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🌱 Patch AM: VR Entertainment Destination To Open In Princeton Area

Also, don't miss Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Princeton Patch calendar

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Good morning Princeton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New VR playground brings high-energy gaming to Princeton North
  • Princeton leaders fight diesel-powered data center next door
  • DWI, thefts, and counterfeit cash cases hit Princeton streets

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 55.
  • Monday: Sunny, breezy and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. VR Entertainment Destination To Open In Princeton Area (patch.com) — A new oasisVRX location is coming to Princeton North Shopping Center, offering more than 30 virtual reality and motion-based experiences for all ages. The Princeton site will host everything from family outings and birthday parties to corporate team-building, and serves as a key launchpad for the company's broader expansion plans. Local residents can already find hours and reservation details online.
   

2. Princeton Officials Urge DEP To Deny Air Permit For South Brunswick Data Center (patch.com) — Princeton's mayor and council are urging state regulators to deny an air permit for a proposed South Brunswick data center, warning its diesel backup generators could worsen air quality in Princeton neighborhoods and near two elementary schools. Local officials and environmental advocates argue the project is wrongly labeled a minor pollution source and are pushing for cleaner backup power options to protect residents. The public comment period on the permit closes October 7.
   

3. Theft By Deception, Forgery, Shoplifting: Princeton Police Blotter (patch.com) — Princeton residents can see how local police handled a string of recent incidents, from DWI and small shoplifting cases to high-value bicycle and jewelry thefts. The blotter details multiple investigations on Nassau, Hulfish, North Harrison, Terhune, Greenland Court, and Bank Street, including counterfeit money schemes that remain under active investigation.
   

4. 'What, like it's hard?': A look at Princeton's law school placement from 2019 to 2025 (dailyprincetonian.com) — If you're considering law after Princeton, new data show where recent graduates are applying, getting in, and ultimately enrolling, especially at top schools like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and NYU. The analysis breaks down GPAs, LSAT scores, and matriculation patterns, offering a realistic picture of how Princetonians fare in competitive law school admissions.
   

5. Princeton ranked No. 1 on 'equally important' LinkedIn rankings (dailyprincetonian.com) — Princeton is jokingly celebrated for topping a fictional LinkedIn college ranking, poking fun at how seriously students and universities take prestige lists. The satirical piece riffs on Princeton's status, rival schools, and even mock quotes from a University spokesperson, all while reminding readers not to take rankings too seriously.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Attitudes In Reverse® Honors Liz Machado, HVRSD Teacher, as a Partner in Hope —Shauna Moses Read on Patch
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist at Hamilton Jewelers in Princeton, New Jersey in Princeton. Apply here.
  • TJX posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Princeton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Princeton here.

Ok Princeton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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