Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Salvation Army urges holiday donations
Major Donald E. Berry of NJ Salvation Army Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the wonderful blessings God has bestowed upon us. We can be grateful for our families and friends, food on the table and gainful employment. We may give thanks throughout the year, but Thanksgiving Day is a time…
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PRINCETON: Volunteer!: Helping to make history come to life
By Pat Ellard Special to The Packet Pat Butcher, our tour guide, greets us warmly. She has been waiting for us, looking for a hint as to what kind of tour we would like. “Yes, each tour here at Morven is different because each group is different,” says the Rocky Hill resident. “Sometimes…
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NJ bill threatens health club industry
Joe Moore of International Sportsclub Association The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) expresses its vehement opposition to New Jersey Senate Bill 2164, which is a personal trainer and group exercise instructor certification bill that could effectively shut down these activities in New Jersey health clubs. To date, more than 7,400 e-mails have…
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PRINCETON: Spotlight: Mariel Hemingway to address Princeton HealthCare System’s seventh Conference for Women
Actress and author Mariel Hemingway will be the keynote speaker at Princeton HealthCare System’s seventh annual Conference for Women, set for Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in West Windsor. The Conference for Women is an annual health and wellness event dedicated to inspiring women…
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LWV collecting gifts for Womanspace
Frieda Gilvarg of Princeton Area LWV As in past years, the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area will be collecting holiday gifts for Womanspace, a nonprofit agency providing services to victims of domestic violence. Marjory White of Coldwell Banker Realtors has offered to provide a drop-off site at that office at 10…
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PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Whereas, I’ve had it with pompous talk …
By Pam Hersh Special Writer Whereas, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township agreed to study consolidation — again, and Whereas, more specifically, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township are in the process of forming of a Joint Municipal Study Commission to study the advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of additional shared services and municipal consolidation, Now,…
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Toymaker praises a Princeton toy store
Dan Levy of Funstreet Inc., Northfield, IL Sales of video games are down in the U.S. compared to last year, according to recent data from NPD Group, a market research firm. Meanwhile, sales of board and card games that bring people face-to-face are up, despite a decrease in overall toy sales. When I was…
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