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Panelists to Explore Past, Present, Future Of Affordable Housing Friday, February 23 is the last day to view the exhibit devoted to the Princeton Affordable Housing Map at the Bernstein Gallery in Robertson Hall of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). The show is being unofficially ushered out with a special panel discussion being held in the building the evening before. The past, present, and future of affordable housing in Princeton is the topic of the event featuring Fern Spruill, chair of the former Princeton Civil Rights Commission (CRC); Edward Truscelli, executive director of Princeton Community Housing; and Matt Mleczko, a Ph.D. candidate at the University, in a conversation moderated by Anastasia R. Mann, lecturer and founding director of SPIA. Admission is free and open to all. It begins with a reception from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by the panel from 5 to 6:30 p.m. While the exhibit is ending, the document that inspired it remains interactive and available online at spia.princeton. edu/events/princeton-affordable-housing-map. The map was created by the independent Princeton Affordable Housing Project in an effort to collect and record histories related to affordable housing in Princeton. The project dates back to the summer of 2020, and was borne out of a partnership with the CRC and the University’s Pace Center for Civic Engagement as well as SPIA and the University’s School of Architecture. “It was weeks after the murder of George Floyd, when there was a kind of reawakening of the confronting of systemic racism in this country,” said Mleczko. “The idea was to address racial inequalities, studying housing inequities and how that relates to segregation. We were also addressing the long-term trend in the decline of the Black population here. A lot of what we had heard from neighbors and longtime residents of Princeton was that the segregation is really still ongoing.” The project “seeks to understand how stark housing inequality in the municipality came about, and provoke questions and suggestions for future development in housing,” reads a press release about the panel discussion. The map offers viewers “a tour of Princeton’s affordable Continued on Page 9
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Nassau Swim Club Lease Terminated After more than 50 years of welcoming swimmers to its pool in the woods off Springdale Road, the Nassau Swim Club (NSC) has received notice that Princeton University is terminating its lease as of April 23. Though faced by the challenges of declining membership and a variety of financial setbacks over the past decade, the NSC remains a much loved Princeton institution, and the current members and their families are not going to go away quietly. “Tell Princeton University that Nassau Swim Club is Worth Saving!” reads a change.org petition, posted by the NSC board, that by the morning of February 20 had gained more than 460 signatures in less than a week. “NSC is a beloved summertime tradition for many people and its loss will be felt deeply, in Princeton and beyond,” the petition states, describing PSC as “an important community asset.” “I’m very disappointed in the decision to terminate NSC’s lease because it’s a deep and irreversible loss to the town,” wrote Monica Skoge, NSC membership chair and a Princeton University graduate school alumna, in an email. “NSC is a Princeton tradition, having been around for over 50 years, and has a devoted community of past and present members.”
In addition to the petition, Skoge and a group of NSC members have mounted a membership drive and fundraising campaign. They are continuing to appeal the University’s decision despite the rejection of their January 30 request (four pages plus supporting documents) that the University not terminate the lease. In a February 19 email, Princeton University Director of Media Relations Jennifer Morrill reiterated the University’s determination to terminate the PSC lease on
April 23. The University plans to remove the pool and related structures, but does not have other immediate plans for use of the land at this time, she added. In an October 23, 2023 email, Princeton University Director of Business Services Sandra Parisi notified the NSC that the University would be exercising its right to terminate the January 13, 1970 lease agreement with NSC in six months. The email pointed out that the University and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Continued on Page 9
With New Owners, Kopp’s Cycle Prepares For Next Chapter in Its 133-Year History
Kopp’s Cycle on Spring Street, the oldest continually running bike store in the country, has been bought by Princeton Property Partners (PPP). They are looking forward to a reopening this spring in time for the cycling season. PPP has purchased the business and the property, and as it looks for possible partners in the enterprise, it will be making a few changes in carrying on the proud Kopp’s tradition that dates back to 1891. “What we’re doing is looking to find the best way to launch it into its next century,” said Andrew Capone, a consultant
working with PPP on the project. ”We are aware of the history and the good will of the business and how meaningful it is to the community.” He noted that the store has been shut down since December 1, but bike repair work has continued. Charlie Kuhn, the owner of the business, which his father Fred (Fritz) Kuhn, a cycling coach at the national and Olympic levels, purchased from the Kopp family (the original owners) in 1948, declined to be interviewed, but noted in an email that he had to retire for health reasons. “PPP has been a godsend, and they are planning Continued on Page 8
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Chi: “Well, I don’t know about past presidents, but I do think our current president is doing a good job and not getting enough credit for it.” —Chi Park with Suki McNulty, Princeton
John: “President Lincoln. He was the greatest president we’ve ever had for many reasons — the most important, I think, is the fact that he held our republic together.” Vickie: “I’ll say President Reagan, because he was charismatic and passionate about using his Christian values in office, and was not afraid to speak fully about what he believed in and his faith.” —John and Vickie Coonan, Princeton
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Just before Black History Month last year, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) was approached by the community service organization Rays of Hope about using the building on Paul Robeson Place to showcase a free event called the Live Black Museum. Happy to partner with other nonprofits, ACP director Adam Welch agreed to the request. But he wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The event turned out to be so unique that Welch and colleagues didn’t hesitate to bring it back for this year’s Black History Month observance. The Live Black Museum, in which some 30 teenagers take on the personas of famous contributors to Black history and culture, returns Sunday, February 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. “It is so amazing,” Welch said. “They take over the whole building. What these kids do is learn a little biography about a very specific person in history — whether it’s Paul Robeson, Serena Williams, Malcolm X, or whomever — and they become that person. They dress like them, and stand on a little platform. There’s a red dot in front of them. You press it and they come alive. They become the person for two or three minutes, and tell their story. Then the viewer moves on to the next person. It’s incredible. Hundreds of people attend. It’s chaos, but it’s so worth it.” The organization supplies tables of free food, and vendors selling books, artwork, jewelry, and more are stationed throughout the building. “They use every room. Some are in the gallery, some are in the dance studio, some are upstairs,” said Welch. “I had never heard of anything like this before. They explained it to me, but I still had no idea what to expect.” Rays of Hope was started in 2006 by a group of mothers to teach their chil-
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A new initiative to provide customers with pastureraised meats and other locally produced foods has been started by Otto and Maria Zizak, partners of Double Brook Farm and Gentlepig Farm, both in Hopewell. The farms are the main suppliers of their Brick Farm Tavern, which is located on Double Brook Farm. With Hopewell Farm Works, the Zizaks are building a platform to supply the local community with the same locally produced foods they currently provide to Brick Farm Tavern. The service delivers to a customer’s home at no charge (a minimum applies). Current clients are in Princeton, Hopewell, Lambertville, New Hope, Washington Crossing, Flemington, and beyond. Double Brook Farm supplies Katahdin Lamb, Ossabaw-Berkshire Heritage Pork, Black Spanish Heritage Turkey, heritage breeds of chickens, rose veal, and goat. At Gentlepig Farm, the Zizaks grow beets, cucumbers, peppers, lettuces, strawberries, horseradish, stinging nettle, and other plants which are frequently part of the menus of Brick Farm Tavern. “We seek to become an important piece in the puzzle of a true, closed-loop food supply chain in a Central New Jersey community which possesses great agricultural heritage and prides itself with forward-thinking environmental sensibility,” reads a press release about the service. “Instead of shopping for meats on big, corporate platforms, we hope customers will consider ordering proteins from their local farm.” The online store also sells house-baked breads and croissants, pickled products, jams, condiments, provisions, and dog treats, all sourced from the farms. To l e a r n m o r e , v i s i t HopewellFarmWorks.com.
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Aldo Leopold Conference At Lawrenceville School
The first annual Lawrence Tow nship A ldo L eopold Conference, “Our Interconnectedness,” will be held on Saturday, March 16, at the Lawrenceville School’s Woods Memorial Hall. The conversation will focus on the current and future vision for Lawrence open space, trails, and greenways.
Aldo Leopold was born in Burlington, Iowa in 1887. He spent his early years observing and recording his surroundings. He studied Forestry at Yale graduating in 1909. He is among the founders of the U.S. wilderness system, wildlife ecology, and conservation. He worked in the newly established U.S. Forest Service and became the supervisor at the Carson National Forest. His early interest in observing nature translated into his writings, articles, and papers. His early years of observing nature helped him develop his philosophy of our relationship to the natural world. In his writings and essays, he called for an ethical and caring relationship between humans and nature — a “land ethic.” Leopold attended the Lawrenceville School in 1904, before going to Yale. He spent his spare time in Lawrence Township wandering through the woods around the school. He called these
wanderings his “tramps.” He recorded many of his observations on his tramps through the woods in Lawrence in journals. Some of these were to nearby forests, including one he referred to as the “Big Woods.” This is an area in Lawrence that is now part of Rider University and Central Park just south of I-295. It is also known as the “Five Mile Woods.” Leopold’s early days of observations and time in Lawrence helped him build his philosophy that we are interconnected to nature. Lawrence is currently in the process of reexamining its Master Plan. The Township has issued its draft Reexamination plan dated December 4, 2023. While not a specific part of that stakeholder process, this conference is one opportunity for the public to voice their opinion on the future of open space, trails, and connecting greenways in Lawrence. For m ore i n for m at ion about the conference, visit sustainablelawrence.org.
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Kopp’s Cycle “S om e of my favor ite sure that there’s a function- early to report any agreeJames Li, PU Freshman and 2023 PHS Graduate, memories of the shop are ing, ready-to-go-to-market ments, but PPP is not rulcontinued from page one Dies After Being Struck By Princeton Dinky Train on another 100 years for when people have stopped business for that time as ing out collaborations with
James Li, 19, a Princeton University freshman and 2023 Princeton High School (PHS) graduate, died on the afternoon of February 16 after being struck by the Princeton Dinky shuttle train at the Faculty Road crossing. The train, which left the Princeton University station at 2:14 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Princeton Junction Station at 2:19 p.m., “struck and fatally injured a pedestrian near Faculty Road,” according to NJ Transit Chief Communications Officer Jim Smith. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 30 passengers on board. Service was temporarily suspended on the Princeton Dinky shuttle but has since resumed, and Faculty Road from Alexander Street to Washington Road was closed throughout the rest of the day on February 16. NJ Transit Police are leading the investigation. “We are deeply saddened by the news,” wrote PHS Principal Cecilia Birge. “As one of his former teachers shared with me over the weekend, ‘James was a sweetheart. One of those silent, gentle souls that nobody notices, but when he spoke, he always surprised us with his thoughtfulness and wisdom.’” Birge noted that all PHS counselors have been notified and PHS is offering counseling services to all of its students. The PHS Wellness Center is serving as a quiet space for those in need of comfort or reflection, she added. The Princeton University
Office of Communications reported that Li, a member of Princeton’s Yeh College, was “an avid reader of philosophers including Wittgenstein and Camus.” A University press release added, “Li had a particular interest in linguistics, loved playing computer games, and learning new languages, and studied Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Welsh, Romanian, and German (the last three self-taught).” In a message to University students and colleagues, Princeton University Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun stated, “Our entire community mourns the loss of James, and our hearts go out to James’ family and friends.” She added that few details are known and that the incident is under investigation. The University hosted an opportunity for students to gather, reflect, and support one another on Saturday, February 17. The Daily Princetonian student newspaper reported on February 16 that this is the eighth Princeton University student death in the past three years. Resources and support are available at Princeton University through Counseling and Psychological Services, the Office of Religious Life, the residential colleges, and the Graduate School, according to the University press release. Students wishing to speak with a counselor can call (609) 258-3141. Faculty and staff may contact Carebridge to speak with a licensed professional by calling (800) 437-0911. —Donald Gilpin
Kopp’s,” he said. “Charlie and the family decided it was time to sell the property and the business,” Capone confirmed, adding that the business and the building could change, but PPP is looking to carry on the Kopp’s presence in Princeton. “There are some details to be worked out regarding the transfer and the sale of the property, but our goal is to find a way to bring in any partners and relaunch the business in a way that matches up to the realities of the 21st century bicycle marketplace,” said Capone. “We’re eager to do that.” Before settling into its present Spring Street location in 1989, Kopp’s had s everal dif ferent homes in Princeton : on Nassau Street, Chambers Street, John Street, and then Witherspoon Street. In a 2006 Town Topics interview Kuhn noted that in 1995 he received an award named for his father, the Fritz Kuhn Medal, from Britain’s Cycle Engineers Institute, of which he had been elected an honorary member in 1994. Brought up working in the bike store with his father, Kuhn claimed that he sold his first bike in 1963 when he was 5 years old. “My father and Dick Swann pioneered the import of Italian racing bicycles and parts in 1960 and launched Kopp’s to be the hub of eastern U.S. bicycle racing until the late 1970s,” Kuhn wrote on the store’s website.
by to get a hard to find part or just to check in,” he continued. “Albert Einstein to Brooke Shields are just another day at the store.” Capone said that in the next month there’s likely to be some activity in the building preparing for a sale of bicycles and equipment. “There’s probably another 30 to 60 days before you see a whole lot of change or activity,” he said, “but we’re going to be working behind the scenes and ensuring that Kopp’s lives on, and we’re also looking at potential partners who might come in and buy the business.” He continued, “We need to make some changes internally on the sales floor. It needs to be cleaned up a bit to make it more attractive to incoming customers.” He added that some of the bicycles and parts might be moved temporarily to other PPP properties in Princeton while shelving and flooring are reinstalled. He said that they definitely want to be selling bicycles by spring. “There are certain windows for the bicycle business, and one is spring,” he pointed out. “That’s when people all of a sudden are back on their bikes. They get their bikes out of their garages and realize that they need repairs.” Capone noted that the other window for Kopp’s is the fall, aligning with Princeton University’s academic calendar. When all the students are coming in to start at Princeton, this business will sell scores of bikes each fall, and we want to make
well,” he said. There are still many question marks concerning the shape that the new Kopp’s will take and who might be prospective partners, Capone noted. Many details and “a good bit of behindthe-scenes work” will be going on that might not be evident to passers-by. He went on to discuss the possibility of a move to another retail space in Princeton. “The bike shop is destined to stay in Princeton, and obviously in the near term it will be in that space,” he said, “but we don’t know what a prospective partner or buyer might do with it. It’s a small space and an older space, and PPP does own other properties in downtown Princeton.” One potential future partner for Kopp’s who would lead the business into new territory is Pedego Princeton, an electric bikes store currently located on Wiggins Street. Pedego owner Wendy Reilley has expressed interest in the Kopp’s business and is hopeful that the two enterprises can forge a partnership. Capone insists that it’s too
any bike sellers in the state. “Kopp’s does not currently sell electric bikes, but that does not mean that a future owner of Kopp’s might not have both types of bikes in their inventory for two distinct consumer groups,” he said. “They’re complementary and quite often families have both in their garages. T hey’re bot h ver y good businesses, complementary businesses.” PPP is eager to move ahead in shaping the future of Kopp’s, and Capone said that it won’t be long until that future is determined. “You’ll soon see lights on inside that building and bicycles available to sell,” he said, emphasizing the rich history of the business and its propitious location in “one of the most wonderful thriving towns in America with a great consumer population and customer history.” He added, “We don’t know what the next version of Kopp’s is going to be at this point, but this is a valuable business and a valuable location with important meaning to the community.” —Donald Gilpin
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part of the town of Princeton, and is an asset to both continued from page one the University and IAS,” the have provided support for letter stated. “The closing of the operations of the NSC the club would be an enorfor many years, and cited mous loss for its members NS C f inancial problems and the wider communities. including inability to make It is for these reasons that “payments on its debt obli- we ask for the University’s gation of at least $319,857 continued support. Followto PNC and the University,” ing the path we’ve mapped as well as inability to pay for out herein, we are confident next season’s operational that Nassau will thrive in the costs and to “address fu- future.” ture capital improvements Richard Bolster, former to maintain the facilities.” NSC board president and In its January 30 response currently one of the memto Parisi, the NSC Board of bers working on a fundraisDirectors asked the Univer- ing campaign, reflected on sity for a three-year exten- his family’s engagement sion, “granting us a three- with NSC since its start in year window in which to 1970. “It’s really a special de m on s t r ate a re n e we d place,” he said. “Somehow commitment to the future of for more than 50 years a the Club from both a volun- community that is wonderteer and financial perspec- ful forms there every sumtive” so that “NSC can prove mer. It’s truly diverse. I grew its solvency and long-term up there hearing all different viability.” languages, seeing Institute The directors’ letter went for Advanced Study families on to cite an encouraging that would come in and Unisurvey of members who ex- versity professors with their pressed willingness to sup- families.” port the club with a range Bolster’s parents were of volunteer tasks as well members in the early 1970s as financial contributions; and he swam there as a plans for a capital fundrais- young boy, then served as ing campaign among current a lifeguard in the 1980s. members and NSC alum- He lived in California and ni; optimistic plans for a New York after college, but strengthened 2024 budget; moved back to the area and extensive plans for increas- rejoined the Club. “Now my ing membership in the Uni- daughter is a high school versity and IAS communities junior and has been on the and in the larger Princeton NSC team for about 10 a rea; and innovative pro- years, so it’s the third gengrams for children. Town Topics Ad — 02/21/24 eration,” he added. The letter the safe, 1/4-page coloremphasized ad 5.125" the wide XHe8"emphasized high for $220 NSC’s favorable location on welcoming, supportive envithe west side of Princeton, ronment. “it’s a place where easily accessible to t he kids can hang out and be University Graduate Col- kids,” he said. “It’s very safe. lege, graduate housing, and It’s small enough that you the IAS campus. “We feel can see everybody. Nobody’s strongly that NSC is a key ever out of eyesight. You can
just let your kids be kids and not worry too much about them or hover over them.” Bolster went on to express surprise and dismay at the University’s decision to terminate the lease. The NSC has been struggling financially ever since major renovations at the Community Park Pool about 10 years ago drew some members away from NSC, and the Universit y had been stepping up to pay taxes and provide other financial support. “We’re baffled and frustrated,” Bolster said in criticizing the University’s decision to end that support. Longtime NSC member Chiara Nappi recalled her family’s involvement with NSC over the past 37 years. “Our children spent their summers swimming there and competing on the Nassau Swim Team,” she wrote in an email. “Our grandchildren have done the same in the past decade. They all have wonderful memories of Nassau: a full day aquatics program, a great time outdoors in a bucolic, safe, and nurturing environment. There is no place like Nassau!” Skoge described her family’s recent experience as club members. ”NSC has brought a lot of joy to my family, friends, and neighbors,” she wrote. “We joined last summer, and by the end of the summer I was telling all my friends about what a hidden gem I found. I loved our daily routine. My daughter had an hour of swim team practice in the morning and then she could play with friends in the aquatics program the rest of the
day, making bracelets, playing board games and pool games, and doing arts and crafts.” She continued, “My kids loved the large baby pool, which provides a place for kids to play regardless of whether they can swim. It was great for my daughter’s sixth birthday party. Our summer at NSC was everything I wanted — spending our days at a pool in the woods, surrounded by the beauty of nature, and with a friendly and diverse community of people. I wasn’t planning on sending my children to any other camp this summer. So you can imagine how devastated I was when I learned NSC was being closed permanently. I don’t know of any other place like NSC.” Skoge is still hoping that the swim club will be able to find a way to survive. “I’m still hopeful that we can reach some kind of agreement with Princeton University, IAS, or the town that could save the pool,” she said. “The stakes are simply too high to give up until all options have been explored and the community has had their say.” —Donald Gilpin
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housing landscape, past and present, and illustrates the challenges and necessity of affordable housing in Princeton today.” Mleczko credits much of the work on the map to colleague Carrie Bly and thenundergraduate Justin Hinson. “Much of what you see on that map was her work,” he said of Bly. “Her source materials were everything from newspaper articles to interviews with local elders and longtime residents.” The project became the topic of an intersession course at the University, in which students and staff members worked together to add to the map. “Part of what makes this unique is that any member of the public can propose adding to it,” Mleczko said. “It’s a document that lives on. This panel is designed to help.” Princeton finalized its latest plan to meet the need for affordable housing in December 2019. The next round is coming up in 2025. “ We have a profou n d shor tage of affordable housing in Princeton,” said Mleczko. “It’s an issue that
affects a lot of folks. Like many communities, we’re in a hole when it comes to the affordable housing we need. But I also want to emphasize that trends recently have been positive. There is really good momentum. I don’t want to leave people with the idea that there is no way we can meet the need. Our latest settlement in the third round with Fair Share Housing Center is a really positive step. The hundreds of units that are going up are going to help.” The panel discussion provides an opportunity for further progress. “Folks in the community need to come together, step up, and realize we need to be better at providing for folks who want to remain here or would like to live here but can’t afford it. This event can be an inspiration as we look toward those next obligations. We want to really help Princeton reach its goals for being an inclusive and equitable place.” —Anne Levin
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Councilwoman Responds to Letter Regarding PU’s Voluntary Contribution
To the Editor: I write in response to the recent letter to the editor by Maria Juega about Princeton University’s voluntary contribution to the community and the municipality [“Renters Should Be Included in PU Plan for Tax Relief Payments,” Mailbox, February 14]. When my colleagues and I began our discussions with University representatives, a priority in those conversations was addressing affordability and social equity, goals shared by both town and gown. Together, we explored a variety of possibilities, which ultimately led to an unprecedented increase in University support for a broad range of meaningful services that aid the most vulnerable in our community. We are aware that many homeowners, especially elderly homeowners, are “house poor,” and that property tax relief could enable people to stay in their homes who might otherwise be compelled to leave. Making sure that such homeowners apply for and receive ANCHOR rebates and the additional monies from the University is a very high priority. Unfortunately, most renters in affordable housing do not qualify for the ANCHOR rental rebate, but ensuring that those renters who do qualify get the rebate is crucially important. We are also all keenly aware that the ANCHOR program does not include many Princetonians who, as Ms. Juega writes, “don’t apply for ANCHOR because they don’t have to file a tax return, and therefore may not have been notified that they qualify. Others lack access to a computer, or don’t know how to get and complete the application forms.” That is why, in addition to support for ANCHOR program qualified homeowners who earned up to $150,000 (not $200,000 as Ms. Juega states), the voluntary contribution prioritizes the needs of renters in a variety of critical ways. These include funding to the municipality to support emergency housing, and funding to the local nonprofit Housing Initiatives of Princeton to support a rental assistance program for residents and families facing housing insecurity. Understanding the crucial role of higher education for our underserved residents, college scholarships for Princeton High School graduates will be provided through the local nonprofit 101:Fund. Substantial funding for public transit will increase access to jobs and services for residents without a car. All of these contributions are designed to assist lower- and middle-income residents in Princeton. Additionally, we on Princeton Council are committed to ensuring that every qualified renter and homeowner in Princeton is aware of and can apply for the state ANCHOR rebate. Our new Advisory Committee on Affordable Housing, Human Services, and Racial, Social and Economic Equity will assist us in these efforts, in addition to the outreach already in place through our Human Services staff, the Center for Modern Aging Princeton, and Mercer County. EVE NIEDERGANG Princeton Councilwoman Witherspoon Street
Newly Adopted Master Plan Puts Princeton on New Path Forward
To the Editor: A small, but very vocal group of residents has decided to launch a lawsuit against Princeton’s newly adopted Master Plan. Their group’s name? The Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development. Their objection? The new Master Plan modestly expands the number of neighborhoods where smallscale multifamily housing can be built. This lawsuit is nothing more than NIMBYism cloaked in legal jargon, and it threatens to stall Princeton’s progress at a crucial juncture. Today, affordable housing advocates from across New Jersey point to zoning, adopted decades ago, as a textbook example of de facto segregation. The map designates the vast majority of neighborhoods as “off-limits” to missing middle housing types like duplexes and townhomes. The stated justification may have been “preserving neighborhood character,” but the intent was clear. As Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman described in a piece last year, “By limiting the size and type of buildings that can be built in a particular locality, exclusionary zoning limits the ability of lower-income people and people of color to reside in certain communities. This is nothing short of racial segregation by proxy.” The newly adopted Master Plan, by contrast, puts Princeton on a new path. By expanding the areas where multifamily housing is legal, it’s an essential first step to attracting young families, fostering diversity, and addressing our critical shortage of more affordable housing options. The Planning Department deserves recognition for the collaborative process that led to the new Master Plan. And the Planning Board should be applauded for adopting it unanimously. This lawsuit is not just about lines on a map; it’s about our future. Can Princeton be a vibrant, diverse community that welcomes all, or will we succumb to the forces of exclusion and stagnation? The new Master Plan gives me hope that our best days lie ahead. We must not let progress be thwarted by a few who seek to maintain a privileged status quo. DANNY TENENBAUM Hibben Magie Road
Town Should Accelerate Implementation Of Convenient Curbside Compost Program
To the Editor: Several recent letters from fellow residents express frustration about the size of our trash bins, and detail some folks’ struggles to deal with their waste streams. I am writing to implore the town to accelerate the implementation of a convenient curbside compost program for residents. The EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills than any other single material in our everyday trash, constituting 24 percent of municipal solid waste. I imagine this does not include all organic waste. If the town helps the majority of Princeton residents effectively compost organic waste, the waste diversion would be enormous! Folks would likely find their trash cans of adequate size, and most importantly a great deal of waste would be diverted from our landfills and quickly turned into organic matter. The town’s print publication “2024 Residential Waste Infor-
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mation” utilizes a third of a page detailing tips for residents to reduce their own waste, but it contains seemingly dated tips like sorting trash (but then what — put it all in the same bin?), stopping using disposable cutlery (sure, nice, ideal), compost at home (not an option for many!), and so on. Currently, if you want to compost and do not have your own composter, there is one plan via the municipality: you could have applied for a lottery in October (with a 100 person cap in a town of 30,000-plus) to be able to transport and drop off your own organic waste. The town also did a very limited giveaway of composters — again these only work if you have the space and interest (and/or commitment to composting yourself). This plan is not really a plan — I don’t know too many people who have the time, and mental energy (or space in their freezer), to freeze their food scraps and then drive them to a specified drop-off location across town. It would be inspiring if Princeton flipped the frame and made it easier for residents to deal with our waste streams rather than harder to deal with our trash. The good news is that it’s possible to do better. In 2024, nearly 15 million households in America have access to curbside composting, including other municipalities. Princeton should join them. What is the plan and timeline for residential food waste composting? Inquiring, tax-paying minds would like to know. ALISHA FOWLER Cedar Lane
Residents Struggling with Trash Capacity May Explore Ways to Reduce Their Waste
To the Editor: In contrast to other readers (“New Town Trash Collection System Doesn’t Work for Larger Families, Mailbox, February 14 and “New Curbside Trash Collection System Needs to Accommodate More Garbage,” Mailbox, February 7), our family of five has had no problem staying within the confines of one trash can. Having only one garbage can should nudge residents to explore whether waste can be reused, recycled, or composted. Residents struggling with trash capacity may fi rst wish to explore ways to reduce their weekly trash waste. The Sustainable Princeton website provides great information and solutions to tackle waste including home composting and opportunities to upcycle uncommon items. Further, the Recycle Coach app helps residents understand what items can be recycled. Bulk pickup is still available for larger items and spring cleaning projects. Locally headquartered business Terracycle provides subscription recycling programs for hardto-recycle items that cannot be collected curbside. The town could increase its efforts to offer clearer waste sorting guidelines, and increase compost service awareness, but each household bears a responsibility to minimize the waste it sends to landfill and make life a little easier for our amazing trash and recycling collection teams. ROB SLOAN Fairway Drive
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Music journalist Katherine Yeske Taylor brings her take on 20 significant women in rock to Princeton when she visits Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, on Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss her new book, She’s a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism. The event is co-presented by Princeton Public Library and co-sponsored by Princeton University’s Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies. Journalist Tom Beaujour, co-founder and former editor-in- chief of Revolver, America’s premier hard rock and heavy metal monthly, will join the discussion. In She’s a Badass (Backbeat Books, $34.95), Taylor interviews 20 women in rock, devoting an entire
chapter to each one, taking an in-depth look at the incredible talent, determination — and often humor — they needed to succeed in their careers, and in life. Inter v iewees range from legendary artists through notable up-and-comers, including Ann Wilson (Heart), Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s), Suzanne Vega, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Orianthi, Amanda Palmer, and more. Their experiences reveal the varied and unique challenges these women have faced, how they overcame them, and what they think still needs to be done to continue making progress in equality. “I found myself fascinated by the stories and experiences shared in this book. Even the women I know surprised
