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  • PRINCETON: Liverman: No tax hikes and add volunteers

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Lance Liverman has spent all 50 years of his life in Princeton, a local guy who says he knows what people are concerned about in his community.    ”No matter what area you look at in regard to Princeton, low income, middle income, high income, taxes are always an issue,”…

  • PRINCETON: The cleanup continues

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    About 340 PSE&G customers in Princeton Borough and the Township still were without power as of Monday, as the community continued to recover one week after megastorm “Sandy” left behind a trail of downed trees and power lines.    A work plan, posted on PSE&G’s website, showed that the utility…

  • PRINCETON: Aton says he will be ‘voice of the people’

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Instead of picking Maplewood or some other northern suburb, Geoff Aton and his wife chose Princeton when it came time seven years ago to leave Manhattan.    Mr. Aton, 42, the father of two young sons, says he loves the community his family relocated to, a community he wants to…

  • PRINCETON: Lempert wins race for mayor

    PRINCETON: Lempert wins race for mayor

    By Philip Sean Curran,Staff Writer Democrat mayoral candidate Liz Lempert defeated her Republican challenger Richard Woodbridge in a landslide Tuesday to become the first ever mayor of the consolidated Princeton.¶ Princeton voters also elected all six Democrat council candidates, so Ms. Lempert will be lead a government controlled by one party next year. Voters also…

  • WEST WINDSOR: >‘War of the Worlds’ reenacted

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    WEST WINDSOR – This just in: Martians landed in Grover’s Mill on Oct. 26 and invaded the Grover Mill Coffee House.    Strange creatures of all ages, shapes and sizes packed the café. Some sported multiple arms, a few featured bright face paint and sparkly antennae sprouted from their…

  • PRINCETON: William Sword remembered at service

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    William Sword Jr. liked to sit by the window along the left side of the white-walled sanctuary at Nassau Presbyterian Church.    It was but one detail of a 61-year-old life that was remembered and celebrated Saturday to honor the township man who died Oct. 29 during the storm when…

  • PRINCETON: Lempert wins race for mayor

    PRINCETON: Lempert wins race for mayor

    Liz Lempert speaks to supporters following her win for Princeton mayor.

  • PRINCETON: Borough Council rescheduled

       The Princeton Borough Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until next week, officials said Tuesday.    Officials cited concerns about the weather, given the forecast calls for a nor’easter to hit, and also that staff has not had time to prepare for the meeting given all the effort responding to Hurricane Sandy.    They said…

  • PRINCETON: Township storm updates

    NOV. 4, 2012 5:00PM This is an important update on the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. As far as power Princeton officials have been told by PSE&G that currently there are approximately 3,600 homes without power.  By the end of the day they are hopeful to trim that number to roughly 2,400 and absent any setbacks…