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Proposed Concept Design For Community Park South Is Presented to Council During a work session at its meeting Monday evening, Princeton Council heard a report on the proposed renovation of Community Park South, the 26acre expanse bordered by Route 206, Birch Avenue, Community Park School, and Community Park Pool. Since last February, a steering committee made up of municipal staff; two members of Council; and representatives from the Princeton Environmental Commission, the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, the public schools, and other stakeholders — along with Suburban Consulting Engineers — have been holding public meetings and soliciting information through public surveys. Seven possible concept designs were considered before the Princeton Recreation Commission recommended Concept A, “following strong considerations that whenever possible open space for structured and unstructured play should be provided, and that mayor and Council should work to provide additional parking convenient to the site,” according to a letter sent to Mayor Mark Freda and Council last week. The proposed design includes the construction of new tennis courts, pickleball courts, a new paddle tennis court facility, two restrooms, and new playing fields for coached and non-coached sports. Two fields for softball and baseball would be oriented to angles of the sun to accommodate right-handed and left-handed batters. Extensive landscaping improvements and additions include the retention of mature trees and the removal of invasive plants, particularly along Route 206. A family zone would include a new, accessible playground; game tables; sitting areas; picnic spaces; and a large green area, with shelters from wet weather. The two existing dog parks would be improved, at a cost of $1,350,000. Other improvement costs include $1,900,000 for the new tennis courts, $600,000 for irrigation, $950,000 for landscaping, and $400,000 for playground equipment and surfacing. The total projected cost is $28,125,600 if sports lighting is included, $24,125,600 if it is not. “What we want to do tonight is get feedback from Council on what the Recreation Commission has voted on and Continued on Page 12

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Debate Continues Over Proposed Master Plan As of Tuesday afternoon, 688 people had signed a petition started by the Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development (PCRD) urging the Princeton Planning Board to pause the approval of the Community Master Plan. The plan, which has not been updated since 1996, was presented by the town’s Planning Board last month, and was the subject of a public hearing on November 9. Because time ran out before all of those signed up had a chance to comment, the Planning Board has continued the hearing to its meeting this Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Municipal staff and consultants have been working on the plan for the past year and a half. Surveys, interviews, open house events, and special listening sessions were included in the process. But the petition calls for more public input. “As residents of Princeton, New Jersey, we are deeply concerned about the proposed Draft Master Plan, which up-zones many properties to allow for increased density on each lot,” the petition begins. “This proposed plan could have serious unintended consequences due to proposed changes to the land use plans. It appears that there has been a failure to take into account the impact on our environment, existing infrastructure, schools, property taxes, traffic and parking conditions, and even our mature trees.

Princeton is known for its beautiful green spaces and historic charm. The current up-zoning proposal threatens the very characteristics that attract residents and visitors to Princeton.” Assisted by members of the Planning Board, the town’s Planning Office issued a lengthy FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document last week. The FAQ, which is available on the municipal website, addresses the need for an updated plan, the process involved, zoning, the

“missing middle,” engagement with the community, up-zoning, and whether the Historic Preservation Commission has been considered, among other points that have raised questions. Regarding what the plan envisions, the FAQ states, “Princeton will be a vibrant, growing, and welcoming community with a diverse mix of land uses that accommodate a broad variety of needs, housing ample and diverse enough to accommodate all who want to live here, a robust Continued on Page 11

Sustained Focus on Students’ Needs is Board of Education Post-Election Priority

With the 2023 election results officially certified on November 22, the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) Board of Education (BOE) will be welcoming two new members on January 1, 2024, as two incumbents step down. After a year marked by controversy and turbulence, and with the search for a new superintendent about to begin, disagreements remain, but the district and the BOE seem to be in accord on the importance of prioritizing the needs of the district’s 3,760 students. “We need to focus now on returning our attention to the students,” said BOE President Dafna Kendal, noting that Acting Superintendent Kathie Foster would

provide a stable presence at the helm in the coming year, giving the BOE time to find the best candidate for permanent superintendent. Final election results showed challengers running strongly with incumbent Michele Tuck-Ponder (15.27 percent) losing her seat, new candidate Eleanor Hubbard winning the most votes (24.92 percent), and Incumbent Beth Behrend (20.43 percent) and challenger Adam Bierman (19.91 percent) grabbing the other two available seats. New candidate Rene Obregon (19.46 percent) was a close fourth place, falling short by just 78 votes. Some, including Bierman and Obregon, saw the election results as a call Continued on Page 10

KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON: The Annual Palmer Square Tree Lighting on Friday evening featured musical entertainment by the Sensational Soul Cruisers, the Flying Ivories, and the Princeton High School Choir, along with a visit from Santa. Attendees share what they are looking forward to this holiday season in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Sarah Teo)

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The disintegration of local journalism was the impetus for a day-long forum that will take place Saturday, December 2 at Princeton Public Library. But panelists and speakers taking part in “Journalism in Democracy” are not necessarily predicting a scenario that is all gloom and doom. “The collapse, nationally, of local journalism as a resource for communities across the country is part of this, and there are a number of themes,” said Cliff Robinson, the library’s public humanities specialist. “The main thing we wanted to convey is while there is a lot of reason for alarm, there are also things people can do. It doesn’t have to be a completely pessimistic take.” Panelists for the event come from Princeton University, Rutgers University, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), and the media. Following check-in at 10 a.m., the first panel discussion is “Democracy, Citizenship and the Power of the Powerless” with Dan-El Padilla Peralta, associate professor of classics at Princeton; Rachel Devlin, associate professor of history at Rutgers; and Stanley Katz, president emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies. Christopher Fisher, associate professor of history at TCNJ, is the moderator. Lunch at 12 p.m. is complimentary to all registered attendees. The panel discussion that follows is “Democratic Societies and Participatory Journalism,” with Jane Ferguson, foreign correspondent for PBS Newshour and Princeton journalism professor; journalist Tennyson Donyéa, founder of Black in Jersey; and The Marshall Project computational journalist Andrew Rodriguez Calderon. The moderator is Anastasia Mann, lecturer at Princeton and founding director of SPIA in NJ.

Jan-Werner Müller, professor of social sciences and politics at Princeton, is the keynote speaker. His topic is “Democracy’s Critical Infrastructure.” “Scholars, journalists and librarians require democracy and a free press as conditions to serve to an informed public,” s aid Robins on. “The many political challenges before us today – the global threat of autocracy, the strategic use of targeted disinformation, and the polarization undermining the potential for collective action – make the question of citizens’ rights and obligations not only timely but urgent. Throughout this forum, we will explore how citizens can be mindful consumers of information and how they can support and participate in the continuous production of reliable sources.” Robinson began to think about planning the forum after joining the library’s staff last summer and being introduced to people in the community by Kim Dorman, the library’s community engagement coordinator. “We knew with the election coming up that democracy would be in the air,” he said. “I had a lot of conversations with people to get a feel for concerns. One thing that emerged was the worry about disinformation and how polarizing it is.” Registration for the forum is recommended but not required. As of Tuesday, 90 people were signed up. “We’re hoping for 125,” Robinson said. “And we’re hoping that people will leave with a sense that in spite of the challenges we’re facing as a country, there are things they can do as citizens to advocate for themselves and their communities. We have to work with democracy while we have it.” Visit princetonlibrary.org to sign up or get more information. —Anne Levin

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for change. Others did not, calling attention to Behrend’s win and the passing — with 70.89 percent of the votes — of a $13 million bond referendum for facilities and security upgrades in the schools. “My election unequivocally reflects a yearning for a new approach and a Board member who is not aligned with the interests of the status quo,” Bierman wrote in an email. “The turbulent events surrounding the previous superintendent’s tenure highlight the urgent need for a change in direction.” Bierman went on to emphasize his focus on fiscal responsibility, supporting the faculty, and delivering resources “directly into the classroom,” and his opposition to detracking math classes and “indoctrinary concepts like unconscious bias training.” He added, “Effective governance hinges on a thorough understanding of the School Board’s culture, policies, procedures, political dynamics, and key personalities. In government, I always respect the distinction between what I know and what I don’t.” In regard to the superintendent search, he noted the advantages of searching within the system and of looking for a qualified candidate with at least 10 years’ experience “managing a school system similar to Princeton’s.” Reflecting on the election results, Kendal highlighted the community’s endorsement of the referendum. “We appreciate the community’s support for the referendum,” she said.

“We are going to be able to make significant security upgrades, and that’s really important for the students and staff in our buildings. We’re grateful for that.” Kendal went on to point out that major items on the agenda in the coming weeks and months will include planning for enrollment growth in the elementary schools; completing the ongoing review of the math program; and “making sure that we’re highlighting all the great things that are happening in the schools both academically and extracurricularly.” She noted that the BOE had not yet discussed the steps for searching for a new superintendent and would not start on that endeavor until the new Board’s first meeting in January. “The Board needs to discuss what we’re looking for and we haven’t done that yet,” she said. “We want to take our time to get the best candidates.” She suggested that they would probably start looking in February and that the search was likely to take four to six months. Kendal reiterated that teaching and learning and the students were the top priority. Her thoughts were echoed

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transportation system that de-prioritizes cars, ample open space and recreation oppor tunities, first- class community facilities that serve and protect all stakeholders, a diverse and growing local economy that leverages but is not solely dependent on Princeton University, and an unrivaled quality of life for all residents.” The petition urges the Planning Board, which votes on the plan, to pause the approval process “to address and evaluate the impact of the proposal to increase housing density on Princeton.” Addressing whether a pause can happen, the FAQ states, “The master plan update is long overdue. Most of the old plan is outdated and/or no longer factual or relevant. Princeton urgently needs an updated master plan in order to successfully respond to climate change and the housing crisis, and to ensure that our planning goals are equitable, sustainable, and compliant with current state statutes…. Pausing or changing course would not only undermine the integrity of the process, but would require an additional infusion of taxpayer dollars.” Regarding whether the plan up-zones to allow four homes on each lot, the FAQ states that it does not. “The Land Use Plan map lists 10 general land use categories,” it reads. “These categories

are not synonymous with the nearly 70 zoning districts and overlays that comprise Princeton’s current zoning. The zoning districts will not be changed by this plan; only Council has the power to change zoning through the public ordinance process.” At the November 9 meeting, some members of the public said the town’s historical commission was not as involved in the creation of the plan as it should have been. The FAQ reads that members of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) were consulted between October 2022 and August 2023 “to share information, pose questions, and to ask for input. A subcommittee of the HPC chose to write a separate element. The Municipal Land Use Law and Princeton’s municipal ordinance are clear that the Planning Board is responsible for creating a master plan, while a Historic Preservation Commission does not create a master plan or any elements within it, but advises on it. HPC has now provided specific recommendations, many of which likely will be incorporated into the plan.” To get the link for the November 30 Zoom meeting, or access the FAQ, visit princetonnj.gov. The PCRD pet it ion is available on change.org. —Anne Levin

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Clear Definitions and Measurable Goals Are Needed for Town’s New Master Plan

Wondering if the Middle is Really Missing in Princeton

Vote on Draft Master Plan Should Be Delayed As Many Questions Are Left Unanswered

To the Editor: Three years ago, Princeton embarked on what the New York Times called “The A.D.U. Experiment” in an article of the same name dated December 10, 2021, which noted, “‘We really are the ‘guinea pig’ in the New York metro area,’ said Mia Sacks, a Princeton councilwoman and an advocate of the new ordinance.” This experimental ordinance, passed by Princeton Council, allows an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to be added to many properties in town. The ADU could then be rented (or even sold separately). ADUs were promoted to address the “missing middle” as a price point. It allows homeowners to carve out part of their own home to rent or sell, giving them some financial security and allowing others who need lower cost housing to live here. The experiment feels too new to be declared a success or failure, but the referenced New York Times article describes a location in Princeton where a single-family home was apparently demolished and redeveloped for two homes, one declared an ADU. Was this an unintended loophole or part of the plan? Our Planning Board is about to vote to approve a new Master Plan which will immediately set the stage for far greater density, up to 20 “units” per acre, to address the “missing middle,” now redefined as a housing type. Cities that have upzoned by creating this “missing middle” housing type have allowed developers and investors buy up properties with gorgeous 100-year-old trees, removing the residential tree canopy, lot-after-lot, to build huge multifamily rental buildings. Will this happen to our town? Why are developers so enthused to see Princeton’s new Master Plan approved? Residents need to understand the possible pitfalls of this proposed upzoning, and the Master Plan carefully updated with more detail, before a sea change is set in motion. How do we ensure the results are what’s desired, so loopholes are not created? Will we become open to lawsuits from developers? If a single-family home is destroyed by fire (under ordinance created in compliance with the new Master Plan) can it be rebuilt as single-family, or will a minimum of two homes be required in its place? What is the backout plan for this land use element should one be required? Perhaps we should finish the ADU experiment and understand its long-term results before starting another experiment, one with far-reaching impact. There is no urgency to vote on the draft Master Plan this week when so many questions are left unanswered. Please plan to participate on the Planning Board Zoom call set for Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. and have your voices heard. KAREN O’CONNELL Hibben Road Continued on Next Page

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We can have a debate. But let’s use measurable data and definitions that aren’t moving targets. What has worked in legacy cities with abandoned buildings and large surface The views of the letters do not necessarily parking lots may not work here. If the Planning Board’s reflect the views of Town Topics. goal is growth, we should set a measurable target. Clarity about our goals is needed to enable an informed conversation about tactics. Choosing a tactic, such as infill, and hoping for an outcome is misguided. Let’s be sure we agree on measurable goals first, and then we can have a full-throated debate about how to achieve them. To the Editor: JO BUTLER How will we measure the success of our new Master Hibben Road Plan without clear definitions and measurable goals? Is unlimited growth the goal? Unlimited infill? Unlimited teardowns? Is the plan to make housing affordable or is the goal to add true affordable housing to meet our Mt. Laurel obligation? In response to a question about what definition of “walk- To the Editor: able” the town is using for planning, a representative reOne of the often-repeated narratives of proponents of plied that “…walkable refers to the patterns of development the new Master Plan is the phenomenon of the “missthat we have in areas of Princeton already where many ing middle.” I’ve done some research and discovered that folks have cars, many others don’t, some use them every Princeton is not on lists of the 0 or 15 highest income or day, some use them sparingly, others use different forms highest property value communities in New Jersey. Nor is of transportation either exclusively or in addition to their it on lists of the 10 or 15 lowest income or lowest property car use.” Also, “Terms like ‘walkable’ and ‘gentle infill’ value communities. It is, however, on several lists of best are somewhat planning terms, but also somewhat com- small towns and best communities in New Jersey. monly defined.” I am in the middle. After 26 years as a Princeton resident, A common definition of walkability is 400m or .25 mile. I know many others who would fall, by reason of income or According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, peo- the value of their homes, in the middle. All of this leads to ple will walk .25 to .5 miles to a transit stop. Sometimes the following question. Is the middle really missing, or is it it is defined as a 10-minute walk. But the definition the simply overlooked by our municipal authorities? town is using isn’t measurable, and by choosing a vague While doing research on the new Master Plan, I went definition, there is some wishful thinking about car use to the municipal website to locate contact information for that could result in poor planning outcomes. members of the Planning Board — the folks who have the No one from the Johnson Park School district was includ- power to approve or disapprove the new Master Plan, and ed on the Steering Committee. Residents rely on cars to go thus to determine our community’s future. To my surprise, to the grocery store, schools, pharmacy, doctors, the train, the website contains only the names of the Planning Board and their jobs. Some can walk to town, but that doesn’t members. It does not list their experience, qualifications, make it walkable. Princeton no longer has the goods and or individual contact information. There is one point of services to support the essential needs of residents. We are contact — a single email address for a liaison, who will never going to have a grocery store in the central business supposedly pass communications to the board members. I district unless we destroy the existing historic district. No did email this person but received no acknowledgment — amount of density can make that a reality. The rents are either from the liaison or any board members. too high, land too scarce, and the industry too competitive. Planning Board members are appointed, not elected. In Being able to walk into town for a latte shouldn’t delude the current situation, the future of our community will be planners into thinking that people can exist without cars. determined by a group of people of unknown experience Or that they don’t use their cars daily. and qualifications who are not subject to the democratic We remain in a period of transition. Some employers are process: election by residents. requiring employees to return to the office. Even cities with We urgently need to pause the Master Plan process to good transit aren’t seeing a return to pre-pandemic rider- fully answer residents’ questions — including whether the ship levels. Surprisingly, some research shows that people middle is really missing — and to establish a means for who work from home drive more than when they commute the residents — not a group of appointed individuals — to to the office. Residents who must drive in Princeton know determine the future of our community. traffic is worse and violations are on the rise. Whether MARYANN WITALEC KEYES it is “gentle infill” (or just infill), adding more housing in Franklin Avenue Princeton means adding more cars.

