Volume LXXIV, Number 27
Hopewell High School Alumni Start “Helpers” Business . . . . . . . . . . 5 Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund Launches . . . . . . . . . . 8 PU Removes Wilson’s Name From Public Affairs School . . . . . . 10 Driving With Mr . Dylan: A Rough and Rowdy Ride . . 14 McCarter Presents “In Conversation with Lucy Simon” . . . . . . . . . . 15 Former PU Men’s Hoops Coach Scott Headed Back to Air Force . . . . . . . . .24 Hun Boys’ Lax Showed Potential Before Season Canceled . . . . . . . . . . .26
Romus Broadway, Chronicler of the Witherspoon-Jackson Community, Dies . . . . . 29 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .18, 19 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Classified Ads . . . . . . 32 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 12 New to Us . . . . . . . . . . 21 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 29 Performing Arts . . . . . 16 Police Blotter . . . . . . . . 6 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 32 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 31 School Matters . . . . . . 10 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Two Council Seats Up for Grabs in Primary; Freda Runs Unopposed for Mayor With the July 7 Democratic primary election less than a week away, incumbents David Cohen and Leticia Fraga and challenger Dina Shaw are vying for two spots on the November ballot for Princeton Council. Mark Freda is running unopposed for a four-year term as Princeton mayor. No Republicans have filed for nomination in the Council and mayoral races. The primary election is being conducted primarily by mail, in accordance with Gov. Phil Murphy’s May 15 executive order #144. A limited number of polling places will be available to voters on Election Day, with provisional paper ballots provided. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than 8 p.m. on July 7 or placed in one of five secure election ballot drop boxes located at the Princeton Municipal Building and four other locations throughout the county. Town Topics has given the candidates the opportunity to briefly sum up their particular qualifications for the job, their view of top priorities going forward, and how the Council or mayor can best address those priorities. They all would have liked more space to explain their ideas. The three Council candidates were restricted to about 200 words.
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NJ, Princeton Travel the Bumpy Road Back Now in the third week of Phase 2 locally and statewide, progress in flattening the COVID-19 curve is evident. Announcements of new openings and the lifting of restrictions appear daily, but “The Road Back,” Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan for combating the pandemic and returning to “normal,” is not all smooth traveling. Though coronavirus cases have surged elsewhere in the country and 16 states — mostly in the South and West — are on New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut’s list calling for a 14-day quarantine for visitors, active case numbers in New Jersey have fallen significantly since their peak in April. And, with state testing expanded, new cases have remained flat for several weeks. The statistics in Princeton look even more favorable than those statewide, with the Princeton Health Department reporting on Monday only three new cases in the past week and 10 in the past two weeks, compared to totals four times that high in late April and early May. The current two-week average is 0.36 cases per day, down from 3.29 per day two months ago. Princeton reported 33 active cases
Monday, with 132 recovered, 18 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, and 12 additional probable COVID-19 deaths. The challenges ahead, however, and inevitable bumps in the “road back,” have become evident in the past week. Outdoor dining and indoor, non-essential retail opened two weeks ago; outdoor pools (Community Park pool is set to open July 13), barber shops, hair salons, and other personal care service facilities were permitted to open last week; and
indoor shopping malls and state Motor Vehicle Commission inspections are open this week. Looking forward to the July 4th holiday weekend, Atlantic City casinos, amusement parks, water parks, boardwalk rides, arcades, and playgrounds are all scheduled to reopen on Thursday, with social distancing restrictions and capacity limits. On Monday, June 29, however, Murphy stepped on the brakes, announcing that Continued on Page 7
Graffiti Expressing Racial Slurs Is Found on Two Local Bridges Two incidences of graffiti with racial slurs have been reported in Princeton during the past week. The graffiti, which contained racially-motivated hate speech against African Americans, was discovered on the bridge at Poe Road, and the NJ Transit Railroad bridge along the D&R Canal State Park Towpath. Princeton Police are treating these incidents as Bias Intimidation and Criminal Mischief. “This type of racially-motivated
hate speech will not be tolerated in our community and we will work diligently to identify those responsible,” said Chief Nicholas Sutter. At the meeting of Princeton Council on June 29, Councilwoman Leticia Fraga spoke about the incidents. “It is disgusting,” she said. “An attack on some members of our community is an attack on all of us. We will not tolerate racism in any Continued on Page 7
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The timetable for meeting our affordable housing obligation mandates over 700 new housing units, both affordable and market-rate, in the next five years. All the while, major institutions in town continue to thrive and grow, and the changing nature of commercial activity, shifting to online retail and telecommuting, puts pressure on our tax base and will change the face of our business districts. This pace of change will challenge our planning capacity. It will impact all aspects of municipal government – efforts to reduce and respond to climate change, transportation systems and infrastructure, practices to ensure equity for all our residents, and budgeting. We need representatives on the governing body who have the knowledge and experience to help us through this change. I have been deeply involved with developing the Climate Action Plan; worked on alternative transportation in town for over a decade; served on the Planning Board for over six years; served Continued on Page 11
RENAMING: Visitors view the “Double Sights” installation, presenting both positive and negative views of Woodrow Wilson, with The Princeton (formerly Woodrow Wilson) School of Public and International Affairs in the background . On June 26 Princeton University’s Board of Trustees decided to remove Wilson’s name from campus buildings because of his racism and segregationist policies . See the story on page 10 . (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)
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A Community Bulletin Summer Youth Employment Program: The deadline to apply for this virtual entrepreneurship development program allowing students to create and develop their own business plans over eight weeks is Friday, July 3. Students will participate for a minimum of 15 hours per week and earn minimum wage ($10.30/hour). All applicants who submit their completed working papers by July 3 will receive a $50 bonus. Visit princetonnj.gov/resources/summeryouth-employment-program for details. Meet the Mayor: Mayor Liz Lempert’s holds virtual open office hours 8:30-10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2. Visit princetonnj.gov to attend. Walk-Up Testing Site: Sante Integrative Pharmacy, 200 Nassau Street, now has a driveup and walk-in COVID-19 testing available. You must register at DoINeedACovid19test.com. There is no fee. For more information, call (609) 921-8822. Speak Up for a Child: Due to the pandemic, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties needs more volunteers. CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Family Court for the best interests of Mercer County children that have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Virtual information sessions are July 7 and 21, 11 a.m. For more information or to RSVP contact Jill Duffy jduffy@casamercer.org. Public Speaking for Kids: Speakology presents public speaking and identity exploration training for children ages 10-15, on Zoom. Sessions begin July 21 and 22 and last four weeks, 3-5 p.m. Up to 12 participants each session. Visit www.speakology.us/registration or email info@danalichtstrahl.com.
COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER: For the tenth and final week of our campaign highlighting fun projects for kids to do, we invited local youths to submit a drawing or photo of their pet. Ida, age 5, created this drawing of her cat, KonTiki. See the Town Topics website and Facebook page for more submissions for this week.
YWCA Princeton to Offer child care during the CO- accessible, and — above all VID-19 pandemic, and will — safe programming for the Summer Child Care
YWCA Princeton plans to reopen summer child care on July 6. Due to previously scheduled renovations and construction of The Burke Foundation Childhood Center, scheduled to open in September, summer child care will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. This licensed and inspected facility is located at 50 Cherry Hill Road, approximately one mile from its facility. Y WCA Pr inceton staf f have undergone training to meet comprehensive safety guidelines and health protocols necessary to resume
enforce mandatory symptom screening and temperature taking at the beginning of each day. Pick up/drop off times will be staggered to prevent crowding. “One of the many things that has been brought to light during this pandemic is that child care is essential. We’re doing everything we can to ensure that we are able to provide affordable,
families that need it,” said Tay Walker, executive director of YWCA Princeton. Registration for summer child care is now open. Other programs such as English as a Second Language and the Breast Cancer Resource Center are providing classes and services online. For more information visit ywcaprinceton.org/summer.
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should cost.” Titus, who runs varsity track at college, is a member of the Williamstow n Fire District. At home, he serves on the Pennington First Aid Squad. He tries to make sure that team members work on projects that match their knowledge and expertise. “I’m not as handy as a couple of the guys on my team,” he said. “I’m more about leading and managing. When it’s time to do something that requires some handiness, I let those “In the first 10 days, we guys take over and tell me had nearly 30 clients and what to do.” www.princetonmagazinestore.com had to triple the size of our Continued on Next Page team,” said Will Titus, a 2019 graduate of the high school. A rising sophomore and political economy major at Williams College, Titus got the idea for Hopewell Helpers while delivering groceries to senior citizens at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “One day, I thought, what if we could do this and expand with more services to reach more people?” Titus said. He quickly assembled a team of college students, and one college graduate, whom he had known in high school — and in some cases, longer. “I trust them and I know they have a very strong work ethic,” he said. “We look for people on the team who are good at specialized things, but most of the services we offer are things that most any local student is able to do.” The team lists child care, tutoring, driving, and redecorating among its services, and urges customers to ask about others they might not have considered. Weeding and yardwork have been the most frequently requested The Best Variety of American & Viennese Offerings so far. Most customers have been able to pay, at levels that Titus says are “very fair.” You can also order online: “The pay system works www.viennainprinceton.com well for a few reasons,” he said. “It makes sure our services are more accesHours: sible and not exclusionary based on price. We also Tuesday-Sunday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. offer services for no cost. Closed on Mondays. We offer such a wide variety of services, and not just what is listed on our website Located at: (hopewellhelpers.com), and it would be very difficult to 200 Nassau Street, Princeton N.J. 08542 accurately price everything. I don’t have enough expePhone: 609-924-5100 rience to say what things
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Some jobs turn out to be more challenging than anticipated. “Whether it’s weeding or taking things away, all of a sudden there might be much more than we thought, or a job will take twice as long as we expected,” Titus said. “The hardest job we’ve had so far was a garden we built. It was enjoyable, but it got a little bit hard at the end because it was so hot. Everyone has been super supportive of what we’re doing. Every now and then we have an u nexpected challenge, but clients have been ver y understanding that we’re college students and we do the job as best we can.” Titus hopes to continue the business in some capacity, even when team members are able to return to colleges. “I would like to bring it back next summer,” he said. “It’s been very educational. We’re constantly learning, not just the jobs we do, but how we can better run the organization, serve our clients, be more organized, and run a small business.” —Anne Levin
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been working on what hapRacial Slurs pens next,” he said. With case continued from page one continued from page one counts and hospitalizations the return of indoor dining, down and public places re- form. It is despicable that originally scheduled for July opening the Princeton Health anyone uses this language, 2, would be postponed indefi- Department is keeping the les- which I will not repeat. We nitely. Citing certain out-of- sons of the past four months in want to assure our residents control restaurants and bars, mind as it works with the town that our community stands and “knucklehead” crowds, “to ensure the public contin- with all who are targeted.” particularly in several beach ues to be protected,” Grosser The first incident was retowns, Murphy cautioned, said, “all the while maintaining ported on Thursday, June “We’ve always said that we a close watch on our local cas- 25. Police officers observed would not hesitate to hit pause es and where those individuals that the racial slurs had if needed to safeguard public are contracting COVID-19.” been written on the underhealth. This is one of those He continued, “It will not side of the Poe Road bridge. times.” be a single task (i.e. wearing The town’s Department of Mercer County Executive a mask, proper social distanc- Public Works removed the Brian Hughes, in a June 26 ing, staying home when sick, graffiti. The second incident letter to the community, em- washing your hands, etc.) but was reported on Monday, phasized the importance of a congruent network of these June 29. Racially-motivated continuing “to do what you’ve actions taken by individuals in hate speech had been spray done so successfully to keep order to maintain the course painted on the concrete yourself and your family safe. in our fight against COVID-19 foundation of the railroad Wear your mask, keep your and other infectious diseases.” bridge on Alexander Street. distance, wash your hands, One of the greatest chal- Police notified NJ Transit of and support one another.” lenges, only two months away the incident, and they were Princeton Health Officer on the road ahead, will be the making arrangements to Jeff Grosser described a opening of schools in the fall. have it removed. According to information change in the ongoing pan- Last Friday, June 26, Murphy demic battle, as the Health announced that New Jersey’s from the police department, Department works with local schools will be open for in- notifications of both situabusinesses and others to help person instruction in the fall, tions have been made to them in reopening safely in as long as COVID-19 trends the Princeton Police Bias Incident Investigation Ofaccordance with the execu- don’t worsen. tive orders. During his Friday press brief- ficer, the Mercer County “Our pandemic response ing, joined by New Jersey Edu- Prosecutor’s Bias Cr ime has certainly shifted gears cation Commissioner Lamont Unit, and the New Jersey from disease investigation to Repollet, Murphy presented Office of Homeland Secuexecutive order interpreta- some guidelines for schools rity and Preparedness Unit. tion and execution,” he wrote looking to prepare what may In addition, the Electronic in a June 29 email. “Not to be a hybrid program of online Uniform Crime Report was say we are not investigating and in-person education in the completed and sent to the NJ State Police Uniform COVID cases and that it is 2020-2021 school year. Crime Reporting Unit. not in our community, but we Repollet emphasized the “P r i n ce ton Pol ice has are seeing only a fraction of flexibility of the reopening what we were seeing at our plan, which is presented in a been in discussion with variheight of new cases back in 104-page guidance document. ous community partners as late April, early May. And now There are more questions than well as members of our govthere is countless data and les- answers for schools to contend ernment to help manage the sons learned from around the with as they prepare to open detrimental effects that such hate speech has on our comcountry of places where relax- in the coming months. munity,” reads a statement ing social distancing and facial Princeton Public Schools covering use, and reopening of (PPS) has established a Re- from the department. “If congregate type settings have entry Leadership Team of anyone has any information ______________ been leading to increases in nearly 30 administrators, regarding who may have _______________ Time: ______________________ been involved in these acts, confirmed COVID cases.”Date & teachers, support staff, and please contact the Princeton our ad, Grosser scheduled runto___________________. wenttoon point board members who are conPolice Department at (609) outand data indicating im- sidering questions with oughly pay special the attention to the those following: portance of wearing masks, a primary focus on health. 921-2100.” —Anne Levin ill tell with us it’sstates okay)that mandate “Schools will look very differmask use in public reporting ent in the fall,” wrote PPS SuSummer Capital City 25 percent vi- perintendent Cochrane, �aFax numberdecrease�inAddress � Steve Expiration Date rus outbreaks over the past adding that the roadmap for Farmers’ Market Canceled Trenton Downtown Assotwo weeks, states requiring reopening PPS schools would ciation (TDA) has announced mask use for employees and be appearing on the district that the 2020 Capital City patrons of businesses showing website later this summer. 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Small businesses in Princeton that meet certain criteria will get a much-needed financial infusion thanks to a collaboration between the municipality, Princeton University, and the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund (PSBRF), announced at the virtual meeting of the Princeton Merchants Association last week, intends to provide up to $5,000 to for-profit businesses that have 25 or fewer employees, a storefront in the municipality, are open to the general public, and have been in business since September 2019. Qualifying applicants must have less than $2 million in gross annual revenue, or, if a restaurant, up to $5 million. Applications are being accepted through July 31. Princeton University has pledged an initial donation of $250,000 to launch the fund. The University will also provide a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $100,000 in additional donations to the fund. “This has taken some time
to put together,” said Kristin Appelget, the University’s director of community and regional affairs. “I can’t reinforce enough the leadership of Mayor Lempert and [ Councilwoman ] Michelle Pirone Lambros, and we couldn’t have done it without the Chamber.” The initiative marks the second phase of the Princeton University Relief Fund (PURF), which was established in April with a $1 million commitment to help community organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first phase, a donation of $500,000, was disbursed to organizations addressing food and housing insecurity, child care, and behavioral and mental health needs. The small business grants are targeted to help cover some of the expenses associated with reopening, and are designed to complement state and federal aid. The grants can be used for renovations to accommodate social distancing, adapting websites, cashless payment system expenses, cleaning supplies, protective equipment, and
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VIRTUAL BARN BASH: On Saturday, June 13, Waldorf School of Princeton (WSP) hosted a Virtual Barn Bash, welcoming and reconnecting its valued community members, past and present, to celebrate its 37 year history and raise money for the School’s COVID-19 Fund. The evening featured live talks, video commentary from teachers and alumni, live magic, and live music by Gravity Hill Band. The combination of the School’s donor community and a virtual auction during the programming has helped the School raise over $30,000 in support of its COVID-19 Fund. To learn more, visit princetonwaldorf.org.
