Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • MONTGOMERY: New vice principal at high school

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Students at the high school will be seeing a new face in the hallways after the holidays. Keyport High School teacher Chris Reginio will be the new vice principal, starting sometime during the winter months next year.    Mr. Reginio will be replacing current Vice Principal Cory Delgado, who…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council rejects new animal control pact

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Council voted, 3-2, not to renew an animal control shared services agreement with East Windsor on Monday night.    ”It was highly irresponsible what the (council) did,” said Bob Hary, township administrator. “(It) sends a poor message to the neighboring municipalities.”    Mr. Hary said there…

  • PRINCETON: New Princeton voting map is completed

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Twenty-two new voting districts were drawn for the consolidated Princeton by the Mercer County Board of Elections on Monday night.    Kevin Zelinsky, engineer from Remington, Vernick & Arango Engineers, designed the map in collaboration with input from the Mercer County Board of Elections, the Joint Shared Services and Consolidation Commission…

  • PRINCETON: NRG to power MetLife Stadium with solar energy

    By Staff Report    Three National Football League teams will have their stadiums powered by Princeton-based NRG with sustainable solar energy.    With a sponsorship agreement between MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and New York Giants at the New Meadowlands Stadium, NRG will design, install and operate a custom solar power generating system —…

  • PRINCETON: DPW says leaves will be picked up by end of year

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Township public works reports it will have all brush and leaf collection completed by the end of the year.    Public works has hauled more than 350 truck loads of brush and leaf debris from the township, reported Don Hansen, public works supervisor at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting.    Hurricane…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Jill Ludwig, 30, of Bomoseen, Vt., was charged with theft third degree on Dec. 15 on North Harrison Street. Police said from January 2011 though April 2011 a local merchant, who asked to not be identified, had been a victim of a theft by a former employee, who was Ms. Ludwig. Police said…

  • PRINCETON: Event sheds lights on domestic violence

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    The streets throughout Mercer County glowed last Monday night. There were white bags filled with sand and a candle that were lined up in municipalities and neighborhoods.    Womanspace of Mercer County had its 10th annual countywide event called Communities of Light Luminaries to help raise funds for the nonprofit and…

  • PRINCETON: Fatigue and anemia can be diagnosed and treated

    By Jeanne Mitterando    Americans are tired.    Studies show we do not get enough sleep and that our busy lifestyles – as well as lack of exercise and poor diet – make us feel worn out.    However, if you are feeling exhausted all the time and cannot make it through your daily activities, you could be…

  • PLAINSBORO: Twins take the cake … and raise funds

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Thirteen-year-old twins Joel and Matthew Damron of Plainsboro could go out and play football or play video games, but they choose to stay home and bake to help donate money to the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House.    Five years ago, Joel and Matthew, who are eighth-graders at Community Middle…