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Teens Host Local TV Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lawrenceville Receives Largest Gift in School’s History . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 British Drawings Exhibit at PU Museum . . . . . . 12 “Monterey Pop” Turns 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PU Women’s Golfer Walton Made History in Debut Campaign . . . . 22 Princeton Little League Advances to District 12 Intermediate Final . . . 27
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Teachers’ Contract Extension Seen as A Win for All Sides Last week’s announcement of a twoyear extension of the contract between the Princeton School Board and the teachers’ union marks “a real game changer,” according to Board President Patrick Sullivan, in the relationship between the board and teachers that has in the past seen significant conflict over contract negotiations. The original contract was scheduled to conclude in June of 2018. The new agreement, ratified by teachers on June 19 and approved by the board at a special meeting on June 20, extends the contract through 2020. “We are very proud to have this level of trust and cooperation with the PREA,” said Mr. Sullivan, “and we salute the vision of their negotiations team and of Superintendent Cochrane.” He noted that this early, amicable resolution ”allows all of us to focus on the meaningful changes we hope to bring about for the students in our schools.” The agreement calls for 2.63 percent overall annual salary increases, in line with the final year of the original contract and comparable raises in other teachers’ contracts in Mercer County public school districts. The extension also maintains the shared-savings agreement associated with the funding of health benefits. A joint statement issued by the board,
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Westminster Coalition Members File Lawsuit When Rider University announced in March that it was selling the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College, it was emphasized that the aim was to find an academic institution that would keep Westminster, which Rider has owned since 1991, in operation on its longtime Princeton campus. But a lawsuit filed in federal court last week by members of The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College in Princeton, Inc., lists names like Toll Brothers, Weichert Development Company, and Garden Homes of Princeton on the list of parties interested in the site. With growing concern that the 83-year-old campus will be turned into a housing development rather than operated by another academic institution and kept intact, the Coalition decided to take legal action. Princeton attorney Bruce Afran filed the suit in New York City because two
of the plaintiffs live there. Based on language in the 1991 agreement that merged Westminster with the Lawrencebased school then known as Rider College, the suit alleges that Rider has no legal right to sell the music school. Specifically, the suit seeks an injunction that would prevent Rider from selling to a commercial real estate developer or any nonprofit or public agency that would stop operating Westminster at its Wal-
nut Avenue campus. Representatives of the Coalition met with Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo and other administration officials on May 19, and followed up with a written proposal to spin off Westminster as an independent institution. The Coalition stated that a subsequent meeting would be expected within 30 days or else legal action would Continued on Page 4
Statue and Pavilion to Honor Nashes; West Windsor Plans to Enhance Park “A beautiful place for a beautiful mind and a loving heart” reads the plaque in West Windsor’s Nash Park, dedicated in honor of Nobel Laureate John Nash and his wife Alicia Nash. And soon a sculpture of the mathematician and his wife will be
added as an enhancement to the Alexander Road park. West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh announced last week that either busts or full figures of John and Alicia Nash, Continued on Page 8
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Route 206 Detours Set As Bridge Repair Begins Traffic in and around Princeton is about to get trickier than usual . Starting at 10 p .m . Wednesday, July 5 and continuing every day until November 3, the Route 206 bridge over the Stony Brook will be closed in both directions . A second project, involving PSE&G’s replacement of a gas main on Route 206, will begin July 10 and continue through July 31 . Already underway on East Nassau Street is New Jersey American Water’s replacement of a water main, scheduled to conclude in early September . For details on suggested detours during the Route 206 bridge repair project, visit the town’s website, princetonnj .gov .
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Princeton resident Jacob Lilienthal, 8, takes some pre-game batting practice with the Flemington Neshanock at the Historical Society of Princeton’s annual 19th century baseball event held last Saturday in Greenway Meadows Park. In the background is Jeff “Duke” Schneider of the Neshanock. See page 28 for more details on the event. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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versity. The suit alleges, “Rider University did not seek merger partners for Westminster Choir College but issued a circular offering to sell Westminster to other academic institutions or commercial developers for the market value of the Westminster campus that Rider believes is worth between $40 and $60 million.” The University has attempted to solicit purchase inquiries from nearly 300 entities, the suit continues. Although the school has stated its preference to sell to an academic partner that would keep Westminster intact and in place, “Rider has failed to make good faith efforts to solicit such interest but, instead, offered to sell the Westminster campus to other academic institutions at market value, a solicitation that is not a good faith effort to continue the purposes of the 1991 merger agreement: academic institutions do not typically purchase colleges or universities at market value but merge with existing entities in the same manner as Rider merged with Westminster, without payment but with a commitment to continue to operate and maintain the school and its programs.” Ms. Fee said a member of Rider’s board of trustees was assigned to call three of the Coalition members. “She said, ‘I just want to know how you feel,’” Ms. Fee said. “I told her we’re confident, we’re moving ahead and making plans. She asked
us about litigation. At that point, we weren’t going to go ahead with it until the deadline passed.” The Coalition has raised and spent “a lot of money,” Ms. Fee said, and more fundraising efforts are underway. A button on the Coalition’s website and an online fundraising site called donately.com, which is specifically for nonprofits, are among the initiatives. “It all goes immediately to the cause,” she said. “Every single person working on this is a volunteer. We have no overhead.” Asked for comment, Rider University representative Kristine A. Brown of University marketing and communications, said: “The University is aware of the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court. We disagree with the contentions of this lawsuit, believe we have strong defenses and that we will prevail. We also do not believe such litigation serves the best interests of Westminster Choir College. “As we’ve told the Westminster community, we firmly believe that the Choir College’s legacy can best be achieved with an institution that is better positioned to make the necessary investments. Working closely with the board of trustees and an outside firm, we’ve made significant progress on our search to find a new institution willing to acquire Westminster Choir College and continue its rich tradition.” —Anne Levin
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A Community Bulletin Mayoral Reception: On Wednesday, June 28 from 5-7:30 p.m., the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts this gathering of area mayors at Mercer Oaks Club, 725 Village Road West, Princeton Junction. Among those attending are Mayor Liz Lempert, Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson, and several others. $40 for members; $60 for future members. princetonchamber.org. Tours of Princeton Airport: Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. during July and August, free tours are given of the airport on Route 206, covering its 107-year history and present daily operations and facilities. Visitors may have a chance to sit inside a plane and see how the controls work. Free. Visit www.princetonairport. com or call Steve Nierenberg at (609) 921-3100. Harrison Street Bridge Closure: Originally scheduled for June 24, the closing of the bridge from Tiger Lane to Lake Carnegie will be on Saturday, July 8 from 7 a.m. until repairs are completed, weather permitting. Local traffic will be permitted on Harrison Street up to the point of the closure, but not on the bridge.
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show, and I’ve seen what he does to help them. I could see any one of these three becoming a reporter or a television anchor. This experience is going to help them forever — speaking skills, looking people in the eyes, active listening.” Interviewed by Rachel and Misha earlier this month, Mr. Jackson, CEO of Prometheus Publishing LLC and himself the host of a radio show, was impressed. “These two have the self-confidence of a Christian with four aces, a good thing to have,” he said, sitting in the studio after the taping of their session. “You both ask questions that you really want to know the answers to, and you really enjoy being here,” he said. “Rachel is pensive and pondering — quiet, and because of that, when she says something, the room stops and they listen. Misha starts with a question, then finds the nugget that she wants to home in on, and that’s good. You work well together.” Rachel’s father, Adam Bierman, himself an actor and host on PCT’s Breezin with Bierman, described the complementary styles of the Cue the Lights trio. “They’re like super heroes,” he said. “Misha is the vivacious Latin one. Rachel will stop and ask a cooler question. Then Jenny will pause and out of nowhere ask a really perceptive question.”
Misha added, “Rachel never gets nervous. She’s the cool cucumber that keeps us all grounded.” Before the birth of Cue the Lights, the three young women were guests on Mr. Bierman’s show, presenting their own segment as they interviewed Leila Jean Davis. “At first we prepared questions and each girl had a card, so they had turns to ask questions. But they naturally evolved and soon didn’t need cards,” said Rachel’s mother, Sandra Jordan. “They took control. Their natural talents came through.” Mr. Bierman added, “They felt more and more confident. Now they’ve reached their own level. They have their own chemistry.” Misha described how her comfort level and interviewing skills have developed since Cue the Lights debuted in 2014, when she was in sixth grade and Jenny and Rachel were eighth graders. “After the first shows I got yelled at for using my hands too much, so for the next ones I held onto the table or the chair,” she said. “And sometimes we would repeat questions, and we wouldn’t always enunciate, and when they were talking we wouldn’t always act like we were engaged in what they were saying.” Jenny recalled her early involvement with Cue the Lights: “I met my two good friends in an acting class, and when we heard we had the opportunity to create a teen
talk show we were all excited to work together and create ideas that would be of interest to a wide array of teenagers. It also gave us practice speaking in front of a camera and learning how TV productions work behind the scenes.” Aspiring to a career in acting, modeling “and maybe even TV production,” Jenny emphasized the interesting variety of topics and the range of different guests they had encountered on the show. “I especially like when we are on location filming outside the studio because it is fun to see what is going on at the local businesses we are helping to promote.” Rachel’s passions include writing, reading, traveling, and drawing. She would love to write scripts for a TV series, or realistic fiction, or a series of books about the supernatural. Misha is into acting, and continues to take classes in the Master program at the JW Actor’s Studio. She also loves writing, drawing, cooking, reading, and circus arts. To find out more about what’s going on in the world of Rachel, Misha, Jenny, and Cue the Lights, tune in to PCT on Friday or Saturday evening on channel 30 for Princeton residents with Comcast and on channel 45 for Princeton and other surrounding areas with Verizon Fios. It is also streamed on www.princetontv.org and is on YouTube. —Donald Gilpin
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The 1719 William Trent House Museum is hosting free Camp Trent events for children ages 5-12 on select Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. Advance registration is preferred but not required. For reservations, contact sluft@williamtrenthouse.org. Saturday, July 8: Find and identify herbs and plants from Mr. Trent’s garden, plant seeds to take home and grow your own vegetables and flowers, hear a story from George Washington, and enjoy free ice cream. Saturday, July 22: Write a letter to Billy Trent using a colonial style quill pen and ink, design and make your own wind chimes, hear a story from George Washington, and enjoy free ice cream. Saturday, August 5: Make prints from homemade clay, take selfies wearing Colonial clothing, hear a story from George Washington, and enjoy free ice cream. These are rain or shine events. The 1719 William Trent House Museum is located at 15 Market Street in Trenton, and has ample free parking.
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Police Blotter On June 20, at 11:46 a.m., police received a call from management at Princeton United Methodist Church to report a burglary and theft at the church. Between 2 and 4:45 p.m. on June 19, forced entry was made into a church office and several other unsecured offices were entered. Two violins and other miscellaneous items of value were stolen. On June 22, at 3:09 a.m., a 31-year-old female from Bordentown was charged with DWI subsequent to a motorist assist after observing the involved vehicle being driven with a flat tire on Alexander Street. On June 23, at 1:10 p.m., a resident of the 200 block of Jefferson Road reported that between 10:15 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. someone forced entry into the side door of her residence and stole silver and various items. On June 26, at 5:50 p.m., patrols responded to Hamilton Jewelers on Nassau Street to investigate a report of a suspicious male attempting to open a $19,000 line of credit. The investigation led to the arrest of a 34-year-old male from Jersey City who was then taken to Mercer County Correctional Facility after being processed. Unless otherwise noted, individuals arrested were later released.
