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Longtime reader Libby Zinman Schwartz wrote in this week

that the municipality may not open the freeB bus line again. with two reflections on important This would be unimaginable to aspects of the community that have most of us, who now must either changed as a result of the current walk four miles round-trip to get pandemic. into town (not easy for most seOne is public transportation, niors), or remain secluded in our where people who used to happily buildings. share a row of seats on a train or bus I think the municipality has a reare now finding ways to get from sponsibility to those of us without point A to point B without interact- daily access to transportation, esing with any strangers. A casualty pecially along Elm Road, off Route of this is the Princeton freeB, a free 206, to provide regular service into shuttle bus that offers rides into Princeton to enjoy all its many ofdowntown Princeton, the Prince- ferings. Princeton Crosstown (Ride ton Shopping Center, Provide) has begun and the Dinky train staagain to offer rides, but Between to pick up a quart of milk tion. The small shuttle, and carton of eggs at the The where social distancing Princeton Shopping Lines would be nearly imposCenter would cost $6, sible, has not been runround trip, and the serning, and Schwartz hopes that it is vice, though excellent, is really not not a cancellation that persists be- designed for that purpose. yond the threat of COVID-19. SCHWartZ alSo CoMMenteD on the unexpected joys of outdoor dining, which returned in mid-June and has brought socially distanced crowds out to streets and sidewalks that have been transformed to acany of us stuck on Elm commodate tents, tables, and dinRoad and in other locations, entire- ers. ly dependent on the freeB bus to get us into town to enjoy the wonderful es, we can now dine outside university seminars (hopefully soon beginning again); dine at the but not inside. An intense heat delicious restaurants, some now wave has covered the northeast and serving outdoors under charming much of the nation, making the rewedding-like white tents, sparkling prieve of dining more a curse than a with tiny Christmas lights; or to pleasure. In my town, Princeton, beautisimply buy an ice cream cone and walk about the town are concerned fully set tables and chairs set under a sparkling white tent, bordered with white Christmas lights appear U.S. 1 WELCOMES letinviting, but in 90 degree heat and ters to the editor, corrections, higher those tables remain empty, and criticisms of our stories and the heat wave as yet shows no and columns. E-mail your signs of stopping for at least several thoughts directly to our ediweeks. tor: hastings@princetoninfo. So imagine my surprise and decom. light when shopping at Mercer

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motivated and to keep from becoming demoralized by rejection. The questions include: • What are you going to accomplish today? • Did you meet your goals for yesterday? If not, why not? How can you prevent that from happening again? • What are the roadblocks or obstacles that are in your way of accomplishing that? • What is preventing you from moving forward today? •Is that really the best use of your time today? Ultimately, Cecala concludes, “Working with a Work Search Buddy can help keep you motivated, enabling you to look past the rejections to the positives in experiences, learn new ways of being successful in your search, and especially help you be accountable for the actions required to move the search forward every single day.”

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t may seem that the world has shrunk as offices have moved to living rooms and schools have moved to kitchen table, but the world of business is as global as ever. That said, businesses of all kinds have had to adapt to a “new normal” as the COVID-19 pandemic upends traditional business practices. To help navigate and find success in these uncertain times, the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber, in partnership with the Middlesex Regional Chamber, presents a virtual Global Business Summit and networking event on Friday, July 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40; $30 members. For information or to register visit www.princetonmercerchamber.org.

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Friday July 17

JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. Paul Cecala discusses the value of finding and using a “work search buddy” to keep you motivated, provide necessary feedback and help you find success. 9:45 a.m. to noon. Healthcare Proxy Clinic, New Jersey Foundation for Aging. www.njfoundationforaging.org. Webinar presented by Carl Archer of Archer Law providing brief descriptions of various healthcare documents, and describing how anyone can organize and run a document clinic with minimal training to supervise the signing of large numbers of these documents in a short time frame as a community benefit. Register. Free. 10 a.m. Virtual Global Business Summit, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www. princetonmercerchamber.org. Learn how your business can adjust to the new normal in today’s global economy. Keynote by Kimberlee S. Phelan of WithumSmith + Brown. Register. $40; $30 members. 10 to 11:30 a.m.

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Use Google Tools to Help You Land Your Next Job, Trenton Public Library. www.trentonlib. org. Webinar offers instruction on how to discover new job opportunities using Google Search and organize your job search experience using G Suite tools. Also strategies to improve your resume, tips to help you communicate effectively online, virtual interview best practices, and the latest resources from Google and other partners to help support job seekers. Register. Noon to 1 p.m. Business After Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Virtual networking, cocktails, 30-second introductions, and breakout sessions. Register. $25; $15 members. 5 to 7 p.m.

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Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State, Mercer County Park Commission, 609-303-0700. www.mercercountyparks.org. CWF executive director and author David Wheeler discusses wildlife, nature destinations, and outdoor activities offered in New Jersey via Zoom. Register. Free. 2 p.m.

All of the events listed below are taking place virtually unless noted otherwise. Visit venue websites for information about how to access the events. To include your event in this section email events@princetoninfo.com.

Socials

Art Making, Arts Council of Princeton & Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Barbara DiLorenzo teaches “Drawing: Anatomy, Skeletal, and Muscular Structures” via Zoom. Free. 8 p.m.

Wednesday July 15 In Person Garden Tours, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven.org. Docent-led what’s in bloom tours. Face masks and registration required. Tours available Wednesdays through Saturdays. $10. 11 a.m. Summer History Stroll, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven. org. Docent-led stroll through the grounds exploring Morven’s architecture, gardens, outbuildings, old and new, to view Morven in a new light. Face masks and registration required. Also Fridays at 4 and Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. $10. 4 p.m.

Classical Music

Argus Quartet, Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts, 609-570-8404. www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts. org. Performance via video of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E flat with commentary by Dr. Scott Burnham. Free. 7:30 p.m.

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Artist Talk, D&R Greenway Land Trust. www.drgreenway.org. Artists Silvere Boureau, Barbara DiLorenzo, Jada Fabrizio, and Joe Kazimierczyk discuss their works from the virtual exhibit “Trail of Breadcrumbs: Fairytales in Nature” via Zoom. Moderated by curator Diana Moore. Register for Zoom link to dkilmer@drgreenway.org. Free. 5 to 6 p.m.

Film

Summer Film Series, Princeton University Art Museum & Princeton Garden Theater. artmuseum.princeton.edu. “Lady Bird.” Watch along on Netflix and chat with Art Museum and Princeton Garden Theatre staff on Discord. Free with a Netflix account. 7:30 p.m.

Lectures

Summer Scholar Spotlight Series, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Eight-part series featuring academics from across the country via Zoom. Don Dyson of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University presents “But… isn’t ‘queer’ a bad word?” to build an understanding of sexual orientation and gender

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Strings Attached The Argus String Quartet gives a virtual performance on Wednesday, July 15, of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E flat as part of Princeton University’s Summer Chamber Concerts. identity. Register. $75 for the whole series or $10 per lecture. 10 a.m. Virtual Author Talk, New Jersey State Library. www.njstatelib.org. Dave Grant, conservation director of the Shark Research Institute in Princeton, gives a webinar on famous shark attacks along the Jersey coast as well as the institute’s research and protection efforts on whale sharks and other marine life around the world. Register. Noon to 1 p.m.

Colleges

Information Session, Mercer County Community College. www.mccc.edu. Information about in-person, online, and hybrid course offerings for the fall semester. Register. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Socials

Virtual Happy Hour in French, Alliance Francaise de Princeton. Everyone is welcome. Contact Gail at gailbruno7@gmail. com to reserve your place and get more info about the event. 6:30 p.m.

Thursday July 16 In Person Blood Drive, Montgomery EMS, Meeting Room, 8 Harlingen Road,

Belle Mead, 908-359-4112. By appointment only at https://donor. cbsblood.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/52592. Donors must wear a mask and weigh at least 110 pounds. Email giveblood@mems47.org for more information. 1 to 7 p.m. Building Fairy Houses, Evenings in the Park, Plainsboro Preserve, Plainsboro. www. plainsboronj.com. All ages are welcome to help build a village of fairy houses. Bring insect repellent. Free. 6:30 p.m. Pairing Wine and Chocolate, Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-4936500. Tasting of chocolates paired with wines. Register. $40. 7 p.m.

Film

Hollywood Streaming Nights, Princeton Garden Theater. www.princetongardentheatre.org. Hollywood Summer Nights are now Hollywood Streaming Nights. Join the YouTube live stream to chat with others during “Made for Each Other.” Available for free streaming through July 22. 7:30 p.m.

Literati

Author Talk, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Vashti Harrison, author and illustrator of children’s books “Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” and “Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the

World,” discusses her inspiration and creative process. Event will be on PBS Live Facebook: www. facebook.com/PBSBooks1/live/ 2 to 3 p.m. Author Event, Princeton Public Library & Labyrinth Books. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey, author of “When Truth is All You Have,” in conversation with John Grisham, whose ministerturned-prisoner-advocate in “The Guardians” was inspired by McCloskey himself. Register. Free. Email orders.labyrinth@gmail. com to pre-order McCloskey’s book. 7 p.m.

Gardens

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom continues with Bats by Matthew Wund. Register. $12. 7 to 8 p.m.

Lectures

Summer Evening Series, New Jersey State Museum. www. statemuseum.nj.gov. Virtual conversations between museum curators and staff on a range of topics. Each program features a thematic drink creation, spirited dialogue, and a round of trivia. Topic: Spill the Tea. Sip with us as we talk ancient American Black Tea, the Greenwich Tea Burning memorial, and Equali-Tea and the 19th Amendment. Register. Free. 8 p.m.

