Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Schools relieved by state budget, mayors hopeful
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer On Tuesday Gov. Chris Christie delivered his budget address, indicating that it was not a budget that will fund each and every program at the same level as last year. ”Instead, we’ve done something novel,” said Gov. Christie. “We’ve actually identified key priorities and put together a budget that funds…
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PRINCETON AREA: Four local schools in top six of state SAT scores
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer High schools in Princeton, Montgomery and West-Windsor-Plainsboro have all placed in the top six in the state for combined SAT scores, according to the New Jersey state report cards. Princeton High was the highest-ranking in the state with a combined score in math, verbal and writing of 1860, with 635…
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WEST WINDSOR: Board approves tentative budget of $158.8 million for WW-P district
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education approved a tentative budget of $158.8 million at its meeting Tuesday night. The budget will go to the Mercer County superintendent of schools by the March 4 deadline in a nearly final condition. The only major changes will be adjusting the state aid and…
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PRINCETON: Borough OKs $2.1 million pool bond
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer The $2.1 million bond ordinance to fund the Community Park Pool project passed unanimously at Borough Council’s Tuesday meeting, which allows the long-discussed project to move forward. A series of design modifications were made and presented to the council by Deanna Stockton, design engineer for Princeton Township. The modifications include…
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PRINCETON: Bank of Princeton reports record 201 results
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Princeton has announced record earnings for 2010. Net income for the year was $2.369 million. Last year its net income was $413,000, a year over year increase of $1.956 million or 473 percent. The increase was driven by loan and deposit growth along with a low cost…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Center101, Princeton University, corner of William Street and Olden Street. The symposium will unveil a…
