Dear Editor: What is so critical for taxpayers to understand is that the referendum is only a vote on the costs to be borrowed via bonds. The referendum does not cover the additional operating costs caused by operating a 5/6 School, Thanet, and the...
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Something stinks in Princeton’s recycling and composting programs
I’m wondering what is happening with the recycling and composting programs in Princeton. As I walk around Princeton, I see more and more “non recyclable” items in the yellow bins such as styrofoam, plastic shopping bags and pizza boxes. We know...
Princeton Public Schools board should scrap and redo facilities plan
An open letter to parents of Princeton Public Schools children: The $130 million school referendum vote has been postponed again due to delays in obtaining New Jersey Department of Education approval. Previously, the $130 million referendum was...
High taxes already driving Princeton residents out of town
To the Princeton Board of Education: We have been Princeton taxpayers for nearly three decades and stand vehemently opposed to the proposed Princeton Board of Education referendum. As retirees on fixed incomes, we are now ruthlessly being driven out...
Seven years later, remembering EMT Michael Kenwood
Letter to the Editor: This week is one of remembrance for the members of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad for it was seven years ago on August 28 that we lost one of our own during a swift-water rescue attempt. The following is a...
Actions Princeton residents can take in response to racism
Dear Editor: When I returned from seeing the new Spike Lee movie, BlackkKlansman, about Ron Stallworth, the first African American officer in the Colorado Springs Police Department who infiltrated the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s...
Education is vital to our collective success
Dear Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Princetonians: Princeton, NJ is a truly special community in which to live, with diverse offerings for an extraordinary quality of life. There’s so much one can embrace: a thriving downtown, connection to a...
An open letter to Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane and Princeton Public Schools Board of Education President Patrick Sullivan
Last week, we filed a complaint in Mercer County Superior Court that alleges that the Princeton Board of Education violated the Open Public Meetings Act during a June 12 vote to renew the sending-receiving agreement with Cranbury. In response...
School board has been frugal in developing bond referendum
To the Editor: I’m a parent of three children, two of whom are in the Princeton public schools and one who will be, and I’m writing in support of both the upcoming school bond referendum and the superintendent and members of the school board...
Princeton Recreation thanks Blue Curtain Productions for concert series
On behalf of the Princeton Recreation Commission, I would like to thank Steve Allen and Curtis Webster of Blue Curtain Productions for their extraordinary efforts to continue bringing world-class musicians and artists to Princeton for free concerts...
Now is the wrong time for a school bond referendum in Princeton
Dear Editor: On July 17th, I attended the Board of Education meeting of Princeton Public Schools. I felt compelled to offer a new perspective on the proposed referendum to increase the town’s bond indebtedness by $130,000,000. Instead, for the first...
Princeton residents need more information about tax impact of school bond referendum
An open letter to the superintendent and school board for the Princeton Public Schools I am terrified about the tax consequences of this bond ordinance (if passed) upon each and every segment of the Princeton population. Has the Board conducted a...
Progress on equality in the Princeton Public Schools begins with transparency
Dear Editor: Tonight during a public meeting, the school board for the Princeton Public Schools will reveal the specific findings of the equity audit it commissioned in response to concerns about the impact of racism and bias through-out the...
Letters: Princeton school bond referendum should only address critical needs
Dear Editor: Finally it appears that the Princeton Board of Education is “getting real.” Perhaps they saw a recent report that “between 2012 and 2016 a net $11.9 billion of income left New Jersey according to the IRS. Note: This equates to more than...
Letters: Princeton school board should proceed with referendum as planned
To the Editor: A referendum has been planned for this fall where voters can decide whether they support an expansion and update of the facilities of the Princeton Public Schools. As a mother of two children, 11 and 14, I am well aware of the...
Heartbreak and loss in Annapolis felt by us all
I’m thinking a lot about the family, friends and colleagues of the five journalists who were slain in Annapolis yesterday. Their murders are shocking and heartbreaking to journalists everywhere. All the reporters who work to cover their communities...
Princeton Civil Rights Commission’s effectiveness remains to be seen
Dear Editor: Prior to suspending its flawed complaint process, the Princeton Civil Rights Commission was an effective institution in sustaining racism. Whether, after city council review, it is transformed into the champion and protector of civil...
Letters: School board should vote no on Cranbury sending and receiving agreement
Dear Princeton Board of Education Members, We ask that you vote no to renew the Cranbury Send/Receive Agreement (SRA) for another ten years. Renewing the SRA will harm the Board’s credibility as careful stewards of public funds, since you have...
An open letter from Dwaine Williamson
During this campaign I’ve been asked many times, “Are you sure you want to do this? Being on Council is a thankless job.” My answer is this: I’ve been working my entire life toward this election. Everything I’ve done and will continue to do is...
Business leader supports Michelle Pirone Lambros, Democrat for Princeton Council
Dear Editor: In recent years, we have seen businesses leave Princeton, some moving out to other towns, and some closing their doors for good. It is a loss for our community to lose flagship stores, services, and offices that have been part of...
Bierman will be an independent leader
Dear Editor, It’s a crowded field this year given the latest crop of would-be candidates who are flexing their citizenship muscles as they try to position themselves as ‘the best one’ for the job of ‘running things’...
Vote for Niedergang in the Democratic party primary
On Tuesday, the 5th of June, registered Democrats will vote in the Primary Election to select the two Democrats who will stand for election to Princeton Council. The six candidates vying for these two seats on Council have participated in two...
