Volume LXXIV, Number 28
Getting Back To You Pages 20-22 Televising Presidential Conventions Is Topic of “Sundays at the Sarnoff” . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ticks, Lyme Disease Pose Threats to Locals . . . . . . . . . . 8 Thirty Years in the Company of Cats . . . 13 Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts Opens Online Season . . . . . . . . . . 14 Donahey Provided Excellence, Leadership for PU Softball . . . . . . . . .24 Athletics Director Williams Leaving PDS with Fond Memories . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Court Denies Appeal By Sunrise Corporation For Assisted Living An appeal by the Sunrise Corporation regarding denial of a variance application by the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment was resolved last last month in the municipality’s favor by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Sunrise has been seeking approval to build a senior living facility at the corner of North Harrison Street and Terhune Road, and was trying to reverse the denial of its application to the Zoning Board by arguing that the Board failed to properly apply the test to determine if a variance for an inherently beneficial use, which is one that is considered to serve the public good and promote general welfare, should be granted. The 4.5-acre corner lot was formerly part of the Princeton Shopping Center, which was subdivided when the complex was sold to Edens in 2012. The parcel was rezoned for Residential Senior Market (RSM) housing in 2015. Princeton’s Master Plan identifies the property as suitable for senior housing because of its proximity to the shopping center, public transportation, and medical offices. Three years ago, Sunrise submitted Continued on Page 10
Voting is Over, But The Counting Goes On Angela Siso Stentz Named Acting Principal at Johnson Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .18, 19 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Classified Ads . . . . . . 30 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 12 New to Us . . . . . . . . . . 23 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 29 Performing Arts . . . . . 15 Police Blotter . . . . . . . 10 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 30 School Matters . . . . . . . 9 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
By 8 p .m . last night, July 7, all ballots had been cast in the 2020 primary election, with most local voters mailing in ballots to the Mercer County Board of Elections and only a few completing provisional paper ballots at polling places in town . Final vote counts for local, state, and national races will not be available for another week, as the Board of Elections will continue to accept ballots that arrive in the mail through July 14, as long as they are postmarked by 8 p .m . July 7 . In Princeton three Democratic candidates, incumbents David Cohen and Leticia Fraga and challenger Dina Shaw, are running for two positions on the November ballot for Princeton Council . Mark Freda is running unopposed for the Democratic mayoral nomination . No Republicans were on the ballot for nomination for Council or mayor .
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Princeton, Rutgers Detail Changes for Academic Year Princeton and Rutgers universities are among the institutions of higher education that have announced altered academic schedules for the 2020-21 academic year. Due to the continuing fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton will reopen at half capacity in the fall, while Rutgers plans to deliver most courses remotely, with a limited number of in-person classes. “Over the last two months, my colleagues and I have been studying the pandemic and identifying measures we can take to accommodate students on campus,” Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber said in a July 6 message to the University community. “COVID-19 is still a very new disease, and much remains unknown about it. Several points have, however, become clear. Based on the information now available to us, we believe Princeton will be able to offer all of our undergraduate students at least one semester of on-campus education this academic year, but we will need to do much of our teaching online and remotely.” “We have wanted very fervently to be able to resume some version of a normal semester,” Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway said in a message to the Rutgers community, which takes courses in New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark. However, “because of the ongoing require-
ments for social distancing and guided by our paramount priority of safeguarding the people of our university community, we determined that most courses this fall will have to rely on remote methods of instruction – delivered both in real time and asynchronously.” Princeton will have first- and third-year students on campus for the fall semester, while sophomores and seniors will be welcomed for the spring term. Most academic instruction will continue to be
online. All undergraduates can complete the entire academic year remotely if they wish. Graduate programs will be held either in person or virtually. Students can live in dormitories. But the social aspect of undergraduate campus life will be limited by public health guidelines and state rules. That means no big parties, and social distancing in classrooms and public spaces. Students will have to sign a social contract describing their responsibilities. “Our collective Continued on Page 7
PU, PPS, Nonprofits Work Together to Combat Food Insecurities in Mercer County In the face of unprecedented food insecurities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton University is teaming up with Princeton Public Schools (PPS) and three Mercer County nonprofits this summer to provide thousands of meals to local communities. In launching its six-week Summer Food and Nutrition Program this week, the University is collaborating with PPS, HomeFront, the Rescue Mission of Trenton, and Meals on Wheels of Mercer County to help feed hungry individuals in Princeton; on the Route 1 corridor near Princeton; and in Trenton, Lawrenceville, East Windsor, West Windsor, and Hightstown.
“All of our hearts are lifted at the Mission by the University’s generosity, compassion, and commitment to address food insecurity, particularly during this pandemic which is challenging us like never before,” said Rescue Mission of Trenton Chief Operating Officer Barrett Young. Princeton University’s Campus Dining, Office of Community and Regional Affairs, and John H. Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement are working together to provide more than 14,000 meals in the coming weeks to those who are homeless and those in recovery and treatment at the Rescue Mission. Continued on Page 10
STREET ART: The Arts Council of Princeton’s inspiring new mural, “Stronger Together,” can be found on the corner of Witherspoon and Spring streets in downtown Princeton . (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)
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