Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Borough police name suspect in string of area burglaries

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The Princeton Borough Police Department has named a suspect in at least four of the more than 15 area burglaries that occurred since April while homes were occupied.    Walter Hastings, 46, of New Brunswick is the sole suspect for the at least four burglaries that occurred while homes in the…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Aug. 15

    Princeton Borough    Dominick Siepmann, 40, of Red Oak Row was charged with driving while intoxicated on Harrison Street at 2:11 a.m. Thursday.    Ashley Mulryne, 24, of Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown was charged with contempt of court at 4:19 p.m. Wednesday, following a motor vehicle stop on Nassau Street. She had an active warrant from Newark…

  • Crawford House provides hope to substance abusers

    Crawford House provides hope to substance abusers

    Karen, Kristin and Christie at Crawford House in Montgomery. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Township takes more steps to block big trucks

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Princeton Township took additional steps this week to discourage large trucks from passing through town.    On Monday, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that would increase the maximum fines for violating motor vehicle and traffic regulations not assigned by the state, such as exceeding a road’s weight limit, from $50…

  • GOP responds to Montgomery Mayor Birge’s charges on giveaways

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Township Republicans, responding to Mayor Cecelia Birge’s criticism of Somerset County freeholders for planned purchases of personalized giveaway items at this week’s 4-H fair, charged that she has indulged in a similar practice.    The Montgomery mayor is a Democratic candidate for freeholder.    ”Montgomery Township has been doing the…

  • Princeton Township reviews capital improvement budget

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The Princeton Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday calling for the appropriation of $2.25 million to pay for various capital improvements.    The largest chunk of the appropriation would go to the Princeton Recreation Department, with the bulk of the funding, $767,660, coming from Mercer County. Under the ordinance, the Recreation…

  • Montgomery eyes emergency dispatching savings with county pact

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Somerset County’s Office of Emergency Management could take over all of Montgomery’s emergency communications duties as early as January of next year, according to Leroy Gunzelman, director of the county’s emergency communications department.    ”It will happen sometime after the first of the year,” Mr. Gunzelman said.    But Mayor…

  • Cutting hair for over 60 years in same Kingston shop

    Cutting hair for over 60 years in same Kingston shop

    Some of the photographs on the barbershop walls. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Redevelopment referendum sought in WW; questions raised on complexity, legality

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The effort is on to gather enough signatures from West Windsor voters by Aug. 22 to get a five-part, nonbinding referendum question regarding aspects of the township’s redevelopment planning onto the November ballot.    The effort is being spearheaded by Fisher Place resident Pete Weale and Mike Ranallo,…