In Princeton Junction, a Chinese dissident faces harassment as part of a disinformation campaign by a billionaire with close ties to Steve Bannon
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In Princeton Junction, a Chinese dissident faces harassment as part of a disinformation campaign by a billionaire with close ties to Steve Bannon

Protesters have stood outside the home of Teng Biao for three days this week, claiming he is a spy for the government of China.

Princeton Health Department staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Princeton Health Department staff member tests positive for COVID-19

A staff member in the Princeton Health Department has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine, according to an email sent to municipal employees Monday by administrator Marc Dashield. “The staff member has been isolated and we wish them a speedy recovery,” reads the email from Dashield. “COVID-19 activity levels in NJ have reached…

Avoid Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood due to water main break, 206 near Mountain Avenue due to fire activity

Avoid Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood due to water main break, 206 near Mountain Avenue due to fire activity

Drivers should avoid the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, especially John Street and Clay Street, due to a major water main break that is causing flooding in the neighborhood, police said. Residents on streets that intersect with John Street like Birch Avenue reported to Planet Princeton that their streets have been flooding with water. Route 206 at Mountain…

New Jersey joins coalition suing to protect U.S. Postal Service and mail-in voting from cutbacks and slowed deliveries
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New Jersey joins coalition suing to protect U.S. Postal Service and mail-in voting from cutbacks and slowed deliveries

“The Postal Service’s unofficial motto states that ‘neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.’ The Postal Service has served Americans well since our country’s founding. We are filing this lawsuit to ensure that even politically motivated cutbacks won’t prevent the timely…

Princeton Wire: 8.24.2020

Princeton Wire: 8.24.2020

What we’re reading from around the web. Amid outrage from Hawaiʻi residents, Princeton alumni plans for college ‘bubble’ popped (Daily Princetonian) Black Leadership Coalition at Princeton compiles anonymous BIPOC experiences in report to administrators (Daily Princetonian) ‘I just can’t do this’: UI student who tested positive for COVID-19 recounts school response (Iowa City Press Citizen)…

Princeton Wire: 8.21.2020

Princeton Wire: 8.21.2020

What we’re reading. Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access for non-subscribers. The CARES Act sent you a $1,200 check but gave millionaires and billionaires far more (Pro Publica) Experts are worried about a poll worker shortage. Poll Hero, a project founded by a group of Princeton University students, Denver East High…

Michelle Obama praises her alma mater’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from school, residential college

Michelle Obama praises her alma mater’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from school, residential college

Former First Lady Michelle Obama, a prominent Princeton University graduate, praised her alma mater for deciding to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from a residential college and the university’s school of public and international affairs. “Heartened to see my alma mater make this change, and even prouder of the students who’ve been advocating for this kind…

Upcoming Princeton area protests against racism and police brutality June 13-18
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Upcoming Princeton area protests against racism and police brutality June 13-18

Saturday, June 13 Camden – The Black Men Rising coalition led by the Rev. Levi Combs, III of First Refuge Progressive Baptist Church will march beginning at the Elks Lodge located at 1818 Mt. Ephraim Avenue in Camden and end with speakers at the Farnham Park. West Windsor – Black Lives Matter protest at 1…

Protesters plan to picket Hamilton restaurant because of racist Facebook posts

Protesters plan to picket Hamilton restaurant because of racist Facebook posts

Mercer County residents who support racial justice are calling on people to boycott the Hamilton restaurant the Stone Terrace by John Henry, a popular fine dining and catering venue for weddings, business meetings, and political functions. Area business and non-profit leaders have expressed outrage about Facebook posts by Joseph Russo, the brother-in-law of John Henry….

Photos: Thousands attend rallies against racism and police brutality across Mercer County
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Photos: Thousands attend rallies against racism and police brutality across Mercer County

In almost every municipality in Mercer County, groups hosted marches or rallies over the weekend to protest racism and police brutality. On Saturday and Sunday, at least 130 protests were held across the state, according to the head of the New Jersey State Police. The two largest protests in Mercer County were in Lawrence, where…

Photos: Thousands pack the streets of Princeton to protest racism and police brutality
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Photos: Thousands pack the streets of Princeton to protest racism and police brutality

In Princeton on Tuesday evening, Nassau Street was a sea of people from Washington Road all the way to Chambers Street. People filled Witherspoon Street from Nassau Street to beyond Spring Street too. Thousands of area residents came out to protest racism and police brutality and call for systemic change at an event that included…

Hundreds expected to participate in ‘kneel for justice’ rally against racism in downtown Princeton tonight

Hundreds expected to participate in ‘kneel for justice’ rally against racism in downtown Princeton tonight

Several community groups have joined together to host a “kneel for justice” rally against racism and police brutality tonight, June 2, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Nassau Street in front of Princeton University. The event is being organized by the founders of Choose, a non-profit created by two Princeton High School alumni to promote…

Lawrence, Ewing, Hamilton, and Trenton enact 7 p.m. curfews Monday in response to Sunday violence

Lawrence, Ewing, Hamilton, and Trenton enact 7 p.m. curfews Monday in response to Sunday violence

Trenton and three towns bordering the city have enacted curfews for Monday night in response to the violence and looting that took place in Trenton and Hamilton on Sunday night following two days of peaceful protest against police brutality in the city. The curfews begin at 7 p.m. Monday and end at 6 a.m. Tuesday….

Violence erupts in Trenton Sunday night a few hours after a peaceful protest ends

Violence erupts in Trenton Sunday night a few hours after a peaceful protest ends

Just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, people set police cars on fire and looted stores in downtown Trenton just hours after a peaceful protest against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd ended. Men smashed police cars, attempted to flip one over, and then set them on fire. As the police cars burned, people…

In Trenton, a peaceful Saturday protest against racism and police brutality (photos and video)

In Trenton, a peaceful Saturday protest against racism and police brutality (photos and video)

Photos and video by Krystal Knapp About 400 people gathered in front of the State House in Trenton on Saturday afternoon to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, the black man who was suffocated to death by a police officer in Minneapolis. The rally was the first of several planned in the…

Protests over George Floyd’s death slated to be held in Trenton this weekend

Protests over George Floyd’s death slated to be held in Trenton this weekend

Two protests are slated to be held in Trenton this weekend to demand justice in the killing of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died Monday after Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for several minutes while Floyd was handcuffed. Floyd was not armed and was not resisting arrest….