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Volume LXXII, Number 51

Littlebrook School Helps HomeFront Families . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Liverman, Howard Depart Princeton Council . . . . 10 Annual Patriots Week Events . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The “Living Folklore” of Bing Crosby . . . . . . 15 NJSO Presents Innovative Messiah . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dyevich’s Heroics Help PHS Girls’ Hoops Stun HoVal in Season Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sophomore Tennant Emerging as Star for PHS Boys’ Swimming . . . . 32

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Referendum Vote: “Yes”; Clerk Certifies Results; Next Steps Uncertain

With the last absentee and provisional ballots counted, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office yesterday declared the December 11 Princeton Public Schools (PPS) $26.9 million facilities bond referendum vote official, with a final updated tally of 2,262 (57.1 percent) in favor and 1,671 (42.49 percent) opposed.

In a message sent out to the community last week, PPS Superintendent Steve Cochrane stated that the referendum would be supporting “a variety of critical upgrades” in the schools. “Consistent with the goals of our strategic plan, the projects funded by the referendum will help to ensure safe, secure, and healthy learning environments for all of our students and staff,” he said.

From an original proposal of almost $130 million scaled down in response to significant community concern over the bond’s tax impact, the approved project will include safety, security, and HVAC upgrades in all the schools and the creation of four additional classrooms at Princeton High School (PHS), along with a new dining center on the main floor, increased space for athletics, and improved space for counseling.

It will not include a new 5/6 school and further expansion of the PHS building, which were originally cited as important needs to reduce overcrowding and to accommodate growing enrollment, but were eliminated from the original proposal. (The date of the referendum vote was delayed from Election Day, November 6, to December 11 as the Board of Education (BOE) continued to revise its original plan.)

The approved referendum projects will get underway early in the new year, but as for further construction plans — the possibility has been raised of another facilities referendum next fall — the next steps for the district are not clear.

The 2,262-1,671 vote margin was certainly a clear affirmation for the proposal, but only 18.67 percent of registered voters turned out, and the opposition to further debt and larger tax increases remains strong.

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Google To Open Lab on Palmer Square

Princeton is the latest location for a research facility to be opened by media giant Google. On Tuesday afternoon, Princeton University and Google announced the creation of a new artificial intelligence lab, to be led by two computer science professors and be based in offices at 1 Palmer Square.

According to information from the University, the lab will start with a small number of faculty members, graduate and undergraduate researchers, recent graduates, and software engineers. Professors Elad Hazan and Yoram Singer, who will split their time working for Google and the University, have been collaborating with Google for several years.

The work in the lab will focus on a discipline within artificial intelligence known as machine learning, in which computers learn from existing information and develop the ability to draw conclusions and make decisions in new situations that were not in the original data, according to the University’s website. Examples include speech recognition systems and self-driving cars that process complex visual cues.

The work will build on recent advances

by Hazan, Singer, and colleagues in optimization methods for machine learning to improve their speed and

accuracy while reducing the required computing power.

“We feel it’s a great opportunity, both for machine learning theorists at Princeton to benefit from exposure to real-world computing problems, and for Google to benefit from long-term, unconstrained academic research that Google may incorporate into future products,” said Singer.

Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said the lab will add to the energy already generated by the private co-working space Tigerlabs, and the University’s eHub. “It’s exciting to see this building upon the existing innovation ecosystem that has been growing in Princ-

eton,” she said, adding, “Central Princeton is a great place for companies to come who want the proximity to the researchers at the University, and a location that has a real sense of place.”

The new lab is expected to begin operating next month.

The announcement on the University’s website says that the type of work to be done at the lab has deep roots in Princeton, starting from the work of John von Neumann, a visiting faculty member before moving to the Institute for Advanced Study. Von Neumann is also the founder of game theory, which is relevant to the current work. The Continued on Page 4

Princeton University Environment Experts Weigh in On Climate Change, Earth’s Future

At the end of last month, the Trump administration released the federal government’s 1,656-page climate report, the Fourth National Climate Assessment, warning of dire consequences that could occur from climate change.

Princeton University climate experts Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs and the Princeton Environmental Institute, and Denise Mauzerall, professor of civil and environmental engineering and pub-

lic and international affairs, agreed with most of the report’s findings. President Trump did not.

“The Obama administration took climate change seriously and implemented a variety of policies that put the United States on a path to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 2628 percent below 2005 levels by 2025,” said Mauzerall. “President Trump is in the process of rolling back all of these Continued on Page 12

BEAUTY IN FLIGHT: This Great Blue Heron was spotted at Lake Carnegie, one of Princeton’s most open and natural spaces and home to a variety of wildlife . Nature enthusiasts share their favorite area open spaces in this week’s Town Talk on page 6 .

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Littlebrook School Reaches Out, Helps HomeFront Families in Need Over the past year, Littlebrook Elementary School ( LB ) has become the goto provider for emergency needs for children and families at HomeFront ( HF), helping to break the cycles of homelessness and poverty.

“It’s a beautiful friendship with Littlebrook,” said HF Family Campus Volunteer Coordinator Heather Tuller.

“It’s a beautiful partnership that continues to bloom and flourish, a gift to both communities.”

“It’s like the red tele phone,” Tuller said in des cr ibing t he con nect ion that’s developed between HomeFront and LB. “When there’s an emergency with a family, we can call Littlebrook. Our friends there are magnificent at rising to the occasion and supporting our efforts.”

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HF Support Services Liaison Liza Peck commented on the “amazing network of Princeton kids, parents, and teachers in suppor t of HomeFront. We let the te ach e r s k n ow p a r t i c u lar needs that our families have, and they quickly get the word out — within a day or two, the needs are met.”

She continued, “For example, we have a young woman living in our Family Preservation Center who recently gave birth prematurely to twins. This wonderful network gathered clothing and supplies so that the overwhelmed young mother needed to worry only about caring for her babies. There have been many stories like this one. The response from the community has been unbelievable. Many are telling us how happy they are to find a way to connect on a more personal level with families in need.”

LB kindergarten teacher Melissa O’Donnell got involved during the past year, and she has enlisted her son and daughter, third-grade twins, to help with the endeavor. Her whole kindergarten class has also gotten involved.

“We get HomeFront requests for different families, both individual and bulk requests,” she said. Most of the children are on HF’s Ewing campus near the Trenton-Mercer Airport, where about 38 families live, usually for about two or three months at a time, during periods of trial and transition in their lives.

O’Donnell and her children go to HF to deliver supplies about twice a month.

Bulk donations are received at the Lawrenceville HF location donations dock at 1880 Princeton Avenue.

Last summer O’Donnell got the word that three HF teenagers were hoping to go on a two-week camping trip, and she was able to round up the necessary sleeping bags, sunscreen, bathing suits, and other camping essentials for the children.

O’ D o n n e l l ’s d a u g h t e r Gracie ran a shoe drive at LB, collecting contributions of more than 100 pairs of gently-used shoes of many types and sizes from the LB community, all of which she

told me her son came home from school and he talked about HomeFront and how the people there lived and what it’s like for them.The kindergarten children have learned about giving and thinking of others. This is like a little spark that keeps creating these wonderful fires.”

O’Donnell described how on the day that she and her twins dropped off a particular selection of shoes, they noticed the girl who had gotten the pink Uggs. “My son said, ‘Mom, look! They fit her! Look how happy she looks!’ This was a special gift to me, for my son to see this. I want to teach my son that we’re very fortunate and can help others.”

LB science teacher Martha Friend initiated the LB-HF connection about a year ago after meeting HF workers at a Day of Service initiated by Governor Murphy.

“It’s about redistribution of resources,” she said.

“There are people who have things they don’t need, people who have money, people who want to help but are not sure how.”

She continued, “I’m a conduit for so many people who want to help their neighbors, but are not sure how.

It’s all about relationships.

The work is ongoing. There is always a need and a place to make the connection.”

Friend, who has taught at LB for 24 years, went on to mention the importance of service there. “Service has always been a part of this school,” she said. “Littlebrook has a deep tradition of service.”

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HOLIDAY SPIRIT: Littlebrook kindergartner Eric Costello displays clothing and supplies he helped to gather for families in need at HomeFront. When Eric went home and told his mother all about HomeFront she immediately stepped up to help, purchasing a dozen new holiday outfits sizes 2T-3T. (Photo courtesy of Melissa O’Donnell)

helped to deliver to HF. “G r acie ge t s it,” s a id Tuller. “She has real depth of compassion, and she’s interested in the families here. She asked me what the families need, and how she could help.” A number of HomeFront children attend Trenton Public Schools, where they have to wear uniforms, so Gracie rallied her soccer team and they gathered more than 35 uniforms, along with 20 new coats, that Gracie and the whole team delivered to the HomeFront campus.

When O’Donnell reached out to the families of her kindergarten students, the response was immediate.

A few days after letting her students know about the mother with premature twin babies, O’Donnell and her children were able to travel to HF with seven new baby outfits and many used and new baby supplies.

Another mother of a kindergartner asked how she could help. The word came from HF that a number of children wanted outfits for the holidays and for pictures with Santa, and one day and one Target shopping trip later she arrived with a dozen Christmas outfits for the HF children.

“Just by me asking, the kindergarten kids got involved,” said O’Donnell.

“I n s upp or t i ng G racie’s shoe drive, they would walk down to the shoe box at school to deliver shoes. Now they know about homelessness and people who have to live in motel rooms. The program is ongoing with the giving and more people needing our help.”

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LB Principal Luis Ramirez concurred. He described the spirit that helps to drive the successful partnership with HomeFront. “The children here have really impressed me with the ideas they come up with to address any areas of need in our community.

