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communication with RWDSU for several months and have requested voluntary recognition by their employers. If recognition is not voluntarily granted they will proceed to a vote, which requires a simple majority to approve a union. After a positive vote they would elect a bargaining committee and proceed to collective bargaining. “They are focusing on how best to have a seat at the table,” said DiPasquale. “The workers have expertise and they want a

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A learning experience called eSTEAM has been bringing together about 75 Princeton Middle School (PMS) and Princeton High School (PHS) students on Saturday mornings over the past three months to work on science and technology projects. As an extension of the district’s “Focus Forward” strategic plan, eSTEAM aims to increase STEM (science, technology, Continued on Page 9 engineering, and mathematics) engagement for seventh graders in particular, who have been working with helpful mentorship from PHS students. The foThere are no winter doldrums for the will be special sets both evenings starring cus from October to December was on Princeton High School (PHS) Studio guest artist and Grammy Award-winning orientation and exploration, according Band, which is back from its recording trumpeter Randy Brecker and acclaimed to 6-12 Science Supervisor Joy Barnessession at the Abbey Road Studios in tenor saxophonist Ava Rovatti performing Johnson, and this month the students London and is now preparing to host a with the PHS Studio Band. will be preparing for the Mercer County Big Band Dance in the PHS cafeteria on Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF), “The energy level that the students proJanuary 12, then the two-day 2024 Princ- vide with the music makes an unforgetwhich will take place in late March. eton Jazz Festival on January 26-27 in the table experience,” said PHS Studio Band Barnes-Johnson noted that the three PHS Performing Arts Center. Director Joe Bongiovi, founder of the PHS content areas of the students’ work inThe annual Festival, in its 17th year at Jazz Festival and currently in his 18th year clude an environmental project, a project PHS, is the largest educational jazz fes- at PHS. He emphasized the power of live on the physics of fitness and the science (under 4.5’)more performance, “seeing and hearing great tival in New Jersey and will feature of play, and a third emphasis on chalthan 700 student musicians. A middle live music.” lenges in science and technology. school competition will take place on JanHe continued, “Even if you don’t think “We wanted to create opportunities uary 26, and a high school competition you’re a jazz fan, the music that you’ll hear for students to explore their interests on January 27. Education clinics will be is from all sorts of genres. We always try as scientists and innovators and proheld for all festival participants, and there to program something for everyone.” vide structural programming support for Continued on Page 8 students who want to compete against other students in the county and state,” Barnes-Johnson wrote in an email. “We also imagined the program as a service opportunity for PHS students. All middle school students in eSTEAM work with high school students.” She added that students who want to compete in the MSEF will be developing their ideas with their high school mentors in the coming weeks. “There has been an overwhelmingly positive response so far, as the middle school students develop their varied interests in research,” Barnes-Johnson noted. She also reported that PHS junior Sarah Shahab Diaz recently won a grant from the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship to support a composting project with eSTEAM. In other PHS-PMS science collaborations, PHS senior Isabelle 415 Nassau Park Blvd. 1378 Route 206 Tellez, with support from Send Hunger Packing Princeton (SHUPP), up Princeton, NJ heads 08540 Skillman, NJ 08558 the maintenance of the hydroponics towON THE SQUARE: Skaters enjoyed the syntheticWells rink on Hulfi sh StreetBank) behind the Nassau Inn on Saturday. Skating (near Club) (behind Fargo ers, and, along All withSam’s Diaz, to build You Can Youplans Can Eat SKATING Sushi at the rink continues on Thursday All and Friday from 4 toEat 7 p.m.Sushi and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. up the Green Team at PMS under the

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ancestors fought at the battle in a wreath-laying ceremony behind the colonnade on the battlefield. “This is becoming a bigger feature,” said Quackenbush. “It will be attended by representatives from the U.K. military, whose units are very attentive to their ancestry. The units descended from the ones that fought at Princeton keep track of that, and they come.” Tours of the Thomas Clarke House, the only building on site remaining from the time of the battle, will also be offered after the reenactment. “We have the new displays in the Clarke House, documenting the events of the battle and featuring many Revolutionary War era artifacts — a very nice addition,” said Quackenbush. The PBS has stepped up its efforts on social media, adding to awareness of the upcoming reenactment. “The logistics of getting people to and from the battlefield are challenging, but parking at the Dinky train station is available, with buses ready to transport people to the site,” said Quackenbush. “We are adding a sound system so people can more clearly hear the narration. There are a lot of pieces of the puzzle we are trying to put together. Let’s hope the weather cooperates.” Princeton Battlefield State Park is at 500 Mercer Road. Pre-registration is required. Visit pbs1777.org. —Anne Levin

Correction In the December 27 issue of Town Topics, the reimagined Princeton University Art Museum that is under construction was noted as being 110,000 square feet. The correct size of the new building is 145,000 square feet.

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Once again, the bridge on Washington Road over the D&R Canal has been closed to motorists. But unlike last year, when the span was unavailable between the end of July and the end of October, this round is expected to last only until January 13. The New Jersey Departm e nt of Tr a n sp or t at ion closed the bridge Tuesday morning between Nursery Road and Faculty Road, to allow replacement of the temporary bridge bearings, installed during the first closure, with permanent bearings. But local access has been maintained between Route 1 and Nursery Road. Several detours will be in place until the work is completed. Those traveling southbound on Washington Road will be directed to turn left on Faculty Road, turn right onto South Harrison Street, turn right onto Route 1 southbound, and then stay right on Route 1 to take the “All Turns” lane to County Road 571/Highstown / Princeton back to Washington Road. Alternately, from Nassau Street, turn right onto Harrison Street, and then right onto Route 1 southbound. Stay right on Route 1 to take the County Road 571/ Highstown/Princeton back to Washington Road.

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guidance of seventh grade teacher Adam Brickey. In last year’s MSEF competition, Princeton Public Schools students brought home a number of prizes. M o s t n ot ab l y, N i c h o l a s Hagedorn, now a senior at PHS, was one of two MSEF Grand Prize winners and went on to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Texas last May, where he received second place in mathematics, the First Award from the American Mathematical Society, and the First Award from Mu Alpha Theta. Later this month he will be attending the 2024 Taiwan International Science Fair. His project is titled “Strict Inequalities for the N-crossing Number.” In other PPS science news, PHS has again been selected as a New Jersey finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow National STEM competition. It is one of eight schools selected, each of which will receive a package of $2,500 in technology and classroom supplies. PH S r e s e a r ch /s c i e n c e teacher Mark Eastburn explained that the PHS research team has been creating interactive robots that can speak various languages of the PPS student population, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, and the Mayan language Mam. “The purpose of these

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Under Bongiovi’s direction the Studio Band has placed first many times over the years at the Berklee Jazz Festival, and has won the New Jersey State Championship four times. “The success of our program is based on the fact that we have an opportunity for everybody to play, and they can choose how much they want to put into it to get better,” he explained. “We offer these great educational experiences, and these kids want to do this, so they keep working harder and harder. We keep providing them with experiences, and they keep living up to the challenges.” The January 12 Big Band Dance features the Studio Band and the Jazz Ensemble, the two most advanced bands in the high school, with songs from the 1940s to the present. The PHS cafeteria becomes a dance hall from 7 to 10 p.m., according to Bongiovi. “We serve snacks, and people get up and dance,” he

said. “It’s one of several fundraisers during the year to keep the bands going.” He went on to describe the process at the Jazz Festival on January 26-27. The student musicians come in at 6 p.m. — middle schoolers on the first night, high schoolers on the second night — and do an hour-long clinic with Brecker and Rovatti, then perform for three independent adjudicators and present a sight-reading piece for a fourth adjudicator. “Basically the whole process is how to get better,” Bongiovi said. “The whole thing is educational and fun and it ends with a concert.” Starting at 9 p.m. on both nights, the Studio Band will be playing with Brecker and Rovatti. Bongiovi pointed out the importance of the fact that the Princeton Public Schools band program, with six bands at the high school alone, is its own feeder program. “The Studio Band is the top band, mostly comprised of juniors and seniors who have worked

their way up through the other bands. We have a great middle school program that feeds us. Once the kids get to the high school they usually have a couple of years with us before they get to the Studio Band or the Jazz Ensemble. Both those groups play at such a high level, and the kids are working really hard to get there.” In early December all 39 members of the Studio Band traveled to London, where they spent three, 10-hour days at the renowned Abbey Road Studios, recording an album with Brecker and Rovatti. Now in the mixing and mastering stages, this album will be the second one that Bongiovi and the PHS Studio Band have created there. The first was recorded in September 2019. This time the group spent a total of nine days in London, where they also played two concerts at their hotel and another at a church. Bongiovi pointed out how t he educ at ion prov ided through the PHS bands goes

JAMMIN’ IN LONDON: The Princeton High School (PHS) Studio Band recently returned from a trip to London, where it recorded an album at the Abbey Road Studios and presented three additional concerts. The group is currently preparing for performances at the Big Band Dance on January 12 and the 2024 Princeton Jazz Festival on January 26 and 27, both at PHS. (Photo courtesy of Joe Bongiovi) beyond just music to teaching life skills, dealing with setbacks and adversity, learning to work with others, and more. “They also learn that if they put their energy into it and they’re authentic, and if they put 100 percent into it

and if they find other people who think like they do, then magical things can happen,” he said. “We work with them every year, the same kids for four years, and we can develop a relationship with them through the four-year progression.”

All proceeds from ticket sales, contributions, and concessions for the Big Band Dance and the Princeton Jazz Festival benefit the PHS Band program. Visit princetonjazz. org for tickets to both events and more information. —Donald Gilpin

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When Lisa Botalico moved from New York to Princeton with her family in 1998, she worried that her flourishing career as a flamenco dancer, teacher, and choreographer would suffer. But it wasn’t long before the Arts Council of Princeton hired her to teach. Two levels of classes soon grew into eight. Botalico, whose students will perform as part of the Arts Council’s “Dia de Los Reyes Magos” (Three Kings Day) celebration on Saturday, January 6, is a mainstay of the nonprofit — so much so that starting in June, the organization’s dance studio will bear her name. “The space will be named the Lisa Botalico Dance Studio. She’s touched the lives of hundreds of students, and we’re thrilled to honor her this way,” said Arts Council Program Director Melissa Kucsin. The naming of the studio marks Botalico’s 25th year of teaching in Princeton. “The Arts Council was very welcoming to me in the beginning, and I’m grateful for that,” she said. “And I feel like in the last few years, they are really understanding what I do — giving adults and kids a form of expression, and in a high-level way. My students take it seriously. It’s not just putting on costumes. And the Arts Council gets that.” Botalico, who is of Italian descent with some Spanish lineage, was originally trained in ballet and singing. “I danced all my life,” she said. “Then in my twenties, I discovered flamenco through an opera I was doing, and it took over my life. It has been my passion ever since.” F lamenco pres ented a freedom to Botalico that she had not previously experienced in her years of dancing. “It spoke to me so intensely,” she said. “You don’t have to be any body type. I’m petite, and I didn’t have the typical ballet body. Then I met flamenco, where it doesn’t matter. It was such a sense of freedom that I could be me. I like interpreting — acting and feeling how other people are feeling.” Flamenco “is an art form that is steeped in a personal expression of one’s life,” Botalico said. “It is not a dance necessarily meant for entertaining. It was meant

as a way of community.” The most important aspect of flamenco is the music. “It’s the singing that is the main thing, and most people don’t understand that,” Botalico said. “The guitar follows the singer, and the dancer will interpret what both of them are doing. When the singer stops and takes a break, the dancer can do a part without singing, and then the singer comes back. The singing is so soulful, and the dancer is interpreting that.” Flamenco was developed as an art form “where three p eople at t hat m om e nt were doing something on the spot,” Botalico continued. “It is not improvising, because they knew the structure. Today, it is never the same. It is different every time. Everybody adds a little something. Timing can be different. Of course, the dancer is up front, so they seem to be the main thing. But with pure flamenco, you can sit there for hours just listening to music.” B o t a l i c o’s p e r fo r m i n g career has included tours throughout the country as artistic director and principal dancer of La Compania Folklorico Latina, principal dancer and co-artistic director of Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, and others. She dances regularly at the Spain Inn II in Clinton. Botalico’s students range from young children to one student who is over 90 years old. At Saturday’s performances, there are participants over 75. She enjoys teaching all ages, but admits to a special fondness for her young students. “T hey re spond to t he rhy t h m ic pat ter ns,” she said. “From the very beginning, they start to learn how to recognize them, and put them into their dances. It’s not an easy art form. It’s not ballroom dance. It has vocabulary, technique, tradition, and structure.” The program is at the Arts Council, 102 Witherspoon Street, and begins at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and benefit the organization’s community programming. Visit artscouncilofprinceton.org for more information. —Anne Levin

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FLAMENCO FIRE: This summer, the dance studio at the Arts Council of Princeton will be named for Lisa Botalico, who has taught Spanish dance there for 25 years.

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Labyrinth workers. “Employees are constantly coming and going,” he said. “It does not seem like a job you could afford to do for very long.” Prentice went on to note the rising cost of living in t he are a, clai m i ng t hat “wages have not kept pace. Labyrinth does not pay a livable wage.” He also noted a lack of transparency and clarity in pay levels. “The s ys te m for d e te r m i n i n g wages is unclear,” he said. “There is no policy that anyone knows about. Pay increases are handed out haphazardly. Raises are very irregular and at the whim of management.” Prentice said that he anticipates that an overwhelming majority of the 19 Labyrinth workers will vote in favor of unionization. He stated that u n ion i z at ion cou ld help make Labyrinth a better bookstore that “better understands its customers and the books they’re looking for.” He added that in the era of Amazon online book sales “having a motivated, engaged staff that’s wellread and cares about books is more important than ever. Unionization will make Labyrinth a better place to buy books.” In a January 1 email, Labyrinth owners Dorothea von Moltke, Cliff Simms, and Peter Simms stated that they would support the results of an employee vote overseen by the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. “As owners of Labyrinth, we recognize the intention of our employees to unionize,” they wrote. “We will, of course, recognize our employees’ choice. If a majority of our employees vote in favor of unionization, we will bargain in good faith for all of our employees and expect to reach a fair and acceptable contract.” Labyrinth and the union are st ill work ing on an agreement as to which workers will be eligible to vote, after which a date will be set for the election. DiPasquale pointed out that RWDSU has worked with four Barnes & Noble bookstores to unionize over the past year, including the Rutgers University Bookstore, the first bookstore in New Jersey to unionize. “The union has a long history of helping independent bookstores in New York City to unionize,” she said. “This is part of a larger wave of retail workers taking power, at Starbucks, REI, and other organizations.” Explaining the Labyrinth workers’ need to unionize, Ziemann stated, “Many of us have spent long nights hearing our colleagues, sharing our desire to be treated with dignity, respect, and transparency. I truly feel lucky to be a member of the community here. To be a member of the Labyrinth staff is to be surrounded by intelligent, passionate, and diligent workers dedicated to bettering the world around them.” —Donald Gilpin

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Expressing Concern That Cost for PPS Expansion Will Exceed Estimate

To the Editor: We have been residents of Princeton since 1986 and both our children went to Community Park, the Middle School, and Princeton High School (PHS). We witnessed the expansion of PHS that was complicated and way over budget. We need construction and development expertise to oversee the process now from bidding and contract negotiations all through the construction to make sure that the budgets are solid. I am very concerned that the $81 million-$85 million estimate is just that [“Princeton Public Schools Looking to Expand,” December 20, page 1], and it will likely get closer to $90 million-$100 million when it’s all done because the ultimate contracts will allow low bidders and any bidders to make significant change orders that the town will have no control over. Lump sum contracts will put much of the risk on the general contractor selected. Design-Build would be a very good option as well. I hope I’m wrong, but this happens in almost all construction projects. MICHAEL NACHAMKIN Andrews Lane The writer is the managing partner of Matrix Real Estate Services, LLC.

Princeton Should Offer More Events to Celebrate New Year

To the Editor: After my wife passed several years ago, I moved from New Hampshire to Princeton to be near my daughter’s family. On New Year’s Eve in Portsmouth, NH, my wife, and I regularly attended First Night and concerts by the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. Portsmouth is a wonderful town, and we greatly enjoyed the experience. When I moved to Princeton, I was greatly impressed with the number of cultural events available here. Therefore, I anticipated a wonderful New Year’s Eve. I was surprised to find that almost no public events took place. That is too bad, because the New Year offers us the opportunity to take stock of our lives and join with others in plans for a better future. Such New Year events need not take place on a grand scale. No First Nights which require extensive organization. No symphony concerts with full orchestras. Perhaps just chamber music in a local church. I think the Princeton I have come to admire can do better. GARY PATTON Trinity Court

Hoping for a Collaborative Process Regarding TRW Redevelopment Site

To the Editor: Thank you for the December 27 article “Town Sees Year of Change, Controversy, Progress” [December 27, page 1]. In it, the authors state “of all the contentious issues ... the development of the former Tennent/Roberts/Whiteley (TRW) campus of Princeton Theological Seminary figures especially high.” The destruction of the historic buildings on the Tennent/ Roberts/Whitely campus and its redevelopment have been ongoing concerns for the surrounding neighborhood for the many years that we have been living in the shadow of an Area in Need of Redevelopment. We are now coming up on two years with construction fencing spread across the properties awaiting a collaborative process that was promised to us by the town in October 2021. Since October 2021, we have been reaching out to Princeton Council after receiving an encouraging letter from the town’s attorney on their behalf. This letter was sent to a representative of the Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development (PCRD) and Jamie Herring. It states that the redevelopment of the TRW property “must be the result of a collaborative effort between the Contract Purchaser, the Coalition (Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development), the neighborhood, and the Property Owner (the Princeton Theological Seminary) as appropriate.” This has not yet occurred.

PCRD and TRW’s neighbors have relied on Council to make good on this promise and had let the neighbors know this part of the redevelopment process was pending. We still welcome and expect a collaborate effort which will lead to a “mutually acceptable plan.” Logically, this needs to take place prior to the steps outlined in the article (meetings of Council and the Planning Board, a public hearing, negotiation of a redevelopment agreement, and a regular site plan review). Let’s hope the new year starts with Council making good on their promise and initiating a collaborative process with PCRD, the neighbors, and Jamie Herring. KAREN O’CONNELL Hibben Road

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J.D. Salinger at 105 — Will We Ever See His Last Work? His tragedy was that when he attempted to enter the human race, there was no human race there. —William Faulkner on Holden Caulfield f you really want to hear about it,” the first thing you need to know is that J.D. Salinger was born in New York City on the first of January 1919, 105 years ago. The first and only time his creation Holden Caulfield appeared in the The New Yorker was on December 21, 1946, in “Slight Rebellion Off Madison,” a story that got bumped from the 1941 Christmas issue after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The writer who crafted The Catcher in the Rye’s famous “all-that-David-Copperfield-kind-of-crap” opening sentence clearly had another character in mind in the story’s “Holden Morrisey Caulfield,” who wore his hat “with a cutting edge at the ‘V’ of the crown.” The character who came to life in his own voice in 1951 is the one who left “all the goddam foils” of the Pencey Prep fencing team on the subway the same morning he bought a hat “for a buck” in a sports store and wore it with the peak swung “way around to the back” because he “looked good in it that way.” One of the few times the later Holden’s presence can be felt in “Slight Rebellion” is during a theatre intermission when someone calls the Lunts “absolute angels” and Holden thinks “Angels. For Chrissake. Angels.” You hear him again when he and his date Sally are talking about school and he says, “Boy, do I hate it!” and “hate” gets him going. He hates living in New York, the Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue busses “and getting out at the center doors” and “the Seventy-second Street movie, with those fake clouds on the ceiling.” You get another hint of the reading world’s Holden when he tries to talk Sally into running away from New York with him. “Old Spencer” Readers begin getting to know Holden when he visits “old Spencer,” his history teacher at Pencey, and notices “this old beat-up Navajo blanket that he and Mrs. Spencer’d bought off some Indian in Yellowstone Park. You could tell old Spencer’d got a big bang out of buying it. That’s what I mean. You take somebody old as hell, like old Spencer, and they can get a big bang out of buying a blanket.” Holden also notices old Spencer’s “nodding routine. You never saw anybody nod as much in your life as old Spencer did.

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however, “a major undertaking.” Five years later with no word, one imagines that in the unlikely event of a poll in this time of ominous polls, a growing number of readers might say they have no interest in “calling up” J.D. Salinger. Holden’s Last Words Rereading The Catcher’s last chapters in a new year of wars and shootings and dreaded presidential elections, I get the feeling Salinger sensed the melancholy prospect of the long silence even in the mid-century moment he was finishing the book that would make him famous. Watching his little sister Phoebe riding the Central Park merry-go-round in the rain, Holden feels “so damn happy, if you want to know the truth. I don’t know why. It was just that she looked so damn nice, the way she kept going around and around, in her blue coat and all. God, I wish you could’ve been there.” On this note, which has led some critics to accuse Salinger of loving his characters too much, the penultimate chapter ends. The note is sounded again in the last chapter and the book’s final sentences: “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” You have to wonder if the man who stopped telling “anybody anything” in print after 1965 ever wished he could take those two sentences back. Writing on Salinger’s birthday, New Year’s Day, I hope that whatever else may befall the nation and the world, 2024 will be the year we can stop reading William Faulkner’s observation about Holden Caulfield as an epitaph for his creator. aulkner’s comment on Salinger’s novel was made on April 24, 1958, during a talk to an undergraduate writing class at the University of Virginia. Searching for something worth saying while looking ahead to 2024, I checked the transcript, since Faulkner never seemed to be anything less than timely or timeless when he spoke. Explaining why he rated Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye the best work of “the present generation of writing that he’d read,” he described a youth “who tried to join the human race and failed. To me, his tragedy was not that he was, as he perhaps thought, not tough enough or brave enough or deserving enough to be accepted into humanity. His tragedy was that when he attempted to enter the human race, there was no human race there.” –Stuart Mitchner

I found the book in a magazine shop You never knew if he was nodding a lot because he was thinking and all, or just on the Square in Bloomington and read because he was a nice old guy that didn’t the first chapter right there in the store. I had to stop reading the next chapter, know his ass from his elbow.” Once the adolescent who laughed about old Spencer, because I was laughing when he read that chapter gets to be old so hard, so I bought it and hurried off to Spencer’s age, he makes certain obvi- share it with some friends. This was long before the novel was assigned in school, ous connections, as and it was exciting to when he finds that in run into a completely last week’s column, unique voice suggestthanks to a slip of ing hitherto unimagithe aging finger, he nable possibilities. had Charles DickAbove all, it made ens dying on June 9, me determined to be 1970, instead of June a writer. 9, 1870. “If you really want to know the The Deepening truth,” I can’t explain Silence how that happened, Among the pasall I know is when sages in Catcher that another old Spenhave charmed gencer’s at the keyboard, erations of readers, Dickens gets an extra the one I’m haunted 100 years of life. by at the moment beThe New Yorker gins “I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot,” Mystique and comes to a head As Holden would when Holden says say, it “kills me” that “What really knocks Salinger dedicated so me out is a book deeply, richly, lovthat, when you’re all ingly New York Citydone reading it, you centric a book to wish the author that his mother, who was wrote it was a terrific born in Atlantic, Iowa, friend of yours and which is only a little you could call him up over a two-and-a-halfon the phone whenhour drive north of my ever you felt like it.” mother’s birthplace, However simple, naSmithville, Missouri, ive, and adolescent and almost exactly a sentiment that may the same distance seem to “mature readfrom Holton, Kansas, ers,” it has a certain where my father was timeless poignance if born. At the time they you’re troubled by the got married, my parfact that as of January ents were both firing 2024 the world is still off stories and being waiting for the rest of regularly rejected by the story Salinger was the New Yorker, which working on in the last is why I grew up in the 45 years of his life. glow of the mystique However naive, the (a screen decorated fantasy of the author with New Yorker covers had the place of honor in our kitchen). as “a terrific friend” you could “call up” Because my English-professor father even- isn’t easy to sustain in the silence that tually came to New York for a year to work deepens with every passing year since his on January 27, 2010. on a medieval manuscript at Serving Columbia,Central I deathNJ and Bucks County, PA On Salinger’s 2019 centenary, his son spent the ninth grade at McBurney School, where Salinger had attended ninth grade Matthew and widow Colleen announced in 1931, a coincidence I discovered only that “all of what he wrote will at some Bucks PAprebe and shared.” TheCounty, process of after reading The Catcher Serving in the Rye Central two pointNJ paring the material for publication was, years later back in Indiana.

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5-7. The play deals with the complexities of the human condition. The story delves deep into the lives of a family of six, each wrestling with their own unique, conflicting coping mechanisms. As the plot unravels, secrets are revealed, forcing the characters to confront their hidden truths. The drama, which also includes humor, explores themes of love, loss, and the complexity of relationships. Half Moon will be presented on Friday, January 5 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, January 6 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, January 7 at 2 p.m. Due to the mature themes and content, the play is not suitable for children under the age of 16.

EMOTIONAL JOURNEY: In Death’s Company presents a new production, “Half Moon,” January 5-7 at Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College. Performances will be at the Kelsey Theatre on the MCCC West Windsor Campus, 120 0 Old Trenton

Road. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for children and students. Visit kelseytheatre.org.

IRISH MUSIC: Poor Man’s Gambit brings its distinctive sound, steeped in Irish culture, to Princeton on Friday, January 19. (Photo courtesy of Poor Man’s Gambit)

Princeton Folk Music Society Inisfail, a group that would series. “Now we finally get Presents Poor Man’s Gambit become a leader in the Ital- the honor of also performian Irish music scene. After sharing the stage at music festivals in Italy with various Irish musicians and bands such as Altan, Dervish, and Lúnasa, he moved to Ireland in 1999. He immersed himself in the Galway traditional music scene, learning from a range of fiddle players and traveling to festivals all over the country. Tickets are $20 and $25 ($10 for students, $5 for children 11 and under). Visit princetonfolk.org for more information.

New Chamber Music Series Debuts January 9

A new classical music series featuring Princeton University students will debut on Tuesday, January 9 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and features works by Tchaikovsky, Bach, Paganini, Grazyna Bacewicz, and Handel-Halvorsen. Pianist Per Tengstrand leads the ensemble. “For years, I have been the artistic director of a series in New York, where I have worked together with young musicians from Princeton University,” he is quoted in a program for the concert

ing in Princeton. Just as in New York, I want this series to have a personal touch, where you are welcomed in a friendly atmosphere, as well as being evenings with performances of the highest quality. We start the series with a band: Tchaikovsky’s famous piano concert in a unique arrangement for piano and string quartet.” Te n g s t r a n d , w h o h a s performed internationally as a soloist with major orchestras, has made music documentaries and is currently working on one about Chopin and Liszt. Future concerts in the series are titled “Schubert, Chopin & Beethoven” on February 20; “The Appassionata” on March 26; and “The Kreutzer Sonata” on May 7. Tengstrand’s film about Beethoven, Freedom of the Will, will be screened April 9. Tickets for the January 9 concert are $10-$30. Visit Princetonchambermusic.org.

MUSICAL ADVENTURE: “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE! King for a Day” comes to State Theatre New Brunswick on Saturday, January 13 at 2 p.m. The live production, based on the PBS television series, is filled with music, dancing, and surprises geared toward preschoolers and their parents. Daniel learns just what it takes to be king, with lessons on kindness, helping others, and being a friend along the way. Tickets are $25-$75. Visit Stnj.org.

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“RECITING WOMEN”: Works by Khalilah Sabree, left, and Alia Bensliman will be featured in a joint exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, January 20 through March 31. An open house is on February 3 from 3 to 4 p.m. 13 through March 8. An opening reception is on Saturday, January 13 at 5:30 p.m. The gallery is open Mon day t h rou g h Fr iday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when school is in session. Stuart Country Day School is at 12 Stuart Road. For more information, visit stuartschool.org.

“WING CHAIRS”: This digital print by Madelaine Shellaby is featured in “The Stuart 60th Anniversary Community Art Exhibit,” on view January 13 through March 8 at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. An opening reception is on Saturday, January 13 at 5:30 p.m.

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“This special anniversary photography) that represent Winter Art Exhibition at Ar t @ Bainbr idge, 158 Stuart’s Considine Gallery e x h i b i t r e p r e s e n t s t h e contemporary dialogues, we Nassau Street, has “Thread-

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, the all-girls independent day school for preschool through grade 12, has announced that the winter gallery exhibition in Stuart’s Considine Gallery will celebrate Stuart’s 60th anniversary featuring artists within the Stuart community.

wonder f u l v ision of t he fou nder s of S t uar t a nd the creative legacy of the a r c h i te c t J e a n L a b a t u t in a historic space,” said Andres Duque, galler y d i r e c t o r, S t u a r t a r t t e a c h e r, a n d f e a t u r e d ar tist. “With ar t work in different formats (paintings, drawings, sculptures, and

will continue to bring the spirit of love and art to all at Stuart.” Fe a t u r e d a r t i s t s a l s o i n c l u d e J o e Ko s s o w, Monica Vag nozzi Vogel, Phyllis Wright, Christine D’A lessandro, Madelaine Shellaby, and Deborah Land. The public is invited to view the art show January

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January 6 through February 3 in the Taplin Galler y. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Fic us, 235 Nassau Street, has “Playful Medley” through January 8. ficusbv. com. Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Color, Form, and Meaning” through February 15. cranburyartscouncil.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Local Voices: Memories, Stories, and Portraits” and “Spiral Q: The Parade” through January 7, “Night Forms” through April 7, and “That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family” through the end of 2024, among other exhibits. grounds forsculpture.org. Historical Society of P r i nc eton , Updike Far m s te ad, 354 Q ua ker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Galler y,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and ot h e r e x h ib it s. M u s e u m hours are We d ne s day through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m., Thursday to 7 p.m. princetonhistory.org. Lambertville Free Public Library, 6 Lilly Street, Lambertville, has “Threads

o f N a t u r e” J a n u a r y 4 through February 15. greencottagestudios.com. Michener Art Museum, 138 S out h P ine St reet, Doylestown, Pa., has “Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories” through January 14, “Ethel Wallace: Modern Rebel” through March 10, and “Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions” through April 28. michenerartmuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Fe s t iva l of Tre e s” through January 7, “Striking Beauty” through February 18, and the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. morven.org. Plainsboro Public L i b r a r y, 9 Va n D o r e n S t r e e t , P l a i n s b o r o, h a s “A lb er t E i ns tei n : Cha m pion of Racial Justice and Equality” through January 27. princetoneinsteinmuseum.org. Present Day Club, 72 Stockton Street, has “Embraced by Nature” January 5 through March 3. The exhibit will be open on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. catherinejmartzloff.com. Pr inceton P ubl ic Libra r y, 65 Wit herspoon Street, has “Earth Song Refrain: BIPOC Artists on the Climate and Environment” through January 12. princetonlibrary.org. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, has “NEXT: Reimag in ing t he Fut ure Through Art” through February 11. ellarslie.org.

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Wednesday, January 3 3-5:15 p.m.: The film The 39 Steps is screened at Princeton Public Library as part of the Matinee Movie Series: Best of British Cinema. Tea and cookies will be served. Free. Princetonlibrary.org. Thursday, January 4 11:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber’s January monthly membership luncheon features Andy Haughwout of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as speaker. Princetonmercer.org. 7-8 p.m.: Political correspondent Steve Kornacki and political analyst Ingrid Reed hold a discussion at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Also presented virtually. Princetonlibrary.org. Friday, January 5 1 p. m . : T he f ilm 23 Walks is presented by the Center for Modern Aging, in person at the Poor Farm Road location and on Zoom. Princetonsenior.link/January-Free-Programs. 8 p.m.: The Broadway musical Come From Away is at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $90$130. Stnj.org. 8 p.m.: The play Half Moon is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20$22. Kelseytheatre.org. Saturday, January 6 Recycling 12 - 5 p . m . : W i n e r y Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by Mark Miklos. Teruhuneorchards.com. 2 and 8 p.m.: The Broadway musical Come From Away is at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $90-$130. Stnj.org. 2 and 8 p.m.: The play Half Moon is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20-$22. Kelseytheatre.org. 4 p.m.: Fiesta del Dia de Los Reyes Magos (Three K ings Day ) at t he A r t s Council of Princeton, Witherspoon Street. Live flamenco dance performances led by Lisa Botalico. $10. Artscouncilofprinceton.org.

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by Bud Belviso. Teruhuneorchards.com. 1 and 6:30 p.m.: The Broadway musical Come From Away is at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $90-$130. Stnj.org. 2 p.m.: The play Half Moon is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20$22. Kelseytheatre.org. 2-4 p.m.: Guided tours of the historic Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Road, Ewing. Led by the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society. Ethps.org. 4 p.m . : G at her ing in solidarity with the October 7 hostages, and a call for their release. Organized by a grassroots group of Israelis in Princeton. Tiger Park in Palmer Square. 5-7 p.m.: “Buon Anno” is celebrated at Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street. Bring your own hot polenta dish to share. Free. Tuesday, January 9 7 p.m.: Inaugural concert of the Princeton Chamber Music Series, at Channing Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, 50 Cherry Hill Ro ad. Work s by Tch a i kovsky, Paganini, Bach, and others. $10-$30. Princetonchambermusic.org. Wednesday, January 10 10 : 30 a.m.-12 p.m.: “Let’s Learn and Create Art: Johannes Vermeer,” at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, presented by the Center for Modern Aging. Princetonsenior.link/ January-General-Programs. 7 p.m.: PSO Soundtracks talk: Hear composers Gregory Spears and Nina Shekhar talk about their creative process and the state of modern orchestral music. Free. Princetonlibrary.org.

Thursday, January 11 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Winter Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. Locally grown produce, pasture-raised meats, fresh baked breads, homemade treats, and handmade gifts. Princetonfarmersmarket.com. 8 p.m.: I’m Not a Comedian: I’m Lenny Bruce, starring Ronnie Marmo and directed by Joe Mantegna, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 LivingsSunday, January 7 9 : 45 a .m. : Pr inceton ton Avenue, New Brunswick. Battlefield Society marks $45-$70. Nbpac.org. the 247th anniversary of the Friday, January 12 Battle of Princeton at Princ10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Hunteton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Street. Nar- erdon County Rug Artisans rated reenactment, wreath- Guild holds its monthly meetlaying ceremony, tours of ing in the administration the Thomas Clarke House, building, Hunterdon County and more. Pre-register at complex, Route 12 outside F l e m i n g to n. A n i a K n ap pbs1777.org. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Hunter- speaks on “The 3-Dimendon Land Trust’s Winter Farm- sionality of Color.” Guests ers’ Market is at Dvoor Farm, welcome. Hcrag.com. 7-10 p.m . : Pr inceton 111 Mine Street, Flemington. High School Big Band Hunterdonlandtrust.org. Dance, featuring the PHS

Studio Band and other ensembles, Princeton High School cafeteria, 151 Moore St. $5-$10. Proceeds benefit the PHS band program. Princetonjazz.org. 8 p.m.: I’m Not a Comedian: I’m Lenny Bruce, starring Ronnie Marmo and directed by Joe Mantegna, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $45-$70. Nbpac.org. Saturday, January 13 12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by Carmen Marranco. Teruhuneorchards.com. 2 p.m.: “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live! King for a Day” at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $25-$75. Stnj.org. 3 p.m.: Acoustic guitarist Beppe Gambetta performs at Prallsville Mill, 33 Risler Street, Stockton. $40. PrallsvilleMills.org. 8 p.m.: I’m Not a Comedian: I’m Lenny Bruce, starring Ronnie Marmo and directed by Joe Mantegna, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $45-$70. Nbpac.org. 8 p.m. : The Princeton Symphony Orchestra with guest artist, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, performs at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov conducts works by Handel, Tchaikovsky, Nina Shekhar, and Gregory Spears. $30$112 (youth 5-17 half price). Princetonsymphony.org. Sunday, January 14 12 - 5 p . m . : W i n e r y Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by Jerry Stelle. Teruhuneorchards.com. 3 p.m.: Acoustic guitarist Beppe Gambetta performs at Prallsville Mill, 33 Risler Street, Stockton. $40. PrallsvilleMills.org. 3 p.m.: Concert by the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey’s Wind Symphony, String Preparatory Orchestra, and Pro Arte Orchestra. At 8 p.m.: Concert by the Saxophone Choir. At Kendall Hall, the College of New Jersey, Route 31, Ewing. $23-$28. Yocj.org. 4 p.m . : G at her ing in solidarity with the October 7 hostages, and a call for their release. Organized by a grassroots group of Israelis in Princeton. Tiger Park in Palmer Square. 4 p.m.: The Princeton Symphony Orchestra with guest artist, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, performs at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov conducts works by Handel, Tchaikovsky, Nina Shekhar, and Gregory Spears. $30$112 (youth 5-17 half price). Princetonsymphony.org.

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Monday, January 15 Recycling 1-3 p.m.: The Women’s College Club of Princeton meets at Morven Museum Education Center, 55 Stockton Street, to hear Bruce Jeffries-Fox tell the story of “Dorothy Eady: The Most Mysterious and Unique Egyptologist.” Free. Wccpnj.org. Tuesday, January 16 10 a.m.: Read and Explore : Gingerbread Man. At Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Read the story and decorate a cookie to take home. $12 per child. Registration required. Terhuneorchards.com. 12-1 p.m.: “Composer of the Month: George Gershwin.” Zoom event led by Brenda Leonard, presented by the Center for Modern Aging. Register at princetonsenior.link/JanuaryGeneral-Programs. Wednesday, January 17 7- 8 : 30 p. m . : Aut hor Martha McPhee speaks about her memoir Omega Farm at Hopewell Pres byterian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell. Redlibrary.org/events. Thursday, January 18 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (timed slots): “Future Presence”

concert experience in virtual reality, developed by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and presented by Princeton University Concerts. M u s i c by Moz ar t, Ive s, and Mendelssohn, at the Woolworth Music Building, Princeton University. $10$20. Visit puc.princeton.edu for details. 1-3 p.m.: Book signing with author Priti Tandon at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell. Presentation, poetry recitation, and discussion of the creative process. Register at redlibrary.org/events. Friday January 19 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (timed slots): “Future Presence” concert experience in vir tual reality, developed by t he Ma h ler Cha mb er Orchestra and presented b y P r i n c e to n Un i ve r s i t y Concerts. Music by Mozart, Ives, and Mendelssohn, at the Woolworth Music Building, Princeton University. $10$20. Visit puc.princeton.edu for details. 2 : 30 p. m . : Tr a n s it ion to Ret irement, in person at the Center for Modern Ag i ng’s Po or Far m Road location or on Zoom. Paul Knight is instr uctor. Princetonsenior.org.

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8 p.m.: The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Poor Man’s Gambit, an Irish music group, at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane. $20-$25 ($5 for kids, $10 for students). Princetonfolk.org.

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leasures abou nd at Tipple & Rose, where gracious living is the heart of this charming tea parlor and gift shop. Customers are considered “guests” and owners Doria Roberts and Chef Calavino Donati are “hosts” at the emporium, which opened at 210 Nassau Street in 2021.

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The spacious setting includes three sections, explains Roberts. “We have the Mercantile retail area; the tea parlor, where people can have tea and dine; and the Cottage, another dining area where they can have bottomless pots of tea and spend quiet time studying or working on their computer. Here at Tipple & Rose, you can shop, eat, and drink tea, and work or study in the Cottage.” Indeed, sometimes people come to the Mercantile looking for a gift, and then realize they can have lunch or afternoon tea or vice versa. The attractive setting, with light streaming through the large windows of the Mercantile, and the darker forest green walls and gold accents in the dining area, combine to create both a vibrant and a relaxed atmosphere. Many people like to browse among the gift items, and then follow up with a pot of tea and lunch. Intriguing Design Roberts created the decor and displays, which also include a cash register dating to the 1800s, and a vintage typewriter and adding machine, to offer a distinctly unique look. “I thought the dining area could combine a kind of speakeasy with its darker walls, and then the warm feeling of a tea parlor.” Customers seem to be very taken with this intriguing design and ambiance. As they enter the establishment, people first encounter the Mercantile with its assorted selection of teas and tea-related items, such as tea pots of all kinds and colors, tea infusers, and brewing apparatus, along with herbs and spices, honey, pumpkin butter, cookies and chocolates, candles, bath and body products, pillows, warm and colorfully cozy socks, books on sundry subjects, fun pencils and notebooks, and much more. In addition, gift baskets have become very popular items. “I love buying all the products and curating the shop,” says Roberts, whose talents have led her to pursue a series of differing careers. B or n i n Tr e nton, s h e graduated from Princeton Day School, and her first job as a teenager was at the Princeton Garden Theatre. A great job for a teen, who loved movies! After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she enjoyed life as a folk singer and guitarist, traveling all over the country, and abroad, for many years. Scones, Soup, and Quiche Settling in Atlanta, Ga.,

she met Donati, and the two decided to open a restaurant. Donati has a long history in the food industry, and Roberts was quick to learn the business. Not only does she handle the marketing, the interior design, and buying the retail items, she also now prepares the scones, and makes the soup and quiche. The Atlanta restaurant was a big hit both with diners and critics, and received numerous awards. In 2019 they moved to New Jersey, first opening a tea emporium in Pennington before the Princeton location became available. Clearly both partners, who are now married, have a very strong work ethic. As they say, “We are always doing our best to keep everything up to our standards and always improving.” In addition to the many hats she wears, Rober ts teaches tea classes at the shop for the Princeton Adult School. Visitors are responding to the variety available at Tipple & Rose with enthusiasm, she reports. All the gift items have their fans, and she especially references the Conversation Cards. “I was surprised at how popular these are,” she says. “They show how interested people are in family history, and the cards offer an opportunity to have a conversation with parents and grandparents about past history.” 140 Teas Tea is clearly the underlying foundation and focus of Tipple & Rose. A tea master, Roberts is very knowledgeable about teas and their history, geographical sourcing, and their properties. Some are known to address conditions such as digestion issues, stress, immunity, and sleeplessness, as well as to boost energy, improve relaxation, and for overall wellness. Others just taste good! “We have 140 different teas and tisanes (herbals),” says Rober ts. “They are from all over the world, including England, India, China, and Japan. I keep learning more about them all the time, and they are so popular with our guests. In addition to the traditional Earl Grey, Darjeeling, English Breakfast, and the increasingly popular green tea, there is an amazing number of different flavored teas. Chocolate peppermint, peach ginger, winter wonderland (cinnamon, orange, lime, blackber r y leaves, cloves), vanilla bean, smoky maple, and many, many more are favorites. A variety of tea and dining opportunities are available, including special afternoon high teas, featuring many options. Soup of the day, savories, finger sandwiches, scones, fresh fruit, macaroons, and chocolate truff les are some of the choices. Depending on the selection, a more expansive menu is available. All the high teas must be reserved in advance. Eye Appeal On the other hand, walkins are welcome for lunch or

a just a pot of tea. Tipple & Rose prides itself on the quality of the food and its presentation. “We are set apart by special recipes, fresh ingredients, locally sourced when possible, and presentation,” points out Roberts. “Chef Colavino makes everything from scratch, and the presentation is special and eye appealing. In fact, people eat with their eyes!” Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free choices are all available. Sandwiches, soups, salads, and quiche are all popular, she adds. Favorite sandwiches include the Turkey Reuben with house-roasted t urkey, Bumble mustard slaw, and Havarti cheese, warmed on marble rye; the Georgian, featuring houseroasted turkey, goat cheese, drunken peach compote, mixed greens, and tomatoes on warm ciabatta; and also the Duck Salad Sandwich with tea-brined, houseroasted duck and sun-dried cherry tomatoes in a housemade Dijon aioli, warmed on a croissant. There is always a soup of the day, and salads range from the Vegan Har vest Salad and Winter Fruit Salad to the Vegetarian Greek, to t he all- encompassing Chef ’s Salad w ith Black Forest ham, Genoa salami,

and tomatoes, with a side of house-made buttermilk dressing. Quiches include ham, tomato, mozzarella, and mushroom, among other ingredients, and scones are offered in many versions, including blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, and marmalade, and with the option of the traditional clotted cream. Beverage of Choice While tea is the beverage of choice, other libations are also available. Coffee, sodas, and hot chocolate are all offered, as are iced tea and iced coffee. Especially interesting is the selection of zero proof non-alcoholic drinks, including beer, wine, and spirits. Tasting like the “real thing,” t hey have b e com e ver y popular, and Tipple & Rose guests enjoy stepping up to the bar, eager to try their next specialty. The overall price range at Tipple & Rose is from $4.50 to $200, with everything in between. Sandwiches begin at $9, with many choices at $12, $15, and up to $25. High teas can be costlier. Roberts is pleased that their catering business has been growing, with a variety of customers. “We do a lot with Princeton University, and also private residences. In addition, we have private parties at the restaurant,

TEA AND MORE: “Opening a new business and learning a new market is always a challenge. You have to resonate with the community, and it’s important to appeal to the community without losing your identity. We have had great support from everyone, and more people are finding us all the time.” Doria Roberts, left, and Chef Calavino Donati, owners of Tipple & Rose Tea Parlor, are enthusiastic not only about the extensive variety of teas they offer, but also the high quality dining opportunities and the array of gifts featured in their retail section. (Photo by Eric Cash) and these have been increasing too.” Roberts is also encouraged that the number of guests has been growing. Not only are they coming f rom Pr inceton and t he area, but beyond. “We have many regulars, and many are now becoming friends,” she points out. “I am so happy that one of them is my favorite high school teacher, who comes in every two weeks for tea.” Returning to Princeton has been a special pleasure for her, she says. “It’s wonderful being back. I am seeing my friends from high school again, and I look forward to getting to know

Princeton even better, and to becoming a real part of the community. Princeton is definitely the right place for us.” Seating, including outside tables, is available for 100 people, and takeout service will be offered in the future. Hours are Tuesday 12 to 6 p.m., and Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lunch is served until 4 p.m. or f u r t h er i n for m a tion, including afternoon tea reser vations, call (609) 303-0277 or visit the website at tippleandrose.com. —Jean Stratton

