Volume LXXIV, Number 52
Princeton High’s Studio Band Releases Album Recorded at Abbey Road Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Town, PU Agree on $8 .5M Contributions to Municipality . . . . . . . . . . .8 Neighbors Kindness Project Moves into Holiday Gift Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Boheme Opera NJ Presents Series of Virtual Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PU Alum Venable Named Bench Coach for Boston Red Sox . . . . . . . . . . . .24 PHS Soccer Goalie Bell, PDS Girls’ Soccer Star Beal Tabbed as Top Fall Performers . . . . . . . . . .26
Marking 250 Years of Beethoven . . . . . . . . . 14 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .18, 19 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 20 Classified Ads . . . . . . 31 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 30 New To Us . . . . . . . . . 23 Performing Arts . . . . . 16 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 31 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Proceed, New Cases Remain High in Princeton Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have arrived in the state, along with some signs that the second wave of COVID-19 is starting to level off, but new cases in Princeton remain high, and local authorities are issuing stern cautionary advice for the coming days and weeks. The Princeton Health Department on Monday, December 21, reported a record total of 64 new cases in the previous 14 days, with 35 new cases in the previous seven days, short of the highest sevenday total of 39 reported last week. According to Monday’s report, there was a total of 50 active positive cases in Princeton and 30 total hospitalizations. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that the state’s transmission rate had dropped below 1, to 0.99, the lowest rate since September 3 and the eighth consecutive daily decline. Since any number over 1 means that each infected person is spreading the virus to more than one other person, getting the rate below 1 is crucial to stopping the spread. The Princeton Council and mayor, in their Princeton COVID-19 Update, have written that “happy, healthy holidays call for new traditions,” with indoor gatherings presenting a high risk for transmission at a time when the health department and hospitals are under the pressure of handling the increase in cases and coordinating the vaccine distribution. “The holidays, cold weather, and COVID fatigue may make it tempting to get together, but you are putting yourself, your loved ones, and our health care system at risk,” the newsletter stated. “The end is in sight. Please act responsibly now so we can all benefit from the vaccine. This is the year to get creative with virtual gettogethers and time spent with the people in your immediate household.” The Princeton Health Department, as part of the Mercer County Health Officers Association, is in the process of obtaining and distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Hospitals have been vaccinating their staff and patients, and long-term care facilities plan to administer vaccines the week of December 28. The first series of local clinics, also scheduled for next week, will focus on local emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, other community health care workers, and Continued on Page 10
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Council Vote Finalizes One-Way Traffic on Witherspoon Princeton Council voted unanimously at a public hearing Monday night in favor of an ordinance that makes permanent what was a temporary change on a portion of Witherspoon Street. Traffic will now be one-way going north from Nassau to Spring streets, as it has for the past several months. The ordinance was introduced at a Council meeting two weeks ago. The stretch of Witherspoon Street had been operating one-way to accommodate outdoor dining and encourage patronage of local businesses suffering during the pandemic. Three options were considered for the future of the street: returning it to two-way, keeping it one-way, or closing it to vehicular traffic. Traffic consultants McMahon Associates recommended maintaining the one-way scenario after running a study based on pre-COVID conditions, when traffic was heavier and flowed in both directions. As part of the plan, South Tulane Street will be changed from oneway going north to south to one-way south to north. Making turns onto Nassau Street from Tulane and Chambers streets will only be permitted to the right. Some people spoke in favor of the ordinance, while others objected. David Newton, who owns the Hamilton Jewelers building at 92 Nassau Street and the
building at 16 Chambers Street, said that several of the retailers in town were not in favor of the ordinance. “We are living in a time of terrible vacancy in the retail business,” he said. “They are living in appallingly stressful conditions.” Of particular concern to Newton is traffic that will be diverted to Chambers Street, which will likely become extremely congested during the construction phase of a hotel planned for the building at Nassau and Chambers Street, should it be approved.
“Between stressing these retailers out, whom one has to admit have to be considered a great asset to this community, and also during the construction process of Graduate [the hotel] creating enormous congestion on Chambers Street, I request at the very least from Council a delay on this project until, hopefully, the retail situation levels off, we find more retailers to fill our stores, and Graduate is up and running.” Continued on Page 12
Liz Lempert’s Eight Years As Mayor Draw to a Close
When Princeton Council gathers for its annual reorganization meeting on Monday, January 4, it will be the first time in eight years that Liz Lempert will not be presiding as mayor. Lempert steps down officially on December 31, and new mayor Mark Freda, a fellow Democrat, will take her place on the dais. Lempert’s tenure has been eventful, to say the least. It began in 2013 with consolidation of the former Borough and Township. It concludes with the ongoing challenge of managing Princeton’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, issues from parking to
sustainability to affordable housing to over-development have dominated Council’s agendas, almost always with spirited commentary from the public on different sides of the issues. “There have been challenges, for sure,” said Lempert during a telephone interview. “But we also benefit from the fact that not just Council, but members of the community, get involved. People recognize that Princeton is a special place. People want to see what’s best for the town. They really want to do what’s best. There is not always agreement as to what that Continued on Page 7
SLED TIME: Winter came a little early with last week’s storm, but the snow enticed some people out for sledding at the Springdale Golf Club on Thursday . (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)
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ed States’ semiquincentennial celebration of the war in 2025. The TDA will be posting information about any events still happening this year at patriotsweek.com. Among the virtual events that are scheduled are “The Trouble with Trenton” virtual puppet show on December 26 at 12 p.m.; “The Real Story of the Battle of Trenton” on December 26 at 2 p.m.; “Blacks at the Battle of Trenton” on December 26 at 3 p.m.; “Celebrating Hogmanay with Scottish Music” on December 26 at 1 p.m.; and “John Haslet, A Colonel in Washington’s Army” on December 29 at 12 p.m.
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A Community Bulletin Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Vaccine Clinics: The Princeton Health Department needs medical and non-medical personnel. Registered vaccinators, translators, and people to assist with data entry, flow control, and greeters are sought. For an application, visit princetoncovid.org. Changing the Landscape: A Community Discussion About a Sustainable Landscaping Transition, will be held virtually on January 13 at 7 p.m. Visit sustainableprinceton.org for details. Farewell to Mayor Lempert: Following a brief meeting of Princeton Council on Wednesday, December 30 at 7 p.m., a farewell to departing Mayor Liz Lempert will be held. All are invited to attend this virtual event. Princetonnj.gov. Nature Photo Contest: Friends of Princeton Open Space is sponsoring a “Take Your Best Shot in Nature” photo contest. Photos must be taken in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve between November 27 and January 31. Prizes are provided by REI. Visit fopos.org for details. Mindfulness Classes: Via Zoom, a six-week Sunday series starting January 10, offered by the Princeton Recreation Department. Mindfulness for Youth is open to third-sixth graders; Mindfulness for Teens is for seventh-10th graders. Space is limited. Visit princetonnj.gov. Free COVID Tests: Saliva tests are available for free from Mercer County for anyone who is experiencing symptoms, has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, is an essential worker, was recently in a large crowd, or recently traveled to a state with a high COVID infection rate. Visit mercercares.org.
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Quinnie: “For Christmas, one of the most amazing things that I like to do is to go to church in the morning and do the Bible study. I am from Liberia, so Christmas to me is about gathering, eating, and enjoying each other’s company. It is about coming together as family.” —Quinnie and Wachien Collins, Trenton
Brigit: “The day after Thanksgiving is our Christmas kick off. We all decorate the tree together while listening to holiday music and drinking some hot cocoa. The whole house gets decorated, including the light fixtures and the moldings.” Douglas: “My wife is our Christmas coordinator and I am fine with whatever she does.” —Bridgit and Douglas Baldwin, Woodbridge
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is. But I think most people come to the table with pure intentions. If you remember that, it helps get you through when people are butting heads.” Lempert, who is 52, grew up in San Mateo, Calif., in a politically-oriented family. Her mother was mayor, served on the school board, and “was very proudly the president of the local League of Women Voters,” she said. “So I grew up in the back of the room with my coloring book during meetings. It was before email or anything online, so I remember having these massive mailing parties. There were shoe boxes with addresses on them, and we were there, stamping and licking the envelopes.” Her older brother, too, was in government, at 28 the youngest person to serve in the state assembly. Despite the political pedigree, Lempert opted for journalism after graduating from Stanford University. But politics began to get her attention after she moved to Princeton with her husband, Princeton University Professor Ken Norman, now the chair of the University’s Department of Psychology, in 2002. In 2007, Lempert got involved in the Obama campaign, co-chairing Mercer4Obama. She is credited with increasing the number of volunteers from a dozen to over 3,000. She served on the former Township Committee from 2008 to 2012 before being elected mayor of the merged Township and Borough. “It’s funny,” she said. “I feel like my personality is really
different from my mother. I’m not one of these people who ever envisioned myself to run. Maybe it was being in Princeton, and getting engaged in the Obama campaign. It was different from what I knew. It made me think of politics in a different way. So much of it was community engagement, working with a group of people to affect change. That was what appealed to me. But I know I must have absorbed my early experiences without realizing it.” Considering challenges she has faced as mayor, Lempert rates consolidation at the top of the list. “In some ways, we had to start from scratch,” she said. “Or we had to be really intentional about how we wanted to set up so many of the big departments, because we were coming from two different ways of going about things. We had to think about which traditions and which norms to use; how we were going to work together. And there were financial benchmarks we needed to hit, and deliver on the promise voters had voted for. It was an enormous group effort, and I was very lucky to have the Consolidation Commission and the Transition Task Force to do so much.” Reaching an agreement on the affordable housing obligation was another daunting undertaking. “We really worked to navigate meeting the obligation we had,” Lempert said.” “But we weren’t just viewing it as a number. Since we were building housing, the question was how do we do it and locate it in areas that make sense, and leverage that density to really benefit the community? That was the challenge.”
Lempert’s first term overlapped with the Obama administration. Her second was in the time of Trump. “Obviously, you have very different policies coming from the federal government,” she said. “A challenge we faced was, how do we be a welcoming community? How do we make sure that we all understand what the role of local government is, and make sure every member of the community feels like the local government is there for them? And if they need help, can they feel safe coming to us?” Grappling with the pandemic has dominated the last year of Lempert’s administration. She is grateful for the help local government has had from the local community. “Between the health department, human services, and all of our community partners, the response to COVID has been amazing,” she said. “The community has been so generous. Rental assistance programs, the resiliency fund for local businesses, partnering with the [Princeton] Seminary for quarantine housing, and wraparound services for anybody that needed the help — whenever we made a call to anybody for help, the answer was pretty much always yes. I am not taking the credit. It was the community coming together and helping each other, and that was a wonderful thing to see.” Turning to Zoom as a replacement for in-person government meetings has been an adjustment. But the results have been surprising. “I don’t know if it’s all because of Zoom, but there has been a political awakening here in the past year,” Lempert said. “Like any tool, it has positive
and negative connotations. But in terms of participation, it has been amazing. People who normally wouldn’t be coming to a Council meeting are tuning in. They are more diverse, and they are younger. Zoom makes it easier for people who have kids to attend. So it’s more accessible. Of course, there are downsides to not being able to meet in person. There is something about being in the same room with everybody when you’re trying to hammer out a compromise that is better, and we miss that. My hope is that going forward, there might be some sort of hybrid. Princeton won’t be the only town trying to figure this out. It’s exciting to think about being able to open things up and have more people participate, not just in Council meetings but in Board and Commission meetings too.” Lempert is especially proud of accomplishments done in collaboration with Sustainable Princeton. “We did the Climate Action Plan, the solar field on the landfill that Bernie Miller led when he was Council president, and were able to preserve over 40 acres of open space,” she said. “I’m also proud of Access Princeton, which we launched and which has been a great service. I’m proud of the consolidation of the two police departments, and so much of the credit for that goes to former Chief Sutter and Captain Morgan, who is now Chief Morgan. They really created a culture that has been open and progressive and community-focused. I’m also proud of the fact that we were ahead of a lot of the national conversation making clear a policy when it came to immigration, that local police
were separate from ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. We had a lot of success with combating wage theft. And I’m proud of the designation of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood as a historic district. It is important to recognize the historic contributions of the Black community.” With two daughters to raise, carving out family time was a priority during Lempert’s time in office. “At times it was hard,” she said. “But one of the advantages of being mayor was that I was able to set my schedule a bit more. I tried to do a lot of my work between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. when my kids were at school. From 3 to 7, I would be home and make dinner; then go back for evening meetings. I was able to structure my day that way often. But there is no way I would have been able to do this without the support of my family. It made my kids more independent. Everybody learned to cook and do the laundry.”
