Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PLAINSBORO: Finishing touches remain before library debut
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO Several safety items that have yet to be completed means the township will have to wait a bit longer before the new Plainsboro Public Library opens for business. Township Administrator Robert Sheehan said sidewalks, parking areas and handicapped ramps need to be completed before a temporary certificate of…
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PLAINSBORO: Construction will keep township busy
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO The next year promises to be a busy one for Plainsboro Township. With projects ranging from the University of Medical Center at Princeton in Plainsboro, to road repairs on Plainsboro Road and continuing work on a new library, Mayor Peter Cantu said the township has its work cut…
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WEST WINDSOR: Mayor sees full slate for 2010
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR People look ahead to the new year with the hope it will be better than the last. They set goals to lose weight, quit smoking, find a new job or just be a better person. Township officials have goals, too. Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said the township has…
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PRINCETON BOROUGH: Managing garage up for bid
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Borough is exploring contracting out the management of the Spring Street parking garage to a private company. The borough requested proposals from the private sector for management services for the garage and received two bids. According to Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi, borough staff is examining the bids in an…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Municipal reorganizations
Princeton Borough Noon, Sunday, Jan. 3 Borough Hall Princeton Township Noon, Sunday, Jan.3 Meeting Room, Municipal Complex Plainsboro 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4 Municipal Complex Montgomery Township 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7 Courtroom, Municipal Building Rocky Hill 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4 Borough Hall
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PRINCETON: Consolidation looming?
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Furthering efforts toward consolidation of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough and navigating the perilous fiscal environment in New Jersey will continue to be top priorities in the upcoming year, according to Princeton Township Mayor Bernie Miller. Following his first full year as township mayor, Mayor Miller expressed satisfaction at a…
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PRINCETON: Police charge teens with alcohol offenses
Two teenagers face charges after police responded to the intersection of Cleveland Lane and Elm Road early Monday on a report of a male lying unconscious in the roadway, according to Princeton Borough police. At about 2:30 a.m., the police discovered the male to be a highly intoxicated 18-year-old who had been drinking at a…
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PRINCETON: Foundation aims to fund pool complex
Public-private partnership to aid recreation needs By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer The dream of a refurbished Community Park Pool may be realized with the help of a new private-public partnership conceived to raise funds for the project. The Princeton Parks and Recreation Foundation, launched recently at a reception in a township resident’s home, will hold…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, West Windsor, Plainsboro
Princeton Borough Leigh Holt, 34, of Merchantville, was arrested and charged with shoplifting and theft of library materials Dec. 21 after police determined she stole $136.91 worth of books from the Princeton Public Library on Dec. 21 and shoplifted approximately $22 in magazines from The Kiosk newsstand at Palmer Square on Nassau Street on Dec.…
