Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Police costs in Princeton

    Eleanor J. Lewis of Princeton     Supposedly at one point on the evening of September 28, the Borough Police Department had more incidents than it could handle with the available officers on duty, in part because some officers are out ill or on disability. So, as usual, the most popular solution is to throw money…

  • CON BRIO! Opera New Jersey celebrates a crescendo of growth

    CON BRIO! Opera New Jersey celebrates a crescendo of growth

    By Christian Kirkpatrick Special Writer     It was practically a birthday party Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency.     Opera New Jersey — formerly New Jersey Opera Theater — was anticipating its fifth anniversary, which will come in just a few days. This upcoming event turned the 2007 “Celebrate Opera” Gala a commemoration, not just…

  • Princeton bicycle death raises questions

    Chris Baldwin of Princeton     The untimely and unnecessary death of fellow Princetonian, gifted educator and longtime community benefactor Dominique Wenzel raises serious questions that all of us would do well to consider.    For cyclists, why do some of us still ride without helmets when the data so overwhelmingly document that wearing head protection is…

  • PHILANTHROPY: PACF announces Greater Mercer grants

        Princeton Area Community Foundation (PACF), the community foundation serving Mercer County and central New Jersey, has awarded $353,880 in funding to local nonprofits through its Greater Mercer Grants program. This round of awards brings the year-to-date total to $1,981,171 distributed through Princeton Area Community Foundation’s 190 Charitable Funds, which hold $52 million in assets.…

  • From the huddle to hermeneutics: Derrick Chambers

    From the huddle to hermeneutics: Derrick Chambers

    By Adam Grybowski Staff Writer     Now that his dream of a long professional football career is over, Derrick Chambers has opened his eyes and set them on the pages of the great texts of religion and philosophy.     Fearing life in a wheelchair if he continued to play with a serious injury, Mr. Chambers…

  • From the huddle to hermeneutics: Derrick Chambers

    From the huddle to hermeneutics: Derrick Chambers

    Former NFL offensive lineman Derrick Chambers has set his sights a little higher — theology and philosophy. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Misinformation in Packet editorial

    Charles Morgan of West Windsor Township Council     Your October 12 editorial “WW redevelopment process in the right hands” contains some misinformation about our revitalization of the Princeton Junction train station area. The Packet should get its facts straight.    Your statement that “last week the task of exploring and planning the appropriate redevelopment path for…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: New clinical trial for breast cancer patients

    Patients who join clinical trials are given the best treatment available and gain insights into the newest, latest treatments By Doreen Babott, M.D. Special to The Packet     Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women and the second leading cause of cancer death, only behind lung cancer. The disease strikes more than 215,000…

  • Walking the walk

    Walking the walk

    At the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Sunday in Jackson, members of Princeton Bible Church walk to demonstrate their support for cancer patients. From left, Betzy Rios of Plainsboro, who is recovering from breast cancer, church member Lara Holt, Kerrie Nelson, wife of Pastor Brad Nelson, and Tirzah Alverson. Photo by Lindsay…