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Traffic, Affordable Housing, Political Activism Grab 2019 Headlines While some of the ongoing local issues that have been in the forefront this year reached resolution, others remain unsettled. Princeton reached a long-awaited agreement last week over its Affordable Housing obligation. But the final word on whether Westminster Choir College will continue at its Princeton location instead of moving to the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville remains in the balance. Princeton Theological Seminary reversed course when it announced it would not pursue a previously released development plan on the campus. The revamp of Princeton’s parking system was modified by the municipality in response to residents’ complaints. Concerns voiced by those who live near the newly-built fueling station on Mount Lucas Road led Princeton Council to announce some changes to the site. As in recent years, members of the community gathered in large numbers to express opposition to various national policies. Most recently, demonstrators filled Hinds Plaza, on a miserably rainy day, to show support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. There was an increased focus on immigrant issues. Rallies in Palmer Square and Hinds Plaza demonstrated support for local immigrant neighbors as well as those imprisoned in detention camps in other parts of the country. One of the town’s oldest office buildings, at 20 Nassau Street, has been sold and will become a hotel. Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad built a new headquarters on Mount Lucas Road. The closure of the Alexander Street bridges and a drawn-out stoppage of the Dinky train service between Princeton and Princeton Junction led to a host of traffic woes, though drivers appear to have adjusted to the Alexander Street/Road closure. It is scheduled to reopen in April.
“Love Not Hate Makes America Great” and “Princeton Stands Against Hate and White Supremacy,” and chanting expressions of solidarity in opposition to the originally planned white supremacist message. Then in February, more than 300 gathered in Hinds Plaza adjacent to the Princeton Public Library to protest President Trump’s emergency declaration to obtain funding for a border wall. Ten speakers — ministers, politicians, public officials, and others — warned against “an imperial presidency,” “fascism,” and the deterioration of democracy, expressing strong opposition to Trump’s actions and calling for resistance on numerous fronts. In July, demonstrators again filled Hinds Plaza, more than 400 strong, at a “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps” rally for immigrant rights and to protest policies of the Trump administration. Citing inhumane conditions faced by migrants, particularly those detained at the border, demonstrators called for action to counteract administration policies. “Values of our country are being trampled on again and again under this administration,” Princeton Councilwoman Leticia
Fraga told the crowd. “We must demand that our country keep its promises. We cannot look away.” And again, last week, on the eve of the U.S. House of Representatives vote to impeach President Trump, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Hinds Plaza, braving the harsh weather to hear an array of speakers and join more than 500 “Nobody Is Above the Law” rallies across the country. Princeton University continued its support for the immigrant community. Its lawsuit against the federal government for termination of the DACA program for Dreamers went all the way to the Supreme Court, which held hearings in early November on a complaint, filed by Princeton University, Microsoft, and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez alleging that the program’s termination violated both the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), serving the immigrant community from its new home on Clinton Street in Trenton, continued to grow, with a paid staff of 15, more than 40 volunteers, and more than 3,000 clients annually over the past three years of Adriana Abizadeh’s tenure as executive director.
Abizadeh announced in September that she will be stepping down at the end of the year, and taking her place will be Dina Paulson-McEwen, a writer, editor, and educator who is currently a member of the Princeton Human Services Commission. Local Activism
In a town with so many high-powered organizations, Sustainable Princeton (SP), the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRC), and the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) seemed to grab a particularly large share of the headlines in 2019. On July 22 Princeton Council endorsed Princeton’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), generated by SP with the input of 4,600 community members. Providing “a roadmap to reduce Princeton’s contribution to climate change and to prepare for its effects,” the CAP, with 84 specific strategies, established a goal of reducing 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (based on 2010 emissions). SP’s leadership in implementing the CAP throughout the year included sponsoring the first GreenFest celebration of sustainable living at the Princeton Shopping Center in May, the “Shrink Your Footprints” series of programs at the Continued on Page 5
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Immigration issues, concern for immigrant neighbors, and reaction to policies emanating from Washington were once again a source of significant political action in Princeton in 2019. A rally emerged in Palmer Square in early January after a white supremacist group announced that it was coming to town, but didn’t show up. The event turned into an expression of solidarity and harmony as hundreds paraded around the perimeter of Palmer Square carrying signs proclaiming such messages as
“GEM OF PRINCETON”: In a year when environmental issues frequently grabbed the headlines, Marquand Park celebrated the grand opening of its Children’s Arboretum on April 27 . The festivities included a ribbon cutting with the mayor, a treasure hunt for families, and free trees given out by the Marquand Park Foundation, recipient of an Award of Recognition from the town of Princeton . (Photo courtesy of the Marquand Park Foundation)
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A Community Bulletin Council Reorganization Meeting: On Thursday, January 2 at 5 p.m., the annual reorganization and swearing in of new Councilwomen Mia Sacks and Michelle Pirone Lambros is held at Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street. All are welcome. Free Metered Parking: After 6 p.m. MondaysFridays, through the end of December, parking is free. The free parking coincides with the bridge repair project that has closed Alexander Street through April. Free Flu Shots: Princeton’s Health Department will offer shots out of their office and select community events through February, to Princeton residents. Visit www.princetonnj.gov/health for details. Volunteer for Boards and Commissions: Princeton needs volunteers for the Civil Rights Commission, the Corner House Board, the Flood and Stormwater Commission, the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Library Board, and the Public Transit Committee. The town is also looking for someone to serve as the LGBTQ community liaison. Residents interested in serving are encouraged to first attend a meeting. All board and commission meetings are open to the public. Ice Skating: The three authorized locations for free ice skating are Smoyer Park pond, Community Park North pond, and Lake Carnegie between the Washington Road and Harrison Street bridges. A white flag means it is safe to skate; a red flag means it is not safe. Flags are located at all locations. For ongoing updates about ice conditions, follow Princeton Recreation on Twitter at @princetonrec or Facebook. Palmer Square is also hosting outdoor skating on Hulfish Street behind the Nassau Inn for a $10 fee, including skate rental. Actors Wanted: The Lawrence Headquarters Branch Library is hosting PlayFest, its annual one-act play festival, on Saturday April 25, and needs actors to fill a variety of roles in the staged readings from the selected works of local playwrights. Auditions are February 26-March 2 at the library, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Contact James Damron at (609) 883-8291 or jdamron@mcl.org to schedule. Donate Handmade Items: The Lawrence Headquarters Branch Library is seeking donations of new handmade scarves, hats, or mittens, for child to adult sizes, to be donated to HomeFront. Drop off at the library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, during the library’s open hours until January 11.
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Molly Jones. “Sustainability is an urgent necessity. Princeton needs to be a green community. Period.” Joining the Princeton community at the start of the year was the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRC), opening its doors in its new home on Wiggins Street behind HiTOPS and reaching out to provide support to all who seek its services. On Saturday, June 22, the BRC and others sponsored the first-ever Princeton Pride Parade, which brought thousands of rainbow-clad celebrants, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, downtown for the march from the Municipal Building up Witherspoon Street, then over to the YMCA green space, where an after-party featured speakers, music, a variety of booths, and food trucks. The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) faced many challenges on domestic and international issues in 2019. Gun violence prevention was a top priority throughout the year, with CFPA taking leadership in the passage of six new gun safety laws in New Jersey. CFPA continued to advocate for intensified diplomacy with North Korea and Iran in its “Diplomacy, Not War” campaign, and sustained its drive to oppose the development and spread of nuclear weapons. Under the leadership of Executive Director the Rev. Robert Moore, CFPA co-sponsored a number of forums, conferences, demonstrations, and interfaith services in support of peace and the environment, and it recently launched its Peace Voter 2020 Campaign to maximize its impact on next year’s elections. Curbside Composting After the town’s Curbside Organics Program was discontinued in January due to problems with the company hauling the food waste, the municipality looked into alternatives that could keep the initiative alive but with better results. Council approved a plan in August to accept the donation of a biodigester and possibly place it at a nearby location. But this month, the governing body voted to auction off the biodigester, and continue looking for ways to extend the program.
Westminster Choir College Rider University’s efforts to sell Westminster Choir College, with which it merged in 1991, have not gone as planned. The University announced in July that the deal to sell the campus to Beijing Kaiwen Education Technology Company, for $40 million, was off. Instead, the University released plans to close the 22-acre Westminster site on Walnut Lane, and relocate the school to Rider’s Lawrenceville campus. This drew protests from students, alumni, and supporters, resulting in two lawsuits that are still pending. Rider has made attempts to get the cases dismissed by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Paul Innes. Most recently, the University claimed that Westminster students have no right to go to court to protect the school, and only Rider can make decisions over Westminster’s future. The court papers are due January 2, and the motion is currently scheduled to be heard on January 10. The overall goal is to prevent Rider from moving the school and selling the Princeton campus. Parking Among the most controversial issues of the year was the new parking plan for downtown, introduced at the end of 2018. At several meetings, in letters to the editor, and on the street, residents, business owners, shopkeepers, and customers complained about the new digital meters, shorter time limits, and higher prices.
Affordable Housing After months of back-andforth with the Fair Share Housing Center, Princeton Council approved a settlement agreement last week requiring the town to provide 753 affordable housing units to meet its obligation between now and 2025. The agreement marked the resolution of a lawsuit filed by Fair Share Housing against Princeton, and several other towns in New Jersey, over the lack of affordable housing. Among the locations to be rezoned to make way for development are parcels at and near Princeton Shopping Center, Thanet Circle, and Mount Lucas Road at Herrontown Road (the former SAVE Animal Rescue site). Princeton Theological Seminary A proposal by Princeton Theological Seminary to build new apartments on its Tennent Roberts campus created controversy among residents of the historic district that borders the school. After homeowners voiced their concerns at several public meetings led by an ad hoc committee, and Continued on Page 6
ON A “LOVE TRAIN”: Princeton University Professor Emeritus Cornel West addressed the crowd in Palmer Square last January. Originally announced to be a march in Princeton by a white supremacist group, the event turned into a rally against hate, bigotry, and racism, and a call for solidarity. West and others gave short speeches after hundreds of participants marched around the square, carrying signs and chanting. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
SHOWING THEIR PRIDE: Princeton’s first-ever Pride Parade drew thousands in late June as it proceeded up Witherspoon Street before turning at Paul Robeson Place for an after-party at the Princeton YMCA. (Photo by Emily Reeves)
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A CHANGE OF PLANS: A deal to sell Westminster Choir College to a Chinese company was taken off the table in early July, replaced by Rider University’s plan to move the music school from Princeton to Rider’s Lawrenceville campus. Many Westminster stakeholders vowed to get the decision reversed. The saga continues. (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)
Shops such as the longstanding Pins ’n Needles on Chambers Street closed, citing the parking plan as a reason. After considering recommendations from the Princeton Merchants Association, Council voted to make some changes to fees and allotted times, among other efforts. Those bothered by the digital readouts and new rules on the new meters seem to be adjusting to the changes. Traffic Traffic woes stemmed from two separate closings of two bridges on Alexander Street, the Dinky being out of service from October 2018 to this May, and various road projects in and around town. NJ Transit’s halting of the Dinky service between Princeton and Princeton Junction was a major problem for commuters, even though the trains were replaced by buses. The bridge over Stony Brook was closed briefly in April when emergency repairs had to be made. That bridge, the one over the D&R Canal, and a culvert closed for replacement in early November, and the road is scheduled to reopen in April.
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TROUBLE AHEAD: Traffic woes were inevitable when a section of Alexander Street/Road closed in November for state and county bridge replacement projects. But wider spans and safer conditions will be the result when the road reopens, hopefully in April 2020. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
SNEAK PEEK: The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad invited the community to visit in early September for a look at its new headquarters under construction at 2 Mount Lucas Road. The event featured tours, rescue vehicles, and the opportunity to meet volunteers. The new building is now up and running. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
having reviewed the costs involved, the school announced at the end of October that it was scrapping the plan. The focus is now on restoring existing buildings on the campus. Civic Concerns After Princeton Council announced that it was eliminating annual funding to Princeton Community Television, urging the station to seek outside funding in the manner of other nonprofits, supporters of the station began a campaign to try to get the town to reverse the decision. The effort continues, but Council has stood firm. Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad continued the construction of its new headquarters between Route 206 and Mount Lucas Road, and the building is now up and running. Some residents of the neighborhood have raised objections to its size. Near but not part of the new headquarters is the municipal fueling station, a major source of controversy for neighbors who have objected to its size, lighting, and environmental impact, among other issues. After nine recommendations were put together in response to the concerns, Council reported this month that while the fueling station will remain in place, its canopy will be removed, new lighting will be installed, and the town’s fueling facility on River Road will be repaired to allow vehicles to use it when practical. A pattern of illegal dumping at the River Road facility was uncovered by the website Planet Princeton last spring. The story led to the termination of three municipal employees, one of whom was charged with second degree bribery for allegedly accepting payment in exchange for letting contractors dump dirt and other materials at the municipal site. Princeton University Never lacking for an abundance of news stories, Princeton University received an especially happy pre-holiday surprise earlier this month when Xiyue Wang, a history graduate student, was released after more than three years in an Iranian prison on charges of espionage. He has returned home to join his young son and wife Hua Qu, who said, ”Our family is complete again.” The University, along with many other organizations and individuals, appealed repeatedly for Wang’s release, and his plight prompted several demonstrations and other gestures of support on campus since 2016. Demonstrations of a different nature took place outside Nassau Hall in May at a twoweek sit-in by, at times, as many as 200 Princeton Students for Title IX Reform, who were demanding action to strengthen the University’s sexual misconduct policies. After meeting with a group of protesters, University President Christopher Eisgruber said, “Sexual misconduct has no place at Princeton, and the University remains firmly committed to making its campus safe.” As the nine-day protest ended, the University agreed to additional meetings with protesters and others over Continued on Page 7
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“Parking is the issue of 2019 that seemed to touch everyone – whether it was the discontinuation of the smart cards, the price increase, the new meters, or the loss of parking spots in the central business district. I think settlement of affordable housing will be the most impactful in the long run.” —Jo Butler, Princeton
“Equality and accessibility. One of the things I love most about my consulting work with nonprofits in Princeton is their dedication to accessibility as part of their purpose. Be it sustainable living, literacy, the arts — there are many organizations making this a priority in Princeton.” —Ellen Malavsky, Yardley, Pa.
