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“Lord of the Dance”: Celebrating Stravinsky’s Birthday and Remembering John Fischer . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Art Council’s Jeff Nathanson Marks a Decade as Director . . . 14 Princeton Festival Opens Opera Season With Production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro . . 17 Former PU Men’s Lax Coach Tierney Felt Déjà Vu In Guiding Denver to Program’s 1st NCAA Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hun Boys’ Lax Star Donovan, PHS Goalie Shane Get Nod as Town Topics’ Top Spring Performers . . . . . . . . 25

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Coalition Wants State To Kill NJ Transit’s Cuts and Fare Hikes Efforts to get the state to nix plans for a NJ Transit fare hike and a cut in some bus routes, including one that ferries passengers between Princeton and the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, are focused on state legislators as the June 30 budget deadline nears. New Jersey For Transit, a coalition of 18 members, testified last week at a meeting of NJ Transit’s Board of Directors urging the agency and the government to come up with an alternative to the nine percent fare hike and the discontinuing of some routes. NJ Transit has proposed the changes to make up for a funding shortfall of approximately $60 million. If approved, the service cuts would go into effect in September and fares would rise October 1. “We’re about to deliver a letter to Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Continued on Page 9

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Some 45 local residents and interested users of Valley Road turned out Monday, June 15, for a neighborhood meeting designed to elicit their ideas and concerns with respect to planned improvements for Valley Road as part of the municipality’s capital improvement program. Valley Road, between Witherspoon and North Harrison streets, will undergo a redesign, funded in part by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The redesign will be done in the context of Princeton’s Complete Streets Policy, adopted in 2013, as well as the town’s master plan, which Mayor Liz Lempert acknowledged is now somewhat outof-date but has to be worked with until it is revised. This was the second such meeting and, like the first on May 12, it was chaired by Ms. Lempert. Among the participants were Princeton Engineer Bob Kiser, Assistant Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton, Municipal Arborist Lorraine Konopka, Council

member Jenny Crumiller, Traffic Safety Officer Sgt. Thomas Murray III, volunteer Steve Kruse of the Pedestrian and Bicyle Advisory Committee, and volunteer Sam Bunting of the Traffic and Transportation Committee. Longtime Valley Road residents Charlie and Antoniette Mauro had come along with their daughter Josephine Molnar, who grew up on Valley Road and visits her parents there often. They expressed concerns that “improvements” will result in more traffic on Valley Road and questioned the impact on children crossing the road on their way to school. They were also worried about the potential impact on the value of their property if the municipality decides to meander sidewalks onto their lawn. “The purpose of the meeting is to talk about road design,” said Ms. Lempert, who noted that as yet the municipality had no fixed plan in place but is working on one and seeking the input of the neighborhood. She explained that the

meeting was not an official public hearing but rather an informal presentation to gather ideas. “There has been a shift in road design in recent years,” she said. “It used to be that a road was to get people from A to B as quickly as possible but now we want to make it safer for walkers and bicyclists as well as motor vehicle traffic. If we can reduce the speed of vehicles, we could make Valley Road more pedestrian- and bike-friendly. It’s impossible to have a police presence on every street, so how can we give drivers the cues to slow down?” Before residents were invited to comment, they heard a report from the town arborist Lorraine Konopka, three and a half months into her new job. Ms. Konopka reported on the health of Valley Road’s trees, mostly London Planes sited at intervals of, on average, 35 feet. “Our goal is to preserve as many as possible,” she said, noting that four London Plane trees Continued on Page 7

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oday is Igor Stravinsky’s 134th birthday. The facts say that he died in 1971 but here he is on YouTube in a shipboard afterlife. While everyone else is assembling for a lifeboat drill, Stravinsky remains at his table with his drink, as if the deck were a sidewalk cafe. “I never am sea sick,” he leans over to tell us, tête-àtête. “Never.” Leaning closer with a smile, almost singing the words, he says, Russian to the core, “I am sea drunk. Quite different.” With that, he toasts our good health. Where or when, which ship or which ocean, dead or alive, does it matter? We’ve been toasted by the maestro. In Paul Horgan’s Encounters With Stravinsky: A Personal Record (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1972), the composer of orchestral dynamite in the form of Le Sacre du printemps (hereafter The Rite of Spring) denounces snobbery as “snobism oblige” and expresses his undying love for Chivas Regal: “My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Strawhiskey.” What can you say? It’s a silly pun, beneath his dignity, but he could care less, he whose music savaged dignity and incited concertgoers to riot a little over a hundred years ago at the Théâtre des ChampsÉlysées. So let’s take it in the spirit of the man, give it a shrug and a smile and move on. Otherwise, he’ll tell us “Thank you very much, go to hell,” his stock response to “opinions which seek to influence, discredit, or even for the wrong reasons, to praise.” In the Vernacular “First I heard The Firebird Suite,” Charlie Parker told Nat Hentoff in 1953. “In the vernacular of the streets, I flipped.” According to Howard McGhee, who plays trumpet on Parker’s Dial sessions of 1945, “Bird hipped me to, like, Stravinsky …. So, like The Rite of Spring, he brought it over to the house and let me hear it. And I said, “yeah, this cat … knows what he’s doing.’ I mean Stravinsky was a hip dude, you know, as far as writing music was concerned. He had this thing down.” Jazz and Stravinsky have always had a relationship, but in the wake of Friday morning’s news of the death of Ornette Coleman (1930-2015), it’s impossible to mention this giant of 20th century music without reference to the loss of the man, who as the Times obit has it, “rewrote the language of jazz.” A common language can be heard in the way the sinuously haunting phrase that begins The Rite surfaces in an exhilarating cycle of variations in “Sleep Talkin” on Coleman’s appropriately titled 2006 album

Sound Grammar. You can also hear hints of Stravinsky in “Lonely Woman,” the anthemic opening track on Ornette’s 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come. When I lived briefly at the Albert Hotel in my first year on my own in New York, I heard someone practicing scales in a room on the same floor. Asked about the saxophonist down the hall, the night clerk said, “It’s some musician named Coleman.” It took awhile for it to sink in that the guy on my floor was the wild man from Texas shaking the jazz world and being treated no less abusively (“tone-deaf,” “out of tune,” “a charlatan”) than Stravinsky had been (“a Par isian f re a k,” a “hoax” ). Later that year I stood mesmerized in the presence of t he man himself at the Five Spot listening to something piercingly new t h a t d i d n’t a s k you to like it or even to bear with the urgency of a sound that could be translated into Stravinsky speech, “Thank you very much, go to hell.” A Marvelous Scandal Paul Horgan’s encounter with Stravinsky began in 1920 when Horgan was a 17-year-old student at a military academy in Roswell, New Mexico, where an enlightened teacher who had never actually heard The Rite of Spring said that from what he’d read about it, “violent dissonances together with rhythms previously unheard in serious music, and described by everyone as primitive, even barbaric, were what had set off the work’s career in a marvelous scandal” in Paris in May 1913. The account of the event Horgan quotes from at length is by Carl Van Vechten (also born on June 17), who described the battle between those “swept away with wrath” by “a blasphemous attempt to destroy music as an art” and those who “bellowed defiance” and “felt that the principles of free speech were at stake.” Such was “the potent force of the music” that the man sitting behind Van Vechten began beat-

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Ar t Jeff Nathanson Marks Tenth Anniversary As Director of Arts Council of Princeton

When the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) holds its annual board meeting tomorrow, June 16, there will be much to celebrate, not least of which is a decade’s worth of leadership by Executive Director Jeff Nathanson. As anyone in Princeton will tell you, the Arts Council has gone through a remarkable transformation during the last decade. “The annual membership meeting is one of my favorite events of the year,” said Mr. Nathanson, interviewed Monday. “It’s an opportunity to thank our outgoing board members after their two-year terms and welcome trustees newly elected by our membership. We also present our Pride of the Arts Council Awards to volunteer, neighborhood, and cor porate partners and supporters, and announce this year’s winners of the Evans Scholarship for college-bound high school students.” C h a n c e s a r e M r. N a thanson will also receive some accolades of his own at the meeting. As a kid growing up in Hawthorne, the Southern California suburb of Los Angeles that was home to Mattel Toys and the Beach Boys, Mr. Nathanson excelled as a student and although he was always interested in the arts, he entered UCLA as a premed student. In his sophomore year, he transferred to art with a minor in music. A talented guitarist, he plays in a band, Box Project, a fusion of jazz and rock with a heavy dose of world influences. Their latest piece has a strong Middle Eastern flavor. Locally, he’s played with Minister William Carter’s gospel group at venues such as ACP, the Princeton Shopping Center, street festivals, and the YMCA. After college he worked in private galleries in downtown San Francisco, where he had a par tnership in a gallery for a time in the 1980s, all the while playing rock, R&B, and jazz inspired music. At one time he was music director for the Faultline Comedy Theater. But working in private galleries didn’t satisfy Mr. Nathanson’s deep-rooted belief in art as an important part of life. “Trying to find paintings for clients who wanted artwork that would match their sofas, was not satisfying,” he said. “Art is very important to society and I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives.” By 1990, he was looking to build a career in the nonprofit side of the art world. After gaining a graduate certificate in non-profit administration and fundraising from the Indiana University School of Philanthropy, he served for a decade as executive director of the Richmond Art Center in Richmond, California, an arts education and community arts center that in many ways resembles the Arts Council of Princeton. It was an offer to become president and executive director with the International

Sculpture Center (ISC) at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, that brought him to Princeton with his wife Connie Tell and daughter Anya. Ms. Tell is now director of the Institute for Women in Arts at Rutgers and Anya, 19, has just finished her freshman year at Rutgers. In Princeton, he worked with Leslie Burger at the Princeton Public Library in 2003-04 to acquire art for the new building: pieces like the swan in the children’s library, the extraordinary donor book in the foyer, and the stunning mosaic mural on the ground floor. “Working with Leslie and the art committee was a very fulfilling experience,” he recalled. “I believe strongly in the power of art to influence community, so having a public library that is so committed to art is really exciting.” As a guest curator at the Princeton Universit y Ar t Museum, Mr. Nathanson brought works by sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz to the campus, those unforgettable “Walking Men” outside the art museum. With such installations behind him, it was hardly surprising that he found himself being recruited to lead the Arts Council of Princeton in 2005. He stepped across the street from the public library and into a $10.5 million fundraising campaign for the new Arts Council building. “A dinner hosted by the Momos at Mediterra kicked off the process and this month marks the seventh anniversary of the renovation and expansion of the old Arts Council building by the late Michael Graves,” he said. “The project had then been almost ten years in the making and a roller coaster of changes and revisions, but in 2005 with all of the approvals in hand, we shifted into high gear to get the building underway.” But before constr uction could take place, new premises had to be found so that the Arts Council could continue its work. “A lot of work went into engineering that transition,” said Mr. Nathanson. “People were amazing, everybody from the board to the staff to volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work. When I first talked to the board about taking on the job, the general belief was that the ACP should scale back during this transitional period, but I felt that we should do the opposite and increase our membership, our programs, and our outreach, and that’s what happened. We had the conTEMPorary site at the Princeton Shopping Center, a ceramic studio in Rocky Hill, and our summer camps moved to the Princeton Junior School and when the new building opened we had scaled up and were bigger and better than before. I am very proud of what we accomplished at the time.” Not the least of Mr. Na-

thanson’s accomplishments is the transformation of Communiversity, its expansion of programs and outreach. “Communiversity is a really good example of our organization’s spirit,” he said. “When I was hired, I attended Communiversity in anticipation of my responsibility. At that time, the event seemed more like a street fair than an arts festival. One of my first tasks was to find out what could be done to change that and I reached out to the staff, the board, and to the Princeton Area Arts and Culture Consortium (PAACC), which has about 30 member arts organizations whose executive directors meet regularly to share professional practices and form collaborations. To induce more arts organizations to be involved, we gave them lower fees on booths and an additional discount if they did something interactive.” The challenge to engage the public reaped benefits. “One of my favorite activities resulting from this is the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s instrument petting zoo,” said Mr. Nathanson. “Communiversity has come a long way from funnel cakes and rock music and people handing out brochures to an event that draws 40,000 people, a mix of professionals, students and volunteers, with rock and roll, classical, and dance events.” Accord i ng to Mr. Na thanson, the high point of the last ten years is none of the above but rather the ability provided by the ACP’s new building to offer more benefits to the community. “The ACP is at a whole other level from where it had been, with new marketing strategies and increased outreach and par t nersh ips, more classes, concerts, and exhibitions. And every year since we reopened we’ve received a citation of excellence from the NJ State Council on the Arts and a Governor’s Award in 2011.” The ACP’s operating budget has grown from half a million to $2 million a year. Its motto is “Building Community Through The Arts,” achieved through collaboration and outreach to the public. “The highlight of my time here has been the ability to increase relevance and accessibility. The biggest future challenge is the need for more space as we continue to expand. I have to hand it to our staff for creatively designing programs with others like Morven and Grounds for Sculpture. We have after school programs at local elementary schools and free programs w ith Princeton Young Achievers and HomeFront.” Funding remains a constant challenge as well and Mr. Nathanson and his staff will be rolling out a new strategic plan at Thursday’s meeting. Half of the ACP’s operating budget comes from earned income from classes and ticket sales, the rest comes from local foun-

A DECADE AT THE ARTS COUNCIL: Jeff Nathanson will be honored for his ten year’s of leadership of the Arts Council of Princeton on Thursday at the ACP’s annual meeting. Shown here surrounded by artworks in his office on Witherspoon Street, Mr. Nathanson spoke about the high points of his tenure and of the challenges to come. (Photo by L. Arntzenius) dat ions and businesses, corporate sponsors, and so on. “My passion is in the visual and performing arts and music. I am very happy here. Working with creative people keeps me energized,” said Mr. Nathanson. “The most successful people have a creative component to their lives. You don’t have to be a great thespian, dancer, visual, or performing artist to benefit from training in the arts. And all creative artists need an audience, the better we educate people in our country with respect to arts appreciation, the better our audiences will be.” “I live and breathe the Arts Council,” he said, adding that he looks forward to a time when the ACP reaches a point of equilibrium and he might have an opportunity to follow through on some of his curatorial ideas and to make more music.” For more information on the Arts Council of Princeton, visit: www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. —Linda Arntzenius

Triumph Brewery Fosters Creativity

Triumph Brewery, at 38 Nassau Street, Princeton; will host artworks by members of the Creative Collective and HomeFront’s ArtSpace project in an exhibition titled “Fostering Creativity,”, from June 23 through July 30. There will be an opening reception on June 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. The art work spans the full range of media from watercolor to collage, oil, and fabric art. The art of the artists of Creative Collective is very eclectic, encompassing a wide range of styles. As a group they have displayed at the Plainsboro, West Windsor, Hamilton, and Lawrence Libraries, ArtWorks, Mala Polska, A Space on Main Art Gallery, Cherry Grove Farm, Terhune Orchards, Chambers Walk, Café Ole!, and Small World Café. Works by 35 Creat ive Collective members will be on display at Ar tworks.: Bill Felder, Bill McCarroll, Catherine Martzloff. Cindy Dixon, El Hirvonen,

Elaine, Elise Mannella, Elizabeth A Peck, Ellen Veden, Janis Paul/karmic stone, Je a n n e Naroz ny, Je n ny Ludmer, Kat, Kitty Pinder, L aura, L aur ie Her ma n n Schwartzer, Leigha Cohen, Linda, Lori Parsells, Lucretia E. McGuff-Silverman, Lynn Cheng Varga, Maggie C., Margaret Vail, Marissa Merrill, Michelle Rosenthal, Pat Buchanan, Richard DeFalco, Rick Baker, Ruthann Traylor, Sheena Saighal, Sheryl, Tatiana, Tingting Hsu, Vinita Mathur. The Creative Collective (www.creativecollective4art. com) is a group of local artists who have come together using the social networking site, Meetup, to form a vibrant community. With close to 300 members, Creative Collective is dedicated to fostering a cooperative and nurturing community for artists, artisans, and art lovers in Mercer County and surrounding New Jersey. Their goals are to facilitate display and teaching opportunities and to create a friendly supportive atmosphere for art critique and inspiration. HomeFront’s A r tSpace project (w w w.artspacenj. org) uses art as a tool to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well being of HomeFront’s clients. By encouraging creativity and self-expression in a safe and nurturing environment, our goal is to rebuild the souls of individuals suffering from poverty, homelessness and family abuse. In the environment provided by ArtSpace’s innovative therapeutic art program and with the nonthreatening, non-judgmental encouragement of ArtSpace Team, clients are able to look inside themselves and by artistic expression begin the process of restoring their defeated inner spirit. ArtSpace is a HomeFront program housed in HomeFront’s Family Preservation Center, a shelter for homeless women and children.

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THREE TREE SUNSET: That’s the title of this work by Rick Baker that will be on view with paintings by other members of the Creative Collective at Triumph Brewing, 38 Nassau Street, Princeton, from June 23 through July 30. There will be an opening reception June 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. “Fostering Creativity” also features work from HomeFront’s ArtSpace project. The art work spans the full range of media from watercolor to collage, oil, and fabric art. For more on the artists of Creative Collective, visit: www.creativecollective4art.com; for more on HomeFront’s ArtSpace project, visit: www.artspacenj.org.

MCCC Reception Honors the arts in Mercer County: A n i nte r n at i o n a l l y - r e Mel Leipzig, Lou Draper The donation to MCCC of nowned realist painter who Mercer County Community College (MCCC) will celebrate the work of two of its most renowned artists and instructors during the exhibition, “Trenton Makes: Art and Artists in Trenton.” The reception will be held Sunday, June 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in James Kerney Hall on MCCC’s Trenton Campus, 102 North Broad Street. The reception will feature two important milestones in

the painting “Fashion Design, MCCC Campus,” by acclaimed artist and Mercer Professor Emeritus Mel Leipzig and the debut of a book chronicling the photography career of the late Lou Draper, Louis H. Draper: Selected Photographs. Mr. Leipzig will also display four other major works, including “Lou and His Son,” which features Lou Draper in his MCCC office.

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UNMISTAKABLY MEL: This painting by Mel Leipzig, titled ”Lou and His Son,” shows Mr. Leipzig’s Mercer County Community College (MCCC) colleague Lou Draper in his MCCC office. The image will be one of several by the famed New Jersey artist in the show “Trenton Makes: Art and Artists in Trenton.” An opening reception will honor the artist and the late Mr. Draper, a photographer, on June 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in James Kerney Hall on MCCC’s Trenton Campus, 102 North Broad Street.

partment from 1982 until his death in 2002. His photography career took him around the world, where he met and photographed historical figures and celebrities, including Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Kennedy, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Miles Davis. He worked for publications that include Essence, Camera Magazine, and Black Photographers Annual, and his photographs have been exhibited in permanent collections, including the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Studies at the New York Public Library. “Trenton Makes: Art and Artists in Trenton” is free and open to the public. To support the arts at MCCC, patron tickets will be available for $150 and include a pre-reception luncheon at Settimo Cielo restaurant with Mel Leipzig and members of the Trenton arts community, and a copy of the Lou Draper book. Copies of the book will be for sale at the reception. To register for the free reception or purchase patron tickets, contact Toral Patel at (609) 570-3616, e-mail patelt@mccc.edu, or visitwww.mccc.edu/trentonmakes.

SUMMER EXHIBITION: Donald Kuhn’s “Hide and Seek Tomato Plant and its Guests” is among the colorful works on display in the D&R Greenway’s summer exhibition, “Palette with Purpose: Artists in Nature” through July 31. There will be an opening reception this Friday, June 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The show features artwork by the Contemporary Arts Group and D&R Greenway Artists of Preservation. To register for the reception, contact rsvp@drgreenway.org. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., please call ahead to confirm availability at (609) 924-4646, or visit: www.drgreenway.org.

began his career as a professor of Fine Arts and Art History at Mercer in 1968, Mr. Leipzig has work in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy Museum and the Cooper Hewitt Museum, as well as the New Jersey State Museum, among others. He retired from MCCC in 2013. Mr. Draper coordinated MCCC’s photography de-

ARTSBRIDGE DISTINGUISHED ARTIST: Swedish-born children’s book Illustrator Lena Shiffman will discuss her work on Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m., at Prallsville Mill in Stockton. Ms. Shiffman attended Spectrum Institute of Commercial Art in New Jersey and later studied at The Parsons School of Design and at the Art Students League in New York City. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and a former council member of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature. Her first book, “Keeping a Christmas Secret,” written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, received a Christopher award in 1989. Since then she has illustrated “My First Book of Words,” and numerous “Hello Readers” for Scholastic Inc., including the book “Dancing With Manatees,” that has sold all over the world. For more on the artist’s books, visit www.amazon.com/#.lenashiffman.com; for more on Artsbridge, visit: www.artsbridgeonline.com.

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Art for Healing Gallery, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Route 1, has an exhibit of mixed media and collages by Renee Kumar through July 19. www.princetonhcs.org/art. A r t i s t s G a l l e r y , 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has works by painter Gail Bracegirdle and photographer Paul Grecian through July 5. w w w.lamber t v ille arts.com. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Trash ARTstravaganza” through June 24. www. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Robertson Hall, has “Narratives: Hearts, Minds & Mythologies” through August 13. www.princeton.edu. D&R Greenway, Marie L. Matthews Galleries, 1 Preservation Place, has “All Eyes on Nature,” by ArtsExchange students, through June 26. “Palette with Purpose: Color in Nature” is on view through July 31. Art is by the Contemporary Arts Group and D&R Greenway Artists of Preservation. The opening reception

is June 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. www.drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has the Ellarslie Open juried exhibit through June 28. (609) 989-3632. E r d m a n A r t G a l l e r y, Princeton Theological Seminary, 20 Library Place, has “The Colored Threads of Dreams,” tapestries by Armando Sosa, through June 30. (609) 497-7990. G ourgaud G aller y, To w n H a l l , 2 3 - A N o r t h Main Street, Cranbury, has “Watercolorists Unlimited” through June 28. www.cran buryartscouncil.org. Grounds for Sculpture, Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton, has “Seward Johnson: The Retrospective,” through J u ly. Vi s it w w w.g r ou n d s forsculpture.org. H istor ic a l S oc iet y of Pr inceton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, has “Princeton’s Por trait: Vintage Photographs from the Historical Society of Princeton” Wednesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. The show is also on view at the Updike Farm location, 354 Quaker Road, every first Saturday, noon4 p.m. $4 admission. www. princetonhistory.org. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South

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Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “The Artist in the G arden,” t hrough August 9. “Kate Breakey : Small Deaths” is on view through July 12. “Ed Vatza: Street Stories” is a photography show that runs through July 5.Visit www.michenerartmu seum.org. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, has “Picturing War: Selections from the Zimmerli Art Museum Collecton” through July 5, and “George Segal in Black and White: Photographs by Donald Lokuta” through July 31. “The Doctor is In: Medicine in French Prints” also runs through July 31. bit.ly/ZAMMatM. MCCC G aller y, Mercer County Community College, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, has works by photographer Alina Bliach through June 24. www.mccc.edu. M or ve n M us e u m a n d Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has docent-led tours of the historic house and its gardens, furnishings, and artifacts. www.morven.org. P r i n c e to n P ub l i c L i b r a r y, 6 5 W i t h e r s p o o n Street, has drawings by Danielle Bursk and photography by Alan Kesselhaut through September 10. The artists talk about their work June 30 at 7 p.m. www.princeton library.org. The Princeton University Art Museum has a major reinstallation of galleries of the ancient Americas. “Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton” opens June 27 and runs through August 30. “Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection” is on view June 27-September 30.(609) 258-3788. Trisha Vergis Gallery, the Laceworks, 287 South Main Street, Lambertville, has works by Rhonda Garland, Lucy Graves McVicker, Annie Parham, Nancy Shill and Annelies vanDommelen through June 28. (609) 460-4710. Triumph Brewing Company, 138 Nassau Street, has portraits and landscapes by Jessica Miller through June 21. From June 23-July 30, Creative Collective and ArtSpace will exhibit work. (609) 924-7855. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, has works by “Generation Next” through July 11. www. WestWindsorArts.org.

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here is a line in the movie Amadeus, spoken by the Austrian Emperor, that the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has “too many notes.” One could easily apply this comment to Mozart’s 1786 opera Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro); with four acts filled with recitative and arias, Figaro is one of the most multi-layered operas in the repertory. Princeton Festival presented this operatic powerhouse this past weekend at McCarter Theatre Centre, leaving the audience wanting more of those “too many notes.” Le Nozze di Figaro was revolutionary in its time for a variety of reasons. Operas up to the mid-18th century had focused primarily on safe heroic subjects, and in many cases were vehicles for singers to show off their virtuosic abilities. For Figaro, Mozart took on the controversial Beaumarchais play of the same name, which dismantled well-established class lines to create a comedic drama between servants and the aristocracy. Figaro was musically revolutionary in its emphasis on the ensemble, rather than the solo singers, and in its continuous forward movement with the music. Having a number of “hit” tunes in its score also did not hurt in achieving world-wide popularity. Princeton Festival selected Figaro as its main stage opera for the month-long festival, with opening night last Saturday night at McCarter Theatre Centre’s Matthews Theatre. Festival Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk assembled a cast with solid national and international credits, and all had the complex and intricate opera well in hand. The music of Mozart is deceptive. The lyrical melodies and rolling accompaniments look easy on the page, but the expressiveness and musical grace required are not for all singers. One singer in the Princeton Festival production who consistently aimed for Mozartean elegance and style was soprano Haeran Hong, who sang the role of Susanna. Ms. Hong was a sparkling voice from the outset, perfectly in time with the orchestra and even through the vocal registers. Her ariatic high point, and perhaps that of the entire opera, was her Act IV aria “Deh vieni, non tardar,” cleanly sung with refinement and plenty of time with the long lines. Ms. Hong’s voice was particularly well suited to sing with soprano Katherine Whyte as the Countess, and their “Letter Duet” was full of Viennese sweetness. Ms. Whyte, although an edgier voice and char-

acter than other “Countesses,” brought out particular drama in her Act III aria “Dove sono,” and found a great deal of expressiveness in “Porgi amor,” which opens the second act. The male counterparts to these two strong women were equally in control of their roles. Baritone Jonathan Lasch sang the role of Figaro with resonance and wit, especially in the Act I aria “Se vuol ballare,” and his vocal soliloquy in Act IV, warning the audience against the underhandedness of women was very appealing. Baritone Sean Anderson was imposing from the start as the Count, physically towering over other characters and convincingly making his point with commanding drama. Pants roles were common in 18thcentury operas, initially sung by castrati and later sung by women. The role of the page Cherubino was one of these roles, sung in this production by mezzo-soprano Cassandra Zoé Velasco. Ms. Velasco easily captured the adolescent yearning of the part, singing with quick and light coloratura, especially in the Act I aria “Non so più cosa son,” accompanied by light winds. The role of the gardener’s daughter Barbarina is small, but soprano Jessica Beebe sang it effectively as a saucy spitfire sashaying her way to accomplish her devious agendas. The Princeton Festival cast was filled out by solid singers, including Kathryn Krasovec as Marcellina, Ricardo Lugo as Bartolo, David Kellett as Don Basilio, Paul An as Antonio, and Vincent DiPeri as Don Curzio. A chorus well-trained by Robin Freeman added to the crispness of the ensemble scenes. igaro is a very long opera, and its length may have led to some of the breakneck tempi taken by Dr. Tang Yuk and the precise orchestra he had assembled, especially in the recitative sections. Recitative musically replicates spoken dialog, but the speed at which the recitatives were taken in Saturday’s production made it difficult to understand the conversational style. However as the opera went along, its innate lyricism emerged. The music was well enhanced by Peter Dean Beck’s set design and Norman Coates’s lighting design, and director Stephen LaCosse made excellent use of the stage with the singers. Despite Figaro’s length, the audience at Matthews Theatre was engaged until the last note, confirming that one cannot really argue with the music of Mozart. —Nancy Plum

“Le Nozze di Figaro” will be performed on Sunday, June 21 and Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. in the Matthews Theatre of McCarter Theatre Center. For information call (609) 258-2787 or visit www.princetonfestival.org.

WINNER OF THE GRAND JURY PRIZE AT SUNDANCE: Born in Princeton and now living in Brooklyn, Louise Sturges (third from left) is one of the executive producers of the new documentary “The Wolfpack,” which tells the true story of six brothers raised in complete isolation from the outside world, their only form of “experience” being that of movies. “The Wolfpack” won the Grand Jury Prize for a documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Now on tour following the release of their new CD, “Nothing but Silence,” Nashville guitar duo Striking Matches will perform at the McAneny Theatre at Princeton Day School on Sunday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. This event is presented by The Princeton Festival. In recent months, Striking Matches (Sarah Zimmerman and Justin Davis) has been named “Nashville’s newest power duo” by Rolling Stone magazine. The group came to fame after appearing on the hit ABC television drama, “Nashville” starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere. Striking Matches has appeared frequently at the Grand Ole Opry and has toured with Vince Gill, Train, Ashley Monroe, and Hunter Hayes. Davis states, “our music is best left up to interpretation, but we hope it resembles an amalgamation of everything that has influenced us over the course of our lives including rock and roll, country and blues.” To purchase tickets, visit www.princetonfestival.org. Princeton Day School is located at 650 Great Road in Princeton. ———

CoOPERAtive Program Celebrates 10 Years

The Westminster CoOPERAtive Program, a three-week intensive operatic training program, begins on Sunday, June 28 and will continue through Saturday, July 18. The public is invited to attend a selection of free recitals, concerts, and master classes featuring talented singers and accompanists from around the world who are taking the next step in their operatic careers. The public events include operatic aria concerts, featuring participants performing arias from familiar and not-so-well-known operas on Wednesday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, July 3 at 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, July 18 at 2 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Students will also present intimate art song recitals on Saturday, July 4; Saturday, July 11; and Friday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel. The CoOPERAtive Program brings to Princeton some of the most influential people in the operatic field today to serve as faculty and to hold master classes. Program participants will perform in master classes with Susan Ashbaker, master coach and artistic advisor to the CoOPERAtive Program, on Sunday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Kathleen Kelly, coach/ conductor of opera at University of Michigan, on Monday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Both are in Hillman Performance Hall in the Marion Buckelew Cullen Center and are free and open to the public. To celebrate the CoOPERAtive Program’s 10th year, Westminster will host “An Evening of Arias and Appetizers” on Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m., also in the Marion Buckelew Cullen Center’s Hillman Performance Hall. The event will include a master class with celebrated soprano Christine Goerke and light refreshments. The event

A LITTLE ROCK AND BLUES: Straight from the Grand Ole Opry, guitar duo Striking Matches will perform at Princeton Day School on Sunday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2015 Princeton Festival. To purchase tickets, visit www.princeton festival.org.

AN EVENING OF ARIAS: Soprano Christine Goerke will lead a master class with Westminster CoOPERAtive Program participants on Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m., as part of “An Evening of Arias and Appetizers,” celebrating the CoOPERAtive Program’s 10th year. The event will be held in the Marion Buckelew Cullen Center’s Hillman Performance Hall on the campus of Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Admission is free, but reservations are required. To secure reservations, call Marci Risch at (609) 896-5033. is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For reservations, call Marci Risch at (609) 896-5033. Westminster Choir College of Rider University is located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton. For more information, visit www.rider.edu/arts. ———

Pradhanica Indian Dance And Music Ensemble

Tom Stoppard paired with the Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang (July 23 through August 2); and Eurydice written by Sarah Ruhl (August 6 through August 16). Princeton Summer Theater’s newly renovated space includes improved heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems, as well as a new automated winch system. Founded in 1968 by a group of Princeton University undergraduates, Princeton Summer Theater provides an opportunity for young actors, directors, designers, and theater administrators to become part of a unique artistic community. The organization is a 9-week celebration of the power of theater. To purchase tickets, visit www.princetonsummertheater.org.

Pradhanica is a dance and drum ensemble created and composed by Pandit Divyang Vakil. Choreographer Jin Won created the graceful Indian dances in the Kathak form with accompaniment by high energy drumming on the cajon, djembe, and tabla, and melodic support from the sitar. A multi-ethnic ensemble presents an enthralling program of graceful yet very energetic dance propelled by powerful rhythms. The performance is appropriate for an audience of all ages and takes place Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m. in the Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre as part of the 2015 Princeton Festival. For Alumni from the Bank tickets, visit www.princeton Street Graduate School festival.org. of Education are forming a new, local discussion group ——— to share educational ideas Princeton Summer Theater and experiences. An early Announces 2015 Season August meeting is planned. Princeton Summer Theater Anyone interested in joinreturns with a full season of ing should email mshteir@ programming, including four verizon.net or jgoldstein@ main stage shows, a chil- gmail.com. dren’s show, and a series of Young Artists Workshops. The 2015 season will focus on themes of adaptation and THE OFFICE STORE myth, exploring how stories are retold and passed down through time. T h e m a i n s t ag e s h ows include : Metamorphoses written by Mary Zimmerman (June 18 through June 28 Spring St, Princeton 28); Pygmalion written by (next to Chuck’s) George Bernard Shaw (July 609-924-0112 3 through July 19 ); The www.hinksons.com Real Inspector Hound by

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parental advice — “Remember, if something chases you, run!” They are going to Isla Nublar, the same tropical resort where, in Jurassic 1, raptors ran amok during the christening of a dinosaur populated amusement park. The place has been renamed “Jurassic World” and is set to reopen under a greedy and inept management team. Karen Mitchell isn’t all that worried about her sons’ welfare since she is sure that they’ll be under the watchful eye of her sister (Bryce Dallas Howard), who is the theme park’s operations manager. However, upon their arrival, instead of spending time with her nephews — whom she hasn’t seen in seven years — Claire issues them a VIP all-access pass and tells them to have a good time. They roam around the park in a gyro-sphere made of bulletproof glass and run into the escaped Indominus Rex, a prehistoric hybrid dinosaur that was bred in a test tube. Unfortunately, no one in a position of authority — that is (BD Wong), who created the hybrid; the war profiteer (Vincent D’Onofrio), who has secret plans to sell it to the military; and Jurassic World’s owner (Irrfan Khan) — wants to destroy the creature until it finally goes on a rampage and starts attacking the park’s visitors. As a result, thousands of tourists run for their lives, and Aunt Claire searches for her nephews with the help of her boyfriend (Chris Pratt). Overall, the movie is a riveting roller coaster ride w ith eye-popping effects and a satisfying resolution. Very Good (HHH). Rated PG -13 for peril and HEY, THIS PLACE IS REALLY NEAT!: Brothers Zach (Nick Robinson, left) and Gray Mitchell (Ty intense violence. RunSimpkins) are enjoying their ride around the dinosaur theme park in a “geo-sphere” made of ning time: 124 minutes. bullet proof glass surrounded by harmless dinosuars until they encounter the hybrid dinosaur Dist r ibutor: Universal that was created by the park’s scientists. The monster dinosaur goes out of control and starts Pictures. attacking everyone in sight, causing mayhem in the park. (Photo by Chuck Zlotnick-© 2015, Universal Pictures) —Kam Williams

ow do you revive an expiring film series that fell out of favor 12 years ago after audiences became jaded with visual effects that they no longer found spellbinding? In the case of Jurassic World, the writers created a sequel that is laced with allusions to earlier episodes and that even point out how dinosaurs don’t capture people’s imaginations to the degree that they once used to. This is the fourth film in the science fiction series that is based on novels by the late Michael Crichton. Jurassics 1 and 2 were directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Crichton’s bestsellers (Jurassic Park and The Lost World). Jurassic 4’s creative team includes director Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) and four writers who wrote a screenplay that remains faithful to the feeling of the source material. The story is about two siblings — Zach (Nick Robinson) and Gray Mitchell (Ty Simpkins) — whose Christmas vacation goes bad off the coast of Costa Rica. As the film unfolds, the pair bid their parents a fond farewell, but not before their prophetic mother (Judy Greer) gives them an ominous piece of

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AT THE CINEMA Aloha (PG-13 for profanity and suggestive comments). Oscar winner Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) wrote and directed this romantic comedy about a disgraced astronaut turned defense contractor (Bradley Cooper) who divides his time between a feisty Air Force pilot (Emma Stone) and a long-lost ex-girlfriend (Rachel McAdams) while on assignment in Hawaii. Supporting cast includes Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Jay Baruchel, and Danny McBride. Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13 for suggestive comments, intense violence, and scenes of destruction). Eleventh movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series finds Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) joining forces to prevent a villain with a God complex (James Spader) from wiping humanity off the face of the planet. With Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Anthony Mackie, and Linda Cardellini. Dope (R for profanity, nudity, sexuality, drug use, and violence). The movie is set in the ‘hood in Los Angeles where a high school senior (Shameik Moore) with a bright future jeopardizes his Ivy League dreams when he succumbs to the influence of some unsavory characters. Ensemble cast includes Zoe Kravitz, Rick Fox, and Kimberly Elise. Entourage (R for nudity, drug use, graphic sexuality, and profanity). Screen adaptation of the HBO series reunites the original cast for a movie about the misadventures of a Hollywood movie star (Adrian Grenier) and his pals as they navigate the cutthroat world of show business. Ensemble cast includes Jeremy Piven, Scott Caan, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Liam Neeson, Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Alba, Haley Joel Osment, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Kevin Connolly. Far from the Madding Crowd (PG-13 for violence and some sexuality). Third adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel, set in Victorian England, about a trio of suitors, a shepherd (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sergeant (Tom Sturridge), and a wealthy bachelor (Michael Sheen), vying for the affections of a beautiful headstrong farmer (Carey Mulligan). With Juno Temple, Jessica Barden, and Eloise Oliver. I’ll See You in My Dreams (PG-13 for sexuality, drug use and brief profanity). Romantic dramatic comedy about a retired widow in her 70s (Blythe Danner) who gets another shot at love when she meets a velvet-voiced gentleman (Sam Elliott) at a speeddating event. Support cast includes Martin Starr, Rhea Perlman, June Squibb, Malin Akerman, and Mary Kay Place. In the Name of My Daughter (R for sexuality, nudity, and profanity). Crime drama, set in Nice in 1976, starring Catherine Deneuve as a casino owner who suspects her backstabbing business adviser (Guillaume Canet) is involved in the mysterious disappearance of her estranged daughter (Adele Haenel). Cast includes Judith Chemia, Mauro Conte, and Jean Corso. In French with subtitles. Inside Out (PG for action and mature themes) Animated adventure about an uprooted 11-year-old’s (Kaitlyn Dias) attempt to adjust to a new life in San Francisco with the help of her emotions after being forced to relocate from the Midwest to the Bay Area for the sake of her father’s (Kyle MacLachlan) employment. Voice cast includes Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black, Bobby Moynihan, and Diane Lane. Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13 for violence, profanity, frightening images, and mature themes). Haunted house prequel finds Lin Shaye reprising her role as a clairvoyant who reluctantly employs her psychic powers to help a teen (Stefanie Scott) who is being terrorized by a powerful paranormal entity. Featuring Leigh Whannell, Dermot Mulroney, and Dylan McDermott. Jurassic World (PG-13 for peril and intense violence). Fourth movie in the science fiction series, set on an island off the coast of Costa Rica, about test tube dinosaurs that run amok during the grand opening of a dino-themed amusement park. Cast includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong, and Omar Sy. Love & Mercy (PG-13 for mature themes, drug use, and profanity). Musical biopic chronicling The Beach Boys’ singer/songwriter Brian Wilson’s (John Cusack) battle against mental illness with the help of a shady psychotherapist (Paul Giamatti). Featuring Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Jake Abel Dee Wallace, and Kenny Wormald. Mad Max: Fury Road (R for disturbing images and intense violence). Tom Hardy plays the title character in this remake of the apocalyptic science fiction series as a warrior haunted by his turbulent past who joins forces with a group fleeing across the barren desert to escape a despicable tyrant (Hugh Keays-Byrne). Co-starring Charlize Theron, Zoe Kravitz, Adelaide Clemens, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, drug use, and mature themes). Drama based on the Jesse Andrews novel of the same name about a couple of amateur filmmakers (Thomas Mann and RJ Cyler) who decide to make a movie for a high school classmate who has been diagnosed with leukemia (Olivia Cooke). With Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Bobb’e J. Thompson, and Chelsea Zhang. Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13 for profanity and sexual innuendo). This sequel finds the humiliated a cappella group, The Bellas, reuniting to restore their dignity in the World Championship competition. Cast includes Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, and Katey Sagal. Poltergeist (PG-13 for intense horror, mild profanity, and suggestive material). Remake of the 1982, horror classic about the abduction of a little girl (Kennedi Clements) whose family is being terrorized by malevolent spirits. Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Jarred Harris. San Andreas (PG-13 for action, mayhem, and brief profanity). 3-D disaster movie, unfolding in the wake of a devastating earthquake, about a helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) who flies with his ex-wife (Carla Gugino) from Los Angeles to San Francisco to rescue their missing daughter (Alexandra Daddario). With Paul Giamatti, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, and Will Yun Lee. Spy (R for sexuality, brief nudity, violence, and profanity). Action comedy about a deskbound CIA analyst (Melissa McCarthy) who volunteers for active duty to avert a global crisis after the colleague (Jude Law) she has a crush on goes missing overseas. With Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, 50 Cent, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale, and Miranda Hart. In English, French, and Italian with subtitles. Tomorrowland (PG for brief profanity, mature themes, action, violence, and scenes of peril). Science fiction adventure about a precocious teen (Britt Robertson) and a jaded genius (George Clooney) who embark on a dangerous mission to a faraway place in another dimension. With Hugh Laurie, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, and Tim McGraw. Woman in Gold (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity). Helen Mirren plays the title character in this courtroom drama recounting an elderly Holocaust survivor’s attempt to recover a priceless family heirloom stolen by the Nazis during World War II. With Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, Elizabeth McGovern, and Frances Fisher. —Kam Williams

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Former PU Men’s Lax Coach Tierney Felt Déjà Vu In Guiding Denver to Program’s 1st NCAA Crown

ill Tierney was in Philadelphia on Memorial Day in 1992 and enjoyed one of the most memorable days of his life. Tierney guided an upstart Princeton University men’s lacrosse team to a 10-9 overtime victory against Syracuse in the NCAA championship game to give the program its first-ever national title. It was an improbable triumph for the Tigers considering that the team had gone 2-13 just four years earlier in Tierney’s first campaign as its head coach. As Memorial Day rolled around this year, Tierney was back in Philly for the NCAA men’s lax title game and he once again made history, leading outsider University of Denver to a 10-5 win over Maryland and its first-ever NCAA crown. The victory gave Hall of Fame coach Tierney a seventh national championship to go with the six he won during his 22 seasons at Princeton. He became the first coach to lead two different schools to an NCAA title and Denver is the first team from west of the Mississippi to earn a men’s lax national title. For Tierney, there was a distinct sense of déjà vu as he walked off the field at Lincoln Financial Field after Denver’s triumph. “It was great, whenever you win a championship, it is crazy,” said Tierney, 62. “It felt like my first one at Princeton. It was in Philadelphia like that one. It was the first one for the program. It was different guys and a different team but you are thankful to the people who trusted in you.” Coming into the season, Tierney felt his team had a great chance to contend for a national title. “When we looked around the country, Syracuse and North Carolina had amazing talent but they had flaws like everyone else,” said Tierney, whose squad was ranked No. 1 in the Inside Lacrosse preseason media poll. “Duke had lost enough so you had a chance. I liked our talent.” After falling 13-11 to Ohio State on March 14 to begin a spring road trip and then looking out of synch in a 10-4 win over Lehigh and a 10-8 victory over Penn State, the team was at a bit of a crossroad

as it returned to Denver. “We were not playing well, we won the last two games but we were disgruntled,” recalled Tierney. “We played Georgetown the first game back and it was the nicest day of the year, it was 80 degrees. We played a great game (a 19-7 win on March 28) and that kicked us off. We won those regular season games and then we played well against Villanova and G-town in the [BIG EAST] tournament. After beating Brown 15-9 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Pioneers faced a big challenge as it took on nemesis Ohio State in the quarters at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver. “That was a huge one; we tried not to use the revenge thing with the kids,” said Tierney. “It was at the big stadium, that was a help. We were at home twice in a row for the playoffs. Our first road trip was not until the Final 4. They jumped out to a 7-1 lead. The guys were resilient. We thought if we got two or three goals, we could get back in the game and then we went on a 9-goal run. We went on some long runs this year and this was one of those.” In the NCAA semis against rival Notre Dame, a late 5-1 run by the Fighting Irish nearly ended Denver’s season as the Pioneers squandered a 9-5 lead and the game went into overtime with the teams deadlocked at 10-10. “When OT came, the kids were confident,” said Tierney. “We just needed to get the ball. Our senior captain, Carson Cannon, made a takeaway check. We thought we could do it without a timeout but then we took a timeout and the next thing I knew we had a goal.” With Denver having lost in the national semis in 2014, 2013, and 2011, the 1110 victory was meaningful on a number of levels. “It was huge, there were so many things wrapped up in it,” said Tierney. “It was Notre Dame, our biggest rival; it was winning in the semis. We had lost our last three and it was getting a chance to win a championship.

In the title game against Maryland, Denver jumped out to a 4-1 first quarter lead and never looked back on the way to a 10-5 triumph. “It just felt like things were going our way; we jumped out to a lead and that helped,” said Tierney, whose team won its last 13 games in 2015 to end the season at 17-2. “They would get a chance and hit a pipe. They would get another chance and our goalie would make a save. We were winning face-offs SEVENTH HEAVEN: University of Denver men’s lacrosse head evenly. We were clearing coach Bill Tierney, left, shakes hands with Maryland head the ball well. We never got coach John Tillman before the teams met in the NCAA championship game on Memorial Day. Former Princeton University overly emotional.” Tierney did get emotional head coach Tierney, who guided the Tigers to six national chamwhen he crossed paths with pionships during his 22-season tenure with the program, won a members of his 1997 na- seventh NCAA title as the Pioneers posted a 10-5 win over the (Photo Courtesy of Will Schneekloth and Denver’s Office of Athletic Communications) tional championship team Terps. at Princeton who were pionship team and the chair of the U.S. in Philadelphia being honored as the Lacrosse Foundation Board) did the fund“Champion of Champions” via an online raising,” said Tierney. tournament coordinated by the NCAA “He first contacted me two years to get earlier this season. my permission to have this done in my “That kind of folded everything togeth- name. People stepped up, I don’t know er, a bunch of the kids stayed in the same how much they contributed but there were hotel and we talked a lot,” said Tierney. some who made major contributions. It “When we went in at halftime on Mon- is really humbling. I knew where it came day, they were getting pictures. I wanted from, it was clear that it was Princeton to go over but I didn’t want my team to people. I had 22 special years there, think that I was not focusing on them so there were a lot of terrific people.” I waved.” Tierney is looking forward to some Although Tierney has now been in more good years in Denver. “I am talking Denver for six years, he has remained with them about a long term contract,” tight with many friends in the Princeton said Tierney, who has an 83-25 record in his six seasons at Denver and is now area. “I am still close to a lot of people in 355-118 overall. “I feel good; I want to get this contract Princeton and with the Hun School,” said Tierney. “They are very close to me signed. I would like to win a couple more and very important to me. I know that al- of these things.” though they would rather have Princeton In reflecting on his trip to Philadelphia win, they are rooting for Denver.” this spring, Tierney noted that the pleaHis Princeton connection resulted in sure derived from accomplishing the goal Tierney receiving a special honor as U.S of a national title doesn’t dim over the Lacrosse recently announced that the years. playing field at its new national headquar“It is just a matter of working hard and ters in Sparks, Md., will be named “The trying to do the right things,” said TierWilliam G. Tierney Field.” It will be used ney. as a training field for the U.S. national “I told the guys that nobody can take teams, as well as for games involving col- this away from you and there is no feeling lege, high school, and youth teams. like it. In ’92, I was 40 and in ’15, I am “It goes back to Princeton, Eddie 62 and the feeling is the same.” Calkins (a member of the 1992 cham—Bill Alden

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Julia Ratcliffe and Stephen Soerens provided major highlights as the Princeton University track team competed at the NCA A Championships last weekend in Eugene, Ore. J u n i o r s t a r R a tc l i f fe took second in the hammer t hrow as she pro duced a season-best throw of 220’9. Ratcliffe, the defending champion in the event, was topped by DeAnna Price of Southern Illinois, who threw a meet record of 234’6 to win the title. Senior Soerens produced the best performance of his career as he took sixth in the decathlon. He set a Princeton school record and career-best total of 7,669 points, earning firstteam All-America honors. T he for mer record was held by Peter Hunt ’89 set at the 1988 NCAA championships, a score of 7,466. S o e r e n s’s pr e v i ou s PR was 7,319 from this year’s Heps. Soerens had five lifetime PRs (100, long jump, pole vault, javelin) and a decathlon PR (shot) over the last two days. Senior Sam Pons also produced the race of his life, taking ninth in the men’s 10,000 with a PR of 29:17.54, shaving nearly 20 seconds off his previous best of 29:35.78 run at the Larry Ellis Invitational this season. Sophomore Megan Curham starred in the women’s 10,000, placing 12th in a time of 34:09.08. Sophomore Lizzie Bird finished 12th in her semifinal heat in the steeplechase with a time of 10:51.92 while junior Cecilia Barowski took 19th in the 800 with a time of 2:08.94. ———

PU Baseball’s Servais Drafted by Tigers

Recently graduated Princeton University baseball star Tyler Servais was chosen earlier this month in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, selected in the 27th round by the Detroit Tigers. The 820th overall pick, Servais is the third Tiger in the last two seasons to be selected, joining former teammates Michael Fagan and Alec Keller, who were chosen in the ninth and 17th rounds of the 2014 MLB Draft, by the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics, respectively. Coming out of high school in 2011, Servais, a native of Lakespur, Colo., was picked in the 36th round by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign. The 47th Princeton player to be chosen since 1965 and the 22nd since 2000, Servais started 34 of the team’s 37 appearances in 2015 as the squad’s everyday catcher. Batting .200 in 110 at-bats during his senior season, Servais ranked second on the team in doubles (6). Bursting onto the scene as a freshman, Servais hit a career-high .278 in 2012 w it h si x doubles, t hree home runs, 19 RBIs, and

20 runs scored. In four seasons with the Tigers, Servais appeared in 136 games, batting .210 with 16 doubles, seven homers, 44 RBIs and 46 runs scored. Servais is the son of former major leaguer Scott Servais, who enjoyed an 11-year MLB career, playing for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. ———

Princeton Track Heading to Cuba

The Princeton University men’s and women’s track and field teams departed on a nine-day trip to Cuba last Monday. The team will take part in two friendly meets on the trip on June 18 and 20. In addition, the athletes will visit tourist sites in Havana, Varadero Beach, and the Escambray Mountains. ———

3 PU Men’s Lax Alums Play in MLL All-Star Game

Former Princeton Univ e r s i t y m e n’s l a c r o s s e standouts Chad Wiedmaier ’12, Tom Schreiber ’14 and Tyler Fiorito ’12 played together in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) all-star game last Saturday in Houston. Wie d maier, S chreib er and Fiorito were all chosen for the team named “Gladiators,” who took on the “Cowboys.” The league named 38 all-stars earlier, and then the teams were picked in a draft by two m iddle school st udents who had won the league’s essay contest. S chreiber scored f ive goals and added two assists as the Gladiators won the game 27-15. Jeremy Boltus of Army West Point — who missed last season while deployed in Afghanistan — was the game’s MVP after scoring six goals. Goalie Fiorito played in the first half and made 15 saves to help the Gladiators build a 13-7 lead at intermission. Schreiber and Wiedmaier are the only two four-time first-team All-Ivy League selections in Princeton lacrosse history, while Fiorito was a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection. All three earned All-America honors all four of their seasons. Schreiber’s Ohio Machine is tied for second with the Rochester Rattlers at 5-3, behind the 8-0 New York Lizards. Fiorito’s Chesapeake Bayhawks and Wiedmaier’s Boston Cannons are both 4-4, as are the Denver Outlaws. Each team has six games remaining. The top four reach the MLL playoffs. ———

PU Women’s Hoops Adds Jackson to Staff

The Princeton University women’s basketball team has added Chessie Jackson to its coaching staff for the upcoming 2015-16 season. A four-year star ter at Williams College, Jackson served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Smith College last season. Prior to her tenure with the Pioneers, Jackson spent a year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Rochester.

Before coming to Rochester, Jackson was a graduate assistant coach at Smith. Dur ing Jackson’s initial t wo -year st int w it h t he Pioneers, Smith posted a 46-11 overall record, capturing the 2011-12 ECAC New England championship before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament the following season. “We are thrilled to add someone of Chessie’s caliber to our coaching staff,” said Princeton head coach Courtney Banghart. “Chessie is a talented coach who will assist in all parts of the program including player development, on floor coaching, recruiting, and scouting. Together as a staff, we are already hard at work building on our winning tradition.”

