Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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ON THE UPSWING: Princeton Fall Antiques & Fine Arts Show makes a ‘bigger and better’ impression
FRANK W. Enjoying the preview party are Erin Dougherty, executive director, Historical Society of Princeton; Eileen Morales, HSP curator; Bob Lavizzo-Mourey, HSP trustee, and Candice Howard, HSP development director. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski
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COUNTERPOINT: The Princeton Symphony moves on
Shi-Yeon Sung, a Korean conductor, made a memorable debut with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor Well, I’ve been beaten to the punch by The Star-Ledger and Town Topics, both of which have published highly favorable reviews of the opening concert of the Princeton Symphony Orchestras’s new season. Johnny-Come-Lately as I…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Nutrition tips for busy women
By Sabina Beesley, MS, RD Special to the Packet In many families, women are the caregivers. They attend to their own needs only after everyone else’s have been met. Today’s breathless and busy lifestyle can often comes at great cost to one’s well-being and health. One of the key components to maintaining good health, and…
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Cornfield swastika an outrageous act
Rabbi Andrew Frank and Adam Feldman of Mercer County The recent report of a large swastika cut into a cornfield in Washington Township over last weekend, underscores the persistence of anti-Semitism, hate and bigotry. That such an act occurred during the period of the Jewish High Holy Days and the festival of Sukkot is particularly…
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For the Democrats in Montgomery
Joel Bernstein of Montgomery As Montgomery grows and changes, it is more important than ever that we elect Township Committee members with vision, integrity, willingness to act, and a strong sense of fiscal responsibility. This is particularly important in regards to the preservation of open space in our township. We have those people in Louise…
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Dutch Neck PTA says thanks
Allegra D’Adamo of West Windsor In the fall of 2006, the Dutch Neck School began construction on a new six-classroom addition. On behalf of the Dutch Neck PTA Executive Board, I’d like to thank everyone who made it possible for the Dutch Neck School to open on schedule this year, including: • Our principal, Scott…
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Thanking all for Eden event
Thomas P. McCool of Eden Family of Services On behalf of the Eden Family of Services, I want to thank our generous community for supporting Eden by Moonlight … Club Speakeasy, which took place on September 15 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, NJ. The evening helped to raise awareness, new friends and…
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Unfairly cited in Greenview letter
Frances Cirullo Jones of Lawrence This is in response to a letter to the editor recently written by Ron and Antonia Nielson. In their letter they make reference to me as a “non-resident heir-to-be of an aging block resident” — a mean-spirited statement. That I am a supporter of the proposed Hillier condo project is…
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REFLECTIONS ON THE WATER: By kayak on the D&R Canal
‘I dip both hands into the brassy water, cool and warm at once. Now the paddle slips and slides in my grasp, so that I laugh out loud.’ By Carolyn Foote Edelmann Special Writer As I begin to kayak from Princeton Turning Basin Park, traffic along the Alexander Road Bridge thunders above my head.…
