Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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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…
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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…
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POLICE BLOTTER, Feb. 15
Princeton Township A motorist had to be taken to the hospital after he lost control of his car, which was then struck by another vehicle during the icy weather at 2:09 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The crash occurred on Route 206 approximately 500 feet south of Edgerstoune Road when Bryan A. Alpizar, 19, of Trenton…
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Liquor licenses are up for bid in Montgomery
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee agreed last week to put two liquor licenses — one for consumption and one for distribution — out for bid. The Township Committee agreed to accept a minimum bid of $750,000 for the consumption license and a minimum bid of $300,000 for the distribution license,…
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Property Transfers — December, 2007
Published on 1/16/2008 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…
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Plainsboro’s veteran clerk to assume newly created post
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — It will be a changing of the hats for Patricia Hullfish next week, as she officially leaves her longtime position as Township Clerk to begin work as a part-time aide to Mayor Peter Cantu and the Township Committee. The move will be officially memorialized Wednesday when the Plainsboro…
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Black History Month arrives at an educational crossroads
By Kristin Boyd, The Packet Group In a year when Sen. Barack Obama is vying for the presidency, Oprah Winfrey announced plans to launch her own cable channel and Kanye West won four Grammys, some people find themselves questioning the relevancy of, or even need for, Black History Month. Now, with more emphasis being placed…
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New COAH regulations not sitting well with municipal officials
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Profoundly distressing, frustrating, burdensome and outrageous are the words municipal officials from Montgomery, Plainsboro, Rocky Hill and West Windsor have used to describe the state Council on Affordable Housing’s recently revised third round rules. The officials said they are most concerned about the new ratios of affordable housing units to…
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Conservative panelists see character, electability in McCain
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain’s unique character combined with his stances on foreign policy issues make him more electable than either of the two candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, four political conservatives claimed at a panel discussion at Princeton University on Wednesday. Three of the panelists explained…
