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Remember the Town Topics Christmas Fund Ufe^t*£& etoft- Town Topics VOL. LI, NO. 46 Wednesday, January 21, 1998 50c at all newsstands Ceiling Collapse in Tax Revenue Woes Owner of Princeton Nursing Home on Quarry Street Nassau Street Building Lead Borough Council Want to Move Facility to New Building on Bunn Drive Injures Two 3 To Eye Parking Meters A plan to move the Princeton developers in the area and added lacility on Quarry Street will be There Will Be Three A flurry of discussion about rais- Nursing Home and Rehabilitation that they have recently been selling transferred to the newfacility. Vacancies on Princeton ing meter rates and/or extending Center on Quarry Street to a new, the operating aspects of the busi- The plans show a plain, *Y*- Regional School Board meter hours followed a presentation larger building to be constructed in ness to concentrate on construction shaped, flat-roofed brick building, This Spring 5 at last week's meeting of Mayor and the Township is under way. and development. 37-feet tall on a 6.14-acre wooded Council which showed a possible On Thursday evening, the Plan- Mr. Bogner, whose entire career lot currently owned by Bryce Changing State Guide- increase of 18 percent in the Bor- ning Board will review a concept has been in nursing home adminis- Thompson. The site is about 750 laOibrnsyeosleStRecehnodoerl PBreuldigmient8- o$eau1Trg0lhh0yetoea1fsx0taircamsetasentetefs,osrriesa1den9,9dv8tao.lou6na4eticowneh,nitcsishpaeinrs p6psil4rta,oen8p4oo4snf-eosrdtqhueataorwebe-tfeshroteobetus-iisldtbteuorioylon,dliantg1hwe1t9oh-uoabntdeiedmid,-s toparfcraqetPiuvoriinir,oneucdwseattsohneoawpoNnppuoeerirrsanittniegiodnnHaidon1mmi91n7e9i7s8.tb5ryaatHnioetdrs fdWteeooerowtedndssho,ouomtnhaesotrlhbeuesPiilodtseonobrtuyitFaKhla.rbcHmlyouvRsnotCaeaanrdmi,poabfnbe.ol5rl0- likely to decrease. But it prompted proved section of Bunn Drive, also intends to continue to own and To the west are residential prop- Princeton (Jniuersity Will Borough Administrator Thomas known as Bunn Drive extension. operate the new facility. The state erties fronting on Mt. Lucas Road Be More Affordable Shannon to suggest that higher The concept review is scheduled lor license that he holds to operate the ContinuedonPage49 Under New Tuition meter rates or longer hours would 9 p.m. Plan 19 be ways to boost revenues and The applicant is an entity called Planners Stress Need to Share shave some points off the tax Princeton LLC, located in Fort Lee, whose principals are Joseph Jor- Information on Regional Basis Exhibit at Bristol-Myers SEaqruliiebsbt FSiplomtPloisgthetrss .t3h8e lpoosoMskri.balteS,thhaesnonmeottnheartuirasgnseuyde iaCnsocursneocaioslne atison dAccuarcnrooerndatinndgohwitnsoesrWoinlalSintademphoBeponegrnJaeotrro,drantoho.el coTuhnetryetoiswnhoicahgemnucnyicoilpatlhepsltaantneerosr anTdhatclemaerssaatgea c"aPmlaenntihnrgougRhoulnodu-d W meter revenues could be used in Princeton Nursing Home who has can turn lor details about develop- table" in the Township Municipal PCS Hun Hockey the 1998 budget. Mayor Marvin been associated with the Jordanos ment projects in a neighboring bor- Building on Friday. January 16, Meet in the Battle of Reed said he would bring the topic in another project, the Jordanos are ough or township. Unless planning where elected officials and planners Princeton 42 before Council next month. nursing home developers and oper- officials from different communities from a number of central New Jer- erAadtdeidtioeniathlermobyneyextceandninbgemegteenr- aintgorshowmheoshaivnetbhueiltNseowmeYo4r3kn-uNresw- tmieoen,t