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Volume LXXIII, Number 47

Covered Bridge Artisans Tour Draws Loyal Following . . . . . . . . . . . 5 IAS Scholar Finds Surprise Spolia at Princeton Battlefield . . . . . . . . . . 10 Thoughts on George Kennan and Marie Yovanovitch . . . . 16 Passage Theatre Continues Solo Flights Series with Sorta Rican . . . . . . . . 17 PU Field Hockey Advances to NCAA Final Four . . . . . . . . . . 27 PFC Porto U-12 Boys’ Soccer Wins State Title . . . . . . . . . . 33

Erin Galbraith Focuses on Mindfulness at Princeton Montessori School . . . . . 8 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .22, 23 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 21 Classified Ads . . . . . . 36 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Performing Arts . . . . . 18 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 35 Police Blotter . . . . . . . 12 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 36 School Matters . . . . . . 12 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Supreme Court Weighs DACA Termination; Dreamers in Limbo As the Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the fate of some 700,000 young adults who are affected by it, Princeton University and local agencies are working in support of the undocumented Dreamers. The Supreme Court’s decision, expected early in 2020, may allow President Donald Trump to end the program, forcing DACA enrollments to expire and confronting DACA holders with deportation. “The DACA deliberations in the Supreme Court will determine if they have jurisdiction over the matter,” said Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) Executive Director Adriana Abizadeh. ”If it is decided that they do not, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will ultimately have their status terminated because jurisdiction will be in the hands of the executive office.” She continued, ”I can’t imagine a worse outcome. DACA recipients locally must make decisions regarding continued education, changes in employment, travel, and more under duress and uncertainty of the ruling that the Supreme Court will make. While we wait for the decision, we must continue to support our immigrant neighbors and raise our voices.” Among those raising their voices are Princeton University, Microsoft Corporation, and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez, who last week at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. attended oral arguments on challenges to the termination of DACA. One of the first challenges to the federal government’s decision to end DACA came in the form of a November 2017 complaint filed by Princeton University, Microsoft, and Perales Sanchez, alleging that the program’s termination violated both the United States Constitution and federal law. Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, in attendance at last Tuesday’s hearings along with Microsoft President and Princeton Trustee Brad Smith and Perales Sanchez, commented on the arguments presented to the justices. He noted, according to a Princeton University press release, that the most important issues “are issues about the human consequences of this program and Continued on Page 9

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Fueling Station To Remain in Place Having considered recommendations from the town’s Public Works Committee, Princeton Council voted 5-1 Monday night, November 18, to leave the municipal fueling station on Mt. Lucas Road instead of moving it to another location. The fueling station, which is next to the new headquarters of Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS), has been a source of controversy among residents of the adjacent neighborhood, who have complained about increased traffic, lighting, aesthetics, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and environmental health issues. Several spoke at the Council meeting, urging the governing body to go back to the drawing board before taking a vote. “In the end, we have a fueling station that never should have been put there,” said resident Dennis Scheil. “We need to find a better spot.” Mt. Lucas Road resident Karen Jezierny said, “The remediation that has been suggested hasn’t yet hit the mark. Go back and do better before you vote.” A subcommittee of the Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) evaluated five alternative locations for the facility, reporting to the Public Works Committee that none of the sites were ideal, and recommending that the fueling be shared

by three locations: the Princeton Public Schools administration building and bus parking area at the old at Valley Road School, the Harrison Street municipal service garage parking lot, and the Mt. Lucas Road site. The Public Works Committee reviewed the sites and concluded that all three had problems. “They found significant issues with the Valley Road site that are not easily addressed,” reads a report on the municipal website. “They found that the Harrison Street site is not well suited to serve as the main fueling facility, but can serve as an auxiliary fueling site for some vehicles, as it is currently operating. The Commit-

tee found that the current fueling location should remain, and that additional steps should be taken to address aesthetic concerns.” Among the nine steps recommended are the removal of the station’s canopy, the raising of the wall screening the station from six to nine feet, the addition of brick veneer to match the brick of the PFARS building, landscaping, changes to lighting, and moving some of the town’s diesel trucks to the Harrison Street garage. The combined cost is estimated at $120,000. Also recommended was exploring the possibility of making repairs to the Continued on Page 7

Area Thanksgiving Activities Include Turkey Trots and Nature Walks

For many people, Thanksgiving signifies the unofficial beginning of the overeating season. But there are opportunities, in Princeton and the surrounding area, to get some significant exercise before digging in to the sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. “Turkey Trots” are among the activities taking place during the holiday, which starts with early morning races on

Thanksgiving Day, November 28 and ends with the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree in Palmer Square on Friday evening, November 29. In between, there are nature walks, a football game, a worship service, and more. According to runnersworld.com, the first Turkey Trot race took place in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1896, with six competitors. Today, the races held all over the country draw Continued on Page 11

PRESERVING OPEN LAND: D&R Greenway Land Trust recently purchased the three-acre Koch property on Stony Brook Road in Hopewell adjacent to Cedar Ridge, one of its earliest and largest preserves at more than 200 acres . The new property has 650 feet of frontage on a key tributary stream of the Stony Brook . Here, volunteers from the Princeton area’s Ernest Schwiebert Chapter of Trout Unlimited stand behind debris recently removed from the property . Since its founding 30 years ago, D&R Greenway has permanently preserved 20,865 acres, including 31 miles of trails open to the public . (Photo courtesy of D&R Greenway)

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Two l o c a l n onpr of it s, People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos and The Blue Bears, will join forces on the cyber holiday, Giving Tuesday, December 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Blue Bears café in Princeton Shopping Center. “We are celebrating Giving Tuesday a little differently this year because we value the human connection,” said People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos Executive Director Cheyenne Wolf. The Blue Bears chef Eric Wimmer agrees, and together they are encouraging people to ditch the devices and join them at the restaurant. Participants will have an oppor tunity to enjoy refreshments prepared by the The Blue Bears staff, while experiencing the People & Stories program method. Following the reading of an engaging short story, an experienced facilitator will lead a community dialogue about the story and everyone’s reactions. The Blue Bears provides meaningful employment and a dignified workplace for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The staff prepare fresh and balanced meals every day. People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos opens doors to literature for new audiences through oral readings and rigorous discussions of enduring short stories. This event is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $25. Seating is limited. Register by visiting https://givingtuesdaylive. eventbrite.com; or peopleandstories.org/events, or call (609) 882-4864.

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A Community Bulletin Holiday Gift Drive: Princeton Human Service Department seeks donors for this annual effort to provide gifts for needy children up to age 12. To become a donor, visit prince-tonnj.gov/departments/humanservices, or call (609) 688-2055. Free Metered Parking: After 6 p.m. MondaysFridays, through the end of December, parking is free. The free parking coincides with the bridge repair project that has closed Alexander Street through April. Road Construction: Through November, the sewer lines on Spruce Street between Moore Street and Moran Avenue will be repaired and replaced. Spruce Street will be closed to all traffic Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. On-street parking in the work area will be prohibited while work is taking place. The road will reopen at the end of each workday. Operation Christmas Child: Through November 25, drop off a shoebox packed with gifts including toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children in need at locations including First Assembly of God Church, 87 Route 31 South, Pennington; Calvary Korean United Methodist Church, 572 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick; and elsewhere. Visit www.samaritanspurse.org for details. Donate Blood: Get a $5 Amazon gift card for giving blood through December 18. Local centers include 707 Alexander Road, Suite 701 and Eaves Lawrenceville, 1000 Avalon Way. Visit Red-CrossBlood.org or call (800) 733-2767 for details. Volunteer for Boards and Commissions: Princeton needs volunteers for the Civil Rights Commission, the Corner House Board, the Flood and Stormwater Commission, the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Library Board, and the Public Transit Committee. The town is also looking for someone to serve as the LGBTQ community liaison. Residents interested in serving are encouraged to first attend a meeting. All board and commission meetings are open to the public.

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Covered Bridge Artisans Tour Draws a Loyal Following When five artists in rural Bucks and Hunterdon counties decided to invite the public into their studios over Thanksgiving weekend more than two decades ago, they never imagined that it would turn into an annual tradition. But the Covered Bridge Artisans Studio Tour quickly caught on, becoming, for many, a much-anticipated, unofficial start to the holiday season.

TOPICS Of the Town “We have so many repeat c u s tom er s,” s a id K are n Caldwell, one of the original five artists. “They come back year after year, and they have their favorites.” C a l d w e l l ’s S u n f l o w e r Glass Studio is among the eight professional studios on this year’s Covered Bridge Artisans Studio Tour, being held Friday-Sunday, November 29-December 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lambertville, Stockton, Sergeantsville, and New Hope- area spaces. Thirteen additional artists will show their work at the Events Center in Sergeantsville, located behind the town’s firehouse. This is the largest group yet of participating artists. In addition to Caldwell and her husband Geoff, who are located outside of Stockton, the studios of ceramicist Katherine Hackl; sculptors Dave Cann, John McDevitt, Jeanine Pennell, and Constance Basset t; painters Phoebe Wiley and Annelies van Dommelen; and fiber artist Teri Nalbone are also opening their doors. “People can go to every location if they wish. We’re so close together that you can do that,” said Caldwell, who recalled the first tour as a way for the five women artists to market their work. “We decided back then to make it a really interesting weekend,” she said. “Most

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these great locations. That has become one of our key factors — where we live and what we make. It’s a good combination.” Hackl’s studio, located in an old Lambertville carriage house, is a particular favorite of visitors. The spaces of sculptors McDevitt and Bassett and fiber artist Nalbone are all very different, and “exciting,” Caldwell said. “The other great thing is that this year, we had to move our multi-artist exhibition, and we ended up going to the event center, which has a much bigger space to work with. It was great because I got to invite some of my good and very talented friends to participate.” Those participating include a wood-turner, painter, fiber artist, photographer, glass blower, jeweler, basketmaker, ceramicist, bead weaver, paper clay ceramic artist, wood carver, quilter, and handpainted floorcloth artist. “The thing about curating a show is you get to balance it all out,” said Caldwell. “We really don’t have duplicates of anything. We might have a couple of potters and jewelers, but everything is unique.” Many people do their holiday shopping at the show. “Gift buying is a big part of this,” said Caldwell. “With the way our economy is, it’s really nice to buy something from somebody you know, and somebody who is local.” Caldwell has been in the field for 42 years. She describes her most recent work as “fused glass botanicals” in which she blends two different glass forms. “People who come to the studio can see and actually understand the complexity of making a stained glass window,” she said. “Someone is working on one now of a heron.” The tour is free and selfguided. For a printable map, GPS links, and more information, visit www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. —Anne Levin

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“What are you thankful for?” (Asked Sunday in Palmer Square) (Photos by Erica M. Cardenas)

Dennis: “We are thankful for our family and friends here, and that we are able to serve our needs and to help them.” Celine: “The wild turkey and celebrating Thanksgiving!” —Dennis and Celine Hong, Seoul, Korea

“I’m thankful for my health. I translated to a plant-based diet a couple of years ago, which has totally transformed every aspect of my life. I’m super thankful for the knowledge that’s out there in regards to plant-based diets, and the effects it has had on me personally.” —Erika Navarro, West Windsor

“Life in Pompeii” Is Topic of Talk

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“Pompeii — Life in a Roman Town” is the title of a lecture being given Sunday, December 1 at 5 p.m. at Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street. Princeton University classics professor Caroline Cheung will deliver the talk. The astonishing preservation of Pompeii has captured the popular imagination ever since it was rediscovered in the 1700s. Cheung will uncover the urban fabric of the city by looking at its layout and buildings, and exploring cultural aspects of the inhabitants’ lives. Before joining the Department of Classics in 2018, Cheung was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and lived in Rome for two years. She is a field archaeologist and has participated in various projects in Italy, including the Pompeii Artifact Life History Project. Among her current projects, she is researching food storage containers in Pompeii, and (as part of a collaboration with a mathematician and a potter) computations for calculating the size of vessels and modeling scales of production and firing. The lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments to share at the reception following the program.

“I’m thankful for my family and good health, and that I’m not stressed out!” —Lincoln Harding Jr., Princeton

Ellen: “My family.” Kim: “I’m thankful for the abundance in nature.” —Ellen Longo with Kim Whitelock, both of Princeton

“I’m thankful for my family and my dog.” —Neil Ninana, Princeton

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fueling facility at the public works site on River Road, which is currently non-functioning. But the tendency of that location to flood during severe storms is a drawback, the Committee found. “While it is too remote to require all vehicles to fuel there, increases time demands on employees, and increases emissions and fuel usage, some vehicles could fuel there, especially those which, during their ordinary performance of their municipal duties, pass close to this location,” reads the report. Councilman Dwaine Williamson was the only member to vote against the recommendation, suggesting that relocating all vehicles to the fueling station at the River Road location might be worth further study. In her opening remarks, Mayor Liz Lempert stressed t h e “ hor r ible irony” of needing a greater capacity to store fuel [from 4,000 to 6,000 gallons ] to deal with the storms caused by climate change, when the town hopes to convert to all-electric vehicles in the next decade. The report says that a rain garden immediately adjacent to the fuel tank will treat surface runoff. Carnahan Place resident Heidi Fichtenbaum, who is on the Princeton Environmental Commission, said she had concerns about stormwater. “It is really important that rain gardens are properly engineered for what is needed,” she said. Responding to concerns about emissions and other health issues, the Princeton Board of Health reviewed concerns “and determined that federal Environmental Protection Agency standards set a much higher threshold for restricting siting of facilities (stations with 3.5 million gallons dispensed annually) than is applicable in this case (150,000 gallons annually),” according to the report. One resident commented, “I still think there is a real health problem for anybody in the area. There are definite health threats to fueling stations, no matter how small.” Lempert said an implementation plan will be drafted and brought back to Council at the December 16 meeting. —Anne Levin

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Shrinking Your Footprint Is Topic of Discussion

On December 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room of Princeton Public Library, “Shrink Your Footprint: On the Go” will be presented by Sustainable Princeton. There are many options for getting around while reducing a carbon footprint, and switching to them is easier than many people think. This program will offer ideas on how to move around in a climate-friendly way. It is the second of four in Sustainable Princeton’s 2019-20 Great Ideas series focused on practical, actionable and evidence-based steps to reduce the footprint of our daily lives. The panel of industry experts will include Deanna Stockton, Princeton’s Municipal Engineer, as well as representatives of the Public Transit Advisory Committee and the Princeton Bicycle Advisory Committee. Visit www.sustainableprinceton.org for more information.

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P rofiles i n e ducation Pause, Breathe — Finding Equilibrium And Self-Awareness in the Classroom

Erin Galbraith had been teaching yoga in the area when she started an afterschool program at the Princeton Montessori School, where her son and daughter were enrolled. Her classes were popular, so she offered an additional class for parents, and then started teaching teachers some yoga once a week after school, emphasizing with them the value of taking care of yourself. One day five years ago Head of School Michelle Morrison came to her with a vision for a program that would involve all the students in the school. “I didn’t have to sell anyone on anything,” Galbraith said. “She came to me with ‘This is our need. I want you to do this.’ and I said ‘great.’” Galbraith continued, “She was seeing children who were very busy outside of school, with a lot on their plates in this sped-up culture. I think she was feeling that they needed a way to resource that inner calm that lies inside us, to help children become aware of their inner world. I think she knew this would be a real resource for children in this chaotic world.” “We weren’t really calling it mindfulness then,” Galbraith said. “It was just a moment of quietness, with maybe some yoga too. It has morphed into what it is now,” a weekly mindfulness program called Tune In in every classroom.

