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  • Head of Harvard black studies coming to Institute

    Henry Louis Gates to take year’s sabbatical. By: Jeff Milgram    Henry Louis Gates Jr., chairman of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard, will join the Institute for Advanced Study this fall as a visiting professor. He will continue his post at Harvard, but will join the Institute during a sabbatical.    His one-year appointment, first…

  • Chief’s son sentenced to jail

    Anthony J. Gaylord Jr. may be parolled in six months. By: David Campbell    Anthony J. Gaylord Jr., the son of Princeton Township’s chief of police, was sentenced to three years in prison at a probation hearing Thursday, said Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.    Mr. Gaylord was arrested April 26 in New…

  • OBITUARIES, May 9, 2003

    Dr. Edward A. Dowey Jr., Edna M. Bohn, George Rospopa, Washington R. Johnson Sr., Anne C. Ridner. Dr. Edward A. Dowey Jr. Seminary professor     Dr. Edward A. Dowey Jr. of Princeton, professor of Christian doctrine emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary and an eminent scholar and historian of the Reformed theological tradition, died Monday at…

  • Seback for Crosstown 62

    Bids rejected as contract nears end; no stoppage seen. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee voted Monday night to reject two Trenton firms’ bids to run senior-transportation service Crosstown 62 after the current contract ends next month.    Now Princeton officials have less than a month to go out to bid again with revised specifications…

  • Borough awaits OK to ready garage site for construction

    Downtown project still said to be on track. By: Jennifer Potash    The downtown garage project remains on track as the borough waits for permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to remove water from the site, borough officials said Tuesday.    The borough, in conjunction with developer Nassau HKT Associates LLC, plans to build…

  • A book, a thirst and a dream

    The art and science of brewing the ideal beer at home. By: Chris Karmiol    Just like any self-respecting fraternity, the members of this organization congregate regularly to drink lots of beer. But conversation at their gatherings goes far beyond the sound of perpetual burping, and wardrobe includes anything but a toga.    The members of PALE…

  • Police bust alleged prostitution ring

    An alleged pimp and two women accused of being prostitutes were charged in Hightstown. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — A multiagency sting led to the arrest of a township man and two women in connection with an alleged mobile prostitution ring Wednesday.    Borough Detective Benjamin Miller said authorities from Hightstown, East Windsor and the Mercer…

  • Dispatchers lauded for tot’s rescue

    Child rescue is commended by Police Department and Township Council. By: Al Wicklund MONROE — The calm and efficient performance of two police dispatchers in a stressful near-drowning of a small child last summer was recognized by the township Police Department and the Township Council recently.    Telecommunications Officers Heather Berndt and Christa Bell received the…

  • Second-half surge helps South stop Stuart

    Pirate girls’ lacrosse win mirrors season By: Bob Nuse    For the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ lacrosse team, Wednesday’s 11-7 win over Stuart was a lot like its entire season. Slow in starting, but pretty nice once it got going.    "As soon as we got down a little, we picked it back up," said senior…