Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    Bedirhan Yuksel, 19, of Princeton, was charged with being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance on Mulberry Row in the area of Princeton Community Village on March 29 at 11:20 p.m.    A business on the first block of Spring Street reported three teenage girls shoplifted $275 worth of merchandise on March 29…

  • PRINCETON: Annual sale an 82-year success story

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    As the clock wound its way to closing hour of 3 p.m., shoppers on Friday strolled through the gymnasium in Princeton Day School during the remaining moments of the annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley book sale.    It was another year of shoppers by the thousands buying books for charity, the mission…

  • PRINCETON: 3 running for 2 seats on council

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A Puerto Rico native will try to become the first Latina ever elected to municipal government in Princeton when she runs for council this fall as a Republican.    Fausta Rodriguez Wertz, 59, will have no running mate when she faces Democrat incumbents Jenny Crumiller and Patrick Simon in November.…

  • PRINCETON: Driver in crash that killed rabbi charged with death by auto

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Princeton man was charged with killing a rabbi and injuring another man in a car crash on Riverside Drive Thursday morning, Princeton police said. ¶ Eric Maltz, 20, was arrested at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he was recovering from the injuries he suffered in the collision…

  • PRINCETON: Environment groups warn of pipeline problems

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Environmental activists are warning of the negative impacts of pipeline projects, this as a Southwest pipeline company is proposing an East Coast expansion that will go through part of Princeton.    The forum, arranged by a regional chapter of the New Jersey Sierra Club, was part education about, part advocacy…

  • MERCER COUNTY: Tourism dollars up for third straight year

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    They came to Mercer County in 2012 to visit historic places, eat at restaurants, stay at hotels, all to the tune of more than $1 billion in tourism spending for the second consecutive year, according to a report on tourism.    The data, collected by the Pennsylvania firm Tourism Economics,…

  • PLAINSBORO: Three held in baseball bat attacks

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — An aggravated assault attack on Tuesday night put one victim in the hospital and left two cars with thousands of dollars worth of damage.    Plainsboro men Oscar Arandi, 31, and Rony E. Reyes, 31, and Gerber Esau-Reyes, 22, of East Windsor, allegedly beat up three victims using baseball…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Improv opens the mind and stretches imagination

    bY Miranda Alperstein    Sometimes it’s truly astounding to think how much of our lives is based on chance. A snap decision, a sunny day, a misdialed phone call.    For instance, as I walked down the hallways the September of my sophomore year, I happened to notice a poster on the wall. “Improv troupe auditions —…