May 1, 2002

Indiana Pacers defeat New Jersey Nets, 97-74, in Game 4 of Eastern Conference series; series is tied, 2-2; photos (M)

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will revive system implemented by former Mayor Ed Koch to consult Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and City Bar Association for recommendations for judicial appointments; mechanism was rejected by Mayor Giuliani; Fund for Modern Courts official Steven Zeidman hails bid to keep politics out of judicial selection (M)

Environmentalists press golf industry to follow earth friendly practices in golf course development; several new approaches are being implemented; some golf clubs are using carp rather than algicides to keep ponds cleaner; others try to attract bats and bluebirds for pest control; willingness of golf industry to work with environmentalists marks sea change in attitude; photos (M)

Toronto Maple Leafs defeat New York Islanders, 4-2, in Game 7 to win Eastern Conference playoff series, 4-3; photos (M)

Ontario, home of more than third of all Canadians and 40 percent of Canada's economic activity, will open its electricity market; move, which is described as deregulation but in reality keeps market tightly regulated under different rules, will make it easier for American and Canadian power companies to sell their electricity across border; closer integration of two countries' power grids will reinforce growing trade and investment that have resulted from 1988 bilateral free trade deal, which was bolstered six years later by North American Free Trade Agreement; several smaller Canaedian provinces, including British Columbia and Quebec, are already allowing electricity imports from US (M)