Morrison explained, “Our values in Montessori include a commitment to knowing oneself, managing stress effectively, and connecting to something greater than oneself,” all of which accord with the basic principles of mindfulness education. “Erin began meeting weekly with our preschool through middle school students and after a year really felt the kids were adopting life skills that improved their mental health and socialemotional interaction,” Morrison added. “From there, we decided to expand and also include the teachers in training and application, so mindfulness became a part of our day, all day long.” Drawing on her work with MindUP, a program of the Goldie Hawn Foundation based on helping children through using the brain to calm oneself, and the Mindful Schools program, Galbraith began to hone her approach. “It’s largely about repetition,” she said. “I start every class — it doesn’t matter the grade level — the same way and I end the same way. I ring a bell and ask people to put on their mindful bodies and listen to the sound of the bell and to raise their hand when they can no longer hear the bell. Being very intent on this repetition, the children know what to expect each time.” Galbraith’s weekly classes are 15 minutes long for the

younger grades and 30 minutes for the older children, but in many classrooms the teachers have chosen to extend mindfulness lessons. The teachers, who participate in the class exercises, “are then able to use the ideas and the language for the rest of the week,” Galbraith said. “If I’ve taught a certain breath that helps to calm a child, for example, then teachers can use it throughout the week as needed.” Many teachers have adopted Galbraith’s strategy for helping children to make transitions, for example, from being outside during recess to coming inside to their desks. “The teachers have a strategy and a vocabulary to teach children, and the children know what is expected, and they can readily use that tool to calm down or focus,” she said. Other mindfulness techniques help teachers and students to deal with conflict in the classroom or anger or fights with siblings or nervousness about a test, performance, sporting event, or even insomnia. “Yes, teachers do use these techniques, and several teachers have also gone and taken mindfulness classes themselves,” Galbraith s aid. “Teachers tell me they’re practicing it in the classroom, and they see the children practicing it.” Galbraith has watched her program grow each year,

and she sees progress manifested in the behavior of the students, in the teachers, and the school as a whole. She is optimistic about the future of the program and particularly about the longterm impact on the students. “My hope for the program is that these children will continue to learn and know that as things get overwhelming around them — whether it’s the global news or the distractions of the computer or the bombardment of information — they will have a choice to recognize that they’re feeling overwhelmed, and they will be able to stop and pause and allow their nervous system to balance, and they’ll use their breath to find a little more equilibrium. And I hope they’ll have a thought-

ful response rather than a knee-jerk reaction to what’s going on in the world.” Galbraith is also hopeful that mindfulness education will continue to spread far beyond Princeton Montessori. She taught a teacher anxiety workshop for Princeton Public School teachers this past summer, where she talked about pausing and breathing as an important technique for controlling anxiety, “especially when a child is being inundated by anxiety or fear.” She added, ”I would love to see mindfulness education as part of their program in the public schools.” Galbraith summed up her thoughts about the importance of mindfulness, “simply bringing your awareness to your own experience,”

and particularly its value in the stressful modern world. “We are suffering in many ways because we are so focused on all these external pressures, the pace of life, and being dis con nected from one another. We need to begin to pause and draw our awareness back to ourselves so that we become more comfortable with being with our inner world. Then we can examine more closely how we feel, how we react, how we relate to other people.” She continued, “I tell the children it’s about finding our home base — this body, this breath that’s with us always, and it can provide a place to rest.” —Donald Gilpin

MINDFULNESS: Erin Galbraith teaches mindfulness to all levels, preschool through middle school, at Princeton Montessori School, helping overwhelmed children and teachers “to be TOPICS able to stop and pause, use their breath to find equilibrium, and allow their nervous system to balance.” (Photo courtesy of Princeton Montessori School)

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what it means for Maria and other DACA beneficiaries, and they are about the basic principles that this country has stood for over time — principles that encourage honest, hard-working people to make their homes here and that have made this country a beacon for freedom throughout its history.” Perales Sanchez, a 2018 Princeton graduate, pointed out that a permanent resolution for DACA recipients “would mean having control over my life, which I think is a basic human right.” She recalled her decision to participate in the lawsuit, stating, as quoted in a November 6 Baltimore Sun article, “I wanted to stand with the

migrant communit y, and this was a very particular opportunity … not every campus was asking to take on a lawsuit. So, I knew I was at a particular place for a reason.” She added, “I wanted to fight back. I’m prepared to keep fighting.” In a November 10 op-ed published in a TIME Ideas column on why Microsoft and Princeton University are taking their case to the Supreme Court, Smith and Eisgruber wrote, “Talent, from every source and background, is t he life blood of innovation. As the presidents of Microsoft and Princeton University, we have seen firsthand how participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA) program con-

tribute to our institutions and our country. Standing up for DACA students is not only the right thing to do morally, it is also the right thing to do competitively.” Arguing that Dreamers like Maria and many employees at Microsoft “should be allowed to work, study, and thrive in the United States, not be forced to leave the only country they know as home,” Smith and Eisgruber’s op-ed stated, “Microsoft and Princeton came together to support DACA because it is a wise and humane policy. Leaders across higher education and business want a permanent solution for Dreamers because it is both an economic imperative and a humanitarian necessity.” —Donald Gilpin

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Institute Scholar from Greece Finds Surprise Spolia at Battlefield Portico “Spolia,” the focus of Nora Okka’s research over the past decade, are recycled stones, reliefs, fragments, etc. removed from their original context to be used in a different context. And when Okka, a director’s visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) for the 2019-20 academic year working on a Venetian architecture project, arrived in Princeton, she didn’t expect to discover spolia in the area adjacent to the Institute. “That was a great surprise for me,” said Okka, who blends the roles of architect, artist, and curator in her multidisciplinary work. “I was invited here by the director in order to complete my research on the spolia in the city of Venice, and it was a surprise for me to realize that the portico has a very intriguing spolia story behind it.” Okka explained that she made a “squeeze” of the columns — a process with paper, a brush, and water to create a reverse copy of the surface — exactly five days before the 60th anniversary of the Battlefield colonnade, which was dedicated at a ceremony on November 11, 1959. The squeeze process took about four hours, then it dried overnight. Squeezes can be easily carried and stored. Okka eagerly related the history of this spolia. The colonnade, which now stands off Mercer Road in front of the Princeton Battlefield gravesite and memorial, was originally the entrance of a house in Philadelphia de-

signed in 1836 by Thomas Uptick Walter, a representative of the Greek Revival in America who also designed the dome on the United States Capitol Building. In 1901 it was brought to Princeton by canal in order to be incorporated in another building, Mercer Manor, which stood on the east side of the Battlefield. That building was demolished in 1957, except for the four columns of the entrance, which were donated by IAS, the building’s owner, to the state of New Jersey and declared a National Historic Monument in 1962. Okka, who grew up and lives in Greece, the daughter of three generations of architects, has earned an array of degrees, including an architecture degree from the National Technical University of Athens (2006), a master’s degree in digital arts and cinema (2009) from the Athens School of Fine Arts, a master’s degree in advanced studies in scenography (2012) from Zurich University of the Arts, and a doctorate in architecture curating (2017) from Vienna University. At IAS last year she exhibited part of her most recent project, which introduced a new technique of multilayer squeezes, imprinting reliefs of ancient and medieval spolia from the “Little Metropolis” of Athens, an 11th-12th century Byzantine church whose walls are entirely made of marble spolia, including reliefs with decorative and figurative motifs from a range of different sources, spanning more than

one thousand years (ca. 300 BCE-ca. 1100 C.E.). In creating squeezes, Okka noted, the spolia become movable objects of art, which can be integrated into new architectural settings. “She creates spaces, objects, and images through which architectural, theoretical, and curatorial frameworks are reinterpreted,” stated an IAS invitation to a talk Okka will be giving on spolia for the Friends of IAS. “Her academic and creative research into the ancient practices and the contemporary legacies of spoliation has resolved into a series of projects and exhibitions.… Her inventive multi-layered squeeze process creates direct and indexical impressions of architectural fragments from the remote past that engender a more emotional translation.” IAS, Okka pointed out, owns one of the largest collections of squeezes in the world and specializes particularly in ancient Greek inscriptions. “That’s actually the reason I originally contacted the Institute some years ago,” she said. Okka discussed the unusual, eclectic nature of her work. “I’m not presenting, displaying or exhibiting, but representing, interpreting, and performing architecture, and particularly the practice of spolia,” she said. “The focus is on the spatial experience, to bring the relief of spolia into the exhibition space.” She continued, “I always focus on spatial experience. My work is about imprints, paper imprints. I want to use the real scale of architecture, and the squeeze is the medi-

um to bring architecture, and moreover the relief of spolia, into the exhibition space.” Okka went on to describe how the viewer of an architecture exhibit is not just a viewer, “but a user of the space and part of the performance,” which “has to do with the continuation of the practice of reusing and appropriating something.” Okka hopes to complete her research at IAS this academic year on the Hellenic spolia in the city of Venice before traveling to Italy next spring to work on site in the city of Venice “with all these different fragments of the past.” She showed images of magnificent stone horses and lions from Constantinople and Greece. Spolia used to refer to just spoils of

war, she noted, commenting on the rich variety of spolia, some famous, many relatively unknown, in the city of Venice. “Statues, reliefs, architectural elements, and less important things incorporated into the walls of the city — are quite intriguing for me to explore,” she said. Okka mentioned that she is planning to create a digital platform that will be a valuable tool to help researchers find spolia or to connect fragments of spolia from different cities or museums. “Hopefully, my idea about spolia maps will constitute a common ground of research for the entire practice of spolia across all cultures over time,” she said. “It will also open a discussion, especially after the record flooding in Venice, which threatens historical, global treasures.”

Looking forward to her next six months, Okka described the Institute as “an intellectual paradise.” She continued, “There are so many opportunities, and people from so many different research fields.” In relation to her squeezes and her current idea of representing illusion and working with negative space, she mentioned that she is looking forward to an upcoming meeting with a neuroscientist at the Institute. “It’s a chance for me to understand better the field of neuroscience and convexity, to know more about how the brain perceives forms,” she said. “It’s a very interesting place for me. Of all the places I have studied, the Institute is the best place to be.” —Donald Gilpin

“SQUEEZES” ON THE BATTLEFIELD: With paper, water, and a brush, Nora Okka, a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), has made “squeezes,” copies of the sculpted surface of the pillars, of the Princeton Battlefield colonnade. Those squeezes will be exhibited at IAS. (Photo by Dan Komoda, Institute for Advanced Study)

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hordes of runners and walkers, making it the most popular day of the year to run a race. Nearly all raise funds for charity. Princeton has the Trinity Turkey Trot, which starts at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, ending back at the church after winding through town. Participants are asked to bring a canned good to donate. Age groups range from 9 and under to 70 and over. This is a family-friendly event, so running strollers are allowed. But leave the dogs, skates, bikes, and scooters at home. The fee is $40. Visit TrinityTurkeyTrot.org for information. The Seventh Annual Mercer County Turkey Trot is a 5K and one-mile walk in Mercer County Park, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the west picnic area. The cost is $33-$38. For more information, visit www.MercerCountyTurkeyTrot.com. Additionally, there is the Hopewell Valley 5K Turkey Trot, from 9-10:30 a.m. starting at 424 Federal City Road in Mercer Meadows. The race day fee of $28 is lowered to $25 with the donation of two canned good for a local food pantry. Visit raceroster. com/events/2019/23672/ hopewell-valley-turkeytrot-2019. The Two Town Turkey Trot is a 5K run and one-mile “health walk” that starts at 8 a.m. at Lambertville Station restaurant, 11 Bridge Street, and goes across the bridge to New Hope, Pa., and back. Admission is $35 in advance online, and $45 the day of the tour. Visit www.delawarerivertowns.com/turkey-trot/. Walking doesn’t have to be

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competitive. Those who prefer a slower pace and want to be outdoors can take part in a Thanksgiving Day Nature Walk being held by Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands at the Mapleton Preserve, starting at 10 a.m. The theme of the walk is “Look Closely,” with a focus on often overlooked natural settings. Participation is free. Call (609) 683-0483 to register. Friends of Princeton Open Space hosts OptOutside on Friday, November 29 from 2-4 p.m. at Mountain Lakes Preserve. Anyone who would rather spend “Black Friday” out in nature instead of in the mall is invited to attend. A nature-themed art activity, music, cider, and snacks will be at Mountain Lakes House, and trail maps will be available for walks and hikes before or after the celebration. All ages are welcome and admission is free. The event will be held rain or shine. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/ optoutside-in-princeton-registration-79264541377. The annual Princeton Gentlemen’s Society Foundation football game is held at Marquand Park on Thanksgiving

