By the Rt. Rev. William Stokes This past weekend, great evil was manifested in Charlottesville, Virginia, as white American nationalist terrorists openly marched and fomented violence, hatred, and murder. Unregulated militia in uniform, carrying...
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Community ContributorLetters: Free concerts at Pettoranello Gardens a success
On behalf of the Princeton Recreation Commission, I would like to thank Steve Allen and Curtis Webster of Blue Curtain Productions for their tireless efforts in bringing world-class musicians to Princeton for free concerts at the Pettoranello...
And what about housing for the middle class in Princeton?
We, members of the Princeton Progressive Action Group, in common with many other local residents, are alarmed at the increasingly pressing lack of housing that is available at middle income levels in Princeton. The municipality has begun taking...
A thank you from Friends of the Princeton Public Library book sale organizers
To the Editor: The Friends of the Princeton Public Library held their annual book sale June 23-24 and we were delighted to have so many book lovers from near and far join us on the first weekend of summer. The book sale is the culmination of months...
Hopewell Township Committee delivers fiscally responsible budget
Dear Editor: The residents of Hopewell Township charged us with getting spending under control, fighting for lower taxes and reducing Township debt, and I am proud that Hopewell Township’s 2017 Budget delivers on all three. First, touching on...
Quiet Princeton: Say no to leaf blowers
Does your neighborhood reverberate with the loud noise of leaf blowers? Would you like to do something to quiet them down? Visit the new website from Quiet Princeton. It describes a win-win approach for landscaping without leaf blowers and for...
McCarter Theatre thanks supporters of relaxed performance for people on the autism spectrum
Dear Editor: On Saturday, April 29th, the popular children’s music artist Laurie Berkner appeared at McCarter Theatre to deliver a special acoustic “relaxed performance” concert to an audience of more than 400 people from our community. This marks...
Racism in our schools and town
To the Editor: I write today following yet another racist event within our school district this past week. An 8th grade student from John Witherspoon Middle School was caught by his parent after indulging in “pot brownies” with friends. When...
Green People on the Move
Dear Editor: A huge wave of people wearing green flowed from the D& R Greenway Land Trust to Hinds Plaza in Princeton last Saturday, a movement indicative of our community’s strong support for the environment! The Walk for Our...
Letters: Join the march to support climate protection
To the Editor: In February 2014, Donald Trump bought a golf course on Ireland’s coast. Soon after, he applied for permission to build a sea wall to protect his property from the increasing storms and rising oceans that accompany global climate...
An open letter to Mercer County and Princeton officials regarding the Veblen House
We the undersigned are calling on Mercer County and Princeton to avert a great tragedy. The Veblen House and the Veblen cottage — two buildings of national historic merit — are being considered for demolition in eastern Princeton’s first...
‘No financial gain from selling Westminster’: An open letter to the Rider University Board of Trustees from teachers’ union leaders
On April 7th Inside Higher Ed published an article by Rick Seltzer on the decision by President Dell’Omo and Rider University’s Board of Trustees to sell Westminster Choir College. This article reinforced our opposition to the decision to...
Veblen House in Princeton should be preserved
To the Editor, I first came to Princeton in 1953 I as a graduate student at the University and then as a a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. From 1958 to 1968 I taught at Brandeis University. I returned to Princeton in 1968 to...
Diplomacy, not war: Prevent a slow-motion Cuban missile crisis with North Korea
By the Rev. Robert Moore High level U.S. officials have repeatedly been raising the specter of preemptive military strikes against North Korea, leading reputable observers to describe it as a “Cuban missile crisis in slow motion.” The mere threat of...
Critical questions about Princeton Public Schools budget
Dear Editor: After more than four hours of often rancorous discussion during the recent Princeton Public Schools budget meeting, I was extremely disappointed that no one directly addressed the critical question of why Princeton’s gigantic per pupil...
The annual fleecing of the Princeton taxpayer – 2017 edition
To the Editor: While most Princeton residents have been busy going about their daily business and shoveling snow, two Princeton entities that declare “financial sustainability” as an important goal have been focused on the significantly...
There is a way to save Westminster Choir College
Dear Editor: Why can’t some kind of jointly operated music school be developed with Princeton University? Why not a newly contoured school where students are chosen for admission based on their musical abilities, while the degrees they receive come...
NAACP: Princeton needs to expand affordable housing opportunities
Princeton has a long history of promoting integration and inclusion through progressive fair housing laws. That’s why it’s disappointing that the town’s elected officials are currently fighting housing advocates who are seeking to come to a fair...
