Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Lenora McKoy, 45, of Trenton, was arrested Jan. 7 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Juan Arrivillaga, 36, of Princeton, was arrested Jan. 6 and charged with driving while intoxicated on Jefferson Road at 3:57 a.m. Robyn Skeete, 21, of Cranbury, was arrested Jan. 5 and charged with driving while intoxicated and possession…
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PRINCETON: Mayor gets parking ticket; council looks at its goals
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer One parking ticket, two weddings performed and a cold office in the municipal building just some of the highlights of Mayor Liz Lempert’s first seven days as mayor. Ms. Lempert was able to laugh Monday about some of the travails of leading the community. She has had to…
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PRINCETON: Miller elected as president as council takes office
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Councilman Bernard P. Miller was voted the council president on Tuesday, the first day the six-member legislative body took office as a unified government. Mr. Miller, a former township mayor, was the unanimous choice of his colleagues, a choice that Democrats had made prior to the official vote.…
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PRINCETON: Consolidation party draws overflow crowd
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Former Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed never thought he’d live to see the day. Anton Lahnston thought it was glorious. Whatever emotions the merger of two Princetons brought, the community celebrated the accomplishment Tuesday morning in the municipal building. An overflow crowd, one that included state and county politicians,…
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PRINCETON: Pittsburgh rail company expresses interest in Dinky
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A railroad investment and management company contacted New Jersey Transit a few months ago to express interest in managing the agency’s 2.7 mile Dinky line that runs from Princeton University to Princeton Junction. Railroad Development Corp., based out of Pittsburgh, reached out to the agency in writing, said NJ…
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PRINCETON: Trash pickup schedule updated
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The first week of one Princeton saw the start of weekly residential trash collection. The town has Ewing-based Central Jersey Waste collecting and hauling trash, open to all residents excepts those who live in townhouses and apartments and have dumpster service, according to a notice that went out to…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Autumn Sunrise Fosky, 67, a homeless man, was arrested Dec.29 and charged with simple assault and receiving stolen property. Mr. Fosky allegedly hit an 81-year-old woman in the face on Nassau Street at 9:11 a.m., with the victim suffering a cut lip and being hospitalized at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Police…
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PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton
New Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, with her husband and two daughters, is sworn into office by Richard Woodbridge. (Phil McAuliffe, staff photo)
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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Kids and camps show, new businesses, doing good
bY Bradley Koltz From the Shameless Self-promotion Department, Packet Media Group, publisher of this newspaper, will be hosting its 15th annual Kids Camp and Sports Expo on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Westin at Forrestal Village in Plainsboro from 10 am to 3:30 p.m. This event typically draws several thousand attendees who come to learn…
