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Robotics & Education Pages 15 - 17 Reimagined Galleries at Morven . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Council Concerned About Planned Dinky Suspension . . . . . . . . 11 Toasting T .S . Eliot and George Gershwin . . . . 14 Bobby McFerrin at Richardson . . . . . . . . 24 PU Men’s Soccer Reels Off Three Wins . . . . . 30 Doran Starring on Defense as PHS Field Hockey Starts 5-0 . . . 33
IAS Director Robbert Dijkgraaf Welcomes New Scholars . . . . . . . . . . 10 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .22, 23 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Classified Ads . . . . . . 38 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Music/Theater . . . . . . 25 New To Us . . . . . . . . . 28 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 36 Police Blotter . . . . . . . . 4 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 37 School Matters . . . . . . . 7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Tammy Murphy Promotes Climate Action at PU Andlinger Conference Calling for “a new mindset” in her keynote address last Friday at Princeton University’s conference on Accelerating Climate Action, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy stated that she and her husband are committed to making New Jersey a “magnet for innovations and solutions” in the battle against climate change. Murphy urged an audience of about 100, including a mix of students, researchers, policymakers, and business and nonprofit leaders gathered at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, to join in the efforts to find solutions. Quoting the title of one of the day’s panel discussions, she highlighted “the interplay of technology innovation, public policy, market forces, and human behavior” in achieving environmental goals. Murphy, an advocate for a clean and sustainable economy who is the secretary and a charter member of the Climate Reality Action Fund founded by former Vice President Al Gore, delivered a farreaching commentary on the state’s efforts to become a national leader in climate action in both pushing back against political forces in Washington and in reversing declines that took place in New Jersey during the past eight years of the previous administration in Trenton. Commenting on her work on the environment, Murphy noted “political forces in Washington which are not only ignoring the warnings but actively denying what science and reality are telling us. It is clear that the progress we have made is being imperiled by bad public policy. The only thing more destructive than ignorance is willful inaction, and that unfortunately is exactly what we’re seeing.” New Jersey, however, she claimed, is “of a different mind. We know that by working to push back against climate change, we can not only make our state more resilient, we can create good jobs along the way.” Murphy went on to describe the state’s forward-looking policies on the environment as “our greatest break from President Trump’s thinking. We realize that our future relies on our embracing new ways of doing things that will lead to a new prosperity.” She added, “We can’t tackle the challenges of the 21st century Continued on Page 10
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Schools Consider Referendum Compromise In the face of widespread criticism and concern, voiced through public statements at meetings, through petitions, and elsewhere, Princeton Public Schools’ (PPS) Board of Education (BOE) is considering narrowing the scope of its $129.6M bond referendum proposal. As of press time yesterday, before last night’s BOE meeting, where listening to the community and discussing options — but no vote for two more weeks — were on the agenda, the BOE’s latest compromise plan called for a reduced referendum total of about $82.5M. A plan offered by the BOE Facilities Committee would split the proposal with the first question including $27M for immediate essential needs, like se-
curity, HVAC, and crucial renovations at all schools; and the second question of about $55M, which could pass only if the first question passed, including the construction of a new 5/6 school on the Valley Road site and the acquisition of the Thanet Road property for administration, transportation, and maintenance. More extensive improvements and expansion at Princeton High School (PHS) would be postponed for three or four years. For all these plans the BOE expects approvals soon from the State Department of Education. “We need to do the right thing for our kids,” said PPS Superintendent Steve Cochrane at last Saturday’s referendum information/discussion meeting in the PHS
cafeteria. “We hope to have more interactive discussion about this.” More interactive discussion is a certainty. In addition to Saturday’s lively session, with about 75 community members along with the superintendent, Board Chairman Patrick Sullivan, and several other BOE members in attendance, last night’s meeting was expected to be well attended, as is a gathering on the referendum at Witherspoon Presbyterian Church this Saturday, September 29 at 9:30 a.m. A pro-referendum group, Yes For Princeton Schools (Y4PS), was planning to present a petition with more than 200 signatures to the BOE at last night’s meeting, objecting to the ideas of limiting the scope of the referendum and postponing a major renovation of PHS. Explaining Y4PS’s concerns, Nicole Pezold-Hancock stated, “We believe that the Board of Education’s new proposal Continued on Page 7
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BOOKS, BOOKS, AND MORE BOOKS: The works of more than 80 authors and illustrators were featured at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival at Hinds Plaza on Saturday . Presented by Princeton Public Library, the annual event is one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast . (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)
If you use plastic bags to dispose of recyclables, don’t expect your recycling to to be picked up any time soon. Princeton is getting tough on those who continue to dispose of newspapers or any other recyclables in plastic bags, Mayor Liz Lempert said at the Monday, September 24 meeting of Princeton Council at Witherspoon Hall. “Plastic bags and other contaminants will not be picked up,” she said. “We have a real problem in this country, and here in Princeton, with plastic bag recycling. Our recycling costs are going up by 40 percent with our new contract next year, in part because China has closed its doors to U.S. recycling. But we are working with our hauler to clean up our own, and see if it will bring our costs down.” Plastic bags interfere with the mechanisms used in recycling. “They get into the gears and break the machines,” Lempert said. “They are the worst thing you can put in your recycling.” Lempert said the town wants to work with the hauler on the problem. The hauler, in turn, wants assurance that Council “will back them up when they get angry phone calls,” said Lempert. “We are in conversation with them to find the best way to go.” Continued on Page 8
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TREATING GERD (Acid Reflux) and BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS Monday, October 22, 2018 | 6 p.m. Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center DR. JASON ROGART, director of Interventional Gastroenterology and Therapeutic Endoscopy at Capital Health Center for Digestive Health, will discuss medical, endoscopic (Stretta), and surgical treatment options for GERD, as well as radiofrequency ablation (Halo procedure) for the eradication of Barrett’s Esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition that can result from chronic acid reflux. FREE HIP & KNEE SCREENINGS Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 5 – 7 p.m. Capital Health – Hamilton Have you been experiencing hip or knee pain? Wondering if you are a candidate for joint replacement? Meet one-on-one with orthopedic surgeons DR. ARJUN SAXENA or DR. PAUL MAXWELL COURTNEY of Trenton Orthopaedic Group at Rothman Institute who will conduct a free screening and recommend next steps. Please wear shorts or loose clothing. Capital Health – Hamilton 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, NJ, 08619 Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534
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A Community Bulletin Dinky Service Replacement: NJ Transit has announced that the Dinky train service between Princeton and Princeton Junction will be replaced by buses on weekdays and weekends starting October 14, so that Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment can be installed. Projected completion is mid-January. Ask-a-Lawyer: Wednesday, September 26, 7 p.m. in the second floor conference room at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, local attorneys offer free individual consultations about immigration issues and more. Spanish interpreters will be available. (609) 924-9529 ext. 1220. Clothing Drive: Through October 9, bring gently used clothing and shoes to the lobby of Princeton Family YMCA on Paul Robeson Place. The donations benefit The Rescue Mission of Trenton. Meet the Mayor: Friday, September 28, 8:30-10 a.m., Mayor Liz Lempert holds open office hours in the lobby of Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princeton Board of Education Forum: Thursday, October 4, 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Candidates will answer questions from the audience in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and videotaped by Princeton Community TV for rebroadcast and posting at VOTE411.org and lwvprinceton.org. Flu Clinic: On Tuesday, October 9 from 1-6 p.m. at the Suzanne Paterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, the annual flu immunization clinic and health fair will be held. Make an appointment at (609) 924-7108. Free to Princeton employees. Additional clinics will be held November 2 and 9 at Witherspoon Hall. Blood Drive: On Sunday, October 7 from 7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, donate blood if you are between 17 and 75 years of age. Visit http:// tinyurl.com/tjc08540 to make an appointment.
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Reimagined Galleries at Morven Tell a More Inclusive Story
Since its conversion to a museum 14 years ago, Morven has focused on the lives of such notewor thy residents as Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and other patriarchs key to the history of New Jersey, the nation, and the house itself.
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But there was a lot more to the story of this National Historic Landmark on Stockton Street. Thanks to “Historic Morven: A Window Into America’s Past,” visitors can now learn not only about famous residents, but about the women, children, enslaved men and women, immigrant servants, and others who lived and worked at the 18th-century property. The exhibition, which is on the first floor of the museum, opened a few weeks ago. “Our goal was to have a much more robust interpretation,” said Jill Barry, Morven Museum and Garden executive director. “While most historic houses have one guy, we’re so fortunate that we have so many people to talk about. In the previous installation, the governors who lived here weren’t even represented materially. Now, we’re able to more holistically tell the story, and put it in context. Who were these people? And what were they dealing with?” While visitors previously had to be led through the first floor exhibit by a docent, the new display can be self-guided if preferred. “We still encourage people to use our docents, but if they choose not to or if a docent isn’t available, they can go through without one and have just as good an experience,” said Barry. “If there are things people are really interested in, they can dig deep. Most people won’t read every label, but they certainly can if they like.” There is a lot to read and experience in the exhibit. It begins in what is the oldest part of the house, where an exposed section of wall reveals the remains of the original cooking hearth and arched brick oven. A display case holds artifacts spanning the home’s history — with such objects as a 19thcentury child’s toothbrush, a horse mandible with teeth intact, and a 20th-century plastic water gun, likely used by one of Governor Brendan Byrne’s children. Morven was built by Richard Stockton in the 1750s on property granted to his g r a n d fat h e r by Wi l l i a m Penn. Archaeology has revealed evidence of LenniL enape residents of the five-acre property before S to ck ton ar r ive d. A f ter Stockton, residents of Morven included Commodore Rober t Stockton, Rober t
Wood Johnson, Jr., and five New Jersey governors. The house served as the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion from 1954 to 2004. The exhibit covers the history of enslaved people at Morven — to the degree that it is available. Their identities are hard to find, “as their stories were not valued by those recording history,” reads a panel. “Census records help, although only men who were able to work were required to be listed — this leaves the number of enslaved women, children, and the elderly unknown.” While not documented, it is likely that those in bondage slept in the kitchen.
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NEW AND IMPROVED: The first floor galleries at Morven Museum and Garden opened September 7 after a major redesign. Visitors that evening inspected a 19th century grand piano that was sold to Commodore Robert Field Stockton in 1864, two dueling pistols, and other historic artifacts.
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Visitors are urged, “As you move through the museum, observe the scale of these spaces and consider the constant proximity that enslaved men and women endured.” What was once the formal dining room is now the first grand room of the exhibit. A silk brocade gown made in Paris and worn by Julia Stockton Rhinelander, on loan from the Historical Society of Princeton; the Oath of Abjuration and Allegiance from December 11, 1777, in which Richard Stockton renounced his allegiance to the King; and a silver teapot with the Stockton crest, circa 1760, are among items on display. “One of the nice things about this is that there are v ignet tes we can sw itch out,” said Barry. “If new scholarship becomes available, or when objects come off of their loan period, we can make changes. Depending on what happens to us as a community, there may be stories we want to highlight or focus.” A substantial portion of the exhibit is devoted to the life of General Robert Wood Johnson, whose tenure at Morven stretched through the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. Johnson first rented the property in 1930 and lived there with his second wife, Maggi, and daughter Sheila, whom he adored. Visitors learn that after the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, Johnson had Sheila’s governess lock them in at night and instructed her never to leave the child alone. “Everybody thinks of the general as this big, tough b u s i n e s s m a n, w h i ch h e was, but he had this charming relationship with his daughter,” said Barry. “Being able to show that side of him in the house they lived in was so special. You read about how they had breakfast together every morning. We want to show all these people as much more dimensional than the history books tell you. Everybody was human and reacting to what was around them.” The room focused on the five governors who lived at Morven includes such curiosities as a wedding announcement for the 1957 marriage of Governor Robert and Helen Meyner; a photograph of presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in Morven’s driveway, surrounded by students from Miss Fine’s school; and a photo of Governor Brendan Byrne and tennis great Althea Gibson playing on the Morven court. Reaction to the exhibit has been positive, though a few people have professed to miss Morven’s dining room as it was, admitted Barry. “I got a couple of emails over the weekend from people who were so impressed. And we got a great review on TripAdvisor from someone who was here on Saturday.” Asked if she has a favorite part of the exhibit, Barry demurred. “You can’t pick your favorite child,” she said. “But I’m just excited that we’re saying so much more. There are so many more people represented now — more meat on the bone.” —Anne Levin
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Rishi: “I learned about General Washington crossing the Delaware River and that the Battle of Princeton was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War, but it still went on for seven years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.” Trisha: “I learned that General Mercer died in the first room of this house and that he was wounded under what would become known as the Mercer Oak Tree, and that Mercer Road was named after him.” —Rishi and Trisha Murali, West Windsor
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may suggest to voters that approving only the smaller first question is a legitimate alternative for addressing the district’s most urgent needs. This could encourage the community to ignore the serious problem of overcrowding at all the schools, including PHS.” Y4P S’s p e t i t i o n a l s o mentioned the negative consequences of losing the opportunity to buy the Thanet property and went on to urge more community discussion like Saturday’s session at PHS. Discussion of the referendum will continue through a special meeting on October 9 when the BOE plans to again consider the referendum proposal before taking a vote on exactly what to place on the ballot for the community to vote on, possibly as early as December 11. “We have to decide what kind of referendum we can all live with,” Sullivan said at Saturday’s meeting. “We’re trying to build a consensus about how to move forward.” He went on to emphasize that it’s the voters, the community, rather than the BOE, that makes the decision about what’s going to be built. “We have to provide choices, but you will go out and vote on them. It’s up to all of us to decide.” Pointing out t hat t he B O E a n d o t h e r s h av e been working on this refe r e n d u m p r o p o s a l fo r more than two years, he added, “What we’re heading towards, I think, is a compromise with a smaller question No. 1 and a question No. 2 that would include the 5/6 school and the purchase of the Thanet property, and some high s cho ol i mprove m e nt s.”
Further discussions over the next t wo years, he said, would give the community time to come to a consensus. “That feels like a compromise that would spread out the pain and provide more time for people who want to get involved in the process.” he continued, “There is a broad spectrum of opinion in town,” he added, noting that many people had attended BOE meetings this year, almost all to express opposition to the referendum proposal. In a letter to parents, s t a f f, a n d c o m m u n i t y members sent out Friday, Cochrane emphasized that the BOE has been listening to members of the community and considering carefully how to reconcile the schools’ needs with financial restraints. “How do we address the issues of security, equity, student wellness, and the need for space in our aging schools in a way that is financially manageable for everyone in a town of tremendous economic diversity, and at a time of significant limits on proper t y tax deductions?” He went on to note that extensive expansion at PHS remains an urgent need, though it may be postponed, since demographic projections show fairly constant high school enrollment for the next four years. Cochrane predicted that the needs for expansion at PHS would be “amplified by many voices” at last night’s meeting, and he pointed out, “The goal is to chart a pathway for ward that unites our
community around balancing the need to improve security, HVAC, and space in our schools with a financial impact that is manageable for all in our town.” For an average as sessed Princeton home of $837,074, the estimated additional yearly tax impact of the $ 82.5M reduced referendum proposal would be about $165 in the first year, $206 in the second year, and $483 in the third year. In year four, the existing debt retires, and the amount falls below the current debt service payment and continues to decrease in subsequent years. The BOE planned to discuss this proposal in more detail and to hear from the public at last night’s meeting. Mary Lyons from Phoenix Advisors, the district’s bond advisors, was scheduled to be at the meeting to answer questions about the tax impact projections. Noting that the newest building in the district is John Witherspoon Middle School, built in 1965, Cochrane emphasized the importance of making the best possible decisions on this project. “This will be a decision with impact for many decades to come,” he said. “It may be another 50 years before the district undertakes another project of this size.” —Donald Gilpin
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Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, whos e dark ly hu morous graphic memoirs, astute writing, and evocative drawing have forged an unlikely intimacy with a wide and disparate range of readers, will speak on Tuesday, October 9, at 6 p.m. in Princeton University’s McCosh Hall Room 10. In An Evening With Alison Bechdel, she will explore her artistic process, describe her unlikely road to activism, and share insight into her new work and the current political climate. For 25 years Bechdel selfsyndicated Dykes to Watch Out For. From the strip was born the “Bechdel test,” a measure of gender bias in film. Bechdel’s first graphic novel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2006), was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award and was adapted into a Broadway musical that has won five Tony Awards including best musical. Her 2012 memoir Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama delved into not just her relationship with her own mother, but the theories of the 20th century British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott. Bechdel was the recipient of a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship and in 2014 she received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant. In their citation the MacArthur Foundation noted that she “is changing our notions of the contemporary memoir and expanding the expressive potential of the graphic form.” This event, sponsored by the Spencer Trask Lecture Series, is free and open to
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Journalist Lara Logan To Speak at Har Sinai
Lara Logan, award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent, will speak Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Har Sinai Temple in Pennington. Admission is free but RSVP is requested at (609) 730-8100. Logan has reported on victims of the Holocaust and ISIS genocide tactics. She has covered a range of topics from the ebola crisis to stories on mountain gorillas. Her talk is part of the synagogue’s 2018 Arms of the Temple program and is presented in conjunction with her appearance at The College of New Jersey earlier in the day. Logan lived in Iraq for almost five years and was the only staff correspondent from an American network (CBS) in Baghdad when the United States military invaded the city. She reported live as the statue of Saddam Hussein fell. Logan received a DuPont-Columbia Award for her 60 Minutes report from Afghanistan, “A Relentless Enemy.” She won an
Press Club award for a twosegment series, “Ramadi: On the Front Line.” In the course of her reporting, she was sexually assaulted and beaten in Tahrir Square in Egypt while covering a story for 60 Minutes about the Egyptian revolution. Temple member Janice Selinger, former executive director of NJN Public Television, College of New Jersey adjunct communication studies professor, and current executive director of the Crossroads of the American Revolution, will moderate the presentation. Har Sinai Temple is at 2421 Pennington Road.
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Riverside Elementary, Community Park Elementary, and Princeton High School have recently achieved the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification, joining the other three Princeton Public Schools (PPS) — Johnson Park Elementary, Littlebrook Elementary, and John Witherspoon Middle School — that previously achieved certification. A total of 242 schools have so far been certified in the state. “It’s an honor now to have all six schools in the Princeton Public School District receive this distinction,” said Superintendent Steve Cochrane. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work of our dedicated staff and commitment of our school community to becoming a more sustainable and environmentally friendly district.” School-based Green Teams are leading efforts to increase sustainability practices throughout the district. Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a voluntary program for New Jersey schools, which must submit documentation to show that they have completed a balanced portfolio of sustainability actions in order to achieve certification. Sustainable Jersey Executive Director Randall Solomon praised the schools that had achieved certification. “Their leadership and hard work will help New Jersey continue to evolve through their advancement of equitable, sustainable, and innovative practices,” he said. “Becoming certified with Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a significant achievement for schools and their school district.”