ttohgeeythewrillanfdindshatrheemisnefolrvmeas- osfeycmoumnimcoipnalitcioencern — primarily Jersey area. He described them as increasingly working at cross pur- traffic and growth management. one of the largest nursing home M~Are you looking Shoe rackcrjacks Children's ...lor knowledgeable, dependable Consumer Bureau registered & ACCOUNTANTS Sneaker Sale aginative fogs for kids of all ages/ APPLIANCE REPAorIR I (J O #1 "NTER SALE PERSONS Starts Thursday, Jan. 22 or other important service people ShOeS •" Check Consumer Bureau's HuMt'S on pages. xir ad on page 6. 'Who's Who" pages 46 & 47. SINCE 1967 crease revenue. "If they have the only bid that was received 40% Princeton to do It, they could treat Sun- without conditions for trailers Off Town Topics day as any other day. but to | house the police during the extend beyond 6 p.m. Is not Borough Hall renovation. (ISSN0181-7054) fair. There are so many plac- Fall/Winter Children's Clothing PublisDhoend1a9lE1dv4e-Cr1-y9S8Wt1euadrntesday efpriseeeohuptaasvrikedientgo.togWwohnyotuhstahtoaunpldrdopvfeieode-de c$o2Tn,hsle„d„eb„r|adbe|5f|mima$t8,ce9dr3s,bh2an, Bw,mahie. meters, or gel a $15 ticket? ough staff Tbe lncrease was Dan0.Coyle ascribed to the high cost of 1916-1973 Uo Arons. owner of The customizing the trailers for foundingEditors/Publishers Gilded Lion and former presi- th^e police, EdDiotnoarladnCdPSutbualritshIeIIr doerntPrionfceBtoonr,ousgahid Miterwcahsanutns- Qn Mo,nrau|m|eern5,wi]Diri^ve bdcuartiendg RoMbyerrntaR.BeGaarrsveer fhoardtunabteecothmaet mpeatretr roefventuhee |^hheichpeirs-ieoxdpecotfed rtoenrouvna,f|roonmi Anne Rivera Boroughs budgeting process. ear|y March ,hrough me end ASHTON-WHYTE Assistant Editors Most of the merchants, oth- Qf the year. All other Borough LindaSproehnle er than restaurants, would 5taff members will be divided Advertising Manager prefer that hours be extended between offices at 12 Stock- Sale Starts January 21st PrJielsltPoonlEdcekmmaendner rsaaitdh.erAthlaotnrga-tteismebemeramibseedr, hoef CtiorncleS.treet and 100 Thanet Advertising Representatives the Traffic and Transportation 250 South Main Street, Pennington, NJ CourtneyChapin Committee, Mr Arons said |n addl(|^on ,^Q maj0,, renova. (Corner of South Main & Curlis) BaHDreolblnaearrladMJcGoAihllnppisinonn tahhiamtotdhheee,stpeCmreesntotnerarlallrya,tecBouiusnlcidrneesasessee o„fonbjaecmo|rf0iondmudaensd kmietHcahae|dn,df„acmlloeln- 609-737-7171 William McCleery Dlslrict- in.", at the Suzanne Patterson NancyPlum Center, located to the rear of *v* V JeanSlrallon He spoke agalnsl extending Borough Hall. This is one of LindaTyler meter hours to Sunday. "We |WO Snes used Dy the Contributing Editors wouldn't have that very nice Princeton Senior Resource WE DARE YOU feeling of families coming to Center. Mark Freda asked town with hardly a care In the Borough staff to come up world If they had to worry wim a p|an that would keep about feeding meters," he the Suzanne Patterson Center said. open as much as possible dur- to compare "As for restaurants, II hours Ing the construction period. Prin6c0e9t-o9n2.4N-J220080540 from 6 to 8 Claire Jacobus, chairman of ourprices to the mega'Stores... uld be possible lor the board of the Senior we can prove that bigger P.O.Bo«664.Pdocclon.NJ085<2 thai continue to run Its programs Borough Council during this time. But she is not always better! Mr. Goldfarb pointed out expressed concern that the into thCeonetvineuneidnigroamnPdagepotssibly ,th.iat,io(nheCoTmrma(ift|tceaendhaTdrarnescpoomr-. nmoalkseeanSduzcaonnsnteructPiaotntemrisgohnt