Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Elements takes burger title for second year

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Mercer County Park turned into a burger haven on Saturday afternoon as hordes of burger lovers gathered for the county’s second annual Burger Mania — where five restaurants put their patties to the test for the coveted title of Best Burger in Central Jersey.    Burger Mania was…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Man, woman face burglary, drug charges

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Four police officers arrested two alleged daytime burglars from New Brunswick in their get-away vehicle on July 25, resulting in a slew of burglary and drug-related charges.    Michael A. Thoma, 22, and Christina J. Guerra, 20, were caught after a Cambridge Way resident reported a man tried…

  • PRINCETON: No issues so far on jughandles

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Two Route 1 jughandles with access points to downtown Princeton were closed on Saturday and Sunday, and the Monday morning commute came and went with “no issues so far,” according to Princeton Township police.    The closures are part of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s plan to see if…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Christopher Nesi, 23, of Princeton, was charged with having an outstanding warrant out of Princeton Township in the amount of $193 on Leigh Avenue on July 31 at 9:05 a.m. He was released after posting bail.    Susan Danoff, 59, of Princeton, and a male juvenile, 17, of Lawrenceville, were in an accident in…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Man and dog hit by car

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A West Windsor man and his dog were both hospitalized after getting hit by a car on Clarksville Road Saturday evening.    Arnold Chen, 53, and his dog were standing on the northwest corner of Clarksville Road and North Post Road when they were struck by Ajanta Baral,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Teen stabbed in arm, withholds information

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A West Windsor teen was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after he was allegedly stabbed in the arm with a knife.    Police said they arrived at Wessex Place at about 2:41 p.m. on Aug. 4 after receiving reports that a male, 19, was bleeding badly from his arm. They…

  • PRINCETON: Reaching back to their Italian roots

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An ocean separates Princeton from Pettoranello, a small town in Italy that holds a special place for sisters Ellie and Anna Pinelli.    The two women are among 3,000 Italian-Americans living in Princeton, Lawrenceville and elsewhere in the region who can trace their roots to Pettoranello, descendants of the Italian…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Jughandles test starts Saturday

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Township Mayor Chad Goerner takes Alexander Road out of town to work every day, a busy road he and other local officials expect will get busier due to traffic pattern changes scheduled to start along Route 1 this weekend.    The state Department of Transportation intends to begin a 12-week…

  • PLAINSBORO: Local swimmer strikes Olympic gold

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Plainsboro’s Olympic hero did it again.    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North graduate Rebecca Soni burst onto the Olympic swimming scene in 2008 with a three-medal performance in Beijing that saw her capture a gold medal and set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke.    Soni, a 2005 graduate of WW-P North,…