Sunday, July 16, 2000
AREA MAN CLAIMS BIT OF PHOTO HISTORY
SAYS HE WAS SAILOR AT TIMES SQUARE V-J DAY CELEBRATION

Mansfield Township Committeeman Ernie Dubay is looking for a way to prove he is the sailor shown kissing a nurse in the famous 1945 Life Magazine photograph taken on V-J Day by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt — a claim he calls his "last secret in life."  Story

Sunday, July 16, 2000
COUNTY FAIR A SUMMER TRADITION
MONMOUTH COUNTY FAIR TO BE HELD AT EAST FREEHOLD PARK

The Monmouth County Fair, held at East Freehold Park since the mid-70s, has become a summer tradition for all ages. This year's event is a place where cotton candy, farm animals, fresh produce, great entertainment and midway rides make for happy faces.  Story

Sunday, July 16, 2000
PROPERY REZONED FOR ADULT HOUSING
SOUTH BRUNSWICK CHANGES ZONING ON ROCKY HILL PARCEL

Putting an end to a contentious and sometimes raucous debate over the future of 225 acres in Little Rocky Hill, the South Brunswick Township Council has changed the zoning of the land from residential to allow for senior housing.  Story

Saturday, July 15, 2000
CALL MR. FIX-IT
WITH SENIORS IN TROUBLE HE'S THERE ON THE DOUBLE

Hillsborough's "Mr. Fix-It" has been taking care of appliances and much more for senior citizens since the program began last summer. Run by the Social Services Department, John Bittle repairs, installs and safety evaluates for township seniors, for free.  Story

Saturday, July 15, 2000
RAIL LINE LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW
ACTING-GOVERNOR DONALD DIFRANCESCO SIGNED BILL

A rail line in central New Jersey awaits federal funding now that Senate President Donald DiFrancesco, standing in as acting-governor while Gov. Christie Whitman was out of state, signed a bill adding the proposal to the Circle of Mobility this week.  Story
Train money several years off

Saturday, July 15, 2000
WILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTINUE LEASING?
LAWRENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS OPTIONS FOR CANAL HOUSE

Faced with mounting repair bills and no money to cover them, the Lawrence Historical Society is considering whether to continue leasing the 170-year-old former bridge tender's house from the state Department of Environmental Protection.  Story

Saturday, July 15, 2000
DRIVEWAY DISPUTE SPURS LAWSUIT
DIDONATO SAYS PATH IS HIS PROPERTY

An obscure and seemingly insignificant gravel driveway off Cold Soil Road has generated a heated dispute between a landowner, Mercer County and some neighbors that has ballooned into a court battle.  Story

Friday, July 14, 2000
FORE!
BIG GOLF TOURNEY TO DRAW 100,000

The Senior Professional Golf Association's Instinet Classic is coming to the Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana next week, bringing with it scores of golf players, golf lovers and traffic. And area police, merchants and hotels say they are teed up and ready to go. Tournament officials are expecting about 100,000 people to come over the course of the week.  Story
The Instinet Classic schedule

Friday, July 14, 2000
BRIEF BACKS PROHIBITION OF SMOKING
NEW JERSEY BREATHES COALITION DISPUTES CHALLENGERS' CASE

New Jersey Breathes, a coalition of more than 40 statewide groups dedicated to reducing tobacco use, filed its friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Princeton Regional Health Commission indoor smoking ban this week.  Story

Friday, July 14, 2000
RON HOWARD SIGHTING MAY PRESAGE FILM
PRINCETON MAY SEE MAKING OF MOVIE ABOUT MATHEMATICIAN JOHN NASH

Princeton may become the set for another Hollywood movie. Director Ron Howard, who was spotted downtown last week, will direct "A Beautiful Mind," a film about Princeton University's Nobel prize-winning mathematician John Nash, according to reports in Variety.  Story

Friday, July 14, 2000
MYSTERY OF MISSING PHOTOS SOLVED
MOTHER'S YEAR-LONG SEARCH LEADS TO VIRGINIA AND BACK

The biggest compliment to an artist is having your work displayed and appreciated, said Darlene Prestbo, an 18-year resident of the township. "The second-biggest compliment is having it taken without a trace," she said jokingly. "It's the sincerest form of flattery."  Story

Friday, July 14, 2000
MOM'S MOVIE ROLES 'EXTRA' SPECIAL
THE EXTRACURRICULAR LIFE OF A PRINCETON HEALTH COMMISSIONER

To many, Grace Sinden, a Princeton Township resident, is the mild-mannered vice chairwoman of the Princeton Regional Health Commission. But she has a secret life — a walk-on actress in her son's movies. Bryan Singer's latest, "X-Men," will be released today.  Story

Thursday, July 13, 2000
FEDS TOUR CONNAUGHT HILL
OFFICIALS SEEK FUNDING TO CLEAN UP LAMBERTVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD

Officials representing more than a half dozen federal agencies who toured Connaught Hill this week said they couldn't promise funding to one of Lambertville's poorest neighborhoods but pledged to place it on the agenda when they meet again, possibly in September.  Story

Thursday, July 13, 2000
THREE ARRESTED IN CROSS-BURNING CASE
INVESTIGATION FINDS TRIO CHARGED WITH VARIETY OF OFFENSES

Hopewell Township police have charged three men in connection with a cross-burning on the front lawn of a Spring Hollow Drive home May 27. Arrested were David E. Busch, of Hopewell; Leon Walters, of New Hope, Pa.; and Illya Lichtenberg, of Roselle Park.  Story
'Daddy, our lawn's on fire!'

