Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: No vote on Morven district

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Borough Council declined Tuesday to create a historic district in an upscale section of town rather than fight a legal battle against opponents of the proposal.    Instead, officials said they would consider the Morven tract historic district next year when the two Princetons are consolidated.    ”I do support the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Over protests, council renews animal control pact

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    WEST WINDSOR — Some sat with expressions of confusion. Others appeared shocked, looking at the council as if waiting to hear a new verdict. Most simply stood up, interrupting the Dec. 10 meeting with murmured words of disappointment and voicing last-minute disagreements as they spilled out of the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council creates positions for emergency managers

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    WEST WINDSOR — To better prepare for what seems like a trend in annual super storms, the Township Council created positions and salaries for an emergency shelter coordinator and monitor.    With a 4-1 vote, the council passed the ordinance, which aims to prevent large overtime sums while still…

  • MONTGOMERY: Jewish Center sets Guinness menorah lighting record

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    Pennington sisters Lily and Julia Rutman, both 12, stood inside the jam-packed Princeton Airport hangar. Surrounding them was an endless sea of people and countless tables lined with a myriad of different menorahs. It was the fourth night of Chanukah and they were about to help make world…

  • PRINCETON: Scalia defends his views on interpreting Constitution

    PRINCETON: Scalia defends his views on interpreting Constitution

    Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gestures as he speaks to an audience at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium on Monday.  Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: Scalia defends his views on interpreting Constitution

    PRINCETON: Scalia defends his views on interpreting Constitution

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The nation’s longest serving Supreme Court justice told a Princeton University audience Monday that the U.S. Constitution is not a living document that changes with the times.    Antonin Scalia instead defended his view of the law that looks at what it meant when it was adopted, known in legal…

  • PLAINSBORO: Seeking marrow donor

    PLAINSBORO: Seeking marrow donor

       PLAINSBORO — A drive to find a matching bone marrow donor for a local leukemia patient will be held Sunday at the Walker Gordon Farm Clubhouse.    Jerald P. Hurwitz was diagnosed with acute leukemia the day before Thanksgiving, according to his wife, Rachelle Feldman Hurwitz. Diagnosed by the National Institute of Health, Mr. Hurwitz was…