Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: SCENES: Rhapsody in black and white

    PRINCETON: SCENES: Rhapsody in black and white

    Micaela de Lignerolles and Nigel Hawkins enjoy Mini Masters, an exhibition of artwork created by student visitors to the Princeton University Art Museum.

  • WW-P school board sends mixed messages

    Susan Levine of WW-P Service Association     The Board of Education here in West Windsor-Plainsboro has spent the last couple of months sending the residents of this community mixed messages. At one point, the board claims to maintain nothing less than the utmost in fiscal responsibility, but at the same time, claim they cannot meet…

  • Curbing health insurance abuses

    Jim Dieterle of AARP New Jersey     Insurance company abuses are hurting people. It’s that simple and Congress must act now. AARP is continuing to fight against these insurance abuses including the denial of health care coverage based on age or the denial of health care coverage based on pre-existing conditions. Many insurance companies put…

  • Unfairness unproven in boro revaluation

    Nicholas R. Karp of Princeton     The analysis of the Princeton Borough revaluation that The Packet reported on last week was inadequate to draw conclusions about either the accuracy or the equity of the revaluation process. Many properties that started in lower deciles increased in value by multiples of five or more, suggesting new construction…

  • Community Works thanks workshop supporters

    Marge Smith of Princeton Community Works     On Jan. 25, more than 400 participants representing more than 200 non-profit organizations across the state attended this year’s 13th annual Princeton Community Works, which offers a series of workshops that provide insight and information while encouraging networking and teamwork.    Our deep gratitude goes to Princeton University for…

  • Assessment methodology not at fault

    William Hoover of Princeton     Regarding your article of Jan. 29, “Revaluation results questioned in Boro,” I would offer the following comments. First: Now you know the shortcomings of raising tax revenues via the property tax. Second: There is nothing wrong with the assessment methodology used by Appraisal Systems Inc.    I am sure that the…

  • WW-P voters should demand accountability

    Mary Alden of Plainsboro     There has been much written about the West Windsor-Plainsboro school board’s decision to go ahead with the outsourcing of the custodial and maintenance Services within the school district. As a taxpayer I am very concerned about where the money will come from to reach a balanced budget, as mandated by…

  • PHOTO FEATURE: The Extraordinary Measures family

    PHOTO FEATURE: The Extraordinary Measures family

    Photos by Phil McAullife    The Crowley family, whose story of medical challenge and triumph inspired the new film "Extraordinary Measures," made public appearances at Princeton MarketFair over the weekend, introducing the opening of the movie, which stars Harrison Ford and Brandon Frazer, and signing books at Barnes & Noble.

  • Counterpoint: From Cold Warrior to ‘proto-peacenik’?

    A new book revisits the life and death of a president By Michael Redmond, Lifestyle Editor    The Russians have a proverb: Two men can keep a secret if one of them is dead.    This instance of folk wisdom reflects the experience of most journalists and history buffs, which is that almost all secrets get told,…