Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Nov. 4

    Princeton Borough     Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety issued a campus safety alert Saturday after Wei Ho, a class of 2009 computer science concentrator, was reported missing.    He was last seen on campus at 4:30 a.m. Friday. The public safety alert stated that “there is a concern for Wei Ho’s welfare.”    He was last seen…

  • Theft spree targets Jeeps in WW’s train station area

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    A 2006 Jeep was stolen and another was broken into Friday at the Princeton Junction train station, while a third was recovered by police Saturday morning.    And yet another Jeep was reported broken into about a mile away, in the parking lot of Mathematica Policy Research, 600 Alexander Park.    The…

  • Helene Cody of Princeton High is honored at cross country race

    Helene Cody of Princeton High is honored at cross country race

    Runners from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and South girls’ cross country teams compete at Friday’s Mercer County championship meet at Washington Crossing State Park. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • PU Campus Plan draws a not-so-fast from Princeton Borough

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Princeton University Campus Plan, which was presented to an international audience during an all-day university architecture symposium Wednesday, remains a topic of concern among some Princeton Borough officials.    Over 2 million square feet of new space and 1 million square feet of refurbished space are in play in this…

  • Princeton Township sets down procedures for billing the borough

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committee will soon be adopting its own resolution formalizing billing practices with Princeton Borough, following adoption of such a resolution by Princeton Borough Council earlier this month, according to the township administrator.    ”Yes, we are adopting pretty much the same resolution that the borough approved. We think it’s…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 31

    Princeton Borough     Alex Nessas, 20, of Hightstown was charged with disorderly conduct and defiant trespass after police said they received a call of a disorderly person at Chez Alice, 5 Palmer Square West, about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24.    Edward Belbruno, 56, of Wiggins Street was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop…

  • Obama carries Montgomery High after week of student debates

    Obama carries Montgomery High after week of student debates

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    Sen. Barack Obama has won in a landslide — among student voters at Montgomery High School.    A week before the presidential election, 70 percent of students voted for the Illinois Democrat in the school’s mock election. But that wasn’t without the help of a political student group “You Choose!”.    Before…

  • Obama carries Montgomery High after week of student debates

    Obama carries Montgomery High after week of student debates

    Amos Chiou, right, portrays John McCain and Christian Avrup, left, is Barack Obama during Montgomery High’s mock debate. Katie Volz and Owen Likely are the moderators. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • WW-P schools report a reduction in violence

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District has seen a decrease of about 40 percent in reports of violence in its schools in the past year, a shift the district attributes to improved efforts to counsel its students.    The district’s school board held a public hearing on its 2007-2008 Violence and Vandalism…