Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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IN THE KITCHEN: Happy birthday, Whole Earth Center!
By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer Do you remember what you were doing in 1970? I was living in Cambridge, Mass., and working at Boston After Dark newspaper (now the Boston Phoenix). While it wasn’t as far out as the scene in San Francisco, we had plenty of wonderful music and other exciting happenings to…
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Response to Westerly Road Church pastor
Elliot Lieb of Princeton I was amazed to read the arguments made by John Beeson, associate pastor of the Westerly Road Church (The Princeton Packet, April 20) in which he seems to imply that WRC cannot carry out its mission and still have an environmentally sustainable new facility on the Princeton Ridge — which…
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PRINCETON AREA: Volunteer!: Making friends
Phil McAuliffe At the Princeton Public Library, Hannah Schneibner, age 10, enjoys reading to Emma, an 8-year-old therapy dog, as Joe Turner, of Lawrence, looks on. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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PRINCETON AREA: Volunteer!: Making friends
It’s not a reading lesson; it’s two friends enjoying a story together. One of the friends just happens to be a dog. By Pat Ellard Special to The Packet It is love at first sight. Emma’s big brown eyes look into mine, and my heart belongs to her. My heart may belong to her,…
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Defending a new charter school
Dr. Stuart Chen-Hayes of Plainsboro As West Windsor-Plainsboro, Princeton, and South Brunswick taxpayers, founders of Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS), parents, and K-20 educators, we are happy to ally with neighbors and public school colleagues to find ways to better finance public schools including charters and challenge unfair New Jersey school funding formulas.…
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Defending Westerly Road church expansion
John Beeson, Associate Pastor, Westerly Road Church Last Thursday’s Planning Board meeting provided an interesting opportunity for us at Westerly Road Church. Although we are a long standing member of Princeton, it’s rare for us to have such a public forum. We hope this forum will provide more than mere discussion of our site…
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The firefighting situation in Princeton
John Procaccino of Princeton Just a note to the people of Princeton about the fire fighting situation in our two towns: As you may know we have three firehouses manned by an all volunteer force; Engine Company No. 1 (Chestnut Street), Hook and Ladder (Harrison Street) and Engine Company No. 3 (Witherspoon Street). Recently,…
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Church expansion ignores Master Plan
Lincoln S. Hollister of Princeton At the first hearing before the Regional Planning Board of Princeton for the application of the Westerly Road Church to build new facilities on Bunn Drive, three things became evident: The application is not only for a house of Sunday worship but also it is a facility for a…
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Opposing Westerly Road Church expansion
Sarah Hollister of Princeton It is increasingly understood that forests are necessary to human life, yet humans are destroying their forests, tree by tree. If given its way, Westerly Road Church will continue this process in a forested 18 ½ acres on Bunn Drive, where this church plans to clear-cut 44 percent of the…
