Princeton Week in Review

They train three times a day, seven days a week. They train at locations across the United States, but their headquarters are in Princeton. And next month, the most elite rowers in the U.S. will represent their country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Among those heading to England are the women’s eight crew, the six-time defending world and Olympic champions. The team won gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

A Princeton man was arrested on Saturday and faces multiple criminal charges including possession of a controlled dangerous substance suspected to be rock cocaine, according to Township Police. Anthony White, 40, of Maclean Street is charged with possession of CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. White was held at Mercer County Corrections after he was unable to post $7,500 bail.

David Dudeck has been selected as the new police chief in the consolidated Princeton effective Jan. 1, 2013. The Joint Personnel Selection Committee on Tuesday recommended Dudeck, the current Borough Police Chief. Dudeck was one of three applicants for the job. The others were Interim Township Police Chief Christopher Morgan and Township Police Lt. Robert Toole. Three eligible Borough officers- Cpt. Nick Sutter, Lt. Sharon Papp and Lt. Robert Currier- did not apply. 

Julet Sabouri was shocked to see a "good-sized bear" roaming across her Princeton Township lawn last week. “I’ve never had any experiences with wild animals, so you can imagine I was frozen,” Sabouri said, remembering what she saw while walking her dog outside on Wednesday, June 20. Four days later, she saw a neighbor's dog confront a similar-looking bear. Sabouri is not alone. There is a growing number of black bears in New Jersey and Princeton is not immune, say officials from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. 

Princeton Community Housing has named Edward Truscelli as its new executive director effective July 16. Truscelli will succeeding Sandra Persichetti, who is retiring after leading the organization for 10 years. 

Running safely in the lead pack, Haddonfield's Greta Feldman sprinted home to a sixth-place finish in her heat of the 1,500-meter run Thursday afternoon at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR. She advanced to Friday's semifinals—keeping alive her dream of a London Olympic berth. Feldman clocked 4:14.89 for the metric mile—the sixth-fastest of the 24 women who advanced.

A girl in a pink and black polka dot dress twirled in a circle on Hinds Plaza Wednesday night. A couple on their 15^th wedding anniversary date danced. A young boy hesitantly tasted a cup full of taco-flavored sorbet from  It was  'Salsa Slam,' where about 200 people came to taste and vote for Princeton’s best salsa and dance salsa on the plaza outside.

Fire investigators were on the scene Saturday evening of a fire that ripped through a home at 431 Ewing St. in Princeton Township around 3:15 p.m. Princeton Fire Investigator Charles Sugge said the fire appears to be accidential and the home is uninhabitable. Mark Freda, a member of the Princeton Fire Department, was driving down Harrison Street when he saw the smoke and quickly called it in on his radio. "The whole section of the house was on fire, from the ground up to the roof," Freda said.