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Sutter, Black Leaders Discuss Racism, Justice, Equity At PCDO Forum At this “incredibly consequential moment,” “such a difficult time,” “a tipping point,” as various panelists described it, three African American leaders joined Princeton Police Chief Nick Sutter virtually on Sunday, June 14 for a wideranging “critical discussion on the state of racism, justice, and equity in our town and throughout the country.” In an online forum sponsored by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) President Brandon McKoy, and former Princeton mayor and current Princeton Board of Education Vice President Michele Tuck-Ponder as moderator, along with Sutter, reflected on the current climate of social and racial upheaval, pandemic crisis, and economic distress. “We’re at a different point right now,” said Watson Coleman, calling for less delay and more action in addressing inequities caused by systemic racism. She noted the force and frustrations of protests currently taking place throughout the area and the nation. “I don’t think this is the same kind of reaction as in the past. We’re at a tipping point now where it’s bubbling over and good people are standing up. We have to make the most of it. We’ve got people all over the world who are protesting with us. It’s healthy.” Commenting on proposals for a national reconciliation commission on slavery and racism, she continued, “I’m OK with studying and discussing and having kumbaya moments and things of that nature, but I also know that we need to get about the work. I don’t think that window stays open very long. We’re at a point where we need to re-imagine who we are and how we’re going to move forward and do it.” Watson Coleman called for reforms to help bring police accountability, as well as housing, jobs, education, and health care to those most in need. “If it takes a resolution and healing, that’s fine, but let us be in parallel action in getting things done, changing policies, changing laws, enforcing them, putting our money where it needs to go and ensuring that there’s sustainability for all families,” she said. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, who, along with the Princeton Council and the Princeton Police Department, has Continued on Page 8
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Council Passes Ordinance to Facilitate Reopening At a special meeting Monday, June 15, Princeton Council voted in favor of an ordinance to expand outdoor restaurant dining areas on Hinds Plaza, close a portion of Witherspoon Street to accommodate outdoor dining, and designate curbside pickup areas. Put together quickly to help return the downtown to normal, or near-normal, following the COVID-19 shutdown, the ordinance temporarily relaxes certain requirements pertaining to sidewalk cafes and outdoor dining areas, parking, and pedestrian and vehicle circulation. The biggest changes are being implemented along Witherspoon Street between Nassau Street and Princeton Public Library. Vehicular traffic is now one-way northbound from Nassau to Spring streets. Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians, and there will be designated outdoor dining areas for restaurants and general seating areas for takeout dining. Queueing areas and bike parking areas are being designated. The ordinance is effective for 120 days, after which it will be evaluated. On Nassau Street, the plan calls for the loss of no more than two parking spots per block. Pickup and waiting zones will be shared by multiple businesses. On both Nassau and Witherspoon streets, the
area of the sidewalks closest to the building fronts will be used for seating, while the street side will be used for pedestrians. The left turn from Nassau Street onto Witherspoon Street will still be permitted. Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros, who has been closely involved in the plan, thanked the municipal staff and business owners for their assistance in making it possible. “You have all been instrumental in putting this together,” she said. “It has been a big move for Princeton
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Will Community Park Pool Reopen? Decision is Set for This Week Growing up in Princeton, Ben Stentz spent summers swimming at Community Park (CP) Pool. His first job, at age 14, was at the pool. His son learned to swim there. “There is nobody more invested than me in having the pool be open and successful this summer,” said Stentz, who is executive director of the Princeton Recreation Department. “There are so many wins if we get it open. My staff has put everything we have into this. But as Gov. Murphy likes to say, ‘It’s complicated with pools.’ “ The COVID-19 pandemic has left the
fate of public pools in New Jersey uncertain for the summer of 2020. While Gov. Murphy announced on June 10 that pools can legally open on June 22, the list of considerations — from social distancing to liability concerns — is extensive. On Thursday, June 18, Princeton’s Recreation Commission will vote on if, and when, CP pool will open. “We will make a decision, and if the decision is to open, it will be open July 15 or possibly earlier,” Stentz said. While Stentz and Princeton Council members have been fielding emails Continued on Page 10
AL FRESCO DINING IS BACK: On a lovely Monday evening, diners at Trattoria Procaccini on Nassau Street enjoyed outside dining for the first time since Gov . Phil Murphy ordered restaurants closed, except for takeout and delivery, in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Inside dining is still to come . (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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A Community Bulletin Parking Enforcement is Back: Paying to park on Princeton streets was suspended during the past few months of the pandemic, but as of Wednesday, June 17, drivers will once again have to pay to park. Patrols will be out to help advise people of the change. Bus Route Discontinued: The NJ Transit bus route 605 stop on Witherspoon Street near Princeton Public Library is being temporarily discontinued. Riders are advised to use the bus stop on Witherspoon near Green Street. Tennis Courts Open: A limited number of courts at Community Park South are available for drop-in use from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Only singles play is allowed at this time, and players are urged to practice social distancing and follow all posted rules. The practice wall is also available. Hilltop Skate Park Reopened: The park is open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk. Princeton Recreation Department asks that the public avoid sharing equipment and maintain social distancing at all times. No restrooms will be open at this time, and no bikes are allowed in the skate park. Mindfulness for the Youth: June 17 is the last day to register for this virtual program for students in grades 3-6 from the Princeton Recreation Department. The series is once a week beginning June 17, for six weeks. Space is limited. Visit recreation@princetonnj.gov.
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AN ANTIDOTE TO CABIN FEVER: The 2020 Summer Bridge Program for underserved kids at Princeton-Blairstown Center is a casualty of COVID-19. But starting July 6, the roomy cabins on the 264-acre campus are being offered to the public for Family Camp.
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Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle has donated 10,000 rolls of toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC). The donation is part of Cottonelle’s commitment to make sure toilet paper is accessible to the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis. For its part, United Way is making sure that basic needs are being met in the community by leveraging its partnerships. UWGMC reached out to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (MSF) for the loan of its lift truck (provided by NRG) to assist with pickup and delivery. Through partnerships with MSF and Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS), UWGMC was able to quickly move resources into the community. Mercer Street Friends added Cottonelle to their emergency food bags and Jewish Family and Children’s Service added rolls of toilet paper to their mobile food pantry. “I am thrilled we have such a strong partnership. I’m proud of the work UWGMC is doing and I’m proud of our folks at MSF,” said Bernie Flynn, CEO of Mercer Street Friends. “We weren’t expecting so much! Our mobile truck is going out to East Windsor with a food distribution; the toilet paper will be a bonus. Thank you so much for organizing this,” said Beth Englezos, JFCS manager of Senior Programs and Hunger Prevention. Together, UWGMC, Cottonelle, MSF, and JFCS are partnering for community progress by making sure that individuals and families in Trenton, Ewing, Princeton, Hamilton, Cranbury, Lawrenceville, East Windsor, and Hightstown have access to basic needs. For more information, visit www.uwgmc.org.
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“From the restaurant industry perspective, I do not agree. By increasing your capacity outdoors, you’re increasing your overhead, your payroll, you’re dealing with the elements and the rain, and you’re asking people to come off unemployment and then perhaps come in on a rainy day and not make any money. I do agree with the way they have phased out reopening — reopening slowly and safely is the right thing to do — but I would like to see indoor dining allowed soon, even if it is at a limited capacity.” —John Procaccini, Princeton
Julianna: “I think we should be opening at a steadier pace, because we have seen a surge in cases in states like Florida where they opened much earlier.” Justin: “I think it’s good that we’re reopening, because I feel like we’ve been on lockdown for a while. We’re taking it slow, but it’s good to get people back to work and get the economy back up and running.” — Julianna Ciccotti, Hillsborough, with Justin Franks, Levittown, Pa.
Emma: “I think we should be reopening much faster than we are. I go to school in South Carolina, and I know a lot of these states have reopened and it’s like, ‘why is New Jersey taking so long?’” Abigail: “I think we could have opened businesses such as retail, which are opening today. But, I just think given the amount of cases and how dense New Jersey is, it’s probably the right decision to have delayed a bit more than other places.” —Emma and Abigail Shaw, Hamilton
Karen: “I like the small movement that we’ve taken, because I’ve seen the damage that has been done in some of the other states that were quick to reopen. So, I appreciate the way it’s going at a slower place.” Aiden: “I agree what my mom said, because if we go too fast there is a harder chance that things will get back to the way they should be. I do miss camp and basketball, but would be OK missing it this summer so we can be safe.” —Karen Rickman and Aiden Barnett, Princeton
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Jim: “We’d like New Jersey to open much faster, but carefully. We’d like to see more retail and dining in and the sports clubs fully open. But, any place where there are going to be a lot of people gathered together, that’s a worry. And we think people should wear a mask, just like you are.” —Jim and Marianne Farrin, Princeton
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something, let us know, too.” Council also passed a resolution authorizing the installation of “slow streets” during the current pandemic. “The concept grows out of the fact that at the same time we’ve had less automobile traffic, we’ve had more pedestrians and bikes,” said Council President David Cohen. “We have an increased need for social distancing. People have been seeking alternatives to the sidewalks.” The town’s Bike Advisory Committee and Sustainable Princeton have been identifying streets around town that are not main arteries, and might be appropriate for closure to through traffic. Among those being considered are John Street, Linden Lane, Patton Avenue, Dempsey Avenue, Clay Street, part of Library Place, Ridgeview Road, Hutchinson Drive, and part of Littlebrook Road. The municipality will host a special Zoom meeting to answer questions and hold a discussion about the slow streets on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. Information about attending will be posted on princetonnj.gov. Cohen said a questionnaire will be created for residents, and there will also be a process for other streets if residents want them to be considered for the designation. Informational flyers will be distributed and there will be outreach via email. “We anticipate residents are mostly going to love this,” said Cohen. “But I expect we will hear some negative feedback from drivers who like to
cut through on these roads. We’ll see.” Council introduced an ordinance to address the requirements of the Fair Housing Act and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, to comply with the town’s affordable housing obligations, and another to make accessory dwelling units a permitted accessory use in all residential zones. Public hearings will be held at Council’s June 29 meeting. Mayor Lempert reported that Princeton Public Library is working on a multi-phase reopening plan, called “Reopening by the Book.” The first two phases are to be presented to the library’s Board of Trustees on June 17. The first phase will allow people to return materials that have were taken out before the pandemic, while the second phase involves contactless pickup on Sylvia Beach Way. The building is still closed. While outdoor dining has now resumed and retail stores have begun limited reopening, Lempert cautioned residents to remain vigilant about COVID-19. “I just wanted to put out a call for people to interpret this reopening not that the pandemic is over, rather that we are trying to have a balance between dealing with the pandemic and not so severely damaging the economy,” she said. “It’s more important than ever that people wear masks, remain socially distant, and try to be careful. This is the most critical period, and it will determine whether as a community we can stay open in a safe way.” —Anne Levin
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CROSSING THE VIRTUAL FINISH LINE: Running and walking to benefit the Watershed Institute’s efforts to support clean water while celebrating the summer solstice will be online on June 20.
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A day of celebration, remembrance, and activism will be held Friday, June 19, or Juneteenth, at the Princeton Family YMCA field. The free block party is held from 5-7 p.m. The event will celebrate the cultural achievements of black Americans and commend the efforts of activists for the Black Lives Matter movement. There will be speakers, artists, musicians, dancers, and more. Resources will be available on how to learn the history and current work of the Black Lives Matter movement. Sponsors are the YMCA, Princeton University Art Museum, Code Equal, Princeton University African American Studies department, Not in Our Town, Princeton Community Democratic Organization, Princeton Civil Rights Commission, the Carl A. Fields Center, Lewis Center for the Arts, McCarter Theatre, the YWCA Princeton, the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton High School MSN and PULSE, the Red Umbrella Princeton, the ACE Program, and Latinos en Progreso. For more information, visit arts.princeton.edu/events/ princeton-juneteenth-blockparty.
