Category: archives

  • PACKET BUSINESS NEWS: Merchants are encouraged by ‘Black Friday’ weekend

    By Lauren Otis, Business Editor    Was it the many discounts on offer in the wee hours, a good local economic picture, or the nice weather?    Whatever the factors, local foot traffic appeared to be strong on Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving and considered the start of the holiday season — as well…

  • RWJ Hospital gets service award

       Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton accepted the New Jersey Business & Industry Association public service award honoring the hospital for its “Shapedown” program, which responds to the national epidemic of childhood obesity.    Since its inception in 2002, the Shapedown program has screened over 4,000 Mercer County children for health risks. RWJ Hamilton’s Diabetes…

  • Outdoor live nativity pageant to be held

       The annual outdoor live nativity pageant will be held at Old Rocks Church in West Amwell on Sunday, Dec. 2, beginning at 7 p.m.    The pageant is presented by area children with live animals and the manger located in the authentic old horse shed attached to the small stone church built in 1842.    Special music…

  • Further GPC Biotech staff reductions

       GPC Biotech AG (Nasdaq: GPCB), with offices in Princeton and Munich, Germany announced a restructuring that involves staff reductions of approximately 44 percent of it’s current active workforce in both Germany and the U.S.    GPC Biotech’s restructuring plan involves a staff reduction of 103 employees. The reduction affects 60 employees in Munich and 43…

  • Christmas Tea set in Hopewell

    An annual museum event!    The Hopewell Museum, 28 E. Broad St., will hold its annual “Christmas Tea” on Dec. 2 from 1-5 p.m. Featured will be a train, Christmas decorations and refreshments. There will be a small shop with local books, maps, St. Michael’s mugs, museum anniversary mugs, and local cookbooks. The first Christmas Tea…

  • Blogging for fun and profit

    Blogging for fun and profit

    Ed Tseng runs Tennis Solutions, a tennis management company. He writes a blog which complements his performance and motivational consulting practice for businesses, athletes and others. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • FINANCIAL SERVICES

       The Bank of Princeton has announced that C. Herbert Schneider has joined its Princeton office as senior vice president and senior lending officer.    Mr. Schneider has more than 30 years of professional banking experience, primarily in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Mr. Schneider was formerly president and chief executive officer of First Washington State…

  • THIS IS A TEST

    Testing – New birth…

  • John J. Stachowicz

    206 Hardware Corp. proprietor     John Joseph Stachowicz passed away on Nov. 26 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 86.    Born in Chicopee, Mass., he moved to Princeton in 1946 to marry his wife Mary Bonavita Stachowicz. He was the founder and proprietor of 206 Hardware Corp. for 38 years. He was…