Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • From Iraq to ‘I do’

    From Iraq to ‘I do’

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — True love was guaranteed in the strangest of places for Christopher Witwer, a 1994 Montgomery High School graduate, and Kathryn Waits.    The newly engaged couple’s commitment to marriage was made official when he proposed to her at Camp Victory in Baghdad this past May, at a military base…

  • Princeton Borough approves $1.3 million improvement bond issue

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance authorizing $1.3 million in capital improvements for joint agencies it operates with Princeton Township at its meeting on Tuesday evening, but not before council members engaged in a heated discussion over the wisdom of conducting business as usual with their neighboring municipality…

  • Children’s enrichment center proposed for Clifftown shopping strip

    Children’s enrichment center proposed for Clifftown shopping strip

    The Clifftown shopping center is located on Route 206 north of Cherry Hill Road. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Holt bill that could aid Princeton Battlefield Park passes House

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday night that would establish a federal grant program for preserving and protecting battle sites associated with the Revolutionary War such as Princeton Battlefield State Park.    The legislation, which was sponsored and written by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) last year, was…

  • Plainsboro church hosts immigration reform conference

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer     PLAINSBORO — Immigration reform advocates from the Catholic Church and other organizations joined more than 100 attendees at the Queenship of Mary Church on Tuesday for a panel discussion on reforming the nation’s immigration system.    The meeting is an outgrowth of a nationwide, diocesan effort in the U.S. called…

  • Princeton, Mercer officials celebrate safety work at school

    Princeton, Mercer officials celebrate safety work at school

    Inspecting a newly painted traffic island across from the entrance to Johnson Park School are, from left, Mercer County Transportation Director Aaron T. Watson, school Principal Robert Ginsberg, Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand and Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • 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…

  • ‘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…

  • Rt. 206 advisory group adjourns meeting to avoid press coverage

    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