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“Solidarity not charity” is the slogan for Princeton Mutual Aid (PMA), the threemonth-old local branch of a nationwide organization seeking to “build community and work together towards a more just and equitable world.” Since March, PMA members “have connected neighbors with groceries and medicine, bikes and bassinet, clothing and shoes,” according to the draft of a PMA oped. “Members have shown up at protests to support black lives, abolish prisons, and end racist policing. People previously unknown to each other have negotiated to lower each other’s utility bills and helped pay rent.” Students adjusting to remote learning have received books, laptops, and printers. Other students have met with tutors. Musicians are planning mini-concerts for seniors, and new friends are checking in on neighbors who may be feeling isolated. “We are learning and listening and thinking and building together, wrestling with hard discussions and showing up for each other,” the op-ed draft states. “What powers these actions is our shared conviction that our wellbeing is interconnected and interdependent; that none of us can be truly free or safe or well — until we all are.” PMA was created in large part by students collaborating with other activists and locals, and it developed as an intergenerational, multiracial, cross-class collective. Shuk Ying Chan, a Princeton University graduate student in
politics, was a member of the original Princeton group that gathered in March. “PMA is unique and important to me because of our emphasis on empowerment and solidarity, rather than charity,” she wrote in an email. “This means that we recognize people who are in precarious situations because the political, economic, and social structures that we live under are deeply unjust.” She continued, “Communities across the U.S. have been struggling with deep and entrenched inequalities for decades, and Princeton is no exception. In the face of injustice and vulnerability, helping one another isn’t altruism. It’s just a basic requirement of morality.” Explaining the political inclination of the organization, she noted, “Unlike some charitable organizations, we do not shy away from activism and agitation for structural change, because we recognize that individual relationships of solidarity are valuable but ultimately insufficient to secure the rights, resources, and opportunities that people are entitled to in order to pursue a reasonably decent life. For that, we need to keep pushing for structural change.” PMA members have been involved in campaigns for immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights, police reform, the Black Lives Matter movement, and others. The work of PMA is focused on “meeting individual asks” and partnering with local organizations. “Our members build a relationship with the neighbors they’ve delivered
things to and check in with them regularly to see how they’re doing,” said Chan. “Sometimes a neighbor joins PMA as a member, too.” PMA works with Unidad Latina en Accion NJ and Princeton Mobile Food Pantry in delivering food packs, and with Witherspoon Street Presbyterian church in distributing masks and communion kits. They plan soon to offer ESL classes for locals who don’t speak English as a first language. Anastasia Mann, a historian of U.S. social welfare and a 20-year Princeton resident who has been involved in various nonprofit and government endeavors from LALDEF to the Princeton Civil Rights Commission, was one of the initial participants in PMA. “Mutual aid has found its moment because in mutual aid we take care of us,” she said. “We believe people when they say what they need and then we try to help them get it. It’s non-partisan and the self-help idea is as old as time. In fact, although PMA grew out of this crisis, the ideas have been around for a long time. They were developed mostly by black women and others for whom existing systems never worked — communities where individuals have always had to take care of each other.” Mann emphasized how inclusive and collaborative the PMA group is, “a mutual aid enterprise that is multifaceted and always evolving.” She wrote in an email, “The MUTUAL piece of mutual aid is very real. Everyone who participates benefits. Most of us have gotten handmade masks through mutual aid, some have acquired muchneeded bicycles, all of us are
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committed to reviewing policies, engaging the community in their findings, and working towards implementing reforms, delivered opening remarks to set the context of the discussion. “We know there’s a sickness in this country, and to this day it causes pain and anguish and frustration and death at the hands of the state,” she said. “And in a democracy, we are all the state. Each of us has a role to play here as individuals, as members of the community, and as democrats. I hope we can rise to the current moment so we can create a better and fairer Princeton and a better and fairer New Jersey, one in which all citizens can succeed and be healthy.” Noting the effects of diversity on policing, Sutter discussed his career as a police officer and the limitations of his perspective as a white male trying to understand the anguish of members of the black community. “I entered policing in Princeton right on the heels of the Rodney King assault in Los Angeles. I remember as a young officer being very confused after my interaction with officers about how communities around the country, including LA, could have such adversarial relationships with the police. I didn’t have the capacity at the time to understand it because that wasn’t my experience, but it didn’t take long in my policing career to understand why that was, especially in minority communities that had very different relationships with the police than what I had had.” Sutter went on to describe his experience up to the present. “Over the next 25 years I did a large amount of listening and learning through interactions with members of the community,” he said. “I’ve learned why they thought poorly of police officers in general and I vowed to make some sort of change in that throughout my career.” Sutter went on to voice frustrations similar to those voiced widely throughout the country in recent days. “The sad part is that I entered policing on the heels of the Rodney King incident and 25 years later I sit before you discussing the same topics,” he said. “That’s a failure. I’m here to acknowledge that failure and to tell you I have lots of learning and listening to do. That’s one of my major roles right now: listening, learning, trying to form the partnerships where we can engage and have hope that we can make things better moving forward.” As the forum continued, Sutter addressed directly the question of police accountability. “Removing problem police officers is not always easy — not ever easy,” he said. “This is an area where progress is absolutely needed. If we are to rise above the problems we have now, we as a law enforcement culture have to acknowledge and remove those who shouldn’t be in our ranks. We don’t want that type of people among us.” He emphasized the necessity for police leaders and police unions to support reforms and increased accountability for officers. Sutter noted that civilian review boards for police departments were likely to be implemented soon in New Jersey. He urged that they be
implemented at the state level with consistency throughout the state, and he expressed optimism that they would enhance community involvement and engagement. He warned of complications and probable opposition from police unions, but stated that civilian review boards would be “a step in the right direction. If implemented properly, they would allow the community to have more trust and legitimize what we do by their having a say in how our ranks are policed.” On the issue of qualified immunity for police officers as a shield for personal liability in cases alleging use of excessive force, a concern addressed in an omnibus criminal justice bill co-sponsored in Congress by Watson Coleman, Sutter noted, “There’s room to move here and to make progress,” and stated “accountability is the No. 1 issue,” but refrained from directly supporting the elimination of qualified police immunity. He agreed with Watson Coleman’s statement that “People who do bad things need to experience dire consequences,” and he noted the need for more effective processes to remove officers who engage in bad conduct. McKoy, president of the Trenton-based “think and do tank” NJPP since February 2019, emphasized the severity of the three crises converging — COVID-19, the faltering economy, and the “crisis of morality and racism that has been roiling the streets of the country” — and the decisions and policies that have worsened inequality. “We must remember that the economy is people and we can’t keep on leaving or pushing people behind,” he said. He urged the need for making better decisions on the budget, “a moral document”; on creating a fairer tax code “that recognizes extreme disparities in wealth”; and on making investments in affordable housing, public transportation, health care, and more. Citing a lack of political will and political honesty, McKoy urged listeners to get involved and help to achieve reforms. “These things will not happen if the residents of this state do not make their voices heard, do not make it clear that these are the priorities that they want to see implemented and that they are tired of the excuses that have prevented these from being implemented in the past,” he said. “Being really aggressive and engaging the political system through the voting booth is necessary and following up with representatives and asking them what they are doing to respond to this moment.” Expressing her frustration at the lack of progress towards racial equality, TuckPonder stated, “Those who don’t know their history are destined to repeat it, and we must not know our history because we keep doing this over and over and over again.” She emphasized the brutality of slavery and its aftermath and the brutality that persists. “The murder of Mr. Floyd was a continuation of that whole practice of devaluing the lives of black people,” she continued. “At some point we need to have a reckoning as a country, and people need to see it straight up and understand how we got from there to here.” —Donald Gilpin
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from people begging to get into the water, others have expressed concerns. “I’ve gotten lots of calls saying ‘I hope you’re not going to open because it’s not safe,’” he said. “And I don’t know the answer.” Had the June 10 ruling come earlier, the issue of opening the pool might have been easier.“ There are so many challenges,” said Stentz. “We had hoped and believed we were going to have those guidelines before Memorial Day, but we got them really late. They were issued June 10 and said we could possibly open June 22, but that really put some unrealistic thoughts into people’s heads.” Among the requirements to make the pool safe for opening are keeping a digital log of every person who comes through the gate in case there needs to be contact tracing. That means people won’t be able to pay the daily admission rate, as in the past. “If the Recreation Commission decides to go forward, every single person is going to have to have a pool ID card,” said Stentz. “That is a major change. In a normal year, thousands of people use the daily admission model.” Attendance at the pool can only be 50 percent of the normal maximum. “On the surface, the idea of limiting capacity may seem simple, but to do so in a manner that is both equitable to all Princeton residents and financially sound for the department is no small feat,” Stentz wrote in a recent communication to patrons. “The sheer number of layers to this decision alone are staggering as we must
completely rethink our entire membership system.” Training for lifeguards and custodians would have to include a new layer of COVID19-related plans. Then there is social distancing, in and out of the water. “Keeping kids six feet apart in the water is absolutely counter-intuitive to normal behavior,” said Stentz. “We’ll put up signs and make announcements, but how well can we enforce that? We can’t. We’ll just do our best to spread the word, if we open.” The state of New Jersey is recommending hiring additional staff, referred to as “ambassadors,” to enforce social distancing. “What I think would happen is during our busiest times, we would have additional staff roaming the facility trying to spread the word,” Stentz said. “How well that would go, I don’t know. But we would certainly try.” There are pools across the state that are not opening, despite Gov. Murphy’s ruling. “Others are like us, trying to make a wise decision,” Stentz said. “I don’t want to speculate on what the Recreation Commission will do. But it was the Recreation Commission that led the charge to renovate the pool in 2011. Nobody wants the pool open more than us. I just want to make sure we can do it safely.” The Zoom meeting of the Recreation Commission, which is Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m., is open to all and will allow for public comment. “As much as I appreciate all the feedback, this decision is based on the health, safety, and welfare of our staff and community,” said Stentz. “I am a risk manager, and that’s what moves my meter.” —Anne Levin
Not in Our Town Awards Recognize Young People
Just two days before hundreds of people in Princeton protested the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, more than 100 people gathered in a virtual ceremony hosted by Not in Our Town Princeton to honor 13 Princeton young people for their work promoting racial justice in their schools and communities. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, whose daughter Ella Nor man was among the award winners, said the event is one of her favorite events of the year. “The world feels pretty broken right now between COVID-19 and what is happening on our streets and in our cities,” Lempert said. “To the Unity Award winners: you are shining a light and my hope is you keep shining that light.” Lisa Eckstrom, the assistant head of Princeton Charter School for grades 5-8, quoted King Lear. “At the end of the play, Edgar tells the audience that we must ‘Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say,’” she said “I want to say how grateful I am to Not In Our Town to create these awards for students who speak out through their words or actions.” Not in Our Town Princeton also presented a special Unity Award to Steve Cochrane, Superintendent of Princeton Public Schools, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Presenter Raisa RubinStankiewicz read the citation recognizing Cochrane’s accomplish ments, wh ich include an equity audit to evaluate areas where inequity exists, expansion of the
HONORED FOR PROMOTING RACIAL JUSTICE: Top row, from left: Toniya Harris, 11th grade; Sanyukta Prakash Mudakkanavar, 11th grade; Ella Norman, 12th grade; and Khalil Benjamin, 11th grade, all of PHS. Second row, from left: Michaela Guo, 11th grade; Reanna BartelsQuansah, 11th grade; Gillian Bartels-Quansah, 11th grade; Yani Ince, 11th grade; and Sophia Huellstrunk, 11th grade, all of PHS. Third row, from left, Aba Smith, 12th grade, PHS; Kenia Morales, 12th grade, PHS; Skai Reynolds, 11th grade, PHS; and Sneha Kumar, 8th grade, Princeton Charter School. preschool program, efforts to recruit staff at historically black colleges and universities, and championing student wellness and mental health. The citation states that Cochrane “recognizes that a truly inclusive school district is one that values all its members and that in order to work toward equity, a superintendent must truly know, listen to, and be a part of their community.” Cochrane encouraged the students to continue their racial justice work in the future. “There are two viruses in our country today, there’s the COVID virus and then there’s the virus of racism,” he said. “While people are still searching for a vaccine for COVID, the vaccine for racism is right here: It’s in the students we see today; it’s in your work, it’s in your vision. Hold onto that vision that you have that social justice can happen, that racism can be eradicated. You will be the change we want to see
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and Major League Baseball Players’ Association (MLBPA) to help teach children how to develop healthy relationships and build mental health resiliency. MLB officials emphasized the importance of HomeFront’s work with children in the current environment of crisis. “Players remain committed to supporting and promoting healthy relationships, especially during
CANINE COMPETITOR: This was one of more than 1,200 participants, human and canine, in HomeFront’s Virtual Run/Walk for Hope on June 7 to support its Joy, Hopes, and Dreams children’s program. HomeFront was recently chosen as one of only 10 nonprofits across the country to receive a Healthy Relationships Community Grant from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association. (Photo courtesy of HomeFront)
these unprecedented times,” said Senior Director of International and Domestic Player Operations Leonor Colon. MLB Vice President of Social Responsibility Melanie LeGrande added, “We are grateful for the opportunity to assist these extraordinary organizations doing critical work to support vulnerable communities, especially in this time of crisis.” Chris Marchetti, director of the HomeFront Joy, Hopes, and Dreams children’s program, stated that HomeFront would use the grant to support programming and staff training to help the more than 400 local children served by the organization in developing social-emotional resiliency. “This is a basic life skill needed for healthy relationships in general,” he said. More than 1,200 people, individually or with families or dogs or virtual teams, came out for HomeFront’s Virtual Run/Walk/Dog Walk on June 7 to support its children’s programming. Littlebrook Elementary School fielded a team of 27. T h e J oy, H op e s, a n d Dreams program provides school-age children with new experiences, life skills, tutoring, and nurturing to ensure a healthy future. Each summer for the last 30 years HomeFront has run an educationally-enriched summer camp. “This year we have to do it differently to keep everybody safe,” said Connie Mercer, founder and execu-
tive director of HomeFront. “We’ll be doing academics and enrichment activities virtually for three hours every day, and on good sunny days we will be doing popup camp at six area motels where we will be doing physical activities outside. We’ll make it happen.” S h e ad de d t hat t h ere would be a “full summer experience” for the children who live at the HomeFront shelter. An avid baseball fan herself, Mercer expressed her gratification at receiving the MLB grant. “I’m thrilled that HomeFront is being recognized on a national stage by MLB and MLBPA for the work we are doing to improve the quality of relationships in our community. We know having a place to call home only feels right if you feel safe and happy while you’re there.” She noted that developing resiliency is a priority in HomeFront’s work with children. “You don’t become a HomeFront kid unless the world has been very cruel to you,” she said, “and we’re always helping the kids become resilient. This grant allows us to do that in a more dramatic and more effective way.” The purpose of the Joy, Hopes, and Dreams program, Mercer pointed out, is to give kids exactly what the title says. “I used to think my job was to make sure all the kids had a roof over their heads, but now the job is harder — to make sure that all of our kids have dreams for a different future,” Mercer said. “Then we can give them tools to get there, but they’ve got to have the dream. That’s what this program is about.” —Donald Gilpin
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Author David Daley and Princeton University professor Sam Wang will discuss Daley’s recently published book Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling to Save Democracy on Thursday June 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. The Labyrinth and Library LiveStream event is presented through a partnership with Labyrinth Books and the Woodrow Wilson School. For further information or to register, visit www. crowdcast.io/e/labyrinthand-the/register. Publishers Weekly calls Unrigged an “uplifting survey of grassroots efforts to make American democracy more inclusive. . . . Daley’s wit (the offices of the Election Protection hotline are filled with “enough Starbucks cups to caffeinate The Walking Dead”) and clear explanations of the electoral process make the book accessible to political neophytes as well as experts. This optimistic appraisal of the political scene will strike a chord with progressives gearing up for the 2020 elections.”
er, the Atlantic, Slate, the Washington Post, and New York magazine. The bestselling author of Ratf**ked, he is a senior fellow at FairVote, and the former editor of Salon. A professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton University, Wang is co-founder of the Princeton Election Consortium blog and of the Princeton Gerr ymandering Project, as well as the author of the best-selling Welcome to Your Brain and Welcome to Your Child’s Brain.
Bildner Center Presenting Talk on Lucy Dawidowicz
Rutgers professor Nancy Sinkoff will launch her new book, Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History, on June 17 at noon, during a free virtual event presented by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers. Sinkoff’s talk will draw from her book, the first comprehensive biography of Dawidowicz (1915–1990), a pioneer historian in the field now known as Holocaust studies. The book chronicles Dawidowicz’s story as a window into 20th-century Jewish life. Dawidowicz was, in Sinkoff’s words, “singed but not consumed by the fires of the Holocaust,” according to Sinkoff. Register online at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu. Sinkoff is the academic director of the Bildner Center and associate professor of Jewish studies and history at Rutgers. Her first book, Out of the Shtetl: Making Jews Modern in the Polish Borderlands (2004), was recently reissued in digital form with a new preface. The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life connects the university with the community through public lectures, symposia, Jewish communal initiatives, cultural events, and teacher training.
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COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER: For week eight of our campaign highlighting fun projects for kids to do, we invited local youths to make their own comic or word search. Konstantin, age 13, created this comic featuring Jeremy’s search for a rose-breasted grosbeak. See the Town Topics website and Facebook page for more submissions for this week. Next week’s project will highlight drawings of favorite book covers.