but strictly capital improvements and the development of new educational offerings. Furthermore, Rider stated that its ability to make princip https://www.facebook.com/westminsterfoun/ Day, starting atations, 10 a.m. Thisfor Why the Princeton Campus is Vital for Westminster’s Survival interest “Turkey payments related to the bond offering was in no way contingent upon the sale of Westminster Choir College. Indeed, Rider has recently sent a ha is the 25th annual to donors Bowl,” and it ispublication held rain or that celebrates its best year ever of fundraising. th shine. Attendance is open to The Westminster Foundation, Princeton, NJ, Inc, concludes that those who care about the Choir College cannot support the Beijing Kaiwen proposal. H anyone who wants to show a wonderful alternative is clear: a Rider administration and board of trustees that cherishes Rider University’s affiliation with Westminster Choir College up, and contributions to the *The Westminster NJ, Inc. is an hands. independent not Rider affiliated with Rider University or Westminster Choir College. of raiding Westminster’s assets andFoundation, tossing itsPrinceton, future into unsafe It isorganization, not too lateand foristhe administration and trustees to change course and ag organization’s charitable fountheir arms to Westminster Choir College, which has provided inestimable benefits to Rider, the local communities, and the world of music education, cho dation are welcome. and performance. In 1991, an affiliation was established between Rider College and Westminster Choir College. In a short time, both institutions benefited substantially from the It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving partnership. Westminster quickly regained its stability as enrollment returned to historical levels, and the quality of its programs in music education and performanceFrank’s were strengthened by excellent additions to its faculty this affiliation, College was able to become Rider University, in Princeton without the An-O’Neil In light of Molly enthusiastic support on these pagesand ofadministration. the proposedThrough deal with BKET, Rider the Westminster Foundation cordially invites her a whichBoard provided with an additional prestige and stature in the worldopen of higher education. Rider became widely known through this its colleagues on the Rider ofitTrustees to the level nextofWestminster Foundation public forum, along with senior members of association the Riderasadministration nual Community ThanksgivThe Westminster Foundation is pleased to announce a name then appeared with Westminster’s in the ChoirFoundation, College’s numerous performances in the U.S. and abroad, including with the world’s finest orchesThe Westminster Princeton, Newconcerts Jersey, Inc. Larry Livingston, directs BKET’s U.S. acquisition for Westminster. ing Worship Service, held atwho tras and conductors, and through Westminster’ssubsidiary many commercial recordings, several of which have received Grammy nominations. Furthermore, establishment Princeton Community Television (TV 30) of the Westminster College of the Arts in 2007 to has added to Rider’s studentto bodya at its Lawrenceville governmentcampus, bringing Rider significant tuition Rider’s plan sellsubstantially Westminster Chinese 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day is not affiliated with Rider University or Choir College. dollars each year. Constance Fee broadcast of:Westminster at the Princeton University controlled for-profit corporation was defeated. President, Westminster Foundation, Princeton, NJ, Inc. • www.westminsterfoundationprinceton.org Chapel. All are welcome to Rider’s current administration and trustees have presented plans that would reap tens of millions of dollars for Rider through the sale of Westminster assets. The www.westminsterfoundationprinceton.org this one-hour event, which is lawsuits filed by individuals and the Princeton Theological Seminary are not hyperbolic attacks nor groundless scare tactics, but actions based upon the terms and conditions to which Rider agreed in its 1991NOW affiliation with Westminster, based uponthe terms ofChoir the trust of College Sophia Strong Taylor, Rider plans toandmove to who purchased the land upon sponsored by the University’s which Westminster’s campus sits. Paid Ad Office of Religious Life and Lawrenceville and sell the Princeton campus. In December 2016, Rider said that it would move Westminster’s operations to Rider’s campus in Lawrenceville, and sell Westminster’s home of nearly 90 years on Princeton Clergy Association. 23 acres in Princeton. The announcement brought considerable interest from several parties anxious to participate in this apparent land-grab opportunity. Rider’s Visit https://chapel.princeton. plan soon shifted to severing all ties to Westminster, by offering several options including a new affiliation with Westminster which gave Rider the prospect of their plan destroy institution? of $40,000,000 by essentially selling Westminster’s $19M beloved endowment as an accompaniment to the sale of the campus. With Joanthis Goldstein edu/events/thanksgiving-wor- pocketing an even heftier sumWill ship-service-0 for details. An affiliation that requires a direct payment is unprecedented in the academic not-for-profit world. At no time did Rider offer any college, university, How Rider’s the Community? or other does not-for-profit in the U.S. or plan abroad theaffect opportunity to simplyPrinceton affiliate with Westminster without a direct payment, as Rider had There are 32,000 lights on conservatory, orchestra in 1991. Although Rider offered the opportunity to take Westminster’s programs to another location, thus allowing Rider to sell Westminster’s campus, Rider the giant spruce tree on The done “Saving Westminster Choir College” always demanded a substantial direct payment for any institution wishing to affiliate with Westminster while keeping the Choir College on its Princeton campus. Green at Palmer Square, and What are the implications for taxpayers? mid-February 2018, Rider announced the signing of a “Term Sheet” with BKET. The Westminster Foundation, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the New they will be lit on Friday eve- In Jersey Attorney General’s office have repeatedly asked to see it, but it has never been revealed. Mystery also surrounds the “Purchase and Sale Agreement” which ning at 6 p.m. The Princeton Rider announced in June 2018, and the “Commitment Letter” which was announced early last fall. What are the alternatives? A conversation featuring: High School Choir and the has been completely secretive regarding the terms of the proposed transaction with Beijing Kaiwen Education Technology (BKET), thus it is impossible School of Rock will entertain Rider for anyone who truly cares about the future of Westminster Choir College to support this deal. How soon might BKET be allowed to close the school and sell its Westminster Foundation President, Constance Fee starting at 5 p.m., leading up campus? It might be seven years, five, two or perhaps one: only Rider and BKET know as the language of the signed agreements have been kept from the public to the moment when the lights eye as well as the eyes of New Jersey’s Attorney General’s office and licensing and accrediting officials. Westminster Foundation President, P.public Randolph All members of the Princeton community areVice urged to attend this open meeting. InHill light of a blaze on. All are welcome to The absence of transparency regarding the contents of these important documents should also cause anyone who cares about Westminster to withhold support for proposed move to Rider University’s Lawrenceville campus, future of Westminster Choir College Fears that BKET could close Westminster’s campus, sell the property, and hijackthe the endowment, or transform Westminster into something other the annual event. Visit palm- this transaction. Westminster Choir College student, Jordan Klotz ’23 than is a choir are stoked by Rider’s refusal to allow those who care about future to see theto terms and conditions to which Ridersharing has commitat acollege, critical juncture. The meeting will focus on Westminster’s discussing answers these questions and ersquare.com for details. ted Westminster’s future. 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Although we have received numerous offers of voluntary assistance in the management and operation of an independent Westminster, it has been impossible for The Westminster Foundation is an independent organization made up of supporters, alumni, faculty, the Foundation to make much progress toward that goal. Rider would never release Westminster’s endowment or its illegitimate title to the campus, so that leaves donors, andand friends of Westminster Choir College. Our stated purpose ismight to preserve thethelegacy and Rider’s administration trustees with another viable alternative to the sham BKET “Solution on the Table.” They want to consider possibilities that embracing Westminster Choir College could bring to RiderChoir University. Rider hasina venerable history New that dates from the and closingto days of the Civilefforts War. Nevertheensure the future of Westminster College Princeton, Jersey, oppose by less, Westminster Choir College is the only Rider division that has ever achieved worldwide acclaim. Westminster’s name and renown have greatly benefited the Rider College University toprogram, sell, relocate close Westminster of the Arts and continueor to do so. Westminster Choir College.

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The Westminster Foundation, Princeton, NJ, Inc, concludes that those who care about the Choir College cannot support the Beijing Kaiwen proposal. However, a wonderful alternative is clear: a Rider administration and board of trustees that cherishes Rider University’s affiliation with Westminster Choir College, instead of raiding Westminster’s assets and tossing its future into unsafe hands. It is not too late for the Rider administration and trustees to change course and again open their arms to Westminster Choir College, which has provided inestimable benefits to Rider, the local communities, and the world of music education, choral music, and performance.

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In light of Molly O’Neil Frank’s enthusiastic support on these pages of the proposed deal with BKET, the Westminster Foundation cordially invites her and her colleagues on the Rider Board of Trustees to the next Westminster Foundation open public forum, along with senior members of the Rider administration, and Larry Livingston, who directs BKET’s U.S. acquisition subsidiary for Westminster.

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Police Blotter On November 12, at 7:46 a.m., a resident of Winant Road reported that, sometime between 11:30 p.m. on November 11 and 7:45 a.m. on November 12, someone entered three of their unsecured vehicles and stole about $1,000 worth of cash and belongings. On November 12, at 8:42 a.m., a resident of Winant Road reported that overnight someone entered two of their unsecured vehicles and stole credit cards. On November 12, at 9:08 a.m., a resident of Edgerstoune Road reported that sometime overnight someone entered their unsecured

vehicle, but did not take anything of value. On November 12, at 1:38 a.m., a resident of Russell Road reported that someone entered three of their unsecured vehicles and stole loose change. On November 10, at 12:07 a.m., a 39-year-old male from Hamilton was charged with DWI, subsequent to a motor vehicle stop on Quaker Road for failing to maintain a lane. On November 9, at 12:48 a.m., a 31-year-old male from Lawrenceville was charged with DWI, subsequent to a motor vehicle stop on Quaker Road for speeding and failing to maintain a lane. On November 9, at 3:23 p.m., a caller reported that on November 5, between 11 a.m. and 3:40 p.m., someone stole their unsecured bike

from a public bike rack on Witherspoon Street. It was a women’s black Trek mountain bike valued at $400. On November 8, at 8:50 a.m., a victim reported that someone altered a check that was made out to a church on Nassau Street and deposited in the donation box. The amount was changed to $500 and cashed. On November 6, at 1:21 and 2:13 p.m., two different businesses on Nassau Street reported that a group of teenage females shoplifted items from their stores, valued at more than $100. Two of the four females, ages 14 and 15, both from Lawrenceville, were taken into custody for shoplifting. Unless otherwise noted, individuals arrested were later released.

School Matters Hun School Receives Donation of Family Home Princeton philanthropist Betty Wold Johnson has donated her Edgerstoune Road home to the Hun School of Princeton with the intention of the property becoming a headmaster’s house and a place for the headmaster to entertain members of the school community. Designed by Princeton architect Ralph Bauhan, the property includes an 18-room Georgian-style house with furnishings and antiques, and manicured gardens. It is known for its large, illuminated Christmas tree. “Mrs. Johnson’s generosity to The Hun School has been extraordinary,” said Hun School Headmaster Jonathan Brougham. “The house is far more grand than my family would ever expect or need, but it will mean great things for the School.” The gift, along with the Brougham family’s move into the newly named Johnson House in the new year, will open up Mason House, the existing headmaster’s house, for other school needs.

PHS Yearbook Receives top NJ Award

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Princeton High School’s yearbook, The Prince, recently received the Garden State Scholastic Press Association’s top honors, the “All New Jersey Platinum” award, and the highest score of any yearbook submitted in New Jersey. Evaluated in the categories of overall concept, writing, photography, and coverage, the PHS yearbook is the product of the efforts of more than 40 students. The 2020 editors-in-chief Katherine Chang, Anna Eaton, and Alisa Prokoshin, along with PHS yearbook advisor Diana Lygas, accepted the award at the 2019 Fall Press Day at Rutgers University. Last year’s editor-in-chief was Will Davies, who graduated in June and is now attending the University of Virginia.

Solebury School Acquires 50 Acres The Solebury School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has acquired 50 acres of land adjacent to the school, increasing its campus size to 140 acres and allowing for expanded facilities and programming. “This is truly a magical moment in the history of Solebury School,” said Head of School Tom Wilschutz. “We have ensured the future of Solebury School.” Jennifer K. Burns, assistant head of school, provided an update on the school’s strategic plan, which includes increased enrollment in the boarding program and an enhanced campus environment.

NOAA Administrators Visit French American School National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists Mitch Bushuk and Vince Saba recently visited the French American School of Princeton (FASP) to deliver a presentation on “Understanding, Observing, and Acting on Climate Change.” Over the past several years FASP has actively participated in work to expand environmental consciousness. During the 2018-19 school year, former middle school students visited Bermuda to study plastic pollution and its impacts on marine life. This school year, the initiative continued with efforts to eliminate single-use plastics throughout the school. “The value of this presentation aligns with FASP’s work in protecting the environment, while keeping our students conscious of the world in which we live,” said Head of School Corinne Gungor.

PHS Sophomore Competes for Miss New Jersey Teen USA Princeton High School sophomore Kylie Colvin, 15, will be competing for the title of Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2020, November 22-24 at The Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. She is a member of PHS Cantus, the yearbook staff, the track and field team, and a tutor at John Witherspoon Middle School. The contestant chosen as Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2020 will go on to represent the state of New Jersey in the 2020 Miss Teen USA pageant.

Pennington School Receives Grant for Malawi Project The Pennington School has received a STEM grant for $4,590 from the Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) in support of a technology project designed to bring iPad technology and resources to children living in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa. Susan Wirsig, director of Pennington School’s Applied Science Certificate Program and a teacher of design engineering and mathematics, received the grant and has been working with Pennington students this fall to refurbish iPads to deliver to the children personally when they travel to the Malawi refugee camp during their spring break in March 2020. The project began during the 2018-19 school year and has grown to include more than 50 current students working on several technology initiatives to serve the refugees in Malawi.

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Local historian Jim Davidson will discuss the events that hit the sleepy borough of Flemington like a tsunami during the six weeks in the winter of 1935 when the “Trial of the Century,” the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial, played out in the historic county courthouse. The presentation is Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m. at Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s Little Theater on Junction Road in Flemington. From the first weekend of the trial when 50,000 people descended upon Flemington and trashed the courthouse; to the comings and goings of some of the era’s most recognized movie stars, reporters, and radio personalities on hand for the spectacle; to the escapades of “Nellie,” the stray dog that became famous when reporters covering the trial adopted her as a mascot; Davidson will detail the stories behind the trial, as well as dramatic highlights of the trial itself. Davidson studied history at Muhlenberg College, completed graduate work at Lehigh University, and taught history at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. He has served as president of the East Amwell Historical Society, as a member of the Township’s Preservation Committee, and as driving force behind the East Amwell museum. He also served 15 years on the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission. A lifelong Hunterdon County resident, Davidson is an avid collector of Lindbergh memorabilia and has written about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial, Anne and Charles Lindbergh, and the

Admission is $15 with proceeds benefiting the Friends of Historic Flemington, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit. Purchase tickets online at Eventbrite.com or by contacting Joanne Braun at (908) 268-6638. Hunterdon Central’s Little Theater is on Junction Road, behind Costco.

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Princeton Engineering Department Thanked for Cherry Valley Work

To the Editor: Especially in this month of Thanksgiving, I want to call out a special thanks to our Princeton Engineering Department, our municipal engineer Deanna Stockton, and her very good staff as well as others involved, including our Princeton Police Department, for the complex work in getting the previously hazardous Cherry Valley Road reconstructed so beautifully. This was not only a complex engineering project with dangerous side deep trenches on a narrow, winding, hilly road and a rough surface, it was complex in that Cherry Valley Road is the border between Princeton and Montgomery Township as well as Mercer and Somerset counties. All levels of government; the state, two counties, and two municipalities had to be involved in the funding and complex coordination. I also want to thank our Mayor, Liz Lempert, who helped to push the funding, etc. when that slowed things down considerably on this nine-month work project. It is now a safe pleasure to drive on Cherry Valley Road. I know that our municipal employees and our mayor hear various complaints. I’m glad to be able to shout out a big Thank You! for a job very well done along with many others, such as reconstruction of Valley Road, making it much more attractive and functional. GRACE SINDEN Ridgeview Circle

LALDEF Thanks Supporters For Help Celebrating New Home

To the Editor: On Sunday, November 10, the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) celebrated its Quinceañera in our new home in the beautiful historic 1892 building, formerly a social club for immigrant workers at the famous Roebling Wire Works in Trenton. Approximately 100 supporters and volunteers joined board members and staff to lift a glass of champagne and celebrate 15 years of providing legal representation and consultation, English-as-a-second language and citizenship classes, community identity cards, tax preparation, support to victims of domestic violence, and mentoring and coaching to 60 young students preparing for college as part of our FUTURO program. We write today on behalf of LALDEF’s staff, board of trustees, and the more than 3,000 people we serve each year to thank The Harvest Restaurant Group/Fenwick/ Agricola and Lucy’s Kitchen/One53 Restaurant, which provided the delicious food and beverages enjoyed by all who attended. Additionally, we want to offer our deepest gratitude to a small group of very generous LALDEF advocates, who generously donated $15,000 (one thousand for each year of LALDEF’s existence) as a fundraising challenge match for the event. Attendees then joined the rally and contributed an additional $15,000 within two hours! LALDEF — an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) — has a budget of about $600,000, 35 percent of which must be raised each year from our devoted donors old and new. We are deeply thankful for those who made our soiree a success, as well as to those who could not attend but regularly support our work to assist our immigrant friends and neighbors in these difficult times. LALDEF stands as a reminder that fairness and decency are still possible in this country; in this county; in this town. Because of these marvelous donors, we can celebrate. Because of them, we can raise our glasses and toast not only the past, but also the future of this vital organization. Many thanks again to all our supporters and advocates. PATRICIA FERNANDEZ KELLY Chair, The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the LALDEF Board of Trustees

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Kendal Looks Forward To Sharing Ideas with Voters

To the Editor: I am writing to express my sincere thanks to the Princeton voters for electing me to a second term on the Board of Education. I especially look forward to working on behalf of students and families that are underrepresented in decision-making in which they are directly affected. During the campaign, I spoke with community members throughout Princeton, all of whom share a common belief that our public schools, and a commitment to quality education for all students, are a cornerstone of our town. Recent budgetary decisions eliminated teaching positions and services, which particularly impacted students of color, struggling learners, special education, and low-income students. Thanks to the trust and confidence of Princeton voters, I will begin my second term on January 6, 2020. I look forward to sharing ideas and collaborating with my fellow board members for the benefit of our community during the next three years. DAFNA KENDAL

Board Must Be Open and Responsive Both to Members and Community

To the Editor: The Princeton Board of Education (BoE) has just mandated that its members may not publicly question School Board actions and policies, resolving that: “Board members will serve as ambassadors for their district, emphasizing the positive aspects of the district.” School Board members are not elected to represent the schools. They are elected to provide oversight for the community. How much oversight can be exercised if all communications must pass through the superintendent? “…Information prepared for deliberative purposes, will not be shared. If there is any question whether information is confidential, Board members will consult with the superintendent in advance. “…The superintendent will serve as the spokesperson for the district with the media. “...The Board president will serve as the spokesperson for the Board with the media.” Although BoE members are elected to represent the whole community, which pays for the schools through property taxes, this resolution passed 7:3. Princeton’s BoE must be open and responsive both to its members and to the community. Provisions that in any way restrict free speech and discourse are unacceptable and must be repealed. MARY CLURMAN AND PETER LINDENFELD Harris Road KATE WARREN Jefferson Road SHENWEI ZHAO Prospect Place CHARLOTTE O’CONNOR Patton Avenue PHYLLIS TEITELBAUM AND TONY LUNN Hawthorne Avenue ADAM AND SANDRA BIERMAN Grover Avenue KIP CHERRY Dempsey Avenue

