Tag: Princeton
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Princeton to commemorate fallen soldiers with return of Memorial Day parade
Princeton’s Memorial Day Parade is making its return to Nassau Street following two years of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Memorial Day is a national holiday, originally called Decoration Day, designed to remember members of America’s armed forces who died while serving the country. The national holiday takes place this year on Monday, May…
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Hun School announces next head of school
The Hun School of Princeton’s Board of Trustees appointed Bart Bronk to serve as Hun’s 11th head of school. Bronk, currently head of school at University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, will succeed Jon Brougham in July 2023, following Brougham’s 14-year tenure. “Bart Bronk is a dynamic leader with a forward-thinking approach to education.…
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Black innovators reflect on time at Bell Labs: ‘I was born to be a scientist’
Bell Laboratories, from the 1970s through the 1990s, is referred to as the Black Scientific Renaissance by innovator William Massey, a Princeton University professor and mathematician. A program at the Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton about the 20th Century Black Scientific Renaissance at Bell Labs reflected on the history of scientists, researchers and mathematicians,…
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Princeton Council drops retail cannabis stores proposal
The Princeton Council has stepped back from a controversial recommendation by the Princeton Cannabis Task Force to allow as many as three retail cannabis stores to open in town. The Princeton Council reached its decision after listening to more than three hours of public comment on the issue at a special March 29 work session…
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Digital tour traces history of public education in Princeton
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP), in partnership with Princeton Public Schools (PPS), has launched a new digital tour tracing the history of public education in Princeton. Using photographs and historical documents, Princeton’s Public Schools: A History tells the story of 21 public schools, dating from the 1830s to the present, and documents how public…
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Princeton University appoints vice dean for innovation
Princeton University has a new vice dean for innovation after it was announced by the university that Craig Arnold is set to hold the position come July. Arnold, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Princeton Institute of Materials, will begin in his new position on July 1. According…
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Young men treated to Malcolm X Memorial Day of Excellence mentoring program
The first-ever Malcolm X Memorial Day of Excellence, a full-day session for 25 students from Princeton High School (PHS), provided the opportunity for young men to have conversations with professional men and to strategize about how to overcome the challenges boys face as they navigate their way through high school and transition to post…
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From Colts to Tigers: Two members of Middlesex College Class of 2022 are Princeton-bound
Nathalia Allenza and Thomas Emens were still reeling from the news of their acceptance to Princeton University when asked about their post-graduate plans. “I started crying and screaming because I never thought this was possible. I am a nontraditional college student – I’m 29, married and have a child,” Allenza said. Emens was no less…
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Princeton police investigate car burglaries
The Princeton Police Department is investigating a string of car burglaries and thefts that occurred in several neighborhoods off Rosedale Road overnight between May 12 and 13. A Lambert Drive resident reportedly scared off two would-be burglars who attempted to enter cars that were parked in her driveway around 6:30 p.m. May 12, police said.…
