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Guo and Vulchi Accelerate Spread of Racial Literacy . . . . . . . 5 Cohen Gives Status Report on Seminary Plan . . . . 12 McCarter Alumni Score Big at Tony Awards . . . . . . 13 Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Spring Concert . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Princeton Festival Presents She Loves Me . . . . . . 19 PHS Senior Star Brennan Wins Discus at Meet of Champions . . . . . . . . 29 Summer Men’s Hoops League Tipping Off 31st Season . . . . . . . 31

Remembering Anne Frank in This Week’s Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .20, 21 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 25 Classified Ads . . . . . . 34 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Music/Theater . . . . . . 22 New To Us . . . . . . . . . 26 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 33 Police Blotter . . . . . . . 10 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 34 School Matters . . . . . . 12 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6

Elm Road and Rosedale Road, for starters, will soon be seeing improvements that will make those routes safer and more comfortable for bicycles, and for pedestrians and motorists too. Elm from Stockton Street to Rosedale is scheduled to be resurfaced this summer, with the addition of a bike lane, according to David Cohen, Council liaison to the Princeton Bicycling Advisory Committee and Planning Board member. At their Monday, June 12 meeting, Princeton Council discussed plans for the Elm Road refurbishing with a representative from the Mercer County Engineering Department. Cohen requested consideration of bike lanes on both sides of the road, but the narrowness of Elm is problematic. Cohen, however, noted that the town is also “entering into exciting plans for Rosedale.” Princeton has been awarded a $1 million federal Safe Routes to School grant for Rosedale (CR-604), General Johnson Drive intersection, and pathway improvements. Cohen reported that Mercer County is looking into extending the side paths and enhancing the traffic control at the entrance to Johnson Park Elementary School, with a pedestrian crossing and possibly a traffic light. More long-term future priorities, Cohen noted, may include bicycle-friendly improvements to Harrison Street and a plan for cyclists to cross Route 1 more safely. Cohen acknowledged “some frustration in the cycling community that the good planning we’ve done isn’t getting implemented,” but he emphasized “how much work it takes to get it right.” Cohen is also hopeful of resolving the question of bike lanes on Hamilton Avenue and Wiggins Street. Last year’s Beta Bike Lanes experiment revealed much positive feedback and support — from motorists and pedestrians, as well as cyclists — for bike lanes on Hamilton and Wiggins, but also concern about loss of parking spaces, particularly for downtown employees. Council will take up the issue after reports and complete data are published. Mercer County has announced a meeting to be scheduled for July in Princeton to allow the public to learn about the Continued on Page 10

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Investigation Continues Into Town Property Misuse The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Princeton Police Department are continuing to investigate allegations of misuse of municipal property in Princeton, specifically within the town’s Sewer Operating Division. “This is an active criminal investigation. We are, as we speak, gathering information on a number of allegations,” Police Chief Nicholas Sutter said Tuesday morning. “In our experience, this is probably the first time we’ve dealt with any allegations like this, certainly at this site.” First reported online by Planet Princeton, it is alleged that private contractors have paid municipal employees to use the town’s River Road sewer department site to dump dirt and asphalt. Among other allegations under investigation is a charge that a $300,000 jet truck, and municipal workers, have been used to help a contractor install new sewer pipes at a residence. One municipal employee was terminated last week as a result of the initial investigation. On Monday, Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield declined to release that individual’s name because of his involvement in the investigation. Mayor Liz Lempert called the allegations

“extremely upsetting,” adding, “Once we started the initial investigations internally and found there was enough credible evidence to explore further, I asked Marc (Dashield) to bring in the prosecutor’s office. It’s important to have that participation, so that the public can fully trust the outcome. Any violation of public trust is completely unacceptable.” According to the published reports, a driver employed by the town admitted that he was dumping dirt removed from the

site of the Mary Moss Playground renovation, located at John and Lytle streets. Contractors are responsible for getting rid of dirt from job sites. But it is alleged that about 40 truck loads were dumped at the River Road site in exchange for $75 a load. The municipality paid a contractor to renovate the park last year, and dirt was allegedly dumped at the River Road site last summer. It is also charged that a contractor with Continued on Page 10

Immigrants’ Needs, Concerns, and Ways to Help Highlight PCDO Forum

National and international events and policy decisions may be happening far away in Washington, D.C., or Central America, but those happenings and that news can reverberate strongly in Princeton, particularly on the issue of immigration and the lives of immigrants. “Immigration in Princeton: Community Needs and Current Policy Issues,” a panel discussion presented last Sunday by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), provided an overview of the needs of immigrants in Princeton, along with some personal stories and

local, state, and federal policy solutions. The speakers offered a number of ways for volunteers to help. “This is a welcoming community, yet people are frightened,” said panelist and Princeton Councilwoman Leticia Fraga. Emphasizing the importance of befriending immigrant neighbors, she urged, “Don’t assume that you know what they need. Ask how you can help.” Fraga, who is the Princeton Council liaison to Princeton Human Services and the Civil Rights Commission and the Continued on Page 11

HONORED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN DIVERSITY: Not in Our Town Princeton honored students with Unity Awards on June 6 in a ceremony held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton . From left, lower row, are Khalil Benjamin, Alex Leonard, Hamza Nishtar, Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz, Vera Ebong, Bells Almodovar . Stephanie Ramirez, Salma Hashem, Kat Martin, and Daphne Lau . Top row, Akshay Adaikalavan, Mike Hollomon, Stephanie Huang, Grace Chung, and Claire Jiang . Not present, Yani Ince and Alex Zhang . Not in Our Town Princeton is a multi-racial, multi-faith group of individuals who stand together for racial justice and inclusive communities .

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“How has race, culture, or intersectionality impacted your life?” In Tell Me Who You Are, Guo and Vulchi present the many diverse voices they heard, examine what those experiences reveal, and discuss how to break down racial barriers and inequities. In a November 2017 TED Talk, about halfway through their research journey, they discussed their project and their goals. “We want ever y where across the United States for our youngest and future generations to grow up equipped with the tools to understand, navigate, and improve a world structured by racial division,” Guo said. Vulchi described “two big gaps in our understanding of racial literacy”: the heart gap, or the inability to be compassionate beyond lip service; and the mind gap, the inability to understand the larger systemic ways in which racism operates. Their plan to bridge the gap involved “putting a face to the facts and statistics, connecting to real humans,” Guo added. During the course of their travels they interviewed hundreds of strangers, many of whom they are still in touch with and are looking forward to seeing again in the coming weeks of their book tour. The two young women’s 250-day journey wasn’t easy. In a second TED Talk, conducted after their travels, they reflected: “We heard stories that changed us forever. They cried. We cried. We all cried. Later we missed our parents and we cried more.” They continued, “In Montana we were too scared to interview downtown after our host told us about the white supremacists everywhere. In Kansas we interviewed a man who had been shot after being told ‘go back to your country.’ In Virginia we interviewed a mother who showed videos of her daughter laughing just a few weeks before she was killed in the Charlottesville protests.” “The youngest person we interviewed was a toddler in Michigan whose role model is Beyonce. The oldest person we interviewed was a Japanese internment camp survivor in Washington whose role model is also Beyonce.” The official publication date for Tell Me Who You Are was June 4, and “even one week out, it’s clear through social media that people are excited, energized,” said Vulchi. “We have been amazed by different people’s responses,” added Guo, noting an acupuncturist who has placed the book on a coffee table in her reception area, a parent who is reading bedtime stories from the book to her children, and a teacher already using the book as a guide in her classroom. “We’re super excited to share the message that it’s relevant to all — a conversation we all should be having,” said Guo. “Young people resonate with the message,” said Vulchi. “That means the world to us.” The next book and the next chapter in their lives as they set out across the country again on their book tour, then back for their sophomore year in college in the fall, have yet to be written, but as Guo states, “This is a lifelong quest for the two of us.” —Donald Gilpin

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keys to the River Road facility entered the site and loaded a truck with stone that had been purchased by the town, then used it for a private project. According to the published reports, municipal employees have also alleged that bulldozer parts were bought with taxpayer dollars and then given to a contractor in exchange for cash, piping materials have allegedly been given to a developer of teardown properties in exchange for cash, and municipal gas was allegedly used for personal purposes by an employee. In a press release issued soon after the story appeared, Dashield referred to the allegations related to use of the municipal jet truck for sewer pipe installation. “The sewer operating division staff occasionally use the jet truck to clear sewer laterals to relieve sewer backups into residential homes,” he wrote. “This service is extended to all residents.” Asked Monday if they were aware of any misuse of municipal property, Dashield and Lempert said they were not. “We were completely taken by surprise,” Lempert said. “Everybody was.” —Anne Levin

County Bicycle Master Plan “to guide future bicycle facility improvements on county highways.” Meetings are taking place this month in Ewing, Hightstown, West Windsor, and Trenton, where the public can learn about the long-term plan and provide input. “This will be a listening session for county officials,” said Matthew Larson, principal planner–transportation of the Mercer County Planning Department. “We need to decide what routes to prioritize, and we want direction from the public.” “Consistent with Mercer County’s Complete Streets Policy, this plan is intended to guide installation of bicycle facilities on county highways, connecting with state highways and municipal streets,” the county’s June 6 press release stated. Mercer County also has prepared a survey to learn about residents’ biking patterns. It will use these responses to prioritize improvements and promote various elements important to the bicycling community. The survey can be found at www. surveymonkey.com/r/CML9WW5. —Donald Gilpin

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Public Safety Committee representative (Police Commissioner), pointed out, “There are individuals in our communities who are going through nightmares that we are not aware of. We don’t know what it took for them to get here, why they’re here, or what they’re experiencing.” The panelists discussed their work with immigrants and told a number of the immigrants’ personal stories, but, stated panel moderator Liz Cohen, “They’re not here to tell their own stories because it’s too risky. It’s a scary time.” Fraga described a Princeton Police Department (PPD) under Chief Nick Sutter that is dedicated to building trust and cooperation with all residents, promoting communication with police officers without the fear of being asked about immigration status. Princeton, she said, follows the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) directive regarding contact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in only those specific cases mandated by the AG. The PPD also will not participate in ICE raids. Noting that the AG issued directives for the whole state in November 2018 similar to what Princeton had already adopted, Fraga added that PPD has been very fair and responsive to requests and inquiries regarding racial profiling and other concerns. “Considering what we have accomplished so far, I am very hopeful,” she said. Panelist John Heilner, cofounder and chair of the Princeton Human Services Immigration Committee and

a board member of the Latin American Legal and Defense Education Fund (LALDEF), emphasized that “in the last 18 months with the new administration in Washington, people’s fear has risen hugely.” He noted a number of issues involving immigrants locally and described initiatives that LALDEF, Human Services, and other organizations are taking to address those issues. He mentioned a “Know Your Rights” campaign to inform citizens and non-citizens that they have rights and cannot be subjected to searches or seizures without due process; problems with wage theft in Princeton that the PPD, along with LALDEF and Human Services, has been addressing with some success; ID cards, more than 3,000 issued since 2009; LALDEF’s Futuro Program to prepare high school students in Trenton and Princeton for college; LALDEF’s legal services to assist immigrants; and LALDEF’s ESL classes. Heilner noted that most of these initiatives are run by volunteers, and there are many ways for interested individuals to help by contacting LALDEF at laldef.org. Panelist Diane Paulsell, vice president of Cristosol, a regional rights organization in Central America, spoke directly about the “humanitarian crisis on our southern border;” violence in the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; and the consequences locally. She noted that President Trump’s recent decision to end assistance to countries of the Northern Triangle is exacerbating the problem, and the impact is being felt in the Princeton Public Schools,

where there are children who came to the country as unaccompanied minors and a number of children whose parents have been deported or are in deportation proceedings. She emphasized — in Princeton as well as on the southern border — the stresses of monitoring, detentions, deportation, and family separation. On a positive note, Fraga, in promoting community building, invited people to a Loteria, a popular Mexican game of chance, like bingo, at the Princeton Art Museum this Saturday, June 15. Also at the Museum, through July 7, is “Miracles on the Border,” an exhibition of folk art from Mexico. —Donald Gilpin

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Princeton Nursery School A RARE OPPORTUNITY: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI will land at Trenton-Mercer Airport Monday, June 17 at 12 p.m. and be available for tours June 19-23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rides Graduation Ceremony

Princeton Nursery School will celebrate its historic 90th preschool graduation with a ceremony at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Solley Theater on Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. The school, celebrating its 90th year of providing essential early education to children regardless of parents’ income, educates 41 children ranging in age from 2-1/2 to 5. At the ceremony, 18 children will graduate and attend kindergarten in the fall at Princeton Charter School, Princeton public schools, and other local public school districts. “We are very excited to be holding our schools 90th graduation ceremony,” said Rose Wong, PNS executive director. “This reaffirms the strong and continuing need for a quality early preschool education program for all children regardless of their socio-economic background. Our graduates are able to ‘hit-the-ground’

will be offered at specific times. The bomber will be joined by a T-6 Texan, and PT-13 Stearman. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirPower History Tour brings the sights, sounds, and stories of World War II aviation to airports across North America each year. Access to the ramp is $5 for kids 10-17, and $10 for adults. Visit www.airpowertour.org for information and reservations. running when they start their Kindergarten year, which has tremendous benefits both academically and socially.” Mayor Liz Lempert said, “Princeton Nursery School has been an essential part of our community for 90 years, and we are excited to celebrate this wonderful occasion and present the school community with a Proclamation honoring the valuable contributions the school has made to Princeton over the decades.” The school was founded in 1929 by wealthy Princeton resident Margaret MatthewsFlinsch, who saw the need for childcare for working mothers. Since that time more than 4,500 children have attended the bilingual preschool pro-

gram. The school also provides a nutrition program with breakfast, a hot lunch and nutritious snack every day for its students. “Providing students with an exceptional nutrition program goes hand-in-hand with the quality preschool education

that Princeton Nursery School provides its students,” states Danielle Bentsen, MD, president, PNS Board of Trustees. “We are so honored to be able to help enrich the lives of children and their families right in our own community.”

