Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: University president to meet with council, discuss strategic and campus planning processes
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The future growth and direction of Princeton University will be among the discussion topics when university President Christopher L. Eisgruber meets Monday night with Mayor Liz Lempert and the council. Mr. Eisgruber will make some remarks on the strategic and campus planning processes the university is undertaking, said university…
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MONTGOMERY: Recycling pickups may be delayed
Somerset County officials say some recycling pickups scheduled for today, Friday, Dec. 11, in Montgomery Township may be delayed due to heavy volume of recyclables. Residents are asked to leave their recyclables at the curb. Remaining collections will be completed by Saturday, Dec. 12. The Somerset County Recycling Division says it thanks residents for their…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Statewide ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ checkpoints begin Dec. 11
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Police departments in the area — including Princeton, Lawrence, West Windsor and Plainsboro — will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers during the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Between Dec. 11 and New Year’s Day, police officers will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety…
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PRINCETON: Town eyeing new lawyer in property tax-exemption challenge against university
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The same lawyer who represented Morristown in a property tax-exemption challenge against Morristown Medical Center is likely to be hired this month by the Princeton Council to represent the town in a similar case involving Princeton University. Martin Allen, part of the same law firm as state Sen. Kip…
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PRINCETON: Student joins leaders in Paris to combat climate change
By Logan Sander, Special Writer Since she was young, Princeton University sophomore Soumya Sudhakar has always loved finding solutions, and this November, she will travel to Paris to take part in finding a solution to her largest problem yet — climate change. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, Ms. Sudhakar will participate in this year’s…
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PRINCETON: Mayor says meetings with university leaders make for better town/gown relationship (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Mayor Liz Lempert said Monday that town-gown relations with Princeton University have improved in the past three years on her watch, with her pronouncement coming ahead of a scheduled visit by the school’s president to the Princeton Council next week. Mayor Lempert, whose husband, Ken Norman, is a tenured…
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PRINCETON: Institute for Advanced Study to march ahead with housing project, despite $4.5 million offer for property
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Institute for Advanced Study said Wednesday that it would proceed with its 15-unit faculty housing project, despite a pending legal challenge and a $4.5 million offer to buy the disputed land where fighting occurred during the Revolutionary War. “The Institute has received all necessary approvals and permissions from…
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LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 9
Joseph P. Kelly III, 19, of Burlington, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle after he was stopped for speeding on Brunswick Pike at 3:41 a.m. Dec. 5. Nymirah S. Collins, 22,…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 9
Erick Carpinelli, 28, of Colonia, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $500 from Hillside Township Municipal Court during a motor vehicle stop on Butler Avenue at 8:33 a.m. Dec. 8. Zully Florian, 35, of Hamilton Township, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $300 from Lawrence Township Municipal Court following a motor vehicle…