Town Topics Newspaper, April 8

Volume LXXIV, Number 15

Share Some Care Helps Match Donors and Needs . . . . . . . . . 5 Weintraub Calls For Vote-By-Mail, More Participation to Fix Democracy . . . . . . . . . 8 Geriatric Physician Urges Advance Care Planning . . . . . . . . . 11 McCarter, ACP Make Masks to Help Fight Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PU Men’s Lax Standout Sowers Missing Interaction with Teammates . . . . . 21 PHS Hockey Star Trainor, Stuart Hoops’ Melvin are Top Winter Performers . . . . . . . . . 23

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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise, Looking for Peak With 43 cases of COVID-19 in Princeton (31 active positive cases, 11 recovered and released from isolation), including one death last week, of a 92-year-old woman, Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser reflected cautiously on the current status of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Data coming from around the state is telling us that coronavirus-related deaths in New Jersey have started to flatten,” Grosser wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon. “This does not mean that we have accomplished our goal, but we have started to see early positive effects of social distancing efforts in Princeton, Mercer County, and throughout the state.”

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy stated Monday that health officials are beginning to see a decline in the growth rate of new COVID-19 cases, signs that the curve is flattening. He cited projections that a peak in new cases in New Jersey could come between April 19 and May 11, but he re-emphasized the urgency of New Jersey residents continuing to practice social distancing and to stay at home.

Grosser, on the front lines in Princeton’s battle with the disease, observed, “It’s still somewhat too early to tell, but it seems that the percentage increases of new cases are beginning to slow down, which then should lead to less hospitalization, less intensive care, and then less death.”

He continued on a warning note, “We need to be cautious even coming close to declaring a victory yet. There are still individuals out there who are going to transmit the virus, and we (Princeton Health Department) will not let up or let the community let up on our great efforts thus far until we protect everyone from this virus. The efforts of the community have been tremendous thus far and we are too close to turning a corner to let up now.”

Grosser went on to comment on the challenges facing hospitals. “The surge of coronavirus-related hospitalizations will continue to put stress on our health care system in the coming weeks,” he said. “It may get worse than where we are today, and that is not unexpected based upon the lag of hospitalizations compared to new cases.”

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In New Format, Council Holds Public Meeting Online Holding its first meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic became a local reality, Princeton Council used Zoom to get back to business on Monday evening, April 6.

Council members, Mayor Liz Lempert, and those delivering reports were visible on screen, while members of the public were able to ask questions or provide comments by email.

Not surprisingly, discussion of the impact of the coronavirus was the priority.

But the governing body also focused on other issues — including the proposed 2020 budget, the Alexander Street Bridge Project, and construction on the Princeton University campus — and passed several resolutions.

Municipal engineer Deanna Stockton reported that the reopening of Alexander Street will be at the end of this month, about 10 days later than expected. The road has been closed since fall for replacement of the bridge over the D&R Canal, which is overseen by the state of New Jersey; and replacement of a bridge over Stony Brook and a culvert, coordinated by Mercer County.

“Both agencies and contractors have made tremendous progress,” Stockton said. “But it is likely Alexander will not open until the end of April, weather permitting. They had some delay

with underground utility work.”

Because of the economic shutdown resulting from the pandemic, Council agreed to a revised schedule for adoption of the 2020 budget, which was introduced last month at approximately $64 million. “The financial picture has changed,” said Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield. “We’re paying attention to revenue sources, and things impacted by the stay-at-home order including municipal court fees, parking fees, and miscellaneous permit fees. We will make some

recommendations for adjustments at the public hearing during the next meeting.”

Dashield added that the state has also revised its budget schedule, extending the deadline from April 30 to May 30. He recommended that Council made an amendment at the April 13 meeting to adjust the budget, changing the public hearing and adoption to the meeting on April 27. “But things are changing on a daily basis, so we will continue to look at it,” he said.

Councilman David Cohen suggested a Continued on Page 7

PPS Teams Up with Local Organizations To Provide Meals for 500 Students Remote learning is one thing. Remote eating is something quite different. This past month, Princeton Public Schools (PPS) had to figure out how to distribute more than just the varied pre-K through 12th grade coursework to children in homes throughout the district.

Distributing food for the more than 500 food-insecure students who rely on the federal free and reduced-price lunch program posed challenges that could not be solved through online electronic channels.

As the coronavirus pandemic spread and requirements for schools changed

daily through late March, PPS Superintendent Steve Cochrane, a group of PPS staff members, and community leaders worked together to design, revise, communicate, and implement a plan for distributing thousands of meals to Princeton families in need.

The challenge was to protect the health of the children and their families by following Gov. Phil Murphy’s social distancing protocols and at the same time get food to families, many of whom had no access to a car that would enable them to pick up Continued on Page 10

SPLENDOR AMIDST THE BATTLE: As the war against the coronavirus rages on, a solitary visitor enjoyed a moment among the blooming Yoshino cherry trees at the Princeton Battle Monument on Monday .

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Unionville wines can be purchased by the bottle or case daily from 12-5 p.m. at the winery, where they offer contactless pickup in the parking lot. Their wine bar in the Ferry Market food court in New Hope, Pa., is open 12-7 p.m.

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The Princeton Senior Resource Center ( PSRC ) is providing virtual programs and social service support during the COVID-19 crisis.

There are several sources of assistance for seniors in the community. There are also opportunities to volunteer.

For the Vir tual HomeFriends program, v isit princetonsenior.wufoo.com/ forms/virtual-homefriendsregistration to receive support.

The PSRC Social Service Team can be reached at socialservices@princetonsenior.org.

Vir t ual Fireside Chats pair members of PSRC’s social services team with the public in a virtual Zoom meeting weekdays at 2 p.m.

Drop-in to chat with new friends. To connect to this meeting, visit https://zoom. us/j/447096223.

To be paired with a member of the Neighborhood Buddy program, register at princetonsenior.wufoo.com/ forms/neighborhood-buddyinitiative-registration. To be a HomeFriends volunteer, visit princetonsenior.w ufoo.com/forms/psrc-homefriends-volunteer-application.

Financial donations: Consider donating money to be used to pay day-to-day expenses that will be incurred by families who are unable to work amid shutdowns and curfews. Donations can be made at princetonchildrensfund.org and are fully tax deductible.

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Local Distillery Shifts Before transforming into a Production to Sanitizer small hand sanitizer factory, Sourland Mountain Spir- SMS made various specialty its has announced that it craft spirits, including bourhas shifted from producing bon, vodka, and apple branaward-winning craft spirits dy. Its flagship Gin Reserve to hand sanitizers for health was named one of the Top care systems, first respond- 100 spirits of 2019, accorders, and local nonprofits ing to Wine Enthusiast. to help stop the spread of Several other New Jersey COVID-19. distillers have also started Earlier this week, the dis- producing hand sanitizers tillery made its first delivery to protect from COVID-19. of more than 2,000 bottles “Our group of distilleries in to Capital Health Medical New Jersey are honored to be Center in Hopewell, Robert able to provide assistance in Wood Johnson University this time of need,” said John Hospital in Hamilton, Home- Granata, co-owner of Jersey Front in Lawrence, and the Spirits Distilling Company Quaker Bridge Mall testing in Fairfield and president of center. the New Jersey Craft Distill“Within two weeks, our ers Guild. “In record speed, non- GMO, neutral grain our members have retooled went from helping people their plants and sourced very celebrate life to helping save scarce materials in a chalit,” said Ray Disch, founder lenging supply chain to meet and CEO of Sourland Moun- the overwhelming demands tain Spirits (SMS). “I’ve been of hospitals, first respondtold that when life gives you ers, and the military. All of lemons, you should make us hope to be past this very lemonade – but that doesn’t soon and toast our front-line work nearly as well against warriors.”

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“We wanted to see this preser ved because it’s a very special, quiet place in the world that deserves to be protected,” said Susan Goeckeler.

Several years ago, the Goeckelers first sought to preserve their equine farm, known as Statira Farm, but the attempt for one reason or another stalled. That interest revived while Susan served on Kingwood Township’s Agricultural Advisory Commission. “I saw a lot of farms being preserved, and it reignited the idea that we could preserve our land as well.”

That led her to contact Hunterdon Land Trust after she left the Advisory Commission.

“It’s always exciting when you get a call to preserve a farm, especially one that’s so close to the Delaware River,” said Jacqueline Middleton, HLT’s land acquisition director. “That’s because preserving land near the river is vital for ensuring clean water for future generations and for protecting the outstanding natural values of this Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic area.”

With this latest preservation, Hunterdon Land Trust has protected 9,713 acres of farmland, fields and forests.

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A Community Bulletin Medical Reserve Corps: Mercer County Medical Reserve Corps invites any licensed health care professional, professional or retired, who lives or works in Mercer County, and any community volunteer who lives or works in Mercer County who has an interest in health and emergency preparedness issues, to supplement existing emergency and public health resources to prepare for and respond to emergencies at a local level. All volunteers receive free training.

For more information, contact Stephanie Mendelsohn at (609) 989-6898 or smendelsohn@ mercercounty.org.

Witherspoon Street and Hinds Plaza : Seeking Public Input: Princeton’s Engineering Department wants public input for the community’s vision of Witherspoon Street (Nassau Street to Valley Road) and Hinds Plaza. To take a survey, visit https://www.princetonnj.gov/resources/witherspoon-street-improvement-project.

Police Youth Academy: Registration is open for the 2020 session, which is August 17-20, and is open to any public or private school students entering 6th-8th grade in September. The program is designed to provide firsthand knowledge of the duties and responsibilities required of Princeton Police officers. Visit princetonnj. gov/resources/youth-police-academy.

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SHARING THEIR CARE: Hopewell siblings, from left, Alexander Huang-Menders, Celeste Huang-Menders, and Christian Haung are the team behind ShareSomeCare.com, a website they developed to match supplies needed in the COVID-19 crisis with organizations that need them.

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Share Some Care: Family Effort Helps Match Donors and Needs What started with a family discussion on how to help during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a website that connects local resources to needs in any part of the country. Supplies and materials like disposable gloves, N95 face masks, and personal protective equipment, in addition to food for food banks,

can find a home through the project, Share Some Care.

Hopewell siblings Alexander Huang-Menders, 16, Celeste Huang -Menders, 15, and Christian Huang, 16, launched the ShareSomeCare.com website in late March as a response to the current pandemic, which has left so many on the front lines scrambling for supplies.

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“We realized individuals and businesses have available resources that could be donated immediately,” said Celeste Huang-Menders. “It’s a site to connect donors like nail salons and restaurants, which can give their resources to hospitals and first responders.”

“People know they want to help but they may not know how, where, or what is needed,” added Christian Huang. “This helps direct supplies to where they are needed most.”

The siblings are excited that the project has taken off so quickly, generating traffic nationally. A family effort, it also includes their mom, T heresa Menders, who serves on the advisory board. The board, com prised of individuals with expertise in health care, innovation, and related issues, helps give the initiative a post-crisis direction.

“A s more at tent ion is brought to Share S ome Care, there will be greater awareness of the site,” said Christian, “and, more information on where resources are locally. It started on a small scale and we quickly realized that donors around the country would benefit from information on which of their local responders need support.”

The project works like this: People or organizations who need supplies register on the website, stating what type of organization they are and what they need (face masks, cleaning wipes, canned or boxed food, for example).

Donors can go to the website to learn what needs they can address in their community, and they can deliver their supplies directly. Share Some Care uses social media to raise awareness of specific requests from responders or offers from donors, to match needs to resources.

Requests have come from hospitals and other responders across New Jersey and as far as Wisconsin and Mississippi, and the numbers grow daily. Donors from around the country have included indiv iduals w it h smaller amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) and businesses with hundreds or thousands of items, said the three organizers.

Share Some Care users have conveyed their thanks and appreciation, such as a representative of a New Jersey urgent care facility who thanked the team as she sought supplies such as disposable masks, gloves, shoe covers, isolation gowns, hand sanitizer, soap, disinfectants and cleaners,

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Donations are delivered directly by the donors. The online database allows the website user to locate fire stations, food banks, hospitals and police stations in their area that are accepting donations. Share Some Care requests “only new or gentlyused supplies and equipment that can be used by the recipient organizations.”

The site is not asking for cash donations. It suggests that if an individual wants to donate money, they should go directly to an organization’s website and donate through those channels. They offer donation guidelines, such as “Review your target organization’s requested drop off details, including preferred days and times, to allow their operations to continue as smoothly as possible.”

Being involved is not new for the teens. Alexander, who attends The Pennington School, raises awareness of the global refugee crisis as a member of The Power of Faces, a global refugee portrait project, and was awarded a Make Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for designing a holographic prototype at World Maker Faire 2016.

Celeste’s artwork has been exhibited, and her mural projects include installations at Trenton’s Roberto Clemente Park and at the Tijuana – U.S. border wall to raise awareness of issues facing displaced individuals. She was awarded a Make Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for designing visual stage effects at the World Maker Faire 2017 and also serves on The Power of Faces. She attends George School in Newtown, Pa. Christian, a student at Notre Dame High School in Lawrence, plays several instruments and sings in his school’s choir. Formerly a student at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga., he was president of the National Junior Honor Society in his freshman year and earned the highest number of military merits in his grade, as well as several varsity letters and Army JROTC badges.

Share Some Care is intended to provide longer term support to frontline responders and social services organizations beyond the current crisis.

