Sunday, July 9, 2000
PERFORMING HISTORY
FLORENCE MAN ENJOYS BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE THROUGH ACTING

Every day, Florence resident John Devennie goes back in time about 200 years when he crosses the bridge into Pennsylvania. The 26-year-old actor is a member of the Town Crier Summer Theatre, a group that entertains and informs tourists in historic Philadelphia.  Story

Sunday, July 9, 2000
FEMA WON'T BUY HOUSES, FOR NOW
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING GRANT REQUEST REJECTED

Lawrence Township's efforts to obtain federal money to help buy flood-prone properties suffered a setback when its request for a planning grant was turned down by the Federal Emergency Management Administration.  Story

Sunday, July 9, 2000
FIXING ENERGY BILL IS PRIORITY
AREA LEGISLATORS LOOK FOR SUPPORT TO CHANGE DEREGULATION LAW

Area legislators will be trying to drum up needed support this summer to change the state energy deregulation law. The change would amend existing deregulation legislation to allow municipalities access to mailing lists of utility customers from energy providers.  Story

Saturday, July 8, 2000
LEAPING THE BILLION MARK
PU FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN TOPS GOAL

Every college fund-raiser should have the problems of VanZandt Williams Jr., Princeton University's vice president for development. His problem is an embarrassment of riches. The university's five-year Anniversary Campaign exceeded its original goal and then some.  Story

Saturday, July 8, 2000
MONMOUTH GROUPS JOIN TRAIN FIGHT
RAIL SUPPORT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSTATED AS OPPOSITION GROWS

A proposed rail line through central New Jersey seems to have less support than once purported, NJ Transit is acknowledging, and opposition appears to be on the rise. Two Howell-based citizen groups have been organizing recently in opposition to the line.  Story
Monroe takes the rail fight to governor

Saturday, July 8, 2000
DRIVER ALLEGES RACE BIAS LED TO TRAFFIC STOP
SOUTH BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINT

The pastor of Mount Zion AME Church in Little Rocky Hill filed a complaint last week against South Brunswick Township police, claiming a traffic stop last month of the Rev. Sherwyn James, of Queens, N.Y., for driving too slowly, reflected racial bias.  Story

Saturday, July 8, 2000
HOUSING HELD UP BY LACK OF FUNDS
PROJECT FREEDOM DELAYED FOR A YEAR

Project Freedom Inc.'s planned 54-unit rental apartment complex for the physically disabled in Lawrence has been put on hold until the Robbinsville-based nonprofit group can find money for the development, likely to be at least another year.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
ROBBERY SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY ADMITS GUILT
MORE THAN $63,000 TAKEN IN SERIES OF AREA HOLDUPS

The New York City man arrested June 30 after fleeing the First Union Bank on Washington Crossing Road in Hopewell Township carrying a bag of money has admitted holding up seven other area banks since June 7, said the federal prosecutor handling the case.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
AREA NURSING HOMES CITED FOR POOR CARE
STUDY FINDS 32 PERCENT WITH 'POTENTIAL TO HARM' VIOLATIONS

Several central New Jersey nursing homes were cited for inadequate care, and sexual and physical abuse in a report released Thursday by a U.S. House of Representatives' committee. The report found that of 91 facilities investigated, one in six caused harm to residents.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
ANTI-SMOKING GROUP ALLOWED TO JOIN SUIT
NEW JERSEY BREATHES TO FILE AS FRIEND OF THE COURT

A Mercer County Superior Judge on Thursday granted permission to New Jersey Breathes, a coalition of more than 40 statewide groups dedicated to reducing tobacco use, to intervene in the lawsuit challenging Princeton's recently adopted smoking ban.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
DORM SPRINKLER LAW BRINGS HEAVY COSTS
PU MUST INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN 3,400 ROOMS

Gov. Christie Whitman's signing of legislation this week that requires all dormitory rooms in New Jersey to have automatic sprinkler systems within four years will cost Princeton University between $10 million and $20 million, a university spokesman said.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
ARTS COUNCIL CUTS IMPACT OF PROJECT
SCALED-DOWN PLANS DESIGNED TO FIT IN WITH NEIGHBORHOOD

The Arts Council of Princeton is preparing a revised design of its proposed expansion that it maintains will reduce the impact on the neighborhood. The plans, designed by architect Michael Graves, could be submitted to the Planning Board within the next month.  Story

Friday, July 7, 2000
BACKERS MAY FIGHT UNIVERSITY MUSEUM CLOSURE
SUPPORTERS CALL PRINCETON MUSEUM'S FUTURE 'A NEGOTIABLE ISSUE'

In a terse statement posted this week on its Web site, Princeton University announced that it will close its natural history museum on Labor Day. But supporters of the museum say the announcement may not be the final word on the facility.  Story

