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In Memoriam Robert Morris Applebaum • Leon Joseph Christen Stephen Cohen • John Conway • Richie Cole • Freeman Dyson Constance Greiff • Llura Ambler Gund • Betty Wold Johnson J. Seward Johnson Jr. • Doughtry ‘Doc’ Long • Ruth B. Mandel Henry Read Martin • Dorothy Mullen • Elaine Crosby Murphy Marvin Reed • Lee Kenneth Richardson • Robert Sakson Jonathan Shahn • Thomas Sokolowski • Sydney Sussman Robert Jefferson Wolfe
U.S. 1 honors noteworthy figures who died in 2020. The detail from a painted serving tray above is by J. Seward Johnson Jr., who died in March.
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it would be nice to serve himself something on an image that he Johnson, Jr.’s, “Alone,” seen above liked. That included foreign lands, GFS works of art, his Hopewell in its entirety. An heir to the Johnson & John- Township farm, and farm animals. Yet, there were also several fanson Company in New Brunswick, Johnson used his family connec- ciful or poetic images in which the tions and foundations to both pur- often-exuberant artist quietly resue his art as well as create two na- veals the less public side of himtionally important arts centers in self, including a scene of him holding the hand of his wife, the region: the Johnson Atelier, first in Princeton Between Cecilia, as they fly in the night over the island of and later in Hamilton, The Nantucket, a dog named and Grounds For SculpBaxter walking into the ture in Hamilton. Lines sunset, and the above An artist known “Alone” — a work mainly for his hyper-realistic sculptures of everyday peo- whose sailboat with a lone occuple in everyday settings or his col- pant heading out to sea under a orful larger-than-life recreations of mysterious cloud silently speaks of famous Impressionist paintings, the equally mysterious human Johnson also created a lesser journey. known and personally expressive series of paintings on serving trays U.S. 1 WELCOMES let— including “Alone.” ters to the editor, corrections, At the time of Johnson’s and criticisms. E-mail our edGrounds For Sculpture retrospecitor: hastings@princetoninfo. tive in 2014, the artist told U.S. 1 com. the series began years before when he had trouble sleeping and thought
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Come inside. Cross the multi-colored portal decorated with vertical Mondrian glass. Enter the foyer with its bulbed chandelier. Fairly ordinary interior, 16 steps leading upstairs. Go right into the firstfloor guest bedroom heralded with first edition children’s books, inked postcards, Bingo board games juxtaposed with overflowing baskets of yarn. Kindly rest yourself on the Woodrow Wilson lounge chair, presented to long-retired husband.
Move on up those wooden stairs into the loft no less overwhelming with crocheted afghans overhanging the bannister and walled ladders. Perhaps you have the nerve to peer into her studio. Quilts waiting to be sandwiched by machine, ready for embroidery thread and Aurofill silks. Sit on her wheeled chair. Take a quick whirl. Turn into her closetedcomputer space unusually covered floor to ceiling with authored veterans of poetry: Angelou, Clifton, Komunyakaa! Water colored originals peek out between the shelves ‘xactly like she wants them to — visibility the key. You interested in making an offer? Zero chance she will sell. — Gail Mitchell The writer is a retired New Jersey public school educator, quilt maker, and poet who lives in Hamilton.
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ticeable. Every day for the next six to fly and hunt in the spring, food months, we’ll gain a couple of ad- sources like fish, small mammals ditional minutes of daylight. and waterfowl will be more plentiThe increasing daylight signals ful. to the natural world that although Great horned owls also mate it’s cold — and will remain so for early for the same reasons. On winmonths — spring is already on its ter nights when all is still and quiet, way. you can often hear great horned You may have noticed bald ea- owls hooting mating calls to each gles carrying twigs and grass. Bald other from the tops of tall trees. eagles are New Jersey’s early birds, Winter is also mating season for responding quickly to changes in Eastern tiger salamanders, New daylight by starting an early mating Jersey’s earliest-breeding reptile. season. In the chill of winter, eagles These prehistoric-looking salaare among the first birds — along manders can grow as long as 14 with great horned owls — to build inches. They’re not easy to spot, though, because they’re nocturnal Every week Michele Byers of nests and lay eggs. Right now eagles in New Jersey and spend most of their lives in unthe New Jersey Conservation Foundation offers a column re- are gathering materials to build or derground burrows. On wet nights in winter, Eastern flecting on environmental issues in repair nests, many of which are used by the same pair for years. A tiger salamanders crawl out of their the Garden State. Below, she discusses animals whose activity is few females have even started lay- burrows. Males make their way to ing eggs. The first bald eagle chicks ponds and vernal pools — somestill evident in the winter months. of 2021 will begin hatching in late times across snow — where they February and early March. gather in the water and wait for feHow can bald eagles nest so earmales. inter may seem quiet, alFemale tiger salamanders most like nature is taking a break. ly, when it seems like the cold would be lethal to the eggs and choose which males get to breed. But is this true? young? The answer is that both Once a female has picked her mate, Many animals are hibernating, lots of birds have fled to the south, males and females are active par- she swims under him and bumps and plants are dormant. But you ents, working cooperatively to his neck. That’s a signal for him to might be surprised at all of nature’s keep eggs and babies warm at all release sperm into the water. The activity in winter in this state we’re times. While one hunts, the other female absorbs the sperm, later resits on the nest. leasing five to eight gelatinous egg in. The incubation and nesting pe- masses the size of golf balls. More than a week has passed Once the egg-laying is finished, since the winter solstice — the riod for bald eagles is long, so starting early may give them an advanall parental duties are over. The larshortest day of the year — andAd al-8x10.qxp_SPH-202207 Fall 2020 Leapfrog Ad 8x10 SPH-202207 Fall 2020 Leapfrog 12/15/20 7:03 PM Page 1 ready the increased daylight is no- tage. By the time chicks are ready vae that hatch in early spring are
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completely on their own. Eggs laid in vernal pools — that is, ponds that dry up in summer — have the best chance of success, since these bodies of water don’t have fish that would otherwise eat the eggs and larvae. What other interesting treats does nature offer in winter? If you’re lucky, you might glimpse an all-white ermine hunting near a stream or lake. Ermine is another name for short-tailed weasel, a native semi-aquatic mammal in New Jersey. Ermine are famous for their snowy fur, but that’s just their winter coloring. In the summer their appearance changes to brown with white chests and bellies. Like mink and other weasels, ermines are carnivorous. Most insects disappear in winter, but it’s possible on warm days to spot a beautiful mourning cloak butterfly. In northern areas where it overwinters, including New Jersey, adult mourning cloaks may be seen basking in the sun during almost every month of winter on warm days. These moths have distinctive black wings with small blue dots and a bright golden-yellow edge. You may be able to attract them to your yard by putting out pieces of sweet, overripe fruit, like bananas. On warm nights, it’s not unusual to see small grayish moths flying around under porch lights and in
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car headlights. These are male winter moths. These non-native moths emerge from the ground to breed during mild winter weather. Breeding in winter may give these moths an advantage because there are fewer birds around to feast on their eggs, which will hatch in the spring. Winter is also a great time to observe species that migrate to New Jersey from the north in search of more plentiful food. For example, seals are regular winter visitors to New Jersey’s shoreline, living in colonies at Sandy Hook Bay and other protected places. Birds that come from the north to spend winters in New Jersey include snowy owls, gannets, loons, snow geese and many waterfowl species. However, these birds don’t breed in New Jersey, so in the spring they’ll return to their nesting grounds in the northern U.S. and Canada. Enjoy nature’s unique sights and sounds this winter. Spring may seem far away, but nature’s timeless cycles are reason for hope. For information about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources www.njconservation.org.
