Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Long marks 25th year as director of Hun Day Camp
  • MONTGOMERY: Five teens earn Eagle rank

    MONTGOMERY: Five teens earn Eagle rank

    Bill McKechnie, Rich Epp III, Jeff Tidona, Stephen Byrne and John Padden recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout.

  • PRINCETON: Long marks 25th year as director of Hun Day Camp

    PRINCETON: Long marks 25th year as director of Hun Day Camp

       Bill Long entered his 25th season as director of The Hun School of Princeton’s Day Camp on Monday, June 27.    Mr. Long and his wife, Nancy, have been making camp fun and meaningful for girls and boy ages 5-13 since 1986.    ”My approach from the beginning,” said Mr. Long “has been to surround myself with…

  • PRINCETON: Reaching out to give back at Corner House

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert,Staff Writer    A product of the outreach programs at Corner House, a local man has returned to his roots to run the program that had a profound impact on his life.    Calvin Reed, who grew up in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School in 2003, has joined the youth counseling center as…

  • MONTGOMERY: Thomas Sweet making a move

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Residents looking for a sweet summer treat will find something at a new location when ice cream shop and bakery Thomas Sweet moves across Route 206 to Montgomery Shopping Center this week.    The store will be where Dollars & Sense was located, between Montgomery Cinemas and Rodolfo Pizza.…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: It will be a night for the community

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    Tuesday’s Community Night Out will bring a change of pace to the Community Park Pool, where Princeton residents will be able to swim for free, explore local emergency services vehicles and collect information and giveaways.    The event will occur from 5 to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Princeton…

  • PRINCETON: Shared bike land markings to be installed next month

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Sharrows, or shared lane markings, will be installed next month on roadways in the two Princetons.    The thermoplastic markings will allow cyclists and drivers to safely “share the road” along the area’s streets that are too narrow for separate bike lanes.    Nassau Street will be marked from Route 206 to…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Harrison Street, Route 1 road work underway

       Construction on a new right turn lane from Harrison Street onto Route 1 began on Monday.    The work will widen and improve the Harrison Street intersection with Route 1 in West Windsor, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).    ”This is a cost-effective solution that will reduce congestion on the local roadway system…

  • PRINCETON: Voters to make consolidation call

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Voters will have the chance to say “I do” or “I don’t” to a unified Princeton at the polls on Nov. 8.    The governing bodies of Princeton Borough and Township unanimously approved the measure to send the issue to the ballot at special joint meeting at the Township Municipal Building…