Kayak Nature Tours, Mercer County Park Commission, Mercer County Marina, 334 South Post Road, West Windsor. www. mercercountyparks.org. Participants will kayak along the lake shore and in the coves to encounter basking turtles, feeding songbirds, and even carnivorous plants. For ages 16 and up. Register. $30; $25 for Mercer County residents. 9 a.m. to noon. This Too Shall Pass, Hopewell Valley Bistory & Inn, 15 East Broad Street, Hopewell. www. hvartscouncil.org. Exhibition of artwork by Hopewell Valley Arts Council members created during the pandemic. On view through October 29. 11 a.m. Community Conversations: Small Businesses, Trenton Public Library, 120 Academy Street, Trenton. www.trentonlib. org. Eric Maywar, member of the Division of Economic Development and owner of Classics Bookstore, discusses Trenton city programs to help small businesses recover. Register. 3 to 4 p.m. Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Catmoondaddy with pop/rock. 6 to 9 p.m. Wine and Music Series, Crossing Vineyard & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Newtown, PA. www.crossingvineyards.com. The Just Us Band performs nostalgic rock and roll. Wine, beer, food available. Bring your own glasses, tables, and chairs. $20. 7 p.m. Park-In Movie, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Parking lot film screening of “Frozen 2.” Register. $25 per vehicle. 8 p.m. Princeton Drive-Up Movies, Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton. www.princetonmovies.com. Backto-back screenings on 45-foot screen of “Forrest Gump” and “Men in Black.” Register. $35 admits one car and includes both movies, two candies, and two drinks. 8:30 p.m. Continued on following page

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New Volume Lets Einstein Retell His Tale

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n 1946 one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s towering thinkers and most prominent New Jersey figures sat down at his desk at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here I sit in order to write, at the age of 67, something like my own obituary.â&#x20AC;? And while his death would not occur for another nine years, Albert Einstein was writing his type of intellectual will â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an autobiographical essay as part of the Library of Living Philosophers. That still existing series was launched in 1939 by Germanborn American philosophy professor Paul Schlipp, who saw Einstein as more than a physicist and invited him to participate in a series. Other contributing writers had included philosophers John Dewey, George Santayana, Alfred North Whitehead, and Bertrand Russell. While Einstein initially hesitated, he had a change of heart and wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am doing this not merely because Dr. Schilpp has persuaded me to do it, but because I do, in fact, believe that it is a good thing to show those who are striving alongside of us how our own striving and searching appears in retrospect. After some reflection, I feel how important any such attempt is bound to be.â&#x20AC;? Now Princeton University Press has released the autobiographic essay in a new volume, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Einstein on Einstein.â&#x20AC;? Subtitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autobiographical and Scientific Reflections,â&#x20AC;? the 217-page collection centered around Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essay was edit-

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Einstein on Einstein: Autobiographical and Scientific Reflectionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; explores Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking, theories, and contributions and includes the drawing above by Laurent Taudin. ed and developed by Hanoch Gutfreund, physicist and academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Jurgen Reen, director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. The two are also the collaborators behind three other Einsteinthemed studies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Formative Years of Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Princeton Lectures,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Road to Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Foundation of General Relativity,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relativity: The Special and the General Theory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 100th Anniversary

Edition,â&#x20AC;? all published by Princeton University Press. Calling Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s autobiographical statement â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most significant, but largely neglected texts,â&#x20AC;? the editors say it clearly shows â&#x20AC;&#x153;how a man of his kind thinks, as well as the challenges and tensions he encountered along his quest for a scientific worldview and not the final formulation of successful breakthroughs.â&#x20AC;?

hey also argue that to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fully comprehend Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in the history of modern physics, it is not enough to understand his the-

ories and their consequences. A full understanding requires a picture that shows the results of Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scientific work and the methods that led to them to be on an equal footing.â&#x20AC;? Organized in six parts, the book provides context, commentary, and background and explores Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking, theories, and contributions. The 26-page â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autobiographical Noteâ&#x20AC;? is the final section

where Einstein explores his own thinking and his theories. While such topics sometimes can be found in other works, the essay shows him thinking and reflecting in the everyday world of society, family, and school. After cautioning that â&#x20AC;&#x153;every reminiscence is colored by oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s present state, hence by a deceptive point of view,â&#x20AC;? he begins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was a fairly precocious young man I become thor-

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In addition to being a central figure in 20th century New Jersey history, Albert Einstein also features prominently in regional artwork. Clockwise from near right: J. Kenneth Leap’s stained glass image at the State House; J. Seward Johnson’s model of Einstein on his bike; and in the Ben Shahn mural at the Roosevelt Public School. oughly impressed with the futility of the hopes and strivings that chase most men restlessly through life. Moreover, I soon discovered the cruelty of that chase, which in those years was much more carefully covered up by hypocrisy and glittering words than is the case today. By the mere existence of his stomach everyone was condemned to participate in that chase. The stomach might be satisfied by such participation, but not man insofar as he is a thinking and feeling being. “As the first way out there was religion, which is implanted into every child by way of the traditional education-machine. Thus I came — though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents — to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at the age of 12. Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the conviction that much in the stories of the Bible could not be true. “The consequence was a positively fanatic (orgy of) free thinking coupled with the impression that youth is intentionally being deceived by the state through lies; it was a crushing impression. Mistrust of every kind of authority grew out of this experience, a skeptical attitude toward the convictions that were alive in a my specific social environment — an attitude that has never again left me, even though, later on, it has been tempered by a better insight into causal connections.” Calling his “religious paradise of youth” a first attempt to free himself from the “merely personal” and “an existence dominated by wishes, hopes, and primitive feelings,” he began to contemplate “this huge world, which exists independently of us human beings and which stands before us like a great, eternal riddle, at least partially accessible to our inspection and thinking. “The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation, and I soon noticed that many a man whom I had learned to esteem and to admire had found inner freedom and security in its pursuit. The mental grasp of this extra-personal world within the frame of our capabilities presented itself to my mind, half consciously, half unconsciously, as a supreme goal. “Similarly motivated men of the present and of the past, as well as the insights they had achieved, were the friends who could not be lost. The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has shown itself reliable, and I have never regretted having chosen it.” While exploring how ideas and thoughts can develop outside of language, he brings up the idea of wonder and recalls his early experience when his father showed him a compass. “I can still remember — or at least believe I

can remember — that this experience made a deep and lasting impression upon me. Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.” Wonder returns again, when he writes, “At the age of 12 I experienced a second wonder of a totally different nature — in a little book dealing with Euclidean plane geometry, which came into my hands at the beginning of a school year. Here were assertions, as for example the intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle at one point, that — though by no means evident — could nevertheless be proved with such certainty that any doubt appeared to be out of the question. “This lucidity and certainty made an indescribable impression upon me. That the axioms had to

As a young man Einstein began to contemplate ‘this huge world, which exists independently of us human beings and which stands before us like a great, eternal riddle, at least partially accessible to our inspection and thinking.’ be accepted unproven did not disturb me. In any case it was quite sufficient for me if I could base proofs on propositions whose validity appeared to me beyond doubt.”

e then familiarized himself “with the elements of mathematics, including the principles of differential and integral calculus.” But he credits his learning to his “good fortune of encountering books that were not too particular regarding logical rigor, but that permitted the principal ideas to stand out clearly. This occupation was, on the whole, truly fascinating; there were peaks whose impression could easily compete with that of elementary geometry — the basic idea of analytical geometry, the infinite series, the concepts of derivative and integral. “I also had the good fortune of

getting to know the essential results and the methods of the entire field of the natural sciences in an excellent popular exposition, which limited itself almost throughout to qualitative aspects (Bernstein’s ‘Popular Books on Natural Science,’ a work of five or six volumes), a work that I read with breathless attention.” The result was that at the age of 17 he entered the Polytechnical Institute of Zurich as a student of mathematics and physics. Once there he admits to neglecting mathematics because he was more interested in natural sciences and working in an actual physical labCO oratory. 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Good Causes Virtual Information Session, LifeTies, Ewing, 609-671-0040. www.lifeties.org/volunteer. Information for prospective mentors and volunteers for the non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture wellness and self-sufficiency in vulnerable youth, young adults and their families. Register. Email volunteer@lifeties.org for more information. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

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Once Upon a Magic Show, Mercer County Library. www.youtube.com/c/MercerCountyLibrarySystem. Magician Mike Rose presents a magic show designed specifically for libraries to complement the 2020 summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story.” Performances include magic tricks and comedy themed around fairy tales. Available via YouTube. 1:30 p.m.

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Women in Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. Presentation on modern outdoor sculptures at Princeton University. Annabelle Priestley, curatorial assistant, from the Princeton?University Art Museum will present a historical overview of the John B. Putman Jr. Memorial Collection. 10 a.m. Does This Spark Joy? Understanding the KonMari Method, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Learn the secrets behind author and organizing consultant Marie Kondo’s method for tidying up. Register. 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In Person Outdoor Flea Market, Princeton Elks, 354 Route 518, Blawenburg, 609-466-9813. Weather permitting. Vendor spots are $10 each. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers Market, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Village Shopping Center, 1340 Route 206 South, Skillman, 609-915-0817. www.montgomeryfriends.org. Jersey Fresh produce and farm products, baked goods, chicken, eggs, sausage, and more. One person per family. Face covering and social distancing required. 9 a.m. to noon. Pennington Farmers Market, Rosedale Mills, 101 Route 31, Pennington. www.penningtonfarmersmarket.org. Face masks required for everyone over age 2. Social distancing measures in place. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station. www.westwindsorfarmersmarket. org. Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and more. Yes We Can! food drive ongoing. Face masks required. Bring your own bags. Limit of two shoppers per family. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Summer Music Series, Palmer Square Green, Princeton. www. palmersquare.com. David Alastre & Latineo with live Latin tunes. Alastre is a musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist from Venezuela now based in New York City. Free. Noon to 2 p.m. Courtyard Cabaret, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA. www. buckscountyplayhouse.org. Free 30-minute show featuring a mix of traditional and contemporary musical theatre and popular classics. Take-out food available from the Deck Restaurant and Gazebo

The D&R Greenway hosts a virtual happy hour on Wednesday, July 15, featuring remarks from artists featured in its virtual ‘Trail of Breadcrumbs’ exhibit. Pictured: ‘Ghost Net’ by Jada Fabrizio. Bar. 1 and 4 p.m. Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Live music by Fabulous Benson Boys. Wines by the glass with outdoor seating in the apple orchards. Limit of two hours and six guests per table. Face masks required on premises. 1 to 4 p.m. Jersey Surecats, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. 1 to 5 p.m. Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Acoustic Road pop/rock duo. 6 to 9 p.m. Wine & Comedy Night, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars.com. Comedy hosted by Helene Angley featuring Ms. Andy Glaser, Marc Kaye, and Dan Wilson. Reservations required. Groups limited to six. Food available for purchase. 7 to 10 p.m. Carpool Cinema, Acme Screening Room, 204 North Union Street, Lambertville. www.acmescreeningroom.org. Parking lot screening of “The Blues Brothers.” Opening act John Beacher with live music. Register. $40 per car. 8 p.m. Park-In Movie, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179,

Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Parking lot film screening of “Frozen 2” to be viewed from your car via FM radio frequency. Register. $25 per vehicle. 8 p.m. Princeton Drive-Up Movies, Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton. www.princetonmovies.com. Backto-back screenings on 45-foot screen of “Jurassic Park” and Grease.” Register. $35 admits one car and includes both movies, two candies, and two drinks. 8:30 p.m.

Live Music Ladies of the ‘80s, Music Mountain Theater. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Nostalgic romp through the music and big bangs of the female superstars of the ‘80s featuring Jen Lameo. Singers perform live from the theater for a virtual audience. Register. $25 per household. 3 p.m. Summer Replays, Blue Curtain. www.bluecurtain.org. Live streaming of past performance by Casuarina via Facebook and YouTube. 8 p.m.

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feelings, and discoveries during our current health crisis. This week Pennington artist Jane Zamost notes the following: I feel fortunate — aside from having shelter and food which are the obvious gifts of life — being a creative makes me explore the here and now. I seldom, if ever, get bored. There are just too many projects in my head to experience such a feeling. So, during the quarantine, I have gone through many phases. My first inclination was to create artwork of hope — some pieces frivolous working with new materials; others simply ethereal advocating resilience and more abstract than emblematic in design. Then fear set in ... concerns about the safety of my physician husband, 91-year-old mother, and adult children. My anxiety pushed me to explore more serious art forms, exposing my worry and expelling my pent-up emotion to can-

Politics Chapter Meeting, Represent NJ. volunteer.represent.us. Zoom meeting with Sue Davies, head of NJ Independent Voters, presenting on the topic, “Let All Voters Vote: The Case for Open Primaries.” Register. 11 a.m.

Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: Like Water for Chocolate, Mercer County Library. www.facebook.com/mclsnj. Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community. 8 p.m.

Socials

Priscilla Art Making Party, West Windsor Arts Council. www. westwindsorarts.org. Celebrate what would have been Priscilla Snow Algava’s 80th birthday party with a virtual artmaking extravaganza. Gather a few basic supplies to let your creativity flow in a judgement-free space. Register to join the Zoom meeting. 3 to 7 p.m.

vas and board. George Floyd was then killed and the great tragedy of our country emerged to the forefront. The stories of black lives engulfed my family and me; outrage and sadness has darkened this period of the quarantine significantly. As a 62-year-old white woman, I recognize that my feelings are simply that — feelings. I can only imagine the level of my parental distress if my color were different than it is. As an artist, I fluctuate between the need to create beautiful images of optimism and strength stemming from my times in the hospital (serving as Healing Arts Program coordinator at Capital Health) and artwork of outcry bringing the need for social change to the forefront — both callings seeming so necessary to our community and world at large. All of the above is about my studio time during quarantine. From the vantage point of healing art instructor, I started connecting largely with children at first, holding

Sunday July 19 In Person Hopewell Farmers Market, , 62 East Broad Street, Hopewell. Locally produced foods, plants, wines, and more. Masks required. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Courtyard Cabaret, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA. www. buckscountyplayhouse.org. Free show featuring traditional and contemporary musical theater and popular classics. Food available from the Deck Restaurant and Gazebo Bar. 1 and 4 p.m. Summer Carillon Concerts, Princeton University Carillon, 88 College Road West, Princeton, 609-258-7989. Tom Gurin, Fort Washington, PA. Free. 1 p.m. Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Live music by Matthew Runciman. Wines by the glass. Limit of two hours and six guests per table. Face masks

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‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ by Jane Zamost. Zoom workshops with my great nieces and nephews so I could deliciously connect while giving my adult nieces a respite from their harried days showing them and their children the restorative impact of making art. My Zoom programs grew to include workshops with Hope Loves Company, a local organization based in Pennington, whose mission is to provide emotional and educational support to children and young adults who have or have had a loved one battling ALS. I’m now hoping to add my “Nourishing the Soul” workshops to my ZOOM repertoire working with teenagers and adults so that I can continue spreading the magic of making art. Submit artwork to dan@princetoninfo.com.

required. 1 to 4 p.m. Kevin McGowan, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. 1 to 5 p.m. Princeton Drive-Up Movies, Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton. www.princetonmovies.com. Backto-back screenings on 45-foot screen of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Register. $35 admits one car and includes both movies, two candies, and two drinks. 8:30 p.m.

On Stage

Black Women and the Ballot: 3 Short Radio Dramas, Crossroads Theater Company. www. americanslaveryproject.org. Live performance via YouTube of Ensemble Theater member and Slavery Project co-founder Judy K. Tate’s “The Parlour’ and “Pulling the Lever” and Romanianborn playwright Saviana Stanescu’s “Don’t/Dream.” Emmy-nominated actress and director Phylicia Rashad guest stars. 7:30 p.m. Continued on following page

The Princeton Festival has announced that its 14th annual competition for young pianists will be conducted entirely online, closing on September 23 with a virtual concert by finalists and the announcement of the winners. Those wishing to enter must submit a video of themselves playing a designated piece by Monday, September 7. Submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of conservatory faculty and concert soloists. Entrants will compete in four categories divided by age from 6 to 18 years old, plus two categories (Piano Four-Hands and Open Class) for competitors 25 and under. Winners receive certificates and cash prizes. Artists may enter more than one category. “This new virtual format makes it possible to accept entries from across the country and around the world,” said Richard Tang Yuk, the Festival’s executive and artistic director. “We’re excited at the prospect of welcoming a more diverse group of applicants to our competition than ever before, and having the opportunity to showcase their talent to a wider audience.” More details, including the list of required repertoire and instructions on how to apply, are online at www.princetonfestival.org/2020piano-competition-rules-repertoire. Westrick Music Academy offers an online summer camp Monday through Friday, August 10 through 14, from 9 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Activities include singing, musical theater, vocal and piano instruction, and games. Families are invited to attend the virtual final performance. For more information or to register visit www. westrickmusic.org/camp.

Learn Italian Registration for Princeton’s Dorothea’s House Fall 2020 Language Classes is open. Classes will begin the week of September 14 and will run for 12 weeks. All fall classes will be taught remotely. Instructors will notify students which internet-based tool to use. Visit www.dorotheashouse.org and click on Italian Classes to view the class descriptions, fees, and to register. Register by Monday, September 7, to avoid a late fee. For any questions, email Linda Bruschi at lindabruschi@dorotheashouse. org or leave a message at 609-3060773.

Art Workshops Morven Museum & Gardens offers several art workshops for adults. Painting the Garden: Alla Prima Workshop takes place Monday through Wednesday, July 20 through 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost: $150; $125 for Friends of Morven or Arts Council of Princeton members. Explore the gardens and grounds and paint en plein air with Arts Council of Princeton’s Debra Pisacreta. This three-day outdoor workshop is designed for an intermediate-level student looking to build painting skills. Students will set up easels around the grounds following social distancing and masking rules. Materials list and details are listed on the registration page. Wendy Hollender Virtual Botanical Illustration Workshop Featuring Morven’s Flowers takes place Friday, July 31, from noon to 3 p.m. and Sunday, August 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost: $100; $80 for

Friends of Morven. Inspired by flowers grown in Morven’s historic gardens, students will participate in this two-day Zoom workshop and draw with Wendy. Flowers from Morven will be available for curbside pick-up the day before the workshop. For more information or to register visit www.morven.org.

For Teenagers Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County, in partnership with Columbia Business School, offers “Entrepreneurial Design Thinking” through its virtual entrepreneur program Monday through Friday, July 27 through 31, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This online experience for high school students provides an intensive, hands-on course focusing on modern design thinking to generate innovative solutions to social problems. To register or for more information visit www.bgcmercer.org/ teens or contact Alycia Bertles or abertles@bgcmercer.org.

Art Auction While the traditional Lambertville Shad Fest, usually scheduled for the last weekend in April, was canceled this year due to COVID-19, the Jim Hamilton Shad Fest Poster Auction is live through Tuesday, July 28. The fundraising auction is the centerpiece of the event when local artists create and donate original art work posters for scholarships for local students. The River Towns Chamber of Commerce and local businesses have organized a virtual event this year. The Shad Stroll will provide an opportunity to see the posters displayed in windows throughout Lambertville and New Hope including New Hope Arts. Viewers can stroll around town and bid on the artworks via iGavel online auctions. Register today at www. igavelauctions.com.

Support Groups Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County (JFCS) is expanding mental health services to meet the changing needs of the Mercer County community. New virtual support groups have been formed to support various populations. All meet once or twice per week, depending on demand, and are free of charge. There is no commitment to attend multiple sessions, but registration is required. The Youth Mindfulness Group is designed for youth 6 to 10 years old. Participants will be guided through age-appropriate mindfulness discussions and techniques. Check online for upcoming dates. The Pandemic Parenting Group offers parents a chance to share their struggles, challenges, and successes during the pandemic. The next session, takes place Wednesday, July 15, at 3 p.m. The Social Support Group is targeted for older adults/seniors who are feeling the emotional and psychological impacts of isolation during COVID-19 restrictions. There is no formal structure; participants are invited to speak, listen, and learn. A JFCS counselor will help facilitate and manage discussions within group. The group meets every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. For more information or to register visit www.jfcsonline.com.

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will spend the summer figuring how to move forward under the new circumstances,” says Ruth Morpeth through her mask during an interview at Morpeth Contemporary in Hopewell. Then, as if speaking for many in the current economy, Morpeth says, “But I’m not sure how to do it.” And while people can come to her recently reopened gallery and see art by national and regional painters — including Illia Barger (Byram, NJ), Jody Olcott (Hopewell), Ruthann Perry (Lawrenceville), and Eric Schultz (Hopewell) — she says the fall season is in jeopardy and the entire “year’s schedule has been put on hold.” But, she says, the current state of “completely unknown circumstances” is not “unlike our business in general.” Then, pulling from her 23 years of experience of running a professional art gallery, she says, “Every art show doesn’t guarantee a sale. And there is no formula for success in this business. My brother is an accountant and says, ‘I don’t know how you live your life without the certainty of a paycheck. ‘” But the financial uncertainty is only part of it. “I had a fire, and I had a debilitating illness where I couldn’t work. Then there was the (2008) recession – we lost a lot of income during the recession,” she says. Then, taking a broad look, she adds, “I probably should have closed several times under different circumstances, but something comes along and saves the day.” “This is a solely commercial

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Socials Monthly Community Dialogue, La Convivencia. www.laconvivencia.org. “Bending the Arc for Justice Together: A Call for Solidarity and Action” panel discussion via Zoom explores timely questions such as how to take meaningful steps against racism and how to become accountable allies. Register. 2 to 4 p.m. Art Making, Arts Council of Princeton & Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Artist Barbara DiLorenzo teaches “Watercolors: Focus on Dry Brush and Nontraditional Materials” via Zoom. Free. 3 p.m.

business,” she says on why she is unable to take advantage of grants and donations to support the chancy proposition of selling art. “That being said I don’t feel I survive on my own merits. There is the concept of ‘it takes a village.’ (The gallery) is a business, but it has developed into a community of likeminded artists and clients who are interested in sustaining the place.” As evidence, she cites artists flexible with sales and exhibitions, offering to watch her gallery during her illness, and generous landlords. “Without a combination of all of this, I don’t think I’d still be here,” she says. The New Jersey-born gallery

owner’s path to Hopewell began in nearby Cranbury, where her Wilkes-Barre parents moved so her father could work at IBM in Dayton. When her father died when she was 10, Morpeth says her untrained mother, who was offered and took an IBM job, began to stress the need for her children to find practical pursuits and strive for non-dependency. So despite being a capable art student when she graduated from Hightstown High School in 1984, Morpeth focused on other work. After a short time at the Rochester Institute of Technology, she briefly studied landscape architecture at Rutgers University. But nei-

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Princeton. www.morven.org. Docent-led what’s in bloom tours. Face masks and registration required. Tours available Wednesdays through Saturdays. $10. 11 a.m. Summer History Stroll, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven. org. Docent-led summertime stroll throughout the grounds surrounding the museum exploring Morven’s architecture, gardens, outbuildings, old and new, to view Morven in a new light. Face masks and registration required. Also Fridays at 4 and Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. $10. 4 p.m.

Good Causes Virtual Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties. www. casamb.org. Information on the non-profit organization that recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Family Court for the best interests of children that have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Register by email to jduffy@casamercer. org. 11 a.m.

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Nutritional Strategies for Managing Menopause, The Suppers Programs. www.thesuppersprograms.org. Board certified endocrinologist Dr. Adi Benito will focus on making healthy lifestyle choices to help manage the effects of menopause. Free webinar. Donation requested. Register. 4 to 5 p.m.

Screening of Class Dismissed, Princeton Learning Cooperative. www.princetonlearningcooperative.org. Screening via Zoom of a film that challenges viewers to take a fresh look at what it means to be educated in the 21st century and offers a new way of thinking about the learning process. Discussion follows. 7 p.m.

Drink & Draw, BSB Gallery, Trenton. www.bsbgallery.com. Grab a drink, snacks, and drawing materials. BSB curator Christy O’Connor will model poses while curator Aine Mickey answer questions over Zoom. Join via zoom. us/j/91786658842. 8 to 9 p.m.

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Uncovering the Trauma of Racism, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Psychologist Nathalie Edmond identifies the causes, symptoms, and impacts of racial trauma and explores strategies for healing on an individual and community level. Available via CrowdCast. 7 p.m.

Socials

Wednesday July 22 In Person Garden Tours, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street,

ther experience helped her settle on a “practical” career path. However, without realizing it, that path had already started years before when a high school boyfriend took a job at an AlJon’s Pizza shop located next to the DeLann Gallery in Plainsboro. “(Deborah DeHauski) was picture framer and art gallery owner. I was looking for a job and went to her, said I was good with my hands, and I was a decent artist. She hired me and showed me picture framing. She was the only one selling original art in the area. I met a lot of artists and fell in love with the business. “I am here today solely because

Ruth Morpeth and Mike Vecchiarelli offer framing services in addition to gallery exhibits and sales of artwork at the Morpeth Contemporary in Hopewell. of her — taking a young person into the gallery and exposing me to picture framing and selling original art.” Another person she mentions is prominent regional artist and former Mercer County Community

Classical Music

Manhattan Chamber Players, Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts, 609-5708404. www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org. Performance via video of Beethoven’s Trio in G, opus 9, no. 1 with commentary from MCP Artistic Director Luke Fleming. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Film

Summer Film Series, Princeton University Art Museum & Princeton Garden Theater. artmuseum.princeton.edu. “Moonlight.” Watch along on Netflix and chat with Art Museum and Princeton Garden Theatre staff on Discord. Free with a Netflix account. Also available via iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. 7:30 p.m.

Wellness

Gentle Yoga, New Jersey State Library. www.njstatelib.org. Marsha Rudolph, community health educator at Capital Health, leads a virutal yoga program including breath awareness exercises, a short meditation, and some gentle yoga postures. Register. Noon to 1 p.m.

Lectures Summer Scholar Spotlight Series, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Series featuring academics from across the country via Zoom. Shaun Casey of the Walsh School of Foreign Service a Georgetown University presents “Religion & Presidential Politics, Past & Present,” an exploration of past presidential elections as well as the role of religion in the 2020 presidential election. Register. $10 per lecture. 10 a.m.

The West Windsor Arts Council holds an art making party on Zoom on Saturday, July 18, in honor of what would have been the late Priscilla Snow Algava’s 80th birthday.

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College art instructor Mel Leipzig. Johnson, wife of the Johnson & Morpeth says while she worked Johnson heir and Grounds For toward an associate’s degree in Sculpture’s artist-founder Seward graphic design at MCCC, she Johnson. “I didn’t recognize the Johnwould attend Leipzig’s art history classes. She says his love for art re- sons,” says Morpeth. “They were minded her of her own and influ- moving to Hopewell at the time. enced her 1997 decision to create They’re one of the reasons I surher first gallery and frame shop in a vived the first year. The bills were piling up, and there wasn’t a lot of Pennington cafe. “This is what I wanted to be do- income.” Morpeth also credits some of her ing,” she says. Then the challenges began. In early success from supportive established artists addition to a Robert Beck of strained relaSolebury, Penntionship with her ‘There is the concept sylvania, and partner, a fire deof ‘it takes a village.’ Michael Madistroyed her (The gallery) is a busi- gan of Hamilworkshop and forced her to find ness, but it has devel- ton. “They helped a new location. oped into a communi- put me on the “I was lookty of likeminded artmap” and “gave ing to move to me the opportuLambertville, ists and clients who nity to bring but the rents are interested in sustheir audiences were high. Then taining the place.’ to my space,” I saw this shop. I she says. “I’m drove by and eternally gratesaw the glass ful for that.” window and that Other artists, she says, came it was for rent. And I went inside.” While she says many people in through artists who knew artists Hopewell remember the building who they thought would work well being Allen’s Flower Shop, at the with her and her gallery. She would time it was a gift shop called Vou- also “source other galleries and publications — like Gallery Guide” la’s World. Despite the space’s “high degree to find artists. She says her selection of artists of neglect” and “Pepto-Bismol pink shelves,” Morpeth says she and works to exhibit is “visceral. saw it as “a great gallery space” It’s more an emotional connection that had plenty of space to look at to the piece. I have such a wide aesthetic. I love folk art and outsider paintings and plenty of light. And with the insurance money art. I love minimal and nonobjecfrom the fire to help her begin tive art. I can’t say there’s one again, she says, “I figured let’s give thing. Most galleries specialize and it a try. I just took it. It was a com- tend to have their niche. That’s easplete crapshoot. The rent was most ier in the greater metropolitan area. affordable in Hopewell. I figured I I have to keep a broader range.” Thinking more about selecting wouldn’t lose my shirt.” That was despite the reality that work, Morpeth wonders aloud “it needed a lot of work and was about a statement attributed to incostly,” and Hopewell’s currently fluential 20th-century New York bustling venues had not yet been gallery owner and arts dealer Betty Parsons: “A good eye is a mysteriestablished. “When I moved here I didn’t ous thing. You can’t teach it.” She also says her love for creatknow how the business would be,” ing art and working in the field help she says. But she learned one night while her choices. “It’s more of accumuvacuuming when an unassumingly lating experience. I’m an artist dressed woman arrived, looked at pragmatic enough to open a busithe artwork, shared some remarks, ness. Maybe if didn’t get into the and said she wanted to talk to her business side, I would be a fine arthusband before making a purchase. ist. But look what I’m surrounded Morpeth says she didn’t think by,” she says, gesturing to a filled much of it, until “five minutes later, gallery. While her thoughts are on as a large stretch limousine pulled up” to reveal that the woman was Joyce aesthetics and her personal reac-

