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NJ Legislature Gather at Princeton to Kickoff the 250th Commemorative Session
NJ Legislature Gather at Princeton to Kickoff the 250th Commemorative SessionEnthusiastic lawmakers arrived at Princeton University’s Nassau Hall Thursday afternoon, stepping back into history at the spot where 250 years ago the New Jersey Legislature met for the first time, at the start of the American Revolution.
Members of the Assembly and the Senate convened at the Faculty Room, shaking hands and catching up before the 250th commemorative General Assembly session started.
Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber welcomes the NJ Legislature to Princeton University to hold a ceremonial session at Nassau Hall.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, a Woodbridge Democrat, announced the event during his remarks at the reorganization of the 222nd Legislature last month.
“To commemorate the first session, this February we will return to Nassau Hall for a special session as we begin a yearlong celebration throughout our wonderfully historic state,” said Coughlin. “As we remember the past we should reflect on the proud accomplishments over the past several legislatures"...
...Before Nassau Hall became a part of the Ivy League school, the New Jersey Legislature held its first meeting in the building on Aug. 27, 1776. As the nation went to war for independence from England, members gathered to adopt the state constitution and establish a new state government. The historic landmark later served as a military fortress for both sides, the Loyalists and the Patriots, during the war. William Livingston was elected the state’s first governor and delivered the first speech to a joint meeting of the Legislature in the building.
Presiding Thursday, Coughlin gathered ayes and nays after each selected Assembly members’ resolutions about both Princeton University and the Legislature’s histories, as well as the American Revolution’s impact on the state and new nation.
Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak, an Edison Democrat, said, “I’m so proud of New Jersey. Being here in the hall where it started and thinking about the history that was here is just amazing…This is where it started and this is where we will continue to do great work for the state.”
Members of the Assembly and the Senate convened at the Faculty Room, shaking hands and catching up before the 250th commemorative General Assembly session started.
Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber welcomes the NJ Legislature to Princeton University to hold a ceremonial session at Nassau Hall.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, a Woodbridge Democrat, announced the event during his remarks at the reorganization of the 222nd Legislature last month.
“To commemorate the first session, this February we will return to Nassau Hall for a special session as we begin a yearlong celebration throughout our wonderfully historic state,” said Coughlin. “As we remember the past we should reflect on the proud accomplishments over the past several legislatures"...
...Before Nassau Hall became a part of the Ivy League school, the New Jersey Legislature held its first meeting in the building on Aug. 27, 1776. As the nation went to war for independence from England, members gathered to adopt the state constitution and establish a new state government. The historic landmark later served as a military fortress for both sides, the Loyalists and the Patriots, during the war. William Livingston was elected the state’s first governor and delivered the first speech to a joint meeting of the Legislature in the building.
Presiding Thursday, Coughlin gathered ayes and nays after each selected Assembly members’ resolutions about both Princeton University and the Legislature’s histories, as well as the American Revolution’s impact on the state and new nation.
Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak, an Edison Democrat, said, “I’m so proud of New Jersey. Being here in the hall where it started and thinking about the history that was here is just amazing…This is where it started and this is where we will continue to do great work for the state.”
Me too, Assemblyman Karabinchak. I am proud of New Jersey, including thinking, of the role it played in establishing the United States, a great country until its fall in recent times.
