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Princeton Planning Board approves Princeton University’s proposed TIGER facility

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

Princeton University can move ahead with plans to construct a proposed geo-exchange and athletics operation facility after receiving approval from the Princeton Planning Board.

The board, after more than five hours on March 11, approved the proposed project. The university is expected to begin construction in May 2021 and complete the TIGER and athletics operation facility in February 2023.

Vice Chair Louise Wilson, Councilman David Cohen, Alvin McGowen, Jeffrey Oakman, Councilwoman Mia Sacks, Zenon Tech-Czarny, Owen O’Donnell and Phil Chao voted “yes” to the approve the project.

Board member Tim Quinn was the sole dissenting vote.

“I just think this is the wrong location for this. I think there is a compelling argument to be made that they got it right the first time, when they picked the site near DeNunzio Pool,” Quinn said in the meeting. “I just think that this is a wrong location for a lot of the reasons that have been articulated.

It is right next to a school and right next to a residential neighborhood.”

The TIGER energy and athletics operation facility would be constricted on five acres of land located on the east side of Fitzrandolph Road between Faculty

Road and 185 Broadmead St. The building structure and exterior equipment yard are more than 40,000 square feet. Along with the main building the project includes two thermal energy storage (TES) tanks to the south of the project. The tanks are used to store water that will heat and cool the campus, according to application documents.

Attorney Bruce Afran, who was representing objectors to the application, as well as residents in the series of meetings for public hearing of the project raised concerns about the location of the proposed project and sound decibels to be generated.

Representatives of Princeton University made improved plans and added a sound enclosure around the transformers, reducing the size of the acoustic louvers (framed ventilation openings) on the east elevation of the building, and adding a site acoustic wall along the east façade of the facility.

The changes specific to the sound enclosure are around the transformers located to south of the building, between the TIGER building and two energy storage tanks, now has a proposed redesign for a noise shield metal acoustic panel system that would go on all four sides of the transformer.

The second point of reducing the size of the acoustical louvers is because of adding the acoustic

wall the project no longer needed the screen and could reduce the size of the louvers. The original design of the louvers was screened by a perforated metal panel to reduce the free air going through the louvers.

The third point is the building being wrapped by an additional acoustic wall on the east façade of the building and wrapped on the northern end to capture any escaping sound going to the north toward the University NOW (UNOW) Day Nursery, a child

care center. The nursery is to the north of the project’s site.

With noise and sound improvements they predict sound levels between 35-40 dba (decibels) in the range of the UNOW Nursery School. Prior to the improved plans, the sound levels had been previously predicted between 4550 dba with all equipment operating simultaneously.

As part of the conditions, the university has agreed that the sound levels generated from the completed project shall not exceed

the 40 dba calculated on a consistent basis by the nearby property lines. If noise were to exceed the 40 dba level, they would engage in and implement the mitigation of the sound to reduce the levels.

The approved one-story TIGER facility joins previously approved developments for Princeton University, such as the East Campus Garage, new Princeton Soccer stadium and practice field, as the university moves forward with its plans to develop the East Campus.

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The Mercer Oak at the Princeton Battlefield State Park in Princeton on a cloudy day in Princeton on March 16.

Teen launches Princeton Youth Climate Week with virtual, in-person activities scheduled through March 21 Princeton High School student Harmonie Ramsden has launched Princeton Youth Climate Week (PYCW), a 10-day climate change advocacy festival, which runs through March 21.

The free virtual and in-person hybrid program is currently open for youth participants of all ages.

The Princeton High School junior was selected last October as one of only 16 Project Green Challenge (PGC) finalists worldwide, according to information provided by Harmonie. PCG participants are “challenged to envision and work toward the healthy, just, and resilient future they want to thrive in.” Finalists were tasked with developing a

year-long project to mitigate the effects of climate change.

“The PYCW festival aims to help youth find an outlet for their creativity and climate frustrations

through a multifaceted approach that targets the interests of our generation. We will be the ones to resolve the current crisis of environment degradation – this is a precursor to future environmental advocacy,” Harmonie said in the statement.

Supported by James Smirk, an Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacher at Princeton High School, PGC ambassador Aurora Yuan, as well as mentors Ken Kurtzig and Meredith Soden, plus a team of 10 students, Harmonie created PYCW. Through daily independent challenges, educational forums and community action events, area youth will explore climate

change topics and participate in hands-on activities.

Activities throughout the week included independent projects such as making vegan pie, researching environmental justice and sewing reusable masks.

There were presentations on endangered populations, climate change, sustainable food and phone banking; movie screenings; and poetry.

Remaining activities include: March 19 11:20-11:50 a.m.: PYCW Leadership – Virtual strike 2-3 p.m.: Cool Blooded Club – Reptiles and climate change 4-5: PYCW Leadership – Hinds Plaza Strike

March 20 12-3 p.m.: PYCW Leadership – Clothing Exchange 7:30-9 p.m.: PYCW Leadership – Catching the Sun movie screening and letter writing March 21 Independent project: Zero waste collection TBD: Friends of Princeton Open Space – Tree planting 7-7:30 p.m.: PYCW Leadership – Closing session

Council adds ‘land acknowledgement’ to honor Lenni Lenape nation

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

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The Princeton Council will begin its public meetings with a “land acknowledgement” – three sentences that acknowledge the history of the land on which the

Municipality of Princeton sits.

Read aloud at the Princeton Council’s March 8 meeting, it states that “We gather today on the land of the Lenni Lenape. As members of the Princeton community, we aspire to show appreciation, respect and concern for all peoples and our environment.

“We honor the Lenape and other Indigenous caretakers of these lands and waters, the elders who lived here before, the Indigenous today, and the generations to come,” the Land Acknowledgement states.

The Lenni Lenape Native Americans lived in New Jersey for thousands of years. Princeton, meanwhile, was settled

by Europeans in the late 1600s.

Henry Greenland, who built a house in on the King’s Highway/Route 27 near today’s River Road in 1683, is considered to be the first settler in Princeton.

Revising the Princeton Council agenda to add the Land Acknowledgement was suggested

by Princeton Council President Leticia Fraga earlier this month.

Princeton Council’s Land Acknowledgement was first read – and for one time only – in October 2019. It was read in conjunction with a resolution that proclaimed the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day was suggested to the Princeton Council by the

town’s Civil Rights Commission in 2019. The intent was to acknowledge the people who lived on the land before the Europeans settled on it, Fraga said.

While the Princeton Council received much positive feedback from other communities on its Indigenous Peoples Day resolution, it also received requests for the wording of the Land Acknowledgement, Fraga said.

“Eventually, we learned that some communities were reading a Land Acknowledgement at the start of every public meeting, not just on Indigenous Peoples Day,” she said.

Although the Princeton Council has decided to begin each meeting with the Land Ac-

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knowledgement, Fraga said the town’s Civil Rights Commission and the Human Services Commission decided earlier this year to begin their meetings with the Land Acknowledgement statement.

A member of Princeton’s Not In Our Town group – a multiracial, multi-faith group of people who favor racial justice and inclusive communities – mentioned the Land Acknowledgement to Fraga, and asked whether the Princeton Council would consider beginning its meetings with the new pledge.

Fraga said she mentioned it to the Princeton Council at its March 2 agenda setting meeting, and the council agreed to do so.

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The Princeton Public Library is increasing the number of mobile hotspots available to borrow starting March 19, and will also begin lending Chromebooks that day. Kits containing both devices may also be borrowed.

The additional devices are part of an ongoing effort to expand internet access to cardholders who do not have connectivity at home, a service that became vital to the community when the library building closed at the start of the pandemic last March.

There will be five hotspots, 10 Chromebooks and 10 kits available to borrow.

The library began circulating six mobile hotspots last summer and also extended the reach of its free high-speed WiFi to cover all of Hinds Plaza.

