After Years in the Making, Memoir is Set for Release 7
PPS Ramps Up Energy Efficiency, Implementing Multiple Green Initiatives 10
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MacDonald Primed to Make Debut for Canada Squad in U20 Worlds 19
Princeton Supply Sweeps Lob City in Summer Hoops Championship Series to Win Second Straight Title 22
Five New Candidates, One Incumbent Compete In PPS School Board Race
In just three months, on November 5, Princeton voters will select three names from a slate of six — ve new candidates and one incumbent — to represent them for three-year terms on the Princeton Public Schools (PPS) Board of Education (BOE).
BOE members Brian McDonald, who is running unopposed for a seat on Princeton Council, and Betsy Baglio will nish out their terms on the Board on January 1, 2025 and are not running for reelection. Mara Franceschi is the one incumbent running for reelection.
New candidates, all with children in PPS, include local business leaders Ari Meisel, Chris Santarpio, Lisa Potter, and Shenwei Zhao and nursery school director Erica Snyder.
Franceschi, who serves as co-chair of the BOE Personnel Committee and a member of the Board’s Operations and Long Term Planning committees, has worked in the nancial services and asset management industries and as a chartered nancial analyst. Her daughter will be a ninth grader at Princeton High School (PHS) this year, one son a rising senior at PHS, and her oldest son will be entering Georgetown University.
“I am running for a second term because I believe experience matters to ensure continued future success, especially with upcoming district challenges,” Franceschi wrote in an email. “Chief among those challenges is balancing our aging facilities against a backdrop of the rapidly increasing growth in town, leading to increased student enrollment.”
Franceschi alluded to the referendum vote coming up early next year, stating, “My experience and breadth of knowledge make me the best candidate to help lead us through this process.”
She went on to emphasize the value of her nancial background “in the everpresent and signi cant challenge of managing the structural de cit inherent in our budget and the regular budget stressors faced by the district.” She added, “My experience allows me to balance critical, necessary investments in our schools while keeping tax increases to a minimum, which is always at the forefront of my decision-making.”
Franceschi also mentioned the upcoming BOE search for a new permanent
Princeton Celebrates Evan Gershkovich’s Release
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was brought up in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School (PHS) in 2010, returned to the U.S. late last Thursday night, freed in a 24-person prisoner swap after 16 months in a Russian prison.
Michael Van Itallie, who also grew up in Princeton and has been a best friend of Gershkovich since they rst met when they were 8 years old playing Princeton Youth Soccer, described watching the rapid sequence of events unfold last Thursday.
“I felt relief and joy,” said Van Itallie. “I was so happy for him and his family. It was incredible. Something that we had looked for for so long, but we had hardened ourselves to the reality that it might not come for a long time.”
Van Itallie, 32, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., and works as a city administrator, watched the television coverage on Thursday and celebrated with friends.
““That night was amazing,” he said, “seeing reports about the plane and the
exchange on the tarmac in Turkey, and then tracking his ight home and seeing pictures of him aboard the ight. When the ight landed [at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland] and he walked off and greeted Kamala and Biden and embraced his family — That was incredible. I’ll never forget that. The culmination of everything was so emotional.”
Meanwhile in Princeton, the joy was no less heartfelt. “We are relieved and delighted by the news that Evan Gershkovich
has been released from a Russian prison as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States and other countries,” said Princeton Public Schools (PPS) Acting Superintendent Kathie Foster.
The PHS boys soccer team, of which Gershkovich was the co-captain 15 years ago, along with PHS teacher and soccer coach Wayne Sutcliffe and PHS graduates from 2010, have been working to support Gershkovich’s family in their efforts to secure their son’s release.
South Brunswick Holds Second Reading on Redevelopment of Princeton Nurseries Site
A redevelopment plan for the former Princeton Nurseries site that runs along Route 1, Ridge Road, and Mapleton Road is scheduled for a second reading at a meeting of South Brunswick Township Council on Wednesday, August 7 at 6 p.m. The ordinance will be considered as part of a work session.
The ordinance, which is for 119 Mapleton Road, 987-1001 Ridge Road, and 4405 Route 1, was unanimously approved by the Township Council on its rst reading three weeks ago. It creates three separate districts, each with its own permitted use, on approximately 160 acres. The proposed development is
BUTTERFLY DAY: Children rush to the next activity at The Watershed Institute’s 24th Annual Butterfly Festival on Saturday. Attendees share what they learned at the event in this week’s Town Talk on page 6. (Photo by Grace Roberts)
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Sourland Spectacular Plans 13th Annual Ride
The 13th annual Sourland Spectacular cycling event, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Sourland Conservancy, is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, starting at The Watershed Institute in Pennington.
Early bird registration at $60 ends Wednesday, August 7; regular adult registration is $70. The event will feature both staggered starts
and lunches. Riders can begin anytime between 7 and 10 a.m. in order to complete their route in time for lunch.
Pre-event coffee and breakfast will be served; lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., topped by the event’s traditional ice cream sundaes.
Ticket packages include rest stops, two meals, sundaes, support and gear, and swag. Riders who solicit $200 or more in sponsorships receive
a commemorative jersey. Participants can also purchase the jerseys for $85. Proceeds help support the Conservancy’s forest restoration effort, which is currently underway. Over the last three years, the nonprofit has planted more than 45,000 trees and shrubs and hopes to plant 10,000 more this year. Visit sourlandspectacular. com for more information and registration.
Leighton Listens: Councilman Leighton Newlin holds one-on-one conversations about issues impacting Princeton from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 7 at EFES Mediterranean Grill, 235 Nassau Street; on August 14 at Hinds Plaza (special session including Mayor Mark Freda); on August 21 at Studio Hillier, 190 Witherspoon Street; and on August 28 at Olives, 22 Witherspoon Street. All are welcome.
Community Night Out: Tuesday, August 13 from 5-8 p.m., at 400 Witherspoon Street. Free pool admission, food, face painting, inflatables, DJ, and emergency vehicle displays. Postponed from August 6.
Food Pantry : Arm in Arm’s mobile food pantry is at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, on Monday afternoons through August, from 2-4 p.m. Fresh produce, eggs, milk, frozen proteins, and quality baked goods as well as canned and boxed items and personal care items are available for those in need.
Sustainable Princeton “Lending Library”: Sustainable Princeton offers residents and nonprofits in Princeton the opportunity to borrow sustainable home items such as electric landscape equipment, induction cooktops, and repair tools, for free, for up to two weeks. Visit sustainableprinceton.org for more information.
Donate Blood : The American Red Cross has issued a call for emergency blood donations, particularly needed during the heat waves. Donate at 707 Alexander Road, Suite 101; MarketFair Mall; Princeton Family YMCA; and Stone Hill Church. Visit Redcrossblood.org for specific dates and times.
Weekday Volunteer Land Stewardship : On Thursday, August 8, 15, and/or 22, join Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) for a morning volunteer event at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Preserve. Assist with critical trail work, riparian and forest restoration, and invasive species removal. Sessions are held from 9 to 11a.m. Register at fopos.org/events-programs.
Photo Contest : Friends of Princeton Open Space holds the ninth annual Perspectives on Preservation Photo Contest with a submission deadline of September 8. Photos taken at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Open Space area can be submitted by professionals and amateurs; they must have been taken during the past three years. Visit fopos.org for more information.
Another Photo Contest : The Mercer County Library System will begin accepting entries on Monday, August 12 for a contest with the theme “Adventures in Mercer County Above and Beyond.” Amateur photographers only. The deadline is September 16. Visit mcl.org for more information.
Literacy Tutoring Program : To help adults improve their English literacy skills, volunteers are needed to work one-on-one or in small groups. Online training is available in August, September, and October. For specific dates and more information, email mercer@literacynj.org or call (609) 587-6027.
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Two Sourland Region Nonprofits Are Partners in Preservation
Thanks to a collaboration between the Sourland Conservancy and the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), the museum is now the full owner of the historic True Farmstead in Skillman. The Conservancy had
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partnered with the SSAAM in 2022 to purchase the property with support from the Somerset County Cultural Heritage Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Green Acres Program. This past May, an agreement was signed making the SSAAM the full owner. The Farmstead will house the offices of the SSAAM and the Sourland Conservancy, and will serve as an interpretive space for African American culture and history.
“By transferring its coownership of the historic True Farmstead entirely to SSAAM, Sourland Conservancy restores an important cultural and ecological landmark to the African American community,” reads a release from the museum.
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“What these two organizations have achieved with this measure is remarkable,” said SSAAM Board President Catherine Fulmer-Hogan. “The team at SSAAM has so much gratitude for our friends and collaborators at the Sourland Conservancy for understanding the True Farmstead’s significance to the history of African Americans of the region, and then making the critical and equitable choice to transfer their ownership to SSAAM. What a powerful and beautiful legacy for us all.”
The True Farmstead was originally owned by William Reasoner, a Black Union Army veteran who worked as a farmer after the Civil War. His widow later married Spencer True, a descendant of the formerly enslaved Friday Truehart, who was freed in 1802 and became an early African American landowner in the Sourland region. In 1780, when he was 13, Truehart had been taken from his mother Dinah in Charleston, S.C., and brought to New Jersey by his enslaver, the pastor of the Hopewell Old School Baptist Church. In the early 1800s, more than 12,000 enslaved people like Truehart lived and worked in New Jersey.
The Trues made their home on the farmstead, which originally included the land where
Historic Register-listed Mt. Zion AME Church stands today. Since its founding in 2016, the SSAAM has been engaged in preservation of the church building.
“The True Farmstead is my legacy,” said Patricia Payne, a trustee of the SSAAM and a descendant of Truehart. “It represents the strength and perseverance of Black families to survive and thrive in the Sourlands. That the SSAAM and the Sourland Conservancy were able to purchase and preserve the property honors my family. To transfer ownership of the property to the SSAAM represents a sincere desire on the part of the Sourland Conservancy to preserve our
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The Conservancy will continue to use the Farmstead grounds as a model for homeowners to learn how to incorporate native plants into traditional landscaping, to restore the ecosystem to benefit humans and wildlife. The organization will also store trees and supplies on the property to support its ongoing forest restoration project, and will host workshops and educational events at the site. Also planned for the Farmstead is the training of stream monitor volunteers to conduct water quality and habitat assessments for the NJDEP, and the engagement of volunteers in stewardship and planting projects on nearby preserved property.
According to the Conservancy’s Executive Director Laurie Cleveland, the organization’s mission is a natural fit with the SSAAM.
“The Sourland Forest produces oxygen and filters pollutants from our air and water,” she said. “Eight hundred thousand New Jersey residents rely on the Sourland Mountains to provide some or all of their clean drinking water. The healthy forest helps reduce flooding in areas where the most vulnerable communities are often located, and it also helps to mitigate the impacts of climate change which will, again, disproportionately impact communities of color. The seeds we’re planting today will leave a healthy legacy for future generations.”
—Anne Levin
Stonebridge at Montgomery Offers Employees ESL Program
Stonebridge at Montgomery, a Springpoint Life Plan Community located in Skillman, is offering employees the opportunity to take part in a comprehensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program for the second consecutive year.
This program will help strengthen proficiency in writing, reading, comprehension, and speaking of the English language for employees who are non-native English speakers. The goal is to enhance communication, confidence, and productivity so that employees can better achieve their professional, personal, and economic goals. This program is made possible by a grant to the Springpoint Foundation from Bloomberg.
Question of the Week:
“What did you learn at the festival today?”
(Asked Saturday at The Watershed Institute’s 34th Annual Butterfly Festival)
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North Witherspoon Street is undergoing a beautification project this summer but is open for business! Visit Elite Five Sushi & Grill for some of Princeton’s best sushi and hot Japanese dishes. Make a reservation, walk in, or place an order tonight! Also, be sure to visit the other Witherspoon Street businesses while you’re there!
The Stonebridge ESL program is offered to all eligible Stonebridge at Montgomery employees through inlingua, an international language training organization. In 2023, eight employees participated in the program and will continue their studies at Stonebridge. A maximum of 10 employees will be accepted in 2024, and they will attend weekly instructor-led ESL classes held at the community. Each session lasts from 45 minutes to an hour.
The Stonebridge ESL program aids in strengthening the connections and engagement between employees and those they serve by eliminating linguistic barriers and communication obstacles.
“I learned how small the butterfly eggs are.”
—Nathan Dizom, Basking Ridge
“At the animal show, I did find out that alligators always have black color in them.”
—Adelina Dallesandro, Piscataway
Vivian: “We learned that a wallaby keeps its babies in its pouch, and if we had a pouch like that we could put our Halloween candy in it!”
—Vivian Reeves, Princeton, with Sam Hoeschele, Hopewell
Emma: “We saw how eggs turn into a caterpillar, and then they get in their chrysalis, and then a couple weeks later they’re a butterfly!”
Mia: “That the butterfly lays the eggs, not the caterpillar.”
—Emma and Mia Chastain, Pennington
After Years in the Making, “Memoir” is Set for Release
Among the many artistic endeavors that were derailed by the pandemic, and are finally coming to fruition, is a musical work by composer and Princeton University music professor Steven Mackey. Memoir, a 75-minute piece for a narrator, the Dover String Quartet, and the percussionists known as arx duo, is about to be released as a CD.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Mackey said of the work, which is based on an unpublished memoir by his late mother, Elaine Mackey. “The original premiere date was supposed to be May 2020. So obviously that couldn’t happen. But now we’re ready to go.”
As director of the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute at Princeton and a member of the composition faculty at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, Mackey is a Grammy Award-winning composer of works for chamber ensemble, orchestra, dance, and opera. His music has been performed by the BBC Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, among others. He and the musicians took Memoir on the road before making the CD.