So what’s next? “I’m still exploring options at this point,” Lempert said. “I definitely want to take a break for a bit. There are so many issues I really care passionately about that I’d still like to work on in some capacity.” As for running for office, “I don’t think so,” she said. “I think being mayor is probably the best job there is in politics, especially in a place like Princeton. I spend zero time fundraising. It’s a small enough community where you can see the impact of your work. And people really know one another. It’s easy to pick up the phone and bring people together whatever the challenge might be. And you can’t have gridlock at the local level. A lot of the posturing and other things that make it difficult for well-intentioned people serving in federal or state government doesn’t happen at the local level. You can cut to the chase and work on things.” —Anne Levin
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Town and PU Agree on $8.5M Contributions To Municipality Over the Next Two Years The town of Princeton and Princeton University have agreed on a two-year extension of the University’s funding to support municipal operations, with the Princeton Council approving the agreement at its December 14 meeting. The University will provide a total of $8.482 million to the town over the next two years. “This agreement is the result of our year-long discussions with Princeton University to affirm the University’s commitment to the well-being of the municipality and its taxpayers,” said Councilwoman Eve Niedergang, one of the town’s representatives in discussions with the University. “This short-term agreement, which continues the 4 percent annual increase, is one key step in continuing to build a relationship with the University focused on our mutual shared interests in maintaining the town’s fiscal health, diversity of population, and thriving downtown.” The extended agreement includes unrestricted contributions by the University of $3,619,200 in 2021 and
$3,764,000 in 2022. Since the current agreement began in 2014, the University has contributed more than $21.81 million to the municipality. The University has also agreed to make contributions to specific needs totaling $1.1 million, including additional funding to support the Princeton Fire Department and $250,000 to support construction of a new storage facility for the Princeton Department of Public Works. “The commitment to the fire department is just one of the many ways we are partnering with the University,” said Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros, who also represented the town in the discussions. “For example, the Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund would not have been possible without the University’s contribution of $350,000 to support our small businesses during the pandemic.” Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber emphasized the importance of collaborations between the town and the University
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Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter In D&R Greenway Video
D &R Greenway has released a video, Fields of Dreams, featuring sports and the outdoors in the starring role. Linda Ruth Tosetti, granddaughter of legendary homerun hitter Babe Ruth, tells personal stories about the Babe’s early life and how he became motivated to become a baseball player. “My grandfather looked up to Father Mathais, a mountain of a man, and Babe stood head and shoulders over the other kids,” says Linda Ruth Tosetti about her grandfather’s mentor at a Catholic school. Viewers are treated to historic photos of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor from Babe Ruth’s youth. Sports fans will hear the story of how he learned to throw. The v ideo begins w ith D & R G r e e nw ay t r u s te e James Fiorentino, an artist who has painted many of b as eb a l l ’s l e g e n d ar y players. Fiorentino was the youngest artist ever to have his art featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, when he was only 15 years of age. Having begun his sports art career with Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, James became a college baseball player himself. He talks about the connection he feels to the land while outdoors in the field, and how important this is in forming a lifelong love of nature. Since 1989, D&R Greenway has permanently protected over 21,000 acres of land in central New Jersey. Fiorentino became vice-chair of the board of trustees of the land trust in
LEGACY OF THE BABE: Babe Ruth’s granddaughter Linda Ruth Tosetti signing James Fiorentino art at D&R Greenway. The land trust has released a video, “Fields of Dreams,” featuring sports and the outdoors in the starring role. 2019. He shares his talents, connections, and love of the outdoors to ensure it is accessible to all. Farm View Fields and Greenway Meadows parks in Princeton were both saved from housing developments and preser ved in 20 01 through the leadership of D&R Greenway. These parks provide baseball and soccer fields, as well as places to walk and experience the outdoors. In the video, D&R Greenway’s President and CEO Linda Mead shares that being outdoors in nature cultivates creativity and calm in children who are known to have ADHD. The viewer learns that, in fact, Babe Ruth may have had “nature-deficit disorder,” a term coined by author Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods published in 2005. Linda
Ruth Tosetti insists that, throughout his legendary life, her grandfather was sustained by nature. “He was a fisherman and huntsman. That’s where he got his solace.” During the past year, D&R Greenway partnered with the Trenton Thunder baseball team at Waterfront Park in Trenton where parts of the video were filmed. Mead says that, “The way many, many people connect with nature and the outdoors is through the sports their children play when they are young.” The lands preserved by D&R Greenway provide many opportunities. Information on where to go and the new seven-minute video Fields of Dreams can be found on D&R Greenway Land Trust’s website at drgreenway.org.
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Neighbors Kindness Project Moves Into Holiday Pop-Up Gift Stores Phase
Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors Kindness Project wants you to know that there’s still time to buy an original holiday gift, and it comes with an additional incentive to support local families in need, to help Princeton businesses, and to encourage solidarity and kindness in the community. Blair Miller has expanded her Neighbors Kindness Project, founded last spring in
response to the early challenges of the pandemic, with a Neighbors’ Gift Basket initiative. Last-minute shoppers can order pre-packaged gift baskets with local goods online at mrrogersneighbors.com/ neighbors-gift-store and arrange to pick them up at any one of three pop-up stores located at 14 South Tulane Street, 11 Hulfish Street, and
POP-UP GIFT STORE: Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert visited the Neighbors’ Gift Store on South Tulane Street, an initiative expanding on the Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors Kindness Project, which supports families in need and local businesses and encourages solidarity and kindness in the community. Pictured, from left, are Lempert, volunteer Emily Tino, project founder and leader Blair Miller, and team mascot Anna Magdalena Bach. (Photo courtesy of Blair Miller)
in the Princeton Shopping Center next to Concord Pet Foods. At the time of purchase they can add on a Neighbors’ Gift Basket for an anonymous local resident in need. “It’s a wonderful, thoughtful initiative,” said Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, who was one of the first customers to visit the pop-up gift store on South Tulane Street during its first weekend in operation. “Blair was brilliant in thinking about the challenges and putting it together.” Lempert pointed out how this project serves the community during the pandemic, as many retailers face difficulties with social distancing restrictions and fewer customers. “Shoppers want to figure out a way to do holiday shopping safely, to support businesses, and to support neighbors in the community,” she added. “This is a way to do all three things.” All three pop-up stores will also be open for contactless in-person purchases on the next two weekends, through January 3, Friday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Some of the businesses involved in furnishing the gift baskets include Jammin’ Crepes, The Bent Spoon, Small World Coffee, Sakrid Coffee Roasters, Limelite, Highbar Boutique, Homestead Princeton, Ralph Lauren, Princeton University Art Museum Store, Milk and Cookies, Kilwins, La Mezzaluna, Olives, Labyrinth Books, Hinkson’s, and many more. “It’s a stressful time of year,” Miller said. “Everybody’s working from home and they want
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to support local businesses, but they want to follow CDC guidelines and they don’t want to wait in line. Rather than wait in line outside Ralph Lauren to buy Ralph Lauren scarves, we’re bringing Ralph Lauren scarves to pop-up shops in town and pre-packaging gift baskets full of goods from our local businesses.” Miller founded the Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors Kindness Project last April as the impact of the pandemic was mounting in Princeton. She established the Free Store/Tienda Gratis, originally at Studio Hillier and now at Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church at 170 Witherspoon Street, as a way to support struggling neighbors and participating restaurants and other businesses each time a customer orders takeout, shops at McCaffrey’s, or purchases books or toys. The program encourages patrons of local restaurants to add extra meals or other items to their orders. These orders are then delivered to the Free Store/Tienda Gratis at Mt. Pisgah for distribution on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Miller described how the program expanded rapidly and is now serving about 85 people each day with increased offerings, a growing list of neighbors, and “an amazing team of 35 volunteers.” She is currently promoting a new initiative based on the same “win-win-win” philosophy that has proved so successful over the past eight months in helping needy neighbors, supporting local businesses, and providing a way for local residents to help others in the community who are struggling. “One of the most exciting offerings is called ‘neighbors’ wishes,’ where those in need can request a wish when they come to us for meals or other needs,” she said. “A lot of neighbors have babies and they don’t have the ability to buy items that their children need. We get the name of the child and the age and what they’re looking for and we put the information on cork boards around town.”
M i l ler cont i nu e d, “At jaZams, for example, as you walk in you see a cork board that says ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors,’ and you can take one of those wishes from the cork board and fulfill it. So the child is happy and jaZams is happy because instead of buying just one toy for your family, you can add as many toys as you like for someone in need.” Miller has been working 16hour days, constantly looking to augment the impact of the Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors Kindness Project in pursuing her mission and the goals of support, connection, and kindness. The project website is a work in progress, with plans for developing more categories and choices for shoppers and for meeting growing needs of Princeton neighbors, Miller said. The Neighbors’ Gift Store will continue to have an online presence after the end of the holiday season, and the Free Store/Tienda Gratis will continue to serve hundreds of hungry local residents, as the offerings continue to increase. Miller described the “amazing community effort” that “really connects the community.” She added, “It’s been wonderful, amazing how you have an idea, you believe in it, and other people believe in it, and we work together to get it done.” —Donald Gilpin
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public health professionals. “The Princeton Health Depar tment is doing its best to maintain qualit y contact tracing to stomp out new clusters in town as we prepare for the rollout of the Moderna vaccine next week,” Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser wrote in an email on Tuesday, December 22. Grosser suggested that this first distribution would last into mid- or late-January before health officials move into the next phase of distribution. The next priority group (1B ) will be seniors ages 75 and older and frontline essential workers, prob ably including other first responders, teachers, public transit employees, and grocery store staff. The third phase (1C) will probably include seniors ages 65 to 74, people 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions, and other essential workers. Eventually pharmacies, urgent care centers, and doctors’ offices will serve as additional vaccine sites. “Local health departments are one piece of the puzzle to vaccinate the state’s goal of 70 percent of the adult population in six months,” the Princeton Health Department wrote in a December 18 press release. “This collective effort will ensure that our residents are provided with the opportunity to receive their vaccination in a timely manner and in a safe medical setting.” Murphy also announced on Monday, December 21, that about 500,000 New Jersey residents would receive the vaccine in the coming month. As of Friday, December 18, 2,149 New Jersey health workers had received the Pfizer vaccine. The first doses of the newly approved Moderna vaccine arrived in the state Monday. T h e P r i n ce ton H e a lt h Department needs medical and non-medical personnel —including registered vaccinators and translators, as well as greeters and people to assist with data entry and flow control — to help with upcoming vaccine clinics. For more information, email Ethan Moss of the Princeton Health Department at emoss@princetonnj.gov. —Donald Gilpin
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Jessica Durrie, co-owner of the Small World Coffee shops on Witherspoon Street and Nassau Street, stressed that each business in town has specific needs. “Whatever plan is in place must make it easier for customers to get in or out of town,” she said in an emailed comment read by Mayor Liz Lempert. “I urge Council to look further into the impacts of this, and lean on the local businesses to help refine the details of this plan.” Lempert said part of the impetus to take action now was because without it, the town would not be able to access funding that has been made available. “Delaying it would mean we’d lose the grant funding for this project,” she said.
Also at the meeting, there was considerable discussion about the possibility of creating an ordinance that would curtail the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, which emit loud noise and chemicals that endanger landscape workers. Anthony Lunn, co-founder of the group Quiet Princeton, said the need for change is becoming increasingly important. “Some people have a fear that hard-working landscape workers will lose their jobs if we change the conditions,” he said. “Jobs will not be lost. Lawns and gardens will still need to be maintained. We at Quiet Princeton now advocate a dual strategy, and the first is an educational program to facilitate a transition. Sustainable Princeton has developed an outstanding leading program.” Resident Robert Wright,
who works from home, said the noise from leaf blowers is especially annoying. Most people he talks to, even those who don’t work from home, are in favor of an ordinance because leaf blowers worsen climate change and damage the ears and lungs of the landscape workers. “But a major source of opposition comes from the landscaping companies,” he said. “I’m a little skeptical when they say it would cost a lot. There would be new logistical challenges, but they’d work something out. It seems this is a classic case where a worthwhile policy encounters resistance from a small but influential interest group. Princeton is exactly the kind of town that should be leading the way.” Sophie Glovier spoke on behalf of the Princeton Environmental Commission,
saying a record 45 people attended a meeting on the issue last week. Over the next few months, more meetings will be held. Eunice Wong presented a petition with over 375 signers from Princeton, and 1,900 globally. “This is a global issue and a civil rights issue,” she said. Councilwoman Eve Niedergang said the ordinance will be a model of using social justice, racial equity, and other tools to construct a policy. “And it will be a model throughout the state and around the country,” she said. Councilman Dwaine Williamson asked how much power the town would have to act on the issue. Municipal attorney Trishka Cecil said she would look into the question, starting with the state noise ordinance. Councilwoman
Mia Sacks said there are a number of towns that have already enacted ordinances on the issue. “My understanding is that the Princeton Environmental Commission is working to come up with an ordinance that maybe builds on this and expands,” she said. Lempert reminded those interested in an ordinance that enacting one is the very last step in the process following community outreach, debate, and probably a work session for Council. Updating Council on the pandemic, Lempert said the case count in Princeton is
currently at its highest level. “That is largely coming off of Thanksgiving, and now we’re heading into a new set of holidays,” she said. “I just can’t plead enough with everybody. Princeton has been doing an amazing job, but getting together in an indoor space for a party is so dangerous, endangering our community and our medical system. This is a personal plea. If you have plans that are not in line with the CDC guidance, please cancel them and explain that this is not the year to push the envelope on this.” —Anne Levin
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Princeton Human Services Thanks Donors to Annual Holiday Gift Drive
To the Editor: Princeton Human Services thanks donors for their contributions to its 22nd Holiday Gift Drive. Princeton Human Services had its most successful Holiday Gift Drive this year thanks to the overwhelming number of donors who contributed. This year, the department distributed gifts to approximately 334 kids aged 12 and under. In addition to donating gifts for the children, donors donated a gift card to each family to help during these difficult times. The department would like to thank Stone Hill Church, Dorothea’s House, Tenacre Foundation, Princeton Children’s Fund, PBA Local 130, Weichert Realtors, Church & Dwight, the Princeton Recreation Department, and the Woodland Drive neighborhood for their support and contributions to the Holiday Gift Drive as well as municipal employees, police officers, and the many Princeton residents who made individual donations and sponsored children in our drive. This is truly a community effort as everyone works together to ensure that our children in need have gifts to open for the holidays. Human Services has been coordinating this drive for many years and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of all of our donors and volunteers that help during gift distribution. Special thanks to our volunteers and staff that helped during gift delivery and distribution days. We look forward to continuing the Holiday Gift Drive next year and providing this service to Princeton families. For more information on how to sign up or to make a donation for next year, please contact the Human Services Office at (609) 688-2055 or e-mail MUrias@princetonnj.gov. We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! MELISSA URIAS, LSW Director, Princeton Human Services