Westminster Graduate, Ex-Resident Makes a Case for His Alma Mater

To the Editor: For the last three years, President Dell’Omo and the Rider University Board of Trustees have pursued a disastrously conceived program to sell the Princeton property where Westminster Choir College — one of the colleges of Rider University since the merger in 1991 — has resided since 1932. Its purpose is pure greed for the cash that the University might gain from the sale of real estate, regardless of the consequences for a college that is one of America’s greatest choral institutions. The resultant destabilization has alienated students and their parents, faculty, and alumni. Widespread negative publicity has damaged Westminster’s image so badly that new enrollment has dropped by 60 percent, stellar members of the faculty have left for more secure positions, and alumni giving has evaporated. Now since that strategy failed, Rider administration has announced what can only be perceived as a vengeful plan to abruptly move Westminster Choir College by fall of 2020 onto the Lawrenceville campus of the University. There the facilities

are completely nonexistent for the proper practice, teaching, rehearsal, and performance needs of a music conservatory. Such a move will certainly result in the demise of the college. Consider these facts: • Every church and school in Princeton has benefited from the musical leadership of Westminster teachers, students, and graduates. That includes Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. • Thousands of local young people have benefited from instrumental and vocal study at the Westminster Conservatory. • Hundreds of thousands have delighted in our choirs’ frequent performances with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra over the past 80 years. Such legendary conductors as Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Muti have relied on our choirs’ superb singing. • The state of New Jersey recently acknowledged the excellence of Westminster Choir College, through a $4.2 million grant to help build the Cullen Center, one of the finest, stateof-the-art rehearsal halls in the country. • Today across America two million people find joy and fulfilment singing regularly in choirs led by Westminster Choir College graduates. What the president and trustees of Rider are attempting is worse than a money grab. It is worse than utterly disregarding their responsibility — as trustees — to promote the welfare of Westminster Choir College. It is more than failing to provide the education promised to present students when they enrolled for a degree. And it is worse than disregarding the gifts of all those who have sponsored the college, and the professional lives of all those who have taught there. What they are doing is an attack on vital foundations of civilized society: culture, artistic beauty, and “the pursuit of happiness.” It is, in essence, an assault on our humanity. KENNETH PALMOWSKI-WOLFE Westminster Choir College, Class of 1982 Resident of Princeton, 1976 – 2001

Muralist Davila Thanked for Sharing His Art With Community

To the Editor: The Arts Council of Princeton would like to extend its sincerest gratitude and appreciation to everyone who turned out in force on Saturday, November 9 for the Journey mural reveal and dedication. The mural, created by Marlon Davila, the fall 2019 Anne Reeves Artist-in Residence, is located at the corner of John Street and Leigh Avenue. A special thank you to Mayor Liz Lempert and members of Princeton Council who joined us for the dedication of this mural, which celebrates the artistry and creativity prevalent in our town. This project would not have been possible without the support of Timothy M. Andrews, who has generously underwritten the Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence program. The Arts Council of Princeton also acknowledges mural sponsors Studio Hillier, Kucker-Haney Paint Company, Jerry’s Art-a-Rama, and Smith’s ACE Hardware for their support of public art in Princeton. Great thanks go to Lupita Groceries for providing the perfect “canvas” for our mural, and who, along with Local Greek, provided delicious refreshments for the mural celebration. And most importantly, thank you to Marlon Davila for sharing your art with the community and for reminding us of the importance of encouraging dialogue and following one’s passion. MARIA EVANS Artistic Director Arts Council of Princeton

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Murphy’s upcoming book, Dronehenge : The Stor y Behind the Remarkable Discovery at Newgrange, is set to release in January 2020. This book details the discovery made in July 2018 by Murphy and a colleague, Ken Williams, of a giant Late Neolithic henge monument while flying their drones over the Boyne Valley. During the course of the book, he sets out to unravel

features, revealed. T h is d is cover y gaine d global attention, spawning a media frenzy and internet sensation. Murphy further discusses the construction of the henge and what it might have been used for, in addition to how this might completely alter perspectives on the Brú na Bóinne landscape. Essentially, he has discovered something that will be studied for many years to come. Murphy is a journalist, author, photographer, astronomer, and tour guide who lives in Drogheda, at the gateway to Ireland’s historic Boyne Valley. He has been researching, photographing, and writing about the ancient megalithic monuments of the Boyne Valley and their associated mythology, cosmology, and alignments for the past 20 years. He is the author of five books, including Island of the Setting Sun: In Search of Ireland’s Ancient Astronomers and Mythical Ireland: New Light on the Ancient Past. Copies of Dronehenge : The Story Behind the Remarka ble D is c ov e r y at Newgrange will be available for purchase at the event by Labyrinth Books.

Novelist Alice Lichtenstein, Princeton native and daughter of residents Immanuel and Nancy Lichtenstein, has just published her third novel, The Crime of Being, with Upper Hand Press.

John Witherspoon Elementary School, Valley Road Middle School, and The L ear n ing Com mu n it y in P r i nce ton H igh S cho ol. She received her MFA from Boston Universit y where she was named the Boston University Fellow in Creative Writing. She has received a New York Foundation of the Arts Grant in Fiction and the

Barbara Deming Award in Fiction. She has twice been a Fellow at the MacDowell Colony. Lichtenstein teaches fiction-w riting at Har t w ick College in Oneonta, N Y. She has also taught fictionwriting at Boston University, Wheaton College, Lesley College, and the Harvard University Summer School.

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ber of Commerce, and even the churches. Lichtenstein’s subtle and searching investigation of the hate crime allows us to see the expanding circle of self-interest that radiates from the eruption of suppressed hate.” Alice Lichtenstein’s first two novels, The Genius of the World (Zoland, 2002) and Lost (Scribner, 2009), were both reviewed in The New York Times Book Review, by Publishers Weekly, and by Alan Cheuss on NPR. Lost received a starred review from Kirkus and was long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC International Award in Fiction. The Crime of B eing has already been nominated for the AnisfieldWolf Award, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. L i c h te n s te i n a t te n d e d

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Everything Happens in Princeton: Thoughts On George Kennan and Marie Yovanovitch God has sent his creatures into the world with arms long enough to reach anywhere if they could be put to the trouble of extending them. —Thomas Chatterton 1752-1770 t seems that the long arms of Wordsworth’s “marvelous boy” have reached into the second decade of the 21st century. While I’ve been unable to learn whether the saying attributed to Chatterton was of his own making or simply, as one source says, “one of his favorite maxims,” the very idea that the authorship is in question accords with his legend. If he seems an unlikely time traveler, he has a claim on this particular day, having been born in the city of Bristol on November 20, 1752. It’s also hard to imagine a figure from the past more relevant to the hoax-and-witch-hunt chaos of this fake-news-conspiracy-theory-tainted age than the 15-year-old who invented a 15th-century poetry-writing priest named Thomas Rowley, fabricating Rowley’s Middle English manuscripts artfully enough to convince certain literary authorities that his forgeries were authentic. Better Than Marvelous Any thought of devoting an entire column to Chatterton came to an abrupt end last Friday. The marvelous boy was no match for the marvelous woman who, in the words of the New York Times, had been “Plunged Into the War Zone of U.S. Politics.” Not that I would have called Marie Yovanovitch “marvelous,” a word I seldom use. She was better than that, better than the infectious superlative William Wordsworth and Cole Porter put into the transcendental conversation. Was she beautiful? strong? quietly compelling? She was better. She was sympathetic. The beauty was in her bearing, her poise, her integrity, the way she made her case, told her story, weathered the patronizing tone of interrogators doing their polite best to avoid taking her seriously. “How Does It Feel?” During the recess, my first impulse was to mark the occasion by listening to songs about her namesake, from Tommy Dorsey and Randy Newman’s romantic Maries to Bob Dylan’s “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” except sweetness had nothing to do with it. What counted was the energy and excitement of the music, and the refrain, “Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?” Imagine running that line at the bottom of a desolate nocturnal street scene in Kiev the day after the “bad news” ambassador was flown out of the country.

Another Dylan lyric came to mind when Chairman Adam Schiff put her on the spot, asking, in effect, how does it feel to be threatened by the president. After she provided the word he wanted (“Well, it’s very intimidating”), the Times sensationalized it in a banner headline that turned the heroine into a victim: “Ex-Envoy ‘Devastated’ As Trump Vilified Her.” That headline bothered me so much that I took the paper upstairs Saturday morning and spread the front page open on the table next to my desk, where it’s been glaring at me ever since, as if to remind me what the subject of this column should be. If she’s a victim, let Dylan sing the chorus, “How does it feel, how does it feel to be on your own, with no direction home, like a rolling stone?”

my three-year-old son and I may have crossed Marie’s path, on McCosh walk or in the courtyard of Chancellor Green, where the sight of a child in a stroller was somewhat uncommon, at least between 1978 and 1980. I dropped him off and picked him up every day at Nassau Presbyterian, his first nursery school, which was located in the midst of what Scott Fitzgerald called “the loveliest riot of Gothic architecture in America, battlement linked on to battlement, hall to hall, arch-broken, vine-covered–luxuriant and lovely over two square miles of green grass.” “A Princeton Companion” At that time we lived in the second-floor apartment of a half-stucco, half shingled house on Patton Avenue, a few blocks up from the lake where Albert Einstein used to sail his dinghy. Around the corner

The Princeton Connection But that was before everything gravitated to Princeton. Only hours after the hearing did I learn that Marie (“Masha” to her friends) had in fact found a home here, graduating with the Class of 1980, with a major in history and Russian studies. More than once during her testimony, most significantly in her opening statement with its eloquent account of everything a foreign service officer should be, I was thinking of our Hodge Road landlord George Kennan and how impressed the esteemed historian, statesman and former ambassador to the Soviet Union would have been by her deportment, how much he’d have admired her, especially in contrast to a political reality so horrendous that Kennan, even in his most profoundly pessimistic moments, surely could not have imagined it. My next thought was of the times

on Princeton Avenue was the rambling house in which Saul Bellow, John Berryman, and R.P. Blackmur had all lived at various times. I walked past Scott Fitzgerald’s eating club on my way down Prospect Avenue to Firestone Library, where I was helping PU secretary emeritus Alexander Leitch complete work on an encyclopedia of the University called A Princeton Companion (Princeton Univ. Press 1978). Besides doing my best to make the articles readable, I researched and wrote the entries for, among others, Einstein, Blackmur, and the Council on the Humanities. One task I helped initiate and particularly enjoyed was tracking down and compiling the lists of various congressmen, cabinet officers, ambassadors, and presidents related to the entry, “Princeton in the Nation’s Service,” which took its title from Woodrow Wilson’s Sesquicentennial oration. That I gave most of my attention to the “Ambassadors and

Ministers” category no doubt had something to do with repressed wanderlust since it gave me an excuse to type up the names of faraway lands on the secretary’s ancient but wonderfully responsive Underwood in his office on the third floor of the library, which I had all to myself every night, free to go from the Ivory Coast (John F. Root) and Mauritania (Holsey G. Handyside) to happily banging away on an impossibly long and defiantly unpublishable novel. When I typed in George F. Kennan ‘25 under Yugoslavia and the U.S.S.R., all I knew was that he lived in town and was based at the Institute for Advanced Studies. Only in Princeton One day a Patton Avenue neighbor called with the news that his wife was giving a piano lesson to Stalin’s granddaughter and did I want to stop by and meet her? I knew he wasn’t kidding. This was Princeton, where such things could happen. Olga was about six, with a Buster Brown haircut and a round face. A Warren Zevon album was on the stereo. As soon as I sat down, she threw me a big Mickey Mouse ball and then a small yellow ball, both of which she kept in play while running around the room, terrifying an otherwise unflabble cockerspaniel. Two years later, this being Princeton, the center of the universe, we moved into a Hodge Road carriage house behind the home of the man who had guided Olga’s mother Svetlana through her transition to the United States after she defected in 1967. In fact it was George Kennan who had convinced her to come to America in the first place. I wish he could have been there listening to these lines from Marie Yovanovitch’s opening statement: y service is an expression of gratitude for all that this country has given my family and me. My late parents did not have the good fortune to come of age in a free society. My father fled the Soviets before ultimately finding refuge in the United States. My mother’s family escaped the USSR after the Bolshevik revolution, and she grew up stateless in Nazi Germany, before eventually making her way to the United States. Their personal histories— my personal history—gave me both deep gratitude towards the United States and great empathy for others—like the Ukrainian people—who want to be free.” —Stuart Mitchner

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Passage Theatre Continues its Solo Flights Series with “Sorta Rican”; Recording Artist Miss Angelina Brings a Musical Odyssey to Her Home State

assage Theatre has continued its Solo Flights series with Sorta Rican, which was presented November 1517. Written and performed by actor and recording artist Miss Angelina, this autobiographical monologue is a musical odyssey that humorously follows the singer’s quest to connect with her identity as a Latina. Miss Angelina is a rapper who has released two albums, and has costarred in a music web series that has been featured on the television series American Latino. She has been touring with Sorta Rican since 2015, presenting it at venues such as the Hard Rock Café (San Juan), Broadway Comedy Club (NYC), and Improv Olympic Theater (LA). The show itself is a tour. The journey starts with the monologist’s upbringing as part of an immigrant family in Little Silver, New Jersey. From there we follow her to New York City (where she lives in Washington Heights), Miami, and San Juan. These all are places that Miss Angelina visits in the course of a search for her cultural heritage. Along the way she encounters disparate preconceptions about what it means to be a Puerto Rican and/ or a Latina. Part of what makes the show engaging is the performer’s ability to find humor in her struggles to feel as though she belongs to a community. Being an American who is half Puerto Rican and half Italian presents challenges to this, as does the fact that she initially does not speak Spanish — which, she quips, is essential to be a Latina. Inviting us, in the opening number, to “Sit Back and Relax,” Miss Angelina immediately establishes and maintains a rapport with the audience. This is reinforced by director Laura Grey’s staging, which periodically moves her from the stage to the aisle. The performer even invites a member of the audience to join her onstage for a bit of salsa dancing, and the entire audience is beckoned to sing along to “Miss Angelina,” a signature number for the show. Using a wide palette of accents and vocal inflections, Miss Angelina portrays a variety of characters. The first one we meet is her stern grandmother, who teaches her how to cook, and urges her to stay away from Puerto Rico — advice that she is determined to ignore. Other characters include her neighbor in a Washington Heights apartment, and the owner of a noisy bar across from her apartment in San Juan. This last character initially is unsympathetic toward her, but unexpectedly helps her when she is in need — and makes it possible for her to connect with a community — when she is

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at her lowest point. Photo projections establish the locations. To demarcate the characters she portrays, Miss Angelina changes into costumes and hats that hang on a clothesline that visibly runs across the length of the stage, along with a prominent Puerto Rican flag. To mark her arrival in Puerto Rico, slides are used to juxtapose a peaceful beach scene, which a tourist might associate with a tropical island, against the exterior of the apartment she actually inhabits when she arrives. Her early experiences in San Juan are detailed in a segment that gives her an outlet with which to discuss political issues, especially Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States following Hurricane Maria. Miss Angelina holds a degree in music theatre from Northwestern University, and that background is evident here. At one point she borrows from The Little Mermaid, parodying the song “Part of Your World” to describe her wish to return to Puerto Rico (where she had visited when she was younger), and connect with her culture.

Humorously reflecting on her experience growing up as the only Puerto Rican in her school, she recalls being assigned to sing “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story at a class concert. (We see video footage of her singing the number as a child, before she sings it live.) This becomes a point of departure for a wry, candid discussion of cultural representation and stereotypes in musicals. Miss Angelina imagines a Puerto Rican version of The Sound of Music, performing an amusing medley in which “My Favorite Things” revises its list to include piña coladas. “We love food so much, we write music about it,” Miss Angelina quips. “Not only do we write music about food, we named our music after food: salsa!” Salsa informs the show’s musical vocabulary, along with Caribbean rhythms and hip-hop. Fittingly it is music that makes it possible for her to connect with her new neighbors in San Juan. Although she initially feels as much an outsider there as she did in the United States, she is warmly received when she accepts the bar owner’s invitation to sing karaoke.

