Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Council set to embrace November elections
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members say moving municipal elections from May to November won’t make then more partisan or effect how they run their campaigns. ”I don’t think its going to impact it. I genuinely think people know who is the best person for them and for West Windsor,”…
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PRINCETON: HS orchestra to perform in China
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer Princeton High School’s orchestra is scheduled to depart this morning on a nine-day tour of sightseeing and performances on the other side of the world. Thirty-eight students will travel to China, spending two nights in Beijing, two nights in Qingdao, and three nights in Shanghai before returning to New Jersey…
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WEST WINDSOR: Councilman sues mayor over budget process
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh is facing a lawsuit filed against him by Township Councilman Charles Morgan. The suit, filed in Superior Court of New Jersey on Jan. 16, says the mayor has not complied with his Oct. 27, 2009 request for a report listing “the zero-based and other…
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WEST WINDSOR: Council unlikely to curb televised meetings
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members say they’re unlikely to consider an ordinance that would limit the broadcast of public comment periods that take place during council meetings 30 days before an election. The council had been considering the change as a way to stop council candidates from using the…
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PRINCETON: Councilman says firehouse floor is a hazard
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer The Princeton Fire Department Engine Company No. 1’s firehouse has deteriorated to the point that it can no longer house its firetrucks, Councilman David Goldfarb reported at Tuesday night’s Princeton Borough Council meeting. Mr. Goldfarb, who serves as the borough’s fire commissioner, said an engineering study of the firehouse has…
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WEST WINDSOR: Students’ Penny War raises dollars for Haiti
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer The American Red Cross has four warehouses that are open and operating at full capacity. It’s also producing 1 million liters of water every day and has distributed food and relief items to almost 20,000 families. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg in its efforts to help victims…
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PRINCETON: Library robbers take iPod from youth
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer A juvenile was threatened and robbed Saturday afternoon in the Princeton Public Library, according to Princeton Borough police. He was approached by two other juveniles at about 4:45 p.m., who threatened to physically harm him after he refused to hand over his iPod, police said. After several threats of physical…
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PLAINSBORO: Township looks ahead to next police pacts
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Township officials say they plan to work on new three-year contracts for dispatchers and more. ”We will start to talk in the last quarter of 2010 and take a very aggressive posture in terms of limiting salaries and getting additional savings in health insurance,” said Township Administrator Bob…
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PRINCETON: Boro to purchase new parking vehicle
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Council has given the go-ahead for the purchase of a $28,800 parking enforcement vehicle after one of its fleet suffered a transmission failure that was deemed too costly to repair. In early January, the parking enforcement vehicle suffered the transmission failure, according to a memo from police Lt.…
