Tag: Princeton
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Longtime Princeton resident Maxie Fletcher dies two weeks short of 107th birthday
Maxie Fletcher, a longtime Princeton resident, died Dec. 14 at the Princeton Care Center on Bunn Drive – two weeks short of her 107th birthday. Fletcher was born on New Year’s Day 1915 in Graves Station, Georgia, and had lived in Princeton since the 1930s. She was 106 years old. In an interview with The…
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Witherspoon-Jackson community’s history is not forgotten through Heritage plaques
Heritage plaques all across the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood tell the story of this particular community and its African American history. There are 29 historic locations marked within the community, which is also Princeton’s 20th Historic District. Buildings and churches, such as Morning Star Church of God and Christ and The Witherspoon School for Colored Children, are…
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Planning Board approves apartment building at former HiTops center
The Princeton Planning Board gave its stamp of approval to a proposed 18-unit rental apartment building attached to the two-story house at 21 Wiggins St., which is the location of the former HiTops youth health center. The application for major site plan approval was approved by a vote of 9-1 during the Dec. 9 meeting.…
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Princeton Council to consider parking task force report at special meeting
The Princeton Permit Parking Task Force, which has been studying how to accommodate residential and business parking in several neighborhoods, will present its recommendations at a special Princeton Council meeting next month. The Princeton Council has scheduled a special work session, set for Jan. 11 at 7 p.m., to discuss parking issues. The meeting may…
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Princeton police blotter
Vandals damaged the baseball dugouts, snack stand and shed at Grover Park. The incident of criminal mischief was reported to Princeton police on Dec. 8. Various forms of graffiti were discovered on the roof of a building at 134-136 Nassau St. by the building’s property manager on Dec. 8, according to police. A burglar broke…
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Luis from ‘Sesame Street’ joins board of Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
The newest member of the Board of Directors will be able to tell you how to get to the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice. Emilio Delgado, who is Luis the Fix-It Man on “Sesame Street,” has joined the community activist center, educational bridge, and dedicated safe-space located in Princeton. Before playing the longest running…
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Special election will determine roof repairs, masonry improvements at Princeton schools
Princeton will hold a special school election on Jan. 25 concerning the issuance of bonds to fund new roofs for Princeton Public Schools, and repairs to multiple public schools, including the repair of the aging masonry on the Princeton High School Tower. The election will be held from 1:30–8 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed…
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Opinion: Safe Storage of Guns bill is needed in New Jersey
The news that a 15-year-old brought a loaded gun on Dec. 8 to Lawrence High School is a wakeup call that mass shootings like the recent one in Michigan are also a real danger here. I’m relieved that the gun and student were quickly removed from school, preventing a potential mass shooting. However, we need…
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First woman appointed general manager of Jasna Polana Golf Club
General Manager Chad Fleming is leaving TPC Jasna Polana Golf Club at the end of this year after 20 years of service. With that announcement, the Princeton-based golf club welcomed new general manager Heather Haggan to the team, the first female general manager in the history of the club. Haggan brings more than 25 years…