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The Lawrenceville School announced June 21 that it has received the largest single gift in the School’s 207-year history. Joseph C. Tsai, Class of 1982 and executive vice chairman of the global e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, and his wife Clara, through the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, have made a major gift as an endorsement of the School’s Strategic Plan: A Vision for the Future: Lawrenceville 20/20. “We are incredibly grateful to Joe and Clara for this historic and transformational gift,” said Headmaster Stephen S. Murray. “This offers us an opportunity to accelerate implementation of key elements of our strategic plan and to bring us that much closer to achieving some critically impor tant, far-
reaching initiatives.” Murray added, “Joe embodies lifelong character and commitment. He speaks movingly about his time as a student at Lawrenceville and understands the pivotal role that a school can play in a young person’s development. With this gift, Joe and Clara help ensure that we will continue the work of inspiring young people to lead lives of integrity and high purpose.” In addition to supporting long-term financial sustainability through endowment, the gift, which sources say is in the nine-figure range, will lend support to one of the school’s four strategic priorities identified in the plan: “Celebrate and Reinforce Community.” Lawrenceville 20/20 envisions a new, world-class athletic center with an exceptional, new
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dining facility as a way to further promote and strengthen community. The school hopes to break ground on the project within two years and a part of the Tsai gift will support the planning and construction of the new facilities. The site for the new complex has not yet been determined; however, Murray said having it “centrally located” on campus is a priority. “Far more than simply meeting a pressing facilities need, this gift allows us to give every member of the community multiple reasons to convene — to forge friendships when breaking bread together, to elevate school spirit and pride when supporting our teams, and to reinforce the social fabric of the school through teamwork, healthy competition, and a sense of togetherness in all that we do.” Lawrenceville’s Board of Trustees President, Thomas L. Carter, Jr., Class of 1970 said, “In addition to reinforcing our hallowed traditions of close community and athletic excellence, this gift will contribute substantially to our endowment, which will have a profound impact on current and future generations of the Lawrenceville family.” About the gift, Mr. Tsai said, “I am grateful for what Lawrenceville has given me 35 years ago. Now, Clara and I are thrilled to give back. We express through this gift our appreciation for what a Lawrenceville experience can do for young people, and we wholeheartedly support Steve in his strategic vision of reinforcing campus life around a strong com-
munity.” The Tsai family has generously supported Lawrenceville over the years, including financial aid, faculty support, capital projects, and annual giving, among other important priorities. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Mr. Tsai arrived at Lawrenceville in 1977. He was a member of the varsity lacrosse and football teams, sports editor of the student newspaper The Lawrence, and part of the Glee Club. He went on to graduate from Yale University and Yale Law School and practiced with Sullivan and Cromwell in New York as an associate in the firm’s tax group. He moved to Hong Kong in 1995 to begin a career in private equity investment with the Asian office of Investor AB, the Swedish industrial holding company under the stewardship of the Wallenberg family. Mr. Tsai’s career took another turn when, in 1999, he met Jack Ma and soon after joined him as one of the founding members of the China-based e-commerce company Alibaba. Today, Mr. Tsai is executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group and serves on its board of directors. He is also a member of Lawrenceville’s Board of Trustees.
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the superintendent, and the Princeton Regional Education Association ( PR E A) presidents stated, “The contract extension represents both parties’ commitment to education, collaboration, and innovation to the benefit of our teachers, our students, and our community.” The announcement went on to note the cooperation between the superintendent and the union during the past year and the “foundation of collaboration, mutual respect, and true partnership” that “enabled all parties to approach the contract extension negotiations with earnestness and good will.” Theresa Cross, one of t hree PR E A pre sident s, pointed to the joint statement as evidence in itself of “the collaborative means in which we continue to work together.” Board members Bill Hare and Greg Stankiewicz, newly elected last November, both praised the positive attitudes, the spirit of partnership, and the successful efforts of all parties involved. Both also commented on the need to now look ahead
to the larger issues of increasing enrollments and overcrowding, particularly at John Witherspoon and Princeton High School. “It’s a win-win for everyone involved,” Mr. Stankiewicz said about the contract agreement. Mr. Hare noted that “we can now devote our energy to finding and promoting a complete package that both addresses the overcrowding and can be supported by our residents.” Mr. Cochrane summed up the positive spirit of teachers, administration, and board, as they averted the disputes and public demonstrations that characterized the negotiations process of 2014-15. “This contract extension is a celebration,” he said. “It is a celebration of trust, partnership, and a shared vision of what is right for our students and our community. I could not be more grateful to our teachers and their leadership.” —Donald Gilpin
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NASH PARK: A sculpture of Nobel Laureate John Nash and his wife Alicia Nash will be created by Gyuri Hollosy of Grounds For Sculpture and erected in West Windsor’s Nash Park on Alexander Road.
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created by the artist Gyuri Hollosy of Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, assisted by Joseph W. Acquah, will become a permanent part of the park, which was named after the two West Windsor residents after they died in an automobile accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in 2015. Mr. Nash, a senior research mathematician in the Princeton University mathematics department and winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for economics for his work in game
theory, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was the subject of the Academy Award-winning 2002 film, A Beautiful Mind. Mrs. Nash, a mental health advocate, was credited with saving Mr. Nash’s life during his prolonged illness. Noting that fundraising for the sculpture is still in the early stages, Mr. Hsueh emphasized the importance of the project. “This will be an inspiration to future generations,” he said. “Even though you have problems, you can be recognized around the world.” Mr. Hsueh continued, “He was somebody I really admire. I want this community and the whole world to realize what he contributed to mankind. We need to show our appreciation for what John Nash did.” The silicon bronze sculpture is expected to cost about $190,000 and be completed in the next two years, according to Mr. Hsueh. Depending on the success of fundraising efforts, the statues may be either busts on pedestals or two figures walking through the park side by side. Mr. Hsueh prefers the two figure design, noting that the Nashes lived near what is now Nash Park and that they would often take walks together in the afternoon or evening. Mr. Hsueh also announced that a 25 to 30-foot-tall Chinese-style pavilion planned for the park will be assembled in the next month. “We take great pride in honoring two very special residents of West Windsor Township,” Mr. Hsueh concluded. “Dr. and Mrs. Nash will always be remembered for enriching the world with a beautiful mind and a loving heart.” Donations from individuals and organizations to commission the sculpture are being accepted by Friends of West Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS), by mail at P.O. Box 73, West Windsor, NJ 08550 or online through the FOWWOS website. —Donald Gilpin
Alexander Pitetti Irwin and Erica Beth Goldberg Erica Beth Goldberg and Alexander Pitetti Irwin were married May 20 on the grounds of the Awbury Arboretum, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. Brooke Rothman, close friend of the bride and groom, officiated at the wedding. The bride’s parents are Wilma Solomon and David Goldberg of Princeton and the groom’s parents are Laurie and James Irwin of Reamstown, Pennsylvania. Among the bride’s attendants were friends made during her Princeton elementary school years: Meghan Bashaw Holl, matron of honor; Emily Donati, maid of honor; and bridesmaids, Aurora MacRae-Crerar and Caitlin Thornton Atherton. A 2003 graduate of Princeton High School, the bride, 32, earned a BA in political science from the University of Pittsburgh and MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a project manager at the Emergency Medicine department at the University of Pennsylvania and a volunteer with ACT UP Philadelphia, an HIV/AIDS advocacy group. The bride’s father is employed by Tobii Dynavox, specializing in augmentative communication for people who cannot speak. The bride’s mother is a retired attorney and longtime board member of Not in Our Town, a Princeton-based interracial group to promote racial justice. The groom, 31, graduated in 2004 from Cocalico High School in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and earned a BA in communications from Temple University Honors Program. He is a staff writer at Braithwaite Communications and is the drummer for the indie rock band Flat Mary Road, which performs in the Philadelphia area. His father is a software architect with Unisys. The groom’s mother is a mural artist and owner of the Extra Olives gift shop in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The couple will continue to live in their beloved West Philadelphia where they met seven years ago at a party hosted by the bride. Since then they have traveled extensively through the U.S. and abroad, including Mexico, India, and Israel. They recently returned from a honeymoon in Spain.
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Proceeds From ArtJam Help Maintain HomeFront’s Therapeutic Arts Program
To the Editor: Having just completed ArtJam 2017, I would like to take a moment to recognize the generous support of the entire Princeton community for helping us to make this year, our seventh, a tremendous success. The proceeds from our pop-up Art Gallery, which featured unique creations by over 130 artists, allows us to continue to maintain and expand the Therapeutic Arts program offered at HomeFront, empowering our clients to break the cycle of poverty. We are deeply indebted to Palmer Square for once again graciously donating the space at 19 Hulfish to host our gallery. A special thanks to all the participating artists and donors who generously gave of their time, creativity, and support enabling us to create a truly outstanding visual and tactile display of unique creations. And we are grateful for the many volunteers whose immeasurable hours of effort made the event possible. I would also like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the entire Princeton community and Princeton University alumnae for visiting and supporting ArtJam. It is only through the continued support of our philanthropic community that we are able to achieve our goals and continue our mission. I look forward to welcoming you once again at ArtJam 2018. rUTHANN TrAYlOr Director, ArtSpace, HomeFront
Encouraging Retailers to Keep Their Doors Closed to Conserve Energy, Starting Now
To the Editor: Given the recent exit of the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, it is up to all of us to continue direct action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our own community. This is why I have joined the Keep It Cool campaign to reduce energy waste in Princeton this summer. retailers that run the air conditioning during hot summer months and open their doors to attract customers drive up costs, waste energy, increase local pollution, and stress the power grid. Keep It Cool (from generation180.org) gives consumers an easy way to encourage retail stores around the country to close their doors and stop wasting energy. According to utilities experts, the average store with a door open over the summer wastes about 4,200 kWh of electricity, releasing about 2.2 tons of carbon dioxide and other substances — the same amount of pollution emitted by a diesel semi-truck driving from New York to Miami. Some cities have already enacted laws requiring retailers to close their doors when the air conditioning is running. In 2015, New York City passed a law requiring closed doors as part of a sweeping sustainability plan geared towards reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
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PHS Class of 1983 Alumna Regrets School’s Decision to Punish Student on Racial Issue
Urging State’s Congressional Delegation To Fight Back Against AHCA Proposals
and riding his bike. In recent years, he was happy sitting on the porch and chatting with both “doggies” and dog walkers as they strolled by. His affection for animals was second only to his devotion to family. A lt houg h i n de cl i n i ng health for several years, Peter had rebounded from serious medical conditions and was called a miracle man. He was mentally sharp, determined to move around with his cane, and was still driving the day before the fall. He was predeceased by his mother, Evelyn W. Henry; father, Peter D. Thropp, Jr.; step-father Edward A. Henry; and sister Susan C. Henry. Surviving are his beloved wife of 60 years, Patty (née Duvall); and his brother Clifford W. Henry (Michele) of Vero B each, F la. He also leaves behind his devoted sons, Brooks (Betsy); grandsons Peter and Davis, all of Monkton, Md; Christopher (Jill); grandchildren Kelsey, Christian, and Will of Mechanicsburg, Pa; and numerous loving nieces and nephews. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, August 4 in Bay Head, N.J. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 500 lake Avenue. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to: SAVE — A Friend to Homeless Animals, 1010 route 601, Skillman, NJ 08558.