PLUS to Sunday, or by raising mended that the 60-cent-hour unsafe for some seniors. meter rates. Both the Council meters in the center of town —Myrna K. Bearse and the business community be raised lo one dollar, and Princeton Seminary when it conies to service, are divided on which way to the 60-cent meters on the go. shoulders of the Central Busl- IS Awarded brant consider... maDnayvidyeaGrosldfaasrbl,iaiwshonotsopetnhte n7e5ssceDinsttsrictIt sdhiodulndotgoruecpomt-o Prinhcaes, rnecTehlevoeldogaic$a1l0S,e0n4t-0 we've been in business 48 years! Boroughs Traffic and Trans- mend extending bouts lie al ,„,_„„ from me Sullivan Fund portatlon Committee, said so noted thai nielei i.iles had (l( lhl, Philadelphia Founda- ROSEDALE MILLS ttohabteelxotoekneddinagt chaoruerfusllyn,eeadseIdt snoetvebneyeenarsr.aised In more than S,jeomnin,anraynvniocuenpcr|ensgidmeentgFrraendti- could affect the vitality of the ... approach, however, erick W. Cassell stated that PET FOOD & SUPPLIES • LAWN & GARDEN • FEED town In the evening. needs to be done quickly to the William Albert and Euge- Generally, restaurateurs op- haVe any Impact on this nle Hummel Sullivan Memo- 5 Highway 31 North, Pennington pose extending hours. Stoie WM\ budget," he said. rial Scholarship Endowment (100 yards north of Pennington Market) owners, on the other hand, ' Fund helps to support men generally oppose raising Bids Accepted and women at Princeton who 737-2008 • OPEN EVERY DAY rates. In other business, Council are preparing for ministry in Henry Carnevale, whose voted to accept bids totaling the church, family has owned The Annex $2,185,300 for the renova- ln ,he 1997.1998 aca- for 31 years, said Council Is tlon of Borough Hall. Roger d(,m,c vear appr^oxA|mately well aware how restaurants Martlndell, a perennial critic 4]0 M Dv and stu- feel. of the project, voted against dents rec|e|vcd assistance Quality PENTIUM PCs Extending hours, he said, the acceptance. through fellowships and was not a good way to In- Council also voted to accept grants. 0££3 NATURAL FOODS GROCERY. DEU & BAKERY • SINCE 1970 NO! to JUNK PCs & X-Country Service! % I \\/HOLE earth center Want A Quality PC? - Look FOR; •/ Full Size Main Bd. w/8 Expansion Slots • Case with 6 or more Drive Bays! • All Standard Hardware NOT Proprietary ONE Company Designed. 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SYGA.28dp S 1,829 S 2.069 S 2,291 BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL PHONE SYSTEMS VOICE MAIL INTERCOM SYSTEMS Additions • Removals Repair • Rewiring Maintenance - 24 HOUR SERVICE - AT&T/LUCENT Plus Other Systems Available DISTINCTIVE an MOM VPQ TELECOM CREATIONS • Country Furniture 609-497-4699 • Custom Curtains • Handmade Quilts OUT OF THE RUBBLE: Members of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad Fax: 609-430-0556 • Pillows assist one of two men injured when part of a ceiling collapsed in a building • Folk Art on Nassau Street Wednesday morning. Neither man was seriously injured. • Pierced Lamp TAKE •SWhraedaetshs Ceiling Collapse in Borough Building AN ADDITIONAL • Dried Flower Injures Two and Closes Nassau Street 20% OFF. Arrangements • Pottery & More! Police, firefighters, and "My guys did a fantastic job," Street was closed for approxi- MON.