Sunday, April 16, 2000
PRINCETON GETS NEW HEAD OF CAMPUS LIFE
EX-DUKE VICE PRESIDENT TO ASSUME POST JULY 1

A black woman who "raised the bar on issues of diversity" while serving as vice president for student affairs at Duke University has been named vice president for campus life at Princeton University.
Story

Sunday, April 16, 2000
EMERGENCY ROOM RENOVATED, STREAMLINED
FAST-TRACK PROGRAM UNVEILED AT MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON

An open house with a banquet table filled with breakfast goodies may have seemed out of place in the emergency room of The Medical Center of Princeton. But to the medical staff it was a welcome celebration of the end an 18-month renovation.  Story

Sunday, April 16, 2000
PAID FIREFIGHTERS ACCUSED OF SCARE TACTICS
WW COUNCILWOMAN PROPOSES BUDGET CUTS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Responding to what she called "fear tactics" on the part of the township's paid firefighters, Council President Rae Roeder said she will suggest major reductions in appropriations for those professionals at budget hearings Monday night.  Story

Sunday, April 16, 2000
SOUTH BRUNSWICK URGES RADON CHECKS
HIGH LEVELS IN KENDALL PARK PROMPT DEP PROBE

A home in Kendall Park that was found to have an extremely high level of radon has triggered a cluster investigation by the state Department of Environmental Protection and a warning from South Brunswick township officials.  Story

Saturday, April 15, 2000
BRZEZINSKI PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF RUSSIA
COLD WARRIOR ADVISES WEST TO INCREASE CONTACT, EXPAND NATO

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the cold warrior who helped draw up President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy, says he is "a short-term pessimist, and a long-term optimist" about Russia's transformation into a real democracy. He spoke at a Princeton University lecture this week.  Story

Saturday, April 15, 2000
ROUTE 31 TRUCK INSPECTION SITE PROPOSED
DOT REQUESTS PULL-OFF AREA FOR TROOPERS IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP

The New Jersey Department of Transportation wants to widen the shoulder on state Route 31 just north of Ingleside Avenue in central Hopewell Township to enable state troopers to pull over tractor trailers for safety inspections.  Story

Saturday, April 15, 2000
AFTER MUCH ANGST, TRAFFIC CALMING GETS OK
PRINCETON COUNCIL HEARS ADVICE AND ANGRY CRITIQUES

There was nothing calming about the traffic-calming discussion this week in Princeton Borough. What was expected to be a routine approval by the Borough Council of the devices' final designs became a lengthy discussion as residents disputed the measures.  Story

Saturday, April 15, 2000
CRANBURY SUED OVER VILLAGE ZONING
OWNERS OF WRIGHT'S ROSES CLAIM TOWNSHIP 'UNDULY RESTRICTS' LAND

A property owner whose plan to build 162 townhouses adjacent to the village was nixed by the Planning Board has sued Cranbury hoping to overturn its zoning. The suit claims the township's zoning devalues the property.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
SUMMIT BANK BRANCH ROBBED IN LAWRENCE
POLICE SAY SUSPECT ARMED AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS

A man entered the Summit Bank in the Manors Shopping Center in Lawrence today, handed over a note demanding money and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
SMOKING BAN DELAYED
AMENDMENT WOULD EXEMPT PRIVATE CLUBS

The Princeton Regional Health Commission's vote on the proposed smoking ban will likely be delayed until May. The commission is expected to introduce an amendment to the ordinance exempting private clubs such as the eating clubs at Princeton University.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
WOMAN, SON FACING DRUG CHARGES
MARIJUANA PLANTS ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN THEIR HOME

A mother and her son face multiple drug charges after police found several marijuana plants while conducting a court-ordered search for stolen jewelry in their Monroe home.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
PRIZE IS A BIG SURPRISE
PULITZER FOR POETRY BRINGS PHONE CALLS, POPPING CORKS

First came the surprise of winning the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Then the congratulatory calls from friends and colleagues. Then the calls from reporters. And finally the champagne party. "I'm hoarse," said C.K. Williams, a lecturer in creative writing at Princeton University.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
VIEWERS CLAIM RCN'S A TURNOFF
COST, TECHNOLOGY BRING COMPLAINTS AT PUBLIC HEARING

More than 50 Princeton Borough and Princeton Township residents showed up this week to complain about RCN cable service with criticism ranging from price to technology. Representatives from the cable commission and RCN were on hand for community feedback.  Story

Friday, April 14, 2000
SCHOOL RAISES FUNDS TO BUY OUR LADY SITE
PROPERTY NOW LEASED BY PRINCETON ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART

The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart has raised $1.5 million for purchase of the Our Lady of Princeton property. But the attorney for the owner and developer of the land says the controversial Regent's Mead community at the site is still a "priority."  Story

Thursday, April 13, 2000
HILLSBOROUGH ATTORNEY FOUND GUILTY
JURY CONVICTS STANLEY PURZYCKI ON MAIL FRAUD CHARGES

Hillsborough attorney Stanley Purzycki was convicted Wednesday of three counts of mail fraud brought against him by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Mr. Purzycki's jury trial stemmed from charges that he had bilked an elderly couple out of $100,000.  Story

Thursday, April 13, 2000
WRITING IN CHUNKS
'MY INTENDED' AUTHOR CLIMBS TO HER GOAL

All her life, 25-year-old Plainsboro resident Brandi Scollins-Mantha believed that one can achieve any goal. But these days, nothing compares to the high she feels after having her first novel published. She will read from that novel April 19 at Borders Books & Music.  Story

Thursday, April 13, 2000
EARLY START, LONGER DAY APPROVED
HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS GET NEW SCHEDULE

