Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council taking early look at budget

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council has begun preliminary discussions on the 2012 budget.    At Tuesday night’s meeting, Chief Financial Officer Joanne Louth told the board that there would be a reduction in the amount the township would have to contribute to the state employee and police and firefighter retirement…

  • PRINCETON: Lithgow comes ‘home’ to Princeton

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A pompous cartoon lord, an alien dropped on Earth to learn about human life, a psycho killer and Shakespearean thespian are all roles that define stage and screen actor John Lithgow.    The former Princetonian had a warm homecoming on Wednesday night as he visited the Barnes & Noble on Route…

  • PRINCETON: Beaver killing case adjourned due to a conflict

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson didn’t get his day in court this week.    The case against him for shooting two beavers in a public park earlier this year was adjourned from Lawrence Township Court because of a conflict with their prosecutor.    This is not the first time the case…

  • PRINCEON AREA: Districts,PIACS go to court

    By Charles W. Kim, Packet Publications    Three public school districts and the Princeton International Academy Charter School had their day before a judge on Tuesday and a decision is expected to be made within 45 days.    Attorneys representing the Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro and South Brunswick districts and the charter school made their arguments in front…

  • PRINCETON: Project to close section of Route 206

    By Staff Report    A tree maintenance project will close Route 206 beginning on Monday, Oct. 24, but a traffic mitigation plan is in effect.    The work will take place between Ewing Street and Herrontown Road in Princeton Township.    During work times Route 206 will be closed to car and light truck traffic. Large trucks will…

  • PRINCETON: Car crashes into McCaffrey’s

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    An elderly man drove through the front entrance of McCaffrey’s supermarket at the Princeton Shopping Center today and a 21-year-old cashier realizes how lucky he is to be unscathed.    Store employees are hailing Christian Brault, 20 of Lawrenceville, a hero as he jumped into help the driver, David I.…

  • PRINCETON: Girls try to jump to world record

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Thirty-five Princeton Girl Scouts hope to help break the Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks by participating in National Geographic Kids magazine’s “Let’s Jump!” on Tuesday.    The girls did jumping jacks in the courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center for one full minute. But, it…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Plainsboro    John S. Grimando, 23, of East Brunswick was charged with two counts of possession of controlled dangerous substance, distribution of controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia and allowing a suspended driver to operate a motor vehicle at 8:38 p.m. on Oct.3 on Route 1 north. The driver,…

  • PLAINSBORO: Armour is the new police chief

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Guy Armour is the Plainsboro’s new chief of police.    Chief Armour, 41, a former lieutenant, has been with the department since January 1994.    According to Chief Armour, the department has had a lot of retirements over the past five to six years.    ”We are looking at a very…