Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • AROUND TOWN

    AROUND TOWN

    THE BACON BROTHERS IN CONCERT: Celebrated actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael, an Emmy-winning composer, will bring their musical talents to Princeton for a special concert with their band, the Bacon Brothers, to benefit Princeton Young Achievers (PYA), an educational after-school program which has been serving children (grades K-5) in public housing neighborhoods since…

  • AROUND TOWN

    AROUND TOWN

    News and views from our communities. Michael Redmond, Lifestyle Editor, The Princeton Packet [email protected], (609) 924-3244, ext. 125

  • AROUND TOWN

    AROUND TOWN

    ON BOARD WITH NAMI: The Mercer affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has announced new board members: From left, Harris Adams of Hamilton Square; Karen Marquis of Yardley, Pa., director of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders, Neuroscience Discovery Research, of Wyeth Research, Princeton; C. Elizabeth Leach of Lawrence, director of Network Development with…

  • Land planning and the ‘big picture’

    Victor Murray of Lawrence     The importance of urban land planning in a state as old and small as New Jersey carries with it an obligation to look at the larger picture. The fiefdoms of “home rule”municipalities have created a bureaucracy second to few in the history of our country. Regional planning with attention to…

  • Princeton’s freeB shuttle ignored

    Peter T. Johnson of Princeton freeB shuttle ‘totally ignored’ To the Editor:     Princeton’s best-kept secret is the free jitney shuttle, freeB, launched in early April 2008. Other than the requisite pictures of local public officials in the press, along with a postcard outlining the schedule to and from the Dinky station that was mailed…

  • Lou Sincak story was appreciated

    Jim Manganaro of Princeton     Thank you for running that fine front page piece about my inimitable, if not indescribable, barber, Lou Sincak last Friday. Crossing the doorstep of Lou’s shop is like going back in time to a sleepy central New Jersey town suspended somewhere in the mid 1800s. All customers are assured of…

  • SPOTLIGHT: ‘The times, they are a-changin’ ‘

    SPOTLIGHT: ‘The times, they are a-changin’ ‘

    By Christian Kirkpatrick Special Writer John T. Miller remembers the ‘60s as a time when Americans asked themselves, ‘Are we really practic ing what we preach?’ Is this a land where everyone had a fair oppor tunity to succeed?      Sometimes a stroll down memory lane can turn into a march along the barricades, particularly…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: The savor of India

    IN THE KITCHEN: The savor of India

    By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     Are you going to the mela?     This Sanskrit word for a gathering or festival perfectly defines the sixth annual Indo-American Fair at Mercer County Park on Aug. 30 and 31. Organized by Shirdi Sai Dham, a nonprofit cultural organization, the event has grown by leaps and bounds.    …

  • SPOTLIGHT: ‘The times, they are a-changin’ ‘

    SPOTLIGHT: ‘The times, they are a-changin’ ‘

    Protesters make their point about the Vietnam War during Princeton University’s 1970 commencement. Courtesy of Princeton University Archives