Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON AREA: Storm cleanup crews kept busy

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    A brief, yet fierce storm on Saturday evening ravaged trees, took down wires and left many residents in central New Jersey without power — but not Anita Garoniak.    Ms. Garoniak never lost her electricity. She lost her roof.    A little after 7 p.m., Ms. Garoniak was near the back of…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Heat causing early crops, headaches for farmers

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    From early crops to a lack of pollination and overheated workers, the excessive heat and unstable weather this season has taken its toll on Central Jersey farms in a variety of ways.    ”A lot of crops have come in early because of the heat,” said Ed Wengryn, a research associate…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    The manager of the Andrews and Foulet Homeowners Association reported three pieces of fence were stolen from the area of Foulet Drive and Cherry Hill Road sometime between June 18 and June 28.    A resident of Van Dyke Road reported $7,800 worth of silverware and flatware was stolen from her home sometime between…

  • MONTGOMERY: Scouts to rescue; chase thief on trip to Key West

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY— When the Montgomery Boy Scouts in Troop 850 headed to the Key West, Fla., on June 23 for their high adventure trip, they never thought they would be helping the police catch a thief.    Yet that’s what they did when they chased a suspected thief on their bicycles, pursuing…

  • MONTGOMERY: Girl, 4, saved from drowning at club pool

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff writer    MONTGOMERY — A 4-year-old girl was flown to the hospital after she almost drowned at the Nassau Racquet and Tennis Club on Route 206 on July 3.    The girl was on a trip with 30 other children from the Rainbow Academy of North Brunswick, which had rented out the club’s…

  • PRINCETON: Festive Fourth and fireworks

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    People scrambled to find a patch of grass for their lawn chairs or picnic blankets for a night of fireworks at the sports fields next to Princeton University’s stadium on Monday, July 2.    ”I like the fireworks because they are reflective of our own country being free and how far…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Cooling centers open to the public

    By Staff report    With excessive heat warnings in effect, many area facilities are offering their spaces as cooling centers for those looking for relief.    The lobby of the Princeton Township Police Department, located at 1 Valley Road, has been opened to the public through the weekend. Water will be provided.    Additional Princeton cooling sites are…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Pamela Hoffman, 68, of Trenton, and Elizabeth Rieur, 81, of Belle Mead, were in an accident at the Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street on July 2 at 12 p.m. Ms. Rieur received a summons for careless driving.    A business owner on Witherspoon Street reported a bag containing approximately $50,000 worth of…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Ten residents turn out for Grover farm group meeting

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A handful of citizens of all backgrounds gathered on Thursday to offer their ideas, time and expertise to save the Grover farmstead that was slated for demolition in early June.    With 10 West Windsor residents in attendance, the Grover Farm Homestead Restoration Community Committee kicked off its…