Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Scenes: ‘Home Is Where the Art Is’

    WEST WINDSOR: Scenes: ‘Home Is Where the Art Is’

    Lynne Azarchi, at right, executive director of Kidsbridge, has a look at the artwork on display. Staff photo by John Keating

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Friday, March 27 to Friday, April 3, 2009

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Friday, March 27 to Friday, April 3, 2009

    JUBILEE! — The Westminster Jubilee Singers, under the direction of J. Donald Dumpson, present ‘An Afternoon of Spirituals, Hymns and Gospel Songs: Hope in Turbulent Times’ on Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. On the program are traditional and contemporary gospel…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Friday, March 27 to Friday, April 3, 2009

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Friday, March 27 to Friday, April 3, 2009

    Friday, March 27     ‘Cinema at the Whole Earth Center’: “WWOOF ‘n Wander: Opportunities on Organic Farms from Hawaii to the Himalayas” with Princeton’s Joshua Halpern, film director. Hour-long documentary on the work of WWOOF – Willing Workers on Organic Farms (wwoof.org). 7:30, repeated Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The Whole Earth Center Café, 360 Nassau St.,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Scenes: ‘Home Is Where the Art Is’

    WEST WINDSOR: Scenes: ‘Home Is Where the Art Is’

    Ruth Kusner Potts presents West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hseuh with a plaque expressing appreciation the West Windsor Arts Council’s appreciation. Staff photo by John Keating

  • Former student remember favorite teacher

    Rev. Donald H. Fox, Princeton HS Class of 1970     I hope I’m not the only former student who writes you to congratulate you for the very good story you ran about Bill Roufberg (The Princeton Packet Magazine, Feb. 24) It warmed my heart to see my old teacher getting some of the publicity that…

  • Obama administration damages the economy

    T.B. Fisher of Princeton     With each passing day the enormity of the error we made in the last election becomes more obvious. Turning the entire government structure over to the wrecking crew of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already done almost irretrievable damage to our…

  • Reunited with his favorite barber

    Jim McGuire of Pennington     Where’s Bert? I’m pleased to report that Bert is now cutting hair at Mike’s Barber Shop at 16 ½ Witherspoon Street. This is the story of how I found him.    Last Saturday I went to get a haircut at Bert’s old barbershop, as I’ve done for the past 39 years.…

  • Opposed to WW redevelopment plan

    Mike Baxter of West Windsor     Five years ago there was near unanimous consensus in our town that we wanted to insure all residents in West Windsor that needed parking at the train station got parking at the train station. And, if it didn’t cost much, it sure would be nice to beautify Route 571…

  • SPOTLIGHT: The flavor of Central Jersey: Princeton’s Taste of the Nation slated for April 20

    SPOTLIGHT: The flavor of Central Jersey: Princeton’s Taste of the Nation slated for April 20

         With a passion to fight childhood hunger, Central Jersey’s hottest chefs, restaurants, and mixologists will be gathering once again for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Princeton, springtime’s premier culinary benefit, which will take place on Monday, April 20, at The Westin Hotel at Forrrestal Village, Plainsboro.     The 17th annual Taste…