Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township A resident of Billie Ellis Lane reported someone tried to remove a license plate from his or her car, leaving the license plate bent and the car scratched sometime between 4 p.m. on Aug. 28 and 11: 44 a.m. on Aug. 30. Police said no other similar incidents were reported. Marvin Jacobsen, 70,…
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PRINCETON: 9/11 memorial in ‘holding pattern’
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton’s Sept. 11 memorial will not be ready in time for this year’s 11th anniversary next week of the terrorist attack, said the local firefighter leading the effort to create the memorial. The project is still in the design stage, although organizers already have a site picked out. The…
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PRINCETON AREA: Administrators report back to school went smoothly
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Friends reuniting, lockers slamming, pencils scribbling assignments all mark the sounds of the annual hustle and bustle of the first day of school. Yesterday was an exciting day for the schools in Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro, as each district welcomed both new and familiar faces back into its…
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PRINCETON: Students help seniors comprehend computers
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The roles were reversed at the Princeton Senior Resource Center on Tuesday, where Princeton University students were teaching their elders the joys of using an iPad. The students came as part of Community Action, a weeklong pre-orientation program at the university that introduces incoming freshmen to one another as…
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MONTGOMERY: Meetings to be streamed live on township website
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY Citizens unable to make it to Montgomery’s public meetings will now be able watch them from anywhere through the comfort of their own desktops, computer tablets or even cell phones. Beginning this month, the township will be hosting its committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board meetings on the…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Donna Diederich, 50, of Philadelphia, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Mercer Street on Aug. 26 at 12:16 a.m. West Windsor The West Windsor Parking Authority reported that forceful entry was made into Vaughn Drive parking booth at the Princeton Junction train station and a cell phone valued at approximately $100 was…
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PRINCETON AREA: New programs, technology at schools this year
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer It’s that time of year again when Staples stores have been depleted, backpacks are being stocked with No. 2 pencils and kids are scrambling to finish their summer reading assignments. Once again summer is coming to an end, prompting kids to trade in their beach towels for textbooks in preparation…
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WEST WINDSOR: Troopers on patrol for U-turns near jughandles
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR New Jersey state troopers are joining forces with the West Windsor police starting Tuesday to make sure drivers on Route 1 follow the law in the Penn’s Neck area and hand out tickets to those who don’t. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 12-week traffic pilot is…
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PRINCETON: Chamber to open a visitors center
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A visitors center is scheduled to open up later this year inside the Princeton University Store on Nassau Street, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce said last week. Peter Crowley, chamber president and CEO, said the center would be interactive and brochure-driven without onsite staff. He said his organization…