Thursday, July 6, 2000
ROBBERY SUSPECTS NABBED DURING FIRST UNION HEIST
FBI THINKS DUO IS INVOLVED IN SERIES OF AREA THEFTS

Hampering chances of successfully robbing a bank include coming out the front door of the establishment — stolen money in hand — when an FBI agent and a local police detective are already on the scene, having followed you there.  Story

Thursday, July 6, 2000
MILL COULD HOUSE $300M FACILITY
UTILITY COMPANY PROPOSES 500-MEGAWATT TURBINE POWER PLANT

Ideas for the redevelopment of the Roebling Steel Mill have so far included suggestions to bring shops, restaurants, recreation areas, offices and artists' workspaces to the site. Now, the possibility of a $300 million electric plant also is on the table.  Story

Thursday, July 6, 2000
COOPERATION NECESSARY TO PRESERVE LAND
LOCAL OFFICIALS, CONSERVATIONISTS OUTLINE STRATEGIES

Conservation groups and Washington Township officials discussed cooperation in the effort to encourage open space preservation last week. The Township Committee witnessed a presentation detailing the avenues available for preserving open space.  Story

Wednesday, July 5, 2000
BUILDING TRUST
BRINGING A PERSONAL TOUCH TO THE DESIGN OF HIGH-TECH BUILDINGS

The old axiom "a place for everything and everything in its place" has been given new meaning in this Internet age by Princeton-based Silverberg Associates. The architectural firm is involved in designing so-called "telco" hotels which house the telecommunications equipment needed to support local high-speed fiber-optic networks.  Story

Wednesday, July 5, 2000
TUTORING IS SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESS
PRINCETON LIBRARY PROGRAM CITED AS MODEL OF EXCELLENCE

Despite the constraints of a small work space, the Princeton Public Library's Springboard after-school tutoring program is thriving. The program was recently chosen by the American Library Association as a model of excellence in after-school programming.  Story

Wednesday, July 5, 2000
MIXING YOGA AND ART
THE MARSHA CHILD GALLERY ENHANCES A YOGA ENVIRONMENT

Four figures in loose clothing recline on mats. The graceful instructor, Marina Vrahnos, sits facing them. On the walls, in the corners and from the ceiling hang paintings, etchings and engravings of slender, soulful figures. This is the Thursday morning yoga class in the Marsha Child Contemporary-European Art gallery on Alexander Street in Princeton.  Story

Tuesday, July 4, 2000
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL:
WALTER MATTHAU RECALLED BY HIS 'IQ' STAND-IN

Princeton resident Bob Hearne had a special relationship with actor Walter Matthau, who died Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif. During the filming of the movie "IQ" — shot in Princeton, Lawrence and Hopewell in 1994 — the 63-year-old was the stand-in for Mr. Matthau.
Story

Tuesday, July 4, 2000
PARTIES IN SMOKING SUIT CLASH AS HEARING NEARS
PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGE NEW JERSEY BREATHES COALITION

Opponents of the smoking ban adopted by the Princeton Regional Health Commission will soon have their day in court. Meanwhile, the legal maneuvering has intensified. New Jersey Breathes filed a friend of the court motion last week on behalf of the commission.  Story

Tuesday, July 4, 2000
OPTIONS UNDER REVIEW AFTER DEER BILL SIGNED
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS HAVE LENGTHY PROCESS AHEAD

The road is open for Princeton Township and other New Jersey municipalities to create community-based deer-management programs after Gov. Christie Whitman signed the enabling legislation last week. The new law allows waivers to state hunting regulations.  Story

Monday, July 3, 2000
RE-RAISING THE ROOF
ARTS AND CRAFTS COTTAGE GETS A FACELIFT

Seventy-five years ago, the only sounds emanating from this wooded section of Princeton Township were birdcalls and the occasional rumble of horses' hooves. Today, the birds are still singing from this tranquil spot atop Arreton Road, but their melodies mingle with rock 'n' roll playing from a house painter's boom box.  Story

Monday, July 3, 2000
CONNECTIONS AIMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
MENTORING PROGRAM PROVIDES POSITIVE ROLE MODELS

Krystle Vanderbeek wasn't thrilled about joining the Connections mentoring program. She imagined getting saddled with some kind of pop psychologist. Instead, she found a friend. Because her mentor saw that the program provided a uniquely rewarding opportunity.  Story

Monday, July 3, 2000
HAVING A 'BERRY' GOOD TIME
TAKING A TOUR OF THE BORDENTOWN OCEAN SPRAY PLANT

Ah, the versatile cranberry. One of only a handful of fruits native to North America, the cranberry had different names, depending upon the Indian tribe that used them. Have a treat with Packet Group Register-News managing editor Michael Maugeri as he takes a tour of an Ocean Spray cranberry processing plant.  Story

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