TOP LOCAL News
By ISABELLA DARCY - NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
November 5, 2025
New Jersey — Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected governor over Republican Jack Ciattarelli on November 4 to become the first woman from her party to lead the Garden State. With almost 90% of ballots counted, Sherrill had 56% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 44%, according to the Associated Press, which ...
Princeton, NJ – While there may have been no suspense about the Princeton Council and Board of Education races in the 2025 election, there was plenty of suspense — and anxiety, for some – about the state gubernatorial race. At least a few Princeton Democrats, who were divided in the primary ...
Princeton, NJ – On bustling Spring Street in the heart of downtown Princeton, one sad exception has been the empty storefront at 38 Spring Street, for many years the home of Kopp’s Cycles, which failed to find a new owner after the Kuhn family was unable to continue in business in late 2023.And the ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s Election Day, November 4, and polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Even though Princeton has no contested races at the local level, residents can weigh in on county and state races, including the heated race for governor with its national political implications.If you are ...
Princeton, NJ – How about a little music to soothe our souls in a week that begins with the dark strains of politics in the air and continues with less daylight than we are used to at the end of the day?We have all sorts of music on this week’s calendar. McCarter has the acclaimed classical ...
Hightstown, NJ – When the massive Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica on October 28, Hightstown resident and restaurant owner, Kenroy Morgan, watched the storm's impact closely. As an immigrant from Jamaica with family still living there, his personal connection has now led him to collecting ...
Princeton, NJ – With the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding for November not available on time, and possibly not available for a long time, Princeton food assistance organizations are stepping up their efforts to provide for those affected by this federal action.Also ...
Princeton, NJ — Talk about lowering expectations. Visually, that’s exactly what the Princeton University Art Museum has been doing for the past year. As the new Art Museum building took on its final form and trailers and debris disappeared after four years of construction, a favorite pastime among ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: We have one more back and forth with some opponents of the 238-unit housing project at the former Princeton Seminary property at 108 Stockton Street. First we have another letter from Rob Robertson, a Mercer Street resident who lives closer to University Place than to ...
Princeton, NJ — It’s not the Louvre, and there are no jewels to snatch, but all the talk this weekend is about the 24-hour open house activities inside the reopened and renewed Princeton University Art Museum – a celebration that begins Friday, October 31, at 5 p.m. and continues through the night ...
Princeton, NJ – So what’s your opinion of the new Princeton University Art Museum? That’s the question buzzing around town these days in advance of the 24-hour grand opening celebration. You can go online and catch some of that buzz, or you can head over to the campus anytime – and we mean anytime ...
Princeton, NJ –Another incident – no doubt related to Middle Eastern politics and characterized as a “bias intimidation-harassment” case by Princeton Police – has been reported. On October 27, police were informed of an approximate 2” x 2” sticker placed on a street sign on Houghton Street. The ...
Princeton, NJ — After the publication of the September crash report, TAPinto Princeton received several queries from readers. Is the number of motor vehicle crashes in Princeton increasing? If so, is greater density the cause?They asked because in September of this year, there were 70 crashes in ...
Princeton, NJ — Thanks for continuing to raise awareness of the controversial development on Stockton. I would, however, take issue with a continuing disregard for facts and a manifest tendency to skew the view in favor of the wealthy developers behind this huge, overly dense luxury apartment ...
Princeton, NJ — During the 45 years I have resided here, Princeton has evolved in response to the desires and demands of an increasingly complex society.Planning professionals and others agree that increased density is beneficial to open space, walkable towns, and environmental preservation.
Princeton, NJ — I write in response to recent Letters to the Editor and paid advertisements that have characterized the planned Stockton Street (the Seminary) project’s PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreement as something nefarious and at the expense of other property taxpayers. Contrary to what ...
Princeton, NJ – Amid traditional police pageantry, including a color guard and bagpiper, Princeton Council swore in Matthew Solovay as the new chief of police, succeeding Chris Tash, who was in the audience along with the chief who preceded him, Jon Bucchere. Also of note, and presented in the ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s time for an update on legal cases involving affordable housing in Princeton and central New Jersey. As we reported last week, a Mercer County Superior Court judge dismissed with prejudice the suit by the Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development against the municipality ...
Princeton, NJ – There are two great juxtapositions in this week’s events listings. First we have a brand-new museum with a 24-hour grand opening that is practically a theatrical event. That’s the long-awaited opening of the new Princeton University Art Museum on Friday, October 31, at 5 p.m. – an ...
Princeton, NJ – If you have walked, biked, or driven on North Harrison Street in front of the Princeton Shopping Center lately, you will see some big improvements for bicyclists. The four-lane section of Harrison Street has been placed on a diet, reduced to two lanes for motorists – one in each ...
Princeton, NJ – A juvenile passenger in a car traveling north on South Harrison Street, just north of Carnegie Lake on Thursday evening, October 23, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after the car was struck head on by a southbound car, operated by a driver that Princeton Police ...
Princeton, NJ — I have no academic expertise in either the Middle East in general or Saudi Arabia in particular — other than to understand that things in that part of the world are a volatile mess. That fact, however, has failed to deter me, an obsessive consumer of news, from recommending that ...
Princeton, NJ -- Up until recently the way for most of us to get to Princeton Stadium was not to practice, practice, practice, but rather to walk from town to Prospect Avenue and then head down Roper Lane between the eating clubs to the football field.Princeton hosts Harvard on Saturday, October ...
Princeton, NJ – When Princeton announced its plans to meet its Fourth Round affordable housing obligations at the end of June, the reaction around town was remarkably positive. The only complaints came from the neighbors of the proposed apartment development at the former Seminary site on Stockton ...
New Jersey — For many New Jersey voters weighing their choice for governor in the November 4 general election, the high cost of living is the key factor, and both Republican Jack Ciatterelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill have offered specific plans to make living in the Garden State less ...
Princeton, NJ -- Celebrating Halloween never gets old – and apparently can never start too soon. Halloween is still a week away, but the festivities begin on Palmer Square this Friday, October 24, at 4 p.m. with Halloween-themed treats followed at 5 p.m. by the annual Hometown Halloween Parade at ...
Princeton, NJ – Two weeks ago, TAPinto Princeton reported on two break-ins and burglaries of Princeton residences – one on Linwood Circle, the other on Rollingmead — were reported in this week’s Princeton Police blotter. One resulted in the loss of property valued at around $113,000.Last week ...
Princeton, NJ – Opponents of the proposed 238-unit apartment complex on the former Princeton Seminary campus on Stockton Street enjoyed a banner day on Wednesday, October 22. On that day the letters to the editor section of the Town Topics included five responses from residents challenging an ...
Princeton, NJ — Anyone paying even partial attention to the weather will notice that when calamity strikes, the costs explode. Financial shocks for a community include the cost of repairing buildings and homes, replacing lost assets, reviving stalled businesses, and rebuilding public ...
Princeton, NJ – As we reported earlier this week, the Princeton historic preservation community is mourning the death of one its most prominent members, Elric Endersby, who contributed in numerous ways to both documenting and preserving Princeton’s history.Below is the obituary provided by the ...