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National Politics Inspired a Year of Protests Much of the news in Princeton in 2017 arose in response to actions and initiatives emanating from Washington. It was a year full of political activity, with rallies and demonstrations taking place in Princeton almost weekly. Immediately following the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, a number of Princeton residents, including at least three Council members, joined more than 6,000 marching in Trenton for women’s rights, civil rights, and other issues. Many in Princeton also expressed concern for arts and education, with cuts threatened for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. Trump’s executive order in his first week in office attempting to close U.S. borders to immigrants and others from seven majority Muslim countries and to refugees from throughout the world drew a strong, immediate response from the Princeton community. “Recent executive actions on immigration issues are cruel, counterproductive, and contrary to the values we hold dear in Princeton,” Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert and Princeton Council wrote in a statement. Describing “the overwhelming outpouring of compassion from our fellow Princeton residents,” the statement continued, “we are a welcoming community that recognizes and celebrates the diversity that makes our town such a special place.” Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Director Robbert Dijkgraaf also issued statements expressing their concern regarding the federal executive order. Princeton University has always “depended on America’s ability to attract and engage with talented people from around the world,” Eisgruber said. “Princeton today benefits tremendously from the presence of extraordinary individuals of diverse nationalities and faiths, and we will support them vigorously.” Dijkgraaf similarly affirmed IAS’s values and commitment to uphold those values in support of its scholars. “From our founding the Institute has welcomed academics from around the world, irrespective of race, gender, and creed, with the simple requirement that they be dedicated to advancing scholarship,” he said. “Bringing leading scholars from all the world’s countries and regions and supporting their unfettered academic research, wherever it may take them, are

among our core values. This was true in the 1930s when faculty like Einstein, Weyl, and von Neumann came from Europe to the Institute, and it is true today as we welcome faculty and members from more than 30 countries.” Princeton Human Services and the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) quickly moved into high gear, supporting community members. “In light of recent executive orders, LALDEF is working diligently with community partners to ensure that our clients have access to all of the services that they need,” said LALDEF Executive Director Adriana Abizadeh. The Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) also took up the charge, co-sponsoring a rally on the steps of Trenton City Hall in early February ”Against the Muslim Ban and Bigotry.” And Princeton University ratcheted up its resistance, with Eisgruber joining 47 other American college and university presidents in a letter to Trump urging him to rectify or rescind his executive order, and followed up with an amicus brief on February 13 against the immigration order. A coalition of University student groups, led by Princeton Citizen Scientists and

Princeton Advocates for Justice, made sure their voices were heard, staging a series of teach-ins, workshops, and panel discussions exploring issues of human rights, the environment, international peace, and security. Their “Day of Action” on March 6 was supported by more than 1,000 members of the University community, including more than 100 faculty members. On April 22, Earth Day, thousands of local residents, in solidarity with the March for Science taking place in Washington D.C., gathered in Hinds Plaza and marched to the Princeton Battle Monument, with a focus on supporting climate science and science education. In August violence in Charlottesville brought a crowd of about 250 to Palmer Square for an anti-hate rally in support of the victims and to stand up against white supremacy, domestic terrorists, and hate groups in our country. Two additional initiatives from the White House created consternation and fear in the Princeton community in the late summer and fall. The CFPA and its executive director, the Rev. Bob Moore, reacted forcefully and directly to Trump’s threats against North Korea, issuing statements

and staging a number of rallies throughout the fall for “diplomacy, not war.” Condemning Trump’s threats to unleash “fire and fury like the world has never seen” against North Korea, Moore said “such reckless and bellicose threats make a horrifying situation far worse, and greatly increase the risk that the U.S. will slide into another war, possibly nuclear.” In early September the immigration controversy was ratcheted up further by the Trump administration’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields undocumented young immigrants from deportation would be ending by March 2018. Again the community, local institutions, groups, and individuals rose in opposition and in support of immigrant groups, in this case the DREAMers, with Eisgruber sending letters to congressional leaders urging them to pass legislation to provide protection for DACA participants. “Ending DACA is a cruel decision that will tear apart families, undermine our economy, and betray our values,” said Lempert. The pace of political activity in Princeton did not abate as the year drew Continued on Page 5

STANDING IN SOLIDARITY: In a year characterized by protests and urgent affirmation of core values, about 250 people gathered in Palmer Square on Sunday, August 13 to show their support for the victims of Charlottesville and make their voices heard, taking to heart the words of Martin Luther King Jr., quoted by Assemblywoman Liz Muoio: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

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200 gathered in Hinds Plaza in late November to support DACA and to urge Congress to pass the DREAM act; and the voices of Princeton’s concerned individuals and organizations continued to be heard through the following month. Westminster Choir College The saga of this renowned music school continues. Rider University, with which Westminster merged 25 years ago, has yet to reveal the identity of the organization with which it is negotiating to sell the school. According to members of the college community, the buyer is a for-profit company that operates K-12 schools in Asia that Rider identifies as “an international partner.” It was early last year that the Lawrenceville-based Rider announced its intention to sell the Westminster campus on Walnut Avenue, in an effort to bolster what University President Gregory Dell’Omo said was a looming deficit of between $10-$14 million. The first plan was to relocate Westminster to the Lawrenceville campus. The news sent the Westminster and Rider community of students, faculty, alumni, and parents into action. The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College in Princeton was formed. Rider and Westminster, they contended, were two different animals, and merging the campuses was not a good idea. Westminster has been located in Princeton since 1932. By the end of February, that plan was no longer on the table. At the end of March, Dell’Omo said Rider wanted to keep Westminster in Princeton, and was looking for a buyer that would either maintain the choir college (and the affiliated Westminster Conservatory of Music) at the Princeton site, or move it to a new location. That second option was not favored by the Coalition. At the end of April, the Rider faculty’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) voted no confidence in Dell’Omo. Meanwhile, Princeton Regional Schools expressed an interest in acquiring the Westminster property. But the school district withdrew consideration of a proposal soon after. By July, the district was back in the game, making an offer for the property. But the offer was not accepted. Dell’Omo and members

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been left out of the process from the beginning, filed a grievance. Early this month, Dell’Omo sent a letter to Westminster faculty, staff, and students, saying negotiations were “making good progress.” Sustainability With the effects of climate change dramatically apparent across the globe, Princeton made significant progress in its efforts towards sustainability, preservation, and the development of a climate action plan. In September Sustainable Princeton, a nonprofit environmental organization, anI LOVE A P-RADE: Grand Marshal Dan Lopresti, Princeton *87, leads the Princeton University nounced its $100,000 grant P-rade on June 7 during the annual Reunions weekend. He was followed by alumni in festive from the Robert Wood Johnattire, grouped by graduating class and starting by tradition with the 25th reunion class. son Foundation to develop a (Photo by Charles R. Plohn) Climate Action Plan (CAP), partnering with the town to develop specific strategies, actions, and goals to lower the town’s greenhouse gas emissions and prepare its infrastructure to withstand the increasing impacts of climate change. The CAP will have immediate practical implications for a number of key issues in town, including the Bike Master Plan, proposed solutions to downtown parking and circulation, the anticipated construction of more affordable housing, and the school district’s planned expansion referendum. Princeton has been certified at the silver level by Sustainable Jersey, and in September Littlebrook Elementary School, Johnson DAZZLING DESIGN: Among the many new retail and eating establishments in Princeton this year Park Elementary School, and was Cargot Brasserie, a French-inspired eatery next to the Dinky Bar & Kitchen. The popular John Witherspoon Middle establishment, shown here in a rendering by Celano Design Studio of New York, added to Jim School earned bronze level certification as Sustainable Nawn’s stable of restaurants and opened in July. Schools. “We expect the other public schools will get that certification soon, too,” said Christine Symington, Sustainable Princeton’s program director. In another breakthrough, “the most significant milestone in our efforts to put pedestrians and cyclists in Princeton on the same footing as motorists,” according councilman and Planning Board member Tim Quinn, the Planning Board voted last month to adopt Princeton’s first official Bike Mobility Plan. “After many decades of patient pushing, and two long years of intensive civic engagement, history was made,” the Princeton Bicycle Advisory Committee announced. Friends of Herrontown Woods (FOHW) celebrated their own success in August, culminating years of controversy, when Mercer County agreed to transfer ownership of the 142-acre Herrontown Woods Arboretum to the town of Princeton, opening the door for the FOHW to bid to take on restoration of the historic Veblen House, formerly owned by the renowned mathematician Oscar Veblen and his wife Elizabeth. Mayor Liz Lempert described FOHW as “one of Princeton’s great volunteer groups,” and FOHW President Steve Hiltner said that his group is “thrilled that we will now be allowed to take In-Home Pet Sitting Service the next step, and begin realizing the Veblens’ vision Cindy Valush Sikora • 609-799-3111 for the buildings.” Among the challenges on www.adoorapet.com the environmental front, invasive species pose perLike us on haps the most visible threat.

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“Working on the Princeton Climate Action Plan. I know there’s an effort to really develop a plan. I think Princeton is being progressive in so many different ways; it could be more of a leader in this area. I know Sustainable Princeton is initiating an effort.” —Holly Welles, Princeton

“The University adopted a new traffic management plan, and the Princeton community needs to develop a matching plan to go with it. The University provides more incentives to get their employees to walk or bike rather than driving. The town needs to develop a complementary plan so they can reinforce each other to control traffic.” —Ralph Widner, Princeton

“Traffic safety and parking in Princeton. Especially for employees of downtown Princeton. We had the terrible fatality up the street from us on Washington Road and Nassau Street. It’s a concern for our employees, most of whom have to walk to work. I think the town should be taking more steps to make better options available for parking.” —Stephen Walter, manager of Labyrinth Books, Lawrenceville

“There’s an explosion of housing here and a lot of developments are coming in. To me, it’s more about how to make this place as livable for as many types of people as possible. Affordable housing and how people can live sustainably; that to me is one of the biggest issues of this town.” —Rob Finnegan, Princeton

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“Since the accident happened this past year on the corner of Washington Road and Nassau Street, it’s really colored the way I see the walking situation in Princeton and the use, or lack there of, of crosswalks in Princeton. It’s shocking to me how many people still cross against the light and how many drivers don’t stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. It would really be great to have a conversation about traffic safety in the community.” —Heather VanMouwerik, Princeton

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There’s a new trend in healthcare, and it’s gaining momentum in our area. By Sarah Emily Gilbert (Originally published in Princeton Magazine) Dr. Barbara A. Brown (left) and Dr. Lynne B. Kossow of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine.

or the past two years, Dr. Lynne B. Kossow and Dr. Barbara A. Brown of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine have offered their patients far more than the traditional primary care practice. Most doctors see 25-30 patients a day for an average of 15 minutes, but Drs. Kossow and Brown see six to eight patients a day for up to an hour. In addition to providing treatment for acute illnesses, the doctors act as their clients’ healthcare coaches through Lifestyle Medicine, a scientific approach to patient wellness by effecting changes in areas such as diet, physical activity, and stress management. With the current shortage of primary care physicians and the abundance of high volume practices, this type of individualized attention is rare. However, by switching to a concierge format, doctors like Kossow and Brown are able to practice medicine that consists of this broad-spectrum care. Concierge medicine, also known as retainer-based medicine, is an umbrella term for private medical care wherein patients pay an out-of-pocket fee in exchange for enhanced care. Born in the 1990s, concierge medicine was once thought of as a service for the wealthy that charged patients a lofty fee for luxury medicine. In recent years, it has evolved to accommodate patients across all income brackets, leading to expanding interest among patients and their primary care doctors. According to a survey released by the American Academy of Private Physicians at the AAPP 2015 Fall Summit, more than 45 percent of 862 independent physicians would consider a concierge or similar membership model in the next three years. This may be due in part to our aging population needing increased and varied medical services, leading to an imbalanced patient/doctor ratio. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of insured patients, putting a further strain on primary care doctors. As a result, physicians are often unable to dedicate enough time to each patient. In the hopes of increasing both job and patient satisfaction in a financially sustainable way, primary physicians like Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown are looking toward concierge medicine. “Where conventional medicine is failing is in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases that are becoming an epidemic in the United States today,” explain the doctors. “The current insurance model is built upon a problembased economic reimbursement that encourages doctors to address medical problems very quickly. This leads to most doctors rushing to see 25-30 patients per day in order to make ends meet…This is not how we have ever practiced. We always want to have the time to address the root cause of diseases that are preventable today.” “For the past two years, we have been offering our Lifestyle Medicine Concierge Program as an optional program for our patients,” they continue. “Lifestyle Medicine is a 21st century approach to healthcare that consolidates the very best characteristics of traditional medicine with the profound impact of lifestyle behaviors on health. As our program grew, it became readily apparent to us that integrating Lifestyle Medicine into our internal medicine practice

was the best way for us to continue to provide exceptional care… We feel that the concierge model is the only way to effectively [do that].” Concierge medical practices come in various forms, including those that reject insurance plans all together, but this is not the case for Princeton Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown accept insurance for all covered medical services. In addition, their patients pay an annual fee of $1,200 for the Lifestyle Medicine Concierge program, which gives them access to an elevated level of care. Trained at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the doctors are at the vanguard of their field, having lectured about their practice development model at The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine Conference in 2015. They are also members of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown’s practice is unique in that it offers patients comprehensive conventional medical care combined with lifestyle counseling. Patients interested in a natural approach to disease prevention are provided in-depth, individualized coaching based on their needs. The doctors can assist with everything from quitting smoking to creating a manageable diet and exercise plan. According to the doctors, this is an evidence-based practice that has been shown to prevent, reverse, or slow down heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, dementia, and some cancers. The concierge model offers Princeton Lifestyle Medicine patients additional benefits including access to the doctors’ emails, cell phone numbers, and private phone line, extended patient office visits, a one-hour consultation, and same or next day appointments. As a result, patients see Drs. Kossow and Brown not only as accomplished medical doctors, but health advocates, mentors, and even friends. “Our practice structure allows us to spend more time educating our patients about what may be going on with them medically,” the doctors explain. “We are better able to work with them as partners in their care and advocate for them with their specialists or if they are in the hospital. We provide tremendous support and guidance to them and their caretakers or family. We are happy to have this enhanced communication with our patients. It allows us to make social visits when they are hospitalized at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro so that we can stay in close touch while they are receiving care.” Concierge practices like Princeton Lifestyle Medicine focus the healthcare system on its most vital component: the patient-doctor relationship. The model emphasizes quality care instead of quick care, benefitting both parties. Dr. Brown and Kossow are now board certified as specialists in the practice of Lifestyle Medicine and are the only physicians in the Princeton area who are board certified in both Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. As leaders in both concierge and Lifestyle medicine, it comes as no surprise that Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown are at the forefront of this effort, bringing Princeton into the future of healthcare.

The Princeton Lifestyle Medicine Concierge Program is $1,200 per year. The fee can be paid monthly, quarterly, biannually, or annually, and credit cards are accepted as payment. All medical services are billed through the patient’s insurance company as usual. Princeton Lifestyle Medicine is located at 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200 in Princeton, New Jersey. For more information call 609.655.3800 or visit www.princetonlifestylemedicine.com. — Paid Advertisement —

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The emerald ash borer, first sighted in Princeton in 2015 and expected to kill all of Princeton’s approximately 2,000 ash trees if untreated, this year reached “a critical juncture in the infestation cycle,” said Princeton Shade Tree Commission (STC) Chair Sharon Ainsworth. Town arborist Lorraine Konopka, in league with the STC, has been working to assess the town’s ash trees and take action to treat or remove as necessary. “Make a game plan,” Konopka advised local residents. “You need to figure out your five-year plan. Ascertain what trees to remove and what trees to treat.” Elections FULL OF ENERGY: Princeton’s second “parklet,” in front of JaZams toy store on Palmer Square, opened in June. The space was structured along a theme of energy and play, with each of its David Cohen and Letifive rooms offering a different function. cia Fraga, both Democrats,

ran unopposed in the November election and will be starting three-year terms on the Princeton Council next month, taking over from Bernie Miller and Jo Butler, who announced earlier in the year that they would be stepping down. Beth Behrend, Jess Deutsch, and Michele TuckPonder prevailed in a hotlycontested race for threeyear terms on the Princeton Board of Education, as Jenny Ludmer, Julie Ramirez, and James Fields fell short in their bids. Princeton voters overwhelmingly supported Democrat Phil Murphy in his successful race for New Jersey governor over Republican Kim Guadagno. But in the 16th legislative district incumbent Republican Christopher “Kip” Bateman retained

his State Senate seat against Laurie Poppe, despite Princeton’s support for the Democratic challenger. Democratic incumbent Andrew Zwicker successfully defended his State Assembly seat, and Democrat Roy Freiman won the second Assembly position, defeating Republicans Donna Simon and Mark Calguire. Princeton Public Schools Princeton Public Schools, once again recognized by Niche, a national schoolranking website, as the No. 1 public school district in New Jersey, faced an array of challenges in 2017, combating stress, overcrowding, racism, and budget tightening. Dominating the news for the first half of the year, Continued on Page 9

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NEW TO THE FORCE: Five new officers, chosen from an original pool of 800 candidates, joined DANGEROUS INVADER: Hydrilla, a fast-spreading invasive weed clogging sections of the D&R Cathe Princeton Police Department in July. Chief Nick Sutter was proud to welcome (from left) nal, can grow an entirely new plant from a tiny stem fragment. Those using the canal for boating are advised to wash off their vessel after leaving the water to help stop the plant’s spread. Michael Micell, James Eufemia, Ashley Galord, Ryan McDermott, and Adam Santos.

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in June denied a subsequent Princeton BOE request to stay her decision. PCS proceeded with its weighted admissions lottery, which it claimed to be a “resounding success” in helping to increase diversity and access for disadvantaged students. Looking forward to working with PCS in the future, Cochrane and PPS are still looking for changes at the state level. “The funding formula for charter schools doesn’t make sense for this community and it doesn’t make sense for the state,” Cochrane said. “Some changes need to be made.” Meanwhile Cochrane emphasized the district’s continued emphasis on its five strategic plan goals: wellness and balance, every child known, closing the achievement gap, innovation in teaching and learning, and communication.” With Princeton High School 200 students over capacity, John Witherspoon Middle School 100 over capacity, the elementary schools full, and further growth predicted, a facilities referendum vote is anticipated in the coming year, probably in September. Proposed expansion could include a three-story addition at PHS, a new community school for fifth and sixth grades at the Valley Road site currently occupied by administration and transportation, upgrades at all six schools, a new space for administration and transportation, space for a preschool center, and possibly Continued on Page 11

MUSIC AND HISTORY: Joe Miller, choral director at Westminster Choir College, conducted performances of “Anthracite Fields” at Trenton’s Roebling Wireworks. Miller spent two years working to bring the Pulitzer-winning oratorio by Julia Wolfe to the historic building. For the Westminster community, the acclaimed production provided welcome relief from worries about the future. Rider University announced plans to sell Westminster early in the year.

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: Princeton residents prepared to cast their votes at Community Park Elementary School on election day morning, November 7. This year’s election included candidates for governor, State Senate, State Assembly, Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, County Sheriff, Princeton Town Council, and the Princeton Board of Education. (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)

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plans for a future elementary school. Causing particular concern were the results of a PHS student survey conducted last fall by Stanford University researchers, which concluded that PHS students are experiencing high levels of stress, low levels of joyful engagement with learning, and serious sleep deprivation. As the district continues its ongoing analysis of the survey results, Cochrane envisions a reshaping of student experiences and a redefining of success in the schools. Parents, students, teachers, and the broader community will need to work together “to build a culture where students can have space to breathe, to try new things, to fail, to succeed, and to have a definition of success that revolves around joy and purpose.” He added, “the goal we all share is to increase wellness while deepening learning.” In June the BOE and the teachers’ union agreed to an early, amicable extension of teachers’ contracts through 2020, marking “a real game changer,” according to Board President Patrick Sullivan, in the relationship between the board and teachers that has in the past seen significant conflict over contract negotiations. Littlebrook Elementary School (LB) gained a new principal over the summer, as Annie Kosek moved to central administration to become assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction and Luis Ramirez took the helm at LB. Princeton University News The 145,000-square-foot Lewis Center for the Arts at Alexander Street and University Place opened on schedule, in time for classes this past fall. Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the $300-million-plus project greatly expands teaching, rehearsal, and performance space for dance, theater, and music in three state-ofthe-art buildings. The idea is to make the arts an integral part of the curriculum. The University this year released a framework for expansion over the next decade, “in the context of potential needs and developments over the next 30 years,” according to officials. Among the proposed plans are a new residential college, new engineering and environmental studies facilities, and a new athletics hub. A

new campus on land in West Windsor, south of Lake Carnegie, would have athletic fields, administrative and academic buildings, housing for up to 500 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, retail space, and a transit hub. Walkways and bike paths are part of the plan, which also includes a pedestrian bridge over the lake and the Delaware and Raritan Canal. The bridge would be part of bicycle and sidewalk networks in Princeton, West Windsor, and Plainsboro. The University wants to have space and facilities to accommodate 500 more undergraduates. The plan does not indicate when, or even if the University will go through with the projects, and a capital plan to determine how much money can be raised is under development. The Princeton & Slavery Project was an ambitious effort to explore Princeton University’s past ties to slavery — and there were many. Led by history professor Martha Sandweiss, the research resulted in a two-day public symposium November 18 and 19, with Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison as keynote speaker; presentations at Princeton Public Library; plays at McCarter Theatre; a large-scale outdoor installation by artist Titus Kaphar; and a comprehensive website that includes articles, videos, interactive maps and graphs, and primary source documents. The saga of fourth-year graduate student Xiyue Wang, detained in Iran since the summer of 2016, continues. Wang, who is a U.S. citizen, was accused of spying and illicitly scanning digital documents while doing research for his doctoral dissertation. Last February, Wang was charged with two counts of espionage. In April, he was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. His appeal of his sentence is scheduled to be heard this summer. Wang’s wife, Hua Qu, has pleaded with President Trump to open a dialogue with the country’s leaders to gain Wang’s release. The couple have a 4-year-old son. Wang’s health has declined and he has attempted suicide, according to his wife. According to the University’s website, the school has been working on a daily basis to secure Wang’s release, and has retained counsel for him in Iran. Restaurants It wasn’t so long ago that

Princeton could have been considered a diner’s wasteland. But the town is now exploding with eateries of so many styles and ethnicities, it can be difficult to keep up. First, the sad news: Main Street Bistro, a Princeton Shopping Center fixture for more than three decades, closed its doors. Fenwick Hospitality Group, which bought the restaurant in 2016, shut it down in late August. But Fenwick head Jim Nawn, who also owns Agricola and the Dinky Bar & Kitchen, had plenty to focus on this year. The liquor license from Main Street was transferred to Two Sevens, the company’s newest eatery, which opened December 20. Located next to the AvalonBay complex, the restaurant serves food from Central and South America. Fenwick also opened Cargot Brasserie, an upscale French restaurant, in one of the former Dinky rail stations. Other closings this year included Massimo’s on Nassau Street, and Taco Truck in Princeton Shopping Center. Additional new eateries are Local Greek, at the former site of Cafe 44 on Leigh Avenue; and Marhaba, specializing in Egyptian cuisine, at the former location of Cheeburger Cheeburger at 182 Nassau Street. Chopt,

Princeton experienced a major loss when the American Boychoir School announced it was closing in August. Precarious finances, decreased attendance, and the leftover effects of a 2002 sexual abuse scandal contributed to the decision to close the 80-year-old institution. The Boychoir was famed for its concerts around the globe, often with major orchestras. The school had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2015 and managed to stay afloat through donations and a move to smaller quarters at Rambling Pines Day Camp in Hopewell. But the financial demands were too much. At the time of its closing, some alumni said they hoped the Boychoir might be brought back to life. Losses Several former and current educators were among Princeton’s losses during the past year. Princeton University announced the deaths of professors Uwe Reinhardt, an economist and health care expert; Edward Taylor, inventor of the anti-cancer drug Alimta; Donald McClure, a specialist in electronic spectroscopy; Robert Jahn, pioneer of deep space propulsion and mind-ma-

chine interactions; George Luchak, whose work helped astronauts land on the moon; Kurt Mislow, a stereochemistry pioneer; and Slobodan (Danny) Curcic, a global authority on Byzantine art and architecture. Institute of Advanced Study mathematician Vladimir Voevodsky and mathematician Leonard Baum were also among those who passed away. Lawrence J. Ivan, a beloved Princeton public school educator and coach who died December 2, was familiar to anyone who swam at the Princeton Community Pool, which he ran for five decades. Westminster Choir College voice professor Lindsey Christiansen, architect Michael Mostoller, violinist Joseph Kovacs, and inventor Adel Ahmed were additional losses, as were Carolyn Quay Wilson, founder of the Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Evergreen Forum; Aline Lenaz, who ran the Cloak & Dagger Bookshop; Jeremiah K. Reilly, who owned Halo Pub and Halo Fete; and Stephen Alan Decter, former West Windsor Township mayor and planning board member. —Anne Levin —Donald Gilpin

GRAPPLING WITH THE PAST: Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Robert F. Goheen Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, delivered the keynote address in November at Princeton University’s Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium investigating the University’s historical engagement with the institution of slavery. Morrison, left, was introduced by U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, the Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor of the Humanities Director and Professor of Creative Writing. Following the speech, the University renamed West College Morrison Hall, in Morrison’s honor. (Photo Courtesy of Princeton University Communications, Denise Applewhite)

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FROM A LITTLE ACORN: Sixteen years into its progress to a stature as mighty as its 300-year-old parent, the little oak grown from a Mercer Oak acorn still occupies the symbolic heart of the Princeton Battlefield. Named for General Hugh Mercer, who was fatally wounded by British soldiers during the Battle of Princeton, the majestic Mercer Oak fell on March 3, 2000 after a wind storm toppled its last four branches. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

the salad chain, opened at Princeton Shopping Center, and Surf Taco is projected to open at the complex soon. Transitions Retirements and resignations meant a changing of the guard at some local organizations. For others, 2017 marked the end of an era. Robert K. Durkee, Princeton University’s vice president for public affairs since 1978, stepped down from that role while retaining the title of vice president and secretary that he has held since 2004. As of February 1, the new vice president for public affairs will be Brent Colburn, a former senior communications and public affairs official at several cabinet-level federal agencies. Most recently, Colburn was the vice president for communications at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization. Timothy J. Shields resigned as managing director of McCarter Theatre Center to take a job at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego; the search for his replacement is ongoing. At Trenton’s Passage Theatre Company, longtime artistic director June Ballinger stepped down to become artistic advisor; C. Ryanne Domingues is the new artistic director.

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DVD REVIEW

The Bells Are Ringing: Christmas With Jimmy Stewart and Joe the Princeton Postman

ome years before Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) became as cherished a Christmas tradition as Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, film-buff friends of mine smirked when I dared to suggest that it was a great movie. Admittedly, it beggared belief that anyone could be as noble as James Stewart’s good banker George Bailey or as evil as Lionel Barrymore’s bad banker Mr. Potter. What really made the cynics sneer was that the whole enterprise depended on a tipsy angel named Clarence (Henry Travers), who offers homilies like “Each man’s life touches so many other lives” as he gives a suicidal George Bailey a tour of Pottersville, the mean-spirited, lawless nightmare his town Bedford Falls would have become had he never existed. What counts at the moment is that here in the town where James Stewart went to college and began becoming an actor, It’s a Wonderful Life played to full houses at the Garden twice this month. Jimmy Stewart’s Passion Making my case to the nonbelievers, I mentioned how brilliantly shot and edited Capra’s film is, how he manages to fill every frame with life, and how James Agee overcame his own cynicism in a December 28, 1946 review by noting that in “its pile-driving emotional exuberance,” the picture “outrages, insults, or at least accosts without introduction, the cooler and more responsible parts of the mind.” Agee recommends the film “nevertheless,” promising to review it “at length as soon as the paralyzing joys of the season permit.” Unfortunately, the follow-up notice either was never written or was omitted from the Library of America’s edition of Agee’s film writing. Agee’s characteristically stylish notice conveys in a few words the sheer power of It’s a Wonderful Life, much of it due to the passion Jimmy Stewart brings to the role of George Bailey in one of the greatest performances in American cinema. One moonlit moment that comes to mind is when after a high school dance George asks his future wife (Donna Reed) “What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down!” And when Mary says she’ll take it, he says, “Well, then, you can swallow it, and it’ll all dissolve, see, and the moonbeams’ll shoot out of your fingers and your toes and the ends of your hair!” I doubt that any other American actor could make those lines soar the way Stewart does, and they follow his no less “emotionally exuberant” pouring forth of a dream that never comes true: “I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world! Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Colosseum! Then, I’m comin’ back here to go to college and see what they know. And then I’m gonna build things! I’m gonna build airfields! I’m gonna build skyscrapers a hundred stories high! I’m gonna build bridges a mile long!” The passion Jimmy Stewart brings to

these speeches he was born to deliver makes the immensity of his despair all the more moving when he loses his faith in himself and “the crummy little town” for which he gave up his dream. Lives Touching Lives For Stewart, the line about going back to college, though he was 38 when he said it, would mean, of course, Prince-

ford Falls. He enhanced our lives by being amiable, cheerful, and thoughtful, with a sense of humor that gave him special rapport with our then-two-year-old son. My impression of Joe influenced the character of a bus driver, also named Joe, in the novel I began writing after we moved to a garage apartment on Hodge Road. In my fictional New Jersey city, which was darkly closer to New Brunswick than Bed-

ton, from which he graduated in 1932. Five years after we moved here, my wife and I and our little boy saw him towering above his 50th reunion classmates in the P-rade. We’ve lived in Princeton for the better part of four decades now, which may be why thoughts of the good-neighbor ambiance of Capra’s Bedford Falls and all the feel-good associations of the season of packages on doorsteps have me remembering Joe Cicogne, the postman we got to know when we lived on Patton Avenue. Joe was the guy Frank Capra could easily have imagined delivering the mail in Bed-

ford Falls, Joe the bus driver follows the mailman’s credo about “the completion of his appointed rounds” through snow, rain, and especially gloom of night. Having recently survived open-heart surgery, this Joe conceived of his route in the spirit of the inspirational grafitti spray painted on the side of his bus, We All Shine On, a line from John Lennon’s song “Instant Karma” that evoked for me Capra’s vision of “lives touching lives.” To Joe, every bump, every pot-hole might be his last, but he’s always ready “to go the extra mile,” his route a daily crusade, his greatest fear that Jersey Transport will put an end to it

when a new bypass is built. Joe’s mantra is “This bus is never empty! Even on the graveyard run! My route’s like the lifeline of the city!” Lord Buckley in Kingston A year ago my favorite postal employee next to Joe sent me a card about jazz legend Lord Buckley in case I had “somehow missed experiencing him” and his monologue “Scrooge,” a hipster-inflected version of Dickens’s tale. The reason Kingston’s Tari surpasses even Joe in my estimation (he retired years ago and last I heard had a table at the Lambertville flea market) isn’t because she reads my column but because back in 2003 when I was at the Kingston P.O. to send something to the jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, she enthused about having seen him play once in Princeton. How many postal clerks in the universe have heard of Clark Terry, let alone having seen him in concert? For that matter, how many P.O. branches have a poetry-writing postmaster like Richard Micallef? Though I’d heard of Lord Buckley because of his take on the true subject of Christmas in “The Nazz,” I didn’t know much else, including the fact that he was white, “a hipster bebop preacher who defied all labels,” according to Bob Dylan. It took only a few clicks to find the full text of his “Scrooge” online. Instead of going to YouTube to hear Lord B. himself do it, I found myself compelled to try it out, and so infectious were the opening lines (“Yes me I’m Scrooge and I got all of Marley’s barley, and I’m the baddest cat in dis world”) that I read the whole thing through, out loud. I could quote any number of gems such as when the ghost of Christmas present shows Scrooge the Cratchit’s Christmas dinner, “this little goose about the size of a beat-up retarded sparrow” everybody’s “ooohin and aahhin over and sayin’ when are we gonna spread it.” Buckley’s Christmas morning ending is right in line with the joyous ending of It’s a Wonderful Life, “Ding Dong Ding Dong the bells is ringin” and Tiny Tim’s sayin’ “God bless Mr. Scrooge, he done did the turn about. He’s the Lord’s boy today.” That’s the story of Scrooge: “You can get wid it if you want to. There’s only one way straight to the Road of Love.” ord Buckley’s bells remind me of the way my cynical friends made merciless fun of Clarence’s claim that the dinging of the cash register in a Pottersville bar signifies the bell that rings in heaven whenever an angel wins his wings. At this moment in time, however, it’s hard not to feel cynical, given the monstrous hypocrisy of a president Scrooge gloating with his self-satisfied congressional allies as they celebrate the passage of a tax bill that panders to the super rich while posing as a bail-out for the rest of us. —Stuart Mitchner

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senior thesis Letters and Dreams. In Russia 1911, Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva, two young poets, begin their careers performing in the cafes of Imperial Russia. As the 20th century unfolds, their relationship evolves through a series of poems, letters, and dreams in this new play researched and written by senior Fiona Bell ’18. Directed by Jhor van der Horst ’19, with original music composed by Shruthi Rajasekar ’18. A discussion will follow the January 12 performance. T h e p e r for m a n c e s o n January 11 and 13 are at 8 p.m., the Friday, January 12 performance is at 4:30 p.m., and the Sunday, January 14 performance is at 1 p.m. Free and open to the public; tickets are required and are available in advance through University Ticketing at https://tickets. princeton.edu/Online or at the door on the night of perCHARLES S. ROBINSON MEMORIAL CONCERT: On February 15 at 8 p.m., the Brentano String Quar- formances. tet will perform with special guest Jonathan Biss on piano at the Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. For 13 years, the Brentano String Quartet was Princeton’s “The Princeton & Slavery cherished quartet-in-residence, filling Richardson Auditorium with countless performances with Project in Song” On Saturday, January 13 a whirl of collaborators and repertoire. In 2014, they moved on to the same post at the Yale School of Music, replacing the Tokyo String Quartet after their 37-year tenure. The Daily Tele- at 1 and 5 p.m., the Faculty graph (London) has called their sound “hair-raising … an ensemble of exceptional insight and Room at Nassau Hall, the communicative gifts.” These gifts will be in full bloom in February, when the home team returns symbolic heart of Princeton and is joined by another Princeton veteran, pianist Jonathan Biss. Biss is a New York City cultural University, will host untold linchpin with a long history as both a soloist and chamber musician. Their program includes the stories finally given voice lush and rarely heard Elgar “Piano Quintet,” composed on vacation in the summer of 1918 and with “Tune Every Heart: “influenced by the quiet and peaceful surroundings.” Single tickets are now on sale at www. The Princeton & Slavery Project in Song.” An emanprincetonuniversityconcerts.org or by calling the box office at (609) 258-9220. cipated woman educates Violinist Jennifer Koh is P ia n is t Jonat ha n B is s ge nerat ions arou nd t h e Live Music Meditation recognized for her intense, shares his talent, passion, world. Divided roommates In Lewis Arts Complex On Wednesday, February 7 commanding performances, and intellectual curiosity clash, and racial violence in the Lewis Arts complex’s delivered with dazzling vir- with classical music lovers in erupts bet ween students Lee Music Performance and tuosity and technical assur- the concert hall and beyond. and residents of the town. Rehearsal Room at 12:30 to ance. An adventurous musi- Over nearly two decades on A runaway slave earns his 1:30 p.m., violinist Jennifer cian, she collaborates with the concert stage, he has freedom, and reflects on his Koh and pianist Jonathan artists of multiple disciplines forged relationships with the years working at the UniverBiss will perform a half- and curates projects that find New York Philharmonic; the sity. Voices raised through hour of meditation music connections between music Philadelphia, Cleveland, and time resonate with the hiseach. The meditation will of all eras from traditional to Philharmonia orchestras ; tory of our own moment. Students from the Lewis be guided by Associate Dean contemporary. She believes the Boston, Chicago, and Matthew Weiner, and will that all the arts and music Swedish Radio symphony Center’s Atelier Program be followed by a discussion of the past and present form orchestras; and the Leipzig share a staged reading of with the artist over a light a continuum and has pre- Gewandhaus, Budapest Fes- or iginal musical t heater lunch. Free and open to all. miered over 50 works writ- tival, and Royal Concertge- works inspired by the history ten especially for her. bouw orchestras, among revealed through the PrincNo experience necessary. many others. eton & Slavery Project. This is the culminating Whitman College Theater presentation of creative To Host Senior Thesis From January 11-14, Princ- work generated through eton University’s Whitman the fall 2017 Princeton AteCollege Theater will host lier course, “Who Owns a

