Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Cookery: Alton’s coming!
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert Staff Writer Culinary minds can feast on good eats from Food Network chef Alton Brown with his newest cookbook “Good Eats 2: The Middle Years.” And fans can acquire the book and meet Mr. Brown on Monday when he starts a book tour at the Princeton Barnes & Noble. The…
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New arts center makes its debut
Lisa Weil, Holly Singer-Eland, Ilene Dube, Heidi Kleiman, West Windsor We have arrived! On Sept. 25, the West Windsor Arts Council made history as it moved into its new home at the West Windsor Arts Center. This was no ordinary occupation of a building. Rather than have a ribbon cutting, our grand opening ceremony began…
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Join in inauguration of greenway loop trail
Helmut Schwab, Princeton An important section of the planned greenway “loop trail” around Princeton will be inaugurated on Sunday at 4 p.m., at the recently completed elegant pedestrian bridge over Stony Brook. This bridge spans the Stony Brook in a natural setting, at about half way along the most beautiful new section of trail along…
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Koontz adds experience to solid integrity
Anton Lahnston, Princeton I am writing as an enthusiastic supporter of Councilman Andrew Koontz for the position of Mercer County freeholder. As a resident of Princeton Borough for many years I have personally had the opportunity and pleasure to observe and experience Mr. Koontz’s work as a Princeton Borough councilman for over six…
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Koontz part of spending machine
Jim Castelize, Ewing Andrew Koontz says in his campaign materials that he held the line on taxes in Princeton Borough. This is the furthest from the truth. In fact, Council President Koontz was the only councilman to vote against the flat budget (Princeton Borough Council minutes, May 12, 2009). Mr. Koontz stated that by council…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Symphony Orchestra: New season, new sounds
Performing with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Leila Josefowicz gives the East Coast premiere of ‘Beautiful Passing’ for Violin and Orchestra by Princeton University composer Steven Mackey on Sunday in Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. .
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PRINCETON: Princeton Symphony Orchestra: New season, new sounds
Princeton University composer Steven Mackey on "Beautiful Passing": His mother’s death, he says, “turned the piece in a different direction. My heart wasn’t so into the fast and loud and showy stuff, and I became inspired by the serenity and inner strength she showed.”
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GUEST OPINION: Dinky’s future is at stake
By Rodney Fisk, Princeton Where does fiduciary responsibility begin? At some level a public body must acknowledge that it cannot evade the obligation to the broader community to say “no” and say so decisively to something so totally wrong as the proposed obliteration of the Dinky, Princeton’s unique rail shuttle. The rejection is admittedly made…
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Candidate wants to represent all citizens
Roland Foster Miller, Princeton I would like to set the record straight regarding Roger Martindell’s attempt to link my candidacy to the Tea Party. Let me make it clear. I am running as a Republican who wishes to represent all of the people of Princeton members of my party, Democrats and unaffiliated voters alike.…