Its narrator, Natalie Christa Rakes, is an actor who happens to have been the longtime nanny for the children of Mackey and his wife, composer Sarah Kirkland Snider. With the kids grown, Rakes now serves as Mackey’s assistant.
“How it all came about is an interesting story in itself,” Mackey said. “I would give Natalie little bits of text to
read, for timing. It turns out that the register of her voice is very similar to my mother’s. They are both from Pennsylvania, which might have something to do with it. But I had no thought of hiring her for the piece.”
An arts festival in Arkansas had commissioned the work.
“They had a connection to the actor Mary Steenburgen, who was sort of the right age for it,” Mackey said. “But after I made a tape using little clips of Natalie saying the text on top of a computer mockup of the string quartet, everybody loved her voice and her acting. So we said, ‘Let’s do it.’ She is an experienced performer, so it wasn’t a huge stretch for her. But it was kind of a discovery. And we wouldn’t have been able to afford Mary Steenburgen.”
Mackey describes Memoir as “a little smidge of Forrest Gump. My mother was born in 1920 and died in 2007. It’s about her perspective on the 20th century, with a lot of passing details and reflections on events of the century — World War II, and lots of personal challenges — and how they affected her.”
The dramatic arc of the piece is his mother’s alcoholism.
“She was very shy, and didn’t even take her first drink until she moved to L.A. and married a musician, who was her first husband,” Mackey said. “One of the crucial things about the piece is that it culminates in a story where I go through the house while she’s sleeping, and confiscate all the bottles of vodka, and then go out and get food so when she wakes up, she’ll
Nurseries continued from page one bordered by Route 1 to the east, Ridge Road to the north, and the Mapleton Preserve to the west, as well as parcels owned by the Trustees of Princeton University and Plainsboro to the south. It is one of the biggest remaining undeveloped land parcels with frontage along Route 1.
have something to eat,” he said. “But she wakes up before I get back, and goes out to buy more vodka. She ends up falling flat on her face in the parking lot. This was a small town in northern California. And there was a picture of her lying there, in the local paper. That was her rock bottom. She never took another drink and was sober for the next 30 years. I think the key line is when I say that throughout her life, alcohol was the cure for her embarrassment. And ironically, embarrassment became the cure for her alcohol.”
Memoir also has more upbeat stories about Elaine’s childhood, and her move to Los Angeles during the golden age of Hollywood. “My entire life, my mother has been a supporting character in my music,” Mackey said. Composing the piece, Mackey wanted to keep things relatable. “My mother was a secretary,” he said. “She never went to college.
So the language is simple and candid. As an over-educated composer, I have developed a more complicated musical language. I wanted to find a place that was more innocent to really set her words. Once I got that down, it was really fun, and had a kind of lasting impact on my music.”
Memoir is essentially a theatrical piece, which Mackey and musicians performed on tour in five locations across the country. “After that, we figured, ‘We know it now,’ and had the recording sessions at Curtis and at Princeton. We’re hoping the CD will get more interest and we can go out on the road again,” he said. The work is unique, Mackey said, because it can’t be classified as chamber music, opera, or anything else. “There really isn’t anything like it,” he said. Memoir will be available on August 16 on all streaming platforms and for purchase through @bridgerecords.
—Anne Levin
If adopted, the plan will have a Gateway District, Flex/Light Industrial District, and Transitional/Office District. Permitted uses in the three districts include professional, executive, and corporate offices; medical offices; research laboratories; hotels; retail; indoor and outdoor recreational facilities; and more.
The development also calls for creation of a park that would be no less than 25,000 square feet. According to the plan, the area is currently vacant and lacking in significant improvements. A stream runs through the property, which has a variety of vegetation. The area is near commercial properties, hotels, and apartment complexes.
Established in Kingston in 1913 by William Flemer Sr.,
Princeton Nurseries was at one time the largest commercial nursery in the U.S. At its peak, it occupied over 1,000 acres and employed 300 workers, according to the New Jersey Historic Trust. Flemer chose Kingston as a location because of the quality of the soil and its proximity to Philadelphia and New York along the Delaware and Raritan Canal. The business reduced its use of the property and relocated to Allentown in 1995.
In 1986, Princeton University purchased 448 acres from Princeton Nurseries; 191 of which were in Plainsboro and 297 in South Brunswick. Over time, 100 of those acres were donated by the University and permanently preserved. The remaining lands owned by the University were sold late last year.
The site was designated as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment by the South Brunswick Township Council last April.
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A MOTHER’S WORDS, A SON’S MUSIC: A new CD by composer and Princeton University Professor Steven Mackey, right, narrated by actor Natalie Christa Rakes, left, is about to be released. “Memoir,” inspired by Mackey’s late mother Elaine Mackey, drops officially on August 16.
PPS superintendent. “As a first-time participant, I bring fresh eyes to the process, while simultaneously benefiting from my years of Board experience, which will allow me to better evaluate the skills required of an excellent superintendent who will become an integral part of our district and schools,” she said.
Running on a platform of “excellence, efficiency, and engagement,” Potter is a corporate executive and community leader with a daughter who recently graduated from PHS and a son who is a rising junior.
“I am running for the Princeton Board of Education to bring my expertise and commitment to our schools,” Potter wrote on her website. She cites stable leadership, operational efficiency, transparent communication, and community engagement as her priorities.
“My experience in talent acquisition, especially in executive search, will be instrumental in hiring a visionary superintendent to guide our schools forward,” she said. “We need stable, long-term leadership with a clear vision to set objectives and lead us forward.”
Potter went on to emphasize the importance of making cost-effective decisions. “Throwing money at problems doesn’t always solve them,” she wrote. “Before spending more on consultants, we should ask our talented teachers and staff, who are on the front lines and often have valuable insights for improving our
schools. By tapping into this resource, we can implement practical and cost-effective measures that benefit our entire community.”
Zhao, who has been an active participant in meetings on local and school issues since moving to Princeton in 2016, is a business owner and IT engineer with a son going into seventh grade at Princeton Charter School.
“I would like to help our schools to operate more effectively,” he wrote on his website. “As an engineer, I have designed, integrated, maintained, and fixed many systems. As a business owner and consultant for almost two decades, I understand the importance of nurturing good relationships with diverse clients and stakeholders. The BOE’s responsibilities fall into similar categories.”
Zhao cited four particular goals that he would pursue: “allocate appropriate resources and support to raise
the level of achievement among all students”; “create a healthy and rewarding environment in recruiting good teachers and school administrators during the teacher shortage”; “improve mental health for every student and faculty member by identifying and hopefully limiting negative or even toxic school environments”; and “help schools to become bridges that bring communities together.”
He wrote on his website, “We, as a community, need to work together to restore excellence and elevate PPS to new heights, build it even better than before.”
Commentary and brief profiles of BOE candidates Meisel, Santarpio, and Snyder were included in a July 24 Town Topics front page article. More remarks and information from all six candidates will be reported in the coming months leading up to the election.
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Reenactment of Camp
At Trent House Museum
The Trent House Association presents the fourth annual reenactment of the days in late August/early September 1781 when thousands of soldiers and support personnel camped in and around Trenton. This free program of activities and talks is on Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Trent House Museum grounds at 15 Market Street, Trenton.
In June 1781, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington and the allied French Army under General Rochambeau began their march south from New York and Rhode Island. In late August 1781, the armies converged in Princeton, camping near Morven, the home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, before continuing south on their way to confront British Gen. Cornwallis in Virginia.
a French infantry unit; drilling with African American infantry soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment; helping the town’s doctor prepare to treat injuries by rolling bandages, as civilians did to assist the Continental Army; preparing sweet bags of herbs worn to ward off smallpox; sampling tea and shortbread while hearing why patriotic women served herb tea instead of imported black tea at their tea tables; learning about the craft and art of blacksmithing from the local blacksmith; and shopping at the peddler’s stall for children’s toys and souvenirs. This family-friendly event includes crafts and activities for school-age children and a “scavenger hunt” with prizes.
New Pulmonary Care Program in Lawrence Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital has launched a specialized Pulmonary Care program under the direction of pulmonologist Zeeshan Khan. Part of the 40acre campus, the new program provides acute and short-term subacute care.
Services aim to reduce pulmonary symptoms, decrease disability, increase participation in physical and social activities, and promote independence and quality of life. The program caters to individuals with a range of diagnoses and conditions.
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Thousands of French and American soldiers and accompanying civilians with horses and oxen pulling wagons and artillery carriages camped in and around Trenton, then a small town of about 500 residents, while their northern flank was protected by a rear guard in Maidenhead, now Lawrence. The Trenton encampment lasted several days as cannons were ferried across the river and people on foot and wagons forded at the Falls of the Delaware.
Attendees can participate in such activities as card and dice games with soldiers of Le Régiment Bourbonnais,
At 11 a.m., Paul Larson, chair of the New Jersey Lafayette Bicentennial Committee, American Friends of Lafayette, will describe the diplomatic role that Lafayette played in gaining official French support and his actions on the field, as well as the military expertise and substantial troops that Rochambeau brought to the conflict. At 2 p.m., Larson will use maps drawn by the French to guide visitors over the route through New Jersey in the summer of 1781 and trace that route on highways and roads of today.
This program is sponsored by the Trent House Museum in partnership with the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Lawrence Historical Society, and WashingtonRochambeau Revolutionary Route Association-New Jersey. Visit Williamtrenthouse. org for more information.
Khan is board certified in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. He serves as the medical director of the Institute for Sleep Medicine at Deborah Heart and Lung Center and of the Sleep Center of Bucks County. He is also an intensivist at St. Mary Medical Center, and a partner at Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Associates in Newtown, Pa.
“Lawrence’s comprehensive pulmonary rehab services are tailored to address the individual needs of each patient with a chronic lung condition, with the goal to make breathing easier and improve wellbeing and quality of life,” said Erin Popelak, regional director of market development at Marquis Health Consulting Services, which supports the facility. “The team at Lawrence is pleased to have Dr. Khan lead its new Pulmonary Care initiative. He is highly regarded for both his medical expertise and leadership acumen.”
In addition to consults with Khan, Lawrence pulmonary patients benefit from non-invasive ventilation support and 24/7 access to lab and radiology services. An extensive range of therapy services is available daily. Visit lawrencerahabhospital.com for more information.
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The team had organized an Evan Gershkovich Awareness Luncheon for August 25 at Conte’s Pizza and Bar on Witherspoon Street. “We are thrilled to be able to change this event to a celebration of Evan’s return,” said Sutcliffe, as quoted in a PPS press release.
A banner has also been on display in the PHS boys’ locker room urging Gershkovich’s release, and members of the boys’ soccer team have been wearing shirts stating: “I Stand With Evan.” Sutcliffe, as quoted in USA Today, described watching news reports about Gershkovich on TV over the past 16 months. “Every time I saw him on TV in that cage when he would, like, in a cheeky way, smile, it was like looking at him when we had a huge game, and the pressure was at its greatest,” said Sutcliffe. “Evan’s a guy that you can count on, rely on. He never failed the coaching staff and every guy on the team.”
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman was also quick to salute Gershkovich’s release with a statement praising him and condemning the Russian government’s arrest, imprisonment, and false conviction.
“It is wonderful to see the release of journalist and Princeton native Evan Gershkovich, along with several other American citizens wrongfully detained overseas,” she said. “I join all of America in welcoming Evan home after a grueling 16 months of unjustified imprisonment in Russia. A graduate of Princeton High School, Evan is a beloved former resident of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District and we are so relieved he is safely on his way home.”
In a phone conversation on Monday, Van Itallie recalled a number of highlights in his almost quarter-century friendship with Gershkovich. On their Youth Soccer team, Gershkovich’s father was the coach —“very charming and a great coach” — and Evan already stood out for his prowess and his love of the game.
At PHS, as Van Itallie described, Gershkovich became known as a great writer and “he very quickly fit in with my group of friends that I had known for a long time.” Van Itallie continued, “Some of my best high school memories involve Evan. He’s very gregarious, very outgoing. He sort of took the high school by storm in a very charming way. Everyone got along with him and liked him. He’s fun to be around.”
In addition to leading the soccer team and excelling academically, Gershkovich also wrote for The Tower school newspaper. “Looking back, it seems obvious that he would become a journalist,” Van Itallie said.
Coincidentally, both young men ended up going to Bowdoin College in Maine after their 2010 PHS graduation, and they saw each other frequently over the next four years.
“One of the things we always had in common was an adventurous side,” said Van Itallie. On one bicycle trip
from Princeton they rode to the Jersey Shore and back, 100 miles in the same day, and on another three-night excursion they rode their bikes to the shore, then traveled by ferry to Manhattan, then rode out to the end of Long Island and over to Connecticut on another ferry, about 180 miles in total.
“Adolescent adventure,” said Van Itallie, “testing our limits. I felt I could always count on him to do those kinds of somewhat outlandish adventures.”
At one point during their college years they were both traveling in South America and linked up at various points on the route, traveling for two or three weeks together in Chile and Argentina.
“He really loves traveling,” said Van Itallie. “He has an incredible ability to connect with people and to make friends. That’s what helps to make him an incredible reporter. He loves people in a very genuinely interested way. I think that’s what he loves so much about travel. He gets to learn about people, their experiences, and what makes them tick.”
He continued, “That makes him so much fun. He enhances his fellow travelers’ experience by being able to connect with people along the way. The times I spent with him were some of my most memorable.”
After their graduation from Bowdoin, Gershkovich and Van Itallie and another Bowdoin graduate shared a Brooklyn apartment for almost two years, before Gershkovich got a job with the Moscow Times in 2018 and decided to move to Russia. His parents had grown up in Russia and he spoke Russian fluently.
