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Princeton University under investigation for racial discrimination

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into whether Princeton University has violated provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs that receive federal funds.

Depending on the results of the investigation, which was announced in a Sept. 16 letter to Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber, the U.S. Department of Education may seek to recover more than $75 million in Title IV taxpayer funds awarded to the university, as well as a possible fine.

Title IV is the federal student financial aid program, under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Princeton University disagrees with those assertions, and in a statement released by its Officer of Communications, the university “stands by its representations to the department and the public that it complies with all laws and regulations governing equal opportunity, non-discrimination and harassment.”

In its Sept. 16 letter to Eisgruber, the U.S. Department of Education wrote that since 2013, when he became president, Princeton University “has repeatedly represented and warranted to the U.S. Department of Education (its) compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“Title VI provides no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits

of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,” the letter said.

“Based on its admitted racism, the U.S. Department of Education is concerned Princeton’s nondiscrimination and equal opportunity assurances inits Program Participation Agreements from at least 2013 to the present may have been false.

“The department is further concerned that Princeton perhaps knew, or should have known, these assurances were false at the time they were made,” according to the Sept. 16 letter.

The investigation by the U.S. Department of Education stems from a Sept. 2 letter that Eisgruber wrote to the Princeton University community which outlined the steps that the Ivy League university would take to address systemic racism at Princeton in the wake of the deaths of several Black men and women by police.

In the Sept. 2 letter, Eisgruber wrote that “we must ask how Princeton can address systemic racism in the world, and we must ask how to address it within our own community,” even though for the past 50 years, it has made efforts to be more inclusive.

Eisgruber acknowledged that for most of its 274-year history, Princeton University “intentionally and systematically excluded people of color, women, Jews and other minorities.” The university now takes pride in the diversity of its community, he wrote.

“Racism and the damage it does to people of color nevertheless persists at Princeton as in our society, sometimes by conscious

intention but more often through unexamined assumptions and stereotypes, ignorance or insensitivity,” Eisgruber wrote.

“Racist assumptions from the past also remain embedded in structures of the university itself,” he wrote, pointing to academic departmental emphasis on European languages and cultures, but only one small program in African studies.

In its Sept. 16 letter to Eisgruber, the U.S. Department of Education noted the university’s decision to “undertake enhanced efforts to expand diversity of the faculty pipeline and aspire to increase by 50% the number of

tenured or tenure-track faculty members from underrepresented groups over the next five years” as as admission of racism.

Princeton University also plans to broaden and diversify its vendors, consultants, professional firms and other business partners, which the U.S. Department of Education claimed was also an admission of racism. The Sept. 16 letter stated that “because of racism, you announced race-based ‘diversity’ measures for hiring, procurement, teaching, fellowship and research funding.”

As a result, the U.S. Department of Education has requested records from Princeton Universi-

ty, some dating to 2013, within 21 calendar days. “The serious, even shocking nature of Princeton’s admissions compel the Department to move with all appropriate speed,” according to the Sept. 16 letter.

Princeton University officials also have been asked to respond to several questions, including how many persons “were excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance by Princeton University” since 2015, and whether that number is evidence of systemic or embedded racism.

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A squirrel hides in the brush on the grounds of Monument Hall in Princeton during a calm evening.

Alumni make history with major gift to Princeton University that will name two dormitories

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Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano have made a major gift to Princeton University, a $20 million contribution that is the largest gift to date by Black and Latino donors, and one of a few extraordinary alumni commitments to the university’s strategic goal of undergraduate expansion, with the construction of two adjoining dormitories in one of the two new residential colleges being built at Princeton.

In recognition of their philanthropy and leadership, the university will name two buildings in their honor. One of the dormitories will be named for Jones, a member of the Class of 1993, and the other will be named for her husband, Feliciano, a member of the Class of 1994, according to information provided by the university.

“Kwanza and José bring strong values and deep dedication to their philanthropy as well as their work as volunteer leaders on behalf of the university, and I am deeply grateful for their extraordinary commitment to Princeton,”

President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 said in the statement.

“Their generosity makes possible new dormitories that are essential to Princeton’s future. Through their visionary gift, Kwanza and José are enabling us to increase the number of outstanding undergraduates we admit and to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds.

“In addition to supporting the expansion of the undergraduate population, which is among the university’s highest priorities, this historic gift from Kwanza and José diversifies Princeton’s institutional narrative in meaningful ways by weaving their names, identities and experiences into our shared campus tapestry.

As we strive to make Princeton a fully inclusive community, we are fortunate to have their partnership.”

The university began con-

struction on the two colleges, located south of Poe Field and east of Elm Drive, earlier this year.

The new residential colleges — which are scheduled to open in time for the 2022-23 academic year — will allow Princeton to expand the undergraduate student body by about 10% while also providing the flexibility so that other campus housing can be renovated or replaced.

The addition of approximately 500 undergraduates will allow the university to admit more talented students who will realize the benefits of a Princeton education, enhance the diversity and vitality of the campus community, and contribute to society after their graduations, according to the statement.

“As Princeton nears its 275 years of existence, it’s difficult to imagine that there are many ‘firsts’ that remain. These build-

ings will be the first at Princeton named after Black and Latino benefactors,” Jones said in the statement, noting that she and Feliciano intentionally signed the gift agreement during the THRIVE conference, an event in 2019 that celebrated Princeton’s Black alumni. “This is a first we are humbled and honored by. A first that, to paraphrase Toni Morrison, helps us ensure that Princeton is — and institutions of higher education are — not just the place of the idea, but the idea of the place. And that idea represents progress and possibilities.

“Our idea of making a lasting impact was set in motion during our discussions with Princeton prior to attending Adelante,” Jones said in the statement, referring to the 2017 event that celebrated Princeton’s Latino alumni.

“A few years later, José and I memorialized this gift at THRIVE,

along with my sister and fellow Princeton alumna, Dr. Meta DuEwa Jones ’95. This was an immense source of pride for me, JoseÃÅ, Meta and our families.

It was progress and possibilities realized.

“We see this gift as the color of commitment. It celebrates the many contributions to Princeton’s legacy from its diverse students and alumni making a tremendous impact in the world,” Jones continued. “It represents what it means for us to individually and collectively thrive. It demonstrates that people of color belong in the room and sit at the table as patrons and co-creators to help the university to continue to do the work of service to humanity. Most importantly, during this time of national reckoning on race and racial injustice, it highlights the benefits that diversity, inclusion and belonging can bring. Princeton is a

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Executive and artistic director leaves Princeton Festival The Princeton Festival announced that Richard Tang Yuk, executive and artistic director and one of the organization’s founders, has decided to leave the festival.

“After 16 wonderful years with the Princeton Festival, I am excited to pass the reins to its next leaders and watch the Festival continue to thrive and move to the next level,” Tang Yuk said in a statement released on Sept. 18. “I will forever cherish the great experiences I enjoyed at the festival, which is so dear to my heart. They would not have been possible without the support and commit-

ment of our Board of Trustees.”

Gregory Jon Geehern, the festival’s associate conductor and assistant to the artistic director, has been appointed acting artistic director. Geehern, a conductor, pianist, singer, and scholar, prepared and led many festival choruses.

“Everyone associated with the Princeton Festival is sorry to see Richard leave,” Benedikt von Schröder, chair of the Board of Trustees, said in the statement.

“He was instrumental in building the Festival into a major presence in the cultural life of our community and our region. We

hope to honor him with a special celebration in the near future.

“Part of Richard’s legacy is an outstanding staff, including Gregory Geehern. We are confident that they will maintain the Festival’s high artistic standards and provide the basis for future growth,” he said.

Under Tang Yuk’s leadership, the Princeton Festival grew from two events and four performances in 2004 to 22 performances of eight events plus 20 free lectures and workshops in 2019, according to the statement.

Its offerings, acclaimed by

such publications as Opera News and The New York Times, include opera, musicals, Baroque music, jazz, dance, and multimedia.

This past June, when the pandemic made live performance impossible, it launched “Virtually Yours,” a highly successful online season with 50 separate events.

For information, visit www. princetonfestival.org or call 609759-1979.

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Weekends, through November

Through Monday, Sept. 28

Terhune Orchards will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept.

19 to Nov. 1 for Fall Family Fun Weekends.

Enjoy live music by local bands from noon to 4 p.m. Find your way out of the cornstalk maze and hay bale maze. Take a family stroll through the farm trail and sunflower trail.

Children can enjoy pony rides, rubber duck races, the hippity hop corral, the barnyard, the tractor play area and the Adventure Barn.

At the main farm during Fall Family Weekends, visit the pickyour-own pumpkin patch. Free pumpkin painting with the purchase of a 5 pound pumpkin.

The fall food tent has picnic bags ready with BBQ chicken, mac & cheese, homemade soup and chili with sides, ready to grab-n-go.

General admission is required for the winery. Light fare of cheese plates and chips and salsa bags are available. Groups and tables are limited to six guests and have a 2-hour time limit. Masks required until seated at table.

The farm store or tented outdoor market are brimming with varieties of apples, fresh vegetables and herbs grown on the farm, as well as apple cider donuts, apple cider and an array of fresh baked goods and treats.

Admission to Fall Family Fun Weekends is $10, ages 3 and up.

Pumpkins, food and pony rides are not included in admission.

All entry to the farm on Cold Soil Road, Princeton, including winery and farm store, must be purchased in advance with online timed admission tickets. Visit www.terhuneorchards.com Tickets are valid for three hours after entry. Mask are required on premise for all guests 3 year and older.

For more information, call 609924-2310; or visit www.terhuneorchards.com or Facebook.com/ terhuneorchards

Fri., September 25

A virtual Victorian Pressed Flower Wreath Workshop will be held at noon on Sept. 25 at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton.

Cost is $35, or $25 for Friends of Morven.

To register, visit www.mor-

The West Windsor Arts Council and the African American Parent Support Group invite the community to participate in a community art project.

Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags, participants will create a community flag installation at the West Windsor Arts Center, setting intentions for an anti-racist society and marking the art center as an anti-racist institution.

All community members are invited to participate and make squares for the flags. No art experience is necessary. Messages of hate will not be tolerated.

Through Sept. 28, pick up flags to decorate and drop off flags when finished.

On Sept. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1, flags will be sown.

For more information, visit https://westwindsorarts.org/volunteer/

Tues., September 29

Innovation Forum is an annual competition and networking event showcasing Princeton research with the potential to be commercialized. Each participant will present a short pitch followed by Q&A from a feedback panel. Audience members will have the opportunity to interact with the presenters through on-screen demo stations.

Since 2005, this event has showcased innovations in engineering and the natural sciences in conjunction with the Office of Technology Licensing. This year, the Keller Center and the Humanities Council at Princeton are adding a track focused on innovations in the humanities and social sciences.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required by visiting www.tfaforms. com/4846174

Celebrate Richard Stockton’s birthday with a tulip planting workshop at 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton.

Free for Friends of Morven; or $10 for the general public.

To register, visit www.morven. org For more information, visit www.facebook.com/morven. museum.garden; Instagram @morvenmuseum; or Twitter @MorvenMuseum

Wed., September 30 The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its Business After Business Virtual Event from 5-7 p.m.

Sept. 30 – networking followed by an informative program.

For the registration link, visit https://princetonmercerchamber. org/

A reading by Rabih Alameddine and seniors from the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creating Writing will take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 via Zoom.

Alameddine is the author of five novels and a book of short stories whose sixth novel, “The Wrong End of the Telescope,” will be published by Grove in Spring/Summer 2021, and several seniors in the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University.

The C.K. Williams Reading Series showcases senior thesis students of the Program in Creative Writing with established writers as special guests.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information and the Zoom link, visit https://arts.princeton.edu/events/c-k-williams-reading-by-rabih-alameddine/ Kim Carlos, founder of the Urban Mental Health Alliance, founder of Kimme Carlos Motivational Consulting, and co-founder and lead facilitator of Sister Wellness Retreats: Healing Spaces for Black Women, will speak during a workshop titled “COVID-19, Youth of Color and Suicide Risk Indicators” at 10 a.m. Sept. 30.

The Mercer County Division of Mental Health, in partnership with the state Traumatic Loss Coalition and NJ Hope and Healing, will present the 90-minute presentation addressing the impact of systemic injustices on risk factors for suicide in youth of color, and will include topics such as trauma associated with structural racism, generational poverty and disparities related to COVID-19.

The program will be presented live via WebEx. Registration is required.

Visit www.mercercounty.org/ Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/5892/20

Through Wed., Sept. 30

Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWS) is partnering with D&R Greenway Land Trust to mount a wildlife-focused 50th anniversary Juried Exhibition online through Sept. 30.

A virtual awards ceremony will

include a special new award on occasion of GSWS’ 50th anniversary, the D&R Greenway James Fiorentino Nature Art Award. Opportunities to experience the exhibit include a virtual gallery, a virtual talk with featured artists, and a familyfriendly scavenger hunt.

This exhibit celebrates the natural world with a sense of urgency to save it from loosened regulations and increasing environmental concerns. It recognizes the value found in the lands of D&R Greenway that have become a critical connection for people, for inspiration and restorative meditation.

Garden State Watercolor’s exhibit “Out of the Wild” portrays human relationships with the wild landscape, flora and fauna with creative imagination. This exhibit was juried by Steve Zazenski, AWS, who is known for his colorful landscapes depicting coastal New England, Europe and the Caribbean.

Art is available for sale online, with part of each purchase a donation to support D&R Greenway’s charitable mission of preserving and caring for land, and inspiring a conservation ethic.

Featured in the outdoor scavenger hunt is the second annual mini-art exhibit “Beautiful Creatures” that includes 90 5 inch by 7 inch images of earth’s creatures created by 47 artists. Artists were challenged to paint using only secondary colors of orange, green and purple. This special exhibit follows the popular 2019 challenge that focused on primary colors of red, yellow and blue.

The community is invited to wear a mask to seek and find this year’s “Beautiful Creatures” as laminated art placed throughout the town of Princeton and at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center campus that includes Greenway Meadows on Rosedale Road.

For more information, visit www.gswcs.com and www.drgreenway.org.

McCarter @Home will feature “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a nationwide watch and panel discussion, through Sept. 30.

Representative Lewis’s legacy of fearless protest comes to life through the movie, plus participate in a discussion of Lewis’s legacy of fearless protest and how to keep his campaign for justice alive.

For more information, visit https://www.mccarter.org/johnlewis

Wednesdays, October 7 to December 16 The Princeton Family YMCA will hold a series of “Paths to Suc-

cess,” a weekly online interview series for students in grade 6 and above, from 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 7-Dec. 16.

The schedule is: • Oct. 7 – Natalie Madero, technical project manager in the Information Technology industry • Oct. 14 – Cory J. Parks MBA, vice president, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Oct. 21 – Ron Carter, deputy assistant director, United States Marshall Service • Oct. 28 – Abi Shitta-Bey, high school math teacher/STEM educator • Nov. 4 – Zara Northover OLY, 2008 Summer Olympian and product manager, Quicken Loans • Nov. 11 – Marlon Davila, fine artist self-employed at www.7ovechild.com • Nov. 18 – Matt Roseborough, EMT and firefighter in Baltimore • Dec. 2 – Ramon Basie, business consultant, Insperity • Dec. 9 – Monique Jones, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Stuart Day School, Princeton • Dec. 16 – Patrick and Pushawn Brown, brothers and high school football coaches Princeton public school students can receive community service hours for participation.

The link to the Zoom webinar will be sent after registration is completed.

To register, visit https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/B77YKFF or contact Mike Roseborough at Mroseborough@PrincetonYMCA. org

Wed., October 7 & Thurs., October 22 and Thurs., October 29

The film series “Combahee Experimental: Celebrating Black Women’s Experimental Filmmaking,” presented by Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts, will be a three-event series celebrating the work of Black women filmmakers and their cinematic contributions to contemporary visual culture, curated by Simone Leigh and Tina Campt, at 6 p.m.

Oct. 7, 22 and 29 via Zoom.

The series is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

For more information and the Zoom link, visit arts.princeton.edu/ vis-film-series

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HEALTH MATTERS

By Sean Naini, D.O.

Flu Shots Especially Important This Year

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etting a flu shot has always been an important health precaution, but today, with coronavirus — more commonly known as COVID-19 — continuing to spread throughout the country and the world, it is even more critical.

Everyone six months of age and older, unless their doctor says otherwise, should get vaccinated against the flu annually.

If you have never had the flu shot before, talk to your doctor first, but don’t wait. With flu season approaching and a second COVID-19 wave expected this fall, the time to protect yourself is now.

The COVID-19 Connection It is important to remember that the flu shot will not protect you from COVID-19.

What it will do is protect you from the flu, or at least lessen its severity should you contract it. If you are 65 or older or have a chronic lung condition, a pneumonia shot is also recommended.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that between 39 million and 56 million Americans became ill with the flu last year. While the vast majority recovered, as many as 740,000 people were hospitalized and between 24,000 and 62,000 died.

This year’s flu season is complicated by the coronavirus.

Consider that if you get the flu and then are later exposed to the COVID-19 or contract them both at once, an already bad situation can become far worse. Your body is already weakened by fighting one illness and adding another serious illness on top of it can increase the risk for complications.

Recognizing Symptoms It can be challenging to distinguish the signs of the flu from coronavirus, but getting a flu shot potentially takes out some of the guesswork, making it more likely that you will recognize the symptoms of COVID-19 should you contract the virus.

Common symptoms that COVID-19 and flu share include: • Fever or feeling feverish/chills • Cough • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • Fatigue (tiredness) • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle pain or body aches • Headache • Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults Other signs and symptoms of COVID-19, different from flu, may include change in or loss of taste or smell.

You should seek immediate medical attention at the first sign of any of the above symptoms so your condition can be evaluated quickly. If it is the flu, you can potentially be treated for that. If it is COVID-19, the proper steps can be taken so

you get treated appropriately and also protect others from being exposed.

The Best Time for a Flu Shot is Now Flu season generally begins in the fall and runs into spring, peaking between December and February.

It takes about two weeks for your body to build up antibodies to protect you from the flu, so now is a good time to get the vaccine.

The most common form of the vaccine is a standard-dose flu shot, which is typically administered with a needle into the muscle in your arm. Some seasons, the vaccine is available in a nasal spray as an option for children and people who cannot tolerate needles. Older adults may receive a high-dose flu shot, which contains four times the antigen — the part of the vaccine that helps your body build up protection against flu viruses. This increased dose offers older people a better immune response, and therefore, better protection against flu.

It is important to note that the flu vaccine is not an active virus, meaning you cannot get the flu from the vaccine. Side effects of the vaccine are typically mild and may include soreness or redness at the site of the shot, low-grade fever, and aches.

It is also important to note that the flu vaccine does not make you more susceptible to the coronavirus.

In addition to the vaccine, you can protect against the flu – and COVID-19 – by taking the following precautions, as advised by the CDC: • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

• If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. This will help prevent spreading your ill-

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ness to others.

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Practice other good health habits. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

The CDC also recommends these additional measures to protect against COVID-19: • Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when around others. Everyone should wear a mask in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household.

• Stay at least six feet away from other people who do not live in your household.

• Monitor your health daily and be alert for symptoms. Take your temperature and call your doctor if symptoms develop.

While there is not yet a vaccine for COVID-19, you can effectively protect yourself against the flu and reduce your risk for serious complications, by getting a flu shot today.

For more information or to find a physician with Penn Medicine Princeton Health, call 1-888-742-7496 or visit www. princetonhcs.org.

Sean Naini, D.O., is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the medical staff at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

By Michele S. Byers

Remediation of contaminated land will fulfill a dream for Liberty State Park

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iberty State Park in Jersey City – the state’s most popular park, with more than five million annual visitors – has been called New Jersey’s Central Park.

