Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • LIFESTYLE: In the Kitchen: In seach of the ultimate burger

    By Pat Tanner, Special Writer    You can blame it on Daniel Boulud or on the recession. Either way, the once humble burger has become the iconic food of our time. In the heady days of 2001 — which seem a short lifetime ago now — the celebrity chef made headlines with his extravagant burger that…

  • PRINCETON: Block party benefits

    PRINCETON: Block party benefits

    Dining by Design committee member and dinner hostess Kathy Herring, left, is joined by her husband, Jamie Herring, and dinner guests Robin and Jon McConaughy. Photo by Emily Reeves

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar — Week of Oct. 30-Nov.5

    Saturday, Oct. 31    Spooky Crafts, for all ages, from noon to 3 p.m., at the Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, Nassau Street, Princeton. For information call (609) 921-6748. Sunday, Nov. 1    Songwriters Showcase, featuring Kim Yarson, Jo Wymer and Sarah Donner, at 2 p.m., Princeton Public Library, Sands Library Building, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton.…

  • Supporting Christie over Corzine and Daggett

    Daniel Huttar of Montgomery     I have been a New Jersey resident since 1958, and I’m experiencing property tax plan deja vu again.    Lauren Otis’ Oct. 20 feature article (“Time to replace the property tax?”) on Chris Daggett’s tax proposal was well done. But, unfortunately, the subject plan is nothing more than the current version…

  • PRINCETON: Block party benefits

    PRINCETON: Block party benefits

    Judy Scheide toasts her guests at a Dining by Design dinner she hosted with her husband, William Scheide, on Oct. 24. Photo by Deborah Land

  • Endorsing Diane Ciccone in W. Windsor

    George Borek, president, W.Windsor Township Council     On Tuesday Nov. 3, West Windsor residents will be voting for a Township Council member to fill the vacancy left by The Honorable William Anklowitz.    I can only vote for one person, and that person is Diane Ciccone.    In the recent months, having heard both candidates who are…

  • Endorsing Diane Ciccone in W.Windsor

    Heidi Kleinman of West Windsor     Diane Ciccone is dedicated to public service. She has been a dedicated volunteer as a member of the West Windsor Planning Board, also holding leadership positions in school organizations, environmental organizations and the West Windsor Arts Council. Since she moved to West Windsor nine years ago, she has actively…

  • Democrats jeopardize Skillman Village sale

    Kacey Dyer, Montgomery Township Committee     Last November, I had the honor of being elected to serve on the Montgomery Township Committee. This year, I write to ask for your vote for Mark Caliguire and Thom Carter.    When I was elected last year, the voters spoke resoundingly on one particular issue — the Republican plan…

  • Supporting Andrew Hersh for W. Windsor Council

    David Wanetick of West Windsor     Most politicians that I have listened to believe that the only way to deliver community services is to raise taxes.    I have long pondered whether this notion is evidence of intellectual laziness, an attempt at social engineering, a manifestation of retribution or a disease.    Thus, I found it very…