Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Plainsboro

    Princeton Borough     Two passengers in a Sept. 29, three-car accident on Library Place near Stockton Street were arrested on active contempt of court warrants from Trenton, according to Princeton Borough police.    Preston A. Lofland, 37, of Trenton, was arrested on an active $5,000 warrant, and Luke Pernell, 52, also of Trenton, was arrested on two…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township Committee to take pay cut

       MONTGOMERY — In acknowledgement of cutbacks faced by municipal employees this year, the township committee plans to give itself a pay cut.    An amendment to the township’s salary ordinance was introduced on Thursday night that would reduce the committee’s salaries by 10 percent. It will be considered for adoption at the committee’s meeting on Oct.…

  • PRINCETON: Call for Latino census boycott stirs debate

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PRINCETON —  Calls from some Latino church leaders for a boycott of the 2010 U.S. Census to pressure Congress for passage of immigration reform triggered a heated debate among scholars and activists Wednesday at Princeton University.    The public forum “To Count and Be Counted: Latinos and the 2010 U.S. Census”…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council discusses expense reimbursements

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The controversial issue of expense reimbursements for Township Council members again came to the forefront this week as the council decided to draft a new document to clarify the rules.    Councilman Charlie Morgan brought up the discussion, saying it’s unclear what constitutes a business expense to the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: A 9/11 memory in steel acquired for park

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A section of steel salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Center was brought to West Windsor last week, planned as a poignant addition to the township’s Sept. 11 memorial.    The 7-foot, 8,000-pound piece of steel was brought down on a heavy-duty trailer by the township…

  • MONTGOMERY: 1860 House being put up for sale

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township is moving forward with plans to sell the 1860 House, a historic home that has remained vacant for nearly two years since the dissolution of the Montgomery Center for the Arts.    Located along Montgomery Road, the late Greek Revival-style home was once part of a 500-acre…

  • WEST WINDSOR: School administrators get raises

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education this week approved a 3.5 percent salary increase for the district’s superintendent and assistant superintendent for finance.    Board member Todd Hochman, a representative from Plainsboro, cast the only dissenting vote for the administrators’ contracts. A state-required public hearing on the contracts…

  • PRINCETON: Joint township, boro meeting postponed

       A joint meeting of Princeton Township Committee and Princeton Borough Council, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Borough Hall, has been postponed.    According to a press release issued by the township, the meeting was postponed “to allow the Princeton Recreation Department staff more time to prepare for the joint meeting.” No new date for the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township opens refurbished senior center

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — More than 250 people turned out for the grand reopening of the West Windsor Senior Center this week, the culmination of a successful private/public partnership to improve the quality of life of the township’s seniors.    The celebration Wednesday afternoon drew a host of state and local dignitaries,…