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Residents Urge Fix For Edgehill Traffic, Dangerous Conditions Tucked away between Mercer Street (Princeton Pike) and Stockton Street (Route 206), and only a single block long, Edgehill Street is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Princeton. Alexander Hamilton once lived on the street. When the Continental Congress met in Princeton in 1783, he and James Madison resided in the house known as the Barracks. According to a number of current residents, however, this 22-foot-wide 18thcentury lane has become a significant traffic problem. Sean Wilentz, who lives with his family on the street, described “a growing emergency on Edgehill Street with reckless, speeding, and abusive motorists, using the street as a cut-through and treating it as a combination short-cut and drag strip. The situation has degenerated over the last few years, and it has now become a severe danger to life, limb, and property.” A group of five Edgehill Street residents, who gathered at Wilentz’s home on Saturday morning to discuss the problem and look for solutions, agreed that traffic woes have made life on Edgehill increasingly dangerous in the past five years and that quality of life there has steadily declined. “This is a disaster waiting to happen,” said Wilentz. “This is an emergency, not something that should be delayed to next week, let alone next year.” On Sunday evening, January 12, Wilentz’s Honda CRV, which was parked legally across the street from his house, was struck by a car traveling from Mercer Street towards Stockton Street, causing extensive damage to both cars. According to the police report, the driver of the vehicle was found to be at fault and was charged with careless driving. “This is not a run-of-the-mill crash story,” said Wilentz. “It is a story about an entire street, one of Princeton’s most venerable, being afflicted and at times even terrorized by out-of-control motorists. These include, as in the case of the recent crash, otherwise respectable Princetonians who have displayed a heedless and even criminal disregard for the lives and property of Edgehill Street’s neighbors, let alone for the law.” Wilentz also noted frequent “foul-mouthed, even menacing abuse” from motorists who were asked to slow down. Continued on Page 10

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Community Helps Plan Future of PPS “We are here to figure it out together,” said Princeton Public Schools Superintendent Steve Cochrane to the crowd of about 160 community members packed into the Princeton High School cafeteria on Saturday morning. Along with school officials, teachers, students, parents, and other community residents, five consultants from the Milone & MacBroom (M&M) planning firm were in attendance to help lead the gathering in exploring the question of how to accommodate the growing population of students in the district’s schools. “I don’t know how that question will be answered,” said Cochrane, or “if it will involve some enhancement of our school facilities, some redrawing of our sending area boundaries at the elementary school level, or some adjustment of our school schedules to allow for greater efficiency. There may be other options or some combination of all of these.” Emphasizing the collaborative nature of the four- or five-month planning process ahead, Cochrane noted that this was the first of several public forums and that there would be many other opportunities

for people to engage in figuring out the answers to the challenges ahead. Before introducing the planners, Cochrane set the tone for the proceedings by quoting the title of a book by Cornelius Minor, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us To Be, and its first chapter, “Begin By Listening.” The M&M project team members reported for over an hour on their findings so far after researching and analyzing existing conditions at PPS. Their presentations included a discussion of demographics, housing, and enrollment projections, as

they made a strong case that PPS needs to expand to accommodate recent enrollment growth — about 14 percent over the past 10 years, including 9 percent over the last four years — and continuing growth, as more than 800 market and affordable housing units are added over the next four to seven years. The planners went on to present a review of facilities, with all of the schools having been built between 50 and 95 years ago, as well as an analysis of educational programming. Following the presentations, the Continued on Page 8

Princeton Council Hears Task Force Report on Permit Parking

Princeton Council heard a report Monday night from the Princeton Permit Parking Task Force, which has been working since May on how to address issues of daytime and overnight parking in different sections of town. Their initial focus has been on the Witherspoon-Jackson and tree street neighborhoods, where parking is especially tight and only some houses

have driveways. Council members Leticia Fraga and David Cohen, along with Mayor Liz Lempert, have been working on the initiative with residents of different neighborhoods and some business owners. Delivering the report, Fraga stressed that it is not a finished recommendation. “We are just Continued on Page 8

WASSAILING AT THE FARM: Dancing and singing were just some of the activities at Terhune Orchards’ annual Wassailing the Apple Trees Festival on Sunday afternoon . The ancient British tradition is said to protect the trees from harm and ensure a good crop . Live music, roasting marshmallows, and enjoying apple cider and donuts were also part of the festivities . Participants share their favorite winter activities in this week’s Town Talk on page 6 . (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Closing ceremonies for MCCC’s Black History Month Celebration will include an African drumming performance and a keynote address by New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver on the college’s West Windsor Campus February 27. A full slate of events is planned throughout the month. Visit mccc.org for events, dates, and times. of Sunday, February 9). VolPrinceton Family YMCA to learn, grow and thrive.” Seeks Census Volunteers The Y is seeking volunteers unteers will be provided with

The Princeton Family YMCA is embarking on a campaign to promote participation in the 2020 Census, with a special focus on the Hard to Count (HTC) populations. Funded by a special grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation, the Y will mobilize volunteers to assist in achieving a correct, thorough, and inclusive count. The 2020 Census is committed to “counting everyone once, only once, and in the right place.” Achieving a complete and accurate count is critical for local communities to access resources, and central to this work is focusing on populations that are considered hard to count: young children, highly mobile people, racial and ethnic minorities, non-English speakers, people who have few resources, and undocumented immigrants, among others. The Princeton Y will utilize its many networks to convey critical information to residents who may fall into the hard-to-reach categories. The Y will also recruit and organize volunteers to conduct a doorto-door promotions campaign, host information sessions and provide support for completing the census questionnaire online in March and April. “As an organization, our YMCA envisions a community where all people can achieve health, gain confidence, make connections and feel secure at every stage of life. That’s why this project is important.” said CEO Kate Bech, “We want to make sure that everyone in Princeton is counted so critical resources can be accessed and invested to ensure that we all have opportunities, relationships and resources necessary

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A Community Bulletin Special Meeting on the Thanet Redevelopment Property: On Thursday, January 30 at 7 p.m., a meeting will be held at Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street, to discuss plans by AvalonBay and PIHRL developers for two residential projects. Open to the public. Town-Wide Brush Collection: Princeton’s Department of Public Works is collecting Christmas trees and brush through January 31. Remove all decorations and lights from the tree, and do not put it out in a bag. Have everything out by 7 a.m. Free Flu Shots: Princeton’s Health Department will offer shots out of their office and select community events through February, to Princeton residents. Visit www.princetonnj.gov/health for details. Womanspace Needs Volunteers: Applications are being accepted through February 1 for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Response Teams. For details, email dvrt@womanspace.org or call (609) 394-0136. Ice Skating: The three authorized locations for free ice skating are Smoyer Park pond, Community Park North pond, and Lake Carnegie between the Washington Road and Harrison Street bridges. A white flag means it is safe to skate; a red flag means it is not safe. Flags are located at all locations. For ongoing updates about ice conditions, follow Princeton Recreation on Twitter at @princetonrec or Facebook. Palmer Square is also hosting oudoor skating on Hulfish Street behind the Nassau Inn for a $10 fee, including skate rental. CONTACT of Mercer County Needs Volunteers: The crisis and suicide prevention hotline will sponsor training Tuesdays February 11-April 21, in Pennington. Call (609) 737-2000 for details. Volunteers Needed for Woodcock Restoration Project: On Saturday, February 1 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., meet at the gazebo in Hopewell Boro Park, Hopewell, to join the Sourland Conservancy’s Stewardship committee to aid in this project and then hike into the park to move Christmas trees and create natural deer enclosures, which protect native plants. Sign up: http://tiny.cc/SCVolunteerFeb2020.

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TAKING IT TO TRENTON: Violinist Stefan Jackiw’s visit last year with the Trenton Central High School Orchestra was an impetus for Princeton University’s new Neighborhood Project, which expands collaborations in the arts and other areas between the University and the capital city. The University has established a full-time position to oversee the new focus linking Trenton and the campus community. (Photo by Sonya Isenberg)

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for our youth,” she said in a press release. “Watching Stefan Jackiw interact with students in the Trenton High School Orchestra during the soft launch of this initiative was one of the highlights of our year. The rapt silence with which the high schoolers listened to Stefan’s performance of Bach after they had bonded with him over instrument care woes was magical.” Seeing many of the students in the audience the following night at Jackiw’s Richardson Auditorium performance was “the cherry on top,” Seltzer added. “I am very much looking forward to witnessing this spark again and again as we continue to bring a diverse lineup of musicians to participate in this initiative.” Appelget said the creation of the assistant director for regional affairs position came after extended discussions led by University Provost Deborah Prentice and Executive Vice President Treby Williams. “It takes time and good conversation, and there was a lot of input from across the University, and from those who have ongoing partnerships and relationships,” she said. “It was a deep dive through spring of last year to find out what the successes and the challenges were.” According to Appelget, the person who gets the job will hopefully solve the logistical barriers that sometimes interfere with the creation of partnerships between the campus community and those in Mercer County who can benefit from their work. “Having an individual who can be a constant resource and a contact is just a great fit,” she said. “I call it connective tissue — making connections on campus so people can share what exists and what can be.” —Anne Levin

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Georgia: “Watching movies and staying warm inside the house.” Ursula: “Sledding with my friends or going to winter festivals with my family.” Jamie: “My favorite winter activity is ice skating with my friends, or even just staying inside and drinking hot cocoa and watching movies and being cozy.” —Georgia Davis, Ursula Heller, and Jamie Dering, all of Lawrenceville

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Barbara: “There aren’t a whole lot of things to do in the middle of January, but we have had a family tradition for the past 18 years of going to Camelback Mountain with our grandchildren and going snow tubing. We actually just went this past week for my birthday.” Thomas: “We just enjoyed Terhune Orchards. This is our first time here and we are very impressed. It may become a favorite winter tradition, too.” —Thomas and Barbara Ronca, Bridgewater

Dear Princeton Residents, Princeton Community Television (PCTV), your local public access channel, is in jeopardy of closing after servicing the Princeton Community for three decades and needs your support. During 2019, Mayor Liz Lempert announced that she was saving taxpayers money (about $200,000) by not forwarding a portion of the cable franchise fees received by the town to PCTV. This amounts to a mere 75 cents a month per resident, but comes at the cost of PCTV having to cut one full-time employee and another part-time employee in 2019. For the past three decades, every mayor, including Mayor Lempert, has released the cable franchise fees collected specifically for public broadcasting to PCTV so the station can continue the valued work they do for the Princeton community. In withholding these fees without advanced notification, Mayor Lempert has created a situation where PCTV may have to close its doors due to inadequate funding because cable franchise fees were withheld by the town. Cable franchise fees, by law, give municipalities the option to use some or all fees collected to reduce property taxes. Only those households who subscribe to Verizon or Comcast pay a franchise fee as part of their monthly cable bill, however, all households pay taxes to the town. In 2019, the town of Princeton received $369,000 in cable franchise fees. PCTV received $232,000 in 2018 and $56,962 in 2019; what happened to the remainder of the franchise fees for 2019? PCTV has never been funded by taxpayer dollars and has not been part of the town’s operating budget. As such, PCTV has not, and does not, cost the taxpayer a single penny. If cable franchise fees continue to be withheld in 2020, PCTV may be forced to layoff its two remaining full-time employees by the end of this year, and PCTV will no longer be able to offer media arts internships for college and high school students. Also, PCTV will not be able to engage in extended partnerships with the Princeton business community and/or nonprofit organizations. Closing PCTV would also be a great loss for local nonprofits. PCTV works extensively with Princeton-based nonprofits to produce videos and podcasts to bolster fundraising efforts for organizations such as the League of Women Voters, Princeton Public Schools, Witherspoon Jackson Development Corporation, the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, NJ-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), numerous environmental funds, literacy groups and many more. Mayor Lempert has recognized PCTV publicly as well-run, good financial stewards, one of the gems of this town, and a valuable nonprofit serving the Princeton community. It is undeniable that PCTV has become a valuable asset to the town of Princeton over the years because it has grown into a multi-platform media distribution organization. PCTV broadcasts and has the capacity to reach over 60,000 homes throughout the greater Princeton area. Beyond this cablecast, the station reaches a wider audience via its online broadcast on its website, Vimeo, Roku, Apple TV & Amazon FireStick. (PCTV is the first community public access station to be selected by Amazon to be on FireStick.) Additionally, the Princetontv.org website averages 95,000 hits a month. Mayor Lempert’s primary argument is that PCTV should fundraise to ensure its existence, claiming that the cable franchise fees are needed to help the municipal budget despite the large existing surplus in the municipal coffers.

PCTV has been fundraising for over two decades and raised $22,000 by the end of 2019 during its annual pledge drive. Monies raised through fundraising supplement the cable franchise fees which make up 86 per cent of the PCTV budget. PCTV is committed to continuing our fundraising efforts. However, there needs to be a gradual transition period over the next few years where franchise fees received by the town and sent to PCTV are reduced as fundraising efforts are given time to become more fruitful. Mayor Lempert has publicly stated that PCTV has $500,000 in reserves. This is simply not true, there are no reserves. The question to be asked is, where are the 2020 franchise fees? It should be noted that PCTV pays the town $18,000 a year in rent for its office in the old borough hall building where other municipal offices are housed. Does Mayor Lempert truly believe that the permanent loss of four jobs at PCTV for the tiny gain of 75 cents per resident per month in tax saved is truly what this community wants and values? Does Mayor Lempert think that the lack of transparency created by the municipality with the absence of live municipal video broadcasts or archive of public meetings which, in turn, incapacitates civic groups from broadcasting civic events, is the wave of the future in Princeton? On April 1, 2019 Mayor Lempert and the town’s negotiating team left the negotiations table by unilaterally declaring an impasse in its negotiations for a successor contract with the PCTV negotiating team. We respectfully urge Mayor Lempert and the town’s negotiating team to reopen discussions with PCTV immediately. There are solutions to every problem. We have creative solutions to discuss which will benefit Princeton residents, the town, the greater Princeton community and PCTV. Thank you for helping us raise awareness and for your continued support of the not for profit PCTV, which was created by the municipality itself and Princeton citizens. Initial and current PCTV bylaws created by municipal officials and local residents stressed inclusion of all voices, not exclusion, and realized the importance of attracting individuals from outside the community, as well as within, given that individuals spend money at Princeton businesses when they come to tape shows broadcast to the Princeton community. This is a call for action. After 30 years of supporting the Princeton community, we now ask for your unqualified support. Here are ways you can help: •

Contact Mayor Liz Lempert (llempert@princetonnj.gov, 609-924-5176) and Council President David Cohen (dcohen@princetonnj.gov, 609-924-5176) to urge the reopening of discussions with PCTV to resolve the matter;

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Donate to PCTV by going to www.princetontv.org;

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Contact PCTV to ask about ways that you can help PCTV, info@princetontv.org, 609-252-1963.

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An Open Letter to the Princeton Community

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audience was invited to ask the project team questions or post questions on Post-its or easels, at four different stations set up around the room to provide the opportunity for feedback on the planning process, enrollment projections, education, and facilities. Participants were asked to comment on strengths and weakness in the district’s re s p on s e to e n rol l m e nt growth, opportunities and threats or obstacles ahead, their top three concerns for educational programming in PPS, and necessary components for the PPS master plan to achieve success. L asting well over t wo hours and followed by a tour of PHS for a small group of

remaining participants, the forum provided opportunity for listening and for asking questions, some of which were answered, and many of which remain to be answered in the coming months as the planning continues. Themes and concerns that recurred throughout the various sessions included affordability and taxes, the Cranbury agreement, high class sizes and attention to each student, over-building, and equity. “I think the forum was a great start to our efforts to substantively engage the public on major questions a n d c h a l l e n g e s,” w r ote Board of Education member Brian McDonald in an email after the event. “From my conversations with members of the community who attended the forum, it was

clear that they appreciated that an enormous amount of work has been done by highly qualified professionals and that this is a very serious and comprehensive planning process.” He continued, emphasizing the superintendent and board president’s assertions that the process is a collaborative one with the community working together to find answers, “There are no specific outcomes in mind and there will be many strategies to consider to ensure that we are maximizing our use of existing facilities while starting to consider whether, when, and how any renovations, additions, or new construction might help address the increasingly well-understood challenges that exist.” Further information on

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sharing what the task force has been discussing so far,” she said. “We will still solicit input from the community before the pilot program is established.” Residents of the two neighborhoods in question, and other areas of town, offered their opinions during the public comment portion of the meeting. Several live on John Street in the Witherspoon-Jackson section. One woman said she was not aware that a program providing visitor permits already existed. There were questions about how often the parking regulations would be enforced. Marty Schneiderman, who lives on Murray Place near the tree streets, expressed concerns about snow removal in relation to the pilot program. He also urged the task force to look at what has worked in the past and incorporate that into the final product. Jack Morrison, who owns Blue Point Grill and Nassau Street Seafood in the area of the tree streets, is president of the Princeton Merchants Association, and serves on the task force, suggested that Council “move cautiously and take our time” when crafting the finished pilot program. “But I’m still encouraged by tonight,” he said, echoing comments from other residents who

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The municipality recognized the problem at a public hearing on November 4, 2019. A Princeton Traffic Analysis report, a study performed on a voluntary basis without compensation by Jon Crumiller, chief operating officer of Princeton Consultants Inc., revealed significant motorist abuses on Edgehill in 201819, with 4.1 percent of drivers exceeding the speed limit by more than 11 miles per hour, and .6 percent by more than 16 miles per hour. Silvana Clark, who moved with her family to Edgehill Street about four years ago, emphasized the urgency of the situation, relating how her young daughter was almost hit by a car. “The cars speed like you can’t imagine,” she said. Years before, when she had lived in a heavily-trafficked neighborhood in Tuscaloosa,