“It was a great choice for him,” said Van Itallie. “He loved it immediately. He loved reporting and he also loved life in Moscow. He had a sense of coming home because he’d grown up in Russian culture from his parents. He was doing great work and he loved his work, and then he landed the job with the Wall Street Journal, which was sort of a dream job. He was incredibly excited about it.”
When the war broke out in Ukraine, Gershkovich had to leave Russia, and he moved to London, but returned frequently to Russia on reporting trips that were often dangerous. He and Van Itallie kept in touch through texts and group texts with friends, and they met in New York at least once or twice a year on Gershkovich’s visits to the U.S. “Every time he came home I’d see him in New York,” said Van Itallie. “We’d get friends together and that was always a blast.”
During the past 16 months, of course, since Gershkovich’s arrest, their relationship changed dramatically. “It was an overwhelming feeling of shock and concern, realizing that your friend had become a front page international story with his fate tied up in the highest levels of U.S., Russian, and international super powers.”
Van Itallie and his friends were quickly in touch with Gershkovich’s family to find out how they could help. Through Gershkovich’s international reporting friends, they were able
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to figure out how to send Gershkovich care packages, clothes, and whatever else they were allowed to send to him, and they established a process for sending letters and emails, that had to be translated into Russian, that would get to him in prison through the screening process.
Van Itallie described how the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones quickly organized legal support in Russia and lobbying support in Washington. “They did an incredible job,” he said. “They rose to the occasion and marshaled their resources in an effective way, and eventually were successful.”
Van Itallie noted how, despite everyone’s concerns and worries, Gershkovich appeared to be doing “remarkably well.”
“The through-line was his sense of humor,” Van Itallie said. “When I exchanged letters with him, for the most part we were joking around and talking about our lives and things we’re interested in and people we know in a way that was somewhat light-hearted and meant to give comfort to both sides. He was really projecting that he was going to be OK, reassuring his friends and family about his well-being.”
He continued, “He seemed to be doing remarkably well, all things considered, but at the same time he wasn’t. It was very difficult. There were cracks in the outward appearance at times when he acknowledged that it was really a struggle. It would wear anyone down. He was confined 23 hours a day.”
Since Gershkovich’s release Van Itallie has not talked with him, but he has been in touch with his family, who are still in Texas with him where he’s getting evaluated and de-briefed at an Army medical center.
Van Itallie noted how Gershkovich has already been talking to reporters about other political prisoners, those who have recently been released and many more who remain in prisons. “He is immediately making the story not about himself but about the broader picture of Russia under Putin,” said Van Itallie. “He’s covered that story for many years now, and he’s obviously become a big part of that story.”
Van Itallie reflected on what lies ahead for his friend in the coming months and years. “I’m sure he’ll get back to telling the story of
Assault Reported at University Library
The Princeton University Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared on its website that an aggravated assault was reported on August 5 at 3:32 p.m.
According to DPS, a female non-affiliate reported that she was working in a room on the fourth floor of Lewis Library at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday when a male opened the door to the room and asked for help. He then approached the victim,
grabbed her by the neck, and pushed her against a wall. The victim screamed and left the room before seeking assistance and calling DPS. The suspect did not follow her. The male suspect is described as 2530 years old, with a brown sweatshirt, brown pants, black backpack, and darkcolored hair. Community members are encouraged to contact DPS at (609) 2581000 should they encounter similar behavior or have information relevant to the investigation.
his 16 months in prison. I’m really happy for him and excited for what he’ll do next in terms of writing and using all this publicity. He’s so famous now, and I’m sure he will want to use that platform for something larger. I’m so proud to call him my friend.”
—Donald Gilpin
ON THE TOWN: Evan Gershkovich, on left, Michael Van Itallie, in foreground, and friends enjoyed a day visiting the High Line in New York City in 2012, just two years after graduating from Princeton High
(Photo courtesy of Michael Van Itallie)
PPS Ramps Up Energy
Princeton Public Schools (PPS) is focusing on a greener future and has been working on a number of sustainability initiatives, including white roofs, heat pumps, energyefficient HVAC systems, and new high efficiency boilers.
The district reports that by the end of the summer five of the six PPS schools will have almost 100 percent white roofing, which reflects more sunlight, absorbs less heat than traditional black roofs, and reduces the need for air conditioning. PPS began the transition to white roofs five years ago.
“These changes represent significant cost savings and underscore our dedication to being stewards of the environment,” said Acting Superintendent Kathie Foster, as quoted in a PPS press release. “We are committed to providing students and staff with healthy buildings and environmentally conscious learning spaces.”
PPS will be installing heat pumps at all of the elementary schools as part of the PSEG Direct Install Program, providing heat in the cold months and cooling in the warm months. In addition to the heat pumps, three energy-efficient gas boilers will be installed at each of the four elementary schools and electric HVAC systems at Littlebrook and Johnson Park elementary schools.
The roof work has been funded by the 2022 referendum, and approximately 75 percent of the heating and cooling projects will be funded by PSEG’s Direct install Program. The district is expecting to pay about $545,664 of the predicted $2.145M total cost of the project.
“All of this work, from turning off lights to upgrading equipment and roofs, is vital to lowering the district’s energy footprint,” said Sustainable Princeton Program Manager Jenny Ludmer, who has been working with PPS on the efficiency improvements.
“Two-thirds of our local greenhouse gas emission production comes from heating, cooling, and electrifying our buildings, so if every property owner made energy efficiency improvements like these, they could lower their annual costs and help to reduce Princeton’s carbon footprint,” she added.
Ludmer noted that the PPS energy efficiency initiatives would result in a significant reduction in annual energy expenses. “We’re looking forward to seeing how that impact works out,” she said.
“And solar is right around the corner for all the schools, now that the roof work is completed.”
Small businesses and nonprofits are also eligible for the PSEG Direct Install Program, in which customers achieve
The state-of-the-art new HVAC systems will consume less energy than the outdated systems they replace, and the high-efficiency new boilers will minimize fuel waste and meet needs in an environmentally responsible manner.
significant energy savings in paying as little as 20 percent of the total costs. The Bank of Princeton, Penn Medicine, Princeton Public Library, the Whole Earth Center, and Princeton Orthopedics are among the businesses and nonprofits who have already taken advantage of this program.
PPS has also launched a behavior-based campaign known as the Energy-Saving Showdown, with students and staff participating in competitions to reduce energy use. Littlebrook Elementary School won the district-wide challenge last spring in reducing its energy consumption by more than 10 percent under the leadership of Littlebrook STEAM teacher Martha Friend.
Summer Programs
For about 500 PPS students, the summer has provided a vacation, but also opportunities for learning and growth, strengthening skills in a variety of subjects as part of the Extended School Year (ESY) program.
Princeton Middle School’s ESY program helped students improve their literacy and math skills in addition to providing social opportunities, recreational outings, and guidance for reading.
A week-long Dual Language Immersion Camp in early July gave about 40 students in grades 1-5 an opportunity to practice their Spanish and learn about Spanish-speaking countries. Soccer and swimming were also on the agenda.
About 88 Princeton High School (PHS) juniors and seniors worked on writing their college essays in the Evolution of the College Essay course under the guidance of the High School Counseling Department, and an intensive math program for rising ninth, 10th, and 11th grade students allowed 70 students to learn a year’s worth of geometry, algebra 2, or precalculus in only six weeks. The students must pass a proficiency test to move to the next level.
Rising ninth graders sharpened their scientific knowledge as they examined environmental themes and served as mentors to sixth graders in a one-week summer bridge program, while 34 rising 10th graders pursued advanced coursework in the accelerated summer chemistry program.
At Princeton Public Library six PHS students led STEM activities for 30 elementary students as part of PPS summer STEM.
—Donald Gilpin
Peer Leadership
For Jewish Teens
Gesher LeKesher, a Jewish peer leadership program, is currently accepting applications from 11th and 12th grade teens (as of the 2024-2025 school year).
As Gesher “Madrichim” (peer leaders), teens lead a group of 7th-9th grade “Talmidim” (learners) in outreaches addressing topics from a Jewish perspective including friendships, the impact of social media, peer pressure, prejudice, and antisemitism. This is an opportunity to develop leadership skills that can be used in college and beyond while meeting and working with other Jewish teens in the Greater Princeton Mercer Bucks area. Last year’s peer leaders represented eight area high schools.
Gesher LeKesher meets six hours each month — two Monday night trainings from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., and an additional outreach held either Monday or Wednesday nights. Gesher LeKesher is partially sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is celebrating its 22nd year giving back to
local, national, and global nonprofits. Teens in grades 8 through 12 from the Mercer and Bucks counties area learn about, experience and act upon Jewish values.
The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is a project of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County and is funded by the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund. The Foundation serves as a model for teen philanthropy programs around the country. Each teen philanthropist donates their own money, which gets matched and pooled with money they raise during the program. At the end of the year, each group decides how their dollars will be donated. Since the Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s inception, more than $1 million has been distributed to 72 recipient agencies.
Registration is now open for all participants in 8th through 10th grades and returning participants in 11th and 12th grades. Space is limited. or more information, visit jfcsonline.org/ jcyf.
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102-Year-Old Brandywine Resident Shares Thoughts on Late Summer Days
To the Editor:
Prayer in August
Let me know Summer before it is gone.
Let me share the high noon loveliness
Of wildflowers in country lanes
Where hedgerows are alive with the hum
Of bumble bees:
Study the deep green of summer trees
Reflected in shaded streams
Listen for the plaintive call
Of the mourning dove
Feel quiet contentment of cows
Grazing in peaceful fields
On drowsy afternoons.
Before it is too late
Let me walk barefoot in lush grass,
Breathe deeply the ripe sweetness of summer… Grow dizzy from the breath Of a hundred roses.
KATHLEEN M. DUHAIME Raymond Road
Noting That a Residential Fire Safety Program Should Be Implemented in Town
To the Editor:
I was both surprised and disappointed to learn that Princeton has no residential fire safety support services available to the community.
In a town that spends hundreds of thousands on consultants and unnecessary street renovations, to not have any community-wide fire safety services in place is embarrassing and unacceptable.
At the very least I’m certain the community would benefit from a periodic smoke/carbon monoxide detector inspection and replacement program. I was informed that
such a program did exist at one time but was simply abandoned when the person doing the inspections retired. In addition the town should implement a fire extinguisher re-pressurizing service and/or a fire extinguisher exchange and disposal service. How many homeowners are completely unaware that the fire extinguisher in their pantry may very likely be dead and thus worthless when called upon in an emergency?
I’m not a fire safety expert, but I would imagine that there are additional services and programs that would further benefit the community.
I would strongly encourage every Princeton resident to reach out to our elected officials and request that a residential fire safety program be implemented immediately.
BOB RABNER Christopher Drive
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Writer and Scholar Presents
Jane Austen scholar Juliette C. Wells delivers an illustrated lecture and discusses her most recent book, A New Jane Austen: How Americans Brought Us the World’s Greatest Novelist, on Saturday, August 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Morven Museum & Garden.
The free event is sponsored by the Princeton Public Library, the Jane Austen Society of North America – New Jersey Region, and Morven Museum & Garden.
Jane Austen Talk at Morven collectors, working largely outside academia. Drawing on extensive research, Wells weaves together colorful, compelling case studies of men and women who, from the 1880s to the 1980s, helped readers appreciate Austen’s novels, persuasively advocated for her place in the literary canon, and preserved artifacts vital to her legacy.
Pre-registration is required, and can be completed at princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/11125006.
According to the publisher, this latest volume completes Welles’ trio of books on Austen’s readers and revolutionizes our understanding of how Austen came to be viewed as the world’s greatest novelist.
Wells shows that Austen’s global reputation was established not by British scholars, as is commonly believed, but by visionary American writers and
Wells is professor of literary studies in the department of Visual, Literary, and Material Culture at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. The author of A New Jane Austen , Everybody’s Jane , and Reading Austen in America , all published by Bloomsbury Academic, and the editor of two Penguin Classics editions of Austen, she will guest co-curate a major, international Austen exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City in 2025. She received her Ph.D. and master’s degrees from Yale University, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Johns Hopkins University.
Think Global ~ Buy Local
Performing Arts
Culture and Crafts
At HEART Festival
State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick Cultural Center, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), and I Am D. Muse present the 5th Annual New Brunswick HEART Festival on Saturday, August 10, from 2 to 6 p.m.; hosted by New Jersey Radio Hall of Famer Bert Baron and Sharon Gordon, founder of TSO Productions.
This free, family-friendly festival celebrates the arts and history of New Brunswick and Middlesex County, featuring live music and dance performances; free dance classes for kids; food, craft, and art vendors; arts and crafts for kids; and free face painting, caricatures, balloon animals, and more. The festival will take place in downtown New Brunswick on Monument Square, 2 Livingston Avenue.
Before the New Brunswick HEART Festival begins, State Theatre will present a 1 p.m. performance inside the theater of “Bill Blagg: Family Magic.” The show is specifically designed for audiences of all ages. Tickets are $15-$29 and can be purchased at STNJ.org.
The festival lineup on the outdoor stage includes tap dancer Omar Edwards; the New Brunswick Brass; dance performances by InSpira Performing Arts & Cultural Center, Grupo de Danza Folklórica La Sagrada Familia, and American Repertory Ballet Dance Power Scholars; Motown and funk hits performed by The Suyat Band; beats by DJ IZM; a speaker from George Street Playhouse’s presentation of What the Constitution Means to Me ; a poetry reading by Thinkery &
Verse; and an opening set by the winners of STNJ’s Jersey Talent show, the band Crowfield, and a salsa dance class with Elvis Ruiz at 5:30 p.m.
