Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    Audrey Li, 21, of 1903 Hall Princeton University, was charged with simple assault and domestic violence at the Colonial Club on Prospect Avenue on Feb. 9 at 1:29 a.m. Police said Ms. Li kneed the victim in the groin and scratched the victim’s face during an argument. Police said the victim’s information is confidential.…

  • PRINCETON: Most of snowstorm hits to the north

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton and the rest of Mercer County missed the brunt of the snowstorm that blanketed parts of northern New Jersey and the northeast over the weekend.    An estimated 6 to 7 inches fell on the town, far less than a foot or more that other communities had to dig…

  • PRINCETON: Man charged in store prostitution case admitted to program

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A former University Store employee who allegedly had sex with a prostitute in the store will avoid having a criminal record if he successfully completes a program for low-level offenders.    Eric Everett, 23, was admitted to the pre-trial intervention program Jan. 9 after having pleaded not guilty to theft,…

  • PRINCETON: Some residents oppose boarding school

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton resident Michele Comer was OK with living next to the American Boy Choir School on Lambert Drive.    She and her neighbors, who pay high property taxes to live in an expensive part of town, say they have problems with a planned 300 student boarding school seeking to go…

  • PRINCETON: Property values stable

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The majority of property owners in the consolidated Princeton will see no change in the assessed value of their properties, the town said Thursday.    Green postcards, containing assessment information, were due to be mailed out this week, said municipal tax assessor Neal Snyder in a phone interview. He said…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    (No blotter items were supplied by Princeton police.) West Windsor    (No blotter items were supplied by West Windsor police.) Montgomery    Belle Mead residents Zachary M. Slotkin, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile male were charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams near the Mill Pond Bridge off Mill Pond Road on Feb. 4 at…

  • PRINCETON: Senate leader visits to gain consolidation information

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney made a quick stop in Princeton Wednesday to praise officials on the historic consolidation and learn how the process went.    Mr. Sweeney met with Mayor Liz Lempert, three council members and others in town hall for about an hour, to inquire about the…

  • NJ Transit Announces System Wide Cross-Honoring in Advance of Storm

    NJ Transit Announces System Wide Cross-Honoring in Advance of Storm

    File photo An unidentified person was killed shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday night after being struck by a NJ Transit train that was on its way from New York City to Trenton.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township attorney releases version of Grover report

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The closest thing folks can get to Det. Mark Lee’s report on missing items from the Grover Homestead is a version edited by Township Attorney Michael Herbert.    Last month, the county prosecutor said Det. Lee’s long-awaited, 25-page report could not be disclosed to the public due to…