Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Daniel Ellsberg says Harsher penalties for leaks today

    By Ellis Liang, Special to the Packet    Since the Pentagon Papers were released in 1971, it has become more difficult to reveal the truth about the U.S. government, said Daniel Ellsberg at a lecture Thursday at Princeton University.    Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Mr. Ellsberg’s lecture described how today’s…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    West Windsor    Arnold Burgos, 49, of Trenton, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 1 at Carnegie Center Boulevard on March 3 at 8:20 p.m. His passenger, Ismael Villalba, 44, of Lawrence, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Mr. Burgos was also issued summonses for improper turns — marked turning course,…

  • PRINCETON: Dr. Oz offers mental, physical tips at university

    By Dana Bernstein, Special to the Packet    Surgeon, Emmy award-winning talk show host and author Dr. Oz spoke about mental and physical health to a packed lecture hall at Princeton University on Thursday, March 8, in conjunction with the university’s Mental Health Week.    ”When you talk to a large audience all at once, you learn…

  • PRINCETON: Weekend events celebrate Einstein, math, science

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A Community Park Elementary School fifth grader was crowned king of the math nerds at the Mathlete competition this weekend during Geek Freak weekend.    But it wasn’t his win that impressed 10-year-old Benjamin Qi’s parents, it was the fact the youth had the moxie to show off his math genius…

  • NEW JERSEY: Pilot teacher evaluatiion program gets good marks

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Forerunners in the new teacher evaluation program pilot think the system is an overall improvement.    During a panel discussion on March 10 in the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association conference room in Monroe Township hosted by NJ Spotlight, the subject was progress of the controversial framework, which will affect…

  • PRINCETON: Scott Sillars running for seat on new council

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Scott Sillars, a member of the Transition Task Force, is running for a seat on the council of the new consolidated Princeton.    ”I am running for Princeton Council because I am very concerned about this moment in our town’s history,” the Task Force co-chair wrote in a statement. “It is…

  • MONTGOMERY: Two-alarm fire hits apartment complex

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Nine fire companies along with Montgomery police and emergency medical services responded to a second alarm fire in building 13 in the Blue Spring Apartment complex on March 7 at 11:17 p.m.    Bill Ballinger, chief of the Montgomery Fire Company No. 2, estimated almost 75 firemen from both…

  • PRINCETON: Possible job cuts discussed

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    In the new Princeton, there could be a reduction of 18.5 jobs if a plan of the two current administrators comes to full fruition.    Members of the personnel subcommittee of the Transition Task Force got their first look at the first draft of an organizational structure at their Wednesday night…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    A resident of the 900 block of Princeton-Kingston Road reported burglary and theft between 10 p.m. on March 4 to 7 a.m. on March 5. Electronics and cash totaling approximately $5,500 were reported stolen.    The fire department and police responded to a heavy smoke condition at Bon Appetit at 301 North Harrison Street…