Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • Secrecy on NHKT harms borough

    Roger Martindell of Princeton Borough Council     Princeton Borough’s decision not to make public what it had previously described as the borough’s “final offer” to the downtown developer, NHKT, has at least two consequences about which the community should be concerned. The first is lack of transparency, and the second is loss of credibility in…

  • HEALTH FOCUS: Nutrition

    Go natural with the right food choices By Rochelle Blank, CHHC, AADP Special to The Packet     An energetic fall harvest offers up a bounty of healthy seasonal produce. Fall is a great time of year to get turned on by fresh organic foodstuff and begin to add more of it into your daily food…

  • 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…

  • A voice of inspiration for TASK

    Joan Waite sings her fifth recital to benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen on Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton By Kristin Boyd Staff Writer     When Joan Waite volunteers at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, serving meals to residents who might not get one otherwise, she knows how blessed she is to…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Taking a stroll through ‘Epicurean Palette’

    IN THE KITCHEN: Taking a stroll through ‘Epicurean Palette’

    At ‘Epicurean Palette,’ Bobolink Dairy serves up artisanal breads and cheeses. Photo by Faith Bahadurian

  • A capital affair

    Haven’t visited Washington lately? A new vitality awaits you By Gloria Hayes Kremer Special Writer     Washington — again?     My sophisticated friends pounced on me with their “But you’ve been there so many times” look. Hadn’t I seen all the tourist sights before? Wasn’t standing in line for another guided tour just too tedious?…

  • Press Congress to impeach Bush

    Todd Tieger, Larry Siegel, Carol Haag Recently, the three of us had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Rush Holt to discuss the case for impeachment of President Bush. We found the Congressman to be generally well informed, very attentive, and interested in hearing our views. From the outset, he conceded that the Bush administration…

  • Adding officers to Princeton Borough PD

    Pat Ramirez of Princeton I want to thank Borough Councilman David Goldfarb for his “no” vote on hiring two additional police officers. His budget concerns are legitimate, although on this issue I think the majority “yes” vote was right in that the community does want a Safe Neighborhood Unit and thus must be willing to…