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  • Editorial: Thanks for truck ban

       Happy Thanksgiving!    And thanks, Gov. Christie Whitman and DOT Commissioner James Weinstein, for your pre-Thanksgiving gift of the long-awaited and rather unexpected ban of trucks and truck/trailer combinations equaling or exceeding 26,000 pounds from our "scenic byway," Route 29.    Many area people, including the staff of this newspaper, have supported the banishment of big rigs…

  • A local house call by Dr. Ruth

    Therapist pushes college book, answers questions at U-Store By: Jeff Milgram    Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive psychosexual therapist, brought her call for "sexual literacy" to the Princeton University Store on Monday evening, as she urged students to use contraceptives, supported a woman’s right to an abortion and told them it’s OK to abstain from sex…

  • Man pleads guilty to art theft

    Bottles stolen from Princeton University museum worth $60,000 each By: Jeff Milgram    A Portland, Ore., man who stole two antique Chinese snuff bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum in 1994 and was caught on camera when he came back to steal a third in 1998 pleaded guilty earlier this month to theft of rare…

  • Obituaries

    Olga Stepps    DELAWARE – Olga A. Stepps, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Reno, Nev.    Born in New York City, she was a longtime Delaware Township resident.    She was a member of Stockton Presbyterian Church.    Daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Skubik Scholtz and widow of Henry J., she is survived by a daughter,…

  • Food gifts aim for holiday lift

    Five hundred bags of food donated to Crisis Ministry By: David Weinstein    On Sunday, bags and bags of groceries were delivered to the basement of the Nassau Presbyterian Church, where the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton, a nondenominational and charitable food bank, is located.    In all, almost 500 bags, filled to the brim, were…

  • City police target speeders

    Force responds to citizen complaints By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE – If motorists speed in Lambertville, chances are they will be ticketed.    In response to residents’ complaints about speeding, Police Director Bruce Cocuzza said his department is cracking down on violators.    Last month, officers ticketed 92 motorists for speeding, doubling the Police Department’s monthly average of…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 21, 2000

    Robert C. Axtmann, Anna H. Fenity, Regina Miller, Betty Jane Pover. Robert C. Axtmann Professor at Princeton    MONTGOMERY – Robert C. Axtmann, a professor emeritus at Princeton University, died Thursday. He was 75.    Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Dr. Axtmann was a resident of Princeton and the Skillman section of Montgomery since 1959.    In 1959, he…

  • School Menus

    Delaware    Assorted sandwiches, hot dog, bag lunch, cereal, milk and fresh-made pizza are available daily.    Monday, Nov. 27 – Double cheeseburger with French fries, chilled fruit and milk.    Tuesday, Nov. 28 – Baked ziti with meat sauce, garlic bread, salad, chilled fruit and milk.    Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Roast pork with sauerkraut, roll, mashed potatoes,…

  • Giving thanks that we survived Election 2000

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 21 By: Packet Editorial    It is customary at this time of year to take note of all the wonderful things for which we have cause to be thankful. This year, we have an unusually lengthy list, occasioned in no small part by the goings-on these days in South Florida.    We are thankful…