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  • Rocky Hill plans library expansion

    The $2.3 million project to double the size of the Jacobs library has already received $250,000 from Montgomery and $22,500 from Rocky Hill. By: Helen Pettigrew    ROCKY HILL — Plans to double the size of the Mary C. Jacobs Library have been drawn and a capital fund drive is under way.    So far, Montgomery Township…

  • Hair dryer sparks dorm room fire

    The Sunday blaze forced the evacuation of 75 students from Witherspoon Hall at Princeton University. By: Jeff Milgram    A photo and a video camera are the only possessions that survived when Kelly Sortino’s fifth-floor dormitory room in Princeton University’s Witherspoon Hall was heavily damaged by fire Sunday afternoon.    The fire forced the evacuation of about…

  • Synagogue expansion plans revised

    A two-story expansion proposed by West Windsor’s Beth Chaim in October has been scaled back to one story this time around. By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Site Plan Review Advisory Board has recommended to the Zoning Board that it resume its stalled hearings on a controversial expansion proposed by a synagogue…

  • University to present dorm plan

    The Princeton Regional Planning Board will get a look at plans for a three-story dormitory Thursday night. By: David Weinstein    Concept plans for a new dormitory are scheduled to be presented by Princeton University officials at Thursday night’s meeting of the Princeton Regional Planning Board.    The need for the three-story dormitory is a result of…

  • All dogs go to heaven

    A soiree at Digging Dog Farm showed off a group of ‘mansions’ designed for man’s best friend. By: Ilene Dube    It’s a dog’s life — so why not build architect-designed mansions for the dogs to live in?    "I’m outta the dog house now," was the line used by architects and designers late Friday afternoon at…

  • World’s Easiest Roses

    Rose gardening phobics can now welcome easy-maintenance lush flowers that have long blooming periods and need minimal care. By: Patricia Taylor Click to visit these Spring Home & Garden 2001 sponsors Anthony & Sylvan: Pools Danish Designs: Furniture Gasior’s:Furniture & Accessories Village Paint & Wallpaper Spooky Brook Herbary: Garden Center    Carefree Delight was introduced by…

  • ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’

    THEATER REVIEW: The third part of Actors’ NET’s Hamlet trilogy is tricky to pull off. Director Cheryl Doyle has dealt with it stunningly. By: Stuart Duncan    MORRISVILLE, Pa. — A good production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is like Waiting For Godot on speed. Make no mistake: The current production at Actors’…

  • Aerial count of deer herd initiated

    A tabulation of the deer herd in Montgomery began last week. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — A nighttime aerial infrared census to determine the number of deer in the township and the areas of their greatest population density began Wednesday and may already be completed, according to Committeewoman Ali Henkel, who is the liaison to…

  • OBITUARIES, March 20, 2001

    Edward J. Donovan, Calvin S. Lovering Sr., Mary P. Watts, Fay J. Mangin, Mary M. Jamero Edward J. Donovan    Edward J. Donovan died Thursday at home. He was 91.    Born in Newport, R.I., he lived most of his adult life in Princeton.    Mr. Donovan had a 55-year career teaching and coaching sports at Princeton University.…