There’s a seasonal shift this time of year. With the sun and increasingly warmer weather comes pollen, year-end budgeting, and more outdoor events. So, we’ve dedicated this April issue of Princeton Perspectives to just that – Spring in Mercer County: Issues, Events, and Everyday Impact.
What is your favorite or least favorite part of spring? Locals weigh in, in this month’s Pulse of Princeton video, which you can watch right now. Do you agree with them?
Though it often feels like 2026 just started, area school districts are in the weeds trying to finalize their budgets for the 2026-2027 school year. Lots of Impacting Factors as School Budgets Considered for 2026-2027 details what is going on at the state and local levels, and what it might mean for taxpayers.
As you prepare to make your annual tax payment to the IRS, make sure you only click and send in forms that you or your tax preparer know are legitimate. There are a lot of shady people trying to make money off your naivete. We get into what is happening and how you can protect yourself in the article The Digital Bullseye: Why Princeton is a Prime Target for Global Scammers.
While you’re paying out (or maybe collecting back) some of your hard-earned money to the government, you likely are sitting beside a well-used box of tissues. As pollen counts start to climb, what can we expect this spring? How to Best Prepare for and Tackle Seasonal Allergies is written by a local allergist, to help you get through it as easily as possible.
Scams and allergies might be the harder parts of spring, but the rise of exciting outdoor events is certainly a positive. Music to Your Ears: Princeton Porchfest Enters Fifth Year shares about what this local tradition has come to mean, where you can go and how you can experience local live music all around you.
You can also get out and immerse yourself in local history. In this month’s Perspectives Revisited we remind you of the marked Revolutionary path you can follow. We also highlight another move in the effort to bring down utility prices across the Garden State.
Has the weather finally turned for good? We can’t promise that, but we can promise some enlightening and interesting reads if you want to take your phone, tablet or laptop and sit outside in the sun to catch up on some local information. Happy reading!
Lisa Jacknow spent years working in national and local news in and around New York City before moving to Princeton. Working as both a TV producer and news reporter, Lisa came to this area to focus on the local news of Mercer County at WZBN-TV. In recent years, she got immersed in the Princeton community by serving leadership roles at local schools in addition to volunteering for other local non-profits. In her free time, Lisa loves to spend time with her family, play tennis, sing and play the piano. A graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Lisa was raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts but has lived in the tri-state area since college. She is excited to be Editor and head writer for Princeton Perspectives!