Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • The medical plan for the rest of us

    Marv Ostberg of Princeton It now appears that the much vaunted medical plan that is being proposed is so good that Congress itself wants no part of it. They will keep their gold-plated version, thank you. And as for the rest of us keeping the plans we have and like — about 90 percent of…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    PURSUING THE DREAM — The Historical Society of Princeton screens the documentary ‘Shirley Chisholm: Pursuing the Dream,’ the story of the late New York congresswoman — the first black woman elected to the House — who ran for the presidency in 1972, on Wednesday, June 17, in the Garden Theatre at 5 p.m. For more…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    FIGHTING RIVER BLINDNESS In photo: Jeff Yuan of Plainsboro and Jean Jacobsohn of West Windsor are new among the new members of the board of the United Front Against Riverblindness, with Ms. Jacobsohn to be serving as treasurer. The United Front Against Riverblindness, an African-inspired, nonprofit American health organization that delivers medical treatment to fight…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 12 – June 19

    AIRES & GRACES — The Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, under the direction of Rupert Gough, will sing in the Princeton University Chapel on Tuesday, June 30, at 8 p.m., as part of its first U.S. concert tour. Admission is free. The program will offer excerpts from American composer Carson Cooman’s oratorio ‘The…

  • PRINCETON: ‘Happy Princeton Town’

    PRINCETON: ‘Happy Princeton Town’

    ‘Happy Princeton Town’ by Paul Chase. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  • PRINCETON: Two join Fellowship in Prayer board

    PRINCETON: Two join Fellowship in Prayer board

    David Newton, vice president of Palmer Square Management

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, July 10 – July 18, 2009

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, July 10 – July 18, 2009

    With community photos Friday, July 10     “Project Reemployment: At a Crossroads:” Ilana Levitt, MA, MED, facilitates four-part “how to” course for individuals deciding how to re-enter the work force after a long or short break. “Learn to make good career choices. Identify individual skills. Identify personal interests. Research career options and develop a career…

  • PRINCETON: Swiss geoscientist honored for ‘Excellence in Teaching’

        From a small Swiss village in the Alps to deep-sea scientific research in Hawaii, 31- year-old Yves Plancherel has followed an unusual path to Princeton University, where he is currently a graduate student in the Geosciences Department. On May 30, he was honored at Princeton with the Excellence in Teaching Award presented annually by…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, July 10 – July 18, 2009

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, July 10 – July 18, 2009

    SOUTHERN BELLE — Sara-Ashley Bischoff as Amanda in ‘The Glass Menagerie.’ Princeton Summer Theater is staging Tennessee Williams’ ‘The Glass Menagerie’ (1944) Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., in Princeton University’s Hamilton Murray Theater, located on Nassau Street. Based on one of his short stories,…