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University officials postpone Rider, Westminster graduations By LEA KAHN Staff Writer
Rider University administrators have postponed graduation ceremonies for seniors on the university’s Lawrence Township campus and for seniors at the Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Administrators said the decision to postpone the graduation ceremonies and Westminster Choir College’s annual reunion was made in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited under an executive order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy. Rider University administrators
said they are considering alternate plans. They said an announcement will be made when they have a better idea of the status of the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, Rider University and Westminster Choir College will remain open, albeit with some changes. Rider University has moved to remote instruction for students through the rest of the spring semester, in compliance with Murphy’s order for colleges to cease all in-person instruction until further notice as of March 18. The objective is to reduce person-to-person contact and the spread of COVID-19.
The dormitories on the Lawrence Township and Princeton campuses are closed, with limited exceptions, administrators said. Public health officials have recommended that all residential students should go home as soon as possible. Dining services have been limited since March 18. Meals in containers for take-out service have been made available to faculty members, students and staff members on the Lawrence and Princeton campuses. At Rider University, meals to go are available in the Mercer Room at Daly Dining Hall. Westminster Choir College students are picking
up their meals in the student center. Rider University has closed the Student Recreation Center and the Richard A. Coppola Pool on its Lawrence Township campus until further notice, also to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Franklin B. Moore Library on the Lawrence Township campus and the Talbott Library at the Westminster Choir College’s Princeton campus have been closed until further notice, in compliance with an executive order issued by Murphy. All computer labs on both campuses are closed in compliance with Murphy’s executive order. All outbound nonessential domestic travel and international
university-sponsored air travel have been suspended until further notice, according to administrators. Students and faculty members who traveled during spring break to any country that is on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) list that has earned a Level 3 warning were required to contact their academic dean, while staff members had been advised to ask their supervisor. A CDC Level 3 warning means the countries on the list should be avoided by travelers for nonessential travel. The list currently includes European countries and Iceland, where the outbreak of COVID-19 has not been contained.
Terhune Orchards continues to serve area residents By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer
Terhune Orchards is continuing to serve the Princeton community during the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We have been able to keep up with customer demand. We have some of our own grown produce such as apples, cider, vegetables and baked goods,” said Pam Mount, co-owner. “We also have a supplier who brings us other essential goods that we need or want.” Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, is open Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mount said the business is following food safety and hygiene protocols and following state rules and guidelines. She said the farm’s fresh produce is picked daily by trained staff who follow safe handling and cleanliness procedures. Onsite bakers are providing
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pies, cookies and breads. “We have everything from apples to zucchini and also herbs,” Mount said, adding that the store is stocked with locally sourced milk, eggs, meats and other staples. The business is now offering farm store porch pickup and local deliveries (within 15 miles). “People can call and we take orders. They can come by and we will load up their car,” Mount said. “If they are in a 15-mile radius we can deliver their order to them. We had not done deliveries to individuals, but because of the quarantine we were happy to do this.” Individuals may call 609924-2310 or place an order online. “We ask people to call and give us an hour or two to get the order together for pickup and we will call them when it is ready,” Mount said. “When it comes to deliveries, it depends on when they call (for same day or next day delivery).” At the farm, there are sinks available for customers. Only six customers are being permitted in the store at a time and parents are asked to leave children outside. The tasting room is closed and farm events have been cancelled until further notice. “We see ourselves as a community farm and we are trying really hard to keep everyone healthy,” Mount said.
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Students from 27 middle schools and 27 high schools all over New Jersey participated in the 28th annual state finals of the New Jersey Science Olympiad held at Middlesex County College in Edison on March 10. Pictured are students from Princeton Day School.
Princeton Merchants Association looks for ways to assist businesses By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer
Princeton business operators gathered virtually for a Princeton Merchants Association (PMA) forum during which they discussed their operations in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The online forum took place on March 19. On March 21, Gov. Phil Murphy directed all non-essential retail businesses to close. The PMA forum featured discussions about how business operators are coping with the chang-
es necessitated by the virus and identifying areas of local need. “Clearly articulating future ways a forum like this could be helpful. We also thought this could be a useful opportunity for folks who are trying to find creative solutions to our current business practices and challenges,” said James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum. Labyrinth Books was one business that contemplated staying open during the crisis prior to Murphy’s directive that nonessential businesses had to close.
“At Labyrinth we ask ourselves every day whether we should be open or not. The only reason we (stayed) open (until being forced to close) is because we have a spacious environment and social distancing is possible even while people are in the store,” owner Dorothea Moltke said. The book store is selling books online and by phone, and is offering home delivery. The owners are preparing author and book discussions for customers to watch from home.
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Free Tax Assistance. By appointment only. AARP Tax-Aide is a free program run by the AARP Foundation to guide people with low to moderate incomes through their taxes, with special attention to those 60 and older. The AARP TaxAide program has trained and certified volunteers who will prepare and file a federal income tax return with the IRS, free of charge. Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton Square Shopping Center, Trenton.
Tues., April 14
Princeton PFLAG meeting. PFLAG is a support group for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals. Peer-facilitated discussion and information sharing in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental setting.  Re-
Wed., April 15
Board of Trustees meeting. All meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of the month otherwise noted. 7 p.m. Princeton Public Library, second floor Conference Room, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton.
Fri., April 24
Carnival Extravaganza. Enable will hold its annual fundraising gala. This year’s theme Carnival Extravaganza ‌ Bring out the Kid in You, promises an evening of games, magic and fun. Proceeds benefit adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. 6–10 p.m. Stone Terrace by John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton. For more information or to register, visit enablenj.org or call 609-987-5003.
Greenwood House Battle of the Bands. Bands, food trucks, auction and more. Fundraising event to benefit the care and services to seniors in the community. 7 p.m. The Princeton Airport Hanger. For more information, visit www.greenwoodhouse.org or call 609-8835391.
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Africa lecture series. Twenty-first century Africa is diverse and urbanizing. It is a continent of rapidly changing countries with hundreds of cultures and languages. This series includes experts who were born in Ethiopia and Benin, have lived in Ghana, who return often to Chad and Kenya. These lectures are co-sponsored by the Princeton Adult School and the Community Auditing Program of Princeton University’s Office of Community and Regional Affairs. 8 p.m. Princeton Adult School, 120 John St., Princeton. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/ twnvrvy. April 14: African LanSat., April 25 Arbor Day Celebration guages in the 21st Century; at Marquand Park Chil- presented by Florian Lidren’s Arboretum. Come onnet, assistant professor, celebrate Arbor Day in the Program in Linguistics and Marquand Park Children’s African Languages, PrincArboretum. Take home a eton University. April 21: African Landseedling, learn how to plant a tree, play Tree Bingo, have scapes in Transition; precookies and lemonade, too. sented by Daniel I. RubenOpen to children of all ages. stein, director, Program in Studies, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Rain date Environmental May 2. Marquand Park, 87 Princeton Environmental Lovers Lane, Princeton. The Institute and Class of 1877 park is bordered by Lovers Professor of Zoology, EcolLane, Mercer Street, and ogy and Evolutionary BiolStockton Street. There is pe- ogy, Princeton University. April 28: African Moddestrian access from all of these; the main entrance and ernism in America; preparking lot are on Lovers sented by Perrin Lathrop, Lane. www.marquandpark. PhD candidate in Art History, Department of Art & org.