There are student-created signs around Littlebrook requesting items for individuals and families in need at HomeFront as well as boxes in our lobby to collect those items.

“Our staff members assist by donating items and preparing them for delivery. Parent volunteers and teachers take the items to HomeFront for distribution.

The services and housing provided by HomeFront are truly appreciated by all of us, and we are proud to be a part of helping them and our families in need.”

Tuller pointed out that there are ample opportunities to get involved at HF (website: homefrontnj. org). “A number of schools help out, but Littlebrook is unique,” she said. “We would like to see Littlebrook’s program replicated elsewhere.”

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Police Blotter O n D e c e m b e r 12, at 10:50 a.m., a resident of L amber t Drive repor ted that she was the victim of a phone scam. The suspect deposited money into her bank account for an alleged refund they offered her. The suspect requested the victim send the extra money back to them via iTunes gift cards. The investigation revealed that the suspect gained access to the victim’s bank account and transferred money from her own savings account into her checking account making it seem that they had deposited a refund into her account. The victim did not have any financial loss as a result of the incident.

On December 12, at 1:12 p.m., a resident of Lafayette Road reported that she parked her unlocked 2013 BMW X3 in her driveway over night on December 10. On December 11 at 9 a.m. she discovered that the glove box and center console were rummaged through, but nothing was stolen.

On December 11, at 8:55 a.m., a resident of Farrand Road reported that he and his wife’s unlocked vehicles were bu r glar i z e d w h i le parked in their driveway.

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O n D e c e m b e r 11, at 12:11 p.m., a resident of Winant Road reported that on December 10 at 11:30 p.m. he parked his unlocked 2018 Lexus in his driveway overnight. When he went outside on December 11 at 6:30 a.m. he discovered that the contents of his vehicle were rummaged through and two pair of glasses and $5 in quarters were missing. The total value of the items is $250.

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(Asked Sunday at the Friends of Princeton Open Space Holiday Open House at Mountain Lakes House) (Photographs by Charles R. Plohn)

“My favorite of Princeton’s open spaces is the Institute Woods. It’s the town’s largest contiguous piece of open space. Therefore, it is better biologically, a preserve for flora and fauna and wildlife, and it is just very peaceful. It’s not developed, and it never will be.”

—Hunt Stockwell, Princeton

“My favorite is at Educational Testing Center (ETS), where a group of us get together every Sunday morning and walk with our dogs along the Stony Brook Trail. A lot of people don’t know that you can access the trail from the ETS campus, but there are many access points and I just think we are so fortunate as a community to have all of these walking trails.”

—Maria Evans, Princeton

“I love the Mountain Lakes Preserve, and have spent many years walking here throughout the different seasons. It is amazing how every time you go, you can discover new things. I think for being so close to town, and for having so much variety, this is by far my favorite of the amazing open spaces that Princeton has to offer.”

—Frank Strauss, Princeton

“Woodfield Reservation is my favorite piece of open space in Princeton. Spring is my favorite season to be there, when everything is coming out of winter’s slumber and you can find jack-in-the-pulpit and even wild orchids. Spring is just a magical time for nature and it is wonderful walking around Woodfield and exploring it all.”

—Jody Erdman, Princeton

“My favorite is Herrontown Woods. It’s Princeton’s first nature preserve and was donated by Oswald and Elizabeth Veblen back in 1957. It is now 140 acres and is part of this long corridor along the east side of town. The Friends of Herrontown Woods take care of it and are working to restore the Veblen House.”

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Susan Hoskins Is Retiring After Long Career at PSRC Princeton is paying tribute this week to Susan Hoskins, who steps down at the end of this month after 17 years as executive director of Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC). Hoskins was honored by Princeton Council at its meeting Monday night, and PSRC will celebrate her at an open house farewell on Thursday, December 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. Everyone is invited.

“In this era of identity politics when many groups are focused on their own special interests, it is refreshing to honor a person and an organization that work every day to benefit every Princetonian while simultaneously helping to sustain and advance our invaluable generational diversity,” Councilman David Cohen said in a tribute to Hoskins.

“Thank you, Susan.”

Hoskins’ departure from

PSRC comes at a sad time for her. Earlier this month, her mother died. “This is a time of looking back and looking forward and saying goodbye for me,” she said during an interview last week. “I didn’t expect both of these things to happen at the same time.

But I still have a Dad who is 96, so the caregiving goes on. I ran PSRC’s caregiving groups till earlier this year — one for spouses, and another for children of aging parents — and they will go on.”

The Caregiver Resource Center Hoskins started in 2004 is just one of the innovations that took place under her tenure. Others include the Engaged Retirement program, getting Princeton named by the World Health Organization as an agefriendly community, and growth — lots of it.

“Ever ything has grown

— the budget, the number of programs, and the different kinds of programs,” said Hoskins, who recently turned 65. “We work really hard to reach out to include younger seniors, because we now have at least three generations of seniors. The question has been, what does the younger generation want? Will they go to a senior center? We feel very strongly that they do want to be involved in being part of the community and in lifelong learning. We have found that people will go to a center that feels welcoming and has interesting stuff going on.”

Prominent among PSRC programs is The Evergreen Forum, which provides daytime study and discussion programs. Since about 40 percent of the participants come from outside Prince-

ton, and PSRC’s building is too small to accommodate the more than 600 people who attend, half of the program’s classes now take place at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville.

The issue of overcrowding at PSRC has been important as baby boomers age and programs expand. Hoskins has worked to raise money for an expansion of the Suzanne Patterson Center building, where it is based, but it is far from a done deal.

“We need more space,” said Hoskins. “Our population is growing, our programming is growing. But there are challenges because we are in a municipal building.”

Hoskins, who has a master’s degree in social work, was a family therapist working in the Princeton office of Mercer County’s Family Guidance Center when she got interested in working in the field of aging. She got her certification, and soon after heard that PSRC was look-

ing for a new director. “It was perfect timing for me,” she recalled. “At the time, they were especially interested in having someone who could strengthen the support and guidance services, and that fit really well. So that’s how I started here.”

PSRC had never had a paid membership, and Hoskins has kept that rule. “So many people have had experiences of being excluded from members organizations, and we didn’t want anyone to feel that they didn’t belong here,” she said. “So that was a big part of what I have stuck with. It’s important to be open and welcoming to everybody.”

The Caregiver Resource Center has been a particularly significant project for Hoskins. “For many people, retirement isn’t an option.

Family caregivers have a lot to juggle,” she said. “How could we provide information and support those families so they could get through this and feel successful? Having dome to the last chapter of that myself, I really appreciate the peer support I received.”

Equally important is Engaged Retirement, designed for people who are contemplating an end to employment. “It was started so people don’t feel like they’re jumping off a cliff,” Hoskins said. “We started it right before the recession. A lot of people we saw were being retired by their employers. But also, people are working longer. One of the issues we see being more loudly discussed is ageism. As employers find there aren’t enough young adults to plug into jobs, they

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Now, they have the opportunity to come back.”

Hoskins’ last day in the office is Thursday, December 21; her official last day is December 31. A search for her successor is underway.

While she is retiring from PSRC, Hoskins will still be involved in the field. She will be the executive director of t h e Fr ie n d s Fou n dat ion for Aging, a small foundation that funds projects in Quaker-based organizations that address the aging process. “It’s a nice half step,” she said. “It combines my passions for Quakerism and aging.”

The job is part-time, which leaves Hoskins time for travel and visiting her son and daughter-in-law on the West Coast. “I’m not retiring because I’m running out of energy, though I do have less than I used to,” she said.

“But I’m ready for the next chapter. And I wish my successor well.”

—Anne Levin

YWCA Names Honorees for Tribute to Women

YWCA Princeton has announced the honorees of the 2019 Tribute to Women Awards, to be recognized Friday, March 8 at Hyatt Regency Princeton. The eight honorees will join over 300 women who have been the recipients of this award over the last four decades.

The 2019 Tribute to Women Award recipients are Barbara Purnell, community advocate and volunteer (Waxwood Lifetime Award for Service to the Y WCA Princeton); Linda Oppenheim, community activist ( Fannie Floyd Racial Justice Award); Zoe Brookes, executive director and cofounder of Trenton Circus Squad; Tracy McManimon, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer at New Jersey Manufacturers; Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO at the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute; Martha Sword, community leader; Robin Walton, vice president of community and government affairs at Thomas Edison State University; and Patrizia Zita, principal at the Kaufman Zita Group Since it was established in 1984, the Tribute to Women Awards has celebrated the achievements of outstanding women from the Greater Mercer County area who have made significant contributions to their communities, professions, educational institutions, or organizations. Above all, these women have truly embodied the YWCA mission of eliminating racism and empowering women through their accomplishments.

To place a congratulatory message or place an advertisement in the 2019 Tribute to Women Program Book in honor of the award recipients, contact Anita Kanoje at akanoje@ywcaprinceton. org or call (609) 497-2100, ext. 383.

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“Tonight is a very bittersweet night because we are saying goodbye to some people who have been fixtures at our meetings for a very long time,” said Mayor Liz Lempert. Praising Liverman and Howard, she said the town will plant two trees in their names on Witherspoon Street to honor their service.

Liverman, who served for 15 years, thanked numerous people, commenting, “The future of our town rests with our youth. We must teach them how to be communityminded and care for others.”

Howard, a member of the governing body for seven years, got emotional as she went down the list of people she wanted to thank. “The one constant throughout has been the tremendous people of Princeton — staff, Council, and many engaged residents who give so much of their expertise,” she said.

