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By TAPINTO PRINCETON STAFF
January 20, 2026
Princeton, NJ – South Korea is on our arts radar this week, starting with Kim’s Convenience, the award-winning comedy about a Korean family-run corner store. It opens at McCarter's Berlind Theatre on Friday, January 23, and runs through Sunday, February 15.Inspired by the hit CBC television series ...
Princeton, NJ — Parents of a certain age may celebrate the passage of a bill the former Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, signed into law just before leaving office.The law requires students in third, fourth and fifth grade to learn cursive handwriting, a requirement that was dropped from New ...
Princeton, NJ – She’s not exactly Dr. Ruth – Ruth Westheimer, the celebrated sex therapist who died in 2024 at the age of 96 — but Princeton resident and Bunn Drive-based Dr. Maria Sophocles has become a nationally recognized thought leader in menopause and female sexual function.An advocate for ...
Princeton, NJ -- I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for the new bike lanes that have been constructed recently on various streets around town. Having a designated space makes me feel safe and - finally! - acknowledged as a legitimate road user (something the bike sharrows never ...
Princeton, NJ – Our week begins not with the banging of gavels and calls to order, but rather with some remembrances of Martin Luther King Jr. on his day, and also some reflections about another civil rights icon, the Princeton-born Paul Robeson.The Paul Robeson House, the nonprofit that is ...
Princeton, NJ – Last week, in recapping news of an ICE operation that apprehended two Princeton residents, TAPinto Princeton referred to a January 11 Princeton rally in response to “the fatal shooting of Renee Good, an American citizen protesting the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
As a psychiatrist who treats PTSD, addiction, and complicated grief, I welcome New Jersey’s consideration of the Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program legislation (Assembly Committee Substitute for A3852 / Senate Bill S2283).PTSD and prolonged grief are among the hardest ...
Princeton, NJ — At the end of two uninspiring weeks of distressing events in our nation, our community, and my life, I found much-needed and unexpected inspiration from a voice, not the Voice from television, but rather the voice emanating from the pews of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church ...
We used to live in Princeton and try to keep up with news. Your article today in TAPinto Princeton Community News contains some inaccuracies and bias that prompt me to write.Renee Good was not just protesting. She drove her car into a federal officer (who was injured and suffered internal bleeding) ...
Editor's note: When ICE came to Princeton on Thursday, January 15, rumors quickly spread that immigration enforcement activities were taking place at various public schools. During the course of the day, both the superintendent of schools, Mike LaSusa, and the high school principal, Cecelia Birge, ...
Princeton, NJ – Princeton residents turned out in force on Stockton Street on Sunday, January 11, to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good, an American citizen protesting the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. Indivisible Princeton hosted the rally, organized ...
Princeton, NJ – Given that Princeton University’s unofficial but popular motto is "In the Nation's Service and the Service of Humanity," this weekend’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is very much a town and gown affair. Princeton University’s Office of Community and Regional ...
Princeton, NJ — Is the rising price of copper providing inspiration for the thieves who targeted Rosedale Road twice in the last two weeks? The latest police blotter issued by the Princeton Police Department on January 13 raises questions.On January 1, a technician discovered cut wires and missing ...
Princeton, NJ — Ours is a town known for its high achievers, and Princeton can now claim a few more. The Princeton High School cheer team recently qualified to compete at the National High School Cheerleading Championships of the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) in Orlando, Florida on ...
Princeton, NJ — Princeton residents may have noticed the painted green blocks that appeared recently in front of the stop lines at the North Harrison Street and Valley Road intersection.These new facilities, known as bike boxes, are the latest addition to Princeton’s redesign of North Harrison ...
Trenton, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his final state of the state address on Tuesday, January 13, in front of a joint session of the Legislature gathered in the Assembly chambers.From recognizing local diners to mentioning Tony Soprano, an animated Murphy closed the book on the past eight years ...
Princeton, NJ — December was a rough month for pedestrians. Two were struck by cars in crosswalks, and another was hit while crossing a street mid-block. In all three cases, the crash happened after dark, raising questions about the degree to which street lighting and pedestrian visibility play a ...
Princeton, NJ – Are we more in tune with the squirrels that we see all over town? Or the frogs that we almost never see but often hear? Well, when it comes to Princeton’s most recent effort to bring mass transit to town, the idea of the frog, and its hopping ability, carried the day as Council ...
Editor's note: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story misplaced several sentences. Our apologies. Princeton, NJ — Maestro Rossen Milanov, conductor of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO), is recognized for his adventurous programming of contemporary music. This enthusiasm was ...
Princeton, NJ – This week’s events calendar includes two out of the ordinary events, one at Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus, the other at the Princeton Public Library. Jamie Rankin, research scholar and lecturer in astrophysical sciences at Princeton University, speaks on NASA’s ...
Princeton, NJ – There’s been a lot of reorganization going on at the municipality and at the school district and even some news to go along with it. More could be on the horizon, as the Board of Health, Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the Committee on ...
West Orange, NJ – Governor Richard Codey, a driving force in New Jersey politics for more than half a century, died Sunday January 11. His family announced the death of the 79-year-old on social media, saying he died “after a brief illness.”“He lived his life with humility, compassion, and a deep ...
Princeton, NJ –A woman at the center of a dramatic – but dangerous – hoax played on Nazi propagandists in the 1930s, who later lived for 30 years in Princeton, helping design AP chemistry tests for Educational Testing Service and participating in a community task force charged with setting ...
Princeton, NJ – At its last full meeting of 2025, Princeton Council unanimously approved the promotions of three Princeton Police officers:Sergeant Daniel Federico to the rank of lieutenant.Corporal Michael Schubert to the rank of sergeant.Detective Ashley Levins to the rank of corporal.From the ...
Princeton, NJ — I recently listened to Marc Moran’s final podcast on his show called WTF. He has been doing interviews with different musicians, actors, politicians, and writers for the last 16 years. In this last show, Marc chose to interview President Obama for the second time and to help Mark, ...
Ramsey, NJ — Public school districts across New Jersey will have to come up with a plan to ban student cell phone use for the entire school day by the start of the 2026-‘27 school year under a new law signed by Governor Phil Murphy on Thursday, January 8.“With today’s bill signing, we are ensuring ...
Princeton, NJ -- As we all emerge from our collective holiday stupor, some of our weekend events may look especially appealing. Especially some that might help shed some of that extra holiday padding and get some extra steps in.On Friday, January 9, at noon and Saturday at noon and at 2 p.m., ...
Princeton, NJ — Applications are open for the Lewis Center for the Arts’s Princeton Production Workforce Training (PPWT) program. This four-week summer intensive provides training in theatrical tech work for New Jersey high school graduates.The goal of the training program is to provide an early ...
As a follow-up to recent coverage published in TAPinto Princeton, an experience I had in Princeton underscores the dangers associated with unlit mid-block crosswalks. While driving north on Nassau Street one evening recently, I suddenly encountered a group of pedestrians crossing the street at an ...
Princeton, NJ – A fire that broke out late Tuesday evening, January 6, in a fourth floor apartment at 25 Spring Street was quickly extinguished, resulting in no injuries but leaving the apartment unit and several neighboring units temporarily uninhabitable due to water damage.The five-story ...