Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Hsueh selects new business administrator
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh has chosen Marlena Schmid, a Plainsboro native and former Cranford business administrator to replace Bob Hary, who recently retired, as the West Windsor business administrator, pending the approval of the Township Council. The council will vote on Ms. Schmid’s appointment at the opening of…
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PRINCETON: Three seek new police chief job
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Three of five eligible employees have applied for the position of chief of the new Princeton Police Department. The applications come almost two weeks after Princeton’s police unions recommended that selection of a the new chief of police be an open process and that all officers with the rank of…
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MONTGOMERY: Study: Close 2 wastewater plants
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The township could be closing its Oxbridge and Riverside wastewater treatment plants to save $2 million a year, based on the recent findings a consultants study. The study was conducted as part of Montgomery’s efforts to find cost-effective ways to bring its aging wastewater plants up to date.…
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WEST WINDSOR: Thousands celebrate at Freedom Festival
By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer Mercer County started off its Fourth of July celebration on Saturday as residents flooded Mercer County Park to see fireworks and participate in the eighth annual Freedom Festival. ”I came out to celebrate the Fourth of July with my West Windsor family,” said 19-year-old Amanda Schnurr. Many others emphasized the…
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MONTGOMERY: Township turns out for fireworks
By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY Township residents celebrated the Fourth of July with face painting, funnel cake, water ice, music and fireworks at Montgomery High School on Thursday, June 28. As kids tossed around Frisbees and beach balls, others treated themselves to the various food vendors. Some circled around the venue and made…
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PRINCETON: Variances OK’d on Witherspoon Street projects
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Redevelopment is beginning to take shape along Witherspoon Street as a local architect/developer received unanimous approval from the zoning board to proceed with two projects. Robert Hillier’s two applications for Witherspoon Street properties one as a possible restaurant were heard before the board for variances last week. The…
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PRINCETON: House burns during move-in
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer A family moving into the house at 431 Ewing St. in Princeton never even finished unpacking before they lost their new home to a fire on fire Saturday afternoon. The family was moving in when their son noticed their vacuum cleaner, which was outside and running, was on fire. The…
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WEST WINDSOR: Power company outlines info improvements
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Customers of Jersey Central Power and Light will now be able to access information regarding outages and other power-related information quicker and easier, just in time for the hurricane season. West Windsor is currently served by both Jersey Central and PSE&G, with Jersey Central customers residing east…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Christopher Gannon, 40, of Skillman, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Nassau Street on June 29 at 1:37 a.m. Joseph Day, 22, and Hector Lloyd, 24, both from the United Kingdom, were charged with stealing a decorative wooden cut-out from the Princeton Walking Tours on Nassau Street on June 30 at 1:51…
