Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PLAINSBORO: Corzine sees "tough" 2009 for economy

    By Lauren Otis / Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Gov. Jon S. Corzine told a gathering of business executives there are limited options for restoring fiscal health to New Jersey in the face of the current national recession, but cited several state initiatives that he has pushed to position the state to regain prosperity when the…

  • PRINCETON: Hillier plans Witherspoon St. hqs

    By Lauren Otis / Staff Writer    On a Saturday morning at the end of November, at Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, architect and developer J. Robert Hillier stood before a roomful of residents of the Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood in Princeton and described his plans for redeveloping a large vacant property he owned nearby.    Two months earlier, Mr.…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Extra holiday parking at train station

    Extra parking spots are available during the holiday season at the Princeton Junction train station, according to the West Windsor Parking Authority.    Beginning today, Friday, until Jan. 9, a limited number of extra spaces will be available at a rate of $4 per day.    To use one of the spaces, travelers should speak to the…

  • PRINCETON: Thailand unrest traps university professor

    PRINCETON: Thailand unrest traps university professor

    Princeton professor Jennifer Rexford, shown here at Bangkok’s Temple of the Golden Mount in Bangkok, was caught up in Thailand’s recent political unrest.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township sued over redevelopment

    By Kristine Snodgrass / Staff Writer   WEST WINDSOR — Intercap Holdings has filed a builder’s remedy lawsuit against the township, a month after its chairman sat at a table to work with council on redevelopment plans.    The company owns a 25-acre property along Washington Road that has been a central part of the township’s redevelopment…

  • PRINCETON: Thailand unrest traps university professor

    PRINCETON: Thailand unrest traps university professor

    By Kristine Snodgrass / Staff Writer    A Princeton professor found herself caught in the middle of an international crisis, trapped for eight days at the Bangkok airport as it was shut down amid political protests.    Jennifer Rexford, a professor in the computer science department, had spent a week co-chairing a conference in the city, followed…

  • PRINCETON: Boro approves COAH plan

    By Lauren Otis / Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council unanimously voted to adopt an affordable housing plan developed by planning and housing officials as well as a consultant, and to present that plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing for review and certification.    The 10-year plan, formally known as a Housing Element and Fair…

  • PRINCETON: Boro seeks quarterly meetings with township

    By Lauren Otis / Staff Writer   Princeton Borough Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution that it should meet four times a year — in addition to joint budget meetings — with Princeton Township Committee to discuss issues related to both municipalities.    The resolution was proposed by Councilman Andrew Koontz following a discussion of a…

  • PRINCETON: Police report rise in underage drinking

    By Lauren Otis / Staff Writer    Underage drinking, particularly among students at Princeton University, has taken a sharp upswing of late, according to a report made by a borough police lieutenant at Princeton Borough Council’s meeting.    ”We have actually been internally discussing this issue at length,” said Lieutenant Nicholas Sutter in response to an inquiry…