Town Topics Newspaper, December 28, 2022

Emerging From Pandemic, Princeton Plans Its Future

Moving into the new year, most Princeton residents and visitors have taken off their masks and are looking to establish a “new normal,” despite health officials’ warnings and signs of a winter “tripledemic” of COVID-19, along with rising flu and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) cases.

Though Princeton continues to suffer from pandemic fatigue, and COVID-19 is likely to provide another surprise or two in the coming year, many signs point to a town emerging from the debilitating affliction.

Con ict was widespread in Princeton in 2022. “Without contraries is no progression,” William Blake wrote more than 230 years ago, and many of the stories that will be remembered from the past year in Princeton involve contraries, con icts — some continuing into 2023, but many resolved — and much progress.

Princeton Council returned to inperson meetings in September, though the Zoom option remained and provided welcome access for many. Likewise for workers, shoppers, and businesses, many transitioned back to live physical attendance, but a hybrid mode — part remote —prevailed.

Political activity and citizen engagement remained at a high level in Princeton throughout the year, with demonstrations in opposition to hate and bigotry and in support of Ukraine, voters’ rights, gun legislation, abortion rights, and more.

The town is moving towards a new master plan, with extensive community involvement and input on the future of Princeton. Affordable housing projects moved forward in 2022, at least some of the parking issues have been resolved, a new waste disposal collection system is in place, and in February Council approved a Special Improvement District (SID), establishing a nonpro t Princeton Business Partnership to support the downtown.

In May the hotly disputed question of retail cannabis sale in Princeton was resolved, when Council decided that the cons outweigh the pros, at least for now.

A con ict between the town and the University culminated in July when Prospect Avenue was declared a historic district, following the University’s agreement to revise its ES+SEAS construction plans to avoid demolition of a historic Queen Anne house and disruption of the streetscape. And Princeton

University took signi cant steps to resolve other con icts in its decisions on renaming buildings and other iconography and its agreement to withdraw investments from fossil fuel companies.

Many construction projects moved forward in 2022, with related traffic disruptions on Chambers Street as work on the new Graduate Hotel proceeds, and extensive utility work and new sidewalk construction for Witherspoon Street. A more diverse mix of trees is promised on Witherspoon to replace the invasive Bradford pear trees that were cut down in March.

A safer Rosedale Road reopened in August with a new roundabout in place.

Princeton University proceeded with construction on several fronts: development of the Lake Campus, a dramatic expansion of the Princeton University Art Museum, the opening of two new residential colleges, and the construction of the new Environmental Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (ES+SEAS) campus.

Rider University’s removal of Westminster Choir College from its Princeton campus two years ago remains the subject of litigation, as Rider continues efforts to sell the property, which remains mostly empty.

On issues of sustainability, a plastic bag ban going into effect in May, the gaspowered leaf blower ban in place now for seven months of the year, and an electric vehicle event were just some of many signi cant initiatives led by the town and the University in the battle against climate change.

With a number of new businesses in town, and new leaders at the helm of several organizations, Princeton in 2023 looks forward to resolving some of its ongoing con icts, completing many projects currently underway, and confronting whatever new challenges the new year may bring.

Health Department Challenges

In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus continued to change in its spread and severity. Demands on the Princeton Health Department and the local medical community were relentless.

The year 2022 started amid a surge in cases brought on by the Omicron variant. “Princeton Attempts to Slow Pandemic Spread” read the January 5 Town Topics banner headline, as the surge reached record high case numbers with 161 new cases reported in Princeton in just seven days. On January 10 Mayor Mark Freda and the Office of Emergency Management declared a state of

emergency in Princeton and mandated mask wearing in public indoor spaces.

“Since December 21, case counts have exploded at an exponential rate, “Princeton Deputy Administrator for Health and Community Services Jeff Grosser told a Princeton Council meeting. Fortunately, although the virus was spreading rapidly, Omicron proved to be less severe than the 2021 Delta variant. The health department focused on assistance for older, vulnerable residents, hospitalizations remained low, and the surge subsided even more rapidly than it had arrived.

Case numbers were declining by the end of January, the town mask mandate ended by February 1, and the Town Topics headline on February 23 read ”Charting ‘New Normal’ as Case Numbers Drop.”

Health officials remained cautious, however, and were prepared for a small uptick in cases in April and a larger surge towards the end of May, at which point local schools reinstated mask mandates.

As summer arrived the COVID-19 threat again waned, but a completely new virus, monkeypox or mpox, threatened the country, with some of the severest outbreaks taking place in New York City

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“SUPPORT UKRAINE”: Demonstrators gathered in front of Nassau Presbyterian Church in March at a Peace in Ukraine vigil, sponsored by the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action. The crowd spilled over from Palmer Square’s Tiger Park across the street.

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Princeton-Blairstown Center Recognizes Two Leaders

The Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC) recently honored two individuals who have been influential in the PBC community at their annual Woodcutters event. Woodcutters is a day of service and camaraderie for the purpose of winterizing the Blairstown Campus.

Dr. Robert Rivers was honored with the naming of the “Rivers Porch.” Rivers’ long history with the Princeton-Blairstown Center began in 1946 as one of the first Black campers to attend what was then called the Princeton Summer Camp. Rivers has said that receiving the Best Camper Award – on the same porch

that was just named for him – was one of the defining moments in his life. Rivers entered Princeton University as one of its first Black students and served as a counselor in Blairstown during his undergraduate years. He went on to graduate from Harvard Medical School and served as a trustee and honorary trustee of PBC.

Hendricks Davis was honored at PBC’s annual Woodcutters event with a bench in his name. Davis was the executive director of the PBC from 1993-2004. Davis believes that the part of his work that was most impactful was creating a sense of community at PBC. The work that he did created a community that is “still

connected — across the years, across the miles, and across the world,” adding, “So many things were done not because of me singularly, but because of we — together.”

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Ice Skating on the Square : On Hulfish Street behind the Nassau Inn, skate on the outdoor synthetic rink through February 26. Tickets are $10, sold at the door. Visit palmersquare.com.

Virtual Public Hearing on Inland Flood Protection Rules: On Wednesday, January 11 at 1 p.m., the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on the proposed rules having to do with flood hazard area and stormwater management. Visit nj.gov/dep.

Volunteer for FOPOS, Honor Martin Luther King: Friends of Princeton Open Space invites volunteers to half-day, family-friendly habitat restoration sessions for the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16. Meet at the Mountain Lakes House event parking lot. Register at www.fopos.org/getinvolved.

Join Boards, Commissions or Committees : The municipality is looking to fill vacancies with residents of Princeton who are willing to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Visit princetonnj.gov for more information.

Blood Donors Needed: The American Red Cross needs blood and platelets to keep supplies from dropping, especially type O. Visit RedCrossBlood.org or call (800) 733-2767 for more information.

Free COVID-19 Test Kits: Available at Princeton Health Department, 1 Monument Drive, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There is limit of four per household; you must reside in Princeton to get the kits.

Free Vision and Dental Services for Low Income Residents : The municipality is offering these services for low-income Princeton residents impacted by the pandemic. For application information, visit Princetonnj.gov.

HONORED FOR THEIR WORK: Dr. Robert Rivers (seated, center) and Hendricks Davis (standing, second from left) were honored by the Princeton-Blairstown Center for their contributions to the Center.

2022 Year in Review

and northern New Jersey counties. The White House declared a national health emergency on August 4, but through an abundance of caution, the rapid spread of health information, and a vaccine, monkeypox seems to have been largely contained. As of December 21,

there had been 763 cases reported in New Jersey and just one death in the state attributed to monkeypox. Mercer County reported just 22 cases.

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The fall season brought good news in the form of a bivalent COVID-19 booster that targets the original COVID-19 strains as well as the new variants, but a “tripledemic” of bad news in the form of an early flu season “with a vengeance,” according to the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA); a predictable rise in COVID-19 case numbers; and the rapid increase of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) cases, mostly in young children, but also in a number of older adults. The NJHA reported a record number of nearly 950 emergency department visits for children with respiratory illnesses in the days following Thanksgiving.

As Princeton heads into a tripledemic winter, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Craig Gronczewski is expressing cautious optimism. He predicts that “the worst of COVID is behind us” and that the Princeton community and its health services will be able to meet the challenges of the three viruses.

“Even though we’re busier than we’ve been, this is the most comfortable I’ve been heading into winter since before COVID,” he said.

With COVID-19 rates on the rise again throughout the state, Dr. George DiFerdinando, an internist and chair of the Princeton Board of Health, urged everyone to keep up with vaccines and boosters and to follow the familiar health guidelines. “We’re all weary of this,” he said. “We can prevent disease and death, but the persistence that is required is challenging us all. This staying with the plan — it’s really hard.”

Construction and Development

There were numerous construction projects taking place simultaneously in the downtown area, causing some rerouting of traffic that was not to everybody’s liking. Businesses along Witherspoon Street, where underground utility work and the installation of new sidewalk pavers have caused limited and sometimes full closure to traffic, were especially hard hit.

But the work shut down for the holiday season, and is expected to resume in

mid-January. Sanitary and storm sewers were relocated and upgraded this year. Sidewalk, curb, and road replacement on Witherspoon Street is still in progress. Construction is expected to last until May 2023.

A few blocks away, the Graduate Hotel project continues. Chambers Street, where a row of stores has been demolished to make way for the addition to 20 Nassau Street and the main entrance of the hotel, was made one-way going north during the demolition and construction. The developers had originally planned to keep the street open in both directions during the process, but decided it wasn’t safe to do so. Council members and some

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residents were not happy with the change.

Work continues at the former U.S Post Office in Palmer Square, which is to be the new location of Triumph Brewery. The project to move the restaurant from 138 Nassau Street to the Square has been planned for years, and construction finally got underway in 2021. The opening at the new location was targeted for the first quarter of 2023.

No one was happy to see the graceful canopy of Bradford pear trees on Witherspoon Street cut down in March. But the trees were deemed self-destructive and invasive, even listed on the Princeton Environmental Commission’s do-not-plant list, so they were removed.

Princeton’s Municipal Arborist Taylor Sapudar said a more diverse mix of trees, which co-exist well, would be planted.

The campus of Princeton Theological Seminary was transformed this year by the removal of buildings on the Tennent-Roberts-Whiteley campus, much to the consternation of the preservationminded and some residents of the surrounding neighborhood. Since the buildings were in deteriorating condition and not designated historic, the school opted to demolish rather than restore. Princeton-based developer Herring Properties is the contract owner of the former seminary property, which is designated as an Area in Need of Redevelopment. In an email, Herring said he plans to redevelop the site as upper tier apartments surrounded by several parks. Herring will be working with the town and community to obtain approvals in the spring of 2023.

The independent Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development, formed two years ago, is urging that public input be a priority at open meetings before final approvals are made.

After construction of a roundabout at General Johnson Drive and Greenway Meadows near Johnson Park School, Rosedale Road reopened in August. The three-month project was designed to make the intersection, where an elderly resident was fatally struck by a motorist in August 2021, safer for everyone. Despite some concerns voiced by residents about signage, the project, which is considered a mini roundabout meant to allow the majority of traffic to maneuver around the central island at a slow speed, has been positively received.

At the end of June, a plan to build one of New Jersey’s biggest warehouse complexes, at the former site of Cyanamid on U.S. Route 1, was approved by West Windsor’s planning board after vociferous protest from many members of the community. Known as Bridge Point 8, the project is predicted to result in a 62 percent traffic increase at Clarksville and Quakerbridge roads compared to the level in 2019. The approval had 82 conditions attached. It needs further approval from Mercer County, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Department of Transportation. The

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Municipal Actions

Princeton Council returned to in-person meetings in September, while continuing to make them available on Zoom. Several topics dominated discussions and actions this year, including parking, reworking the master plan, affordable housing, waste disposal, and helping businesses still struggling from the pandemic.

The issue of permit parking for employees of local businesses on residential streets caused emotions to run high. Proposals by the Permit Parking Task Force were challenged by a group called Sensible Streets, made up mostly of residents of the town’s Western Section who don’t want the parking in front of their homes. The owners of some small businesses, in turn, challenged Sensible Streets’ claims. The task force opted to refer the issues to administrative and legal staff.

Council approved the return of overnight parking rules on many town streets, which were suspended during the pandemic. Beginning in January, the Princeton Police Department will start ticketing cars parked between 2 and 6 a.m. While overnight parking is allowed under some circumstances, a permit is required from the town.

At the end of February, Council voted unanimously to establish a Special Improvement District (SID) for areas of the downtown, establishing a nonprofit called Princeton Business Partnership. Businesses pay an annual assessment that goes toward economic and physical improvements. The issue was controversial, with some business owners expressing concerns. But it ultimately passed.

Surveys and open house events were held throughout the year to get public input on reworking of the town’s master plan. A rezoning request by the Hun School for two sites on the campus was approved by Council after neighbors, some of whom were concerned about traffic, noise, and future building projects, came up with a compromise that allowed the action, with some guarantees for no further construction on the site, and the preservation of some green space.

Council adopted ordinances related to affordable housing developments. The Alice, at Harrison Street and Terhune Road, has 125 units with 25 set aside as affordable. The second project, the Thanet development being built by AvalonBay at the southern end of Princeton Shopping Center, has 200 units, 40 of which are set aside as affordable. A 25-unit apartment building, designated 100 percent affordable, is under construction at Princeton Community Village. Several more projects are approved in areas throughout Princeton.

The governing body approved a contract for a new system of collection for solid and bulk waste, but is still considering how to dispose of organics. Outdoor dining rules put into effect during the pandemic are continuing. At the end of

November, Council voted in favor of an ordinance prohibiting bicyclists, skateboarders, and roller skaters from using sidewalks in certain sections of town. The ordinance was an amendment to an existing regulation regarding where the ban is implemented. The north side of Nassau Street between Bayard Lane and Maple Street, sections of Palmer Square, and the west side of Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and Paul Robeson Place are among the sidewalks subject to the ruling.

Cannabis Clashes

After six months of often fierce debate over the pros and cons of opening one or more cannabis dispensaries in town, Princeton Council, at a May 17 special Zoom meeting, decided against the proposal. Somewhat reluctantly, Council concluded that for the foreseeable future the retail sale of cannabis in Princeton should not be permitted.

Councilwoman Eve Niedergang, chair of the Cannabis Task Force that had recommended in November 2021 that Council allow up to three cannabis retail establishments in town, acknowledged the widespread rancorous and time-consuming opposition and noted that the issue had had a “disturbingly and perhaps uniquely divisive” impact on the community.

Other Council members, some citing the need for further preparation, planning, and education, others emphasizing the need to move past the conflict and get on to other more pressing matters, all seemed to accept that Council should not approve a cannabis dispensary in town at this time.

“There are lots of reasons for us to pause, a whole bunch of reasons not to rush into this, a lot that still needs to be done,” said Mayor Mark Freda.

New Jersey voters approved the legalization of recreational cannabis in a November 2020 referendum vote, and the nearest cannabis store is just a few miles away on Route 1, with deliveries available throughout the state.

As the debate heated up throughout the winter, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education and the Princeton Board of Health both weighed in with admonitory statements and calls for more extensive planning and preparations.

A March 29 Council hearing on the issue was attended by about 345 people on Zoom, with about 35 members of the public still lined up to speak when the meeting ended after nearly four hours.

Sustainability and the Environment

Shoppers in Princeton seem to have adapted easily to New Jersey’s ban on single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam food service products, which went into effect in May. In its first year, an ordinance designed to prevent the use of noisy, harmful gas-powered leaf blowers during certain months of the year resulted in several notices of violations, but no fines have been imposed and those involved are reported to be doing their best to comply. The ban will be lifted in

mid-March before it returns from May 16 to September 30. In an effort to help with the costs of switching to battery-powered equipment, Sustainable Princeton distributed $21,000 from its Landscaping Transition Fund to small, local landscaping companies to help with the costs of battery-powered equipment.

Sustainable Princeton was busy with several projects this year. The organization held its eCommuter Fest in September, on the campus of Westminster Choir College instead of Princeton Shopping Center, which has a large area blocked off for construction. The move allowed for more electric cars and bikes, plus the addition of some food vendors.

