Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Morven proceeding backward in time

    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.

  • 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…

  • PRINCETON: Morven proceeding backward in time

    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…

  • PRINCETON: LOOSE ENDS: Why not settle for Apocalypse later?

    PRINCETON: LOOSE ENDS: Why not settle for Apocalypse later?

    I still have a reputation for exhibiting a mild sky-is-falling personality By Pam Hersh Special Writer     Hanging on my office wall is a huge “Apocalypse Now” movie poster. It was presented to me a few years ago by my then-new co- workers in mock celebration of my alleged hyperactive worry disease, causing me to…

  • FEATURE PHOTO: Notes on Nassau Street

    Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Kevin Sun, of Montgomery, plays his saxophone for passersby on Nassau Street in downtown Princeton last week. Kevin is entering his senior year at Montgomery High School in September.

  • PRINCETON: LOOSE ENDS: Why not settle for Apocalypse later?
  • The doughnut hole in drug coverage

    Lee Busch of the AARP, East Brunswick     In just a few months, it is estimated that more than one million older Americans will fall into the “doughnut hole”, the coverage gap in Medicare’s prescription drug program which renders individuals responsible for all their own drug costs while still paying premiums. What a lot of…

  • John Warms’ passing is Montgomery’s loss

    Perry Davis of Montgomery     The loss of John Warms was indeed a sad event not only for his family and friends but for many citizens of Montgomery Township. The people who live along Blue Spring Road and especially in the section of town where I live — Montgomery Woods — benefited greatly by his…

  • The arts are alive in West Windsor

    Ruth Potts of the West Windsor Arts Council     In response to Sam Greco’s letter in the June 19 issue of The Princeton Packet, I am pleased to assure Mr. Greco and our community that the arts are alive and growing in West Windsor.    The West Windsor Arts Council is a relatively new seedling —…