Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Princetons gain sustainability award

       The Princetons have been awarded certification by Sustainable Jersey as a sustainable community.    Princeton Borough and Princeton Township will be honored on Nov. 15 at the Sustainable Jersey awards luncheon held during the New Jersey League of Municipalities’ conference in Atlantic City.    Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner said, “We are thrilled to be recognized as…

  • PRINCETON: Borough police receive grants

    By Victoria Hurely-Schubert, Staff Writer    Borough police recently received $13, 980 in grant money for equipment and deterring underage drinking.    A federal JAGS grant was used purchase six in vehicle cameras for the police department. As a reslut, all of the marked patrol cars in the borough have cameras to record stops, said Captain Nick…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council candidates attend forum

       WEST WINDSOR — Six of the seven Township Council candidates had an opportunity to present their views at a forum this week.    Topics of discussion for the candidates were solicited from the standing-room- only audience and included business development, tax relief and education.    Incumbent Councilman George Borek, running on a West Windsor Moving Forward team,…

  • PRINCETON: Emails link Moore, anti-consolidation group

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Democratic candidate for Princeton Borough mayor Yina Moore has consistently refused to state her position on consolidation, but in a series of emails that has come into the Packet’s possession, she has been communicating with and advising the leaders of an anti-consolidation group for months.    Email exchanges show Ms. Moore…

  • PRINCETON: Mayoral candidates discuss leadership

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough mayoral candidates sat for a second session with the Packet editorial board on Tuesday and discussed how they would display leadership if elected.    Republican Jill Jachera said she was brought into her old firm as the first employment lawyer and charged with building that practice in Princeton.    ”As…

  • PRINCETON: Teachers rally over contract

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Before the door to the negotiating room closed, about 100 teachers held a rally in support for their union on Monday afternoon at Princeton Regional Schools offices.    The 360 members of the Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA), the union that represents the teachers, have been working without a contract since…

  • PRINCETON: Downtown bench honors late activist Eleanor Lewis

    By Charles W. Kim, Packet Publications    Approximately 30 friends and family members gathered around a new park bench on Witherspoon Street, across from the Princeton Public Library, on Sunday to celebrate the life of the late Princeton attorney and activist Eleanor J. Lewis.    ”She loved the library. We used to all come here for lunch,”…

  • MONTGOMERY: Sale of Skillman Village OK’d

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The abandoned Skillman Village will now be a preserved open space.    Montgomery Township approved the sale of the 247 acres to Somerset County on Thursday by a 4-0 vote and the land will now be called Skillman Park.    ”I’m very happy about it. It’s a good result,” said…

  • PRINCETON: Fashion show raises funds for cancer center

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Inspiration, hope and joy filled the air at the “In the Pink” fashion show Friday night that featured breast cancer survivors and their supporters.    Hosted by the Breast Cancer Resource Center, the women models celebrated their milestones — from completing chemotherapy two weeks ago to marking several years since treatment.…