Wednesday, May 31, 2000
ANGST, GLAMORIZED
WOODY ALLEN'S COMEDIES, TRAGEDIES TO BE DISCUSSED BY BIOGRAPHER

Even by the standards of creative geniuses, Woody Allen is unusually arrogant and self-involved. That is the verdict of Marion Meade, who just spent four years researching every aspect of the actor/writer/ director's life and work for her new biography. Ms. Meade will speak about her book Sunday in Rocky Hill.  Story

Wednesday, May 31, 2000
GUESSES AT P.U. FORUM ARE EDUCATED
GRADUATE SCHOOL ALUMNI MAKE PRONOUNCED PREDICTIONS

Five Princeton University Graduate School alumni returned to campus last weekend to say that they have seen the future, and it's not all rosy. The five took part in a symposium sponsored by the Graduate School as part of its centennial celebration.  Story

Wednesday, May 31, 2000
VIEWS OF A CANDIDATE:
GOP 'LOYALISTS' WOOED IN SABRIN'S PRIMARY RUN

While the U.S. Senate race for the Republican nomination has been characterized as a battle among moderate Republicans, Murray Sabrin, a conservative, believes he can walk away with the win. The candidate recently discussed his views with The Packet.  Story

Wednesday, May 31, 2000
ORANGE AND BLACK ETIQUETTE:
TO WEAR THE TIE — OR NOT TO WEAR THE TIE

On the occasion of Packet columnist Pam Hersh's 10th anniversary of working for Princeton University, as well as her 55th anniversary of living, a friend gave her a PU tie to wear during Reunions weekend. She was thrilled at first, but then the gift tied her up in knots.  Story

Tuesday, May 30, 2000
IDEALS CROWN TALK BY QUEEN
QUEEN NOOR CALLS ON PRINCETON GRADUATES TO SERVE OTHERS

Invoking Princeton's motto of "in service of all nations," Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, a university alumna, appealed to the class of 2000 in her baccalaureate address on Sunday to commit to the service of others, whether in or outside their careers.  Story

Tuesday, May 30, 2000
UNION CHARGES WAGE VIOLATIONS
PICKETERS PROTEST AT CONSTRUCTION SITE IN WEST WINDSOR

More than 100 union protesters last week picketed the construction site of Esplanade at Bear Creek in West Windsor, an assisted-living facility on Old Trenton Road, claiming the developer is cheating workers of hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages.  Story

Tuesday, May 30, 2000
OUR LADY IS EYED AS SCHOOL SITE
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART ACQUIRES OPTION TO BUY PROPERTY

The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart plans to file a site development plan for the former Our Lady of Princeton site with the township this month, after announcing late last week it has acquired an option to buy the property which expires Sept. 30.  Story

Monday, May 29, 2000
IF I HAD A HAMMER
WOMEN MAKING HEADWAY IN WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION

Only five or six applicants out of 100 are accepted each year — a ratio that's tougher than the odds of getting into Princeton University. That's to join the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local Union No. 781. Perhaps even more startling is the number of women compared to men in the Princeton Local: one out of 180.  Story
Why don't women take construction jobs?

Monday, May 29, 2000
MCGUIRE AIR SHOW SET FOR JUNE 3
PERFORMANCES TO FEATURE THUNDERBIRDS, 82ND AIRBORNE

This year's McGuire Air Show on June 3 will feature a number of aerial performances, including demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and the largest parachute force in the free world, the 82nd Airborne Division.  Story

Monday, May 29, 2000
PUBLIC LIBRARY EYES TEMPORARY LOCATION
VALLEY ROAD BUILDING COULD BEAR WEIGHT OF MOST OF THE COLLECTION

Initial engineering reports indicate the Valley Road building could serve as a temporary location for the Princeton Public Library during construction of the new building. Preliminary reports indicate the building could bear the weight of most of the library's collections.  Story

Sunday, May 28, 2000
RAIL LINK WINS OK IN ASSEMBLY
OPPONENTS VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT IN SENATE

