Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Urging approval of PRSD budget
John L. Powell of Princeton I would not have thought Princeton could be so easily rolled by Trenton — and on education, especially at a time when: • Education is an agreed national priority, with our competitiveness at stake; • We’re making substantial strides in achievement for all students; • Princeton’s school tax rate — on an…
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PRINCETON AREA: HAPPENINGS: Parties, galas, benefits, etc.
ArtFirst! at UMCP On Saturday, April 17, from 6 to 9 p.m., ArtFirst!, an international juried exhibition and sale of original art work by professional artists with disabilities, kicks off with a Patron’s Preview Party at University Medical Center at Princeton. The exhibit, sponsored by the Auxiliary of UMCP, continues through June 12. After…
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PRSD superintendent addresses the community
Judith A. Wilson of Princeton Regional School District The following letter has been addressed to parents and members of the community: We are certainly in challenging and difficult times. The economic forces at play on national and state levels are impacting our district in unprecedented ways. While responding to the realities of decreased revenues…
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Incumbents, budget merit approval in WW-P
Diane Hasling of West Windsor This spring’s vote on school budgets has been cast as much more than approving funds for next year’s education of our children. Before deciding to send some kind of a message with your vote, I encourage all to consider the real consequences of that decision. In West Windsor-Plainsboro, the…
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Villa Grande Civic Association wants teacher pay freeze
Edward M. O’Mara of West Windsor The Executive Board of the Village Grande Civic Association wishes to acknowledge the West Windsor-Plainsboro School Board’s response to meet with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Association. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss reopening the teachers’ existing three-year contract. The resulting agreement by the teachers and their…
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PRINCETON AREA: Listen up! Listen local! Princeton Symphony announces 31st season
News from one of Central Jersey’s key cultural resources By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its 31st season, running October 2010 to May 2011, and the first to be programmed front- to-back by the orchestra’s new music director, Rossen Milanov. Immediately apparent is a strong emphasis upon the…
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PRINCETON AREA: In the Kitchen: Princeton’s Taste of the Nation — bigger, even better bigger and bette r
Featured recipe: ASPARAGUS AND WHITE BEAN SOUP By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer It seems to me that this year’s Princeton Taste of the Nation, in its 19th year, has taken on a life of its own. The event is part of a nationwide series of gourmet tasting events put on by Share Our Strength,…
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Courts making interpretive error on gun control
Patrick Walsh of Princeton After graduating college, I served four years as an infantry officer in the 25th Infantry Division. I fired everything from 9mm pistols to .50 caliber machine guns, routinely qualifying “expert” with my M16 rifle. It’s not despite but precisely because of such experience that I think the current availability of…
