Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Congo story as ‘sickening saga’

    Doug Donato of Margate     Sensible, rational people understood it wasn’t a question of “if” but “when” Congo, the vicious dog from Princeton, would attack again. The sickening saga of Guy and Elizabeth James and their pack of five vicious German shepherd dogs exemplify the horrifying and horrific results when misguided, fanatical special interest groups…

  • SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    Benefit co-chairs Avril Moore and Diana Moore.

  • SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    Patrons enjoy the evening in the Johnson Education Center at D&R Greenway Land Trust, Princeton.

  • Municipalities react to state budget deal

    William G. Dressel of NJ League of Municipalities     The adjustments to the proposed budget included in the appropriations bills, to be considered in committee, demonstrate the realization that the original proposal to slash municipal property tax relief funding by $189 million was unwise, unfair and unreasonable. We, therefore, salute the Governor and Legislative leadership…

  • SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski     A whopper of a thunderstorm did not dampen the spirits of D&R Greenway Land Trust’s supporters and friends who joined together on Saturday (June 14) to “Celebrate Open Space!”     Proceeds from this festive evening benefited D&R Greenway’s mission to preserve and protect an interconnected network of natural lands,…

  • SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    At D&R Greenway Land Trust’s benefit, Richard Goldman, chairman, Linda Mead, executive director, James Shissias, event honoree, and John Watson, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, deputy commissioner for natural resources.

  • SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    SCENES: D&R Greenway celebrates open space

    Mary Lou Hartman, Carl Fritzinger, uniformed as a sergeant in the 3rd Pa. Light Infantry, and Robbie Ellsworth.

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Central Jersey chapter of Slow Food to get festive

    By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     June 20 may be the official first day of summer, but for me it will be the weekend of June 28-29 when Slow Food puts on its first annual Slow Food & Wine Festival. Jim Weaver started the Slow Food Central New Jersey chapter (of which I am a…

  • SPOTLIGHT: Craig Rubano: Curtain up! Light the lights!

    ‘It’s an odd story, I guess, because I mostly grew up out of the coun try, and I had no theater training, but I loved to sing, and people seemed to respond to my singing. But ‘A Chorus Line’ w By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor     Craig Rubano sounds a little embarrassed, almost, to tell…