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  • Aug. 31, 5:20 p.m.: Dispatches on McGreevey and reforms

    How to fix a broken process in the Garden State. By: Hank Kalet    In case you missed it, here is last week’s Dispatches on what I think are some necessary reforms in the Garden State.

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 31, 2004

    John A. Sly, Margaret M. Anable, Clifton A. Bischoff, George P. Milton, Laurence R. Taylor, John F. Kelsey Jr., Albert Barnett, Susan M. Giuliana. John A. Sly Lifelong educator     LACEY TOWNSHIP — John A. Sly died Saturday of a brain aneurysm. He was 78.    Born in Los Angeles, he grew up in Morgantown, W.Va.,…

  • Contract still eludes Montgomery and employee union

    Both sides will meet with a mediator in about a month. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — Nearly 11 months after beginning negotiations, the township and its employees’ union have yet to reach an agreement on a contract.    The township and union began contract negotiations in October 2003, two months before their three-year contract expired.    The…

  • Aug. 31, 5:23 p.m.: Music and politics do mix

    No, I didn’t get tickets. By: Hank Kalet    OK, so I didn’t get tickets to the Vote for Change shows featuring Bruce Springsteen and REM, though I’m still working on it and I do hope to see REM when they come to Atlantic City — or perhaps Mohegan Sun in Connecticut — in October. That…

  • Cocuzza gets nod from former GOP candidate

    Republican Deborah Trout has decided to endorse Democrat Bruce Cocuzza for Hunterdon County sheriff. By: Sue Kramer    Republican Deborah Trout has broken ranks with her party, announcing her support of Democrat Bruce Cocuzza for Hunterdon County sheriff instead of the Republican incumbent William Doyle who defeated her in the GOP primary.    "What I truly feel…

  • Hun gets new turf

    Field is home to numerous sports By: Bob Nuse    Like most places over the past few years, the playing fields at The Hun School were always subject to how nasty the weather got. If there was a lot of rain, the fields could be unplayable for a long time.    Now, however, Hun shouldn’t have to…

  • New design for Nassau Interiors

    Founder’s daughter moves furniture business forward. By: Jennifer Potash    For over a year, Nassau Interiors, a decorating mainstay in downtown Princeton, has been in new but familiar hands.    Trinna LaPlaca BenMoussa, daughter of the business’s founder, Leonard LaPlaca, took over the store, located on Nassau Street near Vandeventer Avenue, last year.    The furniture shop is…

  • Ohlendorf begins march to majors

    Pitcher forgoes final PU season for pro start By: Justin Feil    When Ross Ohlendorf signed a professional contract to play in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, he became the second Princeton University player to forgo his senior year of eligibility.    But getting his pro career started and giving it every chance of succeeding are more important.…

  • Daily use of Community Park pool drops with temperatures

    Revenues down by $20,000. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton residents appear not to be splish-splashing in Community Park Pool this summer.    The cool summer, punctuated by rain, led to a drop in daily admissions at the Community Park Pool, located off Witherspoon Street in Princeton Township, said Jack Roberts, director of the Princeton Recreation Department.    "And…