Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Mangia the word at market’s anniversary
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer D’Angelo’s Italian Market in Princeton was packed with people, delicious delicacies and excitement on Sunday afternoon. Some staff members, sporting crisp black button downs and slacks, doled out steaming hot dogs, bags of popcorn and neon blue cotton candy. Others in Mardi Gras masks and beads milled around with heaping…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Carrie Tuck, 39, of Monmouth Junction, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Nassau Street on Feb. 18 at 2:40 a.m. She also received motor vehicle summonses. Plainsboro A resident of Hunters Glen Drive reported identity theft on Feb. 16 at 1:39 p.m. She reported that an income tax return was filed with…
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PRINCETON: Disaster planning discussed
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Emergency preparedness and how emergency officials prepare for the worst were the focuses of a presentation on Saturday morning. ”Our job is to communicate to you accurate, timely information. Most of the time you’re probably going to make your own decision on what to do, but you can’t make that…
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SOLUTIONS: Electric cars can offer solutions to pollution
By Huck Fairman Drought one summer followed by unusually heavy snows and then a rain storm and hurricane that shut down the town. This isn’t Africa, Texas, Siberia or Pakistan, but Princeton. New Jersey. With heavy flooding to our south and north. What can be done? Scientists tell us to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions,…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Don’t let SAD get you down this time of year
By George F. Wilson If you feel depressed, you are not alone. Millions of people in the United States and around the world suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a depression that occurs at the same time every year. SAD can be a debilitating condition that can interfere with daily living and cause sufferers to…
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MONTGOMERY: House fire and car fire in Montgomery
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The volunteer Montgomery fire departments worked hard over the weekend to fight a house fire and a car fire occurring two days apart. Both Montgomery fire departments along with fire stations from Rocky Hill, Hopewell and Hillsborough responded to a house fire in the basement at the 200…
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PRINCETON: 2 suits filed over the Dinky
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer An amended lawsuit seeking to stop Princeton University’s proposed movement of the Dinky train has been filed as has an additional suit challenging zoning changes made as part of the project. The first case, filed in October 2011, was dismissed because the suit was never served to university officials. A…
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PRINCETON: Simon running for council
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Patrick Simon, a borough resident, will be running for the new consolidated council and seeking the Princeton Community Democratic Organizations’ endorsement next month. He was inspired to run by his involvement with the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission over the past 18 months. ”It’s something that’s been in the back…
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MONTGOMERY: Ed board votes to keep school election in April
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY Montgomery has joined the ranks of the Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Hillsborough and Lawrence in its decision to keep the April school election.The Board of Education voted, 4-3, in favor of keeping the school election in April at the Feb. 14 meeting, with two members absent due to work-related…