There will also be a free Studio Exhibition, open from 12-6 p.m. and located in the State Theatre’s Studio space. The exhibit celebrates the history of the arts in New Brunswick featuring old playbills, posters, videos, 1920s-1970s memorabilia, student artwork, set pieces, and costumes from Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet; State Theatre New Jersey; George Street Playhouse; Crossroads Theatre Company; and Plays-In-ThePark.
Other events include a health and wellness area with Garden of Healing; and a history corner featuring historical interpreters by the Arts Institute of Middlesex County’s East Jersey Old Town Village and Cornelius Low House. Additional activities include button-making with the New Brunswick Free Public Library; Japanese black ink drawing with the Highland Park Arts Commission; arts and crafts with Dibble and Dabble; free print making with Frontline Arts; and chalk art with Sharpened
Strauss, Ibert, and Dvorak are on the program, which is conducted by Grand.
“Drama and Irony” on April 12 is led by Sandro Naglia at Patriots Theater and features music of Rossini, Mozart, and Beethoven. On Mother’s Day, May 11, at the New Jersey State Museum Theater, Grand returns to conduct a concert of Rossini, Grieg, and Kleinsinger; plus a performance by the orchestra’s Youth Concert Competition winner.
Chamber music concerts at different locations in the Trenton area are on October 6, November 17, January 26, and May 18. For more information on all concerts, visit capitalphilharmonic.org.
New Community Events From University Concerts
As part of the 2024-25 season, Princeton University Concerts (PUC) is offering 20 additional events designed to provide new points of access to classical music. The season runs from September 26 through April 10, during which PUC will present 26 performances.
which to experience music.
Registration for these events is now available online, as are single tickets for all upcoming PUC concert programming. Phone sales of single tickets will begin on Monday, September 9. PUC’s ticket access program Admit All affords qualified members subsidized tickets. Learn more about this program at puc. princeton.edu/admit-all.
a documentary about them, reading a book about them, dancing to their music… It is exciting to watch the everincreasing demand for our wide breadth of community events that foster both enhanced connection among our loyal audiences and increased points of entry to experiencing classical music.”
Mindz. Also, featured at the festival are free dance classes for kids hosted by American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School including Beginning Dance for ages 4-8 at 4 p.m. and Contemporary for ages 9-16 at 5 p.m. For more information, visit stnj.org.
Capital Philharmonic of NJ Announces 2024-25 Season
Five orchestra concerts and four chamber music concerts are planned for the upcoming 2024-25 season of the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey.
The Trenton-based orchestra opens on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. with a concert at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial. “American Stories” will include works by Joan Tower and Florence Price, conducted by Ruth Ochs. Also on the program is George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess , led by Vinroy D. Brown Jr. and featuring Heather Hill and Keith Spencer as soloists.
The traditional New Year’s Eve concert at Patriots Theater will include works by Bernstein, Arnold, Smetana, Strauss Jr., and composers of music from movies. Sebastian Grand conducts.
The March 16 program is titled “Spring Serenades,” and takes place in the War Memorial Ballroom. Mozart,
These community events, encompassing free Live Music Meditations, DoRe-Meet social events for music lovers, documentary screenings at the Princeton Garden Theatre, free book discussions at Princeton Public Library, and a free community Dance Jam in partnership with American Repertory Ballet, are offered as extensions of PUC’s performance calendar. They offer ways to get to know the visiting musicians outside of the traditional concert hall setting, facilitate community among concertgoers, and provide new contexts in
“In the 2024-25 Season, it feels like more than ever there are countless opportunities to listen your way,” says PUC Director Marna Seltzer. “Perhaps that’s in a traditional concert setting, experiencing performances by some of the field’s most established and renowned classical musicians, including violinist Janine Jansen; the Ébène, Belcea, and Takács String Quartets; and pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Igor Levit, and Sir Stephen Hough. Maybe your way is seated on stage alongside the artists in our Performances Up Close format, including alongside the Grammy-winning members of the world music ensemble the DoosTrio, or hearing Iranian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and live illustrator Kevork Mourad respond to the Syrian Revolution in a Healing with Music event. Or maybe your way is a deep and varied listen; pairing your experience of an artist in live performance with watching
The season includes the PUC debuts and returns of the world’s greatest classical music stars; a broad range of repertoire from Renaissance to contemporary composers and from world music to holiday classics; Saturday family concerts, including programs for neurodiverse children; and a new direction for the Healing with Music series highlighting civically-engaged performers. The upcoming season offers musical experiences that have seldom been a part of PUC’s 131 years of programming, including classical guitar, jazz vocals sung to harpsichord and theorbo, solo lute, saxophone, guitar, kamancheh, pipa, and tabla. For a full calendar of performances and related activities, visit puc.princeton.edu.
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Performing Arts
Tickets Now on Sale For Broadway Series
Tickets are available for State Theatre New Jersey’s 2024-25 season of Broadway shows. The theater is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick.
The season begins with TINA: The Tina Turner Musical October 3-5; then continues with Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations , October 25-27. The musical The Addams Family comes to the theater January 24-26, followed by Dear Evan Hansen March 28-30.
A “Broadway Buy More Save More” program is also now available. Ticket buyers who purchase two Broadway shows save 10 percent or buy three or more shows save 15 percent. Ticket buyers can also become a season ticket holder and save 20 percent. Season ticket holders for the State Theatre’s Broadway shows receive first access to the best seats, 20 percent savings on single ticket prices and on any show added to the Broadway season, bring
your friends 15 percent off discounts, half-price drinks, exclusive concierge access to handle seating needs, and free exchanges within the same show.
Other shows included in the Broadway season are Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical , November 23-24 and “An Evening with Sutton Foster” on January 31.
Visit STNJ.org/Broadway for more information, or call (732) 246-7469.
Garden Theatre Screens Restored Masterpiece
The Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, will hold special screenings of Akira Kurosawa’s epic Seven Samurai on August 10, 11, and 13.
The film is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Moviegoers will get to experience a restoration of the Japanese master’s most iconic work on the big screen. The film will be presented with an intermission. Considered one of the most influential films of all time, Seven Samurai was restored in 4K by the film’s original studio, Toho Co. Ltd., and premiered at this
year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Janus Films first brought the film to the U.S. for a run at Film Forum in Manhattan, and the Garden is currently set to be the only cinema in New Jersey to screen the film. Tickets are on sale at the Garden’s box office or online at princetongardentheatre. org/films/seven-samurai.
Women Rock Pioneers
Perform at Palmer Square
Six female vocalists will perform hits by women rock pioneers when Princeton Public Library presents
WomenRock! on Palmer Square on Sunday, August 25, at 3 p.m.
The end-of-the-summer celebration of women in rock’n’ roll will include a collection of hits from the 1950s to today by artists including Pink, Tori Amos, Aretha Franklin, Brandi Carlile, Alanis Morissette, Janis Joplin, and many others. The vocalists will be backed by rock musicians currently performing in Princeton area bands.
“The concert will be an exciting tribute to women who made and continue to make their mark on rock ‘n’ roll,” said Adult Programming
Librarian Janie Hermann.
“But even more than that, it will be a great chance for our community to gather for a fun and memorable celebration. We’re ending the summer on a high note to say the least.”
Vocalists scheduled to perform include Stephanie Chin, Eunice Franklin-Baker, Abena Sunshine Glazer, Olive Joseph, Dana Pontani, and Lisa Theodore. Band
members will be Michael Giles (horns), Kathy Haynie (keys, backing vocals), Edward Hermann (guitar, harmonica), Laura Manfredi (bass), John Mazzeo (guitar), and David Ross (percussion). The rain date is August 31. Visit princetonlibrary.org for more information.
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CÉCILE
TAKÁCS
Sunday, June 2
Sunday, June 2
Summer at the Chapel
Sunday, July 21
David Buschman Chaplain, Athletes in
David Buschman
Worship Begins at 10am
Chaplain, Athletes in Action
Sunday, June 9
Sunday, June 2
Sunday, June 9
Eli Henry
David Buschman
Princeton Theological Seminary
Eli Henry Princeton Theological Seminary
Chaplain, Athletes in Action
Sunday, June 16
Sunday, June 16
Jessica Campbell
Sunday, June 9
Jessica Campbell
Eli Henry Princeton Theological Seminary
Associate Pastor at First Methodist Church of Moorestown
Tiffany
Tiffany S. Murphy Pastor, Parkside United Methodist
Associate Pastor at First Methodist Church of Moorestown
Sunday, June 23
Sunday, June 23
Denise Carrell
Denise Carrell
PHD Coordinator at
PHD Coordinator at
Sunday, June 16
Jessica Campbell
Sunday, June 30
Sunday, June 30
Sunday, July 21
Sunday, July 28
Ali DeLeo
Sunday, July 28 Ali DeLeo Pastor, Swarthmore United Methodist Church in Swarthmore,
Tiffany S. Murphy
Pastor, Swarthmore United Methodist Church in Swarthmore,
Pastor, Parkside United Methodist
Sunday, August 4
Sunday, August 4
Byron E. Brought Pastor, Bel Air United Methodist Church in Bel Air, MD
Sunday, August 11
Sunday, July 28 Ali DeLeo Pastor, Swarthmore United Methodist Church in Swarthmore,
Byron E. Brought Pastor, Bel Air United Methodist Church in Bel Air, MD
Sunday, August 11
Andrew Cooney
Andrew Cooney Pastor, Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City, MD
Pastor, Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City, MD
Sunday, August 18
Sunday, August 18
Associate Pastor at First Methodist Church of Moorestown
Sunday, June 23
Rachael McConnell Pastor, First Presbyterian Church in Duncanville, TX
Rachael McConnell Pastor, First Presbyterian Church in Duncanville, TX
Denise Carrell
Sunday, July 7
PHD Coordinator at
Sunday, July 7
Regina D. Langley
Regina D. Langley
African Methodist Episcopal Church Itinerant Elder
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, June 30
Rachael
Melissa Rudolph Lead Pastor, North Carroll Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church
Melissa Rudolph Lead Pastor, North Carroll Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church
Sunday, August 25 H. Fitzgerald Robertson, II Student, Princeton Theological
Itinerant Elder
Sunday, July 14
Sunday, July 14
Shannon Daley-Harris
Shannon Daley-Harris
Associate Dean of Auburn Theological Seminary
Associate Dean of Auburn Theological Seminary
Sunday, July 7
Regina D. Langley
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Itinerant Elder
Sunday, August 25
H. Fitzgerald Robertson, II Student, Princeton Theological
QUEEN: “TINA: The Tina Turner Musical” kicks off
Theatre
Jersey’s
season of four Broadway shows in New Brunswick. (Photo by Manuel Harlan)
SINGING OUT: Six female vocalists will be backed by Princeton-area musicians when Princeton Public Library presents WomenRock! on August 25 on the Green at Palmer Square.
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“THE NEXT GENERATION”: The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster invites visitors to a casual salon on August 13 at 5:30 p.m. featuring a group of teen artists whose work is now on exhibit. It will be followed by a panel discussion with professional artists Anne Hallstrom, Shourabh Mukherji, and Oscar Peterson.
MCLS Announces 2024 Amateur Photo Contest
On view at The Center for Contemporary Art (“The Center”) in Bedminster this summer is “The Next Generation: An Exhibition of Teen Artists.” The Center invites visitors to a casual salon on August 13 at 5:30 p.m. featuring this group of artists. Meet the artists, hear them discuss their work, and participate in a Q&A about their work in the exhibition.
Following the teen artists salon will be a panel discussion with professional artists Anne Hallstrom, Shourabh Mukherji, and Oscar Peterson who will discuss their process, pathways to the arts, creative inspiration, and how they have navigated, and are navigating, their creative careers.
This free event, open to the public, provides an opportunity to meet, have conversation with, and learn from artists of a variety of generations, backgrounds, and media. Learn more at ccabedminster.org.
Hallstrom is an independent illustrator and concept artist. She took an autodidactic approach to her education, learning from various industry professionals and ateliers to break into the illustration industry from a unique route.
Mukherji was born in India and spent several years in Europe. He applies his experiences of both Eastern and Western cultures in his work and molds them into an imaginative dimension. Mukherji has exhibited his works in N.J., N.Y., and Pa.. He has been a New Jersey resident for the past 18 years.
Peterson is an alumnus of Pratt Institute and the Art Students League of New York. He studied with leading realist painters such as Max Ginsberg and Nelson Shanks, teaches at the Art Students League, and gives private lessons. An awardwinning portrait artist, he exhibits in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut galleries.
The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster. For fmore information, call (908) 234-2345 or visit ccabedminster.org.
The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) will soon be accepting entries for its 2024 Amateur Photo Contest. This year’s theme is “Adventures in Mercer County and Beyond!”
Submissions will be accepted beginning Monday, August 12 and ending Monday, September 16 at local branches. A panel of judges from each branch will choose three photos which will then be sent to MLCS’ West Windsor Branch where all photos will be evaluated by a final panel.
Submission guidelines: Amateur photographers only; photo retouching (including filters) is prohibited; all photographs must be printed on photo paper and sized to 5×7; do not frame photo; do not put any identifying information on the photo; and submit your photo with a completed entry form (found at your local branch).
Winners will be announced in early October.
For more information about the 2024 Amateur Photo Contest, contact Dana Benner, marketing librarian, at marketing@mcl.org.
Summer Programs at NJ State Museum
The New Jersey State Museum offers fun, free activities for both adults and children on weekdays through August 30. The complete listing of scheduled programs is available at statemuseumnj.gov. Each weekday will have a different program.
On Tuesdays from 12 to 2 p.m., stop at the activity cart set up in one of the galleries. Visitors of all ages can explore art, history, and science with interactive games, touchable objects, and simple arts and crafts.