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Princeton Senior Resource Center w ill hold several digital programs in coming weeks. For full information, visit princetonsenior.org. FYI Seminars, held Fridays at 11:45 a.m., include “Laughter Yoga” on July 10, “Does This Spark Joy — Understanding and Embracing the KonMari Method” July 17, and “Healthy Outlooks Part 2: Relaxation for Mind and Body” on July 24. Registration is required, but there is no fee. TED Talks are held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Participants watch a TED Talk, then discuss it. Discussions are facilitated by Helen Burton. This month’s topics are: What’s Wrong with Your Pa$$wOrd? on July 7; The Secret to Living Longer
of Clowning Around on July 21; and Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator on July 28. Women in Retirement will present “Introduction to Modern Outdoor Sculptures at Princeton University” on Friday, July 17 at 10 a.m. Annabelle Priestley, curatorial assistant, from the Princeton University Art Museum will present a historical overview of the John B. Putman Jr. Memorial Collection; as well as an indepth analysis of the Abraham and Isaac: In Memory of May 4, 1970, Kent State University sculpture by New Jersey artist George Segal. T he Su m mer S cholars Spotlight Series is a new eight-week series of academic speakers on a variety of
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University Removes Woodrow Wilson’s Name From Public Affairs School and Residence College In a reversal of a decision made four years ago, Princeton University announced, on June 27, that the name of Woodrow Wilson will be removed from its School of Public and International Affairs and from the residence college that used to bear his name. Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber announced that the decision was made at a June 26 special meeting, where the University’s Board of Trustees considered actions Princeton University could take to oppose racism. “The trustees concluded that Woodrow Wilson’s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students, and alumni must stand firmly against racism in all its forms,” Eisgruber stated. Wilson graduated from P r i n c e ton i n 1879 a n d served as president of the University from 1902 to 1910 before going on to become the 34 th governor of New Jersey and the 28th president of t he United States. In a letter to the Princeton University community, Eisgruber noted the “complexity” of Wilson’s record, citing Wilson’s contribution to making Princeton a great research university but also emphasizing Wilson’s racist attitudes and actions. Wilson blocked African American applicants from entering Princeton ( “It is altogether inadvisable for a colored man to enter Princeton,” he once wrote). During his time in the White House, Wilson dismissed 15 of 17 previously appointed black supervisors, among other racist and segregationist actions. T h e Wo o d r o w W i l s o n School will now be known as The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and Wilson College, which had already been scheduled to be closed in the next two years after the completion of two new residential colleges, will be known as First College. It was the first of Princeton’s residential colleges. Following demonstrations in November 2015 led by
Princeton University student members of the Black Justice League and a sit-in in Eisgruber’s Nassau Hall office, the University recommended a number of reforms to enhance inclusivity and to be more “honest and forthcoming” about its history, but it rejected the protesters’ demand to remove Wilson’s name from campus buildings. “The board reconsidered these conclusions this month as the tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks drew renewed attention to the long and damaging history of racism in America,” Eisgruber wrote in his June 27 letter. Noting that Wilson segregated the federal civil service, “taking America backward in its pursuit of justice,” Eisgruber noted, “Wilson’s racism was significant and consequential even by the standards of his own time. He not only acquiesced in but added to the persistent practice of racism in this country, a practice that continues to do harm today.” He continued, “Wilson’s segregationist policies make him an especially inappropriate namesake for a public policy school. When a university names a school of public policy for a political leader, it inevitably suggests that the honoree is a model for students who study at the school. This searing moment in American history has made clear that Wilson’s racism disqualifies him from that role. In a nation that continues to struggle with racism, this University and its school of public and international affairs must stand clearly and firmly for equality and justice.” Responses to the Princeton trustees’ decision were varied throughout the University community and beyond. In letters to Princeton University and Woodrow Wilson School administrators, students, and alumni have called for changes in addition to the removal of Wilson’s name from the school, including hir ing more black faculty, developing a curriculum that more effectively teaches about race and identity, promoting anti-racist research, as well
as the University’s divestment from private prison affiliates and payment of reparations for its ties to slavery. Eisgruber acknowledged that efforts to oppose racism at Princeton University must continue. “The steps taken yesterday by the Board of Trustees are extraordinary measures,” he wrote. “These are not the only steps our University is taking to combat the realities and legacy of racism, but they are important ones.” For m er f ir s t lady a nd Princeton University 1985 graduate Michelle Obama later in the day Monday tweeted that she “was heartened to see my alma mater make this change and even prouder of the students who’ve been advocat ing for this kind of change on campus for years. Let’s keep finding ways to be more inclusive to all students at Princeton and at every school across the country.” —Donald Gilpin
Nadeem Demian D&R Greenway Says Goodbye To Conservation Fellow
D & R G re e nw ay L a n d Tr u s t bi d fare wel l las t week to Nadeem Demian, the 2019/2020 Community Conservation Fellow. A member of Princeton University’s Class of 2019, Demian’s degree is in ecology and evolutionary biology, with a certificate in environmental studies. Mentoring future environmental leaders to carry on their preservation mission is crucial to the nationallyaccredited nonprofit, which has preserved 21,000 acres of land in New Jersey in 31 years.
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transition to the world of virtual events during the COVID pandemic. Demian prov ided technical sup port for D&R Greenway’s virtual gala in May that raised $60,000 to support stewardship and creation of two bird habitats. He was instrumental in designing a new virtual format for D&R Greenway art exhibits, the most recent going live June 22. His geo-spatial analysis of D&R Greenway’s audience database will continue to support well-informed programming. Demian’s key achievement with the land trust has been designing the upcoming Kayak Education Program at Bordentown Beach, on the New Jersey banks of the Delaware River. Coordinating with Princeton mural artist Marlon Davila, and with Tulia Jimenez-Vergara and Anna Obika and the students of Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund [LALDEF] and their high school mentorship program Futuro, Nadeem oversaw the concept and creation of a vivid mural honoring the Delaware. It will be completed for the Fourth of July. The public is welcome to visit Bordentown Beach to oversee its progress, observing all social distancing requirements, including face masks. Demian will enter Yale University this fall, pursuing an M.A. in international and development economics and an M.S. in environmental management. The next Project 55 Fellow is Maria Stahl, Princeton Class of 2020. She
achieved her B.A. in ecology and evolutionary biology at a virtual graduation in May.
Recreation Department Offers New Youth Track Program
The Princeton Recreation Department (PRD) is offering a Youth Track Program, and a first-ever PRD High School Track & Field Clinic. T he PR D Yout h Track Program is July 6-10 at the Princeton High School track, 8:30-11:30 a.m. each day. The program is offered to rising 4th -9 th graders. The PRD High School Track & Field Clinic is July 13–15 at the Princeton High School track, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. each day. It is offered to rising 9 th -12 th graders (graduated seniors as well). The program and clinic will be run within the guidelines of the New Jersey Department of Health as well as with guidance from the Princeton Health Department. Additional information about each of these will be provided prior to the start date. To ask questions, contact npaulucci@princetonnj.gov. Additional information on each program, plus registration information, is available at princetonrecreation.com.
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School Matters New Principal at Johnson Park Angela Siso Stentz will become acting principal at Johnson Park Elementary School (JP) on July 1, the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) announced last week. She will be taking over from longtime JP Principal Robert Ginsberg, who has moved into the central administration as PPS acting assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Stentz, who has served as PHS assistant principal for the past three years, started in the PPS district as a special education teacher in math and Spanish in the 19992000 school year, became supervisor of student activities in 2005, then supervisor of guidance from 2008 to 2017.
Innovative Tuition Plan Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart (PASH) has proposed “a bold reinvention of its tuition model” for the upcoming school year. According to a June press release, PASH, in response to the economic stress impacting many families during the coronavirus pandemic, has updated a new maximum tuition schedule that could provide “a welcome relief in these uncertain times.” The new schedule, the press release states, “reflects a reset of tuition fees in the range of $3,600 to $8,800 in savings for families.” In a June 7 letter to the PASH community Headmaster Rik Dugan wrote, “We are mindful of the profound impact that this pandemic has had on many of our families and the broader Princeton community. We want to lessen the burden for our families, whose loyalty we are deeply grateful for. At the same time, we believe that now, more than ever, our exceptional learning experience should be made accessible to as many boys as possible.” More information on PASH’s individualized affordable tuition program is available at princetonacademy.org. In other news from Princeton Academy, Paris McClean, current PASH lower school head, has been appointed assistant head of school, a new position replacing the current division head position. “Paris is a visionary leader with an open heart who places the boys’ well-being at the center of every decision,” said Dugan in announcing the appointment in a letter to the school community. Dugan’s letter described McClean’s contributions to strategic planning and to programs advancing academic excellence, character development, wellness, socialemotional learning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion during his past five years at PASH
Fifth-Graders Leave Their Mark Hopewell Elementary School fifth-graders and their families commemorated their graduation into middle school last month by planting a pollinator meadow, under the auspices of the Sourland Conservancy. Each family chose a 30-minute time slot, in order to maintain social distancing, while planting in the Foraging Forest in Hopewell Borough Park, which is next to their school. Participants in this project will leave a lasting legacy of berries, nuts, fruit, leaves, and roots. Pollinators, attracted by the flowers planted, will help the native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants to produce fruit.
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as Council liaison to the Historic Preservation Commission and on the Citizen’s Finance Advisory Committee for my entire term; and am the current liaison to the Flood and Stormwater Committee. Allow me to continue to push for Smart Growth, which will build a thriving local economy, embrace a sustainable future, and preserve the diversity that we all treasure. Leticia Fraga From the day that my parents brought our family to this country 50 years ago, I learned about the importance of helping others and the values instilled in me by my parents — that we should all make a significant and positive impact in our community. In my career as a civil rights specialist, mediator, investigator, and volunteer, I gained skills that I put to use during the past 20 years that I have served our community. I have a proven track record of solving problems, building bridges, and creating consensus. Our current health and economic crisis highlighted urgent needs that we must focus on. We need to strengthen
and expand the services we offer that help meet the basic needs and improve quality of life for all; and continue working to ensure that both our residents and business community can recover from the pandemic’s economic devastation. Also, the tragic recent events have once again shined a spotlight on centuries of abuse and mistrust nationwide. We need to ensure we are continuously fostering a culture of trust and respect. If re-elected, I will continue to work on seeking community-driven solutions that uphold our shared values, with a focus on equity, affordability, prosperity, and inclusion. Dina Shaw While running two successful businesses and selling one, I was president or co-president of two PTOs, Littlebrook and JW Middle School. I serve on Princeton’s Economic Development Committee; Friends of the Princeton Public Library; Moms Demand Action. With each endeavor, I have been a change agent. I build, I create, I get things done. The most important issue facing Princeton will be rebuilding the economic vitality of our town after the pandemic. We can create an
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communication. Ensuring the town continues to build on what has become excellent methods of communication in reaching out to our residents over these past few months addressing the COVID-19 situation needs to grow to be the norm on every issue. But the reverse is also critical, easily available ways for our residents to reach out to the “town” to voice concerns and share ideas. This will need to be an evolving effort as the rules of social engagement continue to change. Serving as mayor of Princeton is about providing leadership. Leadership is about communicating, it is about truly listening to others, it is finding the balance between exploring an issue and then acting on that issue. I’m the first to admit that I am not an expert on every topic, and listening to people that know more than me is an important part of my leadership style. Residents that are frustrated or passionate about an issue may come on strongly, that is to be expected. Part of my role is to make sure that we all get to share our thoughts in a respectful atmosphere. We can disagree during a meeting or discussion and still be friendly afterwards. Neither I nor the town, can be all things to all people. We need to act in the best interest of the overall community. We do not have unlimited resources, so we have to use what we do have as wisely and effectively as possible. Being mayor is about representing Princeton and doing what is best for my community. I have lived here all my life and I’m fully invested in helping our community. I truly value speaking to all our residents. —Donald Gilpin
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Entering Final Week, McCarter’s Mann Thanks All “Who Sustained Our Dream”
To the Editor: As I enter my final week as artistic director and resident playwright of McCarter Theatre Center I want to thank all of you who sustained our dream. I came here in the summer of 1990 expecting to stay for 3-5 years, and I am still here 30 years later. Why? It’s very simple. I fell in love — with my staff and Board, with our audience, an audience Athol Fugard called “the best audience in America.” I fell in love with this beautiful garden of a town, graced by one of the finest universities in the world. Princeton became home — my artistic home and my personal and spiritual home. The audience here believed in my vision of the classic repertoire seen as if new and new work seen as if it were already classic. They flocked to new work by Ntozake Shange, Nilo Cruz, Regina Taylor, Athol Fugard, Edward Albee, Danai Gurira, Chris Durang, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Ken Ludwig, and so many others. They supported my new
work as well — from Betsey Brown and Having Our Say to this season’s Gloria: A Life. They reveled in the classics of Marivaux, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Shakespeare and cheered the finest actors, designers, and directors in this country and abroad. These artists created plays and productions that became some of the most frequently produced work in America. We developed a nationally recognized Education and Engagement department to bring the healing magic of theater to all in our community, both those who could afford a ticket and those who could not — to those in shelters and challenged school districts, to those in senior facilities and half way houses. I often said ‘I have the best job in the American Theater.’ That was not hyperbole. I cannot imagine a more fulfilling life in the theater. In closing, let me borrow the words of my dear friend, Gloria Steinem, when asked to whom she was passing her torch. She said: “I’m not passing my torch — I’m using my torch to light the torches of other people.” I have tried to do that throughout my time at McCarter — from those I have mentored to those I have been honored to welcome here as masters in their craft. And now, allow me to light the torch of the new artistic director of McCarter Theatre, Sarah Rasmusssen. May she enjoy this extraordinary audience, community, and staff as much as I have. Long may she blaze.