-FRI. 10-6; emergency rescue per- said the chief. "They didn't mately one hour while SAT. 10-5 flooded the think twice about getting cials r 743 Rt. 206, Belle Mead end of Nassau Street those ladders up and getting ther c (908) 874-4900 on Wednesday morning, after those guys r>[ iliirt' The Borough Engineering a false ceiling collapsed in a Department is investigating Tbrauwriiolldyinwtgorrakpupenerddseriwnerrteheneovtrauetbmibpolone-., OfTOthPeITCoSwn tUHh.eeSa.lcteOihclicnuAgp'dasmticinooilnlsaatlprsaeSt,aifoaenst.yisatNnhode IWlli\Sn/TIAK\R\slT*IUNGi IAITVJ6M9(ulv,m> asthtnirdradnhdfaelldoforaosndunottzhielenfsimreeocoranenddwaerenrsde- in all, he reported, his men wSatparpsuacrdteounnrtee tsoTtrotuhnceteubruaiellmdpidnlgao,myaeagenesd LONSGTAWROTOILNGCAOATT»SJfUSS.mj cue personnel reached them, removed eight people from were back at work on Members of the Princeton the building, including the two Thursday. steihmmn Volunteer Fire Department victims on the ground floor, Attention Getter arrived at 16 Nassau Street and six others who were Sixteen Nassau Street, within minutes of receiving removed via ladders or the the 911 call, and helped the fire escape. former home of Summit WINTER two stunned victims, who The two men on the first BLaannkg,roacnkd bmefeonr'esthactlootfhitnhge OUTERWEAR were already beginning to floor were identified as 29- store, has attracted a lot of npla^st^erlanndmluhmb^err.^ThMeyhtehe!n vyeeaarr--ooldldPauLleTnanlbyortStaansdia3k7,- MeMon hom „refi h(ers ,„ SALE tmaunerdnnethdtirrtadhpefpileroodrasto.tnenttihoen steocotnhde tteJhmoepnlLocyyonedmehpsuarnosyft-SbptaersruefcdotrucmroeinnsTgtorntuehee,- ov,lenrhueD,aeytcecdj™b'*o*!'"er°,in",t„h„e9,°b'asae-n inFdiirceateCdhietfhatHetnhrey wToarmkaesris orveneorvatotimone.mbBeortsh owfertheetPurrinnec-d °smm"e°n%<N"ofa>si"sd.a*daubyu dSl,nr9"c'fudf°eajdn*dd* had been using ladders to eton First Aid and Rescue move from floor to floor Squad, who transported them inside the building, and that to the Medical Center. Mr. the ladders had been knocked Talbort and Mr. Stasiak were down when the ceiling fell in. treated for minor injuries and Structure Tone remodel- SaLE JsTNIVERSARY ing the building t date a Fleet Bank branch. Now in Progress Heavy Response Initial confusion over the nature of the accident drew a much larger response hom emergency personnel than the accident actually required. "The call went in as a building collapse," said Mr. Tamasi. "We thought we were facing bricks and mortar in the mid- dle ofthe roadway." At 9:48 a.m., a barrage of 911 calls came in to the dis- patcher at the Borough Police Department, reported Cap- tain Peter Hanley. Callers Informed the dispatcher that an entire floor had caved in, causing authorities to fear that a major rescue operation would be needed. In fact, what actually hap- pened was the collapse of a .amps "drop ceiling," not an entire floor. "We're not talking about acoustic tiles and a on Sale metal frame." said Cpt. Han- ley. "This was sheetrock and some heavy lumber. It came down with a roar." Among the units responding See ourad onpage 11fora to the call were Borough Police officers, the Princeton complete listingofitems on sale! Fire Department, the Prince- ton First Aid and Rescue l/laS5au3nteriorS Squad, the Mercer County Mobile Intensive Care Unit, and other fire and rescue per- sonnel from Lawrence, West Windsor, Ewlng, and Hamil- ton townships. Part of Nassau H » Ceiling Collapse | From MAINLAND CHINA \ ContinuedfromPrecedingPage Soccupied firefighters from five Fine Chinese Antiques _""!municipalities for nearly four Ming & Qing Shours. Workers In nearby . £buildings were evacuated as Period <firefighters in compressed-air zmasks battled to stop the fire »from progressing through the >|open space inside the walls. ° The building was unoccu- ^pied at the time, and the fire 4|j * fl Garden Pavillions gwas reported by a prospective & Ornaments 3tenant who happened to be 2•ifinrsepewcatsingtriatcaetd tthoe ttwimoe.faTilheed EAST & WEST ANTIQUES, Inc. z-safety mechanisms on the 66- o year-old boiler. B Had the fire not been 5 reported when it was, \ ire £ Official Bill Drake said at the w'time. "There would be an £ empty lot on Nassau Street "Edwards travelService * o \ right now.' | _Rob G"ver JOINING THE DEPARTMENT: Adam Basatemur, above, and David Kimack 8South TuCatie Street took the oath ot office as members of the Borough Police Department from Mayor Marvn Reed at last Tuesday night's meeting of Borough Council. The (Princeton Triumph Brewing Co. Bibles were held by Mr. Basatemur's mother and Mr. Kimack's father. The 609-924-4443 To Sponsor Art Benefit appointments increase the total number of Borough police officers from 32 to The Arts Council of Are TleasedTo Announce Princeton and Triumph Brew- ing Company will co-host a 9{euittours Of Winter Wonder Festival on Saturday, January 24, from Operation noon to 3 at Triumph Brew- ing Company, 138 Nassau Street. Proceeds will benefit Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. the Arts Council's Capital Monday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30p.m. Campaign. Nine New Jersey micro Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30p.m. breweries and brewpubs will showcase their winter warmer 'Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30p.m. seasonal beers and a mystery Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. beer at Triumph. The $15 ticket will enable the bearer Jriday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30p.m. to sample all the featured brews and speak with the Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. brewers. Tickets may be purchased by calling (he Arts Council at (Please stop by andsee usfor 924-8777, or from Erica allyour travelneeds Dlsch, Triumph Brewing 924-7855. t WrGlendaiestLiquor We Refuse To Our Raise Prices o To Meet The Competition! U-i—<—- 4040 Quakerbridge Rd. 3588 Rt. 27 • S. Brunswick Twp At the Corner of Parkway Avenue & Lawrenceville, NJ • 609-587-0333 Kendall Park Shopping Center Pennington Rd. • Rt. 31, Trenton Mon-Wed 9am-8pm • Thurs 9am-9pm 908-297-2224 609-695-1111 Fn & Sat 9am-10pm • Sunday Noon-4pm Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm OPEN SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri & Sat 9am-9pm • Sunday Noon-4pm Fri & Sat 9am-8pm • Sunday Noon-4pm NORTHERN POPOV VODKA SUPER BOWL SUNDAY AMSTEL FAMILY LIGHT 1870 • Light • Bier 3 $g99 COORS 1 aa.is$iQ99 | FinalCostAfterRebate JJKjJ $799 IMPERIAL ;FLEISCHMANN'S GIN LIGHT l Weans" %* Sale Price '1199 FinalCostAlterRebate "as- $099 $89 d WW" ? Owsi 33331331 HSM.'JJKH 750mlAnare.SelectTypes 750mlBallatore Spurranle 750mlChandonBrulCurte/ im BUVEL INTERNATIONAL, inc. $£$ Relocation Services "Movers of Fine Furniture & Precious Memories" eFrom Across the Street to Around the World! -^ 30 Years Experience tional tJilETV,. Full Service • Residential • Commercial ^•Mjg 609-291-1978 Our January RED IS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY: The YWCA Princeton is planning an "Evening in Red" Dinner Dance and Silent Auction Saturday, February 14, from 7 to 20% 50% to OFF midnight at the Princeton Hyatt to which everyone is asked to wear some- thing red. Those organizing the event are, from left, back row, Pat Orr, in charge of the auction and catalogue, and the event co-chairs, Sharyn Bovat- Willensky and Alison Eckis. In front are Linda Chew, reservations, and Har- riet Ingerslev, decorations chair. The cost is $90 per person