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NAMIWalks Mercer County. Route Distance 5K. In 2020, NAMIWalks celebrates 18 years of NAMIWalks, the nation’s largest series of mental health awareness and fundraising events. NAMIWalks is a fun, family-friendly event and there is no cost to register. Check-in: 1 p.m. Start time: 2 p.m. Educational Testing Service, Princeton. For more information, call 609-799-8994, ext. 13 or visit www.namiwalks.org.
Fill In The Blank. Exhibit by Chanika Svetvilas. May 3-27. Opening reception and Artist Talk. May 3, from 2-4 p.m. Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. For more information, visit Plainsborolibrary.org.
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“Shell: Treasures of the Sea.� New Jersey State Button Society show and competition. Admission: $5 ($10 per family). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Union Fire Company, 1396 River Road, Titusville. For more information, visit newjerseystatebuttonsociety. com.
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HomeFront continues to support the homeless, working poor By LEA KAHN Staff Writer
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hen Connie Mercer visited the “homeless motels” that lined Brunswick Pike in Lawrence Township at the request of a friend who worked for the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services, she could scarcely believe her eyes. Mercer saw motel rooms without cooking facilities that housed a mother and several children. Outside, drug dealers peddled their wares and truck drivers propositioned 12-yearold girls, she said. “I saw some horrific things. My friend said to me, ‘This is your town. Fix it.’ It never occurred to me that people were living like that,” Mercer said. Mercer gathered up a few friends and the group began to bring weekly meals to the homeless families in the motels. Soon, Mercer and her friends became involved in the twin issues of poverty and homelessness. “When you are feeding hungry kids, it is hard not to see they need other things,” she said. “They don’t have a winter coat. They don’t have a place to play. When you have lived in six places in eight months, there is no continuity in school,” she said. Out of that effort grew HomeFront, which is a nonprofit agency that helps the homeless and the working poor. Its headquarters is in Lawrence Township. In the first five years after it was created in 1990, HomeFront delivered more than 200,000 meals annually and also provided clothing for the homeless families. But today, 30 years after its formation, HomeFront is in a different place than that “scrappy startup,” Mercer said. “We are at the point where we are a pretty sophisticated agency,” Mercer said. HomeFront is organized around four pillars of support for its families – providing safe and secure housing; providing the families with the tools they need to become self-sufficient; offering a resource network; and providing support for the children. HomeFront established the Family Preservation Center to provide short-term shelter for homeless women and their families. The center, which is next to the Trenton-Mercer Airport, enables HomeFront to provide its clients with the tools they need to keep on track. At the Family Preservation Center, clients learn everything from job training to formal life skills. They learn to cook and sew. There is educational support through the WorkFirst and Hire Expectations programs. HomeFront also offers permanent, affordable and supportive housing in apartments scattered throughout Mercer Coun-
ty. The housing comes with supportive services, if the clients need help. Because homeless and very low-income families need basic necessities, HomeFront offers a food pantry, furniture for their apartments and a store where they can find clothing and other necessities for free. For the children, there are back-to-school backpack and Christmas wish drives, and an eight-week-long summer camp. HomeFront offers an early education Head Start program and after-school enrichment programs. While the emphasis has been on helping homeless families get back on their feet, HomeFront’s eviction hotline seeks to keep them in their homes by preventing eviction in the first place, Mercer said. The eviction hotline receives about 300 to 400 calls per month, she said. HomeFront tries to prevent families from becoming homeless by paying overdue rent or paying a security deposit on an apartment. Those measures are often enough to maintain the family’s stability, she said. Mercer acknowledged that the agency’s homelessness prevention work may be a surprise to people who associate HomeFront with the Family Preservation Center, which is its temporary shelter for families that are already experiencing homelessness. The first step in HomeFront’s homelessness prevention efforts is to determine whether a family can stay in their current apartment or move directly into a new one, because it costs less than staying in a shelter, she said. Keeping their apartment or finding a new one also helps to maintain a family’s school and work schedules, and keeps the emotional and physical trauma to a minimum, she said. “This is a massive, on-going operation on a daily basis,” Mercer said. “The calls really ramp up in the winter, because parents in crisis situations are terrified to think of their children huddled on a freezing street. We have to be ready to do something fast,” she said. In fact, HomeFront’s homelessness prevention and shelter programs are so highly regarded that it has been asked by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to facilitate a consortium of more than 200 shelter providers that serve homeless families and individuals across New Jersey. The consortium is still in the works, Mercer said. HomeFront is “thrilled” that it was asked to “incubate this very important project,” she said. “We will share best practices, purchasing power, training and resources. There is an increasing emphasis on work and life training, and we want to make sure people come out of the process with certificates so they can get real jobs and be the kind of parents they want to be,” Mercer said.
HomeFront admittedly began as a grass-roots effort, but after 30 years, it is pursuing accreditation from the Council on Accreditation to ensure that its services are strong, effective and appropriate. According to the Council on Accreditation’s mission statement, it “partners with human and social service organizations to strengthen their ability to improve the lives of the people they serve.” “We have grown organically over the last 30 years, building programs based on our families’ needs. Now, it is time to go back and make sure we have all the right systems and processes in place,” said Sarah Steward, HomeFront’s chief operating officer. HomeFront has willingly assumed a “real responsibility” to care for families most in need, Mercer said. The organization recognizes that part of its obligation is to ensure that it is sustainable and that it adheres to high-quality best practices. “We need to be here to serve folks. We don’t want to be like San Francisco or Los Angeles, with lots of homeless people,” Mercer said. Mercer admitted to being a little bit naive when she and her friends began to visit the motels and bring food and comfort to the homeless families. “We thought we could end homelessness with good will. We never imagined we would be here 30 years later,” she said. “But we are going to be here. We need to be here,” Mercer said.
