Thursday, May 10, 2001
BEAR FROLICS IN WEST AMWELL BACK YARD

WEST AMWELL — When Woodens Lane resident Diane Claus arrived home from work late Monday afternoon, she was greeted by a black bear that frolicked in her back yard for a couple hours before disappearing into the woods.  Story

Thursday, May 10, 2001
HAMILTON MAN CHARGED WITH MOTEL MURDER

Police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the murder of a Trenton man at the SleepyHollow Motel on Route 1 earlier this week.  Story

Thursday, May 10, 2001
RIVER TOWNS TO HAVE FIRST JOINT MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

Mother's Day will be celebrated in style this weekend in a festive event spanning both New Hope and Lambertville that will include massages, live music, a silent auction and special honors for four local moms.  Story

Thursday, May 10, 2001
AREAS WITH SEPTIC WOES FACE BIG SEWER COSTS
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ENGINEER RECOMMENDS STARTING NEGOTIATIONS WITH ELSA AND SBRSA WOES

Blockbuster projected sewer connection fees, some as high as $68,300 a home, for nine township neighborhoods plagued by sewer problems was the topic of a special meeting of the Hopewell Township Committee on Monday.  Story

Thursday, May 10, 2001
OFFICIALS MULL $6M PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

NEW HOPE — The Borough Council heard a proposal at its meeting Tuesday from the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to build a $6 million public water system in New Hope.  Story

Wednesday, May 9, 2001
LOOKING FOR WORK IN ALL THE 'WRONG' PLACES?
RECRUITMENT INSIDERS TELL-ALL ABOUT JOB HUNTING AND FILLING

There are several tried-and-true ways employers put the word out to fill job openings and how recently laid off people look for work — companies buy classifieds in newspapers or online and potential employees cruise newspapers and the Web for the latest openings.  Story

Wednesday, May 9, 2001
HIRING OF POLICE DIRECTOR COULD HAPPEN BY JUNE 1

MONTGOMERY — A civilian police director could be chosen as early as June 1, according to Township Committeeman Peter Treichler. Four candidates have been interviewed for the position, said Mr. Treichler, who is one of three committee members conducting preliminary interviews for the position.  Story

Wednesday, May 9, 2001
WENDY WASSERSTEIN READS FROM HER NEW WORK "SHIKSA GODDESS"

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and essayist Wendy Wasserstein will be reading from her new work, "Shiksa Goddess" at 8 p.m. Thursday at Nassau Presbyterian Church. "Shiksa Goddess" is a collection of about three dozen essays amassed from Ms. Wasserstein's previous contributions to magazines such as The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar and The New York Times Magazine.  Story

Wednesday, May 9, 2001
FIGHTING FOR LIGHT
BLIND AT AGE 30, GORDON GUND PUSHES RESEARCH ON RETINAL DEGENERATION.

For the past 30 years and then some, Gordon Gund has relived the memories of his first 30 years in sharp, brilliant color. He was 30 when a recessive gene, lying unknown and dormant in his family, plunged him into darkness, dismantling the retinal photoreceptor cells that communicate the language of light to the optic nerves.  Story

Tuesday, May 8, 2001
BROAD RETRENCHMENT SEEN IF $78.2 MILLION SCHOOL PLAN REJECTED

Princeton school board has made contingency plans if the referendum is defeated May 15.  Story
School referendum vote aims at enrollment growth, overdue repairs

Tuesday, May 8, 2001
VOTING TODAY IN WEST WINDSOR

Elections for the West Windsor Township mayor and two council seats are today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election results will be available tonight on The Princeton Packet Web site at www.princetonpacket.com after the polls close.  Story

Tuesday, May 8, 2001
TOLL FOES FIND HOPE IN DISCOVERY OF RELICS
INDIAN OBJECTS UNEARTHED AT PROJECT SITE

WEST WINDSOR — Mercy Bruestle, 67, remembers looking for Indian arrowheads and other relics as a child in the field near her Bear Brook Road home, where she still lives today.  Story

Monday, May 7, 2001
EPA SET TO BEGIN CREOSOTE REMOVAL

MANVILLE — A contractor for the federal government will begin to remove creosote-contaminated soil at the site of 17 demolished houses on East Camplain Road late this month, said a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency.  Story

Monday, May 7, 2001
COUNTY, STATE FOOT LAND BILL

Monroe will not have to pick up any part of the tab for the preservation of 829 acres of open space in the center of the township.  Story

Monday, May 7, 2001
BONFIRES A TRADITIONAL SYMBOL OF LAG B'OMER

EAST WINDSOR — The "joyous fun" of the Jewish holiday of Lag b'Omer marks the importance of unity and warm fellowship. The traditional Lag b'Omer bonfire symbolizes the light of divine wisdom that is imparted to those who seek it. There will be great springtime fun on Thursday night at bonfire and barbecue celebrations sponsored by two Jewish outreach groups in East Windsor.  Story

Monday, May 7, 2001
WWII VET TO MARSHAL PARADE

Fred Tornquist of Hightstown enlisted in the Navy one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Later this month he will serve as grand marshal of Hightstown's Memorial Day parade.  Story

Saturday, May 5, 2001
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
PROFESSOR SHIRLEY M. TILGHMAN WILL SUCCEED HAROLD SHAPIRO

Princeton University broke new ground today when it named Shirley M. Tilghman, the founding director of its Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, as its 19th president. Professor Tilghman will be the university's 19th president and the first woman to hold that office.  Story