Informational events about climate change solutions such as community solar, stormwater management, green building techniques, and sustainable landscaping practices reached more than 10,000 community members, Sustainable Princeton reports. But more work is needed as climate change becomes increasingly evident. “Our team completed a five-year strategic plan last year that refines our focus to reduce Princeton’s greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen our resilience to the impacts of the changing climate, and protect our local ecosystem,” the organization wrote in an end-ofyear release.

The Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) has been just as busy, with such events as the Open Space Community Science Day held in partnership with the Rogers Refuge and Princeton Public Library. The organization supported the preservation of 153 acres representing one of the only two old growth forests remaining in Princeton. Among its numerous other accomplishments this year, PEC supported initiatives related to development at Hilltop Park and the Redding Circle Detention Basin Retrofit project. PEC also held a dedication in memory of longtime secretary Debra Mercantini at the dogwood tree in Barbara Boggs Sigmund Park.

The Friends of Princeton Open Space launched a local pollinator project during the summer. D&R Greenway Land Trust announced the donation of the late philanthropist Betty Wold Johnson’s Hillside Farm in Hopewell, adding to the organization’s more than 22,000 acres of land preserved in New Jersey. The donation was made by Johnson’s sons, Robert Wood Johnson and Christopher Wold Johnson, who own the New York Jets football team.

Political Activism

Rallies, demonstrations, vigils, and many other manifestations of political activism, most in response to issues of national or international concern, were frequent in Princeton in 2022.

The war in Ukraine; perceived threats to democracy in the form of election deniers, Supreme Court decisions, and climate change; gun violence; antisemitism and other forms of hate and bigotry; curtailment of voting rights and abortion rights; and famine in Afghanistan were all issues that galvanized Princeton area residents to show up

and make their voices heard, most often at Hinds Plaza outside the Princeton Public Library or at Tiger Park in Palmer Square.

Students demanding that Princeton University stop investing in fossil fuel companies and students at the Princeton Theological Seminary calling for their chapel to drop the name of a slaveholding, anti-abolition 19th century seminary professor, both elicited positive responses from their institutions.

Leading much of Princeton’s political activism was the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), headed by its executive director the Rev. Robert Moore. The CFPA remained steadfast in its efforts to promote peace through its advocacy of diplomacy not war, its peace voter guides, its support of Ukraine, its annual conferences and multifaith service for peace, its opposition to hate and bigotry in all forms, and its opposition to gun violence.

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, led by Robt Seda-Schreiber,

had a busy year, cosponsoring a number of rallies and providing constant support for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Their year was highlighted by a move into spacious new quarters at 12 Stockton Street in March, where they hosted numerous cultural, political, and entertainment events, and a Pride Parade in June that brought thousands of people to the march up Witherspoon Street to a celebration on the YMCA field.

A Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action organized by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey brought more than 500 demonstrators to Hinds Plaza on May 14 to call for protection and expansion of access to abortion care. A month later on June 11 — in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa — more than 350 gathered at the plaza again for a “Day of Action” to demand legislation against gun violence. A Save Our Democracy rally sponsored by eight different organizations on September 17 brought demonstrators to

Hinds Plaza again, this time demanding protection of voting rights in the lead-up to the 2022 election.

At a Solidarity Vigil Against Hate and Bigotry sponsored by CFPA, BRCSJ, the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, and Not In Our Town Princeton in Tiger Park on December 17, demonstrators called for peace and good will and an end to all types of prejudice.

Princeton University “Persistence” was the theme of Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s address to the graduating seniors, graduate students, families, and friends assembled in Princeton Stadium on May 24 for the University’s 275th commencement ceremony. Persistence, “the ability and drive to keep going when things got hard,” he said, would be the quality that mattered most “across the many dimensions of achievement or talent.”

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LOVE BIRDS: A pair of cardinals met in a local backyard right before Valentine’s Day. The Princeton Public Library invited the community to join in the Great Backyard Bird Count and offered a variety of related programs and activities in February. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

SATURDAY AT THE FARM: A plow horse prepared for a demonstration at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township on March 26. The day’s activities also included lessons on lambing, honeybees, animal care, sawing logs, and more.

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achievement and talent during 2022, as well as the persistence to work through challenges.

The campus continues to grow rapidly, with two new residential colleges opening; a major expansion of the Princeton University Art Museum progressing; the Lake Campus construction of graduate housing, parking and athletic facilities continuing; and the development of the new complex for Environmental Studies and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (ES+ SEAS).

With the establishment of the Prospect Avenue Historic District in July the University and the town resolved a long, at times contentious, conflict over the expansion of the ES+SEAS complex. A year earlier the University had proposed to demolish three Queen Anne Victorian houses on the north side of Prospect in order to move the 91 Prospect former Court Clubhouse across the street into their place to make room for a pavilion and entrance into the ES+SEAS campus.

Protests from members of the local community and alumni, public hearings, and Princeton Council involvement ensued, before a compromise was achieved. The University revised its proposal so that the houses will be preserved, and all parties agreed to commit to retaining the quality of the historic character of the street.

In another landmark decision, resolving at least in part a longstanding conflict, the University in late

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There was commendation in October for the widespread initiatives underway with the help of Sustainable Princeton in all the schools, as Johnson Park and Littlebrook elementary schools were awarded Sustainability Certification at the bronze level from Sustainable Jersey.

There was more good news on the academic front in October as PPS reported

on standardized testing data from the New Jersey Department of Education. Teachers and administrators pointed out suggestions for improvement, but overall, in the face of significant declines across the country during the pandemic in both math and reading, PPS students continued to excel, performing well above state averages.

The campaign for three seats on the PPS Board of Education elicited much criticism and heated debate

over the future of the district in the weeks leading up to the November 8 election, but the Princeton voters supported the three incumbents in what looked like a vote of confidence for the district and its leaders.

Optimism is high for 2023, with the PPS announcement that four new preschool classes will be added in September 2023, increasing the number of students attending free preschool from 90 to 150. Closing achievement gaps for students from disadvantaged backgrounds has been a priority for PPS,

and “high quality preschools is a game changer in terms of equity,” said PPS Supervisor of Preschool and Special Projects Valerie Ulrich.

Westminster Choir College

For the beleaguered music college campus on Walnut Lane that Rider University’s administration has been trying to sell since 2017, the saga continues. Rider, with which Westminster Choir College (WCC) merged in 1992, moved what’s left of Westminster’s student body and faculty to its Lawrence Township campus two years ago.

Efforts to reverse that decision and block the sale are the subject of ongoing litigation by students, alumni, and Princeton Theological Seminary. In the meantime, the 22-acre Princeton campus sits mostly empty. The Westminster Foundation announced in September that the real estate and investment firm ML7 had made an offer to buy both the college and the Princeton property.

“Rider’s plan continues to be to sell all or much of the campus but has not been marketing the property because of the ongoing litiga-

tion,” said Associate Vice President for University Marketing and Communications Kristine Brown. “The Westminster Conservatory is still located and operating from that location.”

According to an article in the Rider News, Westminster Choir College — known for its famous choirs which have performed with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Berlin Philharmonic, among others — had 72 full-time freshmen in 2016. This year, there are only 18. “We are working hard in our recruitment

THE P-RADE RETURNS: Grand Marshal Heather M. Butts ’94, center, and other officials led the way as the Princeton University P-rade, held virtually for the past two years, returned on May 21 with a march through campus during Reunions Weekend. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

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MEMORY OF OUR ANCESTORS”: On August 5, the opening day of the 2022 Joint Effort Safe Streets celebrations, 18 vinyl banners, depictions of the late Romus Broadway’s photo collages of the people of the WitherspoonJackson neighborhood, were mounted on utility poles around the community. (Photo courtesy of the Arts Council of Princeton)

efforts for WCC but, as with all academic programs at the University, we must continually evaluate their success and sustainability,” Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo was quoted in the story.

Members of Rider’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors issued a resolution to trustees of the University urging them to remove Dell’Omo, citing his strategic policies, including attempts to sell the Westminster campus, “which have led to a weakening of the University’s financial condition” including downgrades of its bond rating. The board responded by expressing support for Dell’Omo and his leadership team.

Performing Arts

The Princeton Festival returned to live performances at a new venue, a large tent on the grounds of Morven Museum and Garden. The season was a success, and the Princeton Festival announced that the centerpiece of the 2023 season, again at Morven, will be The Barber of Seville.

Another successful venture was Porchfest and April

Arts, launched by the Arts Council of Princeton. More than 60 bands entertained at the well-attended event, on 11 front porches across town. The festival, which replaces Communiversity, will return on April 29, 2023.

The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra appointed Joseph A. Capone as its new executive director. Trenton Music Makers and Trenton Children’s Chorus joined forces to form Capital Harmony Works.

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There was a lot of neighborly activity in this section of town, Princeton’s 20th Historic District. In May, a duplex on Lytle Street, built by volunteers led by Habitat for Humanity, became the home of two incomequalified families. The site borders the Mary Moss Playground, which was renovated in 2018. The project, on a narrow lot, was designed by OSK Design Partners.

Longtime residents and their descendants took a trip down memory lane at a “Naming Party” held at the Arts Council of Princeton on June 25. Photographic collages made by late artist Romus Broadway were on

display, as part of a collaborative project with the Joint Effort Safe Streets Program, the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, the WitherspoonJackson Neighborhood Association, and Princeton University’s Special Collections.

Later in the summer, the Arts Council produced vinyl banners of Broadway’s collages that were installed on poles along Paul Robeson Place, John Street, Birch Avenue, and Witherspoon Street. Broadway was known for the collages he made of numerous events in Princeton, particularly involving people from WitherspoonJackson. The collages were acquired from his family by Princeton University, which gave the Arts Council 20 of them in digital format that were used to create the banners.

The annual Joint Effort Safe Streets event was held August 5-14. Discussions, presentations, a gospel music festival, a Black families recognition, and basketball were all part of the program.

Elections

Princeton voters supported incumbents in election races in 2022.

In a closely contested race Debbie Bronfeld, Susan Kanter, and Dafna Kendal were re-elected to three-year terms on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education, defeating challengers Margarita “Rita” Rafalovsky and Lishian “Lisa” Wu. Democrats Michelle Pirone Lambros and Mia Sacks ran unopposed to win re-election to Princeton Council.

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PRINCETON PRIDE PARADE 2022: Thousands of marchers and supporters were in downtown Princeton on June 18 for the first in-person Pride Parade since 2019. An afterparty followed at the YMCA field on Paul Robeson Place. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

FUN WITH BUBBLES: A Bubble Show was among the many activities at The Watershed Institute’s Butterfly Festival on August 6. (Photo by Sarah Teo)

Mercer County election results were delayed due to an error in the programming of the voting machines that prevented them from scanning, and some ballots were temporarily thought to be missing, but County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello affirmed that all votes would be counted.

The Mercer County prosecutor investigated the matter, determined that there was no criminal intent or vote tampering, and Covello was able to certify the results ahead of the state’s November 26 deadline. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes has called for a review of what went wrong and an overhaul of the election process in Mercer County.

Departures and Appointments

Changes in the leadership of many local organizations, especially nonprofits, were announced throughout the year.

After six years heading the Historical Society of Princeton, Izzy Kasdin left and became executive director of the New Jersey Cultural Trust. Her replacement, Sarah Taggart, was announced in August. Robbert Dijkgraaf, director and Leon Levy Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, left in January to become minister of education, culture, and science in the Netherlands. His replacement, David Nirenberg, began the job in July.

Sustainable Princeton Director Molly Jones left and took the job of director of development and research at C-Change Conversations. Her replacement, Christine

Symington, had previously served as Sustainable Princeton’s program director. The Watershed Institute named Sophie Glovier as new chief of operations, a switch from her former position as assistant policy director.

McCarter Theatre’s longtime programming director William W. Lockwood retired after six decades as Princeton’s unofficial impresario. His replacement is Paula Abreu. The theater’s managing director Michael Rosenberg left to join New York City Center as president and CEO. His interim replacement, just announced, is Susie Medak.

Princeton Theological Seminary announced Jonathan Lee Walton as its new president, starting January 1. Rodney Priestley, Princeton University professor of chemical and biological engineering and vice dean for innovation, was named dean of the graduate school. Rose Wong departed Princeton Nursery School to become CEO of the YWCA Princeton, and Connie Mercer retired as CEO of HomeFront, which she founded. Her replacement is Sarah Steward. Princeton Police Chief Chris Morgan retired, and Jonathan Bucchere was sworn in November 14 as the new chief. Filling Bucchere’s former post of captain is Christopher Tash.

Losses

Princeton lost numerous notable people this year, from a wide range of backgrounds, occupations, and connections to the town.

Among the most recent losses were former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio, lifelong Princeton resident and bank CEO Kevin Tylus, and accomplished architect

Barbara A. Hillier. Others with Princeton ties include James H. Litton, former music director of the American Boychoir School; artist and author Anita Benarde; longtime municipal employee Debra Mercantini; physicist David R. Mikkelsen; scholar Michael Curtis; Sara Mills Schwiebert, longtime Princeton Day School teacher; and Costantino “Andy” Tamasi, a crossing guard for 47 years.

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GETTING CLOSER: The demolition and construction continued in September on Witherspoon Street between Nassau and Spring streets, where an improvement project has been underway for months.

(Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

Sam Glucksberg; Greek and Roman philosophy scholar John Madison Cooper; Department of Anthropology chairperson Hildred Anderson Storey Geertz; medical geneticist Leon E. Rosenberg; coordinated gene translation expert Austin Newton; math professor Hale Freeman Trotter; philosophy professor Gilbert Helms Harman; biochemistry pioneer Jacques Robert Fresco; professor of English and creative writing, emeritus, and advocate of the humanities Edmund “Mike” Keeley; and classical archaeologist T. Leslie Shear Jr. Longtime leadership gifts and stewardship director Jotham Johnson, 29-year administrative services employee Bruce Finnie, and legendary basketball coach Pete Carril also died.

The town lost Sara Barnard Edwards, who taught for many years at Princeton Ballet School and was known for preparing the young dancers who played soldiers in the annual run of The Nutcracker . Diana Joy Crane, a Westminster Choir College professor who did one-woman shows with The Inn Cabaret at the Nassau Inn, and served as a dialect coach for McCarter Theatre, also passed away.

The Rev. David Hunter McAlpin Jr., who served as minister for Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in the 1950s, and later on the boards of several organizations including the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association, Princeton Blairstown Center, and the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, died. Doctors James Babbitt Hastings of Princeton Medical Group and George H. Hansen of Capital Health Medical Center were among those from the medical profession who died this year.

Carol Robb Blount, a nurse at Princeton Medical Center who retired seven times before finally leaving the hospital, also passed away.

Rescue Squad Members Recognized with Awards

Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad (PFARS) has recognized current and former members for their service to the community. The organization announced that, at a ceremony this past summer, 25 individuals were honored for their dedication to PFARS and commitment to serving Princeton and surrounding communities.

Those recognized devoted more than 125 years of combined service in 2021. The top-five individuals alone dedicated 3,355 hours on duty, while the top-10 call responders answered 1,425 calls last year.

Among the honorees was Jennifer Lennon, who in her first year as a volunteer member tallied the top hours on duty, with 952 hours, and the top number of calls responded to, with 234 calls, in 2021. For her dedication and commitment, she was awarded the Extra Mile Award along with her OneYear Certificate.

Frank Setnicky, former PFARS chief and director of operations, was honored with the Michael Kenwood Award for his courage and

sacrifice in the field. A volunteer EMT, Kenwood, 39, lost his life in August 2011 responding to a swift-water rescue on Rosedale Road during Hurricane Irene.

“I am inspired every day by the commitment of our members to fulfill the squad’s mission of saving lives, relieving the suffering of the sick and injured, and promoting safety,” said PFARS President (and Princeton Mayor) Mark Freda. “Our volunteer members have a deep connection with the Princeton community and the service they provide directly impacts people daily, which cultivates an incredible sense of purpose. The professional volunteers of this organization can feel an immense sense of accomplishment and pride in the work they do. I congratulate these individuals on reaching important milestones, especially as the need for emergency services volunteers here in Princeton, and across the country, has significantly increased in recent years.”

