Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Holiday greetings from the Princeton Police Department

    The Police Police Department celebrates the holiday season with this video message to local residents.

  • Ring in the New Year with Uncle Floyd at Princeton Catch a Rising Star

    Ring in the New Year with Uncle Floyd at Princeton Catch a Rising Star

       Anyone looking to laugh on New Year’s can head to Princeton Catch a Rising Star for a show starring Uncle Floyd Vivino, beginning at 6 p.m.    Known for his television show that is the stuff of New Jersey legend, Mr. Vivino’s comedy act, features piano playing, stories about his life, and endless jokes. You also…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Waytons are living the dream

    WEST WINDSOR: Waytons are living the dream

    By Justin Feil, Special Writer Kurt Wayton was in high school when his family would drive up from their Linwood home to visit his cousin in Cranbury. Along the way, they’d pass Allentown. “I told my family and I even said it on a track trip when we were going up to Princeton, and I…

  • PRINCETON: Council to consider proposed historic designation for Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood in 2016

    PRINCETON: Council to consider proposed historic designation for Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood in 2016

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council will decide next year whether to create a historic district for the historically black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, a move that advocates say is critical to preserving the character of the area. Council on Monday heard mostly from supporters of forming what would be Princeton’s 20th historic district,…

  • PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

     A vandal spray-painted graffiti on a traffic light control box on South Harrison Street at Hartley Avenue. The criminal mischief incident was reported at 1:51 p.m. Dec. 21.   A Nassau Street resident reported the theft of her Jack Spade wallet, valued at $75, from her mailbox after it was delivered by UPS.…

  • WEST WINDSOR POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    WEST WINDSOR POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

     A 53-year-old Lawrence Township resident reported the theft of her Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge cell phone, valued at $600, from Da Vi Nails inside the Walmart store at the Nassau Park shopping center on Nov. 21. She put the cell phone on the manicure table and left the area for five minutes. When she…

  • LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    A vandal smashed the rear window of a 2003 Toyota Corolla while it was parked on Harris Court between 10 p.m. Dec. 13 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 14. Damage was estimated at $200.  Anthony Miller, 57, of Trenton, was charged with defiant trespass at 3:37 p.m. Dec. 13 after he was observed riding a…

  • PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    Damon T. Grandbouche, 44, of Princeton, was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, careless driving, speeding, not having liability insurance and failure to possess an insurance card after he was stopped for speeding and being unable to maintain his lane on Route 1 north at 9:39 p.m. Dec. 21. …

  • MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    Steven Colombero, 23, of Skillman, was charged with careless driving after his 2003 GMC Envoy struck a tree on Cherry Hill Road at 3:22 a.m. Dec. 19. He told police that he fell asleep as he was traveling north on Cherry Hill Road. The vehicle left the road, crossed a ditch and crossed back over…