Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Near 90, veteran Princeton resident is still on the job
Jimmy Esposito, seen here during his shift at the Chambers Street parking garage, has been a familiar face in Princeton for decades. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Princeton Public Library opts out as OneCard sponsor
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Princeton Public Library has checked out as a sponsor of the Princeton Community OneCard. Though the library will still participate as a potential recipient of donations, it will not be the primary sponsor or re-issue its library cards as OneCards, as previously proposed by the card’s creator, Princeton-based Heartland Payment…
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Borough Police Department suspends three officers
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Three Princeton Borough police officers have been suspended pending an administrative probe by the department and a criminal investigation by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office that could result in their termination. Some involved in the case said it’s the latest in a series of conflicts between the department’s administration and…
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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…
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Borough budget seen increasing 4.4 percent
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Council had its introduction to this year’s budget process Tuesday — a presentation marked by talk of “obstacles” and “hurdles” to keeping tax increases down while facing reductions in state aid and other revenue limits. As presented Tuesday, the current version of the budget totals $25,236,185 — a…
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WW high school student injured in car crash remains critical
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Christopher Dittrich — the high school senior who sustained a serious head injury in a car accident off of Route 571 earlier this week — remained in critical but stable condition Thursday, as the West Windsor community came together in support of the student and his family.…
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Brush fire burns 25 acres on Wyeth site in West Windsor
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A brush fire that eventually torched 25 acres on the old Wyeth property off Clarksville Road on Monday apparently began after workers wielding acetylene torches accidentally ignited the blaze, fire officials said. The workers had been using the torches to dismantle several Quonset huts on the property,…
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271 housing units included in Skillman Village development plan
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee has accepted the suggestion of its planning consultants to include approximately 271 residential units in the Skillman Village redevelopment plan. The decision came on Wednesday, during a special meeting in which the 2008 draft of the plan was released. The Skillman Village redevelopment project area…
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