The show leaves one curious to see more of the performer’s experiences in the various places she has visited, but Sorta Rican is well balanced in terms of its content. Character portrayals and wry observations are evenly interspersed with rhythmically driving songs — for which Miss Angelina delivers a crisp, articulate presentation of her lyrics — in addition to dances. Sorta Rican succeeds thematically because it explores universal issues — immigration, race, and cultural identity — through the lens of Miss Angelina’s personal experiences. The show finds humor, sometimes provocatively, in stereotypes. But these stereotypes are presented in order to underline the extent to which cultural attitudes helped to shape her preconceptions about who she should be. ptly it is through song that she finds a resolution to the search for her identity. During a reprise of “Miss Angelina” she realizes that she does not need to define herself by her lineage. Deftly scripted and exuberantly performed, Sorta Rican is a concise, entertaining depiction of a musician’s self-discovery. —Donald H. Sanborn III

“SORTA RICAN”: Passage Theatre has continued its Solo Flights series with “Sorta Rican.” Written and performed by Miss Angelina (above) and directed by Laura Grey, the musical monologue depicts the performer’s search for her cultural identity. (Photo by Rachel Kenaston) Passage Theatre’s upcoming mainstage production is Mother (and Me), which runs March 20-22. For tickets, show times, and further information about Passage Theatre’s season, call (609) 392-0766 or visit passagetheatre.org.

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SCROOGE IS BACK: McCarter Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” returns December 10-29. Cowering at the top of the steps is Greg Wood, who returns to play Ebeneezer Scrooge, shown here with Adele Batchelder in the 2018 production. Visit mccarter.org for tickets.

HOLIDAY TRADITION: Roxey Ballet presents Mark Roxey’s production of “Nutcracker” at The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Theater in Ewing November 28-December 8. Santa will visit, and Princeton Pro Musica will perform at intermission. The November 30, 1 p.m. performance and the Darlington Fine Arts is sensory-friendly for those with special needs. Visit www.roxeyballet.org for more details Center. She is principal flutist of the Bravura Philharmonic and ticket information. Orchestra. Willois graduated from the p.m., the a cappella group tish composers, which will be Music of Scotland Mason Gross School of the Jersey Harmony Chorus will performed in the same rooms In the Trent House Arts with degrees in music On Saturday, December 7 where Trent and his guests perform a collection of fa- performance and music eduvorite holiday carols in the would have heard them. at 2 p.m., the Trent House Ascation. He studied flute under John Burkhalter and Dono- barbershop style. sociation presents The PractiThe evening will include Bart Feller and participated tioners of Musick in a perfor- van Klotzbeacher founded s o n g s a n d s tor y te l l i n g. in master classes with James the Practitioners of Musick to mance honoring the Scottish Galway, Paula Robison, and heritage of William Trent, and research and perform the mu- The concert will be held Jean Pierre Rampal. He is an at t h e Re c r e at i o n H a l l sical riches of 17th and 18th celebrating the 300th anniactive performer in the New versary of the house he built century Great Britain and at Griggstow n Reformed York/New Jersey area, and at the Falls of the Delaware Ireland and the Colonial and Church, 1065 Canal Road. has played with the Garden Federal periods in America. General admission in adin 1719. State Symphonic Band, the The program, “Caledonia,” They have performed and lec- vance is $18, with students Edison Symphony, Artemis will include music for recorder tured at libraries, museums, and seniors charged $15. Chamber Orchestra, Actor’s and harpsichord composed and historic sites throughout General admission at the Net, and with the chamber endoor is $20, with students by Bremner, Oswald, and the region and beyond. sembles trio@play and Vento and seniors charged $18. Tickets are $10 at the door Ramsey, among other ScotTrio. The latter group was For information and tick- featured at the Fou de Bastish masters, and will be per- and include light refreshments formed in the historic house. of Scottish and English fare. ets, call Carole at (732 ) son conference in Angouleme, Born in Inverness, Scotland, Visitors can also purchase 236-6803 or jerseyharmo- France, where Willois played William Trent immigrated to decorated wreaths and ar- nytickets@gmail.com. classical and jazz concerts and Philadelphia and established rangements and seasonal conducted workshops in jazz Conservatory Faculty himself as a successful ship- greens in the Visitor Center improvisation. In the summer ping merchant. In 1714 he before or after the concert. Perform Music from France of 2014 Willois participated in Westminster Conservatory the 34th annual Music Festiacquired much of the land The Trent House is at 15 Marat Nassau will present a recital val of Londrina, Brazil, both that now is the city of Tren- ket Street in Trenton. For more information, visit of music from France for two performing and conducting ton, and in 1719 built his Georgian style mansion on www.williamtrenthouse.org. flutes and piano on Thursday, workshops in jazz and flute November 21 at 12:15 p.m. performances. Willois curhis plantation there. Entertainments he hosted would “Traditions of the Season” The performers, Ellen Fisher rently teaches at Westminster Deerberg and Kevin Willois, Conservatory and the Peddie likely have included music by With Harmony Chorus flutes, and pianist Christopher School. On December 14 at 7 17th and 18th century ScotMcWilliams, are members of McWilliams is a member the teaching faculty of Westof the piano faculty at Westminster Conservatory. The minster Conservatory. He is recital will take place in the a graduate of Westminster Niles Chapel of Nassau PresChoir College, where he byterian Church, 61 Nassau earned a bachelor of music in Street in Princeton. It is open piano and organ performance to the public free of charge. and a master of music in piano They will perform an ar- pedagogy and performance. Featuring rangement for two flutes of At Westminster Choir Colour resident ensemble of Léo Delibes’ “Flower Duet” lege he studied piano with from the opera Lakmé; Jean- Phyllis Lehrer and organ with Philippe Rameau’s Pièces de Matthew Lewis and Kenneth claveçin en concert no. 5 in Cowan. McWilliams teaches D Minor; and the “Andante” piano both at Westminster from Jean-Michel Damase’s Conservatory and in his priTrio for two flutes and piano. vate studio. Previously he Deerberg received a bach- taught at the Ewing Presbyteelor of music degree in per- rian Nursery School and at Informance from Temple Uni- spira Arts in New Brunswick, versity, where she studied served as accompanist and with the late Murray Panitz, music theory instructor at The Princeton University performance principal flutist of the Phila- Princeton String Academy, faculty and students delphia Orchestra. She stud- and he served as the organist ied chamber music with Phila- of Princeton United Methodist delphia Orchestra principals Church. Richard Woodhams, Anthony Gigliotti, and Bernard Gar- Westminster Opera Theatre DVOŘÁK & BURLEIGH: field. Deerberg has performed Presents “Cendrillon” THE AMERICAN CONNECTION as principal flutist with the Westminster Opera Theatre SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 24, 2019 • 3PM Kennett Symphony Orches- will present Cendrillon (Cintra, Lehigh Valley Chamber derella) by Jules Massenet on Orchestra, and Delaware Friday, November 22 and SatANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Humoresques for Solo Piano, Op. 101 Children’s Opera, and has urday, November 23 at 7:30 DVOŘÁK Biblical Songs for Soprano & Piano, Op. 99 performed in numerous solo p.m. in the Robert L. Annis HARRY T. BURLEIGH 5 Spirituals recitals and concerts in the Playhouse on the campus of DVOŘÁK/WILLIAM ARMS FISHER “Goin’ Home” Delaware Valley. She is on the Westminster Choir College. DVOŘÁK String Quintet, Op. 97 faculties of Westminster Con- The opera will be sung in servatory and the Bryn Mawr French with English superRichardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall Conservatory of Music, and titles and dialogue, accompaTICKETS: princetonuniversityconcerts.org is a former faculty member of nied by chamber orchestra. 609-258-9220 | $15 General | $5 Students the Wilmington Music School Susan Ashbaker is music

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director for the production, Ted Taylor is conductor and James Kenon Mitchell is stage director.

Susan Ashbaker “The story of Cinderella, known in countless variations throughout the world, tells of the triumph of goodness and kindness over greed and vanity. It is a story of transformations: pumpkins turn to carriages, rags turn to riches — but it is also a story of potential and of courage,” said Ashbaker. “Although the libretto for Massenet’s version, penned by Henri Cain, is heavily influenced by the version of the story by Charles Perrault, the additions to the story give greater focus to the transformation of Cinderella herself. All fairy tales have a moral — this is a story about more than shoes. It dares us to ask: What could I do with a little bit of courage?” Ashbaker is associate professor/director of Westminster Opera Theatre, artistic director for Tri-Cities Opera, and artistic advisor/master class presenter/master vocal coach for the CoOPERAtive Program at Westminster. She has more than 30 years of experience in the performing arts and she is active in the opera and vocal world as an artistic advisor/consultant, master class presenter, lecturer, and an opera/vocal coach. Her experience on both sides of the opera industry gives her a comprehensive approach to the key elements of career advancement for singers

as well as a unique vantage point in the administration of opera companies, arts organizations, and institutions of higher learning. Taylor is equally at home in the pit conducting a repertoire of over 50 operas and musicals, on the stage accompanying some of the world’s pre-eminent vocalists or appearing in the country’s top cabaret venues. As pianist, he has appeared with Kathleen Battle, Sylvia McNair, Ben Heppner, and Christine Schäfer. He has served on the conducting staffs of the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago and has led performances for many American opera companies, including Cincinnati Opera, Atlanta Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, and New York City Opera, where he debuted conducting La Traviata. Appearances by Taylor as a pianist include the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Festival, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. A native of Texas and a graduate of Indiana University, Taylor is currently in his 13th year on the faculty of Yale University and his 22nd at Mannes School of Music in New York City, where he maintains an active studio as coach and teacher. Mitchell is currently in his fifth year as director of Opera Theatre at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Mitchell has directed Faust for Opera Modo; Madama Butterfly for Opera Forza; La Traviata and The Magic Flute for the CoOPERAtive Program; and La Voix Humaine, Iolanta, Brettl-Lieder, L’heure Espagnole, La Tragedie de Carmen, and Three Decembers at Tri-Cities Opera in Bingamton, New York. He has been a dramatic coach for Westminster’s CoOPERAtive program since 2017. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors, and are available by phone at (609) 921-2663 or at www.rider.edu/arts.

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“PORTRAITS OF PRESERVATION”: Watercolor paintings by award-winning artist James Fiorentino will be featured at D&R Greenway Land Trust December 6 through February 28. The show highlights the landscapes and wildlife found on the acres and properties permanently preserved by D&R Greenway since its founding 30 years ago. and museum professionals from World Arts Education Corporation. A traveling version of the exhibition, featuring a selection of artists, will appear at the Anderson Contemporary Gallery in New York City from December 2 to January 1, 2020. The Numina Gallery show is open to the public Mon“VIOLET SERIES III”: This painting by Wanyu Guo is featured in “Delayed Choice: Chinese Newday through Thursday 3:30 Generation Female Artists,” on view through November 22 at the Numina Gallery at Princeton to 8 p.m. and Friday 3:30 High School. The exhibit showcases works by 18 women artists trained at the Central Academy to 6 p.m. of Fine Arts and the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

“Delayed Choice” Exhibit pan Xie, Huichao Yang, Hui- new generation of Chinese At PHS’ Numina Gallery min Yang, Wen Zhang, Zijia women? O n v i e w t h rou g h No vember 22 at the Numina Gallery at Princeton High School (PHS), 151 Moore Street, “Delayed Choice : Chinese New- Generation Female Artists” is an exhibition of original fine art by 18 women artists trained at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. It is the first group exhibition of young female Chinese artists in the United States. The exhibition, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of formal U.S.-China diplomatic relations, showcases work by Jia Chu, Rui Feng, Tianshu Gong, Wanyu Guo, Nan Hu, Yanhe Liu, Ying Liu, Yiran Wang, Yu Wang, Yujing Wang, Huan-

Zhang, Qinyu Zheng, and Qianyin Zhuo. The artists play with the concept of time and tradition. The exhibition demonstrates traditional Chinese art forms while integrating more contemporary Western styles. Each artist intertwines ideas of society, gender, and culture in their work, providing a relevant new perspective for a modern international and intercultural world. These young female artists explore femininity in their work. What has it meant in the past to be a woman in China, and what does it mean now? How have women been depicted, celebrated, obscured, mythologized, and reshaped by the interpretive eyes and hands of artists? How do those traditions and archetypes affect this

Through each artist’s recognition and understanding of their cultural past and their acknowledgment of their cultural present, their work helps shape their future, further defining their identity as women in society in our diverse global culture. Their work intimately explores the feminine, defining femininity in new ways while integrating past ideologies about female identity. A group of students at PHS manages the Numina Gallery. Numina, Latin for “sacred space,” was the first studentrun professional nonprofit art gallery in the nation. Princeton High School students played an integral role in curating the exhibition, working alongside Princeton High School art teachers, as well as trained art historians

“Portraits of Preservation” Exhibit at D&R Greenway

D&R Greenway Land Trust continues the celebration of its 30th year with a new, traveling exhibit, “Portraits of Preservation,” based on watercolor paint ings by award-winning artist James Fiorentino. The exhibit highlights the landscapes and wildlife found on 20,865 acres and 308 properties permanently preserved by the D&R Greenway since its founding three decades ago. The exhibit will launch on December 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with an opening reception featuring an artist talk and special guests. The exhibit will remain on display at the Johnson Education Center weekdays through February 28, after which it will travel to other locations throughout Central New Jersey and surrounding states. Consisting of nearly 30 works of art, the exhibit will allow visitors to tour preserved lands of the D &R Greenway through the eyes of an artist, and discover wildlife that can be found in-

habiting these green spaces. Among the lands featured in the exhibit are Greenway Meadows in Princeton, St. Michael’s Farm Preserve in Hopewell, the Abbott Marshlands in Bordentown, Capitol City Farm in Trenton, Steel Gap Preserve in Bridgewater, Goat Hill Overlook in Lambertville, and the Sourland Mountain Preserve, which spans several area towns. Among the wildlife species portrayed will be bear, fox, wood frogs, eagles, hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, and bees who depend on the habitats protected by D&R Greenway for their survival. With current numbers of bird species declining, “the preservation of these places is more important now than ever,” says Fiorentino. “We are incredibly fortunate to have a renowned artist like James Fiorentino help us celebrate the beauty of the lands and wildlife that the D & R Greenway Land Trust has preserved,” said CEO Linda Mead. “The public will enjoy seeing the art and learning the stories of these special lands at the exhibit. In our 30th year,

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“THE MACAW”: A New Jersey artist exhibition of works by award-winning impressionist painter Mildred Miller (1892-1964) will be featured at the Pederson Gallery, 17 North Union Street, Lambertville. Between 1918 and 1934, Miller had 29 paintings accepted for exhibition at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, including two that were chosen to receive the Mary Smith Prize. The opening is Friday, November 22, from 7 to 9 p.m.

this is an opportunity to raise awareness about not only what we have accomplished, but also about what there still remains to do.” Visitors can take some of the beauty home, since originals and reproductions of the art will be available for purchase, with all proceeds to benefit the preservation of future lands. “My family has made its home in Central Jersey in large part because of the beauty that surrounds us here,” said Fiorentino. “I’m proud to be associated with D&R Greenway as a member of the board, and now as an artist helping to celebrate the fact that these beautiful places will be protected forever.” The exhibit, including the opening reception, is free and open to the public. The second stop for this traveling exhibit will be at Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery in Bernardsville. The Johnson Education Center, a circa-1900 restored barn at One Preservation Place, Princeton, is D&R Greenway’s home. For more information, visit www.drgreenway.org.

