Monday, July 31, 2000
MONUMENT TO MODERNISM
TRENTON BATH HOUSE LAUNCHED CAREER OF ARCHITECT LOUIS KAHN

In the heat of summer, most pool-goers will tramp through this bath pavilion without realizing they are stepping on hallowed ground. The pool house at the Jewish Community Center of Delaware Valley in Ewing was an important springboard in the career of American architect Louis Kahn.  Story

Monday, July 31, 2000
MISSION OF HOPE
PRESBYTERIANS ASSIST THE CHILDREN OF GUATEMALA

Members of the Allentown Presbyterian Church traveled to a village on Lake Atitlon in the southern highlands of Guatemala, not for a vacation but on a mission of hope. They conducted a series of free clinics and spent time ministering to the residents.  Story

Monday, July 31, 2000
CABLEVISION ASKS FOR SLICE OF HILLSBOROUGH PIE
COMMITTEE WANTS COMPANY TO MATCH RCN'S PACKAGE

Hillsborough's couch potatoes soon could have a new scapegoat for their affliction. The Township Committee was expected to hear a proposal from Cablevision, a cable service provider that would like to tap the Hillsborough market now held only by RCN.  Story

Monday, July 31, 2000
PEDDIE STUDENTS RESCUE TV LIFEGUARD
PAMELA ANDERSON SPARED FINANCIAL LOSS BY ATM LIFESAVERS

"I was like 'That's Pamela Anderson!' but they didn't believe me," said Sarah Hom. Sarah and three other Peddie students were in a Malibu, Calif., shopping center when they saw someone who looked like Pamela Anderson walking up to an automatic teller machine.  Story

Friday, July 28, 2000
THE POWER WAGER:
MILLIONS BET ON NEW SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME AT FUSION LAB

While the U.S. Department of Energy has bet $30 million on NSTX, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's latest fusion reactor, the PPPL team is betting a dinner. The friendly wager goes like this: Whoever unlocks the secret of the commercial generation of fusion power first — European or American scientists — will have to buy the opposing team a dinner.  Story

Friday, July 28, 2000
PIONEERING STATISTICIAN JOHN TUKEY DIES
PRINCETON PROFESSOR CREDITED WITH THE TERMS 'BIT' AND 'SOFTWARE'

John Wilder Tukey, 85, a Princeton professor considered one of the most important contributors to modern statistics, died Tuesday. Dr. Tukey developed many of the tools of modern statistics and coined concepts central to today's telecommunications technologies.  Story

Friday, July 28, 2000
HOTEL AGREES TO OPEN-SPACE FEE
GUESTS CAN SUPPORT LAND PRESERVATION IN WEST WINDSOR

AmeriSuites hotel, on Route 1 in West Windsor, will soon implement a voluntary $3 room charge for open-space preservation. If guest response is favorable, the 124-room hotel could generate as much as $127,700 annually toward open-space preservation.  Story

Friday, July 28, 2000
SENIORS GET ANOTHER YEAR TO LEAVE HOMES
SENIORS GET ANOTHER YEAR TO LEAVE HOMES

Seven senior citizens who thought they would lose their longtime homes this summer have gotten a reprieve from their landlord. The Princeton Theological Seminary backed away from its plan to not renew the leases in its West Windsor apartments.  Story

Thursday, July 27, 2000
CITY'S HOUSING MARKET BOOMING
LAMBERTVILLE HAS MORE BUYERS THAN THERE ARE HOUSES FOR SALE

When Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio and his wife, Karen, placed a bid on a house they admired on North Union Street, another prospective buyer made an offer the next day that was higher — much higher — than the asking price.  Story

Thursday, July 27, 2000
PLANNERS APPROVE SIKH TEMPLE PROPOSAL
10-ACRE SITE LOCATED ADJACENT TO WINDSOR INDUSTRIAL PARK

The Central Jersey Sikh Association now will have a permanent place in which to worship. The Washington Planning Board approved a plan for a 36,900-square-foot temple and a 4,800-square-foot two-story residence off Route 130 near South Main Street in Windsor.  Story
A longtime community member

Thursday, July 27, 2000
PHONE CHARGES CAUSE SURPRISE
BELL ATLANTIC OFFERING CREDIT TO OVERCHARGED CUSTOMERS

Millstone residents charged long-distance rates by Bell Atlantic for telephone calls made to Millstone numbers are being issued credits or refunds. Bell Atlantic said the company had some problems "coordinating the call routing" last month and overbilling occurred.  Story

Wednesday, July 26, 2000
DEAD MAN FOUND NEAR LAMBERTVILLE CANAL
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP MAN DISCOVERED BY MAN WALKING DOG

Authorities are waiting for the results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death of a 31-year-old Delaware Township man, David C. Anderson, found dead near the Lambertville Delaware and Raritan Canal this week by a resident walking his dog along the towpath.  Story