Former Council member and Princeton Township Mayor Bernie Miller, who retired last year, said of Liverman and Howard, “They

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Others to express thanks to Liverman, Howard, and Brzezynski included Tom Parker, Kristin Appelget, Adam Bierman, and incoming Councilman Dwaine Williamson. Prior to delivering his police report, Princeton Police Chief Nicholas Sutter had his own emotional words of praise for the departing public servants. “You led the way as we reached new heights with community policing,” he said. “You taught me the importance of empathy and compassion in public policy.”

In other police-related news, Council voted to approve the promotion of Lieutenant Christopher Morgan to the position of captain; and Officer James Martinez to the position of corporal.

They also approved the hir-

ing of eight new officers, who will fill positions vacated by retirements. All will be sworn in on January 14.

Councilman Tim Quinn, one of the members of a subcommittee reviewing the practices of the Civil Rights Commission, reported that the final recommendations were similar to the group’s last report in August. Suggestions involved changing intake materials to emphasize best practices for conflict resolution, and strengthening and clarifying the commission’s role.

Ben Stenz, executive director of the Princeton Recreation Department, reported to Council on the latest round of the Mercer at Play grant, a Mercer County program that helped fund the restoration of the Mary Moss Playground.

Stentz said he hopes to apply for a grant to build a playing field with artificial turf, either converting an existing field or creating a new one. The grant application would be due in July 2019.

Council will hold its annual reorganization meeting on Thursday, January 3 at 5 p.m.

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In his letter, Cochrane called for the referendum to “become a catalyst for continued conversation,” and, with the conflicting challenges of rising enrollments and limited resources, the debate is bound to continue — within the BOE, as well as in the larger community.

Arguing that another referendum should not take place for at least four years, recently-elected BOE member Daniel Dart (speaking on his own behalf, not that of the BOE ) stated, “The referendum results demonstrate that affordability is a major concern of all P r i n ce ton re s ide nt s but particularly economicallyvulnerable residents; school spending going forward will be scrutinized very closely as the schools represent 48 percent of our property tax bill; it will be really difficult, if not impossible, for a second referendum prior to years 2022-23 when previously issued debt will be repaid; and taxpayer funds are not unlimited and the school district must prioritize spending on that which is most important to

achieve the academic results that we desire for all of our children.”

Br ia n Mc D ona ld, a ls o ele c te d las t m ont h a n d slated to join the BOE in Januar y, emphasized the importance of community engagement, consensus building, and careful financial planning in the decision-making process going forward.

“Beginning in January, I am confident that the newly- configured Board w ill work closely with the administration, the architect, and the community to move forward to the bidding and construction phases of the many projects within the referendum,” he said. “We must do everything possible to make sure that the construction is high quality and the projects are delivered on time and on budget.”

He added, “Looking beyond this referendum, there are additional needs but t hey need to be re evaluated and validated, a n d p ote n t i a l s o l u t i o n s need to be carefully considered with substantive community engagement. This process will take time and we must work hard to forge consensus and keep tax in-

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BOE Facilities Committee Chair Dafna Kendal, in her last month on the BOE, was pleased with the referendum results and emphasized the success of the compromise proposal that won more than 57 percent of the voters’ support.

“This culminates a twoyear process,” she pointed out. “It was the right thing to do. We listened to the community. I think the community appreciated our engagement.”

Kendal, who took the lead in crafting the scaled-back proposal that eventually won the BOE’s, then the voters’, approval, acknowledged the challenges ahead in reconciling the schools’ needs and the community’s financial concerns. “There is an enrollment issue that has to be addressed. Costs will continue to be a concern. We made the right decision. We did the right thing, but overcrowding is going to continue to be an issue.”

In concluding his letter to the community, Cochrane emphasized the importance of wide involvement in the process. “We will continue to inform and engage our community as we move forward with transparency in implementing the approved referendum projects. Look to our website and to our Board meetings for regular updates on bond sales, construction schedules, and, beginning next summer, progress at each building.”

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When asked about the report in an interview reported in The Washington Post, Trump stated, “We’re not necessarily such believers. As to whether or not it’s man-made and whether or not the effects that you’re talking about are there, I don’t see it.”

Oppenheimer, director of the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and a faculty associate of the Program in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, anticipates an ongoing political battle over efforts to address the effects of climate change, predicting that the White House will not be willingly following up on the climate report.

“I seriously doubt the Trump administration will pay any attention whatsoever to this, unless the courts force it to do so,” he said. “I am sure this report will be exhibit A in the coming war over Trump’s plan to destroy greenhouse gas regulation.”

Last week’s climate talks in Katowice, Poland, attended by diplomats from nearly 200 countries, were characterized by clashes over climate science, with the United States, along with three other big oil-producing nations, according to The New York Times, threatening to derail negotiations over a proposal to reduce fossil-fuel emissions by about 50 percent within 12 years.

After an all-night bargaining session on Saturday, the diplomats reached an agreement to keep the Paris climate agreement alive, adopting a detailed set of rules and calling on individual countries to return to talks in 2020 with concrete pledges to increase emissions cuts. The United States agreed to the deal in spite of President Trump’s promise to abandon the Paris agreement.

Both Mauzerall and Oppenheimer emphasized the urgency of the situation as delineated in the November 23 report. ”The report correctly highlights the fact that the impacts of climate change will be large and pervasive,” said Mauzerall, who is a faculty associate of the program in Atmospheric and Oceanic studies, the Geosciences Department, and the Princeton Environmental Institute. “A rapid decarbonization of our energy system is required to reduce carbon emissions sufficiently to avoid catastrophic damages, and additional work to mitigate emissions from the agricultural sector is also required.”

She continued, “The fact that President Trump ignores the reality of climate change and dismisses the report’s findings is slowing efforts to reduce emissions both within the United States and around the world. Opportunities exist to develop and deploy new tech nolog ies and indus tries that will help address the problem. Dragging our feet now means both missed opportunities to take on a leadership position in new industries and a commitment to dire consequences in the future.”

Going on to emphasize the severity of the threat, Mauzerall noted how widespread and dire the effects of climate change could be. “The report highlights how the adverse impacts of climate change permeate most aspects of human health and well-being, including our economy. Impacts will have adverse effects on our economy by way of rising damages due to increasing temperatures, sea level rise, and extreme events; on public health through increased transmission of vector-borne diseases (e.g. Lyme disease, Zika, etc.), heat waves, fires, floods, and increased pollen resulting in worsened allergies; on agriculture through extreme heat, droughts, and fires; and on ecosystems, where many are projected to be irreversibly transformed, driving many species to extinction.”

Though no less alarmed than Mauzerall, Oppenheimer suggested possibilities, outlined in the report and based on his own research, for moving forward to combat the climate change menace.

“Climate change impacts occur across the spectrum of human life and livelihoods, and preparing to build resilience against these impacts must do the same,” he said.

“Furthermore, greenhouse gas emissions cut across all human activity, from industry to agriculture to transport, so solutions must be implemented across the board. If this is done poorly the economy will suffer. If it’s done carefully and with an eye toward integrated approaches like emissions fees or comprehensive caps with emission trading, or equivalent levels of regulation, or a coordinated mixture of these, then the needed industrial transformation can occur with minimal disruption.”

Though adaptation to the effects of climate change is necessary, Mauzerall argued, the prospects for adaptation are limited. “The world cannot adapt to unfettered changes to the global climate,” she said. “Rapid dramatic reduction of emissions is absolutely crucial.”

Emphasizing hope for future progress despite the political obstacles, she continued, ”As governments and other entities recognize this need, there will be great opportunities for innovation and green jobs.

People will be able to do well by doing good. These changes, of course, would be greatly accelerated and enhanced with far-sighted government policies.”

—Donald Gilpin

ArtPride’s Adam Perle Named Tourism President

Adam Perle, president and CEO of ArtPride New Jersey, the state’s largest crossdiscipline arts service organization, has been named the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association’s executive board president. In this volunteer position, Perle will help lead the nonprofit trade organization, which works to build tourism in the state and advocates for enhanced government support for the industry by educating elected officials on its societal and economic benefits.

“We are thrilled to welcome Adam into the position of president of the executive board,” said Vicki Clark, chairman of the board/past president for NJTIA. “He has proven to be a successful and trusted leader, and we are confident that he is the right person to help drive our industry forward. I can’t wait to see the great work our membership will do under his direction.”

Perle has served on NJTIA’s executive board since 2010, during which time he completed terms as the organization’s secretary, treasurer, and vice president. In his new role with the association, Perle will serve as the leader of the volunteer-based board of trustees, represented by destination marketing leaders, association executive, tourism experts and business owners.

In 2015, Perle was hired in the newly established role of president and CEO with ArtPride New Jersey. Prior to joining ArtPride, Perle was the vice president of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. During his time at the Chamber, he led membership and tourism marketing efforts, was a key part of the leadership team that doubled the size of the organization and was instrumental in expanding the Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.

“Adam’s experience in both the art and tourism industries will serve him well in his new capacity as the volunteer leader of our board,” said Joe Simonetta, executive director of NJTIA. “He is an ideal individual to take on this mantle, and I couldn’t be happier with his appointment.”

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There are more than 70 events on the schedule of this year’s celebration, December 26 to 31. They include a Revolutionary Pub Crawl, a Colonial Ball, exhibits, lectures, a puppet show, tours, planetarium shows, and the ever-popular reenactments of the Battle of Trenton and Battle of the Assunpink in Mill Hill Park.

It is Trenton, after all, where these t wo battles saved the cause of the Continental Army and the Ameri-

can Revolution on an icy Christmas Day in 1776. “The story just blows me away,” said Tom Gilmour, T DA executive director. “I have spent a lot of time reading about it, and I’m intrigued by what happened to this town called Trenton. All of a sudden the Revolution moved into its backyard and they had to deal with it. It’s an incredible story and we want to get it out there, and we’re fortunate that most of the historic structures are still here.”

