A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING AT ELM COURT: Last Wednesday Borough police officers served an early Thanksgiving dinner to 30 residents of Elm Court, a subsidized housing facility for the elderly and disabled. The gesture was much appreciated. The servers (from left) are Patrolmen Sean Cahill and John Furyk, Detective Carol Raymond, Sgt. Sharon Papp, and Patrolmen Luis Navas and Chris Tash.

No Dawn Stampedes, But Black Friday Still Packs a Local Economic Punch

Matthew Hersh

In Princeton, the day after Thanksgiving, commonly known as "Black Friday," is never quite as exciting as it is on television, where images of wild consumers running over one another at the Wal-Mart starting gates are looped endlessly on newscasts throughout the four-day weekend.

Solving Route 206 Traffic Problems Will Take Time, Consultant Says

Matthew Hersh

Two weeks after announcing that the New Jersey Department of Transportation had appropriated $100,000 to fund an independent study of the Route 206 corridor from Nassau Street to Cherry Valley Road, a preliminary brainstorming session Monday night offered possibilities aplenty, but left many questions unanswered.