And finally, I am not retiring. I will be writing and directing as long as I have breath. So — let’s all take this time of national reckoning to reflect and look to the future, as uncertain as it may seem right now, knowing theaters have been closed before by plague and remembering — they reopen. I look forward to being with you all again, embracing you again in person — live — at the theater — in a new and hopefully, stronger and more just America. Until then, be well. My most profound gratitude for the past — astonishing — 30 years. EMILY MANN McCarter Theatre Center
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To the Editor: I am publicly expressing my support for Dina Shaw for Princeton Council. I have personally known Dina since first meeting her at Littlebrook, where she was very active in PTO leadership, and created after school clubs available to all kids, no matter their background or ability to pay fees. She took this leadership to JW where she strengthened the PTO and saved one of the biggest fundraising events in Princeton Public Schools, Super Saturday. While she was doing this for our school community, she was also a hardworking businesswoman, which comes out in her dedication, strength, and ability to get results. When she’s working on a project, Dina wants everyone involved; you ask her a question and she comes back with an answer. She doesn’t mind being in the fire and is eager to learn from everybody. Dina has dedicated herself to her campaign and reached out to voters during this difficult time, especially black voters in Princeton, who historically do not receive consistent attention and support. She has walked the streets talking with people, hearing about a lot of concerns, including affordable housing, and how families who’ve been here for generations cannot afford to live in our community. Dina will hold herself, and the Council, accountable, and she will go the mile to benefit all of Princeton — not just one part of town. More than ever Princeton needs these qualities in leadership. I welcome her as a strong candidate who has what it takes to serve everyone in our community, and that’s why Dina Shaw is my candidate for Princeton Council. JOANNE PARKER Leigh Avenue
Appreciating Improvements on Witherspoon, and Suggesting Eliminating Traffic in Evening
To the Editor: We love the festive atmosphere that has been created on Witherspoon Street. And we appreciate the continuing improvements — the concrete blocks, once stark, are now painted, and flowers have been added. We have one suggestion, though — how about eliminating traffic after 6 p.m.? This shouldn’t affect merchants, and will improve the dining experience. In any event, keep up the very good work! MEREDITH AND HENRY VON KOHORN Library Place
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Former Borough Mayor Writes In Support of Leticia Fraga
To the Editor: When deciding to vote for a candidate for any office, I make an assessment of their demonstrated values, the positions that they have actively taken over time, and their accomplishments. I tend to go on what is a known quantity based on a candidate’s engagement, knowledge, substance, consistency, and effectiveness. Leticia Fraga is just that candidate. When asked to respond, Councilwoman Leticia Fraga offers suggestions and actively seeks solutions. She is sincerely interested in the entire community, but also has a unique sensitivity to those who meet the challenges of survival on a daily basis. It is both timely and significant that Leticia, as the first Latinx member of Council, is also Princeton’s police commissioner and liaison to the Civil Rights Commission. Her work with local events, in coordination with the Police Department, has facilitated meaningful and respectful community relationships. Because of her professional experience, she brings the same connectivity to her work with the Human Services Commission and the Board of Health. I have been particularly impressed by Councilwoman Fraga’s leadership on the development of a downtown parking program that considers the impacts to the residential neighborhoods, as well as the needs of downtown employers. Relevant to that effort is her membership on the Economic Development and Public Safety Committees. Through her hands-on approach and by doing the research, she has been able to generate some options that address both parties — to their mutual benefit. Leticia is not only clear on her positions, she acts on the things she commits to. As an incumbent candidate, her positions and voting record is thoughtful, well-founded, and consistent. Her active engagement, performance, execution, and results in public service makes Leticia a real powerhouse! Therefore, I will be mailing my ballot (or going to the polls on July 7) to vote for Leticia Fraga for Princeton Council in the best interest of our entire community. I ask that you do the same. YINA MOORE Former Mayor, Princeton Borough Green Street
world of reason, kindness, and hospitality. Leticia made that possible. We need people like Leticia in these times of confusion and discomfort. She will provide much needed leadership. I am proud to know her as a friend and colleague. Princeton, a city I love, is better for her efforts. I trust that many will lend her support. PATRICIA FERNÁNDEZ-KELLY Mason Drive
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To the Editor: There are many Princeton residents whose families have, for generations, been the backbone and sustainers of their neighborhood and this town. These are the rooted families whose names may not be known, however, their services and struggles have engulfed every entity of Princeton. One such family is the Broadway Family whose rich history and services, for four generations, have enriched, not only the Witherspoon-Jackson Community, but the town of Princeton as domestic employees, entrepreneurs, educators, lawyers, artists, athletes, and authors. The history of a people is told through the written word, by oral interviews, and by taking a walking tour of noted places. What really brings the history of an individual, families, and a community alive and appreciated is to see their pictures displayed with pride and respect! Romus Broadway was the photographic historian for centuries of proud residents who lived in the Witherspoon-Jackson Community. When his many well displayed posters were viewed at various events, church services, schools, community programs, or showing a display for families who were celebrating a reunion, a conversation would start among persons who recognized themselves, their friends and family members. Romus often spoke about the close and lasting friendships of those who lived in this neighborhood. “…we were Black, Italian and Irish and we all got along….” Romus was a loyal son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend who lived his entire life in his family home on Birch Avenue. He often told of all the families who lived on Birch Avenue whose parents and grandparents dedicated their lives working for the wealthy people in Princeton, working as cooks and servants in the clubs at Princeton University and Princeton social clubs. Through their dedicated and often demeaning work, through their faith, hope and determination, the fruits of their labor saw that all of their children and many grandchildren graduated from college and continued to be contributing members of society. One could witness Romus’ smile, his witty jokes, yet his sincere and heartfelt presentations about the hundreds of people that grace each one of his displays. Princeton, New Jersey will always remember Romus Broadway, a man who grew up and was educated in this town and continued his education at Amherst College. He spent his life traveling and reading to always learn and share, to be available to talk about the struggles and successes of families who rose from subservience to success. Through his insight, knowledge, and years of uplifting us through his photographic history we honor and remember our friend. We anticipate the day when all will be together to pay tribute to the life and contributions of Romus Broadway! TRUSTEES OF THE WITHERSPOON-JACKSON HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY Glaude and West Discuss SHIRLEY A. SATTERFIELD, PRESIDENT
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To the Editor: I write in strong support of Leticia Fraga who is seeking a second term as member of the Princeton City Council. I can’t think of anyone better qualified, in terms of character and temperament, to advance a progressive agenda for our city. Leticia has worked hard to expand human rights and inclusiveness in Princeton. She has shown courage and persistence when supporting some of our most vulnerable residents: older Americans, low-income people, and recentlyarrived immigrants. I know from personal experience how loyal, dedicated, and effective Leticia can be. As chair of the Board of Trustees of the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), I have seen the care and imagination with which she has treated new Americans. It was her idea to hold “Loterías” (Spanish Bingo) bringing together neighbors — immigrants as well as long-time residents — to enjoy each other’s company in homes and other venues, including the YWCA and the Princeton Art Museum. Thanks to her indefatigable advocacy, prizes were donated by our business community for families participating in the events. To see people from different nationalities, cultural backgrounds, and financial capacities interacting with one another in a cordial atmosphere was to glimpse into a
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The Power of Suggestion he last time I road-tested a song was supremacist dog whistle in the race war for a column celebrating the 50th narrative being cooked up ahead of the Born in late May 1941, Dylan knows that anniversary of the Beatles’ White 2020 election by the Far Right. tuned-in listeners raised in roughly the Album, released in the U.S. on NovemAnd is it a fortuitous coincidence that the same time period have been sharing the ber 22, 1968. Driving from Kingston to man with the telepathic mind has Wolfman same stations, pirate or otherwise, reading Princeton with “Revolution 9” on the ste- Jack playing “Lonely at the Top” in the the same newspapers and books, listening reo, I covered the distance in 8:15, the same playlist, as if magically envisioning to the same music, wading in the same exact length of the surreal sound collage the source of the widely viewed clip of the streams of consciousness. All through created by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. dazed, dejected, strung-out commander in “Murder Most Foul,” Dylan taps our freeTwice as long, “Murder Most Foul,” chief ‘s late-night return from the tragedy association reflex, aware that if the first Bob Dylan’s Kennedy assassination tour in Tulsa, slouching off Air Force One, red word we hear is the archaic “’Twas” of de force, took me and my 20-year-old- tie undone, hair mussed, like an Alec Bald- a Christmas Eve childhood, we’re condiand-counting Honda CRV to Kingston and win travesty of Trump as Sinatra. tioned to expect “the night before Christback and then halfway to Rocky Hill so I mas,” not “a dark day in Dallas.” Trance Writing could hear it again. The ride was as rich, At the same time, Dylan plays on our Asked about “I Contain Multitudes,” as dense, and as sweepingly provocative most banal expectations by following the new album’s opening track, in Dougas a novel compared to the churning, drivlas Brinkley’s June 12 New York Times pop trivia like “What’s New Pussycat” ing soundscape of “Revolution 9,” yet both interview (“Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His with the tearing away of “the soul of in-motion listening experiences reverber- Mind”), Dylan says, “It’s the kind of thing a nation ... beginning to go down into ated with the chaotic, fateful aftershocks where you pile up stream-of-consciousness a slow decay ... thirty-six hours past of the same day in Dallas. verses and then leave it alone and come judgment day.” W hen the context is Twilight Time in Tulsa pull things out.... Obviously, the catalyst Kennedy’s last ride, anything goes: you can “Take it to the Given the enormity of the audiences for the song is the Limit,” and follow their records reached, Dylan and the Bea- title line. It’s one a Dionne Warwick tles had the power to sound and shape the of those where you hit ( “Throw the culture of the period, underground as well write it on instinct. g u n i n t h e g u tas mainstream. The Beatles knew what Kind of in a trance ter and wal k on they were doing by releasing the White state. Most of my by”) with a catchy Album on the fifth anniversary of the as- recent songs are tune by the Everly sassination, as Dylan knew when he sent like that. The lyrics Brot hers : “Wake Tempest into the world on September 11, are the real thing, up, Little Su2012 and timed the June 19 release of tang ible, t hey’re zie, let’s go for a his new album Rough and Rowdy Ways n o t m e t a p h o r s . drive.” Or you can to coincide with Juneteenth, the date of- The songs seem to rhyme the Acid know themselves ficially marking the end of slavery. Queen f rom T he There are some coincidences in this, his and they know that Who’s rock opera I can sing them, vofirst set of original work since Tempest, Tommy w it h t he that underscore the fact that September cally and rhythmi“ long black L in cally. They kind of 11, 2001, happened to be the release date coln limousine” carrying the president write themselves and count on me to sing of Love and Theft, his first album of the “straight on into the afterlife.” All bets 21st century. Is the segment in “Murder them.” Later he says, “Well, it’s not more are off when the writer’s on a roll, aulike trance writing, it is trance writing. It’s Most Foul” pairing the aforementioned daciously mixing and matching periods Beatles sound collage with a Beethoven the way I actually feel about things. It is and art forms, using Nightmare on Elm my identity and I’m not going to question symphony (“Play number nine, play numStreet to haunt “the street where you it, I am in no position to. Every line has ber six”) a happy accident or another live” from My Fair Lady, and telling the hand dealt by “the man with the tele- a particular purpose.... Why or where or Wolfman, “Play the Merchant of Venhow, but those are the facts.” pathic mind” cited in the same sequence? 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McCarter Presents Emily Mann “In Conversation with Lucy Simon”; “The Secret Garden” Composer Discusses Past Works, Musical in Progress
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cCarter LIVE: In Conversation with Lucy Simon” was presented June 26. Artistic Engagement Manager Paula T. Alekson curated this final installment of McCarter’s series of discussions between Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann, and some of her collaborators on past and current projects. Singer, songwriter, and Broadway composer Lucy Simon is working with Mann and lyricist Susan Birkenhead on a musical adaptation of Kent Haruf’s 2015 novel Our Souls at Night. Her sisters are singer and songwriter Carly Simon and opera singer Joanna Simon. “There was always music in our house,” Simon recalls, speaking from her home in Nyack, N.Y. “My father [the co-founder of Simon & Schuster] was a wonderful pianist. My mother was a beautiful singer. We would all sing together. Joanna would bring home three-part glee club songs.” A setting of Eugene Field’s 1889 poem “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod” was Simon’s first composition. “I was in sixth or seventh grade,” she says. “We had to recite a poem to our class. I had difficulty remembering words; I didn’t have difficulty if I set them to music. Carly and I recorded it years later, and it became a big hit.” When Lucy was 16 she and Carly formed a duo, the Simon Sisters. “They were just a little bit older, and I wanted very much to be them!” Mann remembers. Composing for Musical Theater Simon was one of the contributors to the revue A… My Name Is Alice (1983). Brandishing a copy of the script, Alekson reveals that she performed in a college production. Simon composed two songs for the revue: “I Sure Like the Boys,” with lyricist Steve Tesich, and “Pretty Young Men,” with Birkenhead. “The songs that I really liked writing told stories, so I thought, ‘I want to write for the theater,’” Simon explains. “I thought, ‘I love Little House on the Prairie,’ which I was watching with my kids. I got the rights to that, and started working with Susan Birkenhead. [The show] didn’t happen, because we didn’t get a book that worked. But Susan and I established a way of writing together that still works.” The Secret Garden was Simon’s Broadway debut. Playwright Marsha Norman wrote the book and lyrics, based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Norman and Simon received a Tony Award
nomination for Best Original Score, and Simon was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music. Mann calls the show “one of the most exquisite musicals ever. That score is breathtaking.” Dr. Zhivago (2011) was written with lyricists Michael Korie and Amy Powers, and librettist Michael Weller, based on Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel. “I just loved the story,” Simon remarks. “It didn’t work in New York, but I’m happy to say that it’s doing beautifully in Europe.” Our Souls at Night In 2018 Norman and Simon received the Samuel French Award for Sustained Excellence in American Theatre. It was at that ceremony that Mann was introduced to Simon. Shortly after that event, the two eagerly began discussing possibilities for collaboration. Eventually they settled on Our Souls at Night. “It’s about a widow and widower, who first form a friendship, and then fall in love,” Simon explains. “They’ve both been married to other people; this is the first
time they’ve really experienced true passion, the communing of souls, and the communing of tremendous love.” She reveals that Haruf, who died in 2014, “was dying when he wrote this book. He wrote it as a love story — for Cathy [his widow].” Mann is moved by “the isolation of these two [protagonists]. I don’t know too many times we see older people — they’re in their seventies — not only have a second chance, but they fall in love truly for the first time.” Noting that people are isolated because of COVID-19, she adds, “That need for connection and soul communion is something people understand and long for in these fractured times.” Describing the process of drafting the show, Mann says that Simon “gave me a list of scenes. I went to the book, and she went to the piano — and into her amazing mind of melodies and ideas. We talked about what it meant to us … I came back with scenes, she came back with songs. We flew like the wind together; it came out in a rush.”