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Expressing Gratitude for Affordable Housing Guidance From the Late Christy Peacock
To the Editor: I noted, with sadness, the recent passing of Anna Christy Peacock, the retired affordable housing coordinator for Princeton Township. I first met Christy in 1997 when I applied for affordable housing following a pair of layoffs and a divorce. I was in dire financial straits and the prospect of being homeless, or at least in desperate housing circumstances, was a distinct possibility. She shepherded me through the process and I am confident that I would not have received approval without her knowledgeable, patient guidance. That affordable housing experience was the foundation for the success and comfort I have achieved since then, and I have Christy to thank for that opportunity. She helped countless others in the same way, and all of us, especially the municipality of Princeton, owe her a debt of gratitude. She made Princeton, and the world, a better place and she will be missed. JOHn ROUnDS Eldridge Avenue, Lawrenceville
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To the Editor: no one said that being on a Board of Ed would be easy. It shouldn’t be and it isn’t. Often, it feels like you are stuck in a Three Bears story on repeat – You spent too much, you didn’t spend enough. You did that too early. You did it too late. You said too much. You didn’t say enough.… Very rarely do you get to the part where things are just right. The struggle, if it is focused on what is in the best interest of our kids and community, is worthwhile and necessary. Excellence will exist in some places no matter what anyone does. Disparity is a call for introspection and action on everyone’s part. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been part of this Board. I think my favorite moment of service was the night that we honored Dorothy Mullen, because her work, and our school gardens, reflect the best in our district’s values — joy and purpose, respect for teachers, and also wellness and a genuine concrete version of equity, sometimes as simple as every kid tasting a new herb. I am grateful to my colleagues who will continue serving, and to our teachers and administrators. I am excited for Jean Durbin to join the BOE. I hope strong, caring, diverse voices — especially those who have felt unseen or unheard in our community and who are focused on understanding the complexity and thinking creatively about what our schools can be — will be added to the Board in the years to come. I wish, for our Board and the community, that you stay in the struggle with a focus on what matters — our kids, our schools, and our community. I
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Beethoven at 250 The country music station plays soft, but there’s nothing, really nothing, to turn off. —Bob Dylan, from “Visions of Johanna” he volume is down as low as it can go, softer than soft, the station is Radio Beethoven, 250 on the dial of the ages, and the visions are of Ukrainian-American pianist Valentina Lisitsa communing with the adagio sostenato of Sonata number 29 in B flat major (Opus 106), known as the Hammerklavier. The sound’s turned low because the house is asleep, it’s between 2 and 3 a.m., and I’m listening to the movement Wilhelm Kempff called “the most magnificent monologue Beethoven ever wrote,” an adagio “unequalled in the entire piano literature.” Writing about Kempff ’s performance in 2013, I described “a series of ascending, probing, striving, needful, joy-seeking variations” leading to a “heaven of feeling so rich and strange that all you can think is how thankful you are that you heard it before you died.” Watching Lisitsa play the same set of variations on YouTube in the year of the virus, I feel still closer to the music and even more at a loss to put my feelings into words; admitted, there’s a big difference between listening to Kempff on a car stereo and seeing Lisitsa lean so close to the keys that she’s nearly kissing them. She’s a Rapunzel at the keyboard with those long blond tresses, offset by a dark jacket, white cuffs protruding from the sleeves. Viewed almost entirely from the side, she presents a handsome profile, nothing self-consciously performative, no soulful swooning ah-sweet-mystery-of-life sublimity; she appears both down to earth and exalted, and wholly dedicated to her mission, everything else ruled out. Personal History Looking for possible insights into the personal history behind the adagio sostenato that pianist Andreas Schiff called the “greatest slow movement” ever composed, I consulted Barry Cooper’s The Beethoven Compendium (Thames & Hudson 1991) and found The Heiligenstadt Testament of 1802, which Cooper
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says is “by far the most famous literary document in the composer’s hand.” Written in the form of a letter to his brothers Carl and Johann, the Testament may not be the skeleton key to the adagio, but it’s hard to discount the emotional significance of a document that begins, “O you men who think or say that I am hostile, peevish, or misanthropic, how greatly you wrong me. You do not know the secret cause which makes me seem so. From childhood on, my heart and soul were full of the tender feeling of good will, and I was always inclined to accomplish great deeds,” but “for six years I have had an incurable condition, made worse by incompetent doctors, cheated year after year in the hope of improvement, finally compelled to face the prospect of a lasting infirmity ... the doubly sad experience of my bad hearing, and yet it was impossible for me to say to people ‘Speak louder, shout, for I a m d e a f.’ A h how could I possibly admit such an infirmity in the one sense [ Beethoven’s emphasis ] which should b e more p er fec t i n me than in others, a sense which I once possessed in highest perfection.” The crisis took place during the half year the 28-year-old composer spent in the country, at his doctor’s insistence. As Beethoven puts it, with his emphasis: “But what humiliation for me when someone standing near me heard a flute in the distance and a shepherd singing and I heard nothing. Such incidents brought me almost to despair; a little more and I would have ended my life. Only my art held me back. It seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt was within me.” Finding Words A l t h o u g h t h e e x i s te n t i a l t r a u m a Beethoven describes offers intimations
of the prayerful power of the adagio’s concluding set of variations, I’m still preoccupied with the challenge of finding words for the impact of great music. The task of describing a musical experience is one that even composers and musicians themselves sometimes have to deal with. For instance, Wilhelm Kempff’s attempt to describe “the wonders of this movement” in the liner notes to his recording of The Late Piano Sonatas on Deutsche Grammophone, where he refers to “the immense area in which the imagination is free to roam untrammeled” following a “principal subject, whose nocturnal sigh extends over 26 bars.” Spreading his rhetorical wings, Kempff pictures the theme shining through “like a distant star piercing luminous clouds.” More amusingly (and literally) earthbound is Claude Debussy’s rev iew of a February 1903 performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral symphony, which “was conducted with the care of a meticulous gardener. Ever y weed, ever y caterpillar was painstakingly removed ! It was all done with such refinement that it seemed like one of t hose glossy, f inely detailed paintings where the gentle undulation of the hills is made of twopenny velvet and the trees are formed with curling irons.” Debussy concludes that the popularity of the Pastoral “rests upon the common and mutual misunderstanding that exists between man and nature. Look at that scene by the brook! ... A brook where, apparently, the oxen come to drink. At least, that’s what the sound of the bassoons suggests to me.” “Non-Musical” Inspirations Although Beethoven was reticent when it came to discussing his compositional methods, he admitted that “even in purely instrumental music the initial idea was sometimes sparked by something non-
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ith the cancellation of its principal mainstage production of Verdi’s Rigoletto last spring, Boheme Opera NJ turned this fall to a season of four online concerts showcasing the company’s roster of singers. The Path from Opera to Broadway, launched in November, featured selections from Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, as well as excerpts from lighter opera and musical theater. A Night in Vienna, presented December 2, took Boheme Opera’s online audience on a voyage to Vienna, with the music of Johann Strauss, Sigmund Romberg, Rudolf Friml, and Kurt Weill. With singers performing from their homes in many cases, Boheme Opera NJ compiled comprehensive surveys of opera and musical theater, narrated by the company’s president and series co-creator Jerrold Kalstein. D e c e m b e r 9 ’s U n i q u e B r o a d way broadcast explored composers and shows which were ground-breaking in their time, including composers and works out of the American musical theater mainstream or introducing unusual themes. Central to this survey was the music of American composer Leonard Bernstein, whom Boheme Opera NJ featured with a presentation of several clips from the company’s 2018 Bernstein Centennial performance. This concert, which took place in the College of New Jersey’s Kendall Theater and conducted by Boheme Opera music director Joseph Pucciatti, drew extensively from Bernstein’s opera Trouble in Tahiti. Leading these excerpts vocally was mezzo-soprano Amy Maude Helfer, who consistently maintained a saucy attitude onstage and good control over a disjunct vocal line. Other standouts from this concert were tenor Errin Brooks, one of the young talents encouraged by Boheme Opera NJ over the years, and baritone Joseph Lodato, who sang a selection from Les Miserables. This musical was produced at a time when the lines between opera and musical theater began to become blurred, and Lodato’s voice was well-suited for Inspector Javert’s signature song, “Stars.” Boheme Opera closed its series of virtual performances on December 16, with a musical overview of the Giants of Broadway, principally focusing on two pairs of collaborators: Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and Richard
Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. This concert featured music most familiar to the listening audience, with sopranos Brynn Terry and Rebecca Shorstein, as well as baritone Charles Schneider performing. Although he bills himself as a baritone, Schneider showed a solid lower register and expressive singing style while performing “If Ever I Should Leave You” from Camelot and South Pacific’s classic “Some Enchanted Evening.” In both selections, Boheme Opera’s managing director Sandra Milstein Pucciatti provided sensitive and crisp piano accompaniment. Schneider’s rendition of “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” from Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady was sung more vocally than audiences might recognize from previous Broadway productions, and was convincing. Schneider joined soprano Brynn Terry to close the concert with a duet of Carousel’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” which brought out Terry’s operatic vocal style and provided clean harmonies between the two voices. Brynn Terry has an expansive coloratura operatic background. She was featured in the opening concert of Boheme Opera’s vir tual series and returned in this closing broadcast with songs from Camelot, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. Throughout, Terry’s performance style was animated, expertly accompanied by pianist Ting Ting Wong. The third performer on the December 16 broadcast, soprano Rebecca Shorstein, endeared herself to the online audience by singing “Getting to Know You,” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I, in part to her dog, who seemed more than willing to participate. Shorstein also displayed theatricality and good vocal range in “I Could Have Danced all Night” and “Hello, Young Lovers” — her best number of the concert. oheme Opera NJ has presented four virtual concerts over the past month, but these performances were only one piece of the company’s online offerings. With its Worthy of Note podcasts and ongoing Who’s Afraid of Opera virtual “sit downs,” Boheme Opera NJ has taken the opportunity to both educate and entertain its audiences while unable to perform live. —Nancy Plum
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Future scheduled online offerings and virtual concerts of Boheme Opera NJ can be accessed on the company’s website at bohemeopera.com.
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Diaz, choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, play w r ight Lauren Yee, and composer and lyricist Michael Friedman. To learn more about the Hodder Fellows, the Lewis Center for the Arts, and the more than 100 public performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, concerts and lectures presented each year, most of them free, visit arts.princeton. edu.
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MOZART AND MORE: Pianist Alexander Gavryluk is guest artist with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra in a virtual concert on January 10. (Photo by Marco Borggreve) entirely by the first violins. device link and includes “Mozart & Saint-Georges” by Princeton Symphony Orchestra By contrast, Mozart features the ability to participate in
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra carries its “Your Orchestra, Your Home” s e r i e s i n to 2 021 w i t h the Sunday, January 10, 4 p.m. broadcast of its Mozart & Saint-Georges virtual concert. T he per for mance features Mozar t’s Serenade for Winds in C Minor, K. 388 and Joseph Bologne’s L e Ch eva l ier de S a i ntGeorges’ Symphony No. 1 in G Major, conducted by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov. The featured guest artist is Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk who performs works for solo piano by Mozart, Johannes Brahms, and Arkady Filippenko. Bologne was an admired member of 18th-century French society, excelling as v iol i n is t, comp os er, and swordsman, who eventually gained the title of Le Chevalier de Saint- Georges. His first symphony reflects his preferred instrument, with the melody carried almost
wind instruments in his S erenade including t he clar inet, an inst r u ment which had recently come into its own at the time of Mozart’s composing. Gavrylyuk performs Mozart’s Rondo in D Major, K. 485, Brahms’ Intermezzi f r o m O p . 117, B - f l a t Minor, No. 2 and C-sharp Minor, No. 3, and Filippenko’s Toccata. Gavrylyuk launched his 2017-18 s e as on w it h a BBC Proms performance of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. Highlights of the 2020-21 season include debuts with Montreal Symphony, Deutsches-Symphonie Orchester Berlin and Bamberger Symphoniker, as well as return visits to Orchestre National de Lille and Orchestre National de Montpellier. He has ongoing relationships with orchestras such as Rotterdam Philharmonic, Hallé, Concertgebouworkest, and Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Acce s s to t h e v ir t ua l concert is $15 per unique
a live chat while watching with an online community of music lovers. Following the broadcast at 4 p.m., viewers receive on-demand access to the concert for one week. To purchase, call (609) 497-0020 or visit princetonsymphony.org.
Princeton University Names 2021-2022 Hodder Fellows
P r i n ce ton Un ive r s it y’s Lewis Center for the Arts has announced the selection of five Mary Mackall Gwinn Hodder Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year. This year’s recipients include choreographer/performer Leslie Cuyjet, visual artist Mark Thomas Gibson, playwright and poet Anya Pearson, gwenyambira and musician Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, and music theater compos er Bra ndon Webster.
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In making the announcement, Tracy K. Smith, chair of the Lewis Center, said, “In a year of unimaginable loss and tremendous uncertainty, it means a lot to know that so many artists have managed to keep doing the work of healing, com mu nit y- bu ilding and fostering revelation in their different ways. It’s with tremendous gratitude that the Lewis Center offers the gift of time, resources and belief to these five emerging artists.” Hodder Fellows may be writers, composers, choreographers, visual artists, performance artists, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have, as the program outlines, “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts.” Artists from anywhere may apply in the early fall each year for the following academic year. Past Hodder Fellows have included novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, painter Mario Moore, poet Natalie
Online classes begin January 19 for “The Fugitive Kind: A Glimpse Into t he World of Tennessee Williams,” being offered by The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare Book Club. Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte leads participants on an exploration of the immense and diverse Williams canon. One of the nation’s greatest playwrights, Williams has created a wealth of characters and references that have become part of our daily vocabulary and the fabric of American culture. His poetic voice, vast collection of wounded souls, and his willingness to tackle taboo emotional and social issues have resulted in lasting dramas of great social import and impact. During this six-week series, Monte will lead participants through the Williams universe, examining a variety of his plays, as well as some of his poetry and short stories in an attempt to unveil the complexity, size, and little-known literary treasures contained within the vast scope of his writings. Having had the opportunity to work with Williams in 1982 on a massive homage to his full body of work, Monte offers a unique insight into the man and his works. Guest artists will present readings of some choice excerpts from his plays, and provide their own particular perspectives about his characters and the worlds they inhabit. The cost of all scripts is included in the registration fee, which is $375 for new participants and $325 for returning students and new Shakespeare T heatre of New Jersey subscribers. Visit shakespearenj.org/ bookclub.html to register.
Play by J.M. Barrie Online by ActorsNET
ActorsNET, the Morrisv ille, Pa.- bas e d t roup e, celebrates the holidays by premiering a free online video presentation of Dear Brutus, a fantasy drama for grownups by J.M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan.