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Where can you go? New Jersey has hundreds of great places to walk in nature – from state parks and forests, to national wildlife refuges and recreation areas, to local and county parks, to nature preserves run by nonprofit organizations. Our open spaces are open and mostly uncrowded – although they seem to be already experiencing a spike in popularity. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced that state parks, forests, recreation areas, wildlife management areas and historic areas will remain open to the public for passive recreation, and entry fees are waived. “Keeping state-owned open spaces available to the public is important so people can continue to enjoy the healthful benefits of recreation and being outdoors,” said DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe. “We advise the public to practice social distancing while enjoying our open spaces.” Science solidly supports this advice. Numerous studies have found that nature and exercise are a powerful combination in promoting physical and mental health. Two studies on green spaces and health were conducted a few years ago by researcher Gregory Bratman. The first study found that volunteers who strolled through a quiet, leafy area were happier and more attentive than those who walked for the same length of time near a loud, busy highway. The second study was even more interesting, examining what walking in a natural setting does to our tendency to worry – as many folks are doing right now. The study showed that a 90-minute walk in nature can lower anxiety
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and decrease “morbid rumination.” The same length walk without nature had no beneficial impact. In this time of stress and uncertainty, let nature help you reduce anxiety, boost your health and protect your peace of mind. If you want to increase your benefits even more, walk with a friend. It is critical, however, to follow social distancing guidelines and make sure you keep 6 feet apart and avoid all contact with each other. You can still talk easily as you walk and you will get the benefits of friendship, too! As author and conservationist Rachel Carson wrote, “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” Explore the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s 17 nature preserves by going to www.njconservation.org/findnature/ To find a trail near you, visit the New York New Jersey Trail Conference website at www.nynjtc.org, the New Jersey Trails website at www.njtrails.org or the New Jersey Hiking website at www.njhiking.com For a list of state parks, forests and recreation areas, go to www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/parkindex. html One caveat: facilities like restrooms and visitor centers are closed in an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org
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The Princeton Public Schools will continue remote learning for students at least through April 17, Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane said on March 24. It is possible that remote learning, which began on March 16 and was expected to end on March 27, could continue beyond April 17, Cochrane said. Remote learning was instituted in response to Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order earlier this month that closed schools indefinitely in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. “I don’t know when schools will be officially allowed to reopen, but I do know that staff and families are looking for
guidance beyond March 27, which will mark the end of our initial period of remote learning,” Cochrane said. The superintendent said schools and offices are all operating remotely. The school district buildings are open on a very limited basis and only to essential employees. Questions or requests should be emailed to district personnel, he said. Cochrane also said that families whose economic circumstances have changed in the past few weeks may apply for federally funded meals for their children, based on their income. Information on the free and reduced price lunch program is available at www.princetonk12.org under the Resources and Notices tab. The district has been distributing breakfast and lunch to students who are enrolled in the program.
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y now, awareness of the severity of the coronavirus has reached everywhere, even the White House. In the U.S. the number of cases has passed 15,000 and will continue rising. The number of deaths has passed 200, and that too will rise. The economic and social impacts, as well as the health challenges, will also be severe. As Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health warned, “Things will get worse before they get better.” Worldwide, more than 306,000 cases have been reported, with more than 13,000 deaths (and 86,000 cases recovered) in 177 countries. The reported progress in China and South Korea is encouraging, however. Recently in the former, no new cases were reported. In our country, the social responses have also been encouraging. As we saw in World War II, residents have reached out, sacrificed and helped those in need. The 2008 economic crisis has given us some guidelines for what to do economically and financially. But while the coronavirus, or COVID-19, is extremely serious, scary and uncertain, it is not alone in its threatening communities, nations and the international networks. Beginning with the industrial revolution, mankind has been slowly changing the planet’s atmosphere – speeding up its impact more recently. While this does not present the immediate threats that COVID-19 does, it does over the next decade or so threaten even more, if slowly increasing, death and devastation. The 2018 California wildfires, fed by dry conditions and heat, killed 97 and destroyed communities. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 killed over 1,200. The East African cyclones and floods killed 1,300 and devastated the land. Our own Hurricane Sandy killed 147 people and caused over $70 billion in destruction. The 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killed over 227,000. While this was not climaterelated, it is an example of the devastation that both nature and man can visit, if we do not anticipate and prepare. Over roughly this same period, Brazil has allowed farmers to devastate its Amazon rainforest, “the lungs of the planet,” according to some. Drought in many countries has reduced food supplies, allowed wildfires (Australia and California) and prompted migration (Asia, Africa, South and Central America.) Water supplies have also been reduced in Asia and Africa. If the Himalayan snow packs and glaciers dry up, literally billions of people will not have adequate water supplies.
The impacts of the climate crisis are many. One thing the coronavirus crisis has reminded us is that if the threats are deemed serious, urgent and widespread enough, people will respond. Already, around the world, necessary emissionsreduction changes are being adopted by many. The question is, as it is with coronavirus, will it be soon and comprehensive enough? The cost of waiting on coronavirus can now be seen in lives and economic disruption. It is to be hoped that experience will spur people and their governments to head off its spread, but also prevent the worst climate crisis devastation. We have been warned that the rising ocean levels will inundate New York, Miami and other cities and towns (as we are seeing in Venice) around the world. We need to both reduce emissions (as ironically coronavirus is doing with the reduction in travel and industry) and prepare for the impacts of the increased heat already in our atmosphere and oceans. But there are other crises out there. Perhaps they are not as immediately demanding as corona is, but their impacts are surprisingly wide spread. In 2018, 48,344 Americans killed themselves. Since 1999, the suicide rate has climbed 35%. In 2017, 1.4 million Americans attempted suicide. We don’t know when and where the death rate of COVID-19 will level off – perhaps when a vaccine arrives in the next year or so – but in terms of sheer numbers, suicide way out does coronavirus, so far. In their new book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, Princeton University economists (and couple) Anne Case and Angus Deaton analyze a persisting problem: what causes so many white middle-aged males to kill themselves (from 1999 to 2017, an extra 600,000 deaths beyond the predicted.) Their conclusions are that a combination of economic stagnation (amid plenty for many) the reduction in religious connection, and the transfer of payments by employers to the costs of medical benefits have reduced workers’ incomes and sense of well-being. In short, both the healthcare and employment systems have failed many working-class white males without college degrees. (And indeed 28 million Americans have no health insurance.) Too often, Case and Deaton detail, “corporate governance … puts shareholders’ interests ahead of workers’ …” And again, at the moment, the numbers falling victim to those failings far outdo corona. The authors observe that “we are better at addressing fast-moving crises than slow-building ones.” It is to be hoped, however, that growing awareness of each of these crises can lead to needed solutions.
