Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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SPOTLIGHT: Mutineers on the Delaware
By Adam Grybowski Staff Writer In the summer of 1775, a lack of military discipline led to the first mutiny of the American Revolution. Soldiers attempted to free one of their officers who had been jailed for insubordination. When the ringleader of that mob was jailed, 32 of his fellow mutineers attempted to free…
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Dedication of historic beam celebrates family heritage
On the 86th birthday of her sister, Julia Meszar Nemeth, Elizabeth Meszar Biscotto unveiled a plaque which had been affixed to a hand- hewn beam in D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center. In text and image, this memorial honors their parents, Elizabeth and George Meszar, Hungarian immigrants who lived on what was then Robert…
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SPOTLIGHT: That ‘bespoke’ look — clothier Stephen Seo aims to please with one-of-a-kind sophistication
‘Each suit has its own character,’ Stephen Seo says. ‘I have one-of-a-kind looks, and I focus on details.’ Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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FINE ART & ANTIQUES: The dangers of downsizing
There is always some one like your land scaper, a friend of a friend, or your house keeper willing to give you ‘a few bucks’ for one of the oversized antiques — just to help you out. Dr. Lori Special to The Packet Overwhelming. I think that’s the best word to describe the…
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SPOTLIGHT: That ‘bespoke’ look — clothier Stephen Seo aims to please with one-of-a-kind sophistication
Clothier Stephen Seo displays one of his designs in his shop on Palmer Square. ‘I see fashion as art,’ Mr. Seo says. ‘The more I go out, the more I see people, the more I get inspired.’ Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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SNAPSHOTS: A memoir of the college search — and surviving it
By Nancy Z. Paul Special Writer Watching my high school senior edit his third college essay for the second time, I ran out to the store to buy him a caramel-coated apple covered with nuts to sweeten the afternoon — while I still could. The college process has been called many things, and…
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Moved by ‘Ghosts of the Battlefield’
Charles and Wendy Evered of Princeton Enjoyed ‘Ghosts of the Battlefield’ To the editor: On the evening of July 5, we had the pleasure of attending a wonderful play presentation called “Ghosts of the Battlefield”——an environmental performance piece conceived by Laura Crockett, in which several “real life” characters from the Battle of Princeton came…
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Princeton consolidation is the answer
Sandra Persichetti of Princeton It is so tiring reading week after week about the discussions (or lack thereof) between the borough and township about shared costs for one thing or another. One shudders to think how much time and money is spent by the respective staff members to research these costs for issues that…
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SPOTLIGHT: That ‘bespoke’ look — clothier Stephen Seo aims to please with one-of-a-kind sophistication
A Stephen Seo blouse in the window of his Palmer Square shop. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
