Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Princeton Borough breaks ground on 5 low-income housing units
Taking part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for affordable housing units on Leigh Avenue are, from left, Michael McKay, vice president for facilities at Princeton University, former Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, Mayor Mildred Trotman and Robert Durkee, Princeton University vice president. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Princeton seeks public input on improvements to community pool
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Area residents are once again invited to provide input on the future design of a rebuilt and restored Community Park Pool, at a meeting set for Tuesday night at the Princeton Township Municipal Building. The meeting, scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m., follows a similar community gathering held in September…
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Skillman Village issue drives Montgomery Township Committee race
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The future of the Skillman Village property has become a central issue in the race for the open seat on the Montgomery Township Committee. Candidates Keith Hovey, a Democrat and Kacey Dyer, a Republican, sounded off on taxes and community debt to a crowd of about 50 as…
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Forum on ‘social capital’ to be held Tuesday in Princeton
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The Princeton Area Community Foundation and the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation are presenting a Tuesday forum on “social capital.” The forum follows on a survey of the state of “social capital” in the central New Jersey region the two organizations issued in 2007. The forum is entitled “Better…
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Rocky Hill wins budget fight over paying for State Police service
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer ROCKY HILL — Little Rocky Hill has scored a big win against the state. Provisions of the state budget that would have required the borough and other municipalities to enter into “cost sharing” agreements to pay for their State Police protection were nullified Wednesday by the state’s Council on Local…
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12th District candidates Holt and Bateman hold debate at Rider
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-12) and Republican challenger Alan Bateman differed over taxes, the conduct of the current Democratically-controlled Congress and how best to withdraw American troops from Iraq, but often appeared more in agreement than disagreement at a debate yesterday on the campus of Rider University. The…
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New voters in New Jersey exceed a half million
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A major stakeholder in the West Windsor redevelopment plan for the train station area has announced plans to end cooperation with the township. Intercap Holdings, which owns a 25-acre tract off Washington Road, will submit a request to the Planning Board to rezone the property for 1,440…
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Montgomery committee candidates answer questions from League of Women Voters
These are the verbatim responses of the Republican and Democratic candidates for Montgomery Township Committee to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, in cooperation with The Princeton Packet. The candidates were given an equal amount of space for their answers. Candidates for Montgomery Township Committee Three- year term Kacey…
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Landscaper in Princeton killed by falling tree
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer A landscaper doing work on the property of a Lawrence Road residence in Princeton Township was killed after being struck by a falling tree Monday, police said. Manuel Hernandez, 44, of Trenton, was cutting down a tree with a chainsaw around 3:40 p.m. when another tree, 15 feet away, suddenly…
