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  • Ethics report authors see New Jersey at crossroads

    Code of ethics for state employees and businesses that have state contracts recommended. By: Jennifer Potash    New Jersey may be a staple of late-night talk show jokes about ethical lapses, but a sweeping ethics reform report could be the first step in making those jabs a dim memory.    Last fall, acting Gov. Richard J. Codey…

  • Between the Wars

    ‘Calm Between the Storms’ at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation celebrates 50 years of preserving a heritage. By: Aleen Crispino "Portrait of Mrs. Geza Papp" by Jozsef Rippl-Ronai    The young woman in the foreground of the almost life-size painting wears a white cap over dark hair, a short-sleeved white blouse and a skirt…

  • McCarter plans gala benefit April 16

       The Board of Trustees and the Associates Board of McCarter Theatre Center will host a 75th Anniversary Gala Benefit on Saturday, April 16, honoring McCarter’s rich history and featuring a performance by actress and comedian Lily Tomlin.    Co-chairs of the event are Kathryn F. Gardner and Joan E. Knapp. Gala Committee members are Susan Adams,…

  • OBITUARIES: Charles Prescott

    Charles Prescott    Charles H. Prescott, 40, died Tuesday, March 8, at Cooper University Medical Center, Camden.    Born in New Brunswick, he grew up in East Brunswick and moved to Monroe Township 20 years ago. Mr. Prescott was a carpenter with Local 1006 in Milltown and was owner of Benchmark Acoustics, New Brunswick, which he co-founded…

  • Web site sheds light on NPDC controversy

    Resident working to make sure public has access to key state documents. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Resident Sue Repko is working to make sure every resident has the opportunity to access a wealth of information about the controversial North Princeton Developmental Center property.    Ms. Repko, an advocate for the sale of an environmentally remediated…

  • Anything Goes

    Something profound lies within the often humorous Fluxus-inspired experimentation in an exhibit at Rutgers. By: Ilene Dube "Resurrection Body," video, by Rita Myers    Yoko Ono did it. So did John Cage, Spike Jones and Nam June Paik.    Fluxus (it rolls so nicely off the tongue) is one of those art movements best described by example:…

  • Princeton groups join forces to host parenting conference

    Session slated April 2 at Educational Testing Service. By: Rachel Silverman    Just because they are grown-ups doesn’t mean parents have an easy time speaking openly with their kids.    "Many parents find it difficult to talk to children about everyday issues," said Cynthia Mendez, director of the Princeton Human Services Commission.    "How do you just engage…

  • EDITORIAL: Jamesburg forced to pay its own way

    EDITORIAL Council is doing a remarkable job under difficult circumstances.    The Jamesburg Borough Council finds itself between a rock and a hard place.    Its budget is fairly lean, yet the council is forced to ask residents for a 20 percent increase in municipal taxes primarily because of the way we pay for government in the…

  • OBITUARIES, March 18, 2005

    Robert H. Halliez, Isaiah Fisher, Margaret M. Sullivan, Chao Shu, Mary Frank, Joseph R. Marke, Alfred Corsano, Robert H. Halliez Musician, piano tuner     Robert H. Halliez of Princeton died Monday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 87.    Born in Nogent, France, he and his family moved to the United States in 1948…