Alabama, her son had narrowly escaped being hit by a car. She described how she got together with her neighbors to call for help from the authorities, and within two years the street was closed with the installation of a dead end. “I’m not suggesting that happen here,” she said. “It’s a different situation, but the response in our town was very swift. When my little girl was almost hit it brought back memories, I thought, ‘This is haunting me again. It’s been a constant concern. It shouldn’t have to be. God forbid someone gets hurt or killed. This is not OK.’” The Princeton Police Department (PPD), the Municipal Engineering Department, and the Princeton Council have had Edgehill Street’s traffic issues on their agendas for some time, but it is not clear when, or if, trafficcalming measures — e.g. speed bumps, speed tables,

raised intersections, raised crosswalks — might be implemented. “Edgehill has been identified as a street eligible for trafficcalming consideration,” said Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton. “We have been working closely with the Edgehill residents to understand and address their traffic concerns.” PPD Chief Nicholas Sutter acknowledged that PD studies have shown speeding vehicles on Edgehill. “On a narrow street with parked vehicles we understand that an increased volume of vehicles using Edgehill to travel between 206 and Mercer Street creates traffic concerns. There are also some sightline issues that we have noted and are working to correct.” Sutter emphasized that the January 12 crash was due to driver inattention, not speed, that the overwhelming number of crashes are caused mainly

Council President David the legacy and wish of Dr. by driver inattention, and that the PPD is implementing Cohen confirmed that Edge- Sandra Gatt, a renowned distracted driver campaigns hill was on the list of ten plastic surgeon and breast during 2020 to assist with Princeton streets prioritized cancer patient herself, who that problem throughout the for traffic calming in the near saw a need for transportafuture, and at Monday night’s tion and companionship sercommunity. “We are working with en- Council meeting the traffic- vices throughout her breast gineering on traffic-calming calming initiative was includ- cancer journey. Priority is given to women measures that may be effec- ed as a goal for the coming tive on Edgehill Street,” he year. “Deanna indicated that who are low-income, withsaid, but he cited challenges some of the work is already out cars, and who often posed by national traffic safe- underway,” Cohen wrote in an rely on public transportaty standards, unintended con- email Tuesday, “although they tion. YWCA Princeton CEO sequences from any measures are still working on what spe- Judy Hutton said, “It is esthat are implemented, and en- cific quick interventions are sential that we keep screening and treatment available gineering concerns posed by appropriate for Edgehill.” The residents of Edgehill and accessible to Trentonthe fact that it is a historical are hoping for improvements based women, and particudistrict. Unwilling to put a timeline in the traffic situation sooner larly women of color, beon this project, Sutter noted, rather than later. “It can’t just cause they statistically face “It is in everybody’s interest be talked about,” Clark said. a later detection rate, and “We need some action,” therefore a higher mortality that we proceed in a deliberate fashion and weigh all the added Wilentz, warning of rate. Lives will be touched, options available. I do believe the likelihood of “a serious and hopefully saved, in part that in the end we will be able and perhaps tragic event. by the contributions made ___________________________ toTo: implement measures that We’re particularly vulnerable through Janssen Pharmaceuticals.” will address many of the is- to these problems here. There From: _________________________ Date & Time: __________________ Last year, the Transporsues. In any event, we realize are plenty of other streets that Here is a proof of your ad, scheduled to run ___________________. the importance of this issue, have problems, but objectively tation Program supported by taking them has special unique problems and this is check a priority for us.” Edgehill Please it thoroughly and pay attention76 to women the following: because of the nature of the to and from appointments, (Your check mark will tell street.” us it’s okay) and matching them with a —Donald Gilpin breast cancer survivor to � Phone number � Fax number � Address � were Expiration Date ensure they not alone BCRC Receives Grant from during treatment. If needed, Janssen Pharmaceuticals the Transportation Program YWCA Princeton’s Breast staff act as translators as Cancer Resource Center well. The grant from Jans( BCRC ) received a grant sen Pharmaceuticals will from Janssen Pharmaceu- support the Transportation ticals to support its Trans- Program by supplying funds portation Program, which for gas. In the last year, the provides free rides to and transportation van drove from treatment for breast nearly 20,000 miles, with cancer patients in need. The frequent trips from Trenton Transportation Program was to New Brunswick’s Robert established in 2014 to honor Wood Johnson University Hospital.

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Manager Lena Gambino. She stated that Talbots was leaving because “the landlord said the lease is up. Talbots is looking for other places in the area, a big space with parking.” Both Gambino and sales clerk Carol Haroldson confirmed that, even before the closing sale, “the store was always doing very well. We got kicked out. I wish Talbots would find another spot.” The clothes remaining after closing on Saturday were packed up to be donated or transferred to another Talbots location. The employees said they would be left without jobs, but were hopeful that Talbots would open at a new location in the area where they could seek employment. Haroldson said that it wasn’t just the job she would miss. “We have wonderful customers,” she added. “It’s not just about the clothes. You get to know the people.” Talbots operates more than 500 women’s clothing stores throughout the United States and Canada, including 21 stores in New Jersey. Talbots did not respond to calls and email messages seeking further information. The company also sells through a monthly catalog and its ecommerce website. Talbots is owned by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners, the owner of teen retailer Hot Topic and women’s footwear firm Nine West. —Donald Gilpin

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Panel Discussion on Anti-Semitism Provides Historical Perspective Karina Urbach never thought she’d have to study anti-Semitism in her own time. But Urbach, a native of Germany, has become increasingly aware of the rise in violence against Jewish people and institutions during her time as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) School of Historical Studies, where she has been since 2015. To help understand the troubling trend and put it in historical perspective, Urbach has organized a panel discussion of noted historians taking place at the IAS on Wednesday, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. As of this past Monday, there were already 280 people signed up to at-

tend “The Impact of the Past: Anti-Semitism — Past and Present” in Wolfensohn Hall. Serving on the panel are Deborah Lipstadt, author and Emory University professor; Julie Gottlieb, professor in modern history at Britain’s University of Sheffield; and Daniel Finkelstein, a member of Britain’s House of Lords and associate editor at The Times of London. Urbach will serve as facilitator. “I’m so flabbergasted that I have to read about these violent events taking place in the U.S. and in Europe,” she said during an interview in her office in Fuld Hall at the IAS. “Look at this,” she said, pushing printouts about the reissue of Nazi

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To the Editor: A well-attended community planning session at Princeton High School on Saturday, January 25, was an important step for our school district. The Board was pleased to welcome over 160 community members, who heard from our planners and provided input on the future of our public schools. The solutions to balancing community growth with great public schools remain an open question, subject to months of work and continued conversation. The Board is looking forward to working closely with the community to define a future that reflects our mission and the community’s values — preparing students for lives of joy and purpose while respecting affordability, equity, and sustainability. It’s a tall order that will require all voices and a collaborative spirit. For those who couldn’t attend Saturday’s initial forum, data on enrollment and school capacity are available on the PPS website (princetonk12.org). Community members are also invited to join the conversation by completing a survey, found on our website, by February 10. Additional opportunities for engagement will follow soon. We are grateful for this community’s strong support for our public schools. BOARD OF EDUCATION Princeton Public Schools

Asking Questions Not Answered At School Expansion Presentation

To the Editor: The PHS cafeteria was packed. The 90-minute presentation by the BoE’s consultants, MacBroom & Milone (M&M), focused specifically on establishing a need for school expansion. Other questions on the public’s mind — exactly how and where to expand, the cost, staff cuts, Westminster, any future referendum — were not addressed. The breakout did not allow for open consideration of alternatives to expansion. It included no formal public discussion. We could only ask a few questions of individual consultants or write questions on stickies, postcards, and easels. Afterward, a handful of participants gathered to tour PHS. As in the pre-referendum tours, we saw improvements currently planned for the library, guidance, the gym, overall lighting, etc., and the luxuries already in place: the PAC’s spectacular entry hall, black box theater with wall-size mirror and wood flooring for dance classes, the auditorium big enough to hold half the student body but used by the school only several times a year, e.g., for musicals, and otherwise booked privately a year in advance. Throughout the morning there was no discussion of education, equity, staffing, or curriculum, only buildings. Will M&M’s upcoming small group meetings encourage the open discussion not allowed in regular BoE meetings? The high attendance and the unanswered questions show the level of unmet voter concern. The consultant dismissed the possibility of adding classrooms to the elementary schools, and the most frequent question went unanswered: If we are already overcrowded, why must we keep Cranbury? My purpose here is to ask questions that have been asked but not answered. Transparency is possible only when questions are asked openly, and answered to general satisfaction. MARY CLURMAN Harris Road

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Marlon James “In this year following the loss of Morrison’s presence on earth, we are grateful for the chance to celebrate all the many lasting gifts she has given to humanity,” said Smith. “This series affords us the opportunity to talk with a range of artists working in various forms and disciplines about the ongoing relevance of Morrison’s work to their own creative process.”

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Morrison joined the Princeton faculty in 1989 and was a member of the Un ive r s it y’s P ro g r a m i n Creative Writing until she t r a n s fe r r e d to e m e r i t u s status in 2006. In 1993, she became the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Prize i n L iter at u re. H er work has been translated into at least 20 languages. Her groundbreaking nove l s i n c l u d e T h e B lu e s t Eye (1970 ), Sula (1973 ), Song of Solomon (1977), Tar Baby (1981), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), Paradise (1997), Love (2003), A Merc y ( 20 0 8 ) , Home (2012), and God Help the Child ( 2015) . Her latest book, The Source of SelfRegard: Selected Essays, S p e e c he s , a nd Me dita tions, w as publ is h e d i n early 2019. Morrison’s arrival helped to attract other faculty and students from traditionally u n d e r r e p r e s e n te d b a c kgrounds to Princeton, and she played a catalytic role in expanding Princeton’s commitments both to the creat ive and per for m ing arts and to African American studies L ast spr ing, t he L ew is Center awarded its inaugural Toni Morrison Prize, which is given to one or more graduating seniors whose indiv idual or collaborative artistic practice has pushed the boundaries and enlarged the scope of our understanding of is sues of race. T h is pr i ze honors work in any form that, in the spirit of Morrison, is “characterized by visionary force and poetic import.”

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mind, I am pleased to learn that Mark Freda is a candidate for mayor of Princeton. We are seeing in real time that elections matter. At this critical time, I’d like to suggest that here in Princeton, where much is going well, we also need to be focusing on the improvement of the basic blocking and tackling of our local government services. I first came to know Mark as a fellow Littlebrook parent many years ago at a time when all of our schools were undergoing major renovations. With construction difficulties mounting, we were both concerned parents. At community meetings, Mark was a positive, constructive, and calming representative for parents who had concerns about the condition and the safety of the schools during the construction period. I specifically remember that procedure modifications suggested by Mark were significant in addressing many of the parents’ safety and environmental concerns. His history as a leader of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad and as Princeton’s emergency services director, as a past Borough councilman, and as a volunteer on the task force when we merged the Borough and Township municipal operations together, combined with over 30 years of extremely practical corporate experience, have prepared Mark to be an effective and visionary mayor. I feel confident that as we address a range of issues facing our great community, Mark will be an outstanding advocate for all Princetonians and a strong manager steering our municipal departments to provide excellence in meeting the needs of the residents, merchants, and educators of this special town. I for one, strongly support Mark Freda as a candidate for Mayor. MICHAEL BLOOM Rollingmead Street

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Shining On: From Mozart to Lennon, Schubert to Kobe

f you take the long view, this week begins with the birth of Mozart on January 27, 1756 and ends with the birth of Schubert on January 31, 1797. If you’re looking for something more passionately immediately here and now, something to give you the energy to break through a writing slump to the other side of the impeachment trial and the mindnumbing miasma of talking heads (on or off pikes), you turn to a song John Lennon composed and recorded in record time 50 years ago, January 27, 1970. At first it’s fun to give yourself up to outrageous fantasies, like blasting Lennon’s relentless, in-your-face message at full bi-partisan volume from a dozen speakers located above the head of the chief justice: “Instant Karma’s gonna get you, gonna knock you right on the head, better get yourself together, pretty soon you’re gonna be dead.... Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear.” What makes the song surpass any of Lennon’s more famous anthems is the inspirational chorus, “We all shine on like the moon and the stars and the sun.” Good luck imagining both sides of the Senate chamber of horrors rising en masse singing “We all shine on.” Try picturing Adam Schiff gazing prayerfully over Mitch McConnell’s stone wall singing acapella “Imagine a brotherhood of man” or “Give Peace a Chance.” Speaking for myself, to stand with a group of people at an antiwar protest singing “All we are saying is ‘Give peace a chance,’” is too much like Oliver Twist in the poor house food line mewling, “Please, sir, can we have another nice warm bowl of peace and understanding, sir, please.” What you need is a crowd of thousands and Lennon back from the dead on the megaphone leading the chorus in a voice that cuts straight to the emotional marrow even though it’s so deeply, chillingly unsentimental, like the voice of someone calling and crying from a mountaintop with the wind of absolute unimpeded possibility blowing through him. While it’s the message and music that’s made “Imagine” a song for the world, as played and sung in videos of singers and musicians passing it from one to another, the Beatles were already doing it on June 25, 1967, for an audience of over 400 million in 25 countries in Our World, the first global television link, with Lennon singing “All You Need is Love,” the song he wrote for the occasion, telling us “nothing you can sing that can’t be sung,” “nothing you can do that can’t be done,” “no one you can

save that can’t be saved.” In this, the time of year when we’re being asked about the best films and best songs and the books that changed our lives, I’m thinking how unimaginable the sixties would be without the spirit epitomized in that moment, to feel you were sharing the same excitement, absorbing the same music, with millions of other people, all over the world. At that moment in time, whatever you call the emotive force — joy, love, wonder — the Beatles reached and enriched more of us than anyone or anything else. Shining On Returning to the long view, it’s Mozart who’s reaching and enriching 19-year-old Franz Schubert, on a June day in 1816, Schubert’s writing in his diary after witnessing a performance of Mozart’s String Quintet in G Minor: “All my life I shall remember this fine, clear, lovely day. I still hear softly, as from a distance, the magic strains of Mozart’s music. With what unbelievable power, and yet again how gently did ... the masterly playing impress it deep, deep into one’s heart! So do these lovely impressions, which neither time nor circumstance can efface, remain in the mind and influence for good our whole existence. In the dark places of this life they point to that clear-shining and distant future into which our whole hope lies.” That was a mere 200 years before I watched a memorial replay of world superstar Kobe Bryant’s farewell game in April 2016. The fact that two such universally inspirational performers as Bryant and Lennon died suddenly and violently in the first year of their forties is a coincidence I was unaware of until I started writing this column. Besides the sheer release of escaping eyes-wide-shut from

talking-heads-on-pikes to opening eyes and mind and heart to the spectacle of a great athlete doing the unimaginable, there was the moment when he stood at center court and thanked the multitude of fans (“you guys”) as if they were friends and family. More than that, there was his poem, “Dear Basketball,” with its expression of love, spirit and soul, the way he merged the child and the man and the game in this stanza: As a six-year-old boy Deeply in love with you I never saw the end of the tunnel. I only saw myself Running out of one. Then to see the child-man idea movingly translated into imagery by Disney veteran Glen Keane in the animated film Kobe wrote and narrated and that brought him the first Oscar ever won by a professional athlete. Then to know that Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter died in the helicopter crash. Then to think of the composer of “Instant Karma” and “Imagine” shot down by a disenchanted fan carrying a copy of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. S a l i n g e r, w h o died ten years ago today. With all that in mind, where can you go if you’re a writer who has a tendency to attempt impossible connections? Poetry? Music? Shakespeare? There’s only one answer on the week that begins with a composer of whom musicologist Alfred Einstein once said, “He was a child and always remained one.” Mozart on the Playground While trying to figure out why I needed some time off, I searched through hundreds of columns looking for the ones that expressed the spirit of the enterprise, the feeling I needed to break free and write like a writer again. So I’m reprising something close to the heart of what I do —

I found Mozart at a long-ago nursery school parents’ potluck where I had the good fortune to sit next to a Princeton music professor who was politely listening to me enthuse about Schubert. Toward the end of our talk he gave me the word. “Listen to Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola,” he told me in hushed tones, as if he were revealing a hallowed secret or the location of a passage to other worlds. Actually, his words were more down to earth — “It’ll blow your mind.” hat it did was even better. I lived for days in the Neville Marriner recording on Argo and the music was still haunting me when I did my turn as helping parent on the playground one blustery day. I spent much of the morning tending to an older child, a doomed six-year-old boy (brain cancer) of whom the others were afraid. He needed a lot of attention. He would curl in a foetal position at the bottom of the slide, as if he were paralysed, and I had to half-carry him back around to the ladder so he could slide down and curl up at the bottom again. He kept talking a lot of joyless nonsense and was upset when I was called away to do my turn at the swings where I kept five kids going at once, Masako, Toby, Jonah, ShanShan, and Louise, names still clear in my mind all these years later, perhaps because of the intensity of the morning — the doomed boy’s incoherent agony, the tears for stubbed fingers and bruised knees, the mutilated baby mice Jonah found near the sandbox, the devious movement of the wind, and then the way the screech of the swings and the shrieks and yelps of the kids made a sound like a nursery school band tuning up. Thinking of Quasimodo naming his bells, I named the swings for them: Masako, Toby, Jonah, ShanShan, Louise. And all the while Mozart was a presence because the rich, somber tones of the andante were with me, making the morning glow. In the shrill music of the swings I could hear the violin and viola climbing, winding around one another and then unwinding amid a symphonic crescendo of heartache so beautiful it hurt. Later I could still hear those five untuned violins, soaring in and out of unison as I pushed the swings up and up and up, in awe of the way music written 200 years ago by someone with the manner of a child and the spirit of a master seemed to understand, encompass, and express everything that was happening on that playground. —Stuart Mitchner

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THE BOYZ ARE BACK: The best-selling R&B group of all time comes to the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on Thursday, February 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49-$129. Visit stnj.org.

Concert Marks Anniversary Calidore String Quartet 258-9220, or in person two hours prior to the concert at Returns to Princeton Of Auschwitz Liberation COMEDY OF ERRORS: ActorsNET presents “Spider’s Web,” which is London’s second longestWhen the Calidore String the Richardson Auditorium A concert celebrating the Quartet made their Princeton debut in the fall of 2015 alongside the Emerson Quartet, they were still on the cusp of a major career. They now return to Princeton University Concerts on Thursday, February 20, at 8 p.m. as one of the most respected young string quartets internationally, most recently winning the inaugural M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, the world’s largest chamber music prize. Their program in Richardson Auditorium will feature a world premiere performance of Anna Clyne’s Breathing Statues, a work co-commissioned by Princeton University Concerts and inspired by B eet hoven’s “G ros s e Fuge” quartet, also on the program. The composer will discuss her new work with Princeton University Professor Dan Trueman at 7 p.m. in a Warm Up, free to all Tickets are Gregory Feldmann ticket-holders. $10-$55, available online “Degenerate Music/En- at princetonuniversitycontartete Musik” is a concert, certs.org, by phone at (609) conversation, and reception with vocalist Gregory Feldmann and pianist Nathaniel LaNasa, both of whom will be making their Carnegie Hall debut this spring. The Princeton event was arranged through the connections of PAS board member Alta Malberg, herself a singer. She is president of Joy of Singing, whose mission is to promote knowledge and love of classical song literature, as well as an appreciation of the performers and composers of classical song. She became familiar with the Feldmann/ LaNasa team at the Joy in Singing’s 2019 International Art Song Competition. “Degenerate Music” is a reimagining of the “Entartete Musik” concert given by the Nazi regime in 1938 to denigrate the artists deemed unacceptable to the Third Reich. Feldmann and LaNasa revive the songs of the composers whose works were banned — Pavel Hass, Viktor Ullman (both died in concentration camps), Franz Schreker, Alexaner Zemlinsky, and Erich Korngold. Also to be discussed are the scathing critiques of contemporary society by Kurt Weill. To get further information and tickets, which are $70, visit www.princetonadultschool. org or call (609) 683-1101.

75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, featuring banned music of the Third Reich, will be held Sunday, February 16, 2:30 p.m., at a private residence in Princeton. Hosted by Princeton Adult School (PAS), the concert is being in advance of a performance of the program on February 27 at Weill Recital Hall, in New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Box Office. Following their concert, the quartet invites amateur string players of all levels and ages to participate in Princeton University Concer ts’ annual Chamber Jam and read Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 together with them on the stage of Richardson Auditorium. The Annual Chamber Jam is a rare opportunity for the community’s music lovers who play an instrument — whatever their experience may be — to play alongside the world’s best professional musicians. While registration is required for participation, the experience is free. Sign up is available online at princetonuniversityconcerts.org or by calling (609) 258-2800.

OPERAnauts Performance Benefits Congolese Musicians

OPERAnauts, a Princetonbased nonprofit, will present a performance of the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors to benefit its programs in Congo, which deploy the

running murder mystery, at the Heritage Center Theater in Morrisville, Pa., January 31-February 16. The action focuses around an English diplomat’s wife who discovers a dead body in the drawing room, at a most inconvenient time. The theater is at 635 N. Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), near the Calhoun Street Bridge. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18-$22. Call (215) 295-3694 or email actorsnet@aol.com. empathy and communitybuilding of opera music as means of recover y from Congo’s violence and poverty. The performance will be held on Saturday, February 22 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Amahl and the Night Visitors is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti with an original English libretto by the composer. Performers

include professional singers and musicians from New Jersey. Janki Namboodiripad will perform the title role, which he recently performed with Boheme Opera New Jersey. Since 2014, young people in Congo who experienced OPERAnauts’ programming have been inspired to join choirs and orchestras, entertaining at local and regional hospitals, schools, hotels,

and YMCAs. “We want to create a memorable experience for the audience surrounding the opera story, as if they are also shepherds in the town welcoming the distinguished night visitors,” said founder and Artistic Director Joy Bechtler. Tickets are $40 per person and $100 for a family of four. Visit operanauts.org. Continued on Next Page

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cital, most notably the late legendary Met bass Jerome Hines. Sandra co-founded Boheme Opera with her husband Joseph Pucciatti in 1989 and has been its managing director since 1997. Reservations are $140 for an individual, with discounts for purchase of full tables of 8 ($1040) or 10 ($1300). Four levels of sponsorship receive VIP or preferred seating at the gala. Call for details. To make reservations, send a check payable to Boheme Opera NJ with guest names to Boheme Opera NJ, PO Box 4157, Trenton, NJ 08610, visit bohemegala2020.brownpapertickets.com, or call (609) 581-9551 to pay by phone or request an invitation.

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ON STAGE AT GEORGE STREET: The play “Midwives” by Chris Bhojalian, based on his best-selling novel of the same name, is a story about a pregnancy that goes wrong, but not in a hospital — in a home. Pictured, from left, are cast members Michael Cullen, Molly Carden, John Bolger, Ellen McLaughlin, Lee Sellars, and Armand Schultz. The play is on view at George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, through February 16. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson)

“Rigoletto’s Courtly Jest” in April. Planned are a silent auction, a new mega-raffle At Boheme Opera Gala

On Saturday, February 29 from 7-11 p.m., Boheme Opera NJ will host its 31st Anniversary Season Gala at Mercer Oaks Golf Course Clubhouse, 725 Village Road West in Princeton Junction.

Jacqueline Quirk The theme of the gala is “Rigoletto’s Courtly Jest,” which celebrates the company’s upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto

of a major home goods item, cuisine stations by Mercer Oaks Catering, a selfie station, and the centerpiece of the occasion, a quartet of rising stars performing three sets of opera and Broadway. Soprano Jacqueline Quirk has performed for renowned companies in the U.S. and abroad, soon to be soprano soloist in a concert tour throughout the United Kingdom entitled Prayer for Peace under conductor Jason Tramm. She returns to Italy to sing Suor Angelica at the Comunale Teatro di Vincenza. Mezzo-soprano Devony Smith will create the role of The Lover in the world premiere of Kate Soper’s highly anticipated The Romance of the Rose. She recently appeared as the title role in the workshop of the Metropolitan Opera-commissioned Eu-

Guitarist Vladislav Blaha Performs at Westminster

The Guitars of Westminster ensemble, directed by Mark Johnstone, hosts guitarist Vladislav Bláha on Friday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westrydice and will sing the role minster Choir College of Rider of Maddalena in Boheme Op- University campus. era NJ’s upcoming Rigoletto this April. Tenor Jeremy Brauner was a finalist in the MONC Competition and winner of an Encouragement Grant from The Wagner Society of New York. Having recently performed the role of B. F. Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, he will sing the role of The Duke of Mantua, in Boheme Opera NJ’s upcoming Rigoletto this April. Baritone Robert Balonek is versatile in his acting, dancVladislav Blaha ing, and singing, as he has Bláha, who is visiting guest performed everything from oratorio work to Verdi op- artist at the school, will pereras. He will portray the title form works ranging from the role in Boheme Opera’s up- Baroque to the modern era. coming Rigoletto this April. Composers featured include Accompanying the gala Bach, Koshkin, de Falla, Rak, quartet is pianist Sandra Mil- and Duarte. Bláha has given concerts stein Pucciatti, a protégé of Karl Ulrich Schnabel. She throughout Europe, Asia, has appeared as piano solo- Latin America, and the Unitist, duo-pianist, soloist with ed States, including Carnegie orchestra, in chamber music, Hall and the Royal Festival and in master class in the US Hall in London. He is the and Canada. As an accom- winner of four international panist, she has collaborated guitar competitions: Volos, with some of opera’s most Greece; Esztergom, Hungadistinguished artists in re- ry; Kutna Hora, Czech Re-

public; and Markneukirchen, Germany. He was also awarded the bronze medal in the Radio France International Competition in Paris. Twenty-seven composers from 16 countries have been so inspired by Blaha’s performances that they have dedicated works to him. Among them are Duarte, Koshkin, Morel, Kleynjans, Cardosso, Tesar, Tucapsky, and Stedron. Bláha is a professor of guitar at Conservatoire of Brno and an associate professor at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno. He frequently gives masterclasses and performs on festivals all over the world. He is president of the Czech Classical Guitar Society and director of the International Guitar Festival and Courses in Brno. The Guitars of Westminster ensemble offers classical guitarists the opportunity to play and perform a variety of music from the Renaissance to the 21st century in solos, trios, duos, and quartets. It has performed at Drumthwacket and Morven. Recent seasons have included performing and competing at the Long Island Guitar Festival, the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival, and the Guitar Foundation of America Festival in Kentucky. A free-will offering will be accepted for admission at the recital. Proceeds will benefit the Westminster Conservatory’s guitar fund, which supports students’ participation in guitar festivals and the commissioning of new works. Visit rider.edu/arts for information.

American Repertory Ballet Performs Classic “Giselle”

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) dances the classic Giselle at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in four performances over Valentine’s Day weekend, February 14 – 16. ARB unveils a fresh look on a 19th century ballet with new set designs by Todd Dellinger, original set designer for ARB’s 2019 production of Beauty and the Beast, and new costumes by Christina Giannini, known for her

designs for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet, among other companies. Staging the ballet will be a team of former principal dancers and master teachers — all of whom danced leading roles in Giselle during their distinguished careers — led by Ana Lourdes Novoa (National Ballet of Cuba, English National Ballet, and Princeton Ballet School faculty), Aydmara Cabrera (National Ballet of Cuba and Princeton Ballet School Director) and Ian Hussey (Pennsylvania Ballet and ARB Ballet Master). The company will receive additional coaching from José Manuel Carreño (National Ballet of Cuba, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, and Royal Ballet). “Our goal is to preserve the classical style and artistic intent which has made it a beloved ballet for nearly 180 years, while giving our dancers the opportunity to develop their own individual interpretation” says ARB Executive Director Julie Diana Hench, who danced the title role with both San Francisco Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet. Giselle premiered in Paris in 1841. It is a love story, a ghost story, and a tale of forgiveness, about a peasant girl who falls in love with Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a villager. When she learns his true identity and that he is engaged to marry royalty, she falls into madness, and dies of a broken heart. In death, she is summoned by the ghosts of jilted women, known as Willis. When midnight strikes, they emerge from the shadows of the forest to force men to dance to their death. Giselle’s love and forgiveness towards Albrecht, save him from the wrath of the Willis. Dawn breaks and Giselle and the Willis return to their graves. Albrecht is left alone with his grief. Performances are Friday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 15 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m. Visit nbpac.org.

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“BLUE BONNETS”: Paintings and calligraphy by artist Peter Chung will be on view in the Gallery at the Plainsboro Public Library from February 1 through February 26. An artist reception is scheduled for February 8 from noon to 2 p.m. The Plainsboro Library sponsors the Discover Jersey Chinese Calligraphy, Art is located at 9 Van Doren Arts program with the New At Plainsboro Library Artist Peter Chung will exhibit paintings and awardwinning Chinese calligraphy in the Gallery at Plainsboro Public Library from February 1 through February 26. The subjects of his paintings — both Chinese paintings and Western- and Eastern-influenced oil-based paintings — include landscapes, wildlife, figures, still lifes, and architectural subjects. An ar tist reception on Saturday, February 8, from noon to 2 p.m., will kick off the library’s 2020 Chinese New Year celebration. Chung’s calligraphy has been described as “fluid, poetic, and elegant artistry.” His oil paintings, ranging from realistic to semi-abstract, capture a light that can be softly focused or sharply edged. Another artistic interest includes Chinese seal engravings (referring to the carving of a seal or stamp traditionally used as a signature on artwork or other documents). The artist has traveled extensively throughout the world, and his experiences with varied countries and cultures have strongly influenced his interest in the future of art and its everchanging trends on an international scale. Bor n in China, Chung grew up in Taiwan, and has been a resident of Austin, Texas, for more than 30 years. He comes from a family of artists, with a strong heritage centered around Chinese culture. His initial exposure to art came from his father, Xing Chung, himself a skilled and talented Chinese calligraphy artist. Peter Chung learned Western painting theories and skills in Taiwan from artist Chiu-Ling Hsu and was educated at the Taiwan National Art College. During this time, he won first place in calligraphy at the Mr. Long-Yen Chang Calligraphy Contest in Taiwan. In 2007, he won the gold medal in Chinese Calligraphy from the Chinese International Calligraphy and Painting Arts Association during the 10th Anniversary Remembrance of Hong Kong’s Return to China.

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Voting Now Open for JerseyArts Awards

Discover Jersey Arts — a cosponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and ArtPride New Jersey Foundation dedicated to increasing the awareness of and participation in the arts in New Jersey — has announced that voting in the 2020 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards is underway. Now in its 12th year, the annual contest celebrates the work of New Jersey’s arts community. The ballots are prepped for arts enthusiasts statewide to vote for their favorite local groups. This year, 11 downtown districts and 106 organizations will compete. From favorite music festival to favorite ballet company, and favorite art gallery to favorite downtown arts district, it’s the public’s turn to decide who’s who among the Garden State’s cultural community. “These awards highlight not only the excellence in the arts statewide, but also the passion of our state’s arts audiences,” said Allison Tratner, executive director of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. “Thousands of New Jersey arts fans speak up in support of the diverse arts organizations and artists that help shape their lives, their communities, and make New Jersey a distinctive place to live, work, and visit.” Public voting for the 2020 JerseyA r ts.com People’s Choice Awards runs through February 20 at www.JerseyArts.com/Vote. Last year, more than 14,000 ballots were cast in the annual awards, and that number is expected to rise this year. “New Jerseyans love the arts. The JerseyArts. com People’s Choice Awards is a great opportunity to go out and vote for your favorite Garden State cultural experience,” said Adam Perle, president and CEO of ArtPride New Jersey, which co-

Jersey State Council on the Arts. “Show your passion for the extraordinary arts we have across the entire state by voting today. And, don’t forget to tell your friends to do the same.” Nominees for the 2020 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards were determined by the Jersey Arts Marketers network, made up of hundreds of arts groups from around the state. For a full list of nominees and categories, visit http://bit.ly/JerseyArtsPCA2020. Winners will be announced and honored in March.

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merli Director Thomas Sokolowski. “Even given the richness of our Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union, combined with and the Riabov Collection and Claude and Nina Gruen Collection of Contemporary Russian Art, this addition enables our visitors the chance to see a major master of early 20th-century Modernism in Russia.” Kazimir Malevich (18791935) is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. As a painter, graphic artist, and designer — not to mention, initiator of uncommon architectural ideas — he worked in almost all of the modernist trends and styles that arose at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries: from Impressionism and Fauvism, to Cubism and Futurism. In 1915, he introduced his own painterly style, which he called Suprematism. This new abstract approach emphasized the supremacy of color and shape in painting. The emblem of Suprematism, Malevich’s painting Black Square, became one of the most recognizable works in the art world. Two Peasant Women, which belongs to Malevich’s second peasant cycle during the late 1920s, synthesizes several features of his pioneering avant-garde activities, as well as an appreciation of the principles of icon painting. Thematically, the painting draws heavily from his first peasant cycle of the early 1910s, when the young artist explored themes of rural life with scenes of peasants working or resting. Although the two figures — one wears an orange top and black skirt,

“TWO PEASANT WOMEN”: This c. 1928-1930 oil painting by Kazimir Malevich is on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers in New Brunswick through May 17. On loan from the Moscow-based cultural project Encyclopedia of the Russian Avant-Garde, it supplements the broad collection of Russian art at the museum. the other a white shirt and brown skirt — do not have discernable facial features, their body language suggests that they are conversing while casually walking in a field. It is believed that the subtext of Two Peasant Women, and of other works from Malevich’s second peasant cycle, addresses the fate of the rural inhabitants of Soviet Russia following the 1917 Russian Revolution. In particular, after Joseph Stalin assumed control of the Communist Party in 1924, rural workers were excluded from his

programs that favored the industrialization of the USSR. Malevich’s writings from this period glorified non-urban workers as the most important representatives of humanity, asserting that their role in the natural world deserved to be revered. The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers is located at 71 Hamilton Street (at George Street). Admission is free. For more information, visit www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers. edu or call (848) 932-7237. Continued on Next Page

Malevich Painting on View at Zimmerli

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers is now exhibiting the oil painting Two Peasant Women (1928-30) by Kazimir Malevich, a loan from the Moscow-based cultural project E ncyclopedia of the Russian Avant-Garde, through May 17. The painting welcomes visitors at the entrance of the museum’s G eorge R iab ov G a l ler y, which features Russian art created from the 14th century to the early 1950s. “We are really honored by this opportunity to supplement the broad Russian art collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum with works of some of the most significant artists of the Russian AvantGarde,” said Irina Pravkina, founder of the Encyclopedia of the Russian Avant-Garde. “The unflagging international interest to this period in Russian art could be explained by the uniqueness of avant-garde artists and by their huge influence on the development of world art.” “We are extremely grateful to the Encyclopedia of Russian Avant- Garde for the opportunity to display this late Malevich painting in our galleries,” said Zim-

Lunar New Year Celebration Saturday, February 8, 11 am–4 pm Art Museum In conjunction with The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century, the Museum celebrates the Lunar New Year with music, dance, traditional cuisines, and activities for people of all ages.

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“AMERICAN DREAM”: In “Creation Myths,” on view through June 7 at Art@Bainbridge at the historic Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, artist Hugh Hayden explores history, slavery, and the creation of the America we know today through a series of site-responsive surrealistic installations.

“Creation Myths” Exhibit House by creating distinct lumber from sources imbued but interconnected domestic with meaning, including mesAt Art@Bainbridge Artist Hugh Hayden explores history, slavery, and the creation of the America we know today through a series of site-responsive installations at Art@Bainbridge, the Princeton University Art Museum’s gallery space in downtown Princeton featuring the work of emerging contemporary artists. Challenging issues of home, craft, and the politics of materials, Hayden reimagines the domestic spaces of Bainbridge House, which dates to 1766, through meticulously constructed surrealistic sculptures. Titled “Creation Myths,” the installation responds to the history of Bainbridge

spaces. In the “kitchen,” iron skillets fused with casts of African masks consider the enslaved cooks who helped create American cuisine; in the “study,” a claw-machine arcade game filled with cotton bolls references the quintessential act of slave labor; and in the “dining room,” an oak table covered in large-scale thorns evokes the unattainability of the American Dream. Together, these spaces craft a narrative — part fiction, part history — that evokes themes of cuisine, leisure, and education and explores the intersections of these themes with slavery’s complex legacy. Hayden sources much of his

quite he hand-harvested on the U.S.-Mexico border and Christmas trees salvaged from Park Avenue trash bins. “Creation Myths,” the second installation at Art@Bainbridge since it launched last year, will be on view through June 7. The installation is curated by Alex Bacon, curatorial associate, with Mitra Abbaspour, Haskell curator of modern and contemporary art. “Hugh Hayden’s fantastical work creates a narrative that confronts and complicates ideas of history, mythology, and reality,” said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director. “In doing so,

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it continues to investigate the domestic in one of the most historic buildings in Princeton, one that was itself built by a slaveholding family.” Based in New York, Hayden (born 1983, Dallas, Texas) received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University. He has completed residencies at the Abrons Art Center and Glenfiddich, and his work has been featured in several exhibitions in the U.S. and in Europe, including as one of the inaugural-year commissions at The Shed in New York’s Hudson Yards. Hayden will join Princeton Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu, who specializes in African and African diasporic art history and theory, for a conversation about “Creation Myths” on Thursday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m. in 50 McCosh Hall, followed by a reception at the Museum. Art@Bainbridge is located in Bainbridge House (1766), 158 Nassau Street. Admission is free. Hours are Sunday to Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, visit artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Area Exhibits Ar t @ Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Creation Myths” through June 7. www. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Silver Anniversary” through April

5. www.lambertvillearts.com. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Inside Out … When Worlds Collide” through February 22. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Considine Gallery, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road, has “Stories of Diversity” through February 27. www.stuartschool.org/arts/art-galleries. D& R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, has “Light, Stillness & Beauty” through February 6 and “Portraits of Preservation” through February 28. www. drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Trenton Eclectic” through March 15 and “If These Quilts Could Talk” through April 19. www.ellarslie.org. Gourgaud Gallery, 23 North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Open Call” through February 28. www.cranburyartscouncil.com. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. $4 admission WednesdaySunday, 12-4 p.m. Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www. princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Harry Leith-Ross: Scenes from Country Life” through February 9 and “Ponstingl: Dreams of Past Futures” through June 20. www.mi-

chenerartmuseum.org. Mendel Music Library, Princeton University, has “Les Six: Collective Traces,” celebrating six composers whose modern sound changed the course of French musical history, through May 29. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, New Jersey” through May 10. www.morven.org. New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, has “Preserving the Pinelands: Albert Horner’s Portraits of a National Treasure” through June 28 and “Fine Feathered Friends” through September 13. www. statemuseum.nj.gov. Phillips’ Mill, 2619 River Road, New Hope, Pa., has “Seventh Annual Youth Art Exhibition” February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16. Noon to 4 p.m. Free admission. www. phillipsmill.org. Pr inceton University Art Museum has “States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing” through February 2 and “The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century” through February 16. www. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Small World Café, 14 Witherspoon Street, has original work by artist Toral Patel through February 4. Paintings by Mark Allen Natale are on view at the 254 Nassau Street location through February 4. www.smallworldcoffee.com/art. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, has “Doom and Bloom” through February 28. www. westwindsorarts.org.

“STIRLING CASTLE, 1854”: The Leonard and Ellen Milberg Gallery in the Firestone Library at Princeton University now presents “In Pursuit of the Picturesque: British Color Plate Books: 1776-1868,” on view through March 1. The exhibition showcases the advancement of art through lithographic printing during the British Empire’s expansion at the turn of the 19th century. The Milberg Gallery is open to the public daily from noon to 6 p.m.

Food Symbolism in the People’s Republic of China

Thursday, February 6, 5 pm I 101 McCormick Hall In conjunction with The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century, Alfreda Murck, lecturer, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, will give a lecture about food symbolism in mid-20th-century China. Introduced by exhibition curator Zoe Kwok, associate curator of Asian art.

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Wednesday, January 29 2 p.m.: John Baxter on “Richard Stockton: Revolutionary Unsung Hero,” at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. Museum tour available at 11 a.m.; tea at 1 p.m. $10 for talk only (free for Friends of Morven); $32 for tea/tour/ talk ($18 Friends of Morven). morven.org. Thursday, January 30 6:45-7:45 p.m.: Mercer’s Best Toastmasters holds a Better Speaker Series meeting at Lawrence Community Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing Road. mercersbest.toastmastersclubs.org. 7:30 p.m.: PHS Spectacle Theatre presents Trap, a documentary-style theatre production, at Princeton High S chool Black B ox Theatre, Walnut Lane at Franklin Avenue. $5. www. princetonk12.org. 8 p.m.: The musical The Color Purple is at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $40-$98. STNJ.org. 8 p.m.: Great Minds Salon at The Jewish Center presents “Streets of Gold: Immigration and the (Jewish) American Dream Over Two Centuries,” by Princeton University professor Leah Boustan. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. 435 Nassau Street. thejewishcenter.org. Friday, January 31 6 p.m.: Screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces That I Am, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Free. princetonlibrary.org. 7:30 p.m.: PHS Spectacle Theatre presents Trap, a documentary-style theatre production, at Princeton High S chool Black B ox Theatre, Walnut Lane at Franklin Avenue. $5. www. princetonk12.org. 7:30 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory’s Guitars of Westminster hosts visiting artist Vladislav Blaha in concert of music from Baroque to the modern era, at Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus, Walnut Lane. Free will offering. rider.edu/arts. 8 p.m.: The musical The Color Purple is at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $40-$98. STNJ.org. 8 p.m.: Vicky Ray and Flux Quartet are at the Institute for Advanced Study’s Wolfensohn Hall. Reserve tickets at ias.edu. Saturday, February 1 8:30 a.m-12 p.m.: “Round Valley Reservoir,” free birding trip with Washington Crossing Audubon society. washingtoncrossingaudubon.org. 10-11:30 a.m.: Groundhog Day Celebration at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. $5. thewatershed.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market is at the Trenton War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton. Three floors of vendors selling handmade and one-of-a-kind items. Food trucks will be on site. trentonprfm.com. 2 and 8 p.m.: The musical The Color Purple is at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $40-$98. STNJ.org. 3 p.m . : S c r e e n i n g of Beethoven Lives Upstairs, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Wit herspoon St reet.

by Hopewell Public Library; Cat her ine Z ahn speaks. Free. (609) 466-1625. 7-8:30 p.m.: “Shrink Your Footprint: What You Buy,” presented by Sustainable Princeton at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Free. 7:30 p.m.: Yamato Drummers of Japan come to McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. mccarter.org. Thursday, February 6 10 a.m.: Meeting of the 55Plus Club at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street. Princeton University professor Gene Grossman speaks on “The US-China Trade Relationship: War or Peace?” Free, with $4 donation suggested. 4:30 p.m.: Thomas Philippon gives a book talk on “The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free M a r ke t s ,” a t P r i n c e to n University’s Friend Center, Room 101. Free. 6:30 p.m.: Screening of Thou Shalt Not Grow Old, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Wit herspoon St reet. Free. princetonlibrary.org. 6:45-7:45 p.m.: Mercer’s Best Toastmasters holds a Better Speaker Series meeting at Lawrence Community Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing Road. mercersbest.toastmastersclubs.org. Friday February 7 9 : 45 a.m. : T he Piano Teachers Forum meets at Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township.

Vanessa Cornett-Murtada presents: “The Riddle of the Pianist’s Paradox.” pianoteachersforum.org. 1 p.m.: Screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am at Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street. Free but registration required. princetonsenior.org. 2 p.m.: Men in Retirement: “Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes,” at Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street. Free. princetonsenior.org. 6:30 p.m.: Screening of the documentary True Justice, followed by a panel discussion, at Princeton High S chool Per for m ing A r ts Center, Walnut Lane. 7 p.m.: Cabernet Cabaret at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. Sarah Donner and guests perform “Songs of the Silver Screen” following a tapas reception from Mediterra restaurant. $23-$25. artscouncilofprinceton.org. 8 p.m.: The Gumbo Gumbas are at South Brunswick Jazz Cafe, South Brunswick Municipal Complex, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction. $6. Light refreshm e nt s i n clu de d, BYOB. www.sbarts.org/jazz-cafe/. Saturday, February 8: 11 a.m.: Victorian Pressed Flower Valentine Workshop at Morven, 55 Stockton Street. $20-$30. morven.org. 12 p.m.: Chinese New Year celebration at Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van

Doren Street, Plainsboro. A r t, mu s ic, da nce, a nd more. plainsborolibrary.org. 1:30 p.m.: Chinese New Year celebration at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Traditional dance, painting, calligraphy, music, origami, martial arts, and more. Free. princetonlibrary.org. 2 p.m. : E i n s te i n G a l lery Talk at the Historical Society of Princeton, 354 Quaker Road. An introduction to Albert Einstein’s life in Princeton. Included with museum admission of $4. princetonhistory.org.

2 p.m.: Naturalist and photographer Jim Amon reads from his new book Seeing the Sourlands: Photos and Essays at the Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly Street, Lambertville. sourland.org. 4 p.m.: “Treatment of a Boy with Manic Depressive Character,” presented at the American College of Orgonomy, 4419 Route 27. Free. Reserve at (732) 821-1146. 8 p.m.: Dance Theatre of Harlem performs at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. mccarter.org.

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To be eligible for Preschool, a child must reach three or four years of age on or before October 1, 2020. Students who are eligible for the free or reduced priced meals program have priority enrollment. Preschool classes, including dual language immersion classes, are located at Riverside School, Johnson Park School and Princeton YWCA for all district 3 and 4 year olds.

Full Day Kindergarten

To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must reach five years of age on or before October 1, 2020. All Princeton residents are eligible to enroll. While incoming students attend their district-zoned home school, any Kindergartn or first grade student can elect to attend Community Park School’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program. Applications should be submitted at the time of registration. Please visit our website https://www.princetonk12.org/academics/dual-language-immersion for more information.

Centralized Registration Process for Preschool and Kindergarten

Parent/Guardians must first preregister at https://registration.princetonk12.org. Once preregistered, parents/guardians must bring the required documents during the open registration sessions. For more information regarding required documents and required medical records, visit our website at https://pschool.princetonk12.org/public/registration.html. Parents/guardians are also encouraged to inform school personnel, during registration, of any condition which may affect educational planning for their child. For more information about preschool and kindergarten registration, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at 609-806-4203.

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Free. princetonlibrary.org. 7:30 p.m.: Pianist Meral G u n e y m a n p e r for m s at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, in a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Swat Relief Initiative, which promotes education and literacy, especially for women, in northern Pakistan. Works by Bach, Beethoven, the Beatles, and David Bowie are on the program. $10$20. swatreliefinitiative.org. 8 p.m.: Author and comedian Andy Borowitz appears in “Make America Not Embarrassing Again…Again” at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: Vicky Ray and Flux Quartet are at the Institute for Advanced Study’s Wolfensohn Hall. Reserve tickets at ias.edu. Sunday, February 2 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Elks holds an indoor flea market at 354 Route 518, Skillman. More than 30 vendors with a wide variety of items. (609) 921-8972. 12-5 p.m.: Winery Sunday Series at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Music from 1-4 p.m. by Bill O’Neal and Andy Koontz. terhuneorchards.com. 1:30 p.m.: “Fistful of Popcorn” Oscars Road Show at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Film reviewers from Princeton Community TV offer takes on the upcoming Oscars. Free. princetonlibrary.org. Monday, February 3 Recycling 1 p.m.: “Dietary Confusion,” a talk by Dr. Cynthia Clayton at Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street. Free but registration required. princetonsenior.org. 7 p.m.: Continuing Conversations on Race at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. “The Green Book: An American Journey Through White Racism.” Free. princetonlibrary.org. Tuesday, February 4 7:30 p.m.: The Toni Morrison Conversations, with Anna Deavere Smith and Marlon James, at Richardson Auditorium. Presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts. Free. arts.princeton.edu. 7:30-9:30 p.m.: International Folkdance, Princeton Folk Dance Group, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place. Lesson followed by dance. Beginners welcome. No partner needed. $5. (609) 921-1702. 8 p.m.: Ladysmith Black Mambazo comes to the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. STNJ. org. $19-$45. Wednesday, February 5 12:30 p.m.: Anton Khlopkov speaks on “Managing Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran and North Korea — A View From Moscow,” at Princeton University, 221 Nassau Street. Free. 5:30 p.m.: Panel discussion at the Institute for Advanced Study on the rise of anti-Semitism. ias.edu. 6:30 p.m.: Princeton Eats Plants meets at the Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Discussion of the book The Pleasure Trap, and a potluck. www.meetup.com/ Princeton-Eats-Plants/. 7 p.m.: “Beginning Your Family Research: A Basic Genealogy,” at Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell. Presented

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“Pizza is the number one food in the world,” says Aginah Maltabes. “Everyone likes it. It tastes good. It is a kind of comfort food. And at Pizza Den, we make sure it is exactly the way you like it. “At Pizza Den, we believe a good pie shout be personal,” she continues. “The dough is made in-house, using organic, unbleached flour. You can taste the difference in every bite. We also offer a glutenfree crust.” Opened in 2018 at 242 1/2 Nassau Street, Pizza Den is tucked in next door to Hoagie Haven. Small in size, it is large in flavors and hospitality. Primarily a takeout establishment, it does have small tables for eat-in, and is also available for private parties. At Home “People enjoy the space,” says Aginah Maltabes. “It’s small, but cozy, and they really feel at home here. It is like a little den!” In fact, in addition to appreciating the delicious pizza, many customers have commented on the decor in their online reviews: “Great pizza! A quick bite in a stylish setting”; “Inviting décor”;

“Chic and stylish”; “Inspired interior”; “Reminds me of Naples”; and more. Previously associated with Slice Between (the pizza business formerly at the same location), Maltabes has solid experience in the food industry, and she was determined to provide something special for customers. “I had a clear idea of what I wanted to offer at Pizza Den, emphasizing high quality, fresh ingredients, and a welcoming atmosphere.” She is pleased that her husband, Costa Maltabes, is her partner in the business. Born in Greece, he has extensive experience in the food business in Princeton. He is proud of Aginah’s starring role and take-charge management style at Pizza Den. “I like the fact that this is a female-run and family business,” he says, with a smile. “Aginah is the lady in charge!” Favorite Food Pizza is just about everyone’s favorite food, and customers are enjoying all the choices at this cozy pizza parlor. Everyone seems to have a favorite, adds Aginah Maltabes. “Our most popular pizza is the Brooklyn, (aka Margherita), with fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, olive oil, and fresh basil. Also, a lot of people like the classic plain pizza with tomato sauce and cheese.” In addition, she continues, “We have a sauceless pie (aka white), with ricotta cheese, goat cheese, olive oil, and garlic.” The traditional New Jersey Tomato Pie — with tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, and fresh

basil, but no cheese — also has its loyal fans. “We have toppings for every taste, including ham and even pineapple,” says Maltabes, and indeed, there is something for everyone’s preference. Arugula, baby kale, basil, goat cheese, ricotta, fresh milk mozzarella, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, sausage, pepperoni, olives, long hots (peppers), and more are all available to enhance every pie. Healthy ingredients are key to Pizza Den, points out Maltabes. “Everything is very healthy. All the ingredients are fresh and healthy, and all our meat toppings are beef, including pepperoni, bacon, and sausage. “Another thing, we have custom crusts — thin, thick, crisp, and less crisp. Whatever the customer wants. We also have a high temperature brick oven, the only one on Nassau Street. This can make crisper crusts.” Great Snack While pizza is the main attraction, a variety of other specialties are on the menu. Salads and small slider sandwiches have a big following. “Our little slider sandwiches are real favorites,” says Maltabes. “They make a great snack. Chicken Parmesan is the most popular, including chicken breast, fresh mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, and Italian herbs. The Pepperoni Slider, with pepperoni, cheese, tomato sauce, and Italian herbs is another favorite, and the Bruschetta Slider features tomato, basil, red onions, garlic, and balsamic vinaigrette.” In addition, the pretzel

knots, similar to garlic knots, tempt every customer, and the Garlic Pizza, including Pizza Den dough, olive oil, fresh garlic, grated cheese, and oil, is another big favorite. Arugula Salad with arugula, goat cheese, grape tomatoes, red onions, and balsamic vinaigrette is another Pizza Den healthy option, as is Baby Kale Caesar Salad, with baby kale, fresh croutons, shaved Parmesan, and Caesar dressing. Customers with a sweet tooth will not be disappointed when they order the Nutella Pie with sliced bananas, strawberries, and pineapple. A variety of sodas and bottled water is also available. Prices range from $9 for a personal-size pizza to $13 and $17. A slice is $2.75, sliders from $3.25, and garlic knots are $1.75 for three. EnvironmentallyFriendly “We are trying very hard to be environmentally-friendly,” points out Aginah Maltabes. “We have glass soda bottles and special biodegradable recycled paper takeout boxes for sliders and pretzel knots, as well as our special hexagonshaped pizza boxes. This is very important to us.” Customers are all ages, including families with kids, couples, and Princeton University students, she says. “A lot of people stop in at the end of the day from 6 to 9 to take a pizza home. We also have a busy lunch time between 11 and 1, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights are especially busy.” She and Costa are delighted that they have such a loyal following, which continues to grow all the time. They are particularly proud of the fact that their eatery attracts a di-