Wednesday, July 26, 2000
WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND
A FAMILY FINDS FREEDOM 50 YEARS AFTER THEIR ANCESTORS DEFENDED IT

Many believe good deeds never go unnoticed. But sometimes it takes a while. More than 50 years ago Dervis and Servet Korkut, both Muslims, risked their lives to save Jews during World War II. But it wasn't until 1999 that the Korkuts' benevolence was returned.  Story

Wednesday, July 26, 2000
HEART 2 HEART
GREETING CARDS FOR PARENTS IN ARREARS

Jus James is not proud of his past. During 30 years as a drug and alcohol abuser, he lost family, job and home. But he never lost his gift for writing or his love for his girls. Today he's turned those gifts into the Heart 2 Heart project — cards for deadbeat parents.  Story

Wednesday, July 26, 2000
LOOSE ENDS
MAKING HISTORY WITH A TYPO — IN STONE

Thanks to Princetonians Ray Wadsworth and Herb Hobler, Packet columnist Pam Hersh has a new lease on life — she's no longer list-less. But this strikes her as ironic, because the list is of people whose claim to fame is a misprint on a brick in a town square.  Story

Wednesday, July 26, 2000
INSTITUTE EXPANSION GETS OK
PLANNERS ALSO APPROVE STUART LOT; DELAY BANK PLAN

The Institute for Advanced Study and Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart have received unanimous approvals from the Princeton Regional Planning Board for summer construction projects.  Story

Tuesday, July 25, 2000
GOLF TOURNEY'S SUCCESS RAISES HOPES FOR RETURN
WEEKLONG TOURNAMENT'S VISITORS ESTIMATED AT 75,000

The Instinet Classic is expected to return to Jasna Polana's Tournament Players Club next year after an overwhelmingly positive response to the Senior PGA tournament that ended Sunday. But the 2001 version may occur a little earlier in the year.  Story
Morgan's hard work pays off with victory
Tournament gives Jasna Polana bright future

Tuesday, July 25, 2000
MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS TO GO SMOKE-FREE
MAY 2001 DEADLINE WILL ALLOW SMOKERS THE TIME AND HELP TO QUIT

The main campus of The Medical Center at Princeton will become entirely smoke-free next year. The health care facility, which currently prohibits smoking indoors, will eliminate its employee outdoor smoking areas as of May 2001.  Story

Tuesday, July 25, 2000
PU RESEARCHERS PLY THE BRAIN'S MYSTERIOUS PATH
INTERDISCIPLINARY STAFF TO ACQUIRE MRI SCANNER FOR BRAIN IMAGING

Jonathan Cohen and his colleagues are explorers, not of the universe or the oceans but of a world that is just as mysterious — the human brain. Dr. Cohen is the director of Princeton's two-year-old Center for the Study of Brain, Mind and Behavior based in Green Hall.  Story

Tuesday, July 25, 2000
MERCER BUDGET DELAY TAXING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS
MUNICIPALITIES MAY SUFFER RIPPLE EFFECT, DELAYED PAYMENTS

Municipal and school officials may have to dip into the piggy bank to replace tax revenues that have been held up by the failure of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders to adopt its budget, expected today, five months after the Feb. 25 deadline.  Story

Monday, July 24, 2000
ALL IN A DAY'S FUN
EXOTIC GARDENS, HISTORIC VILLAGES, CRAFT SHOWS AWAIT DAY-TRIPPERS

Tired of the same-old, same-old? Forget sky-rocketing gas prices. Load the car with family or friends, a cooler overflowing with icy cold drinks and pillows for back-seat sleepyheads. There are fascinating places to explore — from historic sites to exotic gardens — all within a day's drive.  Story

Monday, July 24, 2000
FARMER OF THE YEAR:
CRANBURY RESIDENT LIVING A LIFELONG DREAM

Arthur Danser was destined to be a farmer — and he would not have had it any other way. Mr. Danser, of Cranbury, was named the 2000 Middlesex County Farmer of the Year by the Middlesex County Board of Agriculture. He will be presented with the award in August.  Story

Monday, July 24, 2000
PANEL ENDORSES EXTERIOR DESIGN OF LIBRARY
PLANS TO BE PRESENTED AT JOINT MEETING OF BOROUGH, TOWNSHIP

The advisory group for the Princeton Public Library expansion project has given its general endorsement of a concept design of the exterior of the proposed new building. The drawings show a front facade comprised of glass windows with vertical brick columns.  Story

Monday, July 24, 2000
ROCKY HILL SEES NO END TO TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE
RESIDENTS SEEK ACTION TO CURB SPEEDERS, IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT

In this small borough, tensions always run high on the subject of traffic. Residents have sought to curb speeding and what they describe as total disregard of traffic laws on local roads. To many, the problem has long been like a cancer — growing worse each day.  Story

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