Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton fire chief departs

    Borough mulls replacement process By Nick Norlen Staff Writer A day after Monday’s announcement of Princeton Fire Chief Jamie Alkhateeb’s pending resignation, Borough Council introduced an ordinance that would amend the process used to select a new chief for the all-volunteer department. Meanwhile, some firefighters are still waiting for the borough to resolve tax issues…

  • Montgomery father and son honored

    Helped capture burglary spree suspects By Katie Wagner Staff Writer MONTGOMERY – The Township Committee adopted a resolution last week to honor the Stefanski family for helping to end a 60–incident car and house burglary spree in Montgomery. On June 22, father and son Gary J. and Gary M. Stefanski of Montgomery stopped the two…

  • WW hosts autism bill-signing

    WW hosts autism bill-signing

    Gov. Corzine signing autism legislation in West Windsor. Staff photo by Greg Forester.

  • Borough officials concerned by immigration checks

    Questioning a state directive to police By Nick Norlen Staff Writer It has been three weeks since the state attorney general issued a directive requiring police officers to inquire about the citizenship status of individuals arrested for indictable offenses, but some Princeton officials are continuing to cite the concerns that accompanied its release Aug. 22.…

  • Fees rise for dangerous dogs

    From $100 to $700 in Princeton By Nick Norlen Staff Writer With her dog Wonder by her side, Princeton Township resident Sue Tillett appeared before both the Township Committee and the Borough Council this week to speak in support of an ordinance – later passed unanimously by both boards – increasing the licensing fee for…

  • Defeating depression

    Defeating depression

    Montgomery woman shares story to help others By Katie Wagner Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Her freshman year of high school in 2001 had been filled with highs and lows — the lows including Sept. 11, when she waited for hours for news of her father, who was working in one of the World Trade Center…

  • Defeating depression

    Defeating depression

    Haley Worsthorn, 20, of Montgomery, is now a nursing and psychology student at Rutgers University. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Food 101: Grow it yourselves

    Food 101: Grow it yourselves

    Princeton University junior Ruthie Schwab tends the garden project near Forbes College on Thursday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • NJ Transit offers glimpse of potential bus service

    A preview for Princeton master planners By Nick Norlen Staff Writer A presentation by New Jersey Transit officials of their proposed Route 1 Bus Rapid Transit system — and how it could include stops in Princeton — was met with a variety of questions at the Regional Planning Board’s Master Plan Subcommittee meeting Tuesday. Queries…