Business Meetings Thursday, January 7
Virtual Monthly Membership Luncheon, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Lisa Shalett, chief investment officer & head of the Global Investment Office at Morgan Stanley, speaks, followed by networking. Register. $25, $15 members. Noon to 1:30 p.m. 2021’s Hottest Businesses, Markets, and Trends, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org. Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media, presents on the small business ideas and industries that are breaking through and reaching consumers. Register. Free. 1 p.m.
Friday, January 8
JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. PSG Executive Chair David Schuchman presents on identifying and assessing your skills and matching them to a career. 9:45 a.m. to noon.
Saturday, January 9
Starting a Business in NJ: What You Need to Know, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org. Amulya Garga discusses the essential considerations when starting a small business. Register. Free. 10 a.m.
Tuesday, January 12
JobSeekers. sites.google.com/ site/njjobseekers. Virtual meeting for those seeking employment. Visit website for GoTo Meeting link. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 13
The New Nonprofit Imperatives for DEI, NonProfitConnect. www.nonprofitconnectnj.org. Final workshop in a three-part series that offers nonprofits a chance to discuss how to take advantage of this key moment in time to make changes, explore how unconscious bias shows up, and guide participants to develop a plan for their organizations to address social equity issues. Speakers include Robin Hindsman Stacia of Sage Consulting Network and Vernetta Walker of Walker & Associates Consulting. Register. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Anatomy of a Contract, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org. Webinar to help share the key elements of a contract, [oint out the elements of the contract with the highest potential to lead to disputes, identify techniques for you to avoid or mitigate the potential risks, and Identify the best practices to proactively manage contractual relationships. Presented by Frank Taney. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.
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Event Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com Events for each day are divided into two categories: socially distanced, in-person gatherings, and virtual gatherings taking place online. Visit venue websites for information about how to access the events. To include your event in this section email events@princetoninfo.com.
Wednesday January 6 In Person
An exhibit of watercolors by Gail Bracegirdle and paintings by Claudia Fouse Fountaine is on view at the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville from January 7 through 31. Pictured: ‘Walkway in Fall,’ left, by Fountaine and ‘Open House’ by Bracegirdle. Due to the pandemic, there will be no opening reception.
Virtual For Teens
Youth Perspectives on Better Options for Education, Princeton Learning Cooperative. www. princetonlearningcooperative.org. Panel discussion featuring stories from teens and young adults who left conventional schooling. Q&A follows. Register. 7 p.m.
Thursday January 7
Art
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven. org. Annual showcase of a juried collection of trees and mantles displayed throughout the museum’s galleries in addition to outdoor displays and lights. Free with museum admission. Continues daily through January 10, 2021. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In Person Art
A Clear Light, Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville. www.
lambertvillearts.com. Exhibit of paintings by Gail Bracegirdle and Claudia Fouse Fountaine on view through January 31. Gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Farm Markets
Princeton Farmers Market Winter Series, Franklin Avenue Lot, Princeton. www.princetonfarmers market.com. Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and artisanal products. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Thursday Afternoon Aerobic Hikes, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609. 2-3.5 mile guided hike on selected trails in the state park. Bring a water bottle and wear hiking shoes. Weather permitting. Register. 1 p.m.
Virtual Good Causes
Virtual Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties. www. casamb.org. Information on the non-profit organization that recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Family Court for the best interests of children that have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Register by email to jduffy@casamercer. org. 11 a.m.
Health
Get Covered NJ, South Brunswick Public Library. www.sbpl. info. Free webinar to provide participants with information on how to get affordable health insurance through New Jersey’s healthcare
GETCOVERED marketplace. Register. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lectures
Justice, Truth, and Violence in Contemporary Colombia, 55-Plus Club of Princeton. www. princeton.com/groups/55plus. Meeting and presentation via Zoom with Robert Karl, associate professor of arts & humanities at Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute. Free; $3 donation requested. 10 a.m. Artist Talk, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Duane Michals, a photographer known for his work with series, multiple exposures, and the essential use of text in his images, leads a candid discussion touching on topics such as metaphysics, personal identity, the nature of memory, photography, and filmmaking. Free via Zoom. 5:30 p.m. Winter Evening Series, New Jersey State Museum. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Virtual conversations between museum curators and staff. Thematic drink creation, spirited dialogue, and a round of trivia via Zoom. Topic: Museology 102: Learn about what goes on behind the scenes. Register. Free. 8 p.m. Continued on following page
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he Trenton City Museum opens its new exhibition “Women Trenton Style” this month. Showcasing work by several noted women artists from the Greater Trenton region, the work was designed and curated by nationally recognized Trenton artist Mel Leipzig. The artist/curator made the following statement about the exhibition that will be on view through spring 2021:
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he idea of this show began with a show I curated for the Center for Contemporary art in Bedminster, New Jersey, of Trenton area women artists who were involved with the arts in Trenton. The show included Priscilla Algava, Princeton; Elizabeth Aubrey, Bordentown; and Marge Miccio, Trenton. Joan Perkes, the president of the board of trustees of the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, then kindly asked me at some point to revive the show at Ellarslie. I gladly agreed. I decided to add several more artists: Nora Chavooshian, Cheryl Eng, Tracey Jones, Dallas Piotrowski, Tamara Torres, Khalilah Sabree, Aundreta Wright, and Mary Yess. Several of these artists were also noted art teachers. Cheryl Eng, who is still teaching during the pandemic and Khalilah Sabree, who is now retired, were important teachers in the art department of Lawrenceville High School. Aundreta Wright taught the History of African-American Art, a course which she created at MCCC. She also taught art to my children when they were young and attending the Joyce Kilmer School in Trenton. They both still remember her with great fondness. The late Priscilla Algava, whose works always has a poet quality, was also a highly inspiring teacher
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Friday January 8 In Person Socials
Friday with Friends, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers, Pavilion, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. www.ywcaprinceton. org/newcomers. Each person is required to bring her own food and drink, to wear a mask, and practice social distancing. Registration required to newcomersmembership@ywcaprinceton. org. Noon to 2 p.m.
Virtual Health
Health Insurance Open Enrollment Information, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Presenter Renata Svincicka of The Family Resource Network discusses health insurance options and Get Covered NJ. Register. Noon to 1 p.m. Community Conversations with Isles: Healthy Homes, Trenton Public Library. www.trentonlib. org. Facebook-based conversation with Andre Thomas of Isles to learn about their Healthy Homes Initiative to assist residents in ensuring their homes are free of environmental hazards such as lead and mold. 3 to 4 p.m.
and strong advocate for artist in Mercer County. We are grateful to her husband and two daughters for the inclusion of her works in this show. The Trenton-born sculptor Nora Chavooshian, daughter of the late noted watercolorist Marge Chavooshian, shows in New York where she is presented by the Denise Bibro Gallery. Tracey Jones, I believe, is one of the finest abstract painters in the state. She and her husband, the painter/pianist Geoff Dorfman, founded the Milton Resnick Foundation, located in Manhattan. Their home/studios are located in the Mill Hill District of Trenton. Also living in Mill Hill is the wonderful painter March Miccio. Along with her husband, Chuck Wagener, Marge founded Artifacts Gallery in Trenton, which was a
source of Trentoniana. Dallas Piotrowski is noted for her beautiful paintings of flowers and animals. She participated in the founding of the Trenton Artists Workshop Association, was the gallery curator at the Chapin School in Princeton, and exhibited at the Trenton City Museum. Mary Yess, who the New York Times art critic Peter Schjeldahl fondly called “a quirky artist,” was president of the Trenton Artists Workshop Association. She eventually became the president of the Princeton Art Association (PAA) and is largely responsible for moving the PAAA to the warehouse in Trenton which eventually became Artworks. The highly individualist painter, Elizabeth Aubrey, who paintings border between abstraction and reality, is the present president of
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Virtual Film
Saturday Night at the Movies: Diana, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Beyond Words, Friends of Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Annual library benefit takes place virtually as a three-part speaker series. Final speaker is New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower whose newest book, “Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump,” gives readers a glimpse into the world of five past U.S. presidents and their power, frustrations, and sometimes unlikely friendships. In conversation with Kevin Kruse, a professor of American history at Princeton. Register. $240 and up includes all three online events. 7 p.m.