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Cohen Gives Status Report On Proposed Seminary Plan In a status report to Princeton Council Monday night, June 10, Council member David Cohen addressed ongoing efforts by Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) to redevelop its Tennent-Roberts campus to create 105 two-bedroom apartments for student housing. The proposal has been the subject of concern among some residents, who want Council to deny the Seminary’s request. An ad hoc committee of the town’s Planning Board has been studying the request and holding public meetings with residents of the neighborhood for the past nine months, hoping to develop a concept plan. The main question is whether the Tennent campus should be declared an area in need of redevelopment. Cohen reported that the Seminary has proposed a hiatus in the ad hoc committee process, allowing for time to come up with “creative solutions which will satisfy the broadest cross-section of Princeton residents,” he said in his report. “We applaud their desire to continue working with the community for our mutual benefit.” PTS announced a proposal in January of 2017 to study the possibility of a comprehensive master plan that would consolidate activities on one campus in Princeton. Currently, there are residential buildings behind MarketFair in West Windsor. Plans would involve renovations of some buildings and construction of the new apartments. The Seminary owns 30 homes

in the neighborhood, which is part of the Mercer Hill Historic District. Mercer and Stockton streets, which border the campus, are considered important gateways to Princeton. Three residents of the neighborhood, including former Council member Jo Butler, spoke against the proposal during the meeting and have written letters to local news outlets stating their position. They said that the proposed development is out of character with the residential neighborhood, at odds with the Princeton Master Plan, and would overwhelm the current residential neighborhood in terms of size, scale, and density. Traffic on neighborhood streets would increase. “They contend that the concept plan grants excessive benefits to the property owner without any compensatory benefits to the town and the neighborhood. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Cohen said in his report. On Tuesday, Cohen said, “I think a lot of their upset is over the density of the proposed development. I emphasized that the redevelopment process gives us a lot of control over the design specifics, which zoning does not.” The design is “making a lot of gestures to protect the neighbors,” he added. “We’re taking a form-based approach. We’re taking design into account and not just sheer numbers.” “I would also like to put to rest rumors that have been floating lately that the Seminary is making financial con-

tributions to the town to ‘buy and approval’ and assure the public that such rumors are simply not true,” he said. “The facts are that the Seminary has made a $100,000 escrow payment, as any developer would be required to do (whether in a redevelopment process or a conventional land use application), to cover the costs to the town of overseeing the process.” Cohen’s report concluded with the question: “Does this development represent a departure from what is on the site currently? Of course! But unless we encase Princeton in amber, change is going to happen, and the process and results of this planning exercise have so far been exemplary, and we expect even better results as the search for solutions continues, setting a wonderful precedent for how future projects can be managed in sensitive locations throughout the town.” —Anne Levin

Nature Center Offers Free Summer Programs

The Mercer County Park Commission invites families to the Tulpehaking Nature Center each weekend in June, July, and August for free summer programming. Weekends will involve hands-on activities, comprehensive learning and fun outdoors. S u m mer Weekends at the nature center continue through Saturday, August 31. Enjoy a program every Friday at 10:30 a.m. or Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Programs are appropri-

ate for families, and children of all ages. No registration required. Each Friday throughout June, July, and August, the Tulpehaking Nature Center will host Story Time. Stories will be nature-based and held inside, or outside (weather permitting). Saturdays, visitors to the nature center can choose from a different program each month. These programs are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Guided Nature Walks will be held throughout the month of June. This naturalist-led hike will take participants on the trails throughout the Abbott Marshlands to explore the history, plants, and wildlife in this diverse habitat. In July, enjoy catchand-release bug hunting with sweep nets, bug boxes, and other tools of the trade. In this program, get up-close with some of the insects t hat call Roebling Park home. Fish Printing will be offered in August, where participants can help create a colorful school of fish with paint, brush, and paper through the ancient art of Gyotaku. Sundays will be dedicated to the educational animals at the nature center. Helpinghands will be needed to keep the animals healthy, clean, and fed during the Feed the Animals program. For more information about

summer programming at the nature center, visit www.mercercountyparks.org. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Avenue in Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Registration is Open for Youth Giving Project

Students can sign up for the Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s 17th year of giving back to local, national, and global nonprofits, beginning this fall. Space is limited. The program brings together teens in grades 8 through 12 from the Mercer and Bucks counties area. The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is a project of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County and funded by the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund and the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. The program is designed to have teens learn about, experience, and act upon Jewish values. The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is nationally-recognized and serves as a model for teen philanthropy programs around the country. Each teen philanthropist donates his/her own money which gets matched and pooled with money raised at JCYFund-Day phone-a-thon. Students meet to discuss Tzedakah (the religious obligation

to do what is right), assess the kinds of programs and issues they wish to explore, and visit those agencies. At the end of the year, each group decides how their dollars will be donated. Since the Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s inception, the teen philanthropists have donated $844,255 to 65 different Jewish recipient agencies. The program offers teens the opportunity to develop leadership and presentation skills. For more information or to register, visit www.jfcsonline. org/jcyf or contact Celeste Albert at (609) 987-8100 x210 or CelesteA@jfcsonline.org.

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School Matters Garden Club and Nursery School Collaborate The Princeton Nursery School (PNS) and the Stony Brook Garden Club are working together to renovate the school’s outdoor play space, replacing concrete, metal, and rubber materials with grass, wood, shade trees, and vegetable beds. The plan, which will create simple play stations using natural materials such as tree stumps, smooth stones, and sand, is designed to “provide a foundation for a lifetime relationship with the natural environment, foster imaginative play, and engender a love of gardening and its healthy benefits,” according to a press release. The area will be a safe outdoor learning environment and an extension of the school’s educational space. Since 1929 PNS has provided a comprehensive preschool education with support services and child care for underserved families in downtown Princeton. PNS offers working families support with hunger prevention, health, wellness, and bilingual assistance.

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Littlebrook Elementary School second-grade students recently traveled to the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and received a lesson on black holes from IAS Director and Theoretical Physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf. During their introduction to the Institute they also saw Einstein’s globe and the building where he worked for more than 20 years, and they visited the MathematicsNatural Sciences Library and the Historical Studies-Social Science Library. Chief Human Resource Officer Michael Klompus discussed with the students what their favorite subjects were, and asked, “What if you could study your favorite subVote Now For Your Favorites! ject with no interruptions or expectations … with the most brilliant minds from all over the world … with guidance from the greatest mentors from all over the world? What’s your favorite area restaurant? That’s exactly what happens here!”that you love? Do you have a landscaper

Chicks Hatch at Princeton Montessori Town Topics Newspaper is Thishappy spring Princeton Montessori School (PMS) students culminated their study of to announce that its 2019 the life cycle of an embryo by watching chicken eggs hatch in a classroom incubator, Readers’ Choice then holding and feedingAwards the baby competition chicks. NOW OPEN for voting. Primary,iselementary, and middle school students all participated in the project for several weeks, studying embryo development while using age-appropriate materials and closely viewing the eggs. TheDEADLINE egg projectFOR builtENTRIES upon the IS students’ recent study of the bald eagle nest at AUGUST 8 Duke Farms in Hillsborough, as the students viewed the eagle webcam on a regular basis and worked with lesson materials provided by Duke Farms, including a life-size replica of a will bald wingin span. The winners beeagle’s announced the August 21 & 28 issues of Town Newspaper. Don’t miss your to beats the real thing,” said PMS “You canTopics see pictures and videos, butchance nothing for your favorite businesses or services! biologyvote teacher Eliza Hammer. “Whenever you can make a lesson absolutely real, do it. If you’re teaching about fish, go buy a real fish so the children can actually The Readers’ Choice Awards is open for feel the skin. The awe and wonder that comes from that is just priceless.” online voting at towntopics.com

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Johnson Park Offering Personalized Bricks for New Amphitheater As noted in last week’s School Matters, the Johnson Park School (JP) ParentTeacher Organization (PTO) is funding the construction of an amphitheater on the school’s grounds, and would like to offer the community and all JP alumni an opportunity to be a permanent part of JP history. While the names of all current students and faculty will be engraved on PTOsponsored stones, the PTO thought it would be meaningful to give the greater JP community an opportunity to leave its mark via personalized bricks. Donors can have their bricks engraved to convey a message to current, past, or future JP students, honor a loved one, or commemorate the donor’s connection to JP. To purchase a brick, visit http://4everbricks.com/donors/JPES by June 16. Construction will begin at the end of the school year, and should be completed before school starts in September.

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Dear Ms. Chopra: Thank you for contacting us regarding Princeton Community TV, and thank you for producing programming for the station. The municipality appreciates the work of Princeton Community TV. Princeton is fortunate to have many community nonprofits doing important work, but these groups are funded privately, not by taxpayer dollars. Likewise, Princeton Community TV should be supporting itself through private fundraising. The decision to cut taxpayer support has also been driven in part by the change in the world of broadcasting. There are now ample ways for video producers to easily share their work that do not incur cost to taxpayers. This may be why nearly every other municipality in the state of New Jersey stopped funding their public access stations years ago. In fact, Princeton is relatively unique in having diverted our franchise fees to fund cable access programming instead of using it for much-needed tax relief. The truth is that many of the volunteers and TV producers at Princeton Community TV reside in municipalities that do not fund their own stations. These volunteers are demanding funding from Princeton taxpayers while they themselves benefit from tax relief provided by their own towns. This seems unfair. For years, the municipality has encouraged Princeton Community TV to expand its private fundraising efforts. While we support the work of the station, we can no longer afford to support it financially. MAYOR LIZ LEMPERT

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To the Editor: Congratulations to all the candidates who participated in the Princeton Council Democratic primary this June. As an Independent Democratic candidate for Princeton Council, I look forward to the general election in November when all Princeton voters get to decide who will represent them. We need a fresh, unaligned and not a conflicted voice concerning municipal issues. An Independent will bring competency, transparency, and the urgent need to make Princeton affordable. Competence for municipal projects, transparency for all public undertakings, and the fiscal determination to make Princeton livable for all people are my goals. Someone is needed who will question past practices that do not advance the welfare and stature of Princeton. My priorities shall be schools, safety, taxes, and housing. Too often there is inaction by Council members. We need to send them a message in November. ADAM BIERMAN Grover Avenue

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nne Frank was born 90 years ago today. When she turned thirteen on June 12, 1942, she was given a diary. A week later, after a long entry about her birthday and her friends and before she and her family began life in the “secret annex,” she imagines “that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteenyear-old schoolgirl.” Writing about the schoolgirl’s musings in Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife (2009), Francine Prose meditates on the fact that “the most widely read and enduring masterpiece about that brutal era [19421945] was written by a girl between the ages of 13 and 15.” In The Ghost Writer (1976), Philip Roth calls Anne Frank “a marvelous young writer,” comparing her to “some impassioned little sister of Kafka’s.” C.K. Williams says “I thought of you at that age, Little Sister” in his poem “A Day for Anne Frank,” which begins with children running back and forth in a filthy alley, “the girls’ screams suspended behind them with their hair ... their feet pounding wildly on the pavement.” Meeting Anne, Reading Salinger As an average all-American sportscrazed sixteen-year-old gentile growing up in Bloomington, Indiana, I didn’t think of Anne as a little sister or a “marvelous” writer. I hadn’t read the diary, hadn’t read Kafka, and didn’t know that his sisters also died in the camps. I daydreamed of girls with her face before I saw it on the cover of the book. I saw her in the mystery child Joseph Cotton meets in Central Park in A Portrait of Jennie and in the dark-haired, dark-eyed girls smiling flirtatiously from the windows of passing cars. The summer before my senior year in high school, the real Anne arrived, fresh from New York City, an artist’s daughter who could talk about poetry and jazz and movies and the theatre and who changed my life in a single afternoon. During a recent overhaul of my study, I discovered a rough draft of the cringe-inducing letter I sent her, the first in an exchange that led to a misbegotten theatre date in Manhattan the following summer. There are sentences like “I have been writing loads of stories and poems, and the best ones are about you.” One story, written under the influence of Holden Caulfield, describes the adventures of a boy from Indiana who hitchhikes to New York to see the girl he fell in love with, only to find that she’s “not at home.” It’s called “Give Her My Regards,” which is what he tells her parents when they shut the door in his face. As it happened, the other lifechanging experience coming my way from New York that same summer was J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in

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What it’s taken me a lifetime to realize is that it’s just as likely what upset her wasn’t that she had so much in common with a doomed girl, but that the play failed to do justice to the Anne she knew from the diary, as others have complained, and that she herself, my Anne, the girl from New York, left the theatre feeling passionately at odds with the idea that people were “good at heart” in a world where unthinkable catastrophes like the Holocaust and Hiroshima could happen. Holden and Anne Salinger has been on my mind since D-Day not only because of the connections I’ve mentioned and the fact that this is his centenary but because of George Will’s “By the Book” put-down in the June 2 issue of the New York Times Book Review. When asked to name a “disappointing, overrated, just not good” book, he mentions The Catcher in the Rye, “which, like Holden Caulfield, should have been strangled in the cradle. Just what the world does not need: another sullen adolescent.” This is exactly the sort of mindless spiteful bookchat nastiness that so disgusted and repelled Salinger and is among the many reasons he refused to enter the arena of publication for the last half of his life. It’s probably doing Will too much credit to assume that he forgot or never knew that the solider author of The Catcher was writing his book, birthing Holden Caulfield, during his progress from D-Day through the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of death camps like Bergen-Belsen, where the girl he knew and loved in Vienna before the war had been incinerated along with the rest of her family. At the end of Salinger’s Vienna story, published in 1948 before Anne’s diary had been translated into English, an American soldier is told what happened to the girl and says, “Yeah? What was she, a Jew or something?” n the diary’s last entry, August 1, 1944, Anne Frank writes, “I’m split in two. One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things. By that I mean not finding anything wrong with flirtations, a kiss, an embrace, an off-color joke. This side of me is usually lying in wait to ambush the other one, which is much purer, deeper and finer. No one knows Anne’s better side, and that’s why most people can’t stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that everyone’s had enough of me to last a month. Actually, I’m what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker — a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten ....” —Stuart Mitchner