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Balance Between Change, Continuity Is Missing in Proposed Master Plan

To the Editor: Did we vote to become a city? By increasing the allowable density over a very broad area of town, and by reducing and eliminating restrictions to development, the proposed Master Plan (MP) would allow many of the existing buildings that create the particular feel of this place to be demolished and replaced by new structures containing more units. More often than not, these are grossly out of keeping in scale and design with the neighborhood in which they’re situated. Could this home replacement therapy, despite the good intentions of its advocates, be the cure that kills the patient? Crucially, the plan relies on developers to fulfill its progressive ideals. But in this overheated housing market, the profit incentive only creates a drive for more units in greater densities — at ever higher prices. For whom are we providing all this projected new housing? “Affordable” seems a misnomer. For example, accessory dwelling units (ADU) are very appealing in concept, but even a tiny recent ADU on Guyot is now valued at over a million dollars. Whenever an affordable home enters the market — beat-up, perhaps, but a dandy starter home — a developer makes a cash offer, tears it down, and replaces it with a far more expensive house. More people will move here, yes, but it seems increasingly doubtful that they’ll be people of low, modest, or middle income. Might it be better and fairer to provide living places for the people of limited means who contribute to and are part of our community? Landscapers, food servers, University janitors, and others who serve the more prosperous ought to be able to live here, too. One wonders if it might be more strategic, after all, for the municipality itself to construct such rentals. The particular character of Princeton’s neighborhoods and districts developed incrementally, over the course of three and a half centuries, radiating outwards as the town grew. The proposed MP takes the enlightened position that our outer regions should remain as unbuilt and natural as possible. This places great pressure on the center. Change is inevitable, and improvement desirable, but there are few provisions in the MP that even acknowledge the modest and mellow pleasures of Princeton’s established neighborhoods, let alone create a means of moderating the design and compatibility of the buildings that would replace these houses. Most of our housing stock is not “historic” in the grander sense, but these homes embody the vernacular texture of the community. I guess what this all boils down to is attachment: Love of place. And, perhaps above all, continuity — a sense that our attachments to this extraordinary town connect us to the people who came before us here, and make us want to bequeath at least some of those particular pleasures — these characterful old houses, these tree-lined streets — to the people who will follow us. A lot of us look for more balance between change and continuity, and we’re not finding it yet in this Master Plan. RONALD BERLIN, AIA Jefferson Road

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Master Plan Offers New, More Equitable Princeton Should Plan For Far And Sustainable Vision of Suburbia More Price-Controlled Housing To the Editor: Princeton has long been a place that people love to visit and seek to call home because of its distinct neighborhoods, vibrant downtown districts, networks of parks and open spaces, top notch public schools, and all the shared benefits of a renowned University, among other assets. But, compounded by outdated zoning, our town has been struggling under the weight of its own success. As a result, streets are increasingly clogged with traffic that pollutes our air and warms our planet, schools are running out of space, and the cost of living — including the sales prices and rents of homes — is skyrocketing, leaving Princeton unaffordable for far too many. We are at a crossroads: Do we proceed as we’ve been doing, allowing the town to be shaped by the strongest forces acting on it, or do we proactively plan to help shape the town into the place we want it to become? Presently, the Planning Board is considering a draft Master Plan for adoption, informed by robust public engagement and crafted by planning professionals. A Master Plan — required by state law to be updated every 10 years — is a critical moment for a town to take stock of where they are today, ask who they want to be going forward, and lay out how to get there. As a professional working in the planning and policy space, I’ve not been surprised by some of the reactions to the Plan. Change is challenging, and this particular plan is no check-the-box exercise. It proposes town-wide, though contextual, changes to zoning that are in some meaningful ways different from what is allowed today. It aims to create the opportunity for more housing throughout, yet suggests that future growth be prioritized in those sections of town nearest public transit and amenities in a diversity of housing types that would enable more people to live here affordably. The plan offers a new, more equitable and sustainable vision of suburbia that is welcoming to our future neighbors. A Master Plan is neither legislation nor a blueprint for construction. Planning is a slow process, and any proposed changes that stem from the plan will require action by our elected representatives, with further public input. Once any new rules are approved, changes will simply be allowed to happen for those who wish, not decreed for all to do. The vision will fade-in over time, not arrive in the blink of an eye. In order for us to achieve the proposed vision, however, this plan must work jointly with others, such as our Climate Action Plan and the long-term planning efforts of the Board of Education, so that as we grow, our schools are equipped to educate and our carbon footprint (and car-choked roads) can be abated. Our last Master Plan has been at work for nearly 30 years. A lot has changed since then and the vision put forward in this draft does a good job of preserving what we love about our town while tearing down the barriers to others who would like to call Princeton home. ROBERT FREUDENBERG Palmer Square West

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To the Editor: I suggest that, because of fundamental issues, Princeton residents urge our Planning Board to postpone approval of its draft Master Plan at its November 30 meeting. The stated vision includes the goal of providing housing “affordable to all income levels,” but the only plan for housing calls for teardowns and new condos (euphemistically called “gentle infill”), presumably to increase affordable options for middle income buyers who, it is thought, will be able to afford smaller homes. At the same time, the draft preserves exclusionary zoning in much of the town outside the center, which already benefits from large swaths of preserved green space and keeps out small lot housing. By now, everyone has seen the astronomical rents being charged for the new apartment complexes that have been built or are being built. I don’t understand how anyone can believe infill housing will be cheaper. To be more realistic, the draft should state outright that Princeton will continue to prevent the working class from living here, but we do want more housing for welloff people. But if the town does want to address its failure to provide more than a token number of affordable homes, we should plan for far more price-controlled housing. It’s the only way and yet the draft makes no mention of it. Despite the ability to charge extremely high rents compared to neighboring towns, even for the smallest units, Princeton’s ordinances still only demand a miniscule number of affordable housing units in new multifamily buildings. Of the 20 percent affordable units currently required, only half of those are for low income and only 10 percent are for minimum wage earners (low-low income according to the legal definition). We can and should require more from multifamily developers. We should also spend money for land — as we do for open space — and work with nonprofit developers to build price-controlled housing. I find the proposal’s emphasis on building a city could have been written by real estate speculators. According to the survey, no one answered that they want more high priced housing. Most respondents thought we needed more single-family housing. Nothing like the plan for more unaffordable multifamily housing we got. If planners want to overrule the residents for other goals, we should have that discussion but not pretend we would get more affordable housing. On the other hand — if the plan is implemented, those of us whose neighborhoods would be rezoned will see our real estate wealth instantly rise as our properties will now be developable. We will get tempting mailings from developers who will buy our houses no matter what condition they are in. Baby boomers looking to downsize will likely get a bonus, while future buyers will pay the price. I don’t think that’s the intent of the Planning Board, but at least there’s that. JENNY CRUMILLER Library Place

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P r i n ce ton Un ive r s it y’s Fund for Irish Studies continues its 2023-2024 series with a reading by awardwinning Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes, author of the novel The Wild Laughter (2020), which won the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award. Visiting Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Professor in Irish Letters Fintan O’Toole will introduce Hughes at the event on December 1 at 4:30 p.m. at the James Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The reading is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. At P r i n ce ton, H u g h e s plans to read one of her recent short stories, “Creep,” which has been published in Granta. She will also read an excerpt from her third novel, The Alternatives, giving audiences a sneak preview of the book before it is published in April 2024 ( Penguin Random House, $28). The Alternatives follows four Irish sisters who were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in tragic cir“Super Hero’s Journey” Author Author of “History of a Difficult Child” cumstances. Now in their 30s and living disparate To Visit Bayard Rustin Center lives, three are brought Speaks at Library Sunday Book Brunch The Bayard Rustin Cen- It was the most fun I’ve ever unexpectedly together in Author Mirhat Sibhat will to Califor nia when she ter for Social Justice will had working on a book, and search of one sister who discuss her debut novel, The was 17. She was a 2019 A welcome acclaimed author, I couldn’t be more excited doesn’t want to be found. History of a Difficult Child, Public Space Fellow and a artist, and MUTTS comic about the final product.” at a book brunch on Sunday, Minnesota State Arts Board creator Patrick McDonnell December 3, at 11 a.m. at the Artist Initiative grantee, after The comic strip MUTTS to celebrate the release of now appears in over 700 Princeton Public Library. working as a waitress and a his new book, The Super newspapers in 20 countries, Sibhat will join Princeton nanny, among other jobs. Hero’s Journey, on Satur- and has been in publication Professor Wendy Belcher for Belcher is professor in day, December 2 at 1 p.m. for more than 25 years. It a reading from and conver- comparative literature and The community conversa- has been described by Peasation about the tragicomic African American studies at tion and book signing will be nuts creator Charles Schulz novel about the indomitable Princeton University and the at the Bayard Rustin Center as “One of the best comic child of a scorned, formerly author of Abyssinia’s Samuel for Social Justice headquar- strips of all time.” McDonland-owning family who must Johnson: Ethiopian Thought ters at 12 Stockton Street. nell and the strip itself have grow up in the wake of Ethio- in the Making of an English The event is free but regis- received numerous awards pia’s socialist revolution. The Author, and of the translation tration is suggested. Tickets and accolades for its focus History of a Difficult Child with Michael Kleiner of The are available at superheros- on environmental and ani(Viking, $28) is about what Life and Struggles of Our journey.eventbrite.com. mal advocacy and a constant happens when mother, God, Mother Walatta Petros: A Caoilinn Hughes and country are at odds, and Seventeenth-Century AfriMcDonnell will be joined call for global harmony. (Photo by Robin Christian) how one difficult child finds can Biography of an Ethioby the center’s chief activist The Bayard Rustin Cenpian Woman. Hughes is a poet, novelist, her voice. Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber ter for Social Justice is a in conversation. The signed nonprofit dedicated queer and short story writer. Her “Mihret Sibhat’s beautifulThis event is co-presented book will be available to pur- safe space, community ac- first novel, Orchid & the ly rendered first novel, The by Labyrinth and the Princchase in support of the Cen- tivist hub, and educational Wasp (2018), won the Col- History of A Difficult Child, eton Public Library and coter’s LGBTQIA safe space. bridge for LGBTQIA youth, lyer Bristow Prize, was long- is as rich and complicated sponsored by Princeton UniAccording to McDonnell, intersectional families, and listed for the International as they come — a novel versity’s Humanities Council, “The Super Hero’s Journey marginalized individuals and Dublin Literary Award, and that delves fearlessly, with Comparative Literature Deis something totally differ- groups. Visit rustincenter. was a finalist for four other so much grace and compas- partment, and Program in awards. Her second novel, sion, into the most essen- African Studies. ent in the Marvel universe. org for more information. The Wild Laughter (2020), tial corners of our lives, the was longlisted for the Dylan ones where family, politics, “The Meth Lunches” Author Thomas Prize and received culture, and love are inex- To Speak at High School Labyrinth Books, Princthe 2021 Royal Society of tricably intertwined,” writes Literature Encore Award. Dinaw Mengestu, recipient eton High School, and partHer poetry collection, Gath- of a MacAr thur “Genius ners present James Beard er ing Evidence ( 2014 ) , Grant” and author of All Award–winning author Kim won the Irish Times Shine/ Our Names and The Beau- Foster at the high school auStrong Award. She has also tiful Things That Heaven ditorium Monday, December 4 at 7 p.m. Her book, The won several awards for short Bears. fiction, including The Moth Sibhat was born and raised Meth Lunches: Food and Short Story Prize, the Irish in a small town in western Longing in an American City Book Awards’ Story of the Et h iopia before mov ing (St. Martin’s Press, $30), is a new portrait of hunger and Year 2020, and an O. Henry Prize. She is currently a Cullman Fellow at New York Public Library for 2023-2024. O’Toole’s books on politics include the recent best-sellers We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland and Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain. He regularly contributes to The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, The Observer, and other international publications. Recently he was appointed official biConcierge ographer of Nobel Prize-winService! ning poet Seamus Heaney. December 6 at 7:30pm JUDITH BUDWIG The Fund for Irish StudSales Associate ies is chaired this year by Cell: 609-933-7886 | Office: 609-921-2600 Princeton University Chapel judith.budwig@foxroach.com O’Toole and af fords all A service of readings and music for Princeton students, and the Advent and Christmas community at large, a wider featuring the Chapel Choir, Early Music and deeper sense of the lanPrinceton Singers, and guages, literatures, drama, Princeton a cappella groups visual arts, history, and economics not only of Ireland but of “Ireland in the world.” 253 Nassau St, Princeton NJ 08540

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humanity in America and has been woven into the curriculum of several classes at the high school this fall. In The Meth Lunches, Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect. The Meth Lunches gives a glimpse into the lives of people living in Foster’s Las Vegas community — the grocery store cashier who feels safer surrounded by food after surviving a childhood of hunger; the inmate baking a birthday cake with coffee creamer and Sprite; the unhoused woman growing scallions in the slice of sunlight on her passenger seat. The Meth Lunches reveals stories of difficulty intertwined with hope, of insurmountable obstacles and fierce determination playing out on the plates of ordinary Americans. According to the newsletter Shelf Awareness, “Foster unflinchingly lays bare the reality of poverty and hunger in America, combining statistics with the true life stories of people in her own sphere . . . . Her meditations on community and caring for others encourage readers to consider the building of a world where everyone has a place at a full, loving table.” This event is co-presented by Labyrinth Books, the Princeton High School, and the Princeton Public Library and co-sponsored by the Princeton Food Project.

