Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Driver in critical condition after crash

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Police are still trying to piece together circumstances of a weekend accident on Route 206 that critically injured a New Brunswick man.    Princeton Township Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 206, also known as State Road, between Cherry Hill Road and Jefferson Road at 10:53 a.m. on…

  • PRINCETON: A bit of Russia comes to Princeton

    By Charley Faulkenburg, Staff Writer    The community room at the Princeton Public library was packed with people of all ages. Children shrieked with delight, toddlers squirmed in the laps of mothers and laughter tinkled through the air. Everyone watched raptly as young performers juggled, mimed, danced and acted, but one thing was unusual: everything was…

  • PRINCETON: Martindell seeks probe of Housing Authority

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer<    Borough Councilman Roger Martindell is calling for a state investigation into the Princeton Housing Authority of the Borough of Princeton because of a deal its former executive director received after leaving the organization to take a position in another county.    Scott Parsons left his position for a job with the…

  • MONTGOMERY: Montgomery bids farewell to Judge Perkins

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township will be saving tax money by sharing a Municipal Court with Hillsborough, but as a result, it is losing longtime Municipal Court Judge Eric Perkins.    The Montgomery Township Committee and residents expressed their gratitude and appreciation for Judge Perkins’ 21 years of service at the Dec.…

  • PRINCETON: Ecuadorian education official tours Waldorf School

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Princeton’s Waldorf School received a visit from Angel Castillo, the director of education in Ecuador, on Dec. 16 as part of a Waldorf schools research tour.    Mr. Castillo came to this country to study Waldorf’s methods of education, which he hopes to implement in Ecuadorian public schools.    ”Our dream is…

  • PRINCETON: Chrisis Ministry seeks help after fire

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton is in crisis itself after a fire this weekend at its Trenton food pantry.    All foodstuffs at the pantry were a total loss, “every last bit,” said Sarah Unger, communications and development director at Crisis Ministry.    Crisis Ministry serves the community with hunger…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Esfir G. Lifshits, 72, of McKinley Court, was charged with failure to stop/yield at 7:55 p.m. on Dec. 13 between State Road and Cherry Valley Road. Police said Ms. Lifshits attempted to make a left turn onto State Road and hit a vehicle driven by Jimmy J. Zydallis, 56, of Hillsborough. Mr. Zydallis…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Parking lot plan brought to board

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Parking Authority went to the Planning Board last week to discuss a concept plan for a proposed 650 commuter parking spaces at the new South Lot on Alexander Road by the Princeton Junction train station.    The lot will be built on a former composting…

  • PRINCETON: Board of Elections zeroing in on new districts

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Under a plan from the Mercer County Board of Elections there would be 22 voting districts in the consolidated Princeton.    Districts aim to unite as many neighborhoods as possible and are delineated by natural or manmade boundaries, such as roads and seek to even out voter turnout at the polls.…