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Artists’ Gallery Celebrates 25 Years in Lambertville

Artists’ Gallery, a collective of 16 artists, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Lambertville with a series of open houses on December 8, January 12, February 9, and March 8 — all from 1 to 4 p.m. All are invited to meet the artists, and enter a raffle at each open house to win a print of your choice. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street in the heart of Lambertville. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 pm. For m or e i n for m at ion, v i s it www.LambertvilleArts.com.

“Off the Wall” Art Sale/Show at WWAC

The West Windsor Arts Council presents the work of over 100 artists in “Off

the Wall: An Affordable Art Sale.” The juried exhibition is open to the public through Friday, December 20. As an affordable art sale, artwork is offered at prices from $50 to $400. Artworks may be literally taken off the wall at the time of purchase. “This is the ninth ‘Off the Wall’ art show and it grows in quality and excitement each year,” said Aylin Green, executive director of the West Windsor Arts Center. “This was our biggest year yet in terms of the number of works submitted for consideration. The exhibition committee did a great job selecting the work. I know it was a difficult thing to do, but, ultimately, the variety of works, all priced under $400, is impressive. I’ve got my eye on two or three.” Marla Powers’ artwork is representative of the unique art in various mediums and

styles that one can see in this show. Powers’ art is influenced by her background in anthropology and her studies of the art of the Lakota people in South Dakota and the Pueblo people in New Mexico. Powers focuses on creating artwork that allows the viewer to sense the movement and energy of the subject matter. This fluidity is evident in Powers’ work cache-cache, mon amour which she created using encaustic collage and mixed media. In addition to mediums such as encaustic, oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, and printmaking, some artists used artistic techniques that relate to their heritage. Artist Ke He used traditional Chinese brush painting in her work Resting Whitle Ostrich. Each artist also considers how the viewer of the artwork might interpret the piece.

Adriana Groza’s Aerial View is an acrylic representation of the ocean as seen from above. Groza emphasized that this aerial perspective gives the viewer flexibility in how he or she chooses to display the painting on the wall. New this year, the West Windsor Arts Council is showcasing 13 works of art by participants in the Visual Arts Program at The Arc Mercer. The Arc Mercer has served people with special needs through empowering programs for 70 years. In the Visual Arts Program, participants grow as artists through lessons by professional art instructors. The West Windsor Arts Center is located at 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.westwindsorarts.org. “CACHE-CACHE, MON AMOUR”: This mixed media encaustic collage by Marla N. Powers is part of the West Windsor Arts Council’s “Off the Wall: An Affordable Art Sale,” a juried exhibition and art sale on view through December 20 at the West Windsor Arts Center in Princeton Junction.

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Defeating UConn in NCAAs for 12th Win a Row PU Field Hockey Returns to Final 4, Will Face UVa

n late September, the Princeton University field hockey team suffered a tough loss when it fell 2-1 in overtime to UConn. But after winning 11 of its next 12 games, including a 5-1 thrashing of Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA tournament last Friday, ninth-ranked Princeton earned a rematch with the powerhouse Huskies last Sunday on their home field in Storrs, Conn. in the national quarterfinals. Displaying how far it has come since that disappointing September afternoon, Princeton turned the tables on No. 2 UConn, pulling away to a 2-0 win as the program earned its second straight trip to the NCAA Final Four and third in the last four years. Princeton head coach Carla Tagliente was thrilled by her team’s performance in Connecticut as it ended the weekend at 15-4 and riding a 12-game winning streak. The Tigers will now play No. 3 Virginia (18-4) in the NCAA semis on November 22 at Winston-Salem, N.C., with the victor advancing to the national championship game on November 24. “The score result was much bigger against Syracuse but UConn is much more formidable opponent, both games were the best games we have played all season,” said Tagliente, who is her fourth season guiding the program

which has made nine trips to the semis overall and won the national title in 2012. “I was really, really impressed with the game on Sunday. We did one of the presses we had done against them the first time in the first quarter and it was horrible. We had to change in the first five minutes because they were running at us repeatedly. We really settled in after that.” After settling in, the Tigers kept possession in its offensive zone for much of the game. “They defend with a lot of numbers, which is kind of similar to Rutgers, Delaware and St. Joe’s, teams that we had struggled scoring on,” said Tagliente. “It is something we have actually trained quite a bit on later in the season. We play with MK [MaryKate Neff] and JT [Julianna Tornetta] in the middle and we were finally really comfortable with giving them the ball. It is just us getting comfortable with things we didn’t do the first time.” Princeton gained a comfort level as it got goals at crucial times with Neff tallying midway through the second quarter to out the Tigers up at half and Hannah Davey scoring early in the fourth to blunt a Husky comeback. “It was so important, I felt like UConn’s energy level changed quite a bit after that, not in terms of panic but with

a letdown in a way,” said Tagliente of Neff’s goal. “The insurance goal was huge because things are still tense to that point. We were really knocking on the door, knocking on the door but we couldn’t get anything. We had an entry to Clara Roth in front of the goalie and she just missed and Ali McCarthy just missed one so we were there. It was really important that we got that insurance goal.” For Tagliente, advancing to the Final Four once again is a huge step for the Tigers. “To go back to a third one in four years, speaks volumes of where the program has come,” said Tagliente. “You get to one and it is great job, you get to three in four years and you look at the culture of the program and the foundation is pretty strong right now with that consistency. I am really proud of where we are at.” Producing late season surges has become a trademark for the program. “I think we have done that for years (get better as the season goes on); that is the most important thing,” said Tagliente. “We play a tough schedule. We may not get all the games in the beginning and we didn’t this year, but it is where you are at the end rather than in the beginning.” The Tigers know they will facing a tough foe in UVa.

“From what I have seen, they have a lot of tight games; they win a lot of games by one goal,” said Tagliente. “They are good on penalty corners. They are athletic like we are and play an open game. They have leadership in the back with Rachel Robinson. She is a difference maker for them, she seems to be the one that really brings things together. They have different offensive threats and I don’t think there is any one person you can hone in on.” Having been eliminated in the semis in its last two trips the the Final 4, Princeton is hoping to put things together this weekend. “The perspective going into the third one is vastly different than the first one,” said Tagliente. “In the first one (a 3-2 defeat to eventual national champion Delaware in 2016), it was like a whirlwind; everything was going fast forward. We were overdoing it and looking at too many things and trying to be so perfect. Last year, we got a lot right (in a 1-0 loss to Maryland). I thought we played a better game than Maryland. We dominated them, we just didn’t score goals and that happens sometimes. We have the right mentality this year. We have a level of calmness; we have a bit more quiet confidence this time.” Bringing a 12-game winning streak into the semis is a definite confidence builder. “We are firing on all cylinders right now,” said Tagliente. “The big question

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RETURN ENGAGEMENT: Princeton University field hockey player MaryKate Neff tracks down the ball in a game earlier this fall. Last Sunday, junior star Neff scored a goal to help No. 9 Princeton defeat No. 2 UConn 2-0 in the NCAA quarterfinals. The Tigers, now 15-4 and riding a 12-game winning streak, will play No. 3 Virginia (18-4) in the NCAA semis on November 22 at Winston-Salem, N.C., with the victor advancing to the national championship game on November 24. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

If the Tigers keep playing mark for me with our group was our back three and our like in Winston-Salem, they goalkeeping was a bit incon- could be experience a weeksistent. I have never seen end for the ages. them play better than they —Bill Alden played last weekend.”

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PU Football Routed by Yale On Senior Day But Still Alive in Ivy League Title Chase Andrew Griffin paid his dues in waiting to get a starting role at wide receiver for the Princeton University football team. After not seeing any varsity action as a freshman and getting into a couple of games in his sophomore year, Griffin made three catches last fall as a junior in eight games. Emerging as a star receiver this year, Griffin came into last Saturday with 25 catches and a team-high six touchdown receptions as Princeton hosted Yale in its home finale and honored Griffin and his fellow seniors in a pregame ceremony. Reflecting on his progress, Griffin said it was a matter of applying the Princeton program’s philosophy of diligent preparation to be ready when opportunity comes calling. “It is next man up, we had some wideouts that went to the NFL and we had some wideouts who graduated that were really good,” said Griffin, a 6’1, 210-pound native of Avon, Ind. who has enjoyed success off the field, having been named as CoSIDA AllDistrict II first-team Academic All-America selection and a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Award, given by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the outstanding scholar-athlete in college football. “For a bunch of other guys and me, it is our first year as starters. I think we have the culture that once we get the opportunity, we do what we need to do.” Griffin was hoping that his final home appearance in Princeton uniform would be leave some special memories for the guys in his class. “It is Senior Day. We want to go out and we want to have a good performance in front of our friends and family, stuff like that,” said Griffin. While Griffin produced a good performance, making a team-high six catches for 68 yards, it turned out to be rough day for the Tigers as they fell 51-14 to Yale before 6,676 at Princeton Stadium. Despite the loss to the Bulldogs, the Tigers, now 7-2 overall and 4-2 Ivy League, could gain a share of the Ivy title if they defeat Penn in their season finale on November 23 and both Yale (8-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy) and Dartmouth (8-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy) lose in their final games. In assessing the setback, Griffin acknowledged that the Tigers misfired early on as they found themselves trailing 30-7 at halftime. “We came out here and we didn’t execute situational football offensively in the first half,” said Griffin. “We didn’t do what we needed to do and we had some quick possessions which allowed them to get scores.” Griffin credited the Yale defense with keeping Princeton off stride. “They played a little differently than we thought they had; we thought that they would be up on us,” said Griffin. “We had a lot of plays drawn up for that and they gave us some space so we needed to run the ball and throw the ball on the outside.” In the second half, the Tigers couldn’t get into a rhythm.“It just started getting away from us,” said Griffin. “We needed at some point

to make a stand, we needed to make a score, hit a big play and none of those things happened.” With his team coming off a 27-10 loss to Dartmouth in a battle of unbeatens at Yankee Stadium, Princeton head coach Bob Surace didn’t see any hangover from that setback. “I don’t think it carried over from that; we practiced well, we had enthusiasm,” said Surace. “We didn’t play as well as I would like.” In Surace’s view, a key sequence in the contest came early in the second quarter when Princeton was trailing by three and muffed a punt, opening the floodgates for the Bulldogs, who proceeded to reel off 20 unanswered points and seize control of the contest. “We got it to 10-7, we were getting the ball back and he fumbled a punt,” said Surace. “We are making mistakes at key opportunities and we have to figure that out.” Yale, on the other hand, took advantage of its opportunities as quarterback Kurt Rawlings passed for 338 yards and a program-record six TDs with JP Shohfi making eight catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns and Reed Klubnik coming up with seven receptions for 107 yards and three touchdowns. “They made plays, their receivers made some great catches,” said Surace. “I don’t even want to look at the third down stats right now but it seemed like every third and long, they were converting (Yale went 8-of-14 in third down conversions). We struggled to maintain our pass rush lanes and allowed the quarterback to step up or scramble early in the game. We probably over adjusted; we weren’t getting enough pressure on him from the middle of the second quarter on.” In the meantime, the Tiger offense struggled in the crunch, going 1-for-4 on fourth down conversions.

“It has been a common theme now for three weeks on our short yardage and our fourth downs,” said Surace, who got 80 yards rushing and a touchdown from junior running back Collin Eaddy. “We are not doing well enough in those areas, it is hurting us. We were fortunate it didn’t hurt us in a few games prior to Dartmouth. It certainly hurt us in the last two. We had opportunities. At the end of the day, you have to make plays and execute better.” With Princeton still having an opportunity to get a share of the league crown as it plays in Philadelphia on Saturday to end the season, Surace is expecting his players to rise to the occasion. “It is no different than anything else, we have done a good job of not getting too high when we have had success,” said Surace. “At the end of the day, we have to make corrections and there are going to be plenty of those. We have to come out and fix the issues we are having.” Surace believes his senior group will be determined to end things on a high note. “We are going to rely in their leadership,” said Surace. “They are going to come out, I know, with a lot of energy and look to get this thing right next week.” Griffin, for his part, is confident that the Tigers will be bringing plenty of energy to Franklin Field. “We have got to finish strong, we get only 10 weeks to play in the Ivy League,” said Griffin. “We know we don’t have a postseason, we know we don’t have anything after that so all 10 weeks count. All we can do is win the game. So it is finish off the season with a win, regardless of seniors, freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. It is doing this program justice by getting a win, that is what we want to do.” —Bill Alden

DOGFIGHT: Princeton University receiver Andrew Griffin goes up for the ball against Yale last Saturday. Senior star Griffin made six catches for 68 yards in the game but it wasn’t nearly enough as Princeton fell 51-14 to Yale. The Tigers, now 7-2 overall and 4-2 Ivy League, play at Penn on November 23 to wrap up the 2019 season. Despite the loss to the Bulldogs, the Tigers could gain a share of the Ivy title if they defeat the Quakers and both Yale (8-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy) and Dartmouth (8-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy) fall in their finales. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

With the Princeton Universit y men’s basketball team trailing Lafayette 5234 early in the second half last Wednesday in its home op ener at Jadw i n G y m, Jose Morales came off the bench looking to give the Tigers a lift. “It was just, be a spark offensively and defensively, whatever we really needed,” said Morales, a native or Miramar, Fla. who starred in a postgraduate season at the Hun School. “I felt like we just came out a little flat.” Wi t h t h e s c r app y 5’9 Morales throwing his body around at both ends of the court, Princeton went on an 18-7 run to narrow the gap to 59-52. But in the end, Lafayette held on for a 72-65 win as the Tigers dropped to 0-3. In reflecting on the defeat to the Leopards, Morales acknowledged that Princeton is a work in progress. “We are a young team, we don’t understand exactly how hard it is to win yet,” said Morales, who ended

up with eight points, four rebounds, and two steals in 19 minutes off the bench. “We are starting to figure it out. We have got some guys out there who can really play.” As one of only three seniors on Princeton along with Richmond Aririguzoh and Will Gladson, Morales is looking to impart some wisdom to the team’s younger players. “I am trying to show them ever yday how hard it is, what it means to get down and dirty and go get those boards,” said Morales, who is averaging 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds this season. “I am 5’9 so I can’t really get boards ; I tr y to get those loose balls and tell them to get your hand in there. There is only so much we can say. Once the lights turn on and the game starts, it is a different atmosphere.” P r i n c e ton h e ad c o ach Mitch Henderson credited Lafayette with producing some lights out play. “Lafayette played a re-

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ally good game, they were very difficult to guard,” said Henderson of t he L eop ards, who went 9 - of-11 from three-point range in the first half and ended up shooting 52 percent overall from the floor (26-of-50) on the evening. “We got beat in almost every single aspect of the game. We fought to get back into in t he second half. I think we ran out of gas there at the end, trying to get back into the game. It is really hard to come back and win. The score is close, the game wasn’t close.” Henderson credited Morales with helping Princeton fight back against Lafayette. “Jose is terrific ; I was clutching his back as he was going into the game, praying for a Jose miracle and he gave it to us,” said Henderson. “He knew exactly what we needed him to do and be.” As the Tigers look to get on the winning track, Henderson will be depending on Morales and his classmates to take a lead role. “How they talk to their teammates right now and how we respond as a group is the most important thing,” said Henderson, who got a team-high 19 points from Aririguzoh in the loss with sophomores Drew Friberg and Jaelin Llewellyn tallying 16 and 13, respectively. “I really believe in the group. Between these two g uys and Will, we have

some really good high level leadership. Now it is going to be a challenge, not just for me, but for everybody.” Tightening things up at the defensive end is a key challenge for the Tigers as they have given up 82.7 points a game in their three losses. “We are giving up way too many easy baskets in these first three games,” said Henderson. “It is what is our identity defensively, we have to develop that.” With Princeton playing at Indiana on November 20 before hosting Arizona S t ate on Novemb er 26, Henderson will be looking for his players to develop a toughness and unity on the court. “I am optimistic, but I To: ___________________________ know it is going to be really hard,” Henderson. From:added _________________________ Date & Time: __________________ “As long as we are comHere is a proof of your ad, scheduled to run ___________________. peting and playing fearless, Please thoroughly and pay special attention to the following: which wecheck didn’t itdo today, we will be even better. That (Your check mark will tell us it’s okay) is on me, we have a lot of work to do. This is why � Phone is number � Address � Expiration Date basketball fun and why� Fax number it is hard. I agree with what Jose said, it is hard to win. Five guys together, playing toget her, com m it t ing to each other, that is what I am looking for because that BOOSTING MORALE: Princeton University men’s basketball playis how we are going to win er Jose Morales dribbles up the court in a game last winter. games in the league.” Last Wednesday, senior guard Morales, a former Hun School Morales, for his part, is standout, scored eight points in 19 minutes off the bench, but it seeing a commitment to im- wasn’t enough as the Tigers fell 72-65 to Lafayette. Princeton, provement from the team. now 0-3, plays at Indiana on November 20 before hosting Ari“That is why we schedule zona State on November 26. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) the way we do,” said Morales. “We want to play the best because we feel we can Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In compete with the best. We Hunan ~ Szechuan are learning along the way Malaysian ~ Vietnamese and we are just getting better.” Daily Specials • Catering Available —Bill Alden 157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950 29 • TOWN TOPICS, PRINCETON, N.J., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019

