Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Palmer Square marks 75 years

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Palmer Square celebrated its 75th birthday Sunday, the town center that its namesake conceived of and helped bring to fruition.    The late Edgar Palmer, a wealthy businessman who drove the project, is credited with developing the area, now home to upscale shops, residences and restaurants.    Born in 1881, Mr.…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Changes at school: Some good, some not so good

    By Marissa Delikouras    From its online resources to its peer leadership programs, Princeton High School underwent changes in various areas as the new 2012-2013 school year began.    Students returning to PHS in September were affected by such changes, which altered their daily academic lives to an extent. With about a month of school in session,…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    Shane Mazar, 21, of Tabernacle, was charged with driving while intoxicated after getting into an accident at the intersection of Nassau Street at Stockton Street on Oct. 5 at 12:43 a.m. He was also charged with driving while intoxicated in a school zone, reckless driving and an expired New Jersey registration.    Hannah Zhong…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Tourism bureau getting $123k state grant

    By Jennifer Larkin, Special Writer    The state is investing more than $1.3 million in the growth and future of the travel and tourism industry, according to officials.    ”Tourism is one of New Jersey’s largest and most popular industries, generating $38 billion in economic activity and 312,000 jobs,” Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said in a press…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Eno Terra evacuated after grease fire

    By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A grease fire in the kitchen of the Eno Terra restaurant in Kingston caused the evacuation of an unknown number of patrons and employees Sunday evening, police said.    Sgt. Jim Ryan said firefighters from Kingston and Kendall Park responded to the popular restaurant on Route…

  • PRINCETON: Council votes for historic district

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The “Western section” of the borough is in line to become a protected historic district, despite objections from most of the impacted residents.    Borough Council voted, 4-0, on Tuesday to introduce an ordinance creating the “Morven Tract” historic district that would span Stockton Street to Hodge Road, including parts…

  • PRINCETON: Hinds memorial project to be completed

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Albert Hinds grew up and lived as a black man in a different Princeton than the one today, a segregated town that stayed that way well into the 20th century.    Five years ago, the borough honored his service to the community by naming the plaza next to the Princeton…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Residents to protest jughandle closures

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Just call it Occupy Washington Road.    The concerned residents of Penns Neck are planning demonstrations at 207 Washington Road next Saturday and the week after to protest the Route 1 jughandle closures, which continue to impact their quality of life and safety.    ”Worsening safety conditions, children increasingly…

  • PRINCETON: Town will be . . . Princeton

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Starting in January, residents of the consolidated Princeton will not have to say if they live in a borough or township any more.    Township attorney Edwin W. Schmierer, addressing a joint meeting of the two governing bodies Monday, said he, borough attorney Maeve E. Cannon and others discussed the…