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Home Sweet Home Pages 28-31 NJ Governors, Families Help Support Morven . . 5 Student Entrepreneurs Create Startups . . . . 10 Two Opportunities to Comment on Maple/ Franklin Site . . . . . . . 11 Rounding the Bases with Sgt . Pepper and Philip Roth . . . . . . . . 13 Summer Chamber Concerts Continues Series . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Comedy “Grudges” Gets Online Premiere . . . . 15 Walton Enjoyed Memorable Career for PU Women’s Golf . . . . 22 Palmeri Shines for Hun Baseball in Last Dance Tournament . . . . . . . . 24
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Three New COVID Cases; Health Dept. Focuses On Schools Opening The Princeton Health Department reported three new cases of COVID-19 last week, the first new cases in Princeton in more than two weeks. There have been 198 cases in Princeton since March, with 134 recovered, 34 currently active cases, 18 confirmed COVID deaths, and 12 additional deaths probably COVID-19 related. One of the new cases, at Princeton Care Center, is being documented as a “suspected reinfection” and the other two were related cases tied to travel to the Jersey Shore, where the two individuals stated they were socializing and not maintaining appropriate distance or masking. Princeton Health Officer Jeff Grosser emphasized that people must be careful, especially when vacationing. “Be extra cautious with social distancing and make sure you’re not putting yourself in harm’s way, because that’s a way to reintroduce COVID cases in Princeton,” he said. Grosser noted that he’s pleased to see no other new cases coming in, which he cited as evidence for effectiveness of social distancing and masking efforts. He pointed out that the Health Department has been working closely with the longterm care facilities, PCC and Acorn Glen, where public health measures have been implemented and both facilities are successfully controlling the virus. ”We’ve been fortunate that the cases have been slow in trickling in, giving us the opportunity to do contact tracing to stamp out the spread,” Grosser said. “Without a huge influx of cases we can do that effectively.” With the curve of coronavirus infections mostly flattened in Princeton, and many businesses opened in the past month, the focus of the Princeton Health Department has turned to the schools and their plans for September reopening. Grosser has been meeting with a subcommittee of health officers in the state, working to identify standards for schools to reopen safely. The issues involved include required health screenings, how to social distance and enforce mask wearing, operational protocols, and contact tracing. “How can schools participate in contact tracing and how can we get nurses to be our eyes and ears, so if they have a probably or confirmed case we can take measures to stamp out the spread?” he asked. “With everything we have Continued on Page 7
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PPS Prepares Flexible Plan for Reopening With September fast approaching, plans for reopening area schools continue to evolve. The changing status of the COVID-19 pandemic; increasingly outspoken concerns of parents, teachers, and staff; and guidelines from the governor and health departments influence the proposed reentry plans from day to day. On June 26 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that schools will open in September. His 104-page “Road Back: Restart and Recovery Plan for Education” generated more questions than answers, as educators work on one or more of three models: fully-opened schools, remotelearning only schools, and a hybrid model that provides both in-person and remote schooling. Each model includes a multitude of different options, and educators are anticipating the need for more flexibility than they have ever experienced before. Princeton Public Schools (PPS) presented a proposed reentry plan last week and a revised proposed reentry plan on Monday, July 20, both following a hybrid model, keeping the safety of children, teachers, and staff in focus, along with excellence in education and all the logistics that go with it. Barry Galasso, PPS interim superintendent since July 1, has worked in public education for more than
50 years, but this is new territory for him. “This will be the hardest thing most educators will ever do,” Galasso said in a phone conversation last Friday. “This is really hard. Normally when we deal with issues there are variables. But there are thousands of variables to deal with here, and it’s the unknown that makes it so difficult. School people are working hard to do everything the governor has asked. He’s going to have to provide direction to allow maximum flexibility.”
Murphy announced on July 20 that schools could allow all-remote learning. A survey sent out to parents last month by the PPS indicated that 15 to 20 percent of parents would not send their children back to the school buildings in September. In the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district, which has adopted a hybrid plan with primary focus on remote learning, 60 percent of elementary parents, 55 percent of middle school parents, and 50 percent of high school parents said they would Continued on Page 7
Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund Is Busy Processing Grant Applications Three weeks into its campaign to assist small businesses in Princeton that have been affected by the ongoing pandemic, the Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund (PSBRF) has received more than 30 applications for grants of up to $5,000. Those administering the fund are hoping that more will apply before the deadline of July 31. “We’re trying to make sure we get the word out to let all of the Princeton businesses know this is available,” said John Goedecke, who is president of the Princeton Regional Chamber Foundation and immediate past president of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of
Commerce. The fund is a collaboration of the municipality, Princeton University, and the Chamber. The University pledged an initial donation of $250,000 to launch the fund, and has also provided a dollar-fordollar match of up to $100,000 in additional donations to the fund. To qualify, for-profit businesses must have 25 or fewer employees, a storefront in the municipality, be open to the general public, and have been in business since September 2019. Qualifying applicants must have less than $2 million in gross Continued on Page 8
SATURDAY AT THE FARM: Jersey fresh produce and flowers are now in abundance at Terhune Orchards on Cold Soil Road. Pick-your-own blueberries are also available while supplies last. Visitors share their favorite ways to enjoy blueberries in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Weronika A. Plohn)
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Before becoming a museum more than three decades ago, Morven was home to several New Jersey governors and their families. So who better to turn to, administrators thought, when trying to think of a way to rescue the National Historic Landmark from the potentially devastating financial circumstances?
“We are in dire straits,” said Debi- L amper t Rudman, Morven Museum and Garden’s curator of Education and Public Programs. “We were on target to have our highest attended year ever, and then the pandemic hit. We have held some programs, but without regular visitors, it’s not good.”
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Enter former Governors Tom Ke an and Chr is t ie Whitman, current Gov. Phil Murphy, a daughter of former Gov. Richard Hughes, and a son of former Gov. Brendan Byrne, all of whom immediately agreed to take part in a series of videos about t heir exper iences while living at Morven. The hope is that the videos will not just be entertaining, but inspire donations. The segments are being posted on social media, and will eventually become a permanent feature of the Morven website. Streaming began last week with Whitman and Honey Hughes. They continue this week with Tom Byrne. Kean will be next, followed by the final video with Murphy. “He went above and beyond in his video,” said Rudman of the current governor. Each person I asked to do this got a little script that they might have wanted to follow. But Gov. Murphy went a lot further to bring Morven into being symbolic of what makes New Jersey so great and so resilient. Others were more casual, but he is wearing a suit with flags of New Jersey and the USA behind him. It’s very patriotic and sincere.” Bu ilt more t han t hree centuries ago, Morven was originally part of a 5,500acre tract purchased from William Penn in 1701. It was the home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and is the only home of a New Jersey signer that is open to the public. As well as serving as a Stockton homestead for several generations into the 20th century, and home to three generations of enslaved families, Morven housed the families and staff of Robert Wood Johnson Jr., and was the first New Jersey Governors’ Mansion and home to five New Jersey governors and their families and staffs.
Honey Hughes lived in the house from the ages of 5 to 13. “One of the memories she shares is that she slept in the Kennedy room, where John F. Kennedy is believed to have stayed when he stopped at Morven during campaigning,” said Rudman. During his segment, which Rudman filmed herself on Monaco’s front steps, Tom Byrne recalls being seated at lunch with Princess Caroline and Prince Albert of Monaco. Kean did his video from his home. “He’s awesome,” Rudman said. “He really nailed it. He loves Morven. He was a history teacher, and he talks about why he thinks Morven is probably one of the most important
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not send their children into the schools in the fall. “We all want to do a good job, but we all have different facilities, different kids, different age groups of faculty and staff,” said Galasso. “In order for this to work the governor’s going to have to have confidence in the educational community and allow maximum flexibility so that we can provide youngsters with an education.” He continued, “We want kids to be engaged in education. It’s a question of how to do that with kids’ safety and faculty and staff safety at the forefront.” The district is required to submit its plan to the New Jersey Department of Education a month before opening. The proposed re-entry plan will be adjusted and refined over the next 10 days in light of ongoing discussion, a public Board of Education meeting online on July 28, and input from various stakeholders, before it is sent to the state for approval. The current plan calls for in-person schooling on a staggered schedule for most students from 8:30 to 1 p.m., with teachers providing online contact and instruction from 1 to 3 p.m. “This enables teachers to hold students accountable for their remote learning assignments from earlier in the day and to assess their progress,” the proposal states. After-school activities, clubs, and events will not resume until January 2021. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (the governing body for New Jersey high school sports) has delayed definitive decisions on athletics until September 15. The PPS is following recommendations from the Center for Disease Control, the New Jersey Department of Health, and municipal health officials. Each school has a pandemicresponse team, consisting of staff members and parents, to review decisions, and the district’s proposal states that school buildings are being adapted to meet social-distancing requirements. Still in progress among the needs for a successful hybrid plan are the arrival of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies, tents or other outside structures, and safe bus transportation protocols. The YMCA has offered to loan tents to the district and federal funding may help to provide more. Staffing is one of Galassi’s most pressing concerns. “How many are going to be comfortable coming back?” he queried. A survey is going out to faculty and staff to determine how many may be unable to return in person in September. “We’re going to have to determine whether or not we can properly staff our schools,” he said, noting that substitutes, in short supply last year, may not be able to fill the gaps. In following school re-entry guidelines, students and staff members will be required to wear masks. Social distancing, shield wearing, plexiglass dividers, daily assessments of student and staff members’ health, hand-washing and/ or sanitizing stations, and weekly deep-cleaning will be implemented. Visitors to the schools will be limited and al-
lowed only if they follow the safety protocols. There will be medical isolation areas in each school, and district nurses are being trained in contact tracing. Students participating in in-person learning will be divided into two cohorts, A and B. Pre-kindergarten students attend school five days a week. For grades K-5, cohort A attends school in person Monday and Tuesday and learns remotely Wednesday through Friday. Cohort B learns remotely Monday through Wednesday and attends school in person Thursday and Friday. Special education pupils in self-contained classes attend school five days per week. For grades 6-12 during an A week cohort, A attends school Monday through Thursday, and cohort B learns remotely. During a B week, cohort B attends school Monday through Thursday, and cohort A learns remotely. “Transportation needs necessitate a 1 p.m. dismissal, and no lunch will be served, which means minimal loss of instructional time as compared to a full day and eliminates challenges related to social distancing and maskwearing during meals,” the plan states. Outdoor spaces for classroom instr uction, block schedules at John Witherspoon Middle School and Princeton High School, and staggered passing time to minimize the number of students in hallways during transitions will be used to help keep students socially distanced. The PPS is working with the YMCA and other community organizations to provide options for child care during hybrid schooling. Galasso emphasized the challenges of in-person learning. “If you can’t eat in a restaurant, can you really have thousands of kids and
hundreds of staff keeping safe social distancing?” he asked. Adaptability will be crucial as the hybrid plan continues to evolve, and Galasso expressed concern at the possibility of an outbreak in one of the schools. “All I need is one case and I will probably have to close down that school,” he said. PPS has been ramping up its remote learning resources, with all teachers now using a new online learning management system. “Our remote learning is going to be significantly more robust than it was last spring,” Galasso said. “It will be better and more comprehensive.” The proposed plan promises “better hybrid learning and the opportunity to eliminate some of the problems that arose during the sudden switch last spring to remote learning.” With staff starting the year on September 1 and most students now scheduled to begin on Monday, September 14, rather than the original September 9 start date, teachers will have additional time for professional development and preparation, and the schools’ technology department will be able to make sure that all devices are ready to go. Galasso has received more than 100 emails from parents, students, staff, and community members regarding the reopening plan. The suggestions and comments have helped shape the plan and clarify what students, parents, and teachers are experiencing, according to a PPS statement. “This has been helpful in refining PPS’s reopening plan and making it better for all students, staff, and parents,” the statement notes. Further questions and feedback are welcome by emailing communications@princetonk12.org. —Donald Gilpin
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learned in the past months, how can we handle the situation if a case arises?” The Health Department has been in regular communication with school heads and other administrators, and, pending directives from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), will be sending out a letter to schools with preliminary guidelines before the end of July. “A significant part of the population would feel more comfortable with students doing remote learning from home,” Grosser said. “Another part wants students back in school with more nor malcy in t heir lives. There’s a wide range of individuals that we have to look out for, including teachers, administrators, and staff. We don’t want to open just to close again, or start out in-person just to go back to remote again.” Grosser also mentioned a grow ing concer n over travelers from other states, including New Jersey residents returning home. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on July 21 announced an additional 10 states added to the state’s coronavirus quarantine travel advisory, making a total of 31 states qualifying as COVID-19 hotspots. As new cases continue to surge in many states throughout the countr y, people traveling from the 31 designated states are being asked to get COVID-19 tests and self-quarantine for two weeks in order to prevent a resurgence in New Jersey.
