Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Bank of Princeton to open Nassau Street branch
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer On the coattails of strong earnings reports, the Bank of Princeton will be opening a new branch on Nassau Street in downtown Princeton in late 2011 and will be offering 1.2 million shares of common stock for sale in the coming months. The branch, on track to open in late…
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PRINCETON: Princeton pride product is (black) squirrelly
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Momo the squirrel is making its presence in Princeton known, slowly invading Palmer Square and Hinds Plaza. Who is Momo the squirrel? A logo of a black squirrel holding an orange acorn that is the brainchild of Mimi and Steve Omiecinski and Rob Green, Princeton Borough residents, to put their…
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PRINCETON: New Eden Autism school due to open this fall
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A new 30,000-square-foot school to serve autistic children and young adults is scheduled to open in the fall at Princeton Forrestal Village. Eden Autism Services’ new facility will serve children and young adults from ages 3 to 21 with education and job training. Currently, Eden has nine classrooms serving 57…
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PRINCETON: Animal officer issued summonses in beaver killings
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Princeton Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson has been issued two summonses for the shooting of two beavers in Pettoranello Gardens in Community Park North in May without a valid permit. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the summonses on July 14 and they were filed with Princeton Township…
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PLAINSBORO: Fake collection agency scam resurfaces
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Police are warning people to be aware of a scam that has resurfaced involving a fictitious agency that uses harassing calls and emails that claim money is owed to a collection agency. On Aug. 5, Plainsboro police received a report from a resident that he was receiving harassing emails and…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township Police were called to help locate a 22-year-old emotionally disturbed man who was visiting from California and had walked away from his grandparents’ Mercer Road home sometime during the night on Aug. 8. K9 search teams from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department and the New Jersey State Police, along with officers from the…
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PRINCETON: Mrs. G owner talks about success to women’s group
Take a little bit of old-fashioned customer service, add some new-fashioned social media, find a niche market that few have discovered and that’s the recipe for success in the 21st century business world. It is a recipe that has worked for Debbie Schaeffer. She is the 3rd-generation owner and chief executive officer of Mrs.…
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PRINCETON: Development proposed for former Wild Oats site
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A new, 37,500-square-foot development has been proposed for the former Wild Oats site on Nassau Street, but due to objections from undisclosed people the developers are saying they will reduce the size of the project and resubmit it. The initial proposal was for a two-story building with retail on the…
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MONTGOMERY: Veterans Memorial work on schedule
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY After breaking ground in April, the Montgomery Veterans Memorial, which will be dedicated to the men and women from Montgomery who served in the armed forces and the merchant marines during times of war, is a third of the way along. ”The project is moving along very well,”…
