Tag: Princeton
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Opinion: A transformative evening with Dr. Bernice A. King
Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) would like to thank all who participated in our virtual Fall Fundraiser on Oct. 16 with Dr. Bernice A. King. PSRC is grateful to all our event sponsors, annual sponsors, donors, participants and community partners for making PSRC’s Fall Fundraiser a success. It was a thoughtful discussion and transformative evening…
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Princeton police blotter
The manager of a Palmer Square West store reported that someone passed off a counterfeit $20 bill in making a purchase Oct. 9. A Meadowbrook Drive resident reported Oct. 12 that someone had used their information to file a state unemployment benefits claim in a case of identity theft. A 40-year-old Philadelphia woman was charged…
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Planning Board to hold special meeting on Princeton Shopping Center plan
The Princeton Planning Board will hold a special meeting Oct. 26 to wrap up the public hearing on Princeton (Edens) LLC’s application to build a 200-unit rental apartment building at the Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street. The Planning Board, which began the public hearing on the application last month, listened to five hours…
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Four candidates vie for three seats on Princeton school board
Princeton voters will have a choice from among four candidates vying for three open seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 2 general election. Incumbent school board members Betsy Baglio and Brian McDonald are seeking re-election to a three-year term on the school board. They…
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Local museum creates educational Black history resources for New Jersey schools
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) board member Kevin Burkman delivered a detailed, poster-sized map of Black history sites in the Sourland Mountain region to Village Elementary School in Skillman as part of the museum’s educational outreach program. Montgomery, Hopewell Valley, Princeton and Hillsborough school districts, as well as the Princeton Day School, also received…
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Setnicky retires from Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad
Hanging in the window in Frank Setnicky’s office at the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, there is a colorful set of interlocking rings on a construction paper chain. Setnicky calls it his retirement ring. It gets shorter and shorter every day as he pulls a ring off the paper chain – and by Oct.…
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Planning Board recommends Franklin Avenue as area in need of redevelopment
The Princeton Planning Board has recommended that the Franklin Avenue parking lot and the Franklin Terrace and Maple Terrace rental housing developments should be declared an area in need of redevelopment. The recommendation, which was made after a lengthy discussion at the Planning Board’s Oct. 7 meeting, will be sent on to the Princeton Council…
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Hun School unveils performing arts, STEM centers
The Hun School celebrated the grand opening of its new Breen Performing Arts Center and DAYLO STEM Center. The $9 million project transformed the western wing of the Chesebro Academic Center with state-of-the-art technology. The 13,500-square-foot STEM Center and theater underwent a complete reconstruction beginning in winter 2019 with the intention of modernizing the facilities…
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Democrats running unopposed for seats on Princeton Council
When voters cast their ballots to fill two open seats on the Princeton Council, the choices on the ballot will include incumbent Princeton Councilwoman Eve Niedergang and her running mate, Leighton Newlin. The two Democrats are running unopposed for a three-year term on the governing body. The Republican Party did not field candidates for the…
