Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Help end multiple sclerosis

    Anthony DiDomenico of Hamilton     Join the movement to help end multiple sclerosis. With every dollar raised, we are brought one step closer to finding a cure for the 13,000 New Jersey residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS), and to creating a world free of MS. For over 15 years, I have been part of…

  • Commending Crosstown 62 for helping seniors

    Sandra Brillhart of RideProvide     I want to commend the Human Services Commission for the outstanding job they did in providing Princeton’s seniors with dignified, affordable and convenient transportation through their administration of Crosstown 62. The Commission staff are competent, caring professionals who worked diligently to ensure that Crosstown users obtained not only rides, but…

  • Princeton U’s municipal obligations

    Roger Martindell, Princeton Borough Councilman     Regarding Bob Rodgers’ recent letter concerning the effect of Princeton University’s tax exempt status on local taxpayers, he’s quite right that tax-burdened “townies” need not jeer university representatives at public meetings to urge that the university should contribute more to the annual general operating budgets of Princeton Borough and…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Wine, Dine & Jazz Festival at Salt Creek Grille

    Event to benefit United Way     Salt Creek Grille at Forrestal Village will present its first annual Wine, Dine & Jazz Festival on Sunday, May 17, from noon to 6 p.m. Featuring wine tastings and seminars, samplings from chefs, and live jazz, the festival will give the community “a chance to enjoy the best in…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Getting ‘Down to Earth’ with the Greenway

    PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Getting ‘Down to Earth’ with the Greenway

    Phil McAuliffe Ilene Dube, left, with Bob Harris and Susie Wilson.

  • PRINCETON: Spotlight: NBC’s top doc talks up Womanspace

    PRINCETON: Spotlight: NBC’s top doc talks up Womanspace

    Dr. Nancy Snyderman, recipient of the 15th annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award, points out that ‘violence against women is not bounded by race, age or socioeconomic status. Stuff happens behind closed doors that would shock you.’

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, May 8 to May 15, 2009

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, May 8 to May 15, 2009

    RUNNING FOR MEN’S LIVES — Planning the seventh annual ‘Run for Dad,’ supporting the fight against prostate cancer, is Frank Haggerty, co-chair, Ashley Farrell, director of Distinguished Events, American Cancer Society, and Glenn Parker, co-chair. This year’s ‘Run For Dad’ is scheduled for June 21 at Mercer County Park. The organizers are also presenting the…

  • PRINCETON AREA: In the Kitchen: Mediterra renovates, refreshes

    PRINCETON AREA: In the Kitchen: Mediterra renovates, refreshes

    joanna tully The restaurant’s bar affords more space.

  • PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Getting ‘Down to Earth’ with the Greenway

    PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Getting ‘Down to Earth’ with the Greenway

    Phil McAuliffe From lefrt, Linda Mead, Executive Director of the D&R Greenway Land Trust, Cate and Jim Litvack of Princeton and Dick Hanson of Montgomery.