Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Suspicious letter empties Princeton Borough Hall in hazmat scare

    Suspicious letter empties Princeton Borough Hall in hazmat scare

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough’s Deputy Clerk Delores Williams and Clerk Andrea Quinty suffered allergic reactions after handling a letter addressed to the mayor’s office Tuesday morning, setting off a hazardous materials emergency at Borough Hall.    After Ms. Williams opened the envelope containing the letter, her fingers blistered, and Ms. Quinty reported a…

  • Suspicious letter empties Princeton Borough Hall in hazmat scare

    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

  • Grovers Mill Pond welcomes the dredge

    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

  • 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…

  • Wheels begin turning at Princeton Bike Tours

    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…

  • 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…

  • Water company pump failure leaves low pressure in some areas

    By Emily Laermer, Staff Writer    A water pump in Montgomery Township experienced a mechanical failure earlier this week, resulting in pleas to residents in parts of Princeton Township and Montgomery to cut water use.   The pump at New Jersey American Water’s Airport Road booster station stopped running from Monday evening until late Wednesday night…

  • Pump problem affects water customers in parts of Princeton, Montgomery

       A maintenance problem at a New Jersey American Water Co. booster pump affected water customers in portions of Princeton Township and Montgomery on Wednesday.    The problem is expected to persist for 48 hours, the company said.    The company said it has to perform “emergency maintenance” on a pump at its Airport Road booster station.    As…

  • Two suffer allergic reactions after package opened at Princeton Borough Hall

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough’s Deputy Clerk Delores Williams suffered an allergic reaction on her fingers after opening an envelope addressed to the mayor’s office Tuesday morning, police reported, setting off a hazardous materials emergency at Borough Hall.    Ms. Williams notified her supervisor in the Clerk’s Office, who also suffered an allergic reaction…