Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • MONTGOMERY: Dispatch transfer goes according to plan

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The process of transferring the township’s emergency dispatch services to Somerset County is going according to plan, township police Capt. Robert Palmer said.    The county Office of Emergency Management began taking 911 calls from within the township at 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 1, he said.    The shared-services agreement,…

  • PRINCETON: Charter school gets new number two

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer   PRINCETON —  A Governor’s Teacher Award recipient who has been the focus of special recognition for her educational research has been selected as the new assistant head of the Princeton Charter School, where she will be responsible for leading the kindergarten through fourth grades.    Gail Wilbur, who currently works as…

  • PRINCETON: University to detail arts/transit plans Monday

    By Fred Tuccillo, Managing Editor    PRINCETON – Princeton University officials will present the latest plans for the “Arts and Transit Neighborhood” near McCarter Theater at Monday night’s meeting of the Township Committee.    The presentation, being made at the invitation of the committee and Mayor Bernie Miller, will include updated models of the project’s design and…

  • PRINCETON: Police say toy gun tripped campus alert

    PRINCETON: Police say toy gun tripped campus alert

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Four juveniles triggered a police response on the Princeton University campus Wednesday after they were seen with a green toy handgun that had been left with items discarded by students.    Police later found the four juveniles near the University Place Wawa convenience store, near where the discarded gun was found,…

  • PRINCETON: Police say toy gun tripped campus alert
  • PRINCETON: University honors actresses Streep and Davis

    PRINCETON: University honors actresses Streep and Davis

    Ms. Streep receives her academic hood. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: University honors actresses Streep and Davis

    PRINCETON: University honors actresses Streep and Davis

    Graduates in procession. Staff photo by Mark Czakowski

  • PRINCETON: Sustainability coordinator is named

       The organization Sustainable Princeton announced that Diane Landis has been hired as Princeton’s first sustainability coordinator under a $15,000 grant received by the Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC).    Ms. Landis, a Princeton Township resident, will primarily work with other township and borough residents to help them achieve the goals of the Sustainable Princeton Community Plan. The…

  • WEST WINDSOR: HS band makes it to Carnegie Hall

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Symphonic Band knows.    The troupe of 115 students, including 35 freshman, performed Sunday evening at the iconic concert venue in midtown Manhattan.    ”The experience was amazing,” said Alex Copenhaver, a senior and percussionist with the…