TOP LOCAL News
By RICHARD K. REIN
January 6, 2025
Princeton, NJ – The governing bodies are getting back to work in Princeton this week, with reorganization meetings scheduled for the Board of Education and the Council, both on Tuesday evening, January 7, with Governor Phil Murphy scheduled to appear at Council to swear in re-elected Mayor Mark ...
Princeton, NJ -- In a year when disagreement and contention reigned supreme, there is one fact that no one would dispute. Princeton native, 85-year-old Henry Francis Pannell, who died at home on December 21, was a Princeton community treasure.His boundless contributions to the well-being of the ...
Princeton, NJ – We suspect that a lot of readers of TAPinto Princeton Community News are not going to pay as much attention to the national political scene for the next several years as they would have if the November election had turned out differently. Statewide Kamala Harris defeated Donald ...
NEW JERSEY — Motorists began paying more for gasoline at the pump on January 1, and thousands of commuters will soon face toll hikes on state highways, and fare increases for the pleasure and delays of riding public trains and buses. New Jersey’s tax on gasoline increased 2.6 cents on New Year’s ...
New Jersey — The new year brings some good news for hard-working New Jerseyans and business owners.The state’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 as of January 1. It is the first inflation-adjusted increase in five years. Meanwhile, Garden State employers will see lower premiums for workers’ ...
New Providence, NJ — TAPinto’s corporate office has looked back at 2024 and surveyed the stories produced by its more than 90 affiliated news sites in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.The top 10 TAPinto original news stories of 2024, based on page views, included one from TAPinto ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: Interest seems to be growing in the January 28 referendum that the Princeton Board of Education hopes will approve as much as $89 million in funds for renovation and expansion of existing schools. The Board is hosting an in-person community forum next Saturday, ...
Princeton, NJ – The script for the biggest event of the weekend was written about 248 years ago, when George Washington’s seemingly beleaguered army set off on what became the “Ten Crucial Days” of America’s fight for independence.Those 10 days in 1776 and 1777 began with Washington’s crossing of ...
Princeton, NJ – Old-fashioned burglar alarms are still at work these days and two attempted residential break-ins appear to have been foiled by them. Police report that on Christmas Day, December 25, at 5:23 p.m. they responded to an activated burglar alarm on Farrand Drive. A check of the ...
Princeton, NJ – Two former Princeton University football players, who became friends in college and ended up working at the same New York brokerage firm after graduation, traveled together to New Orleans to visit family and friends over the New Year’s holiday. They were on Bourbon Street at 3:15 in ...
Princeton, NJ – At this time of year, an editor might be tempted to look back at the year just ending and attempt to put together a highlight reel – top stories of the year, the headlines that defined our community, and so on. That’s a tough task – very subjective.As 2024 was slowly fading into ...
Princeton, NJ -- Over my 45 years of living in Princeton I have come to know many people. The passing of Mike Suber brings back memories of when he and his wife, Phyllis, became my first friends in town. We met at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed (Watershed Institute) based on our interest in ...
Princeton, NJ – We’re still in holiday mode here at Events Central. Yes, there is a Princeton Council meeting Monday, December 30, at 10 a.m. But it’s on Zoom, not in person, and not expected to last more than the 15 minutes or so needed to pass some routine year-end resolutions as part of a ...
Princeton, NJ – I thought Jenny Hartshorne’s recent article on “Savoring Princeton's International Food Scene” was excellent - until I reached the end when she comments on Ayat [the Palestinian restaurant on Spring Street]:"As a foodie, I want to try it but I also don’t want to be un-supportive of ...
East Windsor, NJ — The convenience store slogan “Gottahava Wawa” took on new meaning for a hotel guest on Route 33. A guest at the hotel ended up being arrested on December 23 after he allegedly made 17 calls to 9-1-1, insisting that East Windsor police chauffeur him to a nearby Wawa store in ...
Princeton, NJ – Unless we’re missing something, the last few weeks have been a good time to believe in sleighs and Santas and Santas’ elves. And, for some people, drones and similar objects that skitter across the skies above central New Jersey.What should we make of all these drone sightings? We ...
Princeton, NJ -- I gave my family and friends an unusual gift for the holidays, a gift that was intended to benefit the gift giver as much as the gift recipient. I took a poll -- completely unscientific but no more inaccurate than other polls we have seen in recent years -- to determine the ...
Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre is closing out its annual production of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend, but for some performers this will most likely only be the end of the beginning.The nine members of the production’s Youth Ensemble include several with Princeton connections. Here are some ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s the weekend after Christmas, and the weekend before New Year’s. There’s a lot of relief in the air, and also some expectations, but actual events are few and far between. “A Christmas Carol” wraps up its run at McCarter on Sunday, December 29. The Ivy Inn has a DJ on Friday and ...
Princeton, NJ – There’s a full complement of talented, professional actors – with long career resumes -- in the cast of McCarter Theatre’s current production of A Christmas Carol. There’s also another cadre of performers – the Youth Ensemble – whose resumes are much slimmer but whose talent is ...
Princeton, NJ -- My family and I have shared a cherished tradition in the heart of Princeton for the past 12 years. Each Christmas Eve, we gather at Witherspoon Grill, a cornerstone of our community, to celebrate the season and reflect on the year past. Located at 57 Witherspoon Street, next door ...
Princeton, NJ – We’re planning to be on drone observation duty this week. No Council meeting, no Board of Education, no Planning Board, no Zoning Board, no Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee, no Committee on Affordable Housing, Racial, Economic, Social Equity and Services -- no meetings of ...
Princeton, NJ -- Sitting in the audience last year at the Princeton municipal reorganization meeting (January 3, 2024), I anticipated a ho hum meeting of administrative resolutions. Instead, the meeting turned into a What!-Huh?-You-Are-Kidding-Me! occasion, as I listened to Princeton Councilwoman ...
Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol” continues through Sunday, December 29, with shows on this pre-Christmas weekend on Saturday and Sunday, at 1 and 5:30 p.m., and Monday, December 23, at 5:30 p.m.; and Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, at noon and 4 p.m.If you haven’t caught ...
Princeton, NJ – The social activism of David Jen, a senior at the Wilberforce School, has received a Diana Award, established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, with the support of both of her sons, William, the Prince of Wales, and Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Jen, 17, founded the Learn AAPI ...
Princeton, NJ – From the police blotter:Men – and Women -- in Black. On December 15 at about 5:50 p.m. the manager of a retail store on Hulfish Street reported that two males entered the store and stole an unknown amount of merchandise before fleeing the area in a vehicle. The manager was unable to ...
Princeton, NJ – As expected Princeton Council voted unanimously on Thursday, December 19, to adopt the ordinance that creates a PILOT agreement with the developer of 238 apartments at the former Princeton Theological Seminary site on Stockton Street at Hibben Road. That 6-0 vote was preceded by ...
Princeton, NJ –McCarter Theatre-goers might do a double take if they linger after the Friday and Saturday evening performances of “A Christmas Carol.” The theater is promising “a show after the show” on those evenings. “The fun doesn’t end when the curtain comes down on A Christmas Carol!” the ...
Princeton, along with neighboring towns Hopewell, Lawrence, Montgomery, Plainsboro, South Brunswick, and West Windsor is among several dozen towns being impacted by an issue with the taste and odor of its tap water, New Jersey American Water said in an alert Wednesday night. December 18.“New ...
Editor's note. The article below refers to the Princeton Council's December 19 public hearing on the ordinance to authorize the PILOT agreement with the 238-unit apartment project on Stockton Street at Hibben Road. As a follow-up story reported, the ordinance was unanimously approved.Princeton, NJ ...