“A major accomplishment related to the public safety in our community is the new Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad building. This almost completed fundraising drive reflects the hard work of numerous people that spearheaded this significant and challenging effort, and it reflects on the generous supporters of the Squad that made the construction of the new building happen. The independent, nonprofit Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad is a true jewel that our community can be proud of.” —Mark Freda, Princeton
“Real Estate in Princeton and surrounding areas is enjoyed due to the culture and livability, proving that this incredible year of 2019 and moving forward into 2020 will continue with positive activity of wonderful listings and sales. Looking forward to 2020!” —Roberta Parker, Princeton
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the summer, along with external and internal investigations of Title IX at Princeton. In October those reviews yielded two reports, focusing on “four key areas in which the University could and should do more.” The University continues its work in implementing new programs and policies to strengthen the process for combating sexual misconduct, as it discusses the reports of the two review committees. Students’ voices in resistance were heard again in early October, as Eisgruber presided at the dedication of an artistic installation, “a permanent marker” exploring the mixed legacy of
Woodrow Wilson. Created by 2019 MacArthur Fellowship winner Walter Hood and standing in the plaza outside the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Washington Road, the towering triangular work, etched with images and quotations representing both positive and negative aspects of the Wilson legacy, met with opposition from about 200 protesters, who objected to Wilson’s racist attitudes and actions. They were reiterating demands by Black Justice League students, who four years ago had occupied Nassau Hall in calling for Wilson’s name to be erased from University buildings and institutions. Among the other Princeton
University stories of interest to the local community were the University’s lawsuit, in alliance with Microsoft and graduate Maria Perales Sanchez, against the federal government’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; Eisgruber’s February meeting with Princeton Council; the completion in March of a 10-year renovation of Firestone Library; and a Nobel Prize in physics for Princeton Professor Emeritus James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.” Elections Democrats Mia Sacks and Michelle Pirone Lambros, winners over Independent Adam Bierman in the
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SPRING CLEANUP: The Princeton Environmental Commission and The Watershed Institute hosted a trash cleanup on Saturday, April 6 in Grover Park near the Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street. Volunteers got the park, one of several in Princeton, ready for the summer months. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
November 5 election, will be joining Princeton Council in the new year, stepping into the seats vacated by Jenny Crumiller and Tim Quinn. Crumiller, a member of Council since 2013, served as Council president during the past year. Quinn, who has served on Council for three years, was defeated in the Democratic primary in June. With three seats up for grabs on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education (BOE), newcomer Susan Kanter, former Board member Dafna Kendal, and incumbent Debbie Bronfeld were the three top vote getters, with Greg Stankiewicz falling short in his bid for reelection. Kanter and Kendal will take the seats vacated by Stankiewicz and Bill Hare, both of whom served a single three-year term. In the race for New Jersey Assembly for the 16th Legislative District, incumbent Democrats Andrew Zwicker and Roy Freiman were reelected, while Democrat Brian Hughes handily won his fifth four-year term as Mercer County Executive. Democrats Andrew Koontz and Nina D. Melker, running unopposed, regained their positions on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Princeton Public Schools Following passage of a $26.9M facilities bond referendum in December 2018, scaled back from $137M after much community-wide controversy, the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) started the year with two new BOE members, Daniel Dart and
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PRESERVING OPEN LAND: This past year, D&R Greenway Land Trust purchased the three-acre Koch property on Stony Brook Road in Hopewell adjacent to Cedar Ridge, one of its earliest and largest preserves with more than 200 acres. The property has 650 feet of frontage on a key tributary stream of the Stony Brook. In this photo, volunteers from the Princeton area’s Ernest Schwiebert Chapter of Trout Unlimited stood behind debris removed from the area. Since its founding 30 years ago, D&R Greenway has permanently preserved more than 20,000 acres, including 31 miles of trails open to the public. (Photo courtesy of D&R Greenway)
Brian McDonald, and a new president, Beth Behrend. Behrend immediately called for a renewed focus on the students. “There has been lots of robust discussion about the schools in the past year, but not enough time to focus on students and their needs,” she said. That new focus was manifested in a number of areas throughout the year, though not without some bumps in the road, as budget cuts and the demands of referendum construction and maintenance projects took a toll. In May, grappling with budget constraints, the Board approved by a 6-4 vote an unpopular budget requiring staff and program cuts of about 3 percent. Behrend promised a “transparency blitz,” with the PPS providing increased information to the community
and additional opportunities to get involved, as the referendum projects proceed over the next two years. Those projects involve upgrades in health and security improvements at all six schools; some major renovations and additional classrooms at John Witherspoon Middle School; and renovation of the guidance area, addition of four new classrooms, and creation of a new remote dining facility at Princeton High School (PHS). At its September 24 meeting, the BOE voted 6-3 to hire the educational planning firm Milone & Mcbroom (M&M) to help develop a plan to address the ongoing challenges of growth and overcrowding. M&M will be working with all facets of the community over the next six months in helping the district to develop a long-term plan. Jessica Baxter took over
from retiring PHS principal Gary Snyder at the end of the 2018-19 school year, and echoed Behrend’s emphasis on the students with a commitment to prioritize wellness. The PPS have moved forward with programs and initiatives in combating student stress and promoting equity in seeking to close the achievement gap. In late November, PPS announced plans to expand its preschool program to accommodate 15 more 3- and 4-year-olds and to continue the growth of its Dual-Language Immersion program. The PPS students were not reluctant to put themselves into the spotlight. In addition to numerous academic and extra-curricular achievements throughout the district, PHS students took the lead in organizing climate strikes in Hinds Plaza in March, May, September, and December. They joined Continued on Page 10
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2019 in Review
celebration, under the direction of John Bailey, in August. Featured events included the dedication of the W-J Heritage Tour plaques for the four black churches on August 10 and a special tribute to Laura Mitnaul Wooten, who died in March 2019 and was the longest serving — 79 consecutive years — election poll worker in the United States. At its July 22 meeting, the Princeton Council presented Satterfield, a sixth generation Princetonian, with an award of recognition for her work as a historian. Two W-J neighborhood mural projects were in the news in 2019. On November 9, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) held a reveal party and formal dedication of a large mural titled Journey on the outer wall of Lupita’s
Groceries on Leigh Avenue and John Street. Sponsored by the ACP, the mural, featuring butterflies, trees, and the Big Dipper, was painted by artist Marlon Davis, who grew up in the W-J neighborhood. Plans for another mural, this one to honor the African American history of the neighborhood, are moving forward, with a projected completion date set for August during next year’s Joint Effort Safe Streets event. Departures and Appointments Shortly after the beginning of 2019, Emily Mann announced that, after three decades, she will leave her post as artistic director of McCarter Theatre at the end of the 2019-2020 season. Her replacement has yet to be named.
Princeton Public Library announced last week that Continued from Page 8 Jennifer Podolsky, executive hundreds of thousands of director of the East Brunsstudents around the world to wick Public Library, has demand that action be taken been hired as the Princeton to address climate change. library’s 14th executive diWitherspoon-Jackson rector. Podolsky, who starts in February of next year, reThe Witherspoon-Jackson places Brett Bonfield, who (W-J) Neighborhood Associastepped down in February tion with Leighton Newlin as 2019. chairman, the revived W-J Development Corporation This month, the Arts under the leadership of Yina Council of Princeton named Moore, and the W-J HistoriCaroline Cleaves to the post cal and Cultural Society led of development director. by Shirley Satterfield all genSale of erated plenty of news in 2019 20 Nassau Street from Princeton’s most recentConsidered one of the ly-designated historic district. least costly places in town With its slogan “Our histo rent an office, the buildtory is our foundation; our ing at 20 Nassau Street strength is our diversity,” has been sold, it was anW-J held a two-day Welnounced last month. Home come Weekend in May, folto numerous offices, health lowed by its annual, weekcare professionals, and relong Joint Effort Safe Streets tail establishments including Jammin’ Crepes, Small Bites by Local Greek, Red Onion, and Bucks County Dry Goods, the building is to be turned into a hotel. The Chicago-based Graduate Hotels closed the sale October 31. Tenants were told by representatives of the hotel firm that their existing leases would be honored, but there were no assurances that they would be renewed. Transitions 2019 marked the passing of many individuals with strong ties, both personal and professional, to Princeton. From author and former Princeton University professor Toni Morrison, who died in August, to Hamilton Jewelers Chairman Martin “JOURNEY”: Artist Marlon Davila, who grew up in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, puts Siegel, who passed away the finishing touches on his mural titled “Journey” on the outer wall of Lupita’s Groceries on this month, their experiLeigh Avenue and John Street. The Arts Council of Princeton hosted the community at a reveal ences and impacts on the party and formal dedication of the mural on November 9. (Photo courtesy of Arts Council of Princeton) Continued on Page 11
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Kam Williams, composer and Princeton University facContinued from Page 10 ulty member Peter Westercommunity were notable. gaard, artist Priscilla Snow Longtime Town Topics Algava, architect Alexander film critic and contributor Perry Morgan, and McCarter
Board of Trustees president and arts supporter Leslie Vought Kuenne were among those with strong connections to cultural pursuits. Among the dedicated and civic-minded were Herbert Windsor Hobler, well-known broadcaster and community volunteer; Laura Wooten, a pollworker who welcomed voters from 1939 until shortly before her death at 98; and Stuart Carothers, the founder of the Princeton Area Community Foundation and former executive director of Recording for the Blind. Princeton University professors Alan Krueger, Henry Horn, and Institute of Advanced Study emeritus professor Irving Lavin were among those from academia. Cardiologist and pharmaceutical executive Maria Geczy, Thompson Land founder William Bryce Thompson IV, and tennis coach and Princeton native Elinor “Ellie” Rosenthal Kraut were among the many others who leave behind a strong legacy. —Donald Gilpin —Anne Levin
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CHARISMATIC CONDUCTOR: Princeton University senior Lou Chen spends Saturday mornings leading the Trenton Youth Orchestra in rehearsals at the University’s Woolworth music building. The ensemble, which he founded, has changed the students’ lives as well as his own. After he graduated, Chen was hired by the University as program manager for arts outreach — a newly created position. He continues to direct the orchestra. (Photo by Nick Donnoli)
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To the Editor: Princeton Human Services thanks donors for their contributions to its 21st Holiday Gift Drive. Princeton Human Services had its most successful Holiday Gift Drive this year thanks to the overwhelming number of donors who contributed. This year, the department distributed gifts to approximately 305 kids aged 12 and under. The department would like to thank the Princeton Police Department, the PBA Local 130, the Princeton Recreation Department, Stone Hill Church, Lucy’s Kitchen & Market, Goldberg Segalla, JM Group, and Princeton Anesthesia Services for their support and contributions to the Holiday Gift Drive as well as municipal employees, police officers, and the many Princeton residents who made individual donations and sponsored children in our drive. This is truly a community effort as everyone works together to ensure that our children in need have gifts to open for the holidays. Human Services has been coordinating this drive for many years, and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of all of our donors and volunteers that help during gift distribution. Special thanks to our volunteers and staff that helped during gift delivery and distribution days. We look forward to continuing the Holiday Gift Drive next year and providing this service to Princeton families. For more information on how to sign up or to make a donation for next year, please contact the Human Services Office at (609) 688-2055 or e-mail MUrias@princetonnj.gov. We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! MELISSA URIAS, MSW Director, Princeton Human Services
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Christmas with Bogart: A Look Back at the Golden Oldies of 2019 “I can’t stop thinking of all the things that I should’ve said that I never said ....” could quote that line from Kate Bush’s song, “This Woman’s Work,” at the top of every column, with a small but necessary change in the title. Until I checked online just now I didn’t know Kate had written it expressly for the climactic moment of the 1988 film She’s Having a Baby, where the woman in question is played by Elizabeth McGovern, known now to millions of Downton Abbey fans as Lady Crawley. It’s typical of the pleasures and challenges of what I do every week that a Kate Bush song from the late 1980s leads to Downton Abbey. Given the freedom of a weekly writing assignment chosen by no one but yourself, you’re going to be tempted, intrigued, and distracted by more options than you have time or space for; thus the notion of having more to say than you have room for, given the realities of a more or less 1800-word limit and a Tuesday afternoon deadline. Last week at the hour of decision, there was nothing to do but to take a short cut and rethink the format as an open letter to the reader, saying, in effect, “time to go now, see you next week.” Beginning Local In keeping with the local aspect of the year in review, my January 2 piece evolved from the holiday ritual of shopping visits to the Princeton Record Exchange, where I found the DVD of A Lady Takes a Chance, a romantic western screwball comedy road movie starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. The bins at Prex also provided the DVD set of Norman Lear’s classic of sitcom quirkiness, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, which shared the January 9 column with newly elected member of the House Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Thanks to a four-minute video of some Boston University students doing Breakfast Club dance moves on a city rooftop, I was able to open with a vision of Ocasio-Cortez “arms raised, black hair flying, as she uncoils, twirling, whirling, spiraling, the irrepressible embodiment of force and freedom dancing to the music of the French band Phoenix, a number from 2009 called “Lisztomania,” with lyrics that have a ring ten years later, ‘This is show time, this is show time, this show time/Time, time is your love, time is your love, yes time is your love.’ “ The Twilight Zone Two weeks later, the guilty pleasures of being able to tune in to the happenings of the moment led to “Don Quixote and Captain Ahab Meet Kafka in the Twilight Zone,” a column inspired by the twilight zone we entered when the president
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shut down the government rather than give up his demand for a border wall. In honor of Herman Melville’s bicentenary I began with a quote from Moby Dick referencing “the trump of judgment,” and my thoughts on how the “ever-deepening menace of a foreign adversary” evokes “a variation on Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ in which an entire country wakes up one morning to find itself transformed into a giant insect giving off an odor of kvass and speaking in a voice with a distinctly Russian accent.” The same January 16 column ends with a quote from Melville’s The Confidence Man regarding those Wall Street naysayers who “trump up their black panics.” Left behind on the cutting room floor is a passage I’ve held in reserve for just this moment. In terms of topicality, it has less to do with economics than the scorge of misinformation. The subject is the Panic of 1857. The speaker is insisting that “the depression of our stock was solely owing to the growling, the hypocritical growling, of the bears,” for “the most monstrous of all hypocrites are these bears: hypocrites by inversion; hypocrites in the simulation of things dark instead of bright; souls that thrive, less upon depression, than the fiction of depression; professors of the wicked art of manufacturing depressions; spurious Jeremiahs; sham Heraclituses, who, the lugubrious day done, return, like sham Lazaruses among the beggars, to make merry over the gains got by their pretended sore heads — scoundrelly bears!” In the course of denouncing “these same destroyers of confidence,” the speaker comes to those “fellows who, whether in stocks, politics, bread-stuffs, morals, metaphysics, religion — be it what it may — trump up their black panics in the naturally-quiet brightness, solely with a view to some sort of covert advantage.” Bogart for Christmas As happened last week, I find myself nearing the Tuesday deadline, this time having barely scratched the surface of a year of columns ranging from Ernie Kovacs to Mick Jagger, Doctor Who to the Hardy Boys; a year in which
Frederick Douglass follows close on Freddie Mercury, Proust’s birthday leads to Goodnight Moon and Neil Armstrong, the Beatles cross Abbey Road again, Woodstock turns 50, and Mickey Mouse meets Susan Sontag. Now look at the date. Up against the clock last year, I reprised portions of a seasonal column from 2007. With something similar in mind this year, when I check to see who of note has been born on Deceember 25, I find the movie star James Agee once referred to as “Nietzsche in dungarees.” Is Humphrey Bogart a fit subject for the season of Christmas trees, Santa Claus, Joseph and Mary in the manger, peace and good will? Stockings hung by the chimney in hopes that Sam Spade soon will be there? It’s like decking the halls with boughs of holly in the City That Never Sleeps. Like singing “Joy to the World” with the guy who has a voice like black coffee and cigarettes. Put a fedora on his head, deck him out in a trenchcoat, and you’ve got a ready-made film noir. You can’t blame Warners publicity department for cheating in the interests of image and moving Bogart’s birthday from December 25 to January 23. There are some online who make the ludicrous claim that it was the other way around, that the studio geniuses actually fabricated the Christmas connection to give their dark star a cheerier glow. As if he were some kind of Johnny One-Note when the secret of his appeal is his moral ambiguity. In The Big Sleep, which sustains a human-comedy ambience even as it does full justice to the dark mood of Raymond Chandler’s novel, Bogart’s hard-boiled private eye Philip Matlowe turns up the brim of his fedora, puts on a pair of glasses, and becomes a simpering bibliophile while casing a rare book shop owned by a blackmailer. After easily divining that the moll clerking at the shop wouldn’t know a first edition from a pair of nylons, Marlowe goes across the street to another bookstore, which just happens to be run by beautiful Dorothy Malone, who literally lets her hair down as she succumbs to the Bogart charisma; as the rain falls, they have a drink, close the shop, and pull down the shade on the front
door—just in case anyone might think even for a second that the bespectacled bookworm was for real. A Thing of Wonder Bogart’s transformation on film is a thing of wonder. In the quirky prison movie Up the River (1930), he’s slightly built, borderline effeminate, with a weak voice, a bit funny-looking, sweet but sappy, a circa-1930s nerd who at one point actually “goes home to mama.” He’s a step above the worst of the hapless leading men of the early talkies only because he delivers his lines with relative ease and lacks the usual pretty-boy good looks. If you told movie executives coming out of a showing of Up the River that the little guy with the laughable first name would one day be an international icon, the ultimate existential movie hero, the tough-guy incarnate voted “the greatest male screen legend” by the American Film Institute, you’d be met with incredulous laughter. A mere six years after Up the River, that same clean-cut lad with the unfortunate first name is back on the screen as a tightly wound piece of pure menace named Duke Mantee. Unshaven, with eyes in which no light shines, haunted, harrowed, relentless, talking in a demented monotone, he doesn’t merely act the part, he’s apparently possessed by it, locked into it, you might even say straitjacketed in it. This may have been, as is generally accepted, his “breakthrough role,” but the killer who seems to be turning to stone before your eyes in The Petrified Forest is not the Bogart who lives on for generations of filmgoers. At his best, he’s the opposite of petrified. In The Maltese Falcon his Sam Spade is a study in tics and grimaces. Watch the way he’s always tugging at his ear as Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep. In The African Queen (1951), his Academy-Awardwinning performance is full of humor, character, and sheer physical energy; even his stomach gets into the act by growling at an inopportune moment. The Gift of Bogart he most obvious thing the star and Christmas have in common is the fact that in the season of giving, Bogart is a gift, as can be seen in any one of the performances that made him a legend. If you weren’t at last summer’s packed-house showing of Casablanca at Princeton’s Garden Theatre, you can always check out DVDs from the library or try TCM On Demand, or for immediate gratifictation, you can find clips of Bogie in action on YouTube. And of course you can always find him where I found A Lady Takes a Chance, in the bins at the Princeton Record Exchange. —Stuart Mitchner
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BRITISH COMEDY: The cast members of “Calendar Girls,” which runs from January 3-12 at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre, are ready to take the stage.