Library cardholders may borrow a mobile hotspot or Chromebook for two weeks.

The hotspots can support up to 15 simultaneous connections with unlimited 4G LTE service. Cardholders will be able to request a mobile hotspot, Chromebook or kit through the online catalog, by phone or in person.

Cardholders will be required to sign a lending and internet-use policy agreement prior to checking out a device. A parent or guardian must sign the agreements for cardholders under the age of 18.

Additional details about borrowing devices at Princeton Public Library can be found at princetonlibrary.org Stuart Country Day School’s Summer Camp registration is open.

Stuart is planning for an in-person and online camp experience for boys and girls ages 2-16 from June 7 to Aug. 6.

Campers will explore Stuart’s 55-acre wooded campus at 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton, develop new athletic skills, discover the artist within, hone their writing and leadership skills, and find their voices both on paper and on stage.

Summer programs are taught by Stuart faculty and coaches.

Sibling discount granted automatically beginning with the second child.

Lunch through the FLIK dining service.

Before and after care will not be offered out of an abundance of caution.

Register at www.stuartschool.org/summer.

Summer programs at Princeton Day School (PDS), 650 The Great Road, Princ-

eton, will be offered from June 14 to Aug. 9, with co-ed full-day and half-day programs for campers pre-K to Grade 12.

This year PDS varsity coaches will lead camps in squash, basketball and baseball.

Or, take part in Crazy for Clay, tennis, chess, other sports, water play and more.

New offerings include Piñatas & Parties, Bridges & Towers, and Puppetry & Storytelling.

Campers do not have to be PDS students to attend.

Pre-camp and extended day options are available.

Visit www.pds.org/summer-programs/ or call 609-924-6700, ext. 1342 for more information, or to register.

Friday, March 19

“Symbols from within, and symbols from without: The Celtic Revival and the Harlem Renaissance,” presented by Princeton University’s Fund for Irish Studies, will take place at 4:30 p.m. March 19 via Zoom.

A lecture by Tara Guissin-Stubbs of Oxford University considers James Weldon Johnson’s assertion in his preface to “The Book of American Negro Poetry” (1922) that the Black poet needs to find “symbols from within rather than symbols from without” in order to find a suitable form; in so doing, Johnson contends, the poet will be doing “something like what Synge did for the Irish.”

Guissin-Stubbs’ talk will discuss overlaps between the Celtic Revival and the Harlem Renaissance, to try to understand just what Johnson meant, and what this means for society now.

Free and open to the public; no registration required.

This event will be live captioned. Viewers in need of other access accommodations should contact the Lewis Center at least two weeks in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu For more information and the Zoom link, visit https://arts.princeton.edu/events/ fund-for-irish-studies-lecture-by-tara-guissin-stubbs/

The 101: Fund, Princeton High School’s (PHS) college scholarship fund, invites the community to join its first-ever Spring Pet Parade.

Community members can snap a cute or funny picture of their pets to send via Instagram at @101fund or via email to info@

fund101.org Three winning photos from the following categories will be selected by the 101: Fund Student Auxiliary leaders: Best matching, classic Princeton, St. Patrick’s Day, school spirit, and sleeping.

The virtual Pet Parade of photos will be posted throughout the week of March 14 via the 101: Fund’s Instagram and Facebook accounts.

All photo submissions must be received by 2 p.m. March 20.

Winners will be announced on the 101: Fund website by the morning of March 22.

Prizes from local pet-oriented businesses will be distributed to the winners.

There is no entry fee, but participants are encouraged to make a donation of any amount at www.paypal.com/ paypalme/101fund Donors who give $100 or more may sign up for a photo portrait session (with or without their pets) with local photographer Amy Rogers from noon to 3 p.m. March 20 under the arch at Princeton High School. Rain/ snow date will be March 27.

In addition, one free portrait giveaway will be awarded. Submit your pet photo before 6 p.m. March 18. The winner will be announced that evening.

Saturday, March 20

Paceeducation.org is a Princetonbased, nonprofit organization formed and staffed by teachers, counselors and medical professionals who have one mission in mind: closing the education gap.

On March 20 from 9:30-11 a.m., they will hold the Spring into Fitness fundraiser with Apart and Together in Motion at Athleta in Princeton Market Fair, 3535 Route 1.

The event will inc lude kickboxing, Zumba, Barre and Hula hooping for the whole family.

Athleta will offer everyone who donates 20% off one item and entry into their shop card raffle. People can browse either indoors or at the pop-up shop cabana outdoors at the event.

Minimum donation is $25.

First and third Saturdays, through April

Every first and third Saturday through April, the West Windsor Community Farmers Market is held outdoors, rain, snow or shine, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MarketFair

on Route 1 in West Windsor/Princeton.

Available is fresh produce, coastal seafood, farm fresh eggs, artisan cheese, fresh pasta and sauces, soups and chili, pastured meats and poultry, gluten-free baked goods, alpaca fiber wear, and more.

Yes We Can! food drive volunteers are set up at the outdoor market, where they collect cash donations from visitors to buy fresh produce from the farmers.

The dates are March 20, and April 3 and 17.

Enter the market from the Meadow Road side parking lot in front of the AMC Theater.

For more information about the market, visit westwindsorfarmersmarket.org.

For information or to volunteer for Yes We CAN! Food Drives, visit https://arminarm.org/yeswecanfooddrives/.

Sunday, March 21

The Dryden Ensemble will celebrate Bach’s 336th birthday at 3 p.m. March 21 with a streaming of their live concert of Bach’s “St. John Passion: The Mardi Considine Spring Concert” recorded on March 13, 2020, at All Saints Church in Princeton.

The intimate production of this masterpiece uses a choir of eight singers, as Bach did, with a small orchestra of 18th-century instruments.

The ensemble is led by Scott Metcalfe, the acclaimed director of “Blue Heron.”

Ticket prices range from $10-$50.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit drydenensemble.org.

The Princeton Girlchoir’s (PGC) annual United in Song concert will take place March 21, with a premier performance at 3 p.m. and an encore performance at 7 p.m.

Both performances will be streamed on Westrick Music Academy’s YouTube channel.

In lieu of tickets, there is a suggested donation of $10, but any amount is appreciated.

This special concert is a once-a-year opportunity to see all seven choirs of Princeton Girlchoir united through music.

The program includes pieces performed by each choir and culminates in a joint performance of Benjamin Britten’s “A New Year Carol” by the combined choirs.

For more information, visit westrickmusic.org/upcoming

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Colorectal Cancer Strikes Both Young and Old

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s the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States, colorectal cancer is expected to claim the lives of more than 52,000 people across the nation this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

And while the incidence of disease in older adults has declined in recent decades, cases in younger adults are on the rise.

In fact, as the National Cancer Institute reports, the rate of colorectal cancer has more than doubled among adults younger than 50.

Today, because of the rise of colorectal cancer in younger adults, multiple medical societies, including the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society, recommend screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 45 for men and women of average risk.

Risk Factors It is not clear why there is a rise in colorectal cancer rates in younger adults, but there are several factors that may play a role, including obesity, lack of physical activity and smoking.

Research also indicates that an unhealthy diet – one that is high in processed meat and fat, and low in fruits and vegetables – may be linked to early onset colorectal cancer.

Additionally, according to the American Cancer Society, incidences of colorectal cancer continue to disproportionately affect members of the Black community.

In fact, African Americans are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than other groups. There are complex reasons for this disparity, including difference in risk factors and access to healthcare and health screenings.

Other risk factors for colorectal cancer include a personal history of polyps or colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and a family history of polyps or colorectal cancer.

Few Early Symptoms There are few noticeable early signs of colorectal cancer, which is why screening is so important. However, warning signs that you should bring to your doctor’s attention include: • A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or narrowing of the stool lasting more than a few days • Blood in the stool or dark, tarry stool • Weakness, fatigue or unintentional weight loss

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Screening Key to Early Detection As with many types of cancer, early detection can help make colorectal cancer easier to treat and even prevent it entirely.