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Hello Friends! We are excited to have both of our cafes open to serve you once again. Our bar istas and kitchen staff have learned our new safety measures and ordering practices and we work to improve the experience and menu offerings every day. And as more businesses re-open and the town fills up, we urge you to maintain all safety protocols. Our staff is in the store for six to eight hours and our customers are inside for about five minutes, please remember the masks help keep our baristas safe and able to maintain their health so they can come to work and make you amazing drinks! Our two cafes are currently operating under different methods. At Witherspoon, we are offering walk-in ordering and takeout with credit cards only. At Nassau, we are using our website pickup.smallworldcoffee. com for contactless ordering and payment. Choose the method that suits you best. The extended duration of the state-mandated stay-athome order has had a huge impact on our local businesses. Small World Coffee has always promoted the “support your local everything” philosophy in our business practices, and this is more important today than it has
ever been. We can maintain our vibrant downtown through our collective decision making. If more of our hard-earned dollars go back into our local economy, we will bolster the vibrancy of Princeton. Please consider your local choices first. The small independent businesses of Princeton need you!
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The Stuart community began this new journey together two months ago with an unwavering commitment to delivering a distance learning model that closely mirrored the Stuart experience. We are especially grateful to our incredible faculty and staff for their creativity, care, innovation, and determination during this time, and to our students and families for their resilience and commitment to their education. And to the Stuart Class of 2020: You are the hope for tomorrow. With your innate gifts and Stuart education as your foundation and the Goals as your guide, you are the leaders who will change our world for the better. To learn more how Stuart educates girls and young boys to lives of exceptional leadership and service — both online and in-person — visit www.stuartschool.org.
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We welcome students with or without previous musical experience. There is something for everyone, including Early Childhood Virtual Summer Experiences from toddlers and up; Virtual Voice Summer Experiences for grades 2-7; Virtual Piano Camp for the more experienced musician; Jazz Starters Goes Remote – for all instruments; S o cia l D is t a nci ng F lute Classes – every morning; Musical Theater Camps for grades 2-12 – for 8 weeks! Choices include Intro duction to Stepping Tones, I nt ro duc t ion to Music a l Gateways, Introduction to Musical Explorations, Children’s Virtual Voice Classes, Pre-Teen Virtual Voice Classes, Virtual Piano Classes, “Social Distancing” Flute Camp, Jazz Starters Virtual Camp, Primary School Musical Theatre Camps, Middle School Musical Theatre Intensive, and High School Musical Theatre Intensive. For further details visit rider.edu/conservatorycamps.
Youth Employment Program Opens Application Process
Princeton Human Services is accepting applications for the annual Summer Youth Employment Program. This program has been a gateway for youth into the adult world of work and has provided numerous working opportunities to youth in Princeton. This summer, the program will be a virtual Entrepreneurship Development Program that will allow students to create and develop their Continued on Page 16
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business plans over t he course of eight weeks. In the summer of 2019, SYEP provided jobs to nearly 40 students in municipal departments and local nonprofit organizations which included job readiness training, financial coaching, and career development. Par t icipants mus t live in Princeton or attend a Princeton school, must be between the ages of 14-18 as of July 13, 2020, and their family income must not exceed 400 percent of the 2019 U.S. federal poverty level. Students will participate virtually for a minimum of 15 hours per week and earn minimum wage ($10.30/hr) for eight weeks during the summer. All applicants who submit their completed working papers by July 3, 2020 will receive a $50 bonus. Applications are available online on the Human Services website: princetonnj. gov/departments/humanservices. The application deadline is Friday July 3. For more information, call (609) 688-2055 or email murias@ princetonnj.gov.
Registration Now Open For Morven Events
Mor ven Museum and Garden is holding special “What’s in Bloom?” garden tours and docent-led “Summertime Stroll” tours starting June 24 at the historic property on Stockton Street. Garden tours are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 11 a.m., while the Summertime Strolls are Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m. and
Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Photography is welcome and participants are invited to share their photos on social media. Tours are limited to 12 people, and all social distancing and state/local regulations will be followed. Masks are mandatory. Tours will be canceled in the event of rain. Registration is required by the day before. Morven is celebrating July 4 this year with a “July 4th in a Bag” giveaway. Instead of gathering for the traditional outdoor celebration on site, the museum will offer a bag holding a variety of informative and craft activities to use on the holiday and beyond. They are most appropriate for age 7 through adult. Bags will go to the first 100 respondents; one per family. Registration is required through June 25. Visit morven.org to register.
Olivia’s Wellness Connection Holds Outdoor Classes Again
On Saturday, June 20, Olivia’s Wellness Connection (OWC) brings its popular fitness classes back outdoors. Community Park track, next to the tennis courts, will be the site of a “Walk Aerobics Camp, Social Distance Style” at 9 a.m. The free classes will continue on Saturday mornings through the end of September. Up to 10 people can take part in each class. Participants must wear a mask, and can bring their own fitness equipment. Participants will walk, dance, and practice Taebo to music. Classes are for any fitness level. Everyone works at their own pace. White-Everett has been volunteering her services
for OWC since 1986, and has been partnering with the Princeton YMCA for nine years. Classes are held in honor of White-Everett’s late mother, Olivia G. White, and her two sisters, Chip Fisher and Mahasin Rashada. “My mission is to convince everybody I meet to make their health a priority,” she said. “When I accomplish this, my mother’s death at age 48 will not be in vain.” White-Everett will turn 66 in November. “I’m in very good condition due to so many years of practicing what I preach,” she said. “This program is what people need right now — the freedom of being outdoors, soaking up that Vitamin D, and having fun. My workouts end with a body, mind, and spirit cool-down that conditions you totally. I will continue to do this ministry until God closes my eyes, or I can no longer physically do so.” OWC has been partnering with Mayor Liz Lempert’s Wellness Campaign in spreading the gift of good health since Lempert took office. Every year, they also unite for OWC’s American Heart Month Health Fair. “I thank the Princeton YMCA for the support that they give to Olivia’s Wellness Connection, especially CEO Kate Bech,” said WhiteEverett. The program moves inside the YMCA in October, where it continues through March. White-Everett teaches a “Health Is Your Wealth” wellness workshop immediately following the workout. To register, email oliviag3682@gmail.com or call (609) 510-2434.
GETTING BACK TO FITNESS: Mayor Liz Lempert, right, will join instructor Gail Olivia White-Everett for an outdoor aerobics class while social distancing on Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. The class inaugurates the series of Saturday morning fitness gatherings to run through September 30 at Community Park track, next to the tennis courts. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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But she also believes in the things that we believe in — strong community, strong communication, and a get-it-done attitude. How do we make our town stronger; how do we reach out to all parts of our community so that everyone can be lifted up? Dina brings the moral compass and spirit and energy that our town needs right now. Please join us in voting for and electing Dina Shaw for Council in the Democratic primary on July 7. FERN AND LARRY SPRUILL Oak Lane
To the Editor: At this point, it’s just under three weeks until the primary on July 7 (and you may have already gotten your vote by mail ballot). There are three candidates for two positions on the Princeton town Council. All three have strong supporters who have shared, on these pages and elsewhere, the skills and experience each of them have to offer if elected. In an ordinary year we assess candidates, often influenced by the opinions of friends and neighbors, and our feelings about the issues each candidate highlights and the problems they propose to solve. This is not an ordinary year. What strikes me about this one is the way in which the Council has pulled together as a group and addressed the many issues they expected to face, in the midst of a pandemic, and providing leadership while learning to conduct the business of the town in an entirely different way. For me this is a strong argument for re-electing the incumbent Council members, David Cohen and Leticia Fraga. In addition to what they individually have to offer, they have been working through this unique time effectively with others on Council. When there is competence and collaboration, sometimes what we need most is continuity. This is one of To the Editor: those times. Why must we live in the shadow of Woodrow Wilson? EVE COULSON Black and brown folks throughout the South have lived their Russell Road entire lives in the shadow of statues and buildings named in honor of those who advocated for their subjugation and marginalization. As our society comes to terms with its racist past and present, those statues are finally falling. Buildings are being renamed. It is a first step whereby our society reckons To the Editor: We are writing in support of Dina Shaw’s candidacy for with the reality that those held up as heroes are in fact the perpetrators of the horrors of our racist society. As a first step Princeton Council. We know Dina through her volunteer work and her many years of involvement in our community. We in healing the wounds of a racist legacy, it is long overdue. Not only is it long overdue in the South. It is long overdue have found Dina to be the kind of person that cares about our right here in our hometown. In Princeton, we see no move- community and who knows how to unify people and bring all ment from the University to reverse course and rename the different groups to the table. Dina reaches out and builds bridges. She has demonstrated Woodrow Wilson School. In 2015, the University took the mind-boggling position that Wilson’s legacy was complicated warmth and consideration toward all residents of Princeton and nuanced, and we must see him in that light. Therefore, that we very much need at this time. People have written the University kept his name on buildings as well as its as- about her business background and of course that is incredibly important. sociation with the school.
Princeton is a place that is held in high esteem the world over. I am proud of so much of what we do and who we are. But there is room for us to do better. It is important for all of us to look around us, think about where we stand and identify all the things we can do to be a better community. Let’s look, for example, at the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the country’s, as well as Princeton’s fissures were amplified during the national lockdown and quarantine. Right here in Princeton, where some of the brightest minds are curated and some of the wealthiest people live, some of our neighbors were hungry, some were experiencing homelessness, some were finding it hard to pay their bills, and some were food insecure. The pandemic didn’t invent these social insecurities, it merely left them bare for all to see. How did we get here? I’m no social engineer, but I can see the glaring disparities in funding our priorities. The police department got $8 million and the human services department got a couple hundred thousand. My observation was validated at Council meeting on June 8th, when the health officer himself said that he has to use the police to do some of the work the health department needs to do because they don’t have enough staff. The health officer is essentially saying that he does not have the resources to hire and therefore help Princetonians in need. The fact that the police department is so well funded that they can do both crime fighting and assist with social services speaks to our priorities and in turn the problem. I would like to think that it is not ridiculous for the Council to take time to reconsider our priorities. One of the ways to start addressing the social insecurities would be to re-align the funding relative to the needs. Defunding the police does not mean eliminating their budget. It simply means not increasing the police budget, and/or reallocating some of the money so that the department of human services receives the proper funding so it can meet the needs of the community, instead of having to ask the police to serve as social workers, therapists, and medical professionals. PATRICIA SOLL Linden Lane
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Arguing That Defunding Police Would Lead to Opposite of Advocates’ Goals
To the Editor: Per the Town Topics report of the June 8 meeting of the Princeton Council [“Policing Issues Take Precedence at Council Meeting,” page 1, June 10], Councilman Dwaine Williamson was absolutely right and need not have apologized for his words or his justified emotions. The irrational call for defunding our respected police force demands prompt and forceful response. Addressing issues of policing with the absurdity of diminishing or even disbanding the very segment of our government that stands between lawful citizens and chaos cannot go unanswered. We have already seen the previews of what happens with inadequate police presence in cities across the country. Defunding the police would lead to the opposite of the stated goals of its most vocal advocates and is counterintuitive. Unless Shakespeare knows what he was talking about in writing “Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.” Princeton is a modern, progressive, and supposedly intelligent community. The legitimacy of emails urging defunding of our police force should be suspect since the results of that can only serve the enemies of democracy. MARC AND ALTA MALBERG Autumn Hill Road
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Council Should Reconsider Priorities, Supporting Re-Election of Council Re-Align Funding Relative to Needs Members Cohen and Fraga for Continuity To the Editor:
Noting That It is Time for PU to Divorce Itself From Wilson Legacy
Dina Shaw Reaches Out and Builds Bridges; Believes in Strong Community, Communication
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Wilson’s history is not complicated or nuanced when it comes to race. To say that Wilson was anything other than a racist is straight-up nonsense. Princeton University has an obligation to its students, faculty, and staff — as well as this community -- to lift the shadow of Wilson by removing his name from the school. It is time for the University to fully and completely come to terms with its racist past and divorce itself from the legacy of Wilson and his racist views. If they cannot do it now, when will they? FRANK (DEAN) SMITH
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Green Building, Environmental Sustainability Draft Plan Available on Municipal Website
To the Editor: New Jersey is already experiencing the effects of climate change. Local temperature data shows that Mercer County has experienced a 3.6°F degree increase in average temperatures during the past century. We are also experiencing precipitation peaks, 2018 was the wettest year since record keeping began in 1895. By adopting the Climate Action Plan, Princeton committed to reducing our community’s greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. Buildings are Princeton’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for nearly two-thirds of production-based emissions. The Princeton Environmental Commission and the Master Plan Subcommittee of the Planning Board have drafted a Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element for the town’s Master Plan. The master plan is a dynamic long-term planning document that provides a conceptual layout to guide future growth and development. Master planning is about making the connection between buildings, social settings, and their surrounding environments. The draft Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element outlines strategies to encourage green building practices, address climate change, reduce energy usage and transition to renewable sources, optimize our town’s land use and mobility, while protecting and enhancing water and open space resources. The draft plan is posted on the municipal website at princetonnj.gov. We urge those who are interested to review the document. The Planning Board will consider the draft element at their meeting on June 18. HEIDI FICHTENBAUM Princeton Environmental Commission Vice Chair Carnahan Place
Fraga Understands Value of Listening Carefully; Importance of Guidance and Nurturing
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Leticia Fraga’s re-election to Princeton Council. For a town that touts diversity, inclusion, and equity on its platform of behavior it is critical that the Council’s make-up reflect that core philosophy and belief. As the only woman of color on Council, Leticia has targeted critical issues facing lower income residents while also demonstrating an ability to look at issues on a variety of other levels with balance, thoughtfulness, and insight. Being both a councilwoman and a mom helps Leticia find solutions in creative ways to manage conflict and focus on the end result while navigating through the proper steps to get
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there. She understands the value of listening carefully and the importance of guidance and nurturing, and demonstrates that care in her deliberations and public discourse. Leticia has done much during her two years on Council, highlighted by her work in moving forward initiatives and resolutions in support of our immigrant community, access to driver’s licenses, family reunification, and access to legal services, etc. In addition, Leticia also took part in the recruitment process of our newest officers. She advocated for and promoted diversity to ensure that our department reflects the diversity of our community. Under the direction of Chief Sutter, our police department hired eight new officers to fill current and pending vacancies without increasing squad size. The new recruits include two Spanish-speaking officers and two women. As soon as Leticia took a seat on the dais she hit the ground running and has been a competent leader from the very beginning. Perhaps what is most important and the reason we need to keep her on Council is her guiding philosophy; Leticia is interested in leading/creating/supporting a society that knows and places value in the fact that everyone deserves a chance at having and achieving their core life needs met. These needs include access to quality public education, affordable housing (not just for our low income families but for our shrinking/ missing middle, and older generation who wants to be able to age in place), and access to health care for all ages. LEIGHTON NEWLIN Birch Avenue
Noting Ways to Reduce “Likelihood of “Catastrophic Incidents” in Princeton
To the Editor: When the last banner will have come down from the protests prompted by the sadistic and public murder of George Floyd, communities across the country will need to take a critical look at their policing practices. Princeton is no exception. Our demographic make-up and political leanings are not that dissimilar to Minneapolis. That city has a population 15 times the size of ours and, therefore, presents many more opportunities than we do for interactions between police and its minority population. That we have not experienced the kind of traumatic incidents the nation witnessed last month is simply a manifestation of the laws of probability. The more these encounters take place, the more likely it is that these sorts of tragic incidents will occur. The fact is few, if any, of us here in Princeton even today have cared to ask how the police in our town have treated our black residents. At some point, the laws of probability will catch up with us unless we get genuinely interested and involved with how we choose to police our community. In the short term, the surest way to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic incidents involving police and the black community is to simply reduce the number of unnecessary interactions between the police and the public at large. Here in Princeton, traffic stops and nuisance calls are two areas in which we can effectuate change immediately. Do we really need cops staking out motorists on Mountain Avenue to make our streets safer? Wouldn’t speed radars and cameras be in fact more effective at deterring aggressive driving? Maybe we should impose higher summons to reflect the income levels here in town. Even better, let’s make a portion of the summons means-based. Do we really need to send a gun-toting police officer to our neighbor’s home because their lawnmower disturbed our Sunday afternoon meditation? In a town not known for its swelling NRA ranks, wouldn’t an unarmed community mediator be better placed to handle these nuisance issues? Since moving to Princeton in 2011, I have had five direct encounters with our local police. Two were traffic stops, three were in my home at the behest of neighbors. None of these encounters was necessary and none was friendly or cordial. In fact, they were all tense and could have easily escalated. Having lived 25 years in Brooklyn, I am fortunately well versed in the art of de-escalating potential police confrontation. Long term, we need to invest the time and money to devise the appropriate prescriptions to reduce the exposure of our black residents and, for that matter, that of all our residents, to incidents of police abuse. Until then, the next time I am caught flying down Mountain Avenue at 35 miles an hour, please mail me my $1,500 summons. I may be dining on Spam for the rest of the year but, at least, I will live to tell you about it. ROMEL SALAM Lambert Drive
