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Town Making Plans for Hurricane Season . . . . 7 Exhibit of African American Collectors and Their Art Opens at Trenton City Museum . 13 Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra Performs in Miller Chapel . . . . . . . 15 Senior Cox Pesce Ending PU Crew Career at Henley, Coming Full Circle in Return Trip to Storied Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . 23 With Kioko Starring on the Mound and at the Plate, Princeton Repeats as District 12 Intermediate Champs. . . . . . . . . . . 28
In James Baldwin’s 90th Birthday Year, A Princeton Epiphany, The Charleston Syllabus, and Some Personal History . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Classified Ads. . . . . . . 32 Home Improvement . . . 33 Music/Theater . . . . . . 15 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 30 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 31 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Fireworks, Flintlocks, Benjamin Franklin as Princeton Celebrates Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year and there will be enough historyinspired events to fill the entire day, not to mention a few that take place on the run up to the event. This year’s traditional fireworks display, courtesy of the Spirit of Princeton, will take place on Thursday, July 2, at 9 p.m. The community is invited to come early and enjoy their own picnics on the fields next to the Princeton University Stadium, along Western Way. The site will open at 7 p.m. so that everyone can settle in for the 16th Annual Independence Day Fireworks, which will take place rain or shine. Only lightning will cancel the spectacle in red, white and blue. Visitors are asked to follow the rules that exclude alcoholic beverages and, because of the newly-installed artificial turf, they are asked not to smoke. The event is free and open to all, with parking at University Lot 21 below the fields adjacent to Faculty Road. Parking is also available on streets nearby and in the University parking garage on Prospect Street. The non-profit Spirit of Princeton not only sponsors the free July 4 fireworks but also the Memorial Day Parade as well as the Flag Day celebration, and Veteran’s Day ceremony. For more information, visit www.spiritofprinceton.org. So much for the fireworks, now for the flintlocks, which will feature, appropriately enough, on Princeton Battlefield Park, at 500 Mercer Road (Princeton Pike) when numerous re-enactors will mark Independence Day on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also free, this event seems to draw more and more visitors to Princeton each year. Many bring a picnic lunch and enjoy not only the park and the hiking trails of the adjacent Institute Woods but the period demonstrations that are intended to bring history to life. The use of flintlock muskets as well as artillery drill will be demonstrated by soldiers of the Revolutionary War period from Mott’s 6th Company of the new 2nd Continental Regiment of Artillery. Named for Gershom Mott, who was born in Middletown, New Jersey in 1743, “Mott’s Artillery” was involved throughout the war, in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and then as far South as Virginia. At the Thomas Clarke House, which Continued on Page 9
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After well over a year of negotiations, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) and the teachers’s union, Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA) issued a statement Thursday announcing a “Memorandum of Agreement for a successor contract.” Today, July 1, marks the end of a year in which teachers in Princeton Public Schools have worked under the terms of an expired 2011-2014 contract. In spite of lengthy negotiations that began as early as fall 2013, their union and the Board failed to come up with a new contract. Talks dragged on as both sides became entrenched over their respective positions on salaries and health benefits. A major
stumbling block was conflicting interpretations of the State of New Jersey’s Chapter 78. Even sessions with a state-appointed mediator failed to move the parties closer. It looked as though the next step would be non-binding arbitration for which an independent “fact finder” would be called in at a cost of between $1,600 and $2,500 per day, to be split between the BOE and the PREA. Spurred by this, both sides moved to meet face-to-face in order to thrash out a deal before the close of the school year. Hopes rose after two marathon negotiat-
ing sessions on June 2 and June 10, the first lasting 18 hours and the second, 12 hours. After the second meeting, BOE President Andrea Spalla said that both parties were working to “close the remaining differences between the two sides.” The above-mentioned statement from Ms. Spalla together with PREA President Joanne Ryan, reads: “We are pleased to inform the Princeton community that the negotiating teams of the PREA and the Board of Education for the Princeton Public Schools have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a successor contract. Further details of the new contract will be published Continued on Page 10
655 Bus Will Likely End But Alternative Exists, More Being Explored
STANDING TOGETHER: Speaking at the Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Racial Justice held in response to the previous week’s shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., Director of the Coalition for Peace Action and Co-Pastor of Christ Congregation in Princeton Rev. Robert Moore told the gathering “We stand together in unity as a community of love.” The event was organized by CPA, the Mt. Pisgah AME Church and the Princeton Clergy Association. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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For those who rely on NJ Transit’s 655 bus for transportation between Princeton and the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, prospects are dim for the future of the route. The line is among those that NJ Transit is proposing to discontinue as a way to cut costs as the agency’s federal grant runs out. With a decision expected in a few weeks, efforts are being made by the municipality, the hospital and Princeton University to come up with an alternative. But it turns out that there is already a way for those without access to cars to get to and from the hospital. “It’s important to let people know that there currently is a free and open-to-thepublic way to get there, which is Tiger Transit,” said Kristin Appelget, the University’s director of Community and Regional Affairs. “It’s our Forrestal/Princeton Plasma Physics Lab route, which stops at Princeton [Dinky] station.” Ms. Appelget said the University reviews the route of its Tiger Transit bus each year. “Given the change in the 655, we’re looking at how we may be able to modify the PPPL route. We’re considering two locations: Nassau Street or Merwick/ Stanworth, and we will probably know by midsummer.” NJ Transit introduced its proposal to cut routes and raise fares last April. The agency maintains that the changes are necessary to keep up with rising costs including employee healthcare and other Continued on Page 8
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Princeton Public Library ting stories and songs about in the Community Room. sharks and other mysterious The final event on ThursPresents Shark Week Shark Week, the long-running cable television event, kicks off this year on July 6, and Princeton Public Library is marking the week with some complementary programs. Designed to entertain as well as educate, the programs begin w it h “W hy Sharks Are Not Scary,” on Monday, July 6 at 11 a.m. This presentation by Dean Fessler from Princeton’s Shark Research Institute explores why sharks are vital to the ocean and why they don’t need to be feared. It is for children 5 and older and is held in the Community Room. On Tuesday, July 7, at 2 p.m.,“Fins Up” Story Time is held for children aged two and older. Friendly and exci-
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In a story on National Mosquito Awareness Week (Town Topics, June 24, page 8), advice to residents was wrongly attributed to Mercer County Mosquito Control Superintendent Isik Unlu. Dr. Unlu advise the following measures all summer long to keep mosquito numbers low: “Empty out water from containers in and around your backyard such as buckets, recycle bins, and potted plant saucers; store tires indoors or away from rain; check for tire recycling programs in your area; empty and replace water at least once for bird baths; do not forget water plus 7 days equals mosquitoes; make sure drain pipes slope downward. These drain pipes are dominated by Asian tiger mosquito immatures, and this species is an aggressive day biter; maintain your pool. Remove water from tarps and pool covers. Residents can use any repellent endorsed by the EPA and CDC. “My personal favorite is oil of lemon eucalyptus followed by DEET and picaridin.”
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day, July 9 at 6 p.m. is a Shark and Ocean Tr iv ia Contest. Children 5 and older can show off what they know about sharks during this friendly “Jeopardy”style game. Questions will be taken from the Top 100 Shark Facts on the Shark Week page at discover y. com. The event is held in the Community Room. Princeton Public Library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon Street. Call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary. org for more information.
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A Community Bulletin Town Topics: the entire issue is now available online: www.towntopics.com. Princeton Municipal Offices will be closed Friday, in observance of Independence Day; there will be regular trash pickup. Jewish Family & Children’s Service is offering a new support group for women in their sixties and seventies. The Women in Transition group, funded by the Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women and facilitated by Susan Flaster, RN, BSN, MPA, CMCN and Cindy Kramer, MEd, MSW, will focus on changes in health, financial needs, relationships, employment status, family dynamics, expectations of grown children and setting goals. For more information, visit: www. jfcsonline.org. The Princeton Health Department reminds residents that rabies in wildlife continues to pose a risk to pets and people. The vast majority of rabies cases reported each year from New Jersey occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, and bats. For more information, contact the Princeton Health Department at (609) 4977608, or visit: http://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/ faq/rabies_faq.pdf. Princeton University is seeking input from Princeton-area residents via an interactive mapping tool called Campus Compass that will inform Princeton University’s 2026 Campus Planning effort. Community members are invited to describe where and how they spend time on campus and offer their ideas for improvement. The mapping tool is available online (http://princetoncampusplanblog.com). It takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete a questionnaire. For more information, contact blog administrator at princetonblog @urbanstrategies.com. Town Newspaper is on Facebook along with its sister magazine publications Princeton Magazine, and Urban Agenda NYC. The newspaper can be read online: http://www.towntopics.com. Please be sure to LIKE our pages: Town Topics: https://www.facebook.com/towntopics; Princeton Magazine: https://www.facebook.com/ princetonmagazine; Urban Agenda NYC: https://www. facebook.com/UrbanAgendaNewYorkCity. The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County holds a food pantry in the lower level of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Tuesday, 1:30 to 7 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (609) 396-5327, or visit: the crisisministry.org. Cornerstone Community Kitchen in partnership with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen serves free hot meals Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer. For more information, call (609) 924-2613, or visit: www. princetonumc.org.
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ture, you have to be open to the larger spaces being upstairs, rather than forcing it to be something it is not.” Ms. McClintock was especially fond of the work FORD3 did on the barn that became the D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center. “It’s a great fit of program and space,” she said. “I also loved a project we did that is Continued on Next Page
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on the tour, because it was done for part of my family. We were able to re-use a lot of materials we’d saved over the years. Part of the barn had collapsed in a big snowstorm in 1996, but we were able to use the siding for interior finishes.” That oldest part of the barn dates from 1800. Like others in Bucks County, some of its walls are stone, which presented a challenge. “A big stone wall has very little insulate value,” Ms. McClintock said. “We wanted it to be energy efficient, so we had to cover
ticularly agricultural structures, viable life in today’s society. I’ll be looking at living history barns, residential conversions, and a number of case studies. Not every barn can become a living history structure. But we don’t want to lose the ones that are left.” Discovering that a barn cannot be converted to a living space can be discouraging. “There was a couple looking to buy properties, and they had the idea of living in a converted barn,” Ms. McClintock recalled. “They found one in a beautiful setting in Bucks County. It looked fabulous from the
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Ethan: “It’s important to the Princeton community and it’s important everywhere. This is really happening in the world, and it’s important to come together and stand together in a time like this rather than to continue fighting. A community event like this one is important because it unites us.” Aidan: “It’s important to be aware about the issues of racism in all communities and I’m proud to be here on behalf of the Princeton community.” Drake: “I think it’s important because in a place where racism is not viewed as an extreme issue, it’s still a reality, and I think that what happened in South Carolina is terrible and can’t happen again.” — (from left) Ethan and Aidan Blaser and Drake Marsaly, Princeton
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“Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, one of four historic African American churches in Princeton, was established in 1840 during a time of social, political and religious upheaval in a segregated community. Our church members were blessed to join in a vigil where clergy from all faiths and caring participants came together to pray, sing and to support the mourning families and all people of Charleston. Our journey of peace and reconciliation must be a life long mission!” — Shirley Satterfield, Princeton
“I think it’s so important for the Princeton community. There are hundreds of people here and it just shows how as human beings, we’re all connected. And we’re all standing in solidarity for the people of Charleston and feeling their pain, and feeling their grief. Not only feeling their grief but also feeling their outrage—what happened was an act of terrorism. It’s pure racism. People don’t want that. People want to hear that we are standing up for justice and equality for all.” — Carol Gay, Brick, N.J.