But it has something Central Park doesn’t have: spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Manhattan skyline, New York Harbor and the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge.

This state we’re in got good news recently when the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it will move ahead with long-discussed plans to improve Liberty State Park by cleaning up contaminated land in its interior section and opening it to the public.

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The restoration will expand the park’s usable acreage by 40%, with over 7 miles of new trails.

Two of the plan’s most enthusiastic supporters are Sam Pesin, son of park founder Morris Pesin and president of the Friends of Liberty State Park; and Greg Remaud, head of the New York-New Jersey Baykeeper advocacy group.

As the state prepares to introduce park restoration plans at a public meeting this fall, Sam and Greg spoke with the New Jersey Conservation Foundation about the park, its history, their hopes for its future and why New Jerseyans should support the restoration. Here are some highlights: Q: Why is Liberty State Park so important to all of New Jersey?

Sam: Liberty State Park is priceless and sacred public land – a very scarce urban open space in a densely populated area.

The park has been shown, especially during the pandemic, to be essential for emotional health, physical health, mental health and spiritual health. It’s so crucial to the quality of life of urban people, and it certainly uplifts the spirits of all who visit.

Greg: Hudson County is among the most densely populated counties in the country and there’s not a lot of green spaces, especially large green spaces. You come to Liberty State Park and there are natural treasures, cultural treasures, historical treasures, recreational treasures. There’s something for everyone, with great iconic symbols that people from around the world enjoy.

Q: Sam, is it true the effort to create Liberty State Park began with a canoe ride taken by your father in 1958?

Sam: I was 7 years old when my parents took my sister and me to see the Statue of Liberty. We got to the statue and my father looked toward Jersey City and saw an eyesore, junkstrewn, desolate waterfront.

He got the vision of creating a beautiful park on the waterfront to honor the Statue of Liberty, provide open space for the people of our city and state, and provide access from New Jersey to the Statue of Liberty.

A year later, he went to the local newspaper to see what he could do to dramatize the idea. The editor said “Why don’t you go out in a rowboat?” He ended up going out in a canoe and it was a seven-minute canoe ride with a reporter to show the close proximity of the neglected shoreline of Jersey City to Lady Liberty.

Q: The first section of Liberty State Park opened in 1976 during the nation’s Bicentennial. What was its impact on the area?

Sam: My father always said the park would be a catalyst for economic development of the waterfront and he was right. The area is now filled with condos and towers.

Greg: It’s now known as New Jersey’s “Gold Coast.” It’s some of the state’s most valuable land.

Q: The Friends of Liberty State Park and the NY-NJ Baykeeper have been fighting for 25 years to get the interior See LIBERTY STATE PARK, Page 5A

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By Huck Fairman

Storms and fire

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he world is changing, the physical world and the political ones.

Fires have been raging not only in our northwest and in California (following record heat and an extended drought), but in Argentina, Indonesia, Brazil, Siberia, the Arctic and Australia. Hurricanes have been ravaging the Gulf states (as well as other coastal nations.) Last week, five separate storms appeared in the Atlantic and Caribbean – something that had happened only once before. Hurricane trackers are running out of names for the storms.

Political disunity and turmoil have prevented nations from coming together to take meaningful corrective steps.

Our president does not acknowledge the climate crisis and has begun the procedures to pull us out of the Paris Climate Accord. But while most nations have yet to live up to their promised emissions reductions, there is little debate among those who have studied the situations that concerted, global responses are needed for the survival of the world as we have known it. Before this administration, this nation frequently led the world in a range of corrective policies, going back to the Marshall Plan after World War II. But our current president shows little understanding or interest in formulating such ameliorative collaboration.

His narcissistic, egocentric, corrupt approach to governing has intensified our political disunity. Many of his closest former department or cabinet appointees, his former personal lawyer, and even his sister have all warned that he is not up to the job, and that he is a danger to the nation and the world. And yet the Republican Senate, and “his base” support, is stumbling on, thereby threatening, by inattention or

misguided policies, a world facing the climate crisis.

But our country is not alone in being divided politically. Hong Kong, Byelorussia (Belarus,) and Russia, the UK, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil, as well as in several Southern Asian states are either reeling from or paralyzed by division – all in a time when the nations of the world need to come together to address the climate crisis.

Additionally, India and China have been fighting in the Himalayas. Taiwan, China, North Korea and the U.S. have been jockeying for control of Western Pacific, sending military units into or over seas and land. Protestors and antiprotestors have been clashing in Kenosha and Portland. The struggles in Yemen and Libya go on, and on, supported by Saudia Arabia, Iran, the U.S. and Russia.

And yet the greatest threat to civilization, the climate crisis, deepens and widens as efforts to deal with it are distracted by these political struggles, by ignorance, and/or outright warfare.

Evidence of the threats that the globe faces can be found no farther away than California, Oregon, Washington and along our Gulf Coast. Our West Coast’s wildfires have devastated numerous towns and parts of the states. One response by California has been to establish new rules making home insurance more affordable. But insurance companies have begun refusing to write new coverage for homes in fireprone areas. This hurts home values and makes homes harder to sell. While the state responded by prohibiting insurance companies from dropping customers in or near fire-prone areas, this ban lasts only to December, and cannot be renewed.

To offset the continuing exodus of insurance companies, the state will also develop standards for how homeowners and communities can reduce their wildfire risks, after which the state will direct insurance companies to cut premiums

for those that comply.

But the insurance companies contend that no one can accurately calculate the reduction of risk. And so, presumably, unless another solution is found, the companies will continue their exodus. This will in turn have a ripple effect through the state and regional (if not national) economies.

Similar issues will be raised along the Gulf Coast communities facing flooding, and similarly along other coasts around the world.

But in addition to wildfires and hurricanes, powerful or record rain events, which have been moving more slowly than their predecessors, can also flood and destroy infrastructure as they linger over locations. Sarah Kapnick of Princeton’s NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics lab warns that climate change has increased the likelihood of such slow-moving storms by 40% since 1900. Why? Because warmer temperatures permit the atmosphere to hold more water, from evaporation drawn up by that increasing warmth. Thus, today’s storms have the potential to dump huge volumes of water as they linger over the cooler land masses.

We as a nation, and the world, face a number of related and very serious climate changes. Many people recognize this, but others, and the political division fomented by differing, but in many cases, uninformed, and misguided political views, threaten nations, and indeed civilization, as it has been, in relative quiet, since the end of the Cold War. Can the term “misguided” be objectively applied to our situation? If it is used to characterize policies that overlook or reject the warnings that science provides about the climate crisis, or the virus, then yes, the term is appropriate. An alternative term might simply be blind – to the threats enveloping the world.

course, for wildlife.

Q: Is using state Natural Resource Damage funds the best way to make sure this restoration project becomes a reality?

Greg: This is really a once in a lifetime funding opportunity.

The project will cost tens of millions of dollars, which will come from the Exxon natural resource damage settlement. These are not taxpayer dollars – this is truly a “polluter pays” project. It offsets the damages to natural resources that occurred.

Q: What can the public do to learn more about and support this restoration?

Greg: The DEP will be holding a virtual public information meeting this fall and after that there will be a public comment period. The public can help out by attending the public information meeting and then writing in support of the project.

Anyone who wants more information can see the state’s press release at https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2020/20_0037. htm or read more on the website https://nj.gov/dep/nrr/restoration/liberty-state-park.html Deep thanks and appreciation to Sam and Greg for their long-term commitment to ensuring that Liberty State Park is

truly a people’s park, and for their diligence in evaluating and responding to the multitude of proposals for park property over the years. Never doubt the power of dedicated individuals to make a huge difference.

Thanks also to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for its commitment to using Natural Resource Damage funds to fulfill the vision of this public open space gem in the midst of New Jersey’s most densely populated region.

As the pandemic has shown, open space and access to nature are critically important to public health and well-being.

With people relying on parks more than ever for outdoor recreation and spiritual nourishment, this project will make more of Liberty State Park available for the public to enjoy.

Be sure to get out this fall and enjoy the beauty of Liberty State Park. In addition to the amazing views from the waterfront, there is the Richard Sullivan Natural Area, a 36-acre salt marsh named in honor of New Jersey’s first Department of Environmental Protection commissioner.

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

Liberty State Park Continued from Page 4A of the park – once the site of railroad yards – cleaned up and opened to the public. What needs to be done?

Greg: For a whole generation, that site has been off limits to the public, about 235 acres. Our understanding of the contamination that remains in the interior is a linear pipeline that was backfilled with chromium-laced soil that will be remediated by the responsible party, and the majority of the site is what is known as “historic fill,” contamination that the DEP will remediate and cover with a soil cap.

The area would then be restored to a mosaic of habitats, including grasslands, woodlands, freshwater wetlands and a salt marsh. Unfortunately, most of the vegetation that’s there now will be lost. But the public’s safety comes first and we are supportive of the remediation.

The area is going to get so much use, we want people to feel safe going there and not have to worry about their children touching the dirt. Trails will connect the Liberty Science Center with the park’s Nature Center for the first time.

Sam: This will be an international model for turning brownfields into a really special, exciting and extraordinary natural wonderland for enjoyment, education and ecotourism – and, of

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t’s September. Fall is upon us. Time for new “Gorgeous, outside and in,” is what the beginnings, right? editors at Car and Driver boasted about the So, we here at On The Road have an all new K5. new car to review for you this week – our first I’d have to agree.

2021 model, as well.

Powering the new K5 is a 1.6 liter turbo South Korean auto maker Kia – a fast growcharged 4 cylinder engine that is coupled with ing brand in the United States – has introduced a smooth shifting 8-speed automatic transmisan all new model – the 2021 Kia K5, a midsion. This engine produces an impressive 180 sized rather upscale sedan that replaces its forhorsepower and 195 pound feet of torque. mer Optima model.