Shaw is an Innovative Leader; Offers a Fresh Voice to Council
To the Editor: We have known Dina Shaw for close to two decades and wholeheartedly endorse her candidacy for Princeton Council. Whether in the capacity of PTO President for Littlebrook Elementary School or JW Middle School, or in a board position at The Jewish Center, Dina has proven herself to be an innovative leader who has never wavered from tough decisions. While PTO President for Littlebrook she saw a need for, and implemented, a slate of after-school programming which continues to be extremely popular with children and fulfills a vital need for parents. In addition, while PTO President at John Witherspoon Middle School, she helped develop new and creative fundraising solutions, including reconstructing the dues collection process and designing sponsorship opportunities for local businesses which significantly increased the funds available for PTO activities. Due to Dina’s extensive involvement in the Princeton community, we have seen her network expand significantly over the years and believe that this will make her an informed contributor to the Council should she be elected. Further, her approachable and inclusive style encourages diverse viewpoints. Dina offers a fresh voice to enrich the Princeton Council, with new ideas that are grounded by
the long-standing principles we value such as education, smart planning for our community to maintain its unique character that we cherish, and support for a vibrant central business district that serves our needs. Above all, we believe that Dina’s track record has clearly demonstrated a commitment to collaborative dialogue, timely involvement, and pragmatic action that will prove invaluable to address the challenges that lie ahead for our community. She is a doer, a people person, and is not afraid to try new things. Dina’s candor, creativity, and resourcefulness will ensure that the difficult decisions to come will be tested through transparent and thoughtful debate. In short, we are confident that Dina’s service on the Princeton Council will help provide the leadership that our community needs to effectively navigate these evolving times. Please vote for Dina Shaw for Princeton Council on your mail-in ballot. NICOLE AND JEFF BERGMAN Dodds Lane LEE AND STEVE YONISH Turner Court
Adopting Element Into Master Plan Represents Climate Action Progress
To the Editor: Tomorrow evening the Planning Board is considering adopting a Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element (GBESE) into Princeton’s Community Master Plan. Adoption of this element ensures the integration of sustainability and climate action in the development of community policies and land-use decisions. A priority action of the Princeton Climate Action Plan (CAP), the GBESE affirms and reinforces the CAP’s mitigation and resiliency goals. This new element provides the essential planning foundation required to enable Princeton to meet its emission reduction goals and better prepared for the impacts of the changing climate. Sustainable Princeton commends the Environmental Commission, the Master Plan Subcommittee, and the Planning Board for their diligent work on this major milestone and wholeheartedly supports the GBESE’s adoption into the Master Plan. SUSTAINABLE PRINCETON
Using “Sheltering in Place” as An Opportunity for Growth
To the Editor: It must have been a divine nudge that led me to check my Twitter feed in April to see a promotional “tweet” for a free online course titled “The Medieval Pursuit of God,” offered by Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS). Spontaneity and curiosity caused me to click “enroll” as my stay-at-home circumstances felt very isolating. Yet, while I always dreamed of taking a PTS course, I had a nagging thought that the medieval period wouldn’t offer anything transformational to enrich my own faith tradition. And then I learned about the fascinating life of Julian of Norwich, a 14th century woman who lived at the time of the Bubonic plague. Julian’s faith and dedication to church was foundational. At the age of 31, she had a miraculous recovery from an undiagnosed deadly illness through multiple visions of Christ on the cross. This transformative experience led her to become an anchoress — someone who “sheltered in place” for over 40 years in an apartment connected to St. Julian’s Church of Norwich, England. One of her windows faced the chancel of the church, another faced the main village street where town folk came to share their troubles and ask Julian’s council and advice. She developed a reputation as an optimist in Christian theology. In the 1900s, scholars found her spiritual autobiography, which she describes as revelations of divine love. Her most often quoted phrase is “All is well.” Julian’s life work was to convey to everyone the message of God’s universal love. She daringly refused to think of God as wrathful. Well-known theologians from that era, including Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, firmly believed that the God of love also had a vindictive side. While the current pandemic has pulled many towards discouragement and despair, could Julian’s more positive, spiritual approach be a path to wellness to consider today? STEVE DRAKE The Great Road
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Hart Crane — “The Sea Has Thrown Itself Upon Me ...”
hink of it as a double feature. Or bet- lamite speeds to thy parapets, / Tilting that was “more familiar than a hundred ter yet, one film, A Tale of Two Po- there momently, shrill shirt ballooning, / factual perversions could have rendered ets, with a week-long intermission. A jest falls from the speechless caravan.” it,” with “all the glorious dance of the river Here are two driven, difficult artists My use of the word “fateful” refers to directly beyond the back window” from who wrote difficult, celebrated verse. Each the impact that image clearly had on Ber- which he could see “the ships, the harbor, chose to “take his own life” or “end it all” ryman, whose first published poem, “El- the skyline of Manhattan, midnight, mornon the grand scale. In last week’s column egy for Hart Crane,” closes with Crane ing, or evening.” To express the magnitude it was John Berryman leaping off a bridge “Monstrous and still, brooding above the of mystic-aesthetic fulfillment, he wrote, “I think the sea has thrown itself upon me over the Mississippi; this week it’s Hart bridge.” Crane leaping off a ship into the Gulf of In his poem “Lament for the Makers,” and been answered.” The passage is from an April 21, 1924 Mexico, his body never recovered, the W.S. Merwin recalls the moment he heard headlines reading Poet Lost at Sea. of his former teacher’s death: “one day letter to Waldo Frank that opens with his the knocking at the garden / door and rhapsodic account of an event “for which Fathers and Sons happiness must be too mild a term” — Berryman’s father fatally shot himself the news that Berryman / from the bridge he’s in love “perhaps for the first time in outside his 11-year-old son’s ground-floor had leapt who twenty / years before had my life,” but “it will take many letters to quoted to me / the passage where a jest window at the Kipling Arms apartments, let you know what I mean ... when I say Mandalay Drive, Clearwater Beach, Flori- wrote Crane / falls from the speechless that I have seen the Word made Flesh ... caravan...” da. The shot echoed through four decades, where flesh became transformed through Crane Unbound the son reliving it in “Dream Song 145,” intensity ... where sex was beaten out, the last act of the father “so strong & I didn’t appreciate where a purit y of so undone,” who “only, very early in the the immense physijoy was reached that morning, / rose with his gun and went c a l force of B erincluded tears.” His outdoors by my window / and did what r yman until I saw boyish, lovestruck, was needed.” him reading from love-song-lyrical Crane’s father, a Cleveland, Ohio candy his work in various “ecstasy” ends with manufacturer “wholly loyal to the gods of online videos. With the image of him and Commerce” was “outraged by the jest of nothing comparable his lover (a Danish fortune which had given him a poet for a available for Crane, merchant s e aman son.” Making it his mission to drive out I’ve had to depend named Emil Opffer) the “poetry nonsense,” he put the boy to on his poetry, let“wal k ing hand in work selling candy and told the other em- ters, and the words hand across the most ployees to keep an eye on him in case he o f f r i e n d s i n t e r beautiful bridge of read “poetry books” during work hours. viewed in a Voices the world, the cables and Visions docue n clo s i n g u s a n d Fortune’s Jest mentar y from the pulling us upward Just as I find it hard to credit the claim 1960s. in such a dance as by college student witnesses that BerryThere are w ideI have never walked man waved as he made his last move, I’m and never can walk skeptical of reports that have Crane crying eyed recollections of drunken demonic with another.” “Goodbye everybody!” as he jumped off The in-the-mothe stern of the Orizaba after reportedly rages, of someone To: ___________________________ ment awkwardness making a pass at a crew member and be- who had to w r ite with music playing of “such a dance as ing beaten up. Although Crane’s From:closest _________________________ Date & Time: ______________________ I have never walked” is transmuted into friend and confidant Waldo Frank wasn’t and was capable of throwing outrun the___________________. win- verse in the “Voyages” sequence from a proof of yourthe ad,gramophone scheduled to there, he gives the simplest,Here mostisresodow, who loved to dance flamboyantly White Buildings (1926): “Mutual blood, nant account in his introduction to the Please check it thoroughly and pay special attention to the following: Collected Poems: “He took off his coat, free-form, who adored Isadora Duncan, transpiring as foreknown / And widening (Your check mark will tell us legendary it’s okay)performances noon within your breast for gathering / and whose more quietly, and leaped.” had a slapstick zaniness. It’s possible to All bright insinuations that my years have Having previously used the charged imagine a Mack Sennett two-reeler� based � Phone number � Fax number Address � Expiration Date caught / For islands where must lead inphrase “jest of fortune” to describe the faon the time he became enraged with his violably / Blue latitudes and levels of your ther’s attitude toward his gay, poetry-writtypewriter for not being equipped to “type eyes ...” Sea and lover become one eleing son, Frank understood that Crane’s in Spanish,” threw it out a second-story ment taken to extremes, “In all the argosy “exquisite balance of nerves was already window, hurried downstairs to retrieve it, of your bright hair I dreamed / Nothing permanently impaired” and that he lived carried it back up, and threw it out the so flagless as this piracy.” But before the in a “constant swing between ecstasy and window again. reader has time to cringe, lines like these exhaustion,” needing “the tangent release are in store, “Your eyes already in the slant In the Shadow of the Bridge of excess drink and sexual indulgence” Another more ominous incident took of drifting foam; / Your breath sealed by that would, along with the “burden of his mysticism,” finally “break him from his place on the roof of 110 Columbia Terrace the ghosts I do not know: / Draw in your in Brooklyn, in the shadow of the world’s head and sleep the long way home.” love of life and destroy him.” Suicidal Acrobatics Frank’s stress on the word quietly also “most beautiful bridge,” the edge of which The “ominous incident” on the roof of evokes the fateful fifth stanza of Crane’s “leaps over the edge of the street,” where “To Brooklyn Bridge,” in which “A bed- the poet of The Bridge (1930) saw a scene 110 Columbia Terrace took place in the
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company of a friend who, when interviewed in his sixties, recounts how Crane suddenly, without a word, vaulted off the edge, or would have if the friend hadn’t caught him by the leg and pulled him back, an act so visually improbable, an image so bizarre, it’s best imagined in cartoonsimplistic terms or by way of the comedic acrobatics associated with Buster Keaton or, more appropriately, Charlie Chaplin, whose cinematic poetry Crane celebrates in “Chaplinesque.” Filmed in the brazen style of early Chaplin, the tramp would be held by one leg, in mid-air kicking, holding his derby with one hand, his waistcoat laddered, his cane wildly wagging. “Chaplinesque” goes deeper, goes — how else to say it? — to the heart of Hart. Expressing his enthusiasm in letters to friends, he wrote, “I am moved to put Chaplin with the poets (of today).” He “may be a sentimentalist, after all, but he carries the theme with such power and universal portent that sentimentality is made to transcend itself into a new kind of tragedy, eccentric, homely and yet brilliant.” “Clarity of Spirit” In October 1923 in New York, Crane spent a night carousing and conversing with Chaplin, who had read and admired “Chaplinesque.” At the time of their meeting, Crane was relatively unknown while Chaplin was a world-renowned celebrity who would die a wealthy man at the age of 88 on Christmas Day 1977. After his night with Chaplin, Crane wrote to his mother: “I am very happy in the intense clarity of spirit that a man like Chaplin gives one.” According to Waldo Frank, who had brought Chaplin and Crane together, the poet committed suicide when his “excesses crowded out the crystal intervening times when he could write.” No doubt his “clarity of spirit” coincided with those “crystal” times when he was writing the poems “whose very texture,” in Frank’s words, “reveals and sings this man.” earching in “Chaplinesque” for the quality that gives Chaplin’s films their warmth and universality, Crane uses a kitten as the “symbol” of the actor’s “social sympathies.” The second stanza begins: “For we can still love the world, who find / A famished kitten on the step, and know / Recesses for it from the fury of the street.” The poem ends with the poet hearing “through all sound of gaiety and quest … a kitten in the wilderness.” —Stuart Mitchner
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McCarter Presents Emily Mann “In Conversation with Nilo Cruz”; “Anna in the Tropics” Playwright Reflects on Writings, Recent Events
cCarter LIVE: In Conversation The inaugural season (1995) of McCarter’s cated in Ybor City, a section of Tampa. deeper?” Cruz also has great respect for with Nilo Cruz” was presented Second Stage On Stage Festival included “My father told me about this tradition actors: “They are more than just interpretJune 12. Artistic Engagement Cruz’s one-act play Madrigal. Cruz was that started in Cuba, with lectors read- ers; they are creators as well.” Manager Paula T. Alekson curated the dis- asked to expand Madrigal into the full-length ing novels to workers in cigar factories,” Mann says, “Because Nilo’s plays come cussion between playwright and librettist play that became A Park in Our House. The Cruz remembers. “When he told me about alive when you dig deeply inside, he alCruz; and outgoing Artistic Director and story concerns “a family in Cuba in 1970, this beautiful tradition, it stayed with me.” lowed me the freedom to find so much Resident Playwright Emily Mann. Mc- which is the year that I left Cuba and came The title refers to a cigar that is named with the actors, and then we would talk Carter’s productions of Cruz’s Anna in the to this country,” Cruz explains. “Some of the after the title character in Anna Karenina, about it: ‘How far can this go between Tropics and Bathing in Moonlight were characters are reminiscent of some of my which is read by the lector. these two people?’” She adds, “Nilo knew directed by Mann. family members, but what I was trying to do The play was commissioned and pro- when to leave, and when to come back.” The conversation begins on a somber in that play was look at that year — things duced by the New Theatre in Coral Gables, Cruz’s Zoom connection is momentarily note. “Given the events of the past two that were happening in Cuba then. I had Florida. Following this 2002 premiere, interrupted, briefly causing the writer to and a half weeks, I felt the need to not never written about Cuba before.” Anna in the Tropics won the 2003 Pulit- disappear from the event, though he resimply dive into the past, but to be in the Cruz’s next McCarter production was zer Prize for Drama. appears fairly quickly. Mann quips, “Nilo, present at the top of our time together,” Two Sisters and a Piano, which was conA few months later the play opened Mc- that was not your cue to go!” Alekson says, adding that she felt a re- ceived as a radio play. “We were working Carter’s 2003-2004 season — and the In 2016 Mann directed Cruz’s Bathing in sponsibility not to create a “structured with a New York radio station [that] part- newly constructed Berlind Theatre. “We Moonlight at McCarter. The play portrays absence of the outrage, pain, unrest, and nered with McCarter,” Cruz remembers. He wanted Anna in the Tropics to be the first a priest who must confront the conflict bedivision. I thought, as a memorial, we adds that, subsequent to the broadcast, “I play there,” Mann recalls. “I directed. We tween his vows, and his love for a parishiomight mark the present moment first.” wrote a longer piece, and we did a series had a wonderful cast, [including] Jimmy ner whose struggling family he is helping. Cruz recites “The Weight of a Knee,” a of readings.” Smits, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Priscilla “We did a lot of talk about forming and poem he has written in memory of George The playwright still appreciates the sup- Lopez.” She adds, “We had to extend [the shaping [the play],” Mann recalls. “It beFloyd. The harrowing elegy is unspar- portive feedback that was provided at Mc- run] almost immediately.” came this beautiful piece. Edward Pierce, ing: “The knee in uniform, made of law, Carter. “As writers we live a solitary life,” he After the McCarter run ended, the the lighting and set designer, was with crushed the tendrils of an already buried remarks. “So it’s great when you get the re- production moved to Broadway. It was us. He responded to what Nilo and I were throat, as it strangled the breath of his- sponse of other people, especially sensitive nominated for two Tony Awards: Best doing with the piece, in terms of its movetory once again,” Cruz reads. “The knee, peers in the theater.” In 1999 the stage ver- Play (Cruz); and Best Performance by a ment, and came up with one of the most known to be used for the sacred ceremony sion of Two Sisters and a Piano received its Featured Actress in a play (Rubin-Vega). beautiful designs I think we’ve had in the of prayer, now profaned.” world premiere at McCarter; the following Cruz appreciates Mann’s style of direct- Berlind.” Cruz adds that the set “moved Reflecting on the ensuing national dia- year it was presented at the Public Theater. ing. “I’ve seen directors in the past [who beautifully from scene to scene, because logue about racial justice, Mann offers, “Anna in the Tropics” and start rehearsals by] blocking.” He con- the play has several locations.” “We are at a turning point in history. It’s “Bathing in Moonlight” trasts this approach with that of Mann “Towards a Pause” To: ___________________________ a seismic shift that has great possibility Anna in the Tropics is set in 1929. The — herself a playwright — who considers, ast month hosted an on— and of course great danger in it as well, action takes place in a cigar factory lo- “What From:is _________________________ Date &McCarter Time: __________________ this scene about? How can we go line tribute to Mann. At that event as all great possibilities do.” She observes Here is a proof of your ad, scheduled to run ___________________. Cruz recited “Towards a Pause,” “people around the world feeling the need a poemattention that he had written in honor of to walk together, and show … their need Please check it thoroughly and pay special to the following: his collaborator. 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Performing Arts Lewis Center at Princeton Announces Hodder Grants
The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University has announced the award of additional support to artists for the 2020-21 academic year through the Mary Mac K a l l G w i n n H o d d e r Fund. These grants recognize the particular challenges the COVID-19 pandemic have had on artists.