T he play’s title comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves…” Almost all the characters are at a crossroads in their lives. “Who hasn’t wondered how his or her life might be different if they had made different choices along the way?” asked ActorsNET Artistic Director Cheryl Doyle. “Who hasn’t wondered how their careers or love lives might benefit from a second chance? Who hasn’t pondered what might have been?” Available starting December 23 on youtube.com / TheActorsNET, Dear Brutus was adapted by Board President Maryalice RubinsTopoleski and Charlot te Kirkby. Actors and crew observed all precautions necessary during the pandemic. The first and third acts were recorded via Zoom and the second act was shot outdoors at Ridgeview Woods in Princeton. Dear Brutus is the tale of an eccentric British horticulturalist named Lob, who invites five women and three of their spouses for a stay at his mansion, culminating on Midsummer’s Eve. The guests don’t know why they’ve been invited, and get no useful information from Lob’s evasive butler, Matey. As night falls, their impish host challenges them to walk outside into his garden where, just beyond, a woodland magically appears. Uncertain but curious, the guests enter the wood, where each is shown how “a second chance” could change the course of their lives. Upon returning to Lob’s drawing room, each confronts the possibility of change. T he ensemble cast includes Ken A m mer man, Cheryl and Joe Doyle, Matt Duchnowski, Mary Kierst, Charlotte Kirkby, Michael Krahel, Nyiema Lunsford, Cat Miller, Nicholas Pecht, and Mar yalice RubinsTopoleski.
State Theatre NJ Announces Two Online Trivia Nights
State Theatre New Jersey has announced two Online Trivia Nights for 2021. Music Tr iv ia, hosted by Magic 98.3’s Mar yann Morgan, i s We d n e s d ay, J a n u a r y 13 at 7 p.m. Be My Crazy Valentine Trivia hosted by drag comedian and singer Pissi Myles is Wednesday, February 10 at 7 p.m. A minimum donation of $5 allows patrons to participate in the trivia challenge. Proceeds raised support State Theatre’s Community Engagement programs. To sign up for either, visit STNJ. org/Trivia.
Maryann Morgan Each Trivia Night is composed of 50 multiple choice questions. The first-place winner gets bragging rights as well as a $150 State Theatre gift certificate and a State Theatre swag bag. The second-place winner gets a State Theatre swag bag. Online Trivia Night will be hosted on Zoom, on each participant’s desktop computer, and played on the smartphone-based trivia game APP called Kahoot. Closed captioning for Trivia Nights can be made available by request by emailing info@stnj.org, one week prior to the event. Mu s ic Tr iv ia w i l l fe a ture questions on Grammy Award-winning songs and artists, Billboard chart-topping hits, and music icons from the 1960s to today. A co-host of the Magic 98.3 morning show w ith Joel Katz, host Maryann Morgan started at Magic 98.3 in the early ’90s with an evening call-in, love, and dedication show. Now as host of a morning show on Magic, Morgan’s featured segments include morning entertainment updates at 6:10 and 8:10 a.m., the latest gossip, and a weekly fitness blog. The Valentine’s themed trivia hosted by Myles will cover everything from celebr it y gos s ip, p op cu l ture, love and heartbreak in movies to famous coup l e s, f a m o u s b r e a k u p s, and some Valentine’s Day history. Myles is the 2014 Cycle 4 w inner of Mim i I m u r s t ’s Philly Drag Wars and earned the title of Best Drag Hostess in Philadelphia in 2014 at the Beacon Lights Awards after successfully producing a series of comedy shows. S h e h a s b e e n fe a t u r e d in various outlets such as Cosmopolitan, Billboard, and t he Huf f ing ton Post, and hosts t he podcast My Spooky Gay Family alongside her sister. State Theatre’s ongoing online trivia series began in August 2020 with a popular, sold-out 2000s-themed trivia hosted by Myles. Online Trivia Nights benefit State Theatre’s Community Engagement Programs. Trivia Nights will be added throughout the season. For more information visit STNJ.org/TriviaNights.
ACTORS ON ZOOM: ActorsNET celebrates the holidays by premiering a free online presentation of J.M. Barrie’s play “Dear Brutus” beginning on December 23.
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“YOU ARE NEVER ALONE”: This mural, located in the main lobby of Rider University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, is one of three new works painted by local artists in collaboration with Rider students and Trenton High School students.
Rider University, Artworks techniques, desig n, and gradient spanning the length composition. All artists, as of the wall and features a Trenton Unveil Murals Rider University and Artworks, Trenton’s downtown visual arts center, recently unveiled three new murals in the University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Painted by local artists Leon Rainbow, Marlon Davila, and David Gillespie, in collaboration with Rider Un iversit y st udents and Trenton High School students, the murals feature a number of symbols to illustrate the wealth of diversity within the Rider community, says Dr. Pamela Pruitt, executive director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. “The symbolism in these murals represents the Rider community in broad ways,” she said. “The whole university is reflected in this space.” Staying true to the Center’s mission to be a welcoming place for any person, the murals feature a variety of imagery to embrace and represent a range of ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, abilities, and backgrounds. The artwork is a product of a site-specific mural project including collaboration among the three artists, three Rider students ( freshman Bridget Gum, senior Jerome Manning, and freshman Faith Weiser) and three Trenton students ( Vanessa Barragan-Luna, Sha’ni Parker, and Hainslye Peralta), as well as feedback from current students utilizing the Center. Led by senior artist Rainbow, along with assistant artists Gillespie and Davila, the students virtually participated in three online sessions focusing on history, background, styles,
well as the six participating students, then collaboratively sketched several renderings, which incorporated symbolism, color, and concepts provided from student feedback. “We incorporated the students’ feedback and concept sketches into final design,” said Jesse Vincent, Ar tworks’ education and public project manager. “Our focus was to include a variety of symbols and imagery viewers would recognize, but also allowing room for each viewer to connect and create their own personal meaning.” The finished product is the Center’s three main walls popping with colors and symbols. “T he intention of t his project is to make every Rider student from diverse backgrounds feel welcomed, inspired, and proud to be their authentic selves, and to inspire leaders committed to promoting equity and inclusion on campus and in the world,” said Dr. Leanna Fenneberg, vice president for Student Affairs. The first mural, located in the Center’s main lobby, features eight hands, illustrating a spectrum of diverse skin tones, positioned in a circle, supporting one another. A quote from spiritual guru Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar positioned in the center of the circled hands, reads, “You are never alone or helpless. The force that g u ides t he stars g u ides you too,” while butterflies, a symbol that represents gender fluidity, and puzzle pieces accent the mural. The second and largest mural displays a rainbow
globe held up by two hands, a raised fist, puzzle pieces, butterflies and an icon of a person in a wheelchair wearing a cape with an equal sign overlaid on the wheels. The words “unidad en la diversidad,” which translate to “unity in diversity,” are positioned above the globe. The final mural resides in the Identity-Based Student Organizations Work Room and por trays civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who desegregated William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana at age 6. Next to the young girl is a quote from Bridges, “Don’t follow the path. Go where there’s no path and begin the trail.” The words “no place for hate,” a peace sign, puzzle pieces, and butterflies encompass the image of the girl. Rider’s new space for its Center for Diversity and Inclusion recently opened in September. The name change and physical Center were a vision of Pruitt’s and reflect back on previous roots of Rider’s Multicultural Center, which debuted in 1992. Today, the Center prov ides suppor t for 23 identity-based clubs and student organizations, and encourages a sense of belonging to all who visit there. It also promotes education and community around issues of inclusion for all members of the Rider community.
“ROSE FISH”: This mixed media work by Japanese artist Minako Ota is featured in an upcoming exhibition of her marine creatures and other nature paintings at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street. It will be on view January 6 through February 2, 2021. January 6 through February 2, 2021. It is her second show at Small World Coffee. Born in Osaka, Japan, Ota studied traditional Japanese painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Upon graduation, she attended Cambridge University in England, where she focused on Western painting conservation. Since she left her native country some 30 years ago, Ota has submerged herself in Western cultures in the U.S. and Europe. Her artwork is a cultural hybrid between Japan and the West, as she combines Western painting techniques that she learned through her 20+ years as a professional painting conservator and the traditional Japanese aesthetics that she grew up with. Ota started painting mar ine creatures in spr ing 2020, when COVID-19 became a serious threat in the U.S. People were being challenged, not only in health and economic aspects, but many others as well such as social, political, racial, and spiritual. She started creating this series with the hope to inspire people to live more fully and joyo u s l y, n o m a t te r t h e i r
circumstances. “Life began in the oceans and we are still a part of this amazing living ecosystem, connected by this vast body of water,” she said. More infor mation on Minako Ota can be found at minako-art.com.
Area Exhibits
Check websites for information on safety protocols. A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Observations” through January 3. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. D & R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, has t he ongoi ng virtual galleries “Trail of Breadcr umbs : Nat ure in Minako Ota Paintings Fairytales” and “Portraits of Preservation: James FiorenAt Small World Coffee tino Art.” The center is curMarine creatures and othrently closed to the public. er nature paintings by an drgreenway.org. award-w inning Japanese painter Minako Ota will be Ellarslie, Trenton’s City on display and open to the M u s e u m i n C ad w a lad e r public at Small World CofPark, Park s ide Avenu e, fee, 14 Witherspoon Street, Trenton, has “The Conversation Continues” and “On the Forefront: Trenton’s Junior 1, 1916,” both in the museum and online. Visit ellarslie.org for museum hours. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Rebirth: Kang Muxiang,” “Bruce Beasley: Sixty Year Retrospective, 19602020,” and other exhibits. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed tickets required. Indoor buildings are closed to the public. groundsforsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farm“LOCAL LOVE”: The Arts Council of Princeton’s new mural “is dedicated to Princeton’s incredible community of small busi- stead, 354 Quaker Road, nesses, local artists, and nonprofit organizations, who need your support now more than ever.” It is located at the corner of has “A Virtual Tour of Hamilton’s Princeton” and the Witherspoon and Spring streets in downtown Princeton. (Photo courtesy of Arts Council of Princeton)
“Histor y @ Home” ser ies. princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Rising Tides: Contemporary Art and the Ecology of Water” through January 10, “Syd Carpenter: Portraits of Our Places” through Febr uar y 28, and “Fer n Coppedge: New Discoveries” through April 18. The museum is now open to the public. michenerartmuseum. org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Dreaming of Utopia: Roos evelt, New Jers ey” through January 24 and the online exhibit “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints Of New Jersey, 1761–1898.” The Festival of Trees, with timed ticketing, runs through January 10. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. morven.org. New Hope Arts, 2 Stockton Avenue, 2nd floor, New Hope, Pa., has “Works in Wood Juried Exhibition,” virtual and in-gallery, through January 10. Gallery Hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., and by appointment. newhopearts.org. Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, has the ongoing virtual exhibits “When Women Vote — The Old Barracks and the Anti-Suffrage Movement” and “Necessary and Proper for the Public Good.” The museum is temporarily closed to the public. barracks.org. Pr inceton Universit y Art Museum has the online exhibits “Looking at 17th -Century Dutch Painting,” “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,” “The Eclectic Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder,” and more, along w it h many online events. The museum is currently closed to the public. artmuseum.princeton.edu.
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someone there to make your clothes look good on you.” Brighter Backdrop That same level of customer service is evidenced in the women’s department, which was recently renovated to become a more open and brighter backdrop to display the outstanding array of beautiful women’s choices. Sophisticated, elegant, tailored clothing that their customers enjoy wearing are the focus of the women’s department, notes Jennifer Hilton. “Our clothes are fashionable but wearable, and I love to help people coordinate an outfit. There is so much out there, it can be confusing. “The best designers are always creating new fabric and new fashion,” she continues. “And you can be fashionable at any age. You constantly move on to a new phase, a new look. It’s about what is appropriate for you. Every customer has a unique experience and a unique life. We try to fill her fashion needs and help her find a flattering look that suits her figure.” Hilton’s carries an array of the best designers, offering varied styles in many categories. Among them: MaxMara, known for gorgeous coats as well as wonderful sweaters and washable suede leggings; also, Amina Rubinacci for the finest knitwear and fabrics from Italy, including sweaters and jackets that feel like air. Armani is also noted for beautifully made knitwear, and Cambio offers one of the best pants line in the business. Printed pants, joggers, and jeans. A fit for everyone! In addition, there are new lines from Moschino, White Sands, gentryportofino, Ireland’s Eye, and many more. There has been a natural evolution into more casual dress, reports Jennifer Hilton, but with the arrival of COVID-19, the call for comfortable clothing has been re-emphasized. “People really want comfortable clothes now. Comfor t is clearly key. What is especially popular now are leggings and a variety of comfortable pants, including cashmere lounging-type pants that are big favorites.” Feather-Light When one does step outside, however, Hiltons has the best fashion forward ideas. Wonderful sweater/ jackets that look like a jacket but feel like a sweater. In silver and also darker shades, these are in great demand. Outerwear is very popular now, and the Italian Herno line of coats is a big seller. “They are extremely lightweight but very warm, with a chic A-line style,” says Jennifer. “There are also jackets which are versatile with a removable inner lining, and we have the Herno line of cap sleeve vests, also very lightweight, but warm. Light as a feather!” Cashmere is highly desirable with Hiltons customers, she adds, pointing out the selection of cashmere scarves from Italy. “These have gorgeous designs, and they are so versatile. They can be worn outside over a coat or inside, as they are so lightweight.
FAMILY FOCUS: “We have had nearly 20 years of uninterrupted growth, and we look forward to that continuing. How people dress and how they look is important, and it can also be a sign of respect for others.” Nick Hilton, co-owner of Hiltons Princeton, the longtime men’s and women’s clothing store, is proud that his daughter Catherine Hilton, vice president, is the latest generation to be a part of the family business. They are shown in the women’s department. aged as customers returned after the store had been closed several months due to the virus. Full safety precautions are in place at the store, and customers and staff are very careful. The Hilton family looks forward to many more years serving its clientele with high quality clothing and superior personal service. “Quality depends on three things,” explains Nick Hilton. “One, it should stand the test of time and be durable and classic. Two, comfort is key. The garment should move with you, and the texture should be comfortable and pleasant to wear. Three, it should be aesthetically beautiful and include classical elements, such as color tone (a palette of colors that go together), content, and composition.