The K5 drives like a more expensive sleek I recently had the pleasure of driving this European luxury car, without carrying the vehicle for one week and came away with an high price tag. It’s athletic-able to complete overall positive impression, although there lane changes and passing maneuvers without Peter Perrotta are some things I will nitpick. The K5 model I a hitch. It has enough power to cruise nicely at drove for the week was the EX model that carthe higher speeds on the interstate. ries a base sticker price of $27,990.

In fact, this mid-sized sedan sometimes is My tester added a $3,400 premium package and $995 going a lot faster than the driver – namely me – realizes at for destination and delivery, bringing the grand total sticker times.

Witness the one afternoon when I was hurrying back price to $32,365.

Included in the premium package is: navigation with from lunch and got pulled over for doing 53 in a 35 mph a 10.25 inch screen; Bose premium sound system; power speed zone. When I explained to the officer that I write car seats; heated steering wheel; and a lot of advanced safety reviews, he let me go with just a warning.

The interior of the K5 is well appointed with a lot of upequipment.

The overall outside look of this newly designed vehicle scale and ergonomically friendly buttons and switches and a is a winner. This sedan has an aggressive and sporty sculpt- fairly responsive touch screen command system.

However, I found the navigation system a bit troubleed stance that is capable of turning heads.

some. When you attempt to enter a destination address manually, it is very frustrating. There are very few addresses this navigation system seemed to be able to find easily.

The best way around this glitch was for me to enter the general zip code of the destination I was headed to, rather than the exact address.

Once I did that, I then was able to enter the exact address as a midway point along the route and the system was then able to find it. This is way too cumbersome and time consuming.

It probably can be corrected with a simple software upgrade.

This Kia K5 is pretty miserly when it comes to drinking gas, too. It has an EPA fuel consumption rating of 31 miles per gallon overall – 27 in city driving and 37 on the highway.

The EPA estimates that the K5 will cost about on average $1,300 a year for gas as it uses about 3.2 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven.

This 2021 K5 is too new and hasn’t been tested for the government’s 5 star safety crash test yet.

The new K5 comes with a lot of impressive standard equipment, including: an 8 inch touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple Car play; rear view camera with dynamic guidelines; Sirius Satellite radio free for three months; leatherette seat trim; heated and ventilated front seats; and a whole lot more.

As far as comfort and roominess go, the K5 passes the test. While it’s not an overly expansive mid-sized sedan it is designed well enough to get in and out of with ease even with its low stance to the ground.

The front and rear leg room is sufficient and the rear seat is fairly roomy as well.

The first 2021 EX comes in front wheel drive only. A four wheel drive version is to be added later this year.

Moreover, later this year, Kia will offer a significantly sportier GT version of the K5 featuring a more powerful engine, a panoramic sunroof and an added all wheel drive option.

As is the case with all Kias, their standard warranty that comes with all of their models is one of the best available on the car market.

The bumper to bumper limited warranty covers five years or 60,000 miles, whichever comes first. The powertrain warranty covers 10 years or 100,000 miles.

While the mid-sized sedan market is fastly shrinking – consumers are more and more going for the crossover and SUV models – if you are in the market for a mid-sized sedan at a reasonable price, the K5 is one to consider.

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If you have questions or comments he can be contacted at peter@capitalmotorcars.com

Donors Continued from Page 1A microcosm of America; we’re modeling that working together makes us all stronger moving forward.”

Eisgruber wrote to the university community earlier this month about steps the administration will take to make Princeton fully inclusive and to address systemic racism at Princeton and beyond.

“Kwanza and I are committed not only to continuing Princeton’s tradition of excellence in academia but also in making sure that we can make that available to more deserving students who represent a cross section of our society,” Feliciano said in the statement. “We both have the privilege of being Princeton graduates, thanks to the many sacrifices of our parents who recognized the value of education. We recognize that our Princeton education and network have had a fundamental impact on our career path and success. As such, we hope that our gift can be used to continue providing access to education and opportunity to many others, and we hope to inspire other alumni, including alumni of color, to give and be even more active stakeholders of the Princeton community.”

The university’s residential colleges play a major role in Princeton’s mission and distinctive educational model, according to the statement. Since the modern residence model was adopted in the 1980s, the colleges have served as the nexus of academic and non-academic life on campus, fostering environments where all members of a diverse community can engage with and learn from each other.

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“Princeton students’ living/learning environments immerse them in our campus’s example of the true diversity of global life and culture,” Jill Dolan, dean of the college, said in the statement. “Their engagement with their fellow students’ broad range of perspectives in a close and warm community will equip them to lead us all into a bright and productive future. The dormitories named for Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano will, in a highly visible way, demonstrate the university’s commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion, strengthen and facilitate belonging and community for all of our students and encourage them to see their residence halls as places not just to live but also to continue learning about themselves and one another. I am enormously grateful for Kwanza and José’s leadership and generosity in helping us to accelerate these efforts.”

Jones is an artist, investor, lawyer and entrepreneur who founded SUPERCHARGED, a media company that specializes in self-development and hosts a community-driven platform connecting members to a new type of friend — one that boosts their knowledge, expands their network, and improves their life, according to the statement.

She previously taught cross-cultural negotiations at New York University and was a mediator for the New York City Civil Court.

She serves on numerous boards, including the board of directors for the Susan G. Komen organization and the board of trustees of Bennett College, a historically black liberal arts college for women.

Jones also has recorded multiple music albums, with several of her songs hitting Top 10 on Billboard Magazine’s dance/electronic music charts.

Feliciano is the founder and a managing partner of Clearlake Capital Group, a private investment firm based in Santa

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Monica, California, that he co-founded in 2006, according to the statement.

He previously worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Tennenbaum Capital Group.

He sits on numerous corporate boards, including serving as chairman of the board of directors for Janus International, Pretium Packaging, Unifrax International and Wheel Pros, as well as nonprofit boards, including the Robert Toigo Foundation and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization.

In 2014, Jones and Feliciano co-founded the Kwanza Jones & JoseÃÅ E. Feliciano SUPERCHARGED Initiative (KJSI), a high-impact philanthropic grant-making and investment organization. KJSI invests in people and entities that can make a lasting impact across four key areas: education, entrepreneurship, equity and empowerment. Among other notable commitments and donations, in 2019, Jones and Feliciano made a $1 million gift to Bennett College, an HBCU, from which Jones’ mother, aunt and other family members graduated, according to the statement.

“Through KJSI, we are committed to powering possibilities and boosting humanity and its future,” Feliciano said in the statement. “As Cesar Chavez said, ‘We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. … Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sake and for our own.’ This is particularly important now when minority communities are threatened by the combination of a health crisis as well as persistent economic and social inequities. Kwanza and I are determined to do our part.

“We are especially encouraged by the recent announcement by President Eisgruber and the university to continue making Princeton a more inclusive destination to all deserving students, including the commitment to collect data and report on the University’s progress in an annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion report,” he continued. “We look forward to even more progress in the years ahead.”

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Princeton University stands by its statements about the prevalence of systemic racism and its commitment to “reckon with its continued effects, including the racial injustice and race-based inequities that persist throughout American society,” officials said in a statement.

“The university will respond to the Department of Education’s letter in due course. It is unfortunate that the department appears to believe that grappling honestly with the nation’s history and current effects of systemic racism runs afoul of existing law,” officials said.

“The university disagrees and looks forward to furthering our educational mission by explaining why our statements and actions are consistent not only with the law, but also with the highest ideas and aspirations of this country,” officials said.

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Designs announced for new Princeton University Art Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum revealed the design for its new building embodying flexibility, openness and connectivity to break down barriers to participation and invite entry by all.

On Sept. 23, Sir David Adjaye, the design architect and founder of Adjaye Associates, presented the designs with James Steward, the museum’s Nancy A. Nasher– David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director.

The building will replace and roughly double the square footage of the existing facility, which occupies a central location on Princeton’s campus. The design employs a mix of traditional materials – including stone, bronze and glass – that speaks both to the present moment and the historic Princeton context, according to information provided by the museum.

Construction is slated to begin in 2021 with an anticipated opening in late 2024.

“Sir David’s architecture will invite visitors to see themselves as citizens of a broader set of communities,” Steward said, “which in turn will, we hope, nurture a deeper sense of our shared humanity. The design will give us a building that fosters new modes of investigation, reflects and deepens our commitment to equity and inclusion and affords new moments of aspiration and inspiration.”

At a time of national self-reflection for both museums and universities, the design embodies the museum’s long-standing commitment to serve as a hub and a gathering place, a nexus for the arts and humanities – a metaphor for the college campus at its best – that affords encounters with cultures past and present from around the world and seeks to foster stronger citizenship among its University, local and global communities, according to the statement.

The new building design overcomes multiple historic barriers to participation, making the visual arts an essential part of the University experience for all Princeton students and an accessible home of democratic engagement for community members and visitors.

“The reconstruction of the Princeton University Art Museum is conceived as a campus within the campus,” Adjaye said, “a space of genuine inquiry where the exhibition of diverse practices, learning as a synthesis of knowledge and cross-cultural connections weave together into a singular experience that encompasses a multiplicity

PHOTO COURTESY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

The future main entrance to the Princeton University Art Museum, with a signature “lens” moment above, spilling light onto the terrace below.

of ideas and peoples.”

The new museum will occupy three stories, featuring seven primary interlocked pavilions containing many of the building’s new galleries, interspersed with more intimate spaces that break down the scale of the whole while knitting the elements of the new building into the campus landscape. The exterior of the building is characterized by alternating rough and polished stone surfaces inspired by the rich history of the surrounding environment.

With a pulsating rhythm that responds to the delicate forms of nearby buildings and with the “push-pull” of its undulating facades, the new facility will welcome visitors from all directions through a design that strives to be “all fronts and no backs,” according to the statement.