and proceeds IG. benefit the YWCA programs. For information call Ms. Bovat-Willensky at 799-2184 or Ms. Eckis at 896-0335. School Board The qualifications may the state School Boards Asso- seem minimal, but candidates elation, hold regional brief- Ha$ ThreC VaCandeS; are governed by the strictest Ings for local board candl- MNarCDl oL nDeadJlli'ne cTahmepyaairgensfuibnjaenccte troegutlhaetiNonesw, dates during March and April. There will be three vacan- Jers€u Campaign Contribu- The briefing for candidates cies on the Princeton tions and Reporting Act, In Mercer and its neighboring Regional School Board when u,nich requires those wh—o counties will take place on Township representatives receive anV contribution — March 18, at the North David Robbins and Todd deluding their own funds Brunswick Township High Tieger, along with Borough t0 "le a Campaign Treasurer School, representative Steven Carson, and DePository form *"i* *« Sorry. TOYBUCKS may nol be used I finish their three-year terms Elec(ion Law Enforcement Commission. inApril. Both Mr. Carson and Mr. A campaign that Why Robbins have decided not to $2,400 or less Is exempt go to war when you can run again. Mr. Tieger could from detailed reporting noCtabnedirdeaatcehsedffoorr ctohmemetnhtr,ee r*ehquoiresmPenetnsd;s more than sit down & negotiate? board seats may obtain nomi- W.M400, however must make nating petitions In the office a > reP°rt to me Commls- of Board Secretary Daniel sion and must comply with a Swirsky, 25 Valley Road, number of procedural between 8:30 and 4, on week requirements, days. Even If the campaign less than $2,400, any contri- dirCeacntdlyidabtyesthaerepentiotmiionnsate-d |h>"onm°n3""Inoneexcseos"s!**o'fmu$s3t00",^ which must be returned to reported Mr. Swirsky's office by Mon- and the March 2, by 4 p.m. The Identified, election is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21. In addition, the Commis- A nomination requires only sion must be notified in writ- ten signatures; and the legal ln9 within 48 hours about all requirements for school contributions of more than board candidacy are relatively $600 received between Apnl simple. They Include literacy; 8 and April 21, the election citizenship; and one year's date. residence in the school dis- Within 30 days of taking tjjCeta,ndidates, addition otfofirceeP,°rbtomaeridr moewmnbseor"s' "hav°e' Income and any employment may not have interest in contractual relationship uith. claim the board; they must that i Momentum Fitness, a (6,000 sq.ft. facility, offering not hold any municipal office -"ay have 1 strength and carcfio equipment, a rock climbing wall, "}" ,ne dIinsttrhiectgofvoerrnwihnigchbodtyheoyf atrhee ofthe publfic record, fturlalinrianng.geSpoifnaneirnogb®i,cyaongda,aqPuialattiecs®c.lamsassess,agpee.rso-n'a—l running; and they must be County school boards < sauna, towel service andchildcare. qualified registered voters. ciations, in cooperation Our aquatic program is £f> WjNTER % &ALE 40 60% Orr - Winter Selection* CompetitiveMembershipRates: Couples. Corporate. Student, Mid-day, andAquatic. ResortWear Arriving Daily TrialMemberships areavailablMeafonra1ge&d3amnodntohpse.raCtheidldbycalroec,alcaolwlnfeorrsh.ours. GiftCertificatesa 609-430-1050 6Cr3anN.buMrayi,nNSJtreet 377 WallStreet. Princeton (In ResearchPark, oftRoute206across from thePj^^PjffP^. Topics of the Town Princeton Middle East Soci- est bridal fashions. ety, the program in Near Free Tax Assistance Princeton Wedding Consult- Eastern studies at the Univer- ants (PWC) is a full-service For Set All first-year school board sity; and the