TOP LOCAL News
By CAROLYN JONES
May 30, 2025
Princeton, NJ — There was much excitement in the Riverside Elementary community on Wednesday, May 28, when an American black bear was spotted at the playground. Its fleeting appearance triggered a shelter-in-place for the students as well as an email alert to parents. It also triggered a call to ...
Princeton, NJ – Lots of people in town are talking about the campus of the former Westminster Choir College and what might happen to it now that it is owned by the municipality. Will the 20-plus acre site in the heart of Princeton become the site of a new public school? Will parts of it be ...
Princeton, NJ -- D&R Greenway Land Trust will present its premier annual Donald B. Jones Conservation Award to former Princeton Mayor Cate Litvack (posthumously) in recognition of her impactful preservation legacy on Sunday, June 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hillside Farm in Hopewell. Tickets are ...
Princeton, NJ – After having to search for a new principal at Johnson Park School for a second straight year, the Princeton Public Schools received 48 applications for the job. “It shows that people want to work for Princeton, which is really wonderful,” said Board of Education member Debra ...
Princeton, NJ – If your school’s mascot is a bear, then you are probably used to seeing bears around – at the main entrance, in artwork on the walls, and on T-shirts and sweatshirts. But you wouldn’t necessarily be used to seeing a live one, particularly one ambling across your school’s ...
Princeton, NJ – We have some sounds and sights of India and Ireland on our midweek arts calendar.India takes center stage – and center court -- this Thursday, May 29, at the Princeton Shopping Center and at the Princeton Public Library. Ireland comes into focus on Friday, May 30, with an art ...
Princeton, NJ – Judging from the response we have seen on social media, a story about a bruise or bump delivered to a Tesla is ripe for lots of comments and a proportional number of clicks. We’ve got some more of that clickbait below, but first some items from the latest Princeton police blotter ...
Princeton, NJ – One item we saw coming – and another that we never would have imagined – are on the agenda at Princeton Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 27.As scheduled, Council will hold the public hearing on the ordinance to create a four-way stop intersection on Jefferson Road at ...
Princeton, NJ – A missing element in the current solution for the nationwide affordable low-cost housing problem is brought to light by Alan Frey’s recent letter to TAPinto Princeton Community News.The current system of relying upon the for-profit sector to provide token temporary rental housing ...
Princeton, NJ – Up until the 1990s, Princeton’s Class Day festivities, held on Cannon Green a day or so prior to graduation, featured a century-old tradition of smoking clay tavern pipes during the ceremony. I’m not making this up. We assumed it was a quaint salute to the colonial origins of the ...
Princeton, NJ – Regarding the recent letters and commentary concerning the proposed apartment building at Stockton Street and Hibben Road: comments from both advocates and critics of the development seem to agree that housing options in Princeton are limited, especially affordable housing, and that ...
Princeton, NJ -- I hear the words “Princeton town and gown” and I generally reach for the Maalox. Excluding town and gown collaborative arts and community education initiatives, town and gown in the same sentence in my cynical brain is associated with some intense disagreements over taxes, tax ...
Princeton, NJ – If you are a Princeton University alumnus returning to town for your Reunions this year, you might be having a bittersweet experience. On the campus you found open spaces and vistas you once knew and loved torn down and replaced by supersized buildings. The “prospect” you may have ...
Westfield, NJ — Francesca Mani, a Westfield teen who has been advocating for stronger laws surrounding AI, was with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump when the President signed into law the “Take it Down” bill on Monday, May 19.The new law bans non-consensual online publication of ...
Princeton, NJ – Rain or shine – and there could be a little of both along with some cool temperatures – the confluence of Princeton University Reunions and Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Expect a lot of people in town, some traffic on the streets, and some car parking areas filled to near ...
Princeton, NJ – For five days last month the Princeton University community agonized over the fate of a junior who had disappeared after last being seen on April 19 near Firestone Library. Then, on the fifth day of searching, authorities finally located the missing student. “I am deeply saddened to ...
New Brunswick, NJ – Last year William Tate IV rolled into New Iberia, Louisiana, population 28,555 by last count, in a giant purple bus to check out the country’s oldest rice mill that’s so revered it stands out even in sugarcane country.Tate, then-president of Louisiana State University who was on ...
Princeton, NJ – Not so many months ago, we used to wonder who in Princeton did not drive a Tesla. On streets where Mercedes and Volvos once roamed, Teslas were omnipresent. More recently, for reasons we can only guess, Teslas still cruise around town, but often they bear a sticker, or two: “I love ...
Princeton, NJ – If you hear that Mia Sacks, Princeton Council president, and Josh Zinder, Princeton architect, are showing up on a panel to discuss the “State of Affordable Housing,” you might automatically head toward the Municipal Building at 400 Witherspoon Street or to the Public Library ...
Princeton, NJ – It has been a news-making week for Experience Princeton. On Tuesday, May 20, the Princeton Einstein Museum of Science put the finishing touches on its new installation at Dohm Alley, the first exhibit in the alley under the direction of Experience Princeton, which has succeeded ...
Princeton, NJ – The Solley Theater of the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) was jam-packed on May 17 for "Shanghai Nights Princeton," an evening of jazz music that brought out the Asian community, some in traditional garb.The first-rate event was held in support of the of the ACP and Princeton Active ...
Princeton, NJ – The loud and sometimes boisterous Princeton Reunions weekend looms on our calendar, so we will turn our attention to some quiet events on our midweek calendar. Morven Museum and Garden on Stockton Street has some subdued activities on its schedule. It’s probably too late to register ...
Princeton, NJ - Konstantin von Schröder, a Princeton native who first fell in love with storytelling in his hometown, is channeling that early inspiration into his latest short film, “One Prick,” a darkly comedic exploration of grief, family dysfunction, and the strange things we inherit. Currently ...
Princeton, NJ – Can a new addition be constructed next to – or even attached to -- an old building in one of Princeton’s neighborhoods designated as historic? And can that new addition include a modern-day amenity that almost certainly is not now included as an existing use in any of Princeton’s ...
Carteret, NJ — The hottest ticket for Central New Jersey’s music-theater enthusiasts is the Marquee Awards, a gala event to open at 7:30 pm on Monday, May 19, at the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.The Tony Award-style red-carpet event honors excellence in high school musical ...
Princeton, NJ -- When Harry met Sally, a quintessential New York City intersection of love and pastrami took place at Katz’s Deli. When Steve met Jenny and Jenny’s sister Annie met John, a quintessential Princeton intersection of love and artwork took place at the Alice.No pastrami is sold in the ...
Princeton, NJ -- I squirmed in my seat. After the McCarter matinee of “Primary Trust,” an evocative drama and tour de force that left me eager to think about it, I found myself in a folding chair, listening to a season ticket pitch from the dramaturg, the person who chose the plays for the next ...
New Jersey - NJ Transit has an alternate service plan in place, should the rail strike continue.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents roughly 460 engineers, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 16, which was the deadline for a contract renewal between NJ ...
Princeton, NJ — Two weeks ago, the Princeton Police Department’s Facebook page lit up when the cops asked for help. They were seeking a red Subaru, whose driver had struck a pedestrian on a crosswalk. The crash occurred on March 25 on South Harrison Street when the victim entered the road from the ...
Princeton, NJ – Notes of interest, possibly, from the May 13 police blotter:From Loaner to Goner? A Mulberry Row resident reported on May 7 that about two months ago he had loaned his car to a former co-worker but had not heard from him since. The car was valued at $40,000. The former co-worker, ...