Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000
SEX MISCONDUCT ALLEGED, TEACHER RESIGNS
MERCER COUNTY PROSECUTOR, DYFS ARE INVESTIGATING THE CASE

A Hopewell Valley Central High School teacher has resigned, as law enforcement agencies investigate allegations that the teacher engaged in what Superintendent of Schools Robert Sopko termed "sexual misconduct" during the previous school year.  Story

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000
NEW HOPE CHIEF SUSPENDS 'GAY BASH' INQUIRY
EYEWITNESSES CLAIM ALLEGED VICTIM INITIATED THE ASSAULT

Several eyewitnesses have refuted what authorities have described as a gay bashing incident in New Hope that occurred early in the morning Aug. 15 outside the Wawa store. Police Chief Jerry Speziale has suspended an internal probe of the investigating officer.  Story

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000
MAPPING OUT FUN IN THE FIELDS
MILLSTONE FARMER'S MAZE FEATURES ICONS OF NEW JERSEY

The Infantes make their living growing spinach, but every September they get lost in corn. For the past three years, the Infantes have created a corn maze on their 62 acre property. The maze opens this weekend and will be open every Saturday and Sunday until Oct. 29.  Story

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000
WIRELESS INTERNET FIRM EYES TOWNSHIP
METRICOM SEEKS TO MOUNT WIRELESS TRANSPONDERS ON LAMPPOSTS

Washington Township is considering a proposal by California-based Metricom to place approximately 80 wireless Internet transponders on lampposts throughout the township. The firm offers a wireless alternative to the Internet access provided by most ISPs.  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID
SPEND AN AFTERNOON WITH THE ALPACAS

An interest in preserving local land is prompting the alpaca-raising owners of the 20-acre Meadow Gate Farm in Lawrence and their neighbors to host a benefit for the D&R Greenway. Individuals and families are invited to visit Saturday to pet the alpacas, tour the farm, enjoy refreshments and hike in the adjacent woods.  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000
LOOSE ENDS
AT LAST, A PLACE TO GET ANSWERS

Packet columnist Pam Hersh is in no position to pay a million bucks to the correct respondent, but she will buy lunch for anyone who can answer this question: Prior to the building of Princeton University's Frist Campus Center, where did everyone go to ask questions?  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000
UP, UP AND AWAY…
WITH THE FLYING TIGERS FOR $100 HAMBURGERS

A $100 hamburger may sound like something diners would find at Alain Ducasse's new restaurant in New York. Actually, though, $100 hamburgers don't exist. They are, rather, the name of a phenomenon brought about not so much by food as by the love of flying.  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000
DEER CONTROL EFFORT GAINS
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP AIMING AT DECEMBER DEBUT

By early October, the Princeton Township Committee could have in hand a report detailing an intensely researched and state-reviewed community-based deer-management program. By December, if all goes well, the program could be initiated.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000
THEFT REPORT HITS BUMPÉ IN THE ROAD
WEST WINDSOR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T BUY STOLEN TOY STORY

Local importers Christopher Carlson and his mother, Jane, contacted area newspapers in August claiming that more than $100,000 in Scandanavian imports, including 2,800 plush Bumpé dolls, were stolen from their West Windsor warehouse. Ms. Carlson said she feared the theft was an inside job and West Windsor police now agree.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000
DISCUSSION OF OVERTURNED SMOKING BAN TONIGHT
RECOMMENDED CRACKDOWN ON UNDERAGE DRINKING ALSO ON THE AGENDA

The court-overturned smoking ban ordinance and a potential ordinance cracking down on underage drinking are on the Princeton Regional Health Commission's agenda tonight. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in Princeton Borough Hall.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000
EFFORT SEEKS TO SAVE CLOSED MUSEUM'S RELICS
FACULTY, ALUMNI MOUNT CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE COLLECTION

Supporters of Princeton University's now-closed Guyot Hall Natural History Museum are enlisting school teachers and students in their campaign to save the museum's collection. They are running an ad asking people to send their comments to an e-mail address.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000
BYPASS FORUM SPURS DISTRUST
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS' OBJECTIVITY AT ISSUE

The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area will sponsor panel discussions this week on the proposed Millstone Bypass. But some supporters have questioned the league's objectivity, claiming it has stocked the panel with opponents of the roadway.  Story

Monday, Sept. 18, 2000
ROAD LESS TRAVELED TO TIBET
ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL: THE FIRST WOMAN TO BECOME A TIBETAN LAMA

She dared to challenge the boundaries of religion and geography. With a spirit of adventure akin to that of Lawrence of Arabia, Alexandra David-Neel disguised herself as a beggar to travel to Tibet in 1921. The Friends of Tibet are the sponsors of a program about this "most astonishing woman of our time" Saturday.  Story

Monday, Sept. 18, 2000
WITH LANGUAGE COMES CULTURE
PROMOTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE LANGUAGE ARTS

The Princeton Chinese Language School has been promoting cultural diversity and awareness in Princeton since 1970, when it began with 20 students. Now enrolling over 200, from age 5 to 18, PCLS holds classes on Sunday afternoons, September through June.  Story

Monday, Sept. 18, 2000
COMMITTEE RESOLVED TO TACKLE DEER ISSUE
TOWNSHIP LIKELY TO OPT FOR USE OF LETHAL METHODS

Though no concrete plans have yet been set, the Princeton Township Committee appears determined to cull the deer herd, most likely through lethal methods. But with the passage of new legislation, any deer-management plan must be reviewed at the state level.  Story

Monday, Sept. 18, 2000
WEST WINDSOR SEEKS SENIOR TAX BREAK
SENIORS WOULD BE HELPED TO STAY — AND SLOW SCHOOL GROWTH

The West Windsor Township Council wants the state Legislature to take action that would allow the local governing body to provide property tax breaks for senior citizens. The plan may seem like a win-win proposition, but some experts say they are skeptical.  Story

Friday, Sept. 15, 2000
UNDERAGE DRINKING CRACKDOWN MULLED
THE PRINCETONS CONSIDER ENFORCEMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

Princeton Borough and Princeton Township may soon crack down on underage drinking. Officials are considering separate but similar ordinances that would allow police officers from the two municipalities to enforce underage drinking laws on private property.  Story

Friday, Sept. 15, 2000
ROUTE 206 BYPASS INCITES PROTEST
DOT REFUSES TO RETREAT ON ROUTE THROUGH PIKE RUN

Dozens of Pike Run residents turned out this week to protest a highway planned by the state Department of Transportation that would cut through the heart of their community. But a representative of the DOT did not budge from the department's position.  Story

Friday, Sept. 15, 2000
WEST WINDSOR HANGS UP ON CAR PHONE BAN
COUNCIL MEMBERS CITE PRIVACY, ENFORCEMENT ISSUES

Marlboro Township, the first New Jersey town to ban cellular phones in cars, hopes other towns will follow its lead, triggering a similar state law. But West Windsor isn't answering the call. The Township Council this week declined to join in the fight.  Story

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