Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Rocky Hill library has fascinating exhibit

    Jeanette K. Muser of Rocky Hill     Professor Douglas Eveleigh, a Rutgers microbiologist and Rocky Hill resident has created a fascinating exhibit at the Mary Jacobs Library in the small but historically significant village of Rocky Hill.    The exhibit is about a less known side of George Washington and Thomas Paine: their common interest in…

  • Proper flag disposal offered

    Raymond R. Wadsworth of The Spirit of Princeton     A Flag Disposal Ceremony will be held on June 13. The Spirit of Princeton will conduct the disposal of unserviceable flags on June 13, the day before Flag Day. This ceremony creates a particularly dignified and solemn occasion for the retirement of unserviceable flags. According to…

  • BOOK NOTES: Rethinking IQ — how smart is smart?

    By Joan Ruddiman Special Writer     Being smart is a prerequisite for success in our rapidly developing world – but how do we define “smart”? How do we identify those children who are “smart” so that their talents can be nurtured — presumably in order for them to use those talents for the betterment of…

  • Killings, wars and the U.S.

    Bob Witanek of Montgomery     The U.S. is bogged down in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is threatening war in Iran and it seems it is mixing it up all over recently.    The US continues to support the targeted killings of Hamas as well as civilians by the Israeli government, over 100 killed, at least…

  • LOOSE ENDS: I’d be jinxed without the jitney!

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     As three headlines from The Packet’s Feb. 29 issue — Wendy Benchley’s resignation, Andrew Koontz’s campaign for Mercer freeholder, and the statewide cell-phone ban — bounced around in my head, a fourth headline, albeit imaginary, flashed in front of my eyes:     “Longtime Princeton resident arrested for DWHUD” (Driving…

  • A letter to our next president

    Maya Brandon of West Windsor Dear U.S. President to be,     Just as the nineteenth century witnessed Lincoln’s abolition of slavery, the twenty-first century, through your leadership, will witness the world’s ending of genocide. As China prides itself on the successful Olympics, you must mobilize China’s cooperation with the international community’s will to end genocide.…

  • Mercer Chamber opposes paid family leave

    Michele N. Sierkerka of Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce     Today, New Jersey is faced with many challenges: overtaxing, overspending, economic uncertainty and outward migration. Now is not the time to place another burden on the business community, which Paid Family Leave will certainly do.    S-2249 “Paid Family Leave” was introduced on October 16, 2006…

  • The ‘rape’ of West Windsor

    Sam Greco of West Windsor     I would like to echo the sentiments expressed in Peter and Helen Shriver’s letter to the editor concerning the rape of West Windsor by developers (The Packet, Feb. 29).    I moved to West Windsor in 1971 when my company relocated from New York City to Hopewell — when West…

  • SCENES: ‘A Swingin’ Affair’ for American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School

    SCENES: ‘A Swingin’ Affair’ for American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School

    Enjoying ‘A Swingin’ Affair’ are Yves Marcuard, Dawn Booth of Bethesdsa, Md., and Ray Field, a visitor from London. Staff photo by Frank Wojciewchowski