In 2017 Netflix released a (nonmusical) film version, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. “What was missing from the film was another dimension,” Simon remarks. “We felt that putting music to it would give it that dimension — and I think it has. You’re able to get into the inner workings of the peoples’ feelings and thoughts.” Mann concurs: “I love the spareness of language that covers the huge well of emotion underneath. What you can do with a musical is reveal that emotion.” Simon sings a bit of the melody for the title ballad, which is ethereal. She reveals that most of the score will be in a country/ folk idiom. She enthusiastically says that Mann’s contribution “is fantastic, and informs me, as a composer, what I need to do. That’s what’s exciting: when we inform each other.” According to Simon, Birkenhead was asked to join the writing team after “it became clear to me that I write decent lyrics, but I need to have a lyricist who is as expert at that as I am in writing melody.” Mann observes Birkenhead’s approach to the material: “She needs to see the global picture, and ask the structural questions: how are we going to deal with style — musical theater structure [and] form?” Of the show’s progress she says, “There’s a first draft of the book, which gets the story, down, and does it in linear fashion. We have, maybe, half the melodies … the next step is how we make it into something that’s fresh, new, and breaks new ground for musical theater.” The composer acknowledges that the three collaborators “haven’t settled into a rhythm of working together, which I hope will happen in the next month or so. Then we’ll know how the three of us work. Emily and I work very well together; Susan and I in the past have written some spectacular songs. I just think it’s going to be a great conversation.” his online discussion is part of Mann’s final week at McCarter. Although excited at the prospect of freelancing as a writer and director, she emphasizes: “I just wrote a letter to the community, thanking them for the 30 years of support, and [to say] how much I have fallen in love with this audience, this community, this theater, and this staff. I always said I had the best gig in the American theater, and I was not exaggerating.” Anticipating a time when it again is safe to attend live theater, she adds, “Maybe we’ll all meet opening night of Our Souls at Night!” —Donald H. Sanborn III
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MCCARTER LIVE: McCarter Theatre presented an online conversation between outgoing artistic director and resident playwright Emily Mann; and composer Lucy Simon (above). (Photo by Jamie Levine) To view the conversation between Emily Mann and Lucy Simon, visit McCarter’s Facebook page. To learn about upcoming McCarter@Home events, visit mccarter. org/tickets-events/mccarterathome/.
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KEEPING THEATER ALIVE: Passage Theatre Company of Trenton has just concluded a fundraising campaign to help ensure its future at Mill Hill Playhouse. Former Artistic Director June Ballinger is shown here in a production of “Blood: A Comedy” by David Lee White. Proceeds of the fund will playwright Chisa HutchinPassage Theatre Company Fund Is Focused on the Future go towards producing Pas- son. Passage Theatre Company, the Trenton-based organization committed to producing socially relevant new plays and arts programming, has just concluded a $15,000 fundraising campaign to help ensure its future in the wake of COVID-19. Now heading into its 35th season, Passage is focused on professional productions, educational programs, and com munit y engagement, endeavoring to present diverse perspectives and new voices that inspire audiences and invigorate the art of live theater.
sage’s 2020-21 season programming, along with artist and staff salaries. Due to current events, all of the live shows and online readings the company is planning this season will involve themes of “Connection and Caregiving.” In February, the plan is to resume in-person programming at Mill Hill Playhouse, with a Solo Flights presentation of Mother (And Me) by Melinda Buckley. In March, Passage will produce its third Theatre for Families and Young Audiences production, Surely Goodness and Mercy by New Jersey
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In May, Passage plans a production of A Twist of Water by Caitlin Parrish, or iginally schedu led for spring 2020. These three shows are in addition to two live play readings of the documentary theatre piece, The OK Trenton Project, and a new musical entitled Group!, both of which have been developed through Passage’s PlayLab program. Visit passagetheatre.org for more information.
ArtPride Announces Changes to Board
Earlier this month, ArtPride New Jersey thanked f o u r t r u s te e s f o r t h e i r
leadership as their service to the board ended. Scott Carlbon, Taneshia Nash Laird, Marjorie Nathanson, and Robert Wagner represented a combined 40+ years of service to the organization. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve with these colleagues. Each one is committed to advancing the cultural agenda in New Jersey and beyond,” said Sharon Harrington, chair of ArtPride New Jersey’s board of trustees. In his time as a trustee, Carlbon served as a member of the Government Strategy Committee, drawing knowledge from his extensive experience in New Jersey government. As owner of Burlington Antiques & Art, Carlbon provided a unique small business perspective to the board and helped ensure ArtPride’s connection to the Burlington community. Nash Laird, president and CEO of Newark Symphony Hall, served on numerous committees and task forces throughout her tenure as a trustee. In particular, Nash Laird provided a lasting legacy through her work as co-chair of the Equity, Diversit y, and Inclusion Committee. In this role, she oversaw the organization’s commitment to advancing, improving and expanding EDI within the organization and throughout the field. Nat hanson is t he lon gest tenured trustee of the group, having renewed a previous term. In this most recent period of nine years, she served in a leadership position as a secretary, as well as a member of the Executive Committee and
Resource Development Committee. As executive director of Hunterdon Art Museum, Nathanson represented the voice of small arts organizations across New Jersey, and that of groups located in the rural northwest region of the state. Wagner, the lead bassoonist for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, co-chaired the Equity, Diversity and
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Open Call for WWAC “Art and Healing” Show
The West Windsor Arts Council (WWAC) invites artists to explore the theme of Art and Healing, not only as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and the profound impact it has had on our lives, but also to reflect on past life experiences or feelings relating to healing from any condition or challenge. As we slowly emerge from the quarantines of the past few months, WWAC is creating a virtual exhibition that looks at art as a healing tool, reflecting the realities, feelings, or experiences during this surreal time, or
from other past events, both personal or public. The “WWAC Art and Healing Visual Art Show” will run August 31 to October 23, with a submission deadline of July 26. For more information and to submit art, visit westwindsorarts.org.
“In Conversation with Mario Moore” at ACP
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) takes pride in its diverse community of artists, authors, and creatives of all disciplines. “In Conversation” is a curated series of discussions designed to celebrate and connect those who make art and those who
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“TERRACE PLANTERS”: This oil painting by Christina Poruczynski is featured in “For the Love of Art,” the Arts and Cultural Council of Bucks County’s online exhibition and sale, which has been extended to August 31 and expanded with 20 additional artists. It is now on view at bucksarts.org. Some of his solo show exhibits have been seen at the David Klein Gallery and The Urban Institute of Contemporary Art. His work is also included in Fired Up! Ready to Go! Finding Beauty, Demanding Equity: An African American Life in Art (2017) and The Studio Museum in Harlem’s catalog, Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art (2014). He has recently been awarded a Princeton Hodder Fellowship for 2018-2019.
This talk is held in collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum. Moore will be in conversation with James Steward, museum director, with introductions by Timothy M. Andrews, major supporter of the Arts Council of Princeton. Register at artscouncilofprinceton.org. Registration is free. This program is a part of the Arts Council of Princeton’s apART together initiative, created to provide
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she is the “go-to” person for energy efficiency. She can show you shower systems that let you linger in hot, soothing showers, and at the same time cut down on water bills. “I enjoy seeing the products come in and seeing what’s new,” says Jefferson-Miller. “This is fun, and it’s fun to help people create new spaces with great new products.” Jefferson Bath & Kitchen offers top-of-the-line products from such companies as Toto, Jaclo, Stone Forest, Kohler, and Grohe, among others. Tubs are out, and showers in, according to today’s trends, she adds. “More people are getting rid of tubs now, maybe just having one in the house. There is more interest in showers, including some with body sprays that come out of the wall. Also, steam showers are another option. They are very good for the skin. Rain machine shower heads in square or round models are popular, and they provide a “rain” effect, but with good pressure.” Hand-held showers continue to be popular, she points out. “People like the options they offer, from targeting different parts of the body to cleaning the shower efficiently. Zero-Gravity “One thing that customers are interested in overall is anything that makes cleaning easier. Showers now have special glass coating that makes them easier to clean.” Just because special showers are the preferred “must haves” today does not mean that a long, relaxing bath is no longer available. Jefferson Bath & Kitchen has every kind of tub — from alcove to drop-in to free-standing and oval-soaking. And for the very latest, there is a special “Flotation Tub” from Toto with Zero Dimension. “It creates a zero-gravity experience. You
feel as if you are floating in space!” says Jefferson-Miller. In other news, we have come a long, long way from the days of the “convenience,” “necessary,” “privy,” or “outhouse!” State-of-the-art, energy-efficient toilets in every style and color are available, including one-piece, two-piece, and bidet seats, all with an emphasis on maximizing cleanliness. One top-of-the-line toilet, the “Washlet” from Toto, includes heated seat, automatic open/close lid, and all the “bells and whistles.” In addition, Toto makes the Neorest model, a toilet/bidet combination that also sanitizes the bowl after every flush. Some people also opt for taller toilets because of their more comfortable height. As in so many other areas, energy-efficiency is a major priority in toilets today, reports Jefferson-Miller. In the past, toilets used 3.5 gallons per flush. Today’s new models use 1.28 gallons per flush. Statement Pieces Sinks of all sizes, styles, and finishes are offered for every customer’s tastes and needs. Console, pedestal, under mount, wall mount, and vanity style are offered from the finest companies, all known for quality and durability. “Styles are from traditional to ultra modern ‘statement’ pieces,” points out JeffersonMiller. “And there is every kind of finish, including natural stone, such as granite and marble, and also Quartz, a manmade stone that is very durable with no maintenance, an alternative to natural stone. “You can also now get the look of natural stone with the less expensive and lower maintenance option of ceramic and porcelain tiles that are made to look like natural stone. It can be very hard to tell the difference.” Both tile floors and walls
continue to be popular, but some people opt for wood, she adds. “There is even tile that looks like wood, but one of the reasons real wood floors are popular, especially in the kitchen, is that wood is a softer surface under foot.” Two important trends today are color and simple lines, she continues. “Color, both in the bath and kitchen, is really popular. There is a complete rainbow of color choices. This is true in faucets and fixtures — and all across the board, with toilets, tubs, and sinks.” And it is everything — from dramatic black to warm honey onyx — and all shades in between. Clean Lines “You can see them all on our website. We have worked very hard and invested a lot of time to make our website comprehensive, and I hope people will be sure to take a look. “The other important trend is clean lines,” she continues. “People don’t want an elaborate look. For example, singlehold faucets are now favored. A more modern take on things from the past is seen too. There can be a turnaround, such as gold polished brass finish on faucets.” Faucets and fixtures, including in chrome, polished nickel, and polished brass, and all the accessories, from grab bars to towel bars to toothbrush holders are all available. Jefferson Bath & Kitchen has many customers of longstanding from Princeton and the area, and they know they can rely on the company for quality products, exceptional service, and long experience. “We are still the area’s leading bathroom remodeling team,” says Jefferson-Miller. “I have learned so much over the years, and I feel that we have the process really refined at this point. “We basically see three different kinds of clients,” she reports “(1) They know exactly what they want. (2) Some have no idea at all and want our help. In that case, I
