TOP LOCAL News
By RICHARD K. REIN
November 17, 2024
Princeton, NJ – The big events of this week on the municipal calendar may be what’s going on behind closed doors rather than in the open meetings listed below.Princeton Council has only a closed session scheduled – on Monday, November 18 – with an agenda that refers to “matters involving potential ...
Princeton, NJ – We sometimes think of Monday as the day that creates a virtual three-day weekend, even if in fact most of us have to get back to work on Monday. This Monday, November 18, is what we would call a serious day on our arts and entertainment calendar. There are three events that people ...
Princeton, NJ -- Maria LoBiondo, a longtime Princeton resident well known locally as a storytelling artist, celebrated National Native American Heritage Month this November by telling me a story with a particularly personal vision. It is a story about a trip she took that celebrated how people of ...
Princeton, NJ – U.S. 1 Newspaper, one of the remaining print publications in our area, celebrated its 40th anniversary the other day – November 1 officially – and at least two people we know took notice of that milestone.One was Sara Hastings, who has been at the paper a dozen years or so, and for ...
Princeton, NJ – Ayat, a restaurant inspired by the authentic flavors of Palestinian cuisine, opened its doors on Spring Street in Princeton last month, and it’s already generating buzz.On a recent Friday night, I joined the crowd at Ayat with a friend by my side, intrigued to see how well this new ...
Princeton, NJ -- “All art is a form of meditation, a looking inward to find the real you, the secret identity of the superhero in us all.” So says Patrick McDonnell, creator of the worldwide syndicated comic strip, MUTTS, a New York Times best-selling children’s book author (Me…Jane, a biography of ...
Camden, NJ - New Jersey American Water has issued a mandatory conservation notice for customers across the state. The notice follows a drought warning issued on Wednesday by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which asked New Jersey residents to limit use.“We are dedicated to ...
Princeton, NJ – Save our kiosks. Save our kiosks.That’s right, the Nassau Street kiosks, those eight-sided information stands at Witherspoon Street, in front of the former Bank of America building, and at Vandeventer Avenue, in front of the Garden Theater, are on the municipality’s chopping block.
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey residents are being asked to reduce water use, as the state has declared a drought warning. Previously, the state was under a drought watch, which was issued last month.Gov. Phil Murphy and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) say the warning, issued Wednesday, ...
Princeton, NJ – Two days ago in this space we reported on the new plan for 40-42 North Tulane Street beginning to work its way through the municipal regulatory pipeline. The new plan calls for four spacious apartments in the three-story building. It conforms to all zoning requirements, such as ...
Princeton, NJ – The set-up for this play sounds like the beginning of a new Netflix crime series: Gathering for a 10th tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and wife, Chris, must get “the story” straight before the ...
Princeton, NJ – Art lovers at varying levels of expertise filled Princeton University's Julis Romo Rabinowitz lecture hall on November 7, to hear a conversation in the “Late Thursdays” series between Princeton University Art Museum Director James Steward and artist Shahzia Sikander. The discussion ...
Princeton, NJ – Are we feeling better this week, Princeton? For those who are ready to jump back into matters of public policy, we have several events on the calendar. On Tuesday, November 12, you can hear a panel put together by Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs tackle ...
Princeton, NJ – Our own post-mortem on the 2024 Presidential election, and our link to one of the New York Times’ post mortems on the election generated lots of response, nearly all of it not for publication. But one respondent was willing to share a response to the New York Times column by writer ...
Princeton, NJ – The 12th annual HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon attracted more than 1,600 runners on Sunday, November 10, who took off at 7 a.m. on a 13.1-mile run on a challenging course that covered all quadrants of Princeton. The top male finisher was Ruaridh Mon-Williams of Princeton, who ...
Princeton, NJ – Consider this a preview week for what’s ahead at several important spots in Princeton.The spot that residents may be most familiar with is the Harrison Street Corridor, which has been the subject of a multi-modal study by the Michael Baker Inc. consulting firm since early in ...
Princeton, NJ – For some readers this will be a three-day weekend. Municipal offices are closed on Monday, November 11, Veterans' Day. State and federal offices are also closed, and there's no mail delivery.But the Princeton Public Schools are open, and so are a lot of businesses. Check in ...
Princeton, NJ -- If you were a Princeton Democrat, how did you spend your Tuesday evening, November 5? At a bar, alone, in front of a television? At home, alone, next to a bar, in front of a television? With a group of like-minded friends and relatives at a bar, in front of a television? Or in your ...
Princeton, NJ – The postmortems keep rolling in on the 2024 Presidential election. One of the more compelling ones was also one of the first ones posted, on the day after the election by New York Times opinion writer Carlos Lozada.The title: “Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are.” Here’s how it ...
Princeton, NJ – We hate to hope for rain on any weekend in Princeton – we usually hope for no rain at all. And we certainly don't want any rain on Saturday, November 9, when the Arts Council of Princeton takes over Paul Robeson place for its 30th annual Sauce for the Goose outdoor art sale. More ...
Princeton, NJ – As you may have noticed, the black crepe has been out for the last few days. The hand-wringing following the November 5 election is noticeable. But some folks in town are beginning to call people back to action – to follow Kamala Harris’s advice to stop the hand-wringing and roll up ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: In the aftermath of the November 5 election, Princeton Public Schools Board of Education candidate Shenwei Zhao posted the following reflections on his campaign and the political process on the PPS Parents Discussion page on Facebook:Thoughts on the Board of Education ...
Princeton, NJ – Rock bottom. They say that alcoholics can’t get help until they hit rock bottom. The experts in addiction treatment argue otherwise. I’m not an expert in anything, but I am a longtime, armchair observer of U.S. presidential politics. I got started as a reporter in Chicago in the ...
New Brunswick, NJ – Gerald Pomper, who wrote the book (or, actually, 19 of them) on American elections, is telling the students assembled in his Election of 2024 class that he doesn’t believe there is such a thing as undecided voters.“They may not know what they decided,” he said. “I’ll give you my ...
Princeton, NJ – “We won’t go back” was one of the slogans of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign. But as Election Day moved into the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, November 6, that slogan was by no means a winner for the Democratic candidate.In Princeton’s six-way race for three seats ...
Princeton, NJ – While many eyes were focused on the Board of Education election, we have not lost sight of some personnel news and enrollment projection news that came out of last week’s Board of Education meeting.Let’s start with the personnel news. In the small print of the October 29 meeting ...
Princeton, NJ – So what’s all this anxiety about? It’s election day, yes, and at the end of the day some people will be happy and others will be unhappy. But it will be over. And we can get back to our lives and not have to worry about it for another four years. What could go wrong?Of course, none ...
Princeton, NJ – If you’re feeling a little anxious about the election on Tuesday, November 5, you are not alone. We walked by the Harris-Walz campaign headquarters at 188 Nassau Street on Sunday afternoon, November 3, and saw a lot of no-nonsense faces on the volunteers who running the phone banks ...
Princeton, NJ -- After talking to the New York Times science/medical reporter Gina Kolata, I felt very relieved that she considers me unworthy. Meeting up with her in the cafe of Lifetime Fitness Princeton, I learned that my health history, although featuring a wide variety of diseases, ailments, ...
Princeton, NJ – We all have an extra hour this weekend, so let us offer another event on the weekend calendar. It is the Princeton Girlchoir’s 17th annual Children Making a Difference Benefit Concert Saturday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church. Each year the Princeton Girlchoir ...