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Princeton Summer Theater announces diverse lineup for its 2024 season

By Mercer Times | Jun 13, 2024

Princeton Summer Theater (PST) has announced its 2024 season, featuring a trio of main-stage productions and continued children's programming. The season will open on June 13 and run through August 3 at Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus.

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Attorney General Platkin issues statement on Woodbridge Township shooting

By Mercer Times | Jun 13, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued a statement on June 13, 2024, regarding a shooting incident in Woodbridge Township. "Two members of our law enforcement community – one from the Woodbridge Police Department and one from the New York City Police Department – are recovering from injuries this morning after being shot overnight in the line of duty while attempting to locate a suspect in a homicide," Platkin said.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Mercer County in week ending June 8?

By Mercer Times | Jun 11, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 8, according to GasBuddy.com.

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AGs support HUD's proposed rule on reducing criminal history-based barriers

By Mercer Times | Jun 11, 2024

TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have joined forces with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at improving access to safe and affordable housing.

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Johnson & johnson settles $700 million lawsuit over talc-based product marketing

By Mercer Times | Jun 11, 2024

TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, along with 42 other Attorneys General, announced a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products. New Jersey will receive just over $30.2 million as part of this settlement.

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AG's office identifies individuals involved in fatal crash

By Mercer Times | Jun 11, 2024

TRENTON — The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and the police officer involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash on May 27, 2024, in Franklin Borough, New Jersey. The civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Deanna D’Arco, 19, from the Borough of Sussex, New Jersey.

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Robert Knowles named Ross Brown Investigator for pioneering research

By Mercer Times | Jun 11, 2024

Robert Knowles has been named a Ross Brown Investigator, an honor that supports distinguished mid-career faculty and their curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics. Knowles is one of eight investigators named to the 2024 class, receiving a five-year grant for his proposal to explore a novel hypothesis on the evolution of homochirality — the presence in nature of just one of two mirror-image forms of biomolecules.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Mercer County in week ending June 8?

By Mercer Times | Jun 10, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 8, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Peter Sarnak awarded 2024 Shaw Prize for contributions to mathematical sciences

By Mercer Times | Jun 10, 2024

Professor Peter Sarnak, Princeton's Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and the Gopal Prasad Professor of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), has been named the sole winner of the 2024 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences. Of the 32 laureates in the history of the Shaw Prize, only 10 have won the prize individually; others have shared it.

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Princeton faculty elected to Royal Society

By Mercer Times | Jun 10, 2024

Three members of the Princeton University faculty — Emily Carter, Jo Dunkley, and Kwame Anthony Appiah — along with graduate alumna Erin Schuman, are among the 94 scientists and scholars elected as fellows or foreign members of the Royal Society in 2024. Nominees for this honor must have made "a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science."

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Cheapest regular gas in cities across Mercer County in week ending June 8

By Mercer Times | Jun 9, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 8, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Mercer Times area weekly mass times

By Mercer Times | Jun 8, 2024

The following parishes in the Mercer Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Mercer County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending June 1

By Mercer Times | Jun 7, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 1, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Officials visit Princeton to review neuroscience advancements

By Mercer Times | Jun 7, 2024

John Ngai, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative, and U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman visited Princeton Neuroscience Institute (PNI) researchers in May to discuss recent advances in understanding the brain's fundamental workings.

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Coldwell Banker settles four cases over alleged refusal of Section 8 vouchers

By Mercer Times | Jun 6, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has resolved four cases alleging that Coldwell Banker Realty, a real estate brokerage company, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against housing discrimination based on source of lawful income. Under the LAD, housing providers cannot refuse to rent to potential tenants or discourage them from renting because they receive government rental assistance.

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New Jersey settles with Verizon over Fios marketing practices

By Mercer Times | Jun 5, 2024

TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Verizon New Jersey, Inc. has finalized a settlement agreement resolving an investigation into potential violations of New Jersey’s consumer protection laws related to the marketing and sale of its Fios services.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Mercer County in week ending June 1?

By Mercer Times | Jun 4, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 1, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Nevada firearms company sued for shipping banned magazines into NJ

By Mercer Times | Jun 4, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that the State has filed a civil lawsuit against a Nevada firearms company for selling and shipping over two dozen large capacity ammunition magazines (LCMs) into New Jersey, including to an undercover investigator from the Division.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Mercer County in week ending June 1?

By Mercer Times | Jun 3, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 1, according to GasBuddy.com.

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New Jersey proposes new rules clarifying bans on disparate impact discrimination

By Mercer Times | Jun 3, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has proposed a new rule to clarify prohibitions against disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The proposed rule, which largely codifies existing state and federal case law, provides examples of policies and practices that may result in a disparate impact on members of a protected class under the LAD.