In their daily COVID-19 updates, Princeton Council and Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert continue to urge f requent hand wash ing, practicing social distancing, and wearing a face mask when near others. “When wearing a face mask, it’s important to wear it properly,” states this week’s newsletter. “That means covering not just your mouth but your nose and chin, too. Wear a mask in high-traffic outdoor public spaces such as sidewalks on Nassau Street, Palmer Square, and Witherspoon Street.” —Donald Gilpin
Communiversity 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic
In response to the ongoing pandemic and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the Arts Council of Princeton has announced that Communiversity has been canceled for 2020. As Central New Jersey’s largest and longestrunning cultural event, Communiversity has drawn tens of thousands to downtown Princeton since 1971. “As you can imagine, this was not an easy decision to make, but we believe it’s the responsible one,” says Sarah Collum Hatfield, board president of the Arts Council of Princeton. “The decision is first and foremost based on our commitment to the safety and well-being of our attendees, performers, vendors, and the community-at-large. We appreciate everyone’s support during challenging times.” Produced by the Arts Council with participation from the students of Princeton University and support from the town of Princeton,
Communiversity ArtsFest typically features over 225 booths showcasing original art and contemporary crafts, unique merchandise, culinary masterpieces from local chefs, plus seven stages of continuous live entertainment.
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Vo l u n t e e r C o n n e c t , a Princeton-based organization supporting community nonprofits, has announced it will begin operating under the name NonProfitConnect effective immediately. A s a r e s o u r c e to l o cal nonprofits for over 20 years, NonProfitConnect will continue to focus on bu i ld i ng s t rong b oards, while increasing support of nonprofit executive leadership. In addition to training community members to serve on nonprofit boards, NonProfitConnect offers opportunities for nonprofit leaders to connect through peer circles, where they can share best practices, and attend training and other networking events. “This change is the next logical step in the evolution of our organization; where we can leverage our strengths and resources to best address the needs of the community,” said Board Chair Toni Anne Blake. “We are excited to roll out several new pilot programs to assess what is most effective in building increasingly diverse, skilled, and engaged groups of board and staff leaders,” said Executive Director Allison Howe. For more information, visit www.nonprofitconnectnj. org.
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annual revenue, or, if a restaurant, up to $5 million. The idea is to help cover some of the expenses associated with reopening, and 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 emergency help for employees with child care expenses. In the event the fund is oversubscribed, women and minority owned businesses will be given preference. Businesses intending to use their grant for purchasing goods and supplies from other local businesses will also be given priority. The Chamber Foundation is running the fund. Goedecke is hopeful that enough people will donate to the University’s $100,000 challenge. “We’re trying to reach out and raise money,” he said. “They can
do an online donation to princetonresiliencyfund.org, or mail a check. Whatever we raise, the University will match. There is no deadline on that.” Donations so far have come from individuals and organizations. “Stark & Stark [legal firm] recently contributed,” said Goedecke.” We’re hoping the word gets out not only to help with this particular fund, but also to become a good discussion point for areas that might want to do this in their own towns. It speaks to the partnerships that exist between organizations like Princeton University, the Chamber Foundation, local businesses, and the local government.” Businesses applying for funds should provide a receipt for expenditures already made and/or a purchase order or invoice for expenses that are anticipated. In addition, a written explanation of 250 words or less, expressing how the funds would help overcome the impact of the pandemic to the business,
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As part of its Advancing Safe Living initiative, Artis Senior Living has announced the launch of the new Artis Safety Council in partnership with Johns Hopkins physicians and a crossdiscipline group of Artis associates and health care leaders to focus on maximizing the safety and well-being of residents, associates, and families. For several weeks, the council has been actively strengthening the health and safety protocols for the current challenge of COVID-19. The council will be providing guidance in regard to the latest science of dealing with the new virus, along with proactively looking ahead at other potential community health issues that could arise, to have an industry-leading approach to safety and resident care. The members of the Artis Safety Council include Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Morgan Jane Katz, MD, MHS, an assistant professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes that will be advising the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and Ravi Passi, MD, FACP, CMD, an attending physician in partnership with Artis at Olney Assisted Living in Maryland, who is board-certified in internal medicine and has
since 1985. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a certified medical director for longterm care. Core areas of focus for the Artis Safety Council initially include cleaning and sanitation protocols; use of personal protective equipment as effective tools against risk of infection or virus spread; and testing approaches to protect Artis residents, their families, and staff. Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership from Artis and Johns Hopkins will continue working together on refining protocols and ongoing safety recommendations that can span to provide a safe and positive living environment for community residents. A s par t of t heir com mitment to the safety and health of its residents, Artis is adding staff to serve as safety officers who will ensure appropriate training for Artis associates across all locations, continual monitoring of safety protocols, and ongoing enhancements as needed over time to ensure community safety. “We are proud of this exciting partnership with a truly world-class organization like Johns Hopkins,” said Donald E. Feltman, Artis Senior Living president and CEO. “Our commitment to our residents, their families, and our staff is at the heart of what we do. Their safety today, and always, is a top priority.” Artis will be hosting virtual Town Halls for residents and their families, prospective Artis families, and local physicians interested in
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“New Normal” Real Estate Is Topic of Webinar
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Student Entrepreneurs Create Startups At PU Keller Center Summer Program Twenty-seven young entrepreneurs, Princeton University graduate and undergraduate students, have been working in teams over the past month to create and launch startup companies as part of the eLab Summer Accelerator Program at Princeton University’s Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. This summer’s program, restructured in just a few weeks last spring to allow the teams to create their startups remotely, will culminate on August 12 when the students pitch their startup ideas to the world at the Ninth Annual Demo Day. The startup proposals currently being developed and in search of supporters and investors include food, clothing, college admissions, transportation, legal, and pharmaceutical businesses. This year’s eLab has been different from the experience of the eight previous years, as meetings with mentors, skillbuilding workshops, construction of websites and apps, creating logos and marketing materials, surveying potential customers and partners,
interacting and learning from each other, and preparing for the Demo Day are all taking place remotely rather than in person. Instead of living and working together on campus and at the Princeton Entrepreneurial Hub on Chambers Street, the students have been meeting and communicating remotely. ELab Program Manager Stephanie Landers noted that the students embraced the prospect of a virtual eLab experience, and quickly took advantage of the opportunities it offered. “The whole 2020 cohort responded with enthusiasm and energy proving their entrepreneurial spirit was strong,” Landers said. After Princeton University students left campus in midMarch, Landers and Program Coordinator Manda Ryan restructured the program, and added a new component that has proven valuable to all the teams. This year’s eLab has an advisory panel of entrepreneurs, alumni, and investors with a wide range of experience and know-how who meet with the students weekly via
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like Silicon Valley or NYC or even be co-located with other founders to start up a new venture. It could open a great many possibilities.” Currently the student entrepreneurs are “honing their pitch decks and presentation skills in preparation for Demo Day, through participation in multiple pitch practices and marketing workshops with Keller Center’s dedicated entrepreneurship faculty and industry leaders,” Ryan said. Their startup proposals include Baseline Health, a business development platform for the pharmaceutical industry; Claudius Legal Intelligence, a legal platform using artificial intelligence and predictive analysis, claiming “it just doesn’t make sense to practice law without it”; Kotami, a clothing brand of “thrifted and upcycled” clothes with a “mission to bridge the gap between sustainability and style”; Maname, a blockchain solution for easing access to transportation services in Africa; Reach, a social media platform for high school students who need help on college admissions from current college students; and The Crumpet Society, a quickservice restaurant company, hoping “to brand ourselves as a food company that is transparent to consumers about what goes into our food and where it comes from.” Ryan noted, “We are very proud of the students’ resilience in this bizarre time, and can’t wait to see them shine at Demo Day!” Further information about the program and Demo Day is available at kellercenter. princeton.edu/events/demoday-2020. —Donald Gilpin
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An ordinance introduced by Princeton Council on July 13 could enable the development of 160 units – 80 affordable and 80 at market rate – on Franklin Avenue, across f rom t he Avalon Princeton apartment complex. The Princeton Housing Authority’s Maple Terrace and Franklin Terrace apartments, which were the town’s first affordable housing project in the 1930s, are currently on the site, as is a former parking lot. Council introduced two ordinances related to affordable housing. One was to create an “AH-6” zone, which would allow for the construction of 80 units, in a 100 percent affordable building. That ordinance is part of the town’s affordable housing obligation, which was approved by Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson. The second ordinance, an “AHO6” zoning overlay, would allow for up to 160 units.
The ordinances are listed on the agenda of the Planning Board, which will meet via Zoom on Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Princeton Council is expected to hold a public hearing on the ordinances at its virtual meeting on Monday, July 27. Both meetings are open to the public. The first ordinance was originally targeted at 80 units, for low income and moderate income households, in a building that would be 3.5 stories tall. The second allows a maximum building height of five stories. The building would have at least one storefront on the ground floor, facing Witherspoon Street. There could be additional commercial spaces for a total of 10,000 square feet. The development would be located on the site of the current units and the adjacent parking lot. The lot, which has been the site of the weekly Princeton Farmers Market this summer, was
used by Princeton Medical Center before its relocation to Plainsboro eight years ago. It was donated to the town by Princeton University in 2014. Some residents have expressed concerns that the increased density of the overlay would create parking problems and overtax the public school system. Others have spoken in favor of the development. At a recent meeting of Council, Princeton Housing Authority Chair Leighton Newlin spoke in support of the AHO-6 rezoning. “The partnership will allow the Princeton Housing Authority to rehouse 20 families currently residing at Maple Franklin, which were built in the 1930s and 40s, and is quite possibly the most under-utilized parcel of land in central Princeton,” he said. Newlin expressed concern for very-low-income residents, and said the Housing Authority was committed to providing the best possible housing for its constituents, who are mostly Black and have been longtime residents of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. He is aware of concerns raised by others about density, but “We firmly believe that working together in collaboration, we can incorporate a community within a community that is well designed and that will please the people that live there, the neighboring community that surrounds it, and the town of Princeton, which we all call home,” he said. —Anne Levin
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“The Lady was a Spy,” “T h e Ro ot s of We s ter n Art,” and “The Supreme Court and Nationalism” are among the courses that will be offered for the fall 2020 session of the Evergreen Forum, a program of the Princeton Senior Resource Center. Starting in September the program will offer 21 courses, all on Zoom, for adults that focus on science, literature, art, history, social studies, and culture. Returning instructors this fall include Elaine Jacoby, who will be teaching “Voting
will teach “Case Studies in Science and Technology”; Lincoln Hollister, professor emeritus of geosciences at Princeton University, who will be offering a class called “Adventures in Geology”; and Barbara Kirsh, who will once again lead “Migrations: Continuing Stories.” Registration is a firstcome, first-served system. Online registration opens on August 4 at 9:30 a.m. at princetonsenior.org. Electronic brochures are available online on the PSRC website. Classes, all on Zoom,
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Princeton Community Housing Applauds Actions on Affordable Housing Ordinances
To the Editor: On Monday, July 13, the Princeton Council voted to adopt and introduce several ordinances that will enable the development of much needed affordable housing opportunities in Princeton. Princeton Community Housing applauds the Council’s actions and supports these ordinances, which have the potential to provide housing opportunities for the more than 1,700 very low-, low-, and moderate-income households on our own and other waiting lists in Princeton. As several residents and other attendees expressed in comments during the meeting, a stable home in a town like Princeton significantly improved the trajectory of their lives. Mayor Lempert acknowledged that where one lives profoundly impacts one’s future. One of the ordinances adopted will allow Princeton Community Housing to proceed with our plan to build 25 new affordable rental apartments at Princeton Community Village. We are excited to move forward with these new affordable family homes, and within the next few months will submit final plans developed in consultation with our residents and the municipality. Other recent ordinances will allow for the weaving of affordable housing into existing neighborhoods and encourage mixed-income development. Taken together, these zoning changes provide the foundation for Princeton to provide its share of the regional need for affordable homes and a range of market rate homes. Communication and collaboration with our residents and the community have been fundamental in our ability to successfully develop and manage close to 500 affordable rental homes in Princeton over the past 53 years. As development plans move forward, we stand ready to contribute to what we expect to be robust and earnest community dialogue. Working together, we must remember that equity and smart growth are the bases for these ordinances and the guiding principles for our shared vision of a 21st century Princeton. ALICE K. SMALL President, PCH Development Corp. Board of Trustees VALERIE W. HAYNES President, PCH Community Board of Trustees
Expressing Concerns About Impact of Proposed Change on Franklin/Maple Site
To the Editor: On July 13, the municipality of Princeton introduced draft Ordinance 2020-25. This proposed overlay ordinance, as written, allows for “up to” 160 apartments to be built on the Franklin/Maple site, which is between Witherspoon Street and Jefferson Road. Pursuant to proposed Ordinance 2020-25, the municipality could add up to 80 market rate apartments to the 80 affordable apartments that are currently designated for the site. Therefore, proposed Ordinance 2020-25, if adopted, would allow for up to 160 apartments. Though I am a supporter of more affordable housing being built in Princeton, I, as both a resident of Princeton
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and resident of an adjacent street, have concerns about the impact of the proposed change from 80 apartments on the Franklin/Maple site to “up to” 160 affordable and market-rate apartments. The site is only 3.2 acres and it was studied in 2018 and 2019 and it was determined that 80 units was the appropriate number of units for this site. There will obviously be impacts and consequences if there is such an increase in building bulk, units, people, children, and cars occurs. As the site is only 3.2 acres, the “up to” 160 housing units translates to a density of “up to” 50 units per acre. The draft ordinance also allows for all buildings to be up to 5 stories/55 ft. and allows for 10,000 square feet of commercial space. It is important that residents of the adjacent neighborhoods be aware of the two limited opportunities to submit questions, comments, and concerns prior to a vote to adopt or deny the proposed ordinance. Questions, comments, and concerns can be submitted to (1) the Planning Board (July 23 meeting) and (2) mayor and Council (July 27 meeting). As both meetings are virtual meetings, there are instructions on the municipal website princetonnj.gov (Meetings and Agendas) for submitting written questions, comments, and concerns. The “up to” 160 units proposal is currently not part of the Princeton Affordable Housing Plan that was submitted to the Court and subsequently found to be acceptable by the judge and Fair Share Housing, the litigant. MICHAEL FLOYD Harris Road
Wondering Why Leaf Blowing is Allowed When There Are No Leaves on the Ground
To the Editor: I live on Terhune Road. There is a large and empty office park behind me. At 8 a.m. this morning, a lawn mowing crew began their mowing back there. Then the leaf blowing. Then more lawn mowing, then more leaf blowing. It is now 2 p.m. and they are still running their machines. We have been hearing the noise of those machines now for six hours on a beautiful Saturday morning. There is no one back there. Why do the lawns need mowing more than once per week, let alone leaf blowing when there are no leaves on the ground? Why is there no ordinance in this town against commercial leaf blowers during periods when there are no leaves on the ground? Why doesn’t the town force these companies to use mulching baskets, and, if they must sweep up traces of grass on the streets and parking lots all around them, rakes and brooms? Leaf blowers from commercial companies are a pestilence. Why are we so impotent in the face of this obnoxious, smelly, and completely unnecessary noise? JANET HEROUX Terhune Road
Young Residents Would Like Town to Add Signs, Speed Bumps on John Street
To the Editor: We are Collin, Harper, and Ryan, fourth and fifth graders who live on John Street. As children, we definitely support the Slow Streets plan because cars come speeding down our street carelessly every single day and it is very dangerous. As we are writing this, we are witnessing many speeding cars come down the street. But, in addition to making our street a Slow Street, we would like the township to consider adding signs and speed bumps. We would like more visible signs on John Street that signify the current speed limit, which is 20 miles per hour, and that it is a one-way street. Currently, there are not many signs that indicate clearly the speed limit. The ones that are visible are very far down the street. Placing these signs on John Street will not take up a lot of space and will be cost efficient. Adding these signs would make the street safer for children and adults both in and out of Princeton. We would especially like speed bumps on our street since people can easily ignore the signs. Our street currently has only one set of speed bumps, but it is very far down the street and does not prevent cars from speeding down the beginning and middle of the street. And while we love seeing our beloved Princeton police patrolling the street, speed bumps would make their jobs a lot easier. As we love being able to walk into town, cross the street to go to the YMCA playground, walk to our friends’ houses, and go to our bus stops and back, speed bumps would make it a lot safer. The speeding cars are a hazard to us children and, though we love our town, street, and neighbors, signs and especially speed bumps, would improve John Street so much. Please consider these two suggestions! HARPER STANLEY COLLIN LITTLE RYAN MASIUK John Street
Inviting Community to Participate in YWCA Stand Against Racism Run/Walk
To the Editor: YWCA Princeton founded Stand Against Racism more than 10 years ago. Personally, I came to this work in 2016 when my despair at our nation’s future made me unable to passionately work for any other purpose. In the years since, what I have learned is best summed up by Shay-Akil McLean, PhD (@hood_biologist): “I’m waiting for people to catch on to the fact that the work of unlearning racism is mostly internal. This is easy to recognize once you peep that you can’t & won’t act any different if you can’t identify racism within yourself.” Next week I will be participating in YWCA Princeton’s
virtual Stand Against Racism Run/Walk by walking every morning from July 27 through August 10 at Princeton’s Community Park track at 8 a.m. — rain or shine. The purpose of the run/walk is to raise money and awareness for YWCA Princeton racial justice work. Please come join in, walk alongside me (with a mask of course), and let’s have a conversation about racial justice. Or donate at www.ywcaprinceton.org/donate to financially support YWCA Princeton’s ongoing work. Even better, sign up yourself for the run/walk at www.ywcaprinceton.org/runwalk and start your own campaign! To learn more about the history of YWCA Princeton’s Stand Against Racism and for anti-racism resources, visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/stand. JULIE SULLIVAN-CROWLEY Director of Operations, YWCA Princeton
Urging Princeton Residents to Support Remaining Affordable Housing Ordinances
To the Editor: It is difficult to overstate the current affordable housing crisis within our nation, state, and local community. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates a supply of 36 affordable units for every 100 extremely low-income renting households in the country, an issue that disproportionately affects our non-white and particularly our Black neighbors. In New Jersey, that number falls to 29 out of 100. In Princeton alone, there is a waitlist of nearly 2,000 households in need of affordable housing as of November 2019. About one-third of all of our households are cost-burdened and nearly 17 percent of our renters are severely cost-burdened. Research clearly shows that we face this massive shortage of affordable housing because of structural factors like stagnating wages and declining federal support for affordable housing, but also because of local decisions – namely, exclusionary zoning and needless foot-dragging with development. Some residents are frustrated with the settlement process, but it seems to be the only tool left to shake municipalities out of the complacency of decades of underdevelopment. Furthermore, it is meaningless to profess support for affordable housing, but then protest every detail of any feasible affordable housing plan. Whatever the intent, the result is more delay and less housing. Ultimately, concerns about obstructed views and neighborhood character pale in comparison to the fact that nearly 2,000 households in our community are in need of affordable housing and cannot currently secure it. To the concern that residents of affordable units place strain on public resources, namely, streets and schools, let us not forget the resources that homeowners consume. Homeowners are more likely to commute by car than renters. Moreover, the cherished tax subsidies for homeownership – mortgage interest deductions and the like – cost taxpayers $400 billion over 5 years. In comparison, we spend $72 billion on rental housing over 5 years. In other words, tax benefits for homeowners cost six times what we spend on rental housing. And renters are taxpayers, too. They pay property taxes indirectly through rent. So while it’s appropriate to consider and plan for potential increases in student populations resulting from affordable housing construction, it’s not appropriate to use this as an excuse not to make our community more livable. That essentially amounts to more opportunity hoarding. It’s easy to make the mistake of thinking that these are issues beyond, not within the boundaries of Princeton. Many, many municipalities make the same mistake, creating a free-rider problem that has contributed to our country’s sorry lack of affordable housing. We are better than this and we have the chance to be an example for other municipalities in the state and the country by enacting the remaining affordable housing ordinances on July 27th. We urge all Princeton residents to support these ordinances. They promote the kind of mixedincome, smart growth policies that all municipalities should embrace. But beyond that, we should remember that each additional unit represents a household, a family, a neighbor. We aren’t just building units – we’re building community. MATT MLECZKO Lemonick Court MARIA JUEGA Grover Avenue
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Rounding the Bases with Sgt. Pepper and Philip Roth on the Eve of Opening Day I have seldom, very seldom, crossed this borderland between loneliness and fellowship. I have even been settled there longer than in loneliness itself. What a fine bustling place was Robinson Crusoe’s island in comparison! —Franz Kafka, October 29, 1921 y bedside copy of Kafka’s Diaries 1914-1923 opened to that passage as I was adjusting to the idea of baseball being played before a virtual crowd in an empty stadium. I kept thinking of the recent New York Times photograph of a stylishly masked player batting in front of a “crowd” of cardboard cutouts at Citi Field. Why was that jumbled arrangement of forms and faces so hauntingly familiar? Why was I smiling at the thought of something so creepy, so unreal, so — Kafkaesque? The answer came by way of the reference to “loneliness and fellowship” in the passage just quoted. Given all the precautionary no-nos the pandemic has inflicted on baseball — no spitting, no highfives, no hugs, no fist bumps, no intimate catcher-pitcher sessions on the mound, no round-the-horn-and-back-to-the-pitcher routine after an out — who’d have thought that the no-fans challenge would lead to the invention of ballpark variations on the cover design of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? Never mind the financial upside already being explored by the owners, like having fans pay to reserve a seat in the stands for cutouts of their choosing. Never mind the distraction potential, like putting an image of the opposing pitcher’s estranged wife in a key position behind home plate. What’s making me smile is the back story wherein Jann Haworth and Peter Blake, the co-creators of the Sgt. Pepper cover, left the choice of cutouts to the Beatles. Told to think of themselves posing for a photograph with a crowd of fans behind them — “the fans could be anybody, dead or alive, real or fictitious” — each Beatle was asked to make a list. Philip Roth’s Passion It’s no wonder that I relate to the Sgt. Pepper connection after a decade and a half filling this weekly newspaper’s ballpark with living and dead authors, composers, artists, and real and fictitious characters and events. As soon as I realized we’d be printing on the eve of Opening Day, with the game and the nation headed for November and a do-or- die election, my plan was to feature American novelists born in July, Ernest Hemingway (July 21) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4). Then
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along comes Kafka and his admirer, the most baseball-minded of authors Philip Roth, whose wartime fantasy The Great American Novel (1973), a precursor to The Plot Against America (2004), grew out of his passion for the game. Hailed as the “best of the fantasists” in Daniel Okrent’s “All-Star Team” of writers (New York Times, May 3, 1981), Roth hit “a grand slam” with his creation of the Patriot League because he “knew his target” and “loved it dearly.” Roth’s views on baseball have a poignant resonance in the summer of 2020. In his April 2, 1973 Times op-ed, “My Baseball Years,” he sees the sport as “a kind of secular church that reached into every class and region of the nation and bound us together in common concerns, loyalties, rituals, enthusiasms, and antagonisms.” He also gives the ga m e c re d it for helping him understand “what patriotism was about, at its best ... its tender and hu mane as pects, lyrical rather than martial or righteous in spirit, and w it hout t he reek of saintly zeal” of wartime patriotism “grounded in moral virtuousness and bloody‐minded hate.” There’s a hint of how Rot h m ight have regarded the highly irregular “regular season” of 2020 in a passage from his novel Operation Shylock (1993), quoted here two years ago in the aftermath of his death. Recalling afternoon classes at the Hebrew school in Newark where “we learned to write backwards, to write as though the sun rose in the west and the leaves fell in the spring, as though Canada lay to the south, Mexico to the north,” the narrator recalls how “we escaped back into our cozy American world, aligned just the other way around, where all that was plausible, recognizable, predictable, reasonable, intelligible, and useful unfolded its meaning to us from left to right.” The great exception, the only place where “we proceeded in reverse, where it was natural, logical, in the very nature of things, the singular and unchallengeable exception,
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was on the sandlot diamond. In the early 1940s, reading and writing from right to left made about as much sense to me as belting the ball over the outfielder’s head and expecting to be credited with a triple for running from third to second to first.” Haunted by Poe If the author of Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque can haunt the cover of Sgt. Pepper and John Lennon’s “I am the Walrus,” what’s to keep him from lurking behind the scenes of The Game Without a Crowd played April 29, 2015, at Baltimore’s Oriole Field? Who else but Edgar Allan Poe would be haunting the premises when, for the first time in history, a Major League game was played with the fans locked out, presumably to prevent the ove r f low of t h e “civil unrest” set off when Freddie Gray died in police custody. Among the various precautionary grotesqueries and arabesques — the recorded singing of the National Anthem into the “quaint and curious” void; a spectral organist playing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” for the benefit of 46,000 empty seats during the nobodystretching seventh inning stretch ; the launching of a long home run into a bot tomless pit of silence (“...the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token”), the ball landing on Eutaw Street a few blocks from the spot where on election night 1849 Poe was found lying on the pavement outside Gunner’s Hall tavern, delirious and near death. Hawthorne on the DL I used to think the closest Nathaniel Hawthorne came to the grand old game was at the Berkshires picnic where the author of The Scarlet Letter threw a baseball back and forth with the author of Moby-Dick on Herman Melville’s birthday, August 1, 1850. Without that first meeting and the short-lived bromance that followed, Melville’s novel, which he dedicated to Hawthorne, would almost certainly not be the masterpiece we know today. Without going
