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Thrift stores growing into a post-pandemic trend By ThoMas KeLLy

There is a culture—not a subculture, but a full-blown culture—of people who shop for and buy gently used items. There are reasons that gently used items are in demand—most notably, affordability and style. There are many options in this area for what is known as secondhand items. There are brick and mortar stores, flea markets and even online ways to buy previously loved items. Thrifting can be an economi-

cal way for people to add to their wardrobe. But there are other reasons that people thrift besides saving money. At its heart, thrifting equals shopping. So, if someone asks if you would you like to go thrifting, you may be headed for an adventure. Thrifting became a necessity for many people during the pandemic, especially for those who lost their jobs temporarily or permanently because of the pandemic’s effect on the economy. But the popularity of resale shopping hasn’t died down at

all in the year and a half since. In fact, thrifting is as popular as ever. According to a study commissioned by the online resale platform ThredUp, the U.S. secondhand apparel market is valued at $36 billion today, and is forecast to reach $77 billion in five years. One in five Americans will shop at a thrift store during a given year, about the same number who will shop at a major department store. Thrifters look for clothing, See THRIFTING, Page 8

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open lands along the PlainsboroRichard Rein’s critically praised Lawrence-West Wndsor region of biography of urban critic William Route 1. “Heroes H. Whyte, American Urbanist: Rein is the retired editorial work here.” How William H. Whyte’s Uncon- director of the West Windsor & ventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Plainsboro News. He founded the Life, reads, in part, like a review of paper in 2000. Three words of gratitude and encouragement that 20th Century America. He was also the on-the-scene capture the courage and compassion of health Yet, in addition to seeing reporter for his newly launched workers here and across America. To share your High School South’s Dean Lourenco was a medalist at the NJSIAA Whyte’s methods at work, area U.S. 1 newspaper in the 1980s, thanks or to support our Emergency Response Fund, Meet of Champions for the winter indoor track season The event was readers will get something more: which truly makes Rein’s efforts visit rwjbh.org/heroes held on March 4-5. For more, turn to Page 19. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) a review of the game-changing the proverbial “one for the books,” era when corporate develop- as the following excerpt shows: And please, for them, stay home and safe.

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In the early 1980s two new office centers loomed on large, undeveloped tracts in the Princeton-Route 1 corridor. One development, the Princeton Forrestal Center, was started by the deeppocketed Princeton University, which wanted to protect its nearly one thousand acres of landholdings from urban sprawl. The university foresaw a large corporate center that would eventually attract large-scale users See WHYTE, Page 11

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Plainsboro Public Library going fine free The Plainsboro Public Library has announced that after April 4, the library will no longer charge fees for books and other items that are returned late. Patrons whose cards were blocked because of unpaid late fees will once again be able to check out materials. The fees will be erased. “By voting to go fine-free, the Plainsboro Library Board of Trustees has made the library a more welcoming and accessible place,” said Library Director Darren Miguez. “Our mission is to inspire life-long learning, create understanding, and make the community a better place,” he said. Going fine-free fully supports this mission and removes barriers that prevent access for some in our community.” Miguez added that fees would still be charged for lost and damaged books. Check-out periods for DVDs will be updated to correspond with those for book check-outs. For example, ., new DVDs may be borrowed for two weeks, and other DVDs will be available for three weeks.

The library will be celebrating its 12th year in the current building in April. Miguez said that introducing the fine-free policy is “a great way to celebrate the anniversary of the community’s beautiful library building that Plainsboro’s residents worked so hard to create.” Patrons will receive overdue notices when their checked-out item is past due. Cardholders receive a courtesy reminder notice that a book is due three days before the item’s due date. These notices note the item is overdue and advises returning the item at the cardholder’s earliest convenience. Fines make up less than .01% of the library’s budget. Due to various reasons, including the implementation of Automatic Renewal, the significant increase in the use of digital resources that do not accrue fines, and the suspension of penalties during the pandemic, fine revenue has decreased from 2018 to 2021. For more information, contact the library at (609) 275-2897, or go to plainsborolibrary.org.

Jazz legends to perform in Plainsboro in April Three legends of American jazz— Nat Adderley, Jr., Gene Perla and Jerry Weldon—will perform in Plainsboro next month as part of the township’s annual “Jazz Appreciation Month.” All concerts will take place on Friday and will start at 7 p.m. Pianist Nat Adderley, Jr. will kick off the series with a concert on April 15, in front of the Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren St., on Market Square Plaza. He will be joined by Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax on drums, and bass player Chris Berger. The trio’s repertoire will include jazz standards and Adderley’s own jazz arrangements. “I honor folks in jazz, R & B, and pop,” Adderley says. He compares his performances to a kind of musical “history lesson.” Bass player Gene Perla will perform outdoors at the Plainsboro Preserve (80 Scotts Corner Rd.) on April 22. He and his “Parker Trio,” which includes pianist Jon Ballantyne and drummer Adam Nussbaum, will play traditional and modern jazz standards, as

well as the Great American Songbook. “We may play some of our originals,” he said recently, “and, of course, we always improvise.” On April 29, tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon will return to the library with members of his trio, for the final concert of the series. Accompanying him in an outdoor performance on the Plaza will be Hank AllenBarfield on drums and Kyle Koehler on Hammond organ. The trio will play some of the standard jazz repertoire and American Songbook jazz standards, as well as original compositions. All three musicians, who tour extensively, are fixtures on the international jazz scene. Perla has played with Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan and Stone Alliance; while Adderley has composed or arranged music for a number of artists, including the well-known Luther Vandross. Weldon was part of the legendary Lionel Hampton Orchestra for more than 20 years, as well as a featured soloist with Harry Connick Jr.’s big band. See AROUND TOWN, Page 4

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AROUND TOWN cont. from Page 3 The Plainsboro Library is sponsoring Nat Adderley’s appearance, while the Jerry Weldon and Gene Perla concerts will be sponsored by the Plainsboro Recreation Department. Because all performances will take place outside, weather permitting, audience members are advised to bring lawn chairs. In case of rain, concerts will be moved inside.

navigation system - anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. New Jersey is one of eight states nationally to receive dedicated federal funds this year to tackle the issue of driver distraction. This federal funding will be used for police overtime enforcement grants at the local level as well as a statewide multimedia public awareness campaign on this important issue.

WW police on the lookout for distracted drivers Law enforcement officers from the West Windsor Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s “UDrive, UText, UPay” enforcement campaign. Beginning April 1 and running through the end of the month, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2019 alone, 3,142 people were killed in distracted driving crashes on our nation’s roads and an estimated 400,000 people were injured. Driver inattention has remained the most frequently cited cause of fatal and incapacitating crashes in New Jersey, over seven times

FAA okays new TrentonMercer Airport terminal West Windsor Little League celebrated the start of its Spring Season with an open house in March. The day’s activities included throwing and base running contest for kids, meet and greets with WWLL sponsors, music and food. Pictured above are Deven Barik (left), Gabriel Jimenez, Nick Jimenez and Noah Rolleri. On May 21, WWLL will be hosting a community Family Fun Day. Tickets can be purchased in advance. See WWLL.org for more information. higher than the total crashes cited for unsafe speed over the five-year period 2015-2019. Driver inattention was a contributing circumstance in nearly 49 percent of NJ crashes in 2019.

Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or

The Federal Aviation Administration has given Mercer County the green light to move forward with the design and construction of a new passenger terminal at Trenton-Mercer Airport, the county announced in March. The agency issued the Finding of No Significant Impacts and Record of Decision for the Environmental Assessment for the proposed new passenger facility at the nearly century-old airport in Ewing Township. A FONSI documents the FAA determinaSee AROUND TOWN, Page 6

