Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • LWV CANDIDATE Q&A: Montgomery Township Committee

       EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the candidates for Montgomery Township Committee to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area in cooperation with The Princeton Packet. The candidates were given an equal amount of space for their answers.    Candidates – Vote for two (three-year term).    Mark Caliguire (incumbent)…

  • LWV CANDIDATE Q&A: Princeton Borough Council

       EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the candidates for Princeton Borough Council to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, in cooperation with The Princeton Packet. The candidates were given an equal amount of space for their answers.    Candidates – Vote for two (three-year term)    Jenny Crumiller –…

  • PLAINSBORO: New county bus route sought here

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The Middlesex County Transportation Department wants to provide public transportation to Plainsboro and parts of West Windsor.    The department is planning a bus system that will start in Jamesburg and have stops in Cranbury, along Plainsboro Road, the Princeton Junction Train Station and eventually the yet-to-be-built University Medical…

  • PRINCETON: IAS gets $3.5 million gift for White-Levy archives

       The Institute for Advanced Study has announced it has received a $3.5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to fund the creation of The Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center.    The gift will enable the Princeton Township-based IAS to conserve and collect its current and future holdings of records and historical documents relating…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Librarian scripts spooky Halloween for kids

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Librarian Michael Kerr intends to invite a vampire-like creature into the West Windsor library this week.    While this may seem like a risky move, it is just part of what he has planned over the next few days. Starting Thursday, at least five kids will be trapped…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Lewis School holds Walk-A-Thon Saturday

       WEST WINDSOR — The Lewis School will hold its second annual walkathon and 10th annual soccer tournament Saturday at Mercer County Park.    The proceeds raised from the walk will benefit The Lewis School Annual Fund. The school aims to raise $35,000 from corporate sponsors and individual walkers and runners. Participants will be taking a leisurely…

  • PRINCETON: Future uncertain for former Valley Road School

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    With Princeton Township and the Princeton Regional School District unwilling to invest in its restoration, the Witherspoon Street portion of Princeton Regional Schools’ Valley Road complex faces an uncertain future.    Township Mayor Bernie Miller said Wednesday that the township has no interest in restoring the former Valley Road School building,…

  • PRINCETON: Nonprofit counsels small business aspirants

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The greater Princeton area has many resources for would-be entrepreneurs with business concepts and some capital.    But Isles Inc., a Trenton-based nonprofit, works with people of lesser means trying to find their own path to economic self-reliance.    Since 2006, Isles has run seminars and provided services for low-income…

  • PRINCETON: Merchants briefed on shoplifting tricks

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — When it comes to shoplifters, if something doesn’t look right, odds are it’s not, borough police told a group of merchants this week.    Detectives R.T. Allie and Adam Basatemur from the Princeton Borough Police Department gave a presentation at the Princeton Merchants meeting Tuesday night, updating them on…