Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Curbing of grade inflation gets an A- from Princeton University officials

    Princeton University junior Nashelly Magallanes does some reading in Italian while enjoying the sunshine outside the Princeton University Art Museum on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Princeton Township, Borough open new talks on library parking

    Administrators to come up with a draft plan By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The first contact in a new round of negotiation on the Princeton Public Library parking subsidy has taken place in the form of a meeting between the administrators from Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.    The township is now awaiting financial information from the…

  • Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Homeland security assistant speaks at university By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    Daniel Nikbakht, a sophomore at Princeton University, remembers reading for his international relations class about a 23-year-old from Jordan that seemed similar to American youth in so many ways, except for the fact that the man from Jordan wanted to be a suicide bomber.    ”What…

  • West Windsor coalition calls for better communication on redevelopment

    Residents said to be left out of the discussion By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Some residents would like to see improvement in the way project planner RMJM Hillier and the township fostered communication with stakeholders in the community during the train station area redevelopment planning process.    A group of residents from the Princeton…

  • ‘Disruptive patron’ prompts Princeton Public Library to examine its options

    Legal advice sought; most on board favor use of a restraining order By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    The Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to seek legal advice on how to deal with “disruptive patrons” before taking any specific action on a recent incident.    The discussion at their meeting stemmed from an August incident…

  • Teachers’ perspectives on AD/HD to be aired

    Seeking additional insights at Riverside Elementary School By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Parents with children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder know the challenges that come with the condition.    But can teachers offer additional insights?    To answer that question, Riverside Elementary School will host “Teachers Talk About AD/HD,” a lecture and discussion featuring a…

  • Making the transition

    Making the transition

    West Windsor-Plainsboro Superintendent Victoria Kniewel with a mathematical device known as a Hoberman Sphere, which she keeps in her office. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Princeton K-12 school technology plan a big hit overseas

    School system’s program becomes basis of a national policy By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Strangely enough, the Princeton Regional School District’s new K-12 technology plan is about to be implemented — in Georgia.    But not that Georgia.    The Georgia on the other side of the world.    In April, a delegation from the Republic of Georgia’s Tbilisi…

  • Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Terrorism talk from a White House aide

    Frances Townsend, White House assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism, taking questions at the Woodrow Wilson School on Wednesday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski