Month: August 2003

  • Ingredient advice from the real experts

    Weekly farmers markets have been popping up all over the area this summer, not unlike the mushrooms produced by the unusually damp weather we’ve experienced. At each one, we shoppers can find fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers that were picked fresh that morning, are often organically grown and sometimes of unusual or heirloom varieties.    But…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Aug. 29 issue. Slow Down is asset to Hightstown To the editor:     Saturday evening our family walked downtown and stepped into the Slow Down Cafe for dessert. As an added treat there were two local young musicians, Chris Smith and John Walsh, entertaining the clientele. In the cozy atmosphere of the cafe…

  • Two-story addition slated for Kreps

    East Windsor School District to embark on most expensive renovation project at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor Regional School District expects to send its most expensive renovation project out to bid next week.    Estimated at $18.6 million, the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is slated to receive…

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, August 2 through Thursday, September 4. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Donations down at Skeets, but hope is around the corner

       Donations to Skeet’s pantry are down by 50 percent during the summer. By: Matt Kirdahy    It’s not just a holiday thing. Some people need charitable contributions of food year round.    Skeet’s Pantry has nourished those appetites with regularity, despite a 50 percent drop in donations for the summer.    But Linda Van Kirk, who helps run…

  • EDITORIAL: Volunteers give Jamesburg a special feel

    By:    Every town has volunteers. Sometimes they help at the library, the senior center, the school, at food pantries, and they’re almost always working in local fire departments and first aid squads.    The same can be said about Jamesburg, but with one difference. Because of its small size and limited financial resources, volunteering in Jamesburg…

  • Sinkler goes home to PHS

    Former JV coach takes over varsity By: Justin Feil    Carol Sinkler would have been happy enough just being able to work again with the Princeton High girls’ tennis team, to be able to come back to where she was born and raised. But that she’s been welcomed so eagerly by the Little Tigers has made…

  • Delay tactics against garage aren’t working

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 29 By: Packet Editorial    You’ve got to hand it to the Concerned Citizens of Princeton. The group that’s been trying to block the downtown redevelopment plan has been rebuffed at every turn, first by the Borough Council, then in the courts. But instead of recognizing the futility of its efforts, the group…

  • Toy store a laboratory for theory on play

    Market research by national firm draws in parents. By: Jeff Milgram    Teri McIntire is sitting on the floor at Jazams toy store in Palmer Square with her daughter, 17-month-old Faith Carver, and teacher Ellen Hall.    While Faith is doing most of the work, all three are playing with stacking blocks.    "Do you want to put…