Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Reports claim tampering risk in NJ voting machines

    By Greg Forester / Staff Writer    PRINCETON —  Nearly 10,000 electronic voting machines ready for use in New Jersey polling places in the upcoming presidential election are highly vulnerable to tampering, according to a Princeton University report made public Friday.    Sequoia Voting Systems, which produces the machines, disputed the report’s findings, pointing to a report…

  • Lack of civic involvement tied to Central Jersey-style sprawl

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The affluence of central New Jersey has not translated into civic engagement among its residents, in part because of its pattern of sprawling development, according to a presentation to the West Windsor Township Council at its meeting Tuesday night.    Nancy Kieling, president of the Princeton Area Community…

  • Princeton High School Library goes digital

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Princeton High School Library recently added an impressive arsenal of online reference resources for use by students and staff by securing access to the Gale Virtual Reference Library and its 300-plus reference sources.    Through it, students making queries and doing research can access the virtual library’s resources from any…

  • Princeton University economist Paul Krugman awarded Nobel Prize

    Princeton University economist Paul Krugman awarded Nobel Prize

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Paul Krugman, a Princeton University professor of economics and international affairs who brought his opinions on global trade, finance and politics to a broader audience through his regular columns and “Conscience of a Liberal” blog for the New York Times, was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics Monday morning.…

  • Cottage Club to continue tax exemption fight with Princeton Borough

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The legal battle between Princeton Borough and the Cottage Club should continue in the coming weeks, according to Thomas Olson, a lawyer representing the private eating club that serves Princeton University students.    The club has alleged, beginning in 2002, that it is eligible for tax-exempt status and is owed back…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 14

    Princeton Township     Thomas Hitch, 69, of Lawrence was charged with driving under the influence after police said they received a call about 8:30 p.m. Friday reporting an erratic driver heading south on Route 206. Police said they found a 2006 Toyota Camry parked on the shoulder of Route 206 near Arreton Road with damage to…

  • Princeton University economist Paul Krugman awarded Nobel Prize

    Princeton University economist Paul Krugman awarded Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman at a press conference on Monday said he received the call from the Royal Swedish Academy as he was about to step into the shower. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Latest Princeton University building a reflective design

    Latest Princeton University building a reflective design

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Construction on Sherrerd Hall, Princeton University’s latest architecturally unique addition, should be completed this week when construction crews finish work on the roof.    The 45,000-square-foot glass-faced structure, named after the late John J. F. Sherrerd, a 1952 Princeton graduate, became the home of the Department of Operations Research and Financial…

  • Latest Princeton University building a reflective design

    Latest Princeton University building a reflective design

    A multi-story sculpture by California artist Jim Isermann occupies the stairwell in the nearly-completed Sherrerd Hall. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski