Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

An in-depth investigation by reporters for The Conversation shows how tax abatements/PILOTS hurt schools.

Princeton School Board: District leaders did not get to provide significant Master Plan input, schools don’t receive money from PILOTs officials negotiated with developers
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Princeton School Board: District leaders did not get to provide significant Master Plan input, schools don’t receive money from PILOTs officials negotiated with developers

The Princeton School Board weighs in on the draft master plan.

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Sunday traffic update for the Princeton area: Avoid Route 1 South at College Road, Canal Road and the Great Road reopened

Police in Plainsboro have reported that there has been a crash at Route 1 South at College Road. Only one lane of Route 1 South is open. The College Road East entrance ramp to Route 1 is closed. Avoid the area if you can, and expect delays. The Great Road in Princeton is now open…

Princeton area road closures for Wednesday, June 28

Princeton area road closures for Wednesday, June 28

Route 518 continues to be closed from Canal Road to Carroll Place in Franklin Township. The Monday storm took down trees and wires. Plan an alternate route. Schalks Crossing Road southbound between Research Way and Wyndhurst Drive in Plainsboro is closed. Please follow the detour signs About 100 PSE&G customers in Plainsboro are still without…

Resident group calls on Princeton Council to make seminary development 100% affordable
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Resident group calls on Princeton Council to make seminary development 100% affordable

The seminary properties on Stockton Street in Princeton used to house married students. Reaidents who live nearby are calling for new development at the site to be all affodrable units instead of luxury units. They say the town has enough luxury apartment units built already or in the works.

Russia detains Princeton native Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal (updated 3:30 p.m.)

Russia detains Princeton native Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal (updated 3:30 p.m.)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Evan Gershkovich (@evangershkovich) Evan Gershkovich, a 31-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been detained by Russian security agents on espionage charges. Gershkovich grew up in Princeton, played soccer for the Princeton Union soccer club, was the captain of the Princeton High School soccer team,…

NCAA Tournament: Princeton men defeat Missouri to advance to the Sweet 16 as women prepare to face Utah in round 2

The Princeton University men’s basketball team easily defeated No. 7 seed Missouri by a score of 78 to 63 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16. At 7 p.m. on Sunday, the Princeton women’s basketball team will face No. 2 seed Utah at 7 p.m. In the men’s game on Saturday, the Tigers led…