Tag: Princeton
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Artist talks about Holocaust survivor portraits on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Like many artists, Debra Kapnek focuses on painting subjects that interest her – still life, landscapes and abstract compositions. Painting portraits of Holocaust survivors was not among her interests – until she met Seymour Meyer, a neighbor and Holocaust survivor who shared his story with her. It was the chance meeting and her developing friendship…
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Municipality sues owner of oldest house in Princeton for failure to maintain structure
The owner of a house that is the earliest one built in Princeton is being sued by the Municipality of Princeton for failing to make repairs to the 339-year-old house, in violation of an agreement between the owner and the town. At the center of the dispute is the Greenland-Brinson-Gulick House at 1082 Princeton-Kingston Road,…
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Cornerstone Community Kitchen and its local partners combat hunger
Cornerstone Community Kitchen (CCK) has been addressing food insecurity in Princeton for nearly a decade. Housed in Princeton United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, CCK served 75-100 sit-down meals every Wednesday until COVID-19 closed the kitchen in March 2020. Committed to its mission “to share a free, nutritious meal in a hospitable and safe environment,” CCK…
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Weiss is on a mission to help turn an entrepreneur’s idea into the next Billion Dollar Idea
Princeton native Ben Weiss, founder of beverage companies Bai and Crook & Marker, is giving 15 entrepreneurs the opportunity to secure up to $1 million in investment money and his mentorship. Through Weiss’s new show Billion Dollar Idea, which debuted on FOX Business Network on April 26, Weiss will select six entrepreneurs out of the…
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Interim assistant principal hired for Princeton High School
Sherriese Anderson, a veteran educator, has been appointed interim assistant principal at Princeton High School for the remainder of the school year. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education named Anderson to fill in for Assistant Principal Stephanie Greenberg, who is on leave, at its April 26 meeting. Anderson’s term as interim assistant principal began…
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Planning Board asks Historic Preservation Commission for courtesy review
The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission has been asked to review the potential demolition of 70-74 Witherspoon St., which houses the Terra Momo Bread Company and A Little Taste of Cuba cigar store. The Princeton Planning Board made the request for a courtesy review of property owner CRX Associates LLC’s plan to tear down the building…
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Princeton Planning Board sets special meeting
The Princeton Planning Board will hold a special meeting May 3 to consider an application for a 125-unit rental apartment development on the corner of North Harrison Street and Terhune Road. Terhune Development Urban Renewal LLC will present its application for preliminary and final site plan approval in front of the Planning Board at 7…
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Princeton military cadet selected as National Science Foundation Fellow
U.S. Military Academy Cadet Alexa Zammit, a native of Princeton, was named a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The NSF GRFP chose six cadets to pursue degrees following graduation in May. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are…