On Wednesdays between 1 and 3 p.m., visit the Imagination Studio on the Museum’s lower level for a make-andtake craft. The crafts are suitable for all ages, offering families and individuals a fun opportunity to be creative. Thursday mornings, the Museum offers story time in the Discovery Den for the youngest (ages 6 months to
18. For more information, email davidscottfineart@ gmail.com.
Ficus Bon Vivant, 235 Nassau Street, has “Capture the Rhythm” through January 12. Ficusbv.com.
Green Building Center, 67 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has an art show by the MUGA Group through December 31. Greenbuildingcenter.com.
Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has an exhibit by the Creative Collective Art Group through August 29. Cranburyartscouncil.org.
Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Philotechnic Transformation” through August 25, “Slow Motion” through September 1, and “That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family” through the end of 2024, among other exhibits. Groundsforsculpture.org.
December 31, 2026. Mercermuseum.org.
Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition” through October 13 and “Monuments and Myths: The American Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French” through January 5. Michenerartmuseum.org.
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home,” through March 2. Morven.org.
New Hope Arts, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa., has “Structures and Constructions in Fiber” through August 18. Newhopearts.org.
5 years) visitors. Following the story, participants can make a simple craft. This program is offered in two sessions, at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
On Fridays between 12 and 2 p.m., visitors can interact with a docent to learn more about the Museum’s galleries. Tours are informal and guests can join at any time. Each week will feature a different gallery.
The New Jersey State Museum is located at 205 West State Street in Trenton and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; closed on all state holidays. General admission is free. For more information, call (609) 292-6464.
Area Exhibits
Art@Bainbridge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Denison Baniwa: Under the Skin of History” through September 1. Artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Surroundings” August 8 through September 1. An opening reception is on August 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lambertvillearts.com.
Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, has “Under a Southern Star: Identity and Environment in Australian Photography” August 17 through January 5. Artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Witherspoon-Jackson Gateway Exhibition” through September 1. Artscouncilofprinceton.org.
D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, has “Along the Delaware River & Crosswicks Creek” in the Johnson Education Center through September 27. Drgreenway.org.
David Scott Gallery, in the offices of Berkshire Hathaway, 253 Nassau Street, has “Harmonies,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Aida Birritteri, through August
Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Princeton Reflected: Stories from HSP’s Collection” and “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery.” Museum hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. Princetonhistory.org.
Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution” through
New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts, 2594 River Road, New Hope, Pa., has “Timeless Art” through September 8. Newhopecolony.org.
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Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, has travel photography by Jeffrey Edward Tryon, Town Topics art director, along with work by Kevin Frankenfield Photography and Joseph F. Hendrickson in the Red Barn through August 31. Terhuneorchards. com.
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, has “Ellarslie Open 41” through September 29. Ellarslie.org. West Windsor Arts, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “Throwback Summer” through September 7. Westwindsorarts.org.
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, 71 George Street, New Brunswick, has “Michelle V. Agins: Storyteller” through December 8. Zimmerli.rutgers.edu.
Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “Summer Bodies: Five Perspectives” through September 3. Paintings by Shane Daly are at the 254 Nassau Street location through September 3. Smallworldcoffee.com.
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Bohren’s Companies, a Unique Family Business, Celebrates 100 Years of Successful Service
Calvin Coolidge was president. Women were cutting their hair into short bobs, and hemlines were moving up and up and up! The Charleston had taken over the dance floor; jazz was the music of choice. It was 1924, and the Roaring Twenties were well on the way.
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In the midst of all this excitement, Princeton resident Edwin L. Bohren decided to put his Ford Model T truck and small Chambers Street warehouse to further use and establish a moving company.
Automobiles were about to revolutionize American society. People were on the move, ready for new sights and sounds, and relocating became part of the 1920s scene.
Edwin Bohren had the foresight to see what was ahead, and launched a company that has been a mainstay, while adapting along the way to meet the challenges of changing times.
Navy Goat
“He had been in the delivery business,” explains Bohren’s grandson Ted Froehlich, current Bohren’s chairman of the board. “He used to deliver baggage from the train station to Princeton University students, and one time he picked up the Naval Academy’s mascot goat, who was coming to the Princeton-Navy football game!”
In the beginning, the business was focused locally, and gradually branched out into other areas of New Jersey. As the business grew, it
became more and more of a family operation.
“My father, Warren Froehlich, joined the company in the early 1940s,” recalls Ted Froehlich, and the business began to expand. “In 1955, we became an agent and stockholder of United Van Lines, and in time, our trucks were traveling regularly to New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.”
At the age of 12, Ted began working for the company after school, and by the time he was 17, he was driving the trucks on various routes. He had an opportunity to learn the business hands-on from a young age, and especially benefited from his grandfather’s firsthand instruction. He also developed ideas of how to prepare for the future.
“In 1972, I became president, and I wanted to expand and diversify,” he reports. Of course, there was still a strong focus on residential moving, and Froehlich points out that the Bohren’s staff is always aware that stress is often a big factor when people undertake a move.
“We do all we can to help customers get through this as smoothly as possible. When you call us, customer service will set up an appointment, we will come to survey the contents of the house, and we will give you a price.”
Time frames can vary, he adds. “With a small house, packing can take one day, and we can move the next day. We also do a lot with storage. For example, people may be moving to a new house, still under construction, so they would need to store items. Everything we move, we can also store.”
Quality Work
The emphasis is always on quality work, Froehlich emphasizes. “Bohren’s will be sure that you experience the same courtesy, solution-oriented thinking, and personal attention that have been the hallmarks of our reputation since 1924.”
Loyal customers have been an important part of the company’s success, says Bohren’s president and Froehlich’s daughter Denise Hewitt. “We really get most of our customers from referrals. And also, previous clients will contact us again. For instance, in the past, we had moved customers to Florida, and then we recently moved them back to New Jersey so they could be near their grandchildren.”
Over the years, the company has continued to evolve with diversification, an important element of Bohren’s success.
“We became involved with trade shows, exhibits, and special products,” reports Froehlich. “We had actually been involved with international moving by container shipping since the 1950s and ’60s. This is a significant part of the business. Business clients also became more and more important. IBM was a client, and we began moving computers.”
As trade shows, the art world, and commercial moving grew in importance, the company evolved into Bohren’s Companies, encompassing three divisions: Bohren’s Moving & Storage; Bohren’s Fine Art Transportation; and Bohren’s Logistics. Services range from household and commercial moving and storage to trade shows to transport and storage of art as well as high-valued electronic and medical equipment.
3,000-Pound Stone Lions
The variety of items the company has moved or stored is impressive. Everything from Elvis Presley memorabilia, organs and harpsichords, and Andy Warhol art to Apache helicopters and RCA communication satellites to Rothko sculpture — and the list goes on!
“We even moved an actual subway car, which was being sent to an artist, ultimately to be exhibited as a piece of art,” says Froehlich. “We also moved massive stone lion sculptures to Saudi Arabia. Each weighed 3,000 pounds!”
A major part of Bohren’s continuing success has been the increasing focus on moving and storing fine art. This can include crating of small items of high value or transporting multiple truckloads of fine art to museums.
“We have a relationship with artists directly and also with museums and galleries,” points out Hewitt.
“With daily runs to JFK airport to retrieve crated artwork, our trucks are regulars on the scene in the five boroughs with the art being stored and moved in climate-controlled settings.”
In 1999, because of the need for expanded space, the company moved to 3 Applegate Drive South in Robbinsville, where it consolidated into a 120,000 square foot facility on 12 acres.
Hewitt became president in 2002, and she has brought her experience and insight to the company’s operation. Having worked in almost every position in the company, she was especially qualified to look toward Bohren’s future.
Woman-Owned
In addition, as a woman-owned and operated business, Bohren’s became
member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Accepted by more than 700 major corporations across the country and a number of federal and government agencies, the WBENC certification makes Bohren’s a top supplier among corporate decision-makers interested in giving the company access to hundreds of corporate clients and government agencies interested in supplier diversity.
Over the years, Bohren’s has received numerous awards, including Customer Choice from United Van Lines; Agent of the Month from United Van Lines; Van Operators of the Year (three times); Trade Show Sales Achievement Award; President’s Club Award Winner; and humanitarian awards, among others.
Both Froehlich and Hewitt are very proud of continuing this important family tradition. It truly is all in the family! From 1985 to 2021, Ted’s daughter Louise Froehlich, served as human resources manager, and it will soon become five generations of family members when Denise’s son Wesley joins the company.
With diversification and ingenuity, they have adapted to changing times, while
keeping the integrity of the company and its dedication to quality customer service. They have also gained the loyalty of their 40-member staff. Many employees have been with the company for 25 to 30 years.
“I love what I do,” says Hewitt, reflecting on the business. “I like challenges, and I deal with them every day, overseeing everything. There is always something different. Now we look forward to taking it to the next level, perhaps adding heavier duty rigging and flatbeds. We will always keep diversifying.”
Celebrating 100 years in business is a remarkable accomplishment, especially in today’s world, when so many companies seem to come and go in a flash. As one of Bohren’s longtime clients pointed out, “All of the founder’s core values — hard work, dedication, and a true commitment to customer service — have been passed down over the years.”
For further information, call (800) 326-4736, and visit the website at bohrensmoving.com.
—Jean Stratton
a Princeton tradition!
to celebrate a 100th anniversary!” Ted Froehlich, Bohren’s Companies chairman of the board, is shown with his daughters Louise Froehlich, left, former human resources manager, and Denise Hewitt, president.
Our trucks have changed over the years but our commitment to our customers remains constant.
It started in 1924 with great-grandfather E.L. Bohren. Just one man, one Model T truck and a small warehouse in Princeton, NJ.
Now one hundred years later, we have grown into the Bohren’s Companies, encompassing three divisions: Bohren’s Moving & Storage, Bohren’s Fine Art Transportation, and Bohren’s Logistics.
Through the years thousands of families, businesses and art galleries have trusted our family to move their most precious items. With everything we do, we push ourselves to deliver the best possible performance on every job, in every department, for every customer, every day.
We move the things that matter. Call us today!
Town Topics | Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday, August 7
10-10:30 a.m.: Storytime on the Green at Palmer Square. Palmersquare.com
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m .: “Leighton Listens.” Princeton Councilman Leighton Newlin is on hand to discuss current events with members of the public at EFES Mediterranean Grill, 235 Nassau Street.
5-8 p.m.: Doris Burrell Day, part of the Joint Effort Witherspoon-Jackson Community Safe Streets week of events. Jim Floyd Memorial discussion on Paul Robeson, Chip Fisher Memorial Art Exhibit, and First Bank scholarship presentation. At the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. For more information, contact John Bailey at johnbailey062@gmail.com
7 p.m.: Virtual talk: Oppenheimer and Princeton, free program co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Princeton and Princeton Public Library. To get the Zoom link, visit princetonlibrary. libnet/info/event/11284784.
Thursday, August 8
9-11 a.m.: Friends of Princeton Open Space holds a land stewardship volunteer event at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue, to help with critical trail work, riparian and forest restoration, and invasive spe -
cies removal. Fopos.org.
10:30 a.m .: Silent Reading Read-Treat, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. A 15-minute meet-and-greet to share the books, plays, films, etc. that participants have recently enjoyed is followed by an hourlong silent reading period. Princetonlibrary.org.
10 a.m.-3 p.m .: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
6-8 p.m.: Dueling Piano Nights on the Green at Palmer Square. Palmersquare.com.
6 p.m .: All Access Book Discussion Group, at Princeton University Library, 1 Washington Road. Reading and Discovery with University Library Special Collections. Discuss a book and examine items from the collection tied to themes from the book. Visit Princetonlibrary.org for information.
ery and Barn Door Café are open. Music by Joah Blume. Terhuneorchards.com.
6:30 p.m .: Funk Salsa Urban performance as part of the Mercer County 2024 Summer Concert series, at Mercer County Festival grounds, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. $5. Mercercounty.org.
7 p.m .: Dancing Under the Stars, at Hinds Plaza. Members of Central Jersey Dance demonstrate basic steps and lead others in an evening of dancing to recorded music of all kinds. Princetonlibrary.org.
Saturday, August 10
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Laura Wooten Day. Part of the Joint Effort WitherspoonJackson Community Princeton Safe Streets week of events. Panel discussion and candidate forum, including U.S. Senate candidate Andy Kim and others, on social equity and community benefits. At First Baptist Church of Princeton, 30 Green Street. For more information, contact John Bailey at johnbailey062@gmail.com
10 a.m.-12 p.m .: Youth Basketball Clinic at Princeton Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane. Part of the Joint Effort WitherspoonJackson Community Princeton Safe Streets week of events. For more information, contact John Bailey at johnbailey062 @gmail.com
10 a.m.-4 p.m .: Potato Harvest at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. Help collect, clean, and sort the crop for delivery to local soup kitchens and food pantries; make potato chips. Howellfarm.org.
12-8 p.m.: The 7th Annual Flemington Corn, Tomato, and Beer Festival at Stangl Road (free parking at Liberty Village). Live music, local food vendors, craft breweries, and more. Free. Rain date is August 11. Loveflemington.com.
12-2 p.m .: Summer Music Series on the Green at Palmer Square, music by Latineo Trio. Palmersquare.com.
1-7 p.m .: NJM Community Block Festival, part of the Joint Effort WitherspoonJackson Community Princeton Safe Streets week of events. At Princeton YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place. For more information, contact John Bailey at johnbailey062@gmail.com
2-5 p.m .: Winery Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Music by Brian Bortnick. Light fare available; farm store is open. Terhuneorchards.com.
6 p.m .: Grace Little Band performs at the Summer Concert Series on the Green at Princeton Shopping Center, North Harrison Street. Free. Princetonshoppingcenter.com.