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aking a return flight, Joe Scott is preparing for his second stint as the Air Force Academy men’s basketball head coach. It is the Princeton University alum’s first head coaching job since 2016, not that he had ever left the game. “The main thing how I went through it is I’m a coach,” said Scott, 54, who worked as an assistant coach at Holy Cross (2016-18) and at the University of Georgia (2018-20) during that period. “I’ve always been a coach and I approached it that way. I kept coaching. I felt that continuing to coach and being around 18-22-year-olds and helping them improve and helping them grow, that was the way to become a head coach again. I’m fortunate. What I’m really glad about is I did it that way. People take time off, but I’m glad I did it that way. I was at two different places, and the last four years I’m going to really use in my time here at Air Force. I learned so much in the last four years.” Scott has been a head coach for 16 of his 29 years in coaching. The 1987 Princeton graduate played for Pete Carril and then headed to Notre Dame Law School and practiced law for a New Jersey firm, Ribis, Graham, & Carter. Scott found his way back to the basketball court, starting out as an assistant at Monmouth before joining the staff of the legendary Carril and then serving as an assistant to Bill Carmody when Carril retired. In taking the Air Force post, Scott joins other Princeton alumni Chris Mooney (Richmond), Mike Brennan (American), and Mitch Henderson (Princeton) as Division I head coaches. Scott also added former Tigers player and coach Sydney Johnson to his Air Force staff. “I’m lucky,” said Scott. “I’m lucky I have that friendship with Bill Carmody. You can trace it all back to Princeton. I hired Sydney Johnson. It’s all about who you surround yourself with. How lucky was I to go to Princeton? How lucky was I to run into Pete Carril? How lucky was I that I ran into Bill Carmody? You fast forward and all those things come back for you.” In building his career, Scott served a year as an assistant at Monmouth in 1991 and then returned to his alma mater Princeton for eight seasons as an assistant coach before Air Force gave him his first head coaching job in 2000. Out in Colorado Springs, he turned around a program that had not produced a winning season in 22 years. Air Force won their only Mountain West regular-season crown under Scott in a 22-7 season in 2004. Scott returns to an Air Force program that posted a 12-20 record in the 2019-20 campaign. “I think we have some good pieces here,” said Scott. “It’s not 2004. It’s not 2000 anymore and I’m
not taking over Air Force in 2000. There are some pieces here. There’s more here now. I think those two things, putting those two things together, I’m hoping we can reenergize it quickly. It’s going to be a process and it’s going to take time. We have to lay the foundation, but I think we have some things that are going to be advantages for us.” As he returns to take the helm of the Falcons, Scott sees his experiences since leaving Air Force in 2004 as a plus. He returned to be head coach at Princeton for three seasons from 20042007, posting a 38-45 record, before heading back out west to Denver, where he took a program that was 4-25 and enjoyed 22-win seasons in 2012 and 2013, going 146-132 in his tenure there. Scott assisted Bill Carmody at Holy Cross for two seasons after leaving Denver, then spent the last two years as Tom Crean’s top assistant at Georgia. “I learned so much from looking at it from a different perspective, really seeing it from a player’s perspective,” said Scott. “Taking a step back, and not being a head coach and being an assistant again, I was able to really look at the whole picture through a different lens and really get to know this generation of kid, really see what is college athletics, what does that mean to these kids today. It’s really going to be beneficial in what we do here and how we coach.” Scott’s familiarity with Air Force is a bonus. The place looks a little different with construction on athletic facilities ongoing, but the feeling at the place is the same and the transition is made easier by their history together. “For Leah and myself and both our sons, we’re lucky, we’re grateful to be able to come back,” said Scott, whose wife, Leah, played women’s basketball at Princeton, whose oldest son, Ben, will be a freshman at Georgia, and whose youngest son, Jack, just finished his sophomore year at The Hun School. “I think it’s kind of rare in this day and age to be able to go somewhere where you actually know the people.” Scott returns to a place that holds fond memories for him from 16 years ago. He was able to win there and prove himself, and is ready for a second round of challenges at the service academy. “The nice part is all institutions, all colleges that stand for education and really believe in education and here it’s even more in terms of developing leaders – similar to Princeton in the nation’s service – these places as things change, their core values stay the same,” said Scott, who posted a 51-63 record in his first stint with the Falcons. “That’s a nice thing for me to know. You’re coming back here and you know it’s 2020, not 2004, but I
know the core values are the same and the missions are the same and I know they match up with who we are and what we believe in. For me and my family, I know it’s the right place and I know it’s the right time, and I feel strongly that we’re the right people.” Bringing in Johnson as the program’s associate head coach, Scott believes he has added a very good person to his staff. Johnson, who played at Princeton when Scott was an assistant coach, took over Princeton for Scott when he went to Air Force. Johnson then left Princeton to go to Fairfield where he was head coach through 2019. He’s back on the bench after a year in broadcasting. “Our relationship goes back to when he was an 18-year-old kid and I was a young assistant and coaching him for four years and the success we had and knowing who he is as a person, knowing how he played, knowing what he’s done professionally as a coach,” said Scott. “He’s going to bring so much to what we do here. It’s just that comfort level in knowing we believe in the same things. We believe in how we’re going to go about it. For me to have him is just going to be extremely beneficial to me personally and he’ll be unbelievably positive for our players as we build the program.” The pair will work together to share their knowledge that was spawned at Princeton and developed into their respective coaching philosophies. They bring optimism that their style of play will win again at Air Force. “People say the game has changed and it has,” said Scott. “The shot clock is at 30. When I was at Denver I made changes. We were really, really good at Denver when we won the WAC. We made changes. As you make changes, the foundation of it all comes from Coach Carril, and it comes from having played there. When you know the genesis of something, then you can make changes to it. You know every little detail of where it comes from and how to implement it and how to coach it. That really enables you to make changes. We’ll play the same way but we’ll play differently, if that makes sense. We will play fast. It’ll be what playing fast means for us – player movement, ball movement, sharing that, and you have to do it transition wise. I learned how to teach what we do from transition.” In Scott’s view, excelling at the defensive end as much as being good offensively will be crucial to success. Having less time to shoot has affected how teams have to play to win. “The real change is you can’t really control the game anymore with your offense,” explained Scott. “What you can control offensively is your efficiency. You can control how good you are at what you do,
you can control how good you are at your execution at whatever you do offensively. But you can’t control the game because of the shot clock. What you have to control offensively is your precision, how good you are at it, and how good your team is at it. I know you can still control the game defensively. Oftentimes people say ‘Princeton offense,’ but forget that we were great on defense and we’ve always been.” Scott’s Princeton teams were second in the nation in fewest points allowed twice and led the nation once. He also had strong defensive teams at Air Force and Denver, with the Pioneers sixth in scoring defense in 2013 when they advanced to the NIT. Chomping at the bit to get started with his new team, the coronavirus pandemic has made the beginning of Scott’s return a little unusual. “Here, as we take over under these circumstances, this is the first time I’ll have ever had access to our guys because they don’t have their summer programs,” said Scott. “ B e c a u s e w e w e r e n ’t able to do anything in the spring with them, whatever To: ___________________________ it is we’re going to get some RETURN FLIGHT: Joe Scott makes a point to a player during From:to_________________________ Date Time: __________________ last &campaign as the head coach access them in July. I the 2006-07 season in his the Princeton men’s basketball team. Scott, a think because I’llad,ofscheduled Hereit’ll is ahelp proof of your to University run ___________________. get to coach them. It’ll give 1987 Princeton alum and former star guard for the Tigers, it thoroughly andonpay special attention to the following: to serve as the head coach at the University of DenusPlease about check a month to get went ver from 2007-16 and then had stints as assistant coach at to(Your knowcheck each other on the mark will tell us it’s okay) court, instead of in Zooms. Holy Cross (2016-18) and the University of Georgia (2018-20), It’s more getting our guys to was recently named as the head coach of the Air Force men’s � Phone number � Fax number � Address � Expiration Date understand it’s going to be hoops program. It marks his second stint with the Falcons as about them, how important he coached the Air Force from 2000-04. (Photo by NJ SportAction) is it to them, how much do back to a place where we feels good to be back here they care.” Looking forward to laying know the people and they in a place where there’s such a comfort level and to be the groundwork for rebuild- know us,” said Scott. “ K n o w i n g e a c h o t h e r taking over a program and ing the program, Scott will draw on his final campaign comes from our shared expe- know the place, and know at Air Force when he led riences and shared success. the people, and know how the Falcons to the NCAA It just makes this situation the place operates. It goes tournament. That memora- better. I can really enjoy it. a long way in being able to ble run has the school and You would enjoy it no matter build a program.” —Justin Feil what, you would be excited him excited for his return. “We’re lucky to be coming no matter what. But it just Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In
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Ivy Hoops Coaches Commit to Racial Justice
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History Month in February to avidly celebrate black history and black excellence; And each Ivy basketball team will donate to and volunteer with the local organizations that are working to address the specific needs of our community. The statement concluded with the asserting that “this is just the beginning.” In reflecting on the commitment to racial justice, P r i n c e to n m e n’s h o o p s coach Mitch Henderson said he was “proud to stand in solidarity with my fellow Ivy League basketball coaches as we carry out these initiatives.” He added that he vowed “to continue to learn and grow from my team, my co-workers, and my fellow head coaches.” Henderson noted that his players have already started to work with the Trenton Boys and Girls Club where they will be assisting in their reading program and helping fill volunteer positions. Tiger women’s basketball coach Carla Berube, for her part, is also proud to be involved in the initiative. “As Ivy League basketball coaches, we are committed to the Black Lives Matter movement on our campuses and among our teams,” said Berube. “We have promised to listen, to educate, to create safe and inclusive environments, to be active allies to the black community, to be vocal advocates and not stay silent when we see and hear about social injustices.” She noted that her players have “committed to having open dialogue within our team, educating ourselves through books, podcasts, and documentaries.” In addition, the team is supporting a grassroots organization in Trenton and is connecting with its black women’s basketball alumnae “to talk about their experiences at Princeton and to be a support system for our current team.”