Mindfulness in Middle School at Hun
Students at The Hun Middle School will be fostering mindfulness through meditation this year with a free app called Headspace that provides a package of guided meditations. Seeking to increase focus and mental acuity, decrease anxiety, and increase empathy and a sense of well-being, Hun Middle School counselor Cantille Kennedy says the app “demystifies what mindfulness is” and can be a tool for children and adults to “learn to connect with and regulate their emotions.” Students will be introduced to the app and its three-, five-, and ten-minute meditations during their advisory period, and Kennedy will discuss mindfulness and the app with students in small groups over lunch. “A short, daily mindfulness practice can be life-changing,” she said.
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Council President Jenny Crumiller commented that she is supportive of the idea, as is the Depar tment of Public Works. Councilman Tim Quinn suggested asking Mercer County to come up with an enhanced education mechanism to solve the problem. “It seems there is more to be done to reinforce what does and doesn’t go [in the recycling buckets],” he said. “I was unaware you should no longer crush cans or bottles because it gums up the
works and is not currently a best practice. So let’s write to the county and ask them for ideas.” Two weeks ago, Lempert sent a letter to participants in Princeton’s organic waste program saying it was at risk for the same reason — participants are routinely including plastic bags and utensils in the waste. As a result, the material has been going to an incinerator in Tullytown, Pa. for the past several months. On the municipal website princetonnj.gov, Sustainable Princeton’s Guide to Recycling lists accepted
materials for recycling as paper, window envelopes, cardboard, telephone books, softcover books, hardcover books with covers removed, glass jars and bottles, aluminum and metal beverage containers, pet food cans, milk jugs, plastic beverage bottles, detergent and shampoo containers, juice and beverage boxes or cartons, and plastics with #1 or #2 symbols. In bold letters, it reads “NO PLASTIC BAGS.” “You can recycle plastic bags by bringing them to McCaffrey’s or in the bucket that is here [at Witherspoon Hall], down the hall,” Lem-
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ArtPride New Jersey Launches Effort to Get Out the Vote
A r t P r i d e N e w J e r s e y, the state’s largest arts service organization, recently launched “Support the Arts — VOTE,” a campaign to spread awareness of the importance of New Jersey’s upcoming elections. “We want all eligible New Jerseyans to be active and informed voters,” said Ann Marie Miller, director of advocacy and public policy for the organization. “Elections are determined by those who make their voices heard, and with 13 seats up for election, there’s a lot to be said.” In addition to creating an online campaign and digital toolkit, ArtPride sent a questionnaire to all candidates regarding their opinions on the arts in the state. Those responses will be available to the public at ArtPrideNJ. com. “New Jersey’s arts industry and its patrons are powerful,” said Miller. “Not only does our nonprofit arts sec-
tor generate $41 million in local and state tax revenues, but 90 percent of those surveyed in 2017’s Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 study said they voted in the 2016 election. That type of impact is hard for candidates to ignore.” There is a lot at stake in New Jersey’s midterm election, including the retirement of influential arts supporter and chair of the appropriations committee, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ11). There are also hotly contested elections in at least four N.J. congressional districts. “ Re p. Fr e l i n g h u y s e n’s moderate conservative voice supported the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities budget increases, despite proposals to terminate both agencies,” explained Miller. “Another tenured House member will assume his leadership position, and this individual will most certainly face another proposal to eliminate the federal cultural agencies.” Leaders of the state’s cultural institutions were asked to help spread awareness, as well. In a packet sent earlier this month, ArtPride invited more than a dozen regional arts organizations to host voter registration tables in their
lobbies. Included with this invitation were registration forms, envelopes, and mailing labels, which would allow audience members to pick up a voter registration form to mail or complete on site. For more information on “Support the Arts – VOTE,” visit www.ArtPrideNJ.com/ Vote.
Rocky Hill Railroad Show Is a Local Tradition
On Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21, the Pacific Southern Railroad Show will take place at 26 Washington Street in Rocky Hill. Show times are hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., limited to 40 people at each show. T h e s h o w h a s 3, 5 0 0 feet of track allowing visitors views of the trains and scenery. During each show, historic trains representing different decades will be running. Visitors will learn about the histor y of the railroad club, and see its popular three-ring circus in a new location, with the famous Pate Bros Circus train at the end of the show. Proceeds will benefit the Rocky Hill First Aid Squad and the Rocky Hill Fire Company. Tickets are a $10 donation. Visit www.Pacificsouther.org or call (860) 633-2052 for information.
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with a 19th-century mindset. And that’s why symposiums like this are so critical. We must change minds if we are to more effectively fight climate change.” Murphy cited a “precipitous backward slide” in New Jersey climate action during the Christie administration, noting that the state pulled out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), canceled the ARC Tunnel Project under the Hudson River, and rolled back “vital environmental protections.” But, she claimed, under her husband’s leadership, “Every lever of public policy that can be pulled to change our course and refocus our vision is being pulled. The past nine months have been about getting back to our normal resting point and standing for the right things.” She mentioned New Jersey’s steps toward rejoining RGGI, joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, reversing the state’s course, promoting a permanent ban on fracking in the entirety of the Delaware River Watershed, and passing a new law effectively prohibiting offshore fossil fuel drilling. In the field of renewable energy, Murphy outlined the state’s progress and leader-
NEW JERSEY CLIMATE ACTION: New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy delivered the keynote address to a gathering of students, researchers, policymakers, and business and nonprofit leaders Friday at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Emphasizing the central theme of the two-day symposium, “Accelerating Climate Action,” she delivered a wide-ranging commentary on New Jersey’s initiatives in the battle against climate change. (Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy) their minds.” ship in solar energy and the offshore wind economy, creTurning to the question of ating jobs, and boosting the transportation as another area economy. in needing of changing mind“We’re not just going to cre- sets, Murphy stated, “Phil’s adate smarter energy,” she said. ministration is deeply engaged “We’re also going to use the in fixing New Jersey Transit. energy we create in smarter No project looms as large as ways. That is how we can Gateway, which would replace connect with people to change the tunnels under the Hudson River, connecting the Northeast corridor with new tunnels that can handle greater volume.” She noted the potential benefits of these initiatives to individual communities like Princeton, and went on to emphasize the importance of local efforts in effecting climate action. “We cannot make progress in a vacuum,” she said, “and we cannot make progress by pushing top-down solutions. So much of our success will come from the bottom-up approach. It will take communities to welcome companies with innovative solutions. It will take local officials to lead these discussions and to make connections with their residents and business communities as to why being a part of this effort is so critical.” —Donald Gilpin
W i t h r e s e a r c h o n t ap that includes theoretical machine lear ning, quan tum information and black h o l e s , t h e s t r u c t u r e of space-time, the origins and long-term fate of the universe, analysis of ancient DNA to elucidate history, origins of modern democracy and human rights, and much more, the Institute for Advanced Study ( IAS ) celebrated its Welcome Day on Monday, September 24, greeting four new permanent faculty members and 268 visiting scholars and scientists. From young postdoctoral fellows to distinguished senior professors, the new visiting scholars represent 25 countries and 116 institutions from around the world. The four new senior professors include two historians: Francesca Trivellato from Yale University, specializing in economic, social, and cultural history; and histor ian of science Myles Jackson from New York Universit y ; as well as t wo mat hemat icia ns : geometric analyst Camillo
De Lellis from Universitat Zur ich and A kshay Ven katesh, a number theorist who won this year’s Fields Medal, from Stanford University. “A s w e w e l c o m e n e w members to the Institute, we are excited for all the possibilities that lie ahead to push the boundaries of knowledge and shape new lines of inquiry for deeper exploration,” Institute Director Robber t Dijkgraaf told incom ing members. “One thing that holds true since the founding of the Ins t it ute is t hat no t wo classes are alike. Scholars bring their own ideas, exper ience, culture, and questions about the world and contribute to a base of knowledge that can be cultivated and synthesized in innumerable ways.” Founded in 1930, IAS is one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry, supporting research in the sciences and humanities. The IAS offers an environment in which members, living in an academic village of apartments on the
Institute’s 800-acre campus, share libraries, a dining hall, and office space, where they can collaborate and work independently. “Intellectual freedom is paramount to developing new knowledge and methodologies that shape the f u t u r e,” s a i d D ij kg r aa f. “Ensuring an environment that ref lects the highest standards and most inclusive principles of the scientific community, as well as encouraging the expansive sharing of knowledge around the world, remain defining characteristics of the Institute for Advanced Study.” A focal point for exploration in the School of Social Science this year will be “Crisis and Critique,” while the School of Mathematics, among many other topics on the agenda, will host a special program on “Var iat ional Met hods in Geometry.” Thirty-three Nobel Laureates and 42 Fields meda l i s t s, as wel l as m a ny w inners of the Wolf and Mac A r t hu r pr i z e s, h ave been affiliated with the Institute. —Don Gilpin
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SURPRISINGLY DOCILE: The Northern Copperhead, which is the subject of “Copperheads in the Sourlands” at Hopewell Train Station on October 4, 7 p.m., is a reptile with an unfounded reputation for aggression. The Cooperhead is one of two venomous snakes to be found in New Jersey, both of which are imperiled in the state. The presentation will highlight an ongoing radio-tracking study of Northern Copperheads taking place in the Sourlands. Tyler Christensen is the presenter. Advance registration is required at www.tiny.cc/SCCopperheads. (Photo by Tyler Christensen)
Pr inceton Council has asked New Jersey Transit to send a representative to the next meeting of the governing body to address concerns about a halt in Dinky train service between Princeton and Princeton Junction, planned to take place between October 14 and mid-January. The transit agency announced last week that the suspension is necessary in order to meet federal deadlines for an automated braking system, known as Positive Train Control (PTC), throughout the state by the end of December. The Dinky train service will be replaced by buses during the three months. “We are concerned about the length of this closure,” said Mayor Liz Lemper t at the Council meeting on Monday, September 24. “We have reached out to [Regional Manager] Tom Clark at New Jersey Transit and have invited a representative to come to the October 8 Council
meeting. Princeton University is also concerned and hopefully we can work together both locally and with New Jersey Transit.” Princeton resident John Kilbride, the treasurer for the organization Save the Dinky, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. “I’m not here to question the need or efficacy of PTC,” he said. “But I question shutting down the Dinky for three months.” Kilbride added that the hardware involved doesn’t involve intensive work on the tracks and the project could be completed in a much shorter time frame. Other train lines have had PTC installed without so much disruption, Kilbride said. “This community deserves an explanation. The hiatus poses a serious threat to long-term visibility of our Dinky line, on which ridership has already decreased since 2013. Council should write to New Jersey Transit and the
governor and Assembly and ask for an explanation; ask them to reconsider minimizing the stoppage to weeks, not months. And New Jersey Transit should reassure that this doesn’t preclude abandonment of the Dinky service altogether.” Resident Kip Cherry said October 8 is too long to wait to have a meeting with a New Jersey Transit representative, urging Council to “step it up.” Cherry said ridership for 2017 was 482,000 on the Dinky, with about 40,000 rides per month. “Those are a lot of folks to put on the road or in buses,” she said. “Congestion is a big problem we have, and the Dinky has been a tremendously valued partner.” Councilman David Cohen said the stoppage will save money for New Jersey Transit, which is a major factor. Lempert agreed, adding, “Nonetheless, the impact on Princeton is concerning and it is important for us to communicate with them.” —Anne Levin
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Talk at Hunterdon Central
Friends of Historic Flemington presents “Anne Morrow L indb ergh : Aut hor, Aviator, Liberated Woman” at the Hunterdon Central High School Little Theater on Friday, October 5 at 7 p.m. The event is the latest of local historian Jim Davidson’s talks about the area’s rich history and the Lindbergh legacy. Anne Morrow Lindbergh is well known for having been the wife of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh and mother of their six children, including Charles Jr., who was kidnapped and murdered, resulting in the Trial of the Century. This presentation will cover Anne’s privileged New Jersey upbringing through her whirlwind life in the spotlight, troubled marriage, retreat to Europe, and even pre-war Nazi connections. Often overshadowed by her famous husband, Anne was an accomplished aviator in her own right and a noted author, having received numerous honors and awards in recognition of her contributions to both of those fields. Her many written works included poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, culminating with Gift from the Sea, which became a mainstay for many American women. Jim Davidson is president of the East Amwell Historical Society, a member of the Township’s Preservation Committee, and a driving force behind East Amwell’s new museum. He also served 15 years on the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission. A lifelong Hunterdon County resident, Davidson is a former history teacher and an avid collector of Lindbergh memorabilia. Much of his collection was recently seen at the exhibit “Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple for an Age” at Morven in Princeton. The Hunterdon Central High School Little Theater is located at 84 Route 31, Flemington. Purchase tickets online at FriendsOfHistoricFlemington.org, or at the door. Tickets are $15. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Friends of Historic Flemington.
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This is a critical point because many in our community who are concerned about the costs of the referendum may see a new school as extravagant. I share the cost concerns, Letters do not necessarily reflect the views of Town Topics but we must balance them with the urgent need to address Email letters to: editor@towntopics.com or mail to: Town Topics, PO Box 125, Kingston, NJ 08525 the facilities needs and overcrowding problems that are becoming acute in our schools. In a community that values quality education, we must come together on a referendum that makes necessary and cost-effective investments to maintain a successful school system for all our kids. A new 5/6 school is a big part of the answer. JEFFREY OAKMAN To the Editor: Valley Road, Princeton As a proud Princeton resident and lifelong proponent of public education, I support the entirety of the Princeton schools referendum and urge fellow residents to do the same. To my mind, passing the referendum in its various parts will enable critical investments in our schools and in our children’s futures. The high school renovation is a nobrainer — no one wants to abandon the high school build- To the Editor: The need for more space at our schools is indisputable. I ing for a new one, but nearly everyone generally agrees it must be expanded and upgraded. Students eating lunch wholly support the high school renovations; however, have on the floor in the halls and being assigned free periods serious objections to the creation of a separate 5/6 school. The introduction of two two-year schools would signifibecause there is no classroom in which to teach them something are not sustainable conditions in one of the cantly affect the community feel and spirit of the district and be very disruptive. For the typical two-child family, state’s best school districts. That said, my focus in this letter is on making the case the children would be in different schools for the majority for the new 5/6 school. The middle school is well beyond of their school careers (six years), while for families with capacity, and our elementary schools are either overcrowd- three or more children, they would juggle three different ed or headed that way as more families with school-age schools for at least four years — a logistically challenging children move into Princeton. The stories of crowded and arrangement most parents would not willingly choose. Creating a separate 5/6 school also negatively affects deteriorating conditions are real — my elementary school age children’s class sizes are large, and I have personally the sixth grade children who are now able to participate attended parent-teacher meetings in a converted broom in school clubs, sports, and plays at JW. Being bussed in closet and events in the gym that were so hot, parents and to participate in these activities is not equivalent. School spirit will be difficult to create in schools through kids had to leave before they passed out. Building a new 5/6 school is a cost-effective, pedagogi- which students cycle so quickly, as parents typically don’t cally appropriate way to meet the needs of all of these volunteer when they are new to a school and don’t volunschools simultaneously. As a real estate developer and teer in their last year as they are on the way out. For those consultant, I worked on many projects to renovate and add who say there is already a lack of school spirit in the middle on to existing buildings, many of them older construction school, can you imagine it getting worse? Finally, it will be very difficult for children with IEPs (or like our schools. I can say that invariably, the costs per square foot for rehabs were higher than comparable new even just introverted kids) to manage changing schools so construction. Not only is the use of space in additions less often and for their parents to champion them with the adefficient, but also construction on buildings in active use ministrations of four different schools every few years. And creates headaches for both users and contractors, creat- for all the children, transitioning to a huge high school after ing further cost and schedule overruns. The School Board four years in two small schools will be an added challenge. explored the option of adding to all of our elementary and A 5/6 wing built on JW’s front lawn would better serve middle schools. They found exactly this — the costs would the community. It might necessitate cutting the bells and be higher, and the result would be far inferior to a new whistles of a separate school, however, the substantial 5/6 school, especially when part of the goal is to bring our cost savings from the economies of scale of using existing schools up to modern standards. 5/6 schools have been (renovated) facilities would help ease an already substantial shown to create stimulating, age-appropriate environments tax burden on Princeton residents. for fifth and sixth graders, and I support this model for An entirely new school demands long-term increased that reason too. But most importantly, building a new 5/6 operating expenses beyond just the current presented tax school is a prudent use of our tax dollars. increase due to the costs associated with hiring whole
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new cafeteria, maintenance, and admin staffs, in addition to a substantial increase in bussing costs. Incorporating 5/6 on the grounds of JW would allow for the use of the current facilities with smaller renovations to incrementally increase the current space, and smaller staff additions to accommodate the newly added fifth grade. Additional cost savings would be realized in not having to demolish the Valley Road building. The future increased operating expenses implied by a separate 5/6 school would continue to make it more difficult to find money for additional teachers, increasing student/teacher ratios, as already witnessed in this year’s school budget. Two two-year schools are also not as flexible, should demographics change. What if the two biggest classes are back-to-back and suddenly the new building is too small? Ask yourself – isn’t there a more economical way we can reach our goal of increased space without saddling our town with substantial long-term increases in operating costs that will beg for future tax increases? MARA FRANCESCHI Greenhouse Drive
Niedergang, Williamson Running On “A Princeton for All” Platform
To the Editor: As we near the November 6, 2018 midterm election, numerous signs point to a “blue wave” of Democratic enthusiasm cresting over New Jersey. The fight to restore the balance of power in both chambers of Congress begins in our state, where U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, whose voting record demonstrates a strong history of defending health care accessibility, the right of women to choose, LGBT rights, and protecting the environment, faces a critical re-election campaign that depends on a strong turnout from all parts of the state. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic candidates must flip a total of 23 Republican-held seats to gain the pivotal U.S. House majority. Opportunities to flip five of these seats are present in New Jersey alone, as strong Democratic challengers Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Josh Welle (NJ-04), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Mikie Sherill (NJ-11) run on a platform of enacting legislation to lift up all Americans and to protect the rights we have fought so hard to secure. All these candidates are inspiring grassroots enthusiasm powered by women, people of color, and young people, reminiscent of the 2006 midterm election, where Democratic candidates flipped dozens of seats and control of Congress blue. While much attention has been drawn to seats at the national level, the common adage “all politics is local” rings especially true this year. Two candidates for Princeton Council, Eve Niedergang and Dwaine Williamson, are running on “A Princeton for All,” a platform of inclusiveness, fiscal stewardship, affordability, and sustainability that emphasizes the importance of how local government impacts our daily lives. Their history of service and commitment to the community will undoubtedly follow them to the Princeton Council, where their compassion and commitment to celebrating diversity presents an opportunity to benefit the lives of all in Princeton. As a relatively new resident, I became eager to get involved with this campaign (my first in Princeton!) after hearing Eve and Dwaine speak on multiple occasions. Hearing the visions of these and all the excellent Democratic candidates running in New Jersey this year would dissolve the political apathy that saps so many of us, if we would but listen. The defense of our progressive values is predicated upon our vigilance. Therefore, it is paramount that people of all ages and backgrounds commit their time and talents to these campaigns and our community. Your vote for Princeton Council, your vote for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and your efforts to register new voters and bring them out to the polls on November 6 are all essential steps in amplifying your voice. The “blue wave” begins with you. CHRIS FISTONICH, PHD Moore Street
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To the Editor: We are writing to let the community know that we are seeking re-election for a second three-year term on the Princeton Public Schools’ Board of Education on November 6, 2018. It has been a privilege to serve our community and our district’s students in this role, and we are committed to providing continuity of leadership on the Board of Education during this critical time for our school district. We are results-oriented leaders with a strong focus on student-centered initiatives, a great respect for our district’s staff, and a concern for our limited community resources. During our (almost) three years on the board, we have guided the implementation of many positive changes in our district, such as: A productive working relationship with labor union leadership, including three carefully-crafted labor union contracts approved through 2020 with no disruption to our teaching and learning communities. Increased communication with and the negotiation of voluntary payments from non-public institutions, including the Institute for Advanced Study. A more intentional focus on the needs of students and their parents at the transitional grades of kindergarten, sixth, and ninth. Consistent and unprecedented dialogue related to race and equity throughout the district. The creation of a board committee to ensure that our equity work remains at the forefront. Support for our administrators’ hiring of a more diverse staff (30 percent of the new hires in 2018 are educators of color). A modified homework policy to promote deeper learning and meaningful work. A later start time (8:20 a.m.) at Princeton High School. Increased transparency and communication between the Board and the community (such as the summary of monthly Board meetings that are sent to all PPS parents and staff with a link to the video recording of the Board meeting). Quarterly “Meet the Board” sessions to better engage the community in the work of the Board. The development of a plan to address the district’s rising enrollment and needs of our aging facilities. And new opportunities for parents and the community to provide feedback about their experiences. The Princeton Public Schools face significant challenges in the next few years, and we remain committed to working together for all students. We respectfully ask for your vote on November 6, 2018. Sincerely, DAFNA KENDAL Ballot position #1 BETSY KALBER BAGLIO Ballot position #4
Princeton’s Composting Program “Sabotaged by Poor Communication”
To the Editor: As Bob Rabner correctly points out in his letter [“Resident Is Concerned About Town’s Recycling and Composting Program,” Mailbox, Sept. 19], Princeton’s composting program has been poorly managed. He incorrectly stated that pizza boxes are not allowed. Why? Poor communication. In order to find out what materials can be composted, one has to scroll to the very bottom of the good-looking (but very poorly designed) website, click on “How do I join the curbside organics program?” and then scroll down again and click on “Guide to organics containers.” Simple, no? No. Once you have the list, you see that pizza boxes are allowed. I’m not sure about cardboard coffee cups, since it says “Cardboard coffee cups,” but “holders,” lowercased, on the next line. Does this refer to one item, or two? The whole program has been sabotaged by scant communication — and poor communication at that. It looks as if no one cares. No wonder there’s plastic in the compost. People need reminding. You will find the composting guide at www.princetonnj. gov/guide/sample-guide-2. You still have to scroll down and click on “Guide to organics containers.” EVA AND HERB FOSTER Ewing Street
A “Sensible Long-Range Plan” For Dillon Gym That Can Work
To the Editor: We are writing concerning the current decision of Princeton University to eliminate Dillon Gym memberships for the general public and their choice not to grandfather in existing members who want to continue. Since this decision was initially sprung upon members in late June, a number of reasons have been floated. Initially, it was due to overcrowding. Then, they simply wanted the facility to be exclusive to University students, faculty, and personnel. Now, it seems to be due to the influx of additional students in the near, but not immediate, future and the impact they will have while in school and after graduation. At that time, if still in the Princeton area, they, their spouses, and potentially their children can all join Dillon. Theoretically, the number of current members from the public will ruin this long-range plan, hence the decision to eliminate public memberships now. We think it’s safe to say that most people plan for the future, but this seems to stretch the meaning of the phrase.
