• EAST WINDSOR: Fire burns townhouse, firefighter hurt

    EAST WINDSOR: Fire burns townhouse, firefighter hurt

    Firefighters linger outside a Washington Court townhouse after one firefighter from East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 was affected by smoke inhalation. Responders first arrived to the three-alarm blaze just before 10:30 a.m. April 24. The firefighter was transported to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro for treatment. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • DELAWARE: Farm museum prepares for season with open house

    DELAWARE: Farm museum prepares for season with open house

    Picasa The delivery wagon pictured above was donated to the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum by Stewart B. Kean. The woman is Lynn Burtis, docent, holding Oscar Donatelli, a future farmer.  Courtesy photo

  • PRINCETON: Downtown streets to be closed for Communiversity

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Police this week released a list of road closures affecting parts of downtown Princeton on Sunday for Communiversity, the big outdoor festival that afternoon.    Street closures will go into effect starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, as the following roads will be closed until 6 p.m.    Nassau Street will be…

  • PRINCETON: 3 schools rank high, Princeton drops

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    The rankings for America’s best high schools for 2013 are in and it looks like Montgomery High School (MHS) and both West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (HSN) and South (HSS) are still considered the cream of the crop.    However, Princeton High School did not make the list this year. The…

  • Grants Help Support Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County

    Grants Help Support Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County

    By Diane Blaszka Hamilton, NJ – April 25, 2013 –Hundreds of homebound elderly and disabled residents of Mercer County will benefit from recent grants to Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (ICGMC). The nonprofit organization, which relies on corporate, individual and governmental support, provides free caregiving services, including transportation to doctors’ offices, shopping, friendly visiting,…

  • Taking exception to piece on Princeton schools

    Julie Zimmerman, Princeton To the editor: I am writing in response to Jill Jachera’s opinion piece published in the April 23 edition of the Princeton Packet. As a proud parent of children enrolled in the Princeton Public Schools (PPS), frankly I was infuriated by this piece which I see as a misguided, inaccurate, and thinly…

  • SUNSHINE LIST: Week of April 25, 2013

       Editor’s note: Those responsible for sending information about meeting dates for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to email them to us as soon as possible. Send to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177 except on Thursdays.    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: April 25, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: April 25,…

  • Pelican Pool ,Spa & Patio Shops

    By pelicanshops.com Pelican Pool , Spa and Patio shops announce their annual  Spring Fling Kick off event. On Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th all 5 Pelican locations will be hosting free outdoor cooking demonstrations on brand new, state of the art grills. There will be plenty of free hot dogs for the entire Family starting…

  • PRINCETON: Chamber kiosk plan moving forward

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A divided Princeton Council took a first step Monday toward approving a five-year lease with the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce to manage one of the message board kiosks on Nassau Street.    The arrangement, contained in an ordinance that the council voted 3-2 to introduce, is for the kiosk…

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