Tag: Princeton
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Council approves Prospect Avenue Historic District centered on Princeton University’s undergraduate eating clubs
The Prospect Avenue Historic District, which is centered on Princeton University’s undergraduate eating clubs, has become Princeton’s 21st local historic district. The Princeton Council adopted an ordinance creating the district, following a public hearing at its July 11 meeting. The new historic district includes 15 undergraduate eating clubs – 11 of which are still used…
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Four Princeton residents – to date – have filed to run for school board
Four candidates – to date – have filed to run for three seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Deadline to file nominating petitions is July 25. As of July 18, incumbent school board members Deborah Bronfeld, Susan Kanter and Dafna Kendal, along with newcomer Lishian Lisa Wu, had filed to run for…
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Share My Meals’ leadership meets with legislators in support of amendment to Food Donation Improvement Act
Share My Meals is part of a coalition of organizations promoting an amendment to a legislation that would give food donors clarity on food donation liability protection and grant them more flexibility to donate food that otherwise would go wasted. On July 12, Share My Meals’ President and Co-founder Isabelle Lambotte met with members of…
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Approval of bond ordinance benefits multiple municipal departments in Princeton
Princeton is “spending money” through a bond ordinance, which is expected to benefit multiple municipal departments. “We are spending money as we should on all of our different departments because we need to run the town,” Mayor Mark Freda said. The Princeton Council approved a $15 million bond ordinance following a public hearing at its…
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Princeton launches ‘Tell us what you want’ online survey in Master Plan update
For anyone who has ever wanted to tell Princeton officials what they think, this is their chance. Princeton officials have launched an online survey – “Tell Us What You Want” – to find out what residents and visitors want in dining, shopping and housing options as the town prepares to update the Princeton Community Master…
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When Will New Jersey Leave the Middle Ages
Solitary confinement is a last resort in prisons. Research finds that the practice increases risk for psychosis, mental illness, drug abuse, drug overdose and premature death. So why are more than 1,000 New Jersey public school children from more than 35 districts punished with seclusion? Please understand, these are not children who have committed gang…
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When Will New Jersey Leave the Middle Ages
Solitary confinement is a last resort in prisons. Research finds that the practice increases risk for psychosis, mental illness, drug abuse, drug overdose and premature death. So why are more than 1,000 New Jersey public school children from more than 35 districts punished with seclusion? Please understand, these are not children who have committed gang…
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Princeton Pride Parade message: ‘Love is Love’
The return of Princeton’s Pride Parade after a two-year in-person hiatus brought chants of “love is love.” Marching in solidarity dressed in Pride flag colors, waving Pride flags and with colored flags draped around them, people of all ages walked in the Pride parade from the Princeton Municipal Complex on Witherspoon Street to the Princeton…
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Princeton Pride Parade message: ‘Love is Love’
The return of Princeton’s Pride Parade after a two-year in-person hiatus brought chants of “love is love.” Marching in solidarity dressed in Pride flag colors, waving Pride flags and with colored flags draped around them, people of all ages walked in the Pride parade from the Princeton Municipal Complex on Witherspoon Street to the Princeton…
