U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman to be honored at annual Coalition for Peace Action membership program Sunday
The event will be in person and via Zoom.
Arm In Arm seeks volunteers to serve local food-insecure residents at pantries, distribution center, mobile pantry
Arm In Arm, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 by leaders of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church in Princeton to help community members struggling financially, is seeking volunteers to deliver food and work at the group’s area food pantries and distribution center. The organization’s mobile food pantry hosts events three to four times a…
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation donates $2.5 million to Penn Medicine Princeton to support new geriatric oncology program
The Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center in Plainsboro has received a $2.5 million grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation to help fund a new program for older adults with cancer. The hospital’s new geriatric oncology program will expand research opportunities and professional expertise in geriatrics while increasing outreach to seniors in the central New Jersey community….
Ewing historian’s sleuthing leads to rediscovery of historic mural of Washington crossing the Delaware River
The mural will be displayed at the new visitor center at Washington Crossing State Park.
Princeton-Blairstown Center elects Michael Fletcher II and Randy Stephens to board of trustees
The Princeton-Blairstown Center recently welcomed Michael Fletcher II and Randy Stephens to its board of trustees. The center serves young people, primarily from historically marginalized communities, by nurturing their social-emotional skills through experiential, adventure-based programming. Fletcher is the chief of staff and director of administration at SEEDS – Access Changes Everything and is also the…
United Way of Greater Mercer County names new board member
The United Way of Greater Mercer County welcomes Verlina Reynolds Jackson, assemblywoman for New Jersey’s 15th legislative district, to its board of directors. Reynolds-Jackson is currently serving her third term in the New Jersey Assembly. She is the constituent outreach chair and vice-chairwoman of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee. She is also the…
Trenton Arts Fund awards grants to seven local nonprofits
The Trenton Arts Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded $29,550 in grants to seven local arts, culture, and history nonprofits for programs that support Trenton’s young people. Grants were made at the recommendation of the Trenton Arts Fund Grants Committee, whose members are local residents with a background in the arts. “We…
New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund awards $2.2 million in grants to nonprofits
The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund is awarding $2.2 million in grants to 96 nonprofit organizations across the state. Since its founding in 2020, the fund has awarded a total of more than $6.7 million in grants to more than 180 nonprofit arts, culture, and history organizations statewide. The fund recently received a…
Community Works virtual conference for Princeton area nonprofits begins Monday, Jan. 30
The conference is for non-profit leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers. The fee to attend is only $20.
Ten Princeton area holiday drives you can support to help kids, families, the homeless, and shelter animals
Where you can donate toys and other items
Fund for New Jersey awards $515,000 in grants
The Fund for New Jersey announced that is awarding $515,000 in grants to nine nonprofit organizations for the fund’s most recent grant cycle. Trustees approved the grants at their quarterly board meeting this month. Grants were awarded to organizations in the areas of lead poisoning prevention, public education, and antipoverty efforts. “The Fund has worked…
Morven Museum & Garden receives $500,000 National Park Service historic preservation grant
Morven Museum & Garden has been awarded a grant for $500,000 from the National Park Service to rehabilitate the former mansion and grounds. Located on five acres of land in the heart of Princeton, Morven was the home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It later served as the New Jersey…
Princeton Mobile Food Pantry launches tote bag fundraiser
The reusable bags can be ordered online.
Amit Sevak is named next president and CEO of Educational Testing Service
He will succeed Walt MacDonald, who has served as the president and CEO of ETS since 2014.
Connie Mercer to retire as head of HomeFront
HomeFront was started by Mercer 31 years ago.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in South Bound Brook seeks donations to support medical care for people injured in the war
South Bound Brook, 17 miles north of Princeton, has a large Ukrainian American community.
Novelist Susan Choi to speak at annual benefit for People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos on March 24
There are still a few tickets left for the People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos benefit this Thursday
Starbucks donates $100,000 to provide weekend meals for students in Trenton
Students who are food insecure in Trenton will have food on weekends.