Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Pipeline officials meet with neighbors

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An Oklahoma pipeline company that transports natural gas said Thursday that it could not be sure yet whether it will need to use blasting for a proposed pipeline expansion through 1.3 miles of Princeton, including the Princeton Ridge.    ”At this time, we don’t know. That’s part of our discovery…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    (No blotter items were supplied by Princeton police.)    Montgomery    Police responded to an unoccupied house that caught on fire on Muirhead Court in Belle Mead on March 1 at 12:58 p.m. Police said the house had extensive fire and smoke damage and appeared to be a total loss and that there were no reported…

  • PRINCETON: Club makes chocolate on weekends

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    In between their busy schedules and course work, some Princeton University students have found another way to fill their time: Making chocolate bars.    A student club, called the Institute for Chocolate Studies, is made up of 17 students who take pride in their craft. The low budget operation works…

  • PRINCETON: Sexual contact charges dismissed, case still open

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Criminal sexual contact with a minor charges were thrown out against a Princeton man three months ago, but the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said the case remains “open.”    More than a year has passed since Maximillian Shane was arrested on allegations involving him and a 16-year-old girl in February…

  • PRINCETON: Police chief may be subject of ‘personnel’ matter

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An undisclosed “personnel” matter in the Princeton Police Department had Princeton Council members in no mood to talk Friday.    Both Jo S. Butler and Lance Liverman said they could not comment, and would not elaborate when pressed to do so.    However, speculation from several sources was that the matter…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township looking to add code enforcement staffing

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — As the sluggish economy gains momentum, an influx of promising business and commercial projects seem to be on the horizon for Montgomery.    However, resident Frank Drift is worried the township won’t be able to manage the need for permits and inspections with its current code enforcement crew of…

  • PRINCETON: Lempert: More DOT info needed

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said Tuesday the town had “too many reservations” to endorse the concept that DOT Commissioner James S. Simpson has floated for easing traffic on Route 1.    Mayor Lempert said officials are trying to figure out what the traffic implications of the state’s plan, one that…

  • PRINCETON: Alleged prostitute rejects plea bargain

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An accused prostitute who allegedly had sex last year with an employee at the University Store on the Princeton University campus rejected a plea bargain to resolve her criminal case on Wednesday.    Brittany L. Smith, showing up late for her appearance in Superior Court in Trenton, will see the…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    (No blotter items were supplied by Princeton police.)    Plainsboro    Derrick Fuller, 25, of Philadelphia, was arrested Thursday and charged with unlawful possession of a loaded .380 handgun and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Mr. Fuller, who was taken to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in lieu of $50,000 bail, was…