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Princeton businesses received over $200M in PPP loans. Some are still struggling.

Princeton businesses received over $200M in PPP loans. Some are still struggling.

Albert Jiang and Edward Tian

The U-Store, Tower Club, McCarter Theatre, Princeton Theological Seminary, Small World Coffee, Labyrinth Books, Jammin’ Crepes, and the Princeton Record Exchange all received loans of over $150,000. Several small business owners told the ‘Prince’ that this lifeline, while helpful, wasn’t enough.

FEATURES | 08/06/2020

Q&A with activist and former N.J. Senate candidate Lawrence Hamm ’78

Q&A with activist and former N.J. Senate candidate Lawrence Hamm ’78

Marissa Michaels

“You know, we have to have grassroots movements that are not controlled by money power to in fact advocate for the needs of the people,” said Lawrence Hamm ’78.

NEWS | 07/29/2020

Princeton’s only Walmart to close in August

Princeton’s only Walmart to close in August

Bharvi Chavre

“After a careful and thoughtful review process, we have made the difficult decision to close our Walmart store in Princeton,” Walmart spokesperson Payton McCormick said.

NEWS | 07/26/2020

Princeton Arts Council cancels Communiversity 2020

Communiversity 2014.
Grace Jeon / The Daily Princetonian

Princeton Arts Council cancels Communiversity 2020

Bhoomika Chowdhary

According to the Council, Communiversity has been known to attract more than 40,000 people and is “Central Jersey’s largest and longest running cultural event.”

NEWS | 07/23/2020

Despite primary win, Rep. Watson Coleman to take action against challenger’s ‘offensive, improper, and potentially illegal’ tactics

Despite primary win, Rep. Watson Coleman to take action against challenger’s ‘offensive, improper, and potentially illegal’ tactics

Zachary Shevin

While many ballots have not yet been counted, several news outlets have declared Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Sen. Cory Booker victorious in their primary races.

NEWS | 07/08/2020

Rep. Watson Coleman accuses primary challenger of ‘conspiracy to deceive’ public

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Zachary Shevin

The letter alleges that the McCormick campaign violated federal and state election law by creating “several fake websites, email accounts and virtual personas in an attempt to smear” Watson Coleman.

NEWS | 07/06/2020

Colleges and universities across N.J. are releasing plans for the fall. Here’s what they’ve said.

Colleges and universities across N.J. are releasing plans for the fall. Here’s what they’ve said.

Sam Kagan

Our interactive graphic explores and compares different announced reopening plans across the state.

NEWS | 06/21/2020

NJ executive order rolls out new guidelines for colleges, says ‘hybrid system’ of online and in-person most ‘realistic’

NJ executive order rolls out new guidelines for colleges, says ‘hybrid system’ of online and in-person most ‘realistic’

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Evelyn Doskoch

On Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the N.J. Office of the Secretary of Higher Education would release guidelines for reopening colleges. Universities must submit their restart plans to the Office at least 14 days before any students or staff return to campus, according to Murphy.

NEWS | 06/17/2020

‘The Nassau we all love’: Student group aims to help keep town businesses afloat amid COVID-19

‘The Nassau we all love’: Student group aims to help keep town businesses afloat amid COVID-19

Patrycja Pajdak

“Nassau is near and dear to everyone’s hearts, and we want to make sure the Nassau we all love is the same when students come back,” said Sunny Sandhu ’20, one of the founders of Tigers for Nassau.

NEWS | 06/07/2020

‘It has to end’: Protesters in Princeton demand justice for Floyd's death

‘It has to end’: Protesters in Princeton demand justice for Floyd's death

Marissa Michaels

The protest is one of many that emerged out of last week’s high-profile death, when Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, while three other officers stood by.

NEWS | 06/03/2020

Q&A with Health Officer Jeffrey Grosser on Princeton’s pandemic response

Katie Tam and Zachary Shevin

“Obviously there’s a potential to increase community transmission as a result of the protests that are happening,“ Grosser said. “It’s something that I think, as a county, we need to be aware of.”

NEWS | 06/03/2020

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

Marissa Michaels

“The University is actively pursuing other partner organizations, especially those focused on helping local businesses,” noted a University spokesperson.

NEWS | 04/30/2020

Former U. president Shirley Tilghman to co-chair NJ commission on reopening economy

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“The role of the commission is to provide the best possible advice that we can to Gov. Murphy as we begin to plan for the relaxation of the sheltering order that has been in place for some time now, and the steps that need to be taken to re-establish the economy in the state,” Tilghman said.

NEWS | 04/28/2020

Municipality program offers reduced-price renewable energy

Municipality program offers reduced-price renewable energy

Katie Tam

Town residents currently receiving energy from PSE&G will be automatically enrolled in the new plan. If residents do not opt out of the switch, they will, by default, receive electricity with higher renewable content.

NEWS | 04/23/2020

Town Council hears COVID-19 updates, U. construction plans

Town Council hears COVID-19 updates, U. construction plans

Caitlin Limestahl

“Our work in the Health Department is not even close to being done with this pandemic,” Grosser noted.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The deceased was a woman over the age of 90. According to the PHD statement, she may have acquired the disease from contact with a home health aide.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Princeton Chinese Community fundraises to fight COVID-19

Princeton Chinese Community fundraises to fight COVID-19

Ngan Chiem

“We lived through the Wuhan experience remotely,” an organizer wrote. “So when it hit American soil, we knew how bad this could be.”

NEWS | 03/30/2020

Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Princeton Police Department in front of Nassau Inn

Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Ngan Chiem

Neither officer had written citations, made arrests, of had extensive contact with the public during their periods of communicability.

NEWS | 03/29/2020

Princeton Children’s Fund provides emergency coronavirus financial relief for local families

Princeton Children’s Fund provides emergency coronavirus financial relief for local families

Marissa Michaels

In light of many families suffering, on March 16, the Princeton Children’s Fund (PCF) established an emergency coronavirus relief fund to help local Princeton families in need of financial support during the unprecedented crisis.

NEWS | 03/24/2020

University student among the 10 Princeton residents to test positive for COVID-19

Zachary Shevin and Caitlin Limestahl

A University spokesperson updated The Daily Princetonian that the “sole student” who had tested positive on campus has “met the critical criteria for discontinuation of isolation” and has since left campus.

NEWS | 03/24/2020

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