Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Whereas, I’ve had it with pompous talk …

    PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Whereas, I’ve had it with pompous talk …

    Ever wonder who Robert was? Meet Henry Martyn Robert, Brigadier General, United States Army (1837-1923), who compiled his famous Rules of Order in 1876 after a meeting at his church didn’t go so well. No kidding.

  • Princeton health unit’s great H1N1 effort

    Judith Wilson, Princeton Schools superintendent     While many communities and school districts are still struggling to obtain doses of the H1N1 vaccination and to organize for the administration of vaccines, over 1500 school aged children and pregnant women in Princeton have already received their vaccinations. There is one clear reason for this successful effort: The…

  • PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Whereas, I’ve had it with pompous talk …

    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,…

  • 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…

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    Sergio Bonotto, right, of Princeton wears the Bronze Star and Purple Heart he earned in World War II. Next to him during the benediction is Korean War veteran Howard Mele of Princeton.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    Photos by Mark Czajkowski Princeton remembered its veterans on Nov. 11 with ceremonies at the All Wars Monument, featuring a color guard from Battery G, Third Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment from the Marine Reserve Training Detachment at West Trenton. The gathering, organized by the Spirit of Princeton Committee, was keynoted by retired USMC Col. Bruce…

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    Retired USMC Col. Bruce Martin delivers the keynote address.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    Ray Wadsworth of the Spirit of Princeton Committee and retired USMC Col. Bruce Martin place a wreath.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    PHOTO FEATURE: Veterans Day in Princeton

    Scott Ricketts plays taps at the conclusion of the ceremonies.