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  • Residents say well ordinance needs more work

    The ordinance is designed to protect existing private wells from problems caused by new subdivisions. By: Melissa Kadish    LAMBERTVILLE — Residents asked the City Council Monday to do more work on part of a proposed ordinance designed to protect existing private wells from problems caused by new subdivisions.    At the same time, the council passed…

  • Blowin’ in the Winds

    Imani Winds will present a challenging and eclectic evening of music at the Princeton University Chapel June 27 as part of the P.U. Summer Concert series. By: Susan Van Dongen Imani Winds seeks out music that celebrates the group’s African and Latin heritage.    If a chamber music ensemble were like a high school clique, then…

  • ‘Baby’

    The Academy Theatre takes a nine-month musical journey with three sets of expectant parents. By: Stuart Duncan    The songwriting team of David Shire (score) and Richard Maltby Jr. (lyrics) was introduced to New York with an off-Broadway revue, Starting Here, Starting Now, in 1977. Twelve years later they brought another revue to off-Broadway, Closer Than…

  • Poetry jamboree marks cultural debut for Nassau Park

    Festival promises diverse mix of established, emerging, even first-time poets. By: Michael Redmond    This could be the start of something big.    On Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m., the West Windsor Arts Council will be presenting its third annual Summer Solstice Poetry Festival in a handsome new venue, the open-air theater plaza at Nassau Park…

  • June 22, 9:19 p.m.: The president’s war fever

    "Plan of Attack" tells the story of a war that was inevitable and avoidable, if only the president and his men were not so single-minded. By: Hank Kalet    I just finished reading Bob Woodward’s "Plan of Attack" — a book that deserves a read from anyone considering voting for President George W. Bush in November.…

  • Stockton faces first revaluation in 20 years

    The borough won’t award a contract until it is sure the company will meet with residents prior to the revaluation. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Borough Council members stopped short of awarding a contract to Vital Service Group of Toms River to oversee a county-mandated property revaluation throughout the borough, wanting first to ensure that…

  • Vegetarian chili is a delicious option

    The first thing I did when I bought a food processor in the early 1980s…was to chop meat for chili con carne. But now, with many people swearing off meat (Atkins notwithstanding), vegetarian versions abound. By: Faith Bahadurian Illustration by Judy Martin    The first thing I did when I bought a food processor in the…

  • DOT installs markers to guide errant pilots

    Mayor hopes balls are a quick fix to a noisy problem. By: Jill Mathews    MONTGOMERY—In an attempt to better guide pilots so they avoid flying over homes located near the Princeton Airport, the state Department of Transportation had orange marker balls installed on power lines on Cherry Hill Road on Monday.    The large plastic balls,…

  • OBITUARIES, June 22, 2004

    Inez L. Hinds, James R. Harris, Herman H. Goldstine, Terry O. Blackburn, Preston R. Clement, Virginia B. Selden, Terrie M. Costa, Nicolas Piroue, Sabra E. Desantis, Christopher P. Cantwell Inez L. Hinds Early childhood educator Inez L. Hinds, Ph.D., died June 6 at Princeton Care Center. She was 85.    Born in New York City, she…