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increasing demand for leisure travel, and Kitten needs donations nationwide and at Trenton-Mercer, we are for crucial surgery seeing airlines adding new flights and revivEASEL Animal Rescue League’s shelter ing old ones.” The EA process, governed by the FAA, in Ewing is seeking donors for a surgery included data collection, development and campaign to mobilize a sick and injured analysis of alternatives, identification and kitten their volunteers rescued from analysis of environmental impacts of the another location. Blaine, who is 9 months old, has a hip proposed terminal, and a public participation. The purpose of the EA is to evaluate problem and needs an FHO, or femoral the potential direct, indirect and cumulative head ostectomy. The surgical procedure aims to restore impacts of the terminal project, and to look for ways to minimize or avoid potential envi- pain-free mobility to a diseased or damaged hip, by removing the ronmental impacts. head and neck of the femur The county says that the (the long leg bone or thighdevelopment of the proposed bone). This surgery will also new terminal was arrived at prevent future damage or by analyzing several terminal inflammation to the area. building alternatives along His vet, Dr. Roxane Collins with a no-action alternative as at AnimERge in Raritan says they relate to environmental, that Blaine is a great candisocial and economic impacts. date for surgery, especially The FONSI/ROD notificasince his young age will furtion will be made public along ther ensure he has a good with copies of the EA. The recovery and no additional posting of the notification and problems. EA documents upon receipt Blaine This surgery is the latest by the FAA will be posted on need in Blaine’s health jourthe terminal project website, ttnterminal.com. The FONSI/ROD noti- ney, which started several months ago, fication will be posted on social media and when he boarded a van headed to EASEL. At the end of his ride, however, Blaine the Mercer County website, mercercounty. found himself fighting a serious virus and org. limping around his cage. “Blaine is not just any kitten,” says Dr. Georgia Arvanitis, vice president, director of grants at EASEL. “He’s already survived a terrible virus with a very high fever, and a unique surgery at four months old that If it’s important to you and your child, it’s important to us. made his legs even-sized. Before that surIf it’s important to you and your child, it’s important to us. gery, his knees were very swollen and his foster mom said he had a hard time running and playing with other kittens. Afterwards, Blaine quickly started attacking feather toys and pouncing on his house mates.” Blaine’s surgery will cost $2,000, but EASEL has set up a campaign on Waggle, a platform specially designed for animals with a medical need, whether a shelter pet waiting for a home or an owner’s pet. Waggle is the only crowdfunding source that pays the animal hospital directly and 100% of the funds donated to this campaign will go to Blaine’s care. “With the help of EASEL’s amazing volunteers and our veterinary partners, we UV Air Sanitization in HVAC Systems and Anti-Microbial Surface Protectants were able to help Blaine recover from his • NAEYC Accredited • Webcam Access Via Secure Website illness when he arrived, but he needs this UV Air Sanitization in HVAC Systems and Anti-Microbial Surface Protectants • Flexible Schedules: Full-Time, Part-Time • Parent Communication Portal surgery as the next step to a full recovery,” •• NAEYC Accredited Webcam Access Secure Website Accredited Curriculum: Language Arts, •• Breakfast, Lunch Via & Snack Included says Arvanitis. “We are asking for the help Handwriting, Math, Spanish, Technology, of our generous community to help save • Open But 7 Days PerPortal Year • Flexible Schedules: Full-Time, Part-Time ParentALL Communication Music, Science and More Blaine and give him a happy and healthy • Accredited Curriculum: Language Arts, • Breakfast, Lunch & Snack Included life.” Handwriting, I n f aMath, nt s Spanish, • To d dTechnology, l e r s • Pre s c h o• Open o l • KALL i n But d e rg a r tePer n Year 7 Days EASEL Animal Rescue League is a Music, Science and More 501c(3), whose volunteers and staff dedi3848 Quakerbridge Road • Hamilton, NJ 08619 (near Hughes Drive) cate themselves to helping over 1,000 cats 609-588-8808 • www.kiddieacademy.com/hamilton Infants • Toddlers • Preschool • Kindergar ten and dogs find good homes every year.

AROUND TOWN cont. from Page 4 tion that a proposed action does not have the potential for significant environmental impacts. A FONSI does not represent the FAA’s decision to implement the proposed action. A ROD is issued prior to a proposed action to explain why the FAA approved or did not approve it. Mercer County proposes replacing the old terminal, which was built in the 1970s, with a modern four-aircraft-gate terminal to be located adjacent to the existing terminal. The purpose of a new terminal is to better accommodate current airport users and to meet forecasted demand to the year 2035. The county says that a new terminal would address the needs of all aspects of airport functions such as baggage handling, Transportation Security Administration checkpoint and baggage screening, airline operations, and improved customer comforts such as concessions, waiting areas and restrooms. There is no plan or proposal for new or longer runways, and the airport size would remain exactly as it is today. “The existing terminal at Trenton-Mercer Airport is about one-third the size it should be for the number of travelers currently using it,” County Executive Brian M. Hughes said in a statement.. “As we emerge from the coronavirus crisis, we expect an

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His current foster guardian, says Blaine is a unique kitten. Not only does he like adventures, but he is actually an avid video game player. “He is big into computer games,” Arvantis said. “You can find Blaine at his iPad in the afternoon, thinking, hunting, stalking, but then he’s ready for a nap. How can you not love that little boy who is crazy about his game apps?” Anyone who would like to donate can visit Blaine’s Waggle Campaign page at tinyurl.com/3nfbah8r. EASEL uses several other sources to raise money and supplies for its shelter animals. Residents can find out more about EASEL at facebook. com/EASELNJ.

AFree tax aide available for senior citizens The time for filing income taxes is upon us, so for those looking for free tax return preparation, including services specifically for seniors, there are a number of approved sites throughout Mercer County staffed and waiting to help with complimentary assistance. According to the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation, 2022 income tax returns are due at the same time the federal returns are due—either on April 18 for those filing per the calendar year, or on “the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year” for those filing according to that date. Trained, IRS-certified volunteers are helping with tax returns throughout the state, including AARP’s Tax-Aide programs, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) services. AARP’s Tax-Aide programs are designated for any qualified individuals, especially those over 50 and/or with a low to moderate income. No membership is necessary to schedule a consultation, but this year, all locations are operating on a strictly appointment-only basis. The IRS runs both VITA and TCE services. VITA is largely available for individuals with a low to moderate income, those with disabilities, or to assist those who speak limited English. TCE is tailored for individuals who are 60 or older. Programs are available at the following area locations: Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren St, Plainsboro. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointment required; call 609-275-2897. Hindi and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) languages offered. West Windsor Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Road, Princeton Junction. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointment required; call 609-799-9068. Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) languages offered.

Mercer County Sustainability Coali�on Presents

Greening Together 2022

A week long environmental celebra�on April 23-30 * FREE April 23: Saturday Water Ways Clean Up

registra�onh�ps://thewatershed.org/streamscleanup Hosted by Watershed ins�tute, Lawrence public works, Friends of Colonial Lake 9:00 am - Lawrence Colonial Lake 9:00 am - Drexel Woods Shabakunk Stream 10:00 am - Ewing Township Earth Day Community Park Clean Up at Moody Park (rain date Sunday, April 24th) All day -West Windsor family Friendly bike rides Trolly Line Trail

April 24: Sunday 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Hilltop Park in Princeton. Help remove trash, Enjoy the open space! Register with The Watershed.

Sunday 3—5pm Virtual Climate Change And Health Kathleen Biggins president of C-Change Conversa�ons. Will present the climate impacts on Health with a mul�media presenta�on

April 27: Water Wednesday 7 PM Plant Power Virtual Discussion in person and virtual of issues associated with stormwater

runoﬀ and ﬂooding. Learn how, when used plants can manage and prevent water problems in your yard and neighborhood. Presented by the Watershed Ins�tute and Lawrence Green team

April 28: Thursday 7pm Virtual Energy tools for the Home Owner, Electriﬁca�on and renewables, solar energy and storage, PSEG

residen�al energy eﬃciency program, Electric Vehicles and charging, heat pumps for hea�ng, cooling and hot water. Hosted by Hopewell Green Team and Lawrence Green Team.

April 29: Friday Arbor Day Tree Plan�ng in Many Mercer Towns 3pm Lawrence Nature Center -Ed Cohen NJ Extension service discussion on Lantern ﬂy problems and how to demonstra�on building a Lantern Fly Trap

Virtual George Diferdinando Physician professor at Rutgers , chair board of health Princeton, speaking and modera�ng a discussion on climate change and health ‘local impacts Hosted by Lawrence green team

4pm Lawrence nature Center- Tree Plan�ng and Meadow walk around Meet the birds of Colonial Lake Park in person 9:30-11:00 am Washington Crossing Audubon Society

April 25: Virtual Monday 7pm Landscape Tips for Rewilding Your Backyard, by Nick D’Amato Environmental Designer,

April 30 Saturday 10am-2pm Green Get Together & Bike Rodeo Outdoors Lawrence High School Parking lot—Children bring your

owner of Gino’s Nursery. Plant a tree, rip out some lawn, install a rain garden, the op�ons are plen�ful. Welcoming nature back to your own backyard. Hosted by Ewing Green Team

April 26: Tuesday 8:30 am In Person Mercer County Business Clean Energy Summit Boathouse at Mercer Park

West Windsor, includes breakfast. PSE&G clean energy program for small business discussion. Now is the perfect �me to upgrade to new energy eﬃcient equipment, hea�ng, cooling, ligh�ng, and other more comprehensive solu�ons. •New Jersey Board of Public U�lity Programs: Ariane Benrey, NJBPU •PSE&G Energy Saver Programs: Chris�ne N. Leary, Gary Finger and Roger Kliemisch, DNV Energy Systems •New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry Gina Gambacorto, NJDEP

bikes, receive a new well-ﬁ�ng helmet from Capital Health Safe Kids Program. Learn how to ride your bike safely on the Rodeo trail, Lawrence Police and MCTMA have fun!!

Cover the parking lot with your crea�ve pictures using colorful chalk. Electric Car and Electric bike MEETUP –hear about all the latest models and talk with sustainable vendors ,compost program, na�ve plant pickup, tree seedlings, clothing repair demonstra�on, PSE&G clean energy program, community solar, and much more

All Week

Bike Ride/ walk map through Lawrence Earth day Instagram Bingo Rider Eco-club prize awarded April 30th at the Bike Rodeo Reusable Bag Giveaway full of informa�on

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THRIFTING continued from Page 1 antiques, housewares, art, seasonal items and even furniture. Many resale stores look very similar to retail stores today, and many thrift shoppers go without any specific agenda or shopping list. They may thrift regularly with no intention of specific items in mind. These are a few of the thrift stores in the area: Goodwill Stores in Ewing (1632 N. Olden Ave.) and Bordentown (594 Route 206; Red, White and Blue Thrift (2055 Nottingham Way) and Salvation Army Stores (15 Route 33) in Hamilton; Greene Street Consignment (162 Nassau St.) and Nearly New Shop (234 Nassau St.) in Princeton; Capital Thrift (2783 Brunwick Ave.) in Lawrence; and Rise Thrift Store (114 Rogers Ave.) in Hightstown. Traditionally a lower cost option for clothing, both vintage and current, thrift shops are an easier and more organized way to shop secondhand than browsing yard sales or flea markets. Consumers look for unique, funky, seasonal, school clothes and outerwear. For some, thrifting is a necessity due to economics. For others, it is a fun way to hunt down the out of the ordinary. New to thrifting is Shreya Vemula, a high school senior from West Windsor. She has only been to thrift stores a few

Shreya Vemula, a West Windsor resident, is relatively new to thrift store shopping. times, since being encouraged to join friends on a thrift outing. “It’s very trendy and popular right now with my friends. Everyone is looking for something different. My favorite find was

a T-shirt depicting the musical Wicked,” she says. “My second best was a corduroy jacket for the cooler weather.” Thrifting is worthwhile, Vemula says. “There are fun clothes, at good prices

and at the same time we are being ecofriendly and contesting overconsumption. It’s a win-win!” Beth Jarvie is a proud thrifter from Hamilton. Growing up in the 80’s, she watched her older brother wear “cool” clothes that he got from thrift stores, and followed suit. “My brother would wear work uniforms, with someone else’s name on them. He would wear bowling shirts, Boy Scout shirts, and gas station shirts that said: Ed, Tony or George on them. He thought that was really cool. So did I,” she says. The gist of thrifting is at least two-fold, Jarvie says. It’s an economical way to shop, and also a way to be able to dress outside of the normal fashions. “I still thrift, but surely have been in a position where I needed to. Having a young family where the kids are constantly outgrow their clothes, thrift stores are a blessing,” she says. “There is also now the awareness of conservation of resources, keeping your environmental footprint small and upcycling of durable goods.” Jarvie says. According to the study commissioned by ThredUp, sustainability in clothing matters to consumers more than it ever has, with one in three consumers caring See THRIFTING, Page 9

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more about wearing sustainable apparel “There are definitely more customers than before the pandemic. Younger shop- shopping in thrift stores since the panpers are far more concerned with the demic. The sales have skyrocketed! They environmental impact of clothing than have nearly doubled.” says an assistant their grandparents. manager at Goodwill in Bordentown, who “There are young people who are envi- asked to be identified only as Amanda G. ronmentally aware, and wish to have “There is a shift in stigma these day about clothing that are either vintage or out- thrift stores. There are also an addition side the mainstream department store to customers who cannot afford retail to look. There are also people who need to trendy buyers shopping for better qualthrift. They may not have the choice due ity used merchandise and fashionable to financial constraints, looks.” to shop at retail stores. I She said the store sees am aware and respectful many late teens and early Many people of all the fellow customtwentysomethings lookused the ers in the thrift stores. ing for vintage and differMost thrift store patrons ent looks that they canpandemic as are not judgmental. They not find in retail stores. are aware that not all shop “We get young women a reason to thrift by choice,” Jarvie buying men’s clothes, clean out their says. oversize clothes, vintage Jarvie who works in sweatshirts and bell botclosets. Princeton, shops in thrift toms,” she says. stores in Hamilton, PrincShe adds that she eton and Ewing. She also noticed that many people thrifts while traveling. “You will see dif- used the pandemic as a reason to clean ferent styles of clothing when in differ- out their closets—Goodwill has seen a ent areas. I just got an incredible dress huge increase in donations over the past to wear for a recent wedding. It is my few years. style, looks vintage, fits like a glove and Megan Drago is a longtime thrift patron was only $24. It’s a great way to shop for who is one to shop with no expectations. something you may only wear once,” she She says she “lets the goods find me.” says. “If you see something you like, buy it! When asked their average amount It will not be there when you come back,” spent per visit, many thrifters say less she says. She estimates that inventory than $30 or sometimes nothing at all, if turns over every three weeks. there is no merchandise found to their While she shops many thrift stores in liking. Thrifters I queried about their fre- the area, Capital Thrift in Lawrence is a quency of visits answered between once a current favorite. “It is new, organized, has week to once a month. The general con- good prices and is not crowded as some sensus is that inventory moves fast, so other thrift store are,” Drago says. don’t hesitate or you may lose out. Drago acknowledges that thrifting is While thrift stores are very busy on sometimes under the radar to certain weekends when many families shop parts of the population. She sees people together, weekdays still have traffic that shopping thrift stores with specific needs may make retail stores envious. Thrift in mind. stores offer senior citizen discounts, sale “I see seamstresses buying clothes to days and holiday specials just as retail use the fabrics to make other clothes. I stores do. see people shopping for vintage clothes While a few are cash only, most accept to reuse buttons, zippers or epaulets. Halcredit and debit cards. Usually thrift store loween is always a more crowded time at purchases are not returnable, so do make thrift stores as people gather materials for sure your items will fit you. costumes and parties,” she says. One of the thrift store facets that some “There are many virtually new items may not be aware of is the charitable offered at thrift stores. Kids clothes that aspect. Goodwill Industries is a nonprofit were grown out of before worn, impulse that has a mission to provide job training, buys, clothes where people gained or career services and education for people lost weight, gifts, and clothes for special in need of employment. They have loca- events never attended, can sometimes tions in all 50 states and a dozen foreign end up in the thrift stores with the tags countries. still intact.” Other thrifts stores are affiliated with Besides Halloween, school plays and charities that are supportive of religious holiday times, sports gear is always popgroups, schools or specific communities. ular too. “Why pay a premium price for Still others are For Profit organizations. a jersey to wear to a Super Bowl party, All provide jobs in the community and when you may be able to buy one gently offer goods to the public at a fraction of used?” Drago says. “Also, buy off season the retail prices. while thrifting. That is when the selection

is good and prices are even better.” There are also online options for thrifting. Antonis Lliano who is a teacher in Hamilton by day, operates Thrftedandgfted, an online thrift store via eBay and Instagram. His online offerings lean heavily toward sports, music, movie and pop culture items. The part-time endeavor sprung from his love of sports growing up in the area and his own collecting of sneakers and jerseys. Lliano, 25, can appreciate finding a special jersey or pair of shoes that may be vintage or in short supply. “Look good, feel good, do good” is his motto. “Our customers are 18-30 year olds, who of course begun mostly as my friends and family,” Lliano says. “Now we ship all over the country.” Strong sellers are always sports jerseys and shoes. Nike is the gold standard,

he says, followed by other well-known brands such as L.L. Bean and Adidas. Local sports items go quickly, Eagles, Giants and New York Knicks are all very popular, he says. The typical sale is $25 to $35. Thrifting and buying used clothes and furnishings was not invented by millennials or Gen Z. Popularized by young people in the Sixties, it was always the first option for some, and a cyclical choice for others as tough economic times have come and gone. But now, as malls struggle to attract customers, thrift stores have overflowing parking lots. “Thrifting is a cost-effective way to look good and feel good,” Lliano says. “When quarantine kept people indoors, they did a lot of online browsing and shopping. Sales really blossomed.”

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WHYTE continued from Page 1 such as Merrill Lynch, Siemens, and the headquarters of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At Forrestal the main development was linked to the outside highways by just three entrances. Several high-capacity interior roads connected the clusters of buildings. A hotel and conference center, suited for corporate events, occupied an isolated site, providing guests with the feel of a rural environment. The other, the Carnegie Center, on nearly five hundred acres about four miles south of Forrestal on Route 1, was developed by a for-profit group. The Carnegie investors imagined that an urbanist, people-centered development could gain a competitive advantage, especially against the stand-alone office buildings popping up along the highway. Alan Landis, an accountant by training who became a developer early in his career, assembled a group of commercial real estate investors who envisioned clusters of offices arranged around open greens. The interior roads were narrower than those at Princeton Forrestal Center, and the road network included seven connections to existing streets and Route 1, more than double the connectivity at Forrestal. Mindful of short- and long-term costs, the private developers of the Carnegie Center realized that roads, sewers and utilities would cost less if the buildings were closer together. To tie it all together Landis hired the prominent Boston-based architect Hugh Stubbins, who had designed the Citicorp Center in Manhattan, among other projects. As the first phase of the center was underway, the Carnegie developers realized they “needed a team to complement Hugh,” recalls Bill King, then the center’s director of design and construction. Hiring an anthropologist or sociologist would also be helpful. At that point King recalled reading “The Organization Man,” [the 1956 bestseller by William H. “Holly” Whyte]. The Carnegie Center soon added Holly Whyte to the list of architects and planners mentioned in the center’s promotional materials. The first Carnegie Center cluster was anchored by a Hyatt Hotel, not of the commuter style located along highways but rather a “regency” model designed for urban downtowns. Whyte first visited the project when it was barely underway in the early 1980s, with the first cluster of buildings just being completed. He asked the developers to take him outside so he could walk around. It was midmorning and the central plaza was empty. Whyte pointed to the various landscaping elements. By lunchtime, he predicted, someone would be sitting on a planter eating a bag lunch. There would be two people sitting on a retaining wall, and another person would be standing facing the two, chatting with them. And on the interior roadway there would be two groups of people walking side