A for mer s tandout at Williams, Jackson was a four-year starter and senior captain for the Ephs. Helping the team to a pair of NCAA appearances, including a Sweet 16 berth in 2009-10, she finished fourth on the program’s scoring list (1,346) and ninth in rebounds (635). A second-team All-NESCAC honoree as a junior, Jackson garnered first-team allconference and All-NEWBA accolades during her senior season, while also being named the Ephs’ Most Valuable Player. Graduating from Williams with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in leadership studies in 2011, she earned a master’s in exercise and sport studies from Smith in INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE: Princeton University women’s water polo goalie Ashleigh Johnson controls the ball in a 2014 2013. game. Johnson has been competing for the United States Senior Women’s National Team this month. She made 10 saves to help the U.S beat Netherlands 18-9 in the finals of the Kushan Cup on June 6 in Kushan, China. Last Sunday, she made 14 saves to help the U.S. top Australia 8-7 to win gold at the 2015 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai. The reigning CWPA www.princeton.edu/richardson Player of the Year, Johnson earned NCAA All-Tournament honors this past season after breaking both the single-game and TICKET SALES & INFORMATION tournament records for saves with 22 and 50, respectively. The Miami, Fla. native is already the program’s career leader Online: www.princeton.edu/utickets Phone: 609.258.9220 with 1,062 stops after three seasons. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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PU Sports Roundup

Dana Smith was a bundle of nervous energy as she headed to make her debut for the Lafayette College women’s lacrosse team this February at Monmouth University. “It was very exciting, it was a Saturday game so we went to team breakfast and then had a bus ride,” said former Princeton High standout Smith. “In college, the games are farther away. It is good and bad to have that much time to think about it.” Smith did get playing time in the opener, coming on as a substitute. “I got in at the end of the game,” recalled Smith. “I just got to play 15 minutes. I was able to hold my own; I had learned a lot from the fall.” Utilizing her speed and Energizer Bunny approach to the game, the 5’1 Smith more than held her own over the rest of the season, starting the team’s next 16 games, picking up 21 ground balls and causing 12 turnovers. For Smith, the move up to college lacrosse was daunting at first. “It was a big change, the amount of hours you put

got better working with her. Last year, our assistant coach, Anna White, was one of the best on draw controls, she was the Patriot League record holder. We had trouble figuring that out for a while and we got better and better working together.” Things came together for Smith off the field as well this year. “I have a lot of great friends on and off the lacrosse team,” said Smith, who was joined on the lax squad by fellow freshman and former Princeton Day school star Lucy Linville. “Everyone in the class gets along. There are a lot of other athletes. It is a small school so we get to know each other.” Smith will be spending the summer coaching with the Ultimate Lacrosse club and honing her game. “I am working on my speed because in college the game is so fast,” said Smith. “I want to take every inch because I don’t have the height. You don’t have much time to make decisions.” Looking ahead to her sophomore year, Smith is primed to take things to a higher level. “I think I will be a lot more

confident,” said Smith. “When I was a captain in high school, I was able to direct things on the field. As a defender this year, I felt timid about speaking up. Getting into 17 games, I had to make decisions and there is

not as much indecision. I was very gratified to get in. You feel good, I have worked hard and it has paid off. I was able to help the team; next year I will be able to contribute more.” —Bill Alden

STARTING POINT: Dana Smith heads upfield in action this spring during her freshman campaign for the Lafayette College women’s lacrosse team. Smith a former Princeton High standout, started 16 of 17 games for the Leopards on defense, picking up 21 ground balls and causing 12 turnovers. (Photo provided courtesy of Lafayette College)

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my best shot,” asserted Smith. “There are 27 amazing players on our team so when you get on the field, you have to make the most of it. That was the mind-set.” A 14-12 victory over UC Davis on February 22 and a solid effort in a February 28 loss to Temple, in which she had three ground balls and two caused turnovers, helped Smith gain a comfort level on the field. “It was my first college win,” said Smith, referring to the UC-Davis game. “It was great to see what it felt like to win a game at Lafayette. In the Temple game, I felt I understood what I was supposed to do and I really contributed.” While Lafayette didn’t get as many wins as Smith would have hoped as it went 4-13 overall, Smith sees a bright future for the Leopards. “Our team was very young, we have an awesome sophomore class and a class of 10 freshmen,” said Smith, noting that the team went 2-3 in its last five games with two of the losses being by one goal. “The juniors who are going to be seniors are going to give us really good leadership. We had a freshman goalie and we

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Donovan, who had five goals against Lawrenceville, a goal and three assists against St Augustine, six goals and an assist against Episcopal, six goals and four assists versus Bergen Catholic, and two goals and four assists in the Shawnee win. “We stay after practice everyday, catching passes. Rooney has taught me a lot of things I will never forget, like behind the back shots.” Competing in the state Prep A tournament and the Inter-Ac Challenge after the season, Hun did a lot of good things with Donovan triggering the attack. In a 19-4 win over Peddie in the Prep A semifinals, Donovan chipped in two goals and two assists. As for the InterAc Challenge, Donovan had three goals and three assists to help Hun beat Academy of New Church 13-4 in the quarters and then contributed two goals and four assist as Hun topped Episcopal 9-4 in a rematch of their regular season contest. Donovan was at his best when the titles were on the line. Against top-ranked and undefeated Haverford School (Pa.) in the Inter-Ac final, Donovan distinguished himself in a losing cause, tallying six points on two goals and four assist as Hun fell 15-8. Coming into the Prep A title game three days later against 13-time champion Lawrenceville, Donovan and his teammates were determined to end the season on a high note. “Bouncing back from Monday night was very tough,” said Donovan. “We gave it our all against the No. 1 team in the nation, they played incredibly. We knew we had to come out hard, we knew we were going to be tired. This got pushed back because of that. We are just

hungry and humble, that is our motto this year.” Showing his hunger to score, Donovan fired in a game-high four goals and added an assist as Hun rolled to a 14-6 win over the Big Red to earn its first Prep A crown since 1998. In helping the Raiders go 19-1 and finish No. 4 in the Under Armour poll and sixth in the Lax Power rankings, Donovan led the team with 105 points on 56 goals and 49 assists. He scored at least two points in every game he played, and he scored three or more goals 11 times. After the win over Lawrenceville in the Prep A title game, Hun head coach MV Whitlow put into perspective what Donovan’s presence this year meant for the Raiders. “Chris is an inspiring player; his performance Monday night against Haverford was truly an inspiring performance,” said Whitlow. “They were shutting him off today so I put him in the midfield to let him be the athlete that he is and he had four goals. He is truly a generational player, no doubt about it. We are very fortunate to have had him here because he is such a good young man from a great family.” For making such a great impact as he helped Hun to its best season in a generation, Donovan is the choice as the Town Topics’ top male performer of the spring season. Top Female Performer his year’s senior class on the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team has gone through a lot. During the last four years, the program has had three head coaches, been hit with some key injuries, and saw a star player leave the team in

midseason this spring. But amid the upheaval, Mira Shane has been a rock for the Class of 2015. Starting in goal from day-one as a freshman and never leaving her post, Shane provided dependability, a fiery competitive spirit, and skill. As David Schlesinger took the helm of the program this spring, he quickly realized he had something special in Shane. “I am incredibly fortunate to inherit a goalie like Mira Shane,” said Schlesinger. “As great a goaltender as she is, she is a better person. She is one of our tricaptains.” Shane’s leadership came in handy as the team hit a rough patch in the middle of the season, losing six in a row to fall to 5-10. “We lost a lot of seniors from the year before, we needed to shape a new team, not building off what we had done,” said Shane. “This season was about establishing a new foundation. I kept saying we need to grow up. It was about growing up and having the best head and heart to play lacrosse and be better people to see what a loving team can do.” With Shane producing some incredible play in the cage, PHS showed that it could be a title contender. The fifth-seeded Little Tigers advanced to the Mercer County Tournament semifinals where they dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker to topseeded and eventual champion Notre Dame with Shane making 16 saves in a losing cause. “Mira is amazing; she is so athletic and so quick,” said Schlesinger, who consoled Shane afterward as the goalie slumped over in tears near the team huddle after giving her all physically and emotionally. “Her understanding of the position has grown so much this year, the way she plays angles and now she is a step ahead of the shooters. She knows what she wants to give up. She is forcing the shooters to shoot where she wants them to shoot. She is an amazing leader, a great player.” In the North Group 3 sectional, ninth-seeded PHS topped eighth-seeded Roxbury 13-9 in the opening round and then pulled off one of the upsets of the season as it stunned top-seeded Northern Highlands 7-4 in the quarters. In Shane’s view, that win spoke volumes about the team’s character. “I think it just showed the amount of heart we had,” added Shane. “We had faced a lot of adversity this year. It was an up and down season.” While the season ended on a down note as PHS fell 9-8 in overtime to fourth-seeded Hopewell Valley in the sectional semis, Shane believed that the final record of 10-13 didn’t accurately reflect the kind of team that PHS developed into this spring. “I was really proud of SAVING GRACE: Princeton High girls’ lacrosse star goalie Mira Shane makes a save during her what we accomplished,” said stellar career with the Little Tigers. A four-year starter for PHS, senior and Michigan-bound Shane, who made 14 saves Shane made over 200 saves this spring, helping the Little Tigers advance to the semifinals of in the finale. “We may not both the Mercer County Tournament and the North Group 3 sectional. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) have the killer record to re-

rriving at the Hun School as a post-graduate and boarding student this past fall, Chris Donovan quickly developed a comfort level with his new surroundings. The lacrosse star forged bonds with new teammates and fellow post-grads Brendan Rooney and Chris Aslanian as they were in the same boat, moving to the school and living in the dorm. “Half of the team boards and we are up with each other until 1 in the morning talking about lacrosse and the state championship before going to bed,” said the Georgetown-bound Donovan, who hails from Morristown. “Aslanian is my roommate, we talk about lacrosse all the time.” It didn’t take long for the attack unit of Donovan, Rooney, and Aslanian to become the talk of local lacrosse circles as highly touted Hun posted wins over Don Bosco, Somerville, and national power IMG Academy (Fla.) in its three games. The 6’0, 175-pound Donovan, for his part, served notice that he was going to be a force, tallying eight points on three goals and five assists in the 16-5 opening day win over Don Bosco. As the season went on, Donovan and Hun kept rolling, going 15-0 in regular season play, highlighted by victories over perennial state Prep A champion Lawrenceville, St. Augustine, Episcopal (Pa.), Shawnee, Bergen Catholic, and Hill (Pa). In the process, Hun gained national attention, climbing to the top 10 in the Under Armour Power Rankings and the Lax Power computer rankings. “Chris, Rooney, and me had a great connection,” said

SHOOTING STAR: Hun School boys’ lacrosse star Chris Donovan heads to goal in a game this spring. Post-graduate and Georgetown-bound Donovan scored 105 points on 56 goals and 49 assists to help Hun got 19-1 and win its first state Prep A title since 1998. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) flect that but we grew as a team.” Shane certainly accomplished a lot in her career making over 200 saves this spring and around 700 in her stellar career. Shane’s intensity, skill, and leadership make her the pick as the top female performer this spring. Top Newcomers arning the first singles spot on the Princeton High boys’ tennis team over two seniors was the first sign the freshman Noah Lilienthal was something special. In describing Lilienthal’s game, PHS head coach Sarah Hibbert noted that he possessed a maturity on the court. “Noah is a very consistent player,” said Hibbert. “He is a seasoned tournament player. He is mostly a baseliner but has a good all around game.” Lilienthal’s combination of skill and experience was on full display when he produced a breakout performance in the final day of the Mercer County Tournament in late April, overcoming a one-set deficit to upset top-seeded and defending champion Jerry Jiang 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the semis and then beating second-seeded Kabir Sarita of WW/P-S 6-3, 6-4 in the finals to earn the first singles crown. The county title surprised 3.5x4 ad v2.qxp 6/29/06 even Lilienthal. “It was really exciting,” said Lilienthal, who

was seeded third. “At first I couldn’t believe it, and that was the same with the last match. It is a win that will give me confidence but I am the same player I was yesterday and the same player I was the day before that. It just shows that I have been putting in the hard work and hopefully I can continue.” Hibbert, though, believed all along that Lilienthal had such a performance in him. “Noah is great, everyone today got to see his quality of tennis on display, his shotmaking, his feet, his footwork, his movement, all of that,” said Hibbert. “The presence as a freshman to be able to take out last year’s champion in the semi and then take out another highly experienced, solid player in the finals back-to-back, he had an amazing day.” Showing his presence, Lilienthal helped PHS win the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional title for the first time since 2008 and top Tenafly in the Group 3 semis before falling to perennial power Millburn in the state championship match. Lilienthal, for his part, was thrilled to see PHS advance to the final. “We have worked really hard to get to this spot, we all do it as a team,” said Lilienthal. “We all contribute. It shows that we have really goodPMcharacter 4:54 Page 1 and I was Continued on Next Page

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happy we could do it for Princeton.” For making a huge contribution to that success, Lilienthal is the choice as the top male newcomer this spring. Coming into this spring, it was clear that the Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team was undergoing a youth movement.

