Senator Andrew Zwicker, Assemblyman Roy Freiman, and Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffar are thrilled to announce that the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission mobile unit will be at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, February 6-10 issuing REAL IDs and offering registration renewals. Currently, there are no appointments available for REAL ID at this event. However, there are often cancellations so checking online for same-day appointments could be helpful. Appointments for Real IDs can be made online by selecting the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center. Appointments can be found at other locations throughout the state. You can schedule appointments online for other locations here. (If you would like to be put on an early bird notification list for any future outdoor events in the Princeton area, email Pam Hersh at phersh@njleg.org)

Starting May 2025, you must have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license/ID to fly within the U.S., unless you use a U.S. passport or another federally approved form of identification.

Until the deadline, a Standard New Jersey driver's license is valid for air travel within the U.S.

Click here for an interactive tool to help determine what documents you need for your appointment.

Vehicle registration renewal information can be found here. Appointments can be made online for registration renewal.

Bulk waste collection will be by reservation only.

For more information on the new residential trash program, visit our website.

The delivery of new trash carts to residential homes has been delayed due to manufacturing issues. We’ll have expected delivery dates from the cart manufacturer soon. Please continue to use your existing bins until the new carts are distributed. For more information about Princeton’s Residential Trash Collection, visit Princeton’s Trash Website. Questions? Contact Princeton’s Department of Public Works by phone at (609) 688-2566 or by email wasteinfo@princetonnj.gov.

Join the Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) for a volunteer stewardship session on Saturday, February 11th. Help FOPOS continue to beautify the entrance to the preserve by removing invasive plants such as Japanese honeysuckle, bittersweet vine, and multiflora rose. Volunteers will learn how to identify invasive and native species, and to use tools safely. Registration is required, BYO water bottle and work gloves. Meet at the Mountain Lakes Preserve main parking lot. Morning and afternoon sessions are available.  

Sign up:

2023 first-quarter taxes are due February 1, with a 10-day grace period. Payments received after February 10 will accrue interest from February 1.

Payments can be:

PTR forms can be mailed to 400 Witherspoon St. Attn: Tax Collector or dropped off at 1Valley Rd. or 400 Witherspoon St., Attn: Tax Office, and once completed will be mailed back to you

Any drop-off or mailed-in payments should include a self-addressed stamped envelope if a receipt is needed.

The Environmental Commission is hosting a virtual information session regarding the 2023 Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) during their regular monthly meeting on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. Residents are invited to hear about the municipality's Environmental Resource Inventory Activities. All are invited to ask questions and provide feedback during the meeting.

The ERI provides information on the natural resource characteristics and environmentally significant features in Princeton. The most recent ERI was completed in 2010 and can be found here.

Visit our website and meeting agenda for more information.

Please visit the Phase I Witherspoon Street Construction Webpage for all of the latest project information and to sign up for updates.

Princeton University is ready to move the building at 91 Prospect Avenue across the street to 114 Prospect Avenue. Prospect Avenue has been closed between Olden Street and Murray Place and will remain closed throughout February. Motor vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians will be detoured during this closure – please pay attention to the signs and avoid the area while this move takes place. This move itself is expected to take three days, but a haul route will be constructed to facilitate the move and then will be removed. More information can be found here.

PSE&G has completed the tree removal/pruning work associated with this project, and new pole installation has begun. Traffic disruptions on Witherspoon Street are expected to occur when poles are being installed. The roadway may be closed to all vehicle traffic when work is occurring between Clay Street and Green Street. Police will send out Nixle alerts when road closures are expected.

PSE&G’s Gas System Modernization Program is slated to start on Monday, February 6. The first phase of the work will be to install a new main on Chestnut Street and Hamilton Avenue that will connect two dead ends in the system. The work on Chestnut street will take place during the day. The Hamilton Avenue work will be performed at night to minimize impacts to traffic. An additional section of new main will be installed on Wiggins Street between Witherspoon Street and North Tulane Street – this will also be done at night.

Beginning as early as February 13, but no later than February 20, gas main replacements will begin on Witherspoon Street in the vicinity of Paul Robeson Place and Wiggins Street. This will also be performed at night so traffic is least impacted. More information about the entire project is available on PSE&G Gas System Modernization Program website or by calling PSE&G at 1-833-661-6400.

Princeton Health Department’s COVID-19 Report is updated regularly at https://princetonnj.gov/282/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information. If you have questions about boosters or upcoming clinics, email Julie Venema at jvenema@princetonnj.gov.

Princeton University’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated regularly here. Questions? Contact the COVID Connector hotline (609-258-7000) Monday through Friday or email covidconnector@princeton.edu.

The federal government has reinstated the free, over-the-counter antigen test distribution program at: https://www.covid.gov/tests or covidtests.gov. You must order these tests online and each household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

New Jersey's publicly funded health insurance program - includes CHIP, Medicaid, and Medicaid expansion populations. That means qualified NJ residents of any age may be eligible for free or low-cost healthcare coverage that covers doctor visits, prescriptions, vision, dental care, mental health and substance use services, and even hospitalization.

Individuals ineligible for NJ FamilyCare can find information on other insurance affordability programs at www.getcovered.nj.gov.

In episode 32 of the Princeton Podcast our host, Mayor Mark Freda, welcomed James Steward, the Director of the Princeton University Art Museum.

James Steward joined the Princeton University Art Museum as its director in April 2009 and since that time has expanded the museum’s program of exhibitions and educational activities as well as its open hours and outreach efforts on campus and throughout the Princeton community.

James is currently in the midst of leading a major Princeton Art Museum expansion that will double the museum’s exhibition space within a new building that will be home to the museum’s collection of over 100,000 works of art and its more than 200,000 visitors each year.

Multi-Sports 4/3-4/7

Where: Community Park South

Who: Open to ages 5-11

Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Fees: $189 for Princeton residents

Open to Princeton residents only at first.

PRD Day Camp Returns for the first time since the summer of 2019!

Dates: June 26-August 4

Grades: Rising 1-6

Camp Day: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Dates: July 10-Aug 4

Grades: Rising 7-10

Camp Day: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Are you interested in local government? Consider becoming actively involved by serving on a Board, Commission or Committee (BCC). The Municipality of Princeton is looking to fill vacancies. Applicants must be residents of Princeton and be willing to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Click here to view descriptions of the various BCCs and click here to access the application.

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For all non-emergent issues such as potholes, road sign issues, missed trash, etc., use Princeton’s SeeClickFix portal and report the issue online here. If you have an issue that needs immediate attention, please contact the Police Department at (609) 921-2100.

Visit princetonnj.gov/Jobs for more information about the full and part-time jobs listed below. Subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of new career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me button.

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