Category: news/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Boro police probe stretches on and on

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. and an assistant told members of the Princeton Borough Council that a time-consuming criminal investigation involving three borough police officers was handled appropriately and remains unresolved because of the case’s unique and complicated circumstances.    The grand jury testimony process and prosecutor’s office investigation…

  • PRINCETON: Oyster eating contest raises $25K for breast cancer

    PRINCETON: Oyster eating contest raises $25K for breast cancer

    Mike Yang, right, and Elliot Cowley, second from right, take on several other contestants during Sunday’s oyster eating contest at the Blue Point Grill. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • PRINCETON: University and institute share in $10 million grant

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer  Princeton University and the nearby Institute for Advanced Study are among several institutions that will share a $10 million National Science Foundation grant that was announced last week.    The $10 million grant is dedicated to the study of computational intractability. The term refers to the notion that some present-day mathematical…

  • PLAINSBORO: Uses boss’s credit card, gets busted

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    A former executive assistant was arrested last week for allegedly using company credit cards to charge over $300,000 in personal purchases while working for a Plainsboro pharmaceutical company.Dawn B. Dawson, 32, made the purchases over a one-year period while she was executive assistant to the company’s chief executive officer, said…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Rep. Holt touts stimulus plan

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Small businesses in Central New Jersey can expect President Barack Obama’s stimulus package to contain a variety of credits and initiatives they can take advantage of, said U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, in a conference call on Tuesday morning.    Because of alterations to the package that passed the House of…

  • PRINCETON: NJ schools get annual report card

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    The New Jersey Department of Education has released its 2008 school report cards and statewide assessment reports. The report cards contain detailed statistical profiles of all public schools in the state in the areas of school environment, student information, student performance indicators, staff information, and district/charter financial information.    ”With our…

  • PRINCETON: Boro eyes credit card fee pass-along

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would give the borough the authority to recoup credit card processing fees from residents and others who make borough payments using credit cards.    Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said for credit card payments made at the Spring Street parking garage alone, “we are…

  • PRINCETON: Oyster eating contest raises $25K for breast cancer

    PRINCETON: Oyster eating contest raises $25K for breast cancer

    The 10th Annual Oyster Bowl at Princeton’s Blue Point Grill raised about $25,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central & South Jersey last weekend. Grand prize winner Chris Stevens downed a record 102 oysters. Women’s winner Theza Friedman polished off 65. Mike Yang, right, and Elliot Cowley, second from right, take on several…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township turning dispatch over to county

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township officials are finalizing plans to turn over all of its emergency dispatch duties to the county in the spring, a move they say will not impact response time for 911 calls.    The shared-service agreement, planned to take effect April 1, would save the township $600,000 a…