Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Harry Potter camp coincides with release of last film

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Some very lucky muggle children, or non-magical kids, were transported into the world of Harry Potter as Princeton Day School became Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.    A Harry Potter camp at the school tries to bring to life the essence of the stories about the boy wizard that have…

  • PLAINSBORO: Edgemere Ave. speed to be reduced

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A 25 mph speed limit on Edgemere Avenue will go into effect later this summer with an ordinance adopted Wednesday night by the Township Committee. The current speed limit is 35 mph.    Edgemere Avenue connects Plainsboro Road, Dey Road and Maple Avenue, in the center of the older…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Plainsboro    Arsalan Rahman, 20, of 42 Spruce St., Princeton, was arrested on a charge of underage driving while intoxicated and reckless driving on Wyndhurst Drive at 2:37 a.m. on Saturday, July 9. Mr. Rahman was released on recognizance and given a court date.    Michael Brooks, 19, of 6 Briarwood Drive, West Windsor, Matthew Lagana, 19,…

  • PRINCETON: Author talks about Princeton’s influence on her

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A Princeton alumnus had a warm homecoming this week, the day after her ninth book, “Then Came You,” hit the shelves.    The book by Jennifer Weiner, Class of 1991, is about a surrogate pregnancy and a trophy wife who wants to ensure she will inherit her wealthy husband’s money. The…

  • PRINCETON AREA: The reaction to school aid hike is muted

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    While the increase in state aid to public schools announced this week by Gov. Chris Christie was welcomed by area school superintendents, they are not exactly thrilled by it.    The dollar amounts add up an increase in aid of $741,409 for Princeton Regional Schools, $1,514,468 for West Windsor-Plainsboro and $709,531…

  • PRINCETON: Valley Road School group airs film on reuse of buildings

       More than 50 people attended a screening of “The Greenest Alternative” hosted by the Save Valley Road School Adaptive Reuse Committee (SVRSARC).    Attendees were interested citizens, members of the committee and members of the Sierra Club. No one from the school board or any local officials attended.    ”The people who should have seen it weren’t…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council approves settlement with InterCap

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    After more than two years, a settlement agreement has been reached regarding the construction of a transit village at Princeton Junction.    On Thursday, July 7, Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg approved an agreement between InterCap Holdings, the Fair Share Housing Center and West Windsor Township administration representatives, which hinged on…

  • Officials seeking identity of dog’s owners

       Officials are seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of a dog that was hit and killed on Route 27, Princeton-Kingston Road on Tuesday morning.    The dog, a black male pit bull with a softball-size white spot on his chest with no collar, died from the injuries sustained from the accident.    ”We checked for…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Local students work as interns for Holt

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A summer internship is a right of passage — real world work experience and some guidance for college students as to want to do when they graduate.    Several area students are interning at Congressman Rush Holt’s office as part of their summer experience.    ”I was interested in government and the…