The battle reenactments are Saturday, December 29 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. “Last year, it snowed on the day of the reenactment, and that actually made it better,” said Gilmour. “This year, the mayor [Reed Gusciora] decided to have a small event

after the reenactment, where the creek will be lit with historic candles.”

The Revolutionar y Pub Crawl is another popular event, scheduled this year for Wednesday, December 26. “This is a fun event. We hired a crier to go from place to place, and he tells the story,” said Gilmour. Colonial dress is encouraged and the best dressed wins a prize.

Historic lectures will be held all week at the Old Barracks Museum. Among the topics: “Barracks. School.

Brothel. Museum. The Life of 104 West Front Street”; “Black Marbleheaders on the Delaware”; “We Were There: African Americans at the Battle of Trenton”; and “John Honeyman, Washington’s Spy: Unsung Hero or Urban Legend?”

BRINGING BATTLES TO LIFE: The annual reenactment of the Battle of Trenton is a highlight of the annual Patriots Week. Last year’s Army played their roles against a snowy backdrop.

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Getting people out on the last weekend in December, the middle of winter, is a challenge, Gilmour said.

But Patriots Week has grown since he joined TDA two and a half years ago. “Our organization is continuing to invest money to get Trenton in a position where it is a recognized historic destination, because the history here rivals that of Boston and Philadelphia,” he said.

G et ting past Trenton’s reputation as an unsafe city is another matter, Gilmour acknowledges. “But this is a daytime event and it’s very safe,” he said. “There are lots of people around, and there is plenty of parking.”

To help the cause, TDA has formed a collaboration of sorts with the reenactors of Washington’s Crossing and the Battle of Princeton. “We exchange promotional information and things like that, and it has really helped,” Gilmour said. “Hopefully someday we will make this one big event where all three of us will be involved.”

TDA members attended the recent dress rehearsal of the Washington’s Crossing event. “That is a great platform for us to tell people about what we have going on here in Trenton,” Gilmour said. “That’s a lot of the audience we want to get, and we have definitely seen results out of that.”

One new event this year is “Images of the Motherland,” an interactive living history program at First Presbyterian Church of Trenton December 27 and 29. The series brings to life the voices of people of African and African American descent.

Returning favorites include

the Colonial Ball on December 28 at the Masonic Temple, and the Hogmanay celebration at the Trent House, complete with bagpipes and bonfire, on December 29.

Many events are free. For a full schedule and details, visit www.patriotsweek.com.

“This is my third Patriots Week, and it just keeps getting better,” said Gilmour.

“For anyone interested in American history, Trenton has a fascinating story to tell.”

—Anne Levin

Tony Porter is Honoree For Sigmund Award

Wo m a n s p a c e h a s a n nounced the 25th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award honoree, Tony Porter, founder and CEO of the violence prevention organization A CALL TO MEN. Porter will be honored at an award event on May 23, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.

“A CALL TO MEN is proud to stand in solidarity with Womanspace, working to promote healthy manhood and prevent all forms of violence and discrimination against all women and girls,” Porter said. “We are honored to accept the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award and grateful to be included among the past recipients, many of whom are friends and supporters.”

Barbara Boggs Sigmund Event Committee Chair Michelle Bajwa added, “I’ve come to identify domestic violence, sexual abuse, and gender inequality as a humanitarian crisis vs. limiting it to a ‘women’s issue,’ and the current climate has a lot to do with that. This is why

I am so excited and moved by this year’s honoree, Tony Porter, CEO of A CALL TO MEN. The opportunity to take a stand with Mr. Porter and A CALL TO MEN is a sign of our mutual intentionality in this regard and that is thrilling.”

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Trenton’s Place in History Is Theme of Patriots Week

Almost the night before Christmas, on Friday, December 21 star ting at 5 p.m., families are invited to a private tour of the Festival of Trees inside the Morven Museum, vote on a favorite decoration, then stroll together across the lawn to the Stockton Center for a new family tradition: an illustrated reading of The Night Before Christmas.

Pajama Stor y time with award-winning illustrator Gennady Spirin includes a book signing and snack.

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Suggesting Mandatory Notification For Proposed Gravesite Changes at Cemetery

To the Editor: When I recently visited the grave of my deceased daughter, I discovered something that would leave any family heartbroken and disturbed: the owners of the Princeton Cemetery had torn down the twin miniature pine trees that flagged her headstone. My wife and I planted these trees 18 years ago when our daughter passed away. Seeing them uprooted and destroyed left us reliving this very painful period in time. In telling my family what happened, they were moved to tears.

We weren’t asked or informed, the owners simply said that it was within their rights. If the trees had grown too large, we could have had them trimmed or moved to our home in Princeton. Instead the trees, which had been providing security for our daughter, were treated like garbage and thrown away.

This was glaringly reminiscent of the way Ayanna Mabel Dunson died; it just happened. The big difference; this situation could have been prevented with a bit of kindness and Christianity.

I am asking the Princeton Presbyterian Church on Nassau Street to create and implement a mandatory notification policy for all proposed gravesite changes. No actions should be taken before being reviewed with the family.

The community needs to be aligned in this effort; we need support to ensure this doesn’t happen to anyone else.

The gravesites of those we love should be respected and treated with equal consideration by all. Princeton has come a long, long way and is no longer a place where there are black and white sections of town or places for our dead to be buried. Let’s ensure all family members and owners of gravesites are afforded the same consideration and notified before any changes are made.

BRUCE DUNSON Andrews Lane

Neighbors Believe Seminary Redevelopment May Dramatically Exacerbate Traffic Problem

To the Editor: We are writing in reference to the article [“Neighbors Stress Traffic Concerns At Meetings on Seminary Project,” Town Topics, December 12, p. 5] that covered a recent meeting sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee on the proposed redevelopment of Princeton Theological Seminary.

The article indicated that residents of streets that border the PTS campus “seemed especially concerned about traffic issues that already exist.”

We are concerned that this characterization does not capture what the seminary neighbors are saying. For while we do have concerns about the present traffic situation, one of our clear messages is that we believe the seminary redevelopment has the potential to dramatically exacerbate the traffic problem in the future. Furthermore, we believe that the redevelopment raises a host of other critically important issues: density, storm water, visual appeal, and parking (on-street and off-street), to name a few.

We understand that there will be a thorough and multifaceted process to obtain input from many constituencies on the proposed seminary development. Our purpose in writing now is simply to stress the point that there are many aspects of the seminary development plan that are of significant concern to us.

CHRISTIANA FOGLIO Mercer Road JO AND JIM BUTLER, DAVID DOBKIN, SUZANNE GESPASS, NANCY GOLDIN, SUSAN AND MIKE HEAD, LANDON AND SARAH JONES, PATRICK MCDONNELL, BRAD MIDDLEKAUFF, KAREN O’CONNELL Hibben Road

namely, that our leaders have put the municipal budget ahead of the comity of their friends and neighbors. How else to explain the truly breathtaking decision to confiscate the monies we had placed in escrow with the municipality on our parking cards? I can imagine someone proposing that as a joke, with a good laugh going around the room.

But no, the initial decision was to just take something that belonged to someone else. And the grudging correction, forced only by the outcry of enraged citizens, is only marginally better — you can have your money, but we’ll take a 35 percent service fee off the top to let you have it back. This is worrisome. Whatever enabled this thinking may have difficulty passing the “assume rationality” test, but I’ll be eager to hear it.

Again, my thanks to those who work behind the scenes to make our community a community, and to make it ever more welcoming to the stranger (which, surely, enabling the use of a regular credit card for parking does do). Please help us to more fully appreciate what you’re doing on our behalf.

ELIOT DALEY Dorann Avenue

Clients of Local Business Have Negative Comments on New Meters

To the Editor: Clients of mine have all negatively commented on the new meters, with the exception of the three-hour limit.

I believe they said meters in town are inactive until 9 a.m. so we locals can run errands. Great! Besides coffee shops and bakeries, what’s open?

I am sad to see the parking card has been run out of town; many people who supported the card are now stuck with credits they can’t use.

“Change” needs to happen.

ELAINE STAATS EYStaats Moore Street

Princeton Resident Since 1965 Details Problems With New Parking Meters

To the Editor: The new parking meters are a catastrophe! Not only have the fees and enforced hours become much more expensive (for explanation see Park Princeton ad, Town Topics, December 12, p. 9: “the new rate structure . . . factored in the cost of the new equipment”), these parking meters are also unusable. One cannot read the instructions on the new pay stations in the dark, and as it is getting dark now at 4:30 p.m., but performances start only at 8 p.m., when one has to pay now, one is totally helpless. Looking for meters that could be fed individually, as proudly advertised, either with coins or credit cards, when I recently had tickets for the Richardson Auditorium University concert, I was confronted with every single parking meter up and down University Place and its cross streets covered with a plastic bag saying “Parking by Permit only.” So forget about coins and credit cards, there is zero use for them.

The Smart Card was a wonderful system and also a just one, because it reimbursed your unused money. Now the Smart Card is out, except for the Spring Street Garage until April. What purpose can the Spring Street Garage provide me, a senior citizen, if I want to go to McCarter Theatre for example? I appreciate that any credit left on our Smart Card after next April will be returned. However, if I understand correctly, 10 percent plus an administrative fee will be deducted. Why are we financially punished?