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Books

PU’s Fund for Irish Studies Presents Writer Caoilinn Hughes

Bildner Center Talk Focuses On Reclaiming Cookbook

An online talk Monday, December 4, at 1 p.m., features Karina Urbach, senior research fellow, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, speaking on “How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook.” Alice Urbach, a renowned chef and cookbook writer in Vienna, was forced to flee to England in 1938 after the German occupation of Austria. When she returned to the ruins of Vienna in the late 1940s, she discovered that her best-selling cookbook had been “Aryanized” and published under a nonJewish name. Eighty years later, Alice’s granddaughter, historian Urbach, will discuss her efforts to uncover the truth and to reclaim her grandmother’s work. Free and open to the public, this virtual talk is presented by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Advance registration is required on the Bildner Center’s website. Learn more and register through bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/ events/upcoming-events. Urbach, a German historian, spent six years at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study doing research for Alice’s Book: How the Na zis Stole My Grand mother’s Cookbook (Quercis Publishing, 2023). Her historical novel Cambridge 5 (Limes, 2017), which was written under the pseudonym Hannah Coler, was shortlisted for three literary prizes and won the Crime Cologne Award in 2018. Her book Go-Betweens for Hitler (Oxford University Press, 2015) triggered a debate in the United Kingdom about the royal family’s links to Nazi Germany, and her biography of Queen Victoria (Beck, 2014) was published to great acclaim in Germany.

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Shakespeare and George Eliot “In the Company of Good Books”

t was while exploring “In the Company of Good Books: From Shakespeare to Morrison” at Princeton University Library’s Milberg Gallery that I found myself face to face with George Eliot. An hour later when I walked back into the light of day from this 400th anniversary celebration of the “First Folio of 1623” and other Firestone Library rarities, an unmissable show that I very nearly missed (it closes December 10), all I could think about was the woman gazing out at me from Frederick William Burton’s charcoal drawing, a preparatory study for his fuller, more detailed, but less intriguing colored chalk portrait in London’s National Portrait Gallery. Eliot would have been 44 on February 14, 1864, when, in the words of her journal, “Mr. Burton dined with us and asked me to let him take my portrait.” According to the curator’s note, the fact that Burton was a friend “may account for the closelycropped, full-frontal and altogether more intimate portrayal of her face.” Maybe it was the aura of intimacy that drew me in and held me, so serenely sympathetic were her pale blue eyes, the only color in the drawing; at the same time, I knew I was in the presence of the author of this remarkable sentence, from her masterpiece Middlemarch: “If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heartbeat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence.” Faces Of the authors’ faces on view in the exhibit, George Eliot’s was the most elusive; you had to look and look and keep looking; she seemed at first to be fading from sight. Not so the other faces. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s quiet beauty might have warmed the heart of a real-life Simon Legree. Toni Morrison’s presence was magnetic, powerful. The three Brontë sisters had the aura of the Yorkshire moors. Dickens and Milton looked terminally exhausted, Dickens only months away from death. At home I found the passage in Middlemarch where Dorothea Brooke is weeping in Rome, six weeks after her wedding, which is when Eliot brings in the “roar on the other side of silence.” One of those

primal imaginings like Shakespeare’s “undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns,” it has followed me through the years, surfacing whenever the world turned upside down, as it did on November 22, 1963. After Dallas G eorge E liot was b or n on Novemb er 22,1819, in Shake s p e a r e’s Wa r w i c kshire, which is why she was on my mind even before I saw her at the exhibit. She’d have had a place in last week’s review, along w it h my hometow n hero Hoagy “Stardust” Carmichael, born November 22, 1899, but there was no room — no room even for a spur-of-the-moment 600-mile drive through the night to Washington, D.C., followed by a bleary-eyed viewing of the funeral procession, the riderless black horse with the backward-turned boots and the funeral caisson and the eerieagainst-the-silence clack ing of hoove s and creaking of the stirrups and wheels, and then the violent beauty of the sunset in the western sky. A month later I rented an apartment a block off Central Park on West 87th, where I spent my last nine months as a resident of the city I’ve often written about here. Among the ramshackle archive of manuscripts, photos, and letters I’ve been plowing through the past few weeks I found a typed letter to my parents, dated March 7, 1964, about writing a new novel, discovering Shakespeare, and risking my life:

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“Friday night we drank a pint of whiskey and tightroped the Brooklyn Bridge, on a slippery ledge about a foot wide, with snow coming down and the wind blowing, and steady traffic on one side and a 200-foot drop to the river on the other [it’s actually more like 125] and nothing to hold on to but a series of stanchions. I was so scared that by the time it was over, I was stone sober.” That walk across the void with my best friend was another worldtilting “roar on the other side of silence” derangement. A look back at the moment in Middlemarch reminds me of how rudely Eliot brings the vision down to earth: “As it is, the quickest of us walk about well wadded with stupidity.” Shakespeare’s Forehead Having returned to the Milberg Galler y via the digital tour, I’m looking at the face on the title page of the First Folio, the default image of Shakespeare, the one most susceptible to car icat ure, t he head fou nd on numerous pub signboards. Who else but Herman Melville (his copy of Milton’s Poetical Works among the items in the exh ibit ) cou ld f ind a semblance of the white whale in the Bard’s brow? “Few are the foreheads which like Shakespeare’s or Melancthon’s rise so high, and descend so low, that the eyes themselves seem clear, eternal, tideless mountain lakes; and all above them in the forehead’s wrinkles, you seem to track the antlered thoughts

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descending there to drink, as the Highland hunters track the snow prints of the deer.” Of all there is to absorb in the Milberg exhibit, the most haunting fact is that had Heminge and Condell and others not gathered the scattered texts of 36 plays into a single volume, there would be no Macbeth, no Tempest, no Twelfth Night, no Winter’s Tale. “You and Me” I found a clue to my connection with George Eliot last week. It’s in the last sentence of Middlemarch. Imagine coming to the end of a prodigious work of fiction, your claim to a place among the immortals, a work as learned as MobyDick, which ends with the reader hanging for dear life on to Queequeg’s coffin with Ishmael, the orphan found by “the devious-cruising Rachel” searching for her children. liot’s Ishmael is Dorothea Brooke, and as the last paragraph begins, her vision of the character is lofty and alluisive: “Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth.” Then the last sentence. “But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” At the end, the labyrinthine human comedy of Middlemarch comes down to “you and me.” —Stuart Mitchner

——— For the digital tour, visit dpul.princeton.edu/company-of-good-books/feature /publishing-packaging — but only as a virtual preview of the real thing, which is on the first floor of Princeton University’s Firestone Library through December 10. Scheide Librarian and Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Eric White collaborated on the exhibition with Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections Jennifer Garcon and Librarian for American Collections Gabriel Swift.

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JAZZING IT UP: The Mercer County Community College Jazz Band performs at Princeton MarketFair on Wednesday, November 29 at 6 p.m. Following that date, concerts are scheduled at Quaker Bridge Mall on December 6, and at Kelsey Theatre on the college’s West Windsor campus December 11-13. Visit Kelsey.mccc.edu/events for more information.

WORLD FAMOUS CHOIR: The Vienna Boys Choir comes to State Theatre New Jersey on December 8 at 8 p.m. (Photo by Lukas Beck)

Vienna Boys Choir’s “Christmas in Vienna”

State Theatre New Jersey presents “Vienna Boys Choir — Christmas in Vienna” on Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m. The production showcases these young musicians in a program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and holiday favorites. The Vienna Boys Choir is one of the most famous choirs in the world, and one of the oldest. In 1498, Emperor Maximilian I moved his court to Vienna to establish the Chapel Imperial there, along with the Vienna Boys Choir. Over the centuries, the court attracted musicians like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Anton Bruckner. Composers Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, and Franz Schubert were themselves choirboys. Today the Vienna Boys Choir is a private, nonprofit organization, which relies on sponsorship and donations. The Choir maintains a primary school, a junior and a senior high school. Three hundred boys and girls between the ages of six and 19 attend the choir’s schools in Vienna’s Augarten Park. All receive individual voice lessons and sing in one of the choirs. The choir’s education is open to all, regardless of their origin, nationality, or religion. About a third of the students go on to become music professionals. The 100 boy choristers between the ages of 9 and 14 are divided into four choirs. Between them, the choirs give around 300 concerts each year, attended by

almost half a million spectators around the world. Since 1924, the boys have sung over 1,000 tours in 100 different countries, which has resulted in 29,000 performances. At the Sunday services in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel, they perform with members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Opera Chorus. The Choir frequently appears with major orchestras, conducted by the likes of Joana Mallwitz, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann, and Simone Young. Recent highlights include appearances at the Salzburg Festival and at the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert. State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Visit stnj. org for tickets, which range from $29-$69.

Riverside Symphonia Holds Young Artists Competition

The 2024 Caprio Young Artists Competition invites classical music students (excluding keyboard) to apply for a performance and competition opportunity. Young musicians who live or study in New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania and who will be no more than 22 years of age on March 23, 2024 are eligible to apply. The application and “blind” audition deadline is February 5, 2024. For more information and to download the application, visit riversidesymphonia. org/caprio-competition. Hosted by the Riverside Symphonia, a professional orchestra based in

Lambertville and serving audiences of the Delaware Valley, the live competition will take place on March 24 at 3 p.m. at S out h Hunterdon Regional High School in Lambertville. You ng musicians have the opportunity to compete for cash prizes, perform with a professional orchestra, and work with Mariusz Smolij, music director and conductor of the Riverside Symphonia. The first prize is $2,000; second prize is $1,000; and the third prize is $500. The Caprio Young Artists Competition honors the life and legacy of John-Michael Caprio, founding music director and conductor of the Riverside Symphonia. He was the director of music for the Archdiocese of New York and choir director at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Smolij continues the legacy to inspire young musicians.

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HOLIDAY MUSIC: Voices Chorale NJ presents the rarely performed “Christmas Oratorio” by Saint-Saens, along with arrangements of holiday favorites, on Saturday, December 8 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Artistic Director David A. McConnell and Assistant Conductor Emily DeMerchant will lead. Visit Voiceschorale.org for details.

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Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County (JFCS) is embarking on a new chapter. In line with their five-year strategic plan, the agency is “mobilizing” programs in new ways to improve accessibility to all services. Building off the success of the Mobile Food Pantry program launched in 2020, the agency is improving access to its broad spectrum of services which include the food distribution program, senior services, mental health support and counseling, and youth engagement programs. Currently, JFCS is working with the East Windsor-Hightstown School District delivering group support for middle school students. Weekly groups are held in the school for students at the end of their day. Follow the JFCS journey into this new chapter year-round with updates on their website at JFCSonline.org, or find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn @jfcsmercer.

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Philanthropy has the power to change lives and transform communities. More than 30 years ago a group of forward-thinking community members, who knew thriving philanthropy leads to thriving communities, founded the Princeton Area Community Foundation. Those founders knew residents of the Greater Princeton area are incredibly generous. They also knew that a Community Foundation would help connect people, companies, and foundations to the causes that matter most to them. That generosity is inspiring, and the Community Foundation continues to serve philanthropic people. Donors can create long-term charitable funds to help nonprofits now and in the future, and they contribute to our local programs that support education; the arts; women and children in need; and our most vulnerable, under-resourced neighbors. Thanks to that generosity, this year the Community Foundation reached a milestone, awarding more than $200 million in grants since its founding, with almost $40 million in the last two years. Those grants were awarded from more than 400 charitable funds — including donor advised and legacy funds — under care at the Community Foundation. Learn more at pacf.org. Thank you to everyone who gives to our region and beyond. Wishing you and our communities a joyous and peaceful holiday season.

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Driving hunger out of our community — the new Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) to-go truck means more access to food, more meals, more places. That’s the goal. A recent report indicates that nearly 17 million households across the country are experiencing food insecurity, an increase of nearly 3.5 million households in just one year. TASK has seen the impact firsthand. Already serving 10,000 meals per week, all of TASK’s 36 meal sites are reporting an increase in need, with some sites experiencing lines that stretch city blocks forming hours before the meals even begin. As a result, in early 2024, TASK will be launching mobile meals. This project will initially focus on serving the City of Trenton, where 27 percent of the population — including 37 percent of resident children — are living below the poverty line, a rate more than twice the state average. TASK’s mobile meal program, which will make TASK’s signature freshly-prepared and balanced meals more accessible than ever, is just the first step on the journey to help expand food resources in Trenton. TASK is committed to ensuring that every household will have reliable access to healthy, nutritious food. With your support, you can help TASK drive hunger out of Trenton. For more information, visit trentonsoupkitchen.org.

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“MIRAGE”: This photograph by Everett Shen won second place photo in Friends of Princeton Open Space’s 2023 photography contest. It is one of more than 20 works featured in the “Perspectives on Preservation” photography exhibition opening on Friday, December 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mountain Lakes House.

“PINK HAT WITH FLORAL FRAME”: This work by Susan Fenton (1949-2018) is part of “Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions,” on view December 2 through April 28 at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa. (Gift of the estate of Susan Fenton) purchased for the Michener innovative artistic techniques Michener Art Museum Presents “Renewal and Change” Exhibition Art Museum’s permanent col- to depicting the consequences

The Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., presents “Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions,” an exhibition featuring 29 works on paper including photographs, prints, paintings and drawings that were recently gifted to, or

lection, on view December 2 through April 28. The exhibition, curated by Assistant Curator Abi Lua, considers ideas of “newness” and change in the works of art themselves. From experimentation with

of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, these works depict the many forms that change can take and its impact on people and environments. This exhibition includes works by Paul Cava, Susan

Fenton, Roland Ayers, David Freese, Selma Bortner, Robert Dodge, Alan Sockloff, and Mark Sfirri. Offering a moment of pause in the dynamic process of transformation, “Renewal and Change” invites audiences to reflect on the creativity, life, and regeneration that the new can bring. “We are very thankful to add these works into our collection and excited to share them with our visitors in this exhibition,” said Lua. “Each work has much to show us about artistic process and our present moment.” The Michener Art Museum is a 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa. For more information, visit michenerartmuseum.org.

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Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) presents “Perspectives on Preservation,” a

group photography exhibition featuring works by local photographers, on view December 1 to 3 at Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue. An opening reception is on Friday, December 1 from 6 to 8 p.m., with live music from cellist Dan Kassel, refreshments, and light bites. The exhibition continues on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is part of FOPOS’s Holiday Open House. The exhibition features a selection of images from submissions to the organization’s annual photo contest, sponsored by REI Princeton, as well as photographs of the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve by Princeton photographer Frank Sauer. All photos will be offered for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Friends of Princeton Open Space.

“Through our annual photo contest, we encourage residents to look more deeply at the natural world,” said Fran McManus, exhibition co-curator and longtime FOPOS board member. “We look forward every year to the exhibition, which illustrates the inspiration and beauty that community members find as they explore the many trails and diverse landscapes within the Mountain Lakes Preserve.” The 2024 Perspectives on Preservation Photo Contest kicked off the day after Thanksgiving in celebration of Recreational Equipment, Inc.’s (REI) Opt Outside initiative, which encourages everyone to skip the malls and head outdoors on what is typically the busiest shopping day of the year. The submission deadline is Earth Day, April 22, 2024. For contest rules and details, visit fopos.org.

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“CHRISTMAS FRONT DOOR”: This acrylic painting by Claudia Fouse Fountaine is featured in “Small Works Showcase,” coming to Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville December 7 through December 31.

“Small Works Showcase” Call for Art: Hopewell Coming to Artists’ Gallery Public Library Art Show

Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville will host “Small Works Showcase,” featuring an array of creations in various styles, December 7 through December 31. An opening reception is on Saturday, December 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. This show is unique in that it will encompass the entire gallery. The member artists are renowned for their work across the Delaware Valley and beyond, working in a range of mediums including oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, and digital formats. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information about the gallery and artists, visit lambertvillearts.com.

