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By LISA POTTER
September 10, 2024
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton asked each of the six candidates for Board of Education to submit a brief (500-word limit) letter to introduce themselves and explain why they are running. We are printing the letters in the order that they arrived. Between now and the election, we ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton asked each of the six candidates for Board of Education to submit a brief (500-word limit) letter to introduce themselves and explain why they are running. We are printing the letters in the order that they arrived. Between now and the election, we ...
Philadelphia, PA – When I received the invitation from Ashley Vickers, major gifts officer at the Princeton University Art Museum, to be her guest for last week’s visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I welcomed the opportunity. The outing was to view the acclaimed exhibition "Mary Cassatt at ...
Princeton, NJ – We have a long weekend’s worth of events packed into three midweek days. How are we ever going to get any work done? Will we even have time to watch the big showdown between Kamala and Donald?We have an internationally known but Princeton-based documentary film distributor bringing ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton asked each of the six candidates for Board of Education to submit a brief (500-word limit) letter of introduction to the community. We are printing the letters in the order that they arrived. Between now and the election, we will also preview ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton asked each of the six candidates for Board of Education to submit a brief (500-word limit) letter to introduce themselves and explain why they are running. We are printing the letters in the order that they arrived. Between now and the election, we ...
Princeton, NJ – Ever since 2019, when Rider University announced that it was relocating the students and faculty of its Westminster Choir College from the campus in the heart of Princeton to Rider’s main campus in Lawrence, people in Princeton have dreamed about the potential uses of the ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s close (or maybe not so close), but no cigar for the negotiations between Labyrinth Bookstore on Nassau Street and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) that represents the retail workers at the store.The union, which was recognized voluntarily by the ...
Princeton, NJ -- Former Princeton University Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee recently opened up a time capsule revealing treasures that for decades were buried in his office, his home, and the homes of his relatives. During Bob’s 47-year career of Princeton University administrative ...
Princeton, NJ – First a programming alert: In case you had Sustainable Princeton’s eCommuter Fest on your calendar for this Saturday, September 7, it has been postponed to next Saturday, September 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Princeton Shopping Center. A better weather forecast for next ...
During the American Revolution an officer passing through New Jersey described it as “the garden of America.” Another called it “a land of milk and honey.”Only seven decades ago New Jersey officially adopted the Garden State nickname, and just last year the state declared Central Jersey to be a ...
New Brunswick, NJ – The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs.Fifty new high-tech trash cans that were ...
Princeton, NJ – We’ve got a lot to consider this weekend – a world premiere play (Empire Records) opening at McCarter, bands at Hinds Plaza Friday night and Sunday afternoon, two arts openings at the Arts Council on Saturday afternoon, a 5K race and 1-mile fun run at the Battlefield Park Sunday ...
NEWARK – Two well-known philanthropists in Newark, and one key social services provider in the city, recently joined together for a TAPinto Roundtable focusing on the ways in which they are directly impacting the lives of those in need.The panel included Mary Ellen Harris, the president of the ...
Princeton, NJ – The blogosphere got a little exercised earlier this week over a relatively small change to the agenda for the Planning Board meeting this Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m.As TAPinto Princeton Community News reported on September 2 in its weekly update of what’s happening on the ...
Princeton, NJ -- Last week I went to a memorial. As I was watching the service, I recognized an old farmer named Richard, whom I had met when I had a local TV show years ago and I had done a story about him and his sister and mother. They had bought a farm in the early 1970s and grew vegetables in ...
New Brunswick, NJ – The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs.Fifty new high-tech trash cans that were ...
Princeton, NJ – Welcome back, Princeton University. It’s great to see students back in town; it’s even greater to see some compelling events on the university campus to spice up our midweek calendar. On Wednesday, September 4, the university hosts a Princeton graduate with a successful book launch.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Despite its impressive size and multinational reach, Goya Foods is still a privately held family business; fiercely devoted to family, quality, and its Hispanic roots.“My first day with the company was in 1964,” recalls Robert (Bob) Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods. “Our ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s a short week; it’s the first week after the brunt of summer, a week with no regular Council or School Board meetings; and it’s a week when the most significant item on the Thursday, September 5, Planning Board meeting – a “capital review” of the public schools’ expansion plans ...
Princeton, NJ – The question of how much access high school students should have to their smartphones during the school day is now an issue being debated around the county. While the phone policy remains unchanged at the Princeton Public Schools as students return to classrooms on Tuesday, ...
Princeton, NJ -- As TAPinto Princeton Community News has noted in recent articles, parents are asking questions about the use of smartphones in schools. As a rising senior at Princeton High School, I have some different answers to the questions Princeton’s parents are asking: Do high schoolers rely ...
Princeton, NJ – Now that school is back in session, it’s time to get serious and start grading our papers. In this case we’re talking about our Graduate Hotel cocktail menu trivia quiz. Each of the 10 named cocktails has a Princeton reference, or in some cases several references. What are ...
Princeton, NJ – We have heard multiple accounts of lewd behavior this past week, and we aren’t even talking about a certain Presidential election campaign. This week’s Princeton municipal police blotter included the report of a lewd incident on Vandeventer Avenue on August 13 at 3:27 p.m. The ...
Princeton, NJ – We’ve got some musicians performing live this unofficial last weekend of summer, who very likely will appreciate every single person who walks by and gives them a moment of their time and attention. On Saturday, August 31, from noon to 2 p.m., the Vintage Vibe Tribe will appear on ...
Princeton, NJ –If you think the summer has gone by quickly, wait until we tell you the class year that Princeton University has just welcomed back to the campus: 2-0-2-8. The first-year students (they’re not freshmen anymore) arrived last week and this Sunday, September 1, they will be ...
Jersey Shore, NJ – As summer draws to a close, the Jersey Shore is gearing up for one last hurrah this Labor Day weekend. With the start of the school year just around the corner, this weekend offers the perfect opportunity to soak up the final days of summer. Whether you're a foodie, an art ...
Princeton, NJ – We are adding two dates to our municipal meeting calendar after a quick review of the Princeton Council meeting on Monday, August 26, and the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, August 27. The first is Tuesday, September 17, when Voter Choice New Jersey celebrates Princeton ...
Princeton, NJ – What do you do after a long career as a U.S. Department of Labor economist focusing on labor market Information – where the highlights included developing and publishing the Occupations In Demand newspaper; serving as a Congressional Fellow for Senator Frank Lautenberg; streamlining ...
Princeton, NJ – In the last week of August, we would expect people to look ahead to what’s in store just around the corner, or shortly after Labor Day. We have just such an event this week, a season preview presentation by McCarter Theatre at the Princeton Public Library on Tuesday, August 27, at ...