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  • Students assemble ‘Revolutionary’ exhibit at Cotsen Library

       Students at Littlebrook School and Riverside School in Princeton have assembled an exhibition of Revolutionary War-era New Jersey as part of the Princeton University’s Cotsen Children’s Library’s Young Curators program.    "Tea Today, Burn Tomorrow: The Story of the Greenwich Tea Party" was curated by students in Bryan McKenna’s fourth grade at Littlebrook School.    "If These…

  • All sides can benefit from nonviolence

    Guest Opinion, April 30 By: Richard Kunz    One of the important emphases in Jesus’ teachings was a nonviolent response to aggression. These particular teachings of Jesus, however, are among those most universally ignored, usually written off as "unrealistic" or at least "not relevant to this situation." I admit that there are times when the use…

  • Arthur Sypek

       Arthur R. Sypek Sr., 85, died Tuesday, April 23, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Lawrence 46 years.    Mr. Sypek was the first elected Mercer County executive, serving from 1975 to 1979. He was a Mercer County freeholder 16 years and the first manager of the Trenton…

  • OBITUARIES, April 30, 2002

    Dr. Donald B. Craig, Louis Slutsky, Christian D. Stehle. Dr. Donald B. Craig Veterinarian    Dr. Donald B. Craig of Princeton Township died Friday at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 92.    Born in Millstone, he was a lifelong Princeton area resident.    Throughout most of his career, he was a large-animal veterinarian, caring for the once-numerous…

  • Matthew Gerasimowicz

       Matthew J. Gerasimowicz, 81, died Thursday, April 25, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Ewing resident before moving to Hamilton two years ago.    Mr. Gerasimowicz had worked with Luzerne Rubber Co., Midtown Motel and Hygienic Sanitation Co.    An Army veteran of World War II, he served…

  • Women Who Run With the Fauves

    Wild colors and bold strokes take center stage in the paintings of Hetty Baiz. By: Ilene Dube    Daughters are often told they look like their mothers, but how often is a daughter told her paintings resemble her mother’s? Above, "Pears, Apple, Kiwi."    It all began in the 1950s when Hetty Baiz was growing up in…

  • Rose Marie Jerab

       Rose Marie V. Novatkoski Jerab, 62, died Thursday, April 25, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Clarksville, she was a longtime Lawrence resident before moving to Ringoes in 1985.    Mrs. Jerab operated the Clarksville Motel with her husband until retiring in 1985. She had previously been manager of Clarksville Diner for five years.…

  • Baritone of Freedom

    Chuck Cooper portrays Paul Robeson in a monodrama at Passage Theatre in Trenton, May 8-26. By: Susan Van Dongen    One of the most esteemed roles in Chuck Cooper’s career was playing a thoroughly debauched character. In 1997, Mr. Cooper won a Tony Award for his portrayal of "Memphis" in The Life. Set in the early…

  • Edwin Kelly

       Edwin T. Kelly, 61, of Lawrence died Friday, April 26, at home.    Born in Jersey City, he was an area resident for 33 years.    Mr. Kelly had been a partner with Peat Marwick Mitchell certified public accountants and Kelly-Massad in New York and Princeton. He retired as chief financial officer of Ace Atlas Moving Co.,…