Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Fifth graders learn to make bread

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Move over Betty Crocker — Princeton’s fifth graders now know a thing or two about baking bread.    A total of 226 fifth graders from Littlebrook, Community Park, Riverside and Johnson Park Elementary Schools united for the first time in the Littlebrook School gymnasium on Jan. 18 to learn how to…

  • PRINCETON: Piece of WTC steel coming to Princeton

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A piece of steel from the Word Trade Center is one step closer to coming to Princeton.    ”We’re getting the steel,” said Roy James, deputy chief of the Princeton Fire Department, who has been working to acquire a piece of the steel for many months. “We are getting the piece…

  • PRINCETON: Princetons to spend $4.5 million on sewer work

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Princeton Township and Princeton Borough both approved bond ordinances, appropriating $2.5 million and $2 million respectively to take care of sewer improvements and associated road restoration costs.    The $4.5 million total will be used to complete sewer work, replace sewer laterals, rehabilitate sewer mains and fulfill storm water management improvements…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Dowtown businesses express their fears

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton business owners are worried the traffic diversions on Route 1could hurt their businesses and some are banding together to take a stance on the issue.    The Princeton Merchants Association (PMA) is assembling a task force from within its membership and board of directors to deal with possible impacts to…

  • PLAINSBORO: Family applauds teen suicide law

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A Plainsboro family is relieved a bill on teen suicide prevention was signed by Gov. Chris Christie this month.    Under the bill, the plan will promote public awareness about youth suicide and prevention resources by collecting and sharing data with the state and local sources on the youth…

  • PRINCETON: Teachers to vote on contract next week

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA) President Joanne Ryan says a ratification vote on a proposed contract by the teachers is anticipated to take place at the end of next week.    If the PREA votes in favor of the contract, Superintendent of Princeton Regional Schools Judy Wilson said the Board of…

  • PRINCETON AREA: How will DOT determine success or failure of test?

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    After talking with state Department of Transportation officials, many residents were left scratching their heads and wondering what the measure of success will be of the experimental closing of two main jughandles on Route 1.    Princeton Borough Councilwoman Jo Butler asked DOT officials during a meeting on Wednesday what will…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Town officials concerned about residents

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert and Heather Niccoli, Staff Writers    Officials in the municipalities along the Route 1 corridor are concerned with the impact traffic tie-ups from the closure of the Route 1 jughandles could have on their residents who will be left sitting behind the wheels of their cars.    ”As chairman of the Princeton Borough Traffic…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Jughandle meetings draw ire

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert and Heather Niccoli, Staff Writers    Residents flocked to West Windsor and Princeton Borough municipal complexes this week to grill state Department of Transportation (DOT) officials about the closure of Route 1 jughandles this March at Harrison Street and Washington Road.    The closure is a DOT experiment to see if the measure would…