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The establishment of the Max Planck IAS-NTU Center (MPC) for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry will broaden and enhance the capability for collaborative research among the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton and its partner institutions.
The Center, which will allow for better understanding of the theories of the universe, is a collaborative research initiative between the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG) in Germany; the IAS; and National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan.
“Since its founding in 1930, IAS has worked to convene global talent to enable foundational discovery,” said Lee Sandberg, a spokesperson for the Institute. “This new Center, comprised of three world-leading institutions — Max Planck, IAS, and NTU — establishes a robust collaborative network that will bring the brightest minds to bear on the most fundamental questions of the universe.”
Over the years, the three institutions have enjoyed various opportunities for intellectual exchange, and IAS has welcomed researchers from both institutions to conduct research, as members of IAS, and to take part in seminars and conferences, Sandberg noted.
The Center begins operations this month, with five years of initial funding. An opening symposium at NTU will take place from September 1-3, and a kick-off conference at IAS is planned for March 16-20, 2026.
The three co-directors of the Center are Johannes Henn, now based at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany, Nima Arkani-Hamed at IAS, and Daniel Baumann of NTU.
“By uniting the expertise and scientific potential of its three founding partners under a single umbrella, the Center forms a global hub for excellence and knowledge transfer in theoretical physics,” stated Henn, who is the Marvin L. Goldberger Member (2011–15) in the School of Natural Sciences, now based at MPP. “It enables collaborative research across institutional and disciplinary boundaries, fostering synergies that span from novel mathematical frameworks relevant to quantum field theory to interactions of elementary particles and to the physics of the early universe.”
Murphy Urged to Adopt Coastal Flooding Rules
A coalition of environmental organizations and elected officials gathered in Trenton Tuesday morning to mount a final push to get Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration to adopt coastal flooding rules that have an August 4 deadline for adoption.
The NJDEP NJPACT REAL coastal flooding rules reflect climate science, which anticipates sea level rise of up to five feet by the end of the century. Environmentalists say the initiative is stalled due to opposition from developers.
The meeting at South Riverwalk Park along the Delaware River took place at a time when coastal flooding, which reached tragic proportions in Texas last week, is prominent in the news. And at press time, New Jersey was on a flood watch related to intense thunderstorms predicted to hit the area in early evening.
“In New Jersey, we flood,” said Mike Pisauro, policy director of The Watershed Institute, following the event. “We know we flood. We’ve got to stop pretending we don’t. There have been multiple flash flood warnings in the last three months, and lots of flooded roads across the state.”
The meeting, which was attended by representatives of local government, environmental organizations, and sustainable business networks, marked the official
launch of a digital ad campaign to urge the public to reach out to Gov. Murphy on the issue. Over the last few weeks, municipalities have been asked to fight against misinformation about coastal flooding predictions involving sea level rise.
“Anyone who thinks that greenhouse gases won’t ramp up over the next few years is sorely mistaken,” Pisauro said. “We know we can expect an 83 percent chance that sea level rise will be up to 5.1 feet by the end of the century.”
Others who attended the event provided comment in a press release.
“When it rains, it pours. As Texas recovers from historic flash flooding, it’s clear that our climate is changing and we are living in a wetter and wilder world,” said Doug O’Malley, director of Environment New Jersey. “Sadly, we have too many examples in New Jersey of coastal flooding devastating communities. Our land use rules need to reflect this new reality – especially in our coastal communities along
Princeton Academy, Ridgeview Conservancy Join Forces for Innovative Learning Program
A new collaboration between Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart (PASH) and the nonprofit Ridgeview Conservancy gives new meaning to the term “taking it outside.”
Starting this fall, students at the private school on Great Road will be learning about everything from identifying trees and invasive species to outdoor survival skills, amid the 200 acres of forest and wetlands — recently preserved as open space by the municipality and a consortium of local land trusts — that surround the campus.
The program also extends to the public,
who will be able to engage in presentations by international authorities in forest conservation, climate resilience, and environmental advocacy as well as artists and writers under Forest & Climate Training (FACT), an international initiative to empower the next generation of environmental stewards.
“We’re really enthused,” said Christopher Barr, executive director of the Ridgeview Conservancy. “It seems like such a win/win/win for Princeton Academy, the Ridgeview Conservancy, and the Princeton community itself. The school has an extraordinary resource that very few
NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS: Graduates of the two-week Romus Broadway Photography Camp proudly displayed their certificates during the camp’s closing ceremony at the Arts Council of Princeton on Thursday. Now in its third year, the teen camp honors the late photographer Romus Broadway, who documented life in the WitherspoonJackson neighborhood for decades.
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Terhune Orchards celebrates summer with the Blueberry Bash on Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm will hold a weekend-long party featuring live music, farm-fresh food, and a visit to the pick-your-own blueberry patch.
Events for the whole family are scheduled. Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre will do two shows each day. New Jersey Bubble Parties will also do two shows, with all types of bubbles. Live country music bands will play on both days from 12 to 4 p.m. Brian Bortnick Duo will perform on Saturday and the Mike and Laura Band on Sunday.
Games in the barnyard, pony rides, Bubbles Zone, duckie races, and pedal tractors are among the events for children, plus more to explore. Visits to the barnyard to see all of the animals who live on the farm, and tractordrawn wagon rides through the fields and orchards are also planned.
Blueberry picking will be available in the farm’s twoacre berry patch. They are by the pound and as supplies last, not included in admission. Pam’s Blueberry Bash Buffet will be open for
YUM: An enthusiastic young patron sipped a refreshing treat at a past Blueberry Bash held at Terhune Orchards. This year’s Bash is on July 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Photo by Sarah Teo) lunch. The winery will be open and pouring Terhune’s award-winning red, white, and fruit-based wines by the glass or sampling flights. The annual Blueberry Bash Bakeoff competition will be held on Sunday July 13 at 1 p.m.
Winners receive a gift certificate for the Terhune Orchards farm store. Find the contest rules and registration form in the farm store or on the
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Admission is required for age 3 and up, discounted in advance online. The admission fee includes wagon rides, pedal tractors, the barnyard of animals, music, play tractors, puppet and bubble shows, and children games. (Additional activities are available for a fee). Terhune Orchards is located at 330 Cold Soil Road.
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Backpack and School Supply Drive : Donors are sought for the 16th annual drive, which distributes items to children from low-income families who attend Princeton Public Schools and are entering kindergarten through eighth grade. Drop off donations by August 7 at Princeton Human Services, 1 Monument Drive.
Special Waste Collection : During the week of July 14, a special municipality-wide branch and log collection will be held. Material must be ready by 7 a.m. on July 14 and cannot be in the right of way more than seven days prior to July 7. Visit princetonnj. gov/450/Leaf-Branch-and-Log-Collection for more information.
Leighton Listens : Councilman Leighton Newlin is available for one-on-one discussions about issues impacting Princeton on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 9 under the trees on Nassau Street across from South Tulane Street; on July 16 at the inside area of the clock tower at Princeton Shopping Center; on July 23 at DeAngelo Italian Market, 35 Spring Street; and on July 30 on the steps of Princeton University Chapel, enter on Nassau Street across from South Tulane Street.
Volunteers Needed : To serve on the New Jersey State Court District VII (Mercer County) Fee Arbitration Committee. Members, who are attorneys and non-attorneys and are appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to four-year terms, hear and decide fee disputes between clients and attorneys. Must be residents of Mercer County. Visit njcourts.gov for registration form.
More Volunteers : Needed for the Princeton Food Task Force to deliver recovered meals, package produce, or tend to community gardens. Visit princetonnj.gov/1476/ Princeton-Food-Task-Force to sign up.
Pool Reminder : Community Park Pool is now open daily through Labor Day (September 1). Public swim hours are 12-8 p.m. weekdays, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends. Registration remains open for all membership options (resident and non-resident). Visit princetonnj.gov.
Paving on Rosedale Road : Milling and paving on Rosedale Road between Province Line and Elm roads is underway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and should last for up to two more weeks. Local traffic will be accommodated but delays should be anticipated; use alternate routes. Call (609) 530-7500 ext. 130 for more information.
Food Pantry: Arm in Arm’s mobile food pantry is at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, on Monday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. Fresh produce, eggs, milk, frozen proteins, and quality baked goods as well as canned and boxed items and personal care items are available for those in need, and different social services agencies are on site. Mcl.org.
SCREEN SELECTION: One of the films selected for the Princeton Student Film Festival on July 30 is “Illumination” by Charlotte Anthony, from which a still is shown. The festival has been sponsored by the Princeton Public Library since 2003 and provides young filmmakers the venue and opportunity to screen their work, and have their films viewed by a broad audience.
For 22 Years, Student Film Festival Endures with Talent and Interest
A local event for more than two decades, the Princeton Student Film Festival is still attracting more up-andcoming filmmakers who are submitting films of better quality, say the co-chairs. Viewers can see 12 selected films in the Princeton Public Library’s Community Room on July 30 beginning at 6 p.m. followed by comments from the filmmakers. The festival, which started in 2003, has continued for 22 years with high quality
entries from all over the world, said co-chair Megan McCafferty (with Amanda Chuong), because of its window on what is on the minds of younger filmmakers. “I think what draws audiences is that the films give insights on what is in the hearts and minds of young people,” said McCafferty, who is in her third year on the committee, and second year as chair. “Every year I think there is no way we are going to top last year, no way, and we do on both a technical and emotional level,” she said.
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Still, there are new aspects. For the first time, a student ambassador is on the selection committee. Iris Lautermilch, 19, a graduate of Hopewell Valley High School, was the filmmaker of Sacred Soil , selected to be shown last year. It was made as part of a high school program with Mercer County Community College, where students took film classes. “It was really cool to be selected,” said Lautermilch of the showing last year.
Lautermilch sees being on the selection committee this year a “full circle moment.” Asked what is considered in viewing the films for selection, Lautermilch said that they did “not recommend flawless films, but look for an intentionality in craft.” Additionally, a local element was sought, as well as understanding the background of the film, where the filmmaker was coming from.
The films to be shown and the honorable mentions are selected by a 10-member screening committee. This year entries are up 30 percent from last year. This may be because of expanded outreach to high schools and colleges that are known for their film programs, said McCafferty, who noted that more high school filmmakers needed to be represented. Films were submitted from the United Kingdom, and France, where a wellknown animation studio had established ties with the festival under McCafferty’s predecessor, Susan Conlon. “They do stunning, animated films,” said McCafferty. Local filmmakers are prioritized, however, so they can attend the screening, which includes a Q&A. Ten of the 12 filmmakers selected will be attending, The screening is open to the
Lautermilch, who will be working on a wildlife refuge this coming year before continuing college studies in environmental science, said she enjoys being on the selection committee, watching the films, giving feedback, debating the finer points and seeing the perspective of the rest of the panel.
For the second year, the library committee is selecting honorable mention films, in addition to those selected for screening (the word “winner” is not used). Thirteen honorable mention films will be streamed for a week following the in-person festival. “There are so many good films, it is important to show them,” said McCafferty, who is in Youth Services at the library. They are available online July 31 through August 7. More information is at princetonlibrary.org.
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public and is usually a full room, said McCafferty. The festival is open to local, national, and international high school and college students (and homeschooled, unschooled, or not-in-school youth) ages 14-25. Films are required to have a running time of 15 minutes or less. This year the youngest filmmaker is 17.
If there is any kind of trend in this year’s films, McCafferty said, “filmmakers are trying to make sense of the complex, chaotic world we find ourselves in, in 2025. They are using their art to try to make sense of that.”
Filmmaking has become more inclusive, she noted. “We used to receive videocassettes but today, phones enable everyone to make films.” McCafferty wrote in a library blog last year: “Much has changed since the festival began in 2003. In the early days, the committee was swamped with VHS tapes. Then DVDs. Now everything is digital. Technology has helped somewhat democratize the filmmaking process, lowering the barrier for entry to anyone with a decent cell phone and an idea. Going digital also makes it easier to extend the festival beyond the in-person event.”
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And film festivals are more common, she said. “There are a lot of opportunities for young filmmakers, and the quality gets better and better. We look to create a balanced lineup —documentaries, animation, experimental — but what they all have in common is that they evoke strong audience emotions.”
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The American Red Cross urges all donors to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply strong this summer. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital shelves — especially in the face of summer challenges that can quickly cause blood and platelet reserves to drop.
Severe summer weather can have a sudden impact on the ability to collect blood and platelets. Scheduling and keeping donation appointments are crucial this month to ensure blood products are constantly available in the weeks to come for all patients, including those in trauma situations that may require several lifesaving transfusions.
All blood types are needed, and donors who don’t know their blood type can learn it after donation. Book a time to give blood or platelets by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Blood donations in Mercer County can be made through July 31 at locations in Ewing, Hamilton, Pennington, Trenton, and Titusville. For specifics, visit RedCrossBlood.org.
Romus Broadway
“That you get to get a camera and learn more about the camera, instead of just watching on YouTube. To get taught in-person!”
—Victor Broom, Princeton
“When we went to see the Romus Broadway collages at the library. They’re kept a few stories underground to stay in a controlled climate.”
—Samir Collins, Hamilton
Abionah: “I loved the photo walks — it was pretty cool to just walk around and take in the history. And also learning about different lighting considerations for the camera.”
Alexandra: “I really liked learning the historical aspects. I also loved the hands-on learning. The camp was so inspiring, to think that
can make a living out of this.”
—Abionah Smith, Voorhees and Alexandra Lux Beteta, Princeton
Chris: “Playing around with the camera on our own.” Mekhi: “Walking around the Princeton campus. Going into the church, and seeing how big the church is, was really nice.”
—Chris Nellis, New Brunswick and Mekhi Phillips, Hamilton
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the Shore and beyond which are uniquely vulnerable to sea level rise.”
“Now more than ever, we are witnessing devastating floodwaters tearing through communities across the country, destroying homes, displacing families, and taking lives,” said Chris Sotiro, policy and program coordinator at New Jersey Future.
“These disasters are occurring at a time when there is a great deal of uncertainty about the role of federal agencies in tracking weather events and providing emergency relief that states and municipalities depend on to protect residents before, during, and after storms. New Jersey must take steps to prepare for rising sea levels and increased flooding. REAL will modernize outdated flood maps to account for sea level rise, strengthen building requirements in vulnerable areas, and prioritize scientific consensus in crafting state policy. We cannot wait any longer, we urge Governor Murphy to adopt these rules to keep our communities safe.”
It was more than five years ago that Gov. Murphy announced a plan for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to update its flood projection maps to include current and future projected flooding, based on sea level rise projects from the latest climate science from Rutgers University and the NJDEP. The package of rules, which was dubbed NJPACT for Protecting Against Climate Threats, moved forward
with a partial down payment in 2023.
“In 2024, the second part of that promise was issued with rules to ensure new development would not put families at risk in the future, and to reverse historic environmental damage,” reads the release.” These rules are on the cusp of adoption but continue to be delayed because of strong opposition from developers.”
Pisauro said several thousand people have mailed Gov. Murphy in recent months, urging adoption of the bill.
“We hope this inspires a new flood of emails, no pun intended, and we certainly hope he listens,” Pisauro said. “This isn’t some extreme wish of environmentalists. This is common sense to protect ourselves.”
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Princeton-Based Company Gains National Recognition
Community Options, Inc., which is based in Princeton, has been recognized as the largest nonprofit organization to exclusively support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by the BHB-CFHS 50 Report.
The report is the first comprehensive ranking of nonprofit behavioral health providers and highlights the critical role of mission-driven organizations in today’s health care landscape.
Behavioral Health Business and Consulting for Human Services (BHB-CFHS) partnered to collect information on nonprofits across the country. Their report ranked the top 50 behavioral health nonprofits across the country based on the services provided, scope of the organization and revenue.
Community Options was ranked first in the exclusively intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) category, sixth in the overall I/DD category and eighth in the country overall. These accolades come from the organization’s $500 million budget, scope across 12 states and over 35 years of service.
“This recognition affirms the strength of our mission and the dedication of our staff, families, and advocates nationwide,” said Robert Stack, president and CEO of Community Options. “For more than 35 years, we have worked to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to housing, employment, and communitybased care. We are proud to lead with purpose and continue building inclusive communities.”
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The New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), in partnership with RevolutionNJ, New Jersey’s official 250th commemoration partnership, is launching a limited series of State historical markers for the Semiquincentennial.
This special initiative of the State Historical Marker Program will install markers around the state sharing the whole history of American independence from its origins to the American Revolution to its revolutionary legacy.
“The history of New Jersey belongs to all who reside here, which is why installing historical markers in public spaces is a key legacy project of our 250th programming,” said Lt. Gov.Tahesha Way, who oversees the New Jersey Historical Commission in her capacity as secretary of state. “By providing the historical context for our present, we can help New Jerseyans better shape their future.”
The location and subject of the markers will be determined through a community-driven process. Individual members of the general public and organizations are welcome to submit nominations for a new historical marker or to replace a stateowned historical marker from the 20th century.
The goal of the State Historical Marker Program 250th initiative is to explore the whole history of America’s independence from its origins to the American Revolution and its revolutionary legacy. While the initiative is connected to the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, proposed markers can address any time period as long as they relate to at least one of the RevolutionNJ themes. More information about RevolutionNJ’s themes can be found at RevNJ.org.
Nominations will also be accepted to replace extant and missing Stateowned markers from the 20th century. As part of the replacement process, nominated markers will be reviewed for historical accuracy. Nominators will also be given the opportunity to propose new marker text and suggest a new location if desired. All State markers erected in honor of America’s 250th, whether new or replacements, must be supported by historical research to ensure accuracy. The NJHC can provide resources to those seeking assistance with this research and is available to answer questions.
Al Leister Scholarship At Community College
Former Mercer County Community College (MCCC) student Randy Voorhees has endowed a scholarship in honor of Alfred “Al” Leister, who led the athletic program at the college for many years.
The Al Leister “Spirit of the Game” scholarship will be awarded to athletes, with preference given to full-time students, and was crafted to recognize students who show leadership qualities and always put their best foot forward.
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“Historical markers support a shared story about a community’s past and offer sources of inspiration, learning, reflection, and local pride,” said Sara Cureton, executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission. “This is why we have focused on making our marker programs community-driven projects. We began this 250 t h initiative by holding public input meetings and launching an online survey. Based on that feedback we created a historical marker program for New Jersey by New Jerseyans.”
In 2009, the New Jersey Legislature designated the NJHC as the stewards of a statewide historical marker program. As part of this legislation, the NJHC was tasked with “establishing a program to encourage public and private organizations around the state to identify and propose site of historical and cultural interest to be recognized by the placement of roadside markers.” In 2024, the program received funding to launch an initiative to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial.
The priority deadline for the submission of a completed nomination is Friday, July 25 at 2 p.m. The first-round deadline for the submission of a completed nomination is Tuesday, August 12, and the final deadline for the submission of a completed nomination is Tuesday, October 7. Submissions are not accepted by paper, mail, or fax and must be submitted online. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the guidelines before starting the application.
To assist the public, the New Jersey Historical Commission recorded an overview of the program guidelines and application process. Additionally, a research assistance webinar will be held on Friday, July 11. More information about the program and upcoming research webinar can be found at bit.ly/NJhistoricalmarkers.
“Scholarships shouldn’t always be for those with a 4.0 GPA or for the best hitter,” said Voorhees. “We want to include students who are out there giving it their all.” For 46 years, Leister was an important fixture at MCCC. Hired to develop the health and physical education program in 1970, Leister ran the academic skills lab for one year before building what has become a thriving athletic program focusing on the health and fitness of its student athletes. After 18 years as Mercer’s athletic director, Leister taught developmental math until 2006 before taking on the role as adjunct, and leaving a legacy of service and leadership upon retiring in 2016.
“I originally intended to stay for three years,” said Leister. “But everything I wanted or needed was here. I stayed because of the place and the people. I found my second family at Mercer.”
Voorhees, who attended MCCC before transferring to Penn State University in 1981, considered Leister and the Mercer athletic program his “salvation” and jumped at the chance to give back. I got a lot from him and the College and I wanted to say thank you and give back through a scholarship fund in order to help other student athletes. It is very nourishing to look at young people and see the impact MCCC has had on them.”
The first Al Leister “Spirit of the Game” scholarship will be awarded this fall, for the 2025-2026 academic year. For more information, visit mccc.edu/foundation.
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NFL VP Enhances Trenton Garden
With Hydroponic GroShed Donation
Around the corner from the Trenton Transit Center a swath of greenery breaks up an otherwise urban streetscape. On a recent hot morning an older man tended to one section of the garden, which grows cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, lettuce, squash, beans, peas, and watermelon, along with a wide assortment of herbs. Bright sunflowers attract pollinators to the three-quarters of an acre tract.
The Chestnut Avenue Three-Point Garden, established in the 1970s, will be further enhanced with a gift from one former resident, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations
Troy Vincent Sr., Tommi Vincent, and the Love Thy Neighbor Foundation in partnership with Sport for Impact. A new hydroponic GroShed, a gift from the couple, now sits in the garden, and will allow for year-round access to fresh food, building on the garden’s legacy of transforming the space into a thriving community resource.
Isles Inc. oversees the garden, and unveiled the innovative growing facility in June. The shed will eventually enable Isles and local gardeners to produce seedlings for the network of more than 50 community gardens serving 250 families throughout Trenton and beyond. Isles is a community development and environmental organization based in Trenton that creates sustainable communities through local environmental action.
“The space is cultivated by a diverse group of gardeners representing a wide range of cultures and countries,” said Isles’ Director of Food and Gardens Otha Caldwell. “Many of them grow produce that reflects the cuisine and agricultural traditions of their home regions,” Caldwell added.
“At the moment, we aren’t yet growing vegetables inside the GroShed, as we’re in the process of getting it connected to the city power grid,” he explained. “Once that’s complete, our plan is to grow fall and winter produce for the community, with a particular focus on food access and education.”
The GroShed, he said, will enhance Isles’ urban agriculture work by extending the growing season and acting as a learning hub. “We plan to train our staff on its operation and maintenance, and we’re excited to partner with Trenton schools and afterschool programs to incorporate the GroShed into STEM and sustainability education.”
The garden has deep roots in Trenton. Vincent grew up in Trenton’s Wilbur section before moving to Bucks County, Pa., and spent his early childhood in Trenton with his younger brother, Sam, and their mother, Alma, where Vincent was
part of Isles’ first community gardens on Chestnut Avenue. Vincent, a graduate of Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pa., became a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins, after playing college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, according to online biographies. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023. He was previously inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for the Philadelphia Eagles and was entered into the Hall of Fame for the State of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin and Pennsbury High School.
The Vincents partner with schools, food suppliers, resource providers, and corporations to meet diverse community needs, addressing educational inequities, providing school supplies, supporting youth leadership, creating safe activities, and ensuring year-round access to nutritious meals. Founded over 22 years ago in Trenton, Love Thy Neighbor (LTN) Community Development & Opportunity Corporation began as a humanitarian effort dedicated to contributing to their hometown and empowering lives throughout the community. Today, LTN has expanded its reach across the nation.
Vincent’s grandfather was instrumental in transforming a vacant lot into the garden in 1983, according to a press release. Jefferson Vincent and his neighbor tackled a two-acre vacant lot where demolished houses once stood, and working with Isles, they created a thriving community space.
