Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Chamber honors 4 business leaders

    By Staff Report    Four area business people were honored on Wednesday evening for their professional and personal contributions to the community by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce at its annual Business Leadership Gala at the Jasna Polana private club.    Lori Rabon, general manager of the Nassau Inn, was given the Business Leader of the…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Rodney L. Andrews, 34, of Philadelphia, was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while suspended, reckless driving, disorderly person and failure to keep right at 11:36 p.m. on Nov. 30 on the southbound lane of Mercer Road at Stony Brook Bridge in his1999 Mazda 626. Police said there were three vehicles involved in…

  • BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Comings, goings, sales and deals

    By Bradley Koltz Welcome to the area    — Princeton Tour Company has recently launched a new trolley tour. Starting Saturdays at 11 a.m., the 50-minute tours include homes and haunts of the likes of Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland, TS Eliot, F Scott Fitzgerald and, of course, Albert Einstein.    The tours cost $10 per person, and…

  • PRINCETON: The Bank of Princeton named a fast growing company

       The Bank of Princeton was named one of New Jersey’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies for 2011 at recent ceremonies in Somerset.    Presenting sponsor of the NJBIZ produced program, the professional services firm Rothstein Kass, calculated the nominations and then ranked the companies according to revenue growth over the four-year period. Both dollar and percentage increases…

  • Institute wants to build faculty housing

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer   A development war is brewing in Princeton — The Institute for Advanced Study owner is seeking to build housing on its property adjacent to the historic Princeton Battlefield, but historic forces want to see the land left alone.    The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is proposing 14 new residences…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Borough    Angela Cortese, 58, of Potters Run, was charged with driving while intoxicated at 12:51 a.m. on Nov. 26 on Nassau Street. Police said Ms. Cortese did not stop for a stop sign.       Ashuman Prabhakar, 26, of Hunters Glen Drive, was charged with driving while intoxicated at 1:32 a.m. on Nov. 27 on South…

  • Drumthwacket halls decked for holidays

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    The elves of the Dogwood Garden Club of Princeton were busy decking the halls of Drumthwacket, the governor’s mansion in Princeton, on Monday.    With glitter in their hair, the ladies flitted like fairies around the dining room placing ornaments on a large tree in the corner, dressing the mantle and…

  • Recognizing and treating hyperthyroidism

    By Rashmi Roy    When it comes to our metabolism, most of us are concerned about speeding it up so we can burn more calories and maintain a healthy weight.    But an overactive metabolism – one that runs too fast – can actually cause your body to suffer.    In fact, an overactive metabolism can be a…

  • Last ride at the Carousel

       The Carousel Luncheonette, a Princeton dining institution, served its last meals on Sunday, Nov. 27.    Nicole Ackley, manager and waitress, who was packing up her family’s restaurant on Nassau Street on Monday morning. Her brother David Schneider owned the Carousel.    ”The landlord raised our rent,” said Ms. Ackley. “And that was pretty much it. We…