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When the Princeton Pride Parade takes place this Saturday people will gather together to celebrate love, share in joy, and show support to the LGBTQIA+ community while marching the streets of Princeton. The parade, march, and afterparty have been organized by the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRCSJ). The parade begins at 11 a.m. […]

A dedicated public servant, a truly decent man who loved governing, and a kind and generous soul who made others feel seen, heard and valued. That’s how former Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, who died on June 10, was described by those who knew him politically and personally. Hughes lived in Princeton and was 68 […]

It’s almost like it was fate. About four years ago, when Dave Perez moved to Philly from New York, he was driving around Hunting Park with his dad.  He didn’t know anyone in Philly, but he saw a group of kids playing baseball at a park. He decided to see if he could join. Perez […]

Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, the largest scholarship organization in Pennsylvania, hosted its annual gala at the Please Touch Museum on May 29. BLOCS funds more than 33,000 scholarships for Pre-Kindergarten to 12th-grade students. The theme was Building What Matters Most. The hostess was Alicia Vitarelli, Channel 6 Action News anchorwoman who attended Catholic […]

Alivia Leuzzi squeezed every opportunity possible out of her experience at Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School. There was drama, there were sports, and there was the backbone of Catholic education that has driven Leuzzi’s family history for generations. There was simply no other choice. “My mother, aunts, great aunts and both […]

A massive sculpture honoring Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual members of the LGBTQ+ community was unveiled at Cherry Street Pier on June 1. Visit Philadelphia introduced “In Plain Sight” to Philadelphians with a ceremony at the pier as Pride Month is underway nationally. The sculpture will be on display during June but Visit Philadelphia will seek […]

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon joined school officials, child advocates and hunger relief organizations at Penrose Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia for a roundtable discussion on how Republicans’ proposed budget cuts would impact access to school meal programs. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” according to Scanlon, puts forward the deepest cuts to SNAP and […]

Celebrating love, acceptance and freedom, the Pride flag flies once again at Monumental Hall as Princeton kicks off Pride Month. Princeton officials, local organizations, and community members gathered together near the flagpole at Monument Hall in Princeton for Princeton’s annual Pride flag raising ceremony on May 31. The municipality partnered with HiTOPS, a nonprofit organization […]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been set for June 14 at 9 a.m. to open an elevated boardwalk through the Maidenhead Meadows section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by an informal walk through Maidenhead Meadows Park at 10 a.m., starting at the historic Brearley House. It is owned by Lawrence […]

The Lawrence Township Council is reviewing proposals from three firms for a study of the township’s fire and emergency services. The three firms are among seven consulting firms that responded to a request for proposals (RFP) in January. A special subcommittee of the Lawrence Township Public Safety Coordinating Committee examined the seven responses to the […]