Princeton resident Paul Josephson, a partner at Duane Morris LLP, has been appointed as a senior adviser and transition counsel to Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s transition committee. Josephson most recently served as Murphy’s campaign counsel...
Category - People
Princeton teacher, coach and mentor Larry Ivan dies at 85
Larry Ivan, Jr., a teacher and coach for the Princeton Regional Schools for more than 40 years, died on Saturday, Dec. 2. He was 85. Relatives will remember him as a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He was a role model and mentor...
David Cromwell, former Princeton Police captain, firefighter and first aid squad member, dies at 75
Princeton native David Cromwell, who served on the Princeton Township police force for more than a quarter century, died on Nov. 23, surrounded by his family. He was 75. The son of Kenneth and Erna Cromwell, he was born and raised in Princeton and...
Iran releases TV footage of jailed Princeton University graduate student
One of Iran’s state television channels aired a video this weekend of Xiyue Wang, the Princeton University graduate student who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for allegedly infiltrating the country and spying. Wang was arrested while he...
Lifelong Princeton resident Thomas Murray, Jr. dies at 81
Thomas R. Murray, Jr. 81, of Princeton died on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was 81. Born in Princeton, Murray was a lifelong resident. He graduated from...
Institute for Advanced Study board of trustees appoints new member
Mark Heising has been appointed to the board of trustees for The Institute for Advanced Study. Heising is the founder and managing director of Medley Partners, an investment firm based in San Francisco, California. Previously, he worked as a chip...
Princeton resident is new head New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association board
Princeton resident Hugh O’Beirne has been chosen to be the next president of the New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association. The association is a non-profit trade association that is working to legalize cannabis in New Jersey. O’Beirne replaces...
Best-selling author John Grisham to speak at Princeton University
Novelist John Grisham will speak at Princeton University at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in Richardson Auditorium. The title of the event, “Appearing at the Scene of the Crime, John Grisham Visits Princeton,” references his recent popular...
The other F word: Princeton professor teaches students how to handle failure
It may seem odd for a group of first-year students at Princeton University to start their academic careers by talking about failure. To hear visiting lecturer John Danner tell it, though, it may be the most important thing to learn as students begin...
Former American Boychoir School director will lead Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, the former music director of the now defunct American Boychoir School, has been named the next artistic director of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. He will begin his new post in August of 2018. Malvar-Ruiz served as...
Princeton Tech Meetup sparks connections
Every month, members of the Princeton area technology community pack into the community room at the Princeton Public Library to exchange ideas, plans and business cards. The Princeton Tech Meetup, now in its sixth year, brings together coders...
Lawrenceville native appointed to top post at ACLU-NJ
Lawrenceville Native Amol Sinha, who recently led state advocacy campaigns raising awareness about wrongful convictions nationwide at the Innocence Project, has been named the new executive director of the ACLU-NJ. Sinha, a Jersey City resident...
Princeton High seniors created their own summer debate camp for students
Summer camp might conjure up thoughts of swimming pools, camping and the great outdoors for most people. But Princeton High School senior Amy Wang associates summer camp with other things: crossfire, case studies and resolutions. Those terms were...
Q&A with Nicholas Nehamas, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and Lawrenceville School grad
It took 10 years for Nicholas Nehamas to go from compiling the Prize Papers at The Lawrenceville School to working on the Panama Papers for the Miami Herald. Nehamas, a Princeton native, won a share of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory...
McCarter Theatre managing director accepts job in San Diego
Timothy Shields, McCarter Theatre Center’s managing director since 2009, is leaving Princeton for a top post at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California. Shields will begin his new job as managing director of the Old Globe Theatre in October...
Princeton People: Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi
Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi created “The Classroom Index,” a teachers’ guide to talking about race, while they were still students at Princeton High School. While still in school they also started Princeton CHOOSE, an organization...