into the maze of politics and patronage that led Hawthorne astray after he penned a campaign biography for his college friend Franklin Pierce, I was surprised to learn that, according to Hawthorne’s biographer Edwin H. Miller, the 9-year-old future novelist was hit on the leg while playing “bat and ball” on November 10, 1813, and as a consequence “became lame and bedridden for a year” (in baseball terminology, that’s a long stint on the DL, current usage for the “disabled list”). Hemingway’s Opening Game On April 12, 1912, a day after that season’s Opening Day, 13-year-old Ernest Hemingway wrote a poem he called “The Opening Game.” Written under the influence of “Baseballs Sad Lexicon” by Franklin P. Adams, it begins, “With Chance on first and Evers on Third, / Great things from the Cubs will soon be heard.” Then Cubs slugger Frank Shulte “on the plate his bat does rap, / Takes a slug at that old ball, /Makes it clear the right field wall.” Hemingway’s biographer Carlos Baker ends the poem at that point, without divulging that the Cubs lost the game and without reference to what may be the most quoted line of verse in the literature of baseball: “These are the saddest of possible words: / ‘Tinker to Evers to Chance.’ “ Opening Daydream My opening daydream is of a Sgt. Pepper cover backdrop at Busch Stadium when, as Hemingway’s fisherman Santiago would put it, the Cardinals of St. Louis will host the Pirates of Pittsburgh. In fact, I’d put the author of The Old Man and the Sea in the front row, along with cut outs of Spencer Tracy as Santiago and Felipe Pazos, who played the boy in the 1958 film. And much as the Great DiMaggio was a hero to the boy and Santiago, I’d have the Great Musial front and center, especially since 2020 is his centenary. From there on, it would be easy to create a crowdscape montage of players and hometown heroes like Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Chuck Berry, Clark Terry, T.S. Eliot, and William Burroughs. n the we’re-all-in-this-together spirit, I’d have a seat for Cardinal fan Michael Brown, whose killing helped launch the Black Lives Matter movement. And why not go all out and have him and his Cardinal fan father and the family sitting alongside the Cardinal fans on the St. Louis police force? This is a daydream, after all, with a cardboard crowd, and there are thousands of seats to fill. —Stuart Mitchner
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rinceton Summer Chamber Concerts continued its series of “Chamber Music Wednesdays” this past week with a performance shared by the Argus and Craft string quartets of a notable chamber work by an underrated woman composer. Based in New York City, the Argus Quartet is dedicated to encouraging the joys of human connection, community, and discovery by bringing wide-ranging repertoire to life. Since its founding in 2013, the ensemble has collaborated with a number of contemporary composers and has earned a number of awards and commissions nationwide. The Boston-based Craft Quartet has made its reputation pairing undiscovered works from the past with masterpieces from our time. In this era of focus on music of women composers, it was fitting that these two chambers shared performance responsibilities in presenting a work of the early 19th-century composer Fanny Mendelssohn, whose works were often overshadowed by those of her more renowned brother Felix. Fanny Mendelssohn composed an astounding amount of music in her short life of 42 years (she died of a stroke less than six months before Felix died in a similar manner). Her repertory numbers more than 450 pieces, including 250 lieder — a popular genre of the early 19th century and one in which Fanny’s works were often attributed to her brother. The battle to be a woman composer at this time was such that Fanny’s father wrote to her that while music may be the profession of her brother, for Fanny, it “can and must be only an ornament.” Fanny and Felix shared not the sibling rivalry usually found in families but a sibling artistry — influencing each other’s works and supporting each other’s careers. The truly extensive repertory of this lesserknown composer has been coming more to light in recent decades, and Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts’ “Chamber Music Wednesdays” presentation last week featured the Argus and Craft quartets playing Fanny Mendelssohn’s 1834 String Quartet in E-flat Major. Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet was her sole work in that genre, with the four movements rooted in the musical traditions of not only her brother but also the towering Ludwig van Beethoven. Summer Chamber Concerts divided this performance between the Argus and Craft quartets, with the Argus ensemble playing movements 1 and 3 and the Craft Quartet performing movements 2 and 4. Princeton University
musicologist and Dean of Faculty Scott Burnham provided historical background to the piece as an introduction, with interesting musical examples and comparisons to the works of Felix Mendelssohn and Beethoven which the audience may not have realized. Playing from a small wood-paneled space which looked suitable for recording, the Argus Quartet played the first and third movements with precision and clarity, showing the work’s Classical roots. The first movement was a meditative introduction to the entire Quartet, with a dark and contemplative nature well punctuated by pizzicato playing from cellist Joann Whang. Violinists Clara Kim and Giancarlo Latta played with elegance, with Kim demonstrating particular sensitivity in the first movement “Adagio.” Violist Maren Rothfritz played with an effective edge to the viola sound, with all players building the intensity of repetitive passages well in the third movement “Romanze.” Movements 2 and 4 were presented by the Craft Quartet from an archived performance from the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, Massachusetts. Violinists Colleen Brannen and Amy Sims, violist Amelia Hollander Ames, and cellist Velleda Miragias have performed Fanny Mendelssohn’s Quartet a number of times throughout the Boston area, and their comfort with the piece was evident. The “Scherzo” of movement 2 was agitated yet under control, and the ensemble played with an overall fresh and young sound. Violist Hollander Ames effectively led the fugal passages of the second movement and the ensemble brought out well the dynamic contrasts of the piece. The final “Allegro” movement was quick-moving, energetic and joyful, with first violinist Brannen playing a decisive melodic theme emphatically as the work came to a swirling close. s with all online performances which have been taking place over the past four months, the results are only as good as the technology. There were a few problems getting into the live stream, but these Summer Chamber Concerts performances are available for later access on the Chamber Concerts website. Technology aside, Wednesday night’s performance of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet was a pleasant and refreshing way to spend a summer evening. —Nancy Plum
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Comedy Co-Written by Princeton Playwright Gets Online Premiere; A Family Dinner is Marred by Snarky Political Debate in “Grudges”
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ober t L ou is Stevenson w r ites, “Purge out of every heart the lurking grudge.” Late in Grudges a character adds, “Everybody in America today is the opposite of that. Let’s keep making these grudges bigger, every hour of the day!” Grudges is presented online by Knowledge Workings Theater. T.J. Elliott, a Princeton resident, is one of the playwrights. His collaborator is author, Wall Street Journal columnist, and filmmaker Joe Queenan, whose books include If You’re Talking to Me, Your Career Must Be in Trouble. “It would be crazy for me to do anything other than write comedy with Joe, because he’s a great satirist,” Elliott remarks. Elliott’s previous theatrical activities include writing, producing, and directing two off-off-Broadway runs of the Captive Audiences revues. Regionally he has acted, taking roles in plays including The Devil’s Disciple and The Dumb Waiter. Queenan “kept on pushing me to go back [into writing],” says Elliott. “I would not be here right now if it wasn’t for Joe’s brusque encouragement. Last week he said, ‘Where are the pages of the next play?’ I said, ‘Joe, I’m trying to produce this play!’” A press release states that Elliott and Queenan “formed Knowledge Workings in order to write and self-produce their ‘problem comedies’: theatrical works that explore difficult issues in a humanistic and entertaining fashion … they seek to provoke discussion and understanding of issues and ideas critical to our time such as race, religion, and polarization.” The first Knowledge Workings production was Alms, whose off-Broadway Equity Showcase enjoyed a sold-out run at Theaterlab in New York City. Elliott explains that he and Queenan “were interested in the relationship that people of different generations have to the Catholic Church.” He adds that Grudges explores “polarity in families.” Elliott came to Princeton 17 years ago, after being hired as chief learning officer at Educational Testing Service. He met Queenan — whom he has known for 25 years — when both were living in Tarrytown, New York. “I met him on the basketball court; we played in a league together,” Elliott recalls, adding, “our families started to socialize; we’d spend Christmas together.” Discussing the inception of Grudges, Elliott recalls that Queenan “started to talk about two characters whom I knew in Tarrytown, who were just complete polar opposites, but they both justified their political positions. I said, ‘That’s a play … what if it’s two brothers who haven’t talked to each other since 2016?’ We were having
this conversation in early 2018; the play is set before the 2018 midterm elections.” Faith Vergaretti McCarthy (portrayed by Lynne Otis) arranges a dinner between her husband, Matthew McCarthy (John Blaylock), and Matthew’s older brother, Paul (James Lawson). She secures a promise from both brothers that the names “Trump” and “Obama” will not be mentioned. This promise is quickly broken. The evening begins cordially enough, but soon the brothers start peppering their conversation with caustic quips about the other’s preferred political candidates and views. A desperate Faith interminably tries to be a peacemaker, but her attempts to redirect the conversation toward more pleasant subjects become increasingly futile. This is no small source of frustration for Faith, who has motives beyond mending the familial rift. She hopes that Paul, a successful author, can change the fortunes of the struggling publishing business she runs with Matthew. Elliott remembers an audience member’s reaction: “’How did you know what went on at my Thanksgiving table?’ I said, ‘Well, it went on at my Thanksgiving table, too!’”
He adds, “What’s been interesting is that so many people have had these strong reactions to the play. It’s their family; it’s their brother. Or they’re the person in the middle, and they have to be the referee.” He emphasizes that Grudges is “not a play that portrays one side as wrong, and the other side as right. In fact, someone said that this is kind of a ‘pox on both your houses’ play. I wouldn’t describe it that way, but that is the way one audience member interpreted it. If it comes down anywhere, it comes down towards the wife … who’s just trying to get people together.” “Theater should be an opportunity to engage with ideas in a compelling and fun way, and I think that’s what happens here,” Elliott continues. “Many people came and said, ‘Wow, the older brother … I found him charming! I found him persuasive.’ That’s part of our point: people harden into these positions, and they can’t just talk about something else. They can’t let it go — hence the title, Grudges.” Also in attendance at the dinner are Candy Cruz (Jasmine Dorothy Haefner), a young woman with whom Paul is in a relationship; and later, Faith’s friend and
next-door neighbor Jerry Marcus (Andre Montgomery), who visits the house to apologize for an extremely unfortunate incident involving Candy. Ed Altman serves as a Narrator, reading the stage directions — often with the urgency of a news anchor. Zoom is not a replacement for live theater, but it does have potential as a successor to mid-20 th century radio dramas. Elliott and Queenan began drafting the play in early 2018. A live table reading was held in October 2019; another reading was held in May, via Zoom. “Once you get to a table reading vast changes happen, because good actors make us understand the possibilities,” Elliott enthuses. “They also make us understand the extraneousness of certain things: [we realize] that actress can just raise her eyebrow, and we can cut half a page.’” He also appreciates director Dora Endre’s contribution. “She really seems to get what the dynamic is here,” he says. “She has a wonderful visual sense. I also was impressed with how she’s managing the communication, without that ability as a director to take somebody for a cup of coffee and talk things through. She’s done a wonderful job of getting them all to collaborate with each other, and with her.” Every actor has been given a white backdrop, giving the illusion of the cast members occupying the same space. Endre keeps the pacing tight, letting the tension rise slowly but steadily, until it boils over late in act two. While the show would benefit from the energy afforded by a live performance, the changing of screens for each actor’s speech punctuates the play’s rhythm. The electronic aspect echoes a line of dialogue. When Faith reminds Matthew how long it has been since the brothers spoke to each other, he retorts that he follows Paul on Instagram. The isolation of Zoom underlines the point that even when the brothers are in the same room, it is difficult for them to bond, because each is stuck in his mindset. lliott wants audiences to have “a good time, and [be] thinking about whether it isn’t possible to let go of these constant arguments for the length of a family dinner; to not always have to be one up on the other person — pointing out what their inconsistencies, what you perceive as their hypocrisy.” “Theater is critical for being able to inspire us to think about things in a different “GRUDGES”: Online performances are underway for “Grudges.” Presented by Knowledge way. It’s such an important part of our Workings Theater and directed by Dora Endre, the production runs through July 24. The play lives, and that’s the joy that comes out is written by Princeton resident T.J. Elliott (above) and Joe Queenan. (Photo by Bill Wadman) of doing this, even under these circumstances,” Elliott concludes. “We’re getting to do theater.” “Grudges” will be presented online through July 24. For tickets, show times, —Donald H. Sanborn III and further information visit knowledgeworkings.com.
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SKETCHING WALK: Area artist Jeffrey Charlesworth will lead a “slow looking” nature walk on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail on Saturday, July 25. For more information and to register, visit lhtrail.org.
“PLAGUES AND PANDEMICS”: Folk music radio host John Weingart and Princeton University Professor Sean Wilentz will present “Plagues and Pandemics: A Musical Tradition,” a special fundraising edition of the Arts Council of Princeton’s “In Conversation” virtual series on Saturday, July 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For tickets, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.
“Plagues And Pandemics” Fundraiser For Arts Council
Folk music radio host John Weingart and Princeton University Professor Sean Wilentz will host “Plagues and Pandemics: A Musical Tradition,” a special fundraising edition of the Arts Council of Princeton’s popular “In Conversation” virtual series on Saturday, July 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. To purchase tickets — $15 ACP members ; $20 non-members, or a “pay-what-you-choose” option — and to receive the Zoom link, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org. Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, has since 1974 hosted the program “Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio,” one of the nation’s foremost eclectic folk music broadcasts on WPRBFM. He and Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton, and the author of numerous books including the New York Times and national best-seller Bob Dylan in America, will play and discuss some of their favorite songs of despair and perseverance. They will also take questions from the audience and encourage conversation as we all face this continuing emergency. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, numerous musical artists from Alicia Keys to the Rolling Stones have composed new songs fitting these extraordinary times. But this is nothing new about popular music concerning plagues, epidemics, and contagions. From across the centuries, those songs, far from depressing, touch us with a recognition of connections to a sometimes distant past – a recognition at once shocking, comforting, and uncanny – from the ballads of Boccaccio’s characters in The Decameron to the blues of Blind Willie Johnson and Memphis Minnie to the rock of Lou Reed. In addition to an engaging conversation, ticket holders will receive a specially curated Plague Playlist, and will be entered into a raffle to win a copy of The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad, edited by Sean Wilentz and Greil Marcus, along with the book’s accompanying CD featuring 20 American folk ballads, performed by Dolly Parton,
Bruce Springsteen, Mississippi John Hurt, and Bob Dylan. This program is part of the Arts Council of Princeton’s apART together initiative, created to provide virtual programming in order to stay creative and connected during this time while we are physically distancing. For more infor mation, visit artscouncilofprinceton. org.