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eeshawn Kellman has kept his head down and paid his dues in going through his freshman season with the Princeton University men’s basketball team “Every day, whether it is practice or a game, I just try to contribute to the team and create a positive environment,” said Kellman, a 6’8, 220-pound native of Allentown, Pa. “I work as hard as I can and do everything that is asked of me.” Last Sunday, that work paid dividends as Kellman scored a career-high 20 points to help Princeton defeat Division III foe Rutgers-Camden 87-41 before 1,576 at Jadwin Gym in its return from the exam break. “I felt good finishing around the rim,” said Kellman, reflecting on a performance which saw him go 9-of-11 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the foul line as the Tigers improved to 7-8 overall. “There are some things I need to sharpen up on — as always — my ball screen defense, dealing with fatigue, setting up my teammates better, taking care of the ball. It really felt good.” Kellman displayed a connection with classmate Tosan Evboumwan as the two wreaked havoc in the paint in the latter stages of the contest. “Tosan and I push each other everyday in practice,

whether it is finishing or defense,” said Kellman, who entered Sunday having scored 14 points on the season in seven appearances. “We like to compete.” Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson wasn’t surprised to see Kellman produce a breakout performance. “We see what he is doing every single day; we are asking for him to be as consistent as possible,” said Henderson. “There is so much there. Just as we were walking down here, he was saying I want to get better at my ball screen defense. He will because he works. He is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, working players we have ever had. That never doesn’t go your way.” With Princeton seeing its first action since defeating Penn 63-58 on January 10 in improving to 2-0 in Ivy League play, Henderson was happy to give playing time to 14 Tigers last Sunday. “It is really good that we put the uniforms on and that we play,” said Henderson. “Defensively the first group got us off to a really good start. I was hopeful we could get into the bench and play Keeshawn and others that don’t get an opportunity. Now instead of them running the scout team and me being all over the other guys, I am on them. It is great, it is the way you learn. That is a real

positive today.” Having players like Kellman get that experience should be a positive for the Tigers down the road. “Keeshawn is getting an opportunity to see a really good center play every single day with Richmond [Aririguzoh],” said Henderson, who got 10 points and six rebounds from Elijah Barnes off the bench in the win. “The goal would be that we can keep growing our bench because we are going to need it. As we know, it is very difficult to compete in the league when your bench is weak. I was pleased that we got some good production from Keeshawn and others.” In Henderson’s view, the Tigers can make things difficult for their Ivy foes. “This might be one of the more unique teams that I have had,” maintained Henderson. “We are huge, we can play a lot of different ways. Richmond is a force so first you

have to guard that. I know there are some really good bigs in the league, but Tosan and Ryan are both almost 6’8 and they put the ball on floor like guards and pass it like guards. It is going to be a really fun challenge to see how this all maps out in the next few weeks.” With Princeton hosting Dartmouth (7-10 overall, 0-2 Ivy) on January 31 and Harvard (13-4 overall, 2-0 Ivy) on February 1, the Tigers will be facing a challenging weekend. “I think Dave [McLaughlin] has done a really good job with Dartmouth; I think it is one of his strongest teams,” said Henderson. “Harvard looks really good, they have seniors. I think with both teams, it is going to be a huge weekend.” Kellman, for his part, is ready to keep his nose to the grindstone. “It is the first full Ivy weekend,” said Kellman. “We have to go out here next week and practice as hard as we can, be on top of the details, and try to play two really good games.” —Bill Alden

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PU Field Hockey Alum Sharkey Retires from U.S. Program

Princeton University field hockey great Kathleen Sharkey ‘13 has announced her retirement from the United States national team. Sharkey was a member of the national team for nine years, seeing action in 176 international games. Sharkey earned six medals with the United States, including most recently a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. One of the signature moments of her international career was helping the U.S. to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. A native of Moosic, Pa., Sharkey is the program’s alltime leader in points (245) and goals (107). She has two highest individual point totals for a season (85 in 2012, 74 in 2010) and set the singlegame record for goals (six) and points (12) in a game (at Richmond, September 10, 2010). The four-time All-American was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2008), Player of the Year (2010), and Offensive Player of the Year (2012).

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Junior defender George Baughan and senior attackman Michael Sowers have been named preseason media All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse. Sowers, who enters his senior season already Princeton’s career leader in points, was a first-team selection, which is hardly surprising given that he was a first-team All-American and Tewaaraton Award finalist a year ago. Sowers enters his senior year with 255 career points, already having bettered the former record of 247, set by Kevin Lowe and then held for 25 years. A 5’9, 175-pound native of Dresher, Pa., Sowers has 105 goals and 150 assists, leaving him 58 goals and 24 assists away from the Princeton career records of 163 goals (Jesse Hubbard) and 174 assists (Kevin Lowe). Sowers has averaged 6.07 points per game for his career, the best of any player in Division I in the last 38 years and the fifth-best ever. He also averages 3.57 assists per game, the fourthbest ever and also the best in nearly 40 years. Baughan, a 6’1, 195-pound native of Wyndmoor, Pa., is a second-team preseason All-American defenseman. Like Sowers, Baughan was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection a year ago, when he was an honorable mention All-American as well. A tenacious one-on-one defender, Baughan has been among the national leaders in caused turnovers each of his first two seasons. Princeton opens its 2020 season by hosting Monmouth on February 15.

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Fall All-Ivy Academic Team Includes 10 PU Standouts

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Adjusting to Demands of D-I College Wrestling, PHS Alum Bobchin Learning the Ropes at Rider A lec B ob ch i n equa le d the best finish by a Princeton High wrestler ever at the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships when he placed fourth at 138 pounds last March. Six months later Bobchin started over when he joined Rider University’s Division I wrestling program. “When I came into Rider, I was humbled very fast,” said Bobchin. “Going from the best guy in that practice room to coming into Rider and being like ever yone else, it’s really pushed me to try to get back to where I want to be.” It didn’t take long for Bobchin to figure out how different it would be in college. The challenge was laid out immediately. “First day of preseason,” said Bobchin. “Our first workout. It was hard.” Bobchin has been adjusting well, however, to a new level of demands and new standards. He is redshirting this year, which prohibits him from competing in Rider’s dual meets, but allows him to wrestle in open tournaments while focusing on building an academic base. “It’s definitely been a huge adjustment from high school academically and with wrestling,” said Bobchin, who is interested in studying business. “The workload is more and you have to be a lot more organized. The transition to wrestling has been so different. You go from wrestling high school kids to grown men who have been in college for four or five years.”

So far this winter, Bobchin is 7-8 in open tournaments. He was 140-20 in four years at PHS and improved every year, culminating in his fourth-place finish in the state tournament last year. He’s hoping for similar strides as a college wrestler over his career. “I think the biggest advantage of this redshir t year is not only getting that fifth year, but it gives me a chance to learn from a lot of the older guys and see what they did that made them so successful,” said Bobchin. “I can make my mistakes early this year so coming in next year I don’t make those same small silly mistakes. What the older guys and the captains on the team are doing, it helps a lot this year to see how I need to push myself.” The college wrestling season is long; within days of moving into Rider, Bobchin was joining the wrestling team for workouts and the learning and growing was beginning. “It was just like nothing I’ve ever done before,” said Bobchin. “We did buddy carries for what felt like 30 minutes. Then we did sprints for what felt like an hour. We were carrying each other around the soccer field.” The gr ueling workouts continued in the practice room where Bobchin was further enlightened about the new level compared to high school. “Even the first wrestling practice,” said Bobchin, “as soon as got in wrestling room, you know the difference. These kids are bigger,

stronger, faster, their technique is 10 times better.” Bobchin has been studying all that he can to compete better for the Broncs in the coming years. He has valued the way that his teammates have helped. “Early in the season one of the guys that was really pushing me in the room was Travis Layton,” said Bobchin. “He was a big factor in practice this year pushing me. He’s one of those kids that doesn’t stop wrestling. He’s just go, go, go. He seems like he never gets tired. At 141, Rob Cleary was the starter for us at the time and he worked with me.” Building up his stamina to go with new skills is a big focus as Bobchin builds for the future. He has started to adapt to his new environment. “Hone s t ly t he bigge s t adjustment is mentally, at practices being able to tell yourself you’re not tired and can push through this,” said Bobchin. “Our assistant coach, Nic Bedelyon, he’s big on the mental game and trying to break you at practice and pushing you as hard as he can. He’s trying to get us over that hump.” As Bobchin has started to realize the rewards for his work, he is already seeing the benefits of going to Rider. “My mental game has grown tremendously,” said Bobchin. “There’s things I could do now that I never thought I could do before coming to Rider. There are limits that I’ve been pushing myself to that I haven’t been pushed to before in high school.”

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That mental side of the sport has helped him on the mat. He has moved up to 149 pounds from 141 but he’s finding success more frequently in practices. “Recently I’ve noticed I’ve been really hanging with a lot of guys in the room,” said Bobchin, who wrestled at 138 in high school. “It’s been helping me notice that I belong there and that I can really wrestle with these guys.” Bobchin was thrilled to be able to join such a strong program right in his backyard. He has role models on the team and their standards have challenged him. “It’s awesome coming into a program that’s so tough,” said Bobchin. “It’s great. I get to see so many solid wrestlers around me that are ready to go out and scrap. Being able to witness guys like Jesse Dellavecchia, Gino Fluri, Ethan Laird go out and wrestle, it’s a great thing to see.” The Broncs are 9-2 after a 36-6 win over George Mason on Saturday. Rider remains in the top 25 nationally and already owns a win over then-No. 6 Minnesota on November 15 and thenNo. 17 Virginia on January 11. “This team, they work so hard,” said Bobchin. “We all work so hard. It’s earned. We go out and we wrestle hard every match. Watching this team compete against Minnesota, and upset one of the best teams in the country was crazy. It shows how hard Rider works.” Still keeping track of the PHS te a m, B ob ch i n attended a recent quad and remains supportive of a program where he was transformed into a college-ready wrestler. “I’ve been to a few matches,” s aid B obch in. “It’s definitely a growing program. I walked in and I was shocked, there was a line of what looked like 20 kids across the mat. That’s something that Princeton High has never had.” Developing into an inspiration for the Tigers, Bobchin set a new standard as an individual wrestler and now wrestling in college has only added to his strong reputation. “I get kids DM-ing me on Instagram that are coming up as freshmen asking me what their goals should be in high school,” said Bobchin. “I remember telling this one kid that their goal should be to beat everything I’ve done.” Having improved ever y year at PHS, Bobchin is determined to do the same at Rider. He’s off to a strong start after adjusting to a new level of training and competition and will have the remainder of this season to solidify his improvements. After that, he will head into a busy offseason with a better understanding of what to expect in his second year of college wrestling and an eye to a bright future. “I definitely want to finish out the next couple tournaments strong and wrestle as tough as I can,” said Bobchin. “I want to compete in the room and push those guys in the that are trying to get to the NCA A tournament and see what happens from there.” —Justin Feil

Sophomore Aguayo Shows Improvement As PHS Girls’ Hoops Defeats Nottingham Sofia Aguayo is getting up to speed in making the adjustment to starting for the Princeton High girls’ basketball team. “It has been a challenge but I have worked very hard and I make a conscious effort,” said sophomore forward Aguayo, who played mainly on the JV as a freshman with a few appearances on varsity. “It is a lot faster and a lot more things to learn.” L ast Fr iday evening, Aguayo showed how much she has learned, tallying a game-high 12 points with nine rebounds as PHS pulled away to a 38-10 win over Nottingham. In reflecting on the win, Aguayo acknowledged that it took some time for PHS to get into a rhythm “It was a rough start; in the second half, we started picking it up a little more,” said Aguayo. “We just needed to start playing more as a team. We made that switch at halftime; we got into the mental state of the team play.” Aguayo’s offensive production was the product of that team play. “My points came in the flow of the offense, I was looking for the open shot,” said Aguayo. Putting in extra time to hone her skills, Aguayo believes she is a bigger threat to get points in the paint. “I worked on my post moves a lot because I am a big,” added Aguayo. “I have to know how to do that.” Having started the season by losing six of its first seven games, it felt good for PHS to cruise past Nottingham in picking up its third victory of the campaign. “It definitely is a confidence boost,” said Aguayo. “Our record is low on wins because we have no seniors.” PHS head coach Dave Kosa credited his players with overcoming a sluggish start against Nottingham. “I like the way that we progressed throughout the course of the game; we got into a rhythm in the second half,” said Kosa. “The first half was disjointed, but we hung in there and we played good defense which is our staple. We gave up five points in the half and 10 in the game. We just keep relying on our defense and hopefully the offense will start to click.”

Seeing Aguayo starting to click is a plus for Kosa. “Sofia has worked hard, she has a nice touch inside and her footwork is good,” said Kosa. “She needs to get stronger inside but she does finish well. We saw it tonight, she looks for the open area.” Aguayo formed a potent one-two punch inside with classmate Nora Devine, who contributed nine points and seven rebounds in the win over Nottingham. “Nora and Sofia do a good job as far as doing the high and low, they work well together,” said Kosa. “We were hoping to use our size advantage inside and we were able to do that. We got the ball inside, we got the ball to the high post. We looked down low. When we get the ball to the high post, good things happen. Even if we miss layups we still get good shots.” Junior point guard Ashley Tumpowsky helped get the ball inside for the Tigers, picking up seven assists on the evening. “She has gotten better as far as running the show and making better decisions,” said Kosa. “I think our MO as a team is that we just need to make better decisions when it comes to games.” With PHS moving to 3-9 with a 51-32 loss to South Brunswick last Saturday, Kosa acknowledges that his players need to develop greater self-belief. “We work hard; we can’t put the ball in the basket for them, but we do everything we can to make them successful,” said Kosa, whose squad plays at Robbinsville on January 31 before hosting Princeton Day School on February 1 and Notre Dame on February 4. “There is going to come a time where they are going to have start believing in themselves, executing, and really taking that next step. They are getting open looks, they just need to continue to work hard and knock those shots down.” In Aguayo’s view, the Tigers are ready to work hard on a daily basis. “We just need to stay focused in practice; with the momentum that we have, we can’t get lazy in practice,” said Aguayo. “I feel like we are playing more as a team as the season goes on.” —Bill Alden

STEPPING UP: Princeton High girls’ basketball player Sofia Aguayo looks for an opening in recent action. Last Friday, sophomore forward Aguayo tallied a game-high 12 points to help PHS defeat Nottingham 38-10. The Tigers, who moved to 3-9 with a 51-32 loss to South Brunswick on Saturday, play at Robbinsville on January 31 before hosting Princeton Day School on February 1 and Notre Dame on February 4. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Ben Samara saw championship potential in the Princeton High School girls track and field team four years ago. Now the Tigers are trying to gear up to make that a possible come spring. “I like to make bold predictions and way back when this senior class came in as freshmen, I started calling it the ‘2020 Plan,’” said PHS head coach Samara. “We were going to round this group out and go after a county or sectional title. Over the last few years, we’ve had some heartbreak losing some of our athletes to things outside of track, or unavoidable things, but we’ve managed to loop in some of these freshmen and sophomores that came even after we started talking. That’s kept this 2020 Plan on track. We’re really, really excited for the spring and quietly confident we can make that plan a reality.” The Tigers are gaining confidence with their results and knowing the sort of capability they have when their injured athletes return to the team. PHS sees a girls’ team that has developing sprint stars to go with a deep distance running core that could make the difference along with solid field events. “Come spr ing, I t hink we’re going to really lean on that distance crew a lot and hopefully have the sprints to complement them,” said Samara. “It’s going back to the old Princeton tradition where on the guys’ side we were more distance focused, so we’ll be relying on that distance crew for a lot. It’s good to have a ton of girls that you can turn to. We’re deep and to be honest, especially our freshmen, I don’t think they’ve even scratched the surface of where they’re going to be.” A short-handed PHS girls squad t hat was m issing three of four runners from last year’s 4x400 relay still placed fourth overall at the Mercer County Championships that concluded Saturday at the Bennett Center in Toms River. “The girls, even without everyone, did a really nice job at counties,” said Samara after his team scored 36 1/3 points in the meet with was won by Lawrenceville. “They showed what we can do. At full strength, we’ll be a force to be reckoned with for sure.” Sophomore Kendall Williamson led the charge for t he Tigers, w inning t he

55 - m e ter das h a n d t h e 200. She captured the 55 by 5-hundredths of a second in 7.52 seconds and won the 200 in 27.04, just two-hundredths of a second ahead of the runner-up. “I’ve been excited for this particular meet for Kendall for a couple weeks now,” said Samara. “I had the feeling that this would be her coming out party. She really showed her growth over the last couple of weeks. She buckled down on her training and had an increased focus on what she’s doing, and it all paid off for her. Both events were going to come right down to the wire so she had to be focused all the way through. She’s shown so much growth athletically and personally to be able to weather the storm in these races. She’s an absolute superstar.” PHS also showed its strength in the distance running events. In the girls’ 3,200 meter, junior Charlotte Gilmore took second and freshman Lucy Kreipke placed third while freshman Robin Roth was fifth in the 1,600 meters. “The best part of this distance crew is they’re young and they’re eager to improve,” said Samara. “Lucy and Robin are two incredible freshmen doing amazing things. Charlotte is another one like Kendall who was a county champion outdoors as a sophomore who still has another year after this. Coach [Jim] Smirk’s distance crew is really kicking into high gear. We have five or six girls who could step in 800 through two-mile. We have a lot versatility and a lot of different things we can do with our lineup.” In addition, the Tigers have displayed ability in the field events this year. Freshman Ayo Ince was sixth in the high jump with a 4’ 8 clearance. Senior Kylee Silverman had a few big throws that went down as fouls before settling for ninth in the shot put. “Kylee could have won the whole thing,” said Samara. “She had a couple throws that would have won. Kylee is probably going to be the top discus thrower outdoor. Ayo and Yani Ince are looking like they’ll be able to crack 5’0 in the high jump, which is going to give us extra versatility going after the sprint events. When Raina Williamson gets back to full strength, she’s a 16-and-ahalf foot long jumper. When they get all back together, I think we’ll be OK. It’s about

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keeping the healthy ones healthy and getting the injured ones back on board.” Raina Williamson is one of three members from the 4x400 relay that could return completely intact this year if their injuries heal. Williamson and Colleen Linko just returned to training last week and Gabby Goddard also is hoping to return to form. “We’ll have them towards the end of the season indoors,” said Samara. “Then we’ll start looking to outdoors to really make some noise with that group.” While her 4x400 teammates have been on the mend, Kendall Williamson has been working at becoming a more impactful sprinter on her own. She’s discovered that her best races are just starting to unfold, but she can be a star in the sprints. “Kendall extends up to the 400, but her real strength is the short sprint events,” said Samara. “Having the 4x4 off the table for these last couple of months has actually allowed her to focus more on her training for the short sprints, which has allowed her to blossom there. It’s kind of a blessing in disguise.” The injuries set back some training for the PHS sprinters, but it’s still a long time until the spring championship season. The Tigers are gearing up for sectionals on February 22, and the later date this year means a little more time for those injured athletes to gain fitness and training. “Our biggest issue moving forward is getting these girls up to speed in time,” said Samara. “We’re essentially starting from scratch in February. We have a plan in place to do it and we’re going to do our best when the time comes. Health and the training plan is definitely our No.

