Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    Inmate Warrant King ponders his next move. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    PRINCETON: University chess team makes moves behind bars

    Princeton University freshman Atanas Petkov makes a move against one of several inmate opponents at Trenton State Prison. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • 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,…

  • PRINCETON: Area family scores on TV’s ‘Millionaire’

    PRINCETON: Area family scores on TV’s ‘Millionaire’

    Connor and Tracy Leahy of Kingston and Jim Lawlor of Princeton, Ms. Leahy’s father, during their appearance on the syndicated game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."

  • PRINCETON: Open-space groups say parks could use a boost

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Some of Princeton Township’s parks need a boost, representatives of citizen groups that have taken responsibility for their upkeep have told the Princeton Environmental Commission.    Several such groups made presentations on the challenges facing the parklands before the Princeton Environmental Commission members last week. The presenters were invited as part…

  • WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Surveillance cameras coming to schools

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The West-Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District plans to install surveillance cameras at all its schools.    The security measure is designed to give schools better control over their outside environments, said Thomas Smith, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.    The live footage will be Web-based, so it can be accessed…

  • PRINCETON: Skate park opening draws a big crowd

    PRINCETON: Skate park opening draws a big crowd

    Christian Richards, 17, of Middletown, didn’t let Saturday’s frigid temperatures stop his trip to the new skate park. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • PRINCETON: University to cut capital plan in wake of economic turmoil

       Princeton University announced Monday it has decreased its 10-year, $3.9 billion capital plan by $300 million, delaying construction on some projects and scaling back on others.    The action was taken in response to the current economic climate, according to the university.    Construction of the neuroscience and psychology buildings, which was tentatively slated to begin June…