Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: ‘Madeline’ author a graduate of Hun School

    Following in grandfather’s writing footsteps By Victoria Hurley-Schubert    A beloved family tradition continues with the newest “Madeline” book as it tells the tale of the lonely First Daughter who gets a visit from 11 girls from France just in time for the annual Easter egg roll at the White House.    And a March 5 book…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Jesse M. Reuter, 26, of Crosswicks, was charged with failure to appear in court. At 9:56 p.m. on Feb. 15, while conducting a motor vehicle stop at Mercer Road, police discovered Mr. Reuter had a $250 warrant out of Howell Township. He was arrested and later released after posting the $250 bail. Princeton…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS: Week of Feb. 25

    American Institute of Architects awards    The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently awarded the winners of its annual design competition at its annual award gala held recently at the Carl Icahn Laboratory in Princeton.    Princeton-based HDR Architects won an honor award in the “Unibuilt” category for its design for the Biomedical…

  • PRINCETON: Borough to join Arts and Transit joint task force

       The Princeton Borough Council adopted a resolution approving the establishment of the Alexander Corridor/Arts and Transit Joint Task Force at its meeting Tuesday.    Council President Kevin Wilkes and Councilman Roger Martindell will serve as the borough representatives on the task force, and Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi will serve as the staff representative.    The task force…

  • PRINCETON: News briefs

    Symposium on Battle of Princeton    The Princeton Battlefield Society and the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association are sponsoring a state-wide symposium: “New Revelations on the Battle of Princeton,” Saturday, Feb. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Friend Center–101, Princeton University, corner of William Street and Olden Street.    The symposium will unveil a…