Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Fire department parade Friday night

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Princeton Fire Department will conduct its 125th annual inspection parade through the streets of Princeton Borough at 7 p.m. today.    The department, which has been in existence for 221 years, will have members of three companies of firefighters marching in uniform from the Number One Firehouse on Chestnut Street,…

  • PRINCETON: Restaurant closure leaves party in lurch

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The demise of JL Ivy, the upscale Alexander Street restaurant that was closed for good May 18 due to fiscal issues, has left a Pennsylvania family that had plans for a May engagement party at the eatery frustrated and on the hook for $500.    Dr. Barry Korn, a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Landscapers required to register

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — In a continued effort to deal with the ongoing problem of yard waste piling up along township roads, the Department of Community Development is reaching out to landscape contractors that work in West Windsor.    The contractors are now required to register with the department and certify that…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Historic Sarnoff Library to close

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — After more than 40 years of operation, the David Sarnoff Library, a monument to 20th century innovation in telecommunications, will close by the end of the year.    Named for Mr. Sarnoff (1891-1971), a mass communications visionary who founded NBC and served as the longtime chief executive 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…

  • MONTGOMERY: Funeral services set for ex-mayor John Warms

    MONTGOMERY – Wake and funeral services have been announced for former township mayor John V. Warms, 71, who died after a car crash outside Philadelphia last Saturday.    The viewing will be held on Thursday, June 18, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Hillsborough Funeral Home, 796 Route 206.    The funeral has been scheduled…

  • PRINCETON: University offers early retirement to cut costs

    By Lauren Otis    PRINCETON — Princeton University has announced that it is offering an early retirement incentives program in an effort to meet staff cost reduction targets as part of its effort to cut costs amid declining endowment income in the current poor economy.    A June 11 memo authored by Dean of the Faculty David…

  • MONTGOMERY: Pictures from the rodeo

    MONTGOMERY: Pictures from the rodeo

    Photo feature by John Keating New Jerseyans get to enjoy a bit of the cowboy life during the annual rodeo at the Daube Farm in Montgomery. Here are some scenes from the event, held last weekend.

  • MONTGOMERY: Pictures from the rodeo

    MONTGOMERY: Pictures from the rodeo

    They don’t call him The Hammer for nothing.