Faith
Hooray for Havdalah, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609-443-4454. www.bethel.net. Bring a havdalah candle, if you have one, or any candle to end Shabbat with a special glow, activity and story. Register by Janu-
TAWA. It was she who arranged for TAWA artists, including the graffiti artists of Trenton, to have a show of their work at a gallery in New York. Khalilah Sabree recently moved from Trenton to Columbus, New Jersey. But she still maintains her studio at Artworks, where she creates her beautiful works often with Islamic Themes. The high inventive photographer/printer Tamara Torres has shown her work at the New Jersey State Museum and at galleries in Europe. Like Sabree, her studio is at Artworks. The artists in the show were chosen for the high quality of their art and their devotion to art. Their
‘Farmstead,’ left, by Elizabeth Aubrey and ‘Silent Enough to Listen to Fragments of Your Soul’ by Tamara Torres. achievements deserve to be seen. Please note that community programs are being organized under changing social distancing protocols and will be presented as both hybrid and online events. For more details and updated information, visit www.ellarslie. org.
Food & Drink
Virtual Wine Tasting, Terhune Orchards. www.terhuneorchards. com. Featuring wines perfect for the season, Chambourcin, Rosé, and Cold Soil White. Wines available for purchase at the farm or for delivery. Register. 2 p.m.
Science Lectures
Science On Saturday Lecture Series, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. www.pppl.gov. “The Renaissance of the Stellarator Fusion Concept” presented by Dave Gates of PPPL. Held via Zoom. 9:30 a.m.
Sunday January 10 In Person Outdoor Action
Baldpate Mountain Hike, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609. Meet at the parking lot by Niederer’s Pond. Bring a water bottle and wear hiking shoes. Register. 1:30 to 4 p.m.
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Extraordinary Tunings, Dryden Ensemble, 609-466-8541. www.
Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is the featured performer in Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s virtual concert, ‘Mozart & Saint Georges,’ on Sunday, January 10. drydenensemble.org. Daniel Swenberg presents little known repertoire for lute from 16201650. Concert held via Zoom. Register. 4 p.m. Mozart & Saint Georges, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, 609497-0020. www.princetonsymphony.org. The program spotlights Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s dramatic Serenade for Winds in C Minor, K. 388 and Joseph Bologne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Symphony No. 1 in G Major. Ukrainian-born virtuoso pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk performs selections for solo piano. Register. $15 per device. 4 p.m.
Gardens
Winter Lecture Series, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Insects and Diseases to Look Out For in 2021” presented by John Verbrugge of Bartlett Tree Experts. Register. $15. 2 to 3 p.m.
Lectures
Members’ Day Meeting, Astrological Society of Princeton. www.aspnj.org. Ellen Zucker presents “2021: Out of the Ashes” and Daisy Orr presents “Revisit-
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OPPortUnities Auditions Capital Singers of Trenton is currently recruiting new members for its 15th season, beginning in January, 2021. Particularly sought are tenors, baritones and basses, but all voices are welcome to join. If you or someone you know are interested in singing, please visit the website and send message or call 609-434-2781. Email: CapitalSingers@gmail.com. Virtual auditions will be held via Zoom on Sunday, January 10, at 4 p.m. Somerset Valley Players is holding auditions via Zoom for “The MatchKlatch Game: A Parody,” directed by Mike Muller and Darren Nye. Virtual auditions take place Sunday, January 10, from 7 to 10 p.m. and Tuesday, January 12, from 7 to 10 p.m. Register for a 15-minute slot on Signup Genius. There are no callbacks. All rehearsals will take place over Zoom. The performance is Sunday, January 31, at 7 p.m., also via Zoom. The format of the show is as a parody of the television game show “The Match Game.” Actors are needed to serve as celebrity panelists of their choice. You should show up as the celebrity you plan to
impersonate (in costume if possible). You will be asked to introduce your character and provide a typical Match Game question answer in character. You may audition for more than one celebrity. This is an improv event so auditioners will need to be quick-witted an comfortable with improv. For full audition information visit www.svptheatre.org. Email matchgame@svptheatre.org with any questions.
For Aspiring Artists Morven Museum and Garden invites artists from beginner to experienced to participate in a twoday Zoom-based workshop on botanical illustration with Wendy Hollender. Sessions take place Friday, January 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., and Sunday, January 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $100; $80 for Friends of Morven. Inspired by flowers from Morven’s recent bulb sale, paperwhites available in Morven’s museum shop, or other white flowers, students will participate in this live two-day Zoom workshop and draw with Wendy on brown Kraft paper. (Complete art supply list, including
weekend off on Friday via Zoom and draws along with you. On Sunday she provides personalized critiques of everyone’s work. For questions, email dlampertrudman@morven.org
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Virtual Discovery Day, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. www.stuartschool. org/openhouse. Learn about the private pre-K through 12 school for girls. Register. 1 to 3 p.m.
