Princeton Packet

Second phase of Witherspoon Street improvement project complete

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

With a ceremonial snip of the ribbon, Princeton officials celebrated the completion of the second phase of the Witherspoon Street improvement project April 25.

Mayor Mark Freda and Princeton Council members David Cohen, Leighton Newlin and Michelle Pirone Lambros officially reopened a six-block section of Witherspoon Street, between Green Street and Leigh Avenue.

The improvements include a narrower roadway, curb extensions or bump-outs at the intersections with the side streets, raised crosswalks and a new coat of asphalt. Street trees and new street lights have been installed.

Also, there are wider concrete sidewalks framed by decorative pav-

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ers. The pavers are a nod to the pavers in the first phase of the Witherspoon Street improvement project, between Nassau Street and Wiggins Street/Paul Robeson Place.

In the first phase, Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and

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World War II veteran celebrates 101st birthday with special flight

By KATHY CHANG Managing Editor

For his 101st birthday, Donald Stern flew around the Verrazzano Bridge towards the Freedom Towers and circled the Statue of Liberty in a small aircraft.

The skies are familiar territory for the World War (WW) II Air Force veteran. He flew 32 combat missions in a B-17 Flying Fortress with the 817th Squadron of the 15th Air Force’s 483rd Bombardment Group (H) from January through April 1945. His last combat mission took place on April 24, the day before his 22nd birthday.

Stern, who was born on April 25, 1923, was boosted into the plane with the help of members from Robert Wood Johnson emergency medical services. He flew with his son, Russell Stern.

Retired Air Force Major Glenn Sinibaldi, who flew 25 combat missions in Desert Storm, piloted the father and son for the special birthday trip.

Before takeoff from Central Jersey Regional Airport in Hillsborough on April 25, Hillsborough Township Mayor Robert Britting presented Stern with a proclamation.

“This is a big day,” Britting said.

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“We are here for different elements in Hillsborough today, but most importantly this is Mr. Stern’s 101st birthday … that is absolutely incredible. To me that is the most important aspect of what we’re doing today.”

Stern returned home from Europe in the fall of 1945 and earned a degree in architecture from Cooper Union.

He soon married his wife, Barbara, and they had two sons, Howard and Russell. In 1960, they settled in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. Starting in 1968, he worked as an architect for the state’s Division of Building and Construction (DBC).

After 19 years, he retired, having earned the moniker “The Bureaucrat with a Heart.”

In retirement, Stern authored a book on his old military outfit, 483rd Bomb Group (H), where he recounted the combat missions, the intense labor of the crew to repair war-damaged aircrafts to resume flight, and the daily life challenges of life as a WWII soldier.

He also volunteered to share his WWII experiences with various middle schools, high schools, senior clubs, veterans’ groups and other civic organizations.

When asked what he would like for his 101st birthday, Stern said “to fly in a small aircraft again.”

And that’s what he did. A partnership between the Tri-State Aviation flight school at the Central Jersey Regional Airport and the Brandywine Princeton senior living community where Stern resides helped make his birthday wish come true.

While in air, Stern was about to take control of the plane and guide on how to fly it.

The celebration was formed through Retirement Unlimited Inc.’s company-wide WOW Moment initiative that creates personalized moments for residents and team members that allow them to reminisce on times past, create new memories or be honored in some way.

Along with Stern’s birthday celebration, the day also saw a ribbon cutting and blessing of 3,700 feet of new runway at the airport.

Spring Street was reconfigured to become a one-way street traveling north. At Hulfish Street, it reverts to a two-way street that continues north to Valley Road.

The third and final phase of the Witherspoon Street improvement

project, between Leigh Avenue and Valley Road, is under way. It is expected to be completed in November.

Witherspoon Street will be narrowed from 33 feet to 30 feet. There will be raised crosswalks

and bump-outs at the intersection of Witherspoon Street with Henry Avenue and Guyot Avenue. A raised crosswalk is planned for the Witherspoon Hall municipal building, plus a bump-out at the south driveway to the Community Park School. There will be a realigned and longer drop-off area at the Community Park School.

The driveway to the Princeton Fire Department firehouse also will be reconstructed.

Wider concrete sidewalks will be installed to allow elementary school students to ride their bicycles on them. The width will vary from five feet to eight feet at points along Witherspoon Street.

Five trees will be removed, but 16 new trees will be planted to replace them. New street lights and a fresh coat of asphalt will be installed.

Princeton University students attempt sit-in at Clio Hall in support of Palestine

Thirteen people were charged with trespassing

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

Around 200 Princeton University undergraduate and graduate students marked the fifth day of a pro-Palestinian sit-in on campus with an attempt to take over Clio Hall April 29, according to published reports.

The pro-Palestinian sit-in began April 25, when students gathered in McCosh Courtyard, next to the Princeton University Chapel. The sit-in was intended to show solidarity with similar pro-Palestinian sitins and protests that have cropped up at colleges and universities nationwide.

Meanwhile, the attempt to occupy Clio Hall, which is located across Cannon Green from Nassau Hall, resulted in the arrest of 13 people for trespassing, according to published reports in the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Clio Hall is the home of the Princeton University Graduate School.

Those who were arrested included a mix of undergraduate students, graduate students, a post-doctoral researcher and one person who has no connection to Princeton University, published reports said.

Two of the 13 people who were arrested inside Clio Hall were escorted out of the building and were temporarily held on a TigerTransit bus. The crowd of protesters demanded their release and surrounded the bus, which was being protected by Princeton University public safety officers.

The remaining 11 people who were arrested were escorted out of Clio Hall later.

The Princeton Police Department also responded.

The two people who were detained on the bus were identi-

fied as a graduate student and a researcher in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, The Daily Princetonian student newspaper reported. They have been barred from campus and were given time to collect their possessions from campus housing.