The design of the new building allows the museum’s globe-spanning collections to be exhibited substantially on a single level, shaping new ways of encountering the collections, privileging ideas of cultural contact and exchange and fostering new modes of storytelling, according to the statement. By challenging the traditional hierarchies inherent in multilevel gallery display, the museum will foster moments of discovery and surprise as visitors encounter ideas and objects in ways that move beyond the boundaries of geography and chronology. This approach brings architecture and curatorial practice together in a manner that is rare among major cultural institutions. Galleries will alternate in volume to accommodate the museum’s richly varied collections and to combat visitor fatigue, while elements of visible storage will feature significantly

throughout the museum building, allowing curators to vary the density of display and create moments ideally suited for scholars as well as for general visitors.

Numerous bronze and glass “lenses” are positioned between the pavilions to break up the scale of the complex and to shape framed glimpses into the museum and vistas out onto the Princeton campus.

The design includes outdoor terraces that diminish borders between indoors and out, including spaces for performances and events that can accommodate 200 to 2,000 users. A Grand Hall for lectures, performances and events; numerous classroom spaces and two “creativity labs”; and a rooftop café will serve University audiences, adults and K-12 students, according to the statement.

As an investment in architecture, the new building will join nearly 30 architectural styles reflected on Princeton’s campus. The design inserts itself dynamically into campus life by maintaining key pedestrian pathways that flow into and through the museum via two “art walks” – thoroughfares that function as the new building’s circulatory spine, according to the statement. At the ground level, permeability and accessibility are prioritized while affording tantalizing and uplifting glimpses into the galleries, most of which will be located on the building’s second level, even during times of day when the galleries might be closed.

The decision to build the new museum at the historic site of the current facility intentionally positions the museum at the physical heart of the campus, and keeps it physically adjacent to the university’s

Department of Art and Archaeology and to Marquand Library, as an important research center for the humanities, according to the statement.

“The brilliant design for the new Princeton University Art Museum meaningfully achieves our goals of placing art at the core of the campus experience, strengthening the university’s mission of teaching and research and serving as a welcoming gateway for all visitors to this storied campus,” Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber said in the statement.

Adjaye Associates was selected as the project architect in September 2018, in collaboration with Cooper Robertson as the project’s executive architect. Since work on the project began, the museum, Adjaye Associates and Cooper Robertson have been united in the belief that great architecture can offer solace and grace and be a source of collective memory and communal experience, according to the statement.

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The Jewish Center of Princeton’s Rosh Hashanah service

Cheryl Mintz and Rabbi Schoenberg preparing the Zoom presentation of the Jewish Center of Princeton’s Rosh Hashanah service.

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felt sad and numb – like I was living on the set of one of Shakespeare’s grim tragedies and in no mood to celebrate the Jewish New Year, which is supposed to be a time of hope, renewal and reflection. The world was a stage of deadly fires, deadly social injustice, a deadly pandemic killing nearly one million people throughout the world and leaving millions hungry, homeless and jobless, and the deadly political dysfunction exacerbated by the death of the Supreme Court legend Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the first night of Rosh Hashanah.

What could possibly inspire me and break through the cloud of hopelessness that had enveloped me? A rabbi’s sermon? A prayer? A song?

For me, the mood transformation occurred when the curtain went up, actually the Zoom camera was activated, on an incredible production from a group of McCarter Theatre entertainment professionals led by Resident Stage Manager Cheryl Mintz.

With McCarter dark because of COVID-19, a talented McCarter team includ-

ing Cheryl, plus Stage Manager Alison Cote, Video Producer Seth Mellman, and IT Manager Perry Jones (all Princeton residents) approached the High Holidays services at the Jewish Center of Princeton as a theatrical production.

Cheryl, who has worked at McCarter for 29 seasons, served as virtual event line producer, director, production stage manager and calling the show for five events: Rosh Hashanah First Day, Rosh Hashanah Second Day, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur and Neila.

Working with her team, she coordinated and directed the filming of Torah services and service excerpts involving over 80 individual participants filmed in a socially distant manner and edited together to create the segments.

Zoomed-in participants from the community created the virtual moments of being together during the holidays. For this High Holy Days production, Seth Mellman served as director of photography/editor/videographer, Alison Cote was floor manager/production coordinator, and Perry Jones was the information technology manager.

“We are approaching this artistically like a production, while we meet the religious needs of The Jewish Center of Princeton’s leaders, board and committee. It’s been a fascinating experience,” Cheryl said. “With the theater industry shuttered, this project has been a most surprising pivot, stretch, and deeply fulfilling experience.”

Cheryl has been a member of The Jewish Center of Princeton for 11 years, with her involvement centering on her son’s religious-education journey. The Jewish Center Board and High Holiday Committee reached out to her in late June to see if she would work with them on creating a virtual High Holidays experience that would connect with the Jewish community in a meaningful and memorable way.

“The committee of 12, led by Judi Fleitman, brought to the table a deep history with the organization and superb religious knowledge to shape the content. I looked at them as the ‘playwrights and dramaturgs’ of the content we were presenting,” Cheryl said. She recently had the invaluable experience of producing an emotionally gratifying virtual event, when she served as the virtual line producer and director for McCarter Theatre’s celebration of Emily Mann’s 30 years as McCarter’s artistic director. “I was able to envision a way to make the goals of The Jewish Center happen and raise them up artistically using techniques similar to what I had used for the Emily Mann celebration,” she said.

The live-streamed events artfully combined professional live shots of the religious leaders of the services and live Zoomed-in participation from community members with pre-recorded segments and pre-recorded montages, and music. Cheryl coordinated and directed the filming of Torah services and service excerpts that involved over 85 individual participants filmed in a socially distant manner and then edited together the different parts to create the whole. The goal was to create the virtual moment as close to the reality of praying next to one another during the holidays.

Cheryl had no problem attracting such a talented and nationally renowned professional team because she has worked with all of them for decades at McCarter. “We have found we

have an emerging cottage industry here in Princeton! We are pushing the limits of Zoom webinar in creative ways … we are not a television network,” she said.

Every Zoom participant had a one-hour “virtual rehearsal” with Cheryl and her teammate Allison to make sure the individuals would present in the best possible way from their home stages. The production team lost numerous key days of filming, because of the power outage in Princeton in August.

“Things will happen that are unplanned, but we hope that we brought the services into our community’s homes in a way that is uniquely Princeton Jewish Center,” she said.

Contemplating the future of a virtual religious outreach events post pandemic, Cheryl acknowledged she had mixed feelings. “I am on the fence here. As a theater maker I want to see the return of audiences, gathering together to experience a live performance. The uniqueness of the experience is only happening for them in that moment of time. And I feel the same way with services. A religious organization is not a building or website, but the community when it comes together to create the moment.”

Having declared her bias in favor of inperson religious celebration, however, Cheryl acknowledged that she would like to see the streaming of weekly services lifted in presentation. “They are valuable for those who are unable to come to the synagogue, congregants who are traveling, and students who are away at university and want to stay connected to TJC, and to widen the reach of our services beyond our community.”

For me, the appreciation of this virtual religious production goes beyond the personal and communal religious experience. Just the fact that Cheryl and her colleagues managed to put the experience on stage via Zoom with such commitment was enough to give me hope that in the upcoming year, I should persevere and work towards a more joyful next act.

As Rabbi Elliot Schoenberg spoke about on Rosh Hashana, “We chose Tikva, Hope, there is always hope. Shanah Tovah. May we all be inscribed for a better year, a sweet year.

A Year of Hope.”

Businesses owners do not want Witherspoon Street closed to traffic

By LEA KAHN

Staff Writer

Aiming to refine what residents would like a refurbished Witherspoon Street to look like – now that the town has a $610,000 state grant in hand – the Princeton Engineering Department listened to residents and merchants at a virtual meeting designed to tease out their preferences.

Five options were rolled out at the Sept. 15 meeting, ranging from restoring Witherspoon Street, between Nassau Street and Spring Street, to its original configuration of one lane in each direction plus parking on both sides of the street, to keeping the temporary configuration of one lane northbound and one lane for parking/loading, or complete closure of Witherspoon Street to make it a pedestrian plaza.

While a decision will not be made immediately, several merchants made it clear that they opposed the complete closure of Witherspoon Street for a pedestrian plaza.

They said it would hurt their businesses, which are already suffering because of the shutdown order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Sept. 15 meeting was the second one in a series of three meetings to get feedback from residents, Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton said. A third meeting will be held in October. The Princeton Council and the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission, which is a municipal body, will weigh in on the redesign.

The goal is to wrap up the final concept, prepare bid specifications and go out for bids in April 2021, Stockton said.

Work would begin in June 2021. Improvements to the rest of Witherspoon Street, from Green Street to Valley Road, would take place over the next several years.

Among the improvement under consideration are widening the sidewalks on Witherspoon Street, and to improve pedestrian safety through a variety of mea-

sures that include bump-outs at the street corners to shorten the distance between the east side and west side of the street for pedestrian crossings.

It was also suggested that the traffic light at the intersection of Witherspoon Street, Paul Robeson Place and Wiggins Street could be modified to create an “allcrossing,” similar to the one at Nassau Street, Vandeventer Avenue and Washington Road that stops traffic in all four directions at once to allow pedestrians to cross the street.

Since the street trees along Witherspoon Street are reaching the end of their lifespan, they would be replaced with a variety of shade trees and native trees, Stockton said. They would be surrounded by cast-iron tree grates for protection.

Street lighting would be upgraded and made to look “historic,” she said.

Adding bicycle-sharing opportunities or other “micro-mobility” options, bicycle corrals, bicycle shelters, bus shelters and street amenities such as benches are “all on the table for us,” Stockton said.

But the most pressing decision that need to be made is choosing from among the five options – to restore Witherspoon Street to its original configuration, to close it altogether for pedestrians only, or one of the options in between.

Four of the five options would allow for wider sidewalks, but some of the options would reduce the number of parking spaces on Witherspoon Street from 22 spaces to 11 spaces. It is possible that the one-way direction of travel on Spring Street and South Tulane Street (between Spring Street and Nassau Street) would have to be flipped, depending on the selected option.

Also, with the exception of restoring Witherspoon Street to its original configuration, all of the options would require a traffic study and approval by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Stockton said.