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MUSIC REVIEW

Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Presents Annual Spring Concert

or close to six decades, the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra has been offering a comprehensive range of orchestral training programs to young musicians in the area. This past Saturday night, GPYO presented its Senior Division Spring Concert, showcasing the winner of the Orchestra’s annual Concerto Competition. This year the competition was won by oboist Michael Chau, a senior at South Brunswick High School, who demonstrated musical talent and composure well beyond a student just graduating from high school. Chau easily mesmerized the Richardson Auditorium audience with his versatility and technical skill, performing one movement from a Mozart oboe concerto with GPYO’s flagship ensemble, the Symphonic Orchestra. The four ensembles in the GPYO organization include students from elementary through high school, and the two orchestras performing Saturday night included the Concert Orchestra, comprised of students from middle through high school. Conducted by Christopher Beckett, the Concert Orchestra performed the first movement of Symphony No. 41, one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most popular works. Nicknamed the “Jupiter” Symphony, this work requires musical grace and precision, both of which the Concert Orchestra delivered. The ensemble was an appropriate size for Mozart, and Beckett was successful in contrasting the opening decisive chords with lyrical string passages. Conducting with supple gestures, Beckett found drama in the varying sections of the movement, aided by winds playing very cleanly in exposed sections. Beckett and the Concert Orchestra followed the Mozart work with an equally as well-known movement from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. This Symphony’s second movement allegretto builds intensity and drama through repetition, with brief respites of Viennese joy interspersed. As played by the Concert Orchestra, the opening theme was clean and solid from the lower strings, with an especially lean cello melody. The first violins entered like icing on a musical cake, and Beckett brought out well changes of character as instruments added themselves to the texture. The Concert Orchestra closed their portion of the program with a rollicking performance of

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On the night of Amalia’s date with Georg, Tommy MacDonell is equally well cast he 15th anniversary Princeton Fes- The song, delivered with warmth by baritival includes the Broadway musical tone Patrick James, is a reflective waltz; the Café Imperiale’s tense maître d’ (who as the bashful, sincere Georg. He is parShe Loves Me. Directed by David it is a cross between “I Remember it Well” is portrayed hilariously by Ethan Lynch) ticularly entertaining in “Tonight at Eight,” Kellett, this presentation of the charming from Lerner & Loewe’s Gigi; and “Til To- desperately tries to maintain “A Romantic which conveys the character’s nervousness romantic comedy boasts exquisite musical morrow,” a song Bock and Harnick wrote Atmosphere” despite clumsy waiters and about his impending date, and in his elated noisy diners. The interior of the restau- performance of the title song. He has experformances, as well as elegant choreog- for a previous musical, Fiorello! raphy and production design. Arpad delivers cigarette cases that also rant is a garish red. Georg arrives with cellent chemistry with Weintraub, which is Georg Nowack is the assistant manager are music boxes. Amalia enters, seeking Sipos, and both are shocked to discover especially crucial to scenes which derive of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. He has been a job. Georg firmly tells her there are no that Amalia is the former’s date. The scene their humor from the fact that the characexchanging anonymous, romantic letters positions open, but she demonstrates her is a notable example of Kellett’s capable ters initially have bad chemistry. Shannon Rakow delivers a spirited perwith a woman he knows only as “Dear superior salesmanship when she sells a direction, which is characterized by a keen formance as Ilona, particularly in the song Friend.” His mysterious correspondent cigarette case by craftily passing it off as sense of comic timing. If there is an area in which the staging “I Resolve.” James Conrad Smith, a bariturns out to be Amalia Balash, another a candy box that gently reminds a wouldemployee at the shop, with whom he has be glutton, “No More Candy.” Singing the could use the performance space to great- tone who brings considerable vocal power box’s melody, Amalia conspiratorially tells er effect, it is in the use of vertical levels. to “Grand Knowing You,” is suitably cast a contentious working relationship. In retrospect, the show’s writers were a customer that it “was designed with the The auditorium has an upper platform as the oily Kodaly. Brandon Walters as honing their craft in preparation for the two of us in mind.” Charmed, the cus- that could have been used to highlight the the charmingly eager Arpad, and Aaron creation of musicals that are bookmarks in tomer eagerly buys the box, and in turn emotional journeys taken by Amalia and Gooden as the skittish Sipos, both are Georg, particularly in the early part of the entertaining in their roles. The voices of the art form; librettist Joe Masteroff went Maraczek hires Amalia on the spot. This decision scarcely pleases Georg, second act. Instead it is chiefly used for the ensemble blend well together. on to write the book for Cabaret, while On a thematic level, the illustration of composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon who frequently bickers with Amalia, par- scenes in the shop’s workroom. However, Kellett is skillful in using the the dancing couple can be juxtaposed Harnick subsequently wrote the score for ticularly when some improperly bottled hand cream causes a mess. The pair never width of the main stage to give the audi- against the desperation of the maître d’ Fiddler on the Roof. Masteroff adapted She Loves Me from suspect their romantic correspondence, in ence a sense of the everyday bustle that to provide a space in which his supposedly Hungarian playwright Miklós László’s Par- which they plan to meet in person at the occurs in the Parfumerie. It is eye-filling to amorous patrons can emulate it, contemwatch the front counter fly apart to reveal plating the unrealistic expectations that fumerie. The 1937 play already had been Café Imperiale. The amiable mood at the beginning of the rest of shop, similar to the effect of popular images often set for real life. A the basis of In the Good Old Summertime, a 1949 musical film starring Judy the show starts to erode, as other char- opening the cigarette box and discovering recurring motif in which the clerks say goodbye to the customers eventually is Garland. Parfumerie also inspired the acters quarrel. Maraczek has become that it plays a tune. Soprano Amy Weintraub is outstanding sung by frantic Christmas shoppers, ofnonmusical films The Shop Around the hostile toward Georg. The suave Kodaly Corner (1940) and the more recent You’ve makes — then breaks — a date with Ilona, as Amalia, capturing the character’s spunk fering a rare moment of overlap between Got Mail (1998). She Loves Me opened on prompting the latter to resolve not to fall and charm. She has a lovely soprano, and service providers and recipients. ltimately, though, She Loves Me is — Broadway in 1963 and has been revived for a man of his type again. Maraczek has her delicate sense of musical phrasing like an antique music box or illustrahired a private investigator who tells him makes their two biggest numbers — the multiple times, most recently in 2016. tion — a beautifully crafted piece that Harnick’s literate lyrics are character- that his wife is having an affair with one wistful “Dear Friend” and the sprightly driven and conversational. Bock’s graceful of the employees; subsequently we hear “Vanilla Ice Cream” — the highlights they offers a brief escape into an idealized past. need to be. —Donald H. Sanborn III music, which often evokes operetta, sug- a gunshot. gests a past that is stylized rather than realistic. This aesthetic is reflected by Nick Dorr’s elegant set for Maraczek’s shop. Delicate bottles of perfume line shelves that are surrounded by advertisements and artwork of the type that might have provided covers for magazines at the turn of the last century. In a prominent illustration, a lady in a swirling pink dress is dancing with a gentleman in a tuxedo. The ensemble scenes have the benefit of allowing the audience to appreciate Marie Miller’s tasteful, well-tailored period costumes. Miller juxtaposes a conspicuous use of black, white, and gray against bright splashes of color. In both the shop and Amalia’s apartment, Miller’s color palette is well coordinated with Dorr’s scenery. Music director Peter Leigh-Nilsen, who ______________ also is the show’s keyboardist, leads the _______________ Date & Time: ______________________ four-piece orchestra in a crisp rendition of an instrumental prologue. After the openour ad, scheduled to run ___________________. ing chords, a chromatic introduction leads oughly and special attention to the following: into pay a brisk, affable second half. In 1934 ill tell us it’s okay)Budapest, Mr. Maraczek’s employees arrive to work at the shop, which is populated � Fax number by recognizable � Address archetypes � Expiration Date from plays and films of the era. Among them are Ladislav Sipos, an edgy, middleaged salesman who serves as something of a sidekick for Georg; and Arpad Laszlo, a delivery boy who aims to be something “SHE LOVES ME”: Performances are underway for “She Loves Me.” Directed by David Kellett, the Princeton Festival’s production of the more. Juxtaposed against Amalia and musical runs through June 30 in the Matthews Acting Studio at Princeton University. Coworkers Georg (Tommy MacDonell, left) and Amalia Georg, a secondary couple is formed by (Amy Weintraub) have a contentious relationship, but they unknowingly have exchanged love letters. (Photo by Jessi Oliano) Ilona Ritter and the man with whom she is having an affair, Steven Kodaly. 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SWING, MARCHES, AND MORE: At the Mercer County Symphonic Band’s concert at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre on Wednesday, June 12, the program will range from Stravinsky to swing music from the 1940s. The annual spring concert ends with the traditional Sousa march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Admission is free. Visit mercerband.org. SUMMER CHAMBER MUSIC: The Horszowski Piano Trio returns to Princeton University Summer new plays, adaptations, muChamber Concerts at Richardson Auditorium Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. sicals, and investigations into the classics, the LAB consists of readings, workshops, the form works from the composMcCarter’s LAB, a platform A Trio of Composers Sallie B. Goodman Artists’ ers with whom Horszowski and creative incubator devotOn Piano Trio Program On Thursday, June 20, at had personal contact, such ed to ongoing theatrical devel- Retreat, commissions, and the 7:30 p.m., the Horszowski as Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, opment and artist cultivation. annual Spotlight Production. Each summer, McCarter Original work developed at Piano Trio performs at Rich- Martinu, Villa-Lobos, and Granados. Based in New York invites a select group of play- McCarter has included pieces ardson Auditorium as part of Princeton University Summer City, the Horszowski Trio is wrights, composers, and direc- by such renowned playwrights Chamber Concerts. Selec- Artists-in-Residence at the tors to Princeton for uninter- as Christopher Durang, Dantions by Haydn, Schumann, Longy School of Music of Bard rupted time to work, research, ai Gurira, Nilo Cruz, Nathan and renew at the Palmer Alan Davis, and more. and Shostakovich are on the College. House, Princeton University’s Even though concerts are program in this free concert. historic guesthouse. The refree, tickets are still required. When the members of the Horszowski Trio — Jesse Starting one week before each treat provides artists with the Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, concert a block of tickets is opportunity to enjoy space and and Rieko Aizawa — played available online through the time to focus on any creative together for the first time, they University ticket office (www. exploration of their choosing, immediately felt the spark of tickets.princeton.edu). Once with no mandate. The relaxed nature of the a unique connection. Many the online tickets are “sold years of close friendship had out” the remaining tickets will retreat fosters a restorative, created a deep trust between be available, first-come, first- supportive, and meaningful the players, and teir musical served, at the box office on environment for busy writers bonds were strengthened at the day of the concert. There juggling production commitvarious schools and festivals is a maximum of four tickets ments, deadlines, and freearound the world, including per person. Doors open for lance schedules. Resources the Juilliard School and the general seating one-half hour are available for collaboratbefore the concert. ing colleagues to participate Marlboro Festival. Sarah Stryker in project development includVisit www.princetonsumAizawa was the last pupil of the legendary pianist merchamberconcerts.org or ing readings and workshops. “Macbeth” Comes to Kelsey There are no requirements For Annual Bard Tribute Mieczysław Horszowski (1892- call (609) 570-8404. for artists to showcase or Shakespeare ’70 returns to 1993), at the Curtis Institute. Emerging Playwrights share their work. Retreat art- Mercer County Community The Trio takes inspiration from Attend Annual Retreat ists have access to Princeton College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Horszowski’s musicianship, McCarter Theatre welcomes integrity, and humanity. Like a group of emerging play- University’s library and Mc- Theatre for its annual tribute Horszowski, the Trio presents wrights and theater artists to Carter’s artistic staff provides to The Bard. This year the repertoire spanning the tradi- the Sallie B. Goodman Artists’ dramaturgical and casting celebrated company presents Macbeth Fridays, June 21 and tional and the contemporary. Retreat June 12-19. The an- support as needed. Past retreat artists and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, June In addition, they seek to per- nual event is a centerpiece of works developed in residence 22 and June 29 at 8 p.m.; and include: Tarell Alvin Mc- Sundays, June 23 and June Craney’s The Brother/Sister 30 at 2 p.m. Plays; Sarah Ruhl’s Clean Kelsey Theatre is located House; Danai Gurira’s The on the college’s West WindConvert; Christopher Du- sor Campus, 1200 Old Trenrang’s Miss Witherspoon; ton Road. A reception with Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make the cast and crew follows the Man; Beth Henley’s Ridicu- opening night performance on lous Fraud; Lydia Diamond’s June 21. Stick Fly; and Take Flight by Shakespeare’s classic is a John Weidman, David Shire, power struggle set in 11th and Richard Maltby, Jr. century Scotland. When three The LAB is a year-round witches tell Macbeth that he is creative incubator that pro- destined to occupy the throne, vides key support to writers at Macbeth and Lady Macbeth all stages of their careers, cul- begin to chart a violent course tivating meaningful artistic re- to fulfill the prophecy. They lationships and original works start with the murder of the for McCarter’s main stages. virtuous King Duncan, then Fostering the development of turn on Macbeth’s former com-

rade, Banquo, and ultimately anyone else who threatens his tyrant’s crown. The royal court is filled with intrigue, treachery, and turmoil, reminding us that unchecked ambition leads to chaos and ruin. The cast stars Danny Gleason of Yardley, Pa., as Macbeth and Sarah Stryker of

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“SING”: This work by Beatrice Bork will be featured in “Breathing In,” a joint exhibition with Laura Rutherford Renner. It will be on view at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville July 4 through August 4, with an opening reception on July 6 from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

“Breathing In” Exhibit fine artist, Bork’s watercolor author of several biographipaintings, which display a cal articles for OT journals. At Artists’ Gallery

“Breathing In,” on view July 4 through August 4 at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville, will feature the work of artists Beatrice Bork and Laura Rutherford Renner. It is a visual ode to the everyday inspirations that life continually gifts us. Working in their respective mediums of watercolor and oil, the fine art displayed will include, according to the Gallery, “the “canine and feline friends who entwine themselves into our hearts and make every day a little better” — along with birds, animals, and contemporary life that both artists are well known for. All are welcome to join the artists at the opening reception Saturday, July 6, from 5 to 8:30 pm. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street, with regular hours 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. “I love the focus of this show, because it explores subjects that consistently inspire me, moments of gratitude in everyday splendors, and expressing them through my paintings” says Bork. Over her more than 25year career as a professional

sensitivity and love of subject in detail and composition, have amassed a list of honors in the genre of animal art. Achieving signature status with the prestigious Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation, her work has been displayed in notable national and international exhibitions. In addition, Bork’s paintings have been featured in a variety of publications and acquired by collectors from around the world. “Capturing a snapshot of living forms in two dimensions on a slab of smoothly prepared wood is a contemplative exercise and a source of calm,” says Renner. “I relish mixing pure colors, keeping my palette simple to create authenticity of what is observed, not assumed.” Renner is an artist whose paintings on wood depict contemporary life in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her work has been presented in various group juried exhibitions and shows, recently at Artists’ Gallery and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. In addition to her painting career, Renner is a practicing occupational therapist and the published

She is the creator of PictureUrDay, a scheduling app for iPad and iPhone for different age groups. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their daughter. For more information, visit www.LambertvilleArts.com.