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With Daniells, Carabin Making Key Contributions, PU Men’s Hockey Rallies to Defeat Harvard 5-2

ai Daniells is looking to establish himself as a playmaker for the Princeton University men’s hockey team while Nick Carabin is trying to set a good example for the squad’s younger players. Freshman forward Daniells has been gaining a comfort level as he has adjusted to college hockey. “The biggest thing is getting used to your linemates and teammates, getting comfortable and confidence,” said Daniells. “That is the biggest thing and just trust yourself to make plays. I think a lot of the growing pains are out of the way for sure. I want to build on that and keep going.” Senior defenseman and assistant captain Carabin, for his part, has gained the trust of his teammates through his efforts over the years. “In my senior year, I have really stepped into a leadership role,” said Carabin. “I think the guys look up to me too, I want to keep that going. I want to prove my leadership role on the ice too and prove that I am a person to emulate.” Last Saturday as Princeton hosted Harvard and overcame a 2-0 second period deficit to prevail 5-2 before a standing-room-only crowd of 2,453 packing Hobey Baker Rink, Daniells and Carabin achieved those goals. Daniells had an assist and the go-ahead goal in a scintillating second period which saw the Tigers outscore the Crimson 3-0 and seize momentum in the contest on the way to improving to 6-5-2 overall and 5-3-1 ECAC Hockey. Carabin assisted on two of the second period goals and added a goal in the third in addition to spearheading the Tiger defense. Daniells was not surprised by Princeton’s second period outburst, which featured two power play goals. “We are a very offensive group, we can strike at any second and in bunches,” said Daniells. “We trust ourselves; we have got a ton of good players in here to get the job done. The power play has been good all year. We have got a lot of good offensive minded players on the power play. The guys have created a lot of good chemistry.” Daniells picked up his assist as he helped set up Adam Robbins on Princeton’s first power play goal which came with 12:03 left in the second period. “I could tell they were pushing me down a little bit, taking away Carabin,” said Daniells. “I read off that and make them think a little bit and push them down and open them up a little bit and have [Adam] Robbins come circle around. We talked about that between periods, it is a look we had. Once we got the puck, I didn’t really make the play that I wanted to but I popped it put to him and luckily he put it in.” With seconds remaining in the period, Daniells got the Baker Rink throng roaring

as he dove into the crease area and redirected the puck off his body into the back of the net for a power play goal to give Princeton a 3-2 lead. “I was about to change, but Ron (Princeton head coach Ron Fogarty) yelled at me to stay out there,” said Daniells, a 6’0, 185-pound native of Whistler, British Columbia, who now has four goals and six assists on the season. “I saw [Nick] Seitz come wide and I could see that he was looking pass all the way. I put as much of my body and my stick, my skate, my legs as much as I could to redirect it in and it went off my skate and luckily it was counted.” Heading into that second period, Carabin sensed that the Tigers were primed for a rally. “We got back in the locker room and regrouped, we talked it out,” sad Carabin. “We weren’t nervous at all. We know what our team has to offer. We knew we could come back, we have done it before plenty of times. We were fine going in the second period.” Carabin helped ignite the comeback, picking up an assist on a goal by Jaxson Ezman early in the second period which got Princeton on the board. “So on the first goal, I think I got it up; it was a 3 on 2 and I was lucky enough that Seitz made a great backhand pass to Ezman,” said Carabin. “That definitely sparked the comeback for sure, just getting that first goal. Getting the first one is the hardest one. Once one comes, they all start coming.” Along with Daniells, Carabin got an assist on the goal by Robbins. “The power play has been great all year, tonight it was going pretty well,” said Carabin, a 5’10, 195-pound native of Mahwah, who scored his goal on a short-handed empty netter with 3:19 left in regulation and now has two goals and six assists this season. “I got lucky with an assist on the goal by Robby. We are clicking, hopefully it keeps going.” The Tiger defense got clicking after a shaky first period, holding Harvard to 15 shots over the last two periods after the Crimson had 15 in the first 20 minutes of the contest. “The first period, we are coming off a break and we were shaking off all of the gunk in our gears,” said Carabin who was later named the ECACH Defender of the Week for the first time in his career. “They are a fast team too, we have to give them credit for that. After the

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first period, I think our dmen settled in. We were really able to gap up and take away their time and space.” Daniells credited coach Fogarty with inspiring the Tigers to close the deal. “That was something we talked about in the intermission; Ron [Fogarty] had a big speech with us there to get us fired up,” said Daniells. “It was a big building black, a big learning curve to hold onto the lead and build on that lead and not play scared, but play aggressive. Regulation wins are great.” Fogarty, for his part, utilized a tactical change to help slow down the Crimson after the first period. “We started with a 1-2-2 forecheck and then went to a 2-3,” said Fogarty. “They had too many free skates, they were showing their speed. We did a good job of suppressing it with our third guy high.” The Tigers showed their speed as they got the power play going. “They did a good job of sealing the middle so we had to do some wall play,” said Fogarty. “It was a broken play for Kai. We had some chances to get the momentum going our way. The first goal by Ezman was big to get us going.” Princeton kept it going in the third period, responding to Fogarty’s message at the second intermission. “The guys are great; I just told them it is up to you 26 guys, what do you want to do,” said Fogarty. “You are battling for championships this year — you do want to close them out or let them involved in the game. I thought we did a good job.” Fogarty liked the way Daniells battled back from a mistake in the first period. “He had a bad turnover on that second goal and we discussed that,” said Fogarty. “We believe in him, we threw him right back out there. He is still learning but he is doing a great job as a first year player.” As for Carabin, Fogarty was glad to see him back on the ice after being sidelined recently due to injury. “He was good, we lost Nicky with the rib injury after the Union game; he tried to play against RPI and he couldn’t do it,” said Fogarty. “He helps out on the power play. As a senior who is an all-around defenseman, we really need him in the lineup.” Senior forward Seitz helped trigger the Tiger offense against Harvard, picking up three assists. “He was playing with an injury the first half of the

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SPECIAL KAI: Princeton University men’s hockey player Kai Daniells fires a shot last Saturday against Harvard. Freshman forward Daniells tallied an assist and the go-ahead goal as Princeton rallied from a 2-0 second period deficit to top Harvard 5-2. The Tigers, now 6-5-2 overall and 5-3-1 ECAC Hockey, play a two-game set at New Hampshire on January 5 and 6. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton Athletics) year, the break for him was really good,” said Fogarty. “He’s back and closer to 100 percent than he was. It was one of those injuries that were nagging, you can see the change of pace in his game.” The trio of Seitz, sophomore Ezman, and freshman Joshua Karnish has been picking up the pace as they develop a chemistry. “I thought that line was really good, that line brings a lot of speed,” said Fogarty. “If that is our third line, that is a pretty good third line. They are fast and they are tenacious.”

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With Princeton playing a two-game set at No. 17 New Hampshire (9-5-1) on January 5 and 6, Fogarty is looking for the Tigers to keep showing tenacity collectively. “This is our second segment and we are 2-0-1 in this segment of the 10 games,” said Fogarty. “Now we are going to enter a pretty good gauntlet here, playing a lot of road games. We have got to play smart hockey.” Daniells believes that Princeton can build on the win over Harvard. “It is a confidence builder for the whole team,” said

Daniells. “We can play with swagger now and that will serve us well moving forward.” Carabin, for his part, is confident that the Tigers will keep moving in the right direction. “We have a big team coming up in UNH with two back-to-back against them,” said Carabin. “Hopefully we can keep this rolling through them and into Quinnipiac.” —Bill Alden

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PU Sports Roundup Tiger Men’s Hoops Edges Delaware 84-82

Caden Pierce came up big as the Princeton University men’s basketball team edged Delaware 84-82 last Saturday in Newark, Del. Sophomore forward Pierce posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Tigers hold off a late rally by the Blue Hens. Xaivian Lee tallied 18 points with Matt Allocco and Zach Martini adding 16 points apiece to help Princeton improve to 12-1. In upcoming action, the Tigers host Har vard on January 6 in the Ivy League opener for both teams.

3 Men’s Water Polo Stars Earn All-American Honors

A trio of Princeton University men’s water polo standouts have been named

as Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACW PC ) All-Americans, highlighted by junior Roko Pozaric being named as a First-Team open. Pozaric, a 6’3 native of Zagreb, Croatia, is the first player in program history to be named a First-Team AllAmerican. Pozaric previously earned Northeast Water Polo Conference Player of the Year honors after recording the best season of his career. He scored 76 goals, fourth most in program history, with a personal-best 47 assists along with 41 steals, 28 drawn ejections. He scored a goal in all but one with 22 multi-goal performances. This is his third All-American selection. Junior Vladan Mitrovic, a 6’5 native of Novi Sad, Serbia, was honored with third team accolades. He set a new personal high with 54 tallies, contributing 22 helpers, 15 steals, and 16 blocks. He had 17 multi-goal performances. This is his second All-American pick.

Freshman goalie Kristóf Kovács, a 5’11 native of Hódmezovásárhely, Hungar y, was an Honorable Mention selection after going 14-4 with a .594 save percentage and 203 saves in 18 games. He posted 11 10+ save performances this season.

2 PU Football Players Earn Academic Honors

Princeton University football players Collin Taylor and Lewis Stroebel have been selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced last week. Junior defensive lineman Taylor had a career season with 30 tackles and six tackles for a loss, adding an interception and three passes defended. Senior wide receiver Stroebel appeared in every contest, mostly as the team’s long snapper. The 2023 Academic AllDist r ict Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators ( CSC ), recognize the nation’s top

IN HIS GRASP: Princeton University wrestler Luke Stout, top, controls a foe in a bout earlier this season. Last weekend, junior standout Stout placed second at 197 pounds in the Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Other Tigers who excelled at the high-profile event included senior Nate Dugan, who placed sixth at 184, and senior Aidan Conner, the seventhplace finisher at 197. Princeton took 10th in the team standings of the event won by Penn. The Tigers return to action when they compete in the Franklin and Marshall Open in Lancaster, Pa., on January 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA

Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. Academic All-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-, and t hird-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced on January 23.

PU Linebacker Nicholas Earns 2nd All-American Honor

Princeton University senior star linebacker Ozzie Nicholas has been selected as a Stats Perform All-American Third Team selection,

the organization announced last week. It is the second All-American honor for Nicholas as he was previously selected as a Pro Football Focus’ FCS ( Fo otba l l Cha mpionsh ip Subdivision) All-American in December. Nicholas, a 6’2, 225-pound native of Encinitas, Calif., put together a stellar final campaign for the Tigers, recording 104 tackles to lead the Tigers and the Ivy League. He also finished fourth in the league with 4.5 sacks; no other player in the Ivy League Top 25 in tackles could match that total. In addition, Nicholas was the only unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection on defense.

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GRAND ACHIEVEMENT: Princeton University women’s basketball player Kaitlyn Chen puts up a shot in recent action. Last Friday, senior star point guard Chen tallied 17 points, including the 1,000th point of her career, as Princeton defeated Vermont 67-47. Two days later, Chen scored 10 points to help the Tigers defeat Le Moyne 66-55 and improve to 10-3. Chen, who is averaging a team-high 16.3 points a game, now has 1,014 career points. In upcoming action, Princeton plays at Cornell on January 6 in the Ivy League opener for both teams. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Blasé Mele has been talking the talk and now the Princeton High School junior is walking the walk. Mele earned a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents at the Sam Cali Invitational to earn the 138-pound title last Thursday on the FDU-Florham campus. The title itself wasn’t the big achievement; it was the caliber of opponents that Mele knocked off to win it. Mele defeated FloWrestling’s 17th-ranked Joseph Joyce of Ponaganset (R.I.) in sudden victory overtime in the quarterfinals for his first huge win. After pinning Jake Zaltsman of state power St. John Vianney in the semifinals, Mele battled back to force overtime before taking a 3-1 win over seventhranked Billy Dekraker of Blair Academy, one of the best high school programs in the country. “The quality of the wins that I got is huge for me because mentally it’s going to change my outlook on the sport and my confidence going forward,” said Mele. “As much as I knew I was a good wrestler before this tournament, these two wins over nationally ranked kids only drives that message home more. It has me excited for the rest of the season knowing that’s the level I should be at, that my ceiling as a wrestler is competing at that level. It gives me a lot of excitement for everything that is to come and it’s motivating me to continue to work hard. I know now that all my goals are in reach and I’m not just wasting time.” Mele came into the tournament with more confidence than a year ago when he placed fifth at the Sam Cali competition. He had been bold enough to tell both his coach and some teammates that he was going to win this year. “I’ve definitely seen a difference in him this year,” said PHS coach Jess Monzo. “There’s definitely been a confidence in his walk, how he carries himself. I can see the difference in the school just walking around the hallways. Everything about him — the way he presents himself, when he’s taken leadership roles in the room, in the halls, in the classroom — there’s something different that I haven’t seen in the last two years. I think it’s a testament to what he’s been

doing and the goals he’s setting for himself.” Mele still needed to back up this talk. He’s been hyper-focused on finishing better this season after a top-12 finish at the state championship last year. By most outside accounts he had a good season last year, but he wasn’t satisfied with his performances in the biggest matches of the year, even though there were steps forward from his freshman year when he also qualified for the state championship. “I’ve got very lofty expectations with wrestling,” said Mele. “As much as it’s nice to see progression and improvement, I’m a competitor and I love to win. Losing, it eats at me unlike anything else. When I go out on the mat, my only goal is I want to win and assert my dominance over my opponent. It doesn’t matter on what level it is, if it’s at the state tournament or a big tournament like Sam Cali, or a local dual meet, I don’t step on the mat to not look to win. At the end of the day, last season was a success because I advanced far, I finished in the top 12, but at the end of the day I lost when it mattered. That’s something that’s motivated me for a long time, to make sure even if I win the majority of the season I also have to win when it matters most.” Mele, though, was more focused on the six times that he lost, and all of the wrestlers that beat him last year placed at states while he did not. Huge wins at Sam Cali enforced that he has turned a corner. “He wrestles, he trains, he does everything like he’s supposed to do to belong but we haven’t been able to achieve that big win until recently,” said Monzo. “It was huge. It’s going to do tremendous things for him, just to give him the confidence that he can step on the mat now and say I’m no longer the guy that’s looking to do something. I have that signature win I’ve been looking for that lets me know and justifies that everything I’ve been doing is right and is working, and now I can sit at the big table.” Mele was joined at the invite-only Sam Cali tournament by his teammate and classmate Cole Rose. Rose finished third at 126 pounds when he edged Najati Salim

