Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Bear up a tree in Princeton Cemetery
The bear sits on a limb in a tree in Princeton Cemetery.
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PRINCETON: Workman injured in fall at university
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer A 55-year-old contractor broke his ankle after falling 20 feet from the roof of the Fisher Hall dormitory in the Whitman College of Princeton University on Tuesday, May 29, at about 4:24 p.m., according to university spokesperson Martin Mbugua. The worker had been installing sound equipment for a reunion event…
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PRINCETON: Bear up a tree in Princeton Cemetery
Animal Control officer Mark Johnson looks up at the bear.
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Plainsboro Chad H. Nails, 31, of Bordentown, was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction on Municipal Drive on May 24 at 9:09 p.m. after police found Mr. Nails had two outstanding traffic warrants and a metal baseball bat in the car. Mr. Nails was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, violation of a…
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PLAINSBORO: HeathCare worker charged with $186,000 theft
Staff Report The former director of medical staff services at Princeton HealthCare Systems was charged with theft by deception for allegedly stealing a total of $186,000 over a year and a half from her former employer. ”We uncovered potential irregularities through an internal audit and brought this information to the Princeton Police,” said Carol Norris-Smith,…
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WEST WINDSOR: New chapter ahead for librarian
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Longtime librarian Kaija Greenberg will be ending her final chapter as manager for the West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library this week. Ms. Greenberg will enter the library as an employee for the last time on May 31 the day that will officially bring…
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PRINCETON: New pool complex is ‘awesome’
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer The new Community Park pool complex re-opened with a splash as thousands came to cool off during the grand opening this weekend after a complete renovation during the winter. The highlight of re-opening day on Saturday, May 26, exactly 45 years after the pool opened for the first time, for…
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PRINCETON: Battle of Princeton re-enacted
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Colonial American history took a modern turn this weekend as re-enactors gathered to stage the Battle of Princeton at Battlefield State Park. Soldiers dressed in Colonial garb and British red coats wandered about talking with spectators and answering questions about early America from children, but as the fighting began, those…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: AP classes finishing off the year with projects
By Byrne Fahey and Pia Chakravarty It’s the end of the school year. The home stretch, right? Well, no. For many juniors and seniors, the hardest part of the year ended with the final AP examinations on May 17. Now that AP exams have ended and the pressure’s off, many AP classes are beginning projects,…