Rich Rein, retired editorial director and founder of the West Windsor and Plainsboro News with his critically praised biography of urban critic William H. Whyte, “American Urbanist.” Whyte played a role in planning development on Route 1 in West Windsor and Plainsboro in the 1980s. by side. Bill King recalls exchanging skeptical glances with his partners. When lunchtime came they returned to the same spot. Almost everything Whyte had predicted was happening. “This guy is a character,” the developers concluded. “But he knows what he’s talking about.” The Carnegie Center advertising agency eventually boiled the concept down to a catchphrase: “Urban convenience meets with suburban comfort.” Landis explained to a local reporter: “We wanted Carnegie Center to be unique. It’s neither urban nor suburban, but combines the best of both worlds. It’s planned meticulously, both in its land use and in its architecture. . . .We have worked closely with ‘Holly’ Whyte to help us create public areas, gardens, and greenways that our tenants can really use.” Whyte praised Landis’s concept as “splendid,” especially for putting “cars in their places, quite literally,” and for making the spaces between the buildings “pedestrian spaces, in scale and feel and function.” To emphasize the pedestrian scale, the center added gazebos and pavilions at strategic points. The second series of buildings would “enclose some of the most interesting topography of the site” and would include a small lake, an amphitheater, and a greenway that would link it to the other clusters.” To “seed the place with activity,” Whyte suggested that Landis borrow from the practices of the best European squares and create “generators” of activity on the periphery of the buildings and let them push the activity outward into the open space. The first-floor cafeteria should provide outdoor

dining, with lots of tables and — of course — movable chairs. The Carnegie Center management, Whyte advised, “should play it loose” as to where people place the chairs. “Nobody is better at judging where they like to sit best than people.” And the outdoor spaces intended for people should whenever possible be at the same grade as the adjoining land. “A park with a wall around it goes unnoticed,” said Whyte, reflecting one of the lessons learned from Bryant Park in Manhattan. Whyte suggested an additional amenity: “recreational activity within the central spaces. Few things could so liven up the scene as some people having a good time doing something within these key spaces.” It would not take many, as just a handful of ice skaters animating Rockefeller Plaza in New York proved. Overall, he felt, the Carnegie Center had realized most of its goals: “The cafes, lakes, ponds, ducks, and setting look rather jolly. There is reason to be there and to stay there.” Both office centers, Princeton Forrestal Center and the Carnegie Center, stopped most of the ticky-tacky development that was sprouting up along the Route 1 highway to the north and south of them. But despite the pleasing aesthetics, the centers still suffered from underlying sprawl. Whyte saw it instantly. “The open space is inefficiently used. Too much of it is institutional: vast lawns setting off the corporation’s logo [a feature of Princeton Forrestal Center more than of the Carnegie Center]; interminable stretches of unrelieved greenery.”

For an example of how to do it better, Whyte believed, one needed only to look across the highway. “There is one development in the corridor that is an exemplar in this respect. It has a wealth of open spaces; they connect with one another; they are enjoyed day in and day out by a great many people, and on foot. Yet the development density is much greater than in the Route 1 developments. I refer to the campus of Princeton University.” Whyte noted that the density of development on the campus was about three times greater than that of the Route 1 office parks. “Yet for all the infilling that has taken place, the open spaces do not feel cramped. The very enclosure the buildings afford makes the spaces congenial in scale. Pathways provide fine linkages. And people walk.” The competition between Princeton Forrestal Center and the Carnegie Center was fierce. Eventually the market spoke. The Carnegie Center outperformed Princeton Forrestal Center in terms of rental levels and vacancy rates. The Urban Land Institute, an independent real estate and land use association, produced a 160-page study on the value of landscape, site planning, and amenities in 1994. One of its case studies was the Carnegie Center, which “generally led Forrestal Center in rental rates by about $1 a square foot, or five percent of the going rate.” It was a victory for the urbanist approach. “Amenities at Carnegie Center are generally closer to the office buildings and more easily reached,” the Urban Land Institute reported. “The notable difference between amenities at the two projects is that Carnegie Center features the greenway, with all of the amenities located along it. Tenants at Carnegie Center can walk to all of the amenities and activities, while tenants at Forrestal are more likely to need to drive to them.” *** After a reporting career that included stops at Time and People magazines, Richard K. Rein launched U.S. 1, the business and entertainment journal that helped the Princeton-Route 1 corridor become more than an “edge city.” He founded the West Windsor-Plainsboro News in 2000 as a sister publication to U.S. 1 and became editorial director for Community News Service, which publishes the News, in 2012, He retired in 2019. Rein’s first book, “American Urbanist,” was praised by the New York Times as “a marvelous new biography” that serves as an “elegant counterweight” to other books in the urbanism field. The American Conservative called Rein’s biography “an excellent examination of [Whyte’s] work and advocacy.” “American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte’s Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Urban Life.” Copyright © 2022 by Richard K. Rein. Reproduced by permission of Island Press, Washington, D.C. To purchase the book, go to islandpress.org/books/

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Area exhibition puts a new focus on Native Americans By Dan Aubrey

“Native America: In Translation” is the new exhibition at Princeton University Art Museum’s satellite exhibition space, Art on Hulfish, located in a former clothing shop at 11 Hulfish Street in downtown Princeton. A quick step in and turn to the right gets one facing the introductory panel of the nine-artist exhibition curated by Wendy Red Star. Star, 41, is the Apsaaloke Reservation (Montana) raised artist whose work, we learn, “is informed both by her Native American cultural heritage and by her engagement with many forms of creative expression, including photography, sculpture, video, fiber arts, and performance.” The panel continues to explain that the participating artists are “from throughout what is now called North America — representing various Native nations and affiliations — (and) offer diverse visions, building on histories of image-making.” Additionally, some of the artists presented are propelled by a sense of “Indigenous indignation” or “a demand to reckon with eviction from ancestral lands — while others translate (varied) inflections of gen-

Princeton University Art Museum’s Art on Hulfish Gallery features the “Native America: In Translation” exhibition through April 24. der and language, as well as the impacts of climate change, into inventive performance-based imagery or investigations into personal and public archives.” One way to enter the exhibition is to simply to move left of the introductory panel where there are a series of enlarged

Polaroid images of water and hands by the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais (1963 – 2011). The accompanying panel refers to him as a sculptor of flat, rectangular objects and credits him with creating works of “paper walls” of “spliced photographs, with conspicuous scratches, creases, and Scotch Tape fastenings, [that] have a soft, dreamlike quality that distinguishes them from digital photography and the ethnographic, conventions imposed by others to parse a ‘self-made Native imagery’ that challenges the authority of fixed representation.” One of the most prominent of his images are a set of hand signals that — even while still — capture the eye and pause the mind to engage. Then, quickly to the left, Omaskeko Ininwak artist Duane Linklater, born 1976, and living Northern Ontario, takes over the remaining wall to display an expansion of a work he originally created for two issues of Aperture. The idea-driven piece uses drawn lines on the scanned pages of mainly black and white images and text found in those issues as part of a “continuation of the long tradition of Indigenous artist mapping out beadwork and quillwork, allowing him to

delimit the scale and pace of his own practice and to inscribe himself into an artistic lineage.” On the opposite side of the panel is a standing wall featuring works by Guadalupe Maravilla. Here, the Salvadorian painter, sculptor, and choreographer, born in 1976, uses retablos, small framed Mexican and Central American devotional works, to create personal and mythological visual narratives. Our ancestors were about creating mythologies, and I connected with that,” he says in a text. The three displayed mixed media works all created in 2021 — “Motorpsycho Retablo,” “I Crossed the Border Retablo,” and “The Performance at the Center of the World Retablo” — use cartoon-like imagery and explanatory text painted on tin that is affixed to wood and framed with a mixture of glue and cotton. The walls in this first station area easily guide visitors to the next section that features the work of photographer Koyolzinth, the taken name of Ecuador-born artist Karen Miranda-Rivadeneira. The series of large black-and-white images depict the myth of a “two-millionyear-old woman — known today by various names, including Sky Woman” and

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There is a plethora of porches and pianos for Princeton this April as the Arts Council of Princeton, with support from Princeton University, launches a month-long series of festivities honoring local artists. Through initiatives like the “Princeton Piano Project” and the first-ever “Princeton Porchfest” musical event, the ACP is unveiling “April ARTS” just in time for the spring season. April ARTS is a spiritual successor to ACP’s former arts festival, Communiversity, which was canceled in 2020 due to COVID before reaching its 50th year in operation. Prior to being known as Communiversity, the gathering was referred to as “The Art People’s Party,” which later inspired the current concept of a month’s observance of events. Adam Welch, the executive director ofthe Arts Council of Princeton, estimated that over 40,000 guests had made Communiverity an annual success. But as the pandemic showed no signs of stopping, Welch and his team needed to

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Marlon “7ove Child” Davila paints a piano for the Princeton Piano Project.

indulge in Princeton’s culinary experiences as well, citing the countless lunch and dinner options mere steps away from the porchfront stages. Another key part of April ARTS is the Princeton Piano Project. Using pianos donated from Princeton residents, ACP commissioned local creatives to paint the seven instruments, which will be placed

around Princeton and remain available for anyone to play. “What we’re going to be doing is creating a public art piece and a performance space,” Welch said. Specific performances will be coordinated, likely on weekends, during the month. The piano artists include Leon Rainbow, Ronah Harris, Albelardo Montano,

Susan DeConcini and Lisa Walsh, Marlon 7oveChild Davila and Stephanie and Naomi Nazario. Leon Rainbow is a Trenton-based artist whose work, most notably his colorful murals, are inspired by graffiti and street art. The theme for his piano, the “Touch of a Master’s Hand,” is brought to life with a mixed-media approach of spray paint, acrylics and paint markers. As of press time, Rainbow had almost completed his piano, its design showing a spray can on one side, while the other portrays a gifted hand playing the piano. “Music or art is the touch of a master’s hand, it’s not really the instrument or the supplies. It’s just the creativity, and the amount of work that it takes to get to a certain point with it, that really makes a difference from great art or music from mediocre,” he said. “It’s the first time I painted a piano, so it was an interesting surface to work with,” Rainbow continued. “I feel like it’s gonna have a different life once it’s out in the community.” He does not know where his piano will go just yet, but he is looking forward to “somebody playing it and giving it a new life,” rather than seeing it go unused. “Now, they’re getting a new life, and hopefully people will be able to enjoy it.” Marlon Davila, also known as “7ove

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With a basting brush of whiskey and water, Todd Faulkner informally blessed his patrons, most of whom were there to celebrate a non-denominational “communion” as part of the Irish pub Tír na nOg’s successful ‘Whiskey Ambassador Club.’ Each person walked out the back door, then used the alley to come back around through the front, ringing a bell to signal their victory over 32 types of carefully-curated Irish whiskeys. Faulkner’s mixture of “holy water” wished the ambassadors a safe St. Patrick’s Day at the March 6 event, where just shy of 50 attendees helped commemorate the club’s milestone.

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Faulkner presented each person with a token, the ceremony itself a tongue-in-cheek, symbolic representation of an Irish Catholic custom close to his heart. As the pub erupted into a party at the Trenton bar, customers completed additional tiers of the liquor lineups, even piquing the interest of newcomers who joined in on the celebration. The 102nd ambassador was honored, the number leaps and bounds over the March edition of Six09, where Faulkner said that 91 customers had officially become ambassadors—in less than a month since, though, more than 100 have risen to the challenge. “It’s created a lot of new customers, and it’s been a fantastic

Tír na Nog Whiskey Ambassadors at a March 6, 2022 celebratory event marking the hundredth member of the Irish bar’s club.

run. I hope to keep it going,” Faulkner said of the initiative. “I’m beaming with pride.”

Faulkner and his wife, Maureen, have owned Tír na nOg since 2012. The gathering was

a timely culmination of the program’s accomplishments, and a sign that the idea, which had been fully realized during the pandemic, was a worthy investment. The earliest stages of the club’s concept started about five or six years ago, back when Faulkner, browsing the liquor section of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, came across a whiskey trail highlighting four Scottish distilleries. He thought that a similar idea could work for the country behind his own business, but set in America instead. Tír na nOg’s tastings would have been a way to give customers a true taste of Ireland, yet Faulkner waited until the timing felt right. Faulkner renovated the bar

area when Tír na nOg was closed from March to late September in 2020. In November, they were finally ready to begin the long-awaited program, elevating a collection of 10 whiskeys to the final 32. The number is not insignificant or random, but a nod to the number of counties in Ireland. For Faulkner, who is always “shooting from the hip,” as he maintained, the name for members of the club came from a representative of Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey that helped run an event at Tír na nOg. The pub took on the title with their signature Irish flair, debuting the ‘Tír na nOg Irish Whiskey Ambassador Club.’ Those who finish receive the title of ‘Tír na nOg Irish Whiskey Ambassador,’ as well as a Carhartt hoodie bearing a logo specifically designed for the club— both the honor and the apparel can only be attained through earning them,

because Faulkner is unwavering on not making the “prize at the end of the rainbow” available for purchase. The high supply and demand, Faulkner remarked, meant he almost could not keep up with the interest in the coveted club. As of press time, nearly 400 people have signed up. It did so well, Faulkner continued, that they had to add multiple tiers with other incentives, such as badges for the hoodies. The second tier is the ‘Chief Whiskey Officer Club,’ which includes eight more whiskeys of Irish and American origin. The third tier is the ‘Bourbon Brigade,’ comprising eight kinds of the namesake liquor. Both tiers are given corresponding C.W.O and B.B. badges. The fourth tier, expected to be available for eligible ambassadors sometime in April, will be a ‘Pacific Whiskey See WHISKEY, Page 8

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each other on or talking about whiskey preferences with fellow connoisseurs. “People now know each other in the bar intimately,” he said. “They might have had a common ground coming into the pub, but they have an even more common ground next to each other like ‘hey, that’s an ambassador.’ It brings them together.” “Now I have relationships with every single one of these people,” Faulkner explained. “You’re serving them all the time, you have more and more of these conversations, so it means a lot to me. I think we have created a family within a family.” Peter Gallagher, a resident of Hamilton, met Faulkner at a local Irish festival. Gallagher was intrigued at his proposition of the whiskey club, as Gallagher confessed that he always has about seven or eight bottles of whiskey in his home liquor cabinet. “I only drink one at a time. I like to really taste it and enjoy it,” Gallagher said. “Even when I was doing the 32, I would do two at a time, generally, just because I wanted to taste it. For me, it was all part of just being with everyone and the banter, the camaraderie that everyone shares there. I think that’s what made it really fun.” His personal favorite from the selection was a Jameson Caskmates Stout edi-

Neal Feeley and Earl McDannell hold up the state proclamation naming Nov. 13, 2021 ‘Tír na nOg Irish Whiskey Ambassador Day’ with a frame they made out of Midleton whiskey crates.

tion, which he immediately purchased for his own collection. At the party, Gallagher’s daughter added her name to the list, the elaborate tasting process attracting people of all age groups. “I leave there happy every time, I really

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now New York State — prompted me to get a life-size replica bust and project archival imagery onto it to tell the story of invasion and forced eviction. The imagery includes historical maps and New York State historical markers that seem to celebrate genocide.” The other work, translated as “they killed long hair,” is a continuous film loop projected across the darkened room onto a trading blanket screen. The film features the actual Native American victors of Custer’s Last Stand participating in the 1926 parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conflict. Moving back towards the front of the building and past Koyolzinth’s earth images, the viewer meets several images by photographer and performance artist Rebecca Belmore, a member of the Lac Seul First Nation Anishinaabe. According to the signage, the artist born in 1960 “has probed the politics of First Nations representations in Canada to parse the pain of state violence against Indigenous people.” Here, however, she creates large seemingly conventional photo images depicting what the curator says are “scenes of forceful grace” that “expand the fields of conceptual photography in images that feature organic materials, such as clay or cloth, or place subjects in strange contor-

tions of the body.” The opposite side of the panel presents the conventionally edgy photo works by 33-year-old Martine Gutierrez. Described as “a trans artist of Mayan heritage,” Star says the artist “mobilizes the concept of Indigeneity to question the birth origins of gender: what makes a ‘Native-born’ woman? Here, Indigeneity becomes a medium to contemplate gender, heritage, and narrative.” The large, bright, and finely executed images depict the photographer in various personas wearing Indigenous textiles, some of which, we learn, came from her grandmother. The tone changes abruptly with the adjacent panel of the work of Jacqueline Cleveland. Born in 1979, Cleveland is an Alaskan Native of Yup’ik descent, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, and a resident of the coastal village of Quinhagak. While there are only four of her photos, community members at home or with the landscape, Cleveland says her work reflects the season rituals of the people and transference of traditional knowledge, especially plant use. “My audience is the people of the villages I shoot and students of ethno-botany. I identify myself as a subsistence hunter-fisher-gatherer. (That includes foraging, first and foremost),”

she says in a statement. Arriving at the final station, visitors find the work of Marianne Nicholson, 1969, a member of the Dzawada’enuxw of the Kwakwaka’wakw peoples of the First Nation community of Kingcome Inlet in British Columbia. Canada, Using an enlarged pre-digital photography film contact sheet, Nicholson presents “images to tell stories about community, the images of capitalism, and the ongoing tension felt by Indigenous people worldwide in relation to settler colonialism.” That includes images suggesting modern changes that have affected fishing and fish migrations. While one could ask for more elaboration on that final topic — as well as a deeper exploration of each artist’s work and culture — the quick read magazinesense of the exhibition is the one that resonates. But, in this case, the reading is done by walking through a front door on Hulfish Street — and a gallery that is welcome addition to the cultural life of the region. Native America: In Translation, Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, Princeton. Through April 24. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Free. artmuseum.princeton.edu/ arthulfish.

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An expert’s perspective on the residential real estate market By Rebekah Schroeder

Understanding the central New Jersey residential market as it continues to fluctuate, more so than before because of the Covid-19 pandemic, is no small task. But for professionals like Judson Henderson, the broker of record and managing member at Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty, that comprehension comes easier due to his years of experience. Henderson has been active in the world of real estate since first receiving his license at the age of 18, becoming a full-time professional four years later. His agency is based in Princeton, but their reach and exposure go beyond to help all central New Jersey residents meet their match in the perfect home—even when the process of doing so has been complicated by outside factors like coronavirus and a temperamental economy. Translating it for the rest of the world, Henderson shared his views on what to expect for the market, which has gone from dramatic highs to lows on a rollercoaster of property values. “I can speak to not just what’s going on in Princeton or not just what’s going on in West Windsor, but look a little bit more broadly, in terms of our area of expertise, which is that central New Jersey segment overall,” Henderson said. “The markets are generally starved for inventory, and that is certainly a theme in our area.” Inventory refers to new listings on the market, meaning that if houses are not being consistently put up for sale, potential buyers have fewer plots or buildings to choose from. “It’s no secret there, it’s expensive to live in this area. Part of that is high property taxes, high state income taxes, all those things,” Henderson continued. “But as a result of that, we don’t have a ton of our rental inventory.” According to New Jersey Realtors

“Local Market Update for January 2022,” issues and inevitable delays, people are the inventory of homes for sale has more willing to pay a higher amount for dropped dramatically across single fam- an abode that does not have, or need, renily homes (-25.1%), townhouse-condo ovations for functionality. properties (-27.4%) and adult commuThe reverse of that means that resinity homes (-31.8%). This is paired with dents who are able to make those an increase of median sales prices, and a enhancements have the fixer-upper-hand, whopping decrease in new listings from because any successfully completed projthe year prior, specifically in terms of ects are likely to increase the financial adult community homes (-61.1%). worth of the property. Using Princeton as an example, Hen“There are values out there for peoderson recalls that people initially faced ple that are willing to take that work on with difficulties in selling their homes because there are fewer people that are in began renting them out to others as a that position,” Henderson adds. fallback. Outside of the pandemic and in a “nor“Over the last year or two, that’s no mal” market, he said, trends vary over longer an issue,” Hendertime. son said, the now-profitable “Some of those are desirsales rapidly depleting rental able and some of those inventories. “[There’s] so are not,” Henderson said, much additional pressure on illustrating his point with people that are coming here details on the 2008 recesto buy a house or to rent a sion. According to Henhome, because even [with] derson, after the economic the choices from a rental crash, people started to prestandpoint, there’s not a lot fer smaller, efficient homes of plan b’s for people right with minimal walking disnow. There’s no part of this tances to town. market that hasn’t been “We are in a post-panHenderson completely turned around.” demic world where they say To appeal to a range they’re still desirable, but of prospective owners, structures and there’s been a renaissance for properties designs of the properties vary across that have a little more breathing room condos, townhomes, single-family homes and a little more lifestyle at your fingeron smaller, postage stamp lots, and large tips,” he remarks. estates with equestrian facilities. With the possibility of being “stuck” “It really is a much more diverse hous- at or working from home more relevant ing stock than people realize, so it’s than ever before, the pandemic has hard to generalize in this market, in our changed not only what homeowners tend area, what’s going on across the board, to value, but even minute details such as because it’s very specific to individual “floor plan changes that have revealed counties, and even certain products, themselves” in the last few years. within those municipalities,” Henderson At the beginning of the lockdown, Calexplained. laway Henderson Sotheby’s International If a house is in “great turnkey con- Realty, alongside others in the world of dition” that requires little to no work, real estate, watched as everything came Henderson adds, it’s likely priced at a to a standstill. premium. Due to the pandemic’s supply Then, an explosion of interest revitalized the housing market, creating a startling, yet appreciated, new reality for the field. “We were completely idle for a couple of months, not knowing what was gonna happen, and then all of a sudden, real estate almost did a complete 180°, where we’re as busy, if not bigger, than we’ve ever been,” Henderson said. The business was then tasked with navigating both the perils of a pandemic and the constant risk of Covid-19 exposures. Kiplinger’s Daniel Bortz reported that 2021 had “record-low mortgage rates” riding off the high of stimulus checks and rising wages, causing the market to flourish. “That surge in demand, coupled

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with the lowest home supply in more than two decades, sent U.S. home sale prices to stratospheric highs,” Bortz wrote in a Feb. 23 article from this year. But now, there are higher sale prices than ever, making the current market tailored to sellers rather than buyers. According to estimates from the website Redfin, as of Feb. 2022, there was a roughly 10-point increase in homes sold above the list price to 48.3%, but a steep, 16.4% decrease in the number of homes for sale to 26,723. Only 6,936 homes were actually sold with Redfin, resulting in a 17.1% decrease. While the majority of 2022 is yet to come, early predictions maintain that this year is unlikely to simulate the springtime renaissance of 2021, where the market, newly revitalized, took on a life of its own. Going forward, Henderson finds that some market changes will be non-negotiable. “Affordability is always the key,” he maintains. “When we have real estate prices rising to the extent that they are, the biggest thing that’s going to influence the upcoming year is what happens with affordability in interest rates.” “It really starts to have an impact on what people can afford, and that’s going to be the key to anything that happens this year,” Henderson said. “Last year, when interest rates were so low and the market was in a rising environment, people were there to afford these homes or at least people were there to pay higher prices.” Henderson gave his overview of the future at the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber’s 2022 “Central NJ Real Estate Forecast” event on March 4, sharing his predictions with an audience, peers and fellow speakers. His projections ultimately revolved around what New Jersey renters and homeowners are willing to tolerate. “How much more price appreciation and rising interest rates can people actually stomach?” he asked about the trends. “People are going to chase affordability. They’ll find what they want from a housing standpoint and then move to a municipality of a secondary nature.” Henderson’s takeaway is that these traditional boundaries may no longer be as important as they were in the past, with residents feeling more inclined to relocate for their evolving needs—this would mean the markets could change based mostly on movement. “If people don’t like what they see in one municipality, then they’re going to venture out to a municipality that is more affordable,” he said, envisioning one of the conceivable changes.

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underscores the foundation of excellence and values that drive our entire staff to strive harder each day to meet the health care needs of the people we serve.”

Receiving Magnet recognition for the fifth time is a great achievement for Capital Health, as it continues to proudly belong to the global community of Magnet-recognized organizations. Only 34 organizations worldwide have received Magnet status five times or more.

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“We’re proud to be the most honored Magnet organization in our region and excited to continue a journey that began more than 20 years ago,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “Earning Magnet recognition isn’t about checking boxes—it demonstrates our ongoing commitment to meeting the highest standards in nursing care and our dedication to providing our community with the best possible care. This is what helped us earn Magnet recognition in the first place, and it’s what motivates us as we continue to maintain Magnet status.” “Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to this community,” said Deborah Mican, PhD, MHA, BSN, RN, CNOR, Chief Nursing Officer at Capital Health. “To earn Magnet recognition once was a great accomplishment and an incredible source of pride for our nurses. Our repeated achievement of this credential

Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and is a factor when the public judges health care organizations. U.S. News & World Report’s annual showcase of “America’s Best Hospitals” includes Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria for quality of inpatient care.

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Capital Health Neurosurgeon Contributes to Developing NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS DR. NAVID REDJAL, director of Neurosurgical Oncology at Capital Health’s Center for NeuroOncology, recently co-authored “Treatment for Brain Metastases: ASCO-SNO-ASTRO Guideline,” to provide direction for clinicians who treat patients with brain metastases. Dr. Redjal collaborated with a multidisciplinary panel of national and international brain tumor specialists to develop the new guidelines, with contributions from members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society of Neuro-Oncology, and the American Society of Radiation Oncology. “At Capital Health, we are committed to advancing care in order to provide the best possible outcomes for our patients,” said Dr. Redjal. “I’m excited to be part of this collaboration with experts from across the country and around the world that provides leadership to the broader medical community and takes care to the next level for patients with brain tumors.”

The guideline, which is available in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Neuro-Oncology, will have wide application in informing clinical practice. Treatment options include surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, whole brain radiation therapy, systemic targeted therapy/chemotherapy, or a combination of these options. Capital Health’s Center for Neuro-Oncology, part of Capital Institute for Neurosciences and Capital Health Cancer Center, is the region’s leader in diagnosing and treating tumors of the brain and central nervous system. The Center approaches the treatment of brain cancer in a personalized, comprehensive, multidisciplinary manner in which patients are treated by a team that includes neurosurgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and support staff. The Center for Neuro-Oncology also participates in and develops numerous research studies and clinical trials to help provide greater understanding of these conditions and establish new methods to diagnose and treat them. For more information about Dr. Redjal and Capital Health’s Center for Neuro-Oncology, visit capitalhealth.org/neurooncology.

