Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Regional schools closed Wednesday

        The Princeton Regional School District has announced that all of its schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 10 because of the impending snowstorm.

  • PRINCETON: Slurps, burbs mark 11th annual Oyster Bowl

    PRINCETON: Slurps, burbs mark 11th annual Oyster Bowl

    Hot competition and an attentive audience during Sunday’s 11th Annual Oyster Bowl contest at Blue Point Grill. Photo by Kristine Snodgrass

  • PRINCETON: After the snow, still more snow?

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    After spending the better part of the weekend digging out from anywhere between 9 and 12 inches of snow, Public Works officials are getting ready to do it all over again.    “As far as the Wednesday storm, we’re keeping an eye on it,” said Plainsboro Township Administrator Robert Sheehan.…

  • PRINCETON: Merchants group changes presidents

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Mark Censits, CoolVines wine store president and CEO, has taken over the presidency of the Princeton Merchants Association from Travis Linderman, who stepped down last week after taking a full-time position as campaign manager for Republican congressional and Princeton businessman Scott Sipprelle.    Mr. Linderman made a decision to step down…

  • PRINCETON: Forum discusses unauthorized immigration

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Unauthorized immigrants in Princeton are faced with a myriad of challenges as they try to provide for themselves and their families, panelists at a discussion on the topic said last week.    The public forum “Why It Matters: Unauthorized Immigration and the Princeton Community” was held from 7 to 9 p.m.…

  • PRINCETON: Borough selects new attorney

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council is poised to formally select Hill Wallack attorney Maeve E. Cannon as its new borough counsel at its meeting tonight, Tuesday.    Ms. Cannon would replace Karen Cayci, an attorney with the Princeton firm Herbert Van Ness Cayci & Goodell, as borough counsel.    Ms. Cannon is a former…

  • PRINCETON: Open forum on high court’s campaign finance ruling

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Last month’s Supreme Court decision rolling back campaign finance restrictions for corporations and unions was one of the most divisive and momentous rulings in the recent history of the high court.    This Wednesday afternoon, a panel discussion at the Woodrow Wilson School will address the decision in the case —…

  • STATE: Judge orders more tests of N.J. voting machines

    By The Packet Group    In a lawsuit that challenged computerized voting machines that do not produce a paper record, the Superior Court this week ordered additional evaluation of the equipment.    Sequoia Voting Systems, which manufactures the machines, hailed the ruling as a victory, while plaintiffs say it did not go far enough.    Judge Linda Feinberg…

  • PRINCETON: Nassau Club has its first female president

    PRINCETON: Nassau Club has its first female president

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    In the Presidents’ Room of the Nassau Club, the walls are lined with framed black and white photographs of past leaders of the storied institution. They include numerous prominent members of Princeton society, notably Princeton University and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.    But soon, a distinctly different face will find a…