As Alexander put it, “This is a long-term project. It will take years for us to recover from the coronavirus, and we believe many communities will continue to want to help those in need, including individuals and families who already depend on many different health care and social services.”

So far, the care shown through Share Some Care has been gratifying. “It’s great to see how much people are trying to help one another,” said Christian. “A lot of people realize we’re going to have to solve this crisis together.”

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has an opportunity to be a hero by abiding by the governor’s stay-at-home order,” he said. “We all can help our doctors, nurses, and first responders by simply staying home and avoiding the coronavirus. What says ‘community’ more than all doing the same thing to protect one another?”

In his April 7 press briefing, Murphy reported 232 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest one-day increase so far in the state, with 3,361 new positive tests in the previous 24 hours. Total cases in the state, second highest in the country after New York, hit 44,416 Tuesday, with a total of 1,232 deaths.

Mercer County continued to report sharply rising infection totals, with 837 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, 90 more in the previous 24 hours, and a total of 24 deaths in Mercer County, five more than Monday’s total.

For more information, visit princetoncovid.org or covid19. nj.gov.

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Rider Community Members Create Medical Equipment

Shortly after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on March 21 to close all non-essential businesses and ordered residents to stay home, Rider University Associate Professor John Bochanski and Jacob Ezzo ‘14 put their 3D printers into action.

Bochanski, chair of Department of Computer Science and Physics, began printing ventilator splitters, which allow two patients to be connected to the same ventilator in case of a shortage. Ezzo began printing and assembling face shields for local members of the medical community. Neither an expert in 3D printing, Bochanski, a Rider physics professor, and Ezzo, the choral director for South Orange Middle School, say they were just trying to do their part to give back during the worldwide public health emergency.

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Bochanski. “I’m just one step on the ladder, but I wanted to do what I could to help.”

Both Bochanski and Ezzo’s 3D printing operations are the result of passing conversations during the early days of COVID-19’s presence in New Jersey. Bochanski was casually talking with a friend who works at Google, who mentioned he found a website that provided access to 3D printer plans for creating ventilator splitters. After exploring the site and speaking with his colleagues at Rider, he brought one of the University’s 3D printers home with some supplies and started producing them.

“Dr. Jonathan Yavelow (professor of biology) has established a relationship with Capital Health so when I got this idea, I was able to reach out to their CEO directly,” he said. “Their supply chain director said they could use eight of them. These splitters would only be used in a worst-case scenario if they had a shortage, but as we’re seeing in New York, it may be a possibility.”

E z zo pu rchas e d a 3D pr inter in Januar y on a whim. He intended to use it as a hobby, but after his parents shared an article with him that a local 3D printing business, Budmen Industries, converted to exclusively printing personal protective equipment, he wanted to participate. Using the company’s open-source design for face shields, Ezzo made five on his first day. To date, he has created nearly 400 face shields and counting.

Ezzo has also created a

community of makers who have further contributed to the growth of printing homemade personal prote c t i ve e q u i p m e n t. H i s Facebook group, SOMA NJ 3D Printers Alliance, has created a network of nearly 60 people devoted to the assembly line of printing and delivering the face shields to local hospitals in North Jersey.

“I’m used to organizing groups of people as a choral director,” said Ezzo. “To not have that day in and day out has left me feeling a little helpless. There’s not much a layperson can do for this virus except sit home, but creating t hese face shields looked like an easy way for me to play my part and help alleviate some of the difficulties the medical

community is facing.”

Ezzo and his team have delivered about 150 face shields to local health care facilities and recently got an order from the local fire and EMS departments, which will require an additional 250 units. He plans to continue printing as many as he can and continue to crowdsource materials.

“The end goal is when this pandemic is over,” he said.

Bochanski similarly continues to print ventilator splitters in excess of Capital Health’s needs and hopes to make future deliveries to other local hospitals.

“This project is really just an example of how we can use the resources we have at Rider to give back to our communities,” he said.

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budget increase to plan for purchasing upgraded software to allow a stronger online presence. Councilwoman Michelle Pirone-Lambros said another priority is keeping the budget flat, with no tax increase.

Dashield also gave an update on municipal operations while government offices have been closed during the past month. Email is the best way to reach municipal offices. The Planning office is still taking applications, and permits are continuing to be reviewed. The next Planning Board meeting is April 16 and will be held via Zoom. Cornerhouse is continuing to offer assistance, either through teleconferencing or Zoom.

Princeton University Construction Kristin Appelget, director of regional and community affairs at Princeton University, gave a brief report on two projects currently underway.

Demolition of the athletic facility along Elm Drive has been completed, and excavation is ongoing toward the construction of two residential colleges projected to open by the fall of 2022. At the other site, along Fitzrandolph Road, there will be surface drilling starting within the next two weeks.

The drilling is part of the first phase toward a new heating system. The University is hoping to become carbon neutral by 2046. Appelget said the second phase of this project is for drilling at the site that is currently parking lot 21, part of an application that is to be submitted to the Planning Board for administrative review.

COVID-19 Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser reported to Council that changes related to the coronavirus are happening “at a pace never before witnessed

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in public health.” He stressed the need to focus on the town’s most vulnerable population — workers in landscaping, food service, and construction, “and residents who have to work through this because their life depends on it,” he said. “We have to make sure we’re not taking our foot off the pedal with social distancing, and now wearing face masks. We’re finding out that nearly a quarter of individuals with the virus are not showing symptoms. We’re not saying a cloth mask could eliminate it, but it could decrease it. We also need to continue to work with long-term care facilities.

Our work isn’t done. I believe we’re getting there. I’m calling it bulldozing the curve.”

Princeton Board of Health Chief George DiFerdinando echoed Grosser’s concerns.

“The focus in coming days is to get some protection for those who aren’t wearing protections, and others who feel, and justifiably so, that expressing concerns to employers about that can damage their livelihood,” he said. “We’re going to have to square those circles in coming days. We need to figure a way to talk to food service providers and convince them that the mask recommendation applies to everyone at their work site. If it was up to me, I’d suggest to businesses that they don’t let customers in that aren’t masked.”

DiFerdinando said he doesn’t envision the virus being eradicated this year, but there may be periods where there are no cases in Princeton. Health care and hospitals will be inundated for the rest of this month “and probably a certain period in the month of May,” he said.

“Wearing masks will keep us healthy so that we don’t burden the system more than it already is. The system we know is being swamped and is about to be swamped even more.”

—Anne Levin

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Election Commissioner Calls For Vote-By-Mail, Wider Participation to Help Fix Democracy Federal Election Commissioner (FEC) Ellen Weintraub has called for nationwide vote-by-mail, as essential to the safety and fairness of the process and to the strength of democracy, especially in the context of the current pandemic.

Speaking last Thursday in a virtual town hall with Princeton University Professor and Gerrymandering Project Founder and Director Sam Wang, Weintraub stated that voters should not have to risk their lives to cast their votes.

The 90-minute online session was the first in a series, “Fixing Bugs in Democracy,” sponsored by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project and Princeton University’s Pace Center for Civic Engagement and designed to address structural problems in American democracy and to encourage civic engagement in spite of social distancing restrictions.

“Democracy is worth the money it will cost,” Weintraub said, in advocating universal vote-by-mail. “I am very concerned about this. A lot of people are not going to be feeling comfortable going in and voting in person. If we’re still in a situation this fall where people don’t feel safe lining up to vote, we’re really going to have to beef up our capacity for vote-by-mail.”

Weintraub, a commissioner since 2002 and a strong proponent for campaign finance law enforcement and regulation of money in politics, pointed out that states and localities need to start now

to order equipment, get envelopes and ballots, and prepare to explain the system.

“People are going to have to learn how to do it,” she said.

“We need to get all these procedures in place. It’s going to be a full-court press to get this done.”

The Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate and endorsed by Weintraub, would make voting by mail easier and would reimburse states for costs they incur by making voting by mail more widely available.

Weintraub addressed several comments directly to Princeton University students and other younger voters, as she emphasized the importance of all eligible voters casting ballots. “Your generation is not good at voting,” she said.

“It’s important to vote so that politicians feel they need to be accountable to you, and so that you can get the kind of government you deserve and have a voice in that government.”

She expressed concern over “a long history of voter turnout that is not all that impressive.” The 2018 election was heralded as the highest midterm voter turnout in 100 years, but still less than half of those eligible voted.

Microtargeting Another dominant issue for both Weintraub and Wang is microtargeting, the practice employed by advertisers, organizations, and political entities of creating different digital realities for each

individual. “Technology has gotten ahead of where the rules are,” Weintraub said, referring to laws that the FEC had not revamped since 2006.

“Every time we look at something online, the platforms are sucking up all this data about us and using it to sell ads that precisely target each individual,” she said. “So not only are you not getting the same ads as the person in the house next door. You might not even be getting the same ad as the person sitting across the table from you.”

She continued, “It’s more important than ever at a time such as this that the information we are seeing online be shared broadly enough that there’s an opportunity for counterspeech, in accordance with the first amendment. If you don’t like what one person is saying, you can get out there and make a better argument on the other side.”

Lamenting the polarization that characterizes the current political climate and has been exacerbated by online microtargeting, Weintraub noted, “This kind of divisive advertising that is so precisely tailored contributes to polarization. It makes people think they’re going to get their own tailor-made candidate and that compromises don’t have to be made. Politicians are not accountable for saying one thing to one person and the opposite to someone else.”

War y of heav y-handed governmental regulation, Weintraub urged that online platforms like Google, Twitter, and Facebook “not

undermine our democracy but instead “should voluntarily adopt advertising rules for political ads that may be different from the way they advertise soap.”

Wang agreed, “It’s fine if they want to use information about you to sell you shoes, but it’s a different issue if they’re trying to sell you candidates and politics and governance.”

“Facts Matter” On the subject of the spread of fake news, Weintraub again shied away from advocating government involvement.

“What we need is a lot better information about where this stuff is coming from and whether it is coming from credible sources. The problem with having government involved is that it’s a slippery slope,” she said. “We have to be really careful about going down the road of making it the role of government to decide what is true and what is false. What we have to do is empower our citizens with much better information. So they are in a position to assess for themselves the truth or falsity of the information they are seeing online or anywhere else.”

Weintraub warned that the polarization of our country has made us particularly vulnerable to disinformation.

“People are ready to believe whatever confirms their own biases. We have become polarized in our politics, polarized in the news sources that we read and trust.”

Criticizing the public’s tendency to embrace its own biases, she continued, “Now when people listen to a news show and don’t like what they hear, they say, ‘That’s not true. I know that’s not true

because I don’t want it to be true. ’ We need to grow up about that. There are facts.

There is objective truth out there. And truth matters, and facts matter.”

Weintraub acknowledged that the FEC, currently locked in partisan gridlock and awaiting the confirmation of a fourth nominee necessary to constitute a quorum, “like much of Washington and much of the country has become so polarized on ideological grounds.” Campaign finance issues have become very partisan, she said, and the FEC has had great difficulty coming together to make rules or other decisions.

In spite of the many challenges facing the FEC and the country as a whole, all compounded by the current pandemic and the nation’s polarized political environment, Weintraub maintains her optimism. “Even Supreme Court justices read the newspapers, and they can be susceptible to the mood swings of the country. I don’t give up on

the courts or the possibility of justice. We have to believe in that. Otherwise where is our country headed?”

She continued, “It is possible for people to change. It is possible for people to convey to their leaders that these are not their values and that they want a better country, a more equal country, a country where everybody has a fair shot.”

In closing, Weintraub encouraged Princeton University students and others, “all those smart, young, energetic, ambitious people, to make a difference in their community, their country, their world, to think about careers in public service, in the helping professions where they would really make a difference in the world.”

She added, “As somebody who has spent the better part of my career in public service, I tell you not a single one of you will regret it if you make those kinds of choices. And don’t forget to vote.”

—Donald Gilpin

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food from the schools.

The plan, devised by Cochrane in conjunction with District Transportation Director Donna Bradin and K. Lee Dixon of Nutri-Serve, the PPS food service director, came up with a plan to use 14 school buses and their drivers to set up mobile meal distribution sites in key neighborhoods and locations throughout Princeton. They would provide a box containing two weeks of meals for each of their 500 students.

Dixon initially had less than 48 hours to develop and order a menu that met federal guidelines and could last for several weeks. She confronted difficulties in trying to create a menu that included a variety of items such as soup, pasta, rice, and beans.

“The smallest bag of rice we can order is a 25-pound bag,” she said, “and it’s the same with the beans. Pasta comes in 10-pound bags.

The bulk packaging makes it very hard for us to provide individually-sized portions for students. We wanted to offer the students soup, but the soups we provide daily at PPS are all homemade soups.

And adding cans of soup to boxes that were already very heavy was going to add considerable weight and bulk.”

Liliana-Clotilde Morenilla, who does community outreach for the PPS and collaborates with Share My Meals Inc., the Hank Pannell Learning Center, and Princeton Human Services, urged Dixon to go a step further. “These kids are hungry, particularly the high schoolers,” she wrote to Dixon in a March 22 email.

In collaboration with local food pantries and approved distributors, Dixon worked to provide enough food to last for a month so that the district could feed its students over spring break, something not required by the government but an initiative the district viewed as “the right thing to do,” according to Cochrane.

