Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: HiTOPS gets a $20,000 Komen grant

       HiTOPS, the Princeton-based non-profit which provides health and other services for young adults, announced that it has been awarded a $20,000 grant to provided education and preventative programs on breast cancer from the Central and South Jersey affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.    The grant will go to support a one-year…

  • MONTGOMERY: HS grads share milestone with building

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The members of the Class of 2009, the first to spend all four years in the new Montgomery High School, marked the completion of their secondary education with a commencement ceremony held Friday evening in the school gymnasium.    The milestone was noted by Class President Cynthia Moffitt, who…

  • LAWRENCE: Dedication Sunday a major Hindu event

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    LAWRENCE — A Hindu priest will summon God into a stone statue of the Indian guru and saint Shirdi Sai Baba as the Radha Krishna Temple concludes its momentous Pranpratishtha event that is expected to draw participants from throughout central New Jersey on Sunday.    Fifteen to 20 volunteers helped to…

  • PRINCETON: Nassau Swim Club completes renovations

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Families flocking to Nassau Swim Club following the end of the school year will find that work on the club’s brand-new bathhouse is finished, meaning that the series of renovations to pools and other club facilities that began in 2005 are finally complete.    Funded partially through the fundraising efforts of…

  • PRINCETON: Few swine flu cases seen by UMCP

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON —   The University Medical Center at Princeton has seen 140 positive tests for influenza A of which H1N1, or swine flu, is a subtype, since April, according to hospital spokeswoman Carol Norris.    Twelve of those patients were hospitalized, and four of the 12 were confirmed as having H1NI, she…

  • PRINCETON: Affordable housing rises on Leigh Avenue

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer   PRINCETON —   Progress is continuing on five new low income apartments under construction at 100 Leigh Ave. in Princeton Borough, and the residences should be ready for occupancy by October, said Sandra Persichetti, executive director of Princeton Community Housing.    The Leigh Avenue property has been framed and enclosed, with work…

  • PRINCETON: University student launches SAT prep courses

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Lily Fu understands the pressure that students feel during the college admissions process — she went through it only a couple of years ago herself.    But she also understands how, with hard work, it can change your life.    A native of Beijing, China, Ms. Fu, 20, moved to…

  • ROCKY HILL: Cycling classic set here Saturday

    ROCKY HILL — Hundreds of cyclists are expected to line up at the starting gates Saturday morning for the third annual Rocky Hill Cycling Classic.    Billed by organizers as the largest stage race on the East Coast, Saturday’s leg is the fourth stage of the Giro D’Jersey, a five-day USA Cycling race that tours the…

  • PRINCETON: Organic chef Alice Waters visits school

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Alice Waters, a world-renowned chef and advocate for local and organic foods, spent time at the Princeton Day School on June 3 during a garden party to celebrate the school’s organic garden project.    At the school, located off Elm Road, Ms. Waters talked to teachers, staff, parents and…