tion, she wants “to make sure that the value of the art is merited” for her clients — a relationship that grew from her original impulse. “When I first opened in Pennington, a person would come in, look around, and say, ‘This is nice. Ruth Morpeth created her first gallery and frame But who is going to spend a $1,000 shop in a Pennington cafe in 1997 before finding on a piece of art?’ But I thought a home in Hopewell. since I had the picture framing supporting the business, I could put what I wanted on the wall.” About her move to Hopewell, following a business pattern and fo- tionship change: the ability for clishe says, “I didn’t come with an es- cusing on the framing that initially ents to find artists directly through tablished clientele. People started supported the business until art- the internet. “I knew (the relationship) was changing, but I didn’t showing up. This is an affluent ar- work sales were able to take over. ea, and people would come in and “I didn’t promote the framing know it was going to change so see something and say, ‘This is for years. I have a small sign that fast. And COVID-19 is making it fabulous.’ People were putting art says picture framing. But I didn’t happen it faster,” she says. Consequently, she says, today’s on their wall.” promote it because I didn’t want to “artists are better suited to repreEventually, she says, the gallery do it all,” she says. got a reputation, especially for one But after the recession sales sent themselves. More and more community. dropped and never regained the people are able to get work directly “One of the reasons I have done pre-recession level of approxi- from the artists. And I understand as well as I have is the transplanted mately 80 percent of the business. that. People like it.” To support those artists’ needs, European clientele, mostly from “Now we are evolving the frame the pharmaceutical industry. They shop to support the business,” says the gallery is providing computer, digital photography, and others are much more prone to purchase Morpeth. original arts work. They are pas“We” includes Mike Vecchiarel- services to help artists to have a sionate about art. The pharmaceuti- li, the company’s 10-year manager better online presence — skills cal industry and Europeans help us and a veteran framer for Triangle Morpeth learned at MCCC. And while she says, “How great to stay in business,” she says. Arts, Trade Art & Frame Company, is it (for an artist) to be able to post And while the future may fluctu- and Roma Moulding. ate, Morpeth says she’s seen it beEmploying the same pluralistic a painting on Instagram and make a fore and adjusts as needed. approach used for arts sales for pic- sale?” she sees an unintended conFor example, while the business ture framing, the gallery’s clients sequence. “It may hurt the artist not had been doing well in early the range from families looking to to have an exhibition and be writearly 2000s, the 2008 recession mount “basic stuff” — diplomas ten about and then go on to bigger caused a finanand artwork by galleries. That’s the problem. I cial issue that children — to don’t know how the value grows. led to a problem collectors look- (Internet self-promotion) doesn’t ‘I have such a wide with the building to reframe work as well as the gallery methaesthetic. I love folk ing she was rentworks by such od.” art and outsider art. I Taking stock of a career that is ing. major artists as being transformed, she says “I keep “I told the Thomas Hart love minimal and (property ownBenton, William thinking what can I do to make it nonobjective art. I ers) after the reMerritt Chase, less emotionally and physically can’t say there’s one cession it was and Andrew challenging? The frame shop is a clear that I was Wyeth. And lot of physical work. And there are thing. Most galleries not going to be through a refer- a lot relationships — I never knew specialize and tend to ence by a muse- the social aspect of this business able to sustain have their niche. the business and um, the compa- when I went into it. Each year I can’t keep payny also frames think there has got to be an easier That’s easier in the ing rent. The the work of in- way. But I can’t think of what greater metropolitan owners said they t e r n a t i o n a l l y would be more reliable. And in this area. I have to keep a wanted to see known New Jer- COVID-19 world who knows what the gallery resey-based paint- it would be? broader range.’ However, she answers the quesmain in er Makoto Fution with her 23 years of experiHopewell” and jimura. arranged a sale And while all ence. “There is no formula. You of the property to Morpeth, who this is positive, Morpeth says more just keep moving forward.” can live overtop of the shop rather framing affects her relationship Morpeth Contemporary, 43 than maintain another Hopewell with new artists and negatively im- West Broad Street, Hopewell. property as she has done since pacts her ability to support the art- Summer hours: Thursday through 1999. ists in a manner she believes they Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-393Now in the midst of a pandemic need. 9393 or www.morpethcontemposhe is hoping to make a change by She also mentions another rela- rary.com.

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he response came too quickly. That’s why I didn’t have to read it to know what it

said. Normally the editors took at least a month to make their decision, but this time they’d replied the very next day. The faster response meant that they’d either loved my story, or much more likely, hated it from the first line. I opened their message with a familiar sinking feeling. In the impersonal tone that broke every writer’s heart, it said: “Dear author, we appreciate your taking the time to send us your story.” Had they even bothered to read the story that had swallowed up six months of my life and my creativity? It was my strongest effort ever. I’d started with my best idea, and had written and revised and rewritten it until it sounded just right. I’d slaved over each paragraph, labored over every line, sweated over each word. Once I’d spent an entire hour on a single punctuation mark. With infinite care I’d crafted the text over and over until my fingers had grown numb. Then after a week’s break I’d crafted and polished it all over again. And to be sure that it was beyond reproach, I’d sought feedback from a platoon of beta readers. All the flaws they pointed out I fixed and every change they proposed I implemented. I then rewrote, recrafted, and repolished the text until every syllable was pitch-perfect. Only then did I submit it.

And what was my reward? “Although it does not suit the needs of our magazine at this time, we wish you luck in placing it elsewhere.” After my first flush of bitter disappointment, my thoughts turned murderous. In my imagination, I strangled the magazine’s editors in slow motion. Then I hacked them up with a rusty ax. And for good measure I cremated them using the ceiling-high stack of paper they called “slush pile.” Then I brought them back to life and did it again. Several times. And each time I began by reading their form reply back to them. “We appreciate your taking the time to send us your story.” I swung my ax, chopping limbs, smashing faces, and ripping guts until the floor streamed red. As I stomped on their bloody entrails, I yelled: How does it feel to be on the receiving end for a change? This latest rejection was the last straw on the camel’s back. Cliche, you exclaim. Are you an editor? Have I offended you? Good! How does it feel to get a taste of your own medicine? To be paid back in your own coin? To lose an eye for an eye? My vengeful thoughts diverted me for a while, but then the sinking feeling returned. Who was I kidding? With my smoker’s lungs and matchstick arms, I couldn’t have hurt a paralyzed rabbit leave alone a roomful of pugnacious editors. As for the pen being mightier than the sword, my Bic must have failed to get the memo — its only martial trait was a tendency to leave red stains on my shirt. My homicidal mission would thus have been exactly as successful as my literary career.

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Then I took the script to a pharmacy I had never been to before and slipped it over the counter, carefully avoiding the pharmacist’s eye. “Having pain, are we?” said a familiar voice. I looked up, and my heart sank into my boots. Gazing at me with a quizzical look was Salima, a 40-something woman of north African origin who had moved into my apartment building the previous year. I recollected now that she always left for work wearing a white coat. Of all the pill pushers in town, how did I end up picking the one who knew me? Today, of all days? It’s not that I didn’t like Salima. Quite the contrary. I admired her long brown hair and the quick smile that lit up her eyes. I enjoyed the way she broke into a musical, deep-throated laugh whenever she was amused, which was often. I appreciated her full-figured, earthy charm. On top of all that I sensed that she had a soft spot for me, though I’d been too downbeat to respond to her overtures. “Looks like you’ve never been here before,” she remarked as she keyed in my data. “No, I haven’t,” I said curtly. Normally I enjoy the personal touch, but today I didn’t welcome it. She wouldn’t let it go. “What made you change pharmacies?” “Oh, to have an excuse to see you.” “No, really. Why the switch?” My gallantry had fallen flat. “Don’t you want me here?” I growled. Insincere flirtation followed by unprovoked rudeness; I was on a roll.

“Of course I’m delighted you are here.” She smiled. “I was just curious. Anyway, back to your script. It’s for chronic back pain, I see.” “Yes.” “How odd that you’ve never mentioned it before.” “Well, it just started a few days ago.” “Your chronic pain started a few days ago?” “Dammit, can you stop with this interrogation?” I almost stamped my foot. “Here, give me back the script. I’ll take it elsewhere.” “Relax, Harry.” She seemed unflustered by my outburst. “I’ll fill the script now. Come back in 10 minutes.” When I went to the counter to pick up my pills, Salima appeared subdued, with her earlier banter gone. I apologized for my rudeness. “You do seem rather stressed,” she said. I tried to get away with a halftruth. “It’s all these rejections I’ve been getting. I haven’t earned a penny this year.” “That sounds rough.” One of Salima’s colleagues came over to ask her something; she sent him off with hurried instructions and turned towards me again. “Harry, tell me if I’m stepping out of line ... perhaps I could help you out? I could cover your rent until you get something published.” “What if I never get published?” “Then it will be a gift from me.” “I don’t need your charity,” I said and immediately regretted my harsh tone. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound ungrateful. It’s really