“Calendar Girls” Comedy play is about “how the com- all communication with the Coming to Kelsey Theatre petitive ethos of valorized, outside world, midwife Sibyl
The Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College ( MCCC ) and the Pennington Players kick off the New Year with the risqué British comedy Calendar Girls, a true story based on the lives of 11 Women’s Institute ladies who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund. Calendar Girls first opened at England’s Chichester Festival Theatre and later embarked on a national tour. Since that time, it has become the fastestselling play in British theatre history. The stor y begins when John passes away shortly after being diagnosed with lymphoma. His wife, Annie, and her friends resolve to create a “nudie” calendar to raise money to buy a settee for the hospital waiting room. To everyone’s surprise, the calendar attracts international attention, and the group’s new-found fame threatens a close friendship. In keeping with the spirit of the true story that inspired the production, merchandise sold during the performances will benefit Capital Health Cancer Center. In addition, the Pennington Players will present a special fundraising performance for the Cancer Center on Friday, January 10 at 8 p.m., which includes a reception with appetizers and a silent auction from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The $25 ticket price includes the reception and show, with all proceeds to benefit the Cancer Center. More details are at www. calendargirlsbenefit.com. Dates and show times are Friday, January 3 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, January 4 and 11, at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sundays, January 5 and 12, at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The community is invited to an opening night reception with the cast and crew on opening night, January 3. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students. Visit kelsey.mccc. org or call (609) 570-3333.
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First and Foremost We Are Women of Academia is a new dark comedy written by Princeton senior E Jeremijenko - Conley that explores the underbelly of Princeton culture. According to a press release, the
academic suffering physically damages st udents’ bodies and encourages the utilization of trauma as social currency.” Jerem ijen ko - C on ley is from New York City and pursuing a degree in anthropology and certificates in theater, creative writing, and journalism at Princeton. The new play represents her senior thesis work for the Program in Theater. Directed by faculty member Elena Araoz, the play is presented by Princeton University’s Program in Theater January 10-12 at 8 p.m. at Whitman College Theater on the campus. Admission is free. It is recommended only for mature audiences. For information, visit https://arts. pr inceton.edu /events /a new-play-by-e-jeremijenkoconley/2020-01-10/.
Danforth makes the impossible decision to perform a makeshift cesarean section and save the life of a baby. But when the blizzard clears and questions arise, Sibyl must then face a jury and answer for what really occurred that icy Vermont night. “This has been one of the absolute most wonderful experiences in my professional life,” Bohjalian said. “It is such a privilege to see Midwives brought to life at George Street Playhouse with this cast, this crew, and this remarkable director.” This production of Midwives will star award-winning playwright and actress Ellen McLaughlin, joined by John Bolger, Molly Carden, Michael Cullen, Grace Experience, Ryan George, Monique Robinson, and Armand Schultz. Performances begin January 21. Visit www.GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org or call (732) 246-7717.
t he crack s b et ween h is artistic practice,” according to a press release. The work includes structured performances as well as an ongoing installation performance. During the installation, visitors are invited to observe the artist continuing to unearth his stories, by himself or in conversation with friends and mentors. The conversation schedule will be posted online. The piece is presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater. Performance includes nudity and may not be suitable for all audiences. Shows are January 9 and 11 at 8 p.m. and January 10 at 11 p.m. Installation performances are on the same dates, 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit https:// arts.princeton.edu/events/anew-theater-piece-by-jhorvan-der-horst/2020-01-09/.
FROM SALSA TO TANGO: “Dancing with the Stars: Live!” brings favorites from the hit TV show to the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, on Sunday, January 19 at 8 p.m. Celebrity dancer/actor Kate Flannery from “The Office” joins Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Sasha Farber, Emma Slater, Gleb Savchenko, Brandon Armstrong, Pasha Pashkov, and Daniella Karagach. Tickets range from $55-$125. Visit STNJ.org.
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Author Chris Bohjalian will bring his world-premiere stage adaptation of his novel Midwives to George Street Playhouse next month and kick off 2020 in George Street’s new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Bohjalian’s novel, which has sold more than 2 million copies since its publication, was an early selection of Oprah’s Book Club and was previously adapted into an award-nominated film. “Midwives, based on the bestselling novel, makes a powerful and compelling new play,” George Street A r t i s t i c D i r e c tor D av i d Saint, who is directing this new production, said. “It’s a fantastic page-turner. It’s a gripping thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats from start to finish.” When a major snowstorm breaks out during a routine at-home birth, cutting off
Jazz at Princeton University faculty member and bassist Matthew Parrish leads Small Group X in concert on Friday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. Admission is free. Established in 2017, Prince ton Un ive r s it y’s S m a l l Group X brings student musicians together in the Art Blakey small group style of improvisation and interaction. The small group has a special, creative bond where they have to depend on each other’s musical instincts. Blakey is best known as a big band drummer, but his small group leadership set the bar for creative expression coupled with group cohesion where every musical piece is a well-crafted, but free-flowing, natural work. The program offers a variety of styles and moods, from Lee Morgan’s Latinbased composition Ceora, to Thad Jones and Alec Wilder’s ballad A Child is Born, to John Coltrane’s improvisational, cutting-edge Moment’s Notice. The musical works are mainly from the 1950s – 1960s, where these pieces set high artistic standards for future jazz bands. Small Group X features Diego Zamalloa-Chion ’22, violin; Kakuyon Mataeh ’23, trumpet; Michael Watson ’21, tenor saxophone; Olivia Hadley ’21, trombone and vocal; Ned Furlong ’21,
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first program as music director, for Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto. The program opens with the Prelude to Act I of Wagner’s Lohengrin. Tickets start at $20. Visit njsy mphony.org or call (800 ) 255-3476. Student tickets are $10, available at NJSO presents Wagner’s njsymphony.org/students “The Ring Without Words” one month in advance. More The New Jersey Sympho- information is available at ny Orchestra presents the njsymphony.org/wagner. NJSO premiere of Wagner’s The Ring Without Words, Solo Performance Work the late American conductor At Matthews Acting Studio Lorin Maazel’s arrangement ‘t kroos, an original solo of music from Wagner’s performance piece written four-opera Ring cycle, at and performed by PrincRichardson Auditorium on eton senior Jhor van der Friday, January 17 at 8 p.m. Horst and dedicated to hisThe performance is part of tories with different people the finale of the orchestra’s over his lifetime, will be 2020 Winter Festival, and shown January 9-11 at the will also be presented in Matthews Acting Studio at New Brunswick and Newark. Princeton University’s 185 Music Director Xian Zhang Nassau Street. conducts a program that T h i s w o r k i s “t r a c e d also sees the return of Sithrough his current mornmon Trpceski, who made ing rituals and grown from his NJSO debut on Zhang’s piano; Stella Sokolowski ’21, guitar and vocal; Simon Rosen ’22, bass; and Vincent Pagano ’22, drums. For more Infor mation, visit https://music.princeton.edu/events/jazz-smallgroup-x-2.
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“EMILY’S NIGHTMARE”: This work by Kimberly Pulli is featured in “Explorations in Felt,” on view at the Hunterdon Art Museum January 12 through April 19. The exhibit features diverse pieces created by 25 artists from around the world. A reception is January 12 from 2 to 4 p.m.
“Explorations in Felt” opening with a reception on print exhibition, “Felt: Fiber At Hunterdon Museum January 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. Transformed.”
Discover some of the most innovative and beautiful works created with felt in a new exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum (HAM). “Explorations in Felt” features 29 diverse works created by 25 artists from around the world. HAM will celebrate the
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featuring gallery talks by several artists and refreshments. The exhibition runs until April 19. The exhibition had unique origins. The Fiber Art Network and Fiber Art Now magazine approached the Hunterdon Art Museum about hosting an exhibition as a companion to their
HAM’s exhibitions committee loved the idea, and reviewed the selections submitted to the print show before choosing what would be shown at the Museum. “We wanted to feature art and non-traditional wearables that best represented the in-
credible depth and breadth of work being created using felt with an emphasis on exhibiting high-quality works of contemporary art, craft, and design,” said Marjorie Frankel Nathanson, executive director of the Hunterdon Art Museum. In recent years, felting has undergone a revival of sorts, as contemporary artists rediscover the material’s versatility, durability, and malleability. “Felt has come a long way from simple scarves and kitschy flower brooches to the stunning creations you see today,” said Vinitha Sara, who served as a juror for the print exhibition. “These artists are pushing the boundaries with their ability to manipulate fiber, thus taking felting from an age-old traditional craft to the forefront of fiber art.” Fiber artist Dawn Waters drew inspiration for her piece, Olga Was Never a Wallflower, after seeing photographs of women wearing large and impressive traditional Slavic ceremonial headdresses made of paper. “I had been making needlefelted paintings for about two years when I created Olga,” Waters said. “Her face was created with one felting needle and wool, and her floral crown was made using the wet-felting method, with warm soapy water agitating the fibers so they meld. Her blouse is hand-stitched fabric and the background is cotton batik. The batik has no correlation to the Slavic headdress theme. I simply thought that fabric was beautiful.” Waters said she enjoyed putting floral crowns on her needle-felted ladies so much that she began putting them on a variety of subjects, including Keith Richards and Dolly Parton. Another example of felt’s diversity can be seen in Rachel Montroy’s mixed-media sculptures, which offer personal meditations on the beauty of natural forms and their growth both physically and metaphorically. In works such as Ascend and A Fragile Realm, both appearing in HAM’s exhibition, Montroy’s works are hybrids of flowers, seeds, bulbs, fruit, and succulents, all combined to provoke contemplation. “They are a delicate synthesis of botanical forms that are in various stages of maturation,” she said. “I enjoy playing with certain nuances within these elements, like the tension created by a swollen berry or the way a stem bends as it reaches toward the sun.” Artists with work in the HAM exhibition also include Jacobo
Alonso, Ellen Bakker, Kim Buchheit, Eva Camacho-Sanchez, Chantal Cardinal, Kristin Colombano, Heike Fink, Anna Goransson, Sugandha Gupta, Linda Hirschman, Shelley Jones, Hyunsoo Kim, Ryan Lytle, Pamela MacGregor, Katherine McClelland, Margaret-Ann Miller, Kim Paxson, Kimberly Pulli, Teresa Shields, Becky Stevens, Karen Thurman, Cathy Vigor, and Cynthia Zyzda. The Museum is offering a host of special Visiting Artists Workshops concurrently with its felt exhibition: Felted Animal Portraits with artist Katherine McClelland on Feb. 15-16; Textural Felting with artist Eva Camacho on March 28-29; and Discover Wet Felting with artist Linda Brooks Hirschman on April 4. The Hunterdon Art Museum is at 7 Lower Center Street in Clinton. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; children under 12 are free. For more information, call (908) 735-8415 or visit www.hunterdonartmuseum.org.
Trenton Artists Workshop Presents “Mummers” Exhibit
The Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA) will present the photography exhibition “Mummers X 2” at the Trenton Free Public Library January 11 through February 28. A reception with the photographers is Saturday, January 18, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. “Mummers X 2” features 29 photographs of one of the oldest folk art events in the United States, the annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. Held on New Year’s Day, the Mummers Parade is rooted in ancient European customs and traditions that included exaggerated mime presentations. The two in the exhibit title are two Central New Jersey journalists united by their interest in observing and photographing the Mummers: Bryan Grigsby and Dan Aubrey. Grigsby, of Bordentown, is a retired newspaper photographer who spent 40 years at news publications in Florida, Missouri, and Philadelphia, where he spent the last 30 years of his career as a photo editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer. A graduate of the University of Florida, he got his start in photography while covering the war in South Vietnam as an Army photographer. Grigsby discovered the Mummers Parade in the early to mid1980s and says, “It was love at first sight. I thought this event was the most bizarre thing I
had ever seen, and I was determined to bring an outsider’s point of view to capturing the participants. I almost never photographed the actual parade, choosing instead to focus on the staging areas deep in South Philly, where I felt like I was seeing the primal gut of the beast.” Aubrey, of Hamilton, is the arts editor of U.S. 1 Newspaper and editor of the monthly Trenton Downtowner. A former arts and theater columnist for the Trenton Times, Aubrey has also worked with nonprofit professional theaters and coordinated art exhibitions in New Jersey and New York City. A Philadelphia native, Aubrey learned about the Mummers when he was a child, but became more interested as an adult. “I realized that at its heart the Philadelphia Mummers were following an ancient human impulse to resist the darkness of winter and bring in new life with bright colors, joyful sounds, and plenty of alcohol,” says Aubrey. “The more I saw, the more the event spoke to me. And although it can be rude and ridiculous, the Mummers Parade also has a beauty and a spirit of fellowship.” Taken during different eras, the photographs show changes in both the parade and in American society. Grigsby’s 1980s black and white images capture a time when the Mummers were only men of European ancestry — many of whom dressed and paraded as “wenches.” Aubrey’s digital color photographs show the parade changing to include women, men and women of Latino and African backgrounds, and a gay brigade. The images were curated by Byron Aubrey, a Trenton area resident active in the arts community and a frequent visitor to the Mummer’s Parade. His father is one of the exhibitors. TAWA is a Greater Trenton nonprofit organization and has a history of more than 30 years exhibiting in such venues as the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton City Museum, Artworks Trenton, Prince Street Gallery in New York City, and more. The Trenton Free Public Library is located at 120 Academy Street in Trenton and is in the developing Creek2Canal Trenton Arts District. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the Trenton Artists Workshop Association, contact tawaexhibits@ aol.com or the organization’s Facebook page.
“PLUMMED MUMMER”: This photograph by Dan Aubrey is part of “Mummers X 2” on view at the Trenton Free Library January 11 through February 28. A reception with Aubrey and Bryan Grigsby, whose photos are also featured in the exhibit, is January 18, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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a completely different man. he produces. On New Year’s After the critical phase of Day 2008, Kenneth painted T h e A r t s C o u n c i l o f the stroke passed, he began his first piece, ContemplaPrinceton presents “Inside to have a ferocious need to tion. It was an inner reflecOut…When Worlds Collide,” draw and paint. The stroke, tive painting as he sat home an exhibition of works by says Sarkin, “made art my contemplating his future afthree individuals who be- top priority in life. It made ter 24 years of marriage. He came artists by chance. The it more important than just quickly learned he had a very exhibit will be on display in about anything.” He is the raw and latent gift that could the Arts Council’s Taplin subject of the book Shad- no longer be held back. He Gallery January 4 through ows Bright as Glass, which painted more as a hobby traces his journey from doc- from 2008 until the death February 22. tor to manically-compulsive of his mother in 2012. His Live painting with the artartist. mother could draw, yet she ists is Saturday, January 4, Jennifer Levine started never attempted to embrace from 2-3 p.m., followed by or further explore her talent. an opening reception from painting at age 40 when she was going through a divorce. He knew that he had to cre3 to 5 p.m. “I had no experience, but ate, not only for himself, but Becoming an artist was needed something to hold also for his late mother, and not t he initial intention onto as I faced the ordeal. for generations that follow. for Jon Sarkin, Jennifer I read Julia Cameron’s The Since that time, Lewis has Levine, or Kenneth Lewis Artist’s Way and it led me created enormous collecSr. Through distinct circumthrough a process that ul- tions of work. To date, he stances, art and the need to timately changed my life has hosted/curated over 30 create became the driving in the most profound and group shows, 22 solo shows, force in their lives. Despite wonderful way. Through and participated in many ______________ receiving no formal training, drawing and painting, I was group shows. He is the cuthese artists are consumed _______________ Date & Time: ______________________ able to unearth the depth of rator for Starbucks Trenton. in the process. Their work The Ar ts Council of my being and find our ad,conveys scheduled to run ___________________. a way to joy and frustration express myself that served Princeton is located at 102 life attention on the to the following: oughlyand andquestions pay special others,” says Levine. “Now I Witherspoon Street. For canvas. ill tell usAccording it’s okay)to co-curators paint because I love the pro- more information, call (609) cess — the feel of the paints 924-8777 or visit www.artRuthann Taylor and Colette and the brush on the canvas. councilofprinceton.org. � Royal, Fax number � Address Expiration Date “The show addresses I love the�unknown magithe power of self-taught ar- cal alchemy of going from Faculty Print Show tistic talent and the drive of nothing to something. I like At Lewis Arts Complex the human spirit to create.” discovering the images that P r i n ce ton Un ive r s it y’s Jon Sarkin was working as appear on the canvas and I Lewis Center for the Arts’ a chiropractor when he suf- like how people react and Program in Visual Arts presfered a massive stroke one get nurtured or informed or ents “Faculty Print Show” hot day in 1988. He felt a uplifted by the pieces.” January 13 through Februt h r ob b i n g, e xc r u c i at i n g Kenneth J. Lewis Sr. is ary 10 in the Hurley Gallery pain in his head and heard a self-instructed artist who at the Lewis Arts complex. a ringing in his ears. After began painting on canvas at The exhibition features surgery, his brain began to the age of 47. He says he recent prints by faculty of swell and bleed. When Sar- has a spiritual relationship the Program in Visual Arts kin woke up, he said he was and deep sensitivity for what including work by Eve Aschheim, Colleen Asper, Nathan Carter, Martha FriedFast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In man, Daniel Heyman, Pam Hunan ~ Szechuan Lins, Mario Moore, Lynne Malaysian ~ Vietnamese Sachs, Joe Scanlan, Tim Szetela, and James Welling. Daily Specials • Catering Available Curated and printed by mas157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950 ter printer Andrea Santos. T h e Hu rley ga l ler y is free and open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 8:30 Wells Tree & Landscape, Inc p.m. For more information, 609-430-1195 visit https://arts.princeton. Wellstree.com edu/events/visual-arts-faculty-print-show/.
chenerartmuseum.org. Lakefront Gallery, RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Place, has “Mostly Modern,” an exhibit of contemporary quilts made by members of the Central Jersey Modern Quilt Guild, through January 9. M or p e t h C o n te m p o rary, 43 West Broad Street, Hopewell, has “Looking Into Water” through January 4. www.morpethcontemporary.com. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, New Jersey” through May 10. www.morven.org. Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, has “The Shapes of Water: Photography by Tasha O’Neill” through January 5. www.nassauclub.org. New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, has “Preserving the Pinelands: Albert Horner’s Portraits of a National Treasure” through June 28 and “Fine Feathered Friends” January 4 through September 13. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Pr inceton University Art Museum has “States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing” through February 2 and “The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century” through February 16. www. artmuseum.princeton.edu. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, has “Doom and Bloom” January 6 through February 28. www. westwindsorarts.org.
