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New Artists’ Cooperative To Open in Princeton Shopping Center . . . . . 5 Virtual Program on Affordable Housing is Joint Project of Three Synagogues . . . . . . . . 8 New Anthology on Music is Collaborative Effort . . . 16 PDS Alumna Barbara Helps PU Women’s Soccer Win Opener . . 27 Looking for Seniors to Step Up, PHS Football Kicking Off 2021 Season . . . . 32
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On Monday, August 30, the Princeton Health Department reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Princeton in the previous seven days, 31 cases in the previous 14 days. Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser noted that the recent surge, with the spread of the Delta variant, has been about 50 percent as big as the COVID-19 surge Princeton experienced last winter. The Delta variant is “a much more contagious strain that has spread on a much different scale from what we saw with the Alpha variant,” he said. “With Delta, it felt as if once someone from a household was infected it was a waiting game for everyone else in that house. There was certainly vaccine protection in situations where households were not completely infected, but in low vaccination-rate households infection rates neared 100 percent of the dwelling’s inhabitants.” Grosser emphasized the need for mask-wearing, social distancing, and vaccinations as the way to reduce transmission of all strains of the virus. The Princeton vaccination rate, as of August 24, was 79 percent (ages 12 and over) and 98 percent for residents 65 and over. The vaccination rate for Mercer County (age 12 and over) is 65 percent, 75 percent for 65 and over. For New Jersey it’s 72 percent (12 and over), 85 percent for 65 and over, and for the United States as a whole, the vaccination rate is 61 percent (ages 12 and over) and 82 percent for age 65 and over. At least one in 10 people who live in Mercer County has been infected with COVID-19 since January of 2020, and at least one in 379 in Mercer County has died. Starting September 20, the Princeton Health Department will begin to offer booster doses to individuals who have had the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for at least eight months, and will also offer Johnson & Johnson boosters once they are approved by federal health authorities. The health department over the past two weeks has begun to provide third shots to moderately to severely immunocompromised homebound Princeton residents who have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Those individuals are eligible for a third dose 28 days after their second Continued on Page 11
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Schools Prepare for September 9 Opening As teachers, staff, parents, and more than 3,800 students of the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) prepare for the first day of school on Thursday, September 9, the district remains committed to in-person, full-day school for all. “The past two school years have been unprecedented for schools everywhere,” new Superintendent Carol Kelley wrote to PPS families on August 20. “This three-pronged crisis (health, financial, and social) has been overwhelming for families, students, and staff. Yet I am encouraged and optimistic about the school year ahead.” Kelley, who took over as superintendent two months ago, will be available to meet parents tomorrow, September 2, on the front lawn of the Valley Road administrative building from 9 to 10 a.m. and again from 6 to 7 p.m. She continued, “In terms of the health and safety of our students, we have a strong foundation to build on. Last school year, we had zero COVID cases transmitted in our schools. To date, we are fortunate that 77 percent of people (over age 12) in our Princeton community have been vaccinated. Through the safety protocols we have in place, we hope to maintain this record once we reopen school in September.” Kelley highlighted the dedication of
educators, parents, and community supporters and emphasized, “we are prepared to foster a school culture that’s welcoming and affirming for all, which is even more critical during this time. For the first time in over a year, our students will engage in full-day learning, five days a week in their respective school buildings.” The Princeton Health Department has been meeting weekly with many Princeton schools to discuss planning and implementation of infection control and
prevention strategies. “These are centered around increasing ventilation while maximizing instruction outside, improving of air filtration, not just mask wearing but proper wearing of quality masks, options for testing, expanded symptom checking, and quick and efficient contact tracing that removes unnecessary quarantine of students and staff,” said Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser. An “Ask the Doctor” Facebook Live Continued on Page 9
PU-Led Innovation Hub Receives $15M From National Science Foundation A new Princeton University-led regional innovation hub, seeking to promote entrepreneurial startups based on fundamental science and engineering research, has received $15 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The consortium will focus on transforming scientific discoveries into technologies that improve everyday lives, through the fields of health care, energy and the environment, computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced materials, and other areas — and enhance diversity in research opportunities and entrepreneurship. With the University of Delaware and
Rutgers University as partners, Princeton University will be the principal institution in the Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Northeast Hub, which will also include New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Lehigh University, Temple University, and Delaware State University (a historically Black college or university) as initial affiliates. The hub will expand, adding new affiliates each year. The Northeast Hub is one of five new innovation corps hubs announced by the NSF last week, “a diverse and inclusive innovation system throughout the USA.” With $3 million funding per year over the Continued on Page 12
HELLO PRINCETON: Cyclists head to the Princeton Family YMCA field on Saturday after completing the first leg of the 125-mile East Coast Greenway Alliance Ride from New York to Philadelphia. About 400 riders spent the night in Princeton, many camping in tents at the Y, before continuing on to Philadelphia the next morning. Participants share what they liked best about the ride in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)
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“RED BALL”: A work in watercolor and pencil by Heloisa dos Devanelos, one of the 25 local artists who are part of Princeton Makes, a new cooperative debuting September 18 in Princeton Shopping Center.
New Artists’ Cooperative To Open in Shopping Center As the former interim executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton, Jim Levine has long been aware of a lack of sufficient studio space for artists in the area. Since stepping down when
permanent director Adam Welch was hired last year, Levine has been intent on remedying the situation. His persistence has paid off. Starting September 18, 12 local artists in different media will be creating in studio space at what was formerly Blue Ridge Mountain Sports in Princeton Shopping Center. A retail store in the front will sell work by members of the cooperative, which includes another 13 artists who work outside the studio.
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Painted white by some of the members over two Saturdays, the large, airy space is being divided into individual areas. Each member works eight hours every two weeks, either in their studio or in the retail store. “So there will always be an opportunity for people to talk to an artist and maybe watch them work,” said Levine. “Whenever we are open, there will always be someone working here.” The grand opening is Saturday, September 18 from 2 to 6 p.m., and will include plein air painting in the courtyard, artist demonstrations, open studios, and live music. Admission is free. Levine, a stained glass artist and a member of the cooperative, was able to negotiate a month-to-month lease. “The shopping center has been great. I had a lot of interactions with them when I was with the Arts Council,” he said. “So there is a level of respect and trust. They understand the cooperative concept. They understand the arts.” All of the artists are from within a two-town radius of Princeton. Ages range from 17 to about 77. “They come from all different backgrounds,” Levine said. “They work in painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, stained glass, and a variety of offshoots of those. There is room for more.” It took a while for the idea to get out among the artistic community. “At an open house in April, one person showed up,” Levine said. “I had a few more, and after a few weeks we were up to 25.”
Members pay a percentage of sales. “The rates are very accessible for artists,” said Levine. “There are no employees, so that keeps costs down. Part of the thinking here is that this is not a gallery with maybe eight pieces of high-end art. We have a variety ranging from $10 to $1,000, or in that area.” Levine has enjoyed observing the members interact. “What I’m finding is that artists like to be around one another. They like to talk,” he said. “When I see them in a room together, they’re connecting. It’s fun to watch.” Princeton Makes will initially
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operate Thursdays to Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eventually, Levine hopes to have a full program of events that include music, poetry, art talks, and more. “I enjoy making things happen for and with and by other people,” he said. “This is a way to support local artists and make use of some available space, and it will hopefully engage the public.” For more information, visit princetonmakes.com. — Anne Levin
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Steve: “I love just the adrenaline of going fast frankly, and taking in the beauty around me. We were on the roads mostly, but it was a beautiful route and I get so much out of it.” Jarrod: “Definitely the canal path is my favorite. It is a very peaceful and beautiful ride. I was in the top five cyclists who completed the ride and I am looking forward to riding more tomorrow.” —Steve Corbeille, Dickerson, Md., with Jarrod McElhinney, Astoria, N.Y.
Charlie: “That it was not a lot of hills! For me to be doing 68 miles on my bicycle when I am close to 70 is quite an accomplishment.” Arwen: “Any bike ride is like disconnecting from everything. You have to concentrate on the road and what you are doing, and everything else becomes not important.” Elliott: “My favorite part of the bike ride was finishing the bike ride.” —Charlie Arak and Arwen Brenner, both of Cresskill, with Elliott Weinstein, York, Pa.
Dan: “This is my first ride of this type. During COVID I got myself a bicycle and started riding just to keep myself sane. I am a cancer survivor, so I was looking to test myself and see if I could do it at 56 years old. And I did!” Kelly: “The canal road was my favorite part for sure! It was a beautiful few miles of the ride coming to Princeton.” —Dan Donovan, Westchester, N.Y., with Kelly Mulroney, Dallas, Texas
Doug: “It didn’t rain until the very end. It was a great ride.” Sal: “Riding with other people who have like minds. It is an amazing cause because people need to move more in this country and it gives everyone an outlet to be more active and healthier.” Arshad: “We are doing something that is beneficial for the population in general, which is connecting greenways together. Riding in a group of like-minded people is great too, and you make good friends on the road.” —Doug Weide, Shelton, Conn., with Sal Graziano, Southbury, Conn., and Arshad Bahl, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Virtual Program on Affordable Housing Is a Joint Project of Three Synagogues Three local houses of worship are collaborating on a program that explores affordable housing. On Sunday, October 3 at 5 p.m., The Jewish Center Princeton, Har Sinai Temple of Pennington, and Congregation Beth Chaim of Princeton Junction will jointly present an online discussion that delves into issues of exclusionary zoning and its history in New Jersey. The Mount Laurel decisions of 1975 and 1983 declared that municipal land use regulations that prevent affordable housing opportunities for the poor are unconstitutional. The subject is particularly relevant to the Jewish faith because of its emphasis on welcoming and hospitality. “To me, it’s very much of a piece with the Jewish value of treating strangers,” said Peter Buchsbaum, who will moderate the event. Buchsbaum is a former New Jersey Superior Court judge, of counsel to Lanza and Lanza in Flemington, and court master in six Mount Laurel cases.
S p e a ke r s w i l l i n cl u d e Carl Bisgaier, who was the lead counsel in the first two Mount Laurel cases and is a real estate and affordable housing attorney; Princeton University sociologist Douglas Massey, lead author of Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb; and Dietra Chamberlain, a resident of Ethel R. Lawrence Homes in Mount Laurel since December 2004. The Ethel Lawrence Homes are named for the Mount Laurel activist who organized a 1969 petition to the Mount Laurel zoning board to permit the development of affordable garden apartments and was a plaintiff in both cases, but died in 1994, six years before the first units were completed. For Buchsbaum, awareness of housing inequity dates to his days as a young lawyer in Mahwah, when he noticed that autoworkers could not find housing near the automobile factories. “I did not like the idea that people could not live where
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“Jews were part of the movement to the suburbs. We left cities after the ’67 insurrections and became part of a suburban lifestyle,” he said. “In effect we opted to live in these economically segregated communities. It is not that we created the system but we have been living in that context.” This online program is open to all. To register or for more information, email linda.oppenheim@gmail.com. — Anne Levin
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The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) announced August 26 that it is one of 150 Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) nationwide that has received a $100,000 award from the CDC Foundation to promote vaccine equity and access. This sub-award from the CDC Foundation is part of an initiative by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support effective community outreach, centering around communities of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC), in order to share accurate, culturally appropriate information about the COVID-19 and flu vaccines, and link adults to vaccine services. This grant will further the work of LALDEF’s four bilingual promotores – community health workers – who have been promoting COVID-19 awareness since early March 2021. The earlier work was funded by a recently renewed grant from
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Move Over Breast Cancer (MOBC), a 501C3 non-profit providing services to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer through a mobile resource lounge and salon, will hold a launch party Monday, September 27 at BORO Restaurant Bar in Pennington. The service provides individuals that have been diagnosed with breast cancer with uplifting and healing experiences that will bring comfort and hope at any time during the cancer journey. The MOBC mobile salon brings safe, compassionate breast cancer support services and essential programs directly to a residence or doctor’s office, free of charge. MOBC was founded by Paula Flory, a 10-year breast cancer survivor and Princeton resident. Flory has created programs for individuals with breast cancer in her own community and around the world as a professional counselor, a personal trainer, and certified cancer exercise specialist who understands what is needed to assist women and families who face the trauma of a cancer diagnosis. “Collaborations with community-minded businesses like BORO Restaurant Bar are not only a great way to celebrate the innovation of Move Over Breast Cancer but also to spread the word that as an organization we are here to support and empower all who have been affected by this disease,” said Flory. The launch party is open to the public. The event will include a pink carpet entrance, tours of the fully converted MOBC sprinter van, live music, and more. For more information visit moveoverbreast cancer.org.
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event scheduled for yesterday, with district resident physician Dr. Robert F. Helmrich responding to questions about the return to school, had to be postponed due to technical problems. Many parents and other m emb er s of t he s cho ol community with concerns and questions wonder what to anticipate in the coming weeks and months as the PPS follows New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s mandate for the opening of schools to be fully in-person with all students and staff masked, and for all teachers and staff to be fully vaccinated or be tested frequently beginning October 18. An August 27 district letter to PPS families cited the governor’s order and requirements from the Department of Education stipulating that the only option for remote learning is when a student is either in isolation due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis or has been identified as a close contact needing to quarantine. Quarantining after travel is not included, and there is no option for remote learning due to concerns about virus spread. If a student needs to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19, the district will provide remote instruction starting 24 hours after the quarantine or isolation period begins. The letter to families went on to state that “PPS will continue to monitor guidance from the NJ Department of Health and the Department of Education closely and will provide updates to our families when new information is received,” adding that a worsening situation locally or statewide could necessitate a change in course with the governor permitting remote learning as an option. In an August 19 letter to families and staff, the PPS presented an overview of strategies designed to keep students and staff healthy and safe. The letter emphasized the mask requirement for all students and staff at school and on school buses, urged everyone eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccination, and noted that daily health screenings for students and staff would continue. Other precautions that will be in place when school starts, according to the letter, include social distancing, cohor ting, optimum ventilation and air quality
standards, hand washing and respiratory etiquette, full cleaning and disinfection processes in all buildings, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine procedures when cases arise, travel restrictions in compliance with state guidelines, and more. New Princeton High S cho ol ( PH S ) P r i n cipa l Frank Chmiel looked forward to next week’s opening in his August 24 letter to the PHS learning community. “With the Delta variant and COVID-19 cases on the rise, we appreciate that it is a time of anxiety for students, families, and staff,” he wrote. “The safety of all members of our learning community is our top priority. We will abide by the governor’s directive to wear masks indoors and to follow physical distancing as well as other COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.” He added, “Nonetheless, our educators will find ways to transcend these circumstances by taking the time to build positive relationships with students and provide instruction that is engaging and inclusive of our students’ interests and voices. We know that student social and emotional health and the joy of learning are equally as important as instructional rigor.” He also called attention to the completed construction projects that will give a new look to the guidance offices, now the new “counseling services” suite, and the new satellite grab-n-go cafeteria in the former school store location. An August 30 PPS website news bulletin describes in detail the measures in place to ensure healthy air quality in the schools. The district has installed Airedale Classmate units equipped with Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization (NPBI) and MERV-13 filters in all classrooms in Princeton Middle School, Community Park, Johnson Park, Littlebrook, and Riverside. NPBI has also been installed at PHS with the goal of having MERV-8 filters to function as effectively as MERV-13 filters, since the HVAC system at PHS is not designed to handle MERV-13 filters. PPS decided to implement NPBI from Global Plasma Solutions last summer. The NPBI technology has been widely adopted in the airline industry, with positive results, and at many universities and other school
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Eden Autism Run/Walk Is Both Virtual and In-Person
More than 1,000 runners are expected to come together in-person and virtually to support children and adults with autism during the 18th annual Eden Autism 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk. E den Aut is m is of fering three races this year to ensure the safety of all registrants — an in-person 5K, an in-person Fun Run/ Walk, and a Virtual 5K & Fun Run/Walk. The in-person races will be held at the Eden School, 2 Merwick Road, on Sunday, October 3. The 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the Fun Run/Walk will begin at 11 a.m. Each in-person race has a 350-person capacity limit, and registration closes on Sunday, September 12. Individuals who participate in the Virtual 5K & Fun Run/Walk can complete their race anytime between Friday, October 1 and Sun day, October 17. The virtual race has no capacity limit and registration will remain open until the final day of the race. The first 800 people who register for any race will receive a free finisher’s medal, long sleeve running shirt, fanny pack, and goodie bag. The 5K course is USATF certified, and 5K awards will be given to the top in-person runners in each age group. All races are $30, $25 for children ages 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. The goal of the event is to raise $200,000 for Eden Autism, which supports individuals with autism across the lifespan. Eden currently serves more than 200 children and adults through education, early intervention, employment training, and residential services. To r e g i s t e r, d o n a t e , or le ar n more infor ma tion about the event, visit edenautism5k.org.
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GRAND OPENING: Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony for Maplewood Senior Living, on the campus of Penn Medicine Princeton Health.
Maplewood at Princeton Celebrates Grand Opening
Maplewood Senior Living, a provider of luxury senior living residences, recently announced the grand opening of Maplewood at Princeton. Offering assisted living, memory care, and short-term care, this will be Maplewood’s 16 th location in the northeastern United States, and the first New Jersey property in the company’s portfolio. With constr uction now complete, t he new residence anticipates licensure and resident move-ins this month. “It is with great excitement that we officially open the doors of Maplewood at Princeton and first New Jersey-based community, and welcome our residents to their exceptional new home,” said Gregor y D. Smith, president and CEO
of Maplewood Senior Living. “We are dedicated to providing an exceptional senior living experience coupled with incomparable care and hope to meet the demands of older adults in the area who want to continue to lead dynamic lifestyles yet need additional support in their daily lives.” Located on the campus of Penn Medicine Princeton Health, the 98,000-squarefoot modern senior living community houses 105 studio deluxe and one-bedroom apartments offering a range of apartment styles and care options to suit residents’ needs. The residence features indoor/outdoor amenity spaces, onsite health care and wellness activities, services and priority access to 24/7 care, resort-style amenit ies, prog ram m ing and cutting-edge technology, locally sourced dining, and more. Dr. Isao Iwata w ill be
joining Penn Medicine as the dedicated primary care provider for residents of Maplewood at Princeton. A specialist in geriatric medicine with over 21 years of experience, Iwata was most recently practicing at Hackensack University Medical Center. When not seeing to residents, Iwata will have a full-time outpatient practice at the Medical Arts Pavilion on campus. For more information, call (844) 782-3078.
Penn Medicine Vice President Elected to Ambulatory Board
Dr. Peter Thomas, vice president of outpatient serv ices for Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, has been elected to the board of directors for The Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) for a three-year term beginning 2021. For 20 years, Thomas has
been an active member of the AABH, where he has given multiple national presentations on the development and management of partial hospital programs. “I am honored to help and support an organization I value highly due to their mission and goals,” said Thomas. The AABH has been the primary association representing intermediate levels of behavioral health care in the U.S., including Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) since its founding in the 1960s. The AABH represents hundreds of providers and professionals and is the leading advocate for PHP and IOPs in the United States. The AABH offers opportunities to its members including national issue advocacy, research, and over 50 years of continuous national conferences for education and training. A member of the Prince t o n H o u s e B e h av i o r a l Health senior leadership team since 2000, Thomas has executive responsibility for five outpatient centers located in North Brunswick, Hamilton, Moorestown, Eatontow n, and Pr inceton. His responsibilities include strategic planning, analytics and forecasting, program development, clinical and business process improvement, regulatory compliance, and fiscal accountability. Thomas also led his team to create Princeton House’s Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program, a tele-health business line designed to provide secure, HIPAA compliant, uninterrupted patient care during the COVID -19 pandemic. Princeton House has provid-
ed more than 110,000 telehealth sessions since March 2020. Thomas is a practicing clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in clinical, academic, and administrative leadership positions. He received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from DePaul University. He served two years as a clinical fellow in psychology at Harvard Medical School where he received clinical training at Beth Israel Hospital and Children’s Hospital. Thomas earned the Approved Supervisor designation from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy after two years of additional training at the Family Systems Program in Chicago. Thomas is also a member of the American Psychological Association and the New Jersey Psychological Association.
Princeton-Blairstown Center Elects New Board Officers
The Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC) elected a new slate of officers for a threeyear term leading the organization’s board of trustees. Claudia Franco -Kelly is the incoming board chair, succeeding outgoing chair Dr. Sarah Tantillo who had served in the role since 2016. A resident of Princeton, Franco-Kelly spent over 35 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with a culminating role as deputy chief operating officer in the Supervision Group. There, she led work in risk management, compliance, process improvement, quality assurance, conflicts of interest, and business
continuity. Outside of her professional career, FrancoKelly also voluntarily led the Women’s Resource Network in multiple capacities for almost a decade. Incoming vice chair and Lawrence Township resident Shawn Maxam is senior associate director for institutional diversity and inclusion in the Office of the Provost at Princeton University. In this role, he manages and supports planning and strategic initiatives focused on campus climate and data analysis, centered in institutional diversity and equity goals. Prior to joining the Provost’s Office, Maxam served as the prevention coordinator for Men’s Initiatives for Princeton’s University Health Services. Incumbent secretar y of the board, the Rev. Alison Boden, Ph.D. is dean of religious life and of the Chapel at Princeton University. A Hopewell resident, she is the author of Women’s Rights and Religious Practice, and her career in academia has focused on her writing and teaching interests of human rights and social justice issues. Princeton resident Warren Stock is the incoming treasurer. He is the director of public investments at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and was named one of Chief Investment Officer Magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2016. He helps oversee the organization’s investments to hedge funds and traditional equity and fixed income strategies. Prior to joining RWJF, he held roles at the Smithsonian Institution and RidgeWorth Capital Management.
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COVID vaccine. The health department will continue to provide the vaccine to those individuals in their homes. Eligible residents should schedule a third shot by visiting the municipal webpage or emailing the health department COVID-19 generalist Julie Venema at jvenema@ princetonnj.gov. Grosser expressed concern that the upcoming school year could be “equally or more of a challenge” than last year. “We have learned a tremendous amount about this pandemic, this virus, and learned what preventative health tactics work to thwart this quickspreading virus. Unfortunately for our residents under the age of 12, a vaccine, which is our best weapon against the virus, is not yet available and probably won’t be until sometime this fall or winter.” Princeton University vaccine clinics will take place in Jadwin Gymnasium from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays in September, starting today, September 1, open to the public with no appointment necessary. Mercer County COVID-19 vaccination clinics, in partnership with Capital Health and Penn Medicine Princeton Health, will take place on Friday, September 3 and every Friday throughout the month, as well as October 1 at the Trenton Farmers Market on Spruce Street from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., also on Monday, September 13 and the following Mondays throughout the month at Millyard Park on Clinton Avenue next to Roebling Market from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vaccinations are free, regardless of immigration or insurance status, and no appointment is necessary. Registration at the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System (covidvaccine.nj.gov) is recommended but not required. Grosser added that additional combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be scheduled at multiple locations throughout the fall. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday that some vaccine megasites will probably reopen to increase capacity as people become eligible for booster shots. It is still not known whether boosters will be recommended six or eight months after the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, and the shots have not yet received final authorization from federal health officials. Murphy pointed out that 2.4 million people in New Jersey could be eligible for the booster on September 20 if the six-month window is approved. New Jersey Health Department Commissioner Judith Persichilli added that because of high demand it could take up to four months to distribute the booster. —Donald Gilpin
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Design Firm Landau Zinder Working on Synagogue Projects
The Princeton architecture and design firm Landau Zinder has announced the start of construction on a major renovation project for Sinai Temple, a synagogue in Champaign, Ill. At the same time, the firm’s partners have announced that construction began earlier this year on renovations for Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-el in Scarsdale, N.Y. The firm, which was founded to provide design and architectural services to congregations across the Jewish community nationally by architects and partners Joshua Zinder and Michael Landau, has also announced that construction of the Yakov & Hava Telyas Chabad Jewish Center, a new synagogue and learning center for Chabad of Hunterdon County, is expected to be completed later this year. “We are very excited for these congregations, which have been planning these projects for years,“ said Zinder, who is currently serving as 2021 president of AIA-New Jersey “We believe that good design can strengthen and grow congregations while contributing to their long-term financial stability. These projects will be of value to the communities they serve for years and even decades to come.” For both the Champaign and Scarsdale renovations, Landau Zinder also consulted on venue security elements and assisted the congregations in applying for and acquiring grants from the Department of Homeland Security. The funds
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SYNAGOGUE SPECIALISTS: Princeton architects Joshua Zinder, left, and Michael Landau are working on three houses of worship in Hunterdon County and Scarsdale, N.Y. allowed the congregations to enhance the security profile of their physical synagogue locations. “In light of recent highprofile events and ongoing assessments, it’s more important than ever to consider the security of synagogue staff and congregants, and to make every effort to safeguard our worship communities,” said Zinder. For Sinai Temple in Illinois, Landau Zinder’s design for a renovation will create a more flexible sanctuary space, with a primary “pod” ac c om m o d at i n g s m a l l e r gatherings for typical weekly services. Movable walls will allow the sanctuary to expand for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and High Holiday services, more than tripling
capacity from 150 to 500 when needed. In Scarsdale, the architects have been working with leaders and on a major sanctuary renovation. The project aims to “complement the musical, liturgical, and pedagogical goal of our congregation’s Shabbat t’fillah (prayer) experience: namely, helping us to cultivate an inner relationship with the Divine,” according to Rabbi Jeffrey Brown. At the same time, the project will
increase accessibility for all congregants and introduce more natural daylight. The 15,000-plus-squarefoot synagogue and education center for Chabad of Hunterdon County, which is expected to open its doors this fall, will include classrooms for pre-kindergarten, Hebrew school, and adult education, as well as a sanctuary, meeting rooms, offices, a kosher kitchen, a youth lounge, and a combined library and media room.
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next five years, the Northeast Hub will provide entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and other resources to enable researchers to form startup companies that take ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace. The new hub is expected to draw on industries in the area, par ticularly in the fields of health care and pharmaceuticals, energy, the environment, financial technologies, agriculture, communications, and digital information, “to develop a network of cross-sector partnerships that will leverage the investment of federal research dollars in the region’s universities,” according to Princeton University’s announcement of the initiative. “Princeton is excited to lead this initiative to develop the talent and dynamism of the region’s researchers,” said Princeton University President Christopher E. Eisgruber. “I am especially pleased that the hub will assist those who historically have faced barriers to opportunity and expand the social impact of new discoveries and innovations.” Princeton Universit y Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor Rodney Priestley, the University’s vice dean for innovation, will be the co-director of
the hub, along with Julius Corley, director of entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships in the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware. “The convergence of different disciplines combined with the diversity of participants will lead to unbound possibilities in U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Priestley, who is the co-founder of several startups based on research developed in his laboratory at Princeton. “Furthermore, the U.S. will only maintain its global competitiveness by harnessing contributions from all members of society.” Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman ( NJ-12 ) emphasized the impact that the new research hub will have, on the region and beyond. “Federal support for innovation provides a dynamic infusion of resources to energize economic growth, grow employment opportunities, and inspire new generations of entrepreneurial researchers to find solutions to societal challenges,” she said. “New Jersey’s institutes of higher learning have always been on the cutting edge. The National Science Foundation I-Corps Northeast Hub will invigorate the capacity for federally funded research to improve people’s everyday lives.” —Donald Gilpin
FOR THE JOY OF IT: Representatives from Princeton Shopping Center owner EDENS recently hosted a small gathering to celebrate the Center’s community partnerships with the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) and Princeton Public Library (PPL). ACP recently completed the “Bring on the Joy” courtyard mural with two more in the works, and PPL was the program lead for the courtyard “Summer Nights Series” and upcoming Fall Fest. (Photo courtesy of Princeton Shopping Center)
Mercer County Library System Plans Varied Sept. Programs
Plans for virtual programming, as well as some indoor and outdoor in-person events, have been announced by the Mercer County Library System, which is headquartered at 2751 Brunswick Pike in Lawrence Township. In-person adult programs include Sudoku for Beginners, at the Hickory Corner branch in East Windsor on September 10; Car Safety Seat Checks at the Hopewell Branch on September 15;
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Rider University Offers Two New Certificate Programs
This fall, Rider will offer an online graduate-level sport management certificate, and an undergraduate - le vel glob a l s upply chain management certificate. T h e 12 - c r e d i t s p o r t management graduate certificate is designed to help students enter or enhance their current career in the competitive, fastpaced sports industry. The cou r s ework fo cu s e s on four critical skills within the field: communication, information literacy, analytical and critical reasoning, and ethics and social responsibility. “The curriculum is highly interactive and based on real-world cases,” said Lisa Rufer, assistant professor in the Norm Brodsky College of Business. “Students will apply the business concepts learned to become effective leaders and decision makers in the sports industry.” The fully online certificate can be completed in one year on a part-time basis. Students pursuing a Master of Business Administration or Master of Accountancy can add the cer tificate with minimal additional courses. The nine- credit global supply chain management certificate provides in-depth
supply chain and logistics training, preparing students to thrive in the corporate world. “Knowledge of supply chain management is now critical for almost all positions and roles,” said Tan Miller, co-director of the global supply chain management program. The program consists of one entry-level course and two upper-level courses. The entry-level course will provide a general view of supply chain management at both domestic and international levels, including basic concepts and challenges in the field. The two additional courses allow students to explore customer and supplier logistics, strategic sourcing and procurement, the role of the consumer in driving supply chain service requirements, or internal firm operations, which include functions such as manufacturing, warehousing, and inventory management. “The global supply chain management certificate will prepare students to pursue highly in-demand jobs in this growing field,” Miller said. “It also complements studies in a number of other fields including business analytics, finance, marketing, accounting, human resources and sustainability studies.”
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Police Blotter On August 28, at 9:48 a.m., a woman repor ted mailing two checks in the USPS mailbox on Palmer Square East that were stolen and altered, resulting in a loss of $1,900. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 27, at 8:48 p.m., subsequent to a harassment investigation on Witherspoon Street, a 29-year-old male from Manville began yelling obscenities and was combative with the investigating officers. He was placed under arrest and issued special complaints charging him with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. On August 26, at 8:57 a.m., a resident of Franklin Avenue reported that a book valued at $2,300 was stolen from the community package room of the AvalonBay apartments. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 25, at 8:03 a.m., an 82-year-old male from Princeton activated the pedestrian crossing signal located at the intersection of Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive (at
Johnson Park School), and began walking in a northerly direction to cross Rosedale Road. When he was in the eastbound lane, he was struck by a Lexus driven by a 54-year-old female from Princeton. He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he later died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The driver did not report any injuries. The Police Department is asking anyone who witnessed the accident to contact Detective Travis Allie at (609) 921-2100 ext. 2123 or Det. Sgt. Ben Gering at ext.1840. The cause of the crash is under investigation. On August 25, at 4 p.m., a man reported that someone entered his unsecured vehicle on John Street Alley and stole his wallet and money from the center console and glove box. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 25, at 4:51 p.m., a woman repor ted mailing a check in the USPS mailbox on Palmer Square West that was stolen and altered, resulted in a loss of $9,000. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 25, at 6:03 p.m., a woman repor ted mailing a check in the USPS
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resulting in a loss of $6,000. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 18, at 10:19 a.m., a resident of Maclean Circle reported being scammed out of $1,500 by someone portraying himself as a PNC bank employee. He was told by the suspect to purchase $1,500 worth of Target and Apple gift cards to correct a banking error. The gift cards were purchased and the information was given to the suspect. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 18, at 11:42 a.m., a man reported mailing a check at a USPS mailbox on Nassau Street that was stolen and altered, resulting in a loss of $1,650. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 18, at 12:45 p.m. a man reported mailing a check at a USPS mailbox on Nassau Street that was stolen and altered, resulting in a loss of $7,000. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 18, at 1:23 p.m. a man reported mailing a check at a USPS mailbox on Nassau Street that was stolen and altered, resulting in a loss of $3,200. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 17, at 2:32 p.m., a resident of Cherry Hill Road reported that a personal check she mailed was intercepted and cashed, resulting in a loss of $600. The Detective Bureau is investigating. On August 14, at 6:48 p.m., a resident of Trewbridge Court reported being scammed out of $3,000 by someone she met on a
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Community College Campaign Exceeds Fundraising Goals
The Mercer County Commu n it y College ( MCCC ) Foundation has announced the results of the spring “Closing the Gap For A Better Future” fundraising campaign that provides financial support to the college’s most vulnerable s t u d e nt s. D onat ion s g o to the Mercer Fund, an unrestricted fund that is the college’s single most important source of student support to meet a variety of immediate needs. “The original goal was $ 10 0 , 0 0 0 ,” s a i d V i c e President for College Advancement Joseph Claffey. “When we closed the fivemonth campaign on June 30, MCCC had collected a total of $133,827 which far exceeded our expectations, and for that we are incredibly grateful.” This total represents monetar y contributions from area businesses as well as individuals such as faculty, staff, students and community members. Major supporters included: Cross Community, Inc., Customers Bank, Educational Testing Service, Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Jammin’ Crepes, NJM Insurance Group, PNC Bank East Brunswick, Princeton Area Community Foundation, The Hibbert Group, and Wilmington University. “The campaign was called ‘Closing the Gap’ because the gap is the amount of money a student still needs
to fund direct and indirect educational expenses after having exhausted all personal funds, scholarships, and financial aid,” said Laura Richards, MCCC’s scholarship program and donor relations coordinator. “The gap amount for each student can mean the difference between deferring an education or graduating.” MCCC serves a diverse p o p u l a t i o n of s t u d e n t s across t wo campuses in West Windsor and Trenton. Most students juggle fulland part-time jobs, family responsibilities, and college courses. In a recent poll, 89 percent of Mercer students expressed that they were in dire need of some type of financial assistance. Fund donations will be used toward a variety of students’ quality of life issues, including tuition, personal hardships, technology assistance, and added to the “President’s Competition Fund,” which supplies last-minute grants to students to ensure degree completion.
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Remembering Charlie Watts (1941-2021) A smile relieves a heart that grieves. —from “Waiting On a Friend” t’s July 1981, I’m walking down St. Mark’s Place in the East Village when I see Mick Jagger standing in the doorway of Number 96 and pretty soon here comes Keith Richards smoking and smiling his way through the sidewalk crowd. After a clumsy hug, the two head for St. Mark’s Bar & Grill on First Avenue, where Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts are waiting, everything’s cool, it’s time to play, and for some curious reason, no one knows the Rolling Stones are in the house and about to deliver a free performance. The way the video for “Waiting On a Friend” spins it, these four guys are only neighborhood musicians. The folks at the bar take no notice and could care less that the character looning about as if he were Mick Jagger really is Mick Jagger. This East Village street-life fantasy began with last week’s news of the death of drummer Charlie Watts. Making the rounds of obits, remembrances, and videos, I learned it was thanks to Watts that tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins agreed to play on “Waiting On a Friend” and two other songs on the Tattoo You LP. “My love for Sonny goes a long way back,” Watts says in an “American Legends” article in the January 23, 2010 Guardian. “I first saw him in 1964 at the original Birdland club on 52nd Street, playing with a trio. To sit there and watch Sonny Rollins, my God! In those days he did this fantastic thing: he used to start playing in the dressing room with no band, then walk out and go around the stage, using the room to bounce the sound off. It was amazing. I’d never seen anyone do that.” Neither had I when I saw Rollins two blocks up St. Mark’s Place at the Five Spot. That night he started playing in the kitchen, warming up amid the rattle of glassware, plates, and cutlery. When the giant with the mohawk haircut pushed through the swinging door, he had a garland of bells around his neck jingling and tinkling as he strolled among the tables lifting and dipping his tenor sax like a divining rod. Looking for a Friend Given the song’s theme, atypical for the Stones, I’m imagining a friendly conversation between myself and the drummer at the bar, just some guy from the East Village neighborhood. Right away we find that we’d fallen under the spell of jazz at the same age, 14-15, listening to the same 10-inch Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker LP, the one with “Walking Shoes,” on which Charlie first heard Chico Hamilton’s brushwork and decided he wanted to be a drummer. Mostly we talk about the greatness of Sonny Rollins, comparing notes on the times we’ve seen him play, just a couple of geezers enthusing about
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a shared passion, or so it seems until the drummer casually lets it drop that he and Sonny “have the same tailor in New York who makes our clothes.” Only then do I realize I’ve been talking with Savile Row Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones. Friendships in the Band Let’s face it, the Stones never really wanted to be your friend, unlike the Beatles, who’d “love to take you home.” So, what was the occasion in 1981 when they recorded “Waiting On a Friend” and made the video for the then new MTV channel? Says Mick, “the lyric I added is very gentle and loving, about friendships in the band.” True enough, with admissions like “making love and breaking hearts is a game for youth,” “I need someone I can cry to ... and someone to protect,” and then there’s the enigmatic line, “A smile relieves a heart that grieves,” a sentiment that takes on special meaning 40 years later with the loss of Charlie Watts. Mr. Mr. There are sm iles aplent y when you compare the differing accounts of The Knockdown i n A m s te r d a m that took place a mere two years after “Waiting for a Friend.” Rather than quote Keith Richards directly from the text of his memoir, Life, t h e N e w Yor k Times obit gives us “Mr. Jagger a n d Mr. R ich ards” returning from a night of drinking in Amsterdam. After “Mr. Jagger calls up Mr. Watts” and asks “Where’s my drummer?” Mr. Watts shows up at Mr. Jagger’s room, tells him “Never call me your drummer again,” and “delivers a right hook .... Mr. Richards said he narrowly saved Mr. Jagger from falling out a window into an Amsterdam canal.” In Mr. Richards’s version, the focus is on Mr. Richard’s jacket. It’s 5 a.m., Mick and Keith have been out on the town, Keith has lent Mick the jacket he was married in, and having ignored Keith’s warning, Mick is on the phone to summon the stoic Charlie Watts to his regal presence. “About twenty minutes later,” Mr. Richards writes, “there was a knock at the door. There was Charlie Watts, Savile Row suit, perfectly dressed, tie, shaved …. I could smell the cologne! I opened the door and he didn’t even look at me, he walked straight past me, got hold of Mick and said, ‘Never call me your drummer again.’ Then he hauled him up by the lapels of my jacket and gave
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him a right hook. Mick fell back onto a silver platter of smoked salmon on the table and began to slide towards the open window and the canal below it. And I was thinking, this is a good one, and then I realized it was my wedding jacket. And I grabbed hold of it and caught Mick just before he slid into the Amsterdam canal.” The execution of the anecdote, like so much of Life, is the equivalent of a ringing cluster of Keith Richards riffs — the borrowed wedding jacket, Charlie’s Savile Row suit at 5 a.m., the cologne, the salmon, the canal, and, the last touch, that it’s not Mick he’s grabbing hold of but the jacket. True to newspaper-of-record form, the Times makes sure to quote the drummer’s eventual regrets: “ ‘It’s not something I’m proud of doing, and if I hadn’t been drinking I would never have done it,’ Mr. Watts said in 2003.” “Perpetual Thrilling Motion” My first thought on hearing last week’s news was that, as George Harrison was originally cast as “the Quiet Beatle,” Watts might have been “the Q u i e t S to n e .” His adult-inthe-room manner of fs et t he Stone s’ rowdy image the way Ringo’s boyishness worked for the Beatles, the street kid from the Dingle giving t he g roup the added touch they needed to win love on a grand scale. With Ringo, there’s also the landmark moment when he steps into the Sgt. Pepper spotlight to sing “With a Little Help From My Friends.” As a drummer, he’s at his best in “Rain” and the medley that closes Abbey Road. With Charlie Watts, certain songs come immediately to mind, starting with rock absolutes like “Paint it Black” and “Satisfaction.” Various music critics have put together lists of his most distinctive performances, among them the BBC’s Mark Savage, who says of “Paint It Black”: “Watts pitches his drums low, rattling the floor tom with a pounding 4/4 beat that gives the song a sinister, eerie undercurrent.” In “Get Off My Cloud,” he “opens the song with a rock-solid beat-and-fill pattern, that he basically repeats for three straight minutes without ever letting up. It’s a feat of endurance that keeps the song in perpetual, thrilling motion.” For “19th Nervous Breakdown,” Watts provides “one of his most manic drumbeats, full of jittery ride cymbals and rumbling tom fills.”
Period Pieces? In the summer of 1967, the so-called Summer of Love, the Stones made nice in compilations like Flowers and songs such as “Dandelion” and “We Love You,” both with John Lennon and Paul McCartney singing back-up. It’s unfortunate but understandable that the Stones have reportedly never played either of those songs in public. One explanation would be that they are, in effect, “period pieces.” Released as a single in August 1967, the combination reflects both the light and dark sides of the time. With a production that highlights Jagger’s inspired singing and shots-of-life drumming from Watts, “Dandelion” is an unstoppably joyous song. Go to the lyric version on YouTube and you can feel the positive spirit of the time with an intensity equal to the summer’s other anthem, the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love,” where Jagger and Richards return the favor by singing in the chorus. In “We Love You,” Charlie Watts is once again at the center of the song, picking up, translating, and carrying through to the end the powerfully ominous keyboard figure that follows on the first sound: the slamming shut of a prison cell door, a reference to the newsmaking drug bust of Jagger and Richards. This might also explain the stoned-out lyric: “We love they and we want you to love they too .... We don’t care if you hound we ... You will never win we ... Your uniforms don’t fit we....” Grand Illusion “I’ve always wanted to be a drummer,” Watts told Rolling Stone in 1996. “I’ve always had this illusion of being in the Blue Note or Birdland with Charlie Parker in front of me. It didn’t sound like that, but that was the illusion I had.” It’s a magnificent illusion, under the circumstances: massive venues, stadiums, sports arenas overflowing with vast, crazed crowds spread out as far as the eye can see, fields of people, all of it somehow reduced to the intimate scale of a New York night club in another era by a drummer who understands the paradox, that in the context of jazz, it’s necessary “to play with great intensity very quietly.” laying behind the Stones, driving the engine in arenas with tiers of lights towering in the background like the skyline of a great city, Watts turns the combination around. You settle down in an intimate timeless setting, it could be Birdland or the Five Spot or St. Marks Bar & Grill, and you think “very quietly” and “play with great intensity.” —Stuart Mitchner
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Performing Arts New Anthology on Music Is a Collaborative Effort Approaching the 125th anniversar y of Princeton University Concerts (PUC) a few years ago, staff and board members of the music performance series began thinking about how to best mark the significant milestone. Among the original ideas was a coffee table book.
Gustavo Dudamel That concept has evolved into something very different. Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces is an anthology that asks prominent musicians, poets, visual artists, scholars, and others — from conductor Gustavo Dudamel to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — to share thoughts on their favorite music and how it has influenced their lives. Published by Princeton
University Press, the book debuts with a virtual book launch on Wednesday, September 29 at 6 p.m., taking place at the Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washing ton, D.C. Pr inceton’s Labyrinth Books is taking pre-orders for the volume until September 15. “This was such a nice collaboration between the three of us,” said PUC director Marna Seltzer, who edited the book with University Professor Emeritus Scott Burnham and Labyrinth co-owner Dorothea von Moltke, both of whom are board members with the presenting organization. “We all have different strengths. The idea just evolved and blossomed in a way that I don’t think would have happened if we hadn’t come together.” The collection of essays, poetry, interviews, visual art, and more spans different styles and subjects. Violinist Arnold Steinhardt s hare s h is t hou g ht s on Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge. Ginsburg, who was a noted opera fan, talks about what she considers the sexiest duet in the genre. Writer Pico Iyer offers meditations on Handel. Among the other contributors are poets Paul Muldoon, Maureen McL ane, Susan Stewar t, Susan Wheeler, and C.K. Williams;
C.K. Williams a r c h i te c t Fr a n k G e h r y ; scholars Daphne Brooks and Elaine Pagels; mezzosoprano Jamie Barton; and violinist Edward Dusinberre. “As we sent out invitations to people, most of whom said they would contribute something, we saw that it could really become a gift to the field,” said Seltzer. “One of the things I’m most excited about is that it really broadens our audience. It blossomed and grew in a way we didn’t anticipate.” Each of the collaborators had their favorite contributions. “I am especially fond of a piece that’s co-written by [performance artist and composer] Laurie Anderson and [scholar] Edgar Choueiri,” said von Moltke. “She has been exper imenting with spatializing sound, and they’ve been experimenting
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together. They wrote about another dimension in music.” Seltzer was thrilled to interview Ginsburg in person, traveling to Washington to meet with her at the Supreme Court. “I had worked with her son, who is a record and CD producer, and I reached out to him,” Seltzer said. “I thought it was an incredible long shot. But she agreed, and it was so much fun to talk to her and see the twinkle in her eye when she talked. There is no doubt that outside of her legal, scholarly life, opera was a really big part of what she did to feed her soul.” The book took longer than anticipated to put together. It was originally supposed to be ready for PUC’s 25th anniversary, which was in 2019. “So many things changed that we could never anticipated,” said Seltzer, “like Ruth Bader Ginsburg dying before the book was finished. To know this is one of the last piece of writing we have from her is very special. A nd who would have known that when the book was published we’d be in the middle of a pandemic? I guess the one good thing is that it made people more available to contribute.”
Paul Muldoon The responses are “very eclectic,” said von Moltke. “You can have so many different ways of writing about music.” Seltzer cited the contribution by Gehry as “unexpected, and making the book broader and more interesting. People went in directions that were incredibly personal. They give the reader a different sense of how to listen to music and think about it.” For information on attending the virtual book launch, visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org. To pre-order the book from Labyrinth, visit orders.labyrinth@gmail. com. — Anne Levin
McCarter Theatre Center Announces Safety Policies
On August 26, McCarter Theatre Center announced its audience policies and procedures for performances. These policies will be in place through December 31, and are subject to change at any time. Effective immediately, audience members over the age of 12 will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering McCarter. Exceptions will be made for children under 12 and people with a medical or religious exemption to vaccination. These guests must show proof of a negative PCR test taken within 36 hours of the performance time or a negative antigen test taken within 6 hours of the performance time. All guests, regardless of age or vaccination status, will be required to wear masks while inside the theatre building. “Our priority will continue to be ensuring the safety of our workforce, our patrons, and the entire McCar ter community against COVID,” said McCarter’s Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg. “Even as more of us are vaccinated, we realize that COVID and its variants continue to threaten health and, in some cases, the lives of people in the United States and around the world. This audience requirement for masks and vaccines (or negative tests) will be in addition to our staff requirement for masks and vaccines. These policies are all part of our commitment to a return to in-person performances that are safe, simple, and social.” McCarter will reopen Friday, September 24 at 8 p.m. in the Mathews Theater with Grammy Award winner Béla Fleck, in his first bluegrass tour in 24 years. Then on Sunday afternoon, September 26, McCarter invites the entire community to GARBA 360, a free outdoor event celebrating the traditional Gujarati Social Folk Dance experience. With dance lessons, performance, and live music, this event takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center. “In conversations with our audiences and artists, we know that there is a great desire to come together and share the experience of live performance. The science of masks, vaccines, and tests will help make this happen,” said McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen.
Staff have participated in collective efforts towards reopening in committee meetings convened by New Jersey Theatre Alliance (NJTA), and guided by their medical consultant, Dr. Stuart Weiss. More than 25 arts organizations across the state will be joining McCarter and NJTA with similar vaccination and mask policies. To learn more about NJ TA’s reopening campaign, Opening Night, Opening Right, and to take a Theatre Lover’s Pledge for Safety, visit njtheatrealliance.org. For the most up-to-date policies, visit mccarter.org.
Princeton Festival Guild to Hold Fundraiser at The Castle
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) Princeton Festival Guild is ready to hold a party again on Saturday, September 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. in support and anticipation of The Princeton Festival’s 18 th season. T he G u i ld is hos t i ng a relaxed gathering on the grounds and grand porch of The Castle, a private home in Hopewell. Proceeds will go directly to The Princeton Festival in preparation for June 2022 performances. The party is the first Festival event held since The Princeton Festival merged with the PSO earlier this summer. According to PSO Festival Director Gregory J. G e e h er n, “ T h e Fe s t iv a l Guild is eager to get back to socializing in person with fellow performing arts lovers while resuming their all-important support of the Festival. They look forward to greeting Princeton Symphony Orchestra patrons and regaling newcomers with great Festival stories while talking up the Festival’s bright future.” Garden strolls, drinks, and light fare are planned, along with live music by the Courtney Colletti Trio. Guests will be given insights into plans for the 2022 Princeton Festival by Geehern and PSO E xecutive Director Marc Uys. Ticket levels are $75 and up. The reservation deadline is Friday, September 10. For more information, visit princetonfestival.com/ party-again or contact Eva Kastner- Puschl at ( 609 ) 4 9 7- 0 0 2 0 o r e v a k p @ princetonsymphony.org.
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“BLACK LIKE BLUE IN ARGENTINA”: This work by Adama Delphine Fawundu is part of “Gathering Together / Adama Delphine Fawundu,” opening September 4 at the Princeton University Art Museum’s downtown gallery space, Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street. It will be on view through October 24.
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Stony Brook Universit y mother, enacting the pass- a conversation between Ad“CONSTANT REPEATING THEMES”: The Arts Council of Princeton will present a collection of and an MFA from Colum- ing down of oral histories ama Delphine Fawundu and works by New Jersey photographer Aubrey J. Kauffman from September 11 through October 9. bia University. Her work and traditions; Sopdet Il- Anna Arabindan-Kesson, has been widely exhibited luminates (2017), one in assistant professor of AfriAn opening reception will be held on Saturday, September 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. and collected by public and a series of photographs in can and Black diasporic art private collections world- which the artist embodies at Princeton University, on “Constant Repeating Themes” Southern Light Gallery in gather together again. Amarillo, Texas; The Morris “G at h er i ng To ge t h er” wide. Fawundu is assistant African water deities; and October 7. Photo Exhibit at Arts Council Art@Bainbridge is locatT h e A r t s C o u n c i l o f Museum, Morristown; Sev- will be on view September professor of Visual Arts at the cleanse (2017), a video Princeton (ACP) will ex- enth and 2nd Street Gallery 4 through October 24 at Columbia University, and of the artist washing her ed at 158 Nassau Street in hibit “Constant Repeating in New York City; and the Art@ Bainbridge, the mu- the co-founder and editor- hair that combines Mende downtown Princeton. AdThemes,” a collection of Biggs Museum of American seum’s gallery project in in-chief of MFON: Women harvest chants and contem- mission is free. Art@Bainphotography works by Au- Art in Dover, Del. In 2013 Bainbridge House (1766), Photographers of the Afri- porary hip hop music with bridge hours are Tuesday brey J. Kauffman, in its Ta- he was awarded the Brove- one of the oldest buildings can Diaspora, a publication words by Black luminaries, and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to plin Gallery from Septem- ro Prize for Photography in Princeton. The installa- committed to establishing including Toni Morrison 5 p.m., Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and ber 11 through October 9. by Mason Gross. He is cur- tion is organized by Beth and representing a collec- and Frederick Douglass. rently a contributing pro- Gollnick, curatorial associ- tive voice of women phoA reopening event will be Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The themes of urban landducer for State of the Arts ate, with Mitra Abbaspour, tographers of African de- held on Sunday, September Visit the Museum’s webscape and man’s impact on broadcast on Public TV in Haskell Curator of Modern scent. 12, from 1 to 4 pm, with site for digital access to the the environment have long New Jersey, New York and and Contemporary Art at Among the works to be outdoor live music and collections, a diverse portintrigued Kauffman as a eastern Pennsylvania. the Princeton University included in the Art@Bain- family activities. And on folio of virtual programs photographer. br i d g e i n s t a l l at i o n a r e Saturday, September 25, and updates on opportuniT h e A r t s C o u n c i l o f Art Museum. “I witness this in construcP r inceton is located at “Adama Delphine Fawun- Passageways #1, Secrets, also from 1 to 4 p.m., the ties to visit in person. 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Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director. “We are to seek out landscapes that org. honored to showcase this speak to a certain stillness. artist’s work — work that Morven Announces Call In the buildings and strucis part of a more pluralistic tures that I photograph, I For New Jersey Clocks story of global art making Research is underway at emphasize their architectural quality in the space Morven Museum & Garden, — first in our downtown that they exist. Geometry, 55 Stockton Street, for an gallery space and later in shadow, and light play ma- exhibition slated for 2023 our collections galleries in the new, David Adjaye–dejor roles in my image mak- on New Jersey clocks. ing. I consider my work to M or v e n i s i n te r e s te d signed Museum scheduled be informed by traditional to know of any tall case to open in late 2024.” Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to landscape photography. clocks made in the state My interpretation reflects a during the 18th and early- a Mende father from Sierra sense of solitude that I wish 19th centuries as well as Leone and a Bubi mother to convey onto the viewer.” any artifacts and ephem- from Equatorial Guinea, The public is invited to an era related to New Jersey Fawundu seeks to link past and present by embodying opening reception on Satur- clockmakers. day, September 11, from 3 Contact Elizabeth Allan, feminine West African deito 5 p.m. deputy director and cura- ties, inserting herself into the archive of Black history “We are so excited to tor at eallan@morven.org and celebrating the transor by phone at (609) 924welcome the community mission of cultural knowlback to our Taplin Gallery 8144 ext. 102 with any edge by her female foreinformation. Additional inspace,” said ACP Artistic bears. The Mende people of Director Maria Evans. “The formation may be found at Sierra Leone use the word ‘stillness’ that Aubrey por- morven.org/nj-clocks. kpoto to describe things in trayed in his photographs is nature that can be pulled Adama Delphine Fawundu a perfect subject matter for together and tied, such as Works at Art@Bainbridge us all to reflect on this auA selection of works by fruits from a tree or rice. tumn after a busy summer. Faw undu’s practice can We look forward to seeing multimedia artist Adama Delphine Fawundu that ex- also be described as such everyone again!” a harvest, one in which she Kauffman is a photogra- plore cultural inheritance uses her body and image to a nd collec t ive cre at ion pher living and working in collect and transform folkNew Jersey. He received his t h r o u g h p h o t o g r a p h y, tales, familial traditions, fabric-making and video undergraduate degree from and archival records. In her New Jersey City University will be on view in “Gath- work, hair, cotton, and waering Together / Adama and his MFA in visual arts ter come together as matefrom Rutgers University’s Delphine Fawundu.” The rial reminders that enslaveMason Gross School of the installation will include 10 ment and colonialism live Arts. He has taught pho- works by Fawundu acquired on in the bodies of people tography at Mason Gross, by the Princeton Universi- of Afr ican descent, the Middlesex County College, ty Art Museum earlier this same bodies that transcend Mercer County Community year. The exhibition’s title these legacies through the artmuseum.princeton.edu College, and Community simultaneously alludes to creative flowering of the Fawundu’s ar tistic pracCollege of Philadelphia. tice, which gathers together contemporary African diHis work has been inmultiple strands of history; aspora. cluded in exhibitions at The B a s e d i n N e w Yo r k , LATE THURSDAYS! This event is part of the Museum’s Late Thursdays programming, made possible in part by to the installation, which Newark Museum, Newark; Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. This program, including live closed-captioning, is made possible assembles several bodies Faw undu holds a BA in by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and R i d e r U n i ve r s i t y, L aw communications and Afriof her work across a range the Curtis W. McGraw Foundation. renceville; The New Jersey of media; and to this shared can American studies from State Museum, Trenton ; moment as we begin to
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one day as she needed thread for a project, and that was it! All those beautiful fabrics just called to me,” she said. Quilts accepted in the quilt challenges are judged on visual impact and stitching technique. Awards are given for first, second, and third place recognition in each challenge. One quilt is selected by those who attend the virtual event to receive the Viewers’ Choice award. Virtual attendees can vote for their favorite quilt at quiltshow.com/vote. The 2021 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show will be a digital event to unite and engage the quilting community September 9 to 11 at quiltshow.com.
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“HE LOVES ME NOT”: This quilt by Gay Bitter of Princeton has been selected to compete in the 2021 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show’s 100 Years of Art Deco Challenge. Virtual attendees can vote for their favorite quilt September 9 to 11 at quiltshow.com/vote.
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Dozens of quilters submitted their best work for judging in this year’s Great Wisconsin Quilt Show quilt challenges. G ay B it te r of P r i n ce ton and her quilt “He Loves Me Not” have been selected to compete in the 2021 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show’s 100 Years of Art Deco Challenge. Every quilt has a story, and Bitter fashioned her quilt from an Art Deco era illustra-
tion. “I chose my inspiration image because of the lovely lines of this woman in her Art Deco inspired dress and furnishings,” she said in her artist’s statement. “It’s hard to detect exactly what she is up to, but once you look closely, you know there is a story behind her actions.” Bitter has been quilting for 18 years and was influenced by a friend to begin the hobby. “My friend took me into a quilt store after we had lunch
your challenges and resilience?” Recent social justice tides have brought sweeping momentum, action, and calls to reimagine justice and movement building. Intersecting legacies of injustice and trauma can impact mental health and well-being. West Windsor Arts wanted to know how artmaking reflects interdependence of communities and intersectional identities. They sought art that could envision new ways of being that are relational, fight stigma, dismantle ableism, and uphold disability justice. The jurors for the show are Chanika Svetvilas and Gwynneth VanLaven, whose works explore mental health issues with engaging and thoughtprovoking art through installations, videos, mixed media, and photography. Exhibiting Artists include Kelly Becker, Terrance Cummings, Jayme Fahrer, Guga, Joseph Goldfedder, Nancie Gunkelman, Barry Hantman, Margaret Kalvar-Bushnell, Ray Kopacz, Nelly Kouzmina, Eleni Litt, Claire Moore, Sara Niroobakhsh, Avani Palkhiwala, Arushi Patel, K. Rose Quayle, Anandi Ramanathan, Joy Sacalis, Rooma Sehar, Aurelle Purdy Sprout, Chanika Svetvilas, Gwynneth VanLaven, Susan Winter, and The-0. For more information, call (609) 716-1931 or visit westwindsorarts.org.
West Windsor Arts presents a multimedia exhibition of the work of 22 diverse artists in “Well-Being Ourselves: Reflect, Reimagine, Connect,” on view through October 23 in the galleries at West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, and at the new Whole World Arts in MarketFair mall on Route 1. The opening reception will be in person at West Windsor Arts on September 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. For this exhibition, artists were invited to explore wellbeing in a time of growing awareness around mental health, including emotional, psychological, and social aspects. According to West Windsor Arts, our shifted context has led to the potential for a revision of wellbeing. This caused us to ask, “How have conventional concepts reflected this shift for your lived experience? Has Check websites for inforthis impacted ways you have mation on safety protocols. been able to sustain yourself, A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Creating Joy” through September 5. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. D & R G ree nway L a nd Tr ust, One Preser vation Place, has “Recovery,” the 51st annual juried exhibition of the Garden State Watercolor Society, through October 17. By appointment only, call (609) 558-0207. drgreenway. org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Going for the Gold” through September 6 and “Ellarslie Open 37/38” through October 1. Visit ellarslie.org for museum hours and timed entry tickets. Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Color Wheel” through
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“LUCID”: This work by Arushi Patel is part of “Well-Being Ourselves: Reflect, Reimagine, Connect,” on view through October 23 at West Windsor Arts in Princeton Junction and Whole World Arts in the MarketFair mall on Route 1. An opening reception is September 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at West Windsor Arts. September 27. Cranbur yArtsCouncil.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Rebirth: Kang Muxiang,” “Bruce Beasley: Sixty Year Retrospective, 1960-2020,” and other exhibits. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed tickets required. groundsforsculpture.org. H istor ical Soc iet y of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Princeton and Women’s Suffrage” and other online exhibits, as well as the “History@ 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 “It’s Personal: The Art of Robert Beck” through January 2. The museum is open to the public. michenerartmuseum.org. Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Measurement Rules” and “Magnificent Measures! The 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 “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. Plainsboro Public Library Art Gallery, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, has “Fall in Love with Felt” through August 26 and “Life Before the Pandemic: Will It Return? ” September 1 through October 27. plainsborolibrary.org. Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, has “Letter Love” through September 30. princetonlibrary. org. Princeton University 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 with many online events. The museum is currently closed to the public. artmuseum.princeton.edu. West Windsor Arts Center, 953 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “WellBeing Ourselves : Reflect, Reimagine, Connect” through October 23. An opening reception is Sunday, September 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. westwindsorarts.org.
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158 Nassau Street Adama Delphine Fawundu (born 1971, Brooklyn, NY; active New York, NY). Left: Black Like Blue in Argentina, 2018. Inkjet print on canvas knotted with hair. Courtesy of the artist and Hesse Flatow. Right: Aligned with Sopdet, 2017. Inkjet print. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2021-90)
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Friday, September 10 11:45 a.m.: “Auto Insurance : What You Need to Know Before You Buy,” presented by Princeton Senior Resource Center with attorney Robert Bratman. Free virtual event. Princetonsenior.org. 2:30 p.m.: Sudoku for Beginners, outdoors at Hickory Corner branch of Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Registration required. (609) 448-0957. 5 - 8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. terhuneorchards.com. 6:30 p.m.: Family Fun, followed by the movie Soul at 7:15 p.m. at Princeton S hoppi ng C e nter. Fre e, bring lawn chairs or blanket. To be rescheduled if it rains. 8 p.m.: Danielia Cotton in concert at Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell. $30 $36. Hopewelltheater.com. 8:30 p.m.: Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s Outdoor A r t Film s er ies s creens Western Stars at Woolsey Park, Titusville. Hvartscouncil.org. Saturday, September 11 9 a . m .-1 p. m . : We s t Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Lot at Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and more. Music by Delta Noir. Wwcfm.org. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: “Together Again,” New Jersey State Button Society Show and Competition, Union Fire C o m p a n y, 13 9 6 R i v e r Road, Titusville. Free. Garment button displays, dealers, door prizes. ButtonsInNewJersey@gmail.com. 12 p.m.: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony outside Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad headquarters, Mount Lucas Road near Route 206 and Valley Road, held by the Princeton September 11 Memorial Committee. Names of Pr inceton communit y members lost will be read and first responders will be honored. Park in Community Park lot. Sunday, September 12 12-4 p.m.: Young Patriots Day at Princeton Battlefield State Park. Talk to re-enactors with the New Jersey Greys, learn about spy craft in 1776, musket and cannon firing, marching and drilling, tours of the Battlefield and the Clarke House. Register at pbs1777.org. 1:30 p.m.: Delaware historian Kim Burdick presents a Zoom lecture, “Fever and Sickness in the Continental Army.” Free, sponsored by Washing ton Crossing Historic Park. Registration is required at WashingtonCrossingPark.org/events. Monday, September 13 Recycling Wednesday, September 15 9:30 a.m.: Read and Pick: Chickens at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Terhuneorchards.com. 7 p.m.: Car Seat Safety
Checks, outdoors at the Hopewell Branch of Mercer County Library, 245 Pennington-Titusville Road. Call (609) 737-2610 to schedule an appointment.. 7 p.m.: Staying Active as We Age, online program presented by physical therapist Pritee Dalvi, sponsored by Mercer County Library. Register at hopeprogs@mcl.org. 7 p.m.: Author Nathaniel Philbrick lectures at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania side, and signs copies of his new book Travels with George : In Search of Washington and His Legacy. Tickets available online at WashingtonCrossingPark.org/events. Thursday, September 16 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Annual g i a nt r u m m ag e s a l e at Hopewell Presby terian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell. Housewares, china, furniture, linens, jewelry, clothing, small appliances, books, toys, seasonal items, and more. Hopewellpresbyterian.org. 5:30 p.m.: PSO Chamber Music at Morven Museum & Garden poolhouse lawn, featuring the Jasper String Quartet. $25. Princetonsymphony.org. Friday, September 17 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Annual g i a nt r u m m ag e s a l e at Hopewell Presby terian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell. Housewares, china, furniture, linens, jewelry, clothing, small appliances, books, toys, seasonal items, and more. Hopewellpresbyterian.org. 7-9 p.m.: In-person adaptive dance and pizza party, for ages 13 and up, at the Community Park Pool complex. Sponsored by Princeton Special Sports and other agencies. Register at pssnj. org by September 15. Saturday, September 18 9 a.m.-12 p.m.: Bag Day at the annual giant rummage sale at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell. Housewares, china, furniture, linens, jewelry, clothing, small appliances, books, toys, seasonal items, and more. Hopewellpresbyterian.org. 9 a . m .-1 p. m . : We s t Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Lot at Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and more. Music by A Little Bit Off. Wwcfm.org.
11: 45 a.m. : “ W hat is the State of Your Affairs?” Virtual seminar presented by Linda Richter of Personal Paperwork Solutions. Sponsored by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Free. Princetonsenior.org. 12-5 p.m.: Open studio at Sunflower Glass Studio, 877 Sergeantsville Road, Stockton. Fused, beveled, and stained glass windows and gifts. SunflowerGlassStudio. com. 2-6 p.m.: Grand opening of Princeton Makes, new artist cooperative, in Princeton Shopping Center. Artist demonstrations, open studios, plein air painting, live music. Free. Princetonmakes.com. 3-5 p.m.: Princeton Festival Guild holds a fundraiser on the porch of The Castle in Hopewell $75 and up; reserve by September 10. Princetonfestival.com/party-again. Sunday, September 19 11-11: 45 a .m . : A d u l t adaptive basketball clinic, with Mitch Henderson, head coach of the Princeton Universit y Men’s Basketball Team. $10. Register by September 16 at pssnj.org. 12-5 p.m.: Open studio at Sunflower Glass Studio, 877 Sergeantsville Road, Stockton. Fused, beveled, and stained glass windows and gifts. SunflowerGlassStudio.com. Monday, September 20 1 p.m.: The Women’s College Club of Princeton holds its monthly meeting at the Stockton Center at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. Jill Barry, Morven executive director, speaks. Free. Wwwcp.org. Wednesday, September 22 6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. Princetonlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.: Understanding Reverse Mortgages, online program presented by Bill Greenfield of Wealth Bridge Advisory; sponsored by Mercer County Library. Register at hopeprogs@mcl.org. Thursday, September 23 5:30 p.m.: PSO Chamber Music at Morven Museum & Garden poolhouse lawn, featuring the Exponential Ensemble. $25. Princetonsymphony.org. Friday, September 24 7 p.m.: Bucks Count y Bookfest begins at Salem United Church of Christ, 186 E as t C ou r t St reet,
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Wednesday, September 1 9:30 a.m.: Read and Pick: Apples at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Terhuneorchards.com. 10 a.m.: Using Genealogy Databases presented by Princeton Public Library. Princetonlibrary.org. 4-5:30 p.m.: English Conversation Group, presented by Princeton Public Library. Princetonlibrary.org. 7- 8 p.m.: Author Alan Maimon speaks about his book Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning, at Hopewell Train Station as part of the Hopewell Public Library’s Wednesday Night Lecture Series. Free. Redlibrary.org. Thursday, September 2 5-9 p.m.: Nassau Street Sampler, virtual event with artful yoga, student performances, loteria, and an interactive museum game. Sponsored by Princeton University Art Museum. Artmuseum.princeton.edu. Saturday, September 4 9 a . m .-1 p. m . : We s t Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Lot at Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and more. Music by Ragtime Relics. Wwcfm.org. Tuesday, September 7 10-10:30 a.m.: Outdoor S tor y t i m e at P r i n c e to n Shopping Center. Books, songs, rhymes, and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult. Bring a blanket. Princetonlibrary.org. Thursday, September 9 10-10:30 a.m.: Outdoor S tor y t i m e at P r i n c e to n Shopping Center. Books, songs, rhymes, and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult. Bring a blanket. Princetonlibrary.org. 11 a.m.: 9/11 Memorial and Tribute, a virtual tour of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum held by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Donald Benjamin is host. Par ticipants can share thoughts, memories, and feelings about the attack and aftermath. Register at princetonsenior.link/go9. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Princeton Regional Chamber’s monthly membership luncheon, Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, 100 College Road East. Speaker is Rutgers University professor James W. Hughes. Princetonmercer.org. 5:30 p.m.: 9/11 Commemoration event at Rider University, featuring former Pennsylvania governor Mark Schweiker. A discussion of his role in leading the state’s response to the attack on United Flight 93 and its enduring implications. Free. Rider.edu. 6-8 p.m.: Staged reading of After the Dust Settles, by New Jersey playwright Jason Immordino, at Princeton Public Library. Followed by a moderated discussion with playwright, director, and cast, from Magic Lantern Productions. Free. Princetonlibrary.org.
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Doylestow n, Pa. Aut hor Chr istina Baker Kline speaks. Bucksbookfest.org. Saturday, September 25 6 a.m.: The Golden Nugget Flea Market, 1850 River Road, Lambertville, hosts the Antique Model Train Show. Gnflea.com. 9 a . m .-1 p. m . : We s t Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Lot at Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and more. Music by Archana. Wwcfm.org. 12-4 p.m. Bucks County Bookfest, on the green at Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa. Bucksbookfest.org. Sunday, September 26 6 p.m.: National Junior Tennis & Learning of Trenton (NJTLT) 27th annual gala, at the Boathouse at Mercer Lake. Mike and Bob Bryan will conduct a clinic and exhibition at 2:30 p.m. for ticket holders and sponsors. Jeffrey Perlman is special honoree. Tickets are $300. Njtloftrenton.org/gala. Monday, September 27 Recycling 6 p.m.: Wills, Probate, and Estate Planning, presented by Kenneth Vercammen online; sponsored by Mercer County Library. Register at hopeprogs@mcl.org. Tuesday, September 28 9:30 a.m.: Read and Pick: Pumpkins at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Terhuneorchards.com. Wednesday, September 29 8 -10 a.m . : “ Wa l k ab l e City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time,” with author and cit y planner Jeff Speck, presented by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street. Princetonmercerchamber.org. 9:30 a.m.: Read and Pick: Pumpkins at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Terhuneorchards.com. 6 -7 p.m.: Vir tual panel discussion moderated by Scott Burnham about Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces, a new anthology about the influence of music on notable musicians, artists, writers, poets, and more. Eventbrite.com. Thursday, September 30 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: NJ Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, sponsored by
the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber. Keynote speakers are Jennifer Brown and Sara Minkara. Live virtual event. Princetonmercerchamber.org. 7 p.m.: New Jersey Quakers: Their History and the Records They Left, presented by Annette Burke Lyttle of Heritage Detective LLC; sponsored by Mercer County Library. Register at hopeprogs@mcl.org. Friday, October 1 4 -7 p.m. : S u s t a i nable Princeton holds “Electric EVening at the Princeton Shopping Center,” with latest models of electric vehicles, motorcycles, and bikes. Sustainableprinceton.org. Saturday, October 2 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Vir tual 15th Annual Bucks County Ancestr y Fair, hosted by Bucks County Genealogical Society featuring Maureen Taylor, photo detect ive. $25. Ancestryfair.org. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Lot at Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and more. Music by Anker. Wwcfm.org. 4-7 p.m.: “Sips & Sounds at the Farm,” fundraiser for Friends of Rancocas Nature Center, at Burlington County Agricultural Center, 500 Center ton Road, Moorestown. Beer and wine tasting in an outdoor tent, with live music and food. $60. Eventbrite.com. Sunday, October 3 8 a.m.: Wheels for Meals Bike Ride fundraiser to fight hunger, at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor. Participants can choose the 3-, 10-, or 32mile routes. Sponsored by Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Mercer County. JfcsWheels4Meals.org. 4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra appears at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place. Rossen Milanov conducts. $25-$90. Princetonsymphony.org. 5 p.m.: “Affordable Housing in New Jersey: Lessons from Mount Laurel,” online program presented by Congregation Beth Chaim, Har Sinai Temple, and The Jewish Center Princeton. Speakers are attorney Carl Bisgaier, Princeton University professor Douglas Massey, and Mount Laurel resident Dietra Chamberlain. To register, email linda.oppenheim@gmail.com.
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Back to school, back to the studio! Let the Arts Council of Princeton take care of your art needs this fall. We’re falling into art this autumn with both in-person and virtual classes and workshops in an exciting variety of mediums. Enroll now for the chance to meet new people and practice a little self-care through creative self- expression. Tr y your hand at ceramics, painting, mixed media, fiber arts, and so much more. Private Pod classes are also available by request to bring your own small group for a private session. The health and safety of the public, our students, and our staff is our top priority. To keep us all safe, the Arts Council has integrated into our HVAC system an air filtration technology that has been proven 99.96 percent effective against the airborne SARS -CoV-2 virus. All children’s classes are required to wear masks at all times while in the building, and faculty members teaching children’s classes are also required to mask up. Hand sanitizer stations have been placed throughout our building, and we ensure
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“Accessing Your Child’s Strength as a Learner” by Bob Thomas, Head of The Laurel School of Princeton: The thought of your child having a learning difference often strikes fear and concern from parents who believe their child may get left behind because of their learning difference. However, parents should feel assured there are outstanding independent schools dedicated to educating their children and recognizing their strengths and potential. Students with learning differences have unique challenges that impact their ability to learn. It doesn’t mean they can’t learn; it only means they need strategies and tools to help them manage their learning styles. Empowering students with languagebased learning differences to discover their unique path is the mission of The Laurel School of Princeton. Through a comprehensive
educational program paralleling the scope and sequence of many public and independent schools, Laurel School delivers life-changing academic skills and promotes self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-advocacy to students who have been diagnosed with language-based learning differences for students in grades 1-12. We teach with evidencebased techniques that incorporate a structured, multisensory, and prescriptive approach. One important aspect is its Executive Function curriculum. Delivered through the SMARTS program ( Strategies, Motivation, Awareness, Resilience, Talents, Success), in grades 1 through 5, students engage in skills classes directly instructing them in executive functioning and social-emotional skills. Lessons focus on developing a strategic mindset, emotional resiliency, and the successful use of strategies across academic and social/emotional areas. As students advance through grades 6-12, their academic performance is increasingly dependent on their ability to organize and prioritize and shift information, and selfmonitor. T h e L au r e l S c h o ol of
Princeton provides a safe, s u p p o r t i v e e nv i r o n m e n t encouraging creativity and risk-taking. No child should feel bad about themselves or struggle needlessly because a school can’t accommodate their learning needs. We “see” your child and help them see themselves. For more information, visit laurelschoolofprinceton.org or call (609) 256-3552.
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Our Infant, Toddler, and Primary programs are exceptional, joyful learning communities that are designed to meet the unique developmental needs of each age group. These programs are led by Montessori-credentialed experts who lovingly guide each child’s learning, ensuring children move into their elementary years as explorers, thinkers, doers, and kind community members who are curious and engaged.
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The children, staff and Board of Trustees of the Princeton Nursery School would like to thank the Princeton community for their generous support this past year. Due to the kindness and generosity of our friends and partners in Princeton, PNS has been able to continue to provide quality year round preschool and child care for families in need in Princeton and surrounding communities. We are now able to offer a more comprehensive hunger prevention program, health and wellness programs and our new Wild About Reading literacy program. As we embark on our 93rd year we are growing stronger together, making a difference in a child’s life one step at a time.
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the official school of American Repertory Ballet, has studios in Princeton, Cranbury and at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Classes include ballet, character, contemporary dance, flamenco, pointe, and conditioning, in addition to several performance opportunities throughout the year. Founded in 1954, Princeton Ballet School is recognized as one of the nation’s finest nonprofit dance schools. Its training philosophy, outstanding faculty, affiliation with a professional ballet company (American Repertory Ballet, now under the direction of worldrenowned artist Ethan Stiefel), dedication to live music, and state-of-the-art facilities are just some of the features that make Princeton Ballet School unique. “Classes encourage movement exploration and expressiveness while providing
students with a strong technical foundation,” says Executive Director Julie Diana Hench. “Whether you want to dance recreationally and have a flexible schedule, or aspire to become a professional, Princeton Ballet School has a program that’s right for you.” For more information, or to schedule a trial class for your child, visit arballet.org or call (609) 921-7758.
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio offers the finest dance training in the region for dancers ages 2.5 to adult. Students receive supportive, encouraging, and detailed instruction with emphasis on correct technique, and with the health and development of the dancer’s whole body in mind. Ballet classes follow the A merican Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum and are taught by fullycer tified instr uctors. For additional information, visit
princetondance.com or email between indoor and outdoor one of the finest in the state studiomanager@princeton- learning. Our new perform- of New Jersey, with students ing arts center is opening taking second and third prize dance.com. Princeton Junior School this fall, to be followed by a in New Jersey for the 2021 Princeton Junior School’s free standing STEM lab this Odyssey of the Mind compe(PJS) expertise in students spring. Our math program is tition, and winning a place from age 2 through grade 6 creates globally-minded, empowered, and joyful learners. Our International Baccalaureate curriculum launches a lifelong journey of inquiry, action, and reflection. PJS scholars learn to be principled, open-minded communicators with rich academic strengths and strong character traits. Time to take risks and be innovative is afforded in daily learning. Children the official school of American Repertory Ballet are given significant opportunities for public presentation. Our light-filled schoolhouse is exposed to the natural world, ensuring that students feel a connection to the outdoors and providing an ideal backdrop for our acclaimed environmental studies program, Learning Through Landscapes. The school day is balanced
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Princeton Montessori School is dedicated to developing a passion for learning and nurturing the potential in each child from infancy t h r o u g h m i d d l e s c h o o l. T hrough t he values and principles of the Montessori philosophy, the faculty promotes intrinsic motivation, independence, social responsibility, and a love of learning so that as global citizens, students can lead fulfilling lives and work to better the world.
Our Infant, Toddler, and Primary programs are exceptional, safe, developmentally-responsive, and led by credentialed child experts. A Montessori foundation ensures that children move into their elementary years as explorers, thinkers, doers, and kind community members who are curious and courteous. The confidence and joy in learning students gain during these formative years builds a strong foundation for their formal education years. Our Elementary and Middle School programs are progressive, dynamic, personalized, and designed to develop academic and lifelong skills and values. Our students to go on to love learning, know themselves, develop passions, and
independently manage their lives. Our Middle School is an authorized International Baccalaureate ( IB ) world school for the Middle Years Programme ( M Y P) which prepares our graduates to think critically and contribute to a better world. All ages began the 202021 school year back on our beautiful campus, five days a week, with smaller class sizes and outdoor spaces for each classroom. Please contact admissions to learn more about our program offerings and availability. We understand that visiting campus is the ideal way to get a better feel for who we are but at this time, we have adapted our admissions process to include virtual tours and remote admissions meetings. Visit princetonmontessori.org.
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Longtime Volvo Cars Princeton, Long Motor Co. Is Now Affiliated With Polestar Electric Vehicles
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Developed in the mid1800s, the electric car was a definite factor in the initial development of the automobile. It was an important focus in the early 20th century, only falling out of favor in the 1920s, when the internal combustion engine (ICE) took over. Now, however, it is surely an idea whose time has come. The electric vehicle (EV) is moving to the forefront on the highways — and quickly. With the promise of less pollution and price savings, sales are up all over the country, and charging stations are appearing at numerous locations. Into The Future Electric cars are powered by a battery pack (electric motor), which needs recharging after a certain mileage has been reached. The cars can be charged (plugged in) at home in the garage, and then at public charging stations on the road. As more electric vehicles come into use, expanded numbers of charging stations will become part of the infrastructure. Volvo Cars Princeton, L ong Motor C omp a ny, the longtime area Volvo dealership, is moving fullspeed onto this new electric ride. It is a clear step into the future, following the business model the company has adopted from its beginning. Volvo Cars Pr inceton first opened its doors at
255 Nassau Street in the spring of 1982. At that time, the Long brothers — David, Matthew, and Lawrence — were in charge of the day-to-day operations. Today, the company is managed at its current location, 2931 Route 1 South in Lawrenceville, by David’s sons — David Jr., Jeffrey, Christopher, and Nicholas. Over the decades, Volvo Cars Princeton has served the community with the philosophy of always putting customers first, says Christopher Long. “This commitment to the customer has been the keystone to our success. Our customer loyalty and referral business is outstanding.” Many Awards Indeed, during its history, the company has won many awards for sales and service, and has always emphasized giving back to the community. This is a key part of the Long family’s philosophy. Last May, the company added an all-new automotive franchise, Polestar, to its business. Owned by Volvo, Polestar currently offers an electric vehicle sedan, called the Polestar 2 fastback, and has plans to produce the Polestar 3, an SUV, in the U.S. in the near future. As they move forward into the world of electric cars, the Longs are enthusiastic about this new adventure, points out Nicholas Long. ”The electric vehicle has become extremely competitive with fossil-fueled vehicles. The EVs are quick, responsive, fun to dr ive, and offer great range (233 miles) on a full charge.” “What is nice is that the Polestar 2 delivers a sporty and luxurious driving experience,” adds David Long Jr. “The vehicle rides firm
to the road without a lot of feedback when you drive over bumps, and the fit and finish inside and out is excellent. “The vehicle comes well-equipped with a fantastic stereo system and a plethora of safety features, such as lane-keeping aide, pedestrian detection, blind spot indicators, and cross traffic aler t, to name a few,” he continues. “It also offers industry leading technolog y such as Android Auto and Google Assist interface. In addition, the Polestar is fully recyclable, and most of the interior fabrics are made of recycled materials.” No Sales Tax “Another great advantage of driving an EV is that the annual cost of ownership is greatly reduced as compared to an internal combustion engine vehicle,” reports Jeffrey Long. “A n nua l ma i ntena nce and operation costs are significantly reduced for a few key reasons. First, an EV vehicle requires roughly 20 moving parts as opposed to around 2000 for an ICE vehicle. The second and obvious advantage is that the Polestar requires no visits to the gas station. And finally, there are attractive incentives with an EV purchase, which are available from the manufacturer, the state of New Jersey (no N.J. sales tax), and the federal government. “The driver can add an app to their smart phone which shows locations of charging stations,” he continues, “and this greatly reduces a customer’s ‘range anxiety.’ There are also Google devices in the car with which you can search for information about nearby charging stations. With a charging station providing an alternating current
ELECTRIC FOOTPRINT: “I believe electric cars will be competitive with gasoline-fueled cars in two to three years,” says Nicholas Long of Polestar Princeton, Long Motor Company. “We look forward to seeing more electric cars on the road, and having our footprint there.” He is shown next to one of Polestar’s new electric models, the Polestar 2. (AC) option, customers can take their Polestar from a low charge percentage to fully charged in about two and a half hours. With a direct current (DC) service, the Polestar can get to 90 percent charged in about 50 minutes.” “Also, the cost to ‘fill ’er up’ is approximately $4,” points out Nicholas Long, “and that’s a huge savings versus the cost of gasoline or diesel these days. In addition, all of our customers are installing charging stations at their home, and we are seeing charging stations popping up at malls, condominium complexes, service plazas, and stations. It is really exciting to watch this infrastructure explode right in front of our faces. EVs are quite frankly everywhere, especially right here in the greater Princeton area.” An all new Long Motor Company Polestar location will soon open in the area, he reports, and in the meantime, custom ers may see and explore a Polestar EV at the Volvo Cars Princeton location on Route 1.
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s Grace Barbara started at goalie for the Princeton University women’s soccer team last Friday night in its first game since 2019, she just had to look to her right wrist to see the theme of the evening. The word “grit” was scrawled in black ink on the tape around her wrist and it characterized the effort that senior Barbara, a former Princeton Day School standout, made to help Princeton pull out a 2-1 win over Loyola (Md.) in its first action after the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. “I definitely didn’t play my best game tonight but I think that is to be expected coming off of so long of not competing at Princeton,” said Barbara. “But I am ready to build every day and get better every single day. That is really my mentality here. I actually came in at a deficit. I wasn’t able to train with the team for the first couple of days. I had COVID earlier in the month and had to go through a returnto-play protocol. I had a really short preseason and was working really, really hard to get the starting spot here.” Princeton had to show some grit collectively as it built a 2-0 lead only to see the Greyhounds score on a penalty kick with 9:18 left in the second half, making the final minutes of the contest a bit edgy for the Tigers. “It definitely was a dicey win but a win is a win and that is what we have to say,” said Barbara, who had one save on the evening. “This team, Loyola, has already had two games under their belt. They came in off of a pretty harsh loss (4-0) to Clemson and they were just ready to play. We saw that, they were scrappy to the end. It really taught us about how we can respond in a situation where we conceded a goal. Our mantra is grit this year and we showed exactly that. We really stepped up.” Barbara was ready to step up this fall, having waited her turn to start after playing in two games for Princeton as a freshman in 2018 and then making three appearances as a sophomore. “I really wish junior season would have been able to happen of course but COVID 19 came around so that just forced me to be even more patient,” said Barbara. “It is my senior year, I am confident in my ability but I am also confident in the other two goalkeepers [Ella Gantman and Tyler McCamey] that we have here. We are a really strong goalkeeper core, we call ourselves GK Union. I am prepared to step into our starting role if that is what the coaches believe to be the best thing for the team.” While Barbara is pleased to have earned that role,
she is more focused on getting in synch with her teammates. “I am happy that I was able to do what I did in a short amount of time but it is all about gaining that confidence back and forming that camaraderie with my backs, midfielders and forwards in front of me,” said Barbara. “At the end of the day we are playing as a unit of 11. I am confident in what I can do and I am confident in what they can do. That is the most important thing.” The Tigers built on that camaraderie two days later, topping Saint Joseph’s 3-0 as Barbara and McCamey combined on the shutout, each playing a half in the victory, with Emma Davis, Marissa Hart, and Lily Bryant each scoring goals. “This first game was really important, not only for me, but for the team in general to gain our confidence and put us in this position,” said Barbara. “I think the biggest thing was to get the team camaraderie together, pushing and working hard.” Princeton head coach Sean Driscoll was excited to see his team get back in action. “It was unbelievable, it had been 656 days,” said Driscoll. “It was great energy, great crowd. I think sometimes we got too emotional. You get so much enthusiasm, sometimes you have to be a little more composed.” Fueled by that emotion and a raucous Friday night lights crowd of nearly 600, the Tigers displayed a high work rate against Loyola. “We did a lot of good things,” said Driscoll. “We had a lot of chances. If you put them away, it changes the whole complexion of the game. You can’t fault the energy, you can’t fault the effort. You have got to love the fans, they were great.” The fans got to see a number of Tigers as seven reserves came off the bench in the game. “It was an overall team effort, a lot of kids played which is always great,” said Driscoll. “We saw a lot of youngsters, we saw a lot of veterans. It was just good to give everyone a chance to get back out playing together.”
One of the players subbed in, senior Gabi Juarez, starred as she scored the first goal of the evening on a PK late in the first half and then picked up an assist on a goal by Kamryn Loustau at the 58:47 mark as the Tigers built a 2-0 lead. “Gabi did really well, she came in and gave us a spark, which is huge,” said Driscoll. “These kids are all trying to figure out their roles. We told them to embrace whatever role they have, whether they are starting or they are finishing the game. It all matters, I think they are all pretty bought in. That is going to pay dividends for us going forward.” At the other end of the pitch, the Tiger back line held the fort. “I thought our defense did a really good job,” said Driscoll. “They did a good job controlling the tempo of the game, they did a good job keeping the ball and they did a good job defending. Grace did a good job, the whole back four did a good job.” It was a really good feeling for Driscoll to see his players finally back at work. “It is just nice to play again, it is nice to be around the kids again,” said Driscoll, whose team is next in action when it plays at George Mason (0-4) on September 2 and at 11thranked Georgetown (1-0-1) on September 5. “It is nice to compete for Princeton again, wear the crest and represent this University. It has been a long time coming so we are all really appreciative and grateful to get to do it again. I am really happy for the kids; it was a pretty cool moment to be back out here.” Barbara, for her part, is ready to keep getting out on the field for the Tigers. “The thing about the Ivy League is that we play so many games in such a short amount of time,” said Barbara. “To prepare ourselves, we have a lot of these Friday/Sunday games. We just have to move one at a time, go on to the next game and don’t move too fast. You can’t look ahead, it is one game at a time; that is what we did today.” —Bill Alden
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HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE: Princeton University women’s soccer goalie Grace Barbara handles the ball last Friday night as Princeton defeated Loyola (Md.) 2-1 in its season opener and first game since 2019 after last season was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Senior Barbara, a former Princeton Day School standout, made one save in the win. Two days later, Barbara combined with freshman Tyler McCamey to post a shutout as the Tigers defeated Saint Joseph’s 3-0 with each goalie playing a half. In upcoming action, Princeton plays at George Mason (0-4) on September 2 and at 11th-ranked Georgetown (1-0-1) on September 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Former Tiger Track Star Mack Enjoying Homecoming, Getting Named as Princeton’s Director of Athletics It was going to take a lot for John Mack to leave his beloved roots behind. Princeton University had it. Again. Mack, a 2000 Princeton graduate who won the Roper Award as the top male senior student-athlete to cap a stellar career in track and field, is returning to his alma mater as the Ford Family Director of Athletics. His duties begin officially on September 1. “From the minute I set foot on campus as a prospective student-athlete on my recruiting visit, there hasn’t been any place in the world that I’ve loved as much as being at Princeton,” said Mack. “So the chance to come back and serve in this capacity, it’s kind of mind-blowing. I’m pinching myself. Who gets their dream job?” Following stints at Northwestern, the Big Ten and Princeton, Mack had returned to his hometown of New Haven, Mich., a village with less than 5,000 residents. He practiced law the last 10 years, and for the last three and a half years, Mack also served as pastor of Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of New Haven. “It was tough,” said Mack. “I said to my church congregation, this is literally the only job in the world that would have gotten me to leave. I do it happily and completely at peace and they could not have been
more supportive, even when I told them I was leaving.” Mack knows a bit about filling big shoes and big expectations. Mack’s late father had been pastor of the same church before him for 33 years. Last Sunday was Mack’s final in the pulpit before he leaves the church and his hometown again. “My mom still lives in the house that I grew up in,” said Mack. “All my sisters still come to the church. I see my nieces and nephews. It’ll be an adjustment, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. They’re supportive. Everybody has wrapped their minds around the change. It’s all good.” The last time Mack left his hometown it was for four life-changing years at Princeton as a student-athlete. The record-setting sprinter at New Haven High became a captain and standout at Princeton. He still holds Top 10 times in the Princeton record books in the indoor and outdoor 200 and 400, and shares Top 10 times on the 4x400 relay. He won five Ivy League Heptagonals indoor titles and five outdoor Heptagonals. Princeton won six Heps team crowns in his career. “Princeton prepares you for excellence,” said Mack. “When I look back at my experience, it was being an athlete that helped make me a better student. I came from a really small town. I was not prepared for the reality of academic life at Princeton.
It was like being out to the moon academically. But being an athlete helped ground me and helped remind me that I was at a place where I belonged and had teammates and coaches and administrative staff that were there to support me through that. I tell people Princeton is a safe people to succeed and it’s a safe place to struggle. I want to give that wellrounded message.” Mack can speak from his personal experiences. He developed into a better student and athlete in his time, and it helped to shape his future. “When I left Princeton — I heard Craig Robinson say this — I felt like I could take on the world academically and intellectually,” said Mack. “For me, I felt that way when I left. I didn’t always feel that way when I was here. I want to help our student-athletes understand that sometimes part of their experience is going to be the challenges and struggles, but when you leave Princeton you are prepared to excel in any arena that you choose to pursue.” After excelling as a student-athlete, Mack remained at Princeton and got his first taste in administration in 2000 as assistant director of intercollegiate programming. He also took on coaching in 2002 as an assistant for the women’s track and field program. He became associate director of championships at
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MACK IS BACK: Former Princeton University track star John Mack ’00, shown competing in a 1999 track meet at left, returned to his alma mater last week, getting introduced as Princeton’s Ford Family Director of Athletics. Mack, a winner of the Roper Award as the top male senior student-athlete to cap a stellar track career, is succeeding Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 who announced in May she would be stepping down to take over as commissioner of the LPGA. (Track photo by Beverly Schaefer, both photos provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) the Big Ten for two years after he left Princeton. He served as senior associate director of athletics for sales and marketing at Northwestern from 2006-2011 before he pursued a law degree there. Now he will move back into athletics as just the sixth athletic director in Princeton history. “It’s a lw ays b e e n t h e dream job,” s aid Mack. “Even when I was a studentathlete. But you think realistically who gets their dream job? When you look through the history of Princeton athletics, there have not been many athletic directors and those that have served have stayed a long time.” Mack succeeds Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91, who left to become commissioner of the LPGA, after seven years as athletic director at Princeton. Gary Walters ’67 served in the position for 20 years before her. “I kind of assumed like most that Mollie would be here a long time,” said Mack. “She did a tremendous job. I said this to her, I think she did a fantastic job leading the department and helping to push Princeton in some really important ways to help it grow and change. I think like everybody, I assumed she would be here for the long-term. When the opportunity came open, my wife said, ‘If you don’t pursue this, you’ll regret it the rest of your life.’” Mack’s wife, Alleda, is a 1999 Princeton graduate and oncology doctor. They have three young children —
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For Princeton University men’s soccer head coach Jim Barlow, seeing the 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 concerns robbed him and his players of what they cherish most. “It is the reason we do what we do; it is the thing that is most joyful about our job and we weren’t able to do it,” said Barlow, whose team last played on November 16, 2019 when it fell 2-1 to Yale to end that season at 10-4-3 overall and 2-2-3 Ivy League. “That was the hardest part, not being able to get after it with the guys. I think what we do is important to their well-being, and to have it not happen was tough.” There was lots of joy as the squad hit the field for preseason training starting on August 21 to start preparing for hosting Rutgers (1-0-1) in the season opener on September 3 at Class of 1952 Stadium. “There is definitely an extra level of excitement to be back,” said Barlow. “The guys have been waiting for it for a long time. The energy has been really positive, the guys came back fit.” Last Saturday, Princeton worked on gaining game fitness as it scrimmaged The College of New Jersey in a morning match featuring first-year players and then the veterans took on Columbia later in the day. “It is just getting that kind of running down, the constant high accelerations, covering a lot of ground, that part was good to get guys used to that,” said Barlow. “And then just starting to
figure out who is going to take care of what responsibilities. I think we made some progress in both of those areas.” Figuring out the lineup is going to be a challenge for Barlow. “We have more players than usual, 32 guys came back,” said Barlow, noting that nearly half the team didn’t enroll for the 202021 school year. “It is going to be really, really hard to name a travel squad. We can only travel with 20. We have got a lot of good guys who are all competing and who it means an awful lot to. It is going to be really, really difficult for the coaches to split hairs with some of that stuff.” Princeton has some very good guys at forward in senior Kevin O’Toole (3 goals, 4 assists in 2019), sophomore Walker Gillespie (7 goals, 1 assist), junior Daniel Diaz Bonilla (3 goals, 2 assists), junior Ryan Clare (2 goals, 5 assists), senior Frankie DeRosa (3 goals, 4 assists), junior Spencer F leurant ( 3 goals ) , and freshman Harry Roberts. The duo of O’Toole and Gillespie should form a potent one-two punch up top for the Tigers. “O’Toole is really versatile; he can play as one of the forwards out wide, he can play in the midfield, he can be a playmaker and he can play a little deeper,” said Barlow of O’Toole, a two-time All-Ivy selection and the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. “He is going to help us get goals for sure. Gillespie looks good, he is a guy who
is big, strong, fast and loves to run to goal and get dangerous. We are hoping that he builds off of that good first year where he just found a way to get goals. His starting points are really special and now he needs to just fine-tune some of the other details and become a little bit more comfortable in traffic, a little more comfortable in running at defenders, comfor table laying balls off in the right moment, and combining. He has the tools.” Fine-tuning the midfield will also be tricky for Barlow as he has some good players to choose from in that unit. “There are a lot of guys there,” said Barlow, who will be looking at senior Moulay Hamza Kanzi Belghiti (1 assist), senior Kazu Shigenobu, sophomore Malik Pinto, freshman James Wangsness, and junior Tristano Fasulo in addition to Clare and O’Toole. On the back line, senior Alex Charles has emerged as a force in the middle of the Tiger defense. “Alex has been awesome so far in preseason,” said Barlow, noting that Jack R o b e r t s , O’ To o l e , a n d Charles are serving as captains this fall. “Alex has been really solid, and then it is just figuring out who else back there is going to lock down the defense.” That unit should be solid as there is a mix of battletested veterans and promising new faces. “There are some good options — junior Lucas Gen and junior Ben Bograd have looked pretty solid,” added Barlow.
“There is a sophomore, Whit Gamblin, who trained with us in the spring and is competing for time back t here. T here is anot her sophomore, Francis Akomeah-Sirleaf, who played left back for most of the Columbia game. Ben played right back and then Lucas and Alex played in the middle. One of the guys who has really impressed us in preseason is a junior Mateo Godoy, who did not see many minutes during his first two years but has emerged as a real contender for left back. Axel Johansson is a freshman from Sweden who took a gap year, he can play in the midfield or defense. He is a really good passer, he is tall, he is comfortable with the ball at his feet. Freshman Stephen Duncan is another defender.” Seniors Jack Roberts (40-1 in 2019 with a 0.59 goals against average) and Sam Morton (1 appearance in 2019), along with freshmen William Watson and Khamari Hadaway, are in the mix at goalkeeper. “It is by far our deepest position, we have four really good goalies,” said Barlow, noting that four goalies saw action for the Tigers in 2019. “It is really tough on a given day to separate who will be the No. 1. We have four really talented keepers. We will see how that works out.” Getting good work from the goalies will be critical to success this fall for the Tigers. “It is usually the team that concedes the fewest goals that winds up dominating the league,” said Barlow. “Having that as a starting
point, being really hard to score on, being tenacious defensively, having good goalies and not giving away bad restarts are keys. And capitalizing on our opportunities because we think we are going to get opportunities. We are a talented team in the attack. We have some guys who can take people on, we have some guys who can finish and we have some guys who can run with the ball. We are cautiously optimistic that we could have a big season but it is still so early.” Barlow is looking forward to a big opening night when Rutgers comes to town on Friday evening. “It is a great rivalry, they have a really good team,” said Barlow. “They had some success in the spring and they are
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KICK STARTER: Princeton University men’s soccer player Kevin O’Toole, right, controls the ball in a 2019 game. Senior star O’Toole, a two-time All-Ivy League selection and the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year in 2018, will be looking to get his senior season off to a big start when Princeton hosts Rutgers (1-0-1) on September 3 at Class of 1952 Stadium in its season opener. It will mark the first game for the Tigers since November 16, 2019 when they fell 2-1 to Yale to end the season at 10-4-3 overall and 2-2-3 Ivy League before the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
building off of that. It is a fun way to start the year. Hopefully we will have a really good crowd and it will be a really exciting atmosphere.” Heading into the contest, Princeton believes it has the potential to produce some exciting soccer for its fans. “We haven’t had a lot of games to figure out our identity,” said Barlow. “We haven’t spent too much time learning about them yet, we will this week. We are way more focused on us, trying to figure out our identity and who is going to take care of our responsibilities, what kind of things that we are going to be special at and help us get results.” —Bill Alden
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Hosting Defending National Champ UNC in Opener, Youthful PU Field Hockey Will Need to Grow Quickly When the Princeton University field hockey team last played North Carolina, it was for the 2019 national championship. It’s also the last time that the Tigers played a game because the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Princeton will return to action for the first time since that November 24, 2019 matchup with some familiar faces when it hosts the three-time defending national champion Tar Heels on September 3 on Bedford Field, but also a ton of inexperience on the field. “Our potential is high,” said Princeton head coach Carla Tagliente, whose team went 16-5 overall and 7-0 Ivy League in 2019 on the way to the program’s fourth appearance in the national championship game. “The goal is to continue to move the needle and improve throughout the year. We are very, very young. We have a large junior class and a lot of them reclassified, but they also have only played two seasons. They didn’t play last year. We have a lot of room to grow. We just don’t have much time in preseason to figure it out and iron out the kinks. We have to do that as we go.” Gabby Andretta, Hannah Davey, Ali McCarthy, and Sammy Popper all started in that 2019 title contest that North Carolina won, 6-1. Ophelie Bemelmans, Claire Donovan, and Zoe Shephard also played in it. Now they’re at the top of the ladder as
juniors on a team without a single senior and they bring a veteran presence to the two classes below them that have yet to play a college game. “The leadership and experience of having been there and done it before, having been through preseason and been through a full season and been in the grind a bit,” said Tagliente. “T heir exper ience and wisdom of how to handle situations and how to prepare. They’re great role models. They’re mentors to the younger players. It is very helpful that we have such a large group with the amount of experience we have.” Davey, McCar t hy, and Popper will serve as team captains this year. Popper, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2019, was selected to the United States Junior Pan American Championship team, but elected not to play last week and reported to Princeton’s preseason training. Added to the experienced junior group is a highly touted sophomore group of six that did not get to play last year and another solid group of six freshmen who are looking for their first playing time as well. “I think there will be a number star ting in each class and a number rotating in off the bench,” said Tagliente, whose team is starting the season ranked 13th nationally. “We don’t have a very big team comparable to past years. We only have 19
field players, which isn’t that much in the bigger scheme of things once you get a couple injuries. We’ll go pretty deep into the bench and those first two classes, they’ve played a lot of minutes in the two scrimmages we’ve had and are going to have to step up early.” Tagliente saw significant improvements from Princeton’s first scrimmage with St. Joseph’s to its second scrimmage against Penn on Saturday, even as her team battled through early injury woes in its first eight days of practicing. “We’ve had two scrimmages in that amount of time which is a lot; it’s been a big load,” said Tagliente. “T he S t. Jo e’s s cr i m mage, they’re a very good team and that was helpful to open with them to get a litmus test of where we’re at. They had seven or eight more days of training under their belts than we did. It was humbling for sure. It was a good contest. We just finished with Penn. We got to build on St. Joe’s a little bit and we ironed out some stuff. Normally we don’t have two scrimmages because the Ivy League only allows us one, but they gave us the opportunity to have two this year which has been very helpful because you don’t get that chance to have a second one and fine tune anything before you open your first game normally. This was helpful.” Injuries have forced Princeton to juggle its lineup. It’s also given more players a
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BACK IN THE SWING: Princeton University field hockey player Hannah Davey gets ready for a big hit in a 2019 contest. Senior Davey and the 13th-ranked Tigers open their 2021 campaign by hosting three-time defending national champion North Carolina on September 3. It will mark Princeton’s first game since losing to the Tar Heels in the NCAA title game on November 24, 2019. Two days later, Princeton will host fifth-ranked Louisville (2-0) to wrap up a busy opening weekend. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) chance to prove themselves in different spots. The Tigers are looking to solidify their lineup through the first weeks of the season as their injured return to play. “It’s always good to see what we’ve got and where we’re at,” said Tagliente. “We’ve sustained a number of injuries in this first week so we’re really learning about who’s versatile and who we can shif t arou nd, which you’re going to have to do. It’s better to have to do it now and figure out where people can play now than have to do it later on in the season for Harvard or a bigger game. We’re kind of in a scramble mode of reshuffling players and figuring out who can play where.” In addition to the aforementioned juniors, Princeton is looking to sort through its younger players to find who can fill spots. The sophomore class includes goalie Robyn Thompson and field players Liz Agatucci, Sam Davidson, Gracie McGowan, Bridget Murphy, and Grace Schulze. The freshman class consists of Clare Brennan, Aimee Jungfer, Phine van Zijl, Lily Webb, Peggy Winterborn, and Beth Yeager. “We look strong,” said Tagliente. “We have a lot of depth up front. We look strong in our midfield. We do have a little bit of experience in our midfield with our side middies. We’re a little bit inexperienced in the back, but I think we’ll be OK. We have a lot of speed and a lot of athleticism. It’s just going to be honing that in and trying not to play so fast all the time that we put ourselves in a position where we just can’t maintain possession and we get into a chasing match and end up countered on defense. We just need to value the ball a little more. We’re very eager to go forward, go forward, go forward, which is good, but you have to temper that a little bit with some possession.”
Princeton took some significant steps in one week. It’s the sort of progress that the Tigers will need to continue to carry through the year. With such a young team, they have a lot of room to progress. Their growth between St. Joe’s and Penn was encouraging. “It was a big difference,” said Tagliente. “We were able to see a lot of improvement and growth in confidence. We scrimmaged three or four days in, which is too soon, but we don’t have much of a choice the way the Ivy League has it. We can’t scrimmage a nonIvy opponent this weekend – ever yone opened w ith games. So our only option is to schedule three or four days in. We’re never quite ready, it’s always a bit of a humbling experience, but we figure out where we’re at, look at a lot of film and make adjustments and get feedback from team, which was helpful. They felt like things were slightly off in d if ferent sit uat ions and we’re able to make adjustments to that.” Princeton hopes to see more growth when they take on a North Carolina team that lost its season opener, 3-2, to No. 2 Michigan last Friday in a rematch of last spring’s national championship game and then fell 3-1 to third-ranked Iowa two days later. Notwithstanding the Tar Heels’ 0-2 start, the Tigers expect a stiff challenge from the visitors, who started the fall ranked No. 1. “We just have to have the mentality to step in and compete and go toe-to-toe with them,” said Tagliente. “Obviously, we talk a lot about this process and the journey through the season. This first game is important and we’re very excited and eager to get going, but where we are in this opening weekend is not going to be an indication of where we’re going to finish. Whether
we’re on the high of winning or the low of losing, the mentality is to stay in the moment and stay in the process and we just need to continue to grow.” Princeton won’t have much time to reflect either way. The Tigers host 5th-ranked Louisville (2-0), another top five team, on September 5. They host their third straight game against a top-15 team when 12th-ranked Duke visits on September 11. “There’s just not really enough time to fixate on one opponent and get too high or get too low,” said Tagliente. “North Carolina is a great opponent. We will strategize and game plan for them and put it out there. We need to stay in the moment, put our best foot forward and compete and from there just grow into the next game. The season is quick, and our lineup of teams we play is tough.” The Tigers were selected to win the Ivy League in the preseason poll. There are plenty of challengers as they look to take the title and make some noise when the NCA A tournament begins. In addition to the first three ACC teams, Princeton also plays at Delaware (on September 17) and at Maryland (on September 21) before opening Ivy play at Penn on September 24. Rutgers, UConn and Penn State are scattered between Ivy games. “Some of these teams have super teams really,” said Tagliente. “They have a whole class of seniors that got to take an extra year. They have fifthyear seniors that got a free year and they got the bonus of an additional freshman class coming in and they’ve had more time together. We’re running uphill right now trying to catch up, but we’ll get there.” —Justin Feil
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Tiger Football Alum Horsted Stars in Bears Preseason Finale
Former Princeton University football standout Jesper Horsted ’19 starred for the Chicago Bears in the preseason finale last Saturday, making five receptions for 104 yards and three touchdowns to help the Bears defeat the Tennessee Titans 27-24. The 6’3, 237-pound tight end’s first TD reception in the game came with 52 seconds left in the second quarter as he hauled in a throw from first-round pick Justin Fields and managed to get both feet down before falling out of bounds. He followed that with two more touchdown catches from former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, one on a six-yard catch in the third quarter and the other on a one-handed catch and run that covered 54 yards with 6:51 remaining in regulation that provided the margin of victory for the Bears. Horsted, Princeton’s alltime leader in receptions (196) and receiving touchdowns (28 ), was an AllAmerican in his senior year in 2018 as he helped the Tigers go 10-0. He was also a first-team All-Ivy League baseball player as well. Now in his third year with the Bears, Horsted has eight career receptions and one touchdown — against the Lions on Thanksgiving Day 2019 — for his first two years, most of which has been spent on the practice squad. He was to find out by the afternoon of August 31 if he has made the Bears’ 53man roster, although if he is cut he will almost surely be picked up by another team or find himself back on the practice squad.
Tiger Women’s Hockey Players Help Canada Make Worlds Final
Princeton University women’s hockey standouts Sarah Fillier and Claire Thompson helped Team Canada top Switzerland 4-0 last Monday in the semifinals of the IIHF Women’s World Championship in Calgary, Alberta. Star defenseman Thompson ’20 picked up an assist in the win while forward Filler displayed her energetic play for Canada, which was slated to face the U.S. in the final on August 31.
PU Hoops Alumna Dietrick Signs with the Atlanta Dream
For mer Princeton University women’s basketball star Blake Dietrick ’15 has signed an end of the season contract with the Atlanta Dream, the organization announced last week. Point guard Dietrick most recently represented the United States at the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series event in Constanta, Romania, where the team reached the semifinals. Dietrick last played in the WNBA in the summer of 2020 with the Dream in the league’s bubble in Bradenton, Fla. She tallied 5.9 points and 3.4 assists per game in 22 contests. She has made 68 career appearances in the WNBA and has also played pro ball in Australia and Greece. During her senior campaign at Princeton, Dietrick
PU Alum Epply-Schmidt Wins Veteran Fencing Title
As a senior at Princeton, Paul Epply-Schmidt ’83 advanced to the final bout for the NCAA men’s foil national title, concluding his threetime All-Ivy League career with a national runner-up finish. Last Saturday in Atlanta, in the same venue that hosted the Olympic Games’ fencing competition 25 years ago, Epply-Schmidt, a longtime English teacher at Princeton Day School, got his national title, winning gold in the men’s Vet-60 foil competition at U.S. Fencing’s Veteran National Championships. While at Princeton, EpplySchmidt earned recognition in two weapons, beginning as a first-team All-Ivy épée honoree in 1980 before adding two first-team all-league foil honors in 1982 and ’83, captaining the team as a senior. His contributions to the team earned Epply-Schmidt t he pro g ra m’s f re sh ma n Princeton Fencing Award in 1979 before closing his career with the team’s Johnston Award in 1983. Epply-Schmidt, who majored in Romance languages and literature before joining the faculty at PDS, continued his involvement with fencing well after his time at Princeton. In 2013, EpplySchmidt earned bronze at U.S. Fencing’s December North American Cup, and in 2014, he won bronze at the USA Fencing National Championships, helping to earn a place on that year’s U.S. Veteran National Championship Team. T h i s s u m m e r, E p p l y Schmidt preceded the win in Atlanta with a bronze at the North American Cup in Philadelphia in July. Epply-Schmidt got off to a strong start at the Veteran National Championships, going 5-0 in pool bouts to earn the top seed in the direct elimination round and then winning four more in a row to take the title. Each of the final three opponents Epply-Schmidt faced was in the top four in the U.S. Vet-60 point standings entering the event, beginning with a 10-6 win over Philippe Bennett, a fellow Ivy alumnus from Harvard, continuing with a 10-8 win over Joseph Streb, and earning gold with a 10-4 win over Jamie Douraghy in the final.
Princeton Men’s Soccer Adds Maira to Staff
Sam Maira has joined the Princeton University men’s soccer coaching staff, the program said last week. Maira, who has spent the last 19 seasons as head coach at Seneca High School in New Jersey, will serve as the goalkeepers coach for the Tigers. Since taking over at Seneca in 2002, Maira guided the Golden Eagles to four Olympic Conference championships and the 2018 South Jersey title. From 1997-
2002, Maira was girls’ soccer head coach at Shawnee High School where he won a South Jersey Soccer Coaches Tournament. From 199097, Maira was boys’ soccer head coach at R iverside High School where he won four league titles to go with two South Jersey championships, and a South-Central New Jersey title. A member of the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame, Maira has been named Coach of The Year previously by the Burlington County Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier Post, and NJ.com. Maira has previous collegiate coaching experiences with stints as goalkeepers coach at William and Mary (1984-87) and Rider (198184). “We are fortunate to add a coach of Sam’s experience and talent to our program,” said Tiger head coach Jim Barlow. “He is passionate about the sport and developing exceptional young men into quality soccer players. As a coach, educator, and counselor, he has everything we
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helped the team to one of the greatest seasons in Ivy League history. The Tigers had an unblemished 30-0 regular season, won its fifth Ivy League title in six years, and won the program’s first ever NCA A Tour nament ga m e. T h e g u ard aver aged career-highs in points (15.1), assists (4.9), and rebounds (4.5) per game en route to Associated Press and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors.
GOLD RUSH: Brad Snyder, left, heads to the finish line at a paratriathlon accompanied by guide Greg Billington. Last Friday, Snyder, a Ph.D. candidate in Princeton’s School of Public Policy and International Affairs, won gold in the paratriathlon in the vision-impaired classification (PTVI) at the Tokyo Paralympics. Snyder covered the course (a 750-meter swim, a 20-kilometer bike ride and a 5-kilometer run) in 1:01.16 in placing first with Spain’s Laparra Catala taking second in 1:02.11. Snyder, who was blinded in September 2011 in Afghanistan when he was wounded while serving as a Navy lieutenant, previously won two gold medals in swimming at the 2012 London Paralympics and three gold medals in the pool at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. (Photo provided by Sara Snyder) are looking for from a coach at Princeton and he will be a tremendous presence for not only our goalkeepers but everyone involved with Princeton men’s soccer.” A 1980 graduate of Rut-
gers, Maira was a four-year letter-winner as a goalkeeper for the Scarlet Knights and captained the 1978 team. He was named to Rutgers’ AllTime All-Star team which honored the top players from
the 20th century in team history. As a high school keeper for Steinert High, Maira earned All-State and AllCounty honors while helping the Spartans win the 1975 state championship.
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Looking for Senior Standouts to Make Big Plays, PHS Football Fired Up to Kick Off 2021 Campaign
The seniors on the Princeton High football team are going to get plenty of chances to shine this fall. “I have eight seniors and every single one of those seniors will be on the field, they are not taking any plays off,” said PHS head coach Charlie Gallagher, who guided his team to a 1-5 record last fall in a season shortened by COVID-19 concerns. “We have seniors at all of the right positions and the right spots. If you can balance it out with a couple of good juniors and two or three sophomores in the mix, then guess what, you have got a chance.” Senior quarterback Jaxon Petrone is primed to produce a big season for PHS.
“It starts with Jaxon, he looks phenomenal and is doing a really stellar job,” said Gallagher, whose team kicks off its 2021 season by playing at Overbrook High on September 4. “He is football savvy, he wants to win, and he is a competitor. It is a quarterback-driven sport. If you have a good quarterback, that is a good starting point so you can build around him.” The Tigers boast two very good pieces to catch passes from Petrone in Everaldo Servil and Jaiden Johnson. “We have two senior wide receivers which I am very happy about, you couldn’t ask for better wide receivers,” said Gallagher of Servil and Johnson.
AIRING IT OUT: Princeton High quarterback Jaxon Petrone fires a pass in a game last season. Senior star Petrone is primed for a big final campaign, turning heads with his passing prowess in preseason practices. PHS, which went 1-5 last fall, kicks off its 2021 season by playing at Overbrook High on September 4. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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“We only had one scrimmage this year, but we threw four into the end zone from outside of 30 yards. We made some big plays.” Gallagher is looking for some big plays at running back from senior Lahahmoo Pwee and sophomore Tyler Goldberg. “We have a sophomore, Tyler, who is going to share the load with Pwee this year which we are really happy about,” said Gallagher. “Tyler is a talented kid, he is totally committed. Pwee is a tough kid. I am a big fan of the run, so we need to have a good tailback. Between him and Tyler, we are going to be in good shape there.” At tight end, sophomore Jake Angelucci has emerged as a good threat. “Jake has been super committed, he won the job back in the spring when we did some 7-on-7 in a Hillsborough league,” said Gallagher. “We had 12, 13 guys show up and Jake was there every week. He came in the summer all the time. He is 6’0, 185 pounds so he is a pretty big kid. We had only one JV game last year so you are throwing him into a varsity lineup which is a big spot. He has earned it, he is going to grow into it. He will take his lumps but he is going to be a good player for us. He is a total team kid.” Along the offensive line — senior Giancarlo Momo, senior Benjamin BoydenBailey, senior Xin Chen, junior Isaiah Nazario, senior Jason Ling, and junior Jack Callahan — will look to dish out some lumps in the trenches. “Benjamin was a guard last year, he will probably go over to tackle and be our right tackle,” said Gallagher. “Momo is our left tackle, that is the premier spot, so we have seniors at the bookends at the tackles. We are going to have a rotation at guard with Chen, Nazario, and Ling. Nazario and our center, Callahan, played in our last game last year and those two kids really stepped up nicely. We thought they would play pretty big roles this year and it looks like they will. They have done a nice job and they are nicesized kids. They are young guys so they will get a couple of years under their belt so we are excited for those guys.” Some of those guys will also be seeing time on the defensive line. “I think we might have Angelucci down there, and Callahan,” said Gallagher.
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“We are going to have Chen down there. We have got two defensive ends in Momo and Boyden-Bailey. Momo has to be one of the best linemen in Mercer County.” The linebacker corps will feature some of the squad’s younger players. “Goldberg will play for us; Anthony Famiglietti is a sophomore who was a lacrosse player, he is a good player,” said Gallagher. “Brooks Cahill-Sanidas, a sophomore, will be at linebacker. Risshabh Bhardwaj is a junior at linebacker for us. A newcomer, Jake Richter, is a big kid who is out there for us. He will probably be an outside linebacker and on the defensive line too. He is a hard worker. Faysal Alqassab is a junior and he will be at linebacker.” Senior stars Servil and Johnson will be seeing double-duty as they will spearhead the PHS secondary. “Servil is going to play there for us, he has stepped up,” said Gallagher. “In our scrimmage, he made a huge hit at the goal line. He put a pop on a kid and the ball went flying and we recovered the fumble. I think that built up his confidence. Jaiden Johnson is another guy back there. Ryan Friedman is a junior and he is going to be a good player for us. He and Jason Ling are going to be two guys that will help us there.” The Tigers will need to step up to earn a victory in their opener against Overbrook. “I am really focused on our first game, I would like to get the momentum going,” said Gallagher. “T he schedu le is ver y challenging, we are playing Group 1 schools to start off with. They have the same number of kids that we have; it is a fair fight but they have a number of good players. Overbrook has a good feeder program. I feel like just getting into the win column early on will be huge.” Going forward, PHS will need positive momentum as they face a number of challenging foes. “We play another small school next week, Haddon Heights, (on September 11) they were 7-1 last year and the only team they lost to was the South Jersey champion,” said Gallagher. “We play Audubon (October 2), they were also 7-1. Cinnaminson (October 23) was in the playoffs two years ago. Those three teams are Group 2. We play some Group 3 schools like Bishop Eustace (September 24) and Robbinsville (October 9).” The squad’s success in those matchups will depend on the senior group coming up big. “These seniors really need to step up; we need them to be able to make plays,” said Gallagher. “I am going to do everything I can to give them the opportunity to make big plays. I am not a huge fan of the vertical passing game when it comes to high school. It can be a lot of incomplete passes but we have guys who can catch the ball and we got a QB who can throw it. I am excited, we are definitely going to stretch the field.” —Bill Alden
Local Sports Princeton Athletic Club Holding Trail Run Sept. 6
T he Pr inceton At hletic Club (PAC) is holding a trail run and walk at the Mountain Lakes Preserve, 57 Mountain Ave in Princeton, on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. The event, which is benefiting the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, will start at 9 a.m. and consists of a 5-kilometer-plus trail run and walk. The course is comprised of about 10 percent paved park trail, 30 percent unimproved service right-of-ways, and 60 percent single track including moderately technical rocks, roots, logs, and whatever else nature has wrought in the woods. Due to the technical nature of the trail, parents should consider whether this event is appropriate for young children. The race is limited to 150 participants. Online registration and full details regarding the event are available at princetonac. org. The fee through September 3 is $40 with a T-shirt on an as-available basis. Sign up at the event will be $50 and is credit card only, subject to availability. The PAC is a nonprofit, all-volunteer running club for the community that promotes running for the fun and health of it and stages several running events each year.
Helene Cody 5K Race Set for September 11
The 13th Annual Helene Cody 5-kilometer race and 1-Mile Fun Run is taking place on September 11 on a new course with the start and finish line at Heritage Park in Cranbury. The fun run begins at 8:15 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9 a.m. The 5K is chip-timed and USATF-certified with water stations throughout the course. Trophies will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall and in each age group for the
5K. Every fun run finisher will receive a medal and trophies will be awarded to the top three boys and girls. The Cranbury Day celebration will begin immediately after the race on Main Street. Additional race information and on-line registration is available at.helenecody. com/5k-and-1-mile-runwalk. html. This event is the main fundraiser for the Helene Cody Foundation, whose mission is to inspire youth to volunteer, to better their communities and themselves. Prior to her death in 2008, Helene Cody, a Princeton High student, planned to revive the Cranbury Day 5K, a community event that had been discontinued in 2006, as a way to combine her love of distance running and community service for her Girl Scout gold award project. When she passed away, a classmate organized the first Helene Cody Cranbury 5K in memory of Helene for his Eagle Scout project. Every year since, the Helene Cody Foundation has used the event to bring the community together and use the proceeds to sponsor youth service projects and provide scholarships. All proceeds go directly to the Helene Cody Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charity.
Former Mercer Rower Tanguay Earns Silver at Paralympics
For m e r P N R A / M e r c e r Junior rower John Tanguay earned a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics for the U.S. in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain last Sunday at the Sea Forest Waterway. The crew of coxswain Karen Petrik along with Charley Nordin, Dani Hansen, Allie Reilly, and Tanguay, who rowed collegiately at Columbia University from 2016-20, finished behind the defending Paralympic champions from Great Britain and ahead of the bronze medal-winning French crew. Great Britain clocked a winning time of 7: 09.08 over the 2,000-meter course with the U.S. coming in at 7:20.13 and France finishing at 7:27.04.
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Laura J. Hawkins Laura J. Hawkins passed away peacefully at Princeton Medical Center on August 22 after a prolonged illness during which she demonstrated great fortitude and grace. Born in Metuchen on September 14, 1946 to Alberta Stults Dey Hawkins and Alber t William Hawkins, she grew up in a house on Longview Drive, built by her father, who also designed a footbridge in the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve which she proudly pointed to when walking there with friends. She was also proud of her family’s deep roots in New Jersey, roots reflected in the family surnames Dey, Stults, and Hawkins found in many regional place names and cemeteries. She had a beautiful alto voice. After graduating from Princeton High School, she received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied the French horn and Music Literacy, subjects she subsequently taught at the American Boychoir School in Princeton. She sang in a number of choral groups, including Princeton ProMusica. Laura was a gentle spirit with a quick and wry sense
of humor and little patience for pretense. She had a deep interest in plants and nature which she developed and expanded, first as a Rutgers Master Gardener of Mercer County, then in Landscapes of Light, a horticultural business she established. She was an early proponent of native plants. Her keen eye for texture, shape, and color helped owners enhance existing plantings, and her knowledge and design skills are evident in many local gardens. In recent years, L aura turned her considerable talents to photography. She posted magical photographs on Facebook of the many places in New Jersey and Pennsylvania she visited: the Pine Barrens, D&R Greenway, Cranbury Pond, Wickecheoke Creek Preserve, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, and High Rocks State Park, to name a few. She shared her love for nature with all she met, and was especially gifted in communicating with children. Through her photography, Laura supported the conservation efforts of local organizations such as D&R Greenway Land Trust and Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Laura’s love of and re-
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spect for nature also led her to be active in environmental causes including EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) which successfully lobbied a major bank to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. Laura’s powerful photographs earned her recognition from The Pine Barrens Alliance and from D&R Greenway Land Trust. The Trust selected her as their first Photographer of Preservation, a group that came to include Tasha O’Neill, Dave Anderson, and Jim Amon. Their library of her photographs features striking scenes of central New Jersey preserved landscapes, and of Meredith’s Garden of Inspiration in the Greenway Meadows Poetry Trail. Laura was a member of m a ny “com m u n it ie s” i n Princeton — healthy food, native plants, yoga, music, environmental protection, swimmers at the Princeton Pool, and patrons of the Princeton Senior Resource Center where she was known as an avid ping-pong player. She was also a member of the informal community of Princeton’s animal lovers, including the owners of dogs and cats she cared for while their owners were away. Laura’s uncle Amos Stults founded the Hopewell Veterinary Group, and Laura too had a special way with animals. She had sustained relationships with the pets she cared for that their owners envied — some called her the Dog Whisperer. Laura is sur vived by a niece Susan Hawkins Bitsko and her husband Frank Bitsko, two nephews, seven great-nieces and nephews, and five great-great-nieces. Laura attended Princeton’s Quaker Meeting and was a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church. A burial service will be held at Princeton Cemetery, and a celebration of her life will be held at a later time soon to be determined. Please contact Nassau Presbyterian Church for details. Condolences may be made online at the MatherHodge Funeral Home website (https://matherhodge. com). In lieu of flowers, donations in Laura’s memory can be made to D&R Greenway Land Trust, the Trenton Music Makers, or the Princeton Senior Resource Center. Arrangements are under the direction of MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
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Joseph J. Gawarkiewicz Capt. Joseph J Gawarkiewicz, USN (ret) died on August 21, 2021 at Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster, PA after a long illness. Joe was born on Staten Island, NY, in 1934 to Helen Kochman Gawarkiewicz and Joseph J. Gawarkiewicz. He attended high school at the Augustinian Academy in Staten Island. He attended Villanova College prior to receiving a Congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy graduating in 1957. He joined the Civil Engineer Corps, earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His first CEC tour was at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, MD. Next, Joe earned a Master’s of Science in Engineering at Princeton University. Joe completed two tours of duty in Vietnam in 1968 – 1969, along with tours in Thailand, Mississippi,
London, England, Newport, Rhode Island (Naval War College), and the Pentagon. He completed his career as the Public Works Officer at the Naval Academy. Joe’s awards included the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Combat V, Navy Commendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. In 1982, Joe joined Princeton University as General Manager of Plant & Services and became involved in an expansion of Princeton facilities and Service Departments. In 1993, he retired from Princeton and with his wife Dolores moved to Island Heights, a small community on the Jersey shore. While there he was elected to serve on the Borough Council for two terms. Joe and Dolores moved to Philadelphia for several years before moving to Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, PA, where he was able to spend some time with fellow USNA grads. Joe was a role model to many, a great thinker with a dry sense of humor, and much loved by his family and friends. His reassuring presence will be sorely missed and hopefully emulated by his grace, dignity, and humility. Predeceased by his wife, Dolores Gleba Gawarkiewicz in 2018, Joe is survived by his son, Glen and wife Connie, and daughter Marlene Jane and husband Marty Franklin; five grandchildren Ellen, Thomas, Gwen, Delia, and Teddy; and his brother, Charles Gawarkiewicz and his wife Patricia. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association. Ser v ices w ill be held at
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Brayden, and Madilynn; and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Bunker Hill Church, 235 Bunker Hill Road, Griggstown, NJ. Family and friends are welcome to call starting at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bunker Hill Church. Arrangements are under the direction of M.J. Murphy Funeral Home.
Judith M. Paulsen Judith M. Paulsen, 84, of Griggstown passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Judith was born and raised in Brookly n, N Y, where she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School. She spent many summers and weekends in Griggstown growing up and moved there permanently in 1957 after marrying the love of her life, Carsten. She raised her family and was adored by all the neighborhood kids of Sunset Hill. She was known as Aunt Judy but most of all, everyone’s “Bestamor.” She worked at Chase Bank in Manhattan and over 20 years at Management Planning Inc. in Princeton. She was a longtime member of Bunker Hill Church. She is predeceased by her parents Jens and Madeline Olsen, her children Cheryl and Steven, a sister Doris Fredholm (Richard), and a brother Ronald Olsen (Priscilla). She is sur vived by her loving husband of 64 years Carsten Paulsen; son James and wife Stacey, son Christopher and wife Rose, and d a u g h te r M e r e d i t h a n d husband Michael Mangini; seven grandchildren James Jr., Kristen (Aaron), Emily, Bara, Sean, Michael Jr., and Dakota; seven great-grandchildren Hannah, Landon, Lauren, Hailey, Brooklyn,
Antonio Tamasi Antonio Tamasi, 94, of Princeton, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pettoranello, Italy, Tony immigrated to the United States in 1953 and settled in Princeton. He worked in the grounds maintenance departments at Princeton University and then RCA Laboratories. After a 35-year career at RCA, he retired in 1992. After retiring, he expanded his parttime landscaping business and continued to work well into his eighties. Tony was a member and past president of the Societa M.S. Roma Eterna, and a member of the Princeton Italian American Sportsman Club. He was a devout parishioner of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church. Tony was an avid gardener and was passionate about his craft. For many years he volunteered his time planting and maintaining the beauti-
ful grounds of Pettoranello Gardens in Princeton. He proudly shared his gardening expertise with family, friends, and neighbors. Tony’s true passion was his family. He was a devoted husband, proud father, and PopPop, a loyal brother and friend. He enjoyed helping his children and grandchildren with their vegetable gardens and landscap ing. He especially enjoyed spending time with family at Sunday dinners. Tony leaves a legacy of hard work and love of family. Predeceased by his parents, Vito and Car mela (Cifelli) Tamasi, his sister, Cleonice Nini, and son-inlaw, James Willie, Tony is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Evelina (Pirone) Tamasi; his daughters and son-in-law, Carol Ann Willie, Mar isa and Michael Robson; his grandchildren, Jennifer Bukowski and her husband Michael, Lauren Carey and her husband Chris, Lindsay Robson and Michael Robson; five greatgrandchildren, Ryan, Evan and Kyle Bukowski, Megan and Jack Carey; his sisters, Ida Ciccone and Esterina Sfer ra and her husband Umberto; his sister-in-law Mary Ann Pirone; brothersin-law, Giuseppe Nini, Ralph Pirone, and his wife Lydia; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. The funeral was held on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Paul’s Church and burial at Princeton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tony’s memory may be made to Embracing HospiceCare, 3349 Route 138, Building D, Suite F, Wall, NJ 07719.
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Upgrade the front door with paint and new hardware to create an instant fresh look. Choose from traditional, subdued, or bold colors.
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Add simple but stylish decorations to your front porch or steps. Planters with easy-care flowers such as mums or petunias, potted trees, and seasonal wreaths are budget-friendly choices.
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Add landscape lighting along your front steps, walkways, or driveway. Solar lights are easy to install and reasonably priced. Shop online to find a wide selection.
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Install window boxes. If you have windows with shutters, adding window boxes with colorful flowering plants adds charm to the front of your house.
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Front porch furniture. A simple chair or bench with some cushions, plus a small table gives a welcoming feel to your front porch.
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Brighten your mailbox. Replace a dull or battered mailbox with a bright or whimsical new mailbox. Plant flowers around your mailbox to create an eyecatching small garden space.
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