Welcome, 2025! It’s a New Year, and that Means Changes Are-a-Coming! So, that’s what we’re writing about in this month’s issue of Princeton Perspectives.
What changes? Well, there are political changes, both federal and stateside. There are also financial and economic possibilities. We take a closer look at all of them. Some have people fearful; others have folks excited.
What changes are you looking forward to as 2025 kicks off? We asked locals in town, and those willing to stop in the cold weather to talk with us deserve to be heard! You can find some positive influence in this month’s Pulse of Princeton video.
On Monday, President Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second non-consecutive term as President of the United States. What’s in store for us locally after he takes office? The article The New Presidency and its Potential Impacts on Mercer County takes a closer look at the various ways the presidency could play a role in things important to you or those around you.
Change is always a source of discomfort when it comes to how it may influence the economy. Will it be positive or negative? There is still quite a bit of unknown, but the article 2025 New Jersey Economic Outlook shares some insight from a guest writer who has his pulse on the local economy.
Every four years, after the country chooses a new leader, the state of New Jersey chooses one, too. NJ is Getting a New Governor. What do the Prospects Look Like? is your source for a first-of -the-year analysis of what could be – from a guest writer heavily knowledgeable about it all.
As soon as 2025 hit, so did a new gas tax. Have You Noticed It’s Pennies More at the Pump? explains what, why and how this change took place.
Speaking of change, Princeton Public Schools is getting new leadership, and the NJ Hall of Fame inducted some impressive Princetonians. Perspectives Revisited shares more details on each.
The start of the new year can bring excitement for what’s to come, and concerns about what could change. We hope this issue helps you to feel more informed as, together, we work through the changes and await what is yet to come.
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!