“People who want quality, who understand the durability, beauty, and comfort of a garment know that it is worth the money, and are willing to spend it,” he adds. “And, it is really only in a specialty store that you can get that kind of quality today.” Customers are happy to know that both the Hiltons men’s and women’s departments continue to flourish, emphasizing that there is always a market for excellent quality, style, workmanship, and personal service. iltons Princeton offers gift cards, and is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment. (609) 921-8160. Website:. hiltonsprinceton.com. —Jean Stratton
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Located at 221 Witherspoon Street, Hiltons was opened by Nick Hilton in 2001. Initially, it was exclusively a men’s store, but in response to public demand, women’s clothing was added 12 years ago, and president and co-owner Jennifer Hilton became buyer and manager of the women’s department. The married couple soon became a vibrant force in Princeton fashion. “I love the fashion business,” says Jennifer Hilton. “I like to help people put an outfit together, and I love my customers! They come in regularly to see what’s new, and we always have something to show them. They are all ages and come from all over the Princeton area.” Coordinated Look Nick Hilton also enjoys the opportunity to help a man select the right clothes, focusing on the best look for that individual. “I l i ke to help a g uy have more confidence and self-esteem. This can happen when he has the right clothes. We have a certain knack for helping him to coordinate. Sometimes, the hardest thing for a man is to get trousers, sport coat, tie, etc. into a coordinated look.” At Hiltons Princeton, gentlemen of today can achieve a look that combines elegance and comfort and is also unique. Classic American-styled clothes are highlighted, and Nick Hilton is a master of customized menswear, featuring comfortable elegance. The award-winning stylist represents the fourth generation of his family to dress American men. The client list includes U.S. presidents, statesmen, captains of industry, entertainers, and sports figures. Hilton designs have been featured in GQ Magazine, among others. “My great-grandfather Joseph Hilton and his brother came from Russia in the 1880s, and started a custom tailoring shop,” recalls Nick. “They opened a series of shops, called Joseph Hilton & Sons, and eventually, there were 10 stores in New York and New Jersey. ”My grandfather Alex Hilton and my father Norman Hilton continued in the business. After graduating from Princeton and serving in the Navy in World War II, my father later created the Norman Hilton Country Line. He established a wholesale business that we never had before.”
Fashion Footsteps Nick wasn’t quite sure whether to follow in the fashion footsteps of his forebears, but in fact, the interest was there, and he started out in Italy, working for a trouser manufacturer. When he returned to the U.S., he became a salesman for the family business, and found that he was to wear many hats. “By 1975, I was head stylist, buyer, and salesman, and in 1980, I became president of the company,” he says. Having moved to Princeton in 1980, he was familiar with the menswear business here, and in 2001, he decided to open his own studio. It was clearly the right move: over the next 20 years, the business has grow n and grown. Sportswear alone is up 25 percent in recent years. Ever y thing that a man needs to dress well is offered at Hiltons Princeton. Sport coats, trousers, shirts (dress and casual), sweaters, ties, shoes, socks, and gloves are on display, and suits are also available, when needed for a wedding or other special events. Impor tant lines at the store include Canali, Hickey Freeman, Eton (shirts), Meyer (trousers), Kinross Cashmere (knitwear), and Herno for outerwear. The quality is superb, from the butter-soft leather gloves to the smoothest cashmere sweaters. Sweaters are also available in alpaca and other wool, and in different styles, including mock cardigan and sleeveless as well as traditional pullovers. Better Fit “We have a big variety of trousers, including those that are more lightweight, and with a better fit,” explains Rob Rencarge, sales and administrative associate in the men’s department. “Also, there are trousers styled like jeans. And, there is a terrific water repellant cashmere outerwear jacket by Gilet.” In addition, he points out intriguing corduroy jackets with an unusually narrow wale, adding that new types of fabrics and designs are always on the horizon. “Nick’s knowledge of textiles is amazing!” Helping people look their best is always the priority at Hiltons, and this includes making sure the fit is just right, points out Nick, who is quick to say, “We have the world’s best tailor. Par Thia Hniang has been with us for 14 years, and she is absolutely the best.” Personal ser vice is another priority, and the store is noted for its congenial atmosphere and helpful staff, points out longtime customer and Princeton resident Joshua Markowitz. “My first recollection of being engaged with the Hilton family was 35 years ago, when I got the first expensive piece of clothing I ever bought: a navy blazer from Norman Hilton. “What was very important in my life was 20 years later, when I was fortunate enough to walk into Nick’s store and meet him and Par Thia. It’s one thing to buy clothes, and then in addition, to have
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iltons Princeton is here to stay! Despite COVID-19, the challenges of online shopping competition, and the doubt and disillusion that have pervaded 2020, this brick-and-mortar business continues to fulfill its destiny: offering the finest quality and styling in men’s and women’s clothing, accompanied by superb customer service and personal attention.
“ We a l s o h av e c a s h mere sweaters in different weights, and they are all popular. We already have some for spring, very lightweight in pretty pastel designs.” Among the loyal customers, who come in regularly, there are also gentlemen shoppers, seeking gifts for wives and lady friends, notes Jennifer. “Men come in, and if their wives or girlfriends shop here, then we w ill know their sizes and tastes, and the men appreciate this. “We really have a very loyal clientele,” she adds. “They know they can rely on our advice and guidance. They’ll ask ‘Is this good to wear on a plane, or for a trip?’ They value our opinion. They have really made our store possible, and they have become our friends.” Like Home “I enjoy coming in every day,” Jennifer continues. “We love clothes here! And I love working with my family. It’s just like home, and it’s fun!” Family, of course, not only includes husband Nick, but also daughter Catherine, who joined the business in 2015 after a seven-year career as a stylist in the Ralph Lauren advertising department. “I always knew I’d be in the clothing business,” says, Catherine Hilton, “and I couldn’t resist the offer to have a real hands-on position at our own company — as well as getting to hang out with my family. We’re very close, so I feel lucky.” In addition to her role overseeing the digital aspects of Hiltons, Catherine works with Jennifer as buyer and manager in the women’s department. Her father points out that Catherine’s comprehensive high tech knowledge was exceptionally valuable to their digital operation. “Catherine recreated our website. She really created the website to be totally integrated with our inventory.” Along with sales and administrative associate Rachel Her r, Jennifer and Catherine keep the women’s department flourishing. “We wear many hats in a small, hands-on company like ours,” points out Catherine. “We have customers of all kinds, but our predominant business is with people looking for great service. Many of our customers have been shopping here since my mom opened the women’s department. “I would say that we’re personal st ylists — with a store! We are clothiers through and through. Our end goal is to help you feel and look your best. We help instill confidence. We ensure that your clothes reflect your best self. Not only do we put outfits together, we make sure they fit well and are flattering. Everything we do is for our customers. We find new brands for different figure types, and we are up on all the new styles in keeping with sensibility of the modern Princeton woman. “It means a lot to me to be continuing the Hilton tradition as a clothier. I’m very proud of our heritage and our history.” Quality Clothing The Hilton family business is definitely intact, and the owners have been encour-
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Getting Named as Bench Coach for Boston Red Sox, PU Alum Venable on Course for Managerial Role
Will Venable interviewed for the Boston Red Sox manager job in late October barely one week before he celebrated his 38th birthday. The 2005 Princeton University graduate was one of the nine top candidates for the spot that the Red Sox gave to Alex Cora on November 6. Cora added Venable as Boston bench coach on November 20 after three seasons coaching with the Chicago Cubs. “It’s just an awesome opportunity,” said Venable. “I’m really excited. To be able to go from the Chicago Cubs with the history of that organization and the people I got to work with and learn from and the relationships I’ve built, to then go move to another amazing city with a franchise with an unbelievable history and another group of great people that I can learn from, I’m really excited. And the change in role and having more responsibility and another way to impact a club is all very exciting.” Venable, who played basketball and baseball at Princeton, has been surprised by how quickly he has risen in the coaching ranks. After finishing his nine-year major league playing career – most of it with the San Diego Padres and then stints with the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers – he jumped into the other side of the game as special assistant to the Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein. He moved to first base coach the following year and last season moved over to third base coach for the Cubs, for whom he also interviewed for the managerial job. “This whole thing, to be honest, is insane to me,” said Venable. “I grew up with my dad (former Major Leaguer Max Venable) playing and he coached right away after his playing career. I watched him coach for 20-plus years in the minor leagues and never get an opportunity and less than a year removed from my playing career I had a big-league job.” Over the last year, Venable has emerged as an increasingly popular managerial
candidate. He interviewed for jobs with the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants last year and Detroit Tigers this year. “I know how special it is to be a part of the big leagues,” added Venable. “It’s all been really fast and crazy, and I’m appreciative of the opportunity because I saw how difficult it is to get those opportunities first-hand.” Before the Cubs asked him to interview last year, Venable wasn’t looking at himself as a managerial candidate. He still sees plenty to learn, but the seed has been planted for a long-term goal. “That absolutely gives me confidence,” said Venable. “It’s hard to gauge your impact and really figure out how you’re doing. It’s validation that I’m on the right track in how I’m approaching some things, but I’m not going about my daily work thinking about how can this help me as a manager. It’s really, how can I help the guys on my team? I’m encouraged by it, excited about that possibility if it ever came, but I think it’s easy to get ahead of yourself. For me, it’s really about being the best coach I can right now.” Currently, Venable is transitioning to his new role with the Red Sox. He and Cora did not have a pre-existing relationship, and he is starting to figure out how they will work together along with the rest of Cora’s staff. Venable’s first step is making connections with the rest of the staff. “A great way to do that is talking baseball and figuring out the structure they have in place, the organization’s values, the way they’re trying to make those values come to life on the field, obviously getting to know Alex and starting to understand the way he sees the game, how I can support him in the things that he needs to do,” said Venable. “As we get into spring training, a lot of other things will have to wait for the season to develop, but cultivating an understanding of the organization and starting to connect with people is what this last few weeks has been about.”
In coming to Boston, Venable is looking to build on his first coaching experience. Working with the Cubs gave him a start and piqued his desire to follow coaching as the next level of his career in baseball. “The best way to describe it is the Cubs really challenged me to look at the game a different way,” said Venable. “They offered different resources to do it and put me in situations to challenge me to use different parts of the organization – whether it was the analytics department or the high performance department – to help me be better and to look at the game from a different perspective. I don’t think there’s one answer, I’ve learned a ton from the Cubs. In general they opened my eyes to different ways to look at the game.” Three years ago, Venable was starting a more difficult transition when he went from his playing career to coaching. That was a far bigger move than the organization to organization change he is making this year. “You have to find a new voice,” said Venable, reflecting on his transition into coaching. “Something I was always comfortable with as a player was having a voice. When you’re going out there and putting in the work and competing with your teammates, it’s a lot easier to have that voice. That was something I had to figure out – how to continue to be a leader and connect with people but not having the playing component of it being something that helped me. That was one part of the transition.” Now Venable is focusing on the best use of his voice to instruct his players. “Another part was as I’m filtering information, and I’d think specifically about base running or outfield work which was what I was working closely on with the Cubs,” added Venable. “There are ways I see the game and I think I had to learn how to adjust my messaging for people who might see the game differently. It’s important not just how I see it, but how they see it. That’s
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WILL TO LEAD: Will Venable shows his focus during his career for the Princeton University baseball team. Venable, a 2005 Princeton alum who starred at both baseball and basketball during his college days, went on to enjoy a nine-year career in Major League Baseball. Staying in the game, Venable served as coach for the Chicago Cubs the last three seasons and was recently named as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) something as you’re figuring out how to be a coach, that’s what all great coaches do. Coming so quickly from just playing, that was something that I had to figure out too.” Venable’s playing career gave him important perspective that has helped make him a resource for players and he’s been able to use his own experiences in relating with his charges. “Most of what is helping me now is not what I accomplished, but what I didn’t accomplish,” said Venable. “Some of the ways that I struggled and my inability to step away and make some adjustments or find the right tools to help improve in the ways I needed to improve; now as a coach I think about the things that I fell short with. As I see players saying the same sort of things that I said or feeling the same way or they’re struggling the same way I struggled, that’s a big thing for me to be able to say I’ve been there and maybe look at this before your career passes you by.” In his nine years playing in the Major Leagues, Venable batted .249 with 81 home runs, 307 RBIs, and 135 stolen bases while playing outfield. He hit .268 with 22 home runs in 2013, his most productive season with the Padres. “I think I had a great career and I was lucky to play as long as I did, but I wish now like everyone who is done with their career, that I made these little adjustments or done something else to give me some more longevity on the back end,” said Venable. “Overall, I’m happy about my career and especially the fact that it’s gotten me to this point where I can continue to help people in the game.” Venable’s path to the majors and into coaching has been a bit unique. The 6’3, 205-pound native of Greenbrae, Calif., came east to Princeton first to play basketball, and didn’t play
baseball until his sophomore year. As a junior, he played in the NCAA tournament for basketball and that spring played in the NCAA tournament for baseball. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2005 draft by the San Diego Padres, following another Princeton basketball player, Chris Young, who was selected for major league baseball in the 2000 draft. Young was recently named general manager of the Texas Rangers. “It says a lot about Princeton athletics,” said Venable. “It also says a lot about specialization. I know right now in youth sports, it’s a huge topic. I’d like to think if nothing else, Chris and I are good examples that competing in different ways can be helpful. I know there’s tons of things I’ve learned from being a basketball player that apply to baseball that I did as a player and I do now as a coach and I’m sure CY would say the same thing. It just shows you that being competitive and being athletic can help you in different ways.” Venable remains in close contact with former basketball teammates, former Princeton head coach John Thompson III, and Tiger baseball coach Scott Bradley. It’s been a while, but basketball hasn’t totally passed him by, and Cubs coaches got a taste of his abilities on the hardwood. “We had a pretty good run in ’19,” said Venable. “The staff and I would go on the road and find a place to play and we’d go run around a little bit. We did that pretty consistently in ’19, which was fun. Everyone is past their prime so it was a pretty even playing field – a bunch of non-athletes spotting up and shooting.” There weren’t the same chances last year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Venable and all of baseball dealt with a different sort of season in 2020. The season was shortened and altered repeatedly. Venable was
part of a Zoom presentation last month that asked Princeton graduates who are professional athletes to discuss their experiences in the pandemic with their sport. “It was challenging for the players, and our support of the players was challenging also; we’re there for the guys to help them through the grind and put them in the right spots,” said Venable. “A lot of the things we all depended on, and things players depended on in the past to get you through a grind, everything from time and space on the field, the information and way you’re getting it, your ability to look at video, the energy that you get from fans, the environment, was totally different. Not just at the field, obviously at home too. Guys were challenged in ways that they just hadn’t been before so by virtue of that, it was challenging for us to help them out. At the end of the day, it was really good to get back to the basics a bit and get in touch with some of the things we knew were really important and maybe now will be given even more attention in the future as we’ve seen what it takes to survive a grind like this.” Looking ahead, Venable is hopeful that the world can overcome the pandemic and ultimately return to normalcy. He would like just to be able to focus on coaching baseball, something that already has gotten off to a faster start than he could have anticipated and put him on the radar to manage in the majors. “I know it’s an opportunity that hopefully I’ll be able to have down the road also, but right now I’m a bench coach for the Red Sox and that’s what I’m focused on,” said Venable. “So I really don’t look that far ahead. It’s more about how can I impact this club and help them win more games.” —Justin Feil
Princeton Athletics Coaches Start Program for Residential Advisors
With Princeton University Athletics boasting a roster of inspirational coaches, that resource is being made available to the wider campus community through the COACHES LEAD program which launched recently for Princeton’s residential college advisors (RCAs) who live with and support students in Princeton’s residential colleges. COACHES LEAD is designed to support student organizations in strengthening their organizational values, reimagining the culture they want to create, virtually and when returning to campus. Hearing from some of Princeton Athletics most impactful coaches, student leaders who attend the talks have a chance to build their leadership skills based on Princeton Athletics Be A TIGER values (Accountable, Team-oriented, Integrity, Growth-minded, Engaged, Respectful). Princeton Athletics developed the program as a way to create some silver linings during all of the challenges of COVID-19. Princeton’s nearly 100 RCAs are charged with fostering a positive and welcoming community, providing mentorship and advice, assisting in personal development, and building a supportive culture among the members of the six residential colleges. The first session was held
inside our groups and be best positioned when we’re all back together next semester.” P r inceton At h let ics is making COACHES LEAD sessions available to club teams, student organizations, academic, and other departments across the campus community.