Most colorectal cancers start as growths – also called polyps – in the colon, or less commonly, in the rectum. If left undetected, over time these growths can develop into cancer.

However, through colonoscopy, physicians can identify and remove abnormal growths before they turn cancerous.

While there are several types of screening tests available, colonoscopy remains the only screening tool that – through the removal of polyps – can prevent cancer before it starts.

If a colonoscopy finds no polyps or other concerns, follow up screening is typically recommended in 10 years. If polyps are found, your physician will recommend the appropriate screening schedule.

Before having a colonoscopy, you should talk with your gastroenterologist about their rate of polyp detection and the average time they spend withdrawing the camera. These can be indicators of thoroughness of the procedure.

Reduce Your Risk In addition to colonoscopy, there are several steps you can take to help reduce your risk for colorectal cancer and lead a healthy lifestyle. The American Cancer Society recommends the following:

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Bill Gates: How we can survive

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ill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair with his wife, Melinda, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and originator of Breakthrough Energy, focused on enabling green energy, has just written what may be the single most important book, “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster.”

Basically, it lays out all the changes in our technologies, economies, consumption, travel, energy, food production and governance – pretty much every aspect of our lives – that we need to modify if we hope to halt, reverse and survive the climate change we have set in motion.

This is not just another problem. It is the problem. He does not pull his punches. If we, as a species, do not make these changes, the greenhouse gases we are generating will continue to increase and the global impacts will be catastrophic.

The problems, and the solutions, are complex. There are no simple, single sources of these problems, nor fixes for them. We residents of this planet need to do everything we can think of and develop. For those who have followed this evolving challenge to civilization, and for those who have not, this is an accessible, comprehensible, complete blueprint for all the changes that need to be adapted, invented, adopted and deployed.

Gates warns that this will not be easy. He describes the overall effort as the biggest thing the world has ever undertaken.

But he also encourages that it is within our capabilities.

We already have much – but not all – of the technology that will be needed. Embracing it, innovating and inventing … and then installing it all soon enough – over the next 10, possibly 20 years – will be the essential make-orbreak timeframe.

Because so many aspects of our modern life, and even ancient activities such as farming, but on today’s scales, produce greenhouse gases, we will have to find ways to make the necessary changes. Gates’ book is a good introduction to, indeed primer for, much, if not all, that we need to do.

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• Be physically active. Regular moderate to vigorous physical activity can lower your risk for colorectal cancer as can limiting how much time you spend sitting or lying down.

• Eat a healthy diet. Overall, diets that are high in vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and low in red and processed meats, are believed to lower colorectal cancer risk.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of colorectal cancer in both men and women.

• Limit alcohol use. Several studies have found a higher risk of colorectal cancer with increased alcohol intake, especially in men. It is best not to drink alcohol. For people who do drink, they should have no more than one drink per day for women or two drinks per day for men.

• Don’t smoke. Long-term smoking is linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, as well as many other cancers and health problems. Quitting smoking may help lower you risk of colorectal cancer and many other types of cancer, too.

Most important, be sure to see your doctor for an annual physical exam and to discuss your risk factors and recommendations for health screenings.

To find a primary care physician or gastroenterologist affiliated with Penn Medicine Princeton Health call 1-888742-7496 or visit www.princetonhcs.org.

Anish Sheth, M.D., is board certified in gastroenterology.

He is Chief of Gastroenterology and Co-Medical Director of the Center for Digestive Health at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

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ments, and politics, as well as industries, businesses and institutions, will be needed. Our complex modern lives depend on all of these actors, and will require communication and coordination between them, and creativity among all.

Over recent decades, Gates has travelled the world and witnessed directly many of the problems and needs facing populations. He has seen that in order for people to live modern lives, with education and infrastructure, they need cheap, clean, available (and largely electric) energy.

Without them, they will not be able to live the lives they want, and we all need – environmentally and with regard to health – theirs and the planet’s.

He has also visited and spoken with scientists, engineers and ranges of tech people, and innovators. His book offers a wealth of information and ideas from these sectors.

The potential to address these complex problems is impressively vast. But it will need to be, if we are to succeed. Most simply put: the world needs to get to zero emissions. This is because carbon dioxide lingers in our atmosphere for hundreds of years, and to use the bathtub analogy he does, continuing to add water to a tub, even at a reduced rate, will eventually lead to overflow and flood.

(Or in our case, fatal levels of heat.)

Ideally all citizens should read this book, if not every word, then absorb its essential observations and recommendations. Gates wants us to know that there is no more serious series of challenges we face.

If he underplays the political parts of this, in the past and future, and has seemed partially blind to past support given opponents of crucial, green changes, he nonetheless provides an invaluable list of the steps we need to take.

He believes that we are able to see “what stands in the way of deploying the solutions we have …” – that is, the opponents of essential changes. And so, facing this global situation, citizens, political leaders, and specialists need to act as soon as we all can on this multi-faceted situation.

Many people have begun, at all levels.

Gates details what, over the next decade or so, needs to follow, change, and further develop. Now it is up to us to act.

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THE STATE WE’RE IN

By Michele S. Byers

Author inspires thought through study of animal culture in ‘Becoming Wild’

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ith spring having arrived on March 20, we will get to enjoy seeing a multitude of animals as they migrate back to New Jersey, come out of hibernation, mate and have babies, and raise their families.

Animal behaviors are fascinating: How do they know how to do everything from hunting for food to avoiding danger to taking care of their young? Are their behaviors instinctive or are they learned? Do animals have their own social lives and culture?

These questions are explored in Carl Safina’s recent book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace.”

Safina, a Brooklyn-born ecologist, Rutgers University graduate, and author of many books about nature, makes the case that animals are more than what is written in their genes.

He describes some animal species with very strong cultures – much like human cultures – with members learning from experience and communicating that knowledge to others.

“The natural does not always come naturally,” he writes.

“Many animals must learn from their elders how to be what they were born to be. They must learn the local quirks, how to make a living, and how to communicate effectively in a particular place among their particular group.”

While Darwin’s famous theory about the survival of the fittest explains how animal species have been successful, current research into animal culture offers a different perspective.

Safina notes that genetics evolve over eons to improve survival, but having a culture of learning and sharing information helps animals adapt to rapid changes around them.

“An individual receives genes only from their parents, but can receive culture from anyone and everyone in their group,” he writes.

This allows pools of knowledge – skills, preferences, songs, tool use and dialects – to get relayed like a torch from generation to generation.

“And because culture improves survival, culture can lead where genes must follow and adapt,” he writes.

In “Becoming Wild,” Safina travels the world to visit scientists studying animals in the field.

He focuses on three species: sperm whales in the Caribbean Sea, chimpanzees in Africa and macaws in the Amazon

of Peru. What those three species have in common is a strong reliance on their cultures to improve their odds of survival.

In the section about sperm whales – the Biblical Leviathans, the largest of the toothed whales – he travels to the coast of Dominica in the Caribbean to visit researcher Shane Gero.

Aboard Gero’s research vessel, Safina learns how sperm whales use loud sonar clicks – known as codas – to communicate with members of their own families and other families.

Though whales may be swimming or resting far apart by human standards, their ability to “talk” to one another allows them to share where food is located, warn of danger and even announce the birth of a new baby.

Sperm whales live in family groups made up of females of various ages and the young.

“For sperm whales, it takes a village to raise a child,” he writes.

Baby sperm whales do not accompany their mothers on long dives into the ocean depths to hunt for food, so mother whales rely on other female adults to watch over their babies.

Distress calls bring instant help.

The next section takes Safina to Peru to observe research on scarlet macaws. These large, spectacularly colored birds in the parrot family have a remarkable ability to steal food from plates, and they have learned that tourists are easier marks than natives.

