TOP LOCAL News
By CAROLYN JONES
November 19, 2025
Princeton, NJ — There was drama on Nassau Street last week, according to the latest Princeton Police blotter. It involved brazen theft and at least one damaged thumb.On November 15 at 7:34 p.m., patrols responded to a business on Nassau Street for a report of a theft. Three juvenile suspects ...
Princeton, NJ – In a wide-ranging interview with Pam Hersh for TAPinto Princeton Community News (posted November 8), Princeton Professor Robert George, one of the leading intellectuals in the conservative movement, chose his words carefully when he addressed the current political climate:“A few ...
Princeton, NJ — If it’s November, it must be the month for dodging leaf piles on Princeton’s streets. But not everyone is playing that game. Louise Senior, a horticulturalist at Morven Museum and Garden, will not be sweeping up the property’s leaves for collection. Instead, she plans to do ...
Trenton, NJ — New Jersey users of social media platforms would gain a way to report fraud on their accounts under legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday, November 17.The bill, S3017, would require the sites’ operators to have a 24-hour, toll-free phone number to provide ...
Editor's note: Due to an Internet connectivity issue, we were unable to include this post in our regular morning newsletter. Our apologies.Princeton, NJ – Plenty to keep all of us distracted and away from politics – national and even local – this week, with book talks at Labyrinth and the Princeton ...
Princeton, NJ -- In TAPinto Princeton’s morning newsletter on Monday, November 17, editor Richard K. Rein writes about the revised proposal before the Historic Preservation Commission regarding the development of 344 Nassau Street. Other than acknowledging Mr. Rein’s wry sense of humor in ...
Trenton, NJ – Long-time community advocate, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson of Trenton officially announced her candidacy on Monday, November 17, for the 12th Congressional District, which covers a large cross-section of Central New Jersey, including Princeton. Incumbent Congresswoman Bonnie ...
Princeton, NJ — I spent much of the weekend analyzing the election data, trying to understand Princeton’s turnout and looking for any possible silver lining. I, too, was asking myself, “How did this happen?”When I read TAPinto Princeton’s article about Princeton’s turnout from one voter’s ...
Princeton, NJ – This week’s agenda includes an application for 344 Nassau Street. Anyone who has been following development in town will recognize that address as a planning hot potato, already the subject of much contentious debate. But this time around, the application for an apartment building ...
Princeton, NJ — After studying the results of this past election, I am now casting my vote for a new “Art-of” publication. Instead of “The Art of War” or “The Art of the Deal,” I propose a book that could be crucial to saving our democracy, “The Art of the Canvass.” Not the artsy canvas, but the ...
Mercer County, NJ – Mercer County Community College’s Men’s Soccer Team is headed to the 2025 NJCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Championship in Wichita, Kansas.After beating Essex County Community College, 6-1, and becoming Region 19 Champions for the third year in a row, the Mercer Mustangs ...
Princeton, NJ — If you see Princeton and Yale twice in our event listings below, you are not seeing double. Princeton vs. Yale is the shorthand for the football game on Saturday, November 15, at noon at Princeton Stadium. Princeton and Yale are the two glee clubs appearing in the "Football Concert” ...
Trenton, NJ — New Jerseyans would observe a statewide "Day of Civility" in November each year under a resolution approved by lawmakers in Trenton. “New Jersey will set the stage for this to be a domino effect for the world, not just our country,” the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Angela McKnight, (D - ...
Princeton, NJ — Christmas decorations and merchandising are already popping up in store windows and on shelves - the Grinch Who Stole Christmas could be a Halloween costume nowadays. But we too are drawn into the holiday spirit and we will begin our weekend events update with two great shopping ...
Trenton, NJ — Self-driving cars, legal in other states but not in New Jersey, would operate here in test runs under a bill released on Monday, November 10, by the Senate Transportation Committee. Trials would take place on closed and open roads under S4702, sponsored by Senator Andrew Zwicker (D - ...
Princeton, NJ — October’s crash numbers were lower than previous months, but the consequences were scarier. October saw three head-on collisions, each caused by a drunk driver veering into oncoming traffic. In one case, a child was critically injured.In our 12th monthly traffic report below, we ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s always a little difficult to change established traffic patterns – for motorists, bicyclists, and sometimes even pedestrians – so the recently implemented bike lanes and road diet on North Harrison Street near the Princeton Shopping Center have generated their fair share of ...
Princeton, NJ — Experience Princeton, the nonprofit special improvement district serving the town’s business community, has hired a new executive director, Robin Lapidus, previously executive director of the Flemington Improvement District.“Robin brings the exact blend of talent and track record ...
Ewing, NJ – Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced on Monday, November 10, that she will retire when her present term expires at the end of the 119th Congress. Watson Coleman, 80, will not seek re-election to a new term as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, ...
Princeton, NJ – If we had to pick one event to attend in the next few days, what would it be? Well, the appearance on Friday, November 14, by Irish actor, writer, and director Olwen Fouéré sounds pretty good. She will discuss her work at an event for Princeton’s Fund for Irish Studies Series and ...
Princeton, NJ – There’s a small item on the agenda for Princeton Council on Monday, November 10, but this item is of major concern to some residents. It’s a first update from the consulting firm studying how the municipality should proceed with its newly acquired property: The 23-acre former campus ...
Princeton, NJ – The court of public opinion in the case of the proposed 238-unit apartment project at 108 Stockton Street is back in session. All rise.We have two newsworthy pending motions: One is from those in favor of this project, which is planned for a site that formerly housed three buildings ...
Princeton, NJ — While the town is celebrating crafters and runners this weekend, November 8 and 9, the residents of the Palmer Square residences are kept hostage in their homes because our garage's entry and exit are blocked during prime daylight hours to accommodate two major events. That's an ...
Princeton, NJ – Mel Leipzig, nationally recognized but deeply connected to his neighbors and fellow artists in Trenton and central New Jersey, died November 1 at the age of 90. Longtime friends of Leipzig, Dan and Liz Aubrey will host a gathering to remember and discuss Leipzig's life and career on ...
Princeton, NJ — Truth be told, my brain woke up from a mind-numbing, politics-induced stupor this week, thanks to a conversation about “seeking truth and speaking truth” with someone called Robby. The father of two and grandfather of three, Robby is a bluegrass banjo player, the oldest of five ...
Princeton, NJ — On Monday, November 3, after months of emails, meetings, and convoluted discussions about the missing crossing guard at Harrison Street and Prospect Avenue, Riverside parents finally learned something new. The Princeton Police Department does have the budget for extra crossing ...
Princeton, NJ – Few proposed changes in the town’s infrastructure have attracted as much public interest as the future of the Nassau Street information kiosks. Opposition surfaced when the town first proposed removing the kiosks, with their old-fashioned handbills and posters, and replacing them ...
Princeton, NJ – The streets – at least some of them, some of the time – will belong to the people this weekend. The street most dramatically liberated from cars and turned over to folks on foot is Paul Robeson Place. On Saturday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Arts Council of Princeton ...
Princeton, NJ — The new Princeton University Art Museum is up and running. So too is the lovely rooftop restaurant called Mosaic in honor of the fabulous collection of Roman floors that are a highlight of the collection. Just as the museum has placed itself in contention as a world-class ...
Princeton, NJ – The weekly police blotter from the Princeton Police Department includes a barroom confrontation between two women that sent one of the combatants to the hospital, a DWI that was charged after the driver crashed his car into a house (never a good look), and another inflammatory ...