LEA KAHN, Staff Writer

Lea began working for the Packet publications in 1985, covering Lawrence Twp., and then expanding her coverage to Princeton in 2019. While history is her favorite topic, she has earned 13 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for coverage ranging from features to government and education. Lea continues to cover Lawrence Twp. and Princeton. She can be reached via email at lkahn@donnelly.media.

School board adopts bell-to-bell cell phone restrictions

Princeton Public Schools students will have to put their cellphones down. A bell-to-bell ban on students' use of cellphones during the school day is being...

Hopewell Valley AD accused of peering into girl’s window

Winfield A. "Tripp" Becker, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District's athletic director, has been placed on a leave of absence after he was charged...

Montgomery Township police blotter

A 66-year-old Morrisville, Pa., man was arrested on an active warrant following a motor vehicle stop on Aug. 10. A police officer observed the...

Community Center gets $2M from state for renovations

Lawrence Township has received $2 million in state funding toward renovations at the Lawrence Community Center, formerly known as the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center,...

Princeton police blotter

Two electric bicycles valued at a combined $1,455 were reported stolen from Karin Court on Aug. 12. They had been locked in front of...

Contract awarded for pavement preservation project

The Princeton Council has awarded a contract for $183,418 to Asphalt Paving Systems to perform pavement preservation services on selected streets. The goal is to...