Macaws also have the intelligence to find food that has been hidden from them, like the Christmas panettone the researchers once tried to stash under a bed.

“Parrots are capable of recalling past events, thinking ahead, taking the visual perspective of others, and sometimes creating novel tools to solve problems,” he writes.

They are also social and seem to have a sense of humor; Safina says they hang out together and do goofy things like hanging upside down in tree branches.

Safina admires the cultures of other birds as well, especially skilled toolmakers.

“New Caledonia crows make hooked tools, something even chimpanzees don’t do,” he writes. “And they make barbed tools from strips of particular palm leaves, with a thicker end to hold and a narrow tip that is effective for getting insects out of crevices.”

Juvenile crows learn from their elders and each crow cul-

ture fashions its tools a bit differently.

In the third section, “Achieving Peace,” Safina visits researcher Cat Hobaiter in Uganda, where for years she has studied the never-ending power struggle of males vying for dominance.

Alpha males in the chimpanzee hierarchy each bring their own leadership style. Some are warlike while others try to preserve group harmony. Or, as Safina puts it, “some chimpanzees become troublemakers; some are born peacemakers.”

He tells the story of Nick, an aggressive alpha male, who riled up other chimps to attack a new mother and kill her baby. Other females screamed in alarm, but held back because they feared Nick.

A researcher told Safina that Nick was beaten up as a youngster; in turn, he became a bully.

“Even in chimpanzees, apparently, abuse can perpetuate abuse and lead to a kind of toxic masculinity,” he writes.

But no one likes a bully – especially females, who prefer protective leaders. Nick not only lost his position as alpha male, he plummeted down the chimpanzee hierarchy and died soon after.

In a similar vein, Safina describes a combative troop of baboons that lost its most aggressive males to disease. A decade later, the troop had turned peaceful, as its males had all grown up without aggressive role models.

The book not only highlights animal cultures, it forces us to rethink what it means to be human. If we think we are unique among species for having a culture – communicating through language, using tools, appreciating beauty, having a sense of fun, or even learning to be bad – it is time to reconsider.

“Becoming Wild” inspires more careful observance of nature. We may not be able to observe macaws, chimps and sperm whales, but we can watch the animals around us with fresh eyes and an enhanced sensitivity to the complexity of animal behaviors in this state we’re in.

To find out more about Safina and his books and other writings, go to www.carlsafina.org

Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org

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Maplewood Senior Living welcomes YOUR TURN professionals to Princeton team Endings and beginnings at the Maplewood Senior Living hired Lisa Wil- strategic partnerships with healthcare profesPrinceton University Art Museum liams as executive director, Michael Tucker as sionals and community organizations that asdirector of Business Development, and Leslie Conover as Community Relations director to the provider’s new Princeton location.

Located on the campus of Penn MedicinePrinceton Health, Maplewood at Princeton is set to open this summer and will offer assisted living, memory care and short-term care options to the greater Princeton area, according to information provided by the company.

“As we continue to grow our footprint with the addition of Maplewood at Princeton, we are proud to build a carefully-selected team of seasoned professionals who will undoubtedly further our mission to provide an exceptional senior living and care experience for all residents and their families,” Gregory D. Smith, president and CEO of Maplewood Senior Living and Inspƒ´r, said in the statement. “Lisa, Michael and Leslie bring a combined 50-plus years of experience in the fields of business administration and pharmaceutical and hospitality sales, all of which parlays seamlessly into their new roles at Maplewood at Princeton.”

As executive director, Williams will provide leadership and oversee day-to-day operations including the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and improvement of program services, management of staff and the delivery of high-quality service to the residents and their families, according to the statement.

Williams has over 20 years of senior living care experience, with 16 of those spent as an administrator.

She graduated from Rowan University and earned her Master’s in Public Administration from Kean University.

She currently serves as a chair on the NJ Assisted Living Council and was recently named a member of the Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ).

Named director of Business Development, Tucker will be responsible for establishing

sist seniors who are looking to move into a first-class residence that meets their care needs and lifestyle, according to the statement.

Tucker has extensive experience building relationships with healthcare professionals and has worked with the top pharmaceutical companies in the world, specifically in sales and marketing.

He graduated from Rider University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

As Community Relations director, Conover will work directly with families, providing them with the necessary information to assist them in selecting the best possible living options, according to the statement. She will also act as a community resource for those in need of senior living planning.

Conover has over 25 years of sales experience in hospitality and senior living.

She received her degree from Rider University and also provides life counseling to families who need support in the areas of geriatrics and health and wellness.

“In offering a best-in-class senior residence to the community, we hope to meet and exceed the demands of older adults in the area who want to continue to lead dynamic lifestyles, yet need additional support in their daily lives,” Smith said in the statement. “We look forward to watching the Princeton team and community flourish as we near the highlyanticipated grand opening this summer.”

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I write today to confirm your suspicions that COVID-driven closure has now given way to construction-driven closure. The galleries you have known and loved will not reopen; unfortunately, saying farewell to them will also have to be a digital experience. But I write you now not only to reflect on the strange and difficult year past but also to look to the future. The making of our new museum continues apace, and I am delighted to report that the Princeton municipal planning board voted unanimously on March 4 to approve our project, clearing the way for construction to begin this summer.

Thus, in addition to what you can experience on our website and via your Zoom screens, or in the shopfront windows of downtown Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center (where our Art for the Streets project continues), we are as busy behind the scenes as can be —emptying the galleries, building a temporary art conservation lab, preparing to move our offices, and so much more. Digital programming will continue — I don’t think we want to put that genie back in the bottle, at least not entirely — but so, as conditions allow, will other activities that put you back into contact with the thing itself, with great works of art. Art@Bainbridge will reopen, public programs will take place across our campus and around our region, and who knows, we might find unexpected spaces in which to make art a vital part of your everyday life, even during the years of construction.

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One year ago, we abruptly closed the galleries of the Princeton University Art Museum as the public health crisis of COVID-19 emerged ominously and dramatically around the globe. Twelve months later, they remain closed.

The days leading up to closure were confusing and even frightening. Retailers closed, posting notices that they would reopen in two weeks. It wasn’t possible to buy hand sanitizer or masks. Museum staff rushed to document as much as we could in the museum, not knowing how long the disruption might endure and how many ways we might need to use the new content we were shaping.

In the year that has followed, two forces seem to have faced off in opposition: On one side, the ambiguous, dark shadow of the global health crisis; on the other, the collective resolve across the museum staff to continue to fulfill our institutional mission no matter the circumstances. At last, of course, there is good news, as hospitalizations fall, vaccinations increase, and our resolve endures. I have never been prouder of the team I lead than in these past months.

One year on, we continue to build on the lessons learned, including the silver lining of reaching robust international audiences for so many of our digital programs. How thrilling that in September nearly 7,000 people joined us for the reveal of Sir David Adjaye’s designs for the new museum. How equally thrilling that almost every week as many as 900 join us online for Thursday evening drawing classes. And how gratifying that during this time we’ve been able to grow our membership numbers by more than 500%.

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Middle school renaming

Princeton Unified Middle School will be renamed according to residents’ votes.

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was supposed to write about COVID’s one-year anniversary, an event that received an overwhelming amount of attention all over the world. The media coverage yielded no wishes for many happy returns, only prayers for never, ever returning.

My brain refused to cooperate. It was numbed by words I never want to use again from the past year – “unprecedented,” “tragic,” “overwhelming,” “new normal,” “out of an abundance of caution,” “traumatized,” by “looking backward” and “anxiety ridden” about going forward.

My psyche fought sinking further into the deep hole of depressing COVID-related topics or their very close angst-producing relatives, such as politics and race.

Instead, I found a delightfully non-apocalyptic topic to discuss – the naming of Princeton’s middle school. The topic certainly is related to race, but in a way that inspires hope for the future, an emotion that lay dormant in me for a year.