A Growing Team of PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS at Capital Health DR. OLEKSIY (ALEX) LELYANOV, a board certified and fellowship trained pain management specialist, recently joined Capital Health’s Center for Pain Management, part of Capital Institute for Neurosciences. Providers at the Center focus on managing pain that originates with cancer, headaches, head and facial pain, back pain, musculoskeletal pain, nerve damage or disease, and pain from trauma or injuries. Dr. Lelyanov is board certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He received his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey and completed an internal medicine internship at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. This was followed by an anesthesiology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where Dr. Lelyanov also completed fellowship training in pain management.

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“Patients are referred to us from a broad spectrum of disciplines, so understanding the source of one’s pain and getting an accurate diagnosis are critical first steps in effective treatment,” said Dr. Jorge Alvarez, director of Interventional Pain Management at Capital Health’s Center for Pain Management. “Dr. Lelyanov brings a wealth of training and experience to our Center, so patients can be confident they’re receiving personalized treatment that is meticulously coordinated with all of the physicians involved in their care.” “Capital Institute for Neurosciences is known as a regional leader for providing the most advanced neurological care,” said Dr. Lelyanov. “I’m excited to join the Pain Management team and continue this tradition for patients in Mercer County and nearby communities.” Before joining Capital Health, Dr. Lelyanov was in private practice as a pain medicine physician in Toms River, New Jersey. He is a member of the Spine Intervention Society and the North American Neuromodulation Society. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Lelyanov, call 267.802.1002 or visit capitalneuro.org for more information.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Meets INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell recently earned accreditation as Mercer County’s first Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) for providing the highest quality of care and patient safety. This accreditation means that Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell has met internationally recognized standards and completed a rigorous inspection process. In addition to the hospital accreditation, Dr. Joyce Varughese (Capital Health Surgical Group – Gynecologic Oncology) and Dr. Daniel Small (Capital Health OB/GYN – Lawrenceville) received designation from SRC as Surgeons of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Both surgeons are part of Capital Health Medical Group, a network of more than 500 physicians and other clinicians who offer primary and specialty care and hospital-based services to patients throughout Central New Jersey and Lower Bucks County in Pennsylvania. “Capital Health is known as a regional leader in women’s health, and this designation continues to validate our reputation, as well as our ongoing investments in talent and technology,” said Dr. Joshua Eisenberg, Chief Medical Officer of Capital Health Medical Group. “Women who need the services of experienced surgeons like Dr. Varughese and Dr. Small can feel confident that they are getting the highest quality care and access to the latest surgical techniques that help ensure better outcomes.” Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, including robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci surgical system, is an alternative to traditional surgery at Capital Health for appropriate patients. Under the guidance of specially trained surgeons like Dr. Varughese and Dr. Small, complex surgical procedures can now be performed through small incisions using precise tools, cameras, and lights. Minimally invasive surgery is known for its many benefits, including less pain, lower risk of infection, shorter hospital stays, and faster recoveries. Health care facilities and surgeons that seek SRC accreditation undergo an extensive assessment and inspection process to ensure they meet SRC’s proven standards and requirements. These requirements include surgical volumes, facility equipment, clinical pathways and standardized operating procedures, an emphasis on patient education, and continuous quality assessment. The inspection involves all staff working with the surgeons in the accredited program. Inspectors educate staff on best practices to help their organization improve its care and services.

“We’re proud to recognize Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell for its commitment to advancing and providing quality care for all patients,” said Gary M. Pratt, CEO of SRC. “This accreditation signals that this facility is among the best in this specialty and is dedicated to delivering the highest level of care possible.” DR. DANIEL SMALL attended Cornell University, where he completed degrees in anthropology and international nutrition, and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He has been board certified since 1988 and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. To make an appointment with Dr. Small, call 609.537.7200 or visit capitalhealthobgyn.org. DR. JOYCE VARUGHESE is a board certified, fellowship trained gynecologic oncology surgeon who specializes in performing traditional and minimally invasive procedures using the da Vinci robotic surgery system. Dr. Varughese completed her fellowship training in gynecologic oncology and residency in obstetrics and gynecology, serving as administrative chief resident, at Yale University. She received her medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York and her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Harvard University. To make an appointment with Dr. Varughese, call 609.537.6000 or visit capitalhealth.org/gynonc.

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Lourenco finds first-time success at Meet of Champions Rich Fisher

It’s safe to say Dean Lourenco was probably the most unlikely NJSIAA Meet of Champions medal winner of this winter’s indoor track season. And yet there he was, leaving the Toms River Bennett Center with the fourth-place prize for the 200 meters, concluding what would be the West Windsor-Plainsboro South senior’s only full season of track and field in his high school career. It was all kind of amazing and Loureno had a good description for it. “One word—funky,” he said. “That probably isn’t the best word to use, but I think it sounds like how the season went.” The lifelong lacrosse player entered the campaign “knowing I had some sort of ability” but never thought he had enough to accomplish what he did. Prior to winning the 200 meters in 22.77 at the Mercer County Championships; along with taking fifth in the 55 hurdles in 6.67; Lourenco was talking to some of his competitors. “People were asking me what times I ran, and I would say, ‘I’ve never done this before,’ and then win the heat,” he said. What made it so astounding was his complete lack of track experience, coupled with injuries that hindered him for an early part of the season along with a diet not really suggested by trainers. “There were definitely ups and downs, injuries and eating questionable empana-

das throughout,” Lourenco continued. “I definitely had my own style out there. I think because I haven’t been exposed to track that much I did things my own way rather than what is expected.” He recalled walking into his first relay meet and being amazed by what he witnessed. “I looked to my left and saw a team doing synchronized warmups looking intimidating,” Lourenco said. “I looked to my right and saw a bunch of skinny distance kids talking about splits. I looked ahead and saw some absolute massive dude—probably a shot put guy—munching on a Subway sandwich. “It reminded me of that scene in Monsters University where all those teams are warming up for the Scare Games. Being my first real year, a lot of new things hit me straight in the face. I did my best to take it in stride, and I was able to take it all the way to the MOC.” Unfortunately for the track program, Dean is returning to lacrosse this spring. “It’s frustrating, I almost wish he wasn’t this good,” head coach Matt Coburn said with a laugh. “He sort of came out of nowhere. You see him skateboarding around. You figure this guy looks like an athlete, sometimes you see him around the hallway; you’re not real sure what he was doing, just laying low. And then his junior year, lo and behold, he comes out for the COVID year of all times.” There was a reason for that. Lourenco fractured his lower back in the winter

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of 2020, just prior to the pandemic shutdowns. His activity was limited for four months and he was admittedly out of shape by the next school year. In order to tighten himself up in time for lacrosse, Lourenco went out for track just to get in shape. With a season limited to dual meets against WW-P North, he still showed flashes of ability. He also had some friends on the team, which made it enjoyable as he worked with sprint coaches Amirah Muneer and Jessica Murphy. It was enough to bring him back. “I did well in that short season,” Lou-

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renco said. “I remember Coach Muneer had no idea who I was, then I went crazy in the tiny meets we did versus North,” Lourenco said. “I was very shocked with myself, and I wanted to see how I would compete in a real track season.” Upon his return this year; Coburn noted that Muneer and Murphy worked hard to bring Dean’s potential out in the short time they had to work with him. The injury, which occurred when he rolled his ankle after planting his foot too hard on a tight turn at Lavino Fieldhouse, kept him out for about 10 days. See TRACK, Page 20

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TRACK continued from Page 19 “That was frustrating for him because he just wanted to practice,” Coburn said. “While he was recovering he just came out and hung out with coaches in the cold. I always wonder how much better he could have been if he hadn’t missed those 10 days.” Lourenco’s goals for the winter season was to experience self-growth, discover his strengths and have fun. He accomplished all three and, in the process, came within 0.01 second of the school record in the 55. How does he do it? “I don’t know how to explain it,” Coburn said. “He’s a very talented athlete. I guess you can say he’s a natural. With two seasons of coaching under his belt, he’s able to harness his potential. I can only imagine— actually I don’t want to think about what he would have done in spring track. It would just be too depressing.” Coburn laughs when he says that, adding that the coaching staff “has been extremely annoying trying to bring him back to spring track.” In further assessing Lourenco’s talent, the coach feels it goes beyond just natural athletic ability. “He works really hard, he’s very coachable,” Coburn said. “A lot of it is

his work ethic. He doesn’t know how to give anything less than one hundred percent. He’s constantly pushing the throttle. Probably a few injuries that were unfortunate. But in the end it worked out for him more or less. He’s got one speed, on and off, and when he’s on, it’s really awesome to watch.” Indeed it is. And it had to be a bit annoying to all those veteran track athletes to see a stone cold rookie come in and win medals out from under them. In both the MCT and MOC, Dean ran in the slowest heats. After his 200 race at the counties, he eventually checked his phone, and was astonished to see his time held up through the remaining heats and he was the winner. “I didn’t expect it,” he said, “because normally in the fast heat, when you win the race you immediately know you won the meet, so it was unconventional,” It’s also impressive, considering Laurenco pushed himself to a winning time without having top competition; whereas the fastest heat lends itself to the fastest times. He was again placed in a slow heat at the Meet of Champions, but still recorded a personal best time of 22:57 to take fourth. “I was super happy because my grandfather came to watch in his wheelchair,” Lourenco said. “He was quite happy to

see that the Lourenco family could produce someone fast.” Dean called the entire experience “eye opening.” “It let me look back on the work I’ve put in to appreciate what I’ve done, but also makes you wonder how much better I could have been,” he said. “I was competing against guys who have been doing this for eight years and then I walked onto the stage with big bushy hair and did pretty well. I won’t admit that it’s beginner’s luck, I’ll just accept the fact that I found a talent that went under the radar for a while.” Once it surfaced, Lourenco had a tough decision to make. Should he go back to lacrosse; or try and see what he could do with a full season of outdoor track? In the end, he decided on the sport he began playing in fourth grade to take the place of baseball. “There was a very intense battle between the spring track and lacrosse team,” Lourenco said. “Ever since junior year my coaches have pestered me about doing spring track. Friends, people I’ve met at meets, teachers, teammates, almost everyone wanted me to do spring track. I remember my coach telling one of the teachers about my times and that teacher went out and found me during the school day and questioned why in