The Assembly has endorsed a bill that would make building a rail link from Lakewood to the central New Jersey area a state transportation priority. The bill adds a rail link to the Circle of Mobility, a list of top state transportation projects.  Story

Sunday, May 28, 2000
MOLLY PITCHER MAY HAVE BEEN FROM ALLENTOWN
HISTORIANS UNCOVER REVOLUTIONARY WAR HEROINE'S AREA TIES

Those who consider Allentown and environs quaint and quiet might be surprised to find that some 225 years ago the area was a hotbed of excitement in the War for Independence. But recent discoveries by local historians have generated some modern excitement there.  Story

Sunday, May 28, 2000
LASIK SURGERY COMES TO PRINCETON
NEW CENTER WILL PROVIDE VISION-CORRECTING LASER SURGERY

For those who are sick and tired of corrective lenses, there is now a place in Princeton that offers laser-correction surgery. The Princeton Eye Group has recently teamed up with Philadelphia's Wills Eye Hospital to provide the first complete laser vision center in the area.  Story

Saturday, May 27, 2000
LAWRENCE CRACKING DOWN ON TRUANTS
SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO TARGET PARENTS WITH COURT SUMMONS

Lawrence school district officials have begun to crack down on students who play hooky — and they have vowed to come down even harder on the truants and their families starting in September.  Story

Saturday, May 27, 2000
KINGSTON GETS TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES
DOT TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL ROUTE 27 PARKING, CROSSWALKS

After dozens of meetings and hours of work to make Kingston's traffic calming requests heard, the State Department of Transportation last week agreed to many of the village's proposals for making Route 27 safer for walking, shopping and living in the area.  Story

Saturday, May 27, 2000
NEIGHBORS FEAR INCREASED TRAFFIC IN HARLINGEN
MONTGOMERY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COULD FACE UPHILL BATTLE

Country Classics at Dutchtown, a residential development of 33 single-family homes proposed for 112 acres in Montgomery, could face an uphill battle with neighbors when it goes before the Township Planning Board for final approval June 26.  Story

Friday, May 26, 2000
MEMORIAL DAY 2000
TOWN, GOWN PLAN BACK-TO-BACK CELEBRATIONS

Remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War will be the focus of the Princeton Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. Then, as the clock strikes 2 p.m., grand marshal Arlene Pedovitch of Princeton Junction will lead the annual Princeton P-rade.  Story
P-rade slated to kick off as clock strikes 2
25th-reunion class ready to party in style

Friday, May 26, 2000
REGENT'S MEAD REBUFFED BY COURT
JUDGE UPHOLDS PLANNERS' DENIAL OF APPLICATION

A state Superior Court judge has upheld the Princeton Regional Planning Board's December decision to deny an application for the 628,000-square-foot Regent's Mead continuing-care retirement community on the former Our Lady of Princeton site.  Story

Friday, May 26, 2000
COST OF PRINCETON PARKING MAY BE DOUBLED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RAISING RATES, EXTENDING METERED HOURS

Parking in downtown Princeton would double in price and include Sunday hours and later weekday hours if the Princeton Borough Council accepts a council committee's recommendation. Currently parking is free on Sundays and the meters are enforced until 7 p.m.  Story

Friday, May 26, 2000
RCN MAKES PLANS TO REBUILD PRINCETON SYSTEM
CABLE UPGRADE TO INCLUDE HIGH-SPEED, TWO-WAY INTERNET ACCESS

The RCN Corp. announced last week that it will rebuild Princeton's cable system within the next one to two years, prior to the renewal of its cable franchise with the two municipalities. The upgrade and rebuild of the cable system will be at RCN's expense.  Story

Friday, May 26, 2000
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 47
ARRESTS STEM FROM FLORENCE DRUG INVESTIGATION

Warrants were issued for the arrest of 47 last week in Florence Township, the result of a six-month undercover narcotics investigation called Operation Summer Break that is the beginning of the area's war on drugs, according to township Police Director Richard Brook.  Story

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