Delaware Basin Spring Photo Contest Winner

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has announced that Laura Orbine’s photograph, titled Tulipes `a Frenchtown, was chosen as the winner of the commission’s Spring 2019 Photo Contest. Thirty-five photographs were submitted by 11 individuals for the contest. “This scene really spoke to me, and I knew I needed to grab a photo because the tulip bloom is fleeting,” said Orbine, who lives in Frenchtown. “I am fortunate to live in the Delaware River corridor and thankful for the individuals and organizations that protect it as a water resource, recreational area, historical region, and treasure trove of natural beauty.” For this season’s contest, DRBC invited Julia Fahl, mayor of Lambertville, to join its internal judging team as a

Stockton is the winner of the $2,500 prize awarded during “The Art of Time Exhibition” held on Saturday, June 1. Designed to raise awareness of arts in the Princeton community, the show gave artists the opportunity to have their work seen by thousands during Hamilton’s 20th annual Watch Fair event. The exhibit benefited the Arts Council of Princeton. “Hamilton is so pleased to award Jerry Cable for his wonderful piece, Time Out,” says Hamilton Vice President Donna Bouchard. “The Watch Fair/The Art of Time Exhibition was a tremendous success, and we are grateful to all the artists who contributed their work for this event.”

“When I received the invitation to participate in the exhibit, I knew immediately this was the image to submit,” says Cable. “I am honored that the panel of judges awarded my painting the top prize.” Born in northeastern Ohio, Cable discovered his passion for art at an early age. Under the tutelage of a private instructor, he set out to define himself as an artist. He has since gone on to win numerous awards and has exhibited in more than 50 juried exhibitions including The Philadelphia Sketch Club and The National Art Club of New York City, along with more than 35 solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, and Ohio.

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guest judge. “Laura’s photograph from a fellow river town captured the essence of spring in the Delaware River Basin beautifully, from the colorful tulips to the new growth on the trees overlooking the water,” said Fahl. The winning image will be featured on the commission’s website at www.nj.gov/drbc/ basin/photo/photo-contest. html and on DRBC’s social media sites. The photo will also be published in the commission’s 2019 annual report, and the winner will receive a certificate of recognition. The contest’s purpose is to highlight photography representing the beauty, diversity, function, and significance of the water resources of the Delaware River Basin, a 13,539-squaremile watershed. The Summer Photo Contest will begin on June 21 and has a deadline of August 15. Complete contest details, including instructions on how to submit photographs, are available on DRBC’s website at the above link. The DRBC is a federal/interstate government agency responsible for managing the water resources within the Delaware River Basin without regard to political boundaries. The five commission members are the governors of the basin states (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) and the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ North Atlantic Division, who represents the federal government. To learn more about the commission, visit www.drbc.gov.

TOP PRIZE: Jerry Cable of Stockton was awarded the top prize

Cable Awarded Top for his painting “Time Out” at Hamilton Jewelers’ “The Art of Prize at Hamilton Event Time Exhibition,” presented in conjunction with its 20th annual

Hamilton Jewelers, Princ- Watch Fair event on June 1. Cable is shown with Hamilton Vice eton Palm Beach, has an- President Donna Bouchard. nounced that Jerry Cable of

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FILM SERIES FREE OUTDOOR FILMS UNDER THE STARS This year’s selection of outdoor film screenings features romantic comedies set in New York City, inspired by the exhibition Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity and the artist’s experience living and working in the city.

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“TULIPES `A FRENCHTOWN”: This photograph by Laura Orbine of Frenchtown was chosen as the winner of the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Spring 2019 Photo Contest. The contest’s purpose is to highlight photography representing the beauty, diversity, function, and significance of the water resources of the Delaware River Basin.

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“FIRST STONE”: This color lithograph by Helen Frankenthaler is featured in “Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity,” on view June 29 through October 20 at the Princeton University Art Museum. The exhibit will feature more than 50 prints by the artist, spanning five decades and more than a dozen printmaking processes, including lithography, woodcut, etching, and engraving.

“Helen Frankenthaler ously independent and in The exhibition will highlight Prints” at PU Museum sync with — her practice as a selection of prints, in a variOne of the most influential artists to emerge from the mid-20th century, Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) may be best known for her innovative abstract paintings in which she poured washes of color over great expanses of raw canvas. She was also the most prolific printmaker of her generation. Frankenthaler’s print works are remarkable for the diversity of techniques she employed, the number of studios with which she collaborated, and the ways in which her engagement with printmaking could parallel — simultane-

a painter. More than 50 prints by the artist, spanning five decades and more than a dozen printmaking processes, including lithography, woodcut, etching, and engraving, will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum June 29 through October 20. “Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity” examines the continuous and generative role of printmaking throughout Frankenthaler’s career, while also tracing the ascendance of American printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

ety of media, which were donated to the Princeton University Art Museum by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation last year as part of the Frankenthaler Prints Initiative for university-affiliated museums. The gift’s 10 prints and five working proofs are joined by important loans of additional prints from the Frankenthaler Foundation, from public and private collections, and selections from the Museum’s rich holdings in prints. The exhibition will also feature historical works by an array of artists whose printmaking inspired Frankenthaler’s

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creative choices, including Edgar Degas (French, 18341917), Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797-1858), and Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991). “Helen Frankenthaler’s achievement and legacy as a visionary practitioner and a legendary mentor for so many cannot be overstated,” said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director. “The generosity of the Frankenthaler Foundation is acting as a catalyst for us to consider more fully the artist’s achievements in print, a medium uniquely suited to her vision.” “H e l e n Fr a n ke n t h a l e r Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity” is organized in seven loosely chronological sections that each profiles a distinct approach to her work in printmaking. The subtitle of the exhibition is taken from literary critic William Empson’s 1930 essay Seven Types of Ambiguity, which articulated ways in which the formal structures of language could convey a multiplicity of meanings in poetry. For the postwar generation of American artists, writers, and critics, Empson’s essay was not only the foundational work for the literary theory known as New Criticism, it also had a profound and lasting impact on abstract artists. In 1957 Frankenthaler borrowed the title of the essay for her large-scale stain-painting Seven Types of Ambiguity, which will open the exhibition, making clear her own affinity for Empson’s approach. Variously focusing on Frankenthaler’s compositional language, working process, historical referents, and collaborations with particular printmaking studios, the exhibition embraces the central principle of Empson’s book: that close reading, like close looking, can yield deep relationships with an abstract composition. The exhibition begins with Frankenthaler’s first color lithograph, printed in 1961, followed by a series of works in a variety of techniques that include screenprint, etching, aquatint, and lithography that balance layers of linear gestures with fields of color. Subsequent sections explore the artist’s creative process, her expressive use of black ink, one-of-a-kind monotypes created in San Francisco and New York, and mixografia relief prints. The exhibition culminates with examples of her distinctive color woodcuts, printed in water-soluble inks by the master craftsman Yasuyuki Shibata in traditional Japanese ukiyo-e manner and created in partnership with Ken Tyler at Tyler Graphics. The Princeton University Art Museum is located at the heart of the Princeton campus. Admission is free. For more information, visit www. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

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Since 1992, Phillips’ Mill Community Association’s annual juried photography exhibition has drawn thousands of submissions from hobbyists to professionals alike. All submit with the common goal of having their images hung on the walls of the historic mill. In an effort to broaden the scope of what is offered, coupled with new technologies, the Phillips’ Mill Photo Show Committee is looking to create an easier platform for digital photography. In order to achieve these goals, the Photo Show Committee has opted to

take a year off to regroup and rebrand. The show will return in 2020 with Photo Show 2.0 for the 27th exhibition. Spencer Saunders, the exhibition’s founder, has once again agreed to oversee the program’s continued success. A photography enthusiast himself, Saunders transformed his love of the art into the widelyrespected exhibition. With improvements on the horizon, Saunders will spearhead, shape, and oversee the program’s future. Saunders hopes to “raise the level of photography” and “increase awareness of fine art photography in our community.” From Mill members to volunteers, as well as hobbyists and pros who make a living behind the camera, Saunders wants to “broaden the viewership to better respect and understand the importance of fine art photography.” “Photography can be a complex visual language,” he said. “We want the work that artists are passionate about and speaks to them personally.” Saunders and the Photo Show Committee hope to offer new opportunities for photographers, such as promoting award winners, monthly newsletters, photo workshops, roundtable discussions, lecture series, and more. The exhibition’s theme since its inception has remained “Photography as Art” and “Photographer as Artist.” Each year jurors review submissions and select between 135 and 150 images to be displayed during the annual exhibition. Photographers are encouraged to submit a body of work created within the past five years to keep the work as fresh and current as possible. Images may be in any photographic medium, from historic to alternative and digital. For updates about Photo Show 2.0, including call for art deadlines and next year’s show schedule, visit www. phillipsmill.org. The photography exhibition is held at the 1756 grist mill located at 2619 River Road, just outside of New Hope, Pa.

Art All Night Returns This Weekend

Art All Night Trenton will return to the Roebling Wire Works June 15 and 16, following months of hard work by the event’s staff and volunteers, and lots of community support. Art All Night 2019 will be the same free and open-to-all event, full of art, music, food trucks, live mural painting and more, but the full event footprint will be fenced off, with many important new security measures in place to ensure the event is safe and trouble free. Art All Night will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and end at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 16, but no new entries will be allowed after midnight Saturday, with the event fully closed to the public between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday, when public entry resumes. “We vowed to bring back Art All Night, and we did with a huge amount of support from the public, the City of Trenton, our sponsors, and funders,” said Lauren Otis, executive director of Artworks, Trenton’s visual arts nonprofit and producer of Art All Night. “We decided to close during overnight hours this year to ensure that attendees, volunteers, and our whole Art All Night family had the highest level of comfort in this, our comeback year.” “This year at Art All Night

we have an incredible lineup of live music, interactive events, films, food trucks, craft vendors, and more, to accompany the always-amazing show of hundreds of pieces of submitted art,” said Joseph Kuzemka, Art All Night event director. “Apart from new entry and security measures, attendees can expect the same wonderful Art All Night experience they’ve always known at the familiar Roebling Wire Works building.” Art All Night takes place at the historic Roebling Wire Works, 675 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton. For more information about submitting art to Art All Night, or attending, including parking, music lineup, food vendors, security, and more, visit artallnighttrenton.org or call (609) 394-9436.

Area Exhibits A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Unstill Life” through June 30. An opening reception is June 15, 4-7 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Waves and Ripples” through June 29. w w w. artscouncilofprinceton.org. D & R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, has “Spring Training: People, Places, Play” through June 14. www.drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Ellarslie Open 36” through July 7. www.ellarslie.org. Firestone Library, Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, Princeton University, has “Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18” through June 23. http://bit. ly/2Tln0hn. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “A Morning at the Updike Farmstead,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. $4 admission WednesdaySunday, 12-4 p.m. Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Nakashima Looks: Studio Furniture” through July 7, “Intrepid Alchemist” through July 28, and “The Color of the Moon” through September 8. www.michenerartmuseum.org. M or p e t h C o n te m p o rary, 43 West Broad Street, Hopewell, has “Mare McClellan : Paintings and Sculpture” and “James Jansma: Glazed Earthenware” t hrough June 23. w w w. morpethcontemporary.com. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “New Jersey Baseball: From the Cradle to the Major Leagues, 1855–1915” through October 27. www.morven.org. New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, has “Many Inspired Steps” through November 10. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Pr inceton Universit y Art Museum has “Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants” through July 7. w w w.ar tmuseum. princeton.edu. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, has “Cultural Heritage Exhibition” through July 12. www.westwindsorarts.org.