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Now, don’t get me wrong. You aren’t going to win any Grand Prix road races with the way this vehicle maneuvers through turns, because it simply doesn’t perform like that. But, in all honesty, this truck wasn’t designed for that. The 2020 Ford Expedition is offered up in four models: the XLT; Limited; King Ranch and the top-of-the line Platinum. The base price, of each model, is $54,205 for the XLT; $64,740 for the Limited; $74,290 for the King Ranch and $77,085 for the Platinum I tested. In fact, my tester, had a total MSRP sticker price of a whopping $79,075 when you added in the $1,395 for destination and delivery and $595 for an upgrade package that includes 22-inch wheels and 2nd row bucket seats. My tester came standard with a 3.5 liter V6 ecoboost engine and a 10 speed automatic transmission with select shift so you could manually shift it from the “plus, minus” selector buttons on the center console. This power plant puts out 375 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 470 pound-feet of torque at 2,250 rpm. For the most part, I felt that this Expedition was amply powered. However, there were times when it felt like, in order to do an aggressive pass, I would have liked it to have a bit more juice. The government crash test for this vehicle was impressive: an overall 5 out of 5 rating; and, all 5 star ratings for the frontal crash and side crash tests. On the rollover test, it got a 4 of 5 rating. The EPA fuel economy rating for this vehicle is 19 miles per gallon overall average – 17 mpg in city driving and 22 on the highway. The annual estimated fuel cost is $2,150 as it uses about 5.3 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. The list of standard features that come with the Platinum edition is impressive. It includes: heated and cooled first row seats; heated second row seats; heated steering wheel; impressive upgraded leather seats; tri-zone climate control; panoramic power moonroof; a superb infotainment system with navigation and a whole lot more. Overall, if you are considering purchasing or leasing a vehicle in the extra large SUV category, you should give heavy consideration to this 2020 Ford Expedition Platinum. Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears weekly. Comments are welcomed. You can contact him by email at: peter@capitalmotorcars.com
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ometimes thoughts come easy. Other cargo space and three rows of seats – their extimes, it’s like pulling teeth to find cursion would have been quite simpler. just the right phrase or combination Of course, that hypothesis is almost absurd, of words that seem to make sense. but you get the point. The first thing one noIn preparation for this week’s review, I was tices about the 2020 Ford Expedition Platinum trying to find a clever lead in. But, nothing is the enormity of this vehicle. seemed to fit. “This thing is like a house on wheels,” was Maybe, it’s because I am not my wife’s initial reaction. thoroughly fond of big, huge My 21-year-old Gen Z son – trucks. However, I must admit, who drives a Ford Edge – said he the week I spent test driving the wanted to ride in it immediately. 2020 Ford Expedition Platinum Afterward, he proclaimed that of was more fun than I originally all the vehicles I had road tested thought it would be – there is a this year, this was his favorite. lot to like about this truck. First, let’s address the size of All I could think about, this Platinum edition Expedition. though, when it came time to This 2020 model has a wheelwrite about the Expedition, base of 122.5 inches and the folwere the explorers Lewis and lowing other dimensions: length, Clark. They were the first to tra210 inches; width, including verse the Great Continental Divide mirrors, 93.4 inches; height, 76.4 Peter Perrotta in the early 1800s on their “expediinches; rear track, 67.6 inches and tion” from Pittsburgh to discovering the Pa- front track, 67.2 inches. cific West Coast. “If you’re transporting a large family and “I think the Lewis and Clark Expedition towing a heavy trailer at the same time, there was the greatest undertaking in American his- are few options outside of an Expedition that tory. I think landing a man on the moon pales are as capable,” Car and Driver wrote about next to it,” says author Kathryn Lasky. the 2020 Expedition. Well, I won’t argue if Lasky is wrong or I agree. You can’t beat this truck for its carright, but I will say this: if Lewis and Clark go carrying capabilities and towing capacity. had had a Ford Expedition – with its enormous The total passenger volume of this three
row monstrosity is 171.9 cubic feet. Moreover, it has an enormous curb weight of 5,623 pounds with the ability of towing 6,500 pounds. If you add the heavy duty tow package as an option, the towing capacity increases to an impressive 9,200 pounds. There aren’t too many other vehicles in the large SUV category that afford you with this much room and power. However, while the size and power are impressive, at the end of the day, it comes down to how this bear of a truck drives that proves if it can earn its stripes or not. So how does it drive? It drives like the typical American-made Ford. What do I mean by that? Well, there are certain traits of each car maker that seem to carry over from year-to-year and model to model. For Ford, those traits – for their trucks – are big, beefy and comfortable. And, that’s exactly what you get when you get behind the wheel of this 2020 Ford Expedition Platinum. This Expedition is comfortable – its captain chair first and second rows are more than ample to fit even the huskiest – and at first, the sheer size of the vehicle can be a bit overwhelming. However, after some behind the wheel road time, I eased into driving it. When I relaxed with it, I found it to be thoroughly enjoyable.
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U.S. attorney urges public to report suspected COVID-19-related fraud U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or emailing disaster@leo.gov. In coordination with the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr has directed U.S. Attorneys to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of COVID-19 fraud schemes. The NCDF Hotline can receive and enter complaints into a centralized system that can be accessed by all U.S. Attorneys, as well as Justice Department litigating and law enforcement components, to identify, investigate and prosecute fraud schemes, according to information provided on March 21. The NCDF coordinates complaints with 16 additional federal law enforcement agencies, as well as state Attorneys General and local authorities. “Unfortunately, we have already seen examples in New Jersey of unscrupulous people trying to take advantage of this global pandemic to cheat frightened citizens and the government out of money,” Carpenito said in the statement. “Our mission to protect the public is as important now as ever, and we will investigate and prosecute these fraudsters with every resource we have.” Some examples of these schemes include:
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• Individuals and businesses selling fake cures for COVID-19 online and engaging in other forms of fraud. • Phishing emails from entities posing as the World Health Organization or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Malicious websites and apps that appear to share COVID-19s-related information to gain and lock access to your devices until payment is received. • Seeking donations fraudulently for illegitimate or non-existent charitable organizations. • Medical providers obtaining patient information for COVID-19 testing and then using that information to fraudulently bill for other tests and procedures. In a memorandum to U.S. Attorneys issued March 19, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen also directed each U.S. Attorney to appoint a Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator to serve as the legal counsel for the federal judicial district on matters relating to the COVID-19, direct the prosecution of COVID-19-related crimes, and to conduct outreach and awareness activities. The District of New Jersey Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator is Daniel Shapiro, Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit in Newark. For more information, visit www.justice.gov/coronavirus
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Merchants Continued from Page 1A “The municipality set up a website in conjunction with the public library and school system called princetoncovid.org, which informs residents about what is happening in town,” Mayor Liz Lempert said. “One thing being established on the site is a calendar of live-streamed events so there is a centralized place for people to go view events. There is also a tab for what businesses are open. If a business is operating in some capacity it can be listed on the site,” the mayor said.
Lempert said there is a strong feeling in Princeton from residents who want to help business operators. “I think one piece that would be helpful from this (PMA) group is how we channel that energy. If we can make it easy for people to help businesses, that will be the best idea moving forward,” she said. The purchase of gift cards or gift certificates, and promoting community support to shop local were ideas highlighted in the discussion.
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The following meeting schedule will be followed for all regular meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire District #3, Kingston, South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. All meetings, unless otherwise advertised, will be held at the Kingston Firehouse, Heathcote Road, Kingston, N.J. and begin at 7:00 p.m.
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April 21, 2020 May 19, 2020 June 16, 2020 July 21, 2020 August 18, 2020 September 15, 2020 October 20, 2020 November 17, 2020 December 8, 2020 January 12, 2021 February 16, 2021 March 16, 2021
NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED The Commissioners of Fire District #3 in the Township of South Brunswick have awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service or an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A: 11-5 (1) (a). This contract and the esolution authorizing the same are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk. Service: Name: Cost: Time:
Auditor Holman, Frenzia, Allison P.C. $14,000.00 One year
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FIRE DISTRICT #3 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED The Commissioners of Fire District #3 in the Township of South Brunswick have awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service or an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A: 11-5 (1) (a). This contract and the resolution authorizing the same are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk. Service: Name: Cost: Time:
Maintenance Roadway Contract C115, NJ 133 EB & WB in Mercer County, 100% State DP No: 20405
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.19, contractors must provide a Certification and Disclosure of Political Contribution Form prior to contract award.