Christina: “I think an event like this is important for the Princeton Community because of our surrounding area. We have several African Methodist Episcopal churches in the area. So for a group of people to be able to get together on one united front helps to show the amount of community that we have her in Princeton and that’s important to the people who live here.” Edwin: “Something like that impacts all of humanity. The fact that a white man targeted nine African Americans shows the embedded racism; it was an act of terrorism and it has happened in this country before. It’s important for us to unite our communities and speak out against the hate.” — Christina and Edwin Lloyd, Princeton Junction
According to t he New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) the Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30. New Jersey’s tropical storm activity is typically between August and late October. All of which means that now is the time to prepare. With hazardous weather affecting New Jersey residents on a regular basis with short- and long-term power outages and possibilities of flooding and the destruction of property, “There has been a huge push on the part of the state to encourage participation from the community and enlist volunteers,” said Princeton Director of Emergency and Safety Services Robert G. Gregory. In recognition of this, Princeton Council Presid e nt B er n ie M i l ler a n d Council members Heather Howard and Patrick Simon have been instrumental in the municipality’s participation in the Community Emergency Response Team ( CE RT ) Prog ram, which prepares team members to assist their families, neighbors, and co-workers in the event of an emergency. They are trained to support professional and volunteer first responders, and to provide assistance themselves when first responders are not immediately available. Twelve Princeton residents completed a seven-week CERT course this spring at the Mercer County Fire Academy that included fire extinguisher training, first aid skills, and search and rescue drills. Training was conducted by Fire Academy staff and members of the Princeton Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services. “Our first set of volunteers graduated in April and in addition six more just went through the CERT Administrative Program of the state Office of Emergency Management including myself, Princeton Health Officer Jeffrey Grosser and Director of Human Services Elisa Neira.” While natural disasters like hurricanes cannot be avoided, there are safety measures that might ameliorate their effects. NJOEM’s Hurricane Survival Guide for New Jersey gives advice on ways of securing the safety of families, homes and pets; advice that holds for all types of natural disasters. Mr. Simon agrees that now is the time to plan ahead and make sure emergency supplies are in order. He suggests the guidelines provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEM A, w w w.ready.gov ), which recom mends t hat people prepare to shelter in place for at least three days
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and warning systems listed as well. Sign up, opt-in or connect to receive important local alerts. http://w w w. ready.nj.gov/about/association.html Individuals can subscribe to the NJ State Police on Nixle Connect (http://local. nixle.com/new-jersey-statepolice). Nixle allows verified government agencies to communicate with the public via text/SMS, email, and internet posts and unlike other social media applications, Nixle does not contain any third-party advertisements. NJ Alert is a free, voluntary, and confidential emergency alerting system that allows NJOEM officials to send email or text messages to cell phones and other email enabled devices during an emergency event. To sign up for NJ Alert, visit: www.njalert.gov. Step 2 is to make a plan w ith family members as to how to stay close and Continued on Next Page
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ARE YOU READY FOR HURRICANE SEASON? These volunteers are, from left, back row: Robert Gregory, director of Princeton’s Office of Emergency Management; Jeffery Clarke; Jerome Scott; Martin Mbugua; Jay Vaughn; Mark Scheibner; TR Johnson of the Princeton Fire Department; Kate Warren; Roz Warren; Sal Baldino, of the Princeton Fire Department; front row: Rania Salem. Fayez Azeez, Ron DiLapo. Volunteer team members not pictured are recent CERT Team graduates Afroula Ippolito and Trish Verbeyst; and Sara Braverman, Penelope Chambers, Judy Gorberg, Steve Kolock and David Sayen, who completed an earlier class. (Image courtesy of Princeton Office of Emergency Management)
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connected; designate an individual outside of the state to serve as a family point of contact, since after a disaster it is often easier to call out-of-state than within the affected area; after a disaster, all family members should make contact with the designated individual. Try choosing a certain time for everyone to check in. Step 3 is to gather emergency supplies, many of which can be found around the home. NJOEM’s “Hurricane Kit” includes a 2 week supply of these emergency necessities together with clean-up and repair supplies stored in a safe place. In addition to basics necessities, residents are advised to gather together important documents such as social security cards, birth certificates, marriage and death records, wills, insurance policies, deeds and mortgages, computer file backups, and personal photographs, as well as important phone numbers and prescriptions. To dow nload the com-
plete NJ Hurricane Survival Guide, visit: http://www. s t ate .n j.u s /n j o e m /p l a n / pdf/070214_hurricane_survival_guide.pdf Additional information can be found on the Princeton Office of Emergency Management web page at www. princetonnj.gov/emerg-mgt. html, and at the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s public education site for emergency preparedness, www.ready.gov. The municipality encourages all residents to register for the Mass Notification System at http://www. princetonnj.gov/ems-phoneregister.html, or in person at the municipal clerk’s office in Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street. A list of emergency phone numbers is on the municipal website (princetonnj.gov) Another CERT training course for Princeton volunteers will take place this fall. For more information, call Robert Gregory of the Department of Emergency and Safety Services, 1 Monument Drive, at (609) 497-7632. —Linda Arntzenius
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benefits. The proposed state contribution to NJ Transit for fiscal year 2016 is currently $33 million, trimmed from $40.3 million. That subsidy was $73 million during each of the prior two fiscal years. It was as high as $278 million in 2005. It includes money taken from the Clean Energy Fund and $295 million from the Turnpike Authority, which was supposed to be for the cancelled ARC tunnel under the Hudson River. Members of the New Jersey Fund for Transit, a coalition of public transportation advocates, have said that the service cuts and fare hikes are a result of the state’s failing system for funding public transportation. The Transportation Trust Fund, which is for transportation capital projects, is bankrupt. Mayor Liz Lempert has been involved in the discussions to make sure Princeton residents without cars can continue to travel between downtown and the hospital. “We’ve been told the 655
bus could be terminated as soon as September, but there are no firm dates,” she said. “Right now, it’s still running.” At its meeting June 22, Princeton Council heard the results of a transportation survey administered by the health and human services departments. Some 50 people polled at a community meeting answered questions about transportation options they would consider using should the 655 disappear. The survey determined that 80 percent of those polled use public transportation as their primary means of getting around. Sixty-five percent of those people do not have cars, and 63 percent currently use the 655 bus. Sixty-two percent have used the hospital clinic during the past year. Most respondents indicated they would be open to using Tiger Transit to get to and from the hospital. “The good news is that a high percentage showed interest,” said Ms. Lempert. “The survey also found that most residents never knew where to go to get vouchers
for the 655. So communication about the alternatives is going to need to be much better.” Vouchers are currently available in the medical building next to the former hospital site on Witherspoon Street, and at the clinic at the University Medical Center at Plainsboro. While the 655 NJ Transit bus costs $1.50 for adults and 70 cents for children and seniors, Tiger Transit is free. But the latter route does not and will not extend as far as Princeton Shopping Center, which is a stop on the 655 line. Another option being explored is an on-demand taxi service. “The hospital is looking into this. The details of who is qualified are still being worked out, as well as how it would be administered,” said Ms. Lempert. “It would be in addition to Tiger Transit and would probably be a sort of subsidized taxi service.” Since announcing its proposal to cut lines including the 655 and raise fares by nine percent, NJ Transit has held several public hearings
throughout the state. Ms. Lempert said she was planning to attend a press conference on Wednesday, July 1, at the Trenton Transit Station, to object to the proposed fare increases, which would raise a one-way trip between Princeton Junction and New York’s Penn Station from $16.50 to $17.75. The last fare hike, made five years ago, was 22 percent. N J Tr a n s it’s b o a r d i s scheduled to meet on July 15. In the meantime, local efforts continue to ensure that public transportation of some sort will be available for those without access to a car. “There are still a lot of moving parts, but we’re planning to have a plan in place by the end of July so that we can start advertising and getting the word out,” Ms. Lemper t said. “We’ve been in discussions with the University and the hospital. We’ll definitely be reaching out when there is firm information. NJ Transit and the hospital have said they’ll help get information out, and we will hold community meetings.” —Anne Levin
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a reading of the Declaration of Independence. If you’d like to sign the Declaration for yourself, head over to Morven Museum and Garden on Stockton Street, where a July 4 Jubilee will be in full swing, having started at noon. This is where you are likely to spot Benjamin Franklin (as portrayed by history enthusiast B. David Emerson) taking his
afternoon constitutional. Morven’s Independence Day Jubilee is also free and it will run, weather permitting, until 3 p.m. What better place to mark the day, since the museum is the former home of another Declaration-signer, Richard Stockton. Besides the historic house itself, which will be open and includes an exhibition of 19th-century chair making in New Jersey, “Of the Best Materials and Good Workmanship,” as well as yesteryear demonstrations on how ice-cream, bread, paper and guns were made, there will be live bluegrass music on the front porch from the Ocean Country Band. Plenty of barbecue will be for sale from the Oink & Moo BBQ food truck. Arts Council of Princeton instructor Libby Ramage will be on hand to help visitors draw inspiration from
the exhibition and create their own chalk or oil pastel rendering of a chair. And historical interpreter Stacy Flora Roth will share the importance of tea in the early days of America with “Revolutionary Tea!” Why was it so important that fashionconscious families posed for portraits with their tea sets? Did Great Britain lose its American Colonies over
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To the Editor: I have had “not for profit” solicitors coming not only to my front door, but back door regularly since February. Apparently, they are registered with the local police for five hours or so at a time to canvass our neighborhoods. If a resident does NOT want them on his or her property, one must post a No Trespassing sign. Not for profits are protected by both New Jersey and Federal Supreme Court rulings to freely enter private property with whatever issue they feel is for the betterment of the public be it religious or of public interest. I am not interested in having these people walking uninvited up to my door trying to convince me to support whatever cause. The last visit was for some children’s group campaign. The first one was for water issues. The police report that this last group had from 4-9 p.m. to bother us. How many children were home alone during that time after school? Or walking home from school with strangers walking near them? The man who came to our street with his brochures came a second time (two hours later) because some of us weren’t home. I have been told by our mayor there is nothing we can do about it — other than put up ugly No Trespassing signs in our yards. Even then, these people can claim they “didn’t see the sign”.
I offered the suggestion to our mayor that we register our addresses with the municipality/police department as a “do not solicit” address. If the police can register these groups, they can certainly hand them an address list of homeowners who wish to opt out. This suggestion would keep our town looking beautiful. No Trespassing signs would not. The mayor responded that that would be “too much trouble”. The Town has our addresses on file for everything else they need. How could it be so much trouble to register an address for no trespassing? Perhaps this can be addressed and implemented by those who manage our town. And perhaps ASAP or before the next wave of “not for profit solicitors” hit our neighborhoods again this summer. This is an invasion of privacy and a dangerous situation for out of school children. NANCY WOELk Maybury Hill road, circa 1725
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To the Editor: The apocalypse is indeed near. Latest evidence: Just back from Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Garden Theater. Absolutely the most magnificent and wonderful Dream, or even Shakespeare, or even movie, I have ever seen. Splendid. Magical. Yet – for this first of only two showings (next one Sunday, August 9, 12:30 p.m. - really), the small theater wasn’t close to full, and at least 95 percent of the audience was over 50 (as am I), many quite over. So, where the heck was everyone else? No interest in glorious Shakespeare on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Our youth and civilization are clearly falling apart. No, I have no financial interest in the movie or the Garden. I just can’t bear the thought of anyone missing this film. Seriously – see it. You can thank me later. BrIAN ZACk Hageman Lane
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er rambling forum for gun control and less about all the things that it should have been about. Where was the real dialogue on race relations or an honest discussion about preventing the radicalization of youth, either as white supremacists or radical Islamists? Community leaders who preach to limit the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of rights may get a rise from the crowd and enjoy some temporary sense of purpose, but ultimately provide a great disservice to all of us by wasting such a prime opportunity for identifying and addressing the root causes of violence in To the Editor: Much has been written over the years regarding this our society. flag, what it means to those who fly it and what it means AArON BENNETT to those who are offended by it. Markham rd It’s interesting to note and there seems to be no coincidence that the flag first flew over the South Carolina state capitol in 1962 at the same time as the Civil rights Movement was gaining traction and momentum. The issue here is, simply put, that many are offended by this symbol, a symbol of a Confederacy that fought to To the editor: Quiet, non-polluting, and cardio-friendly, biking brings preserve a way of life surrounded by and supported by many benefits to both the cyclist and the community. a population of slave owners and rejected by the slaves. Unfortunately, because bicyclists share the road with What benefit can honoring this symbol have? There are those who argue that the flag honors those that lost their cars, trucks, and buses, fear of being injured is a significant lives in that war. That argument fails to meet any test of logic deterrent for many would-be bicyclists. research done at the University of British Columbia comparing deaths per or any test of humanity. The lives that mattered then are the lives that matter now. 100 million trips shows that, when compared to automobile And the society that matters now is that which honors and travel, bicyclists in the United States are more than twice as likely to be involved in a fatal accident. Thankfully, rerespects all lives, and that includes black lives. The flag should be removed. Prejudice must be replaced search also shows that the rate of accidents declines when more cyclists are on the road. with inclusion and the rule of law must be enforced. Whole Earth Center has long been a supporter of biIf towns like Princeton declare their war against ignorance and prejudice one town at a time, then change can only follow. cycling in our community. One way we support biking is through our annual random Acts of Community camBlack lives matter. All lives matter. paign, which has delivered more than $7000 in gift cards There is a movement afoot in South Carolina to encourage to cyclists in Princeton. Twenty seven Princeton businesses the leadership to remove the flag and there now appears to participated in that program this year. Another way we supmovement on the part of leadership to do just that. It has been port cycling is through our long-standing policy of giving reported that due to overwhelming response to the shooting a discount to bicyclists. and due to the historic objection to the flag, Governor Nikki The goal of these programs is to incentivize biking in Haley has called for the flag to be moved. By “moved” we hope, that similar to Florida, the flag be relegated to a museum hopes of increasing the number of bikes on our town streets. More bicycle-friendly streets will, we hope, make in a place where it belongs as a relic of the past. a five- to ten-mile shopping trip by bike more appealing Our Princeton Human Services Commission, consistent with to shoppers who currently travel those distances by car. its mission to defend the rights and dignity of all those in need A significant rise in the number of bike trips from those of a louder voice, implores the government of South Carolina distances will have a positive impact on our roadways and to do the right thing and remove the flag from its current will free up more parking spaces for Princeton shoppers prominent position. who must travel by car. We hope they do. We hope justice prevails. Our bike reward program is not, in any way, intended rOSS WISHNICk to say that we place less value on customers who travel to For the Princeton Human Services Commission our store by foot or by bus or by car. We deeply appreciate all of the customers who have chosen to support our store and our mission over the past 45 years. Biking is simply the way that we, as one small, local food market, have chosen to focus our efforts toward making a positive impact on our town roads and quality of life. To the Editor: JENNIFEr MUrrAY It is so unfortunate that the Wednesday prayer vigil in General Manager Princeton for the massacre in Charleston was just anothWhole Earth Center
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BOOK REVIEW
Of Flags and Faith and James Baldwin in His 90th Birthday Year
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fter the outbreak of war in April of 1861, students at Princeton (then the College of New Jersey) raised the Union flag over Nassau Hall. According to the Mudd Manuscript Library blog, two-fifths of the class of 1862 left campus for the South within a three-week period. Students had begun leaving as early as January 1861 due to what college President John Maclean called “the unhappy condition of the country.” Although the administration took the flag down, it would be raised again and remain there for the duration of the war. Of the 70 Princeton students who died in the conflict and are remembered on a plaque in Nassau Hall, 34 fought under the Union flag and 36 under the Confederate. The plaque does not divide them accordingly, however. They’re honored together as Princeton students. Baldwin in Princeton Writing in the November 1955 issue of Harper’s, African American essayist and novelist James Baldwin (1924-1987) recalls visiting a Nassau Street restaurant in 1942: “I knew about jim-crow but I had never experienced it. I went to the same self-service restaurant three times and stood with all the Princeton boys before the counter, waiting for a hamburger and coffee...Negroes were not served there, I was told...Once I was told this, I determined to go there all the time. But now they were ready for me and, though some dreadful scenes were subsequently enacted in that restaurant, I never ate there again.” True enough, although Baldwin’s friend and biographer David Leeming describes a 1965 visit to Princeton during which Baldwin suggested that they stop at a local restaurant: “He seemed angry, as standing in front of the counter with the usual crowd of Princeton students, he ordered a hamburger, left it on the counter when it was delivered to him, and announced that we were leaving.” The fact that Baldwin felt compelled to return to the scene more than a decade later bears out his claim in the same essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” that the year he lived in New Jersey (working in a Belle Mead defense plant) “had made a great change” in his life. Having grown up in Harlem, a recent graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School, with white mentors and friends, he “knew about the south, of course, and about how southerners treated Negroes and how they expected them to behave.” But “it had never entered my mind that anyone would look at me and expect me to behave that way. I learned in New Jersey that to be a Negro meant, precisely, that one was never looked at but was simply at the mercy of the reflexes the color of one’s skin caused in other people.”
According to Leeming, Baldwin’s anger after reliving the scene in the restaurant was such that he subsequently became “argumentative, even abusive” at a faculty dinner party. “Informed Conversation” Media commentary about race and racism in the aftermath of the Charleston shootings and the debate over the Confederate flag inspired Brandeis Professor Chad Williams and colleagues at Wayne State and the University of Iowa to create a hashtag, #CharlestonSyllabus, to crowdsource books, films, and educational materials as a basis for an “informed conversation.” BBC Trending’s report (“Charleston Syllabus Builds Book List of Tolerance”) is accompanied by an image showing a dozen recommended books, three of which are by James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time (1963), No Name in the Street (1972), and the first and most influential collection, titled after that seminal essay with its Princeton epiphany, Notes of a Native Son (1955). Meanwhile Baldwin’s 90th birthday has inspired Harlem Stage’s The Year of James Baldwin, a 14-month, citywide celebration presented in par tnership with Columbia University School of the Arts and New York Live Arts, and numerous other collaborators. Singer songwriter Stew, leader of a rock group called The Negro Problem, paid homage last month in “Notes of a Native Song,” a song cycle in which he presents Baldwin as a bluesinging literary rock star who, like Stew, ultimately came into his own as an artist in Europe. The phrase that inspired the name of Stew’s band occurs five times in the five page preface to Notes of a Native Son, where Baldwin observes that “one of the difficulties about being a Negro writer... is that the Negro problem is written about so widely. The bookshelves groan under the weight of information, and everyone therefore considers himself informed. And this information, furthermore, operates usually (generally, popularly) to reinforce traditional attitudes.”
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Baldwin’s life as a professional writer began when he was “writing book reviews— mostly, it turned out, about the Negro problem, concerning which the color of my skin made me automatically an expert.” Referring back to “traditional attitudes,” he notes that the “change from ill will to good will” is “better than no change at all....But it is part of the business of the writer—as I see it—to examine attitudes, to go beneath the surface, to tap the source.” Fiction’s Special Appeal Although Baldwin’s essays are generally considered to be superior to his fiction, there’s no doubt that his first novel Go Tell It On the Mountain (1952) “taps the source” and belongs in the Charleston syllabus. However commendable the desire to get people reading and talking about race, if the great underlying dream objective is to reach supposed lost causes like accused killer Dylann Roof, strongly plotted and written fiction would make a more potent weapon than expository prose. In Go Tell It On the Mountain Baldwin is exploring his own history with a sense of personal and aesthetic purpose that gives the story a compelling universality. The opening pages describe a situation in which t h e p r ot a g o n i s t feels like an outsider in his own family, alienated, in particular, from his fat her. T hat it’s a black family struggling to get by is secondary to the universal theme of embattled families. When he left Paris for Switzerland, “armed with two Bessie Smith records and a typewriter,” Baldwin’s goal was “to try to create the life” that he had “first known as a child” and from which he had “spent so many years in flight.” Even after reading Balzac, Henry James, Dostoevsky, Henry Miller, and Walt Whitman, among others, his true mentor in the “absolutely alabaster landscape” of Switzerland was the Empress of the Blues: “It was Bessie Smith, through her tone and her cadence, who helped me to dig back to the way I myself must have spoken” and “to remember the things I had heard and seen and felt. I had buried them very deep. I had never listened to Bessie Smith in America.”
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Personal History Watching President Obama lead the singing of “Amazing Grace” during his eulogy for the shooting victims in Charleston, I found myself focusing on the words African Methodist Episcopal on the purple banner draped over the podium. I was remembering two quite different race-and religion-based experiences. In the first incident I was 15, on a train somewhere between Tottenville and St. George on Staten Island. It was a Sunday and at one stop a number of black women in their Sunday best came aboard. The tambourine-bearing lady who sat down beside me was the oldest and most diminutive of the group. Right away she began asking me questions about my religion. Was I believer? Was I a sinner? Uh, well, er, what to say? Brandishing the tambourine in the direction of my hemming and hawing, she asked what my church was. Though it had been some years since I last dutifully attended Trinity Episcopal, where my father played the organ, I felt within my rights to say “ Episcopal,” but as soon as the word was out of my mouth, the old lady yelled “Episcopals is Catholics!” and began banging her tambourine and shouting “Save this sinner! Help this poor sinner!” The tambourine banging and the shouting continued until the next stop, where she got off with the others. One of the women came over, patted my shoulder, and said, “She’s old and cranky. Don’t pay her no mind. You believe whatever you want to believe.” he second incident occured in the fall of the same year when I went with a friend to a black church in Indianapolis. We were two white boys who had come to the capital city to find blues and jazz records and to see if what an older friend had told us about this church was true—that people had “the time of their lives” there. What a thought. To have the time of your life in a place that, for me, was associated with squirming through endless dull sermons and being bored, literally, to tears. The atmosphere of friendly, unforced good feeling we found ourselves in could be seen again in the faces and attitudes of the people sitting behind President Obama and, in effect, cheering him on at the Emanuel A.M.E. in Charleston. At the church in Indianapolis we were not only made to feel at home, we were treated as if we were children of the congregation. It was something better than what I thought of as “having the time of your life.” When all the males were called to stand in front of the altar and join hands to sing a hymn, a woman like the one who patted my shoulder that day on the train urged us to go up and join in and we did. We sang a hymn. It was called “Somebody Touched Me” and the tears in my eyes were not from boredom. —Stuart Mitchner
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Area African American Collectors Exhibit Their Art at Ellarslie An exhibition titled “On Their Walls: Area African American Collectors and Their African American Art” will run at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park, Trenton, from Saturday July 11 through September 13. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, July 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. A gallery talk focusing on collecting African American art will take place Sunday, July 26, at 2 p.m. and the exhibition will be on display in conjunction with the Trenton African American Cultural Festival held in Cadwalader Park August 15. Curated by Kali McMillan, the exhibition will showcase works of art by a select group of African American artists collected by four local African American women. Highlights of the show i n cl u d e f i ve s e r i g r ap h s from the “Prevalence of Ritual Portfolio” by Romare Bearden completed in 1974 as well as a few rarely seen paintings by noted Trenton artist Tom Malloy. The artists in the exhibition range from established to rising
local and international artists, including Frank Morrison, Sanford Biggers, Ellen Powell Tiberino, and Mercy Moyo. Ms. McMillan, a former West Windsor resident, is an ar t historian who recently earned her masters in art history from the University of Glasgow: Christie’s Education, London. Her thesis “How Ya Like Me Now?” explored issues of redefining black identity in contemporary art. Ms. McMillan received her BA in art and art history from Colgate University. Also an accomplished photographer, her work has been exhibited both in the U.S. and abroad. She was selected as an emerging photographer at Milk Underground Gallery New York City in the fall of 2011. She currently is a cataloguer at an estate auction house. “This exhibition is not only an assortment of fantastic works held in private collections created by a wide range of African American artists, but it visually translates the role of ritual and tradition in t he Afr ican
American experience and shows how artists use their lives and stories to convey these multi-generational values,” said Ms. McMillan. The exhibition includes pieces collected by New Jersey resident Diana Tyson who also fosters the development of emerging female African artists including Mercy Moyo. When asked why she collects art, Ms. Tyson said, “My collection reflects my life: experiences that I have had, social commentary, and flights of fantasy inspired by abstract works.” The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, visit ellarslie. org. ———
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nization full-time and work to grow WWAC into an outstanding artistic community resource for all. “Bringing a wonderful new leader like Aylin to the organization was made possible in part because of the strong support we’ve received from the community,” reads a press release announcing the appointment. “Spurred on by a generous matching gift provided by an anonymous West Windsor resident and your support, our organization has grown the annual fund enough to offer the executive position as full time and, therefore, expand the work we will be able to accomplish.” W WAC is star t ing t he year with its Annual Fund Match. For more information, visit: www.WestWindsorArts.org.
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PICTURE THIS: Each year, the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANJ) recognizes architectural projects that exhibit design excellence in one of four categories: open (meant for any building type); residential, historic preservation and interior architecture. Awards are made for built or un-built designs. This year, Princeton’s ikon.5 Architects won a Merit Award in the Unbuilt category for the above design for a new Training, Recreation and Education Center for the Newark Housing Authority. Inspired by the geometric clash of the city’s urban grid and idyllic Weequahic Park in southern Newark, the building would feature two interlocking triangular wedges, the walls of one would be transparent, and the other opaque. The community center will feature a gym, aerobic room, meeting rooms and childcare center. For more information, visit www.aia-nj.org. (Image courtesy of ikon.5 Architects)
AIA-NJ Merit Award To Princeton Architects
The Princeton-based architectural firm ikon.5 Architects has been awarded a Merit Award in the Unbuilt category by the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) for its design of a new Training, Recreation and Education Center for the Newark Housing Authority. T he communit y center will feature a gym, aerobic room, meeting rooms and childcare center. Its design was inspired by its location in Newark, and it will benefit the surrounding community. As conceived by ikon.5, the community center will be housed in one building composed of two interlocking triangular wedges. One wedge is transparent, and is designed to contain meeting and educational facilities, while the adjacent building, with its opaque walls, will be used for recreational activities. The unique creation was inspired by the geometric clash of the city’s urban grid and idyllic Weequahic Park in southern Newark. “The design’s two triangles represent an important and iconic trait of this city,” said Joseph G. Tattoni, FAIA, principal of ikon.5 Architects. “The final product will demonstrate the complementary nature of the two components, which will combine to create a multiuse community facility that will benefit the entire neighborhood.” The 22,000-square-foot building will feature a gymnasium, fitness and aerobic room, community meeting rooms, locker room and showers, childcare center, and a
library and study area. The center is a welcomed addition to the surrounding community and is expected to rejuvenate the residential community. “ikon.5 Architects has created something special a n d d e m o n s t r a te d h o w creative architecture can contribute to the reinvigoration of a neighborhood,” said Kimberly Bunn, president of AIA-NJ. “Despite the project’s tight budget constraints, ikon.5 utilized efficient design techniques to create a low-cost building that is visually dynamic and will meet the community’s need.” The project was commissioned by the Newark Housing Authority and will serve the residential Dayton Neighborhood in the South Ward of Newark. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority both contributed funding. The AIA-NJ Annual Design Awards program recognizes architectural projects that exhibit design excellence in one of four categories: Open (meant for any building type), Residential, Historic Preservation and Interior Architecture. Projects are further designated as either Built or Un-built. To be eligible, projects must be either located in New Jersey or designed by an AIA-NJ architect. Submitted projects are evaluated during the organization’s annual Design Conference by a group of distinguished architects from throughout the country. For more information, visit www.aia-nj.org.
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The James A. Michener Art Museum has received a grant of $300,000 from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for a future exhibition titled Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form, which will run March 19 through July 22, 2017. The exhibition is intended to be a ground-breaking exploration of the fashion and portrait photography that Mr. Sheeler (1883-1965) produced for Condé Nast between 1926 and 1931, a body of work, previously considered purely commercial and routinely dismissed. The exhibition will re-examine and re-contextualize, the work, revealing a critical juncture in the development of Mr. Sheeler’s aesthetic vision that would guide and inform the rest of his artistic career. A Philadelphia native, Mr. Sheeler is recognized as one of the founding figures of American modernism for his pioneering work as both a painter and a photographer. He experimented early in his career with compositions inspired by European modernism before conceiving a linear, hard-edged style now known as Precisionism. Around 1910, Mr. Sheeler moved to Doylestown, where he began to explore photography, developing an entirely new visual vocabulary of compositional arrangement, dramatic lighting, and spatial distortion. Working in this mode, he produced iconic images of the Machine Age: skyscrapers, factories, locomotive engines, and power plants—perhaps most famously his 1927 photographs of the new Ford Motor Company Factory at River Rouge, outside Detroit, Michigan. Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form will demonstrate that the dramatic viewpoints, rhythmic patterning, and abstract compositions seen in his photographs and paintings from the 1920s and 1930s—characteristics which established his reputation as a leading figure in American art—were influenced by his work at Condé Nast. Major support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage will enable the James A. Michener Art Museum to expand its diverse and creative programming, produce a fully-illustrated catalogue, and present a scholarly symposium. Multi-disciplinary and interactive, the exhibition will include photographs, pain-
THE ART OF FASHION: Charles Sheeler’s 1928 photographic portrait “Madame Lassen Seated in an Armchair,” won’t be on display at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown until 2017, but it will be worth the wait to see the exhibition “Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form.” The museum has just received a grant of $300,000 from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to mount the exhibition. For more information, call (215) 340-9800, or visit: MichenerArtMuseum.org. (Image Courtesy of Charles Sheeler / Vogue; © Condé Nast). tings, sculpture, and period fashions displayed on mannequins, dramatically staged and lit to replicate the artist’s photographic strategies. The James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (215) 340-9800, or visit MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Area Exhibits Art for Healing Gallery, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Route 1, has an exhibit of mixed media and collages by Renee Kumar through July 19. www. princetonhcs.org/art. Artists Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has works by painter Gail Bracegirdle and photographer Paul Grecian through July 5. www.lambertvillearts.com. Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Robertson Hall, has “Narratives: Hearts, Minds & Mythologies” through August 13. www.princeton.edu. D&R Greenway, Marie L. Matthews Galleries, 1 Preservation Place, has “Palette with Purpose: Color in Nature” on view through July 31. Art is by the Contemporary Arts Group and D&R Greenway Artists of Preservation. www.drgreenway.org.
Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Of Color: The African American Experience” July 11-August 30 and “On Their Walls: Area African American Collectors and Their African American Art” July 11-September 13. (609) 989-3632. Gourgaud Gallery, Town Hall, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has works by Francine van Ostrand July 12-26. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. Grounds for Sculpture, Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton, has ”Jae Ko: Selections” through February 2016, ”Robert Lobe: In the Forest Drawn of Metal Featuring Forest Projects, Collaborative Works with Kathleen Gilje” through January 2016, and Karl Stirner: Decades in Steel” through September 2015. Visit www. groundsforsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, has “Princeton’s Portrait: Vintage Photographs from the Historical Society of Princeton” Wednesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. The show is also on view at the Updike Farm location, 354 Quaker Road, every first Saturday, noon-4 p.m. $4 admission. www.princeton history.org. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “The Artist in the Garden,” through August 9. “Kate Breakey: Small Deaths” is on view through July 12. “Ed Vatza: Street Stories” is a photography show that runs through
July 5.Visit www.michenerart museum.org. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, has “Picturing War: Selections from the Zimmerli Art Museum Collecton” through July 5, and “George Segal in Black and White: Photographs by Donald Lokuta” through July 31. “The Doctor is In: Medicine in French Prints” also runs through July 31. bit.ly/ZAMMatM. Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has docent-led tours of the historic house and its gardens, furnishings, and artifacts. www. morven.org. Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, has drawings by Danielle Bursk and photography by Alan Kesselhaut through September 10. www.princetonlibrary.org. The Princeton University Art Museum has a major reinstallation of galleries of the ancient Americas. Also, “Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton” runs through August 30. “Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection” is on view through September 30.(609) 258-3788. Triumph Brewing Company, 138 Nassau Street, has works by Creative Collective and ArtSpace through July 30. (609) 924-7855. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, has works by “Generation Next” through July 11. www.West WindsorArts.org.
DESERT MISSION: This watercolor by Sheila Norton, a member of the Ewing Art Group, will be featured along with that of other members of the group in an exhibition at PEAC Health and Fitness, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, during July. The Ewing Art Group is Comprised of a small group of local artists who come together to cultivate their passion for art and further develop their works. The group shows its work locally in Ewing, Pennington, Hopewell, Lawrence and the surrounding areas. In addition to the PEAC show, members have work currently on display at Terhune Orchards. PEAC’s Art on Display program features a different local artist or organization each month and is open to the public. For more information, call (609) 883-2000, email bdipierro@peachealthfitness.com or visit www.peachealthfitness.com.
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he Princeton Festival has been exploring some new performance genres this year, including Indian music and dance, and country music. The Festival presented an evening of Baroque music last Wednesday night with a high-level of playing and a bit of audience education from the musicians. The performance by the Festival Baroque Orchestra in Princeton Seminary’s Miller Chapel proved to be both entertaining and informative. For Wednesday night’s performance, Princeton Festival Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk assembled a chamber orchestra of young players, all with a connection to the renowned music school at Indiana University. Dr. Tang Yuk also cast himself in a rarely-seen role as continuo harpsichord player. The nine string players and one oboist in the Festival Baroque Orchestra focused their performance on works of 18th-century masters, as well as two lesser-known but equally as important composers. Concertmaster Juan Carlos Zamudio, together with Dr. Tang Yuk, transformed the performance into more of a lecture/recital with a brief discussion beforehand on Baroque performance practice, instruments, and tuning. These introductory remarks gave the audience some insight into the challenges of the music heard, as well as an appreciation for how well the players, who live throughout the United States and came together for this performance, presented a cohesive and well-executed program. Composer Heinrich Biber is not one of the most well-known of the early Baroque, but this Austrian performer and composer was one of the most important creators of music for the violin of his time. Composers of this era often interpreted events in musical forms, including Biber’s Battaglia á 10 in D Major, a multimovement piece depicting the action and atmosphere of a battlefield. Recreating the noise of battle in an ensemble without brass might seem like a challenge, but Biber’s eight-movement work used effects from the strings to replicate cannon fire, drums and trumpet calls. The string players of the Festival Baroque Orchestra followed concertmaster Mr. Zamudio well, playing with unified strokes as soldiers marched, and long melodic lines in reflective passages. Throughout the concert, the upper string players reshuff led themselves into different combinations of players, creating a solid overall sound for Georg Muffat’s Florilegium Primum: Fasciculus I – a set of six dance movements introduced by an Overture. The Baroque Orchestra easily captured the energetic dotted rhythms and lilt of this late 17th-
century work, as well as demonstrating well-executed ornaments from the upper strings. The two undisputed powerhouses of the Baroque – Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach – were rooted in similar compositional techniques, but at the height of their careers, these two composers were writing very different music. Handel took the concerto form and expanded it to juxtapose not only soloists but also small ensembles of players against full orchestra, and Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 10 was a consummate example of a mature 18th-century instrumental concerto. For this work, the strings of the Festival Baroque Orchestra were joined by oboist Sarah Huebsch, whose playing made a significant difference in the orchestral color. The Baroque Orchestra easily executed the rhythms of the opening Overture, achieving a wide range of dynamics. The players also found the varied characters of the seven different movements, including the stateliness of an Allegro which reflected Handel’s choral writing, and the precise articulation of the faster movements. In a courtly Allegro, each violinist had a chance to take the lead. In contrast, Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins featured soloists Mr. Zamudio and Reynaldo Patino in a complex battle of strings. Each half of the orchestra was uniform among its players, with the sequential passages well interpreted. Both Mr. Zamudio and Mr. Patino were confident players, with Mr. Patino a particularly decisive musician as each solo violinist answered the other. In the second movement Largo, Mr. Zamudio introduced the melody without vibrato, creating a more majestic effect answered by Mr. Patino. The Orchestra as a whole built intensity and dynamics well, providing graceful cadences. The third movement Allegro was marked by little motives traveling around the ensemble as the Orchestra controlled the busy activity, coming together to close the movement well. The upper strings were featured in each of the four works on Wednesday night’s program, but no less key to the success of the concert were cellist Brady Lanier and double bassist David Casali. These two players provided consistent underpinning to the other instrumentalists, enabling the music to flow within a solid structure. A very sprightly and historically accurate playing of Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D as an encore showed the ensemble’s ability to develop motives from short and dry phrases to long melodic lines, bringing the concert to a well-appreciated close. —Nancy Plum
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Main Attractions Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (PG13) A Little Chaos (R) Love & Mercy (PG13)
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This Month at Richardson Auditorium • Vienna Trio Princeton Summer Concerts; 7:30 pm, July 2 • Ariel Quartet Princeton Summer Concerts; 7:30 pm, July 7 • Golandsky International Piano Festival, Ilya Itin 8 pm, July 12 • New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents FOUR: New Orchestral Works 7:30 pm, July 16
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Testament of Youth
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or Jameson Pesce, competing at the Henley Royal Regatta in England was the holy grail for his crew team at St. Andrew’s School (Del.). “We had gone to Henley a few times at St Andrew’s,” said Pesce. “There are some schools that go on a regular basis. We would go if we felt we had a boat fast enough to compete. Henley was always my ultimate goal in high school.” As a senior, coxswain Pesce guided his varsity 8 to Henley in 2011, where it finished second in the Princess Elizabeth Cup. Matriculating to Princeton University later that year, Pesce joined the Tiger men’s heavyweight program and turned his attention to the Eastern Sprints and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championships. Moving up the ranks from the freshman boat to the second varsity as a sophomore, Pesce started coxing the Princeton first varsity 8 as a junior. This spring in his senior campaign, he piloted the Tigers to bronze at both the Eastern Sprints and the IRAs. As a bonus, the boat was one of three crews sent to upcoming Henley competition by the Princeton University Rowing Association (PURA). Getting the chance to end his college career at Henley, which takes place from July 1through 5 on the Thames River near London, has special meaning for Pesce. “I am really excited to end my college career at the place that was my ultimate goal in high school,” said Pesce, whose boat will be competing for the Ladies Challenge Plate at Henley along with the second varsity 8 while the third varsity 8 is going for the Temple Cup. “We found out after sprints that we were going to Henley. It was a surprise. We thought we lost our chance when we came in third because it is usually only someone who wins the sprints that gets sent. We had a strong enough performance and coach (Greg) Hughes told us they have faith in your group.” While Pesce, a native of nearby Yardley, Pa., initially wanted to head north for col-
lege, his faith in the Princeton crew program helped keep him in the area. “I visited Brown and Harvard first, there was nothing separating the two; I was thinking it was going to be a tough decision,” said Pesce, who spent a lot of time in Princeton as a child, attending the Chapin School from kindergarten to second grade and going to the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart from third to eighth grade before making the move to St. Andrew’s for high school. “I went to Princeton and there was something else that I didn’t feel at the others. There was a bond within the team. The teammates hung out with each other, they went to classes together, they lived together. They were always with each other. I liked the feel of the team. I saw what Greg (Hughes) and Spencer (assistant coach Spencer Washburn) did with the lightweights and they had the heavyweights on the right track.” Upon moving up to the first varsity heavyweight 8 in his junior year, Pesce worked hard to keep the boat on track. “It was just the level and difference in quality of rowers,” said Pesce, who helped Princeton take third at Eastern Sprints and fourth at the IRAs. “On JV, certainly there were crews that we raced that didn’t have the depth. Every race on varsity is single digits, you never break into open water. It was getting comfortable with tight races.” Coming into this spring, Pesce was primed for a big senior year. “We had some good returners and good additions in freshmen and lightweights who moved up,” said Pesce. “The junior year was especially helpful for me. You have eight rowers in the boat and if there is a new rower coming in, the others can help. There is only one cox, there is no one to help. Building on that experience junior year really helped me.” That experience paid off as Pesce helped pilot Princeton a dramatic win over Brown on May 2 as the Tigers rallied from about seven seats down in the final 500 meters to pull past the Bears in the final 10 strokes.
