Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Needed improvements for County Route 571

    Linda Geevers of W. Windsor Township Council     The following has been sent to West Windsor Mayor Shing Fu Hseuh and Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes:    I request that the West Windsor Council receive a formal response from the engineers and/or consultants as to the comments submitted by the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance…

  • Princeton parking fees are ‘exorbitant’

    Phyllis Spiegel of Cranbury    When is anyone going to address the exorbitant cost of parking in Princeton? It’s outrageous. Spending a day at the environmental film festival at the library cost a friend of mine $15 at the garage — after two free hours from the library.    It’s really outrageous that one cannot just…

  • Failure of courage on marriage equality

    The Rev. Carol S. Haag of Princeton    We were on the verge of an earthshaking event in the New Jersey State House on Thursday afternoon. Progressive NJ senators took the initiative to lead this state into full expression of the American ideal of equality with the Marriage Equality Act. Loretta Weinberg, Richard Cody, Raymond…

  • Thanking Princeton’s Holiday Wish supporters

    Cynthia Mendez of Princeton Human Services Department    On behalf of the Princeton Human Services Commission and Department, we extend a heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the following individuals and organizations/businesses for their generosity during our 11th annual Holiday Wish List drive:    Angelo and Carol Auletta; Jim Banks; the Bank of Princeton; Jeanine Barsumian; Emile…

  • Mercer Street’s ‘appalling condition’

    Nancy Howard of Princeton     The appalling condition of Mercer Street in the Borough of Princeton is an embarrassment to the community. The area is visited throughout the year by people from all over the world, due to the presence of the Princeton Seminary and the Einstein house. It is my understanding that the road…

  • Alert system gives peace of mind

    Grace Sinden of Princeton     This is regarding recent concerns raised about local emergency communications to the public. In 1999 when Hurricane Floyd struck the East Coast, including Princeton, I was a member of the Princeton Regional Health Commission (the combined boards of health of the borough and township). At that time there was serious…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Jan. 5 — Jan. 13, 2010

    Tuesday, Jan. 5     West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education Special Meeting: 7 p.m., Grove Middle School.     Lecture: Health and Wellness. Do kids/adults need to supplement with vitamins? How to find the most effective vitamins, based on purity, potency and performance. Presented by George P.Piegaro Jr, health adviser, Healthy You, Healthier Planet. 7 p.m. Free.…

  • Governor not ‘playing by the rules’

    Frank Paul Lukacs, East Windsor Although I have strongly publicly supported Gov. Corzine regarding his education agenda and property-tax initiatives, I disagree with Gov. Corzine when he states of illegal immigrants, that “young people who have played by the rules [should have] the right to continue that effort with in-state tuition.”    Who is this governor,…

  • PRINCETON: Spotlight: Ted Cross: Capturing beauty on the wing

    ‘Waterbirds’/Photos by Theodore Cross By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor     Ted Cross does not recall how his passion for shore birds began, but like all true love affairs, when he fell, he fell hard.     “Things happen in life that you just can’t explain,” the longtime Princeton resident says. “I was in the Navy for…