Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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‘Who is My Neighbor?’: Churches to probe immigration issues
And Jesus said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain By Christian Kirkpatrick Special Writer Who are your neighbors? You probably live close to people who have…
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SPEAKING UP: Confessions of a grateful mom
By Sally Friedman Special Writer Strangely, I can remember the precise moment when I decided to become a mother. The context was a bit unlikely. I was standing in a busy department store holding a friend’s infant while she paid for a blouse. Tiny Laurie was snuggled against me wearing a little dress…
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Mammograms for Mother’s Day
Rochelle Hammer, NJ Race for the Cure, Plainsboro How special are Moms? Their lives are very precious and dear to us. They cuddle us when we are little. They smile and bring happiness and laughter to our lives and provide positive and encouraging words as we grow up. That is why on Mother’s Day, after…
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THE RIDGE HOUSE: The Junior League of Princeton unveils its 15th tour de force
The Pool House at The Ridge House, by Leslie Campbell & Associates of Princeton. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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THE RIDGE HOUSE: The Junior League of Princeton unveils its 15th tour de force
Staff photos by Mark Czajkowski By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer When architect Francis Adams Comstock designed The Ridge House in1933, it’s likely he never imagined that the charming brick colonial with splashes of Georgian and art-deco styles would undergo a 2008 “extreme home makeover.” The sunroom is now a “salotto del vino” —…
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THE RIDGE HOUSE: The Junior League of Princeton unveils its 15th tour de force
Detail of the Butler’s Pantry at The Ridge House, by Spyglass Design of Hopewell. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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THE RIDGE HOUSE: The Junior League of Princeton unveils its 15th tour de force
The Living Room at The Ridge House, by Totten-McGuirl Fine Interior Design of Basking Ridge. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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THE RIDGE HOUSE: The Junior League of Princeton unveils its 15th tour de force
At The Junior League’s ‘This Side of Paradise,’ Honorary Showhouse Chair Wendy Kvalheim, right, with League member and Contract Operations Committee chair Laura Hemschot of Lambertville, center, and her husband, Chris Hemschot. Photo courtesy of The Junior League of Princeton
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Honor emergency medical volunteers
Sue Van Orden of Lincoln Park The approach of national EMS Week (May18-24) provides a timely opportunity to remind the public of the need for EMS volunteers. Everyday illnesses, New Jersey’s aging population and congested roads tax our already-overstretched emergency healthcare system, and the demand for frontline responders will only increase. Now consider the…