New Interim Director for Zimmerli Art Museum
Donna Gustafson has been appointed interim director of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. Gustafson, whose tenure as interim director began June 26, also continues to serve as the museum’s curator of American art and Mellon Director for academic programs. Her most recent exhibition, Angela Davis— Seize the Time, co-curated with Gerry Beegan, associate professor of design at Rutgers-New Brunswick’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, will debut at the Zimmerli in September 2021, w it h a companion book available this September. In recent years, she has collaborated with faculty and students on interdisciplinary exhibitions, research projects, and public events, and was a 2019-2020 fellow at the Institute for Research on Women, part of the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers. Her recent exhibitions at the museum include Tiananmen Square, 1989: Photographs by Khiang H. Hei; Subjective Objective: A Century of Social Documentary Photography; and Polymorphic Sculpture: Leo Amino’s Experiments in Three Dimensions. In 2017, Gustafson collaborated with renowned artist Kara Walker and her students at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, on the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Exhibition. Gustafson has held various roles at the Zimmerli since 2009. Previously, she served as chief curator at the American Federation of Arts in New York City and director of exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton. A widely published aut hor on photog raphy, American, and contemporary art, she has given lectures at the Whitney Museum of American Art, College Art Association, New York
Public Library, and Lafayette College, among other prominent museums and institutions. Gustafson continues and expands initiatives begun by Thomas Sokolowski, who became the Zimmerli’s director in the fall of 2017 and passed away on May 6. Sokolowski was a distinguished curator, museum leader, and art historian who is also noted for his HIV/AIDS activism. Sokolowski ensured that the museum remained an accessible venue, serving as a center for academic and community engagement. D ue to t he COV I D -19 pandemic, the Zimmerli Art Museum remains closed to the public and all programs are suspended until further notice. For more information, visit the museum’s website www.zimmerlimuseum. rutgers.edu or call ( 848 ) 932.7237.
Art Illumination Project at Hinds Plaza
On Thursday, July 23, from 8:30 to 10 p.m., 20 artists who contributed pieces for the “I Clap For” global project that thanks front line workers will have their works illuminated on the side of the Princeton Public Library. The project began in the U.K. with an idea between artist Ian Berry and his 6-yearold son Elliott. “I Clap For” was a reaction to the clapping that took off around the world in the evenings during lockdowns. Their response has now been projected all around the globe. Twenty international artists were invited to join the project, including Princeton artist Andre Veloux, whose contribution was created from Lego. Veloux will be present during the illumination, the first presentation of the project in New Jersey. The animated clapping hands will be displayed on a continuous loop on the side of the library starting at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.) and continue until 10 p.m. The projection will be visible from the plaza outside the library. Viewers are reminded to keep social distancing rules in mind and remember to wear a mask. To learn more about this project and the participating artists, visit iclapfor.com.
Call for Artisans: Off the Wall Holiday Market
This year marks the 10th anniversar y of the West Windsor’s Ar ts Council’s
renowned area artist and immediate past president of the N.J. Chapter of the L andscape Architects of America, is returning to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) on Saturday, July 25, to lead a second walk featuring “slow looking,” his approach to capturing the art of nature. “Slow looking is a technique that enables you to truly see the beauty in nature — and to capture it on paper,” said Charlesworth, a teacher of landscape design, planting design, and graphics at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa. His oil paintings are featured regularly in local galleries, and his landscape design firm has received state and regional awards for landscape architecture, planting, and environmental design. Charlesworth will demonstrate sketching techniques and talk about developing an eye for careful looking. He expects two to three sketching sessions to occur during the walk. The walk from 9 a.m. to noon on July 25 will start at the entrance to Carson Road Woods accessible via the Mya Drive neighborhood off Rosedale Road. Attendees are asked to parallel park on Belleview Terrace, at the LHT entrance. Lawrence Hopewell Trail “We plan to explore the Sketching Walk, July 25 op e n f i e l d s a n d wo o d J e f f r e y C h a r l e s wor t h , lands along the trails,” said
(WWAC) Off the Wall Holiday Market. The WWAC is looking for artwork, sculpture, and handcrafted items. Artwork and sculpture must be priced to sell, between $50 and $400. Artisan handcrafted items are open to all mediums including apothecary, basketr y, ceramics /pot ter y, fiber/textile, glass items, jewelry, leather goods, metal arts, non-perishable food products, paper crafts and journals, woodworking, and more. Artisan handcrafted items must be priced below $200. Open to all artists, sculptors, and artisan vendors. Work must be original and handcraf ted by t he ar tist. Artwork that hangs on the wall must be submitted under the Artist category. Free standing s cu lpt ure must be submitted under the Sculpture category. Handcrafted items that would normally be displayed on a tabletop must be submitted under the Artisan Vendor category. Individuals can submit work to more than one category. The submission deadline for ar t is a n ha n dcraf te d items is September 7. For more information and the prospectus, visit westwindsorarts.org.
Charlesworth. “Our drawing studies will include landscapes, trees, and plant forms. Bring your curiosity! Ideally, we will find a shady place for a group review at 11:30, when we will share our works and our thoughts.” Participants should bring an artist’s sketchbook — hardback, 8.5x11 inches minimum, with blank, white unlined paper. Spiral bound is helpful for larger sizes. Drawing tools such as No. 2 graphite pencils or HB, B, 2B hardness. Mechanical pencils are fine. Optional accompaniments include a lightweight camping stool, sun hat, water bottle, bug spray, and a cooler with drinks to fetch at 11:30 a.m. Note: This activity is limited to the first 20 participants to sign up to assure a positive experience for all and to meet guidelines for social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants are expected to follow state and community social distancing best practices and the use of facemasks. The rain date for the event will be Sunday, July 26, same time and place. Questions? Email info@ lhtrail.org. To sign up, go to lhtrail.org. The LHT will maintain a waiting list if the class fills.
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BACK IN THE STUDIO: Even the youngest students at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio (PDT) wear masks for ballet class. Free trial classes will be offered at PDT on August 8 and 22 and September 12.
Princeton Dance and Theater through December 31 due continue in the fall. Serving to the COVID-19 pandemic. broader educational audiOffers Free Trial Classes
On August 8 and 22 and September 12, Princeton Dance and Theater Studio (PDT) will host no more than 10 students to try beginning ballet. Children ages 7 and up may also try hip hop, tap, modern dance, and jazz. “For nearly 18 years, PDT has provided the region with exceptional dance training and we are making sure that we continue to do so in a safe manner,” said Director Risa Kaplowitz. The school also gives options to take classes live online. Enrollment is much more limited this year, so it is important to register earlier than in past years.” On August 8, pre-primary students (ages 3.5-5) can take class from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Primary students (ages 5-7) are invited from 12:30-1 p.m. On August 22, the class is Tap 1 (ages 7+) from 10-10 :30 a.m.; Hip Hop 1 (ages 7+) 11-11:30 a.m.; and Modern (ages 7+) 12-12:30 p.m. On September 12, PreP r i m a r y s t u d e nt s ( ag e s 3.5-5) can take class from 9:30-10 a.m.; while Primary students (ages 5-7) can participate from 10:30 -11 a.m. P re -reg is t rat ion is re quired and the sign-up link can be found at princetondance.com. P r i n c e to n D a n c e a n d Theater Studio in Forrestal Center was founded in 2003 to provide dance education for all ages in a supportive environment. The school’s premise is that great dance training fosters physical and mental acuity, self-awareness, intrinsic motivation, determination, grace, and a lifelong appreciation for the arts. PDT includes the American Ballet Theatre (A BT ) National Training Curriculum, an eight-level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.
NJSO Cancels Concerts Through End of the Year
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) has canceled its in-person concerts, community engagement activities, and donor events
“The safety of our patrons, musicians, and staff is always top of mind,” said NJSO President and CEO Gabr iel van Aalst. “Our current goal for returning to the stage is now January 2021. We are hard at work on alternative ways to serve our communities in the fall, and we plan to announce those initiatives shortly after Labor Day. Safety will guide our decisions, but we are committed to developing new and innovative ways to stay connected with you.” The Orchestra is continuing to engage with audiences through NJSO at Home digital content, including the virtual world premiere of José Luis Domínguez’s Gratias Tibi for socially distanced orchestra and choir. Orchestra musicians have recorded more than 40 NJSO at Home videos, from NJSO Couch Concerts — solo or virtual chamber performances from home — to features sharing insight into their instruments and their lives as professional musicians. NJSO at Home audio content includes concer t broadcasts of more than 40 orchestral works. The Orchestra’s online hub for free, on-demand audio and video content is njsymphony.org/ njsoathome. For family audiences, the NJSO is presenting a fourpart Carnival of the Animals video series featuring original ar twork by New Jersey youngsters and special guest appearances from the Turtle Back Zoo. The series, sponsored by the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, is available at njsymphony.org/carnival. Music Director Xian Zhang said, “We will remain active in providing virtual experiences for our patrons and community to engage with safely from home. This September, I’ll be conducting the NJSO musicians virtually as we perform the final movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony as part of our NJSO at Home experience. We are consistently looking at new ways to expand our connection with you even while we are apart.” The Orchestra has offered its education programs virtually since March. Virtual NJSO Youth Orchestras rehearsals —led by Artistic Director José Luis Domínguez, NJSO musician coaches and teaching artists — will
ences, videos of NJSO masterclasses presented in partnership with the New Jersey Music Educators Association and El Sistema New Jersey Alliance are available for budding instrumentalists at njsymphony.org/learn. Patrons who have tickets for these NJSO performances have multiple ticket options from which to choose. Details about donating or exchanging tickets are available at njsymphony.org/ ticketoptions. Ticketholders can reach Patron Services at tickets@njsymphony.org. Van Aalst said, “The pandemic’s impact on the arts has been incredibly challenging. The loss of ticket revenue from our canceled performances due to the pandemic, including our Opening Night Celebration Gala, is now projected to be $3.3 million. We are strategizing and planning so that we not only see our way through this difficult time, but also rise and thrive as we head towards our centennial celebration in 2022. We are so grateful for the ongoing support of our patrons and institutional funders, which has been essential for the NJSO to weather the negative financial impact of canceling concerts through December. The NJSO is a true family, and we will pull through this difficult time together.” The latest NJSO updates and frequently asked questions are available at njsymphony.org/update.
New Trustees Announced By Princeton Festival
Area residents Gail Kohn, Leila Shahbender, and Rita Shklar have been elected to three-year renewable terms on the board of trustees of the Princeton Festival. The board is the governing body of the Festival, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving its communities with an annual world-class summer festival of the performing arts. “We are fortunate that three such accomplished and dedicated supporters of the performing arts have chosen to join our board,” said Benedikt von Schröder, board chair. “They bring us a rare combination of technical expertise, organizational skills, and commitment to education and outreach. Our board is preparing to meet
break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. This recording of “Walking Blues” in honor of blues legend Robert Johnson’s birthday, features Keb’ Mo along with musicians from six countries. The Yamato Drummers of Japan’s “Taiko Fitness” program is a different way to stay physically active during quarantine. It is based on the physicality of Taiko drumming and centuries old traditions. A ls o av a i lable i s T h e Torch, a 10-minute play by Nathan Alan Davis that was commissioned by McCarter as part of The Princeton Slavery Plays in 2016. In the play, Davis imagines a heated exchange between a Princeton University student, played by Nicole Ari Parker, and the campus statue of John Witherspoon. A clip from the performance with commentar y by the playwright is online. To obtain links to these performances and events, visit mccarter.org.
will take a look at songs by great American songbook composers. During the past five months of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classical music concerts have not been possible for the safety of musicians and audiences alike. With strict guidelines in place for safety and social distancing, this double bill of live concert broadcasts represents the second and third such events presented as a gift to the community from WWFM and MCCC. WWFM The Classical Network, now in its 38th year of broadcasting, is a national leader for broadcasting live concerts and concerts recorded live, most notably with its weekday Noontime Concerts series, plus Friday evening concerts at 8 p.m. and a host of specialt ythemed programs, featuring Leila Shahbender classical music ensembles, As a member of the Princmusicians, venues and feseton Festival’s Gala Comtivals throughout this region mittee, Kohn has made the and across the country. This visual arts a prominent part broadcast initiative is one of the popular annual event. major reason The Classical She is an active promoter Network has been a twoof the visual and perform- WWFM Brings Live Music time recipient of the presing arts within the com- To Broadcast Double Bill tigious ASCAP Foundation munity, including serving On Friday, July 24 at 12 Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomon the Princeton University and 8 p.m., W W FM The son Radio Broadcast Award Concerts Committee. Her Classical Network will pres- (2014 and 2017). career has included work- ent a pair of live concert “We see these live coning for Mathematica Policy broadcasts from the Black certs initiatives as an innoResearch. Box Theater on the West vative plan to help keep the Shahbender serves on the Windsor campus of Mercer arts alive during the COVID Festival’s Technology Com- County Community College pandemic and to improve mittee, and has applied her (MCCC). the quality of life through technical exper tise to a At the 12 p.m. concert, music for the residents of number of important data- pianist Clipper Erickson Mercer County, its surroundbase projects. Her extensive will perform a program of ing communities, and to nonprofit experience also music by Canadian Ameri- those beyond our terrestrial includes serving as board can composer of African broadcast region,” said Alchair and secretary for the descent, Nathaniel Dett; ice Weiss, station manager. Princeton Girlchoir. For 28 composer and pianist Lau- “WWFM has been successTo: ___________________________ years she worked at Princ- rie Altman; and Beethoven, fully broadcasting concerts From: _________________________ & Time: __________________ eton University, where she whose 250th birthdayDate an- for years under the collecwas a director in the Office Here is a proof of your ad,niversary scheduled to run ___________________. is celebrated this tive title of Celebrating Our of Information Technology. year worldwide. Erickson Musical Community. With Please check it thoroughly and pay special attention to the following: currently teaches at West- the continued support of our (Your check mark will tell minster us it’s okay) Conservatory of Mu- parent institution, Mercer sic and Temple University. County Community College, to bring Date the � Phone number � Fax number � Address � Expiration At 8 p.m., composer, con- we’re delighted ductor, pianist, author and best in classical music procommentator Rob Kapilow, gramming to our listeners, host of the WWFM program even with the challenges the “What Makes It Great,” will pandemic has presented.” WWFM is located on the perform at MCCC’s Black Box Theater, without a live West Windsor campus of audience. Kapilow will dis- Mercer County Community cuss the music of Beethoven College where The Classical and Stephen Sondheim, and Network is heard on 89.1.
