Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Borough Councilman Koontz drops freeholder bid — for now
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Councilman Andrew Koontz announced Monday that he won’t continue to seek a seat on the county Board of Freeholders after having come home empty-handed from the Mercer County Democratic convention on Saturday. Mr. Koontz was passed over by the county organization for the two open ballot spots as…
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Montgomery mulls steering cell tower sites to existing structures
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board has recommended the Township Committee approve an ordinance that would establish specific existing structures as first priority locations for new wireless communication antennae in the township. The ordinance, which is scheduled to have its second reading at Thursday’s Township Committee meeting, includes language that would…
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Proposed Plainsboro municipal budget includes 1.9-cent tax hike
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — A proposed 2008 budget presented to the Township Committee last week calls for a 1.9-cent increase in the municipal tax rate, as municipal officials deal with a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid that was present in last year’s budget. ”It is a budget…
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U.S. military legal counsel lists war-zone challenges in PU talk
By David Walter, Special Writer Col. Manuel Supervielle, who served as chief legal counsel to U.S. military forces in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Afghanistan, said in a speech Friday at Princeton University that American forces need not follow all of the Geneva Conventions in their fight against terrorism. ”Al Qaeda never will be afforded the…
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Design of new Route 1 bridge over Millstone nears completion
Traffic moves across the Millstone River bridge on Route 1 on Monday. Last rehabilitated in 1959, it is considered structurally deficient and is scheduled for replacement beginning early next year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Montgomery Ministries gets $50,000 Presbyterian grant
The Rev. Michael Prewitt is the founding pastor of Montgomery Ministries. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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No testing planned yet for contamination at WW compost site
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members, acting as the Board of Health, rejected testing of groundwater at a contaminated compost site in the township, Monday. Testing of the Alexander Road site’s groundwater had been called for by the Board of Health earlier this year, but moving in that direction would…
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Skillman Village sewer study planned
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee approved a contract with Omi Environmental LLC to study how planned upgrades to the sewage treatment plant at Skillman Village would impact the water quality. The committee adopted a resolution March 6 that limits the project to no more than $39,000. The study, which Township…
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The press described as the key to good government
By Brian No, Special Writer Journalists are still very much relevant today, Newsweek investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff argued Tuesday to a nearly full Dodds Auditorium at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. ”Are we still relevant? Is there a role for people like myself … who report on a weekly basis?” Mr. Isikoff asked. He added,…