The Panthers’ roster featured 12 freshmen and and five sophomores with the only seniors being co-captain Morgan Foster and Kirsten Kuzmicz. Looking ahead to the season, longtime head coach Jill Thomas believed that what her team lacked in experience, it could make up for with skill and enthusiasm. “This team is a great group of girls who are fun to work

SERVING NOTICE: Princeton High boys’ tennis player Noah Lilienthal blasts a serve in action this spring. Freshman Lilienthal enjoyed a memorable debut campaign, winning the first singles crown at the Mercer County Tournament and helping the program win its first sectional title since 2008. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

with every day,” said Thomas. “There is lots of energy, potential, and talent. We will look to Morgan Foster and Kirsten Kuzmicz to lead this young team throughout the 2015 season.” But from the outset, the young guns were on target for the Panthers. In the team’s season-opening 15-6 win over Sewickley Academy (Pa.), freshman Madison Mundenar tallied five points on three goals and two assists with freshman Kyra Hall adding three goals and sophomore Morgan Mills chipping in six goals. Mundenar, for her part, kept up a torrid pace, scoring four goals with an assist in a 14-2 victory over WW/P-S and adding three more goals in an 18-7 win over Shipley (Pa.) as the Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 start. While the Panthers suffered some growing pains in the middle of the season, going 4-4 after the sizzling start, Mundenar helped lead the way as the squad rolled to the state Prep B title. The speedy, skilled attacker scored four goals as firstseeded PDS defeated eighthseeded Morristown-Beard 18-9 in the Prep B quarterfinals and had two more in a 15-5 win over the Ranney School in the semis. Saving her best for last, Mundenar contributed five goals and an assist as the Panthers defeated secondseeded Pennington 18-11 in the Prep B championship game. Her outburst in the finale gave Mundenar 54 points on the season with 40 goals and 14 assists as PDS went 11-6. During the title celebration, Thomas tipped her hat to her freshman contingent. “They are not freshmen any more,” said Thomas. “They have grown so much and that is pretty darn terrific.”

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By growing into a star who helped PDS earn a state title, Mundenar is the choice as the top female newcomer. Top Coaches n 2013, M V W hitlow took over a Hun School boys’ lacrosse program that wasn’t in great shape, coming off a disappointing 7-11 campaign the previous spring. Whitlow righted the ship guiding the Raiders to an 11-6 record and an appearance in the state Prep A title game where they fell 17-6 to perennial power Lawrenceville. He continued to solidify that foundation as Hun went 13-7 in 2014, making another trip to the Prep A finals, creeping closer to Lawrenceville, losing 11-6. As Whitlow looked ahead to this spring, he believed that his players were poised to take things to a higher level. “I think the guys are very committed to the team success and not individual stuff,” said Whitlow. “We have high character guys who care a lot for each other. A theme we have shared is to focus on the process, consistent winning comes from the process; not focusing on the outcome. We have ramped up the schedule and the guys are hungry and ready to take the next step.” T he Raiders displayed their hunger and skill as they rolled to a 15-0 regular season campaign, beating such formidable foes Don Bosco, national power IMG Academy (Fla.), perennial state Prep A champion Lawrenceville, St. Augustine, Episcopal (Pa.), Shawnee, Bergen Catholic, and Hill, (Pa.). Hu n’s prowe s s t ur ne d heads nationally as the team made the top 10 in the Under Armour Power Rankings and the Lax Power computer rankings. In the postseason, the Raiders showed that they belonged among the nation’s elite. In the prestigious InterAc Challenge, Hun advanced to the finals where they fell 15-8 to top-ranked and undefeated Haverford School (Pa.) in a hard-fought battle. Three days later, the Raiders put the crowning touch on a memorable campaign as they topped Lawrenceville 14-6 to snap its 13-year title streak and win its first Prep A crown since 1998. In the wake of earning the Prep A crown, Whitlow lauded his team for its achievements and character. “I really wanted these guys to have champions next to their name and they will have it now and we will hang a banner,” said Whitlow, whose team ended the spring with a 19-1 record, ranked fourth nationally by Under Armour and sixth by LaxPower. “This team will live on at the school because they deserve that and they worked for it. The group really didn’t care about individual stuff,

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YOUNG GUN: Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse player Madison Mundenar speeds past a foe in a game this spring. Freshman attacker Mundenar tallied 54 points on the season with 40 goals and 14 assists as PDS went 11-6 and won the state Prep B title. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) they were all about the team and the teammates. They really worked hard in the offseason and they were a truly selfless, high character group of young men. Whitlow’s role in bringing the group together to produce a legendary season makes him the choice as the top coach of a male team this spring. After serving as an assistant coach for the Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team for 15 years, Liz Cook was ready to take a break from high school lax. Planning to limit her coaching to club programs, Cook stepped down from her PDS post at the end of the 2014 season. But weeks later, she got the chance to take the helm of a struggling Hun girls’ program coming off a 1-11 season and decided she couldn’t pass up the opportunity. “Hun is very much like PDS, there are a lot of similarities between the kids at both schools,” said Cook, a former three-sport star at PDS who went on to play field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse at Brown University. “I knew some of the players from Garden State Elite. I knew they were struggling; it was a chance to really make a difference. It was a good fit.” In looking to reverse Hun’s fortunes, Cook took an upbeat approach. “My philosophy for this year is to make everything positive,” said Cook. “We have a team motto, ‘TNT’, meaning today, not tomorrow; do it now. Each girl picked a word that is special to them and they will focus on that in addition to the team.” After getting off to a 1-3 start, Hun got on the right

track rallying to a 14-13 overtime win against PDS, the eventual state Prep B champions. In Cook’s view, that win reflected how the squad had come together. “They believe in each other and stand by each other, they have a gift in that way,” said Cook. “There isn’t any drama on our team and they take care of each other. They knew when we were down, we could come back and they believed. They kept saying we believe and that was what our motto, believe. Before we went to bed we had a group chat last night, we were saying goodnight, we believe, we believe.” That self-belief led to a number of impressive wins over the course of the season as Hun topped Prep B finalist Pennington, Mercersburg (Pa.) and posted two victories over Stuart Country Day. A major highlight came in late April when the Raiders edged Blair 10-9 in the state A quarterfinals. In reflecting on the season which saw the Raiders improve to 7-8, Cook said the team’s progress came down to focusing on daily effort. “I told them the culture of losing is over; they see that they are able to attain anything they go after,” said Cook. “I told them they needed to improve every day in practice and in every game and they did that. They always had the talent, they just needed some guidance.” For providing the guidance that changed the culture around the Hun team and helped it improve dramatically, Cook is the pick as the top coach of a female team this spring. —Bill Alden

asked Kurt to put me down on the roster too because a lot of guys don’t always show,” said Hatchell. “When you have been playing the game for as long as I have been playing it is hard to get away from and I got an itch. I can still play. I probably won’t make all the games; it is more about staying in shape.” Hatchell also had some family reasons for returning to the fray. “My son is two and I want him to see a little bit more,” said Hatchell, gesturing to the boy who was sitting in a corner of the gym. “He was out there last year but he is a little older and I want him to see me running up and down the court.”

RETURN TO ACTION: Chris Hatchell heads upcourt last year for Winberie’s as he helped the team win the championship in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. After announcing his retirement from the league, Hatchell changed his mind and was back in action for Winberie’s last Monday as it topped King’s Pizzarama 63-54. In other action on Monday, Dr. Palmer defeated Princeton Youth Sports 50-30 and Princeton Pi topped Aria Health 67-64. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

With Winberie’s trailing 17-7 in the early going on Monday, Hatchell caught fire from the outside to help the team forge ahead 31-30 at halftime. “We are an older team so we just have to get into the rhythm of things,” said a smiling Hatchell who scored all six of his points on the evening in the first half. With the game tied at 4444 with about nine minutes left in regulation, Winberie’s went on a 19-10 run to pull away to a 63-54 win. “In close games we have the advantage because of our experience,” said Hatchell, reflecting on the team’s late surge in a game that saw Terrence Bailey score a gamehigh 19 points for Winberie’s with Princeton University football star Anthony Gaffney scoring 18 for King’s in a losing cause. “We had a little size against those guys so we were able to post up down low.” Experiencing a 49-46 loss to Aria Health in its season opener last Friday helped Winberie’s sharpen its focus, according to Hatchell. “I think it is kind of good to lose early with a new team because now we have the loss under our belt and we should be playing together a little bit more,” said Hatchell. “We are a veteran team; as the season goes on and we get our legs back under us, we will be OK.” In Hatchell’s view, the team’s veteran leadership makes it formidable. “I can’t say enough about our core, Kurt (Simmons), Chris (Edwards), and Cliff (Pollard),” said Hatchell. “I think as long as we stay together and we just add pieces, we will be able to play for a long time.” Having made the decision to keep playing with his buddies, Hatchell is poised for another title run. “I didn’t come back for nothing,” said Hatchell with a laugh. “Kurt said let’s do it again so I said one more time.” —Bill Alden

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pre-registers. One can preregister by downloading the form from www.ywcaprinceton.org/5k, and mailing it to the YWCA Princeton 5K Race, 59 Paul Robeson ETS Firecracker 5k Place, Princeton, NJ 08540 or going to www.active.com Set for June 23 The 11th annual Firecrack- to register online. er ETS 5k Fun Run/Walk will ——— take place on the evening of June 23 at the Educational Boys’ Field Hockey Program Testing Service (ETS) cam- Being Held at PDS The Ocean Atlantic Field pus on Rosedale Road. Hockey Association (OAFRunners, walkers, families, and corporate or organiza- HA) is offering an introductional teams are invited to tory, field hockey program participate. Individuals and for boys in grades 1-5. The program will take group teams of at least four place Monday and Wednesparticipants are welcome. The event starts at 7:30 day evenings from 6-8 p.m. p.m., rain or shine, and from June 22-August 5 on takes place on the flat and Baker Field at Princeton Day s a fe c o u r s e , c o n t a i n e d School. within the ETS grounds. Through the program, the Participants can register at boys can develop body conConant Hall at the corner of trol, eye-hand coordination, Rosedale and Carter Roads and stick-ball coordination in Lawrenceville from 6 to playing field hockey — great 7:15 p.m. crossover for lacrosse with Participants will receive the non-stop action of socT-shirts while they last. The cer. event will also feature music, There are no helmets and refreshments, and family ac- body protection needed — tivities. just a mouth guard and shin The entry fee is $35 on pads. OAFHA has loaner race day, or $30 if one sticks available for first timers. The cost is $30 and includes membership in USA Field Hockey. Those interested can register online at OAFHA.org. ———

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graders, high school players, college players, and adults (female and male players). The program will take place Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. from June 22-August 5 on Baker Field at Princeton Day School. The cost is $50 for all 14 sessions or $10 drop in. Form a team of 10 players and pay just $30 per player. USA Field Hockey membership is required. Those interested can register at OAFHA.org. ———

Princeton Athletic Club Holding Track Meets

The Princeton Athletic Club (PAC) will hold allcomer track meets on June 11 and 25 at Princeton High School. The meets are sanctioned by USA Track and Field. The program includes long jump and shot put and various running events. Preregistration is encouraged via the Princeton Athletic Club website w w w. princetonac.org. This is especially important for field events, so they can get started on time at 5:30 p.m. Running events start at 6 p.m. The first night opens with

the mile run. Each meet includes a distance event, sprint, and a middle distance. Every night concludes with a relay. The meets are open to everyone: runners, jumpers, and throwers of all abilities and all ages. The heats for running events are set up based on estimated finish times, so all have a chance to run with people at their level. Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy and New Balance Princeton sponsor the series this year. For more information on registration and volunteering, log onto www. princetonac.org. ———

Sixers Hoops Camps Being Held at PDS

The Philadelphia 76ers are holding basketball camps at Princeton Day School from June 29-July 3. The options include a full day camp for boys/girls 7-13 years old and a Little Sixers day camps for boys/girls 5-7 years old. PDS girls’ basketball head coach Kamau Bailey will be involved in the program. For more information and to register, log onto sixerscamps.com or call (610) 668-7676.

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BATTER UP: Colin Taylor waits for a pitch in action this spring for the Princeton High baseball team. Star infielder Taylor, who hit .311 in his junior campaign for PHS, is currently competing for the Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball team. Last Monday, Taylor and Post 218 were trailing Lawrence Post 414 5-3 before the game was suspended in the fifth inning due to rain. In upcoming action, Princeton, which came into Monday with a 1-6 record, plays Allentown on June 17 at Mercer County Park, plays at South Brunswick Post 401 on June 19, plays a doubleheader at Trenton Post 93/182 on June 20, and then hosts Hamilton Post 31 on June 22. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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tion in June 1968 married Edward John Groth, III and moved to the Princeton area where she spent the remainder of her life. After starting her family, Jane earned a degree in accounting from Rider College in 1983 and passed the CPA exam in 1988. Jane worked at the Los Angeles airport, the Princeton airpor t, Educational Testing Service, Techne Inc., Arnold Associates, Lewis W. Parker, III, CPA, and as a self-employed tax preparer. She served on committees of the Society of CPAs, volunteered at the YWCA, was active with Little League, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts, including serving as a Brownie Troop Leader. Jane was a warm, caring, and generous person who loved and supported her family and friends and had a smile for everyone. Whether it was the physics department, the neighborhood, the workplace, or even a cycling club, Jane made friends everywhere and it was important to her to make everyone feel special. In addition to spending time with loved ones, Jane enjoyed art, reading, puzzling, decorating, entertaining, and traveling. Jane died in her sleep on June 12, 2015. She was predeceased by her parents, George Thomas Stevenson, Jr. and Alice Marjorie Stevenson, née Hilderbrand. She is survived by her husband; their son, Jeffrey Todd Groth of Saratoga Springs, New York; their daughter, Amy Carina Groth of North Windham, Connecticut; and by her siblings Julia A. Rogers, of Banning, California; G. Thomas Stevenson, III of Marietta, Georgia; Betsy J. Cleavinger of Garland, Texas; and many other relatives and friends. An informal remembrance will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Jane and Ed’s home, 15 Elm Ridge Road, Penning-

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ton, NJ, 08534. Details may be found at the web site http://EdandJane.net. Parking may be limited, so carpooling is encouraged. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com.

