Friday, May 12, 2000
PARENTS UNMOVED BY POLICY REVIEW
LEGAL ACTION LIKELY IN AFTERMATH OF 'SHOOTING' INCIDENT

West Windsor-Plainsboro school district will review its disciplinary policies in the wake of its actions against a fourth-grader who threatened to shoot a classmate with a rubber band and paper wad. But the father of the 9-year-old said Thursday he still plans to seek legal action.  Story

Friday, May 12, 2000
COUNCIL BRINGS IN BIG GUN ON RT. 92
SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIRES NEW YORK-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY

South Brunswick has hired Michael Gerrard, a prominent New York-based environmental lawyer with experience fighting highway proposals, to lead the charge against the proposed Route 92 highway that, if built, would slice through the township.  Story

Friday, May 12, 2000
COURT REMOVES OBSTACLES FROM TOLL BROTHERS' PATH
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN MOST WEST WINDSOR PLANNING BOARD CONDITIONS

The developer of the long-delayed Estates at Princeton Junction says final site plan work is proceeding following a significant court ruling last week. A Mercer County Superior Court judge settled virtually all unresolved issues in favor of Toll Brothers.  Story

Friday, May 12, 2000
RAIL BILL ADVANCES TO ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DISMISSED ALIGNMENT CONCERNS

A proposed rail line through central New Jersey inched forward in the state Assembly this week, but has stalled in the state Senate. The bill would add a rail line to be built by NJ Transit in central New Jersey to the Circle of Mobility.  Story

Friday, May 12, 2000
BOROUGH GIVES ASSISTED LIVING NEW DEFINITION
ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS

After nearly a year of review and discussion, the Princeton Borough Council adopted an ordinance narrowing the definition of assisted-living facilities down to a "facility for the frail elderly and other persons with physical or cognitive impairments."  Story

Thursday, May 11, 2000
HOUSE COMMITTEE BACKS SPENDING ON RAIL LINE
FEDERAL PANEL ADDS $4 MILLION TO WEST TRENTON RAIL PROJECT

A congressional committee has approved spending $4 million to help restore service to the 21.6-mile West Trenton rail line, connecting Mercer and Somerset county riders with Newark and New York. The cost of reviving the commuter line has been estimated at $30 million.
Story

Thursday, May 11, 2000
JUDGE GRANTS 'FRIENDS' ACCESS TO RECORDS
GREENBRIAR DEVELOPER'S FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE REVEALED

The citizens' group Friends of Hillsborough soon will be armed with information it sees as a valuable weapon in its legal battle against the proposed Greenbriar development. The group has charged that Greenbriar decisions were tainted by conflicts of interest.  Story

Thursday, May 11, 2000
FIREFIGHTER IS THUNDER'S EXECUTIVE CHEF
LONGTIME LAMBERTVILLE FIRE CAPTAIN NEVER TOOK A COOKING CLASS

Brian Snell, the captain of the Union Fire Company in Lambertville, takes planning menus and creating new dishes in stride. And well he should, because he's the executive chef for Trenton Thunder and sous executive chef for the Sovereign Bank Arena.  Story

Thursday, May 11, 2000
'COMMONS' RESIDENTS TIRED OF SQUATTERS
NEGLECTED VEHICLES, HOMES PROVOKE LAMBERTVILLE COMMUNITY

They refer to their community as the "Forgotten Hill." Frustrated and fed up with the goings on and condition of their community, Connaught Hill residents in Lambertville are saying they've had enough and want city officials to do something about it.  Story

Thursday, May 11, 2000
PROF PAYS TRIBUTE TO 'FAST-TALKING DAMES'
REMEMBERING THOSE WISE-CRACKING, SELF-SUFFICIENT WOMEN

Maria DiBattista, professor of modern literature and film at Princeton University, likes the quintessential fast-talking dame of the 1930s and '40s screwball comedies so much that she has written a book, "Fast Talking Dames," to be published next year.  Story

Wednesday, May 10, 2000
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE BAKERY DOOR
McCAFFREY'S BAKING TEAM IS YOUNG, ENERGETIC AND TALENTED

Behind the bakery door, cake makers who grew up in old-fashioned bake shops wave their magical wands. So it's pretty difficult to pass by McCaffrey's seven bakery display cases in the West Windsor store without drawing a deep breath and wishing on a star.  Story

Wednesday, May 10, 2000
WEST WINDSOR MULLS TAXI RATE HIKE
OFFICIALS SEEK TO STANDARDIZE RATES, INSTALL METERS

West Windsor Township may see a standardization of taxi rates and an additional $3 "flag drop" fee for nearly all destinations beginning June 1. The Township Council this week discussed a resolution that would set a standard fare of $2.50 per mile throughout the township.  Story

Wednesday, May 10, 2000
'THE SCHWARTZ WHO ATE NEW YORK'
WOR RADIO'S 'FOOD MAVEN' TO APPEAR AT WEGMANS

Arthur Schwartz is living a food lover's dream. With a grandfather in the food business, and a grandmother whose home cooking was the envy of the neighbors, he grew up with a wooden spoon in his mouth. He will sign his cookbooks at Wegmans on Thursday.  Story
Recipes from 'The Schwartz Who Ate New York'

Tuesday, May 9, 2000
VOTE ON CCRC DELAYED AGAIN
PLANNERS TO LOOK FOR A CONSULTANT'S 'OBJECTIVE EXPERTISE'

The introduction of a controversial ordinance to govern continuing-care retirement communities has been delayed again, as the Princeton Regional Planning Board has decided to consider hiring a consultant to review the proposed ordinance.  Story
Editorial: Planners eye local record for procrastination