The Commissioners of Fire District #3 in the Township of South Brunswick has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service or an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A: 11-5 (1) (a). This contract and the resolution authorizing the same are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury , Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the time of bid.
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of the MUNICIPALITY of PRINCETON County of MERCER for the fiscal year 2020. Revenue and Appropriations Summaries Summary of Revenues 1. Surplus 2. Total Miscellaneous Revenues 3. Receipts from Delinquent Taxes 4. a) Local Tax for Municipal Purposes b) Addition to Local School District Tax c) Minimum Library Tax Tot Amt to be Rsd by Taxes for Sup of Muni Bnd Total General Revenues
2019 6,900,000.00 20,589,819.75 1,300,000.00 33,218,850.04 0.00 2,885,660.05 36,104,510.09 64,894,329.84
7,600,000.00 20,268,671.65 1,000,000.00 32,590,579.54 0.00 2,759,737.62 35,350,317.16 64,218,988.81
2020 Budget 18,332,844.00 27,140,936.94 6,436,000.00 500,000.00 9,480,000.00 3,004,548.90 64,894,329.84 219
Final 2019 Budget 18,681,665.00 26,370,848.65 4,522,500.00 400,000.00 11,305,000.00 2,938,975.16 64,218,988.81 216
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2019 496,339.00
496,832.00
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Final 2019 Budget 104,148.00 392,684.00
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 4/16/2020, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for: Sign Structures Replacement Contract 2016-5, Contract No. SWI153370, City of Trenton, Townships of Marlboro, Hopewell, Manalapan, Freehold, West Amwell and East Amwell, Monmouth, Mercer and Hunterdon Counties 100% State UPC NO: 153370 DP No: 20117 Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 (P.L 1975, c. 127); N.J.A.C. 17:27. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.19, contractors must provide a Certification and Disclosure of Political Contribution Form prior to contract award.
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One Executive Campus Rt. 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Phone: 856-486-6623
New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Procurement Bureau of Construction Services 1035 Parkway Avenue PO Box 600 Trenton, NJ 08625
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Insurance V. F. I. S. of New Jersey $93,000.00 One year
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 (P.L 1975, c. 127); N.J.A.C. 17:27.
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Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 4/9/20, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for:
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The Township Council of West Windsor has awarded/amended the following contracts without competitive bidding as professional services pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their March 23, 2020 Business Session. These contracts and the resolutions authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Awarded To
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$9,075.00
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Parker McCary P.A.
Township Attorney Services
1/1/2019-12/31/2019
Increase of $3,616.66 for a total not to exceed of $68,616.66 for 2019
Center State Engineering
Surveying & Engineering Design Services for Bennington Drive Roadway Reconstruction Project
3/23/2020-12/31/2020
$18,000.00
Gay M. Huber Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 3/27/2020 Fee: $39.20
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Preparing garden beds for spring and beyond Gardening enthusiasts may have been thinking about their landscape plans throughout the winter, eager to once again get their hands dirty with soil. Whether a home gardener is making preparations for edible crops or beautiful flowers, he or she must take time to make the soil amenable to planting. To establish hearty, durable plants, gardeners can focus on three main areas: addressing soil composition, cultivating and adding nutrients.
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NJSIAA still holding out hope for a spring sports season By STEVEN BASSIN Staff Writer
The start of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association high school spring sports season was scheduled to begin on March 25 with both boys and girls lacrosse action starting things off. Baseball, softball, boys tennis, boys volleyball and boys and girls track and field would have began their respective regular season schedules on April 1. That has all been put on hold with all spring sports statewide being stopped for now due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NJSIAA still believes that there is a chance for a spring sports season. “NJSIAA staff is focused on participation opportunities that will be available to its student-athletes as soon as schools reopen,” NJSIAA members said in a statement. “All stu-
dent-athletes will need an immediate sense of normalcy and providing even a semblance of a spring season will be essential to their physical and emotional health. It also will benefit the entire school community.” According to the statement, all NJSIAA staff are working remotely, outside the physical office. All directors can be contacted directly, either via email or their cell phone. All key meetings, such as those of the Executive Committee and its sub-committees, are being held as scheduled via the Cisco WebEx platform. Remote access to all meetings and other sessions necessary to continue the association’s business will continue, while non-essential meetings have been postponed until further notice. During the governor’s statewide shutdown of all schools, no NJSIAA member school, school district or coach may conduct practices, scrimmages or games, as this is a mandatory
period of no in-person contact between coaches and their student-athletes. This includes any event organized by a parent, captain or other student-athlete. These restrictions relate to all sports, not just spring sports. Coaches may interact virtually with their student-athletes, including providing workouts or training materials. However, such virtual contact – as well as any activity that may result from it – must strictly conform to all directives in effect related to the coronavirus outbreak and social distancing guidelines, according to the statement. In addition, any virtual contact and resultant activities must be entirely in keeping with all NJSIAA in- and off-season protocols. While the return-to-school date will play a significant role in determining the length of the regular season, NJSIAA staff will also discuss options with officers of each league and
conference. Important factors in determining the potential length of the regular season will be feedback from these officers related to the status of various county or conference tournaments, as well as plans for abridged divisional and/or inter-conference schedules, according to the statement. As soon as a return-to-school date is made official, NJSIAA staff will work directly with key tournament staff for each sport to structure championship tournaments, according to the statement. Finally, the NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Luncheon, originally scheduled for May 17, has been cancelled. NJSIAA is continuing to solicit nominations from each member school and will send each honoree a certificate and gift. Monetary scholarships, however, will not be awarded this year. Follow Steven Bassin on Twitter @ SBassin_Sports
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Local response to COVID-19’s apocalyptic economic consequence
Opinion: Mark Freda has big shoes to fill – but he’s ready
To the Editor: Now that governments have imposed total shutdowns to slow the COVID-19 virus infection rate, let us pray that we will have bought enough time for our health care system. But the economic consequence to the country may well be apocalyptic. The federal government is racing to fund a rescue package up to $4 trillion. That amount may equal 30% of the gross domestic product. But even at that amount the feds can’t do it all. What can we do for ourselves at the local level? The biggest pending liquidity squeeze to all Princeton residents at this critical moment is our forthcoming quarterly property tax payments. The municipality
Mark Freda is ready. Ready to hit the ground running. Ready to lead and ready to listen. When I sat down to talk with to Mark, I was familiar with his having been a Princeton Borough councilman and I knew he had been involved with the fire department. What I didn’t know and was surprised to hear was that in addition to the fire department that he was also associated with the EMTs, and that he began his service to Princeton Fire and Rescue Squad when he was 18 years old, and has been in the “looking out for others” business ever since. In my opinion, and I told him so. Mark has some big shoes to fill because Liz Lempert has been an extraordinary mayor. Under sometimes very challenging circumstances, Liz has nurtured the soil and planted the seeds for smart growth. The good news is that this ain’t Mark’s first rodeo and he fully understands the infrastructure and intricacies of government and knows how things work. He knows and appreciates the importance of transparency. As inconvenient and unfriendly as it can sometimes be, it is necessary for trust and good governance, even when people may not agree with the decisions being made. Princeton has some very real and very serious challenges ahead. Affordability, livability and how we move people around will be critical; it is essential that the issue of parking and maintaining neighborhood character be properly and evenly managed. Mark sees and under-
of Princeton should immediately declare a 25% across-the-board reduction on all property tax payments until further notice. Assuming an average quarterly payment of $4000, a 25% payment reduction would keep $1000 in the hands of each resident. What a support that would provide to Princeton’s suddenly jobless families, fixed income seniors and landlords. The Princeton Council should take this up immediately, as urgently as Congress is trying to pass its massive relief package and the governor is issuing his emergency executive orders. Tom Pyle Princeton
Opinion: Stress testing our values We are writing on behalf of the Princeton Family YMCA to share our story and to assure you that we are doing all that we can to endure through this crisis. At the YMCA, four core values – honesty, caring, respect and responsibility – are embedded in all that we do, but today they are being tested like never before. We can tell you with confidence that they are deeply ingrained in our Y’s culture and community and they will be the foundation by which we navigate this unimaginable challenge and successfully come out on the other side. Honesty: Our Y is in a financially fragile place. We operate in a well-used building, long past its prime, with little in reserves to keep us going in a time like this. We depend almost entirely on revenues from our membership and program fees, with about 10–15% from charitable donations. With revenues disappearing in an instant, we had no choice but to temporarily lay off 130 hourly part-time and five full-time staff. It was a heartbreaking decision. These individuals are the life-blood of our organization and they maintain deep, meaningful and longstanding relationships with our members and the larger Princeton community. But we know that to survive, we must rely on what little savings we have to serve the community when we re-open our doors. Caring: Our now much smaller staff will support Princeton in any way we can. Two staff members are dedicated exclusively to supporting our children and teens, and their families,
who are part of the Princeton Young Achievers and ACE (Accept Compete Excel)programs. We know how especially vulnerable they are in these trying times. We will also do everything we can to make ourselves available to the town, school district and larger community as a resource. Respect: Our Y is facing a big challenge, but nothing like what healthcare workers, physicians, emergency responders and local and state leaders are contending with. We are in awe of their dedication and commitment to saving lives, often at great risk to their own, and to helping find a way forward. Responsibility: Now is that time to follow the direction of our medical experts and local leaders, and do our part to flatten the curve. Now is the time to put social responsibility into action and model good citizenship by sheltering in place and practicing social distancing. Even though we are at physical distances, we are still deeply connected as neighbors, Y members and citizens. Now, more than ever, we need to come together and intentionally model these four core values in our actions and choices and also say why it matters. There is no doubt that we are in a precarious moment. If you can help us during this time, please visit www.princetonymca.org. Our plan is to be here, ready to serve when we are able to reopen. Merilyn Rovira, chair PJ Jayachandran, vice chair Princeton YMCA
stands the big picture. He knows that Princeton’s “welcoming banner” must continue to manifest itself in real and tangible ways, both internally and externally as increased density, gentrification and changes in infrastructure take place. His work with first responders, his familiarity with emergency situations, and his ability to act and react quickly are valuable assets that he will put to use. He knows his way in and around local government, boards and committees. As Princeton grows from a small town to a small city these are only some of the issues we will face. Honesty, integrity, stewardship and guidance will be essential components of a suc-
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Opinion: Einstein was an activist for African Americans To the Editor: As we honored Albert Einstein on his birthday recently, let us remember his commitment and work as an activist for the rights of African Americans. He was also a friendly presence in our historically African American Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood at a time when Princeton still segregated its schools, restaurants and other places of business. In 1937 when Marian Anderson, the world-renowned opera star performed at McCarter Theater, she was refused a room at the Nassau Inn. Einstein invited her to stay with his family and they remained close friends. As early as 1931 Einstein was an advocate for racial justice, backing a campaign to defend the Scottsboro Boys, Alabama African American teenagers falsely accused of rape. In 1946 Einstein and Princeton native Paul Robeson, international performer and human rights activist, worked together on a federal anti-lynching campaign. Einstein continued to invite Robeson to Princeton, publicly supporting him through Robe-
son’s difficult blacklisted years. Einstein’s speech in 1946 at historically black college, Lincoln University, is known for his labeling racism as a “disease of white people.” As well he was a strong supporter of the NAACP and its founder W.E. B Dubois. Einstein’s willingness to be a character witness for Dubois after he was indicted by the government as a “foreign agent” influenced the judge to dismiss the case. In January 1946, Einstein published an essay, “The Negro Question,” in Pageant magazine. Here is an excerpt from that essay: “There is, however, a somber point in the social outlook of Americans. Their sense of equality and human dignity is mainly limited to men of white skins. Even among these there are prejudices of which I as a Jew am clearly conscious; but they are unimportant in comparison with the attitude of the ‘whites’ toward their fellow-citizens of darker complexion, particularly toward Negroes. … I can escape the feeling of complicity in it only by speak-
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ing out. …Your ancestors dragged these black people from their homes by force; and in the white man’s quest for wealth and an easy life they have been ruthlessly suppressed and exploited, degraded into slavery. The modern prejudice against Negroes is the result of the desire to maintain this unworthy condition.” This excerpt and the other above details about Einstein’s activism are from www. livescience.com/50051-albert-einsteinivil-rights.html Another resource for exploring Einstein’s racial justice work as well as his close relationships with members of Princeton’s African American community is Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor’s book “Einstein on Race and Racism.” These relationships are also revealed in Kathryn Watterson’s book based on interviews with the residents, “I Hear My People Singing.” Wilma Solomon Joanne and Tommy Parker Shirley Satterfield Miki Mendelsohn
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Joy Louise Wagner Saville 10 September 1936–10 March 2020
