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  • Princeton takes a certain pride of authorship in smoking ban

    An unsuccessful attempt in 2000 is vindicated By: Emily Craighead    The Princeton Regional Health Commission’s unsuccessful attempt in 2000 to ban smoking in public and quasi-public indoor spaces was vindicated Monday with the Legislature’s approval of the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act.    "We’re pleased because of the role the Health Commission played," commission member Grace…

  • William Mount Jr.

       William L. Mount Jr., 81, died Friday, Jan. 6, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, as the result of injuries sustained when he was hit by a motor vehicle while checking his mail in front of his home on Old Georges Road in North Brunswick.    He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and lived…

  • Princeton University engineer honored for laser work

       The Optical Society of America has given its annual Engineering Excellence Award to Princeton University mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Michael Littman for his work on laser technology, the university said.    The society cited Professor Littman for "the development of the grazing incidence tunable laser and subsequent improvements including a geometrical scanning mechanism that allows…

  • Veteran barber sets up in downtown Princeton

    By: Marjorie Censer    After 14 years of experience cutting men’s hair, Mike Zingaro said he has a good handle on what customers want. On Monday, he’ll open up Mike’s Barber Shop in the former Rouge location on Witherspoon Street.    The manager of the Rialto Barber Shop on Nassau Street for the past eight years, Mr.…

  • Youth orchestra heads to Carnegie Hall concert

       The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra will perform in Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Tuesday evening.    The 60 high school members of the symphonic orchestra, conducted by Music Director Fernando Raucci, will present the opening performance in a Youth Festival of Music, produced by Manhattan Concert Productions of New York…

  • Local woman Corzines’s choice as commissioner of state DEP

    Lisa Jackson currently serves as DEP’s assistant commissioner for land use management By: Marisa Maldonado    TRENTON — Preserving open space is a top priority for East Windsor government, and Governor-elect Jon Corzine recently nominated one of the township’s own to lead the department that deals with this field.    Lisa Jackson, a 10-year resident of the…

  • Forum slated Tuesday on WW-P referendum

    $27.5 million measure to go before voters Jan. 24 By: Emily Craighead    An open public forum on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District facilities referendum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.    In conjunction with a presentation by the Citizens Referendum Team, school administrators will offer tours of areas in…

  • Smoking ban imminent

    Different businesses have seen different results By: Scott Morgan    It was the most controversial piece of legislation in an enormous last-day slate of bills facing the state Assembly on Monday; and by a very large margin, it passed.    On Sunday, Gov. Richard Codey is expected to sign the bill into law and 90 days after…

  • Harassment complaint prompts bus behavior policy

    School board expected to vote Jan. 23 on bus behavior policy By: Kip Berman    HIGHTSTOWN — After hearing an eighth-grade girl’s troubling account of harassment, intimidation and abuse on a public school bus, the East Windsor Regional school board plans to vote on a comprehensive bus behavior policy at its next meeting, Jan. 23.    "A…