Rachel Lyon, author of the recently published novel Fruit of the Dead, will be at Princeton Public Library in conversation with author Lynn Steger Strong to discuss and sign copies of the book on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. Fruit of the Dead (Scribner, $28) is a contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter, set over the course of one summer on a lush private island. According to the publisher, the tale is about addiction and sex, family and independence, and who holds the power in a modern underworld. In the story, an 18-year-old camp counselor who doesn’t want to face her high-strung mother in New York, and is not sure where home is, is offered an alternative when the middle-aged, divorced
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Billie Holiday Makes Black History in “Bitter Crop”
was going to begin with some lines from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets — about “music heard so deeply that it is not heard at all, but you are the music while the music lasts” — except that setting the passage as an epigraph would have been typographically unsightly, and the only thing it has to do with Billie Holiday is that I can hear her singing it, beautifully, in her special way, making new words of old words. I can also hear her singing of “something given and taken” from the same sequence, and of “selflessness and self-surrender” and “the moment in and out of time.” It’s fun to imagine Lady Day enlivening Eliot as she did various Tin Pan Alley songwriters. You can hear her on YouTube singing “My first impression of you was something indescribably new” to words by Charley Tobias (“The boy who writes the songs you sing”) and music by Ukrainianborn Sam Stept — but first I had to skip an ad flogging Trump bobbleheads and the call to arms for a second American Civil War that follows it. A Stunning Revelation My “you are the music” moment with Billie Holiday was a long time coming. Writing on the occasion of her centenary in April 2015 (she was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia), I began by admitting that until a misty April night in my mid-twenties, she was a voice from somewhere far far away, terra incognita. It wasn’t just that she sang of suicide and lynching in songs like “Gloomy Sunday” and “Strange Fruit,” it was the way she sang: dreary and dismal, our lady of misery, or so it seemed way back then. The title of Paul Alexander’s new book — Bitter Crop : The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year (Knopf 2024) — is taken from “Strange Fruit,” a song that, along with Alexander’s book, forced me to take a closer look at my nearly lifelong enjoyment of Holiday’s music. Around 80 pages into Bitter Crop, the man who wrote “Strange Fruit” refers to the image he based the song on — “a shocking photograph that haunted me for days.” The picture shows a festive lynch mob staring up the savaged bodies of two black teenagers hanging from a tree on the courthouse square of Marion, Indiana, a two-and-a-half-hour drive north of Bloomington, where I grew up and went to school. It’s strange indeed to think that the few times I listened to “Strange Fruit” over the years, the references to “the southern breeze,” and a “pastoral scene of the gallant south” were relocated from a town in my home state in the so-called heartland. Making Back History While John Szwed’s Billie Holiday: The Musician and The Myth (Viking 2015)
sent me back to favorite recordings like the 1937 Columbia sessions with Lester Young and the Commodore sessions of 1939/1944, Bitter Crop makes it clear that from the time Holiday recorded “Strange Fruit,” which eventually sold “in the millions” and created a nationwide controversy, she was making Black history as surely as if she’d sat on the bus beside Rosa Parks or marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. The fact that February is Black History Month highlights the documentary relevance of “Strange Fruit” and the punishment Holiday endured — body and mind and career — for continuing to sing a song the government of White America was sure would arouse discontent among Black listeners. Enjoying Enjoyment Billie Holiday’s infectious artistry transcends politics the same way the extrasensory rapport she enjoyed with tenor saxophonist Lester Young transcends the
January 25, 1937, with trumpeter Buck Clayton, clarinetist Benny Goodman, pianist Teddy Wilson, and the Count Basie rhythm section — bassist Walter Bishop, drummer Jo Jones, and Billie’s real lover at the time, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green. While Young may be Holiday’s musical partner in the romance of the lyrics, the man she loves is the “pulse” of the Basie band, its designated driver. Unmentioned by either Alexander or Szwed, “the greatest rhythm guitarist in jazz history” was also the great “might-have-been” of her life, according to Julia Blackburn’s With Billie (Pantheon 2005). Unlike the abusive men in the relationships described in Bitter Crop, Green was “good and kind and gentle,” and “would have cared for her and protected her, and given her the children and the security she always longed for.” Back Home in Indiana Right now I’m thinking of the special moment a teenage admirer spent with Freddie Green, who signed the 16-year-
tropes of romance implicit in the titles of the recordings she made in New York City between June and September 1937 — songs like “A Sailboat in the Moonlight,” “Born to Love,” and “Without Your Love.” The sheer enjoyment of those “you are the music” moments — what John Szwed calls “the romance of obbligato” — is joyously evident in the second chorus of “Me, Myself and I,” where Holiday and Young are side by side melodiously, inspirationally elevating playful lines like “We’d be satisfied dear if you’d belong to one of us.” In “Without Your Love,” contrary to the lyric, Young’s adoring tenor sax is with Billie all the way, creating wordless poetry as she sings “I rode the crest of a wave with you beside me, now who’s to guide me?” Her Real Lover One of the songs pairing Young and Holiday in Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection is Irving Berlin’s “He Ain’t Got Rhythm.” The session was recorded on
old’s Basie album, warmly shook hands, and said some kind words. Though I knew little about either T.S. Eliot or Billie Holiday at the time, I knew that Green’s steady strumming was to Basie’s big band like Eliot’s music “heard so deeply that it is not heard at all.” This is how history jerks you around. As much as I wanted to forget what happened in my home state on August 7, 1930, that memory of Freddie Green sent me back home to history and the photograph that inspired “Strange Fruit,” a wide-angle view of the faces of the citizens of Marion, Indiana, some lewdly smiling as they stared up at the savaged bodies of two black teenagers hanging from a tree, both having been beaten to death before being put on display for a crowd that numbered in the thousands. But what about the third teenager, waiting for death as the crowd jeered? He’d already been severely beaten and would
have been hanging up there with the other two (the rope around his neck had been pulled so tight that it left a scar) if not for a woman in the crowd shouting that he was innocent. The teenager’s name was James Cameron and after serving four years in prison as an accessory before the fact, he became a civil rights activist, founding three chapters of the Indiana NAACP before moving to Milwaukee, where he gave lectures on African American history and founded a Black Holocaust museum. James Cameron died in 2006 at the age of 92 and the sympathetic face on his Wikipedia page reminds me of Freddie Green, whose history with the Basie band was historic in itself, lasting from 1937 to March 1, 1987, when he died of a stroke after playing the first two sets of a show in Las Vegas. History Bites Paul Alexander ends Bitter Crop with numerous reflections on Billie Holiday’s legacy, finally closing with comments from tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins: “Sometimes when I listen to her it brings me to my knees the way she improvises on a song” and composer David Amram: “She was a communicator on a soul-to-soul level, which is the highest achievement any human being can offer. Even when she was going through hell, she made it heaven on earth for everyone who knew her or saw her or heard her.” Out of all the Holiday songs I enjoyed on a “you are the music level,” the one that most often comes to mind is “I’ll Be Seeing You,” which she recorded for Commodore on April 1, 1944, in a session produced by Milt Gabler and arranged by Eddie Heywood. As on the other Commodore sides, the muted, musing accompaniment casts a subtle spell while Billie makes poetry of old familiar places, small cafes, parks across the way, children’s carousels, wishing wells, the sun and moon, and above all “this heart of mine,” wounded, devoutly bitter, and true to the end of life. As reported by John Szwed in a quote from page 707 of the Starr Report, Monica Lewinsky said that Billie Holiday’s “I’ll Be Seeing You” was the song she and Bill Clinton bonded over. he rest, as they say, is history: the debacle of the 2000 election decided by the Supreme Court, two terms of a Bush presidency, the invasion of Iraq, two terms of the first Black president, Barack Obama, who said that he heard in Holiday’s music “a willingness to endure and the strength not to be hurt.” After that, back we go to T.S. Eliot’s “The Dry Salvages,” the third of his Four Quartets: “Where is there an end to the drifting wreckage ... the unprayable prayer at the calamitous annunciation?” Near the end, Eliot writes, “We are only undefeated because we have gone on trying.” —Stuart Mitchner
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Princeton University Glee Club Hosts Renowned Spiritual Ensemble
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he Princeton University Glee Club, currently under the direction of Gabriel Crouch, has maintained a long history of collaborations with vocal artists and ensembles who come to Princeton to coach the chorus members and perform with the Glee Club in a joint concert. This past week, as part of its 10th anniversary “Glee Club Presents” series, the chorus invited to campus the professional American Spiritual Ensemble, which has sustained a mission of keeping the American Negro spiritual alive for more than 25 years. Founded and led by Everett McCorvey, the Spiritual Ensemble seeks to preserve what McCorvey called “folksongs of the Negro slaves” which were not only a source of comfort, hope, and faith throughout centuries, but also a clandestine form of communication. The Glee Club and Spiritual Ensemble performed together Saturday night at Richardson Auditorium, presenting a program of spiritual arrangements ranging from reflective prayers to fervent songs of praise. Soloists from both ensembles were featured within the nearly 20 pieces performed. During the evening, McCorvey gave the Richardson audience a lesson in an American musical tradition, using the arrangements performed to demonstrate the many sides of the spiritual genre. The 80-voice Glee Club and 40-voice Chamber Choir opened the program with three pieces showing diversity in compositional style and expressive musical emotion. Singing from memory, the choristers were able to lean into the direction of both McCorvey and Crouch and find passion in the music. “Sit Down Servant” began with the raw sound of a work song, but quickly evolved to a high-energy performance with many dynamic swells and quick rhythms. Singing in mixed formation, the Chamber Choir was especially able to exhibit well-tuned women’s voices in a complex harmonic arrangement of “He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands.” Spiritual arrangements have been composed in numerous formats, including for
both ensemble and solo voice. Much of the American Spiritual Ensemble portion of the concert was devoted to a set of solo spirituals featuring the individual members of the chorus, accompanied by piano and percussion. The singers of the Spiritual Ensemble all have extensive experience in national and international opera houses, and each soloist brought a unique charisma to the stage. Tenor John Wesley Wright in particular brought the house to rapt attention with a fervent rendition of “I Know I’ve Been Changed.” Princeton University alumna Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa accompanied herself on an mbira, a plucked instrument from her native Zimbabwe, in a graceful “Balm in Gilead.” Soprano Alicia Helm brought the angels down from the sky with an expressive singing of “Come Down, Angels” and bass Kenneth Overton conjured the dramatic vocal style of Paul Robeson in “Steal Away,” a staple of Robeson’s repertory. Other standout soloists from the Spiritual Ensemble included countertenor Darryl Taylor, baritone Roosevelt Credit and soprano Hope Koehler. he Glee Club and Spiritual Ensemble joined together to close the evening with three spiritual arrangements recalling a Baptist church singing tradition. In “You Must Have that True Religion,” featuring soprano Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, the choruses provided a very full sound, with fresh and youthful enthusiasm. The University Glee Club was founded in 1874, when Ulysses S. Grant was president of the United States, and the country was struggling to recover from the Civil War. The years leading up to the ensemble’s formation could easily have been when some of the spiritual tunes heard Saturday night came to be. This convergence of musical factors made Sunday’s performance all the more significant in the music’s historical relevance and the ensembles’ sense of togetherness, creating an evening both choruses and audience will not likely soon forget. —Nancy Plum
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The Princeton University Glee Club will next perform on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium with the Princeton University Orchestra. This concert will feature the Glee Club and Orchestra together with soloists Anthony Dean Griffey, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, and Andrew Foster Williams in Sir Edward Elgar’s “Dream of Gerontius.” Ticket information can be obtained by visiting tickets.princeton.edu.
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Stiefel. “This program offers both the ARB dancers and audiences a chance to enjoy renowned music and today’s classical ballet, with a skillful approach and truly expressive characterizations.” Swan Lake Act II was staged by former American Ballet Theatre dancer Harriet Clark. “The role of Odette, the Swan Queen, is probably the most challenging role for any ballerina, as it demands a full display of both feminine strength and resilience,” she said. The Sleeping Beauty Act III showcases the grand wedding of Princess Aurora and her Prince complete with a cast of such colorful characters as Puss-in-Boots and Little Red Riding Hood. Performances are March 8 at 7 p.m., March 9 at 2 and 7 p.m., and March 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets starting at $25 can be purchased at arballet. org or (732) 249-1254. On March 9 at 6:15 p.m., there will also be a free pre-show artist interview with Gillian Murphy, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and ARB artistic associate. Mur phy w ill be discussing her thoughts on the classic roles of Odette and Aurora, both of which she has performed for many TACKLING THE CLASSICS: Scenes from “Swan Lake” and “The years. Sleeping Beauty” are “tutu ballets” on the program at New Award-Winning String Trio Brunswick Performing Arts Center. (Photo by Harald Schrader)
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Classic Beauty: An AllTchaikovsky program featuring excerpts from Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, will be danced by American Repertory Ballet (ARB) at the New Brunswick Per for ming Ar ts Center, ARTISTIC SPACE PRODUCTIONS
March 8-10. “I have steadily watched every individual dancer continue to evolve and elevate their ballet technique, while simultaneously finding further texture and depth in their interpretation of iconic roles in the classical idiom,” said Artistic Director Ethan
The trio Time For Three (TF3 ) w ill appear with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at performances on Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium. They w ill per for m Pulitzer Prize-winning com-
TRIPLE THE TALENT: The trio Time for Three (TF3) are on the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s program March 9 and 10 at Richardson Auditorium. (Photo by Shervin Lainez) poser Kev in P uts’ Contact, written specifically for the ensemble in 2022 and featured on the trio’s awardwinning album Letters for the Future. Also on the program are Bulgarian composer Marin Goleminov’s The Fire Dancer: Suite from the Ballet, inspired by an ancient Bu lgar ian spir it ritual, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, his ballet based on the Shakespeare classic. Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts. At the Sunday performance, Milanov will host a pre-concert talk starting at 3 p.m. “I’ve known this exhilarating trio from my days
in Philadelphia, and we’ve twice featured them at our annual Princeton Festival,” he said. “I’m thrilled to bring them to Richardson Auditorium to play Kevin Puts’ highly regarded work with our full orchestra. I’m also delighted to introduce one of Bulgaria’s most celebrated composers, Marin Goleminov, with music from his beautiful ballet.” Time for Three’s repertory spans classical music, A m er ic a na, a nd s i ngersongwriter styles, merging eras, styles, and traditions. Members Charles Yang, Nicolas Kendall, and Ranaan Meyer collaborate with contemporary classical composers like Chris Brubeck and Pulitzer Prize winners William Bolcom and Jennifer Higdon. TF3’s recent commission, Contact, premiered with the San Francisco Symphony and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Visit princetonsymphony. org for tickets.
Stravinsky, Glass, Coleman On Philharmonic Program
On Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m., the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey performs works by three composers at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Daniel Spalding conducts and Yvonne Lam is solo violinist.
Valerie Coleman (Photo by Kia Caldwell)
The concert begins w it h Va l e r i e C ol e m a n’s S e v e n O’Clo c k S h o u t, which was commissioned and premiered by The Ph i ladelph ia O rch e s t r a. Coleman describes the work as “a declaration of our survival. It is something that allows us our agency to take back the kindness that is in our hearts and the emotions that cause us such turmoil. We cheer on
the essential workers with a primal and fierce urgency to let them know that we stand with them and each other.” Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto and Igor Stravinsky’s Petroushka complete the program. Glass, an American composer and pianist, describes himself as a composer of “music with repetitive structures,” which he has helped to evolve stylistically. Spalding described Petroushka as “one of the most important masterpieces of music from the 20th century, colorful and incredibly innovative, and it is one of Stravinsky’s masterpieces. I’m excited to present this. It’s likely never been played here.” Visit capitalphilharmonic. org for tickets.
New Jersey High Schoolers In Shakespeare Competition
O n S u n d ay, Fe br u a r y 25, the annual Shakespeare competition will be held by the Princeton Branch of the E nglish - Spea k ing Un ion ( E SU ) . T he competition will begin at 3 p.m., in the Ding Music Hall on the campus of the Peddie School in Hightstown. The public is welcome. Approximately 12 schools will participate, with each student performing a soliloquy and a sonnet. The winner of the competition will progress to the National Shakes p e a r e C om p e t it i on on April 15 New York’s Lincoln Center. The ESU National Shakespeare Competition is a nationwide competition in which high school students read, analyze, perform, and recite Shakespearean monologues and sonnets in three qualifying stages: school, ESU Branch, and national. Since 1983, the competition has engaged more than 400,000 young people. Approximately 2,500 teachers and 20,000 students in nearly 60 ESU Branch communities participate each year. The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served following the performances. Visit esuus.org for more information. Founded in 1920, The ESU is a nonprofit, nonpolitical educational organization that employs English as a catalyst to foster global understanding and good will through educational and cultural exchange programs.
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COMMUNITY CONCERT: A world premiere is among the pieces at the upcoming performance by the Westminster Community Orchestra, in the Cullen Center on the Westminster campus. BROADWAY SONGS: Members of the Princeton Playhouse Choir in performance. The group will be at McCarter Theatre Center on February 24 at 7 p.m. (Photo by Resonance Vision) Playhouse Orchestra com- With Words’ 2024 entries Lewis Center Presents “From Wind to Wonder!” prise the Playhouse Ensem- tripled those of last year.
“From Wind to Wonder!,” a concert by the Princeton Playhouse Ensembles of Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, on February 24 at 7 p.m., will unite music theater storytelling, performance, composition, arranging, direction, and choreography featuring the work and leadership of current students and alumni. Taking place at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, the Playhouse Ensembles will be joined by several Broadway performers and musicians, including the genre-bending ensemble Third Reprise, Andrew Barth Feldman, Mykal Kilgore, and Kuhoo Verma. The concert program includes new student-written compositions alongside selections from the musicals Waitress, Wicked, In the Heights, West Side Story, Dear Evan Hansen, Sunday in the Park with George, Seussical, and more. The show is directed by Solon Snider Sway, director of the Playhouse Ensembles, and co-sponsored by the Department of Music. The Princeton Playhouse Choir and Princeton
bles. The choir is housed jointly with the Lewis Center’s Program in Theater and Music Theater and the Music Department, focusing on repertoire beginning in a broad range of theatrical traditions and expanding into a realm of experimental and innovative music-making. The core of the group’s repertoire is music connected to theater and reimagined for creative ensemble configurations through new arrangements and interdisciplinary collaborations. The orchestra is an instrumental chamber ensemble specializing in the performance of new music commissions, music theater repertoire, popular song, and film music. Open to all Princeton students, the ensembles hold annual auditions and include students with a broad range of musical backgrounds and interests. Admission is free. Visit mccarter.org for tickets.
Phillips’ Mill Announces Playwriting Challenge Winners
Drama at Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa., has named the six winners of its 2024 student playwriting challenge, Play With Words. Only in its second year, Play
E xcepting grade 8, all grades (7 through 12) are represented this year. The winning plays will be performed in live staged readings at the historic mill on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. The public is invited. Winning playwrights are Corinne Brintnall (grade 7, Tohickon Middle School, Pa.); Avigail Wus (grade 9, Pennsbury High School, Pa.); Saskia Cooper (grade 10, Pennington School ) ; Srikar Pothuraju (grade 11, West Windsor High School); Finn Anderson (grade 12, Upper Dublin High School, Pa., who participated last ye ar) a nd Mat i lda Bray (grade 12, Solebury School, Pa.) Bray was a winner last year and her work — including her book Under the Moon as my Sun — has been widely published. She competes regularly at open poetry competitions. Play With Words was developed to encourage students grades 7 through 12 to explore playwriting as a means of expressing their creative ideas. Plays are juried by professional playwrights, and each student receives a written professional commentary.
“We are proud and thrilled to provide an encouraging and informative venue to nurture young writers, and to share their creations with the community,” said Valerie Eastburn, chair of drama at Phillips’ Mill. Theater Resident Griffin Horn will host the staged readings event and share his insights on playwriting with the audience. Admission is free, donations are encouraged, and registration is recommended. For more information, visit phillipsmill.org.
Westminster Community Orchestra Presents “Miniatures” on March 3
The Westminster Community Orchestra (WCO), conducted by Ruth Ochs, will present a concert titled “Miniatures” on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in Hillman Hall, in the Cullen Center, on the Westminster campus, Walnut Lane. The program will feature the world premiere of Kathleen Scheide’s “Pluck” with The Guitars of Westminster Conservatory, Mark Johnstone, director. The concert will also include Westminster Conservatory students Cherie Xu, clarinet; Alison Varra, mezzo-soprano; and Julianna Wong and Tanvi Patil, sopranos. A student of Kenneth Ellison, Xu will play Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra.
Varra, who studies with Dauri Shippey, will perform Purcell’s “When I am Laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas and “Che farò senza Euridice” from Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. Wong and Patil are coached by Danielle Sinclair, and will sing “But ere we this perform” from Dido and Aeneas. The WCO will also perfor m P ia z zolla’s “L ibertango” for string orchestra, “Nocturne” from King Christian Suite by Sibelius, “When I can Read my Title Clear,” (traditional), and selections from Grieg’s Lyric Suite. Scheide is a composer, teacher, organist, and early keyboard soloist who has performed throughout the world. The WCO previously premiered her compositions Concertino for Autumn and Echo for Guitars and Orchestra, also featuring Mark Johnstone and The Guitars of Westminster Conservatory. Johnstone has over 30 years of teaching and p e r for m i n g e x p e r i e n c e. The Guitars of Westminster Conservatory offers classical
guitarists the opportunity to play and perform a variety of music from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Now in her 19th season as conductor and music director of the Westminster Communit y Orchestra, Ochs has led the group in performances of major orchestral and choral-orchestral works, including symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozar t, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Under her leadership, the orchestra continues to feature ensembles and soloists from the Westminster Conservatory and highlight works by local and under-represented composers. She is currently a senior lecturer in the Princeton University Department of Music, where she is in her 22nd season as the conductor of the Princeton University Sinfonia. A suggested admission of $10 cash will be accepted at the door. Audience members requiring seating assistance should arrive at 2:30 p.m. Visit Rider.edu/events for more information.
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In celebration of his recent release, “B A C H: The Gamut from ‘A’ to ‘G’,” University Organist Eric Plutz will recreate the CD in this performance of Toccatas, Preludes, Fantasias, and Fugues in each key from A to G. Open to all.
KAIVALYA KULKARNI ’26
WESLEY SANDERS ’26
DANIEL LEE ’27
Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major
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“CHRISTINA FERNANDEZ: MULTIPLE EXPOSURES”: The artist’s contact sheet for her 1999 “Untitled Multiple Exposures” series is featured in her photography exhibition on view at Art on Hulfish through April 28 Courtesy of Christina Fernandez)
Christina Fernandez Photo brings together photographs artist, teacher, and mother Exhibition at Art on Hulfish from across the artist’s 30- through photographs that
Photographs by renowned Los Angeles –based artist Chr istina Fer nandez exploring migration, labor, and gender are on view at the Princeton Universit y Art Museum’s Art on Hulfish gallery in an exhibition that reveals the multiple senses of “exposure” at play in the artist’s work. “Ch r is t i na Fer na n d e z : Multiple E xposures,” on v iew t hrough Apr i l 28,
year career, illuminating the formal and conceptual threads connecting her most important bodies of work. Fernandez, who generally works in series and across various modes of photogr a p h y — d o c u m e n t a r y, portraiture, performance — is especially interested in the experiences of Mexican Americans. Her photographs engage with the everyday realities of being an
acknowledge both the beauty and the precarity of a creative life. They also investigate and assert her identity, often framing her hometown of Los Angeles or figures from her family as a central focus. Fernandez’s photography has been celebrated throughout her career and her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and
the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others. “Princeton is delighted to host this retrospective for its only showing on the East Coast,” said Katherine A. Bussard, the Museum’s Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography. “We are excited to bring Christina Fernandez’s work, which displays both mastery of technique and bold artistic vision, to our visitors. Students of photography will appreciate her knowledge of the canon while all visitors are likely to be moved by the universal themes this artist explores.” Princeton’s installation is the first to feature Fernandez’s 2020 composite image Untitled Farmworkers, which presents images recording the deaths, injuries, and illnesses of farmworkers due to pesticides, labor disputes, altercations on the picket lines, and more. This powerful image draws visitors into the exhibition and calls attention to themes of labor echoed throughout the galleries. “Christina Fernandez has been unrivaled in her ability to use photography to investigate and assert the interlocking issues of labor, gender, immigration, and place,” said James Steward, the Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director of the Princeton University Art Museum. “This exhibition at Princeton provides a rare opportunity to see how the artist both draws on the history of art and moves it forward in very particular and powerful ways.” “Ch r is t i na Fer na n d e z : Multiple Exposures” comes to Princeton following its debut at UCR ARTS in Riverside, Calif., and stops at the Amon Carter Museum of American Ar t in For t Worth, Texas, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona. After its presentation in Princeton, the exhibition travels to the San José Museum of Art in California and the DePaul Art Museum in Chicago. Art on Hulfish, a gallery project of the Art Museum located at 11 Hulfish Street, is open daily. Admission to free. For more information, visit artmuseum. princeton.edu.
Phillips’ Mill to Host Art Show and Sale
artist talk
Liu Xiaodong 2024 Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, International Artist-in-Residence
Thursday, February 23, 5:30 p.m. Beijing-based artist Liu Xiaodong in conversation with Zoe S. Kwok, the Nancy and Peter Lee Associate Curator of Asian Art. Xiaodong creates monumental social realist paintings in compositions that address social upheaval wrought by economic and environmental displacement. Reception to follow.
Robertson Hall 016 LATE THURSDAYS! Thursday evening programming is made possible in part by Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, with additional support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Liu Xiaodong 刘小东, Brawler (detail), 2022. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, in celebration of the Tang Center’s 20th Anniversary. © Liu Xiaodong
Phillips’ Mill Community Association in New Hope, Pa., is celebrating 95 years with a new Mill Members Art Show and Sale. The depth of the Mill members’ artistic talent will be on display for two weekends, March 16-17 and March 23-24, from 12-4 p.m. at the historic mill. This inaugural non-juried show is a salute to the visual arts creativity of Mill members and the member founders of Phillips’ Mill Community Association in 1929. Open to all members of Phillips’ Mill, the show will accept submissions in the categories of fine arts or crafts, including painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, printmaking, digital ar t, photography, sculp t ure, ceram ics, jewelr y, textiles, and woodworking. Registration via Smarter Entry is open through March 7. A link to Smarter Entry is available at phillipsmill. org/art/member-art-show. Become a member of the Mill, if not already, at phillipsmill.org/membership to
HISTORIC MILL: The Phillips’ Mill Community Association in New Hope, Pa., has been a home to artists since 1929. It will host an inaugural Members Art Show and Sale on the weekends of March 16-17 and March 23-24. participate in this new show. “The Members Art Show and Sale is the Mill’s way of honoring our member artists and our community. We hope this inaugural event will be the start of an ongoing tradition of further supporting our artists,” said Commit tee Chair Shaw n Campbell, a ceramic artist from Milford and the recipient of the 2023 Patrons’ Award for Sculpture at the “94th Juried Art Show.” The Mill welcomes all to discover more about its wide variety of exhibitions, programs, events, and educational opportunities at phillipsmill.org.
Area Exhibits Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Reciting Women: Alia Bensliman and Khailiah Sabree” through March 31. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Gallery-Wide Group Show” 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 “Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures” through April 28. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Transversing Nostalgia” through March 9 in the Taplin Gallery. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Considine Gallery, Stuart Country Day School, 12 Stuart Road, has “The Stuart 60th Anniversary Community Art Exhibit” through March 8. stuartschool.org. Ficus Art Gallery, 235 Nassau Street, has “Embrace the Everyday” through May 6. ficusbv.com. Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Members Exhibition” through February 29. cranburyartscouncil.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton,
has “Cloud Swing” through April 1, “Night Forms” through April 7, and “That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family” through the end of 2024, among other exhibits. 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. Michener Ar t Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Ethel Wallace: Modern Rebel” through March 10 and “Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions” through April 28. michenerartmuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. morven.org. Present Day Club, 72 Stockton Street, has “Embraced by Nature” through March 3. The exhibit is open on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. catherinejmartzloff.com. Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, has “Anthropomorphic: Photos and Stories” through March 15. princetonlibrary.org. Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University, has “Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches: Selections from the John Doar Papers” through March 31. library.princeton. edu. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, has “Music to My Eyes” through April 7. ellarslie. org. West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “Manifesting Beloved Community” through March 2. westwindsorarts.org. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, 71 George Street, New Brunswick, has “George Segal: Themes and Variations” through July 31. zimmerli.rutgers.edu.
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Wednesday, February 21 5 : 30 - 8 p.m. : Crohn’s and Colitis Education Program, an evening of learning and connecting patients and caregivers of all ages with the latest research and treatments. At St. Peter’s University Hospital, Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center, 254 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick. Free, RSVP required. Crohnscolitis foundation.org. 5 : 30 p.m. : Pr inceton Public Library Board meeting, in the Newsroom at Princeton Public Library, 65 Wit herspoon St reet. Princetonlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.: The PBS documentary Revolution ’67 is screened at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, focused on the Black urban rebellions in Newark during the 1960s. Followed by a panel discussion. Princetonlibrary.org. 7 p.m.: “Finding Benjamin James and the History of the Mount Ely Hancock House,” virtual talk by Pat D on a hu e, ow n e r of t h e Mount Ely Hancock House in East Windsor, on the history of the house and genealogy of James, an enslaved man who once lived at the house. Register at mcl.org.
Thursday, February 22 10 a.m.: Meeting of the 55-Plus Club of Princeton via Zoom. Chana Sacks of the Center for Gun Violence at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School will speak on “Confronting Gun Violence in America: Risk, Impact, and Prevention.” Princetonol. com/groups/55plus/. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Winter Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. Locally grown produce, pasture-raised meats, fresh baked breads, homemade treats, and handmade g i f t s . P r i n c e to n f a r m e r s market.com. 11 : 3 0 a . m . - 1 2 : 3 0 p. m . : NS F I - Cor ps Info Session on turning innovations into products and services that create value in the market. At Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, 303A College Road East. Lunch served. RSVP by February 15. Princetonbiolabs.com. 4-6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion on the past, present, and future of affordable housing in Princeton, at the Bernstein Gallery, Rober tson Hall, Princeton University. Panelists are Fern Spruill, Ed Truscelli, Matt Mleczko, and Anastasia R. Mann. Free. Spia.princeton.edu.
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5-8 p.m.: Reception and program celebrating Black History Month at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. “Black A ng els, A n ce s tor s, a n d Heritage: Reflections on the People and Growing Up in the Neighborhood,” about the Witherspoon- Jackson district. Artscouncilof princeton.org. 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber presents Pitch Stop VI at Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hami lton. I nve s tor pa n el is Sean O’Sullivan of SOSV, James Howard of Black Inventors Hall of Fame, and David Stengle of Startup Grind. $45-$55. Princeton chamber.org. 6 : 30 p.m. : Princeton High School alumnus Jinwoo Chong discusses his novel Flux with Laura Spence-Ash at Princeton Public Librar y, 65 Witherspoon Street. Fundraiser for the library’s Friends and Foundation. $30; $75 with a copy of the book. Registration required. Princetonlibrary.org. 7-8:30 p.m.: Celebrate Culture with Game Night, at West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road. In recognition of Black History Month, games including Bid Whist, Spades, and Dominoes. An ar t exhibition,
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FEBRUARYMARCH “Manifesting Beloved Community,” inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., is on display. Free but registration is necessary. Westwindsorarts.org. 8 p.m.: “Love Type Beat,” new play by Princeton University seniors Nica Evans and Taneyah Jolly, from Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater, at Wallace Theater in the Lewis Arts complex. Free. Arts.princeton.edu. Friday, February 23 7 p.m.: “The Year to Save the Earth,” a concert with Jim Scott and the UUCP Bell Choir at Channing Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Suggested donations $10-$20. Uuprinceton.org. 7:30 p.m.: William and Mary College Choir in concert at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street. Works by American composers over the last century including Barber, Hailstork, and Nova; also selections from Faure’s Requiem. Free. 8 p.m.: “Love Type Beat,” new play by Princeton University seniors Nica Evans and Taneyah Jolly, from Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater, at Wallace Theater in the Lewis Arts complex. Free. Arts.princeton.edu. Saturday, February 24 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: “Four Centuries of African American Soldiers,” at the Old B a r r a c k s M u s e u m , 101 Barracks Street, Trenton. Military artifacts, reenactors, and veterans sharing their personal stories. Free. Barracks.org. 12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by C ar men Mar ranco. Terhuneorchards.com. 1- 4 p . m . : C e l e b r a t e George Washington’s birthday at Rockingham Historic Site, Route 603, Kingston. O p e n hou s e, s c ave ng er hunt, light refreshments, and more. Rockingham.net. 2 p . m . : “A J o u r n e y T hrough Afr ican A mer ican Music” at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Interactive exper ience for all ages. Princetonlibrary.org. 3-5 p.m. : Year of the Wood Dragon and Lantern Fe s t i v a l at H e r r ontow n Woods, 600 Snowden Lane. Herrontownwoods.org. 7 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents Mark Roxey’s Carmen at Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org/carmen. 7 p.m.: From Wind to Wonder! musical revue at the Berlind Theatre ( McCarter), 91University Place. Presented by the Princeton Playhouse Ensembles and the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater and Music Theater. Free. Arts.princeton.edu.