Rita Shklar Shklar is an award-winning pianist and teacher. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, she has performed extensively in the U.S., Russia, Hungary, and Italy. She has served on the faculties of Westminster Conservatory, Westminster Choir College Continuing Education Program, and the College of New Jersey. Shklar is helping the Princeton Festival with its Piano Competition, scheduled for September, which will be conducted online for the first time in its 14-year history. Visit princetonfestival.org for more information.
Online Events Continue From McCarter@HOME
A variety of online events are sponsored by McCarter Theatre’s “McCarter @ HOME” series through Sunday, July 26. Keb’ Mo’: “Walking Blues” (Songs Around the World) is a series from Playing for Change, a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. It is born from the shared belief that music has the power to
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On the other hand, says Douglas G. Sutphen Jr., coowner with his father Douglas G. Sutphen Sr. of Sutphen Memorials Inc., many people with a more practical bent do plan ahead and select a monument or headstone before the need actually arises. Whether simple or elaborate, whimsical or poignant, it will reflect their final wishes and how they want to be remembered. “Some people purchase the plot in the cemetery and the monument at the same time,” he points out. “Often, older people will decide on monuments ahead of time. It is really easier on the family if the decision has been made before. “If it wasn’t selected before the death, however, I will often suggest that the family wait for a while before deciding, maybe a couple of months. This way they can make some notes, and think about how the person would want to be remembered, his or her interests, personality, etc.” Five Generations The Sutphens have been helping clients for five generations. The family- owned and operated business was established in the early 1900s, and now has two locations, one in Hopewell at 89 East Broad Street, and a second, A. L. Duryee & Son Memorials, in Hightstown. “I’m the fifth generation to work in the business,” says Douglas G. Sutphen Jr., who had a first-hand look at the operation at an early age. It also involved some surprising moments. “When I was a boy, I worked alongside Lyman Spitzer Jr., the famous astrophysicist at Princeton University, and helped install his large personal monument in Princeton Cemetery. I always enjoyed the artistic side of the work, the design and engraving, and later, I went to Barre, Vermont to learn engraving at the wellknown Rock of Ages stone factory.” Joining his father in the family business full-time in 2003, Sutphen became involved in the process from beginning to end. “I often meet prospective clients at the cemetery to see the plot and then discuss the memorial. We can then take care of everything: draw up a plan for the design (which customers review), see to the engraving, and the installation of the memorial. “We are actively involved in grave openings in 18 cemeteries in the greater Princeton area. We also do our own installations because we want to make sure there is no damage to the monument in transit. I oversee the entire process.” Choice of monument is an important decision, and, of course, budget will be a factor as to the style and size. Costs can range from $900
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to $1,500 to $2,500 on up to On-Site Restoration $25,000 and more for larger “Hightstown has 90 percent statues. online/phone sales,” reports Sutphen. “Then I can take Highest Quality Granite is the most popular photos and email an idea for choice, but marble and bronze the monument design. The are other options. Granite is Hopewell area is about 50 the most durable, and the percent online/phone sales, memorials typically have a but a good number of famismooth, polished finish. Sut- lies still want to touch/feel the phen notes that more colors stone they are buying.” In addition to new monuhave become available in rements, Sutphen Memorials cent years. “There is now a bigger col- provides on-site restorative or selection, which has been work, including cleaning, fixgreatly expanded due to the ing, setting, and realigning increase of imported stone. stones. 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While Disappointed by Abbreviated Senior Season, PU Women’s Golfer Walton Made Great Memories
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aya Walton was planning to peak when it mattered most in her senior season for the Princeton University women’s golf team. In the 2019 fall season, Walton tied for second in the William and Mary Invitational and tied for fifth in the Princeton Invitational. “I didn’t quite play exactly how I wanted,” said Walton, who hails from Austin, Texas. “It was always trusting the process and trusting practice that eventually by the time Ivies came back around, my game would where I needed it to be.” As she looked forward to the spring season and competing in the Ivy League Championships, Walton spent the winter honing her game, technically and mentally. “It was more about consistency for me,” said Walton, who helped Princeton win the Ivy tournament in both 2017 and 2018. “I did a lot of short game practice. I practiced what I could and then a lot of it was just mental game management and really trying to practice what I could indoors for the spring season. It is always kind of hard coming out of an offseason where you are a feel-based player but you live in New Jersey so you don’t really get to be outside.” Walton started the spring season by tying for 18th at the Florida Atlantic Winter WarmUp from February 10-11 in
Boca Raton, Fla., and then tying for 59th at the Entrada Classic at St. George, Utah, from March 9-10. “My score wasn’t what I wanted it to be but I felt like I was almost back; it was that feeling where I wasn’t worried at all because I had so much trust and confidence and it felt like I was going to get my score there eventually,” said Walton, the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2018 and a three-time All-Ivy performer, reflecting on the Utah event. “I played my last round and most of my family was able to be there, which was really nice. My dad, my grandparents, who had never seen me play a college tournament before, and my mom were there.” Two days later, Walton and her teammates learned the shocking news that the rest of the spring season was being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that Princeton students were being sent home to complete the school year virtually. “I found out on Twitter, which was absolutely heartbreaking,” recalled Walton. “The Ivy League tweeted it before the coaches could tell us. I have never felt like that before, just completely in shock. I got to my coach’s (Erika DeSanty) office as quickly as I could. I don’t really remember the rest of the day. It was a ton of shock, heartbreak, and crying. For me, it meant
my golf career was over.” Along with her fellow seniors, Annie Kong and Allison Chang, Walton tried to make the best of her final moments on campus. “We all got to play the Utah event together,” said Walton, who served as team co-captain with Chang. “Outside of our home tournament, I think we have only played one or two events together. So for all of us to be at that event was the one nice thing that came out of this. Our entire team was together after that announcement. We spent the last few days on campus together. Collectively there was so much heartbreak but also so much gratefulness and gratitude for the amazing three and three-quarter years we were able to have.” Over the last quarter of the year, Walton adjusted to finishing her college career virtually. “The whole Zoom University experience was definitely so different than what I was used to,” said Walton, an Academic All-Ivy honoree and history major whose senior thesis involved an analysis of how women’s golf fashion has related to women’s roles in history. “Princeton really prides itself on an in-person environment, especially in the relationships with professors and your peers. It was definitely a learning curve to be able to try to produce that same type of
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FINAL SWING: Maya Walton displays her driving form during her career for the Princeton University women’s golf team. While Walton didn’t get to complete her senior season this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she graduated as one of the most decorated players in program history. She was Ivy League Player of the Year in 2018 and a three-time All-Ivy performer. Walton helped Princeton to Ivy League titles in her first two seasons and became the third Tiger player to earn an individual bid to the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships, tying for fifth at the Athens Regional in 2017 to advance to the national competition. (Photo by Beverly Schaefer, provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) environment online. I will say that I think it will be very helpful in terms of career things and jobs moving forward, having that experience with Zoom.” Capping her Princeton athletic career, Walton was nominated as a finalist for the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, given annually to Princeton’s top senior female athlete. “The first day of sophomore season, I had an individual meeting with coach and she asked me what my goal was for the year and I said my goal is to be player of the year,” said Walton, who qualified individually for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in 2017 to culminated her first college season, becoming the third Tiger and the first Princeton freshman to play in the NCAA finals, joining Mary Moan ’97 in 1997 and Kelly Shon ’14 in 2013. “Then after I achieved that sophomore year, she said ‘OK, what is next?’ and I said I want to be woman athlete of the year. I always knew that there was tough competition for that. It was really special finding out that I had received that nomination. Women’s golf doesn’t get a lot of attention and so I was really happy to be able to represent the program for that award.” For Walton, being part of the
Tiger golf program was a pleasure on a daily basis. “The greatest athletic moment I have ever witnessed was being in that playoff against Harvard and absolutely crushing them,” said Walton, referring to the 2018 Ivy championship tournament which saw the Tigers tie Harvard after 54 holes and then prevail on a playoff hole when Walton and three teammates combined for a 2-under score while the Crimson came in at 4-over. “Not even those moments are most memorable but just the everyday moments you get with your teammates. It is those moments, especially now living through this pandemic that all of us take for granted, but those were truly the greatest times. Just to be able to be together and be in our team locker facility together, just hanging out. That is what I am going to really miss moving forward but that Harvard playoff was definitely something special.” Emerging as a team leader exemplified Walton’s growth as a person over her college career. “I didn’t really play on a team in high school and with golf being so individual to begin with, I definitely wasn’t used to a team mindset and that is something that Coach DeSanty and I worked really hard on,”
said Walton, who is starting a job this month as a marketing analyst for Dell Technologies. “Over the four years, she has been the single most influential person of my entire Princeton experience. I can’t express how thankful I am for her coaching. Working on leadership skills, confidence skills, learning to be team oriented and putting other people first has really helped develop me into the person that I am today, both on and off the course. I think everything I have learned through being on the team and through being under coach will definitely transfer into the real world and working.” Although Walton’s competitive golf career may be over, the positive memories of her time with the Princeton team will likely pull her back to the game. “I think I will continue to play; at first I wasn’t quite sure about it because I am used to golf at such a perfectionist level,” said Walton. “I miss it so much. I love competitive golf and part of me will always have that kind of fire but I am very excited for my first round of casual golf. I am in debt to Princeton athletics and Coach DeSanty. Princeton women’s golf has been the best experience of my life.” —Bill Alden
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Palmeri Got Chance to Shine with His Bat, Glove As Hun Baseball Competed in Last Dance Event Cole Palmeri would have loved to play a few more baseball games with his Hun School teammates, but the couple that they did get together meant a lot. Palmeri caught both games that the Hun entry, know n as The Program, played in the single-elimination Last Dance World Series last Wednesday and Tuesday at the Trenton Babe Ruth field. The Hamilton resident was behind the plate for Hun’s pitching staff in a 5-2 win over Pennington in the Last Dance opener on July 14 and had a key RBI before Hun was eliminated with a 3-2 heartbreaking loss to Trenton Catholic Academy a day later in the four-team Trenton Regional ( Group 10B) of the South Region. “That was great to get out there and play again,” said Palmeri. “To get back out there with my teammates especially after having the season canceled in the spring, it was kind of a good little redemption tour to get back out there, especially for me as a senior. It was good to get one last chance to play with my guys.” The Last Dance tournament was put together with the idea of giving players the chance to play again after the high school spring season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. For a player like Palmeri, it was an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up and he relished the chance to get back on the field. “I was really excited,” said Palmeri. “Me and all my friends were all talking about how exciting it is, we’d finally get a shot to play again, whoever thought it would happen? I definitely made sure I didn’t take it for granted. I definitely enjoyed every single moment of it.” Hun was primed to make a deep run in the Last Dance. The Raiders were coming off a 2019 season in which they went 22-2 and won the Prep A state championship for the fourth straight season. The squad was feeling good about its chances at another big year when they got the disappointing news that the
season was over. “That was pretty tough, especially because I thought our team was looking really, really good this year,” said Palmeri. “I really wanted to show what I was made of this year. It got cut short, but it’s all right because we did get to play. It was good to get back out there again. It was very emotional having to play with my guys for one last time. It was just good to get back out there again. Sometimes stuff happens the way you don’t plan, but it’s how you bounce back that’s the most important thing.” Getting His Chance Palmeri had been waiting his turn for Hun since arriving as a freshman. He played behind catcher Danny Melnick at his preferred position, and even moved around for a chance to contribute on the field. “The thing was, I was really patient with that,” said Palmeri. “I tried to play other positions. I played right field last year to try to get some playing time. I was really excited to get behind the plate this year. That didn’t happen the way I wanted it to. Me waiting my turn has taught me a lot about patience. I think it taught me I need to work harder to get where I want to be. I think it was a blessing in disguise for me to develop as a person and a player.” In his limited 2020 experience, Palmeri proved himself behind the plate. He caught both of Hun’s scrimmages this spring before the season was cut short and was behind the plate for both games in the Last Dance tournament where he threw out a couple of wouldbe base stealers, and hit the ball hard while going 2-for-5 at the plate. “This was going to be the year when he was going to own the spot behind the plate,” said Hun head coach Tom Monfiletto. “He just got so much better. He put so much work in within those four years to become an absolute stud behind the plate. He was able to show it in those games and that was really, really cool to see.