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Informed consumers want retailers to be good citizens. As a dedicated downtown shopper, I avoid stores that choose to prop their doors open while their AC is running, because I feel that their owners are showing lack of care for the climate. The Princeton community should support retail businesses, but also be dedicated to reducing waste and pollution. Peter D. Thropp III I encourage retailers to keep their doors closed to conserve energy, starting now. Peter D. Thropp III of CArOlINE HANCOCK Princeton and Mantoloking, laurel road passed away peacefully on June 6, 2017, in Baltimore, due to complications from a fall two days earlier. B or n in Trenton, New Jersey on December 10, To the Editor: I am a proud alumna of Princeton High School, Class 1926, he attended Junior 3 of 1983. I was saddened and concerned to hear of the in that city, graduated from suspension of an African American student at PHS on the The lawrenceville School in basis of a work of art that appeared in the background of 1945, and received a bacha photograph in the yearbook [“PHS Senior Suspended elor of science degree from for One Day Over ’Offensive’ Yearbook Collage,” June 14, Yale University in 1949. His page 7]. Years ago, my own efforts to speak out about ra- military service was with the cial issues at PHS often earned me trips to the principal’s New Jersey National Guard office, but no violation of my First Amendment rights. I after World War II. am sorry to hear that PHS has chosen to punish rather He was a champion swimthan to support this courageous young woman. I hope mer at both lawrenceville that students of color at PHS will receive the support and and Yale, affectionately reeducation they deserve. Princeton can do better! ferred to by his teammates ArIElA GrOSS as “Shoulders.” Going to the John B. & Alice Sharp Professor of law & History gym three times a week was University of Southern California routine throughout his life, maintaining a 32” waist and a 44” chest until his 70s. Peter’s career and passion for the stock market began To the Editor: in New York with the brokerThe American Health Care Act (AHCA), which was re- age firm of A.C. Allen. Over cently passed by the House and will be voted on soon by 60 years later, in Princthe Senate, will have painful and irreversible impacts on eton, he retired reluctantly people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/ from Oppenheimer and Co. DD) who rely on the Medicaid program. Although many at age 88. people know that Medicaid covers the cost of medical exHis heart was at the Jerpenses for low-income individuals, they are less aware that sey Shore, spending sumit pays for the long-term supports and services that people mers at the family home in with I/DD depend on. Medicaid provides more services Mantoloking, where he and than I can possibly list, but to name a few, it’s what allows his wife, Patty, moved perpeople in New Jersey to live in group homes, attend day manently in 2015. Over the programs, and receive behavioral supports. The AHCA years, the beach house was would lead to $834 billion in cuts over the next ten years a gathering spot for famand I can assure you that people with I/DD and their fami- ily and friends where cherlies living in New Jersey will feel the pain of those cuts. ished memories were made. They will definitively see a reduced level of services, and A long-time member of the in all likelihood, the elimination of other services entirely. Bay Head Yacht Club, Peter legislators in Washington need to understand that Medic- enjoyed dinner on the deck aid’s home and community based services are “optional” at sunset, relaxing on the for states and therefore are likely to be the first things that beach, catching the waves, are cut. I urge New Jersey’s Congressional delegation to fight back against these proposals as the implementation of these cuts will decimate the services people with I/DD require throughout their lifetime. JOANNE BErGIN Incoming Board President for The Arc of New Jersey
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Art British Drawings and Watercolors Show Spans Three Centuries With 102 Works
Ashmolean Museum, the world’s oldest university museum (dating from 1689). It was curated by Colin Harrison, the Ashmolean’s senior curator of European art. If the “Great British” part of the title sounds familiar, it is no accident. It takes its cue from the popular television phenomenon, The Great British Baking Show. “The whole emphasis on ‘great British’ is deliberate,” Ms. Giles admitted. “But what’s important is the fact that these are masterpieces.” The show is divided chronologically into four sections. First are portraits, imaginary landscapes, and visionary scenes by George Romney, Thomas Gainsborough, Henry Fuseli, and William Blake, among others. “It goes from the mid-17th century and the period of Oliver Cromwell up almost to the period of Jane Austen,” Ms. Giles said. “It includes lots of portraits. It helps to think of Britain as a very secular culture. There weren’t religious commissions, so artists tended to go for portraits. With the rise of ______________ the middle class, there was a big market for that.” _______________ Date & Time: ______________________ “Travel and Topography: our ad, scheduled to run ___________________. the Golden Age of Wateroughly and pay special attention to the following: color Landscapes from 1750 to 1850” is next. According ill tell us it’s okay) to a press release on the exhibit, this section “tracks � Fax number � Address � Expiration Datethe extraordinary evolution of watercolor from a ‘tinted drawing’ towards an expressive medium rivaling oil paint, as conveyed in masterpieces by J.M.W. Turner and contemporaries such as Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman.” “It’s like a travelogue. It includes wonderful evoca“A RUINED HOUSE”: This watercolor over graphite on paper is tions of castles, and a view by British painter John Sell Cotman, who lived from 1782 to of a waterfall in the Lake 1842. District,” Ms. Giles said. “It goes beyond ‘Pastures Green and Satanic Mills’ [exhibited Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In at the museum last year], Hunan ~ Szechuan which focused on the BritMalaysian ~ Vietnamese ish landscape. There are a Daily Specials • Catering Available significant number of works which show British artists 157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950 The Princeton University Art Museum has a special “peer” relationship with the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at Britain’s University of Oxford, England. So it makes sense that Princeton would serve as the only international venue for “Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum,” an exhibit of more than 100 rarely-seen drawings and watercolors by artists ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries. The show opens Saturday, July 1 and runs through September 17. Celebrated artists including William Blake, David Hock ney, Dante Gabr iel Rossetti, and J.M.W. Turner are among those represented by drawings and water-
colors including portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, narrative scenes, and book illustrations. “This is a wonderful way to get a sense, within an hour, of 300 years of British history, art, and culture t hrough draw ing, which is the most intimate and spontaneous expression of the creative process,” said Laura Giles, guest curator and the Princeton Museum’s Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr. Class of 1970 curator of prints and drawings. “I like to think of many of these works, especially the sketches done on the spot, as thinking on paper.” The exhibit was mounted two summers ago at the
“BEATRICE AT A MARRIAGE FEAST DENYING HER SALUTATION TO DANTE”: The Princeton Museum exhibit also includes this work in watercolor and pen by 19th century artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. in places like India, Egypt, and other places where the empire expanded.” The third section of the show is focused on t he Victorian era and includes works by Pre-Raphaelite artists; the fourth is about representational and ab stract 20th century British art. “You are plunged right into both world wars,” Ms. Giles said. “There are very moving images by artists who w itnessed the wars themselves.” The last wall has three portraits by David Hockney, Tom Phillips, and Frank Auerbach. “That’s the conclusion of the show. So you end where you started, with portraits,” Ms. Giles said. “In this show, you get more than a procession of artists. You get a real insight into aspects of history, culture, and literature.” —Anne Levin
HSP Exhibits Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings
In honor of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150 th birthday this June, the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) opened its newest display, “Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton,” at its Concert Under the Stars benefit on June 10. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Mr. Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, telling the story of Mr. Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been. After visiting Mr. Wright at Taliesin West, his winter home and studio, Princeton residents Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Mills asked the architect to design a house for their property off Pretty Brook Road. Two designs were completed between 1955 and 1957, but, due to high costs, the project was eventually abandoned and the house was never constructed. Two drawings that remain (an elevation
and floor plan) will be on display at the Updike Farmstead through the end of the year. The Histor ical Societ y of Princeton is just one of many sites currently honoring Frank Lloyd Wright in his 150 th year. Often considered America’s greatest architect, Mr. Wright designed over 1,000 structures throughout his seven-decade career. Only 532 of these designs were ever completed, but they include some of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century, such as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum. The museum at Updike Farmstead is at 354 Quaker Road in Princeton. It is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with free hours on Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. Admission is $4. For more information, visit princetonhistory.org. ———
“Journeys” Exhibit At Artists’ Gallery
Fine artists Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk explore the great outdoors from their own unique viewpoints and media in “Journeys” at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville. The exhibit runs from July 6 to August 6, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 8, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Ms. Bork enjoys immersing herself in careful portrayal of animal and bird subjects through watercolor, and Mr. Kazimierczyk explores the grandeur of landscape and sense of place through oils. While being in nature is the connecting motivation of both artists, each has a very different point of inspiration. Ms. Bork enjoys
the aspect of discovery and explores the intricacies of her subjects, concentrating on birds. Mr. Kazimierczyk relishes the outdoors and is an avid hiker, frequenting regional natural treasures including the Catskills, Delaware Water Gap, and the Sourlands. He is inspired by the “bigger picture” as he focuses on landscapes — the views, the light, the textures in oil. This exhibit encompasses not only tangible destinations and the subject of inspirations, but is also an expression of the artists’ personal journeys. Ms. Bork, a professional ar tist with more than 25 years experience, has amassed numerous honors including recognition by the Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation. Her paintings have been shown in various international exhibits and publications. Mr. K a z i m i e r c z yk h as earned accolades as a selftaught artist and has exhibited his work extensively for over 10 years. He is the recipient of many awards from juried exhibitions, including Phillips Mill, Ellarslie, and Artsbridge — and has shown his work in several featured solo shows throughout the region. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street in Lambertville. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more about the gallery and artists, visit www. LambertvilleArts.com.
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“SUNDAY IN THE PARK”: This painting by Graham Holmes is one of the works of art specific to Cadwalader Park that will be featured in “Cadwalader Park — An Olmstead Vision.” The exhibition runs from July 8 to September 17 at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion.
“CHOP ON THE ROCKS”: This painting by Kimberlee Nentwig is among those featured in “Our World Through Artists’ Eyes,” the Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48th annual exhibition, running through August 21 at the Johnson Education Center in Princeton.
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“Cadwalader Park — An Olmstead Vision”
The Trenton Museum Society (TMS), along with the Cadwalader Park Alliance, presents “Cadwalader Park — An Olmstead Vision,” highlighting Cadwalader Park and its world-famous designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Exhibitions on both floors of the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion will run from July 8 through September 17 with various complementary events, lectures, and tours. Frederick Law Olmsted is widely regarded as the father of landscape architecture in America. Cadwalader Park has the distinction of being the only New Jersey park designed personally by Mr. Olmsted. While many other New Jersey parks and spaces were designed by the Olmsted firm in the years following the creation of Trenton’s largest park in 1890, Cadwalader is the only New Jersey park to be designed by Mr. Olmstead himself. Trenton is fortunate to possess one of these urban treasures which still preserves many of the landscape and spatial qualities of the original plan. This summer, admirers of Cadwalader Park can visit Ellarslie Mansion to enjoy exhibits about the park and its designer. Visitors can view history exhibits in the second floor galleries depicting the life and works of Mr. Olmsted and the history of the park including vintage and contemporary photos, park memorabilia, and concepts from the 2000 plan for the restoration of Cadwalader Park. The first floor galleries display works of art specific to the park, contributed by contemporary artists and on loan from private collections. A public opening will be held on Saturday, July 15 from 6-8 p.m., followed by Sunday Afternoon in Cadwalader Park with Barbara Trent on July 16 from noon2 p.m. Subsequent lectures and park tours offered by both TMS and Park Alliance members as well as special guests will take place throughout the summer. The exhibit will wind down in September with a lecture by Glenn R. Modica, author of Cadwalader Heights,
the History of an Olmsted Neighborhood and, on September 16 , TMS will host a plein air painting event throughout the park and the adjacent Olmsted-designed Cadwalader Heights neighborhood. These events are being held in conjunction with the Cadwalader Heights House Tour. For more information, the exhibit, the events, and tour times, visit www.ellarslie. org, call (609) 989-3632, or email tms@ellarslie.org. ———
“Our World Through Artists’ Eyes” at Johnson Center
D & R Greenway Land Trust is hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48t h an nual ex h ibit ion, “Our World through Artists’ Eyes,” at the Johnson Education Center through August 21. Artworks by 67 artists, from Cape May to Sussex County, were selected for the exhibition by juror Susan Weintraub. Many of the artists are nationally known, such as Lucy and Charles McVicker, Sandy O’Connor, and Donna Read. Ms. Weintraub, who has served as juror for regional and national watercolor exhibits, is the recipient of the American Watercolor Society’s Gold Medal of Honor for her painting “End of the Day.” She was featured in the February 2016 issue of Watercolor Artist for paintings of her Brooklyn neighborhood, Brighton Beach, and the community’s resilience after Hurricane Sandy. The exhibition will be in the Marie Matthews galleries of the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (609) 924-4646 or visit www.drgreenway.org.
Area Exhibits Art Times Two, Princeton Brain and Spine Institute, 731 Alexander Road, shows “The Fleeting Moment,” works by Joy Bar th, Fran Eber, and Pat Martin, through November. ( 609 ) 203 4622.
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Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has sculptures by Patrick Strzelec on the Graves Terrace through June 30. “Nassau Hall to Hoagie Haven: Princeton Paintings by James McPhillips” is on view through August 1. w w w. a r t s c o u n c i l o f princeton.org. Artworks, Everett Alley (Stockton Street), Trenton, shows works from Art All Night through July 15. www.artworkstrenton. com. D & R G r e e n w a y, 1 Preservation Place, has “Our World Through Artists’ Eyes,” the Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48th Juried Show, through August 21. (609) 924-4646. Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Elyn Zimmerman : Wind, Water, Stone” through August 27, and other works including “Impulse Seesaw Installation” through July 9. www. groundsforsculpture.org. H i s to r i c a l S o c i e t y of Pr inceton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Arch ite c t i n P r i n ce ton,” “The Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” and a show on John von Neumann, as well as a permanent exhibit of historic photographs. $4 admission Wednesday-Sunday, noon- 4 p.m. Thursday ex te n de d hou r s t i l l 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.princeton history.org. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photog raphy and Sculptural Form” through July 9. “Myths and Nature: Early Prints by Sam Maitin” shows through August 27. Visit www.michener artmuseum.org. Morven Museum and G a rd e n , 55 Stockton Street, has “Newark and the Culture of Art: 19001960” through January 28. morven.org. Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, has “The Uncomm on C om m on Place,” p h oto g r ap h s b y O l e g M o i s e y e n ko, o n v i e w through August 1. The Princeton Universit y A r t Museum has “Revealing Pictures: Photographs f rom t he Christopher E. Olofson Collection” through July 2. (609) 258-3788. We s t W i n d s o r A r t C e nter G a l ler y, 952 Alexander Road, has “D h a r m a i n t h e 21s t Century” through July 1. On July 15 at 7:30 p.m., “Concentr ic Circles of Inf luence : A n evening of film, art and music” includes a documentary film Generations of Artists: Roosevelt, N.J., appearances by Mel Leipzig a n d Jon at h a n S h a h n, conversation, music, and and an ice cream social. $14-$15.
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“The Best Time of All” — 50 Years Later, “Monterey Pop” Flows On The best time of all was Monterey. It was one of the highest points of my life. —Janis Joplin (1943-1970) veryone thought the Beatles were at Monterey in disguise,” said Derek Taylor, the group’s close friend and onetime press officer. “Three of the four, no one knew which three. But they were there. Well, they were and they weren’t.” It didn’t matter that the Beatles were in England that mid-June weekend 50 years ago. People wanted to believe they were at the festival, so they were, and if any entity on the planet could be two places at once in the summer of 1967 it was the creators of Sgt. Pepper, which had come out on the first day of June, like a preface to the glory of Monterey Pop. Plus, Paul McCartney was on the festival’s Board of Governors and George Harrison’s “Within You, Without You” was spreading the lifeflows-on mantra through speakers all over the fairgrounds. In fact, what the Beatles were doing the week of June 14 was recording “All You Need Is Love,” having been asked by the BBC to write something for Our World, a program that would be shown live on June 25 to some 400 million people across five continents. The words had to be simple, the message direct. The result became the anthem of the so-called Summer of Love, with words that actually seemed to signal their omniscience (“Nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be”) and with a line Taylor quoted years later to describe the attitude he and the organizers, performers, and audience brought to the festival (“Nothing you can do that can’t be done”). “We were sloppy people in a sloppy time, but somehow we did it. Monterey was the first, a turning point. After Monterey, Pop became Rock.” “All Across the Nation” The intended theme song of Monterey was Scott McKenzie’s “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” written by John Philips of the Mamas and the Papas to publicize the event he and Lou Adler were producing. Though I had no use for the saccharine ballad at the time, I’ve learned to live with it thanks to D.A. Pennebaker’s The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (The Criterion Collection), which opens with “San Francisco” playing on the soundtrack as people stroll through the fairgrounds with, of course, flowers in their hair. The strength of the song is in the more anthemic middle part (“All across the nation …. Such a strange vibration …. People in motion ….A whole generation with a new explanation …” ). Don’t worry about the new explanation. One of the pleasures of the film’s flow of music and imagery is that nothing needs explaining. Like it or not, the song did accomplish its mission: it put a whole generation in motion, not just the thousands that came to Monterey but the multitudes from all around the country heading for San Francisco that summer. Among the song’s other objectives was
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to help convince Monterey’s administrators that the people descending on their city would not be the hoards of drug-crazed hippies and bikers they imagined. As Pennebaker’s film makes clear, the organizers kept their word, even with Owsley, the Johnny Appleseed of acid, cruising the grounds, his pockets brimming with Monterey Purple, and in spite of the Sunday night smash-ups and pyrotechnics delivered by the Who and Jimi Hendrix. If you doubt that love carried the day, just watch the crowd’s reaction to Janis Joplin and Otis Redding, and above all, to Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha’s spell-binding film-ending “Raga Bhimpalasi.” The Flow of the Film In the outside world it was not all music, love, and flowers. By the time Monterey Pop reached the theatres in late December 1968, t he summer of 1967 h a d b e e n fo l lowed by a summer of assassinations, riots, and the Democratic convention that helped put Richard Nixon in the W hite House. Soon after that debacle, a UC B e r ke l e y g r a d student named Greil Marcus published Rock and Roll Will S ta nd, a c o l lection of high energy pieces that included the transcript of a tape of some Berkeley students, musicians, and songwriters having a conversation ( “Chuck Berry Brings You the Free Speech Movement”), in which one speaker refers to “destructive art, like the Who” in the context of “a really crummy landscape like politics today,” while observing that “any song I hear is fairly political, a bass line or a word.” The book’s cover image shows the Who’s Pete Townsend arm raised high in mid-slash, ready to hammer some excitement out of the guitar he will eventually smash to pieces, just as he does on Sunday night at Monterey. A recent 50th anniversary Tweet from lead singer Roger Daltry says “We reminded ‘em … that it wasn’t peace and love at all.” The spectacle and stagecraft of the Who’s smoke-bombed, chaotic finale is carried along in the flow of the film being masterfully orchestrated by Pennebaker. The transition between the Who’s “My Generation” and Hendrix’s literally fiery “Wild Thing” is smoothed and deepened by Country Joe’s hypnotic instrumental meditation “Section 43” and then emotionally illuminated by Otis Redding, who,
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bination of the Two,” which didn’t make the final cut, although it can be heard during the psychedelic title sequence. Here’s the essence of San Francisco energy, forget the peace and love and flowers, this is just Janis and the band steaming along like a train with multiple engines, the delirious diva in the middle of the call and response singing “Oh-Oh-Oh Yeah!” to Sam Andrew shouting/singing “Come to San Francisco!” and “Feel more at the Fillmore!” Each crescendo ends with Janis stomping up a storm (“We’re gonna knock ya, rock ya, sock it to ya tonight!”). There are great things among the outtakes preserved on the 3-CD Criterion set, notably the out-of-body sensation of watching that mad engine driver of the drums, the Who’s Keith Moon, sucking the camera into his whirling flashing flailing vortex, but Big Brother’s was the performance that surprised and delighted me. Rock journalists and musicians had carped about the quality of the playing. Janis needed superior talent behind her, they said. Eight months after Monterey I saw, up close, an inspired band and a charismatic singer. In On the Road with Janis Joplin, John Byrne Cooke makes special mention of that night at the Psychedelic Supermarket in late February 1968. It was “as close as you can get to a San Francisco rock-and-roll ballroom on the East Coast … Janis and the boys feel more at home here …. The audience fills the dance floor and Big Brother plays a spirited set, happy to feel something like their hometown connection to the dancers.” Cooke was Janis’s road manager and close friend as well as one of Pennebaker’s cameramen at Monterey, and it was Cooke who discovered her body on October 4, 1970, at the Landmark Motel. He gives her the last word in his book: “All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time. That’s all I ever wanted. Except I knew I had a good voice and I could always get a couple of beers off of it. All of a sudden someone threw me in this rock ‘n’ roll band. They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me. And I decided then and there that that was it. I never wanted to do anything else.” “Tomorrow Never Knows” he way the Beatles made their “nowhere-you-can-be-that-isn’t whereyou’re-meant-to-be” presence felt at the festival was by using crayons and marking pens to create a colorful card sending “Peace to Monterey from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The message at the center says: “It happened in Monterey a long time ago” — as if they were writing from a distance of years, not miles, on the other side of the event Derek Taylor described with a line from their song “Tomorrow Never Knows”: “Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream. It is not dying, it is not dying.” —Stuart Mitchner
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WINNERS IN THE PRINCETON FESTIVAL’S YOUNG PIANISTS COMPETITION: Randy Brown of Jacobs Music Company presents the Richard Tang Yuk Award for Outstanding Performance to LiYuan Byrne of Verona, N.J. Byrne’s Grand Prize includes a trip to Tanglewood. Six young pianists were declared winners in the annual event held at the Clark Music Center on the campus of The Lawrenceville School. Jacobs Music of Lawrenceville sponsored the competition.
Golandsky Institute Piano Festival 2017
The Golandsky Institute Inter national Piano Festival features five extraordinary concerts by internationally acclaimed artists from Monday, July 10 through Saturday, July 15. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. All ticket holders are invited to attend a recep tion with the artists following each concert. The Festival runs in conjunction with the Institute’s Summer
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T his su m mer, B oheme Opera NJ is hosting three events under the stars. On Thursday, July 20 at 6 p.m., Boheme will feature four exciting young singers at Monroe Township’s Thompson Park on Ormerod Road near Lakeside and Forsgate Drives in Jamesburg, N.J. in a concert entitled Seriously Broadway Two. The program will star soprano Joanna Connolly, mezzosoprano Emily Byrne, tenor James Price, and baritone Kevin Grace. Accompanying at the keyboard will be pianist Doug Han. Highlighted at this Broadway revue will be songs from Anything Goes, Company, Funny Face, Girl Crazy, Kiss Me Kate and Oklahoma, among others. Visit www.bohemeopera.com for more details. The event is free, sponsored by the Monroe Township Cultural Commission, and encourages the public to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Boheme Opera NJ returns to the Music-in-the-Park Series at Bordentown’s Joseph Lawrence Park on Wednesday, July 26 at 7 p.m. This concert will feature soprano Lyssandra Stephenson, mezzo -soprano Emily Byrne, and baritone Kevin Grace in music from both opera and Broadway. Accompanying at the keyboard will be pianist Joe Krupa. The event is free, sponsored by Bordentown Township, and the public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. One of Mercer County’s most popular summer venues is Arm and Hammer Park, home to the Trenton Thunder baseball team. On Friday, August 25, Boheme will perform live as part of Boheme Opera Night at the Trenton Thunder. The program will begin with Boheme’s chorus singing the national anthem at 6 :45 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance at $12 per person. Checks should be made payable to Boheme Opera NJ and sent to: Sid Morginstin, ATTN: GAME, P O B ox 8101, Trenton, NJ 08650. Tickets will be mailed directly to the attendee. All checks should be mailed by August 10 to allow time for return ticket delivery. Please include return mailing address with ticket order. For details about Boheme Opera NJ’s busy fall schedule, visit www.bohemeopera.com.
TWO FREE CONCERTS AT PETTORANELLO GARDENS: Blue Curtain, in cooperation with the Princeton Recreation Department, presents two evenings of free concerts on Saturday, July 15 and 22 at 7 p.m. Both events, that will present musical traditions from around the globe, promise to thrill audiences. Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater is located at Community Park North, Route 206 and Mountain Avenue. Tickets are $15 for adults, “Stars ’n Stripes” Revue $10 for children (ages 12 and At Open Air Theatre
A Fourth of July tradition returns to the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre stage with Stars ‘n Stripes a salute to America on June 30, July 1, and July 2 at 7:30 p.m. The two-hour musical revue salutes America’s greatest composers and includes songs that reflect the American experience. All of the greats are represented including memorable tunes from Rodgers and Hart, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more.
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With the Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday this year, Princeton and neighboring towns have four full days to celebrate. Numerous area activities commemorate America’s independence. From traditional fireworks and barbecues to visits by George Washington and readings of the Declaration of Independence, there are events for history buffs and party-goers of all ages. Princeton Morven July 4th Jubilee: From noon to 3 p.m., this free event offers live bluegrass music, a barbecue, an appearance by George Washington, a chance for kids to “sign” the Declaration of Independence, a dramatic presentation about women who “belonged to the army” during the American Revolution, ice cream making, paper making, and several other activities. It will be cancelled in the event of prolonged rain. Morven is at 55 Stockton Street. mor ven.org. Princeton Battlefield : From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 4, this free event features Revolutionary War period soldiers from Mott’s 6th Company, 2nd Continental Artillery, who will demonstrate drill, artillery, and flintlock muskets. Period games will be available for children of all ages. The Thomas Clarke House and the “Arms of the Revolution” exhibit will be open to tour. There will also be a talk on the Battle of Princeton at noon, followed by a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 1 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch and hike the trails of the adjacent Institute Woods. The Battlefield is at 400 Mercer Road (Princeton Pike). Call (609) 921-0074 for more information. Montgomery Fireworks Spectacular: On the front lawn of Montgomery High School Thursday, June 29, starting at 6 p.m., a fireworks display complete with children’s activities, food vendors, and music by the John Oakes Band are planned. 1014 Route 601, Skillman. Shuttle buses will run continuously from Upper Montgomery Middle School to the high school starting at 6 p.m. until 8:55 p.m. For more information, visit www.montgomeryfireworks.org. Washington Crossing, Pa. The 37th Annual Revolutionary Run on July 4 includes a 1-mile fun run, 5k, and 10k. Starting at 8, 8:15, and 8:30 a.m. (registration from 6 a.m.), the fundraiser for Upper Makefield, Pa. community organizations is open to all. For details, visit revrunpa.com.
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essica (Scarlett Johansson) and Peter (Paul W. Downs) are about to get married. However, before the ceremony, they’ve agreed to simultaneously throw themselves bachelor’s and bachelorette’s parties. Jessica flies down to Miami for a wild party with four of her closest college classmates, while Peter plans a modest evening of wine tasting with a few of his buddies. It turns out that Jessica is in the middle of a campaign for the state senate, so she doesn’t want their party to get out of control and generate negative publicity that would hurt her candidacy. However, she’s unaware that decorum is the last thing on the mind of Alice (Jillian Bell), the girlfriend whom Jessica asked to plan their get together.
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13 minutes (R for sexuality and disturbing violence). Drama, set in Munich in 1939, about German carpenter Georg Elser’s (Christian Friedel) attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler (Udo Schenk). Featuring Katharina Schuttler, Burghart Klauszner, and Johann von Bulow. In German with subtitles. 47 Meters Down (PG-13 for bloody images, intense peril, and brief profanity). Harrowing tale of survival about two sisters (Mandy Moore and Claire Holt) vacationing in Mexico whose scuba diving adventure turns into a desperate fight for their lives when their cage drops to the ocean floor, leaving them surrounded by great white sharks and with less than an hour of oxygen. Featuring Matthew Modine, Yani Gellman, and Santiago Segura. All Eyez on Me (R for violence, nudity, sexuality pervasive profanity, and frequent drug use). Biopic that tells the untold story of Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp, Jr.), the talented hip-hop artist, actor, and political activist who became a victim of the East Coast-West Coast rap wars when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting at the age of 25. Co-starring Kat Graham, Danai Gurira, and Jamal Woolard. Baby Driver (R for violence and pervasive profanity). Ansel Elgort has the title character in this crime comedy about a music-loving getaway driver pressured by a powerful crime boss (Kevin Spacey) to participate in an ill-fated bank heist. With Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Big Boi, and Flea. Beatriz at Dinner (R for profanity and a scene of violence) Salma Hayek portrays the title character in this comedy as a Mexican masseuse who is invited to join a wealthy client’s (Connie Britton) family for supper when her car won’t start following a treatment. With John Lithgow, Chloe Sevigny, and Jay Duplass. The Beguiled (R for sexuality). Sofia Coppola won best director at Cannes for this movie, a remake of Clint Eastwood’s Civil War film about Southern belles competing for the affections of a Union soldier (Colin Farrell) who was wounded and abandoned by his unit. Ensemble cast includes Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, and Kirsten Dunst. The Book of Henry (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity). Jaeden Lieberher plays the title character in this film about a precocious 11-year-old who, with the help of his mother (Naomi Watts), comes to the assistance of the abused next-door neighbor (Maddie Ziegler). Featuring Dean Norris, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Tonya Pinkins, and Bobby Moynihan. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG for pervasive, mildly rude humor). Ed Helms is the voice of the title character in this screen version of the animated TV series about two fourth grade pranksters (Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch) who hypnotize their principal into believing he’s the tighty-whities wearing hero of the comic book they’ve created. With Jordan Peele, Nick Kroll, and Sugar Lyn Beard. Cars 3 (G) Third movie in the animated auto series has Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) relying on the skills of a talented young mechanic (Cristela Alonzo) to compete against a new generation of blazing-fast racers. Voice cast includes Kerry Washington, Chris Cooper, Bob Costas, Tony Shalhoub, Nathan Fillion, and Larry the Cable Guy. Despicable Me 3 (PG for action and rude humor). Fourth movie in the animated series (if you include Minions) finds Gru (Steve Carell) facing his most formidable foe ever, an ex-child star (Trey Parker) still obsessed with the character he played back in the 80s. Voice cast includes Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Jenny Slate, Julie Andrews, and Russell Brand. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13 for action, violence, profanity, and suggestive content). The sequel finds the Marvel Comics superheroes embarking on another intergalactic adventure to the outer reaches of the cosmos. Ensemble cast includes Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Sly Stallone, and Kurt Russell. The Hero (R for drug use, profanity, and sexuality). Sam Elliott stars as the title character in this portrait of an aging star of Westerns who finds himself facing his mortality after being diagnosed with cancer. Supporting cast includes Nick Offerman, Katharine Ross, and Laura Prepon. The House (R for sexual references, drug use, violence, brief nudity, and pervasive profanity). Comedy about a married couple (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) who open an illegal casino in their basement after bankrupting their daughter’s (Ryan Simpkins) college fund. With Jeremy Renner, Nick Kroll, and Allison Tolman. It Comes at Night (R for profanity, violence, and disturbing images). Suspense thriller about a couple (Joel Edgerton and Carmen Ejogo) with a son (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) who successfully evade the deadly plague terrorizing the planet until, against their better judgment, they decide to share their cabin in the woods with a desperate family seeking refuge from the scourge. With Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough, and Griffin Robert Faulkner. The Journey (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, and violent images). Drama about the historic meeting of two Irish adversaries: Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall). Featuring Freddie Highmore, John Hurt, and Toby Stephens. The Mummy (PG-13 for action, violence, partial nudity, scary images, and suggestive content). Sofia Boutella has the title role in this remake of the horror series about an ancient princess entombed for millennia in a crypt buried deep in the desert who is suddenly revived and is a terrifying malevolent force. Co-starring Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Courtney B. Vance, and Annabelle Wallis. My Cousin Rachel (PG-13 for sexuality and brief profanity). Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel about an Englishman (Sam Claflin) who finds himself falling in love with his cousin (Rachel Weisz) whom he suspects murdered his guardian (Iain Glen). With Holliday Grainger, Andrew Knott, and Poppy Lee Friar. Paris Can Wait (PG for smoking, mature themes, and mild epithets). Eleanor Coppola makes her directorial debut with this romantic comedy about a housewife (Diane Lane) in a miserable marriage who gets a new lease on life when she embarks on a carefree jaunt from Cannes to Paris with her husband’s (Alec Baldwin) business partner (Arnaud Viand). With Cedric Monnet, Elise Tielrooy, Elodie Navarre, and Pierre Cuq. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13 for violence and suggestive content). Johnny Depp is back as Captain Jack Sparrow in a swashbuckling adventure in which the Black Pearl is pursued by a ghost ship with a zombie crew under the command of an old nemesis (Javier Bardem). With Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, and Kaya Scodelario. Rough Night (R for crude sexuality, drug use, coarse humor, brief bloody images, and pervasive profanity). Comedy about five friends (Kate McKinnon, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell, and Ilana Glazer) whose wild party in Miami is ruined when they accidentally kill the male stripper hired to entertain them. With cameos by Demi Moore, Ty Burrell, and Bob the Drag Queen. Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13 for action, violence, profanity, and sexual innuendo). Fifth movie in the science fiction series in which Cade (Mark Wahlberg) leads the defense of the planet in humanity’s showdown with an army of alien autobots. With Gemma Chan, Isabela Moner, Laura Haddock, Anthony Hopkins, Stanley Tucci, and John Goodman. Wakefield (R for profanity and some sexuality). Drama about a burnt-out attorney (Bryan Cranston) who hides in the attic from his family and the rest of the world after suffering a nervous breakdown. With Jennifer Garner, Beverly D’Angelo, Victoria Bruno, Pippa Bennett-Warner, and Ellery Sprayberry. The Wedding Plan (PG for mature themes). Comedy about a jilted Jewish bride-to-be (Noa Koler) who instead of cancelling the wedding, enlists the assistance of matchmakers in her desperate attempt to find another mate in a month. With Dafi Alferon, Oded Leopold, Udi Persi, and Ronny Merhavi. In Hebrew with subtitles. The Women’s Balcony (Unrated). Tale of female empowerment, set in Jerusalem, about the women of an Orthodox congregation’s attempt to derail their new rabbi’s (Avraham Aviv Alush) plan to implement traditional gender roles at the synagogue. With Oma Banai, Yafit Asulin, and Sharon Elimelech. In Hebrew with subtitles. Wonder Woman (PG-13 for action, violence, and suggestive content). Latest version of the DC Comics superheroine. Set during World War I, the Amazon warrior princess (Gal Gadot) is rescuing a downed American pilot (Chris Pine) and accompanies him to London where she joins the fight on the side of the Allies. Cast include Robin Wright, Danny Huston, and David Thewlis.
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Wednesday, June 28 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Butterfly House Tour at Stony Brook Millstone-Watershed, 31 Titus Mill Road in Pennington. 7:30 p.m.: Screening of The Last Picture Show (1971) at Princeton Garden Theatre. 8 p.m.: Meeting, Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive in Princeton. Thursday, June 29 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Shop local produce and baked goods at the Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza (repeats weekly). 6 to 8 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center present Summer in the Courtyard Concert Series at Princeton Shopping Center’s Center Courtyard. The Blawenburg Band will perform. 6:30 p.m.: Sangria Making Workshop at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Must be 21 or older to participate. To registers, visit www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. 7:30 p.m.: Screening of Jaws (1975) at Princeton Garden Theatre. Friday, June 30 6 p.m.: Music, Fitness, and Family Fun Night with Lolly & YoYo at the Princeton Public Library. Saturday, July 1 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market at the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station (repeats weekly). 11 a.m.: Special Author Storytime at Pottery Barn Kids at MarketFair Mall in Princeton. 2 to 4 p.m.: Start of the free Summer Music Series in downtown Princeton’s Palmer Square (occurs every Saturday in July and August). 5 to 7 p.m.: Celebrate Independence Day at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. Enjoy rides, traditional BBQ, and American flag crafts (through July 4). Sunday, July 2 3 p.m.: Special Exhibition Tour: “Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum” at Princeton University Art Museum. Free. 6 p.m.: Old-Fashioned Community Picnic at Washington Crossing Historic Park in honor of Independence Day. Guests are invited to bring their own dinner, picnic supplies, and lawn games. Prizes will be awarded for the Most Creative Picnic Display, Most Delectable Menu, and Best in Show. Monday, July 3 11 a.m.: Mindful Movements at Princeton Public Library combines yoga movement, stories, and mindfulness to build motor skills and wellness. Suitable for children ages 3 and older (must be accompanied by an adult). 3 to 4 p.m.: Learn where and why many of our founding fathers spent time in Princeton on this tour lead by the Historical Society of Princeton. The tour begins outside Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street. Tickets are $5 per person.
of the early settlers. Presented by the Historical Society of Princeton, the walk starts at Updike Farmstead House, 354 Quaker Road. Tickets are $5 per person. 2 to 4 p.m.: Mr. Ray performs at Palmer Square Green as part of the free Summer Music Series (occurs every Saturday in July and August). Sunday, July 9 12:30 p.m.: Screening of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Antony & Cleopatra at Princeton Garden Theatre. Monday, July 10 Recycling 7 p.m.: Author and Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz presents a multimedia program that illustrates the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950s on the music of The Beatles; Princeton Public Library. Tuesday, July 11 7 to 8:30 p.m.: The Write Space at Princeton Public Library. Led by local author Christina Paul, these dropin workshops focus on the encouragement of writing through guided prompts and exercises. Wednesday, July 12 8 p.m.: Meeting, Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive in Princeton. Thursday, July 13 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Shop local produce and baked goods at the Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza (repeats weekly). Friday, July 14 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Walking Tour: Architecture and Gargoyles of Princeton presented by the Princeton Public Library and Princeton Tour Company. The tour begins in front of the Princeton University Store, 116 Nassau Street. 5 to 8 p.m.: Sunset Sips and Sounds at Terhune Winery, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton. 5:30 p.m.: Clambake at Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds for Sculpture. Second seating begins at 8 p.m. For reservations, call (609) 5847800. 8:30 p.m.: Screening of The Parent Trap on Palmer Square Green. Free admission. Saturday, July 15 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market at the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station (repeats weekly).