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For those whose cocoon of isolation prevented them from knowing what happened at the John Witherspoon Middle School, here is a brief summary. Princeton’s middle school, where my kids each spent three surprisingly happy years (those ‘tween and early teen years are often characterized by misery), was once called the John Witherspoon Middle School, named after Presbyterian Minister John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Princeton University president (the sixth), a slave owner, and an unapologetic supporter of slavery. The Princeton Board of Education decided that celebrating a slavery advocate was a bad idea and voted to have the John Witherspoon name dropped from the middle school’s title. This left the challenge of what to call the school.

It was christened with a temporary name: Princeton Unified Middle School, which sounds to me like a church, and whose

acronym PUMS sounds like an anti-acid. The administration then launched a name selection process that reflected the highest standards of democratic electoral principles (no one has challenged the legitimacy of this election), and included an unsparingly honest education about Princeton’s political, social and racial history.

I applaud the middle school principal and the Board of Education and the students for their diligent efforts. It has been very gratifying to see that my COVID-addled brain is able to focus on something other than COVID. The students came up with the semi-finalist list: Albert Einstein, Elizabeth Stockton, John Lewis, Michele Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation, Paul Robeson, Shirley Satterfield – or the generic Princeton Community School, Walnut Lane Middle School. It was suggested that naming the various corridors in the school could honor the individuals

mentioned above, if one were to go with the generic title for the school.

The school administration has invited all residents of Princeton to cast a vote for a new middle school name on its website, www.princetonk12.org My standards for such an honor are simple – living and local and beloved. Since all of us have put so much time and emotion into staying alive this past year, I would suggest that the school’s name should celebrate a life of someone who is alive rather than deceased. I have long advocated for letting people know how much we honor and respect them before their funeral. I also would go local and choose a member of the community who has dedicated their life to enhancing and in some cases transforming the lives of others. Thus, Shirley Satterfield stands out, as would several others not on the list, such as Ingrid Reed, who has spent her entire professional and volunteer careers educating others about our democratic process. I hope at minimum she wins a corridor.

And if we were going to go with a generic name, how about one that honors this “unprecedented era” (sorry, readers) that has so dominated the lives of the students. Maybe we should consider: “Healthcare Heroes Middle School,” or “Frontline Workers Middle School,” honoring all those healthcare, emergency, public safety, grocery store, retail and delivery service employees, who put their lives on the line so the rest of us could survive.

And even if my suggestions fail to gain any traction, I vote for putting names on every corridor and classroom in the building.

We could honor as many community heroes as possible, living and deceased, with explanations about their respective roles in the Princeton community – and in some cases the world community.

And then I suggest graduating this initiative to the corridors and classrooms of the high school and continue to decorate with more names of renowned community activists. Now that would be an inspiring and productive new normal.

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Princeton expands in-school instruction to five days per week

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Barring prohibitions at the state level, the Princeton Public Schools will be fully opened for five-day, in-person instruction in September, said Barry Galasso, the district’s interim superintendent of schools.

But in the meantime, the school district is inching its way toward expanding more in-person instruction beginning this week, school district officials said.

“As vaccines become more available and educators receive priority, more of our faculty will feel confident in spending time in our buildings,” Galasso said. “Many staff members have been able to sign up to be vaccinated (against COVID-19). As more teachers are vaccinated, it makes it easier for us to return to normal,” Galasso said.

The expansion of in-person learning applies to students who have chosen the hybrid

option. Hybrid learning alternates bringing small groups of students into the classroom for in-person instruction for part of the week, and learning remotely part of the week.

Students whose families have chosen all-remote learning will continue to learn at home, school district officials said. They are not affected by the decision to expand inperson learning.

Beginning this week, Princeton High School and Princeton Middle School students who chose the hybrid option have been in the classroom five mornings per week.

There will be opportunities for “extended learning” in the afternoon for high school and middle school students. High school students may participate in afterschool clubs and activities on campus after the end of the school day at 3:21 p.m.

The elementary schools will expand inperson instruction for second-grade students to four days per week, beginning this week.

Students in grades 3-5 will be phased in for four days of in-person instruction during the rest of March and April.

All in-person instruction for elementary school students will be held in the morning.

There will be afternoon instruction for elementary school students, but it will be held remotely.

Kindergarten and first-grade students have been receiving in-person instruction five days per week since September 2020.

Pre-Kindergarten students now will have inperson instruction five days per week beginning in April.

However, all students will participate in remote learning during the week of April 12, following the prior week’s spring break. The number of students and staff who may need to quarantine makes it a necessity for one week of remote learning, school district officials said.

Tents are expected to arrive April 1. One

large tent and four smaller tents will be installed at each school to provide expanded space for activities. Classes may be rotated into the tents for snack time, so children are eating outdoors with natural ventilation.

School district officials will follow recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the New Jersey Department of Health and the Princeton Health Department.

Six-foot distancing will be maintained wherever possible, school district officials said. Classes with larger enrollments will be moved to large sites, such as the gym or art or music classrooms.

In classrooms where it is not possible to maintain a six-foot distance, plexiglass barriers will be installed between students’ desks.

All children are required to wear face masks, and the students’ desks already face in one direction.

Princeton school board approves contract for new superintendent

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The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education officially appointed Carol Kelley as the new superintendent of schools, replacing former Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane.

The school board also approved a fouryear contract for Kelley, which begins July 1, 2021, and ends June 30, 2025.

The board took action at its March 16 meeting, following review and approval of the proposed contract by the Mercer County Office of Education.

Since Cochrane’s retirement in June 2020, retired educator Barry Galasso has filled in

as the interim superintendent of schools. His contract expires June 30. He will help Kelley as she transitions into her new post in the Princeton Public Schools.

Kelley will be paid $240,000 in the first year of her contract, and will receive 2% annual salary increases in each of the next three years. Kelley’s salary will increase to $244,800 in the second year of the contract, and to $249,696 in the third year. The salary will be $254,690 in the last year of the fouryear contract.

The school board announced its selection of Kelley as the new superintendent of schools in February. She was chosen from among a field of 13 semi-finalists, following a nationwide search to fill the top administrative post.

Kelley is the superintendent of schools in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 in Illinois. She has connections to the Princeton area, having raised her two sons in neighboring Montgomery Township in Somerset County.

Kelley is the former superintendent of schools in the Branchburg Township School District in Somerset County. She has been a classroom teacher, an assistant principal and K-12 supervisor of math in the Franklin Township School District in Middlesex County.

She also served as the principal of an elementary school in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District in Somerset County, and as the director of curriculum and instruc-

tion for Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Hunterdon County.

Education is a second career for Kelley, who earned a bachelor’s degree in systems science engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia. She earned a doctorate in education degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.

She began her career working on cell phones and smart card technology for Bell Atlantic. She moved over to developing marketing strategy and packaging in the advance care product division of Johnson & Johnson, before switching careers to become an educator.

Obituaries

OBITUARY Gloria Irene Orellana Gloria Irene Orellana, 72, of Princeton, NJ, departed this life on Thursday, February 25, 2021, peacefully in Hamilton, NJ with her loving family by her side.

Gloria was resilient in providing for her family and raising two children as a divorced single mother.

Throughout her life she worked, as the sole proprietor of her own cleaning company, a loving nanny as well as in office administration.

Having always dreamt of owning a home in Princeton for herself and her family, Gloria, at the age of 48, built one, working with likeminded individuals to construct a neighborhood of homes from the ground up in Princeton Junction, NJ. Gloria found joy in spending time with her family and friends, cooking delicious meals using recipes inspired by cultures all over the world, gardening, yoga, reading, and singing along to music. Always kind, she showed compassion for all forms of life, adopting and caring for several cats and other pets over her lifetime. She maintained a positive attitude throughout her life, always looking for a reason to laugh or smile, even in the face of adversity and hardship.