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“BROOKLYN”: This painting by Jennifer Levine is part of “Inside Out…When Worlds Collide,” on view January 4 through February 22 at the Arts Council of Princeton. The exhibit also features works by Jon Sarkin and Kennith Lewis Sr. A live painting event with the artists is Saturday, January 4, from 2-3 p.m., followed by an opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m.
“First Impressions: The Print Trade in Children’s Books” through January 3. D& R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, has “Portraits of Preservation” through February 28. www.drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Young Visions” through January 12 and “Trenton Eclectic” through March 15. www. ellarslie.org. Gourgaud Gallery, 23 North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Open Call” January 5 through February 28. An opening reception is January 5, 1 to 3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.com. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Interference Fringe | Tallur L.N.” through January, “Rebirth: Kang Muxiang” through May, and other exhibits. www. groundsforsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. $4 admission WednesdaySunday, 12-4 p.m. Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www. princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Impressionism to Modernism: The Lenfest Collection of American Art” through January 5 and “Harry Leith-Ross: Scenes from Country Life” through February 9. www.mi-
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Calendar Wednesday, December 25 12-3 p.m.: Reenactment of Wash i ng ton cros s i ng the Delaware at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania side. Actual crossing at 1 p.m. WashingtonCrossingPark.org. Friday, December 27 8-11 p.m.: The Joel Zelnik trio performs at Salt Creek Grille, 1 Rockingham Row. With pianist Zelnik, bass player Gar y Mazzaroppi, and drummer David Cox. saltcreekgrille.com. Saturday, December 28 10:45 a.m.-4 p.m.: Battles of Trenton re-enactments, star ting at Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, and going into Mill Hill Park. As part of Patriots Week, the First and Second Battles of Trenton are re-enacted. Other activities include musket demonstrations and other prog ram m ing. w w w.barracks.org. 1 p.m.: Hogmanay at the William Trent House, 15 Market Street, Trenton. Celebration of Trent’s Scottish heritage. Free. 7 p.m.: Sneak preview performance of The Crossing and the Ten Crucial Days, musical about the American Revolution, at Adath israel, 1958 Lawrenceville Road. $15. roger@tencrucialdays.org. 8 -11 p.m . : P r i n c e to n Country Dancers presents a Contra Dance, with Ridge Ken ne dy a nd P r i nce ton Pickup Band led by Michael Bell. $11. At Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument
Drive. princetoncountr ydancers.org. Sunday, December 29 9 a.m.: “Experience the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777” starting at Updike Farm, Quaker Road. The Princeton Battlefield Society presents local historian William L. Kidder before a recreation of the battle by re-enactors at Princeton Battlefield State Park. To register, visit www.pbs1777.org. 1-4 p.m.: St. James Infirmary performs at the Wine Barn at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Light fare. Free. terhuneorchards. com. 3 p.m.: Alan Kitty presents “The Mark Twain Experience,” at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Free. princetonlibrary.org. 4 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society holiday party at Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street. Cha cha dance lesson at 4 p.m. followed by open dancing from 5-8 p.m. Holiday tunes with DJ Marc Liebeskind; treats, showcases. $10-$15. centraljerseydance.org. Tuesday, December 31 8 p.m. The Capital Philharmonic New Year’s Eve concert is at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Works by Strauss, Offenbach, Liszt, Gershwin, and more. Pre-concert performance at 7:10 by Brett Miller on the War Memorial Moller Theater Organ. capitalphilharmonic.org. Wednesday, January 1 8-10:30 p.m. Princeton Country Dancers presents Steve Zakon-A nderson with Polaris, at Suzanne
Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Instruction at 7: 30. pr incetoncou nt r y dancers.org. Thursday, January 2 7 p.m.: Mah Jongg at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street. No experience necessary. RSVP to mrskutin@ gmail.com. Saturday, January 4 10 a.m.-1 p.m. : We s t Windsor Farmers Market is at MarketFair, Route 1. westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Sunday, January 5 5 p.m.: Annual Polenta Festa at Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street. Bring favor ite polenta dishes to share. Free. Monday, January 6 Recycling Thursday January 9 6:45 p.m.: Mercer’s Best
Toastmasters meets at Lawrence Community Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing Road, Lawrenceville. All are welcome. Sunday, January 12 2 p.m.: Washington Çrossing Postcard Collector Club meets at Union Fire Company, 1396 River Road, Titusville. www.wc4postcards.org. Tuesday, January 14 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Women i n D evelopm ent A n nua l Open House, Y WCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place. Free. Friday, January 17 8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performs The Ring Without Words, L or in Maazel ’s ar range ment of music from Wagner’s four-opera Ring cycle, at Richardson Auditorium. njsymphony.org. Saturday, January 18 10 a.m.-1 p.m. : We s t
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2019 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW
Surprising Postseason Runs, Perennial Powers Spiced Up Local Sporting Landscape in 2019
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ome surprising postseason runs made 2019 a year to remember on the national sports landscape. In pro hockey, the St. Louis Blues went from last place in December to earn their first-ever Stanley Cup in June. The Washington Nationals overcame their history of playoff futility to win the World Series for the first time in franchise history. The Toronto Raptors were a dark horse title contender in the NBA and proceeded to ride the clutch play of Kawhi Leonard to their initial league championship. At the same time, some dominant teams added to their championship legacy. The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl to win their sixth NFL title and third in the last five years. The U.S. women’s soccer team won t heir s econd straight World Cup, continuing their dominance of the international game. Over the course of 2019, Princeton University teams spiced up the year with some surprise runs of their own. The men’s volleyball team defeated Penn State 3-2 in the EIVA ( Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball A s s o ciat ion ) cha mpion ship game, w inning the program’s first EIVA crown since 1998. T he Tigers went on to defeat Barton 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA tournament to earn the program’s first win in the national tournament. At Hobey Baker rink, women’s hockey set a program with a 20-game unbeaten streak and earned an at-large bid
to the NCAA tournament. The wrestling team placed 15th at the NCAA championships, its highest finish in that competition since taking 14th in 1978. Producing a dramatic victory, men’s golf won the Ivy League C h a m p i o n s h ip s b y o n e stroke, carding a total of 875 with Columbia next at 876 — its first league crown since 2013. The Tiger women’s tennis won its second straight Ivy title and then defeated Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the second round for the first time since 2014. In the meantime, some of Princeton’s traditionally strong programs continued to excel. Women’s lacrosse won its sixth straight Ivy League regular season title and then went on to defeat Penn 13-8 in the Ivy postseason tournament championship game. The Tigers ended up advancing to the NCA A quarterfinals. The men’s track squad rolled to first place at the Outdoor Ivy League Heptagonal Championship, securing the program’s ninth triple crown (cross country, indoor, and outdoor Heps). After making to a pair of NCAA Final Fours in the previous three years, field hockey took one step further, advancing to the national championship game where it fell to perennial power North Carolina. Women’s basketball won its second straight Ivy crown; their seventh in the last 10 seasons. On the high school scene, the Hun School girls swimming team pulled off a
stunner, winning its firstever title at the Mercer Cou nt y Championships. The Princeton Day School baseball team had a sub.500 record, but caught fire down the stretch to make it to the state Prep B final. The Princeton High girls’ basketball team advanced to the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional semifinals, its best postseason run since the 1980s. Seeded seventh in the Mercer County Tournament, the Stuart Country Day School field hockey team knocked off the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds on the way to making it to the final. Chloe Ayres made history for PHS wrestling, winning the NJSIAA Championships title at 105 pounds in the first-ever N.J. girls’ state competition. In the fall, the PHS girls’ tennis won the team title at the MCT for the first time since 2014. Other area high school programs cemented their status as perennial champions. T he Hun S chool boys’ hockey team won its sixth straight Mercer County Tournament title. In the spring, the Hun baseball team won its fourth straight state Prep A crown while the Raider boys’ lacrosse team won its second straight Prep A title. Over at PDS, the girls’ soccer team won its sixth straight state Prep B title with the boys’ lacros s e prog ram earning its fourth straight MCT championship. Emerging as powerhouses, the Stuart hoops team earned its second straight Prep B crown and the Tartan track squad won the indoor and outdoor Prep B championship meets for a second year a row. Boasting a highpowered attack, the PHS girls’ lacrosse team won its second straight Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title. PU - Winter ella Alarie cemented her status as one of the best players in Ivy League history as she led the Princeton University women’s basketball team to its second straight Ivy title. Junior standout Alarie averaged 22.8 points and 10.6 rebounds a game, getting named as the Iv y Player of the Year for the second straight season and passing the 1,000-point mark in her career. The Tigers won the regular season title and then defeated Penn in the Ivy postseason tournament championship game to earn the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. Head coach Cour t ney Banghart’s squad fell 8277 to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tourney to end the year with a 22-10 record. In late April, the program suffered another loss as Banghart left Princeton to become the head coach of the North Carolina women’s program. Longtime Tufts head coach Carla Berube was named to replace Banghart and took the helm of the Tigers in late May. The one-t wo punch of freshmen stars Sarah Fillier and Maggie Connors helped the women’s hockey team produce a historic season. Coach Cara Morey’s squad set a program record with
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KICKING UP HER HEELS: Courtney Banghart instructs her players last winter in what turned out to be her final campaign as the head coach of the Princeton University women’s basketball team. Banghart guided the Tigers to their second straight Ivy League title and then headed south to take the helm of the University of North Carolina women’s hoops program. On her way to the Tar Heels, Banghart led Princeton to unprecedented success as it made the NCAA tournament in eight of the last 10 years, with seven automatic bids and the league’s only at-large bid by a men’s or women’s team. Banghart put together a 254-103 (.711) overall record and won more than 80 percent of her Ivy games with a 137-31 record (.816) while winning 89 more games than any other coach in program history. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
a 20-game unbeaten streak and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tiger fell 5-2 to the Golden Gophers, the eventual national runners-up, to end the winter with a 208-5 record. Filler, for her part, tallied 57 points on 22 goals and 35 assists to earn National Rookie of the Year and second-team AllAmerican honors. Connors led the Tigers with 26 goals and was named secondteam All-ECAC Hockey. With junior center Richmond Aririguzoh emerging as force, men’s basketball qualified for the Ivy postseason tournament. Aririguzoh, a former Trenton Cat holic Academy star, we nt f rom s cor i n g 2.7 points a game off the bench as a sophomore to averaging 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in 2018-19 on the way to earning second-team All-Ivy honors. Coach Mitch Henderson’s squad lost an 83-77 heartbreaker to Yale in the Ivy semis to finish the winter at 16-12. The big three of Ryan Kuffner, Max Veronneau, and Josh Teves ended their careers with a slew of records for men’s hockey. Forward Kuffner graduated as the program’s all-time leading goal scorer with 75 while forward Veronneau was the fourth leading scorer with 143 points and Teves set a program mark for most assists (69) by a defens eman. T hat production, though, didn’t translate into a winning campaign for coach Ron Fogarty’s squad as Princeton went 10-18-3 and got eliminated by Brown in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs. It was another banner campaign for Tiger wrestling as it solidified its status as one the top programs in the nation. Coach Chris Ayres led his team to a 9-6 record, highlighted by a win over No. 8 Lehigh, and saw six wrestlers advance to the NCAA championships where Princeton placed 15th. Patrick Brucki (four th, 197) joined fellow co - captain Matthew Kolodzik (fifth, 149) and f reshman Pat r ick G lor y (sixth, 125) in earning AllAmerican honors.