For a complete list of those recognized, visit pfars.org.

Fredrik Backman Appears At Princeton Public Library

Swedish author Fredrik Backman will appear Sunday, January 8, at 11 a.m. at Princeton Public Library. The New York Times bestselling author will discuss The Winners , the recently released third installment of his Beartown trilogy and other works at the Book Brunch event where he will be joined in conversation by author Amy Jo Burns.

Seating is limited for the event where Backman will also sign copies of his books. Doors open at 10 a.m. for coffee and pastries. Tickets are $35 and include a choice of one of four hardcover books. Proceeds benefit the library.

In addition to the in-person event, the talk will be livestreamed on YouTube. Those who register will receive a link prior to the event.

A movie adaptation of Backman’s 2012 debut novel, A Man Called Ove , is scheduled for limited release this month. Featuring Tom Hanks in the title role, A Man Called Otto , will be widely released in January.

Backman is also the author of the novel Anxious People , scheduled to be discussed January 18 at the library, and virtually as part of the Mayors Wellness Book Discussion series. His other works include My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Us Against You and other titles.

Burns is the author of the memoir Cinderland and the novel Shiner

—Donald Gilpin —Anne Levin

THE JOY OF BOOKS: Princeton Public Library’s Princeton Children’s Book Festival returned to Hinds Plaza on October 8 with a gathering of acclaimed authors and illustrators of children’s literature. (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)

FALL SPLENDOR: Terhune Orchards on Cold Soil Road hosted Fall Family Fun Weekends from mid-September through the end of October. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT: A large crowd was on hand for the Annual Palmer Square Tree Lighting on November 25. The event also featured musical performances and a visit from Santa Claus.

(Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

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As 2022 comes to a close, and our stores, restaurants, and cafes are filled with holiday cheer while we work around the clock to serve our vibrant Princeton community, I wanted to take a moment to express my sincerest thanks and gratitude to all who supported the Princeton Merchants Association (PMA) and the Princeton business community at large over the course of this year. We are grateful for each and every one of you.

The PMA has worked tirelessly through the years to serve the businesses who in turn play such an important role in serving our community, and we are proud of the many ways in which we have been able to make a positive impact. However, as you may be aware, we are now at a time of transition with the newly-formed Princeton Business Partnership (aptly named “Experience Princeton”) taking the mantle of supporting the Princeton business community through the structure of a Special Improvement District. The Partnership has hired Isaac Kremer as its full-time executive director, and many of our current

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PMA board members are transitioning to the board of the Partnership, as well.

With the creation of the Partnership, the PMA is wrapping up our work and officially ending our operations at year-end. While we will no longer work as an official organization, our board members and I will continue to champion the spirit of “for merchants, by merchants” as we take on leadership roles at the new Partnership.

When I was elected president of the PMA a year ago, I had no idea what a year of transition 2022 would be. I am so proud of the work of this amazing organization, our all-volunteer board, those who partnered with us, and the spirit of merchant representation that has flowed through everything we’ve done ... all while performing our “day jobs” as business owners, nonprofit directors, and merchants in the community. More than anything, though, I am proud of the connections we’ve made as a business community; the shifting landscape of how people shop and dine (and the recent shifting physical landscape of our downtown!) has brought us all together, supporting each other and communicating together more than ever before. I will cherish these relationships into the future and hope many of my peers and fellow Princetonians feel the same way about their own relationships with our local businesses.

It has been a pleasure serving as president of the PMA and an honor to be the last to hold that office, following in the footsteps of dedicated presidents before me. I have enjoyed getting to know so many of you, and I look forward to seeing you around town in 2023 and beyond.

Best wishes for a healthy and happy holiday season!

ANDREW

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Jack Kerouac at 100: “I’m Lost But My Work Is Found”

—Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)

One year ends and a new one’s looming, so get ready for “Auld Lang Syne,” toasts, laughter and tears, and remembering the friends you lost but never lose, like Jack Kerouac, born 100 years ago, March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Mass. Of all the writers I know and never knew, from Shakespeare to Salinger, Coleridge to Chekhov, Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, who lived out his 47 years in the 20th century, is always good company, the writer most likely to make fast lifelong friends of readers like myself. On the scale of associations, no one else I know can go from New Year’s Eve parties dancing to Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon blowing “The Hunt” to the spire of Combray cathedral and Proust, “that old teahead of time” who “I love so much now that in the history of my affections he ranks with Wolfe & the man of the Karamazov darkness.”

In his journal for November 13, 1951, Kerouac recalled the moment when “heaven punished me” for being drunk dancing “so crazily to Stravinsky that I tore my own shirt off.” The day before, he’d written, “I’m beginning to see my own tragedy. All I have to do is look in the mirror. The moment is coming when I must decide to go cold turkey on all alcohol. I just can’t restrain myself after a brew.” Ten days later and 18 years before his October 21, 1969 death from “massive internal bleeding caused by cirrhosis of the liver,” Kerouac stated his writer’s rational for alcoholic excess, that his drinking derived from his desire to make people “respond wildly, be happy, enthusiastic.” Yet it was the crowds of wildly happy, enthusiastic, privacy-invading fans that nearly drove him out of his mind and deeper into drink, a fate detailed in Big Sur (Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 1962).

For the past week, I’ve been returning to beat-up Avon paperbacks of Maggie Cassidy and Tristessa , the Original Scroll of On the Road, and the Library of America’s infinitely explorable Unknown Kerouac (2016), which contains the journals he kept from August 28 to November 25, 1951, setting the stage for everything that followed. That was the year he finished the first draft of On the Road, endured its rejection by a once-interested editor, and began rewriting the now-legendary booklength scroll into a more publishable form before joining Neal Cassady (aka Dean Moriarty) in San Francisco that December. Later the same month he declared that “putting together a ms. for publication is hack work” and that the act of writing must be “wild, undisciplined, pure, eager, coming in deep from under, the crazier the better.” It was time to “begin my-lifealone-in-America: I’m lost but my work is found.” He planned to write “3,000 words a day till Christmas.” He already had enough “for a Remembrance 10,000,000 words long.” He ended the journal on November 25 with “a mind filled with work and a soul fortified with the knowledge of the inevitability of loss — and so goodbye

sweet journal, adieu calm book, may the best hearts find you.”

Of course he had to know that you never know who’s going to “find you.” My copy of the fifth printing of On the Road has achieved a state of weathered, muchthumbed beatitude as a replacement for the copy of the first edition I received on my 19th birthday and lent to “a friend of a friend” who disappeared with it and ended up marrying a high-ranking member of the Nixon administration — a fate that might actually have pleased the aesthetically unfathomable but politically conservative Kerouac.

Drinking with Dostoevsky

In last year’s final column I had Flaubert, Baudelaire, and Dostoevsky hanging out in the same Paris cafe in the summer of 1862. Consider all the 20th-century American writers who come to mind, and the hard-drinking, French-speaking Kerouac is the one most likely to fit into that scene, rapping in his adolescent patois with Baudelaire on the beat squalor of Parisian spleen, or pressing Flaubert on the perils of the quest for le mot juste , at the same time floored to find himself in the presence of Dostoevsky, one of his patron saints along with Proust and Joyce, Céline and Genet. In March 1950, he wrote: “I think the greatness of Dostoevsky lies in his recognition of human love.” His vision “is the vision of Christ translated in modern terms,” a vision “which we all dream at night, and sense in the day, and it is the Truth.”

Cities of Words

The word-drunk, oft-defamed Kerouac (“that’s not writing, that’s typing”) shared Flaubert’s fascination with le mot juste , if not in practice. His interest in the manifold possibilities of words is a feature of the “Private Philologies” section of The Unknown Kerouac . After quoting a passage from Ulysses wherein Joyce creates a place-name impression of Dublin (“Before Nelson’s pillar, trams slowed, shunted, changed trolley, started for Blackrock, Kingstown, and Dalkey ...), Kerouac asks himself “was Joyce only being cute when he listed these Dublinisms, these Dublin names and Dublin sounds, this Myth of the Dublin Day? Or is it because he knew secrets of humanity?”

Kerouac cooks up a word mix of his own for San Francisco: “Oakland, waterfront dive, sawdust floor, red lamps, Bay Bridge, Turk, Jones, O’Farrell and Annie Street; Fog, Coit Tower, Tarantino’s, steak, wine, White Russian Hill.” He then goes on to translate his version with reference to Alain-Fournier’s The Wanderer (for “red lamps”), and ends by taking white from vin blanc, Tarantino’s being “a winey name (because Italian),” which “thus goes with

a white hill, one called ‘Russia,’ which is a snowy country, and has a Ukraine, and a history of its own in settling ‘Frisco.”

San Francisco 1952/2022

One of Kerouac’s earliest and bestknown works is The Railroad Earth , written in 1952 when he was working as a baggage handler for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Its reference to “commuter frenzy” has resonance today, given the photograph of a deserted Market Street accompanying the December 18 New York Times story (“The Fate of the Emptiest Downtown in America”) about the abandonment of the city. Also known as “October in the Railroad Earth,” the piece begins, “There was a little alley in San Francisco back of the Southern Pacific station at Third and Townsend in redbrick of drowsy lazy afternoons with everybody at work in offices in the air you feel the impending rush of their commuter frenzy as soon they’ll be charging en masse from Market and Sansome buildings on foot and in buses and all welldressed thru workingman Frisco....”

A Kerouac Christmas

A piece by Kerouac about Christmas growing up in Lowell appeared in the long-gone New York World Telegram and Sun, December 5, 1957, titled “Not Long Ago Joy Abounded at Christmas.” Here’s a sample: “Christmas was observed all out in my Catholic FrenchCanadian environment in (the) 1930s, much as it is today in Mexico. At first I was too young to go to midnight mass, but that was the real big event we hoped to grow up to. Until then we’d stay in our beds pretending to be asleep till we heard the parents leaving for midnight mass and then we’d come down and sneak a look at our toys, touching them and putting them back in place, and rush up again in the dark in gleeful pajamas tittering when we heard them come back again, usually now with a big gang of friends for the open house party.... In the general uproar of gifts and unwinding of wrappers it was always a delight for me to step out on the porch or even go out on the street a ways at one o’clock in the morning and listen to the silent hum of heaven diamond stars, watch the red and green windows of homes, consider the trees that seemed frozen in sudden devotion, and think over the events of another year passed.”

Unwanted Editors

Apparently the same hackers who first posted (as 6 Park News) bizarre travesties of my columns online in the fall of 2021 (Dylan’s album Rough and Rowdy Ways became Tough and Rowdy Methods ) returned last week to “edit” my essay on David Lynch into a vaguely recognizable replica of the original, with mistakes in grammar and punctuation and usage,

in which “piquant memories” become “racy recollections,” and a “Badalamentian grandeur” becomes a “badass grandeur.” I’m reminded of Kerouac’s interest in disassembling and reassembling language, as in the novella Old Bull in the Bowery, which he wrote in French patois and translated into English. Reading it in The Unknown Kerouac , as edited by Jean-Christophe Cloutier, I found a passage titled “Night on Chatham Square” that would be a worthy challenge for the editing skills of any pirates anywhere:

“The October wind was starting to rise like a phantom in the streets. There were some streets cobblestoned — some black like the dog. The elevated was overhead, dirty, crashing, dropping sparks. They were around the corner from Bowery Street, not directly under the El. Bouge Saloon was written on the little stick legs of old women who passed, their mouths bite-bottle broken. Workers came out of nearby shops, pessimistic because of facts. Over the old roof of the loft could be seen high office buildings with white and blue profound lights; below, the red neons of bars made red creams on the sidewalks of dust and spit. It seemed there were phantoms climbing the sides of buildings that were like Italian palaces. There was a big brown sick light quivering and eating in the sky in little pieces like rats in the wind of God; that was high over the city; it told a story funnier than dramatic; New York wasn’t as bad as the angel of its rainbow that jumped out of all the sad lights and arranged itself in the Profundity as if to see what it had lit; a cloud a bitch to understand when you look. Little Port Street was illuminated a queer rose, half Chinatown and half the Bowery of warehouses.”

Mailer on Kerouac

The “that’s not writing, that’s typing” dig comes from Kerouac’s contemporary Truman Capote. In Advertisements for Myself (Putnam 1959), Norman Mailer presciently nails Capote about “the novel he could write of the gossip column’s real life, a major work, but it would banish him forever from his favorite world.” As for Kerouac, in spite of lacking “a sense of the novel,” he has “a large talent,” enormous “literary energy,” and “enough of a wild eye to go along with his instincts and so become the first figure for a new generation. At his best, his love of language has an ecstatic flux. To judge his worth it is better to forget about him as a novelist and see him instead an action painter or a bard. He has a medieval talent, he is a teller of frantic court tales for a dead King’s ears, and so in the year of James Madison’s Avenue, he has been a pioneer.”

On to 2023

n “Notes of 1950 February,” Kerouac writes, “The past month of January has been crazy . . . beginning New Year’s Eve with that fantastic party that ended for me in Princeton N.J.” He closes the entry with “A thousand swirling things all untold” — which seems as good a phrase as any for whatever lies ahead in 2023 for us and for all the friends we lost but never lose.

—Stuart Mitchner

I drink because I want to make people respond wildly, be happy, enthusiastic...

“Dragons and Mythical Beasts”

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New Brunswick State Theatre New Jersey presents Dragons and Mythical Beasts on Sunday, January 15 at 1 and 5 p.m. The Olivier Award-nominated show comes to the U.S. direct from London’s West End. Tickets range from $19-$54.

“Dragons and Mythical Beasts” is the new all-ages show from the creators of Dinosaur World Live! Spectacular full-size puppets come to life in this magical on-stage world of myths and legends. Throughout the live stage production, the audience will unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face

to face with magnificent beings such as the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik, and Japanese Baku, the adorable Unicorn, the majestic Griffin, and more.

State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Visit stnj. org for tickets and details.

Tickets are $40-$98

Tony Awards including Best Musical and ran for 2,717 performances making it, at the time, the longest-running musical in Broadway history. Visit stnj.org for tickets.

“My

Fair Lady”

Comes To State Theatre NJ

State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick presents Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady for four performances on Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m; Saturday, January 28 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady is the winner of five Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical Revival, and three Drama League Awards including Best Musical Revival.

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway on March 15, 1956. The original production won six

“MY FAIR LADY”: From left, Jonathan Grunert as Professor Henry Higgins, Madeline Powell as Eliza Doolittle, and John Adkison as Colonel Pickering in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” The production is coming to State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick for four performances beginning on January 27. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)

PUPPETS ON PARADE: Full-size puppets take the stage at State Theatre New Jersey on January 15.

BIPOC folk who are often excluded from mainstream conversations about selfharm and healing.

Tesfaye’s hand-painted puppets guide viewers through historical, personal, spiritual, and mythological realms of human knowledge, beauty, and pain. Tesfaye opens her film The Water Will Carry Us Home (2018) with a ritual that engages her own body and elemental objects including bone and fire. At the culmination of the ceremony Tesfaye holds her hand up to the camera revealing a tattooed eye which envelops our gaze and offers us entry into her

animated world. Her second film, Yene Fikir Ethiopia (My Love Ethiopia) (2019), follows a young refugee separated from her family during the Red Terror in Ethiopia during the 1970s who finds super powers within herself under the protection of an ancient goddess. Tesfaye uses stop-motion like alchemy — transforming loss and displacement into empowerment and connection.

Wong’s film Mom’s Clothes (2018) animates a range of textiles borrowed from his mother’s wardrobe. In his words the work is “a nonfiction reflection

on being out of the closet” and a reminder that “you’re beautiful however you decide to present, including the choice of garments you decide to wear.” Each frame pulsates with color, texture, and sound. Even though the viewer’s vantage point is static, the materials within each frame are restless and fluidly oscillate between microscopic views of thread and yarn and a variety of zoomed out patterns many of which seem to be handdyed.

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PDS Presents Exhibition Of Stop-Motion Animation

The Anne Reid ’72 Gallery at Princeton Day School presents “an explorer, a tracer of lost tribes, a seeker of clues to feelings,” an exhibition of stop-motion animation by Carrie Hawks, Gabrielle Tesfaye, and Jordan Wong, on view January 9 through March 24. The show takes its title from the poem “A Remembrance of Ritual” by Betye Saar in Serious Moonlight, the accompanying catalogue to rarely seen installation work shown at ICA Miami in 2022.

A public reception is on January 19 from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Akin to Saar, Hawks, Tesfaye, and Wong incorporate a wide range of found and created materials into their artwork. This exhibition features films made with fabric, hair, drawn and painted puppets, and natural matter such as leaves and bark. Each film is sensitive, serious, intimate, and personal — inviting the viewer to witness and relate to themes of identity, ancestry, mythology, and the body.

Hawks’ film Origin of Hair

(2019) explores legacies of self-love and Black identity through collage, remnants of human hair and handmade puppets. Hawks drew inspiration from the life and activism of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black American musician responsible for popularizing the electric guitar and the invention of pop gospel in the mid-1900s. Inner Wound Real (2022) weaves together three stories about individuals dealing with self-harm and then finding alternative methods of coping. Hawks’ film centers the experiences of queer

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“YENE FIKIR ETHIOPIA (MY LOVE ETHIOPIA)”: This still from a 2019 film by Gabrielle Tesfaye is featured in “an explorer, a tracer of lost tribes, a seeker of clues to feelings,” an exhibition of stop-motion animation by Tesfaye, Carrie Hawks, and Jordan Wong, on view January 9 through March 24 at the Anne Reid ’72 Gallery at Princeton Day School.

“CAT AT MIDNIGHT”: This work by Brook Beatty is featured in an exhibit and sale of works created by members of the ANEW Artist Alliance, on view at the Lambertville Free Public Library, 6 Lilly Street, Lambertville, through January 27.

ACP Presents Women” Exhibition, Classes

The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will pres ent an exhibition of paint ings by Charles David Vi era, “Painting Women: Variations on a Theme,” which will include a selec tion of Viera’s paintings on the subject of women. Many of the paintings have rarely been exhibited, with some works dating as far back as 1975. This exhibition, on view January 7 through

women,” said Viera. “As a male my view is that of an outsider, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying to understand and illustrate what women contribute to the human condition. I have been inspired by not only their beauty and sensuality, but I’ve also tried to understand and illustrate how they feel and act. I have used women in paintings to serve as players in a narrative and physiological drama, but I have also used the female form as a starting point for abstract compositions.

“As an artist I feel my

images communicate with the viewer in a better way than I could with words, and my hope is that when the viewers see these works they will come away with an understanding of my deep-seated reverence and respect for women and also that, after all these years, I am still in awe of them.”

The exhibition includes academic, expressionist, and abstract artworks and it is the mechanics of these varied techniques that will be at the core of the five session studio class that is offered by the Arts Council. The class will be offered on Mondays starting on January 9.

The Arts Council of Princeton is at 102 Witherspoon Street. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org, call (609) 924-8777, or go to charlesdavidviera.com.

Artwork by Monica Sebald Kennedy at Gourgaud Gallery

The Cranbury Arts Council and Gourgaud Gallery are hosting a retrospective collection of artwork by Monica Sebald Kennedy from January 1 through January 31.

An artist’s reception is on January 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Kennedy was born in Spain and grew up in Germany in a culturally diverse family. She studied communications design in Wuerzburg, Germany, and freestyle painting in Salamanca, Spain.

Her father was well-known bookbinder in Wuerzburg, and encouraged her to work as book illustrator. She is associated with the Garden State Watercolor Society and is a board member of The Creative Collective.

As part of the nonprofit Cranbury Arts Council, Gourgaud Gallery donates 20 percent of art sales to the Cranbury Arts Council and its programs that support the arts in the community. Cash or a check made out to the Artist is accepted as payment.

Gourgaud Gallery is located in Town Hall, 23-A North Main Street in Cranbury, and is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, visit cranburyartscouncil.org.

Area Exhibits

Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Colony / Dor Geuz” through February 12. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Metamorphosis” through March 31. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com.

Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, has “Samuel Fosso: Affirmative Acts” through January 29. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Painting Women: Variations on a Theme ” January 7 through February 4 and “Works in Progress — Dave DiMarchi” through January 4. artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, Realtors, 253 Nassau Street, has “Intersection: Four Voices in Abstraction” through January 27.

D&R Greenway Land Trust Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, has “Land, Light, Spirit” through March 10 in the Marie L. Matthews Gallery. drgreenway.org.

Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, has “Curated by Trenton” through January 22. ellarslie.org.

Friend Center for Engineering Education, Princeton University, has Ricardo Barros’ “An Entanglement of Time and Space,” through December 31. ricardobarros. com/entanglement.

Gourgaud Gallery, 23A-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Monica Sebald Kennedy” January 1 through January 31. An artist’s reception is on January 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. cranburyartscouncil.org.

Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way,

Hamilton, has “Nightforms: Infinite Wave” by Kip Collective through April 2, “Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter” through January 8, and “Fragile: Earth” through January 8, among other exhibits. Timed tickets required. groundsforsculpture. org.

Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. Museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m., Thursday to 7 p.m. princetonhistory.org

Lambertville Free Public Library, 6 Lilly Street, Lambertville, has “ANEW Artists Alliance” through January 27. lambertvillelibrary.org.

Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Walk This Way” through January 15, “(re)Frame: Community Perspectives on the Michener Art Collection” through March 5, and “Walé Oyéjidé: Flight of the Dreamer” through April 23. michenerartmuseum.org

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey” through March and the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. morven. org.

Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “Karen Wallo” through January 3. “Art Space” is at the 254 Nassau Street location through January 3. smallworldcoffee.com.

Songbird Capital, 14 Nassau Street, has “Shirankala” through January 31. On view Saturdays from 1 to 6 p.m. or by appointment (609) 331-2624.

West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “Off the Wall Holiday Market” and “Artists for Ukraine” through January 7. westwindsorarts. org.

“ON THE DEATH OF MY FATHER”: This 1980 work by Charles David Viera is part of his exhibition “Painting Women: Variations on a Theme,” on view January 7 through February 4 at the Arts Council of Princeton. An artist’s reception is on January 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.

ART AT GOURGAUD: A retrospective collection of artwork by Monica Sebald Kennedy is on view January 1 through January 31 at Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury. An artist’s reception is on January 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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Wednesday, December 28

8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Ridge Kennedy and Princeton Pickup Band led by Michael Bell. $15; free for ages 35 and younger. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

Thursday, December 29 2 p.m.: Kids’ Mad Science Workshop in the Community Room of Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Scientists from Mad Science give a presentation that showcases the science of winter. Princetonlibrary. org.

Saturday, December 31 8 p.m.: The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey presents its annual New Year’s Eve concert, “A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” with Paula Johns, at Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial, Lafayette Street, Trenton. Pre-concert organ recital is at 7:10 p.m. Johns and trumpeter Bob Gravener perform works from the 40s and 50s. Capitalphilharmonic.org.

Monday, January 2

Recycling

4-5 p.m.: Kids Build with Lego, at Princeton Public Library STEAM Studio, 65 Witherspoon Street. Dropin session. Princetonlibrary. org.

Tuesday, January 3

7-8:30 p.m.: Continuing Conversations on Race, Zoom event sponsored by Not In Our Town Princeton’s Truth and Transformation Committee. An overview of work and future plans. Get registration information at princetonlibrary.org.

Wednesday, January 4 3-5 p.m.: At Princeton Public Library, the film The Duke is screened in the Community Room. Free. 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.

8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Bob Isaacs with Squirrel’s Chair. $15. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

Thursday, January 5 10 a.m.: Meeting of the 55-Plus Club of Princeton via Zoom. Princeton University Professor Kim Lane Scheppele will speak on “Destroying Democracy by Law.” Princetonol.com/ groups/55plus.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Membership luncheon for Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber, at Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, 100 College Road East. Tim Palilonis, managing director at BlackRock, is speaker. Princetonmercer. org.

8:15 p.m.: Great Minds Salon: Regenerative Growing in the Garden State, Zoom event sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. Led by Gabriel Notterman Sicililano. Thejewishcenterprinceton.org.

Friday, January 6

8-10 a.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber holds the Mercer Employer Legislative Committee Monthly Breakfast at The Lobby Club, 17 East Front Street, Trenton. Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald is the speaker. Princetonmercer. org.

9:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Job Seekers: Discover the Hidden Job Market, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. PSG of Mercer County executive David Schuchman speaks. Princetonlibrary.org.

Saturday, January 7

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Jeff Penque performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

2-3 p.m.: Teen: Economics Made Simple, a middle school economics circle, at Princeton Public Library’s Tech Center, 65 Witherspoon Street. Students grades 6-8 learn about topics in economics, presented by Princeton High School students. Princetonlibrary. org.

Sunday, January 8

9:45 a.m.: Princeton Battlefield Society presents “Experience the Battle of Princeton” at Princeton Battlefield, 500 Mercer Street. Narrated reenactment followed by a wreath-laying ceremony; tours of Thomas Clarke House; and more. Pbs1777.org.

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Carmen Marranco performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

Tuesday, January 10

7:30-9 p.m.: The Princeton Recorder Society meets on Zoom. For more information, contact jtanne1200@ gmail.com

Wednesday, January 11

7:30 p.m.: “Changing Perspectives on Cult and Religion in Judah, a View from Tel Moza,” in-person and virtual event sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. With Shua Kisilevitz. Thejewishcenter.org.

8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Sue Gola with Blue Jersey. $15. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

Friday, January 13

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild holds its monthly meeting at the Administration building of the Hunterdon County complex, Route 12 outside of Flemington. Guests welcome. Hcrag. com.

Saturday, January 14 12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil

Road. Sarah Teti performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

Sunday, January 14 12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Larry Tritel performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

Monday, January 16

Recycling

1-3 p.m.: The Women’s College Club of Princeton meets at Morven Education Center, 55 Stockton Street, to hear the Rev. David Mulford’s talk, “Presidents Who…”. Free and open to the public. WCCPNJ.org.

Tuesday, January 17 10 a.m.: Read and Explore program at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Kids read the story The Gingerbread Man and decorate a big cookie to take home. $12. Register at terhuneorchards.com.

Wednesday, January 18 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Donna Hunt with Clark Mills. Free. Princetoncountrydancers.org.

Saturday, January 21 10 a.m.: Read and Explore program at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Kids read the story The Gingerbread Man and decorate a big cookie to take home. $12. Register at terhuneorchards.com.

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Brian Bortnick performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

Sunday, January 22

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Jerry Steele performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

3 p.m.: Open Sing with the Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers Vocal scores provided $10 (free for students and nonsinging guests). Musicalamateurs.org.

Tuesday, January 24

7 p.m.: “Wednesday” night out: Sophie Labelle’s Trans Agenda Speaking Tour at Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue. She will answer questions from the audience and sign copies of Assigned Male at the end. Redlibrary.org.

Wednesday, January 25

8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents

a contra dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Open Mic led by Bob Isaacs. $15 (free for 35 and younger). Princetoncountrydancers.org.

Friday, January 27

8-11 a.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber’s 2023 Real Estate Forecast, at Princeton Marriott Hotel at Forrestal, 100 College Road East. Speakers are Lawrence Yun, Karly Iacono, Judson Henderson, and George Gnad. Princetonmercer.org.

Saturday, January 28 10-11 a.m.: Lunar New Year Storytime with local author Yobe Qiu at Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell. Redlibrary.org.

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Chris P performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

Sunday, January 29

12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Spiced Punch performs. Indoor seating in the wine barn; outdoor with firepits. Wine by the glass, cocoa for kids, and more. Terhuneorchards.com.

1 p.m.: Wassailing the

Apple Trees at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Singing, dancing playing primitive instruments, toasts of hot cider, and more, with Handsome Molly Dancers and Kingsessing Morris Dancers. Free. Terhuneorchards.com.

Tuesday, January 21

10 a.m.: Read and Explore: Animal Tracks. At Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Kids read books about animals in winter, make bird feeders, and visit farm animals if weather permits. $12. Register at terhuneorchards.com.

Monday, January 30 Recycling

Saturday, February 4 10 a.m.: Read and Explore: Animal Tracks. At Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold

Soil Road. Kids read books about animals in winter, make bird feeders, and visit farm animals if weather permits. $12. Register at terhuneorchards.com.

Sunday, February 12 4 p.m.: The Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs meets at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road, for a choral reading of Beethoven’s Mass in C. Vocal scores provided $10 (free for students and non-singing guests). Musicalamateurs.org.

Monday, February 13 Recycling

Tuesday, February 14 7:30-9 p.m.: The Princeton Recorder Society meets on Zoom. For more information, contact jtanne1200@ gmail.com.

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Enjoying a Sense of Normalcy with COVID Issues Abating, PU, High School Athletes Produced Historic Efforts in 2022

With COVID-19 concerns abating and the Ivy League resuming winter and spring competition and high schools playing a full regular season and tournament slate, there was an air of normalcy around the local sports scene in 2022.

Thrilled to be back in action, Princeton winter athletes produced some memorable performances. Abby Meyers enjoyed a superb final campaign for women’s basketball, getting named as the Ivy League Player of the Year and selected as an honorable mention AllAmerican. Meyers’ heroics helped Princeton go undefeated in league play and win the league postseason tournament. The Tigers went on to upset Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament, their second NCAA tournament win ever, and ended up with a 25-5 record.

On the wrestling mat, Patrick Glory and Quincy Monday made history. Glory advanced to the NCAA final at 125 pounds while Monday made the final at 157, becoming the first Princeton wrestlers to make the NCAA final since Greg Parker in 2002. Freshman Maia Weintraub made a memorable debut for the fencing team, winning the NCAA women’s foil title to become Princeton’s first champion in the event since 2000. Sondre Guttormsen produced a historic performance for men’s track as he placed first in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In so

doing, he became the first individual NCAA indoor champion for the Tigers since 2002 when Tora Harris won the high jump.

In the spring, women’s lacrosse senior star Kyla Sears helped give legendary Hall of Fame coach Chris Sailer a special sendoff in her final season after 36 years at the helm of the program. Senior attacker Sears sparked the attack, ending her career as the program’s all-time leader in points (307), goals (209), and assists (98). Princeton advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament where it fell 13-9 to Syracuse to end with a 15-4 record. Sailer retired with an overall record of 433-168. Men’s lacrosse enjoyed a special season, going 11-5 and making the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 2004.

On the diamond, softball produced a championship campaign as coach Lisa Van Ackeren’s squad placed first in Ivy League regular season and then edged Harvard 2-1 in the best-of-three Ivy playoff series. The Tigers competed in the NCAA tournament where they fell to host Arkansas and Wichita State in the double-elimination competition to end the spring with a 27-17 record.

Capping a dominant campaign, the women’s lightweight varsity 8 placed first at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta to earn the program’s second straight gold medal and finish the spring undefeated. With the women’s doubles

sculls taking gold and the varsity 4 placing fourth, the program earned its first-ever IRA overall team title.

In May, men’s track won its fourth straight Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Track Championships. Weeks later, Guttormsen went on to win the title in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships, becoming the program’s first NCAA outdoor champion since Donn Cabral won the steeplechase in 2012.

In the fall, field hockey continued its dominance of the Ivy League, going 7-0 in league play and earning its 27th Ivy championship. Coach Carla Tagliente’s team went 7-0 in league play and ended the fall by losing 5-2 to Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA tournament to post a final overall record of 13-5. Over at DeNunzio Pool, men’s water polo enjoyed a historic campaign. The Tigers went 27-6, setting a program single-season record for wins. Princeton won the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) tournament and then topped Fordham in the opening round of the NCAA tournament before falling to USC in the next round.

