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Meet your new designated driver: The Princeton Police

The Princeton Police Department has announced a newly formed partnership with the ride sharing service Uber to help eliminate drunk driving within the town. The program, Princeton PD Provides your DD, launched on May 5. The program allows patrons of Princeton bars and restaurants to scan a QR code to receive a free ride home, up to a $15 value. The QR code will be active at all participating locations on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings during the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. with a destination or drop off location within Princeton. The QR code can be found on posters at participating locations, or you can scan the QR code beforehand and it will be applied to your next eligible ride. It is simple to use: scan, enter a valid destination, and get home safe.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Jersey had 699 motor vehicle fatalities in 2021 with 178 (25 percent) being attributed to a drunk driver with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher.

“We are excited to launch this pro-

gram and provide this free service to our residents and visitors,” said Sgt. Michael Strobel of the Traffic Safety Bureau. “I’m hoping that once the program is up and running, neighboring towns will want to join, and we can spread this program throughout Mercer County.”

Princeton PD Provides your DD is made possible through donations made to Princeton Police PBA Local 130, which has funded the program thus far. There are 22 participating locations for the program with 17 being public establishments and five private establishments. Look for the Princeton PD Provides your DD poster at your favorite bar or restaurant and take advantage of this program while doing your part in eliminating drunk driving. The following bars and restaurants have taken the pledge and are participating in the program:

Roots Ocean Prime; Agricola Eatery; Mistral; Yankee Doodle Tap Room; Conte’s Pizza; Teresa’s Pizza/Wine Bar; Witherspoon Grill; Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar; The Meeting House; The Perch at Peacock Inn; Mediterra Restaurant & Taverna; Ivy Inn; Metro North; Alchemist & Barrister; McCarter Theatre Center; Triumph Brewing Company; and The Dinky Bar & Kitchen.

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LUNG CANCER SCREENINGWHO QUALIFIES AND WHEN TO GET SCREENED

Wed., June 7; 5 to 6 p.m.

Lung Screening Program Director, Dr. Eishan Patel and Program Manager

Kaidlan Ricardo, CMA, BS-HA will discuss screening and early detection of lung cancer and treatment options.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

Wed., June 7 & July 5; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Supportive discussion group for those caring for a loved one who is aging or has a chronic illness-shared experiences can be healing. An Oaks Integrated Care caregiver specialist will conduct these interactive groups on crucial topics and facilitate a supportive group experience.

COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR GUARDIAN ANGELS

Thu., June 8; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. How can we communicate with our Guardian Angels with clarity and purpose? Learn techniques to develop asking and receiving guidance from Angels available to each and every one of us. Donna Sweeney, Reiki Maser, IET® Master Instructor, Angel Healing ® Teacher. Fee:$15

MANAGING STRESS AND DIABETES

Tue., June 13 and July 11; 3 to 4 p.m. Have Diabetes? Join our support group and learn how to cope with stress in a healthy way. Ines Lecerf, LSW PLANT BASED PROTEIN TO POWER YOUR WORKOUT

Tue., June 13; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Plants are powerful and so are you! Learn to support strength and maintain

healthful movement with plant-based sources of protein. Fee: $5. Taryn

Krietzman, RDN

ASK THE DIETITIAN

Wed., June 14; 9 a.m. to noon

Do you have a question about diet and nutrition? Join our community education dietitian for a one-on-one Q&A.

Taryn Krietzman, RDN

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN HEARING AIDS-COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR EARS

Wed., June 14; 10 to 11 a.m.

Technological advances in hearing aids allow us to connect to our world in an exciting way! Join Dr. Lorraine Sgarlato, Au.D. to learn about the latest in treatment options. Hands-on demonstration available after the lecture.

ASK THE DIABETES COORDINATOR

Wed., June 14; noon to 1 p.m. Join us for an informative community Q&A session on how to manage your diabetes.

Shesha Desai, PharmD, RPh, BC-ADM. OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING

Wed., June 14 & July 12; 1 to 3 p.m. Ultrasound of heel and personalized information. Appointment and registration required.

WHAT CAN HYPNOSIS DO FOR ME?

Wed., June 14; 6 to 7 p.m. Learn how hypnosis/hypnotherapy can access your own internal abilities. Matt Masiello, CCH will share how hypnosis programs are tailored to meet your specific needs. This informative program will include an overview of hypnotherapy, Q&A’s, and optional guided meditation/ hypnosis session.

SPRING FLING LUNCH AND MUSIC

Thu., June 1; 12 to 3 p.m.

Let’s celebrate Spring together with lunch, music, dancing, and more.

MEDITATION CLASSES

Fri., June 2 and 16; 11:30 a.m. to noon

Wipe away the day’s stress and let in some light. All levels welcome.

LET’S TALK, A SENIOR SOCIAL GROUP

Wed., June 7, 14, 21, & 28; 10 to 11 a.m. We gather to exchange thoughts, feelings and experiences amongst peers in partnership with PsycHealth Associates here in Hamilton. This is a weekly program. Attend one or all.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP

Wed., June 14; 6 to 7 p. m

Support and information for family and friends of people with Alzheimer’s disease. An Oaks Integrated Care caregiver specialist will conduct these interactive groups on crucial topics and facilitate a supportive group experience.

GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GRUPO DE APOYO DE DUELO

Jueves., 15 Junio; 3 a 4 p.m. Este grupo es para personas que están de duelo por la pérdida de un ser querido. Un lugar donde usted puede compartir sus dificultades con otras personas que han sufrido una perdida similar. Ines Lecerf, LSW

DANCE IT OUT!

Tue., June 20, July 18; 1 to 2 p.m. June 20: All That Jazz July 18: Oldies But Goodies

Never miss a chance to dance! All ages welcome, no experience required.

REIKI? WHAT IS THIS “REIKI”?

Tues., June 20; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. You may have heard of the benefits of Reiki, but are still not sure what, exactly, it is or how it works. Come explore what energy work, including Reiki, can do for you. Patti McDougall, BSN, Integrative Therapies Nurse, Reiki Master/Teacher KIDS FIT IN THE KITCHEN!

Wed., June 21; 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Nature’s Candy. Cook up some fun and sample healthy foods in new ways! For children ages 5 and older with a parent/ caregiver. Register early – Class size is limited! Fee: $5 per child, $5 per parent/ caregiver. Taryn Krietzman, RDN

SOCRATES CAFÉ

Tues., June 6; 10 to 11 a.m.

“Socrates Café” is about discussing a topic, sharing thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and experiences. Come with an open mind, respect for one another, and a willingness to see where it takes us..

YOGA CLASSES

Tues., June 13 and 27; 10 to 11 a.m.

Krystal Loughlin, certified RYT will be leading this gentle yoga class using traditional postures and breathing techniques offering modifications for all. Beginner’s welcome.

DRAWING IN NATURE INTRO AT GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE

Wednesday, June 14, 2pm to 3:30 pm Enhance skills in visual memory through observation and rendering of the landscape and nature using graphite, charcoal, pen, and ink. All levels welcome, and all materials provided.

HEALTHRYTHMS® DRUMMING CIRCLE

Wed, June 21; 7 to 8 p.m. Join our drumming circle and help drum your cares away. This evidence-based program is shown to reduce blood pressure, calm stress and increase the fun in your life. Drums provided. Fee: $15. Mauri Tyler, CTRS, CMP SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS IN TODAY’S WORLD

Thurs., June 22, 7 to 8:30 am

Learn about cybersecurity, internet scams and how to protect against identify theft, as well as about personal safety at home, in the community and in the work place. Bob Field Jr. Assistant VP of Support Services, Safety and Security at RWJUH Hamilton, has extensive knowledge and practical experience in physical and personal protection.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? *VIRTUAL*

Thu., June 22; noon to 1:00 p.m. All things seasonal, all the time! Learn what wonderful fruits and vegetable are up to this time of year and how to make them shine! Taryn Krietzman, RDN WISE WOMEN

DISCUSSION GROUP

Thu., June 22; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Join our circle of women as we discuss finding purpose and meaning in our life and community. Ines Lecerf, LSW REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

Mon., June 26; 9:00 a.m.

Join us as the senior leadership team at RWJUH Hamilton present the hospital’s recent achievements and plans for the future. Registration is required. Light breakfast will be served.

TIPS ON LOOKING YOUR BEST AT ANY AGE

Fri., June 16; 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Join us for this new program that is all about you – no models, no video. Caterina Young, Owner blo Out Lounge & Color Bar will share makeup tricks, choosing your hairstyle according to your face shape and how to maintain it all.

ADVANCED CARE PLANNING BREAKFAST

Tues; June 19; 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The goal of ACP is to help ensure that people receive future medical care that is consistent with their values, goals, and preferences. Dr. Ali and Ted Taylor will lead this conversation to initiate dialogue between patients, their family or other decision-makers, and their health care providers in consideration with patient’s relationships and culture.

CARING FOR A LOVED ONE SUPPORT GROUP IN SPANISH ¿ESTÁ CUIDANDO A UN SER QUERIDO?

Martes., 27 Junio, 3 a 4 p.m.

Este grupo de apoyo es para CuidadoresPersonas adultas que cuidan a un ser querido que tienen una enfermedad crónica. Es normal que el cuidado de un ser querido a veces produzca frustración y enojo. Pero no tienes que sobrellevarlo solo. Ines Lecerf, LSW

COLOR ME HOOPY? HOOLA HOOP FOR FUN AND FITNESS!

Tues., June 27; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Think you can’t hula-hoop? Think again! It’s much easier to find your rhythm and flow using a “grown up” sized hoop. Learn skills and techniques and have a lot of fun. Hoops provided. $15. Angela Reitter, certified Hoop Love Coach and Hoola-Fit instructor.

SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT: WATCH PARTY & DISCUSSION

Fri. July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28; 11 a.m. to noon

Join this 4-week program to watch the popular series “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”. Each week we explore one of these 4 central principals of flavor. Watch and discuss how to incorporate the elements into delicious dishes! Taryn Krietzman, RDN AVOID MEDICATION ERRORS

AT HOME

Fri., July 7; 2 to 3 p.m.

