Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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MEDICAL CENTER MOVES: To the new building
The University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro off Route 1.
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MONTGOMERY: Depression prevention initiative put on hold
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY After concerns were raised about increased demands on guidance counselors and student confidentiality, the Board of Education decided to put a depression prevention initiative at the Upper Middle School on hold at its May 22 meeting. The school aims to work with Rutgers University to combat adolescent depression…
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PRINCETON AREA: DOT outlines jughandle trial plan for Route 1
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer PRINCETON Plans to eliminate jughandles at two major Route 1 intersections in Mercer County continued this week as stakeholders met during a Transportation Forum in Princeton Wednesday. One of the suggestions from the forum, held May 23 at the New Jersey Hospital Association, was to involve neighbors to the…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township Maria Lopez, 61, of Princeton, and Wei Yang, 42, of Belle Mead, were in an accident on Terhune Road on May 21 at 8:52 a.m. Ms. Lopez was taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton and Ms. Yang received a summons for failure to stop or yield. Princeton residents Guillermo Aparicio-Paz, 37,…
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PRINCETON: Dangers of drinking, driving driven home
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Princeton High School juniors and seniors breathed a collective gasp as police officers unveiled a horrific scene: two cars irreparably mangled from a head-on collision, smashed windshields spattered with blood and the lifeless body of a girl in a cocktail dress, splayed atop one of the car hoods. It was…
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PRINCETON: New police chief choice is debated
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer In addition to approving the police headcount and selection date for the police chief of the new Princeton Police Department at a joint governing bodies meeting this week, an unexpected nomination motion for the chief position was made by a member of Borough Council. The date for the selection of…
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PRINCETON: Parade and battle re-enactment take place this weekend
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer It will be a busy weekend in Princeton this week, with the Memorial Day parade and dedication ceremony on Saturday, followed by the grand opening of the Community Park pool complex and a re-enactment of the Battle of Princeton on Saturday and Sunday. The parade will kick off at 10…
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PRINCETON: School bus crash investigation continues
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Christine Walker, 43, of Hamilton, will be receiving a summons for careless driving after the school bus she was driving crashed into a tree and telephone pole on Valley Road on May 22 at 3:23 p.m. The bus contained 19 students and a few coaches who were being bused from…