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“That was an incredible race, it was one of those things; the adrenaline was going,” said Pesce. “It is when we know we are down but we can do this, stay relaxed, trust the other guys in the boat and stay internal. We knew we could beat them. These guys believed. I told them what I was trained to tell them but they executed.” Four weeks later, Princeton nearly executed another stunning comeback as the Tigers finished third in the IRA Grand Final on May 31, just behind winner Washington and runner-up California. “In the second 500, UW was pulling away and we made a move on Cal,” said Pesce. “We threw it down with the. We were ahead, then they were ahead. It was even. RETURN TRIP: Princeton University men’s heavyweight crew They got us by a foot at the coxswain Jameson Pesce guides the first varsity 8 in a race end. I can’t complain. It took this spring. Senior Pesce, who helped Princeton’s top boat four years to get that IRA take third at both the Eastern Sprints and the Intercollegiate medal. I know how elusive Rowing Association (IRA) national championships, is curthat is but I was even hap- rently competing with Princeton at the Henley Royal Regatta pier that we executed our in England. It marks a return trip for Pesce, who coxed the race plan exactly the way we St. Andrew’s School (Del.) varsity 8 to second in the Princess wanted.” Elizabeth Cup at the 2011 Henley regatta as a senior in high Starting its training for school. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton Crew) Henley on June 9, a week after graduation, Princeton has had extra Reflecting on his time at Princeton, Pesce time to fine-tune its racing for the prestigious competition that consists of head-to- is thankful for the opportunities that have head knock-out competitions on a course come his way on the water and in the class112 meters longer than the typical distance room. “I couldn’t imagine my college experience of 2,000-meters for American collegiate without rowing,” said Pesce, who studied races. “We have gotten essentially three weeks national security and defense issues in the of training in two; we were able to do dou- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and Inble sessions which we can’t do in school,” ternational Affairs and is pursuing a job in that field. explained Pesce. “The senior thesis was a crowning “There are a lot of unknowns with boats from Germany and Australia. We know Yale, achievement academically, it is a way to our JV, and Washington. A lot depends on show what you had learned. In rowing, the the draw. If we get a boat we know, we will championship races were a way to show show that we have improved. If we get a what I learned in terms of crew. For me, it boat we don’t know, we will throw it down. was learning how to be a clear communicaI am so thankful to have this opportunity tor, especially in tight races.” -Bill Alden to just focus on rowing.”
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PU Sports Roundup PU Women’s Hockey Adds Maci to Staff
Tony Maci has joined the Princeton University women’s hockey team as an assistant coach, the program announced this week. Maci comes to Pr inc-
eton from Adrian College (Mich.) where he has been the assistant coach of the women’s hockey program since 2012. He was involved in nearly every aspect of Adrian’s program. In addition to being the primary defensive coach, he was the team travel co ord i nator, develop e d on and off ice individual workouts, managed weekly team study tables and cre-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE: Princeton University men’s basketball player Hans Brase, right, works on an inside move during a practice session last season. This summer, rising senior forward Brase is honing his skills by playing for the German second national team for a series of games culminating at the World University Games in South Korea. The World University games will run June 29 - July 15 with Germany in a group with China, Estonia, Angola, South Korea and Mozambique before the knockout rounds begin. Rising Princeton junior star Spencer Weisz is also competing overseas this summer and will be playing for Israelfirm in thein HYPERLINK “http://u20men.fibaeuTop litigation New Jersey rope.com/en/default.asp” U-20 European Championship from 7-19 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) TopJuly litigation firm in New Jersey
ated the Adrian College Bulldogs Girls Camp. Adrian posted the best win percentage in school history in 2014-15 at 84.6 percent, going 20-2-4 as it posted its second 20+ win season in three seasons. The Bulldogs were the regular season champions in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). A native of Grosse Ile, Mich., Maci played junior hockey with the Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL). Maci is a 2004 graduate of St. Lawrence Universit y with a degree in English. A fiveyear member of the men’s h o cke y pr o g r a m , M ac i took a medical redshirt as a freshmen before going on to play in 83 games. He registered 17 points and 68 penalty minutes as a defender. He is currently pursing his master’s degree in education from St. Lawrence. Follow ing graduation, M ac i s p e nt t h e 20 05 06 season in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) primarily playing with the Jacksonville Barracudas. He closed out his playing career with 16 points in 53 games. Maci has been a personal hockey instructor since 2006, and has worked as a power skating instructor for the Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes Rookie Camp, Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) and Plymouth Whalers (OHL). He has also provided specialized on-ice training for local players from the NHL level, to juniors, to collegiate level. Maci is the former head coach of the Victory Honda Midget Minor AAA Hockey Club in Plymouth, Mich., ser ving in that capacity from 2007-12 as a USA Hockey certified Level 4 coach. He was also the assistant coach of the Michigan Ice Dogs Jr. A Tier III and Grosse Ile High School in 2011-12. “We are looking forward to working with Tony,” said
Princeton women’s hockey head coach Jeff Kampersal. “He is a good person, a hard worker, and he takes initiative.” ———
Princeton Track Star Ratcliffe Makes Academic All-America
Pr inceton Universit y women’s track star Julia Ratcliffe has been named to the 2014 -15 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I track and field/cross country team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A n e conom ic s maj or, Ratcliffe, a native of Hamilton, New Zealand, is the first Princeton women’s track and field athlete to earn first-team Academic All-America honors. Megan Brandeland was a thirdteam selection in 2009. The 2014 NCAA champion in the hammer throw, Ratcliffe was named Academic All-Ivy League last week. She placed second in the 2015 NCAA hammer throw in early June. Ratcliffe is the New Zealand, Ivy League and Princeton record holder in the hammer throw with a personal best of 70.28m (230’ 7). A three-time All-America, Ratcliffe is a three-time Iv y L eag ue Heptagonal champion in the hammer throw and a champion in the weight throw and a two-time runner-up in the weight throw. She is also a two-time USTFCCCA AllAcademic selection. ———
PU Field Hockey Players Compete in Nationals
Four members of t he Princeton University field hockey team competed last week at the Young Women’s National Championship at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster, Pa. The championship served as a high level, international structured competition and selection venue for the 2015-16 United States Women’s Under 21 National Team. Representing the Tigers are rising junior Cat Caro, rising sophomores Danielle Duseau and Ryan McCarthy along with incoming freshman Sophia Tornetta. The competition took place from June 23-26 with the field of participants having been broken into eight teams. Duseau played for USA White, with McCarthy and Tornetta playing for USA Red. Caro took the field for USA Freedom while Princeton head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn was on the sidelines as the coach of the USA Eagles. Last season, the Tigers captured their 10th-consecutive Ivy title, going 6-1 in league play. A first-team All-Iv y selection a year
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Princeton University recently announced its 10 All-Ivy Academic honorees for the recently concluded 2015 spring campaign. Those honored included: Martin Barakso, a junior men’s rower majoring in history; Isaiah Brown, a junior men’s rower majoring in Operations Research and Financial Engineering; Bear Goldstein, a sophomore on the men’s lacrosse team and a Psychology major; James Hamp, a senior men’s rower majoring in History; Matt McDonald, a senior men’s track distance star majoring in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Olivia Hompe, a women’s lacrosse sophomore standout who is studying at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Rebecca Kreutter, a senior women’s rower studying at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Amanda Muliawan, a junior on the women’s tennis team who is studying in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Julia Ratcliffe, a junior women’s track star and economics major; and Alex Wong, a junior women’s golfer and fencer who is studying in the Woodrow
ing, women’s tennis, men’s tennis, women’s track and field and men’s track and field all advance to NCAA postseason competition, Princeton University Athletics placed 41st overall among Division I schools in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. Princeton finished as the Ivy League leader and the top finisher among nonPower Conference schools in the cup standings, which measure overall athletic success through a points system based on NCA A championship participation and results. P r i n c e to n w e n t f r o m 77th at the end of the fall to 56th at the end of the winter to 41st in the final standings. The top 40 finishers featured eight Pac 12 schools - including the top three, who were Stanford, UCLA a n d U S C - e i g ht ACC schools, six Big 12 schools, nine SEC schools and nine Big 10 schools. This is the 22nd year of the Directors’ Cup. Princeton has finished in the top 50 19 times. The 2014-15 year was also the 19th time in those 22 years that Princeton has finished first in the Ivy League.
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“It was a four-man rotation, then one kid broke his thumb and I was getting on the field. In college, you study a lot of film and you see what a person likes to do and you try to take that away. I tried to do that and it worked sometimes.” Dowers produced some of his best work that season in a 10-9 win over Nazareth, getting a ground ball and a caused turnover. “One of my favorite games was against Nazareth; they had beaten us by three the year before,” said Dowers. “It was an intense game. At one point, I was clearing the ball, I saw an attacker and passed to him and then he threw to another attacker who scored. I thought to myself, I get this.” Dowers’ play got the respect of his teammates as he was elected as a co-captain for the 2015 season. “It means a lot, it says a lot about my character,” said Dowers, reflecting on being chosen as a captain. “I was a captain at PHS and it was cool to be captain both in high school and col-
PATIENCE OF A SAINT: Robby Dowers controls the ball in action this spring during his senior season with the St. Lawrence University men’s lacrosse team. Former Princeton High standout Dowers, who served as a team captain for St. Lawrence, tallied a goal and an assist with nine ground balls and three caused turnovers in 2015 to help the Saints post a 9-8 record. (Photo by John Dowers)
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PHS’ Cleary Sees Dedication to Rowing Pay Dividends As PNRA/Mercer Women’s 8 Earns Silver at Nationals Caitlin Cleary’s approach to rowing changed when she joined the Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club ( PNR A / Mercer) women’s top open 8 last spring. “I stroked for the 4 in the fall and then moved to the 8 in the spring,” recalled Cleary, now a rising senior at Princeton High. “It was a really good experience, there was a lot of high level racing. It was great to be in boat with such experienced rowers. They gave me a template of what I needed to do to prepare for races. Rena White inspired me, doing extra work on the ERG (ergometer) and doing extra running.” Cleary enjoyed a memorable experience as the boat finished fifth at the 2014 USRowing Youth Nationals at Lake Natoma near Sacramento, Calif. “I was very surprised that we made the grand final,” said Cleary. “I didn’t know what to expect. After that, I wanted to work even harder in the summer.” Coming back for another year with the top 8, Cleary and her boat mates expected to do even better on the national stage this season. “We only lost our cox and bow; the unspoken goal to medal at national,” said Cleary. “We worked hard all year towards doing that. We wanted to see how far we could take it.” That work started paying dividends last fall as the boat nearly won its division in the famed Head of Charles regatta in Boston in October. “We were second at Head of Charles and we realized
we could really do something this year,” said Cleary. As the boat went through the spring, it got better and better. “We were gaining a lot of speed, our splits were faster,” said Cleary. “We were fitter, our times on the ERG were better. There were seven of us that had rowed together for two years. We had good technique and we were really good in the middle 1000.” Utilizing that speed and technique, the boat achieved its goal of medaling at nationals, placing a close second to Saugatuck Rowing Club (Conn.) in the Grand Final last mont h at t he USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in SarasotaBradenton, Fla. “We wanted to make small moves, we are not the greatest at starts,” said Cleary, reflecting on the grand final which saw PNR A /Mercer mount a furious rally as it clocked a time of 6:35.960 over the 2,000-meter course with Saugatuck coming in at 6:34.599. “We wanted to throw in some hard 5s. We started in fifth but we moved up in the middle 1000. We have a rhythm and a powerful stroke together. With 750 left, we were in third. We passed Holy Names and in the last 500 we were going after Saugatuck. We sprinted like we never had before. We were behind them and then it was neck and neck, they beat us by 1.4 seconds. It was really exciting.” It was exciting on many levels for the boat to achieve its breakthrough. “It was a big moment for the crew and a big moment for the club,”
said Cleary, who was joined on the boat by Badia Shehab, Kelly Fischer, Hayley Bork, Kate Edmondson, Katie Lustig, Kate Hickey, Alex Natale, and White. “It was the best that an 8 had done. We wanted to put Mercer on the map.” Cleary credits head coach Ted Sobolewski with putting PNRA /Mercer in position to compete for a national title. “He has helped us with technique, fitness and conditioning,” said Cleary. “He has really pushed us. He has a vision, he is always one to say if you want it, you have to go out and get it.” In reflecting on her crew experience, Cleary believes that pushing herself hard has helped her out of the water as well. “It has taught me to persevere mentally and physically,” said Cleary. “I have learned about dedication, teamwork, and overall grit. If you really put in the work, you can go places.” Being elected as a team captain for her senior year, Cleary is determined to help PNR A /Mercer solidify its place among the elite programs in the nation. “I was thrilled when I found out I was going to be a captain, it is really an honor to know that your teammates trust you to push the team to the next level,” said Cleary, who plans to row in college and will start looking at Division I programs later this summer. “I want to lead by example and put in the extra work and have the other girls follow. If you put in the work, you can get better. If we can outwork the other crews, we can beat them.” -Bill Alden
SILVER STREAK: The Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) Women’s Youth Eight plus coxswain heads to a second place finish last month at the USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. The silver medal boat included, from left, Badia Shehab, Caitlin Cleary, Kelly Fischer, Hayley Bork, Katie Lustig, Kate Hickey, Alex Natale, Rena White, and coxswain Kate Edmondson.