Wednesday, June 12 8-10 a.m.: Mercer County Mayors Breakfast at Mercer Oaks, 725 Village Road West, West Windsor. Sponsored by Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber; mayors from Princeton, East Windsor, Ewing, West Windsor, Trenton, Robbinsville, Pennington, Lawrence, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, Hamilton, and Hightstown. $35-$45. www.princetonchamber.org. 6:30 p.m.: Open Archive: On the Delaware & Raritan Canal, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Historic documents and materials. princeton-history.org. 7:30 p.m.: The Mercer County Symphonic Band performs at Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Free. kelseyatmccc.org. 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Dan Black with Rhythmic Heart. $10. princetoncountrydancers.org. Thursday, June 13 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Multicultural potluck lunch at Princeton Family YWCA Basketball Gym, Paul Robeson Place. Sign up at the front desk and bring a dish to share. 7:30 p.m.: Scholar Tanya Zion-Waldoks speaks on “Trends in Israeli Society: The Surprising Rise of UltraOrthodox Feminism,” at The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. $18 members, $36 non-members. infor@ thejewishcenter.org. Friday, June 14 12 p.m.: Flag Day ceremony at Princeton Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street. Mayor Liz Lempert speaks and local schoolchildren participate; The Garden Statesmen perform barbershop quartet choral selections and bagpiper Ann Witt plays. www.spiritofprinceton.org. 5 - 8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. 7 p.m.: Dancing Under the Stars at Hinds Plaza, Princeton Public Library. Members of Central Jersey Dance demonstrate basic steps and lead dancing to recorded music of all kinds. Free. Saturday, June 15 8-11 a.m.: Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, African American Heritage Sites in the Sourlands: Tatiana Fulmer, Sourland Conservancy Trustee and outdoor enthusiast, details the history and contributions of African Americans within the Sourland region. Participants will be guided through the Pennington African Cemetery, the Stoutsburg Cemetery, and the Mt. Zion AME Church. Learn about each site during a short walk around the grounds. Free, but space is limited. Registration is required at www. tiny.cc/SCSite. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn Drive lot, Princeton Junction station. West Windsor Plainsboro High School North music ensembles perform; free blood pressure and health screenings; bicycle tune-ups. 10:30 a.m.: Rutgers Mercer County Master Gardeners do a talk and demonstration

Wednesday, June 19 7:30-9:30 a.m.: The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber hosts Business Before Breakfast at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street. Speaker is Marge Smith, founder and chair of Community Works. princetonchamber.org. 7 p.m.: Summer Essential Oils Wisdom at Ivy Counseling Group, 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman. $5. RSVP to www.ivycounselinggroup. com/workshops. 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Mark Widmer with Crossing the Millstone. Free. princetoncountrydancers.org. Thursday, June 20 8-10:30 a.m.: The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber hosts the Women of Achievement Awards at Jasna Polana, 4519 Province Line Road. princetonchamber.org. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. 6 p.m.: SAVE hosts a seminar on summer pet safety at its headquarters, 1010 Route 601, Skillman. $10. www. savehomeless-animals.org. Friday, June 21 12:30 p.m. Gotham Princeton lunch at Agricola Eatery, 11 Witherspoon Street, has guest speaker Joanne Canady-Brown, owner of The Gingered Peach Bakery in Lawrenceville. $38. Pay in advance at https://www. gothamnetworking.com/m/ events/view/Princeton-Meeting-2018-12-09-2. 6:30 p.m.: Vintage Baseball Weekend Movie Night at Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street. A League of Their Own. $15 per family ($10 members). morven.org. 8-10:30 p.m.: Pride Dance Party at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. In conjunction with Princeton’s first Pride Parade, with music, snacks, and more. $5 donation. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Saturday, June 22 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn Drive lot, Princeton Junction train station. 11 a.m.: Vintage Baseball Game at Greenway Meadows Park, 275 Rosedale Road. The Flemington Neshanock plays the Diamond State Base Ball Club. Includes a recitation of “Casey at the Bat.” Bring blankets and lawn chairs. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Princeton Pride Parade starts at the Municipal Building, goes on to Witherspoon Street, Paul Robeson Place, and ends at the Princeton YMCA for an after-party. www.rustincenter.org 1-3 p.m.: International Consciousness Research L ab orator ies ( ICR L .org ) presents Dr. Wayne Jonas (former Director of NIH’s Office of Alternative Medicine) speaking about “How Healing Works.” D&R Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place. Donations requested. Refreshments served. Sunday, June 23 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Bordentown Farmers’ Market at Carslake Community Center parking lot, Bordentown. 3 p.m. Princeton Festival presents the opera Nixon in China at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. $45$150 with discounts for students and those under 40. princetonfestival.org.

4-9 p.m.: Firefly Festival at Terhune Orchards, Cold S oil Road. Craf ts, music, wagon rides, food, Youth Circus Performance Troupe, and more. Free ($5 for crafts activities). www. terhuneorchards.com. Monday, June 24 Recycling 7 a.m.: Capital Region Minority Chamber of Commerce’s 9th Annual Golf Classic at Old York Country Club, Chesterfield. With guests from the National Football League. www.capitalregionminoritychamber.org. Tuesday, June 25 7 p.m.: 15th Annual ETS Firecracker 5K, at ETS Campus, 660 Rosedale Road. Proceeds benefit Y WCA Princeton’s Bilingual Nursery School. Register at https:// runsignup.com/Race/NJ/ Princeton/YWCA5K. Wednesday, June 26 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Eden Autism Social Skills Group for children 7-10 with autism or other developmental disabilities. 2 Merwick Road. Register at outreach@edenautism.org. 8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Anne Lutun with the Princeton Pickup Band. $10. princetoncoutry-dancers.org.

Thursday, June 27 Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. Collection of resources for recycling or upcycling. For specifics on what is included, visit sustainableprinceton.org. Friday, June 28 5-8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road.

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The Dead Don’t Die

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The Spy Behind Home Plate

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The Tomorrow Man Fri-Thurs: 4:55 (PG-13)

All is True

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7 p.m.: Dancing Under the Stars at Hinds Plaza, Princeton Public Library. Members of Central Jersey Dance demonstrate basic steps and lead dancing to recorded music of all kinds. Free. Saturday, June 29 10 a.m.-1 p.m. : We s t Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn Drive lot, Princeton Junction train station.

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Ends Thursday The Biggest Little Farm (PG) Non-Fiction (R) Hollywood Summer Nights White Heat (1949) Thu, June 13 at 7:30PM The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Wed, June 19 at 7:30PM Showtimes change daily Visit for showtimes. PrincetonGardenTheatre.org

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Big Country and the Finger Pickin’Good Band Country

7.11

Essie Rock/Blues

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The Blue Meanies Beatles Tribute

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Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre Spanish Music & Flamenco Dance Lauren Marsh Singer/Songwriter Indie Pop

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T.S. Project Motown

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Princeton School of Rock Classic Rock

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Taina Asili Afro-Latin Jazz/Reggae

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Amazin Grace and the GLB Band R&B/Gospel

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of perennial plants, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington. Free. (609) 989-6853. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.: Cultural Festival and Food Truck Rally at Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Dance, music, art demonstrations, children’s activities. Free. culturalfestival@mercercounty.org. 1 p.m.: “Historic Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton History,” two-hour hike exploring the lives of the early Quaker community, starting at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. princetonhistory.org. 3 p.m.: Art All Night at Roebling Wire Works, 675 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton. Free. The venue closes between the hours of 12-7 a.m. June 16. It then stays open until 3 p.m. artworkstrenton.org. 7:30 p.m.: Princeton Symphonic Band presents “City Lights, Latin Nights” at Hillman Hall, Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane. Music of Gershwin, Piazzolla, Bizet, Copland, and more. $5-$15. www.psbrass.com/ tickets. 7:30 p.m.: Katie Welsh performs songs of Richard Rodgers at The Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. $15. Eventbrite.com. Sunday, June 16 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Bordentown Farmers’ Market at Carslake Community Center parking lot, Bordentown. 1:30-3 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers present a Free Family Dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Janet Mills calls to the MAD Band led by Louise McClure. princetoncountrydancers.org. 4 p.m.: Jacqueline Schwab presents “I Lift My Lamp,” vintage songs and dances of immigrant America, at the Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road. $15 in advance; $20 at door. DRLSENIOR@ gmail.com. Monday, June 17 4-4:30 p.m. and 4:355 : 05 p.m.: Water safet y classes at YMCA Princeton, Paul Robeson Place. Free. For kids 4-12. 5 :30 p.m.: Fly Fishing at the Stony Brook, D&R Greenway, 1 Preservation Place. Experts share tips and information; light meal is served. $35. Reserve at rsvp@drgreenway.org. 6:45 p.m.: Open House for beginning piano students at The New School for Music Study, 4543 Route 27, Kingston. www.nsmspiano.org. 7 p.m.: Sustainable Princeton hosts a panel discussion at Princeton Public Library. The topic is “What can Princeton Do to Protect Our Natural Environment?” Fr e e. Pa n e l i s t s i n c l u d e Holly Welles (moderator), Program Manager, Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton University; Will Price, President, Pinchot Institute for Conservation ; Wendy Mager, President, Friends of Princeton Open Space; Taylor Sapudar, arborist, Municipality of Princeton; Lily Krause, vice chair, Shade Tree Commission. Tuesday, June 18 9:30 and 11 a.m.: Read & Pick Cherries at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. K ids preschool to eight years and their parents / caregivers read books about cherries and pick the fruit. $8 per child. www.terhuneorchards.com.

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A Wonderful Array of Plants for All Seasons Is Available at Green Haven Garden Center

gorgeous display of floral splendor awaits visitors to Green Haven Garden Center. Located at 1181 Hughes Drive in Hamilton, Green Haven is a complete gardening resource. Not only does it offer a full range of plants, shrubs, and selected trees, including unusual varieties, it also provides workshops to help customers learn how to make the most of their gardens.

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As owner Carol Thomas points out, “We don’t necessarily focus on the product, but on the person. We ask what the customers want, where they will plant it, etc. If they are new to the area or from another country, they may not know what grows well here. We help guide the customer with help and advice.” Like the garden center, Thomas’ background is filled with fascinating variety. Not only does she have a background in horticulture and landscape architecture, having studied at Rutgers, she also has a master’s degree in language arts, and taught at the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. Avid Gardeners Horticulture has always been a passion for Thomas no matter what other interests she was pursuing, however, and her enthusiasm for it began at an early age. “My mother and grandmothers were all avid gardeners,” she explains. “My mother set me up with my own garden plot when I was a little girl, and I loved it.” Now that she has her own garden center, she is delighted to share her passion with customers. They come from all over the Princeton area, are all ages, and range from

knowledgeable gardeners to novices. “We help people to create their own haven,” says Thomas. “It could be a porch or patio, window box, or a large garden. We can also help with landscape design. We tend to specialize in unusual plants and also container gardens, hanging baskets, and planters on terraces. Even if you have a small space, you can still have a beautiful garden. “People are always concerned about maintenance, whether plants should be in sun or shade, and how often they should be watered,” she continues. “Watering depends on a lot of things. For example, the weather, and also the wind. If it is windy, it can dry out the plants.” Green Haven offers classes and workshops to help people with their gardening questions, she adds. “We have gardening 101 classes with information on how to prune, how to plant, and how to mulch, among others. Regarding mulch, we constantly tell people, ’Not a volcano!’ T he mulch should be a hands-width from the tree trunk and only a thin layer. Too much can create excess moisture and lead to bacteria and insect infestation.” Deer-Resistant Other classes focus on planting for multi-seasonal interest, learning about annuals and perennials, planting bulbs in the fall, pollinators, and other helpful gardening information. Indigenous plants have become a concern for many gardeners, reports Thomas, and as she notes, “If plants are acclimated to their surroundings, they will do better. They have evolved to cope with the environment they are in. We can give customers a list of native plants, and we can also provide a list of deer-resistant plants. Among them are marigolds, Siberian iris, peonies, hardy hibiscus, clematis, and lavender. Deer resistant shrubs include box-

wood, false cypress, spirea, and weigela. Plants that attract pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, are important, she explains, and they include milkweed (butterflies) and lavender (bees). Hummingbirds are drawn to the color red. Green Haven has a pollinator display section, designed with plants especially attractive to pollinators. In fact, the displays are all designed to help customers as they look for specific items. Pictures of plants with explanatory information about sun and shade preferences, size, etc. are all available, and displays are focused on color, perennials, annuals, sun and shade, deer resistance, and other designations In addition, there is a special herb and vegetable section. “Our ‘food court’ contains our herbs and vegetables,” explains Thomas. “Basil is super popular, also tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and lettuce. In addition, parsley and oregano attract the pollinators.” Knockout Roses “This is a good time to plant anything,” she adds, “except bulbs, which are planted in the fall. Right now, people want the annuals, including impatiens, geraniums, begonias, and petunias — we also have million bells, which are petite petunias, and we now have mildew-resistant impatiens.” Also popular are azaleas, rhododendrons, and hydrangea, and knockout roses, which are available at Green Haven in hard-to-find yellow. Perennials, such as yarrow, columbine, forget-me-nots, peonies, phlox, salvia, and hollyhocks are all favorites, too, as are Shasta daisies, lavender, and iris. Making sure the soil is in the best condition to support the healthy growth of the plants is crucial, and Green Haven

VISUAL SPLENDOR: “Gardening can be a stress release. It provides exercise, fresh air, and you are creating something beautiful now and beautiful over time. Even if it’s on a small scale — just a terrace or window box, it will enhance the space. It’s therapeutic, it’s fun, and you’re creating beauty.” Carol Thomas, owner of Green Haven Garden Center in Hamilton, is shown amid a colorful display of knockout roses. offers special products. “We have organic compost to help the soil texture, depending on the condition, if it’s too sandy or has too much clay,” points out Thomas. “We also have organic fertilizer and organic mulch.” Something Different “We tend to be set apart because we offer unusual plants,” says Thomas. “We try to get something different. For example, we have Hort Couture Canary Wings begonias and Dragon Wings begonias from Peace Tree Farm in Pennsylvania. In addition, we offer Hort Couture canna lilies and Sea Urchin Red coleus, which you will not find everywhere.” Another way in which Green Haven is set apart is its association with Bower & Branch, a Pennsylvania grower, focusing on sustainability. “We are a Bower & Branch affiliate and the only one in the area,” says Thomas. “This is a partnership of growers and garden centers. Customers can shop online, make a selection, and then buy it at the garden center. They can come here to get it or we will deliver.

