TOP LOCAL News
By CAROLYN JONES
July 23, 2024
Princeton, NJ -- Steve Tuorto clicked on the attachment and enlarged the photo. After studying the telltale blobs and streaks, he zoomed in on a dark green patch at the edge of the image. A new type of plankton on Lake Carnegie? No, just the shadow from a nearby tree. Tuorto closed the image and ...
Princeton, NJ – Inspired perhaps by New York City's acclaimed and long-running annual summer Shakespeare in the Park Festival, the first Shakespeare in the Princeton Public Library took place in the Community Room on July 20. A diverse audience -- a full house -- gathered to hear actors stage an ...
Princeton, NJ – The opposition to the 238-unit apartment complex on Stockton Street at Hibben Road turned out in force Monday night, July 22, as Princeton Council held its public hearing on the ordinance establishing a redevelopment plan for the 4-plus acre site. Many of the same people who had ...
Princeton, NJ – Over the years we have met plenty of fascinating characters at the bar in the Yankee Doodle Tap Room of the Nassau Inn. We can recall plenty of divorced folks, a good number of hedge fund managers, some of them recently fired, and even a few borderline crooks. But we’ve never come ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that Gov. Phil Murphy says "is a monumental step toward building a health care system that is more affordable and more accessible for families all across New Jersey" was signed into law Monday in Trenton. The Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act protects New Jerseyans ...
Princeton, NJ – A half dozen properties in the western section of town are in the municipal spotlight this week. On Monday, July 22, Princeton Council will hold its public hearing on the ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for nearly five-acre site at the corner of Stockton Street and Hibben ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: The July 10 raid by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking to arrest certain immigrants believed to be living in Princeton set off a wave of reactions in town. Mayor Mark Freda and other officials reassured the immigrant residents that Princeton ...
New Jersey — Sunday is National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream shops and eateries are offering a splurge of specials, giving New Jerseyans plenty of reasons to celebrate. President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” in 1984, choosing the third Sunday of the month as “National ...
Princeton, NJ -- “Mightier than the Sword: How Three Obscure Treaties Sanctioned the Enslavement of Millions and the Exploitation of Continents for More than 400 Years” is a recently published non-fiction book of commentary and analysis by Princeton resident Lorraine Kulick Atkin, a professor at ...
Princeton, NJ – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the soccer star and 2010 graduate of Princeton High School, was sentenced on Friday, July 19, to 16 years in prison on spying charges that he and his employer have vehemently denied. For friends and family in Princeton, the news ...
Mercer County, NJ – The global technology outage that has caused disruptions to travel, banking, hospitals, and more has had a limited impact at the local or county level, Mercer County Executive Dan Benson said Friday afternoon, July 19. All Mercer County offices remained open. As reported ...
NEW JERSEY — Some businesses and travelers in New Jersey are feeling the impact of a global technology outage. Gov. Phil Murphy said some businesses and banks are impacted and flights are grounded. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says that the July 19 outage happened when it deployed a faulty ...
Princeton, NJ – Music is a staple of this weekend’s events calendar. There’s the usual live music at venues like the Nassau Inn and Ivy Inn on Friday night, July 19, and at Small World Coffee and the Green at Palmer Square on Saturday, and the jazz brunch at Lillipies at the Princeton Shopping ...
Westfield, NJ — Some unique and eye-catching public art installations are making their debut in Westfield this week, as the town begins hosting the “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced in her weekly update ...
Princeton, NJ – Another glowing review has been posted for The Last Five Years at Princeton Summer Theater. The play, a poignant musical by Jason Robert Brown that was turned into a movie in 2014, runs through Sunday, July 21, at Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus. Donald ...
New Hope, PA -- "Last of the Red Hot Mamas," the new musical play running at the Bucks County Playhouse through Saturday, July 27, examines the life of Sophie Tucker, the popular American actress, singer, and comedian who rose to fame in the early 20th century. The play follows her journey from her ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
Princeton, NJ -- In case you’re wondering, it's been extremely humid and sticky and -- frankly -- hot as hell out there in the past few weeks. With the presidential tension, the upcoming election, the possibilities around the August Democratic convention, and this ghastly humidity, I can’t really ...
Princeton, NJ – In reference to Richard Rein's article of July 14 in TAPinto Princeton, I would like to ensure that TAPinto Princeton readers have a clear understanding of what has happened and what is proposed regarding historic preservation in the Mercer Hill Historic District. First, at 28 ...
Lawrence, NJ – Fans of hiking and biking through central New Jersey have two pieces of news to celebrate this month. First the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (TMA) has just issued a report on its progress using existing utility right-of-ways to build the large-scale trail ...
Princeton, NJ – The opening reception on July 13 for the exhibit "All Shapes, Colors, and Forms" held at the Arts Council of Princeton was a colorful collaboration between the YMCA’s Princeton Young Achievers and the Arts Council. The exhibition features paper-mâché sculptures, ceramics, ...
Princeton, NJ – We’ve had “Save Jugtown,” fighting the proposed new apartment building at Nassau and Harrison Street, and “Save Our Streetscape,” referring to a subdivision in the Jefferson-Cuyler Road neighborhood. Now we may be headed for a “Save Mercer Hill” campaign, referring to the ...
Mercer County, NJ – Adopting a budget is one of the major functions of any branch of government, and one, Mercer County officials said in a statement, happened months earlier than in 2023 and is a testament to the current Administration’s efforts to keep Mercer County’s finances on track. “In ...
To naysaying Princeton townies, I am announcing that Godot has arrived - Triumph Restaurant & Brewery is open on Palmer Square East, at least partially (the lower level), as of the end of June. Several months earlier, in October, 2023, a bunch of my Princeton friends and I sat outside at ...
Sayreville, NJ -- Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, has died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol ...
Princeton, NJ – Less than two years after he was sworn in by Princeton’s mayor and Council, and still short of his 49th birthday, Princeton Police Chief Jonathan Bucchere has submitted his resignation, effective at the end of the month – not coincidentally when he reaches his 25th year of service ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey dropped six spots in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business in 2024” list, from No. 19 in 2023 to No. 25 this year. The Garden State’s overall ranking placed it below neighboring states New York (No. 22) and Pennsylvania (No. 17) on the list. New Jersey outranked ...
Princeton, NJ – Summer heat, summer rainstorms, and free outdoor summer concerts at Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater featuring world music by the Blue Curtain presenters. All well established traditions in Princeton, and sometimes they all come together, as they are apparently doing this ...
Princeton, NJ – The Last Five Years at Princeton Summer Theater is a play with an interesting challenge. Two actors, with no supporting cast, have to engage the audience in viewing the exciting and exhilarating blossoming of a romance and marriage and then the bitter and depressing dissolution of ...
NEW JERSEY — Dengue, a virus spread to people through mosquito bites, has infected at least 47 people in New Jersey this year, according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as of Thursday, there have been at least 2,559 cases ...