Tag: Princeton
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Join Central Jersey Newspapers, MarketFair for Kids Expo Sept. 25
Join Central Jersey Newspapers and MarketFair for their 2022 Kids Expo. The free event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25, at MarketFair, 3535 US-1, Princeton. “We are really excited to revamp our Kids Expo partnership with MarketFair,” said Michelle Donnelly, director of marketing and events for Newspaper Media Group. “These events…
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Princeton’s Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice receives congressional proclamation for service to community
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Princeton’s community activist center and safe space, was presented with a congressional proclamation from U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) in recognition of the center’s service to the community. The center is an educational community activist center and safe space for LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and…
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Princeton GirlChoir, BoyChoir leave marks on Prague, Vienna, Montréal and Québec City through song
Not only do Princeton Girlchoir and Princeton Boychoir perform throughout New Jersey, they travel nationally and internationally — through skies of blue and clouds of white — to share in song both with and for others. Following two years of largely virtual rehearsals and performances due to the pandemic, students at Westrick Music Academy are…
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Princeton University Concerts launches ‘Healing with Music’ series
Princeton University Concerts has created a brand-new series that focuses on the way in which humans have been using sound as a way to exist and endure since the start of time. “Healing with Music” is a multi-year project that invites audiences to hear from musicians who will share their relationship to music during illness…
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Rosedale Road roundabout opens a year after pedestrian fatality
Rosedale Road, which was closed for nearly two months for the installation of a traffic-calming roundabout, was opened to motorists Aug. 25, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout has been installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive, which is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, a grade K-5…
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Rosedale Road roundabout project nears completion a year after pedestrian fatality
Work is nearly complete on a traffic-calming roundabout on Rosedale Road at General Johnson Drive, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout is being installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road. General Johnson Drive is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, which accommodates children in grades K-5. One set of rectangular rapid…
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Princeton officials go out for trash contract bids; includes organic waste collection program
Princeton officials are going out to bid for a new trash-hauling contract that would also bring back the organic waste collection program. The Princeton Council gave the go-ahead to consultant Wayne DeFeo and Assistant Municipal Engineer James Purcell to prepare the bid documents and advertise them at its Aug. 8 meeting. The request for bids…
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Coalition for Peace Action: Commemoration of atomic bombings urges new effort for nuclear disarmament
As the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki passes, Coalition for Peace Action urges further reductions in nuclear weapons and the implementation of measures to reduce the potential of nuclear war. Inside the Arts Council of Princeton, the grassroots citizens action group based in Princeton held an…
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Local historian celebrated for her work to preserve the historically Black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood
The history of the Witherspoon-Jackson community has not been forgotten in Princeton with the help of Shirley Satterfield. The local historian and long-time Princeton resident grew up in the historically Black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. She continues a mission of preserving the neighborhood’s history and telling the stories of African American residents in the community. Satterfield was…
