Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

James S. Beslity of Princeton     I would like to point out an error made by Richard Glazer in his letter, “Johnson Park traffic safety” (The Packet, Feb. 26), regarding the intersection of the Johnson Park School driveway (Gen. Johnson Drive) and Rosedale Road. He claimed that passing using the right-hand turn lane on Rosedale…

Architect J. Robert Hillier, honorary chair; Ilene Dube, event chair; Ruth Kusner Potts, president, West Windsor Arts Council, and Heidi Kleinman, board member, enjoy the reception. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

Val McDermid’s ‘The Grave Tattoo’ is truly an intriguing concept, with a modern-day mystery and murder tied up with a fascinating tale from two centuries before. By Joan Ruddiman Special Writer     Val McDermid has more than two dozen murder mysteries to her credit. She has been called “England’s most successful mystery writer.”     “The…

Ronald A. LeMahieu of West Windsor     The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) recently released the 2007 National Environmental Scorecard giving Sen. John McCain a score of zero. McCain was the only member of Congress to skip all 15 crucial environmental votes. He has a lifetime LCV score of 24 on a scale of 100,…

Lisa Weil, right, vice president of the West Windsor Arts Council, welcomes Joe and Joan Needham of Hopewell to the ‘Cabin Fever Cabaret.’ Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh chats with Pietro del Fabro. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

Ilene Dube and Ruth Kusner Potts of West Windsor     The board of the West Windsor Arts Council and the Cabin Fever Cabaret Planning Committee would like to thank the greater West Windsor community for their outpouring of support to make our fundraiser, Cabin Fever Cabaret, such an amazing success.    On Saturday night Feb. 23…

Judy Sarvary of Princeton     The other day in the grocery store, I overheard the woman next to me at the checkout asking her daughter to run and fetch her reusable bags from the car where she had left them. At this point I realized that mine too were, unhelpfully, in the car. Oh well,…

Peter and Helen Shriver of West Windsor     Here are some thoughts on the recent mailing by InterCap Holdings trying to develop our town, which we address to them:    I have been a resident of West Windsor for 18 years. I moved here with my family to get away from the congestion of northern New…