8 p.m.: “Love Type Beat,” n e w p l ay b y P r i n c e to n University seniors Nica Evans and Taneyah Jolly, from Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater and Music Theater, at Wallace Theater in the Lewis Ar ts complex. Free. Arts.princeton.edu. Sunday, February 25 11 a.m.: Authors Noree Mughees and Tina Gabrielle discuss their novels and the romance genre at a Princeton Public Library Book Brunch event, 65 Witherspoon Street. Coffee and pastries served. Princetonlibrary.org. 12-5 p.m.: “Four Centuries of African American Soldiers,” at the Old B a r r a c k s M u s e u m , 101 Barracks Street, Trenton. Military artifacts, reenactors, and veterans sharing their personal stories. Free. Barracks.org. 12-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Indoor and outdoor seating with firepits. Live music from 1-4 p.m. by Jeff Penque. Terhuneorchards.com. 1-2 p.m. Princeton Universit y Carillon concer t, l i s te n on t h e G r a d u ate School lawn. Gradschool. princeton.edu. 1 and 4 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents Mark Roxey’s Carmen at Mill Ballet, 46 Nor th Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org/ carmen. 1- 3 p . m . : P r a s a d a m Distribution and Kir tan, at Princeton YMCA, Paul Robeson Place. Free meal distribution and meditation. Bviscs.org. 3 p.m.: Open Acoustic Jam at Princeton Public Librar y, 65 Witherspoon Street. Inclusive, open jam for local musicians; chord charts and lyrics provided. Princetonlibrary.org. 3 p.m. : The Princeton branch of the English Speaking Union holds the annual Shakespeare competition in Ding Music Hall, the Peddie School, Hightstown. The public is invited to watch students from 12 schools perform a soliloquy and a sonnet. Esuus.org/ Princeton. 4 p.m . : G at her ing in solidarity with the October 7 hostages, and a call for their release. Organized by a grassroots group of Israelis in Princeton. At Hinds Plaza. Monday, February 26 Recycling Tuesday, February 27 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Spring Health Fair at the Center for Modern Aging, 101 Poor Farm Road. Virtual sessions from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; inperson presentations, screenings, and more from 1-4 p.m. Cmaprinceton.org/ health-fair. 10 a.m.: Read and Explore : Fur, Feathers and Fluff, Keeping Warm in Winter, at Terhune Orchards,
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Wednesday, February 28 10:30 a.m. Discussion of Oliver Sacks’ Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, facilitated by Dr Concetta Tomaino, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Repeated at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Princetonlibrary.org. 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.: “Real Life, Reel Representation: The Art and (Personal) Politics of Nonfiction Film,” presented by the Department of Media Arts at Rider University, Lawrence Township. Visit Rider.edu for full schedule. 4 p.m.: Friends of Princeton University Library hosts Small Talk with Molly Guptill Manning, author of When Books Went to War. Hybrid event, visit libcal.princeton.edu. Thursday, February 29 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.: “Real Life, Reel Representation: The Art and (Personal) Politics of Nonfiction Film,” presented by the Department of Media Arts at Rider University, Lawrence Township. Visit Rider.edu for full schedule. 4 p.m.: Screening of PBS documentary Freedom Riders at Friend Center, William Street, Room 113. Followed by a private viewing of the exhibit “Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches, Selections from the John Doar Papers. Libcal.princeton.edu.
Friday, March 1 7 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents Mark Roxey’s Carmen at Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org/carmen. 7:15-9:30 p.m.: Family Fun night at West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road. Arts and crafts stations, b oard a nd c ard ga m e s, building stations with Legos and blocks, and a space room. Light snacks and refreshments. $5-$30. Westwindsorarts.org. Saturday, March 2 9:30-11 a.m.: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab’s Science on Saturday series, at 100 Stellarator Road. “The Remarkable Story of Fusion Ignition at the National Ignition Facility.” Arrive by 8:30 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts. Pppl.gov/events/science-Saturday. 10 a.m.: Read and Explore : Animal Tracks, at Terhu ne O rchard s, 330 Cold Soil Road. Read books and make bird feeders, v isit far m animals. Terhuneorchards.com. 7 p.m.: The Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine performs Giselle at Patriot’s Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. $34-$79. 4 and 7 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents Mark Roxey’s Carmen at Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org/carmen.
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Stabilit y CoaliHelp For Those In Need of Safe Transitional Housing Housing tion experienced a drastic increase in the number of Is Provided By Housing Initiatives of Princeton requests from households
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hen the news of the day seems relentlessly negative, we tend to forget or may not even know of the many acts of generosity and kindness provided by individuals and organizations throughout the Princeton area. One such organization is Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP), which focuses on helping those in need to find transitional housing and assisting them to build a better future.
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A roof over your head! Such a basic need, and yet for so many, it is not something they can count on. In a place like Princeton this is shocking — not a situation one would expect, and yet it is happening. Some people are homeless or at risk of homelessness, living temporarily in motels, in cars, or unsuitable and unsafe buildings. Fortunately, HIP is one of the organizations at the forefront trying to find solutions. Concerned Citizens Theirs is a remarkable stor y. Twent y-f ive years ago, a volunteer at Trinity Church discovered a woman who had been secretly living in the church building. She was well educated, a college graduate, but she was homeless. Her life had crumbled, she struggled with depression, and she had nowhere else to go. Once they became aware of the need, people took action. Members of local churches, synagogues, and a group of concerned citizens banded together, and they found her an apartment in Princeton. Realizing that this woman was only one of many in need, this group, with a “neighbors helping neighbors” concept, founded a secular independent notfor-profit organization, and in 2001 HIP was born. It set as its mission finding and providing transitional housing for people, and then assisting them in various ways to stabilize and improve their lives. Via stable housing, educational opportunities, better employment, and a network of services, the participants could look to a brighter future. Those in the program are referred to HIP by social service agencies, religious institutions, the municipality, HomeFront, Princeton Hou s i ng C o a l it ion, a n d Health and Human Services, among others. In some cases, they may contact HIP themselves as they search for affordable housing options. HIP currently manages eight rent-subsidized homes in Princeton in which families live for one to two years before they move on to affordable housing. T hese homes are either rented from the municipality, private landlords, or owned by HIP. Working Together The families pay 30 percent of their income toward the rent, and each family
member works closely with a case manager and volunteer team. These are working class low-income families who lack the financial means (income and credit scores) to qualify for local affordable housing. More than 50 local HIP volunteers, the board of trustees, the executive team, and also local businesses, corporations, and individuals work together toward a successful result, points out HIP executive director Lori Troilo. “The work we do is handson, so we can see the impact we have. We have an amazing team of volunteers, including the broad of trustees. Currently, we are relying heavily on our Eviction Prevention Team : Kathy Taylor and Jill Wolk, as well as grant writer Suki Wasserman, treasurer Ann Zultner, and head of development Carol Golden.” Wraparound Services Troilo emphasizes the importance of the additional support, known as wraparound ser vices, for the residents. “These are key to helping them find meaningful work and have productive lives.” Indeed, these wraparound services are a crucial component of the program and include help with affordable housing navigation, credit counseling, legal services, networking and career development, tutoring, tuition assistance, mental health counseling, enrichment activities for children, even driving lessons, among others. There have been important successes, reports HIP board chair Tom Pinneo, coowner of Pinneo Construction. “Some of the children go on to get a college degree, as do the adults. They are able to get better jobs. And they are willing to take responsibility for their future.” It has certainly been a remarkably successful program. According to its 2023 report, HIP has helped 90 central New Jersey parents and children since its beginning to move from homelessness or risk of homelessness into permanent, affordable homes of their own. In 2023, HIP included an eighth transitional housing apartment in the program, and it is hoped that three more transitional housing units can be added over the next 12 months if funds can be raised. Also, in 2023, a Princeton University intern measured the longtime impact of the program. The results found that every family who was interviewed (including some who had been with HIP as long as 12 years ago) is still housed in a secure situation, and some in their own homes. All of the heads of households are employed ; all said they were better off financially today, and some even had earned master’s degrees. Every family said HIP had helped their children either with school or enrichment programs, and several said that HIP’s help had inspired them to volunteer themselves.
Better Lives Also during 2023, five families graduated from HIP transitional housing units, moved into affordable housing apartments, and five new families joined the HIP program. The success of HIP is a source of pride, notes Lori Troilo, who has extensive experience in fund development and human resources. “The participants have gone on to have such better lives and have been able to accomplish so much as they gain confidence. To be able to help make a difference in someone’s life in this way is so meaningful and rewarding,” The need continues to grow, however, as the New Jersey housing shor tage persists, points out Tom Pinneo. In 2022, for example, 29 percent more households relied on homelessness prevention programs like that of HIP to survive than in the year before, according to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Homelessness in New Jersey is up 17 percent from 2022 ( Point-in-Count report), and a single mother needs to work 96 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment. Homeless shelters are full, and the stay is too short for families to transform their lives while there. Foundational Question “Being in construction, I am aware of the housing need,” reports Pinneo. “The need to build housing with diversity in Princeton and other places is crucial. It is a foundational question for the town, the community, for the nation. We are at a crossroad. This is part of an existential question. “In addition, it is important for people to be in a place where they and their children can develop social interaction and other benefits. Princeton has tremendous advantages. We want to elevate everyone.” This is an important focus of HIP, as it points out in its mission statement. “We envision a welcoming and inclusive Princeton community, where all people can afford to live and thrive with secure housing, employment, and education.” Another very important focus of HIP is its Eviction Prevention program. This was launched in 2015, and provides emergency rental assistance. As the program states, “For those living pay check to pay check, a large car payment, a sudden job loss, or medical bill can lead to missed rent payments and ultimately eviction. HIP intervenes to provide emergency rental assistance to keep families housed. We currently help 50 individuals and families per year to avoid eviction and remain securely housed.” Since the program began, it has helped more than 492 families. Strategic Plan And the need just keeps growing, report Troilo and Pin neo. “T his year H I P and other local nonprofits with whom we partner as part of the Princeton
facing eviction. HIP helped twice the number of households to pay rental arrears and security deposits compared to the previous year.” Accordingly, in 2022, HIP developed a strategic plan looking to the future. As Pinneo points out, “With more families to help, HIP will need to grow. Plans include expansion of the transitional housing program, a bridge fund program to support child care, debt reduction, and “new start” funding for HIP graduates transitioning out of HIP housing. Also, a study on eviction prevention programs, expanded access to mental health services, and advocacy efforts on behalf of affordable housing solutions in New Jersey will be offered. All of this takes funding, of course, and as Troilo explains, this is a major challenge. “Funding is always needed. We are fortunate to receive help with grants from foundations, also donations from corporations, organizations, and individuals. We are pleased that recently, Princeton University has committed to a contribution of $300,000 over three years. And, of course, we always welcome the help of volunteers.” Faith In Humanity HIP has received justifiable praise from many quarters, including from Princeton Mayor Mark Freda. “HIP is an example of Princeton at its best,” he emphasizes. “People investing in other people, identifying a need and helping to meet that need. Bringing people together to help give people the opportunity to live here and stay here.” And perhaps, it is the voices of those who have
“NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS”: “With HIP, there is a network to help people navigate the difficulties they have ensuring safe housing. We help them to realize that they don’t have to do it all by themselves. Help is there for them.” Lori Troilo, executive director, and Tom Pinneo, board chair of Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP), are engaged in helping to provide transitional housing for individuals in need. been helped that resonate the most. Listen to a few of their stories: “HIP renewed my faith in humanity because I didn’t know there was help like this.” “I am so grateful to HIP for helping me with housing so I could finish my education. I was lost and homeless. These wonderful people held my hands tight, and let me know they were there for me. Nobody can imagine what it is like being alone, a single mom and without a roof to protect you and your little one.” And consider the remarkable journey of Vanessa Soliman from the risk of eviction to community activism. She and her two children moved into a HIP apartment, and she was able to expand her skillset and find meaningful employment. Returning to Trenton, she petitioned the city to sell her the condemned house next to her mother’s home,
and provide the funding to fix it up She urged the city to work with residents like her to rehabilitate abandoned houses so that others who are struggling could benefit. Not only did she succeed, but the city of Trenton named the program in her honor: The Soliman New Beginnings Home Ownership Program. That long ago day when a homeless woman was found sheltering in Trinity Church has led to results that no one could have foreseen. “Neighbors helping Neighbors” indeed! s Pinneo reflects, “To see the impact HIP has on people and to be able to provide a basic need for individuals of less means is so consequential. This is a massively important story.” For further information, visit housinginitiativesofprinceton.org. —Jean Stratton
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some really important, settling minutes.” Senior guard Matt (Mush) Allocco was terrific down the stretch for the Tigers, hitting some key shots as he scored 18 points with three rebounds and three assists. “Mush is playing like a senior, we felt good about the matchups he was getting,” said Henderson of Allocco, who was later named the Ivy Player of the Week. “He made some really tough late clock shots and he made all of his free throws (7-of-7). The seniors, Zach and Mush, are extraordinary with their will to win. It is really a special leadership quality.” Martini, for his part, acknowledged that the Tigers brought a greater focus to the court Saturday after struggling to beat Brown as they rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to get the win. “Like coach said, with Cade going down early and Jack coming in, it was a seamless transition,” said Martini. “For him to come in and play the post without missing a beat, I think that just shows dividends of how locked in we were tonight. That is a great team and we want to see them again, we love playing them. We were locked on for 40 minutes today, which was great.” The roaring crowd on hand at Jadwin gave the Tigers a great lift. “It is reflective of the work we have put in all year, carrying over from last year,” said Martini. “I am not surprised, I would like to see it more often. It is awesome playing in front of the students. Seeing the students get here an hour before tipoff was a great feeling and something that we are not really used to.” Martini scored 10 points in the first half to get the fans cheering early. “It was getting the ball where I can make a play and get an open shot,” said 6’7, 235-pound Martini, who contributed 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists in the win. “We knew that the pick and pop might be there and just cutting on them. Xaivian [Lee] got me two nice lay-ups. It was great to see the ball go in early, it helps on the defensive side of the ball.” The Tigers excelled on the defensive side of the ball, stunningly holding Wolf scoreless. The Bulldog standout came into the night averaging 15.3 points a game and had scored 21 points against Princeton in a 70-64 win for Yale on February 2. “I thought one through five, we just knew where to find help,” said Martini of the approach to stifling Wolf. “He is a tough cover one-onone. We know we can help off of some guys. I thought we were pretty consistent on our double teams. It was not a one-man effort, it was a good collective effort.” That effort highlighted the passion the relatively undersized Princeton frontcourt brings on a nightly basis.
