Town Topics Newspaper June 24, 2020

Volume LXXIV, Number 26

Rediscover Princeton Pages 24-26 Princeton Free Garden Project Lets Neighbors Grow Together . . . . . . 5 DACA Ruling Met with Joy, Apprehension, Hope for More . . . . . . . . . . 7 Council Votes to Introduce Affordable Housing Ordinances . . . . . . . . . 9 Princeton Festival Presents a Live Musical Theater Revue . . . . . 15 Upcoming Music Season is Topic of Panel Discussion . . . . . . . . 16 PU Football Carrying On Despite No Spring Practice . . . . . . . . . . . .28 PHS Grad Lis Emerges as Star Defender for Cornell Women’s Lax . . . . . . . .30

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As Restrictions Ease, Princeton Opens Up With New Look And Streets for People New Jersey is moving ahead in Stage 2 of its Restart and Recovery, which began last week with outdoor dining and the resumption of indoor non-essential retail, and Princeton has acted quickly to promote a safe and vigorous reopening.

A stroll down Witherspoon Street reveals that reopening does not necessarily mean a return to normal, however, but rather a shift in the balance between people and automobiles with outdoor dining filling the street, customers safely lining up, sidewalks open for pedestrians, and an increasing presence of bicycles.

Princeton Council last week passed an ordinance to make Witherspoon Street one-way from Nassau to Spring streets, allowing more space for restaurant tables, queueing areas, and bicycle parking. The ordinance also expanded outdoor dining areas on Hinds Plaza and relaxed certain requirements for sidewalk cafes and dining areas, parking, and pedestrian and vehicle circulation on Nassau Street, as well as Witherspoon.

The ordinance is in effect until October, at which point it will be evaluated. Many locals are hoping for permanent transformations, at least on a seasonal basis.

“I think people will get used to it,” said Princeton Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) Chair Lisa Serieyssol. “And then become happy with it so that they will want it to stay. On Sunday it looked like life was happening on a street that used to be dominated by cars. We can all adapt. Some people don’t like change, but it’s inevitable, and I believe the community will embrace it over time.”

Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros commented on the large turnout of happy, smiling people and the full restaurants over the weekend. She noted that the changes have been well received by the commercial district and the businesses, and the residents are excited about being able to go out safely for dining and shopping. “It’s been a great collaborative effort between the municipality and the merchants association,” she said. “And now we have to decorate it so that it looks nice. The Arts Council is going to paint those blocks and they’re putting up some screening and plants and other decorative designs. It’s a great way to use our wonderful artistic resources at the Arts Council to help spruce it up.”

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Police Chief Sutter Announces Retirement Nicholas Sutter, Princeton Police Department (PPD) chief over the past seven years, will be retiring on October 1, 2020.

Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert called him “a transformative leader.”

“I am filled with mixed emotions,” Sutter said, following his June 22 announcement. “This is the right time for me and the department. However 25 years here has been over half my life, so this decision was not easy.”

Sutter, 49, began his career in Princeton as a Borough patrol officer in 1995, served as captain from 2010 to 2013, and took charge of the department in its first year of consolidation in 2013 after former Chief David Dudeck’s forced departure amid allegations of misconduct.

“Nick has been a transformative leader

during a time of great change, and he has been a model for how police can proactively engage with community partners, build meaningful relationships of trust, and be open and embracing of change to strengthen the department,” said Lempert. “He will leave behind a department that has grown more diverse, more community-oriented, and more progressive because of his efforts. He has been a leader, mentor, and role model, not just within the police department but across the entire municipal government. I am a better mayor because of him, and am forever thankful for all he has done for Princeton.”

Sutter’s longtime colleague, former Sergeant Fred Williams, who now serves as press information officer for the munici-

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pality of Princeton, reflected on his work with Sutter in the PPD. “I spent close to 20 of my 30 years in law enforcement here in Princeton,” he said. “When I learned of Chief Sutter’s recent retirement plans, I realized, unfortunately, all good things really do come to an end. Having worked closely with him on matters and programs that directly impacted our Princeton community, I can say his support was always genuine, enthusiastic, and unwavering.

I’d also add that his ability to bridge gaps and overcome barriers to bring solutions to the table is his greatest asset. He will be leaving the Princeton PD well prepared and poised for success in a new era of modern day, 21st-century policing.”

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Princeton Public Library Rolls Out First Two Phases of Reopening Plan

The first two phases of a three-part reopening plan for Princeton Public Library are now underway. As of Wednesday, June 24, the library is accepting the return of materials that were borrowed prior to the March 13 closing of the building due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But opening its doors to the public is not part of the initial phases, or chapters, of what the library is calling “Reopening by the Book.” The plan’s first two were approved June 19 by the library’s board of trustees, which must still approve the third.

To return the more than 20,000 books, audiobooks, DVDs, and music CDs that have been out on loan, patrons must use the book and audiovisual drops on Sylvia Beach Way, the one-way lane behind the building. In addition, a bin will be under a tent outside the Community Room doors on Hinds Plaza from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The book drops at Princeton Shopping Center and Palmer Square will remain closed until further notice.

Once book drops are emptied, the materials will be quarantined in the Community Room for a minimum of 72 hours, in accordance with guidelines developed by the American Library Association.

All items currently on loan will have a due date of July 15, with extended use fees to begin accruing on July 16. Returned items will remain on the cardholder’s account during the quarantine Continued on Page 11

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A Community Bulletin Community Pool Meeting: On Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m., the continuation of a public meeting to decide whether to reopen Community Pool will be held via Zoom. Visit princetonnj. gov to get instructions on attending.

Meet the Mayor: On Friday, June 26 at 8:30 a.m., Mayor Liz Lempert holds a virtual open office session. Visit princetonnj.gov to get instructions on attending.

Parking Enforcement is Back: Paying to park on Princeton streets was suspended during the past few months of the pandemic, but drivers now have to pay to park once more. A 10-day acclimation period ends Saturday, June 27. 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.

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guide visitors past fields, gardens, and barns for a close-up look at the corn, oats, wheat, vegetables, and eggs being donated to Mercer County’s food pantries, food banks, and soup kitchens this summer and fall.

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Howell Living History Farm is not yet open for general admission or weekly programming.

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GROWING CONCERNS: The four garden beds recently built behind the YMCA and YWCA facilities on Paul Robeson Place are part of a new community gardening initiative being introduced in parts of the town.

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Princeton Free Garden Project Lets Neighbors Grow Together Once Ross Wishnick got the idea to install community gardens in different parts of Princeton a few weeks ago, it wasn’t long before four raised beds were built and planted on an island in the parking lot of the YMCA and YWCA facilities on Paul Robeson Place.

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founder of Send Hunger Packing Princeton (SHUPPrinceton, proposed the idea to YMCA CEO Kate Bech, who quickly got on board. The Princeton Free Garden Project, a grassroots initiative to plant community garden beds around town, was born.

“I think people get satisfaction in being able to provide for themselves,” Wishnick said. “I’ve been a food guy. I understand that access to food and to fresh produce has been a thing that people have been asking for.”

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The project started with initial seed funding from Bank of Princeton, of which Wishnick is co-founder, and Glenmede Trust. Thanks to the agreement with the YMCA, the initiative will now be able to seek additional donations under the u mbrella of t he Y MCA , which will process the donations and expenses.

“It doesn’t cost a lot, but it does cost money,” Wishnick said. “So this frees us up to do proper fundraising and people can get their letter saying they donated.”

Last Friday, Wishnick arranged for another two beds to be built in the parking lot behind Tortuga’s restaurant, in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. “This morning, I met with people in the community, and we talked about it, and today I bought the lumber,” Wishnick said on Monday. “We’ll cut it down and build two beds.

The water is there. We’ll find some community members to help.”

The plan is to grow herbs and vegetables such as basil, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

“We’re tr ying to provide things that are hardy and will grow,” said Wishnick.

“The idea is that we identify a few ambitious leaders of a small group of people, and they get involved. A team works on each bed, making sure it gets watered. They’ll have a schedule. Weeding will be minimal because we’re putting in good soil.”

Each raised bed measures 4x8 feet, and community members chosen to take ownership for each plant bed will decide how the 32 square feet will be planted with guidance from land-

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The “owners” of each bed will then be able to harvest the produce for themselves and their neighbors. Beds were built with mostly repurposed wood, trellis material that was found in the trash, and wood chips that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

Bech, who is the outgoing president of the Garden Club of Trenton, is enthusiastic about the project.

“Throughout history, in difficult and uncertain times, gardens have not only provided nutritious food, they have served as a compelling symbol of hope,” she said in a press release. “It’s a credit to the Princeton Free Garden volunteer creators who

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Wishnick and colleagues are looking at some additional locations. Proximity to a water source is key.

“This is a community effort,” he said. “Within each pocket of residences, the people gardening are doing it for themselves or their neighbors. We do this over and over, so this is a thriving operation where people can help themselves and help others.”

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“What was some of the best advice you received from your father?”

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“Always do something that makes you smile, and find your happiness in life.”

—Ellisha Wiles, Skillman

“Think for yourself and don’t be a follower.”

—Gerald Sebastian, Belle Mead

“Believe in myself and have the confidence to carry out my goals.”

—Chad Becker, Princeton

“Listen to others before you react.”

—Sim Lee, Edgewater

Julia: “Teaching me to appreciate the arts and culture. Without my father, I would not have an appreciation for attending museums and concerts.”

Kari: “The best advice my father gave me was to invest in the stock market. My father was self-made, and all about putting the money away and letting it grow.”

—Julia and Kari Scaglione, Basking Ridge

In a decision that has had major reverberations in the local and Princeton University communities, the Supreme Court of the United States on July 18 ruled to keep in place, for now anyway, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects certain immigrants, the Dreamers, from deportation.

The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s order to terminate the program, though he has promised to try again.

“I and countless others celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling that rejected the Trump administration’s effort to end DACA,” wrote Princeton Councilwoman Leticia Fraga. “For our Dreamers, it means that for the first time in three years they can breathe a little easier. I am pleased but apprehensive that the Trump administration will turn around and attempt to end the program again, but hopefully not before we have the opportunity to vote them out of office.”

Fraga went on to emphasize the limitations of the DACA program and the need for Congressional action to pass legislation that can provide a path to citizenship. “As before, the program only allows for two-year, renewable work permits,” she wrote in an email. “What we truly need is for Congress to pass legislation that would offer a path to citizenship, not just for young immigrants but for their parents and others who are undocumented, so that they can continue to live and work in what is for many of them the only home they remember.”

Fatima Mughal, a local public school teacher, activist, and community organizer, described the Supreme Court decision as “a tiny step in the right direction, but we have a lot of work to do.” She continued, “Ending DACA would have meant losing 700,000 friends, family members, and students, as well as doctors, lawyers, teachers, volunteers, and countless others who play valuable roles in our community. After the ruling, there was a collective sigh of relief from our neighbors who depend on DACA to be legally allowed to continue living in the only place they’ve called home.”

Mughal described some of the effects of the program and the need for much more support for immigrants. “The DACA program was always a band-aid for a much larger conversation the government was unwilling to have,” she wrote. “While my friends who are DACA recipients are able to do things like apply for jobs and get a license to

drive to school or to the doctor without fear, the millions of undocumented immigrants living without DACA are unable to do those simple things safely.”

She continued, “Many of those people who continue to live in fear are the parents and loved ones of DACA recipients. They are also integral members of our community, and they deserve the same basic courtesy of not having to live in fear of being ripped out of the communities they work so hard to help flourish. They deserve to be able to live in dignity.”

Princeton University, Microsoft Corporation, and Princeton 2018 graduate Maria Perales Sanchez are co-plaintiffs in a case challenging the government’s decision to end DACA. “Princeton University filed this suit because our success as a world-class teaching and research university depends on our ability to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds,” Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber said in a June 18 statement.

He continued, “Today’s carefully reasoned Supreme Court decision rightly protects DACA beneficiaries against arbitrary agency action. We welcome that decision, but we also know that the Dreamers’ future, and our own future, will depend on legislation that gives them a clear path to citizenship. Princeton will continue to advocate on behalf of DACA beneficiaries and the many other immigrants whose talent, hard work, and creativity contribute so vitally to this University and to our country.”

Princeton University stated that it will continue to urge Congress to achieve a legislative solution that provides permanent legal protections for all Dreamers.

Perales Sanchez, who now works at a Baltimore nonprofit that defends migrants’ rights, also applauded the decision, but is eager to see more progress. “Today, we celebrate a positive decision, being well aware that we still need a permanent legislative solution that includes all 11 million of us – our families, our siblings, our parents, and folks who don’t fit the ‘Dreamer’ criteria,” she said. “I’m in awe of the power of youth to bring about change, and while I celebrate SCOTUS for the decision, I remind myself that this couldn’t come about without the millions of folks putting racial and social justice first. We will keep fighting for a world that includes, celebrates, and uplifts us, and sees us as human beings.”

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T V Programing in the Early Years of Color Television” is June 28, and “Look Before You Vote: Televising the Presidential Conventions” is July 26. Both are held from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

I n 19 6 8 , s t u d e n t s from universities all across southern California marched on NBC’s studios in Burbank, Calif. In the hands of one protester was a sign that read “Sarnoff is a Klingon.” But what did David Sarnoff, chairman of the board of the Radio Corporation of America, have to do with Star Trek? The Sarnoff Collection, which is based at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, will explore the question in the June 28 Zoom talk about the early years of color television broadcasting, and the shows that were on the small screen in the 50s and 60s. The event is free.

The first political convention was broadcast on the radio in 1924, and the first televised convention took place in 1940, when television was still in its infancy. The July 26 Sar nof f Zoom dis cussion is about the history of broadcasting the presidential conventions, and the technologies that were invented to cover t h o s e te c h n o l o g i c a l l y challenging events. The event is free.

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A DAY OF SOLIDARITY: Among those on hand for Princeton’s first public observance of Juneteenth were, from left, Kyara Torres-Olivares, Valeria Torres-Olivares, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Imani Mulrain, Aba Smith, Hilcia Acevedo, and Mutemwa Masheke.

(Photo by Code Equal/Oscar T. Reyna) Lenape people, followed by a mass kneeling for 8 minutes 46 seconds to recognize black lives lost to centuries of racist violence. A Juneteenth proclamation, requested of Mayor Liz Lempert by organizer Valeria Torres-Olivares, was read by Princeton Council members Leticia Fraga and Dwaine Williams.

“This is not a moment. This is a movement,” emphasized the organizers, Valeria TorresOlivares (Princeton University), Kyara Torres-Olivares ( Princeton High School), Imani Mulrain (Princeton University), Mutemwa Masheke (Princeton University), Hilcia Acevedo (Princeton University), and Aba Smith (Princeton High School).

Speakers and performers included DJ Darius the 1st; Gillian Scott; Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian

Princeton Family YMCA Hosts Town’s Juneteenth Celebration

Six young organizers produced the first public observance and celebration of Juneteenth in Princeton on Thursday, June 18. Billed as a celebration of the cultural achievements of black Americans and a commendation of the Black Lives Matter movement, it was a day of solidarity, celebration, and action.

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“Juneteenth is a reminder of a celebration that was simultaneously delayed and denied even as it was declared. On June 19th 155 years ago, enslaved people discovered that they had been emancipated,” said Mjumbe. “155 years later we are still discovering that we have yet to fully realize our freedom. I valued the opportunity to participate in the Princeton Juneteenth. I see it as yet another opportunity to engage and to be engaged by those who are interested in rediscovering and rededicating themselves to a continuing struggle for freedom.”

“Our gathering today is no less vital than the high energy

protests of a people around the world who are sick and tired of being sick and tired,” said Benjamin. “The wonderful organizers of our gathering have crafted a world on this lawn for us to feel our tiredness, lay bare our grief, and express our joy. “True freedom, true freedom requires that we march inward as much as we march outward seeding the world we want in our spirits as much as in our systems.

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Cohen praised Sutter’s service to Princeton and his ability to set an exemplary tone for the PPD. “I hope people will know what I mean when I call him a real mensch!” Cohen wrote in an email. “In my time on Council I have not once been disappointed when we have asked him for information about how the police do their jobs, or ideas about how to foster constructive relations between the police and the community. Every one of my interactions with members of the force have been positive, and I credit the chief with setting the tone from the top down. He is a public servant in the truest sense of the term, and he will be sorely missed.”

In his announcement Sutter stated, “Leading this department for over seven years has been the culmination of a lifelong dream. My colleagues have become my extended family. It is the men and women of this department and my friendships with all of them that have made this decision so difficult. I am honored to have served this community for all of these years.”

He described his colleagues in the PPD as “the finest men and women law enforcement has to offer” and emphasized their readiness to face the significant challenges that policing faces in contemporary America.

“Our department has never been in a better position to focus on the tremendous challenges presently facing us and the changes law enforcement in our nation is undoubtedly going to experience,” he said.

“Our officers deserve consistent and transformational

leadership that will result in positive change moving forward.”

Sutter continued, “Change is not new to our department, and our leadership is prepared to continue the type of forward thinking, positive change we have been advocating now for over seven years.

I will work with the department leadership, municipal administration, Mayor Lempert, and members of Council to ensure that this transition is seamless.”

—Donald Gilpin

Blood Donors Needed As Surgeries Resume

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent a not her bloo d shor tage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate in the weeks and months ahead by calling (800) RED CROSS (1-800733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Appointments are required in order to observe social distancing.

Those who come to give through June 30 will receive a $5 A mazon.com Gift Card via email.

In recent weeks, hospital demand for blood products has grown by 30 percent after sharply declining in early April amid this rapidly changing and complex public health crisis. At the same time, blood drives continue to be canceled as many businesses and

community organizations remain closed. Donors are needed to make and keep scheduled appointments to help meet the current need.

