Getting into the Fall Spirit: Gratitude, Giving and Change
Princeton Perspectives, Issue #69, November 18, 2025
Editor’s Note
The winds are blowing; the air has turned crisp and Christmas music has even started blasting through intercom systems of your favorite stores. There’s no denying Thanksgiving is approaching. To help you shift into the season, read the November issue of Princeton Perspectives, Getting into the Fall Spirit: Gratitude, Giving and Change.
We kick it off with our Pulse of Princeton video, as we caught up with locals inside Marketfair. Do you relate to what gets them into the Thanksgiving spirit? You’ll have to watch and see!
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The Pulse of Princeton: What gets you into the Thanksgiving spirit?
- A Look Back at Thanksgiving Across Mercer County - Most relate Thanksgiving to the first known holiday feast of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, MA in 1621. Their three-day harvest event was celebrated along with members of the Wampanoag tribe. While this… Read more...
- Fall Migration – It’s for the Birds! - Seasonal bird migration is one of nature’s finest spectacles. North American birds spend the spring and summer here and then – abruptly - migrate south in August through November. Why they migrate… Read more...
- The Meaning of the Annual Turkey Trot - Did you sign up? Pick up your bib number? Plan your warm, but breathable, attire? Next week, thousands will gather across Mercer County to take part in a Turkey Trot. Are you… Read more...
- Charitable Giving Can Make a Meaningful Difference - As the days grow shorter and the leaves begin to fall, we’re reminded that fall is a season of reflection — a time to take stock of what we’ve been given and… Read more...
Perspectives Revisited
On three occasions since our conception, Princeton Perspectives has shared details about Bonnie Watson Coleman as she ran for re-election for 12th Congressional District. The first African American woman in Congress ran six times overall, most recently in 2024 (see Registered to Vote? Learn Who is Running for Every Seat, October 2024). That will be her last, as she announced on November 10th that she will not run again. Watson Coleman is retiring at the conclusion of the 119th Congress next year. Who is running to take her Congressional seat? We’ll tell you all about the candidates throughout 2026.
The weather definitely plays a role in our lives. We have written how the warmth is inviting (Springtime Sun and Weather Beckons us to Spend Time Outside, March 2024) and now, with Daylight Savings recently turning the clocks back an hour, colder and darker weather means winter is on its way. Last week, the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center determined that La Niña could have a lot of control this year. What does this mean? The expectation is for New Jersey to have warmer than normal temperatures in late fall/early winter but could become cooler than normal come January/February. Additionally, while the west coast is facing more precipitation than usual, here in the northeast, things are looking to be status quo.