Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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BOOK NOTES: Prize-winning titles for young adults
Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, ‘American Born Chinese,’ a coming-of-age story, is ‘an excellent example of this popular genre.’ And Cynthia Lord’s ‘Rules’: ‘Don’t hesitate to wrap this By Joan Ruddiman Special Writer Each year in January, the big news in the book world are the American Library Association’s award-winning books for children and…
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Hillier project only for affluent
Karen Flicker of Princeton Why does Township Committee want to approve Robert Hillier’s building development on Princeton Ridge to benefit those wealthy enough to downsize for $650,000 per unit? (The $400,000 quoted in newspapers is way off. Do the math: $80 million plus a $15 million profit, divided by 146.) No building should be…
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Threw me off a train
Kate Hullfish of Lawrence I had just stepped off the platform of the Market East Train Station in Central Philadelphia onto the R3 train to West Trenton. I realized too late that I had forgotten to get money from the ATM to purchase my ticket on board the train. It was a Sunday night,…
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Hillier housing plan excessive
Sarah Hollister of Princeton As I understand it, the Hillier proposal to reduce age restriction from age 62 to age 55 in Princeton’s Bunn Drive Senior Overlay Zone (Packet, November 16, 2007), will allow the construction of 170 new units on the Ridge. Together with units approved elsewhere in Princeton, Mr. Hillier’s project would…
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TWO SURGEONS, ONE HEART — NO SWEAT
No one gave up hope. Dr. Laskow’s family clung to his side. The staff monitored him day and night, and administrators, including the hospital president, visited at all hours. Everybody pitched in to take care of him . By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer Dr. David Laskow was getting ready for a trip to Atlantic…
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Liverman thanks Princeton voters
Lance Liverman of Princeton Township Committee There are no words in the world that could express my appreciation to the residents of Princeton Township for giving me three more years on Township Committee. I am truly humble and blessed that the majority of Township residents cast there vote for such a dynamic team as…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Birthday fun, birthday fare
By Pat Tanner Special Writer I hadn’t set out to be the oldest birthday celebrant ever at Red Green Blue, the drop-in arts and crafts studio on Hulfish Street in Princeton, but I believe I now hold that title. It all began back in the spring of ‘06, when I escorted two of my…
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Congo victim wrongly blamed
Maria (Charo) Juega of Princeton The troubling story of a couple of wealthy Princeton property owners whose negligence caused a pack of unlicensed, unvaccinated, unleashed dogs to attack and inflict life-threatening injuries to a landscaper is a dark sign of our times. The James are now fighting a legal and public relations battle to…
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GO NATURAL: Make healthy holiday choices
By Rochelle Blank Special to The Packet At this time of the year, there are all sorts of good things to nourish ourselves with. November’s harvest dazzles us with mouth-watering seasonal crops, sure to provide a healthy intake of vitamins and nutrients. Choose to romance yourself with healthy choices. Get yourself heart-healthy, flu-resistant, party-strength…
