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  • Wednesday startup set for library’s demolition

    By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Public Library demolition is expected to begin Wednesday.    The work was to start Monday but there was a delay in erecting a safety fence around the site.    Demolition crews from Seasons Contracting Corp. of North Bergen were on site Monday removing internal library walls and debris with machinery, said Tim…

  • Bard may get return engagement at Princeton park

    Recreation board weighs safety issues at outdoor amphitheater. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Repertory Company’s Shakespeare Festival drew about 12,000 attendees to the amphitheater of Pettoranello Gardens in the summer of 2000.    The company’s two-month season offered starlit performances of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and "The Taming of the Shrew" free to the public, and…

  • Soaries targets seat in Congress

    Former New Jersey secretary of state intends to challenge Rush Holt in the 12th District. By: Jennifer Potash    Former New Jersey Secretary of State DeForest "Buster" Soaries announced Sunday he intends to challenge Democratic incumbent Rush Holt for the 12th Congressional District seat.    The Rev. Soaries, who is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church…

  • BUSINESS: Clubs, churches run programs for job seekers

    By: Jon Steele    Job-seeker programs are sponsored by any of a number of organizations — churches, civic clubs, professional associations or colleges — and may function in an even wider variety of ways, depending on the desires and needs of the sponsors and members.    Princeton has the distinction of being home to the nation’s oldest…

  • Borough to unveil $19 million budget

    Very preliminary figures indicate a municipal budget tax hike of 9 percent. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council will get its first look tonight at the proposed 2002 municipal budget of $19.2 million. It represents a 3-percent increase over last year’s $18.6 million budget.    Based on very preliminary numbers — key revenue information has…

  • The power of prayer

    Princeton cardiologist makes a case that prayer can help. By: Jeff Milgram    For Dr. William Haynes, a Princeton cardiologist, the breakthrough came in 1980 when he was treating a 46-year-old heart-attack patient who wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck.    "I thought he was covering all bases," Dr. Haynes, who is…

  • Clubs, churches run programs for job seekers

    By: Jon Steele    Job-seeker programs are sponsored by any of a number of organizations — churches, civic clubs, professional associations or colleges — and may function in an even wider variety of ways, depending on the desires and needs of the sponsors and members.    Princeton has the distinction of being home to the nation’s oldest…

  • New university dorm a trendy ‘green’

    Environmental policy adopted to save energy. By: David Campbell    There are currently more than 76 million residential and 5 million commercial buildings in the United States that together use one-third of all the energy consumed nationwide, including two-thirds of all electricity, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.    Cost-effective energy technologies could reduce overall energy…

  • Sartorial Splendor

    The Michener Museum hosts a traveling exhibit showcasing the sculptural elegance of fine millinery. By: Susan Van Dongen An early 20th century afternoon hat, one of the largest and most rare in the collection.    If ever there was an occasion to use the phrase "How absolutely fabulous, darling," this is it. Stylish Hats: 200 Years…