Protesters stood on the steps of Clio Hall. Nearby, some students banged make-shift drums – orange plastic buckets – and called for Princeton University to divest from companies that have ties to Israel. It is one of the top demands of the protesters, according to The Daily Princetonian.

Immediately after the effort to take over Clio Hall was concluded, the pro-Palestinian protesters moved their encampment from McCosh Courtyard to Cannon Green. They remained in place on Cannon Green on April 30.

In response, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber wrote that all of the people who were arrested were issued summonses for trespassing. They have been barred from campus, and will face University discipline that may extend to suspension or expulsion.

“I appreciate that this incident was and remains deeply upsetting to many people, including especially the staff of the Graduate School. It is also completely unacceptable,” Eisgruber wrote. He described the attempt to occupy Clio Hall as a serious breach of the university’s code of conduct.

“Everyone on this campus needs to feel safe and to ensure that this campus is one where all members of the community feel welcome and can thrive. We will continue to be in communication about how we move forward together as a community during a period that has challenged colleges and universities across the country,” Eisgruber wrote.

The pro-Palestinian protesters, meanwhile, have vowed not to leave the campus until their demands for divestment are met. They were still in place on Cannon Green on April 30.

Photo By Kathy Chang/Staff

When asked what he would like for his 101st birthday, Donald Stern said, “to fly in a small aircraft again.”

Courtesy of Princeton

Princeton officials were joined by Engineering staff, representatives from T&M Associates, S. Brothers Construction, and com-

munity members as they celebrated the completion of the second phase of the Witherspoon Street improvement project April 25.

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Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers.

The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors.

For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

Don’t wait until there’s a crisis to give –donors of all blood types, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets – are needed now to keep the blood supply strong enough to support critical patient care all season long. Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

American Red Cross Llura Gund Blood Donation Center – Central New Jersey

707 Alexander Road, Suite 101, Princeton

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 12:307:15 p.m.

Thursday: 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The American Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels, and we now face an emergency blood shortage. In recent weeks, we’ve had to limit our distributions of some of the most transfused blood types to hospitals. We need donors now, and in the weeks ahead, to help rebuild the blood supply.

Lawrence Township

May 6 – 2-7 p.m. – The Meadows at Lawrence, 12 Morris Hall Cir Dr.

Princeton

May 13, 15 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Princeton University Frist Campus Center, 75 Washington Road

Titusville

May 7, 14 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Johnson & Johnson Titusville Campus, 1125 TrentonHarbourton Road

Nutrition

The Mercer County Nutrition Program for Older Adults has in-person lunches at nine of its locations.

The Nutrition Program for Older Adults provides a daily nutritionally balanced meal Monday through Friday, except for county and/or municipal holidays.

All meals meet the required one-third of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) daily referenced intake of nutrients for an individual 60 years or older.

Meals are available to Mercer County residents age 60 or older and their spouses (regardless of age), any county resident with a disability whose primary caregiver is a program participant, anyone volunteering in the program, and the personal care aides of program participants when they accompany a participant to the site where the meals are provided.

In-person services will be hosted at: Jennye Stubblefield Senior Center and Sam Naples Community Center in Trenton, Lawrence Township Senior Center, Princeton Café for Older Adults, John O. Wilson Neighborhood Service Center in Hamilton, Hamilton Senior Center, Hopewell Valley Senior Center, Hollowbrook Community Center in Ewing, and Robbinsville Senior Center.

Most meal services begin at 11:30 a.m., although times may vary by location, so call 609-989-6650 or inquire at a local site.

No payment is required for a meal; however, there is a suggested donation of $1 for each meal provided.

Reservations are required; call 609-9896650 to reserve a spot.

Monthly menus can be found on the Nutrition Program for Older Adults web page.

If transportation is a barrier to participating in the congregate meals, Mercer County TRADE may be able to help; call 609-5301971 or email trade@mercercounty.org. Some of the sites also may have transportation options for its participants.

There may be home-delivered options. For more information, call 609-989-6650 or email adrc@mercercounty.org.

Take-Home rapid COVID-19 test kits

Take-home rapid COVID-19 test kits are available at all Mercer County Library System branches. Mercer County residents may request up to three kits at a time. The kits are Lucira brand over-the-counter rapid molecular nasal swab test comparable to a PCR test.

Hiring

Mercer County Correctional Police is hiring. Send resume to mcorrectioncareers@mercercounty.org.

The Mercer County Board of Elections is asking county residents for their help. Election Board Workers – citizens who check in voters during elections and assist in the Election Day process – are still needed for the upcoming June Primary and November General Elections. Mercer County residents who apply and undergo a required training session can make up to $300 during a full day shift. Half day shifts are available and offer $150. Additionally, bilingual residents who speak English, as well as Spanish, Hindi and Mandarin are especially needed. For more information visit https://www.mercercounty.org/boardscommissions/board-of-elections.

Mercer County has received a competitively awarded grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor to provide summer employment and job readiness skill development to County youth, both in-school & out-of-school, ages 16 – 24. The total award amount is $475,200 and will provide jobs to at least 120 students.

Mercer will partner with businesses, educational institutions, and community and faith-based organizations to provide work experience. The work experience will be complemented by dynamic workshops focused on topics such as time management, effective communication, business etiquette, financial literacy, emotional intelligence, job readiness skill development, and career exploration.

Applications will be available online until May 10. Participants will receive $16 per hour, with an opportunity to earn up to $3,200 for the summer. The program will run from July 1 through Aug. 23. For additional information, contact Theo Siggelakis at TSiggelakis@Mercercounty.org.

New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards - The New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition announces that nominations are open for the annual New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards. The awards celebrate the important role of immigrants in today’s economy and honor the contributions of immigrant business leaders to their communities.

Award categories include growth, advocacy, innovation, sustainability, and leader-

ship, as well as the 2024 Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year. There is no fee to enter and nominations close on June 1. If you are an immigrant entrepreneur or know an entrepreneur who excels in his or her field, please fill out a short nomination form – njbusinessimmigration.org.

Save the date for the awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 25 at The Pines in Edison.

Bordentown

Wednesdays

The Bordentown Township Police Department offers Straight to Treatment on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Insurance is not necessary to receive assistance. Neither is residency in Burlington County. No appointment is needed.

For more information visit www. straighttotreatment.com or email treatment@co.burlington.nj.us.

Bordentown Library events

Bordentown Library is located at 18 E. Union St., Bordentown. For more information about the events below call 609-2980622 or visit https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ locations/bordentown-library.

May 3 – 1 p.m. – Mahjong Meetup. May 6 – 10 a.m. – ELL: English Language Learners.

May 6 – 5:30 p.m. – Gentle Yoga. May 7 – 10 a.m. – Mother’s Day Craft Kit Grab and Go.

May 7 – 10:30 a.m. – Baby and Toddler Time.

May 8 – 10 a.m. – ELL: English Language Learners. May 8 – 5 p.m. – Bordentown Gaming Club.

May 10 – 10:30 a.m. – Parachute Time. May 10 – 1 p.m. – Mahjong Meetup.

Fellowship

Are you passionate about history, conservation, and community engagement? Look no further! D&R Greenway is offering a unique summer fellowship to an individual interested in exploring the historic heritage and natural resources of Bordentown, and the Delaware River. Paid fellowship will run from June 8 to Aug. 23 at 101 Park St., Bordentown. Apply before May 18. For more information call (609) 9244646. See CALENDAR, Page 3A

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Cranbury

The Cranbury Public Library (CPL) is located at 30 Park Place West. For more information on listed events please call (609) 722-6992.

May 4 – May the Fourth Be With You … On Free Comic Book Day!

May 4 – 10-11:30 a.m. – Tai Chi.

May 4 – noon to 4 p.m. – Dungeon and Dragons Club.

May 4 – 1 p.m. – Darth Vader Bookmark Craft.

May 4 – 2-3 p.m. – Interactive Virtual Cartooning Class!

May 7 – 6:30 p.m. – Spinning Yarns.

May 8 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Gentle Yoga.

May 8 – 11 a.m. – Family Storytime.

May 8 – 11 a.m. – Senior Beginner Cell Phone and Internet Classes.

May 9 – 3:30 p.m. – Thursday Crafternoon: Coffee Filter Butterflies!

May 9 – 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Introduction to Python for Students.

May 9 – 6 p.m. – Indian Cooking Class: Making Fresh Indian Paranthas.

May 9 – 7 p.m. – Cranbury Public Board of Trustees meeting.

May 10 – 11 a.m. – Living Well with Serious Illness.

May 10 – 3:30 p.m. – Pawns Pathways at CPL Chess Club.

Cranbury Arts Council Gourgaud

Gallery

Gourgaud Gallery is located in Town Hall, 23-A North Main St.

The Gourgaud Gallery will host a photography exhibit by the  Cranbury digital Camera Club (CdCC) during the month of May.

The show will feature original, framed photographs of various subjects and sizes taken by club members.

The show will be on exhibit from Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 31.

Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information visit cranburyartscouncil.com and gourgaudgallery.com.

As part of a non-profit Cranbury Arts Council, the Gourgaud Gallery donates 20% of art sales to the Cranbury Arts Council and its programs that support the arts in the community. Cash or a check made out to the artist is accepted as payment.

East Windsor/Hightstown

The Hightstown High School (HHS) Class of 1984 is seeking class members, as well as other HHS attendees that are friends and siblings of the Class of 1984 to join them as they celebrate their 40th reunion. It will take place on Sept. 28th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton. For more information contact: Debralini@optonline.net, Mindyrobyn@aol.com or connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Classof1984HHS

Hickory Corner Branch Library

Hickory Corner Branch Library is located at 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.

May 3 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Story and Snack: Ants on a Log (nut free). May 3 – 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Creation Station.

May 3 – 2-4 p.m. – Matinee Movie.

May 4 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Family Fun Time.

May 4 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Cards and Cookies: Pop-Up Mother’s Day Cards.

May 5 – 2-4 p.m. – Matinee Movie.

May 6 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Messy Monday.

May 6 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – ESL Conversation.

May 6 – 4-4:30 p.m. – (Virtual) Guided Meditation.

May 6 – 5-5:30 p.m. – School-age TEAM: StrawberryScented Playdough.

May 6 – 7-8 p.m. – Free Play with mTiny Robots.

May 7 – 10 a.m. to noon – (Virtual) ESL Conversation Group for Adults.

May 7 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Storytime.

May 7 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Scrabble for Adults.

May 7 – 4:30-5 p.m. – Mother’s Day Bingo.

May 7 – 6:30-8 p.m. – Chess for Adults.

May 8 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Discovery Time.

May 8 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Hickory Corner Book Club.

May 8 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Current Events Chat.

May 8 – 3-4 p.m. – (Virtual) Learn about New Jersey State Library Resources.

May 8 – 4:30-5:15 p.m. – Chess Club.

May 8 – 6:30–7 p.m. – Evening Storytime.

May 9 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Baby Time.

May 9 – 11 a.m. to noon – Basic Skills Craft for Adults.

May 9 – 1-2 p.m. – (Virtual) Taking Advantage of New Jersey-Grown Produce near Mercer County.

May 9 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Crochet and Knit Corner.

May 9 – 5-5:30 p.m. – Crafternoon: Spring Bird on a Branch Craft.

May 10 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Creation Station.

May 10 – 10:30-11 a.m. – Dance Party.

May 10 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Basic Skills Craft for Adults.

May 10 – 2-4 p.m. – Matinee Movie.

Hightstown Branch Library

Hightstown Branch Library  is located at 115 Franklin, Hightstown.

May 4 – 11 a.m. to noon – Small Steps Into S.T.E.A.M.

May 4 – 3-4 p.m. – Citizenship Exam Preparation.

May 6 – 10 a.m. – Bilingual (Spanish/English) Bingo for Preschoolers.

May 6 – 4-4:30 p.m. – (Virtual) Guided Meditation.

May 6 – 6 p.m. – Grades 1-8 Tutoring.

May 6 – 10 a.m. to noon – (virtual) ESL Conversation Group for Adults.

May 7 – 10 a.m. to noon – (virtual) ESL Conversation Group for Adults.

May 7 – 5-8:15 p.m. – Learning English.

May 8 – 10 a.m. – Kids’ Concert with Miss Kim.

May 8 – 3-4 p.m. – (Virtual) Learn about New Jersey State Library Resources.

May 8 – 4-5 p.m. – Citizenship Exam Preparation.

May 9 – 10 a.m. – Shape A Story: Play-Doh story time.

May 9 – noon to 12:45 p.m. – Guided Meditation.

Princeton Public Library seeks entries for 2024 Princeton Student Film Festival

should be no longer than 20 minutes and must be submitted by June 1. There is no fee to enter. Launched in 2003, the Princeton Student Film Festival features films by local, regional and international students, and provides an opportunity for young filmmakers to screen their work to a broad audience and receive feedback.

Selected films include a variety of genres and styles and are intended for a teen and adult audience.

Films selected as part of the festival will be shown to a general audience in the library’s Community Room on July 31.

Filmmakers are invited to participate in question and answer sessions following the screenings, but filmmaker attendance is not required.

Films must be submitted by completing the entry form available at princetonlibrary.org/psff. Additional information about the festival and selection process is available at princetonlibrary.org/psff.

Free cable gunlocks available

Ask yourself, is there an unlocked gun in your house? Now is an excellent time to review how you store firearms, especially if children are in your home. Proper storage of firearms plays a vital role in reducing the risk of gun accidents. Keeping them secure protects children and adults by preventing unintentional discharge, accidental gun deaths, suicide, and gun theft.

“The safe and responsible storage of a firearm is essential to preventing tragedy,” Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler said. “And, under New Jersey law, a firearm must be secured if there is a child in the home.”

Free cable gunlocks are available to any Mercer County resident to secure firearms. Obtaining a gunlock is completely anonymous, with no questions asked. The cable locks can be used with practically any gun, including revolvers, pistols, shotguns, and rifles. Once the lock is in place, the gun can’t be fired. Contact the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office – Programs Section at (609) 278-7159 during business hours or email JArmano@mercercounty.org to arrange to receive a free gunlock.

The free cable-styled locks are available through a nationwide grant from Project ChildSafe. The easy-to-use design meets current strength and safety standards for cable gunlocks. Supplies are limited.

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HEALTH MATTERS

By Eric H. Shen, MD

Powerful Tools for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Though not as common as some other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose and treat.

However, advances in medicine over the last decade have led to better diagnostic and treatment tools that improve the chance of a cure.

At the Center for Digestive Health at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (PMC), physicians use advanced endoscopic techniques to help diagnose and treat a variety of gastrointestinal conditions and diseases, including pancreatic cancer.

Fast-Growing

The pancreas is a gland deep inside the abdomen that helps your body digest certain foods and keep blood sugar levels in the normal range.

Pancreatic cancer is a fast-growing cancer that occurs when normal cells in the pancreas mutate and start to grow uncontrollably.

Pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the United States and about 7% of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.

In 2024, an estimated 66,440 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and about 51,750 will die from the disease.

No Early Symptoms

Pancreatic cancer often does not cause symptoms in its early stages. As the disease progresses, symptoms may include:

• Feeling overly tired all the time (fatigue).

• Yellowing of your skin or eyes (jaundice).

• Loss of appetite.

• Nausea.

• Pain in the upper abdominal and mid-back regions.

• Unintentional weight loss.

• A sudden, unexpected diagnosis of diabetes. Because symptoms of pancreatic cancer are typically subtle, doctors often detect the disease in later stages, when the disease poses a greater threat.

Reach out to your doctor if you notice one or more symptoms of pancreatic cancer, especially if symptoms linger or get worse over weeks or longer.

Risk Factors

Researchers have not yet determined the exact causes of pancreatic cancer, but they have identified certain factors

THE STATE WE’RE IN

New Jersey is not only the nation’s most densely populated state, it’s also predicted to be the first to reach full build-out – the point where all land has been either developed or preserved. If current trends continue, full build-out could occur by the middle of this century.

Why is this important? Because New Jersey is reaching a tipping point, with our future quality of life hanging in the balance.

Right now, approximately a third of the state is developed; another third is permanently preserved as parks, open space and farmland; and a third is up for grabs.

Let’s talk about that final third. What happens on those acres will determine how healthy and sustainable a state we leave for our children and grandchildren – the generations that will be increasingly affected by climate change.

This week, New Jersey Conservation Foundation and its partners launched Nature for All: A 2050 Vision for New Jersey. Two years in the making, the report calls for ultimately permanently preserving half of the state’s land – including at least 500,000 acres by 2050 – and increasing high-quality green investments in our urban communities.

It’s a bold and ambitious goal, but one critical to the Garden State’s future livability.

New Jersey has about 1.4 million acres remaining that are neither developed nor preserved. These acres are not just sitting around doing nothing! They’re quietly providing

that may increase your risk. These include:

• Older age. Pancreatic cancer usually develops after age 65.

• Unhealthy diet. Eating a lot of red and processed meats and fewer vegetables may put you at greater risk.

• Excessive weight. Obesity increases your risk for developing pancreatic cancer.

• Smoking. Heavy smoking may contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer.

• Chronic pancreatitis, a long-term inflammation of the pancreas, usually due to chronic alcohol consumption.

