Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Montgomery students launch ‘Cell Phones for Soldiers’ drive
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — U.S. servicemen and women stationed abroad will be the recipients of free, pre-paid callings cards for use in keeping in touch with family and friends back home, thanks to the efforts of two Montgomery public school students. Kendra and Parker Lyons of Mountain View Road have begun a…
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Contractor’s suit against school district settled for $400,000
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer The Princeton Regional Board of Education has agreed to pay $400,000 to the primary contractor for general construction work on Littlebrook Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School to settle a lawsuit. The contractor, Imperial Construction Group Inc., filed the lawsuit against the board in Mercer County Superior Court, after completing…
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Alexander Road bridge construction extended another 2 months
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Roads associated with the Alexander Road bridge project will continue to be closed until mid-December under a two-month extension announced Monday by state Department of Transportation officials. Work on underground gas pipes at the site that required assistance from Public Service Electric & Gas Co. are the…
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POLICE BLOTTER, Sept. 26
Princeton Borough Michael Kuchta, 19, of Nassau, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct after police said they were called to Princeton University’s McCosh Infirmary about 3 a.m. Saturday regarding an underage intoxicated person there. After being arrested for disorderly conduct, police said, he was transported to University Medical Center at Princeton for treatment and was…
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‘Green’ improvement bonds approved by Princeton Borough Council
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Borough Council approved a municipal bond ordinance at its Tuesday evening meeting authorizing the appropriation of $2.4 million for a variety of capital improvements, including a number of measures designed to save resources and energy. At the meeting, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi pointed out the “green” investments the municipality would…
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Rt. 206 advisory group adjourns meeting to avoid press coverage
Ways to deal with traffic at this intersection of Ewing Street with Route 206 were to be discussed at Wednesday’s meeting. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Princeton, Mercer officials celebrate safety work at school
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Princeton Township and Mercer County officials as well as Johnson Park ElementarySchool Principal Robert Ginsberg gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate improvements to Rosedale Road at the entrance to the long driveway that leads to the school. The work was completed over the summer to prevent eastbound vehicles on Rosedale Road…
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Children’s enrichment center proposed for Clifftown shopping strip
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Whether an enrichment and play center is an appropriate use at the Clifftown Shopping Center on Route 206 is the issue before the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment on Oct. 22. The proposed facility, which would be located at the strip shopping center, located just north of the Cherry Hill…
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WW-P school board names Rider finance professor to vacant seat
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education is whole again, after board members voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint West Windsor resident John Farrell to fill a single empty seat. Mr. Farrell, an assistant dean and finance professor at the College of Business Administration at Rider University, was selected from an unusually…
