Tag: Princeton
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Princeton Tigers cap ‘sweet’ season
Loss to Creighton in Sweet 16 does not define team The Princeton Tigers mens basketball team capped a season to remember for players, coaches and fans. The team’s March Madness run came to an end after a Sweet 16 matchup with the Creighton Bluejays. Princeton Tigers faced off against Creighton in Louisville, Ky. at the…
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Women’s History spotlight: Barbara Boggs Sigmund
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) was the first woman elected mayor of Princeton when she won the 1983 election. During her term, Sigmund dealt with issues related to affordable housing and town development. She previously served on the Princeton Borough Council and the Mercer County Board of Freeholders where she held the position of president in…
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Online petition opposes apartment house in Jugtown Historic District
More than 900 people have signed an online petition to prevent the development of a four-story apartment building that would be attached to an historic home in the Jugtown Historic District. Developer RB Homes Inc. has proposed building a 20-unit rental apartment building at 344 Nassau St., on the corner of North Harrison Street and…
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Princeton awaits matchup with Creighton in NCAA Sweet 16
Princeton’s dominating win over Missouri has the men’s basketball team preparing for a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup with No. 6 seed Creighton. This is Princeton’s first time in the Sweet 16 since 1967. “This group is really, really confident. We are so thrilled to be going to the Sweet 16,” Princeton Coach Mitch Henderson…
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Princeton women’s basketball caps ‘resiliency and grit’ season
Princeton women’s basketball 2022-23 season may have come to an end in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Utah, but the loss does not define their season. The second-round loss to the No. 2 seed Utes, 63-56, on March 19 capped a season for the No. 10 seeded Tigers [24-6, 12-2 Ivy League]…
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Morven explores grand homes and gardens through speaker series
The Morven Museum & Garden’s 2023 Grand Homes and Gardens Speaker Series themed Trailblazes and Trendsetters continues on March 15. The series explores the people and spaces, past and present, who cultivated new opportunities and inspired breakthrough trends for future generations of landscape architects, designers, entrepreneurs, and horticulturalists. Discover Bartram’s Garden with Aseel Rasheed, who…
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Vigil marks one-year anniversary of Ukrainian War
Calls for diplomatic surge to prevent endless and nuclear war The Ukranian War has entered its second year of conflict that began when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The war is the deadliest European conflict since World War II. With handmade signs and Ukrainian flags to mark the one-year anniversary of the war,…
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An honest discussion on police brutality
State legislation would allow civilian-complaint boards to have subpoena power, investigatory powers Following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers in Tennessee, a recurring question remains: “What will it take to stop police brutality?” That is what members of the Coalition For Peace Action, Not in Our Town Princeton,…
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Community Options celebrates 34 years of supporting people with disabilities
The work of Community Options has been helping people with disabilities build lives for themselves for more than three decades and that work continues today. The national nonprofit organization, which celebrated its 34th anniversary on Feb. 9, is headquartered in Princeton with offices across the state. The Woodbury office services counties in Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland and…