By 1986 the garden had grown to over an acre and partnered with Howell Living History Farm to bring horses and oxen for tradition plowing, a tradition that continues today, some 40 years later.
In late June, Vincent posted on his public Facebook page that “our family was thrilled to visit the Chestnut Ave. Three Point Garden in the North Ward, where they officially unveiled their new GroShed, which will feed community members yearround.
“This garden represents a lasting tribute to the vision of my grandfather, Jefferson Vincent, and all those who believed a forgotten corner of Trenton could be turned into something life-giving. The Chestnut Street Garden exemplifies urban gardening initiatives in Trenton, which address food deserts and promote self-reliance through gardening education and access to fresh produce.”
The unveiling event drew local dignitaries such as Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Councilwoman Jennifer Williams, and former Mayor Doug Palmer.
–Wendy Greenberg
Police Blotter
On July 5, at 4:03 p.m., patrols responded to a business on Hulfish Street for a report of shoplifting involving three suspects. Three masked individuals entered the business, grabbed merchandise, and fled on foot in the direction of Chambers Street, where they entered a vehicle. The stolen merchandise totaled $4,944. The Detective Bureau is investigating.
On July 1, at 4:16 p.m., an individual reported that the front license plate of his vehicle was stolen, on Balsam Lane. The individual was unable to recall the last time he observed the front license plate affixed to the vehicle and could not determine when or where it may have been removed or stolen.
On June 30, at 9:12 p.m., subsequent to a motor vehicle crash investigation on Mercer Street, the driver, a 37-year-old female from Brick, was found to have been operating her vehicle while intoxicated. She was taken into custody and transported to headquarters for processing, and then issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to breath testing, reckless driving, careless driving, driving with an expired license, and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage. She was given a court date and then released to a sober adult.
On June 28, at 11:40 a.m., an individual reported that their vehicle was burglarized between approximately 10:45 and 11:45 a.m. on June 27, while parked in a parking lot off of Mountain Avenue. The person stated that their Bank of America debit card, Bank of America credit card, and American Express company credit card were stolen from their wallet, which had been left inside the vehicle. Following the theft, the stolen credit cards were used for purchases totaling $4,127.45 at a business in Lawrence Township, with individual transactions amounting to $3,374.68 and $752.77. A similar incident had been reported to Princeton Police, and it is suspected that the same individuals may be involved, as they were captured on surveillance footage in another parking lot during the previous incident, according to the police report. The investigation is ongoing.
On June 27, at 11:27 a.m., an individual reported that on June 26 an unknown suspect, purporting to be her grandson, stated that he was arrested and needed $9,300 to post bail. Additionally, the unknown suspect advised the individual to contact “Officer Branch” for further information regarding the matter. Subsequently, the person went to PNC Bank and withdrew $10,300, and later provided it to an unknown suspect. On June 27, the individual received a phone call from someone claiming to be “Officer Branch,” attempting to collect an additional $8,500. She subsequently went to PNC Bank and attempted to withdraw $8,500, but the transaction was denied by the bank manager. There are no suspects at this time.
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On June 27, at 12:33 p.m., someone reported that unknown suspects forced entry into her vehicle while it was parked in the Community Park South Parking Yard. The suspects removed her credit cards and attempted to use them at various nearby establishments. Surveillance footage was obtained, showing the individuals involved, along with details about their descriptions and facial features. The victim incurred a total loss of approximately $560. The first suspect is a male, approximately 5’8 to 5’10, between the ages of 30 and 40, with a slim build, short dark hair, and a short beard. The second suspect is a male, approximately 5’6 to 5’8, between the ages of 40 and 50, with an average build, short dark and gray hair, no facial hair, and
wearing black oval-shaped glasses. A third suspect is a female, approximately 5’4 to 5’6, between the ages of 30 and 40, with an average build and long blonde hair. The investigation is ongoing.
On June 26, at 12:19 p.m., patrols responded to a financial institution on Nassau Street for the report of a suspicious male involved in fraudulent activity. The onscene investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as a 52-year-old Trenton male, presented a forged Michigan driver’s license to impersonate its owner, and attempted to transfer approximately $32,150 from the account, but was ultimately unsuccessful. Additionally, he presented patrol officers with a stolen credit card, which also belonged to the other person. He was placed under arrest and transported to
police headquarters, where he was processed accordingly, charged with theft of identity, exhibiting a false government document, possession of a false government document, fraudulent use of a credit card, and uttering a forged government document. He was provided with a court date, and he was subsequently released from police custody without further incident.
On June 24, at 3:20 a.m., an individual reported that the driver-side doors of her personal vehicle were keyed sometime between the evening of June 23 and the morning of June 24, on North Harrison Street. The estimated cost to repair the damage is over $500. This investigation is ongoing. Unless noted, individuals arrested were later released.
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Particle physics seeks to understand the fundamental building blocks of matter at scales smaller than the proton or neutron, while cosmology considers the structure and evolution of the universe on the largest scales. recently, surprising new connections have emerged between particle physics, cosmology, and geometry, hinting at radical new ways of conceptualizing the physics of particle scattering and the initial conditions of the Big Bang, according to an IAS press release on the Center.
By uniting these three disciplines, researchers hope to gain new insights into the universe that would otherwise be inaccessible from the perspective of each field alone. In this way, the Center will act as a cosmic Rosetta Stone, aimed at deciphering the deep mysteries of the universe.
“One of the most remarkable discoveries of modern cosmology is that the hot Big Bang was not the begin ning of time. A fascinating question is what happened before the hot Big Bang and how it created the initial conditions for the structures we see in the late universe,” said Baumann, William D. Loughlin Member (2009–11) in the School of Natural Sciences, now Chee-Chun Leung Professor of Cosmol ogy at NTU. “By joining to gether experts in the fields of particle physics, cosmol ogy, and geometry, we hope that this Center will produce new insights into these pro found questions about the early universe and the physi cal laws that governed it.”
Funding from IAS for this initiative was made possible by the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Collaborative Research, which is dedicated to advancing foundational knowledge and facilitating the conditions for discovery. The MPC is among the first approved projects of the Nelson Center, which is supporting collaborations between scholars and across disciplines and institutions to reimagine the future of research.
Two of the directors were themselves former Members of IAS, said Sandberg.
Max Planck Centers (MPCs) are collaborative research initiatives between the Max Planck Society in Germany and leading research institutions abroad.
These centers serve as hubs of excellence, bringing together top scientists from different countries to work on cutting-edge scientific questions across various disciplines. Each center is formed through a partnership between one or more Max Planck Institutes and international institutions.
Princeton Academy continued from page one schools globally have access to. It’s an extraordinary opportunity for the school to bring the forest right into their curriculum.”
PASH, which serves boys from kindergarten through grade 8, is based in a former mansion designed in 1930 by architect Rolf Bauhan for Helen and Thomas Dignan. The Dignans owned the property until 1947, when it was sold to the Marianites of Holy Cross. The site was known as Our Lady of Princeton until it was sold to PASH in the late 1990s.
The new program’s “living laboratory” concept won’t be limited to science.
“We’ll be bringing it into math, history, and social studies,” said Barr. “We’re working with the teachers and students to help them learn about species on their campus and adjacent forest. We’re teaching them about the important history of the land, as well as geology, including when and how the Princeton Ridge was formed.”
“A decade ago, it would have seemed absurd to par ticle physicists and cosmolo gists that the description of colliding elementary par ticles at accelerators or the generation of density per turbations during inflation would have anything what soever to do with aspects of combinatorics, algebra, and geometry. This con nection would have seemed equally absurd to the math ematicians,” remarked Ar kani-Hamed, Gopal Prasad Professor in the School of Natural Sciences. “That these developments have come to pass has been an extremely stimulating shock to all three communities. I expect this Center to allow us to take major strides in understanding what this surprise is all about.”
gram, which is the first in New Jersey to explore histo ry, geology, climate change, and biodiversity as part of a comprehensive core cur riculum for K-8 learners, started some 18 months ago when PASH formed a new board that Barr de scribed as “transformational leadership.”
recent preserved land, most recently two parcels total ing 25 acres that are imme diately between the school and woods, presented this unique opportunity,” said Barr. “They engaged us in a conversation about how they could use this in their educational programs.”
Barr and Patricia Shanley, the Ridgeview Conservancy works to conserve vulner able forests and wetlands, and educates youth and the public about these resourc es, as well as hidden histo ries that have been buried in the forest. Programs with Princeton High School stu dents and other volunteers are a major part of their efforts.
“Today’s kids are the first to grow up with the threat of climate change, and they have no sense that they can do anything about it,” said Barr. “We’ve been running programs with high school students, and we’ve seen that they get engaged and empowered. They see that they can do something about these global issues.”
Under the partnership, the Conservancy will preserve approximately two-thirds of the open space on the PASH campus, protecting both the environment and cultural heritage of the property.
“Initiatives to bring students closer to nature are urgently needed to boost their ecological literacy, bolster their inner strength, and foster a sense of meaning and agency,” Shanley said in a press release on the program. “With energetic youth and 200 acres of conserved forests surrounding the campus, Princeton Academy is an outstanding partner for developing the Forest PASH Head of School Kathy Humora expressed similar sentiments. “By engaging with the ecosystems surrounding our campus and learning from international experts, our students will develop a global perspective on forests and climate change and become proactive agents of environmental stewardship and social justice,” she said.
—Anne Levin
“Grand Old Game” Set For Lambertville
Vintage baseball, the “Grand Old Game,” will be played on Saturday, August 2 at Ely Field in Lambertville, as it was played long ago when two vintage baseball teams square off using rules and equipment from 1864.
Beginning at 11 a.m., the Logan Club of Lambertville and the Flemington Neshanock squad will take the diamond as teams from the two towns did 161 years ago. This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Lambertville Historical Society (LHS) with the City of Lambertville at the field on North Main Street across from Jefferson Street. Admission is free but donations to the historical society are welcome. The game will be played rain or shine and is expected to last about 90 minutes.
“The Lambertville Historical Society is excited to host vintage baseball for a third year. Baseball played an important role in the social and cultural life of Lambertville during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20 th century. Perhaps at least in some ways, the past is not so different from the present,” said Ed Hoag of the LHS.
Traditional baseball game food — hotdogs, chips, and soda — will be sold to benefit the Kalmia Club of Lambertville. Visit LambertvilleHistoricalSociety.org for more information.
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Trenton’s Old Barracks Museum is experiencing temporary closures to allow for the crucial restoration of the roof, balconies, and fence. These improvements are important to protecting the building’s structure and maintaining the historical integrity of the site, as well as enhancing the visitor experience.
“Work has now begun at the museum to make it visitor ready for the 250th celebrations,” said Michelle Dohery, executive director of the museum. “While the museum is closed to the public, there is a lot going on behind the scenes to prepare for 2026. We are installing new heating and cooling systems that will help us to better care for artifacts in our collection and share them with the public. And staff are working hard researching and creating new exhibits and programming. It is a very exciting
time here at the museum.”
Originally built in 1758 to house British soldiers during the French and Indian War, the Old Barracks bore witness to the Battles of Trenton and was later used as a Revolutionary War army hospital. The Old Barracks Association purchased the site in the early 20th century, turning it into a museum which welcomes visitors from across the globe, sharing the building’s history through interpretive programs, tours, and exhibits.
The museum has secured funding from the National Parks Service, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey. The Old Barracks will serve as a vital link to the past during the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. For updates, visit barracks.org.