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lgernon Ward is hope- cemetery could have been forgotful that 2021 will be the year that ten: “Today, it is hard to imagine that brings the Locust Hill Project closthis plot of ground between Hart er to fruition. Ward, 67, and the 6th Regiment and Oak streets in East Trenton of the United States Colored Troops once served as the city’s principal Civil War organization are leading African-American cemetery. There the charge to develop the lot on are no visible stones, no statues, no Hart street in Trenton’s East Ward manicured lawn or neatly trimmed into a place that memorializes the shrubbery. Instead one finds a resting places of Trentonians of Af- startk and overgrown urban lot surrounded by a tall chainlink fence.” rican ancestry. After noting that the history of “We’re excited to get this going,” says Ward recently during a the site was elusive, the report written by the Trenton Historical Socitour of the Hart Street site. The project focuses on the phys- ety’s current president, Damon ical restoration of the Locust Hill Tvaryanas, says, “Its existence is African Cemetery and the adjacent recorded only by a handful of building to serve as an interpretive newspaper articles and half-hearted mentions in a few of Trenton’s center for the cemetery. The building will also be used as principal histories.” What is known is that “the cemthe office space for the 6th Regiment —- the group selected by the etery came into existence in 1860 City of Trenton to lead the project when the property was purchased — and a venue for local history and by the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal humanities-reChurch for use lated programas its burial ming. ‘It’s difficult to articuground and was Ward says the late how much the put to this purproject moving pose for Treninto its third year Locust Hill Project ton’s African is part of other has stimulated a reAmerican citiefforts designed newed interest in the zens for about a to accent Trenhalf a century ton’s Black hisLocust Hill Cemetery before finally tory and attract and the surrounding fading slowly individuals inneighborhood,’ says into semi-forterested in taking gotten oblivion heritage tours. Ward. in the first quart Other sites inof the 20th cenclude the 1856 tury.” Higbee School, Incorporated in February, 1811, the first free school for African Americans in Trenton, and Carver Mount Zion AME was the first AfYouth and Family Center, a social rican-American religious organiand cultural center for Trenton’s zation to be formed in the City of Black community. Both are on the Trenton. Although slavery of people was a thriving practice at the National Historic Registry. Since its site is near the Assun- time, the Trenton church’s congrepink Creek, the project is also in- gation was composed of free cluded as a feature of the currently Blacks. “After slavery’s abolition, the active Assunpink Park Project. A 1998 Hunter Research report church was principally associated to the city puts the project into per- with the middle and upper social spective and demonstrates how the and economic strata of Trenton’s
African American population,” notes the report. As Ward and the report make clear, the Locust Hill Cemetery is tied to Mt. Zion’s first cemetery located on Hanover Street adjoined to the Friends’ Meeting House property. The plot is noted for being Trenton’s earliest known burial place of African Americans — first mentioned in a 1779 deed. When Trenton’s Common Council forbade the church from continuing to the use the property
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for burials, Mt. Zion developed and Algernon Ward at the executed a plan to secure to sell the site of the former LoHanover Street plot and use the cust Hill Cemetery, funds to secure the new location where plans are unand to re-inter the bodies. Mt. Zion managed the cemetery derway to develop the until 1873, when it relinquished site into an interpreoperations to the specifically detive center and mesigned Locust Hill Cemetery Commorial for Trentonians pany. Yet the church maintained its of African ancestry. affiliation with the grounds. According to the Hunter report, little is known about the activity of the cemetery through the rest of the tive partnership with the Old Bar19th century, including when buri- racks Museum in Trenton proved a als ceased on the spot. winning combination for city partAs Ward stands in front of the nership. grassy lot, he says the cemetery had In July, 2019, J.R. Capasso, the been so neglected in the first half of Brownfield coordinator for the the 20th century that city officials City of Trenton Economic Develwere unsure if one actually existed opment office, noted the following there. in a grant application: But neighborhood lore kept its “The City of Trenton is happy to memory alive, and city officials provide this letter of support to deand historians became more in- velop a vacant and abandoned volved. Studies determined not property in East Trenton near the only the existence of a cemetery proposed Assunpink Greenway but the existence of nearly a hun- and the historic Locust Hill Cemedred graves — tery for use by including severthe 6th USCT al who fought in and for the de‘The City of Trenton the Civil War. velopment of a has designated the Ward says he museum and Locust Hill Project as officially bedisplay space came involved that commemothe focal point of a with the cemerates the comhousing improvetery project in mitment of Afriment initiative for the 2019 after the can-Americans City of Trenton to this county’s adjacent streets,’ initiated a meetmilitary efforts Ward says. ing to develop a through history. partnership with The city is espea city-based cially interested nonprofit to develop the site into an in the 6th USCT providing opporhistoric destination. tunities to educate all people about Ward attended as a representa- the efforts and sacrifices of Afritive of the 6th Regiment — a non- can-American troops in foreign profit organization founded in and colonial wars through the pres2000 to tell the story of African ent day. Americans’ contribution to the mil“In support of this project, the itary history of the United States. city is currently foreclosing on the The organization takes its name former residence located at 73 Hart from a Civil War unit that com- Avenue ... which allows the city to prised soldiers of African ancestry sell this property to a nonprofit orfrom the Delaware Valley — six of ganization for uses that are in conwhom were from Trenton. Mem- formance with the redevelopment bers also create events to show area plan. The future use of the Black involvement in the Revolu- property by the 6th UCST is undertionary War and World War I. stood to be as follows: The group’s Civil War links to “Meeting space for, and other the Locust Hill soldiers and its ac- related uses by, the 6th USCT; Pub-
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Algernon Ward points to a print of a painting by Don Triaini for which members of the 6th Regiment served as models. lic display space for educational and historic information pertaining to the activities of the 6th USCT and the involvement of AfricanAmericans and other ‘Colored Troops’ in the U.S. military in foreign wars and during the colonial era wars in North America; and Educational and historic information pertaining to the adjacent Locust Hill Cemetery that contains the remains of at least 94 Trentonians, including at least 10 Civil War veterans. “Once the city obtains ownership through ongoing tax foreclosure, the property at 73 Hart Avenue can be sold to the 6th USCT for nominal consideration contingent upon approval by the City Council.” Ward says Capasso’s letter allowed the 6th Regiment to secure an initial grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) and develop preliminary architectural and interpretative site plans. Although the group is ready to apply for NJCH implementation grant and has been in discussion with other funders to begin building renovation, Ward says the group is looking forward to the council approving the sale of the property to the 6th Regiment — with a recession clause. “It’s difficult to articulate how much the Locust Hill Project has stimulated a renewed interest in the Locust Hill Cemetery and the surrounding neighborhood,” says Ward. “The City of Trenton has designated the Locust Hill Project as the
focal point of a housing improvement initiative for the adjacent streets. Because part of the cemetery abuts the Assunpink Creek, its restoration has been incorporated into the existing Assunpink Greenway Project. “Beyond the seven stakeholders meetings, door-to-door canvassing assured that every resident of Locust Hill was informed and engaged. A survey was distributed to every home in order to gather the input of those who were unable to attend the scheduled meetings. Since it was the residents themselves who have been steadfast in their desire to see this project proceed, our efforts were received enthusiastically. “Mrs. Ethel Wilkins, the last occupant of the house where the minimuseum will be located, has provided the project with invaluable insights into the historic architecture of the building and the cemetery grounds. Mrs. Wilkins’ grandson is leading the procurement of a monument for the military veterans. “Community members have insisted that they organize the acquisition of a monument for the civilians buried in the Locust Hill Cemetery as their contribution to the project. This is a undisputable indication of the level of commitment the community has invested in the Locust Hill Project. “Another clear indicator of community-wide support for the project is a Joint Resolution from the NJ Legislature. Letters of support came from Brian Hughes, Mercer County executive; Assemblypersons Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
and Anthony Verrilli; State Senator Shirley K. Turner; and U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman.” The historic moment is not lost on Ward, a retired research scientist at the New Jersey Department of Health and one-time city council candidate. “My mother was the first black operating room technician at Helene Fuld hospital, and my dad worked at various factories — he worked for Trane Company,” he says about his family. Although he attended Trenton Central High School and Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey), he quickly turns to how meeting reenactor Fred Minus opened him to a new world. “I would see (Minus) downtown in uniform. Then he’d ask me to go with him to see the Civil War and Native American collections in Hamilton.
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ment to be the models for a painting of the historic 6th Regiment in battle rendered by noted military scene painter Don Triaini for the Union League in Philadelphia — the organization that helped fund the Civil War groups. “We came from obscurity to paintings,” he says, pointing to himself in a print of the painting displayed with his collection of African face masks hanging in his Trenton home. Turning back to the Locust Hill Project, Ward says he while he had hoped the city council would have approved the group’s control of the property by now, he anticipates it happening soon. “We promised (the community) that we would get this done, and people want to see it — people in their 80s. We can’t disappointment them. This is honoring our ancestors — something pretty straightforward for the city to accomplish.”