The district's elementary schools will open before its middle school next year, according to the Hillsborough Board of Education's third — and presumably final — decision on school scheduling, reached after a community majority spoke in support of it.  Story

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
CAMPAIGN TARGETS BINGE DRINKING
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ATTEMPTS TO CURB EXCESSIVE DRINKING

For the past six weeks, Princeton University officials have been using a low-key advertising campaign in an attempt to change the drinking habits of its students. Now, the university is turning the ads into 1,500 color posters that will be tacked up at campus locations.  Story
Nose to Nose debate on campus drinking

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
CAMPUS OFFERS 'A WALK THROUGH TIME'
EXHIBIT TO LAUNCH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY'S EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION

A mile-long exhibit detailing the earth's 5 billion-year history is scheduled for display on the Princeton University campus from Thursday to Saturday. The display was designed by university alumnus Sidney Liebes, a physicist and conservation activist.  Story

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
OPEN SPACE AT CENTER OF MONTGOMERY CONTEST
CHALLENGERS CONTEND OFFICIALS HESITANT ON RAMPANT DEVELOPMENT

With Montgomery Township facing one of the worst cases of suburban sprawl in the state, controlling development and preserving open space — typically nonpartisan issues — are likely to be hot issues come November's Township Committee elections.  Story

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
BACHELORS ON THE BLOCK
PARKINSON ALLIANCE AUCTIONS ELIGIBLE MEN FOR FUND-RAISING EVENT

How can a woman simultaneously help a worthy cause and win a bachelor's heart, or at least his company for dinner? The Princeton-based Parkinson Alliance will host a bachelor auction on Friday, April 14, at Princeton's Doral Forrestal.  Story

Tuesday, April 11, 2000
DOT LOCKING IN BYPASS ROUTE, OPPONENTS SAY
FOES SEE REQUEST FOR $11 MILLION IN FUNDS AS UNDERHANDED MOVE

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is trying to buy up the right-of-way for the proposed Millstone Bypass before receiving federal approval for the alignment, according to some opponents of the proposed highway.  Story

Tuesday, April 11, 2000
PRINCETON BAGEL SHOP ON MARKET
OWNER LOOKING FOR 'RIGHT PERSONALITY' TO BUY ABEL BAGEL

After 15 years in Princeton and probably millions of bagels later, Abel Bagel on Witherspoon Street is for sale. There is no rush to sell the business, according to owner Alfred Kahn, but the store has been listed for about two months.  Story

Tuesday, April 11, 2000
SCHOOL SITE AGREEMENT ON HORIZON
MONTGOMERY, STATE NEAR AGREEMENT ON MCCORKLE PROPERTY

Negotiations between the state Department of the Treasury and the Montgomery Township Board of Education over the purchase of the former Lloyd McCorkle Training Center site for a new high school should be finalized by mid June.  Story

Tuesday, April 11, 2000
NEW BOOST FOR GARAGE
PRINCETON AUTHORIZES GARAGE STUDY, PALMER SQUARE NEGOTIATION

The Princeton Borough Council voted Monday to move ahead with a more comprehensive examination of a parking garage but not to the exclusion of other alternatives for downtown parking.  Story

Tuesday, April 11, 2000
CABLE VIEWERS INVITED TO RATE RCN'S SERVICE
FRANCHISE RENEWAL PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH PUBLIC MEETINGS

In the upcoming weeks, Princeton residents will have the chance to air any concerns they might have about the performance of the RCN cable company as the municipalities set out to negotiate the company's franchise agreement.  Story

Monday, April 10, 2000
HOME AGAIN IN MANVILLE
FOR HIGGINS FAMILY, LIFE FINALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL

For those who were not directly affected by the flooding in September, the turmoil and tragedy that followed Hurricane Floyd is just a memory. But for the Higgins family, and other Manville families whose homes were damaged or destroyed, the recovery process is still a part of their daily lives.  Story

Monday, April 10, 2000
DOCTOR CAME A LONG WAY
FROM CALLING ON PATIENTS BY HORSEBACK TO TRAUMA SURGERY

In many ways, Gustavo Calderon of Solebury, Pa., is an old-fashioned country doctor. Sitting in his office in Lambertville, the 66-year-old physician personifies the stereotype as he speaks softly, ready for his next patient to walk in or even to make a house call.  Story

Sunday, April 9, 2000
AT WORK AT MORVEN
HISTORIC RESTORATION MOVING TOWARD RE-OPENING

Morven, the 250-year-old former governor's mansion, is getting a face-lift. Scheduled to reopen in September, it will become a multi-period decorative arts museum telling the stories of its inhabitants. Packet Online and Lifestyle Editor Ilene Dube provide a restoration retrospective.  Story
A house with history

Sunday, April 9, 2000
EVENTS IN STYLE TAKES CLOTHES ON THE ROAD
LAMBERTVILLE RESIDENT'S LIFE PLAN ON 'WIPE-OFF CALENDAR'

If there's one thing that Sue Flynn of Lambertville has learned during her first year in business, it's that she has to be flexible. Ms. Flynn is the founder of Events in Style, an itinerant fashion show that pedals its eclectic upscale designs up and down the East Coast.  Story

Sunday, April 9, 2000
A SECOND CHANCE
RERUN PROGRAM FINDS HOMES FOR FORMER RACEHORSES

Monroe's Laurie Condurso-Lane says Thoroughbred racehorses have been good to her family. She's trying to return the favor. Ms. Condurso-Lane heads the state chapter of ReRun Inc., a nonprofit group that finds new homes for racehorses when their careers end.  Story