We are suggesting a solution. By grandfathering in those who are already members (approximately 100 people) and closing the books to accepting new ones, the number of those from the public will automatically be self-limiting. The membership list will naturally decrease through attrition as people age, move out of the area, or join other gyms, as some already have. Once a person leaves the ranks they will not be allowed to return. In so doing, the university will build a mountain of goodwill, show that it is truly community-minded, and demonstrate to everyone that it is willing to compromise on this important issue. As stated in previous letters on this topic, many of the current public members have been going to Dillon for decades and have become close friends with those who are part of the University. They’ve shared holidays, suffered loss, and watched children grow up together. Neither party wants to give that up. We believe that what we are proposing is a sensible long-range plan that can work for everyone. BRIAN PHILIPPI, SUSAN BRISTOL Washington Street, Rocky Hill JANE MILROD Riverside Drive PETER FARRELL, SHANESS FARRELL, Patton Avenue, Former University Employees REGINA KENEN Professor Emerita, Western Way STEPHANIE MAJDZIAK, RONALD BERLIN Jefferson Road KATHRYN KUENY Bolfmar Avenue, Princeton Junction PIPER HUGGINS Castle Howard Court BENEDICTE CALLAN Brookstone Drive
Books Ambassador Rick Barton from Haiti to Turkey. A Q&A with Barton about the book To Discuss New Book
Ambassador Rick Barton will discuss his new book, Peace Works : America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World, in a public talk on Monday, Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in Princeton University’s Robertson Hall. He will be joined in conversation by Caitlin Quinn MPA ’22, graduate scholar, Princeton’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative. A book sale and signing will follow the discussion, which is co-sponsored by Labyrinth and the Woodrow Wilson School. Mixing stories, history, and analysis, Barton draws upon his more than 30 years of work in global conflict, including in 40-plus crisis zones since 1994, ranging
is on the Woodrow Wilson School’s website. Barton is lecturer of public and international affairs and the co-director of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative with Kathryn Lunney.
Music and Stories At Labyrinth Oct. 1
“Phonographic Memory: An Evening of Music and Stories,” a storytelling event dedicated to examining and celebrating the human experience as framed through vinyl records, will be held at Labyrinth Books, Monday, October 1 at 6 p.m. Phonog raph ic Memor y is the brainchild of Corey Bloom, who just moved to Princeton from San Francis-
co and will join Labyrinth’s Dorothea von Moltke in hosting the event. Presenters will be given 10-12 minutes to tell a personal story about a record in their collection, and then play a song from that album. The program was started in San Francisco in 2014, with free monthly events hosted in public libraries and venues throughout the city. A coinciding podcast, available on PhonographicMemory.org, iTunes, and Stitcher, archives stories from these events. Those interested in sharing a story and song at the event should send an email to Register@PhonographicMemory.org with your full name and a brief synopsis of the story.
3 at 6 p.m. Co-sponsored by Princeton University’s Humanities Council, the reading will be held at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street. According to Eric Foner, author of the The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery: “Demonstrating that the Constitution both protected slavery and left open the possibility of an antislavery politics, Wilentz’s careful and insightful analysis helps us understand how Americans who hated slavery, such as Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, could come to see the Constitution as an ally in their struggle.” Sean Wilentz is the author of The Rise of American Democracy, which won the Bancroft Prize and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, “Italian Executioners” Subject and The Politicians and the Of Labyrinth’s Oct. 2 Event Egalitarians. Simon Levis Sullam and Mitch Dunneier will dis- Lawrence Library Book Sale cuss Sullam’s book, The Begins Saturday, Sept. 29 The Friends of the LawItalian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of rence Library September Italy (Princeton Univ. Press Book Sale will begin on Sat26.95) at Labyrinth on Tues- urday, September 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and day, October 2 at 6 p.m. Kirkus Reviews calls the end on Sunday, October 7 at book “A tight, focused his- 4:30 p.m. It will be held at tory …. Stories of individu- the Lawrence Headquarters als rescuing Jews fill popu- Branch of the Mercer Counlar histories of that period, ty Librar y System, 2751 but Sullam’s fresh, pointed Brunswick Pike, Lawrencevresearch makes it depress- ille, New Jersey. The book ingly clear that most Italians sale’s preview night takes kept quiet and officials fol- place on Friday, September 28, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The lowed orders.” Simon Levis Sullam is as- library will be closed for norsociate professor of modern mal operations during that history at the University of time. Admission to the preview Venice. His previous books include Giuseppe Mazzini night is free for current and the Origins of Fascism. members of the Friends of Mitch Duneier is professor the Lawrence Library. New of sociology at Princeton memberships can be purUniversity and the author chased at the time. Admisof Slim’s Table, Sidewalk, sion is $5 for the general public. Booksellers will be and Ghetto. charged $20 and will only be allowed to use scanning Labyrinth and Library Host Sean Wilentz Talk devices during the preview Princeton University Pro- night. Beginning Saturday, fessor Sean Wilentz will dis- September 29, entry to the cuss his new book No Prop- sale is free and open during erty in Man: Slavery and the library’s regular hours. Antislavery at the Nation’s No scanning devices will be Founding ( Harvard Univ. allowed. Press $26.95) as part of the Get the scoop from Library Live at Labyrinth series on Wednesday, October
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“You Go To My Head” — Toasting T.S. Eliot and George Gershwin “Dr. Ford has said that they were stumbling drunk at the time that this occurred …. That has to be part of any relevant questioning.” —Senator Richard J. Durbin, quoted in the New York Times ith the dark side of high school drinking dominating the national conversation these days, what was meant to be a column marking the shared birthdays of T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) and George Gershwin (18981937) has taken an unexpected turn. Romancing under the influence is practically a genre in itself in the Great American Songbook, from loving hyperbole (“You go to my head like a sip of sparkling burgundy brew”) to barfly camaraderie (“We’re drinking my friend to the end of a brief episode … so make it one for my baby and one more for the road”). Jump ahead a few decades and it’s Ray Davies’s “Sunny Afternoon” where the rich slob’s girlfriend has run off with his car and “gone back to her ma and pa telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.” In the mid-70s the Kinks were singing “Oh demon alcohol,” with Davies lugubriously lamenting how booze “messed up his life when he beat up his wife” while reciting the booze hound’s litany: “barley wine, pink gin, port, pernod or tequila, rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks.” And don’t forget Brecht and Weil by way of Jim Morrison and the Doors singing “Show me the way to the next whisky bar” and Eric Burdon chanting “Spill the wine, take that girl,” which sounds uncomfortably close to the situation of the moment. As the host of a long-ago high school drinking party that stumbled off the tracks to the background music of Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man,” I’ve been wondering what was being played at that other party in the D.C. suburbs back in the early 80s. Maybe something smooth and sentimental in the spirit of Air Supply’s “I’m All Out of Love.” Or a rocker like Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Or Stevie Nicks singing “Stop Dragging My Heart Around.” The director of the film someone is probably already scripting might prefer the heavyhanded obviousness of AC/DC’s “Have a Drink On Me” or Def Leppard’s “Wasted.” The Tipsy Gypsy In accord with the drinking theme, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F give way to “Embraceable You,” where “Just one look at you my heart grows tipsy in me/You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me.” Composed by the Gershwins exactly 90 years ago and first performed by Ginger Rogers in the 1930 Broadway musical Girl Crazy, the words may be Ira’s but they live and breathe in his younger brother’s music, particularly when you hear them sung by Billie Holiday. Gershwin died seven years before Lady Day made love to his song and 10 years before Charlie Parker’s magical reimagining has the tipsy gypsy dancing. But then it was George Gershwin who reimagined Manhattan, setting the hungover night life of metropolitan romance to music. You can see it happening on YouTube in his New York rhapsody from the 1931 film Delicious, where Janet Gaynor plays a Scottish waif hid-
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ing out from the immigration authorities (some things never change) amid massive crowds, drunken mashers, and the towering shadows of the city. Numerous Hollywood soundtrack composers took their cues from Gershwin whenever they wanted to suggest Manhattan moods. The epigraph for Howard Pollack’s biography (Univ. of California Press 2006) is an excerpt from Edmund Wilson’s novel I Thought of Daisy discussing the sources of Gershwin’s New York: “Where had he got it? From the sounds of the streets? the taxis creaking to a stop?” or from “some distant and obscure city sound in which a plaintive high note, bitten sharp, follows a lower note, strongly clanged and solidly based?” Or had he taken it “from his own nostalgia, among the dark cells and the raspings of New York?” Let Us Go Then T.S. Eliot’s poetry may seem an unlikely place to look for demon alcohol, but consider his birth city, which gave us Chuck Berry and the St. Louis Blues (“I love my baby like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint ‘n rye”). The poet’s biographer Lyndall Gordon wastes no time in setting the scene: the Eliots lived “not far from the saloons and brothels of Chestnut and Market Streets at a time when pianists in back rooms were joining ‘rags’ together as jolting tunes,” this during the city’s heyday as “the world’s ragtime capital.” While readers of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” will recall following the poet down “certain half-deserted streets,” of “muttering retreats” and “one-night cheap hotels/And sawdust restaurants with oyster shells,” a more exotic literary brew is served up in The Wasteland, which echoes with the pub owner’s closingtime cry, “HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME” amid drunken voices, “goonight Bill. Goonight Lou. Goonight May/Goonight.” In “Fragment of an Agon” the recurring character known as broadbottomed Sweeney is saying, “We all gotta do what we gotta do/ We’re gonna sit here and drink this booze/We’re gonna sit here and have a tune.” The early, unpublished “Interlude in a Bar,” reveals hints of “Prufrock” in the “shifting smoke” that “settles around the forms” that “clog the brain.” In the finished poem what was merely stated comes
leaping to life in the “yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains, Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys, Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap, And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.” I was 15 when those lines went to my head after I plunged into the copy of Eliot’s poems my father had left in plain sight on the cozy divan in his study. Maybe he knew that I’d pick up the book and follow along as the poet crooned “Let us go then, you and I,/When the evening is spread out against the sky,” one of the most inviting openings in 20th century literature until the jolt when the evening turns into “a patient etherized upon a table” and the street becomes “a tedious argument/Of insidious intent.” By the time you get to the acrobatics of the yellow fog, you’re falling off the divan wondering where you are and how you got there. When Eliot tells Donald Hall why he thinks Four Quartets is his best work, he refers to its being “much simpler and easier to understand.” Of earlier poems like the one that went to my head, “it was a question of having more to say than one knew how to say, and having something one wanted to put into words and rhythm which one didn’t have the command of words and rhythm to put in a way immediately apprehensible.” As for the “obscurity” that results when you’re still “learning how to use the language. You have to say the thing the difficult way. The only alternative is not saying it at all.” Eliot’s wordy rationale for the intoxication of creation alerts me to what would have happened if I’d been taught “Prufrock” in an English class instead of blindly gulping it down at 15. Party House Two years later in the living room of the same house, the stage was set for the Bo Diddley revels. After we moved from cramped quarters in grad student/GI Bill barracks to a large twostory brick residence set high up on a terrace five blocks from the Indiana University campus,
my parents found that they had unwittingly inherited the “faculty party house.” I went to sleep upstairs to the sound of parties going strong, people chatting, laughing, or singing along as my father played songs by Gershwin and Cole Porter and Jerome Kern on the grand piano. On the day after Christmas of my senior year, when my father was in New York and my mother was out, a few friends, all male, unexpectedly dropped in with a fifth of J.W. Dant bourbon swiped from someone’s parents’ liquor cabinet. With Bo’s “I’m a Man” playing automatically over and over at top volume, the heavy hypnotic boom-boom/BOOM BOOM beat shouting Drink drink/ DRINK DRINK, the son of the chairman of the English Department and the son of a Poly Sci professor downed the entire fifth more or less between them in just under half an hour and didn’t even get to the “stumbling drunk” stage, passing flamboyantly incontinently out, the former under the piano and the latter propped up next to the fireplace. I called my mother, who knew a thing or two about drunken parties and came right over to calmly and uncomplainingly help clean up the mess. We half-carried the chairman’s son upstairs to the T.S. Eliot divan, then deposited the professor’s son in the bathtub. That spring he and I became best friends, bonding to Concerto in F and rhythm and blues. How did I remain sober? Easy. I had only a swallow of the deadly Dant. I hated the taste of liquor at the time, though I was good at faking drunkenness. And the only mixed parties I went to before college were dull cheese-and-crackers affairs where merely lighting up cigarettes, as my friends and I ostentatiously did, was considered terribly shocking, don’t you know. Finally, it’s worth noting that when T. S. Eliot was at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1948, his project was the writing of the play he called The Cocktail Party. To get an idea of what Princeton parties of that era were like, track down copies of Eileen Simpson’s Poets in Their Youth and Marina von Neumann Whitman’s The Martian’s Daughter. Siren in the News My son and I were driving to Siren Records in Doylestown on a recent rainy Sunday listening to early Who songs like “Whiskey Man” about the embodiment of the DTs (“Nobody has ever seen him, I’m the only one/Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun”) featuring the pyrotechnics of drummer Keith Moon, known for trashing motel rooms during drunken binges and dying at 32 from an overdose of the drug he was taking to wean him from alcohol. week later I opened the New York Times to a story about the Supreme Court stand-off quoting Blair Elliott, the owner of Siren Records: “When you’re 17 you know that kind of thing is criminal.” At this writing, a Senate hearing has been set for Thursday, but the way the news is exploding it’s like the Gershwin song says, “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” which can also be said for the spelling of whiskey. —Stuart Mitchner According to the Sept. 23, New York Times, Mr. Durbin was speaking on the ABC program This Week. The T.S. Eliot quotes can be found in Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, Second Series.
