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By TAPINTO PRINCETON STAFF
October 21, 2025
Newark, NJ – Many Princeton residents knew Dorothy Mullen as the founder and driving force behind innovative food and nutritional programs, beginning with an organic instructional garden at Riverside Elementary School, which grew into the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative, and finally the ...
New Jersey — The governor’s race may be getting most of the media attention ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, but every one of the 80 seats in the General Assembly is up for grabs, and experts say some of the district races are set to be highly competitive.Democrats are solidly in control, with ...
Princeton, NJ – When you hear “human trafficking,” your first thought is likely to be the idea of a young immigrant, possibly illegal, being sexually exploited.A Princeton University professor, Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, suggests that you broaden your view. Salazar Parreñas maintains that the vast ...
Princeton, NJ – Just because the candidates are running unopposed doesn’t mean we should ignore them. Several community organizations have put that thought into action and are sponsoring a virtual candidate election forum Thursday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. for the three Board of Education ...
Princeton, NJ – At what will undoubtedly be a somber meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission on Monday, October 20, at 5 p.m. at 400 Witherspoon Street, the Princeton Theological Seminary will apply for approvals for new landscaping and hardscaping at six of its properties on Mercer ...
Princeton, NJ – We joined what seemed to be several thousand people on Saturday, October 18, for the No Kings day of protest at Princeton’s Battle Monument. For those of you who gather your information from Fox News or the One America News Network (OAN), we will begin by reporting that we emerged ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: Michelle Pirone Lambros posted a letter to the editor last week that sparked some thoughtful commentary from residents – click here for that story. It also triggered an unusual exchange between a Princeton University administrator, Art Museum Director James Steward, ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: Michelle Pirone Lambros posted a letter to the editor last week addressing the redevelopment of the Princeton Seminary site on Stockton Street into a 238-unit apartment complex. The proposed project has spawned a neighborhood opposition group called Defend Historic ...
Princeton, NJ — The No Kings rally at Battle Monument on Saturday, October 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., will no doubt draw an exuberant, loud, and possibly raucous crowd to Princeton. See the details in the listings below for more information on that event.But it may not be the only event in town ...
Princeton, NJ -- Fall is officially here now in Princeton. All the students are back in full swing; store owners are happy, things are busy again, and we’re saying goodbye to summer and looking forward to getting cozy by the fire, if we have one, or wearing warm wooly sweaters, going to see ...
Princeton, NJ — Mercer Island, which is what people call the mini-park at the intersection of Mercer and Nassau streets in the heart of downtown Princeton, is usually just the calm eye in a storm of cars, buses, and trucks whizzing by on all sides. Several times a year, however, the Garden Club of ...
Princeton, NJ – If you are not a bicyclist or avid walker, you may not have noticed the improvements that Princeton has made over the past year in the form of new bike lanes, side paths, and safety upgrades. But Walk Bike Princeton, a group of residents promoting what they call “a healthier, safer, ...
Princeton, NJ – You may have seen the police camping out around town lately. They weren’t exactly camping out, but they were pitching their tent at the Princeton Shopping Center over the weekend, and then at Nassau Street and University Place on Tuesday, and Washington Road and Ivy Lane on ...
Princeton, NJ — Yet again, a pedestrian was struck in a crosswalk last month, as was a 13-year-old riding her bike through a different crosswalk. In the latter case, police found the biker to be at fault for the crash. In a new-to-us move, a vehicle was punched by an angry cyclist on an e-bike. The ...
Princeton, NJ –William W. Lockwood Jr., a name synonymous with programming at McCarter Theatre for more than 60 years, will not be parting ways with the performing arts center anytime soon.Lockwood, who began booking acts at McCarter as a Princeton University undergraduate in the late 1950s, has in ...
Princeton, NJ – If the No Kings Day of Action on Saturday, October 18, is anything like the first one on June 14, then you can expect that thousands of residents from Princeton and surrounding towns will gather at the Battle Monument on Stockton Street at Bayard Lane from 2 to 4 p.m. as part of the ...
Princeton, NJ — You’ve probably seen the orange signs around town proclaiming, “Defend Historic Princeton.” But what, exactly, are we defending?As a native Princetonian whose family roots stretch back to the late 1800s, I hold this town’s history close to my heart. My colleagues and I, most with ...
Princeton, NJ — The first time I saw Leni Paquet-Morante’s work, I didn’t know whether to step back or pull in closer. Years later, I’m still doing both. Her latest exhibition, Extract/Abstract, fills Bainbridge House, the Nassau Street extension of the Princeton University Art Museum, with bold, ...
Princeton, NJ – If learning is fun, then we have a wild week in store. Our events calendar is chockful of seminars, panel discussions, and even a fundraiser addressing all sorts of heavy issues in a humorous way.On Wednesday, October 15, representatives of Nokia Bell Labs and Quantum Computing will ...
Princeton, NJ – In what appears to be a very quiet week on the municipal agenda, we will exploit the moment by recapping two work sessions on the agenda at the Princeton Council meeting on October 8 – items that will certainly make their way back to the agenda sooner rather than later. The first ...
Princeton, NJ — Responding to the growing crises resulting from funding cuts and fears of censorship, leaders from arts and education institutions gathered earlier this month for a round table discussion at McCarter Theatre. Participants included Martin Miller, Executive Director, McCarter Theatre; ...
Princeton, NJ – In the past week a number of readers offered constructive comments in response to our stories. Among them:Concerning trivia. We heard from several readers who read E. E. Whiting’s article on “Tuesday Night Fever” and trivia at the Ivy Inn on Nassau Street. One noted that the biggest ...
Princeton, NJ — One thing I can say with confidence. I will never forget the first name of Princeton’s new Police chief — Matthew Solovay. Matthew is the name of my son, the name of my co-worker, and the name of nine members of my son’s baseball team in middle school. I remember that yelling ...
Princeton, NJ – Two residential burglaries – one on Linwood Circle, the other on Rollingmead -- were reported in this week’s Princeton Police blotter.On October 1, patrols responded to a residence on Linwood Circle for the report of a residential burglary. The investigation revealed that between ...
Princeton, NJ — A “slow-moving environmental disaster” is headed down Stony Brook. This was the stark warning issued by Jim Waltman, executive director of the Watershed Institute, on Wednesday.He was referring to the appearance of a column of muck obscuring Stony Brook just downstream of the ...
Princeton, NJ – “A healthy relationship between sex and faith.”That phrase may sound to some like an oxymoron, but it’s the theme of a book talk by the Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale, author of “Who Told You That You Were Naked?,” described as a biblically-grounded, sex-positive guide that helps people of ...
Princeton, NJ — The word around town this weekend is “book” and it’s the perfect time to delve into Princeton’s bookish character and thousands of other characters featured in Princeton Public Library’s Friends & Foundation Annual Book Sale. Starting with a paid admission preview on Friday ...
Princeton, NJ -- The 10th annual Festival Cultural Latino lit up Hinds Plaza and Palmer Square on Sunday, September 28, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This milestone event was a vibrant showcase of Latin American culture, bringing together music, dance, art, and community in a joyful ...
New Brunswick, NJ — New Jersey’s candidates for governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, accused one another of deceitfulness during their second and final debate Wednesday. Throughout the hour-long back-and-forth at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the candidates ...
Princeton, NJ – Enforcement or education? When it comes to making Princeton’s streets safer, which is the better course of action for Princeton police?Some residents have been debating that question since recent reports of a fairly substantial decrease in speeding tickets issued by police between ...