Alvin J. Salkind Dr. Alvin J. Salkind, 87, of Princeton died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Born in New York City, he had resided in Princeton since 1958. After service in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1945 to 1946, he returned to his academic studies at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. In 1958 he received a DChE in chemical engineering, chemistry, and x-ray physics. Dr. Salkind was an emeritus professor of bio-engineering in the department of surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick and emeritus professor of chemical engineer ing at Rutgers University. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Miami, Case Western Reserve, and CUNY. From 1989-2001, he served as the associate dean for research in the school of

engineering at Rutgers. He was co-author along with Uno Falk of Alkaline Storage Batteries and co-author with Ernest Yeager of Techniques of Electrochemistry. From 1970 to 1979, he was vice president of technology at Electric Storage Battery in Yardley, Pa. He was a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Electrochemical Society, and the N.J. Academy of Medicine. Dr. Salkind held numerous patents and played a pivotal role in the development of technologies ranging from heart pacers, defibrillators, electric vehicles (both terrestrial and lunar), and fuel cells. Outside of his professional life, he loved his family, skiing, swimming, and sailing. He had been a member of the Miramar Yacht Club in Brooklyn since 1949 and was a founding member of the Princeton Ski Club. He will be remembered fondly by former students, colleagues, fr iends, and family around the world. Son of the late Samuel and Florence (Zins) Salkind, he is survived by his wife Marion (Koenig) Salkind of Princeton; a son James Salkind of Jersey City; a daughter Susanne Salkind of Washington, D.C.; a brother Chester Salkind of Durango, Colorado; and two grandchildren Abigail Salkind-Foraker and Jacob Salkind-Foraker. The funeral service was held on Friday, June 12, 2015 at Star Of David Memorial Chapel of Princeton, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York.

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walking up to 20 miles per worked with many individual day. runners. He coached Little Merrell was intensely in- League in Princeton. Since tellectually curious — quick 2011 Merrell coached crossto laugh, to critique, and to country at Princeton Day praise — and deeply com- School, where his children Merrell Noden mitted to racial equality and were students. Merrell Noden passed away social justice. He had many Merrell was known and May 31, 2015, in Princeton, passions, and as a writer, he revered especially for his New Jersey, peacefully and took great pleasure in writ- love of family and gift of in the loving company of his ing about topics that allowed friendship. He made deep family. The cause was lung him to bridge his interests, and lasting friends wherstay atdeeply, The Peacock Inn, ever Princeton’s cancer. He wasWin 59. an overnight research celebrate he went. He stayed in human explore close touch with and enjoyed Born in Trenton, New Jerexclusive small luxurygenius, hotel &and fine dining experience. sey on July 31, 1955, Mer- broader social issues. He personal visits from close rell was the oldest child of w rote about spor ts and friends even to the very end Judge J. Wilson and Mrs. eating disorders, steroids, of his life. His loss is felt Cecily No den. Wit h h is the science of comedy, the keenly by literally hundreds siblings, Hilary and Geof- sport of word play, and great of classmates, colleagues, frey, Merrell loved athletics Americans, including Chuck and dear family friends. of all kinds and especially Berry and Louis Armstrong. Merrell is survived by his running. As a student at T h r o u g h w r i t i n g a b o u t wife, Eva; daughter MiranThe Lawrenceville School, Oprah Winfrey for People da; son Sam; parents Wilson Merrell ran a 4:11.9 mile Magazine, he was hired to and Cecily, sister Hilary and on a distance medley team help write a memoir of the sister-in-law Kelly Hanson; that set a U.S. high school segregated South. Locally, brother Geoffrey and sisindoor record; and, on his he was honored to edit The ter-in-law Suzette; motherown, he set an Eastern high Lawrenceville Lexicon, a in-law Marianne Mantell; school indoor 880 record of history of The Lawrenceville brother-in-law Michael Mansome distance of his most 1:54.0. He is a member of School, tell and shopping, sisters-in-law Ann Withinand walking to high-end the school’s Alumni Athletic cherished experiences in Mantell, Harriet Fier, Sonia historic sites, and entertainment! Hall of Fame, and in Law- recent years were his inter- Mantell; and many nieces, renceville’s L avino Field views with Princeton alumni nephews, and cousins. House, many bronze plaques and professors whose talents Friends and family are enbear Merrell’s name; his re- he celebrated in articles for couraged to celebrate Mercords for the 1-mile run; Princeton Alumni Weekly. rell’s life by giving a gift to 2-mile run; and 880 yards Through his writing he was the Merrell Noden Fund at able to keep learning about HomeFront, an organizastill stand. Merrell was a summa cum new subjects, supporting tion that helps families in laude graduate of Princeton, causes and institutions dear New Jersey break the cycle where he ran cross-country to him, and meeting people of poverty. Donations to for four years. After college, he admired so much. the fund may be made onMerrell was accompanied line at www.homefrontnj. he taught for several years at Princeton Day School on his many journeys by his org/Donate.cfm or mailed before earning an MPhil in wife, Eva Mantell, a native to HomeFront, 1880 PrincEnglish Literature at Oxford of Princeton, whom he met eton Avenue, Lawrenceville, University. While at Oxford while he was a graduate NJ 08648-4518. he trained and raced with student, and she an underIn the words of William the North London Athletics graduate, at Oxford in 1984. Shakespeare, one of MerClub and earned an Oxford On May 27, 1990, they were rell’s literary touchstones: Blue. He would continue to married in Central Park, in “He was a man, take him run for pleasure and compe- a service presided over by for all in all, I shall not look the musician Sun Ra. Mer- upon his like again.” tition throughout his life. Merrell wrote his Oxford rell and Eva lived in Man——— master’s thesis on the work hattan until 2002, when Jane Ellen Groth of Charles Dickens, and he they moved with their two was as passionate about lit- children, Miranda and Sam, Jane Ellen Groth, née Steerature — especially Shake- back to Princeton. venson, born in Champaign, In both New York and Illinois on April 12, 1946, speare, Dickens, and the British poets — as he was Princeton, Merrell served moved with her family to about sport. Fittingly, his the community as a teacher Santa Monica, California long career as a journalist and coach. He taught lit- at the age of eleven. She began with a celebrated ar- eracy for The Fortune So- earned a degree in English ticle for Sports Illustrated ciety in New York City and at the University of Southern about Dickens’s practice of at Trenton State Prison. He California and after gradua-

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NEED SOMETHING DONE? General contractor. Seminary Degree, 17 years experience in the Princeton area. Bath renovations, decks, tile, window/door installations, masonry, carpentry & painting. Licensed & insured. References available. (609) 477-9261. 02-18-16 SPRING CLEAN UP! Seeding, mulching, trimming, weeding, lawn mowing, planting & much more. Please call (609) 637-0550. 03-25-16 JOES LANDSCAPING INC. OF PRINCETON Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 30 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only) (609) 638-6846 Office (609) 216-7936

Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 06-17-16

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SPRING CLEAN UP: Prune shrubs, mulch, cut grass, weed, leaf clean up and removal. Call (609) 883-7942 or (609) 240-6404. 04-01/06-24

NANNY: Experienced with handicapped, (fluent in French). Is available Mondays, Wednesdays and some evenings after 6:00. Call or text (609) 240-3695. 06-03-4t

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This expansive home is located on a marvelous piece of property in Hopewell Township not far from town center. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths and too many state-of-the-art features to mention in this ad.Fabulous rear deck and yard for plenty of fun. Please call to take a tour and you will find that this house is simply terrific. $659,000

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www.robinwallack.com Listed by Robin Wallack • Direct dial 683-8505 or 924-1600 ext. 8505 • robin.wallack@foxroach.com

PRINCETON WINDROWS---a great place to live!!!! With a reputation for fine dining, educational seminars, fitness club, and more, this adult community is vibrant and thriving!!! Tucked on a quiet street close to the main building, this property is the epitome of sophisticated, upscale living. The layout is superb, with open floor plan in play, yet having distinct spaces. The kitchen has been remodeled by its current owner. Complete with custom tile and top-of-the line appliances, it has granite counters and tile floor. Plenty of closets, two full baths, and good-sized bedrooms comprise the private wing. The spacious living room and formal dining room back to the woods and have oak floors. This view can also be enjoyed from the brand new deck. If you are not familiar with Princeton Windrows, please call us for a tour and description. If you are already aware of it, rest assured, you are in for a treat!! (Plainsboro Township with a Princeton address). $495,000

CAN THIS REALLY BE TRUE??!! Located on a cul-de -sac in Princeton, close to Nassau Street, this 3 bedroom ranch house is an amazing value. Set nicely on a sweetly landscaped lot in the Littlebrook area, it may be just what you are looking for!! Easy to live in, it ﬁts the bill if you don’t want a townhouse or condo, and love to garden. Keep this house in mind as a great alternative. Living room with wall of built in shelves, dining room with bay window, and two full baths which have been nicely updated. $495,000

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WOW!!!! Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, this custom house is a real treat! Just take a look at the front, and you know that this is a property well cared for by its current owners. The sophisticated color of the recently painted exterior serves as a palette for the professionally planted grounds. Natural stone enhances the front elevation and compliments the wonderful wood. Paver driveway presents a perfect path to the front vestibule with its many windows. Once you enter the house, beautiful wood floors are found throughout most every room. Formal living room and dining room, combined with the many windows, are bright and airy, and make entertaining in the day or the evening a pleasure. The kitchen is terrific, with granite counters, tons of cabinets, and excellent appliances. The kitchen overlooks the rear gardens, complete with bluestone patio. Truly, you will feel that you are in a park, even though you are only minutes from the quaint Village of Lawrenceville, the bustle of Nassau Street in Princeton, or the bucolic feeling of Terhune Orchards. The main stairway brings you to the family wing, with large Master bedroom having remodeled bathroom with two sinks, oversized shower and granite counters. The secondary bedrooms are down the hall, enabling everyone to have some privacy, yet having easy access to each other. On this level is also found, with it’s private staircase, a guest or nanny suite, complete with bedroom, sitting room and private bath. Designed so cleverly that it can also be an adjunct to the MBR, it is extremely versatile and easily added or separated from the rest of this floor. The lower level of the house features a professionally finished basement, having TV area, game section, full bath and storage. Truly, this is one of the finest finished basements we’ve seen, complete with daylight windows. Located in Lawrence Township with a Princeton address, this is a perfect property! $875,000

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AWARD WINNING SLIPCOVERS Custom fitted in your home. Pillows, cushions, table linens, window treatments, and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 03-18-16 OFFICE SUITE FOR LEASE: 220 Alexander Street, Princeton. ~1,260 usable SF on 2 levels. Weinberg Management, WMC@collegetown. com, (609) 924-8535. tf PRINCETON: 1 BR DUPLEX House for Rent. $1,575/mo. Parking Available. Call (609) 921-7655. tf HANDYMAN: For all home repairs. 35 years experience. Specializing in kitchens, baths, basements, flooring, ceramic tile, painting, drywall. No job too large or too small! Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call (908) 966-0662. 05-27/08-12 BUYING ALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! Everything! Guitar, bass, drums, percussion, banjo, keyboard, ukulele, mandolin, accordion, microphones, amplifiers, & accessories. Call (609) 306-0613. Local buyer. 07-31-16 MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; West Windsor (609) 897-0032, www.farringtonsmusic.com 02-11-16

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PAINTING BY PAUL LLC: Interior, exterior. Wallpaper removal, light carpentry, power washing. Free estimates. Fully insured. Local references. Cell (609) 468-2433. Email aapk06@gmail.com 06-10-8t NUBIA’S CLEANING: Quality housecleaning, excellent references. Houses & apartments, move-in, move-out! We also are available to serve parties. 12 years experience. (609) 915-8981. 05-20-10t THE MAID PROFESSIONALS: Leslie & Nora, cleaning experts. Residential & commercial. Free estimates. References upon request. (609) 2182279, (609) 323-7404. 06-17/12-09 PRINCETON RESTAURANT SPACE FOR LEASE: 1611 SF available immediately. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf AGNES CLEANING SERVICE: You have better things to do with your time. Leave the housecleaning to us. We will scrub, dust, vacuum, etc. Call (609) 516-0208. 05-06/07-22 STORAGE SPACE: 194 Nassau St. 1227 sq. ft. Clean, dry, secure space. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf SPRING CLEAN UP: Prune shrubs, mulch, cut grass, weed, leaf clean up and removal. Call (609) 883-7942 or (609) 240-6404. 04-01/06-24

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This spacious home, with 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths, is truly a delight. The principal rooms include great room with natural-wood vaulted ceiling and fireplace, eat-in kitchen, dining room and living room with fireplace. A large deck with hot tub and 3-car garage with 2nd floor storage complete the picture. Hardwood floors enhanced by an idyllic setting in one of Pennington’s most sought-after neighborhoods – a terrific house in a marvelous location. $695,000

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I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 08-06-15 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, silver, jewelry & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 890-1206 , (609) 306-0613. 07-31-16

