Category: archives

  • Bearer of bad news also suffers in layoff

    The disturbing message of mass job losses can be as hard, emotionally and physically, on the managers who deliver it as on the employees who receive it. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    A layoff announcement is one piece of bad news that can literally kill the messenger.    Experts say the disturbing message of mass job losses…

  • MILESTONES

    From PBJ issue of Dec. 3, 2002 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY    ClinPhone Inc. has announced the following appointments to the Princeton client project team:    Dr. Kathy Callery, a Plainsboro resident, whose 24-year career has included research, teaching, clinical study project management and clinical nursing. Most recently she worked as an assistant project manager at the University of…

  • Fair trade for fair gifts

    Take your holiday list to shops that give Third World artisans a break By: Dara-Lyn Shrager    When you step through the door to Ten Thousand Villages, located in the Princeton Shopping Center, you are stepping into the lives of people half a world away.    Each handcrafted item for sale at Ten Thousand Villages has a…

  • PU scientists’ study could lead to cure for 3 diseases

    An advance in battle against chicken pox, herpes and shingles    Princeton University scientists have discovered the genes the virus that causes herpes, chicken pox and shingles uses to hide behind during its dormant stage.    Once the virus, cytomegalovirus, emerges from its dormant stage, it can cause serious illness in transplant patients, some newborns and other…

  • Princeton Packet Field Hockey Player of the Year

    Statter led Stuart to state title in finale By: Justin Feil    For the past three years, Tracy Statter’s name has been at the top of the Stuart Country Day field hockey team’s statistics. After scoring just a single goal as a freshman, Statter led the Tartans in scoring in her sophomore and junior seasons and…

  • In times of crisis, companies need a plan

    The American Management Association claims more than 50 percent of corporations do not have crisis-management plans in place to help them recover from critical events. By: George Frey    With world uncertainties on everyone’s mind, many businesses are tightening security, assessing operational options, creating redundancies and backing up data off site.    Still, the American Management Association…

  • Rudnick named as new WW-P High School South principal

    By: Gwen Runkle    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education appointed Charles Rudnick as the new principal for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Tuesday night.    Mr. Rudnick, who is currently the school’s assistant principal, will assume his new position officially Jan. 1. The current principal, Michael Carr, is retiring Dec. 31.    "I am definitely looking…

  • On 9/11, Dow Jones passed the test

    When terrorists struck, preparation paid off. By: George Frey    When terrorists struck last Sept. 11, Dow Jones had a plan. The next day, Wall Street Journal readers had a prize-winning newspaper.    Now, experts agree, having plans for managing all sorts of crises is critical for any company that hopes to stay competitive and survive.    Preparedness…

  • Princeton deer cull to continue; birth control endorsed

    Township Committee hires White Buffalo for a third year By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee unanimously endorsed a third year of deer culling Monday night, with immunocontraceptive and sterilization pilot programs if the 2003 budget allows.    In a 5-0 vote, the committee approved a resolution authorizing a third round of culling by Connecticut-based wildlife-management…