Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WW council members to vote May 19 on their 50% salary increase
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A controversial ordinance giving Township Council members a 50 percent raise in 2009 appears headed for a May 19 vote, after three members voted for its introduction Monday night. The measure is opposed by one of the council’s five members, Linda Geevers, and by Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh,…
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Free two-hour garage parking resumes Monday for library patrons
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Subsidized parking for patrons of the Princeton Public Library using the Spring Street Parking Garage will resume Monday morning, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said Thursday. ”I’m delighted,” said Deputy Mayor Margaret Karcher. “The borough and the township both worked very hard with the library to resolve this issue. We did…
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Millstone River rates poorly in DEP contaminant testing
The Millstone River in West Windsor. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Preparation work begins for Grovers Mill Pond dredging
Grovers Mill Pond as seen from the dock in Van Nest Park. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Preparation work begins for Grovers Mill Pond dredging
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Portions of Community Park along Big Bear Brook are being prepared as a storage area for thousands of pounds of materials set to be dredged from Grovers Mill Pond in the late summer and fall, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said Wednesday. Barbed wire fencing and construction vehicles are…
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Plainsboro lauds Novo Nordisk growth
The Novo Nordisk facilities in Plainsboro, off southbound Route 1. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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WW council clashes over pay raise as measure is introduced Monday
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Three members of Township Council voted Monday to introduce a controversial ordinance that will increase the salaries of council members and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh beginning in 2009. The ordinance would help eliminate some portions of a confusing system of vouchers and reimbursements, replacing them with a higher…
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Plainsboro lauds Novo Nordisk growth
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Preparations are under way for the planned expansion of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk facilities in Plainsboro — a five-story office building across Route 1 from the company’s existing facility. Mayor Peter Cantu lauded the expansion — which will add 400 more employees to the current 700 working out…
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Preparation work begins for Grovers Mill Pond dredging
The spillway at Grovers Mill Pond Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