“By going online, when you select the plant, you can then find all the information about it, and if you have further questions, you can consult the ‘Plant Whisperer,’ who will help you with advice and suggestions. This is a perfect match of the natural world and the technological world.” Visually Appealing Green Haven can also help people create gardens with multi-seasonal interest, so there is always something visually appealing. And it’s not only the flowers — it can be plants with interesting bark, berries, or intriguing textures. Thomas also offers onehour coaching sessions at the customer’s home (within a 10-mile radius). “For $50, I’ll come to your house, and give advice on whatever help you need. We can teach you how to prune, fertilize, water, divide and relocate plants, etc. We can also help to identify the insects, disease or condition that is ailing your plants, and suggest appropriate treatment.” Thomas is a member of the American Horticultural Society, New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association,

Philadelphia Horticultural Society, and Perennial Plants Association. Green Haven offers a selected collection of garden tools and ornaments, as well as a variety of garden-related artwork from area artists. Assorted pottery planters in bird and animal designs will intrigue adults and children alike. Carol Thomas is pleased that many customers have become regulars, and she offers thanks to them in special ways. “We have water for people and the pets they bring, and we offer dog biscuits. Every child receives a flower, and we also have a changing table for babies. “It’s wonderful having people come in and say ‘It is so beautiful here.’ They say that the display gardens are so beautiful it makes them feel good. I couldn’t be happier about that.” Green Haven Garden Center is open seven days, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (609) 584-6930. Website: www.greenhavengardencenter.com. —Jean Stratton

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Squeezing the Most Out of its Potential, PU Men’s Heavyweights Excelled at IRAs

Having coached in the Princeton University rowing program since the late 1990s, Greg Hughes boasts a reservoir of experience in bringing boats together. But Hughes knew he had to be innovative this spring as he guided the Princeton men’s heavyweight crew, with the Tigers having graduated a number of key seniors and thereby breaking new faces into the lineup. “It was an interesting year for me,” said Hughes, a former Princeton lightweight star rower who started as the coach for the Tiger freshman heavyweight crew before guiding the men’s lightweight program from 2006-09 and then taking the helm of the heavyweights in 2010. “It was my 22nd year of coaching and what is so cool for me is to realize that you are still seeing new things and still learning. This was definitely one of those years.” The key focus this spring for Hughes was to learn the best ways to get this group of rowers on the same page. “Rowing is a special sport because you have to put nine people into that boat and they have to work together,” said Hughes. “It has to mesh, you are going to have different personalities and different racing profiles, where some are stronger in the race and where somebody else is stronger. The assets have to all contribute to the whole and everybody has to be willing to recognize that. It needs to be selfless, that is a big ask.” The Princeton crews

meshed at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta earlier this month on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. All four of the Tiger top boats made their grand finals at the event with the varsity eight and second varsity eight both placing sixth, the third varsity eight taking fourth, and the varsity four placing third. Coming into the regatta, Princeton benefited from getting a week of intensive training at the University of California boathouse before heading down the coast. “It is such a cool spot, it is a reservoir up in the Berkeley Hills,” said Hughes. “It is just perfect; we just had this gorgeous place all to ourselves. You have this total focus. The guys are relaxed. They get to actually spend some time hanging out with each other.” That preparation resulted in each of the boats hanging in there on the way to the grand final. “I feel like across the board, the team raced really well at the IRAs and I was very proud of the results,” said Hughes, whose squad placed fifth in the Ten Eyck Team Trophy standings for the second straight season, scoring 162 points. “We knew going in, that we were going to have to fire on all cylinders to make the finals in those events and we achieved that goal. We were the only team from the East Coast that put boats in all four finals, Cal and Washington were the other two. That is a big deal for us.” While only one of the

Princeton boats made it to the medal stand, the rowers relished testing themselves against the best. “We knew to go and have a run at the very top end was going to take our absolute perfect race and maybe some mistakes from some of the others,” said Hughes, reflecting in the competition which saw Yale win the varsity eight, Cal take first in the 2V, and Washington posting victories in both the 3V and the V4. “Those boats raced well, we saw their best races at the national championship and that is where we were this year. We got our best races, which was great. You saw that we were in that mix that was a big push for those guys.” The varsity eight got a good push from two freshmen, James Quinlan, a native of Ireland, and Charlie Miller, who hails from Australia. “They stepped up beyond their years, it was awesome to see,” said Hughes. “They were mature, levelheaded kids. As we were moving through the season, they were progressing really well and both were invited to their respective U23 camps and they are 19 year olds. They have done an amazing job. I knew they were good but my expectations weren’t that they were going to walk into the door and be immediate varsity eight rowers. I would not hold them to that standard. They just totally did it; they were super consistent and just awesome kids.” Senior captain Andrew Morgan played a key role in

HEAVY LIFTING: The Princeton University men’s heavyweight varsity eight shows its form in a race this spring. Earlier this month, the top boat placed sixth in the Grand Final at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship regatta on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) helping the team maintain a consistent effort throughout the season. “He fought his way up through the ranks during the season; he was on the 4V for a race or two, fought his way up into the 3V, and then finished Eastern Sprints and IRAs in the 2V,” said Hughes. “He isn’t a big guy, he is probably 6’0, 170 pounds, but he is a really scrappy competitor. That was his leadership style — to come in and lead by example and give more than might be physically possible. He pushed that edge every single day and he was a good motivator. He was able to sniff out those workouts, or those days or individual pieces where we might be on the ropes and rally the squad.That played a really important factor in us being able to meet the potential that we had.” Morgan’s approach exemplified the mindset that helped the Tigers get the most out of their potential. “There are no superstars

in rowing and I think this year was the year that really proved that,” said Hughes. “We didn’t have anywhere near the horsepower on the ERG that we had last year. The 2018 average was 5:52 for our varsity eight and this past year it was 6:02 and yet they were putting up speeds that were comparable.” In the view of Hughes, his rowers haven’t reached their ceiling despite their admirable efforts this spring. “While we can look at it and say we tapped the potential that we had, we need to recognize that there is still more to gain,” noted Hughes. “We know what is going on at places like Yale, Harvard, Washington, and Cal. There is an upper end there that we know we want to go and compete against. There is work for us to do and the summer time is the time you can start getting to work on that. You can’t be satisfied with how it finished and then step back and say we have got to catch our breath and go and relax

for two months. It is a long time.” Making the most of their time this summer will help the Tigers do better against the upper echelon of college rowing. “We do a challenge with the team, shooting for a million meters on the ergometer over the summer,” said Hughes. “It sounds like a massive number, but then when you go and do the math, it is 8,000-10,000 meters a day five days a week. That is like a 40-minute effort. What we know about rowing is that it does require some aerobic base fitness and that is something we can really work on in the summer. Rowing rewards steady, consistent work. It does not reward people who just have amazing skill that they can pull out at the last minute. You have to be fit enough to get yourself into a position in a race where you can use that skill. If you are not fit, you aren’t going to be able to use it.” —Bill Alden

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PU Sports Roundup Princeton Athletics 18th in Director’s Cup

After a big spring season, Princeton University athletics is currently ranked 18th in the Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup. The Learfield Directors’ Cup standings determine the best overall athletic programs using a formula based on NCAA postseason participation and success. Princeton received spring points in women’s lacrosse, women’s open rowing, men’s volleyball, men’s golf and women’s tennis. There are still points to be awarded in baseball, softball and men’s and women’s track and field. Stanford of the Pacific 12 Conference is currently in first place in the standings with Michigan of the Big 10 in second and Virginia of the Atlantic Coast Conference sitting in third place. Princeton is the only nonPower Five Conference school in the top 31 and the only non-FBS school in the top 38. The next-highest Ivy League school is Harvard, who is currently 58th. The Tigers have has been the highest ranking Ivy program in 22 of the 25 years the Cup has been awarded. The Tigers have finished in the 20s in five academic years, all be-

tween 1994-95 and 2001-02. career total (176) were tied Since then, the best single- for ninth. season finish has been 32nd, Gross, for his part, enjoyed in 2009-10. a superb final campaign for the Tigers in 2018, going 4-5 Tiger Baseball Alums with 52 strikeouts in 52 1/3 Chosen in MLB Draft The Princeton University innings and a 4.47 ERA as baseball program saw two he earned second-team Allof its alums chosen last week Ivy League honors. He went in the Major League Base- on pitch for Duke this season ball Draft as recently gradu- using his final year of college ated pitcher Ryan Smith was eligibility, going 8-4 with a picked in the 18th round and 4.40 ERA and 76 strikeouts No. 541 overall by the Angels in 75 2/3 innings. In his last while 2018 alum Ben Gross two outings for the Blue Devwas selected in the 10th round ils, the 6’1, 210-pound righty picked up two wins in NCAA by the Minnesota Twins. tournament action. He earned It marks back-to-back seathe victory as Duke defeated sons that Princeton has had a Texas A&M 8-5 in an opening player picked as Gross, a forround contest on May 31 and mer Princeton High standout, then pitched the Blue Devils was selected by the Houston to an 18-5 win at Vanderbilt Astros in 2018 and then did last Friday in the first round of a graduate year at Duke this the Nashville Super Regional. season where he emerged as a Duke went on to fall 2-1 to mound star for the Blue Devils the Commodores in the beston the way to getting chosen of-three competition as they by the Twins. Smith, a native ended the spring with a 35-27 of Garden City, N.Y., broke record. out as a sophomore as he led the squad in appearances (21) PU Track Athletes and saves (five). He went 1-1 Compete at NCAAs Joey Daniels provided a with a 3.82 ERA in 35 1/3 innings along with 35 strike- highlight as three members outs. As a junior, the Garden of the Princeton University City, N.Y., native made the track squad competed in the transition to a starter’s role. NCAA Track & Field ChampiIn 10 starts, he went 1-5 with onships held at Austin, Texas a 6.00 ERA, but struck out 52 last week. batters in 48 frames of work. Junior hurdler Daniels set Smith’s senior year was out- an Ivy League record in the standing as he nabbed a 5-4 110-meter hurdles at the record in 12 appearances. He meet with a time of 13.70. had a 3.45 ERA in 75 2/3 in- Daniels made history as the nings with 76 strikeouts. His first Tiger in Princeton histo76 strikeouts were the sev- ry to reach the NCAA chamenth-most in a single-season pionships in the event. in program history while his His 13.70 mark matched

his lifetime best, which he ran at the Canadian Nationals last summer. Daniels bested the previous Ivy record held by Cornell’s Max Hairston, who clocked a 13.74 in 2014. The Princeton record holder in the event, Daniels is a two-time Ivy League champion and a three-time NCAA regional qualifier. Overall Daniels finished 12th out of 24, three places out of making Friday’s final. Two weeks after running his best-ever steeplechase, sophomore Ed Trippas wasn’t able to repeat as he finished 11th in heat 1 with a 9:29.44. The Ivy League steeplechase champion entered c h a m p i o n s h i p w e e ke n d ranked fourth in the nation with the 8:33.90 – which won him the event at the NCAA East Regional. His time was a personal best, the second in Princeton history and third best in Ivy League history. Sophomore Obiageri Amaechi competed in the women’s discus, fouling on each of her three throws as she threw first in flight 1. Amaechi made the championship for the second straight season and ranks seventh in the nation in the discus with a heave of 190’1. She is one of just eight athletes in the

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Princeton University women’s water polo players Eliza Britt and Amy Castellano have been named Honorable Mention All-America by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. This is senior captain Britt’s first All-American honor. She was recently named Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) All-Conference Second Team and earned CWPA Championships All-Tournament Second Team honors. Britt, a native of Newport Beach, Calif., posted 42 goals, 30 assists, 26 steals and 27 drawn ejections. Junior Castellano also earned All-America honors for the first time. The Yorba Linda, Calif. resident produced one of the greatest seasons in program history, securing CWPA All-Conference First Team and CWPA Championships All-Tournament First Team nominations. She led the team in goals (74), shots (130), shooting percentage (.569), steals (47), blocks (13) and sprint wins (18). Her 74 goals and 43 assists are the eighth best for a single-season in program history. Princeton went 21-9 this season, reaching the CWPA Championship Game for the third straight season. The Tigers won eight games against

5 PU Women’s Lax Players Earn All-America Honors

Five members of the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team have been selected to the Inside Lacrosse Media All-America squad. Senior attacker Elizabeth George (62 goals, 25 assists in 2019) and senior defender Nonie Andersen (27 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers) both earned second-team honors, while sophomore attacker Kyla Sears (55 goals, 40 assists) was a third-team selection. Both sophomore defender Marge Donovan(43 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers) and sophomore goalie Sam Fish (10.48 goals against average, 192 saves) made honorable mention. Princeton went 16-4 this season and reached the NCAA quarterfinals before falling to Boston College 1712. The Tigers won the Ivy League championship for the sixth straight year and the Ivy League Tournament for the second season in a row and had an 11-game winning streak before the loss to BC. Additionally, the IWLCA and US Lacrosse Magazine released their final polls of 2019. In the final coaches poll, the Tigers are six and are seven in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20.

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A goal, a season, a dream, and a career all came together for Paul Brennan at the New Jersey outdoor Meet of Champions (MOC) last Saturday at Northern Burlington High. The Princeton High senior won the discus with a throw of 186’ 8 to become the first outdoor champion for the Tiger boys since Stephen Fletcher repeated in the 110-meter hurdles in 1983. (PHS senior Nils Wildberg won the long jump at the indoor MOC this winter.) “It feels awesome,” said Brennan, who is headed to Princeton University where he will compete for its men’s track program. “It’s been a goal for probably since I was a freshman and probably earlier. It’s always been a goal to outdo my brother (Tim, a former PHS standout thrower who went on to compete at Dartmouth College). He got third in his senior year. I wanted to win it. It’s awesome. It’s been a lot of work. It’s always been the ultimate goal to get a gold in the discus.” In a topsy-turvy season of soaring sky highs and sinking low-blows, the state title was a huge lift for Brennan and his teammates, an achievement that didn’t happen last year for the Tigers. When everything else seemed to go right for the PHS boys in 2018, they did not have any individual champions at the MOC. “A state title is a fitting end to an amazing high school career,” said PHS associate head coach Ben Samara. “With all the ups and downs the boys team has had and all the near misses they’ve had as a team and individually, it was really nice for Paul to get one. It meant a lot for him and for the team.” Brennan headlined a strong showing by the Little Tigers at the MOC. Senior and Dartmouth-bound Wildberg placed second in the long jump with a leap of 22’ 6 in a competition that was contested on a sub-varsity runway into a headwind. “The conditions of the long jump competition weren’t ideal but Nils showed a lot of heart, trying to compete through it,” said Samara. “Unfortunately coming in as the favorite, things didn’t work out for him and he’s upset about it. He’s looking forward to nationals. He’s one of the best in the country. I expect big things from him there.” Junior Simon Schenk also earned silver, taking second in the pole vault when he cleared 15’ 6. “Simon always seems to step up his game as the levels get bigger,” said Samara. “It came down to him and guy from Watchung Hills (Bradley Jelmert). He had his best competition of the season right at the end. He’s been working extremely hard to get back to the 15’ 6 level. He’s another kid who was able to raise his game on the biggest stage.” Senior and American University-bound Jackson McCarthy ran 1:55.09 for sixth place in the 800 meters, earning his first individual medal at MOC. “We knew he’d be one of the top guys since he was one of the top guys in Group 4 and a