According to an online survey conducted by the town, Stockton said, the majority of respondents voted to close off Witherspoon Street to create a pedestrian plaza. The final survey results will be reviewed, and the top three preferred options will be examined.

During the meeting, Stockton read off some of the comments submitted by residents. Several residents wrote in to say that business would improve on Witherspoon Street if it were closed to create a pedestrian plaza.

The residents pointed to similar measures taken in other college towns, such as Boulder, Colorado, which home to the University of Colorado, and to Burlington, Vermont, which is home to the University of Vermont.

But when the meeting was opened for public comment, several business owners expressed concern about closing off Witherspoon Street to cars and its impact on business – including Jessica Durrie, long-time owner of Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street.

Durrie praised Princeton officials for allowing outdoor dining, but cautioned that decisions on the design of Witherspoon Street should not hinge on it or be used as a benchmark. Conditions are “not normal,” she said.

Princeton University and the Princeton Theological Seminary are essentially closed down, and the traffic flow has been reduced by about 30-35%, she said.

Weekend tourism is essential to businesses’ success, she added.

There is no denying that closing off the street for pedestrians is very appealing and gives it a European, romantic feel and that everyone is relaxed, but “you can’t make changes based on how you feel.

Merchants have to pay rent and real estate taxes. I believe a more measured re-design (would be preferable),” Durrie said.

Andrew Siegel, whose family owns Hamilton Jewelers on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon streets, was supportive of the streetscape improvements, but he cautioned municipal officials about closing off Witherspoon Street to cars and parking. It is not a good idea and would be a “disaster” for the businesses, he said.

“I understand the reality of my business,” Siegel said.

Most of the store’s customers, many of whom are not Princeton residents, drive to the store, so “easy” parking is essential for his business and for the mixture of businesses on Witherspoon Street, he said.

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Princeton school board candidates will participate in forum on Sept. 30

By LEA KAHN Staff Writer

Eight candidates for three seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will make their case for election at a virtual candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area and Princeton TV Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

The forum can be viewed on Comcast Channel 30 (Princeton only) and Verizon FiOS Channel 45. It will be live-streamed on Princeton TV at www.princetontv.org and at www.facebook.com/Princeton Television.

Up for grabs in the Nov. 3 school board election are the seats held by Beth Behrend, Jessica Deutsch and Michelle Tuck-Ponder.

Behrend and Tuck-Ponder are seeking reelection to three-year terms. Deutsch is not seeking another term.

Behrend and Tuck-Ponder are being challenged by Adam Bierman, Hendricks S. Davis, Jean Y. Durbin, former school board member Bill Hare, Paul M. Johnson and Karen Lemon.

The virtual forum will duplicate the live forums held by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The candidates, who will be divided into two groups, will field questions submitted by voters prior to the forum. Those questions may be submitted by Sept. 27 to the League at lwvprinceton@gmail.com.

The candidates will field questions in three rounds. In each round, a question will be asked of the first group and then a second, related question will be asked of the second group. All candidates may add to, disagree with or comment on any of the responses in that round.

A final question will be posed to the candidates, without the chance for rebuttal. The candidates may offer a closing statement as the 90-minute forum wraps up.

Behrend is seeking her second term on

the school board. She has three children, and worked for 20 years as a corporate attorney who advised companies on finances, joint ventures, governance and regulatory matters.

Behrend said the school board will be asked to make decisions that will impact public education for years to come and pointed to the need for continuity on the board. She cited the continued COVID-19 pandemic and related financial crisis, hiring a new superintendent of schools, settling labor contracts and deciding how to accommodate projected enrollment growth.

Bierman, who grew up in Princeton, is a teacher in the state Division of Children and Family Services working with at-risk students in Trenton. He graduated from Princeton High School.

Bierman said steps must be taken to keep Princeton affordable and that the school board must live within its means. The school board has “blindly” supported the administration without asking questions or exploring other options, he said. He pledged to scrutinize all spending requests and to leave no path undiscovered.

Davis has lived in Princeton since 1973.

He has no children in the public schools, but he has worked on behalf of students as the executive director of the Princeton Blairstown Center, and with Corner House and the Princeton United Middle School. He is a licensed realtor.

Davis said he wants to serve on the school board because he believes that the school district and the community must work to address the immediate needs and opportunities that come through population growth and affordable housing increases, plus the long-term impacts of the many health, social, environmental and political disruptions that are impacting the community, the state, the nation and the world.

Durbin, who is a 14-year resident of the

town, has two children. One son graduated from Princeton High School and her second son is a student at the high school. She leads the contract management program at Princeton University’s Office of Finance and Treasury.

Durbin said her focus would be to hire an experienced superintendent with a track record of advancing the principles of equity, access and inclusion. Every child should have the tools they need to learn and succeed – equal access with equal outcomes. She also wants to focus on planning to seek sustainable sources of revenue and cost savings.

Hare, who served on the school board from 2017 to 2019, has lived in Princeton since 2008. Two of his three children are graduates of Princeton High School, and his third child is enrolled at the high school. He is an attorney who specializes in intellectual property law.

In a second term on the school board, Hare said he would work to reduce the achievement and opportunity gaps between White, Asian and mixed-race students and minority students, such as Blacks, Hispanics and special education and economically disadvantaged students.

He said he would like to make the district more affordable and to provide transparency between the board and taxpayers.

Johnson, who is a fourth-generation Princetonian, has three children enrolled in the Princeton Public Schools – two at the Community Park School and one at Princeton High School. He owns a sports training and mentoring company that specializes in studentathletes.

Johnson said he is running for the school board because he wants to address the issues of equity and equality “head-on.” He said he wants every child to feel that he or she “belongs.” He wants to ensure that the schools remain diverse, the town remains affordable and

that there is a feeling of trust and transparency between the school board and the public.

Lemon, who moved to Princeton 10 years ago, has two sons who graduated from high school before the family relocated to Princeton. She retired from AT&T in March, where she was a vice president and general manager responsible for running large corporate IT networks.

Lemon said her biggest concern is that the school board leadership believes in the need for consistency, while she believes there is a need for “strategic and creative leadership” if the goal is to deliver excellent education and for the town to remain affordable. She wants to focus on the achievement of low-income students, Black and Brown students and special needs students, which she said has “stagnated.”

Tuck-Ponder, who has lived in Princeton for 29 years, has two children. One child has graduated from Princeton High School and one attends the Princeton United Middle School. She is the executive director of Destination Imagination, Inc., which is a global creative problem-solving program for young people.

Tuck-Ponder said she is seeking another term on the school board because there is more work to be done in area of equity. Pointing to her background as a mayor of the former Princeton Township, a commissioner on the Princeton Public Housing Authority’s board of commissioners and her position as the only Black member of the school board, she said she brings a unique perspective to the issues confronting the schools.

For voters who may miss the candidates forum, it is being recorded and will be posted at www.VOTE411.org, on the League’s website at www.lwvprinceton.org, the Princeton TV website and on facebook.com/lwvprinceton. It will also be re-broadcast on Princeton Community TV.

Residents asked to provide feedback Witherspoon Street Continued from Page 8A on five-year consolidated plan “Closing off Witherspoon Street would Councilwoman Jo Butler, who said it be the death knell for businesses that are would have an impact on public safety. It for community development grant struggling,” Siegel said. The merchants are would make it difficult for emergency reBy ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

A second hearing has been scheduled for Princeton’s participation in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement program.

The hearing on Sept. 29 is to discuss the draft five-year consolidated plan that has been prepared by the municipality, along with a first year annual action plan. The draft plan will describe specific activities, programs and projects for consideration for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The consolidation plan itself can be amended if it needs to be changed over the next five years.

The hearing follows an Aug. 17 initial meeting about the program. The purpose of the first public hearing was to garner input on what some of the needs are in town that could be addressed by the CDBG program.

Those topic needs included mortgage assistance and broadband access for those in affordable housing and low-income neighborhoods.

The program which is under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides grants to municipalities and counties to aid low and moderate income residents. Funds granted from the program are to be used to provide decent housing and a suitable living environment,

and expand economic opportunities primarily for low and moderate income individuals.

Program funds can be used to acquire property for affordable housing projects, relocation of residents, demolition of a buildings posing a direct health and safety threat, and go toward rent assistance for low and moderate income individuals.

The municipality needed to develop a five-year consolidation plan and an annual action plan for the program. The consolidation plan identifies five-year funding priorities and goals. The annual action plan spotlights projects for the coming year.

Princeton is set to receive $242,985, which is an amount of money that will be for a 12-month period, in addition to $333,924 from the CARES Act to help address problems as a result of COVID-19, and prepare or prevent the virus from recurring in town.

Princeton will be able to use up to 20% of funding towards administration. Administration would include planning and staff time at the municipality for preparing plans, according to the program.

Changes can be made to the draft if there is feedback that could have an impact on the plan. The plan ultimately has to head to the Princeton Council for approval; after a resolution is approved, only then will the plan be submitted to HUD.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Beth Behrend has used her skills to advance Princeton schools on many fronts I write to endorse Beth Behrend for reelection to the Princeton school board, where she has served as board president for the last two years. I worked with Beth on the board of the Watershed Institute prior to her election to the school board and as a result was confident that our schools and taxpayers would benefit from her election to the board three years ago. I also serve on Princeton’s Citizens Finance Advisory Committee and understand the significant impact that our public schools have on taxpayers’ wallets.

Beth has now established a record of leadership that proves she is the right person for such a challenging and important position. Beth has used her organizational skills, diplomatic temperament, clear thinking and strong work ethic to advance our schools on so many fronts: financial transparency and budgeting, equity and racial literacy, community engagement and collaboration, and navigating the rapid shift to remote learning while addressing the ongoing challenges of meeting student educational, emotional and nutritional needs in a pandemic. These are just a few of many examples.

