Princeton Today: Hometown Halloween Parade
Ghosts, goblins, witches, zombies, superheroes and princesses can show off their Halloween spirit today in Princeton. Dress up in your best costume and join the Arts Council of Princeton for the Annual Hometown Halloween Parade.
The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. on Hinds Plaza next to the Princeton Public Library. The Princeton University Marching Band will perform as the town’s ghosts, goblins and all things spooky gather. At 6 p.m. the marching band and a giant puppet parade will lead the procession to the Palmer Square Green for a spooky performance to celebrate Halloween.
The event is made possible by contributions from McCaffrey’s, the Princeton Merchants Association, Jazams, Palmer Square Management and Small World Coffee.
WEATHER
Patchy fog, high of 59.
EVENTS TODAY
Complete Streets to Complete Princeton – Sustainable Princeton hosts a discussion about sharing the roads with cyclists, motorists, and pedestrians. Event includes a zero waste, fair-trade breakfast. 8:30 a.m., Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Free.
Bank St. in Princeton will be closed until Nov. 1 due to construction.
Route 518 between Canal Road and Carroll Place is down to one lane, with alternating traffic weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The speed limit in the construction area has been reduced to 35 miles per hour. Starting Nov. 10, the road will be closed with a detour in place. Starting Nov. 24, the road will be closed with a detour weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work is part of a long-term project that will be completed by the end of 2015. Delays should be expected. Motorists should exercise extra caution in the area and follow posted detours during times of closure.
Starting on Oct. 31, Somerset County will be repaving portions of South Middlebush Road., Amwell Road., and Weston Canal Road. These will be nighttime paving projects and the roadways will remain open with an alternating traffic pattern. It is anticipated that the work will take less than 2 weeks to complete. Project areas are as follows: South Middlebush Road: Between Blackwells Mills Road and Buffa Drive; Amwell Road: Between Elizabeth Avenue and Millstone River Road in Millstone; Weston Canal Road: Between Cottontail Lane and South Main Street in Manville. Use caution driving in these areas and expect possible delays.
IN THE NEWS
US News Rolls out Global University Rankings, with Some Surprises
Was F. Scott Fitzgerald One Of Football’s Greatest Innovators?
Krystal Knapp is the founding editor of Planet Princeton. Follow her on Twitter @krystalknapp. She can be reached via email at editor AT planetprinceton.com. Send all letters to the editor and press releases to that email address.
So great they scheduled this for rush hour, with no detour signs,
You can’t be referring to the parade, can you? the only area affected was Palmer Square and the base of Witherspoon.