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By TAPINTO PRINCETON STAFF
February 18, 2026
Princeton, NJ — Missing: one feathery red gown, one sequined party dress, one mineral wash denim miniskirt, and two moto jackets. All five items, which had been purchased from the fast-fashion retailer, Fashion Nova, were stolen from a Herrontown Road apartment lobby, according to the latest police ...
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the new webinar date on March 18. The previously planned event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Princeton, NJ — Ask any parent in Princeton how their child gets to school, and you will likely open a Pandora’s box of opinions. They ...
Editor's note: The article below was updated to include a statement from one of the neighborhood objectors to the proposed apartment development at 108 Stockton Street. The affordable units in that project are included in the calculations that determined the town's Fourth Round ...
Princeton, NJ — Mushrooms have long been a source of fascination. Neither plant nor animal, the fungus kingdom, which includes mushrooms, is extraordinarily diverse with possibly millions of species still unidentified. This week, that sense of wonder and discovery comes to Princeton.On Thursday, ...
Princeton, NJ – To all my neighbors who painstakingly cleared the sidewalk in front of their homes of snow: Thank you so much for making sure we can use the sidewalk after the recent large snowfall. It is a huge amount of work! I see you did your best, and yet the sidewalks are a patchwork of ...
Princeton, NJ – For some politically minded Princetonians, this week began not Monday, February 16, but rather on Sunday evening, February 15, when the Princeton Community Democratic Organization hosted an informational candidate forum for the 17 declared candidates for the 12th District ...
Princeton, NJ –By now it’s no secret that Princeton University is on an austerity program. Budgets are being cut, salaries frozen, big building projects (so we are told) put on hold. But that doesn’t mean that the university is abandoning its core mission – the exchange of ideas. This week’s ...
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 — Last Wednesday, February 11, the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a revised plan for a three-story apartment building, behind the historic Hornor House at 344 Nassau Street in the Jugtown Historic District. The approved plan — consisting of eight market-rate units and ...
Princeton, NJ –Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invited the candidates for Princeton Council to provide brief statements introducing themselves and explaining why they are running. David Cohen provided the following:I was born and raised in Rochester, New York, and attended public ...
Princeton, NJ – The name of architect and builder Kevin Wilkes shows up in all sorts of stories around town these days.Wilkes played an instrumental role in the conversion of the old Palmer Square Post Office into the new Triumph Brew Pub. He remains in the center of the effort to renovate and ...
Princeton, NJ – Back in July, 2021, when Luis Martinez-Balbuena was introduced as one of three new officers on the Princeton police force, the department’s Facebook page asked the community to “please help us welcome them and wish them a safe and memorable career in law enforcement.”In recent days ...
Princeton, NJ --Pam Hersh's TAPinto Princeton article about Wendy Williams and Princeton University international students highlighted the Community Connect Program. The Friends of the Davis International Center runs several other programs: English Group Conversation, Individual English Tutoring, ...
Princeton, NJ — It's been very cold here in Princeton, as most readers are painfully aware. In addition, it snowed in late January and now, almost mid-February, we still have 8 inches of snow everywhere. People canceled plans just because it was so cold, the roads and sidewalks so slippery. The ...
Princeton, NJ — I'm not much of a movie-goer but TAPinto Princeton's preview for "The Secret Agent" and post-screening discussion at the Garden Theatre piqued my interest. Who isn't interested in espionage? And with the plot set in Brazil, where I spent part of my childhood, I couldn't resist ...
Princeton, NJ – Real winters are a scare commodity these days. And icy cold weather such as we have endured over the recent week or so is even more rare. But it is not as rare as some people may think; it may also not be as dangerous. And, in our risk-averse culture, we may fail to appreciate the ...
Princeton, NJ – Nobody sends Valentines to their country. But if you’re an American you might want to send one to the United States. Your country is probably in need of some love during these days of political and cultural division.On Saturday, February 14, the Arts Council of Princeton is giving ...
Trenton, NJ — A New Jersey Senate committee moved forward a 40-cent monthly surcharge on phone bills to fund the state’s suicide and crisis hotline after residents testified Monday, February 9, about how the hotline plays a critical role during mental health emergencies. Senate Bill 3013 would ...
Princeton, NJ – At Council’s meeting on Monday, February 9, Princeton officials responded to several residents who were disappointed by the town’s decision to eliminate Carnegie Lake as a site for town-authorized ice skating. Among the officials' concerns – that Carnegie Lake would be a difficult ...
Princeton, NJ – In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month and the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary, Foundation Academies, a free public charter school in Trenton, has partnered with the Princeton Battlefield Society to present Men W/O Shoes, an exhibit highlighting the role ...
Princeton, NJ — Twenty snow-related crashes. Seven struck curbs. Six drivers plowing into road signs and trees. January was a busy month for the Princeton Police Department as vehicles of all types slipped, slid, and fishtailed on icy roads.In our 15th monthly traffic report below, we summarize the ...
Princeton, NJ — Last winter, the town of Princeton quietly withdrew permission to skate on Lake Carnegie, a move taking many residents by surprise, including four residents who spoke at the February 9 Council meeting. One such resident was Councilperson Mia Sacks.“I wasn’t aware of this,” she said ...
Princeton, NJ – You’ve gone to the movie theater, seen a film that made you think a little, and then walked out wishing you could talk about it, or just think about it, a little more.Once a month or so, you can do just that with a post-film discussion at the Garden Theatre at 160 Nassau Street. The ...
Princeton, NJ – This week our municipal calendar promises a little bit action – on Monday, February 9, Council will receive a report on the status of the urban tree canopy and consider a slew of ordinances related to affordable housing. There could be some drama – the application for a 10-unit ...
Princeton, NJ — Anyone who thought United States diplomats spend all their time attending parties and associating with the elites of the countries where they were assigned learned they were completely wrong after hearing Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield describe some of her unique and sometimes ...
Princeton, NJ -- I never heard of the job chief relationship officer (CRO) until I met Princeton Landing resident Wendy Williams. Just for the record, she does not work for a dating service.CRO or the person in charge of building relationships with clients is her job at Promo Shop Inc., a national ...
Princeton, NJ — Enthusiastic lawmakers arrived at Princeton University’s Nassau Hall Thursday afternoon, February 5, stepping back into history at the spot where 250 years ago the New Jersey Legislature met for the first time, at the start of the American Revolution.Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin ...
Princeton, NJ — We have had several reports recently of companies and institutions, including the public school district, sending off checks to vendors only to discover later that the check never made it to the intended party and instead was spirited away into the financial netherworld, with the ...
Princeton, NJ — To celebrate the production of the comic stage play, Kim’s Convenience, McCarter Theatre is partnering with Woo Ri Mart, the popular Asian supermarket at 64 Princeton-Hightstown Road in Princeton Junction.Kim’s Convenience, which inspired the Netflix comedy series of the same name, ...
Princeton, NJ – The all-too familiar story is about two people being snatched off the street, held captive, and nobody knows where they are or even if they are still alive. It sounds at first like another breaking news item in the national media. But it’s the plot line of a presentation this ...