Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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MONTGOMERY: Princeton music store moving here
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY— Farrington’s Music has hit another glitch in its search for a space to replace its former Spring Street store in downtown Princeton and will be moving out of Princeton altogether. Sept. 1, Farrington’s will open at a new space on Route 206 in Montgomery, said store owner Michele Farrington.…
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PRINCETON: School start could add to Rosedale Rd. woes
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The Princeton Borough Police Department is satisfied with traffic management implemented this summer, during the closure of Rosedale Road for the Stony Brook bridge replacement project. But things could change when school resumes in September. Rosedale Road is one of the main entryways to the Princetons and completion of the…
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PRINCETON: Boro takes up tax advisory panel idea
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The finance committee of Princeton Borough Council has agreed to meet with citizens interested in forming a finance advisory committee to see if they could jointly hammer out plans for moving ahead with the idea. Borough merchants had raised the issue of interested and qualified borough citizens offering their expertise…
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PRINCETON: Retiree’s next cycle is a bike benefit
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — After a full career in the New York publishing world, including stints at Reed Elsevier, Thompson and McGraw-Hill, Princeton Borough resident Russ White decided to embrace both his entrepreneurial and charitable sides when he retired. He volunteered with the Princeton-area chapter of SCORE, which provides free business counseling…
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MONTGOMERY: Rain doesn’t dampen a FD ‘wetdown’
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Despite the soggy weather, hundreds turned out Saturday for a celebration with the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company No. 2. The festivities included a motorcade, fire truck “wetdown” and building dedication for an addition to the firehouse at 529 Route 518, according to company President Gene Keller. A fortunate…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro
Princeton Township James Gore, 74, of Trenton, was charged with failure to stop or yield following a motor vehicle accident on Aug. 22 at 10:39 a.m. at Stockton Street (Route 206) and Quaker Road. According to township police, while driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla West on Quaker Road Mr. Gore attempted to make a left…
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PRINCETON: Township awards deer hunting contract
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — A new contract for deer hunting services for the coming 2009-10 fall/winter season has been awarded to United Bowhunters of New Jersey by Princeton Township. Princeton Township Committee approved a resolution awarding the contract in a 3-0 vote as part of its consent agenda at its meeting Monday…
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PLAINSBORO: Heavy smoke from transformers closes lab building
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Heavy smoke caused by electrical problems in transformers of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab and Sayre Hall building at Princeton University Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro on Tuesday resulted in full evacuation of the buildings, Plainsboro police said Wednesday. Plainsboro police and fire departments as well as fire departments from several surrounding…
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