Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PLAINSBORO: Rash of car, motorcyle thefts over weekend

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A string of vehicle thefts in multiple nearby apartment complexes took place over Easter weekend, leading police to think the incidents are related, according to Lt. George Cier.    Two minivans, three motorcycles and a set of rims and tires were reported missing from five different apartment complexes from…

  • PRINCETON: Council introduces $61 million budget

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    In the consolidated Princeton, the largest single municipal expense in 2013 will be paying down debt the two Princetons accrued, officials said this week.    Debt service is the largest line item, larger than even public safety, in a proposed $61 million budget that the council introduced on Monday. It…

  • PRINCETON: 2 language kindergarten being considered in future

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Princeton School District will spend the next 12 months exploring whether it is “feasible” to test having two dual language kindergarten classes starting in 2014.    Superintendent of Schools Judith A. Wilson said the district plans to take a hard look at the idea, one that officials have been…

  • MONTGOMERY: Only incumbents Trzaska, Graham file for election

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — As of now, it looks like this year’s election is going to be a shoo-in for incumbents Mayor Ed Trzaska and Deputy Mayor Patricia Graham, who are both running to keep their seats.    Mayor Trzaska and Ms. Graham were the only ones to file petitions to run in…

  • PRINCETON: Hospital head looks at journey to Plainsboro

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    It’s been about a year since the Princeton hospital said goodbye to Witherspoon Street and hello to Plainsboro, but Barry Rabner, the Princeton Healthcare CEO, remembers it like yesterday.    He recalled the excitement, the hustle and bustle and the tears of both happiness and sadness as the last patient entered…

  • PRINCETON: Dual language kindergarten being considered

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Princeton School District will spend the next 12 months exploring whether it is “feasible” to test having two dual language kindergarten classes starting in 2014.    Superintendent of Schools Judith A. Wilson said the district plans to take a hard look at the idea, one that officials have been…

  • PRINCETON: Temporary Dinky platform to be 1,200 feet away

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Work on Princeton University’s arts and transit project will include the installation of a temporary train platform four football fields away from the current Dinky station later this year, a move critics say will hurt ridership.    The university said the platform needs to be that far away to enable…

  • PRINCETON: Accused dog killer pleads not guilty

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A now former Princeton man who allegedly passed himself off as a dog trainer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to killing a shepherd mix last year, an allegation that he plans to fight at trial.    Michael G. Rosenberg was in Superior Court in Trenton for his arraignment on third-degree animal…

  • PRINCETON: Rabbi remembered at funeral

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Rabbi James Diamond was remembered by friends and family Sunday afternoon as a man of greatness and humility, as a man who was loved by Jews and non-Jews alike, and a many faceted man who reflected the essence of his last name.    More than 300 friends and family members filled…