Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • LIFESTYLE: BOOK NOTES: ‘Part-time Indian’ tells all in bio novel

    By Joan Ruddiman Special Writer     Sherman Alexie is a big name in contemporary fiction and poetry. “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (Little) won the prestigious National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, among other top honors. It deserves every accolade and should be on everyone’s short list — young or old.…

  • PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: To bead or not to bead: Crafters add personal touches by creating original jewelry designs

    PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: To bead or not to bead: Crafters add personal touches by creating original jewelry designs

    Amy Haftkowycz, Barbara Falkowitz and Laina Goodman, proprietors of Artful Beads in Penningon. ‘We have a lot of customers who say this is therapy,’ Ms. Goodman says. Packet Photo

  • PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: To bead or not to bead: Crafters add personal touches by creating original jewelry designs

    PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: To bead or not to bead: Crafters add personal touches by creating original jewelry designs

    By Patricia Worklan Special Writer     If you think beading just involves stringing some beads on thread, you have a lot of catching up to do.     Bead stores offer workshops on micro macramé, lampworking, beadweaving, precious metal clay and beaded beads. The art of beading is flourishing.     “Bead shops seem to be doing…

  • Princeton University’s value to community

    Robert K. Durkee, VP, Princeton University     In his recent letter (“When a university tallies its own value,” Dec. 11), Helmut Schwab suggests that Princeton Borough taxpayers would be better off financially if Princeton University’s borough lands were filled with taxable residences and businesses, as is the case with the university-owned Princeton Forrestal Center lands…

  • Hotel revenue for Plainsboro

    Robert Sheehan, Plainsboro Township Administrator     A recent letter to the editor from Mr. Lewis Fox (Jan. 2) expressed concern as to whether Plainsboro was receiving its fair share of hotel tax revenue. In the fall of 2007, prompted by concerns about the hotel tax revenue Plainsboro was receiving, I met with representatives of the…

  • Thanking Plainsboro’s holiday volunteers

    Jan M. Byern, director, Plainsboro Township Municipal Welfare     At the very soul of every large endeavor is the heart of its volunteers. Their commitment is what spurs on the dedication and the drive to see any project to a successful conclusion.    Thanks to the efforts of so many, the Plainsboro Township annual Holiday Drive…

  • Happy with progress in West Windsor

    Eric P. Rosenbaum of West Windsor     In looking forward to the New Year, I wanted to note some good news and positive events in and around our town.    About three weeks ago, I returned from Leigh Photographers to Princeton and was able for the first time to use the traffic roundabout at the new…

  • Who gets that hotel tax revenue?

    Lewis L. Fox of Plainsboro     The state’s overpaying Princeton Borough for its share of hotel tax means that another municipality has been underpaid. I presume that the underpaid town is Plainsboro. Why didn’t Plainsboro auditors discover the shortage? How many millions of dollars does the State owe Plainsboro including accrued interest, and what is…

  • Vicky Bergman thanks community

    Vicky Bergman of Princeton     As I complete my term on Princeton Township Committee, I want to say how much I’ve enjoyed working with the many colleagues I’ve had on Committee, the Regional Planning Board and the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment.    During the give and take of the decision-making process, I’ve tried to keep…