Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Thai cafe getting scratched from Y’s menu

    PRINCETON: Thai cafe getting scratched from Y’s menu

    Robert and Da DeToro in Da’s Thai-American Cafe at the Princeton Y. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Thai cafe getting scratched from Y’s menu

    PRINCETON: Thai cafe getting scratched from Y’s menu

    Robert and Da DeToro with their sons, Thomas, 8, and Tony, 6, in the kitchen of Da’s Thai-American Cafe at the Princeton Y. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • STATE: Novice drivers in NJ must now display decals

     With the implementation of “Kyleigh’s Law” on Saturday, young drivers will be required to let police know they’re behind the wheel by affixing small red decals to their license plates every time they drive.    The decals are intended to help police officers identify novice drivers, who are subject to tougher restrictions than other drivers. New…

  • PRINCETON: Photo ID cards for immigrants get official blessings

    Proof of legal residence not required By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer  The Princeton-based Latin American Legal Defense & Education Fund will commence issuing a community photo-identification card to immigrant workers and others in Princeton after receiving municipal approvals and the endorsement of both the Princeton township and borough police departments.    Borough police Chief David Dudeck…

  • PRINCETON: Revaluation wrinkle vexes Borough Council

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Members of the Princeton Borough Council are feeling blindsided after interpreting comments by the county tax administrator to mean their just-completed property revaluation numbers are 14 percent off.    The need to undergo a municipal revaluation is triggered when the ratio of assessed property values to sale prices goes below 50…

  • WEST WINDSOR: School board cuts 105 maintenance positions

     More than 105 buildings and grounds workers for the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District will have to find new jobs come June 30.    Tuesday, the district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to privatize its buildings and grounds department. Beginning July 1, the district will pay $9.2 million for Aramark to provide custodial, maintenance, grounds and management…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township Committee approves 2010 municipal budget

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee introduced a 2010 spending plan Wednesday that is 5.28 percent larger than last year’s, but still calls for a tax increase due to decrease in revenue, including a steep reduction in state aid.    The $23.149 million 2010 budget is $1.044 million larger than last year’s…

  • PRINCETON: Landscaping at issue for Harrison Street Park

    PRINCETON: Landscaping at issue for Harrison Street Park

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council agreed to earmark $30,000 for perennial plantings in the newly renovated Harrison Street Park at its meeting Tuesday night, following a lengthy back and forth between council members, borough staff and residents near the park.    Borough Council did not formally release the funds pending agreement at a…

  • PRINCETON: PRSD school board selects new president

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The Princeton Regional Board of Education chose Rebecca Cox to serve as its new president at Tuesday night’s organization meeting.    Timothy Quinn, in the third year of his first term on the board, was selected to fill her former position as vice president.    ”I promise to bring all of the…