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  • Bypass impact statement expected by year’s end

    Release originally set for September, but officials say thoroughness more important than speed. By: David Campbell    The state Department of Transportation is expected to release a recommended alignment as part of its final environmental impact statement on alternatives to the former Millstone Bypass before the end of the year, DOT spokesman Michael Horan said Thursday.…

  • Former prisoner issues plea to preserve Tibet’s traditions

    Documentary film project results in arrest and years behind bars. By: David Campbell    In 1995, on a visit to Tibet to film a documentary about Tibetan folk music and dance, Fulbright scholar Ngawang Choephel was arrested by Chinese authorities for spying. He was tried in secret and sentenced to 18 years in prison.    Through the…

  • Talk show hosts critique media’s view of war

    TV personality Phil Donahue and Russian commentator Vladimir Pozner take part in forum at university. By: Jeff Milgram    They’ve been allies since the 1980s, and American television personality Phil Donahue and Russian commentator Vladimir Pozner came to Princeton University Thursday night to blame the American news media for helping the Bush administration squelch the debate…

  • Cranberries, the ‘rubies’ of the Pinelands

    Like blueberries and blackberries, cranberries are a native American fruit, first harvested wild hundreds of years ago, and nowadays cultivated. By: Faith Bahadurian Illustration by Judy Martin    Thanksgiving is cranberry season, and each year I impatiently wait for the new crop to appear in the market produce aisles. Like blueberries and blackberries, cranberries are a…

  • MHS offense frozen in loss

    Cougars’ offense stalls against Somerville By: Mike Newman    With green and gold fans lining the sides and the frigid temperature and wind turning every nose a bright red, Montgomery High’s football grounds resembled a mini Lambeau Field this past weekend.    However, unlike the Green Bay Packers, who almost always find a way to steal a…

  • Artist co-op to open on square

    Portion of proceeds to benefit local nonprofit groups.    To coincide with the holiday shopping season, a group of local artists will unveil an art shop Saturday in Palmer Square.    All Hands, a cooperative art and craft gallery, will open at 53 Hulfish St., the former American Express travel agency. The storefront was donated to the…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 11, 2003

    Dorothy W. Bissell, Ila Takats, Marc Leibowitz, Susan E.G. Moll, Margaret Hilland, Anne W. Gibby, Cecilia Arnold, Emma C. Everett, Lilly H. Rowe. Dorothy W. Bissell Artist, art teacher     SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Dorothy Wells Bissell of Princeton died Oct. 31. She was 84.    Born in Birmingham, Ala., she was a longtime Princeton resident.…

  • Council to review operation of parking garage

    Public education program planned. By: Jennifer Potash    The new downtown parking garage is still under construction, but Princeton Borough officials plan on educating motorists now on how to pay for parking and how to exit to avoid traffic snarls and road rage when the facility opens next year.    The Borough Council is expected to discuss…

  • Hike in gas tax, though needed, seems doomed

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 11 By: Packet Editorial    It looks as though the first order of business for the lame-duck session of the New Jersey Legislature will be a proposed hike in the state’s gasoline tax, now among the lowest in the nation.    This is a matter that should be decided — as most serious matters…