Category: archives

  • PERCEPTIONS: A different approach to resolutions

    PERCEPTIONS By Steve Feitl Why wait until Jan. 1 to make a resolution?    If you’re like me, the last thing you want to read about is another person’s New Year’s resolutions. So I won’t do it to you.    If you’re like me, the second-to-last thing you want to read about is how another person doesn’t…

  • Minimally invasive vein surgery is a ‘quite remarkable’ advance

    There is a remarkable new minimally invasive surgical treatment available By: Lorraine Seabrook with Kenneth A. Goldman, M.D.    Approximately 25 million people in the United States suffer the swelling and discomfort of varicose veins. While this is not a life-threatening condition, it can be quite painful and unsightly. Fortunately, there is a remarkable new minimally…

  • Decision nearing for hospital’s future on Witherspoon Street

    Task force may recommend ‘slightly expanded’ zoning to accommodate medical center at present site. By: David Campbell    The burning question of whether the University Medical Center at Princeton will expand at its current Witherspoon Street campus or relocate to a larger site in the area may have an answer in the near future.    Marvin Reed,…

  • Princeton Township lieutenant to get captain’s post

    Lt. Mark Emann to replace Capt. Peter Savalli. By: Rachel Silverman    The Princeton Township Committee will officially induct Lt. Mark Emann, a 26-year veteran of the force, into his new role as township police captain Monday.    Lt. Emann replaces Capt. Peter Savalli, who retired last month after 33 years of service.    The committee will also…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Good as Goldsmith at EB tournament By: Bob Nuse    For a guy who had trouble even making it out to the mat, George Goldsmith had a pretty good day at the Bear Invitational wrestling tournament at East Brunswick.    "He was as sick as a dog the whole day," said West Windsor-Plainsboro High North coach Bill…

  • Artists ready to make ‘ConneXion’ in West Windsor

       WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Arts Council will host its third Arts ConneXion event 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 at Kickstart Mailing Services Annex, 745 Alexander Road, which is near Roszel Road.    The event will include performances by local artists and an exhibition of visual art, original books, compact discs, brochures, and…

  • Cranbury woman is an easy Rider when it comes to stopping the men

    Treannie playing goal for Broncs’ men’s ice hockey team By:    Wealth. Acclaim. Individual achievement. Overcoming adversity. Fame.    These are words that often serve as sources of inspiration in today’s world of sports. Cranbury resident Angela Treannie, the back-up goaltender for the Rider University men’s club ice hockey team, lives her sporting life in simpler terms.…

  • State court again upholds local zoning

    EDITORIAL By: Michele S. Byers    When the Borough of Bernardsville in Somerset County changed its zoning to increase housing lot sizes from 5 to 10 acres, a lawsuit predictably followed. A recent New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, decision upheld the ordinance, adding to the body of law in support of local government efforts to…

  • Eternal Sunshine

    A new collection of photographs and essays captures the essence of the Jersey Shore. By: Susan Van Dongen ‘Four Seasons at the Shore: Photographs of the Jersey Shore’ features the work of 49 photographers. Among them, J.J. Raia has captured Island Beach State Park blanketed by snow.    As an engineer for Amtrak, J.J. Raia spends…