Sunday, July 23, 2000
A PLACE TO LEARN, AND CLOWN
SUMMER AT STUART OFFERS AN 'EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE'

Learning experiences are all part of the day at the Summer at Stuart program that brings 178 Trenton students, from kindergartners to seventh-graders, to the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart for the month of July. And the "experience" isn't all academic — recently involving some "clowning around" too.  Story

Sunday, July 23, 2000
'NIGHT OUT' HELPS PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY
EAST WINDSOR EVENT TO MAKE PARTNERS OUT OF COMMUNITY, POLICE

East Windsor residents can participate in a two-fold fight against crime at the township's observance of National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 1 — by sharing in activities at police headquarters and providing "eyes and ears" for the local police department.  Story

Sunday, July 23, 2000
MORE SENIOR HOUSING MAY BE THREE YEARS, $5M AWAY
ARCHITECTURAL GROUP PROPOSES PROJECT FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

A senior citizen housing project being considered for Manville could cost $5 million to $7 million and open to residents in three to five years. Two people involved with the project gave those estimates this week on a potential mid-rise building for low-income seniors.  Story

Saturday, July 22, 2000
INVASION OF THE ID SNATCHERS:
MANVILLE WOMAN IS VICTIM OF IDENTIFY THEFT

Searching the Internet, Gigi Sala found a listing under her name in Reseda, Calif. The only problem was that Ms. Sala, who lives in Manville, has never been in California. She is one of the latest victims of identity theft, a growing source of fraud.  Story
Offenses drive push for tougher legislation
Identity theft by the numbers

Saturday, July 22, 2000
PLANNERS TO REVIEW PHASE 1 FOR RCN
SPECIAL MEETING SET FOR LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP HEADQUARTERS PLANS

Lawrence Township planners are expected to consider RCN Corp.'s application for an amended preliminary site plan and final approval for Phase One of its planned headquarters on Princeton Pike. The Planning Board granted preliminary site plan approval in March.  Story

Saturday, July 22, 2000
YMCA CLOSES ON NEW FACILITY
SOUTH BRUNSWICK OPENING PLANNED FOR JAN. 1, 2001

Months of work by YMCA employees and volunteers to purchase 27 acres and a building on Culver Road in South Brunswick has finally paid off. YMCA administrators took possession of the property earlier this month, providing the township with its first YMCA facility.  Story

Saturday, July 22, 2000
SERVICES OFFERED FOR NON-AFFILIATED JEWS
EAST WINDSOR CENTER TO SERVE WITHOUT REQUIRING MEMBERSHIP

For non-affiliated Jews, the Torah is like a will from a long-lost wealthy uncle containing previously unknown treasure, according to Rabbi Sholom Leverton, director of the Chabad of the Windsors, a new Jewish learning center in East Windsor.  Story

Friday, July 21, 2000
SMOKING BAN SET BACK
JUDGE PUTS HOLD ON PRINCETON MEASURE

The Princeton Regional Health Commission's comprehensive ban on smoking in public places was put on hold temporarily Thursday by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg, who indicated she believed the ordinance is superseded by state statutes.  Story

Friday, July 21, 2000
3M SPILL SPARKS COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS
RESIDENTS QUESTION QUARRY'S STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

A dust-like waste product stored at Montgomery's 3M Belle Mead quarry, believed to be nontoxic, flushed into the Back Brook last week after a heavy rainfall. Described as greenish-gray in color, the granule tainted more than two miles of the brook.  Story

Friday, July 21, 2000
FIRMENICH FLOATS GROWTH PLANS
PLAINSBORO PLANNERS GET FLAVOR OF MAJOR BUSINESS EXPANSION

Firmenich Inc. is planning an expansion that would raise the number of employees from about 700 to 1,120 over the next five years while almost doubling the size of its Plainsboro Road facilities and offering some tax relief to Plainsboro Township residents.  Story

Friday, July 21, 2000
ACADEMY TO ACQUIRE SITE
CONTRACT SEALS DEAL AT OUR LADY OF PRINCETON

The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart signed a contract this week to purchase the 43-acre former Our Lady of Princeton property at Drakes Corner Road and The Great Road. The private school also submitted a conditional use application and a minor site plan.  Story

Thursday, July 20, 2000
RAIL LINE FOES KEEP FIGHTING
OPPONENTS REGROUP, WILL HOLD MEETING TODAY IN HOWELL TOWNSHIP

Opponents of a proposed rail line in central New Jersey this week regrouped after legislation declaring the rail line a top priority was signed into law. In Monmouth County, residents have joined staunch opponents in South Brunswick, Jamesburg and Monroe.  Story

