Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    (No blotter items were received from the Princeton Borough Police Department.) Princeton Township    (No blotter items were received from the Princeton Township Police Department.)    West Windsor    Jeffrey L. Gordon, 45, of Plainfield, was charged with stealing $418.89 worth of merchandise from Home Goods on Nassau Park on Aug. 6 at 3:34 p.m. Police…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Students gone, but the school is occupied

    Elena Wu-Yan and Shanti Hossain    The campus of Princeton High School is certainly quieter than usual right now, without a crowd of 1,400 students bustling through its hallways. Yet even now, at the peak of summer, life pulsates throughout the building, if in smaller groups and for different reasons than one expects during the school…

  • PRINCETON: Crumiller again asks for a hearing on Dinky

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Officials meet on need for community housing   Philip Sean CurranStaff Writer ¶ Demand is high for affordable housing in the two Princetons at a time when long-time residents find themselves unable to continue living here, say representatives of local affordable housing agencies.¶ Christy Peacock, the township’s affordable…

  • MONTGOMERY: Belle Mead teen airlifted to hospital after accident

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A Belle Mead teenager was flown to the hospital Thursday afternoon after crashing into a tree off of Sunset Road.    Police said the 17-year-old was driving a 1999 Saab sedan westbound on Sunset Road when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The sedan then went…

  • PRINCETON: Committeeman charged with drunk driving

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committeeman Lance Liverman says he was not drunk when he was charged with driving under the influence last week and that he will continue to seek election to the new Princeton Council.    State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said on Monday that Mr. Liverman was travelling alone in…

  • PRINCETON: Cheeburger Cheeburger is open open

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    George Samuelson squirted some Heinz ketchup on a two-pound hamburger that he ate with a fork and knife on Monday morning inside Princeton’s newest restaurant.    Cheeburger Cheeburger, occupying the Nassau Street location of the former Carousel luncheonette, opened its doors Monday. The franchise restaurant is made to look like…

  • PRINCETON: Officials meet on need for community housing

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Demand is high for affordable housing in the two Princetons at a time when long-time residents find themselves unable to continue living here, say representatives of local affordable housing agencies.    Christy Peacock, the township’s affordable housing coordinator, spoke Saturday of the changing face of affordable housing ownership.    ”Due to…

  • LAWRENCE: Chefs go fresh for Sustainable Jersey event

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Chris Albrecht, the executive chef at Eno Terra in Kingston, is all about making good food. He’s also concerned about the environment, the reason why he lent his culinary skills for a fundraiser last week that blended those two interests.    Chefs from six greater Princeton area restaurants collaborated on…

  • PRINCETON: Two houses set on fire by lightning strikes

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Two homes in Princeton Township caught fire after being struck by lightning during a severe thunder storm on Thursday evening, according to police.    Police said the first fire occurred when a home in the 100 block of Jefferson Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sgt. Michael Cifelli said the residence was…