Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • LAWRENCE: Pupils learn of Internet’s permanency

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Intermediate School sixth-grader Rithvik Nair said he knew about the “public” part of going online, but he did not know that whatever he said or wrote online would be “permanent.”    Rithvik said he does not have a MySpace or Facebook account, because he relies on e-mail or calls to…

  • PRINCETON: Borough hopefuls face off

    PRINCETON: Borough hopefuls face off

    Forum addresses a range of issues By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Three of the four Borough Council candidates met in a forum on local issues last night.    Each candidate answered questions about consolidation, transportation, revaluation, the payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) from Princeton University, communication, the borough’s environmental footprint and redevelopment of the hospital,…

  • MONTGOMERY: Hooping it up to help victims of SMA

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Van Horne Park will be filled with walkers and hula hoopers this Saturday as they march and spin for a good cause.    The park will be the site of the Second Annual Hoop, Walk ‘n Roll, an event run by six area families to raise money to combat…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Rutgers student’s death generates public attention

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    In the days since two area Rutgers University freshmen were charged with invading the privacy of a third student who apparently committed suicide following the events, the case has drawn international attention to the problem of gay teenagers committing suicide.    On Sunday, hundreds of Rutgers students attended a vigil in…

  • PRINCETON: Reval study group created

    Council explores ways to cut taxes By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Three resolutions regarding revaluation were passed by Princeton Borough Council Tuesday night after several hours of lengthy discussion.    The most significant resolution was to create a revaluation study commission of citizens within the community to assess the criterion, methodology and results of the recent…

  • PRINCETON: Proposed mosque could foster tolerance, panel says

    By Ellen Shakespear, Special Writer    Princeton Provost Christopher Eisgruber, Near Eastern studies faculty member Mark Cohen and politics faculty member Amaney Jamal weighed in on the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero during a panel discussion in McCosh Hall on the Princeton University campus on Monday evening.    While they acknowledged the passionate…

  • PRINCETON: Borough appoints engineer

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Two personnel changes and one appointment were made at the Princeton Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night along with several discussions of shared services.    Robert Hough, the head of the Sewer Operating Committee for the borough and township was appointed interim engineer until the end of the year to fill…

  • PLAINSBORO: Nonprofit wins Clinton Global Initiative award

    PLAINSBORO: Nonprofit wins Clinton Global Initiative award

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    A local nonprofit organization was recognized in New York on Sept. 23, receiving an award from former President Bill Clinton and political commentator and online journalist Arianna Huffington on behalf of the Clinton Global Initiative.    The F.I.S.H. Foundation, based in Plainsboro, was one of five CGI members recognized that morning…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Area firm gets benefit of tax credit

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Applied Photovoltaics is in the process of securing funding to bring 25 or more manufacturing jobs to the Central Jersey area with its solar consulting, applications, design and fabrication business.    U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Congressman Rush Holt toured the Reed Road, Pennington, firm to see how an America…