Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Spring St. apartment switch irks Borough Council

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Borough Council balked at a request this week by the developer of its downtown redevelopment project on Spring Street to permit a change in its contract that would reduce the number of apartments in its newly finished apartment building by one.    25 Spring Street, is “substantially complete,” with people moving…

  • BUSINESS: New apartments offered on Princeton’s Spring St.

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    You don’t have to be rich to live in an upscale apartment in downtown Princeton. But you do have to be lucky.    Ten affordable units are available in 25 Spring Street, a luxury apartment building that is the second phase of Princeton’s long-awaited downtown redevelopment project. Among qualified candidates,…

  • BUSINESS: West Windsor classmates launch marketing firm

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    Four members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South class of 2004 are living a dream they had talked about since their high school days — their own business.    In January 2009, Tusar Barik, Kevin Barnes, Zain Haseeb and Amol Waishampayan launched Maiden Media Group, a full service digital marketing…

  • PRINCETON: School Districts eye charter school funding

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    School district administrators say that no new charter school this fall means that money put aside for the facility will go toward future tax relief.    The Princeton International Academy Charter School had expected to open in Plainsboro in September as a Mandarin-English immersion school for kindergarten through second grade.    However,…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township, school buildings to get solar panels

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The Otto Kaufman Community Center and three township schools buildings are among an initial pool of solar projects planned by Somerset County’s Renewable Energy Program.    The proposed projects, identified as suitable sites by the Somerset County Improvement Authority, include a rooftop panel system at the community center, Montgomery High School,…

  • PRINCETON: Health Dept. to post sanitary inspection results online

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The Princeton Health Commission wants residents to know the conditions of local establishments.    The commission — which conducts sanitary inspections at places such as restaurants, delis, cafeterias, schools, churches, daycare centers, pet shops, youth camps and public schools — is getting ready to post detailed reports of their…

  • PRINCETON: Trouble sleeping? That’s depressing

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer   A recently published study on sleep deprivation among Princeton High School students found that the majority of those who don’t get enough sleep are also suffering from depression symptoms. The results indicate that parents should look closely at their teen’s sleep patterns if they’re suffering from mood disorders, according…

  • PRINCETON: School chiefs could face salary cuts

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Princeton Regional Superintendent of Schools Judith Wilson is on track to earn $220,480 for the upcoming school year, but it is likely that she would face a salary reduction to $175,000 when her contract expires, if Gov. Chris Christie has his way.    The governor announced the proposal to cap superintendents’…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Triathalon to benefit pediatric brain cancer research

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Five-year-old Luke Gilligan cannot eat. He suffers from severe to profound hearing loss. He battles to overcome a host of learning, social and sensory problems.    He is also a brain cancer survivor, and at least some of these problems can be traced to the treatment he received as a one-year-old…