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feedback, and information processing. It includes the creation of machines that can replicate human actions. All robots contain some level of computer programming code. A program is how the robot decides when and how to do something. Multi-Disciplinary “Robotics is a multi-disciplinary field,” explains Graciela Elia, mathematics and computer science teacher at Princeton High School. “The benefits of learning these skills include math applications — from geometry to algebra to multivariable calculus; physics — from mechanical to electronics; designing — from 2D to 3D; computer science — from computational thinking to embedded programming ; and mostly, the ability to trouble-shoot.” Adds Alicia Testa, STEM (Science, Technology, Eng ineer ing, Mat hemat ics ) c o or d i n ator a n d Up p e r School technology teacher, tech integrator, and robotics coach at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart: “Robotics is a great
way for students to take risks with their learning because it’s a safe environment to see something not work (experience failure) and to learn from that experience. It forces students to refine their logic and look for a new and different way to solve a problem. Having to try again is foundational to research and exploration.” Peter Egan, director of admissions at Pr inceton I nter nat iona l S cho ol of Mathematics and Science (PRISMS) agrees with this view. “Robotics classes develop authentic problemsolving skills and utilize the application of many theoretical concepts.” In the world of technology, youth is by no means a disadvantage. In fact, it seems “the younger, the better!” Students at very early ages are becoming skilled proponents of technology in many areas. Stuart has classes in robotics for the youngest students. “This year, our Lower School girls (Jr. K-4) will be using WeDo in their STEM clas s e s,” rep or t s A l icia
ScienceSeeds has a robotics program for everyone. From young children ages 4+ to middleschoolers we love to help kids discover the amazing world of STEAM through experimenation. http://www.scienceseeds.com Testa. “Our youngest girls have the oppor tunit y to participate in robotics extra curricular activities, including Solar Jam, a solar car race in Princeton, and WeDo robotics classes.” Stuar t’s Middle School students also participate in robotics. “We have incorporated robotics into the curricula of our science classes and are working on more integration,” points out Testa. “Our students use WeDo Robotics to build a variety of items from animals to
Ferris wheels, and the girls program motors and sensors for interactivity. Middle School student clubs include a FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Team.” FIRST Tech Challenge A formal Robotics course was started four years ago in Stuart’s Upper School. The course utilizes the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics curriculum. It is a project-based learning course during which students build a robot designed for the current year FTC competition
challenge, explains Testa. “Stuart’s Sparks Robotics Team has competed in FTC since 2011,” she adds. “In the Upper School, we also offer a course called Design of Emergent Technologies, where students work with programming microcontollers to connect sensors as they design and build their own creations. A few examples of student projects include a tennis ball that records velocity and acceleration, a mailbox sensor to Continued on Next Page
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to the end of the school year, meeting after school more than twice a week,” she explains. “In the last five years, the number of students and commitment on their part has grown tremendously. “Three years ago, the Robotics Teams began participating in the Firefighter Robot Contest at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Last year, PHS had four robots competing in this international event. “Also last year, I included one module on physical computing in my Java programming classes so students can see their programs control physical structures. I was able to bring to the classroom a simple robot for students to program. Unique Designs “They spent many hours designing and building their robots. The programming aspect is more challenging and demanding. As an educator, I was impressed by the students’ performance and their endurance to work out the difficulties of the complex yet rewarding world of robotics.” Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science has offered robotics classes for the past four years. Students are enthusiastically committed to the classes and especially enjoy the opportunity to build unique and complex designs, says Peter Egan. Robotics classes are available for all four grades (nine through 12), and include Applied Engineering 1, Applied Engineering 2, Advanced Robotics, and Research in Robotics. “Applied Engineering 1 introduces students to the technical application of engineering disciplines through the use of the engineering design process and a highly technical laboratory environment,” explains Egan. “This course serves as the cornerstone of the PRISMS engineering program, as it engages students in the physical application of complex theoretical topics including basic electronics, engineering design, prototyping, robotics, and engineering research. “In addition, Applied Engineering 1 is an integral part of the PRISMS BASE program, which bridges a common topic of study between the arts, science, and engineering.” Applied Engineering 2 continues engineeringbased exploration, and “throughout the year, students will work in both classroom and laboratory settings to study circuit design, microcontroller programming, data acquisition, prototyping, and robotics.” Challenging Situations The Advanced Robotics course offers a series of challenging situations for students during their junior and senior years, continues Egan. “This is a problem-based course that explores methods in which high level spatial awareness and control al-
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mobile-device screens hit the coded images inside of their artworks. Vita Eruhimovitz’s group of abstract paintings blends physical objects and digital illusions. Michael Rees’ work creates illusions of animated animals overplayed by digital prints synthesizing objects, perceptions, and reality. Victoria Vesna, one of the leading figures in digital media art, presents her most recent project, “Noise Aquarium,” which spotlights animated and interactive 3-D models of diverse plankton spectrum obtained with scientific imaging techniques. Artist Elizabeth Demaray is featured with her “PandoraBird” project, an interactive installation that uses computer vision and interactive software to track and then play the music choices made by wild songbirds. Orkan Telhan and Matt Neff exhibit their innovative project, “The Eventual,” that combines traditional screen printing with synthetic biology. The West Windsor Arts Center is at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. For more information, call (609) 717-1931 or visit www.westwindsorarts.org.
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YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) will host its “Beyond Pink” art show on Thursday, October 18 at 6 p.m. at the D&R Greenway Johnson Education Center in Princeton. “Beyond Pink” will showcase art created and/ or inspired by breast cancer survivors, and all proceeds from the event will benefit the BCRC. “Beyond Pink” will be an evening of beauty and inspiration with art of many different media including breast casted sculpture, painting, photography, written poetry, and more. The evening will also feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. Tickets are $50. Tickets to “Beyond Pink” are 100 percent tax deductible and funds raised through the art show will help BCRC provide local women affected by breast cancer with support groups, professional counseling, wigs and prostheses, transportation, fitness classes, healing arts classes, retreats, and more. “Several months ago the BCRC introduced our Healing Ar ts Program,” said BCRC Director, Paula Flory. “We watched as women embraced the creative process
and allowed themselves true freedom of expression. The experience was powerful and the pieces created run the gamut from dark and moody to positively whimsical.” Tickets for Beyond Pink can be purchased at www.ywcaprinceton.org.
Annual Arts and Antiques Weekend
L amber t v ille and New Hope will host their Annual Art and Antiques Weekend on October 13 and 14. Many stores will feature special sales, offers, and merchandise expressly for the weekend event. A listing of participating venues will be provided at the Delaware River Towns Chamber office at 77 Bridge Street in Lambertville, the gateway to the event. Red (for antiques) and yellow (for art) flags will be displayed outside each of those venues. Many will also feature refreshments, from cider and cookies to wine and cheese. In addition to shopping, there will be live art shows with artists painting street and canal scenes plein air and live music performances. The weekend also marks the conclusion of the Outside the White Cube exhibit, where paintings from 24 local artists can be viewed and bid on at the New Hope Arts Center. Of special interest, the public is invited to attend these events throughout the weekend: Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. — Tips on purchasing antiques and appraising value with Gerry Quatro at A Touch of the Past Antiques, 32 N. Union Street, Lambertville; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. — “Less is More” show opening with artist demonstrations at Highlands Art Gallery, 41 N. Union Street, Lambertville; and Saturday, 4 p.m. — Special exhibit, display of vampire killing sets, and talk with collector Ed Crimi at The Peoples Store, 28 N. Union Street, Lambertville. For more information, visit delawarerivertowns.com.
Area Exhibits A r t i st s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Memoirs of Shadow and Light” through September 30. www.lambertville arts.com. Arts Council of Prince ton , 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Annual Members Exhibition” through
October 6. www.artscouncil ofprinceton.org. Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall, Princeton University, has “Civil Rights in Comics” through November 15. Blawenberg Café Gallery, 391 Route 518, Blawenberg, has “Inspired by Love” through November 12. www. alantaback.com. D & R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, has “Species on the Edge” through October 12 and “Delaware Dreams: Return to the River” through November 9. www.drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Pushing 40” through November 10 and “40-for40” through January. www. ellarslie.com. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “James Carl: oof” through January 5, “James Carl: woof” and “Masayuki Koorida: Sculpture” through March 17, and other exhibits. www.groundsforsculpture. org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” “Prince-ton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. $4 admission WednesdaySunday, noon-4 p.m. Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “American Moderns: The Legacy of Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest” through October 21 and “30 Years: Art at the Michener, 1988-2018” through January 6. www.michener artmuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “A Gentleman’s Pursuit: The Commodore’s Greenhouse” through October 21. www. morven.org. Princeton University Art Museum has “Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking” through October 23. (609) 258-3788. www.artmuseum.princeton. edu. Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “The Age of Steel” through October 2. We s t W i n d s o r A r t s Ce nter, 952 A lexander Road, has “STEAM Series: [sin ‘Thedik] Landscape” through November 2. (609) 716-1931. www.westwindsor arts.org.
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FALL COLOR WORKSHOPS: Friends of Princeton Open Space will host a series of four workshops, led by local artists, that explore observing, recording, extracting, and applying color from nature. “Capturing the Colors of Nature” will take place at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Preserve, October 14, 21, 28, and November 4, 2-4 p.m. For more information and to register, visit fopos.org.
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Vocalist Bobby McFerrin Brings “Random Musical Musings” to Princeton
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obby McFerrin is a vocal visionary, st retch ing t he capabilit ies of the human voice to new heights and palettes of sound. Through his recordings, live improvisational concerts, conducting engagements, and his innovative professional ensemble Voicestra, McFerrin has shown that he is so much more than his signature musical command “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” As part of Princeton University Concerts’ 2018-19 season, McFerrin brought his unique brand of musical performance to Richardson Auditorium last Friday night in a joint concert with the Princeton University Glee Cub and the vocal ensemble Gimme5. The informality of the evening was set when the members of the Glee Club took the stage dressed in everyday collegiate attire, however the quality of this concert was anything but casual. The musicians performed less than 10 musical selections within the 90-minute concert, but each was a creative unfolding of sound and vocal color, undulating in dynamics and timbre as singers were added and subtracted from the musical palette. Princeton University Concerts wisely chose to begin its 125th anniversary season with singing, as more people participate in singing than any other performance medium, and the crowd-unifying elements of Bobby McFerrin will no doubt pique the interest of new attendees for later events. As a performer, McFerrin is unassuming yet energetic, fully committed to drawing the other performers and audience into his web of musical mayhem and precision. He employs a variety of sounds and pitches ranging from low and growly to high and pure, eventually melding musical effects into an extended piece. He is a virtual human rhythm machine, with the internal beat of the piece well in his imagination and physicality before he starts. The four members of Gimme5 — male singers Joey Blake and Dave Worm and females Rhiannon and Judi Donaghy Vinar — joined McFerrin in each number, finding their places in the vocal framework and often repeating short phrases and musical gestures continuously for as long as 15 minutes. The five solo musicians eventually turned their attention to the Glee Club to add to the sound. Performing with McFerrin requires be-
ing on one’s vocal toes, and although the Glee Club had prepared to the point of giving certain singers microphones for solos and leadership roles, it is likely that the singers had little idea of what to expect throughout the performance. Musically, McFerrin will throw everything but the kitchen sink at his collaborating ensembles in “call-and-response” passages, and the Glee Club well handled the challenge, clearly enjoying every minute of it. Glee Club Director Gabriel Crouch placed himself in the chorus to take part, and several singers sang what appeared to be on-the-spot solos, including an impressive performance from soprano and University junior Allison Spann. Gimme5 member Joey Blake appeared to be the bass foundation of the performance, solidly providing fundamental repeating pitches to hold the sound together. All members of Gimme5 took their turn leading an extended vocal improvisation, wandering the stage to direct one another, the Glee Club, and audience, turning Richardson Auditorium into a massive impromptu chorus. Rhiannon, who was the lower of the two female voices, demonstrated a particularly primal vocal quality in her improvisation, with a voice well capable of wailing. As an ensemble, Gimme5 was consistently well-tuned and precise. cFerrin’s style of performance requires phenomenal concentration, and even with his “random musical musings,” he maintained control of the concert. He took his time in setting up the pieces, drawing in other musicians and then floating his individual sound above them all. Most of the words sung in Friday night’s selections seemed rooted in South African languages, with other parts of improvisations on random syllables. All selections fed into McFerrin’s musical philosophy of circlesinging, in which soloists assign vocal parts to all participants in the performance — whether on or offstage — transforming the room into an unceasingly rippling vocal ensemble. The best method for creating new music appreciators is to find a way for people to participate, and in this opening performance of the Princeton University Concerts season, the sold-out house at Richardson became both performer and audience in one evening. —Nancy Plum
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MOTOWN 1967: “Detroit ’67,” opening at McCarter Theatre October 9, stars, from left, Ginna Le Vine, Myxolydia Tyler, Johnny Ramey, Will Cobbs, and Nyahale Allie. (Photo by S. Bola Okoya)
“Detroit ‘67” Play at McCarter Cobbs (Broadway’s Cat on a free event, with no RSVP Includes Several Special Events a Hot Tin Roof ) as Sly, required.
It’s the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed afterhours juke joint out of their basement — risky business — especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When Lank offers refuge to a mysterious stranger, he and Chelle clash. Pent-up emotions erupt, and they must navigate the chaos both outside and within. Detroit ‘67 is directed by Jade King Carroll (The Piano Lesson, Intimate Apparel at McCarter) and runs October 9 — 28 in the Matthews Theatre. Tickets start at $25. The play is produced in association with Hartford Stage. Detroit ’67 is a part of Morisseau’s “Detroit Project,” plays focusing on the complicated yet hopeful histor y of her hometown. Morisseau’s focus on interpersonal dynamics is of particular interest to director Carroll, who sums up the production’s story saying “No matter what is happening outside, you always have your family.” The cast consists of five artists making their McCarter debuts, including Detroit natives Nyahale Allie (Unspeakable at the Apollo Theater) as Bunny and Will
a l o n g s i d e H e l e n H ay e s Award Winner ( Superior Donuts) Johnny Ramey as Lank, Ginna Le Vine (Picnic at The Transport Group) as Caroline, and Myxolydia Tyler (A Raisin in the Sun at Arkansas Rep.) as Chelle. Special events related to the show include the Einstein Alley Musicians Collaborat ive : A His tor ic al Celebrat ion of Motow n, Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m. in Hinds Plaza (Princeton Public Library) featuring the house band The Beagles (free) and 12th and Clairmount: A documentary on Detroit in 1967, a screening and post-viewing discussion on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden Theatre. Home movie footage donated by metro Detroiters provides the spine of this documentary, which looks back at the Detroit riot of 1967 — and its causes and aftermath. Panelists include Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor ( Princeton University), Dr. Clarence Lusane ( Howard University), and Purcell Carson (documentary filmmaker). This is a free event, but an RSVP is required. On Sunday, October 14 after the 2 p.m. matinee performance, a post-show interview with director Jade King Carroll will be held. The interview is followed by questions and reflections from the audience. This is
Pos t- s how d is c u s s ion s following the 2 p.m. performance on Sunday, Octob er 21 a nd t h e 7: 30 performance on Thursday, October 25 are interactive conversations facilitated by a member of McCarter’s artistic staff, often featuring cast members. And Inside Story events are held 45 minutes before every performance, led by a member of McCarter’s artistic staff, in the Matthews lobby. For more information, visit mccarter.org.
“A Raisin in the Sun” Comes to Kelsey Theatre
A struggle for dignity, the importance of family, and the attainment of the American Dream take center stage in Lorraine Hansberry’s drama A Raisin in the Sun, to be presented by Theater To Go at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Fridays, October 19 and 26 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, October 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, October 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. (There will be a school performance on Thursday, October 25 at 10 a.m.) The play is set in Chicago’s South Side in 1950 amidst a backdrop of racial tensions and economic disenfranchisement. Hansberry tells the story of the Youngers, three generations
REACHING FOR THE DREAM: The cast of “A Raisin in the Sun,” from left, Richard Kirschner as Lindner, Shemarquez Rice as George, Jamil Long as Asagai, Tonya Treadwell as Beneatha, Linwood Nelson Jr. as Travis, Naimah Beyah as Ruth, Lukata Mjumbe as Walter, and Cherylann Jones, seated, as Lena. Theater To Go presents Lorraine Hansberry’s drama at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre October 19 to 28. (Photo by Mark Violi)
Rebecca Humphrey, cello; Motomi Igarashi, double bas s ; Dan iel Swenb erg, theorbo, and Webb Wiggins, chamber organ, all performing on period instruments. The ensemble continues its celebration of Bach on November 10 at 3 p.m. with a Bach Organ Recital performed by Jacob Street on the organ in Miller Chapel. On January 19 and 20 the group will present Queen Christina Goes to Rome, a theatrical program with two actors. The season will conclude on April 6 and 7 with Musica Stravagante, featuring music for oboe and strings by Albinoni, Vivaldi, Biber, Bach, and others.
Women Are the Focus Of Musical Program
Soprano Martha Guth and pianist Erika Switzer will present a program titled “Who is She, Then?” at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 16 A ll Saints’ Road, on Saturday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but a donation of $20 for adults and $10 for students is suggested. The program celebrates women and the many sides of their humanity, balancing music that shifts between women at their best and worst. The world premiere of a song cycle by Juliana Hall shows women at their most loving. A piece by AnStanilard shows them Beethoven Program Planned drew at their most desperate. For Westminster Recital The event is part of the Westminster Conser vaContemporary Undercurrent tory will present a recital of Song project. titled “Beethoven for Three, Four, and Five” on Sunday, Lord of the Dance October 7 at 3 p.m. in HillComes to State Theatre man Performance Hall on Michael Flatley brings Lord the campus of Westminster of the Dance: Dangerous Choir College on Walnut Games to the State Theatre Lane. in New Brunswick on TuesThe program will feature day, October 9, at 8 p.m. Beethoven’s Serenade for Tickets range from $29-$69. flute, violin, and viola, Opus Flatley’s Irish step dancing 25; Quartet, Opus 18 No. 6; show Lord of the Dance has and Quintet for piano, oboe, been performed internationclarinet, horn, and bassoon, ally for more than 20 years. Opus 16. His new production combines The performers are Jill dance and music, fusing the Craw ford, f lute ; Melissa traditional with the contemBohl, oboe; Kenneth Ellison, porary. The show features a clarinet; Craig Levesque, giant radiant flat screen that horn; Zachary Feingold, bas- spans the width of the stage, soon; Ena Bronstein Barton, special effects lighting, dancpiano; Hyun Soo Lim, vio- ing robots, and acrobats. lin; Chika Mimura, violin; For tickets, more informaDezheng Ping, violin; Martion, or group discounts, call jorie Selden, viola; and Ted State Theatre Guest Services McClure, cello. Performers at (732) 246-7469 or visit are members of the teaching STNJ.org. The theater is at faculty of Westminster Con15 Livingston Avenue. servatory. Admission is free.
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Jason McStoots Dryden Ensemble Brings Bach To Princeton and Solebury
The Dryden Ensemble will present a Bach Cantata Fest on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pa., and on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. at Miller Chapel, on the campus of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Tickets are $25 for general admission and free to students with an ID. They can be purchased at the door or online at www.drydenensemble.org. T he D r yden E ns emble continues its tradition of presenting rarely performed masterpieces by J. S. Bach with a program featuring Cantatas 87 and 154 and selected arias. Scored for three solo voices with an ensemble of oboes, oboes d’amore, oboes da caccia, strings, and chamber organ, these cantatas will feature three Baroque specialists: mezzo-soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone William Sharp. The Dryden Ensemble includes Jane McKinley and Julie Brye, oboes; Vita Wallace and Dongmyung, violins; Andrea Andros, viola;
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of an African American family living together in a small apartment while dreaming of a better life. There is the son Walter Lee, a limo driver for a wealthy white man; his wife, Ruth; his son, Travis; his sister, Beneatha; and matriarch Lena. When L ena receives insurance money following the recent death of her husband, the family must decide how to spend it, bringing their various hopes and dreams into sharp contrast. Which is more important — family or wealth? And, in a racially segregated Chicago, is any payback worth sacrificing one’s dignity? First performed on Broadway in 1959, the play’s title is a reference to the Langston Hughes poem “Harlem,” in which he wrote about what happens to dreams that are forgotten or too long delayed. The play was nominated for four Tony Awards and was named Best Play of 1959 by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. The 1962 film adaptation earned Sidney Poitier a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Denzel Washington starred in a 2014 Broadway revival, which won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 children/students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey box office at (609) 570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is located on the c ol l e g e’s We s t Wi n d s or Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on October 19.
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Operation Finale
World War II POW Returns to U.S. With PTSD in Sequel
Starting Friday Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13)
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Lively Arts Persona (1966) Thu, Sept 27 at 7:30
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Lively Arts An American in Paris (NR) Sun, Sept 30 at 12:30
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Unbroken: Path to Redemption
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he movie Unbroken (2014) portrayed the ordeals undergone by the Olympian athlete and Air Force bombardier Louis Zamperini in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. Directed by Angelina Jolie, the biopic was adapted by the Coen brothers from Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller of the same name. The sequel, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, is also based on Hillenbrand’s book, but unfortunately the creative team is not as outstanding as that of the earlier film. The cast has also been changed, with Samuel Hunt now starring as Louis. Unbroken 2 picks up where the first film left off. The original closed with Louis kissing the ground upon landing back in the states after he was liberated from the POW camp, thereby implying that he lived “happily ever after.” True, he did meet and marry Cynthia Applewhite (Merritt Patterson) and the happy couple moved to California to start a family. However, Louis becomes haunted by flashbacks to the torture he underwent during World War
II at the hands of Corporal Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe (David Sakurai), a sadistic guard at Sugamo prison. Unfortunately, Louis is suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and he has become angry, abusive, and an alcoholic. In desperation his wife persuades him to attend a Billy Graham Christian revival meeting (in which Billy Graham is portrayed by his grandson, Reverend Will Graham). The charismatic Baptist preacher’s plea to “just reach out and take the hand of Jesus, and every problem will be washed away,” resonates with Louis. When Louis falls to his knees, it is clear that he has been saved. The closing credits show scenes of Louis being featured at subsequent evangelical revival meetings. Very Good (HH½). Rated PG-13 for mature themes and disturbing images. Running time: 98 minutes. Production Studio: Universal 1440 Entertainment/Matt Baer Films. Studio: Pure Flix Entertainment. —Kam Williams
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BlacKkKlansman (R for pervasive profanity, racial epithets, disturbing violence, sexual references, and mature themes). John David Washington is the title character in Spike Lee’s Cannes Grand Prize-winning adaptation of African American detective Ron Stallworth’s memoir about infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in 1979. With Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Harry Belafonte, Alec Baldwin, and Corey Hawkins.
Wednesday, September 26 8-10:30 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.) : Princeton Country Dancers has caller Dave Rupp with the Gotham Gals Band at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. $10; free for those 35 and under. Thursday, September 27 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza. Friday, September 28 8:30-10 a.m.: Meet the Mayor. Mayor Liz Lempert holds open office hours at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Saturday, September 29 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: West Windsor Community Farmers Market at Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of Princeton Junction Train Station. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Apple Days Harvest Festival at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Live music, food, apple-picking, and more. $8; kids under 3 admitted free. Sunday, September 30 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Apple Days Harvest Festival at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Live music, food, apple-picking, and more. $8; kids under 3 admitted free. 2 : 30 p.m. : At Nassau Presby terian Church, 61 Nassau Street, “Celebrating Schubert,” a concert by faculty members of the New School for Music Study featuring Marvin Blickenstaff, Kristin Cahill, Jason Gallagher, Amy Glennon, Esther Hayter, Charl Louw, Rebec-
Blaze (R for pervasive profanity, drug use, and some sexuality). Benjamin Dickey plays Blaze Foley (1949-1989) in this biopic about the talented but troubled country singer’s rise and early demise. Directed by Ethan Hawke, the supporting cast includes Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, and Charlie Sexton. The Bookshop (PG for mild epithets, mature themes, and smoking). Drama, set in England in 1959, about a free-spirited widow (Emily Mortimer) who opens a bookstore in a conservative coastal town where she meets resistance from a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) but finds an ardent admirer in a reclusive widower (Bill Nighy). With James Lance, Harvey Bennett, and Frances Barber. Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13 for profanity and suggestive content). Adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s semi-autobiographical best-seller of the same name about the hostility encountered by a Chinese-American college professor (Constance Wu) when she accompanies her wealthy boyfriend (Henry Golding) to Singapore for his best friend’s (Chris Pang) wedding. Cast includes Gemma Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Dr. Ken Jeong, and Awkwafina. In English and Mandarin with subtitles. Fahrenheit 11/9 (R for profanity, and disturbing material and images). Michael Moore mockumentary takes a humorous and thought-provoking look at the 2016 election and the presidency of Donald Trump. Hell Fest (R for violence, profanity, and sexual references). Movie about a masked serial killer who is wreaking havoc in a horror-themed amusement park. Co-starring Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, and Tony Todd. The House With a Clock in Its Walls (PG for sorcery, mature themes, action, scary images, rude humor, and mild epithets). Adaptation of John Bellairs’ science fiction fantasy about a young orphan (Owen Vaccaro) who enters a world of magic after being sent to live with his warlock uncle (Jack Black). With Cate Blanchett, Lorenza Izzo, and Colleen Camp. Life Itself (R for profanity, sexual references, violent images, and brief drug use). Drama about a couple’s (Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde) relationship in college, their marriage, and the birth of their first child. Ensemble cast includes Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, and Mandy Patinkin. Little Women (PG-13 for mature themes and teen drinking). A modern version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic about four sisters’ unbreakable bond and optimism in the face of life’s challenges. Cast includes Elise Jones, Melanie Stone, Sarah Davenport, and Allie Jennings. Love, Gilda (Unrated). Novel retrospective provides an intimate look at the life and times of the Saturday Night Live cast member Gilda Radner (1946-1989) in her own words through her diaries, home movies, recently discovered audiotapes, and archival footage and interviews with friends and colleagues. With commentary from Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, and Lorne Michaels. The Meg (PG-13 for action, peril, profanity, and bloody images). Science fiction thriller about a deep sea diver (Jason Statham) recruited by a research scientist (Winston Chao) to rescue the crew of a disabled submarine on the ocean floor that is being circled by a 75-footlong, prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. With Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, and Jessica McNamee. Mission: Impossible — Fallout (PG-13 for violence, intense action, and brief profanity). Sixth movie in the series has CIA agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and company in a race to prevent a global catastrophe after failing to apprehend a maniacal madman (Sean Harris). With Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett, Alec Baldwin, Henry Cavill, and Michelle Monaghan. In English and French with subtitles. Night School (PG-13 for profanity, drug references, violence, and pervasive crude sexuality). Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish co-star in this comedy about a bunch of misfits who are forced to attend classes to get their GED. With Rob Riggle, Taran Killam, and Romany Malco. The Nun (R for terror, gore, violence, and disturbing images). Bonnie Aarons plays the title character in this fifth movie in The Conjuring series, set in 1952, about a priest (Demian Bichir) and a novice (Taissa Farmiga) sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a malevolent force unleashed in an abbey. With Jonas Bloquet, Ingrid Bisu, and Charlotte Hope. Operation Finale (PG-13 for mature themes, disturbing images, and some profanity). Historical drama recreating the top secret Israeli mission led by Mossad agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) to Argentina to capture Nazi fugitive Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), the architect of the Holocaust. With Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, and Joe Alwyn. In English and Spanish with subtitles. Peppermint (R for graphic violence and pervasive profanity). Thriller about a grieving widow and mom (Jennifer Garner) who becomes a vigilante in order to avenge the murderers of her husband and daughter in a drive-by shooting. Cast includes Annie Ilonzeh, John Gallagher, Jr., and Method Man. The Predator (R for graphic violence, crude sexual references, and pervasive profanity). Sixth movie in the science fition series is about a science teacher (Olivia Munn) who joins forces with a crew of ex-soldiers to save humanity after a young boy (Jacob Tremblay) triggers the return to Earth of the universe’s most lethal hunters. With Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Brian A. Prince, and Sterling K. Brown. Searching (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, drug references, and mature themes). Whodunit about a desperate father (John Cho) who searches his missing 16-year-old daughter’s (Michelle La) laptop computer for clues to her sudden disappearance. With Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Alex Jayne Go, Megan Liu, and Sarah Sohn. A Simple Favor (R for violence, drug use, graphic nude images, and pervasive profanity, and sexuality). Thriller about a small town blogger (Anna Kendrick) who teams up with her best friend’s (Blake Lively) husband (Henry Golding) to solve his wife’s mysterious disappearance. Cast includes Eric Johnson, Jean Smart, and Sarah Baker. Smallfoot (PG for rude humor, mature themes, and action). Animated comedy about a yeti (Channing Tatum) who is convinced that elusive creatures called humans actually exist. Voice cast includes James Corden, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Common, and Zendaya. Unbroken: Path to Redemption (PG-13 for mature themes and disturbing images). Biopic based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller about World War II POW Louis Zamperini (Samuel Hunt) who overcomes his despair with the help of his wife (Merritt Patterson). Featuring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Bobby Campo, and Gary Cole. White Boy Rick (R for drugs, violence, sexuality, pervasive profanity, and brief nudity). Richie Merritt has the title character in this biopic, set in Detroit in the ’80s, about the rise and fall of FBI informant-turned-drug kingpin Richard Wershe, Jr. With Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eddie Marsan, and Piper Laurie. The Wife (R for profanity and some sexuality). Glenn Close plays the title character in this adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestseller of the same name about an aging woman who comes to question the 40 years of self-sacrificing which enabled her husband (Jonathan Pryce) to win the Nobel Prize for literature. With Christian Slater, Max Irons, and Elizabeth McGovern. —Kam Williams
at 7:30 p.m.) : Princeton Country Dancers has caller Mark Widmer with Palmer’s Square band. Thursday, October 11 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Used book sale at Princeton Theological Seminary, Whiteley Gym, 36 Hibben Road. $10. Friday, October 12 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Used book sale at Princeton Theological Seminary, Whiteley Gym, 36 Hibben Road. Saturday, October 13 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Open house at Princeton Windr o w s . w w w.p r i n c e t o n windrows.com. Monday October 15 Recycling Pickup Wednesday, October 17 8-10:30 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.): Princeton Country Dancers has Bob Isaacs/ Open Mic with Mind the Gap. Thursday, October 18 11:30 a.m.: Hear from some of the resident owners as they discuss why they chose Princeton Windrows. The event will include a brief presentation about the communit y followed by lunch and a tour. w w w. princetonwindrows.com.
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ca Pennington, and Allison Shinnick. Monday, October 1 Recycling Pickup 1 p.m.: Free chamber concert by violinist Daniel Rowland and cellist Maya Bogdavic at Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Wednesday, October 3 8-10:30 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.) : Princeton Country Dancers has caller Richard Fischer with Blue Jersey. Thursday, October 4 4:30-6 p.m.: Gayle Salamon, Princeton University Professor of English and the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, speaks on “The Life and Death of Latisha King,” at 106 McCormick, on the campus. Friday, October 5 7:30-9 p.m.: Family Astronomy at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. Explore the night sky with telescopes during this free session for families (kids must be 6 and up). Saturday, October 6 11 a.m.: Shabbat Katan, for pre-school and kindergarten-aged children and families. Stories, prayers and songs. At The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street. (609) 921-7207. Tuesday, October 9 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Used book sale at Princeton Theological Seminary, Whiteley Gym, 36 Hibben Road. $15 Wednesday, October 10 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Used book sale at Princeton Theological Seminary, Whiteley Gym, 36 Hibben Road. $10. 8-10:30 p.m. (instruction
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Located in the Trenton Far mers Market at 960 Spruce Street in Lawrence Township, it opened in May to rave reviews, which have cont inued as increasing numbers of customers enjoy the variety of tasty lunchtime dishes. “The food is so fresh, and it is really nice to have this eating option at the Market. Avocado toast is big enough for a second meal at home,” reports Princeton resident Beth Freda, who recently had a lunch date there with her daughter Rebecca Freda. “The caramelized shallot pizza was amazing,” adds Rebecca. “I really enjoyed how friendly everyone is, and the food tasted even better knowing that Lady and the Shallot is environmentally conscious and the food packaging is recyclable.” “The Farmers Market is a perfect place for us,” say the owners. “We can get won-
again for Wnek and Avitto when they established a catering business, serving the Princeton area and beyond. “We prepared small intimate dinners in people’s homes,” they explain. “It was very personalized. We’d talk with the customers about what they’d like to have, and then prepare a menu.” After two years, they decided to change direction, although with food still the focus. “We saw a disturbing movie on the meat industry about a year ago, and after that we chose to change to a healthier vegetarian diet,” notes Avitto. “We both felt much better, much healthier.” Wanting to share their experience with others, they determined to open their vegan/vegetarian eatery, offering both lunch and takeout. As Wnek points out, it “was a way to combine our passion for food and a mindful, ethical way to sustain a healthier life using whole foods and plant-based options. It is also allergy-free, with no nuts or gluten. “We are set apart by our vegan/vegetarian focus, and that we are completely allergy-free, even to our salt and pepper. We get our bread from an allergy-safe company in the Midwest. There is really no one in the area like us.” “We are also trying very hard to make it affordable,” a d d s Av it to. “ S o of te n healthier food is more expensive, and many people can’t afford it. We also offer very generous portions.”
tomer favorites are orangeinfused water, and green tea infused with ginger, mint, and cucumber. I te m s a r e r e a s o n a b l y priced, including The Rainbow taco at $5.95, f latbreads and sandwiches at $7.95, Avocado Toast and salads from $6.95. Avitto and Wnek are enjoying the interaction with all their customers and the opportunity to introduce them to the benefits of a plant-based diet. “Our customers are all ages and background. Kids love our food, and so do older people. For younger people, healthy eating has become more of a lifestyle. The customers are so widespread. We have some who are vegan and vegetarian, and others who eat meat. They all just love our healthy, delicious food.” The owners are delighted with the enthusiastic response, which just seems to increase every week.
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“We’ve had customers coming in from day one, and there are lots of regulars already. We actually have people who come in every day. And we hear their stories every day. They are definitely interested in eating healthier food. Studies have shown that a vegan/ vegetarian diet may lower cholesterol and high blood pressure. “We feel so lucky that we have been able to do this. People are so pleased that we are here; it has exceeded our expectations. We are busy all day, every day! “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to make people happy every day for a living. How many people get to love what they do!” Lady and the Shallot is open Wednesday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday and Fr iday 11 to 4, Sunday 10 to 4. (347) 342-2964. Website: www.ladyandthe shallot.com. —Jean Stratton
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PLANT-BASED SPECIALTIES: “We felt so much better after we began our plant-based diet that we wanted to share what we had discovered and experienced. We wanted to provide healthier food for others.” Francesca Avitto (left) and Kate Wnek are chef-owners of Lady and the Shallot, the popular new lunch eatery in the Trenton Farmers Market.
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derful produce here. 95 percent of our produce comes from the Market. This is the epitome of farm-to-table. “We love the creativity of preparing everything. We are making new creations all the time.” Both Av it to and Wnek have a history in the food industry, but they also had successful careers in other fields before opening Lady and the Shallot. “I grew up in my mother’s Italian kitchen,” says Avitto, with a smile. In addition, she worked as a hair stylist in New York City for 20 years, and also co-funded a collaborative arts studio/event space. Her focus on the visual is clearly reflected in the extremely attractive and colorful presentation of all the Lady and the Shallot’s lunch specialties. Wnek ’s backg rou nd is equally diverse, yet also with a focus on food. Her family was involved in the food industry, and she worked in multiple culinary environments, including restaurants and country clubs in the Princeton area. In addition, she received a degree in broadcast journalism and digital media, and then went on to pursue a career as an elementary school teacher for 12 years. “During the time I was teaching, I became aware of food allergies affecting the kids,” she notes. An allergyfree environment and focus is an important part of Lady and the Shallot. Food became foremost
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A wide variety of salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, and tacos are on the menu, and they are all favorites with the diners. “The most popular item right now is The Rainbow taco,” report the owners. “It includes t hree tacos with smashed avocado as t he bas e, f resh roasted corn, chickpeas, chopped tomatoes, crunchy purple cabbage, and lemon caper aioli.” Another specialty is the Mushroom Cap, with roasted portobello, spicy arugula, roasted red pepper, caramelized shallots, and balsamic spread. Avocado Toast, including The California and the Curry Toast, are very popular, as are The Sweet Shallot and The Italian flatbreads. “We have a unique Greek Salad, with deep greens, red onion, cukes, fresh dill, handcrafted lemon hummus, tabouli, and Greek dressing,” says Wnek. “There is also The Market Salad with New Jersey tomatoes, roasted corn, fresh lettuce, cukes, avocado, crisp radish, and sweet balsamic.” Lady and the Shallot will be open year-round, and the fall and winter menu will feature weekly specials, such as baked apples, butternut squash soup, and an over-stuffed sweet potato. “These are some fun plant-based takes on classic comfort foods!“ points out Avitto. “We will also be creating specials featuring popular fall and winter produce that the Market’s farmers will have available.” Beverages include assorted fruit-infused waters and infused teas every day. Cus-
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Amb. Rick Barton Lecturer of Public and International Affairs and Co-director of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative at Princeton University, will discuss his book, followed by a sale and signing. Barton has served as the first Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations, and U.S. Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in New York.
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Barton will be joined in conversation by Caitlin Quinn MPA ’22, graduate scholar, Scholars in the Nation’s Service. Wednesday, October 3 4:30 p.m. Arthur Lewis Auditorium Robertson Hall
“America and the World in 2018: A Journalist’s Personal Tour”
David Ignatius Foreign Affairs Columnist for The Washington Post New York Times Best-Selling Author A book sale and signing of Ignatius’ novel “The Quantum Spy” (2017) will follow. Ignatius is visiting the School as part of its Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Leadership through Mentorship Program.
The Trenton Farmers Market 960 Spruce Street Lawrence Township, New Jersey www.ladyandtheshallot.com
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esper Horsted produced one of the greatest receiving seasons in Princeton University football history last fall when he made 92 receptions for 1,226 yards and 14 touchdowns, establishing program single-season records for catches and TDs. As a result of his landmark campaign, Horsted entered the 2018 season on track to set Tiger career marks in catches, receiving yards, and TD receptions. Last Saturday against visiting Monmouth, Horsted eclipsed one of those records as his three touchdown catches gave him 20 for his career, breaking the previous mark of 19 set by Derek Graham. Horsted, who made eight receptions for 150 yards as the Tigers rolled to a 51-9 rout of the Hawks, was less impressed by his achievement than Princeton’s dominant performance as it improved to 2-0 before a crowd of 11,068 at Princeton Stadium. “The touchdown record is awesome; I didn’t even know about it,” said the 6’4, 227-pound Horsted, a native of Shoreview, Minn. who also stars for the Princeton baseball team. “It is not why I play. The team record is more important and that is what I am focused on, that is even cooler. To start off 2-0 against two really good teams and now be going into Ivy League play with some momentum with two 50-point games (Princeton topped Butler 50-7 in its opener on September 15) in a row is amazing.”
