Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Millstone bridge replacement to start

       WEST WINDSOR — Work is set to begin this month on the Route 1 Millstone River Bridge replacement project, according to the state Department of Transportation.    The $20 million project will involve the replacement of the Millstone River Bridge on Route 1, originally built in 1928, and related roadway improvements from Harrison Street in West…

  • PRINCETON: Report is issued by Princeton Future

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Future, a non-profit organization seeking solutions to problems in Princeton Borough and Township which have been identified in a series of public discussions, has issued a “call to action” to the mayors and members of the governing bodies of both municipalities to support some of its policy objectives.    The…

  • PRINCETON: Memorial gate planned for Hinds Plaza

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Plans for the construction of a gateway commemorating the life and times of Albert E. Hinds at the downtown plaza that bears his name are moving forward, after Princeton Borough Council gave its blessing to the committee leading the project.    The gateway, to be made of stainless steel, will be…

  • PLAINSBORO: WW-P robotics team wins regional competition

       In a competition against 60 other teams from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the West Windsor-Plainsboro FIRST Robotics Team No. 1923, MidKnight Inventors, was a top winner in the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition, New Jersey Regional; Team No. 1923 is part of the winning alliance of three teams. Team No. 1923 also won…

  • PRINCETON: Rep. Holt re-files battlefield, anthrax bills

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt has reintroduced legislation to establish a commission to investigate the 2001 anthrax attacks as well as a bill that would preserve Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefields.    Many significant Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites are in danger of being destroyed, including sites in…

  • MONTGOMERY: Skillman farms escapee is indicted

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The inmate who escaped from a minimum security work detail at Skillman Dairy Farm in January has been indicted on escape, burglary and theft charges in connection with the incident, according to the Somerset County prosecutor’s office.    Marc Harris, 22, is accused of stealing a pair of work…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Third candidate seeks to enter mayoral race

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A self-proclaimed “dark horse” may be entering as a third candidate in the township mayoral race, if he can gather enough signatures before the March 19 petition deadline.    Pete Weale, 58, of Penns Neck, said he will be all around town this weekend, asking residents for the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Planners like Carnegie Center bus plan

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The township Planning Board responded positively to a series of traffic management options proposed for an office building leased by Princeton University in the Carnegie Center West.    A representative from the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association appeared before the board last week along with Boston Properties Inc.,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council bans golf balls in town parks

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council has approved an ordinance that prohibits hitting golf balls in township parks and recreation land.    The amendment to township policy, enacted Monday night, came in response to complaints from residents who said golf balls left on the ground were posing a danger to soccer…