Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Microsoft executive gives PU students a future tech vision
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer One of the senior executives who has succeeded Bill Gates at the helm of Microsoft Corp. visited Princeton University on Monday and offered students a tantalizing vision of advanced computing for the future. ”Pretend we are students at Princeton in the not so distant future,” said Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Princeton chamber president resigning
PRINCETON —Karen Colimore is resigning as president and CEO of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce to take a position at New York University Langone Medical Center, sources said Wednesday. Ms. Colimore worked at New York University Medical Center prior to becoming president of the Princeton chamber in September 2006. At that point she held the position…
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Princeton U dining club loses bid for tax exemption
TRENTON — Assemblyman Reed Gusciora said Wednesday that Princeton Borough can finally claim victory in its fight to prevent one of Princeton University’s exclusive eating clubs from gaining a tax-free lunch at the expense of local property taxpayers. According to a letter sent to Princeton Borough’s clerk, the state Supreme Court has denied the Cottage Club’s…
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Montgomery sets talks with wary Skillman Village developers
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Three developers will be sitting down with Montgomery Township officials in the coming weeks to discuss redevelopment plans for Skillman Village, Township Administrator Donato Nieman said at the committee meeting Thursday night. Last month, the developers — Tarragon Development Corp., Sharbell Development Corp. and Back to Nature —…
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POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 7
Montgomery A Hudnut Lane resident reported his rural mailbox was damaged between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday when the mailbox was removed from its post. The resident was able to restore the mailbox to its post, police said. A Richmond Drive resident reported being awakened by the front doorbell about 3:46 a.m. Friday. The…