• Family history. If one or more of your family members have had pancreatic cancer, you may be at increased risk.

• Genetics. Inherited gene mutations may cause as many as 10% of pancreatic cancers, according to the American Cancer Society.

• Pancreatic cysts. Pre-cancerous cysts carry a small risk of turning into aggressive pancreatic cancer.

While there is no standard screening method for the early detection of pancreatic cancer, if you have been found to be at high risk for the disease your doctor may recommend a combination of genetic testing and annual imaging tests to screen for the disease.

Diagnosis and Treatment

The first step in diagnosing pancreatic cancer is a thorough physical exam and review of your symptoms. If pancreatic cancer is suspected, your doctor may recommend one or more tests, including imaging tests, blood tests, and a biopsy.

Treatment for pancreatic cancer is complex and may include surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation. Surgery offers the best chance to cure pancreatic cancer.

At the Center for Digestive Health at PMC, two endoscopic procedures — endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography — play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combines endoscopy and ultrasound to produce detailed images of the pancreas and surrounding structures. It allows for the visualization of small tumors that may not be detected by other imaging modalities. The test is done with a small probe on the tip of an endoscope, which is a thin flexible tube that a gastro-

enterologist uses to look inside the digestive tract. In addition, EUS enables the gastroenterologist to obtain biopsy samples of a tumor, aiding in the diagnosis and staging of the cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound is considered more accurate than other imaging modalities for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

The procedure can also be performed to screen for pancreatic cancer in patients who are considered high risk.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) helps diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas. For patients with pancreatic cancer, ERCP enables the gastroenterologist to look at the pancreatic ducts and bile ducts to see if they are blocked; narrowed or dilated; which could be caused by a tumor.  The test enables the gastroenterologist to take tissue samples, place stents to open the duct and relieve blockages or perform other therapeutic interventions.

Both EUS and ERCP are highly specialized procedures that require the gastroenterologist to have specialized training. Patients undergo moderate sedation and most have the procedures as an outpatient and can go home the same day.

The Center for Digestive Health at PMC has earned recognition from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) as a unit that promotes quality in endoscopy. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors facilities that have demonstrated a commitment to specialized training and adherence to ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance and reprocessing, as well as the infection control guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In addition, gastroenterologists with the Center for Digestive Health at PMC are part of a multidisciplinary team at the Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center at PMC, which provides care for pancreatic cancer, from diagnosis through recovery. As part of Penn Medicine, the experts at Princeton Cancer Center work with teams at the Abramson Cancer Center, a world leader in cancer research, patient care and education.

To find a gastroenterologist with Penn Medicine Princeton Health, call (888) 742-7496 or visit www.princetonhcs. org/directory.

Eric H. Shen, MD, is board certified in gastroenterology and is the co-director of the Center for Digestive Health at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.

By Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation

priceless “ecosystem services:” preventing flooding by absorbing rainwater from storms, holding soils in place, filtering impurities from the air and water, sequestering carbon to fight climate change, providing habitat for a diversity of wildlife, and improving our food security.

If all those acres were to be developed, the massive loss of ecosystem services would be felt deeply throughout this state we’re in. Even with the best (and most expensive) engineering and technology, their benefits would be impossible to replace.

The idea of preserving half of our land is not new. In his 2016 book,  Half Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life,  the late Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson called for preserving 50% of the Earth’s land and waters to ensure the survival of humanity. He argued that humans need a high level of biodiversity on land and sea to survive, and that protecting 50% of the world’s lands and oceans will save 85% of our plants and animals.

New Jersey has a big advantage in that we’re already a national leader in preserving land. There’s been a lot of talk throughout the United States about preserving 30% of our land by 2030. The Garden State has already surpassed that goal, putting us well ahead of the curve.

But now is not a time to rest on our laurels. Michele S. Byers, New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s former executive director and the author of the report, noted that the pace of land conservation in New Jersey has slowed in recent years.

At our peak in the early 2000s, New Jersey was permanently preserving 18,000 to 20,000 acres per year. During the past decade, we’ve dropped to about 12,000 acres a year.

To reach the ultimate goal of preserving 50% of our land mass, we must preserve an additional 800,000 acres. Admittedly, it won’t be easy or cheap.

But it would be even more costly not to take action. In addition to providing ecosystem services worth billions of dollars, preserved parks and green spaces provide incredible physical and mental health benefits to residents.

As Michele puts it, “Nature is not a luxury – it’s a necessity for life in New Jersey and on the planet as a whole. Everyone has to have nature in their own neighborhood.”

The  Nature for All report calls for New Jersey to establish a “Green and Healthy Cities” initiative to improve water and air quality, reduce flooding risks, remediate contaminated sites, improve access to healthy local foods, provide clean and safe parks and waterways, plant trees, enhance existing urban forests, and expand urban agriculture and community gardens.

New Jersey faces many challenges in the years ahead, including protecting residents from the impacts of climate change, securing a safe and adequate water supply, addressing the loss of native plants and animals, safeguarding our food supply, and providing environmental justice for underserved communities.

But we can secure a bright future if we have the will.

“We’re from New Jersey. We have grit and we never shy away from a challenge,” said Eric Olsen, the director of conservation programs for The Nature Conservancy and a major contributor to the report.

Land is scarce, precious, and non-renewable. But its benefits continue forever once preserved, protected from development, and carefully stewarded. For over 60 years, New Jersey residents have been staunch supporters of land preservation, passing every open space ballot question put before them. For the sake of New Jersey’s future generations, we must carry on this legacy.

To read the  Nature for All report, go to https://www.njconservation.org/nature-for-all/. It was compiled with the help of some of the best minds in New Jersey – over 70 individuals and organizations, all listed in the report. And for more information about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation. org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.