Thursday, July 20, 2000
SOLVING CRIMES
LAMBERTVILLE'S FIRST DETECTIVE SAYS TEAMWORK'S THE KEY

He wanted to be an Army helicopter pilot. Instead, Michael Bozsolak has been in law enforcement for 17 years and a detective for two of his three years with the Lambertville Police Department. Detective Bozsolak investigates crime and heads the DARE program.  Story
Lambertville detective goes where the evidence takes him

Thursday, July 20, 2000
STATE DRAINAGE PROJECT DELAYED
TIME NEEDED FOR DESIGN, PLANNING OF FLOOD RELIEF IN LAMBERTVILLE

A controversial state Department of Transportation storm-water drainage project, tentatively set to resume next month, won't begin until March, Lambertville officials said Monday. The new target date for completion is November 2001.  Story

Wednesday, July 19, 2000
MAN OF STEEL
THE BLACKSMITH OF TRENTON

His is a dying art. But you get the strong feeling there's no stopping Alex Parubchenko. Telling tales from across the globe and sporting fresh gashes on his arms and forehead, the 56-year-old is reminiscent of Quint from the movie, "Jaws." But his specialty isn't shark hunting. It's blacksmithing.  Story

Wednesday, July 19, 2000
P.U. CHEF MAKES CHOICE CUT
NATIONAL ACADEMY INDUCTION IS ON NEXT WEEK'S MENU

Most restaurant chefs will prepare 200 meals a night, tops. Larry Frazer, Princeton University's catering chef, organized 10,000 meals during Reunions Weekend, and has prepared five different dinners at five different locations, with five different menus — at the same time.  Story

Wednesday, July 19, 2000
DOT AND LINE
ABSTRACT POINTILLIST INSPIRED BY JAZZ, RAGTIME AND BOOGIE

Abe Liebmann is a family man, reveling in the roles of husband, father and grandfather. But when it comes to his art, he grows serious. Mr. Liebmann and family reminisced against the backdrop of his current art exhibit at Princeton's small world coffee.  Story

Wednesday, July 19, 2000
MID-LIFE CALLING
UNIVERSITY'S NEW EPISCOPAL CHAPLAIN IS FORMER EXECUTIVE

"The pressures of moving, the pressures of an executive lifestyle are enormous," 51-year-old Steve White said while relaxing on a chair on the porch of Procter House, the headquarters of the Episcopal chaplaincy at Princeton University and his new home.  Story

Tuesday, July 18, 2000
FOR THE LOVE OF A GAME:
AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS ON PATROL AT JASNA POLANA

Alexine and Ken Kunz of Philadelphia came all the way to Princeton on Monday to drive a golf cart around and pick up trash. The Kunzes, who have been married 32 years, are volunteers at the Senior PGA Tour's Instinet Classic being held this week at the Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana.  Story

Tuesday, July 18, 2000
GROWTH THREATENING FRAGILE SOURLANDS
PLANNING GROUP SEEKS STATE GRANT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

Largely due to its geological features, the Sourland Mountains, unlike much of central New Jersey, have remained undeveloped. But many fear the pressure of encroaching suburban sprawl in surrounding communities would eventually overcome the mountain barriers.  Story

Tuesday, July 18, 2000
TALKS SOUGHT ON DEER MANAGEMENT
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP TO BEGIN PROCESS BY MEETING WITH STATE

The Princeton Township Committee took the first step Monday night in creating a deer-management plan by approving a resolution to allow talks with the state to begin. Such a meeting would allow the township to have a plan in place for the next hunting season.  Story

Monday, July 17, 2000
HIDDEN BEAUTY
FINDING THE SECRET GARDENS

Many of the manicured gardens on public tours are the work of architects and landscape crews, designed for big budgets and expansive tastes. But Saturday's Kingston Garden Tour took visitors through the gardens of real people who did most of the work themselves on limited budgets, with the labor scheduled around jobs or daily tasks.  Story

Monday, July 17, 2000
HILLSBOROUGH POST OFFICE DELAYED
TOWNSHIP TO GET ITS POST OFFICE IN EARLY OCTOBER, OFFICIALS SAY

Hillsborough Township residents will have to wait a little longer for their own post office — a wait that will be well worth it, according to postal officials. The post office on Amwell Road, originally scheduled to open this month, now has the tentative opening date of Oct. 10.  Story

Monday, July 17, 2000
MANVILLE APPLYING FOR $3M IN AID
FED FLOOD AID TO REPAIR, REFURBISH, FLOOD-PROOF BOROUGH BUILDINGS

Manville Borough will apply for $3 million in flood aid from a $30 million federal appropriation for New Jersey The money could be available by September, a year after Hurricane Floyd pounded New Jersey.  Story

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