When Beth came to board leadership, there was little financial transparency, little

to no fund balance (which is the liquidity cushion needed to properly manage a $100 million-plus enterprise), and the board was forced to cut staff (despite growing enrollment) to balance the budget. Under Beth’s leadership, the board and administration, working as a team, have put the district’s financial house back in order, have saved money and stabilized district finances, begun addressing long-overdue facilities maintenance issues and made real progress towards equity (by among other things, leveling the technology playing field through a revenue-neutral technology initiative).

Princeton is rightly proud of its public schools. We are determined to provide an excellent education to our kids regardless of who they are or where they come from.

We are also concerned about community affordability. It makes for very complex equation that we rely on our school board to continually solve. In Beth I think we have the right person to lead that charge and that’s why I endorse her.

I urge everyone to cast their ballot to reelect Beth Behrend to the Princeton school board on Nov. 3.

Scott Sillars Princeton

not opposed to change, but “we know the simple truth about the businesses here,” he said.

Dorothea von Moltke, who is an owner of Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street, said the town is in an “exceptional state” because of COVID-19. It is not possible to extrapolate from these exceptional times and plan for the future from inside of this particular moment, she said.

There are many vacant storefronts, and there may be more on the way, von Moltke said. She said that she, too, is worried about closing Witherpoon Street to traffic and its impact on businesses.

Closing off Witherspoon Street also drew concern from former Princeton

sponders if the street is closed off, she said.

There are apartments on the second and third floors of the buildings on Witherspoon Street, above the ground floor businesses, Butler said.

Butler also said the green spaces on Palmer Square are not well utilized.

“What question are we trying to solve?”

Butler said.

But Adam Welch, the newly-appointed executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton, suggested a compromise: to close off Witherspoon Street on the weekends. The parallel parking spaces on Nassau Street could be converted into diagonal parking spaces, making up for the lost parking on Witherspoon Street, he said.

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OBITUARY Julian Tao Knipper It is with great sorrow that we announce the August 31, 2020 death of our beloved Julian. Julian Tao Knipper died of a tragic accident on his family farm in Crampagna, France. He was born on April 29, 2017 to parents Jonathan Knipper and Eugénie Baudon. His family, on the farm and in the States, was large and loving. Living next door to his grandparents Papé and Mamie, he would excuse himself from the dinner table and run next door for the chance of enjoying a second dinner and to sit and read comic books with Papé at their table.

Julian was smart. From walks around the farm with his Papé he learned the names of all the plants and grasses – with a keen eye for his favorite, edible champignons. With his Mamie he would eat all the strawberries, raspberries, raw green peppers and edible flowers. He peered into the stars and the universe with his mom on his bedroom balcony wrapped in a blanket at night. He loved helping his Dad on the farm, riding together in his tractor and feeding the cows. He was very proud that he could speak both English and French with his parents and would take joy in testing his teachers at the Creche (Nursery School) on how well they knew English!

Julian also had a love for music and knew Bach, Vivaldi and Beethoven, whom he preferred to Tchaikovsky, but also listened, on repeat, Despacito and most recently Paw Patrol. He was curious about everything, open and loved meeting new people. He showed us that if we didn’t impose adult limitations on a child’s speech, it was possible for him to give us insight into life’s most complicated questions.

Even separated by the Atlantic and with no travel possible due to COVID, he loved his father’s parents and would look forward to their video calls, enjoying puppet shows, reading books and sharing laughter and love. For indeed, Julian was loving, kind and gentle to everyone in his life but especially to his younger sister, Bloom, who just turned one. One of his first English phrases he used regularly with his family was “I love you so much, forever time.”

Julian leaves behind his parents and sister; his maternal grandparents, Doris Leuenberger and Sylvain Baudon of Crampagna France; his paternal grandparents, James and Teresa Knipper of Washington Crossing, PA and Barbara Beaumont and George Newton of Somerset, NJ; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A private family funeral service celebrating his life, his light and his love was held in France.

The family has established the Julian Knipper Memorial Fund at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, which will go to supporting their Child Life Services for their pediatric patients with cancer and/or bone marrow transplantation and thus ease the pain and suffering of many children for years to come. To make a donation to his fund please go to: http://get-involved.uvahealth.com/goto/Julian For more information about Julian’s life and/or to leave a message for the family please visit: https://www.forevermissed.com/julian-tao-knipper/about

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Morven Museum & Garden undertakes major preservation project The Morven Museum & Garden will undertake a major preservation project with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a National Park Service “Save America’s Treasures” grant.

“In these extraordinary times, we are able to fulfill our most primary public charge, to preserve the National Historic Landmark known as Morven in perpetuity, thanks to a $210,000 grant from the Save America’s Treasures program of the National Park Service coupled with a gift from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,” Morven Museum & Garden’s Executive Director Jill Barry said in a prepared statement.

Competing against preservation projects from across the country, Save America’s Treasures, administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, awarded Morven its full request to facilitate much-needed repairs on the landmark

structure including exterior woodwork repair, interior floor repairs, interior storm windows, and a new energy efficient lighting system, according to the statement.

“At a time where operating funds are so limited, we are fortunate to have funders that understand the importance of caring for the infrastructure of the 260-year-old physical building in a timely manner or risk suffering irreparable damage,” Barry said in the statement. “As Robert Wood Johnson’s home from 1928-44, the foundation generously supported the project.”

Notably, additional matching funds were provided by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, along with the sponsorship of the Princeton chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for the first phase of the project, the repair of 52 windows and corresponding 104 shutters, according to the statement.

The International Day of Peace: Roosevelt Poets Read at Morven will take place at 5 p.m. Sept. 21. Free for Friends of Morven, or $10.

A virtual Victorian Pressed Flower Wreath Workshop will be held at noon on Sept. 25. Cost is $35, or $25 for Friends of Morven.

Celebrate Richard Stockton’s birthday with a tulip planting workshop at 4 p.m.

Sept. 29. Free for Friends of Morven; or $10.

A replica of the Justice Bell will be on view from Oct. 20-31 in the Stockton Education Center.

A Roosevelt String Band Concert featuring music of the 1960s will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 25. Cost is $15, or $5 for Friends of Morven, or $5 for the link to the virtual lifestream.

To register for any program, visit www. morven.org

Most historic sites celebrate one notable resident, Morven is unique in that it was home to many remarkable people. Built in the 1750s and home to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Morven is New Jersey’s first governor’s mansion and home to five New Jersey governors, their families and staffs, witnessing nearly 300 years of history, according to the statement.

Morven is located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton, and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

The gardens are open daily until dusk.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/morven.museum.garden; Instagram @morvenmuseum; or Twitter @MorvenMuseum ***PROGRAMS AT MORVEN Morven Museum & Garden presents the online exhibition, “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings and Prints of New Jersey, 1761-1898.”

Poll Hero Project offers opportunity to work in-person elections

By MADELEINE MACCAR The Sun

In less than two months since its founding, the Poll Hero Project (PHP) has encouraged more than 15,000 high school and college students around the country to become active participants in democracy.

Bringing together a founding team from Princeton University, Denver East High School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the nonprofit aims to fill the void left by older poll workers unable to oversee in-person voting because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Increasingly, we were talking to election experts across the country who were honing in on this problem surrounding in-person voting, which kind of took us all by surprise, because voting by mail has gotten so much press and there was so much discussion about it,” said Avi Stopper, one of the project’s cofounders and the lone Chicago representative on a team of nearly 75 people.

Their collective surprise turned to shock as they watched news unfold about municipalities that were both unprepared and understaffed for in-person elections — and they took action.

Stopper and his team widened PHP’s reach by reaching out to Princeton University students seeking volunteer and virtual internship opportunities, since he said “college students across the country saw their whole summer programming, their internships, just evaporate” this year.

Mt. Laurel resident Olivia Cao, salutatorian for Lenape High School’s class of 2020 and a freshman at Princeton University, was among those who answered the call.

“I knew I had to get involved,” she said.

“Something that really works in our country

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Olivia Cao, salutatorian for the Lenape High School class of 2020 and a Princeton University freshman, is part of the Poll Worker Project.

is democracy, and the fact that everyone has a say in what happens. The election is when we see democracy at its greatest.”

Cao said the seismic societal shifts of a COVID-19 world, the Black Lives Matter movement and other changes she’s seen this year have inspired her to become active, educated and engaged.

“There are real real issues that we, as citizens, need to do something about, and it all starts with using our voices when we vote,” she noted. “With the pandemic, voting is kind of at stake because there’s not enough poll workers. We’re getting people to sign up to protect our democracy, in a way, because voting is where change happens.”

Stopper explained that Cao and her peers

have taken ownership of the PHP initiative to become the driving force spreading the word about the need for poll workers this election season.

“Gen Z really steps up to the plate when it comes to leading,” he said. “Poll Hero Project’s success is the direct result of Gen Z and their ability to propagate an important message about democracy.”

Stopper credits the generation’s passion and ability to harness the power of social media for helping PHP benefit from “an incredible groundswell of support across the country” anytime they focus their outreach efforts in a certain geographic area.

“The best way to think of our project is that it’s a collection of tried-and-true startup methodology married with the kind of raw passion, enthusiasm, motivation and incredible technology-savvy of Gen Z to build movements around things that are relevant and important to democracy,” Stopper explained.

Cao recently turned 18, making Nov. 3 the first election for which she’s eligible to vote.

“I’m excited to vote in this election and encourage others to be a part of it,” the student said. “It feels so profound to be able to vote right now because there’s so much going on in the country.”

In addition to educating potential poll workers and PHP volunteers with the resources available on the nonprofit’s website, the collective rallied around the Sept. 1 National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, amping up their outreach to blow right past the organization’s goal.

“It was our best day to date, which put us over our 10,000 signups goal,” Stopper said.

“It was really an encouraging day, with a lot

of activist outreach and the surge of enthusiasm from this broad community of young people.”

As PHP continues to seek high school and college students to be active participants, Stopper said the project encourages him with not only its young team’s dedication, but that of longtime poll workers..

