U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman selects Princeton Professor Matthew Desmond to be her State of Union guest
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman selects Princeton Professor Matthew Desmond to be her State of Union guest

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced Monday that her 2024 State of the Union guest is Princeton University Professor Matthew Desmond.  Desmond is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted and Poverty, By America.” An outspoken supporter of more robust anti-poverty measures in America, Desmond…

Princeton Mayor Mark Freda selected to participate in the inaugural national institute focused on pedestrian safety
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Princeton Mayor Mark Freda selected to participate in the inaugural national institute focused on pedestrian safety

Princeton Mayor Freda and the Municipality of Princeton have been selected from a pool of national candidates to join the inaugural cohort of the Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety. Freda is one of nine mayors from around the country who were selected by the Mayors Innovation Project based on their commitment to and vision for…

Officials want to buy three parcels of land in northern section of Princeton to replace open space diverted for municipal complex
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Officials want to buy three parcels of land in northern section of Princeton to replace open space diverted for municipal complex

The town must buy at least 15 acres of land to make up for the three acres it used for the municipal complex on Witherspoon Street.

N.J. will participate in antitrust lawsuit against JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines over planned merger
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N.J. will participate in antitrust lawsuit against JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines over planned merger

The New Jersey Attorney General announced on Monday that the state will participate in a federal and multi-state lawsuit that challenges the purchase of Spirit Airlines by JetBlue Airways. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys general of California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and the District…

What N.J. law says about personnel records and discussions
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What N.J. law says about personnel records and discussions

New Jersey law governs what public bodies like school boards can and can’t discuss in public and can or can’t disclose when it comes to documents. The Open Public Meetings Act The “Sunshine Law,” otherwise known as the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), gives the public the right to be present at meetings of public bodies…

Princeton University student charged in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
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Princeton University student charged in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

A Princeton University student has been charged with civil disorder, a felony, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.             Larry Fife Giberson Jr., a native of Manahawkin, New Jersey, was arrested Tuesday morning. Giberson,…

N.J. governor extends Anchor property tax relief program application until the end of February
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N.J. governor extends Anchor property tax relief program application until the end of February

More than two million New Jersey residents are eligible to receive up to $1,500 in property tax relief under the state’s new Anchor property tax relief program.  To be eligible for this benefit, you must have occupied your primary residence on Oct. 1st, 2019. You must also file, or be exempt from filling, New Jerey…