‘I love seeing this enthusiasm in science’

Second ‘Spring Into Science’ draws 700 students

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

Whether it was learning about a supercomputer, earthquakes or how clouds form, students and families –through hands-on activities –experienced different areas of science at the second annual “Spring Into Science.”

“Spring Into Science” returned to Princeton University’s campus inside the Frick Chemistry Laboratory building and Princeton Neuroscience Institute (PNI) on April 20.

“The biggest tweak we made [from the first year] was having more science for the kids and students in our area,” said Paryn Wallace, associate director of Science Outreach at Princeton University, adding they worked on making the event “bigger and better.”

“We have expanded and used this entire space at Frick and the space in PNI.”

In 2024, “Spring Into Science” had a significant increase in attendance and engagement following its first year with more than 700 students attending the event.

“Last year I think we had maybe about 400 students,” Wallace said. “This year I had over 700 registrations and this is just kids not the families, parents and other people that came with them.”

Thirty-four exhibitor tables were set up to teach and provide science activities for students from fourth grade to 10th grade along the Frick Atrium in the laboratory building,

“The goal of Science Outreach is to make sure that kids who are younger students have an experience and see the science, touch it and see the things happening, so it will increase their knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), increase the pipeline of STEM and engage learners,” Wallace explained.

Science Outreach at Princeton supports 10 academic departments – Astrophysical Sciences, Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Geosciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and Psychology.

There were four live chemistry demonstrations, which featured interactions with student attendees as they answered and engaged with questions asked by the demonstrators.

Angie Miller, lecture demonstrator in the Princeton University Department of Chemistry, led a series of experiments using the scientific method to demonstrate different discoveries about the

In the chemistry demonstration, she showed and explained an experiment where there were three balloons on the table – one containing helium, another containing hydrogen, and a third balloon having hydrogen and oxygen.

The audience was tasked with figuring out which balloon was which. Using fire up against each balloon to pop it would determine which balloon contained helium, hydrogen, and hydrogen and oxygen.

“The helium one will not burn at all,” Miller explained. “The hydrogen one only has access to the air around us. The hydrogen and oxygen one – because I have them both together in the same balloon – it will burn a lot.”

The sounds and experiment had the audience oohing in excitement.

Another experiment featured a marshmallow figure in a transparent glass bell jar which was hooked up to a house vacuum. It showed the marshmallow expand and shrink when the air is removed from the jar.

On the Frick Atrium floor, a demonstration allowed students to see how clouds formed.

“We have a container that contains water vapor from the air all around us and particles called aerosols which are also in the air, but we also add some more in by spraying deodorant,” said Michael Schroeder, a first-year PhD student in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.

“Then as we pull on the plunge it lowers the pressure, which also lowers the temperature and then makes the temperature go lower, so the

air is super saturated. The water vapor squeezes onto the aerosols already there forming a cloud.”

Schroeder said it has been great to see the students and families engage with the demonstration.

“I love seeing this enthusiasm in science,” he said. “I love being able to share what I do at an age-appropriate level.”

Another science activity demonstration illustrated rotating fluid mechanics – how people understand the atmosphere and the ocean weather patterns.

“In this weather map you see all this swirling motion, which is due to what is called the Coriolis effect, because the rotating planet we live,” said Steven Griffies, lecturer and mentor in the program of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences within the Department of Geosciences.

“With a rotating tank of water, we can illustrate some of the same patterns that we see in the real atmosphere, whereas in the non-rotating tank, it is a very blah, boring behavior and not a lot of structure to it.”

The students were asked a simple question after putting food coloring in the non-rotating tank and food coloring in

the rotating tank. Which one mixes quicker?

“A lot of them say the rotating tank because it is moving, but in fact you put food coloring in the rotating tank, it almost goes to a column and almost does not move much at all from there,” Griffies explained. “Whereas from the non-rotating tank, [the food

coloring] moves out without a clearly defined shape and mixes up pretty quickly relative to the rotating one.

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute featured an escape the cell room, where students and families learned about cells and how they work.

Additionally, the space provided a room for live combustion demonstrations to take place, as well as had exhibits that taught about the parts of brain with real examples and peoples taste pathways with the tongue.

Reed Maxwell, professor of Civil Engineering and Enviornmental Engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University, shared there are 20 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other staff, and undergraduate interns in

the research group he leads. They try to understand how much fresh water there is on the planet and how fast it is being depleted and how fast it is being replenished. This is their second year being part of “Spring Into Science.”

“This is a demonstration of a drone we have that we use to fly over two sites – one site is in the upper Colorado,” Maxwell said. “The upper Colorado River basin [provides] water for 40 million people.

Right now, it is in crisis. It is at its lowest reservoir levels we have seen in 100 years.”

Maxwell said their hypothesis is that plants are using more water as the climate warms to stay alive.

“That water is being taken out the system,” he said. “We have an intensive field site in the upper Colorado. We fly the drone over our site and can look at vegetation dynamics and vegetation temperature which we can use to infer photosynthesis and transpiration (process where water moves through a plant and evaporates).”

Other demonstrations included a sand tank aquifer model that taught ground water flow processes – how ground water connects to rivers, how ground water can recharge, and groundwater contamination.

A third demonstration was about saltwater intrusion along coastlines – understanding how saltwater intrudes into the freshwater and can salinate coastal aquifers, Maxwell said.

“A lot of coastal aquifers like in South Jersey are used to grow food and if [it] gets too much saltwater intrusion, then the water that is pumped out of the ground is too salty to use to grow food and can contaminate drinking water.”

Photos by Andrew Harrison/Newspaper Media Group

“Spring Into Science” brings the sciences to students for a second year on April 20 at Princeton University in Princeton.

Demonstration of a drone inside Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

A demonstration on atmosphere and the ocean weather patterns through food coloring and rotating/non-rotating tanks.

Student participates in science demonstration on how clouds form.

