Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Scenes: A night out with Patti Lupone

    PRINCETON: Scenes: A night out with Patti Lupone

    Richard Tepper Gala co-chairwomen Kathryn F. Gardner and Carmen Plucinsky, both of Princeton. Photo by Richard Tepper

  • ID card program moving ahead

    Maria Juega of Latin American Legal Defense Fund     We are delighted to let you know that we are moving ahead with the Princeton Community ID card thanks to the support, guidance and encouragement we have received from the municipal authorities in both the borough and the township, particularly borough police Chief David Dudeck, his…

  • Defending Westerly Road Church plans

    Joseph DiLuzio of Princeton     I think I speak for many at Westerly Road Church when I say we would probably prefer to remain at the location where we’ve been for over 50 years.    Among other things, our proximity to the downtown area makes it convenient for members and students from the university to attend…

  • PRINCETON: AROUND TOWN: Celebrate Haiti and help rebuild Haiti’s schools

    Trinity Church’s “Princeton to Port-au-Prince” lawn concert Sunday, May 16     Trinity Church will stage “Princeton to Port-au-Prince,” a rain-or-shine lawn concert with 100 percent of the profits to benefit Episcopal Relief and Development’s school rebuilding for Haitian children, on Sunday, May 16th, from 3 to 6 p.m.     Taking place on Trinity’s Stockton Street…

  • Pool project inappropriate in the current economy

    Ruth Sayer of Princeton     I was amazed to see that $4.1 million had been approved at the joint budget meeting of Princeton Borough and Township for a new swimming pool. I realize that 1 million has been raised and another 1 million is anticipated from current funds and fee increases.    At a time when…

  • Princeton’s new housing ordinance

    Jane Buttars and Daniel A. Harris of Princeton     On May 2010, Princeton Township passed the RSC-2 Ordinance, permitting age-restricted housing on the Lowe Tract on the Princeton Ridge. People for Princeton Ridge, Inc., which has struggled for two years to achieve an environmentally responsible framework for any such development, believes that this ordinance is…

  • Why is Congress following Europe’s path to destruction?

    Ron Wootters of Lambertville     Why is Congress following Europe down the path to destruction?    Europe is going down the path to destruction so why is the current Congress allowing the United States to take that same path? People usually learn from their mistakes or by the mistakes of others, so why isn’t the current…

  • More changes needed in church expansion plan

    Sara Hollister of Princeton    I was encouraged to learn at the Princeton Regional Planning Board meeting on April 8 that the Westerly Road Church has agreed to surface its parking lot spaces with pervious material. This is a step forward in the direction of environmental responsibility to the delicate habitat of the Princeton Ridge.…

  • PRINCETON: James Lapine, ‘Sondheim’ co-creator, looks back

    By Julia Bumke Special Writer     On a 95-degree day in April 1984, it looked as though writer-director James Lapine and composer Stephen Sondheim had a flop on their hands. “Sunday in the Park with George” had just had its first preview in Broadway’s un-air-conditioned Booth Theatre. The audience was not happy.     “You could…