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After Helping to Spark PHS Football Turnaround, Buckley Culminating Career with Sunshine Classic Even though the Princeton High football team was coming off a 0-10 season i n 2013, C o l i n B u c k l e y sensed that things would be a lot different last fall for his senior campaign. “We definitely changed t h e c u l t u r e ,” s a i d P H S f u l l b a c k /d e f e n s i v e e n d Buckley. “ We we r e t i r e d of e v er yone t a l k i ng ab out us as losers and going 0-10. I was telling people that we were going to tur n it around.” Buckley and PHS didn’t w a s te a n y t i m e t u r n i n g things around as they opened the 2014 season by defeating Hamilton 28-7. “ I t w a s a h u g e w i n ,” said Buckley. “They were picked to win the division and we had been written off.”
Over the course of the fall, PHS wrote one of the best turnaround stories in re ce nt ye ar s, g oi ng 8 -2 and winning the West Jersey Football League’s Valley Division crown. As a by product of that success, Buckley was chosen to play for the West S q uad i n t he 19 t h S u n shine Football Classic sponsored by Fisher Capital L LC on Ju ly 1 along w i t h L i t t l e T i g e r te a m m a te s S a m S m a l l z m a n , B e n D a n i s , Ta d M o or e, To m m y M o o r e , O m a r Mou s t afa, Br ia n L emu s Camey, and Joe Hawes. PHS showed that it had plenty of stars as it started 5-0, featuring a potent offense and a hard-hitting defens e. “ We were on a roll, we were gaining confidence,” said Buckley. Moving to fullback from
BUCKING UP: Princeton High senior fullback Colin Buckley makes a block last season. Buckley’s hard-hitting play at fullback and defensive end helped PHS go 8-2 in 2014 and earned him a spot on the West team in 19th Sunshine Football Classic sponsored by Fisher Capital LLC on July 1. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
guard, Buckley helped spark the running game by clear ing holes for junior star Rory Helstrom as he rushed for 1136 yards on the season. “It is f u n blo ck i ng for a running back like Ror y who can break it at any time,” said Buckley. T he power ful Buckley got his tur n to car r y the ball, rushing for 289 yards on 46 carries for six touchdowns “It was a lot of fun running the ball, the offensive line did a really good job,” said Buckley. On defense, Buckley helped anchor things from the trenches in his defensive end spot. “S am Small z man com ing back from an ACL was huge, he called the signals and made a lot of tackles,” s a i d B u c k l e y, w h o a l s o stars on defense for t he PHS boys’ lacrosse team. “Having Tommy Moore at defensive end was big.” It w as big for PH S to ear n a div ision t it le. “It meant a lot, we would stop in the hall to look at the trophy,” said Buckley, who is h e ade d to Tex as Christian University where he is considering playing intramural football, club lacrosse and rugby. “I think we had age and commitment. It shows what you can do if you put the hard work in.” L o o k i n g a h e a d to t h e Sunshine Classic, which is being played at The College of New Jersey, Buckley is committed to doing his best. “I am definitely excited,” s a id B u ck ley. “It is one m or e c h a n c e to p u t o n the pads. It had been fun but it is tough learning a whole new offense. They have me at fullback.” Buck ley is par t icu larly excited to be back on the field w ith his PHS teammates. “It feels great, you know they have your back and I have t h eir back,” s a id Buck ley. “I jus t want to have fun, we are playing for a great cause.” -Bill Alden
Hard Work Paid Dividends for PHS Lineman Moustafa, Leading to Superb Senior Season, Spot in Sunshine Game Ta k i n g u p w r e s t l i n g helped Omar Moustafa re ach new height s as a football player in his senior season at Princeton High. “I joined the w restling team as a junior and that helped with leverage, being in control when blocking or tackling a guy,” said Moustafa. “Wrestling made me a b e t ter at h le te. R as hone (PHS wrestling head coach Rashone Johnson) put us through tough workouts.” Wit h t he PHS football coming off a 0-10 season in 2013, Moustafa and his te a m m a te s w e r e d e te r mined to make themselves tougher last fall. “The thing about my junior year is that we knew we had potential but we had so many inexperienced players,” said Moustafa. “W hat turned around f rom my j u n ior ye ar to senior was the effort that everyone put in, we really worked hard. We were confident going into the season. We had gone through adversity and had worked so hard.” That confidence proved justified as the Little Tigers roared out of the gate with a 5-0 start on the way to an 8-2 campaign. “Beating Hamilton West meant ever y t h ing,” s aid Moustafa, reflecting on the team’s 28-7 win over Hamilton in the season opener, which snapped a 10-game losing streak and was the program’s first win since toppi ng New Br u ns w ick 22-14 on November 16, 2012. “It set the tone and helped us do well. We knew we were going to do better but there were some unknowns. Starting 5-0 was great.” P l ay i n g at g u a r d a n d tackle on the offensive line and at defensive tack le, Moustafa was a mainstay in the trenches for PHS. “I showed versatility, I played well where I was put,” said Moustafa. Moustafa’s versatility and good play was rewarded as he was chosen to play for
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A much -improved PHS defense helped pave the way to the title. “One thing I noticed is that we were m or e h a r d - n o s e d ,” s a i d Moustafa, reflecting on the campaign which ended with a 48-12 loss to Brick Township in the state playoffs. “We hit harder, we played faster, we tackled better.” Playing football helped Moustafa do better in other areas of his life. “It was the first sport I was actually passionate about,” said Moustafa, who is heading to Monmout h Universit y and is thinking about walking on to the school’s football team. “I was not the best student as a f resh man but when I started playing as a sophomore, it helped me w it h t i m e m a nag e m e nt. I star ted doing better in school, I had a 3.6 GPA in my junior year. It taught me so many lessons, discipline, being respectful.” Getting the chance to play in the Sunshine Classic is a windfall for Moustafa. “W hen I lear ned I had been picked, it was great,” said Moustafa. “I was disappointed that I might not get to play another football game and now I get to play with the best of the best.” The best part of the game for Moustafa is the opport u n it y to t a ke t h e f ield again with some of his PHS teammates. “I am really good friends with all of those guys, we d i d n’t j u s t h a n g o u t at school and say hi in the halls, we would go out to Chinese buffets and things like that,” said Moustafa. “The chance to play with them again is special, they are brothers to me.” -Bill Alden
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Enjoying Spectacular Debut for PHS Football, Hawes Heading to Sunshine Classic, Howard
THIRST FOR SUCCESS: Princeton High football star Joe Hawes grabs some water during a game last fall. Hawes has made an immediate impact for PHS, taking up football for the first time after serving as the backup goalie for the Little Tiger boys’ soccer team. The lanky Hawes ended up emerging as the team’s main deep threat in the passing game, making 24 catches for 568 yards and eight touchdowns. Hawes, who is headed to Howard University where he will be joining its football program, was chosen to play for the West team in the 19th Sunshine Football Classic sponsored by Fisher Capital LLC on July 1 (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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With Kioko Starring on the Mound and at the Plate, Princeton Repeats as District 12 Intermediate Champs
ENCORE PERFORMANCE: Members of the Princeton Little League (PLL) are all smiles after they defeated Millstone-Roosevelt 15-3 last Thursday at Farmview Fields to win the District 12 Intermediate 50/70 title for the second straight year. Pictured kneeling in the front row, from left to right are Ben Kioko and Ben Petrone. In the second row, standing, from left, are Coach Al Rho, Nick Mindish, Nick Trenholm, Jackson Rho, Judd Petrone, Teddy Durbin, Gautam Chawla, Cameron Gray, and Manager Jon Durbin. In the third row standing, from left, are Ben Amon, Coach Chris Trenholm, and Jake Renda.
BIG BEN: Ben Kioko of the Princeton Little League (PLL) squad delivers a pitch last Thursday in the finals of the District 12 Intermediate 50/70 tournament. Kioko pitched four strong innings and contributed four RBIs at the plate to help Princeton defeat Millstone-Roosevelt 15-3 and win the title. PLL will be hosting the Section 3 tournament at Farmview Fields, starting on July 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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After the Princeton Little League (PLL) team defeated Millstone-Roosevelt 15-3 last Thursday to win its second straight District 12 Intermediate 50/70 title, Ben Kioko saw the repeat performance as exemplifying the squad’s maturity. “I think it just shows that we have really grown from our first year being 11s to now,” said pitcher/t hird baseman Kioko, a rising eighth grader at John Witherspoon School. “In our last year as 13s, we have gotten really better; we have improved. We have been able to take it home twice.” In the title game, Kioko showed his improvement on the mound and at the plate. Starting the game at pitcher, Kioko went four innings and gave up two runs before being relieved by Judd Petrone for the fifth and final inning in a game shortened by the 10-run rule. He contributed two hits and four RBIs to the offense, batting in the cleanup spot. “The curve ball was really effective and I liked how the fastball had a lot of speed,” said Kioko, reflecting on his pitching effort which saw him strike out four and give up three hits. “I was being quite accurate. I don’t think I wasted too many pitches. I like the fact that I could come up and get the two RBIs in the first inning and then come back on the mound and get outs.” Kioko likes the unity the team has developed over the years. “I think camaraderie is a strength,” said Kioko. “We are well mended; we work together a lot.” Showing its power and strength, PLL broke open the game with a seven-run fourth inning. “It was the long ball that got us going,” said manager Jon Durbin. “The other day it was Ben Amon hitting a homer and today it was Jake Renda who smoked that one out by the batting cages. He
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is a 12-year-old and he is a big boy for being a 12year- old. I think you can tell our team is pretty big physically compared to the other teams.” Princeton also benefitted from the big pitching effort provided by Kioko. “I think he has got a really good fastball, he is one of the hardest throwers around for this age group,” said Durbin referring to Kioko. “He has developed a nice curve, slurve pitch. There are four guys on the Millstone team that can really hit the ball and we had talked to him before the game about the importance of not just throwing them a lot of fastballs, even their first time up which normally you would just challenge them. You need to mix it up and not just try to overpower them.” Kioko complemented his mou nd work w it h s om e powerful hitting. “His swing is good and fundamentally sound, he really hits the ball hard,” said Durbin. “That one hit was a ground ball through the infield that went all the way to the fence.” Durbin was proud to see his team go all the way to a District 12 title for a second straight year. “It is a big deal and we are honored to do it,” said Durbin, reflecting his team’s encore performance. “I think knowing that the team is so senior and so experienced that, for us, we really have our eye on winning the sectionals.”
