Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Lawsuit challenges Bunn Drive rezoning for senior housing
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer As promised, the group that opposed the zoning change that could pave the way for a senior housing development on the Princeton Ridge has filed a lawsuit against the Township Committee alleging “spot zoning” and other claims in its effort to preserve the ridge by having the amendments overturned and…
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Plainsboro police have sent five illegal immigration cases to feds
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Police officers here have referred at least five criminal cases involving illegal immigrants to federal immigration authorities, in accordance with a directive issued by New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram last summer, according to Police Chief Elizabeth Bondurant. The directive ordered local police and state law enforcement authorities…
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It’s a gold rush at Bryn Mawr-Wellesley book sale
The selection was vast, as one of many long tables attest. The sale continues through Sunday at Princeton Day School. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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State investigates college gossip Web site JuicyCampus
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer The state Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Community Affairs issued a subpoena to the owner of the gossip site for college campuses, JuicyCampus, last week. The site provides message boards for approximately 50 colleges, including Princeton University. Anyone can anonymously post comments on the site, with…
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Deep budget cuts portend less road work in Montgomery
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee recently concluded that budgets for its public works and engineering departments should be significantly lower than what the department heads had requested. Both departments are seeing larger cuts in their capital budgets for 2008 than any other township departments due to market constraints with increasing…
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Plainsboro joins effort to salvage Department of Agriculture
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — The township is ready to join Middlesex County in opposing Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposal to eliminate the Department of Agriculture, Mayor Cantu said Thursday. ”I am in the same corner as Middlesex County on this,” Mayor Cantu said, referring to a resolution that will be considered by the…
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Cell tower foes seek more involvement in search for township site
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer After seeing Princeton Township Committee heed its request Monday to seek alternatives to the cell tower proposed near Cherry Valley Road and The Great Road, the residents with concerns about the plan requested further involvement in the process to explore more options. Following concerns expressed by the residents — who…
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It’s a gold rush at Bryn Mawr-Wellesley book sale
They’re off! Those who paid the special $20 entry fee, many of them book dealers, sprint for the book-laden tables on Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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It’s a gold rush at Bryn Mawr-Wellesley book sale
Connie Escher, a teacher at John Witherspoon Middle School, scouts for treasures for her classroom and herself. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