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Frances McDormand Delivers in Dark Comedy Reminiscent of “Fargo” Twenty years ago, Frances McDormand won an Academy Award for Fargo, a delightful whodunit set in a tiny Minnesota town inhabited by colorful local characters. In that Coen Brothers’ black comedy, McDormand played a dedicated police chief who was tireless in her efforts to solve a murder case, even though she was pregnant. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a similar dark mystery set in the Midwest, that’s also full of folksy characters. McDormand plays Mildred Hayes, the mother of her teenage daughter (Kathryn Newton) whose beaten and raped corpse was found lying in a ditch along a lonely stretch of road. It’s been seven months since the murder, and the Ebbing police seem to have lost interest in apprehending the perpetrator. So, in order to get the department’s attention, Mildred rents three billboards near the murder scene on which she asks Police Chief Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), in huge block letters, why he hasn’t made an arrest yet. Unfortunately, the ploy backfires. Although it embarrasses the chief, it also generates public sympathy for him, because everybody in the tight-knit community

knows he’s battling pancreatic cancer. Undeterred in her quest for justice, Mildred turns to Willoughby’s deputy (Sam Rockwell) to pick up the ball. But Dixon is a racist who’d rather hassle minorities by arresting African-American citizens for minor infractions of the law than help the mourning mother. Written and directed by Oscar-winner Martin McDonagh (Six Shooter), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a thought provoking social satire that paints a chilling, yet plausible, portrait of what it might be like to fight an entrenched patriarchy that is comfortable with a status quo that favors white males. Frances McDormand may receive another Oscar nomination for this superb performance in which she convincingly conveys the profound distress of a grief-stricken mother who is desperate for answers. Excellent (HHHH). Rated R for violence, sexual references, ethnic slurs, and pervasive profanity. Running time: 115 minutes. Studio: Blueprint Pictures. Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures. —Kam Williams

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at the Lawrence Headquarters of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike in Lawrenceville. Includes African drumming, storytelling, spoken word, poetry, film, and refreshments. Advance registration is suggested by calling (609) 989-6920. 6 p.m.: Cranbury Station Gallery Paint Party in Palmer Square. Cranbury will provide the canvas, paint, and supplies while guests are asked to bring their favorite drinks and snacks. The cost to attend is $35 and pre-payment is required by calling (609) 9210434. Friday, December 29 7 p.m.: Annual Colonial Ball at the Historic Trenton Masonic Temple, located at 100 Barrack Street in Trenton. Dance like the founding fathers alongside reenactors in Revolutionary War dress while accompanied by period music. Refreshments will be served. Admission at the door is $20 per person. To learn more, call (609) 396-1776 or visit www.barracks.org. Saturday, December 30 Recycling 3 p.m.: Princeton University women’s ice hockey vs. Boston University at Princeton’s Baker Rink. Sunday, December 31 1 p.m.: Final performance of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre. 1 p.m.: Princeton University women’s ice hockey vs. Boston University at Princeton’s Baker Rink. 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.: New Year’s Eve Celebration at Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture. Enjoy a special five-course tasting menu, dance party, and a midnight champagne toast!

Reservations are required by calling (609) 584-7800. 6 p.m.: Salute to Vienna New Year’s Eve Concert at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Enjoy the glamour of ballroom dance combined with spirited operetta and a full symphony orchestra. Monday, January 1 New Year’s Day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Start of the January Sales Event at the Shops of Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, Pa. Free parking. Savings continue through January 31. Noon to 2 p.m.: Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands First Day Hike at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. The walk is Free and all are welcome. Tuesday, January 2 6:30 to 9 p.m.: Techies of all skill levels are invited to bring their laptops and join the hacking at this monthly meeting of Code for Princeton at the Princeton Public Library. Wednesday, January 3 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Meet with other teens for an interactive and fun poetry workshop led by Princeton High School students at Princeton Public Library (intended for grades 7-12). 8 p.m.: Meeting, Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive in Princeton. Includes caller and live music. Instruction begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Thursday, January 4 5:30 p.m.: The International Cinema Series at Princeton Garden Theatre

presents a screening of Slack Bay (2017). 7 p.m.: The Historical Society of Princeton hosts local author Larry Kidder for a lecture in conjunction with the anniversary of the Battle of Princeton. Admission is free but reservations are required by calling (609) 921-6748 ext. 102. Copies of the book, Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783 will be available for purchase. Friday, January 5 4 to 5 p.m.: Students in kindergarten through third grade are invited to engage in dramatic activity, lessons, and games, led by Princeton High School drama aficionados at Princeton Public Library. 7:30 p.m.: Meeting, Divorce Recovery Program, a non-denominational support group for men and women, at Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road in Princeton. Saturday, January 6 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Join Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association’s education director for a guided walk at the Mountain Lakes Preserve in Princeton. Suitable for adults and families with children ages 5 and up. Admission is $5 per person. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Winter West Windsor Farmers Market at Windsor Athletic Club, located at 99 Clarksville Road in West Windsor. Live music at each market. 10:30 a.m.: Screening of Chicken Run (2000) at Princeton Garden Theatre. 1 to 3 p.m.: Admissions Open House at Princeton Friends School, a learning

community rooted in Quaker values, for children ages preschool through eighth grade. For more information, call (609) 683-1194. PFS is located at 470 Quaker Road in Princeton. 3 to 5 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton celebrates Fiesta del Día de Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. The event will feature a live flamenco performance by Lisa Botalico and Rosca de Reyes (Three Kings Cake). 3 to 5 p.m.: Opening reception for “Lookup,” a photo exhibition by Beth E. Jarvie at Small World Café, 254 Nassau Street in Princeton. Sunday, January 7 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Last day to view Morven Museum’s Festival of Trees exhibit. Visitors will enjoy the museum’s elegant galleries, hallways, and porches artfully decorated for the holidays by local businesses, garden clubs, and nonprofit organizations. 2 to 3 p.m.: Bowman’s Hill Winter Lecture Series presents “The Humane Gardener: Cultivating Compassion for All Creatures.” Learn which insects are beneficial and discover practical ways to put humane gardening practices into action; 1635 River Road in New Hope, Pa. Monday, January 8 Recycling Tuesday, January 9 4 to 5 p.m.: Children can learn to play and practice chess at these free weekly drop-in sessions led by Princeton High School Chess Club members at the Princeton Public Library.

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In January, the Michener Art Museum will present “Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective,” an exhibition that explores the work, marriage, and careers of two remarkable artists who contributed to the canon and dialogue of 20th century American art. Co-organized by the Michener Art Museum and Roswell Museum and Art Center, the exhibition includes more than 100 works by Wyeth, Hurd, and family members — including Andrew Wyeth, Henriette’s brother, and N.C. Wyeth, her father — in the influential Wyeth sphere. The exhibition will be on view from January 21 through May 16. “Very little attention has been given to N.C.’s role in shaping and guiding the artistic development and career of his daughters Henriette, Ann, and Carolyn,” said Kirsten M. Jensen, PhD, the Michener’s Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator. “‘Magical & Real’ is the first exhibition to explore the work and career of N.C.’s eldest child, Henriette, and N.C.’s student, Peter Hurd, whom Henriette married in 1929. It’s also the first scholarly project to probe family archives to flesh out their relationships to other family members, particularly to N.C. and Andrew.” Henriette Wyeth (190719 97 ) a n d Pe te r H u r d (1904-1984) were important contributors to the arts of both the Philadelphia region and the Southwest. Henriette studied with her

father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she enrolled at the age of 16. She quickly earned critical recognition for her luminous and lyrical large-scale canvases of psychological presence and magic, and local recognition for her talent as a portraitist. But when she moved permanently to Roswell, New Mexico, in 1940, she was largely forgotten. Peter Hurd, a native of Roswell, became a pupil of N.C. Wyeth’s in 1924. While studying with N.C., he met Henriette. Hurd was a significant artistic influence on the develop of N.C. and Andrew’s practice; he introduced them to tempera, which became Andrew’s medium of choice. Hurd painted a number of Pennsylvania landscapes, but it is the impressive vistas, stark rolling hills, and dramatic light of the Southwest for which he is best known. “This exhibition engages the tensions between East-

ern and Western art communities, tensions that permanently marked the lives and careers of Hurd and Wyeth,“ said Jensen. “Henriette’s work changed substantially in both style and tone following their move to New Mexico. ‘Magical & Real’ will broaden the awareness of the entire scope of the couple’s work in the regions with which they are most closely associated.” Advance tickets and group tours for this exhibition are available at www.michenerartmuseum.org or by calling (215) 340-9800. The Michener Art Museum is located at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa. It is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

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The presentation looks at a range of modern objects, from the 1890s to the 21st century, and explores different meanings of “modern.” Curator of decorative arts at the Newark Museum since 1980, Dietz has organized or hosted more than 100 exhibitions during his tenure, ranging in topics from quilts to jewelry and from colonial to contemporary. His proudest achievement was the dramatic restoration and reinterpretation of the Newark Museum’s 1885 John and Jeanette Ballantine House, a national historical landmark. Dietz is the author of more than a dozen books, and scores of articles and essays on every topic from furniture and silver to all sorts of ceramics. The auction house opens on Thursday, January 18 at noon. A wine and cheese reception begins at 5 p.m. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. RSVP to raac@ragoarts. com or (609) 397-9374. If you are unable to RSVP in advance, please join them. All are welcome. Rago Arts and Auction Center is located at 333 North Main Street in Lambertville.

DRBC Announces Winter Photo Contest

The Delaware River Basin Commission ( DR BC ) has announced its Winter Photo Contest, highlighting amateur and professional photography that conveys the beauty, diversity, function, and significance of the water resources of the Delaware River Basin, a 13,539 square mile watershed.

“From the headwaters to the ocean and everywhere in between, winter brings a different perspective to the basin’s water resources, and this contest provides an opportunity to capture, share, and showcase winter’s beauty through your photographs,” said DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini. The winning image, to be selected by a panel of judges at DRBC, must be taken in the Delaware River Basin. It will be published in the commission’s annual report, on its social media pages, and will also be featured on its website. All entrants will receive a certificate of appreciation from the commission. Interested persons can visit www.nj.gov/drbc/basin/ photo/photo-contest.html for complete contest details, including instructions on how to submit original, high resolution photographs. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2018. To learn more about the commission, visit www.drbc. net or follow DRBC on Twitter at @DRBC1961.

Area Exhibits Artworks, 19 Everett A lley, Trenton, shows “ T h e Re d D ot 10 x10 Fundraising Exhibition” and “Members Juried Exhibition” through January 6. www.artworkstrenton. org. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “The Mask of Femininity: Feminist Portraits” by Andre Velou x t h rough Ja nuar y 1. w w w. a r t s c o u n c i l o f princeton.org. D&R Greenway Land Tr ust, 1 Preser vation Place, has “The Stony Brook: Connecting Us,” by Hun School students, t hrough Januar y 3. “Feather and Flight: Juried Exhibit” runs through February 9, and “Predators and Prey: Fine-art carvings of raptors and songbirds” is on v iew through December 28. www.drgreenway.org. Friend Center Atrium, Princeton University

campus, shows the 2017 “Art of Science Exhibition” weekdays through April 2018. arts.prince ton.edu. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “T hat’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Works of the Johnson Family” through December 31, “Daniel Clayman: Radiant Landscape” through February 25, and other exhibits. www.groundsforsculpture. org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton,” “The Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” and a show on John von Neumann, as well as a permanent exhibit of historic photographs. $4 admission WednesdayS u n d ay, n o o n - 4 p.m . Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.prince tonhistory.org. Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University campus, has a graphic design exhibition by the Program in Visual Arts in t he Hurley G aller y through December 28. arts.princeton.edu. Mor ven Museum & G a rd e n , 55 Stockton Street, has “Newark and the Culture of Art: 19001960” through January 28. morven.org. The Princeton U n i ve r s i t y A r t M u seum has “Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes” through January 17, “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography 1895-1925” through January 7, and Michael Kenna’s “Rouge” series t h rou g h Febr u ar y 11. (609) 258-3788. Princeton University School of Architecture: “ARE WE HUMAN?: The Design of the Species 2 seconds, 2 days, 2 years, 2 0 0 y e a r s , 2 0 0,0 0 0 years” runs through January 5. https://soa.prince ton.edu/arewehuman for details.

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2017 SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW

Mirroring Title Runs That Livened Up Pro Sports, Local Programs Made 2017 a Year to Remember

nu mber of memo rable and somewhat improbable title runs spiced up the pro sports world in 2017. Sloane Stephens shocked the world of women’s tennis when the unseeded and 83rd ranked A mer ican won t he U.S. Open to earn her first major title. On the diamond, the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the way to winning the first World Series title in franchise history, bringing joy to a city ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. In college football, the Clemson Tigers avenged a defeat to powerhouse Alabama in 2016 in the national final to win its first national title since the 1981 season. On the Princeton sports landscape, a number of special runs made 2017 a year to remember. The Ivy League held its first-ever postseason basketball tournaments and the Princeton Universit y men’s hoops team used that as a platform to make history. After going 14-0 in regular season league play, the Tigers topped Penn and Yale to win the inaugural tournament and become this first team in league history to 16-0. Led by senior pitching ace Claire Klausner, the Princeton softball team earned its second straight Ivy crown. Olivia Hompe ended her career with the Princeton women’s lacrosse team by setting a slew of records and leading the Tigers to the league crown and the NCAA quarters. Hompe and her classmates won the Ivy title in each of their four seasons. The women’s golf team earned its first Ivy title since 2005 in dominant fashion, winning the championship tournament by 31 strokes. In the fall, the women’s soccer team catapulted into the national Top 20 after wins at N.C. State and Wake Forest in early September. The Tigers moved as high as No. 11 on the way to winning the Ivy title and advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals, highlighted by an overtime win against perennial power North Carolina in the Round of 16. Led by senior star Ryan McCarthy, the Princeton field hockey team went undefeated in Ivy play and reached the NCAA quarters as well. On the high school scene, the Princeton High boys hockey team made history, making the program’s firstever trip to the state Public A semis, stunning topseeded Morris Knolls along the way. In the fall, the PHS boys’ soccer team, which had moved up to Group 4 from Group 3 in 2015 made an incredible state run of its own. The Little Tigers won the program’s first-ever Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title and then advanced to the state Group 4 final where they fell to undefeated state power Kearny. Solidifying its status as an elite program, the boys’ cross country won the county meet and Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title for the second straight year. Reaching new heights, the PHS girls’ volleyball team posted its firstever victories in the state tournament, advancing to

the state Group 4 quarterfinals and ending the fall with a brilliant 31-2 record. Looking like a dynasty in the making, the Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse team accomplished a rare feat, winning both the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep B title for a second straight year. The girls’ soccer team continued a title streak of its own, taking its fifth straight Prep B crown. With legendary coach Bill McQuade having retired and going out with a Prep A title in 2016, the Hun baseball team didn’t miss a beat under new coach Tom Monfiletto as it earned a second straight state crown. The Hun softball team ended a long title title drought, topping Blair in the Prep A championship game to win its first state title since 2004. Michelle Kwafo singlehandedly put the Stuar t Country Day School track team in contention for a state Prep B title. Junior star Kwafo won the 100 meter dash, the 100 hurdles, and took third in the long jump. She also helped the 4x100 relay to victory as the Tartans placed third in the team standings at the meet. Winter Wishes or the first time in history, the Ivy League held postseason basketball tournaments and the Princeton men’s hoops team used that tourney as a platform to culminate a historic run through league play. After going 14-0 in regular season action, coach Mitch Henderson’s team edged Penn in overtime in the Ivy semis and then topped Yale in the final to win the tournament. The Tigers then faced Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. and battled valiantly before falling 60-58 as a Devin Cannady three-point attempt bounced off the rim in the waning seconds of the contest. The defeat left Princeton with a final record of 23-7. Senior stars Spencer Weisz and Steven Cook

led the way for the Tigers as Weisz was named the Ivy Player of the Year and both players were first-team All-League choices. Junior Myles Stephens was also a first-team selection and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year while Cannady earned honorable mention. T he play of f resh man standout Bella Alarie was a bright spot as the Tiger women’s hoops ream fought through an up-and-down campaign. Coach Courtney Banghart’s squad posted a 9-5 record in Ivy League play and made it to the league’s postseason tourney. The Tigers topped Harvard in the semis before falling to Penn in the championship game. Making its eighth-straight appliance in a national postseason tournament, Princeton ended the season by falling to Villanova in the WNIT to end the winter at 16-14 overall. Alarie was named as a first-team All-Ivy choice and the league’s Rookie of the Year. Junior Leslie Robinson was a a second-team All-Ivy selection. When the Princeton men’s hockey team started the season at 0-6-1, it looked like it could be another long winter for a program that has suffered through a four straight 20-loss seasons. But coach Ron Fogarty’s team caught fire, beating several top-20 teams as it went 13-7-2 over the rest o the regular season to earn home ice for the ECAC Hockey playoffs. The Tigers then edged Colgate 2-1 in the best-ofthree series, averting elimination when a goal by Eric Robinson just before the buzzer in Game 2 kept the season alive. Princeton ended up falling getting swept 2-0 by Union in the ECACH quarters to finish the winter at 15-16-3. Senior goalie Colton Phinney ended his career by setting the program’s all-time saves record wh i le s ophom ore s Jos h Teves, Max Veronneau and Ryan Kuffner each earned All-Ivy honors. A pair of freshman, goalie Steph Neatby and forward

Carly Bullock, made an immediate impact as the women’s hockey team enjoyed a superb campaign. Coach Jeff Kampersal’s team posed a 20-10-3 record, advancing the ECACH semis for the first time since the 200506 season. Goalie Neatby was named the ECACH Goalie of the Year and Bullock earned ECACH Rookie of the Year honors. Senior defensemen Kelsey Koelzer and sophomore forward Karlie Lund earned 2nd-team All-ECACH honors. Months after the season, Kampersal stepped down to become the head coach of the Penn State women’s hockey program. Kampersal’s top assistant, Cara Morey, was promoted to succeed him. Another freshman standout Matthew Kolodzik helped the wrestling team continue its ascension Ivy League title contention. Coach Chris Ayres guide his squad to 4-1 Ivy record, falling to national power Cornell in a title showdown. Kolodzik, the Ivy Rookie of the Year, went on to win the EIWA ( Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) title at 141 pounds while senior Jordan Laster took the title at 149 as the tigers took third in the team standings at the competition. Kolodzik took seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors, the best finish for a Tiger at that competition since Greg Parker ‘03 reached the 2002 championship match. Anna van Brummen made history as the fencing program placed fourth at the NCAA championships. Senior van Brummen won the women’s epee, becoming the first-ever Tiger fencer to earn that crown. Coach Zoltan Dudas’ program continued the nation’s longest active streak of bringing home a team trophy from the NCAA championships a seventh year with the fourth place finish A young women’s swimming team took third in the Ivy League championships in the final competition

LIVING LARGE: Princeton University women’s lacrosse player Olivia Hompe, left, looks to unload the ball in game this spring. Senior star Hompe ended her career with a bang, setting the Princeton single-season record for points (with 110) and goals (with 75) as she helped the Tigers reach the NCAA quarterfinals. She graduated as program’s all-time leading scorer and goal-scorer with 285 points on 198 goals and 87 assists. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

in the storied career of legendary coach Susan Teeter, who announced her retirement before the start of the season. In her 33-year tenure, Teeter led the Tigers to 17 titles, which is one more than every other Ivy League team combined. Tennessee Assistant Coach Bret Lundgaard was named as the sixth head coach for the program Showing its depth, the men’s track pulled away from Cornell to win the Indoor Ivy League Heptagonal Championships. It marked the 20th Indoor Heps crown earned during the tenure of coach Fred Samara, who was inducted in the National Track Coaches Hall of Fame later in the year. Eight Tigers earned firstteam All-Ivy League honors with wins, while nine Tigers took home 11 second-team All-Ivy League honors, including double runners-up Charlie Volker and Noah Kauppila. Senior stalwarts Allison Harris and Julia Ratcliffe

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led the way as the women’s track team tied for fourth in the Indoor Ivy Heps. Harris won the pole vault while Ratcliffe took the weight throw for coach Michelle Eisenreich’s squad. Freshman star G eorge H u h m a n n w a s a m aj or bright spot for the men’s volleyball team. Coach Sam Shweisky’s team advance to the EIVA semis and ended the year with a 12-14 record. Hu h man n became the third Princeton player to earn EIVA Newcomer of the Year honors over the last eight seasons, and he joined fellow middle Junior Oboh on the All-EIVA First Team this season. Olivia Fiechter starred as the women’s squash team placed fourth in the Howe Cup national team championships. Junior Fiechter earned her third-straight All-Ivy honor, starring at No. 1 for coach Gail Ramsay’s squad. Placing second in t he Continued on Next Page

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KAN-DO: Princeton University quarterback Chad Kanoff enjoys the moment during a game this fall. Senior star and tri-captain Kanoff broke the Princeton career record for passing yards (7,510) and set the Ivy record for single-season passing yards (3,474) in earning Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the 2017 Ivy League Football Offensive Player of the Year. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Hoehn Cup ‘B’ flight of the CSA team championships, the men’s squash team finish 10th overall in the competition. Coach Sean Wilkinson’s team showed promise for the future as freshmen Adhitya Raghavan and Gabriel Morgan along with sophomore Cody Cortes played at the top of the lineup. Spring Flings livia Hompe ended her brilliant career by leading the women’s lacrosse team to the Ivy League title and the NCAA

quarterfinals. Coach Chris Sailer’s team ended the season with a 15-4 record. Senior attacker Hompe, for her part, set the Princeton single-season record for points with 110 and goals with 75. She graduates as program’s all-time leading scorer and goal-scorer with 285 points on 198 goals and 87 assists. Hompe earned f i r s t- te a m A l l - A m e r i c a n accolades along with her classmate, star goalie Ellie DeGarmo. Over the summer, Hompe helped England earn bronze at the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup.

The trio of seniors Zach Currier and Gavin McBride along with freshman phenom Michael Sowers helped men’s lacrosse enjoy a solid campaign. Coach Matt Madalon’s squad went 9-6 and advanced to the Ivy League semifinals. Currier was named a firstteam All-America midfielder after a season that saw him lead all Division I middies in assists (34) and points (58). Sowers was named a secondteam All-America attackman after a season in which he set a Princeton record with 82 points (41 goals, 41 assists) while becoming the first player in program history and fifth Ivy Leaguer and second Division I freshman ever to have at least 40 goals and 40 assists in a season. McBride led Division I in goals scored (54) and goals scored per game (3.6). His 54 goals also set a program record for goals in a season, breaking the record of 53 set by Jesse Hubbard in 1996. Led by senior ace pitcher Claire Klausner, the softball team win its second straight Ivy League Championship Series. Coach Lisa Van Ackeren guided the Tigers to a 25-20 record. Righty hurler Klausner saved her best for last, going 11-7 with a 3.70 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 125 innings and was named the Ivy Pitcher of the Year. Freshman David Harding proved to be a bright spot as the baseball team suffered through a rough spring. Coach Scott Bradley’s squad went 12-28-1 overall and 7-13 in Ivy play. Harding enjoyed an impressive debut campaign, leading the team with a .318 batting average, producing 35 hits, 14 runs scored and 19 RBIs as he earned second-team All-Ivy honors. With All-American goalie

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Ashleigh Johnson anchoring the defense, the women’s water polo team enjoyed another superb campaign. Coach Luis Nicolao’s team went 24-4 as it advanced to the CWPA finals, where it lost a 5-4 nail-biter to Michigan. Johnson, who helped the U.S. water polo team win a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, went 224, had 300 saves and a .693 save percentage in her final season. She led the team with 54 steals and added 16 assists. She finished her career as the Princeton’s alltime leader in saves (1,362) and earned 100 career victories. Showing it depth, men’s h e av y we ig ht crew te a m earned two medals at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association ( IR A ) national championship regatta. The second varsity 8 and the varsity 4 each took third for coach Greg Hughes. The varsity 8 just missed medal as it placed fourth. The varsity 4 without coxswain provided a highlight for the men’s lightweight varsity program as it took second at the IRA championships. Coach Marty Crotty’s varsity 8 came in fifth, missing a medal by just under three seconds. For the women’s open crew, the highlight of the season came when the varsity 8 won the Ivy League championship regatta. Coach Lori Dauphiny’s top boat ended up taking ninth at the NCAA Championships. The Tiger varsity 4 took sixth at the NCAA event. Returning to the medal stand at the IRA regatta for the first time since 2011, the women’s lightweight varsity 8 paced third. Coach Paul Rassam’s varsity 4 also did well at the IR As, placing sixth. Rallying to overtake Cornell in the final event, the men’s track won its 18th Outdoor Heps title. Coach Fred Samara’s squad trailed by one point heading into the final event, the de cathlon, and came through with the title as Harry Lord placed third and Justice Dixon took fifth. The Tigers had four winners in the two-day competition as Christopher Cook won the shot-put, August Kiles prevailed in the pole vault, Greg Leeper placed first in the 400 hurdles and Joey Daniels was the winner in the 110 hurdles. Distance star Lizzie Bird set the pace as the women’s track team placed third at the Outdoor Ivy Heps. Bird won the steeplechase and helped t he 4x800 relay to victory. Coach Micelle Eisenreich also got wins at the meet from Julia Ratcliffe in the hammer throw and Allison Harris in the pole vault. Alex Dombrowski saved his best for last, starring at the Ivy League Championships for men’s golf. Senior Dombrowski fired a final round 67 to tied for second individually as coach Will Green’s team jumped to third in the final standings. Producing a dom inant performance, the women’s golf team rolled to the title at the Ivy League Championships. With Amber Wang placing first individually, coach Erika DeSanty’s squad placed 31 strokes ahead of runner-up Harvard, the third

RUNNING THE TABLE: Princeton University men’s basketball player Spencer Weisz heads up court in a game last winter. Senior guard Weisz was named the Ivy League Player of the Year as the Tigers went 14-0 in Ivy regular season play and then won the league’s inaugural postseason tournament. Princeton lost 60-58 to Notre Dame into first round of the NCAA tourney to end the season at 23-7. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) largest margin of victory in the history of the event. Alex Day was a standout for the men’s tennis team, earning second-team All-Ivy honors at both singles and doubles. Coach Billy Pate’s team went 14-12 overall and 4-3 Ivy. Led by the doubles team of Caroline Joyce and Nic o l e K a l h or n , w o m e n’s tennis placed fourth in the Ivy League. Coach Laura Granville’s squad went 13-9 overall and 4-3 Ivy as the doubles pair of Joyce and Kalhorn earned first-team All-Ivy honors. Fall Fun eaturing a high-powered attack and stingy defense, the women’s soccer team produced one of the best seasons in program history. The Tigers went 6-1 in Ivy League play to win the league crown and then advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, knocking off Monmouth, N.C. State, and perennial champion North Carolina along the way. Coach Sean Driscoll’s team fell 3-1 at UCLA in the national quarters to end the season at 16-3-1. A program record nine players were named to AllIvy League teams with senior midfielder Vanessa Gregoire getting named the Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Driscoll ear n ing t he Iv y L eag ue Coach of the Year honor for the second time in his three seasons. Sophomore Abby Givens, junior Mimi Asom, and sophomore Courtney O’Brien each had at least 10 goals and were chosen as All-Ivy selections. Senior defenders, Natalie Larkin, Mikaela Symanovich, and Katie Pratt-Thompson, were named second-team honorees, while sophomore keeper Natalie Grossi and freshman Lucy Rickerson received honorable mention. Ryan McCarthy triggered t he of fense and Maddie Bacskai spearheaded the defense as the field hockey enjoyed a big season. The Tigers went undefeated in Ivy

league play and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals where they fell 3-2 to North Carolina. Coach Carla Tagliente’s squad ended the season with a 12-7 record. Senior McCarthy scored 17 goals and earned secondteam All-American honors while sophomore Bacskai sparked a back line that ranked 18th nationally in shutouts per game (0.26) and 18th in goals-againstaverage (1.50). Mad d ie O’C on nel l le d the way as the women’s volleyball battled Yale in a topsy-turvy Ivy title race. The rivals tied for first at the end of the regular season and Princeton prevailed 3-0 over the Bulldogs in a playoff game for the league’s berth in the NCAA tournament. Coach Sabrina King’s team fell 3-0 to Iowa State in the NCAA to end the fall at 18-8. Sophomore O’Connell was named the Ivy Player of the Year after being the only player to rank in the Top 5 in the league in both kills and points, as well as in the Top 10 in attack percentage. Chad Kanoff produced a season for the ages in his final campaign for the football team. Senior quarterback Kanoff broke the Princeton career record for passing yards (7,510) and set the Ivy record for singleseason passing yards (3,474) in earning Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the 2017 Ivy League Football Offensive Player of the Year. But with a rash of injuries decimating the Tiger defense, coach Bob Surace’s squad went 5-5 overall and 2-5 Ivy with Princeton having a chance to win in its final possession in each of its league losses. Jeremy Colvin showed a finishing touch in a frustrating season for men’s soccer as he tallied five goals and three assists to earn secondteam All-Ivy honors. Suffering three one-goal losses in league play, coach Jim Barlow’s team went 6-7-4 Continued on Next Page

THE RIGHT STUFF: Princeton University softball pitcher Claire Klausner fires a pitch this spring. Senior Klausner was named the Ivy Pitcher of the Year as the Tigers won their second straight league crown. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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overall and 2-3-2 Ivy. Jordan Colina and Sean Du ncan led t he of fense w h i l e Voj i s l av M i t r ov i c starred in goal as the men’s water polo spent most of the season ranked in top 15 in the nation. Coach Luis Nicolao’s squad fell to Harvard on double overtime in the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Championship Game to fall just short of making the NCAAs. The Tigers posted a final record of 22-6 as the trio of Colina, Duncan, and

Mitrovic each earned honorable mention All-American honors. Noah Kauppila, Conor Lundy, and Garrett O’Toole led the way as men’s cross country cruised to the program’s 19th Ivy League Heps Title. The trip of Kauppila, Lundy, and O’Toole produced a 2-3-4 finish for a score of 28 with runner-up Columbia coming in with 43. Coach Jason Vigilante’s squad went on to win the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with sophomore Lundy taking fourth to lead the way. The Tigers culminated the fall by taking 28th at the

GETTING HER KICKS: Princeton University women’s soccer player Vanessa Gregoire controls the ball in game this fall. Senior midfielder Gregoire’s playmaking helped the Tigers win the Ivy title and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Todd Smith’s team was led by quarterback Patrick Holly and running back Josh Henderson as ended with an 8-1 record. Junior goalie M.C. Shea held the fort as field hockey endured a tough season. Coach Kathy Quirk’s team went 5-13-1. The addition of post-grad Alex Peeters gives the attack a boost while junior goal Chris Pontrella spearheaded the defense for boys’ soccer. Coach Pat Quirk’s team lost a number of close games on the way to 3-13 record. Overcoming a mid-season slump, girls’ soccer saved its best for last, earning the MAPL title and advancing to the state Prep A title game. Breezy Worthy, Nicole Angelini, and Nicole Apuzzi provided offensive production while goalie Leah Suphen stood tall in goal for coach Joanna Hallac as the Raiders ended the fall at 10-7. PDS yler Coffey and Coby Auslander sparked the offense while senior goalie Logan Kramsky was brilliant between the pipes as the boys’ hockey team won the state Prep title. The Panthers edged nemesis Morristown-Beard 2-1 in the championship game to earn their first Prep title since 2014. Coach Scott Bertoli guided his team to a 13-112 record. A trio of senior standouts, forward Kiely French, defenseman Kristi Serafin, and goalie Annika Asplundh, saved their best for last as the girls’ hockey team produced a superb season. The Panthers reached the state prep championship game and finished third in the

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NCAA Championships. Gabi Forrest won the individual title at the Ivy League Heptagonal Champion to provide a major highlight for the women’s cross country team. Coach Brad Hunt’s squad took fourth overall at the Heps. Junior star Forrest went to take third at the third at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and compote in the NCAA Championships where she placed 37th to earn All-America honors. Hun lake Brown and Tanner Preston went out on a high note as the Hun School boys’ hockey team won its fourth straight Mercer county Tournament c r o w n . S e n i o r fo r w a r d Brown and senior defenseman Preston were the stalwarts as the Raiders overcame a slow start but then went on a roll in the MCT with a title run that culminated with a 4-3 win over Princeton High. Coach Ian McNally’s team ended the winter at 8-16. Senior stars Austin Hutcherson and Desmond Cambridge were bright spots as the boys’ basketball team endured a frustrating campaign. Coach Jon Stone guided his squad to a 1115 record as it advanced to both the MAPL and state Prep A semis. Bouncing back from 1-22 season in 2015-16, the girls’ basketball team went 10-14. The addition of sophomore transfer Jada Jones and post- grad Anna Maguire provided some punch in the backcourt for coach Bill Holup’s improved squad. Replacing legendary head coach Bill McQuade, Tom Monfiletto picked up where McQuade had left off when he retired in 2016, guiding the Hun baseball team to its second straight state Prep A title. The Raiders routed Lawrenceville 15-3 in the title clincher as seniors Matt Moore, Mike Pedota, Ryan Strype, Chris Summers and Joaquin Hernandez-Burt all starred in the finale. Long time Hun sof tball Kathy Quirk added another title to her resume as the Raiders topped Blair 7-0 in the state Prep A championship game. Senior star catcher Julie Fassl, sophomore third baseman Meghan Donahue, freshman shortstop Gigi Venizelos and junior pitcher Alanna Pearson all played key roles as Hun won its first Prep A title since 2004. Freshman Trevor Deu bner and senior defender and Yale-bound Chris Fake starred as the boys’ lacrosse team enjoyed another solid season. Coach MV Whitlow led his squad to the state Prep A title game and an 8-7 record, S en iors Delia L aw ver, Shannon Dudeck, and Kate Davis provided production and leadership as girls’ lacrosse made a big step forward in its rebuilding process. Coach Liz Cook’s team advanced to the state Prep A semis and had a final record of 12-4. Rolling to a 7-0 start, the football team extended its winning streak to 29. Running into a buzz-saw, the streak ended with a thud as Hun fell 61-7 to Peddie. Bouncing back from that defeat, the Raiders defeated Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) in their finale to earn a tie for the MAPL title. Coach

WELCOME MATT: Princeton University wrestler Matthew Kolodzik eyes an opponent in a match last winter during his freshman campaign. Kolodzik was named the Ivy Rookie of the Year as he won the EIWA title at 141 points and went on to take seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

WILHMA (Women’s Interscholastic Hockey League of the Mid-Atlantic) playoffs. Coach Lorna Cook’s squad ended the winter at 15-11-1. Led by senior stars Chase Lewis and John McArthur, who both passed the 1,000-point mark in their careers, the boys’ basketball team enjoyed another winning campaign. Coach Tim Williams guided the Panthers to an 18-9 record and an appearance in the state Prep B semis. Shayla Stevenson, Ryan

Robinson, Brooke Smukler, and Bridget Kane starred as the girls’ basketball team persevered through an upand-down campaign. Coach Kamau Bailey’s squad posted an 8-17 record. With Elon Tuckman and Will Brossman piling up the points and goalie Connor Green leading a stingy defense, the boys’ lacrosse te a m pro du ce d a not h er championship double, winning both the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep B title for a second Continued on Next Page

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BIG MAC: Princeton High boys’ hockey player Brendon McCormick heads up the ice in a game last winter. The senior forward helped PHS advance to the state Public A semifinals for the first time in program history. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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straight year. Coach Rich D’Andrea’s squad posted a 14-2 record. Morgan Mills and Madison Mundenar formed a potent one-two punch as the girls’ lacrosse program kept a title streak of its own alive, w inning a third straight state Prep B title. Coach Jill T homas g u ided her high-scoring team to a 10-4 mark. Lex Decker starred at first singles as the boys’ tennis squad enjoyed another successful campaign. Coach Will Asch guided the Panthers to second in the Prep B tournament and fourth in the MCT. With senior stalwarts Paul Franzoni, Chase Fleming, Russeel Kirczow, and Ryan Sparks providing production and leadership and junior Luke Franzoni emerging as a power hitter, the baseball team had some big mo ments. The Panthers posted some wins over Prep A foes and advanced to the MCT

quarterfinals. Coach Brian Dudeck’s squad finished the spring at 10-10. Led by a trio of seniors, A nnika A splu nd h, K iely French and Amanda Ostendorf, the softball program made progress. Coach Paul Lano guided the Panthers to a 3-9 record. B uoye d by s en ior de fenders Maddie Coyne and Becca Kuszmicz along with some precocious freshman performers in Kelly Beal, Jules Romano, and Sophie Miranda, the girls’ soccer team continued its championship streak. The Panthers tied Montclair Kimberley 0-0 in the state Prep B final to share the crown. It marked the fifth straight Prep B title for the program. Coach Pat Trombetta’s squad ended the fall at 12-6-1. C.J. Uche and Donovan Davis starred as the boys’ soccer had another solid campaign. The Panthers advanced to the MCT quarterfinals and the prep B semis. Coach Ollie Hilliker’s squad posted a final record of 107.

Sasha Sindhwani and Val Radvany triggered the offense as the field hockey team enjoyed a solid campaign. The Panthers advanced to the state Prep B title game where they lost an overtime heartbreaker to Montclair Kimberley, Coach Heather Farlow’s squad posted a final record of 12-6. Sparked by its doubles p a i r s, t h e g i rl s’ te n n i s proved to be formidable. The first doubles team of Arya Jha and Tarika Kumar along with the second doubles duo of Emma Dries and Guilia Gerschel each won their flights at the MCT as the Panthers took second in the team standings. Coach Ed Tseng’s squad ended the season by placing third in the Prep B tourney. The cross country program made strides, led by freshman Gunnar Cling man and sophomore Kevin Dougher t y. Coach Joh n Woodside’s team placed fifth at the state Prep B championship meet. PHS ed by senior stalwarts Brendon McCormick, E amonn McDonald, Tooker Callaway and Sawyer Peck, the Princeton High boys’ hockey made a historic run in the state tournament. Knocking off top -seeded Morris Knolls along the way, the Little Tigers advanced to their first-ever Public semifinal where they fell 6-3 to Watchung Hills. Coach Terence Miller’s ream finished the winter with a sparkling 19-4-4 record. Alex Petruso set the pace in the sprint events for the boys’ swimming squad, helping it place fourth in the Mercer County Championships. Coach Carly Misiewicz’s squad finished the winter with a 10-4 mark in dual meets. Melinda Tang and Maddie Whaley produced solid f inal campaigns for t he girls’ swimming team as it took fifth at the county meet. Coach Carly Misiewicz guided the Little Tigers to a 9-3-1 record in dual meet competition. Maggie Herring and Alexa

Zammit sparked the offense as the girls’ hockey fought to be competitive. Coach Christian Herzog led the Little Tigers to a 3-10 final record. Zahrion Blue was a oneman show for the boys’ basketball team. The senior star averaged 22.3 points a game and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in his career in the process. Coach Pat Noone enjoyed a solid debut season at the helm of the program as PHS went 12-14. Sophomore forward Cat Dyevich and Erin Devine showed promise for girls’ basketball as the team took its lumps. Coach Stephen Hennessy’s squad posted a final record of 6-20. Distance stars Alex Roth and Will Hare set the pace as the boys’ indoor track team made some history of its own. Coach Ben Samara’s squad win the team title at the Central Jersey Group 4 indoor sectional, the program’s first ever sectional indoor crown at the Group 4 level. James Verbeyst and Alec Bobchin stood out for the wrestling team. Verbeyst won the county title at 160 pounds while Bobchin prevailed at 126 to help coach Rashone Johnson’s squad finish sixth in the team standings at the competition. Led by senior stars Johnny L op ez - O na, E a mon n McDonald and Justin Marciano, the boys’ lacrosse team enjoyed a late surge. Coach Chip Casto’s team advanced to the semifinals of the Northern Jersey Group 3 tournament and finished with a 10-9 record. Mariana Lopez-Ona and Shaylah Marciano provided scoring punch for the girls’ lacrosse team as it made a fine tournament run. Coach Sara Doran guided the squad to a 14-8 record and a spot in the semis of the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament in her debut campaign at the helm of the program. Kevin Yang and Simon Hwang starred at singles as boys’ tennis maintained its winning tradition. Coach Saran Hibbert led the team to a 14-5 record as it took sixth at the county tournament and advanced to the sectional quarterfinals. Paul Cooke enjoyed a stellar season for the baseball team, hitting .438 with 18 RBIs. Cooke’s heroics provided a highlight in a tough spring as coach Dave Roberts’ squad posted a 6-17-1 record. Senior pitcher Kayla Volante battled valiantly as the softball team went through an up-and-down campaign. Coach Mar issa S oprano guide the Little Tigers to a 6-16 record in her first season at the helm of the program. Showing depth with Alex Roth and Will Hare starring at the distance events, Simon Schenk emerging as a force at the pole vault, Paul Brennan becoming a star thrower, and jumpers Nils Wildberg and Varun Narayan making progress, the boys’ track team had a big spring. The Little Tigers finished second at the county meet and third at Central Jersey Group 4 meet for coach Rashone Johnson. Jackie Patterson starred for the girls’ track team. Patterson placed second

DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Members of the Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse team celebrate after defeating Princeton High in the Mercer County Tournament finals. The Panthers went on to win the state Prep B title as they accomplished the title double for the second straight year. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) in the 400 and helped the 4x400 relay take first at the county meet as coach Jim Smirk’s squad paced ninth overall at the competition. Drew Beamer emerged as one of the top scorers in the area and goalie Patrick Jacobs spearheaded a stingy defense as the boys’ soccer team enjoyed a memorable campaign. After losing in the Mercer County Tournament semis, the Little Tigers knocked off a pair of state top-20 foes on the way to the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional title and advanced to the state Group 4 championship game, where they fell 3-1 to undefeated powerhouse Kearny. With PHS having moved top to Group 4 from Group 3 in 2015, the title marked a first at that level for the proud program. Coach Way ne Sutcliffe’s team finished the fall at 176-1.

A pair of senior stars, Colette Marciano and Devon Lis, led the way from the midfield for girls’ soccer. Coach Val Rodriguez’s led the Little Tigers to a 10-62 record and appearance in the Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals. With senior Will Hare ending his career with a bang, the boys’ cross country team maintained its status as one of the elite programs in the state. Penn -bou nd Hare placed first in the county meet, the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet and the state group 4 meet. Coach Jim Smirk’s team won the county and sectional meet and then placed second in the state Group 4 meet and took fourth at the Meet of Champions. Senior star Chloe Taylor set the pace as the girls’ cross country team enjoyed Continued on Next Page

BRINGING THEIR A-GAME: Players on the Hun School softball team enjoy a group hug after defeating Blair in the state Prep A championship game. It marked the program’s first prep A crown since 2004. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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HIGH FIVE: Princeton Day School girls’ soccer player Becca Kuzmicz sends the ball upfield in a game this fall. Senior defender Kuzmicz starred as PDS tied Montclair Kimberley 0-0 in the state Prep B title game as the Panthers earned their fifth straight state crown. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

a solid season. Coach Jim Smirk’s squad placed second at the county meet and fourth at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet. Hit with a rash of injuries, the football team struggled. Seniors Mose Mahiri, Adam Musa, Finn Kaiser, Takahi Carter, Marqui McBride, and Will Smith hung in there as the Little Tigers went 0-10. With a solid core of juniors returning, coach Charlie Gallagher sees a better things ahead for the program. Defender Lily Leonard and goalie Kate Rogers spearheaded a stingy defense and Mariana LopezOna sparked the attack as the field hockey team produced a superb season. The Little Tigers knocked off two higher seeds on the way to the MCT final where they fell to Lawrenceville. Coach Heather Serverson’s team ended with fall with a loss in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional quarters to post a final record of 10-7-2. The play of Spencer Watts

FLYING HIGH: Stuart Country Day School track star Michelle Kwafo displays her hurdling form. Junior star Kwafo won the 100 meter dash, the 100 hurdles, and took third in the long jump at the state Prep B championship meet. She also helped the 4x100 relay to victory as the Tartans placed third in the team standings at the meet.

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WILL TO WIN: Princeton High boys’ distance star Will Hare heads to the finish line on to winning the boys’ varsity race at the Mercer County Championships. Senior star and Pennbound Hare went to place first at both the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional and state Group 4 meets. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) son enjoyed a big final campaign for the field hockey team, keeping Stuar t in almost every game. Coach Missy Bruvik’s club made it to the state Prep B semis and finished the fall with a 9-10-1 record.

Allie Rounds set the pace for the cross country team, taking eighth individually at the state Prep B meet as coach Len Klepack’s squad placed fourth overall at the competition. —Bill Alden

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chipping in 12, and Aaron Young contributing 11. Building on that triumph, Princeton posted one of its best non-conference wins in years three days later, pulling out a thrilling 103-93 overtime win at the University of Southern California. The Tigers squandered an 80-72 lead with 1:24 remaining in regulation as USC went on a 14-6 run to force over time. Af ter the Trojans scored the first bucket of overtime, Princeton outscored USC 13-4 to seize control of the contest and never looked back on the way to the win. “I felt one of the plays of the game was that they scored instantly to star t overtime and the Amir [Bell] came out and got an and-one and made the free throw,” said Henderson on a video of his postgame interview posted on the Princeton University sports website. “That tends to be a huge swing in a game when you have had a big lead.” Junior Myles Stephens, who enjoyed a huge game in the win over the Trojans, scoring a career-high 30 points, was proud of the resilience displayed by the Tigers as they improved to 5-6. “In the second half, we came out with energy again, which was really big for us,” said Stephens in the postgame interview. “We went up big, we withstood their run, and in overtime, we were just solid and strong. We had guts, we were gritty, and we were able to come away with a win.” With Princeton spending the Christmas weekend competing in the Diamond Head Classic from December 2225 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Henderson was hoping that his team can take the positive vibe from the win over USC across the Pacific. “I have to mention everyone individually,” said Henderson, who got 23 points from Devin Cannady with Bell adding 18 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds and Sebastian Much contributing a career-high 19 points. “Devin as a leader, Myles ma k i ng a ll of t h is f ree throws. Sebastian making huge shots. Jerome [Desrosiers] and Aaron [Young] com i n g i n t h e ga m e. I thought it was a really good all-around team effort. We are really happy, it is a very happy locker room and we are on our way back west again to Hawaii.” —Bill Alden

PU Sports Roundup Princeton Athletics 9th in Learfield Cup

The Princeton University athletics program is currently ranked ninth in Division I in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for the 2017-18 school year. The Directors’ Cup allocates points solely based on how schools finish in the NCAA championship events for the selected sports each year. By year’s end, there are 10 men’s sports and 10 women’s sports that contribute to the final standings. The Tigers enjoyed a big fall, winning four Ivy League championships — men’s cross country, field hockey,

women’s soccer, women’s volleyball — and advancing five teams to NCAA championship competition. The field hockey and women’s s o c c e r te a m s a d v a n c e d to the NCAA quarterfinal rounds, and the women’s cross country team ended up joining the men and the women’s volleyball team in the postseason. Princeton, which received 73 points in women’s soccer and 70 in field hockey for the quarterfinal finishes, is the only FCS school in the top 25. The Tigers are directly ahead of North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Duke with Stanford holding the No. 1 spot at this time. Princeton has been the highest finishing Ivy League school in 21 of the 24 years the Cup has been awarded. It has been in the top 50 in Division I 20 times, with a best finish ever of 21st, in 2001-02.

Fall All-Ivy Academic Team Includes 10 PU Standouts

Princeton University recently announced its 10 AllIvy Academic honorees for the 2017 fall campaign. Those honored included: Richard Bush, a senior offensive lineman for the football team, who is majoring in Operations Research and Financial Engineering; sophomore cross country runner Viraj Deokar, who is majoring in Operations Research and Financial Engineering; Tom Johnson, a junior football linebacker and Economics major; Noah Kauppila, a senior cross country star studying economics; Jacob Schachner, a sophomore men’s soccer goalie majoring in Chemical & Biological Engineering; junior Gabi Forrest, the women’s Iv y League Heptagonal cross country champion who is studying Economics; Natalie Larkin, a star senior defender for the women’s soccer team studying at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs; Courtney O’Brien, a sophomore women’s soccer star who hasn’t declared a major; sophomore Maggie O’Connell, the women’s volleyball Ivy Player of the Year who is majoring in Chemical & Biological Engineering; and Elise Wong, a junior field hockey star studying at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. The honorees were starters or key reserves on a officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each Ivy school nominated five men and women for the honor.

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As Victoria Zammit has hit the ice for her sophomore season with the Princeton High girls’ hockey team, she is showing a maturity as a player and a leader. The forward has five goals and four assists through three games while shouldering extra responsibility as an assistant captain. In assessing her progress, Zammit believes she is a faster and sharper player on the ice. “It has been big jump for me from freshman year to sophomore year,” said Zammit. “My speed has been much

better this year. I am definitely focusing on puck control and just making smart plays with my sister [Alexa] on defense.” Zammit has also focused on developing her leadership skills. “Being an assistant captain is the biggest honor, it makes me value the team a lot more,” said Zammit. “I have to put in 110 percent all the time and prioritize this team over any other team.” In an 11-6 loss to Pingry last week, Zammit displayed skill and leadership as PHS kept fighting despite an 8-1 second period deficit. She

DEVELOPING SITUATION: Princeton High girls’ ice hockey player Victoria Zammit brings the puck up the ice last week against the Pingry School at Baker Rink. Sophomore forward and assistant captain Zammit tallied three goals and an assist in a losing cause as PHS fell 11-6 to Pingry in the December 19 contest. The Little Tigers, who moved to 1-2 with an 11-4 loss at Summit last Wednesday, return to action when they play at Princeton Day School on January 3. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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tallied three goals in the third period as the Little Tigers put the Big Blue on their heels in the December 19 contest. “Something clicked in the third period, “ said Zammit. “I think it is just playing for the girl next to you, to keep pushing and don’t let up.” Things are clicking for Zammit in terms of playing with her older sister, senior Alexa, the PHS captain and the team’s top defenseman. “We have argued in the past but we have moved past that,” said Zammit. “We work on calling for the puck and making crisp passes. That is a difference maker, moving the puck fast. “ Zammit is enjoying working with freshman forward Maddie Samaan, the daughter of Princeton University Athletics Director and former Tigers women’s hockey star Molly Marcoux Samaan. “Maddie is very good,” said Zammit of Samaan, who scored four goals in her debut as PHS defeated Westfield 11-1 in its season opener on December 15. “She is definitely someone I want to build chemistry with because if we figure out how to pass together, we could definitely score a lot.” PHS head coach Christian Herzog likes how the younger Zammit has figured out things this year. “Victoria played well tonight, she is a lot more mature than she was last year,” said Herzog. The older Zammit, senior defenseman Alexa, is giving the Little Tigers a lot every night. “Alexa is our rock back there on defense, she is going to log a ton of minutes,” added Herzog. While Herzog was happy to see his team keep battling in the loss to Pingry, he was disappointed by the result. “We were down 8-1, we could have thrown in the towel,” said Herzog. “The final score was definitely not what I expected; I thought we would have clicked a little better.” Looking ahead, Herzog believes his team has to click better at the defensive end. “We have to stay away from silly transitions by our defense, especially in the zone,” said Herzog, whose team fell 11-4 to Summit last Wednesday to drop to 1-2 and returns to action when it plays at Princeton Day School on January 3. “We can’t make it easy for the other teams with blind passes.” Zammit, for her part, echoes Herzog’s sentiments.“We need to work on moving the puck with more efficiency and looking for open ice and recognizing open players,” said Zammit. —Bill Alden

PDS Boys’ Hoops Showing Fighting Spirit, Ready to Challenge Foes at Prime Time Event Even though the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team went 0-2 at the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Pa.) tournament last week, Kerry Foderingham liked what he saw from his players. “I was very excited and pleased with how we played, especially our last game,” said PDS head coach Foderingham, whose team fell 7062 to the Solebury School (Pa.) last Friday and then lost 76-59 to Friends Central (Pa.) two days later. “We played a really good team and I t hought we stepped up to the challenge. We were down two starters and we didn’t back down. We really showed a great fight. It was a close game all throughout; they kind of got away a little bit at the end.” Freshman Freddie Young has emerged as a great scoring threat for the Panthers. “He doesn’t play like a freshman,” said Foderingham of Young, who scored 22 points in the loss to Friends Central. “He is very mature and confident in his game, which I think is the most important thing that he brings. His mentality is great, we talk a lot about him being aggressive and having that attack mindset. He is doing a great job of doing that and he can do a little bit of everything on the court.” Junior star and team captain Diggy Coit has been doing a very good job on a daily basis. “Diggy is a great leader and he is the engine of our team,” said Foderingham of Coit who is averaging 23 points a game and recently eclipsed the 1,000 -point mark in his high school career. “He is doing a great job at both ends and with overall leadership. We also talk with him about being aggressive, every night and he brings that mentalit y. He does a great job of pulling that mentality out of the younger guys.” Foderingham is seeing a good mentality from his supporting cast. “We have a lot of guys who have stepped up like Jimmy O’Connor and Donavan Davis,” added Foderingham. “Those guys help us rebounding-wise and they finish plays around the rim. We have some freshmen who are in the mix, like Dameon Samuels. It is a great team effort.” The Panthers have displayed an intensity every time they have taken the court. “We are a tough team mentally and physically,” said Foderingham. “One

thing I am really excited about is our pace of play and even our practice pace, everything has risen. The guys are locked in. Some days the shots are going to drop and some days they aren’t. Everyday, the energy level has been great.” With PDS competing in the Prime Time Shootout at Trenton Catholic Academy from December 27 and 29, Foderingham knows his team will be facing some tough foes at the event.

“You have got to play the best to be the best; we want to play good competition, we want to grow each game, and we want to compete,” said Foderingham, whose team opened the event by facing host TCA. “If you play us, we are are going to fight and that is really it. We play some tough teams and that is what it is all about. The guys are really motivated having those tough games; it gives us high focus.” —Bill Alden

YOUNG GUN: Princeton Day School boys’ basketball player Freddie Young, left, jumps around a defender in recent action. Last Sunday, freshman standout Young scored 22 points in a losing cause as PDS fell 76-59 to Friends Central (Pa.) in the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Pa.) tournament. The Panthers, now 3-4, are next in action when they compete in the Prime Time Shootout at Trenton Catholic Academy from December 27 and 29. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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GRIDIRON CLUB: Six Hun School senior scholar-athletes are all smiles after they committed last week to attend and compete for Division I football programs next year. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are Jordan Morris (University of Delaware), Ben Wild (Lafayette College), and Bobby Haskins (University of Virginia). In the back row, from left, are Preston Parsons (Princeton University), Patrick Holly (Harvard University), Josh Szott (Colgate University), and Hun football head coach Todd Smith.

Boys’ Basketball : Jaylen Johnson played well in a losing cause as PHS fell 51-39 to Hightstown last T hursday. Junior center Johnson scored 15 points for the Little Tigers, who dropped to 1-2. PHS is next in action when it competes at the Montgomery Holiday Tournament on December 27 and 29. Boys’ Hockey : Stephen Avis and Aidan Trainor led

Thursday. Davis won both the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke as the Little Tigers improved to 6-2. PHS returns to action when it faces Ewing on January 2 at The College of New Jersey. Wrestl ing : Producing a d o m i n a n t p e r for m a n c e, PHS defeated WW/P-North 46-24 last Wednesday. The Little Tigers compete in the Collingswood Tournament on December 27 and then host a Quad match on December 30 against Hopewell Valley, Jackson Liberty, and Lawrence.

Did you forget your IN FORM: Princeton High girls’ basketball player Erin Devine puts up a shot in a game last season. Junior star Devine scored 12 points as PHS defeated Nottingham 35-25 on December 19. The Little Tigers, who moved to 2-1 with a 26-24 loss to Hightstown last Thursday, are next in action when they compete in the Stuart Invitational Tournament from December 26-29.

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G er many. T hey lived in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before moving to Princeton in 1981. George worked for IBM, and by the end of his 30-year career he had consulted with telecommunications firms in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Rio de Janeiro, Canada, and New Zealand. In retirement he continued his favorite pursuit — computer programming — as a charter member of CyLogix (later Keane). He provided application services for Morgan Stanley. Upon his second retirement, he volunteered to support Republican candidates in state and local races and represented the Princeton Municipal Republican Committee at the county level. G eor ge w as ac t ive i n faith communities wherever he lived. In the ’60s he helped to establish a mission church, Redeemer Moravian, in southwest Philadelphia. At Princeton United Methodist Church he helped launch the Stephen Ministry, a program that offers one-to-one Christian care to those going through tough times. Ever the optimist, he was a lifelong Eagles fan. He read widely and devoted himself wholeheartedly to a succes-

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