Arm in Arm Launches Summer Hunger Campaign With school out for the summer, thousands of children across Mercer County are at increased risk of going hungry. In response, Arm In Arm is launching its 2025 Summer Hunger Relief Campaign, titled “School’s Out, Hunger’s Out — You Can Help!” to ensure local kids don’t miss meals while school programs pause. During the school year, many families rely on free or reduced-price meals to help feed their children. When those programs are on hold, food insecurity spikes. In Mercer County, 13.2 percent of children are food-insecure — a serious concern that worsens during the summer months when access to school meals disappears.
This campaign goes beyond addressing hunger — it’s about ensuring dignity, stability, and giving children the opportunity to grow strong and healthy during the summer. The most needed items are kid-friendly and shelf-stable. They include low-sugar cereal, pasta, rice, shelf-stable milk, and peanut butter.
Drop off locations are Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, and Mill One Distribution Center, 1 Johnston Avenue in Hamilton. Other ways to help include hosting a traditional food drive, adopting a donation bin, hosting a breakfast kit assembly event, or making a financial gift. Visit arminarm.org for more details.
“LET’S GO INTO THE WOODS!”: That’s what students at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart shouted as they took part in initial sessions of the new Forest Program last semester. (Photo by Stephen Harrington)
Health Department Recognized Again By Public Health Accreditation Board
Once again, the Princeton Health Department has attained national reaccreditation through the nonprofit organization that sets standards for public health practice excellence across the United States.
The Public Health Accreditation Board PHAB “reaffirms the department’s commitment to continuous quality improvement, accountability, and performance excellence in serving the Princeton community,” reads a press release about the recognition. “PHAB’s rigorous standards ensure that health departments not only meet nationally recognized benchmarks but also evolve and improve over time to meet emerging public health needs.”
The Princeton Health Department was first accredited in 2018. The department is among less than 400 across the nation, and less than six across New Jersey, to achieve the distinction since PHAB was launched in 2001. Based on staffing size, Princeton continues to be one of the smallest in the country to do so.
“Being reaccredited demonstrates our ongoing dedication to excellence in public health,” said Jeffrey Grosser, Princeton health officer. “We’re proud to continue meeting the highest standards for effectiveness, transparency, and responsiveness. This
achievement reflects the hard work of our team and the strong partnerships we’ve built within our community.”
Mayor Mark Freda added, “In an evolving public health landscape, reaccreditation ensures that we are not only meeting today’s challenges but preparing for tomorrow’s.This recognition underscores Princeton’s place as a leader in public health innovation and preparedness.”
Princeton Councilwoman Leticia Fraga, who is liaison to the Board of Health, said, “Achieving reaccreditation through PHAB demonstrates that our team is not only upholding high standards but also striving to surpass them. We understand that a robust public health infrastructure is essential for building a strong, resilient community.”
The Princeton Health Department is responsible for conducting complaint investigation and compliance investigations for various establishments in town, including retail food, youth camps, and public bathing facilities. They also conduct communicable disease investigation and vaccine audits at local schools. Vital Statistics, which is housed inside the Health Department, administers birth, death, and marriage certificates. The Department’s outreach team provides health education in
the community through programs like the Mayors Wellness Campaign, and also offer immunization clinics on a seasonal basis.
“This achievement reaffirms the Department’s role as a trusted and responsive institution. Reaccreditation is more than a recognition — it’s a promise to our residents that public health in Princeton is guided by data, integrity, and a deep commitment to community wellbeing,” said Board of Health Chair Elizabeth Dyevich.
The national accreditation program, jointly supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides a framework for public health agencies to improve performance and deliver value to the communities they serve.
“When we first achieved accreditation, we set in motion a culture of continuous improvement,” said Grosser. “Reaccreditation is not just a milestone — it’s a reaffirmation of our mission to serve the people of Princeton with quality, equity, and care. I am grateful for the continued support of our elected officials, Board of Health, and the dedicated staff who made this possible.”
—Anne Levin
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Trenton Walks! Schedule
Spotlights Nature, History
Trenton Walks! activities are underway and continue through September 6. For walks 45 through 53 of a program launched last year, themes for individual walks range from the value of pollinator meadows to a walk that will connect participants to both Stacy and Cadwalader parks in one afternoon.
The program was launched in June 2024 to enable people to celebrate trails and the outdoors while getting to know each other. Since then, 436 enthusiasts have taken 44 walks in and around the city, covering 1007 person-miles or the equivalent of walking from Trenton to Orlando, Fla.
On Saturday, July 12 at 9:30 a.m., Tim Brill of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation leads a tour of what will be the Johnson Trolley Trail from Trenton to Princeton. Meet at the Trenton Battle Monument, 348 North Warren Street. On Sunday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a special Cadwalader Park Pollinator Meadow Lecture and Walk through the park starts with a lecture by Friends of Open Space Executive Director Jennifer Rogers on pollinator meadows at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, followed by a walk and continued talk in the Cadwalader Park pollinator meadow off Cadwalader Drive in the park. The event will be hosted by Becky Taylor and Randy Baum from the Cadwalader Park Alliance.
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Noting Impacts of Proposed Federal Budget Cuts On Affordable Housing Programs in Princeton
To the Editor:
The 44 percent cuts to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) included in the President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget would negatively impact our collaborative efforts to prevent homelessness and provide affordable housing in Princeton.
Collectively, Princeton Community Housing (PCH), Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP), and the Princeton Housing Authority (PHA), provide homes, rental subsidies, and other housing support to more than 800 households in Princeton. In the face of federal funding cuts, our combined ability to support our neighbors will be severely challenged and our efforts to expand affordable housing in our community could be crippled.
The president’s FY 2026 budget proposes a historic cut to funding for HUD’s vital affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and community development programs and imposes changes to rental and homelessness assistance programs that could leave more Princeton families struggling to afford rent and thus at increased risk of homelessness.
Specifically, the proposal would cut funding for operating subsidies for the elderly, emergency housing vouchers, homelessness assistance grants, and public housing operating and capital needs. These cuts amount to a catastrophic decrease in federal support for housing assistance.
Furthermore, we are concerned about proposed changes to HUD’s rental assistance programs which would consolidate the reduced funding into state block grants, requiring states to scramble to develop and administer new programs and try to fill the funding gaps for these programs in very short order.
These proposed cuts to housing assistance programs in the FY2026 budget come alongside potential reductions in other vital safety net programs included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including proposed reductions in Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and food assistance provided through the SNAP program.
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Next on Friday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m. is the Assunpink Greenway / Redevelopment Walk from the East Trenton Collaborative Center (601 North Clinton Avenue) to Hamilton Township via George Page and Mulberry Street Parks and Enterprise Avenue to Assunpink Boulevard. Brill and Shereyl Snider, East Trenton Collaborative community organizer, lead. The walk on Thursday, August 7, starting at 12 p.m. will travel from the front steps of Trenton City Hall (319 East State Street) to Capital Park next to the New Jersey State House via the Assunpink Greenway and Mill Hill Park. Learn how the Trenton Downtown Improvement District and the Special Improvement District are enhancing Trenton’s Downtown.
On Wednesday, August 13 at 12 p.m., a new Scudder Falls Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath Walk will leave from the State Park parking lot off Bernard Drive and travel south to Upper Ferry Road. The parking area is located to the west of Routes 29 and 175 and the Canal (with 1082 River Road as the closest street address). The walk will include a special side trip to Pa. using the new Interstate 295 bicycle / pedestrian bridge over the Delaware River for spectacular views.
Final dates in the series are Sunday, August 24 at 3 p.m., a stroll through Cadwalader and Stacy parks; and Saturday, September 6 at 10 a.m., a special history of the Delaware & Raritan Canal hike.
Visit gmtma.org/trailhappenings for more information.
Please join us in strenuously opposing these cuts to vital housing programs included in the FY2026 budget now under consideration in Congress. Reach out to your senators and representatives to share your concerns about the impact of these proposals on community members.
PCH, HIP, and PHA will always strive to effectively and thoughtfully serve the housing needs of our community, despite the actions of the federal government. But we need your help to continue — and expand —our robust and critical services. We urge you to raise your voices in support of our efforts.
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Walking Beside Ringo Starr On His 85th Birthday
Don’t walk ahead of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
Albert Camus (1913-1960) crashed Ringo Starr’s 85th birthday party thanks to the quotation attributed to him in Starr’s book of words and images, Another Day in the Life (Genesis 2019). A search online shows that Ringo isn’t the only person crediting Camus for something he apparently never said. It’s hard to imagine a thinker as ideologically forthright as Camus saying “I may not” twice, and anyone who’s read The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus will know that “Just walk beside me and be my friend” sounds less like Camus than the Beatle who once said his “fondest memory” was “having three brothers.” But then it was a hungover Ringo who observed that “tomorrow never knows,” giving John Lennon the title for Revolver’s legendary closing track, written, as he once put it, during his “Tibetan Book of the Dead period.”
Hospital Birthdays
In Photograph (Genesis 2015), Ringo recalls “I was in Liverpool Children’s Hospital for my 14th birthday. I also had my seventh birthday in hospital, when I had peritonitis. I never had anything small. Appendicitis? No, peritonitis: where it explodes!” As he told the first Beatles biographer Hunter Davies, when he was wheeled in for the operation, he asked for a cup of tea: “They said I’d get one when I came round. I went into a coma and didn’t come round for ten weeks.” After noting that Ringo spent that whole year in hospital, Davies adds: “He was on his way to recovering at one stage, but fell out of his cot while he was stretching out for a present during a birthday party.”
The Ringo Effect
It’s understandable that the “Don’t walk ahead of me” quote would get the attention of the wouldbe Sir Walter Raleigh who gallantly let a lovely lady walk ahead of
him on a path mined with puddles in A Hard Day’s Night (another title he tossed off ), laying down his raincoat for her benefit, until oops, she suddenly disappeared into a construction pit. Besides landing Ringo in jail with Paul’s grandfather, the gag scored the biggest laugh among many in that Chaplinesque episode -- along with the various mishaps at the pub including the darts that nailed a sandwich and nearly killed a parrot, the sandwich so stiffly stale he couldn’t get his mouth around the top slice (“it was fresh yesterday”), and the snarling girl (“Get out of it, shorty!”) he encountered after buying a secondhand hat and raincoat to disguise himself from two screaming adolescent Beatlemaniacs. If any one creation shot the Beatles straight to the heart of a worldwide audience, it was Richard Lester’s film, which wouldn’t have happened without Richard Starkey, who is at once funny, human, pathetic, and lovable, a big kid playing with a little kid in the only sequence in which a single Beatle gets the film to himself.
Walking the Walk Ringo put the Camus quote on the same page with a shot of the Beatles in a chilly, misty Paris (the Eiffel Tower in the background), days before their February 7, 1964 conquest of New York. Another photo shows the group at the bistro Au Mouton de Panurge celebrating the news of their first American “Number One.”
The caption on the opposite page identifies Albert Camus, “French Philosopher” and his dates, thus the 65th anniversary of his passing in 1960 coincides with Ringo’s 85th birthday. The fact that he has given the quote its own box, in big red letters, suggests how much it means to him. Perhaps he had it in mind half a century later when he wrote “Walk With You,” which has lines like “When I walk with you, everything will be fine” and “I’ll always be there beside you.” He sings the chorus with the other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney. A Hard Day’s Tomorrow
With all there is to celebrate on Revolver , including George Harrison’s breakthrough sitar-driven songs “Taxman,” “Love You To,” McCartney’s storybook “Eleanor Rigby,” and Lennon’s brilliant, obsessive, passionately sung
“She Said She Said,” it’s Ringo’s drumming that drives “Tomorrow Never Knows” as John drones, “It is not dying...it is shining...” According to wikipedia, Starr’s “accompaniment throughout the piece consists of a kind of stumbling march, providing a bit of temporal disruption.” According to Sam Kemp of Far Out magazine, “Ringo keeps his quietly complex infusion of the toms, snare, and ride cymbal in perfect harmony – giving the track the momentum that makes it so mesmeric.”