Shesha Desai, PharmD, RPh, BC-ADM will help to ensure you are taking medications properly, as ordered by your doctor. Bring all over-the-counter and prescription medications.

TAI CHI AT GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE

Thu., June 22; 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

This is a special edition Tai Chi class in nature (weather permitting) and serenity elevating your experience.

TEA PARTY

Fri., June 23, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Pinkies up! Let’s talk tea and try some famously tasty pairings. Hats are encouraged.

Setting the Summer Scene

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Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts

There is a shift in venue but not a shift in format for this year’s Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts, the 56th annual series of four free performances by small ensembles. Held in recent years in Richardson Auditorium, the series this year will host three of its four concerts in Nassau Presbyterian Church due to construction and restoration work scheduled for the Richardson stage.

The first concert, the only one to be held in Richardson, features the Horszowski Trio on Friday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. The New York City-based ensemble includes Jesse Mills, violin; Rieko Aizawa, piano; and Ole Akahoshi, cello, performing a program of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trio,” Franz Schubert’s “Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929,” and a piece commissioned for the group’s 10th anniversary.

Free tickets for the concert will be available at tickets.princeton.edu on Friday, June 16, after 10 a.m.

Performances move to Nassau Presbyterian Church beginning with the Newman Oltman Guitar Duo on Thursday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. The husband-and-wife duo of Michael Newman and Laura Oltman, who have been performing together since 1978, present selections by Manuel De Falla, Isaac Albeniz, Leo Brouwer, and others.

The Poulenc Trio continues the series

on Wednesday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. The trio consists of Alexander Vvedenskiy, oboe; Irina Kaplan-Lande, piano; and Bryan Young, bassoon. Their planned program includes selections by Jean Françaix, Gabriel Fauré, Viet Cuong, and Francis Poulenc.

The summer finale features the Dali Quartet on Friday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. The string quartet features Ari Isaacman-

The Horszowski Trio kicks off Princeton University’s Summer Chamber Concerts on Friday, June 23.

Beck and Carlos Rubin, violin; Adriana Limares, viola; and Jesús Morales, cello. Their program includes works by Franz Schubert, Astor Piazzolla and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Free tickets will be available at the door for all concerts at Nassau Presbyterian Church. www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org

Jazz in June @ McCarter

The sounds of jazz will fill McCarter Theatre for the first three weekends in June as it hosts six “Jazz in June” concerts.

The events start with the McCarter debut of 2023 Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, Samara Joy, on Friday, June 2, in the Berlind Theater. An American jazz singer from New York City, Joy featured her alto voice singing jazz and pop standards for her self-named 2021 debut album. In “Linger Awhile,” which won Best Jazz Vocal Album at the Grammys, she pays homage to Sarah Vaughan

and Nancy Wilson.

Chucho Valdés and New Jersey’s own Paquito D’Rivera, making his McCarter Debut, appear Friday, June 9, in McCarter’s Matthews Theatre. Valdés and D’Rivera made their names together in Valdés’ band Irakere, which fused jazz, classical, rock, and Afro-Cuban music in a transcendental evolution of Latin jazz. Separately, they’ve collected more than 25 Grammys and Latin Grammys. But they had not worked together in more than 40 years, until 2022, when they reunited for a new album called “I Missed You Too!,” assembled a reunion sextet, and began touring the world together once again.

Returning to Jazz in June on Saturday, June 10, in the Berlind Theatre, is Grammy Award-nominated Indonesian jazz pianist Joey Alexander, who taught himself to play jazz at six by listening to his father’s jazz records and by 11 years old had released his first album, My Favorite Things, the first Indonesian artist to crack the Billboard 200 album chart. His fifth and latest album “Origin,” released in 2022, is the 19-year-old’s first to feature entirely original compositions.

Brooklyn-based, Chile-born bandleader and tenor sax player Melissa Aldana makes her McCarter debut on Friday, June 16, in the Berlind Theatre. She was the first female instrumentalist to win the Thelonious Monk Award in 2013, which led to a contract with Concord Jazz to record her LP Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio in 2014. Tracks from her last two albums — 2019’s “Visions” and last year’s “12 Stars” — were nominated for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance Grammy.

The Jazz in June finale features the Maria Schneider Orchestra on Saturday, June 17, in the Matthews Theatre. Schneider has been developing her personal style for her 18-member ensemble since her debut recording in 1994. She has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards and won seven, and her latest double-album, 2020’s

“Data Lords,” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and was named Jazz Album of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association and NPR. Also included in the festivities is Timbalooloo, a special family event on Saturday, June 3, at 11 a.m. in McCarter’s Berlind Theatre. Clarinetist and composer Oran Etkin leads this program recommended for ages 2 to 8. With a goal of “empowering a new generation to become fluent in the language of music,” the interactive program includes music from Etkin’s album “Finding Friends Far From Home: A Journey with Clara Net.”

All concerts start at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25, with discounts available for packages of three to five events. All tickets for the children’s program are $25. www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.

The Princeton Festival

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Princeton Festival runs from June 9 through 25, with an array of performances slated for a tented pavilion installed on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. Events range from a beloved comic opera by Gioachino Rossini to independent tributes honoring the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., plus orchestral concerts, chamber music and dance, a Juneteenth celebration, a Family Day, and genre-defying performances by top ensembles and three 2023 Grammy Award winners.

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Melissa Aldana makes her McCarter Theater debut on Friday, June 16, as part of its Jazz in June series.

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Milanov conducts the Festival’s centerpiece, Rossini’s opera buffa masterpiece “The Barber of Seville,” sung in the original Italian with English subtitles, and starring festival opera veterans Kelly Guerra as Rosina and Nicholas Nestorak as Count Almaviva. Performances of the opera take place Friday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 18, at 4 p.m.

Anchoring the festival is Andrew Lippa’s theatrical oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk,” which celebrates the life of the first openly gay man to hold public office in California. Lippa, the show’s creator, conducts, and Adam Kantor and Scarlett Strallen sing the roles of Harvey and Soprano, respectively. The production is directed by Noah Himmelstein. Shows are Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, at 7 p.m.

Opening weekend features a Friday, June 9, performance by the 2023 Grammy Award-winning trio Time For Three. The trio’s members -- Ranaan Meyer, double bass; Nick Kendall, violin; and Charles Yang, violin -- also performed at the 2022 festival. On Saturday, June 10, “Aretha: A Tribute” stars vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Devlin. Both concerts start at 7 p.m. The weekend concludes on Sunday, June 11, with a piano recital featuring the talented Christopher Taylor at 4 p.m.

On Wednesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” offers an evening of improv fun as audience members come up with ideas for a hit Broadway tune to be converted into an instant show by a quick-witted cast. Marking Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, a celebration is planned with community events and a song recital by Metropolitan Opera

star baritone and 2023 Grammy Award winner Will Liverman at 7 p.m.

Also on the schedule: A collaboration of the 2023 Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet with American Repertory Ballet, Saturday, June, 17; concerts with The Claremont Trio, Tuesday, June 13, and Boyd Meets Girl, Thursday, June 14; and Baroque music with The Sebastians at Trinity Church, Thursday June 22. Concerts begin at 7 p.m.

Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, conceived & created by clarinetist David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg, is described as a “good vibes explosion” on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. The Festival culminates on Sunday, June 25, with a Family Day with funfilled activities leading up to a production of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at 4 p.m. featuring the theatrical antics of Really Inventive Stuff’s Michael Boudewyns.

Tickets for individual events range in price from $10 to $125. www.princetonsymphony.org/festival

Princeton Public Library

Princeton Public Library is offering a summer-long series of music events in a range of genres and venues.

There will be two Open Mic nights hosted by the Einstein Alley Musicians Collaborative outside on Hinds Plaza. All are welcome to sign up to perform or just come to listen on Friday, June 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., or Sunday, July 16, from 3 to 6 p.m.

“From Janis to Alanis: Women Who Rock” is a special, after-hours show being held on Hinds Plaza on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. Five female vocalists, backed by Princeton-area musicians, celebrate and trace female rock pioneers across time.

The summer Listen Local series kicks off Sunday, June 11, with a performance by New Yacht City of smooth “yacht rock” from the 1970s and ‘80s at 4 p.m. on Hinds Plaza.

The Yuang Sheng International Children’s Choir performs in the Community

Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman performs as part of the Princeton Festival’s Juneteenth celebration on Monday, June 19.

Room on Tuesday, June 27, at 4 p.m. The choir showcases the harmonic and rhythmic music from some of the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan.

“An Evening of Americana Music,” featuring SmallTown Strings with Helen O’Shea and Friends, is Thursday, June 29, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. O’Shea, a native of Ireland who moved to Princeton in 2011, mixes Celtic and Americana sounds. Guest performers SmallTown Strings visit from a small town outside Seattle, Washington.

The Listen Local series continues Sunday, July 9, with a concert by Indie-folk band Love? Said the Commander; Sunday, July 30, with a concert of blues and soul music by Joy & Rob with the Beagles; and Sunday, August 13, with blues and rock from the 1960s through the 1980s by Putman County. Concerts start at 4 p.m. on Hinds Plaza.

The scene shifts to Herrontown Woods on Saturday, July 15, at 4 p.m. for “Midsummer Music in the Woods,” a concert of acoustic music interspersed with poetry to celebrate the beauty of nature.

Moving locations once again, the Einstein Alley Musicians Cooperative presents “Make Me Smile – The Music of Chicago” on Sunday, August 27, at 3 p.m. in Palmer Square.

The concert features the greatest hits of one the longest running and best selling pop/rock groups in history.

All events are free. www.princetonlibrary.org

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BI-MONTHLY NEWS FROM CAPITAL HEALTH

Capital Health Cancer Center Approved as a Participating National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program Site

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell is now an NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) affiliate site of the Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium (AHCC). As a participating site, Capital Health Cancer Center will now offer residents in the greater Mercer and Bucks County region access to new and innovative NCI-sponsored clinical trials in the cancer prevention and control, screening, care delivery, and treatment areas.

“The vision for our Cancer Center is clear,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health, “To deliver exceptional care for our patients in a convenient location, with the clinical and support services they need and the research to support their fight and the advancement of care. Our participation in NCORP brings more opportunities to our patients, who are at the heart of everything we do.”

“Capital Health is known for its commitment to providing people of the greater Mercer and Bucks County regions with the highest quality care close to home,” said Dr. Cataldo Doria, medical director of Capital Health Cancer Center. “With the NCORP site designation, our Cancer Center will provide patients access to cancer clinical trials and cancer care delivery studies that are available at top institutions around the nation. We look forward to contributing to NCORP’s national network of research that focuses on cancer prevention, screening, and treatment, especially in regard to how it affects access to care among underserved populations. This aligns well with Capital Health’s mission to serve urban and suburban communities in our area.”

“Academic medical centers play an important part in cancer research, but most cancer care is provided in local communities,” said Dr. Doria. “By expanding research outside academic settings as an AHCC

NCORP site, we will provide access to a larger patient population that is more diverse and better reflects the complexity of cancer care.”

As part of AHCC NCORP, Capital Health Cancer Center’s team of providers and researchers will help patients gain access to clinical trials across a broad range of cancer care benchmarks, including symptom management, prevention, screening, surveillance, care delivery and quality of life. The NCORP network’s diversity in patient age, race, and geographic location, provides a natural laboratory for developing improved strategies for cancer prevention, more efficient cancer trials, and a better balance between the risks and benefits of interventions.

“On behalf of the entire organization, I am excited to welcome Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell to Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium Community Oncology Research Program (AHCC CORP), the only New Jersey-based NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP),” said Dr. Eric Whitman, principal investigator at AHCC CORP and medical director of Atlantic Health System Cancer Care. “Together we will continue to advance the science of cancer care and shine new lights on cancer journey pathways for our patients.”

To help connect patients to advanced care options, research staff at Capital Health Cancer Center will select trials from the NCORP research portfolio that may benefit the Center’s patient population. Appropriate studies are then presented to oncology physician teams to determine if they are good fits for specific patients. When a match is made, a primary investigator is appointed, and Capital Health research staff open the trial for Capital Health Cancer Center patients.

To learn more about open clinical trials at Capital Health Cancer Center, visit capitalhealthcancer.org/ncorp to sign-up for email updates or call 609.537.6363 to schedule a consultation with one of our physicians.

Expanding Cardiac Services in Mercer County

Capital Health Heart and Vascular Institute offers comprehensive care with a multi-specialty approach highlighted by the most up-to-date techniques and treatment options. With multiple locations throughout the greater Mercer and Bucks county region, the Institute features the most sophisticated technology guided by highly trained clinical experts in medical fields such as cardiac surgery, general and interventional cardiology, nephrology, podiatry, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, and wound management and hyperbaric medicine. For more information, visit capitalheartandvascular.org.

Experienced Cardiac Surgery Team Joins Capital Health

Dr. Pasquale Luciano and Dr. Fredric Seinfeld, board certified and fellowship trained physicians specializing in cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, have joined Capital Health Medical Group as Capital Health Cardiac Surgery Specialists. Dr. Seinfeld and Dr. Luciano have been working together as a leading cardiac surgical team in Central New Jersey for almost a decade and have been colleagues for more than 30 years.

As part of Capital Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Drs. Luciano and Seinfeld treat patients with heart conditions that require surgery, ranging from those who have recently suffered a heart attack (or are at high risk for one) to those who present with coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, or a range of general thoracic conditions.

Dr. Luciano performs most surgeries, including (but not limited to) open heart surgery, coronary bypass surgery, and drainage of fluid from around the heart and lungs. Dr. Seinfeld, a cardiac critical care intensivist, provides robust preparation for patients before their procedures and manages their care after surgery.

“Patients come to us from primary care providers, general cardiologists, and interventional cardiologists when they are diagnosed with serious cardiac conditions,” said Dr. Seinfeld. “Guided by the belief that accessibility is the cornerstone of patient satisfaction, we put patients and their loved ones at the center of our team. We maintain close contact with them to ensure we are always accessible and ready to provide personalized care.”

“Our collaborative approach to care aligns well with Capital Health’s philosophy of bringing the most comprehensive care for patients

who need it here in Central New Jersey and parts of Bucks County,” said Dr. Luciano. “We’re excited to provide direct consultation and guidance to patients and referring physicians, all with the goal of avoiding recovery in a rehabilitation facility whenever possible and discharging patients directly to their homes.”

DR. LUCIANO is a board certified thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon with more than 25 years of experience in central and southern New Jersey. Dr. Luciano completed a cardiothoracic fellowship at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia and a trauma and critical care fellowship at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Before joining Capital Health, he worked for more than six years as the chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

DR. SEINFELD is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery and has more than 40 years of experience in the surgical field. He completed his residency and fellowship training in cardiothoracic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Before joining Capital Health Cardiac Surgery Specialists, Dr. Seinfeld was medical director of the Vascular Laboratory and chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

To make an appointment with Dr. Seinfeld or Dr. Luciano, call Capital Health Cardiac Surgery Specialists at 609.537.7277 or visit capitalhealth.org/cardiacsurgery for more information.

RAISE THE FLAG TO A SUMMER OF HISTORIC SIGHTS

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right: The Benjamin Temple House in Ewing, The Armed Forces Heritage Museum at the Captain James Lawrence House in Burlington, and a Nike Ajax missile on display outside the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey at Lawrenceville.

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Flag Down a Whole Month’s Worth of Featured Museums

BY DAN AUBREY AND REBEKAH SCHROEDER

Flag Day on June 14 may mark the date that America adopted the iconic stars and stripes as we now know them in 1777, but it also recognizes the formation of the U.S. Army.

As the two occasions align in this annual patriotic pattern, stitch the imagery of independence with the country’s earliest branch of the armed forces and charge forward to visit these military museums across the region.

Editor’s Note: This month’s Six09 is composed largely of sections from stories that ran in previous issues of U.S. 1, Community News Service’s Princeton metro area paper, on various dates (see the end of the article on page 8 for details).

The content has been updated accordingly for both currency and clarity.

The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey at Lawrenceville

The original National Guard Militia

Museum of New Jersey is based in Sea Girt, but the secondary site at the Lawrenceville Field Artillery Annex, located on the New Jersey Army National Guard complex, uses its own military weapons, uniforms, photographs, documents, and interpretative texts to chronicle the state’s history of service from the early settlements through the present day.

It also claims to possess one of the largest collections of New Jersey-related Civil War research material in the country, including copies of diaries, letters, newspaper clippings, memoirs, regimental histories, and articles—all while paying attention to the diverse experiences of the New Jersey citizen soldier.

The NJ Militia Museum’s website recommends that visitors come prepared with a valid form of identification, such as a driver’s license, and enter the National Guard complex through Gate #3. After checking in with the security guard at the booth, follow directions to the parking lot and take note of the outdoor exhibits of historic tanks and large-caliber guns on display.

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While the Third New Jersey Regiment refused to give up the red, other state regiments did and created an alleged connection to today’s New Jersey: “The color of the flag adopted by the newly independent state of New Jersey was supposedly patterned after the buff facing of New Jersey’s soldiers in Washington’s army,” the museum noted.

Quickly, visitors learn that there were two uniforms used by New Jersey Revolutionary War soldiers. One was the Frenchmade uniform consisting of a blue coat with “white trim on the hat [that] depicts infantry and the white brocade [that] symbolizes the alliance with France.”

The other was the Colonial Rifleman’s uniform of flax, cotton, wool, and a rifleman’s hat. They also adopted the practice of wearing moccasins for comfort and, since riflemen often served as skirmishers and had to move quickly, mobility.

After a brief stop at the Whiskey Rebellion, when the New Jersey Militia organized 4,000 men to form three infantry and two cavalry regiments as part of a four-state militia force to address a Western Pennsylvania insurrection against the federal tax on whiskey in 1794, the next section transitions into materials on the Civil War. For additional context supplemented by

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Aubrey’s 2022 Memorial Day article on the Civil War legacies of the region, the Lawrence National Guard Militia Museum stated that New Jersey provided more than 88,000 men to the Union cause—some 10,000 over its quota—who participated in 37 infantry regiments, three cavalry regiments, five artillery batteries, and several independent militia companies. These units fought in both the Eastern and Western theaters of operations and were involved in almost every major battle.

Another text also cited the contributions of Black soldiers, noting that while a state census from the time listed some 4,866 African American men between the ages of 18 and 45, approximately 3,000 served in the Union Army and Navy.

The exhibit expands on the influence of several Civil War military leaders, such as Major General George B. McClellan, who later became Governor of New Jersey, and features a map of Trenton’s Civil War camps, such as Camp Olden and the Trenton Barracks, as well as Trenton Grand Army of the Republic memorabilia.

The following stop, Aubrey continued, focuses on the 1898 Spanish-American War, where “the declaration of war with Spain found the New Jersey National Guard

ready and eager to meet the call for troops.”

Then 20th and 21st-century conflicts take over a major section of the exhibition area with objects from World Wars I and II and the Vietnam War, which yielded the last U.S. military weapons on display at the museum.

While “war trophy” weapons from the Gulf War are on display, current military weapons are not, Kale added.

Director-curator Staff Sergeant

Andrew Walker confirmed in a quote that what Kale cited as one of the museum’s most unusual objects, “an Up-Armored Humvee door where the window ‘caught’ an RPG in Iraq between 2004 and 2005,” brings home the danger of war by showing the crater of the impact—as well as the technology that enabled soldiers to survive.

But these messages of endurance are

just as palpable when crossing over to storytelling, as the NGMM of NJ oversees the Center for U.S. War Veterans’ Oral Histories in partnership with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, which has recorded interviews with over 600 veterans across varying campaigns and arms of service.

The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey at Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville Armory, 151 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville. Free admission and parking. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed on state holidays. (609) 213-3296 or njmilitiamuseum.org/lawrenceville.

Armed Forces Heritage Museum

The Armed Forces Heritage Museum is headquartered at the Captain James Lawrence House, a state-owned building on the campus of the Burlington County Historical Society that was once the family home of the naval officer who lent his name to Lawrence Township.