“We are not the tallest group, but man we are going to fight till the clock ends,” said Martini. “There is no quit in us, that showed tonight. We are going to carry that over into the end of the Ivy League.” I n H e n d e r s o n ’s v i e w, the Tigers possess a special fighting mentality that makes coming to the gym a pleasure for him and his staff. “There is a spirit and just an incredible will to focus on the things that are going to matter towards winning,” said Henderson, who got a game-high 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists from flashy sophomore guard Lee in the win. “We measure all of the things — loose balls, deflections — and they own it. I have had groups that don’t own that but this group owns it so much, starting with the guys up top. If you are not enjoying coaching this kind of a team, you have got to get out of coaching because this doesn’t come around very often.” The team’s spirit and winning ways has fans coming to Jadwin in droves. “I love it and I love it for them,” said Henderson, a 1998 Princeton alum who heard the cheers at Jadwin as a star guard for the Tigers in the late 1990s. “When I played here, this is what it was like. It has been a long time coming and it is because of the players. I am so proud of them.” Pierce loves being part of the Tiger squad, noting that everyone is making a contribution. “We have got a special group here and we know it,” said Pierce. “It is not just the guys who play. We couldn’t do it without the guys on the bench as well or James [DeVincenzi] and Jamel [Jones], our strength and conditioning coach and our trainer. It is a complete group effort, we know that.” Martini, for his part, believes that the camaraderie in the group results in bliss on the court. “When you are playing with joy, you are playing freely,” said Martini, who looks to keep playing well
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CHIN UP: Princeton University men’s basketball player Caden Pierce leaps past a Brown defender in action last Friday night. Sophomore forward Pierce tallied 21 points with 12 rebounds to help Princeton defeat the Bears 72-63. A night later against visiting Yale, Pierce split his chin open chasing a loose ball in the first minute of the game and returned to the game to chip in 11 points and five rebounds to help the Tiger top the Bulldogs 73-62. Princeton, now 19-3 overall and 7-2 Ivy League, plays at Harvard on February 23 and at Dartmouth in February 24. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
as Princeton heads to New England this week for games at Harvard on February 23 and at Dartmouth in February 24. “You are not thinking, you are not worried about the last play. I also think that 1 through 14, we are all super close on and off the court, and that helps with that.” —Bill Alden
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ust seconds into the showdown between the Princeton University men’s basketball team and visiting Yale last Saturday night, Caden Pierce served notice of the intensity the Tigers were bringing into the clash. Sprinting after a loose ball, Princeton sophomore forward Pierce launched himself face-first into the court in an attempt to get possession. Pierce left the game holding his face in a towel as he got treatment behind a partition near the Princeton bench and returned later in the first half. Picking up where he left off when he returned to the court, Pierce shook off the pain and resumed his aggressive, rugged play. The 6’7, 220-pound Pierce ended up with 11 points and five rebounds to help spark Princeton as it handed Yale its first loss in Ivy League play, topping the Bulldogs 73-62 before a raucous crowd of 4,358 at Jadwin Gym. “I feel great, the win helped; I dove and busted my chin open and got stitches,” said Pierce, who had tallied 21 points with 12 rebounds on Friday to help Princeton defeat Brown 72-63 to start the back-to-back. “Thankfully we had a medical staff here that fixed me up. They put something over my face so I had no idea what the score was and I came back. I got four or five stitches.” Despite the stitches in his chin, Pierce kept going to the hoop, repeatedly challenging Yale’s towering 7’0, 255-pound star Danny Wolf. “I feel like the coaches and my teammates put me in a good position to be successful against him,” said Pierce. “Sometimes it is not there — I try not to force it. If the help comes, I try to dish it out. At the end of the day, it just comes down to making the right play. I think I did that down the stretch.” As the Tigers pulled away down the stretch, Pierce punctuated the win, slamming down a dunk on a breakaway with 42 seconds left in regulation as Princeton improved to 19-3 overall and 7-2 Ivy League. “It is not every day that you get to dunk in front of so many thousand people,” said Pierce. “It was definitely awesome.” Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson credited his players with producing an awesome effort in topping Yale, who brought an 8-0 Ivy record into the contest. “We have played some great games against them, we really dictated things physically which was part of the intent,” said Henderson, whose team is now one game behind Ivy frontrunners Yale and Cornell (19-4 overall, 8-1 Ivy). “They are really tough, difficult guys to guard. I thought both Zach [Martini] and Caden were just terrific. Kudos to Jack Scott coming in after Caden got hit in the chin early on in the game. I thought that sort of steadied the ship for us. He was terrific, giving us
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whole game we played Freshman Attackers Burns, Kabiri Make Immediate Impact As Princeton Men’s Hockey Heads into Stretch Drive, the particularly well,” said FogCaptain Murphy Shakes Off Injury to Get Back on Ice arty. “You throw that many As PU Men’s Lax Defeats Monmouth 15-5 in 2024 Opener
I a n Mu r phy h as b e e n banged up this winter for the Princeton Universit y men’s hockey team, getting sidelined for five games due to injury. But with Princeton heading into the stretch drive of the season, senior captain and star forward Murphy has battled through the pain to get back on the ice. “I am closest to 100 percent that I have been in a long time, which is nice,” said Murphy. “I feel way better than I have in a long time. Being in game shape is a lot different, there is only so much you can do on the bike. Skating is way different than anything else. I have been dying out there a little bit. I am just so happy to be back.” Last Friday as Princeton hosted RPI, Murphy scored a third period power play goal to knot the contest at 3-3. “It was nice to get the fiveminute power play, [Noah] de la Durantaye said he was going to pass it and it kind of rolled up on his stick and ended up being a shot instead,” said Murphy. “I was going to the net and luckily it took a good bounce in my direction. I was praying that I got enough to the goal line where I could get a decent look at it. I don’t even know if it bounced off the goalie or when straight in. At least it went in.” The Tigers didn’t get the bounces after that as the Engineers scored midway through the period to go up 4-3 and a late flurry by Princeton with an extra attacker didn’t yield a goal as it fell by that margin. Murphy felt a goal coming in that final sequence as the Tigers peppered the net, generating a slew of scoring chances. “We were just playing desperate, getting retrievals, getting pucks back, winning it down low and up top and shooting it down,” said Murphy. “I thought we were scoring. I thought I scored at one point, I thought I tipped one in. I even put my arm in the air, thinking that it went in but it went wide. It is just a game of inches.”
T hroughout t he game, Murphy was a thorn in the side of the Engineers, gett ing involved in several scraps along the boards. “I like to think I am playing my best when I am making people angry, getting under their skin,” said Murphy. “I wasn’t the biggest fan of theirs, they weren’t the biggest fan of mine either. It is a fun way to play. If I can draw a couple of penalties like I did that game, it is overall a positive.” Serving as a team captain has proved to be a positive experience for Murphy. “It has been great, I am lucky enough to have a lot of other leaders on this team that make my job easier,” said Murphy, a 5’11, 195-pound native of Scituate, Mass., who has tallied six goals and nine assists this year and 30 goals and 34 assists in his college career. “I think we have built a tremendous culture here. It is a huge honor and privilege to be the captain, I will be forever grateful for it. I love this team, I love these guys.” A night later, the Tigers got the job done as they posted a shootout win over Union after the teams tied at 2-2 through regulation and overtime to improve to 8-143 overall and 6-10-2 ECAC Hockey. “We are going to figure it out,” asserted Murphy. “Even though we are nipping at it and going up and down. I think we are taking steps in the right direction.” Princeton head coach Ron Fogarty loves having Murphy back out on the ice. “Ian is shaking some of the rust off, he was engaged,” said Fogarty. “He is just coming back from an injury, he was out for three weeks. He has been playing through a lot of injures since the Sacred Heart game (in early December). He is almost back, he is still playing injured. He is a captain of the team, he adds a lot to us when he is on the ice.” The Tigers did a lot of good things against RPI as they outshot the Engineers 46-18 on the night. “I t hought t hroughout
shots, rebounds, and opportunities, usually you are rewarded with a win. Tonight that wasn’t to be.” Two Tiger freshmen forwards, Carson Buydens and Michael Young, did get rewarded for their efforts as they each scored their first career goal in a 15-second span in the first period. “It was great to see those two guys do that; the result overshadows what those guys did but I was happy t hat t h ey s core d,” s a id Fogarty. “Young has been getting opportunities and Buydens had a couple of chances earlier in the year to score. So for them to score their first goals was awesome to see. We are going to need those guys for our future, they are here for three and a half more years. Those guys were goal scorers at the junior level.” In achieving a good result against Union, the Tigers got two goals from senior defenseman Nick Carabin and a shootout tally from Adam Robbins as they rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Union. Looking ahead, Fogarty believes Princeton is headed in the right direction. “We played well at Clarkson and didn’t get rewarded (a 4-2 loss on February 9), we played well at St Lawrence (a 5-4 overtime victory on February 10 ) and got the win,” said Fogarty, whose squad plays at Yale on February 23 and at Brown on February 24. “We played well tonight, we just came up a lit tle short. How we are playing is good. You don’t want to squeeze the stick so much where a mistake is in the back of your net. You get three goals, you have got to win games.” Murphy, for his part, is looking to help the Tigers enjoy a big stretch drive so he can play as many games as possible. “I have been dying to get back on the ice and now that I am back, I just want to play as long as we can,” said Murphy. “I want to give everything I have and have no regrets when I look back at it.” —Bill Alden
Matt Madalon sensed that his group of first-year players could make an immediate impact for the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team. “The freshman class is really talented, it is a really nice complete class,” said Princeton head coach Madalon of his crew of 12 newcomers, which was ranked No. 1 in Division I by Inside Lacrosse. With Princeton’s season opener originally scheduled to be played at Monmouth last Saturday delayed to Sunday due to the snow that fell overnight and moved to Class of 1952 Stadium, the highly-touted Tiger freshmen made quite a debut before the home fans. Rook ie at tacker Colin Burns tallied four goals and three assists to help Princeton prevail 15-5 over the Hawks. The output by Burns tied the Tiger record for points in the first game of a freshman season, matching Michael Sowers ’20 who also had seven on two goals and five assists in his first game in 2017. Bur ns wasn’t t he only Princeton freshman who stood out as his attack partner and former Georgetown Prep teammate, Nate Kabiri, chipped in three goals and two assists in the win. The other starting attackman, junior Coulter Mackesy, also had three goals and two assists. Sophomore Chad Palumbo, making his first career start and just his second appearance for the Tigers, led the way in the midfield with three goals, While the Tiger offense was clicking from the start as Princeton built a 7-5 halftime lead, things tightened up at the other end of the
field as the game went on. The Tigers held the Hawks scoreless in the second half as they blanked them over the last 34:04 of the contest. Senior goalie and tri-captain Michael Gianforcaro picked up where he left off last season, looking sharp as he made 13 saves on a blustery, chilly day. Fellow captain and senior defender Pace Billings scored the first goal of the game for the Tigers and ended up picking up three ground balls and causing three turnovers. Junior defender Michael B at h a l s o s t a r r e d w it h three ground balls and three caused turnovers. Princeton head coach Matt Madalon appreciated getting the chance to start the season even if the opener came a day later than scheduled. “First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who worked hard to allow us to play this game,” said Madalon, as quoted on the Princeton s p or t s web s ite. “C o ach [ Brian ] Fisher gave up a home game. Our facilities and event staffs stepped up and had everything ready to go. The fans from both teams came out. Our whole program is very appreciative of all of the efforts.” The Tigers will need to be ready to go as they were slated to host Manhattan (0-2) on February 20 before playing at No. 4 Maryland (3-0) on February 24. The contest against the Terps will start a gauntlet of road tests against nationallyranked foes for the Tigers as they will play at No. 15 North Carolina in March 1, at No. 2 Duke on March 3, and at No. 17 Rutgers on March 10. —Bill Alden
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HOT START: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Colin Burns heads to goal last Sunday as the Tigers hosted Monmouth in their season opener. Freshman attacker Burns made an immediate impact for Princeton, tallying four goals and three assists as the No. 11 Tigers prevailed 15-5 over the Hawks. The output by Burns tied the program record for points in the first game of a freshman season, matching Michael Sowers ’20 who also had seven on two goals and five assists in his first game in 2017. Princeton was slated to host Manhattan on February 20 before playing at No. 4 Maryland (3-0) on (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) BACK ON ICE: Princeton University men’s hockey player Ian Murphy controls the puck in a game February 24. last season. On Friday, senior captain and star forward Murphy scored a goal as Princeton fell 4-3 to RPI. The Tigers, who posted a shootout win over Union last Saturday after the teams tied ®� at 2-2 through regulation and overtime to improve to 8-14-3 overall and 6-10-2 ECAC Hockey, est. 1946 play at Yale on February 23 and at Brown on February 24. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Pistons, scoring five points with two rebounds in eight minutes of action off the bench as Detroit fell 116100 to the Phoenix Suns. Last Saturday night as the NBA held All-Star Weekend festivities, Evbuomwan enjoyed a homecoming as he returned to Jadwin Gym to cheer on the Princeton men’s hoops team as it topped Yale 73-62. Evbuomwan, the only Ivy League player on an NBA roster, is coming off a 10day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, signed on January 30. He appeared in four games with the Grizzlies, a stint highlighted by his game-high 12 rebounds, t hree as sis t s a nd t hree points in 29:28 minutes against the Boston Celtics on February. Evbuomwan also handed out six assists to just one turnover during his time with Memphis. Additionally, Evbuomwan appeared in seven preseason games for the Detroit Pistons ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season and made three starts. Previously, Evbuomwan had been playing for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League, affiliate of the Detroit Pistons. In 29 games combined between the NBA G League Showcase and regular season, Evbuomwan averaged 15.1 pointsper-game on 56.3 percent shoot ing f rom t he f ield along with 8.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
coordinator, and Brandon Cuevas will be the offensive line coach/running game coordinator, while Mike Weick will now serve as the assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/co-defensive coordinaPU Women’s Hockey tor/inside linebackers coach. Ties RPI 3-3 In addition, the program Sarah Fillier starred as has added Jason Nichols as the Princeton Universit y running backs coach with women’s hockey team skatJohn Sibel moving to tight ed to a 3-3 tie with RPI last ends coach after helping Saturday. John Volker to a career year Senior standout Fillier in 2023 with 447 yards and scored t wo goals as the seven touchdowns. Tigers moved to 13-10-6 Rosenbaum began his caoverall and 6-10-6 ECAC reer at Princeton in 2018, Hockey. coaching two future NFL Princeton will start postwideouts in Jesper Horsted season action this weekend and Stephen Carlson. After when the Tigers host Darta promotion to quarterbacks mouth on February 24 in a coach in 2019, the Tiger assissingle-elimination contest tant had direct impact on the in the opening round of the development of quarterbacks ECACH tournament. Kevin Davidson, Cole Smith, and Blake Stenstrom, all of Tiger Women’s Lacrosse whom earned All-Ivy honors. Loses 14-12 to Virginia Since coming to Princeton Grace Tauckus starred in from Villanova in 2019, Flinn a losing cause as the Princhas helped five wide receivers eton University women’s lareach All-Ivy status in Jacob crosse team fell 14-12 at No. Birmelin, Dylan Classi, Andrei 16 Virginia to start its 2024 Iosivas, Luke Colella, and AJ campaign. Barber. Birmelin, Classi, and Senior attacker Tauckus Iosivas were first-team hontallied four goals and an asorees following their senior sist in the contest. seasons. Princeton plays at No. 22 Cuevas helped Collin EadPenn State on February 24. dy (2021) and Ryan Butler Princeton Wrestling (2022) corral All-Ivy selections at running back before Falls to Lehigh moving over to offensive line Nick Kayal and Nate Ducoach in 2023. Jalen Travis gan provided highlights as (second team) made it three the Princeton Universit y straight seasons that a powrestling team fell 31-6 to sition player under Cuevas Lehigh last Saturday. nabbed All-Ivy. Kayal earned a win at 133 Weick, for his part, played pounds while Dugan pre- Tiger Men’s Track a key role in guiding a Tiger vailed at 184. Shines at Invitational Showing its depth across defense that fi nished in the Princeton, now 5-7 overall and 3-2 Ivy League, hosts events, the Princeton Uni- NCAA’s top 10 in five categoBucknell on February 23 in versity men’s track team ries last fall as he coached its final regular season dual. produced several superb per- first-team All-Ivy linebackformances at its annual Princ- ers Ozzie Nicholas and Liam Tiger Men’s Volleyball eton Invitational last Sunday Johnson. Loses 3-0 to Penn State at Jadwin Gym. The new running backs Ben Harrington starred in coach, Nichols, most recently Individual victors for Princa losing cause as the 15thspent time at Army, coaching ranked Princeton University eton at the meet included slot backs. Mike Dallal in the long jump, men’s volleyball team fell 3-0 Previously, Nichols served to No. 9 Penn State last Sat- Tyler Konopka in the shot put, Nick Molloy on the pole vault, as the director of player deurday. John Hogan in the high jump, velopment at East Carolina Senior Harrington con- Richard Lawson in the triple in 2021. He also was an astributed 11 kills but it wasn’t jump, and Philip Kastner in sistant for ECU during the enough as the Nittany Lions the 60-meter hurdles. Former 2017-18 campaigns. Nichols’ prevailed 26-24, 25-20, 25- Princeton High standout Paul time at ECU was broken up by 21. Brennan took second in the a two-year stay at Richmond Princeton, now 6-7 overall weight throw. (2020-21), where he held also and 0-2 Eastern IntercolleThe Tigers will be compet- held the position of assistant giate Volleyball Association ing in the Ivy League Indoor coach/running backs. (EIVA), heads to Harvard this Heptagonal Championships Nichols got his start in weekend for a pair of matches from February 24-25 at Cam- working with running backs on February 23 and 24. bridge, Mass. at Western Carolina, where PU Women’s Water Polo PU Women’s Track he was an assistant coach for the 2016 season. Goes 4-0 at Invitational Excels at Invitational Kayla Yelensky came up big Before his stint with the Displaying its talent and as the ninth-ranked Princeton versatility, the Princeton Uni- Catamounts, Nichols enjoyed University women’s water versity women’s track team a five-year stay at the Unipolo team went 4-0 at its an- excelled at its annual Princ- versity of Louisiana-Monroe, nual Princeton Invitational eton Invitational last Sunday where he held the titles of aslast weekend at DeNunzio at Jadwin Gym. sistant coach/receivers and Pool. passing game coordinator Individual winners for PrincThe Tigers topped Harvard eton at the event included An- (2010-15). 11-6 and Siena 21-9 in action nika Kelly in the weight throw, Nichols’ coaching career on Saturday and then topped Tessa Mudd in the pole vault, began at Sacred Heart Unior ask Designer for details. Mount St.your Mary’s 17-6 and Soraya Patterson in the tri- versity, where he guided the No. 21 San Diego State 14-7 ple jump, Mari Noble in the Pioneers to a Northeast Cona day later. Junior Yelensky 1,000-meter run, Harlowe ference Championship, as scored two goals in the win Brumett-Dunn in the 60 dash, well as an Eastern College over Harvard and tallied a ca- and Rachel Wilson in the 400. Athletic Conference Bowl title reer-high five scores against (2001). The first few years of In upcoming action, the TiMount St. Mary’s. his career also featured stops gers will be taking part in the Princeton, now 6-2, plays Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal at App State (2002-04), Kent at LaSalle on February 22 Championships from Febru- State (2005-08), and Toledo before hosting LIU on Febru- ary 24-25 at Cambridge, (2009). ary 23. An ECU graduate, Nichols Mass. was a four-year starter and PU Hoops Alum Evbuomwan Princeton Football in back-to-back LiberSigns 10-Day Deal with Pistons Announces Staff Changes played ty Bowls in 1994-95 and was Former Princeton UniverAs it goes through the off- named MVP of the ’94 game. sity men’s basketball star season, the Princeton UniNichols ended his career as Tosan Evbuomwan ’23 is versity football’s program the Pirates’ all-time recepcontinuing his NBA journey has announced several staff tions leader and went on to as he signed a 10-day con- changes. enjoy two pro stints, playing tact with the Detroit Pistons in both the Canadian Football Mark Rosenbaum will now last week. be the offensive coordinator/ League and the Arena FootLast Wednesday, Evbuom- quarterbacks coach, Brian ball League. He holds a B.S. wan, a 6’8, 217-pound for- Flinn will be the wide re- in business education from ward, made his debut for the ceivers coach/passing game East Carolina.