Over at Hun, the baseball team achieved a special milestone, winning its firstever Mercer County Tournament title. The Raiders went 20-4 and nearly won a second title as they were the runners-up in the Prep A state tournament. The Hun softball team was dominant, posting an 18-1 record and rolling to the Prep A state title, earning its first state crown since 2017. The Raider boys’ lacrosse team won its first-ever MCT title and advanced to the Prep A state final on the way to a 12-6 record. In the fall, the Hun football team overpowered its foes going 9-0, posting its second straight undefeated campaign.

Across town, the Princeton Day School girls’ hockey team made some history, winning the Prep state title and advancing to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) girls’ championship game in its first trip to the tournament. With New Jersey Hall of Fame coach Jill Thomas having announced that she would be retiring after the spring, girls’ lacrosse gave her a special farewell, winning both the Prep B state title and the NJSIAA Non-Public Group B title. The girls’ tennis team won its second straight NJSIAA Non-Public South Jersey sectional title.

Featuring a mix of veteran stars and some precocious freshmen, the Princeton High boys’ swimming team emerged as a force, taking first place in the Mercer County championship meet, winning the NJSIAA Public B Central Jersey sectional title, and advancing to the Public B state final on the way to a 14-1 record. PHS continued to excel in the growing sport of girls’ wrestling as Ava Rose won the title at 114 pounds at the NJSIAA Girls Wrestling State Championships. Jonathan Gu produced a brilliant spring for the Tiger boys’

tennis team, winning the NJSIAA state boys’ singles title as he went undefeated on the season. The girls’ volleyball team developed into a powerhouse, winning the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) tournament title and making the NJSIAA Group 3 Central Jersey sectional final as it went 21-5. Displaying its depth, the Tiger boys’ cross country team took first at the Mercer County championship meet a year after missing the title by one point.

Over at Stuart, Giselle Jean-Marie displayed an amazing versatility for the track team, placing first in the high jump, triple jump, shot put, and 100-meter hurdles at the Prep B state outdoor championship meet. In the fall, field hockey star Lily Harlan achieved a milestone, passing the 100-point mark in her Tartan career.

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After having the 202021 winter season canceled by the Ivy League due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, Princeton teams returned to action with a vengeance, making the 2021-22 campaign one to remember.

Sparked by a career year from sharpshooting senior guard Abby Meyers, the Princeton University women’s basketball team produced a historic campaign. Coach Carla Berube’s squad went 25-5 overall and 14-0 Ivy League, becoming the Continued on Next Page

Since [1950] Conte’s has become a Princeton destination; a great old-school bar that also happens to serve some of New Jersey’s best pizza, thin-crusted and bubbly. The restaurant hasn’t changed much since then; even the tables are the same. It’s a simple, no-frills space, but if you visit during peak times, be prepared to wait well over an hour for a table.

FLYING HAWAIIAN: Princeton University football star Andrei Iosivas leaps up for a catch this fall. Wide receiver Iosivas, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, led the Ivy League in receptions (66), receiving yards (943), and touchdown catches (seven) as Princeton went 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy. He earned first-team All-Ivy honors and was named to four different Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-American teams. Iosivas also starred for the Tiger track program, earning All-American honors in the heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships and excelling in the decathlon during the spring season. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

ABBY ROAD: Princeton University women’s basketball star Abby Meyers puts up a shot in action last winter. Meyers enjoyed a superb final campaign for the Tigers, averaging 17.9 points a game, getting named as the Ivy League Player of the Year and selected as an honorable mention All-American. Meyers’ heroics helped Princeton go undefeated in league play and win the league postseason tournament. The Tigers went on to upset Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament and ended up with a 25-5 record.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

first program to post two straight perfect Ivy seasons.

The Tigers went to defeat Columbia 77-59 in the Ivy postseason championship game to clinch the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Making more history, 11th-seeded Princeton upset sixth-seeded Kentucky 69-62 in the first round of the NCAA tourney, earning the program’s second-ever win in the national tournament. The Tigers nearly pulled another upset in the second round, falling 56-55 to third-seeded and host Indiana. Meyers, for her part, averaged a teamhigh 17.9 points a game and was the unanimous Ivy Player of the Year and an

honorable mention AllAmerican selection.

The emergence of forward Tosan Evbuomwan helped men’s basketball produce a superb season. Coach Mitch Henderson guided his team to a 23-7 overall record and 12-2 Ivy league, winning the league’s regular season title.

The Tigers dropped a 6664 heartbreaker to Yale in the Ivy postseason tournament final and then headed to the NIT where they ended the winter by falling 90-79 at VCU. The multi-talented Evbuomwan was named the Ivy Player of the Year, averaging 16.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists a game. His assist total of 142 was second best single-season total in program history.

Patrick Glory and Quincy

Monday made history for the wrestling team as they both advanced to the finals at the NCAA Championships. Glory, who wrestled at 125, and Monday, who competed at 157, were the first Tiger wrestlers to make the national final since Greg Parker did so in 2002.

Coach Chris Ayres led his team to a third-place finish at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. The Tigers went 6-5 overall and 3-2 Ivy League in dual match competition.

Ian Murphy and Corey Andonovski starred for men’s hockey, earning AllIvy League honors. Senior forward Andonovski led Princeton in scoring with 22 points on 10 goals and

PASSING THE TORCH: Jenn Cook, right, and Chris Sailer are all smiles this May after Cook was named to succeed Sailer as the head coach of the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team. Cook served for 10 years as an assistant and associate head coach for the Tigers before getting promoted to the top job. Sailer, a Hall of Fame coach who led Princeton to a 433-168 record and three NCAA titles in her 36-year tenure guiding the program, announced last fall that she was retiring after the 2022 campaign. (Photo provided by Princeton Athletics)

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GLORY DAYS: Princeton University wrestler Patrick Glory, top, controls a foe in a bout last season. Glory advanced to the NCAA final at 125 pounds last March, becoming Princeton’s first NCAA finalist since Greg Parker in 2002. He was joined in the finals by teammate Quincy Monday, who advanced at 157. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

12 assists while sophomore Murphy contributed nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points. Coach Ron Fogarty’s young squad took its lumps as it went 8-21-2 overall and 7-14-1 ECAC Hockey.

Senior goalie Rachel McQuigge saved her best for last as she put together a superb final campaign for the Tigers, posting a 1.87 goals against average and a .939 save percentage, earning first-team All-Ivy League honors. Coach Cara Morey’s team caught fire down the stretch, going 2-1-1 to end regular season play and then upsetting Harvard 2-1 in a best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series. The Tigers fell 3-1 to Yale in the ECACH semis to end the winter at 13-15-5 overall and 9-10-3 ECAC Hockey.

Raunak Khosla produced a brilliant performance as the men’s swimming team placed second at the Ivy League Championships. Khosla was named as the Phil Moriarty High Point Swimmer of the Meet with the maximum 96 points for the second time in his career. He placed first in the 200-yard individual medley, 400 individual medley, and the 200 butterfly at the meet. Colten Young was named the Ron Keenhold Career High Point Diver. Coach Matt Crispino guided the Tigers to a 7-1 overall

record in dual meet action.

Nikki Venema starred for the women’s swimming team, helping it take fourth at the Ivy League Championships. Venema took first in the 100-yard butterfly and helped the 200 medley relay prevail. Coach Bret Lungaard’s squad went 8-1 in dual meet competition.

The multi-talented Andrei Iosivas starred as men’s track won its seventh straight Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal title. Iosivas, who is also a standout receiver for the Princeton football team, won the heptathlon, placing first in six of seven events, and posted an Ivy League record score of 6,036. He was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet. Coach Fred Samara’s squad was named the Ivy Coach of the Year, the ninth time he has won that honor.

Later in the winter, Sondre Guttormsen capped the campaign with a historic performance as he placed first in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In so doing, he became the first individual NCAA indoor champion for the Tigers since 2002, the year Tora Harris won the high jump.

Maggie Hock and Caroline Timm set the pace as women’s track placed second in the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships. Hock placed first in the 800 meters at the meet while Timm won the 1,000. Coach

Michelle Eisenreich also got wins at the meet from Tia Rozario in the triple jump and Siniru Iheoma in the weight throw.

Ben Harrington produced a superb debut season for men’s volleyball as the Tigers won the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) championship.

Harrington was named the EIVA Newcomer of the Year and earned first-team AllEIVA honors, leading the Tigers in kills (260) and kills per set (3.17), along with service aces (49), and service aces per set (0.60).

Coach Sam Shwiesky’s team went on a dramatic run in the EIVA tournament, knocking off top-seeded and No. 2 ranked Penn State in the semis and then topping NJIT in the final. The Tigers fell to North Greenville in the opening round of the NCAA to end the season at 15-13.

Andrea Toth emerged as star for women’s squash, moving into the No. 1 spot in the lineup and earning All-Ivy League honors. Coach Gail Ramsay’s team went 12-3 and finished fifth at the Howe Cup national championships.

Youssef Ibrahim enjoyed a superb final campaign for men’s squash. Senior star Ibrahim went 6-0 in Ivy League play at No. 1 and was named the league’s Player of the Year. Coach Sean Wilkinson’s squad

BY GEORGE: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player George Baughan races upfield in game this spring. Star defender Baughan spearheaded the Tiger backline as Princeton went 11-5 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 2004.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

posted an 8-6 record and took fifth at the Potter Cup national championship tournament.

Freshman Maia Weintraub made history for the fencing team, winning the NCAA women’s foil title to become Princeton’s first champion in the event since 2000.

Coach Zoltan Dudas’ program finished fourth in the team standings at the NCAA Championships where championship is combined between men and women. As for the Tiger men, freshman Nicholas Lawson starred, advancing to the final of the épée competition.

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Chris Brown led the attack and George Baughan spearheaded the defense as men’s lacrosse enjoyed a superb season. Senior star Brown was Princeton’s leading scorer with 63 points on 29 goals and 34 assists while classmate Baughan had a team-high 20 caused turnovers along with 31 ground balls. Coach Matt Madalon’s team saved its best for last, making a memorable NCAA tourney run that saw it advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2004. The Tigers fell to eventual national champion Maryland in the national semis to end the spring at 11-5.

With senior star Kyla Sears triggering the offense, women’s lacrosse gave legendary Hall of Fame coach Chris Sailer a special sendoff in her final season after 36 years at the helm of the program. Senior attacker Sears tallied 97 points on 67 goals and 30 assists and ended her career as the program’s alltime leader in points (307), goals (209), and assists (98).

The Tigers went undefeated in Ivy League play and won the league’s postseason tournament. Princeton advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament where it fell 13-9 to Syracuse to end with a 15-4 record. Sailer retired with an overall record of 433168. Her 433 wins are the fifth-most all-time by a women’s lacrosse head coach, second-most in Division I, and most by a coach at one school. She was succeeded after the season by her associate head coach Jenn Cook.

Sparked by the pitching of Alexis Laudenslager (11-8, 2.24 ERA, 138 strikeouts) and Ali Blanchard (10-4, 2.78 ERA, 155 strikeouts), along with the hitting of Sophia Marsalo (.317 batting average, 46 hits), Lauren Sablone (.330, 30 RBIs), and Serena Starks (.355, 54 hits), softball produced a championship campaign.

Coach Lisa Van Ackeren’s squad placed first in the Ivy League in the regular season and then edged Harvard 2-1 in the best-of-three Ivy playoff series. The Tigers headed to the NCAA regional in Fayetteville, Ark., where they fell to host Arkansas and Wichita State in the double-elimination competition to end the spring with a 27-17 record.

Brendan Cumming (.366 batting average, 67 hits) Nadir Lewis (.329, .613 slugging percentage), and Matt Scannell (.294, 44 RBIs) powered the batting attack for baseball as they each earned second-team All-Ivy honors. Coach Scott Bradley’s squad struggled to hold down the opposition with a team ERA of 7.61 as it went 7-33 overall and 3-18 Ivy.

The doubles tandem of Ryan Seggerman and Justin Barki starred for men’s

tennis, earning first-team All-Ivy League honors as they went 12-3 in regular season matches. Coach Billy Pate’s squad went 18-9 overall and 4-3 Ivy, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. It fell to Arizona in the first round.

Singles stars Daria Frayman and Neha Velaga led the way for women’s tennis as it won its third straight Ivy League title. The Tigers went on the defeat Army in the first round of the NCAA tournament before falling to Virginia in the Round of 32, finishing the spring with a 12-11 record. In June, head coach Laura Granville stepped down ending a superb tenure that saw her guide the Tigers to six Ivy League titles since she took the helm in 2012. Jamea Jackson, who coached for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Oklahoma State, succeeded Granville.

Producing a dominant performance, men’s track won its fourth straight Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Track Championships. The Tigers piled up 231 points, a Heps record for most points at a meet. Princeton scored 95 more points than runnerup Harvard University who had 136. Sprinting star Daniel Duncan was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer of the meet as he won both the 100 and 200 meters and helped the 4x100 relay take first. It marked the 21st outdoor Ivy championship won under the guidance of legendary head coach Fred Samara.

Weeks after the Heps, Sondre Guttormsen won the title in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, becoming the program’s first NCAA champion since Donn Cabral won the steeplechase in 2012.

Throwing star Kate Joyce made history as women’s track placed third in the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Track Championships. Joyce was honored as the Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the javelin and setting new Ivy League, Heps meet, and school records in the process with a throw of 51.96 meters. Siniru Iheoma also starred for coach Michelle Eisenreich’s squad, winning both the shot put and the discus at the Heps.

Jovana Sekulic (74 goals) and Laura Larkin (28 goals, 20 assists) earned All-American honors for women’s water polo. Coach Derek Ellingson guided the Tigers to a 21-10 record and a third-place finish at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) tournament.

The varsity four provided a highlight for men’s heavyweight rowing, winning a gold medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta. It

was the first gold medal for Princeton at IRAs since the third varsity earned one in 2016. Coach Greg Hughes top varsity 8 placed ninth at the IRAs while the second varsity 8 placed sixth.

Continuing an impressive streak, the men’s lightweight varsity 8 placed sixth at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta. The 1V has recorded a top six finish at the regatta each year since 2007. Coach Marty Crotty also got a sixth-place finish at the IRAs from his second varsity 8 with the varsity 4 taking ninth.

Making program history, the women’s open varsity 4 placed first in the grand final as the NCAA Rowing Championships. It marked the first V4 medal ever for Princeton at the NCAA regatta. Coach Lori Dauphiny’s top varsity eight earned bronze at the NCAAs while the second varsity 8 placed fifth.

Capping a dominant campaign, the women’s lightweight varsity 8 placed first

at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta to earn the program’s second straight gold medal and finished the spring undefeated. Coach Paul Rassam also got a gold at the IRAs from his women’s doubles sculls while the varsity 4 took fourth as the program earned its firstever IRA team title.

Max Ting and Willam Huang starred as men’s golf took fourth at the Ivy League Championships. The pair finished tied for ninth individually to earn second-team All-Ivy honors for coach Will Green’s team.

Victoria Liu produced a stellar effort for women’s golf at the Ivy Championships, placing first individually by five strokes. Freshman Liu’s heroics helped Princeton finish first in the team standings at +28, three strokes ahead of runner-up Columbia. Coach Erika DeSanty’s squad ended the spring by taking sixth at the NCAA Regional

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LIGHTS OUT: Members of the Princeton University women’s lightweight crew program show off the spoils of victory this June after they earned their first-ever team title at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta. The Tigers took first in both the varsity 8 and the double sculls at the IRA competition on the way to the overall team title. Both boats went undefeated this season. (Photo by Row2K, provided courtesy of Princeton Athletics)

at Stanford, the best finish ever for the program in its six trips to the NCAAs.

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The passing attack of quarterback Blake Stenstrom and star receivers Andrei Iosivas and Dylan Classi sparked the offense while linebacker Liam Johnson keyed a rugged defense as football got off to an 8-0 start. The Tigers, though, stumbled down the stretch, losing tight games to Yale and Penn to end the fall at 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy, tied for second place with the Quakers behind the champion Bulldogs. Junior transfer Stenstrom passed for 2,742 yards and 16 TDs while Iosivas made 66 catches for 943 yards and seven touchdowns, and Classi had 61 catches for 915 yards and four TDs.