As commander of the USS Chesapeake during its capture during the War of 1812, Lawrence is said to have issued a fierce battle cry of “Don’t give up the ship!” as his last words, which became a rallying message

Flags fly at the entrance to the NGMM of NJ at Lawrenceville, upper left, and the Armed Forces Heritage Museum, lower left, the latter of which operates out of the Captain James Lawrence House in Burlington, right.

that lived on centuries after he perished in the attack.

That quote shares a similar inspiration for AFHM Executive Director Roy Plummer, who persevered in the decade-long process of opening the museum.

His concept originated back in 2010 as a brick-and-mortar educational center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which Plummer noted in “Welcome to the Armed Forces Heritage Museum,” from this year’s February 22 issue of U.S. 1.

After reconfiguring the format, the volunteer, nonprofit organization toured across Burlington County with a 32-foot mobile unit instead.

The Burlington County Historical Society campus comprises several historical buildings in Burlington City and previously hosted several of AFHM’s “Living History” lectures with veterans, so the groups built on this relationship to establish the physical AFHM museum at the Lawrence House.

Now with both permanent and rotating exhibits, Plummer continued, the organization plans for new additions like the “Immersive Experience Room,” which “will allow visitors to have an interactive, audiovisual journey into an aspect of our nation’s rich military history.”

To take a brief tour of the 1740s-era house online, visit the AFHM YouTube channel at youtube.com/@afhmus5700

The Armed Forces Heritage Museum, Captain James Lawrence House, 459 High Street, Burlington. Free. Open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. afhmus.org.

Clarke House

The Clarke House at Princeton Battlefield State Park, built by Quaker farmer Thomas Clarke in 1772 on a vast acreage of farmland, is the sole surviving building from the Revolutionary War era and played a key role on the front lines of the Battle of Princeton.

According to the Princeton Battlefield Society website, when the Clarke family converted their farmhouse residence into a

The Thomas Clarke House, above, is known as the site where General Hugh Mercer was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton. “The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777,” an oil painting by John Trumbull, depicts this moment, left, with Mercer pictured at the center.

field hospital in the aftermath of the battle, they tended to injured men from both sides of the conflict. Although the Americans had secured a victory at the site, Continental Army General Hugh Mercer ultimately died from his combat wounds, with Mercer County later named in his honor.

Today, the Clarke House serves as a museum that features Revolutionary War exhibits and artifacts. Visitors are encour-

aged to walk around the battlefield and view the colonnade memorial by Thomas Ustick Walter, who served as the fourth architect of the United States Capitol.

The Thomas Clarke House, Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton. Free admission. Program fees

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may apply. Wednesday to Friday tours by appointment only. Hours: Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, then 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 609-921-0074 or pbs1777.org

Benjamin Temple House

The Benjamin Temple House at Drake Farm Park in Ewing was built circa 1750, taking its name from an early area settler and prosperous farmer. Temple was the friend, as well as the brother-in-law, of Declaration of Independence signer and Hopewell resident John Hart.

While the Temple family maintained and modified the Georgian-style house at the border of Ewing and Hopewell for 150 years, records show that the house was

eventually sold in 1903 to Patrick Ryan, whose family operated a dairy there for the next half century at its spot along Pennington Road.

The Ewing Township Historical Preservation Society now operates out of the structure, which was moved and saved from demolition alongside its now-owner, Ewing Township, during the construction of Interstate 95 in the early 1970s.

From its relocated spot at Federal City Road on 26 acres of parklands, the landmark, sometimes referred to as the Old Ryan Farm or the Temple-Ryan Farmhouse, is active as a museum and a central hub for Ewing history.

Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Road, Ewing Township. Free. Hours: Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.; open house tours held on the first Sunday of every month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; all other times

are by appointment only with the site manager. 609-883-2455 or info@ethps.org

Washington Crossing State Park

But before the troops could successfully defeat British forces in Princeton, General George Washington’s troops famously crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Night, 1776.

As he led his men to confront the Hessians, the future president paved the way for Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville to become another reservoir of Revolutionary War historical knowledge.

Starting May 28, the Historic Education Committee of the Washington Crossing Park Association, or WCPA, will host free guided history tours on Sundays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Washington Crossing Visitor Center Museum

According to the NJDEP website, these begin with the museum’s two galleries: one where guests can watch and discuss the NJN-produced film “Ten Crucial Days: The Road to Liberty” in the auditorium, which documents the time between Washington’s Crossing and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, and another that houses the “over 500 authentic Revolutionary War artifacts” on loan from the Swan Historical Foundation Collection.

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Other stops include Sullivan Drive and Continental Lane, the Stone Barn, and the landing overlook by the Johnson Ferry House. Tickets must be reserved in advance via the WCPA’s page on EventBrite.

The Johnson Ferry House is a circa 1740 farmhouse that overlooks the Delaware River. Historians believe that Washington’s men might have stayed here prior to utilizing the transport services and making the journey across the freezing cold waters. The building is furnished with Colonial-era period pieces and reproductions, including an 18th-century kitchen garden.

Washington Crossing State Park is free to enter until July 1, at which point a $5 cash fee will be implemented every weekend until Labor Day on September 4.

Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, Hopewell Township. Free. Hours (Visitor Center Museum): Every day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 609-737-0623.

Hours (Johnson Ferry House): Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon, then 1 to 3:45 p.m. 609-737-2515. WashingtonCrossing@dep.nj.gov

More Sites to Salute

The Old Barracks, which were origi-

nally constructed during the French and Indian War in 1758 to house British soldiers, notably sheltered the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton. The site now actively hosts historical tours and events.

The Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton. Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission prices: adults, $10; students and seniors, $8; active military and children under five years of age, free. 609-396-1776 or barracks.org

Hamilton’s “Pepper House,” described online as “the first Civil War Museum in New Jersey,” has yet to reopen to the public since it closed “temporarily” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the circa 1730 John Abbott II House down the road at 2200 Kuser Road remains in use by the Historical Society of Hamilton Township, with weekend hours from noon to 4:30 p.m.

The Civil War and Native American Museum, 2202 Kuser Road, Hamilton

Those looking for a one-of-a-kind trip into art, history, and New Jersey culture only need to drive less than an hour outside of the area code to join members of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society for free tours of the Navy Lakehurst Heritage Center, which is located at the active US military base that is part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Whether you come to see exhibits in the aircraft hangar, the stained glass pieces at the Cathedral of the Air on the site’s border, or to visit where the infamous Hindenburg disaster took place, the naval history here makes the visit worthwhile.

Navy Lakehurst Heritage Center, Hangar One, Lansdowne Road, Lakehurst. Free. (732) 323-6547 or nlhs.com

As a final note, the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton also has a formidable collection of Civil War flags recovered from military units raised in New Jersey, encompassing nearly 200 cavalry, volunteer regiment, and captured Confederate battle flags that rotate through the exhibit.

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The articles quoted and referenced, in order of online publication date: “Explore military history at National Guard Militia Museum” from November 10, 2021; “Free and Easy — Day Tripping With Kids” from March 16, 2022; and “Naval Lakehurst Keeps History Flying High” from February 8, 2023, were all written by Dan Aubrey and are available at www.communitynews.org.

Princeton Festival

Five Grammy Winners Plus Pulitzer Prize Recipients Featured

This year’s 16-day Princeton Festival showcases five recent GRAMMY® winners, including works by two recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The nineteenth season of the Festival, presented by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, runs Friday, June 9 - Sunday, June 25. Tickets may be ordered online or by calling 609-497-0020.

The following events feature or honor GRAMMY winners.

• Friday, June 9. The trio Time For Three, winners of the 2023 GRAMMY for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo,” open the Festival with their unique brand of genre-defying music.

• Saturday, June 10. In “Aretha – A Tribute,” the Princeton Symphony Orchestra and dynamic vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw sing hit songs by Aretha Franklin, who won 18 GRAMMYS during her illustrious career.

• Saturday, June 17. The Attacca Quartet, which won two out of the last four GRAMMYS for chamber music (2020 and 2023), team with dancers from American Repertory Ballet in a music and contemporary ballet program that includes works by 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner John Adams and Caroline Shaw, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for

Music (2013) and three GRAMMYS (2014, 2020, 2022) of her own.

• Monday, June 19. Singer, Met Opera star, and composer Will Liverman headlines a Juneteenth concert of spirituals and songs celebrating Black composers. Liverman’s 2023 GRAMMY recognized the recording of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, in which he sang lead.

The Festival takes place June 9-25 at Morven Museum & Garden, with performances almost every day, among them Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, hilarious improvisation with Broadway’s Next Hit

Musical, Andrew Lippa’s musical tribute to Harvey Milk, a collaboration of Attacca Quartet & American Repertory Ballet, a Juneteenth Celebration featuring Met Opera star Will Liverman, a “feel good” Mazel Tov Cocktail Party!, Peter and the Wolf Family Concert, and more.

2023 Princeton Festival tickets range in price from $10 - $125. While most performances take place in an outdoor performance pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, some are located inside at Trinity Church. For dates, times, program information, and tickets, visit princetonsymphony. org/festival or call 609-497-0020.

About The Princeton Festival. The Princeton Festival is the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s flagship summer program showcasing the performing arts. Founded in 2004, the Princeton Festival quickly established a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming. Every year in June, thousands of people from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond come to the Festival to enjoy the quality and variety of its programs. Offerings include opera, musical theater, dance, orchestra and chamber music, and a constantly evolving selection of other genres, including jazz, world music, choral concerts, and country music. The Festival has longstanding partnerships with public libraries and local churches, and promotes life-long learning in the arts through free educational lectures presented to a wide and diverse community.

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BLEND - Hamilton

Save the Date: Central Jersey Beer Fest Is October 14

Blend Bar and Bistro opened its doors in Hamilton in October of 2012 and created an anniversary event that has grown into a tasting extravaganza, the Central Jersey Beer Fest. 2023 marks Blend’s 11-year anniversary and this year’s event on Saturday, October 14th will be no exception. Blend also hosts smaller events at their restaurant location year-round.

