By Wendy Greenberg Residents who want to comment on a controversial proposal to build an addition behind 344 Nassau Street in Jugtown will have to wait until mid-May. The agenda item on the Monday, April 15 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) was removed late Friday afternoon by the applicant, RB Homes, confirmed Elizabeth Kim, the HPC’s historic preservation officer. A second meeting which had been called for Tuesday, April 16, to hear comments that could not be heard Monday, was canceled. Two dates were set for the new meetings, May 13 and 14 at 5 p.m. at Witherspoon Hall ..read more

By Wendy Greenberg A fiery crash at Route 1 and Ridge Road in South Brunswick Township that claimed three lives on Friday morning, April 12, is still under investigation, said a South Brunswick police spokesperson on Tuesday. The accident involved a tractor trailer, a van, and two vehicles, announced the South Brunswick police on Saturday. The deceased were connected with Community Options, which is based in Princeton. Robert Stack, founder, president and chief executive officer of Community Options, provided a video statement after the accident in which he said, “Today, Community Options lost ..read more

Children’s Story Time with Princeton Public Library at the Veblen House Gardens was one of many events at the Friends of Herrontown Woods Earth Day Celebration on Saturday. Attendees discuss the environmental issues that are important to them in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Sarah Teo ..read more

By Wendy Greenberg More than 20 years ago, Princeton residents were enmeshed in discussions about replacing the burgeoning library building, and how to encourage people to spend more time in the library. With the support of the two municipal governments of that time, donations from residents, and the visionary thinking of those involved, the result is the gleaming brick and glass three-story building on Hinds Plaza, named for donors George and Estelle Sands, that opened on April 24, 2004. The Princeton Public Library will celebrate this milestone, the 20th anniversary of the Sands Library Buil ..read more

“BEST OF THE BEST”: Sakina Hassani, left, from Afghanistan will be completing her second master’s degree next month at Clark University and is looking to make her mark in the world of industrial psychology. With extraordinary philanthropic endeavors and much moral support, Maureen Llort, right, has assisted Hassani’s heroic journey from Afghanistan to the achievement of her educational goals in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Maureen Llort) By Donald Gilpin Much has been written recently about the daunting challenges of education — financial, pedagogical, political — from elementary school throug ..read more

WHODUNIT?: The murder mystery comedy “Clue” will be at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on April 27 and 28. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) State Theatre New Jersey presents Clue, the murder mystery comedy, for four performances on Saturday, April 27 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $40-$105. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget. Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on th ..read more

DRAMA ABOUT FRIENDSHIP: Tabla player Salar Nader, in foreground, stars in “The Kite Runner,” a play based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini, coming to the State Theatre New Jersey May 3 and 4. State Theatre New Jersey presents The Kite Runner, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel for two performances on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. Salar Nader, the renowned musician who starred in the Broadway production, will reprise his role as tabla player for the tour. Tickets range from $70-$105. The play tells a tale of friendship spanning cult ..read more

REX MANNING DAY: McCarter Theatre Center and the Princeton Garden Theatre presented a free community screening of the cult classic film “Empire Records” in preparation for the play of the same name, making its world premiere at McCarter in the fall. (Photo by Roy Matusek) On April 8, Princeton celebrated the uniquely 90’s holiday known as Rex Manning Day, inspired by the cult-classic film Empire Records, at the Princeton Garden Theatre. The event was a collaboration with McCarter Theatre Center, which will present the world premiere of a play of the same name in the fall. The special event ce ..read more

LOCAL MUSICIANS: Presenting a benefit concert on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church are, from left, Julia Hanna, Paul Manulik, and Scott Collins. Not pictured, Steven Hanna. Rarely played music will be featured at a benefit concert for Princeton United Methodist Church (PrincetonUMC) on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m., followed by a reception. All are welcome, and no tickets are required; a free-will offering will benefit the church. The musicians are Julia Hanna, piano; Scott Collins, ; Steven Hanna, clarinet; and Paul Manulik, viola. The concert will include work ..read more

By Donald Gilpin Avi Wigderson (Photo by Cliff Moore, IAS) Avi Wigderson, the Herbert H. Maass Professor in the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) School of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2023 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) A.M. Turing Award for his groundbreaking work in theoretical computer science and the role of randomness in computation. The Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” comes with a prize of $1 million. Wigderson, who won the 2021 Abel Prize, considered the highest honor in mathematics, is the only person ever to have won both Turing ..read more