Town Topics Newspaper, June 9, 2021

Volume LXXV, Number 23

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Commission Advises Planners to Reject University Application

Local Artist’s Drawings Sum Up People & Stories Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Residents Form Nonprofit Coalition to Advocate For Responsible Development . . . . . . . . . 8 Public Health Officer Considers Lessons Learned in Pandemic . . . 13 Princeton Festival Opens Performance Season . . . 16 PHS Boys’ Tennis Falls in State Group 3 Semis, Ending Spring At 17-1 . . . . . . . . . . 28 Princeton Native Callaway Helps Little Caesars Win Girls’ Hockey Title . . . 32

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The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) decided at a spirited June 7 virtual meeting to recommend that the Princeton Planning Board turn down a Princeton University application to move a former eating club across the street and demolish three Victorian homes on Prospect Avenue.

The three-hour session brought out more than 60 concerned community members, with most speaking in opposition to the University’s plan that would require moving the former Court Clubhouse at 91 Prospect to make room for the new Environmental Science and Engineering complex on the south side of Prospect and razing the houses at 110, 114, and 116 in order to position the Clubhouse on the north side of Prospect.

“I am profoundly concerned about the proposed moving of 91 Prospect and demolishing three homes to make room for it,” said Sandy Harrison, Princeton Prospect Foundation board chair. “That would substantially diminish the aesthetic continuity of Prospect Avenue and set a disturbing precedent for the future. The University can achieve its objectives without uprooting this portion of Prospect Avenue.”

He went on to note the “enormous concern of local residents” and cited an online petition in opposition to the plan that at last count had more than 640 signatures.

HPC Chair Julie Capozzoli, who is also a member of the Planning Board, which will take up the matter at a public hearing on June 17, pointed out that the HPC was supportive of the University’s desire to expand its environmental studies, engineering, and applied science departments but also unanimous in not approving of the plan to move the 91 Prospect building and demolish the three houses.

She went on to note that she was very pleased with the community’s widespread, energetic participation in the meeting and in the process of historic preservation. “I’m enthusiastic about the public participation in preservation meetings, and I’m grateful for the engaged and educated public that we have in Princeton,” she said. “Their participation is key and there were so many who wanted to participate.”

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Petition and Website Challenge Permit Parking Proposal Concerns about goals and recommendations presented at a recent meeting of Princeton Council by the Permit Parking Task Force have been growing in different parts of town.

Last Friday, the website sensiblestreets. org was posted by residents of the Western Section, which is among the neighborhoods targeted by the task force for commercial parking spots. Across town in the neighborhood near Princeton High School, a petition urging the municipality to abandon the plan had 172 signatures as of Monday evening.

“Residents of the streets surrounding Princeton High School are concerned about the plan’s overnight parking, the commercial parking being pushed into our neighborhood, and how to manage [parking by] contractors and landscapers,” said Anita Garoniak, who lives near the high school. “And we’re also getting people from outside the neighborhood.”

The task force, which was formed in 2019, is made up of members of Princeton Council, residents, and representatives from local businesses. The plan aims to harmonize parking rules in different neighborhoods including the Tree Streets, Witherspoon-Jackson, the high school area, and most recently, the Western Section, making them more equitable

while offering essential worker parking for employers in commercial areas.

Viewers who log on to sensiblestreets. org are taken on a virtual floor-by-floor ride through a nearly empty Spring Street Garage. The video is dated “Monday (nonholiday) 11 a.m.” The site labels the proposal “a solution looking for a problem,” saying there is a “perception of scarcity” which is not accurate.

Sensiblestreets.org aims to provide residents with easy access to the

proposal, and to the 2017 parking study by the consultants Nelson-Nygaard.

“If residents are not aware of the breadth and scope of the plan that would lease commercial parking spots to employers in front of their homes at a subsidized rate, we want to help them understand and make their own determinations as to whether this is justified,” said a Library Place resident who declined to be identified. “It all needs to be discussed.

Our goal is to educate residents of all the Continued on Page 10

Voters Go to Polls for Primary 2021, Make Choices for Local, State Offices Princeton voters went to the polls in person on Tuesday, June 8 — unlike last year’s elections which were mostly by mail-in ballot — to nominate candidates for Princeton Council, state legislature, governor, and other offices.

Results were not available at press time yesterday, but in the Princeton Council primary Democrats Eve Niedergang and Leighton Newlin were running unopposed for the two open seats in the November general election, with no Republicans filed to run against them.

Niedergang, a 35-year resident of Princeton, is completing her first three-

year term on Council, where she serves on a number of key committees. She is volunteer coordinator at the Watershed Institute in Pennington, and in the past has worked on a number of local organizations and as a volunteer in the public schools.

Newlin, a longtime active member of the Princeton community who served on the Princeton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for 24 years, 19 of those years as chair, is seeking to fill the Council seat occupied by Dwaine Williamson, who is not running for re-election. Newlin Continued on Page 12

UNDER THE RAINBOW: Family-friendly activities, a community mural, food from local vendors, music, and more were featured at the Princeton Community Pride Picnic held Saturday at the Princeton Family YMCA field . Participants share what brought them to the event in this week’s Town Talk on page 6 .

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At the eighth and final online session of Princeton Senior Resource Center’s ( PSRC ) recent Evergreen Forum series inspired by the People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos program, facilitator

Ellen Gilbert asked the participants if they wanted to summarize the stories that had been read and discussed throughout the course.

Gilbert knew there were some visual artists taking part in the online class, and was curious to see what they might create. “I said to people, if there is anything you want to share that might s u m m a r i z e, a n d m ay b e speculate about the characters meeting each other, then go ahead,” Gilbert said.

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One who accepted the challenge was Skillman artist Shellie Jacobson, whose work in ceramics, book arts, and printmaking has earned her a following. Jacobson, who has taught extensively, created an original book using images and quotes from the stories that had been read, including “The Man Who Found You in the Woods” by Catherine Ryan Hyde, “The Night of the FEMA Trailers” by Vivian Demuth, “A Clean, WellLighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway, and “Did My Mama Like to Dance? ” by Shay Youngblood.”

“The book Shellie did really resonated with all of us,” Gilbert said. “I think it was very moving. She really captured the essence of the stories. It was a wonderful review of the season and we got to remember each story.”

During the series, Gilbert would read each story aloud before opening it up for discussion. For Jacobson, this was especially meaningful.

“As a kid, I loved being read to,” she said. “The class was so much fun. Everybody was talking about the short stories we read, and how they affected them personally.”

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her feelings about the class artistically, it was challenging at first. “These were not easy stories,” she said. “I used colored pencil to make them colorful, despite the fact that some of them were not uplifting. The drawings I ended up doing emerged from pivotal points for me, in the stories.”

Gilber t had led People & Stories series previously at PSRC, before the pandemic. “They were live.

But of course with COVID, we had to shift gears,” she said. “The Zoom forum actually dovetailed beautifully with the People & Stories method. It was every week, and people really looked forward to it, especially in the depths of the quarantine.

Everybody was so bright and so different, and they spoke up. That’s how it’s supposed to be.”

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Danielle: “We have a two-month-old baby, and we just thought this was a great family community event that we hadn’t heard about until this week. We saw it advertised and wanted to come out and see what was available for us in the local community.”

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Family Camp to Return to Blairstown This Summer

The Princeton-Blairstown Center ( PBC ) w ill again open its lodges and cabins to the public for a second summer of Family Camp, held July 5–August 14.

PBC’s Blairstown campus is normally filled to capacity with students and chaperones participating in the Summer Bridge Program.

However, with the COVIDpandemic still a concern, Summer Bridge 2021 will take place in parks and outdoor spaces near PBC’s par tner organizations in Newark and Trenton instead, to minimize potential exposures while maximizing SEL skill-building and academic enrichment opportunities.

At the start of the Family Camp initiative, a local resident and his family underwrote the cost of a student and their family to stay for a week. Through their gift, along with that of the family and friends t hey asked to pitch in, 17 s t u dent s a nd fa m i ly members were able to have a PBC summer experience d e s p ite t h e ab s e n c e of traditional Summer Bridge programming.

This summer, PBC will again offer daily staff-led socially-distanced activities outdoors for Family Campers (weather permitting), such as a guided hikes; lifeguarded sw imming, canoeing, kayaking, or paddleboarding on 16-acre Bass Lake; and evening activities like campfires and game nights.

Groups can join the structured activities or choose to spend time on their accommodation’s porch reading, playing cards, or just relaxing in the tranquil natural surroundings.

After their stay, one Family Camp guest commented, “We had a great time and made wonderful memories here. It was truly a healing experience for our family after many challenging and an xiet y-inducing months during the pandemic.”

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Residents Form Nonprofit Coalition To Advocate for Responsible Development Concerned about the direction of future development in Princeton, a group of residents has formed the nonprofit Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development (PCRD).

The goal is “to advocate for and enable a more effective and collaborative approach to land use development and redevelopment in Princeton,” according to a press release announcing the move. Those sponsoring the PCRD say they have heard from more than 100 residents who want to ensure that their voices are taken into account as decisions about development in Princeton are being made.

The idea of forming a coalit ion stem med f rom Phase 2 of the development of Princeton Theological Seminary’s (PTS) Tennent Roberts campus, said Tom Chapman, a PCRD committee member. “A number of us live in that vicinity, and we made the wise decision to get our group together so we have one voice and not a lot of upset residents,” he said on Monday. “Then, we decided to put it in a broader context, because it’s not just us. There may be a need to address a number of things, broader than just Tennent Roberts.”

A plan to build new apartments on the P TS campus along Hibben Road and Stockton Street was scrapped by the Seminary in October 2019. As part of the plan, the campus had been designated a redevelopment zone, which propo-

nents said provides for more control over design specifics than the traditional zoning process. But during neighborhood meetings held between residents, planners, the municipality, and the Seminary, there was pushback from some residents who were concerned about density and increased traffic. PTS sold the campus to local developer Herring Properties last January. Final plans have not been announced.

According to Brad Middlekauff, one of the Coalition’s founders, “Our objective is to protect and enhance the unique character, livability, and quality of life in our many varied neighborhoods.

Shared interests are at the heart of responsible development. So we will strive to collaborate with real estate developers and town officials throughout the planning process to achieve creative solutions that benefit all parties for decades to come.”

The release cites a recent survey among Princeton residents revealing the importance of factors such as traffic and parking, open space, historic structures, and appealing gateways into town where development projects are being considered.

“PCRD’s intention is to help ensure confidence that these and other factors, such as appropriate density and the Area in Need of Redevelopment statute, are addressed and amicably resolved during the planning process through open dialogue with

all stakeholders,” it reads.

Chapman added, “Residents must be mindful of the greater community needs.

PCRD wants to foster open, honest exchange between the developer, Princeton officials, and residents to find the common ground essential to achieving creative, enlightened solutions that work for all, both now and well into the future.”

Coalition organizers said Pr inceton’s Master Plan establishes responsible development guidelines for all parties involved in the planning process. “For example, it calls for the developer to create plans that ‘preserve the scenic quality of Princeton’s principal gateways; encourage preservation of historic buildings and sites; and preserve and protect the character of established neighborhoods.’ It requires the Planning Board to enable ‘proactive public participation’ during the planning process.”

“In turn, concerned residents need to recognize the interests and inputs of town officials and the developer,” said David DeMuth, a founder of PCRD. “And they must be transparent and specific in articulating the principles that underpin public benefits they envision as essential to responsible development, which reflect a reasonable level of consensus.”

To join PCRD or be put on the mailing list, email contactus@pcrd.info.

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NEW LOOK FOR A PARK: Residents, master gardeners, and elected officials gathered over Memorial Day weekend to rededicate the green space at Hamilton Avenue and Chestnut Street, which is named for former Mayor Barbara Boggs Sigmund.

Barbara Boggs Sigmund Park to showcase not only the tal- to prov ide guidance and Is Refreshed and Rededicated ent of the Master Gardeners, stewardship for this garOn a recent rainy Saturday morning, elected officials, master gardeners, residents, and members of the Shade Tree Commission all gathered to rededicate the BBS Park, located on Hamilton Avenue and Chestnut Street. It was 30 years to the day that the park was first dedicated to Mayor Barbara Boggs Sigmund.

Recent replanting resulted in a new look for the park.

“In recent years I’ve noticed the decline in the condition of our local parks, including the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Park, named in honor of our town’s first female mayor,” s aid Sharon A ins wor t h, chair of the Shade Tree Commission. “As a member of the Master Gardeners of Mercer County, I felt that renovation of the park would offer a unique opportunity

but also the knowledge resource of the organization.”

She added, “Thanks to the suppor t of Margaret Pickoff, county horticulturist, and Taylor Sapudar, town arborist, a partnership was formed that has transformed the park into an inviting public space. The town crew, members of the Master Gardeners of Mercer County, and local residents all pitched in to remove the overgrown and invasive plants and to install new trees and shrubs. The park’s unique dimensions and its raised beds provide useful planting schemes transferable to the home garden.”

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neighborhoods, not just the Western Section, about the proposal; describe the impacts of commercial parking spillover; and ask, what is the problem we are really solving?”

T he petition opposing the plan says it will replace a permit system that has been in place for many years, and serves the [high school] neighborhood well.

“It will create additional cos t impac t s and place time limitations for parking on the street for taxpayers who need to utilize parking in front of their homes,” it reads. “In effect, it creates parking issues and financial and logistical burdens for the homeowners where there currently are none.”

The petition also opposes surveillance by a roving vehicle that captures and processes license plates “and is managed by a for-profit vendor,” finding it “ver y troubling.”

Councilman David Cohen, who serves on the task force with Council President Leticia Fraga and Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros, said the group is listening to concerns from the community and refining their proposal.

“I want to emphasize we are taking a break to gather more information to demonstrate the need, which was one of the strong comments we heard at the last Council meeting,” he said on Tuesday. “We need some time to gather information for the central business district, which is most relevant for the Western Section. We’re also cognizant of the need to have more outreach in that neighborhood. We brought them into the plan fairly late in the game, and realized there wasn’t as much of an opportunity as in other neighborhoods. “ Hav ing said t hat, Co hen stressed that the task force remains committed to the plan geared to making parking more equitable. “In

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three out of the four neighborhoods where we asked if the level of employee parking [recommended] was unintrusive enough that they’d be willing to accept it, there was good buy-in,” he said.

Cohen said he doesn’t blame people for not going deep into the details of the plan. “It’s an incredibly complex issue,” he said. “One of the things people complain about is that this is such a complicated solution. But it’s actually a fairly simple solution to a very complicated issue. We’re trying to make it more equitable. In some neighborhoods it will be a bit better; in some a bit worse. But it’s going to be much simpler than it has been, and that’s part of what we’re trying to accomplish as well — a simplification and equalization of the way the program works for different neighborhoods.”

Mayor Mark Freda said the permit parking plan will not be on the agenda of the next Council meeting on June 14. “The task force is listening and hears concerns raised by numerous people throughout the community,” he said Tuesday. “They’re going to go back and work on it further before bringing it back.”

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NEW APPROACH TO 5K: The Firecracker 5K, hosted by the YWCA Princeton, will be held over two weeks this year instead of one day, as it was in 2018 when this photo was taken.

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YWCA Princeton will host its 16 th annual Firecracker 5K from June 16– 30.

Historically, the event has been held on the campus of ETS, a longtime supporter of the event and Y WCA Princeton, but due to COVID-19 safety considerations, registrants will run, walk, or roll over the course of two weeks rather than at a single large gathering. Despite the new format, participants will still be welcomed with a virtual opening ceremony and receive event T-shirts. In addition, awards will be sent to the individuals and teams who cover the most ground and raise the most funds.

The Firecracker 5K was initially created to support YWCA Princeton’s Bilingual Nursery School. In the years since, all of the YW’s classrooms in the childcare wing, now known as The Burke Foundation Early Childhood Center at YWCA Princeton, include bilingual learning.

T his year, the proceeds from the event will support the organization’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, and keep programs such as child care, English as a second language, and the Breast Cancer Resource Center accessible to those in need.

“We are grateful for the continued support of our sponsors and par tners throughout the community,” said YWCA Princeton CEO Tay Walker. “As the state begins to open up, we will see an increased need for our services, and the support we receive now will empower women and their families during these upcoming crucial months.”

Registration is now open, and there is no fee. Participants will be given a minimum fundraising goal of $100, and corporate or social teams are also welcome.

For more information on sponsor opportunities, event details, and how to join, visit ywcaprinceton.org/5k.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Earns Advocate of the Year Award

Pr inceton’s Pedest r ian & Bicycle Advisory Committee ( PBAC ) is a 2021 recipient of the Marty Epstein Advocate of the Year Award, which recognizes excellence in advocating for safer bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.

The other 2021 Advocates of the Year are Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, NJBWC

tor Cindy Steiner, and the Trenton Cycling Revolution organization.

The award was presented on Tuesday, June 1 at the virtual opening of the Annual Summit of the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition (njbwc.org), following keynote speakers New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver and U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill.

“PBAC is truly grateful to receive this award,” said Lisa Serieyssol, PBAC chair, “and our work has been possible because of the commitment of our members, and valuable guidance from our liaisons, Councilman David Cohen, and Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton. We have been supported by our police officers, our public works staff, current and former Mayors Mark Freda and Liz Lempert, the Princeton Public Schools, in particular Acting Assistant Superintendent Dr. Robert Ginsberg, and communit y member and former Greater Mercer TMA educator Jerry Foster.

We’d also like to recognize the earlier leadership of PBAC Chairs Janet Heroux and Steve Kruse, and former Council liaison Tim Quinn.”

PBAC has been involved in many projects including adoption into the community Master Plan of their

that has led to the installation of several bike lanes; 10 miles of Bike Boulevards; widened and rebuilt sidepaths; and increased bike parking. To make it easier for residents, students, and visitors to explore Princeton and access downtown by bike, PBAC recently updated the Princeton Bicycle Map. In May 2018 its Beta Bike Lane demonstration project spurred interest in a more permanent solution which, in turn, led to an engineering corridor study to improve pedestrians’ and cyclists’ safety. The municipality is currently working toward the installation of bike lanes on this east-west corridor.

PBAC pursued adoption of a bicycle parking ordinance requiring bicycle parking facilities in conjunction with any development application.

Princeton Council’s establishment of the Vision Zero Task Force in 2021 is the result of another initiative of PBAC and its commitment to safety. The task force is charged with drafting a Vision Zero Action Plan for the community. In 2020 PBAC achieved the first in New Jersey ‘Silver’ ranking for Bike Friendly Communities.

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Capozzoli was optimistic that there would be some sort of compromise in the future. “It’s a good opportunity for other boards to realize how important it is that it should be an open democratic process.”

Emphasizing Princeton University’s commitment to historic preservation and stewardship, Princeton University Architect Ron McCoy presented the University’s plan as the best way to save the 91 Prospect building and the only way to serve the best interests of the University’s educational mission. He argued that it would be impossible to incorporate the Court Clubhouse building into the planned new complex.

McCoy went on to emphasize with numerous renderings and photo simulations that the new complex would be “very compatible with the pattern of buildings in the neighborhood.”

He noted that the three houses planned for demolition were not in the historic district and were not considered as individual landmarks. Meredit h Bzdak, an architect and Princeton

University historic preservation consultant, added, “We do not believe these buildings are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.”

A number of participants in the discussion at Monday’s meeting, however, claimed that the University had overlooked the historical importance of the three Queen A nne Victor ian houses at 110, 114, and 116 Prospect.

“There’s a great deal of history here,’ said Clifford Zink, historic preservation consultant and author of a widely acclaimed book about the Prospect Avenue eating clubs. “The history of these houses has not been investigated. They were residences of very important people.

We need documentation on these houses.”

The online petition states, “The Victorians on Prospect are rich in history and lore, where celebrated scholars and luminaries have lived and gathered over the past century.” Art historian Erwin Panofsky, Greek literature scholar Froma Zeitlin, and art historian Thomas Kaufmann were among the distinguished past residents of the three houses.

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the University plan would be violating several guidelines of the National Park Service for moving buildings and for new construction. “If the University had said to its architects, ‘We want to have connectivity onto Prospect Avenue, but we’re going to respect the historic district and Court Clubhouse and the three historic houses across the street,’ the architects would have said, ‘Fine,’ and they would have come up with a plan to accommodate that,” Zink said. “This is going to do exactly what the Park Service says is inappropriate.”

As the HPC approached its decision, HPC Vice Chair David Schure summed up the proceedings. “What I hear is that a lot of people have faith in the Commission trying to protect the qualities of neighborhood or history or design context that make Princeton special,” he said. “The University is probably also hearing that loud and clear. What input can we give the designers to help make the designs better?”

He continued, “The houses have a lot of history, and I’m sorry that the University consultant missed that history. Those houses are indeed significant. They aren’t just throwaway buildings. We’re hearing a lot from the community and we have clear direction as far as our recommendation is concerned.”

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Senior Center Was Finalist several online programs leadership traits that Carl were launched. Within two had, are based in New JerFor Carl F. West Award The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) was one of seven New Jersey organizations nominated for the Carl F. West Award for outstanding work on behalf of New Jersey’s older residents. While this year’s award was given to one of the other finalists, the selection as one of seven finalists was an accomplishment for PSRC. West was a founding trustee and the first president of the Board of New Jersey Foundation for Aging, now New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well. A New Jersey resident all his life, he had a long career in public service and worked to bring the issues facing older adults to the attention of elected officials and policy makers.

Over the past year, PSRC has been a leader not only in terms of virtual programming, social services, and technology assistance, but also in terms of community involvement and leadership.

One signature program, the Vaccine Navigators, paired, screened, and trained volunteers with older adults to assist with scheduling appointments and navigating the multiple challenging and complex vaccine scheduling systems. In a three-month period, PSRC staff and volunteers helped over 550 older adults receive their vaccinations.

Early in the pandemic, PSRC pivoted to online programming and offered technology assistance to individuals and organizations throughout the community.

Within two weeks of closing their doors in early March,

months, over 1,500 people had participated in virtual programming and support groups, providing encouragement and social engagement.

“While many senior centers were simply forced to close their doors, PSRC found a way to open our doors even w ider,” said PSRC CEO Drew Dyson.

PSRC is preparing a future that includes virtual and hybrid programming options along with signature in-person programming. In addition to virtual options and programs at the Suzanne Patterson Building, PSRC is opening a new location at 101 Poor Farm Road in Princeton later this fall. To learn more about PSRC’s future, community members are invited to attend special virtual programs on “The Future of PSRC.” Registration can be found at www. princetonsenior.org.

Carl West was a founding trustee and the first president of the Board of NJ Foundation for Aging, now NJ Advocates for Aging Well.

A New Jersey resident all his life, he had a long, distinguished career in public service. Carl worked tirelessly to bring the issues facing older adults to the attention of elected officials and policy makers. Nominees for this award — individuals and organizations — embody the same dedication, drive, and

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Morven Marks July 4 With Scavenger Hunt

This year, Morven Museum and Garden’s 4th of July Jubilee will be celebrated as a week-long, self-guided, Revolutionary-era scavenger hunt, with both virtual and live features. It is designed in collaboration with the Historical Society of Princeton, the Princeton Battlefield Society, and Rockingham State Historic Park.

“This year’s 4th of July Jubilee will be different from years past and last for more than a week,” said Morven Executive Director Jill Barry. “Everyone can enjoy the hunt at their own pace and experience Princeton through a 1776 lens.”

T he Revolut ionar y - era Scavenger Hunt launches on June 30 and ends on July 8 with the first 300 families/ groups submitting a completed form at Morven’s Museum Shop during operating hours, Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each will receive a limited edition, collectible commemorative coin.

The official announcement of the 4th of July Scavenger Hunt takes place on Monday, June 28 at 12 p.m., as part of ‘Morven Moments’ free virtual programming.

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currently serves as co-chair of the Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Association and is a board member of the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society and The Paul Robeson House.

Other races of local interest include a state Senate seat and two positions in the state General Assembly for the 16th Legislative District. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for state senate, seeking the seat currently occupied by Republican Christopher “Kip” Bateman, who will step down at the end of the year.

In the Republican primary, former Congressman Mike Pappas was running against

Jeffrey Grant, an engineer, for a place on the ballot in the November state Senate contest.

Running for the Democratic nomination for two seats representing the 16th Legislative District in the General Assembly were incumbent Roy Freiman, and new candidates Sadaf Jaffer and Faris Zwirahn.

In the Republican primary, Joseph A. Lukac, III and Vincent Panico were running unopposed for the two Republican spots on the November 2 ballot and the right to take on the two Democratic nominees.

In the gubernatorial primary, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, seeking his second term, was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Competing in the Republican primary for the right

to challenge Murphy in the November 2 general election were former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, former Franklin Mayor Brian Levine, pastor Phil Rizzo, and engineer Hirsh Singh.

Also on the ballot for Princeton voters were primary elections for Mercer County surrogate, three positions on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners (formerly known as Mercer County freeholders), and three male and three female positions on the Democratic State Committee, and one male and one female position on the Republican State Committee.

Election results are available through the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at mercercounty.org.

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AWARD WINNER: Nicole Paulucci, third from left, has been honored for her work with the Princeton Recreation Department. With her when she accepted the award from the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association were, from left, Evan Moorhead, assistant director of the Recreation Department; Recreation Director Ben Stentz; her father Rory Paulucci; Vikki Caines, administrative assistant; Program Supervisor Chris Petrucelli; and Mona Cholowinski of the awards committee. (Photo by Jaye Joyce)

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Nicole Paulucci, program super visor for Princeton Recreation, received the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association’s William D. Foelsch Rising Professional of the Year Award at the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association (NJRPA) Annual Awards Ceremony at the Summit Family Aquatic Center on May 19.

Paulucci started her professional life in the recreation world as an intern with Manalapan Parks and Recreation. As a student working toward her master’s degree in exercise science and sports administration, Paulucci was looking for experience in the municipal setting. She quickly became an intricate part of the department, getting involved in a variety of programs to learn as much as she could.

Shortly thereafter, she became a recreation administrative assistant within the Morris County Parks system.

In July 2017, when a program supervisor position became available in the Princeton Recreation Department, Paulucci interviewed and, according to Princeton Recreation Director Ben Stentz, “one of the most impactful decisions that has been made in my 21 years with the department” occurred.

Paulucci’s focus has remained squarely on helping the members of the Princeton community through community recreation.

She has a wide variety of programming and administ rat ive responsibilit ies including Youth and Adult Sports, Special Needs programming, and Aquatics Programming. She has displayed an enthusiasm for her work with the special needs community in Princeton and throughout the region. Through her genuine love for this programming, Paulucci is making a positive impact on the Princeton special needs community.

Paulucci is a member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Commission on Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities, through which she will continue to advocate for special needs residents.

She is scheduled to sit for the NRPA CPRP exam this summer. She was a part of the NJRPA Mentorship program.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Iona College and a master’s degree from Montclair State University. She is now enrolled in the Therapeutic Recreation program at Kean University.

Police Blotter On June 7, at 2:51 p.m., a resident of Greenview Avenue reported that someone used his personal information to apply for unemployment benefits.

On June 5, at 3:41 p.m., an assistant manager of a store on Nassau Street reported that a female entered the store and concealed several items on her person.

She left the store without paying for merchandise valued at $172. The suspect was described as a white, approx imately 30 years old, with long brown hair, wearing an oversized green T-shir t, black pants, red face mask, and a tan Florida baseball cap. The Detective Bureau is investigating.

On June 3, at 10:20 a.m., a resident of Prospect Avenue reported that someone intercepted a business check from the mail and cashed it. The amount debited from the account was $17,803.71. The Detective Bureau is investigating.

On June 2, at 11:53 a.m., a resident of Witherspoon Street reported that someone used her personal information to apply for unemployment benefits and open a checking account.

The Detective Bureau is investigating.

On June 1, at 1:43 p.m., it was reported that, sometime between May 1 and June 1, someone keyed a vehicle on Brickhouse Road, causing approximately $1,500 in damage. The Detective Bureau is investigating.

On June 1, at 2:22 p.m., a resident of Linden Lane reported that someone used her personal information to apply for unemployment benefits.

On May 29, at 11: 41 a.m., a resident of McComb Road reported that someone threatened to expose personal information to her contacts if she did not pay him $2,700 worth of Bitcoin. She did not suffer any monetary loss.

On May 29, at 11:54 a.m., a 25-year-old male from Princeton was charged with criminal trespass, subsequent to a call from a real estate agent repor ting a man on the roof of a home listed for sale on Mansgrove Road. The suspect admitted to sleeping in the house.

Unless otherwise noted, individuals arrested were later released.

New Jer s ey G ov. Ph i l Murphy formally ended the state’s 15-month-old public health emergency last week, with almost all restrictions lifted. New Jersey is approaching its end-of-June goal to have 70 percent of the state’s adults vaccinated.

Infection rates are declining throughout the state and across the country, and the Princeton Health Department reported Monday that there had been just two new COVID-19 cases in Princeton in the previous 14 days and none in the previous seven days.

Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser reflected on some of the lessons that Princeton and the health department have learned over the long, difficult journey of the COVID pandemic.

He noted how Princeton residents had risen to meet the challenges. “I believe the residents learned the power of collective action towards the betterment of public health,” he wrote in a June 8 email.

Local businesses also did their part, Grosser pointed out. “Businesses went above and beyond precaution to ensure their workers and customers were safe,” he said. “Business owners and managers regularly invited us to various business panels to discuss current guidance.”

Grosser went on to describe how Princeton Public Schools and the local private schools managed frequently-changing guidance from the New Jersey

Department of Health (NJDOH) and the New Jersey Department of Education.

The school nurses mobilized to support their schools and also participated with the health department at vaccination clinics and in the contact tracing efforts of the early most dangerous days of the pandemic.

Other community organizations like the Princeton Public Librar y, nonprofits, and houses of worship also worked with the health department to implement guidelines and ser ve the community.

“In general, I believe the community as a whole has a new understanding of the importance of public health a n d it s i n f r as t r u c t u r e,” Grosser said.

In discussing the many course changes the Princeton Health Department has undergone throughout the pandemic, Grosser noted that the department “has improved upon its ability to adapt to anything.” He explained, “The pandemic has gone through phases where most of our resources are committed to a very large task while preparing for the next task.”

He re c a l le d t h e e arly spring of 2020 when his department had to perform contact tracing for all new COVID-19 cases while also assisting local long-term care centers with disease surveillance and investigation. “At that time there were three full-time staff working on tasks that otherwise would be fit for about

10-12 individuals,” he said.

“When everything closed down, it actually gave our department some reprieve in order to concentrate on disease investigation.”

As businesses and schools began to consider reopening, the Princeton Health Department became a sounding board for questions about existing guidance. Then the health department began preparing for the vaccines and clinics while continuing the contact tracing through the second wave of COVID in the winter of 2021.

Grosser noted that eventually more resources were made available through the NJDOH, with support from the mayor, Council members, and administration, and the services of trained health professionals..

“The mobile vaccination clinic is a great example of how investments in public health, specifically public health professionals, can br ing life - chang ing s ervices to those who need it,” Grosser said. “Without selfless public health professionals, communities can be at a great disadvantage for basic health services like vaccinations, health screenings, and referrals to social supports.”

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The theme of summer read- morning. For more informaSpeech by Douglass to ing this year is “Reading Colors tion, visit www.jfcsonline.

Be Read Aloud on Zoom

An amended version of Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” which he delivered on July 5, 1852 in Rochester, N.Y., will be read by community members via Zoom on July 5 at 5:30 p.m.

Organizing partners are Nassau Presbyterian Church and Wit herspoon Street Presbyterian Church Joint Mission Committee, Not In Our Town Princeton, Paul Robeson House of Princeton, Princeton Public Librar y, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton.

Supporting organizations so far are the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Senior Resource Center, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, the Princeton Civil Rights Commission, the Witherspoon- Jackson Historical & Cultural Society, The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton, Make Us Visible NJ, Princeton Friends Meeting, and Paul Robeson House.

The reading is suitable for all ages. To register, visit princetonlibrary.org.

Princeton Public Library Launches Summer Reading

Summer reading programs designed to motivate and challenge readers of all ages are getting underway at Princeton Public Library. Registration begins Tuesday, June 15, and the program concludes August 15.

Programs are divided by age and include infants and children through preschool, children entering kindergarten through fifth grade, teens in grades 6 through 12, and adults.

Your World.” Participants can register and track their progress through the Beanstack platform using a web page or app, or keep track of their progress offline using logs that will be available for printing.

Those who complete reading challenges and other activities will become eligible for prizes.

Summer Reading for adults is open to anyone over 18.

Participants who complete a series of six challenges by August 15 will be entered into a grand prize drawing. Two winners will receive Individual Plus passes to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton.

Details about the programs, including registration requirements and book lists can be found at princetonlibrary.org/ summer reading. A library card is not required to participate.

Peer Leadership Programs Enrolling For Jewish Teens

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Last year’s Peer Leaders represented 13 area high schools. Gesher LeKesher meets six hours each month — two Monday Night Trainings from 6 :30 to 8 :30 p.m., and an additional outreach time either Monday/ Wednesday night or Sunday

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The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is kicking off its 19th year giving back to local, national and global non-profits. The program brings together teens in grades 8 through 12 from the Mercer & Bucks county area. The program is designed to have teens learn about, experience, and act upon Jewish values.

The Foundation is nationally recognized and serves as a model for teen philanthropy programs around the country. Each teen philanthropist donates their ow n money, which gets matched and pooled with money they fundraise during the program. Students meet to discuss Tzedakah and explore needs and the non -prof it organizations who address them. At yearend, each group decides how their dollars will be donated. Since the Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s inception, the teen philanthropists have donated $930,600 to 68 different Jewish recipient agencies.

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WINERY: SUMMER OF MUSIC

Join us in the wine orchard to enjoy local music, Terhune wine, tasty fare, family and friends.

Winery Hours: Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 12pm-5pm

Fridays 5pm - 8pm Music Schedule

June 11 – Bill Flemer and Friends June 18 – Mark Miklos June 25 – Catmoondaddy July 2- Jerry Steele July 9- Ragtime Relics

ART MAKING

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Thursdays, June 17–July 22, 8 p.m.

The Art Museum is partnering with the Arts Council of Princeton to provide free online watercolor-painting classes, taught weekly over Zoom. With an emphasis on color mixing and brushwork, each lesson is inspired by works in the Museum’s collections.

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Saturdays & Sundays 1pm - 4pm Music Schedule June 12 – Brian Bortnick June 13 – Jerry Steele June 19 – Bill Flemer June 20 – Jim Matlack & Joe Kramer June 26 – Mike & Laura June 27 – Acoustic DuoVer FULL MUSIC SCHEDULE: WWW.TERHUNEORCHARDS.COM/WINERY-EVENTS

Late Thursdays are made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970 Charles Herbert Moore (American, 1840–1930), Water Mill, Simplon Village (detail), 1877. Watercolor and gouache over graphite. Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of Miss Elizabeth Huntington Moore, the artist’s daughter, presented by Mrs. Frank Jewett Mather Jr.

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Mailbox Thanking Princeton Shopping Center for Support of Pop-Up Children’s Book Sale

To the Editor: After over a year in “hibernation,” the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale recently held a pop-up children’s sale to get books out of storage and into the hands of local families and classrooms. The event was held in partnership with the Princeton Shopping Center, which made space available to us and helped with marketing. It is this kind of support from our business community that helps local nonprofits thrive. We are grateful for their support and enthusiasm.

KATHRYN MORRIS President, Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale Witherspoon Street

Urging Support of Town’s Merchants In Considering Plans for Witherspoon

To the Editor: I routinely walk “into town.” Mostly I visit Princeton’s town center as a pedestrian. But in considering the plans for Witherspoon Street, I urge the public and Town Council members to listen to and support the town’s merchants who will be most impacted by any changes to the Witherspoon streetscape.

Our merchants are a precious resource and the life blood of downtown Princeton. The many already-vacant storefronts cause me to be concerned about the vibrancy and vitality of the downtown. It induces me to put aside my own aspirations for a more pedestrian-focused carbon neutral town and instead listen to and support the specific needs of the merchants.

I urge Council members to do the same and support the wishes of the merchants. Do not be blinded by aspirational goals no matter how laudable. Remain focused on the very practical needs of keeping downtown Princeton alive.

Please support Princeton’s merchants.

JOSEPH H. WEISS Leigh Avenue

Raising Concerns About Loss of Character, Tax Spikes Created by Building of Over-Sized Houses

To the Editor: I applaude Carolyn Rouse’s succinct analysis of zoning issues related to the Harry’s Brook watershed, but also applying to other parts of Princeton [To Manage Stormwater Issues, Put a Moratorium on Variances That Increase Impervious Surfaces,” Mailbox, June 2]. I also agree with Ms. Rouse, and all our neighbors on Wheatsheaf Lane, that, along with the flooding problems created by construction of over-sized houses, there is also a legitimate concern about the architectural character of the street: every house on the Lane, all mid-sized, is different, individually cared for, and most are occupied by families with school-age children who walk or bike to nearby schools.

Also, we know that size affects property taxes. As they spike, the older Princetonians (of whom I am one) are prompted to move out of town — “zoned out.” That is, I believe, regretful. We too add to the diversity of our beloved community — we contribute, attend concerts, buy books in the Labirynth, and volunteer.

Do we want Princeton to reverse to the colonial past of stark division between the mansion streets of the rich and a few clusters of “affordable” neighborhoods for the poor?

JOANNA CLARK Wheatsheaf Lane

Candidate Leighton Newlin Will Bring Wealth of Experience to Town Council

To the Editor: It’s as though Leighton Newlin has been preparing for this opportunity for a lifetime. Leighton grew up in Princeton — in the very neighborhood in which he now lives.

After graduating from Princeton High School, Leighton moved to Pennsylvania to attend Lincoln University, an HBCU. Following graduation from Lincoln, the entrepreneurial Leighton founded a haberdashery in Boston and opened and managed two stores. He then partnered with an iconic athletics brand and launched concept stores in California, Massachusetts, and New York, where he learned valuable organizational skills in order to successfully navigate a large multi-national corporation.

He returned to Princeton 24 years ago to be near his aging parents and began serving on the board of the Princeton Housing Authority, where he has been chair for the past 19 years. He also serves on the boards of the Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Association, the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, and The Paul Robeson House. Twenty four years is long enough to pass through several economic downturns and it’s when Leighton learned to make difficult decisions as to where to best use the ever-shrinking federal funding. It is where he learned that, while there are always important projects to address, a balance must be found between that which is wanted and that which is needed.

In addition to his volunteer roles, community leadership, and advocacy, Leighton was employed as the director of special services for CEC, a leading national provider of rehabilitative services for offenders in re-entry and inprison treatment facilities. Frequently dealing with tense and complex situations, Leighton mastered the art of mediation. He understands how to listen to people to uncover the root problem and is exceptionally skilled at connecting

problems to resources for resolution.

When Leighton does not know or understand something, he makes it his business to learn. An example of his dedication to education has been the last two months during which time Leighton walked each of the 22 voting districts in Princeton. He took the time to listen and learn about any issues residents wanted to discuss. Leighton is also a skilled public speaker, dedicated advocate of equity, and a strategic thinker. When you combine his life skills and experience, it is clear that he is well rounded, determined, altruistic, and that he has the attributes to be a strong and empathetic leader.

We feel fortunate that Leighton has decided to bring his wealth of experience to town Council. We believe that he will be a steward of smart growth and development. We know that Leighton will lead with an eye to providing support for those who need it — whether it be a struggling small business, a retiree who wants to remain in Princeton, or a growing family looking for housing that is affordable.

He will lead with the dedication and commitment he has demonstrated to Princeton across his lifetime.

For these reasons, we endorse Leighton Newlin for Council.

ROSS WISHNICK Edgerstoune Road FELICIA SPITZ Haslet Avenue

Keep Selection, Use of Streets in Any New Parking Plan Fair and Equitable

To the Editor: I applaud the really hard work of Princeton Council, board, and commission members. They are tackling the difficult issues of Princeton’s future. Street parking rules is the topic of the day. We are hearing a lot of attacks on the Parking Task Force’s proposal to change parking rules on municipality streets, but we are not considering that two other issues make some change necessary.

Bicycling is an activity that Princetonians of all ages enjoy or rely on. It is not my activity of choice, but it is a healthy part of town life, and no town the size of Princeton can claim to be safe, environmentally conscious, or progressive without building bicycle lanes into the infrastructure. A casual walk down Wiggins or Hamilton Streets will show the tension between cyclists and speeding cars, despite narrow, painted bike lanes, or the tension between the less brave cyclists and pedestrians on the narrow sidewalks. Hamilton-Wiggins is an important artery that cyclists should have safe access to — there is no other through street between Nassau Street and Valley Road. It needs protected bike lanes, and why not some traffic calming features. But this requires the removal of parking.

The second issue is the reimagined Witherspoon Street. A central one-way, pedestrian-friendly street with space for outdoor dining and the ability to close it for festivals is nice, but requires the removal of prime parking spots. The traffic flow issues that result from this plan may also make drivers’ search for other available downtown parking spots more difficult.

So now we come to the need to find parking for the losses in the central business district. (I am keeping high school parking out of this discussion because it is a more vexing issue with taxpayer-provided buses.) The Parking Task Force has come up with the outline of a solution for expanding parking on the streets just outside of the central business district to serve employees, shoppers, and residents. Of course, there would be more cars parked on “these” streets instead of “those” streets; there would be increased cost for residents who want to park in front of their homes for extended periods, but they would finally be able to park overnight; and enforcement would have to work to keep this broadened, unmetered system contained and equitable. We can pick at the details, but we must do something about parking unless we can justify ignoring the rights and safety of cyclists and unless we are willing to reverse course on reimagining Witherspoon Street.

I applaud the parking commission for bravely touching the “third rail” of Princeton planning by including parts of the Western Section in the plans, and members have definitely heard about that. This is a plan that will necessarily affect some areas more than others, but let’s

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STUART KERACHSKY Moore Street

PCDO Special Panel Discussion To Focus On NJ Property Taxes

To the Editor: The Princeton Community Democratic organization invites the public to attend a special panel discussion on property taxes on Sunday, June 13, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Property taxes fund both government services and education in New Jersey, which has the highest average property taxes in the nation.

A panel of experts will discuss the history of property taxes in New Jersey and whether there are better ways to fund government and education.

The panel, moderated by PCDO Program Chair Tim Quinn, will feature Marc Pfeiffer, senior policy fellow and assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University; Brandon McKoy, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective; and Kamolika Das, state policy analyst for the Washington, DC-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

We are pleased and honored to be hosting such a distinguished panel of experts and this promises to be a fascinating discussion of a crucial issue. All are invited to attend.

Information on how to attend will be posted on the PCDO website, princetondems.org, on the evening of the program.

AFSHEEN SHAMSI President, Princeton Community Democratic Organization

Thanking Local Organizations For Coordinating Community Pride Picnic

To the Editor, I sit on the board of directors at HiTOPS, and I wanted to express my gratitude to the local organizations that coordinated last Saturday’s Princeton Community Pride Picnic held at the YMCA. To the staff and volunteers at Princeton Public Library, Princeton Family YMCA, the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Civil Rights Commission, McCarter Theatre Center, Corner House Behavioral Health, and of course, HiTOPS – THANK YOU! It was a beautiful, well-planned event and thrilling to see so many smiling and engaged people from the Princeton area celebrating Pride. It was particularly heart-warming for me Ato Nsee many young people in attendance.OAtFHiTOPS FER we know that communities who embrace diversity in all The timerainbow is NOW to upgrade home with its wonderful colors will fosteryour strong and healthy young people of all identities. Princeton is an incredibly a new high efficiency welcoming, inclusive, town, and I am proud heatingand anddiverse cooling system. happy, healthy home by clearing the air, pure and simple. to Raise be a aPrincetonian.

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Prospect Avenue Visions of F. Scott Fitzgerald .... and they rode up smiling Prospect Avenue, through the gay crowd, to have tea at Cottage.

—from This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) ’m walking up Prospect Avenue. On my right is the apartment building at 120 where Dream Songs poet John Berryman was fixated on Don Giovanni in the summer of 1947. Up the street on the other side is the Cottage Club, the site of the spring 1920 honeymoon revels of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, during which Zelda “turned cartwheels down Prospect,” according to Fitzgerald’s biographer Andrew Turnbull. Thinking of all the characters, poets and players, outsiders and insiders who have walked and dreamed and cartwheeled up and down that illustrious thoroughfare, including T.S. Eliot, I’m having “such a vision of the street as the street hardly understands.”

“Paradise” and the Garden I went to Prospect Avenue last week for a first-hand look at the three Victorian houses slated for demolition as part of the University’s vision of the street that the petitioners of Save Prospect Now (SPN) are hard put to understand. As much as I sympathize with SPN’s resistance to the plan, I’m taking advantage of the occasion to write a belated centenary celebration of Scott Fitzgerald’s prose poem to Princeton, This Side of Paradise, and Princeton’s Garden Theatre, both of which made their debut in 1920, the novel in May, the theatre in September. The first film I saw at the Garden some 50 years later was a revival of MGM’s Grand Hotel (1932). It’s been even longer since I read This Side of Paradise. I have to handle my copy with care; the pages of the 35-cent Dell paperback are yellowed and flaking, and no wonder; it’s copyrighted 1948, in the name of Zelda Fitzgerald, who died that year in a fire at Highland hospital in Asheville, N.C. Saturday Night in May Fitzgerald begins a May 1920 letter to an old friend, “Well, you may go to Princeton but we never will again. We were there three days, ... and not one of us drew a sober breath ... It was the damndest party ever held in Princeton and everybody in the University will agree.”

Later that month, Fitzgerald received a letter about the book from Princeton’s president John Grier Hibben (“I cannot bear to think that our young men are merely living in a country club and spending their lives wholly in a spirit of calculation and snobbishness”). Fitzgerald replied at length, declaring that while Princeton wasn’t “the happiest time” in his life (“That the picture is cynical is the fault of my temperament”), “I love it now better than any place on earth.” Admitting that the

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novel “does overaccentuate the gayety and country club atmosphere ... for the sake of the reader’s interest ... To that extent the book is inaccurate. It is the Princeton of Saturday night in May.” A Sense of Revelation Hibben at least approves of Fitzgerald’s descriptions “of the beauty and charm of Princeton,” a romanticized vision that helped attract generations of students, including future statesman and historian George Kennan (Class of 1925), who read This Side of Paradise as a high school senior in Wisconsin, deriving from it, as he says in his Memoirs, “the excitement and sense of revelation” that led him to enroll. Before Kennan set foot on campus in September 1921 he was walking down Fitzgerald’s “shadowy scented lanes, where Witherspoon brooded like a dark mother over Whig and Clio, her Attic children, where the black Gothic snake of Little [Fitzgerald’s dorm] curled down to Cuyler and Patton, these in turn flinging the mystery out over the placid slope rolling to the lake.” Then there were “the great dreaming spires of Holder and Cleveland towers,” “the Gothic halls and cloisters” that were “infinitely more mysterious as they loomed suddenly out of the darkness, outlined each by myriad faint squares of yellow light,” while “the early moon had drenched the arches with pale blue, and, weaving over the night, in and out of the gossamer rifts of moon, swept a song, a song with more than a hint of sadness, infinitely transient, infinitely regretful.”

While Fitzgerald discovered a muse in Princeton, Kennan failed to fi nd “the sort of experience reflected in This Side of Paradise.” Talked into joining an eating club, he soon resigned, joining the “nonclub pariahs” in the “gloomy refectory” of the upper-class commons. The portrayal of “the Midwesterner’s reaction to the fashionable East” in the “hauntingly beautiful epilogue to The Great Gatsby,” as Kennan recalls, held “such familiarity for me that when I first read it, while still in college, I went away and wept unmanly tears.”

The Fitzgerald Touch Conspicuous among numerous intimations of Gatsby in Paradise is the image of “tragedy’s emerald eyes” glaring “suddenly at Amory over the edge of June,” which prefaces the scene where three of the protagonist Amory Blaine’s classmates die in an auto accident.

But then there was little room for tragedy in Class Reunion June as Amory’s date

Isabelle and her chaperon mother “rode up smiling Prospect Avenue, through the gay crowd, to have tea at Cottage,” Fitzgerald’s own club, which he characterizes as “an impressive melange of brilliant adventurers and well-dressed philanderers.” That June “the days grew so hot and lazy that they could not worry even about exams, but spent dreamy evenings on the court of Cottage, talking of long subjects until the sweep of country toward Stony Brook became a blue haze and the lilacs were white around tennis-courts, and words gave way to silent cigarettes....

Then down deserted Prospect and along McCosh with song everywhere around them, up to the hot joviality of Nassau Street.”

Last Paragraphs This Side of Paradise closes with a flourish reminiscent of the penultimate paragraphs in Gatsby about “the last and greatest of human dreams” and the “transitory enchanted moment” when “man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent.” Amory, who has been away from Princeton for much of the second half of the novel, sets out on foot from New York in the tradition of the storybook wanderer “on a day of dreams and hopes and clear visions.” After getting a ride, he walks the last stretch “with the ghost of a new moon in the sky and shadows everywhere.” He sees the campus from the road: “Long after midnight the towers and spires of Princeton were visible, with here and there a late-burning light — and suddenly out of the clear darkness the sound of bells. As an endless dream it went on; the spirit of the past brooding over a new generation, the chosen youth from the muddled, unchastened world, still fed romantically on the mistakes and half-forgotten dreams of dead statesmen and poets. Here was a new generation, shouting the old cries, learning the old creeds, through a reverie of long days and nights; destined finally to go out into that dirty gray turmoil to follow love and pride; a new generation dedicated more than the last to the fear of poverty and the worship of success; grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken....”

You can imagine President Hibben’s response to those statements.

There’s another foretaste of Gatsby in novel’s final sentences: “He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky.

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As for Gatsby’s Nick Carraway, “tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further ...”

Back to the Garden Fitzgerald describes a scene inside another Princeton theatre that would have taken place a few years before the Garden opened in September 1920 with a showing of Civilian Clothes, a silent comedy starring Thomas Meighan.

“After supper they attended the movies, where Amory was fascinated by the glib comments of a man in front of him, as well as by the wild yelling and shouting. “‘Yoho!’” “‘Oh, honey-baby — you’re so big and strong, but oh, so gentle!’” “‘Clinch!’” “‘Oh, Clinch!’” “‘Kiss her, kiss ’at lady, quick!’” “‘Oh-h-h — !’”

“As they pushed out, giving and receiving curious impersonal glances, Amory decided that he liked the movies, wanted to enjoy them as the row of upper classmen in front had enjoyed them, with their arms along the backs of the seats, their comments Gaelic and caustic, their attitude a mixture of critical wit and tolerant amusement.”

Visions of the Street I associate the lines from T.S. Eliot’s “Preludes” (“You had such a vision of the street / As the street hardly understands”) with my nightly walks up Prospect Avenue to Firestone Library during our first years in Princeton. By day I helped the secretary emeritus bring the vast project of a Princeton encyclopedia into port; at night, the office, which looked out on the Chapel, was all mine. s the fantastical novel I was writing up there became more and more fantastically unpublishable, I decided to relocate my Shangri-La of poets and philosophers, Marlowes and Coleridges, to the most unfantastical of settings — a middle-sized New Jersey city I called New Bristol, where there was a “strange and wonderful” secondhand bookshop rumored to have the original manuscript of Moby-Dick stashed in the basement. I called the street the store was on Prospect Avenue.

—Stuart Mitchner

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MUSIC REVIEW

Princeton Festival Opens 2021 Performance Season with Concordia Chamber Players

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OVER THE COURSE OF A Year of Forward Thinking, Princeton researchers and alumni alike have shared the ideas that are motivating progress and transforming their fields. Revisit familiar themes and see how they intersect in Princeton’s interdisciplinary ecosystem during the final installment of Forward Fest programming, “Thinking Forward: Bringing Themes Together.”

JUNE 16 | 4 p.m. forwardthinking.princeton.edu/festival

FORWARD THINKERS AND THEMES What use is story in these complicated times?

ALLISON CARRUTH Professor of American Studies and the High Meadows Environmental Institute

What’s next for public health and the state of our Union?

CÉLINE GOUNDER ’97, M.D., SCM, FIDSA Internist, Infectious Disease Specialist, Epidemiologist, CEO of Just Human Productions, and Host of “Epidemic” and “American Diagnosis” Podcasts What do we owe one another?

ERIC GREGORY Professor of Religion; Chair, Council of the Humanities; Director, Program in Humanistic Studies; Director, Stewart Seminars on Religion

What’s next for social justice and U.S. policing?

LAURENCE RALPH Professor of Anthropology and Director, Center on Transnational Policing

he Princeton Festival opened its 2021 season this past week with a series of events including a virtual performance by the Concordia Chamber Players — an ensemble which has traditionally kicked off the Festival each year with a live performance.

This season, the Concordia musicians presented a video stream last Friday night of performances recorded in early May in various locations around Sand City, California.

The four members of Concordia Chamber Players — violinists Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and Alexi Kenney, violist Jonathan Moerschel, and cellist (and artistic director) Michelle Djokic — performed works from the late 19th through the 21st centuries, introducing the concert with quotes from singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone on the artist’s role in social responsibility.

Jessie Montgomery, currently a graduate fellow in music composition at Princeton University, is rapidly becoming one of this country’s most performed composers. Montgomery’s 2013 Source Code for string quartet fuses transcriptions of various sources from African American artists prominent during the civil rights era, with Montgomery reinterpreting the musical material in a contemporary way. Montgomery is known for capturing the sounds of our times in her music, and Source Code was no exception as played by the Concordia Chamber Players.

Beginning with a concentrated unison from the four musicians, the one-movement work showed shades of 20 th-century jazz, with particularly effective melodic playing from Kenney and Djokic. Montgomery’s piece was intensely continuous, with drone-like lines often heard from the lower strings and Djokic providing a percussive rhythm from the cello.

Although born in Switzerland, Arthur Honegger was considered one of the legendary “Les Six” French composers of the early 20thcentury. His 1932 Sonatine for Violin and Cello, possibly inspired by the birth of the composer’s child, was rooted in the 18th-century musical style of J.S. Bach.

The three-movement work was premiered by Honegger himself on the violin and fellow “Les Six” composer Darius Milhaud playing cello.

In Friday night’s performance, violinist Wu and cellist Djokic followed each other exactly in the rhythms and phrasing of the piece, accompanied by visuals of a sculptor at work. The two instruments were particularly effective in a joyful section of the first movement, with a graceful violin melody contrasting with quick percussive cello effects. Throughout the Sonatine, violin and cello often chased each other, especially in a third movement dialog.

Another side of 20th-century French music was heard in Concordia’s performance of Jean Françaix’s String Trio. Composed in 1933, this short four-movement work reflected a neoclassical style with a nod to the 18th-century French Baroque era. The Concordia musicians played the first movement — a conversation among violin, viola, and cello — with clarity in the continuous motion. Violinist Kenney, violist Moerschel, and cellist Djokic played the second movement waltz with crispness, emphasizing the Baroque contrapuntal style. Both Kenney and Djokic provided rich melodies in the third movement, and the three instruments together found variety in the dynamics in the refrains of the fourth movement “Rondo,” with each refrain increasingly faster to bring the work to a spirited close.

Giacomo Puccini’s 1890 Crisantemi has been a popular work in this year of chamber performance by necessity.

Concordia Chamber Players presented this single-movement elegy as a dedication to the “losses suffered throughout the world in the past year,” and expressed well in their performance the plaintive and somber character of the piece. First violinist Wu played a principal mournful theme gracefully, and the quartet took its time drawing out the melodic lines. Puccini was a composer who knew how to play with emotions, and the Concordia musicians had no trouble finding the elegiac qualities in the music.

Austrian composer Hugo Wolf was most known for art songs, but as a composer, explored a number of musical genres. Wolf composed Italian Serenade for string quartet in three days at the age of 27, as he was coming into his own as a composer.

Sensitivity to text permeates all of Wolf’s music, even when there is no actual text, and the Concordia players easily conveyed the piece’s animated Italianate spirit, combined with 19 th-century harmonic twists.

The Concordia quartet played effectively as an ensemble, with uniform crescendos and delicate bowings when required in this rarely-heard and refined orchestral miniature. riday night’s Princeton Festival broadcast battled weather-related technical difficulties and delays, demonstrating the fragility of virtual performances. Everything eventually came back on track, but the evening showed that as enjoyable and convenient as virtual concerts may be, one cannot underestimate the complexity and economic impact of launching a musical series online, and why this format will hopefully not completely replace live music.

—Nancy Plum

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The Princeton Festival continues this week with lectures and concerts, including a life performance from the Baroque Chamber Orchestra at Morven Museum and Garden Thursday night, June 10. Information about all Princeton Festival events can be found on the Festival website at princetonfestival.org.

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Boheme Opera NJ Presents Virtual Event on Rising Tenors

Boheme Opera NJ will present a virtual concert with three rising star tenors on Saturday, June 26, at 7 p.m.

The Next Generation of Tenors will feature John Easterlin, Errin Duane Brooks, and Jeremy Brauner performing opera arias, duets, and trios, as well as Broadway and Neapolitan songs.

OPERA FAVORITES: The Princeton Festival’s June 13 and 20 concerts, presented live and via livestream from Morven’s Stockton Education Center, will include arias, duets, and trios from popular operas by Mozart, Richard Strauss, Verdi, and more. The in-person tickets are sold out, but livestream tickets are available at princetonfestival.org.

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T he 12th A nnual New Hope Film Festival (NHFF) has announced its upcoming su m mer event af ter postponing the 2020 festival due to COVID. Official Selections include 111 films from 16 countries, 35 original scripts, and a record 16 films with local ties. The festival runs July 23-August 1.

For the first time in the organization’s history, a selection of films will be available for online viewing as an extension to the many live, in-person shows scheduled at the New Hope Arts Center. Toronto-based CineSend, a digital streaming platform provider with Hollywood studio-grade quality and encryption technology, was tapped for this important expansion of NHFF’s capabilities.

Previews are available on the Festival’s Google blog and t he Program G uide that lists all films, scripts, and the schedule that will be published online by June 15. A new ticketing vendor, Elevent, which is based in New York, will handle all ticket transactions and help the event’s organizers maintain control over attendance.

Festival organizers will continue to monitor COVID requirements in consultation with New Hope Mayor Larry Keller and adhere to all recommendations.

NHFF films are topical, thought-provoking, and entertaining, making the event a joy for the growing number of intellectually curious and adventurous patrons of the arts who attend. The Festival annually announces its awards in Variety.

The New Hope Arts Center is at 2 Stockton Avenue in New Hope. Visit ne whopefilmfestival.com for more information.

Phillips’ Mill Presents Short Plays To Promote Community Theater

For the third year, the Phillips’ Mill Community Association is presenting a series of short plays selected from its juried Emerging Playwright Competition.

The six works will be presented virtually on June 12 at 7 p.m. by Phillips’ Mill, a former 18th century grist mill in New Hope, Pa.

“After much deliberation about the lingering pandemic restrictions on live performances, the decision was made to present this year’s winning works as a virtual reading and talkback with the playwrights and a moderator,” said Valerie Eastburn, chair of the Drama Committee at Phillips’ Mill. “We look forward to being back in the Mill as early as this summer when our summer youth drama program goes forward as an in-person workshop and performance.”

For more than 100 years, plays have been staged at the Phillips’ Mill, located on a winding section of River Road just north of New Hope. Phillips’ Mill Drama presents a variety of quality entertainment, including cabarets, short plays, and poetry readings, but also supports the aspirations of emerging writers, actors, musicians, and other artists.

“Community theater not only enriches the lives and potentially boosts the careers of those who participate in it, but it makes the arts accessible to people

who might not otherwise ever see a live play or musical,” said Eastburn.

Each of the winning playwrights lives within a 100mile radius of the Phillips’ Mill. This year’s winners include J.B. Heaps of New York, for Go Gently Into the Night; Nick DeSimone, New York, for Close Your Eyes; Adam Richter, of West Reading, Pa., for Eye Contact; Jeff Stolzer, New York, for The New Abnormal; Jim Moss, Branchburg, for Far from Providence; and Kimberly Kalaja, New York, for Acts Without Words.

For more infor mation, visit phillipsmill.org/drama/ phillips-mill-drama.

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interview the tenors during two intermissions as they share candid opera experiences. The Next Generation of Tenors was filmed at The Church of Saint Ann in Lawrenceville. Visit bohemeopera. com for more information.

Juneteenth Weekend Celebration Is Planned for Mill Hill Park

For the first time, a threeday, city-wide Juneteenth celebration will take place in Trenton from Friday to Sunday, June 18-20. The socially distanced event will feature performances by several artists, beginning at 12 p.m. on June 18.

Among the artists scheduled are Crystal Feliciano, Grace Little, James White, Brook Alford, Gerald Veasely, and Marcus Johnson.

The celebration is sponsored by the African American Culture Collaborative of Mercer County in partnership with Senator Shirley Turner, Assembly woman Verlina Reynolds Jackson, and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli, along with the Outdoor Equity Alliance.

“The goal of the collaborative is to educate, empower and unite Africans in the diaspora through cultural arts, health, and wellness, entertainment and sports,” according to a release. “The purpose of this carefully planned and socially distanced event is to highlight a few very poignant and current issues through displays of culture, collaboration, commerce, unity, and education. We are working closely with the City of Trenton and other partners to ensure public safety.”

For more information, visit taacf.com.

Redivivus Opera Concert to Benefit Princeton Mutual Aid

Redivivus Opera, a newly formed platform for artists to perform in a safe and nurturing space, will present a concert in partnership with Princeton Mutual Aid on Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at Pettoranello Gardens amphitheater at Community Park North.

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Rachel E. Sigman and Laura Isabella, in operatic and musical theater selections. The event will be livestreamed.

Proceeds will fund a week of summer camp for children of single parents, emergency medical bill assistance for neighbors in need, and biweekly grocery deliveries for local immigrant workers and senior neighbors.

Tickets are pay-what-youwish, with a suggested donation of $25. Visit tinyurl.com/ PMAConcert.

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painting. Viera now turns his attention to abstraction with this new work. The paintings offered in “Reality Revisited” are abstracted versions of many of his earlier works and have never been exhibited before. Like most, he was homebound much of 2020 due to the pandemic, but this gave him a chance to re-imagine some of his earlier images.

“As a friend pointed out recently, the world has been abstracted in the last year and my paintings, like the world, are sort of the same but also quite different,” said Viera. “I didn’t realize it at the time, but she was correct, these paintings are a reaction to the abstracted world that all of us lived through during 2020.”

The public is also invited to an artist’s reception at the Nassau Club on September 12 from 3-5 p.m.

To view the exhibition, or for more about his work, visit charlesdavidviera.com.

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Lawrenceville Hosts Summer Arts Fest 2021 This Saturday

“DECISION TIME FOR RED #2”: Artist Charles David Viera will discuss his latest exhibition, “Reality Revisited: Paintings by Charles David Viera,” at a gallery talk on Monday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Nassau Club.

“Reality Revisited” Gallery Talk by Charles David Viera

The Nassau Club at 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, will be presenting a gallery talk by Charles David Viera on Monday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to noon. The event is free and open to the public.

Viera will be discussing his current exhibition, “Reality Revisited: Paintings by Charles David Viera,” which is currently on display at the Nassau Club through September 26. Viera’s artwork has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Nas-

sau County Museum, and locally at the Ellarslie Museum in Trenton and he is a longtime instructor at the Arts Council of Princeton.

An artist for over 40 years, he is equally comfortable with images of wildlife, narrative scenes, and landscape

Lawrenceville Main Street is celebrating with the biggest arts fest in its history, Summer Arts Fest 2021, to be held across downtown Lawrenceville on Saturday, June 12 from noon to 4 p.m.

(Rain date June 13, 12 to 4 p.m.)

From Weeden Park to Lawrenceville Elementary School and straight through to the Lawrenceville Fire Company — not to mention raffles and games and down Craven Lane — downtown Lawrenceville will be celebrating the dawn of summer like never before.

“We all know what a rough

16 months it’s been, and we wanted to make sure we pulled out all the stops for our Summer Arts Fest,” said Kelly Edelstein, director of Lawrenceville Main Street.

“Summer is almost here and we can’t wait to finally see everyone for this larger-thanever-before event. The past year-plus has been difficult for many small businesses and vendors like the ones featured in the Summer Arts Festival. This is our way of starting the process of rebuilding and reconnecting with the community we love.”

There will be over 120 artists, crafters, and vendors, and they are all ready to meet old customers and new friends alike.

“Getting back out, being able to show my work, being able to be part of this community is just a wonderful thing,” said Lawrence resident John Rounds, a photographer and artist who will be one of the vendors. “A huge thanks to Kelly, the board, and everyone connected with Lawrenceville Main Street for making this happen.”

In addition to the vendors, the local restaurants will have meals for sale, and food trucks will be on-site as well. There will be musical

acts, the tricky tray, and the Lawrence Fire Company and Lawrence Police will be there for meet and greets, and also have their fire trucks and police cars on-site for children to enjoy.

The police will also be debuting and demonstrating their newly donated set of four drones.

The Lawrenceville Elementary School will also be getting in on the fun, with a “fill a bag” clothing and toy sale to support their PTO. Additionally, a community-wide art project will ask participants to share what community means to them using their artistic skills, and the art created will be showcased along Main Street.

In addition the Summer Arts Fest, a community art installation, “Windows of Hope 2021,” will be on view June 12 through July 10.

Lawrenceville Main Street’s first “inside out” creative art exhibit, the event combines the elements of a traditional showing, public art exhibit, and “phantom gallery.” It will feature contributors from all sectors of the community, i nclud i ng Hom e Front’s ArtSpace, whose artists will display work at The Purple Cow Ice Cream Parlor.

“Apples and Oranges” Exhibit at of this cycle that I’ve chosen Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville to portray.”

Local artists Alan Klawans and Claudia Fouse Fountaine will be showing their work together at Artists’ Gallery from June 10 through July 4, and their art is as different as “Apples and Oranges.” All the work in the show was created during the pandemic, and each artist responded quite differently to the situation.

“My art is basically a celebration of light, of color — of life, really,” said Fountaine. “As the pandemic wore on, I felt less and less like celebrating anything. At one point I stopped painting altogether, waiting hopefully for a glimmer of joie de vivre to return. I tried focusing on memories of beautiful places — nature, animals, and just the everyday objects around me. Eventually my creative enthusiasm began to return, and I was able to pull together enough paintings for the show. May I continue on that path!”

Klawans said, “My ar t is my visualization of the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to March 2021.

It is abstract, and I’ve used some of the same shapes over and over again in the var ious compositions to indicate that the virus was present for many months — and still is. The medium of my pictures is inkjet printing and I have varied their colors to indicate my moods during the individual months

Area Exhibits

Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street in Lambertville. It is open Thursday through Sunday from Check websites for infor11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit Lambert- mation on safety protocols. villeArts.com.

A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, History Talk on Trenton-Made has “Apples and Oranges” Majolica Pottery at Ellarslie June 10 through July 4.

In conjunction with the Gallery hours are Thursday colorful Majolica display through Sunday, 11 a.m. to on v iew at t he Trenton 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com.

City Museum at Ellarslie Arts Council of PrincMansion, co-curator David e to n , 102 Wit herspoon Bosted will give a talk on Street, has “Leslie V. Kuethe pieces and their place nne: A Life in Art” through in Trenton’s storied pottery June 19. Gallery hours are industry. The talk, “Trenton- Monday through Thursday made Majolica of the Late 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 19th Century,” will be given and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 twice: at 2 and 3 p.m. on p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.

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Trenton City Museum at ElD & R Greenway Land larslie Mansion, located in Trust, One Preservation historic Cadwalader Park. Place, has t he ongoi ng Attendees may sign up in virtual galleries “Trail of advance at ellarslie.org.

Breadcr umbs : Nat ure in T he showcased pieces Fairytales” and “Portraits of were made by Trenton’s Eu- Preservation: James Fiorenreka and Mayer Brothers/ tino Art.” The center is curArsenal. Some of the pieces rently closed to the public. are part of the Trenton City drgreenway.org.

Museum’s renowned potGrounds For Sculpture, tery collection, and others 80 Sculptors Way, Hamare on loan from co-curator ilton, has “Rebirth: Kang Karl J. Flesch. Information Muxiang,” “Bruce Beasley: on Trenton-made Majolica Sixty Year Retrospective, is available at ellarslie.org/ 1960 -2020,” a n d ot h er trenton-made-majolica.

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“APPLES AND ORANGES”: “Virus Testing” by Alan Klawans and “Morning Window” by Claudia Fouse Fountaine will be featured in a joint art exhibition on view June 10 through July 4 at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville.

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 “Princeton and Women’s Suffrage” and other online exhibits, as well as the “Histor y @ Home” series. The museum is currently closed to the public. princetonhistory.org.

Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton, has “Our Environment” and “Print+” through September 5. hunterdonartmuseum.org.

James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Essential Work 2020: A Community Portrait” through July 11 and “Through the Lens: Modern Photography in the Delaware Valley” through August 15. The museum is open to the public. michenerartmuseum.org.

Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Measurement Rules” and “Magn i f i c e nt M e a s u r e s ! T h e Hausman-Hill Collection of Calculating Instruments” through September 6. mercermuseum.org.

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “In Nature’s Realm : The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenberg” through January 9 and the online exhibit

“GIVING TREE PROJECT”: A collaborative effort involving the Friends of Ely Park in Lambertville, Niece Lumber, Rago Auctions, and many area artists and woodworkers has raised over $35,000 for the Jim Hamilton Memorial Shad Fest Scholarship.

For the project, slabs of a London planetree that once stood in Ely Parker were milled, kiln-dried, and offered to the artists who volunteered to make works of art for auction. The scholarship assists high school seniors who seek to pursue a career in the arts and is now including the culinary arts.

“Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898.” Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. morven.org.

New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa., has “Weaving Re-Imagined: At the Intersection of Tradition and Creativ it y” through July 18. Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., by appointment. newhopearts.org.

Pr inceton Universit y Art Museum has the online exhibits “Looking at 17th -Century Dutch Painting,” “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,”

“The Eclectic Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder,” and more, along w it h many online events. The museum is currently closed to the public. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Small World Coffee, 104 Witherspoon Street, has “Art Speaks,” a gallery show of paintings and photographs, June 2 through July 5. The 254 Nassau Street location has works by Sarah Stryker through July 5. smallworldcoffee.com.

We s t W i n d s o r A r t s C e n te r, 952 A lexander Road, West Windsor, has “Facult y Student Show,” online through July 9. westwindsorarts.org.

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“FIELDS AT CARSON WOODS”: Works by Sarah Stryker are on view through July 5 at Small World Coffee, 254 Nassau Street. Stryker’s art lives where preservation meets celebration. Mercer County’s green lands and open skies have been her home since she was a child, and in these natural havens she found growth and healing that she hopes to share with the world. A portion of the profits from this show will go to the D&R Greenway Land Trust, which works to protect lands here in Mercer County, and to the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, who are the original inhabitants of this land.

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Calendar Thursday, June 10 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

10 a . m . : W o m e n o f Achievement Awards, virtually presented by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber to Erin Klebaur, Amita Mehta, Dr. Nicole McGrath Barnes, and Dr. Deborah Mican. $30-$40. Princetonmercer.org.

6 p.m.: “Beagles Do Beatles” free Beatles tribute concert in Palmer Square, rescheduled from June 4.

Free. Palmersquare.com.

7 p.m.: Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at the Coalition for Peace Action’s 40 th anniversary membership gathering, via Zoom. Daniel Ellsberg will appear to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in Peacemaking. Peacecoalition.org.

7 p.m . : S c r e e n i n g of Monty P ython and the Holy Grail at Cherry Grove Farm, in partnership with Princeton Garden Theatre.

Cheeses and ice cream will be available. Princetongardentheatre.org.

Friday, June 11 5-8 p.m.: Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road. Music by Bill Flemer and Friends. Terhuneorchards.com/wineryevents.

7 p.m.: McCar ter Theatre gala, virtual event with guests including Emanuel Ax, Wynton Marsalis, J’Nai

Br idge s, S haw n Colv in, Audra McDonald, and others. Special dinner menu available from The Meeting House. Tickets start at $100. Mccarter.org/mccartergala21.

7 p.m.: Princeton Festival Lecture: “What the Opera Meant to Paris in the 19 th C e nt u r y,” by P r i n c e ton University Art Museum docent Marianne Grey. Free, streamed over Zoom. Register at Princetonlibrary.org.

Saturday, June 12 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

11:30 a.m.-2 :30 p.m.: “Art on the Plaza,” presented by the Princeton Artist Directory, a newly formed collective of visual artists, musicians, writers, and performance artists, at Hinds Plaza. Rain date is June 13.

Princetonartistdirectory. com.

12-5 p.m.: Old Mill Hill Society’s 30 th Annual Garden Tour, in Mill Hill district of Trenton. $20. Visit trentonmillhill.org/events to purchase and get more information.

1-1:45 p.m.: Free concert by Joy & Rob with The Beagles, part of Lawrenceville Summer Arts Fest, at Weeden Park, Craven Lane, Lawrenceville. Lawrencevillemainstreet.com.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Brian Bortnick.

Terhuneorchards.com/winery-events.

5 p.m.: Outdoor reading of The OK Trenton Project at Mill Hill Ampitheater, Trenton, presented by Passage Theatre Company. Passagetheatre.org.

5 p.m.: Free concert by Joy & Rob with The Beagles as part of Hightstown Reopening Concerts, 187 Stockton Street, Hightstown. Facebook.com/JoyRobBeagles.

5 -7 p.m. : “C om e a n d Whine,” outdoor storytelling and wine tasting event presented by West Windsor Arts. $25. Westwindsorarts. org.

7 p.m.: Redivivus Opera presents a community concert to benefit Princeton Mutual Aid, at Pettoranello Gardens in Community Park North. The event will be livestreamed. Pay what you wish; suggested donation is $25. Tinyurl.com/PMAConcert.

Sunday, June 13 12 - 3 p.m . : P r i n c e to n Battlefield Society hosts commemorative events, rescheduled from Memorial Day weekend, at Princeton Battlefield State Park. Activities include sale of preowned history books, tours of the battlefield, a benefit sale, and more. www. pbs1777.org.

1 p.m.: Princeton University carillonneur Lisa Lonie performs a concert at Cleveland Tower on the graduate school campus. Listen on the surrounding grounds.

Gradschool.princeton.edu.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Jerry Steele. Terhuneorchards.com/wineryevents,

LECTURE

Awash in Color Watercolors in the Princeton University Art Museum

Thursday, June 17, 5:30 p.m.

This live online program will explore the Art Museum’s collection of more than 600 watercolors, with an emphasis on women artists.

Hosted by Laura Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, Curator of Prints and Drawings.

Stream it live artmuseum.princeton.edu

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4 p.m.: Random Test Reggae performs at McCarter Concerts in Palmer Square.

Free.

7 p.m.: The Princeton Festival presents “Opera

by Twilight,” livestreamed.

Princetonfestival.org.

Monday, June 14 6 -7 p.m.: The Suppers Programs presents a virtual webinar on edible flowers.

Register at suppers.wildapricot.org.

Wednesday, June 16 5-6 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton celebrates Bloomsday with readings

by Paul Muldoon, Joyce Carol Oates, Colum McCann, Jhumpa Lahiri, Esther Schor, Sean Wilentz, and others. Free. Artscouncilofprinceton.org.

6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. Princetonlibrary. org.

Thursday, June 17 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

6:30 p.m.: “The Stocktons and the Civil War Amendments.” Historian /author John Baxter is lecturer in this event presented by Morven. $10 (free for members).

Virtual program. Morven. org.

7 p . m . : “ Wo m e n o n Wheels : Bicycling in the Gilded Age.” Virtual Event presented by author Ellen Gruber Garvey, sponsored

by Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System. Email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register.

7 p.m.: The Princeton Festival presents Kosmologia Ensemble, “Dreaming/ Undreaming.” Princetonfestival.org.

Friday, June 18 5-8 p.m.: Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road. Music

by Mark Mikios. Terhuneorchards.com/winery-events.

8 p.m.: Juneteenth Shabbat Service. “FreedomDay” celebration, with special guest, Pastor Kahil Carmichael of Live Well Church.

Presented by Congregation Beth Chaim. To attend in person, 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction.

To attend virtually, email bethchaimrj@gmail.com for Zoom information.

8:30 p.m.: Screening of Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom, 30-minute documentary, at Woolsey Park, 221 Washington CrossingPennington Road. Following the film, representatives of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum will provide information. Hvartscouncil.org.

Saturday, June 19 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Bill Flemer. Terhuneorchards.com/wineryevents, Sunday, June 20 11 a.m.: QPK Trio performs in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center as part of a summer Jazz Brunch series.

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1 p.m.: Virtual Bulgarian Singing Workshop, presented by Princeton Folk Dance,

with Daniel Spassov and Millen Ivanov via Zoom. $25.

Princetonfolkdance.org.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Jim Matlack and Joe Kramer. Terhuneorchards.com/winery-events, 1:30 p.m.: Cane Pole Fishing at Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Meet at Niederers Pond on Church and Brickyard roads. Rain date June 27. Advanced registration required, free. Njparksandforests.org.

4 p.m. Ritmo Caliente performs at McCarter Concerts in Palmer Square. Free.

4 p.m.: “30 Myths About Jane Austen,” webinar presented by Princeton University Library, with Claudia Johnson and Clara Tuite. Register at libcal.princeton.edu.

7 p.m.: The Princeton Festival presents “Opera

by Twilight,” livestreamed.

Princetonfestival.org.

Monday, June 21 Recycling Wednesday, June 23 7 p.m.: “LGBTQ+ in NJ: A History of a Community & GAAMC (Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County).”

Presented virtually by Mercer County Librar y Lawrence Headquarters Branch.

To register, email hopeprogs@mcl.org.

Thursday, June 24 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

Friday, June 25 5-8 p.m.: Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road. Music by Catmoondaddy. Terhuneorchards.com/winery-events.

6 p.m.: Concert tribute to The Four Seasons, organized and performed by New Jersey youth to raise funds for NAMI of Mercer County and the Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, which is the venue. Visit tjbconcert.square.site for tickets and information.

Saturday, June 26 6 a.m.- 4 p.m.: Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market holds the Antique Model Train Show. 1850 River Road, Lambertville. www. gnflea.com.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Mike & Laura. Terhuneorchards.com/wineryevents, 6 p.m.: Concert tribute to The Four Seasons, organized and performed by New Jersey youth to raise funds for NAMI of Mercer County and the Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, which is the venue. Visit tjbconcert.square.site for tickets and information.

7 p.m.: Boheme Opera NJ presents “The Next Generation of Tenors,” virtual event, with John Easterlin, Errin Duane Brooks, and Jeremy Brauner. Bohemeopera.com.

Sunday, June 27 1-3 p.m.: Free Vegetarian lunch provided under the red tent at the Princeton Family YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place. www.bviscs.org.

1-4 p.m.: Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards Winery on Cold Soil Road.

Music by Acoustic DuoVer. Terhuneorchards.com/winery-events, 2-3 p.m.: Gardening with Native Plants, hosted by Friends of Princeton Open Space. $5 supplies cost.

Visit sustainableprinceton. org for information.

3 p.m.: Concert tribute to The Four Seasons, organized and performed by New Jersey youth to raise funds for NAMI of Mercer County and the Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, which is the venue. Visit tjbconcert.square.site for tickets and information.

Wednesday, June 30 12-1 p.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber presents virtual webinar, “Creating an Equitable Workforce, Putting DE&I Principles into Practice.” With speaker Leticia Ferri. Princetonmercer. org.

Thursday, July 1 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

Saturday, July 3 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

Monday, July 5 Recycling 5 :30 p.m.: Community Reading of Frederick Douglass’ historic 1853 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” via Zoom.

To register, visit princetonlibrary.org.

Thursday, July 8 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

Saturday, July 10 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

Thursday, July 15 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.

Saturday, July 17 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Wwfm.org.

Sunday, July 18 11 a.m.: The Liam Sutcliffe Combo performs in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center as part of a summer Jazz Brunch series. Free.

Monday, July 19 Recycling Wednesday, July 21 6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. Princetonlibrary. org.

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Independent Active Lifestyle and Opportunities Highlight Princeton Windrows Adult Community

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t’s all about choices.

At Princeton Windrows, the independent adult community for people 55 and older, residents have many options. Lifest yle, t ype of dwelling, eating choices, par ticipation in activities, attending events, pets (Windrows is very petfriendly) — it is all up to the residents. They have complete control of how they wish to live within a worryfree, easy-living setting.

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No more snow shoveling, leaf raking, house painting, house cleaning, etc. Instead: more time to focus on what is important at this point in one’s life.

Located on 35 acres at 2000 Windrow Dive, adjacent to Princeton Forrestal Village, and four miles from downtown Princeton, Windrows offers 192 apartmentstyle condominiums, and 102 one-stor y villas and two-story townhouses. Approximately 300 people are currently in residence.

Resident-Owned At Princeton Windrows, residents own real property, which they can choose to upgrade or sell at any time.

“Pr inceton Windrows is unique in that it is not owned by a company,” explains Jane Black, president of the board of trustees. “It is a nonprofit condominium associat ion independent adult community. There are very few adult communities not run by a corporation.

We are resident-owned and managed, and very different from other 55 and older adult communities and assisted living and continuing care centers.”

Black, who came to Windrows from Mount Kisco, N.Y., points out that there was nothing like Windrows in her area, and how special her new home is, especially its warm and welcoming atmosphere.

“You can walk out of your apar tment and socialize with someone. There are always people to help you.

We all know each other, and the staff is wonderful. They call us by name, and are so helpful.

“Also, the people who live here are very well-educated and involved. They have a wide range of interests and abilities. There is always something interesting to learn about or participate in.”

Board member Billie Emmerich, who had previously lived in Princeton for many years, agrees. “The people here, the sense of community, and the conveniences are all so special. I value the friendships, the stimulation of many available activities, the convenience of everyday living, and the caring staff.”

Interested and Active The handsome mid-rise, five-stor y main building, known as Windrows Hall, features two large residential wings with apartments, and is the site of the wide variety of activities, meeting rooms, a wellness center, etc.

Indeed, Windrows has an extensive range of activities with opportunities to keep all the residents interested and active. One’s imagination and creativity can be stimulated with art classes and exhibits, dance and music events, sing-alongs, and more.

T hespians can tr y out their talent in Windrows’ own productions, featuring resident actors and directors.

Lifelong learners enjoy the variety of discussion groups, science programs, and book clubs (Windrows’ library is filled with books of all kinds, magazines, and newspapers — and another section features many books written by Windrows’ residents).

“Techies” have a chance to do their thing in the computer room, as well as hone their Zoom skills, and also seek help from the Windrows experts, if necessary.

“Wednesdays at Windrows” offer Zoom presentations, including speakers providing information and enlightenment on a variety of subjects.

The game room is the s cene of week ly br idge and poker games, as well as Scrabble, mahjong, and more.

Walking Trails Exercise — from relaxed to intense — is available at the tennis and pickleball courts, and indoor swimming pool, with yoga, tai chi, chair exercise opportunities, table tennis, bocce, and croquet also on tap.

Landscaped nature walking trails are another big favorite with residents.

In addition, the fitness center is filled with a range of exercise equipment and machines to keep the heart rate up.

If gardening is your specialty, you can indulge your passion at the communal Gray Gardens, where apartment residents can work on their own plot. Townhouse and villa residents may garden in their own yard.

Additional amenities, opportunities, and services are an on-site hair salon, 1st Constitution Bank branch, “corner store,” weekly house cleaning service, on-site security personnel, car ports, and charging stations for electric cars.

Transportation is available for shopping trips and errands, with front desk staff ready to help, and although Windrows is not an assisted living or continuing care community, it offers an onsite Wellness Center, with a nurse in attendance seven days a week.

As Jane Black reports, “The office and staff are there to do blood pres sure checks, answer health questions, triage patients who don’t feel well, handle health-related phone calls, emergencies, and direct our fitness program.”

Past Year Everything changed over the past year, including life at Windrows, during the pandemic. Outings and events were canceled, and activities limited. Now that COVID cases are decreasing and vaccinations are increasing, a more normal situation is resuming.

Outings include visits to Terhu ne Orchards, area parks, and other nearby sites. As more events and locations open, trips to attend events at McCar ter Theatre, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and other cultural opportunities may also resume.

In the past, outings to the Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Longwood Gardens, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, and the Michener Museum were among the trips available to residents.

Enthusiasm for the dining opportunities at Windrows is very high. During the virus, all meals were delivered to each individual’s personal residence, and this is still available, if desired. Now, however, people can once again enjoy dining together (with suitable social distancing among tables).

In addition to the t wo main dining rooms, there is a cafe, a private dining room for parties and events, an outdoor dining patio, and a beverage station, with complimentary coffee and soft drinks.

Excellent Chef Meal plans are part of the monthly service fee, and choices of four, 15, or 30 meals per month are available.

“It is really good food, with lots of options,” points out Billie Emmerich. “Dinner choices offer four entrees, soup, salad, and desserts. We have an excellent chef.”

SUMMER DINING AT WINDROWS: The Nassau Patio, shown here, is just one of the dining options at Princeton Windrows, the independent, resident-owned active adult community. This popular patio is open for alfresco dinners in spring, summer, and fall. Patio heaters and a fire pit are available during cooler weather. Outdoor dining has become a big favorite for many who enjoy the pleasure of open-air eating opportunities.

A ver y popular dining experience was the weekly Sunday brunch, featuring an extensive nu mber of mouth-watering choices. It has been discontinued during the virus, but everyone looks forward to its reopening in the future.

Windrows residents are very much involved in the management and operation of life in their community.

In addition to their board of trustees, residents serve on a variety of committees, says Emmerich.

“There is a committee structure, with a number of committee oppor tunities, such as programs and activities, library, marketing, welcoming newcomers, landscaping, finance, and others.”

Currently, the committee meetings are held via Zoom.

Enjoyable Enlightenment There is much to interest residents at Windrows, and they can be as active and involved as they wish.

Whenever and however they choose to participate, the atmosphere is always conducive to learning and enjoyable enlightenment. For example, an exhibit case features residents’ own special collections. They range from model trains and dolls to vintage keys and glassware to antique bottles and fine porcelain.

Artwork lines the walls of Windrows Hall, and many paintings are the work of area artists.

Movies are shown regularly, and celebrations are held for holidays and special events. There truly is something to stimulate everyone’s interest, proclivity, and curiosity.

That Windrows is a special place is the result of the hard work and willingness of so many involved in its operation. The board, the committee members, the staff, and all who work as a team to make Princeton Windrows the success it is — they are the essentials!

“It really is the people,” says Jane Black. “And the amenities and conveniences that we are so fortunate to have. We are small and friendly and very attentive to detail to make life as easy and pleasurable as possible for our residents. This is really like a boutique residential hotel.” or further information, call (609) 520-3700.

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Located on campus and down the street from the renowned Penn Medicine Princeton Healthcare, the new community is just minutes from Downtown Princeton, Princeton Junction Train Station, major roadways, as well as shopping, dining, museums, and theaters. In addition to the area’s pristine parks and recreation, the healthcare campus features a direct connection to a newly developed 32-acre park, numerous walking trails and access to the Millstone River.

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Although this active adult community focuses on independent living and provides every possibility for residents to enjoy something new and exciting every day, having immediate access to a medical facility and care is also a big plus, especially during these uncertain times.

“Having access to a world-class medical facility has many benefits related to health, especially if one person in the family is in need of more regular care for whatever reason,” Ned Moore, a managing member of MVB Development Group, said in a recent press release. “But in the event that regular care is needed, having access to this kind of care so conveniently reduces the burden on everyone in obtaining the necessary care and makes for an overall better living experience.”

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PU Wrestling’s Jackson Battling on Two Fronts, Helping to Coach Tigers, Competing Internationally

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ate Jackson is taking multitasking to a new level.

Jackson is an assistant coach for the Princeton University wrestling team, is competing at freestyle on an international level in a quest to be a world champion, and has a busy home life with his wife, Raychelle, and their four young children, ages 3-8.

Jackson, a two-time All American wrestler at Indiana University who turns 27 this August, lives by a simple philosophy as he juggles his many pursuits. “‘Wherever you are, be there’ is something one of my Indiana coaches used to say,” said Jackson, who recently represented the U.S. at the Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, taking gold at 92 kg (202 pounds), and is competing in Poland this week at an UWW World Championships Ranking Series Event.

“If I am an athlete, I am going be training. When I leave the practice and come home, I am a father so I need to be all in there. When I step into the office, I am a coach so I need to do exactly what I am supposed to be doing there. That is the only way I can live.”

Excelling at both baseball and wrestling at Marian Catholic High, Jackson, a native of Crete, Ill., went

all in on wrestling after his baseball coach insisted that he focus his efforts on the diamond year-round.

Joining a local wrestling club, the Harvey Park Twisters, Jackson started making a lot of progress on the mat.

“They have a lot of people who have won state titles and Big 10 championships,” said Jackson.

“There were a lot of role models in there for me to grow into the sport. They also wrestled over the summer and said you should wrestle more. You should wrestle year round. That year, my sophomore going into junior year, I wrestled over the summer and I made a lot of gains. I think that is what really started it off.”

After winning the Illinois state title at 170 pounds in his senior year at Marian, Jackson headed to Indiana University and joined its wrestling program. Early on, Jackson took his lumps as he adjusted to the intense competition he found in the Big 10, which has dominated the NCAA tournament in recent years.

“It is easy to get down on yourself and say, ‘oh man, it is hard,’” said Jackson.

“It is really easy to give in to the pressures of the college lifestyle and all of those different things. Night in, night out, you are going against really tough guys in

the practice room and every week you are wrestling against some of the best guys in the country. It can be deflating at times because you really have to pick yourself up. Nobody wants to be that guy who is getting beat up. Wrestling is a super physical sport. It is technical but if you are losing, a lot of times that stuff is painful.”

Picking things up, Jackson finished fifth at 174 pounds in the NCAA tournament as a junior and eighth at 184 as a senior to end his career with the Hoosiers as a twotime All-American.

“I have always been a pretty confident individual, just thinking that everything is going to work in my favor,” said Jackson.

“I think that confidence really helped me; it was even delusional at times. I would say something to my teammates and they would say ‘what are you talking about?’

They didn’t always see that vision. Once you get in that position, you are able to capitalize on it. People think that wrestling is this incremental growth, and it is really not. It is a lot of up and down and then a boom. Like stock market stuff, there is a volatility and then there is a breakthrough. I was a threetime NCAA qualifier. The first time I qualified I was just happy to be there, but once I got there and wrestled those guys I realized it is the

same. I feel like I belong here. That was all I really needed to catapult myself to that next level and when I got there again, I placed.”

After not enjoying an internship he had in sports broadcasting upon graduation, Jackson returned to the mat to compete in freestyle and coach.

“I felt I had so much left on the table and so much untapped potential,” said Jackson.

“I did want to continue to compete but I thought about the joy that I took when I had some mentees that were younger and still trying to become All-Americans and chase that dream. Working with those guys, my Indiana teammates, really motivated me to want to continue to put my hat in the ring and battle for other guys as well.

That is how I started with the coaching.”

Jackson quickly realized that he had a knack for coaching. “I fell in love with it, I was really passionate about it,” said Jackson.

“It is different; I think coaching is even tougher mentally and emotionally than competing. The physical aspect is not there but the emotional toll that it takes for a day of coaching at a tournament for me is a lot harder for me than competing. You are really invested in these kids and want to them to have success. You experience all of their highs and lows.”

In 2017, he joined the Princeton staff as an assistant coach, sensing how invested Tiger head coach Chris Ayres and associate head coaches Sean Gray and Joe Dubuque were in putting the program on the map.

“I wanted to go somewhere where it was on the rise,” said Jackson.

“It is just so happened that the guys who were leading the momentum and making those changes and resurrecting this program are also great individuals. They had been together for a while.

Coaching collegiately is almost like a revolving door; guys don’t stick around. It is tough. I have been here for going on four years and the other guys have been here together for more than seven years.”

Juggling coaching with his training at the New Jersey Regional Training Center (NJRTC) kept Jackson busy on the mat.

“During the typical year, we were doing our things a little before,” said Jackson, who is coached by Reece Humphrey at the NJRTC.

ACTION JACKSON: Nate Jackson exhorts one of his charges in his role as an assistant coach for the Princeton University wrestling team. In addition to coaching, Jackson, a former All-American wrestler at Indiana University, is competing at freestyle on an international level in a quest to be a world champion. He recently represented the U.S. at the Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, taking gold at 92 kg (202 pounds), and is competing in Poland this week at an UWW World Championships Ranking Series Event.

(Photo provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications)

“We were doing our training seasons before the team would train, it was really hard to keep me off the mat. There were different points where I was getting two-a-days in, wrestling with our guys and with the training center. I had to figure out the healthy balance between those two — when I should be wrestling live with our best guys and when I should be sitting back letting them take on other guys, watching and coaching.”

Honing his teaching skills has helped Jackson in competition.

“Coaching has made me a really good wrestler,” asserted Jackson.

“When I have an issue about something and I am trying to learn about something, I try to teach it. Then I can go back and forth with things that I am thinking about. It is just like solving a math problem. There are formulas to every technique and there may be a different way of getting there.

The answer is going to be the same and we can replicate it. Coaching has really made me a different wrestler. Before when there were things that I did well, I didn’t always know why.”

Having just started to wrestle freestyle after college, Jackson has made big strides in the last few years.

“I look at my growth over the last three years, which is when I started this process, and I don’t think that there is

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anybody in the country who has grown as much as I have by results and by influence,” said Jackson.

“That speaks a lot to the environment we have fostered here at Princeton and speaks a lot to the leadership of my coach. I also think that I have a lot of buy-in and I believe in myself.”

Wrestling at 86 kg the U.S. Olympic Trials in April, Jackson had mixed success. He lost 3-0 to Aaron Brooks in the first round and then won a pair of consolation matches, 9-2 over Brett Pfarr and 2-1 over Myles Martin. Zahid Valencia ended Jackson’s run with a 10-0 win.

Last month, Jackson won the UWW Senior Nationals title at 92 kg. Jackson defeated Chris Droege of Compound Wrestling at the Great Lakes National Training Center 10-0 in the quarters. He beat Scottie Boykin of TMWC/Spartan Combat RTC 12-1 in the semis, and the win in the final came 6-1 over Kyven Gadson of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club.

Benefiting from some intense training during the pandemic and seeking out as many matches as he could with Princeton wrestling on hiatus, Jackson believes he is headed in the right direction.

“During this time, I have actually wrestled more matches than anybody else on the senior level, not just in the country but in the world,” maintained Jackson.

“Right now might not be when I am going to be a world champ. I know if I keep pushing myself and I learn, I am going to expedite that process. That is what I have been working on. I have been chasing guys down. I know it is just a matter of time before I beat them.”

If Jackson achieves that goal, he is considering taking one thing off his busy plate.

“I just want to be the best in the world,” said Jackson.

“After I taste it, I might want to do it more or I might be done.”

—Bill Alden

PU Rowing Alum Collins Makes U.S. Olympic Team

Former Princeton University women’s open rowing star Claire Collins ‘19 has been named to the United S t ate s Row i ng Oly mpi c Team, the organization said last week.

Collins will race in the coxless four for the U.S. squad She will join another Princeton alumna Gevvie Stone ’07, who will be competing in the double scull.

The Olympic Rowing competition will be from July 23-30 at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo. “ We a r e s o pr ou d of Claire,” said Princeton open head coach Lori Dauphiny.

“She led this team and set an example for all through hard work and a positive attitude. She is always so encouraging and supportive of the team around her.

You could tell early on she was destined for greatness.

She was our fearless leader who is now on her way to compete at the Olympics.”

Collins was a four-time All-Ivy honoree and threetime All-American. She finished her senior year with the von Kienbusch Award a nd w as nom i nate d for NCAA’s Woman of the Year honor. Collins helped the program win four straight Ivy titles.

Former Tiger Rower Mead To Compete for U.S. at Olympics

For mer Princeton University men’s heavyweight rowing standout Nick Mead ‘17 has been named to the United States Rowing Olympic Team, the organization said last week.

Mead w ill race on the men’s eight boat for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The Olympic Rowing competition will be from July 23-30 at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo.

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PU Sports Roundup

U n i ve r s i t y m e n’s s w i m ming and diving team will be competing the U.S.A Olympic Trials this month in Omaha, Neb. Current team ember Max Seidel, Brian Lou, Bret t Feyerick, and Billy Swartwout along with Derek Cox ‘20 and Corey Lau ‘21 will be competing in Wave I, taking place from June 4-7.

Raunak Khosla will compete in six events in Wave II, which takes place from June 13 -20 while D ylan Porges will aim to qualify for the Mexican Olympic Team; should he not, he will swim at the Wave II Trials.

Incoming freshman George Callanan will compete at the U.S.A. Diving Olympic Trials from June 6-13 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Cox will compete in the 200 butterfly with Feyerick in the 100 backstroke, Lau in the 100 breaststroke, Seidel in the 100 and 200 PU Men’s Hoops Players Named to National Programs breast, Lou in the 50 freeTosan Evbuomwan and style, and Swartwout in the Leyi Adebayo of the Prince- 200 backstroke. ton University men’s basket- PU Women’s Swimming ball team have been chosen Has 6 Competing in Trials for national programs in Six members of the their respective countries.

Princeton University womEvbuomwan was named en’s swimming and diving to the Team England 3x3 te a m w i l l b e comp e t i ng Training Camp Squad for this month at the U.S.A. the 2022 Commonwealth Olympic Trials in Omaha, Games in Birmingham, Eng- Neb. land. Along with preparaEllie Marquardt, Amelia tion for the Commonwealth Liu, Margau x McDonald, G ames, Team England ’s L i z a W h i t m i r e , I s a b e l l a camp will also act as prepa- Korbly, and Nicole Veneration for the Europe Cup ma will be competing for qualifier in Romania in June a spot on the U.S. Olymwhen a Great Britain team p i c Te a m . Wave I t a ke s made up of England players place from June 4 -7 and will compete with the goal Wave II takes place from of making the finals in Paris, Ju n e 13 -20. I n order to France, later in the year. advance to Wave II, swimAdebayo was named to mers are required to finthe Australian U19 National ish in the top -two in their Team that will play in the Wave I event.

15th edition of the FIBA U19 Liu will compete in the Basketball World Cup 2021, 50 and 100 freestyle with which takes place from July M c D o n a l d i n t h e 10 0 3-11 in Latvia. Australia backstroke, Korbly in the drew Pool D and will face 100 back, Venema in the the U.S.A., Turkey, and Mali. 50 and 100 free and 100 b u t te r f l y, M a r q u a r d t i n Tiger Men’s Swimming Sends 9 to Olympic Trials t he 40 0 f ree, a nd W h itNine current and former mire in the 200 individual members of the Princeton medley.

“I am so thrilled to see Nick realize his dream of racing at the Olympics,” said Princeton men’s heavyweight head coach Greg Hughes.

“He’s worked incredibly hard over these past five years and overcome some different challenges while training through COVID-19 in order to earn this opportunity. I can’t wait to watch him race. Congratulations and good luck, Nick.”

The former senior captain helped Princeton to three medals at the IR A Championships during his time highlighted by a silver 2V medal in 2014. He also secured two bronze medals at V8 and finished fourth in 2017.

On the inter national stage, Mead’s top accolade includes a second-place finish in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

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PHS Boys’ Tennis Edged by Chatham in State Semis, Ling Provides Highlight with Tense Win at 2nd Singles Jack Ling displayed a composure beyond his years as he battled at second singles for the Princeton High boys’ tennis team when it faced Chatham in the state Group 3 semifinals last Monday.

With the temperatures soaring into the 90s at the Mercer County Park complex, things looked bleak for freshman star Ling. After winning the first set 7-5 against Chatham’s Dennis Isak, Ling dropped the second set 6-4 and trailed 4-2 in the decisive 10-point super tie-break.

Unfazed, Ling kept in the moment. “I had given up three games in a row in the second set,” said Ling.

“I don’t really have much to lose now. I wasn’t really thinking at that point, I was just playing one point at a time.”

Winning eight of the next 10 points, Ling won the tiebreaker 10-6 and took the match, making the team score 2-2.

“I just put a string of points together, I got the momentum going,” said Ling. “I had my team cheering me so that really helped too. I had to finish the match out.”

The semi came down to third singles and PHS freshman Melvin Huang won the first set and took a 6-5 lead in the second but started having leg problems due to the heat. The set went to a tiebreaker and Huang’s leg gave way and he had to retire as the Tigers fell 3-2.

While the defeat was disappointing, Ling was proud of the fortitude that Huang

displayed as he gamely tried to finish his match.

“Melvin fought really, really hard,” said Ling. “He was playing for three and a half hours. It was unbelievable how much he fought. It is crazy.”

Developing bonds with his teammate this spring, Ling enjoyed fighting for the team.

“I like the team environment; it is different from tournaments that I usually play,” said Ling. “We are a great team. You get the support of your team, you are not alone out there.

PHS head coach Sarah Hibbert credited her players with rising to the occasion in the pressure-packed environment of the state semis.

“T hey had a fantast ic showing today,” said Hibbert, whose team ended the spring with a 17-1 record, cruising to both the Central Jersey sectional and Colonial Valley Conference titles along the way.

“Chat ham was ran ked higher than us in the state and we knew it was going to be a really tough match.

I was really proud of how everyone fought.”

Although the first doubles team of the Parker twins, Dylan and Ethan, along with the second doubles pair of Roberto Haubold and Eric Zhu each lost in straight sets, they showed toughness.

“The doubles didn’t start out great in the first set but they were much more competitive in the second set,” said Hibbert.

“If they had started with the level of play they had in the second set, I think we would have had a real good shot.”

In Hibbert’s view, Ling demonstrated a maturity and competitive spirit in pulling out his match.

“Being a freshman and being able to have that poise to be able to do that in a threeset tiebreak when the match is on the line, he handled the situation with great poise,” said Hibbert.

“You can’t tell whether he is winning or losing from looking at him, For a freshman, it is really impressive level of play.”

Sophomore Jonathan Gu looked impressive in defeating Pedro Cattaruzzi 6-4, 6-2 at first singles.

“Jonathan was able to bring his game back which was good after he has been having some issues with his wrist,” said Hibbert. “It was nice for him to be able to come back and play well today.”

Huang played his heart out before succumbing to the heat and pain.

“Melvin gave such a fight, he was hanging in there,” added Hibbert.

“It was a grueling, brutal match They have played for three and half hours on a 95 degree day with humidity.

It is a disappointing way to lose the match, considering we were so close. We had shots at it.”

With a young team coming so close to making a state final, Hibbert is hopeful that the loss to Chatham

will serve as an impetus for future success.

“It is not like you have a team of all seniors who have finally done it and nobody remembers it the next year,” said Hibbert.

“This whole group will remember it. We know we weren’t outclassed or blown off the court. Unfortunately it came down to a war of attrition and unfortunately the body just gave out at

the end. Melvin fought as hard as he could and he played some great tennis.

He stayed in that; I think if he could have walked, he could have won.”

The two seniors in the lineup, the Parker twins, have displayed class throughout their careers.

“They have been a steady position for us,” said Hibbert. “We can always count on that team out there with

their leadership as well and their camaraderie.”

Ling, for his part, believes that PHS will be a special team going forward.

“We have a lot of good players, we have a bright future,” said Ling.

“We can make it far, we just keep getting better and better. We can do some good things.”

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As Shoshi Henderson took the field for the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team when it hosted Monroe in a South Jersey Group 4 sectional first round contest last Wednesday, she brought a straightforward approach.

“It was ‘ don’t lose’; I didn’t want this to be my last game,” said PHS senior star midfielder and co-captain Henderson. “That was the main thing, come out intense with urgency.”

The fourth-seeded Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead over 13th-seeded Monroe but then found themselves locked in a 4-4 tie. At that point, the one-two punch of Henderson and junior Kate Becker took over, sparking an 8-0 run as PHS built a 12-4 lead at halftime and never looked back on the way to a 17-8 lead.

“I love playing with Kate.

It is just so fun to have someone who has a high lax IQ that loves the game as much as I do,” said Henderson, who also had an assist to her younger sister, freshman Sarah, in that stretch.

“We have gotten so good at catching and passing. I pass it to her before she is even open, I know where she is going to be.”

While Henderson looks to set up her teammates with slick passing, she hit the shot of the day, flinging the ball from the midfield line into the net as the buzzer sounded at the end of the first half.

“That was crazy, I had no idea, I kind of just launched it,” recalled Henderson with a laugh.

“It is like in basketball when you see them chuck it up at half court and it is ‘why not.’ It is not something

I practice at all. I think it beat the horn.”

Hustling at her midfield spot, Henderson also helped the PHS defensive effort.

“Our defense was solid in the first half, but we thought she could do a little better and communicate better, have the slides, and definitely shut them down a little more, which we did a lot,” said Henderson.

“We had the momentum coming into halftime and we wanted to keep that same momentum.”

All in all, it ended up as one of the better efforts at both ends of the field for PHS. “We put everything together, the transitions got a lot better,” said Henderson, who ended up with six goals and four assists against Monroe with Becker tallying six goals and junior Cartee O’Brien chipping in two.

“The clears were good, Gigi played amazing in goal.

The freshmen have done really well protecting themselves, it is still a high level game for them. I am proud of everybody, we really put together a great game.”

Two days later, the Tigers had another great game, topping fifth-seeded Southern 16-6 in the sectional semis as Henderson contributed four goals and five assists.

PHS, which improved to 9-5 with the win, was slated to play at top-seeded Cherokee on June 8 with the victor advancing to the sectional final on June 10.

As a battle-tested senior, Henderson has enjoyed assuming a leadership role this spring.

“I have been the young person on this team the

PUTTING ON A SHOW: Princeton High girls’ lacrosse player Shoshi Henderson heads to goal in recent action. Last Wednesday, senior star and Pomona College-bound Henderson tallied six goals and four assists to help fourth-seeded PHS defeat 13th-seeded Monroe 17-8 in the first round of the South Jersey Group 4 sectional. Two days later, Henderson had four goals and five assists as the Tigers topped fifth-seeded Southern 16-6 in the sectional quarters to improve to 9-5. PHS was slated to play at top-seeded Cherokee in the sectional semis with the victor advancing to the final on June 10.

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whole time,” said Henderson.

“I am just really trying to channel what Mariana [ Lopez-Ona] and Shaylah [Marciano] and all of those upperclassmen did for me.

I am trying to mentor these young ones and hopefully we will really have a strong sophomore, junior, and senior class.”

After seeing her junior campaign get canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Henderson is savoring the final weeks of her high school career.

“I am just so grateful that I have gotten a chance to do it,” said Henderson, who has committed to attend Pomona College and will be playing for its women’s lacrosse program.

“The fact that we are playing well and I have done well is just so special.”

PHS head coach Meg Dunleavy credited Henderson producing a special effort against Monroe.

“Shoshi plays very well when she stays composed and feels supported by her teammates and is helping others around her,” said Dunleavy.

“Today she got the opportunity to take it herself a lot. When she took very smart drives, she executed perfectly.”

The Tiger defense also executed well, led by junior goalie Gigi Peloso and junior defenders Grace Rebak, Sarah Glenn, and Sarah White.

“Gigi had 10 saves and three caused turnovers,” said Dunleavy.

“Gigi ran the game, defense ran the game, and we gave it to attack. They held the ball and did everything they had to do. Grace and Sarah Glenn deserve to be mentioned because of their caused turnovers. Sarah can bring it all the way down too as much as Grace. Sarah White had four ground balls but it seemed like much more because every time the ball was on the ground, she came up with it. She knows how to get her body over the ball perfectly.”

In order to keep advancing in the sectional, the Tigers will need to keep up that gritty play.

“We need to make sure that we are on to every single 50/50 ball,” said Dunleavy.

“T hat is going t he be game-changer for us, ground balls and possessing the ball on attack.”

N o m at te r h ow m a ny games that PHS ends up playing this year, Henderson is leaving with fond recollections of competing for the Tigers.

“There have been a lot of ups and downs, but lacrosse has been a highlight of my high school career, sports in general,” said Henderson, who starred in the fall for the Tiger field hockey program.

“I love everybody on those teams. That sectional title in 2019 was such a special season. Now it means so much more knowing that I didn’t have my junior year. These are such good memories I will have for the rest of my life, so I love it.”

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PHS Baseball Makes Historic Breakthrough, Earning First State Tournament Win in Decades For the 13th-seeded Princeton High baseball team, edging fourth-seeded Edison 6-4 in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional last Wednesday was more than an upset.

“That is the first state playoff win for us since the 1980s, we think,” said PHS head coach Dom Capuano.

“That is absolutely big.

The message I said to them is you have to enjoy it, you have to be proud of yourselves. We just did something that hasn’t been done in 30 years.”

Capuano was proud of the way his team attacked the game, scoring three runs in their first at-bat of the contest.

“Getting three runs in the first, that was huge,” said Capuano. “We haven’t done that all year. I think their kid on the mound definitely had a little bit of nerves and we capitalized, which was good.”

PHS found itself trailing 4-3 entering the fifth and responded w it h anot her three-run frame to regain momentum.

“It was kind of the same thing, we had three-run first and three-run fifth,” said Capuano.

“Flynn Kinney came t hough bot h t imes w it h three RBIs of the six runs.

Connor McDowell had two hits.”

Senior star pitcher Tommy Delany came through for Tigers, after yielding two runs in the first and working through jams later in the

contest.

“He probably had a little bit of nerves in the first,” said Capuano of the Pennbound Delany who went six innings, irking out 10 and giving up four hits.

“I wish that we had that Tommy Delany in the fifth and sixth inning, he may not have given up a run all year if he had that stuff. He had this look in his eyes. Generally we try to keep Tommy around 90 pitches, so at the end of the fifth he was at 93. I went up to him and said, ‘you are at 93 pitches, if you go back out there you just have to be willing to go to the maximum because I can’t put you out there for five pitches. I need you to do the inning.’ Right away he said, ‘I want to go’ and he sure did.”

T hree days later, PHS fell 8-1 to 12th-seeded Old Bridge to finish the spring with an 11-9 record.

“The score is a little misleading only because in the first inning we gave up one unearned run on an error and then in the top of the fifth we are tied 1-1,” said Capuano who got two hits and an RBI from junior center fielder Jensen Bergman in the loss.

“The game got a little away from us. They got one unearned run in the first and then they got four runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. We scored one in fifth.”

Capuano acknowledged that Old Bridge hurler Jason Gilman stymied the Tigers

to give the senior class credit for being that class that broke the curse. Flynn all year led the team in hitting and Tommy was unquestionably our best pitcher. Flynn is not your prototypical No 3 hitter but he still hit .370.

That can be someone people look at and say, ‘just do your job.’ This year was the first year that Tommy got a win, his sophomore year was all no decisions or losses. He went 5-0 this year with one save and won big games for us.”

With a corps of 11 juniors, Capuano is hoping that class does some big things next spring.

“ T h e r e i s a lot m or e g row t h to b e had as a whole; I think certain people evolved in certain areas,” said Capuano.

“It is exciting as long as they buy in and we can do some stuff this summer and they can work hard. Let’s work a little harder, let’s dig a little deeper, and let’s try to progress as a whole.”

In Capuano’s view, the breakout win over Edison should serve as the inspiration for that kind of commitment.

“The Edison game encapsulates all of it; when you look at the regular season

we went 10-8 — all 10 wins were against teams that were below us in the standings and all eight losses were to teams above us,” said Capuano.

“Most of the losses were one-run games. I kept saying that eventually we have to beat these teams if we want to go where we want to go.

When it ultimately counted the most, we did it. It gives them a sense of belief, they can do it now. That is where we build from; the message going forward is building off of that and setting new expectations.”

—Bill Alden

as he recorded 12 strikeouts and yielded four hits.

“We knew they had good pitching and he was a really good pitcher,” said Capuano.

“As a team, hitting wasn’t always our strong point. We were pretty good at timely hitting. He threw a little harder and was able to exploit our weaknesses.”

In t he postgame mes sage to his squad, Capuano urged his players to reflect on the states experience as a whole.

“Let’s not let another 30 years happen before we get another win in states; a win in states needs to be the norm,” said Capuano.

“We need to continue to evolve our culture and our expectations, and work ethic so that getting the second round is now expected. Then we can keep pushing forward and evolve our game.

It is learn from it, remember what the success was like against Edison and remember how upset you are losing against Old Bridge and put the work in to evolve that.”

Capuano credited his trio of seniors Delany, Kinney, and Andrew Lambert with having a positive impact on the team’s culture.

“F ly nn and Tom my as sophomores were there at the beginning and helped to car r y t hat message,” said Capuano, noting that Delany became a starter as STATEMENT WIN: Players on the Princeton High baseball team celebrate after the 13th-seeded a freshman.

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Kendall Williamson’s athletic focus used to be on g ymnastics, but she has flipped to track and field in recent years and the Princeton High girls’ team couldn’t be happier.

Having gone from a track neophyte to a superb sprinter, junior Williamson has emerged as a star for the PHS program.

“I’m happy too,” said Williamson, reflecting on her switch to track.

Williamson showed real promise as a gymnast, starting at age 8 and climbing the ranks until a serious injury gave her pause.

“I fractured my back,” said Williamson. “It was just very hard to go back and heal from that and keep doing gymnastics. I was getting injured a lot in gymnastics, so I decided it was time to quit. As a Level 10 gymnast, injuries are going to happen.

I was home schooled for a year in seventh grade because gymnastics was such a big part of my life.”

Turning to track for something different, Williamson found a new pursuit. She competed in eighth grade for enjoyment before starting to get serious as a freshman. After a promising first year, she was headed for a big encore performance in the last spring after helping the 4x400 reach the Meet of

Champions.

The COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2020 outdoor s eason, and Williamson came back even more motivated this year to perform well despite missing a season of formal training.

“I don’t know about making up for it,” said Williamson. “I think I might have been a little bit faster, but I think I’m doing the best I can do after a pandemic.

The last time I ran outdoor was freshman year. I’ve improved so much since then, so maybe I would have been a little faster but I’m doing all I can do.”

L ast week, Williamson showed her speed as she helped the Tigers win the Colonial Valley Conference championship meet, winning the 100 meters in 12.98 seconds, the 200 in 26.02 seconds, placing third in the 400 meters in 1:02.12 and anchoring the second-place 4x400 relay that ran 4:07.7.

PHS scored 127 points to runner-up Hopewell Valley’s 115 in the meet which concluded on June 1 after being pushed back due to inclement weather over Memorial Day weekend.

“Going into it, we knew we had a good chance of winning,” said Williamson.

“But we knew it wasn’t going to be easy because Hopewell and Allentown

have very good sprint teams and distance teams. The weather wasn’t really ideal, but we knew what we had to do and we did it. The girls are very happy about it – that we could finally win.”

The conference championships began on the Friday, and were to be completed Saturday, but didn’t conclude until Tuesday as downpours drenched the area over the weekend. That left little time to enjoy the win before PHS competed in the sectional championships last weekend at Long Branch High, but the Tigers wanted to relish their accomplishment.

“It’s huge,” said PHS head coach Ben Samara. “For the last several years, we’ve had some really great girls teams that have had the chance to win the county or conference title and just circumstances have not worked out. We had a really great team in 2019 and we lost a couple girls right before the meet. Then we had a very strong team in 2020 and of course the season gets canceled. This one wasn’t just for the girls this year, it was for the girls in the past two years as well. A lot of them were sending well wishes and a couple of them spoke to the team. It was a big moment for several years, not just for this year.”

FULL SPEED AHEAD: Princeton High girls’ track star Kendall Williamson displays her sprinting form at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet last Friday at Long Branch High. Producing a stellar performance at the sectional meet, junior Williamson placed second in the 100 meters, fourth in the 200 in 25.75, and helped the 4x400 relay place fourth. The PHS girls’ squad placed ninth in the team standings at the meet. Earlier in the week, Williamson helped the Tigers take first at the Colonial Valley Conference championship meet, winning the 100 meters and the 200 in 26.02 seconds and placing placed third in the 400. PHS scored 127 points to runner-up Hopewell Valley’s 115.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

PHS received points from across the board with the top six in each event scoring. Robin Roth led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 3,200 meters in 11:46.06. Lucy Kreipke was second in 11:48.84 and Charlotte Gilmore took third in 11:49.65. Roth placed second in the 1,600 meters in 5:17.41 while Kreipke placed fourth in 5:21.87.

Peyton Reynolds won the pole vault when she cleared 8-feet. Ada Metaxas was second in long jump at 16’1/2. She was also second in the triple jump with a mark of 34’1. Metaxas finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.74 seconds with Katherine Monroe fifth in 16.97 seconds.

Alysse Kiesewetter was second in the 400 hurdles in 1:08.14. The 4x800 relay was second in 10:02.18.

The 4x100 was fourth in a season-best 52.75 seconds.

Ya n a M e d v e d e v a t o o k fourth in the 800 meters in 2:26.01.

“Even after we went 1-2-3 in the two-mile on Saturday, we still had Hopewell up by a couple of points,” said Samara. “We overperformed for the whole meet by 20 points. They overperformed by 10 or so points. They didn’t back down at all. It took some big things on that third day – a really, really tough 800 meters from Yana Medvedeva to get four big points. And then two events that we weren’t even thinking about at the beginning of the season – the 4x100 relay and the triple jump, just looking at the stats through the course of the season, we saw there was an opportunity to pick up some points there.”

On the boys side, point scorers at the CVC meet were led by the secondplace 4x800 relay. T he boys’ 4x800 was second in 8:26.85. The 4x400 was sixth in 3:38.87. Addison Motto was second in the 800 in 1:59.96 and Andrew Kenny was fifth in 2:02.34.

Motto was sixth in the 1,600 meters in 4:35.75.

Khalil Benjamin won the javelin with a throw of 1395. Christopher Consoli was fourth in pole vault with a 9’6 clearance.

The boys’ highlight of the season came at sectionals last weekend when the 4x800 relay of John Zammit, Addison Motto, Andrew Kenny, and Collin McCafferty won the Central Jersey Group 4 title in 8:16.39, almost two seconds ahead of East Brunswick’s 8:18.35.

“It was a fantastic race,” said Samara. “This is one that I don’t think anybody thought we’d be competing for count y and sectional titles in the boys 4x8 at the start of the season.

T he s e g uys have re a l ly rounded into shape. They have so much confidence now. Coach Smirk, before the 4x8, they were talking about the order and he left the decision up to them.

They embraced that. They put themselves in some uncomfortable positions which allowed them to shine a little bit more.”

The top six finishers in each sectional event advance to the Group 4 state championships that will be held this Friday and Saturday at Frank lin High.

Williamson qualified in all three events that she ran.

She was second in the 100 in 12.59 seconds. She took

fourth in the 200 in 25.75 seconds and she helped the 4x400 relay place fourth in 4:12.37. Ada Metaxas was the lone PHS girl to capture a group title. She won the long jump with a personalbest 17-1¼.

“She’s been chasing 17 feet for a while,” said Samara. “She’s been dealing with some shin issues as a lot of jumpers do, but she’s kept working on her technique, her speed to the board, and I think she has more to go.

It’s probably going to take another PR from her to get through, but I think she has it in her.”

Roth placed fifth in the 3,200 in 11: 45.03. The PHS girls finished ninth in the team standings with 28 points.

“I think there were some really good positives to take away,” said Samara in assessing the squad’s performance at the sectional meet.

“The girls knew this, that there was going to be somewhat of a letdown after putting so much mental energy over so many days in that conference championship, so that’s to be expected.

I think everyone is a little tired.”

Instead of her usual four events, Williamson did not compete in the 400 meters that was back-to-back with the 100 meters at the CJ 4 championships. She will focus on the 100 and 200 and 4x400 at groups.

“She’s been putting in race after race for the past couple meets, quadding every single weekend,” said Samara.

“The way she’s putting it on the line and the way that she’s going into all these races, potentially risking her own personal performance for the benefit of the team, speaks for her character.

I think it says a lot. She’s been very, very steady and very, very consistent and obviously we couldn’t have done it without her.”

Showing a consistent work ethic, Williamson positioned herself for a big year despite the challenges of losing last spring’s season. She pushed to continue her development, finding a way to lift even without the school’s weight room being open and to keep herself in shape.

“Since the beginning of quarantine, I’ve been working really hard,” said W i l l i a m s o n . “ I ’v e b e e n going to the gym, going on runs by myself. I’m just really grateful that we have a season and a chance to run. I’m just really happy about it.”

Williamson has seen positive changes in herself that have enabled her to come back better than the last time she ran outdoor track.

The inner drive is the biggest dif ference in help ing her find a new level of achievement.

“I’m more self-motivated,” said Williamson. “Because of the pandemic I wasn’t able to go to practice so I had to push myself to train on my own. I hold myself accountable more. I’m definitely more confident. As a freshman, I didn’t really know what to expect and I was running against seniors.

Now I’m a junior and I have more confidence now.”

Reaching the Group 4 meet was one goal of hers.

She is also looking to beat the school record in the 100

meters of 12.35 seconds, having run a personal best of 12.46. If she can set a new best at groups, it would give her a better chance at making the Meet of Champions. The top three finishers in each event automatically advance as well as the next nine best times from the combined Group 2 and 4 results. Giving Williamson the chance to focus on her top two individual events will help as she aims for her goals. Williamson also has a long-term goal of running in college, and she has just begun the college search process.

“Next year I’m definitely going to throw down some really good times,” said Williamson. “I’m just happy with how I’m doing after the pandemic and preparing myself for next year. Sometimes I forget I have another year.”

PHS and the rest of the CVC haven’t forgotten. The Tigers are looking forward to one more year after a big finish to this season in the sport that’s become her driving force.

“This year, we have the depth in the sprints to be competitive in a 4x1 or 4x4, but when it comes down to the individual events, with the talent that we have in the CVC, we needed Kendall up top,” said Samara.

“In the 1 and the 2, those girls have been nipping at her heels for a while. She’s got a target on her back.

She showed she’s still No. 1.”

—Justin Feil

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PHS Girls’ Sprint Star Williamson Has Big Week, Helping Tigers Win CVC Title, Take 9th at Sectionals

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For Bailey Callaway, starring at goalie in a Mites On Ice scrimmage between periods at a Philadelphia Flyers game as a preschooler started her on a special hockey journey.

“I was the MVP and I got interviewed on the jumbotron,” said Princeton native Callaway, 17, who started playing hockey at age 3, following in the footsteps of her older siblings, Tooker and Ali, who went on the be hockey stars for Princeton High “I was 4 or 5, I was really young. Having that attention and realizing that you are good at something made me stick with it. I really enjoyed the position.”

In order to get really good, Callaway played in boys’ leagues and went to goalie camps through grade school. When she was 12, Callaway switched to the girls’ side, playing for the New Jersey Colonials.

Looking to sharpen her skills against the best competition, Callaway left Princeton after middle school and headed to Rochester, N.Y., to attend the RYA at Selects Hockey Academy based at Bishop Kearney High.

“It was a huge adjustment going from being with your family all the time to living with 40 girls in a dorm, but everyone has each other’s backs,” said Callaway, whose daily schedule there started with breakfast at 7:40 a.m., school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., practice and working out from 3 to 6:30 p.m., dinner after that, study hall from 8:30 to 10 p.m., and then lights out at 10:30 p.m.

“The coaches made the adjustment easy. You fall into this rhy thm of constantly doing something.

You are always playing, you are always lifting, and you are always working out.”

That hockey immersion helped Callaway make constant progress.

“Just being on the ice with them and in the workout room with their compete level, automatically it brings your level up,” said Callaway.

“T heir sk i l l level was amazing. Practicing against these girls who are extremely talented can only bring you up with them. We are all pushing each other to reach

the next step in your game.”

Taking next step in her hockey journey, Callaway joined the Detroit Little Caesars program based in Michigan last fall and reached the highest level this May as she helped the squad win the USA Hockey Girls Tier I 16U national tournament.

It didn’t take Callaway long to realize that the Little Caesars squad was destined for some great things.

“I knew the girls and I liked them,” said Callaway, who lived with the family of one of her teammates, Gia Mancy, in Toledo, Ohio, and did school online.

“I knew that we were going to be something special right from the start. Since the beginning of our season, our goal as a team was to win the last game. That was the most important thing, that is what we were aiming for.”

While the Little Caesars produced a dominant campaign, with the team’s only setback coming in an overtime loss, Callaway knew that didn’t guarantee a national title.

“We had a perfect record for most of the season but none of that proved anything,” said Callaway. “We knew we had to win. Everyone was saying, ‘oh they are really good, but they are not that good.’ We were called the superstars and we were ready to show everyone that we were that good and that we could win it all.”

After cruising through the Michigan state tournament, outscoring its foes 35-0 in four games to earn a spot in nationals, Callaway enjoyed a homecoming as the competition was held at the Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester, Pa. “I had my grandparents come, just being an hour away from home. It was amazing,” said Callaway, whose parents and siblings were also on hand at Ice Line.

Starting the tourney with a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Lady Ducks (Cal.) opening win got Little Caesars rolling.

“That was just getting all of the nerves out and making sure that we were all ready,” said Callaway, who made six saves in 23 minutes against the Lady Ducks.

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We made sure that we knew what we were here to do. It was prep, we were getting ready for the bigger games.”

In the quarterfinals, Callaway recorded 22 saves to help the Little Caesars edge her former team, the Selects Academy (N.Y.) 1-0.

“It means something more going into that game, facing my old teammates was super exciting,” said Callaway.

“They are really talented, we came out hard and so did they. It was a battle, they are a super hard working team and we found a way to win.

I think having a shutout in

that game was awesome.

It can’t be easy for them to not score a goal on a former teammate. We were a little bit nervous in that one.”

Heading into the final against Minnesota Elite Vegas, Callaway felt battletested.

“I had played in that game two years ago and had lost it,” said Callaway, whose Selects team fell 2-0 to the Chicago Mission in that contest.

“Going into that game, I had no nerves at all. It was only positive energy. I knew what I had to do, I have been in that situation. We were all pumped up, we knew we could take on this team.

We knew what we had to do to win, this is what we had been working for all year.”

While Callaway gave up an early goal, she settled down, making 19 saves as the Little Caesars pulled away to a 5-2 victory

“Sometimes the hardest shot of the game can be the first,” said Callaway.

“It is having that mindset of OK, I just got scored on, let’s pick it up and see what we can do now and rebound from that. I didn’t let it rattle me at all, that is just how it went. It woke our team up.

We responded from there and completely dominated.”

In the waning moments of contest, Callaway soaked in the emotions of achieving the goal of a national crown.

“My adrenaline is pumping and everyone keeps looking back at the board and we are all like we are about to win a national championship,” said Callaway.

“The clock hit zero and everyone just comes flying out on the ice. It was smiles, cheering, and everything. It was the most surreal dreamcome-true moment that I have ever experienced in my life. A lot of the girls who are on the Caesars team lost

the national championship two years ago, so we got our revenge and we got to win the gold. It was an unbelievable experience.”

For Callaway, the last three years have been an unbelievable hockey journey.

“Every year I have stepped up my game several notches; that is because of the training I have been able to have access to,” said Callaway, who plans to stay with the Little Caesars program for her final year of high school and is looking to play Division I college hockey.

“I don’t think I would be the same if I had stayed home, because every experience along the way has developed me as a player. I would not have wanted to do it with anyone else besides my teammates and the coaches I have had. It has been a phenomenal experience.”

—Bill Alden

ON THE WAY TO A TITLE: Bailey Callaway shows her focus in USA Hockey Girls Tier I 16U national tournament in May. Princeton native Callaway helped her Detroit Little Caesars (Mich.) squad win the national title as it topped Minnesota Elite Vegas 5-2 in the title game. Star goalie Callaway made 19 saves in the final.

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PDS Boys’ Hoops Coach Holding Summer Camps

P r i nce ton Day S cho ol boys’ basketball head coach Eugene Burroughs will be holding co - ed basketball camps this summer for boys and girls in grades 3-10.

Burroughs, who has extensive experience coaching at the college level and for the Philadelphia 76ers organization, will be offering NBA-style skills training and shooting sessions.

During the morning session of camp, the focus will be on learning basketball fundamentals based on principles Burroughs has

p.m. Participants may sign up for either the morning or afternoon session or for both.

The cost of the week for just the morning or afternoon session is $280. The cost of a week doing both sessions is $540. For more information and to register, log onto pds.org/basketballcamp.

Bailey Basketball Academy Offering Summer Programs

T he B ailey B asketball Academy (BBA) is resuming its year-round hoops programs this summer.

Run by former Princeton Day School girls’ basketball head coach and NBA camp clinician Kamau Bailey, the BBA summer hoops program will offer several day camp oppor t u nit ies for Princeton and Mercer County area youth boys and

girls. The offerings include a series of basketball player development camps, shot doctor shooting clinics for developing and advanced players, and appointmentonly sessions. CDC and N.J. state health protocols will be strictly enforced.

As a special promotion for Princeton families, all preregistrations before June 15 will receive a BBA player/ family discount of $50.

The first BBA offering will be a Junior 76ers Camp #1 running from June 28-July 2 at 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at PDS for players ages 9-14.

There will be a BBA camp from July 5 -9 at Stuar t Country Day School from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This program will be a skill development camp for boys and girls ages 7-13. Campers will learn basketball fundamentals

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in a fun and friendly environment. The focus will be on shooting, passing, and ball-handling Campers will need to bring their own ball, snack and lunch each day.

There will be a Shot Doctor Shooting Camp from July 12-16 at Stuart Country Day School from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This offering will be for boys and girls ages 8-17 with two sessions — morning for younger players and afternoon for older players.

This is a special camp for those looking to improve shooting ability where each camper will shoot on average 300-500 shots per day in the form of high level shooting drills and games.

Specialty skills to be covered will include: shooting mechanics/form; shooting off the dribble, pass, and screen; and shot selection.

There will be a video breakdown done for each camper and each camper will receive a Shot Doctor shooting Tshirt. Each camper will need to bring their own snack and lunch each day.

The final offering will be Junior 76ers Camp #2 running from August 9-13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at PDS for players ages 9-14.

Additional player development workouts for individual and small groups can be arranged by contacting coach Bailey and making appointments that fit one’s family/ youth schedule.

For more information and to register, contact Kamau Bailey at (917) 626-5785 or kamau.bailey@gmail.com.

Princeton Junior Football Recent Results

In Senior Division (ages 11-14) action in the Princeton Junior Football League ( PJFL) last weekend, the PBA Vikings tied the Petrone Associate Steelers 40-40. For the Vikings, Colton Monica each scored three touchdowns, Ellinton Hinds had t wo TDs and

Raymond Buck rushed for another. Trav is Petrone, Michael Bess, Jaden Bartley, and Yuvraj Bedi combined for six touchdowns for the Vikings. The Alizio Sealcoating Giants defeated The 5C Fund Jets 27-21 as Jack Lenkowsky and Corey Woodson had two touchdowns apiece for the victors with Devan Levy throwing three TD passes.

In Juniors ( ages 8 -11) games, the Princeton Sunoco Seahawks edged the COE Smiles Patriots 14-12 as Mason Merse and Alex Spies each scored touchdowns in the win. For the Patriots, Devan Jayachandran ran for a touchdown and t hrew a touchdow n pass to Sam Gibb. Carmelo Thompson led the Christine’s Hope Steelers past the Princeton Global Jets 22-21 with two touchdown passes, one to Liam McCloskey and one to Roy Bellace.

McCloskey added a third score on the ground and PJ Ross sealed the victory with a two-point conversion. For the Jets, Leo Miele rushed for touchdown and Maddox Slosberg threw touchdown passes to Michael Widener and Max Prenner. The DZS Clinical Vikings defeated the UOA Giants 33-7 as William Schmitt hit Hewitt Sundgren for a touchdown pass and Teddy Sabatino chucked a TD pass to Sebastian Murdock. Cooper Casto added an interception return for a touchdown in the win. John Monica scored a touchdown in losing cause for the Giants.

In the Rookie Division (ages 6-8), the Princeton Global Tigers defeated the COE Irish 42-28. The Tigers were led by Hugh Murphy with three touchdowns while Matthew Ahn and George Hogshire each had touchdown runs. Theo Salganik scored three touchdowns for the Irish with Dylan Merse adding a fourth score.

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T he goal is for ever y camper to develop and learn great habits that will impact their basketball future to take their game to the next level. For the younger campers, the focus will be on creating a fun environment for them to learn the basic fundamentals of the game.

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YOUNG GUN: Princeton High boys’ lacrosse player Patrick Kenah gets ready to unload the ball in recent action. Last Thursday, freshman attackman Kenah tallied four goals and three assists in a losing cause as the sixth-seeded Tigers fell 17-10 at third-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the North Jersey Group 3 sectional quarterfinals. PHS finished the spring with a 9-5 record.

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Obituaries

Helen Puschel Apgar 1921 – 2020

Schumacher a few years after the company took part in the 1925 Paris Exposition that launched Art Deco, and helped the firm bring modernism to American homes.

A turning point in Helen’s life was the birth of a daughter in 1950 with cognitive deficits, who for years gave little sign of ever being able to lead a semblance of a normal life. In time, Barbara began to make peace with the world and even graduated from junior college, but always needed to live with Helen. Daughter in tow, Helen and Holt retired to their beloved beach house in Mantoloking, not far from where they had met in 1941.

Living as long as Helen did, her daughter always had a place to stay. Two months after Barbara succumbed to ovarian cancer, Helen awoke in good spirits one morning, had breakfast, fell into a coma, and, for no apparent reason, passed away.

A family memorial service will celebrate her 100 th birthday.

Helen Puschel Apgar would have turned 100 this September. She died at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic on February 7, 2020 in Mantoloking, NJ, having regretfully outlived her husband H. Holt Apgar (Princeton ‘43) and her two oldest children, Holt Jr. (’69) and Barbara. Her youngest son David; her grandchildren Phebe ( ‘00 ), Sarah, and Camille ; and four greatgrandchildren survive her.

Born Helen Willard Puschel on September 24, 1921 in Flushing — not long after Queens incorporated it — she was the only child of Herbert W. and Helen Cork Puschel. She had two favorite uncles: Uncle Possum, Edward Chevalier Cork, youngest of her mother’s four siblings, who livened up Carol Pettit Lovelock family tea parties during and Carol Pettit Lovelock, age after Prohibition with dol- 78, died of complications lops of “tonic” from a pocket due to Covid-19 on May 17, flask; and Walter Puschel, 2021. who joined his great-unCarol was a member of the c l e’s t e x t i l e e m p o r i u m Pettit family that settled in

the Princeton area around 100 years ago. She was born on January 2, 1943 in Alexandria, La., while her family was Army traveling. She attended the Valley Road School, and Princeton High School for one year.

Carol was a graduate of the Solebury School, New Hope, Pa., and also studied at the Tobe-Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City.

She worked as Assistant Investment Counselor at the Bank of New York, on Wall Street. After raising her family, she became a Store Manager for Shoetown Stores in Oceanside and Baldwin, on Long Island.

She was predeceased by her parents, Bill and Taddy of R idgev iew Road, and her brother Jon. Carol is survived by brothers Bill (Kathy) and Don (Joan), sister Penny Kreinberg (Bob), and sister-in-law Barb.

Carol maintained ties to Princeton by visiting family often, attending Easter services at Trinity Church, and shopping along Nassau Street and Palmer Square.

She enjoyed fashion and gardening and always had flowers in her life. She also enjoyed travel and visited most states in the U.S.A., Canada, and many countries in Europe and the Caribbean.

Her family was everything to Carol. She leaves behind her loving husband of 52 years, Joseph, and three children: Carolyn (Pat) McGarry, Joe W. (Henrietta), and Charles. She also loved and doted on her six grandchildren: Bridget, Peyton, Morgan, William, Katie, and Amanda.

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A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church on Tuesday, June 15 at 10 a.m., and interment will follow at the family plot in Princeton Cemetery.

sister Sr. Theresa Fahey, RSHM. Frank is survived by his wife of 64 years, Cathleen (Neller) Fahey; three sons Tim (Ellen), Brian (Kimbra), and Rob (Renee); two daughters Colleen (Mike) Natalicchio and Tara (Rob) Hetzel; two sisters Sr. Patricia Fahey, RSHM and Barbara (John) Chiaramonte; 13 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

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A Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021 at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 216 Nassau Street, Princeton.

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(609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613.

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Are you thinking about getting your Real Estate License and a career in Real Estate?

Then Call Jospeh Marino at 732-570-8518.

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No Pets & non-smoking tenants: Princeton–$3200/mo. plus utilities.

SHORT TERM FURNISHED SUMMER RENTAL. 3 BR, 4 full baths, LR, DR, Eat-in Kitchen, enclosed porch, private backyard. NO PETS, NON-smoking tenant. Available NOW thru 8/31/2021 ONLY. Princeton – $3000/mo. plus utilities. 3 BR, 2 full & 2 half baths. 3 floors, 1st has a family room w/fireplace & ½ bath & garage; 2nd floor has Eat-in Kitchen, LR & ½ bath; 3rd floor has 3 BR, 2 baths & laundry. Available 6/15/2021.

Princeton – $1900/mo.

Includes heat, water & 1 parking space. 2nd floor, 1 BR, LR, Eat-in Kitchen. Available 6/8/2021. Has Laundry in the closet outside the bathroom.

Princeton – $1900/mo.

Includes heat, water & 1 parking space. 2nd floor, 1 BR, LR, Eat-in Kitchen. Has Laundry in the full bath.

Available 7/10/2021.

Princeton – $1850/mo.

Includes heat, water & 1 parking space. 3rd floor, 2 BR, 1 bath, LR, DR/Office & Kitchen. NO laundry.

Date available unknown.

Princeton – $1700/mo.

Includes heat & water. 2nd floor, 1 BR, LR & Eat-in Kitchen. Available 6/8/2021. The owner has hired a contractor to install a laundry room.

When that is completed & ready for use the rent will increase to $1800/ mo.

STOCKTON MEANS FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE Email for more information: sre.marty@gmail.com We list, We sell, We manage. If you have a house to sell or rent we are ready to service you! Call us for any of your real estate needs and check out our website at: http://www.stockton-realtor.com

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ONE GREAT SCOOTER: For sale.

Pride Victory 9 Scooter, purchased new for 2K fall of 2019. Very light use, runs beautifully. Charging cord, owner’s manual, basket included.

Scooter currently in Skillman; test drives available. Make me an offer!

Cash or cashier’s check only, please.

Call Stephanie at (908) 635-3212.

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Featuring gifts that are distinctly Princeton UNIQUE GIFTS! www.princetonmagazinestore.com The Mercer Oak, set of 4, 35mm colored film prints, by John Rounds

PUBLIC NOTICE: Ridgeview Conservancy, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, will be submitting an application to NJDEP’s Green Acres program to obtain partial funding for the acquisition for conservation of a 153-acre undeveloped property bounded by Cherry Valley Road to the north, Province Line Road to the west, and existing residential developments to the south and east. The property is designated on the Princeton Tax Map as Block 102, Lot 6.02. Ridgeview Conservancy’s application will be on file at the organization’s website (www. ridgeviewconservancy.org); at its office (211 Ridgeview Road, Princeton, NJ 08540); and at Green Acres. The application will be available for public review and comment.

06-09 HOUSECLEANING/ HOUSEKEEPING: Professional cleaning service.

Experienced, references, honest & responsible. Reasonable price.

Call Ursula (609) 635-7054 for free estimate.

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POPULAR HOME IMPROVEMENT TRENDS FOR 2021

NASSAU STREET PROPERTIES: 1 BR apartment, 1/2 block from Nassau Street. Parking, hardwood floors & natural light. 3 BR apartment, 1/2 block from Nassau Street. New bath, parking. Call (609) 751-6051.

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Home improvement projects are on the rise again in 2021, as homeowners look to completing upgrades that will reflect their lifestyles and demands. Several of the most popular home improvement projects of 2021 are upgrades that won’t break the budget.

Interior painting: Painting one or more of the rooms in your home is a low cost home improvement that can have a great impact as it can change the look of your home and décor immediately. Current trends include creamy neutrals and bold accent walls.

New flooring: Replacing or upgrading your flooring is another popular home improvement project that can be relatively inexpensive and increase the value of your home. Some popular flooring choices include sustainable wood floors, traditional hardwood, and luxury plank vinyl.

Outdoor living spaces: We’re still spending more time at home, and homeowners are updating their outdoor spaces for relaxation and socializing. Upgrading decks with low maintenance surfaces and patios that extend your indoor living space are popular projects, as are gardens.

Bathroom upgrades: Bathroom upgrades remain one of the top home improvement projects, from facelifts to complete remodeling. Current trends include spa-like showers and natural materials.

Employment Opportunities in the Princeton Area SMALL WORLD COFFEE

is hiring Cooks for our kitchen & Baristas. We offer competitive base wages plus tips, health insurance, a retirement plan, paid time off, excellent training & an amazing team of co-workers. Apply in person or on our website: smallworldcoffee.com 06-02-2t

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30 Years of Experience!

Antiques – Jewelry – Watches – Guitars – Cameras Books - Coins – Artwork – Diamonds – Furniture Unique Items I Will Buy Single Items to the Entire Estate!

Are You Moving? House Cleanout Service Available!

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Daniel Downs (Owner) Serving all of Mercer County Area

UNOW Day Nursery, a NAEYC accredited program for children three months through 5 years of age, located on the campus of Princeton University, is searching for highly qualified and energetic Teacher Assistants with a passion and heart for working with young children and their families.

Witherspoon Media Group

For 50 years, UNOW has been steadfastly committed to providing play-based experiences to young children and fostering meaningful relationships with families in a full-day, full year program with regular hours between 8:00 am and 5:30 pm.

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We are currently hiring for summer, with possibility of the position continuing into the school year.

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The Teacher Assistant is an integral part of the classroom teaching team. Expectations of a Teacher Assistant include: Job Types: Full-time, Part-time • Helping to create a safe, welcoming and responsive Education: CDA, AA Degree or more a plus environment; Pay commiserate with experience — starting at • Assisting all the children in the classroom with the $17.50 per hour, plus benefits daily routine and activities throughout the day; COVID-19 considerations • Assisting teachers with activity and meal set up and UNOW provides COVID testing on a weekly clean up, feeding and hand washing, and safe sleep basis for all staff. Children and staff undergo a health practices; screening prior to entry each day, which includes a • Developing and maintaining positive relationships temperature check and screening questionnaire. with young children, engaging children in active Please no phone calls. Email resumes to conversation and play;

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For additional info contact: Great location just 2 blocks from Nassau Street and the center of town. Rare opportunity to own this 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath Victorian jewel on quiet Madison Street in Princeton. Elegant architectural details have been meticulously maintained. Central air conditioning and state of the art appliances. Parking for three cars. A gracious Princeton home at its finest.

Offered for $1,250,000

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Bucks County’s Most Exclusive Gated Community Our quick-delivery homes sold out in record time last fall, so we have made additional homes available for quick delivery this spring – including more than $300,000 in upgrades.

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