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of Clifton, 8-7. He won third by stopping Frankie Burgio of Point Pleasant Borough, 6-3, in sudden victory in the consolation semifinals before topping Salim for bronze. “He wrestled terrific,” said Monzo of Rose. “We were at a point in the semis where if one thing goes his way, he’s in the finals. We kind of slipped up a bit in the middle of the second period and went behind and couldn’t really gain our footing anymore. We dropped down a couple points and couldn’t find a way to chip away.” Rose picked up tight wins over Randall Jenks of Christian Brothers Academy, 2-1, in the round of 32, and over Chase Napeloni of Delbarton, 4-2, in the round of 16. He beat Salim handily, 112, in the quarterfinals before finally falling, 5-2, to Joey Petriello of Dumont in the semifinals. “To lose that way, and then come back and beat a kid again that he beat earlier in the day was impressive,” said Monzo. “You know when you get another chance that kid’s going to do everything in his power to win. I think the first match was 11-2 and the second time I think we only won by a point so that kid had the motivation and we figured out how to negate it. So he wrestled great. I’m super happy with the way both of them performed.” Mele, for his part, pinned Jake Piotrowsky of Pope John XXIII in 2:00 in the round of 32. He won by technical fall, 15-0, over Logan Hrenenko of Sparta in the round of 16. That win set him up to take on Joyce of Rhode Island in the quarterfinals. He brought the same attitude for it as he did to the finals against his Blair opponent. “I get excited to test myself against somebody like that,” said Mele. “At the end of the day, it’s another chance to prove and show what I’ve been doing. In previous seasons, I haven’t gotten the chance to test myself until the district tournament. And that’s hurt me in the past. This weekend was amazing because I had two overtime matches against nationally ranked kids, and even if they went the other way that’s still a challenge that I welcome.” Mele was seeded seventh in the invitational but wrestled his way into the finals. He was trailing Dekraker, 1-0, before being awarded a point in the final seconds of regulation. He then won the match with a takedown

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PHS Wrestling Star Mele Makes Big Statement, Topping Formidable Foes in Winning Sam Cali Title

UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE: Princeton High wrestling star Blasé Mele lifts a foe off his feet in a bout during his freshman campaign. Last Thursday, junior Mele earned pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents at the Sam Cali Invitational to earn the 138-pound title on the FDUFlorham campus. Fellow PHS junior Cole Rose also excelled at the invite-only competition, taking third at 126. The Tigers will return to the mats on January 6 at Moorestown for a quad meet before hosting Nottingham in a dual meet January 10. (Photo provided by PHS Wrestling) in overtime over an opponent against whom he had a little experience. “I wrestled him in middle school growing up in practices, never in a match,” said Mele. “In middle school, he got the better of me in practices. That was something in my mind — this is a match to prove not just to everybody else, but prove to myself that I can hang with a guy that used to beat me up in practice. It feels nice when you win and show you closed the gap on somebody like that.” The win helped Mele back up the confidence that has grown from working even harder in the offseason than he has in previous years. He has spent more time with his club team traveling to get tougher practices and competition and more time on his own cultivating his technique and working on his mental toughness. The work has raised his belief in himself, and was a reason that he felt confident saying he would win at Sam Cali. “In the past I’ve been pretty reserved about making statements like that,” said Mele. “I think my mentality has changed and I’ve moved toward speaking things into existence. If I truly believe that I can hang with the best, I need to speak that into existence, talking with coaches, talking with teammates, talking with family members. There’s a time to be humble, but there’s also a time to let everyone know what you’re about. I think that’s what I did this weekend. I let the whole state know, the whole count y know, that this is what I’m about. I’m not here to take part, I’m here to do some amazing things.” Mele and the Tigers will return to the mats on January 6 at Moorestown for a

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quad meet before hosting Nottingham in a dual meet January 10. Entering the Sam Cali tournament was important for getting Mele and Rose tougher competition like they saw at last year’s state championships. PHS will do so again at the Escape the Rock tournament January 13-14 at Council Rock South (Pa.). But not every match will be as difficult for Mele as he tries to progress and sharpen for a state tournament run. “That’s where the mental component really comes in, having the internal drive to stay ready,” said Mele. “There’s an expression — if you stay ready, you never have to get ready. I’m always ready to put it on the line against a high-level competitor. Coach Monzo could call me up right now and I’d be ready to go in an hour. Afforded the opportunity to wrestle good competition, I’m going to be ready. That speaks volumes about my mentality about this sport. This is not a hobby, this is a way of life for me. I’m very focused on staying ready.” Mele cre d it s coach e s, teammates, and family with keeping him on the right path for preparation. He isn’t resting on his accomplishments last week. He is focusing on making weight, developing his technique further, and being mentally ready for every challenge to come. Winning at Sam Cali was reassuring. “It shows that my preparation is working and the things I’m doing in the Princeton High room and outside of the Princeton High room are working,” said Mele. “It gives me more reason to believe that I’m doing the right things and that I’m headed in the right direction. I’m not doing things just for the

sake of doing them, I’m doing them because they’re proven to have worked in the past and I believe that they’re going to work in the future.” An improved Mele took advantage of his first big opportunity of the season to show his progress. He showcased his improvements not just with a win over one nationally ranked wrestler, but proved it was no fluke with another triumph over a ranked opponent in the final. Both came in high pressure overtime matches. “You heard the confidence and saw it pouring out of him,” said Monzo. “‘I know I belong, I’m going to show I belong.’ And then he was back in the room the next morning at 8 a.m. He’s definitely a little different as a wrestler, different as a person. It’s amazing how much growth you can see in such a short time.” T he w ins set Mele up to achieve the lofty goals that he has set. He won’t see many wrestlers better than what he saw at Sam Cali, and the experience of knocking off two highly ranked opponents is just the sort of step he was looking for at the beginning of his junior year. “It’s a great start to the season,” said Monzo. “We didn’t really train for the Sam Cali. We’re training for a state title. This just happens to be one of the milestones we’re going to hit during the year.” —Justin Feil

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With Senior Standout Owusu Leading the Way, PHS Boys’ Hoops Produces Encouraging 3-2 Start Jahan Ow usu returned from the holiday break on a roll as the Princeton High boys’ basketball team faced Bridgewater-Raritan last Wednesday in the Cougar Classic at Montgomery High. Senior guard Owusu tallied six points as PHS built a 21-16 lead over the Panthers in the first quarter. “I feel like we were playing really well in the first half,” said Owusu. “We were hitting shots. Everybody was moving and cutting; everyone was getting involved today.” But as the contest went on, the shots stopped falling for PHS as Bridgewater-Raritan pulled away to a 58-45 win. “I don’t think we were aggressive enough,” said Owusu, who ended up with 11 points in the defeat. “We let go of the brake in the second half and that is what happened.” Coming off a superb junior campaign which saw him score a team-high 314 points, Owusu is assuming more responsibility this winter in this final campaign at PHS. “I am way more aggressive than last year, I have been working on my 3 ball,” said Owusu, who plays for the New Jersey Elite AAU program. “I have more of a leadership role, being able to help the younger guys understand the system so it is easier for them to transition.” Last Friday, Owusu led the way, scoring a gamehigh 18 points to help PHS defeat North Hunterdon 5549 as it wrapped up play in the Cougar Classic and improved to 3-2. “I feel like ever ybody

knows their role so it is not really hard to give everybody a role during the season,” said Owusu, reflecting on the team’s solid start. “We got rolling pretty quick.” In order for the Tigers to keep rolling, they need to keep fine-tuning things. “We need to get into practice, run our sets, and improve on some of the sets that we have so it is easier to get into the offense quicker and not let up in the second half,” said Owusu. While PHS head coach Pat Noone liked the way his squad started against Bridgewater-Raritan, he acknowledged that things got away from the Tigers in the second half as they were outscored 29-16 after being tied 29-29 at halftime. “We played real well to star t,” said Noone. “We kind of flared out, we ran out of gas in the second half. The legs were short and we couldn’t score. That caused a lot of issues for us.” In the wake of the loss, Noone is looking for his squad to be sharper fundamentally. “We are having some ability to score but then have a tough time scoring like today,” said Noone. “We played two good games in a row, it was a little lackluster today. Practice yesterday was a little lackluster. We have got to get a little more focused. We have to be way more aggressive, especially being able to adjust what we want to do with traps, screens. We are a little bit slow motion right now. I would really like us to get better at that.”

Owusu has displayed good focus all season long. “Jahan has been playing really well,” said Noone of Owusu, who is averaging 17.2 points a game this season. “He has been really successful, he has been fun to watch.” Others who have played well for the Tigers include sophomore Michael Bess Jr.; senior Remmick Granozio, w h o h i t t h r e e 3 - p o i n ters against BridgewaterRaritan; and senior Frank McLaughlin. “Mike is playing really good, he can really shoot,” said Noone of Bess, who scored 17 points in the win over North Hunterdon. “He has been a great energy booster off the bench. He has really been successful for us. We were looking for Remmick to continue that (his 3-point shooting); we need more longevity of that, it comes in bursts. Frank really played well today, he was a real bright spot for us as a point guard. I think he took a leap today doing that.” With PHS playing at Trenton Central on January 5 and at Hamilton West on January 9, Noone believes his team can keep taking leaps collectively. “We have to be a little more focused,” said Noone. “We just have to keep getting better each day and we will be able to get more successful that way.” Owusu, for his part, is determined to help PHS enjoy a lot of success this winter. “I want me and my team to win something this year, get to sectionals and win and possibly win MCTs,” said Owusu. “I want everyone to be able to be at their best.” —Bill Alden