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he morning of January 3, 1777, was a bitterly cold one in Princeton, New Jersey,” writes Lawrenceville author and Princeton Battle field guide David Price in the first chapter of his new book “John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776,” just released by Knox Press. As Price continues bringing local history alive, “Colonel John Haslet found himself on a frozen battlefield with the other soldiers of George Washington’s Continental Army who had faced one hardship after another, both before and during their grueling winter campaign, in pursuit of a young nation’s quest for independence from Great Britain.” Then he brings the reader closer to that day that unfolded 244 years ago. “Haslet would have been able to see his breath in the frigid air as the British soldiers and their colonial counterparts engaged in yet another clash of arms, and with his last exhalation he attempted to rouse his fellow countrymen to stand against their advancing foe. “In that moment, this Irish immigrant’s American journey came to a sudden and violent end. The wrath of fate that created an abrupt encounter between an enemy bullet and lion-hearted colonel achieved a cruel outcome but perhaps one befitting his tireless efforts to inspire those around him in a cause for which he was willing to make the most extreme sacrifice.”
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rice, too, was inspired and says in his preface, “(It) represents my third venture in writing about America’s War for Independence from Great Britain, with a particular focus on the period from December 25, 1776, through January, 3, 1777. “My initial literary effort culminated in ‘Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War for Independence,’ about a select group of largely unknown Patriot stalwarts whose heroics contributed to the legendary triumphs that were part of this remarkable saga.” He adds that the work “at hand takes a further step along the path laid out in the earlier titles by focusing in part on one of the individuals whose feats where highlighted therein,” and that Haslet “was the only one of the unsung heroes portrayed in my first book to lose his life on a Revolutionary War battlefield, and perhaps therein lies the motivation to explore his story at greater length. I feel I owe John Haslet that much. “There is an elegiac symmetry between his fate and that of the Delaware Regiment he commanded. Both suffered through extreme adversity and finally were lost in the struggle for a young nation’s independence during the period when that cause seemed especially imperiled and was then suddenly revived by the most remarkable
by Dan Aubrey military comeback in America’s storied past.” Price follows with his intent to chronicle “the inspirational leadership, exemplary service, and enormous sacrifice that marked their efforts on behalf of America’s Revolutionary enterprise.” He then adds that “one finds no dearth of encomiums to Haslet’s leadership from his contemporaries or in more recent accounts. He has been described as one of George Washington’s steadiest, most reliable officers and finest regimental commanders; ‘beloved by his men, whom it was his pride to have exceptionally well drilled and disciplined’”; and “charismatic, inspirational and eloquent, someone who persuaded men to sign onto the newly formed army with his strong convictions. And in the end, he met a hero’s death on the Princeton battlefield. “In his acclaimed mid-19th century biography of George Washington, the noted author and essayist Washington Irving opined that Haslet ‘distinguished himself through the (1776) campaign by being among the foremost in services of danger. He was indeed a gallant officer, and gallantly seconded by his Delaware troops.’” Price says the accolades earned by Haslet and his regiment “convey a sense of how superlative their service was during the adversity of 1776 when Washington, staggered by one defeat after another, attempted to survive the onslaught of a militarily superior foe and carry on the Revolution against what appeared to be truly daunting odds. At the same time, the standard of excellence that these Delawares set, and the inspiring example they provided for the rest of the Continental army, put into stark perspective the extent of their sacrifice and made all the more harrowing the demise of the unit, including the commanding office, before it was replaced by a reconstituted Delaware Regiment in 1777.”
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nd Price writes that Haslet’s kind are not ranked in the annals of history with the likes of the nation’s founders and will never be extolled like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin, “but to his generation men like Haslet loomed large indeed, for they carried on their sturdy backs the quest for political and economic autonomy and national sovereignty against the British Empire. Some like Haslet were forced by unyielding circumstances to pass that effort on to others who saw it through to completion. And the men of his regiment set an example for other Continen-
Historian David Price, above, has published an account of John Haslet, an unsung hero of the American Revolution, titled ‘John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776.’ tal army units to follow and, in the process, carved a place for themselves in Revolutionary lore.” Price sums up the historical importance of the efforts of Haslet, the Delaware unit, and the others of his kind with the following observation: “The significance of the American triumphs during the ‘Ten Crucial Days’ was recognized at once by sundry observers of these vents and somewhat later by others. They included participants on both sides of the conflict and neutral parties as well.” Price then reports that “Frederick II, the Prussian ruler who made his kingdom the premier European military power of the 18th century and become known as Frederick the Great, asserted that the feats of ‘Washington and his little band of compatriots’ during their winter offensive were ‘the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements.’ “The fiery pamphleteer and Revolutionary advocate Thomas Paine, writing in The American Crises, declared that the ‘conquest of the Hessians at Trenton by the remains of a retreating army . . . is an instance of heroic perseverance
very seldom to be met with. And the victory over the British troops at Princeton, by a harassed and wearied party, who had been engaged the day before and marched all night without refreshment, is attended with such a scene of circumstances and superiority of generalship, as will every give it a place on the first line in the history of great actions.’ “(And) Nicholas Creswell, an English traveler who was then in Virginia, but hoping to return to the mother country, recorded his displeasure at the news of the rebel gains in his diary entry of January 7, 1777: ‘The minds of the people are much altered. A few days ago they had given up the cause for lost. Their late successes have turned
‘To his generation men like Haslet loomed large indeed, for they carried on their sturdy backs the quest for political and economic autonomy and national sovereignty against the British Empire,’ David Price writes in his account of the Revolutionary War colonel.
the scale and ow they are all liberty mad again. Their recruiting parties could not get a man (except if he bought him from his master) no longer since than last week, and now the men are coming in by companies.” More than another book on the American Revolution, Price’s work uses his years of expertise and love of history to write a fresh chapter and tell the story of a man who embodied the yearning for a nation built on the premise of equality and the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “John Haslet’s World: An Ardent Patriot, the Delaware Blues, and the Spirit of 1776” by David Price, $18, 302 pages, Knox Press.
