Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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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.
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Greenhouse gas emission and ballfield lights
Stephen Hiltner of Princeton In extensive reports on the debate over installing lighting for high school sports events in West-Windsor-Plainsboro, one element appears to be missing. That is the consideration of how the installation would impact the towns’ progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Sustainability Plan in West Windsor’s Master Plan, for instance,…
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PRINCETON: Scenes: Eden celebrates ‘Dreams of Arcadia’
Eden President & CEO Dr. Tom McCool with Eden Dreams event co-chairs Janet Quartarone of Flemington and Peter Franco of Mercerville.
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PRINCETON: Community Calendar: Jan. 22 — Jan. 29, 2010
Friday, Jan. 22 Friday Drop-In: Jasha Levi, author of World War II memoir “The Last Exile, The Tapestry of a Life,” will be the featured speaker at the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Friday Drop-In at 1 p.m. at the Plainsboro Municipal Center on Plainsboro Road. Mr. Levi will speak of his experiences during World War…
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YOUR VIEWS: NJ’s wage laws hamper our economy
Robert M. Brown of West Collingswood Heights I own a small business in New Jersey that performs asphalt paving of public streets. When I am able to ask other non-industry people what they think would be a fair wage and benefit package to pay someone to sweep the gutters of their street with a…
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Kalet not critical enough of Obama failures
Kirk Williamson of Princeton Regarding Hank Kalet’s column in The Princeton Packet (“The Obama success deficit” — Friday, Jan. 15), the country as a whole is suffering Obama-promise hangover. In isolated pockets it might be said the population generally is disappointed that not enough has been done — perhaps something like “others have conspired…
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PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Making book on progress
By Pam Hersh Special Writer The Haiti catastrophe left me and a small group of friends at a loss for words. Our inability to articulate resulted only from a remote knowledge of the situation. None of us had a personal connection to the tragedy, unlike other area residents who experienced the anguish far more…
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PRINCETON: Westminster Community Orechestra: The sweep of the symphony
Phil McAuliffe Conductor Ruth Ochs of the Westminster Conservatory Orchestra Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