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PU Men’s Hockey Rallies to 2-2 Tie with RPI As Senior Star Topatigh Displays Leadership Even though the Princeton Universit y men’s hockey team trailed RPI 2-0 after two periods last Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink, Derek Topatigh was confident that the Tigers could rally. “It was just stick to the game plan, it has been working,” said senior defenseman and captain Topatigh, recalling the discussion in the locker room during the second intermission. “We were all over them; they got a couple of bounces and capitalized on their chances. The message was just keep doing what we were doing. We know we are a good team and we have the systems in place to win.” Midway through the third period, Topatigh capitalized on a chance, tallying a power play goal to get the Tigers on the board and cut the deficit in half. “ I t j u s t fo u n d a w ay through, I just got it on net,” said Topatigh, reflecting on the score, his first goal of the season. “We have a lot of good skilled players, they collapsed to the net and we just tried to get it through. I was lucky enough to get it through there.” Sparked by the Topatigh goal, Princeton knotted the contest at 2-2 on a Jake Paganelli tally with 7:41 in regulation and neither team scored again as the contest ended up in a tie. “The boys rallied pretty hard,” said Topatigh. “Everyone was flying all game,

everyone was getting the puck in deep and playing the way they are supposed to. We knew it was bound to come if we played the way we knew we could.” The Tigers played well defensively as they didn’t give up a goal over the last 45:40 of the game. “Our defense had a good gap all day, we were up tight on their for wards,” said Topatigh. “We were smothering them pretty well; I thought our defense was not giving their forwards much of anything.” Serving as captain this winter, Topatigh is looking to give encouragement to the team’s core of young performers. “All the young guys are great players so it is just making sure they know the systems and making sure that they know what is expected,” said Topatigh, a 5’11, 185-pound native of Mississauga, Ontario. “It is just making sure they play their game and do what we know they can do. They have been great.” With Princeton using new faces in new places, Tiger head coach Ron Fogar ty is expecting some ups and downs. “The whole team is in positions they haven’t been in before, whether it be a first year player or upperclassmen that haven’t been given the opportunities to see as much ice time or be counted upon in high impact times of the game,” said Fogarty.

“They are still learning how to manage their time on ice.” In Fogarty’s view, pulling out the tie against RPI was a step forward in that learning process. “We went heavy on the puck and we don’t get it out and it it is in the back of the goal,” said Fogarty, whose team fell 2-1 in overtime to Union on Saturday night to move to 1-3-2 overall and 0-3-1 ECAC Hockey. “We are learning through that, so to make the mistakes and rebound and get a point, hopefully will be a staple in our guys minds to shore up those weak plays so we can have better success.” Fogarty credited Topatigh with working through some tough times in leading the Tigers. “He is trying to be a great leader and he has been a great leader,” said Fogarty, noting that Topatigh’s mother has been dealing with a serious illness. “We are all human beings here in this program and it is tough for him to put in the effort day in, day out but he has been a tremendous leader.” Junior forward Paganelli is starting to develop into a tremendous force around goal for the Tigers. “Jake is the player that we recruited, he is starting to play really well,” said Fogarty. “Today, I was moving him around and he was the catalyst for different lines. He has been really solid for five games here, just skating and

TOE TO TOE: Princeton University men’s hockey player Derek Topatigh, right, battles for the puck in recent action. Last Friday evening, senior defenseman and captain Topatigh scored a goal to help Princeton rally from a two-goal deficit to pull out a 2-2 tie with RPI. The Tigers, who lost 2-1 to Union in overtime a night later to fall to 1-3-2 overall and 0-3-1 ECAC Hockey, play at Colgate on November 22 and at No. 2 Cornell on November 23. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) using his strength on the puck to do a good job.” Another player who has been stepping up for Princeton is sophomore forward Christian O’Neill. “With Christian, the amount of ice time has gone up,” said Fogarty of ONeill, who assisted on Topatigh’s goal and now has four assists on the season. “He is on the penalty kill, he is on the power play, he is on one of the top lines. Now you are throwing 21 minutes at a guy who is accustomed to 13. It is a work in progress. When you rely so heavily on three or four

guys for four years and then they are gone, now a lot more players have to step up in different roles that they are not accustomed to so it takes time.” As the Tigers head north to play at Colgate on November 22 and at No. 2 Cornell on November 23, Fogarty believes his players will keep progressing. “In amateur hockey we are the top developmental league so we continue to develop players,” said Fogarty. “We can ask them to be in a scoring role but then we see some lapses on the defensive side by being soft.

It is very fluid what you are trying to teach them. Every game represents another type of team dynamic coming at you. It is just continuing working with them, coaching, looking at video, and communicating.” Topatigh, for his part, sees the rally against RPI as a sign that the Tigers are developing the right mindset. “It is huge, especially being down two early and being able to bring it back,” said Topatigh. “I know we are all feeling good, knowing that we could have won the game easily.” —Bill Alden

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Undergoing a Youth Movement by Necessity, PHS Boys’ Soccer Gained Valuable Experience Wayne Sutcliffe has never guided such a young Princeton High boys’ soccer team in his 23 years as head coach of the program as he had this fall. There was not a senior on the field when fifth-seeded PHS lost 1-0 to 13th-seeded and eventual sectional finalist, Long Branch, on November 1 in the Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal. While the harsh finality of the result stung, the Tigers could look ahead with justified optimism to the 2020 season. “There’s clear desire on their part to win some silver ware next year,” said Sutcliffe. “Especially for all the guys who are going to be in their senior year. There was a feel good factor within the team at the end of the year. You can kind of read things like the vibe of the team, and I know guys are excited about next year. They’re going to have to come back and compete with each other because it’s not going to be easy to get on.” Despite leaning almost exclusively on its junior and sophomore classes, Princeton finished 14-7 overall, 10-4 in the Colonial Valley Conference. It was a six-win improvement over the 2018 season when the team went 8-6-3. “I could tell they enjoyed it,” said Sutcliffe. “We hope they enjoyed the season. You have to enjoy your soccer. It’s not just a grind to win games, which ultimately

is the ultimate goal. The enjoyment of the game has to be there too.” The Tigers posted 11 shutouts on the year, including a 1-0 win over 12th-seeded South Brunswick to open the sectional tournament. The Little Tigers reached the Mercer County Tournament semifinals before being stopped by Notre Dame and played well in the sectional quarterfinals. “ I c o u l d n’t b e m o r e pleased,” Sutclif fe said. “It’s t he you ngest team we’ve ever had. I couldn’t be more pleased with their commitment and improvement. We’re bringing back 21 guys. That really sets a positive outlook for 2020. And now it’s just a matter of getting in and working hard for next season and trying to be as best as we can with all the experience we gained from this year and last year too.” Coming into the season, S utcl if fe k n e w t h at h i s squad would be young with the program having been rebuilding since taking the sectional crown in 2017. “Two years ago when we won the Group 4 sectional title and went to the Group 4 state title game, we lost 13 seniors from that team and 10 of them started,” said Sutcliffe. “Last year, it was trying to develop as many young guys as we could to condition them to the demands of it all. This year, we had not that many seniors and a load of juniors and a re-

ally solid sophomore class. It was a matter of trying to acclimate as quickly as possible to the demands of it regarding games and big games.” The year began with four CVC wins sandwiched around a loss to Gill St. Bernard’s, one of the state’s top teams. After dropping a tight 2-1 contest to Trenton, PHS got back on track with six straight wins, including a solid non-conference victory at Westfield to end September. Competitive losses to Hopewell Valley, Lawrence and Notre Dame led into the Mercer County Tournament. In the MCT, fourth-seeded PHS edged Nottingham 2-0 and Hun 1-0 before running into Notre Dame in the semis where it fell 5-2. The Tigers avenged their loss to Hopewell with a 4-0 win over the Bulldogs on October 25 before opening state tournament play. “I thought we were well prepared heading into the state tournament,” said Sutcliffe. “We got to the semifinals of the Mercer County Tournament. We played Notre Dame in the semis, arguably the best team in the CVC this year, and we learned a lot from that game. Prior to that, we had some heavy battles. Gill St. Bernard’s was the No. 10 team in New Jersey and we played them. We had a great game against Trenton. The regular season games against Hopewell and Notre Dame were big. We were pretty battle tested by

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a PHS side that will be senior and junior heavy next year is a championship. The Tigers showed marked improvement from last year to this year and even within the season, but will be looking for more in 2020 as they seek to maintain the high standards established over the last two decades. “This is the second year in a row that the team has not won a title,” said Sutcliffe. “That doesn’t happen very often for us fortunately. That’s a goal. They’re going to have to take ownership of that and try to achieve that. We’ll get into the weight room and work hard and have the summer to prepare. It’s exciting.” —Justin Feil

MILES TO GO: Princeton High boys’ soccer player Miles Ryan controls the ball in a game this fall. Sophomore midfielder Ryan was one of several young players who stepped up this season for PHS as it went 14-7 and advanced to the Mercer County Tournament semifinals and the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional quarters. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Yordan Hristov sensed that his PFC Porto U-12 b oy s’ s o c c e r te a m w a s poised for a championship run this fall. Hardened by losing in the state quarterfinals last spring as the bounces didn’t go the club’s way, Hristov saw a greater resolve in his players. “I felt going into this season that we have something special going on,” said PFC Porto head coach Hristov. “We are more prepared a little more mature and smarter. We have a little bit more determination and we all have a better understanding and the experience of the past.” Posting an undefeated record in regular season league play, PFC Porto displayed that determination in the playoffs, raising the level of play as it rolled to the championship game. Along the way, the squad topped Hazlet United 2-0, the Montgomery Travelers Lions 5-1, and the Scotch Plains Fanwood Blue 7-2 to qualify for the semis. PFC

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just because of the lack of composure or whatever in front of the goal.” As it marched through the playoffs, Porto utilized that opportunistic approach to seize momentum from the opening whistle. “I was very pleased with how the team was able to start games,” said Hristov. “Throughout the whole competition, we were the team that usually scored the first goal. We started on fire; we had a lot of energy going right from the first whistle. You can see in one game after another, how they believe in themselves a little more and get a little more inspired about it.” Ivan Marinov was on fire for PFC in the title game as he tallied both goals for Porto in the victory. “We knew it was going to be a tough game, we saw them in the semifinals,” said Hristov. “It was one of those situations where we score early but in that game it wasn’t so easy. We scored the goal and the players start to believe a little more. That was an important goal but then they score on a free kick. In the second overtime period, we started the way we started the entire season. We had fire and we squeezed them hard. We put them in their half and we had combinations. Ivan had three or four chances before he got that winning goal.” In the end, the team’s work ethic and character

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Featuring Balanced Attack, Competitive Spirit PFC Porto U-12 Boys Wins N.J. Soccer Title

SPOILS OF VICTORY: Members of the Princeton Football Club (PFC) Porto U-12 boys team show off the trophy and medals they earned for winning the New Jersey Youth Soccer State President’s Cup earlier this month. The PFC team edged Cinnaminson SC Union 2-1 in overtime in the championship game on November 3 at the Capelli Sports Complex in Tinton Falls. By winning the New Jersey title, PFC qualified to compete in the East Regional, which will be held next June in Barboursville and Charleston, W. Va. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are Nishanth Balaji, Mario Radzicki, Quinn Shannon, Gus Shapiro, Siddarth Goyal, and Logan Miller. In the back row, from left, are Coach Yordan Hristov, Aaron Thyrum, Vidur Jain, Trey McFadden, Billy Crawshaw, Declan Hughes, Christian Tharney, Ivan Marinov, and Aahil Sikkander. made the difference. “They are very hardworking, they are very coachable, and they are very committed,” said Hristov. “They have shown the patience in training seasons and games. We have had good seasons and bad seasons, it hasn’t always been wonderful and beautiful. With all of that experience, they understand what it takes. They are very competitive, they hate losing.” In addition to their competitive desire, the Porto players have developed a flair to their play. “The most important thing of all that we always talk about when we go through a game or a training session is

you have to learn to play the right way,” added Hristov. “Everything else will come with it; they have really adapted to that idea. They have really worked hard to do the right things, whatever the outcome is. It is team oriented, ball movement, quick pace, combinations, patience in the final third without just rushing and kicking the ball to somebody. It is more of a creative type of game, just focused on the ball movement, patience and the build up and looking for the right opportunities.” In Hristov’s view, the state title is further evidence that PFC is doing things the right way.

“In the last couple of years we have really gotten the ball rolling in terms of success and creating the right environment for the players to grow,” said Hristov, noting the club has produced t wo s t ate s e m if i na l is t s, two finalists, two state cup champions, one regional and one national champion in recent years. “T his is an incredible achievement for the Porto players and entire Princeton FC family. Having yet another team from our club to represent New Jersey in the Regionals in West Virginia is a great recognition of our organization and our program’s player development model.” —Bill Alden

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Hun B oys’ Soccer : Junior goalie Alex Donahue and senior midfielder Tishe Olaleye have been named as first-team All-Prep A selections. Senior defender Brian Spencer received honorable mention All-Prep A recognition. Sparked by the trio of Donahue, Olaleye and Spencer, Hun advanced to the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals and the Prep A semis on the way to posting a 6-10-3 record. G irls’ Soccer : Senior midfielder Nicole Angelini has been selected as a firstteam All-Prep A performer. Senior midfielder Hannah Cavanaugh earned honorable mention All-Prep A honors. The pair of Cavanaugh and St. Joseph’s-bound Angelini helped the Raiders go 5-11 this fall.

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Princeton Wrestling Club Holding Registration

The Princeton Wrestling Club ( PWC ) is currently holding registration for its upcoming season. PWC runs wrestling classes ages K-8 for all skill levels from mid-November to early March at Jadwin Gym on the Princeton University campus. The PWC caters to boys and girls of all levels, from first-timers to state placewinners and the program has been growing in recent years. Those interested in registering can do so through a link on the PWC website at https://www.princetonwrestling.com/.

will start at 9:50 a.m. with the run beginning at 10 a.m. This event is limited to 200 participants. Online registration and full details are available at w w w.pr incetonac.org. Same day registration will be limited to credit card only – no cash – and space available. All abilities are invited, including those who wish to walk the course. Participants expecting to take longer than 50 minutes for the 6,000-meter course should arrive by 9:30 a.m. for the early start.