The Hopewell Public Library is seeking artwork for its art show and reception on Sunday, December 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. Both amateur and professional pieces are welcome. Art pieces can be dropped off at the Hopewell Public Library on Saturday, December 9 between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. The library looks forward to having everyone come together to celebrate the arts and crafts that were created this year. Register for the event at redlibrary. org/events. The Hopewell Public Library is located at 13 East Broad Street in Hopewell. For more information, visit redlibrary.org.

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Ar t @ Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Threading Memories” through January 7. artmuseum.princeton.edu. A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Br idge Street, L amber tville, has “Mixed Realities” through December 3. Galler y hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, has “The Ten Commandments of Renée Cox” through January 28. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Arts Council of Prince to n , 102 Wit herspoon Street, has “May You Be Happy” through December 2 in the Taplin Gallery. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Fic us, 235 Nassau Street, has “Playful Medley” through January 8. ficusbv. com. G ourgaud G a l ler y, 23-A Nor th Main Street, Cranbury, has “Trees, Flowers, and Water” December 3 through December 28. A n opening reception is on December 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. cranburyartscouncil.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Local Voices: Memories, Stories, and Portraits” and “Spiral Q: The Parade” through January 7, “Night Forms” through April 7, and “That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family” through the end of 2024, among other exhibits. grounds forsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. Museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m., Thursday to 7 p.m. princetonhistory.org.

“I’LL HAVE WHAT SHE’S HAVING …”: This oil painting by Alla Podolsky, a native of Kiyv, Ukraine, is featured in “Narrative Observations,” her exhibition on view in the dining room at Bell’s Tavern, 183 North Union Street in Lambertville, through the end of December. “I am a storyteller,” said Podolsky. “My work is a narrative, visually and thematically. I find stories in everything I observe, and painting is how I tell them. I try to convey experiences that are both universal and intensely personal.” Michener Art Museum, 138 S out h P ine St reet, Doylestown, Pa., has “Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories” through January 14, “Ethel Wallace: Modern Rebel” through March 10, and “Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions,” December 2 through April 28. michenerartmuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Fe s t iva l of Tre e s” through January 7, “Striking Beauty” through February 18, and the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. morven.org.

Pr inceton P ubl ic Libra r y, 65 Wit herspoon Street, has “Through the S to r m , F i n d i n g H o m e” through December 31 and “Earth Song Refrain: BIPOC Artists on the Climate and Environment” through January 12. princetonlibrary.org. Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton Universit y, has “Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches: Selections from the John Doar Papers” through March 31. library.princeton.edu. Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “Meghan Tatuskar” through

December 5. Prints and illustrations by Brett Martin are at the 254 Nassau Street location through December 5. smallworldcoffee.com. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “Of f the Wall Holiday Market” through December 23. westwindsorarts.org.

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Everyone I Know Is Sick Wednesday, December 6, 7 p.m. |Princeton Garden Theatre On the anniversary of Day With(out) Art, a day when cultural organizations raise awareness of HIV and AIDS, the Museum and the Princeton Garden Theatre invite you to a screening of Everyone I Know Is Sick, six videos commissioned by Visual AIDS that generate connections between HIV and “TAKEN AWAY”: This watercolor by Beatrice Bork is part of “Small Works Showcase,” on view December 7 though December 31 at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville. An opening reception is on December 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket on the Theatre’s website. LATE THURSDAYS! This event is part of the Museum’s Late Thursdays programming, made possible in part by Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. Additional support for this program has been provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Hiura Fernandes and Lili Nascimento, Aquela criança com AID$ (That Child with AID$), 2023. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Everyone I Know Is Sick

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Mark Your Calendar Town Topics Wednesday, November 29 10 : 30 a . m .- 3 p. m . : Lu nch and Shop at t he Greenwood House Holiday Boutique, Cobblestone Creek, 2170 L awrenceville Road. Boutique is free, lunch is $30. 6 p.m.: Journalist Natasha Lance Rogoff and scholar Deborah Kaple discuss Rogoff’s book Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org. 6 p.m.: Melissa Lane and Benjamin Morison discuss Of Rules and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political, at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street. Labyrinthbooks.com. 6 p.m.: Mercer County Community College Jazz Band performs at Princeton MarketFair. Kelsey.mccc. edu/events. Thursday, November 30 10 a . m .- 8 : 30 p. m . : Garden State Watercolor Society Pop-Up Art Sale at 45 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to Send Hunger Packing — Mercer Street Friends. Gswcs.org. 5:30 p.m.: Artist Conversation: Peng Wei, at Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street. With curator Zoe S. Kwok. In person and online. Reception follows. Artmuseum. princeton.edu. 6 p.m . : Poet /w r iter/ t ranslator Ewa G or niak Morgan is joined by Yuri Leving of Princeton University to discuss her book P r ofe s s i o n : Ve n i c e a t Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.

6 : 30 p.m. : The Cool Women Poets read at the L aw r e n c e H e ad q u a r te r s Branch of Mercer County Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike. The theme is “Fall Forward, Smile Back.” 7:30 p.m.: Virtual lecture by Pierre Lacombe on the Delaware River’s geologic history. Presented by the Delaware River Greenway Partnership. Free registration at bit.ly/3QeM6ZT. Friday, December 1 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.: Garden State Watercolor Society Pop-Up Art Sale at 45 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to Send Hunger Packing — Mercer Street Friends. Gswcs.org. 4:30 p.m.: The Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a reading by Caoilinn Hughes at the James Stewar t Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free. Arts.princeton.edu. 7-10 p.m . : Pr inceton High School Big Band Dance, featuring all six of the school’s jazz bands, at the school cafeteria, 151 Moore Street. $5-$10. Proceeds benefit the band program. Princetonjazz.org. 7:30 p.m.: “A Magical Cirque Christmas — A Holiday Variety Show” at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $39-$99. Stnj.org. 8 p.m.: 2023 Princeton Dance Festival by Princeton University dance students, at the Berlind Theatre at McCar ter, 91 Universit y Place. Relaxed performance of works by Brian Brooks, Bill T. Jones, and Ishita Mili in ballet, Indian /hip-hop fusion, and contemporary dance. Arts.princeton.edu.

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Saturday, December 2 10 a.m.-5 p.m. : Garden State Watercolor Society Pop-Up Art Sale at 45 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to Send Hunger Packing — Mercer Street Friends. Gswcs.org. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: “Journalism and Democracy: 2023 Public Humanities Forum,” with keynote speaker JanWerner Muller of Princeton University and two panels on the history of democracy, active citizenship, and participatory journalism. At Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Registration requested. Princetonlibrary.org. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Princeton High School’s Jammin’ with Santa, featuring the PHS Studio Band as well as games, food, and activities for all ages, plus a visit with Santa, at the school cafeteria, 151 Moore Street. Free. Charitable contributions and concession proceeds benef it underserved music programs in Hawaii. Princetonjazz.org. 12-2 p.m.: Weekend holiday entertainment and strolling Santa, at Palmer Square. Palmersquare.com/events. 12-5 p.m.: Mill Hill Annual Holiday House Tour, in Trenton’s Mill Hill historic district. Start at Artworks, Everett Alley. Houses decorated for the holidays open their doors to visitors, rain or shine. At 2:30 p.m., Capital Har mony Works performs at Artworks. $20 (children under 12 free). Trentonmillhill.org/events. 1 p.m.: “Mutts” creator Patrick McDonnell appears at a community conversation and book signing at

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the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, 12 Stockton Street, to celebrate the release of his new book The Super Hero’s Journey. Free. Registration at superherosjourney.eventbrite.com. 1 and 5 p.m.: “Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party” at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $29.50-$79.50. Stnj.org. 1-4 p.m. : Winery with music, firepits, and mulled wine, at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Music by Brian Bortnick. Terhuneorchards.com. 2 a n d 8 p.m . : 2023 Princeton Dance Festival by Princeton University dance st udents, at the Berlind Theatre at McCar ter, 91 University Place. Works by Brian Brooks, Bill T. Jones, and Ishita Mili in ballet, Indian /hip-hop fusion, and contemporary dance. Arts. princeton.edu. 2 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents The Nutcracker at Villa Victoria, 376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing. Roxeyballet.org/nutcracker. 2 p.m.: The Lawrence Community Band presents Princeton Tuba Christmas at MarketFair Mall, 3535 U.S. 1 South. Tuba and baritone euphonium players are invited to participate. Tubachristmas.myshopify.com. 3 and 7:30 p.m.: The Capital Philharmonic and Passage Theatre present Stravinsky’s L’Histoire Du Soldat at Mill Hill Playh o u s e, 205 E a s t Fr o nt Street, Trenton. $10-$40. Capitalphilharmonic.org. 4 p. m . : We s t m i n s te r Concert Bell Choir performs “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day” at Gill Chapel, Rider University, Lawrence

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To w n s h i p . Tr a d i t i o n a l Monday, December 4 carols, light classics, and Recycling Christmas favorites. $151 p.m.: Online public talk $20. (609) 896-7775. on How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook, Sunday, December 3 with Karina Urbach of the 11 a.m.: Book brunch at University of London. PrePrinceton Public Library, 65 sented by the Bildner Center Witherspoon Street, with for the Study of Jewish Life. Mihret Sibhat and Wendy Bildnercenter.rutgers.edu. Belcher discussing the novel 7 p.m.: Food writer Kim The History of a Difficult Foster discusses her book Child. Labyrinthbooks.com. The Meth Lunches: Food 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Hunt- and Longing in an Amerierdon Land Trust’s Winter can City, at the Princeton Farmers’ Market is at Dvoor High School Auditorium. Far m, 111 Mine Street, Labyrinthbooks.com. Flemington. Hunterdonland7 p.m.: Continuing Contrust.org. ver s at ions on R ace, on 12 -2 p. m . : We e ke n d Zoom. Dr. Robert Karp foholiday entertainment and cuses on three Brooklyn strolling Santa, at Palmer neighborhoods in a presenSquare. Palmersquare.com/ tation that connects lead events. poisoning and the practice 12-5 p.m.: Garden State of red-lining. Register at Watercolor Societ y Pop - princetonlibrary.org. Up Art Sale at 45 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. A Tuesday, December 5 portion of the sale proceeds 6 p.m.: Peter Singer and will be donated to Send Robert Wright discuss “The Hunger Packing — Mercer Buddhist and the Ethicist: Street Friends. Gswcs.org. Conversations on Effective 1-4 p.m. : Winery with A ltr uism, Engaged Budmusic, firepits, and mulled dhism, and More” at Labywine, at Terhune Orchards, rinth Books, 122 Nassau 330 Cold Soil Road. Music Street. Labyrinthbooks.com. by Brooke DiCaro. Terhuneorchards.com. Wednesday, December 6 1-4 p.m.: Holiday Open 7 p.m.: National Book House at the Hopewell Pub- Award-w inner Ha Jin is lic Library, 13 East Broad joined in conversation with Street, Hopewell. Activi- Princeton University profesties in the Children’s Room, sor Yiyn Li at Princeton Pubhomemade refreshments. lic Library, 65 Witherspoon Redlibrary.org. Street. Princetonlibrary.org. 2 p.m.: 2023 Princeton 7-8 p.m.: Meeting of the Dance Festival by Princeton League of Women Voters of University dance students, the Greater Princeton Area, at the Berlind Theatre at Mc- at West Windsor Library, 333 Carter, 91 University Place. North Post Road, Princeton Works by Brian Brooks, Bill Junction. Lwvprinceton.org. T. Jones, and Ishita Mili in 7:30 p.m.: “The Illusionballet, Indian/hip-hop fu- ists: Magic of the Holidays” sion, and contemporar y is at the State Theatre New dance. Arts.princeton.edu. Jersey, 15 Livingston Av2 p.m.: Roxey Ballet pres- enue, New Brunswick. $39ents The Nutcracker at Villa $129. Stnj.org. Victoria, 376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing. RoxeyThursday, December 7 ballet.org/nutcracker. 10 a.m.: The 55-Plus Club 2 p.m.: 8th Annual A of Princeton meets at The Christmas Carol Family Jewish Center Princeton, Read-Aloud at Princeton 435 Nassau Street. Alain P u b l i c L i b r a r y , 6 5 L. Kornhauser of Princeton Witherspoon Street. Free, University speaks on “The all reading levels welcome. Real Case for Driverless Sign up at mccarter.org/ Mobility: Putting Driverless achristmascarol. Vehicles to Use for Those 3-4 p.m.: “Glitz, Glam- Who Really Need a Ride.” our, and a Look into the F r e e , w i t h s u g g e s t e d Dark Side: A Conversation donation of $5. In person on Celebrity” with Landon and via Zoom. Princetonol. Jones, Marilyn Marks, and com/groups/55plus. William Gleason. Presented 5:30 p.m.: Pam Mount by Princeton Adult School and Reuwai Mount Hanewald in honor of its 85th anniver- lead a holiday arrangement sary at Stuart Country Day workshop and wine tasting School of the Sacred Heart, at Terhune Orchards, 330 1200 Stuar t Road. $ 85- Cold Soil Road. $45. Regis$150. Princetonadultschool. ter at terhuneorchards.com. org or (609) 683-1101. 6 p.m.: Peter Coviello and 4 p.m . : G at her ing in Lindsay Reckson discuss solidarity with the October Dispatches from an Age of 7 hostages, and a call for Last Things, at Labyrinth their release. Organized by Books, 122 Nassau Street. a grassroots group of Israe- Labyrinthbooks.com. lis in Princeton. Tiger Park 7 p.m. Princeton Univerin Palmer Square. sity astrophysics professor 5 p.m.: Author Lou Del Joshua N. Winn talks about Bianco portrays his grandfa- his book The Little Book of ther, Luigi Del Bianco, and Exoplanets at Princeton Pubhis unsung contribution as lic Library, 65 Witherspoon chief carver on Mount Rush- Street. Princetonlibrary.org. more, at Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street. Free. Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments. a Princeton tradition!

hen you share your home with a companion animal, it can provide great happiness, along with infectious, ongoing fun. There are challenges too. Puppies love to chew just about anything, including your favorite shoes! Cats enjoy appropriating the furniture as their preferred scratching post, in addition to climbing up the curtains for further entertainment. True animal lovers tend to take such exploits in stride.

