Category: news/the_princeton_packet

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

    Final payment ready for Rocky Hill’s Van Horne Park

    A big patch of green for a small town By Katie WagnerSpecial Writer    ROCKY HILL — The borough is getting ready to pay its final portion of the costs necessary for completing development of Van Horne Park.    Approximately $70,000 will go toward the remaining items needed to be added to the park. That amount represents…

  • Final touches remain on Princeton High School project

    Final touches remain on Princeton High School project

    Princeton High School’s former auditorium is now the school’s new media center. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Final touches remain on Princeton High School project

    Final touches remain on Princeton High School project

    With two weeks remaining, work continues but on-time opening promised By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    Princeton High School has just two weeks to finish its summer assignment — completing the bulk of its long-term construction project — but only finishing touches will remain when students return for the first day of class Sept. 6, Principal Gary…

  • Law enforcement officials warn of ID thefts

    Preventive tips are offered By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    Montgomery Township Police and the Somerset County prosecutor said identity and credit cards thefts routinely happen and will continue to happen, but people can decrease their chances of becoming victims by taking precautionary steps.    Over a three-day period this month, three Montgomery residents notified the police department…

  • Princeton sewer dispute flares up again 10 years later

    Borough seeks a "full explanation;" township says that has already been provided By Nick NorlenStaff Writer    A decade after a similar exchange, Princeton Borough Attorney Michael Herbert has sent a letter to the township requesting a “full explanation” of its position on Borough Councilman David Golfarb’s allegation that the township owes the borough millions of…

  • Office space moves slowly, study reports

    Office space moves slowly, study reports

    Signs along Alexander Road in West Windsor herald the availability of office space. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Engineering a more ‘auto’ automobile

    Engineering a more ‘auto’ automobile

    Princeton University vehilce advances in U.S. research competition By Katie WagnerStaff Writer    A group of Princeton University students have taken another stride in their quest for developing technology for motor vehicles they think could save lives.    On August 9, the students were notified that their engineering team would be advancing to the semifinals in the…

  • Engineering a more ‘auto’ automobile

    Engineering a more ‘auto’ automobile

    Princeton University engineering student Gordon Franken shows off the array of electronics under the hood of an SUV that was qualified for DARPA’s Urban Challenge. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Bikers bring hog heaven to nursing center

    Bikers bring hog heaven to nursing center

    Members of the Hunterdon County H.O.G. chapter roar into the parking lot of the Princeton Care Center off Bunn Drive on Sunday. Staff photo by Kristin Boyd