Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Man, 71, dies after Plumsted accident

    Princeton man, 71, dies after Plumsted accident    A 71-year-old Princeton man died as a result of an auto accident in Plumsted Township in Ocean County on Monday morning at about 8:30, according to several published reports.    William Gallant died from injuries sustained in the two-car crash on County Route 539.    The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office…

  • PRINCETON: Fox attacks a dog in Princeton

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Aggressive or territorial foxes have been reported to Princeton animal control in the past couple of weeks.    Animal control officer Mark Johnson said the first complaint came from Andrews Lane, where a red fox attacked a medium-sized dog while a resident was walking the dog along the road. The dog…

  • PRINCETON: Animal officer who shot beavers back on job

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton animal control officer Mark Johnson was back on the job Monday morning after a vacation while an investigation is under way into the shooting of two beavers in Pettoranello Gardens in Community Park North almost two weeks ago.    Upon his return yesterday, Mr. Johnson said he is not allowed…

  • PRINCETON: Report: Firefighters may need to be paid

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Fire services may eventually have to be delivered by a paid staff in the Princetons, according to a report from an outside consultant.    The report confirms the borough, township and university have a functioning fire department, but they are having difficulty finding volunteers because volunteers are moving farther from the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Foster, Baron become Eagle Scouts

    WEST WINDSOR: Foster, Baron become Eagle Scouts

    The Foster Family: Glenn, Carol, Jason, Kayla and Brian.

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Holt: Government needs to invest in tech

    By Charles W. Kim, The Packet Group    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, visited a high tech company on Thursday to push for more federal funding in turning research in college labs into viable commercial businesses.    ”The debate (in Washington, D.C.) should be, ‘where should we invest?’” Mr. Holt said after a tour…

  • PRINCETON: Hun senior works on others’ esteem

    By stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Most seniors at the Hun School in Princeton spend their senior projects off campus, but Sydney Dodson Nease instead chose to work on a project to help enhance the self-esteem of the 7th and 8th grade girls on campus.    Sydney, a Girl Scout since the age of 6, has been…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Foster, Baron become Eagle Scouts

    WEST WINDSOR: Foster, Baron become Eagle Scouts

       WEST WINDSOR — Jason R. Foster and Christian F. Baron were recently honored by Boy Scout Troop 40 at a ceremony in West Windsor for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.    Jason led an Eagle Scout project that brought canine agility courses to each of the dog parks in the Canine Commons at West Windsor…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township gets $1M from county

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The Township has received a $1 million grant from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders to help fund the conversion of the former public library into a new recreation and cultural arts center.    The board presented the check to Mayor Peter Cantu at its May 12 meeting.…