Michelle Pirone Lambros, a Democrat running for Princeton Council, is looking to lead a community she once called home and recently returned to. As one of six candidates in the upcoming Democratic primary, she has entered the race for the two council seats up this year.

“I’m back and I want to do public service,” said Pirone Lambros, who has never held elected office before. “And I see that Princeton’s really at a critical juncture.” She said she believes the town is losing its middle class and socio-economic diversity. “When we lose diversity,” she said, “we lose the flavor of our community.”