Angie Miller (left), lecture demonstrator at Princeton University, explains experiment with marshmallow figure inside Edward C. Taylor Auditorium at Frick Chemistry Laboratory on April 20. world.

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HomeFront seeks to collect 500,000

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

How do you collect 500,000 diapers and baby wipes in five weeks? One box at a time.

That’s the goal that HomeFront has set to collect by Mother’s Day on May 12 to help families that cannot afford to keep their babies in diapers.

HomeFront, which helps the homeless and low-income families, operates its own diaper resource center in a warehouse at its Connie Mercer Family Campus in Ewing Township. The nonprofit group’s headquarters is in Lawrence Township.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was hard for parents to find enough money in the budget to pay for diapers and baby wipes, HomeFront officials said. It costs about $80 per month to provide diapers for one child, and nearly half of all families have trouble affording the diapers they need.

That’s why HomeFront opened its Diaper Resource Center several years ago, officials said. Nationally, one in three mothers do not have sufficient access to diapers and baby wipes, according to the National Diaper Bank Network.

HomeFront’s Diaper Resource Center distributed 1.9 million diapers and wipes to parents in need in 2023, marking a 39% increase over the prior year’s total, HomeFront officials said.

Providing diapers to HomeFront’s families is essential to the nonprofit group’s core beliefs, officials said. As a key basic necessity, access to diapers is vital to its clients’ health and wellness.

“We have always been committed to ensuring the cleanliness, happiness and health of every baby in our community, but the need for family support has surged dramatically in recent years,” said HomeFront CEO Sarah Steward.

The unwavering support of the community through the Diaper Drive has allowed HomeFront to consistently meet the growing need, Steward said.

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There are no state of federal child safety net programs that allocate dollars specifically for the purchase of diapers. Food stamps cannot be used to pay for diapers, and that’s why HomeFront’s Diaper Resource Center is so important, officials said.

The Diaper Resource Center creates some breathing room in the budget so families who are trying to make ends meet can have help in getting diapers. If that need goes unmet, parents need to make hard choices, such as less frequent diaper changes, officials said.

But it’s more than just having enough diapers to keep a baby dry, they said. Without diapers, a baby cannot take part in early childhood education – and without childcare, parents cannot hold down a job. Most childcare programs require parents to provide diapers.

To meet the Mother’s Day Diaper Challenge, anyone who wants to participate can organize a diaper drive or purchase items off HomeFront’s Amazon wish list by visiting HomeFront’s social media pages and website at www.homefrontnj.org. Cash donations also are accepted.

As a community diaper bank, HomeFront leverages its ability to buy diapers in bulk and at a discount. Every $1,000 donated to the Diaper Challenge will result in more than 6,600 diapers, provided free of charge to low-income Mercer County parents in need, officials said.

Diapers and wipes can be dropped off weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, at HomeFront’s Donation Center at 1880 Princeton Ave. in Lawrence Township.

For more information, call (609) 989-9417, ext. 150, or visit HomeFront’s website at www.homefrontnj.org.

Mercer County offers internship opportunities

High school and college students who live, or attend school, in Mercer County may apply to a wide range of fulltime and part-time internship positions. Internship opportunities are available over the summer from June through Labor Day, with a limited number of spots also available over the Winter Break and Spring Break periods.

“I’m excited for the Mercer County Student Internship Program to return this year,” County Executive Dan Benson said. “These positions offer us an opportunity to engage our next generation of leaders in the important work of county government. We all benefit from the energy and enthusiasm that they bring to the work.”

Students in the program will have the opportunity to serve the public by assisting the core day-to-day work of a department or division within the Mercer County government, while acquiring valuable experience for their future careers. Participants will also benefit from a series of activities planned by the Office of Personnel, curated to teach valuable skills, enhance workforce preparedness, and provide information about career paths in public service.

Interested students can visit the Mercer County website at https://www.mercercounty.org/ to apply, find information on the program, and read details on available positions. College students will be paid $17/hour and high school students will earn $15.14/hour. All applicants must be at least 15 years of age. Students seeking to earn credits for their college or university have the option of working without pay. The application deadline for Summer Student Internships is May 3.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Robert Merrihew Adams, 1937-2024

The Reverend Doctor Robert Merrihew Adams, 86, died peacefully in his home in Montgomery, NJ on April 16, 2024. Bob was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sept. 8, 1937 to Margaret Baker Adams and Reverend Doctor Arthur Merrihew Adams. He is survived by his nephew Prof. James D. Fearon (Teal Derrer) and niece Mary Fearon Jack (Wellborn Jack, III) and great nieces and nephews, Sadie and Ben Fearon, and Sarah, Spencer, and William Jack. Bob was predeceased by his beloved wife of 51 years, the Reverend Doctor Marilyn McCord Adams. As a child Bob exhibited remarkable curiosity and concentration and when he found a topic of interest, he explored it to its depth and shared his observances with whomever he could captivate – most frequently his sister Janet, who was his constant companion throughout childhood. Bob was fascinated by the behavior of wild animals, in particular elephants and birds. He became a life-long “birder,” taking his binoculars whenever he travelled in hopes of adding to his life list. In 1955 Bob graduated from East High School in Rochester, NY and as the top student in the state was named a Regents Scholar. He matriculated to Princeton University in the fall where he developed his interest in philosophy. His inspiration during this period included Hilary Putnam, a young Assistant Professor at the time. After graduating in 1959 the next three years were devoted first to the study of theology, for two years at Oxford and then one year at Princeton Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1962. Bob then became pastor of a small Presbyterian church in Montauk at the eastern tip of Long Island, where he continued to study philosophy and theology.

In 1965 he entered the doctoral program in philosophy at Cornell University. There he met Marilyn McCord, and they were married in 1966, the beginning of more than 50 years of close companionship and mutual inspiration. At Cornell he wrote a doctoral dissertation on philosophy of religion that featured an interpretation of Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God. His advisors included Norman Malcolm and Nelson Pike.

