Last Friday, several kids from the Cleveland Lane neighborhood hosted a lemonade stand to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey. The effort was spearheaded by the Cole Fenton family. Cash donations combined with donations made online to the...
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South Brunswick trucking company collecting donations for Hurricane Harvey victims
Hermann Transportation, a trucking company in South Brunswick that also operates a facility in Houston, is collecting supplies for victims of Hurricane Harvey. The company will send several tractor trailers with supplies to the Houston area over the...
Gospel brunch raises more than $6,600 for Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, the first African-American Museum in Central New Jersey, is slated to open in Skillman in 2018. Area residents and organizations have been busy planning for the museum’s opening and raising...
Planet Princeton Turns Five: A Note to Readers
It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since Planet Princeton went from Facebook page to website. I started the Facebook page in 2011 to post tidbits about Princeton that I couldn’t find a home for as a freelancer covering the...
Photo: Full Moon Ride
A creative cyclist rides along the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail path through Mercer Meadows during the 2016 Full Moon Ride on Sept. 17. More than 400 people participated in the third annual event. It was a cloudy night, but by the time riders had cycled...
Princeton University Considering Options for Expansion in West Windsor and at Springdale
A presentation to town officials by representatives from Princeton University Monday night provided few concrete details about the school’s expansion plans, which are still being developed, but one thing was clear: In the 2026 campus plan, a...
Mercer County Plans to Sue State Over Road Project Shutdowns
Mercer County has served a notice of claim against the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Transportation because of the continued shutdown of road projects in the county. Gov. Chris Christie is ordering the immediate shutdown of...
Fed Up with Waiting for State to Take Action, Somerset Freeholders Agree to Fund Completion of Route 518 Bridge Project
The Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders has come to an agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation to fund the completion of construction of the Route 518 bridge project in Franklin Township and Rocky Hill. Once a formal...
Photo: Princeton firefighters remember those who died on 9/11
Princeton firefighters held a ceremony on Sunday to remember those who died on 9/11. Several events commemorating the 15th anniversary of 9/11 are scheduled for this week, including a blood drive. View the list here.
Princeton Area 9/11 15th Anniversary Events
Franklin Township A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the municipal complex at 475 Demott Lane. Hillsborough Remembrance ceremony at 4 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Company #3, Woods...
Photos: Cardboard Canoe Races at Community Park Pool
On the last day of summer camp at the Community Park Pool in Princeton, campers participate in an annual tradition — the cardboard canoe races. Teams build canoes out of cardboard, then race them. Camp counselors create their own canoes (and...
`Bridgegate 2.0′: Area Residents Vent Frustrations Over Bridge Closure, Protests Planned
Pilar Lopez Rodriguez now spend three hours of her day driving back and forth between South Brunswick and Princeton, almost double the time her commute took before the New Jersey Department of Transportation shut down the bridge on Route 518 in...
Eight Students from Princeton Community Village Win College Scholarships
Eight students living at Princeton Community Village, the largest multi-family affordable housing community in Princeton, have received college scholarships from state and national affordable housing organizations for the upcoming academic...
