Category: archives
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’21 Grams’
The team that produced ‘Amores perros’ delivers a film that deftly handles existential quandaries. By: Jay Boyar "They say we lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death," muses the college professor portrayed by Sean Penn in 21 Grams. And for the metrically challenged, we’re also told that 21 grams is the…
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OBITUARIES, Dec. 23, 2003
Dorothy B. Moore, Betty Ann Van Dyke, Anne P. Root, Susan E. Hall. Dorothy B. Moore Former Princeton area resident HUNT VALLEY, Md. Dorothy Bullock "Mimi" Moore died Nov. 14 of cancer while a resident of Broadmead, a retirement community. She was 80. Born in Philadelphia and a former resident of Bucks County,…
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Cherished recipes from ‘auld lang syne’
"Endangered Recipes: Too Good to be Forgotten" is too good to be overlooked. By: Faith Bahadurian "Endangered Recipes: Too Good to be Forgotten" is too good to be overlooked. Holidays are a nostalgic time of year, and much of that nostalgia focuses on favorite family recipes. Suddenly we crave our grandmother’s prize cake or our…
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Our wishes for prosperity through 2004
PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 23 By: Packet Editorial ‘Tis two days before Christmas 2003, The presents are wrapped, and they’re under the tree, Awaiting the moment when all on our list Will open the gifts we just couldn’t resist. The economy’s lousy, the job picture’s dark, The weather’s been frightful, there’s no place to park, Yet…
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Brandywine Journey
An award-winning winery, Revolutionary War battlefield and impressive museums make this hamlet an excellent day-trip destination. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Amy Brummer The headquarters of Marquis de Lafayette at the Brandywine Battlefield. In Newell Convers Wyeth’s 1923 painting "The Giant," a group of children are captivated by the apparition of a towering figure…
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Borough, Palmer Square reach accord
Settlement on Hulfish North follows years of negotiations. By: Jennifer Potash After an impasse lasting more than a decade, Princeton Borough and Palmer Square management reached a settlement Thursday permitting construction of 97 to 100 luxury townhouses at Hulfish North. The Princeton Borough Council will discuss the proposed settlement tonight. Key points in the settlement…
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Cherished recipes from ‘auld lang syne’
"Endangered Recipes: Too Good to be Forgotten" is too good to be overlooked. By: Faith Bahadurian Holidays are a nostalgic time of year, and much of that nostalgia focuses on favorite family recipes. Suddenly we crave our grandmother’s prize cake or our mother’s weeknight casserole. That’s fine if you are lucky enough to have the…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 23 By: Arts Council expansion essential to mission To the editor: I am writing on behalf of The Arts Council of Princeton to respond to the letter from Borough Council member Mildred Trotman (The Packet, Dec. 9), in which she asserted that the size of our proposed new facility…
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Dec. 23, 9 a.m.: Top Ten Tuesday’s Christmas classics, Part 1
The music. Check back Wednesday for the best animated TV of the season. By: Hank Kalet Top Ten Tuesday today takes on the holiday season with the Top 10 Christmas songs of all-time well, my favorite 10, anyway. 1. "Happy X-mas (War is Over)" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono 2. "Blue Christmas" by…