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He’s always been excellent at the plate. He’s always been a great, great hitter. Danny Melnick was starting in front of him the last couple years. It was really cool to see him own that spot in those couple games. He made the absolute most of it. He hit really well. He played really well. He threw out like three guys. He was amazing.” Dance Moves Opening the Last Dance on Ju ly 14, Hu n shook off the rust to overcome a strong Pennington effort and stay alive with a 5-2 win. “Pennington’s first pitcher, Ameer Hasan, did an excellent job,” said Monfiletto. “I think he threw five innings. They made a lot of plays. We felt like we hit the ball hard. Their shortstop made a bunch of plays. They played really well defensively. We had some line outs. We had a couple nice swings, but things weren’t really falling. Pennington came out and played extremely well. They pitched well and played great defense. Our pitching was probably the story of that game.” For its part, Hun got solid pitching from Carson Applegate over the first five innings and Carson Wehner in the final two innings. “Carson Applegate threw extremely well,” said Monfiletto. “He looked like he was in midseason form. Cole did an excellent job behind the plate. We had a couple nice defensive plays as well. Defensively we looked great. Offensively, we had a couple good swings. Ben Petrone had a couple hits. Jackson Kraemer had an RBI. Jake Sloss swung the bat really, really well in both games. He had an RBI against Pennington. That was a huge spark for us. He lined the ball into left field and wound up getting all the way to third. It ignited our whole sideline. It was awesome.” In its second game of the tournament against Trenton Catholic, Hun used other
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pitchers and was able to get some more good work on the mound. After yielding a first-inning run, Hun held TCA largely in check until the final frame. “I thought our pitching staff did really, really well,” said Palmeri. “Carson Applegate came out the first game and threw five innings of one-run ball. He did really well. Carson Wehner came in and shut the door for us Game 1. In the second game, our pitchers did really well. I was impressed with our staff. When our main guys couldn’t go out there and pitch, some of the guys that aren’t our main pitchers stepped up and did really well. I was impressed, especially with how some of our younger guys handled themselves. It was really nice to see.” Ricky Erbeck, Jake Sloss and Jackson Kraemer all threw two innings or more in the second game with Wehner recording the final out in the seventh inning. TCA took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first inning, but Hun responded immediately. Applegate doubled and Palmeri drove him in to tie the game. Applegate also scored the second run after being hit by a pitch and scoring easily on Petrone’s triple to right field to make it 2-1. Neither team scored until the final inning when TCA capitalized on a pair of walks and an error to take a 3-2 lead and hold off Hun in it final at bat. “We were a strike away from moving on,” said Monfiletto. “We just didn’t score enough runs. We needed to score more runs. That was the message I said to the guys.” Enjoying the Ride While it was a gut-wrenching ending for Hun, the players appreciated being back in live baseball games. It was a chance that they all were craving. “It was really clear that they enjoyed being around each other and really enjoyed competing with one another,” said Monfiletto. “There were some moments in those games that were incredibly exciting. I’m glad that they are able to have those memories.” The Last Dance tournament gave the Raiders an environment that they had been missing over the last several months, and the chance to play together again made it more special. “They were really, really fun,” said Palmeri. “They were really high intensity. Each game was one loss and you’re done – very high stakes, so if you lost you were done. The games were really intense which was awesome. I’ve honestly never played in a baseball game like that where the intensity is so much fun. All the guys were screaming in the dugout and it was awesome to be back out there. The games themselves, obviously the second game didn’t go the way we wanted, but we still played pretty well. There were some times where we could have done some things different, but overall we played pretty well especially for not being together for almost four months and throwing together our team and hopping out there and playing. I was pretty happy with the way we performed and handled ourselves out there.”
CATCHING UP: Cole Palmeri, right, guards the plate last week for the The Program, the Hun School baseball team entry in the Last Dance World Series statewide New Jersey high school baseball tournament. The event was organized for this July in order to give seniors an opportunity to play with their teammates one last time. Recently graduated Palmeri played catcher in both games as Hun topped Pennington 5-2 before falling 3-2 to Trenton Catholic to get eliminated from the competition. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Staying Ready While Palmeri wasn’t sure after the spring season was canceled if he’d ever get to play with his Hun teammates again, he spent the past few months trying to stay prepared. “Right when I got back home from our Florida trip that got cut short, I started working out with some of my friends in this garage basement,” said Palmeri. “I was working out a lot. Me and a couple college friends go to work every day. We go hit and do defense and things like that. Every day we try to do something to get better and stay prepared for whatever comes our way.” In addition, Hun got together in the weeks leading up to the Last Dance and the program was able to bring out its alumni to help in the preparation for the event. “That was awesome,” said Monfiletto. “We weren’t able to have our camp this year, so that was a way to do something. Camp is always a great way for the alumni to come back and help out and stay connected. This was a good way to do that and I think they had some fun. That part was cool.” The practices combined with his regular workouts had Palmeri ready to test himself when the Last Dance started. He did not show the months off when the tournament began. “I felt really good actually,” said Palmeri. “We got some live ABs and some scrimmages before the tournament. That helped. I felt really, really prepared especially with all the work I’ve been putting in. It felt good to get back out there. It was one of the best times I’ve ever felt playing baseball. I felt very prepared.”
College Plans Looking ahead, Palmeri plans to continue working out and stay ready for any experiences that emerge. He could play in a sandlot league in some final preparation before he heads to Colby College this fall where he will be competing for its baseball program. “I’m really excited to go to Colby, it’s a perfect fit for me. I really like the coaching staff and the guys on the team,” said Palmeri. “It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’m looking to compete from day one. I’m going to keep putting in the work and hopefully I’ll have a good shot to play my freshman year.” Palmeri was part of a senior class at Hun that included Drew Smiley, Sloss, Anthony Bencardino, Scott Reicheg, Jake Marcin, Louis Bencardino, Charlie Davis, and Griffin Mumme who were on the roster for one final chance to represent The Program. Hun anticipated getting together once more as a group before they head to college and they turn over the team to the next wave of seniors and contributors. “I think the program looks really, really good,” said Palmeri. “We have really strong younger guys in the 2022 and 2023 classes, and in the 2021 class we have some really good players and have some good leaders on that team that will come out next year. Coach Mono does a really good job of forming the culture at Hun and coaching a really good team. I think the future is bright. If they play as a team and keep doing the things that made us good in the past, it’s only going to go up from here.” —Justin Feil
Brian Frost and his fellow seniors on the Princeton High baseball team were primed to go out with a bang this spring. “The six or seven seniors that we have were all really looking forward to it,” said infielder Frost, referring to the 2020 campaign. But weeks into preseason, schools were closed to inp er s on le ar n i ng du e to the COV ID -19 pandemic and weeks later, the whole spring sports season was formally canceled. “It really stunk for us ; we were looking forward to getting out there, we had a week or two of practice before everything shut down,” recalled Frost. “We were all still hoping there would be a season. We were hoping to do some captain’s practices or something like that.” While the PHS squad was unable to get together on the diamond, the players worked at home and shared their progress virtually. “We kept in touch because all of the guys know each other through playing with others and stuff like that,” said Frost. “At the end of the day, we all love doing this. We were doing workouts and sending videos to the coaches and the captains just to keep our bodies moving a little bit.” So when the Last Dance World Series statewide New Jersey high school baseball tournament was organized for this July in order to give seniors an opportunity to play with their teammates one last time, the PHS squad was excited to take part. “Hearing about this, made it all better,” said Frost of
the event that drew 222 teams with pool play split bet ween t he Nor t h and South regions. “Just getting out here and playing for three days was great.” While the PHS entry in the competition, which was called the “PC Tigers,” ended up going 0-3 in pool play in the Lawrenceville Regional (Group 7) of the South Region to get eliminated, Frost wasn’t disappointed by the team’s showing. “Two weeks before this, we started getting out there and practicing as a team,” said Frost. “We weren’t t r y ing to make a statement or anything. We just wanted to be out here one last time with everybody.” In their final game of the tournament, the Tigers trailed the East Windsor Rams (Hightstown High) 1-0 heading into the fifth inning at the Trenton Babe Ruth field at Bunting Avenue last Thursday before the game got away from them on the way to a 10-0 defeat. “We were hoping to pull this one out but the bats haven’t been moving as well and we haven’t been scoring,” said Frost. “We were pretty solid in the field so the future is looking bright for the team. It was good to get some action over the three days, that is all we were looking for.” Although PHS head coach Dom Capuano was hoping to see his team come through with some wins in the competition, he realized that the Tigers were bound to be a little rusty. “Up until the fourth inning it was a good game,” said Capuano, whose team fell 10-0 to Lawrence Road
LAST HURRAH: Brian Frost takes a cut last week as he competed for the PC Tigers, the Princeton High entry in the Last Dance World Series statewide New Jersey high school baseball tournament that was organized to give seniors the chance to play with their teammates one last time. Recently graduated Frost and the PC squad went 0-3 in pool play in the Lawrenceville Regional (Group 7) of the South Region to get eliminated from the competition. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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(Notre Dame High) and 5-1 to Cardinals Baseball (Lawrence High) in its other two games of the event. “All of our games were 1-0 games up until the fourth. It is a learning experience. Sometimes that killer instinct in a 1-0 game isn’t always there. There is nothing to be upset about with this whole week. It is just little things and when you don’t practice, they aren’t going to be there.” In addition to giving his seniors a sendoff, Capuano got his young players on the field, playing a bunch of sophomores throughout the event. “It was getting all of the seniors in while also getting the young guys some time,” said Capuano. “We didn’t get to see them this year so you have to put them in these situations and see what they have got.” In Capuano’s view, getting to see all of his players in action was the main purpose of the Last Dance event. “Everybody was happy, everybody was just good to be out there,” added Capuano. “That is part of it too. You go into this with the mentality that we are going to be together and see some things and get the seniors reps.” Capuano was happiest to see his recently graduated seniors, who included Jason Ramirez, Judd Petrone, Gautam Chawla, Connor Parrish, and Aidan Regan in addition to Frost, take advantage of their chance to play together one last time. “For all of them to lose their senior season and not be able to play and then come out here, it was good,” said Capuano. “Aidan and Jason pitched out of their minds. It was wow, what could have been if we had a season. Other guys were hitting well. Brian Frost made a nice play at third today and he pitched. Judd did well in center. All of the seniors really did well. At least we got to do this for them.” G et t ing to coach t hat group for another week was special for Capuano. “I am technically on vacation this whole week; I have been driving back from Seaside everyday an hour here and an hour back,” said Capuano. “It was worth it tenfold, just to get out here and be on the field and hang out with the guys even if it is a different scenario than a normal game would be. It was good, I am glad we did it, I am happy.” While Frost was happy to be back on the field with his teammates, the finale last Thursday was bittersweet. “I woke up this morning and it finally hit me, today was going to be my last game,” said Frost, who is heading to Cornell this fall where he may play club sports. “I have been fine throughout the whole thing that there was going to be no season. Waking up today, I wanted to play as many innings as possible and just stay on the field one last time.” —Bill Alden
Local Sports Princeton Athletic Club Holding Trail Run September 7
The Princeton Athletic Club (PAC) has rescheduled its Institute Woods 6K for Labor Day, Monday, September 7. The run starts at 10 a.m. from the Princeton Friends School and the event is limited to 200 participants. The run will be chip timed. Athletes have the option of a traditional competitive start or an individual time trial start. All abilities are invited, including those who prefer to walk the course. Accommodations are in place to address the public health situation and conform to New Jersey guidelines for outdoor sports activities. Online registration and full details regarding the event and race protocols are available at www.princetonac. org. The entry fee is $35 until August 16, including the optional T-shirt. The fee increases after August 16. The PAC is a nonprofit running club for the community. The club, an all-volunteer organization, promotes running for the fun and health of it and stages several running events each year.
Recreation Department Offering Boys’ Hoops Clinic
With its first camp sold out, the Princeton Recreation Department is offering another boys’ basketball clinic. The additional program will take place from August 10-12 at the Community Park courts from 9 a.m. to
noon and is open to rising 4th-9th graders. The clinic director is longtime travel hoops coach Clarence White. The fee is $75 for Princeton residents and $125 for non-residents. Space is limited and participants must bring their own basketball. One can register online at https://register.communitypass.net/princeton under “2020 Youth Sports Programs.”
Recreation Department Holding Girls’ Hoops Clinic
Due to high demand, the Princeton Recreation Department is holding a second girls’ basketball clinic slated to take place from August 17-19. The added program will be held at the Community Park courts from 9 a.m. to noon and is open to rising 4th-9th graders. The clinic director is Princeton High girls’ basketball head coach Dave Kosa. The fee is $75 for Princeton residents and $125 for non-residents. Space is limited and participants must bring their own basketball. One can register online at https://register.communitypass.net/princeton under “2020 Youth Sports Programs.”
Princeton Rec Department Offering Youth Track Program
The Princeton Recreation Department will be offering a second week of its youth track program. The session will run from August 3-7, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. each day and is offered to rising 4th-9th graders. The track program will be run within the guidelines of the State Department of Health as well as with guidance from the Princeton
Health Department. Space is limited. The cost is $91 for Princeton residents and $151 for Cranbury residents or nonresidents who attend school in Princeton. Other nonresidents will be added to a wait list and added if space is available. Those interested in participating can log onto https:// register.communitypass.net/ princeton to register under “2020 Youth Sports & Sport Camps. For more infor mation, contact Nicole Paulucci at npaulucci@princetonnj.gov. Contact Princeton Recreation Department at (609) 921-9480 to be added to the wait list.
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PHS Squad Gets Eliminated in Last Dance Baseball But Frost Relished Being on Field with Teammates
Eden 5K Race For Autism Scheduled for October 4
The Eden Family 5K Race and 1-mile Fun Run is scheduled to take place on October 4 at the Princeton Forrestal Village. The 5K road race is contested on a USATF Certified course with both events to start at 9 a.m. The first 750 people who pre-register for the 5K or 1-mile walk will receive a running buff. For more information or to register for the race, log onto/edenautism.akaraisin.com/ui/Eden5K2020. There is also registration available on race day starting at 7:30 a.m. Eden is tracking the latest coronavirus health and safety protocols and the group’s website includes its current plan. In the event that social distancing guidelines prevent large gatherings, the race will become an allvirtual event.
