Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • NJ budget gives Rocky Hill a partial return

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The numbers aren’t final, but Rocky Hill Borough should be getting the majority of its state aid back following the restoration of aid cuts in the state budget that passed both houses of the Legislature this week.    Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s proposed budget called for eliminating all…

  • Robertson suit against university gets another trial postponement

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    The trial date has been postponed several months in the widely-watched and long-running lawsuit brought by descendents of Charles and Marie Robertson against Princeton University over the way the university handled scholarship funds the Robertsons established for educating students for careers in public service at the Woodrow Wilson School.    The…

  • 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…

  • Borough budget, with 5-cent tax hike, introduced in close vote

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    The borough’s 2008 $25.3 million budget narrowly received enough support from council during introduction Tuesday to be carried for a second reading and possible adoption.    The budget calls for a $1.03 tax rate. If the tax rate is certified by the county, owners of homes assessed at $349,952— the average…

  • West Windsor students raise money to fight rare disease

    West Windsor students raise money to fight rare disease

    Grover Middle School teacher Judi Kroll uses her legs to carry a balloon during a race to benefit Ryan’s Quest. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski