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Corner House Executive Director DiBlasio Retiring After 21 Years . . . . . . . . 5 Council Holds Special Meeting on Franklin Avenue Project . . . . . . 11 Enroute to Washington With Lincoln and Hawthorne . . . . . . . . . 13 NJSO Presents Final “Emerge” Concert . . . . 14 PU Grad McCarthy Helped North Carolina Men’s Lax Make Final 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hun Baseball’s Applegate, PHS Girls’ Lax Star Henderson Get Nod as Top Spring Performers . . . . . . . . 22

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On Tuesday, July 6, New Jersey reported no newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the state for the first time since March 17, 2020. New case numbers and hospitalizations have also been dropping throughout the state, and the Princeton Health Department continues to report few new cases of COVID-19 in Princeton, just one in the past 14 days. Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser emphasized that the COVID environment today is significantly different than it was last summer when Princeton and the rest of the country benefited from relatively low rates of infection only to be hit with a second wave of the virus in October, November, and the winter months. “We are in a different place than last fall,” he said. “With a substantially effective vaccine, there is community protection we did not have last year.” He went on to mention causes for ongoing caution and concern. “Variants will continue to pose a threat and a continued need for public health surveillance of new cases. Vaccine breakthrough cases along with variants that may be more stubborn against the current vaccines will require further consideration.” He warned in particular about the highly transmissible Delta variant as a concern for unvaccinated individuals, particularly those living in congregate settings where infections tend to spread at a much quicker rate. Grosser went on to point out that the health department continues to focus its vaccination efforts on pop-up clinics in different communities in order to make it as easy as possible for residents to access the vaccine. “We are also standing ready for expanded access to the vaccine and working with our health care community to begin that process as it opens up.” The health department’s Mobile Vaccination Program has been bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to people in a convenient way, with interested businesses, community organizations, and places of worship hosting health department staff on location at a time of their choice. Contact the Princeton health officer at jgrosser@princetonnj.gov for details. Four local artists — Manveen Bindra, Veronica Foreman, Claudia Orostizaga, Continued on Page 10

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University Plan Faces Continuing Controversy The Princeton Planning Board (PPB) is scheduled to continue its hearing on Thursday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. on Princeton University’s controversial application for a variance to move its 91 Prospect Avenue building, the former Court Clubhouse, to a site across the street. The University plan would open up the area on the south side of Prospect for construction of a “gateway” to its new 666,000-square-foot Environmental Science and School of Engineering and Applied Science (ES+SEAS) complex. The movement of the 91 Prospect building would also result in the demolition of three Victorian houses on the north side of the street. Extensive discussion at a June 7 Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting and at the most recent June 17 PPB meeting focused on a relatively small portion of the project, the part that impinges on Prospect Avenue, with most speakers opposing the plan as historically, aesthetically, and/or environmentally damaging to the street and detrimental to the community. The HPC ultimately recommended unanimously that the PPB turn down the University’s variance application. The June 17 PPB meeting ended after about four hours with a number of participants still waiting to speak.

Several speakers suggested that the University should redesign its Prospect Avenue entrance to the ES+SEAS complex to incorporate the 91 Prospect building and preserve the historic character of the street. Historic preservation consultant Clifford Zink and others have urged the University to follow past examples of working with the town and its concerns on controversial development projects in order to achieve a positive resolution for both parties.

Following the last PPB meeting, Princeton Future, an independent community organization, offered an invitation to the Princeton community and Princeton University to help resolve the disputed issues “in an inclusive and transparent forum.” Encouraging “early and ongoing community participation,” Princeton Future stated, “We all want a healthier, sustainable, more beautiful Princeton — why not cooperate through trust and sustained communication to safeguard our Continued on Page 8

Referendum “Likely Less Than $20 Million,” As Schools Prepare to Replace Leaky Roofs The Princeton Public Schools (PPS) Board of Education (BOE) is committed to planning ahead, working towards a July 29 deadline to submit an application to the state to place a major maintenance bond referendum on the ballot in January 2022, so that work to replace leaking roofs at several schools can start by the summer of 2022. The BOE is considering a cost figure “likely less than $20 million,” but further discussion must take place in the coming weeks to determine the work to be done, when it must be done, and the estimated cost. The BOE anticipates that with debt from prior referendums maturing on

February 1, 2022 and 2023, all the work can be done without increasing debt service from current levels. “Princeton Public Schools will use the next three weeks to evaluate the scope of a potential maintenance referendum,” the district noted in a July 6 statement. “It is anticipated that on July 27 the Board of Education will authorize a submission to the New Jersey Department of Education by Spiezle, the district’s architect, detailing preliminary eligible costs.” A number of the roofs in question are approaching 26 years old, already beyond warranty, and several other leaky Continued on Page 8

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On September 30, Gary DiBlasio will put in his last day as executive director of Corner House. DiBlasio, 66, is retiring after two decades guiding the organization, which prevents and treats addiction, primarily in

youth, and supports those in recovery. “You just reach a point in your career where you know it’s time,” he said during an interview at his office in Monument Hall. “I have done this work for 44 years. It’s time for new energy, new blood, and new ideas.” Judging by comments from people who have worked closely with DiBlasio over the last two decades, his absence will be keenly felt. “Gary has been an incredible life force,” said Wendy Jolley, who chairs the Corner House Board of Directors. “He has, literally, saved hundreds of lives over the years. He has mentored so many kids. Everybody looks up to him. He really sets the gold standard.”

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were competing to try out for TAG, which was the first leadership program. So I expanded it.” DiBlasio added the Corner House Student Board and Project GAIA (Growing Up Accepted as an Individual in America), “which dealt with racism, sexism — all the isms,” he said. Next was the Student Leadership Institute, made up of 90 teens in three groups that attend a summer retreat to discuss racism, sexual abuse, addiction, and other issues. They also meet weekly in the fall to prepare workshops for kids, parents, and the general community. “So they really begin having an impact,” DiBlasio said. “So many of them will say, when we interview them, ‘I’ve wanted to be in TAG or GAIA since I was a kid.’ Now, we have kids who took part, and graduated from college and came back to work with us. Some of them now serve on our boards.” Outreach programs shepherded by DiBlasio include WOWY, the Princeton Youth Project (PYP), and the Advocacy for Youth Project. “They are designed to equalize the playing field in Princeton so everyone can have the same opportunities,” he said. “When there were gang issues in town, [the town] wanted to bring people in. But I said let us handle it, and we started the Princeton Youth Project, which gave young men the opportunities to feel like they were being heard. We saw that kids wanted to improve. Now, over 95 percent of them go on to further their educations, the military, or trade school. We encourage them to come back and serve the community.” Corner House also runs programs for middle school students, and clinical programs for treatment of addiction. “W hat I’m most proud of is that I’ve kept Corner House relevant,” DiBlasio said. “We’re known as one of the top programs around. I’m committed to the training of professionals in this field.” Retirement for DiBlasio won’t be 100 percent. “For the first three months, I will decompress,” he said. “I’ll do some gardening, take some trips. But then I’ll do some consulting, and take some classes. I’m particularly interested in thanatology [the scientific study of death and dying]. I will also have time to explore some Ph.D. programs.” DiBlasio has been especially pleased when students return to Corner House after college, and want to maintain a connection. Some have become engineers, some are lawyers, others are in a variety of fields. “It tells me we have impacted the lives of tens of thousands of students in Princeton,” he said. “They want to give back. And that makes me proud.” — Anne Levin

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common interests?” Princeton University expressed appreciation to Princeton Future for its offer, but emphasized its intention to continue to focus exclusively on pursuing the planning board process. With its applications pending at the PPB, Princeton University Deputy Spokesman Michael Hotchkiss stated, “it would be inappropriate to engage in outside dialogue under these circumstances in order to avoid confusion with the planning board process, preserve the integrity of the public record, and facilitate a fully public, transparent discussion.” Hotchkiss stated that since last fall the University had convened virtual neighborhood meetings and meetings with leaders from the Princeton eating clubs and the Princeton Prospect Foundation to discuss plans to preserve the 91 Prospect building and the new construction plans. He also noted that the project has been discussed extensively at HPC, PPB, and Site Plan Review Advisory Board meetings. Princeton University architects, planners, and other representatives have presented the ES+SEAS project as one of the University’s most important

building projects in decades in creating “a world class facility to attract and retain some of the best minds in the world.” They have also argued that the 91 Prospect building cannot be repurposed and that the only way to save it from demolition is to move it across the street. A petition opposing the University’s project, initiated by local residents at change.org/ saveprospect, had collected more than 1,200 signatures as of July 6, and a Save Prospect Coalition made up of local residents, University alumni, and Princeton Prospect Foundation has been created. Local media have also received a number of letters to the editor on the subject. The online petition to the University emphasizes the rich history associated with the three Victorian houses, criticizes the University’s “encroaching into residential neighborhoods,” and urges the University to do “a bit of thoughtful redesigning” in order to “maintain the unique character of Prospect Avenue for the benefit of present and future generations.” It also encourages readers to attend the July 8 PPB meeting to speak up in opposition to the University’s variance application. The link to the meeting can be found at princetonnj.gov. —Donald Gilpin

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districts use in order to keep school buildings in good condition. The costs of not doing roof repairs and other urgent maintenance could ultimately cost the district more money in emergency repairs. Emergency maintenance is not eligible for state subsidies.The district is also looking forward to future savings in the possibility of installing rooftop solar panels as roofs are replaced. Sustainable Princeton Executive Director Molly Jones applauded the possibility of solar panels on the schools’ new roofs. “It looks as if they could put on panels that could provide up to 40 percent of their overall energy needs,” she said. “This is a substantial sum that could save money for taxpayers.” She continued, “We’re definitely enthused that the schools and their leaders are thinking this way. We think it’s a very smart move to invest in the roofs.” Jones urged the district “to maximize the work that they’re doing” and to put solar panels on as many of the buildings as possible as soon as possible. “The more you do, there’s an economy of scale, so it would really be wonderful if they could do that as quickly as possible,” she said. She also urged the district to make sure that the new roofs are well insulated. Jones went on to praise the school leadership’s foresight and its focus on longter m planning. “T hey’re really doing a great job of taking the school in a forward-t hink ing direction, thinking of the future, not just plugging the holes for the moment,” she said. —Donald Gilpin

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The LHT ( Lawrence Hopewell Trail ) has an nounced that, thanks to its community of hikers and cyclists, the 2020-2021 Journey to the Moon is complete. The LHT reached its goal on May 28, after a busy Memorial Day weekend of trail use. Of course, the LHT and its followers did not log a full 238,000 miles. Each earth mile was recorded in “LHT Miles.” Each LHT mile equaled 22 miles, or the length of the LHT, making the virtual journey 10,818 LHT miles in length. “The virtual event brought LHT fans and friends together to collectively hike and bike 238,000 miles to the moon. Journey to the Moon was launched on October 14, 2020, to celebrate the month’s two full moons,” said Ruth Markoe, L H T board member and leader of the Journey to the Moon project. David Pelovitz of Lawrence Township logged the most miles and the most trips — 1,294.8 miles across 209 trips. He was awarded a gift card to Sourland Cycles in Hopewell for his incredible efforts. Alyssa Katz was the winner of the last Starbucks gift card raffle. And it was Regina Podhorin-Zilinski of Trenton who pushed the LHT past its 238,000-mile goal. Anyone who tracked miles at any time is eligible for a thank you prize, as well. Those individuals can email the LHT (info@lhtrail.org) from the account used to log miles and share their mailing addresses. The LHT had 1,030 unique

mileage submissions from approximately 95 participants who logged miles on or off the LHT by biking, walking, jogging, skating, walking their dogs, or even from a treadmill or spin bike. In the middle of this long winter, the LHT even encouraged followers to log the steps they took on shopping trips and sweetened the deal with weekly raffles for Dunkin’ or Starbucks gift cards. Many participants shared photos and stories as they uploaded their miles, including Samantha Bean, who had a close and inspiring encounter with a red-tailed hawk; and Ralph Porpora, who committed to Journey to the Moon as a nod to his family’s traditional participation in our Full Moon Ride. Throughout the journey, the LHT kept participants informed with a new Journey to the Moon Facebook group, which featured over 80 posts, updates, photos, and raffle winners. These included a series of Moon Fun Facts — a series of pop culture, food, culture, and science factoids relating to the moon and covering everything from traditional Chinese mooncakes and R.E.M.’s hit “Man on the Moon” to TV shows Moonlighting and The Honeymooners (“You’re going to the Moon, Alice!”). Journey to the Moon was created as a way to foster connection and inspire trail use despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the LHT to cancel its annual Full Moon Ride. The LHT hopes to host an in-person Full Moon Ride later this year, with details to follow.

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Rabbi Andrea Merow can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to serve Judaism. “It’s a calling,” she said on Monday, just a few days after officially beginning her tenure as new rabbi of The Jewish Center Princeton. Most recently on the rabbinic staff of Beth Sholom C on g r e g at i on i n E l k i n s Park, Pa., the Philadelphia native has an impressive background and approach to her faith that ended the nine-month search to replace Rabbi Adam Feldman, the much-loved spiritual leader who died suddenly in December 2019 while on vacation in Hawaii with his family. The Jewish Center finalized Merow’s appointment last February and announced it formally last week. In a joint statement, the congregation’s president Alexandra Bar-Cohen and immediate past president Randy Brett said, “Rabbi Merow emanates ruach [breath, or spirit], spirituality, musicality, and joy, even over Zoom. She brings with her dedication to a vibrant, inclusive vision for our congregation, and will welcome interfaith indiv iduals and fam ilies while creating space for innovative, inclusive rituals. We are excited to learn and grow with Rabbi Merow.” M e r o w h a s m ov e d to Princeton and is getting to know the community. In succeeding Feldman, who led The Jewish Center for more than 14 years, she knows she has the proverbial big shoes to fill.

“ T h i s c om m u n it y h a d a beloved and wonderful rabbi,” Merow said. “I knew him. I was friends with him and his wife. I believe that the challenge for me is to honor his memory. This is a community that loved its rabbi, and it’s very sad.” From the time she was a small child attending services with her family, Merow loved to sing along — even if she didn’t know the right words to the prayers. A few years later, she saw a slide show about Camp Ramah in the Poconos, a Jewish summer camp, and asked her parents to send her. “It was there that I found that I wanted to serve God and the Jewish people,” she said. “I just knew that was what I wanted to do.” After graduating from Columbia University, Merow was ordained in the Conservative movement in 1997 at the Jewish Theological Seminar y. She currently ser ves on t he executive committee of the Board of Rabbis of Philadelphia, and has been on the boards of several other Jewish organizations. She was president of the Mid-Atlantic Region Rabbinical Assembly, and served on the International Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly. Her first priority at The Jewish Center is to “listen and understand the culture,” Merow said. “Then as a community, I want to respond in diverse ways to the period of history that we find ourselves in. We have gone through many watershed events in world

history and Jewish history, and they are all coming to a head right now. I see that as an opportunity to create what the emerging Jewish communal organization will look like.” Merow loves the idea of the synagogue as a community center. “It’s a place of gathering,” she said. “This is a place for Jews of diverse identities to gather and do good in the world. The Jewish Center has always seen itself as a diverse place, so it’s poised to fill that role for people, and find meaning in their Jewish identity. I believe they have always been ‘big tent’ and open to lots of ideas and practices.” Over the nine-month search process for a new rabbi, The Jewish Center received more than 20 applications. Merow was among the three finalists invited for a virtual visit that allowed them to meet with members of the congregation as well as the search committee. “I think synagogues should be a place where we can show kindness to each other, and practice fixing the world,” she said. “One of the most important phrases is in a song that Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg [at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, where her family worshipped] used to sing in a song: ‘I am a servant of the holy one of blessing.’ I don’t think that applies to rabbis and cantors only, but to all human beings who want to see themselves that way. My goal is to help people find their path. I’m lucky to get to do it here in a synagogue that is vibrant, warm, loving, and thoughtful.” — Anne Levin

Town Princeton (NIOT) has Polanco, NIOT board mem“Bring on the Joy” Mural Dedication at Shopping Center honored students for their ber and Pr inceton High

On Friday, July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., the community is invited to the Princeton Shopping Center to celebrate the official Courtyard Mural Dedication, a community presentation of the first mural in a series of three by the Arts Council of Princeton team. The ACP will be joined by the artists, Princeton Shopping Center representatives, and local dignitaries including Mayor Mark Freda. The mural theme reflects Princeton Shopping Center’s resolution to “bring on the joy” at a time when the community is craving reconnection and opportunities to interact. The artwork will be on display through fall 2021, when a new design inspired by the changing seasons will be installed. T he mural celebrat ion kicks off at 6 p.m. with We May Be Right, a Billy Joel Tribute Band, along with family-friendly activities. For more information, visit princetonshoppingcenter. com.

Students and School Groups Honored by Not In Our Town

Not In Our Town Princeton honored individual students as well as school groups and their student leaders who continued to work for racial justice at Princeton High School, Princeton Middle School, and in the community despite the challenges of a difficult year in which many activities were curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100 people attended the June 6 online Unity Awards ceremony, the 24th year Not In Our

racial justice work. “You are the ones we have been waiting for,” said the Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, pastor of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in opening remarks. “So I say thank you for your leadership, helping to facilitate unity and connection and challenging the scourge of white supremacism and racism.” Not In Our Town Princeton, which is dedicated to combating racism and white supremacy, honored 10 student groups and 10 individual students for activities that included organizing online diversity talks, lobbying for a more inclusive curriculum, tutoring students for whom English is not their first language and helping them with college applications, and helping to organize a large protest after George Floyd was killed by a police officer in the spring of 2020. In addition to recognizing students, NIOT also honored Lenora Keel, the long-time social worker and coordinator of student and family services at Princeton High School who retired this year, and Barry Galasso, interim superintendent of Princeton Public Schools, for their racial justice efforts. Keel was honored for championing diversity and inclusion during her career, including serving as advisor for MSAN (Minority Student Achievement Network) and PULSE (Pride Unity Leadership Sisterhood Esteem), the latter founded by NIOT board member Shirley Satterfield. “This organization is indebted to you and so is the community,” said Juan

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School alumnus. Galasso received the award for his support of diversity and inclusion efforts during the difficult year of the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular for supporting racial literacy classes in the Princeton Public Schools curriculum, including the pre-K to kindergarten curriculum. Galasso said he was impressed by the engagement of the student honorees. “I find it hopeful for our world, for our interconnected communities because we have young people who are interested in social justice, in equity, and in making this world a better place to live for all of us,” he said. Joy Barnes-Johnson, who teaches a course on racial justice, introduced several of the students. “We are grateful for everything you do,” Barnes-Johnson told students. “Your diversity and perspectives helped transform us as educators.” The individual awardees were Soorya Baliga, Violeta Gonzalez Toro, Hailey Hawes, Mia Mann-Shafir, Isabelle Sethi, Molly Sikma, Savannah Spring, Kyara Torres-Olivares, Aurora Yuan, and Krelyn Zazarias. Student groups honored were AWARE, BLAC (Black Affinit y Club ), C.A.R.E. (Cultural and Racial Equality, The Jewish Club, Latinos Unidos, and Leaders of Color for Change. T h e M i nor it y S t u d e nt Achievement Network, Multiracial Student Union, and Pride Unity Leadership Sisterhood Esteem were also recognized.

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The task force that has been working on the Franklin Avenue mixed income housing project presented a report at a special meeting of Princeton Council on June 30. Three subcommittees focused on sustainability and landscaping; access, streetscape, and infrastructure; and the site plan gave an overview of their work so far. The project, which is on Franklin Avenue across from the AvalonBay apartment complex, is part of Princeton’s court-ordered affordable housing obligation. Following the presentations, some residents of streets near the development expressed concerns over the direction of the design process, saying their privacy could be compromised by the height of the buildings. Resident Harold Heft complained about transparency, saying the process has not been as open as promised. “No interviews were done with residents living in an adjacent community,” he said. Heidi Fichtenbaum, chair of the Sustainability and L andscape Commit tee, stressed the importance of sustainability, environmental justice, and energy efficiency. The committee developed two tiers of recommendations, ranking things like electrification rather than gas and stormwater mitiga-

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single most important improvement on the visual quality of the streetscape is the wide and proper design of street tree plantings,” he said. “And it is the single most cost effective thing if it is done right.” S chwar t z a ls o recom mended relocating overhead power lines to an underground location, and focusing on social spaces both inside and out. “Think about this early on, in size and proportion, in order to make this a true community,” he said. Carlos Rodrigues, from the Site Planning Committee, noted some common threads with the two other committees. Access to the Princeton Cemetery to provide a link to downtown other than Witherspoon Street, linear parks or “mews” between buildings, and scaled down heights of buildings toward Jefferson and Harris roads were among the recommendations. Resident Joshua Zinder, who is an architect, said the process was very similar to what was discussed at a presentation sponsored by Princeton Future nearly a year ago. “It does feel like much of this had been previously discussed,” he said, adding that the design and process “need to be more innovative to address issues of the Jefferson community and the current residents of

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Womanspace Awarded Grant by Princeton Community Foundation

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The Princeton Public Library, in partnership with Labyrinth Books, will present a discussion of historical fiction on Thursday, July 8 at 8 p.m. The Crowdcast event features two bestselling authors, Pam Jenoff, whose latest novel is The Woman with the Blue Star, and Lisa Scottoline, whose most recent novel is Eternal, discussing their latest novels, one set in Poland during World War II and the other in prewar Italy. To register, visit princetonlibrary.org or labyrinthbooks.com. Pam Jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers The Lost Girls of Paris and The Orphan’s Tale. Her novels

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To the Editor: The Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development, or PCRD, is a nonprofit organization formed recently to advocate for and enable a more effective and collaborative approach to land use development in Princeton. We are not opposed to new development in our town; that said, we do believe in smart, eco-friendly development that will respect and build upon Princeton’s unique character and reflect the voices of its residents. Such development is best accomplished through transparent and inclusive deliberations that heed the input of developers, elected officials, and, importantly, those who live in town. Princeton University has announced its intention to destroy three buildings that form part of the historic Prospect Avenue streetscape. PCRD supports the effort to protect the former Court Club in its current location and to protect the homes on Prospect Avenue from demolition by Princeton University. More broadly, PCRD is

concerned about the disregard for the Princeton Master Plan and the diminished prospect for the evaluation of Club Row as a local historic district that Princeton University’s plan represents. Each degradation of this part of town becomes yet another step toward further undesirable changes throughout Princeton, thus diminishing, building by building and lot by lot, what makes Princeton so attractive to its residents. Recently, Princeton has witnessed financially capable property owners neglect their facilities, only to turn to the municipality for relief by pointing to the poor state of buildings they have let deteriorate. Rewarding such bad behavior isn’t good for the town in the short run or the long run. Additionally, the environmental impact of demolition and its associated release of embodied carbon, isn’t consistent with sustainable development. Princeton University should use its considerable talent and resources to find a solution that protects the historic streetscape and is consistent with the Master Plan and sound environmental practices. Although the focus of recent headlines has been on Prospect Avenue, PCRD believes that town officials should always consider development holistically and through the lens of the residents of Princeton’s many desirable neighborhoods. There has been considerable resident concern about several recently proposed development projects, in addition to Prospect Avenue. Since early 2021, this

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list includes: the outsized Graduate Hotel to be built near Bank Street; the declaration of the Princeton Shopping Center and adjoining properties as an Area in Need of Redevelopment; and the controversial plan to add considerable parking to our neighborhood streets. Each of these projects has felt rushed to accommodate the desires of the developing party, without sufficient public input. We urge all players in these dramas to take a collective deep breath, listen to each other, seek common ground (including through an updated Master Plan), and ultimately reach decisions that can be supported by all parties. With the wealth of talent and creativity that courses through town, we can do better than our current practices. JO BUTLER, Chair KAREN O’CONNELL, Vice-Chair DAVID DEMUTH, Treasurer JACK KERR, Executive Committee Chair Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development

Suggesting a Plan B Alternative to University’s Prospect Avenue Plan

To the Editor: Princeton University’s massive (666,000 square feet in four new buildings) expansion of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is exciting for the future of teaching, research, and studying at Princeton. This project has been in the works for more than a decade and finally has emerged into public view as a packaged deal, much like the Lewis Center across campus. The process now moves to the town of Princeton’s Planning Board to review and approve or reject the Plan. While the concept and plan are admirable, there should be room to improve the Plan with comments from the neighbors, alumni, and other interested parties. I would like to suggest a Plan B. First, moving (or tearing down if Plan is not approved) Court Club, which is located within a National Registered Landmark District, seems an offense to the town of Princeton. We should respect our National Landmarks and make an effort to preserve our fortunate heritage. Environmental studies teach us to recycle, reuse, or repurpose objects whenever possible so as not to waste resources. Court Club would make an ideal setting for small conferences, intimate dining opportunities, or prime seminar space for focused group conversation. Think a second “Faculty Club,” an annex to Prospect House. Second, the attempt by the architects of the proposed Plan to extend an arm toward the existing Engineering Quad fails as there is no real connection either to the existing Andlinger Center or to the existing EQuad. The use of the term “neighborhood” is deceptive in the extreme. Think of the “Arts and Transit Neighborhood,” the terminology used to sell moving the Dinky, leaving McCarter as a stand-alone up the hill. And finally, quadrangles have been an architectural solution for educational institutions for generations – think Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, and in the old days’ Princeton University. Taking the proposed Chemical and Biological Engineering building and forming a quadrangle with the other proposed buildings and to incorporate the stand alone “Commons” building seems a far better design to me. The existing proposal seems more like the Great Wall in China, which is for defense rather than inviting collegiality. But redesign is not the job of the Planning Board. They may not be able to consider a Plan B without rejecting the University’s application. I recommend that the Planning Board, therefore, turn down the proposed Plan and point the University architects toward the possibility of discussing reasonable alternatives. I understand that Princeton Future has offered to host such a review. That seems to me a viable path forward. MICHAEL MATHEWS ’62 Bedens Brook Road, Skillman

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Enroute to Washington with Lincoln and Hawthorne Unquestionably, Western man though he be, and Kentuckian by birth, President Lincoln is the essential representative of all Yankees, and the veritable specimen, physically, of what the world seems determined to regard as our characteristic qualities. —Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) I finished Ted Widmer’s Lincoln On the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington (Simon & Schuster paperback 2020) on the verge of America’s 245th Independence Day and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 217th birthday. I was enroute to an unqualified appreciation of Widmer’s book when he brought Nathaniel Hawthorne on board his roundabout journey to Lincoln’s inauguration (1,904 miles, 18 different railway lines, at least 100 speeches, and thousands of handshakes). Hawthorne enters the narrative by way of three quotations in the first 105 pages. Discussing the South’s refusal to accept the reality of Lincoln’s election — for “many Southerners ‘Lincoln was not only unlikable, he was unthinkable.’ ” — Widmer introduces the author of The Scarlet Letter (1850) as “a specialist in fantasy” whose “creative powers simply shut down when he tried to imagine a Lincoln presidency.” Reading that comment with the train-in-motion metaphor in mind was like hitting a rough stretch of poorly maintained track — a giant of American literature was being cast as a genre writer, a mere “specialist.” The rough stretch continued with the thirdhand patchwork paraphrase from Carl Sandburg in James R. Mellon’s The Face of Lincoln (1980): “It was the‘strangest’ thing, Hawthorne wrote, and a true measure of the ‘jumble’ of the times, that Lincoln, ‘out of so many millions,’ had prevailed. He was ‘unlooked for,’ ‘unselected by any intelligible process,’ and ‘unknown’ even to ‘those who chose him.’ How could such a nonentity [Widmer’s term] have found a way to ‘fling his lank personality into the chair of state?’ ” While I didn’t doubt that Hawthorne would have been astonished by Lincoln’s election, I found it hard to believe that his “creative powers” could be shut down by a “nonentity.” Hawthorne’s next appearance came with a turn of the page to a section headed “Secessia,” after a term he would eventually apply to the Confederate States — in Widmer’s words, “as good a name as any for a place that often seemed to be a state of mind as much as a working government.” At this point it’s worth mentioning that Widmer’s stated source was Hawthorne’s long, controversial article in the July 1862 Atlantic, “Chiefly About War Matters,” which includes an in-person view of Lincoln so irreverent (“the homeliest man I ever saw, yet by no means repulsive or disagreeable”) that the article was published anonymously, “By a Peaceable Man,” and even then partially censored by the editors. Hawthorne’s Train The third Hawthorne-related passage in Lincoln On the Verge begins with Widmer’s description of the way “the constantly

moving panorama” outside the train’s windows “would offer Lincoln a form of escape; a private cinema all his own.” Citing various writers who had “tried to capture that effect,” Widmer mentions Victor Hugo’s “flowers that become streaks of color” and similar images seen in the flow of motion “that anticipated Impressionist paintings”; Ralph Waldo Emerson’s scenes flying past “like the leaves of a dictionary, shuffling quickly”; and finally, Hawthorne’s “kaleidoscopes outside the window, in a nonsensical sequence [Widmer’s phrasing] ... an empty solitude ... followed by a village ... then everything gone again ‘as if swallowed by an earthquake.’ Meetinghouse

street! Little impalpable worlds were those soap-bubbles, with the big world depicted, in hues bright as imagination, on the nothing of their surface. It was curious to see how the passers-by regarded these brilliant fantasies, as they came floating down, and made the dull atmosphere imaginative about them.” Meeting Uncle Abe Widmer’s numerous diverting, revealing, and often warmly human glimpses of Lincoln are among the special pleasures of Lincoln On the Verge. While most of these views suggest his impact on the public, for better or worse, whether adored or mercilessly mocked in the press, both North and

spires were ‘set adrift from their foundations.’ Everything was ‘unfixed’ and ‘moving at whirlwind speed.’ ” Widmer’s edited version sacrifices the poetry in motion of the original, which is from The House of Seven Gables (1851) and should be quoted in full, this being, after all, Hawthorne’s birthday week: “Meanwhile, looking from the window, they could see the world racing past them. At one moment, they were rattling through a solitude; the next, a village had grown up around them; a few breaths more, and it had vanished, as if swallowed by an earthquake. The spires of meeting-houses seemed set adrift from their foundations; the broadbased hills glided away. Everything was unfixed from its age-long rest, and moving at whirlwind speed in a direction opposite to their own.” The passengers on Hawthorne’s train are siblings Clifford and Hepzibah Pyncheon, and since this was their first actual railway journey, it was as though their whole world had been “unfixed from its age-long rest” and was “racing past them.” Hawthorne’s Cinema Widmer’s reference to “private cinemas” brings to mind Hawthorne’s account of the moment Clifford Pyncheon “was seized with an irresistible desire to blow soapbubbles ... Behold him, scattering airy spheres abroad from the window into the

South, no single instance captures Lincoln in the act of simultaneously repelling and attracting a dubious observer as vividly as Hawthorne’s account of his May 1862 audience, a year into the president’s first term. Hawthorne and his publisher James T. Fields were at the White House with a delegation of Bostonians bringing Lincoln the somewhat unusual ceremonial gift of an ivory-handled whip ornamented with a medallion of the president. Hawthorne’s first impression is of “a tall, loose-jointed figure, of an exaggerated Yankee port and demeanor, whom (as being about the homeliest man I ever saw, yet by no means repulsive or disagreeable) it was impossible not to recognize as Uncle Abe.” It isn’t long before the more benign nuances of the “home” in “homeliest” come to the surface: “There is no describing his lengthy awkwardness, nor the uncouthness of his movement, and yet it seemed as if I had been in the habit of seeing him daily, and had shaken hands with him a thousand times in some village street; so true was he to the aspect of the pattern American, though with a certain extravagance which, possibly, I exaggerated still further by the delighted eagerness with which I took it in.” As for his face, it is “as coarse a one as you would meet anywhere in the length and breadth of the States; but, withal, it is redeemed, illuminated, softened, and

brightened by a kindly though serious look out of his eyes, and an expression of homely sagacity, that seems weighted with rich results of village experience.” By now, “homely” is linked not only to “sagacity” but to a quality evoking homesweet-home, comfort food, home thoughts, home feelings: “But, on the whole,” Hawthorne writes, “I like this sallow, queer, sagacious visage, with the homely human sympathies that warmed it; and, for my small share in the matter, would as lief have Uncle Abe for a ruler as any man whom it would have been practicable to put in his place.” These are among the observations the Atlantic editors felt compelled to remove, after admitting that they appear to “have been written in a benign spirit” and perhaps convey “a not inaccurate impression” of the “august subject.” In the end, alas, they lack “reverence.” The editors no doubt were thinking of Hawthorne’s reference to not being able to hear Lincoln “tell one of those delectable stories for which he is so celebrated. A good many of them are afloat upon the common talk of Washington, and are certainly the aptest, pithiest, and funniest little things imaginable; though, to be sure, they smack of the frontier freedom, and would not always bear repetition in a drawing-room, or on the immaculate page of the Atlantic.” With that last touch, Hawthorne seems to have left the guardians of the “immaculate page” no choice. Finally, what follows reads as if it had been written after the editors took their stand: “Good Heavens! What liberties I have been taking with one of the potentates of the earth, and the man on whose conduct more important consequences depend than on that of any other historical personage of the century! But with whom is an American citizen entitled to take a liberty, if not with his own chief magistrate?” While Hawthorne goes diligently, discreetly on, the author who envisioned the private cinema of Clifford Pyncheon has stepped aside: “However, lest the above allusions to President Lincoln’s little peculiarities (already well known to the country and to the world) should be misinterpreted, I deem it proper to say a word or two, in regard to him, of unfeigned respect and measurable confidence. He is evidently a man of keen faculties, and, what is still more to the purpose, of powerful character.” And so on, and so forth.... n May 26, of the same year, Hawthorne wrote to his friend Horatio Bridge: “Strange to say, this war has had a benevolent effect upon my spirits ... it was delightful to share in the heroic sentiment of the time, and to feel that I had a country — a consciousness which seemed to make me young again.” He was 58 and had only two years to live. ——— In case my sidetrip into Hawthornia suggested otherwise, I enjoyed every page, every mile, of Lincoln On the Verge. It’s a wonderful book, and I hope to devote all my attention to it in next week’s column. —Stuart Mitchner

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ew Jersey Symphony Orchestra concluded its “Emerge” digital concert film series last week with a presentation of two towering orchestral works. Recorded in Prudential Hall at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center in March of this year, this final installment of the trilogy featured Russian pianist and composer Daniil Trifonov and trumpeter Anderson Romero performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto #1, also known as Concerto in C Minor for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra. Led by JNSO Music Director Xian Zhang, last Wednesday night’s performance also included Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, played by a reduced but no less effective roster of the Orchestra. The online concert was accompanied by visual images focusing on nature and wildlife, filmed throughout New Jersey in communities ranging from Newark to Cape May. Shostakovich’s 1933 Concerto for piano, trumpet and string orchestra was an homage to the Baroque era through its use of two solo instruments against the accompanying ensemble. Unlike Shostakovich’s more somber and programmatic symphonic works, the Concerto has a lighter and more humorous feeling, diverging from the Russian Romantic compositional tradition of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. The soloists for NJSO’s performance of the Concerto were no strangers to New Jersey audiences; pianist Daniil Trifonov has performed in Princeton in recent seasons, and Anderson Romero is NJSO’s assistant principal trumpet. In Wednesday’s performance, Trifonov showed very quick hands on the keyboard, emphasizing well the percussive and slightly quirky nature of the Concerto. Trifonov and conductor Zhang were symbiotic in bending the tempi of the music, finding lyricism even in the more forceful passages. In the expressive sections of the first movement “Allegro,” Trifonov played with his hands lingering on the keys as much as possible, at times demonstrating a very light left hand. Playing from within the orchestral ensemble, Romero provided a joyful and martial trumpet solo throughout the first movement.

The second movement “Lento” featured a haunting melody from the violins, with the piano solo in intense octaves. Playing a muted trumpet, Romero executed his own melodic lines. Zhang consistently dictated cadential effects well, as the string and piano built intensity through passages of repetitive notes. Although the piano seemed more instrumentally prominent, Romero’s trumpet added color and rhythmic crispness to the performance. Trifonov proved himself to be a dynamic performer, and both soloists were visually well-captured by the camera work of director Yuri Alves. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra began Beethoven’s 1806 Symphony No. 4 with an extended slow introduction, taking time with the suspenseful and dark passages leading to a fast and chipper “Allegro.” Light flute playing added airiness to the spirited orchestral palette, accompanied by a clean pair of bassoons. A graceful melody was heard from the violins in the second movement, accented by winds and brass, with effective dynamic shading from all players. Zhang led the Orchestra through an off-beat “Scherzo,” maintaining a brisk speed while emphasizing the graceful sections of the intervening “Trio.” Swirling strings launched the final movement, with a freshness of sound and buoyancy belying the likelihood that the Orchestra has played this symphony many times in the past, but clearly never seems to tire of it. Conducting from memory, Zhang drew out the ending of the movement well, leading to a spirited final few measures. he “Emerge” digital concert trilogy has traced New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s return to a more normal performance mode, with this most recent concert featuring two major works and a fuller instrumental roster. NJSO has announced a live 2021-22 season, gradually adding back to the schedule its venues throughout the state and returning to Princeton in January, 2022. The energy and joyousness of last week’s final “Emerge” broadcast was an effective and welcome way to launch the Orchestra back into its live season next year. —Nancy Plum

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, as well as the previous concerts of the “Emerge” series, can be accessed for free on the Orchestra’s website. NJSO will be performing live in venues in Newark during the month of July; information about both live and digital performances of the Orchestra can be obtained by visiting njsymphony.org.

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Larissa Velez-Jackson DANCE ON FILM: Europium Dancetheater will premiere “365” in 13 segments at Hopewell Theater on September 24. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with director Linda Erickson.

Kyle Marshall Hopewell Theater Announces and Departures — Songs & as the Metropolitan Opera Marshall is a choreograArias in English and Ger- National Council Auditions, Lineup of Upcoming Shows pher, performer and teachman.” On Friday, July 16, the Houston Grand Opera, San Hopewell Theater is reopening this fall with a full schedule of music, theater, dance, comedy, and more. Early access to tickets is provided to those who become members. Upcoming shows include Salami’s East Coast Come dy : L iv i ng L e gend s of Laughter Featuring Anna Wise; The Evolution of Joni Mitchell; Daniella Cotton with special guests; Pyrenesia featuring Alex Radius; Time for Three; An Evening with Patty Larkin; Remembering Tom Petty: A Night of Music and Stories; Europium Dancetheater; and more. The theater is located at 5 South Greenwood Avenue in Hopewell. For more information about upcoming shows and becoming a member, visit hopewelltheater.com.

title is “La Vie en Chanson, L’air, et L’amour — Songs and Arias in French.” The concert on Wednesday, July 21 is titled “Since You Love Me and I Love You — Songs and Arias revealing all aspects of love.” Thursday, July 22 is “Magic, Manipulation, and Marriage — Just another night in the Opera House,” and Friday, July 23 is “An Evening of Opera Spanning the Centuries — Handel to Bernstein, 1685-1990.”

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ing artist. He recently received t he 2020 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Award and a New York Dance and Per for mance “Bessie” Award nomination for the production Colored. His dance company, Kyle Marshall ChoreograLewis Center Announces phy (KMC), sees the dancChoreographers in Residence ing body as a container of The Lewis Center for the history, an igniter of social Arts’ Program in Dance at Princeton University has announced dance artists Kyle Marshall and Larissa VelezJackson as the Caroline Hearst Choreographers-inResidence for the 2021-22 academic year. Marshall and Velez-Jackson’s residencies will include teaching dance courses in the fall semester and choreographing new works that will be performed at the Princeton Dance Festival in November. The purpose of the Hearst program is to bring prominent choreographers and dancers in conversation with Princeton students through a variety of engagement activities while supporting the development of these choreographers’ work. These residencies, along with others being planned for the Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, Aspen Music Festival, and Washington National Opera. Details about each event with links for viewing are at rider.edu/arts.

Velez-Jackson is a choreographer and multi-platform artist who uses improvisation as a main tool for research and creation. In 2011, she launched a song-and-dance collaboration with her husband, Jon Velez-Jackson, called Yackez, “The World’s Most Loveable Musical Duo.” In 2017, Yackez presented their twoact spectacle, Give It To You Stage at New York Live Arts with a cast of elder exercisedancers and a queer postmodern wrestling ensemble, The Yackez Dancers. Velez-

Jackson is also the artistic director of the LVJ Performance Co., where her solo and collaboratively made dance performances have been presented widely in New York City, including The Bushwick Starr, The Chocolate Factor y, Roulette, Museum of Art and Design, Danspace Project, New Museum, A mer ican Realness Festival at Abrons Arts Center, and Martin E. Segal Theater.

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coming year, are aimed at maximizing that potential engagement. “What I love about this year’s Hearst choreographer engagements is that our students will get a chance to experience a creative process with these exceptional artists and, then later, meet their company dancers and observe their work-in-process,” said Susan Marshall, director of the Program in Dance. “This is a deep, dimensional exchange with t hese r isk-tak ing chore ographers. Larissa VelezJackson and Kyle Marshall cultivate caring communities and are redefining the rules of contemporary dance — I’m thrilled that our program can support the development of their work.”

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“MANTIS OF PEACE”: This work by Judith Marchand and David P. Horowitz is part of “The Junkyard,” an all-new outdoor upcycle art exhibit hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council July 23 to July 25 at Woolsey Park. The exhibit will feature artwork by established professional eco artists as well as other creative participants who have reimagined “trash” materials.

“The Junkyard” Exhibit Turns Trash into Art

A r t i s t s w i l l t r a n s for m Woolsey Park in Hopewell into a temporary sculpture garden from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25 at “The Junkyard,” an all-new outdoor upcycle art exhibition hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Open for one weekend only, the event celebrates ingenuity while raising awareness about the need to protect our environment proving that one man’s trash is another’s treasure. “The Junkyard” will feature artwork by established professional eco artists as well as other creative participants who have reimagined “trash” materials — like plastic bottles, metal tools and nails, Styrofoam, wood pallets, discarded books, or car parts — into unique and astonishing art. “In our throw-away culture, we need to rethink disposability by upcycling — a totally creative endeavor — to prolong these items’ usefulness and divert them from a landfill,” said Carol Lipson, executive director of the HV Arts Council.

Visitors will explore the five “zones” of “The Junkyard,” taking a tour through a wonderland of trash to treasure. Zone 1 will display entries for the Creative Team Competition, teams of artists and families up for an ecochallenge. Categories assigned to these participants include art for the garden, decorative masks, transformation of a piece of furniture into something with a completely different use, and artists’ choice. Established eco ar tists’ work will be highlighted in the EcoArtist Gallery & Marketplace, Zone 2. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase displayed artwork and other hand-crafted items. It is not just adults who are learning to get creative with trash. The Kids Gallery, in Zone 3, will display masterpieces created by local young artists. Old CDs and used plastic water bottles will be transformed into hanging art and bugs and creatures, many created at the HV Arts Council’s free summer workshops for kids. “The Junkyard” will include some local “green”

resources in Zone 4 with useful and educational environmentally-related displays, with participation from the Hopewell Valley Green Team. And last but not least, what’s more upcycled than vintage cars? Zone 5 is Restoration Alley with a different display of refurbished cars as well as restored farm equipment. “We know this will become a yearly tradition,” said Lipson. “It’s a chance to gather again as a community, celebrate our local artists and creatives, and have some fun while doing it!” “The Junkyard” hours are Friday, July 23, 6 to 8 p.m. (last entry at 7:30 p.m.); Saturday, July 24, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last entry at 7:30 p.m.); and Sunday, July 25, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.). Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 seniors (65+), and $5 for kids (up to 18). Strollers free. Woolsey Park is located at 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville. For more information and to purchase your tickets in advance, visit hvartscouncil. org/thejunkyard.

“M19”: This piece by Bob Ricciotti was named Best in Show at the Center for Contemporary Art’s annual “Members’ Non-Juried Exhibition and Sale.” This year’s exhibit, on view through August 28, features 79 works of art in painting, pastel, charcoal, ink, graphite, photography, mixed media, glass, and ceramics.

The Center for Contemporary Art (The Center) in Bedminster has announced its annual “Members’ NonJuried Exhibition and Sale,” a yearly opportunity for members to showcase their artwork in any and all media. The variety and range of entries is a testament to the diversity and creativity of The Center’s community of artists. This year, there are 79 works of art by participating members in painting, pastel, charcoal, ink, graphite, photography, mixed media, glass, and ceramics. The judge for this year’s ex hibition was Susanna B a ker, execut ive d irec tor and galler y director for Studio Montclair, Inc. Baker is a N.J.-based artist who combines printmaking, painting, sewing, and 3D effects to create unique artworks. Driven by process, she uses organic and geometric shapes to populate a multi-layered space that might be massive or microscopic. Baker has exhibited widely in both group and solo shows, throughout New Jersey, New York City, Providence, R.I., and San Francisco, Calif. She has also curated a number of shows in the New Jersey area. She received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Best of Show, the “Sally Bush Memorial Award,” was presented to Bob Ricciotti (Randolph) for his oil crayon and pencil piece, M19; t he Ceram ics Award of Excellence went to Naomi Nierenberg (Somerset) for her ceramic work, Spatial Interaction; Awards of Excellence were given to Carolyn Evans (Bedminster) and Andrew Lippman (Bedminster); and Honorable Mentions were received by Doris Aufschlager (Bernardsville), Bette Blank (Madison), Zig Mantell (Martinsville), Terry Mayfield (Bridgewater), and MaryAnn L. Miller (Clinton). The exhibition will be on view through August 28. The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (908) 2342345 or visit ccabedminster. org to learn more.

“SHOW OFF”: Artist Gail Bracegirdle presents her watercolor paintings in the dining room at Bell’s Tavern, 183 North Union Street, Lambertville, through the end of August. The colorful paintings focus on her “crinkled paper” technique. Bracegirdle is an exhibiting member of Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville.

Area Exhibits Check websites for information on safety protocols. A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “In-Between” through July 8 through August 1. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. D & R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, has t he ongoi ng virtual galleries “Trail of Breadcr umbs : Nat ure in Fairytales” and “Portraits of Preservation: James Fiorentino Art.” The center is currently closed to the public. drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City M u s e u m i n C ad w a lad e r Park, Park s ide Avenu e, Trenton, has the “Ellarslie Open” annual juried exhibition through October 1. Visit ellarslie.org for museum hours and timed entry tickets. 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. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Princeton and Women’s Suffrage” and other online exhibits, as well as the “Histor y @ Home” series. The museum is currently closed to the public. princetonhistory.org. H u n te r d o n A r t M u seum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton, has “Our Environment” and “Print+” through September 5. hunterdonartmuseum.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Essential Work 2020: A Community Portrait” through July 11 and “Through the Lens: Modern Photography in the Delaware Valley” through August 15. The museum is open to the public. michenerartmuseum.org. Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Measurement Rules” and “Magn i f i c e nt M e a s u r e s ! T h e Hausman-Hill Collection of Calculating Instruments” through September 6. mercermuseum.org.

“TWO PEARS AND TWO AVOCADOS”: This painting by Larry Steele is the First Place winner in the “Windows of Hope 2021” juried art exhibit, on view in the windows of businesses on Lawrenceville’s Main Street and Gordon Avenue through July 10. Photos of all submissions are also on the event’s Flickr page at flickr.com/people/windowsofhope2021.

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Calendar Thursday, July 8 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com. 5:30 p.m.: Lecture, “The Art of Not Working: Chinese Scholarly Gentlemen Enjoying Music.” Given by Ingrid Furniss, presented virtually by Princeton Universit y Ar t Museum and close-captioned in Spanish and English. Artmuseum. princeton.edu. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: HomeFront’s ArtSpace Summer Showcase, in the Gallery at the Blue Garage, HomeFront’s Fam ily C ampus, 101 Celia Way, Ewing. Art by prev ious clients who found ArtSpace as a haven while navigating homelessness. Register at https://bit. ly/2SUdfrA. 5:30 p.m.: Photographer Robin Resch, Arts Council of Princeton artist in residence, will hold a discussion of her portrait project currently on installation at Dohm Alley. The site is next to Starbucks at 100 Nassau Street. Free. Artscouncilofprinceton.org. Friday, July 9 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: HomeFront’s ArtSpace Summer Showcase, in the Gallery at the Blue Garage, HomeFront’s Fam ily C ampus, 101 Celia Way, Ewing. Art by prev ious clients who found ArtSpace as a haven while navigating homelessness. Register at https://bit. ly/2SUdfrA.

11:45 a.m.: “Medicare Basics,” presented via Zoom by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Free. Princetonsenior.org. 6 p.m.: Billy Joel Tribute Band “We May Be Right” performs at Princeton Shopping Center on the lawn. Free, bring lawn chairs or blankets. Events will be rescheduled in event of rain. Saturday, July 10 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band entertains. Wwfm.org. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: HomeFront’s ArtSpace Summer Showcase, in The Gallery at the Blue Garage, HomeFront’s Fam ily C ampus, 101 Celia Way, Ewing. Art by prev ious clients who found ArtSpace as a haven while navigating homelessness. Register at https://bit. ly/2SUdfrA. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Puppet show, tractors, playhouses, pedal tractors, blueberry picking, treats, live music, and more. $10 (for ages 3 and up). Terhuneorchards. com. 5 p.m.: BD Lenz Trio performs at Nassau Park Pavilion. Free. In the gazebo behind Panera Bread. Westwindsorarts.org. 5 p.m. “Evening Blacksmithing” at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell. Help blacksmith Daniel Lapidow make harness hooks, gate hinges, and other hardware needed

on the farm. Howellfarm. org. Sunday, July 11 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: HomeFront’s ArtSpace Summer Showcase, in the Gallery at the Blue Garage, HomeFront’s Fam ily C ampus, 101 Celia Way, Ewing. Art by prev ious clients who found ArtSpace as a haven while navigating homelessness. Register at https://bit. ly/2SUdfrA. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Puppet show, tractors, playhouses, pedal tractors, blueberry picking, treats, live music, and more. $10 (for ages 3 and up). Terhuneorchards. com. 12-3 p.m.: Alliance Francaise of Princeton Bastille Day celebration at Community Park South Pavilion. Bring a picnic, participate in French conversation, music, and games. $5 members, $10 non-members. Tuesday, July 13 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Princeton Pitchstop, presented by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber at Grounds for S culpt ure, 80 S culptors Way, Hamilton. Learn about the anatomy of a pitch. Princetonmercer.org. 7 p.m.: Family Night at Lawrence Nature Center, 481 Drexel Road, Lawrence. Trail walk to enjoy the red, wh ite, blue, and yellow trails. (609) 844-7067. Thursday, July 15 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue lot. Princetonfarmersmarket.com. 7: 30 p.m. : “T h is L ife Waxes and Wanes: Prayers, Dreams, and Departures —

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Songs and Arias in English and German,” recital presented virtually by Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers. Rider.edu/arts. Friday, July 16 10 a.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Women in Retirement program presents “Cameroon: A Microcosm of the African Continent.” Suzanne Mandong is speaker. Free, via Zoom. Princetonsenior.org. 11: 45 a.m. : “ W hat is the State of Your Affairs?” Zoom event presented by Linda Richter, sponsored by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Free. Princetonsenior.org. 3 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center presents Transition to Retirement, discussion group facilitated by Dave Roussell. Free via Zoom. Princetonsenior.org. 6 p.m.: 80’s DJ dance party with DJ Darius the 1st at Princeton Shopping Center. Free, bring a lawn chair or blanket. Will be rescheduled in the event of rain. 7:30 p.m.: “La Vie en Chanson, L’air, et L’amour — Songs and Arias in French,” recital presented virtually by Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers. Rider.edu/arts. 7:30 p.m.: The Garden Statesmen a capella chorus perform at Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, followed by screening of The War With Grandpa. Free. (609) 737-0609. Saturday, July 17 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Kingston Ridge performs. Wwfm.org. 5 p.m. “Evening Share the Harvest Tour” at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell. Behind-the-scenes tour of the farm. Gameboards and crossword puzzles are provided to participants; those who complete the puzzle win a bag of freshly ground wheat flour. Howellfarm. org. Sunday, July 18 11 a.m.: The Liam Sutcliffe Combo performs in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center as part of a summer Jazz Brunch series. Free. Monday, July 19 Recycling Tuesday, July 20 7 p.m.: Family Night at Lawrence Nature Center, 481 Drexel Road, Lawrence. “Variegated plants.” With Dave Bosted and others. (609) 844-7067. Wednesday, July 21 6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. Princetonlibrary.org. 7:30 p.m.: “Since You Love Me and I Love You — Songs and Arias Revealing All Aspects of Love,” recital presented virtually by Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers. Rider.edu/arts. Thursday, July 22 5:30 p.m.: Artist Talk by Katie Peterson, presented virtually by Princeton University Art Museum. Artmuseum.princeton.edu. 7:30 p.m.: “Magic, Manipulation and Marriage —

Just Another Night in the Opera House,” recital presented virtually by Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers. Rider.edu/arts. Friday, July 23 11:45 a.m.: “What Gives You Hope? ” Free Zoom event presented by sociologist Joan Goldstein, sponsored by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Princetonsenior.org. 6 p.m.: Big Country and the Finger Pick’n Good Band perform at Princeton Shopping Center. Free, bring a lawn chair or blanket. To be rescheduled in event of rain. 7:30 p.m.: Godzilla vs. Kong is screened at Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Doors open at 6:30. Mercercountyparks.org. 7:30 p.m.: “An Evening of Opera Spanning the Centuries — Handel to Bernstein,” recital presented virtually by Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers. Rider.edu/arts. Saturday, July 24 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Musicians Dave San Soucie and Josh Leik perform. Wwfm.org. 5 p.m.: “Evening Livestock Chores” at Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell. Bring boots and work gloves to help out on the farm. Howellfarm.org. 7:30 p.m.: Wonder Woman 1984 is screened at Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Doors open at 6:30. Mercercountyparks.org. Sunday, July 25 1-3 p.m.: Free sanctified vegetarian food distribution at the Princeton Family YMCA, under the big red tent. Bviscs.org//linktr.ee/ bviscs. Monday, July 26 7 p.m.: “An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe,” presented by storyteller Uncle Aloysius in the parking lot of Hickory Corner Branch of Mercer Count y Librar y, Hickor y Corner Road (rain date July 28). Register at mcl.org. Tuesday, July 27 7 p.m.: Family Night at Lawrence Nature Center, 481 Drexel Road, Lawrence. “Do Rocks Fall from the Sky?” (609) 844-7067. Thursday, July 29 5:30 p.m.: “Being There: Listening in on Maya Glyphic Writing.” Free virtual lecture by Brown University professor Stephen D. Houston. Presented by Princeton University Art Museum. Artmuseum.princeton.edu. 7 p.m.: “Howell Farm: Its History and Heritage.” Historian Larry Kidder discusses the farm and its unique role in preserving the past and educating about the future. Free virtual event presented by Mercer County Library Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Visit mcl. org for link. Friday July 30 6 p.m.: Motown Night at Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor, presented by Mercer County Park Commission. Bring chairs and blankets. $5 parking fee. Mercercountyparks.org.

8:30 p.m.: Kusama-Infinity is screened at Woolsey Park, Hopewell. Buy tickets online. Hvartscouncil.org. Saturday, July 31 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Music group This Old House entertains. Wwfm.org. 10 a.m.: Mercer County 4-H Fair and wheat threshing at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell. Animal shows, ex h ibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, music, pony rides, magic shows, and farm tours. Bring a nonperishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger. Howellfarm.org. 6 p.m. Jersey Shore Night at Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor. Artists to be announced. Bring lawn chairs, blankets. $5 parking fee. Mercercountyparks.org. Sunday, August 1 11 a.m.: GBC Trio performs in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center as part of a summer Jazz Brunch series. Free. Monday, August 2 Recycling Tuesday, August 3 7 p.m.: Family Night at Lawrence Nature Center, 481 Drexel Road, Lawrence. “I Like Lichen.” (609) 8447067. Thursday, August 5 5:30 p.m.: “Guided Listening: Medieval Music and Art.” Virtual talk by Caroline Harris and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, presented by Princeton University Art Museum. Free. Artmuseum. princeton.edu. 6:30 p.m.: Amazing Grace Little Band performs R&B at Princeton Shopping Center. Free, bring lawn chairs or blanket. Will be rescheduled in the event of rain. 6:30 p.m.: “Dems Night Out — If Not Us, Who? ” held by Capital City Area Black Caucus, Mercer County Freeholder Sam Frisby, and John Bailey, to demonstrate leadership in the Trenton and Mercer County area, at 431 Pennington Avenue, Trenton. For more information, call Frisby at (609) 638-0644. Saturday, August 7 West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Princeton Junction. Enter at 877 Alexander Road through the Vaughn lot. 17 farms and 20 artisan food makers. Music group Magnolias entertains. Wwfm.org. Tuesday, August 10 7 p.m.: Family Night at Lawrence Nature Center, 481 Drexel Road, Lawrence. Kids activities, “Compost, Seeds and More.” ( 609 ) 844-7067. Thursday, August 12 6:30 p.m.: Family Fun, followed by the movie Raya and the Dragon at 8:15 p.m. At Princeton Shopping Center. Free, bring lawn chairs or blanket. Will be rescheduled in the event of rain. Sunday, August 15 11 a.m.: The Liam Sutcliffe Combo performs in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery at Princeton Shopping Center as part of a summer Jazz Brunch series. Free.

t’s party time at the Princeton Shopping Center! Friday, July 9 will be the launch date of its “Summer Nights Series” of concerts, movies, and DJ parties. It will also dedicate its striking new mural, Bring on the Joy, located on the interior courtyard wall between the Smith’s Ace Hardware and Princeton Mattress establishments. It couldn’t be a better time to celebrate, as everyone is ready to get out and about after a year and a half of semi-confinement.

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We are fortunate in Princeton not only to have a downtown that is alive and lively, but a “village” shopping center, with friendly service and personal attention. And Princeton strives to be a tow n where the independently- owned establishment can still thrive. The independent entrepreneur is a presence here, appreciated and respected by knowledgeable and interested customers. Unique History COV ID -19 was an un mistakable and unwelcome presence for indiv iduals and businesses alike, but as cases are decreasing, and stores and businesses reopening, hope is on the horizon. And the Shopping Center wants to share that optimism. Princeton Shopping Center has a unique history in tow n. New Jersey’s first shopping center, it opened in 1954, and has been a true community gathering place. It was really the first “onestop” shopping area in the state. In addition to its wide range of shopping and dining opportunities, it has offered a series of programs over the years, including festivals, outdoor events, animal programs, car shows, Halloween parades, and more. For the past nine years, it has been owned by the EDENS company, a national retail real estate owner, operator, and developer with a portfolio of 125 retail centers. Breadth and Diversity In the interest of enhancing creative opportunities and awareness, EDENS commissioned the Arts Council of Princeton to create a mural, Bring on the Joy, for the Shopping Center courtyard. “The mural reflects the c o u r t y a r d ’s f l or a l s a n d greenery, with a welcoming and encouraging message.” says EDENS Managing Director Brad Dumont. You can now purchase a copy of

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“Our places, including Princeton Shopping Center, can serve as canvases for authentic engagement and for amplifying the breadth and diversity of business owners and entrepreneurs who are often the life blood of their communities.” Bring on the Joy, the first in a series of three murals, was created by a team of Arts Council artists, explains Sommer Hixson, E DE NS director of communications and public relations. New designs, inspired by the changing seasons, will be on view at later dates. T he collab orat ion b e tween the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) and the Shopping Center has been a very positive experience, as Melissa Kuscin, Arts Council program/marketing manager, reports. “The Princeton Shopping Center is a longtime partner and friend of the Arts Council of Princeton. Public art and murals have risen to the forefront of the ACP’s work in our community as we tap into the power of utilizing color and creativit y to spread meaningful messages. “A mural at the Princeton Shopping Center was an obvious next step, and we couldn’t ask for a better ‘canvas.’ The expansive, interior-facing courtyard walls allowed us to make a big impact with larger-than-life lettering and bold florals for this Bring on the Joy mural. “The team of artists that brought the mural to life is an all-female team of local painters,” she continues. “Two Ar ts Council staff m e m b e r s , M a r i a Ev a n s and myself (both of Princeton), led the design and implementation of the mural painting process. Lisa Walsh of Cranbur y and Fiona Chinkan, raised in Princeton, and now living in Bloomfield, completed the team of artists.” This creative collaboration of the Arts Council and the Shopping Center is an important expression of community involvement, and really couldn’t come at a more opportune moment.

Creative Expression As Arts Council Executive Director Adam Welch points out, “The Arts Council of Princeton bringing public art to Princeton Shopping Center is timely. We have experienced some very challenging times as a community and deeply felt the isolation of the past two years. Now that we have made it to the other side, it has become so apparent to us that murals can be just what our friends and neighbors need to feel not so alone, but rather energized and excited about what’s to come. We thank the Shopping Center for their dedication to hosting these moments of joy and discovery. “We believe that public art is an asset in expanding our world view, and provides us an opportunity to build community around creative expression.” Adds Dumont, “Cohesive communities are more relevant now than ever, and public art activates landscapes in unique ways that spark dialogue and encourage people to authentically connect. An important part of our mission is to collaborate w ith embedded organizations like the Arts Council on neighborhood enrichment projects. We are very excited to watch these walls come to life in ways that only artists can imagine.” Art and music will combine on Friday, July 9 when the mural will be dedicated, and the first of the new “Summer Nights Series” will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. We May Be Right, a Billy Joel Tribute Band, will set the music in motion, and spectators are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. These events are free and open to the public, and will continue throughout the summer. The “Summer Nights Series” is a partnership of the Princeton Shopping Center and the Princeton Public Library. It will consist of music, including country and jazz to rock and soul, and more, as well as movies and DJ Dance Parties.

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AMAZING ARTWORK: “Bring on the Joy” is the theme of this colorful mural at the Princeton Shopping Center. Commissioned by EDENS, the owner of the Shopping Center, it was painted by a team of Arts Council of Princeton artists. “We believe that public art provides an opportunity to build community around creative expression,” explains Melissa Kuscin, Arts Council program/marketing manager. “The impact of a mural is impressive: it brightens and lifts the spirits of those who encounter it, and has the potential to deliver key themes and messages.” acts. Although some of our events are on Friday nights, we are hoping to recapture the mood of those Thursday nights. “The Shopping Center has been a great partner on this series, and we look forward to continuing this collaboration as the Shopping Center neighborhood changes and grows. It is the perfect time for this collaboration.” Certainly, Princeton residents — and visitors to town — can look forward to these shared activities and events, something we have all missed for the past many months. T he Shopping Center, Arts Council, and Public Library have all come together to provide this oppor t u n it y for enjoyable entertainment in a special setting. As Dumont points out, “Although the concert series

“We are so pleased to be hosting ‘Summer Nights’ with the Princeton Shopping Center,” says Princeton Public Librar y Executive Director Jennifer Podolsky. “L ast summer, when we were looking for a safe way to resume public programming, we consulted with Health Officer Jeff Grosser, and decided that the courtyard of the Shopping Center was an ideal venue. We had film screenings, one of which featured a live band, and the partnership took off from there.” Perfect Time “This series is the result of hard work by Janie Herman n, who coordinates public programming for adults at the library,” continues Podolsky. “Janie remembers when the Shopping Center was the place to be on Thursday nights in the summer, when families would dance on the lawn to a variety of music

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Making the Most of Extra Year of College Lacrosse, Former PU Star McCarthy Helped UNC Reach Final 4

ith the season on the line for the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team, Connor McCarthy received a pass from his left and wound up to shoot when he saw daylight ahead of him. Dancing forward, he over-handed a blast into the back of the net that sent UNC into the NCAA Final 4 with a 12-11 overtime win against Rutgers in a quarterfinal clash. “I definitely have not had any experience like that, no game-winner or anything,” said midfielder McCarthy, a former Princeton University lax standout who was playing at UNC this spring as a grad student. “To do it like that, with a game-winner in the NCAA tournament having not made the tournament ever was really special and to go out at the end with it was really special. That was a super surreal moment and really cool and I’ll never forget that.” McCarthy would have loved to have had the same chance the year before as a senior at Princeton and felt the Tigers were in the midst of a special season when the COVID-19 pandemic ended that possibility. “Our team was clicking so well and everyone was getting along and enjoying being with each other every day,” said McCarthy of the Tigers, who went 5-0 and rose to No. 3 in the national rankings before

the campaign was halted. “Then obviously everyone’s world kind of came to a halt. It was a tough pill to swallow, given how well we were playing and how much fun we were having. I kind of thought that was going to be my college lacrosse career.” But the NCAA granted players an extra season of eligibility, and while Princeton did not allow fourth-year students to return to play, McCarthy took advantage of the extra year and made the most of it while pursuing his MBA at North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. “Luckily it was like the high school recruiting season all over again,” said McCarthy, who will finish his MBA next year. “We obviously all wanted to go back to Princeton and did everything we could at the time to go back but it didn’t work out for us. I was super lucky. Coach [Matt] Madalon, Coach [Jim] Mitchell, and Coach [Jeremy] Hirsch really helped me throughout the whole process and were super understanding of everything. They knew our hands were kind of being forced. They put some great recommendations in for me at a couple different schools. I was super lucky to end up in a really great situation.” Hirsch, who played and coached with North Carolina associate head coach and former Princeton assistant coach

Dave Metzbower, helped establish the connection with the Tar Heels. But McCarthy knew nobody at UNC when he entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. He didn’t have a Princeton or high school teammate at UNC. “It was definitely a bit nerve wracking jumping into a fully different team, living with them from Day One having not met them at all,” said McCarthy. “After a couple of awkward nice to meet you’s and hellos, finding my footing there was pretty easy. Very early on, I was really comfortable with the whole team and with the coaching staff and how they did things.” The 6’3, 200-pound midfielder from Sudbury, Mass. was welcomed for his final year of eligibility and bolstered the Tar Heels attack. He scored 14 goals for the Tar Heels, an astoundingly consistent number. He also scored 14 goals in his most productive season at Princeton, his sophomore year in 2018, and he had 14 points on 13 goals and one assist in five games of his promising senior year for the Tigers. “This whole last year sucked with not being able to finish up at Princeton, but seeing how a different team operated and a different Division 1 program works from the inside was a really cool opportunity,” said McCarthy. “They welcomed me in with

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EXTRA SPECIAL: Connor McCarthy heads upfield in a game this spring for the University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse team. Former Princeton University standout McCarthy, who was playing for UNC as a grad student, helped the Tar Heels reach the NCAA Final 4. Midfielder McCarthy tallied 14 goals this spring for UNC, including a game-winner in overtime against Rutgers in a 12-11 victory in the NCAA quarterfinals. (Photo provided courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications) open arms at UNC. It really wasn’t hard at all by the end of it.” None of McCarthy’s goals were any bigger than the overtime score in the NCAA quarterfinals against Rutgers. It was his only game-winner of the season and of his career. “That was super cool,” said McCarthy. “We came out a little slow against Rutgers. I know them super well having played them four years prior and given that they’re 20 minutes down the road from us. I know their coaching staff and players well. I knew it was going to be a good game. They’re super scrappy and they like to play fast.” McCarthy’s game-winner came just over two minutes into the four-minute overtime. It pushed the top-seeded Tar Heels into the Final 4 and punched his first ticket to championship weekend. “It was the ultimate goal in using my fifth year, getting on a team where we’d mesh well and play well together and hopefully make it to that point,” said McCarthy. “That was super cool, definitely an experience. Hubert Davis, the new UNC basketball coach, came and spoke to us a few days before we left to go to Hartford. He was talking about how the Final 4 is the coolest experience he’s been a part of. For him, it was basketball so it was a little different, but he played in the NBA and had a bunch of success at a bunch of different levels, but he kept on talking about how special the Final 4 was. Coach Metzbower, I don’t know how many national championships he’s won, it’s at least six or seven, and he’s been to three or four other final fours and he’s had a ton of experience there too. Everyone was talking about how cool it was.” Continuing his clutch play, McCarthy also had a goal in the NCAA semifinal but eventual champion Virginia edged North Carolina, 12-11, in the grudge match between the teams, leaving the Tar Heels with a final record of 13-3. “Unfortunately it didn’t turn out for us,” said McCarthy. “We didn’t get to play two games, just the one. But it was such a cool experience. To do it with some really, really good friends that I made throughout the year and to persevere through the COVID stuff and figuring out what works on our team and injuries and everything was super

cool. Playing in the Final 4 was unreal.” Getting the chance to finish his career on the final weekend of college lacrosse was a thrill for McCarthy. He was empathetic to the Princeton team which did not play any games this spring after the Ivy League postponed the start of the season and then severely limited teams’ chances to compete by placing a regional limit for travel on them. Former teammates at Princeton sent messages regularly through the season. “They didn’t have a team to root for, so they were just rooting for us and any other Princeton guys playing,” said McCarthy, whose former Tiger teammates, Michael Sowers and Philip Robertson, played for Duke this spring and also made it the Final 4. “I definitely felt their support and from the older alumni too. I got some cool calls and texts as well. The Tiger Nation was behind me full force and I definitely felt it. It was really cool.” McCarthy’s former teammates at Princeton recognized all that he had been through to get to a Final 4. He has battled injuries throughout his playing career, beginning in high school. He has had four surgeries between knee and shoulder injuries. He was in and out of the training room at UNC just as he had been at Princeton, but ended up having a relatively healthy season. “I feel like more than anything I learned a lot about myself about perseverance and working hard and staying confident even though I wasn’t playing as well as I could because I had these injuries,” said McCarthy. “I think I might have spent more time in the training room at Princeton with George O’Neill and then down at UNC with Nina Walker, more time in the training room than on the field just to make sure I could be on the field. I learned a ton about myself. I had a bunch of help along the way to make sure I could play out there in the games on Saturdays and the practice as much as I could. I definitely couldn’t do it alone.” Based on his experiences at Princeton, McCarthy had a good grasp on the qualities of what made a season successful and what could bring a team down and he tried to bring that into his new team. “Being a part of a bunch

of different teams, knowing what a good team looks like and feels like, and trying to replicate that in this last year at UNC,” said McCarthy. “On the field, all the Princeton coaches have done such a good job and made me a better lacrosse player. They increased my lacrosse IQ from my freshman to my senior year so much, and I tried to bring that over as well which was super helpful. I wouldn’t change a thing over my four years of Princeton and whatever I could bring over to the UNC this last year and help them be successful, I tried to.” McCarthy grew into a more vocal leader during his time at Princeton. At North Carolina, though, he found himself in a unique position, having four years of college under his belt but knowing no one on the team. He had to figure a way to fit in both situations. “I functioned in a couple different roles on the team and trying to bring all that experience with me to UNC definitely helped a bunch, helping to pull 55 guys all in the same direction,” said McCarthy. “But like I said to the freshmen, I can really relate to them because of not knowing anybody. And at the same time, I was one of the oldest kids on the team. It was an interesting dynamic, knowing you’re a senior and trying to lead the team but also relating to the freshmen and trying to be there for them and knowing they don’t really know anyone either.” In the end, McCarthy made the most of one last chance to play when he could not finish out his career at Princeton. Even before he set foot on North Carolina’s campus, he received welcoming messages and knew he had the chance to go out on his terms. He endeared himself with his steady play and the biggest goal of his career in the NCAA quarterfinals to make an unforgettable ending, the sort of move that other Princeton players may have to consider now after missing this spring season. “It worked out well for me,” said McCarthy. “I made a ton of really, really good friends over this last year who I’ll definitely be friends with for years to come. I’d tell them, ‘have those conversations, don’t rush it, take your time, and it will all work out.’” —Justin Feil

PU Women’s Track Alumna Bird Makes British Olympic Squad

Princeton University women’s track alumna Lizzie Bird ’17 has been named to Team Great Britain in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the Tokyo Olympics, British Athletics announced last week. Competing at the Müller British Athletics Championships in Manchester, England, on June 26, Bird won the 3,000-meter steeplechase w ith a time of 9:35.56. She will join fellow Princeton women’s track alumna Julia Ratcliffe ’17 in Tokyo who will be representing New Zealand in the hammer throw. Bird ear ned an Oly m pic standard time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Portland Track Festival – High Performance Meet on the campus of Lewis & Clarke College on May 29. She finished in 9:26.73, more than three seconds better than the Olympic standard time of 9:30:00. Bird also finished third out of 21 competitors in that event. During her Princeton career, Bird was an NCAA Honorable Mention All-America honoree in the steeplechase in 2015 and was a four-time NCAA Regional qualifier in the event. She was a twotime Ivy League champion in the steeplechase and part of the 4x800 team that won a conference title in 2017. Bird was also a NCAA Cross Country participant in 2015 and 2013 along with being an Ivy League Cross Country Champion in 2015. She currently holds the indoor school record in the mile along w ith top -five times in the steeplechase,

5 Tiger Men’s Heavyweights Earn All-American Honors

Five stars for the Princeton University men’s heavyweight rowing team have been named as 2021 Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches’ A s s o ciat ion ( I RCA ) A l l Americans, the organization announced today. Freshman Keelan Good and sophomore Erik Spinka were named first-team AllAmerica while sophomore Floyd Benedikter, freshman Hanno Brach, and senior Tassilo von Mueller earned s econd team accolades. Princeton was one of only three schools (Washington and Cal) to have five total honorees. Good, Spinka, and Brach were on the varsity 8 that finished eighth at this year’s IR A Championships. The eight also earned victories over St. Joe’s, Drexel, Holy Cross, and Navy. Benedikter and von Mueller were also on the 8 during the regular season. “We were so proud of all of our All-Americans,” said head coach Greg Hughes. “To be recognized by other coaches in the limited time they were out on the water is a testament to the hard work they put it in.”

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Lines Carried: SIX-SHOOTER: Annie MacDonald, right, battles a foe in a 2019 game during her career with the Princeton University women’s hockey team. MacDonald ’21 was recently chosen by the Toronto Six with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) draft. In her three seasons of competition with the Tigers, MacDonald played in 93 games, tallying 43 points on 10 goals and 33 assists. MacDonald joins Karlie Lund ’19 (2018, Minnesota Whitecaps), Kelsey Koelzer (2016, New York Riveters), and Kim Newell ’16 (2015, New York Riveters) as NWHL draftees out of Princeton. Rose Alleva ’14 is a current member of the Minnesota Whitecaps. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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the 3,000, the 4x800, and both Princeton and Australia a top-10 time in the 1,500. in Tokyo.” Trippas, who was not enPrinceton Track Star Trippas To Run for Australia at Olympics rolled in Princeton in 2020On the last day of the To- 21, will serve as the men’s kyo Olympics qualification cross country captain this window, Ed Trippas of the fall as he returns to campus Princeton University men’s for his senior season. Over track team produced a clutch his first three seasons of performance as he qualified competition for the Tigers, for the Australian Olympic Trippas has piled up an imTeam in the 3,000-meter pressive list of accomplishments. He earned honorable steeplechase. mention All-America honors Competing in Spain, Tripin the steeplechase in 2019, pas posted a time of 8:19.60, was an NCAA cross country more than two seconds under participant in 2018, and was the Olympic qualifying stanthe Ivy League Champion in dard of 8:22.00 and more the steeplechase in 2019, than six seconds better than also earning First Team Allhis previous personal record Ivy League honors in the of 8:26. He becomes only event. the fourth man from OceaHe was named Second nia to break 8:20.00 and his time puts him at third on Team All-Ivy League in cross Australia’s all-time list in the country in 2018, and earned steeplechase. Trippas’ time Second Team All-Ivy League also ranks No. 10 all-time by honors in the 5,000 in 2020 an NCAA student-athlete and after finishing as the runnerwould have him earned him a up in the event at the Ivy Infirst-place finish at the 2021 door Heptagonal ChampionNCAA Championships as the ships. winner, Kigen Chemadi of PU Men’s Lightweights Middle Tennessee State Uni- Have 3 Make All-America versity finished in 8:28.20. Three recently graduated Princeton will now have standouts for the Princeton had a presence in the men’s University men’s lightweight steeplechase at three straight row ing team have been Olympics, as Donn Cabral named as 2021 Intercolle’12 competed in the event in giate Rowing Coaches’ As2012 and 2016. Lizzie Bird sociation (IRCA) All-Ameri’17 will also be representing cans, the organization said Great Britain in the steeple- last week. chase on the women’s side Marcus Jonas and Sydney while Sondre Guttormsen Edwards were picked first’23 will represent Norway team All-America, while Dain the pole vault and Julia vid Slear was honored as a Ratcliffe ’17 will represent second-team selection. New Zealand in the hammer All three were on the varthrow. sity 8 that earned a bronze “We are all so proud of medal at the IRA ChampiEd for earning a spot on the onships in the final compeAustralian Olympic Team,” tition of their careers. The said Princeton men’s head Tigers also defeated Temple cross country and track dis- in the regular season. tance coach Jason Vigilante. “I’m thrilled that Marcus, “We have seen him develop Sydney, and David were from a high school star to a honored,” said Princeton world class athlete; and all head coach Marty Crotty. along the way he’s been an “They are more than deservoutstanding leader on our ing of this award and their team. We know Ed will be leadership will be missed.” a wonderful ambassador for

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SPRING REVIEW

Hun Baseball’s Applegate, PHS Lax Star Henderson Get the Nod as Top Performers of Spring Campaign

arson Applegate started things with a bang this spring in his junior season with the Hun School baseball team. Leading off in the season opener against LaSalle College High (Pa.), Applegate ripped a triple. “On the first pitch of the season, he hit off the fence for a triple, that is what he does,” said Hun head coach Tom Monfiletto of Applegate, who has committed to attend the University of Kentucky and play for its Division I baseball program. “He is aggressive, he is an unbelievable competitor. He is super athletic, he has every tool you could imagine.

Star infielder/pitcher Applegate kept displaying his tools all spring, banging out hits and piling up wins on the mound as Hun produced a season for the ages, going 19-2 and winning the program’s fifth straight state Prep A title. Applegate’s performance in a 10-0 win over Lawrenceville in Hun’s home opener in mid-April exemplified his exploits in 2021. On the mound, Applegate hurled five scoreless innings of two-hit ball while striking out 12 and walking just one. Batting in his customary lead-off spot, he went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored, and an RBI.

As Applegate took the mound that day, he was primed for a big outing. “This was our first home game in about two years,” said Applegate. “I have been thinking about this game since the schedule came out. Luckily I was able to pitch today. I probably didn’t say a word the whole day because I was so focused and so excited to play. It is great being back on the field.” He showed a similar focus with the bat. “I love leading off, I love starting a game off,” said Applegate. “Today, I didn’t even take batting practice. The triple felt great, I just got under it a little bit. I have been

work i ng i n ke epi ng my hands smooth and keeping my hands through the ball. It felt pretty good. As I slide into third, I did a little fist pump to the dugout, just seeing all of the guys excited is awesome.” Monfiletto was excited to have Applegate at the top of his batting order. “He is a complete hitter, he is aggressive and he is an outstanding plus runner as well,” said Monfiletto. “He is the perfect combination for that role.” Applegate’s pitching effort was equally impressive. “He was locked in today on the mound. He was 100 percent locked in,” said Monfiletto. “You could tell in pregame that he was going to bring his best today. We knew we had to because Lawrenceville has a very good team this year. He brought his best and it was great.” Applegate ended up producing some great numbers this spring with the bat and on the mound. He hit .561 with two homers, two triples, 13 doubles, 16 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases. The righty with a 90 mph+ fastball had 75 strikeouts in 41 innings, yielding just 12 hits and one earned run. Applegate, for his part, enjoyed being a part of a superb Hun squad. “I am very confident in our guys,” said Applegate, who capped the season by helping the Mercer All-Stars advance to the final of the Carpenter Cup in late June, a tournament featuring high school all-star teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. “We are going to be pretty good this year, we are going to do a lot of good stuff.” With Applegate producing a dominant year with the bat GATE CRASHER: Hun School baseball player Carson Applegate follows through on a swing this and on the mound as Hun year. Junior star Applegate’s exploits with the bat and on the mound helped Hun go 19-2 as the enjoyed a season to rememRaiders won the program’s fifth straight state Prep A title along the way. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) ber, he is the choice as the

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Town Topics’ top male performer of the spring season. Top Female Performer n her first two seasons for the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team, Shoshi Henderson played in the shadow of some veteran stars. Looking up to standouts Mar iana L opez- Ona and Shaylah Marciano, who are both playing for the University of Michigan women’s lacrosse program, Henderson learned the ropes in the 2018 and 2019 campaigns as a freshman and a sophomore, developing into a skilled playmaker and becoming a key member of the supporting cast for the Tigers. After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, Henderson hit the field this spring for her senior season and found herself playing a radically different role. “I have been the young person on this team the whole time,” said Henderson. “I am just really trying to channel what Mariana and Shaylah and all of those upperclassmen did for me. I am trying to mentor these young ones and hopefully we will really have a strong sophomore, junior, and senior class.” Channeling that knowledge, Henderson developed a potent one-two punch with junior Kate Becker. “I love playing with Kate, it is just so fun to have someone who has a high lax IQ that loves the game as much as I do,” said Henderson. “We have gotten so good at catching and passing. I pass it to her before she is even open, I know where she is going to be.” PH S h e ad coach Me g Dunleavy credited Henderson bringing leadership this season to go with her considerable lax IQ. “Shoshi is looking the best I have ever seen her. She has all the skills that she has always had, but now she has a big burst of leadership and confidence,” said Dunleavy of Henderson, who is headed to Pomona College where she will be playing for its women’s lax program. “Shoshi is a low attacker and she is phenomenal but this year she is going to have to be playing midfield.” Over the course of the spring, Henderson put up some phenomenal numbers, tallying 118 points on 43 goals and 75 assists to help PHS go 9-6 and advance to the South Jersey Group 4 sectional semifinals. A highlight moment for Henderson this spring came when she tallied six goals and four assists as PHS defeated visiting Monroe 17-8 in the opening round of the sectional. Extending her career in what could have been her last home appearance had Henderson reflecting on her PHS career. “There have been a lot of ups and downs, but lacrosse has been a highlight of my high school career, sports in general,” said Henderson, who starred in the fall for the Tiger field hockey program. “I love everybody on those teams. That sectional title in 2019 was such a special season. Now it means so much more knowing that I didn’t

have my junior year. These are such good memories I will have for the rest of my life, so I love it.” For producing a memorable senior season that saw her excel as a playmaker and a leader, Henderson is the choice as the top female performer this spring. Top Newcomers onathan Gu was poised to make a big impact for the Princeton High boys’ tennis as a freshman in 2020. But with the season getting lost due to the pandemic, Gu never got the chance to display his skills. This spring, Gu made up for lost time in his PHS debut, starring in the first singles spot and helping the Tigers go 17-1 as the squad won the Colonial Valley Conference tournament and the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional title before losing 3-2 to Chatham in the state Group 3 semis. Gu was thrilled to finally get on the court for the Tigers. “It is cool,” said Gu. “Last year I was excited for the season and we didn’t get it and I was pretty disappointed. Last year I met some of the other guys. We didn’t really play a lot and then this season we know each other a lot better, it is pretty fun.” PHS head coach Sarah Hibbert was excited to see Gu get his chance to shine. “It is great to have him back on court; last year he came out for tryouts and then unfortunately the season was cut short,” said Hibbert. “We were all excited to see what he could do, but we never got a chance to watch him play last year. Getting the chance to see him and Jack [second singles player Jack Ling] play some of their preseason matches was really exciting.” Once in action for PHS, Gu displayed an exciting skill set. “He has got a great overall game,” said Hibbert of Gu, who plays in regional and national tournaments and was ranked 116th in the USTA Boys’ 16 National Standings List this spring. “He is a lefty as well, which is a helpful thing because sometimes the spin is a little bit different. He is a good attacker at net.” Gu, for his part, relished playing in the top spot for the Tigers. “There is pressure on you playing No. 1,” said Gu. “In tournaments, I play people that are older than me as well. I think my serve, especially, has improved a lot. I have been playing every day with the team and then doing matches and then playing on the weekend. I am playing a lot and it is paying off.” Handling that pressure with aplomb and living up to his advance billing as a star, Gu gets the nod as the top male newcomer this spring. Tessa Caputo has been around Princeton Day School lacrosse for a while. She watched her older brother Cal, 2019 PDS grad, star for the Panther boys’ lax team. “I started playing, probably when I was in second grade,” said Caputo. “He has helped my game so much, just watching him

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play and learning from him.” Applying those lessons this spring in her freshman season for the PDS girls’ squad, Caputo didn’t waste any time becoming a star, tallying hat tricks in her first two games for the Panthers. “It is so good to be able to get out here, I didn’t know what I was expecting with everything,” said Caputo. “I lost most of my middle school season and then the summer season. Even if it is a shortened season and starting late, it is just so good to get out here.” Caputo found a good fit with the Panthers. “It is my first year playing with the team and they have been so welcoming,” said Caputo. “It is so nice to get to play with these girls.” As she developed a comfort level with her new teammates, Caputo aimed to be an all-around player for the Panthers. “I am just trying to do whatever I can, even if it is not goals,” said Caputo. “It is just being a good team quar terback to help the team effort.” After Caputo tallied three goals and two assists in a 12-0 win over Stuart Country Day School in mid-April,

PDS head coach Jill Thomas didn’t mince words in assessing what the freshman was bringing to the table. “This is the greatest compliment I can pay her — she can play,” said Thomas of Caputo, who ended up leading the Panthers in goals (42) and points (59) as the went 8-7. “She had a onehanded pass and the onehanded block out here. She can play.” C a p u to’s s u p e r b p l a y and production this spring makes her the choice as the top female newcomer. Top Coaches ver the last few years, the Princeton High girls’ track program has been laying the foundation for something special. The PHS girls placed second in the Mercer County Championships in 2019 and were poised to take the title last spring before the season was canceled due to the pandemic. Coming into the 2021 season, the Tigers had to overcome some hurdles as the team couldn’t train together in January and then had to work through the snow storms that hit the area in February to compete in an abbreviated winter season. But once the spring rolled around, PHS was primed to prove it was the top team in

STRING MUSIC: Princeton High boys’ tennis player Jonathan Gu hits a backhand in a match this spring. Sophomore Gu made a stellar debut for PHS in 2021, starring at first singles as the Tigers went 17-1, winning the Colonial Valley Conference tournament and the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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the county in a modified format that included Colonial Valley Conference showdown meets featuring several events at one site and divisional qualifiers leading into the CVC championship meet. “We were really happy,” said PHS head coach Ben Samara. “We’re really looking forward to leaving it all out there in the championship meet.” Things didn’t come easily for PHS at the CVC championship meet as the competition, originally scheduled for the last Friday and Saturday in May, had to be finished on June 1 due to inclement weather over the weekend. In addition, the Tigers had to hold off a stern challenge from Hopewell Valley but came through in the end, piling up 127 points to take first with the Bulldogs coming in second at 115. “Even after we went 1-2-3 in the two-mile on Saturday, we still had Hopewell up by a couple of points,” said Samara. “We over-performed for the whole meet by 20 points. They over-performed by 10 or so points. They didn’t back down at all. It took some big things on that third day — a really, really tough 800 meters from Yana Medvedeva to get four big points. And then two events that we weren’t even thinking about at the beginning of the season — the 4x100 relay and the triple jump, just looking at the stats through the course of the season, we saw there was an opportunity to pick up some points there.” Getting the breakthrough win was special for Samara and his athletes. “It’s huge,” said Samara, whose team was led by Kendall Williamson, the winner in both the 100 and 200 meters ; Robin Roth, the first-place finisher in the 3,200 and the runner-up in the 1,600; and Peyton Reynolds, who won the pole vault. “For the last several years, we’ve had some really great girls teams that have had the chance to win the county or conference title and just circumstances have not worked out. We had a really great team in 2019 and we lost a couple girls right before the meet. Then we had a very strong team in 2020 and of course the season gets canceled. This one wasn’t just for the girls this year, it was for the girls in the past two years as well. A lot of them were sending well wishes and a couple of them spoke to the team. It was a big moment for several years, not just for this year.” That positive spirit permeating the program made a big difference for this year’s squad. “It’s not just about training and competing,” said Samara. “The camaraderie and friendships that they’ve developed on the team, they don’t want to leave that. It really becomes something special throughout the course of a season.” Samara’s role in creating a winning and nurturing environment that resulted in the CVC crown earns him the nod as the top coach of a female team this spring. Coming into her 28th and final season guiding the Princeton High boys’ golf program, Sheryl Severance wasn’t sure what to expect.

“ T h ere were q u e s t ion marks,” said Severance, who had decided to retire from teaching and coaching at the end of the 2020-21 school year. “Some of the freshman will tell you that they are really good golfers; I saw them for four days last year and you can’t really make an assessment before we went out for COVID. I knew we would be good but I didn’t know how good.” A five-stroke w in over WW/P-North in late April proved to be a confidence builder for PHS. “As we went into it, I don’t think the kids thought we could win,” said Severance, whose team prevailed 161166. “I think they thought we had been putting some good numbers but some people are breaking 40 one day and the next day they are at 45. It just came together nicely, it wasn’t even one of our lowest scores. It was 161 and our low score this year at Princeton Country Club was 151. I think there were nerves, but we pulled it out.”

The Tigers kept excelling, finishing second in the NJSIAA Central and South Jersey, Group 4 boys golf sectional, and then 14th overall and fourth in Group 4 at the state Tournament of Champions. Cu lm inat ing t he 2021 campaign, PHS won the first-ever CVC Boys’ Match Play Tournament, defeating WW/P-North 157-167 in late May at the Springdale Golf Club to end the season with a 15-0 record in dual match competition. The squad was determined to make a big run to help coach Severance enjoy a fitting finale, according to senior star and team captain Adam MacMillan, “She instilled a lot of confidence in us every match,” said MacMillan of Severance. “She liked to start it with a huddle and has a quote she uses almost every day that she will tell us. She was able to build a chemistry. Knowing that this was her last season we really did push ourselves as much as we could to play well. We

knew we wanted to make it special for her, we wanted to send her off with a great season.” For Severance, ending her storied tenure on such a high note was great. “If you have to go out, you want to go out this way,” said Severance, who guided the Tigers to state titles in 2007 and 2008; sectional titles in 2005, 2007, 2008, a n d 2 019 ; a n d M e r c e r County Tournament crowns in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2007. “It was a fantastic year. The group of kids were amazing.” Ref lecting on her time guiding the squad, Severance had an amazing time. “It is sad, I am never going to do this again,” said Severance, who plans to spend time with her grandchildren and on the golf course in retirement. “I really enjoyed myself, it was a good run.” Capping off her historic run with a championship campaign makes Severance the choice as the top coach of a male team. —Bill Alden

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SHOWTIME: Princeton High girls’ lacrosse player Shoshi Henderson heads to goal in a game this season. Senior star midfielder and co-captain Henderson tallied 118 points this spring on 43 goals and 73 assists to help PHS go 9-6 and advance to the South Jersey Group 4 sectional semifinals. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Former PHS Star Blue Displaying Scoring Prowess As LoyalTees Aims for 3rd Summer Hoops Crown Zahrion Blue developed quite a comfort level playing in the Princeton High gym from 2015-18. Starring for the PHS boys’ basketball team, guard/forward Blue tallied more than 1,000 points in his Tiger career, establishing himself as one of the most dynamic scorers in program history. So when the Princeton R e c r e at i o n D e p a r t m e n t Men’s Summer Basketball League moved its games from the Community Park courts into the PHS gym due to inclement weather last Wednesday evening, Blue was more than happy to be inside playing for LoyalTees against Majeski Foundation. “It is my home court,” said Blue, who has gone on to star at Lincoln University. “I scored a thousand in here so I have been doing this three years.” Display ing his scor ing prowess, Blue poured in 15 points as LoyalTees forged ahead 31-28 at halftime. In the second half, the game turned into a duel between Blue and Majeski’s Anthony DiCaro, who drained five 3-pointers over the last 20 minutes of the contest on the way to a 28-point performance. In the end, though, Blue got

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NJ Wrestling Organization Holding Golf Outing July 28

The New Jersey Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum will be hosting its 18th annual golf outing on July 28 at Mercer Oaks Golf Club in West Windsor. The price for foursomes is $599, although individuals can enter for $155. Included in the package are green fees, cart, practice range, putting contest, locker, and dinner. Dinner separately is $65.

Those interested in sponsorships can contact Pete Frampton at (732) 759-7970 or at PeteFramptonJersey@ gmail.com. For registration forms, one can contact Ed Glassheim at ( 609 ) 947-5885 or at glassheim@yahoo.com. Checks can be made out to NWHF-NJ-Golf. Those having questions can contact Golf Chair Ken Bernabe at (732) 991-3984) or at bernabekenjb @ aol. com.

School. There will be two sessions each day from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. The Shot Doctor Shooting Specialty Camp will be run by former Princeton Day School girls’ hoops coach and NBA clinician Kamau Bailey. The camp is an opportunity for those learning how to shoot or advanced players wanting to learn how to shoot better. Each camper will shoot 300-500 shots per day in the form of Bailey Basketball Academy shooting drills and games. Participants will learn not Holding Shot Doctor Camp only shooting technique and T he B ailey B asketball form, but also how to shoot Academy (BBA) is offering a Shot Doctor Shooting Specialty Camp from July 1216 at Stuart Country Day

off screens, off the pass, off the dribble, and finish at the basket. Each camper will get preand post-camp video breakdowns as well as a camp shooting shirt. In addition, each camper is responsible for bringing their own ball, snack, and lunch each day. Those interested in registering for the Shot Doctor camp or other BBA programs, can contact coach Bailey at (917) 626-5785 or kamau.bailey@gmail.com.

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School is holding several sports camps on campus from July 19-23 and there are still openings for the programs. T h e r e w i l l b e a f i el d hockey camp for players in grades 3-9 held from 9 a.m. to noon, a tennis camp for players in grades K-4 held from 9 a.m. to noon, and a basketball camp for players in grades 3-9 held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Log onto the Stuart website at stuartschool.org and hit the summer sport camps link for more information about the programs.

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ELITE UNIT: Members of the Princeton Elite Middle School Team 1 are all smiles after they recently won the Pro Skate Middle School League Championship. The Princeton squad, which is not affiliated with the Princeton Middle School, defeated Monroe 11-2 in the league title game. Pictured kneeling, from left, are Jack Riewe, Holden Chang, Eli Broomer, Syed Nad-eAli, and Baptiste Demurge. In the middle row, from left, are Timur Yubashev, Ezra Broomer, Brendan Riewe, Edgar Alfaro, Maya Hagt, and Cassie Flynn. In the back row, from left, are Xavier Chang, Ryan Garlock, Fred Ringblom, and coach Simon Broomer. Not pictured is Gavin Nau.

CELEBRATE TOGETHER! GETTING IN STRIDE: Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball player Aidan Regan fires a pitch in recent action. Last Monday, Princeton defeated Hightstown Post 148 11-5 to improve to 4-7. In upcoming action, Princeton, who has won three of four games after starting season at 1-6, plays at Hopewell Post 339 on July 7, at Hamilton Post 31 on July 8, hosts Hopewell on July 9, plays at Broad Street Park Post 313 on July 11, and at Lawrence Post 414 on July 13.

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G re g m e t t he love of his life, Leland Jacobs, of Larchmont, NY, while still in high school. They married in 1969, and raised three devoted children, Snowden Anne Zastrow, Kevin Burnham, and Rory Pickett. Greg worked for Bristol Myers Squibb from 1978 to 1998. The family lived in Evanston IL, Fayetteville N Y, Hamden CT, and finally Princeton, NJ. Always enthusiastic, approachable, and generous, Greg made dear and lasting friends in each of the towns he lived. In 1998 Greg joined the Port Authority of NY & NJ as its Chief Information Officer, and oversaw the modernization and implementation of a number of new initiatives and strategies, including those related to EZ Pass and other IT systems. Greg was rightfully proud of his efforts after 9/11, helping to restore PATH service, payrolls, and other Port Authority functions in the harrowing and sorrowful wake of that day. His proudest accomplishment was that he managed to deliver each employee their weekly pay on time, ensuring them financial stability during an unprecedented tragedy. These accomplishments were cited by the Port Authority in a 2006 special citation honoring both his extraordinary efforts over the post 9/11 period and his longstanding excellence and distinguished service. Both from large families, Greg and Lee’s primary focus and joy in life were their children, and more recently grandchildren who came to call their beloved grandfather “Chief.” Greg and his

grandchildren delighted in each other. He shared with them his curiosity about the world including astronomy, music, wildlife, mathematics, sports, chess, baking, Road Runner, and countless other amusements. Greg was an avid learner and prolific reader, and his insatiable curiosity and enthusiasm about countless subjects made him a wonderful companion and conversationalist. He was known as Bob Dylan’s greatest fan. Always fit and active, Greg enjoyed all outdoor activities, especially running, hiking, and biking. He felt at home in the mountains. Greg’s company was a joy to all those fortunate enough to have known him. Greg is survived by his wife Leland Burnham, of Princeton, NJ; by daughter Snowden, and Brad Zastrow, grandchildren Madeline Fink, Maxwell Fink, and Kane Zastrow, of Libertyville, IL; by son Kevin Bur n ham, and A nousha Shahsavari, grandchildren Keon and Neelu Burnham, of Austin, TX; and by daughter Rory, and Robert Pickett, grandchildren Charlotte and Hazel Pickett, of Princeton, NJ. He is also survived by his sister, Victoria Andrews, of Levittown, NY. Greg will be sorrowfully missed as well by friends, countless nieces and nephews, in-laws, and relatives too plentiful to count. As one of his brothers-in-law lamented, “We’re down a good man.” In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Doctors Without Borders or Homef ront Central New Jersey.

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at the Silverman residence on Wednesday, July 7th and Thursday, July 8th. Contr ibutions in Rabbi Silverman’s honor may be sent to The Jewish Center, Mazon, and the adult education program of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. To send condolences to the family please visit Rabbi Silverman’s obituary page at OrlandsMemorialChapel. com. May his memory be a blessing.

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Rabbi David Wolf Silverman Dav id Wolf Silver man, rabbi, scholar, and educator, died peacefully at his home in Princeton on July 4th, 2021. He was 94. Born in Chicago in 1926, Rabbi Silverman received his B.A. from the University of Chicago, his Masters of Rabbinical Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and his PhD in philosophy from Columbia Universit y. He ser ved as Chaplin at Fort Lewis, Washington, during the Korean War. Silverman was rabbi of the Conservative Synagogue of Riverdale, Temple Beth ZionBeth Israel in Philadelphia, and Temple Israel of Deal, NJ. Rabbi Silverman taught medieval and modern Jewish Philosophy for many years at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and was Principal of the Prozdor High School program there. He served as President of Spertus College of Judaica. Before his retirement, Silverman was adjunct professor of philosophy at Monmouth University. Since his retirement from the rabbinate, Rabbi Silverman was an active member and sought after teacher of Jewish philosophy, ethics, and bioethics at The Jewish Center and led High Holy Day services there. He also served for many years as Chaplin at the Princeton Hospital and The Penn Medicine Princeton Health Center. Loving husband of 70 years to Tziona (Zion) Silverman, Rabbi Silverman was father to Shira (deceased), Debora, Eve, and Ethan Silverman, and father-in-law to Jeffrey Prager, Alan Kingsberg, and Irene Tobey. He leaves seven grandchildren, Daniel, Jesse, Julia, Noah, Alex, Theodore, and Raphael and one greatgrandchild, Abigail. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 7th at 12 noon at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton followed by burial at Princeton Cemetery. Face masks are required for all those attending the service in the synagogue. Evening Shiva will be held

Immanuel Lichtenstein, age 99, died peacefully on June 12, 2021, surrounded by his family. Immanuel, also known to friends and family as “Im,” “I m m e y,” “Ma n ny,” a n d “Mike,” trained as a metallurgical engineer at the School of Engineering at Columbia University and at the Stevens Institute. His career and interests were far ranging — from corporate work for Avco Corporation and Phelps Dodge Corporation in California, gold and silver mining in Nevada and Idaho (as the founder and president of Agricola Metals, Inc.), gum arabic planting in Chad, and inventing and patenting “Laminite,” a treatment for corrugated cardboard that made it “rat-proof and fire resistant” — to memorizing and easily reciting the works of A.E. Housman, George Bernard Shaw, John Keats, and Shakespeare. Immanuel, a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, helped to build airfields in the Arctic and to rebuild airfields in Germany after WWII. Known for his remarkable zest for life and adventure, Immanuel loved to ski, hike, and sail into his late 80s and 90s and continued to head Agricola Metals until his death. Immanuel was the elder son of Rabbi Morris and Tehilla Lichtenstein who founded The Society of Jewish Science, a reform branch of Judaism, the year of Immanuel’s birth in 1922. Though not an observant member of Jewish Science, many believed that Immanuel embodied the Jewish Science philosophy of positive thinking in his practice of embracing life’s challenges with curiosity and enthusiasm. Indeed, in the final week of his life, Immanuel told his family that he wanted all to know that “we are all one; we love one another; there is nothing to fear about dying.” Immanuel is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy Rabi Lichtenstein; his daughters, Alice Rabi Lichtenstein (James Bercovitz) and Elizabeth Torak (Thomas); his t wo granddaughters, Iris and Sarah Bercovitz, and his beloved younger brother, Michael (Peggy). He was predeceased by his son, Peter Morris Lichtenstein. The family would like to acknowledge the enormous number of friends and relatives who shared in Immanuel’s joy of being. Donations in Immanuel’s name can be made to The Society of Jewish Science. His family has entrusted his care to the Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris. For online expressions of sympathy to his family, please visit w w w. JohnstonFH.com.

Eric David Weitz, PhD, passed away Thursday, July 1 at his home in Princeton, NJ, surrounded by his family at the age of 68. A distinguished professor of Modern European History at City College of New York, he was a frequent lecturer in public and academic settings on the history of human rights, the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and the genocide of the Herero and Nama of Namibia. His book Weimar Germany was named an “Editor’s Choice” by The New York Times Book Review. He was born in New York City on June 15, 1953 to Charles and Shirley Weitz, the children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. The youngest of three brothers who remained close throughout his life, he grew up in a small home in Bayside, Queens. His father, a CPA, worked long hours while his mother took care of the family. The Bayside Jewish Center was central in their lives both socially and religiously. T he brothers at tended

a book series, also published by the Press, Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity. In 2011, Er ic mar r ied Brigitta van Rheinberg, his longtime publishing editor. He enjoyed getting to know her son Sebastian and her former husband Bob, who became good friends. Eric and Brigitta traveled more in the past 10 years than many people do in a lifetime. Highlights include Cuba, Machu Pichu, Kenya, South Africa, China, Japan, and a wonderful trip to Switzerland with the entire extended family. There were also many trips to Germany and the couple spent much time in Aachen, where Eric came to know and cherish Brigitta’s family and friends, and in Berlin with their dear friend Hanna Schissler. Eric is survived by his wife Brigitta van Rheinberg; his sons B enjam in and L ev Weitz ( Doha Mekki ); his granddaughter Dahlia; his step-son Sebastian Zahler; his brothers Mark Weitz (Carol Weitz) and Alan Weitz (Linda Cohen); and his niece Grace. A private funeral service will be held at Princeton Cemetery.

Ellen Sharfstein Avins Ellen Sharfstein Avins, age 104, of Skillman, NJ, died on June 29 at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center after a brief illness. A native New Yorker, she was the oldest of the four children of Hyman Sharfstein and Sarah Stern Sharfstein. She excelled at Curtis High School on Staten Island and went on to Hunter College, graduating in 1937 with a

major in statistics and election to Phi Beta Kappa. Her career as a teacher of business studies at Curtis, New Dorp, and Tottenville high schools on Staten Island gave her great pleasure. After getting a Master’s in Counseling at Rutgers she became a career counselor, mentoring Tottenville students (some of whom had never been to Manhattan) and preparing them to succeed in the workplace. In the early years of retirement she used those skills as co-director of The Professional Roster in Princeton (where she and her family had moved in 1964). She was married for 50 years to Jack Avins, a research engineer at RCA. With him she shared enthusiasm for family travel adventures and closeness to their siblings and extended families. In 2003 she moved to Stonebridge at Montgomery. In the past 10 years, she was fortunate to live with her talented and devoted companion, Winnie Njero. Ellen is survived by her children L aurence Av ins ( Mar y E llen Biebel ) and Carol Avins (Rayman Solomon); grandchildren Sara Avins Brown, Jenni Avins, Sara Voegtline, Matt Biebel, Claire Avins Solomon Nisen, and Jess Avins Solomon; as well as great-grandchildren Bella, Maizie, Jack, Lua, and Miriam. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 6 at The Jewish Center of Princeton. Burial was at The United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. To send condolences to the family please visit Ellen’s obituary page at OrlandsMemorialChapel.com.

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I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 09-30-21 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 06-30-22 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 07-15-21

ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 06-30-22 WHAT’S A GREAT GIFT FOR A FORMER PRINCETONIAN? A Gift Subscription! Call (609) 924-2200 ext 10; circulation@towntopics.com

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We offer a huge selection of concrete pavers for patios and driveways. We offer over 30 varieties of natural stone for unique patios.

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No Pets & non-smoking tenants: Princeton–$3200/mo. plus utilities. SHORT TERM FURNISHED SUMMER RENTAL. 3 BR, 4 full baths, LR, DR, Eat-in Kitchen, enclosed porch, private backyard. NO PETS, NON-smoking tenant. Available NOW thru 8/31/2021 ONLY. . Princeton – $2400/mo. Includes heat, water & 1 car parking. 2 BR, 1 bath, LR, Den & Eat-in Kitchen. Available 9/8/2021. Princeton – $1900/mo. Includes heat, water, laundry & 1 parking space. 2nd floor, 1 BR, LR, Eat-in Kitchen. Available NOW. Princeton – $1900/mo. plus utilities, has laundry & 1 parking space. 2nd floor, 1 BR, LR, Eatin Kitchen. Available September 1, 2021. Princeton Walk– S. Brunswick NJ $2600/mo. .plus utilities. FULLY FURNISHED. 2 BR, 2½ bath. LR, Den, Eat-in Kitchen. Available now. $3300/mo. plus utilities. Unfurnished large 3-story, 3 BR, 3½ bath, end unit TH w/Eat-in Kitchen, LR, DR & finished walk out basement. Available 8/1/2021. STOCKTON MEANS FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE Email for more information: sre.marty@gmail.com We list, We sell, We manage. If you have a house to sell or rent we are ready to service you! Call us for any of your real estate needs and check out our website at: http://www.stockton-realtor.com

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STOCKTON REAL ESTATE… A Princeton Tradition Experience ✦ Honesty ✦ Integrity 32 Chambers Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 (800) 763-1416 ✦ (609) 924-1416

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New Price $1,175,000

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

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GARAGE SALE: Saturday, July 10, 9 am–2 pm. No early birds please. 35 Marion Rd. East, Princeton, NJ. Household items, dishware, clothes, toys, books, furniture & artwork. 07-07

Every Wednesday, Town Topics reaches every home in Princeton and all high traffic business areas in town, as well as the communities of Lawrenceville, Pennington, Hopewell, Skilllman, Rocky Hill, and Montgomery. We ARE the area’s only community newspaper and most trusted resource since 1946! Call to reserve your space today! (609) 924-2200, ext 27

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Brick/Stone/Stucco Porches/Decks/Steps Door & Window Installation (609) 456-2063 Exterior Siding Smaller Concrete and Roof & Gutter Repair jobs Basement Waterproofing/Drainage Systems 40 Years Swing Sets/Demo & Removal Experience Heavy Equipment for Land Clearing Licensed Professional Engineer and Master Mason Available

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CREATIVE WOODCRAFT, INC. Carpentry & General Home Maintenance

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609-586-2130

BLACKMAN

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Innovative Planting, Bird-friendly Designs Stone Walls and Terraces

Princeton law firm is hiring paralegals and a receptionist for its litigation practice. Excellent organizational skills needed for collegial and busy office. Email: joconnor@ wongfleming.com 07-07-3t

Seek mature individual to run busy Princeton Ice Cream/Expresso Store ( 11 to 11, 7 Days ) Full Time. Hire, train, schedule, supervise small team. Responsible for food cost, customer service, etc. Excellent attendance a must. PTO after 6 mos. Call 609-695-3311. Ask for Christina.

Nelson Glass & Aluminum Co.

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741 Alexander Rd., Princeton • 924-2880

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Taking care of Princeton’s trees

Family Serving Princeton 100 Years. Free Estimates

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Witherspoon Media Group Highest Quality Seamless Gutters. Serving the Princeton area for 25 years Experience and Quality Seamless Gutters Installed

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Easy repeat gutter cleaning service offered without pushy sales or cleaning minimums!

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Specializing in the Unique & Unusual CARPENTRY DETAILS ALTERATIONS • ADDITIONS CUSTOM ALTERATIONS HISTORIC RESTORATIONS KITCHENS •BATHS • DECKS

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4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 609-924-5400

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Welcome to this absolutely beautiful home situated in a quiet Country setting on 4 acres. Beautifully updated Kitchen and Bathrooms. 10 ft ceilings on the first floor. Lovely Marble entrance foyer which leads off to the First Floor Master bedroom with Gleaming Hickory Hardwood flooring, Tray ceiling and ceiling fan and custom lighting plus a sitting area leading to a private and cozy trek deck. The Gorgeous Master Bath features Italian marble flooring with a Double vanity, custom oversized clear glass Marble shower and a Private Commode room with separate vanity and marble flooring. The Master Bedroom also features a large walk-in custom closet with organizers. The fabulous kitchen includes a 5 Burner Gas cook-top, and a Bosch Built-in Oven and Microwave., along with a deep farmhouse sink and subway tile backsplash. The sliding glass doors lead you out to the oversized trek deck with views of the neighboring pond. The large pond can be view from multiple rooms through-out the home the large step down family room is filled with light to take in the beauty of the surrounding natural setting. The laundry room features a utility sink and built-in cabinets. The staircase with hickory treads leads you up to the 2nd level. There are 3 large bedrooms on this level with ample closet space. A private guest room features its own bath and large walk-in closet. An upgraded hall bathroom services the other 2 bedrooms and the bonus room/study. The large basement is ready for finishing and has a separate entrance leading up to the oversized attached garage. This home is immaculate in every aspect. Looking for a place to call home away from the crowds where nature abounds, look no further. Home Includes a Whole House Generator.

Jim Robinson

Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. Doylestown Office 511 Hyde Park, Doylestown PA 18902 Sales Office: 215-348-0000 Mobile: 215-850-6800

High End Home, Bank Barn, Silo on over 12 Acres

With multiple outbuildings, panoramic bucolic vistas and a high-end hilltop home, this 12.8-acre property fulfills the needs of anyone looking to pursue farm life, run their business or just spread out and enjoy the fresh air seconds from Pennington Borough. A newly roofed bank barn has an interior of jaw-dropping proportions and stables below. The 5-bedroom house was built to impress with loads of voluminous space, including a 2-story family room and a cavernous main suite with king-sized closets. Hopewell Township. $1,295,000

Barbara Blackwell Broker Associate 4 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

(609) 921-1050 Office (609) 915-5000 Cell bblackwell@callawayhenderson.com For more information about properties, the market in general, or your home in particular, please give me a call.

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55 Bedens Brook Road, Montgomery Twp Marketed by: Yael Zakut $1,345,000

6 Belleview Terrace, Lawrence Twp Marketed by: Teresa Cunningham $1,295,000

PRESENTING

28 Elm Ridge Road, Hopewell Twp Marketed by: Michelle Needham $695,000

6 Gulick Road, Princeton Marketed by: Robin L. Wallack $1,180,000

20 Ridgeview Way, Upper Freehold Twp Marketed by: Vaishali Senjalia $1,325,000

671 Rosedale Road, Princeton Marketed by: Robin L. Wallack $795,000

PRESENTING

From Princeton, We Reach the World.

207 South Lane, West Windsor Twp Marketed by: Surekha Raghuram | $689,900

1312 Windsor Edinburg Road, West Windsor Twp Marketed by: Virginia “Ginny” Sheehan | $449,900

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