7:30 p.m .: Community Meet and Greet, part of the Joint Effort WitherspoonJackson Community Princeton Safe Streets week of events. At the Elks Lodge, 124 Birch Avenue. For more information, contact John Bailey at johnbailey062@gmail.com.
Sunday, August 11
10 a.m.-6 p.m .: John Young Day, part of the Joint
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Effort Witherspoon-Jackson Community Princeton Safe Streets week of events. Pete Young Senior Memorial Basketball Games, at Princeton Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane. For more information contact John Bailey at johnbailey062@gmail.com.
12-2 p.m .: Free musical performance by Manalouma at Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Fusion of crystal bowl sound healing meditation music and eclectic acoustic cover songs from different genres and generations. Uuprinceton.org.
1 p.m .: Carillon concert by Lisa Lonie at the Princeton University Graduate Tower; listen from the lawn outside. Free, held rain or shine. Gradschool.princeton.edu.
2-5 p.m .: Winery Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Music by Mark Miklos. Light fare available; farm store is open. Terhuneorchards.com.
4 p.m.: Gathering in solidarity with the October 7 hostages, and a call for their release. Organized by a grassroots group of Israelis in Princeton. At Hinds Plaza.
4 p.m .: Tigertown Classic Jazz concert, at Hinds Plaza. Music from the 1920s1940s. Princetonlibrary.org.
Monday, August 12 Recycling
Tuesday, August 13
11:30 a.m.: Mid-Day Toastmasters meet via Zoom at tinyurl.com/zoomwithmidday.
2-3 p.m.: “Your Guide to a Healthy and Happy Home,” at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Topics include indoor air quality, mold prevention, ventilation, and safe cleaning practices. Mcl.org .
Wednesday, August 14 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m .: “Leighton Listens.” Princeton Councilman Leighton Newlin is on hand to discuss current events with members of the public at Hinds Plaza. This is a special session including Mayor Mark Freda. All are welcome.
Thursday, August 15
10-11 a.m .: “Cook Talks with Chef Wayne,” at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Chef Wayne Hoekstra discusses knifehandling techniques and skills. Mcl.org.
8 p.m .: Trivia Nights in the Winery, at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. With DJ Iron Mike. Terhuneorchards.com.
Friday, August 16
5-8 p.m.: Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Winery and Barn Door Café are open. Music by Mike & Laura. Terhuneorchards.com.
6:30 p.m .: American Soul performance as part of the Mercer County 2024 Summer Concert series, at Mercer County Festival grounds, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. $5. Mercercounty.org.
7 p.m .: Roxey Ballet hosts the River Dance Festival, with works by choreographers from across the nation, at Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org.
8 p.m .: “OUR HOUSE: The Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young” is at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $29-$59. Stnj.org.
Saturday, August 17
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.-4 p.m .: Community Yard Sale at YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place. Clothing, household goods, toys, and more. Rain date August 18. To become a vendor, call (609) 4972100 ext. 316.
10 a.m.-4 p.m .: Canning Day at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. Help “put up” summer produce for fall and winter months. Howellfarm.org.
10 a.m .: Mid-Day Toastmasters meets at Hickory Corner Branch Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, or by Zoom at tinyurl. com/zoomwithmidday.4139. Toastmastersclubs.org.
9-11 a.m.: Friends of Princeton Open Space holds a land stewardship volunteer event at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue, to help with critical trail work, riparian and forest restoration, and invasive species removal. Fopos.org.
10 a.m.-3 p.m .: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
12-2 p.m .: Summer Music Series on the Green at Palmer Square, music by Strictly 60s. Palmersquare.com. 1-4 p.m .: 1950s Ice Cream Demonstration, at the Nelson House, on the Delaware River, Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey side. Free. Small samples will be available. (609) 737-2515.
2-5 p.m.: Winery Weekend Music Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Music by On the Fly. Light fare available; farm store is open. Terhuneorchards.com.
4 p.m .: Roxey Ballet hosts the River Dance Festival, with works by choreographers from across the nation, at Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Roxeyballet.org.
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PU Women’s Lax Star MacDonald Motivated by Snub, Primed to Make Debut for Canada Squad in U20 Worlds
Jami MacDonald’s fuel to play in the U20 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship was triggered five years ago when she wasn’t invited to try out for Team Canada.
“I just remember having this goal grow after I didn’t make it when I didn’t get invited,” said MacDonald. “I had this goal I’m going to make it next time.”
When it was last contested in 2019, it was still at the U19 level and MacDonald was just a freshman in high school. The Georgetown, Ontario, native hadn’t yet transferred to the Hotchkiss School (Conn.), where she would excel for three years before following her older brother, men’s lax star Mikey, to Princeton University. After two strong seasons with the Tigers, she will have her first chance to represent Canada in the U20 World Championships in Hong Kong, China, from August 15-24.
It’s an opportunity that’s been a long time in the making. “Being able to get through this process to try out and stuff, it means a lot to me,” said MacDonald. “I always wanted to play for Canada in some way, shape, or form. It’s been kind of a goal throughout my life growing up watching it, so it was honestly pretty exciting news when I got the call making the team.”
MacDonald was among the first of nearly 150 invite es a year ago, then was called back when the tryout pool was whittled down last fall, but she missed Canada playing in the Fall Classic in Baltimore while going on the Princeton women’s lacrosse team’s overseas trip to Italy. She won a spot with her play through Canada’s remaining tryout that finished after she tallied 55 points on 34 goals and 21 assists this spring in her sophomore season at Princeton.
“With the tryouts I was definitely playing some of my best lacrosse that I’ve played,” said MacDonald. “So I went in and just played with as much confidence as I could and really just tried to be balanced out there and not put too much pressure on myself, but enough to play well.”
MacDonald is looking forward to playing in the international competition for the first time. International rules open the field up for the offense because there are only nine field players, not 11 like college, on the field plus a goalkeeper. And instead of an 8-meter marking, it’s a much wider 15-meter marking for international play.
“It’s going to give everybody much more space and room to work together and work on their dodges and it makes the slide longer, so that’s definitely going to be a big part of the difference,” said MacDonald. “Adapting to those two things is going to be probably a little bit of a challenge for everyone, but maybe a good thing for some others.”
MacDonald was still coming off the college season in the final Canadian tryouts as she worked to adjust to the extra space now available. She will be counted on as a main cog for her national team’s offense.
“The Canadian team is going to ask a little more of me just because I’m going to be one of those older girls and I think the older girls are going to be the people who are looked to, especially in times of need,” said MacDonald. “I’m honestly really looking forward to that. I think it will help me a lot going back into season for next year and the upcoming years — it will just give me the other hand of experience of being that older girl and just set me up for my junior and senior year to be able to take on this leadership role and the role of an upperclassman of controlling the attacking end and helping moderate and everything like that.”
She is hoping to use her playing time from her first two seasons at Princeton as a plus. Her scoring output doubled from her first to her second season. She went from 17 goals and 11 assists for 28 points as a freshman to 34 goals and 21 assists in her second year. Her shooting percentages climbed while she increased her ground balls and caused turnovers.
“It’s just a lot of experience,” said MacDonald. “Having that experience of going into a national tournament and playing in tough scenarios like the NCAA Tournament and we’re playing in that first round, that second round, when it’s do or die or those times where you have to win or you have to score that goal, it’s just really going to set me up for playing in an international tournament where you need to win. I have known these pressures over the past two years so going into this I’ll be able to handle that pressure super well and kind of play my best lacrosse even though it’s a very stressful situation.”
MacDonald is one of the older players on Team Canada’s roster that also features a 16-year-old. The U20 team brings together several players who grew up playing with and against each other. There are about a dozen girls from MacDonald’s Team Ontario, a team that twice won the Canadian Championships at the U17 and U19 levels.
“It’s nice having some familiar faces and some people that I know how they play and I kind of know their style,” said
MacDonald. “That was kind of nice going into it, just knowing that I have these people that I’m familiar with.”
To that core that MacDonald has a lot of familiarity with, Canada has picked up the best players from their other provinces to make up a formidable side. Canada is in Pool B with Haudenosaunee, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Wales.
“Even throughout the tryouts our coach made it very clear — we are picking these girls to go for gold,” said MacDonald. “We fully believe 100 percent we are on the road to gold. That’s the end goal. I’m sure it is for everybody else, but we have been preaching the whole time just everybody’s giving 100 percent because that’s the only way that’s going to get us to that gold medal. Like each practice, each time you have your stick in your hand, make sure you have that vision of you holding that gold medal in mind and just make sure you’re always putting your best foot forward just every time we’re together as a team and not waste any moments together because it’s definitely going to be a tough road and a tough path facing all these other great teams.”
The Canadians are ranked second in the world behind the United States. The U.S. will be in Pool A so they would not meet until the medal round.
“We know we have this rivalry kind of with the U.S.,” said MacDonald. “These past however many years we’ve been ending up in the final game against them, so just kind of going into it knowing that no matter what, we have to give 100 percent and just play our best lacrosse. And if we all play our best lacrosse I have no doubt that we will be great.”
MacDonald can’t wait for the chance to travel to a new place again to play lacrosse. Princeton’s trip to Italy gave the Tigers a chance to bond and see some of that country’s sights. This trip to Hong Kong will be more of a business trip with gold the goal.
“Lacrosse has just given me so much in life,” said MacDonald. “The fact that it’s giving me a trip to Hong Kong where I never foresaw myself visiting really in the near future, just being able to go there to play the sport that I love, it’s just going to be an amazing opportunity. I couldn’t be more excited and more happy about it.”
Her first major international competition is the chance for MacDonald to shine on the biggest stage.
She has been a major part of the Princeton team in her first two seasons and will now try to lead Canada to gold. Doing so would be an important resume builder looking ahead to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 when lacrosse returns to the Olympic Games in the form of sixes, a streamlined version of lacrosse played outdoors with six players on each side.
“It’s definitely on my radar,” said MacDonald. “It’s something that, ever since it’s been announced that it’s in the Olympics, I’ve had my mind on and just thinking maybe one
day this is something I could do. I know growing up watching the Olympics, I’d never seen lacrosse in there, so it was never a dream of mine, but ever since it was put into action and actually coming up in a year that I can play in it’s just so exciting. I know it’s two years after college, but I just think it’ll be a great opportunity and to try out for that team. And I think playing on the U20 team, especially if I go down there and I do well and I play the lacrosse that I know I’m able to play and I want to play that’ll just get my name out there for
the older senior team and just prove to them that I am a good candidate for that upcoming Olympics .” MacDonald had been biding her time for the U20 chance, waiting for the opportunity to play for Canada. She is ready to make the most of it after waiting five years for her shot.
“Going into the tryout I was like this is my one opportunity, like a once in a lifetime opportunity, to play for this team and kind of have this chance to represent my country,” said MacDonald. “It just made it so much more meaningful.”
—Justin Feil
WORLD CLASS: Jami MacDonald prepares to unload the ball in a game this spring for the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team. Rising Tiger junior MacDonald will be playing for Canada in the upcoming U20 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship, which is taking place from August 15-24 in Hong Kong, China.
(Photo by Steven Wojtowicz)
PU Olympians Enjoy Gold Rush at Paris Olympics
As Rowers, Fencers Produce Historic Performances
Led by some historic performances from rowers and fencers, several former and current Princeton University standout athletes enjoyed a gold rush last week at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Former women’s open rowing star Hannah Scott ’21 started the Tiger gold rush last Wednesday as she helped Great Britain win the A final in the women’s quad sculls.
The British crew clocked a winning time of 6:16.31 over the 2,000-meter course at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium , just edging runner-up Netherlands, which came in at 6:16.46.
“What a day for Hannah, her country and Princeton,” said Tiger open head coach Lori Dauphiny “ That was one of the most remarkable finishes I have ever seen and is such a testament to her hard work and perseverance.”
Scott’s gold medal was the 34th all-time for a Princeton athlete and first rowing gold since Caroline Lind ’06 went back-to-back in the women’s eight for the U.S. at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
A day later, former Tiger men’s heavyweight star Nick Mead ’17 rowed from the bow seat as the U.S. men’s four took gold. The U.S. posted a time of 5:49.03 with New Zealand coming in second at 5:49.88. Australia took sixth in the race with another Princeton alum, Tim Masters ’15, on the boat.
The gold medal marked
the 35th for a Princetonian at an Olympic Games. Mead is the first Princeton men’s rower to win an Olympic gold medal since Chris Ahrens won gold in the eight with the U.S. in 2004 and he is the third Princeton men’s rower overall to win a gold medal with Mike Evans (Canada men’s eight, 1984) the other.
“This was an amazing piece of rowing from Nick and his teammates,” said Princeton men’s heavyweight head coach Greg Hughes. “They set the pace in the race and executed their race plan so well. What a day for Nick and his family and everyone who has supported him along the way.”
On Friday, Tom George ’18 helped the Great Britain men’s pair take second in their A final. Croatia won the gold with a time of 6:23.66 with British earning silver as they came in at 6:24.11.
As a result, George became a two-time Olympic medalist, having earned a bronze medal in the men’s eight at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
“What an Olympics for Tom,” said Hughes. “To become a two-time Olympic medalist is something very special and it has been a joy to watch him compete and represent himself, his family, and his country as well as Princeton Rowing.”
George’s silver medal marked the 90th medal overall for a Princeton athlete and the 27th silver medal.
George is the fourth Princeton rower to win a pair of Olympic medals and second male rower to do so joining Doug Burden who won silver (1992, men’s four-) and bronze (1988, men’s eight) for the U.S.
Last Thursday, former Princeton open crew stars Kelsey Reelick ’14 and Emily Kallfelz ’19 came up short in their bid for a medal as they rowed on a U.S. women’s four that placed fifth in its A final.
