Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Pilot walks away from accident
A Princeton pilot escaped serious injuries after flipping a recently restored vintage biplane on a Robbinsville airport runway Friday afternoon, according to police. Alan Lopez, 70, was alone in the 1929 plane when it overturned after landing at the Trenton-Robbinsville Airport near the 16th hole of the Miry Run Golf Course. Police said Mr. Lopez…
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PRINCETON: Keeping library relevant in digital age
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Philip Sean CurranStaff Writer At the Princeton Public Library, executive director Leslie Burger can sound like a bottom-line driven corporate CEO. She uses terms like business model, she talks about watching user trends, she speaks of monitoring industry studies all to inform how she runs a library that…
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PRINCETON: Man pleads guilty to sexual assault on girl
bY Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Princeton man is expected to receive a seven-year prison sentence next month for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in the township last year. Jose Ramon Castro-Silva, 30, pleaded guilty June 26 as part of deal with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities will recommend that Mr. Castro-Silva receive…
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PRINCETON: Lessons learned from Irene
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer It was a coincidence that Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad director Frank Setnicky found himself Monday reminiscing about tropical storm Irene at the same time another major tropical storm was threatening the Gulf Coast. ”Can you believe it?” he said in a phone interview. One year has passed…
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PRINCETON: University, local police working on agreement
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Law enforcement and Princeton University officials are working on an arrangement that would spell out what kinds of situations the university’s 90-member public safety department could handle without needing a Princeton police officer present. The goal is to have the agreement, called a memorandum of understanding, in place for…
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PRINCETON: McCarter sets the stage for a block party
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The block party that McCarter Theatre Center threw Wednesday was a feast for the nose and ears, from the aroma of paella being cooked outside to the sound of young jazz musicians filling the night air. Organizers expected between 500 and 1,000 people to attend the second annual party…
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PRINCETON: Bow hunters want to stay in deer hunt
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A group of sportsmen wants to continue participating in Princeton Township’s annual white-tailed deer hunt, despite concerns by the township animal control officer. Christopher P. Midura, hunt manager for the nonprofit United Bowhunters of New Jersey, wrote to the Township Committee last month that he had learned Princeton would…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township James P. Smith, 51, of Spotswood, was charged with having an active warrant for $500 out of Fanwood Borough on State Road on Aug. 16 at 10:46 a.m. Margaret Giampietro, 77, of West Windsor, and Anthony Vitella, 54, of Titusville, were in an accident on Alexander Street. Ms. Giampietro received a summons for…
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PRINCETON: New pool complex a splashing success
Membership up 42 percent By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Membership at Princeton’s Community Park Pool rose by 42 percent this year as people came in large numbers to use the new complex despite having to pay more to swim. Opening weekend in late May set the tone for a busy summer, with 3,359 people…