1 priority. The people who are healthy and ran on Saturday are going to continue to improve, there’s no doubt about it. We just have to loop in the rest of the people we’re missing. I think we’ll be good.” Samara also likes what he sees in a less experienced boys team. PHS did not score a point at the county meet, but beneath that surface is a lot of potential that can come out over the next month. “They don’t have a lot of meet experience,” said Samara. “It’s going to be a work in progress. We’re ready for that challenge.” Junior Collin McCafferty was the top county finisher for the PHS boys, taking ninth in the 800 meters. In the 3,200, junior Jacob Bornstein took 14th, junior Daniel DiLella placed 16th and senior Nick Trenholm finished 17th. Junior Khalil Benjamin was 12th in the long ju mp, while ju nior Doraldinho Servil was 16th in the 200 meters. The squad competed in the county meet without its top sprinter, senior and Bucknell-bound Matt Perello. “Matt, who would have been a top scorer in the dash and 200, had the flu,” said Samara. “Another sprinter, Doraldinho, is really ready to break out. He probably would have scored in the 400 but he’s still learning the race and unfortunately got disqualified in the 400 for an early cut-in. I believe he’s going to be a sub-:50 400, runner this spring. He has a fantastic work ethic. We have a group of guys who are really excited to continue to develop. Khalil is a long jumper who first meet of the season jumped 20 feet, which was a great accomplishment for him. He’s doing that on not a lot of speed right now. I think he could be a 22-foot long jumper at some point. We have the building blocks. It’s just going to take this group some time, and we’re OK with that.”

PHS is looking for continued development among its young competitors. The Tigers will be able to gauge progress through a pair of upcoming home meets at Jadwin Gym at Princeton Universit y and a trip to Ocean Breeze to race on a fast track. “ T h ere’s a 20 0 - m e ter showcase, which is basically the top 24 times in the state get to go straight to the Meet of Champions and compete,” said Samara. “I’d love to see Kendall there for the girls, and I’d love to see Perello in that on the boys side. There’s a long jump showcase and we’d like to see Khalil qualify for the Meet of Champions there out of that. And between now and sectionals, we want to lock some of those qualifiers in too. On the girls side, we want to get our 4x4 ready. We know we’re behind the 8-ball a little bit, but we want to try to advance at least through the state program and remind the state what we can do come spring.” Then the program will shift its focus to sectionals

where its girls will have an impact, and where Perello and Servil have the best chance to advance for the boys. “We have some distance guys that are really training well that could knock on the door,” said Samara. “We’re going to need to keep our heads down and keep working and see what we can do. Group 4 is incredibly talented.” The Tigers are building a championship foundation during the indoor season with the hope that it will all come together this spring. “Things are going well,” said Samara. “We had kind of a slow start this year. We’re reloading on the boys’ side, trying to find who’s going to step up and fill the void by all the graduations. On the girls’ side, injuries that happened in preseason outside of track to our sprint group set us back. We have a really good young distance crew on the girls side and a nice young core on the sprint side that I think will pay dividends once we get to the spring.” —Justin Feil

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SPOILS OF VICTORY: Princeton High girls’ track star Kendall Williamson shows off the medals she earned for winning the 55-meter dash and the 200 at the Mercer County Championships last weekend at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Sophomore Williamson’s heroics helped the PHS girls’ squad take fourth in the team standings at the event won by Lawrenceville.

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Joining PHS Boys’ Swimming for the Homestretch, Gifted Freshman Baytin Making Immediate Impact Daniel Baytin didn’t waste any time making an impact for the Princeton High boys’ swimming team. Joining the squad in January for the homestretch of the season, freshman Baytin has emerged as a force for PHS. He won both the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke to help PHS defeat Notre Dame 92-78 on January 17 and then repeated that double win against Lawrence last week to help the Tigers pull away to a 94-76 victory over the Cardinals and improve to 11-1. Baytin has found a home with the PHS program. “I really like Princeton High in general,” said the 6’4 Baytin, who competes yearround for the X-Cel Swimming club and also stars in summer meets for the Nassau Swim Club Lemmings. “There are a lot of great people here. I feel like our coach [Carly Misiewicz] is really great. The sports here at PHS are great.” While Baytin had a great day in the win over Lawrence in the Januar y 21 meet, things didn’t come easy for him. “This pool is really hard to swim in; it is really hot, especially for long events like the 200,” said Baytin. “It is very tiring and painful, like a 400.” In the 100 breast, Baytin didn’t look tired at all, cruising to a dominant win. “I had a relay right afterwards so I had to go easy a bit,” said Baytin, who help PHS prevail in both the 200 medley and 400 free relays.

“The breast is a specialty for me. I feel like I excel in the 100 breast.” PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz isn’t surprised to see Baytin excelling for the Tigers. “Daniel has been with us for about two and a half weeks now,” said Misiewicz, noting that the freshman had to work through some injury issues before getting cleared. “He is dominant in the breaststroke. He is good in the IM and sprints. You can almost put him anywhere. You know that he is a competitor; he is going to race and he is going to do whatever it takes to get a win.” PHS anticipated a competitive meet with Lawrence and almost got more than it bargained for. “It was a little bit closer than expected; at 62-62, I was very nervous,” said Misiewicz, who got wins from Jeshurun Reyen in the 50 and 100 freestyle races with Owen Tennant taking first in the 100 backstroke. “We have always been pretty confident in our back half, but I do hate waiting until that point. The same t h ing happ ene d agains t Notre Dame the other night too. We were tied, they were ahead, we were ahead.” In pulling out close meets, PHS has utilized chemistry as well as ability. “We are really connecting as a team, which is the biggest thing we have really been stressing this whole year,” said Misiewicz.

“We are really get ting behind each other. We are really getting each other pumped up and excited, which is awesome. As coaches, we love to do that, but there comes a time when the team has to buy in.” Having gone undefeated since a season-opening 10664 loss to W W/ P-Nor th, PHS appears to be getting better and better. “ We have had a ver y successful season ; to go 11 straight wins after that tough loss to North in the opener,” said Misiewicz. “We were able to bounce back from that, collect ourselves, regroup, and say, hey this is what we have got. We are good, we shouldn’t sell ourselves short.” With the Mercer County Championships slated for January 30-February 1 at W W/ P-Nor th, the Tigers have a chance to show that they are very good. “I feel like we can really do some damage in the counties,” said Misiewicz. “Going in, North is the favorite with their undefeated record so far. Let us come in and shake things up. I feel like our depth is there. We have a lot of potential to do a lot of really good things this postseason, whether it is in counties or states.” Baytin, for his part, is looking to keep making an impact for the Tigers on both the short and long term. “I have never been to the county meet, so I don’t know what it is like but it seems like a big meet,” said a smiling Baytin. “Next year, I am going to definitely try to be here right from the start.” —Bill Alden

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FLYING HIGH: Princeton High girls’ swimmer Cami Davis shows her butterfly form in a meet earlier this season. Last week, Davis won the 50 freestyle and took second in the 100 butterfly to help PHS defeat Lawrence 97-73 and improve to 10-2. In upcoming action, the Tigers will be competing in the Mercer County Championships from January 30-February 1 at WW/P-North. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Chris Cecila hadn’t scored a goal all season as he hit the ice for the Princeton Day School boys’ hockey team last Thursday evening when it hosted Lawrenceville at Hobey Baker Rink. By the end of the night, senior defenseman Cecila was gliding on the ice for a curtain call demanded by the throng of PDS students on hand after he broke through with his first goal to give the Panthers a riveting 3-2 win in overtime against the Panthers. For Cecila, getting the winning tally in the heated rivalry was a dream come t r ue. “I cou ld not have d r e a m t w h at h ap p e n e d here,” said Cecila. “It was our last opportunity. I just wanted us to get the win for the fans because they are incredible.” It took an incredible effort for the Panthers to overcome the powerful Big Red as they battled back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to ultimately force overtime in a frenzied atmosphere that saw the student sections from each school standing, cheering, and pounding on the glass throughout the contest. “Our team’s resilience was amazing tonight, we always bounce back,” said Cecila. “We have had t rouble scoring a lot of goals this season; we really stepped up in finishing our opportunities tonight when we could. We got a lot of opportunities. We didn’t score on all of them, but we scored on enough of them to keep the momentum from completely shifting away from us.” Late in the second period, Cecila helped PDS cash in on a scoring opportunity, helping to set up a goal by junior Stephan Gorelenkov as the Panthers knotted the contest at 2-2. “I saw the defensemen with pressure in the corner, I knew that if I stepped into the zone I would bait him into throwing it into the wall and then I pulled back,” said Cecila. “I was able to keep it in on the wall and I moved it down to Drew [McConaughy], who made a really great pass to Stephan [ Gorelenkov ] in front of the net and he buried it.” Midway through the third period, Cecila nearly put PDS ahead when he got loose on a breakaway only to have a point-blank shot saved by Lawrenceville goalie T.J. Semptimphelter. “I felt two guys right behind me on the breakaway and I knew if I didn’t go full speed and I tried to get cute with it, I would have gotten caught because I am not the fastest,” said Cecila. “I would not have changed what I did. He made a really nice save. I wish we could have won it right there, but everything happens for a reason.” Heading into overtime, Cecila and his teammates had to catch their breath as they gathered themselves for playing 3-on-3 in the extra session. “It was a pretty even game going onto OT; it was almost a stalemate for the last few minutes,” said Cecila. “We played four defense-

men [Birch Gorman, Luke Antonacci, and David Sherman along with Cecila] almost the entire game and we were taking 20-30 second shifts at the end of that third period. We were just trying to get through it to get a breather. It is a lot of work work with a team that plays as hard as Lawrenceville.” With 2:13 left in overtime, Cecila got the puck through on a blast from the point, making a pregame prediction seem prescient. “This morning my best friend told me I was going to to score the game-winning goal,” said Cecila. “I saw that if I stepped into the zone when Drew covered the puck, I would be wide open. I knew I wasn’t going to get an opportunity to pick my spot any better than that so I thought top right, over the glove. It is really tough to catch a puck right by the ear. I didn’t know when I hit it because I have had so many shots like that this season that hit the shoulder. It was my first goal of the season. I haven’t been able to hit the back of the net yet.” The tally triggered a raucous on-ice celebration as Cecila’s teammates mobbed him by the boards. The PDS student fans got into the act, summoning Cecila over to them for one last ovation.

“My teammates told me I needed to go out there and go back,” said Cecila. “I wasn’t going to, I am not really the showboater. I love them so much, the school has been so wonderful me these past four years.” PDS head coach Scott Bertoli loved seeing Cecila have his moment of glory. “Of all of the kids who I would picked to score that goal, it would be that kid,” said Bertoli of Cecila. “He doesn’t get the limelight that a lot of the other kids get. He has been at PDS a long, long time and this means to more to him than any other person in that locker room. It is fitting. It is a heck of a shot to beat a heck of a goalie.” Bertoli credited his players with rising to the occasion, drawing energy from the highly-charged environment. “We as coaches have had a lot of really cool opportunities and played in front of packed buildings and in high leverage, big pressure moments,” said Bertoli. “I would put the atmosphere, the energy, and the excitement that this game presents up against any experience I have ever had. It brings these two schools together in a unique way. They recognize and have a mutual respect for one another. I look at our track

record against the boarding schools; of the group that we played to this point, they were probably the strongest team. There is something to the energy, the excitement that levels the playing field a little bit. Not that their kids don’t get excited, but for us it is the biggest game on the schedule, so that helps.” Scoring tying goals with 10 seconds left in the first period and 1:55 remaining in the second, helped turn the tide for the Panthers. “Getting the goal at the end of the first and getting the goal at the end of the second was big,” said Bertoli, whose first goal came from Gibson Linnehan. “They outplayed us in the second period, part of it was self-inflicted with all of the penalties, and our kids were getting tired. Those are momentum-seizing moments that really define the game.” At the defensive end, the Panther quartet of Gorman, Antonacci, Sherman, and Cecila did yeoman’s work in holding the Big Red at bay. “Those four on defense are awesome,” said Bertoli. “I would take those four over any four that we have played this year. In the longer games they are going to get tired. I think taking those penalties in the second period really hurt us.” Sophomore goalie Timmy Miller also stepped up, making 19 saves. “Timmy played great; he was good in the Delbarton game (a 2-1 win

on January 9), he was really good against Portledge (a 1-0 loss on January 13), against Don Bosco (a 3-2 loss on January 15), he was really good,” said Bertoli. “Tonight he made some saves in the second period. He made a save in the first couple minutes of the game. It was a point shot and it went off a kid’s pad and he just reacted and tracked the puck. He made a simple controlled glove save; that really settled him down.” B e r tol i w as c on f i d e nt that his players could control t hings in over t ime. “I thought OT was in our favor,” said Bertoli. “We played in that situation last week. You have to manage the puck, it is all puck possession and then you just wait for breakdowns.” With PDS fighting to make the top four in the MidAtlantic Hockey L eag ue (MAHL) to earn a spot in the league playoffs, Bertoli hopes his players can build on the triumph over Lawrenceville.

“They are kids, they need to enjoy this,” said Bertoli, whose team defeated Malvern Prep ( Pa.) 3-2 last Monday to improve to 6-8-1 and plays at Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on January 29 and hosts Seton Hall Prep on January 31. “We need to start winning games to start feeling good about ourselves and hopefully this is a step in the right direction. We did some good things and we scored some goals.” Cecila, for his part, left Baker Rink with a very good feeling last Thursday. “This was definitely the signature win that we needed; we circle this game on our calendar every season,” said Cecila. “We see a successful season based on whether we beat Lawrenceville or if we didn’t. I know that is not everything, but this is also a league game so it also puts us back on track to possibly sneak into the playoffs.” —Bill Alden

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With Evaldi Starring at Both Ends of the Ice, Hun Boys’ Hockey Battling Through Injuries Eddie Evaldi’s long-sleeve compre s sion T- sh ir t was sweat-soaked and he was short of breath standing in the lobby of Ice Land Skating Center after the Hun School boys’ hockey team hosted the Portledge School (N.Y.) last Wednesday. The junior star had reason to be fatigued as he took shifts on both offense and defense and was all over the ice as Hun battled valiantly in falling 5-3 to Portledge. The versatile Evaldi has been relishing his double duty. “My role is basically just do whatever the coach [Ian McNally] wants me to do; I am out there a lot,” said Evaldi. “For the first part of the game I was centering the two lines and I was playing some shifts at defense. In the second part of the game I went back to the defense. It is like that every single game; I love it.” In the Por tledge game, Evaldi got the Raiders on the board after they fell behind 1-0 in the first period. “They actually made a bad line change and I was able to catch up on that,” said Evaldi, reflecting on the tally that

came with 2:22 left in the first period. “I beat him wide and then just put it far side.” In the waning seconds of the first period, Evaldi was the beneficiary of some good fortune, scoring a second goal after an intended pass ended up bouncing past the Portledge goalie to give Hun a 2-1 lead. “Elian Estulin made a pass up to me, I pulled it wide and waited to give him the pass,” said Evaldi. “I saucered it and actually went off someone else’s stick and hit post and in. It was the luckiest goal I have ever scored.” With the game tied 3-3 heading into the third period, Hun was a bit unlucky as it created some chances, only to see Portledge tack on a pair of later goals to pull out the 5-3 win. “They were definitely hemming us in, but actually I thought we had a pretty good third period,” said Evaldi. “We generated our own chances. I just think that they had the extra jump and unfortunately we weren’t able to match that.”