COMING THROUGH: Princeton High boys’ basketball player Jahan Owusu dribbles past a foe in a game earlier this season. Last Friday, senior guard Owusu scored a game-high 18 points to help PHS defeat North Hunterdon 55-49 in the Cougar Classic at Montgomery High. The Tigers, who moved to 3-2 with the win, play at Trenton Central on January 5 at and at Hamilton West on January 9. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

of making more Sparked by Sophomore Sharkey’s Outside Shooting, isof capable that.” PHS Girls’ Hoops Takes 3rd at WW/P-North Tourney Senior point guard Riley With the Princeton High girls’ basketball team trailing Somerville 43-27 last Thursday in the semifinals of the WW/P-North Holiday Tournament, Katie Sharkey caught fire from the perimeter. PHS sophomore forward Sharkey drained three 3-pointers in a three-minute span in the fourth quarter as the Tigers tried to put together a rally. “I think I am always feeling it,” said Sharkey, who ended up with a game-high 18 points but it wasn’t enough as Somerville prevailed 5039. “It is mostly confidence, especially with shooting.” In the early going, PHS playe d w it h con f i d e n c e against the Pioneers as it trailed 10-9 after the first quarter and 25-21 at halftime. “In the first half, I think our minds were more in it than in the second,” said Sharkey. “We played better together as a team which really showed on the court, not just through points but on defense too.” Sharkey started getting into a rhythm as she scored four points in the first half. “That is how it always goes for me,” said Sharkey. “I have to miss a few before I start hitting them but once I do, I am on.” When the shots started dropping in the fourth quarter, Sharkey and her teammates felt they could put a scare into the Pioneers. “Once we started hitting a few, we started to come back,” said Sharkey, who tallied five points as PHS defeated WW/P-South 4120 on Saturday in the third place game at the tourney to move to 3-3. “We saw the opportunity,” said Sharkey. “I think that is what pushed us in the end even though the result wasn’t what we wanted.” Over the offseason, Sharkey worked hard to make the most of her opportunities this winter. “I still have a long way to go, but I definitely take more shots than I did last year which shows,” said Sharkey. “We had a fall league and a spring league and I practiced all summer.” PHS head coach Dave Kosa liked the way his squad started against Somerville. “I thought we came out hard in the first half,” said Kosa. “We got stymied by foul trouble. We had three starters with three fouls in Anna [ Winters ], Sephora [ Romain], and then Luna [Bar-Cohen].” In the second half, the Tigers misfired and had two key players sidelined by some knocks as the Pioneers reeled off 14 unanswered points starting late in the third quarter. “We had wide-open shots, we had the same shots as them,” said Kosa. “Luna getting hit and coming out and then Anna got hit and went out, it takes two starters off the floor. It throws off your chemistry so I think that is what hurt us. When they are making their run, we didn’t have our five starters in.” With PHS having posted t wo s t ra ight w i ns com ing into Thursday, Kosa believed his squad didn’t display that same intensity

against Somerville. “We weren’t laser-focused like it had been in the last game,” said Kosa. “That was the disappointing part of it. We had a chance to make a run and then we would always do something to give it right back to them.” Kosa was hoping that the lessons learned from the contest with the Pioneers would help his squad regain that focus as it faced WW/P-South. “It is going to test us as far as being able to play with the really good teams that have the good records, this is obviously one of them,” said Kosa, who got 17 points from sophomore star Winters in the win over South. “It means coming out really, really strong again like we did last week and trying to get to 3-3 before the New Year.” Sharkey’s strong play is the result of a lot of practice. “We work a lot on shooting, that is something we need to i mprove up on,” s a id Kosa. “Katie has worked really, really hard to get to this point. She is capable of making those shots and she

Devlin has shown that she is more than capable of triggering the PHS offense. “Riley is really stepping up, she did great the last two years as far as her leadership for us,” said Kosa. “She is really running the show for us.” With PHS hosting Trenton Central on January 5 and Hamilton West on January 9, Kosa is looking for his players to step up. “We have our opportunities, we are right there,” said Kosa. “We have to play better together collectively as a team. It is just those little things, mistakes that we made. It is just a matter of playing an entire game and not making those mistakes where we are fouling or missing open shots.” Sharkey, for her part, believes that the Tigers can do some good things going forward. “I think we have to learn from it, that we have to keep our minds in it the entire game,” said Sharkey. “We came out really aggressive today but we just have to keep that consistent the whole time and not let go of that.” —Bill Alden

SHARK ATTACK: Princeton High girls’ basketball player Katie Sharkey dribbles upcourt in a game last winter. Last Thursday, Sharkey tallied a game-high 18 points in a losing cause as PHS fell 50-39 to Somerville in the semifinals of the WW/P-North Holiday Tournament. The Tigers, who defeated WW/P-South 41-20 last Saturday in the third place game at the tourney to move to 3-3, host Trenton Central on January 5 and Hamilton West on January 9. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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A s t he P r inceton Day School boys’ hockey team hosted Seton Hall Prep in its last action before the holiday break, Liam Jackson got smashed into the ice late in the second period. Looking shaky after taking the hit which drew a penalty, PDS senior star forward Jackson skated gingerly over to the bench, seemingly finished for the game. W h ile Jackson was in pain, he did return to the December 21 contest. “I banged up my knee and elbow, it was tough getting through the end of the game,” said Jackson. Displaying his toughness, Jackson tallied a third period goal that put PDS up 2-1. After Seton Hall scored with nine seconds left in regulation to force overtime, Jackson came up big again, assisting on Han Shin’s winning goal as the Panthers prevailed 3-2 and improved to 4-2. Jackson ack nowledged that the game against Seton Hall proved to be an uphill battle as the Panthers fell behind 1-0 early in the first period. “It was definitely a slow start, it is not what we wanted,” said Jackson. “I think we recovered well after the period. It was not an ideal win but we found a way to get it done in the end.” The Panthers displayed persistence in pulling out the win. “Ever yone just kept at it,” said Jackson. “We were playing better, we were playing harder. We just knew it was a matter of time until we scored.” On his third period goal, Jack s on b enef ite d f rom some good work by PDS sophomore star Brady Logue. “It was a great pass by Brady behind the net and the goalie was too low so I just tried to get it over his shoulder,” said Jackson. “It was a good play by Brady.” Jackson made a good play in setting up the overtime tally by Shin. “Han just bumped it out to me and cut to the middle,” recalled Jackson. “I knew if I dished it back to him and put it in the area, he was going to finish and end the game. I just tried to do that.” Producing the dramatic finish was a boost for PDS. “We knew it was going to be a hard working team,” said Jackson, who now has eight points on the season with four goals and four assists. “It definitely gave us confidence that we could be in a close game and come out with one.” As a battle-tested veteran for the panthers, Jackson is bringing confidence to the ice as he tries to set a good example for his teammates. “It is definitely a bigger leadership role, I try to build up the younger guys,” said Jackson. “We have a lot of great freshmen, and I try to lead them on the right path and show them the ropes.” PDS head coach Scott Bertoli didn’t like the way his guys started the game against Seton Hall as they got outshot 17-5 in the first 15 minutes of the contest. “I thought we were lucky

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Hun Boys’ Hoops Ended 2023 on a High Note As Senior Star Guard Kelly Came Up Big In his second season with the Hun School boys’ basketball team, Mac Kelly has been taking command of the squad’s backcourt. With standout guards Dan Vessey and Anthony Loscalzo having graduated after starring last winter, senior standout Kelly is shouldering more responsibility this winter. “Last year was my first year here, I was trying to transition and be a point guard,” said Kelly. “We have got a lot of new guys and I am just trying to do my best with finding a balance between being a scorer and being a point guard. As your time goes on here, naturally your role on a team is going to get bigger and bigger. I am just trying to do my best to handle that.” As Hun wrapped up the 2023 portion of its schedule by hosting Germantown Academy (Pa.) on December 19, Kelly played a big role as the Raiders pulled out a 68-65 win, scoring 22 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and two free throws in the waning seconds to seal the deal. “I didn’t shoot it well tonight, towards the end of the game I was just trying to get the best looks for our guys,” said Kelly. “Luckily those guys did a great job setting screens and getting me open and I was able to stick them.” On the game-winner, Kelly worked his way open to get a good look beyond the arc. “That is actually a set play, they knew I was coming off a double screen a lot all night,” said Kelly. “I told coach (Jon Stone), ‘Hey look, they know a double is coming, let’s set one on the other side.’ Sam [Wright] set a great screen, and I was able to come off and hit a three.” With Hun coming off a 6463 win over previously undefeated Malvern Prep (Pa.) three days earlier, rallying from being down 65-63 late against Germantown was a confidence builder for the Raiders as they improved to 5-5. “We have been there a few times this year, we have led games from start to finish and we have had our trouble late,” said Kelly. “We are learning as the season has gone on. To see us not break tonight and stick with it and get it done is encouraging. We have blown some leads and it would have been very discouraging to do it again. It is great to have a win going into a break.” As the season goes on, Kelly is determined to get it done offensively. “I just try to stay a threelevel scorer,” said Kelly. “I try to get to the rim, I try to get to my pull up, and I try to shoot the three the best I can. I am just trying to shoot it at a high percentage so that when I do take those shots they go in.” Hun head coach Jon Stone credited his team with showing grit as it built a 38-26 halftime lead and then had to overcome a furious rally by the Patriots. “Every team on our schedule is good and tough, we have got be ready to play every night,” said Stone. “We have had a lot of games like that where we have started

well with good energy. Today we lost some of that energy, it slipped a little bit yet we still had enough to make it happen.” Stone credited Kelly with making good things happen. “He made tough shots, he made shots when the whole play broke down and we weren’t running anything,” said Stone of Kelly. “The shot at the end was certainly big time. He has just been tremendous all year long. He has been consistent, we are glad he is on our team.” S e n i or g u a r d D e r r i c k Melvin also had a big game against Germantown, totaling 14 points, including an 11-point outburst in the second quarter. “Melvin was tremendous, he plays so hard,” said Stone. “There are times when I just can’t take him off the floor because of how hard he plays. He is just so active; he can shoot and get baskets around the rim.” The trio of junior Drae Tyme, junior AJ Mickens, and senior Markus Brown were also active in the win over the Patriots. “Drae always gives us constant energy, he had like 10 rebounds in the beginning of the game,” said Stone. “Mickens had some really nice drives and a couple of nice baskets. Markus gave us some great pop off the bench, he was really effective for us. It was a really good team effort and I am glad that we got the win.” With Hun getting the 2024 portion of its schedule underway by hosting the Pennington School on January 4, the Solebury School (Pa.) on January 6, and West Nottingham Academy (Md.) on January 9, Stone is hoping his squad can build on that effort. “It is always nice going into break with a win; hopefully we will stay together and we will be ready to go after the New Year,” said Stone. “I want them to continue to grow together and continue to learn. We clearly have a lot to learn. I tell our guys it is always a lot more fun learning when you win. We need to continue to learn and grow from our mistakes. I think we will. This is a very coachable group, they listen and they are accountable.” In Kelly’s view, the Raiders can grow into something special. “We have a league game right away so for us, it is keep going with this twogame win streak and continuing to build,” said Kelly. “We don’t want to be who we are in January, we want to be our best self in February.” —Bill Alden

Pennington B oys’ B asketba l l : Sparked by Kae Kilic, Pennington defeated Car ver High School of Engineering and Science (Pa.) 71-40 in the championship game of the Holiday Tournament at Abington Friends School (Pa.) last Saturday. Kilic tallied 22 points in the win as the Red Hawks improved to 7-4. Pennington hosts Central Jersey College Prep Charter School on January 3 before playing the Hun School on January 4, at the Blair Academy on January 6, and at Princeton Day School on January 8. Girls’ Basketball: Morgan Matthews had a big game but it wasn’t enough as Pennington fell 51-41 to Hillsborough High in the championship game of the Molinelli Hopewell Holiday Tournament last Thursday. Senior star Matthews scored 24 points for the Red Hawks, who moved to 2-4 with the defeat. Pennington plays at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School on January 3 before hosting the Princeton Day School on January 8.

