Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Plainsboro Rudy Tecum-Sapon, 33, of Tennyson Drive, was charged with operating a motor vehicle during a period of suspension, possessing false government documents, driving while suspended, unclear plates, uninsured and obstructed view at 1:54 a.m. on Nov. 19 on Plainsboro Road. Police said Mr. Tecum-Sapon had a suspended license subsequent to a second conviction for…
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Helping those who provide help to others
By Bradley Koltz Our friends at The Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce recently provided a wish list of things that some area nonprofits have requested to help them help others during the holidays. This is by no means a complete list, and we’ll plan on running it again as we get more information from other…
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WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Parents turn out to protest changes to AP placement
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO More than 90 parents and students turned out at the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night to express their opinions on a new resolution that would prevent parents from being able to override course recommendations and have their children placed in honors or advanced…
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PRINCETON: Christie comes to town
Chris Christie, Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner and Borough Council President Kevin Wilkes talk consolidation.
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WEST WINDSOR: Local rowing club wins a national title
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR It took 11 years for the Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA) in West Windsor to win the US Rowing Club of the Year, but they did it this October. More than 1,100 rowing clubs in the United States are eligible for the award. ”It is a great honor…
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PRINCETON: JSSCC analyzes why consolidation passed
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Teamwork, clear communication and a change in voter thinking is what the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission members think helped consolidation pass this time around. This year was the fourth time Princeton Borough and Princeton Township voters have had the issue presented to them. In previous attempts it was turned…
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PRINCETON: China will be Chad Goerner’s classroom
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer PRINCETON Township Mayor Chad Goerner, 36, is going to be learning a few things about China in the next couple of weeks. Congressman Rush Holt and Assemblyman Dan Benson nominated Mayor Goerner, 36, as a delegate for a Washington, DC, -based American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL.) As…
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PRINCETON: >$269,500 in emergency sewer repairs OK’d
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer An emergency appropriation and contract for repairs and stabilization of a sewer main in the Stony Brook were awarded on Tuesday night. Damages to the area, which include soil disturbance that exposed a 12-inch cast iron sewer main, occurred because of Hurricane Irene in August. The problem is north Puritan…
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PRINCETON: Voting districts to be redrawn
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Election maps for the new Princeton will be drawn up before Christmas. By law, the new districts have to be decided by the Mercer County Board of Elections before Dec. 23. The Mercer County Board of Elections has a regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 13, but the board will hold…