JUMPING FOR JOY: Members of the Princeton University field hockey team celebrate after scoring a goal in the regular season game this fall. The Tigers went on to win the Ivy League title and later advanced to the NCAA championship game for the first time since 2012, where they fell to perennial power North Carolina. Princeton ended the fall with a 16-5 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Boasting five All-America honorees, the men’s and women’s fencing team placed ninth at the NCAA Championships. Coach Zoltan Dudas’ All-Americans included junior Tatijana Stewart in the women’s épée; NCAA finalist Daniel Kwak, a sophomore saber; freshman foil Mohamed Hamza; senior épée Wesley Johnson; and junior épée Wesley Yuan. Freshman Raunak Khosla came up big to help men’s swimming take second at the Ivy championship meet. Khosla broke the meet records in winning both the 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly for coach C. Rob Orr’s squad as it piled up 1209.5 points with Harvard winning the title with 1432.5. We e k s af te r t h e s e a son, legendary coach Orr
s tepped dow n af ter 40 seasons at the helm of the program. He retired with 330 dual meet victories — the third-most ever for a Division I men’s swimming coach — and 23 Ivy League Championships, including seven of the last 11 titles. Orr was succeeded by Matt Crispino, who was the head coach at William & Mary. Regan Barney and Mimi Lin provided highlights as women’s swimming took third at the Ivy championships. Sophomore Barney won the 400 indiv idual medley while junior Lin won the 3-meter diving title for coach Bret Lungaard’s squad. Continuing an impressive streak, men’s track won its fifth straight indoor Iv y League Heptagonal championships. Coach Fred Samara’s team piled up 139.5 Continued on Next Page
IMMEDIATE IMPACT: Princeton University women’s hockey player Sarah Fillier heads up the ice a game last winter during her freshman campaign. Fillier tallied 57 points on 22 goals and 35 assists to earn National Rookie of the Year and second-team All-American honors. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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points, 28.5 in front of runner-up Penn. Individual winners at the meet included Joey Daniels (60-meter hurdles), C.J. Licata (shot put), Adam Kelly (weight throw), and Andrei Iosivas (heptathlon). The distance medley relay squad of Peyton Brown,
Allison Glossinger, Madison Offstein, and Gillian Wagner earned the sole first place finish as women’s track placed fifth at the indoor Ivy League Heptagonal championships. Coach Michelle Eisenreich got second place finishes from Hanne Borstlap in the pole vault and Obiageri Amaechi in the shot put at the meet. G eorge Hu hmann and
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championship game. Coach Chris Sailer’s squad advanced to NCAA quarterfinals, where it fell to Boston College 17-12 to end the spring with a 16-4 record. Senior Elizabeth George was named the Ivy Attacker of the Year, while fellow senior Nonie Andersen was selected as the Defender of the Year and sophomore Sam Fish was named the Goalie of the Year. George, Andersen, and Kyla Sears earned All-American honors. Michael Sowers enjoyed another record-breaking campaig n for men’s lacrosse. The superstar attackman finished his junior year with 37 goals and 53 assists for a program record 90 points, breaking his own record of 83 points set in 2018. His 11 points against Siena tied the Princeton single-game record. Sowers also broke the Princeton record for career points with 255, bettering the previous record of 247, set by Kevin Lowe 25 years ago. He was named as one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton award, given to the top player in college lacrosse. Despite Sowers’ heroics, coach Matt Madalon’s squad fell short of making the Ivy postseason tournament, going 7-7 overall and 2-4 Ivy. Pitcher Andrew Gnazzo and infielder David Harding were bright spots for baseball in a tough season as they both earned All-Ivy honors. Coach Scott Bradley’s squad went 14 -26 overall and 8-12 Ivy. Catcher Keeley Walsh, first baseman Kaylee Grant, and outfielder Megan Donahey had big seasons for
softball, each getting selected as first-team All-Ivy performers. Coach Lisa Van Ackeren guided her team to an overall record of 14-27 and 10-11 in league play. Amy Castellano produced a superb campaign for the women’s water polo, leading the Tigers in goals (74), shots (130), shooting percentage (.569), steals (47), blocks (13 ) , and spr int wins (18). Coach Derek Ellingson’s squad went 21-9 on the way to reaching the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) final for the third season in a row. Displaying the depth of its program, the men’s heavyweight crew had three boats post top-five finishes at the IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) National Championship. The varsity 8 was sixth in its Grand Final, the second varsity 8 also placed sixth, and the third varsity 8 just missed a medal, crossing the finish line fourth for coach Greg Hughes. Falling just short of a national title, the men’s lightweight varsity 8 crew took second in the Grand Final at the IRA National Championship, trailing champion Cornell by just .4 seconds. It was the second straight silver medal at the IRA for coach Marty Crotty’s top boat. The Tigers’ back-toback medals are the first time the program has done that since 2009-10, when the Tigers won the varsity 8 race both years. Led by senior stars Claire Collins and Emily Kallfelz, women’s open crew varsity 8 won its fourth straight title at the Ivy League championship regatta. Coach
Lori Dauphiny’s top boat went on the place seventh at the NCA A Championships. The women’s lightweight varsit y eight picked up its first silver medal since 2011 at the IRA National Championship. Coach Paul Rassam’s crew came in 4.5 seconds behind five-time champion Stanford. Having earned bronze in 2017 and 2018, the second-place finish marked the first time that the Tigers have medaled in three straight IRAs since 2005-07. Producing another dominant performance, the men’s track rolled to first place at the Outdoor Iv y League Heptagonal Championship, piling up 182 points with runner-up Penn well behind at 123. The individual victors at the meet for coach Fred Samara’s squad included Joey Daniels, 110 hurdles; Ed Trippas, steeplechase; Jeffrey Hollis, high jump; Jesse Thibodeau, long jump; Dayo Abeeb, triple jump; Kelton Chastulik, shot put; and Adam Kelly, hammer. The team triumph secured the program’s ninth triple crown (cross country, indoor, and outdoor Heps) and the 46th Ivy League title for the legendary Samara. Throwing stars provided highlights for women’s track at the Outdoor Ivy League Heptagonal Championship as Obiageri Amaechi won the discus and Rylie Pease placed first in the javelin. Coach Michelle Eisenrich’s team placed fourth at the Heps meet which was won by Penn. Amaechi set the Ivy League and Princeton record w it h a heave of Continued on Next Page
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GOAL-ORIENTED: Ryan Kuffner heads up the ice for the Detroit Red Wings last spring, weeks after ending his career for the Princeton University men’s hockey program. During his senior season, Kuffner broke the all-time career goals record at Princeton, ending up with a total of 75 as he passed the previous mark of 67 set by John Cook from 1960-63. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Parker Dixon led the way as men’s volleyball produced a historic campaign. Coach Sam Shwiesky’s squad defeated Penn State 3-2 (2826, 22-25, 25-18, 20-25, 15-13) in the EIVA championship game. It was the program’s first EIVA crown since 1998. The Tigers went on to defeat Barton 3-1 in the first round of the NCA A tour nament to ear n the program’s first-ever win in the national tourney. Princeton ended up falling 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 2225, 15-8) to Pepperdine in the NCAA quarter finals to end the season at 18-12. Huhmann and Dixon were named as American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-Americans. Bubble Lui and Raneem El Torky earned All-Ivy honors as women’s squash took second in the league standings. Coach Gail Ramsay’s squash ended up placing fourth at the Howe Cup national championships and posted a 14-3 record. Adhitya Raghavan starred for the men’s squash team as it placed eighth in the College Squash Association (CSA) national championships. Raghavan earned All-Ivy and All-American honors playing at No. 1. Coach Sean Wilkinson’s team ended the winter with a final record of 7-9. PU - Spring t was another championship campaign for Princeton women’s lacrosse as it won its sixth straight Ivy League regular season title and then went on to defeat Penn 13-8 in the Ivy postseason tournament
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MAKING A SPLASH: Hun School girls’ swimmer Marie-Eve Hebert heads to victory in the 200-meter freestyle at the Mercer County Championships in January. Junior Hebert also EYE OF THE TIGER: Princeton University wrestler Pat Brucki eyes a foe in a match during the prevailed in the 400 free, helping Hun to the team title, its first county crown in program 2018-19 season. Brucki placed fourth at 197 pounds in the NCAA Championships in March to history. The Raiders piled up 207 points in taking the championship with WW/P-South comearn All-American honors. (Photo by Beverly Schaefer, provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) ing in second at 175. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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190’1 as she won her second consecutive discus title and was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet. Producing a dramatic victory, men’s golf won the Ivy League Championships by one stroke, carding a total of 875 with Columbia next at 876. It marked the program’s 30th Ivy League title and first since 2013. Coach Will Green’s squad was led by Evan Quinn at +4, two strokes off James Nicholas’ medalist-winning +2 for Yale. Sam Clayman, tied for third at +5, and Max Ting tied for seventh at +7. Maya Walton starred for the women’s golf team, tying for fifth at the Ivy L eag ue Championships. Coach Erika DeSanty placed fourth in the team standings of the event won by Harvard. Karl Poling starred in his debut season, while the doubles team of Ryan S egger ma n a nd Pay ton Holden provided a number of highlights for men’s tennis. Poling was named the Ivy Rookie of the Year and was a first-team AllIvy singles honoree while
S egger man and Holden were named first-team allleague doubles. Coach Billy Pate’s squad went 20-9 overall and 4-3 in the Ivy, tying the program wins record set in 1995. It was a historic season for women’s tennis as it won its second straight Ivy title, going undefeated in league play in back-to-back seasons. The Tigers then defeated Northwestern in the first round of the NCA A tournament to advance to the second round for the first time since 2014. Coach Laura Granville was named the Ivy Coach of the Year, while Brianna Shvets was a first-team singles honoree. Shvets and Nicole Kalhorn were picked as a first-team doubles pair, and Grace Joyce and Stephanie Schrage were named second-team singles honorees. The Tigers posted an overall record of 19-5. PU - Fall ith a high-powered at tack featuring All-Ivy performers Clara Roth, Hannah Davey, Julianna Tornetta, Sammy Popper, Mar yKate Nef f, and Ali McCarthy along with All-Ivy goalie Grace Baylis leading the defense, field
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MIGHTY MIKE: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Michael Sowers heads to goal in a game last spring. The superstar attackman finished his junior year with 90 points on 37 goals and 53 assists, breaking his own single season record of 83 points. Sowers also broke the Princeton record for career points with 255, bettering the previous record of 247, set by Kevin Lowe 25 years ago. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
hockey enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history. Coach Carla Tagliente’s squad ended the regular season on a 10-game winning streak and then posted three more victories in the NCAA tournament. As a result, Princeton made its third Final Four in four years and the national championship game for the first time since 2012. The Tigers fell to undefeated North Carolina 6-1 in the title game to end the season at 16-5. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the start of college football, which began when Princeton faced Rutgers in 1869, the Tigers produced another superb campaign. With 14 players earning All-Ivy honors, Princeton went 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy, trailing only league co-champions Dartmouth and Yale. Quarterback Kevin Davidson triggered the offense while linebacker Jeremiah Tyler was a force on defense for coach Bob Surace’s squad. S e n ior g o a l i e Nat a l i e Grossi made histor y for wom en’s s o ccer as she set the Ivy career shutout record with 31. Despite Grossi ’s heroics, Pr inceton was on the short end of three one-goal losses in league play as coach Sean Driscoll’s squad went 8-6-3 overall and 3-3-1 Ivy. Goalie Jacob Schachner, forward Walker Gillespie, and midfielder Kevin O’Toole earned first-team A ll-Iv y honors as men’s soccer enjoyed another winning campaign. Coach Jim Barlow guided his team to an overall record of 10-4-3 (2-2-3 Ivy). Camren Fischer enjoyed an impressive debut season for men’s cross country, taking fifth individually at the Ivy League Heptagonal championships and then winning the NCA A MidAtlantic regional. Coach Jason Vigilante’s squad finished third at both the Heps and the Mid-Atlantic regionals. Melia Chittenden set the pace for women’s cross country, taking sixth individually at the Ivy Heps and eighth at the Mid-Atlantic r e g i o n a l s. C o a c h B r a d Hunt guided the Tigers to fourth place finishes in both meets. Yu r ia n Q u i n on e s a n d Mitchell Cooper ear ned honorable ment ion A ll American honors for men’s water polo. Quinones led the team with 49 goals,
w h i le C o op er t a l l ie d a team-high 78 points. Head coach Dustin Litvak’s squad went 16-15 and advanced to the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) final for the second straight year. Led by All-Ivy performers Maggie O’Connell, Jessie Harries, Claire Lenihan, Devin Peterkin, and Natasha Skov, women’s volleyball produced a memorable campaign. Overcoming losses to Cornell and Yale, the Tigers caught fire down the stretch and tied the latter for the Ivy regular season title. Princeton proceeded to top Yale 3-1 in a playoff match for the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The Tigers ended up falling 3-0 to Penn State in the NCAA tourney to end the fall at
17- 8 for coach Sabr ina King. Hun ed by the big four of Marie-Eve Heber t, B ecca Della Rocca, Abby Danko, and Izzy Peel, Hun School girls’ swimming rolled to the team title at the Mercer County Championships. Coach Joan Nuse’s squad piled up 207 points with runner-up and perennial power WW/P-South well behind at 172 as the Raiders won the first county crown in program history. A r t uro Rodr ig ues and Josh Nguyen were standouts for boys’ swimming as it enjoyed a solid season. Coach Joan Nuse’s squad lost only one dual meet over the winter. Brian Nelson saved his
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Prep League) tourney. Jada Jones and Kennedy Jardine provided scoring punch for girls’ basketball. Coach Bill Holup’s team ended the winter going 9-14. Producing a dominant campaign, baseball posted a 22-2 record as it won its fourth straight state Prep A title. Andy Blake, McGwire Tuffy, Jack Erbeck, Blaney Soper, and Danny Melnick were among the stars for the talented squad, which also advanced to the MCT semis under the leadership of coach Tom Monfiletto. D e vo n C ow a n , G r a nt Hansen, and Trevor Deubner sparked the attack while defender Jack Ruddy and goalie Gabe Craven anchored the defense as boys’ lacrosse enjoyed another big season. Coach MV Whitlow guided the Raiders to a second straight state Prep A title and a 12-3 record. Junior transfer Ally Cowan gave the girls’ lacrosse team a lift, scoring 57 goals to establish herself as the team’s go-to finisher. Coach Rachel Hickey guided the
Raiders to a 5-9 mark in her debut season at the helm of the program. Shortstop Gigi Venizelos and center fielder Abby Zucatti enjoyed outstanding seasons with the bat and glove for softball. Coach Kathy Quirk guided her team to a 9-6 record and a trip to the state Prep A semis. Star running back Ian Franzoni produced a huge senior campaign for football, rushing for 1,178 yards and 12 touchdowns. Coach Todd Smith’s team went 5-2 in games it played, picking up two other wins by forfeit. Harry Carter emerged as a star for the cross country program under the tutelage of new head coach Kurt Wayton. Sophomore Carter placed 11th at the Mercer County Championships and third at the state Prep A championship meet. Wa y t o n’s b o y s’ t e a m placed eighth at the county meet and fifth at the Prep A competition. G oalie A lex Donahue, midfielder Tishe Olaleye, and defender Brian Spencer earned All-Prep A honors for boys’ soccer. Coach Pat
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SIX SHOOTER: Hun School boys’ hockey player Brian Nelson fires the puck in the Mercer County Tournament title game in February. Senior forward and captain Nelson scored three goals to help top-seeded Hun defeat second-seeded Princeton High 9-4 and earn the program’s sixth straight county crown. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
