Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Ballet store forced out of Kingston
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Today Victoria Rogers operates her business, Giselle Dancewear, out of several shoulder-high cases in the lobby of Princeton Ballet School in the Princeton Shopping Center. Her eight employees are gone. The changing room is a makeshift curtain strung next to the cases. Her revenues have plummeted, a quarter of what…
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WEST WINDSOR: WW-P schools chief elected to national group
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The superintendent of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District has been named to a national organization made up of administrators from pre-eminent suburban school districts around the country. Victoria Kniewel has been elected to the National Suburban School Superintendents Association, which was founded 44 years ago “to…
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PRINCETON: White House to honor 3 university scientists
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Three Princeton University scientists will receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers from U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House this fall. The awards, announced last week, are considered the highest honor bestowed upon young scientists and engineers in the early years…
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PRINCETON: Panera store theft gets man 15 years
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PRINCETON – A Philadelphia man who stole a woman’s wallet while she dined at a downtown Princeton eatery in the summer of 2007 and used her credit cards at Lowe’s in West Windsor was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday. Michael Grantham, 41, must serve at least seven and a half years…
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PRINCETON: Council recalls contributions of late chief
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer A government in mourning met at Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting for the first time since the untimely death of Princeton Borough Police Department Chief Anthony Federico. The work of Chief Federico, who died of a heart attack June 28 while on vacation in Maine, dominated the beginning of the proceedings…
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ROCKY HILL: Borough representative to join school board
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer ROCKY HILL Randie Zimmerman, a longtime member of the Rocky Hill Board of Education, is expected to be named as the borough’s temporary representative on the Montgomery Township school board. The appointment is part of the procedure to shut down the Rocky Hill School District, according to legislation enacted…
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MONTGOMERY: Prosecutor drops charges
A charge of endangering the welfare of a child against a Montgomery man was dropped after the Somerset County grand jury was unable to find sufficient evidence for an indictment. Benjamin Capan, 40, of Hastings Road in Belle Mead was charged earlier this year with the offense. Jan. 5, police had received information regarding a…
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MERCER COUNTY: Construction set to begin on courthouse
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer The Mercer County Improvement Authority awarded a $51.5 million contract Tuesday for the construction of a new Mercer County Courthouse. The new, 141,193-square-foot courthouse is planned for the corner of Market and South Warren streets in downtown Trenton. The project’s total cost is expected to be approximately $80 million, which…
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MERCER COUNTY: Program to target domestic abuse
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Mercer County law enforcement agencies and women’s advocacy organizations are reaching out to Mercer County hair salons and their employees under a new program that targets domestic violence. Called the “Cut It Out” campaign, the new effort strives to build awareness of domestic abuse and train hair salon employees to…