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coach e s is s u e d a n “Iv y Promise” last week, proclaiming their commitment to racial justice. In their statement, the coaches said “we have heard our student-athletes’ and communities’ call to action,” and ‘the anger, disappointment and hurt felt across our country” has been “eyeopening and has inspired important conversations in our communities.” As a result, they set forth steps they will take to show “how we will stand together to proceed forward on the path of making progress for humanity” and “this is our promise.” The “Ivy Promise” represents the basketball coaches’ “commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement.” Noting that their platforms are “influential,” the coaches added that “combined our platforms can be a catalyst for change.” The coaches added that t hey are “com m it ted to achieving reform” and “will stand against inequality and discrimination until all people are afforded the same oppor t u n it ies in wages, health care, housing, education, and criminal justice.” In order to achieve those aims, the coaches said they will take the following initial steps: As Iv y basketball head coaches, they will use their status and privilege to be vocal advocates for equality for all; When possible, their programs will buy from local black and minority owned businesses to help uplift communities economically and decrease the wealth gap; Ivy coaches and studentathletes will not only participate in All Vote No Play on November 3, but also use their voting power in local and state elections because that is where topics like criminal justice reform begin; They will use the games on MLK Day and during Black
SUMMER TRAINING: Princeton University women’s hockey players Maggie Connors, left, and Sarah Fillier celebrate a goal this past winter. The rising junior stars have been selected to train virtually with Team Canada at its National Women’s Development Camp, to be held throughout the summer. It will add to the list of Team Canada events and camps in which Connors and Fillier have participated with both having taken part in the event last year. The selectees will connect online weekly over the summer. Connors, a 5’6 native of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, tallied 22 goals and 25 goals last season and was a second-team All-Ivy and thirdteam All-ECAC Hockey selection. Fillier, a 5’5 native of Georgetown, Ontario, tallied 57 points on 22 goals and 35 assists in 2019-20, earning AHCA All-America, first-team All-Ivy League, and first-team All-ECACH honors. The pair helped Princeton set a program record for wins as it went 26-6-1 this winter and won its first-ever ECACH title. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Although Hun Boys’ Lacrosse Started 0-2, It Showed Potential Before Season Canceled Eve n t houg h t h e Hu n School boys’ lacrosse team got off to a 0-2 start this spring, Jeff Snow felt fortunate. Hun fell 14-9 to St. Stephens & St. Agnes School (Va.) in its season opener on March 10 and then lost 13-12 to Penn Charter (Pa.) a day later. But by the end of the week, schools were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and then weeks later the spring sports season was formally canceled. “We were one of the lucky schools — the only one in New Jersey to the best of my knowledge — to have actually played two games,” said Hun head coach Snow, a former assistant with the program who took the helm this spring, succeeding previous head coach MV Whitlow after he stepped down last fall. “In the past we had gone to the desert of Arizona to train, but we felt that this group needed to be challenged and play right away.” Snow was encouraged by how the Hun offense clicked in the two games and saw good things on the horizon. “Inside Lacrosse had us ranked 14th in the nation when the season ended,” noted Snow. “Although we were beaten, we felt we were headed in the right direction.” The team’s Class of 2020 showed the right stuff as it looked to go out on a high note. “We did have a special group of seniors; a group so special that we created a schedule to truly challenge who they had become as players,” said Snow, whose corps of seniors included Trevor Deubner, Grant Hansen, Charlie White, Gabe Craven, Michael Cardinalli, Anthony Bell, Chris Brake, Felix Turcotte, Connor McDonough, and Thomas Paolino. “Seven starters were seniors this year so we were really veteran. They were poised and were ready to just blow out this year. We were scheduled to play teams from Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and two from Canada — including perennial power, Hill Academy. This would have been the toughest schedule in the history of our program.” Noting that the Raiders
totaled 21 goals in those f irst t wo games against tough competition, Snow believed that the squad had the makings of a high-powered attack. “I am so bummed because we had guys who were in the program for four years,” said Snow. “We were going to run an offense that was a watered down version of what Penn State does. We had that kind of talent this year.” Snow was depending on senior star Trevor Deubner to lead that offense. “Trevor is the prototypical X-attackman who quarterbacks an offense; what makes him so special is his ability to make any team pay for sliding to him,” said Snow, noting that Deubner tallied 182 points in his Hun career on 77 goals and 105 assists and has committed to attend the University of North Carolina and play for its men’s lax program. “Before you can blink his no-look pass has split the seam to the backside of the defense for a high percentage shot. His work all summer prepared him to be more of a scoring threat while not diminishing his ability to be the best feeder on the field. His development of the twoman game also enabled us to begin using some of the same looks you would find at Penn State.” The athletic Hansen, a University of Maryland commit who had 82 goals and 31 assists for the Raiders, was another big offensive threat. “He possesses a deceptively quick first step and is comfortable dodging downhill or sweeping across the top,” said Snow. “We have been inverting him for two years now and he is comfortable behind the cage as well as above it. He also has been our best midfield defensive player and could be seen on the field with a long pole playing man-down defense for us.” Another senior, W hite, had developed a comfort level around the goal. “Charlie is the stereotypical late-bloomer who has played with us since his freshman year, but didn’t see the field until last year when he became a starter,” said Snow of White, who tallied 35 goals in his Hun career and is headed to
Salisbury University. “Smaller than Grant and Trevor, Charlie may have worked harder to prepare his body in the off-season than anyone has in years. His increased stature had improved his confidence and his improved IQ made him the most dangerous off-ball player we have had since Brendan Rooney (who went on to star at Yale) graduated in 2015.” A pair of post-grads, Mike Cardinalli and Connor McDonough, had put in some good work during their short time with the Raiders. “Mike was an exciting addition to our team, offering us another talented attackman who works well in space with and without the ball and offers us another distributor,” said Snow of Cardinalli, a Hobart College recruit. “Mike quickly assimilated into our offensive schematic and worked really well with Deubner in two-man games. Connor came to us from State College, Pa., where he was a pretty solid downhill dodger who could finish to the far side of the net. He is on his way to Catholic University.” The Hun back line was led by defender Bell, a Penn commit, and goalie Craven, who is headed to the Naval Academy. “Anthony is a tall, lean, st rong defens eman who loves to get the ball in open space; he takes risks and once harnessed, his aggressiveness will be an asset,” said Snow. “Gabe came to us in his sophomore year and started for his junior and senior years. Combining his stats at Hun with his freshman year stats at Peddie, Gabe’s save percentage is greater than 60 percent with over 300 saves. As reliable as Gabe has been in the net, his work developing and leading a very young defense this year was a perfect way to slide into his work at Navy.” The trio of Brake, Turcotte, and Paolino, played key supporting roles for the squad. “Chris was the heart and soul of this team; that character who can lighten the mood when needed, who managed the tone and tempers of a pretty serious locker room,” asserted Snow. “Feli x came to us out of nowhere last year and played short-stick defense in spots. When asked if he
STICKING POINT: Hun School boys’ lacrosse player Trevor Deubner, right, battles to get past a foe in a game last spring. Senior star attackman and University of North Carolina-bound Deubner was primed to quarterback Hun’s high-powered offense in his final campaign. The Raiders totaled 21 goals as they started 0-2 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
could switch to a pole this spring, his answer was simply, ‘whatever is the best for the team.’ Thomas was just happy to be with us and understood he would not be playing in our higher end games. There is a special spot in my heart for players who just want to be around success and put in the work even if they don’t receive the accolades.” Once school was closed, Snow kept in touch with his players virtually through Zoom meetings. “I have probably met more with the seniors and the juniors at this point,” said Snow. “The seniors, No. 1, because they had so much riding on the season. They have really just been beat up by it but also helping them to stay connected with each other to keep working out because they are on their way to bigger, better things. My whole message has been look, this is about a journey we have been on and part of the journey was to get Trevor to North Carolina and to get Grant to Maryland. You guys need to be ready to step on the field next year.” With Hun having hired veteran college and pro coach Jim Stagnitta to guide the program next year, Snow, who will stay on the staff as an assistant coach, has been focusing in getting the juniors on the same page. “For the juniors it is about making sure that understand what is at stake next year,” said Snow. “They really were the ones that needed this season the most to develop into the leaders that we are going to need next year. I am trying to help them to understand how important their role is going to be this summer but also when we get to campus in September in creating the environment that we need that supports the new kids we bring into the program as well as making sure everybody is on board with the hard work that it takes.” Snow is on board with the hiring of Stagnitta. “It was definitely a move in the right direction,” said Snow, noting that Stagnitta’s standing in the lacrosse world and previous work with young players should be a drawing card for the program. “I think he has some kids in t he pipeline already, which is going to be essential. I have had several conversations with him and it is a good fit.” Looking ahead to next season, Snow believes that relishing every moment on the field will be even more essential than in the past. “I have been doing this for over 30 years and I have never experienced anything at all close to this,” said Snow, who previously coached at Bedford High (Mass.), Lawrence Academy (Mass.), and the Gilman School (Md.). “It humbles you and certainly I think the one thing we have all learned is this could all be taken away from us in a second and we have no control over that. You only have control over what you do in the moment so it is taking advantage of every day and hopefully you get the reward of playing and being close to each other on the field and sharing the success and the heartache.” —Bill Alden
Bringing Wealth of Pro, College Coaching Experience, Stagnitta Taking Helm of Hun Boys’ Lax Program With a resume that includes extensive college and pro lacrosse coaching experience, Jim Stagnitta is now bringing that wealth of knowledge to the local high school scene as he will be taking the helm of the Hun School boys’ lacrosse program. Over his 32 years in the game, Stagnitta had guided such college programs as Rutgers University, Arcadia University, University of Pennsylvania, and Washington and Lee University. On the pro level, he has been the head coach of the Denver Outlaws and the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse as well as the offensive coordinator for the Florida Launch. He is currently the head coach of the Whipsnakes in the Premier Lacrosse League. In reflecting on his move to Hun, which was announced last week, Stagnitta believes the time is right for him to bring his expertise to that level. “I’m no stranger to high school lacrosse,” said Stagnitta as quoted in a press release issued by Hun regarding his hiring. “As a parent, I’ve watched my son play at the high school level. As a coach at Rutgers, I’ve recruited players from high school, Hun included. I’ve learned what it takes to get players to the next level, so coaching high school will allow me to develop these student-athletes and help them build a foundation for a successful future.” Stagnitta is taking over for Jeff Snow, who guided the team in the abbreviated 2020 season and will stay with the program as an assistant coach. During Stagnitta’s time coaching college and professional teams, his accomplishments include seven NCAA berths, MLL Coach of the Year in 2013 and
2016, Division 1 Coach of the Year in 2003, Coaches Association Man of the Year in 2005, and five-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In addition to his success on the field, Stagnitta has made an impact in the areas of team and individual development, having founded and led MVP Development Group and Complete Athlete 360. The MVP Development Group focuses on developing customized approaches to helping professional and collegiate sports teams in the areas of culture, leadership, and communication while Complete Athlete 360 is built on the foundation that leadership, education, wellness, and psychology are key factors in the success of coaches and teams. “When I first started these corporations, we were working with high schools and student athletes,” asserted Stagnitta. “We have grown to accommodate teams at higher levels but because I’ve been doing this for so long, I’ve seen firsthand what works and what doesn’t work for athletes. It’s important for student-athletes, especially at the high school level to learn self-worth, resilience, tr ust, and how to make people around you better. Teaching players those aspects of life is the driving force behind my coaching style.” As Stagnitta guides the Raiders, he will utilizing a holistic style. “Success isn’t about winning,” he said. “Success comes from the journey and the growth, so as a coach, I celebrate the journey of each player and each team. Each player learns differently, each player develops differently; it’s my obligation to nurture the different ways each player will grow and celebrate that.” —Bill Alden
TRAINED EYE: Jim Stagnitta eyes the action in his role as the head coach coach of the Whipsnakes of the Premier Lacrosse League. Stagnitta, who boasts 32 years of college and pro coaching experience, is bringing his wealth of knowledge to the high school level, having recently been hired as the head coach of the Hun School boys’ lacrosse program. (Photo provided courtesy of the Hun School)
Mark Maser coached his daughter Julia when she played travel lacrosse and then enjoyed watching her star for the Stuart Country Day lax program. Over the years, Maser worked w it h t he W W/ P Lightning Lacrosse and Ultimate Lacrosse club programs before his daughter went on to play at Colby College. This spring, when Stuart’s longtime lacrosse head coach Missy Bruvik decided to step down, Maser was ready to get into high school coaching. “I have k now n Missy Br uv ik for a number of years and as a parent who watched the Stuart program for many years, I thought I knew the game,” said Maser, 56, a native of Long island who played lax at the Coast Guard Academy and went on to practice law after completing his military service. “I would get into Missy’s ear every once in a while. In conversations, I said if I ever got the time I would love to coach because I think I would do it a little bit differently.” As he looked forward to guiding the Tartans, Maser was looking to employ an up-tempo game. “I have a different philosophy on how to play the game,” said Maser. “Watching college games
in women’s lacrosse and the like, I think the best teams play a faster game. Not that you don’t come down and set up plays but I like to run kind of like an option offense. If it was football, I would call it a triple option.” M a s e r d i d n’t g e t t h e chance to install that offense as schools were closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the spring sports season was formally canceled weeks later. “I had two practices and then the third practice was canceled,” lamented Maser. In running those practices, Maser focused on making connections with the squad. “In the two practices it was new coach, new season; we both, as players and coach, had to learn each other,” said Maser, who was taking the helm of a team that went 6-7 in 2019, advancing to the second round of the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep B quarterfinals along the way. “Beyond that a couple of things I wanted to get implemented and we did get implemented the first day were things I learned from Julia when she played at Colby. Every day we had a practice, we had a practice player of the day. The way it works at the end of the first day, I pick one of the players and said, ‘you gave the most
effort in practice today, let’s congratulate you. Tomorrow, your responsibility is to watch everybody else playing on the team and you will select the practice player of the day.’” With only one senior, goalie Caroline Letrent, on the roster, Stuart was undergoing a youth movement. “Some of the girls who were there didn’t even have sticks; they were going to learn, follow, and be eager to have new experiences,” said Maser. “I saw that in my short two days. One girl who had never played before picked up a stick and by the end of practice one, she was fairly proficient throwing and passing with only an hour-and-a-half of time under her belt.” While Maser’s first experience coaching at the high school level only lasted a few days, he is eager to get back on the field with the Tartans. “I was very much looking forward to the season, it was very disappointing,” said Maser. “I was talking to Missy with my wife and she said I have the world’s shortest coaching career and Missy said oh no, he is coming back next year. As long as I am available, I want to do it.” —Bill Alden
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but Roland Glover, Charles Phox, John Bailey, Bucky Jackson, Jimmy Craig, and Melvin Drakeford were often seen with him or at his house. Romus was predeceased by his parents John and Jossie Broadway a nd s ibli ngs : Clayton, Robert, Johnsie Broadway Burnett, Herbert, James, Lee, Lina Broadway Boone and Husted. Funeral Services for Romus will be Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Hughes Funeral Home, 324 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, NJ. Public viewing is at 1 p.m. Private Service for the family is at 1:45 p.m. Burial will be at the Princeton Cemetery. The family of the late Romus Broadway extends its heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the Hospice group of The Medical Center at Princeton; especially staff Carmella, Mary, and Liz Cohn. In lieu of f lowers, any donations can be made to Mount Pisgah AME Church Building Fund at 170 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, in memory of Romus Broadway.
Dr. Arthur Howard Ackerman, MD November 4, 1937 – June 20, 2020
Dr. Arthur Howard Ackerman, MD, 82, of Princeton, passed away on June 20, 2020 at his home. He was born in New York City on November 4, 1937, to Boris and Laura Ackerman. Arthur moved to Brooklyn as a young boy, where he developed his unapologetic character and love of family. In Brooklyn, Arthur attended P.S. 225 and Lincoln High School, where he was an active contributor to the school newspaper, the Lincoln Log. He frequently recounted stories from his singularly American childhood – following the campaigns of World War II; sometimes engaging in truancy to watch Jackie Robinson play for the Brooklyn Dodgers or to attend a concert at Carnegie Hall, indulging his lifelong love of classical music ; spending summers at Ten Mile River Scout Camps, where he developed an abiding passion for outdoor pursuits and sharing them with others; and fishing with his father. Arthur was proud to be the son of a hardworking immigrant who, along with Arthur’s uncles, built a thriving restaurant business and achieved the American Dream through constant labor, education, and a bit of good luck. For Arthur, the most fortunate moment of his life also occurred in Brooklyn, where during his adolescence, he met his beloved wife of 60 years, Carol, who survives him. Together, they built a life emblematic of the Jet Age in which they reached adulthood. Carol and Arthur shared a passion for travel, other cultures, and adventure, reaching six continents as a couple, plus a visit to Antarctica for Arthur. They loved the sea, maintaining homes and developing close friendships in Truro, Massachusetts and Antigua, West Indies. In Princeton, where they have lived since 1968, Carol and Arthur are known for their lively sense of fun – perhaps best captured through their Halloween
cos t u m e par t ie s, where they and their friends came dressed as famous historical figures. Friends and family will remember Arthur’s delight in telling a long-form joke and the twinkle in his eye on the frequent occasions when he engaged in mischief. Arthur attended college at New York University and, not surprisingly given his varied intellectual interests, majored in history. He went on to Yale Medical School, where he graduated in 1963. Arthur completed a residency in anesthesiology at Yale under his mentor and friend, Dr. Nicholas M. Greene, MD — who has been described as a founding father of modern anesthesiology. W hen t he Nav y called Arthur to serve, he did so honorably with the First Marine Division in Da Nang, Vietnam, providing anesthesia to Marines injured in battle during 1967 and 1968. While in Vietnam, Arthur was exposed to Agent Orange, which ultimately precipitated his final battle with prostate cancer — a fight through which Carol constantly was at his side. Arthur used his medical training for good throughout his life, beginning with his service to our country. He returned from Vietnam to practice anesthesia for nearly 40 years at Princeton Hospital, where he made las t i ng f r iendsh ips t hat enriched his life. After his retirement, he remained curious and energetic. Arthur taught anesthesia in Tanzania and Rwanda. He provided anesthesia for operations to correct pediatric heart defects in Ukraine, Belarus, Libya, and Kyrgyzstan.
