Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: Foundation guides grants through bad times

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    The jittery financial markets and economic recession are bad news for foundation endowments and grant recipients alike, but the Princeton Area Community Foundation is doing everything it can to cushion the impact, said Nancy Kieling, president of the PACF.    ”There is no safe cover in this current market,” Ms. Kieling…

  • MONTGOMERY: Officials spar over Skillman Village

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The future of the Skillman Village property was again a hot topic at the township committee meeting Thursday night as committee members sparred over delays in the county’s exploration of a possible purchase.    Last month, township officials made a presentation on the 260-acre property at a meeting of…

  • PRINCETON: Woman rescued after driving into brook

    PRINCETON: Woman rescued after driving into brook

    Jeffrey Starbuck and Joe Zenobio at Stony Brook, where they rescued a Lawrence woman who had accidentally driven her car into the water. / Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski.

  • PLAINSBORO: Man charged in house fire

    PLAINSBORO — A 74-year-old resident was arrested Monday afternoon after setting a fire that ignited his house, police said.    Guoxiang Li is accused of recklessly setting papers on fire at his home on Camas Court. The papers ignited the bushes along the house and the vinyl siding, which caused significant damage to the building, police…

  • WEST WINDSOR: ’09 mayoral race starts early

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh and Council President Charlie Morgan both announced Thursday that they have decided to run for township mayor in the coming municipal election.    The seat, along with those of Council Vice President Heidi Kleinman and Councilwoman Linda Geevers, will be on the ballot in May.…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police see rise in home burglaries

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Police see rise in home burglaries

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    A homeowner on Opossum Road in Montgomery returned home Tuesday afternoon to find two men brazenly breaking into her house in broad daylight.    The men fled in their vehicle while the resident called police with their description, according to police. Two Burlington County men who matched their description were tracked down…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police see rise in home burglaries

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Police see rise in home burglaries

    Police say home alarm systems can help deter would-be burglars. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski.

  • PRINCETON: Health system head gets award

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The leader of Princeton HealthCare System’s community outreach program has received the Frances Black Humanitarian Award in Healthcare in recognition of his efforts.    Alan Axelrod, who became the director of Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program in 2003, has transformed the program from a small community service into…