Institute for event planning firm with a cli- . members are also required by Transregional Study of the The Princeton Senior ent base that stretches from law to attend a school boards Contemporary Middle East, Resource Center will spon- London to Los Angeles. The association training program North Africa and Central sor free tax assistance for firm also operates a designer that focuses on their roles Asia. low- and moderate-income wedding gown and brides- and lesponslbiliries as district The women on tour include senior citizens In the maids' dress discount order- officials. Nahla Asall, bom to a Muslim Princeton area starting During an Intensive week- familywith roots in Jerusalem February 2. Trained volun- end conference, they study going back 500 years, who teers from AARP (Ameri- Owner Charrisse Min Allie- such topics as labor relations, chairs a child sponsorship can Association of Retired gro Is one of a handful of community outreach, budget- program called Project Lov- Persons) will be available Association Bridal Consult- ary matters, leadership skills, ing Care; Michal Shohat, beginning Monday, Febru- ants members who have and effective planning. bom on a kibbuU to eastern attained the "Accredited European parents, a member successlve Mondays Bridal Consultant" designa- 3 Women from Jerusalem oJferuthsealeMmu;niciapnadl CColuanucidlettoef tthherohuoguhrsAporfil1 a1n3d b4.etween tsiuocnh: apnudblsihcaetihoanssaapspeEalreegdanitn In Forum at University Habesch, bom to Christian Both state and federal Bride, Bridal Guide, New Jer- A program entitled "Three pliavreednt3s0,0 ywehaorssein Jfeamriulsyalehma.s Ibencoamveailtaabxlea.ssiVsotlanucneteweirlsl sMeaygaziBnreid'es, ElPehgialnatdelWpehdi-a WlpthleoeammceeWWnooi,nomdeDTrhonordewdSespeWFAaiaukiltd,shi"ostn:woirJlSeilcruhutmoasokaale-t geMnser.alHoafbeCasrcihtasIsHosleycrLeatnadr,y ws1iu0lcl4h0Ataa,scktlhaeends1i0mt4ph0leeEZ1f,0o4rt0mh.se dTihnFegosrN,ePmwhoairrlekadeSiltnpafhroi-raLmePadrtgiiedroe.n, acanldl of Princeton University, on an international Catholic refu- They will not, however, do Ms. Alliegro at 683-4467, or gee organization. business returns or com- Faith Bahadurlan at Thursday, January 22, at 8 p.m. For more information about plex capital gains returns. 252-0608. 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The fea- u tured speaker was Harvard Law School Professor Randall 150 Nassau Streel • Princeton • 924-6785 • M-F 9-6; Thur 9-8; Sat 9-5 THE CALL TO WORSHIP was given by The Rev. Vernard R. Leak of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church on Witherspoon Street at Monday's Martin Luther King Wild Jr. commemorative service. ™ Winners Are Named H s'h001 „ - . , Grades nine/ten: first prize Oats In University Contest of $100, victoria wiseman, M rC<Oir. M.LI. K!/i:n_g„ Dna«y Sra<te nine, Princeton Latin Academy; second prize of V Princeton University's 1998 $50' Jennifer Miranda, grade Martin Luther King Day essay nine, Trenton Central High contest Invited students in School; third prize of $25, grades seven to 12 to mark L*"™ Petrillo, grade ten, the 30th anniversary of Dr. Hopewell Valley Central High Community Market King's death by writing an School, Pennington; honor- encyclopedia article describ- able mention, Melissa Ann ing the course they believe Millcr' Srade 10, Villa Victo- Your full-service community supermarket his life would have taken if he ria Academy, Trenton; and had not been assassinated. Kevin Wang, grade 10, Essays were submitted by Hopewell Valley Central High 312 students from 15 School. 