PU Women’s Hoops Head Coach To Become an Endowed Position
Princeton University Department of Athletics said last week that an endowment has been established for the women’s basketball head coach position, the second women’s head coach endowment in the college’s history. The first endowed women’s head coach position, in women’s lacrosse, was announced in September 2020. Funds from this anonymous gift will benefit both t he women’s and men’s basketball programs and enable student-athletes to maximize their performance and their physical and emotional growth while getting the full benefit of “Education Through Athletics.” “We are so grateful to receive this truly impactful gift, especially as we celebrate 50 years of women’s athletics at Princeton,” said Princeton Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91. “Our women’s basketball program exemplifies the excellence and tradition that we are so proud of as a department, and this gift honors that tremendous tradition. This gift also acknowledges and supports the transformative impact that athletics has on the undergraduate experience and the value that so many place on the ability of athletics to grow leaders and build community.” T he anony mous donor found inspiration in many different areas, including a deep belief in Princeton and its mission, a clear understanding of the power of Princeton women’s athletics, a desire to not only support current and future participants, but also to recognize the important contribution and legacy of past players and coaches. The women’s basketball team was one of the original six varsity women’s teams at Princeton, and it played its first game in February 1972. The team started out by winning four straight Ivy League championships from 1975-78 and then won additional titles in 1985, 1999, and 2006. Princeton won again in 2010 under coach Courtney Banghart, and since then the team has dominated Ivy women’s basketball and become a regular in the postseason and
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the national rankings, as well as a program that has regularly produced professional players, including two currently in the WNBA. The Tiger program has won eight of the last 11 Ivy championships and appeared in eight of the last 10 NCAA tournaments, a run that would have almost certainly been 9 for 11 had the 2020 event been played. Princeton in 2016 became the first Ivy League basketball team, male or female, to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and the team has also played in the WNIT in the two years it has not reached the NCAA tournament since 2010. The women’s basketball team is now coached by Carla Berube, who in her first season of 2019-20 led the Tigers to a 26-1 record and saw her team become the first in Ivy League history to go 14-0 while winning every conference game by double figures. Berube led Princeton into the national Top 25 for most of the season, and with an RPI of nine at season’s end, the Tigers figured to earn the league’s highest seed in the NCAA tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. “On behalf of the women’s basketball program, I am beyond grateful for this generous gift that undoubtedly honors the Princeton philosophy of ‘Education Through Athletics,’” said Berube. “This gift is a celebration of the women who wore the Princeton jersey and laid the groundwork of our program. Further, it is a game-changer for current and future generations of Tiger studentathletes. Princeton Athletics has an unparalleled alumni
community, and I am so grateful for the unwavering support it continues to demonstrate. This gift will enable the program to continue the legacy of providing our student-athletes with worldclass athletic and educational experiences and a lifetime of extraordinary memories.” Berube is a 1997 graduate of the University of Connecticut, where she scored 1,381 career points and helped the team to a four-year record of 132-8. She was one of the key players on the Huskies’ 1995 team, which went 35-0 and won the NCAA title.
Before coming to Princeton, Berube spent 17 years as the head coach at Tufts University, going 384-96 while reaching the NCAA Division III final twice, the Final Four four times and the Sweet 16 nine times. Berube, who has also coached as part of the USA Basketball program, was the 2015 Pat Summitt Trophy winner as the Division III National Coach of the Year and a three-time regional coach of the year. An official naming of the endowment will be released at a later date.
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on November 30 and featured women’s ice hockey head Cara Morey and men’s lacrosse head coach Matt Madalon. The duo focused this first seminar on “Motivating Others/The Power of Positivity” as the RCAs prepare to welcome students back to Princeton’s campus for the spring semester. “There’s been no question throughout my career as a player and coach that the groups that performed the best were the ones where a positive culture was most prevalent,” said Morey. “To be able to share from my own experiences and help foster a continued culture of happiness and gratefulness across campus was rewarding and energizing. Everyone involved in that call has the same goal, to better the lives of the students at Princeton, and we all learned from each other during the session.” Morey, whose team won the ECAC Hockey Tournament championship in 2020, and Madalon, who had guided the Tigers to a Top-5 national ranking in 2020 before the season was halted due to COVID-19, have plenty of recent experience with positive results from positive group mindsets. “There is a passionate culture of support at Princeton across all facets of campus life,” said Madalon. “Whether it’s athletics, academics, or residential life, there are so many people focused on making the Princeton experience a positive one for our young men and women. Our session was a tremendous opportunity for us to engage and share ways to strengthen the culture
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PHS Soccer Goalie Bell, PDS Girls’ Soccer Star Beal Get the Nod as Top Performers of Fall Campaign
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find training and games to play. I try to play as much as I can.” Getting to play with a back four of fellow seniors James Novak, Ethan Parker, Dylan Parker, and Simon Sheppard, helped Bell feel a comfort level on the pitch. “With all four of my defenders, I have been playing with them since I was 8 years old,” said Bell. “I have been best buddies with them for years.” Bell saved his best for last in the Central West B Group 4 sectional tour nament, making seven saves as topseeded PHS defeated eighthseeded Watchung Hills 2-0 in the quarterfinals and then coming up with six stops as the Tigers topped fifthseeded Hightstown 5-0 in the semifinals. In a thrilling final against second-seeded Hunterdon Central, Bell played brilliantly in a 1-0 defeat, making eight saves and standing tall against a number of forays into the box by the Red Devils. PHS head coach Wayne Sutcliffe appreciated having Bell as the last line of defense. “Jared has been great; we have discussed some goals that we want to try to achieve as a team defensively,” said Sutcliffe. “He
has taken an extra amount of responsibility.” Over the course of the fall, Bell took on more responsibility when it came to leadership. “His growth over the last three years as a player and his growth into being a leader helped us tremendously, especially this season,” said Sutcliffe, noting that Bell is a year-round player who also competes at the club level for Princeton FC. “His verbal direction to the back four kept getting better as did his ability with his feet. He improved every week and every month at coming off the line to cut down angles and stop threats in close. Maybe the best example of that in the season was in the sectional final when in the second half, he made a stop, a oneversus-one that kept the score at 1-0 and kept us in the game.” Bell’s excellence rubbed off on the club collectively. “It was invaluable in that your goalkeeper is arguably the most important player and through his hard work and his improvement, he gained a lot more confidence,” said Sutcliffe. “He put a lot more confidence in the back four on front of him and our respective additional players on the field. With that dynamic, if you can give the 10 outfield players that confidence that your goalkeeper is reliable, you have a chance to win some big things.” In helping PHS achieve that dynamic, Bell never stopped striving to excel. “He just kept improving from sophomore year to junior year leading the CVC in shutouts with 12 and then senior leading it again,” said Sutcliffe. “That is a credit to Jared and his desire, his growth, and his maturity.” Bell, for his part, had the desire to make the most out of his final high school campaign. “We are just happy that we have a season; it was looking like we weren’t going to have one,” said Bell. “Every minute we are on the field we are grateful. I feel this is really our year. COMING THROUGH: Princeton Day School girls’ soccer player This should be one of our Kelly Beal goes after the ball in a game this fall. Senior star biggest years as a program.” forward Beal’s knack for scoring big goals helped PDS post a For growing into a leader 10-1 record this season. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) and becoming the linchpin of a stingy defense that carried PHS to a sectional final, Bell is the choice as the Town Topics’ top male performer of the fall season. Lawn & Landscape Services Top Female Performer or Princeton Day • Innovative Design School girls’ soccer • Expert Installation star Kelly Beal, her performance in a 3-2 win • Professional Care over Bishop Eustace in midOctober proved to be a mi908-284-4944 • jgreenscapes@gmail.com License #13VH06981800 crocosm of how she came through this fall for the Panthers. After being stymied for much of the game despite a number of forays down the flank, senior forward Beal notched the winning goal with 51 seconds left in the contest “It was kind of difficult to get me the ball this game but it is just how it happened,” said Beal. “I think as the game went ared Bell was primed to make some noise this fall for the Princeton High boys’ soccer team. Coming off a superb campaign in 2019, senior goalie Bell was determined to speak up on the field in his final high school season. “From my sophomore year to now, I have definitely developed as a communicator on this team,” said Bell, who posted 12 shutouts as a junior. “It is really necessary for our back four and myself to give instructions to the middle third and the front third.” With Bell calling the shots and producing some brilliant play in net, the PHS defensive unit didn’t waste any time this fall showing how stingy it was going to be, posting shutouts in the first two games with a 4-0 win over Hamilton West and a 3-0 triumph against Steinert. After a loss and a tie, the Tigers got back on track, winning five straight games with clean sheets in four of those wins. In reflecting on his progress, Bell acknowledged that it took a while for him to get into a rhythm this fall. “It is gradual, it is a process,” said Bell. “With COVID, it was a little tough to
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on, we started to gain a lot of momentum. Ava [Mattson] passed the ball inside and I made a quick move and I played it in the closest corner.” Despite being the focus of opposing defenses all fall long, the shifty Beal found a way to score a number of key goals for PDS as the Panthers reeled off a 10game winning streak after a season-opening loss to end up with a final record of 10-1. Beal notched a goal in a 2-0 win over Hillsborough on October 3 that started the Panthers’ winning streak. A week later, she chipped in a pair of goals in a 6-1 win over local rival Hun. On October 23, she added a tally as PDS pulled away from Montgomery on a 5-1 triumph. Perhaps Beal’s biggest goal of the fall came on November 7 when she found the back of the net to give PDS a 1-0 lead at powerhouse and defending state Group 4 champion Hunterdon Central, setting the tone in a 2-1 victory for the Panthers. Ending her career on a high note, Beal scored a goal in a 5-0 win at St. Rose on November 11 in the season finale. PDS head coach Pat Trombetta praised Beal for showing her finishing touch in clutch moments this fall. “She gives us that ability to find the net when we need a goal,” said Trombetta of Beal who tallied eight goals and four assists on the season. “We rely on her heavily for that. She gets a lot of attention from teams. She is explosive with the ball at her feet and opens things up for other players. She is one of the biggest threats in Mercer County as far as I am concerned. She got big goals for us.” Tr o m b e t t a p o i n te d to Beal’s goal against Hunterdon Central as a highlight of the season. “Kelly got the first goal in that game and that was huge to be on the board first,” said Trombetta. “That gave the girls a lot of confidence; they came right back and tied it up but then we scored again.” For Beal and her classmates, this fall was about putting in a huge effort on a daily basis. “I am taking it game by game; it is my senior year and it is the same with the other seniors,” said Beal. “We are especially looking forward to giving it our all each game. Even in our practices, everybody just gives it their all. Coach T and our coaches push us to be our best.” Beal’s propensity to be at her best in the clutch helped spark PDS to a memorable campaign and makes her the pick as the top female performer of the fall. Top Newcomers aiden Johnson focused on soccer in his first two years at Princeton High, playing for the junior varsity boys’ squad. But coming into this fall, Johnson decided to switch