Festival coordinator Antonio Carannante, and co-owner of Blend Bar and Bistro in Hamilton, is justifiably pumped. In the past #CJBeerFest featured a tasting of more than 150 craft beers, some wines, even a few spirits, up to 10 food trucks, live bands, and a variety of other vendors, including axe throwing. The festival has attracted an average of 3000+ festival lovers, Folks come from all over the Mercer County area, but even groups of family and friends from Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, the Carolinas, California, New York, and more.

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“As with past events, we will have a strong focus on education and safety all throughout the festival grounds. Our slogan is ‘Drink Responsibly and Have Fun.’” You must be 21+ to enter. We always recommend inviting a designated driver, getting a ride, and using Ride Share options. Tip: schedule a ride a head of time.

The event will provide patrons with an unparalleled chance to sample craft beers from a wide variety of brewers, even if you “think” you don’t like beer. It’s a great chance to have a small sampling of so many new styles with different flavor profiles including some cocktails in a can, ciders and seltzers.

The beer tasting is allowed for four solid hours during the festival, but there is so much more to the event; creative food vendors, great live music and backyard games, such as bean bag toss, ladder ball, and more, to make the festival a lively day out.

“With all the other things going on, we encourage our guests to hang out while eating, listening to live music, playing games, and supporting our various other vendors, all the while remembering to drink responsibly.”

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L.E.A.D. FEST

Coming to Mercer County Park June 30 to July 9

Carnivals and state fairs are beloved summer traditions. There’s no better place for the whole family to enjoy rides, food, music and fun than at 2023 L.E.A.D. FEST events. Bigger and better than ever, this year’s events include carnivals and a 10-day State Fair taking place from June 30 to July 9 at Mercer County Park Fairgrounds, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor Township. Presented by L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence), L.E.A.D. FEST events benefit the organization’s programs and related initiatives. L.E.A.D. provides the leadership, resources and management to ensure law enforcement agencies have the means to partner with educators, community leaders and families. The Allentown-based nonprofit’s programs help to deter youth and adults from drug use, drug-related crimes, bullying and violence. L.E.A.D. is

committed to reinforcing the mutual respect, goodwill and relations between law enforcement and their communities.

“The L.E.A.D. State Fair saw its biggest year ever in 2022 with more than 50,000 attendees. We hope to hit a new milestone in 2023,” said Nick DeMauro, L.E.A.D. executive director. “Funds raised

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at our carnivals and the State Fair are important to L.E.A.D.’s mission, allowing us to make our programs more accessible to a greater number of youngsters in the communities we serve. We couldn’t be more excited to bring more amazing events to New Jersey this year. Our goal is to create family-friendly, community-based events that are fun for everyone while at the same time promoting anti-drug and anti-violence activities in the state.”

The jam-packed State Fair promises something for everyone including free nightly musical entertainment as well as a Business and Craft Vendor Tent on the weekends. Favorite fan attractions include Robinson’s Racing Pigs, the always-popular pie eating contest, a petting zoo, educational puppet Granpa Cratchet and Cowtown U.S.A., an all-day exhibit that contains an old-time creamery where patrons participate in preparing a cow for milking by hand. The State Fair’s midway provider, Reithoffer Shows, will ensure there’s plenty of delicious food, carnival games and prizes, and rides for children and adults alike — from a first-class Kiddie Land to super-spectacular thrill rides and

everything in between.

Gate admission is $5 on weekdays and $8 on weekends. General admission, ride tickets, and Mega Passes are on sale now at theleadfest.com. Purchase tickets early for special presale discounts!

Additional L.E.A.D. FEST carnivals bring the fun to different locations throughout the Garden State this summer. General admission, ride tickets and Mega Passes for all carnivals can be purchased in advance online at theleadfest.com.

Westfield Garden State Plaza (One Garden State Plaza, Paramus) from May 25-29; May 31-June 4; and June 7-11. Hours are Wednesday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Midway will be provided by Reithoffer Shows. “This year, our Paramus event starts on Memorial Day weekend,” DeMauro said. “Attending the carnival that weekend is a great way to have fun and usher in the start of the summer season.”

Monmouth Mall (180 Route 35, Eatontown) from June 2-12. Hours are Monday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 11 p.m. Midway provided by Reithoffer Shows.

Woodbridge Center (250 Woodbridge Center Dr., Woodbridge Township) from June 2 -11. Hours are Monday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 11 p.m. Midway provided by Reithoffer Shows.

Mercer County Park from June 30 to July 9. Hours are Monday to Friday from 5 to close and Saturday, Sunday and Holiday from 3 p.m. to close. Midway provided by Reithoffer Shows.

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Trenton Farmers Market

Jersey fresh since 1939

Residents of the Trenton region have relied on the Trenton Farmers Market to provide locally grown Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables since 1939. Starting off along the river in South Trenton, the Market moved to 960 Spruce Street in Lawrence Township in 1948. We’re celebrating 75 years on Spruce St. this year!

During the summer season, Trenton Farmers Market boasts half a dozen farmers from Mercer, Burlington and Atlantic Counties, many who are third generation family famers. The local season starts in April with cool weather crops like lettuce, arugula, asparagus, bok choy, leeks and spinach. May brings our famous local strawberries, kale, & leeks. June brings the first local blueberries, a brief cherry season, early beans, cabbage and carrots, and of course, sweet Jersey corn. That can only mean that Jersey tomatoes, peaches, nectarines and plums are coming in July! Local Jersey Fresh fruits and produce (including organics) will be available at Trenton Farmers Market now through November. We even have a mushroom farmer who brings both beautiful and flavorful mushrooms in many varieties.

Local fruits and vegetables are just part of the story at the Trenton Farmers Market. The Market has worked very hard to change with the times and to bring vendors in who help make the Market a destination beyond the area’s best produce.

The Trenton Farmers Market just wouldn’t be complete with our two Amish vendors, Cartlidge’s Meats, and King Foods. Fresh, top-quality meats and prepared foods with that homemade Amish country goodness are what brings so many people back week after week. Another top vendor is Pulaski Meats, the areas best connection for amazing luncheon meats, pierogies, and many other Polish and Eastern European specialties.

If that isn’t tempting enough, consider the Market’s TWO vegan eateries — Lady & The Shallot and the Savory Leaf Café! Every Saturday the Market features Terra Momo Bread Company — baguettes, croissants, focaccia, simple sandwiches,

whole grains, rye and sweet treats, too! Speaking of sweet, our own Pie’d Piper has its own following for overstuffed donuts, pies, cakes, salads and more, they are way more than a bakery. Nothing goes with great baked good like an awesome cup of locally roasted and ground coffee at Kafe Ojala or any one of hundreds of loose teas, matcha, bubble teas and fresh quiche at the Tea for All tea shop.

What’s that irresistible smell? No matter where you enter the market, chances are you’ll notice the unmistakable smell of BBQ — beef, brisket, pork, chicken, beans, corn bread and more at Hambone Opera — praised by both the Food Network and the New York Times always pleases hungry shoppers. Great for take-home dinner or eat-in lunch!

Since no one lives on food alone, the Trenton Farmers Market also features over a dozen artisan makers, creators and sellers who have been carefully curated for our shoppers. You will find handmade soaps, bath products and skin lotions, you will find our wildly popular Sea Moss vendor, textiles, woodcraft, jewelry, hand poured candles, oils and scents even a gluten free / vegan baker! And because we know pets are an important part of the family, the market has a dog treat “barkery” and vendor who sells anything you might need for your pet’s health and happiness. Need a watch or clock repaired? We have a guy. Need something from a variety store? We have a guy. We even have a smoke shop outside the market where you can try your luck at the lottery or stock up on smokes and supplies. Coming soon: a full-service lunch spot just outside the market that will be bringing sausage & peppers, burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches. Watch for the Grand Opening this summer. And watch for our night market and holiday market later this

year.

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Capital Health Now Offers Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement

As part of the growing full-service cardiac program available at Capital Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute, physicians and staff from the Institute’s Structural Heart Program recently performed their first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

TAVR is a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve opening) or those with a failing surgical aortic valve who are at elevated risk for complications during open surgery. Experts from Capital Health’s Structural Heart Program perform procedures like TAVR to manage and treat heart valve conditions and other structural issues of the heart.

When severe aortic stenosis occurs, the heart needs to work harder to pump blood to the rest of the body, which in turn can limit your daily activity. With TAVR, an artificial valve is delivered to the heart through a thin, flexible tube (catheter) that is inserted into one of

several possible access routes and placed into the diseased valve. The procedure typically takes one hour or less to complete.

“Patients who get transcatheter aortic valve replacement experience all the benefits of minimally invasive procedures, including less pain, shorter hospital stays, and a lower risk for major bleeding,” said DR. DAVID DRUCKER, medical director of the Structural Heart Program and board certified, fellowship trained interventional cardiologist at Capital Health Cardiology Specialists. “The biggest benefit for many TAVR patients is that they usually start feeling better right away. With a heart valve that is working properly, they breathe normally, have more energy, and can go back to everyday activities.”

Following the TAVR procedure, patients are monitored in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a few hours before being moved to a standard patient room. Patients usually begin walking the same day as their TAVR procedure and are typically discharged within one or two days.

To make an appointment at Capital Health Cardiology Specialists, or to find an office near you, visit capitalhealthcardiology.org.

Minimally Invasive Procedure Dramatically Reduces Stroke Risk For Certain Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Physicians and staff from Capital Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute recently performed their first Watchman implant procedure at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Left atrial appendage closure, which includes the Watchman device implant, is one of the new procedures that Capital Health’s expanding full-service cardiac program includes. Implantation of the Watchman device is a one-time, minimally invasive procedure for appropriate patients to prevent blood clots from forming in the heart and reducing the patient’s lifetime risk of stroke.

Capital Health’s electrophysiology team, with experts from Capital Health Cardiology Specialists, performs procedures like Watchman device implants to manage and treat patients with conditions which involve abnormal electrical behavior of the heart.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heart rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood normally. This can lead to blood pooling in a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage (LAA), where blood can form a clot. Stroke results if this clot forms and dislodges from the heart, going to the brain. People living with AFib are often prescribed blood thinners to reduce their risk for stroke. The risk of blood thinners includes bleeding and brain injury if falls occur.

“The Watchman device is now a treatment option at Capital Health for people with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem,” said DR. SCOTT BURKE, medical director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and a board certified, fellowship trained cardiac electrophysiologist at Capital Health Cardiology Specialists. “Guided through a narrow tube that is inserted into a vein through a small incision in the patient’s leg, the Watchman implant is designed to fit into the LAA and permanently close it to prevent the risk of clots dislodging from it. The procedure can be completed in as little as 30 minutes under general anesthesia, and most patients are out of the hospital in a day or less and able to return to their daily routines soon thereafter. During recovery, the patient’s own heart tissue grows over the Watchman device to prevent the clots from developing in the heart.”

After the procedure, most patients take blood thinners for up to one and a half to three months. Clinical trials show greater than 95% success in removal of blood thinners for patients who receive the device.

To make an appointment at Capital Health Cardiology Specialists, or to find an office near you, visit capitalhealthcardiology.org.

Capital Health Recertified as Level II Trauma Center Meeting National Standards for Trauma Care for More Than 25 Years

The Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC) has been recertified as a Level II Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement is the ninth verification for Capital Health since the first in 1998. The Center, also designated as a Level II Trauma Center by the New Jersey Department of Health, is one of only 10 designated trauma centers in New Jersey and the regional referral center for injured patients in Mercer County and adjacent parts of Somerset, Hunterdon, Burlington, and Middlesex counties as well as nearby areas of Pennsylvania.

“The ACS establishes the standards of care for treating those who are severely injured and is an important advocate for all surgical patients,” said DR. DOMINICK EBOLI, director of the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. “After a comprehensive review by their nationally recognized trauma experts, our recertification shows the residents of our community that Capital Health continues to meet and exceed national benchmarks for care when they need it most.”

Across the Spectrum of Care

In addition to providing the necessary resources for trauma care, ACS level II verification also means that centers like the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center address the needs of injured patients across

the entire spectrum of care, providing patients at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with access to important injury prevention programs, pre-hospital care and transportation, acute hospital care, rehabilitation, and research.

“As a level II trauma center, we are able to provide comprehensive care that begins with injury prevention. At the time of injury, we’re ready with 24-hour immediate access to trauma surgeons and other appropriate specialists,” said DR. DENNIS QUINLAN, associate medical director of the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center. “With programs and resources that are not available in most general hospitals, our role in patient care often extends beyond our initial encounters and continues through rehabilitation.”

To learn more about the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, visit capitalhealth.org/trauma.

The Art of Caring for One’s Self During the Caregiving Journey

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This group uses a cognitive-behavioral approach to provide support, coping strategies, and increased self-efficacy in order to cope with caregiving demands and stress. DR. KRISTINA MCGUIRE, a clinical psychologist from Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists, leads this group, which will also teach mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment skills. @capitalhealthnj

For more information and to sign up, call Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists at 609.689.5725. This group therapy program will be billed to your health insurance.

Blue Curtain

Legendary bassist Rufus Reid & Expedition will be performing on Saturday, July 22, at 8 p.m. in Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater. In case of rain or extreme heat, the free concert will move to the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center on Walnut Lane.

Princeton University Carillon ‘Music

That Surrounds the Silence” is the title of the 30th year celebration of annual concerts performed on the giant musical instrument located at Princeton University’s Graduate College on College Road West.

The series of free tower bell concerts runs each Sunday at 1 p.m. from July 2 through Labor Day Sunday with the following schedule featuring national and international performers:

July 2, Laura Ellis, Gainesville, Florida; July 9, The DeWaardt Family of Carillonneurs, The Netherlands; July 16, Annie Gao, Irvine, California; July 23, Simone Browne, New York, New York; July 30, Dennis Curry, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; August 6, Lynnli Wang, New York, New York; August 13, Princeton University carillonneur Lisa Lonie, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; August 20, Princeton Carillon Studio Members; August 27, New Colleague Recital, Noah Kravitz, Princeton; and September 3, Robin Austin, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. www.princeton.edu/gradschool/studentlife/residential/gradcollege/directions

Palmer Square

Palmer Square transitions seamlessly from spring to summer with the final concert in its spring music series on Saturday, June 10, featuring Living Proof, a cover band performing party and dance hits from the 1950s to the present.

The summer series picks up where spring left off on Saturday, June 24, with Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn’s quirky folk-rock; Underwater Airlines on Saturday, July 1, with songs from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s; power rock duo the Ess Gees on Saturday, July 8; and party standards by duo KickStart on Saturday, July 15. Concerts run from noon to 2 p.m. and are free to attend.

The Princeton Festival ends Sunday, June 25, with a Family Day including a production of Sergei Prokofiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’ featuring Really Inventive Stuff’s Michael Boudewyns.

Visual art Princeton University Art Museum

While construction continues on the art museum’s new on-campus headquarters, several exhibitions will be ongoing during the summer months at its satellite galleries downtown.

“Cycle of Creativity: Alison Saar and the Toni Morrison Papers” remains on view through Sunday, July 9, at Art@Bainbridge.

According to PUAM materials, the exhibit “brings sculpture, prints, and paintings by the mixed-media artist Alison Saar into conversation with the work of Toni Morrison, whose vast trove of papers from her career as a novelist, essayist, playwright, professor, and editor are held in the Princeton University Library. Saar and Morrison share a dedication to giving voice to the Black American experience, drawing inspiration from past generations and creating space for future cultural production through a dynamic that Saar calls a ‘cycle of creativity.’ The exhibition explores themes that resonate in the works of both Saar and Morrison — musicality, labor, and ancestors — through various facets of each artist’s practice.”

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Following the Morrison exhibit will be “Victor Ekpuk: Language and Lineage,” opening Saturday, July 22, and remaining on view through Sunday, October 8.

The green also hosts two Friday outdoor film screenings, both at 8:15 p.m. Catch “Freaky Friday” on July 14, and “Luca” on August 4. www.palmersquare.com

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known for his “highly expressive multimedia works of art inspired by Nsibidi, an ancient system of communication from southern Nigeria and northwest Cameroon that features a rich ideographic script,” according to PUAM materials.

The exhibit, they continue, “explores various themes that have unfolded in Ekpuk’s work over the last three decades. Using Nsibidi as well as characters borrowed from other cultures and his own vibrant systems of expression, Ekpuk celebrates the syncretism of our multicultural societies. In some instances, the artist’s drawings eloquently articulate his elaborate visual language to comment on political oppression, social issues, and police brutality. The reduced palette also gestures toward pictures that Ekpuk executed in his first occupation as a newspaper illustrator. Additionally, Language and Lineage presents the artist’s bold and dramatic series of heads, which serve as vessels for personal memory and knowledge — the beloved immaterial archives that migrants carry with them — and as living palimpsests in which cultural traditions and new life experiences overlap.”

Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton. Open Tuesdays and Wedesdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

“Traces on the Landscape” continues through August 6 at Art on Hulfish.

According to PUAM materials, the show “is a multisensory exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists depict the natural world. Featuring works by Kelli Connell, Dionne Lee, Leah Dyjak, Emmet Gowin, Deborah Jack, Mark Klett, and Byron Wolfe, the exhibition

considers the connotations of a ‘trace’ as a motivating principle of photographic practice through which artists engage questions about the body, identity, and memory from both personal and historical perspectives. Some photographers in the exhibition consider the ecological and historical legacies of natural resources, including salt, water, and gold. They examine questions of almost incomprehensible scale: How do human choices affect complex ecosystems or irrevocably change the natural environment? Others create new possibilities for old photographic technologies or afterlives for images included in land surveys, nature manuals, and postcards from an earlier era. Many of the artists presented retread paths forged by earlier generations of photographers, reenvisioning and reframing the journeys of their predecessors through the lens of a camera. Together, these artists redefine our relationship to the landscapes we inhabit.”

Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, Princeton. Open Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. artmusuem.princeton.edu

Arts Council of Princeton

‘Formand Function,” featuring the works of New Jersey artists Sean Carney and Henrieta Maneva, is on view in the Taplin Gallery through Saturday, June 10.

In statements shared on the Arts Council’s website, the artists introduce their process. Sean Carney, whose paintings feature regional landmarks, says The buildings, the boats and shorelines are just place markers for memories that I share with special people in my life. I enjoy taking in my surroundings and imagine painting them. These paintings are my connections to the past and an unbreakable bond to my work.”

“My paintings look like traditional paintings from a distance, but upon closer inspection you gain a realization that they are not traditional at all,” he continues. “It is that moment of contemplation that drives me to continue my growth and development.”

Henrieta Maneva’s paintings capture locales from her travels. “I adore painting, especially with watercolor and ink (sepia). In particular, I enjoy the process of my mini recreation, which for me is actually more a discovery, because watercolor is something relatively new to me. I admire the delicacy, the ethereality and the transparency of aquarelle. I look at a watercolor painting as a breathing, mystical creature that wants to be discovered,” she says.

“I love to travel to different countries, meet different people, and explore different cultures,” she continues. “I love the architecture, the atmosphere and the spirit of the old cities. I admire the human genius, soul, and patience.

I am in awe in front of immortal spirit of the Creator, the artist, the architect and all the people who build these

stately, magnificent cathedrals and buildings in general, and how strong their belief and infinite their patience was.”

“For reference, I use my own or my friends’ photos (they know my passion and keep me very busy). I wish I had enough time to paint buildings in every country that I visit. For me, painting architecture in watercolor is the best way to combine my two passions and keep my diary alive.” www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

D&R Greenway Land Trust

D&R Greenway Land Trust is hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWS) for its 53rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, “Migration: Movement for Survival.” GSWS artists created their art to contemplate migration and change — a growing phenomenon in today’s world. Whether figurative or abstract, realistic or fanciful, this thoughtful art will inspire and cause the viewer to think and reflect on the state of the world’s people, wildlife and climate.

This exhibition is on display through September 24 at the D&R GReenway’s Johnson Education Center as well as online at www.gswcs.org.

