Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Swimmers say so long to old pool

    New complex planned for next Memorial Day By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The smell of chlorine hung heavy in the humid air on the last day of the Community Park Pool season Monday.    With a threat of rain, only a few handfuls of families were enjoying the Witherspoon Street facilities mid-afternoon before they are demolished…

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: A constant at the pool, Larry Ivan will return

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Since 1967 one voice has reigned over the Community Park Pool. Every weeknight Larry Ivan takes to the microphone and reminds people the pool has closed for the evening and for the lifeguards to go around and collect goggles, toys and other items left behind.    He also mans the gate,…

  • PRINCETON: Squad, police, family bid farewell to EMT

    PRINCETON: Squad, police, family bid farewell to EMT

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A doting father, loving husband, community volunteer and hero were all words used to describe Emergency Medical Technician Michael Kenwood at his funeral on Wednesday.    At an overflowing Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus, hundreds came to honor the 39-year-old Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) member…

  • PRINCETON: Squad, police, family bid farewell to EMT

    PRINCETON: Squad, police, family bid farewell to EMT

    Pallbearers carry the coffin of Michael Kenwood after services for the Princeton emergency medical technician Wednesday in Paramus. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • MONTGOMERY: Township adds to Cherry Brook

    MONTGOMERY: Township adds to Cherry Brook

       MONTGOMERY — The township has purchased a 16-acre forested parcel that completes the Cherry Brook Preserve in southern Montgomery. The property is surrounded by township-owned open space. This acquisition increases the acreage of the Cherry Brook Preserve to over 375 acres of contiguous open space.    ”I am pleased to see that even in this economic…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Passenger in Lexus smashes windshield

       WEST WINDSOR — After a green Lexus SUV was stopped by police on Aug. 25 for swerving and driving 20 miles under the speed limit, and officers determined that passenger Ran Reddy Thatigutla, 44, of Parsippany, had engaged his family in a verbal argument and punched out the windshield of the vehicle.    At 9:38 p.m.…