With PLL hosting the Section 3 tourney at Farmview starting on July 3, Durbin believes his team has to play even sharper in order to prevail in that competition. “When we start playing in the sectionals, the level of the game is going to increase several notches,” said Durbin. “There is going to be a lot more speed and power. We will adjust the practices. In batting practice, the ball is going to be coming in a lot faster. When we do infield and outfield, we will be hitting the balls a lot harder to the infielders and we will be hitting fly balls that are a lot higher and deeper so they get adjusted to navigate that kind of stuff. So that is the game plan on top of what we normally do in terms of building the team camaraderie and unity to get things going.” Durbin is confident that his players are up to the challenge. “I think they are into it, they want to go the distance,” said Durbin. “I think they really sense that they have the potential to go some places and get down the road.” Kioko, for his part, believes that Princeton can go the distance. “I think we just need to take a very serious approach and not make any mental errors,” said Kioko. “Physical errors are going to happen but we have got to be sharp mentally. I think we could definitely make it past sectionals.” -Bill Alden
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Davon Black acknowledges that the newly-formed “B r i n g M e Fo o d ” te a m wasn’t on the same page as it made its debut this June in the Princeton Recreation Department Summer Men’s Basketball League. “Kyle Froehlich is a Princeton High senior this year who just graduated; he just made a business called Bring Me Food and he wanted to enter a team in the men’s summer league,” said former PHS hoops standout Black, adding that the business is a food delivery service app with five drivers. “He told me to get five of my guys and he brought five of his guys. The first game was a big struggle, there are a lot of egos on the team and we couldn’t figure out who was going to bring the ball up.” Bring Me Food won its opener 55-34 over Princeton Youth Sports on June 12 and things started to come together. “In the second game, we figured out that I am going to bring the ball up and control the offense and not really score as I have been used to scoring,” said Black, a 2012 PHS alum. “ T h i s te a m h a s e i g ht guys who can put it up. If I have to lower my scoring to win, that is what I am going to do.” Featuring an inside-out game with Bert McCallum and Lior Lev y providing
yeomen’s work in the paint along with Kevin Kane and Nick Davidson producing from the perimeter, Bring Me Food has been piling up the wins. L ast Fr iday, t he team p u l l e d aw ay f r o m S AT Smart/Princeton Soup and Sandwich 56-33, starting the second half with a 26-13 run to win its fourth straight game on the season. “ We fo u n d a g r o ove ; Kevin (Kane) has played in the league for four years with the high school team, he is a good shooter,” said Black, who scored 14 points in the win over SAT Smart with Kane tallying 15 on five 3-pointers and McCallum chipping in 11. “I told him to have confidence. Bert is a monster down low, they didn’t have anyone to stop him. Lior is also good. It is inside-out, we are playing good ball.” As Bring Me Food, which topped King’s Pizzarama 6252 last Monday in improving to 5-0, heads into the second half of the regular season, Black is confident that it can contend for a championship. “We are a different team than what I have brought to the park recently; I have tried to play with my friends from PHS, that was more fun basketball,” said Black, noting that he has enrolled at Mercer County Community College and is planning to play for its men’s basket-
ball team under head coach Howard L ev y, a for mer Princeton hoops standout and assistant coach. “Now this year, we are looking to make a push. We are young and hungry. We have the young legs. We are coming for a title.” -Bill Alden
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Field hockey umpires are needed for USA Field Hockey events and games at local middle schools and high schools and Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is offering a course to train aspiring officials for the job that can pay about $50 an hour. The program consists of a 10-hour umpiring course that takes place on July 7, 9, 11, and 13. The weekday classes are from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Saturday class (July 11) is held outside on a hockey field from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Fee for non-MCCC students is $50. Rule book and text are about $25. Registrants must be 13-years old or older. To register, call MCCC at (609) 570-3311. ———
Unable to get its bats going, the Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball team fell 7-1 to Ewing Post 313 last Monday. In upcoming action, Post 218, which dropped to 2-14 with the loss, plays at Broad Street Post 313 on July 6 and hosts North Hamilton on July 7. Derek’s Dreams Organization ——— Offering Night with Coaches The Derek’s Dreams orgaPU Baseball’s Russo nization, a charity dedicated Heading Summer Camp Princeton University base- to battling Ataxia Telangiball assistant coach Mike ectasia (A-T), a rare genetic Russo is leading a summer disease that affects about baseball camp along with 600 Americans including former Steinert High pitch- local resident Derek DiGreing coach Bryan Rogers from gorio, is holding a “Night July 27-31 at Tantum Park with Coaches” on July 15 at on Meadowbrook Road in Conte’s Pizza on 339 Witherspoon Street in Princeton. Robbinsville. The special evening will The camp is open to players ages 7-12 and runs from feature a once-in-a-lifetime 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The opportunity to meet and encamp’s mission is to provide gage with legendary coaches quality instruction while Jason Garrett of the Dallas emphasizing player develop- Cowboys, John Thompson III ment, proper techniques, and of Georgetown men’s basketmechanics for all aspects of ball and Hall of Famer Pete the game. Key fundamentals Carril, the former coach of of hitting, pitching, fielding, Princeton men’s hoops. The and baserunning will be program will run from 7 p.m. stressed in morning skill to closing. I n d i v i d u a l t i cke t s a r e work sessions. Afternoon play will consist of games $1000 per person (tax deductible $975) while corpoand competitions. Campers will be grouped rate sponsorship is $5,000. by age and experience and T h e cor p or ate p ack ag e will need to bring glove, bat, includes five tickets plus sneakers and cleats, t-shirts, signage/recognition at the shorts, sweats or baseball event, photographs with the coaches, and a signed ball. pants, and lunch. Proceeds go towards fundT he cost is $180 per camper. For more informa- ing research and space is tion, call Mike Russo at (609) limited. For more information, e-mail Steve DiGrego610-2331 rio at steve.digregorio54@ ———
HAMMER TIME: Dan “Sledge” Hammer of the Flemington Neshanock takes a cut last Saturday in the Historical Society of Princeton’s annual Vintage Baseball game held at the Valley Road baseball field. Hammer and the Neshanock faced the Bog Iron Boys in a competitive match of bare-handed baseball, wearing period uniforms and using rules from 1864. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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She is survived by her children, Chanda Szczeblowski ( Steve) and Jacob Willis, both of Chicago, her two granddaughters, Naomi and Violet Szczeblowski, and her sisters Hannah Fink (Martin Oppenheimer), Princeton, New Jersey and Elaine Blumenthal, Atlanta, Georgia. Her sister Marcia predeceased her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Visiting Nurses Association of Philadelphia, the American Civil Liberties Union or the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ———
Paul Raffiani Joyce Willis Joyce Willis died June 20, 2015 in Philadelphia after a long struggle with Chronic Pulmonary Lung Disease. She was the former librarian at the Mary Jacobs Library, Rocky Hill, New Jersey, Matteson Public Library in suburban Chicago, and Trenton Public Library, Trenton, New Jersey. She was born Joyce Lorraine Fink in Walla Walla, Washing ton on July 19, 1943, and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. She graduated from Topeka High School, received a B.A. from University of Colorado and a Masters in Library Science from C.W. Post College, Long Island University. Among her many accomplishments, she created an international design competition at Matteson Public Library in suburban Chicago and supervised the construction of the new library. A strong advocate for public schools, Willis brought computers to Trenton school libraries. She had a passion for social justice, sharing her love of good books and reading, and was an avid traveler.
Paul Raffiani, 85, of West Windsor, New Jersey passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born in Lodi, New Jersey he lived most of his life in Fairlawn, New Jersey before moving to West Windsor 20 years ago. E arly in his life, Paul owned and operated PJ’s Florist in Fairlawn. Subsequent to that, he began appraising and selling real estate before taking the position of Tax Assessor in Edison Township, New Jersey from 1985 until his retirement in 2005. Mr. Raffiani was honorably discharged from the US Army after serving his country during the Korean War and successfully completing OCS. In his leisure time, Paul enjoyed gardening, yard work and canoeing. His multiple, almost daily trips to Lowes endeared him to the many employees who would lighthear tedly ask “Why don’t you become a stockholder.” A devoted Dallas Cowboy fan, he especially liked watching them play the NY Giants, with his wife,
Joan, who is a NY Giants fan. W hen not watching football, they enjoyed yearly trips to the beautiful island of Corsica to visit relatives and appreciate all it has to offer. Paul was predeceased by a brother Louis Raffiani. He is survived by his wife, Joan R. Dambach Raffiani, sons Greg Raffiani, Marc, David and Anthony Centrelli, step-son Richard Dambach, eight step-grandchildren, a brother Joseph Raffiani, his beloved cat, Bella and several nieces and nephews. P r i v ate c r e m at i on a r rangements are entrusted to Kimble Funeral Home of Princeton. Burial will be on his cherished island of Corsica at a future date. Extend condolences and remembrances at TheKimble FuneralHome.com. ———
Lucia Brown Dudley After a brief illness, Lucia Brown Dudley died peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Heron Point Community, Chestertown, Maryland, following several days of meaningful visits with her loving family and many friends including the caring staff of Heron Point. Lucia was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 28, 1927, first child of Daniel Lucius Brown and Bettina True Brown (née Savage). She graduated from Milton Academy and at age 15 placed first in Vermont’s 100mile horseback trail ride, a considerable feat still today. Eager for a new horizon, she attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and received a B.A in 1949 with a major in French. Over the years, Lucia traveled intrepidly touring the country and the world accompanied by family and friends. She enjoyed collecting art, “what
is attractive and pleasing.” For twenty years, she summered with her parents, siblings and children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, residing in t heir beloved “Cable House.” Since the 1990’s, Lucia raised and trained Portuguese Water Dogs and handled her favorites, Salty and Rosie, to blue ribbons in regional and national trials and thoroughly enjoyed the lively camaraderie of her fellow dog lovers. As a mother, Lucia was patient, generous, supportive, insightful, and always encouraged her children and grandchildren to be presentable, honorable and respectful of others. She endowed them with the virtues of fairness and service to others exemplified by her many decades of involvement in charities, churches, museums, and social service agencies. For her entire life, Lucia was a loyal friend to many and particularly devoted to long-time confidantes, Nancy Eills, Mary Rose Markowitz, the late Lucille Gaigngault and Eleanor Hoisington with whom she shared a monthly luncheon in various undisclosed locations. Lucia is preceded in death by her husbands, William L. Lewis, H. Kempton Hastings, Frank S. Dudley, as well as sister Betsy Brown Bower. She is survived by brother Eric Brown (Lynn) of Dataw Island, South Carolina; and sister Deborah Brown Burklund of Ridgefield, Connecticut and her children: Daniel Lewis of Centreville, Mar yland ; Cindy Usilton (Glenn) of Tavers, Florida; Leverett Lewis (Amanda) of Sebastian, Florida; Diana Abbott (Mark) of Northfield, Minnesota; Brewster Hastings (Pamela) of Abington, Pennsylvania; and Eric Hastings of Duluth, Minnesota; and eight grandchildren (Amity, Grace, Alexander,
Sarah, Christopher, Sophia, Maegan, Max) as well as five stepchildren; Clark Hastings, Neil Hastings, Peter Dudley, Wick Dudley and Clay Dudley Evans and their families. A Liturgy of Remembrance and Thanksgiving will be celebrated at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Centerville, Maryland, on Monday, July, 13, 2015 at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. The family suggests memorial donations be given to Crossroads Community for Mental Health, 120 Banjo Lane, Centreville, MD, 21617.
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The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) will present their inaugural independent scholars lecture, “Decons t r uct ing, Cons t r uct ing, and Recons t r uc t ing our Religious Histor y : L atin Scholars Explore Nuestras Raíces,” as part of their s u m m er work s hop. T h e event will take place in the Daniel J. Theron Assembly Room in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library on Wednesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public. The three lecturers, Dr. Joel Morales Cruz, adjunct professor in the Religion Studies Depar tment at Elmhurst College in Illinois, Dr. Hjamil A. Mar tinezVázquez, an independent scholar and instructor for the University of Phoenix, and Dr. Theresa Yugar, a Catholic feminist theologian, and a faculty member in the Department of Liberal Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, will each discuss their respective publications.
Cruz will speak about his book, The Histories of the Latin American Church: A Handbook (Fortress Press, 2014), and share complex stories of Latin American religious history. Martínez-Vázquez will offer a critique of the dominant, Eurocentric historical narrative, not for what it says, but for what it does not say. His publication is titled Made in the Margins: Latina/o Constructions of U.S. Religious History (Baylor University Press, 2013). Yugar will lecture about her book, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text (Wipf & Stock, 2014). Sor (Spanish for “Sister”) Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of Latin America’s most famous intellectuals who lived in the 1600s, was a fierce critic of the Roman Catholic Church magisterium. Yugar will discuss how Sor Juana dreamed of a civilization that valued indigenous peoples. HTI is the only program in the nation that, as a consor tium of PhD - granting institutions, is focused on and committed to supporting Latin leaders to achieve doctoral degrees in religious and theological studies. The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Erdman Center, 20 Library Place in Princeton. For more information, contact HTI at (609) 252-1721.
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07-01 irie PaintinG: Quality workmanship, interior & exterior, light carpentry, power washing. Free estimates, fully insured, references. (609) 5848808; Email iriepainting@gmail.com 05-27-8t rosa’s CleaninG serViCe: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has goo d English, own transportation. 20 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188 or (609) 610-2485. 06-24-4t nuBia’s CleaninG: Quality housecleaning, excellent references. Houses & apartments, move-in, move-out! We also are available to serve parties. 12 years experience. (609) 915-8981. 05-20-10t karina’s HouseCleaninG: Full service inside. Honest and reliable lady with references. Available week days. Call for estimate. (609) 858-8259. 07-01-4t
CarPentrY General Contracting. No job too small. Licensed and insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732.
Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to all of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. Call (609) 924-2200 ext. 10 for more details.
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HoMe rePair sPeCialist:
Sunny, 3 BR, 1 BATH DUPLEX. Princeton schools. Walk to Nassau Street, university, library, dinky & local schools. Classic Princeton charm, fireplace, washer/dryer, newly renovated bathroom. Off-street parking. Available mid-August/Sept.-May. $3,000/month. Lawn/snow maintenance included. (808) 203-3479 .
Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 06-17-16
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J.o. PaintinG & HoMe iMProVeMents: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. Call (609) 883-5573. 05-13-16
House CleaninG: European High Quality House Cleaning. Great Experience & Good References. Free Estimates. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Reasonable Prices. Call Elvira (609) 695-6441 or (609) 213-9997. 06-03-10t
Gina Hookey, Classified Manager
Deadline: 12 pm Tuesday • Payment: All ads must be pre-paid, Cash, credit card, or check. • 25 words or less: $23.25 • each add’l word 15 cents • Surcharge: $15.00 for ads greater than 60 words in length. • 3 weeks: $59.00 • 4 weeks: $76 • 6 weeks: $113 • 6 month and annual discount rates available. • Classifieds by the inch: $26.50/inch • Employment: $33
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residential rentals: Princeton – $3600/mo. 3 BR, 2 bath, cottage on 60 acre farm. Available September 5, 2015. Princeton – $1700/mo. 1 BR, 1 bath, rent includes heat, hot water & 1 parking space. Available August 15, 2015. Princeton – $1500/mo. 1 BR, 1 bath. Rent includes heat, water. No parking. Available September 5, 1015.
CoMMerCial rentals:
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nassau street: Small Office Suites with parking. 390 sq. ft; 1467 sq. ft. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf PrinCeton–linColn Court: 2 BR, 1 bath, Brick Row-home. Central Downtown Location. $1,750 plus utilities. Weinberg Management, (609) 924-8535. 05-27-tf
Princeton – $2950/mo. Nassau Street, 2-story OFFICE. Parking. Available now. Princeton – $2300/mo. Nassau Street, 5 room office. Completely renovated. Available now. Princeton – $1650/mo. Nassau Street. 2nd floor “B”, 3 rooms. Private 1/2 bath. Available now. Princeton – $1600/mo. Nassau Street. 2nd floor, 3 offices, use of hall powder room. Available now.
