Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Church on ‘The Ridge’ defends expansion plan

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Westerly Road Church officials made their case to the Regional Planning Board last week that its proposal for a new church on the Princeton Ridge balanced concerns of environmentalists with their need to serve a growing congregation.    The church has proposed a 44,940-square-foot building on an 18.58-acre lot off Bunn…

  • WEST WINDSOR: EMS calls will be charged to insurance carriers

    WEST WINDSOR: EMS calls will be charged to insurance carriers

    John Saccenti,Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township officials say residents will see no change in emergency coverage now that it will begin charging insurance companies for the service.    The council approved an ordinance Tuesday that will allow the paid township EMS services to charge private insurance companies different fees for various services.    According to the…

  • SCHOOL BOARD RACES: WW-P candidates address the issues

    EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the West Windsor Township candidates for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area in cooperation with The Princeton Packet. The candidates were allowed to vary the length of their answers to the three questions…

  • PRINCETON: Forum confronts NJ college funding issues

    By Ellen Shakespear, Special Writer    How can New Jersey public colleges and universities succeed under the pressures of declining revenue and rising demand? How do we measure success within institutions of higher education?    These questions were debated at Princeton University on Friday, during a forum titled “How to Fix a Broken System: Funding Public Higher…

  • PRINCETON: Shell Oil gives $100,000 for DuBois scholarships

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    A high school scholars program at Princeton University that emphasizes math and science for minorities has received a $100,000 contribution from Shell Oil Co.    Each year about 100 of the brightest minds from urban and suburban areas — including Princeton — gather on the campus for the five-week W.E.B. DuBois…

  • PRINCETON: PU cites ‘productive’ talks with mayors

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    A dialogue described by a Princeton University official as “productive” is under way between the tax-exempt institution and local officials who want it to provide more financial support to the surrounding community.The level of the university’s contribution to the Princetons has become a high-profile issue in both municipalities, particularly in…

  • Basketball coach deserves new contract

    Ethan Finley of Princeton     I have been attending Princeton University sporting events since the autumn of 1976. I have been attending Princeton University women’s basketball games since the early 1990s. Whenever I attend a Princeton University sporting event I have a burning desire for the Princeton team to win.    Courtney Banghart, the women’s head…

  • PRINCETON:’Princyclopedia’ brings crowds to university

    By Ellen Shakespear, Special Writer    ”We’re going to need you for a few minutes,” a father explained to Katie McGee, tapping her on the shoulder. “Our kids want a photo shoot with the Little Mermaid.”    Dozens of young pirates sporting tattoos, colorful kerchiefs, and tri-cornered hats looked on as the famous mermaid smiled for the…

  • PRINCETON: Corzine to join university faculty

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Former governor Jon Corzine was named this week to a one-year appointment in Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.    As the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. visiting professor, Mr. Corzine will lead a public lecture series on financial market regulation in the fall and teach…