Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Rising W. Windsor taxes damage home values
Mike Baxter of West Windsor With pain and deep concern I see our next tax increase has been approved. Taxes have a double bit axe effect on your pocket book: They take money from your monthly cash flow and they decrease the market value of your home. You may be asking yourself — why,…
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Wrong new name for UMC hospital
Herbert W. Hobler of Montgomery The proposed name change of the Medical Center of Princeton to the University Medical Center (of Plainsboro) suggests two misleading credentials: 1. Using the name Princeton and university will influence many people near and far to believe it is related to Princeton University, which it is not. On one…
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PRINCETON AREA: Spotlight: West Windsor nurse awarded the Red Cross’s highest honor
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, selected three volunteer nurses from the United States to receive the 42nd Florence Nightingale Medal, nursing’s highest international honor. The medal is awarded every two years, with 28 medals presented this year among 15 nations. Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., of…
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Shutting down ‘nonoperating’ school districts
Mayors Ed Zimmerman,Rocky Hill & Ray Heck,Millstone Sometime early Friday morning, June 26, the State Legislature approved bills A4141 & S3000 with little or no discussion. These bills set in place certain rules for the shut down and dissolution of “Non-Operating School Districts” such as Millstone Borough and Rocky Hill Borough. Non-operating school districts…
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Praising Father’s Day Run in West Windsor
Glenn Parker of Montgomery It was raining. The ground was muddy and it was chilly for a late June morning. But the almost 1,000 men, women and children who celebrated Father’s Day at Mercer County Park by participating in the 7th annual Run for Dad were undaunted. They walked, they ran or just hung…
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PRINCETON AREA: Celebrate with style: Trinity Counseling reaches out for support
Mingling with friends, dancing and gener ally enjoying yourself may contribute to your own stress reduction — and ultimately help others do the same. By Pat Summers Special Writer You’ve got a problem you can’t solve for yourself. What to do? Where to go? How does this sound: the best clinical care delivered with…
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PRINCETON: Morven proceeding backward in time
Shown in front of the Morven Museum carriage house are, from left, Clare M. Smith, managing director, Morven Museum & Garden; Kurt Schulte, owner, Schulte Restorations, and Georgia T. Schley, president of the Board of Trustees, Morven Museum & Garden.
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: July 4 — July 11
Saturday, July 4 West Windsor Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station. The West Windsor Arts Council will present The Isosceles Trio, jazz ensemble: Elliot Creager on guitar, Sam Lavery on bass and cello and Sam Lewin on drums and percussion. The trio members…
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PRINCETON: Morven proceeding backward in time
Morven Museum & Garden has announced that the long-awaited next phase of the restoration of the circa 1758 historic home and former governor’s mansion is under way. Phase I included the restoration of the exterior of the main house, the interior and exterior of the wash house, and parts of the landscape. It…
