The Princeton Packet

12/01/2025

🎙️ Hello Jersey – Episode 2 is LIVE!

This episode’s topics are discussed by Arlene Reyes from Donnelly.Media and Cheldin Barlatt Rumer from This Is It TV — bringing insight, energy, and Jersey storytelling to every conversation.

We're exploring the magic of the Downtown Freehold District as they kick off a spectacular season of holiday events ✨ Dive deeper into what makes Freehold shine with our featured article:
👉 https://lifestyles.media/2025/11/25/downtown-destinations/

PLUS — huge shoutout to Mitzi Jackson, who will be featured in the upcoming issue of 08033 Magazine 🍽️🔥 Tune in to hear her story, her culinary inspiration, and what’s next for her growing brand.

💫 We’re also excited to announce…
Nominations are NOW OPEN for our 40 Fabulous Females event, happening March 5, 2026!
🗓️ Nomination deadline: January 15, 2026
📣 Winners notified by: January 31, 2026
Know a woman making an impact in her community, career, or cause? Nominate her today!

🎧 Watch & listen now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECFdI7EQasU

🌟 Nominate a Fabulous Female:
https://lifestyles.media/40-fabulous-female-submission/

Owned and operated by Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, THIS IS IT NETWORK™ is a global, female, and minority-owned digital streaming platform. We share inspiring stori...

12/01/2025

🌿💪 Vendors Wanted! 💪🌿

We’re gearing up for our Central Jersey Health & Wellness Fair happening January 24 at Quaker Bridge Mall, and we’re looking for amazing vendors to join us!

If your business focuses on wellness, fitness, beauty, nutrition, healthcare, mental health, lifestyle products, or anything that supports a healthier community — we’d love to have you there. 🧘‍♀️✨

This is a great opportunity to:
✔️ Connect with local families and health-minded attendees
✔️ Showcase your products or services
✔️ Grow your customer base
✔️ Build meaningful community relationships

📅 Event Date: January 24, 11-3
📍 Location: Quaker Bridge Mall

Interested in being a sponsor or vendor? Email us at [email protected] today!

11/29/2025

🛍️💛 Happy Small Business Saturday! 💛🛍️

Today we’re shining a light on the amazing local businesses that bring heart, creativity, and personality to our community. From cafés and boutiques to service providers and family-owned shops — every purchase makes a difference.

Whether you’re holiday shopping, grabbing lunch, or picking up a gift card, choose local today (and every day!). Let’s lift up the businesses that lift up us. 🙌

Tag your favorite small business in the comments — we’d love to show them some love! 💕

11/27/2025

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃

Today we pause to reflect on gratitude — for family, friends, neighbors, and the communities that make life brighter. 💛

We’re thankful for YOU: the readers, partners, and local businesses who support us all year long.

Wishing you a day filled with warmth, connection, and plenty of good food.
From our team to yours — Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡

11/26/2025

Home fires increase significantly during the holiday months, often sparked by cooking accidents, unattended candles or unsafe decorations. The American Red Cross urges everyone to take simple steps to stay safe while celebrating, from keeping a close eye on the stove to checking holiday decorations for hazards. Cooking safety tips Candle and heating safety December is […]

Home fires increase significantly during the holiday months, often sparked by cooking accidents, unattended candles or unsafe decorations.

11/26/2025

The holidays should be about family, food, and celebration—not surprise plumbing bills. As families across New Jersey prepare for holiday feasts, New Jersey American Water is reminding customers that what goes down the drain can come back to haunt your plumbing and your pockets. With the rising cost of living from groceries to home repairs, […]

The holidays should be about family, food, and celebration—not surprise plumbing bills.

11/26/2025

Maud Dahme, who survived the Holocaust as a & #8220;hidden child,& #8221; will share her experiences on Dec. 1 at Princeton High School. Dahme& #8217;s talk, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. It will be held in the high school& #8217;s Performing Arts Center. The entrance to the Performing Arts Center is on Walnut Lane. […]

Maud Dahme, who survived the Holocaust as a "hidden child," will share her experiences on Dec. 1 at Princeton High School.

11/25/2025

The Battle of Princeton is & #8220;an unbelievable powerful story and a moving story.& #8221; That is why the undergoing restoration work & #8211; Reimagining Princeton Plan & #8211; at Princeton Battlefield State Park to prepare for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution has been significant. Thirteen new interpretative wayside signs along the battlefield allow visitors to understand […]

The Battle of Princeton is "an unbelievable powerful story and a moving story."

11/25/2025

A two-day food drive filled 24 storage bins and nine shopping carts full of food and supplies to benefit the Montgomery Township food pantry. The food drive was held Nov. 15 and 16 in front of the ShopRite at the Montgomery Shopping Center. It was sponsored by the Montgomery Township Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local […]

A two-day food drive filled 24 storage bins and nine shopping carts full of food and supplies to benefit the Montgomery Township food pantry.

11/25/2025

The hearing to review a proposed apartment house development next to the historic Joseph Horner House has tentatively been rescheduled to Dec. 1. The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission was slated to review the application by 344 Nassau LLC at its meeting on Nov. 17, but postponed action because there were not enough members present for […]

The hearing to review a proposed apartment house development next to the historic Joseph Horner House has tentatively been rescheduled to Dec. 1.

11/24/2025

🎉 NEW SHOW DROP! 🎉

We’re thrilled to launch the first episode of Hello Jersey! on This Is It with the amazing Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, created in partnership with Donnelly.Media — and co-hosted by our very own Arlene Reyes! 🌟

This inspiring new series spotlights the people, businesses, and stories that make New Jersey so special. We’re just getting started… and you’ll love where this journey goes. ❤️✨

🎥 Watch Episode 1: ➡️ https://youtu.be/xPKWD0Hd0Ig

Owned and operated by Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, THIS IS IT NETWORK™ is a global, female, and minority-owned digital streaming platform. We share inspiring stori...