D&R Greenway Hosts Community Victory Gardens

D & R Greenway Land Trust has announced that vegetable seeds are already sprouting in the inaugural Communit y Victor y Gardens, near the vintage red barn on their St. Michaels Farm Preserve. The vision to provide nearby residents with healthy ways of eating, and support people in need of food security, star ted as a kernel of an idea ten years ago when the 415-acre Hopewell preserve was created.

“A few of us were talking earlier this year about how the time had come for a community garden,” said farm manager Bill Flemer. “With the pandemic keeping people at home, seeking healthy ways to eat and a need for ‘community,’ local organic farmers Bob and Steffi Harris and I approached Linda Mead about our idea.”

President and CEO of D&R Greenway Linda Mead reacted with enthusiasm.

“We are all hungry for a sense of belonging, being outdoors and living healthy right now,” she said. “These times hearken back to the Great Depression, when Victory Gardens provided important sustenance for those who lost jobs or were on limited income, strapped for food. I especially liked the suggestion to include ‘Charity Plots’ where gardeners donate plants, time and harvest to support those in need.”

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Six of the 32 garden plots are reserved for charity. All plots are designated for this pilot year. Hopewell resident Corinne Egner is managing the schedule for gardeners who have donated plants and seed, and who are contributing their time to weed, water and harvest the produce. As they ripen, the vegetables will be donated to the new nonprofit that has emerged at Hopewell’s Aunt Chubby’s L u ncheonet te, feeding 30 local families identified by local churches and a doctor.

D&R Greenway’s Bill Flemer laid out and prepared all the garden plots by rototilling, providing garden stakes, and turning in compost. The farm field is safe from deer, being inside a fenced area where native plants were grown to restore

a Staten Island landfill that holds remains from the 9/11 site in New York City.

What makes these garden plots most unique is the social distancing design and protocol. The 15’X15’ plots were designed with 10’ wide pathways in between. The water tower that D&R Greenway keeps filled is the location of a sanitizing station for all gardeners to use. Social distancing rules apply, including wearing “your own gloves” when using any shared tools. “We hope that this pilot year is a grand success,” said Mead, “proving that even in times of severe stress we can creatively solve problems and come together around common ground.”

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Nurseries, sees this new garden opportunity as “inspiring community responsibility. Twenty-six gardeners are caring for their own sites; volunteers tending the six charity plots.”

D & R Greenway invites the public to visit the preserve. For more information, contact Deb Kilmer at dkilmer@drgreenway.org.

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United Way Kicks Off Strike Out Hunger Campaign

With the number of families in New Jersey who can’t make ends meet and need help to feed their growing children, United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC) kicked off a virtual Strike Out Hunger on June 16 at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). A curbside food donation drop-off will be held at various locations in Mercer County from June 23-30.

This is the sixth consecutive year United Way has hosted the event, which brings together businesses, individuals, and advocates, working together to help reduce hunger in Mercer County. United Way will continue to support fresh produce distribution to promote nutrition and healthy eating. This will be in partnership with Rolling Harvest Food Rescue.

UWGMC is asking that individuals join the #bagchallenge. The purpose of this event is to create environmentally friendly bags at home using a clean T-shirt and to then fill the bag with nonperishable food items including canned meats, vegetables, healthy cereals, etc. Drop off sites include select Starbucks and Investors Bank branches as well as the WPST radio parking lot. Caring citizens from community organizations, corporations, and volunteers have already started to join the challenge online. Strike Out Hunger will provide non-perishables to food pantries, churches and soup kitchens, delivered by Mercer Street Friends Food Bank.

United Way partners with several communit y non profits to connect people with resources, investing in programs, communit y partnerships, and volunteer engagement in youth and family success. As United Way continues to build Strike Out Hunger, partnering with community organizations, organizing volunteers and generating awareness of increased food insecurity among children and families throughout Mercer County, Sandra Toussaint, president and CEO, is very grateful for all the volunteers and supporters. “When you take part in feeding our community, especially given the

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FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY: The annual Strike Out Hunger campaign is being held throughout Mercer County June 23-30

by United Way of Greater Mercer County. crisis we are going through, that is such a gratifying feeling for everyone involved in the effort,” she said.

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Tack Sale Rescheduled For June 27 and 28

Riding with HEART has rescheduled its spring tack sale for Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, June 28 from 12 to 3 p.m. at their Alexandria Township farm, 639 County Road 513, two miles west of the Pittstown

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For shoppers’ safety, face masks and social distancing will be required, and sale items will be spread out in three times the space of previous sales.

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Pirone Lambros pointed out that because of the change to one-way, Witherspoon Street might be the biggest part of the experiment but Nassau Street, Palmer Square, the Witherspoon-Jackson district, and the Princeton Shopping Center have also taken advantage of expanding spaces for dining and pedestrian use.

She emphasized the economic challenges facing local businesses. “We’re at a critical time for our business community,” she said. “The more our locals can support the business community the better. It will really help if locals come out and go to restaurants and stores. It’s really critical after being closed for three months.”

She continued, “But we still need to maintain our safe practices so we can avoid as much as possible a second wave. Wearing masks and being cautious is so important, but the more people can come out and support the businesses the better it is for everybody.”

Molly Jones, executive director of Sustainable Princeton, which has been taking a leading role in the community-wide Out and About Princeton initiative, commented on the opportunities to make improvements for all in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’ve seen our involvement as a way to carry out the Climate Action Plan, because new use of streets is like a creative place-making, a way to bring people downtown to support more local

shopping so people will have a smaller footprint,” she said. “There are great community positives embedded in what’s happening.”

Slow Streets Also approved by Council last week was the installation of “slow streets” during the pandemic, local streets with low traffic being designated mainly for exercise, recreation, and travel by pedestrians and bicycle riders. With less automobile traffic, more pedestrians and cyclists, and increased need for social distancing, people have been eager to take over the streets.

Streets being considered for closure to through traffic and designation as slow streets are John Street, Linden Lane, Patton Avenue, D e m p s e y Av e n u e , C l a y Street, part of Library Place, Ridgeview Road, Hutchinson Drive, and part of Littlebrook Road. The municipality held a special Zoom meeting last night, June 23, to answer questions and discuss the future of slow streets in Princeton.

Implementation of the slow streets, which will be accessible to local automobile traffic only, not through traffic, will begin later this week with temporary traffic calming devices placed at the street entrances, allowing space for local traffic to enter and exit and signs posted to alert road users and explain the rules for slow streets.

“So far we have been receiving quite enthusiastic responses from the residents of the streets proposed as slow streets, with numbers of volunteers willing to help

maintain the barriers and signs that will be placed to inform residents and motorists of the expectations for use of these streets,” said Princeton Council President David Cohen.

Cohen noted that Council would soon be taking up a companion ordinance to the original reopening ordinance to allow reduction of speed limits on these roadways. He also reported that the Arts Council is ready to order signage that will be coordinated throughout town to enhance the messaging for slow streets and commercial reopening streets.

Serieyssol emphasized the flexibility of the plans and of the Council resolution, with its 120-day limit, and the intention to be adaptable. “If we need to change things here and there to improve, that’s what will happen,” she said. The PBAC is taking a survey on slow streets and how they are perceived in different neighborhoods.

“The duration of the slow streets initiative is open to constituent feedback,” she added. The set-ups will be reviewed every two weeks, necessary changes will be made, and possibly other streets will be given the opportunity to participate.

Jones noted that these slow streets provide children with many options for social distance opportunities and healthy interaction. “It’s a real win for our community in supporting our younger generation,” she said.

Bike Boulevards Another important element of the Out and About Princeton and Streets for People program is the

upcoming installation of Bike Boulevards, part of the Bicycle Mobility Plan network of safe cycling facilities. Bike Boulevards are roadways identified as low traffic and suitable for cyclists, part of a connected network which helps riders make their way around town to popular destinations.

The intention, as Cohen explained, is that the few motorists who do traverse these roads will drive slowly and defer to cyclists.

Sign posts will designate these boulevards and enable a variety of new cycling loops around town, ranging from the 16-mile Fitness Loop around the perimeter to the 4.5 mile Town and Gown Loop in the core.

The Bike Boulevards, in conjunction with some offroad shared paths, create an almost continuous loop connecting all the public schools, a significant component of the Safe Routes to Schools network. Cohen pointed out that this will be very important when schools reopen and social distancing limits the numbers of students who can ride the buses at one time. Students who live close enough to school, Cohen hopes, will be tempted to walk or bike instead of being driven. “Helping those students feel safe on their bicycles is a crucial step toward encouraging this trend,” he said.

Emphasizing the extensive teamwork involved in all of the Out and About Princeton efforts, Jones looked beyond the weeks and months of reopening and combating the pandemic. “We’re all hopeful that some of the changes coming about in our community are ones that will stick,” she said. “So as we look forward to the future we hope that this isn’t just a time to enjoy the changes, but these are low emission, transportation options that people will want to embrace.”

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The new appointees began their board service with the Princeton-based capacitybuilding nonprofit this month.

Princeton-based VolunteerConnect is committed to supporting the work of other charitable organizations by training effective board members and facilitating the ongoing education of nonprofit staff and boards.

“We are very happy that Monica, Radia, and Rena have agreed to share their expertise and insights as board members with us,” said Allison Howe, Volunte er C on n e c t’s exe c ut ive director. “We continue to focus on training our nonprofit community and are expanding our offering of programs. These new board members bring the leadership and experience to make this happen.”

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Patel is an intellectual property (IP) attorney with global experience in innovation and IP protection and management. During her international work, she served on the board of trustees of the American School of Bombay for many years. More recently, she led the West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Foundation including as president of the board.

Police Blotter On June 16, at 4:48 p.m., a victim reported that he received a notice from his bank to pay off a loan. He contacted the bank and discovered someone used his information to take out a loan for $9,000. The victim is filing a dispute with his bank and notifying the credit bureaus.

On June 16, at 2:44 p.m., a victim reported that his bike was stolen outside of a store on Nassau Street, after he left it there for a few moments to make a purchase.

On June 16, at 10:14 a.m., a resident of Greenview Avenue reported that, between 9:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m., his vehicle was stolen from his driveway.

On June 16, at 9:31 a.m., a resident of Hamilton Avenue reported that his vehicle was stolen from his driveway. Surveillance footage shows an unknown male suspect entered the vehicle and drove away. It was later recovered in Newark, N.J. On June 15, at 6:31 a.m., a victim reported he noticed two withdrawals in January totaling $600 that were not made by him, and he reported it to the bank as stolen funds.

On June 13, at 10 :11 a.m., a victim reported that her vehicle’s rear windshield was shattered while parked on South Harrison Street.

Items were moved around but nothing was stolen.

On June 12, at 7:51 p.m., a juvenile victim reported that she was walking on Witherspoon Street and a man passed her and turned around and grabbed her buttocks, and then ran away.

The suspect was described to be in his mid-40s and 5’4.

On June 10, at 6:10 p.m., a store employee on Nassau Street reported that someone attempted to purchase a gift card using counterfeit $20 bills. The employee called the manager and the suspect walked behind the register in anger and reclaimed the bills. He left the store on foot.

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period. Items will be backdated upon check-in to reflect the date they were actually returned. For those who have 30 or more items checked out on a single card or by multiple members of a household, special arrangements can be made.

At a date to be determined, Phase 2 will allow for walkup, contactless pickup — again using Sylvia Beach Way. Along with keeping patrons safe, the priority is on protecting members of the staff.

“Our short-term focus has been on ensuring that staff movements in the building are in a way that allows for social distancing,” said Executive Director Jennifer Podolsky, in an email. “We have several common work areas for staff that will need to be reconfigured for social distancing. Also, some of that will be achieved through scheduling. We have been working closely with the Princeton Health Department on these two phases of the plan and will be looking to them, and to statewide library organizations, for guidance as we execute additional parts of the plan.”

Podolsky said members of the staff have been instructed in the use of personal protective equipment and social distancing. “When we move to additional phases involving members of the public being in the building, we’ll offer additional training,” she said.

The library will not accept any book donations until further notice.

Podolsky said it is too early to decide on limits for how many people will be allowed inside the building at one time. “Right now, the administrative order covering libraries only allows for contactless delivery of materials from the collection, not for customer service in the building,” she said. “When that changes, we’ll look at our capacity options.”

Once the building does reopen, the library will work with the owners of its Jammin’ Community Cafe to determine how to best serve customers.

“Many in the community have expressed gratitude for the services offered by the Virtual Princeton Public Library and I’m proud of the way our staff stepped up to enhance and expand our digital services,” Podolsky said.

Whatever the post-coronavirus landscape looks like for libraries, we know that digital resources will continue to gain importance. We fully expect to be able to meet the evolving needs of the Princeton community.”

For more information, visit princetonlibrary.org/reopening.

—Anne Levin

Princeton High Student Selected for Academy

The United States Marine Corps recently announced that Princeton High School student Shoshana Henderson was selected for the 2020 Semper Fidelis All-American Program Battles Won Academy. The academy, which was scheduled for July 9 through 13, in the District of Columbia, was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command continues to recognize the achievements of exemplary selected students like Shoshana.

She was selected not only

for her athletic performance but for outstanding character, academic excellence, and community leadership that reflects the Marine Corps’ values of honor, courage and commitment. Shoshana chose a mentor to also participate in this year’s social media and digital engagement activities, which are intended to recognize all of the Semper Fidelis All-Americans and their mentors.

“You’ve worked hard to accomplish your goals, serve others and make a positive contribution to our great nation,” Maj. Gen. James Bierman, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, said in a letter to the selected students.

“Our staff of experienced Marines recognized your accomplishments as an exceptional scholar, a quality athlete, and exemplary student leader in your school and community.”

The academy typically consists of a week in the nation’s capital with guest speakers, leadership lessons, community service, visits to some of America’s most iconic monuments, and a day-long visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Although the academy cannot be conducted in the same manner this year, the Semper Fidelis All-American Program coordinated an ongoing, interactive experience for approximately 100 top student leaders and their mentors that will allow them to be recognized for their achievements and share leadership lessons that will enhance their future success.

Virtual Assistance Offered For Grief Due to Pandemic

The American Red Cross New Jersey Region, together with state officials, is offering New Jersey resources in a Virtual Family Assistance Center launched to support families struggling with loss and grief due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Virtual Family Assistance Center offers connections to special virtual programs, information, referrals, and services and other national resources available to support families in need. People can access the hub’s New Jersey page by visiting redcross.org/virtualfamily-assistance-center/ nj-family-assistance-center to connect with Red Cross volunteers who will help guide them through the resources available, including those provided by the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) and other state and community partners. People without internet access can call (833) 492-0094.

“These are trying times for us all, but especially difficult for those who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19,” said Rosie Taravella, CEO, American Red Cross New Jersey Region. “Not only have these families experienced the unexpected passing of a loved one, but they are also facing additional challenges caused by this public health emergency. We want them to know that there are compassionate people who wish to help them.”

Many families have experienced a disrupted bereavement and grief process due to restrictions related to COVID-19. To help, the Red Cross New Jersey Region has set up a virtual team of speciallytrained mental health, spiritual care and health services

volunteers who are connecting with families over the phone to offer condolences, support and access to resources that may be available; providing support for virtual memorial services for families, including connecting with local faith-based community partners; sharing information and referrals to state and local agencies as well as other community organizations including legal resources for estate, custody, immigration or other issues; connecting individuals with long-term crisis counseling; and hosting online classes to foster resilience and facilitate coping skills.

All Family Assistance Center support will be provided virtually and is completely SOURLAND SANITIZER: Sage Disch and his mother, Erica, provide curbside delivery at the Sourconfidential and free. land Mountain Spirits (SMS) distillery in Hopewell. As businesses begin to reopen, SMS has tripled its staff to increase production of its hand sanitizer.

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Distillery Triples Staff To Make More Sanitizer

Sourland Mountain Spirits (SMS) of Hopewell has increased production of its hand sanitizer to provide more personal protection against COVID-19 as businesses throughout the state gradually reopen.

In late March, SMS transformed its craft spirits distillery into a small hand sanitizer factory that allowed the staff to use its prime ingredient — alcohol — to help protect first responders. The company’s solution contains 80 percent alcohol, which surpasses the requirement to kill a virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“As New Jersey begins to open up, we want to open our form of personal protection to all businesses during this next stage of the pandemic,” said Ray Disch, founder/CEO. “Thanks to community support, we have hired 10 people to fill, label, and package our product who were furloughed from bars and restaurants to help us keep pace with the growing demand.”

To date, the distillery has delivered more than the equivalent of 30,000 8-ounce bottles to the American Red Cross, New Jersey National Guard, Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, HomeFront in Lawrenceville, and the Quaker Bridge Mall testing center.

As part of SMS’s transition from crafted spirits to hand sanitizer, Disch got a helping hand from his son, Sage, a NYC-based entrepreneur.

Sage Disch joined as a partner in March to work alongside the SMS team and devise procedures to safely produce and distribute the new product. In addition, Sage Disch has helped the distillery launch its Jersey Never Taps Out fundraiser in partnership with A Stitch Ahead. The proceeds from each T-shirt sale will be donated to Mercer County food banks.

“Demand for food assistance is rising at a staggering rate around the nation,” said Sage Disch, an alumnus of The Lawrenceville School.

“When it comes to doing our part, our Jersey spirit won’t allow us to quit. There is more work to be done and more people to help.”

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Princeton Public Library Pledges to Work with Community Partners on “Anti-Racist Literacy”

To the Editor: As outrage grew over the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Princeton Public Library issued a pledge: we would redouble our efforts around racial literacy. Now that we’ve had additional time to mourn and reflect, and witness the police killing of Rayshard Brooks, we realize that serving as a neutral commons for the free exchange of ideas is no longer enough. As Angela Davis said, “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”

So our new pledge is to work with our community partners on an enhanced racial literacy we’ll call “anti-racist literacy.” We all have a part to play in this; since our mission centers on books and learning, our staff have started with suggested readings for adults, teens, and children.

