Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Opposition to private college bill

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton officials are opposing legislation that would exempt private colleges and universities in New Jersey from having to go before local land use boards    The proposed measure would put those institutions on the same footing as public universities, a move that Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli (R-16) said is a…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Anti-bully grants differ by districts

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    The state recently awarded school districts grant money to help implement their anti-bullying programs, but it appears the amount the Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro districts received falls short of their expectations.    In response to a ruling in January that the anti-bullying law that went into effect last fall was an…

  • PRINCETON AREA; Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    Luis Heriberto, 30, of Hightstown, was charged with having an active warrant out of Trenton in the amount of $5,000 on University Place on July 25 at 3:47 p.m. Princeton Township    (No blotter items were received from Princeton Township police. Plainsboro    David K. Rappeport, 19, of Monmouth Junction, was charged with possession of…

  • PRINCETON: Sharing a meal, no questions asked

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Sanford Davis room at Princeton United Methodist Church looks like a family restaurant on Wednesdays, complete with covered tables and adults and children sitting down for dinner.    The doors open up at 5 p.m. for a new church ministry, “Cornerstone Community Kitchen,” that organizers say is meant to…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    A resident of Wendover Drive reported that a deer fence that borders his property was damaged on July 23 at 12:47 p.m. Police said the fence appeared to have been cut.    Carmela Freda, 70, of Kendall Park, and Constance Danser, 74, of Princeton, were in an accident on Route 27 near Locust Lane…

  • PRINCETON: >‘Hunger Games’ trivia fans put to the test at library

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    ”Hunger Games” fans were put to the test at a Princeton Public Library “Hunger Games” trivia contest on Monday, July 23.    The contest featured a “Jeopardy style” board on a projector screen with five categories and questions that ranged in point value from one to five.    The participants were broken…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council votes, 4-1, to lower Village Road speed limit

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Village Road West is one step closer to getting a legal and lower speed limit.    The Township Council voted, 4-1, to introduce an ordinance that would establish a legal 40-mph speed limit. The ordinance initially appeared on the June 25 agenda, but was tabled after Councilman Bryan…

  • MONTGOMERY: 3 hurt, 1 arrested in Route 206 crash

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A car crash on Route 206 near Bridgepoint Road left three people injured and resulted in one arrest just a few hours before sunrise on July 20.    Police said when they arrived at the scene at 3:20 a.m., they found a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2007…

  • PRINCETON: 75 vendors turn out for marketing showcase

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Kathleen Rana was preparing the free food samples that she would be giving out to hungry passers by who stopped at her table in Palmer Square late Tuesday afternoon.    Rana, a restaurant owner in Hamilton, was one of 75 area vendors who came to the borough this week to…