Actions to Benefit You and Your Community
Princeton Perspectives, Issue #75, May 19, 2026
Editor’s Note
There are many ways that people can step up. Whether it is personal, to help yourself improve, or for the community, to make a change, taking action is how we can work towards outcomes that we care about. Especially at the time of an election. It is amazing to see how many people around Princeton and the state work to advocate for their needs or for those around them. This month, in the May issue of Princeton Perspectives, Actions to Benefit You and Your Community, we share about the ways many people are working for change.
What actions have you taken that benefit you or your community? We walked around town and met so many that were willing to share their stories with us. You can get inspired by them by watching this month’s Pulse of Princeton video.
In This Issue
- The Pulse of Princeton – What actions have you taken that benefit you or your community?
- Civic Participation: Everything You Need to Vote Informed!
- Take Time to Know Your National Candidates to Cast an Educated Vote
- The New Jerseyans Who Pledged Their Lives, Their Fortunes, and Their Sacred Honor
- Triple the Challenge, Triple the Reward: The Joy of Triathlon
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The Pulse of Princeton: What actions have you taken that benefit you or your community?
- Civic Participation: Everything You Need to Vote Informed! - Primary election day, June 2, 2026, is fast approaching. To help you make the most of this civic opportunity, Princeton Perspectives is sharing everything you need to take action at the polls.… Read more...
- Take Time to Know Your National Candidates to Cast an Educated Vote - There is no civic requirement to vote in the United States, but it is one of the most important rights and responsibilities bestowed upon citizens. As you consider who should take over… Read more...
- The New Jerseyans Who Pledged Their Lives, Their Fortunes, and Their Sacred Honor - On a sweltering July day in 1776, fifty-six men gathered in Philadelphia’s State House to affix their names to one of history’s most audacious documents: the Declaration of Independence. Among them were… Read more...
- Triple the Challenge, Triple the Reward: The Joy of Triathlon - There is something unique about standing by the water, waiting for your turn to get in and start. The music in the background, the crowd around you, the focused looks and the… Read more...
Perspectives Revisited
Luis Ramirez has been principal of Princeton’s Littlebrook Elementary School for nine years. He has led initiatives in sustainability, to stay connected during COVID and more, as we have covered in articles including It Takes a Community to Be More Green (April 2025) and The Power of Connecting in a Technological Time(May 2020). Ramirez announced he is retiring September 1, and his replacement is expected to be approved this week. Lisa Caudill, Assistant Principal of Orchard Hill Elementary School in Montgomery Township, is Superintendent Mike LaSusa’s recommendation after a multi-phase interview process. For 19 years, Caudill was a 3rd and 4th grade teacher in Hillsborough.
New Jersey Transit has long been in need of some rehab. In the article The Impact of Old Train Lines on Today’s Commuters (July 2024) we described problems that lead to repeatedly delays and shutdowns along the Northeast Corridor line that takes locals from Trenton, Hamilton and Princeton Junction into New York City. Earlier this month, Governor Mikie Sherrill announced her Rapid Action Plan which includes investing in cleaner and more accessible stations and vehicles and a redesigned mobile app that provides real-time information. While customers are appreciative of these measures, they have expressed to Princeton Perspectives that fixing the lines and overhead wires would go a long way to improving their riding experience.