lot of those guys would be the best in the state,” said Samara. “And now he has the confidence that he can be in the top echelon. He had a smart race plan. He didn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to score. Running with these guys he showed is something he’s comfortable with.” PHS also had a pair of wild card entries compete on the girls’ side. Junior Colleen Linko took 15th in 57.50 seconds in the 400 while senior Siena Moran placed 19th in the 1,600 meters in 5:10.88. “Although Siena didn’t have her best time of the season, she’s proven all throughout the season that she’s capable of running with the best runners in the state,” said Samara. “It was great to be able to showcase her talents. And Colleen was right around her PR. She took a big risk in the first 200. She died a little in the final 200, but it was nice to see she could be around her PR even after a big risk like that.” After his win in the discus, Brennan showed another side of his throwing talent, finishing 10th in the shot put with a throw of 53’ 10. “As soon as I finished the discus, I waited 20 or 30 minutes and then I had to go throw,” recalled Brennan. “I was a little tired, a little exhausted. I’m pale and the sun was beating down on me. Sunburn was getting to me. I was a little off technically.” Nothing was going to bring him down after his golden moment earlier. “Coming out with a Meet of Champions title speaks for itself,” Brennan said. “I’ve been working for it for years.” Reflecting on the title, Brennan gave a lot of credit to his older brother Tim, who graduated from Dartmouth three years ago and has overseen his younger brother’s strength and conditioning program. “He’s really excited for me,” said the younger Brennan. “My brother has kind of been a coach and a mentor throughout my high school career. He’s programmed all my workouts – my plyometrics, my lifting. He’s planned it out. After he graduated he’s been working with me. He’s been supportive of me.” Brennan had been encouraged by a big start to the season at the Penn Relays, ending up as the top American with a personal-record throw of 186’ 11. “You could see I was able to achieve really big throws at the meets I wanted to,” said Brennan. “I had it at the Penn Relays. I was able to train again hard after that.” But shortly after came a frustrating day at the Mercer County Championships on May 11 when Brennan did the javelin in addition to the discus and shot put and the result was a rushed effort in which he and the team came up short of their championship goals. “That was one big downer,” said Brennan, who won the discus and took third in the javelin as PHS placed third in the team standings. “I was able to take that off my mind. I’ve had sickness and injuries. And going up and down and up down, to

end with a Meet of Champions title means everything to me. I wish I could have scored the extra points to win the county, sectional and state title, but individually it’s awesome to end that frustration with a title for the track and field team. I can’t ask for more than that, especially after such a season.” Getting to gold has been a long and steady climb for Brennan. He has jumped each season in the MOC discus, from 18th as a freshman, to seventh his sophomore year, and then third last year. “As a freshman, it was definitely a lot easier,” said Brennan. “I came in with a decent amount of talent and I was pretty big as a freshman. I was able to throw a PR of 163’ 5 which was one of the top throws in the country. I was improving pretty drastically each month. As the years came along, there were a lot of little struggles and nagging injuries. There were a lot of setbacks. It got a little harder each year to improve. I have a ton of support systems, whether it’s my family or my coaches or friends.” Another factor that helped lead to Brennan’s success this spring was getting the tutelage of Craig Wood, who came out of a long period of retirement to coach the PHS throwers. “He’s extremely helpful about mental aspects,” said Brennan. “Him being there for me was a tremendous help to me becoming a more consistent thrower. He’s allowed me to go above and beyond. I was fortunate to have someone so knowledgeable coach me.” All of the lessons that Brennan soaked in over the years came together on the biggest stage of state competition. His final scholastic meet in New Jersey will be memorable forever. “I was able to focus on myself and going out for a title for myself,” said Brennan. “I really enjoyed it. It was a testament to all the support systems around me and the hard work I’ve put in the last four years. It was definitely hard to keep pushing but the people around me made it a lot easier.” Samara credited Brennan’s focus through the meet with his success. There were big swings from other competi-

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PHS Senior Star Brennan Achieves Dream, Winning Discus Title at Meet of Champions

CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT: Princeton High boys’ track star Paul Brennan heaves the shot put in a meet this spring. Last Saturday, senior and Princeton University-bound Brennan placed first in the discus and 10th in the shot put at the New Jersey outdoor Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington High. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) tors — some throwing far better than ever, some struggling under pressure. “It was a roller coaster but he was steady all the way through,” said Samara. “He stayed consistent and did exactly what he wanted to do.” It was a microcosm of the season. Through ups and downs, Brennan remained steady in his focus and determination to add to PHS’s history in the end. “I think this year it was patience and being knowledgeable about what the process is like,” he said. “I was being a little impatient going into last season trying to throw really big throws. I was getting frustrated and trying to change too many things. This year, just learning from experience, knowing what I was going to throw and how far my program would let me throw and what events to train for helped. I had thrown shot put a lot in the winter so I knew I needed to train for discus more.” The balance in his training paid big dividends down the stretch as Brennan moved into the MOC as the top seed in the discus. He threw well under the pressure of those expectations to secure the championship.

“I’ve been dreaming about it,” said Brennan. “Now that it’s come true, it’s an awesome feeling.” Shooting for some more awesome per for mances, Brennan will compete in the discus and the hammer throw at the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., this weekend. In addition to Brennan, a number of PHS athletes will be taking part in the national competition. Senior Tucker Zullo and McCarthy will compete in the boys’ emerging elite mile and Moran will run in the girls emerging elite mile. Linko, Raina Williamson, Kendall Williamson and Gracie Poston will compete in the 1,000 meter Swedish relay. Linko, both Williamsons and Moran will do the girls sprint medley. Linko, Raina Williamson, Matthew Perello and McCarthy are running the mixed 4x400. Moran, Kendall Williamson, Charlotte Gilmore and Yana Medvedeva are in the girls distance medley relay. Linko, both Williamsons and Poston will run the super sprint medley relay. Wildberg is in the boys long jump championships, and McCarthy is in the boys 800 championships. “For discus, my goal for a

while has been to be an AllAmerican,” Brennan said. “If not, a PR would be awesome. I’m trying to get over that 190 mark which would be incredible. For the hammer, I’d want the same thing. I can’t ask for a ton because I’ve only had six or seven practices max. If it clicks, it clicks. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.” Brennan will put more time into the hammer and the indoor weight throw next year at his next stop at Princeton, as he could emerge as the perfect successor to the team’s graduating Heptagonals hammer champion Adam Kelly. “I can’t even describe how excited I am,” said Brennan. “The team is phenomenal. I haven’t trained with people significantly stronger than me before. I’m excited to train with the big dogs and see if I can improve drastically. They have the best hammer thrower, and I want to take that step and try to replace him as best I can.” It’s the next dream for Brennan, who four years after he began to consider winning a state title, reached his goal in his final chance to deliver another high point for him and PHS. —Justin Feil

“He does so many things of effect she would have. While Key Injuries Derailed PHS Boys’ Lax, for us, he is a bright spot. Val held down the defense, she taught them. She was Young Players Got Opportunity to Shine He will do anything, he will take a short stick and go the only returning defender With a roster including A lt hough hav ing some of returners at the offensive on defense. James is go“ M a d d y [ B i r c h ] , Z o e back there and she got a five freshmen and eight [Cook], and Val [Radvany] very young corps to really key veterans sidelined this end in Hamit (12 goals, 6 ing to be a senior and we sophomores, the Princeton had g o o d ga m e s,” s a id get it together.” spring kept the Princeton assists), Doran (13 goals, 6 are looking for him to step Day School girls’ lacrosse Thomas, referring to her trio High boys’ lacrosse team assists), sophomore Patrick The team’s core of juniors, from reaching its potential, McDonald (15 goals, 8 as- in the long pole spot. Sam team was bound to take of senior stars. was a pretty solid stopper. Ellie Schofield (33 goals, 11 some lumps this spring as “We were up 5-1 early. assists), Maddie Izzard, and t hat m isfor t une allowed sists), and sophomore Chris We want to work on his its young players got up to We got it going, we knew some new faces to get valu- Sockler (2 goals, 1 assist, 41 game outside of the cage as Maggie Madani (112 saves ground balls). speed. what we wanted to do. They in goal), will look to keep able playing time. well, clearing the ball with a “Charles (12 goals, 6 as- little more confidence. Now But with its senior cap- made some adjustments and things together next year in “We took a step forward tains providing leadership we just couldn’t seem to get their final season. because unfortunately we sists) is going to be a key that there will be no senior and the new faces coming it where we wanted it. We had three seniors getting player; we have two years of “Ellie is back, Maddie Iz- injured,” said PHS head him, he will rack up num- looming over him, I think he of age quickly, PDS pro- would like to have it back, might relax a little and really duced a winning campaign I would change the ending, zard is back and we have coach Chip Casto, who lost bers,” said Casto. have a good year.” Maggie Madani in goal; that as it went 8-7, advancing to that is what I told the seseniors Ben Drezner and “Will is a freshman and L ook ing a head, C as to the Mercer County Tourna- niors. We just couldn’t seem is going to be great,” said Evan Filion to leg injuries he ended up running our wants his young players Thomas. ment quarterfinals and mak- to keep it going, their goalie before the season due to in- offense, he carried a lot of “Maddie had a year of jury and then had tri-captain weight on his shoulders. to apply the lessons they ing the final four in the state made some key saves. It just years. She came up big for Alex Park sidelined early in Patrick is a tremendous po- learned this spring from the Prep B tourney. got away from us.” team’s senior class. tential talent; we are very “It really exceeded any exThomas credited senior us and she was where we the season. “The kids have their heads needed her to be.” pectations,” said PDS head captains Birch (34 goals and “All of the young guys had excited to have him com- up, they worked hard,” said A f ter get t ing valuable coach Jill Thomas, reflect- 21 assists in 2019), Cook to play. Out of this difficult ing back. Chris was a bright Casto. ing on the spring. (58 goals, 13 assists), Rad- experience this spring, the year, going 6-9, came tre- spot at the face-off X.” “The seniors talked all On defense, the Tigers year about learning the cul“We are young, and who vany, and Gwen Allen with squad’s group of sopho - mendous opportunity for the mores is emerging as a force. young guys. A lot of them will welcome back some thought we would be ranked setting a positive tone. ture and the process. They fifth in Mercer County and “T hey were just great “We have a sophomore class took advantage of it and got key pieces in junior Ben Qui- had a great message on how that is really going to let it better.” nones (2 goals, 1 assist, 78 to carry yourself through the play in the semis of the leaders, they never quit on Prep B this year? We beat them,” said Thomas, noting rip,” said Thomas. PHS showed its progress ground balls), senior James season and working hard ev“You have got Ella Mc- in the season finale, putting Wert, and junior goalie Sam Hopewell for the first time that Allen was sidelined for ery day. You can’t ask for Intyre, Vanessa Devin, and together one of its better ef- Brandt (124 saves). in a long, long time and we most of the season. more than that. We are hophad some good games on “Ben is a monster; he is ing they will carry it on.” “Maddy Birch was the Jordan Young (11 goals, 6 forts as it posted a 12-9 win assists). Alex Hollander will the road.” over Allentown. probably our best player all glue. Zoe came in [from —Bill Alden The Panthers ended the Hu n ] and she goes out hopefully be back from in“At the end of the the third around,” added Casto. season with a tough 21-12 scoring her 150th goal and jury; that was a huge loss quarter, we said where has loss on the road at Trinity really was more than a bo- as well as Gwen because this been boys,” said Casto, Hall in the Prep B semis. nus. Who knew what kind she is a top notch defender. who got two goals and two Hailey Wexler (40 saves) is assists f rom sophomore the back up goalie. When Charles Hamit in the win Maggie had a bump in the with freshman Will Doran road, Hailey came in and did contributing two goals. well too.” “It was the way we have Excelling in their debut always talked about playing. campaign, the team’s fresh- They had no pressure on man standouts have a bright them and we had a couple future. of guys back.” “You have the Allen twins, In Casto’s view, senior Emily and Lyla (15 goals, 1 captains Park (14 goals, 7 assist), you have Elle Anhut assists in 2019), Dylan Wes(24 goals, 32 assists) and terman (17 goals, 8 assists), you have Maggie Zarrish and Carson Giles (1 goal, (14 goals, 4 assists) who just 2 assists, 80 ground balls) seems to be able to get open led the way in fostering an eight,” saidGALThomas. upbeat culture around theSTORE • BEST ART CLASSES • BEST ART GALBEST APPLIANCE STORE • BEST ART CLASSESin•the BEST ART BEST APPLIANCE “Ali Surace (3 goals) is program. 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In early May, it looked like interest might be cooling as the Princeton Recreation Department Summer Men’s Basketball League headed into its 31st season. After fielding seven teams last year, only five entries had committed to play this summer as league commissioner and the Rec Department’s Assistant Director of Recreation Evan Moorhead worked on organizing the 2019 campaign. But in the last few weeks, four teams came into the fold, ensuring another summer of hot competition with the action slated to tip off with a triple-header on June 17 at the Community Park courts starting at 7:15 p.m. “I feel like this is a little bit of a resurgence, if you had asked me two or three weeks ago I was nervous,” said Moorhead. “This was all ver y late coming together. There was a time when I didn’t know if we were going to get to six teams. A lot of guys were on the fence and there were teams that hadn’t materialized yet.” Enjoying a late surge to capture its first league title last summer, Loyaltees is one of the returning teams that will be taking the court, led by a league denizen, former Princeton High standout Davon Black. “Loyaltees is definitely primed to defend its title,” said Moorhead. “It looks like they have got Davon back obviously along with Nick Davidson, Vince Anfield, and Terrance Bailey. Zahrion Blue is playing for them again. Davon said Jordan Glover is going to play with them this year, he has graduated from The College of New Jersey. They seem like they are totally loaded; Davon is already talking repeat.”

