The Princeton Packet

05/23/2026

In recognition of Memorial Day, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office will offer free Veteran ID cards through May 29 at 209 South Broad Street in Trenton. The Veteran ID Card serves as proof of veteran status and can be used to access discounts at participating businesses, as well as services and benefits throughout Mercer County. To obtain a card, veterans must […]

In recognition of Memorial Day, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office will offer free Veteran ID cards through May 29 at 209 South Broad Street in Trenton.

05/23/2026

A weeklong call to action culminated in a 50-mile march to Trenton from Newark in a push by advocates to pass state legislation making fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages and new infrastructure projects. Before reaching the State House in Trenton, Princeton University students and advocates gathered on the campus of Princeton University for […]

A weeklong call to action culminated in a 50-mile march to Trenton from Newark in a push by advocates to pass state legislation making fossil fuel companies

05/23/2026

Birch Avenue, Ewing Street, Library Place and Olden Street are among the 14 streets that will be repaved in the 2026 roadway resurfacing program, according to Princeton officials. The Princeton Council awarded a $1.9 million contract to CCM Contracting Inc. for the roadway project. The Green Brook-based contractor was one of eight bidders for the […]

Birch Avenue, Ewing Street, Library Place and Olden Street are among the 14 streets that will be repaved in the 2026 roadway resurfacing program, according to

05/23/2026

Talk is cheap but trash is not. Trash cans, anyway. The Princeton Council approved spending $162,521 to buy 60 new trash receptacles to replace the current ones in the Central Business District. The town will use Clean Communities grant money to pay for them. The trash cans will be placed along Nassau Street, between Bayard […]

Talk is cheap but trash is not. Trash cans, anyway.

05/23/2026

A four-way battle has shaped up for the Democratic Party nomination for two seats on the Princeton Council. Princeton Councilman David Cohen, Jon Durbin, Leanna Jahnke and Marina Rubina will vie for their party’s nomination during the primary election on June 2. Antonio Merolli is running unopposed for the Republican Party nomination. The polls will […]

A four-way battle has shaped up for the Democratic Party nomination for two seats on the Princeton Council.

05/23/2026

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05/17/2026

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05/16/2026

Princeton prides itself on being a bicycle-friendly town, and the Princeton Council is hammering home that point by declaring May as National Bike Month. Mayor Mark Freda and the Princeton Council issued a proclamation proclaiming May as National Bike Month and May 15 as Bike to Work Day at its May 11 meeting. The Princeton […]

Princeton prides itself on being a bicycle-friendly town, and the Princeton Council is hammering home that point by declaring May as National Bike Month.

05/16/2026

The Princeton Wars Memorial – tucked away at the intersection of Mercer and Nassau streets – is set to be cleaned up by Memorial Day. The Princeton Council accepted a $4,402 donation from the Garden Club of Princeton to pay for the cleanup project at its May 11 meeting. The club raised the money privately. […]

The Princeton Wars Memorial - tucked away at the intersection of Mercer and Nassau streets - is set to be cleaned up by Memorial Day.

05/10/2026

Sending love today in all its forms 💐

To every kind of motherhood, every journey, every feeling that comes with this day you are seen, valued, and thought of 💗

Happy Mother’s Day from us to you 💐

05/09/2026

Princeton property owners will see a two-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate under the town’s $84.8 million budget for 2026. The budget was approved by the Princeton Council on April 27. The municipal property tax rate will increase from 57 cents per $100 of assessed value to 59 cents. The owner of a […]

Princeton property owners will see a two-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate under the town's $84.8 million budget for 2026. The budget was