Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: School district to offer H1N1 vaccinations
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR— The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District is expected to begin administering H1N1 vaccinations this week. The West Windsor Township Health Department will be holding an H1N1 vaccination clinic for children in kindergarten through third grade from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village School, and another for students in…
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PRINCETON: University reaches staff cut goal
Princeton University has announced that it has completed efforts to achieve $15 million in staff reductions necessary to help meet an overall goal of decreasing the university’s operating budget by $170 million over two years. The staff reduction was achieved through a combination of vacancy and overtime savings, voluntary retirements, voluntary and involuntary reductions in…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W.Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro
Princeton Borough Elliott S. Schreffler, 20, of Hamilton, was arrested Oct. 27 at his residence and charged by Princeton Borough police with burglary and theft over $500. Police reported Mr. Schreffler allegedly entered the basement of St. Paul’s Church at 214 Nassau St. on Sept. 22 and stole a large LCD television valued at $1,800…
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PRINCETON: A new consignment shop opens downtown
Jane Henderson Kenyon and daugher Isabelle Kenyon in the new jane consignment shop on Spring Street in downtown Princeton. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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MONTGOMERY: New high school principal is named
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Board of Education has appointed a replacement for retiring Montgomery High School Principal James Misek. The board last week named Paul Popadiuk, who has served as a vice principal and social studies teacher at Montgomery High School since 1996, as his replacement, effective Jan. 1.…
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PLAINSBORO: New hospital building is on schedule
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Despite a wet summer, construction of the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro is on schedule for completion in just over two years. All steel work at the new facility on Route 1 will be in place by the end of the month, and most, if…
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WEST WINDSOR: Township gets $725,000 in state grants
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor received $725,000 from the state to help with road projects and land preservation, officials announced this week. The township received $225,000 from the state Department of Transportation’s Municipal Aid Program and $500,000 from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program. Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh…
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PRINCETON: A new consignment shop opens downtown
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer You would be forgiven if upon entering Jane Consignment you thought you were in a funky lounge bar rather than a consignment shop. A mix of funky reuse and art-infused aesthetics, Jane Consignment brings to mind the word salon rather than store. It’s just a salon where the decor is…
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WEST WINDSOR: Township to get $50,000 annually from Princeton U
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Princeton University and West Windsor have come to an agreement that will bring $50,000 a year to the township’s coffers. Monday, the council approved a memorandum of understanding between the trustees of Princeton University and the township that will see the university make voluntary payments to the…
