Volume LXXVIII, Number 3
Photographer of NJ Life Is Focus of State Museum Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . 5 Princeton Ski and Sail Club Offers Camaraderie, Trips, Events . . . . . . . 14 PSO Presents Concert of Princeton Connections . . . . . 18 PU Wrestling Alum Monday Juggling Coaching, Competition; Aiming to Continue Family Tradition of Olympic Success . . . . 21 Sophomore Transfer D’Agostino Making Big Impact for Hun Girls’ Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Reading and Rereading Chekhov on His Birthday . . . . . . . . 13 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 19 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 27 Green and Healthy . . . . . 2 Mailbox . . . . . . . . .10, 11 Performing Arts . . . . . 16 Real Estate. . . . . . . . . 28 School Matters . . . . . . . 8 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Wet and Cold Weather Expected to Continue During Coming Week Last week, it was torrential rain. This week, it has been snow, sleet, and ice. Princeton police, rescue, and emergency crews have been on alert for weather-related problems in recent days. With some more precipitation and frigid temperatures forecast for the rest of this week, they are advising residents and motorists to use common sense on roadways and sidewalks. “For us, the biggest thing is if the roads are snow-covered or icy, stay home unless you absolutely have to go out,” said Captain Christopher Tash of the Princeton Police Department on Tuesday. “The roads have been okay today, but there is ice out there and it can get worse on the roads and sidewalks.” Sidewalks that have not been shoveled can be a major problem. “If they are icy or snow-covered, please shovel them,” Tash said. “We always get complaints about that.” The rain that pelted down the night of Wednesday, January 10 temporarily knocked out power for some homes and businesses, and contributed to localized flooding. The following day, the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) had to rescue a motorist who was stranded on Quaker Road between Mercer and Quakerbridge roads. “I would stress that people need to obey roads being blocked off and not go around, or move, barricades,” said Mayor Mark Freda, who is the president of PFARS. “They not only endanger their lives, but the lives of the first responders that have to come help them.” “Too many of our rescue calls are for people driving around barricades,” added PFARS Chief Matthew Stiff. “The few minutes for a detour are better than risking your life driving through flood waters.” Several creeks, streams, and rivers flooded last Thursday after the rain let up. “We’ve had a number of rain events over the last few weeks, which has raised the level of some waterways and saturated the ground,” said Michael Yeh, Princeton’s director of emergency services. “Compounded with higher winds than usual, that caused problems.” The fact that it has hardly snowed at all in the past few years is also significant. “I think people forget what it’s like,” said Yeh. “And then we have a lot of newer Continued on Page 8
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Cultural Leaders Remember Judith Scheide News of Judith McCartin Scheide’s death on December 29 has inspired numerous tributes from members of cultural organizations in Princeton. With her late husband William H. “Bill” Scheide, Judy Scheide was a prominent philanthropist admired not only for her monetary support of museums and musical organizations, but for her warmth and dedication as well. “Judy had a kind of audacity as a philanthropist,” said James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum. “She wanted not just to do good work, but to make a real impact, and she put the full creative force of her intelligence into it — not just her financial support. Judy knew that she was setting an example, in the way that true leaders do. Her passing leaves a real gap in this community, which the next generation will need to step up and fill.” Adam Welch, executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton since September 2020, regrets that he never met Scheide, “though I have heard about her force of will,” he said. “Like [with] so much of the past, I have had to rely on an institutional knowledge of her. Sentiments have echoed, she was treasured as an instrumental Princeton philanthropist and was essential in helping the Arts Council become the vital community arts center it is today.” In April 1997, the Scheides and the
Rev. David McAlpin Jr. were first to offer a $150,000 challenge grant to launch the capital campaign to renovate and expand the Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. “Her support was unwavering and later when she served as trustee, she was 100 percent behind our trajectory,” Welch said. “In 2008, she stated, ‘Bill Scheide and I support the Arts Council for its unique ability to bring together our diverse community through its excellent programs.’ Judy’s incredible wisdom and
kindness will be greatly missed throughout our community.” Among the other institutions paying tribute to Scheide was Princeton University Library. Bill Scheide (class of 1936) bequeathed the Scheide Library to the University in 2015. “Judy was a beloved presence within the library, and whose involvement and generosity as a library donor was but one extension of her significant philanthropic work in the broader community,” reads a Continued on Page 8
Rev. George Rambow Begins his Ministry At Princeton’s All Saints’ Episcopal Church
The Rev. George F. Rambow is the new rector of the All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Princeton. A native of Houston, Texas, Rambow replaces the Rev. Hugh E. Brown, who retired last year after 15 years as All Saints’ rector. Rambow, who arrived in early December from Mississippi with his wife Emily and two daughters, is not a stranger to Princeton or to All Saints’. He received his M.Div. (2014) and Ph.D. (2019) degrees at Princeton Theological Seminary, and he and his family were previously members of the All Saints’ parish from 2015-19. In Mississippi Rambow served as assistant priest at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Starkville and as lecturer at
Mississippi State University. He explained what brought him back to All Saints’. “It’s very simple,” he said in a phone conversation earlier this month. “It’s the wonderful people of All Saints’. It’s a wonderful church, a wonderful community, with warm and welcoming people, thoughtful people, curious people, joyful people. It’s the people who brought us back. It feels like I’ve come home.” Rambow described how, more than a dozen years ago, from the moment they started attending All Saints’, they felt welcomed. “We felt like the people really love each other here and are sincerely interested in getting to know the folks who walk through the door,” he added. Continued on Page 9
FIRST SNOW: Children and adults alike enjoyed sledding down the hill at Springdale Golf Club on Tuesday. A storm the night before brought the first substantial snow to the area in more than two years. (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)