Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Two on council to be legal bill monitors
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council agreed this week to have a two-member committee that will keep an eye on legal bills. Councilwomen Jo S. Butler and Heather H. Howard will fill that role, an attempt to address an concern that came up during their days on Borough Council last year. Toward…
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PLAINSBORO: Township receives recreation grant award
PLAINSBORO The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has awarded $20,000 to Plainsboro Township through its Recreational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (ROID) grant program for 2013. The funds will be used to provide recreational and therapeutic programming for disabled residents in the township as well as surrounding communities. Under the auspices of the…
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MONTGOMERYl Township fails to come up with liquor license bid
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The township came back empty-handed after putting one of its last liquor licenses out to bid last year in hopes of making a little extra money. For the first time in four years, the town put one of its two available liquor licenses up for grabs last December…
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REGION: Kids have fun at summer camp and sports expo
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer It may be a cold and icy winter, but that didn’t stop hundreds of parents and their children from adopting a summer-state of mind on Saturday as they explored all kinds of summer camps and programs at the Westin Forrestal Village. Packet Media Group, publisher of this newspaper, hosted its…
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WEST WINDSOR: Pocket Park gets support at forum
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Resident Andy Bromberg wanted to know just how many people around him supported the proposed Asian-themed public park in Princeton Junction. In a room of about 30 people, nearly everyone, including Mr. Bromberg, slowly raised their hands. The response was much different from recent reactions, from both…
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PRINCETON: Task force eyes fewer units at former hospital site
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert finds herself having to push back against some of her core supporters in an ongoing discussion about rezoning the former University Medical Center at Princeton on Witherspoon Street. Ms. Lempert has made clear that the charge of the hospital rezoning task force, a nine-member group…
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PRINCETON: Anti-nepotism policy to be discussed
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton officials say there was nothing wrong about the township hiring the three adult daughters of then-acting-administrator Kathryn Monzo last year, two of whom now work for the consolidated Princeton. The Princeton Council’s personnel committee, however, is scheduled to discuss the Monzo issue at its meeting on Thursday and…
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MONTGOMERY: New EDC head is a man with plans
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY There’s a new man in charge of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) and he’s on a mission: make sure Montgomery flourishes with the right kind of businesses. Dan O’Kavage became the new chair of the seven-member commission on Jan. 22. Having served just a year on the commission,…
