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By TAPINTO PRINCETON STAFF
April 16, 2026
Princeton, NJ – Morven Museum & Garden and Sustainable Princeton are throwing their annual Earth Day bash this Sunday, April 19, from noon to 4 p.m., and the whole community is invited, free of charge.The afternoon includes music, yoga, garden tours, a “trashion” show with apparel made from ...
Princeton, NJ — Mark David Atkin, an esteemed Princeton pediatrician who lived in Princeton for nearly 60 years, died on April 9 at the age of 91. He was hailed by his family, friends, colleagues, and former patients as a man of passion and compassion, wisdom and vision, integrity and joie de vie, ...
Princeton, NJ — Parents at the Princeton Public Schools have long campaigned for safe, car-free ways for kids to get around town. This spring, the Parent Teacher Organization at all four elementary schools is leading a new transit-forward initiative. The aim is to get school children onto any type ...
Princeton, NJ — A new article in the New Yorker opens with local girls-about-town, Betty and Veronica, as they head out for a walk. Yet while they are of interest to the reporter—especially when Betty stops to relieve herself on a Princeton resident’s lawn—it is Betty and Veronica’s human ...
Princeton, NJ — In March, a cyclist was hit on a Washington Road crosswalk by a driver turning right on red. As per state rules, police ruled the cyclist at fault for the crash because she had not dismounted her bike before crossing. Since November, 2024, three cyclists and one e-skateboarder have ...
Princeton, NJ — Last week, the Princeton Police Department had two separate encounters with Princeton residents making themselves unwelcome.The first occurred on Wednesday, April 8, at approximately 10:07 a.m., when officers responded to a business on North Harrison Street for a report of stalking.
Princeton, NJ — Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invites residents to offer their views and comments on the candidates for Princeton Council. Please include the name of the street you live on. E-mail your letter to rrein@tapinto.net. Letters will be posted at periodic intervals – not ...
Princeton, NJ – Some people like them – electric bikes offer the chance for cyclists to expand their range to meaningful commuting distances, among other benefits. Some people dislike them – they move at speeds that could make them lethal if they hit a pedestrian, and they are hard to discern as ...
Princeton, NJ – On Friday, April 10, the municipality held a ceremonial relaunching of its new Princeton Loop Express bus, a free service that runs on 20-minute intervals from the Princeton Shopping Center to Palmer Square, and then to the Princeton Dinky train station, via Harrison Street, Nassau ...
Princeton, NJ – When you think of areas susceptible to change in Princeton, one of the biggest and most prominent is the former campus of Westminster Choir College. The 23-acre site on Hamilton Avenue, bordered by Walnut and Linden lanes and Franklin Avenue, was vacated by the Choir College in ...
Princeton, NJ – Editor’s note: If you are among the people who are troubled by the bizarre words and actions coming out of Washington, D.C., then you will appreciate the presence of the Princeton resident sitting on the bench in front of Tiger Park on Nassau Street, between Palmer Square East and ...
Princeton, NJ – I love Paris in the springtime, some people sing to the famous melody from Cole Porter’s timeless 1953 song. Here in Princeton we get to love a touch of Paris in the springtime, specifically on Saturday, April 11, when the second annual Princeton FrancoFest takes over Hinds Plaza to ...
Princeton, NJ - Two Princeton Elementary Schools will receive a grant from the New Jersey Education Association's Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the New Jersey Education Association grant. Both Community Park Elementary School and Littlebrook Elementary School are the recipients of a $2,000 ...
Princeton, NJ - Paul Robeson, both the man and the street that is named after him, will be honored this Saturday, April 11, in a community celebration at the Arts Council of Princeton. His 128th birthday celebration runs on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arts Council at 102 ...
Princeton, NJ - Residents are invited to the official relaunch of the Princeton Loop Bus service on Friday, April 10, at 3 p.m. at the Princeton Shopping Center bus stop (next to McCaffrey’s). The newly designed loop buses feature a frog as their mascot with the new slogan “Hop on. It's free.”The ...
Princeton, NJ – People in two very long lines, one for students and faculty and the other for community members, were all waiting for admittance to the Arthur Lewis Auditorium in Robertson Hall on the Princeton campus. The crowd of 200-plus was there on April 7 to hear U.S. Senator Andy Kim speak ...
Princeton, NJ — TAPinto Princeton Community News, along with other independent local news sites in the TAPinto family, is a partner of the inaugural Local News Day, which is taking place on Thursday, April 9.Local News Day is a coordinated effort to reconnect people with the trusted local news ...
Princeton, NJ – The nonprofit Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP), whose mission is to enrich and sustain the lives of Mercer County families and individuals facing housing insecurity, welcomes the community to its Spring Gathering on Sunday, May 3, from 4 to 7 p.m.The fundraiser, an afternoon ...
Princeton, NJ — Princeton is known to many outsiders as a green town. The latest update to the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) District Sustainability Policy may partly explain why. As the 2026 update notes, PPS has maintained a focus on sustainability and climate education by helping students and ...
Princeton, NJ — Residents with an opinion about the Princeton Police Department will soon have an opportunity to voice it. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Monday, April 20, to re-examine all aspects of the Princeton Police ...
Princeton, NJ — Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invites residents to offer their views and comments on the candidates for Princeton Council. Please include the name of the street you live on. E-mail your letter to rrein@tapinto.net. Letters will be posted at periodic intervals – not ...
Princeton, NJ – Other than the same old grind, what are you planning to do this week? Here’s our short list of some events we find promising:Tuesday, April 76:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Young Adult Book Talk, Community Room, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, www.princetonlibrary.org. YA author ...
Monmouth Junction, NJ — April's Jazz Café at the South Brunswick Municipal Complex on Friday, April 10, at 8 p.m. is a hot ticket. Next up in this season's Jazz Café, sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission, is Jazz4Soul featuring saxophonist Audrey Welber and vocalist Kimberly Ruggis ...
Princeton, NJ – Not so many years ago, 29 Thanet Circle was an unexceptional, aging (built in 1974, renovated in 2006) two-story office building off of Thanet Drive, north of the Princeton Shopping Center. It had abundant parking, 179 spaces – good thing because everything that a worker might need ...
Princeton, NJ – If you are reading this, chances are good that you have health insurance, you make medical appointments in advance, and you get your test results online. Easy.But you may well know someone, or know someone who knows someone, for whom health care access is not so easy. It might even ...
Princeton, NJ — I have been talking to the sidewalks of Princeton for nearly five decades. They have absorbed not only the soles of my feet but also my soulful angst, because I use walking as a platform for problem-solving and stress relief. Nowadays, however, I also curse at them. Over the years, ...
Princeton, NJ – For some vocal residents in Princeton’s western section, the idea of new housing, with its attendant increases in traffic and schoolchildren, has been a fraught subject. Those orange lawn signs, “Defend Historic Princeton,” are intended to say it all, in the simplest way.But the new ...
PRINCETON, NJ - The Police Department will host a Traffic Law & People-Friendly Driving seminar on Wednesday, April 8, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the municipal building, located at 400 Witherspoon Street. This seminar is free and open to those aged 13 and over. To register, click here.The ...
Robbinsville, NJ — A month ago my husband, Steve, and my friend Susan and I all piled into the car and headed for an adventure. We were going to Robbinsville, to witness the recently built second-largest Hindu temple in the world. It’s called BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham – BAPS is an acronym for a ...
Princeton, NJ — The Seed Swap at the Princeton Public Library wraps up on Friday, April 3, the last day for you to drop off, pick up, or exchange seeds of all kinds. But even if you have missed out on that, it’s not too late to plant yourself at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre for a new student ...