Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Propane tank truck flips on Route 518; road closed for hours
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — An overturned propane tanker that leaked propane caused one resident to be evacuated from his home and closed Route 518 for approximately four hours on Tuesday. The resident has returned to his home since the incident, said Montgomery Police acting Lt. Jim Curry. The resident was evacuated as…
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Local Honda dealer to expand into Saab facilities
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Robert Burt, owner of the Honda of Princeton dealership on Route 206 in Montgomery, is expanding his Honda operation to his property just down the road, former home to his Saab franchise. ”The expansion of our new car business next door dictates that we move our used business to another…
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Local Honda dealer to expand into Saab facilities
Robert Burt, right, owner of Honda of Princeton and General Manager Jim Christ, outside the Saab dealership on Route 206. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Local athletes on artificial turf are not on dangerous ground
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Artificial turf athletic fields at schools in the Princeton area likely pose no threat to athletes because of the newer materials they are made of, area school officials said this week. Those statements followed reports this week that testing undertaken by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services…
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Eleven Mexican nationals detained after Route 1 traffic stop
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — A group of 11 Mexican nationals have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after Plainsboro police discovered the group packed into a Ford Escape traveling on Route 1 on Sunday morning. Plainsboro Police Officer Jason Mariano stopped the sport utility vehicle for improper tinting of all…
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WW considers rezoning area near contaminated site
The area proposed for rezoning is adjacent to a site containing contaminated fill that is planned as a small shopping center. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Budget to get second hearing
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FIELDSBORO — The Borough Council reintroduced the municipal budget on April 9, after it failed to garner enough votes for adoption last month. Mayor Ed “Buddy” Tyler said the budget was just short of the four votes it needed for adoption due to a lack of Borough Council members…
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Site plan review begins for hospital’s new Plainsboro facility
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — A Princeton HealthCare System-authored plan for the future medical campus off Route 1 in Plainsboro will be the subject of a review by the township’s Development Review Committee tonight at 6 p.m. at the Plainsboro Township Municipal Building. The site plan up for review outlines the new hospital…
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Plainsboro makes a ‘Top 100’ list in Fortune Magazine imprint
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — A focus on good planning and maintaining a high quality of life in Plainsboro was rewarded earlier this month, say township officials, pointing to the township gaining the 52nd spot on Fortune Small Business Magazine’s “Top 100 Places to Live and Launch a Small Business” list, appearing in…