Starr and Satie I was planning a piece on the composer Erik Satie when the Sunday New York
Times landed on the breakfast table with the news of Starr’s birthday (“The One and Only Ringo Starr Plays On”) and Satie’s centenary (“Erik Satie and his Music Remain Enigmas”). On the same page of the Pop/Classical section, you have a photo of the Beatles as a marching band with Ringo behind the big drum and Paul, John, and George playing what appear to be bagpipes. Satie’s story is accompanied by an image from the 1979 Joffrey Ballet revival of his Parade , a collaboration with Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Another photo shows Satie with his friend Claude Debussy, circa 1900.
One of Satie’s instructions for performing his “Little Prelude to the Day” is “Go for a walk nicely,” which reminds me of a 2014 email discussion with my late saxophonist friend Roger that began when I sent him a link to Satie’s “Trois Morceaux,” which he found perfect for the sax. After quoting Satie’s instruction “Proceed carefully. Arm yourself with clairvoyance. Alone, for a moment. So as to be a hole. Very lost. Carry this further away. Open the head,” he performed a haunting composition for tenor sax on Satie’s “lament.” Listening ten years later, it was as if my friend were with me in the room. He ended the email with a quote from a poem he wrote on his return to Ikaria 50 years after his first stay there the summer we became friends: “I am the stranger who walks ahead and the stranger who walks behind.”
Ringo in a Word
I’m trying to remember how it felt the first time I heard Ringo’s big buoyant voice singing “What would you think if I sang out of tune,” his first line from “With a Little Help from My Friends.” I found the word for Ringo in a legitimate quote from Albert Camus in The Fall : “You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”
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he elegance of chamber music in Princeton continued last Wednes day night with a Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts presentation of the Bennewitz Quartet, a 27-year-old string ensemble from the Czech Republic. Named after a renowned Czech violinist and known for its commitment to cham ber repertoire of that region, the Quartet brought works of Leoš Janácek, Anto nin Dvorák, and Franz Joseph Haydn to Richardson Auditorium. Violinist Jakub Fišer, violist Jiri Pinkas, and cellist Štêpán Doležal have been with the Quartet since its founding, and together with second violinist Štêpán Ježek showed an unusu ally creative approach to three significant
A common thread linking the quartets performed on the program was the fact that all three were written toward the end of their respective composers’ lives. dates from 1799, a decade before the composer’s death. The first quartet of this set was heard in the most recent Summer Chamber Con certs program, and the Bennewitz Quar String Quartet in F Major, to life for this week’s Richardson Quartet charming thematic material, showing the players to be a very well-balanced ensem ble. The uniqueness of these musicians is their imaginative use of dynamics, es pecially shown in Haydn’s characteristic quick shifts. Throughout the opening “Al legro,” first violinist Fišer demonstrated particular attention to ornamentation. Haydn composed the “Menuetto” more in a folk idiom than as a court dance, with heavy rhythms well emphasized by the Quartet. The two violins and viola maintained a refined dialog, and teas ing phrases could distinctly be heard. In Haydn’s work, it was clear that this was music to be enjoyed by those per forming as well as listening. The Quartet closed the piece with fast playing from Fišer and dynamics ranging from an into decisive sforzandi Czech composer and theorist String Quartet No. 2 has survived as a tale of the composer’s unrequited love for a married woman 40 years his junior. Premiered shortly before
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closing movement, one could hear both the crisp Bach-like counterpoint and the folk influences, as the Quartet concluded the evening with the work’s furious and energetic “Vivace” passages.
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Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts continues on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium with a performance by the Galvin Cello Quartet. This concert will include music of Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, and Paganini. Tickets are free to the public and are available up to a week ahead from the University ticketing website at tickets.princeton.edu.
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Memorable musical num bers include “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door,” “The Trolley Song,” and “When ever I’m with You.”
The original film version Meet Me in St. Louis an immediate critical and commercial success as the second-highest grossing film of 1944 and five Academy Award nominations. The stage version opened on Broadway in 1989, running for 252 performances and receiving four Tony Award nominations, including nods for Best Musical and Best Musical Score.
Shows 11 and July 18 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, July 12 and July 19 and Sunday, July
for adults and $24 for chil dren and students. Visit kelseytheatre.org.
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Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the 6:30 concert. Along with music, attendees can have a bite and a beverage at the museum’s special jazz café seating. Admission to the concert is free, with reservations strongly encouraged by July 11 via ellarslie.org/jazz or (609) 989-1191.
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“Footsteps” Exhibition at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, will present “Footsteps,” a twoperson exhibition featuring the paintings of Joe Kazimierczyk and photography of Ilya Raskin, on view July 10 through August 3. An opening reception is on Saturday, July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m.
“Footsteps” brings together the art of two seasoned travelers: Kazimierczyk, whose luminous landscape paintings are inspired by his hikes through local woodlands and mountain trails, and Raskin, whose global journeys are captured in vivid, emotionally resonant photographs. Though working in different mediums, both artists share a reverence for the natural world and a curiosity about the paths that lead us through it.
Kazimierczyk’s paintings reflect a deep, personal connection to nature, often portraying quiet moments in the forest or sweeping views from remote summits. His work invites viewers to pause and step into the serenity of the wild. View more at joekaz.com.
Raskin’s photography, by contrast, transports viewers across continents and cultures, offering intimate glimpses into elusive wildlife, remote communities, dramatic landscapes, and serendipitous human encounters. Each photograph becomes a page in a visual journal — layered with texture, narrative, and soul — inviting the viewer to pause, reflect, and wander. For more, visit sharperplanet.com.
Artists’ Gallery is celebrating 30 years as a vibrant art space dedicated to showcasing the works of artists across various mediums. It is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, visit LambertvilleArts.com.
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Summer Programs At NJ State Museum
This summer, head to the New Jersey State Museum for fun, free activities on weekdays through August 29 for both adults and children. The complete listing of scheduled programs is available at statemuseum. nj.gov. Each weekday will have a different program as described below.
Story time and a craft: Tuesdays from 12 to 2 p.m., repeated on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each week a different book and craft will be featured. Visitors can bring their young children to hear a story, then stay and make the related craft. The program runs through August 26.
Drop-in Activities: Wednesdays and Fridays between 12 and 2 p.m., visit the Imagination Studio on the Museum’s lower level for a make-and-take craft. The crafts are suitable for most ages, offering families and individuals a fun opportunity to be creative. The program runs July 9 through August 29.
Gallery cart activities: On Thursdays from 12 to 2 p.m., the Museum mobile cart will be in a featured gallery with fun, hands-on activities related to the exhibitions. Program runs July 10 – August 28.
In addition to these programs, the New Jersey State Museum participates in the Blue Star Museums program, offering active duty military and up to five family members free admission to the Planetarium when they show their I.D. card through Labor Day.
The New Jersey State Museum is at 205 West State Street., Trenton and is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; closed on all state holidays. General admission is free. For more information, visit statemuseum.nj.gov.
ART OF Series offers Curated Workshops
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) continues its ART OF series this summer, inviting the community to explore creativity through a curated lineup of unique, hands-on experiences. These workshops offer participants the chance to learn, connect, and unwind — all while supporting the ACP’s mission of building community through the arts.
The ART OF series is designed for curious minds of all kinds — no prior experience, commitment, or supplies required. Each session is led by an expert in the field, giving attendees a chance to explore something new in a welcoming, no-pressure environment. From wellness and nutrition to ancient crafts and modern techniques, each workshop is a celebration of the creative spirit that defines the Princeton community.
Funds raised through the ART OF series help sustain the ACP’s free public programming, including festivals, exhibitions, and outreach initiatives that make the arts accessible to all.
The Summer 2025 ART OF schedule includes: July 11: The ART OF Papermaking — Learn the age-old craft of turning pulp into beautiful, textured sheets by hand from ACP Print Studio Manager, Dave DiMarchi; July 20: The ART OF Yoga Nidra + Sound Healing — Unwind deeply through a guided meditation experience paired with restorative sound therapy with healthy food and drinks from Samira Ghani of Slice of Gourmet; July 31: The ART OF Plant-Based Nutrition — Discover the power of vibrant, nourishing meals from lifestyle medicine experts, Dr. Scott Stoll, the Rev. Dr. Natalie Mitchem, Karina Pearse, MS, and Dr. Columbus Batiste.
Also, August 7: The ART OF Terrariums — Guided by Cindy Olentine of Sprouts, participants will explore design techniques, plant care tips, and the calming, meditative process of terrariummaking; August 14: The ART OF Gua Sha — Explore the history and rejuvenating
benefits of this ancient skincare ritual with licensed esthetician, Ali Wall of AWB Studio; and September 25: The ART OF Ancient Manuscripts — From ancient scrolls on papyrus to the development of the codex and European Medieval Manuscripts on parchment, join Lillian Ciuffreda who will explain the multi-step process of making a book by hand from antiquity to the advent of the printing press.
The Arts Council of Princeton is at 102 Witherspoon Street. For more information and to register, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Art Opening at Green Building Center
The Green Building Center, 67 Bridge Street, Lambertville, will host a show opening for their summer “Emerging Artists Exhibition” On Saturday, July 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. with wine and refreshments. Following the opening, the works will be available until the end of September.
Erin O’Reilly blends art and science to create paintings that encourage an appreciation for the beautiful biodiversity of our planet. A self-taught painter currently based in Lambertville, her colorful abstract backgrounds seek to emulate the lively local art scene that’s been a recent source of inspiration for her. With a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, her works focus on the skeletons of animals, encouraging viewers to take interest in lesser-known endangered species.
As a young emerging artist, Emmy Billie is a contemporary painter based in Bucks County, Pa. Her abstract artworks focus on creating feeling and emotion through color, unplanned textures, and bold mark
makings. Influenced by her background with an associate’s degree in fine arts, as well as self-taught in other aspects, she is able to create tension between order and chaos.
Julia Hess is a native of Lambertville, currently pursuing a fine art degree at Skidmore College. Working with a variety of media — oil, watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink, she seeks to fuse the beauty of the natural world with imagination to create dream-like landscapes. Julia interned with Eleanor Voorhees Fine Art and Cross Pollination Gallery, and recently returned from a semester in Florence, Italy.
Varied in their styles and subject matter, these works come together to create a unique showcase for the summer season at the Green Building Center showroom and gallery.
Area Exhibits
Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Léni Paquet-Morante: Extract / Abstract” July 19 through November 9. Artmuseum. princeton.edu.
Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Footsteps” July 10 through August 3. An opening reception is on Saturday, July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lambertvillearts.com.
Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Mirrored Hues” and “Places Near and Far” through July 19. Artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Gallery 14 Fine Art Photography, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, has “Scott
Hoerl: Still Life Photos +,” Jill Mudge: Narratives in Nature,” and “Barbara Warren: Imaginary Landscapes” through July 20. Gallery14.org.
Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Peace and Tranquility” through July 30. An opening reception is on July 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. Cranburyartscouncil.org.
Green Building Center, 67 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Emerging Artists Exhibition” July 12 through September 30. An opening reception is on July 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. greenbuildingcenter.com.
Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Princeton Reflected: Stories from HSP’s Collection” and “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery.” Museum hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. Princetonhistory.org
Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Yesterday’s Dreams Are Real” through July 27 and “Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural” through September 14. Michenerartmuseum .org Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Historic Morven: A Window Into America’s Past” (ongoing). Morven.org.
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, has “Celestial Bodies: Black Queer Identity in Precolonial Africa” through August 18. Princetonlibrary.org.
West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “See Beauty Everywhere: Art by Priscilla Snow Algava” July 15 through August 8. An opening reception is on Saturday, July 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. Westwindsorarts.org.
