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  • The quest for credibility

    Business leaders, educators stress the need for ethics, reliability in commercial dealings. By: George Frey    Adelphia, Enron, WorldCom, ImClone — all the corporate scandals make investors wonder who’s telling the truth in business and whether executives in the end will steal their money. What’s worse is that people who tell the truth and alert officials…

  • Letters to the Editor, Sept. 10

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 10 By: Parking crunch is getting worse To the editor: As the Borough Council gets closer to completing its plans for its downtown redevelopment project next to the new library, it’s good to see more residents asking questions about how the downtown really works — and might be improved. But…

  • Police charge mayor ran red traffic signal

    Collision sends Marvin Reed and area doctor to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed ran a red traffic signal at Witherspoon and Wiggins streets, causing a collision with another driver, and stuck a traffic light pole Friday, according to police.    The mayor will be issued a ticket…

  • Local firm helps NYC tackle its grisly task

    Orchid BioSciences Inc. of South Brunswick will use its cutting-edge technology to help identify victims’ remains. By: David Campbell    Nearly a full year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City is still grappling with the most massive and grisly forensics…

  • Jewelers’ staff to mark Sept. 11 by donating blood

    At Hamilton Jewelers, a means to mark tragedy with a positive act. By: Jennifer Potash    Some businesses may mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a moment of silence, but Hamilton Jewelers will mark the tragedy with community services.    The employees of the jewelry store, with locations on Nassau Street and in…

  • Attacks leave us frustrated, yet resolute

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 10 By: Packet Editorial    On the eve of Sept. 11, 2002, it’s pretty clear that we have not yet figured out – as a nation or as a people – how to come to grips with what happened on Sept. 11, 2001.    Our military has toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, and…

  • One year later, victim families’ agony remains

    9/11/01: Looking back, looking ahead. By: The Packet Staff    Time is supposed to heal all wounds, but time has ticked slowly for the local families of World Trade Center victims and the pain of Sept. 11 has not lessened.    A year ago, Packet reporters talked to some of those families. Here is an update on…

  • Ground Zero counselor finds pain and renewal

    One year later, both psychologist and patients are still coming to grips with tragedy. By: David Campbell    Psychologist Michael Libertazzo sat in his backyard garden Saturday morning and tried to describe Ground Zero as it looked to him a year ago on Sept. 12, a mere 24 hours after the tragedy took place.    "The air…

  • Chamber’s fair: business the way it ought to be

    It was a place to meet, business-to-business, and to do business. By: Dick Willever Above, Amy Raywood and Melissa Tenzer of Careers USA speak with Michael Lipp of Results Life Coaching at the trade fair. Below, Marie S. Gallagher of IT Travel of Princeton speaks with George Demetriades of Paint-Pro. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski…