Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Alleged store prostitute makes court appearance

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An alleged prostitute accused of having sex at a Princeton University Store with an employee could be indicted as her case moves to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.    Brittany Smith, 20, made her initial appearance Monday afternoon in Borough Municipal Court to have a judge read the charges Borough…

  • PRINCETON: Civil War vet gets tombstone after 100 years

    By Nellie Peyton, Special to Packet Media Group    Samuel Davis Agin, who served two tours of duty in the Civil War, was recognized on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the Princeton Cemetery, after having been buried there for nearly a hundred years in an unmarked grave.    His story was brought to light by two distant cousins…

  • PRINCETON: Going green: Expo shows ways to get there

    PRINCETON: Going green: Expo shows ways to get there

    Phil McAuliffe photo A Zumba class at the Living Green Expo at Princeton airport.

  • PRINCETON: Petraeus interested in university presidency?

       It didn’t take long for the speculation to start on who might be interested in replacing retiring Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman.    The Daily Princetonian newspaper reported on Thursday that retired Army general and current director of the CIA David Petraeus, who earned his Ph.D. from the Wilson School 25 years ago, is interested in…

  • PRINCETON: After vote, schools look to start repairs

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The school district can turn its attention to completing nearly $11 million worth of renovations and improvements at its schools, now that voters this week overwhelmingly approved a bond referendum.    Superintendent of Schools Judith A. Wilson said Wednesday that steps include selling the bonds, having architects work on specifications…

  • PRINCETON: Forum planned on private college bill

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough plans to convene a town forum next month as part of its ongoing effort to defeat an Assembly bill exempting private colleges and universities from land use boards.    Mayor Yina Moore, an opponent of the proposed legislation, said Tuesday that the forum would be Oct. 9, the…

  • PRINCETON: Twitter founder now thinking Square

    By Ellis Liang, Special to the Packet    Create revolutions, not disruptions, said Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to Princeton University students at a lecture on Tuesday.    More than 250 students and administrators, including President Shirley Tilghman, attended Dorsey’s lecture on “Making Payments Better for Everyone.”    Dorsey’s social networking service, Twitter, revolutionized communication, journalism and more. Even…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Zachary Humbert, 26, of Belle Mead, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 206 near Ewing Street on Sept. 21 at 12:40 a.m. He also received summonses for reckless driving, speeding and failure to change address.    Kevin Kuchinski, 43, of Pennington, and Atul Sharma, 43, of West Windsor, were in a two-car,…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: That question high school seniors always get

    By Byrne Fahey    ”So, where are you applying to college?” Princeton High School seniors are asked by, well, everyone. Students want to know. Parents want to know. Soccer coaches, dance teachers, great aunts, doctors, dentists and friends of friends of friends want to know.    For some students, it’s not an issue.    ”It’s normal,” said Josh…