Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • OneCard no help to small merchants

    Leo Arons of Princeton     The Board of Trustees of the Public Library and Leslie Burger deServe applause for their sensitive and courageous decision to opt out of theHeartland OneCard plan. Whatever their reasons may have been, I believe there are more than sufficient reasons for Princeton Regional Schools to follow their lead.    Heartland’s One…

  • Adelle Kirk for Montgomery school board

    Paula H. Simpkins of Montgomery Adelle Kirk for school board To the editor:     Adelle Kirk’s candidacy for the Montgomery Township Board of Education deserves our community support. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms. Kirk on the Parent Teacher Association Board for Orchard Hill Elementary School for over a year. During her…

  • PRINCETON 1783: A Capital Affair

        More than 30 cultural and educational institutions and businesses are collaborating on six months of special events to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the sojourn of the Continental Congress in Princeton, from June to November 1783.     During that time, Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), a prominent attorney from Elizabeth who took up residence in Burlington…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: The ones that got away … recipes, that is

    IN THE KITCHEN: The ones that got away … recipes, that is

    By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     This is sort of a fish story. When I write about a food event, the chefs often send me more recipes than I have room for, so I always have a little stockpile of recipes that “got away” by not being used. The recipes below, from Enzo Febbraro, chef/co-owner…

  • Senior Resource Center thanks supporters

    Susan W. Hoskins of Princeton Senior Resource Center     The Princeton Senior Resource Center would like to express appreciation to all those who made our recent Carnival! benefit such a success. Thanks especially to co-chairs Kay Heidere and Judy Yaskin who kept the planning on schedule and coordinated all the parts so that it came…

  • COUNTERPOINT: Rory Emerald’s ‘Found’ art

    COUNTERPOINT: Rory Emerald’s ‘Found’ art

    By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor     It all started with Michael Jackson’s nose. But wait — I’m getting ahead of myself.     Last week, one of the Packet’s writers fielded an anonymous inquiry whether a classified ad, listed under “Found,” had appeared in the paper. As was afterward established, the ad had, indeed, appeared, and…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: The ones that got away … recipes, that is

    IN THE KITCHEN: The ones that got away … recipes, that is

    Chef Enzo Febbraro of D’Acqua Restaurant in Washington, D.C., ‘a master of seafood preparation,’ has some loyal New Jersey fans, thanks to his participation in the Baldassari Regency’s annual ‘Feast of the Seven Fishes.’

  • IRS asks for your help

    Gregg Semanick of U.S. Internal Revenue Service     Starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals ($1,200 for married couples) will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also get $300 for each eligible child.    People must file a 2007 tax return. That’s it. But here’s where…

  • SPEAKING UP: Sisterhood affirms connection

    ‘The extraordinary women whom I know have had a deep impact on my life not because they ever made the pages of People or led revolutions, but because they joined themselves to me at the soul.’ By Sally Friedman Special Writer     I celebrate women.     My wonderful late mother. My daughters. My sister. My…