Lileana Blain-Cruz The awards are intended to support the ten selected artists in continuing to advance their work in this environment. The selected artists are theater director Lileana Blain-Cruz, visual artist Oneydika Chuke, interdisciplinary director Mark DeChiazza, choreographer Marjani Forte, actor and performing artist Jennifer Kidwell, composer and musician Aurora Nealand, poet and journalist Maya Phillips, writer and translator Aaron Robertson, choreographer Katy Pyle, and visual artist Paula Wilson. T he Hodder Fund was
our hope that this award will afford these exceptional artists a bit of time — and belief — to keep at it, for all of our sakes.”
Carillon Concerts Scheduled At PU’s Cleveland Tower
The 28th season of carillon concerts from Princeton University’s Cleveland Tower begins July 12 and continues through September 6. Concerts by carillonneurs from across the region will be held, and listeners are welcome to gather, and picnic, outside the building for safe listening. The opening concert is by Tiffany Lin, a member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. On July 12, Jim Brinson of Mercersburg Academy performs, followed by Tom Gurin, a graduate of the Royal Carillon School of Belgium, on July 19. Andy Zhang, a member of the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs in Connecticut, plays July 26. For a full list of performers, visit gradschool.princeton. edu/about/carillon or call (609) 258-7989. Concerts are held rain or shine.
demonstrate different instruments and discuss his study in Cremona, Italy. Next, on July 8, is pianist Clipper Erickson, performing and commenting on the music of Nathaniel Dett. On July 15, the Argus String Quartet will play Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E flat, with commentary by Scott Burnham. A trio from the Manhattan Chamber Players perform Beethoven’s String Trio in G major on July 22, with commentary by artistic director Luke Fleming. On July 29, the Poulenc Trio give an encore performance of Trains of Thought by Princeton University Viet Cuong. For more information, visit princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org.
Princeton Festival Continues With “Peter Grimes” and More
Sunday, June 21 at 1 p.m. This is also true for the WWFM broadcast June 19 at 8 p.m., and the Live Musical Theater Revue June 20, 8 p.m. Other events are posted at 9 a.m. and remain on the website through June. On Wednesday, June 17, a podcast interview on “Life after the Princeton Festival Piano Competition” features competition winner and classical pianist Shai Zohar. On Thursday, June 18, a lecture, “Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theater Across America,” by Professor Stacy Wolf, is scheduled. Friday, June 19, the Signature Artist Showcase will feature Todd Williams talking about natural horns, with an excerpt from Michael Haydn’s Romance in A-flat major; plus Cliburn competition-winning pianist Rachel Cheung playing music by Rameau, Chopin, Fauré, Ravel, and Schubert. On Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m., the Live Musical Theater Revue is streamed. Next on Sunday, June 21 at 1 p.m. is the video stream of Peter Grimes, from the Festival’s archives. More details, plus a list of “Virtually Yours” events in the remaining week of the season, is at princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours/.
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pools. The Hodder Fellows previously selected for the 2020-21 academic year are Kim Brandt, Amir ElSaffar, Kimber Lee, Troy Michie, and Casey Plett. established in the 1940s The arts sector and artto provide artists and humanists in the early stages of their careers an opportunity to undertake significant new work. Hodder Fellows may be writers, composers, choreographers, visual artists, performance artists, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have, as the program outlines, “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts.” In the regular cycle of Fellowship grants, artists from Mark DeChiazza anywhere may apply in the early fall each year for the ists have been hard-hit by following academic year. the restrictions that have been necessary during the pandemic. Artists have suffered from losses in income opportunities and sales of work and a nearly complete cessation of processes to develop new work and collaborate in-person, even as they have invested time and creative capital into finding ways to move their work into an online environment. T h is sp ecial rou nd of smaller grants, awarded by the Lewis Center’s chair Oneydika Chuke and program directors along with the Department of MuPast Hodder Fellows have sic chair, recognizes emergincluded novelist Chimam- ing artists whose work, in anda Ngozi Adichie, chore- keeping with the Hodder ographer Nora Chipaumire, t r a d i t i o n , d e m o n s t r ate s filmmaker Chinonye Chuk- “much more than ordinary” wu, poet Eduardo Corral, promise. playwrights Will Eno and “In this moment of nationTarell Alvin McCraney, and al reckoning,” said Tracy K. visual artist Mario Moore, Smith, chair of the Lewis among many others. In re- Center, “I’m reminded that cent years as many as five the ability to imagine the full Fellowships have been world anew is vital to our awarded from substantial survival as a collective. It’s and competitive applicant
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“MILLER’S 5&10, FRENCHTOWN, NJ”: This oil painting by Cindy Roesinger is featured in “For the Love of Art,” the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County’s online exhibition and sale. The STARS AND STRIPES: The 48-star Whipple Peace Flag, circa 1931, is featured in Morven Mu- exhibit, now on view at bucksarts.org, celebrates 70 artists and 140 works of art including seum & Garden’s newest online exhibition, “The Stars and Stripes: Fabric of the American paintings, drawings, ceramics, fiber art, sculptures, mixed media, wood turning, collages, Spirit,” on view at morvern.org. The exhibition features more than 100 flags from The Pierre and more. Collection of American Parade Flags. Patron Award Winner PhylAnnual Phillips Mill Photo claimed photographer. lis Meredith said, “I entered Michael Ast won Best in Exhibit Continues Online Dependent on the goverT h e W WAC “A r t a n d Upcoming West Windsor The 27th Phillips Mill Pho- Show. The second place this exhibition because Em nor’s orders, Culture Kalei- Healing Visual Art Show” Arts Council Events tographic Exhibition, a pres- award winner is Rory Ma- met Gowin is one of my very led for Aug ust The West Windsor Arts doscope will be held on July is schedu tigious, well-regarded photo hon, with the photo “Mud favorite photographers. I was Council (WWAC) will host a 25 from 1-5 p.m. Come out 31 through October 23. excited to think that he would that art show traditionally showcased Dauber.” Third place award Virtual Artmaking Extrava- for a fun, free and family- WWAC recognizes in the Phillips Mill Gallery in winner Liam Nelson traveled look at some of my images. I friendly afternoon of live as a healing tool can be ganza – Priscilla Art Party New Hope, Pa., is in an on- far and near for his photos, was thrilled to be one of the on Thursday, June 18 at 7 music. West Windsor Arts a ver y personal journey, line gallery form this year due from Big Sur, California, to award winners, it feels like Council will be featuring which will be juried due to p.m. Celebrate what would the Bay of Fundy in Nova one of the highest honors to to the pandemic. have been Priscilla Snow three diverse bands on the space limitations. W WAC know that one of the great livFor the exhibit, juror, Em- Scotia, where he was surAlgava’s 80th birthday — outdoor stage in Nassau wants all submitting artists ing photographers has seen prised that there were no embrace your inner artist in Park Pavilion, West Wind- to know that they are not met Gowin, formerly profes- boats tied up on the docks in my work and liked it enough this judgement-free zone. All sor. Gypsy-folk outfit As- judging this personal jour- sor of art at Princeton Univer- the water-filled harbor. Hours to grant my image an award. you need is an open heart traea will kick things off at ney, but rather looking at sity, selected 143 images out later when the tide receded The images selected are so and a few basic supplies to 1 p.m., followed by Phila- the artwork for technical of 1,000 images submitted almost completely emptying strong and beautiful!” be a part of this free artmak- delphia-based Trinidadian- skill, artistic sensitivity, and from professional and ama- the harbor it became abunThe exhibit can be viewed ing event. Let your creativ- fusion group Trinidelphia at emotional impact, as well teur photographers from 13 dantly clear why there were at phillipsmillphoto.com/ 2:30 p.m. Jazz-blues band as creative and innovative states and three countries. ity run free and see beauty no boats. Close to home he pmpe2020-exhibition. All work everywhere, just as Priscilla B.D. Lenz Trio will close out ideas which help to educate Gowin is one of the greats in captured winter scenes along is for sale. Email any inquiries did. More info will be sent in the day at 4 p.m. Rain date the public. Visit westwind- the history of photography the Delaware River from his and other questions to Philadvance of the event. Regis- will be the following day, sorarts.org for more infor- and is an internationally ac- front yard in Titusville. lipsMillPhoto@gmail.com. mation. ter at westwindsorarts.org. Sunday, July 26.
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The League of Women Voters of t he Pr inceton Area reminds the public of changes to the upcoming July 7 Primary Election. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this election will be conducted primarily with mail-in ballots with limited in-person voting options available. Mail-in ballots should be
county election offices to all active registered Republican and Democratic voters, with prepaid postage. You must be affiliated with a political party to vote in a primary election. All unaffiliated voters and inactive Republican and Democratic voters will receive a vote-by-mail application. It will have prepaid postage. The deadline
The county clerk must receive mailed applications by that date. To return a mail-in ballot, place it in your mailbox using the U.S. Postal Service. The ballot must be postmarked on or before July 7 and received by the Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on July 14, 2020 to be considered. There will also be some
Specific locations of these boxes will be announced by the county clerks in the next few weeks. If you submit your mail-in ballot using a drop box, you must return the ballot on or before July 7, 2020 prior to 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots can also be returned in person to the county Board of Elections by 8 p.m. July 7.
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Originally opened March 19, “it got off to a great start,” says owner Krystal Spadafora, and then COVID-19 forced a changed in everyone’s lives, including owners of business establishments, and the business was put on hold. “We were so encouraged with the initial response from customers, and also, a l l t h e ot h er S hoppi ng Center merchants were so welcoming,” reports Krystal, who co-owns the business with her husband Tom Spadafora. “Now, we are so happy to reopen. We look forward to sharing all our programs and workshops with customers and encouraging them to create and have fun.” Twists and Turns The Spadaforas’ journey to Color Me Mine took many twists and turns, and is really the result of a remarkable story. Krystal Spadaforas’ previous career was as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on human resources and leadership development. “I was very career-oriented,” she notes, but unexpected circumstances forced her to change her life dramatically eight years ago. Following an illness, stemming from a brain/skull condition, Chiari malformation, she had to leave her pharmaceutical job. After successful surgery, treatment included art therapy, which was very beneficial. “I had never been interested in art,” she explains, “but the art therapy was so helpful, and I began to enjoy it. I also had a change in my personality. I became more relaxed. I was always a type A, but now I wanted to take more time to enjoy things. And I have a family, with three kids, and I wanted to spend more time with them. Then I heard about Color Me Mine, and it seemed like the perfect answer for me.” Initially, the Spadaforas opened a Color Me Mine studio in Hamilton in May of 2019. Then the mall in which they were situated closed, and a new location became necessary. The business had done very well, and they definitely wanted to continue. “We very much liked the idea of being in Princeton,” reports Krystal. “We thought it would be a good match for Color Me Mine. Also, we really like the Shopping Center location. It’s very familyfriendly, and everyone has been so nice.” Painted Pottery An independently-owned franchise, Color Me Mine is one of 150 in the U.S. and abroad. Started in California 25 years ago, it has become a wide-ranging success.