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“Or maybe you are feeling misvery sweet of you.” erable.” “Forget it. Come over to my I didn’t have the energy to deny place for tea this afternoon.” the charge. I hesitated. This was the fourth “Am I not right, Harry?” or fifth time she had invited me I sighed. “Yes, Salima, you’re over, and I’d always made some right. My back’s just fine. I am just excuse not to go. But now I didn’t sick of things. Sick of being a failhave the heart to say no. ure. Sick of letting everyone “Sure, I’d love to.” his was my first time inside her down. Sick of having nothing to look forward to.” apartment, and I was imSalima pushed away her cup pressed with its simple elegance. and gripped my hand so hard it Her sofa and armchairs were methurt. “And so you’re planning to al-framed in the style more com… to do away with yourself, Harmon in patio furniture, but pastelcolored cushions and bolsters gave ry? Is that what the painkillers are for?” them an air of solid comfort. A My denial froze on my lips. I’ve small square glass-topped table never been a good liar, and those had the tea things laid out. lovely enormous eyes of hers Salima emerged from the kitchforced the truth out of my mouth. en with a tray of scones fresh from “Yes, you’re the oven. We sat right.” down on either “You’ve side of the table. ‘Harry, why are you made up your I poured us both lying to me?’ mind?” a cup of tea. I sighed with The edgy infinite wearifeeling I’d startI couldn’t think of anyness. “Yes.” ed with relaxed thing to say. “No second a bit after a couthoughts?” ple of scones “No.” and a cup of tea. ‘You don’t really have Now we both Salima did most a back problem, do sat in silence for of the talking at nearly a minute. you?’ first. She talked I could hear the about the loss of ticking of the her parents clock on the when she was 11 and her struggle kitchen wall. I cut myself a piece to work her way through college. of scone but didn’t eat it. On the She told me about her failed marbusy highway two blocks away a riage and her painful decision to police siren approached, grew move across the world in quest of louder, then faded away. a new life. I broke the silence. “What will I hoped that I could leave before you do now? Report it?” the topic switched to me. But Sali“I have to.” ma paused abruptly in the middle “What if I hadn’t told you?” of a sentence about her first job. “By law I have to report suicid“Enough about me. Now you al intent, even if it’s only a suspitalk.” cion.” Keep the conversation safely in “Damn the law. My life is mine the past, I said to myself. to live or take. You have no moral I spoke about my childhood that right to interfere.” straddled three foster homes, an My argument seemed to imunexpected legacy that helped pay press her. She sat in silence for a for college, my first job as a comfew moments, deep in thought. puter programmer, and my decision to quit that well-paying career “Maybe you have a point.” “You think so?” to take up writing. “Yes. I’ve made up my mind. When I paused to take a breath, I’m not going to report it.” Salima cut in. “Harry, I actually It was my turn to grab her hand. wanted to chat about what brought “You really mean it?” you to the pharmacy today.” “Yes. But on one condition.” “Like I told you, my back’s kill“Anything for you.” ing me.” “Will you let me be with you She poured herself more tea. when you ... do it?” She offered me some, and when I “Why?” shook my head, she emptied the She stirred her empty teacup contents of the teapot into her cup. with a spoon for a few moments She was looking away as she did and looked up at me with eyes that this, and now she suddenly turned glistened with unshed tears. “Hartowards me. “Harry, why are you ry, since I can’t stop you from trylying to me?” ing to kill yourself, let me at least I couldn’t think of anything to make sure you don’t suffer.” say. “Suffer? In what way?” “You don’t really have a back “If you pass out before taking problem, do you?” Her dark lusall your pills, you might get a mastrous eyes gazed unblinkingly at sive but non-lethal dose. Then me. you’ll be in coma for the rest of I could only stare at her, heart your life.” pounding. “Dear Lord, no.” “Harry?” “Or you could regurgitate the I found my voice. “I’m not lypills you’ve swallowed and choke ing!” on your vomit.” “I think you are.” Salima held “Bloody hell. How disgusting.” my hand. “It seems to me that it’s “Yes. That’s why I need to be your spirit that’s ailing.” there with you.” “Nonsense!” I pulled my hand I wanted to say no, but her dark away. “What gave you that idea?” eyes held me in their power. I tem“Many things.” porized. “You’ll be abetting a sui“Like what?” cide. That’s a felony.” “Well, you used to sing every “Nobody will know.” morning. Off-tune, but I liked it. “You’re sure you want to do Now I never hear you.” “So I’m giving my throat a rest. this?” “Absolutely.” Doesn’t mean anything.” I thought for a moment and then “You used to be so neat. gave in. “Okay, then. Will you Frumpy, but neat. Now you seem come around nine?” to wear what you slept in.” “On the dot. Until then, leave “So I won’t make the front page the tablets with me.” of Vogue. Big deal.” “Why? So you can flush them “You stopped doing the things down the toilet?” you used to. Making bad jokes. “No, no, I’ll return them to you Annoying our neighbor’s dog by intact. I promise.” holding his tail. Imitating our land“Why, then?” lady’s accent. Drawing moustach“Because I don’t want you es on her magazine pictures.” jumping the gun.” “Maybe I just grew up”

After some hesitation I handed the pills to Salima and left.

y final literary effort — my suicide note — was done by 8 p.m., and I waited anxiously for Salima. I now regretted having confided in her. Perhaps her supportive attitude had just been a pose. Perhaps this very minute she’s calling for help. But I was wrong. At five minutes to nine my doorbell rang, and there Salima was, pill bottle clutched in her hand. I drew her inside and shut the door. “I wasn’t sure you’d come.” “I made a promise.” We went to my bedroom, which in honor of her visit I had tidied and aired. The bedside table was bare except for a jug of water. I laid myself down and motioned her to sit beside me. “Harry, I wanted to ask you one final time: Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?” “Yes, I am.” “Then let’s get it over with quickly. There are 40 tablets here. Chew one and swallow the rest.” Who was I to argue with an expert? I took the first pill she gave me and chewed on it. It tasted bitter and unpleasant. Just like my life, I thought. I took a sip of water. “Okay, now swallow the rest.” Again I obeyed her instruction. The first few pills were easy, but progressively they seemed to stick in my throat. Despite rising nausea, I managed to gulp down the remaining ones over the next several minutes. Then my head started to spin. “Okay, lie down now.” Her voice sounded oddly muffled. “I’ll cover you with the sheet.” I did as I was told. I felt myself sinking fast. “Salima ...” “Yes?” “I love you.” “Do you mean it?” “I do.” Salima gazed at me for a long moment with those wonderful dark eyes and sighed. “I love you too, Harry.” By now I could barely articulate. “Salima.” “Harry?” “Would you like to lie down and hold me?” “More than anything in the world.” She slipped in beside me and cradled my head on her breast. Her heart thumping in my ears was the most wonderful sound I’d ever heard. I wanted to weep but had no energy left even for that. As I began to pass out, I screamed: I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die, Salima. It isn’t too late. Call emergency. Please, please, don’t let me die. But the scream never got past my frozen vocal cords. The last thing I remembered before fading out was the immeasurable pity in Salima’s eyes and the terrifying finality of her gentle smile.

delicious languor. Soft bird chirps. Something bright on my face. A soft, rhythmic thumping like the sound of a distant drum. A subtle fragrance in the air. The infinitely sweet sensation of a warm body holding mine. If this is death, I like it. I felt my eyelids flutter. I fought to keep them closed, trying to stay wherever or however I was. But it was futile; they snapped open and bright sunlight flooded my eyes. Squinting, I turned my head away. “Harry?” Whose voice could that be? “Harry?” Fully awake now, though groggy, I spun around to find a dark, lovely face inches from mine. “Salima? What? How?” “Harry, you aren’t dead.” I stared at her, trying to say

something. “Take it easy,” she said. “Have a drink first.” The water felt cool and delicious. It had a pleasant mineral aftertaste that I had never noticed before. I had a second glass. “Salima?” “Yes, Harry.” She rubbed her eyes. “You switched the pills, didn’t you?” “Yes, I did. Are you mad at me?” “Mad? I could kiss you a million times.” “Kiss me once. The rest can come later.” I did. Then a thought struck me. “If you switched the pills, why did I pass out?” “Well, the first tablet, the one you chewed, was a strong and fastacting sedative.” “And the rest?” “Placebos used in clinical trials. Dummy tablets made of pure cellulose.” “Are you sure?” “Absolutely. Why?” “Are you sure you didn’t slip in some sildenafil?” “Sildenafil? Why on earth? ... Oh!” “Yes.” “Let’s first go have some breakfast.” Chandra Shekhar writes novels, flash fiction, and rhyming poetry. His first novel, Mock My Words, was published in 2017.

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with her thumb, and called out, “Alan!?” She heard the faint sound of her own name and tapped on the speaker icon. “Alan, are you there?” “Yes, I am here,” a much louder Alan called back. “Is everything OK? Are you alright?” “Yes, I’m struggling with this damn tie.” “Alan!” “I’m sorry, I know I told you I wouldn’t call but... “I can’t believe this night is finally here.” “If I can just get this tie knotted, I will finally see you live and in person.” “I assume you got the table outside?” “Yes, they said they only have outdoor seating.” “I still can’t believe you got on a plane. You know they say it’s still not safe to fly. “ “I know, but I thought if I didn’t see you, I would just die.” Alan sat at the end of the hotel bed and listened to the nervous silence at the other end of his smartphone. He pushed himself off the bed and wandered around the quiet room with no particular purpose. The sound of shaky shallow breaths began to emanate from his smartphone, which progressed to pitiful whimpers, and then culminated into a full-blown sob. “Kathy, are you OK?” “Al, I don’t know if I can do this.” “I know, I don’t know...” Alan caught a glimpse in the mirror of his most recent attempt at a Windby Craig Sherman sor knot “…if I can tie this stupid tie.” lan ripped off his tie after “Alan!” fumbling through his third “Kathy, I know you miss Frank. attempt at a Windsor knot. God knows I miss Ellen too.” “Damn it! This tie is impossi“Is it wrong what we are doing? ble,” he murmured. — This awful pandemic!” Alan remembered how Ellen “Kathy, I know how you feel, I would loop the end of his tie up, feel it too, but this is right.” over, and around itself with the fi“But I somehow feel like we’re nesse of a balloon artist at a kid’s cheating on them.” birthday party. His cousin’s wed“What we have, doesn’t diminding would have been the last time ish how I feel about Ellen or how Ellen camped underneath his chin you feel about Frank.” performing her feats of acrobatic “I wish we could somehow talk dexterity. Alan closed his eyes and to them and tell them how we miss took a deep breath. He searched them and how we feel about each the air for the sweet smell of Elother. I know they would underlen’s hair. The stale hotel room air stand.” startled him “Are you back to the reallooking to ask ity of the twist‘I’ll tell you what, why them for their ed mess around blessings?” don’t I bring Ellen to his neck. He “I know I’m dinner and you bring ripped it off and being silly; I reached for his Frank?’ know it’s stusmartphone onpid.” ly to pull away “I’ll tell you ‘Alan, stop. Don’t make just before he what, why don’t touched it. fun of me.’ I bring Ellen to dinner and you Tearbring Frank? drenched mas‘No, I’m serious it will “Alan, stop. cara streamed be a kind of double Don’t make fun down the side of of me.” Kathy’s face. date.’ “No, I’m seKathy traced rious it will be a her quivering kind of double thin lips with the nearly pristine date.” sanguine red lipstick she pur“Alan be serious.” chased before all this happened. “I am serious. But I want sepaAlthough she loved the color, she rate checks and after dinner we are only wore it once for the party on not inviting them back to your New Year’s Eve back in 2019. “I look like a circus clown,” she place. You know how the two of them can talk. They’ll never leave. would say. Kathy’s sniffles evolved into a Frank, on cue would respond, “Kathy, you have a natural beauty, couple of loud snorts and then a shared chortle. which cannot be made more per“Alan you make me laugh and fect with make-up.” you always know the right thing to A mirthless smile emerged on say.” Kathy grabbed the tissues on Kathy’s face. She grabbed the her vanity and wiped her eyes. arms of her chair, pulled herself “OK, well hurry up and forget the up, and stared at the reflection in tie.” front of her. “Remember, 7 p.m. sharp in “You can do this Kathy,” she front of the Overflowing Cup on told the image in the mirror. Union street. “ She then grasped a handful of Alan ripped off his tie, grabbed tissues and dismissed the meanhis jacket from the bed, looked at dering black tears from her face. his watch, and ran out of his hotel Kathy’s smartphone began to vibrate and dance across her vanity. Continued on following page She pounced on it, swiped up