“AMONG THE PINES”: This work by Joe Kazimierczyk is featured in “Footsteps,” his dual exhibition with Ilya Raskin, on view July 10 through August 3 at Artists’ Gallery In Lambertville. An opening reception is on July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m.
ART OF: The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP)’s ART OF series continues this summer starting with the ART OF Papermaking on July 11. It is taught by ACP Print Studio Manager Dave DiMarchi, shown above.
(Photo courtesy of ACP).
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Wednesday, July 9
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin holds one-on-one discussions about issues affecting Princeton under the trees on Nassau Street across from South Tulane Street.
1-3 p.m.: Land Stewardship Volunteer Session at Friends of Princeton Open Space, Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue. Help with invasive species removal. Register at fopos.org.
6-7:30 p.m.: Evening Yoga in the Gardens with Gratitude Yoga at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. Donation-based weekly class. Bring a mat, towel, and water bottle. Morven.org.
7:30-10 p.m.: Contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Sue Gola with Princeton Pickup Band. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Thursday, July 10
9-10 a.m.: Insect Safari at Fairgrown Farm, 260 Wargo Road, Pennington. Jeff Hoagland of The Watershed Institute and James Klett of Fairgrown Farm talk about different insects, their secret lives, and roles among
farm crops. For adults and families with children 8 and up. Registration preferred. Thewatershed.org.
10:30 a.m.: Speed Reads in the Newsroom at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Read a sample of an advance reader’s copy of a recent or soon-to-be-released book and discuss with the group. Princetonlibrary.org.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: “The NJ AI Hub: Building a World-Class AI Innovation Ecosystem,” topic of the July Membership Luncheon of Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber. Liat Krawczyk, inaugural executive director of the Hub, is speaker. At Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, 100 College Road East. Princetonchamber.org.
7:15 p.m.: Black Voices Book Group discusses Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston. On Google Meet. See calendar events at princetonlibrary.org for link.
Friday, July 11
12-8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Wine, music, light bites in the apple orchard. Music from
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6:30 p.m.: Formerly of Chicago The Players perform at Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Gates open at 5 p.m. $5 ($25 for full season pass). Mercercounty.org.
7:30 p.m.: The Galvin Cello Quartet performs works by Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, Paganini, and others at Richardson Auditorium. Free. Tickets. princeton.edu.
Saturday, July 12
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Princeton Junction train station southbound side. More than 50 local farms and vendors. Wwcfm.org.
9-11 a.m. and 12-2 p.m.: Land Stewardship Volunteer Session at Friends of Princeton Open Space, Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue. Help with invasive species removal. Register at fopos.org.
9:30 a.m.: Trenton Walks: Tour of what will be the Johnson Trolley Trail from Trenton to Princeton. Meet at Trenton Battle Monument, 348 North Warren Street, Trenton. Gmgma. org/trail-happenings.
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Summer Fairy Festival (rain or shine) at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. Ages 2 and up; adult attendance required. Build fairy cottages, create crafts, splash with mermaid games, and more. Come dressed as a fairy or other mythical creature. $10. Thewatershed.org.
10 a.m.-12 p.m .: Foraging as Stewardship: Wineberries, held by Friends of Princeton Open Space at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue. Fopos.org.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.: “Made in the Shade” naturethemed activities for children and families at Marquand Park, Lovers Lane. Hands-on games, crafts, and creative play. Free. Snacks and free coloring books. Marquandpark.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own, stroll the farm; also puppet theater, bubbles, food, games, pony rides, and music from 12-5 p.m by Joah Blume. Terhuneorchards.com.
10 a.m.: The Goonies is screened at the Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, as part of the $5 Family Matinees program. Gardentheatre.org/family.
11 a.m.: Nature Photography with Your Phone , workshop led by Kirstin Ohrt at Mountain Lakes House, 30 Mountain Avenue. Register through princetonlibrary.org
5 p.m.: Evening Animal Chores at Howell Living History Farm , 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. Free. Help feed and water the animals, collect eggs, bring in sheep from the pasture, grind corn in the barn, and more. Howellfarm.org.
5-7:30 p.m.: Summer Music and More: Channel Collective , concert at Nassau Park Pavilion, 510
Nassau Park Boulevard, West Windsor. Hands-on art activities for all ages. Free. Westwindsorarts.org.
7:30-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents an English dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Tanya Rotenberg with Alias. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
8 p.m.: Trombonist/ bandleader Jimmy Bosch performs a free concert of jazz/salsa at Pettoranello Gardens Ampitheater, Community Park North, Route 206 and Mountain Avenue. In the event of rain, the event moves to Princeton High School Performing Arts Center. Part of the Blue Curtain music series. Info@ bluecurtain.org.
Sunday, July 13
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own, stroll the farm; also puppet theater, bubbles, food, games, pony rides, and music from 12-5 p.m by the Mike & Laura Band. Terhuneorchards.com.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Trenton Walks : Guided walk through Cadwalader Park Pollinator Meadow in Trenton. Visit gmtma.org/ trail-happenings for more information.
12-3 p.m.: Bastille Day Celebration at Community Park South, held by Alliance Francaise Princeton. Bring a picnic, converse in French and English, hear French music, play Petanque, and more. $20-$25 (children under 12 free). Allianceprinceton.com.
12:30 p.m.: A Streetcar Named Desire performed by National Theatre Live at Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street. Starring Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster; filmed in 2014 during a run at London’s Young Vic. $16-$19. Gardentheatre.com.
4-5:15 p.m.: New Yacht City performs at the Listen Local series on Hinds Plaza (or inside Princeton Public Library’s Community Room if it rains). Princetonlibrary.org.
Monday, July 14
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2 p.m.: Oranges and Sunshine , about the social worker who uncovered the scandal of deportation of impoverished British children to Australia, is screened at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street
7:30 p.m.: The Manhattan Chamber Players perform works by Mozart, R. Schumann, Enescu, and others at Richardson Auditorium. Free. Tickets.princeton.edu.
Wednesday, July 16
8-10 a.m.: Nonprofit Wellness Breakfast at NJM Insurance Group, 301 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, sponsored by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber. Princetonchamber.org.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin holds one-on-one discussions about issues affecting Princeton inside the area of the clock tower at Princeton Shopping Center.
6 p.m.: The Board of Trustees of Princeton Public Library meets at the library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
6-7:30 p.m.: Evening Yoga in the Gardens with Gratitude Yoga at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. Donation-based weekly class. Bring a mat, towel, and water bottle. Morven.org.
6:30 p.m.: Summer Reading Soiree , sponsored by Princeton Public Library at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. Author Claire Messud discusses her book This Strange Eventful History with Amy Jo Burns. Registration requested at princetonlibrary.org.
7:30-10 p.m.: Contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Liesl Jandry with Flying Buttresses. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Thursday, July 17
5-8 p.m.: Trivia in the Winery at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. With DJ Iron Mike. Includes such categories as general knowledge, entertainment, history and geography, sports, and name that tune. Terhuneorchards.com .
6:30 p.m.: George Washington’s Ten Crucial Days , a talk by historian David Price at the Lawrence Headquarters branch of Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Registration requested. Mcl.org. 7 p.m.: Story & Verse Open Mic at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. The theme is “In the Deep End.” Hosted by Brass Rabbit. Share a story, poem, or spoken word piece up to 5 minutes long. Free. Artscouncilof princeton.org.
Friday, July 18
10:30 a.m.: Tim Hoh’s Music for Kids at the West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road. Free. (609) 799-0462. 12-8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Wine, music, light bites in the apple orchard. Music from 5-8 p.m by Zuko Phillips Cohn & Starr Terhuneorchards.com. 4:30 p.m.: Trenton Walks! : Assunpink Greenway/Redevelopment Walk. Guided walk led by Tim Brill and Shereyl Snider. Gmtma.org/train-happenings. 6:30 p.m.: Yellow Brick Road and All About Joel perform at Mercer County Park, West Windsor. $5 ($25 for season pass). Mercercounty.org.
New Tino’s Tazza Coffee Bar and Cafe Now Open on Main Street in Kingston
Tino Procaccini is known for his outstanding artisan pizza. Owner of several pizzerias, he has had one success after another. Customers rely on Tino for the freshest, tastiest, and authentic Neopolitan-style pizza. This has been his pride and joy.
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Now, he has added something new. Italy is still the focus, but Tino has opened an entirely different kind of eatery. Tino’s Tazza is a coffee shop, similar to those in Italy, featuring coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and other light fare.
Located at 4428 Main Street (Route 27) in Kingston, at the site of the former Tino’s Artisan Pizza Co., Tino’s Tazza opened in May.
now owns artisan pizzerias in Ocean Grove, Madison, Montclair, Rumson, Jersey City, and Berkeley Heights. Why so many? It is the passion he has for his work.
“I wanted to spread the love!” he explains. “I’ve been in the restaurant business nearly 30 years, and it has always been what I wanted to do. Even though I am very busy overseeing all these different locations, when you love what you do, you don’t mind the added responsibilities.
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agave drizzle, and cinnamon; cinnamon yogurt muffins; croissants; bagels; and more are all available.
Other favorites are ricotta toast on toasted sourdough bread, with ricotta and honey drizzle; avocado toast, including toasted sourdough bread, smashed avocado, red onions, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeño peppers, sea salt, and garlic; also almond butter banana bread, with almond butter, fresh bananas, chopped walnuts, and fresh cinnamon.
cranberry orange, among others); mixed berry tarts, apple turnovers, cinnamon yogurt muffins, pastel de nota, Bomboloni (Italian filled donut with powdered sugar), and cinnamon swirls — to mention only some of the choices.
Tino emphasizes that all of the food contains the freshest ingredients, and everything is homemade.
Light lunches have also become popular, and customers can choose from a variety of sandwiches and quiches.
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“We have a very healthy focus. Our concept is allnatural Italian food, using the highest quality ingredients. All our food is free of artificial preservatives, colors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats. It is all about healthy eating. Our passion is great food and sharing it with our extended family — you!
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“Opening the restaurants over the years has gone better than I expected,” he continues. “One led to another, and we have always had very loyal customers. Many have been with us from the beginning. They have become friends, and now there will be something different for them to look forward to with Tazza.”
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Now, there was an opportunity for something new and different in the former Artisan Pizza location. A new adventure was at hand! As always, Tino was ready to meet the challenge.
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Choices include ham and cheese croissants; The Melt, with ham, tomato, melted provolone, red onions, garlic, and mayo on sourdough bread; the always popular grilled cheese sandwich, the equally popular B.A.T. with bacon, arugula, tomato, guacamole, and mayo on sourdough bread; and also GF Swiss, Monterrey Jack cheese, bacon, and egg quiche; among other choices.
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Offering high quality food has been his focus since 1999, when he and his brother John Procaccini opened La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzeria in the Kingston Mall. Still in college at the time, Tino attended classes every morning, and then spent afternoons and evenings in the kitchen at the restaurant.
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In addition to the very popular coffee, Tazza offers a variety of teas, also juices and soft drinks from Natalie’s and Living Juices, women-owned local companies.
Prices at Tazza range from $3.50 (coffee) to $6, $10 $12, and $16 for bagel lox. Takeout is also available. The coffee shop is open seven days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“I enjoy the interaction with the customers and our staff,” he says. “I look forward to continuing to serve our customers, and to be the best we can be. Benvenuta! Buon Appetito! Come and see us!”
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Breakfast is popular, reports Tino. “Bacon, cheese, and egg sandwiches, also yogurt and muffins, and the turkey sausage, fried egg, and American cheese served between potato waffles — all are big favorites.”
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Many people also like to come in later for coffee and a pastry, points out Tino. Coffee is a big focus at Tazza, and it is from Italy. Tazza translates to “cup” in Italian. A variety of options are offered, from American to cappuccino, espresso, and latte to mocha, macchiato, and more. Both hot and iced are popular.