Coach Bob Surace had 16 players earn All-Ivy honors including first-team selections Johnson, Iosivas, Classi, offensive lineman Henry Byrd, linebacker Matthew Jester, defensive back Michael Ruttlen Jr, and defensive back C.J. Wall. Johnson was named as the co-winner of Bushnell Cup for Ivy Defensive Player of the Year along with Harvard defensive lineman Truman Jones. Iosivas, who also stars at track, earned Associated Press Second-Team FCS AllAmerican and HERO Sports FCS All-American honors.

All-Americans Beth Yeager (12 goals, 8 assists) and Hannah Davey (1 goal, five assists) led the way as field hockey rolled to another Ivy League title, the 27th in program history. Coach Carla Tagliente’s team went 7-0 in league play and ended the fall by losing 5-2 to Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA tournament to post a

final overall record of 13-5.

Star midfielder Ryan Clare and defender Lucas Gen were standouts for men’s soccer as they both earned first-team All-Ivy League honors. Coach Jim Barlow’s squad saw the bounces go against it as it went 1-2-2 down the stretch and finished the fall at 6-6-4 overall and 1-3-3 Ivy.

Freshman forward Pietra Tordin produced a superb debut campaign for women’s soccer, scoring a team-high eight goals, getting named as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and earning second-team All-Ivy honors.

Coach Sean Driscoll’s team ended the season on a high note, topping Penn in its finale to post a final record of 9-7-1 overall and 2-4-1 Ivy.

Lindsey Kelly, Cameron Dames, and Lucia Scalamandre enjoyed superb campaigns as women’s volleyball finished in a tie with Yale for the Ivy League regular season title. Kelly was named Ivy Player of the Year while Dames was selected as Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in her career, and Scalamandre was the Rookie of the Year.

Coach Sabrina King’s squad fell to Brown in the semis of the Ivy postseason tournament to end the fall at 21-4 overall.

Roko Pozaric (62 goals, 39 assists) and Keller Maloney (57 goals, 51 assists) led the offense while Antonio Knez (13-4, 178 saves, .538 save percentage) starred at goalie as men’s water polo enjoyed a historic campaign. Coach Dustin Litvak led his team to a 27-6 record, setting a program single-season record for wins. The Tigers won the Northeast Water Polo Conference tournament and topped Fordham in the opening round of the NCAA tournament before falling to USC in the next round.

Antony Monte and Connor Nisbet set the pace as men’s cross country won its second straight Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships. Monte took third individually with Nisbet one spot behind in fourth. Coach Jason Vigilante’s team went on to place third in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships where they took 30th.

Abbey Loveys and Fiona Max led the way as women’s cross country took second at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships. Loveys placed eighth and Max finished ninth in the meet. Coach Brad Hunt’s squad then took fourth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional to end the fall.

Making it debut as a varsity sport, women’s rugby went 0-7. Coach Josie Ziluca’s squad showed fight and learned some key lessons as it laid the groundwork for the future.

Hun

The one-two punch of star guards Jack Scott and Dan Vessey triggered the offense for Hun boys’ basketball as it produced another winning campaign. Coach Jon Stone’s team went 14-1, advancing to the semifinals of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament and Prep A state tourney.

Dynamic guard Erin Maguire led girls’ basketball in points (509), assists (94), and steals (120) as Hun caught fire down the stretch. The Raiders reached the finals of both the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tournament and Prep A state tourney as they finished

12-6. Later, coach Bill Holup stepped down after 23 years guiding the program and was succeeded by Sean Costello, who had previously coached at the Shipley School (Pa.) and at the college level.

Postgraduate Seth Kaplan made the most out of his one season with boys’ hockey, leading the team in points (31), goals (12), and assists (19). Coach Ian McNally’s squad posted a 9-11

record, making the semis of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (MAHL) and Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) tournaments.

Carson Applegate and Michael Chiaravallo were the offensive catalysts while Brody Pasieka, Ryan DiMaggio, and Jackson Kraemer led the mound corps as Hun baseball made history by winning its first-ever Mercer County Tournament title.

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ter Applegate hit .460 with 31 runs and 29 hits while Chiaravallo hit .381 with 9 homers and 32 RBIs, and the trio of Pasieka, DiMaggio, and Kramer combined for 128 strikeouts in 97 1/3 innings. Coach Tom Monfiletto’s squad posted a 20-4 record and nearly won a second championship as it was the runner up in the Prep A state tournament.

Lexi Kobryn led the way with her arm and bat as Hun

CROATIAN CANNON: Princeton University men’s water polo player Roko Pozaric is pumped up in a game this fall. Pozaric, a Zagreb, Croatia native, earned All-American honors and was named the Northeast Water Polo Conference Player of the Year, leading the Tigers with 62 goals and adding 39 assists. The Tigers went 27-6 this fall, setting a single-season program record for most wins. They advanced in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, another first for the program.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

softball rolled to the Prep A state title. Kobryn hurled six no-hitters with 190 strikeouts in 87 innings and hit a team-best .500 with team highs in homers (7), RBIs (28), and runs (30). Coach Kathy Quirk’s squad had a final record of 18-1 on the way to winning its first Prep A title since 2017.

Danny Cano, Andrew Heubeck, and Brendan Marino sparked the offense while the back line of Ty Jameson, Ryan Donahue, and goalie Ryan Croddick held the fort as boys’ lacrosse made some history of its own. Coach Jim Stagnitta’s squad won the program’s first-ever Mercer County Tournament championship, edging host Hopewell Valley 13-10 in the MCT final. The Raiders advanced to the Prep A state title game and ended the spring with a 12-6 record.

Abby O’Brien, Olivia Kim, and Ava Olender led the attack for girls’ lacrosse.

Coach Kathleen Jaeger’s squad posted a final record of 7-8.

Olivia D’Aulerio starred for girls’ track, placing first in the 200 meters and second in the 100 at the Prep A outdoor championship meet.

Coach Todd Smith also got a superb performance at the Prep A meet from Tooni Olaleye, who placed second in the 400 and seventh in the 200.

Distance star Eric Scully set the pace for boys’ track at the Prep B outdoor state meet, winning the 3,200 and taking second in the 1,600. Coach Todd Smith got an outstanding effort at the Prep A meet from basketball star Anthony Aririguzoh, the first-place finisher in the 400 and the runnerup in the long jump.

With star quarterback Marco Lainez III producing a huge final season, Hun

football went 9-0. Iowa commit Lainez had career highs of 2,182 yards passing and 23 touchdown passes, and rushed for 573 yards and five TDs. Coach Todd Smith’s team was dominant this fall, outscoring foes 413-75.

Joey Bucchere (17 goals), Connor Frykholm (12 goals), and Mass Verduci (11 goals) triggered the offense while Diego Pena stood tall in goal as boys’ soccer enjoyed a superb campaign. Coach Pat Quirk’s squad went 12-4-2, winning its second straight Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) title and advancing to the semis of both the Mercer County Tournament and the Prep A state tourney.

Newcomer Ana Dios, a native of Spain, made a big impact for field hockey, tallying eight goals and five assists. Coach Tracey Arndt guided her team to a 9-8 record and the Prep A state semis.

Riley Hayes sparked the offense and Zoey Palmer starred in goal for girls’ soccer as it produced another winning campaign. Coach Jenn Barrett’s squad went 8-7-2 and made the Prep A state semis.

Amanda Francis provided a highlight for girls’ tennis, reaching the first singles final at the Mercer County Tournament.

Coach Lucy DiPastina took the helm of the program and led the Raiders to a 4-7 record in dual match play.

Eric Scully led the way for boys’ cross country as it enjoyed a big fall under coach Kurt Wayton. Hun placed first in the Mid-At lantic Prep League (MAPL) championships, second in the Prep A state meet, and fifth at the Mercer County Championships. Scully, for his part, placed second in dividually at all three meets.

Julia Espinosa came over to girls’ cross country from

soccer and emerged as star, taking eighth at the MAPL meet and 16th at the Prep A championships.

PDS

The one-two punch of Eibhleann Knox (14 goals, 11 assists in 2021-22) and Logan Harrison (18 goals, 13 assists) along with star defenseman Lauren Chase (11 goals, 16 assists) helped spark PDS girls’ hockey to a historic campaign. Coach John Ritchie guided the Panthers to a 14-6 record as they won the Prep state title and advanced to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state final along the way. This fall, Richie stepped down from the program and was succeeded by assistant coach Julie DeSimone.

Adam Teryek (11 goals, 7 assists) led the offense while Timmy Miller (415 saves) starred in goal as boys’ hockey went through an up-and-down season. Coach Scott Bertoli guided his squad to a 6-7-6 record as the program made its debut in both the high-powered Gordon Conference and NJSIAA play.

Riding a late surge, PDS boys’ basketball advanced to the final of Prep B state tournament where it fell to Doane Academy. Coach Eugene Burroughs posted a 5-13 record as Connor Topping was the team’s top scorer with 214 points.

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BIG APPLE: Hun School baseball player Carson Applegate takes a swing in a game this spring. Star shortstop/pitcher Applegate helped Hun produce a memorable campaign as it won its first-ever Mercer County Tournament title and made the Prep A state final on the way to a 20-4 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Mia Hartman provided production (a team-high 150 points) and leadership for PDS girls’ basketball.

Coach Seraphine Hamilton led her team to a 5-13 record.

New Jersey Hall of Fame coach Jill Thomas announced last fall that 2022 would be her last season guiding PDS girls’ lacrosse, and she enjoyed a final campaign for the ages. Featuring a high-powered attack led by Paige Gardner (78 goals, 20 assists), Tessa Caputo (52 goals, 37 assists), Ali Surace (39 goals, 27 assists), Elle Anhut (32 goals, 30 assists), and Sophie Jaffe (38 goals, 14 assists), PDS won both the Prep B and NJSIAA Non-Public B state titles as it went 14-9.

Sebastian Rzeczycki (36 goals, 22 assists) triggered the offense as boys’ lacrosse made a stirring run to the NJSIAA Non-Public Group B semifinals. Coach Joe Moore’s team won three of its last four games to end the spring at 6-11.

Ryan Babecki (.389 batting average) and Michael Carroll (.385) had big seasons with the bat for baseball. Coach Jeff Young’s squad took its lumps as it posted a final record of 3-16.

Adriana Salzano stood out for softball, hitting .679 with 22 runs, 3 homers, and 9 RBIs. Coach Angela Adams’s square showed progress as it went 5-7.

Sparked by its doubles teams, PDS edged Pennington by one point to win the Prep B state tournament.

Neel Adusumilli and Oliver Silverio prevailed at first doubles while Jaylen Peng and Albert Ming took the title at second doubles as the Panthers edged the Red Hawks 11-10 in the team

standings. Coach Michael Augsberger’s squad posted a 7-6 record in dual match play, advancing to the NJSIAA Non-Public South Jersey semifinals.

Gaining momentum after a 0-3 start, PDS field hockey produced a dramatic postseason run. Led by the all-around play of Jadyn Huff and some clutch finishing by Logan Harrison and Lily Ryan, coach Heather Farlow’s squad advanced to the final of both the Mercer County Tournament and the Prep B state tourney. The Panthers finished the fall with an 8-9 record.

Adriana Salzano (12 goals, 6 assists) and Grace Romano (5 goals, 11 assists) sparked the attack as girls’ soccer produced a winning campaign. Coach Chris Pettit’s squad went 12-7, advancing to the Prep B state semis and the NJSIAA Non-Public A South Jersey quarterfinals.

Joaquin Rodriguez sparkled in the midfield for boys’ soccer with some dazzling playmaking and dynamic leadership. Coach Brian Thomsen led the Panthers to a 3-11-4 record and a spot in the NJSIAA NonPublic B South Jersey quarterfinals.

Featuring a strong singles lineup led by Neha Khandkar at first singles, Kristina Wang at second, and Amy Zhou at third, girls’ tennis won its second straight NJSIAA Non-Public South Jersey sectional title. Coach Michael Augsberger’s team fell to Pingry in the NonPublic state final to end the fall with a 9-6 record.

Arun Patel set the pace as boys’ cross country took third in the Prep B state meet. Arun placed seventh individually with Ben Jerris coming in ninth, and Grayson McLaughlin placing 11th. First-year coach Mike Mazzei also guided his

squad to a fifth-place finish in the NJSIAA Non-Public A championship meet.

Emily McCann established herself as one of the elite runners in the state as she led the pack for girls’ cross country. McCann placed first in both the XC Fall Classic at Thompson Park and the Jerry Hart Cross Country Invitational, third in the Mercer County Championships, fourth at the New Balance Shore Coaches Invitational, and 13th in the NJSIAA Non-Public A group meet. She capped her stellar campaign by taking second in the Prep B state championship meet, pacing the PDS girls’ program to its first-ever Prep team title. Coach Mike Mazzei’s squad ended the fall by finishing 11th in the NJSIAA Non-Public A championship meet.

PHS

Veteran stars Daniel Baytin and Julian Velazquez along with precocious newcomers like David Xu, Jaiden Xu, and Daniel Guo led the way as PHS boys’ swimming produced a historic campaign.

Coach Carly Misiewicz’s squad took first place in the Mercer County championship meet, won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Public B Central Jersey sectional title, and advanced to the Public B state final on the way to a 14-1 record.

Beatrice Cai, Courtney Weber, Kyleigh Tangen, Sabine Ristad, Tracey Liu, and Abby Walden provided depth and versatility as girls’ swimming enjoyed a superb season. Coach

Princeton High boys’ swimmer Dan Baytin displays his freestyle form in a race last season. Baytin helped PHS win the Mercer County championship meet, the Public B Central Jersey sectional title, and advance to the Public B state

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(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE: Princeton Day School girls’ hockey players, from left, Lauren Chase, Lily Ryan, and Logan Harrison celebrate after scoring a goal last winter. The Panthers produced a historic 2021-22 campaign, going 14-6 and capturing the Prep state title and advancing to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state final as they made their debut in the competition.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Carly Misiewicz led her team to first place at the Mercer County championship meet and the NJSIAA North 2 Group B sectional semifinal as it posted an 11-1 record.

Cole Rose, Aaron Munford, and Martin Brophy starred as wrestling took fourth at the Mercer County Tournament. Rose placed first as 106 pounds and Munford prevailed at 150 while Brophy was second at 132. Coach Jess Monzo’s squad went 18-5 in dual match competition, advancing to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 sectional quarterfinal. In addition, PHS continued to excel in the growing sport of girls’ wrestling as Ava Rose won the title at 114 pounds at the NJSIAA Girls Wrestling State Championships.

Cooper Zullo sparked the offense for boys’ hockey, tallying 71 points on 39 goals and 32 assists, all team-highs, as the Tigers went 16-5-3. Coach Dave Hansen guided the squad to the Mercer County Tournament final. After the season, Hansen left the program and was succeeded by assistant coach Rik Johnson.

Cece Gibb tallied 11 goals to lead the way for girls’ hockey. Coach Christian Herzog’s team posted a 2-51 record.

Jaxon Petrone produced a superb final campaign, scoring 229 points to pace boys’ basketball. Coach Pat Noone’s team struggled down the stretch as it ended the winter at 4-15.

Nora Devine led girls’ basketball in points (177) and rebounding (148). Coach Dave Kosa guided the Tigers to a 10-11 record and spot in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals.

Jonathan Gu made history for boys’ tennis as he won NJSIAA state singles title, capping an undefeated campaign. Gu was the first state boys’ singles champion from PHS since Jacob Leschly in 1984 while Christina Rosca won the girls’ state singles crown in 2013 to earn the most recent title for the Tigers. Gu helped the Tigers excel in the state team tournament as they won the NJSIAA Group 3 Central Jersey sectional title and advanced to the Group 3 state final. Coach Sarah Hibbert led the team to a final record of 16-2.

Kate Becker was the goto finisher for girls’ lacrosse, scoring a team-high 74 goals. Coach Katie Federico led the program on an interim basis while Meg Dunleavy was out on maternity leave and guided the Tigers to a 12-6 record and the Mercer County Tournament semifinals.

