Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: The awe that came from the Winter Concert

    By Rachel Wanat    In what was both a testament to professionalism as well as a display of talent of the Princeton High School Music Department, the Princeton High School 2011 Winter Concert occurred on Thursday the 22nd at the Princeton University Chapel.    The Princeton High School Repertoire Orchestra and Sinfonia was the first to perform,…

  • PRINCETON: First child of 2012 arrives at midnight on Jan.1

       The first baby of the new year was born at the University Medical Center at Princeton on the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1 when Manisha Mehta of Princeton gave birth to a healthy baby girl.    Manisha and her husband, Yogi Mehta, were out to dinner on New Year’s Eve when she went into labor…

  • PRINCETON: Classes help visitors connect with U.S. culture

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Township police have partnered with the YWCA to introduce visitors from other countries to American culture and customs as part of the department’s community outreach.    They do so through semi-intensive, two weeks of classes for visitors to the United States that focuses on personal safety, the safety of Princeton…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough Anne Bakoulis of Scott Avenue in Princeton Junction was charged with driving while intoxicated at 6:27 p.m. on Dec. 23.  ¶ Jesse Carter, 30, of John Street, was charged with simple assault, harassment and contempt of court after an altercation at 1:28 a.m. on Dec. 25. Police also learned he has a $120…

  • PRINCETON: Authority board members stepping down

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer With turmoil swirling around the Housing Authority of Princeton, the agency will deal with more changes in the New Year with two members of its board of directors stepping down and an existing open seat.¶ The authority has been under fire for not posting a meeting where the board of directors approved a…

  • PRINCETON: Rash of burglaries in Princeton Township

    by Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A rash of burglaries took place in Princeton Township last week. Police are investigating three residential burglaries that occurred between Dec. 22 and Dec. 24, all in the first block of Maidenhead Road. After a homeowner reported a break-in on Dec. 24, police checked the neighboring homes for activity and…

  • PRINCETON: Housing Authority chair defends board’s actions

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Under fire for Sunshine Law violations, the chairman of the Housing Authority of the Borough of Princeton is speaking out, admitting a meeting where a contract was voted on was not properly noticed, but defending the board’s actions.    The agency manages 216 units of affordable low, low income housing at…

  • PRINCETON: Year in review

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The year 2011 was a event filled in the Princetons. Let’s take a look back at some of the more memorable ones:    Consolidation    Voters decided to consolidate Princeton Borough and Princeton Township this year. The move will save some $3.2 million annually through staffing reductions, efficiencies and removing duplications…

  • MONTOGOMERY: Company has growing printer cartridge refill business

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Residents can have their ink and print it too, thanks to Chris Beyer, the owner of Technician X, a computer service and repair company located in Skillman.    Mr. Beyer has found the answer to expensive inkjet cartridge woes in the form of what he describes as his increasingly successful…