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By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    King Abdullah II of Jordan painted a picture of a more stable and prosperous Middle East and a safer world that could exist if immediate action is taken by the United States, during a talk at Princeton University on Friday.    In the new world King Abdullah described, 60 years of…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board adopted a resolution this week memorializing its decision made in July to allow Sharbell Development Corp. to receive an early start permit for construction of a recreation building with a parking lot for Tapestry of Montgomery, a multi-faceted development project that received preliminary approval from…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Councilman Andrew Koontz earned the endorsement of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization in his bid for Mercer County freeholder on Saturday.    According to results posted on the PCDO Web site, Mr. Koontz, who is chairman of the Borough Municipal Democratic Committee, which is part of the PCDO, received…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — An 18-year-old West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South student sustained serious injuries in a car accident off Route 571 about 11 a.m. Monday.    Christopher Dittrich, 18, of West Windsor had been eastbound on Route 571 when he apparently lost control of his car, which passed through the westbound…

Feb. 2008 The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Redevelopment was not the main course as Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh served up the annual State of the Township address Monday, a move the mayor said probably surprised many in the standing-room only crowd at the Municipal Building.    ”Some of you in the audience are probably thinking to…

By Brian No, Special Writer    Is the traditional inward looking college campus a thing of the past? That was the question several prominent architects and planners tried to answer at a panel discussion at Princeton University on Tuesday.    Panel members spoke on the changing nature of college campuses in light of the university’s recently released…

   MONTGOMERY — The 32-unit residential portion of the Montgomery Promenade that was highly criticized by the Planning Board during its Jan. 28 meeting received the board’s approval Monday.    The 16 age-restricted duplex houses will occupy both sides of an approximately half-mile street near the pedestrian-friendly shopping center component of the Montgomery Promenade.    The shopping center,…

West Windsor Patrolman Tom Moody with his partner, Edy, a bomb-sniffing German shepherd. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski