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Swan song American Boychoir School to close its doors By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The American Boychoir School has sung its final tune, as school officials this week decided to close a school that had sought bankruptcy protection as recently as two years ago in an ultimately failed attempt to keep itself going. In a message posted at the school Internet home page, Robert D’Avanzo, the chairman of the Photo by Pam Hersh American Boychoir board of trustees, explained Tuesday the From left, Princeton Councilman Lance Liverman; Bob Hillier; Shirley Satterfield, president of the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cul- plight in which the school found ittural Society; Elizabeth Kim, historic preservation officer, Leighton Newlin; Princeton Council candidate Leticia Fraga and campaign manself. Enrollment fell, such that it ager Tommy Parker were among those who attended the time capsule ceremony. could count on having only 19 to 21 students to begin the school year, and there were other financial problems that could not be overcome. The school, which had been in Princeton for more than half a century before moving, most recently was a tenant at Rambling Pines Summer Day Camp, in Hopewell. “On Monday evening, after a This year, the focus of the proBy Lea Kahn Staff Writer second extended meeting in as gram was on the four Africanmany nights, the Board of Trustees American churches in the decided that the school cannot be More than a century after the neighborhood - the First Baptist opened this fall,” he wrote. “We first African-American families Church of Princeton, Mount Piswill proceed to wind down operasettled in the Witherspoon-Jackson gah African Methodist Episcopal tions as soon as practicable, return neighborhood, only a handful of Church, the Witherspoon Street all tuition deposits, notify Ramthose families still call it their Presbyterian Church and the bling Pines that ABS will not home - and it’s anybody’s guess Morning Star Church of God in renew its lease, address the impact how many of their descendants Christ. on our staff and students, and canwill still be there 50 years from Meanwhile, more than 60 peocel all concert commitments.” now in 2067. ple from the Witherspoon-Jackson American Boychoir was set to That’s when a time capsule, neighborhood gathered for the begin its 80th season, for boys in which was buried on the lawn at time capsule ceremony. Many grades four to eight. The school, The Waxwood apartment building were long-time residents of the originally founded in Ohio in 1937, on Quarry Street Saturday morn- neighborhood - bordered by Paul moved to Princeton 13 years later. ing, will be opened and its con- Robeson Place, Bayard Lane, On its Facebook page, it describes tents revealed, offering a glimpse Witherspoon Street and Birch Avitself as “the only non-sectarian into the neighborhood’s past. enue - and some were newcomers, boys’ choir school in the nation.” The burial of the time capsule but they all shared an interest in But it was rocked by scandal in on the grounds of the brick apart- the time capsule and its contents. the early 2000s amid allegations by ment building, which began life in Joyce Gillette Johnson, who former students who claimed to be 1909 as the Witherspoon Street grew up in the Witherspoon-Jacksexually abused during their time School for Colored Children, was son neighborhood, said she there. Selling its Princeton propone of the highlights of the annual thought the time capsule was a Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets great idea. Photo by Pam Hersh erty “Albermarle,” American Boychoir moved first to Plainsboro in program. “The sad thing is, I won’t be 2012 and more recently to RamThe annual Joint Effort Prince- here when they open it up in 50 The time capsule, which was buried on the lawn at The Waxwood bling Pines for the past two acaton Safe Streets program is coor- years. Probably my great-grand- apartment building on Quarry Street, will be opened 50 years from dinated by John Bailey, who grew children will be here. But that’s now in 2067 and its contents will be revealed, offering a glimpse into demic years. Earlier this month, the school up in the Witherspoon-Jackson okay. Princeton probably will be the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood's past. The burial of the time had announced it was having audineighborhood and who now lives so changed 50 years from now,” capsule was one of the highlights of the annual Joint Effort Princein Colorado. See HISTORY, Page 8 ton Safe Streets program. See BOYCHOIR, Page 8
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Nonprofit looks to expand affordable housing units By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Princeton Community Housing, the nonprofit operator of affordable housing, is looking to add more 40 apartments to one of its developments on Bunn Drive. The proposal would expand the 238-unit Princeton Community Village, now fully occupied with 654 people, PCH executive director Edward Truscelli said Tuesday. Details, though, still need to be ironed out. PCH and the municipality are splitting in half the
$376,750 in pre-development costs, like paying for engineering services. The town’s share is coming out of its affordable housing trust fund that real estate developers pay into. “We’re going to be looking at the feasibility of what the units would look like and how we would design them and how we would construct them,” Truscelli said. Municipal planning director Lee O. Solow said Tuesday that the town, for a long time, has wanted to put 40 more apartments at Princeton Community Vil-
lage. “And the town’s been in discussion with them for years about could we add some units there,” Solow said. “This has been a project that’s been on our affordable housing plan for some years now,“ Mayor Liz Lempert said Tuesday. “It’s a good opportunity for the creation of forty new units of affordable housing.” In terms of construction costs, Truscelli said, “It’s obviously going to be a significant number, but we don’t know the cost yet.” For his part, Solow said
it “remains to be seen” whether the town contributes to the construction of the apartments. “We’re hoping that, if they’re successful with the tax credit financing, we won’t have to finance the construction costs,” he said. “There are a lot of options.” Princeton Community Village, built in 1975, has a mix of one-, two-, threeand four-bedroom units and a waiting list of 364 households wanting to get in, Truscelli said. The 40 affordable apartments will have a varying number of bedrooms, like what’s there
now. “We can’t exactly say what the mix will be,” Truscelli said, “but the intention … would be a mix of units.” This would be the first expansion of Princeton Community Village in its 42-year-history, if approved by the town next year. In terms of a schedule, Truscelli said his “hope” is to file an application with the municipal zoning board in late fall. A hearing would be in 2018. “There’s a tremendous need for more affordable housing opportunities in
Princeton,” Truscelli said. “And so this is a great step in that direction.” Mayor Lempert said she it was important to move on the project, even though the town is still waiting to learn what it’s affordable housing obligation will be for 19992025. Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson is expected to issue a ruling this month. “We have a good relationship with Princeton Community Housing, who would be the lead on the project,” she said. “We’ve collaborated with them in the past.”
School district puts the freeze on ice cream By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The Princeton school district will limit the number of days elementary and middle students can buy ice cream at lunch and permit fewer student birthday parties in elementary school, all in a move to reduce the amount of sugar in students’ diets. The changes are part of a policy that the Board of Education will vote on, and likely adopt, Aug. 29, said board member Dafna Kendal on Friday. The policy will also prohibit teach-
ers from denying students recess as a form of punishment for misbehaving or not doing their homework. The new rules will take effect for the upcoming school year. In terms of ice cream sales, children will be able to buy the desert only one day a week, on a day the building principal designates, Kendal said. The district’s food service provider, Nutri-Serve Food Management Inc., supports the change, she said. “The recommended shift to serving ice cream once a week at the elementary schools is designed to reduce our students’ consumption of sugar and fat and be more reflective of community standards. Most parents are not serving
The Princeton school district will limit ice cream and student birthday parties in an effort to curb sugar intake in youngsters. ice cream to their children
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call seeking comment. Also, student birthday parties will be allowed only once a month, Kendal said. In part, that policy is also about ensuring “equity,” she said, given that some parents cannot afford to bring in cupcakes or other treats. “The recommendation to have a common time each month to hold birthday celebrations in the classroom is also an attempt to reduce consumption of more sugary treats,” Cochrane said. “Moreover, the recommendation addresses an issue of equity as not all of our families have the means to provide treats for every student in the class.” The changes follow the recommendations of a wellness committee that
Cochrane had appointed, including school nurses. “The recommendation not to take away recess as a means of discipline is consistent with model policies around the country,” Cochrane said. “Children need physical activity each day and both learn and behave better when they have it. In the Princeton Public Schools, our approaches to discipline are built around an ethic of learning and an ethic of care. Temporary removal of recess may make sense if a student has behaved in a way at recess that endangers him or herself or others. Otherwise, we would search for different ways to help students reflect on their behavior and learn from their mistakes.”
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Woman gets groped while walking on Mercer Street By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman on Thursday as she was walking on Mercer Street shortly after 9 a.m. The victim told police that she was walking east on Mercer Street when she heard someone approaching her from behind. When she turned around, she said she saw a man walking very close to her. He then grabbed her buttocks and then pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground. The man fled west on Mercer Street and may have turned south onto Spring-
dale Road. The victim described the man as a Hispanic male, about 30 to 40 years old. She also said he stands about 5 feet 5 inches tall, and has a medium skin tone. According to the woman, he has short hair that is spiked on top. He was wearing a blue T-shirt with two buttons or dots on the front, near the collar. Anyone who may have been in the area of Mercer Street and Springdale Road between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 10 and who may have observed the incident should call Princeton Police Det. Holly Arana at 609-921-2100, ext. 1834.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to all who participated in annual Community Night Out
On behalf of the Princeton Recreation Commission, I would like to thank everyone that came out to be part of Princeton’s 11th annual Community Night Out on Aug. 1, 2017. Community Night Out is the result of many months of planning by the Recreation and Police Departments, and this year’s event drew roughly 2,000 visitors to Community Park Pool. One of the highlights of this free community event is the parBy Michele S. Byers ticipation by many municipal agencies and community organizations, including: Corner House, Princeton Fire & Rescue Squad, From the highest point in the Pine Bar- Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, Sustainable Princeton, Princerens - the fire tower on Apple Pie Hill in Wharton State Forest - the region stretches out like an unbroken sea of green. Pine-covered plains extend nearly as far as the eye can see, with the distant skylines of Philadelphia and Atlantic City visible on clear days. The Pinelands National Reserve covers over a million acres, including 800,000 acres of forest and 60,000 acres of farmland. Its forests are home to many rare animals and dozens of rare plants, including some found For New Jerseyites who missed it (and I spied it only in nowhere else on Earth. my dentist’s office), New York Magazine published in its It’s no accident that the Pine Barrens July 10-23 issue a harrowing list of effects of global warmcomprise the largest surviving open space ing. And then The New York Times, in the first week of along the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine’s August, published an article detailing one of those threats, great forests. In the 1960s and ‘70s, citizens, scientists to those working outside in extreme heat. The author of the New York article is a journalist, David and elected officials realized the need to take swift action to protect this unique treasure. Wallace-Wells, who over a number of months interviewed The National Parks and Recreation Act and “the most credentialed and tenured . . . sober-minded sciNew Jersey’s Pinelands Protection Act were entists” in the field. In addition, he cites a number of books enacted in 1978 and 1979, respectively. written by a range of specialists who have been studying These ground-breaking laws established an aspects of climate change. While temperature projections innovative system of regional planning, with all development governed by a Comprehensive cannot be made with certainty, those projections made a Management Plan (CMP) and a mandate to decade or two ago have already been exceeded. Arctic ice is melting faster than projected, as are many glaciers; the protect the region’s natural resources. A 15-member Pinelands Commission great iceberg split off from Antarctica sooner than anticioversees and implements the Comprehen- pated; ocean levels rising and extreme heat are already havsive Management Plan, which designates ing impacts. It appears that 2017 will be warmest year on conservation and growth zones and applies record. stringent environmental standards. But the impacts Wallace-Wells details are considerably An overriding threat today is the diminmore serious than mere discomfort from rising temperaished independence of the Pinelands Comtures. The repercussions are many, and a number may well mission under the Christie administration. In January, New Jersey will have a new be devastating. His article summarizes them. It is not a governor. That governor must take action to pretty picture. ensure the integrity of the Pine Barrens and the Most direct, among the impacts, are: Human deaths Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer. Here are a few (not to mention the loss of other species) from extreme critical actions for the next administration: • Appoint commissioners and staff to the heat alone. Human bodies cannot withstand sustained Pinelands Commission who believe in and heat much above 100 degrees. And heat and drought will support the mission of the agency, along will make agriculture impossible in many regions. In with consistent implementation of the Com- others, productivity will plummet. Some African and prehensive Management Plan. Middle East nations are already withering from ram• Support changes to the CMP to ensure pant starvation. that infrastructure projects are truly consistent With warming climates, diseases can move around the with the Plan before they can move forward. world, and can mutate into forms we are not prepared to • Adopt a comprehensive, scientifically based plan for controlling motor vehicle use deal with. Malaria will not only be carried more widely by on the region’s public lands to protect natu- mosquitoes, but in a warmer world the parasite reproduces ral areas and the rights of non-motorized 10 times faster. recreational users. The air, from CO2 emissions and from forest fires on • Direct state parks and forests superin- every continent, will be unhealthy and can increase birth tendents to block motorized vehicle access to defects as well as premature deaths. wetlands, streams and rare species habitats. Conflict between nations and regions will almost • Protect water quality and quantity by taking multiple steps, including requiring new certainly increase as competition for food and living stormwater control measures to reduce pollu- space — and the resulting immigration — will pit poption; expanding stream buffer requirements ulations against each other. It’s already happening in for new construction; revising the CMP to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In the latter, more effectively protect high-quality habitats; and in parts of Africa, we are witnessing perpetual and barring new or increased water withwar. drawals in locations where wetland and Economic impacts will follow. Wallace-Wells cites restream ecosystems would be harmed. The Pine Barrens is not only a New Jer- search predictions that the rise in temperatures will result sey treasure but also a global treasure - des- in reductions of GDP — reaching declines as much as 50 ignated a UNESCO (United Nations percent. Articles in The New York Times have predicted Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ- reduced economic activity in our already-hot South. If ization) Biosphere Reserve - and the waters economies significantly decline, so do the civilizations of the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer are a we’ve known. priceless resource for this state we’re in.
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Oceans, the birthplace of earliest species, could in turn Michele S. Byers is the executive direc- do us in as they rise and flood communities and nations. tor of the New Jersey Conservation Founda- At the same time, the acidification of the oceans is already killing off fish (food and protein for many) and tion in Morristown. coral reefs, the breeding grounds for numerous fish species. Additionally, as ocean waters warm, they prowww.princetonpacket.com Founded in 1786 Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005
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duce dead zones, which “grow like cancers, choking off marine life,” and they produce Hydrogen sulfide, which is so toxic that it was responsible for one of the great extinctions. And of course, as most now know, CO2 emissions are largely responsible for the warming that is leading to these potentially fatal, changes. Wallace-Wells reminds us that “. . . more than half of the carbon humanity has exhaled in its entire history has been emitted in just the past three decades; since the end of World War II, the figure is 85 percent. Which means that, in the length of a single generation, global warming has brought us to the brink of planetary catastrophe . . .” So what to do? Many urge that we do everything we can. Maybe we need to replicate the war footing that the nation adopted at the beginning of the Second World War II. Societal mobilization. To a certain extent, California has begun. But many scientists don’t think that our current efforts or even the Paris Climate Accord will be nearly enough. The good news is that polls show more than 60 percent of Americans believe that global warming is real and manmade. In many states, including New Jersey, companies and homeowners have installed solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling. Princeton University has installed a number of systems to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Its goal is zero emissions. James Hansen and other scientists believe we need to develop means of extracting carbon from the atmosphere. In short, we know what to do and are learning how to do it, but will we do enough, and in time? Globally, emissions and temperatures continue to rise. So far, while there have been improvements in some regions and technologies, generally the responses have not been adequate. Common sense suggests, therefore, that we all need to pitch in. Urge our political leaders to act. Turn to electric cars and hybrids, to solar panels, geothermal, and LED bulbs. Carbon sinks need to be established and expanded — our western prairie grasses’ deep roots are one. Towns, counties, and states need action plans — a number already have a plan or are working on one. Young scientists and technicians must develop clean, green technology. Forest, woods, fields, and water systems need to be preserved. Some will argue that the Wallace-Wells article is a scare tactic, but if one follows the global developments in publications, journals, and books, the changes have been well documented. Our errors have been to underestimate the speed with which these changes are occurring. We are at a crucial juncture. There is a point at which global warming will not be reversible. Many of the studies conclude that we are closer to that tipping point than even most scientists want to admit. They try to remain optimistic, but we are at war with ourselves — our own technologies, and in some cases politically. We need to mobilize, adapt, develop, and switch. We have met the enemy, and it is, indeed, us. It is to be fervently hoped that Wallace-Wells’ very useful warning, “The Doomed Earth Catalog” will not become our epitaph.
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Township authorizes open space purchase By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Montgomery Township officials have added nearly 16 acres of land to the township’s inventory of preserved open space with the purchase of land on Belle Mead-Griggstown Road. The Township Committee gave final approval to an ordinance that authorizes spending $237,898 to buy the 15.5-acre parcel that belongs to Congregation Kehilat Shalom at its Aug. 3 meeting. “This is a great opportunity,” Mayor Ed Trzaska said. Congregation Kehilat Shalom expressed an interest in selling the acreage and township officials agreed to buy it.
The parcel is one of the critical components for the township’s greenway path, which allows pedestrians and bicyclists to move throughout the township off the streets. The parcel contains woodlands and access to Pike Brook. It is also located near land that the township already owns, and near areas that are deed-restricted for open space and conservation purposes. The purchase is the latest in a string of land acquisitions by Montgomery Township. In the past 12 months, the township has acquired 221 acres of land that is being preserved for open space, Mayor Trzaska said. Those parcels are scattered throughout the township.
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES U.S. flag disposal boxes are now available
In support of Mercer County’s annual U.S. Flag Decommissioning Ceremony that takes place on or around Flag Day, June 14, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announces that his office of Veteran Services is making available flag disposal boxes. Residents can respectfully dispose of worn flags any time of the year by dropping them in one of three flag boxes, and the county will properly decommission them at the annual ceremony. “Our Mercer County community has reliably respected the time-honored tradition of a dignified disposal of the American flag, and I’m pleased to give our citizens a way to conveniently and respectfully remove a flag from service,” said Hughes. The disposal boxes, provided to Mercer County by National Association of Counties (NACo), are located Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue in the Acme Shopping Center; the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library on Darrah Lane, Lawrence; and at the McDade Administration Building, 640 S. Broad Street, Trenton. Each year, Veteran Services partners with local veterans to hold the time-honored decommissioning, also known as “flag retirement.” Flag etiquette dictates that American flags that have become tattered, soiled or are otherwise no longer fit for display be burned in a dignified manner. The Hughes Administration and Veteran Services over the past decade have collected tens of thousands of flags eligible for retirement. Individuals and organizations wishing to have an American flag properly disposed of should bring the flag to any of the new flag disposal boxes or any Mercer County office, including Mercer County Park Commission Offices or Ranger Headquarters or the Mercer County Veterans Home on Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton. Participation by schools, Scout troops, veterans’ organizations and other agencies is encouraged. The flag disposal boxes are provided through a partnership with NACo, the National Flag Foundation and the National Sheriff’s Association.
Howell Farm to harvest potatoes for county food cooperative
Howell Living History Farm invites the public to celebrate the coming harvest season Saturday, Aug. 19, by unearthing a special crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative. The potatoes were planted April 22 by Howell Farm visitors, volunteers and interns. Visitors of all ages can join the harvest crew anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., for as long or short a time as they like. Experience is not necessary. The crew will be led by farm staff, which will use horses or oxen to pull a
special plow called a “potato lifter.” Visitors can help by gathering potatoes unearthed by the lifter, and by turning the crank of the farm’s potato grader to sort the potatoes. Lemonade and cookies will be served to field helpers throughout the day. Parking and admission are free. Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530. For more information, call the farm office at (609) 737-3299 or visit www.howellfarm.org or www.mercercountyparks.org.
Cranbury Road Bridge to be replaced The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will start the replacement of the bridge on Cranbury Road (CR 615) over Bear Brook in West Windsor Township on Monday, Aug. 21. This project is to be completed in 270 calendar days, weather permitting. Officially known as Bridge No. 762.1 on Cranbury Road, the structure is located between Stobbe Lane and Sunnydale Way. The contractor has installed signs informing drivers that Cranbury Road will be closed to through traffic at the bridge for the duration of the project. The detour route for eastbound traffic from Route 571 will be left turn on Clarksville Road, left on Cranbury Road. For westbound traffic, left on Clarksville Road, right on Route 571 to right on Cranbury Road. The existing bridge structure carrying Cranbury Road over Bear Brook is a four-span, simply supported, prestressed voided slab beams supported on steel piles. The bridge is in poor condition due to substructure defects; it was categorized as structurally deficient with a sufficiency rating of 48.2 on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being the best and 0 being the worst. The replacement bridge will be a two-span structure supported on full height abutments and hammerhead pier. The proposed cross section at the bridge will consist of two 12-foot travel lanes, two 6-foot shoulders and two 6-foot sidewalks and four-rail bridge railing. The superstructure will consist of curved steel beams with a reinforced concrete deck composite section. The substructures will be founded on pile foundations with permanent scour sheeting. Marbro Inc. of Montclair was the successful low bidder at $3,547,117. The contract was awarded on Aug. 10.
Master gardeners to hold annual insect festival The 15th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be held
Saturday, Sept. 9, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township. This year’s festival will be held at a new time - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free and on-site parking is available. This year’s theme, “Please Bug Me,” will feature a return of the Big Bug Band in addition to educational opportunities for visitors of all ages. Bees, butterflies, bugs galore, bugs in water, games in the garden, an insect hunt in the meadow and a Q&A with Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County’s Horticulturist, highlight the many fun activities that will help visitors learn about the importance of insects in our lives. Local environmental agencies will also be present with their experts and displays, including Rutgers University Entomology faculty, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Mercer County Mosquito Control Commission, NJ Department of Agriculture Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory, Mercer County 4-H and Mercer County Equestrian Center. The Naturalist from the Mercer County Park Commission will also be present to lead insect-related activities. Attendees are invited to view the seven demonstration gardens — Annual, Butterfly, Cottage, Herb, Native Plant, Perennial and Weed ID. Along the way, there will be activities that will entertain and teach children of all ages about the incredible and often beautiful insects common to the Northeast. The Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the County, as well as answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, (609) 989-6853, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March through October, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November through February. For more information on this event and the organization’s educational programs and events, visit www.mgofmc.org” www.mgofmc.org.
Toastmasters Club to meet twice in September
Mid-Day Toastmasters Club meets at The Mercer County Library branch at 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. September meetings will be Tuesday, Sept. 12 and Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. For directions see http://4139.toastmastersclubs. org/directions.html. For information call Joyce 609-585-0822. Guests are welcome, but rsvp is suggested. Toastmasters International is 92 years old, and the leading nonprofit dedicated to effective oral communication and leadership. Members meet to deliver and evaluate prepared and impromptu speeches in an effort to become better speakers and leaders. Call 800-9WESPEAK or surf http://www.toastmasters.org
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said Johnson, who is 74 years old. Johnson watched as some attendees put large envelopes containing memorabilia in a large metal box. The envelopes contained everything from family photographs to church programs from the four African-American churches. A copy of Kathryn Watterson’s new book, “I Hear My People
Singing,” which is an oral history of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, also was placed in the time capsule. “Standing on the steps of this particular school, remember, you have a lot of history here. Think of the people who went to school here. Think of Mr. Waxwood,” said John Bailey, who coordinated the Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets program. Howard Waxwood, for
whom the apartment building was named, was the principal of the school when it educated African-American children. He continue in that role after integration in 1947, when it became the junior high school for the former Princeton Borough public school district. Princeton Councilman Lance Liverman, who attended the event along with Councilman Tim Quinn, said, “It is an excit-
ing time, but I won’t be here at 105 years old (when the time capsule is opened).” But the people who will open the time capsule will realize the rich culture of the neighborhood and all of the memories that it holds, said Liverman, who was born in Princeton. “You can’t go forward without knowing where you came from,” Liverman said. Shirley Satterfield, neighborhood historian
and president of the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, agreed. “It is important to keep (an awareness of) history. This is still our neighborhood. Our ancestors are here, and we have to preserve it, even though it has changed,” Satterfield said. Then, Bailey handed out keys to the time capsule to representatives of the four churches, the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Soci-
ety, the Town of Princeton, and the Hill and Rivers families, among others. “We know you have got the keys. Here is an important piece - feel good about what happened here. Your ancestors are touching you,” Bailey said. Wrapping up the ceremony, the time capsule was sealed and placed in a sixfoot-deep hole. One by one, attendees picked up a clump of dirt from a pile and tossed it onto the time capsule.
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tions, including one on Aug. 21. And in June, D’Avanzo was touting how the school would be going on tour, including performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in his message, D’Avanzo pointed to a surprising drop in enrollment. “In addition, at that level of enrollment, the amount of tuition we can expect to collect, after taking into account substantial grants of need-based financial aid, would be sharply lower than we had anticipated,” he wrote. “Even with the continued generous support of the ABS community, the anticipated revenues would not support our operations, which include the satisfaction of our obligations under our Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.” “When the lower enrollment and related lower tuition revenue are taken together with the constricted cash position,” he wrote, “the conclusion is as clear as it is unpleasant: ABS does not have the cash it needs to open the school and cannot reason-
ably anticipate revenues that would allow it to finish the school year if it did open. If the school were opened in that position we expect that we would be forced to close it within one or two months. We cannot do that to our students, to their families, or to our staff.” Rob Jordan, whose family owns Rambling Pines, said Wednesday that he was notified Tuesday of the school’s decision. He said the news “came as a surprise.” D’Avanzo could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Messages left at the school were not returned. Former Boychoir board member and current Princeton Councilman Tim Quinn had no comment Wednesday. In the past school year, there were at least seven BoyChoir students from Princeton, said Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane on Wednesday. “We’re sad to see the school closed,” he said, “and would welcome the students if they chose to come here.”
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Officials unveil plan to remove dam from Millstone River By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
A dam on the Millstone River, in a section of the Somerset County community of Manville, will be removed to better allow shad and other water life to navigate a body of water where they once were abundant. Removing the Weston Mill Dam is part of an ongoing effort to remove antiquated dams along the Raritan and Millstone rivers that were originally used by mills and other purposes. Prior to the Aug. 10 announcement, three other dams along a 10-mile stretch of the Raritan were removed to eliminate obstacles to fish and improve water quality, the state said. “New Jersey is committed to identifying and removing dams that are impeding the free flow of our state’s rivers wherever we can,” David Glass, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, said at a press conference Thursday in Lincoln Park, next to the Millstone River. “We know that dam removal can accomplish a more natural and flourishing environment, improvement to public recreation and the
reduction of flood-related risk.” “We started out with a theory - that dam removals are going to improve the river system. And now a couple of years later, we’ve actually got some dams out (and) it’s a proven fact,” said Raritan Riverkeeper Bill Schultz. Removing the Weston Mill Dam— measuring 5 feet 5 inches high and 112.5-feet-wide— will open a 4.5 mile “stretch of the river”, Glass said. The job is expected to start this week. Crews will use a hydraulic hammer to break up the dam, remove the debris and do other related work in an expected two to threeweek-long job. “It’s an action that will help restore American shad and other migratory fish to the Millstone River, improve the river’s water quality and ecological integrity and remove a serious hazard to recreational boaters,” Jim Waltman, executive director of the Stony BrookMillstone Watershed Association, said at the press conference. Later, state, federal and county officials touched on the far-reaching benefits of the project. “We are doing some-
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A dam on the Millstone River will be removed to allow water life to navigate the waters. thing today that is good for the river, it’s good for Manville, it’s good for the county, it’s good for boaters, it’s good for people who fish, it is good for the environment,” Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D16) said. The roughly $900,000job is being paid out of a settlement the state and the federal government reached with Wyeth Holdings LLC, the successor company to a
chemical maker that had polluted the Raritan. According to the state, Wyeth had assumed liability for the past actions of American Cyanamid, whose former plant in Bridgewater is currently designated as a superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With the dam located in a flood-prone area, Glass said removing the structure “may help reduce some of
the flood risk” by clearing an impediment in the river. He said after the project, the state would monitor to see if the shad return in higher numbers. “Our biologists are out there checking the progress after the removal,” he said. Historically, dams on the Millstone were blocking shad runs beginning in the 18th century, Waltman said in quoting from the travel writings from that
time period by German doctor Johann David Schoepf. Waltman said the firstknown dam in Weston was from around 1740. “So this is truly a centuries’ long issue,” he said. “What you’ll see over there now is more twentieth century lump of concrete, as this dam location has been changed and modified and repaired and replaced over the years.”
Student proposes creation of youth council to advise governor By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
In a state with about 2.3 million residents 19 years old and younger, James Wellemeyer wants to give young people a voice in their government. Wellemeyer, a student at an area private high school,
is looking to have Chris Christie‘s successor sign an executive order creating a 24-member gubernatorial youth council to advise the governor on policy and potentially work with lawmakers on legislation. “I kind of got the idea last year because I saw that, on the news, often people
were saying young people weren’t involved in politics, young people didn’t care about politics,” he said in a recent interview. “But what I saw around me was very different.” Wellemeyer, of Princeton, is a rising senior at the Lawrenceville School, the exclusive boarding and day
school. At Lawrenceville, he is president of the young Democrats club and involved in debate and model UN clubs. “Lots of my friends were involved (in politics),” he said. “They were very informed, so as a result, I thought a reason for that might be that they’ve been
given the opportunity and I’ve been given the opportunity to get involved, whereas some other people, maybe in other parts of New Jersey, haven’t. And as a result, they aren’t informed, they aren’t involved.” His plan is to have 24 high school students — two
from each congressional district in the state, ages 15 to 18 — sit on the council. They would be chosen in Internet elections and volunteer their time. “But we’re really looking … for people to be representing their districts,” he said. See COUNCIL, Page 11
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Developer seeks relief from contract requirement By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Architect and real estate developer J. Robert Hillier is seeking relief from terms of a deal that he had made with then-Borough officials 15 years ago to turn a former segregated public school and later nursing home into a residential building. Hillier wants out of a requirement, contained in a developer’s agreement, that makes him sell as condominiums eight of the 34 apartments in his Waxwood development, on Quarry Street. Past borough officials have permitted the rental of the eight units — five of which have a preference for residents of the Wi t h e r s p o o n - J a c k s o n
neighborhood or their descendants. He made his latest pitch, in November, to convert all eight to rentals, in a property he since sold earlier this year. Since then, a subcommittee of town officials has been exploring the issue, with the full council taking it up Wednesday, at a meeting that started at 8 a.m. Hiller has proposed some options to the town. For instance, he would agree to increase the number of affordable apartments from three to seven. In another scenario, he would provide six affordable apartments and create a $400,000 equity fund for “qualified neighborhood residents” that they could use toward buying a home
in the Witherspoon-Jackson section of town, for example. “What I am providing is to take care of several folks who can afford to live here with these units and yet assist the community as a whole,” Hillier said at the meeting. Officials did not make a decision this week, but pushed back the issue until Sept.25. Should council decide to enforce the developer’s agreement, the units would have to be sold — something Hillier wants to avoid, so there are not part owners and part renters living there. Hillier said he had sold the Waxwood to Avner Netter, in March, for an undisclosed sum. They reached a deal in which Hillier has a
15-year master lease giving him all the responsibilities he had as its owner. But Councilwoman Heather H. Howard raised question wanting to make sure Netter would be bound by any deal the town reaches with Hillier. She wants to see something in writing, something Hillier did not object to. Hillier said Netter, who was not at the meeting, “knows what I’m proposing.” Earlier in the meeting, Hillier indicated he had sold the Waxwood to help with restoring properties he owns along Witherspoon Street. “I want Witherspoon Street to return to the street that it was when I was kid and delivering flowers to the hospital for my mother,” said Hillier, whose mother
had owned a local flower 10 years or are a “direct deshop. “It’s run down. To fix scendant of such a neighit up, especially with a his- borhood resident,” the toric district, it takes agreement read in part. money.” Councilwoman Jo S. Butler He said later, “we raised whether that restrichaven’t made anything” on tion amounted to discrimithe Waxwood. nation, and asked for a legal One of the issues that opinion from the town’s council will have to decide lawyer. is whether to continue the “That was one of the so-called “Princeton prefer- things we wanted to have ence,” a restriction that was clarity on before council made part of the devel- meets on” Sept. 25, Mayor oper’s agreement in 2002. Liz Lempert said after the Hillier envisioned the meeting. Waxwood development — Asked if she thought the first conceived as a condo- neighborhood preference minium project — as a way was legal, she replied, “I’m to “slow” the loss of black going to leave that for the residents from that histori- attorneys.” cally black section of town. “I think that the intenTo that end, five “founda- tion of it is to preserve the tion units” were set aside community by making it for people who lived in the easier for residents who neighborhood for “at least” See CONTRACT, Page 11
School district to re-examine policy on suspensions By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Student discipline in the Princeton school district is getting a fresh look, with the Board of Education questioning how and when students get suspended from school. Board president Patrick Sullivan said Monday that the board is re-examining its policy on suspensions, a form of discipline he said he and other board members want to make sure is used “sparingly, if at all, other than in cases of student safety.” Officials, however, have no plan to ban suspensions, he said. “There is a concern among board members that all students are treated equally, no matter race, gen-
der, cognitive and other disabilities.” board vice president Dafna Kendal said this week. Asked if there has been pushback from district administrators, she said, “Not only are they not pushing back, they’re moving quickly to address the concerns of the board and the community.” She said Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane was going to meet with administrators at the high school and the middle school to go over suspension protocols. New state law, she said, has required the board to update its policy on suspensions and expulsions. She said one proposed change would be to require principals to consult with a stu-
dent’s guidance counselor or case manager before suspending any student who is either classified as special education or has a disability, like attention deficit order. Kendal said the rationale is that kids should not be punished for “behavior that is a manifestation of their disability.” “We want to make sure that’s not happening,” she said in a district where about 22 percent of students are either special education or have another disability. “There are other ways that people can be disciplined without being suspended,” Sullivan said. For instance, he said there is “restorative justice,” like having students fix something that they broke. At the moment, school
principals have “broad latitude” to discipline students with a suspension, Sullivan said. “But I think there’s been a lot of questions among board members about how and when that should be used,” Sullivan said. “And it seems like it’s not the right punishment for a lot of disciplinary issues, in the opinion of many people who are on the board.” Student suspensions — handed out for a range of offenses like fighting or bringing a weapon to school — are low in Princeton when compared nationally. In the past school year, there were about 40 suspensions, representing some 1 percent of a student body of roughly 3,800. Officials have said the
focus on suspensions is not trict found itself facing related to the blowback the questions about what it was district received when a doing in response to a white black Princeton High high school student posting School student, Jamaica the n-word on Snapchat. Ponder, was suspended in While confidentiality kept June for including a photo, officials from disclosing the in her yearbook collage, steps the district took, that included the n-word. Cochrane noted that the Her mother, Michele Tuck- high school and middle Ponder, the former mayor of school student codes of Princeton Township, is a conduct had no “specific candidate for the school language” about bias inciboard in November. dents. Both documents will “It seems to us … just be revised, to include, discussing it on the board, among other things, the rethat suspension is only apsponse of the district in such propriate for cases of safety, if someone would be a dan- cases. “There were a number ger being in the school sysof incidents that really led tem,” Sullivan said. “But to the conversation about other than that, it should be suspension or alternatives to used sparingly, if at all. That’s my own opinion on suspension around incidents of bias,” Cochrane said that.” Earlier this year, the dis- See POLICY, Page 11
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‘Cake Boss’ star shaves mustache to help grant wishes
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ith the buzz of a razor and the finishing touches with a brush, Danny Dragone received a smooth shave of his decades-old mustache. With the help of his friend, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, Dragone got rid of his facial hair as part of a $25,000 pledge to the Make-A-Wish Foundation New Jersey Chapter. Wish children and their families, volunteer student groups from area high schools and colleges, and the staff and board from Make-A-Wish started chants of “Off with the ‘Stache” at the Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place in Monroe on Aug. 9. Tom Weatherall, president and chief executive officer of Make-A-Wish New Jersey, said Dragone issued a challenge that he would only shave his mustache if the organization raised $25,000. Evil Fades Barbershop in Millstone was on hand to help with the shave. “The unfortunate thing
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is, [the mustache] will probably grow back in a day,” Valastro joked. Valastro, who was the first celebrity to grant a wish at the Monroe location, said it melts his heart to know that children have chosen to spend time with him as their one wish. Since 2010, Valastro, owner of Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken and star of TLC’s reality show “Cake Boss,” has granted close to 70 wishes. “My niece was asked to have a wish. … I know how much it meant to her and you know it’s something that is near and dear to my heart,” he said. “It’s something you can’t truly understand until you see it, until you grant a wish, until you are a part of it. [That‘s when you] can really feel it what it really means.” As part of the event, the royal court from Medieval Times, a lady in colorful costume walking with a table of cupcakes, another
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“Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, left, assists in the shaving of Danny Dragone’s 30-year-old mustache during a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation New Jersey Chapter on Aug. 9.
have ties to the community to stay in Princeton,” she said. “The intention is certainly not to be exclusionary. The intention is the opposite. It’s to maintain community.” Hillier has indicated two foundation units are empty, leading Butler to ask why he does not lower the rent, now at $1,350. Hillier indicated there is no demand for them.
The apartment building has a long history in Princeton, once the site of the Witherspoon School for Colored Children when the school district was racially segregated. It continued to be a public school, until 1968, and subsequently was made into a nursing home, according to the Historical Society of Princeton. After Hillier bought it, he renamed it after former school Principal Harry Waxwood Jr.
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lady in colorful costume walking on stilts, a balloon artist and a barbershop quartet welcomed wish children and their families. “We’re really excited to be here. This place just gives me goosebumps when I come in because it’s so beautiful, amazing, and it’s right here in New Jersey. I love it.” It was announced $18,750 had been raised at the beginning of the event. After the video of Valastro’s first granted wish was played, it was announced that $20,765 was raised. That is when Francis X.
Bolte, Make-A-Wish New Jersey Board chair, pledged $5,000 so that the challenge would surpass its goal. Weatherall also announced that a long-time Make-A-Wish donor, Fedway Associates, Inc., pledged to match the $25,000. Valastro then pledged $5,000 as well. “To see the looks on these kids’ faces and their families, who have been through hell and back, it literally is the real deal,” he said. “I would not be standing here if [the money goes elsewhere],” he said.
Continued from Page 10 Tuesday. “So we’re just trying to lay out a clear statement of what would constitute incidents of bias and a range of responses that will reach a restoration for the community.” The district is planning to address discipline in another area, in a policy saying students cannot be denied recess as a form punishment. “The recommendation not to take away recess as a means of discipline is consistent with model policies around the country,”
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youth are apathetic, actually,” he said. “I think that lots of youth are really informed about politics.” His introduction to politics came in following the 2012 presidential election; that interest intensified last year, when he kept up with it all the time through his phone. Turning 18 this year, he will become a voter. At his school, the young Democrats and young Republicans clubs collaborate on a voter registration drive annually
to get faculty and students registered, he said. So far, he has about 60 volunteers, part of a team of that includes high school students of different grades involved in helping his effort. Like-minded groups and politicians like independent gubernatorial candidate Gina Genovese and Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert have supported the advisory council proposal. “I’m really hopeful,” he said, “that it’ll be established.”
Cochrane said this week. “Children need physical activity each day and both learn and behave better when they have it. In the Princeton Public Schools, our approaches to discipline are built around an ethic of learning and an ethic of care. Temporary removal of recess may make sense if a student has behaved in a way at recess that endangers him or herself or others. Otherwise, we would search for different ways to help students reflect on their behavior and learn from their mistakes.”
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He said the council would be a “platform for young people all around New Jersey to get involved in politics and to express their political opinions (and) political ideas.” “The idea is giving high school students who can’t really run for office yet a voice in government,” he said. Wellemeyer pointed to education funding, climate change and lowering the voting age to 16 as issues he
cares about. “And I think that the incoming governor will hopefully be pushing policies that are good for the environment,” he said. “But I think that the youth council will be a really good way of emphasizing that if the governor is not doing that.” He pushed back against the stereotype that young people are not engaged. He suggests that schools be “more proactive” in encouraging students to vote . “I wouldn’t say that
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RESULTS WW-P Babe Ruth The West Windsor-Plainsboro Babe Ruth 15-year-old all-star baseball team advanced to the elimination round of the Babe Ruth World Series before being eliminated with a 7-3 loss to Jainsville, Wisc. in the quarterfinals. The Babe Ruth World Series was played in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. West Windsor-Plainsboro finished 3-1 in pool play to become one of six teams to advance to the single-elimination bracket. West Windsor-Plainsboro, whose roster includes Princeton residents Judd Petrone and Teddy Durbin, captured the Mid-Atlantic Regional as well as the Southern New Jersey State championships. The team had finished third in the District One tournament to start the summer.
MLL final Four Princeton University alumni will take part in this Saturday’s Major League Lacrosse championship game, which will be played at 7 p.m. in Frisco, Texas. The Aug. 19 game will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. Tom Schreiber will be part of the Ohio Machine team that will take on the Denver Outlaws in the final. The Outlaws roster includes PU alums Zach Currier, Ryan Ambler and Gavin McBride. Currier and McBride were teammates this past year for the Tigers. Ambler is a 2016 grad, while Schreiber graduated in 2014. All four played together in the 2014 season. Schreiber had three goals and three assists in the 18-13 semifinal victory over Florida last weekend.
Princeton Summer Classic Montgomery resident Sohan Gummadi won the Boys 12s Division of the Princeton Summer Classic, which was held earlier this month at the Princeton Racquet Club. Gummadi defeated Rishabh Ramaswamy of Princeton, 6-4, 6-3 in the championship match on Aug. 2. Andrew Marshall of Montgomery topped Pranav Kumar in the Boys 14s final, taking the crown in split sets, 46, 7-6, 10-6. In the Girls 12s, Rasika Anandakumar of Princeton topped Michelle Michalkowski, 6-3, 6-2 in the championship match. In the Girls 14s, Princeton resident Allison Lee reached the semifinals before falling to Simrun Vig, 6-3, 6-3. Vig lost in the final to Maya Kowalska in three sets.
Courtney Banghart The Princeton University head women’s basketball coach served as an assistant coach for the United States Women’s Under-23 team that won the inaugural U24 Four Nations Tournament with an impressive 103-71 victory over the host nation, Japan. The 2017 U24 Four Nations Tournament provided meaningful competition and development opportunities. The USA’s participation in the tournament was intended to help further develop the USA Basketball athlete pipeline and to help prepare athletes for possible future participation in the USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool.
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Pictured are members of the Central Jersey Masters soccer club, which participated in the Fame on Main Over-50 soccer tournament in Cranbury last weekend. In the front row (left to right) are: Antoine Ghorra, Adem, Kurt Zodel, Andrew Daller, Andre Maglione, Mauricio Pleitez, Jim Halliday, Pete Mavoides and Aidan Murray. In the back row are: Kim McKim, Eric Zuckarfein, Edgar Cano, Joerg Claus, Rich Grubb (owner), Andrew Laspisa, Alan Humphrey, Roberto Calzadilla, Jim Turp, Robin Dean and Adel Laoui.
Over-50 soccer tournament is a hit By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Rich Grubb enjoyed his trips to Oneonta, N.Y., to not only visit the National Soccer Hall of Fame, but to participate in soccer tournaments while he was there as well. When the National Soccer Hall of Fame closed in 2010, the over50 soccer tournament Grubb and his Cranbury-based club team participated in ended, too. But rather than be deterred, Grubb decided to bring the tournament to a new home. “When the Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta went out of business, the tournament ended as well,” said Grubb, a Cranbury resident. “We took the teams that went up there and said why not come to Cranbury? We set something up here with two township fields and one at the Cranbury School. We had 15 teams with teams from Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Our team is based out of central New Jersey. We have a two-day tournament and it is fantastic.” The 8th Annual Fame on Main Tournament was played last weekend, with a team from Radnor, Pa., emerging as the overall champion. Radnor won the tournament in
dramatic fashion, topping Bucks United, also from Pennsylvania, on penalty kicks after the teams had played to a 1-1 tie in regulation and overtime. The tournament got its name in honor of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, as well as the fact that it is played on Main Street in Cranbury. “We had three groups of five teams in each group,” Grubb said. “Every team had four games and then we had a semifinal and a final. We give a trophy and tshirts out to the winners and runner-up. The Marriott at Forrestal Village is our tournament hotel and a lot of the our of area teams stay there. “The team that wins most years is Radnor, which is from the Main Line in Philadelphia. They are one of the best Over-50 teams in the country. The teams that come are organized and well-prepared to play. We had a team of Chileans in from New York. They came for the first time this year.” Grubb has enjoyed seeing the tournament continue and flourish since its move from Oneonta to Cranbury. There is a new National Soccer Hall of Fame currently being constructed in Frisco, Texas, at Toyota Stadium, the home of FC Dallas, which is a member of
Major League Soccer. The new Hall of Fame timeline is looking at a completion date in late 2018. But even as a new Hall of Fame gets closer to opening, Grubb has no plans of seeing the tournament in Cranbury come to an end. “It is pretty neat,” he said. “We get great cooperation from the township. I have some helpers. And because I am involved in the adult league, we can bring some referees in. Jim Turp, who is a part of the club, has been a big help. And it is great that we get help from the township and the Cranbury School.” The Central Jersey Masters tea, which has players from throughout Mercer and Middlesex counties on the roster, finished second in its group and just missed out on a spot in the tournament semifinals. In addition to last weekend’s tournament, this year there will be an Over-60 tournament Aug. 2627 in Cranbury. Grubb expects to have six teams participating in the event, which will be held on the two township fields. “As the Baby Boomers get older, they want to keep playing,” Grubb said. “It is amazing. If you come and watch, it is very competitive soccer. The players enjoy
it. I will do it until I can’t do it anymore.” Grubb is 65 years old now and doesn’t get on the field to play in the games as much as he once did. But he’s helped keep together the Over-40 and Over-50 teams that play in leagues in the central part of New Jersey.T he idea behind the club is to give soccer players an outlet to be able to continue to play, no matter their age. And Grubb will keep the tournaments going for the older players as long as there are teams that want to play. “It is pretty rare to have a 15 or 16 team Over-50 tournament,” Grubb said. “This is not the hotbed of soccer and we do get some good teams here. The teams in the tournament were from all over. We don’t have a website, so everything is word of mouth. If we promoted it we might be able to double the number of teams. But we don’t have the fields for that many teams. We play 33 60minute games in two days on three fields. It’s quite an effort and it really is the best kept secret.” Anyone who is interested in finding out more information or joining the Cranbury Soccer Association can contact Grubb at 609-915-8197 or by email at rgrubb@rgaincorportated.com.
Bank earns squash gold at Maccabiah Games By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
For Brynn Bank, participating in the Maccabiah Games turned out to be more than she could have ever expected. “It was an incredible experience,” the Princeton resident said. “It was probably the best experience of my life. I could not have thought of a better way to spend this summer before I head to college.” Bank, who was graduated from the Hun School in June and will head to Dartmouth College at the end of this month, qualified to participate in the Open Division of the Women’s Squash event at the Maccabiah Games, which are held every four years in Israel and are often referred to as the Jewish Olympics. The international competition brings together athletes from around the world to compete in various Olympic style events. “I was a little bit aware of it,” Bank said of her prior knowledge of the games. “My dad played tennis in the Pan American Maccabiah Games, so he knew about it and I have known people who have played or volunteered or been a part of it. A couple of years
ago my brother looked into it for swimming but he didn’t go.” Not only did Brynn Bank go to the games this year, but she came back with a gold medal after capturing the final, 4-1, over Stav Cohen-Adiv of Israel. “I played in the Open, so you had to be between 18 and 50 and then after that there is Masters,” Bank said. “There is also a Juniors division. In the finals I played at Israeli girl who is 24. In the earlier rounds I played some older ladies. I think I was the youngest on my team. The Israeli team was all older players. The whole Israeli team was very strong. We had people there who were there more for the experience.” Bank was one of three women on the USA Open Women’s team. This was the 40th year that squash has been part of the Maccabiah Games. She was glad that she was able to find out the process involved in time to be a part of the contingent that went to Israel. “We have a family friend whose son was going to play for the Juniors, so he said I should look into it,” Bank said. “We looked into it and at that point registration was technically closed. I emailed them and with my ranking
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Princeton resident Brynn Bank, who graduated from the Hun School in June, shows off her gold medal after winning the Women's Open Squash gold medal at the Maccabiah Games. and where I going to college I was able to get to be part of the team. I think they just needed some more players. I got into the application process late but we emailed back and forth and I was able to participate.” Bank went into the Maccabiah Games with no expectations as far as results on the court. Coming away with a gold medal made an already incredible experience even better.
“It was really cool,” Bank said. “My parents didn’t go but I think they wish they were there. I called them after and they said we didn’t think you would win.” Bank has been playing squash since middle school, including the last four years as a high level player at tournaments. “I stared in sixth grade when we moved to Princeton,” she said.
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Bowman, Yarson win NJPGA golf tourney By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
As long as he has played golf, Tom Yarson has known Allan Bowman. Bowman is the head golf pro at Cherry Valley Country Club, (CVCC) where Yarson grew up as a member. A Montgomery High graduate, Yarson won the CVCC Club Championship in 2015 and 2016. Bowman has been at Cherry Valley since 1993 and has been the Director of Golf since 2000 at course that is located in Skillman. Suffice to say, the two players know each other well on and off the course. On July 25, the two combined to win the National Car Rental New Jersey PGA Pro-Scratch tournament that was played at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone. “We were playing against 80 other teams,” said Bowman, who finished the day with five birdies. “Typically all the pros bring the best amateur, whether it is a member of their club or a friend.” In the format of the tournament, both players played each hole and whichever
player produced the best score, that was the score that was posted for the team on that particular hole. Bowman recorded five birdies and Yarson scored three birdies over the course of the round. The two did suffer one double-bogey, but their final score of 6under par was good enough to capture the championship. Besides the tournament trophy, Bowman received a check while Yarson was the recipient of gift certificates to the pro shop. “We had a nice game plan going in,” said Yarson, a recent Rider University graduate. “We told each other, if we make birdies, we could win and we pretty much did that. We birdied the first hole and went a little downhill after that and lost a little focus. And then Allan chipped in from a spot that was impossible and we took off from there.” Knowing each other as well as they do, the two golfers from CVCC were able to shake off the double bogey and were sharp for the rest of the way to earn the title. “Tom and I played last year and finished one shot out of the money,” Bowman
said. “We looked at each other and said we didn’t play great and we were not that far off from winning. We looked at each other and said we could do this. Thomas won the club championship last year for the second year in a row. We went in this year and said let’s tee it up there and try again. “It came together. We had a little ham and egging going on a couple of holes. We had to rely on each other. I chipped and then couple holes later he chipped.” Bowman has been making an impressive recovery from a fractured ankle he suffered nine months ago. He was playing solid golf before the injury and has picked right back up where he left off since returning to the course. “They said it is about a 15-month recovery, so I had just started to get back to playing,” Bowman said. “I have been playing nine holes or 18 holes. Before I got hurt, I was playing some of the best golf of my life. Last year I qualified for the National Senior Club Pro Championship and was supposed to play 10 days after the injury. I was excited to
of having competed at a high level while she was in Israel. And she got much more out of the time spent there than just competing on the squash court. “We were there for three weeks,” Bank said. “The first week was touring and training. The tour-
ing was so incredible. I had never been to Israel so that was all brand new and exciting being with the other team members. The second two weeks I was with the squash team. We stayed in Tel Aviv and if you were not playing you could go and get food or go to the market. You
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Allan Bowman (left) and Thomas Yarson combined to shoot 6-under par to finish first at the recent National Car Rental NJPGA Pro-Scratch tournament at Hamilton Golf Farm in Bedminster. qualify.” Yarson is coming off a fine career at Rider, but has had less time on the course as he moves into the working world. “I don’t compete as much anymore,” Yarson said. “Now that I am working full time, I try to play when I can. I have a job as an executive recruiter so that will take up a lot of time. The tournament was a
lot of fun to play in. I’ve known Allan since I started playing golf when I was 4 years old. He played very well.” Bowman was happy to get a chance compete against a talented field with an excellent partner. “My number one commitment is to the members of the club and that hasn’t changed,” Bowman said. “If time allows, I will tee it up a
little. I played in a pro-am at Echo Lake (Country Club in Westfield) last week and shot a 70. I always like to get out and play when I can. “It was good to get to play with Thomas. We both seemed pretty calm, even when it was going bad. We just waited for our opportunity. He is so steady. He was a good college player and he doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.”
could do your own exploring. That was good. It was just an overall great experience.” Some of the other participants with local ties to compete at the Maccabiah Games included Princeton University assistant softball coach Nicole Arias, who was the head coach of
the USA softball tram that captured the gold medal. Others with PU ties who competed included recent graduate Sivan Krems, who captured silver medals in singles and doubles in women’s tennis; 2017 graduate Joshua Habermas was part of the gold medal winning USA
men’s soccer team; soccer players Benjamin Issroff and David Goldstein also were part of the USA team. Claire Kausner helped the softball team to a gold medal as a pitcher. Yael Yonah, a recent West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduate, competed in field hockey.
Bank Continued from Page 12 “I took it pretty seriously in middle school and then in high school was when I was playing every day. The last two years we had a team at Hun and that was really nice.” Bank heads to Dartmouth with the experience
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