Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PLAINSBORO: Plasma physics lab in line for funding
  • PLAINSBORO: Plasma physics lab in line for funding
  • MONTGOMERY: Committee approves regulations for solar installs

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Homeowners and businesses that plan on installing solar panels, wind turbines or any other renewable energy system will now have to go through a more rigorous application process before receiving zoning board approval.    With few residents in attendance, the Township Committee unanimously passed a zoning ordinance that establishes…

  • MONTGOMERY: School board welcomes new superintendent

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — There wasn’t a seat left open in the Upper Middle School Media Center as over 50 residents watched seven members of the Board of Education unanimously appoint Nancy Gartenberg superintendent of schools for the Montgomery Township School District.    Board members Humberto Goldoni and Shalini Bhargava were absent.    ”I’m…

  • MONTGOMERY: School’s solar project does not meet new rules

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education’s solar panel project slated for Montgomery High School has slipped through the cracks of the Township Committee’s recently adopted zoning ordinance — leaving town officials concerned for Montgomery’s image.    The Board of Education appeared before the Planning Board June 4 to present its application…

  • PLAINSBORO: Plasma physics lab in line for funding

    PLAINSBORO: Plasma physics lab in line for funding

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) and Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ-11) visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Wednesday to announce that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to provide $76 million for fusion energy research.    According to a press release from Mr. Holt’s office, the money supports PPPL and…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Some grads take a gap year to work, travel, learn

    By Rachel Wanat    After graduating from Princeton High School, students have a multitude of options as far as post-grad plans go. While the majority of students will go on to study at college the fall following graduation, a handful of the seniors from the class of 2012 have decided to take a gap year. Their…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Mothers-to-be can learn to manage high blood pressure while pregnant

    By Samih A. Ibrahim, M.D.    High blood pressure during pregnancy can be a dangerous condition for mother and baby, especially if left untreated. However, with special care most women with high blood pressure have successful pregnancies and healthy babies.    Problems with high blood pressure occur in 6 percent to 8 percent of all pregnancies in…

  • PRINCETON: Organization works to find more school funds

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    New Jersey public schools are scrambling to prevent the adoption of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed 2013 budget, which would continue to underfund school districts for the fourth year in a row.    Concerned parents, citizens and board members gathered at Labyrinth Books for an open forum on Saturday held by Save…