BIG MAC: Hun School boys’ basketball player Mac Kelly heads to the hoop in a game last winter. Senior guard Kelly starred as Hun posted two wins over Malvern Prep (Pa.) and Germantown Academy (Pa.) before the holiday break to improve to 5-5. Getting the 2024 portion of their schedule underway, the Raiders host the Pennington School on January 4, the Solebury School (Pa.) on January 6, and West Nottingham Academy (Md.) on January 9. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) BOB

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Gibson was invited to apply. As an undergraduate Gibson found that for the first time he was a member of a minority group in school. His teachers, along with most of his classmates, were white. T houg h a n exe mplar y graduate student at Brown (as he had been in schools throughout his education), superior grades and strong recommendations did not lead to many job offers for black scholars. He once wrote, “It was 1962. Segregation and some of the first rumblings of racial unrest resulted in limited job opportunities for black men, even well-educated black men. I was finally hired as an assistant professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.” Shortly after his arrival in Detroit, he met JoAnn Ivory, whom he married in 1963. In December of 1963, he received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Cracow, Poland, where the couple lived from 1964 to 1966. Subsequently he returned to Wayne State where he proposed to teach Afr ican American literature. Through the years he had been steadily building an extensive collection of books by African American authors, but his proposal met with resistance as it was a subject that most white academics knew nothing about. After some effort he was permitted to teach one course on African American literature on the graduate level. In 1967 Gibson took a position as an associate professor at the University of Connecticut where he was actually encouraged to teach classes in African American literature. During the late 1960s and early 1970s he published several articles including “Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, Native Son and the Tyranny of Social Convention by Richard Wright” and “The Politics of Literary Expression: A Study of Major Black Writers” (Contributions in Political Science). In 1970, Gibson was awarded a study grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and a research grant by the American Council of Learned Services. He also accepted an appointment to the editorial board of the Langston Hughes Society Journal. At the same time, Gibson edited two books. The first was a collection of essays, Five Black Writers: Essays on Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Hughes and LeRoi Jones published in 1970 by New York University Press. T he s econd, Black and White : Stories of American Life, was a collection of short stories by W.E.B. Du Bois for which he wrote the introduction, edited with Carol Anselment, and published in 1971. Other essays included “Is there a Black Literary Tradition? (1971), Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin (1971), and The Good Black Poet and the Good Gray Poet (1971). In retirement his travels took him to Senegal and South Africa where he lectured at local universities. His final years were spent in bot h Pr inceton, New Jersey, and Isle La Motte, Vermont, with his partner, Linda Fitch. Not only was Donald a distinguished academic

— he was a man of many interests and talents. Most people would remember his humility (he would never have written a long list of his achievements!) and his unending kindness. His sly humor and shoulder shaking laughter was well known to all who knew him. He loved folk singing and was an excellent tennis player well into his 80s. He was a carver of wood as well as his famous smoked turkeys. Gibson’s legacy will live on as a notable scholar of African American literature, distinguished, by his introduction to the world, of some of the great writers of our time. He will be deeply missed by family and a host of friends and colleagues.

Peter E.B. Erdman Peter Edwin Bulkley Erdman of Princeton, NJ, and E dgar tow n, M A , passed away peacef u lly on De cember 20, 2023. He was 95 years old. Peter was the third of five sons born to Lucy Kidder Bulkley and Dr. Charles R. Erdman, Jr. His father was a professor of political science at Princeton University, a two-term mayor of Princeton Borough, and the Commissioner of Economic Development for the State of New Jersey. Peter was educated at Miss Fines and Princeton Country Day schools ( graduating in 1943), Phillips Exeter Academy (Class of 1946), and Princeton University ( Clas s of 1950 ) , where he majored in the basic engineering program. While at Princeton he also pursued his love for ice hockey and lacrosse, and served as an officer of Dial Lodge. Upon graduation Peter immediately went to work for Bethlehem Steel Company in Bethlehem, PA. When the Korean War started, he applied and was accepted for service as a naval aviator. But he ultimately served as an officer on the U.S. Navy Destroyer, USS Conway, participating in operations in Korean waters and around the world from 1951-53. Peter married Hope Hami lton E ngl is h ( “Pat s y” ) , daughter of William H. and Margaret English of New York City and Edgartown, MA, on October 16, 1954, Reverend Charles R. Erdman, Sr. presiding. In 1955, he went to work for NJ Aluminum Extrusion Company, which had been co-founded by his brother Harold. As VP of the company, he oversaw all technical operations of their extrusion business which grew to have op erations in many parts of the country under various names. He and Patsy moved to Princeton in 1955, four children began to arrive, and they built their home on Russell Road where they lived for 48 years prior to moving to Stonebridge at Montgomery in 2004. Peter presided over life on Russell Road with reason and understanding. He

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held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton. The Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. on Saturday until the time of the service at the Trinity Church. Entombment in Somerset Hills Cemetery will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton. Memorial Contributions can be made to The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (trentonsoupkitchen.org) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org).

ensured the family always ate and played together. The house and yard were always full of neighbors’ children, dogs, and other pets. Peter relaxed through yard work, growing huge tomatoes, building playhouses, and co -host ing backyard touch football and July 4 celebrations. Peter supported the community and alma maters throughout his life. He was a devoted alumnus of Princeton University. He chaired many class reunions, served as a Dial Lodge Trustee, and became (like his father) a regular fan at home varsity ice hockey and lacrosse games. Saturday nights at Baker Rink were often a family affair, and his children remember many raucous evenings spent there. Retirement enabled Peter to put his self-taught carpentry skills to use. He volunteered weekly for Habitat for Humanity from 1988 through 2003 putting plastic siding on houses under constr uction in Trenton. After a knee injury put an end to his adult recreational hockey career, Peter discovered a passion for ice dancing. For many years, he skated with the Princeton Skating Club, passing his first ice dance test in 1970 and his final one in 1996, at the masters gold level. Peter continued to visit his beloved Edgartown home, named “Chapeda,” until the house was sold in 2015. Memories of summer visits to Martha’s Vineyard with “Grandpa” are forever etched in the minds and hearts of his children and grandchildren as a great and precious gift. Peter found comfort and inspiration from the Presbyterian faith, in which his family was deeply rooted. He was active as a Deacon in Nassau Presbyterian Church and served as a Trustee for Princeton Theological Seminary, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of his brother Harold. Peter’s final years were physically challenging, but he remained forever an optimist. Prior to passing, he was able to express to family (in his customarily reflective fashion) that he was so privileged to have had a long and happy life surrounded by friends and loved ones. His children and grandchildren are sad, and we will miss our devoted father, friend, and advisor. Peter is predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Hope English Erdman, and his brothers Charles R. Erdman, III and Harold Bulkley Erdman. He is survived by his four children, Margy (and Jim) Becker, Caroline E. Hare, William P. Erdman, Andrew E. Erdman, seven grandchildren, and his brothers David and Michael Erdman and their families. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey, 530 Route 38 East, Maple Shade, NJ 08052 (habitatscnj.org) or Arm In Arm, 1 N. Johnston Avenue, Suite A230, Hamilton, NJ 08609 (arminarm.org). Graveside and memorial ser vices are planned for spring 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ. Continued on Next Page

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Helen Frances Hillman Helen Frances Hillman died on December 28, 2023 in Princeton, NJ, at age 99 after a short illness. She is survived by three children, Brent Hillman, Brenda Hillman, and Bradley Hillman, and their spouses Susan McNabb, Robert Hass, and Valerie Werstler. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Louisa Michaels, Elizabeth Camber (née Hillman), and Thomas Hillman, and by six great-grandchildren. Helen was born in São Paulo into a large Baptist missionary family, some of whom had founded secondary schools in Brazil. Helen, her two siblings Thelma and Paul, and the multiple young women adopted into their busy household were educated in multiple languages. During WWII, Helen traveled to Texas where she graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor College, majoring in botany. In 1947 she married Jimmye Hillman who hailed from Mississippi. The young couple moved to Berkeley where their first son Brent was born, and where

Jimmye finished his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics. In 1950, they moved to Tucson where Brenda and Brad were born, and where Jimmye served on the faculty for nearly five decades at the University of Arizona. Helen was a gifted, brilliant, and complex person, a fiercely loving mother and wife, a devoted family member, and a kind friend to many; she integrated her deeply private spiritual life into her many active and demanding social commitm e nt s. T h ou g h pr i m a r ily the manager of a busy household on the east side of Tucson, at times she also taught Portuguese for the Peace Corps, was active in the neighborhood associations, and traveled extensively internationally with Jimmye for his professional meetings. They were active in University arts programs, offer ing special suppor t for the U of A Poetry Center. Helen was a gracious and lovely host to countless international students and visitors in their bright home. Late in life, she cotranslated a poetry book by Ana Cristina Cesar, At Your Feet, w ith her daughter Brenda that was published when Helen was 94. Like many women of her generation, Helen led an admirably organized life of extraordinary service that included using a variety of impressive skills in textile ar ts — sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery. She could play many songs on the piano by ear, a skill maintained from her childhood of playing hymns in church. She loved and studied the beauty of the natural

world every day, dedicating herself to non-human and human creatures in the environment of her beloved Sonoran Desert for over 60 years. She was friends with every bird in Arizona. After her husband’s death in 2015, Helen moved to Princeton to live with Brad and Valerie. She maintained her language from childhood with her Brazilian friend Eliã Barreto. Family was always Helen’s main joy. Though in her last years she had some dementia, she knew and interacted with her children until the end. A memorial will be held in Tucson in the spring, where she will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband in the desert ground.

Shushma Kallan Frazier Shushma Kallan Frazier, 67, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 surrounded by family and loved ones. Born in New Delhi, India, she was a resident of Princeton for 50 years. Shushma

was a Quality Control Coordinator with Cenlar in Ewing for 10 plus years. She was a member of Trinity Church in Princeton. Some of her hobbies and passions included being an Assistant Troop Leader for Girl Scouts Troop 1817. She loved animals, especially her cats, and was known to feed the local wildlife along with maintaining a koi pond. She once saved a 2-week-old kitten from the bio lab at Mercer County College. She carried her home in her knit hat, fed her baby formula and cereal from a honey bear bottle, and brought her to school in her pocket until she was big enough to stay home alone. Tashika lived over 20 years. If there was an animal she could save, she would. T his did not end w ith animals. You could say she was a collector of “strays,” if you will. When a child felt as if their life was beyond repair and that all they did was disappoint their family, she welcomed them into her home. She housed, fed, and clothed them with no questions asked, all along treating them like a member of the family. When asked how they could thank her, she simply told them to “pay it forward someday to someone who needs the same.” She made an everlasting impact on those who felt marginalized by society in a truly loving and unique way. When the house was quiet or she needed “me” time, she explored the historical background of the various places she visited, reading the latest historical romance or learning a new language; her latest venture being Korean.

Daughter of the late Samson and Mariam Kallan and preceded in death by brother Paul Kallan and grandfather James B. Orrick, she is survived by her husband Brian C. Frazier; her daughters Radhika Frazier, Annie Ferry (spouse James M. Ferry), and son Juvenal Ortiz; siblings Shusila K. Singh (spouse Sean Singh), Sabr ina K. Crooks ( late spouse Geoffrey Crooks), Peter Kallan (spouse Michelle Overcast-Kallan); and nephews Kiran Crooks and Joshua P. Kallan. Also her dear friends Terry Barry, Angela McMillon, Andrea Billups, and Patrice Turner. She was the best friend: genteel, loyal, funny, and always an available shoulder when needed. Her soft counsel was always welcome along with her ability to listen. Shushma touched so many lives for the better. She was one of a kind. Visitation will take place on Sunday, January 7, 2024

from 1-4 p.m. at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. A C elebrat ion of L ife will be announced at the visitation and funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey at ht t ps : //gs csnj.w ufoo. com/forms/zrl7ifj1cw63w7/ — choose Option 3 “This gift is in tribute/memory/ honor of” and indicate in memory/tribute of Shushma Frazier (Assistant Leader and Cookie Manager). To leave a condolence or for directions, please visit www.poulsonvanhise.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, Lawrenceville.

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The one thing you can count on in the real estate market is that nothing ever, ever stays the same. As 2023 comes to a close, we will address some popular predictions about the coming year based on what we’ve seen in the past 12 months. Factors to consider include interest rates, employment, inflation and inventory shortages.

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Thank You To My Clients For A Successful 2023! 21 0 BROOKSTO NE DRIVE, PRIN CETON , NJ 08540 Recently sold at $2,200,000, 210 Brookstone Drive in Princeton, NJ is a captivating residence set on two acres with an eclectic design. One noteworthy aspect of the property lies in its recent transaction history, having sold twice within a span of five months—first in June 2023 and subsequently in December 2023. Remarkably, both property transfers were successfully concluded over a single weekend. May the new year bring you an abundance of health, joy, and prosperity. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and successful year ahead!

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