Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Constitution’s ‘original intent’ must guide court, Scalia tells PU
By David Walter, Special Writer Hundreds of people packed Princeton University’s largest lecture hall Friday night to hear Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia share his views on the proper approach to evaluating U.S. law. ”You can’t judge the validity of a legal philosophy on the basis of whether you like the result it produces in…
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Neighbors of proposed township cell phone tower voice concerns
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Princeton Township residents who live near the potential site of a new cell phone tower — proposed by the township to eliminate a “dead spot” in police communications — are now out to make sure their concerns about the project are heard loud and clear. More than a dozen neighbors…
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State’s proposed aid cuts to small towns rouse Rocky Hill
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer ROCKY HILL — Stung by the prospect of sharp cuts in state aid to municipalities with populations under 10,000, Mayor Ed Zimmerman has begun working with New Jersey League of Municipalities and New Jersey Conference of Mayors officials to establish a committee to lobby the state on behalf of such…
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Couple gives $25 million for new hospital building
The proposed home to the University Medical Center at Princeton features a dramatic glass facade facing the Millstone River.
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Storm’s impact continues into Monday with outages, closed roads
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer A few roads remained closed and some local residents were still without power Monday evening after flooding and downed trees and utility poles caused by torrential rain and high winds resulted in myriad road closures, intermittent power outages, and damage to houses and cars throughout the area, according to area…
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The days of rail travel not likely to return to Plainsboro
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — The idea has been broached numerous times over the years, according to both municipal officials and township records. Advocates say that the construction of a full-service train station — or at least an extension of the Dinky line — in Plainsboro Township would allow Plainsboro commuters to depart…
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AT WORK
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Name: Danny R. Hsieh, 30. Hometown: Springfield. Business: Montgomery Gardens. Job title: Co-owner. Job location: 1980 Route 206, Montgomery. How did you get this job? My father, who is co-owner, gave me this job. He founded the company 26 years ago in Springfield and opened this store in…
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AT WORK
Danny R. Hsieh, co-owner of Montgomery Gardens on Route 206 in Montgomery. Staff photo by Katie Wagner
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Montgomery balks at leaf pickup and composting rules
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee has voiced its concerns regarding a proposed amended version of the state’s recycling rules that could require the township to begin a leaf pick-up and composting program for the entire municipality. In their letter to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that was mailed…