A r t hur loved h is fam ily deeply, and his passing leaves for them both a void and many warm memories. In addition to Carol, he is survived by his daughter, Nancy (Rick), his son, Peter (Elizabeth), and his grandchildren, Alexander, Oliver, Henry, William, and Lucy. He is also survived by his two sisters, Ellen and Joan, brother- and sister-in-law, Ron and Roberta, and numerous nieces and nephews. Arthur will be buried at sea by the U.S. Navy.
Frederic Sharaf Frederic Sharaf, American Composer, passed away on June 23, 2020 at the age of 85. Frederic was born on July 1st, 1934 in Brookline, MA, to Louis and Mae Sharaf. He received a B.A. in Music from Cornell University in 1956 and completed his graduate work at Stanford University where he received an M.A. in Composition and Orchestration. Frederic, or Fred as he was known to family and close friends, will be lovingly remembered by his children: Jonathan Sharaf and his wife, Lorraine Sharaf; Megan Moore;
Carter Sharaf; and Kathryn Battistella and her husband, Matt Battistella. He will also be dearly missed by his grandchildren and a lifetime of close friends, many dating back several decades. His death was preceded by that of his wife, Jane Sharaf, who he loved and adored throughout their marriage of 35 years. He was a brilliant composer who had several of his pieces published by Carl Fischer, Inc. and performed in prestigious venues worldwide. Frederic and his wife Jane, an accomplished vocalist, premiered “Three Settings of Imitations by Robert Lowell” which he had written for her. After Jane’s death in 2007, Frederic sought solace in composing 19 songs dedicated to his late wife’s memory. He continued to write a wide variety of music ranging from art songs to chamber works, and bluesy ballads. In addition to being an accomplished musician, Fred will be remembered as an energetic cook, effortless conversationalist, and a good humored friend who maintained warm and witty friendships with a large circle of friends. Frederic will be laid to rest alongside his wife Jane in Princeton, NJ, where they raised their family. A private ceremony will be held there to celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers, donations in Frederic’s name can be made to the ASCAP Foundation, www.ascapfoundation.org/ donate. To send the family personal condolences, please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.
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this ended his career with the airline. Undaunted by his disabilities, he persevered and went on to get a college degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts. During that time, he combined his love for history and photography. After graduation, he returned to Princeton and began researching his family history along with writing, photographing, and chronically people and events in the Witherspoon- Jackson neighborhood as well as the Italian Americans who lived in Princeton. He made collages for almost every event in Princeton. As a result of his collages, he began speaking at churches, the Arts Council and Suzanne Patterson Center, and the Henry Pannell Center on Clay Street. His love for his community always led to giving time to Princeton Nursery School and activities in the neighborhood. Romus is survived by his daughter Michelle Crespo and her mother Evelyn Winrow of Tampa, Fla., son Collin Broadway of Tampa, Fla., sons James Broadway (Shellbe), of Princeton and Lee Broadway (Nashae) of Atlanta, Ga., grandchildren Christiana Crespo, Ewing, NJ, Carmen Blaise ( Fred) of Lynden, Wash., Antonio Crespo ( Kenia ) of Coral S pr i ngs, F la., C at h le e n Moore ( Sidney) of Seffner, Fla., and Jose Muniz of Tampa, Fla. Great-grandchildren, Quincy, Jasmine, Kadin, and Theo Romus Blaise. Samara, Victoria, and Isabella Broadway, Sidney, Des mond, Zane, James, Ava, Sriah, Lauryn and David Moore, and Amyla Broadway. To say that Romus loved his children is an understatement, but the love he had for his grands and great-grands was immeasurable. He made many trips to see his grands and great-grands but he said his last trip, which was a month ago, was one of his best trips when he went to Florida and Georgia. He is also survived by his brother John (Florence) of Lawrenceville, NJ, and sister Frances Broadway Craig of Princeton, NJ, and many loved nieces, nephews, and extended family /friends,
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Katharine Adams Chenoweth Katherine Adams Chenoweth, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and longtime resident of Princeton and Lawrenceville, New Jersey, died peacefully in Decatur, Georgia, on December 23, 2019. She had just celebrated her 89 th birthday. A talented artist, sculptor, and storyteller, who worked as an editor and then a real estate agent, Kitty, as she was known, split her time between New Jersey and her beloved mountain home in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. During typical summer weeks in Beersheba, she would visit with scores of relatives and friends from all over the country. Born on December 12, 1930, in Jacksonville, Katharine Ogden Adams was the eldest of four children of Elliott and Katharine Adams, a lawyer and a homemaker both active in community affairs. In addition to summers in Beersheba Springs, where her father’s family has been vacationing since 1872, Kitty attended Keystone Camp
in Brevard, North Carolina, for many years, was active in drama productions as a teenager, and graduated from the all-girls Bartram S chool ( now t he B olles School) in Jacksonville. Kitty majored in French at Vanderbilt University and served as an officer of the Delta Delta Delta sorority in her senior year. After graduation, Kitty returned to Jacksonville in her first job as a social worker. There, she met H. Avery Chenoweth and they married in 1954. Avery’s career as an artist and creative director in television and advertising took them to Gainesville, Florida, Huntington, West Virginia, and then New York City. They lived in Kendall Park for several years, and settled in Princeton in 1965. In Princeton, while raising children, Kitty obtained a degree in interior design from the New York School of Inter ior D e sig n, and served as Chairwoman of the YWCA International Festival in 1965 and 1966. She
also served on a committee welcoming new families to Princeton, many of them foreign immigrants. An accomplished portrait sculptor and savvy collector of antiques, Kitty had a deep knowledge of art and design. For several years in the 1960s, she sold her beautiful hand-sculpted angels to Lord & Taylor in New York City, where they could be seen in the holiday window displays. In the 1970s, Kitty became an editor for National Code Consultants, a publishing house for municipal codes. After her divorce in the early 1980s, she sold real estate in the Princeton area for over 30 years, most recently for Stockton Real Estate. Her training in interior design and passion for antiques and collecting were an asset in real estate and made her a natural at understanding the potential of period and historic houses. Kitty was also fascinated with Revolutionary War history and read every book she could find on General Washington and his troop movements through New Jersey. She loved to attend re-enactments at Washington’s Crossing and could describe in detail the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Friends and family remember her best for her infectious smile and laugh, and love of storytelling, which they attribute to her southern upbringing and long summers in the Cumberland Plateau of Middle Tennessee. She had friends wherever she went and delighted in parties and long nights on cottage porches talking about history, literature, art, and family life.
She struggled in recent years with a variety of illnesses, but also staged a series of recoveries. She recently lived for a year and a half in Connecticut, near her daughter, Isabel, and spent the last two and a half years in Georgia, near her son, Matthew. Both treasured the opportunity to care for her as she had once cared for them. Kit t y was predeceased by her parents, Elliott and Katharine Adams, and her brother Gillespie (Lep) Adams and his wife, Rebecca (Betsy) Adams. She is survived by her four children and five grandchildren, H. Avery Chenoweth Jr. (Mary) of Charlottesville, Virginia, Richard Chenoweth (Amy) of Starkville, Mississippi, and his children, Elliott, Damaris, and Lydia Chenoweth, Isabel Chenoweth (Charlie) of Hamden, Connecticut and her children, Walker (Briana), and Leila Sachner, and Matthew Chenoweth of Atlanta, Georgia. She is also survived by her sister, Louise Ropp, and brother, Elliott Adams Jr. (Tillie), both of Jacksonville, Florida, along with several nieces and nephews, and numerous cousins and extended family members. A celebration of Kitty Chenoweth’s life will take place in Beersheba Springs in July, 2020. Memorial donations be made in Kitty’s name to the nonprofit Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic (beershebaclinic.org), founded by Kitty’s cousin Dr. Garrett Adams. The clinic provides free medical care to local residents of Grundy County, Tennessee.
She led the Disabled Students Coalition’s talks with the college administration that resulted in the 1983 construction of an outside ramp at the main entrance to the library. In 1984 Betsy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education and was included in Who’s Who Among Students in Colleges. She continued with graduate studies at TSC, receiving a Master of Education degree in Developmental Reading. Betsy worked for five years at McGraw-Hill Education in Hightstown, NJ. Then for 17 years she was a Professional Math Tutor at Mercer County Community College, a job that she loved passionately. She mentored individual students in computational math and introductory algebra, attending class with them and tutoring them outside of class, using her strong organizational skills and personally-created handouts to reinforce classroom lessons. She loved advocating for others struggling either academically or emotionally, and was a guest speaker for various school and church groups to educate about the needs of people with disabilities. After her time at MCCC, she served as an intern for the NJ Division of Disability Services, and then as a trained Crisis Chat volunteer with CONTACT of Mercer County. A longtime member of Penning ton Presby terian Church, Betsy sang in the choir and served as an Elder. She chaired a workshop on ministering to children with special needs, and a task force to address the needs of people w it h disabili ties, leading to significant building accessibility renovations. For several years she sang with the Hopewell Valley Chorus. In 1999 she became a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, again singing in the choir. She strongly supported accessibility renovations there, and loved using the new elevator after several years of climb-
ing stairs with her crutches to attend choir rehearsals. She attended several church family retreats in the Poconos, and was delighted to participate in a Spring 2020 virtual chat with the choir. An avid sports fan, she was fiercely loyal to the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, and was known to indulge in occasional hijinks such as wheelchair races (for which she adopted the email nickname “Crash”). She enjoyed movies, word puzzles, puns, lots of reading, pizza with garlic, being Mama to her cat Ling-Ling, and sharing holiday dinners with friends and at church members’ homes. Singing was a special joy; she loved her God and loved to sing his praise. Betsy highly valued her independence which included having a private residence, using an electric wheelchair “scooter,” and driving a wheelchair-adapted minivan, and she deeply appreciated all those who helped her maintain that independence. Over the years she worked hard at physical therapy with a series of dedicated therapists. In 2020 she especially appreciated the skilled, caring staff at Merwick Care & Rehabilitation Center. Predeceased by her parents Carolyn Y. Walton in 1996 and M. Lee Walton in 2003, Betsy leaves her brother Scott R. Walton and sister-in-law Joyce J. Walton of South Carolina, and nieces Christine Walton Morrow of Georgia and Melanie Walton Faulk of South Carolina. Betsy was a loving aunt and was especially thrilled to become a great-aunt last year. Interment will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery on July 9, 2020. Contributions may be made to Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 W. Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ. Plans are also under consideration for a memorial service in 2021. Continued on Next Page
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Jean Beckerman Jean Beckerman, a Princeton resident for more than 50 years, died Tues day morning, June 23rd. She was 93. Jean did library work for much of her life. Originally with the New York Public Library system, she worke d d u r i ng t h e late 1950s as librarian of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where she had a nodding acquaintance with such future stars as Robert Duvall, Suzanne Pleshette, Tammy Grimes, Tuesday Weld, and Sydney Pollack. Born Jean Rose Friedburg in the Bronx, the daughter of a vaudeville and silent movie pianist, Jean attended Hunter College beginning at age 15. She worked with Hunter classmates Barbara Cohen Holdridge and Marianne Roney Mantell, founders of Caedmon Records, when in 1952 they began to amass recordings of the world’s great writers, including Dylan Thomas, T.S. Elliot, and Sylvia Plath. In
1954, she married librarian Edwin Beckerman. They had three children. Following Edwin’s career path, the couple moved from Man hat tan to L eicester, England to Albany to Yonkers to South Brunswick to West Windsor and finally, in 1968, to Princeton. Edwin became the director of the Woodbridge Public Library System, served as president of the New Jersey Library Association, and was on the board of the Princeton Public Library. Jean worked, for a time, at the Ewing Branch Library, Mercer County. Jean was funny, opinionated, literate, a voracious reader. She loved theater, music, swimming, museumgoing, vodka martinis, The New Yorker, and — somewhat incongruously — Dr. Phil. She loved certain movies: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Fahrenheit 451, The Maltese Falcon. And she loved Princeton. She will be missed by her husband Edwin, a South
Br unsw ick resident, her sons Jim B ecker man of Sayreville, Lee Beckerman of South Brunswick, Peter Beckerman of Pittsburgh, their spouses Tom, Wendi, and Eileen, her grandchildren Max, Amelia, Maia, and Lydia, her niece Susan Braun and nephews Michael Braun, Jonathan Beckerman, and Michael Beckerman. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Mr. Rogers’ Neighbors Kindness Project feeding hungry Princeton families, https:// mrrogersneighbors.com. Extend condolences and share memories at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.
chair coaching helped win the big ones. Dick was in the NROTC program at Villanova and was commissioned to Ensign at graduation. He was assigned to the Naval Intelligence office in Chicago. After two good years on active duty he moved to New York where he started his career with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (KPMG). In addition, he continued his Naval career as a reservist, eventually becoming the Commanding Officer of the Navy Field Intelligence Office in New London, Connecticut. Dick loved the Navy, the Reserves and enjoyed the men and women with whom he served. He retired at the rank of Captain and continued to be a proud patriot. At Peat, Marwick he was responsible for the first audit by an outside firm at First National City Bank (Citigroup). As a result, he was recruited by FNCB and later by United Jersey Bank where he advanced the ranks to President and Chief Executive Officer. While bank mergers were on the rise Dick became President of Ryan, Beck & Co, Pennsylvania. Years later he founded his own investment banking firm, Capital Consultants of Princeton. When planning to retire he was approached by McConnell, Budd & Romano Investment Banking firm to continue working with them for a few more years. Once again, good people, easy decision. Over his career Dick has been featured in New Jersey Monthly Magazine as “Someone to Watch in NJ Business.” He received the Villanova Alumni Medal. He
was President of the Boy Scouts of America, NJ area, a member of their Northeast Region Board of Directors, and Chairman of their Exploring Committee. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rider University and Trustee of the Independent College Fund of NJ. Dick was Director of the George Washington Taxpayers Association and Director and Trustee of many local organizations and charities. He was a member of Shadow Wood Country Club and past member at Trenton Country Club & Bedens Brook Golf Club. Dick was married to Dorothy (Dot) Shields. He was a wonderful husband and father to four daughters, dedicated, selfless and cherished. Among other things, Dick was Father Christmas to his daughters and beloved grandchildren. He was a generous man who loved making the season magical. True happiness was being Dad and PopPop. He beamed with pride at all their accomplishments. When Dick and
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Dot retired they spent their winters on the west coast of Florida. They were fortunate to share many memorable times with dear friends from their younger days, as well as making many great new friends. Dick was predeceased by his parents, his brother John Lewis Wines (J.L.), and sonin-law Peter Lamb. He is survived by his wife, Dot, his daughters Mary Susan Lamb, Ann Marie Phillips (Mike Kelly), Patricia (Neil) Habig and Karen, his grandchildren Christopher, Michael and Alexandra Lamb, Morgan Phillips, Chase, Chandler and Cameron Habig. He is also survived by his cousins, many nieces, nephews, and great friends, all of whom brought him much happiness. A private burial will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackwell Memorial Home, for condolences go to blackellmh.com.