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ANSWERING THE BELL: Princeton High boys’ soccer goalie Jared Bell corrals the ball against Hunterdon Central in the Central West B Group 4 sectional final. Senior standout Bell made eight saves in the game in a losing cause as PHS fell 1-0. Bell’s brilliance in goal played a key role in the Tigers going 9-3-1 and getting to the final. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) to football. While Johnson had never played the sport, even at the Pop Warner level, he did have it in his blood as his father, Marquis Johnson, is a 1994 PHS alum and star athlete for the Tigers who was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. “My dad played football, there is definitely genes there,” said Johnson. “In t he of fseason, me and my dad worked our butts off to get the result. He pushed me as hard as I could. I gained about 15-20 pounds.” Starting at wide receiver and defensive back, it didn’t take long for Johnson to make an impact in his new sport as he gathered in a 51yard touchdown reception in the season opener for PHS’ only score in a 42-6 loss at Robbinsville. Showing flashes of brilliance, Johnson also returned kickoffs for touchdowns against Bordentown and Scotch Plains. He also notched another TD catch against Haddon Township in the season finale. PHS head coach Charlie Gallagher knew he had s omet h ing sp ecial af ter Johnson’s debut against Robbinsville. “Jaiden had a good return, he also played some great cornerback for the first time ever,” said Gallagher, whose squad went 1-5 this fall. “He had great coverage. He is happy, he scored a big touchdown. He is a talented kid, he is a super nice kid. We are going to try to get him the ball more.” With Johnson continuing to progress as the fall unfolded, Gallagher believes he can have a big impact on the pro game going forward. “The best quality he has going for him is that he is extremely coachable; he wants to be better,” said Gallagher. “I am going to need him to want his teammates be better, that will be impor-
tant down the road. Somewhere along the line he is going to turn into a leader, even though it might be for a short period of time. Heading into the final week of the season, Johnson felt that he had gotten better and better throughout his debut campaign. “This is the fifth game. These past four games were learning games,” said Johnson. “I am getting a lot more comfortable and hopefully I can take it a long way.” Coming such a long way in his first football season for PHS, Johnson is the pick as the top male newcomer. John Woodside wasn’t sure what he was getting when freshman Emily McCann showed up this fall to join the Princeton Day School girls’ cross country team. “She had good workouts right away but nothing spectacular,” said PDS head coach Woodside in recalling his first impressions of McCann, who was transferring from the Wilberforce School. Turning heads, McCann made a spectacular debut for the Panthers, placing first as PDS defeated Stuart, Rutgers Prep, and Hun in a season-opening quad meet. That performance turned out to be a harbinger of things to come as McCann won every race she entered this fall, helping PDS post an 11-0 record. One of McCann’s top efforts of the fall came on October 24 when she placed first in the Girls’ Varsity White race at the XC 7-on7 Invitational at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. McCann clocked a time of 20:43 over the 5,000-meter course, 58 seconds faster than runnerup, Elyse Madigan of Somerville. McCann’s dominant performance set the tone as PDS had three other runners finish in the top seven, taking first in the team
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Heading into regular season action, Sutcliffe was confident that the squad would make the most of the fall come what may. “I would say that the No. 1 goal is that we want to enjoy being out there, that is an expectation that we have,” said Sutcliffe. “We want to have a level of success that we can be proud of at the end, whatever that is. We also want our senior class to have a great season. We want to win the league and we want to win the section, those are the two trophies.” After winning its first two games, PHS hit a rough spot in mid-October, losing 3-2 to Robbinsville and then going on a pause due to COVID rules before returning with a 3-3 tie against Allentown. The Tigers then caught fire, posting five straight wins, outscoring its foes 22-1 with four shutouts in that stretch. Ending the regular season with a 1-0 loss to Hopewell Valley in a downpour, a hardened PHS squad went on a stirring run in the Central West B Group 4 sectional. The top-seeded Tigers defeated eighth-seeded Watchung Hills 2-0 in the quarterfinals and then cruised to a 5-0 victory over fifth-seeded Hightstown in the semis. In the final, PHS hosted second-seeded and perennial powerhouse Hunterdon Central in a contest that turned into a thrilling battle. The Tigers held the fort under a furious onslaught by Red Devils in the first 20 minutes of the game but survived to keep the clash knotted in a scoreless tie at halftime. Hunterdon Central scored early in the second half and the Tigers responded by generating a number of scoring chances but couldn’t break through in a 1-0 defeat. While Sutcliffe was disappointed by the result, he was proud of how his players kept
LEADING THE PACK: Princeton Day School girls’ cross country star Emily McCann displays her form in a race this fall. Freshman McCann made a stunning debut for PDS in 2020, finishing first in every race as the Panthers went 11-0 and won two Invitational events in the process. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
their focus through such an unusual fall. “It was a dream season in a lot of ways,” asserted Sutcliffe, whose team ended 2020 with a 9-3-1 record. “We were unsure over the summer about what was going to happen and then it wasn’t until September 8 that we heard that we were going to have a season. We had to really scramble. All credit to our players and our coaching staff to just do it one day at a time. We worked through the stops and starts.” Even though that hard work didn’t produce a sectional crown, the Tigers players can take pride in what they did achieve in terms of wins and team camaraderie. “We took a three-way share of the CVC (Colonial Valley Conference) title, we got to a sectional final for Group 4, which is only the second one in school history, in a game that could have gone either way,” said Sutcliffe. “But more importantly the way the team grew and the level of trust and honesty in the team, that is what got us here. We have good talent but we were able to find a level of trust, honesty, and quality.” Sutcliffe’s role in helping to foster that growth and trust along with the squad’s success on the pitch makes him the top coach of a male team this fall. Coming into the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional final in mid- November, the Princeton High girls’ cross country team was a dark horse. “We were the team nobody was looking at,” said PHS head coach Jim Smirk. “We were the team that had the chance to do something special moving forward. Then COVID hit and it definitely threw a wrench in the works, but to the girls’ credit, they kept doing the work and running the part of who they are – their identity. So at the 11th hour, when we got our season back, the focus was on continuing to grow the team and being the best we could be and letting everything else fall into place.” Things fell into place for PHS in the meet at Thompson Park in Jamesburg on November 14 as the Tigers came in first, winning the program’s first-ever sectional title at the Group 4 level. PHS had a score of 49 with runner-up Montgomery coming in at 54. Hunterdon Central was third with 100 points. “We knew the race was going to come down to how tight our pack was,” said Smirk, who had guided PHS to the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional crown in 2014. The depth of the squad’s pack made the difference. Senior Charlotte Gilmore led the way in fourth place, clocking a time of 19:32.50 over the 5,000-meter course. Freshman Kyleigh Tangen placed sixth in 19:59.30 and sophomore Lucy Kreipke was seventh in 20:04.50. Sophomore Robin Roth closed well for 10th place in 20:16.70 while senior Yana Medvedeva took 22nd in 20:55.70. But it was more than depth that allowed PHS to make history. While the season was in jeopardy due to COVID concerns, once Princeton school officials gave the go-ahead for fall sports, the runners forged deep bonds.
The Tigers held virtual pasta parties, they got together as frequently as possible over Zoom and they viewed workouts as opportunities, not chores. “We’ve really capitalized on forming a strong team bond and team culture, not just teammate bonds, but friendship bonds and knowing all your teammates are going to do everything they can to help contribute to your success and knowing you have that role to contribute to theirs,” said senior standout Medvedeva. “It makes everything so much more exciting and showing up to meets so much more exciting.” While the PHS runners certainly put in the miles as they went undefeated in Colonial Valley Conference duals this fall leading up to the sectional victory, they showed their coach a special maturity. “The thing that impressed me the most wasn’t their work ethic,” said Smirk. “Their work ethic has been great for a long time. It was their patience. They were very willing to be patient and continue to work knowing that every day we got to train together, every race we got was another great opportunity we didn’t have as of mid-August. They really took advantage of that and bathed in how good it was to be together and enjoyed that together.” For setting a positive tone under difficult circumstances that helped put his runners on course to history, Smirk is the choice as the leading coach of a female team. —Bill Alden
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standings at the event. A week later, McCann led the Panthers to another big win, taking first as PDS triumphed in its Prep Invitational competing against Stuart, Pennington, Hun, Rutgers Prep, and Wilberforce. In reflecting on McCann’s perfect season, Woodside cited her will to win as a key factor in her success. “For her to go through the season and not be defeated by anybody was a testament to her competitiveness,” said Woodside, noting that the precocious freshman’s personal best this fall of 20:31 is the top time for a PDS girls’ runner in recent memory. “She had a very great season.” Wo o d s i d e s e e s g r e a t things ahead for McCann. “We are going to assess the season and talk about her preparation this year and then talk about how we are going to prepare for next year,” added Woodside. McCann’s brilliance at the head of the pack as PDS produced an undefeated season earns her the nod as the leading female newcomer. Top Coaches ayne Sutcliffe sensed something special about his Princeton High boys’ soccer team as it hit the field in September to train for a season that almost wasn’t due to COVID-19 concerns. “They are excited to be out there and the coaching staff is too,” said Sutcliffe. “It was just so nice to see all of the players again this fall. It has been refreshing. It is just so great to be back with the team at Valley Road every day. We are very fortunate. Our guys have been fantastic. They are respectful of the guidelines and disciplined. I can’t say enough about how they are doing their part.”
TACTICAL TALK: Princeton High School boys’ soccer head coach Wayne Sutcliffe instructs his players during the Central West B Group 4 sectional final. Guiding his players through challenges posed this fall by COVID-19, Sutcliffe led the Tigers to a 9-3-1 record and second place in the sectional. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Local Sports Real Central New Jersey Joining Women’s Soccer League
The Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is expanding its East Region for the 2021 season with the addition of Real Central New Jersey, a local club dedicated to bringing affordable, high-level soccer to the Mercer/Eastern Bucks County community. The WPSL is a national women’s soccer league in the United States and Canada which seeks to provide the highest level of developmental opportunities for amateur players in the United States. Entering its 23rd season, the WPSL has grown to more than 100 clubs and is the largest women’s soccer league in the world. Team rosters consist of highly skilled players from collegiate, post-collegiate, international, and standout prep athletes. It is on the second level of women’s soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Real Central NJ is aiming to provide a platform with opportunity to play highly competitive soccer which will open doors to the professional levels as well as being community driven to make soccer more accessible and affordable for local fans and families. The club will also field a men’s team in the USL League Two in 2021. “Our Real Central New Jersey soccer club is thrilled to join WPSL,” said Ben Chrnelich, general manager, Real Central NJ Women’s Soccer.
“We believe in our mission to provide professional-level development to up-and-coming regional talent and, in the process, give fans access to high-quality pre-professional matches.” Real Central NJ will use Lions’ Stadium at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) as it home stadium for the 2021 season. Individual tickets will be sold for adults and children 13 and under. The club will also offer season memberships which will include tickets to all women’s and men’s home game as well as discounts. Tickets can be purchased on the club’s website, realcentralnj.soccer. Brian Thomsen will serve as head coach and Kim Maurer will serve as assistant coach for the inaugural season in the WPSL. Thomsen holds the USSF ( United States Soccer Federation) National C License and was recently recognized by EDP (Elite Development Program) Soccer as a member of its Promising Young Coaches group. Maurer is the veteran head coach at Allentown High, a traditionally successful local program. Both coaches have a large presence in the New Jersey soccer community. To date, the club has partnered with Jersey Cares, a nonprofit organization which aims to increase the level of meaningful volunteer engagement by creating and managing efficient, impactful projects that address critical community-identified needs. Specifically, Real Central NJ is working with Jersey Cares for its coat drive campaign during this winter season and aims to collect warm coats for the benefit of those in need. More information about
Real Central NJ is available by logging onto its website as well as the club’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. For additional information on the WPSL, visit wpslsoccer. com. Many of the United States’ most accomplished women’s players have played in the WPSL, including Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe, Julie Foudy, and Brandi Chastain.
PHS Athletic Hall of Fame Postponing 2020 Ceremony
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Princeton High Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will not be holding its annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony this fall. The next induction ceremony is currently scheduled for November 13, 2021. The Committee, though, continues to accept nominations from the public for future Hall of Fame classes. For a nomination form, visit the committee’s website at princetonhs/rschoolteams. com/page/3142 or e-mail princetonhighhof@gmail.com. Individuals interested in contributing to the Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund may also contact the Committee at that email address.
