Category: archives
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Good Old Time
Jim Murphy and the Pine Barons, playing to SRO crowds at the Princeton Public Library, join the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. By: Susan Van Dongen JIM MURPHY A retired assistant superintendent of schools from Brick Township will become a part of country music history when he’s inducted into the Old Time Country…
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Miracle worker
Water worth its weight in gold thanks to one man’s invention. George Spohr, Business Editor J. Andrew Reid chuckles at the notion that he’s a miracle worker, but that’s how he’s described by the customers he’s been working with for the last decade. Mr. Reid, the CEO of Reid Plumbing Products in Hopewell, is the…
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Personal Finance Mind over matter
Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Professor Jonathan Cohen, left, and researcher Samuel McClure are studying how the brain processes economic decisions at PU’s Center for the Study of Brain, Mind and Behavior.
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A toast to success
After a post-prohibition slump New Jersey wine growers are making a comeback Gwen McNamara, Assistant Editor As the Garden State, it comes as no surprise that New Jersey is known for its tomatoes, blueberries and other produce — but its wine? After a post-prohibition slump, it appears New Jersey’s wine growing industry is making…
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Personal Finance Mind over matter
When it comes to your financial security, research suggests your brain is your biggest liability Melinda Sherwood, Business Editor We know better. By now, we all know we should be saving for retirement, putting away for our children’s college education and investing our money rather than racking up debt on our credit cards. But…
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Branching out
Hopewell Valley Community Bank expands its reach in Mercer, Middlesex counties Melinda Sherwood, Business Editor When Hopewell Valley Community Bank first opened its doors in 1999 at Pennytown Shopping Village off Route 31, community banks were becoming an endangered species. Fleet and First Union had just acquired local banks, and only one community bank…
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Moving In
Princeton’s business scene welcomes new neighbors Gwen McNamara, Business Journal Spring has sprung and so have new additions to downtown Princeton’s business scene. In Palmer Square, Halo Fete — an ice cream pastry shop — is now open. The shop, adjacent to Halo Pub on Hulfish Street, features ice cream cakes and high-end gourmet…
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Making a difference
Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Piedad Mendez an immigrant from Ecuador, worked for a number of hair salons before opening her own business in Princeton last month, Alexandra’s on Leigh Avenue.
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SPECIAL ISSUE – PROGRESS EDITION ’05
Central Jersey gives small businesses the chance to shine Gwen McNamara and George Spohr, Business Journal Hugh Miller, CEO and founder of Hollyrock/ Miller Marketing Communications, doesn’t claim to be an expert on small businesses — but he may as well be one. In addition to his client portfolio boasting some Central Jersey small…