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Tuesday, July 4 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Celebrate Independence Day at Princeton Battlefield State Park. Revolutionary War period soldiers will be on hand to demonstrate drill, artillery, and flintlock muskets. A reading of the Declaration of Independence will take place at 1 p.m. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Summer BBQ at Grounds For Sculpture. Park admission is required. Café fees apply. Wednesday, July 5 7:30 p.m.: Screening of Being There (1979) at Princeton Garden Theatre. 8 p.m.: Meeting, Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive in Princeton. Thursday, July 6 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Shop local produce and baked goods at the Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza (repeats weekly). 6 to 8 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center present Summer in the Courtyard Concert Series at Princeton Shopping Center’s Center Courtyard. Trinidelphia will perform. 7:30 p.m.: Screening of His Girl Friday (1940) at Princeton Garden Theatre. 7:30 p.m.: Princeton University Art Museum presents a free screening of A Knight’s Tale (2001). Friday, July 7 9:45 a.m.: Job Seeker Sessions at the Princeton Public Library presents “Interview Preparation and Tips.” Free. 5 to 8 p.m.: Sunset Sips and Sounds at Terhune Winery, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton. 9:30 p.m.: Friday Night Fireworks along the Delaware River in Lambertville and New Hope, Pa. Saturday, July 8 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market at the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station (repeats weekly). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards. Pick-your-own blueberries, tractor rides, pony rides, puppet show, face painting, and homemade blueberry treats (also on Sunday, July 9). 1 to 3 p.m.: Before there was a “Princeton,” six Quaker families established a community on the fertile grounds along Stony Brook. This hike explores the lives
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Tiger Women’s Golfer Walton Made History, Advancing to NCAA Finals in Debut Campaign
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aya Walton wasn’t thrilled with how she played last fall as she started her freshman campaign with the Princeton University women’s golf team. “I played average golf, nothing super special and I had a really good summer season coming into it,” said Walton, a native of Austin, Texas who was ranked 19th nationally in the Class of 2016 by Junior Golf Scoreboard as a high school senior. “I worked a lot in the offseason just to try to get more out of playing tournaments and feel better about where my game was at.” That work paid off as Walton helped Princeton win the Ivy League championship by 31 strokes as she placed seventh individually. Walton then made a late charge at the NCAA Regional, tying for fifth to earn a spot in the NCAA Women’s Golf
Championships. She ended her spring by finishing tied for 113th in the 132-player field at the NCAAs. In reflecting on her transition to college golf, Walton said her road to Princeton started with one particular outing in her junior career. “The Kathy Whitworth Invitational is one of my favorite tournaments; it is on my favorite golf course Mira Vista in Fort Worth,” said Walton, who took up the game at age six tagging along with her father on the golf course. “The first time I played in that event is what kicked off my college recruiting because I had a really good showing.” While Walton considered playing golf for college programs from the ACC, Big 10, and Big 12, she realized that the Ivy League was the best fit. “At the end of the day I decided that I really wanted
the student athlete experience Princeton would give instead of just an athlete experience,” said Walton, ranked as high as 51st in the AJGA Polo Golf rankings and won the 2015 PGA Junior Series event at Taconic Golf Club title by seven strokes. Walton’s experience at Princeton was positive from the start. “I had never really played a lot of team golf before; that was something really fun for me to be out on the course with teammates,” said Walton, who focused on junior events during as a high schooler. “It also made practice seem a lot more fun to have a group of eight other girls who liked golf as much as you did. I actually grew really close to the sophomores on the team; I consider them to be my best friends. They really helped me and the other freshmen get used to being at school at Princeton, what classes to take, and things
like that.” After a fall which saw Princeton finish 13th in the Red Raider Invitational, fifth in its Princeton Invitational, and second at the Mary Fossum Invitational, the Tigers found their form when the calendar hit 2017. Princeton placed second in the Sacramento State Invitational and first at the Harvard Invitational before rolling to the Ivy League crown. “If you look at our spring season, you will note that something changed in the offseason because we had an amazing spring season,” said Walton. “I think part of it was we saw how competitive we could be with other teams and we started looking at ourselves as the best and not just trying to be the best.” At the Ivy competition in Orlando, Fla., sophomore Amber Wang led the way, taking first individually as Princeton won its first team title since 2005. “Amber had been playing well all spring season but she hadn’t won yet but she was really close,” said Walton. “I think she finished runnerup at a few tournaments and she was really able to lead us through Ivies; her confidence really played off on the rest of us.” Heading into the NCAA Regional at Athens, Ga., the Tigers felt they had nothing to lose. “I think the whole team mentality going into regionals was just trying to enjoy the experience,” said Walton. “It is not something that Princeton golf has been able to experience as much as we would like to.” Walton, for her part, enjoyed her best golf of the spring, carding her lowest scores of the year in the final two rounds at the NCAA regional at 70 and 69. In so doing, she become the third
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DRIVE TO SUCCEED: Princeton University women’s golfer Maya Walton displays her driving form. This past spring, Walton wrapped a superb freshman campaign by qualifying for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships, where she tied for 113th. In so doing, she become the third Tiger and the first Princeton freshman to play in the NCAA finals, joining Mary Moan ’97 in 1997 and Kelly Shon ’14 in 2013. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Tiger and the first Princeton freshman to play in the NCAA finals, joining Mary Moan ‘97 in 1997 and Kelly Shon ‘14 in 2013. “I had no pressure on me whatsoever going into the tournament, none of us were event thinking of qualifying for nationals or anything like that,” said Walton. “It is just trying to have fun; I think that helped my golf game a lot especially. I was playing really steady golf; I could feel my hard work was paying off but the results didn’t quite show it. I think it just showed at regionals, all of the hard work that I had put into the offseason and then being able to play good golf and not trying to fight for a good score but just letting it happen and that is what happened.” Despite her late surge, there were some nervous moments as Walton had to sweat things out before her spot in the NCAAs was confirmed as the top three players not on the top six teams got the individual tickets to the finals. “I finished pretty well my last round but I always had a feel that someone would be out there playing really well or something,” said Walton, who ended up with a twounder 214 in the three-round event to spark Princeton to an 11th place finish in the team standings, the best in program history at the event. “I would have to wait for the rest of the field to see if I had a spot. I didn’t realize what it meant at the time. My coach [Erika DeSanty] came up to me and said this is something really special. Even one of the other girls I was playing, a girl from UNC, came up to me after we played and said, ‘You have just done something so special,’ and congratulations. It wasn’t until later that I realized not many Princeton individuals had qualified for nationals and then I was really excited.” Walton was excited to test her skills at the NCAA
championship, which was held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. “I knew going into it that it was a tough golf course and amazing competition,” said Walton. “I was just looking to have a good time there.” After a tough opening round score of 88 at the competition, Walton fired rounds of 78 and 79 to finish with a 29-over 245. “I was never really uncomfortable the whole time,” said Walton. “I had a lot of friends there, some of my teammates and a lot of friends from junior golf. I felt supported the whole time; it was super fun. The first round was the worst weather conditions I have ever played in; the entire field struggled. It was 40 degrees, raining, and incredibly windy the entire day. I wasn’t getting upset about my bad shots or anything like that. I was just trying to enjoy being there.” For Walton, making it as far as she did this spring was an enjoyable experience. “I think it really proved that if you work hard for something, you can achieve it,” said Walton, who is going to take a break from tournament play this summer and plans to do more intense training as the fall approaches. “Even going to a school like Princeton, you can still be a good athlete and can perform well under tough academic circumstances.” Heading into her sophomore season, Walton believes that the Tigers will perform at an even higher level going forward. “I am really excited, the team we have next year is going to be great, not only golf-wise but personalitywise,” said Walton. “The team is going to get along great. I am looking forward to taking the experience I had playing and trying to help my team with it. I think none of us are going to feel pressure going into the season at all. We want to have fun and do our best.” —Bill Alden
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Recently graduated Princeton University women’s lacrosse star Olivia Hompe ’17 has been named the 2017 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association ( IWLCA) announced last week. Hompe, a native of New Canaan, Conn., carried a cumulative GPA of more than 3.5. in earning recognition as the top studentathlete in NCAA Division I women’s lax. “Olivia personifies the ideal of the scholar-athlete,” said Princeton head coach Chris Sailer. “She loves to learn, invests herself fully in both her education and her team, and embraces challenge of all sorts. She’s been a wonderful role model to her teammates and a shining example of achievement through passionate work. We are so proud of who Olivia is and all that she’s accomplished at Princeton and we’re grateful that she’ll be pursuing a career in the service of our nation.” Earlier this month, Hompe
g r a d u ate d s umma c um laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs with a certificate in Near Eastern Studies. In February, she was chosen as one of four Princeton seniors for the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI), a graduate program where she will spend two years pursuing a master’s degree in the Woodrow Wilson School and two more working in a fellowship with a federal agency. Proficient in Arabic, Hompe spent the summer of 2016 working in the intelligence community in Washington, D.C., embedded in a unit that developed both her language and analytical abilities related to the intersection of intelligence and national security. Her thesis was on U.S. Presidential Peacemaking, examining four historical case studies of attempts by Presidents Nixon, Carter, and Clinton to intervene as a third-party mediators and looking at the implications of these successes and failures for President Trump.
A finalist for the 2017 Tewaaraton Trophy, Hompe was named both a firstteam All-America and the Ivy League Attacker of the Year. A three-time academic all-Ivy League selection, Hompe is a three-time unanimous first-team all-league honoree and three-time alltournament team pick. In her senior campaign this past spring, Hompe led the nation in goals and was third in points per game, setting the Princeton single-season record for points with 110 and goals with 75. She graduates as Princeton’s all-time leading scorer and goal-scorer with 285 points on 198 goals and 87 assists. During her career she helped the Tigers win four Ivy League titles and reach the NCAA Tournament all four seasons. In July, Hompe will be competing for England in the 2017 FIL Women’s Lacrosse World Cup at the Surrey Sports Park near London. Hompe is Princeton’s first IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year since 2009 when it was awarded to Kristin Schwab ’09. The IWLCA began its academic awards in 2001. —Bill Alden
PU Sports Roundup PU Men’s Lax Alums Make MLL All-Star Game
The Princeton University men’s lacrosse program will be represented in the upcoming Major League Lacrosse (MLL) all-star game by two players and a current assistant coach. Ohio Machine star midfielder Tom Schreiber ’14, the reigning MLL Most Valuable Player, and Boston Cannons star goalie Tyler Fiorito ’12 are Princeton alums who will play in the game on July 8 in Sacramento. Also competing in the all-star game will be current Tiger assistant coach and Chesapeake Bayhawks star defender Jesse Bernhardt.
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Meanwhile, recently graduated Princeton star Gavin McBride made a huge impact in his M L L debut, scoring three times in the fourth quarter to lead the Denver Outlaws to a 17-14 comeback win over the New York Lizards last Saturday in Denver. McBride’s big debut followed a season in which he set the Princeton singleseason record with 54 goals. Z ach Cur r ier, McBr ide’s Princeton teammate, also had a goal for Denver in the win over New York. ———
Tiger Wrestler Merkin Stars at Junior Pan Am Games
Princeton Universit y wrestling rising sophomore Leonard Merkin came up big at the Junior Pan Am Championships recently held in Lima, Peru, winning bronze medals in both the freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions. Merkin, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., reached the semifinals of both competitions at 66 kg (145.2 pounds), where he ultimately fell one match short of the championship bout. Undaunted, he took advantage of both second chances to earn medals by winning his bronze-medal showdowns. ———
Luke Gamble, a junior tennis star and English major; Bear Goldstein, a senior AllIvy men’s lacrosse defender and psychology major; Greg Leeper, a senior men’s track star and computer science major; and Nick Mead, a senior men’s heavyweight rowing star and team captain who studied history. The honorees were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each Ivy school nominated five men and women for the honor. ———
finished his career with an 8 - 6 -2 record w ith three shutouts and 57 saves. As a freshman, Issroff played in all 17 games in 2016 and will be an impact player to the Tigers’ back line this fall after notable performances in Portugal during the team’s spring break trip. In 2013, the Open Men’s Soccer Team became the ‘Impossible Dream’ Team by winning the first ever Gold Medal by an Open Men’s Soccer Team for the U.S. ———
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Princeton University recently announced its 10 AllIvy Academic honorees for the 2017 spring campaign. Those honored included: Olivia Hompe, a senior women’s lacrosse All-American who studied in the Woodrow Wilson School; Claire Collins, a sophomore women’s open rowing star who hasn’t declared a major; Claire Klausner, a senior softball standout pitcher who studied in the Woodrow Wilson School; Julia Ratcliffe, a record-breaking senior hammer thrower and economics major; sophomore golfer Amber Wang, the Ivy League champion and an economics major; Chris Cook, the Ivy champion in the men’s shot put and a classics major;
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PHS Star Lineman Guerra Relishing Last Game, Primed to End Football Career in Sunshine Classic Ethan Guerra experienced plenty of ups and downs during his career with the P r inceton High football team. PHS went 0 -10 during Guerra’s freshman year in 2013 and then produced a remarkable reversal of fortune the next fall as the Little Tigers posted an 8-2 record. Over the next two seasons, PHS struggled, going 4-6 in 2015 and 1-9 last fall. For Guerra, the love of the game was more important than the numbers on the scoreboard. “Regardless of whatever the score was or what our
record was, I just played to enjoy the game, that is really what it was about,” said the 5’9, 215-pound Guerra, a star lineman for PHS on both sides of the ball. This week, Guerra is getting the chance to play one more game as he will play for the West squad in the 21st annual Sunshine Football Classic at The College of New Jersey on June 29. “It was an honor; I know there have been some really great football players who have been selected to play and to be part of that is great,” said Guerra. “I am very excited about it, I think it is going to be a
great experience. It is going to be a lot of fun.” After enduring the winless campaign as freshman, Guerra had a lot of fun becoming a starter on both the offensive and defensive lines as PHS enjoyed its bounce back campaign in 2014. “We just had great teamwork, the vibe on the team was great,” said Guerra. “We all took the 0-10 season to heart and had that chip on our shoulder going into the next season. We used that as a driving force, a motivation to work harder and play every down as hard as you can. I just remember that teamwork and that drive
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to redeem ourselves and show what we are about.” While the Little Tigers experienced some hard luck in going 4-6 the next season, Guerra was driven to make a greater impact in the trenches. “I definitely became a lot more aggressive as a player, I think technique-wise I improved; I took what I learned my sophomore year and really just grew on that,” said Guerra. “I gained muscle and took that winning mentality form going 8-2 that season and applied that to my style of play. I am very quick off the line, aggressive with hands on the other guy. As a lineman, it is all about the contact.” As a star wrestler in the winter, Guerra found that the two sports complemented each other. “I think football and wrestling go hand in hand, especially with my position on the line,” noted Guerra. “It is very contact-based, h av i n g t h e k i n e s t h e t i c
awarene s s t hat is what coach [Rashone] Johnson always says. It is having that awareness of where your body is and your opponent’s body is and knowing how to manipulate that in a way that is advantageous for you. Going from football to wrestling, it helped having that aggressive attitude and knowing to push the other guy in the throat until you get your way.” Although things didn’t go well this past fall for PHS, that didn’t dim Guerra’s enthusiasm. “It was just enjoying the spor t,” asser ted Guerra. “We didn’t have the record that we wanted. No one wants to be like that but you play because you love the sport. All four years that I played, I loved it. Winning or losing, I went through both experiences. We went from winning almost all of our games to winning almost none of them.” Guerra is hoping to leave a legacy for the players that follow him next year.
“I want to make sure that they know how to keep that chip on their shoulder,” said Guerra, who is headed to Penn State where he plans to study chemical engineering and is considering playing club sports. “They need to take that negative, the bad emotion about it and use it as positive energy.” L ook ing a head to t he Sunshine Classic, Guerra is excited for a positive final experience on the football field. “It is really exciting to see guys I have faced before, either on the mat or in the field, and play with guys I have played with for four years,” said Guerra. “It is one more time to put on the pads and play some. It is not about a win or a loss, it is going out and everyone having love for the game and enjoying it. It is not a bad way to end a football career.” —Bill Alden
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HANDS ON: Princeton High football player Ethan Guerra, left, battles in the trenches during a game last fall. Recently graduated star lineman Guerra will play the final game of his football career as he competes for the West team in the 21st annual Sunshine Football Classic at The College of New Jersey on June 29. He will be joined on the squad by PHS teammates Alex Solopenkov and Matt Hawes. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Transferring to Princeton High from North Brunswick midway through his sophomore year, Alex Solopenkov was an unknown quantity when he hit the football field for the Little Tigers in the fall of 2015. “Everyone didn’t really know who I was or what I was about,” said Solopenkov. Seeing time at running back and receiver on offense and in the secondary on defense, Solopenkov showed everyone that he was a versatile performer as the Little Tigers went 4-6. “I like playing both ways, obviously it would be nice to be on one side where you can get a rest and just go on,” said Solopenkov. “It is fun. It is a good experience, you can see what you are more into.” L ast fall, Solopenkov had a valuable exper ience, serving as one of the captains for PHS, striving to help hold the squad together as it battled its way through a tough 1-9 campaign.
