Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Skillman Village may be home to new autism support organization
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The nonprofit organization Global Communities of Support is trying to establish an educational and recreational center for autistic teens and adults in the township’s Skillman Village that it says could serve as a model for preparing autistic persons for adulthood throughout the world. Global Communities of Support, which…
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Tech journalist Mossberg predicts we’ll soon be always online
By David Walter, Special Writer Prominent technology journalist Walt Mossberg came to Princeton University on Wednesday bearing a message of the future: The Internet, for all its current pervasiveness, has only just begun its expansion into every corner of American life. ”People are going to live a life where you’re always going to be online,”…
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Princeton planners review Princeton University shuttle service
By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer For the first time since Princeton Borough’s zoning was changed to make the program possible, the status of Princeton University’s shuttle system was reviewed by the Regional Planning Board of Princeton on Thursday. Some of the discussion involved how the system might tie in with the jitney system proposed by…
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Data threat unmasked by university research team
Edward W. Felten, director of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University and eight colleagues have announced that they have discovered a serious vulnerability in the standard memory chips of computers, which leave data subject to attack and theft even after systems are powered down. The risk is particularly high for computers that…
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Immigration: A vexing issue for businesses
Breadmaker Denis Granarolo, a native of France, at work at the Witherspoon Bread Company early Thursday morning. It took his employers two years to help him obtain his residency visa. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Immigration: ‘Now it’s a maze’ like ‘Internal Revenue Code’
By Lauren Otis, Business Editor Over the years, the system for applying for legal residency and work visas — both permanent and temporary — in the U.S. has evolved to encompass U.S. employer demand for everyone from supermodels, musicians, business executives, and high-level scientists, to migrant farm workers, construction and restaurant staff and other so-called…
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Developer floats his own West Windsor ‘Main Street’ plan
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A crowd of 300 attended a redevelopment meeting that showcased views of what a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly Route 571 corridor could look like in the future, courtesy of West Windsor resident and InterCap Holdings CEO Steve Goldin. ”We have to start somewhere,” said Mr. Goldin, who owns 25…
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Nurse’s experience with malaria an eye-opener for students
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The stories, statistics and photos an American malaria victim shared with Montgomery Upper Middle School students and faculty recently left students feeling inspired to take action to help people like those suffering from the disease. While working as a nurse and health educator in Iringa, Tanzania in sub-Saharan…
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WW-P wrestling coach free of charges after police probe ‘assault’
Christopher Manente, former wrestling coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, is shown conducting practice in December. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski