Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: A new shop blooms in the borough

    Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    On Wednesday afternoon it was dark, gray, cold and wet in Princeton, unless you happened to be paying a visit to Viburnum, a new flower and decoration store on Nassau Street.    Stepping into the brightly lit store, a visitor is immediately surrounded by a heady mix of sweet pollen smells, saturated…

  • PRINCETON: U-Store weathers downturn with layoffs, less hours

    PRINCETON: U-Store weathers downturn with layoffs, less hours

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Officers of the Princeton U-Store continue to monitor business at the store’s two borough locations, after imposing some layoffs at both and a reduction in hours at one site.    The Nassau Street store sells Princeton University apparel and gifts, while the store on University Place offers shoppers snacks, drinks, cosmetics,…

  • PRINCETON: Getting affordable housing closer to jobs

    By Lauren Otis    The prospect of increasing the density of housing in a community often brings forth certain fears by residents, but once these “knee jerk reactions” have been dispelled the benefits become apparent, said Peter Kasabach, executive director of New Jersey Future.    ”Smart housing zones” — parts of a municipality that have been rezoned…

  • PRINCETON: Township OKs $993K back payment to Borough

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committee has approved $993,000 in payments to Princeton Borough, which the borough had billed it for joint municipal services in 2006 and 2007.    Township Committee approved the payment at its meeting Monday evening. At Princeton Borough Council’s meeting Tuesday evening, Councilman Roger Martindell acknowledged the payment as a…

  • PRINCETON: U-Store weathers downturn with layoffs, less hours

    PRINCETON: U-Store weathers downturn with layoffs, less hours

    Passersby check out a sidewalk sale at the Princeton U-Store on Nassau Street. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • WEST WINDSOR: May soon be illegal to hit golf balls at the park

    WEST WINDSOR: May soon be illegal to hit golf balls at the park

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer Kristine SnodgrassStaff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — As the weather warms and golfers start itching to get out their clubs, a new ordinance may keep them from practicing their drives in township parks.    The ordinance, introduced at last week’s council meeting, would amend the township’s current legislation to prohibit hitting golf…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Residents invited to special meeting Monday

    WEST WINDSOR — Council President Charlie Morgan announced yesterday that a meeting will be held 7 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building to gather public input on needed infrastructure improvements in the township.    A list of projects must be submitted to Rush Holt on the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Request Form by Feb. 23, according…

  • PRINCETON: Boro PD misconduct charges rose steeply in 2008

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer   A review of Princeton Borough Police Department Internal Affairs logs for the last three years shows a steep increase in the incidence of alleged rule infractions and criminal violations needing Police Department investigation in 2008.    Police Chief Anthony Federico, while acknowledging the statistics were a serious and unwelcome development, said…

  • WEST WINDSOR: May soon be illegal to hit golf balls at the park

    WEST WINDSOR: May soon be illegal to hit golf balls at the park

    If a ban on hitting golf balls in West Windsor parks is approved, golfers would have to confine their game to the links, as this gentleman did during a warm spell last week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski