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Attorney General's Office investigates death during police encounter in Woodbridge

By Mercer Times | Jun 18, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a death that occurred during a police encounter in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on Friday, June 14, 2024.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Mercer County had the cheapest midgrade gas in week ending June 15

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 15, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Rep. Watson Coleman votes ‘No’ on bill to ban the Federal Reserve from establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-D) voted against a bill that would ban the Federal Reserve from establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency.

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Princeton student uses AI to analyze Dante's 'Divine Comedy

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

In his final year at Princeton, Fernando Avilés-García applied an innovative approach to analyze Dante Alighieri’s "Divine Comedy" by building an artificially intelligent tool. “The Comedy has been egregiously underserved by modern language models, considering how weighty a text it is,” said Avilés-García, a computer science major with a certificate from the Department of French and Italian. “This project let me overlap my love of solving puzzles through code with my passion for Italian.”

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Senior thesis explores potential cleanup methods for 'forever' chemicals

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

The class of chemicals known as PFAS — used in firefighting foams, some nonstick cookware, and many other products — can resist heat and repel water. Their chemical bonds are hard to break, and they persist in water sources for decades. Exposure to them has been associated with cancers, "impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children," according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which this month set national limits for PFAS in drinking water.

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Princeton student shifts from neuroscience to public policy

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

Natalia Lalin, a senior at Princeton University, entered with plans to major in neuroscience but shifted her focus to public policy after taking a variety of courses during her first year. Among these was the Freshman Seminar “Sentencing and Punishment,” which led her to pursue coursework at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA).

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Racketeering charges filed against six linked to George Norcross-led criminal enterprise

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

Attorney General Platkin announces racketeering charges against six defendants in criminal enterprise led by George Norcross

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Philosophy major bridges disciplines through senior thesis on space policy

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

Ethan Magistro arrived at Princeton University with a well-thumbed copy of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" in his bag and two summers of philosophy camp experience. He was certain about studying philosophy, but by the spring of his first year, he also became captivated by space policy. His journey through Princeton has shown that there is indeed room for a philosopher at the space policy table.

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Princeton alumni win multiple Tonys at 77th Annual Awards

By Mercer Times | Jun 17, 2024

Princeton alumnus Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Jane Cox, a professor at the University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, have both won Tony Awards for the play “Appropriate.”

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Cheapest regular gas in cities across Mercer County in week ending June 15

By Mercer Times | Jun 16, 2024

The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Mercer County was found at two gas stations in the week ending June 15, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Mercer Times area weekly mass times

By Mercer Times | Jun 15, 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 midgrade gas in week ending June 8

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

The only price of midgrade 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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South Jersey transportation officials charged with misconduct over withheld contractor payments

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced criminal charges against two members of the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) Board of Commissioners. The charges stem from allegations that they colluded to block payments to an engineering firm as political retaliation related to a feud between a South Jersey Democratic Party leader and a Mercer County Commissioner.

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Attorney General Platkin criticizes Supreme Court ruling on bump stocks

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued a statement on June 14, 2024, addressing the Supreme Court's decision regarding bump stocks.

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Three long-term care workers indicted for elder abuse in New Jersey

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

As the Attorney General’s Office and Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) prepare to observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that three long-term care facility workers in Ocean and Camden Counties are facing criminal charges related to alleged mistreatment of elderly patients.

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New Jersey reports increases in gaming revenue across multiple sectors

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

ATLANTIC CITY — The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement today announced the May 2024 total gaming revenue results.

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Princeton’s Yeh and New College West receive two national architecture awards

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

Princeton's Yeh College and New College West residential colleges have received two 2024 American Institute of Architects National Awards, one in the AIA Awards architecture category and one specifically for residences. The architect was TenBerke, formerly known as Deborah Berke Partners. The landscape architect was Field Operations. The new residential colleges had previously won a regional New York AIA award.

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AG's office identifies decedent and officers involved in fatal Woodbridge shooting

By Mercer Times | Jun 14, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office has released the identities of the deceased and the officers involved in a fatal shooting at a hotel in Woodbridge, New Jersey on June 13, 2024. The civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Karl Gregory, 46, of New York, New York.

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Attorney General Platkin responds to Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone availability

By Mercer Times | Jun 13, 2024

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued a statement on June 13, 2024, regarding the Supreme Court's decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.

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Attorney General's Office investigates fatal police shooting in Woodbridge

By Mercer Times | Jun 13, 2024

The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on June 13, 2024, in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.