for girls’ hockey, leading Bucceri, and Vinny Gaspar- its sixth straight state Prep the Panthers with 37 points ro with juniors John Carroll B title. The Panthers were on 25 goals and 12 assists. and Tom Bocian also hav- led by seniors Ariana Jones, Coach Lorna Cook led the ing big years. Coach Brian Tulsi Pari, Bri Astbury, and squad to a 12-12 record. Dudeck’s squad ended the Riley Felsher with juniors She later stepped away spring with an 8-10 record. Jules Romano and Kelly from the program and was Julie Patterson starred Beal also making big consucceeded by John Ritchie. with the bat and the glove at tributions. Coach Pat TromDavid “Diggy” Coit and catcher for softball. Coach betta guided the squad to a Freddy Young Jr. formed Paul Lano guided the team 16-3-1 record and a deep a potent one-two punch in to a 2-8 record and stepped run in a second tournament the backcourt for boys’ bas- down from the program af- as the Panthers made the ketball. Coach Doug Davis ter the season to coach col- MCT semis. guided PDS to a 12-13 re- lege volleyball. Junior midfielder Alex cord and a spot in the state The second doubles team Liu-Nowakowski and junior Prep B semis in his debut of Jake Harris and Shai defender Jacques Hughes season at the helm of the Fruchter provided a high- earned Prep -B All-State program. light for boys’ tennis as they honors for boys’ soccer. Seniors Brooke Smukler won their flight at the state Coach Ollie Hilliker led the and Gwen A llen helped Prep B tournament. Coach Panthers to a 5-12 record. set a positive tone as girls’ Jen Johnson’s squad took A trio of seniors — Skylar basketball took its lumps. third in the team stand- Mundenar, Caroline HagCoach Liz Loughlin’s team ings at the Prep B tourney. gerty, and Lexie Hausheer posted a 2-19 record in her Johnson left the program — held things together as first season as head coach af ter the season as she field hockey overcame a of the program. moved to Florida. shaky start and advanced Maintaining its winning Cementing its status as a to the state Prep B final tradition under new head dynasty, girls’ soccer won for the fourth straight year. coach Joe Moore, boys’ lacrosse won its four t h straight MCT title. Senior goalie Connor Green spearheaded the defense while Coby Auslander, Jake Bennett, Jimmy O’Connor, and Cal Caputo triggered the of1181 Hughes Drive, Hamilton NJ 08690 fense as the Panthers went 609-584-6930 13-3. w w w. g r e e n h a v e n g a r d e n c e n t e r . c o m Zoe Cook, Ellie Schofield, cthomas@greenhavengardencenter.com E lle A n hut, and Maddy Birch provided offensive production while Val Radvany anchored the back line for girls’ lacrosse. Coach CONCERTS . THEATRE . CHILDREN’S CONCERTS Jill T homas g uided her HOLIDAY . OPERA . COMMUNITY ENSEMBLES squad to an 8-7 record and Learn more at an appearance in the state Presenting world-class www.rider.edu/arts Prep B semifinals. performances and Sparked by its seniors, baseball enjoyed an imexhibits in Princeton probable run to the state and Lawrenceville Prep B championships game. The Panthers ART EXHIBITS . RECITALS . CHAMBER MUSIC were led by senior standDiplomate, American Board. of Orthodontics . DANCE MASTER CLASSES MUSICAL THEATRE outs Matt Nyce, Brendan Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
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Panthers place fifth in the team standings. PHS ith star forward Aidan Trainor sparking the offense and defenseman Rocco Salvato anchoring the blue line, PHS boys’ hockey produced anot her superb campaign. Coach Tim Chase guided the Tigers to the MCT championship game and the state Public B quarterfinals on the way to a 14-10-3 record. After the season, Chase stepped down as coach and was succeeded by Joe Bensky. Led by a group senior stalwar ts including Er in Devine, Catherine Dyevich, Ella Kotsen, and the Intartagilia twins, Anna and Olivia, girls’ basketball produced one of the best campaigns in program history. Coach Dave Kosa led the squad to an 18-8 record and a spot in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional semifinals. Sparked by point guard Tim Evidente and forward Gabriel Bar-Cohen, boys’ basketball showed marked progress. Coach Pat Noone’s squad posted a 12-14 record, tripling its win goal from 2017-18 when it went 4-21. Victoria Zammit produced a stellar campaign for girls’ hockey, tallying 33 points on 26 goals and seven assists. Coach Christian Herzog’s team went 0-13 against varsity competition, picking up three wins against the Lawrenceville ‘B’ team. C a m m i e D av i s , Ab b y Walden, Katie DiVenti, and Tracey Liu all had top-six finishes to help the girls’ swimming place sixth in the Mercer County Championships. Coach Carly Misiewicz’s team posted a record of 7-5 in dual meets, falling to Manasquan in the first round of the Central Jersey Public B sectional. J e h s u r u n Re ye n to o k third in the 50 freestyle, Owen Tennant placed in the top six in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke and the 200 free relay placed first to provide highlights for boys’ swimming at the county meet as the Tigers ended up fifth in the team standings. Coach Carly Misiewicz guided the squad to an 8-4-1 record and Central Jersey Public B sectional quarterfinals. Star thrower Paul Brennan and standout jumper Nils Wildberg had some big performances for boys’ indoor track. Brennan took the sectional title in the shot put while Wildberg placed first in the inaugural Meet of Champions long jump showcase. Coach Ben Samara’s team placed second at the county championship meet, and sixth at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet. The 4x400 relay quartet of Kendal Williamson, Raina Williamson, Gabby Goddard, and Colleen Linko enjoyed a big winter for girls’ track, placing first at the county and sectional meets and ended up taking eighth at the Meet of Champions. Coach Ben Samara’s squad finished sixth in the county meet and seventh in the sectional. Alec Bobchin and Chloe Ayres emerged as standouts at the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships. Senior Bobchin placed fifth in 138 pounds in the boys’ tournament while sopho-
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TRIPLE THREAT: Princeton High star Shaylah Marciano heads up the field last spring for the Tiger girls’ lacrosse team. Midfielder Marciano helped PHS win its second straight Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title. In the winter, Marciano’s work at point guard helped the Tigers’ girls’ basketball team advance to the sectional semis. This past fall, Marciano starred at goalie for the Tiger girls’ soccer team, getting named as Mercer 33 all-star. She will be heading to the University of Michigan in 2020 where she committed to play for its women’s lax program. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Coach Heather Farlow led the team to an 8-7-3 record. Freshman Neha Khandkar made an immediate impact in her debut season for girls’ tennis, winning the third singles title at both the MCT and state Prep B tourney. Coach Will Asch led the Panthers to a second place finish in the
Prep B tournament and fifth place in the MCT. The cross country program made strides under coach John Woodside. With junior Gunnar Clingman taking second, the boys’ squad placed fourth in the team standings at the state Prep B championship meet. On the girls’ side, sophomore Meghan Rentner took fifth individually at the Prep B competition to help the
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more Ayres won the title at 105 pounds in the first-ever girls’ state competition. Coach Rashone Johnson’s squad produced some highlights at the county tournament as well, with Bobchin winning his fourth straight MCT crown and Daniel Monahan prevailing at 126. Wit h a for midable att ack fe at u r i ng Mar ia na Lopez-Ona, Shaylah Marciano, Shoshi Henderson, Kathryn DeMilt, and Eva Petrone together with a stingy defense spearheaded by defender Lila Doran and goalie Gigi Peloso, girls’ lacrosse produced another championship campaign. First-year coach and PHS alumna Meg Reilly guided the Tigers to the final of the MCT and to the program’s second straight Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title. PHS fell 9-8 to Eastern in the state Group 4 semis to end the spring at 18-3. Senior tri-captains Alex Park, Dylan Westerman, and Carson Giles helped hold things together as b o y s’ l a c r o s s e b a t t l e d through injur ies. Coach Chip Casto’s squad posted a final record of 6-9. Teddy Durbin, Ben Amon, Owen Seals, Tommy Reid, and Eli Okoye all had solid senior campaigns for baseball. Coach Dom Capuano led the Tigers to 9-13 record and to the MCT quarterfinals in his first season at the helm of the program. Working through a rough spring as number of young players got experience, the softball team posted a 1-18 record under coach Marissa Soprano. Adam MacMillan starred for boys’ golf as it paced first in Central Jersey at the NJSIAA South/Central Group 4 sectional. MacMillan carded a two-over 74 to take third individually and went on to place 51st at the state Tournament of Champions for coach Sheryl Severance. Simon Schenk, Nils Wildberg, and Paul Brennan each won titles as boys’ track came in third at the Mercer County Championships. Schenk won the pole vault while Wildberg prevailed in the long jump and Brennan won the discus. Coach Rashone Johnson’s squad took third at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet and then placed second at the state Group 4 meet, missing the title by one point as it scored 43 points with winner Franklin getting 44. Brennan went on to win the discus at the Meet of Champions while Wildberg took fifth place in the long jump at the New Balance National Championships with a school and
county record of 24’3.5. Siena Moran and Colleen Linko starred as girls’ track placed second at the Mercer County Championships. Moran won both the 800 and 1,600-meter races while Linko prevailed in the 200 and 400. Coach Jim Smirk’s team placed eighth at the sectional meet. Simon Hwang and Aryaman Babber starred at singles while the second doubles team of twin brothers, Dylan and Ethan Parker came up big for boys’ tennis. Coach Sarah Hibbert’s squad placed sixth in the Mercer Cou nt y Tour nament and then advanced to the final of the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional as it posted an 11-5 record in dual matches. Led by senior standouts Morgan Swan ke, Grace Cooke, Eleanor Wilkinson, Ava Greene, and Ria Sharma, field hockey enjoyed another superb campaign. The Tigers advanced to the semifinals of both the MCT and the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional. Coach Heather Serverson’s squad finished the fall with a 14-4-1 record. Stephen Avis carried the load at running back as football struggled through a rough fall. Coach Charlie Gallagher’s squad went 0-9. With junior star Nick Petruso triggering the offense, boys’ soccer made strides. The Tigers advanced to the MCT semis and the Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals. Coach Wayne Sutcliffe guided his team to a 14-7 record. Senior midfielder Lauren Rougas, senior goalie Shaylah Marciano, and junior defender Greta Bush had big campaigns as girls’ soccer advanced to the MCT quarterfinals. The trio of Rougas, Marciano, and Bush were named as Mercer 33 all-stars. Coach Val Rodriguez’s team ended the fall at 8-6-3. Led by senior star Gillian Hauschild, girls’ volleyball produced another winning campaign. The Tigers won the Burlington County Scholastic (BCSL) tournament and advanced to the second round of the state Group 4 tourney. Coach Patty Manhart guided her squad to a final record of 19-8. With Sophia Kim and Lucia Marckioni prevailing at first doubles and Bella Lependorf winning at second singles, girls’ tennis won the team title at the MCT for the first time since 2014. C o ach S a r a h H ibb e r t’s squad went on to advance to the Central Jersey Group 4 semis and ended the fall at 14-1. Jacob Bornstein was consistently at the front of the
pack for boys’ cross country this fall. Coach Jim Smirk’s squad placed fifth in the Mercer County Championships and took eighth at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional. Charlotte Gilmore emerged as a star for girls’ cross country. The junior took third individually at the county meet, fifth at the sectional meet, and 23rd at the state Group 4 meet. Coach Jim Smirk guided the team to a fourth-place finish at the county meet, third at the sectional, and 10th at the group meet. Stuart ed by the inside-out combination of forward Bey-Shana Clara and guard Nia Melvin, the Stuart Country Day basketball team won its second straight state Prep B title. The Tartans also made a run to the Mercer County Tournament semis as they went 17-10 under the guidance of coach Justin Leith. Emerlee Simmons set the pace as the track team won its second straight state Prep B indoor title. Simmons won both the 200 and 400-meter dash events at the competition. Coach Len Klepack’s squad piled up 103 points in winning the meet, well ahead of runnerup Morristown-Beard’s total of 58.50. Overcoming a shaky 1-4 star t, the lacrosse team ended up with a 6-7 record. Coach Missy Bruvik’s team got big senior years from Grace Sheppard and Bre Williams as it caught fire down the stretch. Displaying its depth and talent, the track team cruised to a second straight state Prep B outdoor title. Coach Len Klepack’s squad had top six finishes in 15 of 17 events as it scored 150 points with Villa Walsh coming in second at 98. Alex Ottomanelli came up big for the Tartans at the meet, winning both the 100 meter hurdles and 800 run. With senior star Caroline Mullen providing production and leadership, field hockey produced a memorable postseason run. In the MCT, the seventh-seeded Tartans knocked off the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed on the way to the final where it lost 1-0 to top-seeded Lawrenceville. In the Prep B tournament, Stuart advanced to the semis. Coach Missy Bruvik’s squad ended the fall with an 11-4-1 record. Alex Ottomanelli starred for cross country, taking 12th individually at the state Prep B meet. Coach Len Klepack’s squad placed seventh in the team standings at the meet. —Bill Alden
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BACK TO BACK: Members of the Stuart Country Day School basketball team show off the trophies they earned after defeating Morristown-Beard 71-63 in the state Prep B final in February. It marked the second straight Prep B title for Stuart, who ended the winter at 17-10. (Photo provided courtesy of Stuart Country Day)
Bringing its first two-game winning streak of the year into its contest against visiting Hofstra last Thursday evening, the Princeton University men’s basketball team was hoping that it had turned a corner. Defeating Fairleigh Dickinson 80-65 on December 14 in Hackensack, N.J., and then rallying for a wild 90-86 overtime win over Iona at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 17, Princeton was poised to win its first game at Jadwin Gym this season. But a veteran, well-drilled Hofstra squad had other ideas as it jumped out to a 21-12 lead six minutes into the contest and never looked back on the way to an 87-72 win over the Tigers before a crowd of 1,196 at Jadwin. Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson acknowledged that his squad took a step backwards. “That was bad; we were off in every way,” said Henderson, whose team dropped to 3-8 with the setback. “It is multiple games in a row with 15 turnovers. Hofstra was terrific at every turn. We had
no answer for them in terms of energy, toughness. We got outplayed, huge congrats to them, they were terrific. They were very, very good and we were bad.” While it was a quick turnaround for Princeton from its grueling game in Brooklyn two days earlier, Henderson didn’t believe that hampered the Tigers. “It is just really bad coaching and bad leadership,” lamented Henderson. “We were throwing the ball away, left and right. It was 11 turnovers from two starters out of 15. It was a bad night for us.” In the loss to Hofstra, the Tigers continued their bad habit of digging an early hole. “It is a huge issue with starts to games,” said Henderson. “I am disappointed in the toughness. We have seen it in stretches. Now we have to think about that one for a few days.” J u n i or for w a r d R y a n Schwieger acknowledged that the Tigers were plagued by uneven play against Hofstra. “We got punched in the face early; I felt we fought back at times but not for 40 minutes,”
said Schwieger, who scored 16 points with six assists and five rebounds in the loss to the Pride. “This might have been a wakeup call to go harder in practice and do better. It is tough to fight back from double digits. We put ourselves in a hole.” When Princeton gets back on the court after the holiday break to prepare for its home game against Lehigh on December 29, it will be looking to be tougher. “We have got to think about this loss and what we can learn from this,” said Schwieger, a 6’7, 205-pound native of Matthews, N.C. “Then we have a couple of days to prepare and do something on the 26th and come back and be ready to go.” Henderson, for his part, is prepared to make some changes. “There is no resting; I have to think hard about who is going to make us win,” said Henderson. “This is a really disappointing game, really hard to understand. We will work hard at it; we have got some time here to recover.” —Bill Alden
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HURT PRIDE: Princeton University men’s basketball player Ryan Schwieger looks for an opening in recent action. Last Thursday against visiting Hofstra, junior forward Schwieger scored 16 points with six assists and five rebounds but it wasn’t enough as Princeton fell 87-72 to the Pride. The Tigers, now 3-8, are next in action when they host Lehigh on December 29. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Fueled by Memory of Prep Loss to Pennington, PDS Boys’ Basketball Rolls Past Red Raiders A s t he P r inceton Day S chool boys’ basketball team hosted Pennington last week, it brought some extra motivation into the contest. “We were just real fo cused, they knocked us out of Preps last year 66-63 so today we wanted to come in and make a statement,� said PDS senior guard Jaylin Champion-Adams, referring to the Panthers’ loss to the Red Raiders in the Prep B semis last season. PDS made an early statement in the December 17 rematch, jumping out to a 10-0 lead. “That definitely set the tone; we just came in and we had a lot of energy,� said Cha mpion - Ad a m s. “ T h e bench kept us alive and everybody was working.� Champion-Adams and his teammates kept working hard, pulling away to a 6934 victory. “We just kept on getting our mind on what happened last year,� said ChampionAdams. “It kept in the back of our heads.� Starting the third period with three buckets in the first few minutes of the half, Champion-Adams made sure that Pennington didn’t come back in the rivalry game. “I didn’t want to lose the lead,� said Champion-Adams, who ended up tallying a game-high 21 points. “I was just keeping it going.� Over the course of his PDS career, Champion-Adams has kept going despite a series of injuries. “As a senior, it has been a
long ride,� said Champion-Adams. “Going through injuries is nothing; after each injury, I just try to get better and better. I don’t let it get to me.� Coming into his final campaign, Champion-Adams has focused on fine-tuning his game. “For t he most par t, I worked on shooting, attacking the rim, and trying to stay strong,� said ChampionAdams. “I have worked on my ball-handling, going left, going right, stuff like that.� PDS head coach Doug Davis acknowledged that his team got strong motivation from the Prep tourney loss to Pennington. “ We h ad t h at on ou r minds, playing them here and losing 66-63,� said Davis. “We were taking it a little bit personally.� Reflecting on the way his team took it to the Red Raiders, Davis liked what he saw. “We played well, we just have to put games together,� said Davis. “We put this whole game together and it showed. We all played well, top to bottom.� Davis credited ChampionAdams with playing particularly well. “When Jaylin comes to play and wants to be the guy for us, he can do that,� said Davis. “He has been doing that most of the time as well. Jaylin is the heart and soul of our team; wherever he goes, we go.� The arrival of 6’7 junior transfer Ethan Garita has been a big plus for the Panther team.
“He is just adding some height to the floor for us,� said Davis of Garita, who had 14 points and seven rebounds against Pennington. “He has some nice post moves.� The battle-tested backcour t of senior Jomar Meekins and junior Dameon Samuels had some nice moments in the win over the Red Raiders “They pressure the ball and they get us into our sets,� said Davis, who got 10 points from Meekins with Samuels chipping in 11. “They are awesome for us.� With PDS tipping off the 2020 portion of its schedule by hosting Lawrenceville on January 6, Davis sees good things ahead for the Panthers. “I am happiest with our fire, we are all just excited to play,� said Davis, whose team went 1-1 at the Hill School ( Pa.) tournament last weekend, falling 60-58 to the Canterbury School ( Conn.) before defeating Episcopal Academy ( Pa.) 71-54 to move to 4-2. “We like each other. We like playing with each other, hanging around each other off the court. It has just been a really good start to the season, on and off the court. Everybody is excited and everybody is into it.� Champion-Adams, for his part, likes how the squad has come together at both ends of the court. “Everybody is sharing the ball this year,� he said. “Defensively we are locked in, everybody is making the right rotation. We are just trying to stay locked in and keep it going.� —Bill Alden
Senior Guard Suozzi Has Big Opening Night, But PHS Boys’ Hoops Falls to Hightstown Jack Suozzi had been struggling with his shot as the Princeton High boys’ basketball team went through the preseason. B ut on op en i ng n ight last Friday against visiting Hightstown, senior guard Suozzi found the range when it counted, hitting a threepointer in the first quarter and tallying nine points in the half as PHS took a 2827 lead at intermission. “I haven’t been making my shots recently, but once I got warmed up I was feeling it a little more,� said Suozzi. “I try to help my team out in any way possible.� The Tigers came out firing against the Rams, inspired by a raucous atmosphere in the gym. “Last year we had our first game away and this year we had out first game at home,� said Suozzi. “We were really fired up and we came out and played hard.� In the second half, PHS kept playing hard, but Hightstown pulled away to a 6754 win, fueled by a 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter. “We just didn’t execute dow n t he st retch,� said Suozzi, who ended up with 15 points on the evening, including a pair of threepointers. “I n t h e f ir s t ha lf, we played well tempo -w ise. At the end, we could have slowed it down a little more and played our tempo. We played at their tempo and sped up. That is why we didn’t execute as well as we could have.� Having come off the bench for much of his PHS career,
Suozzi was excited to be in the starting lineup for the opener. “It is really fun starting and being out there with my teammates,� said Suozzi. “I could come of f t he bench but starting is really fun. I am trying to make the most of this. It is my last year.� As he looks to make last PH S c a m p a i g n s p e c i a l, Suozzi has diversified his offensive game. “Last year I was more of a catch and shoot guy,� said Suozzi. “Now I am trying to incorporate the pump fake and drive into my game and the pull up jump shot like I hit in the first half a couple of times.� PHS head coach Pat Noone was proud of how his team stayed in the game after falling behind 10-4. “We got down early, the outrebounded us early,� said Noone. “We hung in there. We took that first punch on the chin and did a great job coming back. Riley [McMahon] hit a great three to close out the half.� Reflecting on the second half, Noone acknowledged that the Rams wore down his squad. “They did a good job with their post players, I think they knew that had an advantage there,� said Noone. “T heir physic alit y got to us. They beat us on the offensive boards, they outrebounded us like crazy. We just didn’t have that timely bucket or timely rebounds. We lost a couple of 50/50 balls that we needed.�
Suozzi gave the Tigers what they needed with his strong performance. “Jack hit some nice shots, he is one guy we are relying on,� said Noone. “He didn’t shoot well until tonight but he hit some big threes.� Senior forward and Kenyon College-bound Gefen Bar- Cohen hit some big shots in the opener, ending up with a game-high 17 points. “Gefen is good, he is going to play college basketball next year,� said Noone. “He is a good athlete. I wouldn’t say he played his best but he is a such a difference maker.� While Noone was disappointed by the result on Friday, he sees good things ahead for his squad. “We did a great job of battling,� said Noone, whose team is next in action when it competes in a Holiday Tournament at Rumson-Fair Haven on December 27 and 30. “We had a great first half, we hit some shots, the ball movement was good. Even in the second half, the ball movement was good. As we said, if you make shots, you look a lot better than if you don’t.� Suozzi, for his part, believes that PHS can take some key positives from the effort against Hightstown. “They are a really good team, and we saw we could compete with them,� said Suozzi. “We played really hard tonight. Now we are looking forward to playing against the other teams in the CVC and seeing how we match up against them.� —Bill Alden
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Michael Sullo was one of the smallest players on the ice for the Princeton Day School boys’ hockey team as it hosted the Hun School last Wednesday. But the wiry sophomore transfer ended up making a huge impact on the game, scoring the first goal and then assisting on the final two goals as PDS edged Hun 4-3 in overtime. For Sullo, the first taste of the rivalry against local foe Hun was sweet. “All of the boys were fired up to get out here; it is always a good game from what I have heard,” said Sullo. “It was my first time around; it was the most fun I have had in a game in a while.” Sullo tallied the first goal of the contest, finding the back of the net early in the second period. I saw Luke [Antonacci] circling up top,” recalled Sullo. “He just put one on net, it popped out and I put it in.” PDS had leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but found itself trailing 3-2 early in the third period. “I t h i n k we k new t he whole time that we were going to power through with the win if we just kept playing the way we were playing,” said Sullo. “We knew we were going to get some bounces as long as we stick with it.” With just under 7:00 left in regulation, Sullo helped set up the game-tying goal with a feed to sophomore Chris Babecki. “It was 3-on-1 and I saw Chris coming in; I figured I would buy some time and cut to the middle,” said Sullo. “I saw Chris driving outside and I just dished it over.” T he contest went into overtime and Sullo made a dish to junior star Birch G or man t hat led to t he winning goal by senior David Sherman on a top-shelf blast with 3:50 left in the extra session. “I knew we had to settle it down, one of my attributes is just slowing it down and
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setting the tempo,” said Sullo “I just swung around the net there and dropped it to Birch and he ripped it out to Sherm. It was a good play all around.” In reflecting on the win, PDS head coach Scott Bertoli credited both teams with coming up with good play. “I was just proud of the fact that we were in complete control of that game, other than the scoreboard,” said Bertoli. “I was concerned when we didn’t get a goal in the first and then every time we would score and seemingly continue to control, they were opportunistic and it was just like that, bang, goal for them. They find opportunities to jump guys at the right time. Their power play is strong and their goaltending is outstanding.” Bertoli was proud of the resilience the Panthers displayed in overcoming the third period deficit. “They get up 3-2 and I was thinking this just could put us in the panic mode and we really didn’t,” said Bertoli. “We stuck to what was working. We didn’t take the unnecessary chances, especially when we got down. At the end of the day, it was just a matter of whether we were going to be able to break through on them and that kid [Hun goalie Jackson Cole].” Breaking through w ith the game-winner required some skillful play. “It was a great stretch pass by Birch and for David, it was just get a touch of separation and beat a kid that made 50 saves tonight,” said Bertoli,
whose team outshot Hun 53-16. “I think we deserved to win the game based how much we controlled it and the quality chances we had.” The addition of Sullo has given the Panthers another quality offensive threat. “I have seen him play and dominate at his own level, so it is nice to see a lot of that translated into play against older kids and play with older kids,” said Bertoli. “He has really endeared himself to our players and our coaching staff. He is a great kid and he is dynamic. He is always on the puck.” With PDS looking forward to hosting its annual Harry Rulon-Miller Inv itational from January 4-5, getting the win over Hun was a nice confidence builder. “From a league perspective, it would have been pretty frustrating to play as well as we did, controlling the play, outshooting them, and not get a result,” said Bertoli, whose team competed in the Barber Tournament at St. Mark’s (Mass.) last weekend and went 0 -3, falling 3 - 0 to Kents Hill School (Maine) 4-2 to Portsmouth Abbey (R.I.), and 3-0 to Vermont Academy (Vt.), to move to 3-4. “I was encouraged by that, it was good.” Sullo, for his part, is enjoying an encouraging start to his PDS career. “I have been playing triple A hockey the last few years so I know what it is like,” said Sullo. “These are definitely bigger guys, you have to get used to the tempo. I dialed right into it and I am having a ton of fun. I love these guys.” —Bill Alden
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ries like this year or a blown loss,” said McNally. “The Purple Puck is our go-away bond. That is usuPlaying at the Princeton sure enough we got to overally our catalyst for the rest Day School last Wednesday, time and we didn’t.” of the season. I hope that is the Hun School boys’ hockey While the loss dropped the the case for them this year.” Girls’ Basketball: Mary team found itself in an uphill Raiders to 1-3-1, McNally has —Bill Alden K ate K r a m l i s cor e d 16 battle. no qualms with the effort he points but it wasn’t enough “They outplayed us big has been getting from his as Pennington fell 53-34 time in the first period and players this winter. to George School (Pa.) last Jackson [Cole] was big in “They have played great, Thursday. The Red Raiders, net for us,” said Hun head we have three lines of guys now 1-4, are next in action coach Ian McNally, whose who can play,” said McNally, when they compete in the team trailed 1-0 and 2-1 in who got two goals and an John Molinelli Tournament Boys’ Basketball: Daniel the second period. assist from junior forward from December 27-28 at “Against Lawrenceville (a Lavoie in the loss to PDS with Vessey had a nice game in a Lawrence High. 4-2 loss on December 14), I senior goalie Cole making 49 losing cause as Hun fell to the Patrick School 70-49 last thought we are going to pull saves. ______________ this off. Today it was like, I “We have had JV guys who Saturday. Sophomore guard _______________ Time: ______________________ don’t know if we are butDate we & have filled in and who are Vessey tallied 14 points as just stuck around.” our ad, scheduled to run ___________________. also playing great. Everyone the Raiders dropped to 4-7. In the third period, Hun their absolute best. Hun returns to action when oughly and pay special attentionistodoing the following: forged ahead 3-2 on a goal Today we we squeezed every it plays at the Blair Academy Girls’ Basketball: Carill tell by usjunior it’s okay) forward Elliott Lar- ounce out of everybody. We on January 8. Girls’ Basketball: Ken- oline Topping scored four eau with 16:20 left in regula- are playing hard.” PDS responded �tion. FaxBut number � with Address Expiration With Hun�heading downDate to nedy Jardine poured in 28 points in a losing cause as a game-tying goal and the the Washington, D.C. area points but it wasn’t enough as PDS fell 25-16 to Willingcontest went into overtime after Christmas for its an- Hun fell 62-50 to the George boro last Thursday. The with the Panthers pulling out nual trip to the Purple Puck School on December 17. The Panthers, now 1- 6, host a 4-3 win. National Capital Hockey Raiders, now 5-3, are next Steinert on January 4. Girls’ Hockey: Unable to “Luckily this year we have a Tournament, McNally is hop- in action when they host the couple of kids who can score ing that competition, which Blair Academy on January 8. get its offense going, PDS fell 3-0 to Morristown-Beard goals in Charles [Lavoie] and goes from December 26-30, last Wednesday. Jillian WexElliot [Lareau]; they are op- can be a springboard for his ler made 27 saves in a losportunistic,” said McNally, squad as it has been in the ing cause as the Panthers whose team was outshot 53- past. moved to 3-3. PDS hosts 16 in the contest. “We will take 10 days off; Upland Country Day (Pa.) “With five minutes left, it usually there is some form of on January 7 and Princeton was let’s just get to OT and I adversity in the first month of Boys’ Basketball: In its think in OT, we can win. But the season, whether it is inju- last action before the holi- High on January 8. day break, Lawrenceville Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In fell 74-61 to the Hotchkiss Hunan ~ Szechuan School (Conn.) last Saturday Malaysian ~ Vietnamese at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Big Red, Daily Specials • Catering Available 908.359.8388 now 3-6, play at Princeton 157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950 Route 206 • Belle Mead Day School on January 6.
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“designer jewelry” was in fashion, and before they became nationally recognized. He believed in the wonderful and special power of a gift of fine jewelry to commemorate a special occasion in one’s life, and loved helping clients celebrate life’s moments. In keeping with the ways of his father, it was not uncommon for Mr. Siegel to assist a young person looking for an engagement ring, accept no payment, and with a handshake, allow the purchaser to leave the store with the ring and make subsequent payments “whenever they could do so.” Inevitably, he would gain a customer for life. Mr. Siegel remained in the Mercer County area his entire life, living in Trenton, NJ, and Yardley, Pa., for 26 years, Princeton for 33 years, and New Hope, Pa., as well as Palm Beach Gardens. A passionate advocate for all things local, he served and supported hundreds of Mercer, Bucks, and Palm Beach County organizations throughout his life, along with his wife, Denise. He was an active athlete as well, being an avid soccer and tennis player as a youngster, continuing his passion for tennis and, in later years, golf, which he enjoyed playing with friends and celebrities alike. As a young man, he par t icu larly excelled in tennis, having won the Trenton Junior tennis title in 1951 at age 18, played on the Duke University team, and later served as the chair of the Tennis Committee at Greenacres Country Club for many years. More than sports and the jewelry trade, perhaps Mr.
Siegel’s greatest passion was giving back to his communities. He was a Trustee for 18 years at Helene Fuld Medical Center in Trenton, and a board member of The United Savings and Loan Company for 12 years. In 1982 Mr. Siegel received the Crusade Citation from the American Cancer Society for his leadership. In 1984 he worked to found the Diabetes educational and informational center at Princeton Hospital, and was recognized for his contributions to the field of diabetes education. Mr. Siegel received a citation from Trenton’s City Council for his dedication to the Trenton Little League, which he supported for over 50 years. Unbeknownst to anyone except close family, he sponsored foster children in Latin America for over 20 years, and was particularly proud when they graduated from upper school. In 2003 the Greenwood House Home for the Aged recognized Mr. and Mrs. Siegel for their multi–generational leadership at a gala where President Bill Clinton spoke, and honored them for their long standing involvement with the home. Also in 2003, the State of New Jersey Senate and General Assembly passed a joint legislative resolution honoring Martin for his “meritorious record of service and leadership,” citing that “by his deeds and by his example, he has earned the respect and admiration of all who know him as a man of remarkable character and exceptional determination.” In 2005, the Martin Siegel Community Fund of the Princeton Area Community
Foundation was established to commemorate Martin’s 50 th year at Hamilton Jewelers, in order to benefit local educational, medical, and arts organizations in the region. In 2011, National Junior Ten nis and L ear ning of Trenton, an organization which creates opportunities for success by enriching the lives of under-resourced youth by combining tennis and education, dedicated a tennis court located at Cadwalader Park in Trenton in Martin’s honor. Earlier this year, Greenwood House once again honored Martin and Denise Siegel for their community leadership at a gala in May. Martin Siegel was an eternal optimist, and his optimism was contagious. Anyone who knew Martin surely experienced his giant personality, passion for life, and regular practical jokes. Ten years ago, he was diagnosed with advanced squamous cell cancer and given a grim prognosis. He remained unfailingly optimistic, keeping the cancer at bay and relishing in the 10 additional years he lived after his victory over the disease. Martin was able to touch so many more lives as a result. He was able to enjoy the birth of his youngest grandchild, the wedding of his oldest, and so many shared experiences with those he loved, those he met at the Hamilton Jewelers stores, and those whose random interactions with Martin occurred while waiting in line at the deli or the hardware store. Along with Denise, he was also able to continue to be a part of the communities he loved in Mercer County and Palm
Beach Gardens, regularly remarking that “I truly can’t believe how fortunate I am to be able to live in such a fantastic community with so many wonderful friends.” And friends he certainly had. He enjoyed the company of people from all cultures and backgrounds, and created an atmosphere around him of warmth, care, and concern. One of his favorite pastimes was to walk around town or the community and meet new people, and he always relished having even a small connection with a stranger. He loved new ideas and innovation, which he encouraged with everyone he met. With all of his life’s accomplishments, and the people he cherished along the way, he loved and cherished his family most of all. The patriarch of the Siegel family, he was the happiest, proudest, and most loving husband, father, and grandfather. Martin Siegel was predeceased by his sister, Rita Goodman, and is survived by his wife Denise (Ulanet), sons Hank ( Lisette), Jeffrey (Heidi), Scott (Lucy), and Peter (Kari), as well as grandchildren Andrew (Betsey), Benjamin, Emily, Ellie, Hannah, Jake, and Abigail. A service was held on Friday, December 20 at Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. The family respectfully conveys Mar tin’s w ishes that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may donate to The Martin Siegel Community Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation, or to Greenwood House in Ewing, New Jersey.
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growing the Hamilton brand and business through his cre at ive a nd i n nov at ive merchandising and marketing initiatives throughout his tenure, laying the groundwork for successive generations of the Siegel family to continue his vision. His business philosophy was based around superior quality, friendly relationshipbased business practices, and community leadership, a philosophy that enabled the Hamilton brand to grow from a local store to a nationally recognized industry leader with clients from all 50 states and around the world. He continued to serve the firm as Chairman from 1994 until his death, a role that allowed him to mentor hundreds of Hamilton employees, never hesitating to share his experience and Martin R. Siegel knowledge. He was also eaHamilton Jewelers ger to share his stories and Chairman Passes Away Martin R. Siegel of Palm experiences with others in Beach Gardens, Florida, and the fine jewelry industry, New Hope, Pennsylvania, par ticularly enjoying the passed away on December chance to attend industry 17, 2019 at Jupiter, Florida. trade shows and events in His wife of 63 years, Denise his later years. Mr. Siegel had a merUlanet Siegel, as well as his four sons were at his side to chant’s eye and a keen sense for design and value. comfort him. Born in Trenton, N.J., to He loved finding the unIrving and Alice (Novros) usual jewel or timepiece for Siegel, he attended lower the Hamilton clientele, and schools in Trenton, the Mil- could not keep himself from ford Academy in Connecti- choosing the most beautiful cut, and Duke University and finest quality, and was before serving in the US a pioneer in launching new Army Artillery in Germany products to the local marin 1953-54. Upon his return ket. He was among the first from the armed services, he in the United States to orjoined his father as the sec- der special Rolex timepieces ond generation of his family from Switzerland with rare to work at the heritage fine gem-set cases, bezels, and jeweler, Hamilton Jewelers. stone dials for the clientele in Palm Beach. And he disAN EPISCOPAL PARISH He was elected Presi- covered and launched many dent of Hamilton in 1968, fledgling designers before Trinity Church Holy Week and was instrumental Sunday in
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Peter Radford Rossmassler Peter Radford Rossmassler, 87, of Hatfield, MA, and Grindstone Island, Clayton, NY, died peacefully at home on the 16th of October 2019. Born in Philadelphia in 1931, his family moved to Princeton, NJ, in l932. He was the son of William Ryle Rossmassler and Eleanor Radford Rossmassler. He graduated from Princeton Country Day School, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Princeton University, Class of 1954 with a degree in English, and was a member of Charter Club. After a year of graduate work at Columbia University, he was drafted and served in the Army. Peter married Frances Branch Scott in 1962 and lived in New York City until they moved to Princeton in 1965 after the birth of their first child. In 2009, they moved to Pennswood Village in Newtown, PA, from Princeton, and then Peter moved to Hatfield, MA, in 2018 after the passing of his wife Frances in 2015. Peter spent summers in the 1000 Islands in the St. Lawrence River on Grindstone Island ever since he was nine months old. The camp has been in the family since 1895, and he called it heaven. He was an Investment Banker and Venture Capitalist for 16 years at Hayden Stone Inc. in New York. Later, he formed Princeton Montrose Partners, a venture capital group focused on groundbreaking agricultural and renewable energy advances. Lastly, he had his own consulting business, Grindstone Associates, which assisted small companies with valuation and strategic planning. He served on the Boards of Trinity - All Saints’ Nursery School, Princeton Day School, Princeton Area Community Foundation, and SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals. He also served on the Board of Grindstone Island Research & Heritage Center, raising funds for programs and scholarships for island children. He was a member of the Nassau Club and attended Trinity Church. He is survived by three sons, William R. Rossmassler, III and his wife, Wendy, of Middlesex, VT, Thomas B. S. Rossmassler and his wife, Sarah, of Hatfield, MA, Richard R. Rossmassler and his wife, Julia, of Williamsburg, Brooklyn; and five grandchildren, Colby, Louisa, Branch, Tae, and Eva. His wife of over 50 years, Frances Branch Scott, and two brothers, Richard Rossmassler and William R. Rossmassler Jr., predeceased him. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton, NJ 08540; Phillips Exeter Academy for the Richard Rossmassler Memorial Fund,
Barbara Prentice Broad Barbara Prentice Broad, 99, of Princeton, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on December 15, 2019. Barbara was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on March 3, 1920, the daughter of Donald Bishop Prentice and Louise Farnham Prentice. She was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Henry Sawyer Broad. She is survived by her daughter Louise Lavine (Michael) of Durham, North Carolina, and her sons Richard Broad ( Patti Mantell Broad) of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Dr. William Broad (Mari Yamashiro Broad) of Los Gatos, California. She is also survived by grandchildren Kathryn Broad (Chris Otness), Benjamin Broad (Ashley Yonan), Noah Lavine ( Katherine), Alex Broad (Emie George), Isaac Lavine (Deanna Rubin), and Nicholas Broad, and greatgrandchildren Henry Lavine and Simon Lavine. One of the formative events of Barbara’s childhood was an around-the-world trip with her parents to the World Engineering Congress in Osaka, Japan, in 1929, where they made lifelong friends with a family from Sweden. Barbara moved with her parents to Terre Haute, Indiana, when her father became president of Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1931. She graduated from Tudor Hall School (now Park Tudor School) in Indianapolis, where she was president of student government in her senior year, and then followed her two older sisters to Wellesley College, of which she was a devoted alumna. Barbara’s love of music was evident at Wellesley where she sang in the choir. During the summers of 1940 and 1941, she sang with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus under Serge Koussevitsky. Following graduation from college, Barbara joined the WAVES as an ensign, later serving as lieutenant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Pearl Harbor. After the war, she moved to Boston, where she was legal secretary for Judge Charles Wyzanski for several years. Marriage to Henry Broad brought her to the Washington, D.C. area, where Louise and Richard were born. Then Princeton University called on Henry Broad (Class of 1938) to be their first inhouse counsel in 1956.