This is a small step in what we expect will be a long journey toward a broader understanding. We are grateful for your patience as we work with staff and partners on new opportunities for programming and while we review our policies and procedures to identify areas for improvement.

We fully realize we will be judged by our actions, not by our intentions.

We know now is the time for all institutions, even those that have done good work on racial justice in the past, to do more to demonstrate a core truth: Black Lives Matter. Guided by our shared values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we will proceed by listening with humility and openness, then act with diligence and steadfastness. We will work with anyone who joins us in the goal of becoming an anti-racist society. And we will keep you posted on our progress.

Visitors to our Princeton Room are quick to recognize the bust of Princeton native Paul Robeson, one of the jewels of our public art collection. Few realize that the artist, Italian immigrant Antonio Salemme, was a longtime personal friend of Robeson who was inspired to create art of the singer after seeing his groundbreaking performance in Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones. Salemme created multiple works of art of Robeson, who would try out new songs while he posed. “I enjoy singing to you,” the singer told the sculptor. “You seem to get more than the voice, the music, the words; you know what I’m thinking, what I mean, what I feel when I sing.”

May we all reach that level of understanding.

JENNIFER PODOLSKY Executive Director, Princeton Public Library

Experience, Expertise, Responsiveness Make Cohen An Effective Legislator for Town

To the Editor: I’m writing to support David Cohen, a Democrat on the Princeton Town Council who is seeking re-election.

I met David last year, when my neighbors and I attended a meeting of the planning board, on which David sits, to express our concerns about a developer’s plan to tear down a house at the end of our street and build two larger houses in its place. Our street has 25 or so modest homes on tree-filled quarter acre lots, and we were concerned both that the planned 4,500-square-foot houses would be out of character and that stormwater runoff would make the homes on the downhill side of the development vulnerable to flooding.

At the meeting, David — an architect by training — listened intently to our concerns and suggested several concrete solutions. Thanks to David, the town required the developer to adopt a more rigorous stormwater management plan and to create a conservation easement, preserving several trees on the property.

Since then, I’ve learned that David’s conscientious approach is characteristic of his work in town governance. In debates over a proposal to limit FAR waivers, for instance — an effort to discourage tear-downs by limiting the size of new construction on smaller lots — David both articulated the importance of preserving Princeton’s affordability and demonstrated his willingness to listen to good faith objections about the measure’s unintended consequences. His approach to this issue — listening deeply, adjusting his position where he felt it was warranted, always keeping core values in mind — is typical of David’s decision-making.

Since March, David has devoted himself to ameliorating the effects of COVID-19 in our community. He was instrumental in moving the town’s land use boards (planning, zoning, historical preservation) to a virtual platform, working closely with municipal staff, board members, and town attorneys to ensure the boards continued to operate

in a transparent, participatory, and lawful way. In addition, David has been working closely with the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Economic Development Committee, and town staff to rebalance our streets to accommodate COVID-related changes, such as reduced car traffic, increased bike and pedestrian use, and retail businesses’ desire to use some of the public right-of-way for outdoor commerce (dining or sales). The plan, soon to be rolled out, is a result of this group’s near-daily meetings and commitment to seeing our town through this crisis. Finally, the neighborhood Buddy Initiative that David proposed and developed last year has, over the past several months, been an essential resource to seniors and others with limited mobility. When I volunteered, I wasn’t surprised to discover that it was David himself who emailed to connect me with my “buddy.”

David’s experience and expertise, his responsiveness to constituents, his ability to devise creative solutions to our town’s challenges, and his willingness to roll up his sleeves to get the job done have all made him an extremely effective legislator for our town. Please join me in supporting David in the upcoming primary. Now more than ever, Princeton needs leaders like David.

JANE MANNERS Wheatsheaf Lane

Urging Voters to Look Beyond the County Line on Primary Ballots

To the Editor: Princeton residents may not give much thought to County Committee — the bottom position on the primary ballot.

Until recently, I too thought this is an inconsequential role.

I learned differently as co-founder and president of the Good Government Coalition of New Jersey (www.GGCNJ. org).

In New Jersey, where politics are ruled by strong and bullyish political bosses, voters feel disenfranchised. Much of this can be traced back to one thing that is unique to New Jersey — the structure of our primary ballots, with a “County Line.”

On your primary ballot, you will see the County Line in column A, the one with the most candidates. Most people vote “down the line,” for all and only column A candidates.

Candidates in column B or C have virtually no chance at winning the primary — and therefore the general election. The party bosses know this, and grant preferential ballot placement on “the Line” carefully. In many counties they strategically place challengers — often progressive, grassroots candidates — so as to hurt them the most: in column F following several almost empty columns, in the same box as another candidate with an opposing platform, or dividing a group of candidates running as a slate across several columns.

Because people vote down the line, and because primary elections are the elections that matter in most gerrymandered districts, by choosing who gets to be “on the line,” party bosses are basically electing our representatives for us. No wonder people feel their vote does not matter.

(Princeton is actually an outlier: all our local candidates are placed on the line — we do not use these tactics of banishing anyone to column F — but the problem still exists on our ballot for non-local races, and throughout New Jersey.)

What can you do about this? Two things. First, spread the word, especially with out-of-town friends and family: we should all look beyond the line and consider all candidates on our ballots. All the candidates on your primary ballot are from the same party, and you should choose

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Second, choose your County Committee representatives wisely (or even run for Committee yourself!). It is through the County Committee that the political machines and party bosses exert their power. They do so by promoting committee members who will maintain the status quo.

Which is why you should elect County Committee members who will do the opposite — who will make our elections fair by abolishing the Line, so all candidates have an equal shot at winning, and so voters choose who they want, not who the machine tricked them into choosing.

This is a unique year in terms of voting due to COVID-19 — and also a year we should all be voting in, in the primary and definitely in the general election. So much is at stake.

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Noting that Cohen and Fraga Have “Carved Supporting Fraga for Re-Election to Out Specific and Vital Roles” on Council Council to Continue to Serve Community

To the Editor, To the Editor: Princeton voters will decide whether to grant CouncilMany people run for elected office for reasons unrelated members David Cohen and Leticia Fraga a second term. to public service — perhaps vanity, boredom, or personal In making this important choice, I urge all voters to con- grievances, to name a few. That’s why I am once again sup- Holmes National Poetry Prize who was recently named a Princeton Arts Fellow for sider what each of the candidates brings to the table at porting Leticia Fraga for Princeton Council in the Demo- Goes to Poet Franny Choi this critical time for the Princeton community and for the cratic primary. I have zero doubts Leticia is running only Poet Franny Choi has 2020-22. Choi teaches at Princeton government. because she wants to continue to serve the community. been selected as the latest Williams College as a Gaius With a background as a professional architect, David It’s refreshing to feel that way about an elected official recipient of the Theodore Charles Bolin Fellow.

“We are thrilled to celH. Holmes ’51 and Bernice has been instrumental in developing plans for affordable these days. housing that are rooted in smart growth and thoughtful Now, I understand it’s foolish to assume anyone’s inten- Holmes National Poetr y ebrate Franny Choi,” said design that serves residents, neighbors, and the community tions but with Leticia, we have the receipts. Before being Prize awarded by the Lewis Jhumpa Lahiri, director of at large. He was Council’s representative on the team that elected to Council in 2017, Leticia had served as chair of Center for the Arts’ Program the Program in Creative crafted the Climate Action Plan and has been a leading various commissions and boards, from the Latin American in Creative Writing at Princ- Writing, “a poet who’s dazzling and necessary poems voice on implementation, including spearheading initiatives Legal Defense and Education Fund to the YWCA, Princeton eton University. challenge and celebrate nofor safer streets for pedestrians and bicyclists, enhanced Community Housing, Send Hunger Packing Princeton, and tions of identity, race, and stormwater management, and resiliency planning for se- the Civil Rights Committee of Human Services. As a memsexuality, through lightningniors and other vulnerable populations. ber of Council, she has continued to pursue issues related hot lyric poems that strike Leticia has taken the lead in ensuring every Princeton to health, equality, and social justice on committees includsparks.” ing Human Services, Board of Health and Public Safety. resident is counted in the 2020 Census, which will determine Princeton’s share of federal and state funding for (All even more critical now as we address the health and “Stonewall Reader” Subject the next decade. As liaison to the Board of Health as economic crisis caused by COVID-19.)

Of Library LiveStream well as the Commissions for Human Services and for If you attend any community event — quite literally any Jason Baumann, New York Civil Rights, Leticia worked across departments to event — you will see Leticia. She’s not there glad-handing, Public Library’s coordinator ensure the municipality responds in a comprehensive but more likely helping run the thing. The last two times of humanities and LGBTQ way to the COVID outbreak, especially making sure I’ve run into Leticia in town, she was picking up litter and collections, will discuss The Princeton’s most vulnerable residents are connected painting sidewalk warnings to keep walkers and bicyclists Stonewall Reader at 7 p.m., to services that keep them healthy, fed, housed, and safe. on June 25. The Library and safe. As the first Latinx councilwoman and first Latinx to In fact, when Leticia first ran for the Democratic nominaLiveStream event features the serve as police commissioner in Princeton, Leticia brings tion to Council in 2016, her only hesitancy was the busianthology of first-person acan important voice to Council decision making. ness of government would take her away from her work in counts of the Stonewall uprisDavid and Leticia have each carved out specific and vital our community. In an email to friends and family announcing Baumann curated from the Franny Choi roles on the Princeton Council that are particularly needed ing her candidacy, she wrote, “Because I enjoy my work library’s archives. According to The prize was established at this particular time. No one else currently serving on on the various boards and commissions I am involved in, The Atlantic, the book features in memor y of Pr inceton or running for Council can step into these roles. Politics I felt that to seriously consider a run for Council, I would 1951 alumnus Theodore H. “a diverse array of voices — is often a matter of timing, and I firmly believe that David have to wait until the time was right.”

Holmes and is presented folks from across the LGBTQ and Leticia are the right people at the right time.

The time is right, once again. each year to a poet of spe- spectrum telling their stories Although they have different backgrounds and different CHRIS JOHNSON cial merit as selected by the over decades in essays and inskills, one thing David and Leticia share is their selfless Benjamin Rush Lane faculty of the Creative Writ- terviews and letters.” commitment to the community. This commitment is evident Published in 2019, the ing Program, which includes in how they approach issues that come before Council – writers Michael Dickman, 50th anniversary of the uprisnever through the lens of how a particular issue would Aleksandar Hemon, A.M. ing that started the fight for impact them personally or their own neighborhoods – but Homes, Christina Lazaridi, American LGBTQ+ rights, with a view towards how those most in need would be To the Editor: Jhumpa Lahiri, Yiyun Li, The Stonewall Reader chronhelped or hurt.

As mayor of the former Princeton Township, and as a Paul Muldoon, James Rich- icles some of the gay liberaEspecially at this moment when we face multiple chal- former Princeton Council president, I ask my fellow Demo- ardson, Tracy K. Smith, tion movement’s most iconic lenges as a community — global pandemic, economic fall- crats to join me in supporting Leticia Fraga and David Kirstin Valdez Quade, Susan moments and figures in the out, and racism — we need David and Leticia. We need Cohen, candidates for re-election to Princeton Council in Wheeler, Monica Youn, and years before and after those their calm and thoughtful decision-making. We need their a number of distinguished events. Baumann will speak experience. And we need their strong, progressive voices. the Primary Election on July 7th. lecturers. The award, cur- about the book, the movement Leticia and David have demonstrated their ability to serve rently carrying a prize of and NYPL’s collection. Copies I hope you will join me in wholeheartedly supporting their To: ___________________________ the needs of all of our community as members of Princeton $5,000, was first made to will be available for purchase re-elections.

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Jason Baumann develops well-being of our residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evie Shockley, Natalie Diaz, and promotes literature, phiPlease check it thoroughly and pay special attention to the following: Leticia has strived to assure that we achieve social eq- Matt Rasmussen, Eduardo losophy, and religion col(Your check mark will tell uity us it’s okay) in providing services to those of our residents who Corral, Solmaz Sharif, Clau- lections at the Stephen A. are the least served and often the most needy. David has dia Rankine, and Jenny Xie. Schwarzman Building for the To the Editor: Choi is the author of two NYPL. He coordinates the � Phone number �worked Fax number � Address � Expiration hard to help our municipality achieve our goalsDate of Princeton is a place that is held in high esteem the world poetry collections, Soft Sci- Library’s LGBT Initiative, for over. I am proud of so much of what we do and who we environmental and fiscal sustainability. He has been an ence (Alice James Books) which he has curated two exadvocate for the increasing senior population in our comare. But there is room for us to do better. hibitions — 1969: The Year of munity, and for well planned development of affordable and Floating, Brilliant, Gay Liberation and Why We It is important for all of us to look around us, think Gone (Write Bloody Publishabout where we stand and identify all the things we can housing. They are both progressive Democrats and are ing), as well as a chapbook, Fight: Remembering AIDS Acdo to be a better community. Let’s look, for example, at exceptionally well qualified to help guide our town through Death by Sex Machine (Sib- tivism. Baumann received his the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the country’s, as well the changes that we will need to make both as individuals ling Rivalry Press, 2017). A MLS from Queens College, his as Princeton’s fissures were amplified during the national and as a community in an uncertain future.

Kundiman Fellow and grad- MFA in Creative Writing from lockdown and quarantine. Right here in Princeton, where Please join me in voting for Leticia Fraga and David uate of the University of City College, and is currently some of the brightest minds are curated and some of the Cohen in the Primary Election on July 7th, proven leaders Michigan’s Helen Zell Writ- completing his PhD in English wealthiest people live, some of our neighbors were hungry, for Princeton. ers Program, she co-hosts at the CUNY Graduate Center. some were experiencing homelessness, some were finding Connect at www.crowdcast.

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Celebrating Stew: Of Songs and Statues and Love That Can’t Be Measured

inally a dream worth remembering. If only I can remember it. For far too long, with rare exceptions, my dreams have been about trivial tasks and futile deliberations, like asking directions to places you don’t even want to go, and looming in the background always the same monumental obstacle that can’t be moved or toppled or made to vanish.

Last night I woke up worn out but smiling, aware that I’d been toiling, climbing, slipping and almost falling, but not afraid, never for a minute. All I knew was the dream had something to do with statues.

And why not, with statues being toppled here, there, and everywhere, all over the world. At the moment I’m remembering the opening scene of Chaplin’s City Lights, where a crowd of dignitaries is gathered for the unveiling of a monument to “Peace and Prosperity” composed of three figures, a seated female flanked by two male warriors, one wielding a sword.

The unveiling of the Olympian tableau reveals the tramp, “the Little Fellow,” curled up asleep in the female figure’s lap. The dignitaries are not amused and shout at him, he tries to scramble to his feet but his baggy trousers get caught on the sword, which seems to hoist him, wriggling, tipping his derby, as the band plays the National Anthem.

“The Statue Song” I’d been up past three the previous night when I saw an online New York Times front page photograph showing two NYPD cars in front of the equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside the Museum of Natural History. My first thought was of a New York night in the mid-sixties with an old friend that began with us throwing snowballs at the statue after sharing a pint of Old Crow. We had nothing against TR, no agenda, we were just “doing what comes naturally” because he was so monumentally there, not because he was “a symbol of colonialism and racism flanked by a Native American man and an African man.”

The image of a statue in the snow enduring what statues have always had to put up with, even at the best of times, sent me to a song by Stew (born Mark Stewart), best-known for

the award-winning Broadway musical Passing Strange. In “The Statue Song,” from his third solo album, S omething D e ep er T han T he s e Changes, the statue tells us he’s tired of holding this sword, tired of standing still “looking dignified against my will,” and tired of looking at tourists with their “stupid pig-faced grins.” All he wants is “to be indoors again” with the hotel maid who once quenched his “lethal thirst” and sent him on his way. But he’s dealing with it, the fog’s his friend, the rain’s his “mistress fair,” he and the snow “see eye to eye,” and at least the wind won’t mess up his hair. The maid’s told him he’s no different from most men she’s been out with, asked him how it feels “right now,” while he dreams of being a pigeon on a rooftop in the sun, and of “reading newspapers, the left- and right-wing ones,” and of impossible movies, and of a scoop of ice cream. All through this soulful, melodically irresistible lament, the wistful refrain is “to be indoors again,” until the singing statue bows gently, gracef ully out, “Well, I had to wake up sometime from this dream of being real — they put me here exposed to the world — then expect me not to feel — so if you feel your life’s not going anywhere, please consider me, dear friend — out here in the fog with the tourists and the dogs while you’re indoors again.”

Love Like That Something Deeper Than These Changes appeared in 2003, the year I began writing for Town Topics, the year we lost a beloved tuxedo cat named Dizzy (“the best cat ever”), and a month later adopted two newborn tuxedo kittens who could have been his kids. We named them after Nick and Nora Charles, the effervescent couple from the Thin Man movies played by William Powell and Myrna Loy. Nick was loveable but rarely effervescent, while Nora was a screwball comedy, a Disney cartoon, a creature feature, and a si-

lent musical all in one. Most kittens meet “love is more than real” and “love like the challenge of climbing and descending that can’t be measured any way.” At the the stairs in their own sweet way, but Nora same time, it’s clear that this is the song slid down the bannister. Nor did she sim- that above all others must have inspired ply trip kittenishly up the stairs: she took Passing Strange, the story of a middlethem in three effortless bounds. She did class black kid from LA who doesn’t fit not romp: she flew. And she danced. And any kind of racial, social, or cultural stetried to swing from the chandelier. The reotype (neither the “home boy” nor the gavottes we witnessed had to be seen to good boy) goes to Europe, and discovers be believed. When confronted by a suspect his voice, his art, his everything. obstacle or a toy mouse she would jump Discovering Stew straight up, halfway to the ceiling.

