Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Ex-student indicted in Westminster Choir College death

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    A 20-year-old former Westminster Choir College student was indicted Friday by a Mercer County grand jury for allegedly injecting heroin and causing the death of Westminster Choir College freshman Justin Warfield, who died Oct. 17.    Kieran Hunt, of Piscataway, was indicted on one count of strict liability of the drug-induced…

  • University cuts need for parking in 2016 forecast

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton University will have no net increase in parking needs under an updated proposal for traffic management and parking as part of its 10-year campus plan, according to Robert Durkee, the university’s vice president and secretary.    In a traffic, parking and circulation presentation made before the Princeton Regional Planning Board…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, July 1

    Princeton Borough    Vincent Romeo, 25, of Cherry Valley Road was charged with disorderly conduct about 11:15 p.m. Sunday after police said they responded to a fight in Palmer Square. Mr. Romeo was arrested after he became combative and disorderly, police reported, and he was committed to jail in default of bail.    Rishi Mathur, 19, of…

  • Two Princeton residents launch grassroots Republican drive

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Two Princeton residents have launched a statewide grassroots effort to identify,develop and provide funding to local Republican candidates.    Their toughest challenge may be in their own backyard, with Princeton politics dominated by Democrats, who hold every local elected office in the borough and township.    The organization is called “Building a…

  • Cherry Hill Road in Princeton Township closed during off-peak hours

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Cherry Hill Road is closed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. until July 4.    Closure of the road between Stuart Road and Crestview Drive began Monday morning for sanitary sewer repairs and curb installation in preparation for repairs and resurfacing of the entire road scheduled to occur…

  • An ‘eco-goods’ store opens for business in Princeton

    An ‘eco-goods’ store opens for business in Princeton

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Shoppers who care not just about the aesthetic impact their purchases will have on their homes but the impact they will have on the health of their children, and of the earth too, have a new destination in downtown Princeton.    Greendesign, billed as “an eco-goods store,” has been open for…

  • West Windsor probes fatal driveway car fire

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The man who burned to death inside a car parked at a township residence Sunday morning was Syed Hyder, 44, of Edison, according to West Windsor police.    Mr. Hyder succumbed to an intense fire that engulfed his 1992 Nissan Maxima soon after he pulled into the driveway…

  • Township seeks $800,000 in DOT improvement grants

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The Princeton Township Committee has applied for $800,000 in grants from the state Department of Transportation to improve roads and pedestrian pathways.    The township’s highest priority is to improve the safety conditions on the portion of Cherry Valley Road between Griggs Drive and Route 206 and connect portions of a…

  • West Windsor-Plainsboro teachers get 4.9 percent pay hike

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education ratified a three-year contract with the union representing 870 of the district’s teachers at its Tuesday meeting.    The new contract between the board and the West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Association calls for an average 4.9-percent salary increase in the upcoming school year. The following two…