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And there can be illnesses and injuries, requiring capable and compassionate care. Having the services of qualified and experienced veterinarians is crucial to your pet’s health and well-being. H o m e C a r e Ve te r i n a r y Clinic is just such an organization. Located at 1015 Washington Street in Rocky Hill, it has been serving animals and their owners since 1992, originally as a house call- only operation, and then at its current location since 2012. Owned by veterinarian Dr. Patti Maslanka, VMD, it is a private practice, and its name not only reflects its original house call focus, but also its comfortable and home-like atmosphere in the Rocky Hill office. The fact that it is located in a house, formerly a private residence, adds to its unique flavor. Colorful Fish Upon entering, the client and patient are greeted by friendly and knowledgeable receptionists. Intriguing to visitors, the waiting room features an aquarium filled with colorful fish, and another one is home to a large solitary turtle. These are residents, not patients! S e p a r ate e x a m i n at i o n rooms are available for dogs and cats, and there is full-scale surgery in another area. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Patti, as she is known, knew from an early age that she wanted to work with animals. “I was an only child, and my family moved a lot,” she recalls. “My dogs and cats were really my friends. As a young girl, I knew I wanted to be a veterinarian.” A f te r g r ad u at ion, s h e worked with vet practices in Cranbury and Kingston, and then started her house call practice in 1992. “I liked the idea of going to the animals’ homes, and also having my own practice,” she explains. “With a private practice, there is a lot of flexibility and personal attention for patients.” HomeCare patients are mainly dogs and cats and the occasional rabbit. Most come from the Princeton, Rocky Hill, and surrounding area, and many are longtime clients, including those from Dr. Patti’s original house call practice. All Ages and Sizes The animals are all ages, sizes, and breeds, and come for a variety of reasons, including initial spaying and

neutering, standard vaccinations (based on careful protocol), maintenance service, such as nail trims, blood tests, and general check-ups, etc. Ultrasound examinations, among others, are also available. “We see more dogs than cats,” repor ts Dr. Patti. “Often, cat owners don’t bring in their cat after it has been spayed or neutered. Cats can be more stressed coming to the vet, as they like to stay in their home environment. “We are cat-friendly, however, and we really cater to and understand the stress experienced by the feline patient. Our cat-friendly exam room has a calming cat-friendly pheromone dispenser, and this pheromone is sprayed onto the towels and clothing of the team member interacting with the patient. We also offer little cubbies for them to feel safe in, and kitty treats.” In addition, she reports, HomeCare will become certified as a Fear Free practice. This certification provides vets with additional tools and knowledge to reduce the animals’ fear, anxiety, and stress. Hom e C are Ve ter i nar y Clinic is very focused on understanding the latest developments and treatments available, and in fact, as Dr. Patti points out, “We offer different medicines here not available everywhere else, and we make a point to be involved in continuing education.” In that regard, specialists are invited to come to the clinic once a month for talks on subjects such as new technologies and products, and a recent workshop was held on CPR. In addition, the HomeCare vets and technicians attend seminars and conferences at other locations. State-of-the-Art Telemedicine is another service at HomeCare, which can be very helpful when clients cannot bring patients to the office. Another option, Teletriage, offers the opportunity to speak to a technician who has access to the pet’s medical records, and can make appointments 24/7. HomeCare’s surgical services include state-of-the-art equipment and monitors, as well as a post-surgical recovery cage, equipped with heated flooring, and oxygen availability. The recovering patient is under direct and constant supervision. Dental care, including surgery, is a priority at HomeCare, points out Dr. Patti. “There are more advances in dentistry today, and dental care is so important. An infected mouth can cause other serious problems. “Dental care is performed under anesthesia, and there are two technical nurses with advanced understanding of anesthesia in the room at all times during the procedure. We have a dental cart on a par with those utilized in human dental care for cleaning and polishing.” In addition to Dr. Patti, veterinarians Dr. Amy Schein, DVM and Dr. Meredith Schepp, DVM attend to HomeCare’s patients. An important focus

is the collaboration among the vets, who can share their expertise and knowledge about specific patients. “Veterinary medicine is a puzzle, and it is important to work as a team,” points out Schepp. “I enjoy working with the client and the patient and forming a strong bond with both. I also focus on pain management, and I am very interested in becoming certified in animal rehabilitation and pain management.” Informed Decisions Adds Schein, “I enjoy the communication and educating people about the reasons why we recommend different tests, treatments, and preventives to empower pet owners to make informed decisions about their pet’s health care. I also like the challenge of determining a diagnosis based on history, physical exam, and interpretation of lab tests.” HomeCare is set apar t from other practices in a number of ways, continues Schepp, including, as she points out, palliative care. “We have a very large focus on palliative care and fearfree approaches to help make every individual animal comfortable here.” Schein agrees, noting, “We aim to educate our clients to treat our patients in a fear-free environment. We treat every patient as an individual. We work with pet parents, and spend time and develop relationships. We also have the opportunity to provide both Western and Eastern medicine.” Palliative care, integrative care, and an overall holistic approach are important pr ior it i e s at H om e C are Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Patti emphasizes a holistic view re gard i n g h e r p at i e nt s, stressing nutrition, the need for a healthy diet, and minimizing vaccinations. “Diet is very important for the health of pets,” she observes. ”They should have quality food, and it should include a variety. Diet can also help control conditions, such as kidney problems and others.” Integrative care includes the use of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine and also acupuncture. “Acupuncture can be helpful for chronic pain and disc problems,” explains Dr. Patti, who was certified in acupuncture by the Chi Institute for Animals in 2016. “The animals, even cats, can become very relaxed during the acupuncture procedure. It can really be very beneficial, and we can use it together with Western medicine.” Palliative Care Palliative care is available for dogs and cats, especially older animals, who have a serious condition or terminal diagnosis, she continues. “Palliative care is the treatment of symptoms, allowing the patient to be comfortable during chronic illness or illness in which a cure is not possible. It is comfort care to improve the quality of life. We want them to be as comfortable as they can for as long as they can.” She points out that longevity is on the rise for many pets today. ”It is increasing due to more care, new medicine, and treatment.

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TEAM WORK: Collaboration is key at HomeCare Veterinary Clinic. Veterinarians, vet technicians, and all the staff work together to ensure the best care for their patients at this private practice. “Many veterinarian practices are corporate-owned today. I wanted to have a private practice, which offers a more personal approach for patients and clients,” explains owner Dr. Patti Maslanka, VMD. She is shown at right in the foreground, with staff members, including Dr. Meredith Schepp, DVM, third from left, and Dr. Amy Schein, DVM, fourth from left. Luna, the 8-year-old pit bull/cattle dog mix, is a welcome visitor. My personal goal is that with better and more regular treatment, and pain management, we can ensure a healthy span that keeps the animal healthy with a good quality of life.” When the time comes that further treatment will not be helpful, the HomeCare vets can provide humane and compassionate means for euthanasia. As Dr. Patti observes, “It is difficult, but it is the kindest thing for the animal. If the pet is ill and in pain, we can end its suffering.” In addition to scheduling euthanasia at the office, she will come to the patient’s home in order to make the end of life experience as gentle and compassionate as possible. Studies indicate that increasing numbers of people are inviting dogs and cats, also rabbits, into their homes more than ever before. What is it that leads so many of us to live with fourfooted friends, whose lives most often will be more temporary than our own? A longtime dog ow ner put it this way: “Not only are they company and part of the family, but they can sense your mood and be comforting. And of course, they are always interesting.” Someone to Hug During COVID, pet adoptions increased dramatically, with many people craving and needing animal companionship to help them navigate that difficult time. As one woman, who had never had a pet before, said, “I needed someone to hug!” Well aware of how necessary pets are to their human companions, the HomeCare vets, who have animals of their own, are especially mindful of this special relationship. It has meaning on so many levels, observes Schein. ”I enjoy the camaraderie of pets and their different personalities. Pets are so helpful in relieving stress for us, and are not judgmental.” “I think we are very lucky to receive such unconditional love from our animals,” adds Schepp. “They are our companions, really part of the family, and for me, a source of comfort and happiness.”

D r. Pat t i ag re e s, a n d points out the unique ability to have a relationship of trust and affection basically without words. “What I like best about animals is the non-verbal communication. And I am so glad that in my practice I am able to help a patient feel better, be happy, and live a good life.” omeCare Veterinary Clinic is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Payment plans include Vet Billing and Care Credit; also, Essential, Complete, and Premium Care

plans allowing for free exams, and spreading the cost of care over 12 months. For further information, call ( 609 ) 921-1557 or visit the website at www. homecare-vet.com. — Jean Stratton

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ith the Princeton U n i v e r s i t y m e n ’s basketball team having played its first five games away from Jadwin Gym this season, Xaivian Lee was happy to be back home as the Tigers hosted Northeastern last Saturday afternoon. “We had a great crowd, it is always good play in front of someone rooting for you,” said Princeton sophomore guard Lee. “Every game has been on the road, so it was nice to be home for sure. Coach (Mitch Henderson) always says the cuts are a little faster. I find our shots go in a little more. It is definitely good to play here.” Lee’s shots were going in against the Huskies as he posted a career-high 30 points to help the Tigers pull away to an 80-66 win over Northeastern before an enthusiastic Jadwin throng of 2,470 as they improved to 6-0. Displaying his versatility, Lee struck from the perimeter with three 3-pointers to go along several dazzling sprints to the hoop. “It is just driving, I feel like I have gotten little stronger so I don’t get pushed off as much when I create more contact and that has helped me finish a little more,” said wiry 6’3, 171-pound Lee, the first Princeton player to tally 30 points in a game since Jaelin Llewellyn scored

Henderson of Lee, who was later named the Ivy League Player of the Week and is now averaging a team-high 18.8 points a game. “He has a spirit of improvement and he is not there yet. That was an unbelievable performance but for me it is don’t stop, there is so much more that he can do. He is a really tough cover, but I want him to be awesome defensively too. I think he can impact the game in a lot of ways.” The Tigers have adjusted their game to take advantage of Lee’s talents to have more impact. “We are designing and thinking about .what he does really well and working around it all of the time,” said Henderson. “We want him to feel freedom, I think he plays at his best when he is doing that.” While Princeton didn’t play its best against a gritty Northeastern squad that trailed by just 67-62 with 4:21 left in the second half, Henderson liked the way his players closed the deal. “I was a little nervous about the game, like coaches can be, just because we were playing so well together on the road,” said Henderson. “The group is so fun to coach, they have been working so hard. We also had very little preparation time. We were off on Thanksgiving Day and we had one day

30 on March 7, 2020 in an 85-82 loss to Cornell. “I think the biggest thing that has helped me is buying into the system and not trying to get every bucket by myself. Today, for example, I had a lot of easy cuts which was guys finding me on back cuts and making good reads. I still need to work on having a mid-range game. I took a couple of bad ones down the stretch.” Senior guard and co-captain Matt Allocco, who tallied 18 points and a gamehigh six assists, was looking to feed Lee as he caught fire. “We try not to go isolation ball as much as we can; it is Princeton offense, we cut and we play together,” said Allocco. “But Xaivian can get a tough bucket and he showed that today. He was unbelievable. I have seen it for a couple of years now. I have guarded him in practice and open gyms and he is very difficult to cover. He has made me a ton better.” While Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson was thrilled by Lee’s performance against the Huskies, he believes his sophomore star is just scratching the surface of what he can accomplish. “A year ago when Xaivian and I would talk and we were missing each other a little bit, I feel much more connected to him now,” said

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X-FACTOR: Princeton University men’s basketball player Xaivian Lee drives past a Northeastern defender last Saturday as Princeton hosted the Huskies in its home opener. Sophomore guard Lee poured in a career-high 30 points to help the Tigers prevail 80-66. Lee was later named the Ivy League Player of the Week. Princeton, now 6-0, plays at Bucknell on November 29 before hosting Furman on December 2 and Drexel on December 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) prep. That is a really well coached team. We played very well on offense. Our defense has been great but we were really challenged defensively. They exposed a lot of things we were doing. It was great for us.” Allocco helped trigger the Tiger offense with several deft passes to teammates cutting to the basket. “I was just trying to make the right play as always,” said Allocco. “I sure as heck didn’t go in saying I am going to score this many points — it is just about winning. The guys make great reads and great cuts. It is easy for me to put it on them, it is lot easier when guys like Xaivian make shots. It makes me look good.” While Princeton’s sizzling play this season is drawing attention to the squad in the wake of the team’s magical run to the NCAA Sweet 16 last March, Allocco and his teammates aren’t getting caught up in the hype.

“I think this team has done a great job of just going one day at a time,” said Allocco. “We show up to practice, prepare, and we are focused. On game day, we have just been able to cut it loose. We try our best. We just try and block out the noise a little bit and just focus on getting better every day.” In assessing his team’s 6-0 start, the best for the program since the 1997-98 season, Henderson is pleased with how the Tigers have been playing at both ends of the court. “Tonight I thought we got exposed a little bit we will have to get back to the little things but I have been really happy where we are defensively,” said Henderson. “We were top 40 in the country going into the game defensively, which is really good. I think we are very difficult to guard. Teams try a lot of different things, we have designed it that way. We have really good players

that work. I would echo what Mush (Allocco) said, this team works, they work very hard. The practices leading up to preseason, it was like a war. It was very competitive, as competitive as it has ever been.” For Lee, competing on the international stage for Canada this summer in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, helped diversify his game. “Representing your country is a humbling experience but also getting to play so many different types of basketball and styles, all of the countries played a little differently,” said Lee, a native of Toronto, Ontario. “I definitely learned a lot from the European guys like playing with a lot more pace, making good reads, and understanding not to just rely on speed but more like change of pace. I subconsciously picked up on all of that stuff.” —Bill Alden

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A Top -20 w in for t he Princeton University women’s basketball team made the team’s Thanksgiving feast taste all the better. T h e T iger s e nj oye d a holiday meal together last Thursday in Florida after defeating No. 20 Oklahoma, 77-63, earlier in the day in the first game of the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off. “It was great,” said Princeton head coach Carla Berube. “It was fun playing early in the afternoon and then we had a big Thanksgiving feast with the whole team and the families that were there. It was really nice. It was fun to all be together for the holiday and getting a big W on top of it.” Princeton dropped the second game of the tournament, 72-63, to No. 19 Indiana on Saturday to move to 4-2 overall. The Tigers will be home for the first time since their season opener when they host Seton Hall at Jadwin Gym on Wednesday. “It feels like we have not been at home for a really long time,” said Berube, whose team moved into the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, getting ranked at No. 25. “We were at Tennessee and UCLA and Florida. So it’ll feel really good to be back in the friendly confines of Jadwin. We’re looking forward to the challenge of Seton Hall. They compete. They are usually very athletic, they get after it, they get out on the break, and they have some really skilled players that we’re going to have to deal with.” Seton Hall, which defeated Princeton at home two years ago, is another test in a challenging early non-conference schedule. After Saturday’s game, the Tigers have the third-ranked strength of schedule in the country. The Tigers took a No. 3 UCLA team to the wire in a 77-74 loss the week before the Florida tournament where they split a pair of Top-20 games. “We definitely wanted to challenge ourselves with the schedule,” said Berube. “And then also go to California and get a home game for our LA area players. Competing with UCLA and having the opportunity to win that game certainly gave us really great experience. It showed that we can compete with anyone. We brought that confidence to the Oklahoma game and trip to Florida. That’s what we play these games for — to see early in the season where we’re at and get the experience we need against these high quality teams to get us ready for March. We have a lot of young players and first-years that are getting some time. You can’t get that experience unless you’re in a game with those kinds of athletes and programs and so that’s why we schedule these Top 25 teams.” Last Thursday, Princeton pounced on Oklahoma early. The Tigers bolted out to a 23-7 first-quarter lead, still led by nine points at halftime and increased their lead to 16 points going into the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Madison St. Rose was two points off her career-

