Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Annual Eden Gala issues thank-you

    Thomas P. McCool of Eden Autism Services    On Jan. 17 Eden Autism Services celebrated its 21st Annual Eden Dreams gala, Dreams of Amon-Ra, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. In spite of the economy, this year’s event raised $100,000. I would like to thank our very generous community for its continued support in helping us…

  • WW’s roundabout ‘disaster’

    Richard Moody of West Windsor     The new roundabout at the Alexander Road railroad crossing in Princeton Junction is a disaster. Whereas the new bridge is a vast improvement over the old one, the design and introduction of the roundabout itself once again demonstrates West Windsor Township’s lack of foresight in failing to appreciate the…

  • ‘Orwellian pigs’ letter not appreciated

    Anne Sweeney of Monmouth Junction     It is time that the mainstream media stopped showcasing the delusional rants of right wing Republicans in deep denial about the current state of their party and the devastation wrought by the Bush administration. (Jan. 23: “Imagine presidents as Orwellian pigs.”)    Mark Welch’s diatribe likening President Obama’s administration to…

  • PRINCETON: Loose Ends: ‘Where were you when … ?’

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     How often have you been asked where were you when — the Soviet missiles in Cuba brought us to the brink of a nuclear holocaust, JFK or MLK or RFK was assassinated, the Challenger disintegrated in space, the planes crashed into the Twin Towers on 9/11 — and, most…

  • Imagine presidents as Orwellian pigs

    Mark Welch of Montgomery     Please visit your public library and borrow George Orwell’s book, “Animal Farm”. You will be surprised how this fiction parallels today’s events. Plus, you will have fun giving real names to the characters.    For example on promises of hope for a better life and dreams of a place where all…

  • Highlands Act forcing more WW housing

    Mike Baxter of West Windsor     I expect that many of you are aware that Intercap has filed a lawsuit against our town. I recommend you read the entire 24-page complaint. You can view it on the [email protected] site. For those who don’t have time, this is my interpretation of what it says:    The Highlands…

  • Montgomery needs train service

    Robert B. Comizzoli of Montgomery     The Montgomery Township Committee should develop a plan to support re-establishment of passenger service on the old Reading Line that links West Trenton through Hopewell, Montgomery, and Somerville with Bound Brook and ultimately Newark, Jersey City, and New York City. The right of way exists as a freight line,…

  • AARP promotes health care pledge

    Marsha DuHart of AARP Outreach    Since its inception in early 2007, AARP has collected over 1,000,000 Divided We Fail pledges from citizens all across the nation who believe that health care and lifetime financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation today.    174 miles separate our state’s capital from our nation’s…

  • Princeton’s deer kill outrage

    Edith Laznovsky of Princeton     Princeton residents should be outraged that in this time of financial crisis officials will once again liberally spend hundreds of thousands of hard-earned tax dollars on ex-mayor Phyllis Marchand’s apparent obsession with slaughtering the remaining deer in the township.    This winter marks the ninth year of her bloody and controversial…