As a woman taken too soon by dementia, she upheld against all odds her strong spirit of warmth, joy, acceptance and endless love for those around her. She continued to smile, to laugh, to sing, to kiss, to dance, as long as she could. She was a force no matter the stage in her life and we will carry that spirit with us forever.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Octavio and Mariana Valderramos, her brother, Sergio Valderramos, and her former husband, Juan Jose Orellana.

Gloria leaves behind to mourn and to cherish in precious memories: her children Gloria Johanna Davis (Brian), John Patrick Orellana; her granddaughters, Isabel Maya Davis and Bria DavisOwens; her siblings, Nelson Valderramos, Jaime Valderramos (Irene), Carlos Valderramos, Mirian Minchez(Aroldo), Patricia Valderramos (Irwing), Sandra De León (William).

Arrangements are by Campbell Funeral Chapel, Trenton www.campbellfc.com

OBITUARY Sylvia Dodge Sylvia Dodge, 61, of Fair Haven, VT, died Thursday March 11 at her residence, following a long struggle with cancer. She was born March 28, 1951, in Princeton, New Jersey the daughter of Arthur and Joan (Spinhelmner)Vandermark.

She married Gary Dodge on May 23, 2008. Sylvia worked in sales at motorcycle shops and automobile dealerships and was a waitress at various NJ diners. She enjoyed riding motorcycles and her hobbies include breeding German Shepherds, raising Bees and chickens.

Sylvia is survived by her husband of Fair Haven, her mother and stepfather John Snyder of Charlottesville, VA, her brother Arthur Vandermark and sister Sheri Vandermark, both of Virginia.

She was predeceased by her father Arthur Vandermark SR. Per her wishes, there will be no public services.

Arrangements are through the Durfee Funeral Home, 119 North Main Street, Fair Haven, Vermont.

OBITUARY M. Anna Greczyn M. Anna Greczyn Horseheads, NY Passed away Saturday morning March 6, 2021 at the age of 84 with her children by her side.

The Family is planning a Memorial Service at Lawrenceville (NJ) Presbyterian Church at a date yet to be determined.

For more information email cookscottk@outlook.com.

Please view Anna’s full obituary and contribute to Anna’s Book of Memories at www.sullivansfuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARY Lawrence William O’Brien Lawrence William O’Brien passed away with his family by his side on March 10, 2021. He was 93 years old. He led a truly blessed life as a husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, cherished brother and uncle, and loyal friend.

Larry was born on October 13, 1927 in Jersey City, NJ. He was the son of Lawrence and Madeline O’Brien and younger brother of Evelyn O’Brien Darcy, who he always credited as his childhood “protector” and the “smartest woman” he ever knew.

In 1950 Larry graduated from Villanova University, which, as the first son to earn a college degree, was a source of immense family pride. He was a member of the Villanova Track and Field team. To the end of his life even as his vision and hearing declined, Larry remained a loyal Wildcat fan, rarely missing a basketball game. Following graduation, Larry served in the Army 82nd Airborne and later as an Army Reservist. He was discharged with the rank of Major. His career with the Travelers Insurance company spanned 40 years and there he cultivated many enduring friendships.

Throughout his life Larry embraced his Irish heritage and his Catholic faith. He was an active parishioner at St James, Rocky Hill, NJ, St Charles Borromeo, Skillman NJ and St Luke’s, Long Valley NJ. He served as a lector and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. At each parish, Larry contributed his woodworking talents creating a baptismal font, a Celtic cross, stations of the cross, processional crosses, lectern and a scaffolding display for a church bell.

Larry had boundless energy. To him, a weekend was a 48-hour window to “accomplish”: building bridges, sheds, porches, furniture, repairing sails, planting trees, making wine, building rock walls, felling and planing trees, landscaping. He was an expert at repairs; nothing was ever wasted. For years he and assorted children made Saturday morning treks to the Princeton municipal dump.

There he’d scour for castoff furniture, which he then dismantled for the wood and hardware to create entirely new pieces. He kept his children busy straightening old nails to re-use and assisting him in seemingly endless gluing and clamping tasks and guiding wood as it was fed through saws.

He was most content working with his hands in a woodshop which he had lovingly developed over six decades. It was here that he made corner cabinets, hope chests, china cabinets, grandfather clocks, tables, bookshelves and more. He had a tradition of making exotic wood inlaid trays for every “girl” in his family and every ‘girl” who married into the O’Brien clan. He took pride in the fact that his three sons eventually surpassed him in their woodworking skills; a legacy that especially pleased him. When he wasn’t industriously producing, he enjoyed sailing and taught his children and grandchildren how to sail. Every summer he led his exceedingly patient wife and six noisy children and cousin on fantastic camping adventures and hilarious misadventures that were rich with life lessons.

Family was everything to Larry. He was his children’s most ardent fan. For years, he loyally followed them to gymnastic meets, cycling races, baseball, basketball soccer and football games.

Family dinners were opportunities to tell stories and remind us of our enduring connections as siblings. A favorite message he often imparted at meals: “Look around the table, no matter where you go or what happens to you in life, these are the people you can count on.” The message stuck.

Nothing pleased Larry more than organizing a good neighborhood party (especially St Patrick’s Day) or gathering with family around the kitchen table. He was genuinely fond of people. He had an easy way of striking up conversations and connected with others because he had a true interest in the stories of their lives. Even into his 90’s he was busy meeting people and establishing new friendships.

Larry is survived by Elinor, his wife of 68 years, his sister, Evelyn Darcy, his children: Ann Marie, Maureen and her husband Chris, Timothy and his wife Donna, Patricia and her husband Tom, John and his wife, Tammy, his niece, Mary Ellen and her husband Harry, his daughter-in-law, Leonor, 17 beloved grandchildren: Caitlin, Matthew, Michael, Timothy, Kalin, Sean, Emily, Connor, Daniel, Patrick, Brenden, Molly, Mary, Madeline, Erynn, Elizabeth, Nolan and 17 truly cherished great grandchildren : Emmett, Cooper, Elizabeth, Jake, Callen, Dermot, Samantha, Thomas, Declan, John, Amelia, Riley, Lyla, Penelope, Catherine, Olivia and Carter.

Larry’s deceased sons, Michael and Anthony greeted him as he went home to God. A funeral Mass and celebration of Larry’s life will be held in the near future. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Larry’s memory can be made to St Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, Long Valley, NJ (https://stlukeparishlv.com/) and the Seeing Eye of Morristown NJ (https://www.seeingeye.org/donate.html).

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Sue Zelda Stember died on 3/6/2021 at her home in South Brunswick. She was 98 years old. She was the wife of the late Charles Herbert Stember, and is survived by her children: Nicholas Samuel Stember and Emily Maxine van Wincoop, son-in-law Eric van Wincoop and Sam’s wife, Majken Moeller Stember, grandchildren Sophia, Oliver and Henry as well as a great many friends in Princeton, Israel, Taiwan, and other parts of the world. Before moving to this area she was a professional singer on radio, television and stages in the United States, Israel and other countries. She recorded for Radio Free Europe and travelled with a USO Unit entertaining our soldiers during World War II. She appeared on the Arthur Godfrey Show, Chance of a Lifetime, and a weekly show on Channel 13 for three years.

Over the years that she lived in Princeton, she was involved in Home Front, the Princeton Photography Club, Community Without Walls, the Jewish Center, On Stage and the Havurah.

She was Golde in Fiddler on the Roof at McCarter and in Washington State Park. Her photographs of children are in many homes in this area. An online gathering for friends and family will be held at a future date.

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Princeton students address COVID-19’s harm on mental health

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

One of the negative impacts of COVID-19 has been the toll the pandemic has taken on adults’ and students’ mental health.

As local municipalities and school districts continue to assess the changes in mental health, the Princeton Youth Advisory Committee (PYAC) sought to address the topic of mental health directly in a forum discussion about potential solutions, current findings, and pandemic effects facing Princeton students and youth.