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Life in the Fast Lane Newgrange Schools Open Hopewell Campus

Edited by Sara Hastings

hree entities focused on empowering students with learning differences and assisting those who educate them are consolidating their operations on a new campus in Hopewell. The Newgrange School, based in Hamilton; and the Laurel School and Robinowitz Education Center, in Kingston, are part of a single educational organization and will now also operate under one roof as The Newgrange Family of Schools. The new campus is located just off the Scotch Road exit of I-295. Mercer Oak Realty handled the construction of the new space. “Our new location, with a modern building, acres of green space, and wetlands will allow us to help more students and educators reach their potential — intellectually, socially, and emotionally,” Newgrange CEO Tim Viands says. This integration will allow the Newgrange Family of Schools to fully come together in its celebration of “cerebrodiversity,” a term coined by former executive director Dr. Gordon F. Sherman. Cerebrodiversity refers to the idea that human brains are diverse, and that this diversity creates an adaptive advantage when we leverage our unique strengths. It allows educators, in particular, to think about and discuss dyslexia beyond the “disability model.” Appreciating the cerebrodiversity of students enables the Newgrange Family of

Schools to provide the best education for students with a wide range of learning differences. “We have been dreaming about a new and bigger space for so many years,” Head of School Dee Rosenberg says. “We are really excited to have all of our faculty working together, sharing their expertise, and providing evidence-based practices for one campus.” The Newgrange School was founded in 1977 by Lois Young and Fran Benson to support students who had language-based and nonverbal learning differences. In 1991, with evidence that the teaching strategies in use at Newgrange were effective, the Robinowitz Education Center was founded as a way to promote those strategies in the educational community. The Laurel School was added in 2012 to focus on students who have language-based learning differences like dyslexia and dyscalculia, as well as co-existing conditions like ADHD and executive functioning skills deficits. “We are excited to join the Hopewell and Pennington community as the premiere resource in the community for students who learn

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room. He jumped between the closing elevator doors and found himself alone inside the empty elevator. He hit the lobby button and began to descend. He fumbled around his jacket pocket for his mask and placed it on his face. The elevator reminded him of the one in New York Presbyterian. He rode it up and down every day hoping for the good news that never came. Those four weeks were a nightmare, which still plays out in his mind every day and ends the same way. Ellen’s weak lungs pushing out the words, “Please Alan, say you will love again.” In the dark night, the horns beeped and the sirens roared as Kathy danced with the moths underneath the street light in front of her apartment waiting for her Uber driver. Steve arrived. Kathy hopped into the car after he showed her his credentials and greeted her with an enthusiastic “Hello!” Steve was polite, impeccably dressed, and very friendly; just as his reviews promised. His welcoming mask had imprinted the words: Hi, my name is Steve. “So, what’s the occasion? People usually go to the Overflowing Cup for a special occasion.” “Well, I’m going to see the man I have been in love with for over a year and half — for the very first time,” Kathy proclaimed with giddiness. Steve looked up at his rearview mirror. “Really? So, you’ve never met him before — this man you’re in love with. “Well, no, not in person. Oh, and he told me to bring my husband.” “That is very kind of him,” “Well, he is bringing his wife.” “Of course. Hey, I know this shortcut, let’s see if I can get you to this man you’ve never met but are in love with as soon as possible.” Kathy settled into the ride uptown placing her face next to the window taking in the sights and sounds of the San Francisco summer night. Steve’s alternative route sent them down 5th Avenue past the Iscream Shoppe; one of Frank and Kathy’s favorite

differently, as well as reach our neighbors in Bucks County and surrounding Pennsylvania counties,” Viands says. The schools are currently accepting applications for the 202021 school year. Visit www. hopewelledcenter.org. The Newgrange Family of Schools, 800 North Road, Hopewell 08534. 609-5666000. Tim Viands, CEO & Head of Schools. www. hopewelledcenter.org.

Pedestrian Bridge Connects Hopewell, Pennington to Trail

new bridge connecting Pennington Borough and Hopewell Township to Mercer Meadows and the Lawrence Hopewell Trail has been opened to the public. A virtual ribbon-cutting was held July 8 to commemorate the addition of the Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge. Mercer County Park Commission and county execu-

The Newgrange Family of Schools has consolidated onto a new Hopewell campus, left. Above, a new pedestrian bridge links Pennington and Hopewell to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. tives were joined by Hopewell Township Mayor Kristin McLaughlin, Pennington Mayor Joseph Lawver, and Lawrence Township engineer Jim Parvesse for the virtual celebration. Aaron Watson, executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission, explained, “The bridge is part of a strategy to encourage more people of all ages to enjoy the park and the LHT by removing concerns about a difficult road crossing.” More than 20 miles of the LHT is complete, with about two miles of the loop remaining to be built. The 22-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail traverses public and private land in Lawrence and Hopewell townships. The LHT is part of the Circuit Trails, an 800-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails that, when completed, will connect across a nine-county region in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

up and over them revealing dazzling blue places to indulge. It was here Frank first eyes. showed signs of strained breathing and “I guess you know exactly what you when they both started to worry that somewant, honey?” thing might be wrong. She then removed her glasses and placed “So, how does your husband feel about them in her gray-streaked blonde hair. What this man you’re in love with?” Steve said. was most likely a large and toothy smile, Continuing to stare out the window, hidden behind her tie-dyed mask, amplified Kathy replied in a prosaic tone, “I don’t the crow’s feet around her eyes. She slowly know, he’s dead.” danced behind the coun“Oh…gosh, I am so ter gathering the materisorry. I didn’t know…” als for Alan’s bouquet “No, it’s alright, don’t singing along with the worry about it. I shouldn’t ‘So, how does your song playing over the have said it that way.” husband feel about this store’s speaker system. Kathy opened the car “Don’t be angry, don’t window just a pinch to let man you’re in love be sad,” she sang behind in some fresh air. Steve with?’ Steve said. her mask. She then handglanced up at his rearview ed Alan a little white card mirror and looked at and envelope. “Why Kathy with compassionContinuing to stare out don’t you write her a little ate cobalt blue eyes and a the window, Kathy renote, sweetie?” warm closed-mouth plied in a prosaic tone, Alan tapped his pen on smile. Kathy returned the the counter, joining the favor, feeling grateful for ‘I don’t know, he’s woman in song. a stranger’s response that dead.’ “Don’t sit crying, talkseemed sincere and withing ‘bout the good times out pity. you’ve had,” the two “Honestly, I don’t sang with exuberance. know how Frank would Alan looked up at the ceiling of the shop feel about Alan. When we wrote our wills, trying to fill in the empty space on the tiny he said that if he should ever pass that I white card. The women behind the counter should remarry. But that was a long time wiggled as she rolled the flowers into a celago, and no one could have imagined this lophane wrapper. pandemic.” “Well, there’s a rose in a fisted glove.” “I think if you listen carefully to your heart, you’ll know how your husband would Alan continued; this time it was a solo. “You are so beautiful, my love.” feel.” “No, I’m pretty sure it’s, And the eagle “Perhaps … but since Frank is invited toflies with the dove,” Alan answered. night maybe he’ll show up and tell me himThe woman pointed to the card, “Tell her self. she’s beautiful. “ Alan hurried down Union Street toward “Oh, right. Yes. “ the Overflowing Cup with the urgency of Alan continued singing and thinking as the city around him. He noticed a large, the woman stood by. About the time the bright colored sign. It had a surreal psychesong broke into the chorus, he printed on the delic tone to it; something akin to a Peter Max painting. The sign read, Flower Power! white card the words: “So, at last we meet for the first time…” Alan laughed and Alan darted in hearing the bells clang belooked at the woman behind the counter. hind him as he dashed to the woman behind “It’s from ‘Spaceballs’; it’s one of our fathe counter and declared he would like a vorite movies.” dozen red roses. “I see, honey.” The women behind the counter lowered “We must have watched that movie her bright yellow framed glasses and looked

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Mary Jacobs Library Will Stay Open

s libraries across the state gradually reopen following closures forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, one library is also celebrating a new lease on life. The Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, which serves the borough of Rocky Hill, had been slated to close at the end of 2020, when a shared services agreement with the Borough of Rocky Hill, Montgomery Township, the library foundation, and the Somerset County Library Commission was set to expire. A new library with an anticipated opening in 2021 as part of neigh-

through Zoom over a hundred times.” “That’ll be $69.95, dear” “I can’t wait to hold Kathy’s hand during our first in-person movie night.” “Oh my God, Kathy!” Alan paid the woman behind the counter and ran out of the flower shop and down the street. Alan sprinted the first three blocks, flying past clothing stores, banks, and coffee shops. At the candle store Alan slowed down to a trot struggling to breath with the mask over his mouth and nose. His chest was pounding and sweat was dripping down his face by the time he reached the front door of the Overflowing Cup. He grabbed the large door handle and flew it open. He jumped inside the and made his way through the masked crowd. Alan stopped in his tracks when he realized the image from his computer was standing just a few feet in front of him. Their eyes became glued to each other as they exchanged shallow breaths. They both stood there motionless and silent amid a crowd of masked strangers. They said nothing, they did nothing, they just stood there and stared. The women standing beside Kathy holding four menus said, “Are you Alan? Table for four?” Alan’s eyes were locked on Kathy, “Yes, I’m Alan.” “A table for four?” Kathy questioned. Alan shrugged his shoulders. “Excuse me, is your other party here?” the menu-holding women asked. Alan and Kathy fell into each other’s arms and embraced each other tightly. “Well, um…are they here? They need to be here if I am to seat you.” Kathy whispered into Alan’s ear, “they will always be here.” Craig Sherman has lived in the Princeton area with his wife Helena for more than 24 years. They have two sons. Craig has worked in the technology field and has been employed by several companies along the Route 1 corridor such as Dow Jones, Merrill Lynch/Bank of America, and Bristol Myers Squibb. In his spare time, Craig has blogged for the Huffington Post and his works of fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in online and print publications.

