Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton Chamber CEO takes position at NYU Medical Center

    Princeton Chamber CEO takes position at NYU Medical Center

    Karen Colimore has resigned as president and CEO of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce to return to her former employer, New York University Medical Center.

  • New Plainsboro police chief is sworn in at ceremony

    New Plainsboro police chief is sworn in at ceremony

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — New Plainsboro Police Chief Richard Furda took his ceremonial oath of office Tuesday night at the Plainsboro Township Committee meeting.    After a weeks-long selection process, Chief Furda was chosen to replace Elizabeth Bondurant, who retired this month. Mayor Peter Cantu said that the township is pleased with the…

  • Cost of Grovers Mill Pond dredging goes up $150,000

    Cost of Grovers Mill Pond dredging goes up $150,000

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor Township Council passed a resolution Monday to allot an extra $150,000 for the Grovers Mill Pond dredging program after the Army Corps of Engineers reported that original estimate was too low.    The contract between the Army Corps and the contractor, Select Transportation Inc., allowed for…

  • Property revaluation coming to Princeton

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough and Township are moving forward with the first property revaluation in over 12 years.    Officials from the two municipalities awarded contracts to Appraisal Systems of Morristown this week, with the company receiving a $500,000 contract from the township and a $280,000 contract from the borough.    The next step…

  • 1962 research at Princeton garners Nobel Prize in 2008

    By Brian No, Special Writer    Osamu Shimomura, a Japanese scientist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery he made as a researcher at Princeton University in 1962.    Dr. Shimomura discovered the green fluorescent protein (GFP), found in the Aequorea victoria jellyfish, which has become an important tool in biosciences by…

  • Towns see no squeeze on bonding, despite national financial crisis

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Despite the widespread and ongoing upheaval in the credit markets, finance officers at area municipalities say they have not encountered any problems issuing long-term debt.    ”It does not seem to be a real problem for us,” said Kathryn Monzo, chief financial officer of Princeton Township.    Ms. Monzo said she had…

  • Walking to school gets a boost in West Windsor

    Walking to school gets a boost in West Windsor

    Encouraged by a slogan on the sidewalk, students and their parents, about 130 in all, head to Maurice Hawk Elementary School on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Walking to school gets a boost in West Windsor

    Walking to school gets a boost in West Windsor

    The Maruice Hawk Elementary School mascot and Principal Denise Mengani, right, lead the way during the walk marking International Walk to School Day. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • University reports rise in liquor-law violations

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Princeton University saw a six-fold increase in the number of liquor-law violations in 2007 compared to 2006, and other crime categories such as sex offenses, burglaries and drug abuse violations saw modest increases, according to the university’s 2008 Annual Security Report.    University officials attributed the spike in alcohol crimes, from…