Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Montgomery mayor hits Somerset freeholder trinket expenditure

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Mayor Cecilia Birge, Democratic candidate for freeholder, and her running mate are taking issue with plans by Somerset County officials to purchase thousands of promotional items like glow-in-the-dark necklaces, goldfish key chains, beach balls and mood pencils.    The items — some of which are imprinted with the names…

  • As gas prices rise, so does the cost of food in Princeton area

    As gas prices rise, so does the cost of food in Princeton area

    Carlo Momo, at Witherspoon Bread Co., with an increasingly expensive bag of flour. At right, Emily Kossow prepares dough for baking. Staff photo Mark Czajkowski

  • Council approves mixed-use zone for Merwick area

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    An ordinance creating a mixed-use zone on properties including Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care was adopted by the Borough Council on Tuesday, following a lengthy revision process that added language to encourage development of age-restricted housing.    The new zoning standards, which limit density to 14 units per acre, would…

  • Another communications gap opens cell tower talks in Princeton

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The Princeton Township Committee has encouraged members and staff of the Sewer Operating Committee to examine the possibility of having a cell tower installed on SOC property — an area where emergency responders and SOC employees have frequently experienced difficulties communicating via radio and cell phone.    The SOC’s manager and…

  • West Windsor officials weigh moving May elections to November

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — By the end of 2008 some West Windsor voters will have made enough trips to the polling places to make their heads spin, but help may be on the way.    Officials have begun openly considering a move of the township’s municipal election date to the November general…

  • Princeton briefly transformed into a Hollywood movie set

    Princeton briefly transformed into a Hollywood movie set

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Hollywood has again descended on Princeton to the amusement and occasional chagrin of residents and passersby.    Movie star sightings, cars crashing into light poles on cue, large studio trucks emblazoned with “Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles” lining University Place and elsewhere, blasé staffers, camera booms, latex “stunt double” masks and other…

  • Man sought in Princeton sex assault

    PRINCETON — Police said Friday that they are looking for a man who allegedly entered a residence on Cedar Lane and assaulted an 18-year-old female occupant of that residence at 11:55 a.m. June 20.    The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s who is 5’9”, between 180 and 200 pounds and has…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, June 27

    Princeton Borough    George T. Rodgers, 45, of Trenton was taken into custody on contempt of court warrants following an appearance in Princeton Borough Municipal Court about 3:40 p.m. Monday. Police said he was arrested after it was revealed that he was wanted by Ewing and Trenton municipal courts for a combined $330 cash bail. After…

  • West Windsor board mulls 46-acre mixed-use Maneely development

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A proposed mixed-use development to be built on a 46-acre tract off Old Bear Brook Road was the subject of Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting.    The plan received a mixed response from township officials, who instructed the applicant to engage in more community outreach to address concerns over…