Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Supporting Bernie Miller

    Andrew Koontz of Princeton     I write today to support the re-election effort of my good friend and colleague, Princeton Township Committeeman Bernie Miller.    I have had the pleasure of working with Bernie for many years. I first became aware of his considerable leadership skills as a member of the Princeton Cable Committee when Bernie…

  • WW-P school budget should be defeated

    Peter R. Weale of West Windsor     Following are comments on Tuesday’s meeting of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education:    If holding the public hearing special meeting last Tuesday, March 18 was two days too early, perhaps Thursday, March 20 would have met the state’s official criteria? The district’s budget presentation should have been held…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Why it’s OK to ‘Talk With Your Mouth Full’

    By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     Contrary to what our parents taught us, Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, well-known as the Food Network’s Hearty Boys, advocate talking with your mouth full.     I first thought it was because at their parties (they are also top Chicago caterers), the food is so good that etiquette takes…

  • FOOD NEWS: Organic foods ‘more nutritious,’ comprehensive study establishes

    ‘Organically grown plant-based foods are 25 percent more nutrient-dense … and deliver more essential nutrients per serving or calorie consumed.’     A comprehensive review of 97 published studies comparing the nutritional quality of organic and conventional foods shows that organic plant-based foods (fruits, vegetables, grains) contain higher levels of eight of 11 nutrients studied, including…

  • LOOSE ENDS: Let’s not forget to sandwich in a little levity!

    All the attempts to kill the kiosk bulletin boards have failed. People actually stop and read the hundreds of bits of chaotically presented information on the kiosks, other bulletin boards and t By Pam Hersh Special Writer     Property taxes, traffic congestion, parking (lack of it), state debt, potholes, garbage on the public streets, corruption…

  • Running for her life

    Running for her life

    ‘I always end up back with the thought that if someone can look at me and have hope, that’s the best.’ By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer     There was a time when Bonnie Crowley of Montgomery could barely get out of bed. Battling Stage IV breast cancer, her immune system was wiped out, her body…

  • SPOTLIGHT: The American Boychoir to celebrate 70 years of excellence

    SPOTLIGHT: The American Boychoir to celebrate 70 years of excellence

    Concert to celebrate Key figures in keeping artistic standards high are James Litton, center, conductor emeritus, who revitalized the American Boychoir and renewed its mission during his 16 years as music director, ‘dynamic’ music director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, left, Mr. Litton;s successor, and resident training choir director Nathan Wadley, right — a former chorister.

  • SPOTLIGHT: The American Boychoir to celebrate 70 years of excellence

    SPOTLIGHT: The American Boychoir to celebrate 70 years of excellence

    By Paul M. Somers Special Writer     When the American Boychoir once again steps onto the stage at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium on Sunday, it will feel like home, as it has for years for the young choristers. Most, if not all, of the members of the Alumni Choir, who will be part of the…

  • Bernie Miller deserves re-election

    Roz Denard of Princeton     Just a few years ago I served on Princeton Township Committee with Bernie Miller. He was the man who did his homework and who was dedicated to the needs, objectives and financial concerns of our township. As deputy mayor, he has the proven experience, knowledge and drive that are necessary…