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MarketFair to Add Wonder Dining Hub in 2027

MarketFair to Add Wonder Dining Hub in 2027

The Princeton shopping center plans to open a Wonder location in the second half of 2027, featuring six dining concepts.

Live Poll

Would you order from a multi-restaurant platform like Wonder?

For Princeton, home to Princeton University, coverage here follows municipal government, Mercer County, Princeton Public Schools, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the municipality and surrounding communities.


Politics

Live Poll

Should a local council seat be decided by a random draw in the event of a tie?

Elections

Princeton Official Decides Council Seat by Draw

A lot draw secures a town council seat for Tyler Willis after a dead heat vote.

Princeton Official Decides Council Seat by Draw

Sports

Basketball

Princeton Edges Hofstra 60-58 on Clark Three

Landon Clark's go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.2 seconds left lifted Princeton to a comeback win over Hofstra.

Princeton Edges Hofstra 60-58 on Clark Three

Tech

Live Poll

Should colleges give students free access to AI tools like ChatGPT?

Artificial Intelligence

Princeton Pilots Paid ChatGPT Access for Campus

A one-year program with OpenAI will give students, faculty, and staff access to paid ChatGPT accounts, with students required to first complete an AI literacy course.

Princeton Pilots Paid ChatGPT Access for Campus

Business

Live Poll

Do you think shortening winter break for school schedules is a good idea?

People

Faculty Approves Calendar for 2027-28 Academic Year

Princeton faculty confirmed academic dates for the next four years, implementing a rule that shortens winter break by six days.

Faculty Approves Calendar for 2027-28 Academic Year

Science

Physics

Princeton Physicists Find New Quantum Hall States

Researchers at Princeton University observed new even-denominator fractional quantum Hall states in a gallium arsenide quantum well.

Princeton Physicists Find New Quantum Hall States

Reporting here tracks municipal council decisions, the Mercer County courts and Princeton Public Schools alongside the university, pharmaceutical and technology employers that anchor the local economy. From Western Section and Littlebrook to Riverside, Princeton Center and Pretty Brook, neighborhood coverage extends into Middlesex County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County and Burlington County where stories cross the line. The university's physical footprint, endowment spending and event calendar shape land use, transit demand and commercial activity in ways that return consistently to municipal planning debates. Housing affordability, development near the campus and school district resources are the recurring subjects in local government reporting.


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