Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Township Committee gives warm sendoff to its retiring mayor, Phyllis Marchand

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Presiding over her final Princeton Township Committee meeting Monday evening, Mayor Phyllis Marchand was feted by her fellow committee members and an audience of municipal employees and residents.    ”It has been a wonderful 22 years serving this town,” said Mayor Marchand after receiving a standing ovation. “It is very appropriate…

  • PRINCETON: University tempers spending in light of economic downturn

    By Brian No, Special Writer    Princeton University will delay several key construction projects and reduce pay raises to conserve money as it tries to ride out the worst economic downturn in recent history.    Though there are no plans to cut the year-to-year operating budget or to freeze hiring, the university announced Monday that $300 million…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    An Amtrak Acela train speeds under the new Alexander Road bridge on Wednesday morning as road work nears completion. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township honors retired Police Chief Frank Cox

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Retired Police Chief Frank J. Cox, a fixture of the township police force for four decades, was recognized for his service Monday in a ceremony officially renaming the West Windsor police building in his honor.    Hundreds of law enforcement officers, local officials and residents turned out as the building on…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    Workers pave the circular approach to the new Alexander Road bridge on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • WEST WINDSOR: Eden Family of Services plans move to new Plainsboro site

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer     The Eden Family of Services has announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art school in Plainsboro for children diagnosed with autism.    CEO Carol Markowitz, who has worked for the nonprofit since its founding in 1975, said opportunities at the new site are “phenomenal.”    ”This is an extremely exciting time…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road bridge set to reopen Thursday

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Relief is in sight for detour-weary motorists — the Alexander Road Bridge is expected to be open to traffic Thursday, Dec. 4 according to Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh.    Construction crews are currently finishing up paving of the roadway and bridge before it can be opened, the mayor said. Only a snowstorm…

  • PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    By David Walter, Special Writer    As a charter member of the Ivy League, Princeton University has enjoyed more than its share of storied rivalries — but in terms of sheer novelty, none can quite compare to the one between the Princeton Chess Club and the inmates of New Jersey State Prison.    Wednesday marked the return…

  • PRINCETON: Skate park opening draws a big crowd

    PRINCETON: Skate park opening draws a big crowd

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    A crowd of 200 skateboarders, public officials and other revelers braved a deep winter chill and a biting wind to take part in the grand opening of Princeton’s Hilltop Skate Park on Saturday, the area’s newest skateboarding facility.    The opening of the $500,000 skate park — an assortment of ramps,…