Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Study group on alcohol abuse on PU campus issues recommendations

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    After four months of work, Princeton University’s Alcohol Coalition Committee has created a broad strategic plan that calls for the committee to continue brainstorming for program ideas in specific areas designed to address high-risk drinking among undergraduates and to solicit more people to assist with these efforts.    The committee was…

  • Local and organic foods are taking root in Princeton area

    Local and organic foods are taking root in Princeton area

    By John Dunphy, The Packet Group    Is that salad you’re eating free of chemicals and pesticides? Are those chicken chunks in that quesadilla from a farm across town or across the country?    While a lot of what we eat has seen more miles on the road than we have, a movement toward organic, local —…

  • WW planners to review zoning changes for 5,000 residences Wednesday

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Zoning changes that would affect 5,000 lots in West Windsor Township will receive consideration from the Planning Board on Wednesday.    The Master Plan-related changes have morphed from a handful of new zoning designations to a total of 10 designations after residents voiced concern over the effect the…

  • Princeton Public Library veteran retires after 41 years

    Princeton Public Library veteran retires after 41 years

    Barbara Bradsell, who is retiring from the Princeton Public Library, began work there in 1967 at age 22 and has been manager of lending services since 1982. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Several trees went down in various parts of the township and borough and buildings and traffic lights lost power Monday morning following heavy rain and strong winds.    Seven tree-related incidents occurred in the township, involving a combination of whole trees and tree branches.    Several buildings on Witherspoon Street experienced power…

  • Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    Storm disruptions hit Princeton area Monday morning

    With power out to signals, a school bus makes a cautious turn onto Witherspoon Street Monday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Amended Merwick-area zoning envisions senior housing

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    A density bonus for developers that build age-restricted housing in a new borough zoning district that would cover the properties where the Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care, Stanworth and YWCA and YMCA properties are located has been included in a revised version of an ordinance creating the district.    The…

  • Princeton Public Library veteran retires after 41 years

    Princeton Public Library veteran retires after 41 years

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    Managing lending services for the Princeton Public Library was far from Barbara Bradsell’s mind when she took her first clerical job with the library back in 1967.    ”I was 22 years old and I was working for an architecture firm in Princeton and found out that really wasn’t what I…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, May 13

    Princeton Borough    James C. Wells, 25, of Maple Terrace was taken into custody on a contempt warrant following a pedestrian check on Palmer Square East about 9:22 p.m. Wednesday. Police said Newark Municipal Court had issued a warrant with a total cash bail of $482.    Rudi V. Delma, 20, of Leigh Avenue was taken into…