Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • School board candidates wanted

    Kevin E. Ciak, President of NJ School Boards Association     On Tuesday, April 15, voters in 90 percent of the state’s school districts will select more than 1,500 men and women to serve on their local boards of education. For citizens with a sincere interest in the education of their community’s children, it’s not too…

  • Super Tuesday finds anxiety in NJ

    Sy Larson of AARP New Jersey     Super Tuesday was New Jersey’s conclusion to spirited Republican and Democratic campaigns in which issues mattered. Particularly high in the minds of voters was financial security. With 1.3 million uninsured in the state and many concerned about retirement and medicare, there is a palpable sense of unease.    AARP…

  • More about William Beebe

    Terri David of Princeton     In your 75 Years Ago column from last week you wrote about the naturalist, William Beebe’s, visit to Princeton and the strong interest that he had aroused. For those who would like to learn more about the accomplishments of this larger-than-life man, I would strongly recommend the book, “The Remarkable…

  • Voting machine snafu in NJ primary

    The Rev. Robert Moore of Princeton Voting machine snafu in NJ To the editor:     I have sent the following open letter to Gov. Corzine:    The difficulty which you recently experienced voting in the February 5 election should not be a surprise. New Jersey has privatized the election process, so that a private corporation sells,…

  • SPEAKING UP: Love, over the long haul …

    By Sally Friedman Special Writer     So here it is again — Valentine’s season. And here we are, presumably all wildly romantic lovers who have perfect lives and relationships, just like in those magazine ads. We’re all thin, fit and deliriously happy! Perhaps, in the spirit of the season, your lover will whisk you off…

  • High style from lowly materials

    High style from lowly materials

    Pianist Soyeon Lee in the Nina Valenti gown created from recycled ‘Goodness Grapeness’ juice pouches. Ms. Lee performs in Carnegie Hall next week to benefit Cecilia Cruz Bronx High School of Music and Isles, Inc., of Trenton.

  • High style from lowly materials

    High style from lowly materials

    By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer     When pianist Soyeon Lee walks onto the stage at Carnegie Hall next week, all eyes will likely be on her delicious dress — a symmetrical patchwork of luminous pieces that silhouette her petite frame.     By the looks of it, the avant-garde floor-length gown could have debuted to rave…

  • A full house for HomeFront

    Triumph Brewing Co. is presenting a charity poker tournament Sunday in Princeton to benefit HomeFront By John Dunphy The Packet Group     Folks will be anteing up for charity on Sunday when Triumph Brewing Company, on Nassau Street in Princeton, hosts the inaugural charity poker tournament and silent auction, benefiting HomeFront.     The theme of…

  • LOOSE ENDS: Go e-z, please, on the e-mail

    I vow to cut back on my e-mailing, never start a blog, and refrain from texting! By Pam Hersh Special Writer     I tried to resist. It was 6 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 3. I had survived a full 24 hours without answering e-mail. I had a bunch of e-mail  messages tempting my fingertips. The two…