Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    The University Medical Center at Princeton reported $750 had been stolen from the medical office on Witherspoon Street sometime between 4:30 p.m. on June 20 and 6:55 a.m. on June 21.    Charles Thompson Jr., 48, of Edison, and Larry Wollack, 49, of Mays Landing, were in an accident on Herrontown Road on June…

  • PRINCETON: Hillier seeks eatery, salon on Witherspoon

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Developer Robert Hillier has two applications for Witherspoon Street properties — one as a possible restaurant — to be heard before the zoning board for variances this week.    The first is a request for approvals to re-use the existing building, known as the Forer Pharmacy building at 160 Witherspoon St.,…

  • Bernie Miller thanks the voters

    Bernie Miller, Princeton To the editor: I want to say “thank you” to the registered Democrats in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township who voted to endorse my candidacy for the new Princeton Council in the primary election on June 8.    To Tamera Matteo and Scott Sillars, the two new candidates for municipal office who were…

  • BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: New Honda showroom; chamber head on state panel

    By Bradley Koltz    Congratulations to Honda of Princeton, which recently opened its much-anticipated new showroom on Route 206.    It’s everything that you might have thought driving by and then some: sleek, open and accessible. And filled with knowledgeable people and of course lots of beautiful new Hondas. Stop in and check out the new facility…

  • SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE: ‘V’ is for the victories you make in the job search

    By Tom Brophy In my opinion, victories are the single most important ingredient to the jobless in getting back on track.    Oh sure, THE JOB, is the goal and the ultimate victory but without little itsy-bitsy wins or victories we simply can’t survive. They are similar to water to us humans in that without them…

  • PRINCETON: Organic recycling program needs more participants

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    Princeton’s experimental curbside food waste recycling program is in jeopardy due to a lack of participation.    According to Princeton’s recycling coordinator, Janet Pellichero, the organic recycling program needs to reach a goal of 500 households within the next month or two to ensure the program continues. Ms. Pellichero said about…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    A child’s bike worth an estimated $500 was reported stolen at Community Park South sometime between 4:30 p.m. on June 16 and 4:30 on June 17.    A resident of Leigh Avenue reported her car windshield has been smashed on Leigh Avenue sometime between 4 p.m. on June 15 and 2 p.m. on June…

  • MONTGOMERY: ‘World to get a lot bigger’ for graduates

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — More than 400 green robes and mortarboards filled the Montgomery High School gym on Wednesday evening as the Class of 2012 stood side by side — ready to see 12 years of hard work come to fruition.    Cameras flashed, friends whistled and parents beamed as they watched the…

  • PRINCETON: Computer upgrade for dispatchers

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    To consolidate two police department dispatching systems into one modern system, the new Princeton will be purchasing new software for computer-aided dispatch and examining the upgrading of other necessities, such as the radio tower.    At the Public Safety Subcommittee of the Transition Task Force meeting this week there was discussion…