Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Democrats meeting to pick Greenstein’s successor

    By Charles Kim, The Packet Group    Democrats from Middlesex and Mercer counties will gather in Princeton Saturday to choose a replacement to fill newly elected state Sen. Linda Greenstein’s Assembly seat in the 14th district, officials said.    The convention is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. for the estimated 300 delegates from the two counties…

  • PRINCETON: Spreading harmony

    PRINCETON: Spreading harmony

    The design for the Cooperation Nation T-shirt, by Melvin Benarde, Dana Lichtstrahl and Jake Landau. 

  • MONTGOMERY: Antlers look ahead to aiding community

    MONTGOMERY: Antlers look ahead to aiding community

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Princeton Elks held a formal chartering ceremony for the formation of its Antlers Youth Service Organization Monday evening.    ”An organization like this gives kids our age the opportunity to be involved in something big,” said Devon Fitzgerald, a freshman at Stuart Country Day School. “We have so…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Hughes reports candidacy as court building progresses

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Hughes reports candidacy as court building progresses

       TRENTON — Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced he will run for a third term as the top official in county government this November at a ceremony today to place the final steel beam atop the new Mercer County Criminal Courthouse.    The “topping out” ceremony is common at construction sites around the world. The…

  • MONTGOMERY: Antlers look ahead to aiding community

    MONTGOMERY: Antlers look ahead to aiding community

    Members of the Antlers Youth Service Organization posed for a group photo on Monday. In front, from left, are Devon Fitzgerald, J.D. Yang, Alison Yang, Kristen Marrapodi, Peyton Drift, Megan Edelstein, Kelly Ajello and Jeremy Haftel. In rear, from left, are Elks Youth Activities Chairperson Frank Marrapodi and Princeton Elks Exalted Ruler Robert M. Church.

  • PRINCETON: Towns receiving emergency funds

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough and Township have received $118,355.24 from the federal government to offset expenses from a devastating Nor’easter that struck the area on the weekend of March 13, 2010.    Reimbursements are paid at 50 percent and 75 percent, said Mark Freda, emergency services director for Princeton Borough. “It’s some formula…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Hughes reports candidacy as court building progresses

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Hughes reports candidacy as court building progresses

    The steel beam to complete the ironwork at the new Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton was signed by ironworkers and politicians before being hoisted atop the building on Tuesday.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Planners retain leadership

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Planning Board leadership will remain intact for the coming year, as it looks forward to settling the Windsor Plaza Revitalization Plan and other key elements of the township redevelopment plan.    At the board’s reorganization meeting Wednesday night, the board re-appointed chair Marvin Gardner and vice chair…

  • PLAINSBORO: Cantu begins 31st year as mayor

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee is setting a lofty goal for 2011 — to be the best township in the state, Mayor Peter Cantu said, after being re-elected by his committee to his 31st year as mayor in his 37th year on the committee.    ”I am thankful for the opportunity…