The record-breaking TD catch came on an 81-yard bomb midway through the third quarter. “I had no idea that was coming,” said Horsted, who now has 139 catches and 1,946 yards with the career marks currently standing at 192 receptions and 2,796 yards. “It is perfect; it embodies everything.” Princeton’s one-two combination at receiver of Horsted and senior Stephen Carlson, who made 11 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns against the Hawks, makes things tough for opposing defenses. “It helps so much; I think you would notice a big difference if Stephen wasn’t on the other side of the ball,” said Horsted. “Physically you can’t take two guys to cover me when we have guys in the slot like Stephen on the other side. If they choose to do that, then they are going to have to go against Steve, man to man, which he showed today is not something you want to do matchup wise.” The improvement in quarterback John Lovett’s passing game along with his prowess as a runner is another matchup nightmare for Princeton’s foes. “He could always throw the ball, but he is learning to sit in the pocket and make good reads,” said Horsted of Lovett, who hit 21-for-27 passes for 332 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 71 yards and another score against Monmouth. “His throwing is noticeably
better. He is playing at a really high level and when he doesn’t get a pass off, he makes things happen with his feet. It is either one or the other every single play.” Princeton head coach Bob Surace is thrilled by the stellar play he is getting from his offensive skill players. “You are doubling Horsted, and Stephen Carlson is a heck of a football player,” said Surace, whose team jumped out to a 30-9 halftime lead and was up 44-9 heading into the fourth quarter on the way to outgaining the Hawks 615 yards to 337 on the day. “Charlie Volker (87 yards rushing and a TD), Colin Eaddy (39 yards on eight carries), and John Lovett had some amazing runs. We haven’t even gotten to use Graham [Adomitis] much. Jacob Birmelin was open on the first play and we missed him. We haven’t even utilized all of them because when we get to the middle of the third quarter I am going to coach [Sean] Gleeson, put the restrictive plates on, let’s slow it down because of the score. When you get 44 points two weeks in a row with 25 minutes left, you know we are playing at a really high level.” In Surace’s view, Horsted has the potential to excel at the pro level. “He made some guys miss on those screens; guys that are 227 pounds aren’t supposed to be that nifty,” said Surace. “I am sitting back there, whoa, that is a 5’7 type guy move. We
have scouts at every practice looking at him and other guys. I certainly think he can not only be at the next level, he can be a real player at that level.” Surace tipped his hat to a really good effort from the Princeton offensive line. “That is a terrific run defense and our offensive line was opening up holes and giving protection,” said Surace. “I don’t know if we got sacked; I don’t know if we had a penalty until there was a minute left in the game.” The Princeton defense, on the other hand, came up with five sacks and held Monmouth to 34 yards rushing after yielding a 71yard run by Pete Guerriero on the Hawks’ first possession. “I thought on the whole we did a lot of good things; we didn’t tackle as well as I would have liked,” said Surace. “We have to get better in space but I liked our energy to pressure that kid [Monmouth quarterback Kenji Bahar]; we had five sacks at halftime. I don’t think he had given up five sacks all year; nobody was getting on him. He is a terrific QB;we threw him off rhythm a little bit.” A challenge from New Jersey native Surace helped spark extra energy for the Tigers. “I told the guys from day one, this is for the N.J. state championship,” said Surace. “I never played for a state title; we are the two FCS schools in the state. They are going to be in the playoffs most likely. We ramped it up. We took this home opener and knew the quality of opponent we were playing and we really raised our game.” Princeton will be facing
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SCORING MACHINE: Princeton University football player Jesper Horsted heads upfield in a 2017 game. Last Saturday, senior star Horsted made eight receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns as Princeton routed Monmouth 51-9. Horsted’s third TD catch of the day gave him 20 for his career and a program record, breaking the previous mark of 19 set by Derek Graham. The Tigers, now 2-0, open Ivy League action by playing at Columbia on September 27. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) another quality opponent as it heads to New York City to play at 2-0 Columbia this Friday evening to begin Ivy play in a game to be broadcast nationally on ESPNU. “This isn’t Columbia from 2000 or whatever,” said Surace. “This is going to be a war; it is going to be a terrific game. They have recruited well, they are coached well. I told our guys we have to be ready to go.” Horsted, for his part, is confident that the Tigers can keep up
their terrific play. “It is one thing to have hope and it is another thing to actually do it,” said Horsted. “We have got a lot of work to put in still and it is only two games in the season and we haven’t even begun Ivy League play, but there is a lot of potential. It is the most fun I have ever had on the football field, those are my best friends out there. Things are going well so hopefully it can keep up like this.” —Bill Alden
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Continuing to be comning of September 12, the Starting to dig out of that posed in the clutch, Colvin Princeton University men’s hole, the Tigers defeated starred as Princeton defeatsoccer team faced a cross- Temple 2-1 in overtime that ed Boston University on Seproads even though it was night as senior Jeremy Coltember 15 and then edged just two weeks into the sea- vin came through with the Rider 1-0 last Wednesday in son. winning goal. double overtime, tallying the Having lost three of its “Jeremy did a good job lone goal in both contests. first four games, with all in the Temple game ; he “We have been talking three defeats coming by one was very opportunistic in about being a resilient team goal, Princeton needed to the game in overtime,” said that can find a way to win find a way to come through Barlow. when the game is on the in crunch time to prevent “It was ver y back and line, make plays, stay folosing from becoming a forth and there was a ball cused, and stay tuned in,” habit. that was in the midfield and said Barlow. “Fortunately we “We put ourselves in a our midfielders did a really have been rewarded with a hole where we knew that good job of competing for it couple of over time wins the next few games were re- and forced it towards their which I think has helped ally, really important,” said own goal. They mishit a our confidence and our belief and all of those kind of things.” The 6’2, 190-pound Colvin, a native of Houston, Texas, has displayed a resilience around goal. “He scored a really good goal against BU and was very active and dangerous that game,” said Barlow. “It was a very tough game against Rider; Jeremy had to work just to get his touches and get free. Once again, he was in the right spot on a corner kick in OT. Richard Wolf did a very good job getting to the back post off of Bryan Prudil’s corner kick. Richard got it across the middle and Jeremy was there to finish. It has been a really good stretch for him.” GETTING HIS KICKS: Princeton University men’s soccer goalie The three-game winning Jacob Schachner boots the ball in recent action. 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PU Field Hockey Tops Dartmouth in Ivy Opener, But Has Plenty of Room for Improvement On one hand, Sophia Tornetta was happy that the Princeton University field hockey team started its Ivy League campaign by beating visiting Dartmouth 3-0 last Saturday. But senior star Tornetta acknowledged that No. 5 Princeton fell short of its high standards as it found itself clinging to a 1-0 lead 53 minutes into the contest before pulling away with two late tallies. “It was an eye-opening experience; we need to go into each game ready to play the full 70 minutes right from when the whistle blows,” said Tornetta, reflecting on the victory that improved the Tigers to 6-3 overall and 1-0 Ivy. “We need to be tuned in and we need to play our game. I think there were moments where we kind of lapsed a little bit. We were lacking organization, but we used that as a learning opportunity too.” Tornetta conceded that the Tigers were in a rush to make a statement as they started the defense of their Ivy crown. “We wanted to make our footprint on the Ivy League and we struggled a bit because we wanted to get ahead so badly right away,” said Tornetta. “At the end of the day it is a win, but it shows us a lot of areas where we still need work. I think moving forward we are going to be a team to be reckoned with. The biggest thing is to play it around, play simple and play fast, like we know how to do. We strive to leave everything out there on the field, I think that is our biggest takeaway.” Converting a feed from Hannah Davey, Tornetta scored to help Princeton get ahead 1-0 at the 8:59 mark of the first half. “It was a great pass from Hannah; we know that she has a great flat ball across and she carved the baseline,” said Tornetta, a 5’2 native of
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. who how has four goals this season. “We connected right away; right when she passed it. I felt like there was a power behind it. We made eye contact and connected. That was a lift of energy for the team; anyone can be a playmaker when they want to be one.” One of the team’s key playmakers, Sophia’s younger sister, sophomore star Julianna, gave the Tigers some breathing room, scoring with 16:54 left in regulation to double the Princeton lead. “It is the best thing that could have happened,” asserted Tornetta, reflecting on playing with her sister. “I know where she is and she knows where I am; there is a connection there. Just to watch her grow as a player is incredible. She has so much potential. Every game I see her get better and it is the best feeling ever to watch somebody who I have been playing with since I was little.” As Tornetta goes through her final college campaign, she is looking to get the most out of her potential. “I treat every game as an opportunity to get better,” said Tornetta. “That is the biggest thing we can take away from all of these games; whether it is a win or a loss, we build from here.” P r i nceton he ad coach Carla Tagliente lamented her squad’s failure to cash in on opportunities as it outshot the Big Green 22-3. “We came in complacent; we talked a lot about it and I guess maybe we need that wakeup call every year,” said Tagliente. “We won but we have got a lot to work on. I don’t think we were sharp in any way in this game. It was a bit of a disappointing game. We talked about some of the things to expect and I don’t think we executed very well.” With the Tigers having lost a wild 5-4 overtime thriller to No. 3 Maryland on Sep-
tember 18, Tagliente noted that her players faced a different approach from Dartmouth. “It is an adjustment to the style of play, the Ivy League is different than Maryland and the ACC/Big 10 games we have been playing,” said Tagliente. “It is a little more physical, a little more big ball stuff. We had plenty of opportunities; there are no excuses for making this game as hard as we made it.” Princeton did play hard on defense as it stifled the Big Green all game long. “The back three (Maddie Bacskai, Annabeth Donovan, Gabby Andretta) did a nice job; Dartmouth is hard to play, there are a lot of tips and bouncy balls behind,” said Tagliente. “It is physical. Coming off Maryland where we faced a little bit of that, it was good to see them step up and be confident and take care of everything. We only gave up one shot, up until two minutes left in the game.” Going forward, Tagliente is looking for her players to do a better job taking care of business. “We are back in the flow of school and I think these guys are figuring out what works and what doesn’t work,” said Tagliente, whose team plays at Yale on September 28 before hosting No. 21 Boston University on September 30. “We have to settle in a little bit more here and get on track because I don’t quite feel that we are on track at the moment.” In Tornetta’s view, the Tigers have what it takes to get on the right track. “We have the talent and the team chemistry; we are all here supporting each other, on and off the field,” said Tornetta. “I feel like every single time I step on the field here, I don’t play for myself, I play for my teammates. No matter what, we win as a team, we lose as a team. We do everything as a team. That is the one thing that will never falter; we are all in it together.” —Bill Alden
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CROSS OVER: Princeton University field hockey Sophia Tornetta, left, battles a foe for the ball in recent action. Last Saturday, senior star Tornetta scored a goal to help No. 5 Princeton defeat Dartmouth 3-0 in the Ivy League opener for both teams. The Tigers, now 6-3 overall and 1-0 Ivy, play at Yale on September 28 before hosting No. 21 Boston University on September 30. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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offs and goalies while also helping out offensively and defensively. His responsibilities also included rides and clears, transition and early offense, the substitution game and extra-man offense. Prior to his time at Culver, Mizhir spent a year coaching varsity cross country, basketball, and lacrosse at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland. He has also spent nearly a decade coaching club lacrosse. A native of the Boston area, Mizhir attended St. Mark ’s School and then
Washing ton & Jefferson outside Pittsburgh, where he majored in histor y while earning Dean’s List and conference Academic Honor Roll honors. He was also a four-year starter as a shortstick defensive middie and face-off specialist in lacrosse. He will be the fourth volunteer assistant in Madalon’s tenure as head coach. In addition to Soriano at Bellarmine. the other two have also moved on to full-time Division I positions, with Justin Tuma now at High Point after a year at Ohio State and Dan Carson at Air Force.
Brett MacConnell, a native of nearby Montgomery Tops Penn in Ivy Opener Sparked by Devon Peset to begin his seventh terkin, the Princeton Uniyear on the Princeton men’s versity women’s volleyball basketball staff, has been began the defense of its Ivy elevated to the role of AsLeague title in style by desociate Head Coach. feating Penn 3-0 last Friday MacConnell has served as in the league opener for the program’s recruiting co- both teams. ordinator for the past three Junior star Peterkin conseasons, helping to bring to tributed 16 kills and 13 digs campus with each class one to help the Tigers prevail or more freshmen rated at 25-18, 25-19, 28-26. Her least three stars. stellar performance earned “Brett’s fingerprints are Peterkin the Iv y League all over our program,” said Player of the Week award, Princeton head coach Mitch the second time this season Henderson. “He is a tireless she has been so honored. worker and his unwavering Princeton, now 8-4 overall ded ic at ion to P r inceton and 1-0 Ivy, host Brown on basketball makes all of us September 28 and Yale on better. He’s been hugely inSeptember 29 strumental in our success in his six years here through Princeton Men’s Lax recruiting the top studentathletes in the country and Names Mizhir as Assistant Tucker Mizhir has joined then, importantly, developing them while they are the Princeton Universit y here. He understands what men’s lacrosse team as an it takes to win and he is very assistant coach. Mizhir, who has been an deserving of this recogniassistant coach at Culver ______________ tion.” Military Academy (Ind.) the With MacConnell on staff, _______________ Date & Time: ______________________ Princeton made the NCAA last four year, takes over for our ad, scheduledin to runand ___________________. Tournament 2017 the Steve Soriano, who left to the assistant coach NIT in 2016. The 2016-17 oughly and pay special attentionbecome to the following: at his alma mater Bellarmsaw Princeton go ill tell season us it’s okay) ine. 14-0 in the Ivy League for Mizhir will coach Princethe first time since 1998 and ton’s face-off men and assist �for Fax number � Address � Expiration Date the first time for any Ivy team since 2008, as well as with the defense. He joins a win the inaugural Ivy League staff that will remain otherwise unchanged, with head Tournament. Princeton has posted a coach Matt Madalon, offen112-64 record during Mac- sive coordinator Pat March Connell’s time on the staff, and defensive coordinator including highlight wins over Jeremy Hirsch all back. Mizhir helped Culver to THREE STRIKES: Princeton University women’s soccer playPenn State, USC and Ruter Mimi Asom chases down the ball in recent action. Last gers, along with a 58-26 Ivy an 82-12 overall record the Saturday at Yale, senior star Asom scored all three goals in last four years, including the record and a 28-2 record against Iv y opponents in 2017 national champion- the contest as Princeton defeated the Bulldogs 3-0 in the ship. He coached basically Ivy League opener for both teams. The Tigers, now 6-2-1 2016 and 2017. overall and 1-0 Ivy, host Dartmouth on September 29 and In 2016, following Mac- all aspects of the program, Bucknell on October 2. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) including working with face-
PU Men’s Squash Adds Hamada to Staff
Moustafa Hamada, a twotime national champion at Trinity College and former professional player, has joined the Princeton University men’s squash program as assistant coach. He replaces Tyler Osborne ‘15, who was named head coach at Navy during the summer. Hamada was a four-year starter and eventual co-captain at Trinity, where he helped lead the Bantams to national titles in both 2013 and 2015. A former Egyptian Top 10 player as a junior, Hamada followed his successful Trinity career to both play at the professional level and begin his coaching career in the West Chester area. His passion for the sport led him to run his own professional tournament in 2017, but his desire to return to the collegiate game led him to accepting the position at Princeton. “I am very excited to be part of the Princeton team,” said Hamada said. “To have the opportunity to work with one of the most iconic programs in college squash history is a great honor.”
Princeton Men’s Golf 2nd at Quechee Event
Evan Quinn led the way as the Princeton University men’s golf team tied Cornell for second at the Quechee Collegiate Invitational last weekend in Hartford, Vt. Junior Quinn carded a threeunder 141 to place fifth individually in the two-round event. In the team standings, the Tigers and Cornell both came in at +12 in tying for second, five strokes behind winner Bucknell in the 12-school event. Princeton is slated to compete in the Macdonald Cup from September 29-30 at The Course at Yale in New Haven, Conn.
PU Men’s Water Polo Defeats Wagner
Casey Conrad had a big game as the 12th-ranked Princeton University men’s water polo team defeated Wagner 9-6 last Wednesday. Sophomore Conrad tallied four goals and an assist to help the Tigers improve to 7-2. In upcoming action, Princeton hosts Brown and MIT on September 29 and Harvard on September 30.