The concept is very app ealing. Cus tomers c an select an item — anything from a vase to a piggy bank to a fire engine — to paint, and then it will be glazed, and fired in a kiln. And voila! A special piece of painted pottery for your very own — or as a hand-done gift for a special recipient. Everything you need to create your own personal masterpiece is available at the colorful studio. Tables and chairs for your work space and fun displays highlight the large room. Paints in 60 different colors, plus specialty paints, brushes, and sponges are all provided. “We use non-toxic paints, and all our products are completely safe,” says Krystal. In addition, they are dishwasher- and microwavesafe. Instructors are on hand to help with advice and techniques, and step -by-step help is available for people to get started on their project. The process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. An hourand-half time frame is often typical, and there is no time limit. Manager and creative artist Alexia ( Lexi) Sullivan provides special guidance. In addition to the pottery, painting on canvas is also offered. Pots and Planters Once the pottery has been painted, it must dry for 24 hours, then it is glazed, and dried for another 24 hours. After this, it is baked in the kiln for seven hours, and then cooled for 12 to 15 hours. It will be available for the customer in about a week’s time. “We want customers to enjoy themselves and relax,” points out Kr ystal. “They can be very comfortable asking questions. We are here to help them create something they will be proud of, and also have fun with. Choices can be whimsical and decorative like animal figures or Star Wars characters, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Ryan’s World characters, or functional such as wine coolers, cookie jars, vases, bowls, spoon rests, trays, mugs, flower pots, and planters. “K ids love t he Ryan’s World and Marvel characters,” she adds. “And girls, especially, love the horse and unicorn figures. Dogs and cats are always popular, and also llamas have become a big favorite, along with pineapples. In addition, faceted animals are now in demand, with their different look.” Literally hundreds of different items in all sizes are available to paint, and certainly, there is one for everyone’s taste — and artistic bent. Moment in Time Some customers like to capture a moment in time, and baby footprints and children’s handprints have become very popular choices to memorialize on a plate, platter, or mug. There is also a display of pieces already painted to give ideas and encouragement. Skill is really irrelevant,
note s K r ys tal, alt hough some customers do take on more complicated projects, which require more time. “The idea is to come and have fun. The most important benefit of Color Me Mine is that it is a safe place and outlet to explore your creativity. And we all have it! It can also open your mind to new areas and ideas you never considered. “This is a great chance for us to connect with kids and also to connect with the community and schools. In addition, it can be a fun Girls Night Out. If a group of women want to have a night out, they can come and be together to create and try doing something new. And they can bring wine and food, if they want.” Color Me Mine will also of fer week ly workshops for adults and children and summer camp for kids (ages 6 and up) In July. “Camp will be held in the studio,” says Krystal, “but we will also have kits for vir tual summer projects, which will include a variety of projects.” All Levels T he oppor t u n it ies at
Color Me Mine are available for people of all levels of ability, she emphasizes. “In Hamilton, we had special needs adults who came, including those with autism and Down syndrome. They responded very well, and enjoyed having something different to do. It is also a chance for others to share the space with special needs individuals.” Now that the studio is open, it will follow all the state safet y regulations. Masks and social distancing will be required. “In the beginning, we want people to make a reservation,” points out Krystal. “We will have social distancing and also two or three tables outside, and a separate space for parties. Birthday parties for kids have always been very popular at Color Me Mine. We also have a very strict cleaning protocol. If we touch it, we clean it!” Costs for painting include $25 to $30 for a child, and $35 for adults per hour. rystal is very enthusiastic about the reopening, and looks forward to greeting all the clients. “I especially enjoy the customer interaction. I love to see them tap into their creativity, as I have tapped into mine. We are excited about sharing with
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Color Me Mine, Paint Your Own Pottery Is Now Open For In-Studio Painting
CREATIVE COLOR: “I like the idea of making art more accessible to people. All ages enjoy coming to Color Me Mine, including kids from 3 and up, as well as their parents and grandparents. They all like to come and paint and create!” Krystal Spadafora, second from right, owner of Color Me Mine in the Princeton Shopping Center, is shown with her husband and coowner Tom Spadafora, and their three children, from left, Erik, Emily, and Katy. the community, and helping everyone to have an individual art experience. It is a pleasure to bring this opportunity to people. You are only limited by your imagination!” Color Me Mine is open
Sunday and Monday 1 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call for a reservation at (609) 581-9500. Website: princeton.colormemine.com. —Jean Stratton
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evin Davidson always believed that he was headed for the NFL even though many scoffed at that ambition during his first three years with the Princeton University football program. Through his junior campaign at Princeton, Davidson, a 6’4, 225-pound quarterback from Danville, Calif., had made one start and had a grand total of 61 passing attempts in 19 appearances and didn’t seem to be on track to the pros. “I got laughed at a lot on campus, both by my friends and other people, they are like you are crazy, who do you think you are, some backup that is going to go to the NFL,” said Davidson. “I have been working for this my whole life and I know where I am at. I might not have gotten the opportunities at Princeton that I thought at first but I never lost belief and my vision for myself. It has been a thing for me ever since high school freshman year.” Playing behind Chad Kanoff and John Lovett, who both ended up on NFL practice squads after their Tiger careers, Davidson got his opportunity to start last fall and made the most of it, completing 209-of-313 passes for 2,569 yards and 20 touchdowns to help Princeton go 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy League. In April, Davidson realized
his NFL dream, signing a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns after the conclusion of the league’s 2020 draft. As Davidson bided his time on the bench at Princeton, he never lost confidence in his abilities. “It was a bit of a wait; I always felt like I could play,” said Davidson. “In any industry, you have talent ahead of you and you have to be patient and wait your turn and learn from the people above you if they are worth learning from and then be ready for your chance. That is the approach that I took.” Getting his chance to be the full-time starter, Davidson was superb from the beginning of the 2019 campaign, connecting in 18-of-21 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Butler in the season opener and then hitting on 29-of-37 passes for 381 yards and an Ivy Leaguerecord seven touchdowns in a 56-23 win over Bucknell a week later. Sparked by Davidson’s heroics, the Tigers got off to an 8-0 start before falling to Dartmouth and Yale. Davidson and his classmates ended their careers on a high note by beating Penn 28-7 in the season finale. “We obviously started out really hot against Butler, Bucknell,” said Davidson, who ended up earning All-Ivy
honorable mention honors. “The win over Penn was special. The message the whole week was you have to finish strong. We were in a lull where we lost two in a row and we knew we needed to finish strong and that is what we did against Penn. It was a great moment for our class. Overall it was an incredible season, I am really thankful for the program.” Princeton head coach Bob Surace was not surprised to see Davidson produce a special season once he got the starting job. “He has been behind two other NFL players and he had to patiently wait but during that process, he never stopped working hard and competing,” said Surace. “He never gave up on his goals. He had a tremendous offseason last year and he continued to grow. Right away, he took over and played great football last year.” Over the years, Surace had alerted NFL teams to Davidson’s passing prowess. “We have had a lot of scouts at practice and every time somebody would come I would say watch No. 10, this guy has the strongest arm on our team, he is going to be something,” recalled Surace. “They were coming early in the year last season and their jaws dropped at how well he threw the ball. Then they started coming back to the games
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and were watching him in person. I thought that there was a good chance that he was going to wind up somewhere.” Days after the season ended, Davidson started focusing on earning a chance to compete at the pro level. “I got to work the day after I chose my agent, I stayed healthy through the season and it really helped because I was lucky enough to start training right away,” said Davidson, who did conditioning work at Parisi Speed School in Fairlawn, N.J. and quarterback training with Matt Simms, a former NFL quarterback and the son of legendary N.Y. Giants QB Phil Simms. “There wasn’t a recovery period needed, it was let’s get started for everything that is coming.” In January, Davidson impressed scouts with his performance on and off the field at the East-West Shrine Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. “It was the first step along the way; that was the step that helped me get invited to the NFL Combine which has been a dream of mine since I was young,” said Davidson. “I was only the second player ever invited from Princeton so I felt a lot of pride representing Princeton. I am really thankful to have both of those opportunities.” In preparing for the EastWest game, Davidson felt he was fitting in with the high level competition. “I was coached by the Colts quarterback coach [Marcus Brady] so we were learning from him and just getting our feet wet in NFL systems,” said Davidson. “I was talking to the Clemson receiver and getting to know how he likes to be thrown to and he loved what I was doing. We quickly bonded in that regard at a high level.” Weeks later, Davidson faced another high-stakes situation as he participated in the NFL Combine from February 27-March 1 in Indianapolis. “It is really awkward; you are performing what you have done forever but now you have a 70,000-person stadium with no one in it but you know you have every coach’s eye, every general manager’s eye, and every scout’s eye on you the whole time,” said Davidson, noting a highlight of the experience was running into NFL legends Peyton Manning and Archie Manning at dinner one night in Indy. “It is a weird combination of you have all the attention on you but you also have no one in the stands. I am thankful for that experience too. I learned a lot about the interview process, getting quizzed by these quarterback coaches.” With the COVID-19 outbreak closing things down weeks after the combine, Davidson had to scramble to move out of school and finish his thesis and classes virtually while keeping on the NFL radar. “I got my pro day in right before we got kicked off campus,” said Davidson. “Right before my pro day, they were saying you probably weren’t going to have your pro day. You have got to pack up your room, you have got to get out of here. I was juggling that as well as having to perform in front of these scouts. It was a very tumultuous few days, a
BELIEVELAND: Kevin Davidson talks to a coach on the sideline last year last fall during his senior season for the Princeton University football team. Getting his chance to start last fall after three years as a reserve, Davidson emerged as a star, completing 209-of-313 passes for 2,569 yards and 20 touchdowns to help Princeton go 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy League. In April, he signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and is currently preparing for training camp as he looks to make the team. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) lot of ups and downs, hearing things from the administration and hearing things from people. This whole situation has been very hectic for everyone. I am just happy to be healthy and my family is healthy. That is all I really care about.” With the NFL Draft taking place virtually from April 2325, Davidson sensed that he would end up with a team one way or another. “My agents told me a few days before the draft that I was a sixth, seventh round or high priority free agent grade,” said Davidson. “The third day was definitely stressful. At that point in the draft, you almost would rather be a free agent than drafted because you can choose where you go. I got into a great situation with Cleveland.” An Ivy connection helped Davidson decide to sign with the Browns. “There were quite a bit of factors; coach [Kevin] Stefanski was a huge reason why I went there,” said Davidson. “He is a Penn guy. He called me during the draft and said we would love to have you and get in you in here. We think there is a lot of opportunity and upward mobility for you.” Since joining the Browns, Davidson has been toiling virtually from California to get up to speed as he prepares for training camp which is currently slated to start in late July. “A typical day is you hop on Zoom and you have initiations as far as security and how insurance works, the basics for rookies,” said Davidson. “From there, you go into position meetings with the coaches and learn the offense. Then the rest of the day, it is studying and trying to get the playbook under control. It is a lot of hours but I have really enjoyed it.” As he looks ahead to competing for a spot on the roster, Davidson is maintaining a step-by-step approach. “It is just be consistent and get to know the coaches really well, get to know my teammates really well and just be a great teammate,” said Da-
vidson, noting that he has been in frequent contact with former Tiger teammate and current Browns tight end Stephen Carlson as they work on mastering the team’s offensive system under new head coach Stefanski. “I think once you get to know the offense, everything is going to flow smoothly in practice and you are going to perform. You can’t focus too much on your end goals, you have that in mind obviously but you have to focus on the day to day.” Since things didn’t always go smoothly for Davidson at Princeton, he will draw on that experience as he looks to get on the field for the Browns. “It wasn’t always the easiest but I think I learned a lot about myself,” said Davidson. “I am going to apply those lessons to the NFL where I am going to be behind Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum who are two tremendous players. I am going to keep pushing to be a backup and then getting to be a starter.” In the view of Surace, Davidson’s work ethic and persistence should serve him well at the next level. “Not only do you have the coaches who are developing quarterbacks but he will be having a veteran player who is going to be standing next to him at every practice and every meeting; I know Kevin will be a sponge,” said Surace. “He is just going to learn so much. As he learns a new language, a new system and all of those things, it should be a chance for him, hopefully during training camp in the evaluation periods, to show the things he can do and that he is ready to be a young emerging player as a backup in the NFL.” Davidson, for his part, feels he has only scratched the surface of his capabilities. “I don’t think I have gotten near my peak,” said Davidson. “Coach Stefanski and coach [Alex] Van Pelt are two great coaches who are going to really help me develop. I am really excited to reach my potential.” —Bill Alden
Princeton Men’s Soccer Announces Team Awards
Gathering together virtually over Reunions Weekend prior to the June 2 commencement, the Princeton Un iversit y men’s soccer team handed out its 2019 team awards. R ising junior defender Alex Charles was awarded the Dr. William Trevor ‘36 Trophy, given to the member of the Princeton Soccer Program who has shown the most improvement throughout the year. Af ter appear ing in 13 matches w ith t wo star ts in 2018 as a freshman, defender Charles, a 5’10, 155-pound native of Durham, N.C., logged over 1,300 minutes in 2019. He appeared in 16 matches on the back line, making 14 starts as part of a defensive group which conceded 20 goals over 17 matches. Recent grad Danny Hampton received the David S. Hackett ‘65 Memorial Soccer Cup, given to the senior whose enthusiasm, discipline and leadership contributed most to the team and to the sport of soccer at Princeton. The award was started by the Class of 1965 in memory of First Lieutenant David S. Hackett, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1967. H a m pto n, a 6’1, 185-pound native of Marlton, N.J., missed all of 2016 following spinal fusion
States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) to its indoor All-American squad. G ar ner ing A ll-A mer ica honors in the mile, rising senior Ellis, a native of Decatur, Ga., was also the USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He set a new school record in the mile on February 15 at the Valentine Invitational after he clocked in at 3:57.66, besting the previous record of 3:58.70 seconds set by Bill Burke in 1991. Ellis also earned first-place finishes at the Ivy League Championships in the 1,000 meters and the DMR (distance medley relay). Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track Championships, the NCAA Division I Track & Field Executive Commit tee modified the criteria for All-America selections. Based on the post-medical scratches start list for the national championships posted in mid-March, the committee decided that the following competitors would be recognized as All-America for the 2020 indoor track season: Individual events — All student-athletes listed on the start list for the anticipated event; Relay events — The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into PU Men’s Track Star Ellis their event. Those listed as Earns All-American Honors alternates will not be recogPrinceton University men’s nized; track star Sam Ellis was reThere will not be a distinccently named by the United tion of first-team, second-
team, or honorable mention and .346 on-base percentto these recognitions. age in 119 games, knocking Princeton Baseball’s Proctor in 45 runs and stealing 10 bases. Barnes struck out 10 Signs Contract With Reds in 8 2/3 innings in an injuryPrinceton University pitchshortened season. er James Proctor has signed a professional contract with Tiger Alum McDonough Helps French Pro Team to Promotion the Cincinnati Reds. Former Princeton UniverThis is the third straight year that a Princeton base- sity women’s soccer star Jesball player has either been se McDonough ‘17, recently drafted or signed a contract completed her third seawith a Major League Base- son with Le Havre, known ball team. Ryan Smith was as HAC for Havre Athletic selected by the Los Angeles Club, in France, helping that Angels of Anaheim last year team achieve promotion to while Ben Gross was picked the country’s top division for by the Houston Astros the the first time. It was the next step in a year prior. Proctor finished his ca- rapid advance up the ladreer ninth all-time in strike- der for the team, which was outs per nine innings (8.7). in France’s third tier during His junior campaign proved McDonough’s first season in to be his best season during 2017-18. In its first year in his time at Princeton as he the second division in 2018had a 4.65 ERA, striking out 19, HAC finished runner-up, 66 in 50 1/3 innings. His just one spot out of making 11.8 strikeouts per nine in- the top tier. The COVID-19 pandemic nings during that year was the fourth highest in pro- interrupted HAC’s season gram history. He finished in March, six games short with 133 strikeouts in 137 of its planned May completion. The French federation 2/3 career innings. Princeton had three play- subsequently announced ers reach the Major Leagues that the season would not last season in Mike Ford, resume, and HAC, three David Hale, and Matt Bow- points ahead in the 12-team man. Ford hit .259 with 12 Group B, would receive prohome runs and 25 RBIs for motion to the top division the New York Yankees. His after going 13-2-1. Yankee teammate, Hale, appeared in 20 games, posting a 3.11 ERA in 37 2/3 innings. Bowman, for his part, compiled a 3.66 ERA with the Cincinnati Reds in 27 outings. Alec Keller and Danny Barnes reached the A A A level in 2019 as Keller played for Fresno Grizzlies while Barnes played with the Buffalo Bisons. Keller finished with a .302 average
During her Princeton career, defender/midfielder McDonough, a native of Mon mout h B each, N. J., earned First-Team All-Ivy League honors as a senior and tallied two goals and 17 assists in her Princeton career. She helped the Tigers to 38 wins, the 2015 Ivy League title and a win in the 2015 NCAA tournament during her college career. For McDonough, helping HAC earn its spot in the top flight was the culmination of a lengthy process. “(Making the top division) was the ultimate goal since the first day I started playing for HAC three years ago,” said McDonough as quoted on the Princeton sports website. “Although (finishing second in 2019 was) a great achievement for a team their first year in a new division, (it) left a lot of us feeling genuinely frustrated. I think the returning players took this experience and used it as motivation for the following season. There were some pivotal games during the season that took a lot of character and grit, and we were battling with another top team for a while.”
