Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Deep state aid cuts rock area towns; tax hikes could follow
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer The majority of municipalities throughout New Jersey received the sobering news this week that state aid allocations will likely be greatly reduced in the coming fiscal year. Most local mayors and administrators reacted to the changes — which include reductions up to 37 percent in the area — by saying…
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Princeton school board approves $72.8 million budget
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer The Princeton Regional School District approved its tentative budget quietly Tuesday, with only one teacher asking for clarification about the figures. Passed in bulk with a number of other agenda items, the total operating budget approved Tuesday amounts to $72,547,296, of which $56,965,650 will be sought from taxpayers. The tax…
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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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An aerial Annie Oakley lifts Montgomery High School musical
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Audiences attending the Montgomery High School musical tonight and tomorrow will be treated to some impressive aerial special effects. Camille Vazquez-Reyes, playing Annie Oakley in Peter Stone’s revival version of “Annie Get Your Gun,” will swing from a trapeze as she shoots at various targets with several types…
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WW mayor, councilman clash on steering redevelopment
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh on Friday reiterated his strong opposition to a proposed Township Council ordinance giving it power over redevelopment, repeating his interpretation of the law, which clashes with that of some Township Council members. The mayor did so by making public a Feb. 4 memo written…
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Princeton school tax levy seen lower than first anticipated
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer On Monday, a day before the Princeton Regional Board of Education was scheduled to approve a tentative budget, officials announced a potential tax levy increase even further under the cap — an increase of 3.32 percent, not the 3.6 previously announced. The announcement was made at the board’s Finance Committee…
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Hillier targets 55-plus for proposed condos in Princeton Borough
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Architect and developer J. Robert Hillier’s proposed condominium project on Greenview Avenue requires variances, but won’t need one for its proposed age limit: 55 and over. Thursday’s Princeton Borough Zoning Board hearing on the project was canceled that day because board attorney William Sutphin was not satisfied with the public…
