Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Princeton’s Town-Gown Equation

    SPECIAL REPORT: Princeton’s Town-Gown Equation

    Assessing a university’s contribution to the community By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    One day earlier this spring, Princeton University’s Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee and Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget made their way to Princeton Borough Hall. Their hosts were Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman and Administrator Robert Bruschi.    In a lengthy…

  • New charter school funding formula a concern for school system

    New charter school funding formula a concern for school system

    One of the Princeton Charter School’s buildings off Bunn Drive. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Helen Burns

    Wife of Federal Reserve Board chairman     Helen Burns of Princeton died Wednesday at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 98.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a former resident of New York City and Washington, D.C.    A graduate of Hunter College with majors in classics and education, she taught in the New York…

  • Salmonella infection count at university now at 28

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Twenty-eight cases of salmonella bacteria infections have been confirmed on Princeton University’s campus as of late Tuesday night.    The bacteria is most commonly transmitted through food. Symptoms, which include stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, fever and headache, usually start between six and 72 hours before an individual becomes infected.    Since April…

  • Brawl in Plainsboro’s Morris Davision Park leads to 10 arrests

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Ten West Windsor and Plainsboro residents have been charged with a multitude of weapons, drug, and burglary offences in connection with a large brawl that occurred in Morris Davison Park on May 5.    Police said they received reports of a major brawl in progress and on responding to…

  • Sr. housing incentive boosts Princeton zoning proposal

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — An amended ordinance creating a mixed used zone on properties including the Merwick rehabilitation facilities was favorably received by the Borough Council on Tuesday night, largely because of new language designed to encourage development of age-restricted housing on the site.    The council, which had rejected an earlier draft…

  • Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    Meg Caddeau of Western Way in Princeton surveys the damage to her Lexus ES-300 after a fallen tree was removed from it. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Big wheels and small turn out for Princeton bike-pedestrian rally

    Big wheels and small turn out for Princeton bike-pedestrian rally

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Residents who walked and pedaled onto Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza late Saturday afternoon were treated to scenes of bicycles being repaired, spandex-clad cyclists in conversation and safety advocates soliciting membership and donations under canopies filled with helmets, reflective gear and other equipment.        A Princeton High School band provided…

  • Big wheels and small turn out for Princeton bike-pedestrian rally

    Big wheels and small turn out for Princeton bike-pedestrian rally

    Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand, sporting an appropriate pin, enjoys the goings-on at Saturday’s rally. Photo by Bentley Drezner