Back in August 2002 when I called the Writing seven years ago on the eve of box office at the Bowery Ballroom for tickSchubert’s birthday, I pictured Nora as the ets for my son and I to see Arthur Lee and 19th-century Viennese equivalent of the Love, I asked about the act opening for him. feline I imagined at the composer’s feet “Who’s this guy Stew anyway?” I was regazing up at him the way cats do, as if he ferred to a piece in the previous Sunday’s and the world were one.

New York Times. How could I have missed My wife and I shared a bed with both cats it? There was a huge three-column close-up until Nick died two years ago April. His picture of the performer in question, giving ashes and Dizzy’s are him the look of a bald, stocky black guy with buried in the backyard attitude. My first time through the paper I’d under a small monu- hurried past a headline that should have ment, a stone cat gaz- stopped me in my tracks (“Wry, Tuneful Stoing upward in that you- ries, All in 4-Minute Songs”). Since when and-the-world-are-one did bald, stocky black guys with attitude way, except that the write “wry, tuneful stories”? The article also objects in its line of claimed that Stew’s solo album, The Naked sight are t wo bird Dutch Painter, was “perhaps the finest colfeeders, drive-ins for lection of songs an American songwriter has woodpeckers, cardi- come up with this year” and compared him nals, chickadees, blue to Cole Porter, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, jays, and a certain in- and Warren Zevon. defatigable squirrel. y last sighting of Stew was at the To: ___________________________ Now Nora’s 17 and in-person presentation of Spike ailing and will be out From: _________________________ Date & Time: __________________ Lee’s filmed performance of Passthere with the other two before long. ing Strange at Princeton’s Garden Theatre Here is a proof of your ad, scheduled to run ___________________.

But for now she still shares our bed, and on September 20, 2017, 97 years to the check it thoroughly andSong,” pay special to the following: day theattention Garden opened.

His most recent onPlease the night I revisited “The Statue she was check keepingmark my side (Your willwarm, tell usand it’sknew okay)project is a live show and accompanying to make room, while I read the booklet album titled Notes from a Native Song, of Stew’s lyrics by the little booklight inspired by the writings of James Bald� Phone number � Fax number � Address � Expiration Date and found what I’d been looking for. The win, with Heidi Rodewald and members first song on Something Deeper is “Love of Stew’s group, The Negro Problem. That Like That Can’t Be Measured Anyway.” I didn’t even know of his 2012 album I’ll admit that being from Kansas, I may Making It is stunning evidence of how have been susceptible to a lyric that opens flagrantly underrated he is. But please, with reference to the sun and the moon no monuments — unless maybe they’re and the rain and how the singer’s domain along the lines of the late J. Seward “stretched and yawned along the astral Johnson’s statues of a man reading a newspaper and a boy eating a hamplains” from “cosmic Kansas” to L.A. As with so much of Stew’s music, the burger.

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rinceton Festival presented a Live Musical Theater Revue on June 20. The free concert was part of the Festival’s ongoing series of online events, “Virtually Yours.”

Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk hosted the livestream, which featured 14 soloists performing selections from Broadway or off-Broadway shows.

The soloists chose the songs they performed.

The resulting selection was an eclectic but remarkably well-balanced mixture of numbers from mid-20th century “Golden Age” classics, and more recent material.

Online concerts present unique technical challenges. One soloist, Mekelia Miller, was unheard due to a lost connection. At times a few of the other performers’ voices were less audible than their instrumental tracks. On the whole, however, the evening proceeded smoothly, with little lag time between performances. Every soloist briefly chatted affably with their predecessor before starting their own song.

The opening soloist was mezzo-soprano Shannon Rakow. who confidently began the concert with a cheerful, sincere rendition of “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” singing to an orchestral track. Composer Jule Styne and lyricist Bob Merrill wrote the exuberant, uptempo number for Funny Girl. Isobel Lennart wrote the book of that 1964 musical, whose semibiographical plot is based on the life and career of entertainer Fanny Brice (1891-1951).

Erin Brittain is a soprano with a warm, delicate tone. Backed by a pre-recorded piano accompaniment, she delivered an exquisite performance of “My House,” a graceful ballad from Matilda the Musical (2010). Librettist Dennis Kelly adapted the show from Roald Dahl’s novel. In the song — whose music and lyrics are

by Tim Minchin — the title character’s teacher, Miss Honey, thankfully cherishes her home, even though it happens to be a farm shed.

Matt Flocco performed “Bui-Doi,” a somber anthem from Miss Saigon (1989). The music is

by Claude-Michel Schönberg; the lyrics are by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. Accompanied by a track that included an orchestra and chorus, Flocco delivered a rendition that was both reflective and impassioned. In the musical the number is sung by John, a character who becomes involved with an organization that works on behalf of children, of Vietnamese and American parentage, who were conceived during the Vietnam War. Brigadoon (1947) was the first major Broadway success for lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner, and composer Frederick Loewe. The plot concerns two mid-20th century Americans who find themselves in an 18th century Scottish village that appears for one day for every

hundred years. Tommy, one of the Americans, exultantly sings about his newfound feelings for the villager Fiona, in “Almost Like Being in Love.” Soprano Jami Leonard delivered a sweeping performance of the number, infusing her rendition with body language that captured the sense of joyful astonishment inherent in Lerner’s lyrics.

“Some Enchanted Evening,” which composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II wrote for South Pacific (1949) also expresses a protagonist’s feelings about a nascent romance. Emile de Becque, a French middle-aged plantation owner, recalls meeting U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush. Billy Huyler, a rich baritone, smoothly caressed Rodgers’ musical phrases.

Another Rodgers & Hammerstein standard, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from The Sound of Music (1959), was powerfully sung by Rachel Weishoff. Weishoff said that the classic show is “dear to my heart” because “my grandmother was in the original … she was Sister Ursula.”

Rodgers’ melody is an apt fit for Weishoff’s rich mezzo-soprano.

Energetic body language characterized Jordan Bunshaft’s performance of a rousing number from Guys and Dolls (1950), “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” for which Frank

Loesser wrote the music and lyrics. Bunshaft previously lent his high-pitched vocals to comedic characters for recent Princeton Festival productions of Man of La Mancha and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Dick Scanlan wrote “Gimme Gimme” for Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002), which was based on the 1967 film of the same title. An introspective opening gives way to up-tempo passion for the bulk of the song. Mezzo-soprano Natalie Rose Havens took full advantage of the number’s melodic range. Her energetic performance — in which she sensually swayed to the rhythm, closed her eyes, and allowed the moment to envelop her — was a high point.

Michael Motkowski gave a heartfelt performance of the intense, brooding “Role of a Lifetime,” which composer Damon Intrabartolo and lyricist Jon Hartmere wrote for a musical that was presented off-Broadway, Bare: A Pop Opera (2000). Peter, a high school student at a Catholic boarding school, expresses anxiety about his relationship with his roommate, Jason. Motkowski was strongest when the melody moved into his upper range.

Unlike most of the performers, who sang to pre-recorded tracks, Amy Weintraub was accompanied live. Guitarist Shane Lonergan

“LIVE MUSICAL THEATER REVUE”: The Princeton Festival organized an online concert of soloists performing songs from classic and recent musicals. Top row, from left: Erin Brittain, Michael Caizzi, Ronald Samm, Rachel Weishoff, and Billy Huyler. Middle row: Matt Flocco, Mekelia Miller, Paloma Friedhoff Bello, Jami Leonard, and James Conrad Smith. Bottom row: Amy Weintraub, Michael Motkowski, Natalie Rose Havens, Jordan Bunshaft, and Shannon Rakow.

(Photo montage courtesy of the Princeton Festival) To view the Live Musical Theater Revue, visit princetonfestival.org/digital-event/ live-musical-theater-revue. To learn about the Princeton Festival’s remaining “Virtually Yours” events, visit princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours.

accompanied Weintraub’s rendition of Jason Robert Brown’s “Another Life,” from The Bridges of Madison County (2014). In the show a guitar is a plot element; Francesca, the female protagonist, realizes that it belonged to the ex-wife of her lover, Robert. Weintraub’s delicate soprano befitted the melody, which is infused with a gentle syncopation.

As noted, the program was not curated to emphasize a particular focus. Nevertheless, themes did emerge. One was the concept of nascent love, as espoused by “Almost Like Being in Love” and “Some Enchanted Evening.”

Another was the theme of transformation from one identity to another.

In “A Little More Mascara” from La Cage Aux Folles (1983), we see Albin — the star performer at the titular nightclub — make himself up as the drag queen “Zaza.” Baritone Michael Caizzi executed the transformation — complete with wig — as he performed the song

by Jerry Herman.

When Beauty and the Beast (1994) became Disney’s first stage musical, additional songs were needed to augment the animated film’s score. Lyricist Tim Rice studiously imitated the style of Howard Ashman, the movie’s late wordsmith. An exception was an anguished ballad for the Beast, “If I Can’t Love Her,” which was more characteristic of the ambivalent, weary mood that pervades many of Rice’s songs from other shows. James Conrad Smith — who, like Rakow and Weintraub, was a veteran of last year’s Princeton Festival production of She Loves Me — lent his ringing baritone to Alan Menken’s melody.

“This is the Moment” is the signature ballad from Jekyll & Hyde (1997). After Dr. Jekyll’s unorthodox proposals have been rejected by London’s elite medical establishment he resolves to test a dangerous chemical formula on himself. Frank Willdhorn’s anthemic music captures the heroism Jekyll believes he embodies, while the lyrics by Leslie Bricusse accentuate his ambitious, less noble motivations. Not unlike Havens, tenor Ronald Samm let himself be completely immersed in his passionate rendition.

The final selection was “I Could Have Danced All Night,” a signature number for Eliza, the protagonist of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady (1956). The song’s title was appropriate for soprano Paloma Friedhoff Bello; she was broadcasting from Madrid, where by then it was 3 a.m. Nevertheless, she delivered a performance that was suitably exuberant. ichard Tang Yuk concluded the concert by asking all of the performers to log back into Zoom. It was the online equivalent of a curtain call.

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Princeton Festival Tackles Upcoming Season with Panel Discussion: Things Will Not Be “Business as Usual”

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hree months after the Princeton performing arts arena essentially shut down, it is clear the 2020-2021 season will require major adjustments from performers, administrators, audience members and donors alike. Princeton Festival, whose month-long June season usually fills area halls with opera, recitals, chamber music, and lectures, quickly adjusted this year to create a “season” of virtual vocal showcases, podcasts, lectures, and archival performances. The Festival’s third week of “Virtually Yours on Demand” included a live online panel discussion last Tuesday afternoon with leaders from Princeton area music organizations discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted performing ensembles and how organizations will fine-tune a summer traditionally jammed-packed with planning, but with no idea how and when live performances will be able to happen.

Hosted by Princeton Festival Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk, the online conversation included Princeton Pro Musica Executive Director Mary Trigg; Trenton Children’s Chorus Executive Director Kate Mulligan; Princeton Singers Executive Director John Cloys; David Osenberg, development director of WWFM; Jerry Kalstein, chair of Boheme Opera NJ’s Board of Trustees; and Hilary Butler, executive director of Westrick Academy, the home of the Princeton Girlchoir and Boychoir. The discussion focused on the future of the performing arts in the Princeton area, including how ensembles are navigating the times ahead and what next season might look like.

All of these organizations have adjusted to a “non-live” performance format which has gone on much longer than anyone imagined. Performances (including a Princeton Girlchoir tour to Spain and Portugal) were canceled or postponed to early fall, only to be postponed again when it was unclear if venues would be open. All participants in the discussion have developed some sort of digital presence, ranging from music theory classes to online voice lessons, but it has become clear to choruses in particular that current technology allows neither ensemble accuracy in real time nor a sense of unity in performing. However, as Mulligan was quick to point out, the ability of Trenton Children’s Chorus members to connect to one another was in many cases more important to the young choristers than trying to sing simultaneously. Several ensembles have created “virtual choirs” by having individual singers record themselves with “click-tracks,” but all recognize the massive amount of work involved in editing numerous audio pieces and synching with video to create an acceptable finished product.

The principal question facing music organizations looking ahead to the fall is how live performances will take place. The panel cited a recent study issued jointly by Chorus America and several other vocal music service organizations which stated that “in the hierarchy of ‘safe’ activities to return to, group singing is considered among the least safe” — essentially branding singers as “super spreaders” of illness. Packing halls full of enthusiastic audience members may create the same effect, leaving organizations to create “social distancing maps” for concert venues, to find that only 20 percent capacity might be achieved. When the online audience listening to Tuesday’s panel discussion was asked “What would make you comfortable attending a live performance,” 42 percent responded that they would at-

tend if the concert were outside, 11 percent if people were six feet apart, 39 percent if there were a coronavirus vaccine, and 8 percent responded that none of these options would make them comfortable. It was clear from the feedback that organizations will have to think outside the box to keep in front of their patrons and communities this year.

While, up to this time, music ensembles had lived to perform live, three prospective formats have presented themselves for the future: 100 percent live concerts, 100 percent virtual performance, or some combination of both. Throughout these past months, performing organizations worldwide have learned (and fortunately shared) new applications for digital presentations, and it appears that hybrid seasons of online virtual and limited live performances may be the new normal. An upcoming Trenton Children’s Chorus gala might be a combination of a virtual auction, videos of members singing and possible small live concerts. Unfortunately, because of its size and the restrictions and the uncertain nature of group singing as a risk factor for COVID-19, Princeton Pro Musica has made the decision not to present live performances in the 2020-21 season. While in “pause” mode, the ensemble is planning online presentations, and, like many organizations, initiating a fundraising “seed campaign” to aid in getting through the coming year successfully and building a platform to launch its next season of live music.

Maintaining fiscal viability without earned income was a major discussion point among the panelists. All the organizations represented have had to create annual budgets without knowing exactly what the future might look like, while worrying about whether or not donors would continue to support music not heard live. The dilemma of how much ensembles might charge for viewing virtual performances is also one which organizations will surely be addressing in the coming months. When presented with the question “Do you plan to donate to your favorite arts organization this year,” 56 percent of the online audience claimed they would provide support at the same level as previously, 36 percent at a higher level, 5 percent at a lower level, and 3 percent responded that they would be unable to donate at this time. The high percentages in the “same or more as previously” categories were encouraging, and the panel was quick to note that institutional funders have stepped up in recent months to increase donations. n closing, host Tang Yuk spoke about opera’s particular challenges of singing through a pandemic, whether it be two “super spreader” lovers singing Puccini or a roomful of drinking choristers musically dispensing good cheer and germs in a Verdi party scene. With jokes about singing love duets via FaceTime and Zoom, Tang Yuk and the panel agreed that staging could be handled in a creative way to keep performers comfortable, safe, and entertaining, but there was still a lot to think about. The issues raised and discussed in Tuesday’s online conversation, ranging from opera to chorus to radio, were clearly merely a stepping stone to further conversations about how the regional arts scene will look in the coming year and ensure that everyone survives this most unusual circumstance inspired and artistically unbroken.

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The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance at Princeton University has announced award-winning choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Miguel Gutierrez as principal Caroline Hearst Choreographer-inResidence for the 2020-21 academic year. Gutierrez’s

sioned work, and advising on student-created choreography.

The purpose of the Hearst program is to bring prominent choreographers and dancers in conversation with Princeton students through a variety of engagement activities while supporting the

field who has paved the way for multi-layered work that reflects deeply on society.

During previous visits to campus as a guest, Gutierrez offered excellent mentorship and we look forward to welcoming him to campus to create meaningful exchange with students, faculty, staff, and audiences.”

In the fall, Gutierrez will teach, “Are you for sale?

Performance Making, Philanthropy and Ethics,” a new course cross-listed with the Programs in Theater, Visual Arts and American Studies that will study the relationships between performancemaking, philanthropy, and ethics. Topics include how performing artists are financing their work and what this means in relationship to economic and social justice, as well as current conditions of arts funding, the connection between wealth and giving and when those ties may be inherently questionable, what is at stake in the debate of public versus private support, and whether funding follows artists’ concerns or delimits them. For the spring semester, plans are underway for him to teach a course on creating interdisciplinary work.

State Theatre Announces “Play at Home” Series

State Theatre New Jersey joins theaters across the country in the Play at Home project, a collaboration between theaters as a response to the rapidly changing landscape of the performing arts during the global crisis. The mission of the initiative is to continue to inspire joy and creativity through live theater.

Home project,” said Sarah K. Chaplin, State Theatre New Jersey president and CEO. “We hope it will help spark creativity and inspire people to keep the arts alive while safe at home.”

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Ke l i G of f ( T h e B ird s and the Bees and Brownies and…Sir Mix-A-Lot?), Madeline Sayet (Pets Need Privacy Too), and Kristoffer Diaz (The Bridge) have been commissioned by the theatre.

Recently nominated for two Emmy Awards for her work as a producer on the Netf lix documentar y Reversing Roe, Goff is also a journalist and playwright.

A former Emerging Write r s G r o u p Fe l l o w w i t h New York’s Public Theater, her plays have been workshopped at Crossroads Theatre and Premiere Stages in New Jersey, LAByrinth Theatre in New York, and The Road Theatre Company in Los Angeles.

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As a part of this collaboration, the State Theatre has micro-commissioned theater for three playwrights/ creators to write a short play or musical (10 minutes or less). All plays — which are available for free download — are intended for families or small groups of people to perform together at home. Groups can pick a play to produce from their living rooms and are encouraged to share them on social media at #PlayatHomePlays. Pa r t i c ip a nt s c a n upload their performance to YouTube and tag #PlayatHomePlays for a chance to be featured on the Play at Home website.

