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  • Three homes, park view, $1.325 million

    Open house draws crowds to Robert Wood Johnson site By: David Weinstein    Available: Three spacious and well-cared-for homes, all located in Princeton Township off Rosedale Road and surrounded by a rolling hill or two, thousands of mature trees and 60 acres of park land.    When an agreement was made for a public/private partnership to purchase…

  • ‘A Christmas Carol’

    THEATER REVIEW:This new McCarter Theatre production, brilliantly directed by Michael Unger, takes us back to the 1840s, but makes the connections with our lives through subtle touches that hit like the stings of autumn wasps. As never before, we see just how much of a classic it is and why it has lasted all these…

  • Nelson Friberg, 63

       HILLSBOROUGH — Nelson Friberg died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000. He was 63.    Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, he moved to Hillsborough in 1987.    Mr. Friberg was an accomplished painter and studied under Abraham Abramovsky, a prominent painter in the U.S.    He worked in the engineering and electronics department of Owen-Illinois in Toledo until 1987.…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 12

    Charles P. Issawi, William M. Rogers By: Charles P. Issawi Middle East scholar    PENNSWOOD VILLAGE, Pa. – Charles P. Issawi – economist, historian, public servant and scholar who was Bayard E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies emeritus at Princeton University – died Friday at his home. He was 84.    Born in Cairo in 1916…

  • Humble roots

    From latkes to cake, potato is at root of ethnic cooking By:Pat Tanner    The town of Princeton has a long and illustrious history of being visited by distinguished scholars, writers and artists. But only recently has it begun to be a destination for acclaimed chefs and cookbook authors.    The last 12 months, in particular, have…

  • Kenneth Koblis, 48

       MANVILLE — Kenneth Michael Koblis died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at home. He was 48.    Born in Somerville, he was a lifelong resident of Manville.    He was self-employed having owned & operated Thoroughbreak Vending Machine Co. in Manville for 15 years, retiring in 1994.    Mr. Koblis was the son of the late Walter M. and…

  • Notice to school parents

    For the members of the parental email list: Photos from Friday’s holiday performance at Roosevelt School, Holly and the Ivy League, are available at www.manvilleschools.org/Roosevelt/00holidayconcert.html Holiday events at Weston School: Dec. 11 6 p.m. for kindergarten and 6:45 p.m. for first grade. Coming holiday events: The high school – 7 p.m. Dec. 13 ABIS –…

  • Lighting up for Hanukkah

    Artisits express vision in unusual menorah designs By:Sally Friedman    Silver. Brass. Folk-art style. Sleekly contemporary. Formal. Whimsical.    Of all the Jewish ceremonial objects, Hanukkah lamps reveal the greatest originality and diversity.    These lamps, known as "menorahs" and "hanukias," serve one function: to enable the user to perform the commandment of kindling eight lights, one a…

  • Lee Bennett, 55

       HILLSBOROUGH — Lee G. Bennett died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. She was 55.    Born in Orange, she lived in Hillsborough.    She was the daughter of Ada Lawrence Bennett and the late William Nicol Bennett.    Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 12 at Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover.    Visitation will be from…