“I felt more comfortable with the team,” said Solopenkov. “My junior year, I came in, not knowing a lot of the people. As a captain, I had to talk for everyone. When something wasn’t going well, I had to say things. It was nice having all the younger kids looking up to you.” Solopenkov set a good example for his younger teammates, getting chosen to play for the West squad in the 21st annual Sunshine Football Classic at The College of New Jersey on June 29. Solopenkov’s prowess at safety this past fall helped pave the way for his selection to the Sunshine game. “In my junior year, I wanted to be more of a receiver and I k ind of changed,” said Solopenkov. “I ended loving up defense so my senior year I just focused on that. I went from being a corner to playing safety. My freshman year at North Brunswick,
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After Finding a Home With PHS Football, Solopenkov Gearing Up for Sunshine Classic I played corner and then I played safety. I like safety more than corner.” S o l o p e n k o v, w h o i s heading to the University of Pittsburgh, is focused on joining the school’s football prog ram as a walk-on. “I have been training for almost four months, I have gained 20 pounds but I have gotten faster,” said the 5’11 Solopenkov, who now weighs 180 pounds after playing at 160 last fall. In Solopenkov’s view, competing in the Sunshine game will be memorable no matter what happens at Pitt. “I was very happy, a few guys got to go last year and it was neat,” said Solopen kov, who w ill be joined on the West squad by PHS teammates Ethan Guerra and Matt Hawes. “I am not sure what is going to happen in the future so being able to get another game in high school will be fun.” —Bill Alden
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There was nothing complicated about the game plan for the Princeton Little League ( PLL) as it faced West End in the opening round of the District 12 Intermediate 50/70 tournament last Sunday. “We had been challenging our guys saying look, these guys haven’t had a tough game all spring because they hadn’t been playing that high a level of competition in Little League during the regular season,” said PLL manager Jon Durbin. “We said if we can get out there and get off to a good start, I guarantee you they are going to crack.” Executing those instruct ions w it h aplomb, PL L started cracking the ball all over the diamond at Farmview Field from the start as Andy Lambert led off the game with a double on the first pitch. Two batters later, Palmer Mauer launched a blast over the left field fence for a three-run homer to give PLL a 3-0 lead. In the second inning, Jaxon Petrone pounded a two-run double off the fence to extend the cushion to 7-0. “You could see their body
language just when they were down 4-0, 5-0 right out of the gate,” recalled Durbin, noting that Princeton starting pitcher Bobby Kuczynski was sharp. “Their heads dropped, their shoulders were down. You get the Andy Lambert double right out of the gate, Palmer cranks the three-run homer and then Bobby goes out there and pitched literally three terrific innings. He had the hitters on the other team baffled at that point. I give those guys a lot of credit for really setting the tone from the offensive front to the pitching front. It really set us up nicely for the rest of the game.” The game did get dicey as West End rallied for six runs in the fourth inning to narrow the PLL lead to 10-6. Princeton, though, responded with three runs in the top of the fifth and went on to an 18-6 triumph, qualifying for the championship round of the double-elimination tournament. “I thought the other big turning point was after we gave up the six runs, we came right back out there and got three,” said Durbin.
ACTION JAXON: Princeton Little League (PLL) player Jaxon Petrone takes a rip in the opening round of the District 12 Intermediate 50/70 tournament last Sunday. Petrone went 2-for4 with a double, a run, and three RBIs to help PLL defeat West End 18-6. Princeton will face West End in the championship round of the tourney, needing one win to clinch the crown in the double-elimination competition. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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“You could see it again, their heads dropped again and they thought this is really it, we are going to lose this thing.” Noting that the squad has eight 13-year-olds this year, Durbin believes that maturity made a difference against West End. “Last year if something like that had happened, I think our team would have probably cracked and the other team would have brought the hammer down on us,” said Durbin, crediting Jaxon Petrone with battling on the mound in the fourth inning and Dillon Choudhri for closing the door on West End with 1 2/3 scoreless innings down the stretch. “Having that many more 13-year-olds on the team, most of whom were on the team last year, you see how much they have progressed skill-wise and maturity-wise. You could see that whole game.” Having finished second in the District 12 tourney last year to Millstone-Roosevelt after winning the title in 2014 and 2015, PLL is hungry to regain the crown. “I know for a fact that those guys felt like last year that they let one get away from them,” said Durbin. “The guys who were 12-year-olds last year felt they really let last year’s title get away from them. I think they definitely feel like they have something to prove this year.” Facing once-beaten West End in the championship round with two chances to get the clinching win, Durbin is confident his team will get the job done. “They are definitely fired up,” said Durbin, whose team was slated to host West End on June 27 with an ifnecessary game to be played the next day. “The challenges the coaches gave them after the game were to just show up with the same kind of mindset that they had going into this one, which is put the pressure on the other team right out of the gate in the first inning or two. The other big challenge is don’t show up overconfident and think that somehow the other team is just going to lay down.” —Bill Alden
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With Murdock Showing Poise in Crunch Time, Majeski Defeats LoyalTees in Summer Hoops Eric Murdock, Jr., happily dribbled out the last 15 seconds of regulation as Majeski Foundation closed out a 58-53 win over LoyalTees last Monday in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. When Murdock drained a three-pointer just before the buzzer at the end of the first half, it looked like Majeski, which is comprised of current players on The College of New Jersey men’s hoops team, was on its way to an easy win as it lead 34-19 at intermission. But a gritt y LoyalTees squad, led by former Princeton High standout Davon Black, got the crowd at the Community Park courts riled up as it started the second half with a 28-14 run to draw within 48-47 and turn the game into a nail-biter. With point guard Murdock running the offense and hitting some key free throws down the stretch, Majeski, the defending summer league champion, was able to hold off LoyalTees.
“Composure made the difference, they definitely sped us up in the second half by guarding the ball full court,” said Murdock, reflecting on the victory which improved Majeski to 2-0. “We just had guards out there who could handle the pressure and slow it down; realizing that we were speeded up and playing out of our tempo. We just calmed it down and were able to make the right decisions, the right plays, and that led to the end result.” Murdock displayed his poise down the stretch, repeatedly dribbling through LoyalTees pressure. “No matter what group we have, I am always a pass first kind of guard, trying to get everyone open and trying to get everyone in rhythm,” said Murdock. “If they need me to handle the ball and make the right passes, that is what I will do and I will set us up and I do whatever it takes to win.” Murdock’s clutch shooting from the line and the perimeter were also key factors in the win for Majeski.
“For this team to be successful, I think we have to be aggressive,” said Murdock, who scored a team-high 19 points, including six free throws in the second half. “We lost a lot of our scoring to seniors last year. I think being aggressive and getting to the charity stripe will be a big help for us in the future.” In Murdock’s view, the future is bright for TCNJ as there is talent on hand to fill shoes of the departed seniors. “I think we have got guys that have been ready, have been in the program a lot, and that have been tested,” asserted Murdock, a 6’1, 175-pound native of Bridgewater who averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 assists a game last winter for TCNJ as the Lions posted an 18-7 record. “We work each other hard when we have practice. We have guys that are battletested already. They may not have the stats right now but they are ready to start.” For Murdock and his teammates, playing in the summer league on an annual basis is a good way to toughen up for the winter. “We have been in this league for countless years,” said Murdock. “We get great competition against guys that know how to play basketball and that won’t give us any easy wins. We love the competitiveness. The older guys have the IQ and sometimes that surpasses our team.” As the defending league champion, Majeski is going to have compete even harder this summer to defend its title. “We are definitely one of those groups that has got the target on their back,” said Murdock. “That is the best way to play, we take ever yone’s best shot and that is the only way we are going to get better. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Whether we get a win or a loss, we have got to come together as a group and figure it out every game.” —Bill Alden
UNDER PRESSURE: Eric Murdock, Jr., dribbles the ball into the paint for Majeski Foundation in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League action last week. Last Monday, Murdock helped Majeski, which is comprised of current players on the The College of New Jersey men’s hoops team, edge LoyalTees 58-53. Murdock scored 19 points for Majeski as it improved to 2-0. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Former Hun School boys’ hockey star Evan Barratt was selected in the third round of the NHL draft last weekend by the Chicago Blackhawks as the 90th pick overall. Barratt played for Hun for two seasons from 2013-15 and then joined the United States National Team Development Program. He will be attending Penn State and playing for its men’s hockey team starting this fall. In the 2016-17 campaign for the U.S. program, he tallied 56 points on 18 goals and 38 assists in 63 games played. One of 42 invitees to the 2017 World Junior Summer OLD-TIMERS’ DAY: Dave “Illinois” Harris of the Flemington Neshanock, left, makes the force as Chan “Hayes” Lane of the Talbot Fairplays Base Ball Club of Maryland slides in a competitive match of bare-handed baseball at the Greenway Meadows Park last Saturday. This year marks the 8th year the Historical Society of Princeton has sponsored this event, which involves players wearing period uniforms and using rules from 1864 or 1873. The event also featured a short lesson on the history of the game and a recitation of “Casey at 908.359.8388 the Bat” by Brad “Brooklyn” Shaw. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Route 206 • Belle Mead
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American Legion baseball team fell 14 -1 to Broad Street Park Post 313 last Sunday. Rising Princeton High junior Teddy Durbin had two hits in a losing cause as Post 218 moved to 2-10. In upcoming action, Princeton hosts Trenton Post 93/182 on June 28 and Post 218 Baseball North Hamilton on June 29 before facing Hightstown Falls to Broad Street Unable to get its bats go- Post 148 on June 30 at Mering, the Princeton Post 218 cer County Park
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RISING SUN: Davon Reed puts up a shot during his career with the University of Miami men’s basketball team. Last Thursday, Reed, a former Princeton Day School standout, was chosen in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns as the 32nd pick overall. The 6’6 Reed, a native of Ewing, N.J. enjoyed a superb career at Miami, getting named to the ACC All-Defensive Team in 2016-17. Reed also earned All-ACC Third Team honors after averaging career-highs of 14.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.3 steals in 33 games for the Hurricanes. Overall, Reed finished his four-year career at Miami ranked fourth in school history in games played (131), fifth in minutes played (3,679), seventh in three-pointers (202), and 16th in scoring (1,343). In addition, he won the ACC’s Skip Prosser Award in 2017, presented annually to the conference’s top scholar-athlete in men’s basketball. (Photo Courtesy of Miami’s Office of Athletic Communications)
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Porsche
Coldwell Banker
Kiosk at Palmer Square
Princeton Care Center
Land Rover
Princeton Fitness & Wellness
Deli On A Bagel
Three Bears
Volkswagen
Chez Alice
D’Angelos
Pristine Fine Drycleaners
The Taco Truck
Soup & Sandwich
Porta Via
Courtyard by Marriott
Princetonian Diner
Peacock Inn
Jeep
Lawrenceville School
Princeton Windrows
The Little Chef Pastry Shop
Small World Coffee
PJs Pancakes
Cosmo Bleu
The Nassau Club
Panera
Jammin Crepes
Copperwood
Princeton University Eating Clubs
Palmer Inn/Clarion Hotel
Pennington Market
Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s
Terra Momo Bread Company
Shop-Rite Montgomery, Pennington, Lawrenceville
Olives
Ivy Inn
Café Vienna
Princeton Public Library
Princeton BMW
Spring Street Apts. St. Lawrence Rehab Starbucks, Princeton, Lawrenceville
Village Express Volvo
Westin at Forrestal Whole Earth Wyndham Princeton/Forrestal ZOË Princeton
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Stonebridge at Montgomery
Lucy’s Ravioli
Princeton Pi
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4438 ROUTE 27 NORTH • KINGSTON, NJ 08528 TEL: 609.924.2200 • FAx: 609.924.8818 • www.TOWNTOPICS.com tf
In Princeton’s much desired Ettl Farm, NW facing Madison model welcomes you into a timeless European country house-inspired, beautifully decorated home with crown moldings and trim, classic palette and terrific space, light and flow. Left of Split Staircase is Din Rm with wainscoting and lots of room for lg table for many guests. Walk into open and grand Kitchen with gorgeous counters, top stainless appliances and tall custom cabinets. Right of staircase is Formal Liv Rm for conversational seating, Library or music needs. Step into Conservatory, double doors can be closed or opened as needed, the light filled room can be used in so many ways from the current owner’s pref for office and sitting to gaming to true conservatory and so much more! Flowing right back around into Den, this room can also serve in many ways from office to entertain space, etc. Den can also be closed or opened with double doors for more uses as it sits right next to Family Rm with soaring high ceiling complete with two skylights and must-have wood burning brick front fireplace. And back to ample Eat-In Kitchen with Covered Back Porch that has low maintenance trek style decking floors overlooking beautiful back wooded lot with no neighbors to the right and open space to run free! Up the back stairs from Kit, entering Hallway to Bonus Room with a Walk-Through Closet into the Master or down the short hall into Master Suite. Double Doors open to a Master Bath with Skylight and Picture Window filling room with loads of light satisfying all needs. When asking for closet space, walk to other end of Master Suite to find the indulgent Dressing Rm where closet space is NOT an issue! Outside Master Suite, Bedroom 2 has it’s own bath and plenty of closet and light. Walking along the landing overlooking the Family Room and into Bedroom 3, discover the Jack and Jill layout to appreciate space and closets. Off Din Rm and Kit, Basement leads to a lg storage, craft or third Office and the arched hall adds a touch more elegance into finished Basement space where billiards, gaming and much more can be set up. Full bath and unfinished basement section for more storage. Mature landscaping, great location to Princeton, and much much more! $1,499,000
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I BUY USED vintage “modern” furniture, pottery, glass, art, rugs, signs, teak, Mid-Century, Danish, American, Italian, etc. from the 20’s to the 80’s or anything interesting or old. One or many. I also buy/collect teak pepper mills (the older & grimier the better) & vintage Seiko watches. Call (609) 252-1998. 06-14-3t
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131-133 Harbourton Woodsville Road, Hopewell Twp Marketed by: Abigail “Abby” Lee $9,500,000
15 Augusta Court, Montgomery Twp Marketed by: Ruth Uiberall $999,999
4 Pederson Court, Mansfield Twp Marketed by: Donna M. Murray $980,000
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31 Washington Drive, Cranbury Twp Marketed by: Richard “Rick” Burke $888,000
28 County Road 518, Franklin Twp Marketed by: Galina Peterson $649,000
286 Route 518, Montgomery Twp Marketed by: Rocco D’Armiento $635,000
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227 Pine Meadow Court, North Brunswick Twp Marketed by: Blanche Paul $597,000
20 Mosher Road, Franklin Twp Marketed by: Charlene Beatty-Bell $559,500
44 Rutgers Lane, Montgomery Twp Marketed by: Priya Khanna $549,000
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21 Cambridge Court, Montgomery Twp Marketed by: Deborah “Debbie” Lang $529,000
82 Stonicker Drive, Lawrence Twp Marketed by: Roberta Parker | $489,000
7 Lotus Lane, Lawrence Twp Marketed by: Beth J. Miller $340,000
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From Princeton, We Reach the World.