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educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elabo rate Entrance of Chad D eity, Welc ome to Ar royo’s, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. He is a recipient of the Jerome Fellowship, the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant, and the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists).

Sayet is the executive director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP). For her work as a stage director of new plays, classics, and opera, Sayet has been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment, a TED Fellow, a MIT Media Lab Directors Fellow, NCAIED Native American 40 Under 40, a recipient of The White House Champion of Change Award from President Obama, the National Directors Fellowship, and a National Arts Strategies’ Creative Community Fellow.

The new micro-commissioning initiative begun by Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Public Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company recently a n n o u n c e d t h e i r 10 0 t h play w r ig ht com m i s s ion, ensuring that $50,000 has gone directly to playwrights in need in this time of crisis.

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development of these choreographers’ work. Gutierrez’ residency, along with several other shorter residencies being planned for the coming year, is aimed at maximizing that potential engagement.

Launched in 2017, the Caroline Hearst Choreographers-in-Residence Program fosters the Program in Dance’s connections with the dance field. It provides selected professional choreographers with resources and a rich environment to develop their work and offers opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage with diverse creative practices.

Gutierrez is a choreographer, composer, performer, singer, writer, educator, and advocate who has lived in New York City for over 20 years. His work has been presented in more than 60 cities around the world, in venues such as the Wexner Center for the Arts, Walker Art Center, Centre National de la Danse, Centre Pompidou, ImPulsTanz, Fringe Arts, TBA/PICA, MCA Chicago, American Realness, Chocolate Factory, and the 2014 Whitney Biennial.

“This year we are excited to expand the Hearst Choreographer-in-Residence program to allow for extended teaching and ongoing student mentoring in addition to providing a commission for the development of new performance,” said Rebecca Lazier, Senior Lecturer in Dance and Acting Director of the Program in Dance.

“Miguel Gutierrez is a performance-maker who engages imagination and intellect with equal rigor. He is an important figure in the dance

At its final board of trustees meeting of the season, McCarter Theatre Center president Robert J. Caruso thanked departing Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann for her 30 years of service. She will continue her work as a playwright and is involved in several projects in New York.

“It has been an honor to serve beside Emily during her final season at McCarter,” Caruso said. “Over the past 30 years, Emily has been a visionary, courageous trailblazer who has nurtured hundreds of artists through the LAB and the Sallie B. Goodman Artists Retreat; launched many early stage theatre professionals on successful career paths through the theatre’s Apprentice Program; and curated 30 seasons of remarkable theatre for our community and the broader national and international theater communities.

“Her support of women and people of color has been core to her time at the theatre. She elevated McCarter’s standing nationally and was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field this year by being inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. In recognition of her incredible contributions, McCarter is pleased to announce that the McCarter LAB, our creative pipeline for new work, has been named the Emily Mann LAB and will ensure that Emily’s legacy will continue.”

Additionally, McCarter’s board thanked a number of outgoing trustees for their support of McCarter and performing arts. This year, the departing trustees are Timothy M. Andrews, president and CEO of the Advertising Specialty Institute; Reginald M. Browne, principal at GTS; Michael Cadden, senior lecturer in Ttheater at Princeton University; Sandy Ewell, administrator at Bordentown Regional School District; Joan Girgus, emeritus professor of psychology at Princeton University; Daniel Herscovici, partner, Edison Ventures; and James Steward, director, Princeton University Art Museum.

“McCarter has been fortunate to have extremely talented and dedicated trustees,” said Caruso. “Their leadership and support have strengthened McCarter and we, along with the Princeton community, are better thanks to their work. We will miss their wise counsel, gentle guidance, and sustaining support.”

Caruso further noted that this has been a particularly challenging year for McCarter and performing arts organizations across the country. He thanked the entire board, senior leadership, and staff at the theatre for the thoughtful and difficult decisions taken in light of the pandemic and the impact it had on the staff and artists who rely on McCarter.

He also thanked the hundreds of McCarter ticket holders who donated their tickets to canceled performances.

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: D&R Greenway will host “Wine, Art, and Stories of Preservation,” on Thursday, June 25 from 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. The free event celebrates limited edition labels for new local wines blended by Old York Cellars, which feature three of the land trust’s preserves.

T hurs day, Ju ne 25, v ia D&R Hosts “Wine, Art And Stories of Preservation” Zoom, from 5 to 6 p.m. LitD&R Greenway invites the public to enjoy “Wine, Art, and Stories of Preser vation,” a Virtual Happy Hour celebrating limited edition labels for new local wines blended by Old York Cellars for three of the land trust’s preserves.

This near-Summer-Solstice festivity will take place

erally a Happy Hour (own beverages also appropriate), this free event features untold stories of preservation.

D&R Greenway has seen a 200 percent increase in use of its preserves during the pandemic, as outdoor spaces provide beauty, solace, and healing in challenging times.

For Zoom party directions, RSVP to Deb Kilmer by June 25 at noon via email at dkilmer@drgreenway.org or call (609) 203-7364.

Old York Cellars of Ringoes has honored three favorite sites preserved by D&R Greenway with three wines blended for the land trust from 2019’s harvest.

Each label bears James Fiorentino landscape art, found on St. Michaels Red, Goat Hill Rose, and Sourlands White. One-third of each $25/per-bot tle purchase supports D&R Greenway’s preservation and stewardship mission.

At the party, D&R Greenway CEO and President Linda Mead will raise a literal glass, toasting open spaces.

She will recount aspects of the land trust’s trail to these preservation achievements.

Artist and Board Vice Chair James Fiorentino will share his favorite experiences on the land and with wildlife.

Fiorentino’s original artwork “Portraits of Preservation” filled the land trust’s art gallery earlier this year, and is now open as a virtual exhibit on D&R Greenway’s website at drgreenway.org, “This unique happy hour pairing of wine, art, and stories about the land will provide attendees with a taste for preservation,” says Mead.

ArtPride NJ Receives $10K National Arts Grant

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mar y Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020. Included

in this announcement is an Art Works award of $10,000 to ArtPride New Jersey, the state’s largest cross-discipline arts service organization, for increasing arts journalism in New Jersey. This is one of 1,015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category.

“These awards demonstrate the resilience of the arts in America, showcasing not only the creativity of their arts projects but the organizations’ agility in the face of a national health crisis,” said Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “We celebrate organizations like ArtPride for providing opportunities for learning and engagement through the arts in these times.”

“We are grateful to the National Endow ment for the Arts for these funds.

The arts are so important to keeping us connected and healthy, and yet arts journalism is tragically disappearing from the mainstream,” said Adam Perle, president and CEO of ArtPride New Jersey. “ArtPride believes that we have only begun to scratch the surface of content being produced about the amazing cultural community in our state. Thanks to the NEA, we will be able to improve our storytelling brand, Culture Vultures, by expanding the perspectives presented by our team of journalists and producers.”

Culture Vultures content, published on JerseyArts. com in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, provides insight into a broad variety of arts events, organizations, and individual artists statewide.

In line with its dedication to creating a more equitable creative field, and with help from the NEA funding, ArtPride will establish a more diverse team of contributors in order to bring new and authentic voices to a broader array of stories. These added voices will delve more deeply into arts activities that are happening in rural communities and urban centers, increase culturally specific content, and expand the brand’s overall audience by making its stories more appealing to a wider range of individuals.

More information on the National Endowment for the Arts grant announcement can be found at arts.gov/ news.

BSB Gallery Presents “Free Enterprise” Virtual Exhibit

T h e B S B G a l l e r y h as brought together the works of 18 regional and international multidisciplinary ar tists to present “Free Enterprise,” a virtual art exhibition that examines capitalism and the growing controversy of the American Dream. This show, which opens on July 2, is presented on bsbgallery.com, via a professional exhibition hosting platform. “’Free Enterprise’ houses a broad collection of perspectives coming from different social and economic backgrounds, continents, and artistic disciplines,” says Aine Mickey, who curated the show. “The concept of the ‘American Dream,’ as seen and inter preted through the creative lens of those with different perspectives, opens up a discussion on the role of money and finance

in our lives. I think it’s very important that we search for understanding, especially within systems that dictate the majority of our lives. It’s a relevant topic to explore today, although we planned this exhibition months ago.”

Mickey and co - curator Christy E. O’Connor have been leaders in offering online programming, hosting more than 25 virtual events since the start of the pandemic. In addition to online exhibitions. BSB Galler y hosts artist meetups, portfolio views, and “Drink and Draw” Happy Hours to keep its community engaged and connected.

“Free Enterprise” will feature the work of the following artists: Sherri Andrews, Br u no B adaró, Stephen Barnwell, Megan Becker, Vincent Bush “VCAB,” Taylor Cacici, Bernardo Corman, CJ Hungerman, Troy Jones, Donna Conklin King, Loura Van Der Meule, Barbara Moore, Julia Muench, Laurie Pettine, Jean-Paul Picard, Chanika Svetvilas, Erhan Us, and Michael Wolf.

Established in 2018, BSB Gallery is a nonprofit contemporary art space located in downtown Trenton whose mission is to cultivate creativity and community. By offering exhibitions, education, and networking opportunities, BSB strives to strengthen its community by making the arts accessible and welcoming to all. For more information, follow the Facebook page @bsbgallery or visit bsbgallery.com.

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SUMMER AT STUART JUNE 12-AUGUST 21, 2020

1200 Stuart Rd. Princeton, NJ 609.921.2330

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THE HUN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON

CLASS OF 2020!

TO THE HUN CLASS OF 2020 AND SENIORS EVERYWHERE WHO MET THIS SPRING WITH RESILIENCE AND GRACE, WE CELEBRATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. Isaac Max Adelman

Trevor William Deubner

Tyler Kenneth Lane

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Alexander Steve Alvarado

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Color Me Mine

At Color Me Mine, we know how important it is for children to learn about and experience the arts. We are committed to providing a safe space for kids to express their creativity, relax, have fun, and learn in a pressure-free environment.

We have several childfriendly promotions such as Kids Night Out, Mini Mondays, Workshops, Summer Camp, and Parties. Be sure to ask about our To-Go Kits!

For more infor mation, visit our website at www. princeton.colormemine. com, email princeton@colormemine.com, or call (609) 581-9500.

Local Greek

Mistral/elements

Now offering take out and outdoor seating. Superlative spring ingredients take root and flourish in downtown Princeton at Mistral and elements! From wild mushrooms and onions (foraged by their own chefs) to fish sourced sustainability from local seas, their commitment to freshness results in a remarkable dining experience.

Whatever you’re celebrating, there’s a unique space for the occasion. Enjoy a romantic dinner for two in their outdoor dining at elements, or a lively lunch with your friends at Mistral. Their outdoor patio is especially memorable.

Keep an eye on their social media (@mistralprinceton @elementsprinceton) for announcements regarding noteworthy wine and dine experiences. And for special group gatherings, contact heather@elementsprinceton.com.

66 Witherspoon Street.

Mistral: mistralprinceton. com‎; (609) 688-8808. elements: elementsprinceton. com; (609) 924-0078.

Local Greek has reopened for outdoor dining only.

Please place all Local Greek takeout and delivery orders through Small Bites only at smallbitesbylocalgreek.com.

Hou r s are We d ne s day through Saturday 5 to 10 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Outdoor dining reservations are recommended — please call (609) 285-2969, email akant540 @ yahoo. com, or via OpenTable.

44 Leigh Avenue, Princ- Small Bites Small Bites is your headeton; visit-localgreeknj.com. quarters for easy takeout

and homemade gour met Greek grab and go. Small Bites is a sister restaurant to Princeton’s favorite Greek restaurant, Local Greek. Delicious Greek items are available for ordering through smallbitesbylocalgreek.com, offering two great flavors in one location.

Stop by the new market at 20 Nassau Street and shop the best products, including everyday essentials, treats, and traditional holiday fare i m p or te d f r o m G r e e c e.

Small Bites is open with new hours Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Place your orders by calling (609) 279-1455 for ordering online for delivery using Grubhub or DoorDash. Wishing health upon our customers and community.

Terhune Vineyards & Winery Now Open on Weekends

Guests are now welcome back to Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. In the open space of the apple orchard, the winery will have outdoor seating and outdoor wine bars.

Wine by the glass, wine tasting f lights, and w ine slushies are available, though wine tastings are not available at this time. There are

WINE IN THE OPEN AIR: Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery is open for visitors to sit at tables socially distanced apart in the apple orchard. Live music is being played on weekends.

14 wines to choose from, including light dry whites, medium body reds, semi-sweets, and fruit wines. Light fare such as salsa and chip baskets will be served.

In accordance with guidelines from the CDC and Gov. Phil Murphy, masks do not need to be worn while seat-

ed at winery tables but are required on farm premises and while ordering. Seating is limited to six people per table and a two-hour time limit. No outside food or pets are permitted.

Live music will be played on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. On June 27,

Lindsay Ketofsky performs; June 28, Briz Conard; July 4, Jerry Monk; and July 5, Brooke DiCaro.

Terhune Orchards wine is also available for porch-side pick-up or local delivery daily.

Terhune is at 330 Cold Soil Road. Visit terhuneorchards. com for more information.

Welcome Back to Palmer Square!

Dine on our outdoor patios • Enjoy a picnic on the Green • Shop safely for gifts in select stores

Can’t wait to see you & your family here!

Please make sure to visit our website for information about store hours, offerings, policies and safety measures.

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or the past six years, it has been the place to meet a friend for breakfast, lunch, or just a quick afternoon treat.

Success stories like that of Jammin’ Crepes are unique.

A favorite from the day it opened its doors in 2014, its popularity continues to grow and grow.

IT’S NEW To Us

Established by Kim and Amin Rizk and Kathy Klockenbrink, it was initially introduced at several farm markets, including West Windsor and Princeton, in 2011.

“We emphasized good fresh food, especially crepes, all made to order, as well as our homemade jams and pickles. The farm markets were a very good showcase for us, and people enjoyed seeing us make the crepes,” says Kim Rizk.

Bricks and Mortar The response was so enthusiastic that they decided to move on to the bricks and mortar establishment at 20 Nassau Street. The crepes had grown so popular that expanding into a space of their own was the next logical step.

People were also intrigued by the Jammin’ Crepes’ name, which is a combination of their specialties: Jam and Crepes, explains Rizk.

As Princeton residents, the owners wanted to share Jammin’ Crepes with their own community, she adds.

“We feel this is like a cafe, and we also wanted to replicate a market environment.

We thought this would be like real street food in a very informal and comfortable setting. We liked the idea of a farmhouse-like setting.”

“Also, Princeton lends itself to the kind of food we offer, which is portable,” points out Klockenbrink.

In addition to crepes, both sweet and savory, the cafe offers a daily selection of seasonal soups and salads, all freshly made, and a variety of home-baked cookies, cakes and other pastries.

The assortment of homemade jams, preserved by Kim Rizk, and homemade pickles are big favorites.

Rizk is a master food preserver, having received her certificate through Cornell University Extension.

Special Ingredients The owners are delighted with the success of Jammin’ Crepes, says Klockenbrink, who co-authored a bi-lingual cookbook while living in Grenoble, France. “It is the result of a lot of hard work, and we have been so well-received right from the beginning.”

There is really nothing else like Jammin’ Crepes in the area. All the crepes are made from scratch with the owners’ own recipes and special ingredients.

“Our recipes are unique to us,” points out Rizk. “Some customers have special favorites that they always order, and others want to tr y ever y thing. We have had many regular customers from the beginning, and

some come once a week or even more often. We have made friends with so many people.”

And the customers certainly love all the crepes, whether sweet or savory.

Among the favorites are Everything’s Better With Bacon & Jam, with thick-cut smokehouse bacon, seasonal jam of the day, fresh baby arugula, and brie.

Southwest Sausage, Egg, & Cheese, including homemade all-turkey sausage and free range scrambled eggs, with a blend of melted cheeses, black beans, scallions, and house-made hot sauce, is a popular breakfast specialty.

Dessert favorites include Apple Toasty, featuring browned butter and cinnamon sugar with special orchard apples. “In the summer, our lemon and lavender crepes are also very popular. They are very refreshing,” reports Klockenbrink.

Fresh-To-Order A variety of vegetarian and vegan choices are also available.

Daily seasonal soups highlighting local farm produce and artisan ingredients are in demand, as are the fresh seasonal salads, featuring local greens with signature house-made pickles. The fresh spinach and strawberry salad is a real favorite.

Freshness is a priority at Jammin’ Crepes. Every crepe is made fresh-to-order, and the batter is made in-house from scratch every day.

In addition, ingredients from regional farmers and local artisans, supplemented by Fair Trade and organic ingredients, are used whenever possible.

Supporting area farmers and food vendors is very important to Jammin’ Crepes, and being part of the community and giving back is a priority, reports Kim Rizk.

“As a locally-owned and operated small business, we are committed to supporting our community of Princeton, with an emphasis on sustainability.

“Our community support and engagement includes programs and par tnerships with local schools, nonprofits, and community

organizations, purchasing practices that support local farms and businesses, and responsible waste management that includes a commitment to compostable food service and composting.”

Summer Harvest Webinar In accordance with their community support policy, Jammin’ Crepes has hosted a variety of webinars, and on Thursday, June 25, is featuring “Preserving the Summer Harvest” from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Rizk and Klockenbrink will present ways to preserve the summer harvest.

“In this webinar, we will share with you fun and fast ways to preserve the local summer harvest,” they explain. “Recipes will include fermented carrots, pickled summer squash, spicy beets, pickled turnips, and a summer fruit shrub.”

This webinar will benefit Daytop New Jersey at Crawford House. A halfway house in Skillman, it provides treatment programs for women 18 and older who are coping with substance abuse.

Founded in 1978, Crawford House is the first halfway house for women in New Jersey. Based strongly on the 12-Step program, it not only offers treatment programs and housing, it also provides women with education and information on how to use the community support system so they can achieve and maintain a substance-free life-style.

