Back when Record Store Day began, Jon Lambert never imagined the event would be such a hit with collectors. Lambert, the owner of the Princeton Record Exchange, was surprised to see about a dozen people lined up at the door before the doors even...
Photo: Princeton Day School production of ‘Girls Like That’ receives 10 New Jersey Theater Award nominations
Princeton Day School’s fall production of “Girls Like That” by Evan Placey received 10 nominations for awards from the New Jersey Theater Awards, including outstanding overall production of a high school play. Director Stan Cahill said the...
Rutgers University Professor Evie Shockley named Pulitzer Prize finalist
Evie Shockley, a professor of English at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for poetry this week. The Pulitzer board called her latest book, “semiautomatic,” a “brilliant leap of faith into the...
SAVE Pet of the Week: Whitley
Whitley is a gentle giant with piercing blue eyes. He came to SAVE from a rescue in Oklahoma and is estimated to be about two years old. He loves to be cozy on his dog bed. Whitley appears to be housebroken as he has not made one accident in his...
New Jersey residents have an extra day to pay state taxes
Following the Internal Revenue Service’s lead, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation announced Wednesday that it is giving taxpayers an extra day to file and pay their taxes. New Jersey residents and businesses with a...
Fifth annual Princeton TruckFest food truck festival will support two local organizations
The student eating clubs at Princeton University will host the fifth annual TruckFest food truck festival on Prospect Avenue this Saturday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. TruckFest 2018 is a collaboration between all eleven of Princeton’s eating...
Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University to re-open April 23
The public gallery of the Cotsen Children’s Library will re-open next Monday, April 23, at 9 a.m. As part of the Firestone Library Renovation Project, the public gallery called “Bookscape” has been closed since the summer of 2017 for...
New panel will consider creating cold case unit and convictions review unit for New Jersey
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal today announced that a panel led by former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long will consider whether the state should create two new law enforcement units — a cold case unit that would attempt to...
Cory Booker chosen to be speaker for Class Day at Princeton University
United States Sen. Cory Booker has been selected to deliver the keynote address at Princeton University’s Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 4. Class Day, which takes place the day before Commencement, is organized by members of the graduating class...
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John Borden: A tireless advocate for affordable housing in Princeton
To the Editor: When John Borden passed away on April 11th, Princeton lost a most sincere and effective advocate for the housing needs of our community. On behalf of Princeton Community Housing, I am writing to express our condolences to John’s...
VolunteerConnect thanks volunteers who sustain area nonprofits
Dear Editor, As we celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 15-21), VolunteerConnect would like to reflect on our 20 years of connecting the amazing people in Central New Jersey to opportunities that are so desperately needed by nonprofit...
Pirone Lambros cares about Princeton’s diversity
Dear Editor: We are so fortunate in Princeton to have many well-qualified candidates willing to give up their time to serve our community. It is sometimes difficult to decide which candidate to vote for. For me, this year is different. I intend to...
Princeton Board of Education should postpone vote on Cranbury contract
To the Editor: The high school sending-receiving agreement with Cranbury is expiring in 2020. This is a once-in-a-decade opportunity for the Princeton Public School District and the town’s residents to reexamine the costs and benefits of this...