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As the Princeton High boys’ soccer team played at WW/PNorth last Thursday night, it found itself under the gun for most of the first half as the hosts controlled possession, generating a number of opportunities. But a masked man on the PHS back line rose above the rest to repeatedly thwart the undefeated Northern Knights as they failed to find the back of the net. Wearing black protective gear to shield a broken nose, PHS senior defender and co-captain Thomas Reid continually stuck his head in the action to spearhead the Little Tiger defense. “We knew they were a solid team coming in and that their midfield was pretty good,” said Reid. “They came our firing at us and we really had to hold it down as a defense.” PHS kept holding WW/P-N off as the teams deadlocked in a scoreless tie through regulation and two overtime periods. “We tried to keep it tight, that just comes with improvement,” said Reid. “We got the midfield a little more in there, trying to win the ball more. I am proud of our defense, the way we handled it.” Wearing the mask makes it harder for Reid to handle the ball. “It is different, you kind of lose peripheral vision; this does a good job protecting it except it is a little bulky,” said Reid, who broke his nose in a 1-1 tie with Robbinsville on September 12. “I have to look all the way down to see where the ball is on my feet, so coming up to kick, I don’t exactly see where I am kick-
ing the ball. On one here, I tried to clear it and I kicked it out of bounds.” Coming into this fall, the battle-tested Reid was looking to be a team leader for the Little Tigers. “I didn’t have to be in leadership role last year because we had so many guys; now coming in as a senior, I was fired up and I was ready to lead these boys,” said Reid. “We try to work with these young guys to get them better every day and get them more varsity experience. This is PHS boys’ soccer and it is tough. We demand a lot. I am glad I can captain these boys out in the field and just try to encourage them as much as possible to give it their all.” PHS head coach Wayne Sutcliffe was encouraged by how his squad improved through the contest against the Northern Knights. “They were bossing the game; we grew quite a bit, just in terms of learning how to absorb that and adjust,” said Sutcliffe. “We grew into the game, which is an excellent sign. That is a credit to our mentality. We transitioned into getting more of the ball and getting a little more dangerous and tightening up defensively.” Sutcliffe credits Reid with growing into a force along the back line for the Little Tigers. “Reid absorbed all of the pressure for us; he was fantastic,” said Sutcliffe. “His courage, his commitment, his quality, what
else can you say. He has to keep doing that if we are going to make a run and win some prizes.” On the offensive end of the field, PHS made some good runs as it pressured WW/P-N through the second half and the overtime periods. “Nick [Petruso] and Josh [Nieman] got dangerous, they found some moments,” added Sutcliffe. “Seb [Ratzan] found some moments. On a tight field like this, it is not easy to get free and build into the front third but we did our best.” In Sutcliffe’s view, the Little Tigers’ best soccer is ahead of it. “We are in a good place; there are times when we have six sophomores in the field at the same time,” said Sutcliffe, whose team fell 1-0 to Allentown last Monday to move 2-2-2 and will play at Ewing on September 26 and at Elizabeth on September 29 before hosting Hamilton West on October 1. “They are really good and we are going to get better. We are going to keep getting better and better.” Reid, for his part, saw the draw with the Northern Knights as a good step forward. “This is our first clean sheet of the season; I couldn’t be happier,” said Reid. “The way you win games is to keep balls out of the net and I know the goals will come. We had some great offensive chances tonight. I was really happy with our defensive effort tonight and we can only improve off of this.” —Bill Alden
ON TRACK: Princeton High boys’ soccer player Thomas Reid tracks the ball in a 2017 game. Senior defender Reid led a spirited effort on the back line last Thursday as PHS tied WW/P-North 0-0 through regulation and two overtimes. The Little Tigers, who dropped to 2-2-2 with a 1-0 loss to Allentown last Monday, play at Ewing on September 26 and at Elizabeth on September 29 before hosting Hamilton West on October 1. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
After turning heads with a stellar 31-2 campaign in 2017, the Princeton High girls’ volleyball team is looking to prove that success wasn’t a fluke as it has taken the court this fall. “We lost a couple of seniors but that just meant that we had to change things around a little bit,” said PHS head coach Patty Manhart, noting that the team is running a new offensive formation. “We still had a really
solid core of girls coming back. Everyone knew that we wanted to keep up the intensity and build on last year. The girls came ready to make those adjustments to stay just as strong.” So far this fall, the Little Tigers have kept up their w inning ways prevailing in eight of their first nine matches before falling 2-0 to Moorestow n 2- 0 last Monday. The play of versatile junior Gillian Hauschild has been
POWER HITTER: Princeton High girls’ volleyball player Gillian Hauschild leaps up for a hit in a match last year. Junior standout Hauschild’s versatility and production has helped PHS get off to a solid 8-2 start this fall. In upcoming action, the Little Tigers host WW/P-North on September 27 before playing at WW/P-South on September 28 and at Lawrenceville on October 1. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
a major strength for PHS as she leads the team in kills and is second in assists. “We are running a 6-2, so Gillian sets when she is in the back row, which has been really important,” said Manhart. “When she gets up to the front row, then she goes back to hitting which she is used to. That was a little bit of a change this year, but she has adjusted really well to that position.” Another junior, Gwen Matsukawa, has adjusted well to moving up to the varsity level. “Gwen was on JV last year so after Rachel Cheng graduated we were looking for a setter, so she and Gillian share that setting responsibility,” said Manhart. “Gwen put in a lot of work over the offseason to be ready to be a varsity athlete and she has been doing really well.” Along the front row, junior Kim Cheng has emerged as a force. “Kim has been a varsity player since her freshman year; she is one of our power hitters now that we lost Anna Cao,” said Manhart. “Kim can play all around. She plays really great defense. She is a strong server so she has been a really key part of the team too.” A pair of seniors, Natalia Drobnjak and Viva Bell, are also key pieces of the puzzle for the Little Tigers. “Natalia is a libero, so her main job is defense; she leads the team in digs and she has a really great jump serve,” said Manhart. “Viva Bell didn’t get a lot of playing time last year. Now she is a starting outside. She is a really consistent player. She is solid, fills in nicely.” While Manhart is happy with how PHS has started, she is looking for more consistency going forward. “We will have our highs and lows,” said Manhart, whose team hosts WW/PNorth on September 27 before playing at WW/P-South on September 28 and at Lawrenceville on October 1. “I think more time on the court will help us get stronger and be a little more little productive on attack. We tend to have a really high attempts rate and a lower kills rate. We want to look at being more productive hitting. When we start getting into the more competitive part of our season and the postseason, we need to make sure we are productive.” —Bill Alden
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Junior Star Doran Making Noise on Defense, Helping PHS Field Hockey Produce 5-0 Start Lila Doran is determined to make noise on the back line this fall for the Princeton High field hockey team. “Being in the center of the field, I can see everything,” said junior defender Doran. “I try to direct the wing defenders and be a leader of communication.” Last Friday against visiting Allentown, PHS communicated well in the first half, stifling the Redbirds and taking a 1-0 lead into intermission. “I thought we managed that stress pretty well,” said Doran. “Basically our goal is to clear it to the sidelines and into space. We worked really well as a unit and we were communicating.” After the Little Tigers extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second half, things got a little more stressful after Allentown scored with 7:05 remaining in regulation to make it a one-goal contest. PHS, though, held the fort to earn a 2-1 victory. “T hat was a lit t le bit nerve-wracking but I think we just stayed pretty calm,” said Doran. “We know what to do under high pressure situations so it was keep our sticks down and get the ball out of there.” With the Little Tigers losing star defender Lily Leonard and star goalie Kate Rogers to graduation from last year’s team, there was pressure on Doran and the new faces on the back line to excel. “We lost a pretty central part of our defense,” said Doran. “We have had a really good start; I am proud of what we have been doing. We have a younger group.” PHS head coach Heather Serverson is proud of how Doran has been handling things in the back. “Lila is solid, she is smart,” said Serverson. “She makes really good decisions and she is a great communicator, especially with our less experienced defenders back there. She provides a consistency that turns out into a nice flow moving up the field as well. It helps all of us.” Junior goalie Grace Cooke has been solid in the cage, stepping into a starting role. “Grace has been working so hard and it is clearly paying off,” said Serverson of Cooke, who had seven saves in the win over Allentown. “She has been doing a phenomenal job in the cage. Last year she didn’t get in there a whole lot because we had Kate Rogers. This is her
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first varsity experience.” The Lit tle Tigers have been doing a good job of spreading the wealth at the offensive end. “We were just meshing really well together as a team; they are playing together as opposed to individuals and not relying on one particular player,” said Serverson who got goals from seniors Isabel Kinney and Emilia Ferrante against the Redbirds with senior Renee Hoevers picking up an assist. “We are really distributing the ball around to lots of players and changing our approach on our goal.” That balance is a product of a good team chemistry. “If a team gets along, it plays together,” added Serverson. “They clearly enjoy playing together.”
In Serverson’s view, PHS has the chance to enjoy a big season. “We need to keep working as hard as we have in practice, remain consistent, take it one game at a time, and not get too wrapped up on who we are playing,” said Serverson, whose team hosts Hamilton West on September 27, Hightstown on September 29, and Hopewell Valley on October 2. “As long as we play our game, I think we are going to be successful whatever that turns into.” Doran, for her part, sees success on the horizon for the Little Tigers. “We have had a great start,” said Doran. “I think we could go really far in the postseason as long as we keep the positivity up and continue to play as a team like we have been doing.” —Bill Alden
BACK STAGE: Princeton High field hockey player Lila Doran controls the ball in a game earlier this season. Junior defender Doran’s stellar work on the back line has helped PHS get off to a 5-0 start. In upcoming action, the Little Tigers host Hamilton West on September 27, Hightstown on September 29, and Hopewell Valley on October 2. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Going 1-1 Against Tough Foes in Trial by Fire, Hun Football Primed for Clash at Haverford S e e k i n g to te s t it s elf against tough competition this fall, the Hun School football team achieved that goal with its first two games. Hosting Cheshire Academy (Conn.) in its season opener on September 8, Hun rallied from a 14- 0 halftime deficit to pull out a 16-14 win. A week later, the Raiders headed to the midwest to face Steubenville High (Ohio), battling hard before succumbing 27-14. Hun head coach Todd Smith acknowledged that his squad got pushed hard by the two formidable foes. “The first two weeks were a lot more physical than what we are used to,” said Smith, who is his fifth season guiding the Raiders. “Since I have been here, those are the two most physical games we have had. We got baptized by fire there early this season.” Smith liked the fire displayed by his players in the opener against Cheshire as it pulled out a thriller. “We never even had a scrimmage
this year; we just went from practice to our first game,” said Smith. “It took the kids a couple of quarters to figure it out a little bit, the speed, the tempo and to get their feet underneath them. In the second half, I thought we responded really well.” Senior star running back and North Carolina commit Josh Henderson led the spirited response, scoring one touchdown on a 25-yard run and adding a second score on a 53-yard pass play from junior quarterback Logan Clouse. “We are breaking in a new offensive line and we have a new quarterback so we have put the brunt of it on Josh’s shoulders,” said Smith. “He is doing a good job. He had a much better second half against Cheshire than his first half. We were just super excited to see him pick up where he left off last year.” Clouse’s progress at QB has been exciting to Smith. “Logan is doing a good job
LOGAN’S RUN: Hun School quarterback Logan Clouse takes off for a run in recent action. Junior transfer Clouse has helped Hun get off to a 1-1 start. The Raiders play at the Haverford School (Pa.) on September 29. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
managing the game for us, getting us in and out of the huddle, and getting us on the right play call,” said Smith. “We expect him to get better with each week that goes by.” In the win over Cheshire, senior middle linebacker Ryan Parris helped keep Hun in the game. “Ryan really solidified things and made some big plays early on for us that prevented the score from getting out of reach,” said Smith. The big trip to Ohio helped Hun solidify team bonds. “It was a great experience for our kids; we took a bus the night before, stayed in a hotel, woke up the next day and went to play the game,” said Smith. “There were roughly 7,000 people at the game watching, which was great. Our kids got to see what public school football looks like in Ohio. It is a different world for them with cheerleaders, a marching band, a big stadium, and a jumbotron.” While the Raiders had a rough first half, falling behind 21-7 by intermission, they kept fighting to the final gun. “Steubenville had a great game plan; they wore us down and our kids were tired but in the fourth quarter, we had a chance,” said Smith. “We were down 13 in the fourth quarter and ended up having the ball inside the 30 three separate times and came away with 0 points. We watched the film and we saw that we left some points on the field. We have to do a better job of executing.” Going forward, Smith is focusing on getting his team to execute the basics. “I don’t think we have ever had this many new faces, so as coaches we have to learn when to dial it back and just concentrate on what we need,” said Smith. “We might not be able to get everything we want in a game so we need to make sure that we are really good at what we need to do.” Smith knows his team will be in another really good battle this Saturday as the Raiders play at the Haverford School (Pa.). “We are going to take this week to work on the things we need to work on and at the same time get our bodies ready and healthy,” said Smith, whose team had a bye week with no game scheduled for September 22. “We know that historically they are a good program. We are looking forward to getting ready for them and preparing for a good football game.” —Bill Alden
Hun Girls’ Soccer Headed in Right Direction As Veterans, Newcomers Beginning to Jell Eve n t houg h t h e Hu n School girls’ soccer team dropped a 1-0 nail-biter at Monroe High last Saturday, Joanna Hallac saw her squad’s performance as a step forward. “I thought we played a much more consistent game than we did against PDS (a 3-2 loss on September 13); it was a much better 80 minutes,” said Hun head coach Hallac, whose team moved to 2-2 with the setback. “We were moving the ball around well, combining, and playing quick. Defensively, we were more consistent. There were a few breakdowns but Leah [Sutphen] came up with some saves. Our defense made some good stops. It could have gone either way; it was a very evenly matched game.” Reflecting on the first two weeks of the season, Hallac believes Hun is moving in the right direction. “We have a tough schedule and I am pretty pleased with 2-2 right now,” said Hallac. “I feel like we are getting better. The younger players and the new players are starting to jell a little bit. We are starting to get used to new positions, new players, and a new system.” Senior forward Bryonna “Breezy” Worthy has gotten off to a blazing start with four goals in the Raiders’ first four games, including two in the loss to PDS. “When she came to us sophomore year, she had got by on her speed and her ability to strike the ball; we really worked with her over the past two years on getting her to understand the game and now she is one of the smartest players out there,” said Hallac. “She understands how to move off the ball and how to work with her teammates in a way that she just didn’t have when she came to us. It has made her a much more dangerous player and one that is poised to make a really big splash this season in terms of goals. She has been playing great.” The smart play of junior Nicole in the midfield has been another big plus for Hun. “I have been really happy with Nicole, she just keeps surprising us with how much she keeps improving,” said Hallac. “Her ability to not only see the field and distribute but her ability to take on people one on one has been a real positive for us. She is getting more used to the newer players and starting to play with them a little more which I think is going to be even better for us.”
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Two of those new players, junior transfers Lea Tarzy and Allie Cowan, are already making their presence felt. “Lea has been on an academy team this year; she was at Shawnee High before coming to us,” said Hallac, noting that Tarzy committed to attend Bucknell University and play for its women’s soccer program. “She came in just in time to get into the PDS game. I think once she starts connecting with the players a little more off the field and on the field, she will really be making a major impact for us playing in the middle with Nicole. Allie Cowan, whose brother Devon is a lacrosse player here, decided to come to Hun this year. Both of them have added a lot of depth and a big spark for us in the middle.” Hun has been getting a
spark from freshmen Olivia D’Aulerio and Kiki Mauer. “O l i v i a h a d f a n t a s t i c speed, which is something that we need,” said Hallac. “Breezy has it in spurts but Olivia has it more for longer distances. That provides something on the flank for us that we haven’t had in the midfield for a while. Kiki sees the game well; she is definitely starting to adjust to the speed of play and the different levels.” With Hun slated to play at Pennington on September 25 and at East Brunswick High on S eptember 29, Hallac believes her team is primed to take things to a higher level. “We have got the potential, we have got the ability to do it if everyone is showing and doing what they need to do,” said Hallac. “We are trying to keep getting better every time we step on the field.” —Bill Alden
WORTHY COMPETITOR: Hun School girls’ soccer player Bryonna “Breezy” Worthy controls the ball in a game earlier this season. Senior forward Worthy scored four goals in Hun’s first four games as the Raiders have gotten off to a 2-2 start. Hun was slated to play at Pennington on September 25 and at East Brunswick High on September 29. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Field Hockey: M.C. Shea starred in a losing cause as Hun fell 6-0 at Montgomery High last Saturday. Senior goal Shea made 29 saves as the Raiders dropped to 1-3. Hun plays at Lawrence High on September 27. ——— Boys’ Soccer: Unable to get its offense going, Hun fell 5-0 to Pennington on September 25. The Raiders, now 1-3, host Stem- to-Civics Charter School on September 27, George School (Pa.) on September 29, and Life Center Academy on October 2. ——— Girls’ Tennis: Sophia Lin and Jackie Drozd came up big as Hun competed in the preliminary rounds at the Mercer County Tournament last Monday. Lin advanced to the semifinals at first singles as did Drozd at third singles. The Raiders will wrap up play in the MCT on September 27 at the Mercer County Park tennis complex.
Pennington Football: Dante Wilson and Brandon West starred as Pennington defeated Montclair Kimberley 48-21 last Saturday. Wilson rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while West passed for 189 yards and three touchdowns for the Red Raiders, who improved to 2-1. Pennington plays at Pingry on September 29. ——— Boys’ Soccer: Spreading the wealth offensively, Pennington defeated Germantown Academy (Pa.) 5-0 last Thursday. Ian Albuquerque, Jack Borden, Ousmane Gueye, Nicolas Herrias, and Luis Paul each scored goals to help the Red Raiders improve to 3-1. Pennington plays at Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on September 29 and at Princeton Day School on October 1.
PDS Field Hockey: A late rally fell short as PDS lost 4-2 to Blair Academy last Saturday. The Panthers, who moved to 3-1 with the defeat, play at Lawrenceville on September 27 and at the Shipley School (Pa.) on September 29 before hosting
Pennington on October 1. ——— B o y s’ S o c c e r : We s l e y Leggett had a big day to help PDS defeat Blair 5-3 last Saturday. Senior forward a n d C o n n e c t i c u t- b o u n d Leggett scored three goals as the Panthers improved to 3-2-1. PDS plays at Lawrenceville on September 27 and at Gill St. Bernard’s on September 29 before hosting Pennington on October 1. ——— Girls’ Tennis: Grace Marshall provided a highlight as PDS played in the preliminary rounds at the Mercer Count y Tournament last Monday. Senior Marshall advanced to the semifinals at third singles. The final rounds in the MCT are slated for September 27 at the Mercer County Park tennis complex.
Stuart Field Hockey: Catherine Martin and Bey-Shana Clark each scored goal goals to help Stuart defeat Hamilton West 2-0 last Wednesday. The Tartans, who improved to 3-1 with the victory, are slated to host S olebur y School (Pa.) on September 28 before playing at Sacred Heart Academy (Pa.) on October 1. ——— Volleyball: Nearly forcing a third game, Stuart fell 2-0 to WW/P-South last Monday. After losing the first game 25-4, the Tartans narrowed the gap to 25-17 in the second. Stuart, now 0-5, is slated to play at Blair Academy on September 26, at George School (Pa.) on September 28, and at WW/P-North on October 1.
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In opening day action in the Princeton Junior Football League’s ( PJFL) senior division (ages 11-14) last Sunday, Small World Cafe defeated PBA-130 2012. Alex Brackin led the way on offense for Small World with two touchdown passes to Nico Cucchi. Isaiah Nazario also snagged a TD catch and made several stops on defense. For PBA, Alex Winters caught touchdown passes from Ben Walden and Aiden Liao. Basil Rieger added an interception. Trattoria Procaccini beat The Majesk i Fou ndat ion 50 27. Will Brandt starred for Trattoria Procaccini, tallying four touchdowns. Corey Woodson, Jack Davidge, Tarak Jayachandran, and Patrick Suryanarayan also scored touchdowns for the victors. Petrone Associates defeated Pure 32-6 as Jeremy Salade threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two scores. Drew Pianka ran a touchdown and had an interception while Jett Branagh caught a TD in the win. For Pure, Julian Liao threw a touchdown pass to Jake Richter to account for its score. In PJFL junior division games (ages 8-10), Microbilt won 32-6 over the Narragansett Bay Broncos. Lee Miele, Owen Reece, and Jacob Reece all scored rushing touchdowns for Microbilt while Matthew Brophy and Ray
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Field Hockey: Displaying a balanced attack, L awrenceville defeated Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) 6-0 last Saturday. Meg Barnes, Kiera Duffy, Meg Hillman, Olivia Koch, Audrey Lazar, and Lydia Wilcox all scored goals to help the Big Red improve to 4-2. Lawrenceville plays at Germantown Academy (Pa.) on September 26 before hosting Princeton Day School on September 27.
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PHS Football: Digging a 21-0 hole in the first quar ter against visiting Hamilton West last Saturday, PHS never recovered on the way to losing 57-0 to the Hornets. The Little Tigers, now 0-3, host Cherry Hill East on September 29. G i rl s’ S o c c e r : Morgan Beamer scored a goal in a losing cause as PHS fell 2-1
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ALL IN: Princeton Day School girls’ soccer player Ali Surace, right, battles for the ball in recent action. Last Saturday, freshman midfielder Surace tallied a goal to help PDS defeat Blair Academy 4-1. Brianna Astbury, Ariana Jones, and Brooke Smukler also scored in the contest as the Panthers improved to 4-1-1. In upcoming action, PDS plays at Lawrenceville on September 27 and at the Shipley School (Pa.) on September 29. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Obituaries Herbert Irving Abelson Herbert Abelson, a longtime resident of Princeton, died September 9, 2018 in Cary, North Carolina, following complications of dementia. He was 92. He was born January 13, 1926 in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Rose
and Maxwell Abelson. He attended local public schools and Clark University. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Maryland in 1952. He married Fay Huffman, a fellow student, in 1953. He spent three years at a research facility of the Department of the Army, h o u s e d at T h e G e or g e Washington University. He directed several studies featuring new procedures for debriefing refugees from eastern European countries,
Memorial for Edythe Click Mom, I miss you and think of you every day since you left us on February 7th, 2018. You were brilliant and compassionate. You achieved so much in your lifetime. From your early days as an exceptional working mom you taught me to always work hard and achieve my dreams. You are incredibly missed by your family and friends. I love you mom, today and every day. You give me strength to carry on. Happy peaceful birthday in heaven, September 22nd. Your forever grateful daughter, Rhonda Mace
and he developed tests for selecting personnel for the newly organized Army Special Forces. In 1956, Dr. Abelson and family moved to Princeton to join Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) as Chief Psychologist and later as a Vice President and Director. Dr. Abelson became one of the key social science researchers during the post-war period to apply principles from the academic social sciences and statistics to the practice of commercial survey research. He was also active his entire career in professional associations. In 1963, Dr. Abelson was appointed to a National Academy of Sciences study group in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The subject was civil defense in the Cold War, an area in which Dr. Abelson had conducted and reported relevant research. In 1966, Dr. Abelson went to Vietnam for CBS News, to organize the first nongovernmental wartime survey of the civilian population of South Vietnam. The study for CBS News was conducted in 1967, and was the subject of a CBS broadcast. In 1969 Dr. Abelson resigned from ORC to cofound Response Analysis Corporation ( R AC ), an applied research firm conducting inquiries for government, not-for-profit, and for-profit firms. Of particular importance were several national
surveys conducted for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the U.S. Department of Energy. These studies utilized new applied research methodologies. In 1993, Dr. Abelson accepted an appointment at the Woodrow Wilson School of Pr inceton Universit y. There he spent ten years teaching courses in survey methods and consulting with faculty and students. He authored a well-known textbook entitled Persuasion, How Opinions and Attitude s are Changed (1959 ) . Persuasion was translated into several languages. A second edition was published in 1971. Dr. Abelson loved fishing, card playing, collecting wine, playing harmonica, and collecting matchbook covers. He traveled extensively with his wife and family, and visited Long Beach Island for 40 summers. He was a member of the Jewish Center of Princeton and a Trustee of McCarter Theatre. He was active in the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, Princeton Community Television Committee, Commu-
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friends. She gave generously to numerous United Methodist Mission projects, as well as many Camphill initiatives. Predeceased by her parents, she is survived by her husband, Carl; her son, Peter Hans Schulze; and her daughter and son-in-law, Anastasia and Eric Littlepage. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, N.J. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 10 a.m. Flowers or a contribution to Four Winds Community, 32 Colburn Road, Temple, NH 03084 will be appreciated.