Thursday, July 13, 2000
PIDCOCKS TO HAVE FAMILY REUNION SATURDAY
87TH GATHERING TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON CROSSING STATE PARK

A family whose roots in America have been traced back more than 300 years will hold its 87th consecutive reunion Saturday in Washington Crossing State Park. The Pidcock Family Association is hoping the Web will be a link between old and new generations.  Story

Thursday, July 13, 2000
SOLEBURY SET TO SPEND $25K MORE TO FIGHT BYPASS
OFFICIALS VOW TO CONTINUE BATTLE AGAINST PENNDOT'S 202 BYPASS

The Solebury Board of Supervisors has voted to spend up to $25,000 more in its fight against the proposed Route 202 bypass, which many residents fear will bring more traffic onto local roads. Of that amount, $10,000 would be for legal expenses and $15,000 for traffic studies.  Story

Thursday, July 13, 2000
AIRBOAT PLUCKED FROM DELAWARE
SQUAD CALLS RESCUE VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS

The Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad's airboat is back on dry land after a five-hour salvage mission on the Delaware River. But with damages that have rendered it a total loss, squad members are turning to the public to help replace it.  Story
Many help in recovery operation

Thursday, July 13, 2000
STATE OUTLINES PLANS FOR ROADS
WASHINGTON TWP. TRAFFIC CONTROL MAY INCLUDE WIDENED ROUTE 130

State Department of Transportation officials and Washington Township Planner Bob Melvin met with the Township Committee last week to discuss the future of the township's roads, which may include expanding Route 130 from four to six lanes.  Story

Wednesday, July 12, 2000
RHYTHMS OF AFRICAN-INSPIRED ART
NIGERIAN SCULPTURE AND TEXTILES INFLUENCE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART

Kingston resident Joan Waite's life's work is a convergence of several interests — anthropology, sociology and women's studies. But her heart lies in African art and music. She has allowed herself to indulge in her commitment to promote the understanding, enjoyment and historical importance of African art.  Story

Wednesday, July 12, 2000
LOOSE ENDS
A NEW LOOK AT PARKING FEES

At the risk of being labeled a glass-half-full Pollyanna wacko, Packet columnist Pam Hersh is prepared to claim that parking problems — not Harry Potter's deeds of wizardry nor dot.com wizards — are fueling the economic engine of New Jersey's cities and towns.  Story

Wednesday, July 12, 2000
GROUNDBREAKING SLATED FOR PRINCETON COMMONS
CEREMONY TO KICK OFF AFFORDABLE-HOUSING COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION

Princeton Borough expects to break ground Thursday on long-planned affordable housing on Maclean Street and Shirley Court. Officials plan a groundbreaking ceremony at noon at the Maclean Street parking lot for the new housing, called Princeton Commons.  Story

Tuesday, July 11, 2000
THEY'RE JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY
MIDNIGHT B&N POTTER PARTY BRINGS OUT THE CROWD

The crates of books arrived just in time. Children and adults jostled one another as bookstore employees tore open the cardboard boxes and distributed hardback copies to outstretched hands like United Nations peacekeepers distributing medical supplies from the back of a truck.  Story

Tuesday, July 11, 2000
PANEL RECOMMENDS HIGH-TECH HIGH SCHOOL
MERCER COUNTY ACADEMY WOULD SPECIALIZE IN SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY

A commission is recommending that Mercer County create a high school dedicated to teaching science and technology on the campus of Mercer County Community College. The report estimated the school would cost $20 million to launch and $3 million a year to run.  Story

Tuesday, July 11, 2000
RECORD BUY IN OPEN SPACE
WEST WINDSOR TO PURCHASE 530 ACRES IN 10 TRACTS

West Windsor Township's purchase of more than 530 acres near the southern boundary of the township, from a local landholder for $11.8 million — the largest open-space acquisition in its history — was announced Monday afternoon.  Story

Monday, July 10, 2000
QUEENS OF MORVEN GARDENS
WOMEN HAVE BEEN PLANTING THIS LANDSCAPE SINCE COLONIAL TIMES

It is through the poetry of Annis Stockton and family letters that the Colonial Gardens at Morven are being restored. Through the efforts of historic landscape consultant Lucinda Brockway and landscape curator Pamela Ruch, Morven will re-open its doors in September as a multi-period museum of the decorative arts.  Story
A Morven garden timeline

Monday, July 10, 2000
CHECK OUT THIS E-BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY
NEW ELECTRONIC BOOK READERS WILL GO INTO CIRCULATION JULY 24

Flipping through a book from the Princeton Public Library will have a whole new meaning in a few weeks when the library puts six electronic book readers into circulation. To introduce the community to the new readers, the library will host a workshop on July 20.  Story

Monday, July 10, 2000
POLICE-COURT PLANS UNVEILED
SOME FEATURES OF LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP COMPLEX REMOVED FOR COST

Clarke Caton Hintz, the Trenton architectural firm hired by Lawrence Township to design the proposed Police Department and Municipal Court building, is putting the finishing touches to the design. The council has earmarked $6 million for the project.  Story

Monday, July 10, 2000
WOMAN OVERCOMES ABUSE TO AID OTHERS
RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS

Fear. Isolation. Physical and emotional abuse. These are just a few of the obstacles that an area resident had to conquer before she could help other victims of domestic violence at the Resource Center for Women and Their Families in Belle Mead.  Story

Monday, July 10, 2000
POLICE ON FOOT AND BIKE IN NEW COMMUNITY EFFORT
ACTION TEAM IS ON PATROL IN PRINCETON TOWNSHIP

The Princeton Township Police Department introduced its Community Action Team last week in an effort to get closer to local neighborhoods and begin a long-term transformation of the department's philosophy.  Story

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