Counselors and therapists help them learn the necessary skills to re-enter society, and assist them in finding employment in the area.

A number of Princeton and area businesses, including Jammin’ Crepes, have employed residents of Crawford House.

“A woman who was a patient there came to work for us, and she did a good job,” says Rizk. “We have supported Crawford House in various ways, including fundraisers, by contributing dinners, and with webinars.”

Better Understanding “What I have learned with this has helped me develop a better understanding of how hard it is to be successful

and sustain success, when dealing with an addiction,” points out Klockenbrink.

The current webinar is free, but donations to benefit Crawford House are welcome and will be very helpful. Those interested can register at eventbrite. com, Preserving Summer Harvest Event.

After months of cop ing with the business effects of COVID-19, Kim and Amin Rizk and Kathy Klockenbrink look forward to when they can again offer indoor dining, but in the meantime, they welcome customers to dine outside, where 20 to 25 can be accommodated. Takeout is always available.

In addition, they are now prov iding special prepared meals to go : Friday Night BBQ and Small Business Sunday Brunch. Pre-orders will be taken. Catering and private party services are also available.

Jam m in’ Crepes has been a positive experience from the beginning for all involved — owners and customers alike.

“We were surprised at how much the community appreciated us right aw ay,” s ay s K l o c ke n brink. “Now, I really look forward to getting back into our creative mode and continuing to evolve.

I so much enjoy the interaction with customers and our staff. Many of the staff members have been with us from the start.”

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Developing A New Game Plan for the Circumstances, PU Football Thriving in Absence of Spring Practice

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or the Princeton University football team, its annual spring practices help build the foundation for the upcoming season.

The 12 sessions spread over a month give returning players a chance to step up and show their development, allow coaches a chance to tinker with schemes and lineups, and help the squad collectively develop chemistry.

But as Princeton got ready to hit the field for its first spring session in early March, head coach Bob Surace was keeping track of COVID-19 and preparing to deal with a new reality.

“I just wanted to make sure that we had a plan in case we need to go to virtual school and they shut us down,” said Surace who guided Princeton to an overall record of 8-2 (5-2 Ivy League) in 2019.

“I had some ideas and we met as a staff and the other coaches came up with some other ideas on how to work through the next few months until June.”

With the students sent home for virtual learning and all spring sports activities getting canceled, Surace and his coaches had to modify their approach.

“I told them this was a time for empathetic leadership, the players are going

to have a shock to the system,” said Surace.

“They are going to be scared, you are going to see family members of our team lose their jobs, some of them may get ill, and there may be some tragedy involved. We need to show great leadership and when we meet with them it can’t be solely about Xs and Os. We have to go beyond that.”

Noting that spring practice is key in building bonds on and off the field, the Tiger coaches have focused on building camaraderie virtually.

“In the fall, it is such a sprint, you don’t get to know the players as well as you would like,” said Surace.

“When you hit February, March and April, I get to know the kids. So now you are trying to find ways to communicate with them, to know them, to build trust, to build all of those things that you normally do. Our position coaches, coordinators, and myself have worked really hard to build relationships and work with them in a way that is partly Xs and Os and more than that. It was trying to really find out about each other and support each other.”

While still spending plenty of time on the Xs and Os, Surace tried to keep things light.

“There was regularly

scheduled position meetings,” said Surace.

“I would hopefully connect with them more personally.

Almost every Wednesday I would send an e-mail and I would ask them questions.

It might be silly or something that I got from others.

Like one of my friends had posed a question to me if you watched all 10 episodes of The Last Dance, which person in the movie do you most identify with.”

The cancellation of spring practice also meant that the Tigers players lost valuable time in the weight room, forcing them to be more creative in their conditioning.

“The hard part with that is that it is a very diverse team,” said Surace.

“Some guys have gyms in their garage, some guys are in states that were mostly open and then some guys have nothing but a resistance band and bodyweight exercises. Everybody had a backyard or a driveway or a park that opened so everybody had a place to do mobility, agility, sprint conditioning but the lifting had been a little more challenging. The message to the team on the day we had practice canceled and school was going to go virtual was to find a way. Part of life is dealing with a little chaos and figuring it out.

We have highly motivated,

HELD BACK: The Princeton University football team gets ready to take the field last September for its season opener against Butler. The Tigers won that game 49-7 and went on to go 8-2 overall and 5-2 Ivy League. In March, the Tigers started spring practice looking to build momentum going into the 2020 campaign. But as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy spring season was canceled and Princeton spent the last few months of school working virtually.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) highly achieving, and intelligent people. If all you have is a small room, do pushups or take a book bag put something in the bag and squat it.

If you have a driveway, do sprints on your driveway and jump. It has been really fun, hearing their stories.”

Welcoming some new faces to his staff, Surace been figuring out how to get all of his coaches on the same page.

“It is a chance in the spring to really get to know people,” said Surace.

“Our three new coaches have been operating in our staff meetings and our recruiting meetings on Zoom and phone calls. It is a little more challenging to build camaraderie but we are finding ways to enjoy it and challenge and push ourselves.”

With no in-person recruiting allowed by the NCAA until at least August 1, the Tigers coaches have pushed themselves to be more techsavvy in reaching out to high school prospects.

“We can’t see recruits in person so it means we are having Zoom meetings,” said Surace.

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“What it has forced us to do is to message them more to find different ways to show them our culture, our campus, our team, our tradition and all of those things. Before March 13, we spent three days coming up with ideas and we came up with all kinds of tours and different ways to show them through technology Princeton while they are not at Princeton.”

Looking ahead, Surace knows that having a 2020 season depends on political and administrative decisions over the next few months.

“At some point, Gov. Murphy has to allow schools to open up and then Princeton is going to have to make a decision on that,” said Surace.

“Once President Eisgruber allows school to come back, then the decision is sports. The key is being safe and being responsible.”

When and if sports does return, Surace is confident that Princeton and league administrators will go the extra mile to make sure that everyone is safe.

“The Ivy League was the leader in concussions,” said Surace.

“As you can see in the numbers, when concussions were handled the right way medically, the Ivy League

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In the wake of the racial unrest that has followed the coronavirus pandemic, Surace believes that getting his players back on the field for games this fall would be of great value for the Princeton community.

“There is no other place on this campus that has 100-plus people who come from every background, every spot on earth, and are racially diverse,” said Surace.

“Right now it would really help our campus to see a united, diverse group come out of some locker room together and in support of each other. It is going to be really important to show how people from all different backgrounds can do this. They come from rich and poor, every religion, different races, and they are truly brothers. A football locker room can show others how you can become close to people even though they may not be the same as you or they may not look like you. They can be brothers and in other sports, sisters. It will be important but we have to do it safely.”

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PU Men’s Golfers Earn Academic Awards

Princeton University men’s golfers Sam Clayman, Jake Mayer, Evan Quinn, Max Ting, and Guy Waterhouse have been recognized as Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA ) All-America Scholars, sharing honors for the most players recognized in the Ivy League.

Princeton had a full fall season but just one event in the spring before the rest of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Clayman, a rising senior histor y major, and 2019 GCAA honoree Quinn, who just completed his degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering, were first-team All-Ivy honorees in 2019, and Ting, a rising junior who is undeclared, was a second-team All-Ivy award winner that year. Mayer is a rising senior history major and Waterhouse is a rising senior economics major.

In addition to a GPA requirement, Division I honorees had to have at least a 76 stroke average for the year and compete in at least 40 percent of the team’s rounds in competition.

PU Women’s Soccer Recruits Earn Gatorade State Awards

For the fifth and sixth time in the last four years, a future player for the Princeton Universit y women’s soccer program has earned the honor as the Gatorade State Player of the Year for her state.

Par t of t he prog ram’s nine-member Class of 2024, Jen Estes (Washington) and Aria Nagai (Virginia) were among the state honorees for the 2019-20 season.

Estes, a 5’7 midfielder, helped her Lake Washington team to an 18-1-1 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Estes tallied 18 goals and 18 assists. The KingCo Conference Offensive MVP, Estes is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection. Ranked as the nation’s No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2020 by TopDrawerSoccer. com, she only played high school as a freshman and senior due to her commitment to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

Nagai, a 5’3 defender and midfielder is a member of the Japanese Junior Women’s

Princeton Football Unveils Incoming Class

Unveiling its latest recruiting class, the Princeton University football program has put together another group that hails from all over the country and is highly regarded for its depth and quality.

Princeton head coach Bob Surace is excited by the program’s Class of 2024, which features 31 athletes who represent 18 states, including five from New Jersey and three each from Texas and California.

“We’re very happy with this class,” said Surace, who guided the Tigers to an 8-2 record last fall.

“There is a lot of hard work that goes into putting a class together, and the entire staff contributes. You look for so many different variables as you assemble each class.

Our coaches know in advance what we’re looking for in terms of talent and need.

Having been a part of eight NFL drafts, you need to be selective. You’re balancing all those things, but we hit all of our targets with this class. Now they have to go out and compete.”

Hero Sports, for instance, said that if it had included the Ivy League schools in its FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) rankings, then “Princeton would have been No. 1 in the country by a mile.” Hero Sports also ranks 22 of the incoming players among the top 500 in the country, including seven in the top 100.

For Surace, who is entering his 11th season as the Tiger head coach, every single recruit in his Princeton tenure has graduated with at least one Ivy League championship ring. Princeton has won three of the last seven Ivy League championships, and the Tigers are 18-2 over the last two seasons.

The Princeton football incoming freshman group includes: Mason Armstead, a 6’2, 170 -pound wide receiver from Omaha, Neb., who played for Creighton Preparatory School; Anthony Bland, a 6’3, 195-pound wide receiver from Stillwater, Okla., who played for Stillwater High School; Simon Brackin, a 6’2, 245-pound tight end from Jacksonville, Fla., who played for The Bolles School; Luke Colella, 6’0, 165 -pound wide receiver from Wexford, Pa., who played for North Allegheny High School; Caleb Coleman, 6’2, 195-pound linebacker from Wellesley, Mass., who played for the Groton School; and Mac Duda, a 6’4, 275-pound offensive lineman from Jefferson Hills, Pa., who played for Thomas Jefferson High School.

Also Jackson Fischer, a 5’9, 160-pound defensive back from Manhattan Beach, Calif., who played for Mira Costa High School; Jackson Ford, a 6’0, 205-pound linebacker from Chandler, Ariz., who played for Perry High School; Jo Jo Hawkins, a 5’8, 160 -pound wide receiver from Anaheim, Calif., who played for The Peddie School; David Heath, a 6’5, 260-pound offensive lineman from Sparta, N.J., who played for Pope John XXIII High School; Nick Hilliard, a 6’2, 280-pound offensive lineman from Darrow, La., who played at Ascension Catholic High School; Liam Johnson, a 6’0, 210-pound linebacker f rom Moore stown, N.J., who played for St. Joe’s Prep; Wilson Long, a 6’0, 185 -pound quarterback from Austin, Texas, who played for Regents School of Austin; Miko Maessner, a 6’0, 185-pound running back from Kearney, Neb., who played for Kearney High School; Sam Mask, a 5’10, 155-pound kicker from Blacklick, Ohio, who played for Columbus Academy; and Blaine McAllister, a 6’3, 195 -pound quarterback from Milton, Ga., who played for The Lovett School.

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National Team. Competing for James Madison High, Nagai was a First Team AllState selection and earned Second Team All-Met recognition from the Washington Post as a junior. Ranked as the nation’s No. 106 recruit in the Class of 2020 by TopDrawerSoccer.com, she has also trained with the Professional Development Program team of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit franchise.

It’s the second straight year Princeton has had two Gatorade State Player of the Year honorees. Kamryn Loustau (Florida) and Marissa Hart (North Carolina) were recognized last year, while Amy Paternoster (New Jersey) earned the award two years ago and Eve Hewins (Massachusetts) did so three years ago. Hewins was the program’s first such honoree since Marci Pasenello ‘10 (New York) and Vicki Anagnostopoulos ‘10 (Virginia) were recognized in 2006.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Members of the Princeton University wrestling team celebrate after they clinched a win over Cornell in February to end the Big Red’s 92-match unbeaten streak in Ivy League duals and earn the program’s first Ivy title since 1986. Recently, the wrestling team was named as one of the recipients of the 2019-20 Chi-Ingram Awards along with the field hockey and women’s hockey programs. The Chi-Ingram Endowment Fund was established by Youngsuk “Y.S.” Chi ‘83 and John Ingram ‘83 in 2011 and provides the Department of Athletics with supplemental funding for a team or teams whose coach or coaches demonstrate excellence in teaching and developing student-athletes not only as players but also as people. The league crown won by the wrestling team, coached by Chris Ayres, was Princeton’s 500th overall Ivy championship – most among conference schools. Individually, the team had a record four wrestlers earn All-America honors. The field hockey squad, coached by Carla Tagliente, went undefeated in Ivy play to win the program’s 26th league title and qualified for a 15th straight NCAA Tourney. The Tigers ended up advancing to the national final. The women’s ice hockey team, coached by Cara Morey, made history by winning the program’s first-ever ECAC Hockey Championship, going 26-6-1 to set a single-season record in wins. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) from Encinitas, Calif., who played for La Costa Canyon High School; Tyler Picinic, a 6’3, 215-pound tight end from New Milford, N.J., who played for New Milford High School; Jonathan Pittman, a 6’2, 245-pound defensive lineman from Roswell, Ga., who played for Milton High School; Chase Robertson, a 6’4, 245-pound defensive lineman from Franklin, Tenn., who played for Independence High School; Nicholas Sanker, a 6’3, 200-pound linebacker from Charlottesville, Va., who played for the The Covenant School; Ryan Savage, a 6’0, 230-pound defensive

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Making Transition to Defense from Midfield, PHS Grad Lis Emerged as Star for Cornell Lax During her first two years with the Cornell University women’s lacrosse team, Taylor Lis toiled as a back-up midfielder, making a total of seven appearances through her sophomore season.

But switching to defense near the end of her second campaign in 2018, former Princeton High standout Lis emerged as a star on the Cornell backline.

In her junior year, the 5’9 Lis started all 16 games, registering 11 ground balls and five caused turnovers on the way to earning honorable mention All-Ivy League honors.

This spring, Lis kept up her good work, coming up with six ground balls and three caused turnovers to help the Big Red get off to a 4-2 (2-0 Ivy) start this spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In reflecting on her progress, Lis sensed that getting moved to the backline would be a big plus for her.

“It was definitely a tough transition but one that I expected on a certain level,” said Lis. “It took me a while to develop my offensive skills and then it turned out that we needed someone in the back line. That is where I liked playing the most so I transitioned into that role and that is when I started to play in every game.”

While Lis was a high-scoring midfielder during her PHS career, she always prided herself on her defense.

“Throughout high school, I was a player who was scoring goals and I enjoyed that,” said Lis, who also starred for the Tiger girls’ soccer program.

“But the thing I loved most about playing is when I had a challenge and we had a tough team matchup one-onone with one of the players on the other team who we had identified as a big scoring threat. I loved having the opportunity to take that on as my mark on defense and try to shut them down.”

That mindset served Lis well once she became a mainstay of the Cornell defense.

“In my junior year at Cornell, I was not only a starter on defense, I ended up being someone who was selected to mark up some of the better players on the teams that we were playing,” added Lis. “I really enjoyed having that opportunity again.”

Earning honorable mention All-Ivy honors that spring was icing on the cake for Lis. “That was a huge surprise for me, just coming on and being a starting player and someone who was a contributor on the field was all I was hoping for and the only thing I had my eye set on,” said Lis. “I can still remember the meeting we had when my coach came out to announce All-Ivy recognition. I had no idea that I was someone who could be in contention for such an award. It was just such an honor to hear my name called and have my team recognize the contributions I made on the field.”

A nother highlight during t he 2019 c ampaig n came when Cornell made the Ivy League postseason

tournament where it lost 11-6 to Princeton in a semifinal contest.

“The intensity and the s t a ke s were h igher; we wanted to be able to prove ourselves and prove how far we had come that season,” said Lis. “Unfortunately we fell to Princeton which was a big dis appoint ment. We did come back in the second half and we held them to quite a few less goals than they had scored in the first half there and made a little bit of a comeback. It wasn’t the outcome we had hoped for but I am proud that we were able to stay strong throughout the game and not give up.

We proved that we earned our spot to be in the tournament.”

Coming into this spring, Lis was determined to build on her breakthrough junior season, both individually and team-wise.

“My goal was hey that was awesome that I was able to achieve that honorable mention so let’s see what I can do this year, maybe I can make second team or first team AllIvy,” said Lis. “The bigger part of it is the team success. My best memory of Cornell was in my freshman year, even though I wasn’t playing much, just being part of a team that won the Ivy League and made it to the NCAA tournament.

That was so fun for me and so exciting for our team. We have been trying to get back to that place ever since my sophomore year. We were looking forward to this year, not only being in the Ivy tournament again, being in that final game and winning the tournament and making an appearance in the NCAA tournament.”

In the early stages of the campaign, Cornell was on track for those goals, getting off to a 2-0 start in Ivy play, pulling out a 9-8 win over Harvard on February 29 and then routing Columbia 20-2 on March 7.

“We got the win by one goal at the end over at Harvard’s field,” said Lis. “It was an exciting game for us. We knew that we needed to get a bigger goal differential in games like that to be able to set ourselves up for success against the top Ivy teams like Princeton, Penn, and Dartmouth. We came out against Columbia and we won 20-2. We really proved ourselves, like you know what, we can play tough games and dig out those gritty wins but we can also take care of our business early and put a team away when we are the better team on the field that day. I think we proved it to them the entire game. We were excited about that win and hoping that it would propel us forward into the other Ivy League games.”