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School, Hamilton; Cherise ond prize of $50, Donavan Johnson, grade eight, Cross- Godwin, grade five, American Cs9 friendly customer service roads Middle School, South Boycholr School; third prize Brunswick; and Emily Lewis- of $25, Andy Chen, grade and a knowledgeable staff LaMonlca, grade eight, The four, Upper Elementary Gs9 large selection ofbeautiful org line produce G\9 all-natural, organic and specialty groceries galore Gsg) naturally-raised meat, poultry and fresh seafood Gs$ fresh foods prepared only with natural ingredients for the besr tasting deli salads, fash bakery items and foods-to-| G\9 pipin'-hot gourmet coffees in our Java bar Gs-3 hesh fruit and vegetable juices from our juice bar !\9 cruelry-free body tare, high quality vitamins & and supplements, and alternative preventive health care solutions PRINCETON 255 Nassau St. V• "waRsEMEthMeBEsReIrNmGonTHoEffDerReEdAMbyERThAeNDRTevH.E DDeRbEoArMa"h OPENING SPRING 1998 Blanks, Assistant Dean of Religious Life and Chapel at Princeton University, at the commemo- rative service on Martin Luther King Day at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church. " Topics of the Town - 'Kennedy, a Princeton trustee lunch-On-The-to !and author of a recent highly 'acclaimed book on Race. Crime, and the Law. , the bar at the bistro The program also featured in : !musical selections by Gregory • Deane Smith, a member of :the Princeton University staff thrifty, healthy, • and a graduate of West- minster Choir College, who delicious, J serves as the Director of quiet and quick Music at Grace Episcopal I|Church In Pemberton, and Monday through Saturday Chris Owens, a Princeton i • University graduate student 11:30 to 5:30 with experience as a song- : writer, performer and band- ; ' leader. Martha McPhee to Open Express lunch Specials 6.99 Arts Council Series Writer Martha McPhee and Main Street chili ( poet Mark Svenvold will inau- meat or vegetarian I gurate the Princeton Arts Councils winter Literary ribollita & salad \ Series on Tuesday, January 27, at 8 p.m., by reading wurst platter from their work. quiche and salad Ms. McPhee is the author oTfimtehe n(oRvaelndBormightHoAunsgee,l soup 'n half sandwich V. 1997) Set In the late 60's and early 70s, the central LUCK OF THE DRAW: Edward Witten and his son dynamic In this novel Is the Rafael, 7, await results of the Charter School lot- Main Street Euro-American Bistro £ Par conflict between domesticity tery on January 16. Parents will be notified of their and independence, roots and children's placement in writing, before the end of n. harrison street • princeton • 609-921-2779 rootlessness, between tradl- the week. (miatrmimiMStxrunom c^cVf^rPf^rPfto^f^cVf tlonal family values and the new imperative of freedom that emerged in the 60's and 70s. Ms. McPhee shares her PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FARMERS father John McPhee's gift for fine prose. Blessed with •> poet's ear for language and a reporter's eye for detail, she proves with this volume that she is also a gifted novelist, a writer with the ability to sur- prise and move her readers. Knde*. i Iboj,' A graduate of Johnson From Fresh Foods to Homemade Crafts and Quilts Park School and Princeton High School. Ms. McPhee HOURS: Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoln College and received her M.F.A. degree In "Come in and check out our creative writing from Columbia University. N She lives in New York with ew Restauran Dine-In her husband Mark Svenvold, t A native of Seattle. 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