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(02/25/22 4:22am)
The Princeton Town Council will soon consider a proposal for the creation of a “historic district” along Prospect Avenue between Washington Road and Murray Place, an area that includes all 11 eating clubs. The proposal, if passed, would significantly limit the University and eating clubs’ abilities to alter the streetscape without the town’s approval.
(02/24/22 4:21am)
M. Craig Barnes, current president of the Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS), announced his intention to retire after the 2022–2023 academic year in a letter issued to the Seminary community on Feb. 2.
(02/17/22 3:02am)
The Princeton Town Council held its bi-weekly meeting on Valentine’s Day, during which it continued to discuss its plans for renovating Witherspoon Street. The Council also announced the Palmer Square Management Event Calendar for the rest of the year.
(02/17/22 2:32am)
In an event titled “Black Activism, Then and Now,” hosted by the Princeton Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 15, panelists discussed the local, national, and international activism of Paul Robeson, a musician, athlete, and prominent activist for racial equality. Robeson was born in the town of Princeton and his legacy of sustained student activism at the University is still salient today.
(02/20/22 5:00am)
On Feb. 11, Daybreak interviewed Princeton Mayor Mark Freda at his office. Listen to Daybreak to hear Mayor Freda’s thoughts on the ever-evolving relationship between the University and the town. The Mayor also discussed the future of the Dinky and transportation in Princeton, the progress of the Cannabis Task Force, and the town’s goals to expand affordable housing.
(02/03/22 5:20am)
On Friday, Jan. 29, a group of Princeton students with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Office of Religious Life (ORL) traveled 45 minutes from campus to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), often referred to as Fort Dix, a U.S. military base in New Jersey where more than 6,000 Afghan evacuees are still awaiting resettlement.
(01/27/22 3:20am)
The Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) announced that its main chapel will no longer bear Samuel Miller’s name after a unanimous vote on Jan. 25 by the PTS Board of Trustees, just over a week after a demonstration held on Jan. 18 by the Association of Black Seminarians (ABS) at PTS asking trustees to remove Miller’s name.
(01/26/22 4:36am)
At its Monday, Jan. 24 meeting, conflict of interest concerns led the Princeton Town Council to disband the Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB), a team of professional designers that reviews construction proposals to advise the Planning Board. Also, during the meeting, the public brought up concerns about new Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and an upcoming ordinance mandating business assessments.
(01/21/22 3:05am)
The Association of Black Seminarians (ABS) at the Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) held a demonstration on Tuesday, Jan. 18 outside the Miller Chapel, calling on administrators to rename the chapel. The chapel’s namesake — Samuel Miller, PTS’s second professor who taught at the school in the early 19th century — employed slave labor throughout his life.
(12/24/21 4:32am)
A longtime employee of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a Princeton-headquartered company, was recently informed that their request for a religious exemption from the company’s vaccine mandate had been denied. The employee may face imminent termination for failure to comply with the mandate and could be let go without severance in early January.
(12/10/21 5:17am)
Businesses on Nassau Street have been struggling to find new hires and keep current staff members from quitting throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Daily Princetonian interviewed five local businesses to hear more about how they have maintained a workforce amid a national “Great Resignation.”
(12/06/21 1:50am)
Republicans picked up 15 new state legislative seats this year across New Jersey and Virginia. Democrats? Just one. Senator-elect Andrew Zwicker, Ph.D.
(12/06/21 2:33am)
Today, the Garden Theatre is known as a community gem, a town cultural hub, and an oasis for the weary Princeton student. The theatre has kept its doors open for the past century thanks to the resolve of community members who kept it afloat through various ups and downs — most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
(12/02/21 4:24am)
After more than seven months of meetings, Princeton’s Cannabis Task Force (CTF) recommended that cannabis retail businesses be allowed to open in town.
(11/23/21 4:59am)
At least four people — including one undergraduate student, two graduate students, and one staff member — have been struck by cars on and around campus in the past two months.
(11/18/21 6:05am)
Town administration, as well as the University Office of Religious Life (ORL), the Princeton Student Veterans Organization, and a number of other campus organizations, held a service to honor veterans, both on campus and in the town on Nov. 11. The event was attended by a number of schools in the surrounding area. The event was held for the first time with The Spirit of Princeton in order to extend the event to honor all veterans in the town of Princeton.
(11/17/21 4:40am)
In 2019, the hotel chain Graduate Hotels bought the office building at 20 Nassau Street. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction project, which was scheduled to begin that year and last 24 months, was delayed until now.
(11/15/21 4:34am)
On Election Day, there were a number of offices on the ballot in Princeton, including the Governor, State Senate, General Assembly, Town Council, and School Board, as well as two ballot initiatives involving gambling and one involving land preservation.
(11/10/21 4:15am)
The Princeton Town Council met on Monday, Nov. 8 for its regular meeting. The agenda included discussing plans for the Graduate Hotel on Nassau Street, more debate on approving a liquor license for a new Claridge Wine & Liquor location on Nassau Street, and initial plans for a dog park in Princeton.
(11/08/21 4:14am)
As of Nov. 4, all New Jersey restaurants and food service establishments are banned from providing single-use plastic straws unless specifically requested by customers, according to legislation passed by Gov. Phil Murphy and other lawmakers last year.