Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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More reasons to keep Princeton’s Dinky train
Herb Hobler of Montgomery It’s been reported that some 4,500 people have signed a petition to keep the Dinky Princeton/Princeton Junction train. Among so many arguments supporting that position, I respectfully note there are two I have yet to read about. One is about weather. The Dinky lets passengers in Princeton and Princeton Junction…
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Supporting Jo Butler for Borough Council
Tim Quinn of Princeton I write to encourage my fellow Princeton Borough residents to join me in supporting Jo Butler for Borough Council in the June 8 Democratic primary election. I’ve known Jo for many years, dating to her involvement with the Council of the Friends of the Princeton Public Library, a strong public-private…
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Proposed Montgomery cuts were too deep
Committeewoman Louise Wilson of Montgomery This past Wednesday night, the Montgomery Township Committee failed to reach agreement on cuts to the school budget. Brad Fay and I voted for cuts of about a million dollars, while Mark Caliguire and Thom Carter voted for cuts of about $2 million. The school budget was rejected by…
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Womanspace honors C. Vivian Stringer
Joan Bartl of Womanspace Womanspace honored C. Vivian Stringer, renowned Rutgers Women’s Basketball Coach at the 16th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award dinner on Tuesday, May 18, at the Princeton Hyatt. Coach Stringer shared her passion for supporting women and girls to stand tall and strong. This passion has driven her to produce winning…
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PRINCETON: Spotlight: Making a little history
Posing with a poster for “Rockingham: The Road to Peace” are the production team from Visionary Video and FilmWorks Studios, from left, Nancy Allen and Angela Smith, production assistants; Tom Harkness, cinematographer; Lauren Harkness, production manager; Lenny Szot, cinematographer; Loraine Frintrup, still photographer, and Fred Frintrup, director.
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Enable Inc. 20th annual gala
Sharon J.B. Copeland of Enable Inc. We would like to thank everyone who helped to make Enable Inc.’s 20 Year Celebration Gala a success. The event, held on May 8, celebrated 20 years of assisting individuals with disabilities to live full and independent lives in local communities. Enable has grown through the years and…
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Will NJN privatization end Bluegrass program
Geoff Berne of Hamilton, Ohio As New Jersey Network faces the threat of privatization, hanging in the balance is a plan that’s been evolving over the past year for the rebroadcast of an historic television series on bluegrass music from 1977 to which I had the honor of contributing as scriptwriter, narrator, and producer-for-stage,…
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Community Park pool project is necessary
Peter M. O’Neill of Princeton Parks & Recreation Foundation I read with interest Ruth Sayer’s letter in the May 11 issue of The Princeton Packet. The topic she addresses is legitimate: everyone is cognizant of the current economic conditions. But I would disagree with her proposal to delay the Community Park Pool project because…