An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held Sunday, June 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. GSWS hosts a Zoom Happy Hour with D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ, open to the public with preregistration, on Thursday, June 22, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Poetry workshops, led by renowned local poets in partnership with D&R Greenway, will result in a Poetry Reading on the theme of migration, and a Gallery Walk hosted by GSWS, on Thursday, September 21, beginning at 6:30 pm. An artist demo by award-winning GSWS artist Ann Greene, takes place as a culmination of the exhibition on Sunday, September 24, from 2 to 4 p.m.

“Among the most electrifying movements of our time is the migration of plants due to climate change and the effect on birds and wildlife that have evolved with these plants for their very survival,” noted Linda Mead, president and CEO of D&R Greenway. “Likewise, human populations are migrating in great numbers. All of this has an impact, from what we see today on D&R Greenway preserves, to the survival of many species of the Earth. Remember, we are the top of the food chain and if we don’t do something to care for our natural and social climates, our own survival is at stake, too.”

Simultaneously on view in the Johnson Education Center lobby is GSWS’ fifth annual “Going, Going, Gone…” installation, featuring 123 small works by 53 GSWS artists calling attention to New Jersey species identified by NJDEP as in greatest need of conservation efforts.

D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place. Gallery open to the public weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekend open hours hosted by GSWS artists July 8 and 9 and August 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed holidays. 609-924-4646 or www. drgreenway.org

The Nassau Club

‘Empty Places, Empty Spaces”, an exhibit of photographs taken on the campus of Princeton University during the pandemic by photographer Sheila Bodine, will be available for viewing from June 12 through September

‘New Jersey Shore Scene’ by Richard Hoffman is part of the Garden State Watercolor Society’s show at the D&R Greenway Land Trust.

30 at the Nassau Club at 6 Mercer Street.

Bodine, who was profiled in the September, 2021, issue of the Echo, describes her project as follows:

“With the arrival of the pandemic the campus of Princeton University became a different place. There was no student activity in or around the buildings. The spaces took on a life of their own. They were peopled by shapes and forms. Shadow, light and reflections gave life to the interiors. This exhibit which includes both interior and exterior images bears witness to the vitality of the campus architecture.”

Those wishing to visit the exhibit should call the club at 609-924-0580 to make sure that the exhibit space is not in use.

For more on the artist, visit www.sheilabodinephotography.com

On stage Princeton Summer Theater

Princeton Summer Theater, the semiprofessional summer stock theater company founded in 1968, returns to the Hamilton-Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus for a seven-week season featuring three mainstage and two new works. Recent graduate Eliyana Abraham serves as artistic director for the programming running from June 15 through August 4.

The summer begins with Kate Hamill’s playful adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride and Prejudice,” directed by 2021 Princeton alumna Eliana CohenOrth. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays, June 15 through July 2.

Next in the season is contemporary musical “Ghost Quartet,” directed by 2022 graduate BT Hayes with book, lyrics, and music by Dave Malloy, featuring a cast of four actor-musicians telling a strange yet moving ghost story. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays, July 6 to 16.

The third show of the summer is Jihae Park’s “Peerless,” a darkly comedic adaptation of “Hamlet,” directed by artistic director Abraham. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays, July 20 to 30.

The final show of the season will be a workshop of new work “We Ride Upon Sticks” by PST alumni Allison Spann, Class of 2020, and Maeli Goren-Wilson, Class of 2015, based on the novel of the same name by Amy Quan Barry.

The season will also feature a new children’s comedy by 2023 graduate Sam Melton.

Tickets for mainstage shows are $35 for evening performances and $30 for matinees. Season subscriptions are available. www.princetonsummertheater.org

Morven Museum & Garden

‘Striking Beauty: New Jersey Tall Case Clocks, 1730-1830” remains on view through February 18, 2024. The exhibit

features

Last!” Wednesday, August 30; and “My Fair Lady,” Thursday, August 31.

this summer.

The Walnut Lane Film Festival, scheduled for Thursday, June 8, showcases short films of six minutes or less in a range of genres created by middle school students in Princeton and curated by students from Princeton High School.

The second is the Princeton Student Film Festival, for which the library is accepting submissions through Thursday, June 15. Selected films will be screened in the Community Room on Wednesday, August 2, followed by Q&A sessions with filmmakers and their casts and crews. Filmmakers ages 14-25 are invited to submit short films, no longer than 20 minutes, for consideration. There is no fee to enter.

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at 55 Stockton Street, is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for nonmembers. For more information, call 609924-8144 or visit www.morven.org.

Film

Princeton Garden Theater

The Nassau Street theater continues its traditional “Hollywood Summer Nights,” with special screenings of classic films on select weekday evenings.

The schedule is as follows, with screenings at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

In June: “North by Northwest,” Thursday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 7, 4 p.m.; “Raging Bull,” Wednesday, June 7; “Sunset Boulevard,” Thursday, June 8; “The Long, Long Trailer,” Wednesday, June 14; “Casablanca,” Thursday, June 15, and Wednesday, June 21, 4 p.m.; “Anatomy of a Murder,” Tuesday, June 20; “The Blues Brothers,” Wednesday, June 21; “Holiday,” Wednesday, June 28; and “The Godfather Part II,” Thursday, June 29.

In July: “The Apartment,” Wednesday, July 5; “The Matrix,” Thursday, July 6; “The Philadelphia Story,” Wednesday, July 12; “Jaws” Fest, Thursday, July 13, and “Jaws,” Wednesday, July 19, 4 p.m.; “The Big Lebowski,” Tuesday, July 18, and Wednesday, July 26, 4 p.m.; “Singin’ in the Rain,” Thursday, July 20; “Desperately Seeking Susan,” Wednesday, July 26; and “Vertigo,” Thursday, July 27.

In August: “Dirty Dancing,” Tuesday, August 1; “In a Lonely Place,” Wednesday, August 2; “The Sting,” Thursday, August 3; “Charade,” Wednesday, August 9; “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut,” Thursday, August 10; “Morocco,” Wednesday, August 16; “Battle of the Bonds,” Thursday, August 17, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m.; “Rope,” Wednesday, August 23; “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” Thursday, August 24; “Safety

In September: “The Mummy,” Wednesday, September 6; and “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Thursday, September 7.

Tickets for all films are $13.50. www. princetongardentheatre.org

Student Film Festivals

In addition to periodic screenings of feature films, Princeton Public Library is hosting two showcases for student films

Launched in 2003, the Princeton Student Film Festival provides the opportunity for young filmmakers, both beginners and advanced, to screen their work to a broad audience and receive feedback. Selected films include a variety of genres and styles and are intended for a teen and adult audience.

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MERCER COUNTY

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) 2022-2023 PROGRAM ENDS June 30, 2023

MERCER COUNTY

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)

2022-2023 PROGRAM ENDS

June 30, 2023

The County of Mercer will be accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022-23 until June 30, 2023. Mercer County will continue accepting applications for the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program throughout the year. Residents who pay their own heating costs, and meet the following income guidelines, may be eligible to receive financial assistance with their winter heating bill. Residents with medical conditions may also be eligible to receive cooling assistance:

The County of Mercer will be accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022-23 until June 30, 2023. Mercer County will continue accepting applications for the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program throughout the year. Residents who pay their own heating costs, and meet the following income guidelines, may be eligible to receive financial assistance with their winter heating bill. Residents with medical conditions may also be eligible to receive cooling assistance:

The County of Mercer will be accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022-23 until June 30, 2023. Mercer County will continue accepting applications for the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program throughout the year. Residents who pay their own heating costs, and meet the following income guidelines, may be eligible to receive financial assistance with their winter heating bill. Residents with medical conditions may also be eligible to receive cooling assistance:

Household

MONTHLY INCOME GUIDELINES

MONTHLY INCOME GUIDELINES

MONTHLY INCOME GUIDELINES

USF Program

$3,464 $4,530

$6,103

$9,250

* Federal income limits are subject to change during the program year. Please call for incomes above 8 persons.

* Federal income limits are subject to change during the program year. Please call for incomes above 8 persons.

* Federal income limits are subject to change during the program year. Please call for incomes above 8 persons.

The public is permitted to enter the building without an appointment at this time. If an inperson appointment is necessary, clients can call 609-337-0933 or email heatingappt@mercercounty.org to schedule an appointment. Applications can be sent by regular mail to 640 S. Broad Street Room 106, PO BOX 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 or faxed to 609-278-2758.

The public is permitted to enter the building without an appointment at this time. If an inperson appointment is necessary, clients can call 609-337-0933 or email heatingappt@mercercounty.org to schedule an appointment. Applications can be sent by regular mail to 640 S. Broad Street Room 106, PO BOX 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 or faxed to 609-278-2758.

The public is permitted to enter the building without an appointment at this time. If an inperson appointment is necessary, clients can call 609-337-0933 or email heatingappt@mercercounty.org to schedule an appointment. Applications can be sent by regular mail to 640 S. Broad Street Room 106, PO BOX 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 or faxed to 609-278-2758.

The County will continue to receive applications up until the deadline of June 30, 2023 by regular mail, fax, email and in person. Applications, forms, and information can be accessed at this site: http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-communitydevelopment/housing-and-community-development-programs

The County will continue to receive applications up until the deadline of June 30, 2023 by regular mail, fax, email and in person. Applications, forms, and information can be accessed at this site: http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-communitydevelopment/housing-and-community-development-programs

The County will continue to receive applications up until the deadline of June 30, 2023 by regular mail, fax, email and in person. Applications, forms, and information can be accessed at this site: http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-communitydevelopment/housing-and-community-development-programs

Applications can be sent by regular mail, fax, email and in person:

Mercer County LIHEAP/USF Programs

Applications can be sent by regular mail, fax, email and in person:

640 S. Broad St, Room 106 P.O. Box 8068

Applications can be sent by regular mail, fax, email and in person:

Mercer County LIHEAP/USF Programs

Trenton, NJ 08650-0068

Board of County Commissioners

Board of County Commissioners

email address: housing@mercercounty.org

Mercer County LIHEAP/USF Programs

640 S. Broad St, Room 106 P.O. Box 8068

Fax: 609-278-2758

Trenton, NJ 08650-0068

email address: housing@mercercounty.org

640 S. Broad St, Room 106 P.O. Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068

Fax: 609-278-2758

email address: housing@mercercounty.org

Fax: 609-278-2758

Brian M. Hughes, County Executive

Brian M. Hughes, County Executive

Brian M. Hughes, County Executive

Edward Pattik Housing Director

Edward Pattik Housing Director

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Spaces’ show at the Nassau Club from June 12 through September 30.

