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Council Passes Town/Gown Tax Deal
The town of Princeton and Princeton University have produced a seven year agreement under which the University will make voluntary unrestricted financial contributions to the municipality totaling $21.72 million, as…
Family and Colleagues Remember Paul Sigmund As Brilliant and Kind
When he was 12, Paul Sigmund won the Philadelphia auditions for Quiz Kids radio show. Despite this distinction, after which he traveled to Chicago to compete with similarly gifted children…
Rules for Overnight Parking Among Topics at Council Meeting
A clarification of overnight parking regulations and approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) were among the items of note during Princeton…
UMCPP Blast Under Investigation, Staffer Stable
An explosion on Thursday evening, April 10, in a patient’s room on the third floor of the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP) seriously injured a female staff…
AvalonBay Remains Mum On Developer’s Agreement For Hospital Demolition
Fences were being installed Tuesday along the perimeter of the old Princeton Hospital, in preparation for demolition of the building to make way for construction of a 280-unit rental apartment…
Record Number of Performers, Artists Expected for 43rd Annual Communiversity
Last year’s Communiversity brought record crowds to Nassau and Witherspoon Streets and all points in between. This year, the annual free Town and Gown arts festival, which will take place…
Alexander Street Task Force Takes Next Step
At its meeting April 7, Princeton Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution allowing the Alexander Street University Place Task Force to apply for federal funding. If obtained, the money…
IAS Amends Plans For Faculty Housing After DRCC Ruling
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) has amended its plans for faculty housing on land adjacent to the Princeton Battlefield in response to a January 15 ruling by the Delaware…
The Garden Club of Princeton Marks French Market Centennial
Back in an earlier era, The Garden Club of Princeton’s French Market was stocked with truckloads of blooms brought by gardeners from estates in and around the town. Most of…
A Standing Ovation As Council Appoints Police Chief Sutter
The Princeton Police Department has a new chief. Capt. Nicholas K.Sutter was promoted to the position Monday night after a unanimous vote by Mayor Liz Lempert and members of the…
