Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: New chief Buchanan plots route
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer Robert Buchanan knew he wanted to go into law enforcement ever since Patrolman Al Funk spoke to his class back when he was a student at Valley Road School. What he didn’t know was that one day he would be Funk’s partner in the detective bureau. And he didn’t know…
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PRINCETON: Council OKs sidewalk sign for shops
ByVictoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer The shops on Chambers Street will have a bit more exposure, thanks to the Borough Council approving a new sandwich board-style sign on the corner of Nassau and Chambers Streets. ”I oftentimes hear customers say ‘I never knew you existed’ because they don’t think to come down Chambers Street,” said Joy…
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PRINCETON: Township moving toward ‘gateway’
Mixed-use plans for Alexander Road By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer Representatives from Princeton University presented a residential mixed-use ordinance, or a change of zoning, for the Alexander Road South Zone at the Princeton Township Committee meeting Monday. ”What we would be doing essentially is changing over from a service zone to a residential mixed-use zone,”…
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PLAINSBORO: Garden applications due
The Plainsboro Community Garden, located on the south side of Plainsboro Road at the foot of the railroad bridge, will be available to residents for the 11th year. The township grants permission to 55 people to “farm” a garden plot, measuring 20 feet by 20 feet. The township supplies access to water, but gardeners need…
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PRINCETON: Buchanan is the new Princeton Township police chief
Capt. Robert Buchanan was sworn in as the new police chief of Princeton Township on Monday evening after the Township Committee voted unanimously in favor of his appointment. Capt. Buchanan has served on the police force of Princeton Township for 31 years. Born and raised in Princeton, he joined the Princeton Township Police Department on…
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WEST WINDSOR: Planning Board reviewing transit village agreement
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR The Planning Board is making recommendations to the Township Council about the design of a proposed transit village near the Princeton Junction train station recommendations the council can either accept or reject as it moves toward ending litigation with the developer, InterCap Holdings. At a five-hour…
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ROCKY HILL: T-shirt aids Mary Jacobs Library
Darshana Merchant wins design contest By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer ROCKY HILL When graphic designer Darshana Merchant heard about the T-shirt design contest sponsored by the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library Foundation, she wanted to create a submission because the library had been so good to her and to her family. The contest is another…
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Hospital has 120 possible purchasers
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer The marketing agency for the University Medical Center in Princeton says about 120 potential buyers have contacted it looking for information and several are taking tours of the site. Mark DeLillo, founding member and managing partner at New York-based Blue Gate Partners, which was hired by the hospital last year,…
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WEST WINDSOR: News briefs
Arbor Day Art Contest WEST WINDSOR West Windsor/Plainsboro school students are invited to participate in the 2011 Arbor Day Art Contest sponsored by the West Windsor Shade Tree Commission. Prizes for first ($70-$100), second ($40) and third ($20) places in each of four separate grade categories elementary k-3, elementary 4-5, middle school 6-8…