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Joy Louise Wagner Saville, 83, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Skillman, NJ. The cause was progressive supranuclear palsy. Joy was born September 10, 1936, to the late Benjamin William Wagner and Jennie Louise Oltman Wagner in Clatonia, Nebraska. Though she trained as a nurse at Lincoln General Hospital in the 1950s, it was through fine art and textiles that she found her life’s true expression beginning in the early 1970s. Joy produced a body of work comprising dozens of abstract expressionist textile art works with roots in quilting and the patterns and techniques of Seminole patchwork. Her art was the subject of many solo and group exhibitions around the world, and pieces can be seen in the permanent collections of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska; the American Craft Museum in New York; and The Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey; among other private personal and corporate collections. Joy began creating textile art in the early 1970s when she left her nursing career after deciding not to return to school to become a doctor. As a young girl, she had watched her mother sew all of her children’s clothes. Her mother used to make suits for Joy and Joy’s sister, Janice, by using a suit their brothers had outgrown, transferring the buttons to the left side, and using the trousers to make a skirt. Joy made her first dress at age seven and a half. In 1975, after attending a workshop on Seminole patchwork, Joy began sewing and piecing fabric together. Years later, she recounted a moment of great inspiration: “I was working in my studio one day trying to decide what I could do with this technique and my young daughter, Andrea, suggested ‘Why don’t you just keep cutting it up?’” This brought a new discovery and dimension to Joy’s work. She developed her own creative system of color and pattern which became her trademark. Joy’s work embodied her attempts, as noted in the book Contemporary Quilt Art by Kate Lenkowsky, “to capture and convey abstractly and through color the sensations evoked by encounters with nature. The surfaces are from a multitude of tiny patches of silk, cotton, and linen that ‘shimmer like brushstrokes in an Impressionist painting.’ ” In 2013, she wrote that “My work expresses feelings of connection, interaction, and recognition that happen in the moments when time stands still, moments that often occur when I am focused on my work; I am centered, but very much aware, as if in meditation. The energy of this stillness encircles me. It is this contradiction between the quietness of the moment and my awareness of the change implied by the existence of the moment, that fuels the creation of the work.” Joy was a dedicated member of NOHO Gallery in Manhattan, Friends of Fiber Art International, Surface Design Association, and the Textile Study Group of New York. She enjoyed the rewards and challenges of a robust cohort of visual artists, with whom she enjoyed great friendship and camaraderie. In addition to making art, she enjoyed teaching creative processes and her craft. Joy was the youngest of five children, Junior Donald (1928-2011), Robert Dale “Bob” (1930-2011), Janice Margery Ann (b. 1931), and Roland Gene (1933-2018). Joy’s parents owned one of two grocery stores in town. In 1943, the Wagner family moved to Lincoln where Ben began work with Gamble and Robinson, a fruit and vegetable company. Joy attended primary through high school in Lincoln. She was very involved in music, was the Lincoln High School drum majorette and sang in the Lincoln High School Women’s Octet. Joy attended the University of Nebraska for one year and then went to nursing school at Lincoln General Hospital where she graduated in 1957. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Joy remained lifelong friends with her childhood neighbors, school friends, and nursing school friends. Joy met Dudley Albert Saville (1933–2006) in 1958. They were married March 7, 1959, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and moved to California where Dudley worked for Standard Oil Company, then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where their first child, Dudley Alexander (Alex) was born in 1964. At this time, Joy was an assistant head nurse in the adolescent psychiatric ward at the University of Michigan Hospital. They returned to California in 1965, where their second child, Andrea Louise, was born in 1967 in San Rafael. In 1968, Dudley was hired by Princeton University to teach in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Joy worked as a registered nurse at the Princeton Medical Center in the coronary care unit until she began working as an artist. She was a devoted member of Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, where she found a spiritual community and an extended family that nurtured her throughout her life. Joy was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Dudley, and her brothers Don Wagner, Bob Wagner, and Roland Wagner. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Alex and Amy Saville, of Highland Park, New Jersey; and their sons, Liam and Graham; her daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Stephen White, of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and their son, Aidan; her sister, Janice West of Centerville, Ohio.; and many loved nieces and nephews. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: CurePSP 1216 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001; 443-578-5670; https://www.psp.org. NM-00426468
Pennington. John J. Smith of Pennington, 86, died at Capitol Health of Hopewell on March 17. He was born in Hoboken, NJ and graduated from Princeton University in 1955 with an honors degree in economics. He was a member of the varsity fencing team and was elected captain in his senior year. Following commissioned service in the US Army Artillery, he joined General Electric Company’s Business Training course, where he prepared for his career as an industrial accountant. He served as a controller at plant, division and company levels at Corning Glass and The Singer Company and retired in 1982 as CFO and VP of Finance at Western Pacific Industries, Inc. He was predeceased by his parents, Catherine Brenneisen and John Smith and his first wife, Jane, who died in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Hunt Smith, a son and daughter- in- law, Charles and Jolie Smith of Sacramento, California, a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Dean Gladney of Cherry Hill and two grandchildren, Laura Beth Kenny and Steven Gladney. He is also survived by his sister, Dorothy Bishop of Brick and a stepson Barry Ongradi of Oregon and a stepdaughter, Mary Beth Canulli of Ewing and five step grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be private. For condolences use the Blackwell Memorial Home website at blackwellmh.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Pennington Firat Aid Squad, Broemel Place, Pennington, 08534 and SAVE, 1010 Route 601, Skillman NJ 08558. NM-00426358
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March 10, 2020 Tehmina Mistry Alphonse -- whose cooking classes, catering services, and Curries & Spice restaurant were fixtures of the Princeton-area food scene in the 1970s and 1980s -- died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on March 10, 2020. She was 73. Her friends and family called her Tammie, and she was born in Hyderabad, India, the same year India liberated itself from British rule. She went to Nazareth Convent school — a boarding school in Ooti, Tamil Nadu — when she was just 5, skipping three grades and graduating at 15. She earned her Bachelors at Nizam College in Hyderabad by 19 and, at 21, graduated with a Masters in International Relations from what was then The University of Bombay before moving to the U.S. to earn a second Masters degree from Ohio University. She didn’t complete it; instead, she met Dr. Gerard Alphonse, an electrical engineer and physicist at RCA Laboratories, and married him in 1971 in an enormous party at the Indian Consulate in New York. The couple settled down in Princeton, where they raised three children together. She taught cooking classes at the Princeton Adult School, catered events from weddings to street fairs to opening nights at McCarter Theatre, and baked bread for several local restaurants before opening Curries & Spice, an Indian restaurant in Kingston, N.J., in 1982. After the restaurant closed in the late 1980s, she worked as a real estate agent, a bank teller, and a homemaker. She volunteered in her kids’ classrooms at Princeton Day School, played field hockey in a “Tired Mothers” league, drove her kids and their friends all over creation, and was almost always front and center at their music, sports, drama, and academic activities. She wore caftans and big rings long after the 1970s were over, watched every daytime soap opera ever created and quite a few of the nighttime ones as well, read voraciously, collected way too much stuff, spoke several languages, rarely wore black, and did the New York Times crossword puzzle nearly every day, always in pen. She loved to travel, told nutty stories, held grudges, fought her own demons and sometimes won. She passed away surrounded by her husband and children after battling several ailments, the last and worst of which was cancer. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Gerard Alphonse; her brother and sister-in-law, Nauzer Mistry and Kathleen Davey-Mistry; her children and children-in-law, Lylah Alphonse and Mike Saunders, Navroze Alphonse and Ashley Alphonse, and Cyrus Alphonse and Beth Humphries-Alphonse; and 12 grandchildren whom she adored more than anything else on this earth. Services to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her name to the American Cancer Society.