Tuesday, May 9, 2000
NEIGHBORS' COMPLAINTS LED TO LEGION HALL BUST
THREE-MONTH INVESTIGATION INCLUDED UNDERCOVER DRUG BUYS

A drug raid by the Princeton Borough Police and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office netted 10 individuals accused of dealing drugs in and around the American Legion Post 218 on Lytle Street, including the post's vice commander.  Story

Tuesday, May 9, 2000
STONEBRIDGE MOVING CLOSER TO PLAN APPROVAL
PLANNERS CITE FINAL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE JUNE 5 HEARING

While many of the major architectural and planning concerns over the proposed Stonebridge in Montgomery continuing-care retirement community have been resolved, there are several revisions that need to be made before the project is likely to get the green light.  Story

Tuesday, May 9, 2000
STATE MUST RECOGNIZE ROEDER…FOR NOW
UNION GRANTED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST STATE

The Communications Workers of America has been granted a temporary restraining order after the Whitman administration said it would stop recognizing local CWA President Rae Roeder as a union representative and bar her from nonpublic state property.  Story

Monday, May 8, 2000
DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET
ISLES COMMUNITY FARM OFFERS ORGANICS FOR WILLING PARTICIPANTS

Isles Community Farm, founded by Princeton alumnus Martin Johnson, has been helping the people of Trenton make better use of the land for nearly 20 years. Isles' community gardens, brown field restoration, urban housing and job training programs are all of the self-help variety. Isles teaches residents to grow and build their own.  Story

Monday, May 8, 2000
HIGH-TECH TOOLS FOR POLICE
MOBILE DATA TERMINALS HELP OFFICERS CAPTURE MORE SCOFFLAWS

Do you ever wonder what police are doing when sitting in the car behind you at a stop light? Thanks to a computer in Hightstown police cars called a mobile data terminal (MDT), the officer may be doing a bit of investigative work.  Story

Monday, May 8, 2000
AMO, AMAS, AMAT…
A NEW LOVE AFFAIR WITH LATIN

A victim of the American preoccupation with science and mathematics education after the launching of Sputnik in 1957, Latin has been long thought of as a dead language. But it is hardly dead, as a brief consideration of the facts shows.  Story

Monday, May 8, 2000
UNOFFICIAL TRUCK STOP RAISES IRE
USE OF ROUTE 130 CLEARING IN CRANBURY CONCERNS OFFICIALS

Truckers on Route 130 seem to have found a new, unofficial rest area in Cranbury. They have been using the clearing between the Cranbury Circle and Station Road as a place to park their trucks. But the area is not designated as a rest stop.  Story

Sunday, May 7, 2000
SOBERING THOUGHTS FOR PROM NIGHT
ACCIDENT SIMULATION LEAVES LASTING IMPRESSION

One student was "killed," another "extricated" from a car by the Jaws of Life and a third was "arrested for drunken driving" after a two-car crash. But this time the tragic accident was make-believe — an intensely realistic program at Princeton High School about the dangers of drunken driving.  Story

Sunday, May 7, 2000
LOCAL WOMEN ORGANIZE D.C. MARCH
'MILLION MOMS' SET TO GO TO WASHINGTON ON MOTHER'S DAY

Last August, Donna Dees-Thomases conceived the idea of a giant rally, a massing of mothers and concerned citizens, to press Congress for stricter controls on guns. Her idea galvanized Jodi Tolman, of Princeton, and Debra Wachspress of Lawrenceville.  Story

Sunday, May 7, 2000
AUCTION TO BENEFIT QUAKER HOUSE RESTORATION
BORDENTOWN CITY SITE ONE OF OLDEST, ORIGINAL MEETINGHOUSES

Victorian costumes, antique beds and Chinese dishes are just a few of the items that may be up for sale May 13 at the Bordentown Historical Society auction to benefit the continuing restoration of the Quaker Meetinghouse recently acquired by the society.  Story

Saturday, May 6, 2000
END OF A LONG ROAD
GALA WILL CLOSE OVER 20 YEARS OF WORK AT BREARLEY HOUSE

This weekend's gala celebration of the restoration of the 1761 John Brearley House in Lawrence has been 21 years in the making — and the road that led to its restoration was nearly as circuitous as the dirt lane leading to the farmhouse off Princeton Pike.  Story

Saturday, May 6, 2000
RACIAL, ETHNIC CLIMATE AT P.U. EXAMINED
OFFICIALS, STUDENTS CONVENE TO DISCUSS IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY

Princeton University students and administrators met this week to discuss "creative" ways to improve the relationship between minorities and the university's Department of Public Safety, according to sophomore Andria Boateng.  Story

Saturday, May 6, 2000
RESIDENTS URGED TO CHECK ALARMS IN FIRE'S WAKE
EASTER SUNDAY CONDO BLAZE IN EAST WINDSOR PROMPTS WARNING

When a fire broke out in the Windsor Regency Condominiums in East Windsor on Easter Sunday, some nearby residents say they didn't know any danger existed until firefighters arrived, because the alarms are located in the building's halls and entryways.  Story

Saturday, May 6, 2000
HOPEWELL OFFICIALS PONDER NEW MUNICIPAL HALL
STRUCTURE WOULD BE ADJACENT TO THE RESTORED RAILROAD STATION

Having obtained the go-ahead from the Hopewell Borough Council this week, David Nettles, councilman in charge of public buildings and grounds, will seek architectural cost estimates on building a new borough hall and library.  Story