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New Variant Arrives As COVID-19 Cases Continue to Decline On Monday, March 21, the Princeton Health Department reported declining COVID-19 case numbers, 16 new cases in the previous seven days, 43 new cases in Princeton in the previous 14 days. The first weeks in January this year, Princeton recorded its highest totals of the pandemic with 287 new cases in a single week and 568 cases in a 14-day period. Of rising concern to health officials and others, however, is a new strain of COVID-19. An Omicron variant known as BA.2 has caused recent surges in several European countries and is now spreading across the United States. It has been called the “stealth variant” because it can be difficult to detect. Princeton Deputy Administrator for Health and Community Services Jeff Grosser explained, “It has genetic mutations that could make it harder to distinguish from the Delta variant.” The World Health Organization has classified BA.2 as a variant of concern, he added. Expert opinions vary as to what its impact might be in this country. The BA.2 variant accounted for more than half of the cases reported in New Jersey as of March 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although it appears to be highly contagious, one and a half times more transmissible than the original Omicron strain, according to Grosser, it also appears to be less deadly than previous variants, especially to vaccinated individuals and those already infected by Omicron. The March 22 statewide COVID transmission rate remained below one, at 0.88, indicating that the outbreak continues to decline. All 21 counties in New Jersey are listed as having low rates of transmission, according to the CDC. A Princeton University February spike in case numbers has subsided, with the University COVID-19 dashboard reporting a positivity rate of 1.16 percent for the week that ended March 18. That’s down from 1.25 percent from the week before that and 2.4 percent and 2.59 percent in previous weeks. Princeton Public Schools reported seven new cases in the week ended March 18, just three the week before that, and six for the first week in March. In early January PPS weekly totals were 96, 79, and 39. Continued on Page 7

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Town Looks to March 29 Cannabis Meeting Whether or not there should be a retail cannabis dispensary in Princeton is the question coming before Princeton Council, and at a public Zoom meeting on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Council is expecting to hear a wide range of information and opinions on that subject. A Zoom link will be provided at princetonnj.gov for those who would like to participate, and Council will also read comments emailed to princetoncomments@ gmail.com. The meeting will be a “listening session” to hear from as wide-ranging a group of people in the community as possible. No specific action will be taken by Council at that time — the issue will be revisited at a future date to determine Princeton’s next steps in zoning or not zoning for retail cannabis sales. Among the preliminary presentations planned before the public commentary segment of the meeting will be two speakers providing information about their experiences with cannabis dispensaries in their towns, reports from members of the municipal staff, and arguments and information from concerned parents. Princeton Municipal Administrator Bernie Hvozdovic Jr. is expected to present brief reports from different departments

— health, Corner House, legal counsel, police, zoning, etc. — commenting on the possible impacts of retail sales of cannabis in Princeton. New Jersey, including the town of Princeton with 78 percent in favor, voted in a November 2020 referendum to legalize the sale of recreational cannabis in the state. The decision whether to allow dispensaries in individual towns was left to the governing bodies of those towns. In November 2021, after more than seven

months of research, discussion, and public meetings, the Princeton Cannabis Task Force, enlisted by Council as an advisory body, recommended that Council pass an ordinance permitting up to three dispensaries in town. Discussion over the future of cannabis in Princeton has been lively since the 2020 referendum vote, but the intensity of the debate increased after the CTF recommendations last November. Groups and many individuals have spoken out in the Continued on Page 8

Princeton Human Services Department Helps Resettle Ukrainian Family in U.S.

While more than three million Ukrainians have fled their war-ravaged country, few have made their way to the United States. The federal government has yet to say how many refugees from Ukraine it is willing to accept. According to the website travel.state. gov, Ukrainians can be released into the United States only if they can provide the name, address, and telephone number of a sponsor who has agreed to take responsibility for them. That was the situation with one family, which has been brought from Ukraine with help from Princeton’s Department of

Human Services. Currently being housed with a family in Pennsylvania, they were able to come because their son is already here, studying on full scholarship at a local private school. “Right now, it’s just this one Ukrainian family, from Kyiv, that we’ve encountered,” said Princeton Human Services Director Rhodalynn Jones. “They were fleeing the war. They traveled to Lviv, and then to Poland. From there, they flew to the U.S. Their son, the only English-speaking member of the family, reached out to Human Services hoping we’d be able to Continued on Page 8

SUPER BOOK SALE: The Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale held its 90th annual sale last Wednesday through Saturday at its new location at Stuart Country Day School. Proceeds from the event, the most successful in its history, will support college scholarships for area students. Book lovers share their finds in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)

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A NEW TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE: Gillian Murphy, left, and Ryoko Tanaka star in American Repertory Ballet’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” choreographed by Ethan Stiefel. (Photo by Harald Schader)

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For his final performance as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet in the late 1990s, Ethan Stiefel danced the role of Oberon in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

A few years later, as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, he took on the role again — this time in the version by British choreographer Frederick Ashton. The artistic director of American Repertory Ballet (ARB) since last July, Stiefel is about to debut his own telling of the classic Shakespeare play. Accompanied live by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO), ARB, which is based in Princeton and New Brunswick, presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center April 1-3.

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For Stiefel, the experience of creating the ballet was as much about the music as the steps. After digging into some research, he chose to supplement the original score, written in 1826 by Felix Mendelssohn, with compositions by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who arranged Mendelssohn’s music for the 1935 film of the Shakespeare play, directed by Max Reinhardt. “There is only one recording of the Korngold that exists,” he said. “The instr umentation and the orchestration are so interesting. The beauty is that it really weaves into the Mendelssohn. It gives it a contemporar y sheen and another level of magic. He takes some of the themes, and he may change the meter or add some saxophone.” PSO Assistant Conductor Kenneth Bean, who will lead the orchestra in the upcoming performances, is equally enthusiastic. “The music is quite special,” he said. “The Korngold is all new to me. It fits so perfectly with the spirit of the Mendelssohn. And Mendelssohn wrote it when he was just a teenager. I’m always in awe of these amazing prodigies.” Stiefel credits PSO librarian Elizabeth Thompson with helping to uncover information about Korngold’s work. “This really became a passion project for her. She’s like a sleuth,” he said. “I think it’s historic that here in Princeton and New

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This fall, Rider will begin offering an online cannabis studies certificate program. The program provides students with the credentials and expertise to enter the legal cannabis market. T h e pro g ra m explore s the biological, legal, ethical, business, and practical aspects of the industry through four courses. The capstone course is taught by an industry professional, allow ing s t udent s to gain experience and learn ab o u t f u t u r e i n te r n s h i p and job opportunities. It is open to those interested in any aspect of the cannabis industry, with no prerequisites or previous degrees required. “We want as many people as possible to have access to t h is prog ram to help build their careers in this expanding industry,” said Sarah Trocchio, assistant professor of sociology and criminology. “As cannabis legalization continues to expand, our students will be able to enter the field with the skills, experience, and connections needed to succeed.” The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing industries with a variety of employment opportunities t hroughout t he cou nt r y. Across the United States, t h e r e a r e a n e s t i m ate d 321,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis industry, according to a report by L eaf ly, a website fo cused on cannabis use and education. In 2021, New Jersey became t he 13t h state to legalize cannabis for adult use.

go beyond the budtender,” said Dr. Victor Thompson, chair of the Department of S ociolog y and Cr iminolog y. “T hey c an work in a number of roles in the i n d u s t r y, f rom ac cou nting and finance, communications and marketing, sales, management, public policy, law, research and development, and more.” Studying the cannabis industry is not new at Rider. In fall of 2020, Trocchio led a special topics course c a l l e d Re e fe r M a d n e s s : From Panic to Profit. In the course, she and students conducted a survey of New Jersey residents re gard i ng t h e ir fe el i ng s about cannabis legalizat ion, p e r s ona l u s e, a n d social justice implications prior to the election. Their research will appear as a poster presentation during the leading international conference in medical cannabis, CannX, in Tel Aviv. T h e s t u d y w a s c o - au thored by Trocchio; Marshall Ogen ’92, vice president of business strategy at CannabisBPO; Dr. Marion McNabb, president of the Cannabis Center for Excellence ; David Ritter, data scientist at the Cannabis Center for Excellence; and Shekia Scott, former director of community outreach for the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Those interested in the pro g r a m c a n m e e t w it h facu lt y and indust r y exp e r t s to l e a r n m or e on M a r c h 24 f r o m 4 : 3 0 - 6 p.m. i n R i d e r’s S c i e n c e a nd Te ch nolo g y C enter. Experts attending include

Hoag’s national cannabis practice group ; and Rita Ruggieri, CEO of HarvestWorks Farm. Registration is requested. Visit Rider. edu.

Police Blotter On March 20, at 10:34 a.m., an individual reported that someone punctured the front and rear passenger side tires of his vehicle, which was parked on Mountain Avenue. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 19, at 1: 47 a.m., a 23-year-old male from Franklin Park was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, subsequent to a motor vehicle stop on North Harrison Street. The driver was transported to police headquarters, charged, and released to a sober adult. On March 19, at 8 : 46 p.m., multiple persons reported that someone driving a silver sedan struck them with what appeared to be pellets coming from an unknown object as they were walk ing on Spr ing Street. There were no reported injuries. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 18, at 8 :14 p.m., an individual reported that, while walking on Bunn Drive, a bicyclist wearing dark clothing rode up behind him and took his backpack f rom his shoulder. T he backpack contained approximately $660 worth of items. The Detective Bureau is investigating.

ed t hat someone forged two business checks which resulted in a loss of $4,220.97 to his business on Palmer Square West. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 16, at 9 :33 a.m., police were dispatched to a Campbelton Road residence after a report of two persons attempting to enter a garage through an unsecured window. They rummaged through a cabinet, but no property was stolen. Video surveillance showed that one person entered the resident’s vehicle through an unsecured front passenger side door and looked around. The two individuals fled in vehicles heading north on Stockton Street. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 16, at 12:19 p.m., an individual reported that someone had written offensive words on a nearby fence and dumpster at Stanwor th L ane, causing the resident to feel harassed. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 16, at 3 : 47 p.m., a Winant Road resid e n t r e p or te d t h at h e r

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a.m. and 2:50 p.m. that day. The vehicle was unlocked and in her driveway. There was nothing reported stolen. The Detective Bureau is investigating. O n March 13 at 9 : 37 p.m ., p o l i c e r e s p o n d e d to a retail store on State Road to investigate a shoplif ting. T he complainant repor ted that t wo males took $779.67 worth of merchandise and left the store on foot without paying. A check of the area failed to locate the suspects. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 11, at 4 : 58 p.m., a Clevela nd L a ne resident reported that an unknown individual (or indiv iduals ) unsuccessfully attempted to fraudulently open a line of credit in her name. There was no monetary loss. On March 9, at 9:36 a.m., an individual reported that someone punctured three tires of her vehicle while it was parked in a State Road parking lot. The Detective Bureau is investigating. Unless otherwise noted, individuals arrested were later released.

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media and at meetings with arguments for and against local retail cannabis sales, but as one Town Topics Mailbox letter pointed out last week, “Cannabis will soon be available for legal recreational use in Princeton — whether over the counter at local dispensaries or via delivery.” In December the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education weighed in with a public statement of concern about the impact of retail cannabis businesses in Princeton. At its February 8, 2022 meeting the Princeton Board of Health (BOH) considered the issue of health impacts of recreational cannabis legalization as well as the specifics of the CTF report, after which they appointed a subcommittee to delve more deeply into health impacts and to present recommendations to the full BOH. At the March 8 BOH meeting, which attracted about 60 people, the subcommittee presented its proposal of a resolution to defer approval of retail sale of cannabis in Princeton until further study and implementation of public health safeguards could take place. After much discussion, the BOH decided to neither approve nor disapprove the resolution but to send it back to the subcommittee pending further listening and research. The BOH voted to revisit the resolution at its next meeting on April 12, after they will have heard from the community at the March 29 Council forum. “It is not a decision of the Board of Health whether to have retail cannabis stores in

Princeton or not,” said BOH Chair George DiFerdinando, who is also a member of the subcommittee that initiated the proposal to defer approval of retail sales. “We’re to advise on the health impact of recreational cannabis in general and then any health-related issues around a cannabis store.” He continued, “The committee will listen to what’s said at the March 29 meeting. Our response will be data-based. We’re not looking to please all the people all the time. Our role is to be as objective as possible.” Councilwoman Eve Niedergang, who also chairs the CTF, emphasized that the question currently before Council is only whether or not Princeton should zone for a cannabis dispensary. “A lot of the concern that I have received is really focused on cannabis being legal or in schools, and it doesn’t have a lot to do with the specific issue of a dispensary in Princeton,” she said. “In my mind that is the current issue.” She continued, “Legalization will present many new challenges on many levels, but that is not the question before us. Whether or not Princeton has a dispensary, we will have to deal with all those questions.” Niedergang stated that the CTF, having delivered its recommendation on retail cannabis in Princeton, would be meeting in April to start to address two other cannabisrelated issues: education — “materials for educating people of all ages on uses of cannabis” — and enforcement. —Donald Gilpin

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identify housing opportunities, because the household he is in is too crowded.” Princeton’s Human Services Department has helped refugees in the past, most recently supporting families from Afghanistan. “We’re assisting folks when it comes to food pantries, donations of clothes, toiletries, kitchen stuff, and welfare if they’re eligible,” said Jones. Human Services is currently working with The Jewish Center Princeton’s Interfaith Refugee Resettlement Committee, which partners with the organization Interfaith-RISE, to assist others who may pursue immigrant visas. “If individuals are interested in perhaps being a host family, or helping people to resettle, they should contact us or The Jewish Center or InterfaithRISE,” Jones said. According to an article published in the New York Times on March 20, the federal government announced early this month that it would extend Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians, enabling some 30,000 people who were in the United States as of March 1 to remain legal residents for 18 months. But that doesn’t help those living in shelters, in countries close to Ukraine. Jones said the best way to help Ukrainians is to donate Visa gift cards, which can be dropped off at the Human Services office, 1 Monument Drive. Also accepting donations are the organizations Caritas (caritas.org), the International Rescue Committee (rescue.org), and Save the Children (savethechildren.org). For more information on how to make a donation, email humanservices@princetonnj.gov or call (609) 688-2055. —Anne Levin

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On Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m., Plainsboro Public Library will host a program on Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America and known as “Crazy Daisy.” The event is in celebration of Women’s History Month. Author and historical impersonator Carol Simon Levin will portray the eccentric Low in a Zoom program. Levin is the founder of “Telling Her Stories,” specializing in bringing to life the untold stories of fascinating women history forgot. She will appear in costume as she discusses Low’s life. Levin has been a historical impersonator for about a decade. She says a chance encounter at her local gym started her on the quest for women’s forgotten history. A n acquaintance at t he gym asked Levin — who was at the time a children’s librarian — to recommend a book about Brooklyn Bridge builder and civil engineer Emily Roebling. After considerable research, Levin realized that no such book existed. Her career as an impersonator was launched, when she decided to present a library program as Emily Roebling, rather than about her. Levin developed the program on Juliette Low (18601927) in direct response to another request. “Many people are familiar with Low’s name,” she said. “Most senior women grew up in the Girl Scouts, which was a major outlet for girls in the 1970s and 1980s. Those who came through the Girl Scouts were empowered.” Low supported the independence of women and girls at a time when there were not many opportunities open to them, Levin said. The scout leader advocated physical fitness for women and girls, championed the wearing of bloomers ( or pantaloons), and insisted that women could play tennis, drive automobiles, and take part in many activities that men had previously dominated. Low took her first plane ride in 1912 and in middle age decided to take up welding. Lev in is the author of Remembering the Ladies: From Patriots in Petticoats to Presidential Candidates, which profiles 69 women who worked for women’s rights in America. A New Jersey Council for the Humanities Public Scholar, her newest program is “Our Rights Too!” which features overlooked women of color in the fight for women’s rights. The hour-long program will include a power point presentation; followed by an opportunity to ask questions. To register for this Zoom program, go to Plainsborolibrary.org.

Sankofa Collaborative Marks Five Years of Engagement

The Sankofa Collaborative, a coalition of five New Jersey cultural and historical organizations — 1804 Consultants, Grounds For Sculpture (GFS), New Jersey Historical Society, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) and William Trent House Museum — celebrates five years of programming designed to

help individuals in schools, museums, libraries, and civic groups research, present, and discuss African American history. During that time, the Collaborative has hosted 14 inperson and virtual events at tended by nearly 900 participants, built an online following of nearly 1,000, and circulated hundreds of educational resources through its website and weekly emails. The beginning of the collaborative emerged from 2016 conversations between Linda Caldwell Epps, CEO of 1804 Consultants, and Elaine Buck, historian and founding board member of SSAAM, Beverly Mills, also a founder of SSAAM, and Sam Stephens, trustee for the William Trent House Museum. These four individuals then organized what was intended to be a one-time invitational meeting for January 2017. Based on the interest expressed then, they decided to organize workshops open to the public. In seeking a venue, SSAAM board member, Br uce Daniels, connected the team with Gar y Garrido Schneider, executive director of the Grounds For Sculpture, who offered its facilities for this event. At that point, with the addition of GFS and the New Jersey Historical Society, the Sankofa Collaborative was formally born. Epps said, “Although none of the founding partners have had formal training as intellectual historians or culturalists, we bonded over our belief that we are all a product of our history and culture and if we as a society are to one day truly live up to the ideals put forth in our formal ruling and historical documents, we have to make accessible to the public the history and culture that is New Jersey and that is the United States. Much to our surprise, professionals as well as non-professionals follow every talk we deliver, every document we write, ever y resource we make available. Our popularity confirmed our belief that learning is contagious and opportunities to learn would be appreciated.” Funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey Historical Commission enabled the Collaborative to meet demand with two additional programs in 2017, “Exploring African American History in New Jersey” and “Presenting and Discussing Difficult Topics in African American History.” These events drew capacity audiences and participants asked for more in- depth e x a m i n at ion of A f r i c a n American history and ways to share ideas beyond the workshops. Since 2017, the Collaborative has presented workshops and panels to a growing audienceand launched a website, sankofacollaborative.org, to share materials from the programs as well other educational resources. “Being part of the Collaborative has contributed to the William Trent House Museum’s ability to authentically interpret colonial slavery and connect its impact to our society today,” said Stephens. “We believe that the Collaborative’s programs and the resources on its website have benefitted many other museums and

cultural organizations as well.” “I am pleased to be in collaboration with the Sankofa Collaborative, and to have worked together for the last five years hosting workshops and sharing resources,” said John B. Buck, president of SSAAM. In 2021, the Collaborative broadened its work to compile an inventor y of more than 400 sites in New Jersey that are connected with African American history. The project, funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission, includes historic homes, cemeteries, markers, and more. In 2022, the Sankofa Collaborative is preparing to host two workshops and hopes that they can be in-person events.

Jewish Youth Raise Funds For Nonprofits in Need

The Jewish Community Youth Foundation (JCYF) celebrated its 19 th year at its annual Check Presentation Ceremony which was held on li ne on Febr uar y 27. More than $36,000 was distributed to 21 non-profit organizations by 121 teens representing 12 synagogues and 29 area schools. JCYF is a project of JFCS of Greater Mercer County and the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund. The program has disbursed $967,043 since its inception 19 years ago. Highlights from the evening included a live trivia quiz about this year’s program. The quiz winner designated one of the JCYF recipient agencies as the w inner of an additional grant. The Annual Alumni Award was presented to Robbinsville alumna Mandi Lichtenstein, class of 2020, for her outstanding work at Elon University. She designated Mazon – A Jewish Response to Hunger as the recipient of her $360 award prize. Jonah Adler of Lawrenceville spoke about how wisdom, understanding and divine inspiration impact the important decisions we make. T h is year, teens f rom all over Mercer and Bucks counties met to discuss ways to make a difference in local, national and international communities. Agency representatives from all over the world were interviewed and explained how their projects could help those in need. Part of this year’s curriculum included Amplify Our Impact 2021, which provided an opportunity to increase giving by reaching out to family, friends and community contacts. Harrison Fehn, class of 2022, of Bordentown, said, “[JCYF’s] value is immeasurable on Jewish youth as it teaches us, from a young age, how to evaluate grants, allocate funds, and most important of all, collaborate. JCYF is an organization that I would deem necessary for any aspiring leader to partake in before they have graduated.” Sophie Berman, a member of the JCYF senior class and Hamilton resident, said, “I developed a passion for helping others and giving to those in need. JCYF taught me the importance of philanthropy and my Jewish identity. I have learned copious amounts of leadership skills that will aid me as I move into the next chapter of my life.”

It can be shocking, in early spring, to see how much trash and debris has accumulated in parks, streams, and natural settings. Clearing it all out requires a community effort. That’s where volunteers come in. Administrators of several parks and waterways throughout the local area are hoping that, as in previous years, plenty of people will turn out in coming weeks to help get these areas into shape. “S t re a m cle a nup s are com munit y action made visible,” said Jim Waltman, executive director of The Watershed Institute in Pennington. “Cleanups contribute to cleaner streams, improved habitat for fish and

wildlife, better appearance for our streams and other local waterways, and can help address local flooding issues. Trash and litter harm water and wildlife. We are so grateful for our volunteers who have been part of the solution for 16 years.” The Watershed Institute sponsors stream cleanups on Saturday, April 9 and 23; and Sunday, April 24, at 10 different municipalities including Hilltop Park, 782 Bunn Drive; Montgomery Veterans’ Park, Memorial Park in Highstown, Etra Lake Park in East Windsor, Village Park in Cranbury, Colonial L ake Park and Lawrence Nature Center in Lawrence, and the municipal buildings in Millstone

and Plainsboro. The organization also holds virtual cleanups. Visit thewatershed.org to register. Saturday, April 9 is Spring Cleanup Day at Princeton Battlefield State Park, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers can use gloves and tools that are provided, but bring your own if you have them. Water and snacks will be provided. Register at Pbs.1777.org. Friends of Princeton Open Space has just begun its spring clean-up sessions at the 18-acre forest restoration project site in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Volunteers are helping to protect the nearly 8,000 native trees, shr ubs, and w ildf lowers

SPRING CLEANUP: Getting parks, waterways, shared roadways, and public lands ready for the warmer months involves armies of volunteers. At a recent cleanup in Princeton sponsored by The Watershed Institute, these helpers carried away bags of trash.

recently planted at the site. Upcoming sessions are Friday, March 25 from 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday, March 30 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; and Saturday, April 2 from 1-4 p.m. Sign up at Fopos.org. Saturday, April 23 is Earth Day, and Kingston Greenways is celebrating with two cleanup sessions at neighborhood streets, roadways, and public areas. The organization provides grabbers, gloves, orange vests, and garbage bags. Participants are advised to wear sturdy boots and clothing. A morning session from 9-11 a.m. will focus on Laurel Avenue and the vicinity of the Rockingham Historic Site, from just above the village of Kingston to Route 518. Meet at the Rockingham parking lot, 84 Laurel Avenue. The afternoon session, from 2-4 p.m., involves trash collection in the Mapleton Preserve, Cook Natural Area, and sites adjacent to Mapleton Road, Division Street, Heathcote Road, Ridge Road, Greenwood Avenue, and Railroad Avenue. Park along Railroad Avenue off Ridge Road. Visit kingstongreenways.org for information. “The cleanups are a fun way to get people out — learning about their streams and watersheds while also seeing the seriousness of the trash problem in all communities,” said Olivia Spildooren, river-friendly coordinator at The Watershed Institute. “We hope that the cleanups get people thinking about how their actions on the environment affect not only themselves but also others downstream.” —Anne Levin

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“The War in Ukraine — Russia, the United States, NATO, and t he Nuclear Danger” will be the focus of a webinar sponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) on Sunday, March 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration at peacecoalition.org under Upcoming Events is required to receive the Zoom link to attend. Presenters for the webinar will be Zia Mian, physicist and co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security and recipient of the 2014 Linus Pauling Legacy Award for “his accomplishments as a scientist and as a peace activist in contributing to the global effort for nuclear disarmament and for a more peaceful world,” and Ray

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There’s a lot going on in Mark Eastbur n’s science clas s r o om at P r i n c e ton High School (PHS). There’s a glass terrarium filled with buzzing black soldier flies. A side room is home to the catfish that are the basis of the fish-raising project that will be using the catfish frass (waste) to branch off into an aquaponics program. On top of a couple of shelves, there’s an oil press used to transform black soldier flies into a variety of useful products, including the soaps which are drying on a plastic rack in the back of the room. “We are going to have to expand,” said Eastburn, who directs the PHS Research Program. And as one of 10 national finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, the PHS research team will be acquiring some resources to fuel that expansion. So far they have won $50,000 in Samsung technology and classroom supplies for their project in using the black soldier fly to transform food waste into usable products and combat greenhouse gases, and on April 24 they’ll be traveling to New York City to pitch their project to a panel of judges in hopes of being chosen as one of three national winners to take home the grand prize of $100,000. Formed as a collaboration between PHS English-Language Learners (ELL) and research program students, and supported by teachers and administrators from the

science and ESL depar tments, the team continues to develop this multi-faceted project. “I am incredibly proud of everything our team has accomplished thus far,” said PHS senior Matthew Livingston. “When I started work on this project last year, there were only four others working with me, and now we’ve expanded to more than 30 people working on all different aspects, like raising the flies, using the fly oil, and I even worked on securing rotting fruits and vegetables for the flies at one point by going to the Philadelphia organic produce market to smash organic waste into fly food.” Livingston, who is also the founder of the PHS InsectEating Club, described how his team used recycled materials to design a “bioreactor,” a modified bucket to raise the larvae as they eat food waste. “As a part of the Samsung competition, many ELL students helped create and build new bioreactor designs to house the flies, and then other students in the research program and I made soaps out of oil extracted from these bugs,” he added. “We also got into contact with a local farm to feed the larvae to chickens.” Eastburn, who teaches an engineering class that includes many ELL students, wanted to get his engineering students involved in a school-wide project. “Handson building,” he noted. So they started designing

prototypes for ways to contain the black soldier fly, based on Eastburn and Livingston’s earlier work. “They ended up taking this to the next level,” said Eastburn. “They got very interested in the husbandry practice of raising the black soldier flies, feeding them, using them as food for the catfi sh we’ve been raising and chickens we’ve been tending. Then we started with tilapia, a warm-water fish that we’ve also been raising.” He continued, “From there some of the students started asking about an agriculture project, which got them thinking about different products we could make that would have a longer shelf life than fruits and vegetables. So we’d been thinking about vegetable oils, and from that we came upon the idea of soap-making, and we began to spin into cosmetics.” Eastburn pointed out that students are currently looking for recipes to create hand creams, lipsticks, and lip balms from the black soldier fly oil. “It really is a very versatile product,” he said. “We’re able to take all this food waste, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, and convert it into very useful products with an insect that is easy to raise and easy to feed because it will eat pretty much everything.” Future plans for this multifaceted educational enterprise include bringing the products to market. “My hope is that especially my Englishlanguage learning students

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SOLVING FOR TOMORROW: The Princeton High School (PHS) research team has advanced to the national finals of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition and will be competing next month in New York City for the $100,000 grand prize. Under the guidance of PHS science teacher Mark Eastburn, the researchers have used black soldier flies to combat greenhouse gas emissions by transforming food waste into a variety of usable products. (Photo courtesy of Mark Eastburn) will have the opportunity to see the entrepreneurship possibilities, creative ways that they can apply the knowledge that they bring into new frontiers and see that they can bring these ideas into a market in a place like Princeton,” said Eastburn. “I’ve been able to get so many students interested and involved,” he continued, “and such a diversity of students. It’s really rewarding, with native Spanish speakers who have just arrived in this country getting just as involved as the veteran members of the PHS research program. I hope I can continue to build these bridges between the students and continue these collaborations so that this really is a community project.” Eastburn went on to discuss the potential for the black soldier fly to provide i mp or t a nt re sp on s e s to worldwide environmental challenges. “It’s a miracle insect,” he said. “There are so many things it can produce. It needs to be part of a solution for the future and how we can live more sustainably on this planet. The current paradigms that we have are not effective for long-term sustainability.” PHS junior Ngan Le commented in an email on the progress of her work in the program. “Researching more about black soldier flies taught me the beauty of these critters for tackling food waste and started moving the gears to determine how they could be multipurposed,” she wrote. “This experience has allowed me to stay true to my values of taking action to find solutions without fear of failure when there are challenges.” Emphasizing the multifaceted lear ning exper ience, she continued, “From my love of dermatology and cosmetics, I tested methods to swap out unethical and unsustainable materials with the black soldier fly products. Through experimentation with different formulas with the black soldier fly oil, it was invigorating to put skills and knowledge from my science classes into practice. By collaborating with diverse members of the community, a sense of team spirit and an embrace of innovative thinking was evident.” Katherine Monroe, another junior in the research program, wrote, “I

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this project,” she wrote. “It’s been incredibly rewarding to work towards manifesting the original vision and seeing how it has developed along the way. It’s fantastic to see it all pay off and we’re thrilled to be named finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition.” The PHS research team points out that it also has the opportunity win a $10,000 Community Choice award and urges all supporters to view their student-created video and vote for them, “once a day, every day,” on the Samsung website at samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/. —Donald Gilpin

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Presenting Reasons Against Having Widespread Development Will Have Recreational Marijuana Stores in Princeton Broad, Lasting Impact Across Princeton To the Editor: The growing number of states legalizing marijuana doesn’t change the fact that multiple adverse health effects are linked to marijuana. I am an anesthesiologist, practicing in New Jersey for about four years. I’ve seen patients using marijuana coming to the operating room due to various causes. I’d like to present some facts from academic articles and clinical databases. First, marijuana is known as the gateway drug toward harder drugs. Contrary to popular belief, marijuana can be addictive. Early exposure to cannabinoids in adolescent rodents decreases the reactivity of brain dopamine reward centers later in adulthood. To the extent that these findings generalize to humans, this could help explain the increased vulnerability for addiction to other substances of misuse later in life that most epidemiological studies have reported for people who begin marijuana use early in life. Recent data suggest that 30 percent of those who use marijuana may have some degree of marijuana use disorder. People who are addicted to marijuana are three times more likely to be addicted to heroin. Second, marijuana does have negative effects on the neural system. THC’s chemical structure is similar to the brain chemical anandamide. This similarity allows the body to recognize THC and to alter normal brain communication. THC can affect short-term memory and judgment and distort perception, therefore impairing performance at school or work and safe driving. The trend of increased medical incidents relating to marijuana use is clear. Colorado Department of Public Health shows that hospitalizations related to marijuana nearly tripled from 1,313 per 100,000 hospitalizations in 2011 to 3,025 by 2015. Several meta-analyses of multiple studies find that the risk of being involved in a vehicle crash significantly increased after marijuana use. Studies also suggest specific links between marijuana use and adverse consequences in the workplace, such as increased risk for injury or accidents. One study of postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a preemployment urine drug test had 55 percent more industrial accidents, 85 percent more injuries, and 75 percent greater absenteeism compared with those who tested negative. This is why I’m strongly against having any recreational marijuana stores in town. The false sense of marijuana being harmless will harm people. Normalizing marijuana use will undoubtedly exacerbate the drug abuse problem in our community. The huge profit incentives will drive the industry to prey on our youth. We already know the age restriction doesn’t work well for tobacco products and

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similarly the age restriction doesn’t work well in states that projects, we encourage all Princeton residents to go to have legalized marijuana earlier. Thus, Princeton doesn’t the PCRD website at pcrd.info. need to relearn these lessons at the expense of our public PRINCETON COALITION FOR health and safety. RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT JO BUTLER RONG ZHAO, MD, PHD Hibben Road Ettl Farm DAVID DEMUTH Armour Road JACK KERR Mercer Street To the Editor: KAREN O’CONNELL Did you know there are plans underway to add approxiHibben Road mately 1,000 new residential units in Princeton? While a few of these units will replace existing residential units, the vast majority will not. In a town with just 31,000 residents, this planned development will have a broad and lasting impact that will be felt across all of Princeton. To the Editor: I recommend that everyone who is interested in the subject If each new residential unit houses, on average, three people, Princeton’s population will increase by about 10 of cannabis dispensaries in Princeton read the Cannabis Task percent. In addition, Princeton University is building two Force (CTF) report (tinyurl.com/5643pz7e), which I found to new residential colleges to house 1,000 undergraduate be well-researched, thorough, and balanced. I was surprised students and a new Lake Campus development to house when a fervid opposition to the recommendations in the report 600 post doc and grad students, along with a 600-car emerged, given that Princeton voted overwhelmingly in supgarage. The current non-University residential construc- port of legalization. I don’t see how cannabis dispensaries are tion plans require somewhere between one and two new qualitatively different from liquor stores, which are an accepted part of our community. parking spaces per unit. Like alcohol, cannabis is now a legal drug. Like alcohol, Recently, the Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development (PCRD) conducted numerous conversations cannabis will be for sale to adults only. As with alcohol, adults with residents throughout Princeton, and we realized that will be personally responsible for consuming cannabis appromany aren’t aware of the developments being planned for priately and safely. There is a potential for abuse, as there is our town. We are not opposed to new development per with all drugs, but blocking cannabis dispensaries in Princeton se and we certainly welcome new neighbors from near will not obviate that potential any more than getting rid of and far to our community. However, with projects being liquor stores would. planned and approved piecemeal, it is difficult to get the Opponents argue that the presence of cannabis dispensaries full picture of what is happening. With the new construc- in Princeton will increase children’s awareness of cannabis and tion season about to commence and with a number of encourage them to use it. But it is no more feasible to hide projects about to break ground, we think this is a good the existence and legal consumption of cannabis from children time to bring attention to the real estate development than it is to hide the existence and legal consumption of alcoprojects currently underway or in active planning. hol. It is the responsibility of parents to educate their children While many of us have been in various states of quaran- about the dangers and illegality of underage use of any drug, tine or isolation during the two-year pandemic, developers including alcohol. Talking with and educating children about and town officials have been actively at work. There are cannabis would be of vastly more benefit to them than blockat least 19 significant development projects underway or ing the establishment of cannabis dispensaries in our town. planned in Princeton. These include Thanet Road projects As for the impact of dispensaries on crime, traffic, and parkadding 300 units and Princeton Shopping Center projects ing, I trust the careful work of the CTF over the unfounded, adding 330 units. In addition to new residential construc- hyperbolic claims of opponents who are determined to prove, tion, in the central business district Triumph Brewing as one of them put it, “starts with pot, ends with catastrophe.” Company is converting the old Post Office building on Cannabis dispensaries will not bring catastrophe to PrincPalmer Square to a 300-seat restaurant with no additional eton any more than liquor stores have. The dispensary opparking spaces, and the Graduate Hotel at the corner of ponents cannot change the fact that cannabis is legal in New Nassau and Chambers streets will have 180 rooms but Jersey. One way or another, legal cannabis will be consumed only 76 parking spaces for overnight guests. The implica- in our town. I strongly support the recommendation of the CTF tions of these two projects on congestion in the center that cannabis dispensaries be established in Princeton and I of Princeton are enormous. These are just some of the urge others who support the recommendation to write to our projects you should know about. Council members (princetonnj.gov/872/Mayor-Council) and What impact will all of these projects have on our attend the Council meeting on Zoom at 7 p.m. on March 29. streets, on our neighborhoods, on the environment, and JANE ELDRIDGE MILLER in our schools? 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Sharing Thanks For Successful Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale

To the Editor: The Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale celebrated its 90th annual sale last week and earned the highest return in its history. Proceeds will be used for college scholarships in our region. Hundreds of book dealers from around the East Coast flocked to the opening and scooped up truckloads of books. The high pace of purchasing continued over the next three days as customers — many of whom we have come to know as friends — joined us. We are grateful to our 150+ volunteers and offer our special gratitude to the staff of Stuart Country Day School where we held the event. We couldn’t have done it without you! KATHRYN MORRIS President, Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale Witherspoon Street

Thanks to PPL For Supporting Einstein Museum’s Pi Day Events

To the Editor: Many thanks to the Princeton Public Library for including the nascent Princeton Einstein Museum of Science in two Pi Day events on March 12 and 14. We saw lots of interest as we handed out space tattoos and activity sheets and let everyone try our black hole tabletop exhibit. More than a famous scientist, Albert Einstein was a man of exceptional humanitarianism, and it is fitting that we celebrate him on his birthday. ELIZABETH ROMANAUX Founder and Project Director, Princeton Einstein Museum of Science Sycamore Place

Consider Lessons From Other States When Thinking About Cannabis Dispensaries

To the Editor: If you’re not sure what to think about recreational cannabis dispensaries, consider information and lessons from other states. To locate many more credible resources that paint a sobering reality of cannabis, prepare to search beyond the paid Google content and filter through lots of “studies” funded by the wealthy and powerful cannabis industry. You’ll find that cannabis poses many risks to communities, this is why the majority of towns in states where cannabis was legalized opt out of retail dispensaries, including most of our neighbors, e.g. Montgomery, West Windsor, Plainsboro, Robbinsville, Cranbury, etc. The main problem with cannabis is that THC levels — the key ingredient that makes a person feel high and drives addiction — aren’t regulated and there are no health guidelines for how much THC is too much, or whether the THC (or CBD) will negatively interact with other medications. According to wayofleaf.com, THC levels in marijuana have been increasing — from less than 4 percent in the early 1990s, to 20 percent and even over 30 percent today. In edibles — which aren’t yet available in New Jersey, but are under discussion and sold in other states — the THC potency can be as high as 90 percent. Who knowns what will happen to your kid when a friend — perhaps as a practical joke — hands him a bunch of THC-laced gummies.

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According to an NCBI study, “The Problem with the Current High Potency THC Marijuana from the Perspective of an Addiction Psychiatrist,” 9 percent of those who experiment with marijuana will become addicted and 17 percent of those who start using marijuana as teenagers will become addicted. High-potency cannabis use is associated with increased severity of dependence, especially in young people. There is also increasing research demonstrating that regular use of marijuana with THC greater than 10 percent can result in development of psychotic symptoms, and cannabis-induced psychosis can become permanent. Also, data linking marijuana use to people with suicidal ideation, attempts, and completed suicides are steadily increasing. The general population in Colorado has seen a gradual increase in suicide over the years, and this trend seems to mirror the increased commercialization of marijuana in Colorado. It is well documented that when drugs are perceived as harmful, drug use decreases as we have seen with adolescent use of tobacco. There is significantly less perception of harm in states that normalized it as a society and allowed the perception that it is “organic” and “healthy.” It’s not enough for parents simply to talk and educate our kids, we as a society have a duty to the next generation not to normalize harmful products and behaviors that will endanger our children. Given the skyrocketing, unregulated THC levels, subsequent addiction, and mental health risks, especially in minors, what are the public health benefits of normalizing pot in Princeton, a home to so many public and private schools and a large university? What message are we sending to our children and young adults? Are there no better projects that Princetonians could come up with that improve our society and local community? SIGRID ADRIAENSSENS Hemlock Circle

Benefits of Retail Cannabis Stores Will Never Outweigh the Risks

To the Editor: It is with dismay that I learned of the possibility recreational cannabis (RC) shops would open in Princeton. While we’re all well aware that RC has been legalized at the state level, which will rightfully address decriminalization, it need not imply we leverage the law to create our local pot paradise. We’re debating an intoxicant here, an established entry drug towards hard drugs. While Princeton is a student town, the Council has always guarded that Princeton never became a party town, with a restricted number of alcohol licenses in place and an absence of nightclubs and the like. Licensing cannabis shops in town would be contrary to this overarching philosophy. Many of the surrounding townships have opted out. Do we wish Princeton to be the pivot of RC tourism for Central Jersey, the pervasive smell of cannabis enveloping Palmer Square and Witherspoon Street? A number of recent letters in this publication rightfully highlighted the risk of cannabis use for the developing brains of adolescents and young adults. Will we be creating a sense of normalcy around cannabis use? Make the lives of our youngsters more complex and make it harder for them to navigate their path towards a happy, healthy, and productive life? One could argue that those who are prone to addiction will not be stopped by banning pot stores in the neighborhood. Bear in mind this is not a binary situation but a spectrum. Placing RC stores in town is like putting the fox in charge of the hen house. It is moving the needle in the wrong direction. While there may well be benefits of local RC stores, they will never outweigh the risks. Licensing RC storefronts in Princeton would be absolute folly. PIETER VAN REMOORTERE Hemlock Circle

Writing in Support of Retail Cannabis Dispensaries in Town

To the Editor: I write to support one or more cannabis dispensaries in Princeton, for reasons beyond those that have already graced these pages. For many decades continuing into my early seventies, I continued to participate in a very physically challenging sport and do my own home yardwork. Unfortunately, while these were good for me in many ways, I have had back issues for the last eight years. I tried everything for relief, including major spine surgery seven years ago. That provided relief from the worst pain, but in the last couple of years other symptoms have crept back. In the last six months I have consulted with numerous doctors and pain management specialists once again. They recommend that I try cannabis. In my earlier years I must admit that I had a bit of marijuana a few times. And no, “I did not inhale.” Well — not much anyway. And I enjoyed it! So for both medical and recreational purposes, I would like to try high quality marijuana. I don’t want to be driving all over the state to purchase it. Nor do I want to obtain product of unknown quality by mail order. I would like a local dispensary whose owners I can get to know and trust, and who have demonstrated knowledge of this product which for too long has been stigmatized and sold in the shadows. I hear parents say, “marijuana is bad for my kids.” By state law it will not be sold to anyone under 21. Why is a cannabis dispensary any different in this regard from the 15 or so liquor stores in Princeton? Parents, please teach your children your values. In November 2020, Princeton voters approved legalization

of recreational marijuana by an astounding 78 percent in favor, with only 22 percent against — a 4 to 1 majority — even higher than in the state as a whole (67 percent in favor.) Are we now to say, “Yes we want cannabis, but drive down to Trenton to get it because we’re not that sort of town?” This is stereotyping and NIMBYism at its worst. If you want to turn your 2020 vote into action and take responsibility for it, please: Write to our six town Council members. You can email them from the links at princetonnj.gov/872/Mayor-Council; attend and speak up at the special Council meeting on March 29 at 7 p.m. A Zoom link will be provided closer in at princetonnj. gov; or write your comments to be read at the Council meeting, and send them before 6 p.m. on March 29 to: princetoncomments@gmail.com. JOHN HEILNER Howe Circle

Banning Cannabis Dispensaries Hurts Adults Who Have Legally Made the Choice to Use It

To the Editor: This personal opinion, which is not intended to reflect the view of my employer, is in response to recent concern about the safety of having a cannabis dispensary in town. As a family physician, it is my job to provide medical advice to my patients using the best clinical evidence available whenever possible. It has been more difficult to provide such advice for cannabis than either tobacco or alcohol. There are fewer clinical studies available to guide my advice on drug-drug interactions, disease-drug interactions, and the long-term impacts on physical and mental health from cannabis use. For nearly every other substance my adult patients are using recreationally or medicinally I have information on pharmokinetics, adverse effects, beneficial effects, which organs break down and secrete the drug and how that may impact the same process for other substances (prescription, over the counter, illicit or legal) being used by a patient. Fortunately federal laws preventing quality clinical research on cannabis have been partially lifted in the last few years. This should be good news for those of us in clinical medicine struggling to stay informed enough to know when to advise against use or simply caution moderation in the use of cannabis products. My patients (who when asked about substance use answer me much more candidly now that the fear of criminal penalties have been lifted by legalization) have shown me that a sizeable portion of my practice has been and currently are using cannabis regardless of the concerns noted by medical organizations. The rising trend across the state of blocking cannabis dispensaries does nothing to stem the steady tide of cannabis use in our towns, but it does make it difficult for doctors to provide evidence-based guidance. Not having a regulated market makes the question of the provenance and safety of the cannabis products people are using unknown, which could be problematic to people’s health and well-being. For example, someone might not know if the product they are using is real or is contaminated with toxins, nor might they know the chemical composition of that product, which greatly effects the complex plant chemistry and interaction with medications and preexisting conditions. Without secured, contaminant tested, component (CBD/G, THC, Terpenes) tested products, I am not able to give the most effective medical advice possible to my patients who have chosen to use cannabis. The amount of cannabis in Princeton may not change significantly if a dispensary were to open, but the benefits to those who have made the choice to use cannabis of having a safe, regulated, accurately labeled product cannot be understated. Banning dispensaries does not roll back legalization or personal choice, it only hurts those adults who have legally made the choice to use cannabis and wish to do so in as safe a fashion as possible. KIMBERLY LEVITT MD, MPH Witherspoon Street

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In “Magical Habits #5, A Conversation about Personal Writing,” Monica Huerta is talking with Yomaira FigueroaVásquez and Tao Leigh Goffe on Wednesday, March 30 at 6 p.m. To register for this online event, visit labyrinthbooks. com. In the second half of this series, conversations will turn from Huerta’s own book Magical Habits to her guests’ writing and their thoughts about contemporary landscapes of personal writing. Huerta is an assistant professor of English and American studies at Princeton University. Her first book, Magical Habits, draws on her experiences growing up in her family’s Mexican restaurants and on her life as a scholar of literature and culture. Her forthcoming book is titled The Unintended: Photography, Property, and the Aesthetics of Racial Capitalism.

ter for Black Church Studies and the Farminary at Princeton Theological Seminary will host a conversation with Dr. Christopher Carter about his new book, The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith, and Food Justice (Univ. of Illinois Press $24.95), on March 30 at 12 p.m. Carter’s book merges a history of Black American foodways with a Christian ethical response to food injustice. The conversation seeks to answer the question: “Given the history of a food production system that inflicts harm upon people of color and the poor, what should soul food look like today?” Carter’s teaching and research focus on philosophical and theological ethics, Black and womanist theological ethics, environmental ethics, and animals and religion. He approaches religious studies as a liberation ethicist committed to exploring how the moral economy of U.S. religious thought and culture impact the everyday lives

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Figueroa-Vásquez is associate professor of English at Michigan State University and works on 20th century U.S. Latinx Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, and Afro-Hispanic literature and culture. Her current book project, Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature, focuses on diasporic and exilic Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and Equatoguinean texts in context. She is co-founder of the Women of Color Initiatives Project at Michigan State. Goffe is an assistant professor of literary theory and cultural history at Cornell University, where she also has a joint appointment between the Department of Africana Studies and Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is at work on a book on the ecological poetics and entanglements of the Caribbean plantation. Her second project is a manifesto on digital technology, black feminist praxis and DJ culture called Pon De Replay. This series is a collaboration with Labyrinth Books, the Princeton Public Library, and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, Humanities Council, English Department, and Program in American Studies.

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How I Spent $8 at the BMW Book Sale and Came Home Happy

nce upon a time I was a regular gambler in the Bryn Mawr Book Sale casino. T hat was before Wellesley had a stake in the annual event at which book dealers come to play and pay, but not to deal. In those days early birds would start lining up at the crack of dawn, primed for a shot at the most desirable items as soon as the doors opened. It’s all about getting there first when you know a volume marked $10 might be worth $100 to $500 or beyond. Or so it seemed until various digital devices took most of the guesswork out of the game. By that time I’d moved on, covering the sales as a member of the press, which allowed me a view of the virgin stock before it was ravaged by invading hordes of collectors and book hawks. Imagining the Castle Every now and then I miss the adrenaline rush of those charged early morning waits outside the entrance, caught up in the mystique of the book quest, a wayfarer at the gate of a vast imaginary encampment divided into covered markets of literature, art, history, science, mystery, fantasy, and volumes rare, old, and unusual. At this moment in my reading life, the image of the wayfarer at the gate is derived from the opening chapter of Franz Kafka’s The Castle, where K., the Land Surveyor, first sees the Castle hill “veiled in mist and darkness.” A clearer view shows “a rambling pile consisting of innumerable small buildings closely packed together and of one or two stories; if K. had not known that it was a castle he might have taken it for a little town.” As K. moves closer, “thinking of nothing else at all,” he’s “disappointed in the Castle,” which is, “after all, only a wretched-looking town, a huddle of village houses.” Recalling images of his far-off home town, K. has an uneasy fascination with the Castle tower, which is “pierced by small windows that glittered in the sun — with a somewhat maniacal glitter — and topped by what looked like an attic, with battlements that were irregular, broken, fumbling, as if designed by the trembling or careless hand of a child, clearly outlined against the blue. It was as if a melancholy-mad tenant who ought to have been kept locked in the topmost chamber of his house had burst through the roof and lifted himself up to the gaze of the world.” I penciled three exclamation points in the margin next to that passage in my copy of the novel. Rereading it, I think what impressed me was how “maniacal glitter” mocks the mystique of the quest, the wildness of the writing jumping out at you after a relatively restrained approach. The First Find Speaking of “melancholy-mad” tenants, how about Edgar Allan Poe? No players trying their luck in the BMW casino

actually expect to find Poe’s Tamerlane and Other Poems, which sold at auction in 2009 for $662,500. Dealers online are asking as much as $8,500 for a first edition of Kafka’s Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis) and $15,000 for the first English translation of The Castle. I bought a nice copy of the “Definitive Edition” (Knopf 1954) for $35 plus postage from a California bookseller. What appealed to me was George Salter’s cover art (no sign of the Castle, just a snowy storybook landscape of tangled pathways leading nowhere), and the homage by Thomas Mann, who places The Castle in “the world’s treasury of literature.” Better yet, Mann’s piece is dated “Princeton, June 1940.” The dust of the opening day stampede had cleared by the time I arrived at the Stuart Country Day S chool last Wednesday. In a matter of minutes I found Franz Kafka Today, edited by A ngel F lores and Homer Swander (University of Wisconsin Press 1962). Next to it in the savaged shambles of the Literary Classics table was Franz Kafka: An Anthology of Marxist Criticism, which I didn’t buy. I n e e d e d K af k a today, in the moment, even if the “today” was more than half a century in the past. And it cost me only $1. Plus, I was traveling light, well aware of the steepness of the hill leading up to the parking lot; my guess is that the two Kafkas had been swept up and discarded by weary dealers with loads of books to keep “and miles to go before they sleep.” The Poet’s Table Covering my first BMW book sale for the paper 18 years ago (“Billy Collins and the Homeless Poets of Bryn Mawr”), I focused on the poetry tables. By “homeless” I meant the low-priced, lesser-known poets left behind at the sale’s end. It’s safe to say that in terms of his readership over the years, Robert Frost, whose 148th birthday is this Friday, has always found a home somewhere. He showed up at last week’s sale by way of Richard Poirier’s landmark 1977 study, Robert Frost: The Work of Knowing, which begins with a quote from Frost worth repeating in the context of homeless poets: “There ought to be in

everything you write some sign that you come from almost anywhere.” Having studied with Poirier at Rutgers, I already own the Frost book along with copies of The Performing Self and all his others. Looking for Princeton poets, I found C.K. Williams smiling out at me from the cover of his Collected Poems and, nearby, Edmund Keeley’s translation of The Selected Poems of C.P. Cavafy. I got to know Williams on the rebound from the homeless poets column, where I gave him the wrong last name (the dumbest and most fortunate journalistic gaffe I ever made). Mike Keeley, who died only last month, helped me fill in some amusing details about his Princeton classmate W.S. Merwin, whose book The River Sound turned up at the 2019 BMW sale with some lines referring to Keeley ( “we have been friends since both of us / were beginn i n g to s h ave” ) . With Poirier, Williams, and Keeley all at home in my l i b r a r y, t h e o n e book I picked up was The Poetry of Solitude: A Tribute to Edward Hopper, which I left behind an hour later during my long wait in the checkout line. Kerouac for 50 Cents In Collector’s Corner, I saw a familiar face on the ephemera table: Jack Kerouac in the photo Allen Ginsberg took in Tangiers, 1957. The brochure it came with was Kerouac’s Lowell Places, a Guide, published by the Lowell, Mass. City Library, with an “Appreciation” by Charles Gargiulo, who grew up in the Little Canada section of Lowell 30 years before Kerouac. Given the market in Kerouaciana, this handsomely produced document, with photographs of the city and streets Kerouac wrote about and a detailed map, was a bargain at 50 cents. It’s also a reminder that 1922 is the centenary of the one writer in America least likely to be left by his lonesome at any book sale anywhere. Finding Orson Welles O n a not h er t able of eph e m er a I discovered a facsimile of a Universal Studios packet from December 5, 1957 containing a stapled, 58-page copy of a typed memo from Orson Welles suggesting sound and editing changes for his 1958 film Touch of Evil. If you’re a vintage movie buff like myself (and my

wife, who started the Films In Print series at Rutgers University Press that included Touch of Evil), this piece, priced $1, would be worth the $25 admission, which I was spared since all I needed to show the keeper at the gate was a printout of my column about the pandemicabbreviated event held at Princeton Day School in March 2020. The Dreaming Saxophone The priciest purchase I made ($5), also from Collector’s Corner, was Leon Kochnitsky’s Adolphe Sax and His Saxophone, an illustrated 49-page booklet published in 1964 by the Belgian Information Center in Rockefeller Plaza. The fact that it’s an ex-library copy with a check-out card and envelope still intact would usually make it undesirable at any price. But I couldn’t resist the buoyant cover art by Jan Cox and a wittily written life of the creator of the instrument that a century later sang with the poetry of Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and Sonny Rollins. A steadfast and “unfailing advocate of Sax’s invention,” the composer Hector Berlioz praised its “incomparably expressive qualities,” which are such that “it can, in slow movements, vie with the best singers. The saxophone sighs and moans and dreams.” Bryn Mawr 1976 y last purchase at the sale, for 50 cents, was the sheet music for the 1934 film, The Merry Widow, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, with music by Franz Lehar and “new lyrics” by Lorenz Hart. Although the cover shows a uniformed Maurice Chevalier waltzing with a white-gowned Jeanette MacDonald, that’s not why I bought it. I was making a sentimental connection with the late April day in 1976 when I wandered from the old medical center to a book sale in a building behind what was then Borough Hall. I was in a daze, fresh from the birth of a son; my book Indian Action: An American Journey to the Great Fair of the East had just been published and was on sale in the U-Store, and I had no interest in bargains or rarities. The one thing that caught my attention was the sheet music for Hindustan, the silhouette of an Indian scene, an elephant with temples and minarets black against an orange sky. Still here, tacked to the side of the bookcase just behind me, is a tattered, faintly faded souvenir of my first Bryn Mawr sale, and my first ever purchase there. I’ve forgotten how much it cost, but I’m sure it was a bargain. —Stuart Mitchner ——— Today, Wednesday, March 23, from 8 to 9 p.m., PBS Books and their partner libraries will host a virtual event featuring former poet laureate and former chair of Princeton’s Lewis Center Tracy K. Smith, in conversation with Elisa New about Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” in honor of his upcoming birthday.

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t is difficult enough to present a professional opera product ion in t h e b e s t of t i m e s, b u t ove r t h e past two years, it must have seemed almost impossible. Opera companies nationwide struggled to succeed in a medium considered a coronavirus “superspreader,” and regional companies in particular have been putting their artistic toes in the water very slowly these days. Boheme Opera NJ, which has been presenting opera in the area for the past 33 years, took a big leap back into the performance arena this past weekend with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic Rigoletto at the Patriots Theater at Trenton’s War Memorial. Led by conductor Joseph Pucciatti, Boheme Opera NJ’s fully-staged and supertitled production brought together a talented cast of singers and instrumentalists, accompanied by innovative digital sets and well-paced music. As popular as Rigoletto is today, the plot of Verdi’s 1851 opera was considered surprisingly shocking in its time. Based on a Victor Hugo play and with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, Rigoletto had a storyline perceived as making fun of royalty. Verdi moved the stor y’s location to Italy and reduced the protagonist in rank to duke, thus appeasing the Naples censors to which he was required to submit the libretto. Celebrating more than 30 years of opera production, Boheme Opera NJ was riding a wave of artistic growth in 2020, when this production was originally scheduled, and the company bravely moved the performance site to Patriots Theater. A two-year hiatus on live opera performance upended the company’s upward momentum, yet this past weekend’s performances provided an opportunity for “spring reawakenings.” Friday night’s production (repeated Sunday afternoon) featured six singers making Boheme Opera debuts and nine singers performing their assigned roles for the first time. Rigoletto fit well into a 19th-century formula in which the tenor is the romantic lead and the soprano his leading lady, with a villainous bass lurking in the background. A baritone hunchback in Rigoletto changed the formula slightly, with Verdi adding his trademark unforgettable melodies into the musical mix. Verdi operas also often have their ow n s ig nat u re fe at u re s, s u ch as a show-stopping coloratura soprano aria and poignant father-daughter conflict. Boheme Opera’s production featured solid singing throughout, but much of the evening belonged to Robert Balonek singing the title role. As Rigoletto, Balonek was able to scurr y through crowd scenes with elastic physicality as well as express parental tenderness toward his daughter Gilda. He was alternately sprightly, animated, and conniving, with a solid voice carrying well into the house. Balonek showed particularly sensitive dynamics in an Act I soliloquy, while both scheming with the

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Versatile Actor and Clown Bill Irwin Presents “On Beckett” at McCarter; Comedy Explores a Performer’s Relationship to the Playwright’s Works

ward-winning actor, writer, director, and clown Bill Irwin presented On Beckett at McCarter on March 18. The entertaining monologue excerpts passages from the author and playwright’s writings, interspersed with comedy routines and affable, thoughtful commentary. Early in the evening Irwin poses an overarching rhetorical question: “Is Samuel Beckett’s writing natural clown territory?” On Beckett is the result, and culmination, of Irwin’s extensive experience performing Beckett’s works. He has acted in multiple productions of Waiting for Godot, including the 2009 Broadway production; and he performed in American Conservatory Theater’s 2012 production of Endgame. “Mine is an actor’s relationship to Beckett’s language; but it’s also a clown’s relationship,” Irwin explains to this writer in an interview for (the March 16 edition of) Town Topics. “I’m hoping to welcome you in, and in doing so, re-welcome myself back in, because I am forever rediscovering this writing — the wit in it.” On Beckett premiered at Irish Repertory Theatre in 2018, following development at ACT. The McCarter presentation is produced by Octopus Theatricals, in partnership with the Lewis Center for the Arts. Irwin’s other original stage works include The Regard of Flight, The Happiness Lecture, and Old Hats. He won a Tony Award for Best Actor for his performances in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Fool Moon (the latter is created by Irwin and David Shiner). Television credits include Elmo’s World; film credits include Rachel Getting Married and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. On Beckett is by turns wry, slapstick, and profound. Irwin effortlessly and seamlessly transitions from cogently probing themes in the author’s work, to imitating a vaudeville tap dance. The vaudeville sequence serves to consider the extent to which the types of theater Becket would have seen in his formative years influenced his writing. Irwin observes in his monologue that Beckett’s “family went often to the vaudeville theater … it just feels to me like that’s in there somewhere.” Three Beckett works are excerpted: Waiting for Godot — which, arguably, forms the monologue’s centerpiece; Watt, a novel; and Texts for Nothing, a collection of stories. Irwin often delivers these passages with a variety of Irish accents.

Beckett (1906-1989) was a playwright, silhouette (and, by extension, his mindtheater director, author, poet, and literary set and the way he moves), the lighting translator. His work often pairs dark com- distorts his shadow. For the recitation of edy with nonsense. He espouses a genre a passage from Texts for Nothing, illumithat is termed, by critic Martin Esslin, as nation is reduced to a spot that focuses the Theatre of the Absurd. Beckett was our attention on the performer, who sits awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Litera- contemplatively on the bench. ture. Costume designer Martha Hally outfits Irwin bluntly shares mixed feelings about Irwin with a varied wardrobe. At one point Beckett’s writings. He finds them “full of he wears a graduation cap, at another he character energy” but also “abstract and dons traditional clown paraphernalia such abstruse.” As Irwin moves back and forth as baggy pants and a red nose. Elsewhere on stage, he reveals that he sometimes he sports a suit and bow tie, recalling earneeds to put the works aside, but then ly to mid-20th century entertainers such feels compelled to return to them. as George M. Cohan or Fred Astaire. In between the recitations and commenHats are an important part of Irwin’s tary, we are given bits of information and wardrobe, because they are integral to trivia about the playwright. For example, Waiting for Godot. (Irwin jokes that it Irwin notes with amusement that Beckett likely will become fashionable for current was an Irish author who wrote some of and future productions to use baseball his works (such as Waiting for Godot) in caps, but he prefers to use traditional French, then translated them to English. bowlers.) One of the idiosyncratic plot Irwin also remarks that Beckett’s work is points of the play is that one of the characsteadily becoming ters, Lucky, “can’t more mainstream; think without his he wryly cites as hat.” evidence a website Waiting for Gowhich juxtaposes dot depicts t wo Becket t quotes characters, Vladiagainst photo mir and Estragon, graphs of cats. who have a variScenic designer ety of discussions Charlie Corcoran and exper iences furnishes the stage while awaiting a with a large, boxcharacter who is like bench; and a interminably menpodium, behind tioned, but never wh ich Ir w in ap arrives. Estragon pears to shrink and and Vladimir engrow again. Sound cou nter a not her designer M. Floricharacter, Pozzo, an Staab uses brief and his slave: the electronic musical ironically named fragments to deLucky. marcate the BeckPoz zo hold s a ett excerpts. The rop e t hat bi n d s vaudeville segment Lucky, whom he is enhanced by muforces to carry his sic that would have bags, and punishes per meated the for being too slow. aters at the turn of “ON BECKETT”: McCarter Theatre Center pre- Irwin soberly sugthe last century. sented “On Beckett” on March 18. Created, gests that the play, Michael Gottli- directed and performed by Bill Irwin, the show par t icu larly t h is eb’s lighting guides played at McCarter’s Matthews Theatre. Above: brutal image, can t h e a u d i e n c e Irwin considers, among other questions, wheth- be interpreted as through the mono- er the “Waiting for Godot” playwright’s work is a “rumination on logue’s changes in “natural clown territory.” supremacy.” (Photo by Craig Schwartz) mood. When Irwin At one p oi nt explores the extent Pozzo commands For information about McCarter Theatre’s the slave, “Think!” to which the baggy pants change his upcoming events, visit mccarter.org. at which point

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Lucky performs a monologue that is cryptic but perceptibly thematic (particularly the lines about a “personal God” who “suffers” with “those who for reasons unknown … are plunged in torment”). Irwin recites Lucky’s speech, giving it a singsong intonation. Rhythmic, sideto-side hand movements accompany the recitation. This delivery heightens the bizarreness of the speech, making it both amusing and eerie. A distinguishing feature of Irwin’s performance is its physicality. Irwin makes full use of the stage, at one point pretending to play golf (or hockey) using a cane. He also reenacts a scene from Waiting for Godot, in which a character runs to stop a messenger boy from leaving. Discussing that scene with the audience, Irwin observes: “The stage directions are very clear that the playwright intends for Vladimir almost, but not quite, to reach the boy. What was he going to do if he had managed to grab him? That’s one of the decisions…the actors have to address.” It is a fascinating insight into ways in which an actor must approach a scene. The Waiting for Godot segment also includes a discussion of opposing viewpoints about the correct pronunciation of “Godot” (concerning which syllable should be stressed); and anecdotes about some of Irwin’s collaborators on various productions, including the late Robin Williams. Listening to Irwin deliver the passages from Waiting for Godot reminds us that, unlike a novel, a script is written to be heard, and is one component of an art form. Lines that appear “abstract and abstruse” on the printed page sound less so with the addition of vocal inflections. “Is Samuel Beckett’s writing natural clown territory?” Irwin’s presentation of On Beckett seems to suggest, “Yes, if a performer needs it to be, and chooses to make it so.” Pointedly, Irwin delivers the final segment, a passage from Texts for Nothing, in just his suit; clown attire and markedly showy performance techniques are removed. erhaps one could argue that the question Irwin asks is incomplete, because he demonstrates that discussion about Beckett’s writings, and theater in general, can be “clown territory.” On Beckett succeeds because Irwin makes us enjoy visiting that territory. —Donald H. Sanborn III

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State Theatre New Jersey presents “Memphis Jookin’: The Show” featuring Lil Buck on Sunday, March 27, at 7 p.m. There will be a Q&A with Lil Buck and the dancers after the show. Dance artist Lil Buck stars in the world premiere tour of the show, an ode to his hometown of Memphis, and the birthplace of the singular dance style known as Memphis Jookin’. This original production chronicles how the artform emerged from a local street dance to an international phenomenon. Lil Buck is joined by eight Memphis Jookin’ dancers and a DJ, performing to a soundtrack that evokes the energy of the streets and the clubs where Memphis Jookin’ was born. Born in Chicago in 1988 and raised in Memphis, Lil Buck became a YouTube s ens at ion af ter director Spike Jonze uploaded a video of his dance improvisation with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In addition to being the ambassador of the Memphis Jookin’ dance form, Lil Buck is the founder of the dance collective Movement Art Is (MAI). MAI uses dance and movement to inspire and change the world. The first street dancer ever to design a capsule collection with Versace, Lil Buck joined Madonna for her Super Bowl halftime show in February 2012. He also completed two world tours with Madonna: MDNA and Rebel Heart. Lil Buck has worked with New York City Ballet and choreographer Benjamin Millepied. In 2014, Lil Buck was awarded The Wall Street Journal

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viewing instructions using the Eventive platform, along with a screening schedule for films being shown at the library, can be found at princetonlibrary.org/peff. Films include American River, about a four- day kayak journey down one of the nation’s most beautiful and tragic waterways: New Jersey’s Passaic River. The central character is Mary Bruno, who spent her childhood along one of the Passaic’s most polluted stretches and returns decades later to rediscover the river of her youth and tell its story. The film will be followed by a Q&A with director Scott Morris and Bruno. Sasyk E st uar y, by t he Black Sea, is ground zero for a battle between ecoactivists versus poachers, bureaucrats, and corrupt officials. Return Sasyk to the Sea, directed by Princeton filmmaker Andrea Odezynska, explores the bizarre Soviet irrigation experiments in Southern Ukraine, which created a slow eco-disaster that continues today. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Odenzynska. W IL D in the G a rde n State, directed by Sarah Galloway, is a story of connecting to the natural world in suburban New Jersey. Dave and Sarah are city transplants, with no gardening experience, who want a beautiful, ecological garden in their own backyard. Their experience will likely resonate with both seasoned and new gardeners and anyone who wants to spend less time maintaining a pristine — and unhealthy — lawn and more time enjoying the natural world. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Galloway and film subject Dave Comins. New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay estuary, a convergence of fresh water from rivers and creeks with salt water from the Atlantic, and it is one of the most productive ecosystems in the country. The documentary Drift, directed by Erin Fleming, speaks to and illustrates the past 50 years of human activity on the bay and the concerns

engulfing the estuary and its natural wonders, from t h e i m p a c t of i nv a s i v e species such as bay nettles, to the glorious return of the once-decimated coastal raptors like osprey. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Fleming and a panel discussion. S to r m L a ke e x p l o r e s whether American democracy survives without the backbone of independent local journalism. Go inside The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper serving an Iowa town that has seen its share of changes in the 40 years since Big Agriculture came to the area. Pulitzer-winning editor Art Cullen and his team dedicate themselves to keeping the paper alive as local journalism across the country struggles to survive. This inperson screening will be followed by a panel discussion focused on local journalism. The Rescue chronicles t h e 2018 re s cu e of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, trapped deep inside a flooded cave. Filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin reveal the perilous world of cave diving, bravery of the rescuers, and dedication of a community that made great sacrifices to save the young boys. And in My Garden of a Thousand Bees, directed by David Allen, a veteran wildlife cameraman, seeking refuge from the pandemic in a small city garden, films wild bees that live there. From giant bumblebees to scissor bees the size of a mosquito, he has seen over 60 species of bee and develops one close relationship with an individual bee he follows through its entire life.

Short Films from Edison Festival Screened by Lewis Arts Center

The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) presents selected short films from the festival’s 2022 touring collection, featuring animation, documentary, experimental, and narrative, in collaboration with Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, at the James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau

Street, on Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. The selection will include three award-winning films by recent Princeton alumnus Alexander Deland Jr. ’21 and current Princeton visual arts students Lola Constantino ’23 and Dylan Fox ’22, along with films by David De La Fuente of New York City; Andy B. Clarke of Ireland; Hannah Saidiner of San Fernando, Calif.; Elijah Mosley of Philadelphia; Alisa Karo of Belgium, and Osbert Parker of London. Admission is free and open to the public. Tickets are required; visit tickets. princeton.edu. The Thomas Edison Film Festival is an international juried competition celebrating all genres and independent filmmakers across the globe. For more than 40 years, the festival has been advancing the unique creativity and power of the short film by celebrating stories that shine a light on issues and struggles within contemporary society. The festival was founded in 1981 as Black Maria Film Festival and originally named for Thomas Edison’s West Orange film studio dubbed the “Black Maria” because of its resemblance to the blackbox police paddy wagons of the same name. Renamed in 2021, the festival’s relationship to Thomas Edison’s invention of the motion camera and the kinetoscope and his experimentation with the short film is at the core of the festival. The festival received 670 submissions for the 2022 season from every continent except Antarctica. Following an extensive pre-screening process by experts in the field of film curation, media studies, and production, jurors chose 115 films for the 2022 collection and awarded the top prizes. Deland’s narrative film, On the Sidewalk, at Night, was among the 2022 festival-selected films earning a Director’s Choice Award, and both Constantino’s film, wish u a good life, and Fox’s Tuesday received Honorable Mention Awards.

The Princeton Environmental F ilm Fe s t ival, a signature Princeton Public Library event, returns this year with some screenings presented in person, and all available in a virtual format. Continued on Next Page Opening April 1 and running through April 10, the 16th annual festival features 16 films (10 feature-length docu mentar y f ilms, f ive shorts, and one short narrative film). The festival is under the direction of Susan Conlon and Kim Dorman, who curate and present films with local, regional and international relevance. All screenings are free. This year the festival will be priINTREPID HEROINES: Members of the cast of the Lewis marily virtual with some inCenter for the Arts’ production of the musical “The Hello person events. The lineup EDISON FILM FESTIVAL: A still from “On the Sidewalk, at Night,” a narrative short film by Alexander Deland Jr., Princeton University Class of 2021. (Courtesy of Alexander Deland Jr.) Girls.” (Photo by Jon Sweeney) and schedule of films, and

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There’s a new trend in healthcare, and it’s gaining momentum in our area. By Sarah Emily Gilbert

(Originally published in Princeton Magazine)

Dr. Barbara A. Brown (left) and Dr. Lynne B. Kossow, Dr. Francis Rehor, and Dr. Emily Kossow Sandberg of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine.

Princeton Lifestyle Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr. Emily Kossow Sandberg, MD, will be joining our practice on April 1, 2022.

or the past several years, Dr. Lynne B. Kossow, Dr. Barbara A. Brown, and Dr. Francis E Rehor have offered their patients far more than the traditional primary care practice. Most doctors see 25-30 patients per day for an average of 15 minutes, Drs. Kossow, Brown, and Rehor see 6-8 patients per day. In addition to providing treatment for acute illnesses, the doctors act as their clients’ healthcare coaches through Lifestyle Medicine, a scientific approach to patient wellness by effecting changes in areas such as diet, physical activity, and stress management. With the current shortage of primary care physicians and the abundance of high-volume practices, this type of individualized attention is rare. However, by switching to a concierge format, doctors like the ones at Princeton Lifestyle Medicine are able to practice medicine that consists of this broad-spectrum care. Concierge medicine, also known as retainer-based medicine, is an umbrella term for private medical care wherein patients pay an out-ofpocket fee in exchange for enhanced care. Born in the 1990s, concierge medicine was once thought of as a service for the wealthy that charged patients a lofty fee for luxury medicine. In recent years, it has evolved to accommodate patients across all income brackets, leading to expanding interest among patients and their primary care doctors. According to a survey released by the American Academy of Private Physicians at the AAPP 2015 Fall Summit, more than 45 percent of 862 independent physicians would consider a concierge or similar membership model in the next three years. This may be due in part to our aging population needing increased and varied medical services, leading to an imbalanced patient/doctor ratio. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of insured patients, putting a further strain on primary care doctors. As a result, physicians are often unable to dedicate enough time to each patient. In the hopes of increasing both job and patient satisfaction in a financially sustainable way, primary care physicians are looking toward concierge medicine. “Where conventional medicine is failing is in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases that are becoming an epidemic in the United States today,” explain the doctors. “The current insurance model is built upon a problem-based economic reimbursement that encourages doctors to address medical problems very quickly. This leads to most doctors rushing to see 25-30 patients per day in order to make ends meet…This is not how we have ever practiced. We always want to have the time to address the root cause of diseases that are preventable today.” Lifestyle Medicine is a 21st century approach to healthcare that consolidates the very best characteristics of traditional medicine with the profound impact of lifestyle behaviors on health. Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based practice that has been shown to prevent, reverse, or slow down heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, dementia, and some cancers.

Concierge medical practices come in various forms, including those that reject insurance plans all together, but this is not the case for Princeton Lifestyle Medicine. All the doctors there accept insurance for all covered medical services. In addition, their patients pay an annual fee of $1,500 for the Lifestyle Medicine Concierge program, which gives them access to an elevated level of care. The founders of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine trained at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard Medical School. They are at the vanguard of their field, having lectured about their practice development model at The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine Conference in 2015. They are also members of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American College of Physicians. They are among the first physicians to become board certified in Lifestyle Medicine, as well as maintaining their board certifications in internal medicine. This practice is unique in that it offers patients comprehensive conventional medical care combined with lifestyle counseling. Patients interested in a natural approach to disease prevention are provided in-depth, individualized coaching based on their needs. The doctors can assist with everything from quitting smoking to creating a manageable diet and exercise plan. The concierge model offers Princeton Lifestyle Medicine patients additional benefits including access to the doctors’ emails, cell phone numbers, a private phone line, extended patient office visits, and same or next day appointments. Their patients see their physician not only as accomplished medical doctors, but health advocates, mentors, and even friends. “Our practice structure allows us to spend more time educating our patients about what may be going on with them medically,” the doctors explain. “We are better able to work with them as partners in their care and advocate for them with their specialists or if they are in the hospital. We provide tremendous support and guidance to them and their caretakers or family. We greatly value this enhanced communication with our patients. Princeton Lifestyle Medicine physicians include the two original founders, Dr. Lynne Kossow and Dr. Barbara Brown, as well as Dr. Francis Rehor who joined the practice in 2015.” Princeton Lifestyle medicine is also delighted to announce that Dr. Emily Kossow Sandberg will be joining the practice in April of 2022 as well. Concierge practices like Princeton Lifestyle Medicine focus the healthcare system on its most vital component: the patient-doctor relationship. The model emphasizes quality care instead of quick care, benefitting both parties. Princeton Lifestyle Medicine has the only physicians in the Princeton area who are board certified in both Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. As leaders in both concierge and Lifestyle medicine, it comes as no surprise that Princeton Lifestyle medicine is at the forefront of this effort, bringing Princeton into the future of healthcare.

The Princeton Lifestyle Medicine Concierge Program is $1,500 per year. The fee can be paid monthly, quarterly, biannually, or annually, and credit cards are accepted as payment. All medical services are billed through the patient’s insurance company as usual. Princeton Lifestyle Medicine is located at 731 Alexander Road, Suite 201 in Princeton, New Jersey. For more information call 609.655.3800 or visit www.princetonlifestylemedicine.com. — Paid Advertisement —

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art history — starting in ancient Egypt and working forward through centuries of European frames. Composing paintings to fit these shapes posed a series of interesting challenges, but the end result was worth it, and it’s great to honor Kulicke’s legacy in this way.” Arts Council of Princeton is located at 102 Witherspoon Street. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. This exhibition is held in conjunction with April ARTS, the Arts Council’s month-long celebration of art, culture, and the Princeton community held with support from Princeton University. Decentralized events — including the town’s inaugural Porchfest — afford Princeton the opportunity to once again embrace art and “GLASS BOTTLES & TOOLS”: The Arts Council of Princeton will present “Still Lives from a Most- culture in a safe and deeply ly Stilled Life”, an exhibition of oil paintings by Princeton-based painter Joe Kossow, April 2 meaningful way. For a complete list of events, visit through April 30. An opening reception is on Saturday, April 2 from 2-5 p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.org. and local Washington area t e c h n i c a l m a t t e r s t h a t Acts Council of Princeton Presents “Still Lives” Exhibit colleges for eight years. He make oil paintings interest- Children’s Book Illustrations The Arts Council of Princ- was awarded the Elizabeth ing: edges; suggestions of On View at Zimmerli Museum W himsical mid- centur y eton will present “Still Lives Greenshields prize in 1983. planes, forms, and spaces; from a Mostly Stilled Life,” His work has been shown in tones ; impasto ; and the design was not limited to an exhibition of oil paintings the D.C. area, Pennsylvania, emotion inherent in chiar- fashion or furniture, it also by Princeton-based painter New Jersey, and in Paris and oscuro and color. But mainly f lou r i s h e d i n ch i ld re n’s I paint because I have to. I books of the era. “How Do Joe Kossow, April 2 through Nancy, France. tried not painting for a long You Say...? Learning Animal “I love everyday objects, April 30. The public is invited to an opening reception and things that show their while ; it left a hole that Names with Illustrator Art Seiden / ¿Cómo se dice…? on Saturday, April 2 from 2 age,” said Kossow. “So I nothing else really filled” often paint old bottles and He continued, “A word on Aprendiendo nombres de to 5 p.m. Kossow received a Master tools, flowers, and fruit. the frames: many of the new- animales con el ilustrador in Fine Arts degree from My painting affir ms the est paintings were composed Art Seiden,” on view at the A m e r i c a n Un i ve r s it y i n importance of looking, of to fit in molded frames that Zimmerli Art Museum at Washington, D.C. in 1982. perceiving, of drawing, of were designed by Robert Ku- Rutgers through July 31, In 1984, he co-founded the composing and finding a vi- licke (a wonderful painter in showcases the artist’s ability Washington Studio School sual balance between drama his own right, in addition to to engage children with his with a group of figurative and stability. Being in love being a world-class frame timeless animal portraits in painters. He taught at the with oil paint as a material, maker). They were inspired Zoo Animals for Children. The 33 illustrations on Washington Studio School I tend to obsess over all the by beautiful frames from view – exhibited together for the first time – are from the Zimmerli’s permanent collection, accompanied by labels in Spanish and English. In addition, an interactive gallery activity invites visitors to share drawings and the names of their favorite animals in any language. “Art is an important aid for children as they learn other skills,” said Nicole Simpson, the Zimmerli’s assistant curator of prints and drawings, who organized the exhibition. “These books emphasize the importance of language acquisition during early childhood.” Seiden (1923-2004) produced more than 300 children’s books, in addition to commercial illustration work. His illustrations have artist talk immortalized topics that fill children’s thoughts: the alTeresa Margolles phabet, numbers, vehicles, anatomy, fair y tales. In Thursday, March 31, 5:30 p.m. 1963, Seiden created illustrations in collaboration Hear the Mexican multimedia artist Teresa Margolles, the Museum’s with Berlitz, the language education corporation. 2022 Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, International Artist-in-Residence, Published in two versions in conversation with Christina León, assistant professor of English. — French and Spanish — Zoo Animals for Children

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Margolles’s practice explores the connection between marginality and violence, especially in groups vulnerable to social unrest and impoverishment.

charms young readers with vivid animal portraits and fun facts while teaching them about new languages. In these illustrations, Seiden painted detailed portraits of animals, in color and black and white, using gouache ( opaque watercolor). Whether a mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, or fish, he gave each animal a distinct personality, capturing the beauty and diversity of our natural world. The broad range of hues on a peacock and ostrich add dimension to the texture of their feathers. The bright colors and animated facial expressions of a squirrel and lizard convey the satisfaction of their respective meals of a peanut and an insect. Black and white renderings of the intense concentration of a bear eating a fish and a shark hunting remind young readers about the danger of these predators. Born in Brooklyn, Seiden was a graduate of Queens College and studied at the Art Students League in New York City. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and The Society of Illustrators, among others. Between 1987 and 2003, Seiden donated more than 140 of his illustrations to the Zimmerli. Admission is free to the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers. The museum is located at 71 Hamilton Street (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers Universit y in New Brunswick. Hours are Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit zimmerli.rutgers.edu.

Cranbury Digital Camera Club Photography Exhibition

The Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury will host a photography exhibit by the Cranbury digital Camera Club (CdCC) during the month of April. The show will feature original, framed photographs of various subjects and sizes taken by club members. Most photographs will be for sale at prices ranging from $75 to $150 with 20 percent of all sales benefiting the Cranbury Arts Council. The show will be on exhibit from Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 28. The Gourgaud Gallery is located on the second floor of the Cranbury Town Hall at 23-A North Main Street in Cranbury. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cranbury Arts Council provides arts-oriented programs, workshops, and performances aimed at enriching the cultural experiences of the community and keeping the creative spirit alive in adults and children. Their mission is

to foster, support, educate, inspire, and promote artists and art appreciation in the community. The CdCC is a nonprofit organization focused on digital photography techniques and meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 8 p.m. at the Cranbury First Presbyterian Church. The club’s objective is to provide an atmosphere where amateurs and professionals can learn from each other to further develop their photography skills. The club can be found on Facebook and at cranburydigitalcameraclub.org.

Exhibit Focused on Sharks At State Museum in Trenton

A new exhibit at Trenton’s New Jersey State Museum, “Jaw Dropping World of Sharks,” aims to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about sharks and their relatives by exploring their biology, fossil record, conservation, and cultural significance. The exhibition opens April 9 in the Riverside Gallery on the Museum’s second floor. On display will be specimens and artifacts from the museum’s collections that demonstrate the world of sharks. As part of the opening on April 9, the museum’s Assistant Curator of Natural History Dana Ehret, a fossil shark expert, will present a free lecture on the largest shark that has ever lived, Megalodon. The talk will be at 2 p.m. in the Riverview gallery on the first floor. The exhibition will be on view through January 8, 2023. Sharks and their relatives share a 400-million-year history and have a diverse family tree. They inhabit the world’s oceans, rivers and estuaries evoking fear and mystery. But much of this fear comes from a lack of understanding about sharks and their habitats. According to Ehret, “the exhibition showcases the fossil shark record of New Jersey and aims to educate people about sharks, their unique biology, and history. New Jersey is known for one of the premier fossil collecting locales on the east coast in Monmouth County. Thousands of shark fossils from the late Cretaceous period (approximately 70 million years ago) have been recovered over the last 150 years.” A lecture series is planned to take place on the second Saturday of each month starting in May. The lectures will primarily be presented virtually, with a few having an inperson component. The New Jersey State Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. General admission is free, and donations are accepted. Visit statemuseum. nj.gov for more information.

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LATE THURSDAYS! This event is part of the Museum’s Late Thursdays programming, made possible in part by Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. Additional support for this program has been provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Curtis W. McGraw Foundation. Image: Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photo: Antonio de la Rosa

WHIMSICAL WORKS: This illustration, “Tigers live in the jungle... / Camels live in the desert...,” is from “Zoo Animals for Children” by Art Seiden. An exhibition of 33 animal portraits by Seiden is on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers in New Brunswick through July 31.

“Spring Salon” Exhibit on “Spring Salon” is the largest yet for NHA and features View at New Hope Arts

New Hope Arts (NHA) now presents its annual “Spring Salon” exhibition, on view through May 1. This year’s

original artworks from over 150 professional member participants throughout the region, hung in the French salon style tradition.

Area Exhibits

Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Night Forms: dreamloop by Klip Collective” through April 3 and “What’s in the Garden?” through August 1, among other exhibits. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed tickets required. groundsforsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. Museum hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy” through July 31. michenerartmuseum.org. Mercer Museum, 8 4 S ou t h P i n e S t r e e t,

Doylestown, Pa., has “Found, Gifted, Saved! The Mercer Museum Collects Local History” through April 10. mercermuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey” and the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. morven.org. Pr inceton Public Libra r y, 65 Witherspoon Street, has “HerStory in Stitches” through March 30. princetonlibrary.org. Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “A Rainbow of Voices: Princeton Junior School Student Art Show ” through April 4. “Krista Oeckinghaus” is at the 254 Nassau Street location through April 4. smallworldcoffee.com.

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“Elizabeth Colomba: Repainting the Story” through May 8. artmuseum.princeton.edu. A r t i st s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Awakenings” through April 3. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, has “Native America: In Translation” through April 24. artmuseum.princeton. edu. D & R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, has “Portraits of Preservation: A Virtual Gallery of James Fiorentino Art.” drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Mus eu m i n C adwa lader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Painting the Moon and Beyond: Lois Dodd and Friends Explore the Night Sky” through April 29. Visit ellarslie.org for museum hours and timed entry tickets. G aller y 14 Fine Ar t Photography, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell has “Two Artists, Two Views of the World” through March 27. Open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. gallery14.org. Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A Check websites for infor- North Main Street, Cranmation on safety protocols. bury, has “Youth Art Exhibit” Art@Bainbridge, through March 30. cranbury158 Nassau Street, has artscouncil.org.

“Thanks to the ranks of exhibitors, our gallery will swell to over 150 participants, making this exhibition our largest and most exciting display of regional and affordable art,” said Executive Director Carol Cruickshanks. The ‘Spring Salon’ showcases the diversity, expertise, and wide-ranging interests of our professional membership.” The NHA’s “Spring Salon” exhibition is an annual rite of the season that includes new exhibitors and well-known artists displaying innovative techniques primarily in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and fiber arts. The growth of NHA’s annual Spring Salon this year complements the institution’s ongoing celebration of its 20th anniversary. New Hope Arts is located at 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa. Hours are Friday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (215) 862-9606. To see a complete list of participating “YELLOW FLOWERS WITH LEMONS”: This work by Larry Chest- artists, visit NewHopeArts. nut is featured in “Spring Salon,” on view through May 1 at org. New Hope Arts in New Hope, Pa. The exhibit features original artwork from more than 150 professional member participants throughout the region.

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Mark Your Calendar Town Topics Wednesday, March 23 6 p.m.: Susannah Pratt and Nathan Stucky discuss the book More or Less: Essays from a Year of No Buying, in a hybrid event presented by Labyrinth Books. Labyrinthbooks.org. 7 p.m.: “Bridge Builder in Petticoats: Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Br idge,” Z oom prog ram with storyteller Carol Simon Levin as Emily Roebling. Presented by Mercer Cou nt y L ibrar y System. Email hopeprogs @mcl.org to register. 7 p.m.: “The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream,” virtual public talk by former NBA player and executive Ernie Grunfeld, whose parents survived the Holocaust. Sponsored by the Bildner Center for the study of Jewish Life, at Rutgers. BildnerCenter.rutgers. edu. 7: 3 0 p.m . : “M e m p h i s Jookin” with Lil Buck, at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. McCarter.org. 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. With Bob Isaacs and the Princeton Pickup Band. $10. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

8:15 p.m.: Great Minds Salon: Teaching about AntiSemitism in a Liberal Arts Curriculum. Presented by The Jewish Center Princeton via Zoom. Jeff Israel speaks. Free and open to all. Visit Thejewishcenter.org for registration information. Thursday, March 24 5:30 p.m.: Author talk by Steven Naifeh: “Van Gogh, His Life and His Art.” Presented by Princeton University Art Museum. Streamed live. Artmuseum.princeton.edu. 6:30 p.m.: The Trenton Film Society shows “Oscar Shorts” at Mill Hill Playhouse, Front Street, Trenton. Entries in the documentary category will be shown. $20. Trentonfilmsociety.org. 7:30 p.m.: The Mahler Chamber Orchestra and pianist Mitsuko Uchida perform at Richardson Auditorium. $10-$50. Puc.princeton.edu or (609) 258-2800. Friday, March 25 12 p.m.: The film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story is shown via Zoom by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Princetonsenior.org. 6:30 p.m.: The Trenton Film Society shows “Oscar Shorts” at Mill Hill Playhouse, Front Street, Trenton. Entries in the documentary category will be screened.

$20. Trentonfilmsociety.org. 7- 8 : 30 p.m. : Star t of Spring Stor y telling, presented by The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. Sit around the fire and hear stories, roast m a r s h m a l l ow s. B r i n g a flashlight and blanket. For ages 5 and up, pre-registration and adult attendance required. Thewatershed.org. 8 p.m.: Shawn Colvin performs at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: Theater to Go presents Dial M for Murder at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor campus. $19$21. Kelseytheatre.org. 8 p.m.: The Hello Girls, at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place. Presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater. $10 - $17. Mccarter.org. Saturday, March 26 8 a.m.-2 p.m.: Household hazardous waste collection and electronics recycling, at Dempster Fire School, 350 Lawrence Station Road. For Mercer County residents. Visit www.mcianj.org for list of accepted materials. 10 a.m.: Lambing at Howell

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Living Histor y Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. See new lambs, meet expectant ewes, and learn about the farm’s flock of period Romney-Suffolk sheep and other signs of spring. Howellfarm.org. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Princeton University Eating Clubs walking tour, led by Clifford Zink, author of The Princeton Eating Clubs. Co sponsored by the Historical Society of Princeton and Princeton Prospect Foundation. Advance tickets required; $25. Princetonhistory.org. 12-5 p.m.: Brian Bortnick appears at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, as part of the Weekend Music Series. Terhuneorchards. com. 12 p.m. : T he Trenton Film Society shows “Oscar Shorts” at Mill Hill Playhouse, Front Street, Trenton. Entries in the live action category are at 12 p.m., followed by animated shorts at 2:30 p.m. and live action again at 5:30 p.m. $12 each or $20 for both. Animation is not suitable for children. Trentonfilmsociety.org. 8 p.m.: “Brahms & Scriabin,” performed by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov

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conducts; Mackenzie Melemed is solo pianist. Princetonsymphony.org. 8 p.m.: Theater to Go presents Dial M for Murder at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor campus. $19$21. Kelseytheatre.org. 8 p.m.: The Hello Girls, at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place. Presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater. $10 - $17. Mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Sue Gola w ith Brooklyn Swing. $11. Princetoncountrydancers.org. Sunday, March 27 11 a.m.: Princeton Future sponsors “Walk to Coffee,” from Thomas Sweet on East Nassau Street to LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center and back. Author/editor Rich Rein leads the walk. Princetonfuture. org. 12-5 p.m.: Weekend Winer y Music Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Fire pits, wine, s’mores and cocoa. Music from 1-4 by Jerry Monk. Terhuneorchards.com. 1 p.m.: Princeton carillon concert performed by Lisa Lonie, Princeton University carillonneur, at Cleveland Tower on the campus. Listen outside with plenty of room to socially distance. Free, rain or shine. 2 p.m.: Theater to Go presents Dial M for Murder at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor campus. $19$21. Kelseytheatre.org. 2 p.m.: The Larry Fuller Trio performs at the Bickford Theater in the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. Morrismuseum.org. 3-5 p.m.: Virtual lecture by Daria Rose Foner, “Belle da Costa Greene, the Extraordinary Librarian Scholar Who Created the Morgan Library,” hosted by Friends of Princeton University Library. Free. Princeton.edu. 4 p.m.: “Brahms & Scriabin,” performed by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov conducts; Mackenzie Melemed is solo pianist. Princetonsymphony.org. 4-7 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance S ociet y pres ent s Pure Ballroom Dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. No partner needed. Healthy snacks and light refreshments. $15 ($10 for fulltime students). Centraljerseydance.org. 8 p.m.: The Hello Girls, at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place. Presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater. $10 - $17. Mccarter.org.

Monday, March 28 Recycling Tuesday, March 29 10 a.m.: Read and Explore: Composting. At Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. $10 per child. R e g i s te r a t Te r h u n e o r chards.com. 12-1:30 p.m.: Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs presents a panel discussion, “Raising a Series A Round,” via Zoom. Visit Princetonbiolabs.com for registration information. 7:30 p.m.: Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Creative Writing presents a reading by Marilyn Nelson and Brontez Purnell, at the Donald G. Drapkin Studio in the Lewis Center complex. Free. Tickets required. Tickets. princeton.edu. Wednesday, March 30 12 p.m.: “The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith, and Food Justice,” with speaker Christopher Carter. Sponsored by the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies and the Farminary at Princeton Theological Seminary. Free online event; registration required. Ptsem.edu. 4 p.m.: Discussion of the book She Calls Herself Betsey Stockton: The Illustrated Odyssey of a Princeton Slave with author Connie Escher, at Princeton Public Librar y, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org. 6 p.m.: Monica Huerta w it h Yomaira F ig ueroa Vasquez and Tao Leigh Goffe in “Magical Habits #5: A Conversation about Personal Writing.” Online event presented by Labyrinth Books. Labyrinthbooks.org. 6 p.m.: John Akomfrah screens The Call of Mist (Redux) and Handsworth Songs, part of the Black Earth Film Series presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Visual Ar ts. At the James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free. Tickets required. Tickets.princeton.edu. 6 p.m.: Out of the Blue, an a cappella group from England, performs at Princeton Friends School. Free, registration required. Princetonfriends.org. 7 p.m.: The Sustainable Minds virtual speaker series hosts Jim Purcell, Princeton’s municipal land use engineer, in a discussion of stormwater issues. Sustainableprinceton.org. 7:30 p.m.: The Challenge of Translating the Bible, interactive Zoom program with professor Robert Alter, sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. Free for members ; $18 non-members. Register at Thejewishcenter.org/adulted/. 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. With Jan Alter and Second Hand Hubcap Band. $10; free for those under 35. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

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riting a note or letter, sending an invitation, or an important message via pen and paper is still the choice of many people today. Even in a time with a plethora of electronic communication devices, there is something special about this “vintage” style of connection.

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Chelsea Muro can vouch for this — as manager of the Paper Source at 42 Witherspoon Street, she sees daily evidence of the ongoing popularity of paper products. “Even in the digital age, people still want to write a note on paper. It is really more personal and meaningful that you took the time to do it. We have a full range of st yles and companies for note cards and stationery, including Crane and Rifle Paper Co. The latter also offers jewelry, purses, and even wallpaper, all in wonderful designs. We also have our own exclusive Paper Source brand of cards, stationery, and invitations.” Every Paper Product A nd as she says, who wouldn’t enjoy receiving a remembrance on one of the beautifully designed cards or note paper from the Paper Source? Customers will find

ever y paper product for every need at this charming store. Office and school supplies, journals and notebooks, coloring books, stickers and sticker books, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, sidewalk chalk, and all kinds of party products, fabulous gift wrap, bags, and ribbon are all on display. Shoppers have also been very happy to find an assortment of plain white gift boxes of all sizes. This is especially helpful since many stores no longer provide boxes for purchases. In addition, an array of gifts and novelties are available. Colorful and intriguing, these are an ongoing attraction for customers. “It’s like ‘eye candy’ here. All the paper products are wonderful, and I love this new location,” says Princeton resident Rosemary Leone, who is a regular customer. She also shopped at the store’s previous location on Nassau Street. Great Location “We moved to Witherspoon Street last September,” says Muro, “and we are very happy here. We want to make sure everyone knows about our new location because some people didn’t know we had moved. “Witherspoon Street is a great location. We’re right across from the library, and we get a lot of walk-in traffic. Customers really like the store here. It’s nice and bright, and we have people coming in all the time. Some are people who didn’t real-

ize we had moved, and are so glad to see that we are still here. One customer said she was so worried that we might have closed. We want everyone to know we are here to stay! “A lot of customers are people from Princeton, but we also get many tourists. And families, parents of Princeton University students, all come in. It’s a big variety, including kids.” Paper Source originally op ene d i n P r i nceton i n 2008, and is one of 120 Paper Source locations across the country. Headquartered in Chicago, it was founded more than 25 years ago, reports Muro, who has been w ith the company since 2013. She also manages the Summit Paper Source store. W hile its strong focus on paper products is a big drawing point, the store’s array of many different kinds of gifts and novelties is an added dimension, offering a one-stop shopping opportunity. Categories include beauty and wellness, books and balloons, candles and diffusers, drinkware, face masks, fashion and hair accessories — just for a start! If you need a wine glass or wine bag, a coffee mug or cheese board, they are available. Games and puzzles, fun themed kaleidoscopes (animals and sea creatures), the popular Sugarfina candy in many intriguing designs — there is always something else around the corner to catch your eye.

New Craft March is National Craft Month, and crafters will find just what they need at the shop. Kids’ Baking Kits and Easter Sunglasses Kits are fun to start the process, and all the design items, such as embossing powder, decorative stars, r ubber stamp blocks, and so much more are on hand for do-ityourselfers. As the Paper Source mission statement points out, “At Paper Source, our goal is to inspire creativity, whether you are looking to take on a new craft, decorate for a party, or choose the perfect invitation or gift.” “We are also getting ready for E aster and Mother’s Day,” reports Muro. “We have a special Easter section with plush bunnies, baskets, grass, stickers, including flower egg stickers, and a book, The Little Rabbit.” The store’s book selection, with categories ranging from cookbooks to astronomy to “How to Write a Letter,” is about to expand, she adds. “I am looking forward to our new association with Barnes & Noble, which will take place in May. We will become a subsidiary, and then we will have even more books. This is very exciting.” Eclectic Selection Muro is very optimistic about the Paper Source’s future in Princeton, and looks forward to sharing the store’s wonderfully eclectic selection with customers. “We are so lucky in many ways here. We have a great staff so willing to help customers, and many were with the store when we were on Nassau Street. We are very

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the world, for a purchased product. “I love being around all of these colorful items,” adds Muro. “There are always new things coming in, and it’s fun to see everything. There is always something exciting to look forward to, and I love sharing everything with all our customers.” aper Source is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (609) 921-0932. Website: papersource.com. —Jean Stratton

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PU Women’s Hoops Stuns Kentucky in NCAA Opener, Then Falls 56-55 to Indiana as Late Rally Comes Up Short

hen Kaitlyn Chen hit a shot in the waning seconds of the first quarter to give the Princeton University women’s basketball team a 12-11 lead over Kentucky last Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament, she was mobbed by her teammates as she ran back to the bench. With its swarming defense forcing sixth-seeded Kentucky into 31.2 percent shooting (5-16) in the first quarter and sophomore guard Chen and senior Abby Meyers triggering the offense, the 11th-seeded Tigers sensed an upset was brewing before a crowd of 6,389 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Princeton built its lead to 32-25 at halftime and then utilized its tough defense to hold off a late charge by the Wildcats to win 69-62, setting off a wild celebration with the players screaming, hugging each other, and waving to their supporters in the stands. Meyers, who ended up with a career-high 29 points in the win, cited the defensive effort in reflecting on the program’s second-ever win in the NCAA tournament (the first since the Tigers topped Green Bay 80-70 in the first round of the 2015 tourney). “Yeah, I mean, it really just gets down to like it’s Ivy League defense, it’s Ivy League play,” said Meyers. “I don’t think a lot of people — they just underestimate how good the Ivy League is at both ends. So we wanted to come in and just shock them, and I think we did that. Yeah, I think just making them uncomfortable, too, down low. We doubled up on [Dre’Una] Edwards. She’s a great player, very strong and just trusting in each other one through five and knowing we have help.” Princeton head coach Carla Berube created her squad showing great composure down the stretch against the Wildcats. “We stayed the course and made the plays we needed to, yeah, throughout, down the stretch and made some big free throws to seal it,” said Berube, assessing the victory which extended Princeton’s winning streak to 18. “We finally came up with some big rebounds, too. That is such a great offensive rebounding team and it took all five of us to get in there and rebound the basketball. I am just thrilled to get this victory for us, for Princeton, for the Ivy League.” Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy acknowledged that the Tigers earned the win with their grit. “Give credit to Princeton,” said Elzy, whose squad came into the day riding a 10-game winning streak, having won the SEC tournament by edging No. 1 South Carolina 64-62 in the final. “I thought they were the tougher team today; they made some big plays when they had to have them.” Meyers, who scored 12 of Princeton’s final 13 points in the contest, created

teamwork with sparking her outburst. “Our principle is let’s work together as five, and down the stretch and like Kaitlyn, Grace Stone had some big, clutch, one-on-one moves and plays near the end,” said Meyers. “It’s just like Coach trusts me, I trust her and I’m happy to have somewhat of a green light to be able to do what I want.” Elzy praised Meyers for her offensive versatility. “I thought Abby had a great game; she’s a phenomenal guard,” said Elzy. “I thought she made some big plays. Her ability to score on all three levels, and if you give her any space, it’s going up, and she’s very efficient offensively.” Chen, with her ever-present smile, had a great time in the win, scoring 17 points and navigating through a stifling Wildcat press. “It’s honestly just been so much fun playing with this team and that’s what we talk about,” said Chen. “We always play to like, have fun because we enjoy playing with each other and we are proud of each other’s success and that’s what makes it seem so special and that’s the best part of it.” In the view of Meyers, the success against Kentucky wasn’t unexpected by the Tigers. “We’d like to say this wasn’t an upset in our minds,” said Meyers. “We were ready and knew we were going to be underestimated, just being a mid-major, Ivy League team and it just feels great to break the curse of getting knocked out in the first round.” Berube believed it could be the biggest win ever for the program. “I’ve only been here a couple years, so I don’t have a lot of my own history with this group,” said Berube. “I think on this stage, with the seed we had, and beating a Kentucky team, the SEC champion, and yeah, I think it’s definitely up there as one of the best wins and yeah, just really, really like I said, thrilled for the squad.” Making history didn’t come easy for the squad. “They work really, really hard,” said Berube. “They play for each other. They play together. It’s such a joy to come to practice every day. You know, they are really resilient. I think we were really tested in the schedule, in a non-conference schedule playing Delaware and Villanova. They were battle tested so I think they were ready for this, this moment and for this game, and yeah, just they were locked in. We talk about just defensively being locked in, and they certainly — they certainly were.” There was plenty of joy in the locker room in the wake of the triumph. “The vibe after the game was awesome,” said Berube. “I had to change my shirt because I am soaking wet. Really, really excited. Now we have to turn the page to Indiana and just looking forward to this.” Two days later, the vibe

was different as Princeton got edged 56-55 by the thirdseeded Hoosiers after a dramatic late rally by the Tigers fell just short. With a crowd of 9,627 roaring its support for host Indiana, Princeton trailed 39-29 at halftime and 4329 early in the third quarter. But utilizing its swarming defense, the Tigers reeled off a 13-2 run to draw within 4542 heading into the fourth quarter. In reflecting on the comeback, Princeton junior star Julia Cunningham said it came down to basics. “We knew we were down 10 at half, and I think we kind of went back to our principles defensively,” said Cunningham. “We got a lot of stops, got a lot of hands on the ball there, and we were able to push, and that always leads us to our best offense. That was definitely the plan, and I think in the third quarter we held them to six points in the third quarter, and that’s like a big-time number.” Sticking to its principles, Princeton took a 52-51 lead with 1:12 left in regulation as Meyers hit a pair of free throws. The Hoosiers tied the game at 52-52 on a Grace Berger free throw and then went ahead 54-52 with 29 seconds left on a twisting runner by Berger. The Tigers had the ball with the chance to tie or win the game but the Hoosiers got a steal with four seconds left and then added two free throws to go up 56-52. Meyers hit a three at the buzzer to make it a 56-55 final. Afterward, a somber but upbeat Berube was proud off how her team battled to the final second. “We just came up a little short against a really strong team, a great Indiana team,” said Berube, whose team ended the winter with a 25-5 record. “But we fought until the end, and I can’t ask for anything more from my players. Yeah, it was a great battle.” Having had their 2020-21 season canceled by the Ivy League due to COVID-19 concerns, Meyers and her teammates were motivated to fight to the bitter end this winter. “I think we have to be proud of what we’ve done; we worked so hard, and obviously not having a season last year, we’ve just been working since day one,” said a teary-eyed Meyers, managing a smile. “Every practice — obviously we pride ourselves in being student-athletes. We take our academics very seriously, and for us to just do that with excellence and then come into practice and be focused, never complain and just be our best and embrace greatness, I think it’s just something to be proud about. So yeah, we’re going

MOMENT OF MADNESS: Players on the Princeton University women’s basketball team celebrate last Saturday after the 11th-seeded Tigers stunned sixth-seeded Kentucky 69-62 in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Bloomington, Ind. It marked the second-ever win in March Madness for the program. Two days later, the Princeton nearly reached the Sweet 16 for the first time, battling valiantly before getting edged 56-55 by third-seeded and host Indiana in a second round contest. The defeat left the Tigers with a final record of 25-5. (Photo by Bill Alden) to just hold our heads high and be proud of what we’ve done. But we’re going to let it sting a little bit because we all value winning as competitors, and yeah, we’re going to be happy with what we’ve done.” In Meyers’ view, the future is bright for the Tigers. “I hope that we left our mark and our legacy, and obviously it’s unfinished business, and I know that the team next year and the coaching staff, they’re super excited,” said Meyers. “I feel like we’ve kind of lit the fire on to next year’s goals. I hope that we left our mark and really opened people’s eyes to the Ivy League because it’s a growing league. It’s really competitive, and there’s a lot of ballers that are coming out of that league.” Berube, for her part, is excited about how her squad took care of its business in Bloomington. “We showed on the national stage that we can compete with anyone,” said Berube. “We have very talented players that work really hard and play together and play for each other and have a lot of fun. I think it’s a great recipe to show everyone out there that Princeton basketball and the Ivy League is really great. I am just proud of us, and hopefully we just keep taking off.” —Bill Alden

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While PU Men’s Hoops Fell at VCU in the NIT, Its Offensive Prowess, Character Were Special The Princeton University men’s basketball team saw a record-setting season in which it won the Ivy League regular season title end last week in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. The Tigers were eliminated from the NIT with a 90-79 loss at VCU on March 15 to finish the season 23-7 overall. “They’re a very difficult matchup, especially at their place,” said Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson. “They turn you over a lot. We knew going in we needed to have a special night and take care of the ball to win. Some of our turnovers were costly in the second half.” The Tigers fought back so many times over the last year that it would have been easy to expect another rally against VCU. Princeton had already returned from more than a year without games to win the Ivy regular season and set four school records for offensive proficiency. The Tigers’ 79.8 points per game is the school’s highest scoring average, their 2,395 points the most ever in a single season, their 910 field goals the greatest total and their 327 made threepointers a new mark. “They’re not only the best offensive team in history —

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most 3s made, most points scored, you could argue one of the best if not the best shooting teams — they’re also great people, to each other and to the community,” said Henderson. “It felt like the Olympics — we were off forever. They won the league outright and I’m so proud of them.” The Tigers had hoped to continue their record-setting season in the NIT. They got a three-pointer from Ryan Langborg to trim their deficit to 71-65 with still 5:33 left, but got no closer as the Rams pulled away against a Princeton team playing its third game in four days following the Ivy tournament Saturday and Sunday. “We knew we’d have to be really good,” said Henderson. “No excuses, but we were on a really short t u r n arou n d. We bu s s e d back from Harvard, got in really late on Sunday night and turned around at noon on Monday and got on a bus to Richmond. It’s such a fun team to coach, and they were ready to go, but it was a tough turnaround.” Ivy Player of the Year Tosan Evbuomwan finished his junior season with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds to go with a game-high seven assists. His 142 assists rank second most ever in a season by a Princeton player, and Henderson credits him for part of Princeton’s team offensive success along with having a plethora of shooting stars. “Tosan, our best passer, had the most assists and is incredibly unselfish,” said Henderson. “I don’t think you’ll see passing like this around here for a long time. He has the unique ability to get the ball to people in the right spots and also finish himself. We had a really unique combination that was really fun to watch as a coach or a fan. As a coach, there’s no tension. The ball finds the right shot, and this team had guys that were finding the right shot. We rarely took bad shots, including early in the (shot) clock. That’s a good shot for us.” Senior guard Ethan Wright closed his Princeton career with 18 points and seven rebou nds and L angborg poured in 16 points to finish his junior campaign. Senior guard Jaelin Llewellyn gave Princeton four players

in double figures in scoring with 13 points to cap his senior career. It was also the final game for Princeton for seniors Drew Friberg, Elijah Barnes, Charlie Bagin and Max Johns. “The senior class totally dove in on everything I asked of them, starting with sticking together, supporting each other, playing for each other, playing to make each other better, and they just did it over and over again with a sense of gratitude,” said Henderson. “And followed the rules for campus and supported other teams while they were doing it.” The Tigers returned to the court this year after not playing last year when the Ivy League canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 season ended before the Ivy League tournament that sends the winner automatically to the NCAA tournament. “When we got shut down along with the rest of country in 2020, no one thought it would be two years before we got a chance,” said Henderson. “This senior class got two chances to play in NCAA tournament — their freshman year and their senior year. There wasn’t a blueprint for how to handle this, which was Zoom meetings galore starting in 2020, and keeping them together, basketball being so important for rhythm and timing and also the maturation of a season and what it does for you. A sophomore year where you form tight bonds and also where you go through the wins and losses of the season helps you in your junior year. So we missed out on all those learning situations.” Princeton had to use each other through the time away from competition to improve. Last spring’s abnormal situation showed Henderson encouraging signs that the group could achieve significantly this year. The players who returned to campus last spring worked out together though they had no games to play. “We’d sit on the floor before the workouts or after the workouts and just talk — with our masks on,” said Henderson. “They practiced with masks on. And we got that opportunity until the regular season was over.

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RAM TOUGH: Princeton University men’s basketball player Ethan Wright dribbles upcourt in game this season. Last week, senior guard Wright scored 18 points and had seven rebounds in a losing cause as Princeton fell 90-79 at Virginia Commonwealth University in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The loss to the Rams on March 15 left Princeton with a final record of 23-7. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) We got six weeks. That vibe stayed with us, me included. It was a good lesson, and I’ll take it with me forever — the connection with the team. It’s a very close knit group. They like each other a lot. That doesn’t always happen, and that’s a testament to the older guys, investing in them and the rest of the team. They also allowed us to coach them and that doesn’t always happen.” The Tigers quickly shook off the rust of not competing for more than a year. Princeton knocked off South Carolina and Oregon State in their first five games and took Minnesota to overtime. They won five straight before heading into Ivy tournament play. “Talent is always relevant, but you can’t discount the unity of the group,” said Henderson. “Right when we did our first workouts in September, they were completely on it with what we were asking them to do, all up and down the line. I wasn’t surprised that we got off to a good start because that’s basketball — being together and sharing the ball and doing the little things to help you win and internally having the dialogue that these are the things we need to do, and that coming from the team. That was always there. Then you have to make shots, which we were doing early.” Selected in the media preseason poll to finish third in the Ivy League, Princeton rattled off wins in its first

five conference games before losses to Yale and Cornell. The Tigers would not lose the rest of the regular season and clinched the outright Ivy regular season crown with a 93-70 win at Penn on March 5. “I think it’s an incredible accomplishment,” said Henderson. “I believe the league is as good as it’s ever been. It’s so hard to win. Then you add in COVID, getting tested multiple times per week, and then we played without fans for six weeks at home and we had all of our home games in January. We got better in February and we had that sweep on the road against Brown and Yale. And they clinch a share of the title on a really tough Harvard-Harvard weekend and then go down to the Palestra and clinch it outright. You’ve got a really good team and it doesn’t always go the way you want it to, but this group always found ways to win and played together throughout. It’s a long season. I’m so proud of them.” Princeton will hang a banner next year to commemorate this year’s Ivy title that came after overcoming plenty of challenges through the season. The Tigers were one of the more experienced Ivy teams this year, and part of the challenge next year will be replacing a senior class that boasted solid playing time from the time they were young before losing t wo years and two chances to qualify for the NCAA tournament. This year’s seniors

will have the opportunity to explore their extra season of NCAA playing eligibility elsewhere. “These guys all are going to have really nice opportunities,” said Henderson. “There will be some really happy coaches out there.” Henderson is looking forward to building on this year’s success with a team that will have a new look next year and new opportunities for returning players and newcomers. This year’s seniors head their separate ways after leaving a legacy of records and adding another Ivy championship in their final chance at Princeton. “They were everyday guys; they came down all the time and put in the time to work and get better, which has been a huge staple of our program,” said Henderson. “The spring has always been crucial to us getting better. That’ll be huge for us coming back. Now we’ve got Matt Allocco, Ryan Langborg, Tosan, Zach Martini, Mason Hooks, Keeshawn Kellman — these guys have played some spot minutes. And some of them played a ton of minutes, so we’ll rely heavily on them and then it’s the same thing. Even this year, it wasn’t set in stone that everybody who came back was going to play. It was who’s making you win. I’m confident we’re in a really good spot to keep moving forward.” — Justin Feil

It turned out to be a glorious competition for the Princeton University wrestling team as it sent six stars to the NCAA Championships last weekend in Detroit, Mich. Princeton made program history as two of those standouts, Patrick Glor y (125 pounds) and Quinn Monday (157), advanced championship finals, the first time that has happened for the Tigers. Both ended up losing in the title matches, leaving the late Bradley Glass ’53 as the lone Princeton wrestler to win an NCAA Championship as he took the heavyweight title in 1951. In reaching the fi nal, junior star and third-seeded Glory started his run with a 16-2 major decision over 30th-seeded Jace Koelzer of Northern Colorado in the round of 32 on Thursday. A day later, he earned 10-2 win over 14th-seeded Jakob Camacho of North Carolina State and then defeated 11th-seeded Brandon Kaylor of Oregon State 7-3 in the quarterfi nals. In the semis, he faced an Ivy League rival, second-seeded Vito Arujau of Cornell, who had defeated Glory 19-6 two weeks ago in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) fi nal. Glory turned the tables on Arujau with a 13-5 win. The win gave Princeton its fi rst fi nalist in 20 years, since Greg Parker ’03 made the fi nal at 174 in 2002. In the fi nal, Glory, a native of Randolph, lost 5-3

to top - s ee de d Mich igan grad student Nick Suriano, a fellow Garden State native, who had previously won a national title at 133 for Rutgers in 2019. Glory fell behind Suriano 4-0 and then pulled within 4-3 in the third period on three penalty points to Suriano, who received three cautions and three stalling calls over the course of the match. Suriano added an escape to push the lead back to two points with less than 30 seconds to go and held off Glory’s takedown attempts as time ran down to take the win. The match was the secondclosest match of the season for Suriano, who went 16-0 this year, as Penn State’s Drew Hildebrandt came within a point of Suriano, 2-1, during a dual in January. Glory ended with a 20-2 record while finishing as the NCAA runner-up and becoming Princeton’s first NCAA fi nalist in 20 years. The All-American honor Glory earned by fi nishing in the top eight was his third, joining him with Matthew Kolodzik ’21 as the only Tigers in program history to earn at least three AllA mer ican honors. Glor y finished sixth at the 2019 NCAAs and was a 2020 AllAmerican honoree. For the fi fth-seeded Monday, his road to the final started with a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech’s 28th-seeded Connor Brady in the round of 32. Monday then defeated 12th-seeded Jacob Wright of

GLORIOUS WEEKEND: Princeton University wrestling star Patrick Glory, top, battles Vito Arujau of Cornell in a regular season match at 125 pounds. Last weekend, third-seeded Glory defeated second-seeded Arujau 13-5 in the semifinal at the NCAA Championships in Detroit, Mich. The win gave Princeton its first finalist in 20 years, since Greg Parker ’03 made the final at 174 in 2002. Glory was joined by junior teammate Quincy Monday (157) in the finals, giving the Tigers two NCAA finalists for the first time in program history. Both Glory and Monday went on to lose in their finals as Princeton took 16th in the team standings at the competition won by Penn State. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Wyoming 3-2 in the round of 16 and topped fourth-seeded Ed Scott of North Carolina State 5-3 in the quarterfi nals. Monday booked his place in the fi nal by edging eighth-seeded Will Lewan of Michigan 3-2 in the semis. In the fi nal, Monday battled second-seeded Northwestern grad student Ryan Deakin, who took the lead with a takedown two minutes into the match before Deakin halved that with an escape coming out of that takedown and pulled even with an escape off the second-period start. From there, the undefeated Deakin pulled away to a 9-2 victory. Monday earned his second All-American honor and fi nished his season with a 24-4 record, fi nishing as an EIWA champion and the NCA A runner-up. His fi nal appearance, which came after earning his first four wins at the NCAAs, made it Princeton’s fi rst time with two fi nalists in the same year. Deakin finished his season unbeaten at 18-0. Princeton took 16th in the team standings at the competition won by Penn State. The Tigers tallied 38 points, its most at the NCAA Championships in program history, surpassing the 35 Princeton had in 2019. Princeton’s 16th-place finish was the sixth time in program history that the team fi nished in the top 20 at the NCAAs, including each of the last two times the championships were held and Princeton competed. Along with a fifth-place fi nish in 1951, the year Glass won his title, Princeton fi nished 14th in 1978, 15th in 2019, 16th in 1985 and 17th in 1984. Princeton was one of only three schools with multiple fi nalists, along with Penn State and Michigan. In bringing six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, the Tigers tied for the second-most in program history with 2019 and 2020, and behind only the seven from 2017. Along with Glory and Monday, who were NCAA qualifiers in 2019 and 2020, Marshall Keller (149) won a consolation match in his NCAA debut, as did fellow junior Travis Stefanik (184), in what was his third NCAA ticket along with 2019 and the canceled 2020 meet. Stefanik’s win was his first at the NCAAs. Freshman Luke Stout (197) won his firstround match in his debut at the meet, and sophomore Matt Cover (heavyweight) made his NCAA Championship debut as well. — Bill Alden

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Sophie Whiteway came up big in the clutch to help the 11th-ranked Princeton University women’s lacrosse team edge Penn State 12-11 last Saturday. Freshman midfielder Whiteway scored the winning tally with 32 seconds left in regulation to help the Tigers improve to 6-0. Kate Mulham scored four goals to lead the Tiger attack while goalie Sam Fish made 13 saves. Princeton plays at No. 7 Loyola on March 23 and then hosts Columbia on March 25.

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It was the first career nohitter for Laudenslager and the 28th in program history. Princeton went on to beat Brown 7-0 in the nightcap to sweep the twin bill. On Friday, the Tigers had started the series by posting a 4-2 win as Laudenslager threw four no-hit, shutout innings in relief, walking three and striking out seven to get the win. Laudenslager was later named the Ivy Pitcher of the Week. Princeton, now 8-9 overall and 3-0 Ivy, hosts Villanova on March 23 and then resumes Ivy action by playing at Harvard for a doubleheader on March 26 and a single game on March 27.

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Alexis Laudenslager provided a major highlight as the Princeton Universit y softball team went 3-0 in a three-game set with Brown last weekend to open its Ivy League campaign. In the first game of a double-header on Sunday, junior pitcher Laudenslager hurled a no-hitter, striking out 10 and walking one in a 2-0 win over the Bears.

James Hartley produced a superb effort to help the Princeton University men’s volleyball team defeat St. Francis 3-0 last Saturday. S ophomore Har tley had a match-high 15 kills as Princeton prevailed 26-24, 25-23, 25-15. The Tigers, now 6 -12, host St. Francis Brooklyn open March 23 and NJIT on March 26.

WORKING OVERTIME: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Chris Brown, left, looks to elude a defender in recent action. Last Saturday, senior star Brown tallied six goals, including the game-winner, and three assists to help Princeton defeat sixth-ranked Penn 21-20 in overtime in the Ivy League opener for both teams. The Tigers, now 4-1 overall and ranked No. 2 nationally, play at No. 13 Yale (3-2) on March 26. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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next day, winning 18-11 and 21-8, posting its first wins since 2019. In game two, junior outfielder Brandon Cumming set a single-game program record with nine RBIs, surpassing Zack Belski’s previous record of eight against Brown in 2016. On Sunday, Princeton fell 6-5 to wrap up the weekend. Cumming, who had 12 hits, 13 RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles, and three home runs in the series, was later named the Ivy League Player of the Week. The Tigers, now 2-13, start Iv y League play by hosting Yale for a doubleheader on March 26 and a single game on March 27.

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PHS Swimmer Baytin, Hun Hoops Star Maguire Get Nod as Town Topics Leading Winter Performers

oming into this winter, Daniel Baytin was determined to make a bigger impact for the Princeton High boys’ swimming team in and out of the water. “I have definitely improved not only just in the pool but with my team,” said junior star Baytin. “These people are looking up to me. I am one of the old guys now, I have to set an example. I have been working my hardest for them.” Baytin did a lot of good work this winter. After helping PHS post an undefeated regular reason with an 11-0 mark, Baytin starred as the Tigers won the team title at the Mercer County Championships. He placed first in both the 50-yard and 100yard freestyle races at the meet as PHS rolled to the title, winning 265-225 over runner-up and host West Windsor-Plainsboro North. A week later, Baytin had another big day as PHS defeated WW/P-North 105-65 in the Central Jersey Group B sectional final. He set the tone with a blazing breaststroke leg as PHS opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay. “I try my best every race but it became very apparent just how much ground we gained when I finished,” said Baytin. “During the race you really can’t tell how much you have won.” Baytin then took first in the 50 free and second in

the 100 free, and then ended the meet by swimming the anchor leg as the Tigers won the 400 free relay. “Both teams did an amazing job today,” said Baytin. “I am thankful that I was able to compete at this level.” PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz credited Baytin with competing as high level in the win over the Northern Knights. “Dan was great on both relays and the 50 free; I think he tried a different strategy on the 100 but at the end of the day, Dan is going to do his job,” said Misiewicz. “He truly is a team player and whatever the team needs, he says, ‘put me in. I will do this, I will do that.’” Heading into the state semis, Baytin was primed to make another great effort. “I am a bit nervous because everybody next week is going to be on the same level or higher level than we are,” said Baytin. “We have to keep on working as hard as we can. It will be really interesting to see what happens next week.” PHS raised its level, edging Tenafly 87-83 in the state Group B semis to make the state final for the first time since 2014. The Tigers fell 97-73 to Chatham in the state final, but Baytin stood out. He posted the only the wins for the Tigers in the final, prevailing in the 50 free and 100 breaststroke and helping PHS win the 200 free relay.

“Dan was phenomenal, his swims in the 50 free and 100 breast were great,” said Misiewicz after the meet which left the Tigers with a final record of 14-1. “He is a true competitor. He was in the 200 free relay and then to come back to win the breaststroke. You can tell he is hurting.” For coming up with one phenomenal swim after another in helping PHS produce a historic campaign, Baytin is the choice as the Town Topics top male performer of the winter season. Top Female Performer hen Erin Maguire came from Belfast, Nor thern Ireland, last fall and joined the Hun S chool g irls’ basketball team, she was following in a family tradition. In recent years, her two older sisters, Anna and then Enya, traveled to the U.S. to star for the Hun School girls’ basketball program. They both established themselves as standout point guards for the Raiders and are now playing on the college level for Houston Baptist. The youngest Maguire was primed for her own Hun experience. “I was so excited, they both told me that it was one of the best years of their life easily,” said post-graduate Maguire who has played for Ireland’s U-20 team. “I love Hun and I love America. It is the land of opportunity as people say.”

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DAN THE MAN: Princeton High boys’ swimmer Daniel Baytin helped PHS go 14-1 as it won the Mercer County Championships, won the Central Jersey Group B sectional, and made the state Group B final along the way. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Maguire didn’t take long to seize opportunity, scoring 29 points in a 47-41 opening day win over George School (Pa.). After Hun got off to a rocky 3-5 start, the Raiders got into a groove in the new year, going 7-1 in its first eight games in 2022. “I think it is our attitude and maturity, coming into this semester we were all ready to go,” said Maguire, in assessing the surge. “We needed that break over Christmas, we were in such a slump beforehand. Our passes have gotten better, we are working way harder. It is all mental at the end of the day. Getting used to each other was a huge thing too.” Hun head coach Bill Holup credited Maguire with bringing a mature attitude

and game to the squad. “Erin is almost like a third coach on the team, she is an experienced player,” said Holup. “She has competed at a high level with the Irish national team. The girls look up to her. It is great to have her leadership and ball handling and shooting ability out there. If you are open, she will find you.” In postseason play, Maguire kept competing at a high level, helping Hun reach the final of both the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament and the state Prep A tourney as it finished with a 15-11 record. Maguire ended up leading the Raiders in points (509), assists (94), and steals (120) and was second in rebounds (141). While Maguire was clearly Hun’s go-to player, she got

the most satisfaction from helping her teammates succeed. “I definitely like to lead by how I play and by my personality,” said Maguire, who is looking to follow in the footsteps of her sisters and play college ball in the U.S. “I like to be supportive and show my teammates I have confidence in them. I want them to believe that I believe in them. At the start, I think they were a bit worried, let Erin do it all. That’s not what I want. My goal from the beginning has been trying to get everyone into the momentum of playing a team game, focusing on the team outcome. That is why we have been doing so much better.” Maguire’s leadership and production in sparking Hun to a memorable s eason

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ERIN GO BRAGH: Hun School girls’ basketball player Erin Maguire drives past two defenders in a game this season. Post-graduate guard Maguire, a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, starred as Hun reached the finals of both Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament and state Prep A tourney. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

results come from.” For turning heads with a sensational debut season, Mele gets the nod as the top male newcomer this winter. It took a little while for Eibhleann Knox to develop a comfort level as she joined the Princeton Day School girls’ hockey program this winter. “It was stressful in the beg in n ing of t he year,” said PDS freshman forward Knox. “I knew no one being new; I had to get to know everyone and the coaches.” Emerging as a key offensive performer for the Panthers, Knox fit in nicely. Her scoring prowess helped PDS win its first state Prep title since 2002 and make the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state girls’ final in its debut in the competition. PDS head coach John Ritchie appreciated what Knox brought to the program. “She is a very talented freshman, she has a very bright future ahead of her,” said Ritchie. “She has the ability to make those plays every single game. One of her best assets is that she is a great playmaker, she has got good vision. She has done a really nice job this year, we are really impressed with her.” Knox ended up getting 14 goals on the season, second most on the team behind the 18 scored by sophomore Logan Harrison, and added 11 assists for 25 points. She scored t wo of the most dramatic goals of the year for the Panthers, getting the tying goal and the winning tally as PDS rallied to beat Summit 4-3 in overtime in the state semis. Fo r e m e r g i n g a s ke y scoring threat and clutch performer in her first high school campaign, Knox is the choice as the top female newcomer. Top Coaches oming into the 202122 season, Carly Misiewicz had the sense that her Princeton High boys’ swimming team could be a force. After going 12-0 the previous campaign with just 13 swimmers, the Tigers got an infusion of depth this winter. “We have a lot of talent in the pool with the boys,” said Misiewicz. “We have upcoming talent too with freshmen and sophomores.” The boys’ lineup featured seniors Alex Shaw and Nicholas Oskiper along with juniors Julian Velazquez and Daniel Baytin, sophomores Zach Guan, Henry Xu, and Alvin Tien, and a quartet of freshmen in David Brophy, Daniel Guo, David Xu, and Jaiden Xu. The PHS boys overcame a big challenge as they topped West Windsor/PlainsboroNorth 94-76 in mid-December. “That was a good test, it was our first legitimate test this season so it was nice to come out on top and to have some really fast times,” said Misiewicz of the win over the Northern Knights. “There are a lot of things to be excited about for the season.” Building on that triumph, the Tigers posted an 11-0 regular season record and won t he Mercer Count y Swimming Championships for the first time since 2014. The PHS boys piled up 265

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makes her the choice as the top female performer. Top Newcomers lase Mele made an immediate impact in making his debut for the Princeton High wrestling team this winter, emerging as a standout at 126 pounds in his freshman campaign. But getting off to an undefeated start, Mele ran into an obstacle in as he suffered a mid-season knee injury that required surgery. “I gave myself 10 days and then I was back on the mat,” said Mele. “Sure it hurt, but the prospect of missing a season after all the things I’ve been through and all the adversity that I’ve been through, and all the things that I’ve worked for in my career, it wasn’t an option and I just had to push through.” With just days to get ready for the District 17 tournament, Mele showed his grit and talent by taking second at the competition. The success in the districts gave Mele confidence heading into the Region 5 competition. Needing a top-four finish, he advanced far enough to wrestle in the third-place match, which he won, 4-3, over Giovanni Alejandro of St. Joseph’s Metuchen after already guaranteeing himself a trip to the state championships. In so doing, he became the first freshman in program history to make states. Mele closed his season with a trip to Atlantic City to take on t he ultimate competition in New Jersey wrestling. Battling hard in Boardwalk Hall, he lost in the opening round, 5-2, to Joe Giordano of St. John Vianney. He was eliminated by Giovanni Alejandro of St. Joseph’s Metuchen with a 3-2 loss in the consolation wrestleback first round. “I think it’s tremendous,” said PHS head coach Jess Monzo, reflecting on Mele’s run to Atlantic City. “From 2017, we’ve had at least one guy down there every year, so the fact that Princeton is continuously represented down there only goes to show in smaller areas, it doesn’t always have to be the big-time school, we’re generating a lot of popularity now in the school. We’re hoping to feed off it.” In Monzo’s view, Mele has just scratched the surface of his potential. “It’s good for the future, knowing that he’s already been there,” said Monzo. “He got a taste of it, he saw the bright lights. It didn’t go our way. Speaking with Blase, it wasn’t the result that he wanted, he knew he could have done more. He wanted more, and it left a taste in his mouth of some unfinished business.” Mele, for his part, is determined to build on his success this winter. “That’s a cool feeling ; people tell me making it to states is such a great accomplishment,” said Mele, who finished the season with a 17-4 record. “It really is and I have a lot to be thankful for. It really puts in perspective all the hard work I’ve done and all the time that my parents have invested in me, all the time coaches have invested in me. I think I turned some heads this year, and I’m proud of that. At the same time, I just have to keep working and doing my thing. That’s where the

KNOCKING ON THE DOOR: Princeton Day School girls’ hockey player Eibhleann Knox, right, chases down the puck in game this season. Freshman forward Knox emerged as a key offensive threat for PDS this winter as it won the state Prep title and reached the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state girls’ final. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) points to top r unner-up WW/P-North by 40 points. T he squad ’s increased depth made the difference in the county win. “That is the big thing, it really was a true team effort, from start to finish from the medley relay all the way to the 400 free relay,” said Misiewicz, who also coached the PHS girls’ team to a country crown. “The best way to describe it is like a true team effort. It was a true team win today.” Competing in the state Group B tournament, PHS produced some more great efforts. The Tigers topped Northern Burlington 12941 in the sectional semis and then defeated nemesis WW/P-North 105-65 in the sectional final. Moving on to the state Group B semis, PHS upset Tenaf ly 87-83 to earn a clash against powerhouse Chatham in the final. While the Tigers came up short against the Cougars, falling 97-73, Misiewicz had no qualms about the effort she got from her swimmers. “At the end of the day, my message was leave it all in the pool and they all did,” said Misiewicz, whose team posted a final record of 14-1. “When you see them crawling out of the pool and laying behind the blocks, you know that they truly gave everything. The energy that they had, the fact that they are a team and that they come together and really support each other, I love coaching them.” The role of Misiewicz in getting her athletes to give their all in a championship campaign make her the top coach of a male team this winter. John Ritchie was cautiously optimistic as he assessed his Princeton Day School girls’ hockey team coming into this winter. “Our numbers are really strong this year, there continues to be a positive vibe around the team to join the program,” said PDS head coach R itch ie. “ We are definitely a younger team but they definitely all have high expectations for themselves.” The Panthers fell short of those expectations in the early going as they got off to a 4-4 start. But after edging Trinity Hall 3-2 in late January, PDS caught fire.

Competing in the state Prep tournament, the fifthseeded Panthers topped fourth-seeded Pingry 5-4 in the quarterfinals to earn a clash with perennial Prep champion and top-seeded Morristown-Beard in the semis. Despite having lost 5-1 to the Crimson weeks earlier in a regular season contest, PDS was unde terred, showing its grit in pulling off a 3-2 upset. In the Prep final, the Panthers avenged another regular season defeat as they rolled to a 5-0 win over third-seeded Oak Knoll. It marked the first Prep title for the program since 2002. “It is cool, getting the messages from a lot of people that have been in the program,” said Ritchie, reflect-

ing on the title. “We had a couple of former players and parents who made the drive up that were really happy for us.” Entering the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) girls’ state tournament for the first time. PDS produced another deep tourney run. The second-seeded Panthers defeated Kent Place 6-0 in the quar terfinals. In the semis, PDS faced third-seeded Summit, who had edged the Panthers 2-1 in a regular season meeting. Turning the tables on the Hilltoppers, PDS rallied from a 3-2 deficit to pull out a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory and earn a trip to the Prudential Center in Newark for the title game. While the season ended

on a down note for the Panthers as they fell 7-0 to nemesis Mo-Beard in the state final, that setback couldn’t dim what the squad accomplished this winter. “Obviously it is disap pointing but what I said to them is that in a week we will be able to reflect back and say wow that was a pretty special year for PDS girls’ hockey,” said Ritchie, whose team ended the winter at 146. “Overall, we have a lot to be proud of and a lot to really look back on and be happy about.” For providing a steady hand in guiding PDS to a special winter, Ritchie is the choice as the top coach of a female team. —Bill Alden

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Hun Boys’ Hockey Posted a 9-11 Final Record, Enjoying a Positive Season Despite Losing Mark W hile the Hun School boys’ hockey team didn’t post a winning record this winter, Ian McNally still views the season in a positive light. “When you say we were 9-11, it sounds surprising because it seems like we had a successful year and we had a good team,” said Hun head coach McNally. “There hasn’t been too many sub500 seasons over the years.” The Raiders did achieve one of the main goals of their season as they played in the semis of both the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) and Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (MAHL) tournaments. “We back-doored into the MAHL playoffs but that is the point of having them,” said McNally, whose team didn’t qualify initially for the tournament but got a berth when the Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) backed out. “There has to be something on the line to finish your season. For a while, it was the Independence League and then it was the Mercer County Tournament for us. This is the thing you can try to play for at the end.” W hile McNally would have liked to see his team post more wins this season, he enjoyed coming to the rink every day to coach the group. “The chemistry, camaraderie and all of that, the feel good part of doing the hockey season, was there in a big way so that was great,” said McNally. “We had an older group than usual, they were all friends with each other. There was less of the age gap where maybe there are little cliques in the team. It was an enjoyable group to be around.” One of the least enjoyable moments of the season, though, came when the Raiders fell 9-4 to Holy

Ghost (Pa.) in the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) semis in mid-February after having edged the Firebirds 2-1 days earlier in a regular season meeting. “T hat w as a s t ra nge game,” said McNally. “It always is on a Monday. My k r y pton ite is Mon day games, it doesn’t feel right. We had a very spirited game with them on Friday night when we won 2-1. It was their Senior Night so they had a bunch of people there and there was this great energy. It was a tight-checking game. Unfortunately we won the wrong one. On a day where we scored four goals but let up four in five minutes, that is not what I would have pictured.” Hun went on to fall 6-0 to Hill School (Pa.) in the MAHL semis. “That second game with Hill, even though we were never in a position to win once it was 3-0, it was a little more closure,” said McNally. “The Holy Ghost game was so bizarre, it was good for them to get a second chance.” T he s e as on prov ide d closure for a group of seniors who had been with the program for years in Jack Borek, Nick Dimatos, Riley Frost, and Christian Clover. “There was a core group; Jack, Nick, Riley and Christian were the captains,” said McNally, noting that the program only had three games in the 2020-21 session due to COVID-19 issues. “Those guys were great. You could see that those guys were proud and sad in the Hill game. In the time that they have been here, I feel we have transformed from the more of the day school kids playing local schools to becoming

FINAL SKATE: Hun School boys’ hockey player Riley Frost controls the puck in a game this season. Senior star forward and co-captain Frost helped Hun go 9-11 this season and reach the semis of both the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) and Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (MAHL) tournaments. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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more of a boarding school team.” Each of the quartet along w ith a fif th senior, Dan Carney, paid their dues and emerged as a key contributor. “Jack came when we had a goalie Jackson Cole here so he had to wait his turn,” said McNally. “He put in his time and then he got to be the guy. He got to be the captain. It was the same thing for Dimatos. He was on JV when he started. Christian was there for three years and he started on JV. Riley came in 10th and was in there right away. You feel more of a part of it when you have accomplished that. The other guy in that boat was Dan Carney. He actually played in eighth grade because we let the kids play JV in eighth grade. So he has been here five years. He was one of those guys you give an award to at the end. He is so integral to the team even though he didn’t get that many minutes.” Hun got some inspired play from some other sen ior s or p os t- g raduate s who joined the program in the last couple of years in Seth Kaplan, Ryan Croddick, Josh Ouellette, Paul Dumas, and Ming Yuan. “Kaplan led the team in scoring (31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists), it is funny to think if he never came who would have scored,” said McNally. “Seth was very integral. Croddick is going to Princeton to play lacrosse. He is an athlete, he knows how to turn it on when it is getting heated or there is something needed. Those were both unexpected kids who made a contribution. Ouellette, Dumas, and Yuan were guys who came in 10th, 11th grade. Unfortunately for some of the guys, if they came in 11th grade, that was last year and it was a lost year so maybe they didn’t get to feel as much of it.” With a group of returners featuring sophomore Brendan Marino, junior Josh Sosner, junior Elian Estulin, junior Mark Gall, and junior Stephen Chen, McNally is looking forward to next year. “Marino scored a few goals this year (six goals, five assists ); Estulin, Gall, and Chen all played as freshmen so it is their turn to lead the guys,” said McNally. “Elian came on pret t y good (10 goals, 10 assists in 2021-22) and so did Stephen. He is going to be really good. We were lucky to have two goalies this year and rotated because we trusted them both. Next year it is Stephen’s turn to play every minute. He will impress a lot of people I think.” In reflecting on this season, McNally won’t soon forget how his guys came together. “It was a unique team makeup, they truly liked each other and it was enj oy abl e,” s a i d M cNa l l y. “We didn’t win as much as I thought we would. There have b e e n ye ar s wh ere we won and it was not as enjoyable.” —Bill Alden

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Hun Girls’ Hoops Makes Both MAPL, Prep A Finals, Highlighting Holup’s Final Season Guiding Program W hen the Hun S chool girls’ basketball team edged the Pingry School 56-53 in the state Prep A semifinal, it was a significant win on many levels for the pro gram. First, Hun avenged a 6859 regular season defeat to the Big Blue in early F e b r u a r y. I n a d d i t i o n , the triumph in the February 23 contest meant that Hun advanced to a second championship game this season as it had previously reached the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) final. The victory also marked the 300th win for Hun head coach Bill Holup in his 23 years guiding the Raiders. And with Hun going on to fall 87-41 to Blair in the Prep A title game to end the winter with a 15-11 record, it marked the final win for Holup, as he had decided to step down. “I really thought about it, I had been wavering a little bit here and there over the past couple of years,” said Holup, reflecting on his decision to leave the program. “In December, I thought it was time. I have a 3-yearold son and in basketball season with late practices, I wasn’t getting home until after 8 p.m. We play games that aren’t just local with the MAPL. I had 23 years as the head coach at Hun and prior to that, six years at Stuart. That is 29 years, that is a lifetime.” Making the title games was a fitting finale for Holup. “For us, beating Pingry to get to the final and beating Lawrenceville in the MAPL semis, those were really important games for us to win,” said Holup, whose team also fell to Blair in the MAPL title game. “To get to both of those championship games was really important for us.” The victory over Pingry was a real thriller as the Raiders had to hold off a late rally by the Big Blue. “It was a great win, Sasha [Moise] had a terrific game,” said Holup of junior forward Moise who had 24 points and six rebounds in the contest. “Their whole game plan was to stop Erin [ Maguire ] and they did a good job. They kept throwing new defenders at her to wear her down. Sasha was able to pick up that slack and that made the difference right there. It was close.” Hun ran into a great foe in the final in powerhouse Blair. “It was the third time playing them and they just have so many weapons,” said Holup. “It is just really difficult for a lot of teams to keep up with them. They are so talented, they can shoot the three, they can all drive, and they are big. We had our hands full.” While the Riders may not have been the most talented team, they got the most out of their ability this season. “Ultimately we beat everybody in the MAPL except for Blair, I wasn’t really expecting that,” said Holup. “We had a one-point win up at the Hill School ( 52- 51 on Febr uar y 5 ) . Mercersburg was tough. Ever ybody was competitive with each other with

the exception of Blair being better than everybody else. A lot of times people would say I am watching warmups and I really thought you guys would get blown away and then we would wind up beating the team or staying competitive with the team. We were really just a scrappy bunch and our defense was always there. Offensively we struggled at times because we had one go-to player in Erin.” Maguire, a post-graduate star from Ireland, ended up leading the Raiders in points (509), assists (94), and steals (120 ) and was second in rebounds (141). “Er in did most of t he ball-handling, she was our leading scorer and on top of that, her energy level was always there,” said Maguire. “She never gave up on plays and re ally fought t h rou g h e ve r y t h i n g. A s the season progressed and teams learned about her, they really tried to get to s top her. She made 92 threes, which was incredible.” Over the last four years, Hun got an incredible contribution from senior guard Kiera Hahn. “Kiera was never one that would be in the spotlight per se, but she always did everything; she was always there for us,” said Holup, who had a t h ird s en ior in reser ve Lily L’Oiseau. “She d id all t he t h ings that you need somebody to do whether it is taking charges, coming up with

a big rebound, or playing great defense. Whatever it was, she was always there for us, she was always dependable.” There is a good foundation in place for Holup’s successor in junior Moise, sophomore Anna Schweer, freshman Amira Pinkett, sophomore Lauren Larkin, and junior Addy Ruth. “Sasha is talented, not only in basketball but off the court,” said Holup, noting that Moise served as a tri-captain this winter along with Maguire and Hahn. “She is always in the plays as a dancer. She splits her time between athletics and the arts, that is great. Anna got our coaches award; she is somebody who really stepped up after her freshman year. Amira is tall, she is also able to handle the ball. Lauren wound up starting a number of games when we had some players out with injuries and sickness. She always gave us some minutes off the bench and really helped us. Addy is a terrific player that we picked up.” As Holup looks back on his Hun tenure, he strove to give his players a terrific experience year in, year out. My philosophy has always been that I wanted my teams and my players to be competitive, to learn something, and also have fun,” said Holup. “I think I managed to accomplish that over the years. It has been fantastic. I had great kids who have ultimately moved on to bigger and better things in life.” —Bill Alden

Shop loca schedule p before ENDGAME: Hun School girls’ basketball head coach Bill Holup makes a point in a game last season. This winter, Holup led Hun to the finals of both Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament and state Prep A tourney in what turned out to be his final season at the helm as he has decided to step down. The Raiders went 15-11 this winter and Holup picked up the 300th win in his 23-year tenure at the school when Hun edged the Pingry School 56-53 in the state Prep A semifinal. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Eve n t houg h t h e Hu n School baseball team is coming off a dominant 2021 season that saw it go 19-2 and win its fifth straight state Prep A title, it is not taking anything for granted heading into this spring. “Everybody understands how challenging our schedule is so they are definitely not overconfident,” said Hun head coach Tom Monfiletto, whose team gets its 2022 season underway by playing at the Lawrenceville School on March 24. “They are for sure confident in their abilities and our abilities as a team but also understand that we respect every opponent.” Coming off a productive preseason trip to Florida in early March, Monfiletto is confident that he has a strong mound corps at his disposal, led by a quintet of seniors in Carson Applegate, Ryan DiMaggio, Carson Wehner, Brody Pasieka and Jackson Kraemer. “We have five extremely solid starting pitchers that we are ver y, ver y happy about in Applegate, DiMaggio, Wehner, Pasieka, and Kraemer,” said Monfiletto. “T hey have all got ten much better on the mound in different areas. They are either throwing harder, they are more consistent, their breaking ball is sharper. From every one of those

guys, we saw some area of improvement on the mound which is great.” The Raiders boast a solid defensive unit across the diamond. At catcher, sophomore Mike Smith, who started last season, will be joined by sophomore Deacon Bowne and junior Mike Jolly. DiMaggio will share duties at first base along with sophomore Mike Olender and Jolly with sophomore Tyler Tucker holding down second, Applegate at shortstop, and Wehner at third. Bowne, Olender, and junior Tre Francis could also see time in the infield depending on who is pitching. The outfield is well-stocked with senior Ben Romano starting in left field, Kraemer in center and junior Mike Chiaravallo in right. Olender, Francis, Jolly, and senior Sam Segal could also get some action there. Last year, Hun averaged more than eight runs a game and the batting order looks formidable again. The University of Kentucky-bound Applegate will get things started as he will be hitting leadoff again. “Carson will get the fire started for sure, he looks locked in at the plate already,” said Monfiletto of Applegate, who hit .561 with 34 runs, 30 stolen bases and 16 RBIs in 2021. “He is tough hitter to face

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Although Hun Baseball Coming Off Dominant Campaign, It Isn’t Taking Anything for Granted Heading Into 2022 right out of the gate because he can hit to all fields and he can run very well.” There w ill be a group of solid hitters following Applegate “Kraemer, Romano, DiMaggio, Wehner and Chiaravallo will be the meat of the order,” added Monfiletto. “Mike Smith is much improved at the plate, he can hit the ball extremely far if he gets the right pitch. Deacon did very well offensively in Florida. Tre provides some pop and can run the base really well. Jolly is a very consistent hitter too.” In order to produce another another championship campaign, the Hun players will need to put in a consistent effort on a daily basis. “I think having commitment to getting better every day is key,” said Monfiletto. “We have had some success these past few years in 2019 and 2021 but we don’t have any room to rest on that. Our schedule is so relentless that we can’t just rely on that. We have to rely on getting coached, getting better, working hard, and understanding that we are not sneaking up on anybody. People are aware of us. It is an awesome thing. We love being in that place but by no means is it a done deal. We have to earn every bit of recognition that we get.” —Bill Alden

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Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 11am Princeton University Chapel

Weekly during the academic calendar. Sundays at 11am, An Ecumenical Worship Service that draws students, starting 29 Sunday GuestAugust Preaching faculty, staff, and townspeople together to hear God’s

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While Hun Softball Going with Young Lineup, Raiders Boast the Talent to Produce a Big Spring Although the Hun School softball team is young, it does boast a number of battle-tested players as it heads into the 2022 campaign. In going 9-4 last season and advancing to the state Prep A semis, such underclassmen as Lexi Kobryn, Jamie Staub, Kat Xiong, and Sammy Kandel emerged as stars. Away from school, a number of the Hun players are putting in extra time on the diamond to get better and gain experience. “Out of our 14 girls, 10 of them play travel ball, that is a very, very high number for me,” said Hun head coach Kathy Quirk. “Two of the four that are not playing used to play. We have a pretty good group of kids that has been playing and practicing every Sunday. The Raiders had a very good experience on a preseason season trip to Florida earlier this month. “It went well, I saw a lot of good things,” said Quirk, whose team opens its 2022 season by hosting Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on March 26 for a doubleheader. “We went to a new place in Florida this year, the Jackie Robinson training camp, the old Dodger training camp in Vero Beach. It was real nice for team unity and building. All of our meals were provided there, so we all ate together. We didn’t leave the compound too much.” Quirk is seeing good things from her one-two mound combination of sophomores Lexi Kobryn and Jamie Staub, who formed a strong, positive pitching tandem last year in their Hun debut. “Lexi’s pitching is really under control, not that it wasn’t last year, she is just really working hard,” said Quick, who also has two

freshmen, Brianna Rivello and A n na Mur phy, who could be getting some innings this spring. “She has just been doing a nice job and is looking good. Jamie had a great season last year and I am just hoping that she continues where she left off last year. They are best friends, they are always together and complimenting each other.” Hun boasts some good fielding to back up its pitchers. “We are doing a nice job defensively, working hard on it,” said Quirk. Senior Nora Shea will be assuming the catching duties as she is moving from third base with freshman Emma Eisenberg and Kailey Jacobs backing her up. Across the infield, Kobryn and Staub will rotate at first with senior Ashley Jones at second, senior Christina Rivello at shortstop and her younger sister, Brianna, at third. In the outfield, junior Kandel will be in left field and junior Kat Xiong will be patrolling center with junior Nina Amodio, junior Amelia Zucatti, freshman Sophia Troiano, and Murphy seeing time in right. As for the team’s offense, Quirk is confident that her batting order will have some punch. “Kat is leading off and then it is Lexi, Nora, Sammy, and Jamie,” said Quirk. “We put the top hitters up first hoping to generate runs right away. We did well in Florida. Lexi had a nice home run over the fence and a couple of triples. Sammy hit one over the fence.” Looking ahead to the season, Quirk believes her team can generate wins if it stays focused on the process. “They know what we have to do,” said Quirk. “We have to just keep working hard and practice hard ever y day.” —Bill Alden

Local Sports Dillon Hoops Title Game Results

In title game action last weekend in the Boys’ fourthsixth grade division of the Dillon Yout h Basketball League, Woodwinds edged Princeton Dental Group 2319 as Cooper Casto had 11 points. In the Boys’ seventh-10th grade division title game, Michael Bess, Andrew Foreman, and Chris Foreman each scored 17 points to lead SpeedPro Imaging to a 62-34 win over Jefferson Plumbing. In the Girls’ division championship game, Delizioso Bakery+Kitchen defeated Mason Griffin & Pierson 3410 as Julia Belardo scored 13 points for the victors.

Program and Player Development Skill Sessions for elementar y through high school players (boys and girls). BBA programs stress fundamentals and team play with emphasis on ball handling, shooting, passing, footwork, speed, agility, movement with and without the ball, one-on-one moves, defense, and other hoops skills. There will be a meet and greet registration and workouts for interested players and parents for BBA Travel Teams on March 29 and 31 in the Stuart Country Day School gym from 6 -7:15 p.m. (third-fifth grade) and 7:15-8:30 p.m. (sixth-eighth grade ) and for the BBA

Shot King Shooting Session & Player Development Skill Sessions on Wednesday, March 30, 6-7:15 p.m. (third-fifth grade) and 7:158 : 30 p.m. ( si x t h - eight h grade). Parents can sign their players up for hoop programs for boys and girls all ages throughout the month of April. For more infor mation, contact Kamau Bailey at (917) 626-5785 or kamau. bailey@gmail.com.

Princeton Athletic Club Holding 6K April 9

The Princeton Athletic Club (PAC) is holding a 6-kilometer run on April 9 over the Institute Woods course.

The run starts at 10 a.m. from the Princeton Friends School and the event is limited to 200 participants. The event will be chip timed and all abilities are welcome, including walkers. Participants expecting to take longer than 55 minutes over the 6,000-meter course (about 3.75 miles), should inquire about a separate noncompetitive start. Online registration and full details regarding the event are available by logging onto princetonac.org. The PAC is a nonprofit, allvolunteer running club for the community that promotes running for the fun and health of it and stages several running events each year.

Bailey Basketball Academy Offering Spring Programs

T he B ailey B asketball Academy ( BBA ) has announced the schedule for its upcoming spring hoops programs. Participants will have an opportunity for competitive travel play, individualized instruction, skills development, and fundamentals as well as league play. BBA is led by former Princeton Day School girls’ hoops coach a n d Ph i lad elp h ia 76 e r s camp director and clinician Kamau Bailey. The BBA spring program will include two competitive boys’ travel teams (secondfifth grade and sixth-eighth grade), weekly practices, and the Shot King Shooting

READY TO GO: A throng of runners gets ready to race at the start of the Princeton 5K last Saturday morning. The event, which had 432 finishers, was won by Michael Zurzolo of Marlton in a time of 15:51. The top women’s finisher was Caoimhe Kilroy of Princeton, who came in 16th overall in time of 18:46. The top male finisher for Princeton High was Andrew Kenney, who took fourth overall in 16:49 while Robin Roth was the top PHS girl finisher as she placed 28th in 19:43. The Princeton 5K is the largest annual fundraiser for the Princeton High School Cross Country Track and Field Booster (PHSCCTF) a 501(c)(3). (Photo provided courtesy of Katherine Monroe)

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Tai Kyun Shin Tai Kyun Shin, 89, died on Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, NJ, after an extended hospitalization with pneumonia. A good and faithful servant, Tai was surrounded by his loved ones as he moved on to life eternal. Tai was born in Gun-nung, Suksan Myun, Yonback Gun, Hwanghaedo, in what is now North Korea. He was born during the occupation of Korea by Japan, and immigrated to the United States after the Korean War in 1955. After earning his high school diploma during the war, Tai attended Butler University in Indiana where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion in 1959; his previous studies at Seoul Theological College had helped him to graduate. After being introduced to the Presbyterian church in Indianapolis, Tai attended Christian Theological Seminary at Butler University and earned a Master of Sacred Theology. He further attended McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago where he earned a Master of Divinity. A few years later in Ann

Daniel, Christina, Brandon, and Audrey. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 25 from 6-9 p.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home on 40 Vandeventer Avenue in Princeton, NJ. A Service in Witness to Resurrection and Interment will be held on Saturday, March 26 at 11 a.m. at Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church in Princeton Junction. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Ukrainian refugee relief fund of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance program. pda. pcusa.org.

Robyn Nini Robyn Nini, loving wife and mother, passed peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She died at her home in Princeton, New Jersey, embraced by her husband and daughters. Robyn was a devoted wife to her husband Kevin and dedicated mother to her two daughters, Christina and Olivia. Robyn’s kindness and generosity touched everyone. She was the light in darkness, the hope in despair and, throughout her illness, provided comfort to her family and dearest friends. Robyn loved expressing herself through interior design and fashion. She was an extremely creative and talented person who shared

her passions with those she loved. She was driven to bring happiness to friends, family, and strangers alike. Robyn spent her summers at the Jersey Shore with her extended family and friends. She loved being by the water and often called it her “happy place.” Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Robyn spent most of her young life in Edison before moving to New York City to pursue a successful career in advertising. Robyn retired in the late 1990s before starting her family in Princeton. Deeply involved in the children’s education, she relished the relationships she had with parents, teachers, and students. Her warm and outgoing personality won the hearts of everyone with whom she crossed paths becoming a well-loved member of the Princeton community. Daughter of Elaine and the late Stephen Tumminello, she is survived by her husband Kevin of 29 years, her daughters, Christina and Olivia, her sisters, Laurie and Wendy, and several beloved nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles. Visitation was held on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at St. Paul’s Church, 216 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Robyn was laid to rest alongside loved ones at Princeton Cemetery. God bless our Angel. For those who would like to send a gift, the family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, pancan.org.

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Msgr. Walter Nolan,5:30 Pastor Saturday Vigil Mass: p.m. Vigil Mass: 5:30and p.m. Sunday: 7:00,Paul 8:30, 10:00, 5:00 p.m. The Saturday Rev. Jeanes III,11:30 Rector, Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 Mass in Spanish: Sunday at 7:00 p.m. p.m. The Rev.Mass Canon Dr. Kara Slade, Rector, in Spanish: SundayAssoc. at 7:00 p.m.

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Arbor, Tai attended University of Michigan where he earned a Master of Social Work. In 1967, Tai proudly became a U.S. Citizen. Reverend Tai Kyun Shin’s positive impact and commitment to the community was unparalleled. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he brought hope and love to his community, serving as a staff member at the (PC)USA headquarters in New York on Riverside Drive. In 2002, he retired as a Contract Administrator for the State of New Jersey’s Department of Human Services. Since 1974, he had lived with his wife Joy in Princeton Junction near Grovers Mill Pond, and most recently along the Millstone River. In his retirement, Tai continued to be active in various communities throughout NJ. He was a regular at the West Windsor Senior Center where he frequently participated in Tai Chi classes. An avid sports fan, he loved watching Butler and Michigan basketball. Throughout his life, he continued his passion for gardening and traveling. Tai especially enjoyed daily walks in the neighborhood and caring for his family. Tai is survived by his wife, Joy of 58 years; his two brothers, Sun Kyun and wife Christine of Lakeland, FL, and Jong Kyun of Yeonan, North Korea; his three sisters, Sue Loesch of Mansfield, OH, Rhonda Shin of Wilmington, DE, and Jamie Chi and husband Ken of Los Angeles, CA. Tai and Joy have three sons — Kent and wife Kelley of Dayton, OH, Wesley and wife Maren of Castle Rock, CO, and Mark and fiancé Amy Custer of Denver, CO. Tai and Joy have seven grandchildren — Darren, Matthew, Rosemary,

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Spring Home Maintenance Checklist

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Now that winter storms are behind us, it’s time to get started on your spring home maintenance tasks. Before the weather gets too warm, take a weekend or two and tackle a few items on the checklist below.

Gutters: Winter weather often blows leaves, twigs, and other debris in gutters and can even clog downspouts. Make sure gutters and downspouts are cleared and in good condition. It’s also a good time to make sure downspouts are connected and leading water away from your house and foundation.

Doors and Windows: Spring cleaning your windows? It’s also a good time to inspect your windows for any winter damage. Check seals, caulking, and window screens, and also around all the doors on your home.

Look for moisture: Check your basement, crawlspace, or attic for any signs of moisture or dampness that may have set in during winter. Be sure to quickly address any problem spots.

Change HVAC filters: Change your HVAC filters at the start of spring to keep your heating and cooling systems running efficiently. It’s also the perfect time to have your air conditioning unit serviced for the season.

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Employment Opportunities in the Princeton Area

Studio Hillier is now hiring for the following open positions: Architectural Designer with excellent demonstration of design skills, a minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional experience, and an in-depth knowledge of Revit. Senior Designer with excellent demonstration of design skills and project coordination, a minimum of 7 years of professional experience, and a strong knowledge of Revit. Project Architect with experience leading design, coordination, and documentation of large-scale projects, a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, licensed, and a strong knowledge of Revit. Interior Designer with excellent demonstration of design skills, knowledge of ﬁnishes, selecting FF&E, a minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience, and a strong knowledge of Revit. Please see our website (www.studiohillier.com) and send all resumes, portfolio (PDF, 5 MB max), and professional references to contact@studiohillier.com.

ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or Studio-Hillier-2x6.indd 1 small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 06-30-22

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Beautiful home located in Historic Cranbury Boro! One of the most highly desirable and sought after homes in Cranbury, this home is rich in history and has been impeccably updated, featuring pumpkin pine hardwood flooring throughout, sun-drenched rooms, recessed lighting, & decorative crown molding. Plenty of living space awaits you with 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths. Beautifully updated chef’s kitchen features granite counter tops, new sub zero refrigerator, new Meile dishwasher and JennAir microwave, Five-star industrial 6 burner stove, Rutt handcrafted cabinetry, large country island with butcher block top, new recessed LED lighting and plenty of windows allowing natural sunlight to shine through. French doors from the kitchen allow for an open floor plan into the grand family room with 10 foot ceiling. Admire the beautiful new gas fireplace and mantle, floor to ceiling windows, decorative crown molding, transom windows, and bar area with new cabinetry and wine captain, and newly refinished floors, perfect for entertaining your guests. Feet from historic Cranbury’s shopping, dining and historic attractions! Blue Ribbon Cranbury K-8 Schools and Princeton High School! Excellent location for commuters with easy access to train station. $1,200,000

Thinking of Buying or Selling a Home or Commercial Property? Call me today!

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