Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • NPDC demolition work staying on schedule

    NPDC demolition work staying on schedule

    Completion expected by Sunday By Katie WagnerSpecial Writer    MONTGOMERY — Demolition of the former North Princeton Developmental Center is nearing completion and township professionals are preparing to take further steps toward planning the 256-acre site’s redevelopment.    As of Monday afternoon, 88 of the 92 buildings targeted for demolition had been taken down by the primary…

  • No plea deal in PU student beating

    Lawyer cites results of polygraph test, witness reports By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    A Princeton University student and his friend who were charged with aggravated assault in the beating of another student rejected plea deals from the Mercer County prosecutor last week, their attorneys said.    University student Nicholas Hermandorfer and his friend, Adam Fassnacht, were arrested…

  • New shopping center bookstore hopes to restart post office

    New shopping center bookstore hopes to restart post office

    Popular contract station remains closed By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Chestnut Tree Books is gone from the Princeton Shopping Center, but the owner of the bookstore taking its place hopes to start a new chapter for the post office located in the space.    Deb Hunter, owner of the newly opened Chicklet Books, said she has decided…

  • West Windsor girds for new sessions on redevelopment

    More educational meetings, more committees and more community involvement on agenda By Greg ForesterStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A new series of dates for educational meetings, more committees, and more community involvement are part of the township’s plan to determine exactly what West Windsor residents want on the 350-acre redevelopment area around the Princeton Junction…

  • 14th District candidates support trust fund ballot initiative

    $200 million for preservation By Paul KoeppThe Packet Group    All six major-party candidates in the 14th District said last week that they support a ballot initiative that would allow the state to borrow money for the Garden State Preservation Trust.    However, they also said the bond issue would be a stopgap measure, and permanent funding…

  • New shopping center bookstore hopes to restart post office

    New shopping center bookstore hopes to restart post office

    Although Chicklet Books has replaced the closed Chestnut Tree Books at the Princeton Shopping Center, the post office branch remains closed. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Get a ‘Second Life’ at virtual Princeton University

    Get a ‘Second Life’ at virtual Princeton University

    A rendering of Nassau Hall, prepared by New Media Consortium, appears in one of the "islands" in Second Life’s virtual Princeton University campus.

  • Township’s recycling shed fills with detritus of computer age

    Township’s recycling shed fills with detritus of computer age

    Two year program termed a great success By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    That Apple IIGS doesn’t have to gather dust in your basement any longer. And the Dell OptiPlex GX100 buried in your garage? It’s time to let it go.    According to Princeton Township Recycling Coordinator Janet Pellichero, most older computer monitors contain at least four…

  • Final payment ready for Rocky Hill’s Van Horne Park

    Final payment ready for Rocky Hill’s Van Horne Park

    Montgomery Township recreation supervisor Karen Zimmerman joins park designer William Tanner of Van Cleef Engineering Associates in the playground section of Van Horne Park on Thursday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski