Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    Phil McAuliffe Princeton Township Police Chief Mark Emman shakes off the water after being dunked with softball pitch during Tuesday’s National Night Out. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    Phil McAuliffe Graham Bricker, 4, of Lawrenceville plays a percussion instrument called a Tubano. Staff photo by Phil Mcauliffe

  • PRINCETON: Fresh Air hosts welcome visiting city kids

    PRINCETON: Fresh Air hosts welcome visiting city kids

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer        PRINCETON — Twenty-three children from the busy city streets of New York will be spending the next 10 days “in the country” with families from the area, enjoying all New Jersey has to offer, courtesy of the Fresh Air Fund.    ”I’ve had a lot of fun and feel it’s nice…

  • PRINCETON: Fresh Air hosts welcome visiting city kids

    PRINCETON: Fresh Air hosts welcome visiting city kids

    Charlotte Burd, 7, of Princeton, above, holds a welcome sign for her family’s Fresh Air guest. Staff photo by Victoria Hurley-Schubert

  • MONTGOMERY: Police investigate home invasion and robbery

    Elderly woman victimized By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer   MONTGOMERY — A 67-year-old resident of South Wiggins Lane was robbed in her home early Monday morning, according to a press release issued by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.    The victim called 911 at about 5:45 a.m. to report that she was sleeping in her bedroom…

  • BUSINESS: Committee eyes Quakerbridge Mall expansion plans

    By Lea Kahn and Chelsea Radler, Staff Writers    Lawrence Associates, which owns Quaker Bridge Mall, is seeking township planners’ approval for a general development plan for the regional shopping mall that would guide its redevelopment over the next 20 years.    The mall, which opened in the mid-1970s, currently owns 102 acres of property on Route…

  • PRINCETON: Revaluation rage prompts officials’ letter

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The Princeton Borough Council and Township Committee sent a letter Thursday to Appraisal Systems Inc. formally requesting that the firm provide a detailed explanation of the methodology it used to complete the recent revaluation of both communities.    The letter (SEE FULL TEXT BELOW) asks the firm for any information it…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Arts Council reaches lease agreement

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Arts Council and the township have come to a lease agreement.    Under the new agreement, the arts council will pay West Windsor $250 a month to use the 3,200-square-foot Princeton Junction Firehouse as an arts center 2011 and 2012.    Following that, the arts council…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, Montgomery, Plainsboro, W. Windsor

    Princeton Township     Antonio Frink, 21, of Lawrenceville was arrested July 19 on an active traffic warrant for $181 issued by Lawrence Township, police said. The warrant was uncovered during an investigation of a noise complaint in the area of Greenbriar Row, police said. He was released on bail.    Linda Spiro, 61, of Robbinsville was hospitalized…