With the help of Princeton Human Services, Arm in Arm, Send Hunger Packing Princeton (SHUPPrinceton), the Princeton Children’s Fund, and others, Dixon was able to provide four weeks of breakfasts and lunches that included fresh apples, oranges, carrots, and romaine lettuce, as well as cereal, instant oatmeal, graham crackers, fruit cups, juice, peanut butter and jelly, bread, and a soup base that makes five gallons of soup.

The boxes were packed, and the next challenge was to get them to the families who needed them. The PPS Transportation Department, led by Bradin, organized school bus drivers to take boxes of food to more than a dozen locations in Princeton, locations within walking distance of the families that needed food.

There were two distribution times for families, 11:30 a.m. for the boxes and 2 p.m. for the bags of fruits and vegetables. On Thursday, March 27 the PPS distributed a month’s worth of meals to nearly 500 students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.

“I am proud that we have ensured our students will receive meals over spring break [April 6-10] by including those meals in our last distribution, which was designed to last through the end

of April,” Cochrane wrote in an email on Monday, April 6.

“After break we will be moving to distributing food once a week.”

All drivers and assistants will be wearing masks and gloves. Portable tables will be set up at each distribution site with one bag of meals placed on each table at a time. In addition, cones will be lined up 6-10 feet apart with signs noting that people must line up one person to a cone to maintain social distancing.

Buses going to Community Park Elementary School will have Spanish-speaking assistants on board to ensure clear communication.

On April 14, the Tuesday after spring break, another loaf of bread will be delivered to students who qualify, along with additional meals provided by SHUPPrinceton, which provides meals on the weekends for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.

On Tuesday, April 21, there will be another SHUPPrinceton delivery, perhaps including toiletries, and on April 28 the distribution of one week’s worth of meals for each student will begin.

PPS is working with SHUPPrinceton on the possibility for going beyond the district mandate and also providing dinner for families. “Dinner is the ‘missing meal,’ and we are committed to partnering with others in our community to help provide that,” Cochrane wrote. He suggested that SHUPPrinceton may be looking to raise money to support the costs of dinner for 500 students and their caregivers.

The distribution system

with 14 buses positioned in key locations throughout town also makes it possible to get other items safely to families. Last Friday, for example, jaZams worked with the district to provide books and toys for younger students in advance of spring break.

“It’s going great,” said Dixon on Monday. “Due in part to clear leadership and our distribution methods, we are able to reach all of our most vulnerable students. The last delivery of food is enough to last a month including spring break, which is amazing because normally we would not be feeding students over break.”

Cochrane added, from the front lines of the food distribution project, “Our model of distribution is now one other districts want to copy.

It places food in the homes of a high percentage of our students on the federal lunch program while also responding appropriately to the growing spread of the coronavirus and the governor’s order restricting movement and limiting the number of people in any one place.”

Cochrane went on to praise the “commitment and compassion” of the food services and transportation directors, the bus drivers, and the transportation aides who have contributed to the success of this program.

“Ms. Dixon and Ms. Bradin are two of the unsung heroes of this effort, along with the 14 bus drivers and 14 transportation aides who left their families and their homes to help pack and deliver this food,” Cochrane said.

—Donald Gilpin

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In accordance with Governor Mu r phy’s E xecut ive Order No. 107, they will remain closed until further notice. Womanspace, which works to prevent domestic violence, won’t be accepting donations at this time, other than monetary.

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Virtual Events Calendar Displays Online Offerings

As part of the princetoncovid.org website, a virtual events calendar has been launched listing events for the public that are available online. Many of these events are sponsored by Princeton Public Library.

Each day, a member of the library’s Youth Services staff will read a “Poem of the Day” to mark National Poetry Month.

On Friday, April 10 at 9:45 a.m., a Job Seekers Session will be held by David Schuchman, presenting ways employers use nonpublished methods of finding professional talent, and how to be exposed to these opportunities.

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As the Director of Palliative Medicine Services and Medical Director of the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit at Penn Medicine P r inceton Med ical Center, Dr. David Barile treats many patients who come to the hospital with no advance care planning in place. That lack of direction has never been more frustrating than it is now.

Barile notes that frail elderly patients who become seriously ill with the coronavirus and have no advance care directive to follow are often put on ventilators when it is unlikely that they will recover, only to die after a few painful days. T his places extra stress on the medical staff and keeps ventilators from others who might benefit from them.

Barile wants people to know that there is a choice. Through April 24, his nonprofit Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey is holding 30-minute Zoom webinars Mondays-Fridays at 1 p.m. The goal is to help educate the elderly, nursing home residents, their loved ones, and their authorized health care proxies about t he i mpor ta nce of d is cussing and documenting wishes for medical care in either an advance directive or POL ST ( Practitioner Order for Life Sustaining Treatment).

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Barile urges family decision ma ker s a nd aut hor i ze d health care proxies for people living in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities to speak with their loved ones, when possible, to make decisions about future medical care, and to put them in writing.

“For years, through my whole career, I have been frustrated with the lack of advance care planning and physicians’ lack of the skill set to establish goals of care and align with available therapies,” Barile said last week. “I blame the medical educational establishment.

It has always been my passion. The POLST form is built to structure the conversation.”

Barile regularly encounters situations where this kind of discussion has not been taken place.

“Now, for obvious reasons, its important to all of us because of the eventual allocation of resources and triage that we’re all going to have to do,” he said.

“These decisions are going to happen in this country, and my feeling is that we could offload some of this pressure. If we could wave a magic wand across New Jersey and have this conversation with elders in a nursing home, most of them would choose ‘do not resuscitate.’ I’m seeing 80- and 90-year-olds getting intubated. We’re putting health care people at risk doing it, because they have to be right up to the patient’s face. The most important thing is that we get people the kind of care that they want and avoid care

they don’t want. And as a secondary outcome, we protect health care workers.”

Barile said most people without pre-existing conditions who are careful about s o c i a l i s olat i on, w a s h ing their hands, and not touching their faces, will stay healthy. Those who do become ill should stay at home. “The most important thing is that of those who are relatively healthy and not elderly, who become so sick that they end up on a ventilator, many will get better. But if someone is frail or has a condition like metastatic cancer, and is entering the final years of life, they don’t have a reserve,” he said. “If they are put on a ventilator, they won’t survive. And it’s an awful death to have.”

To take part in one of the daily webinars, visit www. goalsofcare.org.

“We just need to get better at this,” said Barile.

“And it has to happen now.”

—Anne Levin

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I start this article with full disclosure: I have never been a fan of Donald Trump. The daughter of a Cantor, I grew up in a modest neighborhood. I have spent a good part of my legal career working in poor and working-class communities.

I have represented clients who struggle to pay their rent and feed their families. I vote “progressive” on most issues.

Trump made his first public comments about Covid-19 on January 22, 2020 in a telephone interview from Davos with CNBC’s Joe Kernen.[5] According to Dave Leonhardt of the N.Y. Times. Kernen asked Trump: “Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?” The President responded: “No. Not at all. And have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be fine.” As described by Leonhardt, by this point, the seriousness of the virus in China was evident. In spite of efforts by the Chinese to downplay the situation, the virus had spread from China to four other countries. China was starting to impose strict controls and moved to close off the city of Wuhan.[6]

in July 2019. According to a former CDC staff person who served in that role between 2007 and 2011, Dr. Quick would have been in “an ideal position to be the eyes and ears on the ground for the United States and other countries on the coronavirus outbreak.” [9] Other personnel changes were made, most notably in May 2018, under the apparent direction of then-National Security Advisor, John Bolton, hollowing out the ability of the federal government to get in front of the pandemic as it began to unfold in early January of this year.[10] Now, the federal government and state and local officials are desperately playing catch-up on this dangerous virus. Whatever stimulus and significant efforts follow from this point on, the damage to public health and to our economy from Trump’s slow start will be his lasting legacy. In this election year, he and his Administration must be held accountable.

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And true confession — as a former New Yorker, with roots in the rustbelt town of Dayton, Ohio, I had a particular distaste and distrust for Donald Trump dating back to the “word on the street” that he was a cheater who sued contractors who did work for the Trump organization, and he did it to avoid paying for work that was done for the organization and the various entities he ran.[2] Also that he discriminated against African Americans [3] and was an open misogynist.

Trump did nothing. Back in January, he could have advocated for the federal government to order the production of much-needed test kits. He might have emphasized the risks presented by the virus, and urged Americans to take precautions. He could have used the power of the presidency as a “bully pulpit” to educate the public about the dangers of the coronavirus. Instead, he downplayed the dangers. As of today’s date, Friday, April 3 — Trump only began speaking of the dangers of Covid-19 over the period of the last twenty days.[7]

And so, when news started coming out of China late in 2019 that there was a mysterious virus emanating from China, cloaked in mystery, Trump-skeptics like me began to get nervous. What else about this story made me nervous? Three things: I had visited Shanghai just last spring when one of my daughters studied at Fudan University just outside the city. I experienced Shanghai as a very clean and orderly city compared to New York — it was also a place lacking in spontaneity and without a free press. There were no newspapers on our hotel floor or in our hotel lobby. It was a place with an immaculate subway system; but the sense of order came at a price. The price was no visible, free press, and thus little oversight of the apparatus of government.[4] Looking back, the second thing — lots of food, including raw and cooked meat from various

Deeper questions must be asked, as this crisis unfolds in real time. What did the intelligence agencies know, how early did they know, and with whom was the information shared?

In recent days, we have learned that U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing classified warnings dating back to January of this year about the global perils posed by the coronavirus, while Trump chose to play down the threat.

[8] Did Trump undo the infrastructure that was in place supporting pandemic efforts that had been established in the previous administration? A troubling report from Reuters, dated March 22, 2020, reveals that the federal government eliminated a key American public health position that had been embedded in China for the primary purpose of tracking possible disease outbreaks. The epidemiologist, Dr. Linda Quick, left her post in China

[1] Tirza S. Wahrman is the principal of Law Office of Tirza Wahrman, LLC, located in West Windsor, New Jersey and New York City, New York. She previously served as a Deputy Attorney General in the State of New Jersey. In addition to her litigation practice, Tirza is on the arbitration and mediation rosters of the American Arbitration Association, and serves as court-qualified mediator. She also serves as a Democratic Committeewoman in West Windsor.

[2] James D. Zirin, Donald Trump—A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3500 Lawsuits, 2020, at p. 113 (describing how Trump would use threats and the bringing of frivolous lawsuits to intimidate vendors and contractors).

[3] Zirin, supra, at 34. As if one needed further evidence of Trump’s racism, in a classic example of deflection, Trump refers to the virus incorrectly in his daily news conferences as the “Chinese virus”; it is called Covid-19 or a form of coronavirus. See Merriam Webster.com (defining Covid-19). Covid-19 has now spread to at least 44 countries. Id. [4] Michael Chugani, “Rich, autocratic China is too powerful an adversary for any democracy,” South China Morning Post, March 21, 2019 (describing the Chinese as having little appetite for Western-style democracy).

[5] David Leonhardt, “A Complete List of Trump’s Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus,” New York Times, March 15, 2020.

[6] Id. [7] Maureen Dowd, “Plagued by the President—Trump Washes his Hands of Responsibility,” New York Times (op-ed), March 14, 2020.

[8] Shane Harris, “U.S. Intelligence Reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic,” Washington Post, March 20, 2020 (also raising questions if members of Congress were aware of these early warnings).

[9] Marisa Taylor, “Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak.” Reuters, March 22, 2020.

[10] S.E. Cupp, “America’s Lack of Pandemic Preparedness is Unforgivable,” Chicago Sun Times, April 1, 2020.

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the energy, creative thinking, and passion Dina evidenced in those endeavors, applying those to her stated goals of managed economic development, inclusive communication, Letters do not necessarily reflect the views of Town Topics increased transparency, and greater collaboration with PrincEmail letters to: editor@towntopics.com or mail to: Town Topics, PO Box 125, Kingston, NJ 08528 eton Public Schools.

I also believe that Dina’s wide-ranging network of connections would benefit her future Council efforts. As a newcomer to local politics, Dina’s wide network could infuse some fresh faces and new ideas to the scene, Princeton residents with To the Editor: expertise in finance, management, and civic development Our family was grateful to Princeton Charter School (PCS) and who care deeply about our town’s future. well before COVID-19 came to town. Our kids have thrived AUDREY CHEN at the school academically, socially, and emotionally. When Linwood Circle my husband took a job four hours from home in April 2019 we decided he would commute back on weekends until fall of 2020 when our older son would join him to start high school and our younger son and I would follow in summer 2021 so they would both have the opportunity to finish eighth grade To the Editor: at PCS. I have not yet met you COVID-19, but I have, like most of In the past couple weeks, our respect and gratitude for what humanity, felt your frightening presence. Life as we know it this small team of dedicated, flexible, and innovative admin- is on hold, people are dying and global commerce has been istrators and staff can accomplish has grown exponentially. shuttered. We rarely leave our homes!

It has not been flawless but nonetheless ahead of the curve.

I have come to learn that you have always been out there, A few examples include assistance for families to keep but we never knew your name. We have been living side by students learning including the rapid distribution of Chrome- side with your many cousins and some of you have disrupted books, internet access, and food for low income students; our lives in challenging but manageable ways. Unlike your support from the school and tech savvy parents to enable the brethren, however, you have sadly raised the bar, ruthlessly teachers’ adoption of remote learning tools; a whole school targeting our most vulnerable population while randomly assembly and meetings with parents via Zoom; and teach- stealing from every generation to maintain maximum terror. ers who schedule time to remote chat with students daily at So here you are, sneaking in surreptitiously, from a part lunch and after school. of the world I know little about, hosting in obscure mammals Thank you to the PCS community for helping the kids finish while plotting more sophisticated prey. Your success, I surthe school year strong, parents continue to work, and all of mise, has far outstripped even your own wildest aspirations us stay connected through social distancing measures. Enjoy while each day you accelerate your deadly advance. Suffering a well-deserved spring break and stay healthy! is now worldwide on an unimaginable scale and you apparREBECCA FEDER ently are not done yet.