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With Senior Star Weber Having Fun in Piling Up Wins, Undefeated PHS Girls’ Swimmers Roll in Sectional Final W hile Cour tney Weber is determined to compete hard this winter in her final campaign for the Princeton High girls’ swimming team, she has another major goal. “It is my senior year, so I have been trying to focus on just having fun and keeping the fun in the swimming,” said Weber. Last Thursday Weber had a lot of fun, placing first in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke to help top-seeded PHS defeat second-seeded Manasquan 96 -69 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Group B sectional final at The College of New Jersey. The Tigers, the defending Group B state champion, will face Shawnee in the group semis on February 21 at Passaic Tech with the victor advancing to the final on February 25 at Rutgers University. “I was really happy with my times — I haven’t swam that fast in high school yet this year,” said Weber, reflecting on her performance which also saw her swim legs on the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay as PHS won both of those events and improved to 13-0. “I feel like it was really good energy — we all swam faster at this meet.” Having dealt with injury and illness last season, Weber focused on dryland conditioning this winter and that has paid dividends. “I have been getting way
stronger, I backed off just a little on the swimming,” said Weber, who has committed to attend Boston College and compete for its Division I women’s swimming program. “I have really been upping my lifting. Me and my club coach at X-Cel have really been focusing on the lifting. I have built my base all of these years, now I just need to get stronger. It is not about thousands and thousands of yards in the pool but really the strength in the gym.” PHS has displayed a sharp focus collectively this winter in its run to another state semifinal. “We are so excited, especially because we know we had some really strong seniors last year so we were a little nervous that we couldn’t do it without them,” said Weber, who had a lot of fun between races against Manasquan, taking selfies with her teammates as the Tigers pulled away to the win. “But throughout the season, we have been seeing that we are just as strong.” The strong bonds between Weber and fellow seniors Nora Chen, Kyleigh Tangen, Lauren Girouard, Jesse Wang, and Suri Skomra h av e h e l p e d s p a r k t h e Tigers. “A lot of us swim on the same club team or have swam on the same club team, every single senior except Suri,” said Weber. “I feel like we are all super close, even if we are moving around teams. That has
brought up the whole team. We are so happy with the group.” PHS head coach Carly ( Misiew icz ) Fack ler was happy to see her girls’ squad produce a dominant performance in their win over the Big Blue Warriors. “Manasquan is always a good team; we saw them last year, we see them a lot at this time of the year,” said Fackler. “They did everything and deserved to be here as much as we did. I am proud and impressed across the board with our swims. This was our first meet with very minimal rest as well. I think having this set us up for the next two rounds, fingers crossed. It was good.” Fackler got some ver y good efforts in addition to Weber’s wins as other individual victors for the Tigers in the meet included Wang in the 200 free, Tangen in both the 50 and 100 free, Girouard in the 100 butterfly, and Annie Flanagan in the 100 backstroke. Sabine Ristad took second in the 100 back and third in the 100 free while Rachel McInerney finished third in both the 200 and 500 free races. “Courtney had two great swims in the IM and the 100 breast,” said Fackler. “Jesse had a great 200 free and her best time in the 500. She came in second, they pushed each other and she had a great race. Kyleigh, Sabine, and Annie; I feel like the list goes on. Rachel McInerney is somebody who has really, really grown from the
COURTING SUCCESS: Princeton High girls’ swimmer Courtney Weber does the breaststroke leg in an individual medley relay race earlier this season. Last Thursday, senior star Weber placed first in the 200-yard IM and the 100 breast to help top-seeded PHS defeat second-seeded Manasquan 96-69 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Group B sectional final at The College of New Jersey. The Tigers, now 13-0, will face Shawnee in the group semis on February 21 at Passaic Tech with the victor advancing to the final on February 25 at Rutgers University. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) beginning of the season to now and is really coming up huge for us in those clutch situations.” While Fackler was excited to see her team earn another sectional title, she knows that Tigers have room to grow as they head into the Group B final four. “It is that next step, that next goal,” said Fackler. “The job is not done yet, we are not finished. We are happy but we are not satisfied.” In Fackler’s view, PHS can finish with a second straight state title. “I think we have got what it takes, we have the heart,
the passion and the determination on top of the skill and athleticism,” said Fackler, whose girls’ squad topped Chatham 91-79 in the Group B state final last year to culminate a 14-0 campaign. “We are hungry, one is nice but two is better. I told them that every race, every meet from here on out is only going to get harder. We can’t walk in and just expect victories. We have to earn them, we have to work for them. Every team that is where they are is good and talented and capable of winning it all. At the end of the day, it comes down to who wants it more.”
Weber, for her part, believes that the Tigers will give their all when it counts the most. “We know that Chatham is probably going to make it to the final,” said Weber. “We are confident that we can make it, and we think that we can take them down again this year with the right lineup. It is figuring out where we need to put the girls, even if it might not be their best event just to match their girls and see what we can take. We are making the most out of this. I think we are ready to kill it, honestly.” —Bill Alden
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A s t he s e cond - s e e de d Princeton High boys’ swimming team faced top-seeded Chatham in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North 2 Group B sectional final last Wednesday, it was round three in state tournament action between the powerhouses. With PHS having lost to Chatham in the Public B state final in 2022 and in the sectional final last winter for its only two defeats in the last two seasons, the Tigers realized that they faced an uphill battle in the showdown of undefeated squads. “ W i t h s w i m m i n g, t h e times are what they are, you know what you are stacked up against,” said PHS head coach Carly ( Misiew icz ) Fackler. “We went into it with a really positive mindset, saying, ‘Hey, we are going to win as many things as we can. We are going to try to beat the people around us and just focus on our race.’ At the end of the day, all you can control is what you can do in the pool.” While PHS ended up losing 96-74 to the Cougars, Fackler loved the way her swimmers competed as they finished the season with a 13-1 record . “We swam as fast as we possibly could, we left it all in the pool,” said Fackler,
who got wins from David Xu in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 backstroke with David Brophy prevailing in the 50 freestyle and Daniel Guo taking first in the 100 free. “What I told them is that you have to swim every single race like it is your last. You never know what else is guaranteed and if there is another opportunity or not. I think we really raced with true heart, determination, and passion. We really represented Princeton High School and we were there for each other from start to finish. We went 1-3 in the 400 free relay, so that was a good way to end the meet.” The 1-3 finish of the Xu twins, juniors David and Jaiden, in the 200 IM exemplified heart and determination displayed by the Tigers. “I was really happy with 200 IM w ith Dav id and Jaiden,” said Fackler. “With David and Jack Bingham from Chatham, it was back and forth. It was one of the best races of the day. David had him, then Jack caught him in breaststroke and then David just finished in the freestyle. David and Jaiden are two very phenomenal swimmers.” Fackler was happy with what her boys’ team accomplished this winter as it won its third straight county title
guys when we got back on the bus was that 13-1 is nothing to turn your nose up at,” said Fackler. “At the end of the day, our guys did their job. They didn’t just hang their heads low and walk around mopey. It was, ‘We are going to make this a tough meet for them, we are going to make them work for it and make them earn it and not hand over the win.’ I could not be more proud of them. So many teams are at home watching results online, wishing that they could be here in this moment.” With a core of juniors including Matias Da Costa, Jaden Jung, Tyler Cenci, and Mark Lackner along with Brophy, Guo, and the Xu twins, Fackler sees some good results ahead for her boys’ squad. “Chatham has got our number, but our time will come,” said Fackler, noting that the team will miss senior stalwarts Henry Xu, Zach Guan, and Alex Aprikian next year. “What I always tell them is that every race is an opportunity. Whether you win, whether you lose, whether you add time, whether you drop, it is an opportunity to race and do the best that you are physically capable of doing in that moment, and they did.” —Bill Alden
With the Princeton High boys’ hockey team having suffered five straight losses heading into its New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Public South Play-in round c o n te s t a g a i n s t S c o tc h Plains-Fanwood last Friday afternoon, the Tigers were viewing the state opener as a fresh start. “We were hoping to reset and see if we could get the wheels going again,” said PHS head coach Rik Johnson. “Unfor tunately our numbers were down, I think we had 11, 12 skaters today.” Finding themselves down 6 -1 midway through the second period in the game at the Mercer County Skating Center, the 16th-seeded Tigers battled back to whittle the deficit to the 17thseeded Raiders to 6-3 on
goals by Brendan Beatty and Charles Ross. “It w a s j u s t ch ipp i n g away. I told them to keep doing what they are doing, but spread out and put the shots on net,” said Johnson. “They started to do that — we got some opportunities.” In the third period, PHS pressed forward but couldn’t find the back of the net as it fell 7-3 to end the season with a 5-13 record. While the result was disappointing, Johnson had no qualms with the effort he got from his short-handed squad. “As long as you gave it your best, that is all we can ask,” said Johnson, who got two goals from Beatty in the defeat. “They did a nice job.” The team’s group of seniors — Charles Ross, Oisin
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addition to its sparkling PHS Boys’ Hockey Falls in State Opener, O’Dell, T.T. Zhao, Michael PHS Boys’ Swimming Falls to Chatham in Sectional Final, in Prete, and Graham Baird — record. Competing Hard to the End as it Finishes with a 13-1 Record “Something I said to the As its Offense Sputters Down the Stretch have done a good job for the
Tigers over their careers. “They are good, on and off the ice they held themselves well, they never give us any problems,” said Johnson. “They are all good guys, they are all standup dudes.” Looking ahead, Johnson believes there is a good foundation in place for PHS with such returners as junior star Beatty, the team’s leading scorer, along with fellow juniors Jack Zimet, Noah Vitulli, and Ed Zhao; sophomores Liam Campbell, Ryan Garlock, and Anders Hedin; and freshman Emil Vecchi. “The group that is coming back is going to be younger, it should be solid,” said Johnson. “Brendan is going to be a nice building block for next year. I hope we do get a little influx of youth — supposedly there are five coming in, so we will see.” —Bill Alden
SHOOTING STAR: Princeton High boys’ hockey player Brendan Beatty fires a shot in recent action. Last Friday, junior star Beatty scored two goals as 16th-seeded PHS fell 7-3 to 17th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Public Soth Play-in round contest. The defeat left the Tigers with a final record of 5-13. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) FAST FINISH: Princeton High boys’ swimmer David Xu displays his breaststroke form in a recent race. Last week, junior star Xu placed first in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 backstroke as second-seeded PHS fell 96-74 to top-seeded Chatham in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North 2 Group B sectional final. The defeat left the Tigers with a 13-1 final record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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size. I still think he’s PHS Junior Monga Earns Trip to Region 5 Wrestling, our been the heaviest person on the mat at all times when wrestled this year. He Making Great Strides After Nearly Quitting the Sport he’s did exactly what he needed
Danny Monga made the podium at the District 17 wrestling tournament on Saturday to earn a berth to the Region 5 tournament. The Princeton High junior thought about quitting at times last season, his first year back on the mats since wrestling in sixth and seventh grade. He’s glad that he stuck with it to be among the five PHS wrestlers to reach regions that begin Friday with first round and quarterfinals and continue Saturday with the remainder of the tournament at Franklin High. “It feels amazing,” said Monga after placing third at 120 pounds. “I feel like I got a lot better since last season. It was a goal I’ve had since last year. I’m excited to hit it before senior year.” A reshuffle of the bracket gave Monga the third seed. He had been confident even as the original fourth seed that he’d have a chance in the consolation match. Monga opened with a firstperiod pin of Pratham Satti of West Windsor-Plainsboro High South. “It was somebody I’ve wrestled two or three times before,” said Monga. “I beat him all three times, so I knew I could beat him. I had a lot of confidence going in. I knew as long as I didn’t get sloppy I knew could win.” Monga fell to Anthony Drake of Manville in the semifinals, and that forced him to the win-or-go-home cons olat ion. Monga got some unexpected support. “W hat act ually helped me,” said Monga, “was the kid who beat me. After the match he came up to me and said, ‘The kid you have next, he’s not that good and I know you can beat him.