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The work ethic has always been a very important concept in the Procaccini family, points out Tino. His parents had come to the U.S. from Italy more than 50 years ago, and as boys, he and his brother helped out in their father’s landscaping company.
“It’s always challenging to open a new restaurant,” points out Tino. “Food costs can go up, and it is important to have an excellent staff. We are lucky to have a great staff. They are
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Building on Superb Debut Season for PU Men’s Golf, Greyserman Earns 2 Wins this June, Makes U.S. Amateur
Princeton University men’s golf star Reed Greyserman could understand some of the pressure that his brother felt in the final round of the Rocket Classic on June 29.
Greyserman was watching on TV as his oldest brother, Peddie School graduate Max Greyserman, forced a playoff before falling in the fifth hole of the playoff to settle for his fourth second-place finish on the PGA Tour.
“It’s always fun to watch when he’s on TV,” Greyserman said. “I used to watch him in tournaments in college. It’s on the big screen now so that’s really cool. But it’s pretty nerve wracking. He’s been up there a few times now in the past year and he seems to be playing really good.”
So too is Greyserman. His first year at Princeton ended with him tying for 10th at the Ivy League Championships in late April at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa., to help the Tigers roll to the
team title. Two weeks earlier, he had won the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club.
“The biggest takeaway from the year is how much I’ve learned about myself and my game and you know what it takes to get better,” said Greyserman. “What things that I need to do to put the time in to get better.”
Greyserman has come off his freshman year playing even better this summer. It started with a huge rally to win the Florida Amateur which took place from June 5-8 at the BallenIsles Country Club East Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Greyserman was 5-over after the first two rounds, nine shots out of the lead. He shot 64 in the Saturday round and 68 on Sunday to force a playoff that he won on the first hole with a par putt. He finished 7-under 281.
“You have to just keep your head down, don’t worry about what everybody else is doing and it’s just a slow push to the
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top,” said Greyserman. “You keep grinding, you keep pushing and then eventually I found myself in a playoff. It’s the same thing. Playoffs are nerve wracking. They’re tough; it’s one hole for the whole tournament. At the end of the day, it doesn’t change anything. You just have to do the best you can.”
The win at the Florida Amateur automatically qualified Greyserman to compete again in the U.S. Amateur. This year’s will be held at The Olympic Club in San Francisco from August 11-17.
“It’s huge, every golfer wants to play that golf tournament,” said Greyserman. “It’s the biggest tournament we have. You all want to compete against the best players in the world and that’s what the U.S. Am is. It’s the best players from probably like 40plus countries come together to play the tournament. The USGA always does an amazing job. Everything’s perfect. It feels like you’re playing a major championship really. And to be able to go there for my third one, I’m looking forward to it.”
Greyserman played the U.S. Amateur in 2021 while he was still in high school after shooting 68-68 at a qualifier in nearby Skillman. At 16, Greyserman was the youngest golfer in the field at the 2021 U.S. Amateur.
“This time around it’ll be a little different,” said Greyserman.
GOOD REED: Princeton University men’s golf star Reed Greyserman follows through on a shot this spring. Greyserman produced a superb debut campaign for the Tigers in 202425, tying for 10th in the Ivy League Championships and placing first in the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club. Building on that success, rising sophomore Greyserman is on a roll this summer, winning both the Florida Amateur and the Ike MGA Stroke Play Championship. Greyserman’s win in the Florida event earned him a spot in the upcoming U.S. Amateur Championship which is being held at The Olympic Club in San Francisco from August 11-17.
“The first one I played I was only 16. I was kind of just going there, I wasn’t as good as I needed to be to play at that level. Even last year, I was still very good but I don’t think I was as good as I am now. I think if I keep pushing I’ll have the ability to actually do well and make match play and see if I can make something happen.”
A Princeton teammate, Charlie Farrell, will caddy for him. They were a part of a special Ivy title together as the Tigers pulled away from the field.
“We all played pretty well,” said Greyserman. “We won the title by a pretty healthy margin. That was great for us, we kind of were able to prove who we are, the team that we knew we are, which is a very, very solid golf team and to be able to get that done in Ivies is very special.”
Greyserman returned to the U.S. Amateur last year while making a bit of history. He led from start to finish to take the New Jersey Amateur at Forest Hill Field Club last summer. His 14-under 270 was a New Jersey Amateur record.
And it enabled him to join Max as a champion, the first brothers both to win the New Jersey tournament. Max won in 2015.
“The New Jersey one was always one that I had circled,” said Greyserman, who has relocated to Boca Raton, Fla.
“I was born in Jersey. I spent so much time there my whole life. I watched my other brother Max playing the Jersey Amateur before. And I had a couple of chances to win actually in years prior, I just didn’t get it done. So going into that one, I know that if I play well there I’m going to contend. And so I came out in the first round and played really well and I just dominated that tournament. That was probably one of the best tournaments I’ve played. And to get it done, it’s special to be the first brother-brother to win with Max, it’s a good feeling.”
Greyserman has been inspired by both of his brothers. Max is on the PGA Tour after playing at Duke and battling to get his tour card in 2023. Dean will be a senior on the Stanford men’s team this year. Greyserman grew up
watching Max at a young age, and he continued to watch as he improved tremendously after graduation to move from the developmental Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour.
“To see how he did it, to see the process that he has, the things that you can really achieve if you put your mind to it, if you do the right things you will get better and you will get out there, I think that’s encouraging to me,” said Greyserman. “That’s kind of what mindset I try to take.”
Greyserman can’t help but to think about the potential to be a professional golfer someday. His first year at Princeton he saw big improvements in his putting and his mental game. It paid off again with a win in a three-way playoff at the Ike MGA Stroke Play Championship at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, which took place from June 23-24. Greyserman had two birdies in the three-hole playoff for the win after carding a nine-under 207 in the threeround competition to earn a spot in the playoff.
“It feels great, summer is always a great time for golf,” said Greyserman. “The weather is good. You don’t have classes so you get a lot of time to practice and a lot of time to play tournaments and it’s really fun. I felt my game get a lot better throughout college. It’s good to be in that environment at Princeton where the coach is helping, you have your teammates pushing you and then to see it really start to come into shape – this spring I won a college event and to be able to win two of my last three tournaments – is really encouraging and hopefully I can keep it going the rest of the summer and into the fall.”
—Justin Feil
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Lax Alums Schreiber, Sowers Compete in PLL All-Star Game
Princeton University men’s lacrosse alums Tom Schreiber ’14 and Michael Sowers ’20 competed in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) AllStar Game last Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
Both former Tigers were named as starters for the game which saw midfielder Schreiber of the Utah Archers tally one goal and one assist to help the West prevail 15-13. Philadelphia Waterdogs standout attacker Sowers contributed two assists for the East in a losing cause.
For the two Princeton legends, being named all-stars is nothing new. This will be the 11th time for Schreiber, including back in the old Major League Lacrosse days, and fourth for Sowers. Both have made the all-star game in every season they’ve been healthy.
Sowers currently leads the league in assists with 18 and points with 24. No other player in the league has more than 12 assists.
Schreiber, for his part, has tallied six goals and five assists as a midfielder.
Princeton is well-represented in the PLL this season, with 10 alums on team rosters and two former head coaches who are head coaches in the league. In addition to Schreiber and Sowers, other alums who are competing this summer in the PLL include Beau
Pederson and Ryan Ambler (Archers), Zach Currier (Waterdogs), Sam English and Marquez White (Redwoods), Coulter Mackesy and Alexander Vardaro (Cannons) and Jake Stevens (Atlas). Between them, they have a combined 34 goals and 30 assists. Former Tiger head coaches Bill Tierney and Chris Bates are guiding the Waterdogs and Archers, respectively.
PU Water Polo Grad Pozaric to Play for Canada in 2025 Worlds
Recently graduated Princeton University men’s water polo star Roko Pozaric ’25 will represent Canada at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
The event will take place from July 11 to August 3 in Singapore where the team will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games.
Having recently won the William Winston Roper Trophy awarded to Princeton’s top senior male athlete, Pozaric graduated as a four-time All-American and three-time Northeastern Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Player of the Year after becoming the Tiger men’s water polo program’s all-time leader in goals with 281 while sitting second in assists (172).
Pozaric helped transform the Princeton team into a national contender, winning the conference title four years in a row, making it to the Final Four in 2023 as it posted a program-record 28 wins, finishing ranked fifth in the country the last two seasons and beating two of the water polo “big four” in Cal and Stanford, during his career.
PU Hockey Stars Gorman, Smith Skate in
A pair of Princeton University men’s hockey players took part in NHL Development Camps last week as forward Brendan Gorman was on the ice for the Florida Panthers while goalie Arthur Smith was between the pipes for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Rising senior Gorman is making his third trip to a NHL Development Camp following invitations from Vegas (2023) and San Jose (2024). Smith, a rising junior, will also be making his third appearance at a Development Camp after spending time with Tampa Bay (2022) and Philadelphia (2024).
A third-team All-ECAC Hockey selection at the end of the 2024-25 season, Gorman was also named first-team All-Ivy League last season. He set career highs in goals (12), points (26), game-winning goals (3), power-play goals (2) and short-handed goals (2) in 30 games for the Tigers last season. Over 89 career games for the Tigers, Gorman has tallied 23 goals and 46 assists for 69 points which ranks him No. 45 alltime in Princeton scoring with one season remaining in his career. Gorman skated for the Panthers from June 30-July 3.
Smith, who was honorable mention All-Ivy selection in 2023-24 as a freshman, has a 2.98 goals against average over 35 career games played and is 12-14-3 with two shutouts. Smith hit the ice for the Lightning from July 1-4.
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Summer Hoops Legend Grant Picks Up Where He Left Off,
Starring in Cameo Appearance Before His HOF Induction
Derick Grant picked up where he left off 17 years ago when he took the Community Park courts last Wednesday evening to play for Princeton Supply in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League.
Former Montgomery High and The College of New Jersey standout Grant, who starred for Northwestern Financial as it advanced to the summer league’s 2008 best-of-three championship series, poured in 32 points as Princeton Supply defeated Tropical Smoothie Cafe 70-65.
Grant, who currently lives in Indianapolis, Ind., was making a cameo appearance back in Princeton to be inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame.
For Grant, being so honored was a full circle moment.
“I am telling you this is better than any Christmas, any birthday present — coming back and being able to experience this one more time,” said Grant, 42, who went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters and now runs DG Mindset, an organization he founded that is dedicated to transforming lives by breaking mental barriers and promoting inner healing. “When I started playing in those leagues in 2001 this (the Hall of Fame) was never a goal or anything. I looked forward to this every year. Now I will probably make it a tradition to come in every year for at least one game.”
In getting ready for his one-game stint for Princeton Supply, Grant utilized the work ethic that made him a summer league legend.
“I knew this was coming; I made this decision to play here about six weeks ago so I started prepping for it,” said Grant, who tallied 24 points in the first half Wednesday, draining six 3-pointers in the process. “I am playing in a league back home. It is a 40-and-over league so I am one of the young guys out there. It is great being out here and playing with a bunch of younger guys. This is something I hold near and dear to my heart. To be back and experience one more time, it is everything.”
The experience Grant gained on the Community Park courts helped him develop into a college standout for TCNJ.
“This is really where I grew up as a basketball player,” said Grant, who finished second all-time in scoring for the Lions with 1,543 career points to go along with 126 steals and 181 assists and was the 2005 Eastern College Athletic Conference Metro Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
“I started playing here going into my freshman year of playing at TCNJ so I was 18 years old. From 2001 to 2008, I played every summer. I was the young one coming off the bench so I got to work my way up. It is a community staple and it means everything to be able to be a part of it again.”