Two days later, Claire Collins ’19 also missed out on a medal as her U.S. women’s eight placed fifth in its A final. The U.S. clocked a time of 6:01.73, just over two seconds behind bronze medalist Great Britain, who came in at 5:59.51.
On the fencing strip at the Grand Palais, rising Princeton junior Maia Weintraub added to her glittering resume last Thursday as she earned a gold medal for the U.S. women’s foil team to go along with being a two-time All-American and an NCAA champion.
Weintraub, designated as the alternate for the U.S. squad, stepped in the gold medal match and won both of her bouts as the U.S. defeated Italy 45-39.
Weintraub is the first Princetonian to win a fencing gold medal and the fifth to win a fencing medal overall, men or women. Susannah Scanlan ’14 and Maya Lawrence ’02 won team é p é e bronze in 2012 with Team USA, Tracy Jaeckel
1928 won team ép é e bronze in 1932, and Henry Breckenridge 1907 won team foil bronze with the Americans in 1920.
Earlier, former Tiger star Katharine Holmes ’17 and rising Princeton sophomore Hadley Husisian competed for the U.S in the women’s team é p é e competition. The two Tigers had 19 of the 39 touches over six bouts as the U.S. fell 45-39 to South Korea in a placement match to finish seventh overall.
Two other Princeton fencers, rising sophomore Tatiana Nazlymov and Maia Chamberlain ’22, competed for the U.S. women’s saber team. The U.S. ended up defeating Algeria 45-28 in the fifth place match last Saturday as both Nazlymov and Chamberlain won bouts in the match.
On Sunday, Mohamed Hamza ’23 wrapped up his third Olympics for Egypt, competing for its men’s foil team. Hamza got 15 touches and won two of his three bouts in a losing cause as Egypt fell 45-38 to Canada in the seventh place match.
Former Princeton men’s hoops star Kareem Maddox ’11 helped the U.S. go 2-5 in 3x3 basketball as it finished seventh in pool play. Maddox came up big as the U.S. topped China 21-17 last Friday in its next to last game, scoring four points and grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. The Americans concluded play by falling 21-6 to the Netherlands last Sunday.
Over at the Aquatics Centre, Ashleigh Johnson ’17 and Jovana Sekulic ’26 starred as the U.S. women’s water polo team defeated France 17-5 last Friday in its final Group B game. Star goalie Johnson made nine saves while Sekulic added a goal as the U.S. ended up second in its group. The U.S. squad, which is seeking a fourth straight gold medal, was slated to face Hungary in a quarterfinal matchup on August 6 with the victor advancing to the semis on August 8.
Tiger rising junior field hockey star Beth Yeager helped the U.S. end Pool B action on a high note as it edged South Africa 1-0 last Saturday at the Yvesdu-Manoir Stadium . The Americans posted a 1-3-1 record as they finished fifth of six teams in pool play.
Over at the Stade de France , former Princeton distance running star Lizzie Bird ’17, competing for Great Britain, earned a spot in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final, taking fourth in her heat in 9:16.46 last Sunday.
Bird, who also made the steeplechase final at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 where she took ninth, will go for a medal in this year’s final, which was slated for August 6
Another Tiger track and field standout, Sondre Guttormsen ’23 of Norway, earned a place in the men’s pole value final as he cleared 5.40, 5.60, 5.70 and 5.75 meters on the first attempt at each height to finish in the top 12. In the final on Monday, Guttormsen placed eighth with a best mark of 5.80 meters.
—Bill Alden
Princeton Football
Picked 4th in Ivy Poll
Coming off a 2023 season where it went 5-5 overall with its five losses coming by a combined 17 points, the Princeton University football team was picked to finish fourth in the 2024 Ivy League Football Preseason Media Poll released last Monday.
Yale narrowly earned the title of preseason favorite as it finished with 114 points and six first-place votes in the poll. Harvard was second with 108 points and led with seven first-place votes. Penn was third in the poll with 88 points and two firstplace votes.
Princeton and Dartmouth were tied for fourth with 80 points as the Tigers got one first-place vote. The poll was rounded out by Brown with 56 points at sixth, Cornell with 26 at seventh, and Columbia with 24 at eighth.
In the last two seasons, 16 of the 28 league games were decided by a single possession. Last year eight games were determined by a field goal or less with Yale, Harvard, and Dartmouth sharing the league title.
Tiger Women’s Golfers Start Play in U.S. Amateur
A pair of Princeton University women’s golfers, Catherine Rao and Victoria Liu, started play last Monday in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. Rising junior Rao carded a five-over 76 to tie for 68th while rising senior Liu tied for 105th with a +8 79. Rao and Liu will compete in another round of stroke play before the field is cut to 64 golfers who will then contest match play down to the championship match on August 11.
Rao, currently the 109th ranked women’s amateur in the world according to the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), is coming off a Round of 16 finish at the British Amateur. She is no stranger to the U.S. Women’s Amateur, having reached the quarterfinals each of the last two years. She missed all of the 2023-24 season with injury, but is set to return to the Princeton lineup this fall and looks to build upon a rookie campaign in 2022-23 that saw her earn Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors and earn first-team All-Ivy honors. Liu has been busy this summer as well leading up to her first career U.S. Women’s Amateur, competing recently at the LPGA’s CPKC Women’s Open in Canada for her second career LPGA start. A two-time Ivy League Player of the Year (2023, 2024) and the 2022 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Liu has competed at the NCAA Regionals all three college seasons.
GOLDEN TOUCH: Maia Weintraub, right, celebrates with a teammate during the 2022 Ivy League Championships. Last Thursday, rising Tiger junior Weintraub had reason to celebrate as she helped the U.S. women’s foil team win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Weintraub, designated as the alternate for the U.S. squad, stepped in the gold medal match and won both of her bouts as the U.S. defeated Italy 45-39. Weintraub is the first Princetonian to win a fencing gold medal.
(Photo provided courtesy of Princeton Athletics)
PHS Boys’ Soccer Community Expresses Joy, Relief as Former
Star Gershkovich Released from Russian Prison
When Wayne Sutcliffe woke up last Thursday, he had no idea that he would be spending the afternoon doing TV interviews.
But early that morning, former Princeton High boys’ soccer head coach Sutcliffe got news he had been waiting to hear for months, learning that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a former PHS soccer standout, was being released from a Russian jail in a prisoner swap after being confined since March 2023.
“I found out indirectly on a Twitter post from someone who was connected at the New York Times,” said Sutcliffe. “It was absolute sheer joy, excitement, relief. Hours later local media sources, TV from New York and Philly, were reaching out to me and the admin at Princeton High School.”
Sutcliffe then headed to Conte’s along with former assistant coach Salvy Baldino to deal with the media requests.
“I wound up doing interviews at Conte’s basically from 12 to 4:30 in the afternoon,” said Sutcliffe, noting that he was getting texts from his former players throughout the day. “It was great to talk and share about Evan and express our relief personally. We also answered questions about what type of person he was when we knew him and what type of soccer player he was and what we thought might have helped him persevere under those extraordinary circumstances.”
Reflecting on Gershkovich’s on-field qualities during his PHS career, Sutcliffe pointed to his tenacity, skill, and guts.
“While he was playing for us, he had a steel will in terms
of his desire for success and a resilience,” said Sutcliffe of Gershkovich, a three-year starter who came up big in the midfield in his senior year for the 2009 PHS team that won the Group 3 state championship.
“He always took the first penalty kick if we were in a shootout. He never got rattled and he also had great, great technique. He had the courage, something that you can’t really define.”
Baldino, for his part, was pleasantly surprised by the dramatic turn of events, noting that there had been rumors over the months of Gershkovich’s release that hadn’t come to fruition.
“It was such a joyous occasion,” said Baldino. “I never really thought about the day that Evan would come back. We were hopeful. In our head, you see this guy Paul Whelan and he is there five years.”
The force of Gershkovich’s personality gave his friends hope that he would persevere through the ordeal.
“I think the most interesting part of the last year and a half was hearing how he just touched everybody’s life in a positive way,” said Baldino, noting that Gershkovich apparently asked to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Turkey last Thursday in the first stop on his trip back to the U.S.
“You hear interviews with his Bowdoin College friends, Moscow Times reporters, New York Times reporters, and Wall Street Journal reporters. It is just seeing how he is such a lovable guy.”
Gershkovich had a similar impact on his PHS teammates.
“He was a captain here, he was more of a leader by example,” said Baldino. “Once in a while he would get loud and
say what needed to be said.”
For Baldino, the emotions poured out when he saw Gershkovich exit the plane last Thursday night at Joint Base Andrews and then greet his family on the tarmac.
“We all cried, especially when he hugged his mom,” said Baldino, noting that a private function at Conte’s previously scheduled for late August as an awareness event will now be a celebration. “I am sure Evan was OK in that jail but you feel for the poor mother, not knowing where her son is or how he is doing.”
Sutcliffe, for his part, was similarly moved. “For me personally, I just thought what a moment for him and then his mom,” said Sutcliffe. “She went to Europe many times. She met with German diplomats and President Biden personally at various political functions. She was, outside of the government, the driving force in a relentless way for his release, so I was just so happy for his mom.”
Down the road, Sutcliffe is looking forward to getting the chance to talk to Gershkovich and express his joy and relief.
“’I am so happy to see you and that you are home safe,’ that is the No. 1 thing I will say,” said Sutcliffe, noting that PHS boys’ soccer would like to hold a pregame ceremony this fall welcoming Gershkovich as a follow-up to a rally held in his support last September before the Tigers played Notre Dame. “’You were incredible when you played soccer for us, and you are even more incredible now.’”
Last Thursday certainly proved to be an incredible day for Gershkovich’s former PHS soccer coaches and teammates.
—Bill Alden
BREAKING NEWS: Former Princeton High boys’ soccer head coach Wayne Sutcliffe does a TV interview last Thursday at Conte’s. Sutcliffe was giving his thoughts on the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a former PHS soccer standout, from a Russian jail in a prisoner swap.
After Princeton Supply won ugly with a lackluster 41-39 victory over Lob City in the opener of the best-ofthree championship series of the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League, Troy Jones and his teammates were determined to produce a sharper performance in game two.
“We knew we didn’t shoot particularly well out here on Monday, it was probably our worst game of the season,” said Jones, explaining the team’s mindset coming into the contest last Wednesday night at the Community Park courts. “We all talked after the game, we knew we played a bad game. It
happens but we still won. Coming in today, it was we know how to play basketball. We know how to win so we came with the mindset of forget Monday.”
Utilizing a stifling defense and hitting some key shots, top-seeded Princeton Supply throttled third-seeded Lob City 42-26 to win its second straight league title and culminate a perfect 12-0 campaign.
Princeton Supply set the tone early, jumping off to a 20-9 halftime lead.
“Everybody came to guard,” said Jones. “I can say that we were on the same page. We had the same rotations. We made
sure that made the extra box outs that we needed that we didn’t do in game one. We knew we had to come in here and execute.”
Jones executed at the offensive end, tallying 10 points in the first half, draining two 3-pointers in the process.
“It was just get it a little kick-started,” said Jones. “Once we see a couple of threes go in, it makes it much easier and everybody feeds off of that.”
In the second half, Princeton Supply utilized its depth to wear down Lob City.
“They got a little tired, I know that we had more guys and it plays in our favor,”
after
title for Princeton Supply, who went 12-0 this summer. (Photo
said Jones. “That is why I enjoy playing for coach Phil [Vigliano], he can use our guys and give them a new look and we use that to our advantage. He puts in a fresh five.”
Earning a second straight league title was enjoyable for Princeton Supply.
“It is big; it is very hard to repeat anywhere just in general,” said Jones. “It doesn’t matter what the league is. We take this as another accomplishment. All credit to coach Phil for putting the team together, I call him the GM.”
The squad’s strength in numbers helped pave the way to the title repeat.
“We have depth, sometimes people can’t make games and other people can,” said Jones. “Having that depth and making sure that you are executing at a high level, at least higher than your opponents, that is the recipe for good basketball.”
Star guard Jones brought some high-level play to the court this summer.
“I do a little bit of everything,” said Jones, who scored 16 points in the title clincher with six rebounds, four assists and three steals. “If I am scoring that night, I am scoring. If I have to rebound, I rebound. If I have to get an assist, I get an assist. I have no care about my role, all I care about is getting the wins.”
Providing that all-around contribution helped Jones get named the Foreal Wooten Playoff MVP for the second season in a row.
“It is an honor. I don’t even think I played particularly well in the finals, but I will take it,” said Jones. “I told all of them, I don’t get this without them.”
Vigliano, for his part, loved the way his team played at the defensive end last Wednesday.
“I told them to just go out and play your game tonight, I just felt that they did that,” said Vigliano. “We held them to 26 points, nine points at halftime. I push them to be better each game out. I know how hard it is when we play like that, to be a professional, to be the best you can be.”
The Princeton Supply players responded well to getting pushed.
“I said if your guy catches the ball 24 times in a game, I want to stop that guy 24 times,” said Vigliano. “That is the mentality you have to have and we contested everything. We were able to hang it on our defense and show that we are not just this offensive juggernaut that can come out and outscore teams. We clamped down. What we did defensively, I don’t even know if it has been done in this league before like that.”
Jones helped trigger things at the offensive end. “He had a better second half than a first half,” said Vigliano. “He is a great player.”
Vigliano also got some great performances in the clincher from Peter Sorber in the paint as he contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots while Julian McGowan stared on the perimeter, chipping in eight points, 10 rebounds, and three steals.
“Peter is going to be playing overseas,” said Vigliano.
“He is a next level player so you expect that — the blocked shots, the rebounding, and then just nobody wanting to go in there because of his presence. Julian was a shot in the arm for us.”