high with 24 points to lead Princeton. Senior guard Kaitlyn Chen scored 20 points while freshman Skye Belker gave the Tigers a third player in double figures with 12 points. Senior forward Ellie Mitchell starred in the paint, grabbing 18 rebounds. “We came out ready to go, really great energy,” said Berube. “We got some stops. T hey’re a transition first team, so they really like to get out on the break and make plays. We were able to defend that really well and get out in transition ourselves so we got some great scoring opportunities. Everyone was contributing. Maddie St. Rose had a great day. And Kaitlyn certainly had a great second half offensively, but a great full-team effort and win against a quality opponent in Oklahoma. I think it was definitely our defense to start the game and I think it just fueled some easy scoring opportunities down the other end.” The start and outcome were very different against Indiana. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 41-24 halftime lead thanks to an early first-quarter run followed by a dominant 25-13 second quarter. The Tigers clawed back to make it 58-52 in the fourth quarter before falling by nine points. Chen paced the offense with 16 points while Mitchell and St. Rose had 11 points apiece. “It wasn’t the way we wanted to start, and our second quarter really put us in a tough spot, a big hole to try to dig out of,” said Berube. “But we’ve been down before and I know that my team is resilient and tough and I know they’re going to keep fighting to the very end. We cut to six in the fourth quarter so we’re right there, we just needed to get a couple more stops and get some scoring opportunities. Indiana is just tough. They have an All-American center inside and a couple really great perimeter players. It was tough but a great experience and we’re definitely going to learn a lot from it, from watching film and just keep taking steps forward. It was a different type of game for us, but I’m proud of the fight we showed to the end.” The Tigers are three weeks into games with this year’s group. There are familiar pieces like Chen and Mitchell and key reserve senior Chet Nweke all helping to lead the less experienced players. They are part of the reason that Princeton has no qualms about facing tough competition, and have picked up where they left off. Mitchell, for instance, ranks third nationally with 12.7 rebounds per game. “I think we’re always going to schedule Power 5s and Top 25s when we can,” said Berube. “Of course, having Kaitlyn Chen and Ellie Mitchell on your team, you feel comfortable and confident because you have them leading the way and showing the younger players how to play, how to compete, how to be focused and ready to play at that level game in and game out no matter who’s at the other end of the court. We have to bring that strong mentality game

in and game out.” The Tigers have also seen a huge jump from St. Rose. The sophomore comes off a st rong f reshman year in which she was starting and hit her stride midway through the year. In her first six games last year, she never even reached double figures. She’s scored over 20 points in three of her first six games this year, and her 17.7 points per game leads the Tigers (Chen is second at 17.0). “She’s put in the work,” said Berube of St. Rose who averaged 8.8 points a game last season. “She worked really, really hard this offseason and summer. She gets in the gym a lot and works on her shot, her goby moves, her takes at the rim. She has that confidence now that I think she was feeling at the end of the Ivy season last year and even more so at the start of this year. She’s a scorer. She has a scoring mentality. She’s a deep 3-point range shooter, great pull-ups, finishes at the rim, she’s going to the right really well this year. It’s been fun. She’s been a great court leader and also a great leader off the court too. I’m pleased and proud of her progress.” T h e T ig e r s g r ad u ate d some key seniors, but a strong freshman class has made an early impact. Belker has been a starter since day one for Princeton and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for her play in Florida. Fellow newcomers Mari Bickley and Ashley Chea also have played significant minutes. Playing some tough opponents early has forced them into the fire. “I think it can serve us really well as the season progresses that these players are getting really important minutes and doing really well,” said Berube. “There are a few others on my bench that I have to get in games because we’re really deep here. I’m excited for those players. Playing these tough teams absolutely gives them experience that they’ll need for the Ivy League and hopefully in March if we’re fortunate enough to be playing then. I’m pleased with how they’re coming along, and it’s a credit to my leaders and captains. They’re really showing them the way.” Berube believes the Tigers are as deep as ever. She’d like to show that on game days, but it’s been difficult to go as deep as she would like when Princeton is trying to knock off some high-level teams. “There are really talented players on my bench,” said Berube. “We’re excited for the games coming up, and they’re challenging games. We’re hoping to go a little deeper than we have been because there are players that deserve to be out on the court. We’re looking forward to the next few weeks before the holiday break and finals break.” Berube is always mindful of how the Tigers can improve defensively. One thing that jumps out in the early going is opponents are shooting 35 percent from 3-point range. Last year, Princeton held teams to 28

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ROSY OUTLOOK: Princeton University women’s basketball player Madison St. Rose dribbles upcourt in recent action. Last Thursday, sophomore guard St. Rose scored 24 points to help Princeton defeat No. 20 Oklahoma 77-63 in the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off. Two days later, St. Rose chipped in 11 points in a losing cause as the Tigers fell 72-63 to No. 19 Indiana to wrap up play in the Fort Myers event. The Tigers, now 4-2, made it into the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, getting ranked at No. 25. In upcoming action, Princeton hosts Seton Hall on November 29 and plays at Rhode Island on December 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) percent from beyond the arc. Indiana made 50 percent from 3-points range in its win over the Tigers. “I think we need to do a better job of defending the 3 and finding those lethal 3-point shooters,” said Berube. “I think the defense for us, it’s going to take a little bit of time to develop that chemistry on the defensive end. You think of chemistry a lot of times as offense and how it’s working but we feel that way, and I feel that way on the defensive end too that it’s going to take a while to be running on all cylinders, especially with some newcomers and people playing different roles than last year. We’ve got a lot of work to do to be where we want to be come March. But the team puts in the work and they’ll be back ready to go (Monday) afternoon and we’ll be working on our defense every day like we always do. But it’s definitely a work in progress.” The graduation of Julia Cu n n i ngha m a nd G race Stone, two of the team’s top defensive players last year, has left the Tigers with some work to do at that end. Cunningham and Stone were outstanding one-on-one defenders, strong communicators, and good team defenders. They usually drew the top assignments last year, and Princeton is having to find their replacements. “On the defensive end, you definitely feel that they’re not there,” said Berube. “I think we have the personnel and people and competitors that can get us there. It just takes a little bit of time. Maddie can do it. Skye Belker is also a good defender, so it’s a combo of them right now. They’re just getting better and better. That was Julia (on the top guard) and Grace had the 4 player that was really, really good. But we always have Ellie, but her

playing the 4 more this year is putting her in a different condition. She’s learning the ropes as well.” The Tigers are using their non-conference schedule to find their players’ roles. Princeton will return to the road at Rhode Island on Saturday before coming home for two of their last three games before the exam break. “ R h o d e I s l a n d , w e’v e played them the last two years and they’ve been rea l ly clos e ga m e s,” s a id Berube. “We lost to URI at URI two years ago. Tammi Reiss does such a good job with her squad in the A10. They’re really skilled, athletic, and have toughness. It’s a tough place to play up there. That’s going to be a challenge and another road trip for us. We’re looking forward to another couple games against some tough opponents.” The first six games have enabled the Tigers to start to evaluate how good they can be this year. Early returns are positive, and as

the group comes together more with more time on the court and off the court together, Princeton is optimistic that more improvement will come. “I’m pleased with where we’re at; the two games we did drop were great games against two of the top teams in the country, Indiana had fallen to around 20 because of their loss to Stanford, but that’s a top 10 team as well,” said Berube. “I like my team a lot. I like working with them. They’re really gelling well off the court, which has been fun to watch. You really get to work on coming together when you’re on road trips because you’re spending so much time together. It’s fun watching that. I think that translates to the court. We’re excited for the next couple weeks here to get ourselves ready for the real season which is the Iv y League season. I’m happy where we’re at and we’ve got a lot of work to do and a lot of room to grow.” —Justin Feil

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If this fall had been governed by the rules used in 1995, the Princeton University football team would have earned a share of the Ivy League title. In its seven Ivy contests, Princeton went 4-1 in games decided in regulation and tied the two others. In 1995, that would have left the Tigers at 4-1-2 and in a tie for the title. But with college football adopting overtime in 1996, there are no longer ties and Princeton saw its ties turn into losses. As a result, the Tigers e nde d up goi ng 4 - 3 i n league play, one game behind tri-champions Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale, who each went 5-2. While falling short was frustrating, Princeton head coach Bob Surace is not going to dwell on what might have been. “In the end with our three league losses, we only had to win one of them [to have a title] but you can’t live in the would have, could have, should have,” said Surace. “It wasn’t our year. I am not saying it is luck. We didn’t do enough to separate from those teams that led to the overtime losses (28-27 to Brown on October 14 and 36-28 to Yale on November 11) and the two-point game (23-21 to Dartmouth on November 3).” The margin of error was razor thin in a season where most Ivy games were decided by one score. “If you went into the year saying it was a three-way

tie, you probably had five or six teams that had the experience and talent that you could pick out of that hat,” said Surace. “The way the scores and the games went, you could do it 10 times and have 10 different combinations.” The year did end on a high note for the Tigers as they kept their focus after a heartbreaking 36-28 loss to Yale in double overtime to post a 31-24 win over Penn in the season finale. Coming into the clash with the Quakers, Surace believed his players would make the most of their final week together. “They have been really steady in terms of their habits and their work ethic throughout the year,” said Surace. “I was very confident that we would practice well.” Forcing seven turnovers against Penn made the difference in the contest for Princeton. “I feel like going into both the Yale and Penn games with experienced quarterbacks, we did a lot of coverage disguises,” said Surace. “In the Penn game, we were very fortunate. The Penn QB is terrific — we were able to make him think a little bit a few times and hold the ball.” The Tigers were fortunate to get some bounces against the Quakers. “It is something we had struggled with through the year, we had not been as good as we needed to be,” said Surace. “We had

a couple of breaks. We tipped the ball for the first time all year — a D-lineman tipped the ball and another D-lineman caught it. During the course of the year, you usually get a couple of those, but we haven’t had those. It is crazy how it works, you can’t say we will take four t u r n ove r s aga i n s t Pe n n and three against Yale. To get to seven was an unreal number.” As the Tigers navigated the up-and-down campaign, a quartet of senior captains — quarterback Blake Stenstrom and offensive lineman Jalen Travis along with linebackers Liam Johnson and Ozzie Nicholas — kept them on course. “We also had some real terrific leaders with some really high level players that could help bring us along,” said Surace. “They are all different personalities. Blake is very cerebral, Liam is very intense. Jalen is like the president, he is the chief. He walks into a room and he is in charge. Ozzie is emotional. When we lost to Yale and I gave a speech in the locker room, he echoed what I said. I think when I say that it is an old man that is nagging at them at times. Ozzie says it and the players go back to their dorm rooms and it has a little more meaning to it. His message was that we owe it to ourselves, we are going to play our hearts out, and we are going to have our best week.” C om i n g i nto t h e fa l l, Surace realized that it was

coming back,” said Surace, noting that two of those starters, offensive linemen Blake Feigenspan and Travis, missed several games due to injury. “I was really happy, I knew there was going to be some inconsistency. There was a little more than we should have had but a lot of it was building habits on my end. I could have done things differently. I was really proud of how that group improved from the beginning of the year to middle of the year to the end of the year.” The lack of experience helped lead to inconsistency in several areas this fall. “We had 16 false starts and 28 drops — those are drive killers and things that you want to minimize,” said Surace. “The defense did not create turnovers until the last game. We didn’t contain the quarterbacks in three of the five losses. The special teams play was really good except that we didn’t have great field goal protection and that led to some inaccuracy on kicks that cost us in four of the five losses. We did not field punts well, we are going to look at it. Our special teams coordinator is getting me all of this, there were probably close to 300 yards of bounces.” On the flip side, a lot of young players got valuable experience which should pay off in 2024. “We have a lot of players returning. The league is not going to get easier, there are a lot of good players,” said

TENSE CAMPAIGN: Princeton University football head coach Bob Surace surveys the action in a game this fall. It was a season of nail-biters for the Tigers as they went 5-5 overall and 4-3 Ivy League with their two non-conference losses coming by three points each and their Ivy defeats coming in two overtime contests and a two-point setback. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Surace. “I think us, Yale, and Columbia are the only teams without a returning QB. We are going to be way deeper everywhere else on the field.” The process of getting ready for next season started last Monday as the Tigers hit the weight room to start their off-season conditioning program. “When the players come back on Monday we are all

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After graduating 16 players from a senior class that helped the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team earn a trip to the 2022 NCAA Final Four and an Ivy League tournament championship and NCAA berth in 2023, the Tigers have apparently reloaded. L ast week, Princeton’s 12-man freshman class was named the best in Division I by Inside Lacrosse and recruiting expert Ty Xanders. The Tiger class features seven players from IL’s Top 100 list, as well as others who may not have made that list but who will push for starting spots and playing time. The 12 members of the class include: Colin Burns, an attacker from Potomac, Md., who played at Georgetown Prep; Owen Fischer, a shortstick defensive midf ielder f rom G len A r m, Md., who played at Loyola Blakefield; Nate Kabiri, an attacker from McLean, Va., who played at Georgetown Prep; Carson Krammer, a midfielder from Mercer Island, Wash., who played at Lake Washington; Mark Marino, a midfielder from Mahwah, who played for Don Bosco Prep; Cooper Mueller, a shortstick defensive midfielder from Radnor, Pa., who played for Radnor; Hunter Spiess, a defender from Old Greenwich, Conn., who played at the Brunswick School; Jack Stahl, a defender from Newport Beach, Calif., who played at St. Margarets; Jacob Todd, an attacker from Stevensville, Md., who played at the Severn School; Brody Upton, a midfielder from Dedham, Mass., who played at Nobles & Greenough; Colin Vickrey, a goalie from Westlake, Texas, who played at Culver Military; and Tucker Wade, a midfielder from Bethesda, Md., who played at Bullis.

50+ yards punts on the season (nine). The All-Ivy performers helped the Tigers go 5-5 overall and 4-3 Ivy this fall as they finished one game behind league tri-champions Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale.

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All-Ivy first team performer after ranking fourth in the league with 83 tackles, and he averaged nearly 10 per game over Princeton’s final three weeks, including 11 at Dartmouth. He had three sacks on the season. Senior offensive lineman Travis was limited for part of the fall due to injury, but was dominant at left tackle when he returned late in the season. While he was injured throughout most of October, Princeton averaged 17.8 points per game; in November, the Tiger offense averaged 26.7 points per game. Sophomore Hill, a starting safety for the Tigers, was one of only three underclassmen to earn either first- or secondteam All-Ivy League honors on the defensive side of the ball. He finished third on the team and 12th in the Ivy League with 62 tackles, and he finished third in the league with three interceptions, including two in the season-ending 3124 victory at Penn. Senior Hilliard was a consistent presence at right guard for Princeton over the last two seasons for Princeton, and started all 10 games during his senior season. Junior receiver Colella ranked sixth in the Ivy League in both receptions (47) and receiv ing yards (620), and he finished third in touchdown receptions (six). Junior receiver Barber finished eighth in receptions (42) and seventh in receiving yards (582), and added three touchdowns of his own. Senior DelGarbino led all Princeton defensive linemen with 29 tackles, a Top-25 total in the Ivy League. Senior Perez had 36 tackles despite dealing with late-season injuries. Clark, one of three freshmen to earn All-Iv y recognition this season, averaged 39.2 yards per punt and had the second-most

PU Women’s Soccer Has 3 Earn Academic Honors

A trio of Princeton University women’s soccer players, junior Lily Bryant along with seniors Jen Estes and Arai Nagai, have earned College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District honors, the organization announced last week. It marks the first honor for Bryant and second for Estes and Nagai, who were recognized in 2022 as well. Honorees needed to be at least sophomores, meet a GPA requirement and either play in 90 percent of the team’s games or start 66 percent of the team’s games. B r y a nt, a n h o n or ab l e mention All-Ivy League in the midfield, is an economics major from Brookline, Mass., and played in all 19 games while starting 18, scoring a goal, and dishing out five assists. Estes, one of the team’s four captains and an economics major from Kirkland, Wash., was the team’s Academic All-Ivy League honoree and played in all 19 games as a forward while starting 12, scoring three goals, and adding an assist. Nagai, a first-team All-Ivy League honoree in the midfield and a computer science major from Herndon, Va., played in all 19 games and made 15 starts, scoring a goal and adding two assists. The trio helped the Tigers go 10-5-4 this season as they earned their second at-large NCAA tournament berth in three years, advancing out of the first round each time.

