Six Candidates Team Up for Joint Campaign: Three Others on Their Own

On Primary Day, June 5, voters will cast their votes for six members of the new Princeton Council for the consolidated community.

  Six of the nine Democratic candidates for Princeton Council have teamed together to conduct joint mailings, fundraising and advertising. The six candidates are those endorsed by Princeton Township and Borough democratic committees on March 26: Jo Butler, Jenny Crumiller, Heather Howard, Lance Liverman, Bernie Miller and Patrick Simon. Butler, Crumiller and Howard are members of Borough Council. Liverman and Miller are members of Township Committee. Simon is a newcomer who served on the Joint Shared Services and Consolidation Commission.  “Obviously pooling our resources is an advantage and working together as a team is an advantage,” Crumiller said. “We’re all supporting each other and will do a fundraiser and a mailing and probably …

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Buddy Roemer Outlines Presidential Campaign at Princeton University

The former Louisiana governor is taking his campaign to college students, outlining an aggressive plan for campaign reform.

Letter: We Support Liz Lempert for Mayor

Writer says Lempert balances a sharp intellect with practical common sense, and is committed to enhancing Princeton and strengthening its neighborhoods.

  To the Editor: As we look ahead to a consolidated Princeton, we are grateful for the extremely competent pool of candidates who have stepped up to campaign and run for leadership roles. One such person is Liz Lempert, who is running for the position of the first mayor of Princeton. Because of her many strengths and her extensive experience, Liz has our strong support. The first mayor of a consolidated Princeton will need to be a particularly gifted listener who is available and accessible. Our next mayor will need to bring people together, to sort out common concerns and solutions, to seek consensus, and then bring Princeton's most important issues before us in a timely and reasonable way. We will need a mayor who balances a sharp …

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Voters Approve Budget, Elect Three to Board

Here are the results of Tuesday's school district elections in Princeton.

  On Tuesday, Princeton voters approved a $63.4 general funds operating budget for 2012-13, one that includes a one percent increase of the current year's budget.  The vote was 1,185 - 352 in favor of the budget, according to unofficial results from Princeton Borough and Princeton Township.  Voters  returned Borough resident Rebecca Cox to the school board for a three- year term with 383 votes and also elected Borough resident Martha Land to a three- year term with 401 votes. Dudley Sipprelle garnered 198 votes, but failed to secure a seat on the board.  In the Township, Patrick Sullivan ran unopposed for a seat on the board and garnered 738 votes.  Specific vote totals: Princeton Borough Princeton Township

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Judge Rules Against Obama Objectors

An effort to have President Barack Obama's name removed from New Jersey's primary ballot was dealt a setback following an administrative judge's recent ruling.

Update: Lt. Governor Upholds Judge's Decision on Obama's Eligibility In what attorney Mario Apuzzo is calling a "sham of justice," a state judge has ruled against objectors seeking to remove President Barack Obama's name from New Jersey's upcoming primary ballot. According to Apuzzo, the attorney representing New Jersey residents Nick Purpura and Ted Moran, Deputy Director and Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin ruled against the ballot challenge following a more than three-hour hearing earlier this week. His decision, delivered to Apuzzo via email, was not based on the issues presented in the challenge, namely that Obama is not a natural born citizen of the United States and that a birth certificate released by the White House last April …

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Matthew

9:02 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2012

It's sort of amusing. At 12:57 you're done debating with stupid people. At 1:53 you're debating again. "I'm not debating," you'll say, "I'm just making an observation." Yep, just makin' an ob-ser-va-tion. Kinda makes you wonder whether ALL life, has consciousness or not [ which, by the way, you state as a fact, not as an opinion. If it's a fact, you should be able to back it up with something …   more ›

Letter: Vote Martha Land for School Board

Letter writer outlines her support for Borough resident Martha Land.

  To the Editor: Borough voters have a wonderful opportunity this April 17th.  They can vote YES to support the Princeton Regional Schools' budget AND they can elect Martha Land to a seat on the school board. A borough resident for the past 10 years Martha Land and her husband, Larry Greenberg have three children in the public schools: Will, a senior at PHS; Bea, a sophomore at PHS and Henry, a 5th grader at Community Park. With a background in fundraising and development Martha has been a member of the board at FUND 101: formerly the Princeton Regional Scholarship Foundation, helping to raise thousands of dollars for students in need. She is an active volunteer in the school community having worked with Community Park, John Witherspoon …

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Letter: Why I'm Running for Princeton School Board

Candidate Dudley Sipprelle outlines his candidacy.

  To the Editor: The Tuesday, April 17 annual school board election will be the last time Princeton Borough residents will elect a Borough official. I am seeking your vote to be one of those representatives.  Some thoughts about Princeton public education: Princeton has a high quality public school system which taxpayers generously support. Per pupil expenditure is substantially above the NJ average. Half our property taxes goes to the public schools and these taxes keep rising. Financial support from the State is falling and will continue to do so as it attempts to meet its own financial challenges. We need to transform traditional budgetary practices as to how we spend taxpayer dollars and why. Prioritization of educational goals and …

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Meet the Princeton School Board Candidates

A School Board Candidates' Night will be held Tuesday, April 10 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m,. in John Witherspoon Middle School library, 217 Walnut Lane.

  NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the Princeton Borough candidates for the Princeton Board of Education to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area in cooperation with The Princeton Packet.  The candidates were allowed to vary the length of their answers to the three questions but were given a word limit for the total.  Candidates – Vote for two (three-year term) Rebecca Cox (incumbent) - Freelance financial writer and editor Martha Land - Formerly worked in Fundraising/Development; currently a stay-at-home mom Dudley Sipprelle - Consultant, Diplomat and Educator   Describe your personal experiences and involvement with public schools that qualify you as a school board member. Ms. Cox:  I have …

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