Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Martindell right on land swap

    Nicholas J. Lardieri of Princeton     Roger Martindell is to be commended for his critique of the supine roll-over of his associates to Princeton Township on the Sewer Operating Committee lands in his letter to the editor entitled “Borough forfeits bargaining chip,” (The Packet, Dec. 11). His questions on “when will the borough take meaningful…

  • School funding wisdom saluted

    Frank Paul Lukacs of East Windsor     I wholeheartedly applaud the Democratic administration and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposals regarding property tax reform and the funding of public education.    Specifically, I agree with the new school funding plan which, in effect, concludes that some school districts in New Jersey are spending too much of…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: ‘Promising’ foods of the African diaspora

    IN THE KITCHEN: ‘Promising’ foods of the African diaspora

    Charles Glenn-El, an organic farmer and professor at the University of Delaware, with Chef Pearl Thompson of Promise Jobs Culinary School in New Brunswick. Photo by Pat Tanner

  • Toll hikes and big trucks

    Grace Sinden of Princeton     Am I missing something or is there a policy conflict between Gov. Corzine’s plan to raise money by increasing tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and the state transportation department’s recent decision to allow large truck access to the residential areas in central New Jersey on routes 206 and 27…

  • GO NATURAL: Hoist the bubbly — but softly

    Beer and wine are just as intoxicating as hard liquor. A 12-ounce can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine or an ounce and a half of liquor contain the same amount of alcohol. By Rochelle Blank Special to The Packet     The energy and excitement of year-end traditions present some healthy challenges. As Old…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Relax: HypnoBirthing offers a calm way to deliver a baby

    Expectant couples that choose the HypnoBirthing method are committed to the idea of having a ‘non-medical’ birth. By Lisa Stout, R.N. Princeton HealthCare System     For many expectant mothers, the idea of giving birth can often be frightening and overwhelming. We have all heard stories from friends and relatives about how painful, unpleasant and agonizing…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: ‘Promising’ foods of the African diaspora

    IN THE KITCHEN: ‘Promising’ foods of the African diaspora

    By Pat Tanner Special Writer     “Making it do” is the phrase historian Marilyn Herod employs to describe the origins of soul food.     “Food in the time of slavery was all about putting something together when you don’t have much to start with. With making it do,” she told the group who had gathered…

  • Money grab by truck lobby

    Dave Saltzman of Princeton     What was Commissioner Kris Kolluri thinking when the Department of Transportation recently denied Princeton’s request to exempt Routes 206 and 27 from the New Jersey Access Network? This ruling came after DOT staged a series of public hearings that made an utterly compelling case to exempt these roads.    Apparently, these…

  • Fra Giovanni’s Christmas letter

    Fra Giovanni’s Christmas letter

    In Princeton, Christmas past … This photo, circa 1900, bears the inscription, ‘Marion Mershon Hubbard and Abram Houghton Hubbard.’ Nothing else is known about the children. Photo Archives, The Historical Society of Princeton