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LIVING THE DREAM: Blake Dietrick dribbles upcourt in a 2015 game during her senior season with the Princeton University women’s basketball team. Dietrick was recently named to the roster of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. While the start of the league’s season has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WNBA and players’ union came to agreement that to set rosters so players could get paid on June 1. Dietrick appeared in 17 games for the Seattle Storm last season. A two-time first-team All-Ivy League selection during her time at Princeton, Dietrick is ranked fourth all-time in program history in three-pointers made (210), fourth in assists (346), and 12th in scoring (1,233 points). During her senior campaign, Dietrick helped the Tigers post a 30-0 regular season record, win its fifth Ivy title in six years, and earn the program’s first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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surgery and returned to the lineup in 2017 to play in two games. In 2018, he started the first four matches, scoring a goal at Bradley, before suffering an injury that kept him out of the lineup until November. In his senior season, forward/midfielder Hampton appeared in 13 matches with eight starts — scoring three goals and adding an assist. Recent grad Mohamed Abdelhamid received the Robert Hauter Myslik ‘90 Award, given to the member of the Princeton men’s soccer team who most demonstrates the passion for life, the fiery competitiveness, the unwavering honesty, and the selfless generosity of the program’s late teammate, friend, and coach. Myslik, a teammate and friend of Princeton head coach Jim Barlow who served on the coaching staff in 1999 and 2000, was killed in an automobile accident in January, 2003. The 6’2, 195 pound Abdelhamid, who hails from Fort Lee, N.J., excelled as a walk-on goalkeeper, making the Tigers better by possessing all of the qualities described in the award. Abdelhamid appeared in three career matches, including a 1-0 shutout win in overtime against St. John’s in 2018 and closing out a combined shutout against FDU in 2019 — where he made a stop on a penalty kick in the 90th minute to secure the team’s clean sheet.
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After PHS Track Displayed Good Form Early On, Hopes for Big Season Dashed Due to COVID Pandemic Ben Samara saw a lot of positives as the Princeton High track team got its preseason training underway in early March. “The day before we started our preseason, our girls 4x400 had just run their season-best time at the indoors Meet of Champions,” said PHS head coach Samara. “Everybody was healthy; we were feeling really go o d. O u r g irls’ s quad, i n p ar t i c u lar, h ad t h e ir sights set on that county championship this spring. On the guys side, we had some pretty good individuals even though we graduated most of our squad that was really placing highly last year. Matt Perello was looking really good in the sprints. Dora Ser v il was looking very, very good. I think he would have had a strong spring as well.” But after a week of training, schools were closed to the COV ID -19 pandemic and in early May, the spring sports season was formally canceled. “ We were jus t get t i ng set up and getting into the swing of things when it became obvious that things were going to change big time,” said Samara. “ We were jus t get t i ng into the groove and then had the rug pulled out from under us.” Dealing with those changes, Samara made sure to keep in contact with his athletes. “When we knew that it was likely that we were going to remote learning, we
had all of the kids sign up to the Remind app that allows us to blast messages out to the team,” said Samara. “We hit the ground running as soon as we went to remote learning. We know how much the kids value the connection that they have on the team and the camarader ie t hat we all have. We knew that would be valuable to them during a really uncertain time. We just immediately star ted communicating with them. We sent workouts home for the kids to do on their own while they were social distancing and we would blast out messages, inspirational messages and calming messages.” Not b e i ng to ge t h er i n person didn’t prevent the squad from celebrating its senior class. “We have been doing calls on Z oom w it h t he team weekly and bi-weekly; as soon as we found out that the season was canceled we wanted to honor this great senior class that we have so we did a Zoom call and a virtual Senior Day,” said Samara, whose Class of 2020 included Sophia Gao, Lizzy Hare, Anna Lieb, Colleen Linko, Gracie Poston, Kylee Silver man, Megan Tr ia, R a i na Wi l lia m s on, and Colleen Wisenab on the girls’ side and boy performers Charlie Biggs, Tyler Fu, Carter Serxner, Nick Trenholm, and Perello. “The kids made videos for the seniors, they were really touching and really sweet. Everybody was pretty emotional on the call.
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It was a combination of honoring our seniors who mean so much to us but also knowing at the same time that our competitive season had been officially ended.” W hile there may be no meets this spring, Samara believes the team can still accomplish a lot. “It is impor tant to say that we still consider ourselves in season, even after the governor’s announcement,” said Samara. “Competition is just one par t of a spor ts season. There is so much more that goes into it with the team activities. A lot of people are s ay i ng t hat w it hout competition we are not in season or t hat we don’t have a s e as on and t hat couldn’t be fur ther from the truth. It is important for everybody who is following sports around the state and Princeton sports to know that there is a lot more that goes into it year round and during the season than just competition.” Adapting to virtual training, the PHS athletes have been getting in some good work. “We have been get ting videos and updates from some of the kids,” said Samara. “On every team, you are going to have different levels of interest and different levels of engagement. Our team has over 100 athletes but there is a ver y large por tion of our team that has been very engaged.” T h at e n g a g e m e nt h a d been ref lected in several ways. “We did a team workout challenge where we asked them to send us pictures of their workouts and we posted them on our Twitter account,” added Samara.
“Every day that we were supposed to have a meet, for the sprinters, I had it as a day where they would do a little time trial. If they were running on the road, t hey just ran for a certain amount of time but I wanted to keep consistent with our schedule and keep t hem engaged. We have been in contact at least a few times a week. We also want to be really conscious that this is a really stressful time for them. They have been doing remote learning from school so we are keeping them engaged but not overwhelming them.” It is a bit overwhelming for Samara to not see his Class of 2020 get to end their careers on the track. “It has been really hard for me personally; the senior group that we have together now is a group that is very special to me and to coach [Jim] Smirk,” said Samara. “To not get to see them race in a Princeton uniform again is sad. We are all trying to understand that t h ere are big g er t h i ng s at play here than sports. I said to the kids on one Zoom call that this group is going to be the group that never takes any thing for granted as they go through their lives.” In the long run, Samara believes that the sadness of this spring will lead to harder efforts in the future. “I think there will be a sense of urgency, especially right away,” said Samara. “They are saying there cou ld be spikes and we c o u l d b e p u l l e d o u t of school at any time. If you are on that track racing from here on out, you better race like it is your last because it very well could be. I think that is a good lesson for track, for life and for the kids. You can take away something very valuable from this.” —Bill Alden
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KNOCKED OFF TRACK: Matt Perello heads to the finish line in a race last spring for the Princeton High boys’ track team. The Bucknell University-bound senior star sprinter Perello was primed for a big senior campaign only to see the season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Pete Higgins cut an intimidating figure on the sidelines over the years for the Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse program, typically wielding a stick as he barked out colorful commentary to players and officials alike. But underneath the burly Higgins’ gruff exterior beat a heart of gold as he was legendary for his catalog of humorous stories, his connections through the lacrosse world starting with his native Long Island, and most of all, his zeal in developing his players. So when Higgins suddenly passed away after a brief illness (unrelated to COVID-19) earlier this month at age 57, the PDS and lacrosse communities were left heartbroken. “It is clear that he had a infectious personality, everybody loved being around H iggs, ever yb o dy love d a good Higgs story,” said PDS boys’ lax head coach Joe Moore. “It is hard to understand how much he impacted the PDS community. I think I have fully understood that in the last couple of weeks here since he passed. It seems like everybody in the PDS community really had some sort of special connection with Higgs and you see how he touched everybody in the PDS community in some way. That is so unique.” Working at PDS for 23 years, taking on a variety of roles from teaching health and PE, coaching varsity and middle school
lacrosse, coaching middle school basketball, working in the school weight room and being involved in its peer leadership program, Higgins crossed paths with thousands of students and families over the years. Things were also busy at home for Higgins with his wife, Rebecca, and their four children, Catie, Jane, Mickey, and Quinn. Beyond the stories, Higgins may have been best known around PDS for his three rules: Show up; have your stuff; and bring your best effort. In the view of former PDS boys’ lax coach Rob Tuckman, who worked with Higgins for years, those words spoke volumes about his friend’s influence. “To have something that you said or say over your period of time become ingrained in the legacy of your life really speaks to the fact that Pete loved everybody,” said Tuckman, who succeeded Higgins as the varsity head coach in 2007. “His love was a firm love and respectful. He wasn’t going to be Mr. Rogers, he made sure that you earned things and recognized how special you are. I think his legacy is one of recognizing passion whatever it might be.” That passion for the game resulted in Higgins shifting over to lead the school’s middle school lax program after Tuckman took the helm of the varsity. “Pete just knew the game
inside and out and not only did he know the game inside and out, he wanted everybody else to know the game inside and out,” said Tuckman of Higgins, who played high school lacrosse for Ward Melville and then competed for Suffolk Community College and Guilford College. “That is why the two of us made that decision for him to go to coach the middle school. Pete loved teaching the game at its core.” PDS boys’ hockey coach and Middle School Director of Athletics Scott Bertoli seized the opportunity to help Higgins with his middle school program and was impressed with how he taught his athletes. “He was ver y, ver y intense, he was very protective of his players,” said Bertoli. “Even for k ids at t he middle school level he demanded a lot. It all centered around this respect for the game, playing the game the right way and competing hard. If someone tried to show up an official or an opposing player that is when Pete would get heated. He would pull kids out of the game, talk to them, and make it a point that it is completely unacceptable.” Talking to Higgins just about every morning over the years became a highlight of Bertoli’s day. “For me the magnitude of his loss really won’t fully resonate until we are back at school,” said Bertoli. “He would usually teach
his first period class and come in and sit across from me in my office and talk about whatever happened the night before. I have got three kids, he has got four kids. More often than not there is some mayhem at home the night before or that morning so we would share war stories. Inevitably someone else would pop in and he was throwing jabs. He was just a really funloving guy. He was so endearing to everyone that he came across. He had a way to make people laugh and smile.” Rich D’Andrea, who succeeded Tuckman as the head coach of the PDS boys’ varsity squad, saw that Higgins had a special way with his charges. “He was a kid-first guy; that was something that made him special,” said D’Andrea, whose first contact with Higgins came in high school when he was playing goalie for the Peddie School and faced PDS. “The kids knew that it was his unconditional support for them that make them care.” In his development as a coach, D’Andrea took a page out of Higgins’ book, learning that flexibility was a key to getting the most out of players. “He was always great at finding that balance; some practices were fun and guys would be laughing but they always knew when they had to work,” said D’Andrea, recalling with a laugh that Higgins once broke the tension of a stormy halftime talk by chucking his cell phone 30 yards in anger and seeing it explode upon landing.
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FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Higgins shows his game face as he posed for a picture. Longtime Princeton Day School coach and teacher Higgins passed away earlier this month, leaving a huge void in the PDS and lacrosse communities. (Photo by Andrew Lee, provided courtesy of PDS)
“He always had a really good pulse and understanding of what the needs of the team were. That is something that helps a coach build trust with the players and makes them want to be there. He was adaptable in that sense.” One of those guys, Connor Fletcher, who started playing for Higgins in seventh grade and then went on to star for the PDS varsity and enjoy a superb career for the Cornell men’s lax program, credited Higgins with helping him master the basics of the game. “ For m e , b e c a u s e h e
started coaching me at such a young age, his ability to make you understand the reasons that you do things, all the fundamentals and things like that was great,” said Fletcher, a star midfielder who served as a captain of Cornell this spring in his senior season and earned Inside L acrosse / Maver ik Media Honorable Mention All-American honors. “He had such a great understanding of the game and was really able to start kids out w ith a foundation that let then grow into Continued on Next Page
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better players. For me, it was simple things, like the way you hold your stick and stuff like that. The things that he taught me I feel really helped me grow as a player from middle school on.” Citing the three rules of Higgs, Fletcher noted the lessons he learned went well beyond the fundamentals. “What it meant to be a good teammate and a competitor is what I brought away most from playing for him,” added Fletcher. “He instilled that in myself and all of the rest of the players he coached.” Bertoli noted that Higgins utilized his storytelling as a vehicle to instill those character traits. “I heard some of these stories many times and they were relevant with respect to teaching life lessons to these kids,” said Bertoli. “He would star t ever y practice with a story, there was always a point. It was always to put things into perspective and it resonated really well with these kids.” The knowledge Higgins possessed, though, extended well beyond sports. “What people don’t realize is that Pete was a son of an English professor at Columbia,” said Tuckman. “ Pe t e w a s i n c r e d i b l y learned ; he knew a tremendous amount about everything and anything. He could really hold some high level conversations that you wouldn’t expect having just kind of walked up upon him in sweats and five layers of clothing. The truth is he was one of the most impressive people I have come across in my time. The outpouring of love for him is really a statement of the type of person that he was.” In Moore’s view, that outpouring reflects the wideranging influence of Higgins. “I think his name will be around forever in the Princeton area and in the lacrosse communit y in the entire country,” said Moore, noting that Higgins coached youth players for Team Turnpike and Centercourt Sports in Lawrence. “He is one of those big names that just touched the lacrosse community and definitely contributed to moving the game in the right direction, especially at the youth level.” As Moore adjusted to taking the head coaching role last year, Higgins helped keep him going in the right direction. “I leaned a lot on Higgs; I would drop into his office and what he did best for me was reassuring me that everything was going to be OK,” said Moore, who ended up guiding the Panthers to the 2019 Mercer County Tournament title in his debut campaign.