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Life in the Fast Lane Management Moves Rescue Mission of Trenton, 98 Carroll Street, Trenton 08609. 609-695-1436. Barrett Young, chief executive officer. www.rescuemissionoftrenton.org. After 35 years, the Rescue Mission of Trenton has a new leader. Barrett Young, who has served as chief operating officer since 2013, took over as chief executive officer on January 1. He replaces his mother, Mary Gay Abbott-Young, who had been CEO since 1986. AbbottYoung will remain as the organization’s president. “This is a perfect win-win for the Mission, connecting our noble past with the challenges of today and our vision for the future,” board of directors chair Niel Siekerka said in a statement. “Between Mary Gay and Barrett, they share over six decades of experience with our organization.” As CEO Barrett will be responsible for working with the board of directors and the management team and leading a complex organization that last year served 71,992 warm meals; offered shelter to 1,018 individuals who were homeless; provided counseling and vocational development; and helped 153 previously homeless individuals enter permanent supportive housing. Abbott-Young, as president, will focus on increasing the Mission’s public advocacy, as well as overseeing grants and funding, while leading key aspects of the organization’s strategic plan. “Ultimately, my vision is to keep innovating, improving and helping
Edited by Sara Hastings our clients,” Barrett Young said of his vision for the Mission. “I want us to continue to find innovative ways to help those in our society who are most vulnerable. And to never lose our heart and our reason for being here, which is to provide opportunities for individuals seeking recovery, and to help put an end to homelessness — one person at a time.” New Jersey State Library, 185 West State Street, Trenton 08608. 609-278-2640. Mary L. Chute, state librarian. www.njstatelib.org. The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, will have a new head librarian come February. A nationwide search has resulted in the appointment of Jennifer R. Nelson. She will take over for state librarian Mary L. Chute, who is retiring after eight-and-a-half years in the role. Nelson currently serves as the director of Minnesota State Library Services, a division that administers Minnesota’s state and federal programs for libraries and the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library. She is also an active member of the national organization of Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. In this capacity she has recently played a key role in efforts focused on developing the organization’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion statement and advancing efforts in data collection regarding new and evolving library service models. “I am delighted to be coming to the State Library,” Nelson said in a statement. “The staff and services
at the New Jersey State Library and the larger New Jersey library community are among the best in the U.S. and it will be a privilege to lead as we move forward from the pandemic to a ‘new normal.’ ” Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a master’s degree in library and information studies and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We had an outstanding candidate pool, but ultimately believe that combined with her other qualifications, Jen’s state-level experience provides, a strong advantage that will allow her to dive right into the library construction bond cycle and join in New Jersey libraries’ ongoing pandemic related operations. She has experience working with federal programs and supporting innovative statewide programming,” said Merodie A. Hancock, TESU president. “Jen has built a reputation as an active state and national leader in digital inclusion, equity and diversity programming, and technology, and data innovation.”
Deaths Donald C. Long, 83, on December 22. He was an electrical engineer at RCA Hightstown, Princeton University’s Department of Astrophysical Sciences, and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. David Blair, 75. He was the first director of corporate relations at
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Barrett Young, left is the new chief executive officer of the Rescue Mission of Trenton. Jennifer Nelson, right, takes over as state librarian in February. the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. Robert F. Burkert, 76, on December 30. He was an engineer and retired from SciTec Inc. in Princeton. He was also a lifetime member of the Lawrenceville Fire Department. Kathleen A. Mershon, 79, on December 23. She worked for Sypek and Sanford Insurance Agency in Ewing. John P. Niagas, 72, on December 26. He owned and operated John’s Painting Company in Hamilton for more than 45 years and served with the Colonial Volunteer Fire Company. Alfred Polar, 98, on December 28. He worked for Wenczel Tile in Trenton as lead ceramic engineer for 22 years. Dennis Arthur Warford, 74, on December 25. He worked for the state of New Jersey as a super-
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Looking Back: Remembering Those We Lost
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t’s a new year and for many, a time to put the sorrows and difficulties of 2020 in the rearview mirror. But in a time of new beginnings, there are some things — and people — it is important not to forget. For its annual In Memoriam issue, U.S. 1 looks back at the noteworthy people who died during the preceding year. The profiles that follow were of people well known in the greater Princeton area but also regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Icons of the Arts: J. Seward Johnson Jr.
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March 10, age 89. ohnson, the noted area sculptor and Grounds For Sculpture founder “leaves a remarkable legacy,” said Gary Garrido Schneider, executive director of the Hamiltonbased sculpture garden at the time of his death. “Through his sculptures, that generously invite the public to engage and interact, he has touched the hearts of millions across the world.” Schneider continued: “The Seward Johnson Atelier has nurtured a generation of artists who have made a creative living and lasting friendships through this community of sculptors he made possible. Grounds For Sculpture has grown over the last three decades to become one of the most beloved art institutions in our region and an essential beacon for sculptors worldwide.” The grandson of Robert Wood Johnson, founder of the New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson, a multinational producer of healthcare products, Seward Johnson used his family connections and wealth to create hyper-realistic sculptures, a world class atelier, the sculpture grounds, and, at times, controversy. When his first sculpture, “Stainless Girl,” won a national competition in 1969, the then Massachusetts-based Johnson said, “I got a vocation.” He returned to the Princeton area, where his sculpture needs inadvertently led to the founding of the Johnson Atelier and then Grounds For Sculpture. Johnson called the atelier “one of the most fantastic things that I have done.” After outgrowing two Princeton-area locations, Johnson worked out an arrangement with his family’s foundation to purchase the former Garden State Fair Grounds in Hamilton in 1981 and the atelier was established in the mid-1980s. Grounds For Sculpture was born after foundry artists began to display their sculptures near the atelier and inspired the idea of a permanent exhibition site. In 2014 Johnson mounted a popular major retrospective of his work to bolster public and private support as the governance of the grounds was transferred from Johnson and the family foundations to a nonprofit board of directors. That exhibition visually demonstrated that while Johnson mastered the creation of affecting abstract works he deliberately chose to produce his hyper-realistic series depicting everyday people and sculpture interpretations of famous paintings or famous photos. Johnson himself said of his work, “I have a purpose in mind, and it is a social purpose. My work deals with society and what I think are the needs of society: the visceral response. To me the visceral response is where the value of art lies.
Art is the highest form of communication known to man. When it is in a museum or wherever it is, it communicates the emotional message.” In addition to bringing thousands of international artists to the region to have their sculptures made, Johnson’s atelier attracted hundreds of artists who settled in the area, continue to create art, and contribute to artistic strength of the region. One, Leni Paquet Morante, explained the influence of Johnson and his atelier — where she met her husband, Frederick — in a tribute written after his death. “With Seward Johnson’s passing, Fred and I are reminded of how fortunate we have been through our long association with his enterprises as they developed over the years. “Our experience is not unique among the many artists we’ve come to know through the Johnson Atelier. We met and worked with famous artists, befriending some. We made art that we we’re proud of. We saw our friends take on challenging administrative roles. Many ex-atelierites started their own businesses with the skills they developed, some became educators. Fred became an excellent modeler and teacher, sharing knowledge and skill. I went back to school, worked, raised a family, volunteered in the schools, and started to paint again several years ago. “As he did with so many other ‘unknown’ artists, Mr. Johnson’s often unanticipated support through jobs, grants, and purchases sustained our careers and artistic morale, pushing our artmaking and even family activities forward for years.”
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J. Seward Johnson Jr., above left, founded Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton and was known for his hyper-realistic works. Above right, Thomas Sokolowski directed Rutgers’ Zimmerli Museum. Richie Cole, in the mural at left, was an internationally known alto saxophonist from Trenton. sey City and the New Jersey Department of Labor’s monument to workers in Trenton. He was the son of noted American artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn.
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June 30, age 94. artin, a 1948 Princeton University alumnus, was a longtime Princeton resident who spent 35 years as a cartoonist for the New Yorker, contributing more than 700 humorous illustrations to the magazine. He also created illustrations for Princeton Alumni Weekly and other university publications. Many of his works are part of Princeton University Library’s Special Collections. He also served on the boards of SAVE animal shelter, McCarter Theater, and Friends of Princeton Public Library.
Robert Sakson
Sakson was an award-winning area watercolor artist whose
May 15, age 82.
regional scenes were included in numerous group exhibitions and solo shows at the New Jersey State Museum, Monmouth Museum, Trenton City Museum, Nassau Club, and other venues. Born in Trenton, he attended Mercer County Community College and worked as an illustrator for Tony Lee Associates in Trenton before establishing himself as a fine artist.
