Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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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…
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MEETING AT A GLANCE: West Windsor Township Council, Feb. 22
The township will no longer pay for custom alterations for police uniforms. Council member Linda Geevers raised the concern at a previous meeting that the council should not pay a $120 bill for an officer to have his shirt custom-tailored. Township attorney Michael Herbert agreed that tailoring was not covered under their agreement with…
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STATE NEWS: Prepared remarks of governor on 2012 budget
Prepared remarks of Governor Chris Christie To the Joint Session of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly Regarding the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Trenton, NJ February 22, 2012 Madam Speaker, Mr. President, members of the Legislature, people of the State of New Jersey: It is my pleasure, and my duty, to present to you…
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PRINCETON: Borough Council passes pool funding
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer A $2.1 million bond ordinance to fund the Community Park Pool project passed unanimously at Borough Council’s Tuesday meeting, allowing the long-discussed project to move forward. A series of design modifications were made and presented to the council, including the reduction of the building by 2,000 square feet, which is…
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STATE: Princeton High School Ranked #1 in State SAT Scores
West Windsor-Plainsboro schools, Montgomery High in top ten Princeton High School has been ranked number one in the State in the 2010 ranking of comprehensive New Jersey High Schools by SAT scores, according to a press release from the Princeton Regional Schools. Princeton had a math-verbal-writing combined score of 1860. West Windsor-Plainsboro South (1843) and…
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PRINCETON: Snow removal and salt budgets being exceeded
By Alice Su, Special Writer At this point in winter, most of Central Jersey’s public works departments have exceeded their budgets for snow removal. Wayne Carr, public works director in Princeton Borough, said his department had spent $15,000 to 20,000 over their usual budget. ”But I think that we’ll still be fine,” Mr. Carr said,…
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PRINCETON: Schools need to cut $1.1 million to meet state cap
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PRINCETON With the deadline for budget submissions around the corner, the Board of Education is still looking to trim another $1.1 million to meet the state’s 2 percent tax levy cap. At the board’s meeting Thursday, Superintendent Judy Wilson gave an update of the proposed budget to a packed…