We did not install the new meters. I have lived in Princeton since 1965, for more than half a century, but I will no longer patronize the downtown shops or restaurants, which is impossible now, and while I can live without the amenities that Princeton previously offered, I am sorry for the town’s businesses, for I am certainly not the only one who is affected by that new equipment.

GERDA PANOFSKY Battle Road

Lawrence Resident Has “Fear of Parking,” “Our Leaders Have Put the Municipal Budget Needs Help With Princeton Parking App Ahead of the Comity of Friends and Neighbors” To the Editor: To the Editor: Three thoughts about the metergate issue roiling our little town, summarized as: 1. Thank you; 2. Please explain; 3. Watch out.

Thank you: I am grateful to our friends and neighbors who serve on our municipal boards and commissions and committees. While they are spending their evenings on folding chairs in brightly lighted meeting rooms to grapple with civic matters great and small, I am enjoying a book and glass of wine in my favorite chair in front of the fire.

Theirs is largely thankless work, and so I thank them now.

Please explain: I learned long ago, when confronted with seemingly inexplicable decisions by others, to assume rationality. That is, what appears stupefying to me is almost certainly very logical and sensible to the other party. My first responsibility is to understand (that is, to stand under) their thinking, before I make a final judgment about it. To that end, I believe that we citizens are entitled to a very clear “white paper” about this decision: why the change was necessary, what alternatives were considered, why the new plan was selected, and how it will play out for the community. This should be mailed to all citizens, since many are out of town for significant amounts of the year and cannot be expected to follow coverage of such matters in the local press.

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Books

I just read Library Director Brett Bonfield’s celebration of walking over driving in the weekly message from the Princeton Public Library. But some of us don’t enjoy the luxury/privilege of walking to where we have to be.

Although I have a Princeton zip code, I actually live in Lawrence Township, a little too far to walk to enjoy the attractions of Princeton. I appreciate the library’s Spring Street garage accommodation, but at times it’s full, or not convenient to where I need to go.

Like others, I thought the Smart Cards were pretty neat.

My husband and I each have one with LOTS of unused $$ on them. Now we hear that in a few months we will be able to transfer that money to the Princeton parking app. I actually have downloaded the app. But I have no idea how to use it, and we have been unable to find helpful information online. Last week I asked a few friends who are Princeton residents if they understood the app.

The answer was unanimous: NO. So I find myself avoiding downtown Princeton, suffering from Fear of Parking, especially now that I often find the Spring Street garage entrance barricaded (full), probably because for the next several months it’s the only place people can use their Smart Card balances.

It would be helpful if the Library and other local institutions could offer tutorials on how to use the app.

HEATHER MULLETT Lawrence Township

‘GURU OF NATURAL GARDENING’ AND FRIEND: Friends of Princeton Open Space and The Garden Club of Princeton will host An Evening with Ken Druse at the Friend Center, Princeton University, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.

Garden Club, Friends of Open Space Present “Guru of Natural Gardening” Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS), a nonprofit devoted to preser vation and stewardship of land in Princeton, and The Garden Club of Princeton, a charter member of The Garden Club of America, will host An Evening with Ken Druse, at the Friend Center, Princeton University, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.

Writing in The New York Times, Anne Raver called Druse “the guru of natural gardening.”

A lecturer, award-winning writer, photographer and author of 19 garden books, Druse will discuss his 2015 book, The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change. According to Druse, “The low-stress environment of shade (cooler temperatures, fewer water demands, carbon sequestration) is extremely beneficial for our plants, our planet, and us.”

Druse details new ways of looking at all aspects of the gardening process, in topics such as designing your garden, choosing and planting trees, preparing soil and the array of flowers and foliage – all within the challenges of a

changing climate, shrinking resources, and new weather patterns.

“We are thrilled to cohost Ken Druse along with our friends from The Garden Club of Princeton who share our environmental concerns,” said Wendy Mager, president of FOPOS and co-chair of the Conservation Committee of the Garden Club. “Our members are particularly interested in the environmental themes outlined in Mr. Druse’s book. We need to respond to climate change in our personal open space — our gardens — as well as on a larger scale.”

Robin Gosnell, president of The Garden Club of Princeton, agreed, mentioning “Mr, Druse’s vast knowledge of horticulture, including his recognition of the new importance of shade, is invaluable to our members and the community. Learning sustainable gardening practices is essential in the face of climate change.”

The event is free and open to the public. The number of tickets is limited. Pre-registration via Eventbrite.com is required to attend.

The Voice of America: Gary Giddins on the “Living Folklore” of Bing Crosby

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troops, on the air, at army camps, and in the fields of Europe. To sing to men separated from families and lovers and often starved of sexual companionship, he had to create a particular kind of bond, a zone of emotional safety. A zone has boundaries. ... For once, his customary aversion to I-love-you songs flattered the occasion; restraint carried more weight than amorous histrionics.”

A Little Touch of Harry Giddins’s enthusiasm for his project is stoked by an enlightened passion for jazz, film and literature highlighted in the form of front matter and chapter epigraphs from the likes of Faulkner, Joyce, Keats, Melville, Poe, Hemingway, and Robert Bresson. The chapter titled “A Little Touch of Harry in the Day” shines a Shakespearean light on what Harry Lillis Crosby did for the morale of soldiers in the field as he moved among the troops.

A conventional bio g r ap h e r c o m e s armed with an arsenal of allusions you register in passing while G iddins, w it hout quoting the actual p a s s ag e, e vo ke s it s o p oig na nt ly throughout the chapter on Bing in France that you find yourself d r aw n f r o m t h e war in question to “the weary and all-watched night” before the Battle of Agincour t in H e n r y V, w h e n the king visits his troops, “Bids them good morrow with a modest sm ile / And calls them brothers, fr iends and countrymen,” so that “every wretch, pining and pale before,/ Beholding him, plucks comfort from his looks:/A largess universal like the sun/His liberal eye doth give to every one, /Thawing cold fear, that mean and gentle all, /Behold, as may unworthiness define,/A little touch of Harry in the night.”

The White Christmas Phenomenon There’s no way of knowing how many soldiers listening to Crosby sing Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” in September 1944 saw or even remembered seeing the scene in Holiday Inn, the 1942 hit film wherein its fictional composer, played by Bing, tries it out for the pretty stranger (Marjorie Reynolds) who has just walked into his life. Those who did remember may have reimagined the Christmas trappings around some personal romantic domestic moment of their own, epitomized perhaps by what happens when the girl joins Bing singing the chorus and then takes a verse on her own. Gid-

hen I started on Crosby, I was inclined to believe a lot of the terrible things I had read about him,” Gary Giddins admits in a recent interview on jerryjazzmusician. com. “My proposal focused on a performer who personifies warmth to his public but is cold to his intimates. I started to do interviews and got a different sense of him....Crosby was not a saint, and I never wanted to write about a saint. He was a good and valuable man and I enjoyed the time I spent with him. He wasn’t a perfect artist, but when he rose to the occasion, he was a great one.”

In Bing Crosby: Swinging On a Star: The War Years, 1940 -1946 ( L it t le Brown), the occasions Crosby rose to were immense. Until he sang “White Christmas,” still the best-selling single in history, the holiday was for all purposes the emotional province of Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol. At the same time, World War II was so seismically historic you could say that the occasion rose to Crosby, lifted him up, transforming an entertainer into “living folklore.”

As Giddins points out during an account of a grueling stateside USO tour, Crosby was “in the process of remaking himself. No longer the friendly but remote personality bound up by technology, he now offered a sympathetic, unassuming presence.” Not yet 40, he was “still young enough to share a pang of disconnection that troubled numberless civilian men who gawked at servicemen on recruitment lines and on trains ... So many uniforms, so many casualties — the papers ran daily lists.” While these men who “stirred and inspired him” owed him nothing, he “felt he owed them a great deal....A year ago he was in the grip of malaise, and these men had snapped him out of it. He found himself singing as in earlier days, with pleasure, for the fun of it, before the most appreciative audience in the world.”

“There Wasn’t a Sound” The central occasion of Swinging On a Star is the chapter titled “Somewhere in France,” words that headed numerous letters soldiers sent home from the front in September of 1944. Giddins quotes one from a medic with the Third Army recalling the “oh’s and ah’s” as Crosby performed songs like “Sweet Leilani” and “Easter Parade.” When he sang “White Christmas,” however, “there wasn’t a sound” and “no one was looking at Crosby, but just at the ground and making a little wish. There was no applause following it, just a ghastly silence, which is the noisiest thing I have ever lived thru. Even Crosby had no answer or explanation: he must have known what was going on.”

A letter from a transport commander mentions Crosby’s “power to soften the heart of the man who so shortly after goes back to shoot down his brother man.” After noting that Bing is “rarely singled out for the emotional tenor of his music,” Giddins suggests that “reserve was at the core of his success with the

dins sees it as “a transitional moment for the Crosby persona ... subtly altered by a heightened and mature equanimity,” the “Crosby glow” brought out by his position “between the silently roaring fire and a huge Christmas tree.” With characteristic finesse, Giddins blends Bing with the season and home and longing in a way that transcends whether or not soldiers “over there” actually saw or heard it: “In this film and especially in this scene, he personifies a hearth to which anyone might long to return.”

Few saw the looming phenomenon, least of all the film’s producers, who figured the score’s hit was “Be Careful It’s My Heart,” which contains the immortal line,”It’s not my watch you’re holding, it’s my heart.” In England, “White Christmas” was put on the B-side of another loser. Both Crosby and Berlin knew the song was something special. It sold six hundred thousand discs in the closing m ont h s of 1942 a n d t wo m i l l i on as of 1944, with sales mounting year after year. By C h r i s t m a s 19 62 sales exceeded 25 million. In 2007 The Guiness Book of World Records updated the number to 50 million.