Richie Cole
May 2, age 72. S hahn was a nationally Cole was an internationally known Roosevelt-based sculptor known Trenton-born jazz alto saxSeptember 2, age 82.
whose work is part of numerous public and private collections, including the Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey State Museum, National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, and Musei Vaticana, Vatican City, Italy. In addition to creating the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial for the town of Roosevelt’s namesake, his other commissioned works include the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial for the MLK Jr. Station in Jer-
ophonist and composer who mentored numerous regional musicians. He released more than 50 LPs and CDs, including two salutes to his home town: “Trenton Makes” and “Trenton Style.” In a 2014 interview with U.S. 1 he said, “I am not from Trenton; I am Trenton. I was born here. The only place I feel comfortable is back in my hometown: in Trenton.” A hocked alto sax ended up in
The Business Leaders: Sydney Sussman
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October 23, age 94. ussma founded Certified Steel and, after moving the company to Trenton in the early 1970s, began investing in the rehabilitation of neglected industrial and commercial sites in the city. The business also moved on to new construction, including the Station Plaza office and parking complex in the 1980s.
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March 31, age 72. olfe, 72, a 1969 alumnus of Princeton University, returned Cole’s house when he was 10. “I grew up with a sax and smelled the metal and played with the keys. When I went to elementary school and wanted to be in the band, I had the instrument. I was blessed to be in an era when the public school systems had great music departments. I had great teachers who really helped me a lot. I was one of the two people in the world who got a full scholarship,” said Cole of his 1966 Downbeat Magazine award that took the Ewing High graduate to jazz-focused Berklee College of Music in Boston. His college years ended when he got an offer to play with famed drummer Buddy Rich’s band in 1969. “I took the place of famed alto-saxophonist Art Pepper. It was the dream job. I went around the world. I was with him for two-anda-half years. I have been very lucky with my career and had a lot of good breaks.” Other experiences included joining bands led by Lionel Hampton and Doc Severinsen, playing with the Manhattan Transfer, and then creating his own group, the Alto Madness Orchestra. Despite an international reputation and living outside the region, Cole found and created opportunities to return to Trenton to play. One of his first musical homes was Lanzi’s Lounge on Liberty and Dresden Avenue. His last was the Candle Light Lounge on Passaic Street. Cole said his musical success was connected to his approach. “I do not play the saxophone; I sing the saxophone. I approach it like a (vocal) soloist. I sing it. I play the melody straight, then I do what I want and improvise, tell the story, and then come back to the melody. And there’s the creation,” he said in 2014. A professional who made his living through concerts, royalties, and as a visiting artist at various jazz institutes, Cole recorded more than 50 albums and CDs, wrote more than 3,000 compositions (in-
in 1974 to serve as the school’s assistant treasurer. Beginning in 1976 he served as a consultant to Princeton’s development of the mixed-use Forrestal Center. In 1993 he founded Picus Associates, which manages the 2,000-acre development on behalf of the university.
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September 16, age 93. hristen, a Princeton native and 1949 Princeton University alumnus, returned to his hometown in 1960 to take over the family business, the famous Lahiere’s Restaurant that stood on Witherspoon Street for 91 years until closing in 2010. cluding symphonies for 80-piece orchestras), and served on the boards of the National Jazz Service Organization and the National Endowment for the Arts, where he was chairman for one year.
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May 24, age 69. ichardson was the cofounder of the Tony Award winning Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick where he directed the original production of the groundbreaking “The Colored Museum.” He was also a theater professor at Temple University and University of the Arts, both in Philadelphia. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in English literature and art history, he then earned an MFA as part of the first graduating class from Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of Fine Arts. He founded Crossroads alongside Ricardo Khan later that same year.
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January 27, age 77. ong was a nationally known poet whose books include “Black Love Black Hope” and “Rules for Cool.” He was a retired Trenton Central High School literature and creative writing teacher.
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May 6, age 70. okolowski had been the director of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers since October, 2017. He had previously spent 14 years at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and worked as an independent art consultant. He studied art history at the University of Chicago and did graduate work at New York University.
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The Intellectuals: John Conway
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April 11, age 82.
onway, a British-born Princeton University mathematician, was best known for inventing the “Game of Life” but was considered a true genius by those familiar with his work in mathematical fields including group theory, number theory, algebra, geometric topology, theoretical physics, combinatorial game theory, and geometry. In addition to the “Game of Life” he also discovered a novel type of number known as “surreal numbers” and invented the Conway Group, an entity that inhabits 24-dimensional space. His life was chronicled in “Genius at Play,” a 2015 biography by Siobhan Roberts that was featured in the September 16, 2015, issue of U.S. 1. In her prologue, she wrote of Conway: “Conway’s is a jocund and playful egomania, sweetened by selfdeprecating charm. Based at Princeton University, though having made his name and found fame at Cambridge, he claims never to have worked a day in his life. He purports instead to have piddled away reams and reams of time playing games. “Yet he is the John von Neumann Distinguished Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics. He’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, a particularly august club, the oldest scientific society in the world — and Conway likes to mention that when he was elected in 1981, he signed the big book of fellows at the induction ceremony and was pleased to see on previous pages the names Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing, and Bertrand Russell.” At Princeton, where he had
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served on the faculty since 1987, his colleagues referred to him as a “magical genius.” He died of COVID-19.
Freeman J. Dyson
Dyson, a theoretical physicist and writer, was a scholar at Prince-
February 28, age 96.
ton’s Institute for Advanced Study for more than 60 years. Born in England and educated at Cambridge, Dyson came to the United States to pursue graduate studies at Cornell University. On a cross-country road trip in 1948 he had a revelation in which he was able to prove the equivalency of competing theories of quantum electrodynamics developed by Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger. The paper he wrote made him a star in the physics community. Later that year he joined the Institute at the invitation of J. Robert Oppenheimer. He never returned to Cornell to complete his Ph.D. In an obituary published by the Institute, current director Robbert Dijkgraaf said, “No life is more entangled with the Institute and impossible to capture — architect of modern particle physics, freerange mathematician, advocate of space travel, astrobiology and disarmament, futurist, eternal graduate student, rebel to many preconceived ideas including his own, thoughtful essayist, all the time a wise observer of the human scene. “His secret was simply saying ‘yes’ to everything in life, till the very end. We are blessed and honored that Freeman, Imme, and their family made the Institute their home. It will be so forever.” Dyson was engaged in issues of scientific policy, including advocating for the nuclear test ban treaty in the 1960s. He was also a prolific lecturer and writer of books intend-
ed to educate general audiences on scientific matters, including the relation of science to religion, the prospective colonization of the solar system, harnessing the energy of stars, and climate change. Among his many books are “Disturbing the Universe” (1979), “The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet,” (1999) and “Maker of Patterns” (2018), an autobiographical account of Dyson’s life through letters written to his parents.