Cynthia was born and raised in Princeton, where she graduated from Princeton High School. She retired from Princeton Hospital in 2002, after 32 years of dedicated service as the Office Manager of Human Resources. She was a fashion designer, seamstress, wedding coordinator, artist, and the founder of Concoctions Inc. Cynthia enjoyed shopping, and loved to do yard sales, where she provided quality and beautiful merchandise at affordable prices. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she served on the Ladies’ Guild. She was very active in the Princeton Senior Club. She provided many services to the community as a Notary. As the CEO/Founder of Concoctions Inc. she created beautiful unique gift items, specializing in sports teams’ memorabilia. Cynthia’s memory will be cherished by her devoted husband of 50 years, Gilbert I. Fisher; and her son, Scotty G. Fisher (Catherine). She is also survived by her sisters, Shirlene Wells of Yardley, PA, and Gail Olivia Everett (Robin) of Princeton; and her brother, Elisha James White Jr. (Michele) of Stockbridge, GA. She had three godchildren: Silas Massey Jr., Cheyenne MenCynthia Mangum dez, and Robin Lee Everett Jr.; White Fisher dear friends Karen J. Marrow Cynthia Mangum White Fish- and William and Suzie Johner, 73, affectionately known son; and a special niece Kelly as “Chip,” passed away on Wells-Hodges. She also leaves Thursday, September 20, sur- to mourn uncles, aunts, nieces, rounded by her loving family, at nephews, and many cousins. Penn Medicine Princeton MediFuneral services will be held cal Center, after a courageous Monday, October 1 at First battle with health issues. She Baptist Church of Princeton. was born on July AN 12, 1945 to Viewing EPISCOPAL PARISH at 9 until 11 a.m., the late Olivia Mangum White funeral services starting at 11 Trinity Church SundayHoly Week and Elisha James White Sr. She a.m. Reverend Carlton Branswas preceded in8:00 death byHoly her Eucharist, I &a.m. Easter Schedule comb will Rite be officiating. Servicsisters, Beverly and Education 9:00 Ann a.m. White Christian for by AllHughes Ages Funeral es provided Mahasin Rashada (Patricia Wednesday, March 23 10:00 a.m. Ann Holy Eucharist, Rite II Home. White). Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm 5:00 Evensong withPrayers Communion following Holyp.m. Eucharist, Rite II with for Healing, 5:30 pm
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MUSIC LESSONS: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. CALL TODAY! FARRINGTON’S MUSIC, Montgomery (609) 9248282; West Windsor (609) 897-0032, www.farringtonsmusic.com
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OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon
tf Street:credit Approximately 950 or square • Deadline: 2pm TuesdayHOPEWELL • Payment: All ads must be pre-paid, Cash, card, check. COMMERCIAL for feet of private office suite. Suite has 09-05-4t RUMMAGE Saturday, rent: word 1400 SF, 15 $2,500/mo. Includes 4 offices. Located across from Princ• 25SALE: words or less: $15.00 • each add’l cents • Surcharge: $15.00 for ads greater than 60 words in length.07-25-19 eton municipal building. $1,700/ September 29, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, APARTMENT FOR RENT: NNN. Contact Jonathan Lamond • 3 weeks: $40.00NJ.• 4 weeks: $50.00 • 6 weeks: $72.00 • 6 month and annual discount rates month rent. Utilities included. Email available. HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Mother of God Orthodox Church, Lawrenceville, 4 room, 1 bath, (609) 947-0769. recruitingwr@gmail.com Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, 904 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 2nd floor apt.•Private 07-18-tf OFFICES home, separate Ads with line spacing: $20.00/inch • all bold type: $10.00/week WITHface PARKING trim, rotted wood, power washing, 09-26 NJ. Baked goods, children’s books/ author autographing, face painting, homeade crafts, dolls, toys, kitchen utensils, furniture, odds & ends. All are welcome! Rain date Oct. 6. www. mogoca.org 09-26 FLEA MARKET: RAIN OR SHINE!! Sunday September 30, 8 -1 at Princeton Elks Club, 354 Route 518, Skillman, near Route 601 (Great Road). If it is raining we will be inside! There will be many people selling: antiques, vintage, art, linen, jewelry, clothes, furniture, tools, household, etc. If you would like to sell your items, show up on the 30th any time after 7:00 & pay $15 for a space, or $25 for 2 spaces. For more info: Call (609) 466-9813. 09-26 YARD SALE: 68 Westerly Road, Princeton. Sunday September 30, 10-1. Rain date Sunday October 7. 09-26 ART GARAGE SALE: More than 100 paintings, prints & posters still available. Another sale coming soon. For details & contact for an appointment see the new & updated website www.princetonartsale.com
09-26 CONTRERAS PAINTING: Interior, exterior, wallpaper removal, deck staining. 16 years experience. Fully insured, free estimates. Call (609) 954-4836; ronythepainter@ live.com 09-05-4t LIVE–IN ELDER CARE AVAILABLE: Compassionate caregiver with over 30 years experience. Own transportation, references available. (609) 883-0296. 09-05-4t HOUSE CLEANING: Good experience and references. English speaking. Please call Iwona at (609) 9472958. 09-05-4t
HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168.
HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com
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CARPENTRY: General Contracting in Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf PRINCETON: Sunny 2-bedroom. Mid-Century Modern with cathedral ceiling, built-in bookcases & extensive use of natural woods. Oak floors, spotlighting, central AC. French doors to private balcony terrace. Modern kitchen & bath. Western Section, walk to Nassau St. & train. Off-street parking. (609) 924-4332. tf PRINCETON: Large, private, onebedroom apartment on Princeton estate. Magnificent gardens, bright, elegant, newly redone. 18 windows, expansive views. New luxury kitchen, granite countertops. Washer-dryer, recessed spotlights, large closets, AC, Italian tile floors. Parking. (609) 924-4332. tf
HOUSECLEANER/ BABYSITTER available Monday-Friday, 9-3. Has own transportation. Speaks English. Pet friendly. Can help with organizing or eldercare. (609) 635-2588. 09-19-3t SEEKING TEMPORARY SINGLE ROOM OR LONG TERM ONE-BEDROOM/TWO- BEDROOM RENTAL: Early retired gentleman of arts & antiques, substance & good taste, his books, few art pieces & plants (no family or pets), need to immediately relocate, to a temporary single room or long term one-bedroom/twobedroom private space (with decentsize closets), in a well maintained home, cottage, or ranch house, in a quiet residential setting, within 10 miles or so from Princeton. Long term commitment is offered & desired. If your house is on the market, please do not respond. (I do not wish to keep packing & moving again soon!) (609) 731-1120. 09-26-3t COMMERCIAL SPACE: Office Suite Available for Sublet Featuring: •up to 1,967 square feet •6 rooms+storage area •$14/square foot+$286 electric fee •available thru 12/2019 •furnished with phones, security camera, desks & chairs if desired •Location: 700-block State Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 •For more details, please call (609) 212-2111. 09-26-3t
“I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home for a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories."
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Prune shrubs, mulch, cut grass, weed, leaf clean up and removal. Call (609) 9541810; (609) 833-7942. 09-05-13t TOWN TOPICS CLASSIFIEDS GETS TOP RESULTS! Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to ALL of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. CALL (609) 924-2200 EXT. 10 FOR MORE DETAILS. tf I BUY ALL KINDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 08-29-19
painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 07-04-19 J.O. PAINTING & HOME IMPROVEMENTS: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. 20 years experience. Call (609) 305-7822. 08-08-19 SUPERIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES: Experienced in all residential home repairs. Free Estimate/References/ Insured. (908) 966-0662 or www. superiorhandymanservices-nj.com 08-15/10-31
For Sale By Owner Sale of studio condo in the sought after in Windrow Retirement Community in Princeton, NJ. Luxurious 620 square feet with lots of light. New ceramic floors through main living area. More info on Windrows Retirement Community can be observed on their web site, www. princetonwindrows.com , for all the amenities. $180,000 Please contact owner, Ms. Pierce: (215) 601-2056
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KATIES POND ROAD • PRINCETON Owen ‘Jones’ Toland $2,795,000 CallawayHenderson.com/id/1004582616
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JOES LANDSCAPING INC. OF PRINCETON Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs Commercial/Residential Over 30 Years of Experience •Fully Insured •Free Consultations Email: joeslandscapingprinceton@ gmail.com Text (only) (609) 638-6846 Office (609) 216-7936 Princeton References •Green Company HIC #13VH07549500 05-16-19 TK PAINTING: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Front door and window refinishing. Excellent references. Free estimates. Call (609) 947-3917 04-04/09-26 BUYING: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, cameras, silver, costume & fine jewelry. Guitars & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 306-0613. 12-31-18 AWARD WINNING SLIPCOVERS Custom fitted. Pillows, cushions, table linens, window treatments, and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 04-25-19 ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 12-31-18
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RUMMAGE SALE: Saturday, September 29, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, Mother of God Orthodox Church, 904 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ. Baked goods, children’s books/ author autographing, face painting, homeade crafts, dolls, toys, kitchen utensils, furniture, odds & ends. All are welcome! Rain date Oct. 6. www. mogoca.org 09-26 FLEA MARKET: RAIN OR SHINE!! Sunday September 30, 8 -1 at Princeton Elks Club, 354 Route 518, Skillman, near Route 601 (Great Road). If it is raining we will be inside! There will be many people selling: antiques, vintage, art, linen, jewelry, clothes, furniture, tools, household, etc. If you would like to sell your items, show up on the 30th any time after 7:00 & pay $15 for a space, or $25 for 2 spaces. For more info: Call (609) 466-9813. 09-26 YARD SALE: 68 Westerly Road, Princeton. Sunday September 30, 10-1. Rain date Sunday October 7. 09-26 ART GARAGE SALE: More than 100 paintings, prints & posters still available. Another sale coming soon. For details & contact for an appointment see the new & updated website www.princetonartsale.com 09-26
ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has good English, own transportation. 25 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188. 09-05-4t APARTMENT FOR RENT: Lawrenceville, NJ. 4 room, 1 bath, 2nd floor apt. Private home, separate entrance, attic storage, use of yard, enclosed porch, covered patio & grill, self-controlled HVAC. No smoking or pets, 1 mo. security, available immediately. $1,400/mo. plus utilities. (609) 575-0463. 09-26 CONTRERAS PAINTING: Interior, exterior, wallpaper removal, deck staining. 16 years experience. Fully insured, free estimates. Call (609) 954-4836; ronythepainter@ live.com 09-05-4t LIVE–IN ELDER CARE AVAILABLE: Compassionate caregiver with over 30 years experience. Own transportation, references available. (609) 883-0296. 09-05-4t HOUSE CLEANING: Good experience and references. English speaking. Please call Iwona at (609) 9472958. 09-05-4t HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf
HOPEWELL COMMERCIAL for rent: 1400 SF, $2,500/mo. Includes NNN. Contact Jonathan Lamond (609) 947-0769. 07-18-tf
On a tree-lined street this charming house feels warm and welcoming. The enclosed front porch leads to a sunny living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen and half bath. Upstairs 3 bedrooms and full bath. In addition there is a finished third floor which can be used as an office or playroom. A pleasing house offered at a very pleasing price. $249,000
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HOUSECLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, great references, reliable with own transportation. Weekly & bi-weekly cleaning. Green cleaning available. Susan, (732) 8733168. 08-01-9t
HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf
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HOME IMPROVEMENT: Princeton based general contractor. Small & large construction work, framing, drywall finished to paint, tile, kitchens, baths, decks & handyman items. References, licensed & insured. Immediate response, Steve (609) 613-0197. 09-26 CARPENTRY: General Contracting in Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732. tf PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf
You can’t buy this coat at a local department store, but it will shield your valuable evergreens from fierce and frosty winter winds. Azalea, Rhododendron, Holly, Southern Magnolia, Andromeda, Laurel, Leyland Cypress, and similar species are especially susceptible. Frozen ground inhibits the intake of water through the roots, while icy winds accelerate the process of transpiration (the passage of water out of a plant in the form of vapor) through leaves and stems, resulting in a wilting and browning condition known as “winter kill.” Roots: A strong root system is vital to maintaining happy, healthy, sustainable plants. Fall bio-fertilization for your key trees will encourage root growth and give them additional protection and a “head start” for spring. Water: Be sure your most prized trees and shrubs go into winter with ample moisture. Winter-proofing (with anti-desiccant spray) on evergreen leaves and stems forms a colorless, wax-like film, which reduces excessive water loss but does not cut off oxygen and sunshine. Therefore, there is no inhibition of plant growth. Ideally, plantings should be sprayed with an anti-desiccant material once in early to mid winter. Naturally, anti-desiccant spraying is environmentally friendly and safe for your garden and community. Call WOODWINDS at (609) 924-3500 or email us at treecare@woodwinds.biz now to protect your prize evergreens this winter. “Those who plant a tree are happy for a day. Those who care for a tree are happy for a lifetime.”
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478 Strocks Grove Rd., U. Blk. Eddy, PA Kurfiss.com/1002036822 $789,000 4BR/3.1BA 4,358SF 10.07AC Carriage House Michael J. Strickland: 610.324.1457
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Princeton Office – $1,600/mo. 2nd floor with PARKING. Available now. Princeton Office – $2,200/mo. 5-rooms with powder room. Front-toback on 1st floor. Available now. Princeton – $1,650/mo. 1 BR, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen. Available now. Princeton – $1,700/mo. 1 BR, 1 new bathroom, LR, dining area, kitchen, new carpet. Available now. Princeton Apt. – $1,900/mo. 2nd floor apt. 1 BR, 1 bath, LR, kitchen. Available now. Princeton Address-$2,650/mo. Montgomery Twp. Blue Ribbon Schools. 3 BR, 2.5 bath townhouse. Fully furnished. Available now. Princeton – $3,400/mo. Stunning 2 BR, 2 bath apartment. Terrific Nassau Street location. Available now.
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Employment Opportunities in the Princeton Area HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED IN PRINCETON: Duties include housecleaning, folding/ironing clothes & occasional lunch prep/other assistance for disabled mother. 3-5 days/week. Flexible hours to accommodate parent w/ child in school. Lisa (203) 213-0812. 09-12-3t
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Come see this attractive top floor condominium with cathedral ceilings in living and dining rooms, skylights and fireplace. Two bedrooms, two full baths, floored attic. Stay cool in the Association pool, enjoy fun on the tennis court. In a most convenient Lawrenceville location comfort and convenience at a most attractive price. $189,500
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4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 609-924-5400
4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 609-924-5400
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NEW PRICE PRINCETON $1,999,000 Built on campus in 1874 as lodging for University guests, this beautiful house then became home to three of the college’s earliest eating clubs. Moved in 1908 to one of Princeton’s most sought-after residential streets, near downtown and campus. The kitchen, breakfast area and bathrooms have been totally renovated, and a glass walled family room added. Four BR’s, 3 1/2 baths plus three useable rooms and large storage space on third floor. Move-in condition. Full house generator. Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)
NEW LISTING
BEAUTIFUL HOPEWELL HOME HOPEWELL
$729,000
Traditional farmhouse-style home offers 21st century ease and appeal. Spacious open floor plan, modern fundamentals, handsome finishes, and walls of windows provide breath-taking views of the landscape!
PRINCETON
$1,129,000
Charming updated center hall Colonial features family room with a fireplace, 4 BRs including master ensuite and beautiful landscaping. Gourmet eat-in-kitchen with granite countertops and custom cabinetry.
Denise Varga 609-439-3605 (cell)
Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
FALL YARD SALE All Proceeds Benefit:
NEW PRICE PRINCETON
Saturday, September 29th 9 Am – 1 pm
$829,000
This 4 bedroom and 2.5 bath center hall Colonial has been meticulously renovated to include several new updates. Near Princeton University and downtown! Maintain width of dot/marks with base of i
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Puneet Sinha 917-855-9082 (cell)
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COLDWELL BANKER NEW CONTRUCTION
LITTLEBROOK
MaGNIFICENT
Princeton | 5 / 5+ | $1,988,000 148 Herrontown Road
Princeton | 6 / 5.5 | $1,288,000 76 Roper Road
Cranbury Twp | 4/4.5 | $1,099,999 7 Shady Brook Lane
Heidi A. Hartmann Search 1001918472 on CBHomes.com
Linda Li Search 1002079036 on CBHomes.com
Deanna Anderson Search 1001987646 on CBHomes.com
RIVERSEDGE
STUNNING
OPEN SUNDaY 1 TO 4
Montgomery Twp | 5 / 4.5 | $1,080,000 25 Woodland Drive
Hamilton Twp | 4 / 3.5 | $799,900 125 Merrick Road
Hopewell Twp | 4 / 4 | $799,900 75 Van Dyke Road
Elizabeth Zuckerman / Stephanie Will Search 1001939878 on CBHomes.com
William Chulamanis Search 1000362048 on CBHomes.com
William Chulamanis Search 1000406252 on CBHomes.com
NEW LISTING
NEWLY PRICED
HUNTERS RUN
Monroe Township | 3 / 3 | $535,000 164 Diamond Spring Drive
West Windsor Twp | 4 / 2+ | $749,000 4 Sunset Court
Hamilton Twp | 3 / 3 | $462,000 112 Monte Carlo Drive
Barbara Iskowitz Search 1006069122 on CBHomes.com
Heidi A. Hartmann Search 1001529176 on CBHomes.com
Maureen Troiano Search 1002357330 on CBHomes.com
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