Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: UN Secy-General calls for multilateralism
Samantha Pergadia, Special Writer U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed the urgent need for a new multilateralism during his address on Friday morning to an audience of nearly 1,000 people in McCarter Theatre. ”We need a new vision, a new paradigm and a new multilateralism,” Mr. Ban said. He defined this multilateralism as one that delivers…
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WEST WINDSOR: Fish returned to Grovers Mill Pond
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A crowd of excited fifth-graders helped Gov. Jon Corzine release fish into Grovers Mill Pond Monday afternoon, marking the completion of its aquatic restoration. World famous as the location where Martians landed in the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, the pond underwent a restoration project because…
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MONTGOMERY: Township seeks recreation fee from Rocky Point
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — A longtime interlocal arrangement between the township and Rocky Hill may end if officials can’t agree on what’s fair to charge the borough’s residents to use Montgomery recreation programs. At the Township Committee meeting Thursday night, the committee discussed how much the borough should pay for its residents…
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PRINCETON: Obama Web campaign discussed at PU
By Angela Wu, Special Writer PRINCETON —Joe Rospars, who directed President Barack Obama’s 2008 Internet campaign, told a Princeton audience last week that the online effort has given the Democratic Party a leg up on the Web. Speaking at Princeton Universit on Wednesday, Mr. Rospars, former new media director for the Obama campaign, said that…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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WEST WINDSOR: Acme supermarket to close May 7
WEST WINDSOR — After nearly forty years of business in the township, Acme Markets in Princeton Junction will close next month. The company announced this week that the store would close at 6 p.m. May 7, Acme spokeswoman Gail Street said. Pointing out that there are two Acme stores nearby, in Hamilton Square and Lawrenceville,…
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MONTGOMERY: Police summoned to school board meeting disruption
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Township police were called to the Board of Education meeting Thursday in response to a call from a board member who said a member of the public was being disruptive. Police were dispatched to the Upper Middle School Media Center at around 9:30 p.m., Montgomery Police Lt. James…