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boring Montgomery’s new municipal complex would absorb its inventory. Those plans changed, however, when a new, multi-year agreement to keep the 46-year-old library open was announced on July 10. “This agreement reflects the determination and commitment of all the parties involved to provide high-quality library services in our community,” said Irene Battaglia, Rocky Hill borough council president. “I am extremely pleased that county library services will continue in Rocky Hill, and that the county recognizes the important and central role that the Mary Jacobs Library plays in our Borough. I am thrilled that residents will enjoy a thriving library space in Rocky Hill for years to come.” Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill 08553. 908-4588430. Rebecca Crawford, branch manager. www. maryjacobs.org.

Princeton U. Partners with Nonprofits for Meal Program

rinceton University’s Campus Dining, Office of Community and Regional Affairs, and Pace Center for Civic Engagement have established the Summer Food and Nutrition Program to provide meals for at-risk families, children, and individuals. The initiative includes collaborations with the Princeton Public Schools as well as nonprofit organizations HomeFront, the Rescue Mission of Trenton, and Meals on Wheels of Mercer County.

Montgomery 4 bed, 2.5 bath center hall colonial being completely renovated new kitchen. First floor master. Entertaining dream home. By owner (732) 735-3568 or email wltrg@yahoo. com

HOME MAINTENANCE A friendly handyman seeks small jobs. Let me help you with a variety maintenance and repairs around your home. Please call me at 609-275-6930.

BUSINESS SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter: Press releases that grab editors’ attention and robust website content that rises above the run of the mill. Have your business history written to preserve the story behind your success. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@live.com

PERSONAL SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter. Capture family stories or business histories for posterity. Writing your own memoir? Let me bring your memories alive. Memorialize special events with reminiscences of family and friends printed for all to share. Obituaries and eulogies are sensitively created. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@ live.com

MERCHANDISE MART Computer problem? Or need a used computer in good condition $80? Call 609-275-6930.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609457-5501.

WANTED TO BUY Antique Military Items: And war relics wanted from all wars and countries. Top prices paid. ‘Armies of the Past LTD’. 2038 Greenwood Ave., Hamilton Twp., 609-890-0142. Our retail outlet is open Saturdays 10 to 4, or by appointment. Buying Baseball & Football cards,1909-1980 - Comic books, 1940-1980. All sports memorabilia, collectibles, and related items. Don 609203-1900; delucadon@yahoo.com. Cash paid for SELMER Saxophones and other vintage models. 609-581-8290, E-mail: lenny3619@ gmail.com

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Cash paid for World War II military items. 609-581-8290 or e-mail lenny3619@optonline.net.

A Personal Driver seeking to transport commuters, shopping trips, etc. Modern, attractive car. References provided. Less than commercial taxi services. E-mail to gvprinter@gmail.com or call 609-331-3370.

Wanted: Baseball, football, basketball, hockey. Cards, autographs, photos, memorabilia. Highest cash prices paid! Licensed corporation, will travel. 4thelovofcards, 908-596-0976. allstar115@verizon.net.

The Summer Food and Nutrition Program will run for six weeks, through August 16. The program will offer continuity of employment, including health benefits, to Campus Dining employees who normally work for nine months a year. The team will prepare and package approximately 9,500 meals each week to be distributed to about 2,000 people in surrounding communities. The Campus Dining team has started the planning process — writing globally diverse, healthy menus; placing food orders; and preparing for packaging options. They are also developing simple homestyle recipes that are nutritionally dense for families to prepare at home; the recipes will be available on the Campus Dining website. The Princeton Public School district has 500 students on its free/ reduced price lunch program. Once the district moved to remote teaching this spring, the district continued offering breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, and through a collaboration with Send Hunger Packing Princeton, extended those offerings to include weekend breakfast and lunch and three family dinners per week. School bus drivers have been delivering the meals via front porch drops and distribution sites. As part of the Summer Food and Nutrition Program, Campus Dining will prepare and package the three-per-week family meals and the weekend breakfasts and lunches. The district will continue to provide breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. This also enables SHUPP to provide children with a bag of fresh produce once a week for their families. School district bus drivers will continue to deliver the meals using front porch drops and distribution sites.

With Homefront, the Summer Food and Nutrition Program will provide meals that the Lawrencebased nonprofit delivers to homeless individuals and families living in motel rooms on Route 1, and an additional 200 meals a week for the mothers and toddlers currently living on the HomeFront campus in Lawrence as they work toward independence. The program will provide lunch and dinner — about 2,500 meals per week — for those who are in recovery and treatment, and those who are homeless and living at the Rescue Mission of Trenton. An additional 540 meals a week will be provided to Meals on Wheels of Mercer County, for delivery to homebound individuals living in communities, including Princeton, East Windsor, West Windsor, and Hightstown.

Building Sold

lack Creek Group, a real estate investment management firm based in Denver, Colorado, announced that it had purchased 3 Applegate Drive in Robbinsville. The 172,000-square-foot industrial building is fully leased and houses DocuSafe Records Management and Bohren’s Moving and Storage. Bohren’s was also the previous owner of the building and was represented by Cushman & Wakefield in the sale. The price was not disclosed

Crosstown Moves Bancroft Construction, 700 Alexander Park Drive, Suite 301, Princeton 08540. 609436-5888. www.bancroftconstruction.com.

I’m an Italian-American widower originally from NY now in PA Newtown/ Yardley area. 73 slim healthy. Seeking a slim healthy woman 65 to 75. I’m active, educated, I like to laugh, have fun and do new things. Are you up for an adventure? We would travel, go to good movies, museums in NYC and Phila. I love jazz, we can stay home have a quiet evening cooking together (I’m an excellent cook). We just may find true love and passion. Please send photo, a note, a phone number so we may talk, and maybe meet for coffee. Box 240718. Professional seeks a woman from 40-55 years old. I enjoy family, I like to go to movies, go to the beach, festivals, and sometimes dine out and travel. Please send phone, email. Box 240245.

women seeking men 54 year SHF looking for an intelligent straight man with a sense of humor. I am a conservative woman that likes to hike, take walks, cook, do marathon of series and just spend quality time with someone. Box 240760. If you are lonely, love spring, active, Christian man who is honest, between ages of 68-75, you can contact me. I am DWF, retired professional, somewhat new to the area. I am very active, love music, family life, and more. Conservative values are plus. Please send photo and phone. Box 270779. STILL ATTRACTIVE WIDOW, sometimes merry, also thoughtful, seeks comparable gentleman, born 1932-37, solvent, reasonably unimpaired, highly educated (but not stuffy about it), to connect and see what develops. Pipe dream? You tell me. Princeton area only. Box 240778.

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AlumniCorps Names New Director

rinceton AlumniCorps has announced that Caryn Tomljanovich, pictured at right, has been appointed as executive director, effective July 1. She was most recently the Director of Programs and Strategy and replaced Kef Kasdin, who has moved to California but retains the volunteer role of president of AlumniCorps. The nonprofit, originally known as Princeton Project 55, is a network of alumni from multiple colleges and partner nonprofits working to build communities and deepen social impact. “I’m thrilled to pass the baton to Caryn Tomljanovich as executive director,” Kasdin said in a statement. “She brings not only considerable experience, wisdom, and commitment to the role Bancroft Construction, a construction management firm headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, has relocated its Princeton office from 101 College Road East to Alexander Park.

Deaths Montgomery MacPherson Berrien Jr., 79, on June 28. He worked in multiple supervisory positions for the state departments of transportation, treasury, and environmental protection. Mary Jane Davidson, 80, on July 6. She worked for the City of Trenton Welfare Department for 36 years.

but also a deep knowledge of all AlumniCorps programs and extensive connections to the AlumniCorps network.” Tomljanovich, who grew up in East Windsor, holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut College and a master’s in public policy with a focus in community development from Rockefeller College at SUNY Albany. She also holds a certificate in diversity, equity, and inclusion from Cornell University. Vera Fiorelli, 105, on July 7. She worked for 25 years as an office manager at Zieger Enterprises in Trenton, retiring in 2009. Wendy Szelingowski, 60, on July 7. She retired from the New Jersey State Police Cyber Crimes Unit as a senior clerk in 2019. John J. Jachym, 76, on July 12. He was an auto mechanic with PSE&G for 25 years. Anna D. Turek, 99, July 12. She worked for Heinmann Electrical for more than 20 years. Barbara DiMeglio, 94, on July 11. She worked for Princeton University for 45 years, including 25 years as assistant coordinator for the Alumni Council.

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