Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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MONTGOMERY: Former mayor dies after car crash
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Former township Mayor John Warms, 71, died after a car crash Saturday evening outside Philadelphia, according to Pennsylvania state police. The crash was not the cause of death, a state police spokeswoman said, and it is believed he suffered a heart attack. Mr. Warms was returning from Philadelphia…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro
Princeton Township Shari Tullo, 48, of Ewing Street, struck a 13-year-old child with her 2001 Mercury Mountaineer in a crosswalk at the intersection of Valley Road and Ewing Street at 12:30 p.m. June 6, police said. The juvenile suffered minor injuries and refused treatment. Ms. Tullo was charged with failure to yield. Robert Burgess, 51,…
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PRINCETON: Township dam projects progressing
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Two Princeton Township dam rehabilitation projects — at Smoyer Park and Mountain Lakes — are proceeding as planned, according to Township Engineer Robert Kiser. The $2.8 million Mountain Lakes improvement project for rehabilitation of two deteriorating dams will be put out to bid for contractors at the end…
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ROCKY HILL: Man injured by fallen tree limb
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer ROCKY HILL — A borough resident was seriously injured Saturday morning when a large tree branch fell on him while he was walking his dog on Washington Street. Richard Bernardi, 46, was trapped under the branch, conscious, for about 30 minutes as rescue crews worked to extricate him, according to…
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PRINCETON: Memory expert speaks at PU Wednesday
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke will be on campus at Princeton University on Wednesday to host a memory seminar sponsored by Memrise, an educational company dedicated to helping students use pneumonic techniques in their studies. Mr. Cooke, an Oxford University graduate, is known for performing various memory feats including memorizing…
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PRINCETON: Stimulus funds sought for sewer projects
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Princeton Borough and Princeton Township have positioned themselves to take advantage of federal stimulus funding for close to $7 million worth of upcoming sewer and road projects. Through the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, which is administering American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds, the borough and…
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WEST WINDSOR: Meadow Road project to begin
WEST WINDSOR — Work on the Meadow Road reconstruction and the first phase of the Duck Pond Run Sewer Extension is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, June 15. The first and third phase of the project will result in closure north of Bear Brook Road to Old Meadow Road. In the second phase,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Three injured in two-car crash
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Two drivers and an infant were seriously injured in a two-car crash this morning (Friday) on Village Road West, according to township police. At about 10:30 a.m., a silver Buick drifted over the double yellow lines and crashed head-on into a red Nissan, according to a preliminary…
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PRINCETON: Washington Road closings planned
Princeton Borough has announced that, as part of the Princeton University pedestrian bridge overpass construction, Washington Road, between Faculty Road and Prospect Avenue, will be closed on consecutive weekends beginning June 20 through July 19. Washington Road will be closed each Friday at 8 p.m. and will reopen each Monday by 6 a.m. Weekday night…
