Category: archives

  • Giving thanks: Food, fun and family are reasons to be grateful this holiday season

    Lifestyle By: Ashley Caudill    Tryptophan-induced naps, Broadway stars featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, tales of amiable Pilgrims and Indians, Black Friday frenzies and family feeding fests all bring to mind this November holiday. The following are memories, traditions, musings and tales from area residents about Thanksgiving Day celebrations. * * *    Laurie Anne…

  • Town mulls plan to save farm tracts

    By: Matthew Kirdahy    Time is running out for the township to save two farms that could slip into the hands of developers by the end of the year.    On Monday, the Township Committee pleaded with the Simonson and Barclay families to hold off on selling their land to developers as the township mulls buying the…

  • Temporal lobe epilepsy, Part Two: advances in treatment

    "There are many effective medications available now, and we try to choose one with few or desirable side-effects." By:Lorraine Seabrook    Last week, we heard from a patient of Dr. Carran who has lived with temporal lobe epilepsy since her teenage years.    The patient describes what happened as she entered middle age:    "By the early 1980s…

  • Garage lawsuit is unsupported by logic or law

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 28 By: Packet Editorial    At long last, the strategy of the Concerned Citizens of Princeton is becoming clear. Like the Bush administration, which treats every new incident of terrorism in Iraq as proof that great progress is being made, the Concerned Citizens evidently believe that every defeat they suffer in their attempt…

  • Princeton High student journeys far for a smile

    Teen travels to Brazil to support Operation Smile medical team. By: Jeff Milgram    For Alicia Ling, it all started with a love of baking.    And it ended up in a poor section of Brazil, where the 17-year-old Princeton High School senior and another American teenager spent 10 days this summer with a group of doctors…

  • Nov. 28, 5 p.m.: Some reading for the holiday weekend

    A couple of columns worth checking out while you’re waiting on line at the mall. By: Hank Kalet    Two items of note worth reading, given that many of you will be waiting on line with nothing but bad Christmas music to occupy your minds:    • Today’s column by E.J. Dionne Jr. in the Washington Post…

  • Cantu climbs ladder of League of Municipalities

       PLAINSBORO — Mayor Peter Cantu has moved up a notch at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.    On Nov. 21, Mayor Cantu was elected first vice president. Last year he served as second vice president.    "Mayor Cantu is a very dynamic leader," said William Dressel Jr., executive director of the League of Municipalities. "His…

  • Fees for records may be increased

    Cost of obtaining records from the borough will double if ordinance is adopted by Hightstown Borough Council. By: Mark Moffa    HIGHTSTOWN — The cost of obtaining records from the borough would double if an ordinance being considered by Borough Council wins approval Monday.    The ordinance, which would increase other fees as well, was introduced last…

  • ‘Tis the season for frivolity

    REALITY CHECK, Nov. 28 By: Dawn Cariello    It’s that time of year again when companies lead their employees through the forced march of merriment known as the office Christmas party. These parties often reflect the philosophies and personalities of the organizations that host them. Indeed, individual workplace dynamics can’t help but manifest themselves at these…