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the world I was staying with lacrosse.” But old habits, as they say, die hard and the Pirates lacrosse defense will once again have Dean holding down the fort. “At the end of the day, I thought the best way to end my time in high school was on the lacrosse team,” Lourenco said. “I’m one of our captains, and I’ve just been playing for so long,” he said. “Track was a ton of fun but I just got more from playing lacrosse. I love my teammates a lot, the team atmosphere, and I also feel like I can use my speed in lacrosse as well, so it’s not going to be a waste I assure you.” Liking what one does is never a waste. Lourenco deserves credit for understanding what gives him the most joy, even if he does not plan on doing the sport in college. “I enjoy playing in games and the practices and the jokes and more,” he said. “If anything, I think it just shows how versatile I am, that I’ve got two teams both begging to be on their team. Apologies to Coach Muneer and Murphy, but I had to go with my gut and stick to lacrosse. As they say, the captain goes down with the ship.” But this is one captain who has enjoyed one heck of a cruise in whatever sport he has done.

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Eat, drink and be merry: West Windsor’s first town meeting PAUL LIGETI

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Each month, the Historical Society of West Windsor—a nonprofit that preserves and promotes local history— publishes a column covering our town’s rich heritage. This article explores West Windsor’s very first town meeting. Also—2022 is West Windsor’s 225th birthday! The Historical Society is overseeing a year of commemorative community projects and events in collaboration with the municipal government and other local organizations. For more info, visit westwindsorhistory.com/year-225

Organization

On February 9, 1797, West Windsor Township was born. For several decades before this date, this area was part of a much larger entity called Windsor Township, which encompassed all of West Windsor, East Windsor, Hightstown, Robbinsville, Princeton (southeast of Nassau Street), and portions of Millstone and Monroe Townships. However, a movement grew in the late 1700s to split Wind-

sor Township, possibly due to its size and concentration around two primary “downtowns” (Princeton in the west and Hightstown in the east). Thus, 225 years ago, by an act of state legislature, Windsor Township was no more, and in its place were East and West Windsor. But what to do with a new town? Step one, of course was to organize a government! The very same act that formed West Windsor on February 9 mandated a meeting at “the house where Jacob Bergen now lives.” Bergen, a member of one of the area’s mid-1700s founding families, resided at the crossroads of South Mill Road and Village Roads East/West in the historic West Windsor community of Dutch Neck. In those times, no dedicated “town hall” existed—instead, it was tradition to meet in local homes or inns—and Bergen’s building was both.

Crime & Punishment

Bergen had purchased the property in 1795 at an auction held by the state. This was one year after the state had forcibly seized it from Robert Hancock, John Harper, and William Shaw of Pennsylvania because of significant debts they owed - probably a few hundred

thousand dollars in today’s money—and the auction was a way for their creditor to recoup his money. This was just one piece of a sordid tale for Robert Hancock and William Shaw, for around the same time, the duo were indicted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania under charges of running a counterfeiting scheme using fake bills smuggled in from England. In the context of the young American government’s financial vulnerability, counterfeiting was considered an especially heinous crime, so Hancock, Shaw, and their accomplices were charged huge fines and given prison sentences of up to sixteen years.

Representatives

Back in West Windsor, however, things were not so scandalous. Over the ensuing years, Jacob and his wife, Elizabeth Covenhoven, managed their Dutch Neck inn, providing food, drink, and accommodations to locals and travelers alike. They saw a particularly large crowd on April 8, 1797 when they hosted nearly two dozen guests with one item on their agenda: electing the first West Windsor Township officials. Over 30,000 pages of township minutes are stored at the West Windsor municipal

center, and notes from this meeting are no exception. A look at the original 225-yearold manuscript lists the following positions, in order of election and with the following spellings: (1) Moderator & Judge of Elections—Court Voorhies Sr., (2) Clerk—George G. Bergen, (3) Commissioners for Laying Roads—John Tindall & Thomas Clark, (4) Freeholders—Ezekiel Smith & Josep Olden, (5) Township Committee—Garret Schenck & John Tindall, (6) Tax Assessor—William Tindall, (7) Tax Collector—Abel Slayback, (8) Commissioners of (taxation) Appeal— John Schenck, Court Voorhies, & John Bergen, (9) Constable—Jacob Skilman, and (10) Overseers of the Highways— Ezekiel Anderson, Ezekiel Rodgers, John Davis, James Hilyard, Joseph Stout, Thomas Olden Sr., James McGalyard, Jacob Hawk, and Daniel Mershon. Some of these family names are undoubtedly familiar to many West Windsor residents, and a few still live in town. Three of these individuals—Court Voorhees Sr. and Jr. and Jacob Bergen himself—were American Revolution veterans. All were farmers or craftsmen of some sort. However, perhaps more interesting are

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the positions themselves. While some still exist and/or are self-explanatory, others deserve closer scrutiny. For instance, it’s worth noting that just two positions— Commissioners for Laying Roads and Overseer of the Highways - comprised half of the total number of individuals elected - and for a good reason. Roads— ever-essential—required significant labor and money to construct and maintain. These were not the paved avenues we know today - instead they were narrow, rutted dirt lanes, meandering through expanses of farmland and especially susceptible to wear and tear. Another position not listed in these minutes but present soon after was that of “Overseer of the Poor,” a duty almost always held by the Tax Collector. In contrast to our town’s present image, West Windsor, like many early American towns, faced significant issues of poverty. Early township minutes show that the Overseer was responsible for determin- Minutes from the very first West Windsor ing the eligibility of someone requesting Township meeting, held on April 8, 1797. aid from the municipal government and delivering it if they deemed it appropriate. The Overseer also managed “inden- responsibilities evolved over time and it is tures” - a system where destitute resi- now a position long-gone. dents (often children) were bound out as servants/laborers/apprentices to other Representation In 1798, the New Jersey Legislature locals in exchange for food, shelter, and sometimes education. The Overseer’s passed the “Township Act,” which for-

mally incorporated 104 municipalities in New Jersey, including existing ones— such as West Windsor. While the legal definition between West Windsor’s “formation” (1797) and “incorporation” (1798) won’t be explored here, what’s important to point out is that the Act enabled residents to vote directly for their representatives. However, there was a catch: they could vote only if they were a white male, over 21 years old, citizens of New Jersey, residents of the town for at least 6 months, and had, for at least a year, paid taxes on a house they owned or $5 in taxes on a house they rented. Most, if not all, of the original 1797 government likely met these criteria. It would be quite some time until non-white and non-male residents voted, and not until the 1970s that a woman served an administrative position (Carol Beske as Planning Board member and Mayor).

Legacy

Jacob Bergen/Elizabeth Covenhoven collectively hosted West Windsor’s meetings until 1808. Afterward, and for the next eight decades, the township government met in various locations around town—most often in the communities of Dutch Neck, Edinburg, Penns Neck, or Clarksville, and almost always in a house

or inn, staying true to tradition. In the 1860s, some Dutch Neck locals petitioned the county government to refuse a license to the owner of the inn. But it wasn’t until around 1879 that the establishment—for decades, the site of food, drink, merry-making, and government meetings—was fully shut down and converted into a private residence. In 1912—115 years after West Windsor’s formation—a dedicated Town Hall was finally constructed, directly next door (around 501 Village Road West) to the former inn. Sometime between that year and 1930, the former inn was relocated several hundred feet south to 212-214 South Mill Road. Old Town Hall was demolished around 1977 and replaced by the current municipal center at Clarksville/North Post Roads. However, the former inn—the site of West Windsor’s first town meeting and many thereafter—still stands as an icon to centuries of local history and municipal tradition that continues today. On April 8, the Historical Society and various West Windsor Community Members will reenact some early township meetings. Learn more about how to attend this free event and participate in making history by visiting westwindsorhistory.com/meeting!

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