Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: School leaders offer advice to parents, staff

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    School superintendents from the region were seeking to project an aura of calm in the wake of Friday’s massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut.    ”It is important that we reassure our students that the adults in their lives are doing all that is possible to keep them safe…

  • PRINCETON: Student who took photos gets probation

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A Princeton University student who allegedly took X-rated photos of a fellow student will be able to avoid having a criminal record if he successfully completes six months of probation.    Richard Tuckwell, charged with third-degree invasion of privacy, was admitted to the pre-trial intervention program, said Mercer County Prosecutor…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Testostertones: We’re men and we love to sing

    By Jinwoo Chong    The year 2000 was the last great age of the boy-band. Groups like *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys ruled the charts with a level of success known by such artists like Adele and Beyonce today.    People fell in love with the moody group poses, the close harmonies, the riots that erupted over…

  • PRINCETON: Two major projects before the Planning Board

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Regional Planning Board will seek to decide two major development projects on back-to-back nights, with Princeton University’s arts and transit neighborhood the first up tonight, Tuesday.    The current board has a 14-day life span before it goes out existence due to consolidation; afterward a new board will be…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Borough    Joseph Sibert, 74, of Trenton, was arrested Dec.15 and charged with criminal mischief and possession of burglar’s tools.He allegedly was spotted with a screw-driver trying to force open a coin box of a newspaper stand on Nassau Street around 10:22 p.m., police said. Police are looking for…

  • PRINCETON: Crime stats list drops in local towns

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Reported crime in the township and the borough declined in 2011 amid a drop in violent offenses and burglaries, the annual Uniform Crime Report showed Friday.    The report, a compilation of violent and nonviolent crimes reported for all New Jersey municipalities, found that the township had a crime rate…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    Kali Williams, 23, of Trenton was arrested Dec.12 and charged with theft by deception. She allegedly used a stolen gift card to buy $2,645 in merchandise at Hamilton Jewelers in September.    A 2007 BMW was reported stolen from Cameron Court between Dec.10 and 11, police reported. Police also reported two attempted motor vehicle…

  • PRINCETON: Woodbridge raised $81,000 for campaign

    By Lea Kahn and Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writers    Republican mayoral candidate Richard Woodbridge raised $81,000 and spent most of it in his attempt to beat Democrat challenger Liz Lempert, campaign finance reports showed.    By comparison, Ms. Lempert raised $8,319 on her own plus $26,411 in a joint campaign fund with the six Democrats running…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Engineer: Grover’s Mill Dam repairs complete

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    WEST WINDSOR — The rehabilitation of Grovers Mill Dam off Clarksville Road near Cranbury Road is now complete, just in time for the town’s biennial dam inspection.    At the Dec. 10 council meeting, Township Engineer Francis Guzik confirmed the concrete apron and spillway repairs at the dam are…