Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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Seeking those who lost family in 1967 plane crash
Vicki L. Matthies of Springfield, Ohio On March 9, 1967 there was a mid-air collision of a TWA DC-9 and a Beechcraft Baron near Urbana, Ohio. Flight 53 was en route to Dayton, Ohio, from New York via Pittsburgh. Last year on the 40th anniversary of that crash I commissioned a memorial plaque to…
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ON THE MOVE with Emily Abraham
’Kids are not always aware of their brilliance. They’re usually trying to be cool, hip, to fit in and conform,’ says Emily Abraham. ‘But if they go in a different direction, there are no limits. They get a totally ne By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer Staff photos by Frank WojciechowskiAt the YWCA Princeton, Emily Abraham…
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ON THE MOVE with Emily Abraham
At the YWCA Princeton, Emily Abraham demonstrates expressive movement to young dancers. ‘I’m always either working at theater in the city, or on tour, or in training,’ she says. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski
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Bring back Mark Laycock
Marvin Harold Cheiten of Princeton On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a spectacular concert in Richardson Auditorium honoring the 94th birthday of Princeton’s Bill Scheide. The auditorium was sold out, and we were treated to the music of Bach, Mozart, and Schubert, played by the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie and brilliantly conducted by Mark…
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Women’s group targets prostate cancer
In an effort to provide a comprehensive support system for women with loved ones battling prostate cancer, The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) has joined forces with the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization Men’s Health Network (MHN) to launch a support initiative, which also will…
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Foisting housing on Princeton Ridge
Sarah Hollister of Princeton At its meeting scheduled for Jan. 28, Princeton Township Committee is set to foist high density development, falsely labeled "senior housing," on the Princeton Ridge, in contradiction to the Master Plan. The place where the so-called senior housing would be built is adjacent to Hilltop Park on Bunn Drive, and…
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MANAGING A CAREER IN MUSIC
At the Princeton Symphony’s office, executive director Melanie Clarke and general manager Kiri Murakami work to keep the music playing. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Oppose housing on Princeton Ridge
Casey Lambert of Princeton A letter in the January 15 edition of The Packet purports to correct misinformation being circulated about the Hillier project. While the writer’s first point, regarding the upcoming ordinance vote, is correct, much of what follows cannot be allowed to stand. The coy use of quote marks around “preserving the…
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Treat graffiti like murder
Ethan C. Finley of Princeton At this moment there are graffiti sightings in three different parts of Princeton Township. On the corner of Washington Road and Faculty Road, near the Princeton University campus, there is graffiti on a computerized metal traffic box; on Rosedale Road a graffiti outlaw placed graffiti on a white and…