L ast year’s r unner-up, N.J. Spiritwear, will look to turn the tables on Loyaltees. “That was their first year last year and they had a nice run,” said Moorhead. “They had a couple of all league players with Troy Jones and Zavon Johnson.” Two of the league’s stalwarts, the Majeski Foundation, comprised of current players on The College of New Jersey men’s squad, along with RRBB, which features several TCNJ alums figure to be formidable again based on their talent and time playing together over the years. Majeski is being led this year by highs c or i n g for w a r d R a n d y Walko, who averaged 20.2 points a game for the Lions last winter while RRBB is headed by Kevin Johnson, a 2017 TCNJ alum. Another returner, Apex Spor t, cou ld be a dark horse.“Chris Bellafatto has got a lot of his same guys back,” added Moorhead. “He has Russ T homp son, Nick Santaluccia, Jeff Drezer w iecz, and Kenny Gan. I think they have pretty much the same roster and they are strong. When they have all of their guys, they are competitive.” Phil Vigliano, who guided the Cure Insurance team last year, is back with a team renamed Sakana. “Coach Phil has his team, he has a new sponsor,” said Moorhead. “Every year he promises me that he has going to have some ringers.” A new entry, Olives, will be bringing a local flavor featuring a number of former PHS athletes. “We are glad to have them in the league, there is always a place for Princeton High guys,” said Moorhead, noting that the squad was put together by former PHS

baseball player Matt Lambert. “Hopefully they will bring some fans with them too.” Two other newcomers, Hometown Moving & Storage Co., headed by Jon Bozzick and NRGY, led by John White, will add some mystery to the mix. “T here are a few u n knowns, which is nice,” said Moorhead. “It is always good to have some wild cards. We had a couple of different groups of two or three guys who didn’t have enough for their own team and I helped bring them together for Hometown. Jon Bozzick stepped into a leadership role there. It is almost the free agent team in a sense. John White used to work here for the municipality as one of the electrical inspectors so he knew about our league and he always said he wanted to get his son in the league. I don’t know am lot about them; I think they are a lot of 20-something guys who all played high school ball.” With the expanded lineup of teams featuring some old favorites and new faces, Moorhead is looking forward to another summer of action on the Community Park courts. “I am excited, I think this is great for the league,” asser ted Moorhead, joking that he is ready to start his third 15-year contract with the league. “This time of the year, it is a little bit of a slow burn early on. It sneaks up on you and now we are starting in about 10 days. We are starting to hit social media, letting people know what is going on; people anticipate that right around when school ends, the league will be getting going.” —Bill Alden

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With Ramsay Thriving in the Leadoff Spot, Post 218 Baseball Showing Competitive Spirit Thomas Ramsay was looking to set the tone as the Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball team played at West WindsorPlainsboro last Saturday. Leading off the game, Ramsay singled, stole second, and got knocked in on a grounder by Teddy Durbin as Post 218 jumped out to a 1-0 lead. “I thought we were off to a hot start, I got on and it seemed like we were moving around,” said Ramsay. WW-P, though, responded with a run in the bottom of the first and the game turned into a pitching duel. The contest was knotted at 1-1 after seven and went into extra innings. Ramsay reached base in both the eighth and ninth on walks but couldn’t get farther than third base, and W W-P ended up pushing across the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to prevail 2-1. “We played solid defense the whole time,” said second baseman Ramsay, a former Hun School standout who is his third season with Post 218. “We have been playing well together, it is good to be back with the Princeton guys, just like last year. We have a good team.” G et ting t he chance to compete again with former Hun teammate Adam Wijaya, who played this past spring for Hamilton College, has been a highlight for Ramsay. “It is definitely fun playing with Adam and seeing that

he came back bigger and stronger,” said Ramsay. “He is a really good hitter.” Hitting at the top of the order for Post 218, Ramsay is having fun in that role. “I love batting leadoff,” said Ramsay. “I love running bases. Every time I get on, I am looking to take the next base and score.” Taking part in fall ball for Gettysburg College as a freshman before getting sidelined by injury, Ramsay is hoping that playing Legion ball this summer will help him get on the field for the Bullets as a sophomore. “It is see a lot of pitches, get a lot of at bats, and get a lot of reps,” said Ramsay. Post 218 manager Tommy Parker sees Ramsay as a key performer for his club. “In all three games, he has been one of the catalysts, I have to say,” said Parker. “He and Adam spiritually, offensively, and everything else have been a spark. Thomas has come out and he showed tremendous leadership, he is a whole different ball player from last year.” Parker got some tremendous mound work in the loss to WW-P as starter Brendan Bucceri yielded just one run in 6 2/3 innings and Aiden Regan performed well in relief. “The pitching was excellent,” said Parker. “Brendan hung in there; this was his first outing in a few weeks and he looked very good. Aiden was on a little bit of a pitch count. He has come out of the bullpen twice and

both times, he was very effective. He has good command.” Ref lecting on the first three games of the summer, Parker has seen good things from his squad. “I like the way we are competing,” said Parker, whose team started the season with a come-from-behind 10-9 w in over L aw rence Post 414 on June 4 and then fell 6-4 to Hamilton Post 31 two days later. “They are all teachable moments; we have not been out of any game. We have that ability to come back. We did a great job against Post 31 the other day.” In order to w in more games, Post 218 has to do a better job of executing in the field and at the bat. “We can’t shoot ourselves in the foot, we have got to come out and take advantage of our opportunities,” said Parker, whose team was swept in a doubleheader at Bordentown Post 26 last Sunday to drop to 1-4 and will look to get back on the winning track as it hosts Nor th Hamilton on June 13 and South Brunswick Post 401 on June 14, plays at Hightstown Post 148 on June 15, and hosts Trenton Post 93/182 on June 17. “It has been that kind of thing all week so far. We have had our opportunities. In the first game, we took advantage of those opportunities. In this game, we left seven or eight folks on base and you can’t do that.” With a roster featuring a number of veterans, Parker believes that experience will make the difference. “I think they mesh well;

the senior leadership have all played together before,” said Parker. “Chemistr y is built by working together and the knowledge of the game you came with, You don’t use the excuse, I played with somebody else at shortstop. All you have to do is learn how this person moves in the middle of the infield. They get along fine. They have to learn to dance. You get to know each other, you pay attention to what is going on, you play smart, you stay on top of your game, and it will work. These guys are hungry.” Ramsay, for his part, is confident that Post 218 will raise the level of its game as the summer unfolds. “We are not perfect right now, it is the first week of the season,” said Ramsay. “We have a lot of potential, we have a lot of good young guys.” —Bill Alden

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Former Princeton Day School baseball standout Jake Alu was selected in the 23rd round of the MLB Draft last week by the Washington Nationals.

Star infielder Alu is coming off a brilliant senior season at Boston College, which saw him hit him hit a team-high .343 with 81 hits, 18 doubles, four homers, and 40 RBIs as he earned first-team All-ACC honors.

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T he 15th annual Firecracker ETS 5K Fun Run/ Walk will take place on the evening of June 25 at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) campus on Rosedale Road. Runners, walkers, families, and corporate or organizational teams are invited to participate. Individuals and group teams of at least four participants are welcome. The event starts at 7 p.m., rain or shine, and takes place on the flat and safe course, contained within the ETS grounds. The race annually attracts over 550 runners and early registration is recommended. The cost to register is $35 (plus $2.50 sign-up fee). USATF members will get a discounted rate. Those interested can register online at www.ywcaprinceton. org/5k. Proceeds from the event support YWCA Princeton’s Bilingual Nursery School, which provides non-English speaking preschool children the tools they need to enter kindergarten on par

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Keith R. Koleno Keith R. Koleno, 59, of Princeton, passed away on June 7, 2019 at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. He was born in Perth Amboy, raised in Hopelawn, and has resided in Princeton for the last 30 years. Keith attended Rutgers University and The Chubb Institute for computer prog ram m ing. He was em ployed as an administrative supervisor in the computer division with the New Jersey State Judiciary Department for the last 10 years. Keith was an avid reader and board game collector. He enjoye d cha l leng i ng board games with family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Anita Koleno. Surviving are his sisters, Paula Blaze and her husband Stephen of Branchburg, Karen of Hopelawn, and his

nieces, Christine and Lauren. Memorial visitation will be held on June 15, 2019, from 1-3 p.m. at Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords with a service at 2:30 p.m. A private cremation was held. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. For directions or to send condolence messages, visit www.flynnfuneral.com.

League of Women Voters and at the Princeton Hospital “Fete” where she developed lasting friendships. Her friends treasured Ruth for her wonderful sense of the absurd. She is survived by her son William McCusker of Sioux Falls, SD ; her daughters Kathleen Conard of Gresham, OR, and Nancy McCusker of San Mateo, CA; four grandchildren ; and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial Dorothy Ruth McCusker contributions may be made Ruth died June 6, 2019 to the Princeton Senior Rein Princeton, NJ, aged 94. source Center, 179 Spruce She was born in Bellaire, Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540. OH, to Rev. Boyd McCleary of Amsterdam, NY, and Mabel Kyle of Dunedin, New Zealand. She spent her summers at Green Lake, N Y, and dearly loved the hills and lakes of the area. She attended schools in Bellaire, OH, and Oneonta, NY, and took college classes at Beaver College before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in Education with a specialty in Occupational Therapy. There she met her husband, Joseph Dr. Thomas Allen Henry McCusker, who preBuzard deceased her in 1994. 1932-2019 Her children have fond memories of her picking Thomas Allen Buzard, MD, ber r ies, watching birds, FACS of Princeton, NJ, passed and pouring over books and away peacefully at the age of maps of the history of the 86, on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Boston area, where she lived Tom was born in Pittsburgh, for eight years. PA, on November 1, 1932 and Ruth moved to Princeton was a native of Brookline, City in 1960 and later entered of Pittsburgh. He graduated the workforce at Peterson’s from Dormont High School in Guides. Her interests in 1950. He enrolled at Bucknell homes soon led her to work University in Lewisburg, PA, for the Princeton Township telling his father that he wantEngineering Department. ed to attend college there upon S h e volu nte ere d at t h e first sight, and graduated with

a Bachelor of Science degree in 1954. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. In 2004, he received his alma mater’s highest honor — The Service to Humanity Award. Tom wanted to be a doctor at any early age, so he could care for others. He graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1958, completed his internship at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA, in 1959, and completed his residency in General Surgery at Temple University Medical Center in 1963. While a Resident at Temple, he met Betty Powers, a Temple nursing student. They were married in March of 1963, and resided in Green Tree, PA, briefly prior to Tom accepting an opportunity to be on the staff at Helene Fuld Hospital in Trenton, NJ, now the Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Dr. Buzard shared his professional talents with dignity and humility throughout his career. In addition to running his private surgical practice, he served as both Vice President and President of the Medical Staff over a four-year period, was Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Surgery Department for three terms each, was Chief of Surgery for three terms, was the founding Director of Trauma Surgery which he served for five years, and was Chairman and member of multiple Board Committees. As the inaugural Director of Trauma Surgery, Dr. Buzard took great pride in helping to build the hospital system’s first Trauma Program, which is flourishing today. Tom was a nurturing, alwaysproviding husband, father, and grandfather. A resident of

Princeton since 1968, he was a lifelong fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates. He was a member of the Springdale Golf Club, and was a faithful member of Nassau Presbyterian Church for 48 years where he served on the Session and was Chair of the Finance Committee. Tom savored travel and enjoyed annual summer visits to his beloved Stone Harbor, NJ, with his family. His greatest joy was his family with whom he shared many happy memories together. Dr. Buzard is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Betty Powers Buzard; his three children, Thomas Buzard Jr. and wife Arlene of Franklin Park, PA; Lisa Vande Yacht and husband Troy of Milwaukee, WI; and Robert Buzard and wife Karen of Newport, RI; and seven grandchildren, Audrey, Elaine, and Mark Buzard; Mason and Connor Vande Yacht; and Thomas John (T.J.) and William Buzard. A Memorial Visitation will be held at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ, on Thursday, June 20th from 6–8 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, on Friday, June 21st at 11 a.m. with a reception at 12 p.m. All are welcome. Many heartfelt thanks to the physicians, administrative leaders, and staff at Capital Health Regional Medical Center for their wonderful loving care and support. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to Capital Health System (www.capitalhealth.org/donate) and/or Arm in Arm, who help feed, shelter, and employ people of Trenton, NJ (www.arminarm.org).

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Leave your car in the newly created driveway! Grab a coffee. Catch a movie. Attend a lecture on campus. All of this and so much more are at the doorstep of this turn-of-the-century Queen Anne in a heart-oftown location. Although many improvements are obvious, such as all new bathrooms, the preservation of period details were top priority. Wood floors, French doors and a pretty staircase greet you in the foyer. The updated white and granite kitchen is large and bright with sliders to a sundeck above the deep backyard. Don’t miss the glorious third floor! NEW PRICE $1,199,000

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“Real estate has been the perfect profession for me, a lifelong Princetonian with a love of architecture and people. As a broker associate for over 30 years, I have guided sellers and buyers in Princeton and the surrounding communities through the ups and downs of the real estate market. Educating and supporting my clients - past, present, and future - are my primary goals. Real estate is my passion and every day brings new relationships and opportunities.” — Barbara Barbara Blackwell Broker Associate 4 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

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Whole Earth Center, Princeton’s natural foods store, is looking for a creative & passionate cook to join an experienced & capable team & help lead our vegetarian deli/café. The position entails all aspects of food service in a retail setting, from ordering & receiving, menu planning, cooking, supervising retail & kitchen staff, & modeling & providing outstanding customer service. The ideal candidate will be familiar with vegetarian seasonal cooking & have supervisory/managerial experience in the back of the house (preferably in prepared foods) &/or a retail environment. Our focus is fresh, organic, made-in-house vegetarian dishes. Paid vacation & holidays, health Insurance, generous discount. Compensation DOE. Great opportunity to join and grow with a well-established company. Please email resume to: jmurray@wholeearthcenter.com

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PRINCETON $1,549,000 Set on a tree-lined street, this home has been constructed with amazing thought to detail. Featuring large open space, gas fireplace, kitchen with breakfast bar, pantry, and stainless-steel appliances. Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)

PRINCETON $1,240,000 One of the first homes built in Princeton honoring mid-century design, the home was the concept of a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, breakfast area, wine fridge and pantry. Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)

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PRINCETON $999,000 Colonial on 2 acres offers a screened-in porch that opens to the pool. Features include a large updated eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room and a finished basement with a fireplace. Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)

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FRANKLIN TWP. $574,900 In a bucolic neighborhood, this custom-built Colonial has been meticulously maintained by the original owners. Offers an open kitchen with large windows, beautiful glass doors in both kitchen and great room. Sandy Loarca 973-897-7802 (cell)

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