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  • POLICE BLOTTER: March 15

    Princeton    (Police did not report any blotter items.) West Windsor    Keith T. Campbell, 49, of Roselle, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 1 at Harrison Street on March 8 at 11:28 p.m. * * *    Sakinah R. Night, 39, of Ewing, was charged with fraudulently obtaining a prescription medication and possession of drug…

  • MONTGOMERY: ‘Scrappers’ take copper from site

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — More than 8,000 pounds of copper wire worth about $68,000 was stolen from a construction site in the Princeton area sometime between 3:30 p.m. on March 9 and 6:30 a.m. on March 11, according to police.    The alleged theft took place on the property behind the Ford dealership…

  • PRINCETON: Mascot in waiting

    PRINCETON: Mascot in waiting

    Landau will introduce Lindi’s successor By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    For more than 35 years, a stuffed Icelandic ram named Lindi stood on Nassau Street in front of Landau, the woolen store located across the street from Princeton University.    ”He was our mascot,” said store president Robert Landau on Wednesday, remembering a ram that…

  • PRINCETON: Streets to close for charity race

       Police on Tuesday announced road closures for a charity race scheduled to start Sunday at 8:30 a.m.    Starting at 8 a.m., these roads will be closed until the race is over: • Walnut between Hamilton/Oakland.    • Moore between Hamilton/Valley.    • Jefferson between Hamilton/Valley.    • Hawthorne between Walnut/Jefferson.    • Houghton between Walnut/Moore.    • Franklin between both Jefferson/Moore and Harrison/Walnut.    • Guyot between Moore/Ewing.…

  • PRINCETON: university builds links through local food efforts

    PRINCETON: university builds links through local food efforts

    By Bina Peltz, Special to the Packet    While Princeton University is widely celebrated as a leader in academics, its leadership in the sustainable and local food movement is less acclaimed. However, with more than 60 percent of its food produced from local sources, Princeton is a pioneer among universities nationwide.    ”When it comes to serving…

  • PRINCETON: Deer cull limits herd

    Statistics show cut in deer road kill By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Hunters killed 159 deer in Princeton during the annual culling that ended over the weekend, the town reported Monday.    Animal control officer Mark Johnson said Monday that he was “satisfied” with the results of the hunt, which ran from the middle of…

  • PRINCETON: Remembering President Wilson
  • PRINCETON: Sharing pi with Einstein
  • PRINCETON: Sharing pi with Einstein