Mt. Lucas Road You are, however going to be a “one trick pony” and your time disrupting and killing indiscriminately will soon come to an end.

You have grossly miscalculated by invading our lives because, unlike you, we have a loving spirit and collective soul that brings out a ferocity for protecting one another in times of crisis.

To the Editor: COVID-19, you are extremely overmatched, but you don’t I am writing to support Dina Shaw for Princeton Council. know it yet. I am watching an often-polarized world, with I have known Dina for many years as an integral part of the competing agendas, sing from rooftops, clap by the millions Princeton community and have always been impressed with for those repulsing you, extend the love online to perfect her energy and intelligence as well as her wide and deep strangers, galvanize competitors within the industrial comconnection with the greater Princeton community. This is plex, and mobilize medicine and technology to identify your a woman who knows everyone, listens to wise advice, and executioner. Your days are truly numbered! gets things done.

The silver lining to your horror story, which cannot revive Dina possesses boundless energy which she has applied those that you have taken from us, is to remind all of us in over the years to the benefit of our schools (president of the countries around the world that we are a part of a global Littlebrook PTO, president of the John Witherspoon Middle community. My wife just received a caring email from an School PTO), our community (officer of the Friends of the Italian artist who she met on a recent trip to Italy. In the Princeton Public Library), and our local business environ- midst of the worst crisis in over 100 years, he reached out ment (executive and/or founder of two successful local busi- to see if we were well and safe, despite unspeakable carnage nesses). Princeton Council would be well-served to harness in his own country.

To the Editor: The Princeton Festival regrets to announce the cancellation of its 2020 season. This includes 22 performances of nine events in June, plus 15 free lectures, workshops, and special events scheduled to start in May. Naturally, it is frustrating not to be able to present the wonderful season of performing arts that our Executive and Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk, his staff, and our enthusiastic volunteers have worked so hard to put in place. We also know that our valued audiences and supporters in the community will be disappointed to see these events canceled.

Yet we must take this step in the face of the coronavirus pandemic — it is our duty as a responsible member of our community. Our first concern is the welfare and safety of all of our valued artists, staff, volunteers, and patrons, and we are acting in conformance with directives and guidelines put in place by government and health officials at the federal and state levels.

Those who hold tickets to 2020 performances will be able to redeem, transfer, or donate the value of their purchases.

We will honor 2020 gift cards for the 2021 season.

Yes, we are already finalizing plans for an outstanding season next year. We are also looking into the possibility of staging a few events this fall, to provide access to the joy of live performance once the crisis is over.

We especially want to thank our audiences and donors for their understanding in this extraordinary time. The Princeton Festival’s mission is to enrich the communities we serve through world-class performing arts. Those communities have rewarded our efforts with enthusiastic, wholehearted support. We look forward to their continued involvement, and to future seasons of great performances.

The arts and in particular the performing arts are of even greater importance in times of unprecedented distress, providing comfort and hope when we need it most. The Princeton Festival will continue to support its communities during this time of great austerity with joyful digital content through our website and social media.

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At Passover, Adding a Prayer for “Heroic” Health Care Providers

To the Editor: The Jewish holiday of Passover is to have the first Seder this Wednesday night. Passover is a holiday of family bonding, ritual, songs, special food, and friendship and love.

This year my wife and I will have a “virtual” Seder using Zoom with our son and his family who live in Westchester, New York. It will be different. The Seder reading is from The Haggadah, which has an order of ritual and prayer.

This year, our family will add a prayer, just before the children who participate in the Seder ask the Four Questions, the “Mah Nishtanah.” We will raise our wine glasses and include a prayer to praise, applaud, and acknowledge all the heroic doctors, nurses, and hospital auxiliaries on duty in hospitals across America who are treating, rendering therapy, support, and healing to thousands of patients afflicted with the coronavirus. These health care providers are putting themselves and their bodies in danger, like the brave heroic Americans who fought and won the battle of Midway, the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, and other battles that kept our country safe and guaranteed our freedoms and our democracy.

These health care providers should be acknowledged with kudos, encomiums, and gratitude. Let us all pray, in our individual houses of worship, that whatever higher power to whom we pray protects and defends these brave, unselfish health care providers and gives them strength and energy to complete and fulfill their mission with success.

In Hebrew there is a salutation, Yasher Koach: May you have strength! And, let us all say Amen! Thank you.

HOWARD W. SILBERSHER Governors Lane

Consortium Conserves Ridgeview Road Lot Supporting Headwaters to Mountain Brook

To the Editor: This past Friday, a small yet remarkable piece of the Princeton Ridge was secured for permanent conservation. A consortium led by The Watershed Institute, Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS), and Ridgeview Conservancy purchased an environmentally sensitive property at 394 Ridgeview Road to protect it from development. The 3-acre lot, which had previously been approved for construction, supports the headwaters to Mountain Brook, a tributary to Mountain Lake in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.

The headwaters lot lies at the heart of a 20-acre wetland structure, which provides critical habitat and serves as an important corridor for a range of wildlife species. It also plays a key role in stormwater runoff and a much-needed link between preserved lands in the Ridgeview Woods, Mountain Lake, and Woodfield Preserve.

Conserving the headwaters of Mountain Brook was a real team effort, involving a consortium of environmental groups and land trusts, government agencies at multiple levels, members of the Princeton community, and the developer who previously owned the property. On behalf of Ridgeview Conservancy, we want to thank our partners, Jim Waltman and Michael Pisauro at The Watershed Institute and Wendy Mager at FOPOS, for collaborating on this initiative over the past 18 months and for guiding the process to a successful outcome.

We are extremely grateful to New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program and to Mercer County’s Open Space Preservation Program, which together provided much of the funding used to purchase the property for conservation. Princeton municipality also contributed funds and played a central role in facilitating this initiative, and we are grateful for the support provided by Mayor Liz Lempert and members of the Council.

We also thank members of Princeton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, most notably Eve Coulson and Michelle Pirone Lambros, for initially encouraging the property’s previous owner to work with concerned community members to explore options for conservation, rather than development. Princeton’s Environmental Commission, led by Sophie Glovier, supported preservation of the headwaters lot by passing a resolution highlighting its environmental significance.

We gratefully acknowledge the D&R Land Trust for providing funds to support the purchase, as well as several families within the Princeton community who made generous private donations.

Finally, we want to thank Mr. Liping An of Ridgeview Property LLC, the previous owner of the headwaters lot. Rather than push ahead with plans to construct a home on this property, he agreed to sell it to the consortium for permanent conservation.

In partnering with us on this project, he demonstrated great patience and a commitment to achieve a “win-win’” outcome that will preserve a significant piece of our environment for future generations.

At a time when preserved open space is becoming increasingly vital, it is our hope that we can build on this successful model of public-private partnership to conserve other vulnerable wetlands and forest habitats in Princeton before they disappear.

CHRISTOPHER BARR PATRICIA SHANLEY Ridgeview Conservancy Ridgeview Road

Friends of Princeton Open Space Emphasize Importance of Observing Rules

To the Editor: We at Friends of Princeton Open Space are sorry we have had to cancel our events through the summer, but we are happy that so many of you have chosen to come to the Mountain Lakes open space area for exercise and

mental solace during this difficult time. At the same time, we want to remind everyone of the importance of observing rules that keep us safe.

When you come to the park, please be careful to maintain social distancing at all times, and to keep your dogs leashed. A six-foot minimum from other people is mandated by Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 107. Please announce yourself if you are overtaking other walkers from behind so they can move out of your way. Allowing dogs off-leash is not only contrary to Princeton ordinance and the conservation easement we hold, but can set up situations where it is impossible to maintain the appropriate separation. The same rules apply to other parks we help maintain such as Woodfield Reservation, or the Stony Brook Trail.

Most, if not all, of these other parks have trails of a width that makes appropriate social distancing difficult if not impossible, so they are best suited to solitary walks or runs. Please consider, though, that even if you are on your own, you will likely encounter other people on a nice day and may need to move off-trail to maintain the necessary distance. Again, if you are running, please stop and announce yourself to others you are overtaking or even approaching.

We are a community that is pulling together and that cares about each other, and that needs to be true when we are enjoying the well-known benefits of being outdoors as well as at all other times.

We look forward to better times to come when we can interact with you in person at one of our events at the Mountain Lakes House.

WENDY MAGER President, Friends of Princeton Open Space

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My Italian Friend I met Ester in the back of a truck half a century ago in Greece, somewhere between Olympia and Thessaloniki. She was from a small town near Torino, she wanted to save the world, and she was doing her par t by exchanging let ters with people in other countries. Decades before the internet, she had pen pals on every continent. For her, the beauty of autostopping, as she called it, was meeting people, learning new languages and new songs. She’d only been in Greece a few days and she was already speaking the language and singing Greek songs.

The only downside of that otherwise romant ic n ight r ide was t he dr iver’s event ua l i ns is tence t hat E s ter com e up front in the cab and sing for him.

He’d heard her singing to me, and after treating us to a midnight snack of lamb chops at a taver na, he demanded to k now, i n ef fe c t, why I should have all t he f u n. T hus were we evicted from our cozy nest in the back so t hat E ster cou ld sit next to him and sing, and so she did, s o n g a f te r s o n g i n fou r or f ive d if fe r ent languages. As her voice began giving out, we asked if we cou ld go in t he back so we could g e t a l i t t l e s l e e p.

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Our first full day together we spent almost four hours in the hot depths of the August afternoon, stuck somewhere between Alexandropolis and the Turkish

border with no shade, no water, and no rides. We talked the whole time. Life

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After quitting Olivetti, she’d moved to Munich, learned how to become a midwife, and had gone for three years as a volunteer to Rwanda, where, in her words, “I was responsible for Maternity and babies.” She came back to the same clinic in 1985 until “the genocide began and 1 million Tutsi died in 3 months, many fr iends of mine died too. S o I adopted a Tutsi girl and now she is a Doctor in a hospital here and has a 9 year old boy. Her sister sur v ive w ith 3 children the genocide and I did all I could to bring them also here. I am very happy to have done what I did.”

When I wrote back, she emailed me a photo of a Rwandan wedding party.

Of the 13 men and women and children standing beside her in the picture, eight had survived to find a new life in Germany with her help.

“Nobody Ever ywhere” ince the onset of the pandemic, I’ve had several emails from Ester asking how we’re doing. It’s good to know that she’s in Munich, at this writing one of the safest places to be.

Her English, as she admits, is not what it was 50 years ago when we were regularly in touch ( she’d learned the language during her year as an au pair for an Italian couple, both writers, whose next door neighbor was John Cheever).

Still, there’s a kind of music in lines like “All world is sad! From where came this virus? Who organized this terrible situation for the world? ” Her message, dated March 29, begins “I heard Co rona is now also in New Jersey!! Please pay attention and stay home like we do here in Germany. I’m so sorry for this Vir us, so terrible ! I am not sick, no fever and nothing else, but I must stay home. Now we have sun, sky is blue, the spring is coming but??? stay home!

I go walking 30 minutes near my house, nobody everywhere, so no problem.” In concluding, she repeats her English for “the streets are deserted” — “Nobody everywhere!!”

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Festival officials say they are looking at the possibility of presenting a few performance events in the fall, assuming the crisis is past. The fundraising gala, originally scheduled for April, has already been moved to October. The annual Piano Competition and some musical performances might also be rescheduled.

“We appreciate the tremendous support from our patrons and donors who make it possible for the Festival to continue its mission to excite and inspire our community,” said Richard Tang Yuk, executive and artistic director.

“We’re planning for a brilliant lineup of events next June, and a fall mini-season would help everyone transition from disappointment to renewal.”

More information is available at www.princetonfestival.org or (609) 759-1979.

The Princeton Symphony MAKING MASKS: A variety of face masks made by McCarter Theatre Center Costume Shop Orchestra has announced staff members have been donated to the Mercer Mask Project, which disperses them where the launch of At Home with they are needed.

(Photo courtesy of McCarter Theatre Center) the PSO (princetonsymphony.org/media/home-pso), a new gateway to original online content including performance webcasts, musicians’ recipes, photo albums, and Two of Princeton’s major after Managing Director Mi- people who need them.” more, with fresh content bearts institutions are aiding the chael Rosen got an email Some of Thom’s staff have ing added weekly. effort to keep citizens healthy from the New Jersey Theater also given finished masks to Features include Play it by making non-surgical masks Council asking for donated members of their families, Forward, online weekly webto be worn during the CO- supplies and assistance. “One and to emergency medical casts of PSO performances; VID-19 crisis. At McCarter of the women who works for workers they have met. PeoCooking with the PSO; a virTheatre Center, staff of the me had actually started mak- ple from other departments tual gallery of student artcostume shop are turning out ing masks,” she said. “We at McCarter are also making work and writings, and PSO Princeton Festival Cancels several dozen a day. And at just sort of jumped on it. We masks, she said. Volunteers photo albums.