But there were to be no other games this spring as the 2020 season was canceled days after the victory over Columbia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was emotional and grim definitely; it came as a shock to us,” said Lis, recalling the team meeting where the players learned of the cancellation.

“I think being up in Ithaca, we hadn’t grasped the full

severity of the situation of the pandemic, especially with there not being any identified cases yet in that upstate N.Y. area. It was something we had on our radar but we didn’t really realize the impact it could have on our season at that moment. I thought if something was to happen, it might have been a stricter implementation of the restrictions. It was a big jump from what we had heard the weekend before, just that there might be some limits on the number of fans and things like that. To have the whole season canceled, it was tough to process at first but given the situation I am glad that the Ivy League has taken every precaution to help ensure the safety of our parents, our fans and us on the field. I understand where they were coming from.”

While the ultimate decision was understandable, it was particularly tough on Lis and her classmates.

“We never would have expected this kind of ending to our senior year,” said Lis. “We had so much that we still wanted to do in terms of on the field and making it to the tournament. We were looking forward to our Senior Day and having the banquet and the recognition that the grade before us had gotten. We were looking forward to spending our last few weeks on campus when the warm weather in Ithaca would come. We had a lot of things that were a little unfinished for us. We are looking forward, whenever it is safe to do so, to returning to Ithaca together for one final goodbye and do all the things that we wanted to do in the nice weather — go back to the field and play a little pickup lacrosse, go to the gorges and sit in the sun, so hopefully we will get to do that one time soon.”

Since returning to Princeton in mid-March, Lis has been in constant contact with the squad.

“I keep in touch with my teammates, especially my grade,” said Lis. “We were talking every single day. We also have a lot of team activities that we have been doing online. We have Zoom meetings with our coaches, with just us, and to discuss our plans for next year and then we also do some fun things. We had some trivia nights and we will get on life and one of our teammates will make up a Cornell section and then we will have a “your teammates” section. It sounds silly but anything you can do to keep in touch.”

Along with her teammates, Lis has been keeping up her conditioning.

“We all ran in the Headstrong 5K to raise money for cancer,” said Lis, who has been maintaining her stick skills through workouts on a bounce-back net in her backyard.

“We all ran the 5K separately at our usual practice time on one Monday afternoon so it was like we were all doing something together even though we were all apart. We had an Instagram up on our Cornell lacrosse page that had pictures of all of us in our Cornell gear getting ready for the run.”

GETTING DEFENSIVE: Cornell University women’s lacrosse star defender Taylor Lis, right, stymies a foe in a game this season. Former Princeton High standout Lis enjoyed a superb career at Cornell, earning honorable mention All-Ivy League honors in 2019 as a junior and then helping the Big Red get off to a 4-2 (2-0 Ivy) start this spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Photo provided courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications) As Lis gets ready to begin the process of applying to medical school, looking to start in the fall of 2021, she feels that her time at Cornell, even with the abbreviated senior year, will serve her well in the future.

“I can’t say enough about my Cornell experience, I just loved it there, everybody I met, my team, my coaches, and all of my classes,” said Lis, who is deciding between working as a medical assistant in New York City over the next year or pursuing a grad program that will allow her to play one more season pursuant to extra eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the shortened 2020 season.

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Jill Thomas was expecting her Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team to experience many special moments at Smoyer Field this spring.

“They really, really had it all going on,” said PDS head coach Thomas, who guided the Panthers to an 8-7 record in 2019 as they made the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals and the state Prep B semis.

“I just knew that it was going to be one of those years.

A lot of people are about stats but these guys were all about themselves and their year.”

But after two weeks of preseason, the year took a stunning turn as schools were closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the spring season was subsequently canceled.

Although the PDS players have been confined to home, they did get to enjoy a very special moment at Smoyer.

“They got to pick up their gear at school; we put it out on the bench six feet apart,” recalled Thomas.

“Tracy [assistant coach

Tracy Young], myself and Kira [Dudeck], who is the JV coach, were there and we sat at Smoyer on the field six feet apart and everyone came and picked up their gear. They did all the social distancing things. That was really special to see. Google Meet is great but to actually see kids and wave and say hi was great.”

Thomas and her players have developed a special Google Meet routine.

“We stay connected all spring, it has been great,” said Thomas. “It is the best part of my weekend to see all the girls. We have Google Meet Saturday and Sunday mornings at 11. We have been doing it like it is a habit.

On Saturday, it has just been varsity but on Sunday we include the whole program with the JV players so they have something to look forward to and see the seniors.”

Those sessions have involved both physical and emotional activities. “ D a r i u s Yo u n g [ t h e school’s Director of Athletic Performance] put together workouts so we start with

that on Saturday and then he has a workout for the week,” said Thomas.

“For a couple of Sundays, one of the parents did yoga with us. We have done all kinds of things, we shared our favorite quote, we shared our favorite athletic moment at PDS. We have a play list every year that play when we are at home and have the speakers so we made a play list. Everyone shared it and Darius put it together.

These seniors have been great about it, the team has been great about it. The expectation is that you will be there so they are. That is really cool.”

The squad’s group of seniors, Skylar Mundenar, Julia Lach, Ellie Schofield, Maddie Izzard, Maggie Madani, and Carly Kunkle, had been doing a great job all year long.

“We came off a little disappointment last year, losing down at Trinity Hall [in the Prep B semis] and these kids decided in early fall that you know what, we are going to get back there,” said Thomas.

“They worked out in the winter, they played in the winter league in the bubble.

They were working clinics to raise funds for our spring trip. They were just having a really good time with it. They were working out one morning a week and one afternoon a week all winter long so they were really pumped.”

Those efforts will be recognized in writing and on film.

“We are going to go to school

again and we have prepared a small book for all of the kids with memories of the season and we included all of the workouts, the quotes, and athletic memories,” said Thomas, viewing that as keepsake showing how the players remained as a team this spring despite not getting in one game.

“For the seniors, we had everybody write a thank you or what they wanted to say as a tribute to the seniors. I did our senior videos; Tracy filmed me under the Smoyer scoreboard. I gave kudos to each of the seniors and all of that. My only regret was that I couldn’t hand them a yellow rose and give them a hug as we always do on Senior Day.” While Thomas regrets not getting the chance to see those seniors go out in a blaze of glory on the field, she will focus on the bonds forged this spring.

“We are in a different time and a different world but sports has stood the test of the time,” asserted Thomas.

“There is nothing like teamwork, being together, working for a goal and being there for one another all the time. I think that is the best part of sport, that is why it is so important. I would say ‘you know what girls, show up, you are making my day. I can’t wait for Saturday at 11, I can’t wait for Sunday, sending out the Google Meets and knowing you are coming and seeing your faces.’ The skills and all of that stuff, you can develop. It will always be a work in progress starting every winter. But that connectedness is the best thing.”

—Bill Alden

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As PDS Girls’ Lacrosse Dealt with Lost Spring, Special Group of Seniors Kept Leading the Way

BLUE SKY: Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse player Skylar Mundenar goes after the ball in a 2019 game. Senior star Mundenar was primed for a big final campaign this spring before the season got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Local Sports N.J. Athletics Organization Issues Workout Guidelines

Taking a key step towards resuming high school sports in the fall season, the New Jersey State Interscholastic At hletic A ssociation (NJSIA A) released initial guidelines last Friday for workouts during the summer recess period.

The NJSI A A said that member schools may begin summer workouts on July 13 and the initial phase will continue until at least July 26.

T h e “ R e t u r n to P l a y Guidelines” for Phase 1 promulgated by the NJSIAA is four pages long and includes required procedures that must be followed by schools prior to getting started along with conditions applicable to all sports once the workouts start.

Before starting workouts, student-athletes will be required to complete a COVID-19 Questionnaire before participating. Any athletes who have COV ID -19 or have tested positive for the virus will need to provide clearance from a physician before taking part.

On a daily basis, all athletes, coaches, and staff will need to clear a pre-screening process. Workouts will be limited to 90 minutes and must take place without any physical contact of any kind. Coaches and staff must wear face coverings at

all times while athletes are encouraged to wear face coverings when not involved in high-intensity aerobic activity. No more than 10 athletes can be grouped together in a single area.

In addition, there are restrictions regarding the use of equipment and locker rooms as well as requirements regarding hygiene.

T here is a “Fre qu ent ly Asked Questions” section providing explanation regarding 11 areas of inquiry.

The NJSIAA added that “additional guidelines and specific timing for subsequent phases are pending,” and details will be released at least two weeks before the next phase begins.

Star t dates for all fall sports remain unchanged, although NJSIAA continues to emphasize that all dates are subject to revision.

Recreation Department Meeting on CP Pool Season

In the wake of Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 153 that allows for the opening of outdoor pools on June 22 subject to standards and policies issued by the state Department of Health, the Princeton Recreation Depar tment has been meeting with regard to star ting the CP Pool season.

In a statement issued June 19, the Rec Department noted that it has received “feedback from pool patrons, local health officials, recreation staff and elected officials” as it looks to craft “a solution that can strike a balance between the public health, logistical, and financial intricacies of operating

the pool” pursuant to the Department of Health restrictions.

After much discussion, it was decided to meet again this week to see if a solution can be reached that “addresses the key concerns.”

If that is achieved, CP Pool is still on schedule to open no later than July 15.

The guidelines released by the governor’s office require, among other things, “occupancy limits at 50 percent of capacity, visitor logs that track name/contact info for every person that enters the facility on a given day, enhanced cleaning procedures, protocols for the use of PPE, daily health screening of all pool staff and social distancing requirements both in the water and out.” As a result, the Rec Department staff is “literally trying to reinvent the wheel in a matter of just a few weeks to ensure that the pool can operate safely and efficiently for patrons and staff alike in 2020.”

The new rules have forced the Rec Department “to examine and update the following; patron access and egress, facility schedule, signage and directional markings, use of furniture, relocation of our lifeguard room due to social dis tancing requirements and locker room access for patrons, just to name several of the operational considerations.”

In order to make membership fair to all in the wake of limited capacity, the Rec Department will have to revamp that system and the “sheer number of layers to

this decision alone are staggering.”

Noting that getting CP Pool open t his sum mer “would be a real win for our community” and that it is working hard to achieve that goal, the Rec Department asserted that it “will not take any shortcuts that might inadvertently compromise the health, safety, and well-being of our staff and of our loyal pool patrons.”

MCCC Athletics Hall of Fame Names Inaugural Class

The inaugural class of Mercer County Community College ( MCCC ) Athletics Hall of Fame was announced last week and the 18 honorees include three national championship teams, two Major League baseball players, and a legendary basketball coach.

The MCCC Foundation’s Mercer Athletics Committee (MAC) made its selection of the first Hall of Fame class — three teams and 15 individuals — based on nominations from the public.

While over the years MCC has honored several teams and players in a variety of ways within a particular sport, the new Athletics Hall of Fame will celebrate the college’s outstanding athletic history across the entire sports program.

The honorees will be inducted during a reception and dinner on November 14 at the Trenton Country Club. Further details about the event, including ticket purchases and sponsorship opportunities, will soon be available. All proceeds will go to scholarships for our

student-athletes and improvement of our athletic facilities.

The Vikings are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 19 and the Garden State Athletic Conference.

In its more than half-century of sports excellence, MCCC’s athletics history includes 14 national championship teams, with nearly 250 student athletes achieving All-American honors.

Over the past decade, 44 MCCC s t udent at h lete s have been recognized as Academic All-Americans.

The 18 inaugural Hall of Fame inductees are: Teams: 1963 men’s soccer, 1st of eight National Championship teams; 1973 men’s basketball, 1st of two Nat iona l Cha mpion s h ip teams; and 1999 women’s tennis, 1st of four National Championship teams.

Men’s Athletics : Heath Fillmyer ( baseball ), A llAmerican (2014) and MLB; Mickey Forker (soccer), AllAmerican (1968 & 1969); Dave Gallagher (baseball), 17 years of professional baseball with nine years in MLB and MCCC Coach (2000-2002); Randy Garber (soccer), All-American (1971 & 1972 and Penn S t ate 1974 ) a n d NA S L 1975 -1979; Mel Weldon (basketball), All-American and National Player of the

Correction In the story “While High School Sports Ended Prematurely, 14 PDS Grads Heading to College Athletics” [June 10, page 27], it should have said that it is Brynna Fisher who will be going to Pratt Institute and competing for its women’s volleyball program.

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Women’s Athletics: Elyse Diamond (soccer), 1st Mercer All-American in the sport (1983) and current Women’s Soccer Coach ; Terri Dorner (basketball), 1st Mercer All-American in the sport (1980) and Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame; and Joanne Zola (softball), 1st Mercer All-American in the sport (1985) and MCCC Coach (2000-2002).

Administrators: Lisa Camillone (Athletic Trainer/ A s s t. At h l e t i c D i r e c tor 19 8 3 - 2 016 ) , p i o n e e r ing figure for female Athletic Trainers ; Stan Dlugosz (men’s soccer coach 1963-1981 and men’s tennis coach 1974-2007), 2 Soccer National Championships; Charles Inverso (men’s soccer coach 19862009), 5 National Championship teams; Al Leister (Athletic Director 19731989), innovative Health and Physical E ducat ion P rofe s s or (1970 -20 06 ) ; and Butch Miller (baseball coach 1973-1993 ), 503263 coaching record and 1981 Junior College World Series.

Special Recognition : Howie Landa (legendar y basketball coach), 2 National Championships, 3 times National Coach of the Year.

Rose Rozich Bonini 1925 — 2020

Donna Winslow July 23, 1948 — February 22, 2020

Donna Finch was born prematurely in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A rush to be part of a great scene would be a theme in her life.

An only child, and disabled when these things weren’t much spoken of, Donna worked to overcome her limitations and volunteered at Navajo reservations in the early ‘70s; worked tirelessly for POW/MIAs in the ‘80s; volunteered at the Bradley Food Pantry in the ‘90s; and crocheted blankets for soldiers at Walter Reed in the ‘00s. She never failed to run

a Girl Scout Cookie campaign or show up to schools to support the plight of indigenous peoples, having fostered a little boy, Curtis, who she loved deeply.

Donna was very briefly survived by her husband, Bill; her daughter, Liz; and her grandchildren who could do no wrong, Tristan, Cora, and Aaron. Services were private.

In lieu of flowers or cards, donations to t he Native American Rights Fund or the United Jewish Federation would honor her legacy.

William Dyer Winslow June 21, 1945 — February 26, 2020

Bill Winslow grew up a chameleon. One minute he at age 8 was founding the Darien Cub Scouts; the next the family was out of money and squatting in Maine; the next after that, he was back in his mother’s Deep South home feeding an alligator out back in the bayou they’d named Owen. And Bill thus learned to improvise, adapt, and overcome.

Bill Winslow was a wonderful man full of contradictions. He was graduated from Deerfield Academy on scholarship, went to Vietnam where a man he’d saved in a firefight gave Bill his MOH Service ribbon from that same fight in thanks, and sold bar soap for 30 years in the South Bronx

for Procter and Gamble. He achieved 70% market share by being the unofficial gunsmith of minority store owners who couldn’t depend on the cops for protection in the ‘70s, while pursuing a second career at night in exposing cases of stolen valor.

Bill spent his retirement alternating between cowboy action shooting and doting on his grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter Liz, and grandchildren Tristan, Cora, and Aaron.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity named in his will before he had grandkids to consider — Gay Men’s Health Crisis, largely in honor of his own dad — would make Bill happy to continue doing right.

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Rose Rozich Bonini a resident of Princeton, NJ, for over 60 years, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Sunday June 14, 2020 of natural causes in Bala Cynwyd, PA, surrounded by her family.

Rose was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years William E. Bonini, parents Evan and Agnes Rozich, and sister Mary Rozich. She is survived by their four children and spouses, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one step-grandchild and spouse, and two step great-grandchildren.

Born in her home on August 29, 1925 in Farrell, PA, Rose was a first generation American raised by her parents in a bilingual home, fluent in English and Serbo-Croatian. She grew up in a richly multi-ethic small-town community where she enjoyed tap dancing, roller skating, hours of reading at the local library, and commuting on foot about town. Graduating 1st in her class from Farrell High School in 1943 she was recruited and offered an academic scholarship to Youngstown College graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1948 to become the first college graduate in her family. After college she attended the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, Madison where she earned a Master of Science Degree in Zoology in 1951. She was just shy of a PhD in Biochemistry at Wisconsin, when her graduate work was disrupted to return home to care for her dying mother.

In 1952 she met the love of her life Bill Bonini in Madison at a Geology graduate-student party. They married on December 4, 1954 at the Georgetown Lutheran Church, in Georgetown, Washington, DC. The newlyweds settled in Princeton, NJ, where Bill was on the faculty at Princeton University and raised their four children.

At age 50 after their youngest child started school full-time, Rose went back to work and had a rewarding career as Manager of Information Services at Carter-Wallace research laboratories in Cranbury, NJ, where she used her extensive science background to do online medical and pharmaceutical document research and indexing as their research librarian. She was always deeply grateful for her career at Carter-Wallace.

During her years in Princeton she enjoyed membership in the Princeton University League, the League’s Garden Club, the Orchid Society, and her community Bridge Club.

In their younger days Bill and Rose were regulars at all the home Princeton football and basketball games. Together, they loved the arts, collecting original artwork that filled the walls of their home, and attending the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She also loved to sew, making clothing for herself and her family. She could not have been prouder of her four children who attended

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Princeton University and her delightful grandchildren and step-grandchildren, all of whom gave her much joy. Above all else, she loved her family and often reflected that she had a wonderful life.

