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  • How many petition signatures does it take to build a library?

    ANALYSIS By: David Campbell    Here’s a trick question for your inner municipal attorney:    If you can gather the requisite number of residents to sign your petition calling for a referendum on whether to establish a permanent Princeton Township branch library at the Princeton Shopping Center, doesn’t the question automatically go to voters on the November…

  • Local Actions, Global Results

    To compete with large-scale agriculture, smaller farmers must convince consumers that the best products are produced seasonally. Part two in a three-part series on the regional organic movement. By: Amy Brummer    A ripe vine of spring strawberries creeps along the ground like a necklace of rubies. Bursting with juice, the berry stains the fingers and…

  • Local Actions, Global Results

    To compete with large-scale agriculture, smaller farmers must convince consumers that the best products are produced seasonally. Part two in a three-part series on the regional organic movement. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Farmer Jim Kinsel looks after tomato plants being cultivated at Watershed Organic Farm in Hopewell. "There is a bumper…

  • ‘Dr. Cook’s Garden’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre lends intrigue to Ira Levin’s 1967 mystery/horror melodrama. By: Stuart Duncan    Hopewell’s Off-Broadstreet Theatre has just opened Dr. Cook’s Garden, a largely fictional 1967 mystery/horror play by Ira Levin. He’s the playwright who gave us Deathtrap and No Time for Sergeants, the novelist who gave us Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives and The…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 15

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 15 By: Society appreciates support of state To the editor:     On behalf of the Historical Society of Princeton, we want to express our appreciation to state government for the restoration of the majority of funding for history and the arts. We think we speak from most cultural institutions in…

  • Skillman resident volunteers to save Ellis Island landmarks

    To learn more about ‘Save Ellis Island!’ or to become a volunteer, visit www.saveellisisland.org By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — A Skillman man recently participated in a project to restore one of America’s most famous national landmarks.    Brian Stone was the leader of a team of volunteers sent out to Ellis Island last month to begin…

  • Fuel prices driving chemical industry’s rising costs

    Increased demand for gas, cold weather, production slumps and delivery disruptions caused a seven-fold price increase in three years, according to the Chemistry Council. By: George Frey    For many local New Jersey chemical companies, the cost of doing business is rising on many fronts — labor, health care, transportation and the price of working through…

  • MILESTONES

    From PBJ issue of July 15-17, 2003 ARCHITECTURE    James Gatsch, the managing partner of Ford Farwell Mills and Gatsch in Princeton, was recently elected to serve as treasurer of The American Institute of Architects after serving one year in the elected position of vice president to the national association.    Mr. Gatsch was elected secretary of…

  • Working locally, institute director aims to think globally

    New institute replaces both the Council on Regional Studies, which set the curriculums for Princeton’s regional study programs, and the Center for International Studies, a research group within the Wilson School. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University sociologist Miguel Centeno is almost, but not quite, completely moved from Wallace Hall into his new office in Bendheim…