As Princeton Recreation Department Executive Director and League Commissioner Evan Moorhead introduced Grant for his induction, he detailed some of Grant’s accomplishments that led him to be selected for the Hall of Fame.
“When Derick was out here on these courts, he set the record for most points in a single game, 54; most 3-pointers in a single season, 35; and highest scoring average in a single season, 29,” said Moorhead. “He was a three-time regular season MVP, a one-time playoff MVP, three-time scoring champ, and led the league in threes multiple times. He was a first-team all-league four times. With that resume, there is a ton of great memories and moments from his career.”
Moorhead was happy to make another memory for Grant last Wednesday,
“This is one of the great players and great competitors,” said Moorhead, noting that Grant’s duel with former Hun School and Princeton University star Noah Savage in the third game of the 2008 league championship series that saw the players trade a flurry of 3-pointers stands as one of the great sequences in league history. “When you take somebody with the work ethic, the drive, and the talent that this guy has, you do great things on the court. We have been trying to have this moment for about 10 years and this is the year
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Being out there at the Community Park over eight years helped prepare Grant for his stint with the worldfamous Globetrotters.
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Serving as an Ambassador of Goodwill and performing public relations duties for the Globetrotters has proven valuable in the work he now does for DG Mindset as a mindset performance coach/life strategist and motivational speaker.
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“My whole premise is you are going to be whatever you think you are,” said Grant, who has worked with such organizations as the Buffalo Bills, Notre Dame women’s basketball, the Young Presidents Organization, and the University of Virginia. “The key is becoming aware of how you view yourself. Do you view yourself down here or do you view yourself up here (gesturing with this hands)? I work with NBA players and NFL players behind the scenes with their mindset to get them to believe that even though you may be coming off the bench, see yourself as an all-star so you can become a starter.”
Or in Grant’s case, become a Hall of Famer.
—Bill Alden
WISH GRANTED: Derick Grant, right, is all smiles last Wednesday evening at the Community Park courts as Princeton Recreation Department Executive Director Evan Moorhead presented him with a plaque signifying his induction into the Rec Department Men’s Summer Basketball League Hall of Fame. Former Montgomery High and The College of New Jersey standout Grant starred
After Displaying Dominance in a 7-0-1 Campaign, Princeton FC Porto ’08 Aiming for Big Run at Nationals
Over the course of its regular season campaign in the National Premier Leagues (NPL) Mid-Atlantic Division, the Princeton FC Porto ’08 U-17 boys’ soccer team displayed its dominance at both ends of the field.
The squad tallied 41 goals and yielded just eight in going 7-0-1, winning its league and qualifying for the NPL National Finals which are taking place from July 1014 at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colo.
Porto head coach Craig Birtwistle credited his players with producing a special brand of soccer on the way to the title.
that I was looking for,” said Birtwistle. “I like to give my teams a lot of creative freedom in the final third so my teams get a good understanding of what I need in the defensive and middle third to help build the opportunity to attack.”
In addition, the players have displayed a very good work ethic. “Their dedication to their craft is really exceptional,” said Birtwistle. “They are very good listeners. The core group has been helped a lot by being together for so long. They have a good understanding of how to play with each other.”
Across the pitch, some of the key players in the group include Christopher Duran and Sid Goyal at forward, Michael Perez and Osmar Galindo in the midfield, Logan Miller and Mario Radzicki on the back line along with Cameron Olsen and Suneel Paladugu in goal.
its appearance in the NPL Nationals, the players have shown their characteristic dedication.
ended in mid-June so we carried on with train ing,” said Birtwistle. “We scheduled some scrim mages against some other like-minded teams that are
PORT OF CALL: Members of the Princeton FC Porto ’08 U-17 boys’ soccer squad pose for a team shot this season. The team went 7-0-1 to win National Premier Leagues (NPL) Mid-Atlantic Division and reach the NPL National Finals which are slated for July 10-14 in Denver, Colo. Porto ’08 includes Christopher Cervantes (New Brunswick High), Cameron Olsen (Montgomery High), Christopher Duran (Monroe High), Lenny Garcia (Monroe), Luke Raghu (George School), Mario Radzicki (Hopewell Valley High), Michael Marinello (Allentown High), Osmar Galindo (New Brunswick), Ruben Mores (North Brunswick High), Sevastian Castilo (Wardlaw-Hartridge), Sidarth Goyal (Montgomery), Suneel Paladugu (WW/P-North), Yogi Mahant (Princeton High), Zander Nowicki (Council Rock North High), Karolis Bubulas (Pennsbury High), Orlangio Ramos (South River High), Aadit Tyagi (Montgomery), Logan Miller (Montgomery), Michael Perez (New Brunswick), Christian Truppi (Montgomery) and Lester Rosa Castenada (New Brunswick). It is coached by Craig Birtwistle.
headed to tournaments. The boys are excited, they are also determined.”
In the view of Birtwistle, that determination should make a difference in the competition which features group play followed by a semifinal round and a final.
“There has never been a tournament that we have entered where our players didn’t have the approach of we can win this,” said Birtwistle. “It is not a sense of arrogance, it is more of a case that we know our
strengths and we know our weaknesses. We know how to highlight our strengths and hide those weaknesses. We always go into it with the same mindset that they have to beat us. The keys to success will be to understand the defensive principles we have initiated all season with pressing from the front at
the right, given moments.”
The trip to Denver will serve as a fitting finale for the Porto squad.
“I would just like to say how proud I am of the group more than anything,” said Birtwistle. “They have done such a great job. This group in its past has won state cups, it has competed at regional level and now they are getting a chance to go the nationals. Because some of these players may be moving on to new commitments in the next year, it is a good way of going full circle really.”
—Bill Alden
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Utilizing its Depth and a Winning Mentality,
Princeton FC United ’09 Primed for Nationals
Although the Princeton FC United ’09 U-16 boys’ soccer squad doesn’t boast a spectacular go-to standout, it has developed into a championship team.
United ‘09 went 6-1-1 to win the National Premier Leagues (NPL) Mid-Atlantic Division to qualify for NPL National Finals which are taking place from July 1014 at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colo.
“We don’t have superstars like when you can see a kid and say he is super talented,” said head coach Hristofor Tsochev. “These kids are working hard and pretty much all of them with equal qualities. There is consistency and hard work.”
Over the course of the season, United displayed a special competitive mindset.
“They had this winning mentality built up during the year and that is really important,” said Tsochev, who has been coaching the team for six years and noted that some of the players have been playing together for 10 years in the Princeton FC program. “They have grown up and become more mature and the mentality has gotten better. It is being really focused; when they are losing they can step up and change the game.”
That focus is the product
of a lengthy process. “The foundation of United is built on players who began in our Junior Development Program (JDP) and have steadily progressed through every stage of our youth development pathway,” said Tsochev. “Over the years, we’ve grown the team with patience and dedication. While some players have moved on, the core group remains strong, and the team continues to thrive, bringing pride to our club through their achievements.”
Among its achievements over the years, the team represented Princeton FC internationally for the first time in 2023, winning first place at the prestigious Global Soccer Development (GSD) tournament in Duisburg, Germany. In 2024, United ’09 won the N.J. State Cup title and competed well at the regional finals in West Virginia.
Those accomplishments have come from a group effort. “These successes are a reflection not only of the players’ commitment but also of the unwavering support of their families,” said Tsochev. “They inspire us to continue nurturing new talent and further grow youth soccer in our community.”
As United ’09 has prepared for its trip to Colorado, the players are inspired.
“It is really high,” said Tsochev in assessing the vibe around the squad. “They are excited and connected so before and after practice they talk to each other. They motivate each other.”
Looking ahead to the tournament, Tsochev believes his players need to motivate themselves to make a deep run.
“The most important thing is mentality,” asserted Tsochev, noting that the competition includes three games in group play followed by the semis and a final. “All of the kids are all prepared physically but how ready they are going to be for these games mentally and not to burn out before the game. They have to be motivated going on the field.”
Tsochev is confident that United ’09 will rise to the occasion it hits the field in Denver this week.
“I always say to them, I am not afraid of our opponents, I know you can beat anyone,” said Tsochev. “I am afraid of how you prepare for the game. The big fight in your life is the fight with yourself. This is what they need to continue doing better. They have improved in this area and this is a huge thing for them. It is like the World Cup for them.”
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Princeton Summer Hoops Recent Results
In action last Monday night in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League, Mattox Watson starred to help YSU defeat previously undefeated Lob City 76-58.
Watson tallied a gamehigh 23 points with seven 3-pointers with Wesley Robinson adding 21 for YSU as it improved to 5-1 and took over first place in the league standings. Derrick Woods scored 15 points for Lob City, now 4-1.
In other action, Lucas Dipasupil called 20 points and Dan Yarus chipped in 16 to help J Majeski Foundation defeat 1911 Smokehouse 74-62. Majeski moved to 3-3 with the win while Smokehouse dropped to 0-5.
Bailey Basketball Academy Offering 2nd Summer Camp
The Bailey Basketball Academy (BBA) is offering a second week-long basketball camp this summer along
with other specialty hoops programs.
BBA is led by former Princeton Day School girls’ hoops coach and Philadelphia 76ers camp director and clinician Kamau Bailey.
The upcoming camp is slated for July 21-25 at the Princeton Middle School.
There is a full day camp for ages 9-14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and half day camps from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
In addition, there will be First Hoops options for ages 5-8 (9-11:45 a.m.).
BBA will also offer Shot Doctor shooting instruction and small group player development daily sessions from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. starting June 24 and running through August 15 (excluding camp dates) for players getting ready for middle school, high school, or club participation. The daily workouts will be held at the newly-built BBA outdoor basketball courts at 3752 Highway 27 in Princeton.
All players will be required to bring their own water, snacks, and/or lunch for the applicable programs.
For more information,
contact Kamau Bailey at 9917) 626-5785 or at kamau bailey @gmail.com. Stuart Sports Camp Still Has Openings
The Stuart Country Day School is holding a sports camp on its campus at 2100 Stuart Road, and there are still openings for the program
There will be a field hockey camp for players in grades 3-9 being held from July 14 -18 with sessions running from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The camp is geared for beginners as well as experienced players.
One can log onto stuartschool.org and go the Menu section in the upper right of the home page and hit the “Sports Camps for Girls” link under the Athletics section for more information.
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UNITED THEY STAND: Members of the Princeton FC United ’09 U-16 boys’ soccer squad show off the medals they earned for winning the National Premier Leagues (NPL) Mid-Atlantic Division. In so doing, PFC United, which went 6-1-1 in division play, qualified for NPL National Finals which are scheduled from July 10-14 in Denver, Colo. The squad includes Raphael Borentain (Princeton High), Michael Caceres (Princeton), Cesar Carrera (Princeton), Lalit Adithya (South Brunswick High), Simon Danos (Princeton), David Gajewski (Princeton Day School), Michael Habingreither (Florence High), Macintyre Jerdonek (Montgomery High), Jason Lee (Montgomery), Daniel Ludewig (Princeton), Rayyaan Mohiuddin (Princeton), Anthony Morales (Princeton), Vivaan Ravindran (Pennington School), Nicolas Savard (Montgomery), Griffin Short (Princeton), Ryan Spicer (Montgomery) and Yash Thakur (WW/P-South). It is coached by Hristofor Tsochev. (Photo provided by Princeton FC)
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HEADING HOME: Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball player Michael Prete rounds third base in recent action. Last Sunday, former Princeton High standout Prete went 3 for 4 with one RBI in a losing cause as Post 218 fell 13-8 to Lawrence Post 414. Princeton, which lost 12-1 to North Hamilton to move to 2-13, faces Allentown at Mercer County Park on July 9, plays a doubleheader at South Brunswick Post 401 on July 11, and hosts Hamilton Post 31 on July 14. (Photo by Frank Jacobs III)
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