“When you step into a pr ivate school coaching role, you are there to win games ultimately. There is a decent amount of pressure that comes with that role. Higgs always reassured me that whatever happens, happens and just know that I have your back and you are going to be fine. That was huge from a stress relief standpoint.” Having Higgins serve as a jack-of-all trades was reassuring for PDS lax as a whole. “He was a guy who we had float around our program, f rom t he m iddle school through the varsity level; he was the Godfather of PDS lacrosse,” said Moore. “He was working w ith our middle school and just laying the foundation. It wasn’t like he was an offensive coach or a defensive coach. He was just a lacrosse coach because his knowledge stretched so wide across the entire game. That was huge for everybody but especially for our younger guys coming up.” For D’Andrea, Higgins laid the foundation that resulted in the Panthers winning four straight MCT crowns and three state Prep B titles in recent years. “Pete was one of the first ones to hand it off but he still stayed in the program and his fingerprints were all over it,” said D’Andrea, referring to the succession of PDS head coaches starting with Higgins and then going from Tuckman to D’Andrea to Moore. “It is one of the reasons the program has been so strong. Those transitions have been relatively seamless. It is a really sturdy foundation. That is Pete’s architecture there so it has been pretty neat.” Fletcher, for his part, will always remember how Higgins touched his life along with so many others in the PDS community. “He wanted to make sure that he was there for us and people were there for each other and just having fun with whatever you were doing and making the best out of every single moment,” said Fletcher, noting that people are coming together for the Higgins family as friends started a GoFundMe page, www.gofundme. com/f/support-for-the-higgins-family, to help pay for medical bills, funeral costs, and establish an education fund for his children. “That is what he was all about. W hen ever ybo dy heard about his passing with texts being sent out, the first response was we wanted to anything to help out his family because he did so much for everybody. The least we can do is to do everything we can to help his family out and try to remember him in the best way. I don’t think anybody is ever going to forget Pete Higgins for sure.” —Bill Alden
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Taking another step towards the possible resumption of high school sports this fall, the NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association) issued a memo last Friday saying that it is aiming to open summer workouts on or around July 13. In laying the groundwork for the offseason activity, formally known as the “summer recess period,” the NJSIAA added that it anticipates providing member schools with “specific guidelines, in compliance with New Jersey Department of Education (DOE), New Jersey Department of Health (DOH), and CDC guidelines,” on or before June 19. The group reiterated that coaches may continue virtual contact with players until the summer recess period officially begins. Regarding a potential July 13 start date for the summer recess period, start dates for all fall sports seasons currently remain unchanged, though the NJSIAA memo indicates that these dates may still be revised. Noting that Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 149 specifies that high school sports activities may not begin prior to June 30, the group said a mid-July start date to the summer recess period would provide schools the opportunity to “implement specific recommendations.” If a mid-July start date is ultimately implemented, final determination of when workouts would actually begin would be up to individual school districts. In addition, decisions regarding the specific timing for returning to play will, in part, be based on input from the NJSIAA’s Medical Advisory Task Force. The task force is reviewing the best available science and will make recommendations consistent with input from the CDC and National Federation of State High School Associations. “We believe it’s essential to the physical and mental well-being of high school students across the state to return to physical activity and athletic competition in a safe and phased manner,” says Dr. Damion Martins, medical director of Sports Medicine at Atlantic Health System, New York Jets team physician, and member of the NJSIAA Medical Advisory Task Force. “Our guiding principles include the need to screen for symptoms, promote appropriate social distancing and hygiene practices, and decrease potential exposure to respiratory droplets.”
Eden 5K Race For Autism Scheduled for October 4
The Eden Family 5K Race and 1-mile Fun Run is scheduled to take place on October 4 at the Princeton Forrestal Village. The 5K road race is contested on a USATF Certified course with both events to start at 9 a.m. The first 750 people who pre-register for the 5K or 1-mile walk will receive a running buff. For more information or to register for the race, log onto/ edenautism.akaraisin.com/ui/ Eden5K2020. There is also registration available on race day starting at 7:30 a.m. Eden is tracking the latest coronavirus health and safety protocols and the group’s website includes its current plan. In the event that social distancing guidelines prevent large gatherings, the race will become an all-virtual event.
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Registration is currently open for the 8th Annual HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon which is scheduled to take place on October 25 starting at 7 a.m. on a course that begins at Paul Robeson Way and winds its way through Princeton. In keeping with the organization’s commitment to build and support inclusive communities, the event will be among the few USATF (USA Track & Field) sanctioned races to offer runners the option to identify as nonbinary, female, or male when registering. Top finisher and age group awards will now include female, male, and nonbinary finishers.
The field is limited to 1,750 runners and each competitor receives a medal, T-shirt, and discounted entry to the Keg & Eggs after-party at the Alchemist & Barrister. A $150 gift card to Hamilton Jewelers will be awarded to the top male, female, and nonbinary finisher. Age group awards for top three in 5-year age groups from 14 to 85 & over (male, female, nonbinary), with the top Princeton employee finisher (male, female, nonbinary) name to be engraved on the Mayor’s Cup. The event is the single largest fundraising event of the year for HiTOPS – supporting the work it does in fostering strong and healthy young people of all identities by providing inclusive and youth-informed sex education and LGBTQ+ support throughout New Jersey. In addition, one can help HiTOPS reach its fundraising goal by adding a HiTOPS fundraiser to the run, contributing to a runner-fundraiser, or by making a direct donation to the HiTOPS Good Runner Fund. Runners that raise $250 run for free via a registration refund and the top fundraiser will be designated as the HiTOPS Hero and receive a prize package that includes a $150 Hamilton Jewelers gift certificate. The organization invites members of the community to serve as volunteers to help stage the race. There are positions available throughout the day, including traffic marshals, packet pickup volunteer, and start line volunteer. HiTOPS will continue to follow the health and recommendations associated with the COVID-19 virus. In the event that the race is canceled, all registrants will have the option to complete the race virtually or defer to the 2021 event. To learn more, register, volunteer, and/or donate, log onto HiTOPSPrincetonHalf.com.
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Jean Breithaupt passed away on June 4th, peacefully and grateful for having lived a full life. She departed this earth from her Longmont, Colorado, home in the loving presence of her three children Deborah Breithaupt Smyth, Wendell Thomas Breithaupt, Jr., and Curtis Todd Breithaupt. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, at Allegheny General Hospital to George Arthur Sharp, Jr. and Helen Campbell Sharp, Jean was the second of two children, the first being her brother George Arthur “Jay” Sharp, III. Jean spent her early childhood in Washington, PA, before moving to Erie, PA, in December 1943 when her father, a pharmacist, took a pharmaceutical sales position with E.R.Squibb & Sons. I n E r ie, s h e at te n de d Harding Elementary School
Associates until she retired in 2005. Jean was a member of the Princeton Hospital Volunteers, the Princeton Hospital Fete Auxiliary, and Womanspace. In Colorado, she was a member of the Longmont United Hospital Volunteers. Jean was not a person who asked much of the world, except for the occasional Steeler Super Bowl victory, Penn State National Championship, and daily pictures of Lake Erie, and one who counted her riches in terms of her relationships and contentment of her children and grandchildren. One of the many things she taught us is to be grateful for what you have in this life. Perhaps today, tomorrow, or whenever the mood strikes you right, you’ll take a moment to yourself and think of Jean and those close to you who too have passed, and then all those around you who are here and that you hold dear, and know that you too are wealthy beyond all riches for the love you grant, the love returned to you, and the contentment within you. Jean is preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her brother Jay; her children Debbie, Tom, and Todd ; her grandchildren Robert Joseph Smyth, Miles Ma x i m i l l ia n Bre it haupt, Kathryn Mariel Breithaupt, and Campbell Adele Breithaupt; her son-in-law Robert Osgood Smyth; and her two daughters-in-law Anna Neis and Tracy Zoller Breithaupt. Contributions in Jean’s memor y can be made to Womanspace (w w w.womanspace.org).
Thomas Myers Poole T hom as Myer s Po ole, son of Emma and Raymond Poole, passed away November 19 surrounded by the tremendous love of family and friends. Tom was predeceased by his wife of 61 years Jane; and survived by daughters Joanne Reese (Steve) and Grace Benn (Alex), brother Bob Poole (Claude), grandchildren Abby and CJ Benn, nephew Eric Poole, niece Michele Sinclair (Chris), step-grandchildren Steven (Leah) and Matthew Reese (Sara), and step-greatgrandchildren Joshua, Hannah, Sophia, and Barrett. Born on Flag Day, June 14, 1926 in Philadelphia, Tom had patriotism in his blood. After graduating from Central High School (182nd class), he was drafted by the Army mere days after D-Day. He often described himself as the luckiest Infantryman of WWII landing in France eight days before the war in Europe ended. Upon returning home, thanks to the GI Bill, he earned a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Tom was a devoted
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before moving on to Strong Vincent High School (Go Colonels!) where she played clarinet in the marching band, participated annually in the talent show, and graduated as honorable mention student in June 1955. Jean’s fondest memories of her childhood and teenage years are centered on “The Peninsula” and Presque Isle State Park replete with ice skating on the bay in the winter, lying on the beach and boating in the summer, as well as family vacations in Saint Michael’s, Maryland, trips to the “big cities” of Pittsburgh and Cleveland, summer dances in the Rainbow Gardens at Waldemeer, the annual Assembly Ball, and, of course, family fish fry dinners. In the fall of 1955 she matriculated at Upsala College in East Orange, NJ, where she studied English Literature. During her time on campus, Jean participated in the Student Christian Association, was a house officer in her dorm, joined Chi Delta Sorority, and was an avid bridge player. Post college life brought to Jean to Clifton, NJ, in 1958, to Oakland, NJ, in 1964, then on to Princeton, NJ, in 1972, and finally to Longmont, CO, in 2005. In Oakland, Jean was a substitute teacher for The Oakland Public Schools, a member of the Mothers Club of Oakland, and volunteered for the Recreation Department. In Princeton, she worked for 12 years in the radiology department of The Medical Center at Princeton and later for 18 more with Princeton Orthopaedic
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Benjamin “Roz” Warren As of June 7, 2020, the Warren family, Kate, Ben, Heather, and granddaughter Mollie, mourn the passing of Roz Warren, affectionately known as “Mr. Wonderful,” “Dude,” and champion of non-sequiturs. He was an esteemed and adored elder member of the Kleban “outlaw” club and a lifelong resident of Princeton. Having served as Chief of Princeton Fire Department in his 50 plus years of service, as well as his decades long membership to the NJ Chapter 22 Red Knights Motorcycle Club, he was not a stingy man with his family or his community. From the time of the birth
of his granddaughter, Mollie — the center of his universe — his last 15 years were lovingly devoted to make her every wish come true. Full of excitement, fear, hopefulness, and love Kate and Roz set out to make a life together. The next 50 years were not all quiet but always filled with love. Love for one another and love for the family they created. Roz was the beloved father to Ben and Heather and everyone who met him gained another dad. You could feel Roz cheering you on, supporting you in good and in sad life events. He may be t he or ig in of the expression “smile, people will wonder what you’ve been up to.” His sincere impish smile danced in his incredibly sparkling blue eyes and lingered with anyone lucky enough to see it. And many were lucky as Roz was a happy man with an acerbic wit. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a cause that was near to his heart, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.StJude.org will be welcomed. Mark your calendar for July 15, 2020 at 10 a.m. to join family and friends for a motorcade through Princeton celebrating the life of Roz starting at Princeton
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Jane Faggen Jane Faggen, of Princeton, N.J., died on Sunday, April 19, at Acorn Glen, an assisted living facility; she was nearly 96 years old. She was born on May 5, 1924, in New York City, N.Y. She graduated from Hunter High School in 1941, from the University of Michigan in 1944, and ear ned an M.S. in Physics from Cornell University in 1947. At Michigan, she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She worked at Bell Labs in Manhattan for a short period in 1944 and as a member of the scientific staff of the Sonar Analysis Group, under the auspices of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, from 1947 to 1948. Ms. Faggen was remarkable in her ambitions and achievements in science, especially considering the era in which she lived as a young woman. Then, having raised three children in New Rochelle, N.Y., she earned a
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Welcome to the most private property in Kingswood Ridge. Tucked away on a 5+ acre flat flag lot in the highly sought after Kingswood Ridge neighborhood in Solebury, this home is meant to impress. Only 5 minutes from downtown New Hope it is easy to hop on the 29, 32 or 202. Set back on a flat flag lot surrounded by mature trees. This home is also completely deer fenced in the backyard. The heated pool is 44 feet by 22 feet and has a built in spa for relaxing after those long days. Well maintained and mature landscaping provides a picturesque oasis you can call your own. This 5500+ square foot custom built home has been completely updated from top to bottom, new kitchen and every bathroom has been updated with top of the line finishes. Floors recently refinished and most of the interior was just repainted. The exterior features low maintenance hardie board siding and a whole house generator. This home will not disappoint from the private estate like setting to the beautiful finishes inside and out the home.
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This executive home is nestled on 6.56 acres surrounded by protected woodlands.This stunning 5900 square foot home is perfect for entertaining and enjoying your own private oasis. This brick front home features an extra large 3 car garage, huge pool, large treks deck, extensive landscaping and paver patio complete with outdoor speakers, and tons of lighting throughout the property so you can enjoy the beauty from inside and outside year around. $1,395,000
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These days, there’s nowhere more important than home. And there’s no better place to live than Rabbit Run Creek. • 37 homes offering 3,600 square feet in a well-established, exquisitely landscaped community • Expansive, open living area spanning the entire first floor with second-floor master suite and standard private elevators in all homes • Choose a quick-delivery home or customize your home any way you like it • Ideal location with easy access to New York, northern New Jersey, and Philadelphia
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