Friday, July 20, 2001
IT'S CRUNCH TIME FOR PRINCETON LIBRARY PROJECT
BOROUGH, TOWNSHIP TO HEAR FORMAL REQUEST FOR FUNDING

PRINCETON — Seeking the green light to start construction of a new building, Princeton Public Library officials will ask the Princeton Borough Council and the Princeton Township Committee next week to release the upfront money for the $17.5 million project. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Borough Hall.  Story

Friday, July 20, 2001
TOWNSHIP LOOKS TO PRESERVE OPEN LANDS
THE PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION VOICED CONCERN ABOUT OTHER SITES

EAST WINDSOR — The township is seeking to acquire 210 acres of open space that has great potential for future recreational uses, Mayor Janice Mironov said in an interview Tuesday. At their July 10 meeting, Township Council members voted to make a funding request for three parcels on Old York Road and two on Conover Road.  Story

Friday, July 20, 2001
BOROUGH COUNCIL MOVES TO BUY GPU PROPERTY
THE PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION VOICED CONCERN ABOUT OTHER SITES

HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council on Wednesday moved one step closer toward purchasing a 7.75-acre, $1.1 million property owned by GPU Energy on Mercer Street, and moving the Municipal Building to that location.  Story

Friday, July 20, 2001
CUSTOMERS PICK STULTS FOR THEIR FRESH BERRIES

CRANBURY — Except for the distant sound of a tractor, the land was still. Summer laziness hung in the air over the Stults Farm on Cranbury Neck Road Saturday. It was warm and surprisingly quiet on the fields — they were filled with young children suddenly silent with the serious business of berry-picking.  Story

Friday, July 20, 2001
CHARTER SCHOOL, ACADEMY GET GO-AHEAD TO EXPAND
THE PRINCETON CHARTER SCHOOL WILL EXPAND INTO A NEARBY BUILDING

The Regional Planning Board of Princeton unanimously approved applications for the Princeton Charter School and the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart on Thursday night, both proposals linked to growing enrollment at the schools.  Story

Friday, July 20, 2001
ENVIRONMENTAL PANEL BACKS TWO SITES FOR SENIOR HOUSING
THE PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION VOICED CONCERN ABOUT OTHER SITES

Seeking a balance between conservation and the needs of seniors, the Princeton Environmental Commission recently recommended against one of three sites under consideration for age-restricted housing by Princeton Township and warned that a second site is likely too environmentally sensitive for development.  Story

Thursday, July 19, 2001
WASHINGTON SEEKS DEP INTERVENTION AT MARKETPLACE

WASHINGTON — In a move drawing criticism from the mayor, the Township Committee last week asked for state oversight of arsenic cleanup at the future site of the Hamilton Marketplace on Route 130 in Hamilton.  Story

Thursday, July 19, 2001
MEETING TO FOCUS ON AMERICAN REVOLUTION

ALLENTOWN — In an effort to make more people aware of New Jersey's key role in the American Revolution, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway is hosting a public meeting on July 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Allentown Public Library.  Story

Thursday, July 19, 2001
POWER STATION PROPOSED FOR FORMER SHIPYARD SITE

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A proposal to build a 550-megawatt power station was presented at Monday's Township Committee meeting by officials from Conectiv, a regional power company.  Story

Thursday, July 19, 2001
TOWNSHIP MOVES ON CARSON TRACT PURCHASE

LAWRENCE— With hours to spare, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway announced Tuesday morning that it had raised the $3 million needed for the preservation of the Carson Road Woods.  Story

Thursday, July 19, 2001
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING WOMAN AT LOCAL LANDFILL

FLORENCE — Law enforcement officials searching the county landfill for the body of a missing Cinnaminson woman have turned up nothing so far and estimate the digging may take another two weeks to complete.  Story

Wednesday, July 18, 2001
A WAR-ZONE LOOK FOR BATTLE MONUMENT AREA
WORK IN FRONT OF PRINCETON BOROUGH HALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LABOR DAY

The transformation of Monument Drive from a Borough Hall service driveway to a pedestrian mall should be completed by Labor Day. Monument Drive was fenced off to vehicular traffic last week in anticipation of construction of a new pedestrian walkway.  Story

Wednesday, July 18, 2001
AN ERA ENDS AS POST 76 LOSES ITS 'LEGION'
AS RANKS DECLINE AMERICAN LEGION POST IS SELLING ITS WEST WINDSOR BUILDING

WEST WINDSOR — For more than 30 years, the members of American Legion Post 76 called the large white building at 95 Washington Road home. Now, as members have aged and resources have become scarce, the legion has decided to leave.  Story

Wednesday, July 18, 2001
BUDGET FOOTNOTE LEAVES NO STATE AID FOR UNIVERSITY
PRINCETON MAY LOSE $760,000 BECAUSE ITS ENDOWMENT EXCEEDS THE CUTOFF

Princeton University may lose $760,000 in state aid — all because of a footnote to the 2002 New Jersey budget.  Story

Wednesday, July 18, 2001
WINDOWS TO HEAVEN
ANCIENT CHRISTIAN ART OF ICON PAINTING

PRINCETON — For the fifth consecutive year, Trinity Church is hosting a workshop by the internationally-known Prosopon School of Iconography of New York. The school, founded by Russian emigré iconographer Vladislav Andrejev, introduces students to the practice and theory of the ancient Christian art of icon painting in the Byzantine-Russian tradition.  Story