NO QUIT: Princeton University men’s hockey player Noah de la Durantaye heads up the ice in a game last season. Last Saturday, junior defenseman de la Durantaye had two assists in a losing cause as Princeton fell 4-3 at Ohio State. The Tigers rallied from a 3-0 first period deficit to make it a 4-3 contest with 3:21 left in regulation but couldn’t score after that. In upcoming action, Princeton now 3-4-1 overall, hosts Union on December 1 and RPI on December 2. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Princeton Football Has 10 Make All-Ivy

S e n i o r s t a r l i n e b a c kers and co-captains Liam Johnson and Ozzie Nicholas headlined a group of 10 players from the Princeton University football team who were named last week as All-Ivy League performers for the 2023 campaign. Joh nson and Nicholas both earned first-team AllIvy honors while Jalen Travis and Nasir Hill earned second-team honors with Nick Hilliard, AJ Barber, Luke Colella, Jack DelGarbino, Will Perez, and Brady Clark being selected for honorable mention. Nicholas put together one of the most dominant defensive seasons by a Princeton player in recent years. He recorded a team-high and league-high 104 tackles, the most by any Tiger player since Zak Keasey recorded 127 stops in 2004. He finished fourth in the league with 4.5 sacks. Nicholas, the only unanimous first-team selection among Ivy defenders, will now await the announcement of the Bushnell Cup Defensive Player of the Year finalists. Johnson, the 2022 Iv y League Defensive Player of the Year, repeated as an

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asquale Carusone made a decision that changed the course of history for the Princeton High boys’ soccer program. Af ter focusing on club soccer during his first three years at PHS, he opted to join the Tiger squad this fall. “It is my senior year, I definitely have to play for my high school,” said Carusone, who played for the Players Development Academy (PDA) and has committed to play at the college level for the University of Rochester. “A lot of kids were giving me stuff for it and saying we could go super far with you this year.” T he PHS players wel comed Carusone with open arms. “They were happy to see me, they have been wanting me to come out for three years,” said Carusone. “I have known the Smith brothers (junior midfielder Archie and freshman midfielder Harvey) for a while — I have played club with t hem forever. We jelled quick, it wasn’t like it took a few games.” Car usone got off to a quick start for the Tigers, tallying two goals in his second game as PHS topped Ewing 3-0 and then scoring both goals in 2-0 wins over Hopewell Valley and Lawrence as the Tigers moved to 6-0. The dynamic striker kept rolling, piling up 19 goals and three assists in regular season action. PHS head coach Ryan Walsh saw Carusone as a difference-maker for the program.

and really adjusting to each other’s play,” said Keegan. “We are all in it for each other, no one is in it for themselves. I think that is a really big thing to have on a team, a connection like that is really important. I am really happy playing with these girls. It is really nice.” PHS head coach Heather Serverson credited Keegan helping to enhance that team chemistr y with her selfless play. “Delaney is a very skilled player but she is also a team player,” said S er verson. “She is not out here to pad her own stats.” Keegan came up big as the Tigers made their deep tournament runs. She scored two goals to help PHS defeat Allentown 4-3 in overtime in the MCT semis and then contributed two goals in a losing cause as the Tigers fell to Hun in the county final in a penalty shootout after the teams tied at 3-3 through regulation and overtime. I n t h e s t ate to u r n e y, Keegan had two goals as PHS defeated Montgomery 6-0 in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North Jersey Group 4 sectional. Tallying one of the biggest scores of her career, Keegan fired in the winning goal in overtime as the Tigers edged Phillipsburg 2-1 in the sectional semi. While PHS went on to fall 4-0 to Ridge in the sectional final, Keegan was thrilled to make it that far in her final campaign. “We are a tight group, I have been playing with these girls for a really, really long time,” said Keegan. “I think since seventh grade I have known them. We have been playing in club when we got here. We have been playing our whole entire high school career together. It has been a completely different experience being able to be so close with my classmates. Every single chance we get to be out there, we leave it on the field.” S er ver s on w as n’t s u r prised to see Keegan come through in the clutch down the stretch. “That is what Delaney does, she gets the winning goal, she gets determined,” said Serverson. “If she has something on her mind, there is not much that can stop her.” Keegan’s production and determination to do all she could for the Tigers in her senior campaign makes her the leading female performer this fall. Top Newcomers arvey Smith joined the Princeton High boys’ soccer team this fall as a freshman, but he didn’t play like a rookie. Cr ack i n g t h e s t a r t i n g lineup, midfielder Smith emerged as a key performer with his ball skills and scrappy play. In making the transition to high school soccer, Smith benefited from having his older brother, junior midTITLE RUN: Princeton High Boys’ soccer player Pasquale Carusone races past a defender in fielder Archie, on the PHS action this fall. Senior striker Carusone tallied a team-high 28 goals to help PHS win the New squad. “It is easier for me beJersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group 4 state title and post a 22-2 cause I have a brother; he record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) “He came around this summer and the guys are really excited to have him,” said Walsh. “He has fit in right in the puzzle. Last year we had a quality team as well but we didn’t have a go-to scorer. We were young, but having a guy you can count on for a goal or two a game is huge.” In postseason play, Car usone took things to a higher level, tallying nine goals and two assists. He helped PHS advance to the Mercer County Tournament final where it fell 2-1 to nationally-ranked Pennington. Rebounding from that setback, the Tigers went on a championship run through New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group 4 play. Carusone tallied two goals to help the Tigers defeat Howell 4-1 in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional final. In the Group 4 state semis against Washington Township, Carusone produced another two-goal effort as the Tigers prevailed 4-0. Capping his senior season in style, Carusone tallied a goal and an assist as PHS rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit to defeat Kearney 3-2 to win in its first state title since 2012 and fourth overall for the program. In reflecting on his ride to the title, Carusone made it clear that his decision to join the program left him with memories of a lifetime. “This is like living the perfect season,” said Carusone, who ended the fall with 28 goals and five assists. “I

feel like I fit well in this role for the team, I fit as a goal scorer.” For emerging as the go-to finisher as he helped PHS make history, Carusone is the choice as the top male performer of the fall season. Top Female Performer elaney Keegan was d e te r m i n e d to d o whatever she could this fall to help the Princeton High field hockey team have a big season in her final campaign with the program. “Depending on the game, I will do whatever is needed,” said senior star and Cornell commit Keegan. “If I need to hang back more defensively, I have played some back this year. If I need to help the offensive play, I will play offensively. I have become a more offensive player this year. I have stepped up more from the back, playing defensive mid for two years in a row.” Controlling things from the midfield, the skilled Keegan established herself as the catalyst for a powerhouse PHS squad. She led the Tigers in goals (25) and points (56) as the squad advanced to the Mercer County Tournament final and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North Jersey Group 4 final in going 17-3. W h i l e Ke e g a n to ok a leading role, she cited the squad’s selfless attitude as a key to her production. “Our team is really good, it has done a really good job at connecting this season

SHE’S THE ONE: Princeton High field hockey player Delaney Keegan (No. 13) celebrates after scoring a goal in the Mercer County Tournament. Senior standout Keegan led the Tigers in goals with 25 as PHS went 17-3 and advanced to the final of both the MCT and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North Jersey Group 4 sectional tourney. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) has been friends with the other players,” said Smith. “Me and him are tight, so it is a lot easier to make friends.” The brothers carried that tight connection into the field. “I feel a very good chemistry with him,” said Smith. “We are always giving each ot her one -t wo passes.” PHS head coach Ryan Walsh credited the younger Smith with giving the Tigers some heady play in his debut campaign. “Har vey has become a great set piece taker here,” said Walsh. “He is only a freshman, but in his mind he is senior. He is a mature kid. He is really connected with our whole team because of his brother. He has been around the guys for a while. On the field, him and his brother always know where each other is without even looking. It is a great feel and that is why they are so good in the middle for us.” Smith displayed his maturity, coming up with some clutch plays to help the Tigers as they went on a historic run, winning the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ( NJSIA A) Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title and then going on to earn the Group 4 state title. The talented freshman scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over Monroe in the sectional semis, blasting a free kick off the crossbar and into the net. In the sectional final, he chipped in an assist as PHS defeated Howell 5-1. In the state final against Kearny, Smith scored a goal 14 seconds into the game and then assisted on the game-tying goal by Pasquale Carusone as PHS rallied for a 3-2 triumph, winning the program’s first state title since 2012 and fourth overall. Smith, for his part, prided himself on showing grace under pressure. “I bring a composure,” said Smith, who ended up

with eight goals and 11 assists this fall. “I feel when I am on the ball, it just calms people down because I find the pass instead of just kicking it all of the time.” For making such an impact in his debut season with his skill and composure, Smith gets the nod as the top boy newcomer. Piper Morey brought some special athletic bloodlines as she joined the Hun School field hockey team this fall. Her father, Sean, was a record-breaking receiver for the Brown football team who played nine seasons in the NFL while her mother, Cara, was a field hockey and ice hockey star at Brown and is now the head coach of the Princeton University women’s ice hockey program. While her parents could certainly give her on-field pointers, they have focused on other areas. “They don’t really talk to me about my skill or anything, that will come,” said Morey. “They really talk to me about my work ethic and how the best thing to be as an athlete is to work hard. I always try to have a strong work ethic through all of the game because coaches will always see how hard you work and how good of a teammate you are.” Displaying plenty of skill to go along with her work ethic, Morey emerged as Hun’s top offensive threat, scoring a team-high 13 goals. Her production helped Hun win its first outright Mercer County Tournament title as it topped Princeton High in a penalty shootout in the final on the way to a brilliant 15-5 campaign. Hun head coach Tracey Arndt was thrilled to have Morey join her squad this fall. “I am pretty lucky that I have gotten to see Piper s i n c e s h e w as i n s i x t h grade,” said Arndt. “What I know of her is that she is just a super personable kid. I have always been really

to soccer, he has a great background having played at Rider.” As his debut season unfo l d e d , Wa l s h ’s e n e r g y helped him get the most out of his players. The Tigers rolled through the regular season, going 14-1. Competing in the Mercer County Tournament, second-seeded PHS advanced to the final where it battled top-seeded, undefeated and nationally-ranked Pennington tooth and nail before falling 2-1 on a late goal. Bouncing back in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 tournament, top-seeded PHS lived up to its ranking, routing second-seeded Howell 5-1 in the sectional crown. “It is amazing, I am so proud of these guys,” said Walsh after that win. “We came into the year and we had a conversation on the first day about how we have the potential to be special. The fact that we are now where we are is really special.” In the Group 4 final four, PHS topped Washington Township 4-0 in the semis to earn a shot at fellow powerhouse Kearny in a rematch of 2017 state final which saw the Tigers fall 3-1. Coming through in dramatic fashion, PHS rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit to pull out a 3-2 victory to earn its first state title since 2012 and fourth overall. In Walsh’s view, being on the same page from the start led to the historic finish. “I n t h e of fs e a s o n w e got to ge t h er a nd t h e s e guys were not going to be stopped,” said Walsh, who guided the Tigers to a 22-2 record. “All they wanted to do was win, the entire team had this great desire to win. I think that is what made the team.” For helping PHS maintain its winning tradition as he took the helm from the legendary Sutcliffe and guided the Tigers to a state title in the process, Walsh is the choice as the top coach of a boys’ team this season. Over the course of the fall, Patty Manhart and Chris Pet t it t raveled dif ferent paths in guiding their programs but they ended up in the same place - earning a state title. PHS girls’ volleyball head coach Manhart knew that her squad had the chance to be dominant, returning a trio of sophomore standouts in Naomi Lygas, Kaelin Bobetich, and Charlotte Woods along with junior stars Lois Matsukawa and Pearl Agel. “I think they feel really good,” said Manhart. “They trust each other. They have played together before on the school team, but they have also been playing at the same club. They are familiar with different systems and communication. They are ready to go, everyone can see that their teammates get better every year. Knowing that they were solid last year, everyone feels really good.” Having fallen in the sectional final in 2022, the Tigers set their sights on a state title. “We see the banner in our gym every day; we have a couple of league titles on the banner but at the bottom of

the banner for states, it is blank,” said Manhart. “They see it, they want it, at least a sectional title. We are setting that bar for a Group 3, that is always where we are looking. We are not going to lower our expectations.” Meeting those expectations, PHS plowed through the competition in regulation season action, winning most matches in two sets and suffering a lone loss. T h e T ig e r s won t h e ir second straight Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) in dominant fashion, topping Notre Dame (25-19, 25-15) in the final. Moving on to state competition, PHS cruised through the bracket, winning each match by 2-0 scored on the way to its first-ever New Jersey State Interscholast ic At h let ic A s s ociat ion ( NJSIA A) Central Jersey Group 3 sectional title and the Group 3 state final. In the championship match, PHS rolled to a 2-0 (25-21, 25-12) win over Millburn to earn the program’s first state title. In assessing her squad’s championship run, Manhart credited her players with showing a year-round intensity. “I think what makes us special and unique is the commitment year-round, these girls are never out of season,” said Manhart, whose team ended the fall with a 30-1 record. “It is just full steam ahead. They are relentless and just keep getting better and better. It is definitely a privilege as a coach to be able to have a group of girls that can make that commitment because it is not easy. It is something I don’t have control of. For that to be where everyone is, being dedicated 100 percent and able to play, it makes my life easy.” Leading the Princeton Day School girls’ soccer team, things didn’t come easy this fall for Pettit. PDS enjoyed a superb regular season, going 11-11 heading into the Mercer Count y Tournament, but hit some roadblocks when it headed into postseason play. In the MCT quarterfinals, PDS fell 1-0 to Steinert on a goal in the second overtime. Competing in the Prep state tournament quarterfinals, the Panthers battled Blair Academy to a 2-2 tie through regulation and two overtimes but lost in a penalty kick shootout. Heading into t he New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) South Jersey NonPublic A tournament, the Panthers displayed a heightened sense of urgency. “I don’t know what it was, we had a couple of tough losses and this has really sharpened our focus,” said Pettit. “I think coming into states, we were struggling even when we were winning. We were struggling to play for 80 minutes from start to finish. We would take our foot off the pedal for 20 minutes. We came into states and everything switched. It was win or go home and we are not done yet.” After rolling to a 4-1 win over Donovan Catholic in the first round and a 6-0 rout of Mount St. Mary in the quarterfinals, the Panthers found themselves in a do-or-die

situation against St. John Vianney in the semis. The foes battled to a scoreless draw though regulation and two overtimes and headed to penalty kicks. The time, PDS prevailed, making all five of its kicks while goalie Shelby Ruf turned away one of the St. John Vianney shots to help clinch the win. In the sectional final against Trinity Hall, guided by former Panther head coach Pat Trombetta, PHS pulled out a gritty 2-0 win to make the Non-Public A State final. Faci ng a h ig h - s cor i ng Mount St. Dominic in the final, the PDS defense held the fort as the Panthers won 2-0 on second half goals by Mackenzie Brodel and Juliana Hartman. Guiding the Panthers to their first-ever Non-Public state title was phenomenal experience for Pettit. “It is huge; we have only been here three years and we are definitely ahead of schedule,” said Pettit, whose team finished the fall with a 17-2-3 record. “It was obviously a goal for us. When we came, we had 17 kids and only eight or nine of them played club. I think we had nine wins in the first year so to go from that to this in three years is definitely ahead of schedule. Now we are here and we have to keep it going and build from here. It is exciting.” In Pettit’s view, building a strong team unity was a huge factor in the squad’s success this fall. “We focused a lot on the chemistry and the culture and I give the seniors great credit,” said Pettit. “A lot of time for the high school seniors, it is ‘oh it is my senior

