Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mercer Police Academy graduates 21

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Mercer County Police Academy graduated its fourth class of police officers Friday at the Kelsey Theater at Mercer County Community College, the site of the academy.    More than 100 family members and officers from local law enforcement agencies were on hand to watch this class’s 21…

  • HOPEWELL: Mercer County holding 4-H Fair this weekend

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    HOPEWELL — Mercer County will hold its 91st annual 4-H Fair this weekend at the Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell.    The fair, which runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, offers children’s activities, hay rides, exhibits, homemade ice cream, and a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mercer CCC launches green career programs

       WEST WINDSOR — Mercer County Community College is launching two major new programs to help prepare the workforce for a greener future.    A new credit certificate program will commence this fall in solar/energy technology that offers students a foundation in construction, energy sources, energy auditing and solar panel installation.    A new noncredit certificate program offered…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro

    Princeton Township     An investigation in a car crash on Birch Avenue led to the arrest of a 17-year-old Princeton Township male in the nighttime hours of July 20.    Police said they were dispatched to the 100 block of Birch Avenue at around 9:30 p.m. on a report of a hit-and-run accident. Once on scene, police…

  • PRINCETON: Neumann quits environmental council

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Princeton Environmental Commission member Anne Neumann has resigned, citing disagreement with other commission members over the scope of the body’s work.    The commission, which advises planners and other officials on development and other issues, should consider social and economic sustainability as well as environmental sustainability during its deliberations, Ms. Neumann…

  • PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    Jon Tattoni walks the tightrope.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    Staff photos by Mark Czajkowski    PRINCETON —  Preschool children from Princeton’s University League Nursery School took special delight  in a performance by the Clown Academy at the Princeton Academy on Thursday morning. Staff photos by Mark Czajkowski

  • PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    David Zohn rides the unicycle.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    PHOTO FEATURE: The Clown Academy

    Cam and Mac von Oehsen balance plates.