Will Doran had a huge final campaign for boys’ lacrosse, leading the state in scoring with 128 points on 55 goals and 73 assists. Coach Chip Casto guided the Tigers to a 9-7 record and spot in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals.

Jensen Bergman (.348 batting average), Drew Petrone (.391), Jaxon Petrone (.325), and Dylan Newman (.373) sparked the offense as baseball enjoyed a solid season. Coach Dom Capuano guided the Tigers to an 11-14 record with wins over Lawrenceville, Allentown, and Lawrence along the way.

Clare Johnson and Molly Brown starred for softball as it battled through a tough season. Coach Marissa Soprano’s squad posted a final mark of 3-13.

Zach Della Rocca emerged as one of the top sprinters in the area for boys’ track, winning the 400 meters in a school-record time of 48.52 and taking first in the 200 meters at the Mercer County Track Championships. Coach Ben Samara led his team to a fourth-place finish in the team standings at the county meet.

Peyton Reynolds provided a highlight for girls’ track, winning the pole vault at the Mercer County Track Championships. Robin Roth also starred at the county meet, placing third in the 3,200 meters and fourth in the 1,600. Coach Ben Samara’s team tied for sixth in the team standings at the county meet.

Brooks Cahill-Sanidas led the way for boys’ golf at the Mercer County Tournament, taking fifth individually with

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Princeton High boys’ tennis star Jonathan Gu blasts a forehand in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) boys’ singles championship match last June. Gu defeated East Brunswick’s Jack Wong 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 6-2 to win the title and cap an undefeated season. Gu is the first state boys’ singles champion from PHS since Jacob Leschly in 1984. Christina Rosca won the girls’ state singles crown in 2013 to earn the most recent individual title for PHS. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

a one-over 73. Coach Pat Noone’s squad tied Peddie for second in the team standings at the MCT with a score of 305, three strokes behind winner Lawrenceville.

Even with a lineup featuring five new faces, girls’ tennis maintained its winning tradition. Coach Sarah Hibbert guided her revamped squad to the NJSIAA Group 3 Central Jersey sectional title and the Group 3 state title on the way to a 15-3 record.

Powered by the one-two punch of Sarah Villamil and Naomi Lygas, girls’ volleyball produced a championship campaign. Coach Patty Manhart led her team to the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) tournament title and the NJSIAA Group 3 Central Jersey sectional final as it went 21-5.

Led by junior stars Felipe Matar-Grandi and Nick Matese, boys’ soccer started

out 6-0. But hampered by injuries, coach Wayne Sutcliffe’s squad took its lumps over the home stretch and finished 8-8-1.

Holly Howes (8 goals, 3 assists) and Alysse Kiesewetter (7 goals, 4 assists) emerged as standouts for girls’ soccer. Coach Dave Kosa led the Tigers to an 8-8-2 record.

Erin Liggio (30 goals), Hannah Christopher (20 goals), and Delaney Keegan (14 goals, 8 assists) led the attack for field hockey.

Coach Heather Serverson’s squad brought a 12-0 record into the postseason and then advanced to the Mercer County Tournament semis and the NJSIAA Group 4 North Jersey quarterfinals, ending the fall at 14-3.

Travis Petrone passed for 1,029 yards and Ryan Friedman made 32 catches for 441 yards to give a lift to football. Coach Charles Gallagher’s team went 1-9, edging Palmyra 23-21 in late October to earn its only win of the campaign.

Marty Brophy set the pace as boys’ cross country finished first in the team standings at the Mercer Country championship meet a year after missing the title by one point. Brophy placed fourth individually with Charlie Howes taking fifth and Zach Deng coming in eighth. Coach Jim Smirk’s squad went on the finish second at the NJSIAA Group 4 Central Jersey sectional meet and seventh at the Group 4 state meet.

Lucy Kreipke led the way as girls’ cross country took fifth at the Mercer Country championship meet. Kreipke took sixth individually with Robin Roth finishing ninth. Coach Jim Smirk guided the Tigers to a fifth-place finish at the NJSIAA Group 4 Central Jersey sectional meet and 16th at the Group 4 state meet.

Stuart

Leila Washington starred for Stuart basketball, leading the Tartans in points (201), rebounds (87), and assists (48).

Coach Justin Leith guided his squad to an 8-8 record and the Prep semis. Over the summer, Leith, who also served as Stuart’s athletics director, left the school to take the helm of the Bullis School (Md.) athletic program. He was succeeded by Tony Bowman, who previously guided the Stuart hoops team from 2003-11.

Giselle Jean-Marie displayed an amazing versatility as Stuart track finished third in the Prep B state outdoor championship meet. Jean-Marie placed first in the high jump, triple jump,

shot put, and 100-meter hurdles at the meet. Coach Len Klepack’s team piled up 71 points in taking third with Montclair Kimberley tallying 111 to win the title and Villa Walsh coming in second at 71.50.

Allison Lee made a spectacular debut for Stuart lacrosse, tallying 84 points on 66 goals and 18 assists. Coach Mark Maser led the Tartans to a 6-8 record as they thrived down the stretch after a 1-5 start.

Lily Harlan sparked the attack for field hockey, leading Stuart in goals (20)

and assists (10). Coach Missy Bruvik’s squad posted an 8-5 record, making the quarterfinals of both the Mercer County Tournament and the Prep B state tourney.

Mizan Chennault and Lola Lopez-Spencer led the pack for cross country. Chennault placed 11th individually at the Prep B state championship meet with Lopez-Spencer coming in 12th. Coach Len Klepack’s squad placed sixth in the team standings at the Prep B meet.

CENTURY CLUB: Stuart Country Day School field hockey player Lily Harlan dribbles upfield in a game this fall. Senior star and Boston University commit Harlan passed the 100-point mark in her Stuart career in October and led the Tartans in goals (20) and assists (10) in 2022 as they went 8-5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

—Bill Alden

FOND FAREWELL: Members of the Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team celebrate after the Panthers defeated Holy Spirit 17-11 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Non-Public B state final in early June. It marked the second title in 2022 for the Panthers as they had previously edged Montclair Kimberley Academy 13-12 in the Prep B state final. The triumph gave head coach Jill Thomas, far right, a special going away present as the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Famer previously announced that she was retiring at the end of the season after 34 years at the school. PDS ended the spring with a 14-9 record. (Photo by Bill Alden)

Gaining New Perspective After Suffering Scary Injury, Martini Excited as

PU Men’s Hoops Heads into Ivy Play

Zach Martini was primed to make a big impact this winter in his junior season for the Princeton University men’s basketball team, but he got hit with an injury in the preseason that nearly derailed him.

At a practice in early October, the 6’7, 235-pound forward collided with a teammate and he knew something was seriously wrong.

“My lung collapsed taking a charge, I was hospitalized for about five nights,” recalled Martini, a native of Warren. “It was really scary. It definitely changed my perspective on basketball and life. I didn’t think I would be able to play.”

After being sidelined for nearly two months while he recovered, Martini returned to action against Cairn on November 30.

“I am just really, really fortunate to play and be back on the court again with my team, the guys I love and support,” said Martini.

For Martini, a key breakthrough in his recovery was summoning up the courage to brace himself for contact on defense.

“I was, ‘all right, I have to try to take a charge,’” said Martini. “I think I will be OK, and then I took one at Drexel. I was able to take the charge and got up. I was really happy. I didn’t want to change the way that I play and I don’t think it has. I think that is the thing I am most proud of.”

Last Friday in an 88-70 win over Division III Kean University, Martini displayed

his hard-nosed play with a season-highs of eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench as Princeton improved to 9-4.

“It was a lot of fun, it was good to be out there,” said Martini, reflecting on the win over Kean. “I thought we did a good job at the start of the second half taking care of the ball and then things didn’t go our way too well at the end of the second half. I felt like everyone, one through 13, was right there supporting them. We had their backs in that moment.”

In his role as a key frontcourt reserve for the Tigers, Martini is looking to be a more mature player on the court.

“I think I am slowing myself down, I am pretty hard on myself,” said Martini, who is averaging 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds a game in his six appearances so far this season. “I think I am just able to get off my mistakes and focus on the next play a lot more this year. I am doing a better job using my voice for the younger guys and trying to be a leader on this team.”

Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson is thrilled that Martini has been able to return to action.

“I am happy he is back, we played in Spain this summer and we had an opportunity to see Zach in some really important minutes over there,” said Henderson. “He is physical, he makes a shot, he runs. We have a term, ‘run like Zach,’ meaning run as fast as you possibly

can. Everybody knows right where Zach stands, he plays as hard as he possibly can. You have seen it, he is exactly what he is. If you asked every guy on the team, they would say Zach plays as hard as anybody else.”

Henderson was not happy, however, with the Tigers lack of execution against Kean as they committed 29 turnovers and were outscored 25-10 over the last 11 minutes of the contest.

“Hopefully we didn’t set a record in turnovers, we probably did,” said a rueful Henderson, who got a career-high 23 points from Ryan Langborg in the win with Tosan Evbuomwan chipping in 12 points, six assists, and four rebounds. “We have really lofty goals, that was a sloppy game. I had the young guys out there maybe too long. It got a little ugly there at the end.”

The holiday break comes at a good time for the Tigers. “It is important for us to go home and take a couple of days,” said Henderson. “We have just been going hard. We had a long trip to London. There are two different seasons here. When we come back, we have to be ready to go.”

In Henderson’s view, the hard finish against Kean could be a good teachable moment for the Tigers.

“What happened there at the end, that is the beauty of watching sports,” said Henderson. “There are growing pains right in front of your eyes. It was pretty obvious that we have some work to do. What I liked is the older guys were talking to the younger guys saying ‘hey, this is not how we do it.’ That is a really good sign. We have to just come back and be really connected. We will find out on the 27th when we come back.”

Opening its Ivy League campaign by hosting Harvard (8-5) this Saturday, Princeton should find out a lot.

“They played Kansas really tough (a 68-54 loss on December 22 against the No. 4 Jayhawks), they had nice win on the road at UC Irvine (62-57 on December 20),” said Henderson. “We had two really close games with them a year ago. They are really different, we are really different. Then we go on the road for almost the entire month of January. It is very important that we get off to a good start. I think the league is the best I have ever seen it from top to bottom. It is going to be really tough this year.”

With a different outlook on things in the wake of his injury, Martini will be savoring the journey this winter wherever it ends up.

“I am so fortunate just to be healthy and playing,” said Martini. “I am just trying to enjoy every moment of it. It is hard for me, I get caught up in a lot of stuff. I am just trying to keep that in perspective.”

—Bill Alden

PU Sports Roundup

Princeton Wrestling Primed for Midlands

Testing themselves against some of the best competition in the country, 17 members of the Princeton University wrestling team will be competing at the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern from December 29-30 at the NOW Arena outside Chicago, Ill.

Thirty-five Division I wrestling programs are set to take part at the event, with Princeton as one of nine Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) teams competing.

Senior star Patrick Glory, the reigning champion at 125 pounds, will be leading the Tiger contingent. Even though the Midlands event is returning this year after a pandemic hiatus since 2019, nearly half of the Princeton 17 will have competed in at least one Midlands, and Glory, Marshall Keller, Quincy Monday, and Travis Stefanik , all 2022 NCAA qualifiers, will be making their third Midlands appearance.

Glory finished third in his freshman season in 2018 and won at 125 in the last event in 2019, bringing Princeton its third Midlands title all-time, with all three coming between 208 and 2019. Monday made the quarterfinals in 2018 and finished third in 2019.

Aidan Conner, Nate Dugan, and Sean Pierson give Princeton seven returning Midlands competitors, with all three wrestling at the 2019 event. As a team, Princeton has finished fifth at each of the last two Midlands.

Tiger Men’s Volleyball Picked 3rd in EIVA Poll

The Princeton University men’s volleyball team has been selected to finish third by the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) 2023 preseason poll.

The defending EIVA champions acquired 26 total points in the poll to be placed at third behind first place Penn State and runner-up NJIT. Additionally, junior Ben Harrington and sophomore Henry Wedbush were named as Players to Watch.

In 2022, Harrington was awarded a number of honors including EIVA Newcomer of the Year, All-EIVA First Team, and EIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Harrington also led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.58) and total service aces (56).

Wedbush had an immediate impact on the court during his first year as a Tiger in 2022, ranking second on the team in assists (403). He also totaled 75 digs, 31 kills, 25 blocks, and 14 service aces for the season

Princeton opens the 2023 season on the road in Buffalo, New York on January 9 against D’Youville.

Lax Alums Named to U.S. Team for World Championships

Former Princeton University men’s lacrosse stars Michael Sowers ’20 and Tom Schreiber ’14 have been named to the final 23-man USA roster for the 2023 World Championships in San Diego.

Schreiber, the highestscoring midfielder in Princeton history with 200 career points (106 goals, 94 assists), scored the gamewinning goal with one second to go in the championship game at the most recent World Championships, back in 2018 in Netanya, Israel, to give the U.S. a 9-8 win over Canada. Sowers, the program’s all-time leading scorer with 302 points (121 goals, 181 assists), was the leading scorer on the 2017 USA team that won the World U-19 Championship.

Schreiber and Sowers have also won championships in the pro leagues, with Schreiber winning in Major League Lacrosse with the Ohio Machine and Sowers winning last summer with the Premier Lacrosse League’s Waterdogs. Schreiber was twice the MVP of the MLL and has been the PLL Midfielder of the Year three times in the four years it has been awarded. Sowers was the MVP of last summer’s PLL Championship Game.

Princeton will likely have other representatives at the World Championships, especially with the Canadian team, which almost surely will feature alum Zach Currier ’17, with current Tigers Sam English and Jake Stevens also in the mix. Currier, a silver medalist in 2018 in Israel, was a Princeton teammate with both Schreiber and Sowers.

The 2023 World Championships will be held in San Diego from June 21-July 1.

Tiger Women’s Soccer Gantman Earns

Nation’s Service Scholarship

Princeton University women’s soccer goalie Ella Gantman’s efforts in the classroom and the community have earned her the chance to continue her studies at Princeton, and with a full scholarship.

Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) has named Gantman as one of four graduate scholars as part of the

school’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative. With the award, Gantman will have full tuition and living expenses covered as she pursues a Master’s in Public Affairs at SPIA plus two years of paid fellowship rotations with departments or agencies in the executive branch of the federal government.

Gantman, who hails from Washington, D.C., is concentrating in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and pursuing a certificate in Spanish. Gantman was elected Phi Beta Kappa in fall 2022, was the recipient of the 202021 Alberto Santos-Dumont Prize for Innovation, and is the 2022 James D. Zirin ’61 and Marlene Hess Scholar in the Nation’s Service.

Gantman’s public service work focuses on racial equity, both by reimagining the prison system and by expanding access to the ballot. During the summer of 2022, Gantman interned at the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, where she supported attorneys in statewide redistricting cases. During the summer of 2021, she interned at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia, where she worked directly with clients and trial attorneys to prepare legal defenses.

In the summer of 2020, Gantman co-founded The Poll Hero Project, which mobilized more than 37,000 young people to work as election workers during the 2020 election.

With the women’s soccer team, Gantman played 450 minutes across eight games during her senior season, posting a goals-against average of 1.72 and shutting out opponents in four of her eight appearances, including a shutout against Dartmouth to open Ivy League play. Gantman was the program’s selection for Academic AllIvy this past season.

(FCS) All-

WALL STREET: Princeton University football player C.J. Wall heads to the sideline after making an interception in a game this fall. Senior defensive back Wall was recently named as an All-ECAC performer along with senior offensive lineman Henry Byrd. Wall, an All-Ivy League honoree as a freshman in 2017, battled through a slew of injuries to start every game as a senior and finish the year tied for second in the Ivy League with 11 passes defended. Byrd, for his part, was also named a Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision

America. He is a three-time All-Ivy League selection, including as a 2021 and 2022 first-team honoree.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

ZACH IS BACK: Princeton University men’s basketball player Zach Martini pulls down a rebound in a game last season. Last Friday, junior forward Martini had season-highs of eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench as Princeton defeated Division III Kean 88-70 and improved to 9-4. Martini, who was sidelined earlier this season for nearly two months due to a collapsed lung, is emerging a key frontcourt reserve for the squad. The Tigers begin their Ivy League campaign when they host Harvard on December 31.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Enjoying Special Senior Night for PHS Boys’ Hockey, Garlock Scores Winning Goal as Tigers Edge Brick

6-5

With the Princeton High boys’ hockey team hosting Brick at Hobey Baker Rink last week for its annual Senior Night celebration, Ethan Garlock brought some extra fire to the ice.