Its June 2020 Season the Arts Council of Princeton, researched local sources that are welcome to join in the The Princeton Festival has The first webcast was a community members can cut needed masks, found a pat- effort. “For anyone with cutannounced that it will canperformance of Beethoven’s fabric into patterns or actu- tern, went to the shop, and ting skills, the Mercer Mask cel all 22 performances in Symphony No. 5, complete ally sew the fabric into face we’re still going.”

Project has fabric and they’re with video introduction and its June 2020 season, along masks. In both cases, the Six members of Thom’s asking people to cut,” Thom completed masks will then be staff have been turning out said. People can go to their an accompanying pre-con- with all lectures, workshops, available for pick up for those about 60 masks a day. “There Facebook page and connect cert talk and program note. and special events scheduled It was performed by the for April through June, due to who need them. are people not on the abso- that way.”

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A month ago, McCarter’s lute front line who are not getWork at the McCarter cos- nov’s direction, in February “We are taking this action to costume shop was busy work- ting supplies they need,” said tume shop shows no signs of 2019, in Richardson Audito- protect our artists, staff, and ing on productions that were Thom, who lives in Hopewell slowing down. “I’m going to rium. audiences from the spread of scheduled to round out the with her husband. He has keep going until people tell Musicians are contributing the COVID-19 coronavirus,” season. But the swift outbreak medical conditions that make us we have more masks than of the coronavirus canceled him especially vulnerable. we need,” Thom said. “I think their favorite recipes weekly said Benedikt von Schröder, them all, leaving drapers, “I’m taking every precaution even a month from now, peo- to the Cooking with the PSO Princeton Festival board chair. cutters, and seamstresses at I can to stay clean, and I think ple are going to want to wear series. A new recipe will be “This is in accord with directives and guidelines issued by loose ends. there are a lot of people in my a mask when they go to work. posted every Wednesday.

The PSO is creating a federal and state governments It didn’t take long for this position. It feels really good I don’t see us stopping.” fully interactive, virtual gal- and health officials.” enterprising group to turn to be able to help people feel The Arts Council’s maskEvents canceled include the ler y experience to showsafe.” their talents in a different dimaking project, known as rection. Within a week, they The majority of the masks Sew Many Masks, is part of case creative works by area opera La Traviata, the musi908.359.8388 were sewing masks out of fab- are being made with material the organization’s apART to- middle school students who cal Into the Woods, the Latin Route 206 • Belle Mead jazz dance band Fleur Seule, ric they had on hand in the that the costume shop has gether virtual programming participated in this season’s PSO BR AVO! Listen Up! shop. By the end of last week, in stock. They are different designed to keep people enCONCERTS . THEATRE . CHILDREN’S CONCERTS they had produced more than colors, in several different gaged during the crisis. It will Response Program. T he HOLIDAY . OPERA . COMMUNITY ENSEMBLES st udents’ v isual ar t and 350 masks. They donate them shapes. “Most of us are try- provide masks free of charge writings were conceived in to the recently formed Mercer ing to use anything that is 100 to members of the commuLearn more at response to a performance Mask Project, which disperses percent cotton and densely nity. www.rider.edu/arts of Saad Haddad’s Concerto them where they are needed. woven,” said Thom. “Most are Arts Council Interim Ex- for Clarinet, a PSO co “The Mercer Mask Project shaped masks based on an of- ecutive Director Jim Levine commission, performed by came together in order to ficial pattern that fits the face said, “The Arts Council of guest soloist Kinan Azmeh better and has a pocket where fight against potential shortPrinceton is uniquely quali- and the Princeton Symphony a filter can be put.

They are falls in personal protection fied to spearhead this effort, Orchestra in January 2020. equipment (PPE),” said proj- taking a little more skill, and as we have years of experiWhile the virtual gallery is ART EXHIBITS . RECITALS . CHAMBER MUSIC ect co-founder Cindy Rosen are not as easy to produce. ence teaching people to sew, under construction, visitors of Robbinsville. “The masks But they are the ones we’re and this project fits beautiMASTER CLASSES . DANCE . MUSICAL THEATRE to the website can view the made by Mercer Mask Project focusing on.” fully with our apART together are made for people who fall Thom, or one of her staff, program. We think this is a through the cracks and may drops the finished masks off great opportunity for people not have access to PPE, like in Princeton Junction. “It’s throughout Princeton to lend first responders, home health basically somebody’s front their time and skills to help care, and the homeless, and porch. She has a Tupper- each other out.” may potentially be used to ware container, in which she 11 Princess Rd. Suite G Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 For more information and extend the life of N95 masks. collects the masks, and then updates, check the Sew Many www.MartinBartonArts.com - 609-937-8878 I thank everyone involved at she collects them and distrib- Masks Princeton Facebook McCarter Theatre Center for utes them through the Mer- page. Specific questions can their help in this fight.” cer Mask Project,” said Thom. be directed to acpsewmanyAccording to McCarter’s “We connected with them masks@gmail.com.

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These large-scale works, called FingerSmears, have been created at events all over the country by more t h a n 10 0,0 0 0 p a r t i c i pants, including The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and other household names. She recently enlisted the talents of software entrepreneur Doug Moreland to create a digital version of FingerSmears called Paint.

Team. Instead of gathering in front of a large canvas, par ticipants can “paint” together from remote locations.

“Like many of us, suddenly ‘sheltered’ at home, I want to make the best of it and do something positive,” said Sullivan. “Right now, people are looking for new ways to connect to others, myself included. I created two pieces of collaborative art, Sheltered in Place and More Monologues, Please, for anyone looking for a creative release. They are available to anyone at no cost. Art has the power to

reflect a feeling of comfort.

“My hope is that this piece is a source of comfort to others,” she said. “It’s soothing to watch the art come together with color and comments from people all over the community.”

T h e s e con d te mplate, called More Monologues, Please, was created as a shout-out to one of her favorite late-night talk show hosts, Stephen Colbert. It is also available for anyone to join in – for free.

“My husband and I typically end our day watching Colbert’s monologues.

Suddenly we were watching him ‘perform’ in an empty theater while grappling with this unimaginable mess. His distress was palpable, but he still managed to make us laugh out loud multiple times,” said Sullivan.

“It’s great that he and other talk show hosts are now bringing us their monologues from home. Humor is important in these crazy days. This piece is my way of saying thanks.”

Both projects are now online and open to anyone who

Due to the continuing health and safety concerns surrounding Coronavirus ( COV ID -19 ), the Mercer County Library System is closed until f ur t her no tice. E-books, audiobooks, streaming media, and digital resources are still available 24/7 online.

In light of these events, the TrashedArt 2020 Contest will now be held virtually through the Mercer County Library System’s website.

The contest celebrates Earth Day by encouraging patrons to turn ordinary trash into extraordinary art.

The contest is limited to one entry per artist. Students in grades 7-12 and adults who live or work in Mercer County are eligible to participate. To submit an entry, send pictures of your artwork to trashedart@mcl.org and complete the contest entry form on the Mercer County Library System’s website at mcl.org/ trashedart.

Pictures must be either JPEG (JPG) or PNG and be sure to include your name in the email. The email

Arts Council Offers New Online Projects

Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) Board President Sarah Hatfield and Interim Executive Director Jim Levine want t he com mu n it y to know that although the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is currently closed, and their in-person events, classes, and exhibitions have been canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19, the ACP is actively exploring ways to offer classes online in order to keep members, the public, and instructors engaged.

They point out that now, more than ever, art is a solace that offers a creative outlet for our hopes and fears, and can provide connection in a time of isolation.

The ACP staff is working remotely from home, doing everything they can to fulfill their mission to build community through the arts, They are inspired by those already participating in the apART together initiative,

and have introduced new projects to the lineup.

The ACP has new projects with which you can get involved right now, and the list will continue to grow. These include: ACP Sketch Club: This ongoing sketchbook/journaling project details your time spent social distancing. Join the online community sharing sketches and improving skills.

Spring Up! Community Garden: Learn about upcycled art by contributing a flower made from household items to a community garden.

Paint Out Princeton: Paint a vantage point unique to you - the view from your yard! Complete a plein air painting any day between April 6-11 to join the gallery.

The ACP has also added a page to its website with a variety of arts resources, including virtual museum tours, coloring pages from the great museums of the world, and more. They’ve also added a directory of local artists who sell their work online. Canceled gallery shows and festivals have made this a key time to support the artists living and working in our community.

For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Contemporary Art Center Offers Online Art Classes

The Center for Contemporary Art (The Center) in Bedminster has announced its spring schedule of art clas s es and workshops, which begin online April 13 and run through June.

Because The Center is temporarily closed due to the statewide shutdown, they are offering more than 20 classes online using the Zoom platform. In addition, registration is available for late spring classes and workshops that are still scheduled at this time to take place at The Center.

Online classes are offered for artists with all levels of expertise in a variety of media including oil and acrylic

paint, pastel, watercolor, drawing, and ceramics.

Using the Zoom platform students will be able to see and interact with the teacher and other students, receive personal feedback and instruction from the teacher, participate in live demonstrations, and share their work and ideas.

New classes this spring include Approaches to Contemporary Painting, iPad Drawing and Painting, Animal Portraiture, and The Glaze of Our Lives, for ceramics students.

In Approaches to Contemporar y Painting w ith Michael McFadden, students of all levels will focus on a contemporary style of painting in each class and the artist who exemplifies it. iPad Drawing and Painting is a beginner class for adults and teens ages 16 and over. Instructor Jeremie Duval will guide students through the many techniques of creating contemporary digital works of art on an iPad. Margaret Fanning’s Animal Portraiture class guides students from initial sketches to a final drawing or painting. The Glaze of Our Lives, with instructor John Reinking, provides ceramic students of all levels with a new perspective on materials and glazes.

Spring art workshops provide special one- or two-day opportunities and include Sketching with Watercolor, Watercolor Br idges and Streams, Colored Pencil Workshop, Simplifying the Landscape in Pastel, Watercolor Pouring Technique, Ceramic Workshop with Peter Callas, and Art Journaling.

Online classes will also be offered for children with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs beginning Apr il 13. St udents will explore a variety of art projects specifically geared to their interest and ability both in two- and three-dimensional approaches.

For further information or to register for a class, visit The Center for Contemporary Art online at ccabedminster.org.

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address used to send the pictures must also be the same e-mail address listed on the contest entry form.

The library will be accepting artwork until Tuesday, April 28. Selected artwork will be on display throughout the month of April on the Mercer County Library System’s website.

Entries must be original artwork. Any art medium is acceptable, so long as a minimum of 75 percent recycled content is used. Some examples of recycled content include metals, paper, rubber, glass, plastic, and cloth. The criteria for recycled materials are anything that has been manufactured and would have otherwise been thrown away. Nonrecyclable materials such as glue, paint, tape, etc. are permitted. Suggestions include newspapers, fabric from old clothing, machine parts, and used building materials. For the purposes of this contest, natural materials such as rocks, dirt, bones, and sticks are not considered recycled.

The public will be able to vote for their favorite TrashedArt pieces after they have all been submitted. The winner will receive a certificate for the very first TrashedArt Virtual Contest Award.

The winner will be notified by email, so participants are encouraged to check their email for updates about the TrashedArt 2020 Virtual Contest.

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Klett Brothers Establish Fairgrown Farm, Offering Seasonal Produce for the Community

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etter Food, Better Lives” — this is the mission of brothers James and Alex Klett, who established Fairgrown Farm in 2018. Its eight acres on Aunt Molly Road in Hopewell produce organic seasonal produce for the surrounding community.

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“We are commit ted to growing great-tasting food that is healthy and safe,” explains James Klett, who is farm manager and head farmer. “Our farm is in the process of being certified as USDA Certified Organic.

Although we are not yet officially certified, we comply completely with the organic principles, often going above and beyond what is required of an organic farm. You can be assured that everything we grow is safe and healthy for your family.”

There is no question that farming is one of the most challeng ing — and, of course, essential — occupations one can undertake.

Both James and Alex, who

is operations manager and charged with keeping the machines and equipment in good working order, know they are in the right profession.

Turning Point “I love doing this work and being outdoors,” says James, “I have a passion for farming, for the outdoors, and also for chemistry. All of this comes together here.

I learn a lot about microbiology!”

Although he had always liked gardening, he had not planned to become a farmer.

He was set to attend Rutgers University and major in business. Then, as a summer job, he worked on a farm, and it was a turning point in his life. As he says, “I found I really enjoyed being outside, and I fell in love with farming.”

After graduating from Rutgers with a business major and agriculture minor, he, along with Alex, was able to lease the farm on Aunt Molly Road. As James notes, “Alex is great with machines and carpentry, and he wanted to be part of this too. He likes the hands-on aspect. And I’m good at growing things, so we’re good team.”

The farm grows a wide

assortment of vegetables, including tomatoes — heirloom and cherry — garlic, squash, spinach, onions, eggplant, beans, and lettuce, among many others, and all of which grow well in New Jersey. In addition, they are now growing blueberries and strawberries.

Growing organic crops presents its own set of challenges, and the Klett brothers use a series of natural met hods w it h regard to fertilization, irrigation, and pests.

“We deal with pests with organic natural sprays, and we try to promote predators and pollinators,” explains James. “Ladybugs are predators that eat aphids, and bees are pollinators. We also reduce tillage, and use organic fertilizers. These are tried and true organic practices. In addition, we use drip irrigation, and water just the roots.”

Crop Rotation “Also, crop rotation is very impor tant,” adds James.

