Volume LXXIII, Number 47
Covered Bridge Artisans Tour Draws Loyal Following . . . . . . . . . . . 5 IAS Scholar Finds Surprise Spolia at Princeton Battlefield . . . . . . . . . . 10 Thoughts on George Kennan and Marie Yovanovitch . . . . 16 Passage Theatre Continues Solo Flights Series with Sorta Rican . . . . . . . . 17 PU Field Hockey Advances to NCAA Final Four . . . . . . . . . . 27 PFC Porto U-12 Boys’ Soccer Wins State Title . . . . . . . . . . 33
Erin Galbraith Focuses on Mindfulness at Princeton Montessori School . . . . . 8 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .22, 23 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 21 Classified Ads . . . . . . 36 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Performing Arts . . . . . 18 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 35 Police Blotter . . . . . . . 12 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 36 School Matters . . . . . . 12 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Supreme Court Weighs DACA Termination; Dreamers in Limbo As the Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the fate of some 700,000 young adults who are affected by it, Princeton University and local agencies are working in support of the undocumented Dreamers. The Supreme Court’s decision, expected early in 2020, may allow President Donald Trump to end the program, forcing DACA enrollments to expire and confronting DACA holders with deportation. “The DACA deliberations in the Supreme Court will determine if they have jurisdiction over the matter,” said Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) Executive Director Adriana Abizadeh. ”If it is decided that they do not, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will ultimately have their status terminated because jurisdiction will be in the hands of the executive office.” She continued, ”I can’t imagine a worse outcome. DACA recipients locally must make decisions regarding continued education, changes in employment, travel, and more under duress and uncertainty of the ruling that the Supreme Court will make. While we wait for the decision, we must continue to support our immigrant neighbors and raise our voices.” Among those raising their voices are Princeton University, Microsoft Corporation, and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez, who last week at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. attended oral arguments on challenges to the termination of DACA. One of the first challenges to the federal government’s decision to end DACA came in the form of a November 2017 complaint filed by Princeton University, Microsoft, and Perales Sanchez, alleging that the program’s termination violated both the United States Constitution and federal law. Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, in attendance at last Tuesday’s hearings along with Microsoft President and Princeton Trustee Brad Smith and Perales Sanchez, commented on the arguments presented to the justices. He noted, according to a Princeton University press release, that the most important issues “are issues about the human consequences of this program and Continued on Page 9
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Fueling Station To Remain in Place Having considered recommendations from the town’s Public Works Committee, Princeton Council voted 5-1 Monday night, November 18, to leave the municipal fueling station on Mt. Lucas Road instead of moving it to another location. The fueling station, which is next to the new headquarters of Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS), has been a source of controversy among residents of the adjacent neighborhood, who have complained about increased traffic, lighting, aesthetics, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and environmental health issues. Several spoke at the Council meeting, urging the governing body to go back to the drawing board before taking a vote. “In the end, we have a fueling station that never should have been put there,” said resident Dennis Scheil. “We need to find a better spot.” Mt. Lucas Road resident Karen Jezierny said, “The remediation that has been suggested hasn’t yet hit the mark. Go back and do better before you vote.” A subcommittee of the Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) evaluated five alternative locations for the facility, reporting to the Public Works Committee that none of the sites were ideal, and recommending that the fueling be shared
by three locations: the Princeton Public Schools administration building and bus parking area at the old at Valley Road School, the Harrison Street municipal service garage parking lot, and the Mt. Lucas Road site. The Public Works Committee reviewed the sites and concluded that all three had problems. “They found significant issues with the Valley Road site that are not easily addressed,” reads a report on the municipal website. “They found that the Harrison Street site is not well suited to serve as the main fueling facility, but can serve as an auxiliary fueling site for some vehicles, as it is currently operating. The Commit-
tee found that the current fueling location should remain, and that additional steps should be taken to address aesthetic concerns.” Among the nine steps recommended are the removal of the station’s canopy, the raising of the wall screening the station from six to nine feet, the addition of brick veneer to match the brick of the PFARS building, landscaping, changes to lighting, and moving some of the town’s diesel trucks to the Harrison Street garage. The combined cost is estimated at $120,000. Also recommended was exploring the possibility of making repairs to the Continued on Page 7
Area Thanksgiving Activities Include Turkey Trots and Nature Walks
For many people, Thanksgiving signifies the unofficial beginning of the overeating season. But there are opportunities, in Princeton and the surrounding area, to get some significant exercise before digging in to the sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. “Turkey Trots” are among the activities taking place during the holiday, which starts with early morning races on
Thanksgiving Day, November 28 and ends with the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree in Palmer Square on Friday evening, November 29. In between, there are nature walks, a football game, a worship service, and more. According to runnersworld.com, the first Turkey Trot race took place in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1896, with six competitors. Today, the races held all over the country draw Continued on Page 11
PRESERVING OPEN LAND: D&R Greenway Land Trust recently purchased the three-acre Koch property on Stony Brook Road in Hopewell adjacent to Cedar Ridge, one of its earliest and largest preserves at more than 200 acres . The new property has 650 feet of frontage on a key tributary stream of the Stony Brook . Here, volunteers from the Princeton area’s Ernest Schwiebert Chapter of Trout Unlimited stand behind debris recently removed from the property . Since its founding 30 years ago, D&R Greenway has permanently preserved 20,865 acres, including 31 miles of trails open to the public . (Photo courtesy of D&R Greenway)
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