Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Suspicious letter empties Princeton Borough Hall in hazmat scare
Employees are confined to the front steps of Borough Hall early Wednesday morning after being evacuated from the building. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Wheels begin turning at Princeton Bike Tours
By Emily Laermer, Staff Writer When Mimi Omiecinski moved to Princeton Borough over a year and a half ago, she gave up her car and got acquainted with her new home by bicycle. ”If you are on a bike, you get a feeling that you can only get on a bike ride,” she said. “It’s…
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Grovers Mill Pond welcomes the dredge
Workmen assemble the two halves of the dredging barge on Grovers Mill Pond in West Windsor. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Womanspace seeks domestic violence response team volunteers
By Lea Kahn, The Packet Group Wanted: A few good volunteers for Womanspace’s Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and its Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team. The Trenton-based group has fielded both teams since 1998, but there is always a need for more volunteers, according to Heidi Mueller, DVVRT coordinator for Womanspace. There are 85…
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Store in Princeton Public Library operating in the red
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Friends of the Princeton Public Library has announced that its store inside the library is currently not making a profit and operational changes are under review. Library Director Leslie Burger said new possibilities for the store are being considered. These include a collaboration with the Arts Council of Princeton, which…
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POLICE BLOTTER, Aug. 1
Princeton Township Jerry Massaquoi, 35, of Hamilton was taken into custody on an active warrant out of Trenton following a motor vehicle stop on Route 206 about 11:40 p.m. Monday. Police said his 2003 Toyota Corolla was stopped after it was observed crossing over the double yellow lines. He was released after a friend posted…
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Wheels begin turning at Princeton Bike Tours
Mini Omiecinski, her hand up, leads a bike tour down Spring Street in Princeton on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Stan Katz, resident demographer, to leave WW-P school board
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Stan Katz, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education member who has provided much expertise in analyzing school demographics over the past 12 years, has informed the district of his intention to resign his seat. The longtime board member is preparing for a move to Colorado, where he and his wife…
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Borough zoning board rejects Hillier condo application
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer The Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected five variances sought by architect J. Robert Hillier for his Greenview Avenue condominium project shortly after midnight Thursday following five hours of testimony. Mr. Hillier sought to replace four existing properties used for rental housing with a three-story condominium, containing 11 market-rate units…
