Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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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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Princeton Township’s deer management program set to resume
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Boasting an 82-percent reduction in deer-car collisions since its inception, Princeton Township’s annual deer management program will begin its eighth year Feb. 15 and run through March 31, the township announced this week. The culling program — approved by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and intended to…
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Montgomery school budget seen increasing 4 percent
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Board of Education was expected to unveil the first draft of the next school year’s proposed $76,103,696 budget to the public as The Packet went to press Thursday night. The 2008-2009 budget calls for a 3.95-percent increase in spending from the 2007-08 school budget. According…
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Police combat fake foreign driver licenses
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Last week’s two arrests by Princeton Borough police of individuals in possession of fraudulent foreign driver’s licenses — on two separate occasions — are just a few examples of a violation they see almost constantly, police said Wednesday. On Jan. 31, 18-year-old Princeton resident Jose Gonzalez was arrested and charged…
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Planning Board member unmoved by PU’s proposal to uproot Dinky station
Princeton Regional Planning Board member Marvin Reed pauses at the Dinky train station on Thursday morning. Princeton University is seeking to move the station as part of its proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Packet area voters back McCain, Obama in state primary
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer In Tuesday’s earlier-than-ever presidential primary, local municipalities conformed with New Jersey’s Republican pick, Sen. John McCain, but broke from the state’s overall Democratic choice — largely opting for Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton, whose victory in the state earned her the majority of its delegates. Precipitating a much-reported…
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Plainsboro pushes to save Bulk Farm’s 80 acres
Plainsboro Township plan to preserve the Bulk Farm, 80 acres located off Cranbury Neck Road, as open space. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
