Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Ace Hardware grand opening after renovations

    By Bradley Koltz    During Hurricane Irene, like many people in Princeton, I had serious flooding issues at my home.    In a good news / bad news scenario, we didn’t lose our power, but in the morning we discovered that rising water in the basement threatened to reach the electric panel and that probably wasn’t going…

  • PRINCETON: Unitarian rummage sale nets $24,000 for charities

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Piles of yarn, a blow-up Charlie Brown Chirstmas decoration, an exercise bike, a karaoke machine and kitchen wares were all on sale at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton’s annual rummage sale on Saturday.    ”It’s my favorite rummage sale. I’ve been coming for years and years,” said Ann Peretzman of…

  • PRINCETON: Non-slate candidates air opinions

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    With the announcement of a Democratic slate of six candidates having been formed among those endorsed by the municipal chairs, there are other four candidates who are running their own campaigns seeking seats on the new Borough Council.    There are three Democrats — two newcomers to the political arena, Tamera…

  • PLAINSBORO: Senior transit service available

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — RideProvide, a transportation service that became available for Plainsboro just this month, is now open to all Plainsboro senior citizens — not just those in the Mercer County areas.    RideProvide, a program of the Greater Mercer County Transportation Management Association, uses volunteer and paid drivers to pick up…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township launches new website

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — For Plainsboro residents, communication with their township is about to get a whole lot better, thanks to a new and improved township website.    The revamped website was launched on May 4 and will display more easily accessible information, allow users to conduct business online and expand interaction between…

  • PRINCETON: Protecting prom goers from alcohol

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Football players are trading in jerseys for tuxes, florists are busy with corsage orders and young women are buying dresses that probably sapped an entire semester’s worth of part-time wages.    As the school year comes to an end, students everywhere are preparing for the ultimate party — prom night. A…

  • PRINCETON: Thousands attend hospital open house

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Thousands of area residents came out on Saturday to kick the tires and check out all that the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro will have to offer when it opens on May 22.    A community open house offered a peek into many aspects of the…

  • PRINCETON: They ran so kids can go to camp

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Runners participating in HomeFront Run For Hope were running to help send kids to camp this summer.    Women on Mission, a group of women who banded together to run, put a big dent in that goal with their efforts.    ”We decided we were going to do this run and we…