Maruichi brings a taste of Japan to Nassau Street

By Rebekah Schroeder

Leave it to New Jersey, a densely populated state with residents who prioritize both convenience and culture, to be the site of the first tri-state location of Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli. In late March, the specialty retailer of Japanese goods and groceries branched out beyond its roots in the New England region by opening a storefront at 136 Nassau Street, the former site of Panera Bread.

While prices are subject to change, start your shopping experience with no shortage of signs promoting the latest sales or markdowns in effect. Maruichi is a major benefit for the bustling college town, as the new shop doubles as both a convenience store and supermarket where customers can purchase an assortment of fresh, preprepared, and frozen choices from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Maruichi operates under Fuji Mart Corp., a “company for foodies, by foodies” based in Stamford, Connecticut. It utilizes the space on Nassau Street well, alloing students or employees to maneuver with ease, and while most of Maruichi’s graband-go products are towards the front for maximum efficiency, even the produce displays feel like a natural fit for the slightly narrow middle passage.

Grab a basket or cart by the entrance, where to the right is a table overflowing with baked goods sourced from Parisienne Bakery, a Hackensack-based business supplying the section with everything from variations on authentic classics like anpan, a bun filled with sweet red bean paste, as well as cream, melon, or matcha pan (“bread” in Japanese) to cornets, a cone-shaped pastry piped with a luscious coffee-flavored or chocolate custard. Despite having been wrapped ahead of time, the texture of these baked goods remains irresistibly light and fluffy. Everything from the classic croissant to curry, mochi, and twist donuts is $3.75 each, while packs of bread products retail for $5.75.

A wall of refrigerated cases stands adjacent to the center display of confectioneries, the first of which includes daifuku, a filled mochi rice cake, yogurt parfaits, puddings, and premade sandwiches bursting with the typical lunch fillings of tuna or egg salad, as well as deli meats like ham, from $5 to $7. But breakfast calls for freshness, which it finds in the “fruit sando,” a treat named after the Japanese shorthand for sandwiches with sliced seasonal offerings like strawberries, oranges, and kiwis complemented by a light, airy whipped cream between two slices of shokupan, a Japanese milk bread. By balancing the

acidic brightness of the fruit with the fattiness of the sweetened but surprisingly light cream, this breakfast is ideal for the spring-to-summer season and doubles as a great pick for an outdoor picnic.

Frozen desserts are another warm weather favorite, so whether you want to try mochi ice cream, boba brown sugar milk bars, or a matcha soft serve ice cream cone, there are plenty of portable options to keep you cool while strolling down Nassau Street. The beverage selections are just as extensive here, with classic brewed iced teas like ITO EN’s unsweetened jasmine green tea for $1.99, as well as distinctive sodas, juices, sparkling waters, kombucha, lemonades, ciders, and other drinks to satisfy anyone’s thirst.

Opposite this is an impressive assortment of tea from the American brand Harney & Sons, where the signature, colored tins cost from $8.99 to $14.99.

Maruichi has recommended their own picks to showcase the spectrum of matcha, the powdered green tea with a grassy, bittersweet taste, as a fitting match to the “matcha fair” being advertised throughout the store.

For an easier gateway to matcha, snacks like the limited edition mini matcha latte Kit Kats, which are exclusively produced in Japan, allow you to skip the shipping fees and enjoy the lighter notes of matcha in wafer cookie sandwiches and caramel corn puffs for around $7 to $8 per pack.

You can also prepare your tastebuds with flavored matcha and latte mixes like the ones offered by the brand Matcha Love with blends of apple-ginger, blueberry-lavender, and turmeric-yuzu for $5.89. Grab some culinary grade matcha to integrate into recipes or a revitalizing smoothie, then graduate to the higher price points, which coincide with the quality, quantity, and caffeine level of each tea anywhere between $7 and $28.

The Hamasa-En organic matcha tea is at the most expensive end of the scale but worth the splurge, while a label in the section advertises the Maruichi Brand Gen Sou En Umami Green Tea priced at $6.59, $7.29, and $10.79. Not a fan of matcha? Try steamed loose-leaf green teas like sencha or hojicha, the latter of which is roasted before steeping, as well as any other types of tea lining the Maruichi aisles. Complement your purchase at the left of the store’s entrance, where beautifully crafted Japanese teaware shines with ceramic pieces and sets ranging from $30 to $400. The shelf next to these is home to a host of seasonal items, like a bright pink sakura cherry blossom-shaped pasta colored using beetroot paste from Tamaya

Seimen for $8.39. Whether opting for the traditional or specialty, there are a plethora of dry, packaged, and frozen noodles to choose from throughout the store, but the deals on the Kagawa udon and premium somen noodles are advertised in this section at just $4.99.

Snack on rice crackers or grab candy in the first aisle for no more than $4 on average, with popular choices like Hi-Chews selling for $1.59 each. Treat yourself to the rounded, bouncy texture of Kasugai Seika Frutia gummies, which are gluten-free and made using the real juice of fruits like peach and mango, for $3.19 a bag.

College students will likely rejoice at the seemingly unlimited types of instant noodles and soups available for purchase, as a quick scan shows that Maruichi even stocks brands from other countries like South Korea or Vietnam.

But although there is no shortage of these portable meals to peruse, the freshly made onigiri, a triangular Japanese rice ball with a filling and nori wrapping, is a lunchtime staple for a reason. Place your order with one of the employees at the onigiri station right next to the register, where, for $3 each, you can choose from the more conventional rice balls like pickled plum, also called umeboshi, which makes for a deeply sour but unforgettably satisfying first bite. Those who are used to eating raw fish in sushi may do well with contents like eel, salmon, and tuna mayo, but the fried shrimp tempura and spicy chicken karaage, both of which are cooked, seem to be the best sellers.

In a sign advertising its specialty as “The Rice Master,” the store promotes Maruichi Select grains used by the company, which are imported from Japan and polished in their kitchens. These are fittingly used for the onigiri alongside roasted seaweed from Yamamotoyama. Customers can order rice in advance in a series of types and grinds, some of which are on display as instore samples.

Be careful not to skip dinner when passing by the series of more elaborate sweets in the Parisienne Bakery dessert case that overlooks the onigiri station, where a flight of different cakes and an enormous cream puff sell for $5.99 to $6.79.

For a substantial supper, see the first open refrigerated case further down and scan the bento boxes, which are singleserving takeout meals typically enjoyed at lunch.

The positives of having a protein like fried chicken karaage paired with ingredients such as rice, vegetables, and pieces of Japanese omelet in preassembled glory make for an easy weeknight meal. Boxes

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of unadon, or eel, and gyudon, or sliced beef, all sell for about $14, with components from most of the major food groups.

Fresh sushi with wasabi and ginger also comes in four- or eight-piece sets of spicy tuna, salmon nigiri, eel avocado, and California rolls for $6 to $9. The mini chirashizushi, which translates to “scattered sushi” due to being eaten in bowl form rather than as a roll, marries a light combination of fish and shellfish for $9.99.

If you want to take home any of the seafood for cooking or even to use in a healthy poke bowl, move to the next case, where everything from black tiger shrimps to sashimi cuts of hamachi, octopus, yellowfin tuna, and Scottish salmon retails for $4 to $14.

But every eating experience can improve with the right accouterments, including a hearty stock of sauces, condiments, and dressings throughout the rest of the store.

Maruichi swaps the vertical refrigerators for another row of cabinets that frame the wall around the produce section, where fresh fruits and vegetables like eggplants, watermelon, and taro root successfully create the supermarket aesthetic. Complete your culinary journey with a pop of green from scallions, accompaniments like tofu or kimchi, and an array of organic mushrooms by the Hokto Kinoko brand—for reference, the ones labeled maitake are also known as hen-of-thewood mushrooms, while bunapi and bunashimeji are the white and brown beech, respectively—before checking out the frozen goods. Raw meat cuts like pork belly cost $8 to $14 on average, while prepackaged items like dumplings and shumai are routinely marked down for a lower price.

Maruichi takes pride in its food-related products, a theme that extends to the back of the store with homeware like the “I Love My Kitchen” chopsticks, which come in a set of two in numerous patterns for $3.99, or themed lunch boxes with their own utensil sets. You can also pick up household essentials, as well as browse the rest of Maruichi’s miscellaneous drugstore goods, in this one-stop shop.

With each steady stream of new sales during accessible daily hours, Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli’s Princeton store is a prime spot for the fast and the foodies.

Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli, 136 Nassau Street. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. maruichius.net.

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“ We had been living locally in our own home but when Charlotte started to need more assistance we had to decide between 24/7 care or moving into a community. We chose to live in a community because it offered a well-rounded lifestyle and we were happy with the apartment on the ground floor. We appreciated that the apartment came unfurnished so we could bring lots of pieces from our home. The maintenance team was amazing helping us hang pictures and our television. The service is better than expected and the food is better than expected. The staff is superb –confident and friendly. What works well for us is that I can go out to run errands and know that Charlotte is well taken care of while I’m gone. She enjoys yoga and cooking demonstrations while I enjoy my bridge games. We cannot recommend living here highly enough.”

With a renowned reputation and unrivaled services and amenities, Maplewood Senior Living communities offer residents an exceptional lifestyle. No matter what our residents need, we provide the right level of support and the added peace of mind families are looking for.

Our VistasTM program was designed specifically for those looking for some extra support in their daily lives. Expert caregivers are available to lend a hand with personal care, or with more comprehensive support, such as medication oversight. We also offer a variety of health and wellness activities, a full schedule of social and cultural programs, fine dining experiences, scheduled transportation, and more. We take care of everything so our residents are free to explore their interests and pursue their passions.

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