Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: GOP elects Bator as chairwoman

       WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Republican Municipal Committee has unanimously elected Christine Bator as its new chair to replace retiring Chair Lois Morgan.    Ms. Bator is an attorney and a long-time West Windsor resident. She is a former commissioner of the NJ Highway Authority and a former commissioner of the NJ Board of Public…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cell tower proposal goes before board

    By Maris Iati, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — At Tuesday’s zoning board meeting, a real estate appraiser hired by Omnipoint Communications Inc. presented his position that a cell tower at a residential property at 139 Green Avenue would not negatively impact the market value of nearby homes.    Omnipoint has applied for a variance to install a…

  • PLAINSBORO: State buying land for bridge repairs

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The Department of Transportation is purchasing a small plot of land from Plainsboro in preparation for a bridge repair in the township.    The parcel is a narrow strip that is required for the state to continue with the improvements to the Schalk’s Crossing bridge over the Amtrak railroad…

  • PRINCETON: Waiter’s Race raises funds for nonprofits

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    It was a sweeping Terra Momo victory at the Waiter’s Race in Palmer Square this week with all the top finishers hailing from the restaurant group.    The sprint around the square pitted 36 waiters from 13 restaurants against each other for cash and prizes, but most importantly, bragging rights.    ”I…

  • PRINCETON: Cherry Valley project changes

       New traffic patterns will begin on Cherry Valley Road on Tuesday as the installation of curbing begins between Hillside Avenue and State Road (Route 206).    Curbing can only be done during the daylight hours, said police.    Alternating traffic will occur between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday during the third…

  • PRINCETON: Soyuz capsule on display at mall

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    On the heels of the last U.S. space shuttle landing yesterday, a piece of Russian space history has come to Princeton.    The Soyuz capsule that took a Montgomery resident to space and back will be on display at a local mall through the fall.    Gregory Olsen, president of Princeton-based GHO…

  • PRINCETON: Loss of scientist is felt by many

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A private funeral will be held this week for a 55-year-old Princeton scientist who died during a charity bicycle event over the weekend and whose loss is being felt on both personal and professional levels.    Doug McCune of Princeton Township was participating in the Ride for Runaways, a seven-day, 500-mile-race…

  • PRINCETON: Joint municipal boards face big decisions

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Consolidation and Community Park Pool will be on the minds of Princeton officials during a special joint meeting scheduled for Monday night.    The governing bodies need to approve the recommendation of municipal consolidation of the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission (JSSCC) if the question is to go before voters in…

  • PRINCETON: 101 Fund helps PHS grads pay for college

       Princeton High School graduate Yoanna Pumpalova found herself in the midst of a financial predicament when, halfway through her studies at Barnard, her father lost his job.    Combined with her sister finishing college, a fact that drastically alters a financial aid package, she turned to the 101 Fund, a local nonprofit with the sole purpose…