Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Still no teachers contract
After more than 12 hours of negotiations, the Princeton Board of Education and the Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA) were unable to come to an agreement on a new contract at a Jan. 5 contract mediation session. The two sides met from 4:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. with a state-appointed mediator in an attempt to…
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MONTGOMERY: Urgent health care center opens in Skillman
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The township now has a health care center to call its own. St. Peters Urgent Care Center, located at the main plaza of the Village Shopper III complex in Skillman, opened yesterday. The center, run by the New Brunswick St. Peters Healthcare System, is for children and adults…
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PLAINSBORO: Cantu re-elected as mayor again
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO The Plainsboro Township Committee re-elected Mayor Peter Cantu as mayor once again at Tuesday night’s reorganization meeting. This is Mayor Cantu’s 31st year as mayor and his 37th year on the committee. ”I truly enjoy what I am doing and I am thankful for the support of the…
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PRINCETON: Jachera out-raised Moore in race
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Republican Party mayoral candidate Jill Jachera out-raised and outspent Yina Moore, the Democratic Party candidate for mayor, but it wasn’t quite enough to out-poll Ms. Moore in the Nov. 8 general election. Ms. Jachera, however, came within striking distance of winning the election. She lost to Ms. Moore…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Day alum exhibition
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery in Princeton Day School will be kicking off 2012 with “Say It With Flowers,” a new exhibition spotlighting paintings from Princeton Day School 2001 alum Lily Stockman. The exhibition, which will open Jan. 9 and run through Feb. 2, will be open to the…
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PRINCETON: Council interviews 8 transition team candidates
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The Borough Council met on Tuesday for a special session prior to the annual reorganization meeting to interview final candidates for the core transition team, a group designed to ready the two Princetons for the consolidation that will take place Jan. 1, 2013. Out of 29 applications, the council had,…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough John Chmielewski, 51, of Lawrence was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance, hindering apprehension and contempt of court at 8:21 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the Park Place parking lot. Police said he had a suspended driver’s license and that he had active warrants from Trenton and Mansfield for more than $…
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PRINCETON: PSE&G working on Cherry Valley Road
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) will be performing overhead electric construction work on Cherry Hill Road between Crestview Drive and Cherry Valley Road as well as on Cherry Valley Road between Cherry Hill Road and George Drive from now to March 31, Monday through Friday. Sgt. Thomas…
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PRINCETON: Goerner re-elected as township mayor
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The Princeton Township Committee re-elected Chad Goerner as mayor and swore in Lance Liverman and Liz Lempert as committee members at the Township’s Jan. 3 annual reorganization meeting. Former Gov. James Florio swore Mayor Goerner into office, something that Mayor Goerner greatly appreciated. Mr. Florio became a role model for…