In earning the title repeat, Princeton Supply got solid play throughout the lineup.
“It was the same team but a few adds. There is always that ‘OK, you want to do it again,’” said Vigliano. “We wanted to add the guys and get them a championship because I wasn’t able to play them as many minutes as I wanted. They were great, they just cared about winning. That is what we showed throughout the year.”
The focus on winning resulted in the squad producing a perfect record. “There were no slip-ups like last year where we had one loss,”
said Vigliano. “This year we came back and we said we wanted to go undefeated and go through the playoffs and play our best ball. I have to give Lob City credit because they are a really good team. It is not that we didn’t get the results that we should have, they just played hard.”
Princeton Supply’s abundance of talent and athleticism helped produce those results.
“We are conditioned athletes, where they are a little older,” said Vigliano. “We have eight or nine guys of what the other teams have one or two. That is where we are at.”
In the view of Jones, Princeton Supply’s team chemistry complemented that ability.
“We love each other, we all enjoy playing basketball,” said Jones. “We love playing for coach Phil. It is always a ball.”
—Bill Alden
SUPPLY CHAIN: Princeton Supply’s Troy Jones looks to pass the ball last week in the championship series of the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. Jones scored a game-high 16 points to help top-seeded Princeton Supply defeat third-seeded Lob City 42-26 last Wednesday to sweep the bestof-three series and earn its second straight league title. Jones was named the Foreal Wooten Playoff MVP as Princeton Supply finished the summer with a 12-0 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
ENCORE PERFORMANCE: Members of the Princeton Supply team celebrate
they topped Lob City 42-26 last Wednesday at the Community Park courts to sweep the best-of-three championship series in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. It marked the second straight league
provided courtesy of Princeton Recreation Department)
With Stentz Celebrating Special Bond with Moorhead, Duo Goes Into Summer Hoops Hall of Fame Together
It was an idea hatched by Ben Stentz and Evan Moorhead in 2008 over some pizza and beer at Conte’s.
Brainstorming over ways to best celebrate the 20th season of the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League, Stentz suggested creating a league Hall of Fame.
Making that a reality, a group of 11 was inducted in the Hall’s initial Class of 2008. Since then, there have been classes inducted in 2009, 2013, and 2018.
Last Wednesday at halftime of game two of the league’s best-of-three championship series on the Community Park courts, Stentz was set to be inducted as the sole member of the HOF Class of 2024 although he wasn’t sure if it was quite kosher.
“It is a little bit funny to me because I think this whole thing was my idea way back when,” said Stentz with a chuckle. “I joked with Evan, check the by-laws, how is it that the guy who invented it can get inducted, is this legal?”
Proud of his role in the growth of the league as its commissioner for 15 years, Stentz decided to accept the honor.
“When I think about it now what Evan and I were able to do from the mid’90s was take it to the next level,” said Stentz, who guided the league while rising up the ranks at the Rec Department and ultimately becoming its executive director. “From ’95 through the late 2000s, that is when we started getting a lot of current college players, Division I guys. We had Princeton guys, Rutgers guys, and a lot of Rider guys. I think talent-wise, it peaked. That is when the crowds started to get big. It really became the place to be in the summer —
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. The championship series games were jam-packed.”
Providing entertainment to those crowds, Stentz and Moorhead developed a popular ritual of providing banter from microphone at the scorer’s table, giving score updates, foul situations, and time updates along with some local color and standup comedy.
“I couldn’t even tell you how that evolved, other than Evan and I used to say to ourselves there are a lot of long nights down here and a lot of the mic stuff was to entertain ourselves,” said Stentz. “There were inside jokes. People seemed to really like that, so we kept doing it and then created the catch phrases. We made that stuff on the fly and people got into it. We fed it a little bit. It was fun nights, it kept us entertained. It was always fun to be around town and you would see a kid and he would say ‘you gotta finish in this league.’ I said to Evan, ‘We made it, kids are screaming out our phrases in the streets.’”
Stentz was entertained by the generations of players who have competed in the league since it started in 1989.
“Obviously the players were so important, we have had a lot of memorable moments down here with guys like Derrick Grant and Noah Savage,” said Stentz. “Keith Jones put on some shows down here in his younger days. Those moments are etched in my brain. Then we started seeing kids playing in the league whose parents had played, that is when we knew we had been here a long time. Then a lot of kids who played on our kids’ league we used to run eventually played in the men’s league. That was always cool to us.”
But as Stentz will tell you,
“Oh man you got me,” said Moorhead, tearing up. “I am overwhelmed. Now I have to do the second half.”
the summer league is about a lot more than good hoops.
“Politicians in every town will form a million committees with the goal of how do we bring people together,” said Stentz.“We have had the recipe from day one. People from all different neighborhoods in Princeton and the county and all over the place come down here three nights a week. You see your neighbor, you see an old friend, you see an old teammate, you have an ice cream cone. This is community recreation by definition. We have had the recipe from the beginning and they are still trying to figure it out.”
Working with Moorhead, who succeeded him in both summer hoops commissioner and Rec Department executive director posts and still holds those positions, was a highlight of Stentz’s years on the Community Park courts.
“There is no better teammate on the face of the earth than Evan Moorhead,” said Stentz. “We were middle school teammates at John Witherspoon and four years we were high school teammates at Princeton High. We did the kids league here together for over 20 years. Sitting at the table we did the men’s league together for however many years. We worked fulltime together at the R ec Department for about 12 years.”
As a result, Stentz decided to surprise his friend by turning the HOF Class of 2024 into a two-man group.
“When he told me he wanted to do this, I said OK,” said Stentz. “I was thinking about it and I said, ‘Evan, when are you going to go into the Hall of Fame?’ He kind of joked, ‘Maybe when I retire if there is anybody around, they will put me in.’ So what I did is I talked to Joe (Assistant Director of Recreation Joe Marrolli) and said, ‘I am going to induct him when I say a few words at halftime. I have the plaque, Evan doesn’t know it. I thought there is no way I am going into the Hall of Fame without my guy.’”
In his remarks at halftime, Stentz pulled off his surprise with aplomb.
“I just figured while I was here since he is my teammate and the greatest teammate that anyone could ever ask for, I am going to self-deputize myself and make an executive decision,” said Stentz to the fans packing that court’s bleachers and friends and family standing behind the scorer’s table. “There is no way I am going into this Hall of Fame without my guy so we are going to do two of these tonight. This guy is going into the Hall of Fame because we have been together since fifth grade and he is the greatest teammate of all time. I am not doing this without him.”
As the crowd cheered, Moorhead was stunned and touched but ready to get back to scorer’s table and preside over the second half of the championship contest.
In his remarks introducing Stentz, Moorhead had sounded a similar theme to his friend.
“The two of us were side by side, we sat at this table over the years for probably at least a thousand games or more,” said Moorhead. “We have been keeping the peace, keeping the score, entertaining the crowd, and sometimes entertaining ourselves. This league is about more than just basketball. It is about building relationships. It is about bringing people together on a summer night as a community.”
In view of the special relationship between Stentz and Moorhead and how their partnership enhanced the league’s place in the community, it is fitting that they going into the Hall of Fame side by side.
—Bill Alden
Local Sports
Joint Effort Safe Streets Program
Holding Hoops Clinic, Games
The Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets Summer Program is sponsoring a youth basketball clinic on August 10 from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. at Princeton Middle School
The clinic is being directed by former Princeton Day School girls’ hoops head coach and Philadelphia 76ers camp director and c linician Kamau Bailey, who leads the Bailey Basketball Academy (BBA). Attendees at the clinic will get individual skill development opportunities in ball handling, shooting, offense and defense, mental preparation, team play, and a souvenir sports bag.
In addition, on August 11, the Joint Effort Safe
Streets will sponsor the Pete Young Sr. Memorial Games for Princetonarea youth. These annual games are held each year in the memory of Pete Young Sr., a Princeton businessman, community advocate, sports enthusiast, and supporter of youth and community programs who was beloved in the Witherspoon-Jackson Community. The games run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Princeton Middle School and will start with youth games and conclude with a final boys’ high school contest.
For more information on the Joint Effort Safe Streets hoops clinic or games, call (720) 6290964 or (917) 6265785, or send an email to johnbailey062 @gmail. com or kamau.bailey@ gmail.com.
NINE BALL: Members of the Princeton 9U All Stars baseball team are all smiles after winning their division in the Montgomery Covino Tournament last month. Princeton went 3-2 in its fourteam division, edging Flemington 6-5 in the championship game. Pictured in the first row, from left, are Justin Pena and Joseph Mangone. In the second row, from left, are Liam D’ Andrea, Alex Yuan, Mason Goldsmith, Henry Lee, Jacob Redel, and Andrew Shi. In the third row, from left, are Jackson Rosario, Juan Philippos Garcia Vidalis, Brady Goldsmith, and Erik Shkuda. In the back row, from left, are coaches Ray Rosario, Jason Mangone, Aaron Shkuda, and Rich D’Andrea.
FAMED DUO: Ben Stentz, left, and Evan Moorhead are all smiles after they were both inducted into the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League’s Hall of Fame last Wednesday evening at the Community Park courts. Stentz served as the commissioner of the summer hoops league for 15 years and became the executive director of the Rec Department. Moorhead succeeded him in both roles and still holds those positions. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton Recreation Department)
Obituaries
Robert K. Cromwell
Robert K. “Bob” Cromwell passed away on July 31, 2024, in St Petersburg, Florida, at the age of 72. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Bob served 22 honorable years with the FBI. Prior to his FBI career, he was a Cryptology Technician in the U.S. Navy, a New Jersey Police Officer, and a Special Agent with the U.S. Naval Investigative Services. His book Fugitive Man tells his story.
Bob was a champion for justice, and proudly served on the board of the Florida Innocence Project, helping innocent prisoners in
Florida obtain their freedom and rebuild their lives.
He met his beloved wife of 50 years, Rosa Lee (Evans), when he was stationed in Washington State. They married in 1974, and raised three sons who made them proud beyond measure. He taught them so much: everything about the Beatles; the value of a great sense of humor; and the importance of family.
Bob was predeceased by his parents, Ken and Erna Bovie Cromwell, his brother David, and his daughter-inlaw, Emerald Cromwell. He is survived by his beloved wife, Rosa, and his three sons, Michael, Daniel (Kim), and Johnny (Elana), all of St Petersburg. He is also survived by one sister, Kim Cromwell (Kath), and sisterin-law, Carol Cromwell.
He delighted in his grandchildren: Spiro, Sofia, Joe, Izzy, and Leah Cromwell.
How we will all miss our Bob.
Burial will be at Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to the Florida Innocence Project or to the Suncoast Hospice Foundation.
Religion
Buddhist Monks to Spend Four Days in Princeton
From August 21-24, The Monks of Gaden Shartse will construct, display, and then dissolve a sand mandala in Channing Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton, at 50 Cherry Hill Road.
The opening ceremony on August 21, 10 a.m., uses multiphonic chanting and traditional Tibetan instruments to create a space karmically appropriate for building the mandala. The multi-day process is open for public viewing, with a free will donation at the door. All donations collected support the Gaden Monastery, founded in Tibet in 1409 and currently located in Mundgod, India.
On August 23 at 6 p.m., a talk titled “Meditations on Peace and Compassion” will be given by one of the touring geshes, followed by a short
Q&A session. A donation of $10 is suggested, at the door. Another talk is scheduled for August 24 at 1:30 p.m., when the topic is “World Peace and the Unity of All Religions.”
For a full schedule and more information, visit uuprinceton.org.
through the difficult process of monument selection. encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
Hopewell Church Awards
$9,000
in Scholarships
On Sunday, August 4, Hopewell United Methodist Church (HUMC) presented five area residents with the Joanne M. Davison Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, awarded annually since 1987 in memory of a 15-year-old who lost her life in an accident, aims to encourage traditional and vocational students to pursue training or higher education in accredited institutions.
Awards were granted during the Sunday service in an air of celebration with music, prayer, refreshments, and fellowship. Receiving scholarships were Chijioke Elekwa
Agbaeze, Steven Daniels, Ashley Gebhardt, Blessing Inori Gwatana, and Zanang Christabel Samuel.
“We are proud to support a diverse group of recipients to carry on the legacy of Joanne to live up to the common good and give back to the community,” said the Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta. The recipients will further their education at Rutgers University, Towson University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and University of South Carolina.
Members of the community are invited to apply every spring by downloading an application from the HUMC website at hopewellmethodist.org
pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection. encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection. We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection. We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
We
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection. We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you. ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection. We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are
We
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection.
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection.
We pride ourselves on being a small, personal, and service oriented family business. With five generations of experience, we are here to help guide you through the difficult process of monument selection.
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you.
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you
We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you
We encourage you to make an appointment, with no obligation, to discuss the many options available to you
ITS EASIER THAN YOU THINK TO MAKE THE PERFECT MEMORIAL
Artwork by Nicole Steacy
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Pictured with HUMC’s pastor, the Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta, left, are, in alphabetical order, Chijioke Elekwa Agbaeze, Steven Daniels, Ashley Gebhardt, Blessing Inori Gwatana, and Zanang Christabel Samuel.
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At Greenwood House Hospice, our families and caregivers LOVE HOW MUCH WE CARE! AND YOU WILL, TOO.
am proud and honored to serve as Greenwood House Hospice Medical Director and to work alongside some of the best nurses, social workers, chaplains and volunteers in the business. Our team provides intimate and comprehensive care for our terminally ill patients. We support not just those in their final months but also their families and loved ones.”
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Greenwood House Hospice is a nonprofit, mission-based organization rooted in cherished Jewish traditions and an industry leader in providing high-quality senior health care in the state of New Jersey. Seniors of all faiths are welcome.
