Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council, public question InterCap analysis

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Residents and officials on Tuesday night raised questions about positive tax implications revealed in a fiscal analysis of the proposed the InterCap redevelopment plan for a transit village at Princeton Junction.    The evaluation, done by TischlerBise of Bethesda, Md., at the behest of InterCap, was presented by…

  • THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY – PRINCETON: A trip to — and above — Ground Zero

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    ”If you are afraid of heights, now is the moment to get over it,” said Bill Baroni, deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as he began our escorted tour of Ground Zero and the National 9/11 Memorial last month.    Okey-dokey. Fantastic. I’m terrified…

  • THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY – PRINCETON: Recording tragedy, history through a lens

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Compelled by his love of photojournalism, Phil McAuliffe has taken thousands of images of the World Trade Center in almost 20 years following the two terrorist attacks on the site.    ”There was something I can’t quite articulate that drew me back again and again,” said Mr. McAuliffe, a staff photographer…

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Day using iPads as teaching tool

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Advances in technology raise the question for educators about how best to use the tools for their students. At Princeton Day School, teachers have worked to design apps for the iPad2s their 130 fifth and sixth graders received on Tuesday.    The school is launching a three-year pilot program that will…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Local man overseeing 9/11 Memorial progress

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A Hamilton man is overseeing construction of National 9/11 Memorial that will be unveiled on Sunday to honor the 2,983 people who were killed in the two attacks on the World Trade Center and keeping close watch on construction of the office towers, security center and transportation hub.    ”This was…

  • WEST WINDSOR: East Windsor man dies in car accident

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Reporter    WEST WINDSOR — David Cullen, 59, of East Windsor, was killed in car accident on Woodhollow Road on Tuesday.    According to police, Mr. Cullen was driving a While driving a 2006 Honda when he struck the back of a 2010 Mazda station wagon driven by Glenn Miller, 66, of Princeton…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Learn about screening for risk of prostate cancer
  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Schools are ready to open

    WW-P in class Tuesday; others on Thursday By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    The winds and rain of Irene have passed, leaving area school districts with a bit more work to accomplish to get ready for another year, but it appears there will be no delays in opening this week.    Students attending the West Windsor-Plainsboro school…

  • PRINCETON: Cop camp keeps kids coming back for more

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton children got a taste of police work at a youth academy that aimed to educate them on all the work that police officers do.    They saw a K9 demonstration, learned about helicopters, did mock suspect arrests and investigated a mock crime scene.    ”I heard of it and it sounded…