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Question of the Week: “What are some of your favorite or least favorite vegetables?”
“I don’t like Lima beans, and my favorite is carrots.” —Finny McColloch, Bordentown “My favorite is cauliflower, and my least favorite is string beans.” —Ariela Scheer, Princeton “My favorite is…
UMCPP’s Design for Healing Campaign Raises Record-Breaking 171 Million
Editor’s Note: The following is presented as an open letter Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are pleased to share with you some great news: The University Medical Center of Princeton…
It’s Clear That Trenton Superior Court Judge Has Already Decided in Favor of AvalonBay
To the Editor: A hearing on the rejection of the AvalonBay apartment proposal held last week in Trenton by Superior Court Judge Jacobson left this retired journalist in astonished disbelief…
AvalonBay Should Match Social Justice, LEED-Certification for Sustainability of All
To the Editor: Social and economic justice requires that AvalonBay earn LEED certification for its entire complex: LEED-Gold for neighborhoods. Maximum energy-efficiency is the only ethical solution to a Mount…
Princeton’s Dogs Need Their Own Space: Can’t We Find Some Area for a Dog Park?
To the Editor: Recently, I was able to confirm what I had already suspected. There isn’t any open space in Princeton where dogs are able to run free and exercise…
Obituaries 5/22/13
Te Ning Chin Te Ning Chin, 92, of Princeton, died on May 16, 2013 in University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro after a brief illness. Born on July 15,…
Whistling in the Dark on Wagner’s 200th Birthday
I’m looking at a photograph of my father when he was a graduate student at Indiana University. He’s wearing a sleeveless sweater and in his lap is a princely male…
Juried Art Show at TCNJ to Feature Work by Students and Teachers
This summer, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) will showcase artwork by New Jersey’s K-12 students alongside innovative lessons designed by their talented art teachers. Students from Princeton High School,…
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Closes Season With Works by Wagner, Mackey, and Tchaikovsky
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) completed its 2012-13 Princeton concert series in grand fashion on Friday night with a performance full of precision, operatic flair, and innovative musical composition. Music…
Thor Heyerdahl Replicates Historic Migration to Polynesia
At the beginning of the 20th century it was generally agreed that Polynesia had been settled by Asians arriving from the Far East. But it’s one thing for a professor…
