Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • MEDICAL CENTER MOVES: To the new building

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    By 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the move of the University Medical Center of Princeton was in full swing, the first patient had entered the new Plainsboro location and the procession of patients across Route 1 was under way.    ”It’s unbelievable,” said Barry Rabner, CEO of Princeton HealthCare System. “All…

  • PRINCETON: Staff spends last day at hospital packing

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The sixth floor of the University Medical Center of Princeton was eerily quiet yesterday, even for a hospital, which is supposed to be quiet.    This was a whole different kind of quiet. There were no machines beeping, no doors closing, no nurses talking in hushed voices in the halls. No…

  • PRINCETON: Kids go par for the safety course

    By Matthew Kilgore and Michael Kilgore, Special to the Packet    An elaborate course of orange and green traffic cones greeted more than 50 youngsters on bicycles on Saturday morning at the Township Municipal Complex during a safety event sponsored by borough and township police departments.    ”First, the kids get the opportunity to register their bike…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Anne Cirafici, 61, of Princeton Junction, and Joan Gottfried, 65, of Lanoka Harbor, were in an accident on the top floor of the Medical Center of Princeton parking garage on May 16 at 10:47 a.m. Ms. Cirafici was issued a summons for careless driving.    Michael A. Wells, 21, of New Salisbury, Ind., and…

  • PRINCETON: Pool complex opening Saturday

    By Matthew Kilgore and Michael Kilgore, Special to the Packet    A brand new Community Park Pool will be ready for residents to dive into Memorial Day weekend.    A grand opening celebration will be held Saturday, May 26, during the Memorial Day weekend.    The ceremony will begin immediately after the Memorial Day ceremonies, at about 11:45…

  • PRINCETON: Tuesday will be a moving day for hospital

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Planning for the movement of patients during moving day for the University Medical Center in Princeton to its new building in Plainsboro has been in the works for the past 18 months, as has the coordination of closing the emergency room.    Patient moves will begin at 7 a.m. on May…

  • PRINCETON: Farmers Market opens

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The smell of sweet, ripe strawberries wafted through the air as shoppers bustled from booth to booth on the first day of the season at the Princeton Farmers Market.    During the lunch hour on Thursday, the tables on Hinds Plaza outside the Princeton Public Library were filled with diners and…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Nicole Keim, 18, of Princeton, and Andrew Goodman, 31, of Princeton, were in an accident on Alexander Road by Faculty Road on May 14 at 7:44 a.m. There were no injuries and Mr. Goodman received a summons.    Eugene Strupinsky, 69, of Hillsborough, and Clarence Hairston, 45, of Axton, Va, were in an accident…

  • PRINCETON: Task Force comes to decisions

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    After two years of work, debate and long nights, the consolidation process took a big step forward this week as the Transition Task Force sent staffing, structure and organization recommendations forward for the governing bodies to consider at a joint meeting next week.    The recommendations include job cuts, spending reductions…