Truer words were never spoken. The crowds have been impressive ever since Nomad Pizza opened its doors. In this week’s Town Talk, recent diners at Nomad talk about their summer plans. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
June 8, 2016
March 9, 2016
The Route 206 stone masonry arch bridge over Stony Brook, New Jersey’s oldest bridge carrying highway traffic, re-opened — no trucks — Sunday, after the New Jersey Department of Transportation completed emergency repairs, including the colorful portable dam that was installed around the footing of the bridge. Extensive permanent reconstruction will be required, with designers and engineers looking ahead to imagine what might be traveling over that bridge between now and 2240. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
January 27, 2016
After Saturday’s storm a picture-postcard snow scene graces the grounds in front of the Graduate College’s Cleveland Tower. Princeton residents talk about their favorite snow day activities in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
November 4, 2015
It’s fitting that a painter helped make Lake Carnegie possible. When Andrew Carnegie was having his portrait painted by Howard Russell Butler, Class of 1876, Butler told him of the Princeton crew’s need for a place to practice and compete. That was in 1902. On December 5, 1906, the dream became a reality — at a final cost of $450,000 or about $9.5 million today. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
October 21, 2015
Siblings Linden (left) and Rowan O’Byrne of Princeton doing what comes naturally Saturday at the Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale. In this week’s Town Talk, their father Sean talks about the books he found, including one about ballerinas for his daughter. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
October 7, 2015
ALMOST THERE: Sunday’s Half-Marathon began and ended at Paul Robeson Place, not far from where Princeton’s most famous native son was born. Sponsored by HiTOPS, this year’s race drew more than 1200 runners. Winner Zach Rivers, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who set a new course record, reveals what his favorite part of the course was in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
September 9, 2015
Architect William A. Potter’s Richardsonian Romanesque Alexander Hall looms in the background as students gather for the beginning of a new school year. Students discuss their expectations in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
July 29, 2015
Since neither Seurat nor Manet were on hand to paint the scene at Saturday’s Music Fest on Palmer Square, Town Topics’ Emily Reeves stopped by to capture this summer moment. Comments from some listeners are in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
May 27, 2015
The Spirit of Princeton led and sponsored the annual Memorial Day Parade Saturday, with marchers of all sorts taking part, some in kilts, some in plumed hats, some on bikes and in soap box derby carts. The parade was followed by a dedication ceremony at Monument Hall, where Retired Navy Captain John Baker was the featured speaker. Memorial Day thoughts are the subject of this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
February 25, 2015
The Oscar for Snow Scenes goes to Town Topics photographer Emily Reeves for the film, “Campus in Winter,” made on a low budget with student actors and statues courtesy of Princeton University.
January 28, 2015
Members of the Princeton Police Department stood alongside family and friends of slain Princeton Police Officer Walter B. Harris Sunday, January 25, as the municipality and community observed a solemn moment during the dedication ceremony for a memorial honoring the legendary patrolman. Mr. Harris was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning of February 2, 1946. He was off duty at the time and just 31 years old. He had served with the Princeton Borough Police Department between 1943 and 1946. “This hero protected the very streets we walk and that our officers patrol today,” said Chief Nicholas Sutter moments before the memorial was unveiled. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
January 21, 2015
Saturday the world of Hans Brinker came to Lake Carnegie, so maybe the little girl could be his sister Gretel, who is about to ask her parents if she can go over and pat the dog and say hi to the skater holding the leash. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
January 14, 2015
The image is of a storybook wayfarer, staff in hand, off to see the world, but the icy D&R Canal doesn’t look very inviting for someone, like Paul Simon says, looking around for their possibilities. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
November 5, 2014
Participants in Princeton’s HiTOPS Half-Marathon Sunday are on their bright and early way, among them several runners who talk about the course in this week’s Town Talk, including the record-setting winner, Laurent White of Flemington. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
October 22, 2014
Compared to certain past years, the scene appears calm and orderly during Friday’s opening preview of the Friends of the Princeton Public Library’s Annual Book Sale. Dealers like the man in the foreground came armed with price scanners. This year’s three-day sale was another record breaker. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
October 15, 2014
Witherspoon Grill’s sixth annual Harvest and Music Festival, benefitting the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, brought the colors of the season to Hinds Plaza Sunday. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
October 1, 2014
Lined up, weapons in hand, this troop is ready to march, sort of, at the Princeton Battlefield during Saturday’s celebration of New Jersey’s 350th anniversary. The day’s events included tours, live music, food, and Shakespeare. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
September 17, 2014
Palmer Square’s 23rd Annual JazzFeast showcasing area musicians and restaurants drew an overflow crowd to hear Alan Dale and the New Legacy Jazz Band; the Warren Chiasson Quartet’s Tribute to George Shearing; The Fins; Cynthia Sayer & Sparks Fly; and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
August 13, 2014
Featuring a dunking pool for Princeton’s Finest and a climbing wall, the Princeton Recreation Department’s Community Night Out event engendered a strong turn-out at the CP Pool last week. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
July 9, 2014
Talis Lin and daughter Emilija from New York City did some serious blueberry picking at last weekend’s Terhune Orchards Blueberry Bash. Parents may remember the little girl in Robert McCloskey’s popular book, “Blueberries for Sal.” Emilija’s parents are among the pickers at Terhune discussing their favorite ways of eating blueberries in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
April 30, 2014
These sidewalk artists at Sunday’s town/gown festival hark back to the original Communiversity, which began in 1974 as the Art People’s Party, then held on the grounds surrounding McCarter Theater, and dedicated in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
April 23, 2014
And not just any day. Today, April 23, is William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. The line is from Act One, Scene III of “Two Gentleman of Verona.” Spoken by Proteus, who is comparing “the spring of love” to April’s “uncertain glory …. Which now shows all the beauty of the sun./And by a cloud takes all away.” All is well at this blooming weekend moment in front of Monument Hall, looking toward the Battle Monument. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
March 12, 2014
Though its primary purpose is permit people using a parking lot to get from their cars to the tow-path between the D&R Canal and Lake Carnegie, the recent break in the winter weather makes it hard not call up the chorus of Simon and Garfunkel’s song about another, bigger bridge, only with one word changed, “looking for spring and feeling groovy.” (Photo by Emily Reeves)
March 5, 2014
The scene took place on a recent Saturday near the kiosk on Nassau Street during a lull between snow events. “Buddy Girl,” the snowiest object in sight, appears to be communicating a serious longing for cookies to the Girl Scouts of Troop 71839, 6th graders from John Witherspoon Middle School, and Troop 71835, kindergarteners from Johnson Park School. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
January 22, 2014
MAKING ART ON A SPECIAL DAY: Parents and children found creative ways to honor Dr. King Monday at the Arts Council of Princeton. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Art Workshop was presented by the Arts Council, the Historical Society of Princeton, and the Princeton High School Community Service Group. (Photo by Emily Reeves)