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the ideals it embodies – the arts, community, justice, religion, and service. In his later years, he served as the honorary ambassador for the community table at the Athenaeum hotel – sharing a meal and a glass of wine with any and all looking for friendship and fellowship. A lifelong Rotarian, Ace was a Past President of the Rotary Club of Princeton. He was an Elder at Nassau Presbyterian Church, a
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long-standing member of the Nassau Club, and was also a Board Member at the local animal shelter SAVE. Ace was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Margaret (Marge) Barclay. He is survived by three children: Albert Barclay III (Meredith) of Atlanta, GA; Lee Reimann (Christopher) of East Lansing, MI; and Elizabeth Livingston of New York City; his sister Florence Winston of Raleigh,
NC; and seven grandchildren – Clay, Parker, Burke, Lain, Lila, Carter, and Robert. He will be remembered at a graveside service in Chautauqua, NY, in October of this year. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Chautauqua Fund, P.O. Box 28, Chautauqua, N.Y. 14722 or https://giving.chq. org/apply-my-annual-giftwherever-it-is-needed-most.
PRINCETON’S FIRST TRADITION Albert C. Barclay, Jr.
The Reverend Robert E. Sanders The Reverend Robert E. Sanders, Pastor Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at the age of 96 on July 16, 2020, from complications of pneumonia, not related to Covid-19. Born on June 26, 1924, in Steubenville, Ohio, Bob was the son of Frederick P. and Lucille H. (McCoy) Sanders, and is predeceased by brothers, Maurice and Frederick. He was educated in the Steubenville public school system, received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1947, and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1955. Bob was an ordained Presbyterian minister, and following Seminary he served as the assistant minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Englewood, New Jersey. He was called to serve as Assistant to the President of Princeton Theological Seminary, under the Rev. Dr. John A Mackay, and subsequently under Seminary President James I. McCord. In the early 1960s, Bob worked for the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. serving as the Eastern Area Director for the division of radio and television. In 1964, he was called as the senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Utica, New York, and in 1969, the First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, called him as the senior minister, a position he held until 1978. He subsequently served as the senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Greenwich, Connecticut. In 1981, he returned to Princeton
Theological Seminary as Pastor to the Seminary, a position he held until his retirement in 1989. Bob was a passionate amateur astronomer and built an observatory to house a large telescope that he enjoyed for many years, and shared his interest in American history as a volunteer tour guide for the Princeton Historical Society. Bob retired in 1989, and realized his dream of living in Vermont full-time, after spending almost every summer vacation of his married life there. In the early years of his 30-year retirement in Waterbury, Vermont, Bob enjoyed working as an on-air host for WEZF Radio Station in Burlington, Vermont. He also served as the interim minister of the Second Congregational Church (UCC) in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the College Street Congregational Church (UCC) in Burlington, Vermont, and the First Congregational Church (UCC) in Morrisville, Vermont. He was also frequently invited to lead services of worship at the Stowe Community Church in Stowe, Vermont. Bob was a devoted husband of Isabelle Peck Sanders for 57 years. He is survived by his wife, Belle, sons Mark and David, and daughter-in-law Bronwen Sanders. A memorial service will be held at Miller Chapel on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary at a future date to be determined. A private interment service will be at Princeton Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Robert E. Sanders to: Princeton Theological Seminary, Office of Scholarship Support, P.O. Box 821, Princeton, NJ 08542.
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Barbara J. Blackwell Broker Associate, ABR, CRS, E-Pro, RSPS, GREEN Top Producers Association of Mercer County Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty 4 Nassau Street, Princeton O: (609) 921-1050; C: (609) 915-5000 bblackwell@callawayhenderson.com princetonaddress.com Katie Dinneen Sales Associate Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Fox & Roach, REALTORS® 677-693 S. State Street, Newtown, Pa. O: (215) 860-9300 C: (267) 253-1187 katie.dinneen@foxroach.com Nick Esser Addison Wolfe Real Estate 550 Union Square, New Hope, Pa. O: (215) 862-4290 | C: (646) 745-5460 nickesser@icloud.com Laurie Madaus Addison Wolfe Real Estate 550 Union Square, New Hope, Pa. O: (215) 862-4290 | C: (203) 948-5157 laurie.madaus@gmail.com Laurie has a love and sincere appreciation for Bucks and Hunterdon counties, their abundance of stunning vintage homes, horse farms and estates, and recognizes the value of and understands historic architecture having owned and renovated several vintage homes. She specializes in luxury properties, historic houses, farms, estates, charming country homes, and riverfront cottages.
Art Mazzei Addison Wolfe Real Estate 550 Union Square, New Hope, Pa. O: (610) 428-4885 | C: (215) 862-4290 art@addisonwolfe.com I am a partner in Addison Wolfe Real Estate, an agency that claims 50 fellow realtors on its roster and an impressively large market share for the Center City to Bucks County to Lehigh Valley demographics. I would have to say that part of my success is my years in education … working with daily problems, adjusting to personalities and developing a level of patience that only 30 years in the classroom can provide. Working with you would be my pleasure and developing a reciprocity of understanding with each other would also be a significant part of our relationship. I assure you that I will not bore you with the introspection of a Hamlet, but I can guarantee you that I will be more of a salesman than Willy Loman. Janet Stefandl Broker Associate in NJ, Sales Associate in Pa NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty 4 Nassau Street, Princeton O: (609) 921-1050 | C: (201) 805-7402 (Preferred) jstefandl@callawayhenderson.com lifeinprinceton.com As a successful and respected realtor since 2004, Janet has helped numerous families purchase and sell their properties in the surrounding Princeton area. Janet utilizes her in-depth market knowledge and provides unsurpassed service to her clients by working tirelessly on their behalf, and does her best to make sure they are fully informed during the transaction process. Throughout Janet’s real estate career, her resourcefulness, problem solving abilities, patience, dedication, and high ethical standards have helped establish deep relationships and repeat business from satisfied clients.
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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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551 Lafayette Avenue, Newtown PA. Absolutely adorable Cape on a beautifully landscaped lot in Newtown Borough. Hardwood flooring throughout the first floor. Updated kitchen with granite counters, built in microwave, double s/s sink with disposal, french sliders to rear patio, recessed lighting, triple window overlooking rear yard and access to heated tiled breezeway and the adjacent garage. Inviting living room with a wood burning fireplace, picture window, hardwood flooring, updated bathroom and two bedrooms complete the first floor. The second level features two spacious bedrooms, a full bathroom and ample storage closets. Listed at $575,000
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HONEY HOLLOW FARM Masterful design and rustic luxury are uniquely combined in this spacious, historic barn conversion located in sought-after Solebury Township. This one-of-a-kind home has tastefully developed over time, always with the ease of living and entertaining in mind. The open concept floor plan, with large yet intimate spaces, combined with serene views of the lush grounds and ponds will draw you in providing an oasis of calm.The dramatic interior spaces of this home showcase magnificent exposed timbers and structural supports of the original 1900 dairy barn. $1,800,000
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BRAMINGHAM HALL Bramingham Hall is a magnificent stone Country Estate sited on 11 Solebury acres. The long private drive delivers you to a circular drive with the stone Manor house and a covered walkway that connects you to the equally impressive stone guest house. The main home, consists of 2-3 bedrooms, but has all of the appointments of a proper stone Manor.The pool area rivals a spa at a European destination. Large tiled patio with twostory Conical gazebo, a meandering Gunite pool with hot tub and beautiful vistas of the landscaped grounds, pond and tennis court. The al fresco entertainment area boasts his and her dressing rooms with baths and a full caretaker’s apartment. Bramingham Hall is not like any other home in Solebury...a sophisticated Bucks County Estate, blended with the sensibility of a European Manor home. Taxes: $27,695. $1,975,000
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Welcome to Belle Mead Manor. This executive home is nestled on 6.56 acres surrounded by protected woodlands. This stunning 5900 square foot home is perfect for entertaining and enjoying your own private oasis. This brick front home features an extra large 3 car garage, huge pool, large treks deck, extensive landscaping and paver patio complete with outdoor speakers, and tons of lighting throughout the property so you can enjoy the beauty from inside and outside year around. The gourmet eat-in kitchen featurs a Viking range, side by side Kitchen Aid refrigerator, double ovens and a warming drawer. This home also has a whole house generator. Come see what one of the most sought after streets in Belle Mead has to offer. $1,395,000
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h its roots reaching deep into 18th century America and its origin uniquely tied to the earliest names that built Lambertville, 16 Coryell Street is a testament to true centuries old craftsmanship and Federal style architecture. Built by John H. Anderson in 1843, it is recognized as one of the most historically important buildings in town, unusual for its high ceilings on first and second levels, four fireplaces, and full basement. This noble and welcoming home has been meticulously renovated and expanded. No detail has been spared and every detail given its due attention. The 18-month long renovation was done with a museum level commitment to authenticity from every shutter, step, and piece of hardware. The stunning addition has brought a new and modern sense of purpose in complete symphony with its history. $1,095,000 For property information contact Nick Esser directly at 646.745.5460 550 Union Square, New Hope, PA 18938 • 215.862.5500 ADDISONWOLFE.COM
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Power wash your deck and patio to brighten your outdoor spaces. You can also use the time to inspect these spaces for splintered boards or loose pavers. Wash your windows – inside and out. Don’t forget the screens. A garden hose spray attachment makes this quick work. Clean your grill and check all of the components to make sure nothing is worn or needs replacing. You can order replacement parts from many grill manufacturers to keep it in good working order. Check for leaks. Inspect around windows, doors, patio doors. Also take a look around your attic for leaks or water stains. Check your basement for signs of moisture. You’ll want to look at walls, the floor and around windows for dampness, tricking water or water stains. If you have a sump pump, you can also check to make sure it’s working properly.
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BUYERS • APPRAISERS • AUCTIONEERS Restoration upholstery & fabric shop. On-site silver repairs & polishing. Lamp & fixture rewiring & installation. Palace Interiors Empire Antiques & Auctions monthly. Call Gene (609) 209-0362. 10-02-20 TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. (609) 924-2200 ext. 10; classifieds@towntopics.com tf 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. 09-04-20 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21 ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 01-15-21
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Tranquility Awaits at This Custom Country Estate 5BR/3.2BA 6,588SF 15.77AC Low Taxes Custom-Crafted Reproduction Home Updated Kitchen & Bathrooms 6 Fireplaces Incredible Views Cary Simons Nelson: 484.431.9019 Lambertville, NJ Kurfiss.com/NJHT106362 $2,250,000
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PRINCETON
$1,649,000
In the heart of downtown Princeton, a few blocks from Princeton University, sits a stunning home that combines the charm and appeal of “Beatrice soldwith oura house inmodern a very open difficult market. WeThoft had our houseand listed another top selling a century old home spacious floor seller’s plan. Architect Kirsten remodeled fully with renovated this home in 2007 with spectacular detail to both traditional and modern amenities. The renovations spare no expense to carefully maintain the character of the home, updated today’s lifestyle. Custom staircase and mouldings, pocket We doors, hardwoodwith floors, and extensive throughout make it both agentforfor six months and did not receive any offers. re-listed Beatrice andbuilt-ins we received multiple 117LeabrookLane.info $1,100,000 40NorthHarrisonStreet.info $885,000 Lane.info $1,100,000 $885,000 243CherryHillRoad.info $4,700 per month 34MayburyHillRoad.info $1,450,000 an intimate family40NorthHarrisonStreet.info space and an entertainer’s dream come true.
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The spacious entrance hall opens into the family room with original tin ceiling, and pocket doors. The gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, stainless-steel appliances, pantry and enormous island overlooks the light-filled great room with built-in bookcases & beautiful bar. The great room aretoqualities you room will that not overlooks see in other realtors. WeThe give her doors the highest opens a formal dining a wraparound porch. custom allow for recommendation.” diningFOR and porch areaPHOTOS to function AND as an FLOOR indoor/ PLAN, V MORE FOR MORE PHOTOS AND FLOOR PLAN, VISIT 15LINDENLANE.INFO FORalong MORE ANDcomplete FLOORthe PLAN, VISIT 15LINDEN FOR MORE PHOTOS AND space. FLOOR PLAN, VISIT 15LINDENLANE.INFO outdoor entertainment A separate mudroom with built-in cubbies and tons of storage withPHOTOS a powder room first floor.
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Buyer Review
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without hesitation and without and reservations.” 609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com | BeatriceBloom.com
Princeton Office | 609-921-1900
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Beatrice Bloom
Sales Representative/Princeton Residential Specialist, MBA, ECO-Broker
Sales Representative/Princeton Residential Specialist, MBA, ECO-Broker
609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com 609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com | BeatriceBloom.com
| BeatriceBloom.com Sales Representative/Princeton Residential Specialist, MBA, ECO-Broker Princeton Office | 609-921-1900 609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com | BeatriceBloom.com Princeton Office | 609-921-1900
If you want your home featured, contact me:
If you want your home featured, contact me: If you want your home featured, contact me:
Beatrice Bloom
Beatrice Bloom Sales Representative/Princeton Residential Specialist, MBA, ECO-Broker
Beatrice Bloom
Sales Representative/Princeton Residential Specialist, MBA, ECO-Broker
609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com 609-577-2989 (cell) | info@BeatriceBloom.com | BeatriceBloom.com
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