Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Princeton Ridge preserve and the Lowe tract
Jerry Berkelhammer of Princeton In his Aug. 21 letter to The Princeton Packet congratulating Township Committee for endorsing the concept of a Princeton Ridge Preserve, Daniel Harris assumes the resolution would include the Lowe tract on Bunn Drive. Township Committee has long recognized the lack of suitable senior housing in Princeton. In particular it…
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NJ Restaurant Association and food safety
Deborah Dowell of NJ Restaurant Association The New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) is encouraging restaurant and foodservice operators to begin their planning and reinforce food safety education and training as well as raise awareness of the industry’s commitment to food safety as September has been named National Food Safety Education Month. The New Jersey…
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Opposing Gusciora’s consolidation bill
Eva Kaplan of Pennington I’ve just been made aware of a bill that has been introduced before New Jersey’s State Legislature by current elected Assembly members Reed Gusciora and Sheila Oliver. This bill is designed to effectuate mandatory consolidation of many of our New Jersey local towns and to establish local governments for the…
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Princeton DPW should ‘smell the flowers’
Tilghman Pitts of Princeton The officials of the Princeton Township Public Works Department need to get out and smell the flowers. Literally. If they did, they might notice that one of the pleasant consequences of the region’s current warming trend is that the gardening season lasts longer than it did in the past. Flowers,…
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Fear distorts health care reform debate
Nicole Scheller of Lawrence Over the years, it seems everyone had some bureaucratic, medical, or financial horror story related to their health insurance — or lack thereof. Then on the brink of righting this grievous wrong, up sprung the most powerful of all manipulators: fear. Propaganda, lies, and fear, the stuff of the powerful…
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MONTGOMERY: Violinist acclaimed for his writing
By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Nicholas Bleisch, an 18-year-old aspiring violinist from Montgomery, was named the Intelius Literature Laureate for his essay on the importance of music in his life at the fourth biennial Adventures of the Mind summit held from Aug. 20 through Aug. 23 at the Institute for Advanced Study…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Saturday, Aug. 29 — Monday, Sept. 7
Saturday, Aug. 29 West Windsor Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Vaughn Drive parking lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station. Performing will be the Quincy Mumford Band, a four-piece band consisting of Brian Gearty on bass guitar, Karlee Bloomfield on keys, Jeff Mann on drums and Quincy Mumford on acoustic guitar. On the…
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LIFESTYLE: In The Kitchen: A peachy time of year
By Faith Bahadurian, Special Writer New Jersey peaches are great this year. Somehow that long, cool, damp stretch in early summer has produced an especially tasty (if slightly delayed) crop. As if to make up for our blighted tomatoes, our peaches are fat, juicy, and bursting with flavor. Peaches have been grown in New Jersey…
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In praise of a WW council member
It has been some 5 months since Diane Ciccone was appointed to the WW Town Council to fill the position vacated by Will Anklowitz and her performance has been nothing short of brilliant. Ms. Ciccone is a no-nonsense council member whose comments are to the point, whose attitude is positive and whose general demeanor…
