 (Photo by Linda Arntzenius)
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(Photo by Linda Arntzenius)
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Jack Washington, a history teacher at Trenton High School, discussed the subject of "Black Americans in the Development of Princeton, New Jersey, Before, During, and After the American Revolution" on Friday, October 27, in the conTEMPORARY Arts Center at the Princeton Shopping Center.
Nearly four years ago to the day, fresh on the heels of an early retirement from heading up the marketing department for Palmer Square, Teri McIntire surprised even herself when she came out of retirement only two weeks later.
After months of dialogue, draft zoning, and concerns from both municipal officials and residents, members of Borough Council unanimously ratified what will prove to be the fundamental blueprint for future development on the University Medical Center at Princeton's Witherspoon campus after the facility relocates to its intended destination in Plainsboro.
Princeton witnessed a slice of history on Saturday, October 28, when the University celebrated the 250th anniversary of its presence in the town with costumed reenacters recreating "Revolutionary Princeton" as part of a joint University and community celebration.
Born in 1940 in Englewood, New Jersey, where she attended public school before her family moved to New York and she transferred to a Sacred Heart School, Frances de la Chapelle was raised in a religious family of Parisian origin. She was destined to go to a Sacred Heart School. All the girls in the family had done so. Her father was one of six, five of whom went into the ministry. "Thankfully my father married, otherwise I wouldn't be here," laughed Ms. de la Chapelle, who is also one of six.