The Home Front Of all the passages in Swinging On a Star that stand out in contrast to present-day America, one of the most resonant expands on poet Archibald MacLeish’s definition of “the principal battle ground o f t h i s w a r” a s “American opinion.” A successful home front “is a kind of organism, economical and emotional” in which citizens “are united by the sacraments of popular culture, recollections so powerful that they all but superseded memories of anguish and death, internment camps and homespun bigotry, shortages and rationing, mistrust and loneliness, savagery and vengeance, the newspaper casualty lists, and even a guilty indifference...Entertainment, in this equation, is no mere diversion but a necessity, the oil that keeps the gears turning. And when the rest of the era is dimmed, it lingers on and praises those who were there.”

At this point, Giddins cites the motion picture that brought Crosby the 1945 Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Father O’Malley: few films “epitomized the emotions that the French film writer Jacques Lourcelles would later attribute to Going My Way: “Kindness as permanent catharsis, as providential remedy to

all the physical and moral ills of humanity.”

Referring to the intensifying importance of O’Malley’s “priestly liberalism” with victory in sight, Giddins remarks on the way “FDR’s extraordinary use of radio had paralleled Crosby’s since 1932, when those men of very different backgrounds with almost contradictory oratorical gifts represented the triumph of the American vernacular over the highfalutin pretensions embraced by the networks.” Here Giddins refers to FDR’s “consummate performance as preacher-in-chief” on the evening of D-day “when with less than a year to live and in racking pain,” he invited the country to join with him in prayer to guide “our sons” toward the liberation of Europe. The “ten minute incantation drew one hundred million listeners, more than 72 percent of the entire population — the most expansive hearth in American history.”

The day I read this passage began with a New York Times story describing how the “government’s voice to the world” was subject to the “potential for Mr. Trump to impose his own self-interested vision of news,” threatening the Voice of America’s “brand as an objective, trusted source of information in nations where freedom of the press is under attack. Reports by the government network’s 3,500 journalists reach more than 345 million people in 100 countries each week.”

Sisters I have to admit that my interest in Bing the golfer and organizer of golf tournaments, the owner of race horses, the rancher, the celebrity and radio and recording star, and even the father and husband, faltered next to my interest in the inspirational figure depicted in the heart of the book. Toward the end, when Swinging On a Star seemed at risk of descending into a desultory inventory of biographical data, Giddins brings the Barsa sisters, Mary and Violet, on stage, and at the same time illuminates the quality in Crosby that made him the perfect Father O’Malley.

In the same interview with jerryjazz musician.com, Giddins says, “There are two things about the Barsas that readers respond to with a kind of shock: first, that these young women are clearly stalking him... even to the examination of his hotel trash; and second, that he invites them up to his hotel room. Yet he is so above board, treating them like young adults with respect and a genuine interest in their lives. He was not interested in them as fans. It turned out to be a lifelong association, and for me, as a biographer, the diary they kept was a gift from heaven, an amateur surveillance with the ring of truth.” iddins has done the research for a third and final volume covering the years 1946-1977, which he expects to write “if there is a demand.” The first volume, Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903-1940 (Little Brown 2001), won the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.

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PDS STEAM EXHIBIT: Digital and physical displays of student-created shoes are one of many STEAM projects on display at the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School now through January 11.

PDS Presents Student STEAM-Based Exhibit

An exhibit of STE A Mbased student innovations is featured at Princeton Day School’s Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery through January 11.

The Gallery is open to the public and all are welcome to explore the exhibit during school hours on days when classes are in session.

User-centered design thinking is at the heart of the innovations on display, which were developed to solve real-world challenges and user needs in multiple STEAM courses offered at PDS (along with a few independent projects submitted by students).

The School’s STEAM faculty team has developed a curricular approach that relies on facilitating students to empathize with end-users and their challenges, desires, and needs, then ideate possible methods and solutions, prototype ideas into physical or digital form, and test their designs to observe, collect feedback, and refine their efforts.

Among the exhibit highlights are an automated garden hydration process using Arduino programming, based on watering and habitat research; Arduinoprogram-based thermostat innovations; LED displays programmed to dim and brighten using multi-meters; eyewear designed using Adobe-based vector graphics that guide laser cutting and engraving; a series of drawing styles to facilitate design development, including point perspective, orthographic, isometric, mechanical, exploded view, technical

packaging, and color material finish drawing techniques; presentations on innovations of some of the most creative user-centered industrial designers, including Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Henry Dreyfuss, Luigi Colani, Charles, and Ray Eames, and others; and athletic and other shoe designs, including digital and physical models, from a project that included Google-hangout sessions with Nike Jordan footwear designer Israel Mateo.

The STEAM Innovation exhibit was conceived of and installed by STEAM coordinator Jonathan Tatkon-Coker, with a focus on some of this fall’s hands-on student projects utilizing circuits, computer programming, computer graphics, art, design, and physical materials and engineering. Tatkcon-Coker says, “A key goal of the exhibit is to convey particular information about the excitement of STEAM innovation and make sure that the students are engaged with the possibilities.

By showcasing this STEAMrelated student work, we want to raise awareness not only among those at PDS but in the community beyond the School about what has been going on here and where we are going.”

“Music Made Visible” at Bernstein Gallery

T he B er nstein G aller y at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs now presents the exhibition “Music Made Visible: Metaphors of the Ephemeral” by artist Marsha LevinRojer. The exhibit is on view

until January 31, and a public reception at the Gallery is scheduled for January 9 at 6 p.m.

These events are held in conjunction with Princeton University Concerts’ 125th anniversary, as well as the residency of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A complementary panel on El Sistema, Jose Abreu’s (1939-2018) music education program originally created to benefit low-income children in Venezuela, will be held January 9, 4:30 p.m., in McCosh Hall. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School’s Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, the panel will be chaired by Center Director Stan Katz, professor of public and international affairs, and will include Gustavo Dudamel as well as additional advocates for accessible systematic music education.

For Dudamel, the power of music lies in its invisible beauty, “the fact that sound, vibration, and harmony can create something in us.” It is this connection between the physical and spiritual worlds that inspires the artwork of Marsha Levin-Rojer.

How can something invisible and ephemeral feel so concrete? How might we visually grasp the complexity of a musical composition? Using her background in mathematics to explore these connections, Levin-Rojer conceives these inherent relationships in terms of mappings and dissections, and she expresses them through drawings that incorporate a variety of media and some-

times move off the wall and into space.

Levin-Rojer’s work has been included in the U.S. Ar tists Exhibition at the Armory in Philadelphia and the NJ Arts Annual. She has exhibited widely, both regionally and internationally, including in New York City; New Brunswick; Philadelphia, Pa.; Princeton; Colmar, France; Cluis, France; Sydney, Australia; and Amsterdam, Holland. An active member of MOVIS, a multidisciplinary art group in Princeton, Levin-Rojer is also a past president of the Princeton Artists’ Alliance. For the Arts Council of Princeton, Levin-Rojer has served as a member of the board of trustees, chair of the Exhibition Advisory Committee, and curator for “Drawing Beyond: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing.” For Princeton University’s Performances Up Close Concert Series, Levin-Rojer created a set of three drawings-in-space titled “The Musical Line.”

The Bernstein Gallery is located in Robertson Hall’s Bernstein Lobby. The gallery is free and open to the public. Due to constr uction, access to the Gallery is limited to the Washington Road entrance as well as the tunnel from Bendheim Hall (the only ADAaccessible entrance). Hours during the academic year are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Open Call Exhibit at Gourgaud Gallery

Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury presents its 10th annual open call exhibit, “Alive-Human, Animal and Plant Life,” January 6 through January 25. A reception with light refreshments will be held on Sunday, January 6, from 1 to 3 p.m.

“Alive-Human, Animal and Plant Life” includes any art medium that illustrates any form of life in the artwork, and any theme either as the main subject or incorporated in the piece. There will be paintings, drawings, collages, and photography.

Cash or a check made out to the Cranbury Arts Council is accepted as payment. All art that is sold gives a 20 percent donation to the Cranbury Arts Council in order to continue in its mission to promote and support the arts through its programs, classes, exhibits, summer art and technology camp and winter theatre camp. For additional information, visit www.cranburyartscouncil.org.

Gourgaud Gallery is at 23A North Main Street, Town Hall, in Cranbury. It is free and open to the public Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the first and third Sunday of the month.

“FINDING PEACE IN THE TIME OF TURMOIL”: This painting by Linda Gilbert is featured in “Alive-Human, Animal and Plant Life,” the 10th annual open call exhibit at Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury. It runs January 6 through January 25, with a reception on Sunday, January 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. and animals that can be Wildlife Photo Exhibit At East Amwell Museum found in the Sourlands, as The East Amwell Historical Society and the Sourland Conservancy will present “An Exhibition of Photographs of Plants and Animals Native to the Sourlands by Jim Amon” at the East Amwell Museum, 1053 Old York Road, Ringoes. The exhibit will be on display January 5 through February 15. An opening reception is scheduled for January 11 at 7 p.m.

Amon, a resident of Lambertville, has a deep and long connection with the Sourlands. In the 1980s, he and three others founded the D&R Greenway Land Trust, which now has nature preserves extending over several hundred acres in the Sourland Region. Then, in 2005, upon retiring after 30 years as executive director of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission, he became the director of stewardship for D&R Greenway. In that capacity, he did ecological restoration on the Greenway’s nature preserves and built about 20 miles of recreational trails. Upon retiring from the Greenway, he served on the board of directors for the Sourland Conservancy. For the last five years, the Conservancy has been publishing Seeing the Sourlands, Amon’s monthly photo essays on the plants

an eNewsletter feature. This series can also be found on the Sourland Conservancy’s website www.sourland.org, Amon studied at the Maine Media Workshop and took several classes elsewhere.