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February 29, age 90. rchitectural historian Constance Greiff was a longtime Princeton resident who believed that “every building tells a story” and helped tell their tales in the books “Princeton Architecture: A Pictorial History of Town and Campus,” co-authored with Mary Gibbons; “Morven: Memory, Myth and Reality,” co-authored with Wanda Gunning; and in the revised version of “A House Called Morven: Its Role in American History” by Alfred Hoyt Bill in collaboration with Walter E. Edge, the New Jersey Governor who deeded the historic home to the State of New Jersey. Other books written or co-authored by Greiff include “John
Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson, above left, spent the majority of his career at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Architectural historian Constance Greiff, above, wrote books on important area buildings and their designers. Notman, Architect,” about the influential designer of Princeton University’s Wilson House and the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital; “Robert Smith, Architect, Builder, Patriot,” one of America’s first important architects and designer of Princeton’s Nassau Hall and the Maclean House; “Independence: The Creation of a National Park,” focusing on Independence Hall in Philadelphia; and “Lost America: From the Atlantic to the Mississippi” and “Lost America: From the Mississippi to the Pacific,” photographic surveys of architecturally and historically important buildings lost to neglect, fire, flood, or development. Greiff was also active beyond writing and in 1975 founded Heritage Studies. Considered the first of its kind, the consulting company provided historic community and regional studies throughout the Northeast and employed a new generation of architectural histori-
ans, including architect Michael Mills, currently of Mills & Schnoering Architects, and Bob Craig, registration program supervisor in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s New Jersey Historic Preservation Office. She also founded Preservation New Jersey in 1979 and served as its president during its first decade. And she served on the planning boards of Princeton and Rocky Hill and was a member of the New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Preservation.
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September 18, age 81. ohen was a professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton known for his often controversial views. His final book, “War with Russia?,” was published in 2019.
Community Servants: Marvin Reed
Reed, who served as mayor of Princeton Borough for 13 years,
October 12, age 89.
was born and raised in New Jersey. After graduating from Rutgers University in 1952, he was drafted into the Army at the start of the Korean War and worked on the guided missile systems program. When he finished his service in 1954 he embarked on a 31-year career with the New Jersey Education Association in Trenton, during which time he edited its magazine and later became its communications director and worked on school and college development efforts. Reed and his wife, Ingrid, moved to Princeton from West Windsor in 1974, and in 1984 thenmayor Barbara Sigmund asked him to run for Borough Council. He was elected, and he became mayor upon Sigmund’s death in 1990. Noteworthy projects undertaken during his time as mayor include the redevelopment of Princeton Public Library, Spring Street garage, and Hinds Plaza.
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April 11, age 81. andel was born in Vienna but fled with her family to England and then the U.S. at the start of World War II. She studied English at Brooklyn College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. She was teaching English at Rutgers in 1971 when she learned of the formation of the Center for
American Women and Politics at the university’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and became involved on a volunteer basis. Soon, she took on a leadership role and served as its director from 1973 to 1994. She then served as director of the Eagleton Institute until her retirement in 2019. She was also the author of “In the Running: The New Woman Candidate,” published in 1993, and served on the board of governors of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.
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May 5, age 99. etty Wold Johnson, 99, on May 5. The wife of Robert Wood Johnson III, the Princeton and Hopewell resident was a prominent area philanthropist. In March, months before her death, she donated $250,000 to the Princeton
Marvin Reed, left, had a long career with the New Jersey Education Association and served as mayor of Princeton Borough for 13 years. Ruth Mandel, center, led the Center for American Women and Politics and the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. Dorothy Mullen, left, was an environmental, food, and healthcare activist who founded the Suppers program in Princeton. Area Community Foundation’s COVID-19 relief fund. She also donated $500,000 to McCarter Theater in honor of Emily Mann’s 30 years as artistic director. She donated her home on Edgerstoune Road in Princeton to become the headmaster’s house at the Hun School, and she also supported Princeton Day School, which several of her children attended. She also funded the restoration of the Mountain Lakes Preserve and was a supporter of the D&R Greenway, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Public Library, and others. Her children, Christopher and Woody Johnson, are the current owners of the New York Jets foot-
ball team, and as such she was known as the “First Lady of the Jets.”
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teacher of gardeners young and old, a founder of The Suppers Programs, and producer of her own end-of-life educational program that she dubbed “Dying Dor’s Way: Radically Real Spiels on the End of Life.” In 2001, as a result of concerns generated by 9/11, she proposed a peace-oriented community service
project in the form of an organic instructional garden at the Riverside Elementary School in Princeton, which her three children had attended. Out of that initiative grew the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative, whose mission continues under the leadership of another founder, Karla Cook. With the help of Susan Conlon and other staff at the Princeton Public Library, Mullen organized conferences for school teachers and parents to promote garden-based education throughout New Jersey. From her “mother garden” at the corner of Patton Avenue and Wilton Street, Mullen, who became a Continued on following page
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certified Master Gardener, provided plantings to dozens of school and private gardens throughout the community. She was determined to inspire Princeton to devote its lawns to the joys of cultivating and eating home-grown produce. Patton Avenue passersby found scissors and signs inviting them to sample her produce; she lined her sidewalks with pots of herbs and divided perennials bearing notes urging readers to take the plants. Every year she made the initial spring planting of the raised bed outside the Whole Earth Center, a local business whose values were so closely aligned with her own that she purchased two homes based on proximity to the store. In 2005 Mullen began running lunch and dinner meetings at home, determined to build a community of people whose health problems related to the dangers of processed food. At the same time, she obtained a master’s degree in counseling at The College of New Jersey and through that work developed the program design that became The Suppers Programs. Suppers is a non-profit organization that holds hundreds of meetings annually in central New Jersey serving peer-led support groups in private homes for people whose physical and mental health prob-
he had written under his picture in his high school yearbook. After college and military service Roger had indeed been trying for a year to make a living as a songwriter. Only when that failed had he entered the world of investment banks. After his personal tragedy, Berlind decided to go back to the theater and produce Broadway shows. His first musical, “Rex,” was a
‘I have only one lesson,’ roger Berlind told a group of Princeton students. ‘Follow your intuition. Do what your heart says.’ flop, but he did not give up. He coproduced six more shows until his first hit, the 1980 play “Amadeus” about Mozart. Then came “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Nine,” “Doubt,” “City of Angels,” “Guys and Dolls,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” “Copenhagen.” “Kiss Me, Kate.” One success followed another. He produced the play “Proof,” which won a Pulitzer Prize. He became one of the most suc-
lems are caused or exacerbated by processed food and lack of healthfocused social connections. Dorothy called Suppers a “hyper-local solution to a global problem.” Suppers groups teach homegrown food cultivation, healthy food shopping, and preparation of non-processed foods. The programs support participants — who often dislike vegetables and feel addicted to baked goods and sweets — as they develop a palate for nonprocessed food. The programs’ educational component features the non-judgmental sharing of personal stories of hope and healing, and constant reminders to experiment based on personal needs and preferences because — in the words of a key Suppers’ principle — “how you feel is data!”
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March 15, age 79. und was a philanthropist who was married to businessman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund. Together with Gordon, she co-founded the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, which sought treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases. She founded the Princeton chapter of the FFB and ran it for 48 years. She also helped to preserve land around Princeton, where the couple lived.
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cessful producers in theater history. More than 100 plays and musicals he produced won a total of 111 Tony Awards, an astonishing 25 for himself. Berlind has his own place in the American Theatre Hall of Fame. His devotion to talent and the arts was boundless. A graduate of the Class of 1952 at Princeton, he donated $3.5 million to build the Berlind Theater as part of an expansion of McCarter Theater. He has also paid for a chair in the humanities, formerly occupied by author Joyce Carol Oates and currently by the poet Tracy K. Smith. His son, William, is a musician and has entered the same world as his father. The room falls quiet as Roger finishes his story. “I learned the hard way what in life is important,” he says quietly to the students who still have their futures in front of them. “I have only one lesson. Follow your intuition. Do what your heart says.” Roger Berlind died on December 17, 2020, at home in New York City at the age of 90. Pia de Jong is a Dutch writer who lives in Princeton. She can be contacted at pdejong@ias.edu.
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