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Noting that the defeat eliminated the Raiders from making the Mid-Atlantic Hockey L eague ( M A HL) playoffs, Evaldi was proud of how Hun battled to the final buzzer, particularly since key players such as Nicholas Dimatos, Will Banford, and Riley Frost are sidelined due to injury. “It is disappointing but I think we played really, really well,” said Evaldi. “We gave it our all, there is nothing more we can do. We have so many guys out with injury. We did the best with what we had. There is a lot to take away. To be able perform the way that we are without them just makes you think that if we did have them, we would be in the MAHL playoffs.” Hun head coach Ian McNally is certainly pleased with the way Evaldi is performing in shouldering so much of the load for the Raiders. “Eddie is the wild card; he looks over at the bench and we say either defense, center, or get off,” said McNally. “He plays two-thirds of the game; it is remarkable that he can do it. We are so short right now, with limited options to make it work. Eddie is basically playing two positions for the whole game. He is staying out for two center shifts or he goes back to defense. I haven’t seen anyone before who can physically do that; he is a sparkplug.” Noting that his core of junior Elliott Lareau, junior Charles Lavoie, senior Alexis Landry, senior Felix Turcotte, and Evaldi has been consistently productive, McNally ac-

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knowledged that the bounces didn’t go their way against Portledge. “They have always been able to find a way; we didn’t have the the puck luck tonight,” lamented McNally. “The pass was six inches off, the rebound went to your backhand instead of your forehand. Usually they string together goals out of nowhere. Tonight it was scramble, scramble, mishit.” The play of senior goalie Jackson Cole, who made 35 saves against Portledge, along with the scrambling at the offensive end, has kept Hun competitive as it has dealt with the rash of injuries. “We haven’t not been in a game, which is remarkable for that group and that they are able to pull together all the time,” said McNally, who also got a goal from freshman Mark Gall in the loss to Portledge. “Jackson gives them confidence, he is there in the back end. At any point in a game, Eddie can go off and they know that. Charles and Elliott are great. The difference is that we have the ability to score three goals in three minutes and that is not somewhat we usually had. Even when you are down or tired, this can change in an instant. We tell them to stick with it a little bit and they do. They hang with it.” With the Mercer County Tournament coming up next month, McNally believes his squad is primed for another run in that competition as it goes for its seventh straight county crown. “All the kids like playing in the counties,” said McNally, whose team defeated Notre

Dame 11-3 last Monday to improve to 6-8-2 and hosts St. Joe’s Prep (Pa.) on January 29 and St. Augustine on January 31 before playing at Gloucester Catholic on February 3. “This year we have a lot of kids who aren’t from here and they don’t know what it is. They wouldn’t realize that is it something that Hun has done in the past few years. We look forward to what is coming.”

While the Hun veterans are used to success in the MCT, Evaldi believes the Raiders will be fired up by the chance to extend their title streak. “We are psyched about it,” said Evaldi. “Once you get to that final, a lot of people that show up. Everyone gets hyped for that, everyone is cheering us on. It is definitely something we don’t see every game.” —Bill Alden

ALL OVER THE ICE: Hun School boys’ hockey player Eddie Evaldi brings the puck up the ice last Wednesday as Hun hosted the Portledge School (N.Y.). Playing both defenseman and center, junior star Evaldi scored two goals in the game but it wasn’t enough as Portledge prevailed 5-3. The Raiders, who defeated Notre Dame 11-3 last Monday to improve to 6-8-2, host St. Joe’s Prep (Pa.) on January 29 and St. Augustine on January 31 before playing at Gloucester Catholic on February 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Boys’ Hockey: Snapping a three-game losing streak, Lawrenceville defeated Albany Academy (N.Y.) 4-2 last Saturday. The Big Red, now 10-8, host LaSalle College High (Pa.) on January 29 and Delbarton School on January 30 before playing at Portsmouth Abbey (R.I.) on February 1. Girls’ Basketball: Jumping out to a 19-7 lead in the first quarter, Lawrenceville defeated Hun 57- 44 last Saturday to improve to 108. The Big Red are next in action when they compete in Basketball: Nia Melvin the Warrior Winter Classic from January 31-February star red as Stuar t edged Markham (Can) 42-41 in the 1 at Life Center Academy. Mecca Challenge in Bronx, N.Y. last Saturday. Junior guard Melv in scored 22 points for the Tartans, who improved to 12-6. Stuart hosts Immaculate Conception Lodi on January 28 and Boys’ Basketball: Tim Saddle River Day on FebruEvidente came up big to ary 4. Track : Heather Kwafo help PHS edge Montgomery 47-45 last Saturday. Junior and Cara Carr prov ided point guard Evidente tallied highlights as Stuart com17 points as the Tigers im- peted in the Mercer County proved to 6-8. PHS hosts indoor track championship Robbinsville on January 31 meet last weekend. Senior before playing at Dickinson Kwafo placed first in the on February and at Notre long jump with junior Carr winning the triple jump. SeDame on February 4. B oys’ Hoc key : Aidan nior Alex Ottomanelli also Trainor scored t he lone came up big at the meet, goal for PHS as it fell 4-1 taking fourth in both the to Middletown South last 55-meter hurdles and 800 Monday. The Tigers, who run. Stuar t took fifth in dropped to 11-2-2 with the the team standings with 34 defeat, are slated to play at points while Lawrenceville Bishop Eustace on January piled up 106 points in win31 and the face Jackson Lib- ning the title. erty on February 3 at Mercer County Park. Girls’ Hockey: Running into a buzzsaw, PHS fell 12-0 to Immaculate Heart 908.359.8388 Academy last Friday. The TiRoute 206 • Belle Mead gers, who moved to 3-9 with

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Hun Boys’ Basketball: Daniel Vessey scored 15 points but it wasn’t enough as Hun got edged 53-52 by Marist High last Sunday. The Raiders, now 7-11, host the Hill School (Pa.) on January 29, the Perkiomen School (Pa.) on February 1, and Princeton Day School on February 4. Girls’ Basketball: Enya Magure played well in a losing cause as Hun fell 57-44 to the Lawrenceville School last Saturday. Post-graduate guard Maguire had 10 points, six assists, and five rebounds for the Raiders, who dropped to 10-5. Hun hosts the Hill School (Pa) on January 29, the Perkiomen School (Pa.) on January 30, and Friends Central (Pa.) on February 1 before playing at Steinert on February 3.

PDS Boys’ Basketball: Jaylin Champion-Adams scored 18 points but it wasn’t enough as PDS fell 75-63 at Pennington last Monday. The Panthers, now 9- 6, host Pennsauken Technical on January 29 before playing at Shipley School (Pa.) on February 1 and at the Hun School on February 4. Girls’ Basketball: Picking up its second win of the season, PDS defeated Solebury School (Pa.) 40-25 last Friday. The Panthers, now 2-13, host Academy of New Church (Pa.) on January 30 and then play at Princeton High in February 1. Girls’ Hockey: Dropping a nail-biter, PDS fell 2-0 to Rye Country Day (N.Y.) last Wednesday. The Panthers, who dropped to 9-6 with the loss, host the Portledge School (N.Y.) on January 29 and then start play in the state Prep tournament

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Registration for the Princeton Little League’s (PLL) spring 2020 baseball and tee ball season is now open at www.princetonlittleleague.com. Boys and girls between the age of 4-13 are eligible to play baseball. Children born before September 1, 2006 or after August 31, 2015 are not eligible to play. (For determining divisional eligibility, the league age is determined by one’s age on August 31, 2020.) In order to be eligible, players must either live within the PLL Boundary Area, which includes parts of Rocky Hill, Skillman, and Hopewell, or attend a school in the PLL Boundary Area. The season will run from from the week of March 30 through June 6. The PLL’s focus will continue to be on player development and on providing the opportunity for the kids to play games in a balanced, competitive league format. Regular game schedules will be as follows: Tee Ball (ages 4-6): Saturdays only for combined practices and games with variable start times approximately between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Instructional Division (ages 6-8): Combined practices and games on Monday nights from 6 -7:30 p.m.and

Saturdays from approximately 9:30-11 a.m. Rookies Division ( ages 7-9): Thursday nights 6:00 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. M i nor s D iv is ion ( age s 9-11): Tuesday nights from 6 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. plus one practice a week. Intermediate (ages 11-13): Wednesday nights from 6-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 4-6:15 p.m plus one practice a week. All players registering for the Rookies, Minors, and Intermediate Divisions (ages 7 and up) must attend mandatory player evaluations on February 22 at the Hun School. The fee for Tee Ball is $125 while the fee for all other divisions is $205. There is a $20 sibling discounts. Each player will receive a cap and jersey. Scholarships are available. For more information, log onto www.princetonlittleleague.com. Please contact info@princetonlittleleague. com with any questions and scholarship inquiries.

Dillon Youth Basketball Recent Results

In action last Saturday in the 4th/5th grade boys’ division of the Dillon Youth Basketball League, Lependorf & Silverstein defeated Cor ner House 38 -25 as Leon Westrick tallied 15 points in the win with William Arms scoring 11 in a losing cause. Phineas Choe scored 12 points to help Princeton Restorative Dental defeat JM Group 38-25. Lukas Nieman chipped in 10

for JM Group. McCaffrey’s topped Cross Culture 31-17 with William Bednar tallying 12 points for the victors and Ryan Tague getting six in the defeat. In the 6th/7th grade boys’ division, Princeton Pettoranello topped Dick’s Sporting Good 39-30 as Michael Bess poured in 21 points to lead the way. Travis Petrone scored 16 for Dick’s. Princeton Dental Group edged Mason & Griffin 14 -12 as Max Stachowicz scored seven points for the victors while Graham Harrison had five in a losing cause. Jonathon Feldman scored 13 points to help University Orthopedic nip Jefferson Plumbing 30-28. Carmine Carusone scored 10 for Jefferson. In 8th-10th grade boys’ action, Rutgers rolled to a 47-25 win over Syracuse as Theo Balavoine tallied 14 points to lead the way. Henry Doran contributed 12 points in a losing cause. Frank McLaughlin poured in 37 points to help North Carolina edge Seton Hall 55-54. Owen Biggs tallied 18 points for Seton Hall. St. John’s defeated Majeski Foundation 39-34 as Brooks Cahill-Sanidas netted 13 points for the victors while Owen Deming had 12 for Majeski. In the girls’ division, PBA #130 edged Bank of Princeton 21-18. Kate Chung scored six points in the win while Elisa Schemmann had four in a losing cause. Princeton Eye Care cruised to a 24-8 win over Homestead as Nikitha Das tallied 13 points to lead the way. Grace Li tallied six for Homestead.

Pennington Girls’ Basketball: Mary Kathryn Kramli starred as Pennington edged the Perkiomen School (Pa.) 43-40 last Friday. Kramli scored 19 points in the win for the Red Raiders. Pennington, who topped Plumsted Christian (Pa.) 52-34 last Monday to improve to 6-8, plays at the Hill School (Pa.) on January 31 and at Life Center Academy on February 1. Boys’ Hockey: Unable to get its offense going, Pennington fell 3-0 to the Episcopal Academy (Pa.) last Monday. Goalie Bill Bernal made 49 saves in a losing cause for the Red Raiders, now 2-9. Pennington plays at the Germantown Academy (Pa.) on January 29 before hosting REASON TO SMILE: Charlotte Bednar is all smiles after tak- the Germantown Academy on ing first in the girls’ varsity race at the Mercer County cross February 4 at Ice Land Skatcountry championship meet this past October. Last weekend, ing Center. sophomore Bednar, a Princeton resident, had more reason to smile as she placed first in both the 1,600 and 3,200 to help Lawrenceville win the Mercer County indoor track championship meet. Bednar set county indoor records with her times of 4:56.72 in the 1,600 and 10:22.64 in the 3,200. Senior Amy Aririguzoh also piled up points for the Big Red, winning the IS ON high jump, taking third in the 200, and fourth in the long jump. Sophomore Laila Ritter took second in both the 200 and 400. Lawrenceville scored 106 points in winning the title with Allentown coming in second at 74. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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the defeat, host Westfield on January 30 at Baker Rink and then play at Westfield on February 4. Wre st l i ng : G oing 1-1 at the Manasquan Tri last Sat urday, PHS defeated Manasquan 69-3 and fell 4722 to Point Pleasant Boro. Chris Sockler posted two wins at 132 pounds for the Tigers as did Aaron Munford at 138. PHS has a match at WW/P-N on January 29 and then competes in the Mercer County Tournament on February 1 at Robbinsville.

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Obituaries

José Barros-Neto 1927-2020 José Barros-Neto, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, died peacefully at his home in Novi, Michigan, on January 14, 2020. He was a consummate mathematician for 92 years and enjoyed a fulfilling career at Rutgers for 31 years until his retirement on January 1, 2000. Math was in his bones, and not one of his four children or four grandchildren could turn 7, 11, 13, 17, and so on without being reminded that they were celebrating a “prime” birthday. He received his Ph.D. in 1960 from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, where he met his beloved wife of 70 years, Iva Borsari Barros. In his early career, he studied at the Sorbonne, and Yale University. He was named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in 1961 and 1962 in Field of Mathematics, Latin America & Caribbean. Research, teaching, and three growing girls occupied his time at Brandeis University, the University of Montreal, Rochester Institute of Technology, and back to the University of São Paulo. His long career at Rutgers began in 1968, when the family settled in Princeton, NJ, and a son soon followed. He was honored to take sabbaticals at the Institute for Advanced Studies, in Fall 1971 and 1989-1990. He was dedicated to his research interests in functional analysis, and partial differential equations. He valued his many friends and collaborators in the field of mathematics. José’s family was truly a Rutgers family. His wife, Iva, earned her Master’s Degree in French Literature at Rutgers University. All four of his children, and one son-in-law, graduated from a Rutgers University affiliated college. During his tenure at Rutgers, José authored four books, College Algebra and Trigonometry with Applications, An Introduction to the Theory of Distributions (Pure and Applied Mathematics), Hypoelliptic Boundary-Value Problems (Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics) and College Algebra with Applications. His textbooks became quite popular with students. José was particularly proud to hear from a student in China who had obtained a copy of An Introduction to the Theory of Distributions and was finally able to understand the concept. That student became a mathematician and was inspired to translate the book into Chinese. José was an avid soccer fan, in particular, Brazilian soccer. He enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad. Reading, painting, gardening, and classical

music were among his diverse interests. José, and his family, enjoyed spending relaxing summers in Cape Cod, and later, Martha’s Vineyard. This was where he would reconnect with collegial friends. He loved the quiet beauty of Martha’s Vineyard and featured his favorite spots in several figures in his books. He was preceded in death by his wife, Iva, who passed away peacefully on November 30, 2019 at their home in Michigan. He is survived by his four children, Carmen, Claudia, Marilia, and André; their spouses, Jack, Tom, Michael, and Marlena; and four wonderful grandchildren, Colin, Kevin, Alexandria, and James. José is also survived by his loving family in Brazil, his brother and two sisters, and their families. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be sent to The American Mathematical Society, www.ams.org/giving/ ways-to-give/in-honor-of or the Institute for Advanced Study, www.ias.edu/support/ ways-give.

Iva Borsari Barros 1928-2019 Iva Borsari Barros, longtime Princeton resident, died peacefully at her home in Novi, Michigan, on November 30, 2019. She enjoyed a long, fulfilling life with her husband of 70 years, José BarrosNeto, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rutgers University. Together they raised three daughters and a son, enjoyed three grandsons and a granddaughter, traveled extensively in the United States and abroad, and enjoyed many relaxing summers in Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. In the late 1940s, while an undergraduate at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Iva met her future husband José. Being the more outgoing of the two, she approached him! After graduation, she worked as a primary school teacher in São Paulo until the birth of her first daughter, Carmen. Within two years, they had traveled to France, where José studied at the Sorbonne. They returned to Brazil and had two more daughters, Claudia, followed in quick succession by Marilia. In 1960, after José received his Ph.D., the family moved to the United States. They lived in Boston, MA, Montreal, Canada, Rochester, NY, and back to São Paulo, Brazil, while José honed his skills as a mathematician. Iva provided the loving support and began to hone her skills as a chef, aided by her hero, Julia Child. In the fall of 1968, they settled permanently in Princeton. Their son, André, was born soon after and the family was complete. Iva was a lifelong educator and a linguist fluent in five languages, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian, and E nglish. W hile her

children were still in school, she worked as a translator. Seeing the need for private language lessons and translation services in this area, she co-founded the Princeton Language Group with two of her multilingual colleagues. She loved being a French language substitute teacher in the Princeton public school system. While her youngest was still a baby, Iva began attending Rutgers University and obtained a Master’s Degree in French Literature. The Barros family was a Rutgers family through and through. All four children graduated from a Rutgers University affiliated college, as well as one son-in-law. Later in life, Iva worked as a real estate agent, specializing in assisting business professionals who were transferring to the United States from other countries. Iva was a beautiful and el egant woman, always impeccably dressed. She loved to cook from her favorite cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. Dinner time in the Barros household was usually a home cooked, gourmet meal. Her children’s neighborhood friends often scheduled help with math homework from José, in the hope that they would get invited for dinner. She enjoyed making homemade pasta, particularly ravioli, and recreating indescribably delicious Brazilian desserts. A family tradition was baking and painstakingly decorating Christmas cookies. Sometimes they looked too good to eat! She was also a crafter who passed on her skills in sewing, knitting, crocheting and embroidery to her children. She grew beautiful house plants and enjoyed literature and the opera. Several times a year, she and José would travel to New York City to attend plays and the opera. Iva predeceased her beloved husband, José, by six weeks. She is survived by her four children, Carmen, Claudia, Marilia, and André; their spouses, Jack, Tom, Michael, and Marlena; and four amazing grandchildren, Colin, Kevin, Alexandria, and James. She is also survived by her two sisters in Brazil and their families. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be sent to The American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes. org/donate/donate-memorial or UNICEF USA, https:// donate.unicefusa.org/page/ contribute.