Nan Schleisner Weiss Obituary Nan Schleisner Weiss, a woman of goodness, grace and beauty, died March 17th at her home in Pittsboro, NC, with family by her side. Nan embodied the qualities of kindness, caring and style, and this was recognized by all who knew her. Born in 1933 in Harrisburg, PA to Hilda Rich and Edward Schleisner, she graduated from the Katherine Sweeney Day School in Harrisburg, and the University of North Carolina Women’s College in Greensboro. Nan was predeceased by an older sister, Jean, and a younger brother, Bill, to whom she was devoted. As a teenager, drawing on family tradition, she sold shoes at Schleisner’s, the family department store, and after college, moved to New York City to study at the Tobe Coburn School for Fashion Careers and pursue a career in fashion. Nan always dressed with style. In what was then a different era, she stayed at the Barbizon Hotel. While living in New York, Nan renewed her acquaintance with Burt Weiss, also from Harrisburg, who became her husband of 52 years. Their first date was for an egg cream at PJ Clarke’s. After two years in the City, they moved to Skillman, NJ, where they reared three children, Margot Weiss McClellan, of Beaver, PA, Jonathan Weiss, of New York, NY, and Jennifer Weiss of Cary, NC. Nan and Burt traveled in Europe, Latin America, Asia and across the United States with an easy elegance. They raised two standard poodles, Voila and Lord Stuart, and later in life, two bichons, Fred and Chester. But what mattered most to Nan, were people. She had endless heart, was generous to those less fortunate, believed all people deserved to live in dignity and treated everyone she met with kindness and understanding. Most of all, she was a wonderful, loving and sympathetic mother and grandmother. She taught us gentleness and strength. Upon retirement, Nan and Burt settled in Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, NC, where they became active in the community and made many friends. Nan volunteered for numerous community organizations, including the NJ Neuropsychiatric Institute, the Democratic Party, and Planned Parenthood of Chapel Hill, which awarded her the Margaret Sanger Award. Nan was proud of her North Carolina heritage which dated back to the 1840’s. Following Burt’s death in 2007 Nan moved to Galloway Ridge where she was a popular and caring neighbor. In addition to her children and their respective spouses, Clyde McClellan, Barbara Asch, and Bruce Hamilton, Nan is survived by six grandchildren, Caroline McClellan, Alexis McClellan Cameron, Emily Weiss, Ben Weiss, Max Hamilton and Anna Hamilton. Her favorite poem describes her best: “She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes;” Memorial contributions may be made to: UNC Health Foundation - UNC Hospice Fund, Chatham Outreach Alliance, Inc., Chatham Animal Rescue and Education, Planned Parenthood of Chapel Hill, and Doctors Without Borders. NM-00426320
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s COVID-19 was halting all activity in Princeton, architect Kevin Wilkes was doing his best to ramp it up. The construction activity – permitted under current COVID restrictions and socially distant from residents – was focused on a house at the corner of Witherspoon and Green streets. Construction workers were wearing masks to block not the virus but rather the toxic dust of demolition waste from the Paul Robeson House, the residential property located at 110 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Paul Robeson, the internationally renowned actor, singer and civil rights and social justice activist, and Rutgers University star football player and scholar (Class of 1919), was born in the house on April 9, 1898. Kevin was the only person I spoke to last week who was celebrating the future, rather than moaning about the present. The longtime Princeton resident, former Princeton Borough councilman and owner of Princeton Design Guild, a design-build firm, was celebrating actual physical progress on the Robeson structure after 15 years of hoping, dreaming and planning for the rehabilitation of the historic home. The house, on the state and national historic registers, came with Paul Robeson’s father’s job. The Rev. William Robeson, who at 15 escaped slavery on a North Carolina plantation, served as minister of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church a few doors down from the Robeson home.
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Because he spoke up about civil rights issues, William Robeson was ousted from the church, and the family had to vacate the house. They moved further down Green Street, where Paul’s mother died in a kitchen fire, and then the family settled in Somerville. The church fell on hard times and had to sell the property. It became a boarding house for day laborers and, at one time, there was a barbershop on the lower floor of the Robeson house and a lounge where workers from Princeton University’s eating clubs would gather. In 2005 the church bought the property back from a parishioner. The New Brunswick Presbytery, responsible for ousting Rev. William Robeson, apologized and, as a gesture of recompense for what
it termed “ecclesiastical lynching,” retired the mortgage. With a mission of restoring the house, The Robeson House Committee was formed in 2007 and led to the founding of the Paul Robeson House of Princeton as a 501c3 organization. Plans call for a public/ community center meeting room accommodating 50 to 60 people, gallery space for historic exhibits about the neighborhood and church, one three-bedroom apartment, and a couple of small offices for nonprofit enterprises. Kevin, with an undergraduate degree from Princeton and graduate degree from Yale, did all the design work and advised on the complex government approvals process (zoning, historic, municipal) on a pro bono basis. His firm is getting
compensated for the construction – but just enough to cover the labor costs, not to generate a profit. Two other civic-minded individuals – land use and real estate attorney Dan Haggerty and civil engineer Wayne Ingram – also donated considerable hours to obtaining the final governmental approvals to proceed with the project. The Robeson House was neglected, unappreciated and scrubbed from history in the mid 20th century. This restoration helps compensate for that erasure, Kevin said. “After 35 years of working in the Princeton community, I believe this will be my most significant project (private or public). …. I have a passion for this project, and need to see its completion,” he said. I have known Kevin for most of the 35 years he has been in town and have written about all of his pubic art projects (Quark Park, Writers’ Block, Dohm Alley, Princeton (Borough) Battle Monument Park.) He displayed ingenuity, creativity, design skills and an abundance of energy and hard work on all of them. In addition to the above qualities, however, Kevin is bringing something a little extra to the Robeson project – an intensity of passion and commitment that I never had witnessed previously. So I had to pose the logical question to him— Why? Why is a Princeton architect who hails from a white upper class family, with degrees from Ivy League schools, with a Southern birthright (he was born in Smyra, Georgia, before coming as a toddler to New York City) so committed to this project honoring Paul Robeson?
The answer is simply Mama Bea, the black caregiver who raised Kevin, loved him and instilled in him the ethical and racial moral compass that has guided him his entire life. “I am a child of the South. … Even though my father’s work brought us to Manhattan when I was two years old, my family retained the essence of a privileged white family from the Deep South. My mother was raised by a nlack woman, Beatrice Thomas, the same caregiver who raised me. Essentially, she worked for our family for 60 years. “When my family moved to Manhattan, Mama Bea’s family was in Harlem, and I was a regular in her neighborhood. She loved me and gave me certain values that enabled me to see so clearly the evils and injustice and prevalence of racism in my own family and all across America. Mama Bea stopped working when I entered Princeton University (Kevin is PU Class of 1983). And it was my good fortune that soon afterwards, she and her daughter moved from Harlem to East Windsor. Mama Bea died at Princeton Hospital in 1986. She raised me with dignity, faith, morals, empathy, pride, humor – all of which enabled me to reject the racist demagoguery. This project is for her and the historical significance and social justice conscience of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood.” I am among the many residents of Princeton who would like to thank Mama Bea for guiding and overseeing the development of a human being determined to help cure the destructive racism infecting our society.
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FORKS TOWNSHIP Alison Stem $479,000 MLS# 615119
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