Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Entrepreneurial researchers display their wares at university
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer A device that will improve cancer treatment and cost. A green energy system generating electricity from sunlight and water. A molecular solution to antibiotic resistance. These ideas and more were presented to the public at the third annual Princeton — Jumpstart Innovation Forum, held at the Friend Center on Wednesday…
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Montgomery Mayor Birge enters Somerset freeholder race
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Mayor Cecilia Birge said she will not complete the final year of her three-year term on the Township Committee if she’s elected to the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders in November. Last week Mayor Birge received the nomination to run for one of the two three-year…
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Deal reached on subsidized parking at Princeton Public Library
The Princeton Public Library will soon resume offering two free hours of parking to patrons under a new agreement between township and borough. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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InterCap owner unveils his version of train station redevelopment
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Around 100 West Windsor residents and others were treated to a look into one potential future for the township’s 350-acre redevelopment area on Sunday, at the second in a series of public meetings held by West Windsor developer and InterCap Holdings CEO Steve Goldin. Held at the Westin…
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Area affiliate of national right-to-die organization forms
By Paul Nasella, Special Writer An affiliate of Final Exit Network, a national organization that supports the right to die for those suffering from incurable conditions, has been formed in central New Jersey. The group will hold its first meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton on Cherry Hill Road.…
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University gets $25 million gift for arts-engineering links
Princeton University alumnus Dennis J. Keller and his wife, Constance Templeton Keller, have given Princeton University $25 million to strengthen links between engineering and the liberal arts. The Kellers’ gift will endow and name the university’s recently created Center for Innovation in Engineering Education in addition to supporting other initiatives in engineering and ecology. The…
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The snowfall shortfall was a windfall for area towns
A mild winter behind him, Chris Torres of the Princeton Township Public Works Department shows off part of the remaining stock of rock salt at the township holding facility. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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POLICE BLOTTER, April 8
Princeton Township Angel Rivera-Agnosto, 41, of South Broad Street, Trenton, was charged with hindering arrest, driving with a suspended registration and being an unlicensed driver, after his car was stopped on Route 206 about 11:47 p.m. Saturday. Police said the driver provided an out-of-country license in the name of Jose M. Rios. That person was…
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The snowfall shortfall was a windfall for area towns
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer It may be a source of consternation for schoolchildren, but the string of milder winters in recent years have been a welcome gift to area municipalities, especially in face of reduced state aid and higher fuel costs. For public works employees, the lack of snowfall and warmer temperatures seem to…
