Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Former school board president Tim Quinn plans 2016 council run (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Former Princeton school board president Tim Quinn said Wednesday that he plans to run for council next year as a Democrat, the second candidate to enter the race. “During my service on the Board of Education, many of you encouraged me to consider a council run and I think…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16
Jennifer Santos, 41, of Titusville, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $186 from Princeton Municipal Court following a motor vehicle stop on State Road at 10:50 a.m. Dec. 15. A vandal spray-painted graffiti on two large boulders and two trees inside the Witherspoon Woods municipal park on Cherry Hill Road between Dec. 1…
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LAWRENCE: Motorcyclist killed in crash at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road (Updated)
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — A motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided with a BMW at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road shortly before 5 p.m. Dec. 15, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Barry Rittenhouse, 54, of Hamilton Township, was operating the motorcycle when it struck a 2002 BMW driven…
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PRINCETON: University president talks with town officials about school’s potential growth issues
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Monday reiterated his belief that his school should admit more students and assured the public and municipal officials that the university’s growth would not come at the expense of the community. For the third time in his presidency, Mr. Eisgruber sat down…
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LAWRENCE: Police seek help with finding driver involved in hit-and-run
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Township Police Department is asking for help in finding the driver of a car that struck a 40-year-old Trenton man on Dec. 12 shortly before 6 p.m. on Princeton Avenue near Pine Street. Police are looking for a beige or champagne vehicle, possibly a Buick LaCrosse.…
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PRINCETON: University begins demolition of Butler Tract housing complex
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Write Princeton University on Monday began demolishing a former graduate student housing complex known as the Butler Tract, the future site of what is expected to be faculty and staff housing. The town on Friday issued permits for the school to raze 17 of the some 113 structures on the…
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Parent blasts inconsistent lice policies in schools
By James McEvoy, Special Writer LAWRENCE — In the coming months school district officials will craft new school policy after a recent lice outbreak revealed inconsistent practices that in some cases allowed students with active infestations to return to the classroom. At the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Crystal Edwards revealed lice was…
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PLAINSBORO: Township receives grant to make it more energy efficient
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Plainsboro Township’s Recreation and Cultural Center and the Rush Holt Environmental Education Center will be getting some upgrades to make them more energy efficient, thanks to Sustainable Jersey. Plainsboro Township has received a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey that will allow it to install high efficiency LED indoor…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: State lawmaker seeks halt in IAS faculty housing project until court challenge resolved
A state lawmaker this week asked New Jersey’s top environmental regulator to stop the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on a section of the Princeton Battlefield until a court challenge to the project is resolved. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15) said Friday that he had written to state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner…