Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Spotlight: Talking with a teen EMT
By Anna Maria Jakubek Special to The Packet Meet Catharyn Morris. At 17, she may not yet be old enough to drink, vote, or even drive an ambulance, but need her to save your life? That she can do. Though only in high school, Ms. Morris is a certified emergency medical technician (EMT).…
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PRINCETON AREA: Farm fresh: Nourishing a farm-to-school network
By John Dunphy Special Writer Given the option, would parents rather have their children’s school lunches come from the farmer a few miles away or from the other side of the country? Newly appointed New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher posed that question to an audience of about 200 Saturday morning…
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Disruption at Montgomery school board meeting
R. David Pettit, president, Montgomery school board A key element of the vision of the Montgomery Township Schools is that, “We prepare our students for life in a global society while nurturing them in a community where each student is known and valued.” To create an environment where each student feels valued means to…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: April 17 – April 25
TASTY MUSIC-MAKING — Last year, classical pianist and Princeton resident Soyeon Lee, who will make her Princeton Symphony Orchestra debut on Sunday, April 26, wore a designer concert gown made from 6,000 recycled juice pouches at her Carnegie Hall Re!nvented recital to promote environmental awareness. Her Re!nvented CD has just been released and, as the…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: April 17 – April 25
MEETING OF THE MINDS: James Kozack, left, director of Marketing & Membership for Cherry Valley Country Club, with sales associates from Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty. CVCC served as host for the sales associates and Mr. Kozack presented new membership options for home buyers and sellers within the Cherry Valley community and surrounding areas. The agents…
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Raising parking fees in Princeton Borough
Councilman Kevin Wilkes of Princeton Borough It pains us on Borough Council to have to balance the budget of Princeton Borough by extending metered parking rates to Sunday in the CBD. We wish that we had some other options. We could vote to raise the property taxes on all property owners in the Borough —…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: April 17 – April 25
LOTS OF HEART — Martial Arts with Heart (MAWH) presents a check for $50,000 to benefit Enable, Inc., the West Windsor-based nonprofit that supports individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community. The funds raised by MAWH will be used for specific projects to improve residences or assist individuals, such as replacing a broken…
