Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: An outpouring of support for troops – See Video
Assemblyman Gusciora offers thanks for cell phone collections Watch the video: Assemblyman Reed Gusciora held a press conference in his Trenton office Monday to display cell phones and phone cards donated for troops overseas. The donations replace those stolen during a recent burglary just before Christmas. Mr. Gusciora (D-Mercer) said there had been "an outpouring…
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PRINCETON: Rep. Holt eager to work with Obama administration
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, said the advent of a new Congress and an incoming Presidential administration whose priorities far more closely mirror his, has him excited about being able to tackle some of the problems that the country now faces. ”I took my oath of office for the sixth time…
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PRINCETON: UJF seeks Gaza peace, Israel’s survival
HS students release balloons in memory of dead By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Students released dozens of balloons into the sky above Princeton High School on Friday to memorialize the hundreds of lives extinguished by fighting in the Gaza Strip. The following evening, about 150 people gathered in Tiger Park at Palmer Square to recognize…
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PLAINSBORO: Police Blotter
Plainsboro Anthony Shanks, 29, of Plainsboro, faces drug-related charges after a traffic stop early Thursday morning on Dey Road. Police observed Mr. Shanks, driving a 2004 Chrysler Sebring, make an improper left turn from Dey Road onto Scotts Corner Road and cross over the line while turning. After stopping the car, police said the smell…
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PRINCETON: Chamber gets credit crisis briefing
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — The economic crisis gripping the country across multiple business sectors has its roots in the fact that while credit markets are not, like other markets, inherently self-regulating, the government treated them as if they were, said Eric Maskin, a 2007 Nobel laureate in economics and professor at the…
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WEST WINDSOR: Police Blotter
West Windsor A theft was reported from the Princeton BMW dealership on Route 1 that occurred sometime between 5 p.m. Jan. 3 and 7 a.m. Jan. 5. Someone removed four wheels and tires from a 2008 black BMW 750i. The total value was $4,223. A black 2004 Acura RSX was reported stolen from the parking…
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LAWRENCE: Tech defense for Congo owner’s shoplift case
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Guy James, the Princeton man who gained notoriety for literally defending his family’s German shepherds to their deaths after they injured two people in separate incidents, has until March 28 to prove that a faulty self-checkout machine at a local supermarket was responsible for his shoplifting arrest. Mr. James, 47,…
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PRINCETON: Gusciora bill shields battle re-enactors
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Legislation banning large-caliber assault weapons could provide unexpected protection to battle re-enactors who tote vintage weapons on New Jersey historic sites, according to Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer, the bill’s primary sponsor. The bill, while banning the sale and possession of .50-caliber rifles and similar weapons, contains provisions protecting those who possess…
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MONTGOMERY: Police Blotter
Montgomery Ricardo Idrovo, 19, of Princeton, was charged with shoplifting Friday evening from the ShopRite supermarket. A cashier at the store, Mr. Idrovo admitted to under-ringing items totaling $341.48, police said.
