Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Wedding bells, not e-beepers
By Pam Hersh, Special Writer I sat on the bench in front of Starbucks on Nassau Street three weeks ago and frantically punched letters and numbers on both my personal cell phone and work-designated cell phone that also does e-mail. A voice behind me softly admonished, “Honey, life is too short for all this,” as…
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PRINCETON: Save the dates!
Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show on the horizon The Historical Society of Princeton will present the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 26, at Princeton Airport. For the fifth straight year, the show will be managed by Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions of Rhinebeck,…
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12th Congressional District needs Scott Sipprelle
12th CD needs Scott Sipprelle To the editor: Addressing all the residents of the 12th Congressional District so dismally represented by Rep. Rush Holt: What has he done for the district during his almost 10 years in Washington? He has been paid close to $2 million, invested in a great retirement plan and participated…
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Princeton block party organizers thank supporters
Cynthia Mendez of Princeton HS, Scott Parsons of Princeton Housing Authority On Sunday, Aug. 23, Princeton Human Services and the Princeton Housing Authority sponsored an "End of the Summer Block Party" on Clay St. Despite the inclement weather, we had a great turnout and everyone had a fun -filled afternoon with music, food and youth…
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Revaluation ‘do-over’ or just a ‘do-it-again’
Mary Ellen Marino of Princeton Borough Will a "do-over" of Princetons’ reassessments just be a "do-again?" If we do reassess again with the same extraction method, we will likely get the same result. The flaw is in the methodology used — making land more valuable than housing. Subtraction is the norm. Besides there are…
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Montgomery Twp. needs Ed Trzaska and Patricia Graham
Jaci Trzaska of Montgomery My husband and I moved to Montgomery over six years ago and we instantly fell in love with our new hometown. We quickly became avid hikers of the Sourland Mountain Preserve and bike riders on the Delaware-Raritan Canal. Over the years, my husband has gotten more and more involved in…
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PRINCETON: PFARS flea market to take place Sept. 18
Each fall the Ladies Auxiliary of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad conducts a flea market to raise money for the squad. This year’s flea market will take place Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the squad building, which is located at 237 N. Harrison St., Princeton Township. On…
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Dealing with the impact of Princeton revaluations
Leo Arons of Princeton While I hardly celebrate an appraisal that has raised my taxes by 50 percent, I find myself disagreeing with much of what I hear from my Fair Tax neighbors. An appraisal is, after all, a reflection of the forces of supply and demand in the marketplace. It is not designed…
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’Disgusted’ with negative attacks on Rush Holt
Arlene Jacey of Montgomery I found the Aug. 24 letter — “Stop the spending, vote for Sipprelle” — in The Princeton Packet quite absurd. I am thoroughly disgusted with the negativity that is being spewed at Democratic candidates, most of which is passed around in sound bites by the radical far right because, unfortunately,…