Princeton Junior Football Title Game Results

In the title game of the Princeton Junior Football League’s (PJFL) senior division (ages 11-14) last Sunday, Trattoria Procaccini edged Microbilt 48-41 in a hard fought contest. Ben Walden threw six touchdown passes in the victory with three scoring strikes going to Travis Petrone and one apiece to Jack Kolano, Michael Bess, and Ted Klepacki. Bess added a long touchdown run. The Trattor ia Procaccini defense was led by Jayden Brown, with Petrone and Walden adding key interceptions. Christian Paul, George Sullivan, and Jamie Duffy led the offense for Microbilt in a losing cause. As for the junior div ision (ages 8-10) championship contest, Will Bednar starred as the DZS Clinical Giants defeated the Tamasi Shell Patriots 27-6 to earn t h e t it le. B e d nar t h rew t wo tou ch d ow n p a s s e s, one to Colton Monica and the other to Nolan Mauer, and had a touchdown run. Monica added a touchdown on the ground with Isiah de la Espriella scoring the extra point. The score for Tamasi Shell came on a TD pass from Julian Frevert to Langsdon Hinds.

Princeton Athletic Club Holding 6K Winter Run

The Princeton Athletic Club is holding its annual 6K Winter Wonder Run on December 7 at the Institute Woods, starting at the Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road. Walkers are welcome and

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WHITE LIGHT: Hun School boys’ lacrosse senior star Charlie White is all smiles last week as he confirmed his commitment to attend Salisbury University and play for its Division III men’s lax team. White, a Montgomery resident and star attackman for the Raiders, is joining a storied program that has won 12 D-III national titles.

Ralph Jacob Bailey Ralph Jacob Bailey, 91, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday mor ning, November 13th. Born in 1928 in Trenton, he moved to Princeton with his family in 1931 and grew up within the small community of retail shop owners on Witherspoon Street. He attended the Princeton schools and enjoyed being part of the high school tennis and basketball teams. Mr. Bailey left Princeton to pursue a law degree, and he worked as a practicing attorney for many years in New York City. In 1968, Mr. Bailey returned to Princeton with his wife, Eileen, where they raised their two daughters. Ralph and Eileen ran Bailey’s, a local clothing store at the Princeton Shopping Center, until its closure in 1985. Mr. Bailey is survived by

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his wife Eileen Avirett Bailey and their children and grandchildren : K imberly Bailey Borek, her husband George Borek and children Cory and Alexis of Milton, GA; and Cynthia Bailey Landis, her husband Jon Landis and children Jason, Kathleen and Lauren of Summit, NJ. Mr. Bailey is also survived by his sister P. Eunice Davis of New Orleans, LA, and his brother Larry Bailey of East Brunswick, NJ, as well as three nephews and two nieces. Ser v ices were held on Monday, November 18th followed by interment in Princeton Cemetery, under the direction of Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton. Extend condolences and share memories at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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32 CHAMBERS STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08542 (609) 924-1416 MARTHA F. STOCKTON, BROKER-OWNER PRINCETON ESTATE / MOVING SALE: Friday 11/22, Saturday 11/23, Sunday 11/24, 9am-4pm. 1827 Stuart Road West, Princeton 08540. Pair of almost new velvet modern sofas, modern Danish DR table w/chairs, over 2,000 books, tools including power tools & ladders, rugs, queen & twin mattresses, artwork, antique china, outdoor teak Smith & Hawken dining set, & much more! Pictures available on Estatesales.net. Gary’s Estate Sales (215) 962-7222. 11-20 PRINCETON-Seeking tenant who will be in residence only part-time for studio apartment on Princeton estate. Big windows with views over magnificent gardens, built-in bookcases & cabinetry, full bath with tub & shower. Separate entrance, parking. Possible use as an office or art studio. (609) 924-5245. tf CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf

ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has good English, own transportation. 25 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188. 11-06-4t DISTINCTIVE NASSAU STREET APARTMENTS: THE RESIDENCES AT CARNEVALE PLAZA 2 & 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, high ceilings, upscale finishes, gas fireplaces, full size wash/dryers, 5 burner gas range, double oven, NYstyle rooftop patio, onsite parking. Next to Princeton University. Secure entry and common area cameras. 2 bedroom unit available now, $3,280/month. (609) 477-6577 Ext. 1 10-02-12t LAWRENCEVILLE TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT: Corner unit. 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Pool/Tennis. All appliances available. Call (609) 216-0092. $1,900/ mo. plus utilities. 11-13-3t ATLANTIC CITY, NJ TIMESHARE FOR SALE: 1 BR, 1 bath, kitchen, apt. sleeps up to 4 guests. Deeded. High peak season week, exchangeable with Worldwide Resorts via Interval Services. On boardwalk with spectacular views from suite off ocean, marina & casinos. Price $3,800. Call or leave message at (609) 509-0544. 11-20-3t HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE by Polish lady. Please call Monika for a free estimate. (609) 540-2874. 11-20-4t PRINCETON HOME FOR RENT: Location, Location & Lots of Light! Warm, cute 2-bedroom cottage on a private road. Available Dec. 1, $2,250/mo. (646) 784-1768. 11-13-5t

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OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included. We can build to suit your business. Email recruitingwr@ gmail.com 11-20-4t 6 BEDROOM RUSTIC COUNTRY HOME: 10 minutes north of Princeton, in the small village of Blawenburg, Skillman, $3,010 discounted monthly rent: http://princetonrentals. homestead.com or (609) 333-6932. 11-13-6t

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HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. 11-13-8t CREATIVE CLEANING SERVICES: All around cleaning services to fit your everyday needs. Very reliable, experienced & educated. Please call Matthew/Karen Geisenhoner at (609) 587-0231; Email creativecleaningservices@outlook. com 11-20-8t

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Recently renovated Hillsborough N.J. townhome with fully finished basement, brand new AC/Furnace and hot water heater. Gas unit and large master bedroom with en suite. Attached garage for convenient parking! Open and contemporary floor plan, hardwood floors throughout, remodeled bathrooms, and kitchen with stainless steel appliances. $290,000

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www.robinwallack.com Listed by Robin L. Wallack • Broker Associate • Cell 609-462-2340 • robin.wallack@foxroach.com

GIVING THANKS WHERE THANKS ARE DUE! As the holiday season approaches, I want to offer sincere thanks to all of you who enrich my life — family, friends, clients, customers, colleagues, and especially my team, Diane Arons and Linda Anglin

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WELCOME TO PERFECTION! Designed and built by its current owners, this property is the epitome of sophistication. Set behind ornamental gates surrounded by beautiful gardens, and a sweet sitting area, this five-bedroom home is the perfect combination of classic and contemporary. Black and white tiles, laid in a harlequin pattern, welcome you and lead to the public spaces, all with gleaming oak floors. The two storey entry is a knockout, having an uninterrupted view of the sunroom, and pool beyond. On a clear day, you can see forever! Flanked by the formal living room, having a gas fireplace and custom mantle, gently curved windows, and recessed lights, this room is large enough to accommodate any size gathering, yet intimate enough for quiet conversation. The dining room, with walls of windows, looks out into the rear gardens and lovely inground pool, reflecting the trees that surround it. The paver patio provides an appealing addition to the pool, with space to relax and entertain. The sunroom, having gently rounded walls of windows, is the perfect place for relaxing, reading or listening to music and is positioned to provide a perfect pool view. With the family room having custom built-in shelves and cabinets, you would be hard-pressed to be able to choose your favorite room! The chef’s kitchen is a work of art, with white cabinets, plenty of granite counter space, and large center island. On this level is also a powder room for guests and a full bath for use after your swim. As you go up the sweeping staircase, you will appreciate its gentle pitch, as well as the opportunity to gaze down on the lovely entrance hall. The second level of this home is also a treat, with outfitted closets, full baths, and lots of windows in each of the five bedrooms. Of course, the master bedroom has a huge walk-in closet, bay window, and Jacuzzi tub. Five acres in Lawrence Township, with a Princeton address. $999,999

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Barenhaus, Dramatic Contemporary Design

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5BR/5.2BA 6.4AC Custom Built Low Taxes Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590

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4BR/3.2BA 5,480SF Juliana Martell: 856.366.0224 Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590

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5BR/4.1BA 5,199SF 12.43AC Dana Lansing: 267.614.0990 Kevin Steiger: 215.519.1746

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3BR/3BA 1,962SF New Kitchen Pet Friendly Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590

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Historical “Top Hat”

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2BR/2.1BA 0.73AC Updated Guest/Rental House Hellen Cannon: 215.779.6151

2BR/2BA 1,180SF 0.49AC Period Details Stone Terraces Lisa Otto: 215.262.3003

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NEWLY LISTED: Inviting Ranch on 2.78 Acres

3BR/2.1BA 2,180SF Main BR w/Cathedral Ceiling New AC Sharon Angle: 215.815.8790

3BR/2BA 1,616SF Living Room w/Fireplace Pond Sharon Angle: 215.815.8790

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J.O. PAINTING & HOME IMPROVEMENTS: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. 20 years experience. Call (609) 305-7822. 08-14-20 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 01-09-20 ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 01-09-20

AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions. Window treatments, table linens and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 05-01-20 MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; www.farringtonsmusic.com

HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 07-10-20 WHAT’S A GREAT GIFT FOR A FORMER PRINCETONIAN? A Gift Subscription! Call (609) 924-2200 ext 10; circulation@towntopics.com tf

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GULL COTTAGE ESTATE SALE: Friday & Saturday November 22 & 23 from 9:30-3. 148 Hopewell Lambertville Road, Hopewell. Entire contents, appliances included. Fixtures, riding mower, fencing, furniture, collectible art including a Bernard Buffet, George Palmer, LeRoy Neiman & Tarkay. China, kitchen, symphonium music box, fishing lures & poles, outdoor furniture, too much to list. Photos can be seen on estatesales.net, MG Estate Services. 11-20 PRINCETON ESTATE / MOVING SALE: Friday 11/22, Saturday 11/23, Sunday 11/24, 9am-4pm. 1827 Stuart Road West, Princeton 08540. Pair of almost new velvet modern sofas, modern Danish DR table w/chairs, over 2,000 books, tools including power tools & ladders, rugs, queen & twin mattresses, artwork, antique china, outdoor teak Smith & Hawken dining set, & much more! Pictures available on Estatesales.net. Gary’s Estate Sales (215) 962-7222. 11-20

INTERIOR COLOR TRENDS 2020 Every year a huge group of respected designers, architects and big paint manufacturing company representatives gather several times for special conferences. Interior color trends 2020 are exactly what they have been discussing recently. These meetings take place in Milan, Paris, New York and other fashion and design oriented big cities. Popular paint colors 2020 will be of great variety. We guarantee you will be able to find several options to your taste. Since interior trends 2020 all accent the decor you choose to use, the color trends 2020 will be of calm and neutral shades. Moreover, they assist in accenting the sophisticated elements of the interior. • • • • • •

French Vanilla for the most tender bedroom color Mint is among the winners of interior color trends Hazelnut living room paint colors offer a classy look Gray green offers a unique approach to interior trends Warm Gray is another neutral that offer a calming effect Red and purple bedroom colors will replace pink. Source: Design Decor Trends

PRINCETON-Seeking tenant who will be in residence only part-time for studio apartment on Princeton estate. Big windows with views over magnificent gardens, built-in bookcases & cabinetry, full bath with tub & shower. Separate entrance, parking. Possible use as an office or art studio. (609) 924-5245.

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tf CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf

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10/11 The Spirit of Truth-Seeking I

12/03 Queer Letters

10/11 Belonging(s) in Movement Performance Princeton University, East Pyne 010

Workshop and Interactive Exhibit Princeton Public Library 2nd Floor Conference Room Humanities

Council

12/07 Literature and Environment Reading and Creative Writing Colloquium D&R Greenway Land Trust

10/18 The Powers of African 12/07 Refugee Oral History Convention Spirituality in Global A FESTIVAL OF Workshop and Lunch Consciousness: Princeton University, Murray-Dodge Light, Vision, & Truth THE HUMANITIES Workshop 12/07- The Spirit of Truth-Seeking II Princeton University, Aaron Burr 219 2019 12/14 Exhibit Arts Council of Princeton

10/11 The Spirit of Truth-Seeking I Art Project Princeton University, McCosh 50

12/03 Queer Letters

12/09Workshop Improv Being Human and and Interactive Exhibit Princeton Public Library Workshop 2nd Floor Conference Room

11/02 Princeton’s Civil War

10/11 Guided Belonging(s) in Movement Tour Performance Princeton University, Nassau Hall Princeton University, East Pyne 010

10/18 Discovering The Powers of Africanin Prison 11/07Gandhi Spirituality in Global 12/19 Study Group Consciousness: Garden Youth&Correctional Light,State Vision, Truth Facility Workshop Princeton University, Aaron Burr 219

11/13 Formations of Belief: Historical Approaches to Religion and the Secular 11/02 Roundtable Princeton’s Civil War Labyrinth Books Guided Tour

Princeton University, Nassau Hall

11/13 NOW 11/07- Socrates Discovering Gandhi in Prison Study Group and Talkback 12/19 Performance

Garden State Youth Correctional Facility Princeton University, Murray Theater

11/13 Formations of Belief: 11/15Conversations on Identity Historical Approaches to 12/13 and Difference Religion and the Secular Roundtable Group Discussion Labyrinth Books Lawrence Community Center

11/13 Socrates NOW

Performance Talkback 11/21 States of and Health: Princeton University, Murray Theater Visualizing Illness and Healing

11/15- Workshop, Conversations Concert, on andIdentity Guided Tour 12/13 Princeton and Difference University Art Museum Discussion Group Lawrence Community Center

11/22 Words and Places: A Literary 11/21 Tour States of Walking Health: Workshop and Visualizing Illness and Healing Princeton Nassau HallTour Workshop,University, Concert, and Guided Princeton University Art Museum

11/22 Words and Places: A Literar y Tour and Walking Workshop Princeton University, Nassau Hall

Princeton Public Library, Community Room

12/07 Literature and Environment

and Creative Writing Colloquium 12/10Reading Prescription Vegetable? D&R Greenway Land Trust

Dinner with Lectures 12/07 Refugee History Convention Jammin’Oral Crepes Workshop and Lunch Princeton University, Murray-Dodge

12/12 Redesign Your Workplace: 12/07- The Spirit and of Truth-Seeking Space Creativity II 12/14

Exhibit Workshop and Interactive Arts Council of Princeton

Exhibit

Arts Council of Princeton

12/09 Improv and Being Human

12/12Workshop The Secret Lives of PhDs Princeton Public Library, Community Room

Panel, TedTALK, Poster Campaign, 12/10 Prescription Vegetable? and Social Media Dinner with Lectures Massive Dynamics Jammin’ Crepes

12/12Redesign The ArtYour of Being Human: 12/12 Workplace: Space and Creativity St. Cecilia Through Poetry Workshop and Interactive Exhibit Arts Council of Princeton

and Film

Film Screening, Panel, and Guided Tour Princeton University, McCormick 101

12/12 The Secret Lives of PhDs Panel, TedTALK, Poster Campaign, and Social Media Massive Dynamics

12/12 Equivocation

Play and Panel 12/12 The ArReading t of Being Human: Princeton University, McCosh St. Cecilia Through Poetr50 y and Film

12/13FilmThe Thicker Water Screening, Panel,Than and Guided Tour Princeton University, McCormick 101 Open Mic

12/12 Equivocation Performance and Fundraiser

PlaySource Reading Panel Bookstore, of and Knowledge Princeton University, McCosh 50

Newark

12/13 Thicker Than Water 12/14TheServe It Forth Open Mic and Interactive Exhibit Workshop

Performance and Fundraiser Mana Contemporary, Mana Theater, Source of Knowledge Bookstore, Newark

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12/14 Ser ve It For th

and Interactive Exhibit 12/18Workshop Illuminating Incarceration Mana Contemporary, Mana Theater, in City Antiquity Through Jersey Digital Humanities 12/18 Illuminating Incarceration

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Formore moreinformation information and updates: For and updates: humanities.princeton.edu/being-human humanities.princeton.edu/being-human

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