“One year, we’ll grow tomatoes in one field, and the next year a different crop there. For example, one year you plant tomatoes, the next year in that field, you’ll plant lettuce, then squash, and then back to tomatoes.

Every year, you’re growing a new crop. It gives the soil a chance to rest, and it diminishes the pests. Diversified crops and crop rotation are the ways to manage pests.”

The first crops should be ready at the end of May, reports James, and others throughout the summer.

“We expect the blueberries in June, July, and August” he says. “Blueberries like acidic soil, and we have that.”

It is a source of great pride when the crops appear after the initial hard work. “There is an immense amount of satisfaction when we harvest the crops. When you hold a tomato in your hand, it’s a great feeling. We have helpers in the summer for the harvesting, but I do most of the work, and all the planting.”

As if one farm were not enough to keep them busy, t h e br ot h e r s h ave a l s o leased a second, Gravity Hill Farm, in Titusville. As James explains, “Since part of the farm’s mission is to support the local food system, one-fifth of all produce grown at Gravity Hill Farm will be donated to Rolling Har vest Food Rescue, a nonprofit headquartered at the farm. Then it ultimately makes its way into local food banks. Additionally, we will be farming one acre just for Rolling Harvest, where 100

FARM FRESH: “We grow an assortment of organic vegetables, and we are also planting blueberries and strawberries this year. In addition, we have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm share program.” Owners and brothers Alex, left, and James Klett of Fairgrown Farm In Hopewell are shown with their special vintage Industrial Harvester tractor, with back hoe and front loader. percent of its production is donated.”

Fairgrown Farm also provides produce for a number of area restaurants, including the Whole Earth Center, Nomad Pizza, and Blue Bottle, among others In addition, the farm is the main vendor for the Hopewell Farmers Market ( which it fou nded ), and which is expected to be open every Sunday after May 31.

The farm also supplies produce for the Montgomery Farmers Market.

Nice Variety Another part of the business is the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Farm Share Program, offering opportunities for area residents to purchase fresh produce t hroughout t he growing season.

A s Ja m e s p oi nt s out, “Customers pay for the season, and we deliver a box of fresh produce once a week for 20 weeks. It’s a nice variety, with 20 to 25 different items. We deliver within an 8-mile area on Monday or Tuesday. This is a very popular program, and we look forward to expanding it.”

In addition, there are market shares for the farm market. Customers pay in advance, and receive a credit, which can then be used at the market.

The challenges of farming, whether they be excessive heat, rain, drought, or pests, are very real and forever present. The Klett brothers have not been deterred by these obstacles, and providing fresh, healthy food for the communit y overrides the hardships.

“We really star ted the farm with nothing,” they note. “We had to do everything — establish the fields, prepare the soil, get the equipment, and even build a storage structure. It was completely hands-on.

“We’ve had great support from the community. We have so many customers who are passionate about what we do and who love the fresh produce. They really care about this. We are looking forward to our 2020 season, and we expect a good season.”

Local Agriculture An added factor, and one

they could not have anticipated, is the current COVID -19 pandemic. It has made everything they do even more important. As James obser ves, “W hen you purchase produce from a large grocery store, it has already been touched by countless people as it made its way through the supply chain. Much of this food is shipped thousands of miles from foreign countries. Not only is this food less sanitary (as many past contaminations like E. coli have shown), but its supply is at risk if borders start to shut down, and transportation becomes more difficult. During the Great Depression, often, farmers would have enough food to feed people, but couldn’t transport it to where it was needed — so people went hungry.

“I mention all this because as the world starts to shut down, it puts a spotlight on the importance of local agriculture. Our crops go straight from the field into your kitchen, and don’t constantly change hands. It is more sanitary.

“We are literally r ight down the street from most of our customers, so that even if borders close, we are still able to feed people.

We offer free delivery so you don’t need to expose yourself to large groups of people when shopping.

And maybe most important, healthy, nutritious food promotes a strong immune system to defend against these sorts of viruses. My uncle Ted Klett put it best when he said: ‘No Local Farmers, No Food Security.’”

Indeed, in these anxious times when everyone is trying to navigate through the COVID-19 crisis, knowing that Fairgrown Farm is there, offering fresh and healthy produce, is a reminder that there are always certainties — such as the farm — that we can count on. And this is a sign of hope for the future.

We will get through this. or more information about the far m and the farm share pro gram, call (609) 731-6063 and you can speak directly with Farmer James. Visit the website at www.fairgrownfarm.com.

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As PU Men’s Lax Deals with End to Special Season, Sowers Missing Daily Interaction with Teammates

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meeting in a dorm last year helped plant the seeds for the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team to grow into a 5-0 juggernaut this spring.

“At the end of the season last year, we all met in Phil Rob’s [Phillip Robertson] room,” said Princeton senior star attackman and cocaptain Michael Sowers.

“We were just like listen, we don’t know what we wanted to look like but we knew next year when we came back, we wanted to be different. We wanted to all commit to something. I think it started that summer in the sense that all the seniors and everybody were extremely bought in for the summer workouts. We had guys FaceTiming the freshmen, introducing themselves and getting to know them.”

In a solemn meeting on March 11, the team learned the sad news that that its undefeated campaign was coming to a halt due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak.

“We found out in a team meeting,” recalled Sowers, a 5’9, 175-pound native of Dresher, Pa. “People were crying, everybody was pretty devastated. Coach Mads [Princeton head coach Matt Madalon] was tearing up. That was the first time I had seen him emotional ever, he is always like a rock. To see him emotional, I think that hurt us all. It was just one of those things. We always talk about controlling what you can control and to have something so far out of your control take away the season, it was tough.”

With the Tigers having risen to No. 3 in the national rankings as they posted big wins over defending NCAA champion Virginia, perennial power Johns Hopkins, and local rival Rutgers, not being able to see things through was particularly tough to take.

“People were disappointed about that, we really were on such a good roll,” said Sowers.

“People were just disappointed because our group jelled so well. It is a cliché, but we really were so close

off the field.”

That closeness was the product of the seniors going out of their way to bring the group together.

“Through the fall, we were doing extra lifts on Saturdays,” said Sowers.

“There were extra offensive shootarounds before practice. We had practices on Sundays. We tried to do dinners in the Spelman Hall apartments. We would do stuff like that and just get guys over as much as possible. I think from the top down, starting with the senior class, there was such a buy-in.”

On the field, Sowers and his classmates each played a part in the team’s success.

“Every senior made sacrifices in their own respect; every senior found a role and played that to best of their ability,” added Sowers.

“That is a huge credit to the senior leadership as well because you had seniors at every position willing to take charge. You had Nick Bauer who didn’t play a second conducting film sessions in our apartment. That is not really normal stuff. You have at the defensive mid position, Jasper Arnold, leading by example in every drill and bringing the group together.

You saw that with the underclassmen performances, not to take anything away from them.”

In his role as a two-time captain, Sowers looked to lead by playing his best.

“It really made my job easy in the sense that I didn’t have to be anything more than just be myself and lead through by what I did well,” said Sowers.

“I have always thought that my leadership style is through example and leading through hard work and just showing people my work ethic.”

That hard work paid big dividends for Sowers as he averaged 9.4 points per game in 2020 to lead Division I, piling up 47 points (16 goals, 31 assists), leading the country in assists and points while also setting an Ivy League record with a 14-point game (3 goals, 11 assists) against Colgate in a 20-11 win on February 18.

On Tuesday, Sowers was named by Inside Lacrosse as its Men’s DI Player of the Year.

While Sowers is frustrated that he won’t get to add to those totals this spring, he is more upset about having the team’s special chemistry disrupted.

“It is really not that disappointing because I am hoping that I get my chance again,” said Sowers, who become the first Princeton player to hit the 300-point mark, ending the season at 302 career points, ranking him 16th all-time in Division I with his 181 career assists ranking eighth.

“I am confident that I will be able to get back to this spot that I was playing at, just through consistency and putting in the work. From an individual standpoint, it is tough but I wouldn’t call it devastating. The thing that devastates me is that the locker room will never be the same.”

Back home in Pennsylvania, Sowers is keeping a stick in his hands.

“I have been pretty much getting kicked off of every field I have been going to, even my high school,” said Sowers with a laugh.

“I will hit my wall in my backyard, I hit the chimney.

We have a net in the backyard. I have two younger brothers who play and we will be out there just throwing the ball around which is nice. It is really pretty much confined to my house.”

When he is not in the backyard, Sowers is concentrating on his virtual schooling.

“My main thing is that I am trying to get close to finishing my thesis,” said Sowers, a history major whose thesis focuses on allied relations in the latter stages of World War II. “I have two chapters done and pretty much the research done for that third chapter. At this point, I just have to sit down and write it. Writing it at home is so much tougher than writing it at school just because your mind is in a million different spots.”

While Sowers hopes to play pro lacrosse at some point, his mind is on some unfinished business at Princeton.

“My goal, my dream would definitely to be back in a Princeton uniform again,” said Sowers, whose situation is currently up in the air as the NCAA has approved extra eligibility for all spring sport athletes but the Ivy League has not formally decided whether it would follow suit.

“I would love to play at the next level, that would be where my head is at this stage. We will see, I am hoping to have one more year here and cross that bridge when it comes.”

No matter what happens, Sowers won’t soon forget the joy he has gotten from interacting with his teammates day in, day out over the last four years.

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SO TOUGH: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Michael Sowers battles to get past a foe in a game this season. Senior attackman Sowers was adding to his slew of team records this spring before the season was halted due to the coronavirus outbreak. He averaged 9.4 points per game in 2020 to lead Division I. As Princeton went 5-0, Sowers piled up 47 points (16 goals, 31 assists), leading the country in assists and points while also setting an Ivy League record with a 14-point game (3 goals, 11 assists) against Colgate in a 20-11 win on February 18. On Tuesday, Sowers was named by Inside Lacrosse as its Men’s DI Player of the Year.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) “There is no one moment or a couple of clear defining moments for me; obviously I have some great memories, winning some games with my friends,” said Sowers.

“The thing that I have enjoyed the most is the daily experiences with the team like before practices, after

practices, long bus rides, all of that little stuff that from an outside perspective you don’t even really think about. Winning games is just the dessert of it. Being able to be part of a team during those stages has been my favorite thing.”

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PU Sports Roundup Princeton Men’s Lacrosse Has 4 Make All-America

Getting recognized after going 5-0 in a season halted in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team had four players earn Inside Lacrosse AllAmerica honors as chosen by national lacrosse media.

Senior attackman Michael Sowers and junior defenseman George Baughan were both selected as first-team All-Americans while sophomore midfielder Jake Stevens and senior midfielder Connor McCarthy earned honorable mention.

The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) has announced that it would not be presenting its annual All-American teams this year, and the Tewaaraton Award foundation also announced there would be no award this year as well.

Sowers, a 5’9, 175-pound native of Dresher, Pa., has rewritten the Princeton record book. He now has a program-best 302 career points, ranking him 16th

all-time in Division I with his 181 career assists ranking eighth. He is second in Division I history with 6.43 points per game, and he averaged 9.4 points per game in 2020 to lead Division I. In five games this season, he tallied 47 points (16 goals, 31 assists), leading the country in assists and points while also setting the Ivy League record with a 14-point game against Colgate in a 20-11 win on February 18.

Baughan, a 6’1, 195-pound resident of Wyndmoor, Pa., solidified his status as one of the superb on-ball defenders in the country. He led the Ivy League in caused turnovers per game (2.0).

He was a first-team selection despite playing in only four games, missing the opener due to a preseason injury.

He had eight caused turnovers and 10 ground balls. A unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection a year ago, Baughan was also a USILA honor able m e nt ion A l l American as a sophomore.

Stevens, a 5’9, 185-pounder who hails from Puslinch, Ontario, was a key performer on the face-off wings and on both ends of the field this spring for the Tigers. He had seven goals and an assist in five games while finishing second on the team with

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M c C a r t h y, a 6’4 , 200-pound native of Sudbury, Mass., finished the shortened season with 13 goals, including at least one in each game and a careerhigh five against Johns Hopkins.

Princeton ended the season with the No. 3 national ranking in the final Inside Lacrosse/Maverik media poll and the USILA coaches’ poll.

Tiger Men’s Squash Star Named All-America

For the second time in as many seasons with the program, Princeton University men’s squash sophomore star Youssef Ibrahim has earned College Squash Association (CSA) first-team All-America honors.

Ibrahim played at No. 1 for the final 15 matches of the 2019-20 season, winning four in a row against George Washington, Drexel, St. Lawrence, and Dartmouth, and six in a row over the final three Ivy matches, against Brown, Cornell, Columbia, as well as Rochester, Trinity and the quarters of the CSA team tournament against Rochester.

In the CSA individual tournament, Ibrahim won his first-round match before his run ended in the quarterfinals to put his season record at 13-5.

Ibrahim was also a firstteam choice in his first season with the program in 2017-18. He did not compete with the team last winter and returned to the squad in 2019-20 as a sophomore.

Princeton Women’s Squash Has 3 Earn All-American

A trio of Princeton Universit y women’s s quash players — junior Raneem El Torky, sophomore Elle Ruggiero, and freshman Caroline Spahr — have earned College Squash Association ( C SA ) s econd -team A ll America honors.

The honors are the most for the program since five players earned All-America recognition in 2015.

El Torky and Ruggiero were each in the Ramsay Draw, the championship draw, at the CSA individual tournament earlier this month, and though each battled for four games in her respective firstround match, they then met in a consolation battle that Ruggiero won.