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Undeterred by Challenges Resulting from COVID, Hun Cross Country Had Much to Celebrate This Fall
well. Unfortunately the second meet coincided with the SATs so we missed having our full team. We ran really well. Sam is very charismatic and I think were only a few points vociferous. He’s confident. out of getting second and we He’s one of those guys that were going against some big walks in a room and everyone Group 4 schools and very esknows this guy has something tablished programs. We were about him. Harry leads by excited. The kids did well.” example quite literally. They The encouraging results really complemented each set up a Raiders roster that other and we could all lean should return intact next year. on them.” Hun kept its team healthy The Raiders had three girls through the fall season, and this year in the program with have moved into winter trainjuniors Sophia Burton and ing as they prepare long-term Liv Bergenholtz along with for next fall. Michaela Pestano. “They keep in contact when “We had a bunch of girls the season’s over,” said Waysign up and I have to assume ton. because of the virus, parents “We’re really looking forand athletes were reticent to have their players join,” said ward to having a breakout season next year. I think Wayton. we’ll win MAPLs (Mid-Atlan“But we continue to inch tic Prep League), and that’s forward. We had three run- something Hun’s never done.” ners who were tough, talThe Raiders are looking ented and trained very hard. It’s going to set us up a nice into the possibilities of enternucleus that we can build on ing some winter track competitions to remain sharp as in the years to come.” the Hun runners see the poBurton was the top runner tential to grow more in the through the season for the coming year if they can build girls’ side. She placed 19th on the success they achieved in the Shootout, and she won this fall. the 7 on 7 JV and Freshman “We’re using this as an opgirls’ race. Bergenholtz took portunity to have our kids fifth in that latter race. consistently train and get “Liv trained with Sophia,” healthier and get stronger,” said Wayton. “They’re go- said Wayton. ing to be a 1-2 punch in the “More than anything, we coming years. That was a want to commit to normalnice dynamic to have two cy. I think that’s something girls training together. Last year, Sophia was pretty much that athletes need, educators training with the boys. It was need, society needs. You nice to have them each sup- want and need to be careful. Health is obviously the No. 1 porting each other.” thing in this scenario. At the The Hun girls hope to have same time, we realize this is more than enough runners time these kids are not going next year to score as a team. to get back. We’re doing our The Raider boys were fifth in best to make sure that they the 7-on-7, only four points get the biggest value out of out of third place and 10 out their time at the Hun School, of second place despite be- so we’re working hard every ing shorthanded, but they day. Hopefully the dividends relished the chance to race will pay off in the future for PRSRT STDthe time they’re spending at Thompson Park twice. “We were able toU.S. go toPOSTAGE both now getting in good honest of those meets,” said Wayton. PAID work.” “The kids performed very NJ TRENTON, —Justin Feil
Despite operating in a less than ideal setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hun School cross country program was able to meet its expectations this fall. While the pandemic cut into the program’s expected roster numbers increase and took away a preseason camp that would have served as a launching point, the Raiders found plenty to celebrate by the end of their shortened 2020 season. “We had a core of about 15 boys and three girls that worked incredibly hard and incredibly consistently day in and day out,” said Hun second-year head coach Kurt Wayton. “We were able to have about as good an experience as possible. The kids were able to progress. They had a memorable season. They competed with a lot of fire. They trained with a lot of determination. It was a very worthwhile season. It was great for the mental health for not only the athletes but also us coaches.” Leading the way for the second straight season was Harry Carter. On a team without any seniors, the junior set the pace thanks to his work in the offseason. “Harry followed suit with all the summer training,” said Wayton. “The summer was all virtual in the fact that we couldn’t really meet much. He came into the season in great shape. He was ready to run with just about anybody.” Carter ran 16:52 to win the Boys’ Varsity White race at the XC 7-on-7 Invitational at Thompson Park in Jamesburg on October 24. He also recorded a personal-best 16:23 for fourth place in the Central Jersey XC Shootout earlier in the month on the same Thompson Park course. “That’s a fantastic time,” PERMIT NO. 902 said Wayton. “He was only a couple clicks back from a 80 young man Avenue, from South Hamilton 2nd Floor Brunswick that ran 15:32 at Trenton, New Jersey 08611 Holmdel. We had planned on running at Holmdel and ManP: 609-278-8100 hattan to get some times that could put him on the trajectory to a top Division 1 school. He’s that type of talent. He reminds me of (former Princeton University runner) Brian Leung. He just needs to get a few races under his belt. It’s just a matter of time before he does that. He’s got a tremendous future ahead. He’ll be the best runner in Hun history for sure, and maybe one of the best runners in the history of the prepsLocal when he’s done.” Postal Customer Carter was one of the runners that helped to make up for the leadership lost to graduation after last year as Hun had to rely on its junior class this year to forge forward. “We were fortunate to have really good leaders last year,” said Wayton. “We had three seniors that were wonderful and they really complemented each other. That left a void this year being that we didn’t have any seniors coming up. We did have a wealth of juniors. They each had their own set JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: Hun School boys’ cross country runner of strengths. We had Harry Harry Carter heads to the finish line at the 2019 Mercer County as one of our captains, and championship meet. While there was no championship comwe had Xavier Silverio and Sam Segal. Xavier is a real petition this fall due to COVID-19 concerns, junior Carter still behind the scenes guy. He’s enjoyed a big season, winning the Boys’ Varsity White race at very supportive. He’s like the XC 7-on-7 Invitational at Thompson Park in late October. having another assistant. He also recorded a personal-best 16:23 for fourth place in the (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) He’s great with reminders. Central Jersey XC Shootout.
Cour t Appointed Spe cial Advocates (CASA) for Children Mercer Burlington joined forces with CompuScore this past summer on a virtual race aimed at keeping New Jersey’s running community digitally engaged, and to support CASA’s work with children in foster care. The race, held May 15July 15, was the idea of CompuScore president Staci Siconolfi-Lymperopoulos. Participants were encouraged to select from running challenges or set their own goals. They were able to run or walk their preferred distance while logging progress. “The incredible support we have received from CompuScore and their runners is fantastic,” said Laura Wall, CASA executive director. “It will have a real and immediate impact on our ability to serve children in need in our community. We are very grateful.” CASA’s mission is to train and supervise community volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who have been JUST KEEP MOVING: Gail Olivia Everett has made sure her well- removed from their homes due to abuse and/or neglect. ness group stays active during the pandemic, encouraging members to keep living a healthy lifestyle.
Advocates are the heart and soul of the organization. The need for them is great, as there is currently not a sufficient number of volunteers to serve all children in need. Visit casamb.org for more information about volunteering or making a donation.
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Princeton Mercer Chamber Presents Real Estate Forecast
On Thursday, January 28 from 1-3 p.m., the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber presents the 2021 Central NJ Real Estate Forecast. The virtual event will feature keynote speakers Dr. Peter Linneman, founding principal, Linneman Associates; Danielle Hale, chief economist for realtor.com; and Joan Docktor, president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach REALTORS. The event is the largest virtual diverse gathering of real estate professionals in central New Jersey and will include projections for the year ahead. The 2021 forecast is the eighth annual program of the Real Estate Business Alliance. There will also be opportunities for networking at this live gathering. For information or to register, visit princetonchamber. org.
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H a l E n g l i s h, t h e n e w president and CEO of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber, will be welcomed at the Thursday, January 21 virtual meeting of the organization, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Incoming board members w ill also be introduced. Outgoing board members will be recognized for their years of service. Clients will be able to engage with the board and hear about the Chamber’s plans for 2021. English will take over on January 4 from Peter Crowley, who retires December 31. He is a long-time resident of Mercer County and has held numerous leadership positions across the county. He is the author of the book Behind the Ivy Walls. Visit princetonmercer.org to register.
West Windsor Farmers Market To Continue Through Winter
The West Windsor Farmers Market is staying outdoors this winter, continuing January through April at the outdoor lot at MarketFair on U.S. 1. The market is held the first and third Saturday of the month at the lot near
Eastern Mountain Sports and AMC Theaters, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Masks are required for everyone, and there is a hand-washing station on site. Pre-ordering options are available. “Winter markets are a wonderful time for our neighbors to continue to safely gather and support local farms and artisan food markets,” said Chris Cirkus, market manager. “We’ve been proud to host winter season markets for the past 15 years, and this year is just as bountiful, if not more.” Among the products available at the market are fresh produce, sustainably caught co as t a l s e afo o d, m u s h rooms, fresh eggs, alpaca fiber wear, artisan cheese, fresh pasta and sauces, raw honey, soups, chili, pastured meats and poultry, vegan chocolates, locally grown oats, and pastured meats. For more information, visit wwcfm.org or call (609) 933-4452.
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If you happened to pass the Community Park Track any Saturday from June through November, you may have seen a group exercise class like no other. Wa l k Aerobic s C a mp : Social Distance Style combined walking, high intensity bursts like dancing and Taebo, resistance training, meditation, and a healthy snack — all while masked and six feet apart — to keep participants active during the pandemic. The program was part of a wellness ministry called Olivia’s Wellness Connection, which is run by Princeton resident Gail Olivia Everett to help people prioritize wellness and live a healthier lifestyle. The organization was founded in honor of Everett’s late mother, Olivia, who died when Everett was just a teenager. “I know what hard times are, and I know that if they had a program like what I’m doing when my mom was still alive, maybe she would have lived longer,” Everett said. Olivia’s Wellness Connection began its partnership with the Princeton Family YMCA in 2011. The Y reimburses some of the program’s costs, like T-shirts and snacks, and before COVID-19, the group used to hold its programming at the Y’s facilities on Paul Robeson Place. “It’s really nice to have the Y as a backing to get the word out about my program,” Everett said. While Olivia’s Wellness Connection is a free program, members of the group are able to get a discounted membership at the Y. “Gail is a woman on a mission in every respect. Her infectious spirit and dedication to the cause of healthy living is a natural fit for the Y,” said Kate Bech, Pr inceton Family Y MCA CEO. “Her determination during the pandemic is yet anot her example of her
and faces many challenges, Gail has too — and we’re proud of all that she has been and continues to do for her OWC participants.” Everett’s current program, Holiday Health Check Challenge, is held on Zoom every week through January 1. But the program doesn’t finish once participants leave the Zoom call — “I motivate them to keep going when they’re not with me,” Everett said of her program. Last month, Olivia’s Wellness Connection received a donation of 10 step counters from the activity-tracking company, Fitbit. Now, participants send Everett the number of steps they have walked each day and the participant with the most steps at the end of each week gets a prize (a recent winner received a $10 Trader Joe’s gift card). The participant with the most steps by the end of the year will also receive a prize. The next program, New Year, Healthier You, will launch on Zoom on January 2, and will run through April, when the weather will allow programming to go outside again. Everett refers to all of her classes as a magic vitamin pill,” or MVP, because she says the feeling one has after working out is like taking a magic vitamin. People of all ages are encouraged to participate. The oldest member is 81; the youngest is in seventh grade. “I love to help people, it’s my calling,” Everett said. “I intend to keep doing this until I’m no longer able to.” Members of the community who would like to support Olivia’s Wellness Connection can make a donation at princetonymca.org/donate.
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was part of the lead team working with the banks to prevent the financial collapse of New York City in 1975. It was during this time that David and Mary moved to New Jersey and ultimately settled in Summit, NJ, where they raised their family. There are so many good memories from their two decades in Summit: baseball and soccer coach, dance chaperone (in the boots, naturally), paddle tennis nights, and endless rounds of golf at Baltusrol, capped off by gin tournaments at the card table. In 1984, Dav id joined Morgan Stanley and Co. in New York in the tax exempt department and eventually became a managing director and joined the private wealth division. By 2000 when he retired, he was the head of Private Wealth Management for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and Chairman of Global Risk Management. Beyond his official titles, he mentored and guided many at Morgan Stanley, sharing his strong moral compass and incredible knowledge of the industry. For the final stretch of David’s career with Morgan Stanley, he and Mary moved to London. Their time in London was spent making lifelong friends, traveling Europe, and enjoying lots of pubs, rugby, and of course, golf. David and Mary returned to the States in 2000 and moved to Princeton, NJ. Not one to take retirement with his feet up, David began working at the newly-formed Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. He served as their first Director of Corporate Relations from 2000 to 2010,
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David Blair
If you met David Blair, you were unlikely to forget him! Standing at over 6’4” with an impressive mustache and an infectious smile, David was known for his warmth, generosity, and whip-smart sense of humor. When stories are told of a man’s cowboy boot wearing, kilt donning, gator dancing, and various turns as Santa, you know that his was a life well-lived. David was born in 1945 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Jean and Howard Blair and grew up there and in Millburn, NJ, where he developed a love of golf and basketball and graduated Millburn High School in 1963. He attended Princeton University, where he was a member of Cap and Gown Club (where he would later serve as Vice Chair of
the Trustee Board), played more golf and basketball, and graduated in 1967 with a degree from the school of Public and International Af fairs. Dav id ’s time at Princeton was formative, and he maintained a lifelong relationship with the University, Tiger activities, and the alumni network. He could reliably be found at reunions’ P-rades marching with his class and family. David met Mary Barnes at the end of his time as a Princeton student (Vassar road trips), and they were married in 1968. David graduated from Columbia University in 1970, with a joint JD/MBA. He joined White & Case where he made partner in 1979. While at White & Case, he
helping to create the new Masters in Finance program, and advising graduate and undergraduate students on internships and future employment. His greatest pleasure was teaching a Freshman Seminar on Modern Financial Markets ; working with the students was something he relished, and he was tickled to be called Professor Blair. David spent the last few years of his life at Stonebridge at Montgomery, a Springpoint Senior Living facility, as he bravely faced Parkinson’s disease. His time at a Springpoint facility was fitting, as he had served as a trustee on the Springpoint Foundation Board for 12 years, including stretches as head of their Planning and Finance committees. David is survived by his wife of over 50 years Mary Blair, as well as his two children, David Blair with wife Thuy, and Kate Elliott with husband Brendan. In addition, he has three grandchildren, Jack, Nora, and Rosie Elliott, who have inherited his love of the New York Mets, his sharp card skills, and his utter joy for living. David has t wo brothers, Christopher Blair (deceased) and Robert Blair, along with numerous nieces and nephews who fondly remember bodysurfing in Duck, NC, and losing at poker. Due to Covid-19, the family is postponing a memorial until later in 2021, when the scotch can flow, the Willie Nelson can play, and the stories can shake the rafters with laughter. D o n a t i o n s i n D av i d ’s honor can be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation and Princeton AlumniCorps.
Joseph E. Bachelder, III Joseph E. Bachelder, III died peacefully at home on December 13, 2020. He was 88 years old. Mr. Bachelder was a longtime resident of Princeton along with his wife of 65 years, Louise. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1958, Joe focused on tax law. Eventually that interest led to his becoming one of the country’s top lawyers in the field of executive compensation. He is credited with the development of the “golden parachute,” which brought executive pay to a new and tax-advantaged level. In the 1980s Joe established The Law Offices of Joseph E. Bachelder, also known as Bachelder Law Office. Most recently he was of counsel to the New York office of McCarter and English. He was a regular contributor to the New York Law Journal for over 30 years. His last column was published at the end of June of this year. Over the last years, Joe lectured on the subject of executive pay at academic institutions, including Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford and before professional groups,
including the American Bar Association. He was also a graduate of Yale University and Exeter Academy. He was selected as New York Super Lawyer by rating agency Super Lawyers in 2012. Joe was also well known for his love of tennis. He taught tennis in Princeton in the summers to help pay for law school. In 1954 he met Louise on the Princeton University tennis courts. Joe also served on the Princeton Township Zoning Board from 1980-82. Joe was a former trustee of Concord Academy. Joe and his wife were longtime members of Bedens Brook Club, The Nassau Club, the Yale Club of New York, and the Siasconset Tennis Club on Nantucket. Besides his wife Louise, Joe is survived by his three daughters, Lisa Alcock (Peter) of Vero Beach, FL, and Gloucester, MA; Cary Dufresne (David) of Charlotte, NC; and Hilary Bachelder of New York, NY. He was the grandfather of four: Peter A lcock of Brook ly n, NY; Caroline Cunningham (James) of Dubai, UAE; Louise Serio (Will) of Berkeley, CA; and Mason Dufresne of Washington, DC. Also surviving are his sister Jane Johnson (Peter) of Darby, VT, and brother Stephan Bachelder (Deborah) of Yarmouth, ME. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joe’s name to Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (2 Mt. Lucas Road, Princeton, NJ 08540) or the Annual Fund of Concord Academy (166 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742).
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