Barbara was a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, for over 60 years. She was a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church, sang in the choir, and served as a deacon and elder. For many years she served as a volunteer bookkeeper for the John Street Nursery School in Princeton. She remained active with the Wellesley Antique Show, the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale and served on the national board of Young Audiences. She was a long-time member of the Present Day Club where she enjoyed bridge and other activities, and of Pretty Brook Country Club, where she played tennis until she was 90. In the late 1970s and 1980s, she worked part-time as a real estate agent with Stockton Realty. In addition to Princeton, the Prentice family summer home in South Brooksville, Maine, on Cape Rosier, was a special place for Barbara throughout her life. With limited exception during the war years, Barbara was able to spend some part of almost every summer at Cape Rosier, where she sailed, swam, hiked, and played tennis. She loved being surrounded by her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and their families from the broader Prentice clan. The family would particularly like to recognize Pat Freda and Jane Atonga for the considerate and loving care they provided, especially during Barbara’s last weeks, as well as Guiselle Dickson, for two years of devoted care. A memorial service will be held for Barbara at 2 p.m. on January 5, 2020 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Young Audiences of New Jersey (Princeton, NJ) or Blue Hill Heritage Trust (Blue Hill, ME). Photos from Barbara’s life may be seen on the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home website, www. matherhodge.com.
a woman of service as evidenced by her volunteerism beginning at the New York Foundling Hospital and continuing at the Telephone Pioneers, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, Crawford House, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Merwick Rehabilitation Center, and Hospice to name just a few. Delia was given the Somerset County STAR award for her volunteer work at Crawford House. Delia was predeceased by her brother Luke Keane, her brother-in-law Bernard D. Lynch, her brother-in-law James Mulroy, and her niece Jeanne Marie Mulroy. Delia will be deeply missed by her loving family. She is survived by her husband, David, of Skillman, NJ; her stepchildren, David Drake and his wife Katherine of Doylestown, PA.; Janice Lewis and her husband David of Lambertville, NJ.; and Julie Harris and her husband Todd of Rocky Hill, NJ. Delia is also survived by her sister, Nora Lynch of Rockville Centre, NY; her brother, Jeremiah Keane of Vero Beach, FL; and her sister, Mary Ann Mulroy of East Rockaway, NY. Aunt Dee is also survived by her nieces and nephews: Bernard Lynch, Jr. and his wife Dawn of Lynbrook, NY; Kevin Lynch and his wife Teresa of Belle Mead, NJ; Mary Ann Lynch of Lynbrook, NY; Brian Lynch and his wife Cindy of Lynbrook, NY; Sean Lynch and his wife AnnMarie of Lynbrook, NY; Christopher Lynch and his wife Meghan of Long Beach, NY.; and James Mulroy and his wife Eileen of Lynbrook, NY. In addition, Delia enjoyed visits from her 23 grand nieces and nephews, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on December 28 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Skillman, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Delia to the Montgomery EMS, P.O. Box 105, Belle Mead, NJ 08502.
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Delia T. Drake Delia T. Drake (nee Keane), 77, of Skillman, New Jersey, passed away on December 20, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Delia, daughter of Luke and Nora Keane, was born in the Bronx, NY, and lived in Rockaway Beach, NY, until relocating to New Jersey in 1976. After 30 years of dedicated service, she retired from Western Electric International Patent Organization and then continued on as a contract employee at several offices in the Princeton Area. Delia (or Aunt Dee as she was affectionately called by her many nieces and nephews ) was known for her friendliness, helpfulness, and welcoming spirit to strangers and family alike. Delia was
Franz Josef Moehn died on December 15. The day before, he had celebrated his 88th birthday in much the same way that he celebrated many days of his life: surrounded by love and drinking wine — in this case, with his daughter Juliette, her family, and some friends. Franz will be remembered as a first-rate entertainer, opening his home to visitors and serving exquisitely tasteful meals with expertly paired wines. He had the ability to hold court for hours with a gift for storytelling, a brilliant memory for details of history, music, literature, and soccer, as well as a fantastic ability to laugh at life’s curveballs, here and there slipping a joke in without letting on that he was pulling your leg. He did not suffer tedious company; neither did he pay much mind to the wishes of vegetarians, it
must be said, until his granddaughter became one at a young age, and she loved everything he cooked for her. He was born on December 14, 1931 and grew up during World War II in Wittlich, Germany, where many of his family members and childhood friends still reside. In the mid-1950s he emigrated to Milwaukee. Shortly after naturalizing, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed back in Germany as an American soldier for two years. When he returned to the U.S., he went on to attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison, with the help of the G.I. Bill, where he met Jeanette Krueger (1941-2016), whom he later married. He graduated with honors in Comparative Literature and in 1964 was admitted to Princeton University for graduate school on a Woodrow Wilson fellowship, bringing his young family to the East Coast. After earning his M.A. in Germanic Languages and Literatures at Princeton, Franz taught there and at Rider College while continuing as a PhD student. However, he found the academic job market unappealing and decided to change careers, following in his father’s footsteps to work in hospitality. He was a chef and manager at area corporate headquarters and hotels, and also worked as a caterer, but he would leave his mark in the Princeton community as the head chef at the Institute for Advanced Studies, where he worked from 1979 to his retirement in 1996. He kept many a genius well-fed, impressing them with his erudition (the wisest amongst them befriended Franz and accepted invitations to his home for long nights of eating, talking, and drinking there). An anecdote from this time illustrates his keen (and polyglot) sense of humor. One day, the director of the Institute, Harry Woolf gave a group of important visitors a tour. When they came to the kitchen Harry introduced Franz: “Here is the real boss of the Institute.” “No,” replied Franz. “You are the Boss, and I am the Chef.” When Franz retired, Allen Rowe wrote, “There could not have been a more perfect match of interests and talents than Franz and the Institute.” Franz subsequently split his time between the United States and France — first in the Ardeche, surrounded by sheep and lavender, and then later in the Dordogne region of Bordeaux. His charming one-story house there featured two full kitchens — for winter and summer, he liked to say, as one was closer to the rear patio where he would dine in good weather and chat with his neighbors. Word of Franz’s passing spread quickly among his international network of friends, one of whom sent fitting words of condolence about him from France: “He loved life so much and he was able to see only the good parts of the people around him. Everyone is remembering all the nice moments we spent with him.” He passed away at home with his daughter Juliette on Bainbridge Island, WA. He is survived by Juliette, his son Frederick, and four grandchildren who laughed at his jokes the hardest. The family is planning a private memorial service.
Irvin Glassman Irvin Glassman, 96, died on Saturday, December 14 at his home in Princeton, N.J. A Baltimore native born in 1923, Irvin Glassman was the Robert H. Goddard Professor (Emeritus) of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. He retired from Princeton in 1999 after 49 years on the faculty. He was considered one of the world’s leading authorities on combustion as applied to problems in energy production, pollution, propulsion, and fire safety. In 1972, Prof. Glassman, as he preferred to be called, founded Princeton University’s Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. He was editor and founder of the journal Combustion Science and Technology and published more than 250 articles as well as two major books, including Combustion, considered the leading book in his field. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996, received an honorary Doctorate of Science from Princeton University in 2009, and was awarded the Daniel Guggenheim Medal in 2018, which honors innovators who make notable achievements to aeronautics. Prof. Glassman was most proud of his legacy as a teacher. His course on combustion engines was voted the most popular in a poll of Princeton University students. More than 20 of his graduate students awarded Ph.D.s are faculty members at major universities. Through his interest in others, kindness, and positive outlook, he became not only a teacher, but a lifelong mentor to many of his academic “children.” Prof. Glassman served during World War II in the U.S. Army as a research scientist and was honorably discharged in 1945. He received his Bachelors of Engineering (1943) and Doctorate of Engineering (1950) from Johns Hopkins University. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Prof. Glassman is survived by his wife of 68 years, Beverly Wolfe Glassman, and his three daughters, Shari Powell, Diane Gienger, and Barbara Glassman; their husbands, Warren Powell, Edwin Gienger, and Arthur Rubin; and six grandchildren, Eddie (Nicole Kennedy) and Megan Gienger, Elyse and Daniel Powell, and Maya and Noah Rubin. His children and grandchildren will remember with love his wisdom, kindness, positive encouragement, and humility. Prof. Glassman was a true testament to the transformative power of education. Securing a scholarship to Johns Hopkins enabled him to leave his mother’s grocery store, obtain undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, and eventually become a professor at Princeton University. To honor this legacy, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Irvin Glassman Fund at the Trustees of Princeton University to support the next generation of Princeton University engineering students (Princeton University, Alumni and Donor Records, P.O. Box 5357, Princeton, NJ 08543-5357). Funeral services were held Sunday, December 15, with burial at Floral Park Cemetery in South Brunswick. Funeral arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel.
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Elegance, seclusion, and accessibility are hallmarks of this beautifully built 8-yr old home on prestigious private lane within walking distance of town and gown. The stone and stucco exterior is enhanced by balconies with wrought iron railings and covered stone terraces. 10 ft, 12 ft, and 20 ft ceilings with banks of windows fill the home with light while welcoming in the lush wooded views. Large formal rooms, extraordinary kitchen family room, and 5 bedroom suites.
Drawing inspiration from centuries-old manor homes of Europe, this all brick Institute area residence, designed by architect Robert Bennett, distinctly suits a modern lifestyle with its masterful, light-infused floor plan. Broad floor-to-ceiling windows capturing views of the bluestone terrace and lovely, fenced yard are a defining feature of most spaces, but the architectural piece de resistance is the dramatic floating staircase.
“Real estate has been the perfect profession for me, a lifelong Princetonian with a love of architecture and people. As a broker associate for over 30 years, I have guided sellers and buyers in Princeton and the surrounding communities through the ups and downs of the real estate market. Educating and supporting my clients - past, present, and future - are my primary goals. Real estate is my passion and every day brings new relationships and opportunities.” — Barbara
Barbara Blackwell Broker Associate 4 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 921-1050 Office (609) 915-5000 Cell bblackwell@callawayhenderson.com For more information about properties, the market in general, or your home in particular, please give me a call. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. Subject To Errors, Omissions, Prior Sale Or Withdrawal Without Notice.
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OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included. We can build to suit your business. Email recruitingwr@ gmail.com
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Town Topics a Princeton tradition! ®
est. 1946
HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf PRINCETON-Seeking tenant who will be in residence only part-time for studio apartment on Princeton estate. Big windows with views over magnificent gardens, built-in bookcases & cabinetry, full bath with tub & shower. Separate entrance, parking. Possible use as an office or art studio. (609) 924-5245. tf CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. 11-13-8t CREATIVE CLEANING SERVICES: All around cleaning services to fit your everyday needs. Very reliable, experienced & educated. Please call Matthew/Karen Geisenhoner at (609) 587-0231; Email creativecleaningservices@outlook. com 11-20-8t
Gorgeous 2 bed 2.5 bath home for sale in Hillsborough Recently renovated Hillsborough N.J. townhome with fully finished basement, brand new AC/Furnace and hot water heater. Gas unit and large master bedroom with en suite. Attached garage for convenient parking! Open and contemporary floor plan, hardwood floors throughout, remodeled bathrooms, and kitchen with stainless steel appliances. $290,000
FSBO: Contact Vincent at 908.616.0821 for more information
OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included. We can build to suit your business. Email recruitingwr@ gmail.com 12-18-4t TK PAINTING: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Front door & window refinishing. Excellent references. Free estimates. Call (609) 947-3917. 12-18/06-10
BUYERS • APPRAISERS • AUCTIONEERS Restoration upholstery & fabric shop. On-site silver repairs & polishing. Lamp & fixture rewiring & installation. Palace Interiors Empire Antiques & Auctions monthly. Call Gene (609) 209-0362. 10-02-20 TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. (609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf GREEN–PLANET PAINTING: Commercial, Residential & Custom Paint, Interior & Exterior, Drywall Repairs, Light Carpentry, Deck Staining, Green Paint options, Paper Removal, Power Washing, 15 Years of Experience. FULLY INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES. CALL: (609) 356-4378; perez@green-planetpainting.com 04-03-20 I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 921-7469. 09-04-20 JOES LANDSCAPING INC. OF PRINCETON Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 45 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only) (609) 638-6846 Office (609) 216-7936 Princeton References •Green Company HIC #13VH07549500 05-22-20 J.O. PAINTING & HOME IMPROVEMENTS: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. 20 years experience. Call (609) 305-7822. 08-14-20 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 01-09-20
Only Four of Ten units remain in this stunning, AIA award winning Hillier Designed, luxury condominium project. Located in the heart of historic Newtown Borough, each unit boasts it’s own unique floorplan with high ceilings, a paneled lobby, radiant heat, noise canceling windows, terraces and the ability to customize most options to suit your individual design requirements. This project is the first residential multi-family structure of such quality built in this market. While the words luxury and quality are often overused, this building was designed as if it were located on Rittenhouse Square or Central Park. Be a part of this amazing project. Enjoy a lifestyle that embraces the finest in modern building design in the midst of a quaint historic setting. Prices from $1,050,000-$1,300,000
Mary Dinneen
PRINCETON OFFICE | 253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540 | 609.924.1600 | www.foxroach.com
Sales Associate 215-504-2882 Mobile MDinneenRealtor@aol.com
Katie Dinneen
Sales Associate 267-253-1187 Mobile Katie.Dinneen@FoxRoach.com
AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions. Window treatments, table linens and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 05-01-20 MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; www.farringtonsmusic.com 07-31-20 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 07-10-20 WHAT’S A GREAT GIFT FOR A FORMER PRINCETONIAN? A Gift Subscription! Call (609) 924-2200 ext 10; circulation@towntopics.com tf
WE BUY CARS Belle Mead Garage (908) 359-8131 Ask for Chris
FOR SALE: Central Park Pinball Machine; AMI Jukebox; Ad/Abductor Exercise Machine. All in excellent condition. For details call (609) 731-6665. 12-25 ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has good English, own transportation. 25 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188. 12-25-4t EXPERT CLEANING SERVICES: References, experienced, very reliable, discounted prices. Call or text (609) 222-4911; email expertcleaningservicenj@gmail.com 12-04-4t HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf
tf Placing a classified ad? Deadline for the Jan 1st edition is MONDAY 12/30 @ noon Call (609) 924-2200 ext 10 Email classifieds@towntopics.com tf
PRINCETON-Seeking tenant who will be in residence only part-time for studio apartment on Princeton estate. Big windows with views over magnificent gardens, built-in bookcases & cabinetry, full bath with tub & shower. Separate entrance, parking. Possible use as an office or art studio. (609) 924-5245. tf
CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. 11-13-8t CREATIVE CLEANING SERVICES: All around cleaning services to fit your everyday needs. Very reliable, experienced & educated. Please call Matthew/Karen Geisenhoner at (609) 587-0231; Email creativecleaningservices@outlook. com 11-20-8t OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included. We can build to suit your business. Email recruitingwr@ gmail.com 12-18-4t TK PAINTING: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Front door & window refinishing. Excellent references. Free estimates. Call (609) 947-3917. 12-18/06-10 BUYERS • APPRAISERS • AUCTIONEERS Restoration upholstery & fabric shop. On-site silver repairs & polishing. Lamp & fixture rewiring & installation. Palace Interiors Empire Antiques & Auctions monthly. Call Gene (609) 209-0362. 10-02-20
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TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. (609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf
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ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 01-09-20
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You may THINK you can’t afford us. That’s because you haven’t spoken to me yet!
$1,600/mo. Heat, Central Air & Parking included. We have an Office Suite that would be perfect for you and your dissertation. In Princeton, within walking distance to campus, the Suite is approximately 653 sq. ft. & is divided into a reception area, 2 private offices & private WC. Available now.
RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS: Princeton – $125/mo. each Parking Spaces: 3 parking spaces-2 blocks from Nassau Street. Available now. Princeton – $1,950/mo. House: Plus utilities. 2 BR house, 1 bath, LR, Kitchen. Nice yard. Available now.
STOCKTON MEANS FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE. We list, We sell, We manage. If you have a house to sell or rent we are ready to service you! Call us for any of your real estate needs and check out our website at: http://www.stockton-realtor.com See our display ads for our available houses for sale.
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COOK POSITION: Wildflour Bakery/Cafe now hiring cook. Duties include short order cooking, prep work, cleaning, organizing, menu planning. Salary is approx 28,000 a year with possibility for advancement. Weekends included in 40 hour work week. Hours are 7:30 am-3:30 pm. Restaurant experience an asset. Please send resume to https://www.wildflourbakery-cafe. com/contact/ 12-25-3t
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