In 1968 he and Marilyn took faculty positions in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. After four formative years there, he and Marilyn joined the Department of Philosophy at UCLA in 1972. This was to be their longest academic appointment, more than 21 years. At UCLA Bob developed his mature views in philosophy of religion, metaphysics, ethics, and history of modern philosophy. There he wrote his celebrated Leibniz: Determinist, Theist, Idealist (Oxford University Press,1994), and drafted much of his great work on theological ethics, Finite and Infinite Goods (Oxford University Press, 1999). In 1993, Bob and Marilyn moved to Yale University, Bob as Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Marilyn as Professor of Historical Theology in the Yale Divinity School. Bob was instrumental in transforming a struggling department into one of the best ten worldwide, where it remains today. At UCLA and Yale Bob was an inspiring teacher for undergraduate and graduate students. He advised many doctoral dissertations, notably in history of modern philosophy.

In 2004 Bob and Marilyn moved to Oxford, where Marilyn took a position as Regius Professor of Divinity and as Canon of Christ Church Cathedral. Bob was officially retired, but continued his work on theological ethics, specifically on what was to be his third major book, A Theory of Virtue: Excellence in Being for the Good (Oxford University Press, 2008). In 2009 Bob and Marilyn returned to the United States, taking a joint position in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In 2013 they retired from that position and moved to Princeton, where they served as distinguished research professors at Rutgers University from 2013-15. Marilyn passed away in 2017, of pancreatic cancer. Her loss was difficult for Bob in his remaining years. He brought to publication her final book Housing the Powers: Medieval Debates about Dependence on God (Oxford University Press, 2022), collaborating with Cecilia Trifogli on one of the chapters. In that same period Bob completed his fourth major book, in metaphysics: What is, and What is in Itself: A Systematic Ontology (Oxford University Press, 2022).

In addition to advancing the areas of philosophy that interested him, Bob was a long- time member of the Board of Trustees for the Newcombe Foundation and the Board of Trustees for Princeton Theological Seminary. He served on the Seminary’s investment committee for over 30 years.

Bob devoted his life to the study and teaching of philosophy, and to a better understanding of God and being. He loved gathering with other philosophers and having robust discussions. He and Marilyn were devoted to their students. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, fellow philosophers and theologians.

A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Seminary Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

Peter E. B. Erdman Memorial Service

A memorial service and celebration of the life of Peter Edwin Bulkley Erdman will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. A long-time resident of Princeton and Stonebridge-at-Montgomery, Peter passed during a brief hospitalization on December 20, 2023. He was 95 years old.

Peter was the third of five sons born to Lucy Kidder Bulkley and Dr. Charles R. Erdman, Jr. He was raised in Princeton and in a summer home in Edgartown, MA. He was educated at Miss Fines and Princeton Country Day schools (graduating in 1943), Phillips Exeter Academy (Class of 1946), and Princeton University (Class of 1950).

Peter married Hope English Erdman (“Patsy”), daughter of William H. and Margaret English of New York City and Edgartown, MA. He and Patsy moved to Princeton in 1955, four children began to arrive, and they built their home on Russell Road where they lived for 48 years prior to moving to Stonebridge at Montgomery in 2004.

Peter is preceded in death by his wife Patsy and his brothers Charles R. Erdman, III and Harold Bulkley Erdman. Peter is survived by his four children, Margy (and Jim) Becker, Caroline Hare, William P. Erdman, Andrew E. Erdman, seven grandchildren, and his brothers David and Michael Erdman and their families.

On-site church parking for the memorial service will be limited to family. Street parking for visitors is available downtown and covered parking available at the Chambers or Spring Street parking garages. The full obituary is available at Mather Hodge Funeral Home website www.matherhodge.com.

Rosanna Webster Jaffin

Long-time resident of Princeton and Greensboro, Vermont, Rosanna Webster Jaffin died on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at home in Princeton. She was 98.

Rosanna was born on September 19, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio, to Chauncey Wilson Webster and Eleanor Litschauer Webster. When she was small, her family moved to Loda, Illinois, where she grew up with her four siblings. After graduating Phi Beta Kapa and first in her class at 19 from the University of Illinois in 1946, Rosanna headed to New York City ultimately becoming the administrative assistant to the Sunday editor of the New York Times. On one fateful day, when her date fell ill and couldn’t escort her to a tea dance, he asked a Princeton classmate, Charlie Jaffin, to fill in. Charlie’s famous words were, “Okay, but I’ll only commit to 7 PM.” He committed a lot longer than that, as Charlie and Rosanna were married for 60 years until his death in 2011.

In 1952 Rosanna was given the opportunity to work for physicist Robert Oppenheimer at the Institute for Advanced Study, which brought the young couple to Princeton. Rosanna spent the rest of her life in Princeton and summered in her beloved Greensboro, Vermont.

Rosanna raised her five children in Princeton, and took a leadership role in many community organizations, including Princeton Hospital (trustee) The Garden Club of Princeton (President), McCosh Infirmary of Princeton University, The Institute for Advanced Study and numerous others. She was a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church for 70 years.

A wonderful gardener, pianist, hostess and mother, Rosanna was greatly admired for her warmth and kindness.

She is survived by her sister, Eleanor Winsor, and her children: David Jaffin (spouse Elizabeth Allen), Jonathan Jaffin (spouse Dianna Purvis), Rhoda Jaffin Murphy, Lora Jaffin Peters (spouse Donald Peters), Katherine Jaffin Gibson (spouse Andrew Gibson); and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as her beloved aide Gloria Williams. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles L. Jaffin and grandson David A. Jaffin.

A memorial service will be held May, 17 at 11 AM at Nassau Presbyterian Church with a reception to follow at The Nassau Club.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the Greensboro Nursing Home of Greensboro, Vermont.

Arrangements are under the direction of Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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