Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: 1,000 area students attend science expo at univerity

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    One thousand area middle school students took part in a science expo at Princeton University yesterday.    ”Lots of wonderful exciting demonstrations of scientific principals,” said Steve Carson, a seventh grade teacher at John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton. “Everything here they’ll touch upon in middle school and get a preview…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Roma announces fourth-quarter 2010 earnings

       Roma Financial, the holding company of Roma Bank and RomAsia Bank, has announced its financial condition and results of operations for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2010.    The company’s consolidated net income, for the three months and year was $1.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively. These represented increases of $1.1 million and…

  • PRINCETON: Grant will be used to recruit, retain firefighters

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Fire Department will be able to expand its recruiting and retention of volunteer members thanks to a $361,500 grant from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).    The money will be distributed over a four-year period and applied to five areas of volunteer recruitment and retention, said Mark Freda, director…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council trying to trim more from $37.4 million budget

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council is seeking to “squeeze blood out of a turnip,” as Vice President Diane Ciccone said, to further trim spending in the $37.4 million budget, which proposes raising the tax levy by 5.3 percent.    As it stands, the taxpayers would foot about $22 million, up…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Nature takes front seat in teacher’s class

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — In a time when gadgets, video games and virtual reality are becoming the staples of playtime, one elementary school teacher is reminding her students of a forgotten daytime activity.    ”Look out your window, look what’s around you,” says first grade Maurice Hawk School teacher Lisa Rizziello, who…

  • MONTGOMERY: population rise causes township redistricting

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Stephanie VaccaroStaff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Increases in population have many effects, one of which is the need to redraw district lines in municipalities.    Montgomery Township experienced a 27.3 percent increase in population from 2000 to 2010, rising from 17,481 to 22,254. The substantial risein population is driving the redistricting.    ”With…

  • PRINCETON: Littlebrook School garden is a source for lessons

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    In addition to the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s also lucky to plant your peas on March 17.    Kindergartners at Littlebrook School learned this lesson, adding to many others, yesterday as part of the school’s garden program.    ”We can grow most vegetables and fruits,” said kindergartner…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Delay could keep solar project off the ballot

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    A referendum for the second phase of West Windsor-Plainsboro’s solar project will most likely be delayed as the district continues to hear crickets from the governor’s office for approval and the ticking clock of its deadline for federal financing.    To appear on the April 27 ballot with the budget and…

  • PRINCETON: Mayors quizzed at merchants group meeting

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The mayors of the Princetons met with and answered questions of businesses at the monthly meeting of the Princeton Merchants Association on Tuesday morning.    The first concern businesses had was what can the non-resident merchants do to have their voices heard and provide input for meaningful change in the community?…