His work has been published in many local newspapers, magazines, and planning books. He has exhibited at the Perkins Art Center, the Phillips’ Mill Photography Exhibit, Galler y 14, and other venues in central New Jersey.

“The East Amwell Historical Society show brings two of my great passions together,” Amon said. “I think that it is important for people to realize the ecological value of native plants, but also to realize that they are every bit as beautiful as exotics from foreign lands that are promoted for your home landscape. Stalking butterflies with my camera, posing native wildflowers with formal black backgrounds, and always being alert for the special beauty of the natural world brings me great pleasure.”

Admission to the East Amwell Museum and exhibit is free and open to the public on weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.eastamwellhistory. org and www.sourland.org.

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through December 21. www. Januar y 5, “James Carl : Morven Museum & Garartscouncilofprinceton.org. woof” and “Masayuki Koori- den, 55 Stockton Street, has D & R G re e nway L a n d da: Sculpture” through March “Masters of Illusion” through Tr u s t , 1 P r e s e r v a t i o n 17, and other exhibits. www. May 19. www.morven.org.

Place, has “Lovely as a Tree” groundsforsculpture.org.

Nassau Club, 6 Mercer through January 25. www.drH istor ical Soc iet y of Street, has “In Wilderness” greenway.org.

Princeton, Updike Farm- through January 6.

Ellarslie, Trenton’s City stead, 354 Quaker Road, Present Day Club, 72 Museum in Cadwalader Park, has “Woodrow Wilson and Stockton Street, has photos Parkside Avenue, Trenton, the Great War,” “Princeton’s by award-winning photoghas “40 -for- 40” t hrough Portrait,” and other exhibits. rapher India Blake through January, “Changing Face/ $4 admission Wednesday- December 21.

Changing Place” through Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Thursday Princeton University Art January 13, and the Garden extended hours till 7 p.m. Museum has “Nature’s NaState Watercolor Society’s and free admission 4-7 p.m. tion: American Art and the “49th Annual Juried Show” www.princetonhistory.org.

Environment” through Januthrough January 20. www.

James A. Michener Art ary 6 and “Picturing Place ellarslie.com.

Museum, 138 South Pine in Japan” through February Firestone Library, Cot- Street, Doylestown, Pa., has 24. (609) 258-3788. www. sen Children’s Librar y, 1 “30 Years: Art at the Mi- artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Washington Road, has “Wiz- chener, 1988-2018” through West Windsor Arts Cenarding 101” through January January 6, “Leslie Poontz: ter, 952 Alexander Road, 4. w w w.librar y.princeton. Integration” through Febru- has “Of f t he Wall 2018 : ary 17, and “Frank Hyder: An Affordable Art Exhibit” edu.

BIG ART IN SMALL PACKAGES: Cross Pollination Gallery in Lambertville is hosting a free holiday Grounds For Sculpture, The Janis Project” through through December 21. (609) concert and show featuring unique and original art on Saturday, December 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, February 23. www.michen- 716 -1931. w w w.westwindhas “James Carl: oof” through erartmuseum.org. sorarts.org. stamping, and block printHoliday Concert at Art ing while using a variety of Gallery in Lambertville Cross Pollination Gallery, plates to print on several at 69 Bridge St, Lambert- types of paper. Creative Exville, invites the public to a ploration will allow students free holiday concert on Sat- to explore different mediums urday, December 22 from 5 and encourage experimentation and play. Mediums to 8 p.m. include dry pastel, paintLocal musicians will play ing, drawing, ceramics, and original songs in a perforsculpture. Smartphone Phomance that unites funk and tography will show students spirit, musical story telling how to use essential controls with holiday inspired tunes. on their phone along with T he holiday show w ill the best free and low-cost also feat ure Big A r t in tools for editing and image Small Packages, unique and arrangement. Winter ar t original art and holiday gift workshops provide special ideas. Light refreshments one-day opportunities for will be served local artists and include BeCross Pollination is an ginner Watercolor, Color Exartist-owned gallery, featur- ploration, Abstract Art, Psying the art of Trenton-based ansky – Polish Egg Painting, artists Ayala Shimelman and and Intro to Acrylics.

SiriOm Singh. Using acrylThe Center’s unique curic and pallet knife, Singh riculum of children’s ar t paints landscapes and ab- classes allows young artists stract paintings. Shimelman to enroll in either overview uses stitching techniques to classes that explore a broad create fiber collages and fi- range of media and techber jewelry. Coming from niques, or in-depth classes different cultures, faiths, designed to deepen and debackgrounds, and artistic velop skills in a single meexpressions, Shimelman and dium. Classes are offered Singh influence each other’s Monday evenings for chilart, and complement and en- dren with Autism Spectrum hance each other.

Disorder (ASD) and other For more information visit special needs beginning Cross Pollination Gallery on January 14.

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The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Winter Classes at Center Burnt Mills Road in BedminFor Contemporary Art Family-owned for four generations, Borden Perlman has ster, For further information The Center for Contem- or to register for a class, porary Art in Bedminster visit The Center for Contemglobal reach, community roots. We work tirelessly has announced its winter porary Art online at www. schedule of art classes and ccabedminster.org or call to protect what’s important to you. workshops, which begins (908) 234-2345.

January 7 and runs through March. There are 40 classes and workshops for adults and 14 classes for children ages 5 through teens. Classes are offered for artists with all levels of expertise in a variety Art for Healing Gallery, of media including oil and Penn Medicine Pr inceton acrylic paint, pastel, gouache, watercolor, drawing, photog- Medical Center, has “Reflections of Light: Lucy Graves raphy, and ceramics.

McVicker,” through March 1.

New classes this winter inA r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 clude Printmaking Without Bridge Street, Lambertville, a Press, in which students has “Illuminations” through will learn how to produce monot ypes, collographs, January 6. www.lambertvillearts.com.

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ew Jersey Symphony Orchestra returned to Richardson Auditorium last Friday night for its annual presentation of George Frideric Handel’s immortal holiday classic Messiah. Led by conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley, 35 members of New Jersey Symphony, along with four vocal soloists and the Montclair State University Singers, presented an interpretation of Handel’s complex work which, although numbers were cut here and there, still conveyed the story well.

With so few instrumentalists, expertly supported by harpsichordist Aya Hamada and portatif organist John Miller as continuo players, the performance was consistently light and precise. A vocal quartet comprised of soprano Margot Rood, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Steven Soph, and bass Charles Wesley Evans provided much of the work’s drama through arias and recitatives, with Quigley’s tempi moving the music along quickly.

Quigley opened the oratorio with a clean and lithe overture, with the 12 violins playing in a detached and almost dry style. Soph’s opening recitative and aria not only presented the Biblical text well, but were also an elegant conversation between tenor soloist and the few strings accompanying him. Possessing a light yet clear voice, Soph always had a good command of the musical line and executed vocal runs cleanly. He particularly excelled in the Part II dramatic recitatives leading up to the “Hallelujah” chorus.

Soprano Margot Rood not only found grace and warmth in the music, but also was a coloratura machine in the fast-running passages. She delivered text with a comforting demeanor and perfect control over lightning quick lines. Rood sang the virtuosic aria “Rejoice greatly” with ease, interpolating a short cadenza-like passage before the ending. Joined by solo violinist Eric Wyrick and light continuo accompaniment, Rood comforted the audience well with “I know that my Redeemer liveth” toward the end of the evening.

The most difficult decision about soloists a conductor needs to make in preparing this work is whether to use a female alto or male countertenor for the alto arias. Handel used both at various times; several arias are clearly more suited for a high male voice than a low female one.

Countertenor Reginald Mobley possessed a high register which cut well through the orchestral texture, and added a warm color to the music, especially passages accompanied by solo cello and harpsichord.

The aria “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” was almost overly ornamented, but Mobley handled the musical effects well.

Bass Charles Wesley Evans began his

musical career locally as a youth, in the Princeton-based American Boychoir. Of the four soloists Friday night, Evans was among the most expressive conveyor of text, at times ministerial and professorial, finding emotion in the words and changing moods easily. Evans sang his first aria with clean runs and leaving no doubt that he would “shake the heavens and the earth,” and had no trouble with the extended vocal runs in the Part II aria “Why do the nations so furiously rage together.” The bass signature piece in this oratorio is “The trumpet shall sound,” which although often truncated in performances in the interest of time, was presented Friday night in its entirety, with Evans and trumpeter Scott McIntosh in perfect dialog and with effective dynamic contrasts.

There are as many interpretations of Messiah as there are conductors, and Quigley brought a unique approach to the work on Friday night. One of the most unusual musical effects was Quigley’s re-assignment of traditional choral sections to vocal soloists, and vice versa. Some of the toughest passages for chorus are the coloratura sections in Part I; Quigley opened each of two coloratura choruses with the vocal quartet of soloists, accompanied by solo strings and dramatic re-emphasis of the text by the Montclair State University Singers. The chorus added particular dramatic stress on the words “Wonderful, Counsellor” in the crowd-pleasing chorus “For unto us a child is born.” This reallocation of music took pressure off the chorus to maintain the coloratura style and made the ensemble’s performance all the more dramatic. Alternatively, soprano Rood sang three of the four “angel” recitatives, announcing the Nativity with warmth and color, yet in the fourth recitative, the chorus became the “multitude of the heavenly host praising God.” he 65 members of the Montclair State University Singers, prepared

by Heather J. Buchanan, were appropriate in lightness for a performance of these numbers, with the alto section being the meatiest contingent of the chorus. The soprano section was impressively clean in vocal runs, usually right in tandem with the pair of accompanying oboes. Quigley chose to use the ensemble at times as a Greek chorus, giving the declamatory text to the vocal quartet, with the chorus commenting or providing accentuation.

