Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: School districts get special ed grants

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional and Montgomery Township school districts will all receive millions of dollars in federal stimulus for use in special education programs over the next two years.    Announced last week by the state government, the federal aid money comes as part of $787 in…

  • PRINCETON: YMCA announces 8th Grade essay contest

       The Executive Club of the Princeton Family YMCA is very pleased to announce its first annual essay contest for eighth-graders that highlights one of the YMCA’s four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.    The winner of the contest will receive a $500 savings bond and an opportunity to present his or her essay…

  • PRINCETON: Boro Merchants mull parking strategy

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    The president of the Borough Merchants for Princeton said that despite nearly universal opposition by business owners to expanding metered parking hours downtown, continued vocal criticism of the recent decision by Princeton Borough Council was counterproductive.    ”I don’t think there are many of us, there may be a few, who…

  • PRINCETON: Peace Coalition announces guest speaker

       Former U.N. Ambassador Thomas Pickering will give the keynote address at the Coalition for Peace Action’s (CFPA) Annual Membership Dinner and Gathering on Sunday, May 17 at the Princeton Theological Seminary.    The dinner, in the McKay Campus Center of Princeton Theological Seminary, at College Road and Alexander Street, will also honor:    • Stephanie Harris, Prof. Andrew…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Acme supermarket to close May 7

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — After nearly 40 years of business in the township, the Acme Markets, in Princeton Junction, will close next month.    The store, which was crowded this weekend as shoppers took advantage of sales to clear out the store’s merchandise, will close at 6 p.m. May 7, Acme spokeswoman…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Voters head to polls today

       Voters around the state will choose school board members and decide the fates of their local school budgets.    The following is a list of candidates and budgets in Central Jersey. Check back to centraljersey.com for results later tonight. Burlington County    Bordentown Regional School District: $33.9 million budget; Bordentown City (two, three-year seats) — Ellen Wehrman,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Plainsboro

    Princeton Borough    Sinae Kim, 28, of the Hibben Apartments, was charged with disorderly conduct after she grabbed a police officer and attempted to push him during an incident on University Place at 4:49 a.m. April 11, police said. The officer was responding to a report of people yelling loudly inside an apartment on Bank Street.…

  • PRINCETON: Planning Board hears plan for Westerly Church site

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Westerly Road Church presented preliminary plans to subdivide its property for development, and the Institute for Advanced Study received approval for a plan to build new short-term residences during the Princeton Regional Planning Board’s meeting Thursday.    In its initial plans, the Westerly Road Church is moving toward dividing its…

  • PRINCETON: Hopewell Valley Community Bank is coming

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON —  In a sign of the healthy competition among community banks for local business, Hopewell Valley Community Bank is preparing to open a branch in Princeton just down the road from where the Bank of Princeton recently opened the doors of its newly constructed headquarters.    HVCB’s newest branch will…