We have customers waiting for houses! STOCKTON MEANS FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE. We list, We sell, We manage. If you have a house to sell or rent we are ready to service you! Call us for any of your real estate needs and check out our website at: http://www.stockton-realtor.com See our display ads for our available houses for sale.
32 Chambers street Princeton, nJ 08542 (609) 924-1416 Martha F. stockton, Broker-owner need soMetHinG done? General contractor. Seminary Degree, 17 years experience in the Princeton area. Bath renovations, decks, tile, window/door installations, masonry, carpentry & painting. Licensed & insured. References available. (609) 477-9261. 02-18-16 sPrinG Clean uP! Seeding, mulching, trimming, weeding, lawn mowing, planting & much more. Please call (609) 637-0550. 03-25-16 oFFiCe suite For lease: 220 Alexander Street, Princeton. ~1,260 usable SF on 2 levels. Weinberg Management, WMC@collegetown. com, (609) 924-8535. tf PrinCeton: 1 Br duPleX House for Rent. $1,575/mo. Parking Available. Call (609) 921-7655. tf
STOCKTON REAL ESTATE… A Princeton Tradition Experience ✦ Honesty ✦ Integrity 32 Chambers Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 (800) 763-1416 ✦ (609) 924-1416
We Repair Steps! • We Restore Old Looking Concrete! • We Re-Point Old Mortar Joints! • We Rebuild Steps! • We Repair Brick and Stone Walls! • We Fix Settling and Cracking Issues in Patios and Walkways! • We Renovate and Refinish Decks!
We design Patios and Outdoor Living Spaces All of us at Stockton Real Estate are grateful for your continued loyalty. We wish to express our warmest appreciation and hope you have a very happy Fourth of July! www.stockton-realtor.com
MASONRY RENOVATION AND REPAIR
We fix all masonry problems... it’s our passion!
609-751-3039
puregreenoutdoor@gmail.com Fully Insured • N.J. home improvement contractor #13VH06880500 Re-New is a division of Pure Green Outdoor Services, LLC
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CARPENTER • BUILDER • CABINET MAKER COMPLETE HOME RENOVATIONS • ADDITIONS
609.924.6777
Certified Renovator
FREE ESTIMATES Family serving Princeton 100 years.
PAINTING Julius says: Summer is here! Are your ready for
OUTDOOR LIVING? Give me a call to discuss your
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LANDSCAPING FRESH IDEAS
Innovative Planting, Bird-friendly Designs Stone Walls and Terraces FREE CONSULTATION
PRINCETON, NJ
JULIUS H. GROSS
609-683-4013
CREATIVE WOODCRAFT, INC. Carpentry & General Home Maintenance
PAINTING & CARPENTRY NEEDS. WHEN YOU’VE TRIED THE REST, COME TO THE BEST!
609-924-1474
Julius is a 2008 Historic Residential Restoration Award Winner.
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SALES • INSTALLATIONS • REPAIRS RESTRETCHINGS • BINDINGS • SURGING FRINGING • RIP-UPS & CART-AWAY
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We fix all masonry problems... it’s our passion! HARDSCAPE RENOVATION AND REPAIR 609-751-3039
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NING SERVICE A E L for Houses, Apartments,
Offices, Daycare, Banks, Schools & more. Understands English • Own transportation. 20 years of experience. Cleaning License • References .
Please call 609-858-4296 732-430-5865
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Landscaping • Pruning • Edging • Mulching
— An EPA Certified Company —
Gutter Services of NJ
Call Franco 609-510-8477
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Serving the Princeton area for 25 years Experience and Quality Seamless Gutters Installed
3 Gutter Protection Devices that Work! Free estimates! All work guaranteed in writing!
Easy repeat gutter cleaning service offered without pushy sales or cleaning minimums!
609-921-2299
Paradise Design Group, LLC ALL TYPES OF MASONRY LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
• Sidewalks • Patios • Fireplaces
• Stonework • Chimneys • Outdoor Kitchens
A Complete Custom Landscape & Masonary Design and Build Firm
609-570-5117
Specializing in the Unique & Unusual
609-586-2130
We Fix Front Steps, We Restore Old Looking Concrete,
Highest Quality Seamless Gutters.
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Add... Restore... Renew... Local references upon request.
Licensed; Insured.
CARPENTRY DETAILS ALTERATIONS • ADDITIONS CUSTOM ALTERATIONS HISTORIC RESTORATIONS KITCHENS •BATHS • DECKS
Professional Kitchen and Bath Design Available
609-466-2693
Donald R. Twomey, Diversified Craftsman
OLYMPIC PAINTING & S T A I N I N G C O M P A N Y , I N C.
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL Interior and Exterior • Painting • Staining • Powerwashing FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED • LOCAL REFERENCES
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FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED
Serving the greater Princeton area for over 25 years
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Joes landsCaPinG inC. oF PrinCeton Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 30 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only) (609) 638-6846 Office (609) 216-7936 Princeton References •Green Company
MusiC lessons: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. Call todaY! FarrinGton’s MusiC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; West Windsor (609) 897-0032, www.farringtonsmusic.com 02-11-16 i BuY all kinds of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 08-06-15
Wanted: Physical therapist/ Med dr./dentist +/-2,000 SF Space for Rent in Lawrenceville, off of 95 & Princeton Pike, next to the first approved 200 participant Adult Health Daycare Center. Ground Level, plenty of parking. Call for more information. (609) 921-7655. tf
We BuY Cars Belle Mead Garage (908) 359-8131
aWard WinninG sliPCoVers Custom fitted in your home.
BuYinG: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, silver, jewelry & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 890-1206 , (609) 306-0613. 07-31-16
Pillows, cushions, table linens, window treatments, and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654
PrinCeton retail store for lease. 72 Witherspoon Street. Ideal Location, Approx. 640 SF. $3,000 per month. Weinberg Management, (609) 924-8535.
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tf PrinCeton-nassau street-oFFiCe sPaCe: $575/month plus parking available. (609) 921-7655. tf WHat’s a Great GiFt For a ForMer PrinCetonian? a Gift subscription! We have prices for 1 or 2 years -call (609)924-2200x10 to get more info! tf
BuYinG all MusiCal instruMents!
need a PluMBer?
suMMer is Here!
Everything! Guitar, bass, drums, percussion, banjo, keyboard, ukulele, mandolin, accordion, microphones, amplifiers, & accessories. Call (609) 306-0613. Local buyer.
Master Plumber Phillip E. Gantner for plumbing, heating & mechanical. Residential & commercial. NJ License: B 106867. (609) 943-1315 (cell); pgantner47@gmail.com
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TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIED = GREAT WEEKEND! Put an ad in the TOWN TOPICS to let everyone know! (609) 924-2200 ext 10 07-01
HandYMan:
eddY’s landsCaPe & HardsCaPe CorP:
For all home repairs. 35 years experience. Specializing in kitchens, baths, basements, flooring, ceramic tile, painting, drywall. No job too large or too small! Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call (908) 966-0662.
Lawn maintenance, spring/fall cleanup, mulching, mowing, rototilling, fertilizing, pruning, planting, lawn cutting, tree service. Patios, walls retain, stone construction, drainage, fences, etc. Free Estimates. 10% off. (609) 213-3770; edy_davila@msn.com
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tWiliGHt estate sale: 43 Hedge Row Road, Princeton. Wednesday July 1, 2-8; Thursday July 2, 4-8; Friday July 3, 9-3. House is loaded to the gills! Make us your 1st stop! visit dustyoldbag.com for photos. 07-01
Between Tree Roots and Other Plants
in Your Garden
Any two plants growing in the same space, above or below ground, must compete for sunlight, water, and nutrients. Results of above ground competition for sunlight can be quite obvious. In the dense forest, tall, dominant trees shade out smaller plants. In the landscape, dense, lowbranching trees can shade out everything underneath. Underground competition for soil moisture and nutrients is not so clearly visible. Two similar plants competing for a limited supply of soil moisture and nutrients will each get a smaller share than if either one was growing alone, and the growth of both will be reduced. When grass and trees grow together, the growth of trees is more reduced. Foresters and orchardists have known for years that grasses are able to compete more aggressively for soil moisture and nutrients than trees. The tree roots cannot compensate by growing deeper than the grass roots because of the poor soil conditions there. Lateral spread of tree roots is often restricted by buildings and pavements. A tree with an underdeveloped root system resulting from grass competition will be subject to more stress. This stress will result in slow growth, a predisposition to certain insect and disease problems, and a shorter life span. Keeping the lawn away from trees will benefit most trees, though it is not possible in many situations. When elimination of the grass around the tree is not possible, it is important to keep the area well watered and fertilized. For further information, contact the County Agricultural Extension at (609) 989-6830 or a Woodwinds Professional Arborist at (609) 9243500. “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”
Employment Opportunities in the Princeton Area Part-tiMe Coordinator:
HandYMan needed:
For non profit literary organization in Princeton, 20-25 hrs/wk. College degree & literary interest recommended. Responsibilities include administration of large annual poetry competitions, grant management, correspondence with publishers & professional poets, social media outreach & general clerical tasks. Please forward resume to The National Poetry Series, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540. 06-24-3t
for yard work and maintenance in Griggstown area. Call (908) 9049154. 06-24-2t
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Advertising Account Manager The ideal candidate will have experience in selling space in luxury print publications or on the web, to regional and or national clients. Candidates must be self starters able to source new business and provide quality service to their accounts. This position is based out of our Princeton NJ office but requires travel to NYC. Full and part time positions available. We offer a friendly working environment and competitive wages. Witherspoon Media Group publishes Princeton Magazine, Urban Agenda New York City, and Town Topics Newspaper. Please submit cover letter and resume to: editor@witherspoonmediagroup.com An Equal Opportunity Employer
Part-Time Digital Manager Witherspoon Media Group is looking for a part-time Digital Manager to help design, edit, and manage websites for Princeton Magazine and Urban Agenda New York City. Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS and Javascript is required. The candidate must have prior experience designing and managing large-scale websites. The ability to embed video and manage digital ads is also required. This is a great opportunity to join Witherspoon Media Group’s rapidly expanding digital team. Email resume and work samples to taylor.smith@witherspoonmediagroup.com
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1967 – 2015 48 years of caring for New Jersey’s trees Thank you!
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ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, since this house backs to the 5th hole of the Cherry Valley golf course! With direct visual and physical access to this beautiful expanse of rolling and manicured greens, you can entertain to your heart’s content in the privacy of your home and gardens. Perfectly positioned on a premier lot, this home begins with a gracious entry foyer with distinctive architectural accents. Every room on this level has beautiful oak floors, burnished to a soft glow. On the first level is also the main bedroom, with a bow window, walk-in closet, and ensuite bath, complete with jetted tub. Wonderfully appointed, beautifully executed, and ready for you!!!! Montgomery schools. $900,000
LAKEFRONT PROPERTY in Princeton is at a premium, especially one with a dock and an amazing design pedigree! We are proud to present the only known residential collaborative design by Robert Venturi and William Short, two architects who combined their skill and their friendship to create a masterpiece of understated elegance and harmony. Built in 1960 for Robert H. Taylor, this home is of modernist design, set back from the street; a perfect example of “less is more”. Virtually every room has a lake view that is hard to beat, and the lot itself slopes ever so slightly, creating easy access and entry to the lake, whether for boating or skating. You may not know that, unless a property already has a dock, one cannot be added!! Offered by it’s second owner, this could be the chance of a lifetime to own such a piece of history! $2,200,000
WOW!!!! Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, this custom house is a real treat!! The sophisticated color of the recently painted exterior serves as a palette for the professionally planted grounds. Natural stone enhances the front elevation and compliments the wonderful wood. Paver driveway presents a perfect path to the front vestibule with it’s many windows. Beautiful wood floors are found throughout most every room. Formal living room and dining room, combined with the many windows, are bright and airy, and make entertaining in the day or the evening a pleasure. The kitchen is terrific, with granite counters, tons of cabinets, and excellent appliances. The main stairway brings you to the family wing, with large Master bedroom having remodeled bathroom. On this level is also found, with it’s private staircase, a guest or nanny suite, complete with bedroom, sitting room and private bath. Designed so cleverly that it can also be an adjunct to the MBR, it is extremely versatile and easily added or separated from the rest of this floor. The lower level of the house features a professionally finished basement, having TV area, game section, full bath and storage. $875,000 Located in Lawrence Township with a Princeton address.
PRINCETON WINDROWS ---a great place to live !!!! With a reputation for fine dining, educational seminars, fitness club , and more, Princeton Windrows is vibrant and thriving !!! Tucked on a quiet street close to the main building , this property is the epitome of sophisticated , upscale living. The layout is superb, with open floor plan in play, yet having distinct spaces. The kitchen has been remodeled by it’s current owner . Complete with custom tile and top-of-the line appliances, it has granite counters and tile floor. The spacious living room and formal dining room have oak floors, and a view of the woods to which they back. This view can also be enjoyed from the brand new deck. If you are not familiar with Princeton Windrows, please call us for a tour and description. If you are already aware of it, rest assured, you are in for a treat!! (Plainsboro Township with a Princeton address) $495,000
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