Rose is survived by her four children and sons- and daughters-in-law: John A. Bonini and wife Loretta A. Estabrooks of Holmes Beach, FL; Nancy M. Bonini and husband Anthony R. Cashmore of Penn Valley, PA; James P. Bonini and wife Patricia C. Bonini of Frisco, TX; and Jennifer A. Bonini and husband Scott N. Miller of Laramie, WY. Seven grandchildren: Christine A. Ryan (Bonini) and husband Trevor N. Ryan, Megan E. Bonini, Caroline A. Bonini, James P. Bonini Jr., Sam D. Miller, Keegan A. Miller and Margaret M. Miller. One step-grandchild: Shivani M. Cashmore and husband John E. Nevergole, one great-granddaughter Adeline M. Ryan, and two step greatgrandchildren Nolan A. and Siona M. Nevergole.

Services will be private and a family memorial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her memory by mail or online to either: Youngstown State University Foundation, College of Science Engineering Technology and Math, Department of Chemistry, 655 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44502 or online at http://ysufoundation. com/giving; or the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Department of Biochemistry Fund132151050, US Bank Lockbox 78807, Milwaukee, WI 532780807 or online at https://secure.supportuw.org/give.

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Harriet Cooper Robertson Harriet Cooper Robertson was born on May 30th, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland, and she died in Princeton, NJ, on May 7th, 2020 of the coronav ir us. Our mother fought a battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s for over 20 years, but she was a beacon of light for many family, friends, and Pr inceton residents and establishments who knew her through these difficult years, with her endearing smile, laugh, and kisses of joy. We are grateful for the gift of an extraordinary mother who was lov ing, bright, clever, creative, and full of life. We reflect fondly on all of the opportunities she gave to improve the lives of so many people throughout her life and for her unceasing dedication to the Princeton community since 1966.

Harriet was the daughter of J. Crossan Copper, Jr. and Eleanor Chalfant Cooper. Harriet grew up in

Baltimore where she studied at the Calvert School, and she went on to Foxcroft School in 1949, and later g r ad u ate d S u m m a Cu m L aude f rom Br y n Maw r College in 1953. Post-Bryn Mawr, Harriet married Pieter Fisher, and moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and started a family. Shortly thereafter, Harriet moved to New York state, where she coached middle school athletic teams, combining her love for athletics and working with youth; both of which were to become a recurring theme in Harriet’s life. In 1966 Harriet moved to Princeton, the town which would become her lifelong home. In addition to auditing art and music classes at Princeton University, Harriet’s life became one of giving to others, as she became increasingly involved in the Princeton community, where she shared her leadership, time, and energy: supporting and working hands-on with family crisis issues, Princeton Hospital Fetes, Princeton Day School, the NJ Symphony, and the Arts.

Harriet was a giver and a doer in countless organizations, but she was especially passionate about her involvement with Planned Parent hoo d and Cor ner House, a drug and alcohol prevention and treatment center for troubled youth in Princeton. For over 25 years, Harriet was involved in every aspect of Corner House as a revered leader, board member and eventual President. On June 11, 2008, the town of Princeton celebrated Harriet’s vision and generosity with a Proclamation from the Office of

the Mayor, “to applaud the magnanimous and philanthropic Princeton Township resident for 25 years of service to Corner House.”

Follow ing a divorce in 1972, Harriet married David Frothingham. Harriet loved her extended and growing family, and delighted in additions to her brood. Harriet’s home on Arreton Road became a haven for countless young people, and everyone relished in the laughter and straight talk that became an important part of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Our mother’s home was filled with flowers and mementos of her extensive travels.

This included an annual trip to Scotland highlighting hiking on her “beloved Isle of Skye,” and her winter expeditions to Palm Island in the Grenadines where she enjoyed snorkeling the reefs by day, and leading a line dance to the beat of the steel bands by night. Harriet will be remembered as a gentle and luminous spirit who left a lasting impression on all those she met.

After becoming widowed in 1986, Harriet continued her worldly travels, and in 1991 she married David A. Robertson, a retired professor from Columbia Barnard College who predeceased her in 2004.

Harriet is survived by her children: Ellen M. Fisher of York, Maine and Pieter A. Fisher, Jr. of Querétaro, México, her daughter-in-law Karla Flores, and her stepchildren: Will Frothingham, Carrie Frothingham, daughter-in-law, Pamela Frothingham, five grandchildren, and four step-grandchildren.

Harriet is also survived by

her sister Louisa Dubin, a niece and nephews, and many cousins. Her brother, Jack Cooper and stepson, David Frothingham Jr. predeceased Harriet. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Corner House in Princeton, New Jersey.

Sally Kuser Lane

Sally Kuser Lane died June 7 at her family home in Bay Head. She was 95 and had bat t led declin ing healt h since September.

A striking woman who was an athletic 5 feet, 11 inches tall, she was the first grandchild of James and Sarah Mullen Kerney (for whom she was named), and a grandchild of Fred and Teresa Doelger Kuser. Her maternal grandfather was editor, publisher, and owner of the Trenton Times. Her paternal grandfather, brewmaster of Peter Doelger Brewery in New York, retired to his summer home, now Hamilton Township’s Kuser Farm museum.

The oldest of three children of R. George and Mary Kerney Kuser, she grew up in Lawrenceville. Her father was a Trenton stockbroker and her mother was chairman of the board of the Trenton Times until the paper’s sale to The Washington Post in 1974. Sally attended Miss Fine’s School in Princeton, and graduated from Mary Lyon School in Swarthmore, Pa. She married lawyer Arthur S. Lane when she was 22. He was 14 years older and they had met at her parents’ pool when she was eight and he captained the undefeated 1933 Princeton football team. Their 50-year marriage produced seven HOPEWELL • NJ HIGHTSTOWN • NJ children, who attended Miss Fine’s School or its successor, Princeton Day School.

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card pictures, begun with one child and mailed to a global list, recorded the aging of parents and children before expanding with their marriages and christenings, then their children’s. An inveterate sender of postcards while traveling, she celebrated birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries of family and friends with cards.

Knowing that a grandchild, great-grandchild, or child of friends was going to sleepaway camp for the first, she sent a card a day to ward off homesickness. Young relatives got a parade of birthday cards.

In recent years, she walked to the Post Office in Lawrenceville most days, a tall, white-haired woman striding unaided along Rt. 206 in the afternoon, before stopping in at Fedora Café for chai and an oatmeal raisin cookie. The Postmaster General sent her a birthday card for her 95 th birthday, as did Rose and Beth, her friends at the P.O., who processed the hundreds of greetings she received.

She continued her mother’s tradition of celebrating big birthdays with Christmas family reunions, parasailing with grandchildren and great-grandchildren for her 80th, 85th, and 90th in Key West. She liked to plan July trips, so she could include grandchildren and greatgrandchildren out of school.

She returned often to Tuscany, and most recently to Ireland, but news of a grandson taking a semester in Cape Tow n or a g reat- g rand daughter in Greece sent her packing. One pocket of her handbag held a supply of $2 bills, folded for tipping or slipping to a child.

Five years ago, she traveled to Oxford to see a granddaughter get her master’s and to Salt Lake City to see a grandson receive his MBA. More recently, she celebrated a grandson’s wedding in Harrogate, England, a granddaughter’s in New Orleans, three greatgranddaughters’ weddings and her great-great-grandson’s first birthday. She had two 95th parties, one on the day and one to close out the year. Princeton football, basketball, and lacrosse games were always on her calendar, along with New Jersey State Museum day trips.

Princeton University, the alma mater of Art and four of their children, was a big part of her life. She was a member of the Princeton Varsity Club and the only female lifet ime member of the Princeton Football Association. She and Art hosted an annual picnic for the football team for years in Harbourton and later, in Princeton. While the picnics ended with his death,

she looked forward every spring to the presentation of the Art Lane ’34 Award.

She was a passionate, lifelong Yankees fan, calling to needle Massachusetts grandchildren the morning after a Yankees win over the Red Sox. She had a transistor radio that fit into a purse, enabling her to leave parties to check scores in the ladies room. A picture of Whitey Ford, autographed to her at the behest of his onetime caddy, a daughter’s suitor, remained on prominent display for decades.

Sally & Art’s 40 th wedding anniversary was celebrated at Yankee Stadium, with a surprise Jumbotron greeting.

As a widow, she chose to live at Morris Hall. Never a cook, she was grateful for the meals, and for the ability to lock up her rooms and travel. But she also valued her ability to help others, pushing wheelchairs, delivering papers and running errands for those who didn’t enjoy her good health.

When she moved to The Meadows, she spoke often of missing daily Mass in the chapel, and of residents and staff left behind, although she felt blessed to be cared for and visited by people she loved. She was mindful, also, of having missed the chance to say her goodbyes at the Bay Head Yacht Club and the Nassau Club.

She is survived by seven children: Sarah Kerney Lane (Samuel Graff), of Trenton; Arthur Stephen Lane, Jr., (Marie) of Groton, Mass.; Mark Kuser Lane ( Linda A xelrod ), of Little Falls, N.J.; Catherine Scannell L ane ( Steve Jacobs ), of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Henry Welling Lane, of Bay Head; Mary Kuser Lane, of New York City; Teresa Doelger Lane (Edward Nelson) of Basking Ridge, N.J. ; sixteen grandchildren, eight greatg ra ndch i ldren, a nd one great-great-grandchild ; a sister-in-law, Helen Lambert Kuser, of Fort Myers, Fla.; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her brothers, R. George Kuser, Jr., and James Kerney Kuser.

Her funeral at Sacred Heart Church, Trenton, and Memorial Mass at Morris Hall Chapel, Lawrenceville, are planned when possible.

At the end of her life, Sally was most concerned about the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), 72 Escher Street, Trenton, N.J. 08609, www. trentonsoupkitchen.org; and Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center, P.O. Box 228, Bordentown, NJ. 08505, to underwrite camp for Trenton children, www.fernbrookfarms.com/ center/suppor t-us /urbanyouth-scholarships.

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~ Pool Repairs & Rebuilds ~ Pool Openings ~ Weekly Service

Call Anytime to Schedule • 908-359-3000 Since 1955

CARPENTRY DETAILS ALTERATIONS • ADDITIONS CUSTOM ALTERATIONS HISTORIC RESTORATIONS KITCHENS •BATHS • DECKS

Professional Kitchen and Bath Design Available

609-466-2693

BLACKMAN

LANDSCAPING FRESH IDEAS

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PRINCETON, NJ

Donald R. Twomey, Diversified Craftsman

609-683-4013

Unlock the secret to beautiful floors

Erick Perez

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF

Fully insured 15+ Years Experience Call for free estimate Best Prices

OUR FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS To continue to fulfill your flooring and remodeling needs during Covid-19 we have made several changes to our operating procedures.

Our showroom will reopen to the public starting 6/15/20.

No appointment necessary.

• Parties will be limited to 3 people per salesperson,please keep children by your side.

• We will have a table for returned samples so they can be sanitized before being put away.

• Another table will have PPE products for everybody’s protection.

• Masks are required by customers and our sales team.

• Social distancing will be required for customers and sales team.

American Furniture Exchange

ELECTRICAL INC.

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

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SWIMMING POOL SERVICE

609-586-2130

TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go!

We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read.

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CIFELLI CIFELLI ELECTRICAL INC.

CREATIVE CLEANING SERVICES: All around cleaning services to fit your everyday needs. Very reli able, experienced & educated.

Weekly, biweekly & monthly. Please call Matthew/Karen Geisenhoner at (609) 587-0231; Email creativecleaningservices@outlook. com 05-27-8t

AT YOUR SERVICE Since 1955

We look forward to helping you through whatever flooring or remodeling projects are on your to do list.

Thank you for your understanding and for supporting local business.

30 Years of Experience!

At Regent, your choices are unlimited...

Antiques – Jewelry – Watches – Guitars – Cameras Books - Coins – Artwork – Diamonds – Furniture Unique Items I Will Buy Single Items to the Entire Estate!

Are You Moving? House Cleanout Service Available!

609-306-0613

Daniel Downs (Owner) Serving all of Mercer County Area

HD

HOUSE PAINTING & MORE

House Painting Interior/Exterior - Stain & Varnish (Benjamin Moore Green promise products)

Wall Paper Installations and Removal Plaster and Drywall Repairs • Carpentry • Power Wash Attics, Basements, Garage and House Cleaning

Hector Davila

609-227-8928

Email: HDHousePainting@gmail.com LIC# 13VH09028000 www.HDHousePainting.com

References Available Satisfaction Guaranteed!

20 Years Experience Licensed & Insured Free Estimates Excellent Prices

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Carpet • Hardwood • Tile • Vinyl • Stone • Bathroom and Kitchen Remodeling • Window Treatments

#7 ROUTE 31 NORTH • PENNINGTON, NJ 08534 (609) 737-2466 regentflooringkitchenandbath.com

Open for Business Following COVID-19 recommended safety measures.

Annuals Perennials Outdoor Trees and Shrubs and gardening supplies.

GARDEN CENTER

NURSERY • GREENHOUSE • LANDSCAPING

A family business famous for quality and service since 1939

3730 Rte. 206 betw. Princeton and Lawrenceville Open Daily & Sunday • 609-924-5770

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Highest Quality Seamless Gutters.

Serving the Princeton area for 25 years Experience and Quality Seamless Gutters Installed

3 Gutter Protection Devices that Work!

Free estimates! All work guaranteed in writing!

Easy repeat gutter cleaning service offered without pushy sales or cleaning minimums!

609-921-2299

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

~ Pool Repairs & Rebuilds ~ Pool Openings ~ Weekly Service Call Anytime to Schedule • 908-359-3000

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Tranquility Awaits at This Custom Country Estate 5BR/3.2BA 6,588SF 15.77AC Low Taxes Custom-Crafted Reproduction Home Updated Kitchen & Bathrooms 6 Fireplaces Incredible Views Cary Simons Nelson: 484.431.9019 Lambertville, NJ Kurfiss.com/NJHT105244 $2,250,000

Furnished Unit at the Luxurious 500 Walnut

Barenhaus, Dramatic Contemporary Design

3BR/3.1BA Terraces Parking Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 Lisa Yakulis: 610.517.8445 Society Hill, Philadelphia Kurfiss.com/PAPH869978 $6,500,000

5BR/5.2BA 7,400SF 6.46AC Custom Built Low Taxes Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 Solebury Township, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU481160 $3,595,000

L’Ecole, An Extraordinary Residence

Newly Listed: 1903 Carriage House on 2.25 Acres

4BR/4.1BA 2.02AC Highest-Quality Reno Low Taxes Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 Solebury Township, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU490884 $2,950,000

7BR/5.1BA 6,090SF Luxe Living Gourmet Kitchen Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 Bryn Mawr, PA Kurfiss.com/PAMC645596 $2,795,000

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Newly Listed: Pristine in WaterView Place

Quality Custom Construction

3BR/2.1BA 3,962SF 3D-Tour Online Large Covered Terrace Lisa Frushone: 908.413.0156 New Hope, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU497322 $2,625,000

3BR/4.1BA 7,487SF 2.91AC Private Open Floor Plan Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 Meadowbrook, PA Kurfiss.com/PAMC619436 $1,500,000

Newly Listed: Idyllic Family Retreat on 10.3 Acres

Sweeping Delaware River Views

6BR/4.2BA 5,969SF Private Setting Large Pond Pool Amelie Escher: 609.937.0479 New Hope, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU496142 $1,365,000

3BR/3.1BA 3,672SF Renovated/Expanded Low Taxes Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 New Hope, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU489868 $1,275,000

The Residences at Rabbit Run Creek

The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton

3BR/3.1BA 5,400SF Custom New Construction Low Taxes Douglas Pearson: 267.907.2590 New Hope, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU495002 $1,250,000

2BR/2.1BA 1,462SF Hardwood Floors Parking Katerina Dimitriadis: 610.203.2747 Center City, Philadelphia Kurfiss.com/PAPH883890 $1,195,000

Fun & Fabulous Bucks County Farmhouse

The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton

3BR/2.1BA 2,087SF 1.56AC Taxes: $4,519 Pool Amelie Escher: 609.937.0479 New Hope, PA Kurfiss.com/PABU491246 $735,000

1BR/1.1BA 1,050SF Hardwood Flrs. Gourmet Kitchen Katerina Dimitriadis: 610.203.2747 Center City, Philadelphia Kurfiss.com/PAPH883870 $699,000

Experience Property Videos and 3D Walk-Through Tours at Kurfiss.com 215.794.3227 New Hope Rittenhouse Square Chestnut Hill Bryn Mawr © MMXIX I Affiliates LLC. All Rights Reserved. SIR® is a registered trademark licensed to SIR Affiliates LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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PARKSIDE DRIVE • PRINCETON Barbara Blackwell $3,950,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME297010

ROSEDALE ROAD • PRINCETON Kimberly A Rizk, Eleanor Deardorff $2,595,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME295018

LIBRARY PLACE • PRINCETON Susan A Cook $1,999,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME291650

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MERCER STREET • PRINCETON Anita F O’Meara $1,900,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME296526

OBER ROAD • PRINCETON Deborah W Lane $1, 595,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME296780

VAN DYKE ROAD • PRINCETON Michelle Blane $1,495,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME294990

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BENEDEK ROAD • LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Beth Kearns $1,100,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME297286

AUGUSTA COURT • MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Susan A Cook $990,000 C allawayHenderson.com/id/NJSO113276

BRAMBLE DRIVE • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Jennifer E Curtis $950,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJME296874

COLONIAL COURT • MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Valerie Smith $675,000 C allawayHenderson.com/id/NJSO112700

RIVERWALK • PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP Danielle Spilatore $639,900 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJMX120964

Realtor® owned

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HILLS DRIVE • MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Carolyn Spohn $875,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/NJSO113296

LAMBERTVILLE 609.397.1974 MONTGOMERY 908.874.0000 PENNINGTON 609.737.7765 PRINCETON 609.921.1050

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Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. Subject To Errors, Omissions, Prior Sale Or Withdrawal Without Notice.