“It was a lot of fun, when your family shows out, you have a lot more to play for, a lot more to fight for,” said PHS senior forward and assistant captain Garlock, who was joined by his parents, grandparents, older sister Genna, older brother Max, a former Tiger hockey standout, and younger brother Ryan, a current freshman forward for the Tigers, as members of the Class of 2023 and their families were honored on the ice after the second period of the December 20 contest.

“It made it a lot easier for me and the other seniors to work our hardest and eventually put the puck in the net,” continued Garlock. “It makes it feel a lot nicer especially to be on Baker Rink. It makes it feel really special, we know we only get a couple of ice slots on this rink so we really have to make it count.”

The Tigers had quite a fight with Brick, trailing 1-0, 2-3 and 3-2 before taking a 4-3 lead late in the second period. The contest was then knotted at 4-4 and 5-5 in the third before Garlock scored the winning goal with a minute left in regulation to give PHS a hardearned 6-5 triumph.

“I feel like we did really well fighting; we moved the puck well, our goaltending was phenomenal, we couldn’t ask for more,” said Garlock in

assessing the victory that improved the Tigers to 3-1. “We knew coming into this game that we were going to have to put in more than a couple of goals to win this hockey game and that is what we did. I am very proud of our boys.”

In reflecting on the winning goal, Garlock credited two of his fellow seniors, Julian Drezner and Gabe Silverstein, with setting him up for the tally.

“We knew we had to buckle down and that is what we did; we didn’t have much time left, we had to keep fighting and luckily one went in for us,” said Garlock, who ended up with two goals and assist in the win. “I saw Julian and Gabe push the puck out and I just ripped it and prayed for the best. I can only hope that it goes in. Their goalie was really good and I was just lucky to put one past him.”

The Tigers have been showing depth in getting off to a good start this winter.

“I am really happy with all of our lines and how we can trust everybody to go on the ice and do their job and work hard,” said Garlock. “We don’t have to worry about guys making bad mistakes or letting up bad goals that shouldn’t happen. I am really happy about how we can trust our guys and roll with the lines here.”

For Garlock, following in the footsteps of his older brother Max in serving as one of the captains of the squad has been special.

“It is a big honor, I am really grateful,” said Garlock. “I like to get the boys going,

build everybody up and give everyone confidence. I want to let everyone know that they can provide for this team and make everybody feel included and a part of this victory.”

Garlock is enjoying making his little brother Ryan feel like a bigger part of the team.

“It is a lot of fun, I had my older brother play with me and mentor me,” said Garlock.

“It is nice to be able to do the same for my little brother, to teach him, help him out and help him reduce the mistakes that I may have made my freshman year.”

As a senior, Garlock is looking to use his size and maturity to be more of a force for the Tigers.

“This year, I am working on being a lot more physical in the corners,” said Garlock. “Knowing I am bigger than the guy I am going against, I can use my body and put him on the ground.”

PHS head coach Rik Johnson was not surprised to see his seniors come up big against Brick as senior captain Cooper Zullo tallied two goals and an assist in the win with senior Drezner chipping in two assists and two other seniors, Silverstein and Nico Vitaro, each picking up an assist.

“This is only the second year I have been with them, they are a good group, they are tight-knit,” said Johnson. “I really just have to point them in the right direction and they can take it from there.”

In the win over Brick, PHS got headed in the right

direction when it tallied three goals in the second period.

“We started moving the shifts a little quicker, everybody getting out there,” said Johnson. “They really got down to the fundamentals, moving the puck and putting them in.”

Johnson credited the Green Dragons with pushing the Tigers to the final horn.

“They kept on nipping at us and we had to fight back but that is a great game for Senior Night,” said Johnson.

“We earned it. There were a few bad mistakes. We made up for it, we came back.”

The pair of Zullo and Garlock has been making a great impact this winter.

“They are the leaders of the team; Cooper plays a ton of

minutes, I have to yell at him to get off the ice,” said Johnson with a laugh. “Ethan had a great game. He is not a rahrah type of guy, his play is all on the ice and the guys seem to fall in line.”

Sophomore goalie Noah Vitulli, who made nine saves against Brick, has been playing well lately.

“Noah gets better and better every game,” said Johnson. “I pulled him aside today and told him just track that puck, you are the quarterback. He did a great job, he buckled down.”

With PHS next in action when they face Ocean Township on January 2 at the Mercer County Skating Center, Johnson is looking for the Tigers to keep buckling down.

“We take each team as if

they are undefeated, you can’t take anybody lightly,” said Johnson. “We are trying to get a deeper squad where we can roll four lines and three lines of defense. Everybody is chipping in — it is really all over the place.”

Garlock, for his part, believes that the squad’s performance in the win over Brick can be a harbinger of things to come.

“I think we are going to have a lot more confidence but we are not going to be too cocky,” said Garlock. “We are going to play our game, do what we can do, and keep going from there. I am really happy with how we played today, I think we just have to play the exact same way.”

— Bill Alden

LOCKED IN: Princeton High boys’ hockey player Ethan Garlock, left, goes after the puck in recent action. Senior forward and assistant captain Garlock tallied two goals, including the gamewinner, and added an assist as PHS defeated Brick 6-5 on December 20 at Hobey Baker Rink as it held its annual Senior Night celebration. The Tigers, now 3-1, are next in action when they face Ocean Township on January 2 at the Mercer County Skating Center. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

With Senior

Rinaldi

Providing Leadership, Intensity, PHS Boys’ Hoops Keeping Upbeat Despite 0-3 Start

Chris Rinaldi got things off to a good start for the Princeton High boys’ basketball team as it hosted Hightstown last Thursday, draining a three-pointer a minute into the contest to put the Tigers up 3-0.

Senior guard and co-captain Rinaldi added another three pointer in the second quarter to help PHS jump out to a 16-11 halftime lead.

“I was feeling my shot from the start,” said Rinaldi, reflecting on his perimeter play. “I felt we were playing really good defense, we just had to score. That is what it was going to come down to in the end.”

In the second half, Hightstown got it going on the offensive end, outscoring the Tigers 22-8 in the fourth quarter to pull away to a 48-33 win.

In reflecting on the defeat, which dropped PHS to 0-3, Rinaldi acknowledged that cold shooting doomed the Tigers to defeat.

“We turned it over, we weren’t converting on offense and they went on a run,” said Rinaldi. “Holding Hightstown to 11 points in the first half was pretty good. Our defense is really good, but we have to find a way to put the ball in the basket.”

Rinaldi, who ended up tallying eight points in the game, tying Jihad Wilder for the PHS game-high, is aiming to put more balls in the basket this winter.

“I am scoring more, I didn’t shoot too much last year,” said Rinaldi. “This year my goal has been to shoot more. I didn’t shoot too much in the second half today, I started off pretty strong in the first quarter.”

As the team’s point guard, Rinaldi’s dribbling and passing have been a constant.

“I feel like my ball handling has gotten a little better,” said Rinaldi. “It was pretty good last year — it is still in the same realm.”

With PHS having dropped its first three games this season, Rinaldi is determined to keep things upbeat in his role as a team captain.

“I joined the varsity as a sophomore and I played a lot last year,” said Rinaldi. “I got some bonding with some of the kids who are still on the team now, most of the starters. We have some new people coming up from JV. I am just trying to keep everyone’s heads up and keep good vibes and all of that, trying to get some wins this season. It is a rough start.”

PHS head coach Pat Noone credits Rinaldi with holding things together for the Tigers.

“Chris has been awesome, he is a captain,” said Noone. “He was All-CVC honorable mention last year. He gets so many deflections and he has such a good motor. He is giving everything he has.”

Noone got a good effort on the defensive end from his squad against Hightstown.

“The defense was great. We got a lot of turnovers, we played hard, and we had a lot of movement,” said Noone. “They got a little confused — we did what we had to do. They have got two future college basketball players over there [Robert Eaves, Keenan Reiss] so that is a great job for us.”

PHS, though, didn’t do a great job on offense against the Rams.

“We didn’t score,” said Noone. “We looked good on defense and then missed shots led to some breaks for them and they got some easy put-backs on offense rebounds. We wanted to keep the lead but unfortunately we didn’t pull that off.”

Junior forward Wilder has looked good in the early going for the Tigers.

“Jihad has been great, he had 17 the other night against Ewing [a 58-49 loss on December 20],” said Noone. “We have played teams that have some size, Notre Dame has the 6’8 kid and tonight this dude Eaves is 6’5, so he is running up against some walls. He has done great, he has good touch around the basket.”

The trio of junior Dante DiGiulio, senior Ryan Guy, and junior Remmick Granozio has also done some nice things for PHS.

“Dante had a great game tonight; he had flu to start the season, so he missed the first week of practice,” said Noone. “He is getting his lungs back, he has been a great addition for us. Ryan has been a great senior leader for us. Remmick has been good too, he has a good stroke. We are just waiting for some shots to fall.”

In Noone’s view, the Tigers can break the ice if they can put together a good shooting night.

“I think it is scoring, it is making plays at the opportune time,” said Noone. “In the first half, we could have extended the lead to double digits. I think we were 0-9 on the foul line. It should have been 26, 27-11, we didn’t capitalize there. We did well in the second half, we turned them over. We have got to make buckets to counter their buckets.”

With taking part in the Montgomery High

tournament on December 27 and 29 before playing at Nottingham on January 3, Noone believes that competition will help steel his squad for the challenges ahead.

“They are really good Group 4 schools,” said Noone, whose team will be facing host Montgomery and North Hunterdon in that event. “To make the states, you have to play those teams.”

Rinaldi, for his part, is looking for PHS to keep playing hard.

“I think today could have had a win, but we let it slip away from us,” said Rinaldi. “We have to keep our heads up and look for next game.”

—Bill Alden

PDS

Boys’ Basketball : Jaden Dublin scored 14 points in a losing cause as PDS fell 73-53 at Montgomery last week. The Panthers, who moved to 2-1 with the defeat in the December 20 contest, will be competing in the South Hunterdon tournament from December 27-28.

Girls’ Basketball : Unable to get its offense going,

PHS

Girls’ Basketball : Rachel Luo scored 10 points but it wasn’t enough as PHS fell 42-35 to Hightstown last Thursday. The Tigers, now 1-3, will be next in action when they compete in the South Hunterdon tournament from December 27-28.

Girls’ Hockey : Cassie Speir scored the lone goal as PHS lost 12-1 to Chatham last Wednesday. The Tigers, now 0-4, will face Immaculate Heart Academy on January 4 at the Ice Vault in Wayne.

Wrestling : Producing a dominant performance with pins in 10 matches, PHS defeated WW/P-South 71-6 last Wednesday in its first dual match of the season.

Victors for the Tigers in the match included Josh Hannan at 106 pounds, Atticus

Ayres at 113, Cole Rose at 120, Arjun Monga at 126, Tyler Ehee at 132, Martin Brophy at 138, Harrison Ehee at 144, Christian Paul at 157, Chase Hamerschlag at 165, Jordy Paredes at 175, Noah Kassas at 190, and Leon Wu at 215. PHS has a tournament at Fairleigh Dickinson University on December 28 and a quad at Hillsborough High on December 30.

Boys’ Swimming : David Xu and David Brophy each won two races as PHS defeated Hopewell Valley 125-45 last Thursday. Xu prevailed in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke while Brophy placed first in both the 200 freestyle and 500 free. The Tigers, now 5-0, are next in action when they host Notre Dame on January 3.

Girls’ Swimming : Beatrice Cai, Kyleigh Tangen, and Jesse Wang were all double winners as PHS topped Hopewell Valley 104-66 last Thursday. Cai took first in the 200 individual medley and the 100 freestyle while Tangen won the the 200 freestyle and 500 free and Wang prevailed in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. The Tigers, who improved to 4-0 with the victory, host Notre Dame on January 3.

PDS

PUSHING THROUGH: Princeton High boys’ basketball player Chris Rinaldi dribbles upcourt in a game earlier this season. Last Thursday, senior guard Rinaldi scored eight points in a losing cause as PHS fell 48-33 to Hightstown. The Tigers, now 0-3, will be competing in the Montgomery High tournament on December 27 and 29 and then playing at Nottingham on January 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

RALLY TIME: Princeton Day School boys’ hockey player Brady Logue controls the puck in recent action. Last Thursday, freshman forward Logue scored two goals, including the game-tying tally, as PDS skated to 4-4 draw with St. Augustine. The Panthers scored three unanswered goals in the third period to rally for the tie as they moved to 2-2-2. In upcoming action,

hosts Bergen Catholic on January 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

PDS lost 36-14 to Newark Academy last week. The Panthers, who moved to 1-2 with the setback in the December 20 game, are next in action when they take part in the South Hunterdon tournament from December 27-28.

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HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best! Call (609) 356-2951 or (609) 751-1396.

LOLIO’S WINDOW WASHING & POWER WASHING: Free estimate. Next day service. Fully insured. Gutter cleaning available. References available upon request. 30 years experience. (609) 271-8860.

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Commercial/Residential

Over 45 Years of Experience

• Fully Insured • Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only): (609) 356-9201 Office: (609) 216-7936 Princeton References • Green Company HIC #13VH07549500

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THE MAID PROFESSIONALS: Leslie & Nora, cleaning experts. Residential & commercial. Free estimates. References upon request. (609) 2182279, (609) 323-7404.

03-29-23

HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130

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HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. I have my own PPE for your protection. 01-25

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the living room. It’s a smartly designed option in the heart of the city’s Avenue of the Arts neighborhood.

PHILADELPHIA, PA $1,695,000

HOME HEALTH AIDE/COMPAN-

ION AVAILABLE: NJ certified and experienced. Live-in or live-out. Driver’s license. References available. Please call Cindy, (609) 227-9873. 12-28

CARPENTRY–PROFESSIONAL

All phases of home improvement. Serving the Princeton area for over 30 yrs. No job too small. Call Julius: (609) 466-0732

ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC

Offering professional cleaning services in the Princeton community for more than 28 years! Weekly, biweekly, monthly, move-in/move-out services for houses, apartments, offices & condos. As well as, GREEN cleaning options! Outstanding references, reliable, licensed & trustworthy. If you are looking for a phenomenal, thorough & consistent cleaning, don’t hesitate to call (609) 751-2188. 04-06-23

HANDYMAN–CARPENTER:

Painting, hang cabinets & paintings, kitchen & bath rehab. Tile work, masonry. Porch & deck, replace rot, from floors to doors to ceilings. Shelving & hook-ups. ELEGANT REMODELING. You name it, indoor, outdoor tasks. Repair holes left by plumbers & electricians for sheetrock repair. RE agents welcome. Sale of home ‘checklist’ specialist. Mercer, Hunterdon, Bucks counties. 1/2 day to 1 month assignments. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED, Covid 19 compliant. Active business since 1998. Videos of past jobs available. Call Roeland, (609) 933-9240.

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ADVERTISING SALES

Witherspoon Media Group is looking for a part-time advertising Account Manager, based out of our Kingston, NJ office, to generate sales for Town Topics Newspaper and Princeton Magazine

The ideal candidate will:

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I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469.

10-12-23

BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 06-28-23

• Establish new sales leads and manage existing sales accounts for both publications

For additional info contact: melissa.bilyeu@ witherspoonmediagroup.com

• Develop industry-based knowledge and understanding, including circulation, audience, readership, and more.

• Collaborate with the advertising director and sales team to develop growth opportunities for both publications

Track record of developing successful sales strategies and knowledge of print and digital media is a plus.

Fantastic benefits and a great work environment.

Please submit cover letter and resume to: charles.plohn@witherspoonmediagroup.com