The panel discussion on March 11 featured Council President Leticia Fraga; Corner House Prevention Programs Coordinator Riva Levy, who is also a clinician at Princeton House Behavioral Health; Princeton Family Institute social worker and clinician Claudia Webster; and Princeton High School senior Yash Roy, who is a student liaison to the Princeton Board of Education.

Responses were read from Kristina Donovan, a supervisor of guidance K-12 at Princeton Public Schools.

“Our municipality, unfortunately, none of our boards and committees specifically address mental health issues. Mental health is something that is being highlighted in the pandemic as something that is sorely needed and that we need to pursue,” Fraga said.

“I am aware that many families in our com-

munity, they recognize that their student is struggling not just academically through remote learning and also experiencing being stressed and having issues with their mental well-being.”

Fraga explained that the issue is also not hitting every family the same.

“For families that do not have the resources to access help, such as counseling, how are we going to provide that? I know early on that when our students were doing remote learning, one of the issue that came to the top was the lack of access to just technology but an internet connection,” she said. “Something we are still working on and coming soon through a grant made available to the municipality, we will be able to provide free WiFi at several of our affordable housing developments.”

During the discussion, Roy would spotlight a Board of Education student liaison survey, which was sent to Princeton High School students that showcased the stress contributing negatively to student wellbeing.

“I think a couple major issues stood out. Almost 80% of our students have felt overly stressed or overwhelmed in the last month. I think this shows just how stressful the entire situation with the pandemic has been with online school,” he said. “About 62% of the students surveyed, which is about 700 kids out of 1,600 at PHS, said their workload felt higher or above average from what they felt was normal or regular.”

On the opened-ended questions, they had a question for students on what has been working for them in school.

“It was pretty frightening to see more than half the people that wrote something, wrote there is nothing working,” Roy said.

He added that even though that might be an oversimplification, they did find that what was working had been more time to interact with their peers and more interactive classes. The importance on the reintroduction of clubs and activities, students having more conversations if for a short amount of time with their guidance counselor or teacher, were seen by Roy as a way to improve the negative impacts of the pandemic.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the October 2020 House Pulse Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 37.4% of New Jersey adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders compared to the national average of 37.7% during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, among the adults who reported experiencing symptoms, 19.8% had reported that they needed therapy or counseling, but did not receive it in the four-week period of the study, compared to the national average of 22.5% at that time.

Donovan noted to PYAC that during the current pandemic the volume of students utilizing mental services has increased.

When asked about how Princeton Public Schools at large plan to work with the stu-

dents moving forward, so all students can access the services without overwhelming counselors, she said by balancing small group counseling sessions with individual sessions is the best way to move forward.

“If a group of students are struggling with a similar issue there is much evidence to support small group counseling for students and meeting in small group session over a few weeks to help address these issues,” she said. “Obviously I would like to hire more counselors, but I am realistic about budget constraints.

“Another important factor is also supporting our counselors and sharing good news with them and not only bad,” she said.

Levy added to Donovan’s response by suggesting that students having different chat groups would be a great opportunity for students to talk.

“Not a therapeutic group, but more of an opportunity for the students to get together and talk. So at lunch time a small group of juniors will meet and chat,” she said.

“There is such a need to be together and to talk and learn from each other. These kinds of informal gatherings could really make a difference.”

Additionally, Webster also suggested that there be the chats and clubs, but also have an international cultural night.

“Some fun socialization and maybe that could help. Start something every two weeks that would promote this getting together and inclusion,” she added.

Princeton residents can choose from 10 options to rename Witherspoon school

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

Should the former John Witherspoon Middle School be renamed the Elizabeth Stockton Middle School?

How about the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation Middle School, the Shirley Satterfield Middle School or just plain old Princeton Community School?

Those are among the 10 names being batted around in a quest to rename the grades 6-8 middle school on Walnut Lane.

The former John Witherspoon Middle School has been known as the Princeton Unified Middle School since August 2020.

Princeton residents – whether or not they have students enrolled in the district – may weigh in on the selection of a new name for the school, thanks to a community survey being distributed by the Princeton Public Schools on its website at princetonk12.org.

The deadline to vote is April 1.

Among the other names in the running are the Albert Einstein Middle School, the John Lewis Middle School, the Michelle Obama Middle School, the Paul Robeson Middle School, the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Middle School and the Walnut Lane Middle School.

The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will announce the new name of the middle school in May, based on the results of voting by Princeton Unified Middle School students and community members.

The move to rename the middle school was triggered by a petition signed by more than 1,500 people that circulated last summer.

Witherspoon was a signer of the Decla-

ration on Independence and the sixth president of Princeton University. But he also owned slaves, and that was the impetus for the petition and the movement for the name change.

The petition stated that “in the midst of the ongoing support of the Black Lives Matter movement, this has created the opportune moment for the John Witherspoon School to rid itself of its slave-owning and anti-abolitionist namesake, John Witherspoon.

“The school’s name and Witherspoon’s legacy creates a hostile environment for both the middle school and the district’s racially diverse study body,” the petition stated.

This is not the first time that renaming the school was raised, but the current effort to rename it grew out of the petition that was circulated by Princeton High School alumnus Geoffrey Allen. School district officials also raised the issue in the context of racial justice.

Allen, who said he did not know much about Witherspoon until he began to research and learn more about the man, said Witherspoon’s history belongs in a museum. Witherspoon does not deserve to have a school named after him.

But there is more to the story, as the John Witherspoon Middle School came to its name in a roundabout way.

Shirley Satterfield, whose roots in Princeton extend several generations and who is familiar with the history of the historically Black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, traced the history of the school and how it received its name.

Elizabeth Stockton was a former slave

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Arts Council of Princeton faces challenges with creativity A year ago on March 16, the Arts Council of Princeton announced the temporary closure of the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts due to growing concerns about COVID-19.

After a year that challenged everything we knew to be true, we’ve never been so grateful, or so proud, of the community we’ve built here together.

Facing a challenge with creativity is nothing new to Arts Council community, but the onset of COVID-19 propelled this instinct to new heights. Within days, plans were hatched for a community mask-making project that would ultimately provide more than 2,000 free fabric masks to members of our community.

Simultaneously, we launched apART together, a series of art-making opportunities that helped people feel less alone at the height of lockdown isolation. Particularly special was our Community Sketchbook Project, prompting hundreds of drawings and journal entries documenting the authors’ feelings. We were there to listen and to applaud the effort it takes to express one’s true sentiments when maybe, we were their only ear.

Our educational offerings and outreach programs to low-income seniors and children quickly pivoted online, allowing our dedicated students to maintain a morsel of normalcy and continue to make art at home. Embracing the virtual art studio allowed us to reach those well beyond our

immediate community and soon, folks from around the country were tuning in to connect with others through art.

Our partnership with the Princeton University Art Museum welcomed upwards of 900 virtual attendees for free art lessons every Thursday evening and continues to be a big hit.

When summer arrived and beckoned us to emerge from our homes and safely enjoy Princeton’s public spaces, the Arts Council partnered with the municipality to produce six-foot safety markers, clear signage to navigate pickup lanes and mandated mask areas, and a mural to remind us that we are at our best when working together.

In the months that followed, our team worked together to bring more art to more people. Virtual performances and artist talks, public art, and small, in-person classes and workshops engaged those near and far.

As we continue into this next chapter, we take the lessons we learned along the way to guide our intentions, shape our programming, and ensure creative opportunities for everyone. There is so much to look forward to.

On behalf of the Arts Council of Princeton, I extend a heartfelt and sincere thank you for being along for the ride. We’re happy you’re here.

Adam Welch is the executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton.

and Christian missionary who later gained her freedom, Satterfield said. She started the first school in Princeton to teach Black children by day and Black adults at night, beginning in the 1830s.

