Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Pool progress on schedule

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer  Swimmers should have their goggles, towels and sun block ready, as progress on the new Community Park Pool Complex is moving along on schedule.    ”The construction continues to be on schedule,” said Ben Stentz, executive director of the Recreation Department. “We filled the diving pool with water late last week…

  • PRINCETON: Candidates give views on special education

    By Dana Bernstein, Special to the Packet Candidates for the Princeton Board of Education met on Tuesday to discuss the role of special education in the school system.    Three of the four candidates — incumbent Rebecca Cox, Martha Land and Dudley Sipprelle from the borough —are vying for two seats on the board. Patrick Sullivan…

  • PRINCETON: Finding inspiration through others

    By Ellis Liang, Special to the Packet For a 19-year-old Ari Satok has an impressive list of contacts. He’s mingled with models, chatted up Olympic gold medalists, and hung out with the mayor of Toronto.    But what’s most impressive is how he uses these encounters to promote social change.    With only a microphone and a…

  • PLAINSBORO: Committee OKs police contracts

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee unanimously ratified the union contracts for both the Patrolmen’s Benefit Association and the Superior Officer Association at its April 11 meeting.    Mayor Peter Cantu said the contracts are essentially the same, with the only difference being salary reductions and concessions in the Patrolmen’s Benefit Association,…

  • BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Spring fun and specials, birthdays and people

    By Bradley Koltz Highland Studios in Hopewell has announced a spring class for adults and teens, offering to help participants explore their local landscape through workshops and weekly classes in photography, drawing and painting. They offer private and group lessons that begin April 18. For more information, call Karen McLean at 609-466-3475.    Schafer School of…

  • PRINCETON: Family Dinner Week begins on Sunday

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Family Dinner Week kicks off on Sunday, and people are encouraged to sit down and share a meal together.    The initiative, Princeton Family Dinner Week, is a partnership between Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance (PADA) and Corner House Initiative.    Family Dinner Week, which runs April 15 to 22, is the…

  • PRINCETON: New issue on Dinky proposed

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    In a 3-2 vote, the Borough Council on Tuesday night introduced an ordinance to establish a right of way for future transit options from where the Dinky tracks are located in the borough to Nassau Street, a move that was praised by some in the audience but drew strong criticism…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Three people hurt in a four-car crash

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Three people were injured in a four-car accident at the South Mill Road intersection on Princeton-Hightstown Road on Wednesday afternoon.    Police said a car driven by Susan Abbey, 58, of West Windsor, was rear-ended by a car driven by Joel Somer, 77, of Monroe, which caused a…

  • MONTGOMERY: Teachers do the learning at Wellness Fair

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Teachers and staff indulged in massages, worked out on mini trampolines and got a little taste of Crete by learning about the health perks of the Mediterranean diet. They even sampled gluten free cheesecake and washed it down with Vitamin Water and fruit and veggie smoothies.    They were…