Stanley J. Stein Stanley J. Stein, the Walter Samuel Carpenter III Professor in Spanish Civilization and Culture, and Professor of History, Emeritus, died Dec. 19, 2019, at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center following a very brief illness. He was 99. A scholar of Brazilian and

Mexican history and 18th century Spain, Stein and his wife, Barbara Hadley Stein, wrote extensively on Latin American and Spanish economic and social history and the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Stein served as the inaugural director of Princeton’s Program in Latin American Studies, which he led for nine years. Stein was born on June 8, 1920 in New York City, the son of Jewish European immigrants from Russian Poland and Ukraine, Joseph Louis Stein and Rose Epstein. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, and went on to graduate in 1941 from the City College of New York with a B.A in comparative literature. He began graduate school at Harvard University, initially studying romance languages and literature, and traveled to Brazil for research. There in 1942 he met Barbara Hadley (19162005), who was researching her doctoral research on the abolition of slavery in Brazil. Stein enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 where he served as communications officer. Before deploying overseas, he married Barbara Hadley in September of 1943. When demobilized after the war, he returned to Harvard and decided to study history as a student of Clarence Haring, one of the leading figures in Latin American history. During this time, the Steins had their three children. Stein returned to Brazil to work on his dissertation on the coffeegrowing region of Brazil, Vassouras. Six months later, he was joined by his wife and two older children. After obtaining his doctorate, he was a research fellow for the Research Center for Entrepreneurial History at Harvard. In 1953 Stein joined the history department of Princeton University from which he retired in 1989 and continued to engage in active research and publication until shortly before his death. While teaching undergraduate and graduate students at Princeton, Stein published Vassouras: A Brazilian Coffee County, 1850-1900: The Roles of Planter and Slave in a Plantation Society (1957) which is considered a classic social and economic study of the origins, apogee, and decline of coffee production in Brazil. The Steins’ collaboration produced a series of books, including The Colonial Heritage of Latin America: Essays on Economic Dependence in Perspective (1970), which began as a series of lectures to high school teachers and was then expanded into a widely assigned book in undergraduate history classes. Their major four-volume study, Silver, trade, and war: Spain and America in the making of early modern Europe (2000), Apogee of empire: Spain and New Spain in the age of Charles III, 1759–1789 (2003), Edge of crisis: War and trade in the Spanish Atlantic, 1789–1808 (2009), and Crisis in the Atlantic Empire: Spain and New Spain 18081810 (2014) was published during Stein’s retirement. Stein also is co-author with Roberto Cortés Conde of “Latin America, a Guide to Economic History, 1830-1930.” Stein was a two-time recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He received the Bolton Prize and the Robertson Prize from the Conference on Latin American History of the American Historical Association. He was a member of the board of editors and advisory board for the Hispanic American Historical Review and the board of editors for the Journal of

Economic History. Stein also was a member of the joint committee on Latin American Studies of the Social Science Research Council. In 1996, he and Barbara Stein received the American Historical Association Award for Scholarly distinction. In addition to his work, Stanley enjoyed numerous activities. His longstanding love of the outdoors included hiking with his family as well as walking daily in Princeton’s beautiful open spaces. With his family, he enjoyed restoring a small early 19th century cobbler’s home in Western Massachusetts, fondly called “The Shack.” In summer and fall, he felt restored when gazing out over fields and mountains. Stein participated actively in community and cultural life in Princeton and New York City. Sustaining the rich rewards of friendships across generations of students and colleagues was a major feature of his life. He and Barbara long supported diverse progressive causes and organizations. He will be treasured as loving, supportive, and deeply understanding of his family and friends. He is survived by his children, Margot B. Stein and her husband, Harry L. Watson, of Chapel Hill, NC, Peter G. Stein and his wife, Kathleen R. Sims, of Philadelphia, PA, and Joelle H. Stein and her husband, Andrew J. McClurg of Belmont, MA, and four grandchildren, Camille R. Stein of Boston, MA, Adam S. Watson of Los Angeles, CA, Hannah L. S. Watson of Santa Rosa, CA, and Emma A. McClurg of San Francisco, CA. Doreen Larkai, Stanley’s constant caregiver and friend, has become a deeply loved member of the Stein family. A Memorial service will be held on April 18, 2020 at the Princeton University Chapel at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Stein’s memory may be made to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), https:// trentonsoupkitchen.org, the Princeton University Firestone Library, https://library. princeton.edu/firestone, and the Princeton Public Library https://princetonlibrary.org.

William D. McKenna William D. McKenna passed away on January 13, 2020, in Princeton, NJ, one month before his 93rd Valentine’s Day birthday on February 14th. Bill was born in Orange, NJ, in 1927 to William A. McKenna and Mae M. McKenna (Adelmann). He grew up with his younger brother Robert in Bloomfield, NJ, where he spent a very happy childhood, with many friends

and relatives, and summers at his uncle’s cottages in Bradley Beach. He graduated from High School in 1944, during WW II, and two months later enlisted in the U.S. Navy, was shipped to the Philippine Islands, and on his return enrolled in the University of Miami, graduating with a BA degree in business/economics. His education also included two years of New York Law School. He worked for several aerospace industry corporations, such as ITT Laboratories and Singer Corporation. In 1966 he joined Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, New York, as a subcontracts administrator and later Project Manager for major projects, including NASA shuttle and space station programs, involving many business trips to California, the Northwest, and Texas. From 1977-1985 he was assigned by Grumman to the TFTR Program at the Princeton Plasma Physics Labs and was responsible for the administration and procurement of a variety of projects. He retired from Grumman in 1994. He met his wife, Lydia, on a shore weekend, and they were married in Spring Lake in September of 1977. They moved to Princeton in 1983, a few years after their daughter, Eva Maria, was born in New York City. During the years in the City, Bill loved theatre, ballet, Lincoln Center, and always enjoyed the annual Central Park concerts in the summer with friends. He organized family trips to California and Florida, as well as Switzerland and France, and always looked forward to the frequent visits to his wife’s family in Southwest Germany. Bill was an avid golfer in his younger years and later looked forward to his winter Florida excursions joining an old friend in playing his favorite sport. He was a loving father and best friend to his daughter, a cherished Pop Pop to his grandchildren, and took care of his widowed mother for close to 30 years. He had a passion and talent for his shore properties and managed them, before and after his retirement, for many years. Bill had a sharp wit, intuition, sense of humor, an exceptional memory, and loved storytelling and reading his daily newspapers and especially books on American History. He is survived by his wife, Lydia, his daughter, Eva Maria McKenna, her husband Matthew Tramontana, his grandchildren Mason, Madeline and Mabel, his nieces and nephews (children of his brother Robert McKenna who predeceased him) Russ and Karen McKenna, Susan Caulder and husband Raymond and their children Raymond, Lizzie and Matthew, all of Charleston, S.C., as well as Stephen McKenna, his spouse Gina, and their children Ali, Gia and Ian, of Tyler, TX. Funeral ser v ices were held at Nassau Presbyterian Church followed by interment at Princeton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in William’s memory to the Princeton First Aid Squad. Arrangements by Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ.

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Jack Undank

Jack was born on June 18, 1928 and grew up in the Bronx. He graduated from Taft High School and the City College of New York, then received an MA in Spanish from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in French from Harvard. As a young man he was drawn to music and art. From a very early age he was a proficient abstract painter, creating works full of color and vivacity. He painted enthusiastically and inventively, experimenting with color. His lifelong interest in French began in high school. As an adult, he loved visiting Paris, walking through the streets, enjoying the museums, making friends. In 1952-53 he spent a research year in Paris on a Fulbright Fellowship. For four years in the 1990s he and his partner, Alan Wilde, spent the month of May on the Île St. Louis. Jack ’s s cholarsh ip on French literature has remained central to his field for many decades. As one critic wrote, his seminal book Diderot: inside outside & in-between (1979) “rewards one richly with a cornucopia of surprising connections and insights.” He also edited two works of Diderot: Est-il bon? Est-il méchant? (1956) and Jacques le fataliste (1981) and wrote numerous essays on other eighteenth-century French figures such as Voltaire, Graffigny, Chardin, Rousseau, Beaumarchais, and Laclos. His essays were published in EighteenthCentury Studies, French Forum, MLN, French Review, Boundary 2, SubStance, Studies on Voltaire in the 18th Century, Degré Second, Diderot Studies, and

Modern Language Review. Jack is survived by Alan Wilde, his partner for 71 years. They were married in 2013, as soon as same-sex marriage became legal in New Jersey. Contributions in Jack’s memory may be made to Lambda Legal, to Deborah Hospital Foundation, or to the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Charles DiFalco Landscaping. He was a member of St. Paul’s Church and the Italian American Sportsman Club. Son of the late Luigi and Maria ( DiPerna) DiFalco, husband of the late Rose (Fasano) DiFalco, brother of the late Lucia Tamasi, Antonio DiFalco, Domenic DiFalco, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Louis and Darlene DiFalco; two daughters and a sonin-law Elena and Antonino Russo, Vincenzina DiFalco and her fiancée David Welsh; a brother and three sisters-in-law Cosmo and Peggy DiFalco, Carmella DiFalco, Pasqualina DiFalco; four grandchildren Vincent and his partner Alissa, Matthew and his wife Jillian, Anthony and his wife Leanne, Jennifer and her par tner Kristin ; two great-grandchildren Madely n and Evely n Russo ; and s everal n iece s and nephews. The funeral was held on Saturday, Januar y 25 at the Mather Hodge Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at Saint Paul’s Church, Princeton, and entombment in Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Interventional Radiology at Penn Medicine Pr inceton Medical Cen ter, One Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536.

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In lieu of flowers a one-time contribution can be sent to Douglas Eveleigh Endowed Graduate Travel Award, Rutgers University Foundation, P.O. Box 193, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0193. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on March 28 at Kirkpatrick Chapel, New Brunswick, NJ.

DIRECTORY OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES Jack Undank, 91, of Princeton Junction, NJ, passed away on January 23, 2020 at his home. He taught in the French Department of Rutgers University for more than 40 years, retiring as Distinguished Professor in 1998. His career also included visiting professorships at Williams College and the University of California, Santa Barbara, and direction of an advanced scholarly seminar at the Folger Institute of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. His teaching excellence was recognized not only by university awards, but also by the Shirley Bill Award from the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies.

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We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. (609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf GREEN–PLANET PAINTING: Commercial, Residential & Custom Paint, Interior & Exterior, Drywall Repairs, Light Carpentry, Deck Staining, Green Paint options, Paper Removal, Power Washing, 15 Years of Experience. FULLY INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES. CALL: (609) 356-4378; perez@green-planetpainting.com 04-03-20 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. 09-04-20 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21 ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21

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PROFESSIONAL OFFICE: Newly renovated, waiting area, kitchenette, ground floor, ample parking. Internet & phone line included. Available for immediate sublease. Looking for tenant to compliment mental health practice in Princeton. Call Stephen (201) 232-2766. 01-15-3t

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PRINCETON TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT: In Griggs Farm development, Princeton Township. End unit, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, hardwood on 1st floor, fireplace, 2 parking spaces. $2,300/mo. Available now. (609) 430-0424, (609) 240-9414 or theivakumar@hotmail. com 01-29-2t

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CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf PRINCETON-Seeking tenant who will be in residence only part-time for studio apartment on Princeton estate. Big windows with views over magnificent gardens, built-in bookcases & cabinetry, full bath with tub & shower. Separate entrance, parking. Possible use as an office or art studio. (609) 924-5245. tf 6 BEDROOM RUSTIC COUNTRY HOME: 10 minutes north of Princeton, in the small village of Blawenburg, Skillman, $2,890 discounted monthly rent: http://princetonrentals. homestead.com or (609) 333-6932. 01-01-6t PRINCETON TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT: In Griggs Farm development, Princeton Township. End unit, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, hardwood on 1st floor, fireplace, 2 parking spaces. $2,300/mo. Available now. (609) 430-0424, (609) 240-9414 or theivakumar@hotmail. com 01-29-2t HOUSE CLEANING: Good experience and references. English speaking. Please call Iwona at (609) 947-2958. 01-15-4t OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included. We can build to suit your business. Email recruitingwr@ gmail.com 01-15-4t ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has good English, own transportation. 25 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188. 01-01-7t TUTOR: Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude–SAT/ACT Prep /Math / English/French. Mature, motivated, responsible. 35 years’ experience, M.A. Have transportation. Excellent references available. lilyaz@verizon. net 01-29-5t HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. 01-08-8t CREATIVE CLEANING SERVICES: All around cleaning services to fit your everyday needs. Very reliable, experienced & educated. Weekly, biweekly & monthly. Please call Matthew/Karen Geisenhoner at (609) 587-0231; Email creativecleaningservices@outlook. com 01-15-8t HOUSE & OFFICE CLEANING: By an experienced Polish lady. Call Barbara (609) 273-4226. Weekly or biweekly. Honest & reliable. References available. 01-22-10t TK PAINTING: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Front door & window refinishing. Excellent references. Free estimates. Call (609) 947-3917. 12-18/06-10 BUYERS • APPRAISERS • AUCTIONEERS Restoration upholstery & fabric shop. On-site silver repairs & polishing. Lamp & fixture rewiring & installation. Palace Interiors Empire Antiques & Auctions monthly. Call Gene (609) 209-0362. 10-02-20 TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! 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. (609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf GREEN–PLANET PAINTING: Commercial, Residential & Custom Paint, Interior & Exterior, Drywall Repairs, Light Carpentry, Deck Staining, Green Paint options, Paper Removal, Power Washing, 15 Years of Experience. FULLY INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES. CALL: (609) 356-4378; perez@green-planetpainting.com 04-03-20

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. 09-04-20 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21 ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21 JOES LANDSCAPING INC. OF PRINCETON Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 45 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only) (609) 638-6846 Office (609) 216-7936 Princeton References •Green Company HIC #13VH07549500 05-22-20 J.O. PAINTING & HOME IMPROVEMENTS: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. 20 years experience. Call (609) 305-7822. 08-14-20 AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions. Window treatments, table linens and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 05-01-20 MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; www.farringtonsmusic.com 07-31-20 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: 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 07-10-20 WHAT’S A GREAT GIFT FOR A FORMER PRINCETONIAN? A Gift Subscription! Call (609) 924-2200 ext 10; circulation@towntopics.com tf

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LISTED &LISTED SOLD & SOLD 373 Ewing Street

10 Quaker Ridge

Terhune Road Drive10 Quaker Ridge 18 Joseph373 Ewing Court Street 560 Sayre

LISTED & SOLD

Sayre Drive 228 Sayre 0 Terhune612Road 10 Quaker RidgeDrive 612 Sayre Drive LISTED & SOLD

609 Sayre Drive 373 Ewing Street

591 Sayre Drive

STED & SOLD 612 Sayre Drive

91 Sayre Drive

367 Clarksville Road

LISTED & SOLD LISTED & SOLD 591 Sayre Drive 228 Sayre Drive

18 Joseph Court

606 Sayre Drive

LISTE

LISTED & SOLD LISTED & SOLD609 S 616 Ewing Street

302 Sayre Drive Road302Court 26 Howe Circle 18 Joseph 560 Drive 606 Sayre 52 D Sayre Drive 1Sayre Saylor Court521 State

LISTED & SOL

521 State Road

26 Howe Circle

LISTEDCircle & SOLD 26 Howe

44 Park Place

610 Snowden Road

21 Glen Clair Drive

Drive LISTED189 &Sayre SOLD LISTED & S

LISTED & SOLD 610 Snowden Road

&Park SOLD 367 Clarksville Road LISTED 44Sayre Place 302 Drive 1 Saylor Court

367 Clarksville Road 170 Terhune Road LISTED & SOLD LISTED & Stone SOLD 303 Crest Circle 2115 Sayre Drive

704 Sayre Drive Drive 14 Wheatshea 18 560 Sayre

& SOLD606 Sayre Drive 18 LISTED Joseph Court

560 Sayre Drive 606 Sayre Drive

521 State Road

LISTEDLIS &S

LISTED & SOLD

302&Sayre Drive 1 Saylor CourtLISTED SOLD

228 Sayre Drive

302LISTED Sayre &Drive SOLD

704 704 SayreSayre Drive Drive 14 Wheatsheaf Lane 14 Wheatsheaf La

560 Sayre Drive

1 Sayre Saylor Street Court 373 Ewing 228 Drive

LISTEDLISTED & SOLD & SOL

LISTED & SOLD LISTED & SOLD

LISTED & & SOLD SOLD LISTED & SOLDLISTED 182 Snowden Lane 18 Tanager Lane

2 Sayre Drive

609 Sayre Drive

LISTED & SOLD

182Lane Snowden Lane 18 Tanager 616 Ewing Street Snowden 18 Tanager Lane Lane 616 Ewing Street

170 Terhune Road

616 Ewing Street

521 State Road

44 Park Place

21 Glen Clair Drive 610 Snowden Road 10 Quaker Ridge 373 Ewing Street LISTED & SOLD 311 Sayre Drive

405 Sayre Drive

46 Sayre Drive

26 Howe21CiG

189 Sayre Drive

560 S

8 Morning Glory

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1107 Sayre Drive

LISTED & SOLD 3129 Sayre Drive

2112 Sayre Drive

LISTED & SOLD 612 Sayre Drive 228 Sayre Drive

405 Sayre Drive

LISTED SOLD Drive 46&Sayre

290 Sayre Drive 1107 Sayre Sayre 111 Washington Road 406 Sayre Drive 3129 11 ManorDrive Drive LISTED &Drive SOLD

290 Sayre Drive 2115 Sayre Drive

Crest Stone Circle

LISTED 571 Sayre Drive & SOLD 7 Bunting Court 406 Sayre Drive

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2112 Sayre Drive

1107 Sayre Drive 311 Sayre Drive

SayreCourt Drive 8 2112 Fieldwood

111 Washington Road

1 Saylor Court

LISTED & SOLD 4 Dickenson Court

11 Manor Drive

188 Sayre Drive

8 Fieldwood Court

302 S

LISTED & SOLD

Grant Way 2283220 Sayre Sayre Drive Drive 194 Sayre 10 Drive

3129 Sayre Drive 405 Sayre Drive

2112 Sayre Drive 32 46 Sayre Drive 8 Morning G

LISTED & SOLD

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1005 Eagles Chase Drive 63 Van Dyke Road

228 Sayre Drive

194 Sayre Drive

367 Clarksville Road 44 Park Place LISTED & SOLD

610 Sn

LISTED 3220 Sayre Drive & SOLD 10 Grant Way

591 Sayre Drive

10 Grant Way

LISTEDGlory & SOLD LISTED & SOLD 8 Morning LISTED & SOLD

LISTED & SOLD

LISTED & SOLD LISTED & SOLD

3220 Sayre Drive

406 Sayre Drive

11 Manor Drive

8 Fieldwood Court

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