Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township Jorge Antonio Sanchez-Nava, 42, was charged with a criminal and traffic warrants along with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement warrant for removal. At 9:44 on March 30, police received information about a homeless person living in a condemned house in the first block of Deerpath. Upon arrival, police located Mr. Sanchez-Nava in the…
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PRINCETON: Zucosky withdraws from council race
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Thomas Zucosky has withdrawn from the Borough Council race, citing the wishes of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization to unify the party. ”Respecting the wishes of the PCDO members and wanting to solidify the party for the primary, I have decided to end my candidacy for Borough Council,” he wrote…
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WEST WINDSOR: Council says animal control officer issue is closed
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR As the month-long battle for animal control officer Bettina Roed’s job came to a close on Monday night, fundamental flaws in the township’s governing structure came forward. ”A strong mayor, weak council is our form of government,” council Vice President Diane Ciccone said to Ms. Roed’s supporters,…
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MONTGOMERY: Fireworks fund-raising at $12,000, needs $20,000
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The fund-raising to restore the fireworks for the Independence Day celebration in Montgomery Township, to be held Thursday, June 30, is under way with more than one-third of the total amount already in hand. Mayor Mark Caliguire said at a meeting with committee chairman George Jarvis on Wednesday,…
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PRINCETON: Fire closes Valley Road
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PRINCETON Valley Road was closed for several hours on Monday while firefighters worked to put out a fire in a house. Princeton Fire Department Chief Dan Tomalin said the company was called at 12:40 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters a lot of smoke from the bottom of the house. The…
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PLAINSBORO: Queenship of Mary to be home in time for Easter
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO “We’re going home!” the Rev. Robert Medley announced to his parishioners on Sunday. Just in time for Easter, the doors of the Queenship of Mary church will reopen on Saturday for mass and activities. The parishioners were displaced for the past three months for major repairs to the…
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PRINCETON: Goldfarb gets most PCDO votes
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer No candidate for borough mayor was given a full endorsement at the Princeton Community Democratic Organization’s standing room only meeting on Sunday night. Councilman David Goldfarb was given the recommendation of the organization to be placed in the Democratic column on the primary ballot, but without the official slogan because…
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PRINCETON: New briefs
Citizenship classes The Latin American Task Force will be offering free citizenship classes to prepare immigrants for the naturalization interview required as part of the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. U.S. history and civics will be taught, and basic English necessary for the interview will be reviewed. An immigration attorney will be visiting the…
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MONTGOMERY: Traffic shifts for Route 206 bridge construction
MONTGOMERY The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced that the on-going replacement of the Route 206 bridge over the CSX railroad line is scheduled to be entering the next phase of construction this week in Montgomery Township. NJDOT’s contractor, Ritacco Construction, will begin tying in the new bridge alignment on the eastern side…
