Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • TRENTON: Legislators’ offices burglarized twice

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The district offices of state Assembly members Reed Gusciora and Bonnie Watson Coleman, both D-15, have been shut down early for Christmas after a burglary turned them into a crime scene Monday, for the second time in a four-day span.    The second burglary saw a television and a coffeemaker removed…

  • PRINCETON: New president for Chamber of Commerce

       The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce has selected Peter M. Crowley as its new president and chief executive officer. Mr. Crowley, a Princeton-area resident for more than 25 years, was most recently president and CEO and a founding investor in The Bank of Princeton, a state chartered community bank headquartered in Princeton.    Mr. Crowley will…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Police Blotter

    West Windsor    A theft was reported by a resident of Bear Creek Assistant Living Facility, to have occurred between Dec. 9 and Dec. 16. The victim’s daughter observed that jewelry, valued at $950, was missing from her room. The missing items include a 18- inch smooth-link necklace, a gold pendant with amethyst and three small…

  • PRINCETON: Township Police Blotter

    Princeton Township    A two-car accident caused by icy conditions on Quaker Road at 10 a.m. Friday sent both drivers to the University Medical Center at Princeton with minor injuries, according to police. They said that a 2004 Ford driven by Ingrid Strachan, 41, of Trenton was traveling north and crossed over the center lane, striking…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: School districts seek energy savings

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Anxiety over fluctuating energy costs and resource conservation have school officials at the Montgomery, West Windsor-Plainsboro and Princeton districts implementing a variety of energy saving policies.    These districts routinely spend millions on energy and utilities each year. Ballooning costs — like a 5.3-percent hike in Montgomery’s transportation and fuel costs…

  • MONTGOMERY: Police Blotter

    Montgomery    Isaac West, 74, of Trenton was stopped by police after he was discovered driving around 5 a.m. Wednesday on Reading Boulevard in Belle Mead. He appeared confused, and could not say where he was going or where he came from, police said. Further investigation revealed that Mr. West had been reported missing from Ewing…

  • PRINCETON: White House honors 4 Princetonians

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    A Princeton man working to relieve the plight of HIV-infected women in South Africa, and a Princeton University constitutional scholar, were among those recently honored by President George W. Bush as recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal.    The awards, among the highest honors a U.S. president can confer, were given…

  • STATE: Corzine cites accomplishments for 2008

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Despite a national financial crisis of which has hobbled New Jersey’s state economy, Gov. Jon S. Corzine said he was proud of the state’s accomplishments in 2008.     “I sincerely feel we got a lot done,” he said at a news conference held Monday at Drumthwacket, the governor’s mansion in…

  • STATE: Seniors getting property tax aid

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Thousands more senior citizens will become eligible to receive state aid to cope with rising property taxes under a new law that increases income limits for the Senior Freeze Program.    The legislation, signed by Gov. Jon Corzine Thursday at a senior center in Cliffside Park, is part of the state’s…