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Rev. Jenny Smith Walz, Lead Pastor ‘Do not be anxious . . .Do not be afraid’ - Luke 12 Sunday Worship at 10 am Midweek Meditation Tuesdays at Noon followed by Zoom Lunch VIEW LIVE STREAM AND ARCHIVED VIDEO On Facebook andyour at PrincetonUMC.org Wherever you are on journey of faith, you are
609-924-0919 – Open Monday through Saturday from 10 - 4
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church 124 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 10:00 a.m. Worship Service
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL Princeton’s First Tradition
10:00 Children’s School During this timea.m. of COVID-19 crisis, Sunday Witherspoon is finding new ways to continue our worship. WhileBible our sanctuary and Youth Study doors may be closed, church is open and we will find new avenues to proclaim the Gospel and to Adult Bible Classes as one faith community! (Acontinue multi-ethnic congregation)
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609-924-1666 • Fax Join us for worship on Facebook Live609-924-0365 every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
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DIRECTORY OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES always welcome to worship with us at:
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Princeton
16 Bayard Princeton Join us for services on ourLane, Facebook page on Sunday. 609-924-5801 – www.csprinceton.org
www.facebook.com/trinityprinceton Sunday Church Service, Sunday School and Nursery at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Testimony Meeting and Nursery at 7:30 p.m. AN EPISCOPAL PARISH
¡Eres siempre bienvenido! 9:15 amChurch Adult Formation Trinity Holy Week Sunday Christian Science Reading Room 8:00& a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Easter Schedule 10:00 am Worship 178Christian Nassau Street, Princeton 9:00 a.m. Education for All Ages Wednesday, March 23 am Coffee Hour 10:00 a.m.Monday Holy Eucharist, Rite IIfrom 10 - 4 609-924-0919 –11:00 Open through Saturday Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm
5:00 Evensong withPrayers Communion following Holyp.m. Eucharist, Rite II with for Healing, 5:30 pm
Recorded and live stream sermons can also be found on our website - witherspoonchurch.org
Join our mailing list to receive notices of our special services, bible study and virtual fellowship. During the COVID-19 crisis our church office is closed, however, please email witherspoon@verizon.net or leave a message at our church office and a staff member will get back to you. Church office: (609) 924-1666
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church 124 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School and Youth Bible Study Adult Bible Classes (A multi-ethnic congregation) 609-924-1666 • Fax 609-924-0365 witherspoonchurch.org
SUNDAYS at 11:00AM
You are always very much welcome! ¡Eres siempre bienvenido! Wherever you are on your journey of faith, come worship with us
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Princeton 16 Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ Visit csprinceton.org for more information
We currently hold virtual online services: Sunday Church Service and Sunday School at 10:30 am Wednesday Testimony meetings at 7:30 pm For details contact: clerk@csprinceton.org
Tenebrae Service, 7:00 pm
Go to our websiteTuesday for more information. Thursday March 24 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm www.trinityprinceton.org 5:30
Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing and Wednesday Stripping of the Altar, 7:00 pm The Rev. Paul III, Rector, Keeping Watch, 8:00Jeanes pm –with Mar. 25, 7:00 amPrayer p.m. Holy Eucharist Healing
The Rev. Canon Dr. Kara Slade, The. Assoc. Rector, The Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt, Assoc. Rector, Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector Mr. Tom Whittemore, Director of MusicDirector of Music Br. Christopher McNabb, Curate • Mr. Tom Whittemore, Friday, March 25 33 Mercer St. Princeton 609-924-2277 www.trinityprinceton.org The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 am The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Evening Prayer, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 pm
St. Paul’s Catholic Church St. Paul’s Catholic Church 216Nassau Nassau Street, 214 Street,Princeton Princeton
Our Christian Science Reading Room is now open, 178 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
Wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are always welcome to worship with us at:
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Princeton 16 Bayard Lane, Princeton 609-924-5801 – www.csprinceton.org
Monday through Saturday 10am-4pm. Curbside pickup and free local delivery are available. Please call ahead 609-924-0919, readingroom@csprinceton.org
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church 124 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School
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BUYING BASEBALL CARDS BUYING COMIC BOOKS All related collectibles & memorabilia & old toys, 1933-1986. Any condition; any amount; cash paid. Don (609) 203-1900, delucadon@yahoo.com 06-17-3t
HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, masonry, etc. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www. elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com It’s time for deck rehabilitation & refinishing! You may text to request one of my job videos from my projects & receive it by text or email. STAY SAFE. tf
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JOES LANDSCAPING INC. OF PRINCETON Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 45 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations
I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469.
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Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ • Deadline: 2pm Tuesday • Payment: All ads must be pre-paid, Cash, credit card,paintings, or check. BUYING: Antiques, gmail.com Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, • 25 words or less: $15.00 • each add’l word 15 cents • Surcharge: $15.00 Text (only) (609) 638-6846 for ads greater than 60 words in length. old toys, military, books, cameras, WE BUY CARS Office (609) 216-7936 ROSA’S • 3 weeks: $40.00 • 4 weeks: $50.00 • 6 weeks: $72.00 • 6 month and annual discount rates silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars available. Belle Mead Garage CLEANING SERVICE LLC: Princeton References musical instruments. I buy single • Ads with lineForspacing: $20.00/inch • all•Green boldCompany face type: &$10.00/week (908) 359-8131 houses, apartments, offices, day-
KOI’S FOR SALE: Three large Koi’s for sale, 16” to 18”. $400. One is steel light blue in color. (609) 584-8669. 07-01 REMOTE TUTOR IN LANGUAGE ARTS: Taking students to improve reading comprehension, essay writing, SAT/ ACT scores, and literary analysis. References. Call (609) 203-6102. 06-17-3t
HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf 4 BEDROOM RUSTIC COUNTRY HOME: 10 minutes north of Princeton, in the small village of Blawenburg, Skillman, $2,110 discounted monthly rent: http://princetonrentals. homestead.com or (609) 333-6932. 06-24
CARPENTRY/ HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HOUSE & OFFICE CLEANING: By an experienced Polish lady. Call Barbara (609) 273-4226. Weekly or biweekly. Honest & reliable. References available. 06-10-5t
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MUSIC LESSONS ON ZOOM– Learn how to play! Piano, guitar, vocal, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, saxophone, banjo, uke & more. One-on-one, on line, once a week, $32/half hour. CALL TODAY to sign up for a trial lesson! No zoom account needed. FARRINGTON’S MUSIC (609) 960-4157; www.farringtonsmusic. com 06-17/09-30
PERSONAL CARE/ COMPANION AVAILABLE: Looking for employment. References available. Please call Cynthia, (609) 227-9873. 06-24-3t
SUPERIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES: Experienced in all residential home repairs. Free Estimate/References/ Insured. (908) 966-0662 or www. superiorhandymanservices-nj.com 05-16/08-01
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01-15-21 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130
DEADLINE: Tues before 12 noon tf BUYING BASEBALL CARDS BUYING COMIC BOOKS All related collectibles & memorabilia & old toys, 1933-1986. Any condition; any amount; cash paid. Don (609) 203-1900, delucadon@yahoo.com 06-17-3t KOI’S FOR SALE: Three large Koi’s for sale, 16” to 18”. $400. One is steel light blue in color. (609) 584-8669. 07-01
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35 S Chancellor Street, Newtown PA. This magnificent Colonial Revival home is located in the heart of Historic Newtown Borough. A grand presence on the street, this lovely home has undergone a complete transformation over the course of the owners’ tenure. A seamless addition as well as thoughtful renovations by noted architect, the late James Hefelfinger and executed by J.R. Maxwell Builders. 7 Bedrooms, 3 Full Bathrooms, 2 Half Bathrooms, 5,500+ Sq Ft., Full Finished Basement, Gourmet Kitchen. $2,200,000
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202 S State Street, Newtown PA. 18940 Only Four of Ten units remain in this stunning, AIA award winning Hillier Designed, luxury condominium project. Located in the heart of historic Newtown Borough, each unit boasts it’s own unique floorplan with high ceilings, a paneled lobby, radiant heat, noise canceling windows, terraces and the ability to customize most options to suit your individual design requirements. This project is the first residential multi-family structure of such quality built in this market. While the words luxury and quality are often overused, this building was designed as if it were located on Rittenhouse Square or Central Park. Be a part of this amazing project. Enjoy a lifestyle that embraces the finest in modern building design in the midst of a quaint historic setting. Prices from $1,050,000-$1,300,000
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PRoFESSIoNAL bAbYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf HANdYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, masonry, etc. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www. elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com It’s time for deck rehabilitation & refinishing! You may text to request one of my job videos from my projects & receive it by text or email. STAY SAFE. tf CARPENTRY/ HoME IMPRoVEMENT in the Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Call Julius Sesztak, (609) 466-0732 tf HoUSE & oFFICE CLEANING: By an experienced Polish lady. Call Barbara (609) 273-4226. Weekly or biweekly. Honest & reliable. References available. 06-10-5t PERSoNAL CARE/ CoMPANIoN AVAILAbLE: Looking for employment. References available. Please call Cynthia, (609) 227-9873. 06-24-3t
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Job CodE CT6239 (CitiusTech, Princeton, NJ) wrks in the healthcare domain. Understands client rqmts for Data Extract’n. Migrates Data form exist’g Interface Engine to new Interface Engine. Creates cache objt script class files for BPL & bus operat’ns. Validates dvlp’d interfaces by test’g them & dvlps tech documentat’n of the syst. Uses tools such as Intersyst Ensemble, SQL Srvr, Cache Objt Script, HL7 & Oracle 10g. Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci./Eng. or frgn equiv +3yrs of wrk exp or will accept 3yr bachelor’s deg in the above w/4 yrs of wrk exp. Loc’n: Princeton, NJ & various unanticipatd loc’n w/in the U.S., reloc maybe rqd. Please refer to job code & email res to: us_jobs@citiustech. com 07-01
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
Job CodE CT6240 (CitiusTech, Princeton, NJ) wrks in the healthcare domain. Resp for coordinat’g w/ different teams w/ in the organizat’n to anlyz projt & syst rqmts. Create high-lvl solut’n schematic & detail features to be dvlp’d. Coord w/the QA team to perf integrat’n test’g & User Acceptance test’g. Uses tools such as SQL Srvr, HL7 IHE & CCDA. Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci/CIS/Eng. or frgn equiv +5yrs of progress wrk exp. Loc’n: Princeton, NJ & various unanticipatd loc’ns w/in the U.S., reloc maybe rqd. Please refer to job code & email res to: us_jobs@citiustech.com 07-01
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
FULL-TIME PoSITIoN: Elm Court seeks a full-time Maintenance Technician with a minimum 5 years’ experience in the maintenance of residential multifamily building systems, including HVAC, plumbing & electrical. Requirements also include ability to perform interior repairs such as basic carpentry, painting, spackling, & tiling; valid driver’s license; basic computer skills; & ability to be part of on- call/emergency rotation schedule, which requires living within 25-30 minutes of our facilities. Bilingual skills are a plus. TO APPLY: This is a full-time, nonexempt position. PCH offers a competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience. Kerri Philhower, Property Manager, Kerri@pchhomes. org. FAX (609) 921-1068. No phone calls or unscheduled office visits please. PCH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 07-01-3t
FAbULoUS HoUSEKEEPER SEEKING PoSITIoN: This fine woman lost her longest-term employer, a beloved Princeton community member. Another 25+ year employer is placing this AD & will interview interested parties. Candidate is looking to fill in one or two days on her house-cleaning schedule. Excellent cleaning & communication skills, hard worker & a delight for any family to have around. Dog & cat-friendly. Walking distance to bus is helpful but not required. Please call (609) 6584999. 07-01
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PRINCETON | All the hallmarks of exceptional design are on display in this classic Princeton home. From its handsome brick exterior, wrought iron entry gates and circular driveway to the finely detailed interior, traditionalism and post-modernism unite in a combination that is truly irresistible. This landmark 1930’s residence is surrounded by a manicured acre of gardens, specimen trees, bluestone terraces, meandering stone walls and a private tennis court. The floor plan incorporates a modern addition featuring bright, airy window-walled family and breakfast rooms topped by a unique pyramidal skylight, as well as a skylit chef’s center island kitchen with designer cabinetry and state-of-the art appliances. A spacious entrance foyer introduces generously sized main floor living spaces, well suited for gracious entertaining as well as casual everyday living. The step down living room has sweeping views of lush gardens while the dining room features graceful plasterwork details. A cozy wood paneled library with a fireplace, the site of numerous historic meetings during World War II, and an adjacent study complete the main floor. The master suite has a fireplace, dual baths and abundant closets. On the third floor, a guest bedroom suite is enclosed by a modernist glass block wall. A true blend of innovation and classical style, this special home is sited on a quiet cul-de-sac and backs onto ten acres of pristine woodlands. Sheltered and private, its ideal location is just a short walk to downtown Princeton’s shops, restaurants, cultural venues and is readily accessible to the area’s extraordinary educational institutions. Offered at $2,250,000
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