Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Transit proposals draw a crowd
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Five transportation plans for Princeton, ranging from eliminating the Dinky train for a bus rapid transit system to personal rapid transit, a series of individual cars on a track, were presented Saturday morning. The Princeton Library’s community room was filled to standing-room only at some points in the presentation, sponsored…
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PLAINSBORO: Roads to close for fire parade Sunday
PLAINSBORO Restrictions will be in place on four township roads between 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday for the Plainsboro Township Fire Department 50th Anniversary Parade. Between 1 and 2 p.m. there will be road closures for Edgemere Avenue, Pond View Drive, the exit/entrance of Fox Run Drive and Plainsboro Road between Edgemere Avenue and…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Districts to benefit from federal funds
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Of the $262,742,643 New Jersey School districts will receive through the federally funded Education Jobs Act, area districts will receive a total of $714, 360 in funds to use for salaries, health insurance, and other areas, according to the State Department of Education. The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District will…
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WEST WINDSOR: Health department sets senior flu clinics
West Windsor Township will be offering seasonal influenza clinics for residents 55 years of age and over. Clinics will be held at the West Windsor Township Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Road. Appointments are required; residents may call (609) 799-9068 to schedule a visit during the times listed. Individuals enrolled in Medicare should bring a copy…
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PRINCETON: University set to redevelop graduate housing areas
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer Princeton University is moving ahead on plans for new graduate housing. The university announced last week that it has selected American Campus Communities to assist with preparations associated with the redevelopment of the Hibben-Magie site for graduate student housing. The redevelopment project is intended to provide new housing units for…
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PLAINSBORO: Police patrol pays off in arrests
PLAINSBORO A plainclothes police patrol project in August used statistical analysis of old reports to net numerous arrests. Operation Blue C.R.U.S.H., for Crime Reduction Utilizing Statistical History, was an initiative borne out of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Summer Crime Trends report and an analysis of township crimes and quality of life…
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PRINCETON: Princeton House suspect indicted
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer A 19-year-old man who allegedly beat and killed his elderly roommate at Princeton House in February was indicted last week by a grand jury on one count of first-degree murder. Michael Leal, of New Brunswick was charged with murder following the Feb. 11 beating death of his roommate, James Dunlavy,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Arts Council to lift veil on its new home
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR After nearly a decade of planning, the township’s Arts Council will unveil its new building Saturday. Instead of holding a ribbon cutting, the council will host a ribbon dance and a maypole weaving. Heidi Kleinman, a founding council board member, said they will represent “our focus on…
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PRINCETON: Township seeks county grant for open space land
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer The Township Committee is seeking some help from Mercer County. On Monday, it agreed to apply for a $150,000 grant to acquire 35 acres of permanent public open space along the base of Princeton Ridge. Owned by All Saints Church, the property connects to county parkland and Herrontown Woods. The…