Hopewell Twp $579,000 Unique sprawling ranch home situated on 4.1 acres of rolling lawns in 2 counties. 4 BR, 3 BA, Family Room with FP, additional 2 room master suite off Kitchen with deck. Barn at rear of property. 609-737-1500 ID#6458964

PRINCETON RETAIL STORE for lease. 72 Witherspoon Street. Ideal Location, Approx. 640 SF. $3,000 per month. Weinberg Management, (609) 924-8535. 05-27-tf NEED A PLUMBER? Master Plumber Phillip E. Gantner for plumbing, heating & mechanical. Residential & commercial. NJ License: B 106867. (609) 943-1315 (cell); pgantner47@gmail.com tf EDDY’S LANDSCAPE & HARDSCAPE CORP: Lawn maintenance, spring/fall cleanup, mulching, mowing, rototilling, fertilizing, pruning, planting, lawn cutting, tree service. Patios, walls retain, stone construction, drainage, fences, etc. Free Estimates. 10% off. (609) 213-3770; edy_davila@msn.com 03-04/11-25

NEW LISTING Lawrence $520,000 This 4 bedroom 2/2 bath home is set back from the road on a beautiful 1+ acre property. This centrally located home will not disappoint! 609-921-2700 ID#6586995

Lawrenceville $1,099,000 Spacious 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath custom built Colonial on 2 acres in the exclusive private neighborhood of Rosedale Estates. Finished walk-out Basement (2,000 sq ft) with full bath and kitchenette. 609-921-2700 ID#6559860

NEW PRICE Rocky Hill $550,000 Tucked away on a horseshoe you will find this extraordinary home with two great rooms/offices & backing to preserved land. Special moldings, beams, cedar vaulted ceilings, skylights & in-ground pool are a few of the amenties. 609-921-2700 ID#6536122

NEW PRICE: Pennington Boro $599,000 Updated 4 bd/3bth ranch w/ 2 car garage on over .50 acre. Open kitchen w/granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, hdwd flrs thru out and living rm w/ wd burning fp. Finished basement. 609-921-2700 ID#6511647

Lawrence Twp. $1,340,000 Custom elegant Colonial known as “Evergreen Manor” with Princeton address is on 1.92 professionally landscaped acres featuring 6,774 square feet living area. Five bedrooms, 5.5 bath home is an outstanding and brilliantly planned home for the professional with discriminating tastes. 609-921-2700 ID#6389917

NEW PRICE Hopewell Twp $659,000 Situated on 18 sub dividable acres which are farm qualified, 4 BR,2.5 BA colonial has beautiful southern views. Surrounded by preserves farmland, create your own gentleman’s farm or just enjoy the country setting. 609-737-1500 ID#6398335

NEW PRICE Robbinsville Twp $369,000 Washington Towne Center “The Lofts”. Unique style and times less decor, 2 BR, 2 BA, 2512 Sq Ft, hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen with upgrades, MBR w/Jacuzzi and basement storage. Huge open end unit with loft. 609-737-1500 ID#6477812

Hopewell Twp $549,900 2 acres with magnificent views. 4BR, 3BA, FP in family room, finished walk out basement, open floorplan. 2 level deck with built in hot tub, 2 car attached garage, plus a 3 car detached garage. 609-737-1500 ID#6559548

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Lawrence Twp $455,000 Great location, quiet cul-de-sac, easy access to major highways. 4 BR,2.5 BA, FR with fireplace, 4 season sunroom, full finished basement. Nicely landscaped yard and patio for outdoor enjoyment. 609-737-1500 ID#6429172

Hopewell Twp /Harbourton $1,425,000 Spectacular 6549 sq ft, 5+ BR, 5.5 BA custom built home on 4.48 ac surrounded by over 100 ac preserve farm land. Designer kitchen, MBR suite, Library, Pool & 3 FPs. Addl’2500 + sq ft fin. bsmt. 3 car garage. 609-737-1500 ID# 6559548

WANTED: Physical Therapist/ Med Dr./Dentist +/-2,000 SF Space for Rent in Lawrenceville, off of 95 & Princeton Pike, next to the first approved 200 participant Adult Health Daycare Center. Ground Level, plenty of parking. Call for more information. (609) 921-7655. tf

WE BUY CARS Belle Mead Garage (908) 359-8131 Ask for Chris tf PRINCETON-NASSAU STREET-OFFICE SPACE: $575/month plus parking available. (609) 921-7655. tf

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Hopewell Twp $424,900 3 BR Colonial house sitting on .5 acres, 3 mi from Hopewell HS, has had brand new bathrooms & kitchen installed & restoration to living room, dining area & hardwood floors. A new septic was installed as well. 609-737-1500 ID#6546227

Impressive 5 BR riverfront home in historic Titusville. 3 car detached garage, dock and patio on the river. New kitchen, 2 fireplaces, central air. Enjoy glorious sunrises and magnificent sunsets

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Montgomery Twp. $1,495,000 5BD, 4.5BA all brick custom in prestigious Skillman w/meadow views & Bedens Brook Gold Course. Open floor plan & finished basement w/full bath. LS# 6589852 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Roberta Parker

Montgomery Twp. $1,395,000 Comfort and the perfect amount of elegance describe this center hall Federal Style Colonial on beautiful Planters Row in Skillman. LS# 6570038 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Brigitte Sabar & Marianne R. Flagg

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Montgomery Twp. $828,000 Lovely 5BR, 3BA on exceptional lot in Riversedge. Showcase LR, gracious formal DR, and inviting kitchen w/french doors that lead to deck. LS# 6517601 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Helen Fritz

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Cranbury Twp. $700,000 5BR, 3BA Colonial in Cranbury w/open floor plan concept that is an entertainers dream! Master Suite w/large walk-in closet & sumptuous bath. LS# 6537227 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Christine Centofanti

West Windsor Twp. $669,900 5BR, 2.5BA brick front Colonial in Dutch Neck Estates w/fabulous backyard w/2-tier deck, mature landscaping, and in-ground pool. LS# 6574688 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Phyllis Hemler

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PART-TIME ADMINISTRATOR/ ASSISTANT: @ Carnegie Business Center. $20/hr. 8am-12pm weekdays. Support Princeton office of an overseas public company. Good communication skills & familiarity with local Princeton/West Windsor community to handle administration work & to assist employees & families relocated to this branch. Please send resume/background to benjamin_yeh@ sercomm.com 06-10-3t

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Throw away your lawn mower, get on your bike and enjoy the warm weather. In the Princeton Horizon development, near the village of Kingston, and only a short distance from Princeton in South Brunswick Township, a charming condominium with 1 bedroom, 1 bath, living room with dining area and kitchen with sliding doors to patio. Terrific Value in a most convenient location. $139,000

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BUYING A HOME THAT'S NOT FOR SALE? YES, YOU CAN So you found the home you were meant to live in – great location, perfect style, charming architectural details, beautiful yard – you know the shtick. Only one problem: It's not for sale. Does that mean your dreams are dashed? Not at all! In fact, plenty of homes sell, even when they're not actively listed. Many homeowners are open to receiving offers, and if the right offer comes along, they're more than willing to sell. But before you start knocking on doors, be warned: Homeowners are far more likely to be receptive to an inquiry from a real estate agent than from total strangers who come calling. In fact, knocking on a random door and expressing interest can wind up raising some red flags that can pretty much ensure the owners won't be open to any type of deal. If you're interested in a home that's not on the market, ask your agent to reach out on your behalf. An agent's professional status shows real, legitimate interest by buyers who are actively looking to close a deal, and that means not only are the buyers more likely to take the inquiry more seriously, but they're also far more likely to sell.

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Purchase this one bedroom, one bath condominium by itself or purchase the condominium above combining the two for a spacious two-floor residence. The stock market is sometimes unpredictable but real estate is always a good investment. Call to discuss price details. www.stockton-realtor.com

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Any two plants growing in the same space, above or below ground, must compete for sunlight, water, and nutrients. Results of above ground competition for sunlight can be quite obvious. In the dense forest, tall, dominant trees shade out smaller plants. In the landscape, dense, lowbranching trees can shade out everything underneath. Underground competition for soil moisture and nutrients is not so clearly visible. Two similar plants competing for a limited supply of soil moisture and nutrients will each get a smaller share than if either one was growing alone, and the growth of both will be reduced. When grass and trees grow together, the growth of trees is more reduced. Foresters and orchardists have known for years that grasses are able to compete more aggressively for soil moisture and nutrients than trees. The tree roots cannot compensate by growing deeper than the grass roots because of the poor soil conditions there. Lateral spread of tree roots is often restricted by buildings and pavements. A tree with an underdeveloped root system resulting from grass competition will be subject to more stress. This stress will result in slow growth, a predisposition to certain insect and disease problems, and a shorter life span. Keeping the lawn away from trees will benefit most trees, though it is not possible in many situations. When elimination of the grass around the tree is not possible, it is important to keep the area well watered and fertilized. For further information, contact the County Agricultural Extension at (609) 989-6830 or a Woodwinds Professional Arborist at (609) 9243500. “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” – Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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(F/T; 1 position) needed in Princeton, NJ & various unanticipated locations throughout the US. Role will be to dsgn, dvlp, & monitor execution of test strategies, scenarios, & procedures; conduct impact & gap analysis & coordinate issue resolution; dvlp test scripts, identify & report software defects & perform defect mgmt, communicate test schedules/strategies to QA team, & track progress in accordance w/project deliverables. Must have a Master’s Deg (or foreign equiv) in Comp Science, Engring (any), Information Systs, or reltd field, + one yr of IT exp using HL7, Quality Center, Bugzilla, JIRA, and Team Foundation Server. In the alternative, we will accept a Bachelor’s Deg (or foreign equiv) in Comp Science, Engring (any), Information Systems, or reltd field, + five yrs of progressive IT exp. One yr of the five yrs of progressive IT exp must include exp using HL7, Quality Center, Bugzilla, JIRA, and Team Foundation Server. All exp may be acquired concurrently. Travel & relocation rqd. Please ref CT103. Send resumes to us_jobs@citiutech.com or CitiusTech Inc., 2 Research Way, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540; EOE. 06-17

MISTRAS GROUP, INC. seeks Field Test Engineer (Transformers) for Princeton Junction, NJ office. Bachelor’s degree in Power/Electrical Engineering plus 1 year experience in testing of High Voltage equipment (e.g. Power Transformers, Circuit breakers, Gas Insulated substations, instrument transformers) and working on electrical substations (high voltage environment). Resume to Alan.Florendo@mistrasgroup.com 06-17

SCHOOL NURSE: St. Paul Catholic School of Princeton, a co-ed PreK-8 Parish elementary school in the Diocese of Trenton serving over 400 students in grades P3-8 seeks candidates for the position of School Nurse. Experience in Catholic education desirable. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in pediatrics & school experience is preferred. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree required, Masters preferred. RN/CNP, School Nurse. Apply Online only. No telephone inquires. http://www.applitrack.com/spsprinceton/onlineapp/default.aspx 06-17-2t

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An arthitecturally significant celebration of light and space in Princeton Township, just a few miles to downtown Princeton with its revered Princeton University, theater and restaurant culture. You’d never know convenience was so close to this private wooded estate. This home was designed by a renowned Princeton architect for his family, and built to his exacting standards. A long sweeping driveway leads to this distinctive, six-bedroom home, set on over five-and-a-half acres. An enchanting courtyard defines the front entry that’s punctuated by two red doors. Interior rooms are sunny and spacious and all take in a slice of the peaceful view through walls of glass and distinctive, over20-foot cathedral ceiling entertainment areas. A sleek, European-designed kitchen and cool stainless steel appliances provide the gourmet chef plenty of prep surface and storage. Open spaces between the dining room, living, family and sun room, makes conversation easy for host and guests. A double-sided, two story marble stone fireplace warms the space and will be the gathering spot for family and guests alike. The palatial master suite includes a large wardrobe, sitting room, private terrace and a large master bathroom. Additional bedrooms and baths, two on the main floor and two directly above, share private views of the grounds beyond. With a private entrance, an in-law suite with spiral staircase features a bedroom, bath, kitchenette and living/dining for those occasional extended stays or for help. Four garage bays accommodate a car collector’s prized possessions. In close proximity to the area’s finest private schools and convenient to major roads and mass transportation anyone would be proud to call this home their own! Marketed by Alison Covello

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Carina Dowell 908-304-8118

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CUSTOM RIVERSIDE HOME NEW TO THE MARKET PRINCETON, Danish Design w/ lg. gourmet kitchen, Scandinavian ‘see through’ stairs, bedrooms w/ cathedral ceilings, a full finished basement features an exercise rm, family rm, X-box rm & laundry rm. $799,000

PRINCETON, Expanded four bedroom, three full and one-half bath Colonial in coveted Riverside area with plenty of natural light and views of Lake Carnegie. Hardwood floors throughout. $1,250,000 Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989

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PRINCETON, Fantastic 4-year-old custom contemporary home in Littlebrook, gorgeous lot with multiple patios, open concept, hardwood floors throughout and walk-out finished basement. $1,589,000

PRINCETON, On 4.24 acres, designer kitchen & granite countertops, a Pool/cabana complex w/stepping-stone approach from waterfall, a lightfilled interior, wood doors, select hardware & fixtures. $1,595,500

Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989

Yuen ‘Ivy’Huang 609-933-9988

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1 Interlachen Ct, Montgomery Twp NEW LISTING 4 Beds, 2.5 Baths, $729,900

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