Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • Jordan’s King Abdulla II to speak at university Feb. 29

       King Abdullah II, the reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will deliver a policy address on the future of Arab-American relations in the context of the Middle East’s current challenges at Princeton University on Feb. 29.    His talk is to focus on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which Jordan views as the most significant…

  • A new officer with familiar name joins borough police force

    A new officer with familiar name joins borough police force

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    There’s a new Federico on the force in Princeton Borough.    ”Yes, you heard it correctly — it is Federico,” Lt. Sharon Papp said during the Feb. 12 swearing-in ceremony for the borough’s newest patrolman, Officer Daniel Federico. “Yes, it’s the same last name as our police chief. But, no, he’s…

  • Hillier gives women’s club a global view of architecture

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Women’s College Club of Princeton went from Princeton to Dubai and back on Monday, with architect and developer J. Robert Hillier as the tour guide.    Unlike Mr. Hillier’s consultations with sultans and corporate CEOs, there was no jet-setting required.    His lecture Monday at All Saints Church — “Smart growth…

  • Plainsboro police mark 30th year of service

    Plainsboro police mark 30th year of service

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A police department that once patrolled a few hamlets, farmland and a few thousand people now watches over a thriving community of homes, businesses, and research institutions and a population of over 22,000.    That same Plainsboro Police Department celebrated its 30th anniversary last week, receiving a plaque from…

  • Unpaved road draws new complaints in Montgomery

    Unpaved road draws new complaints in Montgomery

    By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee promised to make another attempt to persuade Hillsborough to pave the unpaved stretch of Dutchtown-Zion Road, after hearing three residents call the road a safety hazard at last week’s committee session.    The two-lane, two-way road is located on the Montgomery-Hillsborough border, with half of a…

  • ‘Smash-and-grab’ car break-ins plague local parking lots

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer The two New York men were caught red-handed, standing in the Ruby Tuesday parking lot near a pile of broken glass and a vehicle that had just been broken into.     Their own car was parked nearby, fitting the description of a vehicle involved in similar crimes and containing numerous…

  • Candidates stir in Princeton Township’s committee race

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Township Committeewoman Victoria Bergman said this week that she will not seek re-election after her current term ends this year — a revelation followed by the first indications that the upcoming primaries and general election may feature challengers focusing on the committee’s handling of the recent amendments to the…

  • Snowstorm causes 14 accidents on Princeton Township streets

    Snowstorm causes 14 accidents on Princeton Township streets

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Slick road conditions across Princeton Township on Tuesday contributed to a tally of 14 accidents, three of which resulted in injuries, police reported.    At one point, an officer investigating one accident witnessed three others while he was at the scene, according to Township Police Detective Sgt. Ernie Silagyi.    ”It was…

  • WW seeks acceleration lane for Village Grande residents

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The combined voice of hundreds of Village Grande and township officials has called on Mercer County and the New Jersey Department of Transportation to install an acceleration lane at that neighborhood’s potentially dangerous exit onto Old Trenton Road.    A resolution emphasizing the problem was passed Monday by…