Carol Kelley
Princeton school officials announced on Thursday afternoon that Carol Kelley, the superintendent of a PreK-eighth grade district in the Chicago area, has been selected to lead the Princeton Public Schools. She will begin her new post as superintendent on July 1. She will be the second African American named to the top post in Princeton’s public schools. Edith Francis was the first African American superintendent for the Princeton school district.
Kelley will be paid $240,000 per year to lead the district that serves about 3,800 students.
In an unusual move, an announcement was made about the hire before the school board actually takes a vote on the move at a special public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday night. The agenda for the special meeting was not posted on the district’s website as of 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
A rendering of the new building that will be built on the Griggs Corner parking lo in Princeton across from the library. The project will include shops and eight apartments. None of the units will be affordable housing units.
A former Princeton Borough requirement that all new housing projects include a set aside of 20 percent of the units for affordable housing was inadvertently left out of an agreement that settled a five-year lawsuit between the municipality and the non-profit advocacy group Fair Share Housing.
In 2015, the municipality joined with some other municipalities in the county in filing a lawsuit challenging their affordable housing obligations. All of the other municipalities except West Windsor quickly reached settlements with Fair Share Housing, but Princeton’s lawsuit dragged on and cost the municipality hundreds of thousands of dollars. A Mercer County judge approved a settlement agreement in the matter a year ago.
Princeton Public Schools collaborates with county for COVID-19 vaccine clinic
(FOX 9)
PRINCETON, Minn. (FOX 9) - About 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were dispensed at clinic at a Princeton elementary school Thursday night as part of creative effort by community leaders in greater Minnesota to make sure the vaccine is given out efficiently.
The clinic was made possible on short notice, thanks to Mille Lacs County Public Health, which provided the vaccines, and quick planning by Princeton Public Schools.
Princeton Public Schools collaborates with county for COVID-19 vaccine clinic
About 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were dispensed at clinic at a Princeton elementary school Thursday night, as part of creative effort by community leaders in greater Minnesota to make sure the vaccine is given out efficiently.
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The Friends of Princeton Public Library host Ralph Nader, legendary consumer advocate, Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in conversation with Princeton’s own Carl Mayer, on Saturday January 30, 2021 at 11 am via Zoom. Special guest Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets, will prepare select dishes from Nader’s new cookbook. These lifelong advocates for social justice will share their vision for a more just, egalitarian and united America. Digital tickets are $65 each, include books from Mr. Cordray and Mr. Mayer, and are available at https://princetonlibrary.org/support-us/friends/friends-events-2/. Mr. Nader s cookbook can be ordered from La