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PHS Hockey Standout Trainor, Stuart Hoops’ Melvin Get the Nod as Top Performers of the Winter Season

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the winter to spark a balanced attack that featured five players with 17 or more goals, PHS put together an impressive regular season record of 15-3-2.

Heading into the postseason, Trainor believed that the Tigers were primed to contend for championships.

“We are looking like a good hockey team r ight now and I am confident in our ability to perform,” said Trainor.

“We have upperclassmen that have been to those moments before. We have been to the threshold and haven’t been able to cross it. We have a very seasoned group and with the mix of all the young kids that we have, I think we can really make a run for it this year.”

PHS went on to cross that threshold as it made a memorable run to the Mercer County Tournament title. After beating Paul VI 8-2 in the county quarters as Trainor contributed three goals and an assist and then advancing past Notre Dame in the semis on a forfeit, the second-seeded Tigers faced six-time defending champion and top-seeded Hun in the title game. Falling behind the Raiders 5-0 by early in the second period, PHS rallied for a 7-5 win to produce its own miracle on ice nearly 40 years to the day of the U.S. men’s hockey team’s upset of Russia at the 1980 Winter Olympics and earn its first county crown since 2011.

The Tigers ended up falling to Southern 4-1 in the first round of the state Public B tournament to end up with an 18-4-2 record.

For performing at a high level and inspiring his teammates as PHS earned a title

in unforgettable fashion, Trainor is the choice as the Town Topics top male performer of the winter season.

Top Female Performer ia Melvin produced a milestone campaign this winter in her junior season for the Stuart Country Day School basketball team.

The star guard passed the 1,000 -point mark in her Stuart career in last January and then helped the Tartans win their third straight state Prep B title, make the program’s first ever trip to the Mercer County Tournament championships game, and set a team record for wins in a single season with a 21-7 final record.

Heading into the winter, Melvin honed both her oncourt and vocal skills.

“I worked on conditioning, ball handling, and then my shot,” she said.

“More than just scoring, it is important that I step into a leadership role, talking to my teammates and communicating with them.”

Competing at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz., in December helped Melvin and her teammates take their work ethic to a higher level.

“Since Phoenix, I would say that we changed our mentality,” said Melvin, reflecting on the event which saw the Tartans go 1-4.

“We realized how seriously we have to take every practice, every game, and putting everything into our hustle and effort. It was a reality check.”

One of the most memorable games for Melvin came when she scored 21 points in a 79-21 win over Immaculate Conception on January 28 to pass the 1,000-point mark.

“It is something I have definitely been looking forward to before I even started play-

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ing basketball at Stuart,” said Melvin. “It is something I wanted to accomplish, and I am really proud to have made it.”

Stuart head coach Justin Leith credited Melvin with impacting the team positively on and off the court.

“First and foremost, she is a great kid and that is my favorite thing about Nia,” said Leith.

“The word to describe Nia is kind — she is a great person. You almost get the opposite of that on the basketball court. She is relentless on both sides of the floor.

Even though she has had a stellar career thus far, she is continuing to improve.

Her shooting is more consistent; she has always been a very good shooter, but she is pushing to be that great shooter, especially recently.”

Displaying that shooting prowess in one of her top performances of the winter, Melvin tallied 26 points as Stuart defeated Moorestown Friends 73-40 on January 30.

“I was in my rhythm and in the zone,” said the 5’9 Melvin, who also had seven rebounds and seven assists along with five steals in the win.

“As a team and individually, we have been trying to step it up before MCTs and Prep Bs.” The Tartans did step up in the postseason, rolling past Academy of St. Elizabeth 65-33 in the state Prep B title game and then routing W W/ P-Nor t h 75 -15, Hopewell Valley 51-23 and Notre Dame 68-38 in the MCT on the way to a clash with nationally ranked Trenton Catholic Academy in the county title game. While Stuart fell 60-43 to TCA, it proved it could play with the elite.

Sparking that run with her all-around play, Melvin

MAKING STRIDES: Stuart Country Day School basketball player Nia Melvin dribbles upcourt in a game in the Mercer County Tournament championship game in late February. Junior guard Melvin averaged 12.9 points and 5.5 rebounds a game with team highs in assists (129), steals (89), and three-pointers (59) to help Stuart go 21-7 as it won its third straight state Prep B title and made the program’s first-ever trip to the MCT final.

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averaged 12.9 points and 5.5 rebounds a game with team highs in assists (129), steals (89), and three-pointers (59).

Melvin’s relentless play and her growth as a leader for a Stuart team that made history earn her the nod as the top female performer.

Top Newcomers va Rose has proven to be a wrestling prodigy.

Taking up the sport two years ago with the Princeton Wrestling club as a middle schooler, Rose burst on the scene as a Princeton High freshman, winning the girls’ South Jersey Region title at

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100 pounds and then advancing to the final of the NJS I A A g irls’ w res t ling championships.

Rose surprised herself by making the state final. “I thought that I would get in, but I didn’t think I’d get so far,” said Rose.

“Most of it was winning regions, which was a big thing for me. It was really exciting, but also a lot of new pressure that I wasn’t used to.”

In reflecting on her debut campaign, Rose credited PHS junior Chloe Ayres, who won her second straight girls’ state title at 107, as a key influence.

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or Aidan Trainor, playing for the Princeton H i g h S c h o o l b o y s’ hockey team has been a family affair.

The senior forward was preceded in the program by his older brothers Anthony ’17 and Robby ’19 and has played the last two seasons with younger brother Colm ’21.

But Trainor’s family feeling on the squad extended beyond his brothers as he enjoyed a special experience during his time with the program.

“I have been lucky enough to play on four great teams in my four years at PHS — we have been really successful,” said Trainor.

The prolific Trainor played a key role in that success, tallying 212 career points on 102 goals and 110 assists.

Coming into his final campaign this winter, Trainor was determined to go out with a bang.

“This is my last year; it is easy to ignore that and not to think about that when you are a freshman, a sophomore, or even a junior,” said Trainor.

“This year, I have a bigger sense of urgency to perform and just do my best to help the team succeed.”

PHS first-year head coach Joe Bensky was thrilled to have Trainor on his team.

“It is not a secret how good he is, what impresses me is how approachable he is as a 17-year-old young man,” added Bensky.

“The kids really like him and look up to him. He doesn’t have a cocky attitude, he is a great young man.”

With Trainor tallying 24 goals and 19 assists over

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and knows a lot,” said Rose.

“I don’t know a lot about girls wrestling. Also, she’s always on top of things.

It’s nice to have someone like that so you know what you’re doing. It’s nice to have because we’re always supporting each other since we’re the only girls on the team.”

PHS first-year head coach Jess Monzo enjoyed having Rose on his squad.

“Ava impressed a lot of teams,” said Monzo of Rose who posted a 30-3 overall record this winter, going 2-0 on the varsity versus boys, 15-2 against girls, and 13-1 against JV boys.

“She impressed a lot of coaches. You don’t see that kind of success for a firstyear girl. She’s wrestling against boys at 106 and she only weighs about 102 or 103. She’s a little light.”

Looking ahead, Rose is determined to build on her impressive freshman season.

“I know that I won a lot, and I’m happy with my record, but I still have three people that beat me so there’s something to work towards so I can beat them next time,” said Rose.

“I always write down all the people that beat me on my phone so I can remember their names because I’m really forgetful. I’ll work toward beating them next time. I’m going to try to do a lot more tournaments in the offseason, bigger ones so I can experience the pressure so I don’t choke up as much.

Then I also want to do a lot of offseason training. I really want to get a lot better, so I want to put in a lot of work with it.”

For beating just about everybody she faced on the mat this winter, Rose is the selection as the top female newcomer.

Jack Scott brought a special basketball pedigree to the Hun School boys’ hoops team when he joined the program as a sophomore this season.

His father, Joe, was a star guard for the Princeton University men’s hoops team who went on to serve as the head coach for the Tigers and was recently hired for his second stint as the head coach at Air Force while his mother, Leah, was a standout point guard for the Princeton women’s team and an assistant coach at Princeton, Dartmouth, and Arizona State.

Living up to those bloodlines, Scott emerged as a key backcourt performer for Hun, averaging 8.3 points a game and leading the squad in assists (61) and steals (30).

With that background, Scott developed an immediate comfort level at Hun. “Both of my parents went to Princeton and my dad coached at Princeton,” said Scott. “I know a lot of people in the area so it made sense. I love the campus, I love my teammates. I go into town and I go to the University.”

Hun head coach Jon Stone loved welcoming Scott back to town.

“Jack is patient, he lets the game come to him,” said Stone. “He is a great shooter and it is only a matter of time before he makes a couple in any game.”

While the Raiders went through some ups and downs over the winter as they posted a 12-14 record, Scott maintained an upbeat approach to go with his multi-faceted game.

“We are getting some momentum,” said Scott. “We are 100 percent on the same page. We love each other, it is great chemistry.”

For giving Hun momentum with his play in the backcourt as he joined the program, Scott is the choice as the top male newcomer.

Top Coaches ith an upper school enrollment of around 160 girls, Stuart Country Day School is one of the smaller institutions competing in New Jersey scholastic sports.

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But under the leadership of head coach Justin Leith, the Stuart basketball program made a huge impact on the state hoops scene this winter.

Over the course of the 2019-20 season, the Tartans won their third straight state Prep B title, advanced to the program’s first-ever Mercer County Tournament final, produced a 17-game winning streak, and ended up with a 21-7 record.

Taking its lumps at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz., in December helped steel Stuart for its stirring stretch run.

“We want to be an elite level program; we still are not there yet but we went to Arizona and we played the best,” said Leith, whose team went 1-4 at the event.

“We played the No. 2 team in the country, we played a couple of top teams from Canada.”

Returning to New Jersey, the Tartans went on a roll, reeling off 17 straight wins and not losing again until they fell to nationallyranked Trenton Catholic Academy 60-43 in the MCT title game.

Coming into the clash against TCA, Tartan junior guard Aleah James and her teammates were ready to prove that they were a top team.

“We came in laser focused and set on showing everybody exactly who we are because sometimes I think people take the Stuart name for granted,” said James.

“We are a small Catholic school and four years ago, nobody would have known our name. I was here today to show everybody what I can do and what we can do as a team and how powerful we are now.”

In reflecting on the season, Leith was just as proud of how his players carried themselves as he was of what they accomplished on the court.

“First and foremost, they are wonderful kids to be around and they are great

to each other,” said Leith after the loss to TCA. “We won 17 games in a row, this is the first game in 2020 that we lost and that is not playing against weak opponents. We won out January, that was one of the goals. We did it and we continued it all the way to the end of the season. I think this is the most wins in school history. It is the first time that we made it to the Mercer County final and we won our third Prep B.” Building on this year’s accomplishments, Leith believes the program is poised to make more history next season.

“It is like I just said to them, it is tough to play your county tournament final against the No. 15 team in the country but we love that, we relish playing the top opponents,” said Leith.

“Now we know where we stand. If we work hard in the off-season, we come back next year a little bit better.

Like last year, we lost to Pennington in the MCT semifinal and then we got one step further this year. The goal next year will be to win and to come in here, not as the underdog but as the team to beat. Everybody knows that we are unequivocally one of the top teams in the state.

You have Saddle River Day, who is No. 3 in the state, and we beat them so where does that put us? TCA is one of the top 15 teams in the nation and they showed it today. We will be there sooner rather than later.”

Leith’s role in building tiny Stuart into a state hoops powerhouse makes him the choice as the top coach of a female team this winter.

Losing to archrival Pennington in the state Prep B semifinals to end the 201819 season left a bitter taste in the mouths of the players on the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team.

As the team went through its preseason practices this w inter, PDS head coach Doug Davis saw a hunger around the program to take the next step.

“ T h e re we re a lot of missed opportunities last year, that is from the top down,” said Davis.

“We are thinking about things we could do better as a coaching staff and what our guys who were there last year can improve on this season. We are really trying to right the wrong and go a bit farther. We want to play together as a team a little bit more. There were some spots last year where we didn’t play together as much.”

Davis depended on his group of seniors Jomar M e e k i n s, L u c a s G r e e n , Tazee Mahjied, Alan Norcott, and Jaylin ChampionAdams to bring things together this winter.

“There is a different energy on the team and in the gym,” said Davis. “We have five seniors. It is their last time playing together. It is the last time playing high school basketball. They are ready to go. I think they will lead from there.”

In the view of Davis, the winning formula for the Panthers was simple.

“It is playing within ourselves and bringing that defensive tenacity,” said Davis.

“If we do that and we execute on offense, I think we will be in good shape. There are a lot of guys who you can just interchange, it is going to be one of the things to help us out and have success.”

With junior transfer and star forward Ethan Garita and junior guard Dameon Samuels providing some

stellar play to help out the seniors, PDS got off to a solid 9-4 start.

The Panthers hit a rough patch in last January and early February, losing five of six games.

But displaying the tenacity that Davis instilled in his squad, PDS caught fire in the state Prep B tourney.

The second-seeded Panthers defeated sevent h - seeded Newark Academy 86-47 in an opening round contest and then defeated thirdseeded Wardlaw Hartridge 55-39 in the Prep B semis.

Heading down to Burlington to play top-seeded Doane Academy in the title game before a standing-room only crowd in a bandbox gym, the gritty Panthers pulled out a 64-50 win to earn the program’s first Prep B crown since 2016.