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excited to get to work with her because every time I have seen her, she gives everything she has. She is a gamer.” Although Morey starred from the beginning, success didn’t come easy for her. “Being one of the youngest on the team is the biggest challenge,” said Morey. “I haven’t played with this level of skill before, going from middle school field hockey to high school is a big challenge.” Displaying skill and a strong work ethic to spark the Hun attack, Morey is the choice as the top girl newcomer. Top Coaches yan Walsh stepped into some big shoes this fall when he took the helm of the Princeton High boys’ soccer program. Walsh was succeeding Wayne Sutcliffe who stepped down from the program last spring ending a 26-year tenure that featured two state titles. “There is definitely a little pressure, me and Wayne always wanted to win,” said Walsh, a former Rider University men’s soccer standout who served eight seasons as an assistant coach at PHS under Sutcliffe. “I am super competitive. So no matter where I got my first coaching job, I was going to feel some pressure because I want to win so bad. I am always going to feel that way.” W hile Walsh was looking to put his stamp on the program, he wasn’t about to reinvent the wheel in the wake of Sutcliffe’s winning approach. “He had so much success,” said Walsh of Sutcliffe. “I try to take a lot of what he did. He is always even-keeled. I want to keep that same cool head that he has. It is a similar training style, not a whole lot is going to change hopefully.” Working under Sutcliffe helped Walsh learn the ins and outs of coaching. “I learned so much about coaching in t hose eight years, going from a player to a coach is such a huge leap,” said Walsh. “I didn’t realize how big of a leap it was. As a coach, there is a lot of managing players and players’ emotions. As a player, you don’t really see that side. Those were the biggest challenges, trying to deal with teenagers’ emotions. High school soccer is tough because the kids come from school all day and sometimes they are not able to leave that behind them when they get to practice.” One of the key lessons Walsh took from Sutcliffe’s approach was the importance of developing bonds with players. “Besides the soccer knowledge, he really taught me how to deal with people and kids,” said Walsh. “He was really good about connecting with players. He spent a lot of time before and after training getting to know guys on a more personal level.” PHS senior star Pasquale Carusone credited Walsh with connecting well with the 2023 squad. “He is great, I love coach Walsh,” said Carusone. “In school too, he has a lot of energy. He hypes our team up. He knows what he is talking about when it comes

MAKING HER POINT: Princeton High girls’ volleyball head coach Patty Manhart instructs her players during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 3 sectional tournament. Manhart guided PHS to the Group 3 state title and a 30-1 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) year. It is my this, it is my that.’ This group of seniors hasn’t done that at all, they have actually stepped back and said it is about us, it is about we. As a result, all of the younger players have had the room to feel like this

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one, we won one, we Encouraged By Positive Vibe in Preseason, “We seem to have a betFeaturing Stellar Senior Group, Infusion of Talent, lost lost one. Then we won two ter chemistry than maybe PHS Football Produced 1st Winning Season Since ’14 and lost two before Palmyra. Hun Boys’ Basketball Primed for Big Winter we have had in the past, it In recent years, Charlie Gallagher needed to be creative to put a positive spin on things when he spoke at the year-end banquet for his Princeton High football team. But this Thursday when the team gathers for the annual event, PHS head coach Gallagher will have plenty of positives to cover as he recaps a 2023 season that saw the Tigers go 5-4, producing their first winning campaign since 2014. “At a banquet when you are not finishing very well, you are always trying to think of the silver linings,” said Gallagher, whose program had posted a 4-29 overall record in the previous four seasons. “I will tell you this, the silver linings are that we won this year.” Gallagher wants his players to savor that success as they reflect on this fall. “ W h e n I w as i n h ig h school, I remembered the losses, the reason why I do that is because we didn’t lose many,” said Gallagher. “This year I would like our players to remember the wins because we have had enough losses so remember these wins. I would love to think that we got you in the right spot and coached you guys up but you guys were the players. You guys did all of the hard work.” PHS put in some great work in its season finale as it defeated Palmyra 52-7 on October 21. “It was a great game, it was a great team effort,” said Gallagher. “Our defense pitched another shutout. We had a fumble on a punt that led to a touchdown but the defense never got scored on. The defense did just a great job in our five wins. All season long, coach [Brandon] Williams, our defensive coordinator, did a great job. He had the kids believing

and the kids love him.” Senior Evan Pease produced a defensive highlight for the Tigers in the win with a 32-yard interception return. “What an amazing play, it was on a bubble screen,” said Gallagher. “We had scouted that because they have a play where t hey spread everybody out and ever y time they put the guys out on the corner, they throw a bubble screen. Evan said he saw it and he just ran right in front of the ball and picked it off and ran 32 yards for a touchdown.” A n ot h e r s e n i or, Tyl e r Goldberg, ran wild against Palmyra, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries and also making a TD reception. “Tyler had four touchdowns, he could have had more,” said Gallagher. “We tried to split the time with Evan. We even pulled Tyler out. I think Andrew Foreman got a touchdown, we wanted to see what the young guys can do. At the same time we were thinking maybe we will play another game and he was going to get another chance.” Initially, PHS was slated to play one more game after Palmyra with a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) cross - over game against Hightstown but that was later canceled. W hile the Tigers were look ing for ward to t hat matchup and a chance to get another victory, the five-win campaign has interest in the program soaring. “It was crazy because like in 2017, we got off to a nice win, we beat Hightstown 33-0 and then we lost nine straight,” said Gallagher. “It was nice to get that first one, it was back and forth after that. We won one, we

BREAKING THROUGH: Princeton High football player Remmick Granozio fights for extra yardage in a game this fall. Senior tight end Granozio’s intensity helped the Tigers go 5-4 this year as the program produced its first winning campaign since 2014. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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It is great for the future, it is great for these kids. We had almost 30 kids last year and we were 1-9. We had 67 come out this year and I think we finished with around 60. I may have to order 100 helmets next year after winning five games.” Star running back and tri-captain Goldberg had a great final campaign for the Tigers, rushing for 667 yards and five touchdowns on 143 carries. “Tyler was a two-year captain, we never had that before,” said Gallagher. “He really lived up to all of the expectations that we had for him. I am real happy, it was great that he could finish off that way. He had some really solid games for us all year. You could call him the bell cow — when all else failed, we still run Tyler. When things are going well, you run Tyler.” Along with Goldberg, the squad’s other seniors did a lot of good things for the program. “We have some unheralded guys like Anthony Famiglietti who did just a really great job for us,” said Gallagher. “Ben Walden played three years for us at corner. He did just a great job and he stepped in at wide receiver this year. He was a great guy we can rely on. He was really a shutdown corner for us, he really turned into a great tackler over this past year. Then we had Jake Angelucci, one of our team captains along with Famiglietti and Goldberg. He is the last of the Angeluccis, he is the fourth one. I couldn’t be more proud of him. Remmick Granozio is a super kid. He is a gutsy kid, he was nicked up all year. He had a great head on his shoulders and was a really hard worker.” Looking ahead, Gallagher believes that his group of returners will be ready to step up next fall. “We have got both wide r e c e i ve r s c om i n g b ack, we have got both quarterbacks,” said Gallagher, referring to receivers Ellington Hinds and Wyatt Arshan and QBs Travis Petrone and Brady Collier. “We have two sophomores, Andrew Foreman and Carmine Carusone, at running back. Outside of Evan Pease, we have our linebackers coming back in Elisio Moncada and Joe George. I am excited about that. We have Sean Wilton returning, he will be our left tackle for three years. What a great athlete, doing track, and throwing the shot. He is so strong. Travis Petrone did a great job for us all year — not only is he a multi-sport athlete, but he is a multiposition guy. He snaps on punts and holds on kicks. He does everything for us. He is a gamer. We will be in good hands with him next year.” Fired up by the success this fall, Gallagher and his staff will be working hard to keep the program on the winning track. “We spend a lot of time in the off-season, you can get a leg up on teams if you plan things out and do your homework in the offseason,” said Gallagher. “We already have our 7-on-7 lined up, we will probably have that in March.” —Bill Alden

It is early but Jon Stone is sensing that his Hun School boys’ basketball team could grow into something special. “The vibe has been really good, we clearly have a lot of things to work on but we have been getting there,” said Hun head coach Stone, whose team went 14-13 last winter and was slated to tip off its 2023-24 campaign by hosting Compass Basketball Academy on November 28 and then playing at the Haverford School (Pa.) on November 30. “The guys have been working hard, the energy has been good.” Senior guard Mac Kelly is bringing plenty of energy to the court for the Raiders. “Mac is looking great, he is the only returning starter from last year’s team,” said Stone. “He can certainly score. He continues to improve and get other people involved. His feet defensively are really, really strong as well.” Joining Kelly in the backcourt will be sophomore Sage Mateo, senior Matt Land, senior Derrick Melvin, and senior Sam Wright. “Sage is going to be in the rotation for sure ; he is going to play a lot if he doesn’t start, he is a 6’2, 6’3 guard,” said Stone, noting that juniors Jasai Vargas and Mismi Iroka along with sophomore Eshan Kulkarni will also see some time at guard. “Matt will certainly give us shooting power. Derrick didn’t play last year, but has progressed greatly. He has played two years ago on the JV team, he has really, really worked hard this summer. Just the other day, he hit eight 3-pointers in a scrimmage. Sam will certainly be one of our main guards as well.” In Stone’s view, junior A.J. Mickens could emerge as the X factor for Hun this fall. “A.J. does a little bit of everything for us, you can call him a guard, you can call him a forward, you can call him a wing,” said Stone. “He is going to be one of our main guys the year. He has really progressed well. He has got size, he has got length, he has got versatility. He is really playing well.” The pair of junior Drae Tyme and senior Giorgos Xoxakos should give the Raiders some good work in the paint. “Drae returns to us; he is from the football team and is looking terrific,” said Stone. “He has got size, he has got speed and he has got energy. He is a terrific rebounder and a terrific passer. Giorgos is from Greece, he is really steady and consistent. The word I would use to describe him the best is efficient. He shoots at a high percentage and he takes good shots. He is a really good passer and is a good rebounder. He is pretty versatile for a 6’6 guy, as most of the Europeans are.” Two other football players, senior Markus Brown and sophomore Luke Wafle, will provide some depth in the frontcourt. “Then we have Markus, he played football; he is new to Hun this year, he is from Rumson,” said Stone. “He might be 6’7 — he is pret t y long and a great athlete. He is going to Penn for football. He is pretty

aggressive. Luke is another football player. He is really athletic and versatile and is similar to Drae that way. He has got a terrific first step offensively and he can really rebound. He is a big body defensively.” In order to have a terrific season, Hun will need to keep building team unity and utilize its athleticism and versatility.

has been good so far,” said Stone. “We are going to be a lot smaller than we have been in the past. It is bunch of 6’5, 6’6 guys but I think we certainly have the ability to rebound. We are going to be a lot quicker than we have been because of that. We do have a lot of guys who can shoot the three and we have a lot of interchangeable parts.” —Bill Alden

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Although the Hun School girls’ basketball team lost 83-78 to George School (Pa.) last week in its season opener, Sean Costello saw plenty of positives. “I think that was as good a result as we could have gotten outside of getting the win in terms of the product we produced,” said Hun head coach Costello, noting that he was missing some key players due to injury

for the November 21 contest. “We jumped on them. We brought a lot of energy, which was really good. We knocked down some shots, the kids got hot. I said before the game you want to win all of the games, but the first game is more about to see where you are at. It was about competing and setting the tempo, and we came out shining in those categories.” Sophomore transfer Gabby

PASSING IT ON: Hun School girls’ basketball girls’ basketball player Anna Schweer looks to make a pass in a game last season. Hun is depending on senior guard Schweer to provide production and leadership this winter. The Raiders, who opened the season by falling 83-78 to George School (Pa.) on November 21, will be playing in the Hill School (Pa.) Girls’ Basketball Tournament from December 1-3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

D’Agostino came out firing in her debut for the Raiders, pouring in 47 points. “She is very, very good, she is a point guard; it is the most points of any kid I have coached and I have coached really high level kids with AAU,” said Costello. “I had a conversation with Gabby at the beginning of the year and I told her realistically she should be flirting with 30 a lot as fast as we are playing and as good as she is. She can score in a lot of different ways. She does shoot the ball well, she is really quick, and she can get to the foul line. She puts a lot of pressure on the defense. She is also a good passer. She is going to be a pretty highly touted kid. Her 47 points came on 13of-20 shots, it was superefficient.” Along with D’Agostino, senior Anna Schweer and a trio of sophomores — Sam Jolly, Addi McNally, and Vicky Lubaczewski — will be leading the way in the backcourt. “Anna is doing great. Tennis is her first sport; she is a good basketball player, she takes on a leadership role,” said Costello, noting that freshman Ria Sheth will also see some time at guard. “She does a lot of the little things, she rebounds. She can shoot the three a little bit and can handle the ball a little bit. She fills in a lot of the gaps. Sam is a really good sophomore, she hit four 3-pointers against George. She has taken a huge leap this year. Addi can shoot the ball really well. Vicky is another guard who is having to play a bigger position right now. She can shoot it, she defends, and she is strong.” The Raiders boast two strong frontcourt players who are currently working their way back from injury in junior veteran A mira Pinkett and junior transfer C.J. Thomas. “C. J. T h om as i s ver y good. C.J. might be a little bit shorter than Amira, but they are both physical,” said Costello. “They are insideoutside players.” With Hun returning to action by playing in the Hill School (Pa.) Girls’ Basketball Tournament from December 1-3, Costello is looking for his players to keep firing away from the outside. “Shooting is going to be really important for us,” said Costello. “I know 78 is a lot of points, but I would love to live in the 70s. We have the ability to knock down shots like that. The kids play so well together, they are 100 percent on the same page. It speaks to the character of the kids that they are really connected. It is a good core group of kids, they play really hard for each other.” —Bill Alden

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CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT: Caroline Haggerty controls the ball in a 2018 game during her career with Princeton Day School field hockey team. Earlier this month, junior midfielder Haggerty helped the Middlebury College field hockey team defeat Johns Hopkins 2-0 in the NCAA Division III national championship game. Haggerty appeared in 20 games this fall and tallied one assist for the Panthers who went 22-0 as they won their sixth straight NCAA D-III title. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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