To the Editor: When Jim Floyd passed away on May 14, Princeton lost a unique link to our communal past and a valuable voice for our future. On behalf of Princeton Community Housing, I am writing to express our condolences to Jim’s family and friends...
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Newspaper ad supporting bond referendum lacks transparency
To the Editor: I wonder who paid for the ad in last week’s Town Topics supporting the school bond referendum? State law requires a group of two or more individuals acting jointly to promote the passage of a public question, and expecting to raise or...
Dear Editor: By the time you finish reading this, more than 30 cases of child abuse will be reported to authorities nationwide. By the end of today, that number will swell past 9,000. Four of those children will die at the hands of their abuser. All...
Niedergang ready to tackle difficult issues
To the Editor: As a Princeton resident and local businessman, the upcoming Council race really matters to me. I have known Eve Niedergang for more than a decade and she is someone who I deeply admire. I consider her a champion of progressive causes...
John Borden: A tireless advocate for affordable housing in Princeton
To the Editor: When John Borden passed away on April 11th, Princeton lost a most sincere and effective advocate for the housing needs of our community. On behalf of Princeton Community Housing, I am writing to express our condolences to John’s...
VolunteerConnect thanks volunteers who sustain area nonprofits
Dear Editor, As we celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 15-21), VolunteerConnect would like to reflect on our 20 years of connecting the amazing people in Central New Jersey to opportunities that are so desperately needed by nonprofit...
Pirone Lambros cares about Princeton’s diversity
Dear Editor: We are so fortunate in Princeton to have many well-qualified candidates willing to give up their time to serve our community. It is sometimes difficult to decide which candidate to vote for. For me, this year is different. I intend to...
Princeton Board of Education should postpone vote on Cranbury contract
To the Editor: The high school sending-receiving agreement with Cranbury is expiring in 2020. This is a once-in-a-decade opportunity for the Princeton Public School District and the town’s residents to reexamine the costs and benefits of this...
Princeton is seeking 50 households to participate in food waste collection study
Dear Editor, The municipality is currently looking to improve our curbside organics recycling program and we need your help! If your household has never taken part in the town’s organics program, please consider signing up to be one of 50 households...
Princeton Community Housing thanks supporters for helping Griggs Farm fire victims
Two and a half months after the tragic December 27, 2017 fire at Griggs Farm, nearly all of the 34 displaced residents who needed to find temporary housing have secured affordable homes in the area, enabling them to maintain key community, school...
Letters: Princeton Public Schools costs and our town’s fiscal crisis
Dear Editor: In 2016 I wrote a headline, “Princeton School Board Election-Huge Tax Increases Pre-ordained. “ As the town now enters 2018, it is evident that all predictions regarding the growth of Princeton Public Schools costs will be exceeded and...
Will Princeton’s carbon footprint spur action?
This Wednesday, March 7 at the public library, Sustainable Princeton will report on a study of Princeton’s carbon footprint. That number represents the extent to which we as a town are trapped in a carbon economy, and thereby unintentionally...
Letters: Thank you to supporters of Puerto Rico Project
To the Editor: Hurricane Maria is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in history. Our musical friends in Puerto Rico suffered great loss, so we relied on the uplifting effects of music in order to help. Along with our community, we...
Letters: Warrant arrest system preys on the poor
To the Editor: This is embarrassing. A recent police blotter for Princeton informed citizens that local police, while responding to a panhandling and shoplifting call, then arrested the 64-year-old for having outstanding warrants for several hundred...
Letters: Princeton residents deserve more information before voting on school referendum
To the Editor, The October 2 Princeton Board of Education Facilities Referendum is actually a vote on major changes to our educational system. On February 8 Superintendent Steve Cochrane, architect Prakesh Nair, and educator Heidi Hayes Jacobs...
McCarter Theatre thanks performer Dan Zanes, supporters of relaxed performance
Letter to the Editor: On Saturday, February 3, the popular children’s performer, Dan Zanes brought his new sensory friendly folk opera to McCarter to the delight and enjoyment of our audience. This new production, which premiered in December at the...
Letters: Information session for potential local Democratic candidates in Princeton this Sunday
To the Editor: As chair of the Princeton Democratic Municipal Committee (PDMC) and as president of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), respectively, we are writing to encourage all Princeton Democrats to consider serving their...
What Facebook’s changes could mean for our readers and what you can do
Dear Planet Princeton Readers, You might have heard that Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook’s news feed will focus on what friends share and will de-emphasize content from publishers and businesses. Many of our readers depend on Facebook as the...
Letters: Protect Medicaid funding
Dear Editor, Medicaid – the safety next for millions of Americans – continues to be under attack. Whether debating healthcare legislation, tax reform or deficit reduction, lawmakers see Medicaid as some magic source of ready-made cost savings. Many...
Princeton Community Housing thanks residents for supporting fire victims, sets up fire relief fund
Dear Princeton Community Housing Friends and Neighbors: Our community suffered a terrible tragedy on Wednesday night, December 27, when a fire ravaged a 24 unit apartment building we own at Griggs Farm. We mourn the loss of one life. We are...
Not in Our Town issues statement about racist, anti-Semitic flyers found at Princeton University
To the Editor: Not In Our Town recognizes that there is still a lot of work to be done in dismantling racism as evidenced by the white supremacist, anti-Semitic, racist fliers that appeared recently on the Princeton University campus. As an multi...
Unethical Energy — Then and Now
The Slavery in Princeton project’s revelations have blurred distinctions between good and evil, North and South. For me, they also blur distinctions between past and present. The symposium will rightly focus on racial injustice, but additional...
