Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Partner of councilman threatens to sue town

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The partner of openly gay council candidate Patrick Simon vowed this week to sue the borough, alleging the municipality improperly issued a street-opening permit for a development on his block.    Marc Weiner made the threat in an email to borough officials Tuesday night, not long after Mr. Simon went…

  • PRINCETON: PFARS plans $7.25 million new building

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad anticipates spending as much as $7.25 million to replace its nearly 50-year-old headquarters on North Harrison Street with a new building, the squad president said Monday.    Peter Simon made clear that the current headquarters, constructed in 1963, would no longer do. He…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Polish man killed in Rte. 1 accident

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A Polish citizen was identified as the victim of a fatal automobile crash on Route 1 south in West Windsor on Sunday morning, authorities said.    Karol Lukasz Jablonski was believed to be driving a Jeep Wrangler that hit a utility pole between Alexander Road and Carnegie Center Boulevard around…

  • PRINCETON: University takes project to Planning Board

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton University went before the Regional Planning Board last week seeking approval for its $300 million arts and transit project, which includes moving the Dinky train station.    Consultants for the university spent the night reviewing plans for the board, which was minus members Wanda Gunning and Borough Councilwoman Jenny…

  • Liz Lempert for mayor of Princeton

    Jo Butler, Jenny Crumiller, Heather Howard, Lance Liverman, Bernie Miller, Patrick Simon , Princeton To the editor: We are running for council in the consolidated Princeton and strongly support Liz Lempert for mayor. We have worked closely with Liz and seen her leadership, commitment, and vision for Princeton. We believe she has the right experience…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Choir performs ‘The Gondoliers’ before Venice trip

    By Jinwoo Chong    In several months, the Princeton High School Choir will embark on its bi-annual tour, taking place this time in Italy and its surrounding regions.    Keeping in tradition with previous tours, the choir will perform at several music halls in Venice and other cities, not only singing but living and breathing Italian culture.…

  • PRINCETON COUNCIL CANDIDATE: Miller: Consolidation a big factor in future

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    For former township mayor Bernard P. Miller, Princeton is his adopted home.    It’s where he met his wife, brought up his six children, became a community leader and spent most of his adult life.    Mr. Miller, a member of the Township Committee, is a candidate for the consolidated Princeton…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Planned protest becomes a party

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Sue Parris and her neighbors in the Penns Neck section of West Windsor don’t have to worry about motorists making U-turns in their driveways or seeing a line of vehicles on Washington Road in front of their homes anymore.    ”It’s gotten back to normal,” said resident Eric Payne at…

  • PRINCETON: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    Juan Solares-Samoya, 51, of Witherspoon Street, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 21, and charged with possession of a 13-inch knife, authorities said. Police, responding to a call of a fight, said two victims told them they had been attacked by Mr. Solares-Samoya. Princeton Township    (No blotter items were supplied by township police.) Montgomery    Donna…