Princeton Office | 253 Nassau Street | 609-924-1600 | foxroach.com © BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc. ® Equal Housing Opportunity. Information not verified or guaranteed. If your home is currently listed with a Broker, this is not intended as a solicitation.
Listed by Robin Wallack • Direct dial 683-8505 or 924-1600 ext. 8505 • robin.wallack@foxroach.com
A SECRET GARDEN! Set discreetly on a gorgeous 2 acre lot on Princeton’s Ridge, this contemporary house is as dramatic as it is comfortable. A wide expanse of beautiful bluestone in front of the house creates an elegant entrance to a warm and wonderful home. Natural materials, like wood and stone, combine with the woods and natural setting, and it is difficult to believe that Nassau Street is so close by. Upon entering the house, please notice walls of windows which bring in the light, shining upon the glowing oak floors, illuminating each room. Volume ceiling accentuates the dramatic living room, and draws your eyes to the woods beyond. The fireplace has a marble surround. There are two additional fireplaces -- one in the family room, and another in the master suite, serving not only as a focal point, but adding to the appeal of each room. The formal dining room is perfect for family gatherings, and the kitchen is a chef’s delight with a Garland stove, skylight windows, and top-of-the-line appliances . Plenty of cabinets and storage will accommodate your sous vide cooker and gourmet coffee machine. On this level is a family room with a floor -to-ceiling stone fireplace, and a wall of custom built-ins. Also on the main level is the master bedroom, comprised of a sitting room and bedroom. In the main bedroom, the third fireplace has a slate surround. Skylights bring in natural light, as well as visually drawing the warmth of the woods inside. One can leave the dividing French door open or, if privacy is desired, simply close the door! Opening to one of two decks, you will experience privacy and peace at their best. Upstairs, there are four additional rooms --two bedrooms, a study and a guestroom. Capacious closets, hardwood floors, skylights, and windows, windows, windows! $1,150,000
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HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 06-28-18 MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; West Windsor (609) 897-0032, www.farringtonsmusic.com 07-13-17
I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 08-17-17 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. 12-27-17 STORAGE SPACE: 194 Nassau St. 1227 sq. ft. Clean, dry, secure space. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf
WE BUY CARS Belle Mead Garage (908) 359-8131 Ask for Chris tf
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR NEEDED Witherspoon Media Group is looking for a parttime experienced newspaper and magazine writer to produce regular content for our magazines, newspaper, and digital publications. The ideal candidate will: • Have newspaper, magazine, and social media experience. • Adhere to daily and weekly newspaper, magazine, and website deadlines. • Conduct professional interviews and write multipage articles for our print and digital publications. • Collaborate with Witherspoon Media Group's sales staff to produce advertising-driven editorial. • Use social media to promote Witherspoon Media Group's print and digital publications. This part-time position is based out of our Kingston, NJ office. Submit resume, writing samples, and cover letter to: lynn.smith@witherspoonmediagroup.com
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FULL-TIME PAINTER NEEDED: Can start immediately. At least 4 years experience. Princeton based company. Call (609) 799-9211, ask for Mary. 06-28-3t
Classified ad deadline is Monday July 3rd @ noon for the July 5th edition! Contact (609) 924-2200 ext 10 to place your ad tf PRINCETON YARD SALE: Saturday July 1st from 8 am-1 pm. 49 Clearview Avenue. Stop by for some great deals! No early birds, please. 06-28 YARD SALE: Saturday, July 1st, starting 8 am. 25 MacLean Street, (between Witherspoon & John). Air conditioners, new lawn umbrellas, clothes, shoes, household goods, bikes, dehumidifier, CD collection, books & toys. 06-28 GARAGE SALE: Friday June 30th, 9-3 & Saturday July 1st, 8-4. 458 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Artwork, furniture, electronics, tools & more! 06-28 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE: Newly renovated, waiting area, kitchenette, ground floor, ample parking, internet, phone line. Available for immediate sublease looking for tenant to compliment mental health practice in Research Park, Princeton. Call Stephen (201) 232-2766. 06-14-3t HOUSE FOR RENT: Princeton, 3 BR, 2 bath, 2 blocks to Nassau Street. Walk to town, washer/dryer, parking, fenced yard. Available July 1, $2,800/mo. + utilities, (609) 4669612. 06-14-3t PRINCETON TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT: In Griggs Farm development, Princeton Township. End unit, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, hardwood on 1st floor, fireplace, 2 parking spaces. $2,200/mo. (609) 430-0424, (609) 240-9414 or rubyt.law@gmail.com 06-14-3t HOME IMPROVEMENT: General contracting. Small & large construction work, framing, drywall finished to paint, tile, kitchens, baths, decks & handyman items. References, licensed & insured. Immediate response, Steve (609) 613-0197. 06-28 SENIOR/ELDER CARE: Experienced, compassionate caregiver/ companion, live-in or out, 24 hours or hourly, English speaking with drivers license, car & excellent references. Will provide personal care, manage medications, errands, light housekeeping, cooking. Call: (215) 9904679 or email Nuc_iko@yahoo.com 06-07-4t
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
Job Code CT104 (CitiusTech, Princeton, NJ) wrks in the medical domain, stores images, dvlpmt & suppt dvlpmt. Compliance w/FDA regulatory issues. Resp for rqmt analysis for dsgn. Primary dvlpr for internal implementatns & enhancements. Maintains productn stability, monitors productn srvcs & srvrs. Participates in productn s/w releases & doumentatn. Manages client communic & analysis of wrk status to client. Use tools & technologies such as ASP.NET 2.0/3.5/4.0/4.5; C++; JavaScript; Oracle SQL, PL/SQL (Function. Procedure); ASP, COM, DCOM & HTML. Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci./Eng. or a rel rld +5 yrs of progress exp. At least 2 yrs of the exp must be in the Healthcare Domain. Loct’n: Princeton, NJ & various unanticipatd loct’ns w/in the U.S., reloc maybe req’d. Please refer to job code & email res to: us_jobs@citiustech. com 06-28
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ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 12-27-17
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Heidi Joseph Sales Associate, REALTOR® Office: 609.924.1600 Mobile: 609.613.1663 heidi.joseph@foxroach.com
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Job Code CT105 (CitiusTech, Princeton, NJ) Anlyz & eval exist’g or proposed systs, & devise comp progs, systs & rel procedures to process data. Prep high level dsgn docs to assist in prob analysis, & submit recommendatns for solutions. Perform complex tech assignments, prep prog specs & diagrams, & dvlp coding logic flowcharts. Encode, test & debug, & install the operatg prog a & procedures in coord w/comp operations & user depts. Use tools such as MS Visual Studio, Ionic, SQL Srvr & SQL Analyst tool, UML & KnockoutJS. Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci./Eng/MIS. or a rel fld +5 yrs of progress exp. Loct’n: Princeton, NJ & various unanticipatd loct’ns w/in the U.S., reloc maybe req’d. Please refer to job code & email res to: us_jobs@citiustech.com 06-28
SR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Job Code CT106 (CitiusTech, Princeton, NJ) Anlyz & eval existg or proposed systs, & devise comp progs, systs & rel procedures to process data in health care industry. Wrk closely w/the client to understand projt rqmts, define projt plan, layout tasks for team members & resp for dsgn discussions at the client site. Use tools such as Java, Delphi, Visual Studio. Must’ve an understandg of regulatory rqmts like Meaningful Use, PQRS, MIPS & MACRA. Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci./Eng. or a rel fld +5 yrs of progress exp. Loctn: Princeton, NJ & various unanticipatd loctns w/ in the U.S., reloc maybe reqd. Please refer to job code & email resume to: us_jobs@citiustech.com 06-28
Princeton’s Health and Human Services Dept. seeks
Board Secretary
Experienced secretary to scrupulously prepare for meeting notes. $15.00/hour for 12-14 hours/month Information available online at http://www.princetonnj.gov/employment.html
Princeton Charter School A US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Serving students in grades K-8 Seeks qualified applicants for the following 2017-2018 positions:
ART – K-8
All applicants must hold, or be willing to attain, the relevant NJ certification.
CONDUCTOR, 5-8 Orchestra
Experienced conductor wanted for exceptional middle school orchestra. Rehearsals are every Thursday 5:45 – 7:15 PM. All students take private lessons. Knowledge of orchestra literature and ability to arrange woodwinds and brass required.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
The administrative assistant reports to and supports the Assistant Head of School for the 5-8 building. This is a full-time, 12-month, position. The ideal candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills to work with students, staff, parents, and others as well as effective planning, coordinating, and organizational skills. In addition, he or she must be able to handle sensitive information in a discrete manner. The position requires someone who is adept at learning online student information systems and who has a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel as well as Google Apps for Education. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, copies of college transcripts to:
Insist on … Heidi Joseph.
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Head of School, Princeton Charter School, 100 Bunn Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540, or to pcsoffice@princetoncharter.org. Princeton Charter School is an equal opportunity employer. Deadline for application is July 10, 2017. Must be a resident of New Jersey or willing to relocate. For more information visit our web site at www.pcs.k12.nj.us.
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FRANKLIN TWP. $588,000 Great chance to own a nicely-maintained home with updated features. This house offers an upgraded EIK with SS applcs. HW & tile floor thru-out the 1st floor, fully-fin. basement & back yard with deck.
MONTGOMERY TWP. $854,900 This Colonial on a cul-de-sac offers a gourmet kitchen with granite, FR, DR, LR, library with built-in bookcases, sunroom overlooking back of the house, trellised deck & I/G heated saltwater pool & spa.
Abdulbaset Abdulla 609-851-1670 (cell)
Eric Branton 609-516-9502 (cell)
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PRINCETON $749,000 Delightful 3 BR, 1.5 BA home with lots of natural light, HW floors, built-ins & charming front porch. The yard offers mature plantings & perennials & a flagstone patio.
PRINCETON $999,000 This expanded split-level/Colonial offers 6-plus BRs, 5 BAs & great room with floor-to-ceiling, wood-burning, brick fireplace. Additional enhancements include HW floors & natural WD doors.
Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)
Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
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PRINCETON $1,199,500 Don’t miss this charming 5 BR, 3 full BA Colonial that was recently renovated & is set on a beautifully landscaped 1.24-acre property in Princeton’s Littlebrook School Area.
PRINCETON $1,399,000 Located on a premier lot, this house has an inviting front entry with bluestone front porch. The main living area of the home is open & bright and the designer updated kitchen is a show stopper!
Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)
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