In reflecting on the triumph, Davis credited his seniors with leading the way.

“They are a really good group; they like each other and like to play with each other,” said Davis, whose team ended the winter at 14-11.

“They really showed that t o d a y. T h r o u g h o u t t h e course of the season, we have gotten smarter as a team. For those seniors to win this one and go out as winners on top, it feels really good.”

The steady leadership of Davis in getting the most of out of his squad and helping those seniors go out in a blaze of glory makes him the top coach of a male team.

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The organization invites members of the community to serve as volunteers to help stage the race. There a r e p o s i t i o n s av a i l ab l e throughout the day, including traffic marshals, packet pickup volunteer, and start line volunteer.

HiTOPS will continue to follow the health and recommendations associated with the COVID-19 virus.

In the event that the race is canceled, all registrants will have the option to complete the race virtually or defer to the 2021 event.

To learn more, register, volunteer, and/or donate, log onto HiTOPSPrincetonHalf.com.

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Obituaries

Louise French (“Frenchie”) Blodget Louise French (“Frenchie”) Blodget died on March 31st, just shy of her 100th birthday. Frenchie was blessed with a loving family and an enthusiastic, multigenerational circle of friends who filled her life with joy. And we were blessed to have her.

Frenchie was the matriarch of her family and a beloved member of each community she was a part of: Princeton, NJ; Fox Hill Village in Westwood, Mass.; and Annisquam, Mass. She spent 98 of her 99 summers in Annisquam. There, she gathered family, oversaw hours of tennis, played a fiercely competitive family game of “spoons,” offered up thousands of lobster rolls, and savored every sunset with a vodka on ice.

Born in 1920, Frenchie grew up in St. Louis, Mo. While attending Bryn Mawr College she met Alden Sanford (Sandy) Blodget who quickly became the center of her life. They married in 1941 in San Francisco

a week before Sandy’s ship set sail for the South Pacific and, ultimately, The Battle of Midway. After the war, they moved frequently while raising four children. Sandy died in 1990.

Frenchie’s greatest pride was opening the first New Jersey office for Planned Parenthood in Trenton. She also volunteered for years at The Princeton Hospital, The Princeton Art Museum, and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. She had a sharp and active mind that was always evident in her prowess with the NYT crossword puzzles, her frequent wins in duplicate bridge and Scrabble, and her phenomenal memory. She played tennis until she was 80, danced after two hip replacements at 92, and most eagerly awaited all news from every member of the family.

She often said that it was the war that taught her to be realistic and practical, to always “press on” and remain optimistic. And so she did when, 19 years ago, she moved to Fox Hill. There, she served on the board, worked in the library, read books to the visually impaired, and made friends with many. She possessed an enormous capacity to sit with the suffering of others, and always went to be with her many dear friends who were dying, offering care and support.

Frenchie is survived by three sons, Alden Blodget ( Essex, Mass.), Dudley Blodget (Winchester, Mass.), Henry Blodget, and a daughter, Sally Carton (Chicago); a nd f ive g ra ndch i ldren, who all deeply love her: Alexandra Heidinger, Caitlin

Cieslinski, her son-in-law, R i c h a r d Ci e s l i n s k i, h e r daughter, Robin L. Murray, her son, Sean S. Murray and her daughter in-law, Hilary D. Murray and her grandson, Nickolas H. Cieslinski. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of Emma Louise and John D. Stockton of Lambertville, NJ and is pre-deceased by her sister, Jane Detwiler, and her brother, John D. Stockton.

She attended Brenau College. She was a model for the Princeton photographer Orrin Jack Turner, who received multiple recognitions for his images of her. She studied investing on her own, enjoyed following the market and was quite successful in her efforts. She loved the arts particularly ballet and was a talented artist. She volunteered at both the Princeton Hospital Fete and the Rummage, primarily handling artwork.

She was a member of the Present Day Club. She loved all things English and traveled to England and Europe.

Her internment is at PrincElizabeth Stockton eton Cemetery and the serMurray vice, when held, will be priElizabeth Stockton Murray vate. passed away on March 25, 2020 of natural causes. She was 96 and had resided at Stonebridge At Montgomery, Skillman, New Jersey for the last 16 years.

She was born in Lambertville, New Jersey. She lived in Princeton for most of her life. She is pre-deceased by her husband of 50 years, Robert Francis Murray, who was Executive Vice President with Gallup & Robinson. She is survived by her daughter, Faneen M.

Pingree, Casey Blodget, Sandy Carton, and Maggie Carton Pugel; and by five great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please make a contribution in her honor to Planned Parenthood ( PPNCSNJ, PO Box 9077, Trenton, NJ 08650), or Wellspring House (302 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930).

The family sends deepest thanks to the hospice workers and aides who cared so beautifully for our mother in the midst of the pandemic.

A memorial service will be held in Annisquam, Mass., when large and joyful gatherings are again possible.

Elaine L. Ciatto

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She maintained homes in Princeton, Long Beach Island, and Sarasota, FL, where she hosted wonderful gatherings and made forever memories for her

family. Like her father and mother, Elaine was a designer, seamstress, and a fabulous cook! She exemplified the most important values in life, bringing joy to others, loving her family dearly, living her Catholicism, and was a selfless and important role model to all who knew her.

At a future date, a memorial service will be held for Elaine.

In lieu of f lowers, the Ciat to fa m i ly wou ld b e honored with a gift to The Robert J. and Elaine Ciatto Scholarship Fund at Fordham University (attn. Robert A. Milici, Jr., Joseph A. Martino Hall, 45 Columbus Avenue, 8th Floor, NY, NY 10023; (212) 636-7263.

Arrangements are under the direction of MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

Mary Bordman Scudder Mary Bordman Scudder, daughter of John Bordman and Helen Irvin, born on July 30, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home with loving family at her bedside, ending her courageous battle with cancer on April 2, 2020.

M a r y w a s a g r a d u ate of Concord Academy and

Bryn Mawr College where she received a BA degree in Art History. She married Townsend Scudder Jr. from New Haven, Connecticut, in 1950. Mary and her husband, Towney settled in Neshanic, New Jersey, with their four children and lived there for 59 years before retiring to Middlebury, Vermont in 2013. Their marriage was one of true everlasting love. They worked side by side for over 50 years in their own nursery business, Ambleside Gardens, which is still in the family, run by their son, David. Along with their love of gardening, they loved to ski and travelled extensively in Europe and Asia. During their retirement years in their cottage in Middlebury, Vermont, Mary served on many committees and will be remembered by many as one of the shining bright lights and for her neverending smile.

Mary is predeceased by her husband, Towney. She is survived by her brother, John Bordman and his wife in Concord, Massachusetts, and his children: John Scudder of Neshanic, New Jersey, David Scudder and his wife, Robin of East Millstone, New Jersey, Holly Scudder-Chase and her husband, Keith of Richmond, Vermont and Hal Scudder and his wife, Carol of Park City, Utah. She is also survived by six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren and her loving cat.

A celebration of life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Taking Care of You, 4171 South Street, N e w H a v e n , Ve r m o n t , 05472.

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Anne L. Freedman, 92, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a graduate of New York University and resided in Princeton, NJ for the past 55 years.

After purchasing Kooltronic, Inc., an enclosure cooling manufacturer, with her late husband, Gerald, in 1970, Anne soon joined the company full-time and enjoyed a long career primarily managing the manufacturing side of the business. She often referred to the company as her third child. Though it was difficult, particularly during that time and in a male-dominated industry, she did not let anything deter her from being strong, confident, and decisive. She gained the respect of her peers and colleagues through hard work and tough, but fair, leadership. Anne’s passion and tireless work ethic helped turn a struggling business into the successful family-owned company that it is today. She was a role model to all who knew her.

One of Anne’s greatest joys was spending quality time with family and friends. She enjoyed hosting gatherings at her house, and celebrating holidays and other joyous occasions with everyone she loved. Several weeks ago, it brought her much joy to host the wedding of her daughter and son-in-law in her living room! She also enjoyed traveling, gardening, playing cards and other games, and had an affection for watching her daily soap opera. Anne was a patron of the arts and for many years enjoyed music and theater productions.

Those who knew Anne know she always spoke her

mind and stood up for what she believed in. She will be remembered for her loving, caring, and feisty personality, and for being a generous philanthropist who supported many causes that were important to her, and Jewish organizations in particular.

She was a longtime member of Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, NJ, and The Jewish Center in Princeton, NJ. Wife of the late Gerald Freedman, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Debbie Freedman and Avi Paradise; son and daughterin-law Barry and Bobbi Freedman; grandchildren Melissa Freedman and Michael Steeil, Jen Freedman and Darren Gorden, Michael and Lauren Freedman, Leora Paradise and Elijah Stone, and Daniella Paradise and Ross Chapman; as well as, currently, four great-grandchildren James and Madilyn Freedman and Jack and Ben Gorden.

Anne will be deeply missed and forever loved.

Due to health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, a private graveside service was held at Fountain Lawn Memorial Park.

The family respectfully requests memorial contributions to: The Leon Siskowitz Cultural Fund at Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 or The Jess and Marion Epstein Lunchand-Learn Fund at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Funeral arrangements by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel. To leave a comment or memor y visit orlandsmemorialchapel.com/annefreedman/.

Religion Mercer Jewish Family Service Adapts During Crisis

In addition to tele-therapy, JFCS has launched weekly webinars ( jfcsonline.org / jfcs-resources-during-covid19- outbreak / ) to provide broader emotional and psychological support during the crisis. Topics have included managing anxiety, coping with the emotions of spending the spring holidays apart, and issues relating to teens.

The counseling department now also offers daily “dropin” time frames that allow community members to call in for a 30-minute session with a licensed JFCS social worker for personalized support, coping skills, and resources. The sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays 5–7 p.m. Callers can connect at (609) 987-8100 and Dial 0 to speak with an available cou n s elor. J FC S we e k ly

webinars and drop-in sessions are supported through an emergency grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation.

JFCS maintains an on-site food pantry, a Mobile Food Pantry, and special services for seniors including Kosher Meals on Wheels and Healthy@Home, a monthly grocery delivery program.

All food programs have continued despite the outbreak.

T he team at J FCS has sourced new providers of shelf stable items and frozen prepared meals to keep its shelves stocked for current clients and emergency calls for food. New partnerships have allowed the agency to reach even more vulnerable members of the community by connecting JFCS food supplies to individuals and families identified by other

community organizations.

JFCS provided emergency bags to Capital Area YMCA to distribute to displaced families residing in local motels and hotels and, most recently, the JFCS Mobile Food Pantry delivered 100 packages of chicken and additional food supplies to Homefront.

Ahead of Passover, JFCS staff packaged over 40 prepared bags of Kosher for Passover food items to be delivered to isolated seniors throughout Mercer County including members of JFCS senior programs, Kosher Meals on Wheels recipients, and Holocaust survivors.

JFCS is regularly updating the agency website and social media channels with agency program information, blog articles and, links to resources. For more information, visit www.jfcsonline.org.

During the coronavirus crisis, more people are turning to social service organizations. Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County (JFCS) continues to operate all programs in full or partial capacity.

JFCS is a comprehensive social ser v ice, nonprof it organization that delivers programs to individuals of all backgrounds, faiths, and ages in the Greater Mercer Region. While the agency has closed its physical offices to all clients, visitors, and all but two staff members, the core programs have been adapted to continue in the new environments.

“Our staff has been incredibly flexible, creative, and innovative in how they’ve addressed service delivery in difficult circumstances,” said Arlene Pedovitch, JFCS board president. “Michelle Napell, our executive director, has demonstrated strong and decisive leadership in the face of unprecedented challenges.”

Counseling services have transitioned to tele-therapy by phone. All current clients were moved to phone sessions and the agency remains open to taking new clients.

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PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Al Maghazehe, PhD, FACHE ∙ President and CEO, Capital Health Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. ∙ Chairman, Capital Healthcare Corporation Board of Trustees

Colleagues, National Doctors Day is an annual event that reminds us to recognize the physicians in our lives and express our gratitude for the amazing work they do every day. We all know that a career in health care is demanding during the best of times, but as we move past Doctors Day 2020 and confront the unprecedented health crisis we find ourselves in, it’s important to recognize all of our health care workers on the front lines.

Health care professionals here at Capital Health and everywhere are facing incredible challenges in dealing directly with the COVID-19 outbreak. And while those challenges are certainly daunting, the critical services that are part of the everyday work of health care still need to be provided. Through it all, our team is digging deep and doing whatever it takes to care for our patients and families and keep our community safe and well.

There’s an old saying that tells us our true nature is revealed in times of adversity, and the response we’re seeing from our health care workers throughout Capital Health during this crisis confirms what we already knew. Your professionalism and expertise are unmatched and your devotion to our patients and the community we serve is limitless. On behalf of Capital Health’s senior leadership and board of directors, as well as our community, thank you for your heroic efforts as we work through this crisis and beyond.

Stay safe!

Sincerely,

Al Maghazehe, PhD, FACHE

Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr.

President & CEO

Chair, Capital Healthcare Corporation Board of Directors

Capital Health has established the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. This fund will assist Capital Health in responding to the ever-evolving landscape of our health care system while providing exceptional and compassion care in a time of unprecedented challenge.

To make your gift to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, call 609.303.4121 to speak with a staff member of Capital Health’s Development Office. Email inquiries may be sent to donate@capitalhealth.org.