Trying to take advantage of the final weeks of summer? Ready for fall to begin? As summer winds down and many prepare to return to school and busier lives, Princeton Perspectives brings you a closer look with The Inside Scoop – What’s Happening Around Town. From the realities of paying your property taxes to back-to-school news, we also are sharing some more in-depth detail on the things you see or pass on your way around town.
Though we try to include a lot, we can’t cover everything in one issue. So, we asked locals what is something they’d like to know more about Princeton? You can watch their responses in this month’s Pulse of Princeton and see if you agree.
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” And it is tax time! There are a lot of different line items, and many things that your property tax dollars pay for. In the article Pay Princeton Taxes? Where Does All Your Money Go? we went to the source, asking Mayor Freda and Tax Assessor Neal Snyder how things are valued, what everything costs and why people are paying higher taxes.
As regular as the tax cycle is, the school year is fairly predictable. With Labor Day approaching in just a few weeks, families are gearing up to go back to school. The article Another Year, More Changes, As Students Return to Area Schools gives you the lowdown on what has been happening throughout the summer, and what your student should be prepared for upon their return.
On your way to or from school, or when you’re heading out for dinner, you’ve likely seen the seasonally changing murals on Spring Street, the “Love” mural at Princeton Shopping Center, and other artwork as you traverse around Princeton. Whether you want to try and create your own or enjoy works of others, we’ll tell you how and where in the article Art is More Accessible Than You Realize in Princeton.
You’ve also likely driven by Princeton Cemetery, at the corner of Witherspoon and Wiggins Streets. So, we wanted to know, You Pass This Cemetery Daily – Do You Know Who’s Inside? This article gives a little peak at some of the amazing people buried there.
There is clearly a lot to see and understand around town, and Princeton Perspectives is working hard to enlighten you. We hope that you enjoy our August issue and have a great “unofficial” end to summer! We’ll be back with a new issue in September!
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!