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Arts Council of Princeton Artistic Director Maria Evans (on left) painting the VOTE mural on the corner of Witherspoon and Spring Street with her colleague from the Arts Council.
By Pam Hersh
Like a good neighbor, the Arts Council of Princeton is there – to re-phrase a certain insurance company slogan. During these past 13 months, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), located only a block from my apartment, has been a great neighbor to me – and to thousands of others – by providing invaluable assurance that smiling (albeit behind a mask) is still possible. And key to this assurance policy has been a wall, not a border wall of concrete and electronics to keep people out, but rather an outdoor picture wall of artistic design and inspiring messaging to draw people in.
Dashield honored on retirement as Princeton administrator
Dashield honored on retirement as Princeton administrator
If Princeton Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield thought he could retire very quietly, he was sadly mistaken when current and former Princeton Council members and municipal staff gathered online to send him off into the next chapter of his life.
Dashield, whose retirement took effect April 1, was praised for his good nature and calm presence by well-wishers that also included community members at the March 30 Zoom meeting.
Former Mayor Liz Lempert was the first of many to compliment and thank Dashield for his nearly six years of service in Princeton’s top administrative job. He was the second administrator of the newly created town that was formed in 2013 after the merger of the former Princeton Borough and former Princeton Township.
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A rendering of the Chanbers Street entrance to the future hotel in Princeton.
After more than 5 and a half hours of testimony and discussion, the Princeton Zoning Board voted unanimously on Monday night to approve plans for a 180-room hotel at the corner of Nassau and Chambers streets.
The project will take 24 to 26 months to complete.
Just after 1 a.m., the board voted to approve Graduate Hotel’s plans for 20 Nassau Street. Neighbors from the historic Bank Street area next to the property objected to the size and scale of the project on Monday night.
Near the end of the meeting, Michael LaPlace, the town’s planner, told the zoning board he thought the positives of the project outweigh the negatives. “This is an overwhelmingly positive project for the municipality,” he said, adding that the developer is willing to work with the neighborhood.
Princeton officially welcomes newest mayor
Princeton officially welcomes newest mayor
Mark Freda, a lifelong Princeton resident and former Princeton Borough Council member, was sworn into office as the second mayor of the Municipality of Princeton at the Princeton Council’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 4.
Freda, who is a Democrat, succeeded former Mayor Liz Lempert. She was the first mayor of the Municipality of Princeton, which was created when in 2013 by the merger of the former Princeton Borough and the former Princeton Township. The mayor’s term is four years.
Princeton Council members David Cohen and Leticia Fraga also were sworn into office for their second, three-year terms on the council. Both are Democrats.