• PRINCETON: Ex-WSJ chief addresses newspaper industry’s distress

    By Fred Tuccillo, Managing Editor    PRINCETON — Peter R. Kann admits to a “lifelong love affair with newspapers,” but doesn’t shrink from acknowledging the contributions they have played in their own distress.    Addressing a 55PLUS gathering at the Jewish Center of Princeton Thursday, the former Dow Jones chairman said that publishers have managed to trap…

  • Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra "A Concerto Extravaganza"

    Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra "A Concerto Extravaganza"

    Top left: Chiu-Tze Lin, Conductor; Nathan Watts, cellist. Bottom left: Sophia Bacelar, cellist; Katelyn Tran, pianist

  • Will NJN privatization end Bluegrass program

    Geoff Berne of Hamilton, Ohio     As New Jersey Network faces the threat of privatization, hanging in the balance is a plan that’s been evolving over the past year for the rebroadcast of an historic television series on bluegrass music from 1977 to which I had the honor of contributing as scriptwriter, narrator, and producer-for-stage,…

  • Paper-Making Class June 5th at Fernbrook Farms

    By Fernbrook Farms Education Center Fernbrook Farms Education Center encourages families to join them to create hand-made paper at the farm on Saturday, June 5th, 2010.    Don’t miss this opportunity to create your own beautiful paper!  This paper making class will dive into the artistic side of paper making and allow you to produce high-quality…

  • Enable Inc. 20th annual gala

    Sharon J.B. Copeland of Enable Inc.     We would like to thank everyone who helped to make Enable Inc.’s 20 Year Celebration Gala a success. The event, held on May 8, celebrated 20 years of assisting individuals with disabilities to live full and independent lives in local communities. Enable has grown through the years and…

  • Community Park pool project is necessary

    Peter M. O’Neill of Princeton Parks & Recreation Foundation     I read with interest Ruth Sayer’s letter in the May 11 issue of The Princeton Packet. The topic she addresses is legitimate: everyone is cognizant of the current economic conditions. But I would disagree with her proposal to delay the Community Park Pool project because…

  • The Center for Training and Development of Mercer County Community College to Provide Training for African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and the State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey

    By Saveria Symons West Windsor, NJ — Through new one year grants from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD), the Center for Training and Development of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) will provide training services for the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) and the State Hispanic Chamber…

  • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Singles Night, Kimmel Center

    THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Singles Night, Kimmel Center

    Dutoit Conducts Strauss for PBSN Singles Night, Tuesday, June 8

  • Why APs?

    By Nathalie Levine             During the first two weeks of May, the old gymnasium and the library loft are off-limits to the general population of Princeton High School. Signs taped on doors and nearby walls proclaim “POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE!” Guidance counselors struggle to carry large stacks of plastic-wrapped booklets, freshly sharpened pencils, and water bottles…

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