Tag: Princeton

  • First-ever Princeton Porchfest delivers live music performances from neighbors’ front porches

    First-ever Princeton Porchfest delivers live music performances from neighbors’ front porches

    Throughout Princeton the sounds of live music and band performances will be heard straight from 11 porches in Princeton’s first-ever Porchfest during April ARTS. The free shows for residents and visitors from noon to 6 p.m. April 23 are set to occur on front porches mostly in the central business district as part of April…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    A 52-year-old Princeton man who allegedly attempted to strike another man in the head with a metal expandable baton was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, bias intimidation and criminal mischief. The incident grew out of an argument on Clay Street March 31. A…

  • Jewish Center Princeton to install new rabbi

    Jewish Center Princeton to install new rabbi

      Andrea Merow will be officially installed as the senior rabbi at The Jewish Center in Princeton. A celebration beginning at 11 a.m. May 1 will include food and music as The Jewish Center and its members officially welcome their new rabbi. The installation will be followed by a gala celebration in September 2022. “We…

  • Public information session will outline safety improvements along Rosedale Road

    Public information session will outline safety improvements along Rosedale Road

    A public information session, outlining proposed pedestrian safety measures on Rosedale Road between Elm Road and Christopher Drive, has been set for April 19 at the Johnson Park School at 285 Rosedale Road. The presentation, which will run from 6-8 p.m., is being sponsored by Mercer County, which maintains Rosedale Road, and the Municipality of…

  • Personal protective equipment, supply kits will be made available for low- and moderate-income families

    Personal protective equipment, supply kits will be made available for low- and moderate-income families

    Vulnerable populations in Princeton will soon be able to receive personal protective equipment and supplies from the municipality. When the Princeton Council convened for its March 28 meeting, the governing body unanimously voted to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of personal protective equipment, and quarantine and isolation supplies. The $29,980 for the equipment and…

  • Council extends agreement with Princeton Senior Resource Center for 2022

    Council extends agreement with Princeton Senior Resource Center for 2022

    The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) has recently received a one-year extension from the Princeton Council to continue services and programs for older adults in 2022. The council unanimously approved a resolution for $159,008 to extend the contract agreement with PSRC for services in 2022 at its March 28 meeting. The one-year extension is the…

  • Princeton Council holds forum on cannabis

    Princeton Council holds forum on cannabis

    Backers of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries to open in Princeton, as well as those who are opposed to it, staked out their positions at a special Princeton Council meeting March 29. The featured speakers ranged from the regional organizer for NORML – an advocacy group that has promoted legalization of cannabis, or marijuana – to…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    Someone stole a Google Chromebook laptop computer and a personal debit card that had been left on a table in Hinds Plaza on Witherspoon Street March 22. The thief managed to withdraw $1,000 from the victim’s checking account, according to police reports. Several checks and bills were reported stolen from an open passenger’s-side window of…

  • Princeton school board names assistant superintendent

    Princeton school board names assistant superintendent

    The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education has named Kimberly Tew, an administrator in the Robbinsville Public School District, to become its newest assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. Tew was appointed by the school board at its March 29 meeting and will take on her new role June 1. She has been the assistant…