You’re bet ter than him.’ That definitely helped me. I just really wanted it. I really wanted to place.” Facing Car ter Arias of Bound Brook in the consolation match, Monga picked up two points with a takedown midway through the first period. Arias chose bottom to start the second period and Monga rode him out, but two stall calls gave Arias a point. Monga got another takedown in the third period and surrendered a meaningless escape in the closing seconds for a 4-2 win. “Right after I beat the kid, when I was still on the mat, I don’t know what was going through my head,” said Monga. “I just ended like it was a normal match. Then as I was walking off, I realized, ‘Oh shoot, I just qualified.’ That’s when I got excited.” Five PHS wrestlers qualified for regions by placing in the top three at districts. It was as strong a showing as the Tigers have had in recent years. “The crazy thing about that is we were missing two of our best guys due to injury,” said Monga. “I think if they were there, we might have had seven. It’s really cool to see all my teammates making it in such a hard district. I got a little lucky with my bracket, but the rest of my teammates had super difficult brackets. We had the No. 1 team in the state (Delbarton) in our district, and we still had four other guys qualify, even after a bit of a down season — we didn’t have a winning record, although we had some people missing for some matches.” PHS went into districts without Chase Hamerschlag
and Noah Kassas after both suffered injuries in the last two weeks. The Tigers made the most of their healthy contingent to place fourth in there team standings at districts as they scored 90 pints with Delbarton taking first with 329. “I don’t know the last time Princeton has brought five, we haven’t brought five to the regions since I’ve been here.” said PHS coach Jess Monzo. “We’re moving in the right direction. Every year we’re getting a little better, we’re getting a little more competitive. Our younger guys are really starting to like it and wrestle more. When some of these guys first came in, they weren’t doing any offseason wrestling and offseason training. Now they’re looking for the next time to get back on the mat, which is tremendous. It says a lot about who they are as people too. They’re not just doing it to put it on their resume. They’re doing it because they’re starting to like it, they’re starting to love it, they’re starting to live it. It’s tremendous.” Monga was the least experienced of the PHS wrestlers to qualify. Junior Blasé Mele, who reached the state championships last year, finished second at 138 pounds. Mele cruised into the finals on back-to-back pins in under a minute each before falling to top-seeded Jayden James of Delbarton, 9-4. “We had a really good day on the mat, not too many matches, not too long on the mat before we wrestled in the finals,” said Monzo. “Unfortunately it didn’t go our way. There’s been a lot of talk about the kid from Delbarton, as he took third in the state last year and he’s currently ranked very high in the nation and ranked No. 1 in the state tournament. He’s probably one if not the best kid we’ve seen all year. We wrestled to a 4-5 point match and we were in it until the end. Coming off the mat, he was upset but we kind of said, you felt it, you felt him, and you know what he does and we have to go back to the drawing board and figure a way to reverse this decision.” Senior transfer Kwabena Afrifah, competing at 285, also finished second. Afrifah was seeded third, and after a pin he won a 6-5 decision over Daniel Steller of Bound Brook to reach the finals where he lost to top-seeded Connor Martin of Delbarton. “Kwabena wrestled a really good tournament,” said Monzo. “We wrestled some big guys that were close to
to do. He won the matches he needed to win, he didn’t put too much pressure on himself throughout the day. And unfortunately we ended up taking second when we ran into a talented kid from Delbarton.” Cole Rose placed third at 126 pounds. The junior earned a quick pin before a hard-fought 2-0 loss to Ethan Delacruz of Bound Brook in the semifinals. A state qualifier a year ago, Rose showed his mental resilience by coming back to pin Rex Peters to earn a return trip to regions. “You let it go because if you sit and dwell on a loss in a sport like wrestling, it’s tough to execute the next thing if you’re still focused on what happened a halfhour ago,” said Monzo. “You can’t figure out the puzzle in front of you if you’re worried about the last puzzle that just passed. We had to sit back, refocus and get the next best thing. We went into the tournament looking to win it. We had a setback and when that happens you have to do the next best thing. The next best thing was to take third. At this time of the game, in order to get to the state tournament, I’ve got to advance and the only way to advance is to come back from sometimes that loss that’s going to haunt me a bit.” In addition, Christian Paul fought to place third place at 157. The senior won by major decision before losing the semifinal to Carl Betz of Delbarton. Paul bounced back with a 10-4 decision over West Windsor-Plainsboro High Nor th ’s Evan de Jong in the consolation match. “He went after the Delbarton kid, he wrestled well,” said Monzo. “We got hung up and then we had to do what Cole did. We had do the next best thing, we had to take third. We had a kid that we had wrestled earlier in the year that we had beat so I think it gave us confidence going into that match knowing I wrestled him before and I was able to score when I wanted to, I was able to do the things I wanted to do. I’m going to feel good and I’m going to do the things I wanted to do in order to advance.” The PHS quintet is looking to extend their promising seasons. Mele is 33-3 and looking for a medal at states. Rose is 29-8 and in the same boat at a higher weight class this year. Paul is 25-9 and looking for his first trip to the state tournament at Atlantic Cit y,
and Afrifah is also hoping to make his first trip to AC after a 20-3 season. Monga is 18-15 and looking to add to his strong finish. “I’m pretty excited,” said Monga. “I know it’s definitely going to be some very tough competition. I’m going to try as hard as I possibly can, push the pace, try to stay fast and stay sharp.” Monga has been on a steady rise over the last two years. He did not wrestle while focusing on his academics his eighth grade and freshman year, taking accelerated AP courses. The next year, he began considering a return to wrestling. “Sophomore year I started getting to the gym and lifting more,” said Monga. “I noticed I had more free time on my hands and during the winter I thought I should join the wrestling team.” Monga wrestled on the JV team all year. As such, he did not compete in last year’s district tournament. The return to the intense training required of wrestlers after so much time off was challenging. “I def initely did t hin k about quit t ing a couple times,” said Monga. It wasn’t all roses this year for Monga either. He didn’t place at the Mercer County Tournament, falling just short in a wrestleback semifinals. But some of the setbacks only pushed him to work harder over the last few weeks. “I guess I really hated losing,” said Monga. “One recent match we had, I lost at the very end of the meet and we lost the meet by one point. That one motivated me to just get as good as I possibly could and push harder.” Monga started to see some positive changes down the stretch. He’d been doing more cardio workouts for t his season, and eat ing
better than usual, and he enjoyed some of his greatest success over the final weeks. “I think towards the last five or six matches, it really kicked into gear,” said Monga. “I started trying as hard as I possibly can in the practice room. I noticed my stamina gradually getting better. I can last longer. In the beginning of the season, I didn’t have super high expectations but I started off decently. I gradually got better and got more dialed in.” Now Monga is a success story to share with less experienced PHS wrestlers. He is proving that hard work pays off, even if it comes a little later. “Every day he’s getting better, we’re thoroughly impressed,” said Monzo. “He’s one of the guys in the room that’s starting to step up as well, not just show up on the mat. He’s doing the right thing, leading by example, some of the younger guys that he’s mentoring are following his footsteps. There’s a neat little front head stuff that he does that we pointed out that he’s been doing and working on and exceeding on, and more guys are jumping on the bandwagon of doing what Danny’s doing because it’s working for him. Now it’s working for others.” The district success is also motivating Monga to push harder. He will do the best he can at regions, and he is ready for the chance to build on his third-place district finish when the season does finally end. “This year I plan to work much, much harder in the offseason, be one of the top wrestlers on our team next year,” said Monga. “Last year I did a wrestling club twice a week, but sometimes I didn’t go. It wasn’t that consistent. This offseason I plan to be super consistent and try to get as much work in as possible.” —Justin Feil
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GETTING A LEG UP: Princeton High wrestler Danny Monga, right, battles a foe in a bout earlier this season. Last Saturday, junior Monga took third at 120 pounds at the District 17 tourney at Middletown South to earn a berth to the Region 5 tournament this coming weekend at Franklin High. Monga will be joined at the Region competition by teammates Cole Rose (126), Blasé Mele (138), Christian Paul (157), and Kwabena Afrifah (285). (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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“My other point was that we have to get the first one, we got down to them every time,” said Davis. “Once you play down you lose confidence, and it is very hard to get that back. I said, ‘We have got to get the first one.’ After that, we didn’t change anything. I didn’t want to play passive, I wanted to keep the pressure on. They can pop goals any time they wanted, we didn’t let them get any momentum at all.” PDS ut ilized balanced s c or i n g to b u i l d a 3 - 0 cushion as Logan Harrison scored in the second period and Della Gilligan found the back of the net early in the third. “That was getting puck to the net,” said Davis, reflecting on getting goals from three different players. “Sammy took a shot from the point for that first goal. Brynn scored on her rebound — that was a nice goal. She was hooked up with someone and she broke away from that and got the rebound. Logan had a power play goal, that was clutch. Della’s goal was just getting a shot on net. It took a lucky bounce, it went off the blocker and went in the air and fell into the back of the net.” T h e d efe n s ive t r io of freshman Sammy Dandy, freshman Hark Sandhu, and junior Aerin Bruno held the fort for the Panthers. “Sammy played amazing, she was not getting tired out there,” said Davis. “She was offensive, she was backchecking. She was not letting anybody get by her that day. Hark works really hard, she earned it out there. Aerin played really great too. She cleared the front of the net, she got pucks out, and she got pucks away from the net. She played with heart. They played really hard. All three of them were just outworking everybody.” Senior goalie Brigid Milligan put in some good work
as well, making 30 saves in the win. “Brigid played great too, she didn’t have to make too many big saves which is nice,” said Davis. “Everyone kept the shots to the outside, and she made the saves she needed to. She did have some clutch saves as well.” The Panther players enjoyed a really nice moment after the victor y as they mobbed each other in a raucous postgame celebration. “The girls were hyped, they were going crazy,” said Davis. “It was good to see. For me, I was hyped but I just felt that we had the skill and that there was no reason we shouldn’t be able to beat them.” PDS will be looking for another title as they compete in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Girls’ Ice Hockey State Tournament where they are seeded second and will host a quarterfinal contest on February 26 between the victor of the first round contest between seventh-seeded Kent Place and 10th-seeded Madison. “They are fired up; I don’t think they fully believed in themselves and the team,” said Davis. “Having a win like that is great, especially now. It is the best time to peak, you can’t get a bigger win than in the championship. We should keep it rolling right through states, you don’t want to peak too early.” With Mo -Beard seeded first in the state tourney, PDS could be looking at round four versus the Crimson. “I hope we get to the Devils arena and get to see them there,” said Davis. “They are going to bring the heat next time, that is what we want. If you want to win, you have to get them feeling uncomfortable. That is what the girls did.” — Bill Alden
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FINE AND DANDY: Princeton Day School girls’ hockey player Sammy Dandy, left, battles for the puck in a game earliest this season. Last Wednesday, freshman defender Dandy contributed two assists to help second-seeded PDS defeat top-seeded Morristown-Beard 3-1 in the Librera Cup final at the Twin Oaks Ice Rink in Morristown. The Panthers, now 11-5, will be competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Girls’ Ice Hockey State Tournament where they are seeded second and will host a quarterfinal contest on February 26 between the victor of the first round contest between seventh-seeded Kent Place and 10thseeded Madison. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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to Ewing last Thursday. The Tigers, now 11-12, will be starting action in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 sectional where they are seeded 13th and will be playing at four th-seeded Marlboro in a first-round contest on February 21. Girls’ Basketball: Riley Devlin led the way as PHS edged Steinert 37-33 last T hurs day. S en ior g uard Devlin scored a game-high 16 points to help the Tigers improve to 15-8. PHS will be starting action in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ( NJSIA A) Central Jersey Group 4 sectional where it is seeded seventh and will be hosting 10th-seeded Middletown South in a first-round contest on February 21.
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The Princeton 5K is returning on March 16 for its 15th year. The event annually brings together athletes — young and old, big and small, fast and not so fast — to run or walk while supporting the Princeton High cross country and track programs. The in-person race starts in front of the Princeton Middle School at 217 Walnut Lane at 8:30 a.m. In addition to the 5K, there is Boys’ Basketball : Mi- a 300-meter kids dash for chael Bess Jr. scored nine children under 10. points but it wasn’t nearly To register and get more enough as PHS fell 75-35
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Hopewell Valley 5K Slated for March 16
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Girls’ Basketball: Jesslyn Bentum starred as fifthseeded Lawrenceville defeated eighth-seeded Allentown 44-38 in the semifinal round of the Mercer County Invitational last Wednesday. Boys’ Basketball: Mac Bentum scored 11 points Kelly scored 25 points as for the Big Red, who imfifth-seeded Hun fell 67-59 proved to 5 -16 with the at top-seeded Blair Academy win. Lawrenceville is slated in the Prep A state semis to play at third-seeded Penlast Monday. The Raiders nington in the MCI final on finished the winter with a B o y s ’ B a s k e t b a l l : February 21. 10-14 record. Vau g h a n Fo s te r p o s te d Girls’ Basketball: Coma double-double with 29 ing up short in its rubber points and 12 rebounds as match with Pennington this sixth-seeded Lawrenceville season, second-seeded Hun fell 72-63 to third-seeded fell 63-46 to the third-seedPenning ton in t he Prep ed Red Hawks in the Mercer A state quarterfinals last County Invitational semifiBoys’ Basketball: DesThursday. The defeat left nal round last Wednesday. the Big Red with a final re- tine Evans led the way as The Raiders, who defeated s econd - s eeded Pen n ing cord of 3-15. ton defeated top -seeded Hopewell 60-51 in the Mercer County Tournament title game last Saturday. Evans scored 12 points with 15 rebounds in the victory for the Red Hawks as they won their first MCT crown since 2010. Last Monday, Pennington fell short in a bid for another title as the third-seeded Red Hawks lost 90-52 to secondseeded St. Benedict’s in the Prep A state semis to end the season with a record of 19-9. G irls’ B asketba l l : Sparked by Morgan Matthews, third-seeded PenCOLLEGE PLANS: Princeton High senior student-athletes are all nington defeated secondsmiles as they recently gathered together to celebrate their s ee de d Hu n 63 - 46 las t commitment to continue their sports careers at the college Wednesday in the semifinal level. Pictured, from left, are: Emma Smirk, Bryn Mawr, cross round of the Mercer Councountry and track; Brooks Cahill-Sanidas, Kenyon College, ty Invitational. Matthews golf; Nick Matese, Swarthmore College, soccer; Theo Bala- poured in 26 points in the voine, Tufts University, rowing; Dylan Newman, Haverford Col- w in for the Red Hawks. lege, baseball; Jocelyn Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology, Also taking part in the Prep lacrosse; Leah Rose-Seiden, Hamilton College, field hockey; B state tourney, seventhErin Liggio, Dickinson University, field hockey; Pasquale Ca- seeded Pennington fell 68rusone, University of Rochester, soccer; and Joshua Barzilai, 43 to top-seeded Newark Connecticut College, cross country and track. Academy in the final of that Pennington in regular season action before falling to the Red Hawks in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tourney, ended the season at 10-11.
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