Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Local competitor strikes gold in Athens Special Olympics

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — In Athens, Greece, Margo Lee swam her way to three victories for Team USA at the Special Olympics World Summer Games from June 25 to July 4.    As one of two swimmers from New Jersey on the national team, the West Windsor resident won gold medals in…

  • PRINCETON: Getting clinical with autistic skateboarders

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Squeals of delight, laughter and cries of “Mom, I did it!” rang out all morning at Hilltop Skate Park as children learned the basics of skateboarding.    This wasn’t just any skateboarding clinic and these just weren’t just any kids. This special event was for autistic and special needs children to…

  • BUSINESS: Chocolate Lovers’ Cafe opens in Forrestal Village

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Chocoholics have a new place to call home: the Chocolate Lovers’ Cafe in Princeton Forrestal Village.    All the chocolate confections in the cafe are made on premises by hand.    ”It’s not a commercial product,” said Joanne Reilly, owner. “It’s artesian. Food has been a way for me to express hospitality…

  • MONTGOMERY: Library continuing fund-raising activities

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Librarians know what to expect when economic times get tight — library usage goes up. And so it is for the circulation and participation in library programs at Mary Jacobs Library.    ”It is just buzzing around here,” said Brenda Fallon, president of the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library Foundation.…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    A 25-year-old Trenton man was arrested on a $2,500 warrant on July 8. Lee Funderburg of Hillcrest Avenue was was released on his own recognizance.    A 19-year-old Princeton man was arrested on two warrants at 2:01 p.m. on July 8. Jared Johnson of Muriel Court was arrested on warrants from Piscataway, $750, and…

  • LAWRENCE: Farm holds annual Blueberry Bash

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The world at Terhune Orchards turned blue over the weekend at its annual Blueberry Bash.    ”I just made blueberry cake yesterday from berries I froze last year, and you’d never know it,” said Amy Rice of Griggstown as she picked blueberries at the farm on Saturday. “I also came to…

  • PRINCETON: Planning Board gets first crack at arts and transit zoning

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The Princeton Regional Planning Board met for the first time for public discussion of Princeton University’s proposed $300 million arts and transit neighborhood Thursday night.    Only about a dozen community members were in attendance for what was referred to as the “biggest land use decision in a generation.”    ”We have…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township wins tax exempt ruling

       WEST WINDSOR — The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed an earlier decision by the Appellate Division that property owned by International Schools Services in West Windsor is not tax exempt.    As a result of the determination made by the township to remove the property from tax-exempt status, the township will have received more than…

  • PRINCETON: No finding yet on beaver killings

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Two months after two beavers were shot and killed in a park by the Princeton animal control officer, the investigation is ongoing with no real results given by officials.    State officials are still examining the shooting of the beavers in Pettoranello Gardens in Community Park North in May by Princeton…