“Our Twitter feed is constantly filled with people saying, ‘I’m 72. I’ve worked the polls for the past 40 years, I’m not going to do it this year, but thank you for providing some inspiration. And that’s been incredible,” Stopper related.

Cao said that getting involved with PHP has helped her connect with people across the country who care about the same issues she does, with participants hailing from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.

But it’s getting involved and doing something that drives her to keep advocating for PHP’s cause.

“I don’t want people to feel like they’re waiting to vote for hours, and then voting becomes a chore since it’s taking so much time out of the day, all because the polls are understaffed,” she said. “We’re giving people a better opportunity to use their vote.”

And Cao’s perspective is one that Stopper has seen echoed in the PHP team.

“One of the things that has been most inspiring is to see the number of people who have reached out to be part of this, because this election is important for them to be a participant in democracy,” he said.

“Gen Z’s understanding that democracy is not a spectator sport is a fascinating reflection on this generation.”

Visit the Poll Hero Project website at pollhero.org to find out more or sign up as a poll worker.

LEGAL NOTICES SUMMARY OR SYNOPSIS OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 REPORT OF AUDIT OF PRINCETON MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 ASSETS Cash and Investments Funds Held by Fiscal Agent Public & Private Funding Receivable Receivables and Other Assets: Delinquent Property Taxes Assessments Receivable Tax Title and Assessment Liens Rec. Other Accounts Receivable Interfunds Receivable Property Acquired for Taxes Due from State of NJ Sr. Citz/Vet. Prospective Assessments Funded Deferred Charge to Future Taxation: Special Emergency Appropriation Amount to be Raised for Assessment Bonds Fixed Capital Fixed Capital Authorized and Uncompleted Deferred Charge to Future Taxation: Funded Unfunded Fixed Assets

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$ LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE Tax & Utility Overpayments Appropriation Reserves Prepaid Taxes and Utility Charges Federal and State Grants: Appropriation Reserves Unappropriated Reserves Encumbrances Due County for Added Taxes Due to State of New Jersey Reserve for Future Debt Service Premium on Tax Sale Certificates Capital Improvement Fund Specific Reserves Improvement Authorizations Reserve for Encumbrances Prospective Assessments Funded Interfunds Payable Serial Bonds Payable Environmental Infrastructure Loans Reserve for Receivables Reserve for Amortization Other Payables Investment in Fixed Assets Fund Balance

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BALANCE DEC. 31, 2019 49,999,350.55

$

BALANCE DEC. 31, 2018 51,093,902.96

2,156,603.69

4,593,885.11

1,406,591.88 207,690.19 147,808.55 470,335.18 208,344.79 634,400.00 404.11 556,786.50

1,193,062.65 258,316.49 133,326.86 453,459.64 286,432.54 634,400.00

15,712,012.52 1,063,688.11

15,339,816.94 1,413,883.69

61,153,217.38 35,658,707.27 201,430,202.00 370,806,142.72 BALANCE DEC. 31, 2019 4,225.21 5,590,116.64 1,682,782.34

70,751,950.21 27,849,406.79 200,883,996.00 375,442,626.38 BALANCE DEC. 31, 2018

1,173,599.41 99,291.80 20,839.35 154,179.63 38,872.00 1,372,022.56 789,400.00 61,283.39 19,030,124.11 29,864,285.06 8,144,368.38 556,786.50 200,745.29 64,220,000.00 4,323,217.38 3,117,571.09 8,250,700.63 506,396.82 201,430,202.00 20,175,133.13 370,806,142.72

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4,327,599.63 2,217,526.15

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2,000,171.64 11,491.02 5,752.77 193,903.16 40,013.39 1,639,892.68 400,500.00 51,810.49 17,037,177.30 27,423,610.06 8,469,828.82 556,786.50 286,432.54 73,555,000.00 5,231,950.21 2,922,998.18 7,125,700.63 628,453.61 200,883,996.00 20,432,031.60 375,442,626.38

REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME Fund Balance Utilized Miscellaneous Revenues Anticipated Receipts from Delinquent Taxes Receipts from Current Taxes Non-Budget Revenue Other Credits to Income: Unexpended Balance of Approp.

Reserves Lapsed Other Reserved Amounts Cancelled Refund of Prior Year Expended Interfund Loan returned Cancelled Accounts Payables Total Revenue and Other Income EXPENDITURES Budget Appropriations: Operations: Salaries and Wages Other Expenses Deferred Charges and Statutory Expenditures Capital Improvements Municipal Debt Service County Taxes Local District School Taxes Municipal Open Space Tax Other Charges to Operations: Refund of Prior Year Revenue Cancellation of Grants Receivable (Net) Prior Year Sr. Cit. Deductions Cancelled Interfund Loans Advanced (Net) Other Receivables Interfund Loans Advanced (Net) Total Expenditures

PP, 1x, 9/25/2020, Fee: $261.45, 2 Affidavits: $30.00

YEAR 2019 7,600,000.00 20,969,554.77 1,174,004.13 169,201,489.61 870,270.73

$

3,534,019.36 120,158.59 29,110.82 432.54 123,219.03 203,622,259.58

YEAR 2018 8,980,000.00 20,734,403.43 1,040,588.74 165,751,218.30 715,968.50 4,295,428.51

45,033.10 201,562,640.58

18,698,111.85 26,354,401.80

17,149,622.00 26,241,446.79

4,522,500.00 400,000.00 11,162,939.83 51,136,146.45 82,707,290.00 1,214,106.00

6,477,000.00 500,000.00 11,715,682.70 50,924,262.75 79,991,481.00 1,215,614.00

2,500.00 275,209.68 1,000.00 7,599.50

432.54

196,481,805.11

194,215,541.78

TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY CURRENT FUND COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - REGULATORY BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 Statutory Excess to Fund Balance Adjustments to Income before Fund Balance: Expenditures Included Above Which are by Statute Deferred Charges to Budget of Succeeding Year Statutory Excess to Fund Balance FUND BALANCE Balance - January 1

$

YEAR 2019 7,140,454.47

$

YEAR 2018 7,347,098.80

REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME Operating Fund Balance Miscellaneous Revenues Anticipated Non-Budget Revenue Other Credits to Income: Unexpended Balance of Appropriation Reserves Total Revenues EXPENDITURES Budget Expenditures: Salaries and Wages Other Expenses Debt Service Deferred Charges Surplus - General Budget Total Expenditures Excess in Revenues FUND BALANCE Balance - January 1 Decreased by: Utilized as Anticipated Revenue Balance -December 31

7,347,098.80 18,898,478.62 26,245,577.42

None

$

8,980,000.00 17,265,577.42

None

7,600,000.00 16,806,031.89

$

PRINCETON MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING UTILITY OPERATING FUND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - REGULATORY BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME Operating Fund Balance Miscellaneous Revenues Anticipated

2019 $ $

496,832.00

2018 $

496,633.00

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) with the appointed HPC Window Subcommittee, HPC Chair, and Historic Preservation Officer approved the following application on September 9, 2020:

Applicant: Owner: Location:

Applicant: Owner: Location: Nature of Application: Project No.: Determination:

26,228.83

890.61 542,833.80

1,211.25 524,073.08

89,601.83 363,257.90

85,835.04 354,080.33

452,859.73 89,974.07

439,915.37 84,157.71

614,839.36

530,681.65

704,813.43

614,839.36

$

PARKING UTILITY OPERATING FUND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - REGULATORY BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

7,140,454.47

LEGAL NOTICE

Nature of Application: Project No.: Determination:

$

45,111.19

PRINCETON MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

17,265,577.42 24,406,031.89

Notice is hereby given that the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) with the appointed HPC Window Subcommittee, HPC Chair, and Historic Preservation Officer approved the following application on September 9, 2020: Connie Chen Connie Chen & Mark McConnell 199-203 Birch Ave.; Block 690, Lot 61; Zone R-9 Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District Replace windows 38HP-2020 Approved

Non-Budget Revenue Other Credits to Income: Encumbrances Cancelled Total Revenues EXPENDITURES Budget Expenditures: Salaries and Wages Other Expenses Debt Service Total Expenditures Excess in Revenues Excess in Revenues Transferred to Reserve for Affordable Housing FUND BALANCE Balance - January 1 Decreased by: Utilized as Anticipated Revenue Balance -December 31

$

$

2019 400,000.00 5,215,589.14 11,641.68

$

2018 186,114.00 4,043,491.58 6,143.28

196,801.10 5,824,031.92

202,400.52 4,438,149.38

712,113.00 1,077,475.00 953,850.00 500,000.00 1,500,000.00 4,743,438.00 1,080,593.92

740,793.00 887,975.00 954,000.00 268,000.00 1,400,000.00 4,250,768.00 187,381.38

916,096.03 1,996,689.95

914,828.65 1,102,210.03

400,000.00 1,596,689.95

$

186,114.00 916,096.03

RECOMMENDATIONS CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR PRIOR YEAR RECOMMENDATIONS

Decreased by: Utilized as Anticipated Revenue Balance - December 31

PRINCETON MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY CURRENT FUND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - REGULATORY BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

$

Sascha Rizzo Serina Holdings, LLC 6-10 Nassau St.; Block 19.01, Lot 9; Zone CB Central Historic District Second and third floor window replacements 17HP-2020 Approved

Copies of the documents are available for viewing by contacting the Office of Historic Preservation at 609-285-4151.

Copies of the documents are available for viewing by contacting the Office of Historic Preservation at 609-285-4151.

PP, 1x, 9/25/2020, Fee: $19.95 Affidavit: $15.00

PP, 1x, 9/25/2020, Fee: $19.95 Affidavit: $15.00

********************* The above summary or synopsis was prepared from the Report of Audit of Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey for the calendar year 2019. The financial data included in the summary or synopsis is presented in the form prescribed by the Local Finance Board, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey. Readers are cautioned that the summary or synopsis was prepared solely for the purpose of compliance with the public disclosure provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-76, and accordingly, the summary or synopsis should not be relied upon for any other purpose. The Report of Audit, submitted

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