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  • PHOTO FEATURE: Spring Street skyline evolves

    PHOTO FEATURE: Spring Street skyline evolves

    Photos by Mark Czajkowski The profile of Princeton’s Spring Street is changing as progress continues on construction of this apartment and retail building going up opposite the Princeton Borough parking garage.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Spring Street skyline evolves
  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro

    Princeton Borough    Peter A. Meyers, 54, of Berkshire, Mass., was arrested after a records search revealed a $170 warrant out of West Windsor Township during a traffic stop on Vandeventer Avenue at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 21, police said. Mr. Meyers was initially stopped for not wearing a seatbelt, police said.    Brooke A. Johnson, 40, of…

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Spring Street skyline evolves
  • PRINCETON: School districts plan for swine flu

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    As the new school year approaches, district officials in the area are working on plans for dealing with the expected resurgence this fall of swine flu, or H1N1.    A White House report released this week said up to half of the country’s population could contract the disease this flu season,…

  • PRINCETON: Bids in for Harrison St. Park upgrade

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Bids are in for a full-scale renovation of Harrison Street Park and Princeton Borough’s Engineering Department will present its recommendation for the project to Borough Council later this month.    ”We are very very happy with the numbers and actually shocked that they are that low,” said Borough Engineer Christopher…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Trees at issue in seminary housing plan

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Plans by the Princeton Theological Seminary to replaceaging student housing on land off Canal Pointe Boulevard has neighbors and town planners concerned about a provision to cut down 14 acres of woodland on the property.    The seminary is seeking township approval to replace 25 older buildings with…

  • PRINCETON: Muslims Against Hunger aid soup kitchen

    By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    The Community Alliance for Peace, along with the Muslims Against Hunger Project, hosted a successful fundraiser, raising $30,000 for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK).    The fundraiser dinner was held at the Passage to India restaurant in Lawrenceville on Aug. 16. Several TASK board members and local prominent Muslims from…

  • MONTGOMERY: High school principal to retire

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery High School Principal James Misek has announced his plans to retire at the end of the year, after more than six years with the district.    During his tenure, Mr. Misek was involved in the design and move into the new high school, hiring and developing staff as…