Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: School aide wins statewide award

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Patricia Scott, an instructional aide at Johnson Park School in Princeton, was named 2011 Child Care Worker of the Year for New Jersey for the Central Jersey Region by the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth and Families for her work with Angel’s Wings, an area crisis shelter for abused…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: No tax hike in township plan

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff writer    A precedent was set at the Township Committee meeting on Monday night. The $36.6 million 2011 municipal budget was introduced with no tax increase, which has not happened in more than 30 years.    Despite a $427,689 shortfall in tax revenues, the tax rate will remain flat and services untouched, said…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Police are asking if anyone has information about an accident on March 5 at the intersection of Witherspoon Street and Valley Road. At 7:51 a.m., police responded to an accident at the intersection with injuries. Julia T. Desanctis, 45, of Skillman, was driving south on Mt. Lucas Road and proceeded straight through the…

  • PRINCETON: Curriculum expo for grades 3 to 8

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Princeton Regional Schools is inviting parents to its first curriculum expo on Tuesday, April 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at John Witherspoon Middle School.    ”It’s really a showcase of what we’re doing with our curriculum in grades 3 through 8,” said Bonnie Lehet, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.…