The school that Stockton founded was on the west side of Witherspoon Street, south of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church.

In 1872, a new school building for Black children was built on the corner of Witherspoon Street and Maclean Street. It was called the Witherspoon Street School, Satterfield said.

In 1909, another new school was built at

35 Quarry St. Its historic name was the Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children.

While the Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children taught Black children through eighth grade, White children attended the Nassau Street School at 185 Nassau St. When the public school district was integrated in 1948, the Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children on Quarry Street became the grades 6-8 junior high school. The name carried over – with a slight modification – to the new school on Walnut Lane when it opened in 1965.

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 1st day of April, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., the Princeton Planning Board will conduct a public hearing to determine whether to recommend to the Princeton Council that the study area (as defined below) or any part of it should be determined to be an area in need of redevelopment.

Because of the state of emergency in New Jersey regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the meeting will be held electronically via “Zoom.” Instructions for how to access the meeting are below and will also be posted on the home page of Princeton’s website (www.princetonnj.gov).

Computer/mobile device: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89709622624 Webinar ID: 897 0962 2624 Or join the meeting with the following methods: One tap mobile US: +13126266799,,89709622624# or +13017158592,,89709622624# Dial by your location (US) +1 301 715 8592 (Washington D.C.) or +1 312 626 6799 (Chicago) or +1 646 558 8656 (New York) or +1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma) or +1 346 248 7799 (Houston) or +1 669 900 9128 (San Jose) International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbEUGQFku The subject of the hearing will be the Planning Board’s preliminary investigation to determine whether the “study area”, which consists of Princeton Shopping Center (PSC), a vacant parcel located between the PSC and Terhune Avenue; Grover Park; and three properties located at the southeast corner of North Harrison Street and Clearview Avenue.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON at a regular meeting on January 21, 2021 adopted the Findings of Fact for the following application: APPLICANT:

Thaddeus Pronel – J. McLaughlin Minor Site Plan w/variance - signage File #P2020-810PM LOCATION: 17 Witherspoon Street; Block 27.01, Lot 4.02 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Addition of a 26 square foot “J. McLaughlin” sign on the north façade of the building.

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. The building is closed to the public so to review this material please submit your request to: clerksoffice@princetonnj.gov Kerry A. Philip, Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD PP, 1x, 3/19/2021 Fee: $30.80 Affidavit: $15.00 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON at a regular meeting on March 4, 2021 adopted the Findings of Fact for the following application: APPLICANT: Trustees of Princeton University Prelim/Final Major Site Plan – Soccer Stadium and Practice Field File #P2020-870P LOCATION: Faculty and Fitzrandolph Roads; Block 50.01, Lot 18 NATURE OF APPLICATION: New soccer stadium with a grass field and artificial turf practice field.

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. The building is closed to the public so to review this material please submit your request to: clerksoffice@princetonnj.gov Kerry A. Philip, Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD PP, 1x, 3/19/2021 Fee: $30.80 Affidavit: $15.00 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON at a special meeting on November 17, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact for the following application: APPLICANT: Trustees of Princeton University Prelim/Final Major Site Plan – East Campus Garage File #P2020-854P LOCATION: Faculty and Fitzrandolph Roads; Block 50.01, Lot 18 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Construction of an approximately 500,000 sq. ft. six level parking garage.

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here was a time when if the K-5 and making it a much you mentioned to somesportier and elegant looking one that they should choice. consider purchasing a vehicle But, the folks at Kia are made by South Korean auto not about to rest on their laumaker Kia, you might get a rels at this point. Why stop sour reaction. when you are on a roll, right?

Maybe a twisted face look.

Enter the 2021 Kia SorenOr, just a quick, “No, I’m lookto, another mid-sized SUV or ing to get a Honda or Toyota.” crossover in their lineup. For Needless to say, those days 2021 Kia scrapped the softer are long gone, folks. curvier look of the former In fact, in many ways and in generation Sorento and came Peter Perrotta several head-to-head compariup with an all-new design sons of product line, I would from the ground up – inside venture to say that South Korean car mak- and out. ers Kia and Hyundai have not only caught I recently settled behind wheel of the up to their more mature Asian competitors all-new Sorento for one week putting the Honda, Toyota and Nissan, but have sur- 2021 Kia Sorento X-Line AWD model passed them in some areas. through its paces.

Kia, for one, is on a tremendously hot There’s a lot to like in this new roll right now with redesigning some of Sorento. While not perfect, this generathe key cars and SUVs in its lineup and tion Sorento, which is assembled in West Point, Georgia, has much more eye appeal coming up with big popular winners.

In 2020, Kia introduced the Kia Tel- pop. It is bolder, sportier and more rugluride, a mid-sized crossover SUV, into ged looking then its predecessor on the its lineup to great fanfare. It was imme- outside.

It features a new tiger nosed front diately popular. Most dealers sold out of the Telluride quickly and were charging grille, a bolder looking wrap around front premium prices over sticker and getting it. hood, slicker looking LED lights, a more This year, Kia also completely rede- muscular and athletic looking side shape signed the Optima sedan, a vehicle it has and new alloy wheel choices. had in its lineup since 2011, rebadging it On the inside, it lends itself to a more

ruggedly elegant look to go along with the sportier, bolder exterior.

The X-line that I tested is a whole new trim level for the Sorento. It features more off-road capabilities, a 1-inch higher ground clearance, improved approach and departure angles, more advanced AWD with a snow and sport mode.

Under the hood, it now offers a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine (191 horsepower), a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder, turbo engine (281 horsepower) and a state-of-the-art 1.6 liter 4 cylinder turbo hybrid with a 22 kilowatt electric motor to boost it (227 horsepower).

My test vehicle was equipped with the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder turbo engine. It was paired with an 8 speed wet dual clutch automatic transmission.

Overall, there is a lot to like in this newly redesigned Kia Sorento. It looks good. It is plenty roomy inside.

The new platform and engine and transmission give it a smooth and aggressive ride. It is plenty powerful and handles and steers very smoothly. It takes bumps and off-roading well, too.

My main criticism of this new Kia is with its infotainment system – the center screen that is now the central communication system and systems operation for all cars these days.

It’s come to the point where these new

infotainment systems – as they are called – are much like your smart phone or laptop in that if they don’t interface with want you are asking them to do easily, life can be quite frustrating.

My tester featured the upgraded 12.3 inch digital instrument cluster, a Bose premium sound system, surround view monitor and a blind spot monitor.

While most manufacturers have upgraded the telematics systems in their vehicles to the point where they interface with the user smoothly and effortlessly, Kia seems to need to improve this part of their upgrades.

The Kia infotainment system works, but I found it to be cumbersome and confusing to operate. You can’t easily navigate through what you need to do to sync your phone or music.

The graphics provided on the screen for its functions are confusing and outdated and when you enter in an address for it to find for navigation it takes forever to search and find the address you input.

The voice recognition system works well.

Overall, I would say the redo is a success and this vehicle is well worth considering if you are in the market for a midsized crossover. But, if Kia wants to hit a grand slam instead of just a solo home run, it would do well to give its infotainment system an upgrade.

The test car I drove for a week carries a bottom line sticker price of $44,285.

The off-road friendly X-Line model is top of the line and carries an base price of $42,590, which includes the X-line package as standard equipment.

The only other added options on my tester included: $200 for the X-line rust interior package; $210 for carpeted floor mats; $115 for carpeted cargo mats with seat back protection and an destination and delivery charge of $1,170.

The EPA gas mileage ratings for the Sorento are 24 miles per gallon overall – 28 mpg for highway driving and 21 mpg in city driving. Its estimated annual fuel cost is $1,700.

The new Sorento has not received a crash test rating from the government’s 5-star safety test yet.

Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears weekly. He can be contacted for questions and comments at pperrotta@comcast.net.

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