Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: School opens here for aspiring actors

    By Lauren Otis, staff writer    WEST WINDSOR — Parents who may have thought it too arduous to get their talented children into the spotlight can now just drive them down the road. The Spotlight School of Drama opened its doors here in early September.    A performing arts studio for aspiring actors and actresses, ages 8…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Girl Scout takes on cell-talking drivers

    By Kristine Snodgrass, staff writer    WEST WINDSOR — Molly Fisch-Friedman was in the car with her mother last March, on her way back from Hebrew School in Princeton, when another driver didn’t see them and slammed into their car at an intersection.    There were no injuries, but the collision on Wallace Road was frightening and…

  • PRINCETON: Borough Council cuts capital budget

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Continuing its quest for fiscal restraint in tough budgetary times, Princeton Borough Council has introduced bond ordinances that earmark approximately $1.65 million for 2009 capital projects, a reduction from previous years.    As introduced the capital budget was far less than the $3.2 million in capital outlays requested from…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Grand opening set for senior center

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A grand opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of an expansion and renovation to the West Windsor Senior Center has been planned for later this month.    The ceremony, scheduled for noon on Sept. 30, will include a ribbon cutting, remarks from Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh and other local…

  • WEST WINDSOR: 2 candidates file for Township Council race

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township voters will have two candidates to choose from in November to fill a vacancy on council.    Diane Ciccone of Penn Lyle Road was council’s choice in April to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Will Anklowitz, who resigned from council following his nomination as a state…

  • PRINCETON: A new director treasures the art museum

    PRINCETON: A new director treasures the art museum

    James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum, inside one of the galleries. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Back to school in Princeton
  • PLAINSBORO: New Village Center expansion proposed

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A proposal for two new buildings in the Village Center comprising 45,000 square feet are expected to go before the township Planning Board later this month.    The proposed buildings would be built on the corner of Liberty Street and Market Square North, cattycornered to the new Plainsboro Library,…

  • PRINCETON: A new director treasures the art museum

    PRINCETON: A new director treasures the art museum

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer   PRINCETON —  James Christen Steward, the new director of the Princeton University Art Museum, reflects that excited feeling of embarking on an incomparable journey, even if he hasn’t completely formulated what the destination will look like.    In May, Mr. Steward took over as director, overseeing the museum’s staff of 70 and…