Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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BUSINESS: Yoga studios find right chemistry
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Chakras, or energy centers, are in line at two local yoga centers to create a business collaboration that is balanced and satisfying for their customers and each other. Princeton-based Wild Child Yoga and Skillman-based Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (PCYH) have joined forces to offer more classes and better…
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PRINCETON: Voters to elect three to school board
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer On Wednesday voters in the Princetons will be asked to vote on the budget for the Board of Education for Princeton Regional Schools, with the total tax levy set at $62,190,302. Although a second ballot question to extend beyond the tax levy cap is needed, said Superintendent Judy Wilson, one…
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PRINCETON: Suit takes aim at 20 campus buildings
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A lawsuit is challenging the validity of some of Princeton University’s tax-exempt buildings assessed at a total of $120 million and may help taxpayers of Princeton Borough by adding $2.2 million to municipal coffers if successful. Some 20 buildings are highlighted in the five-page document filed earlier this…
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PRINCETON: Joint fire, library budget requests approved
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Joint agency budgets were approved at a joint meeting of borough and township municipal officials Wednesday night. The largest budgets fire and library received scrutiny and discussion. The Fire Department budget is proposed at $239,736, an increase of $38,114 from last year’s budget of $201,622. Most of the…
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PLAINSBORO: Business issues raised with mayor
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO Local business owners raised many concerns to Mayor Peter Cantu after a “state of the township” address to the Plainsboro Business Partnership on Tuesday morning. The mayor spoke about the township’s ongoing developments, traffic improvement projects and how to strengthen the municipality’s relationship to the business community. Many…
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PRINCETON: Report expected on university arts, transit talks
A report regarding transit issues and detailing a subcommittee’s work on negotiations with Princeton University’s proposed arts and transit neighborhood is expected to be made public in the coming weeks. The information was revealed at a special session of Princeton Borough Council and the Township Committee held Wednesday night. Subcommittee members and university officials have…
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PRINCETON: Live at the library: a 5 a.m. royal wedding
Royal Wedding fever has crossed the pond to Princeton. The Princeton Public Library is hosting a 5 a.m. screening of the live broadcast of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nuptials at London’s Westminster Abbey on April 29 in the Community Room. Tea and scones will be served. The screening party came to fruition after the…
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WEST WINDSOR: Local Baha’i group elects a Spritual Assembly
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR When Bryn Mulligan turned to the Baha’i faith 20 years ago, she said it felt much like her Christian upbringing “just newer, updated.” She explains the Baha’i fundamental belief of the “oneness of humankind” that the world’s major religions are all equal parts of a progressive…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township Maurice Clark, 27, of Langhorne, P.A., was arrested after police found he had two active warrants. At 10:26 p.m. on April 14, police responded to a report of a disabled car near the intersection of Washington Road and Faculty Road. Upon speaking with the driver, Mr. Clark, police found he had a warrant…
