Tag: Princeton
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Princeton resident appointed to Saint Peter’s Board of Governors
Saint Peter’s Healthcare System announced the appointments of Racheal Ankrah-Fosu and Leonardo DeCandia to the healthcare system’s Board of Governors. Ankrah-Fosu of Randolph is chief operations and technology officer at ConSol USA, a for-profit social enterprise delivering sustainable and scalable diverse outsourced technology talent from underserved communities to corporate America nationally via an innovative new…
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Opinion: Whose interests do Princeton policies serve?
Princetonians may wonder how it came to be that the parking task force’s final proposal, announced on Dec. 6, asks taxpayers to subsidize businesses’ employee parking expenses when federal business tax subsidies and underutilized paid parking structures are already in place. Why also does it set different parking prices for homeowners whose home purchase included…
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Opinion: Be thankful for EMTs, join Princeton first aid squad
The holiday season is a time to reflect and acknowledge all that we have to be thankful for. I’m grateful for my fellow volunteers and the staff of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad (PFARS) and the opportunity to serve alongside them as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) rescue member in the Princeton community.…
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Volunteers being sought to serve on boards and committees in Princeton
Wanted – a few good volunteers. That is what the Princeton Council is seeking as the terms of several members serving on the Board of Health and the Human Services and Civil Rights commissions are expiring at the end of December. Council President Leticia Fraga said the members of the governing body would like to…
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Princeton police blotter
Someone used spray paint on a side door at the Garden Theater on Nassau Street, Princeton, and also used a marker to deface a wooden bench and a planter at the movie theater sometime over the course of a week. The incidents of criminal mischief was reported on Nov. 30. A 45-year-old Lawrence Township man…
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Princeton University officials break ground on future Lake Campus
Princeton University’s Lake Campus will feature new athletic fields, housing and sustainable measures as the university moves ahead with construction for its campus in West Windsor. The university’s administration, Mercer County officials and West Windsor officials were on hand to take part in an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Lake Campus. The groundbreaking ceremony on…
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Princeton Cannabis Task Force reports recommendations to Princeton Council
After months of study, the Princeton Cannabis Task Force has recommended issuing licenses for up to three cannabis dispensaries – but no licenses yet for other categories of cannabis-related businesses in town. The 22-member task force, which was appointed by the Princeton Council earlier this year, released its initial set of formal recommendations at the…
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Petition against cannabis retail stores gaining traction in Princeton
A petition that opposes allowing cannabis retail stores or dispensaries to be located near schools, playgrounds and residential neighborhoods in Princeton, as recommended by an advisory group, has gained nearly 700 signatures. The petition on www.change.org grew out of the Princeton Cannabis Task Force’s proposed recommendations to allow cannabis dispensaries, or retail stores, near schools,…
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Princeton University remains committed to showing support for DACA in joint letter with Microsoft
Princeton University was joined by Microsoft in filing a comment that showed support for the federal government’s latest proposal on provisions such as deferred action in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. The proposed rule is to help preserve and fortify the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s providing of deferred action to certain…