Throughout the performance, Quigley kept tempi moving along, enabling the audience to keep up well with the storyline and the performance’s imaginative musical gestures.

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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s next performance in Princeton will be Friday, January 18, 2019 at 8 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium. Conducted by Xian Zhang, this concert will feature soprano Dawn Upshaw in music of Mahler and American composer Maria Schneider. Ticket information can be obtained by calling 1-800-ALLEGRO or by visiting www.njsymphony.org.

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THEY’VE GOT RHYTHM: “Stomp” returns to the State Theatre in New Brunswick for three shows January 11 and 12. An international sensation that began as a street performance, the show uses everything from paint cans to plumbing fixtures to create rhythms and a unique journey through sound. Tickets are $35-$98. Visit www.stnj.org.

Lewis Center Partners With Black Maria Fest

The Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium has announced a new partnership with the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University for the Black Maria Film Festival’s 38th annual Festival tour in 2019. This new partnership will include the premiere screening at Princeton University on February 9, support for the tour of the festival, and multiple opportunities for students to engage with the festival and its filmmakers.

Black Maria Film Festival attracts and nationally showcases the work of independent film and video makers. The festival is a project of the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium, an independent nonprofit organization. The festival was founded in 1981 as a tribute to Thomas Edison’s development of the motion picture at his laboratory, dubbed the “Black Maria” film studio, the first in the world, in West Orange, New Jersey.

“Princeton’s support of the arts, engaged student body, and commitment to excellence and diversit y makes it an ideal partner for the Black Maria Film Festi-

val,” said Jane Steuerwald, executive director of the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium. “Princeton’s international reputation mirrors the Black Maria Film Festival’s international mission and draw for filmmakers and film lovers. Today, the works touring with Black Maria represent a mosaic of distinct forms including documentary, experimental/alternative, animation, fiction, dance, and hybrids.

Black Maria films shine a light on the environment, human rights, LGBTQ issues, and themes of social justice.”

“I’m delighted that we have been able to arrange for this sponsorship and collaboration between the Lewis Center and the Black Maria Film Festival,” added Professor Su Friedrich, a member of the Lewis Center faculty and an award-winning filmmaker. “Many times in the past, we have invited the festival to screen a program at the James Stewart Film Theater so that our students could see some of the best new short films being made. It’s a festival dedicated to showcasing excellent work that represents a wide range of interests and aesthetics, and I’m happy that we will now

be working more closely with them.”

T he Black Mar ia Film Festival annually conducts an international juried competition. Following the extensive pre-screening and jurying process by experts in the field of film curation, media studies, and production, the festival launches its year-long tour traveling to museums, colleges and universities, libraries, cinemas, and arts venues.

Black Maria received over 400 submissions for the 2019 festival tour from every continent around the globe, save Antarctica. The festival jurors, Margaret Parsons, head curator of Film at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and Henry Baker, Emmy Awardwinning filmmaker and former director of Synapse Video Center, chose 55 films for the 2019 collection and awarded the top prizes.

The Lewis Center’s focus on student engagement is at the center of the partnership. The Consortium’s New Jersey Young Filmmakers’ Festival (NJYFF), one of the organization’s other major projects, was founded 44 years ago with the mission to provide young film and video makers who

FRENETIC FARCE: The ensemble cast of Maurer Productions’ “Noises Off” includes, front row, from left, Jackie Galli, Laurie Hardy, Nick Kianka (kneeling), Allison DeKorte and Peter Sauer; back from left, Erin Leder, Kevin Palardy, Mark Applegate and Tim Rerucha. Michael Frayn’s British farce comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre January 11 to 20. Visit www.KelseyTheatre.net or call (609) 570-3333 for tickets.

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The interactive live radio show Snow Day will be presented by MPOnStage Saturday, December 22 at 2 and 4 p.m., at Kelsey Theatre, located on Mercer County Community College’s West Windsor Campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.

The interactive, original live radio show is a whimsical winter story presented as a radio plan. What happens when school is closed because of the weather?

Lots of fun in the snow and hot chocolate afterward, of course. Written by director Diana Gilman Maurer and author Lyndsey Rose Harper, Snow Day will give the audience an experience of how a radio show is presented – including participation by audience volunteers as impromptu Foley artists and voice actors. Families will watch entertainment professionals create sound effects by using everyday objects, learn about unique holiday traditions, and unite with the community to celebrate the season.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children.

Visit www.KelseyTheatre. net or call (609) 570-3333.

conductor of the Westminster Jubilee Singers at Westminster Choir College, the director of music and worship arts at the Elmwood United Presbyterian Church in East Orange, and founder, artistic director, and conductor of the Elmwood Concert Singers.

CST serves as the choral voice of the capital region performing a repertoire of both sacred and secular music. The chorus strives to promote the art of choral singing, enrich the cultural life of New Jersey, and act as ambassadors for the City of Trenton through concerts, special performances, and community outreach. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.capitalsingers.org or call (609) 434-2781.

Dudamel Residency Resumes in January

Concerts, panels, and an art exhibit are on the schedule for conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s continuing residency at Princeton University next month. The famed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is the focus of a three-part residency in honor of Princeton University Concerts’ 125th anniversary.

On Monday, January 7,

events begin at 6 p.m. with a pre-concert preview by students from the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) at Richardson Auditorium, followed by a concert at 7 p.m. by musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

A post-concert panel on “Art and Faith,” moderated by Dudamel, is at 9 p.m.

On Wednesday January 9, a panel discussion on El Sistema, Jose Abreu’s (19392018) music education program originally created to benefit low-income children in Venezuela, will be held at 4:30 p.m. in McCosh Hall.

Dudamel will be among the panelists in this event chaired

by Stan Katz, professor of public and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School.

Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School’s Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, the panel will also include additional advocates for accessible systematic music education. The panel is held in conjunction with an exhibit of artwork by Marsha LevinRojer, on view at the Wilson School’s Bernstein Gallery through January 31. A public reception for the exhibit, titled “Music Made Visible: Metaphors of the Ephemeral,” is January 9 at 6 p.m.

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“Songs of the Season” At Capital Singers Concert

Capital Singers of Trenton (CST) celebrates “Songs of the Season” at its Winter Songs XII concert Friday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul Church, 216 Nassau Street.

The seasonal concert is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages, featuring familiar pieces like “Believe” from the movie The Polar Express, Wilhousky’s “Carol of the Bells,” “Alleluia” from Bach’s Cantata 142, and the finale of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem.

The chorus will also sing “Wolcum Yole!” from Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, “Chanukah Prayer”

by Linda Marcus and David Lantz, III, and Dale Warland’s arrangement of “Huron Carol.”

The 80-member chorus will be complemented by its smaller auditioned Chorale ensemble, which will perform additional selections.

Members of the Chorale recently performed as part of the annual Mill Hill House Tour in Trenton.

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either reside in or attend school in New Jersey, the opportunity to exhibit their works and have them evaluated by prominent experts in the field of media arts, including film scholars, producers, directors, animators, and screenwriters. Princeton students will have the opportunity to work directly with NJYFF to showcase their work and present screenings and special events on the Princeton campus.

Following the February 9 premiere at Princeton’s James Stewart Film Theater, the Festival will subsequently travel to more than 50 museums, cultural centers, colleges, and universities throughout the United States and abroad.

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Season’s Greetings & Happy New Year from our family to yours.

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1. Lili B’s: UNOde50 Lady Marmalade bracelet with pieces of brown leather, silver-plated metal beads, and grey and pink Swarovski® Elements crystals. Characteristic of UNOde50, 100% handmade in Spain.

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2. Orvana London: Looking to wrap your loved ones up cozy? Stop by this week to try on a selection of beautiful handwoven wool shawls at the new Orvana store at 12 Chambers Street, Princeton. www. orvana.co.uk.

3. ShelfGenie : ShelfGenie provides unique storage solutions meant to transform your at-home storage space. Whether you need Glide-Out shelves for your bathroom pantry, kitchen, home office, garage, or any other room, we can design the custom Glide-Out shelf solution for your cabinet storage needs. (888) 491-6191; www.shelfgenie.com/new-jersey.

4. Flemington Department Store: For all your winter needs, the waterproof UGG Adirondack III features an outsole designed to stay flexible in freezing temps, extra warming insulation, a cushioning

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5. Le Bon Magot: A delicious and distinctive hostess gift for the holidays and your pantry any time of the year. Le Bon Magot® is a Princeton-area based specialty food business offering uniquely spiced flavors of confits and preserves created from unusual ingredients and innovative treatments of traditional recipes. Bon appétit! (609) 477-2847; www.lebonmagot. com; @lebonmagot (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).

6. Alchemy Mind & Body Wellness Day Spa: The fastest and most convenient way to give the gift of bliss is with an Alchemy Gift Card. Available for purchase online or in store. 4451 Route 27, Princeton. (609) 430-9999; www.AlchemyMindBody.com.

7. Flemington Department Store : Make tracks and set trends with this waterproof North Face Parka. This 550 fill down insulation parka is designed to deflect rain, wind, sleet, and snow all winter long. 151 State Route 31, Flemington.

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The troubled 19-year-old has been living at a drug rehab center, where he’s managed to keep clean for the past 77 days.

But Ben has left the facility without permission to be with the folks over the holidays. And the trouble starts when he breaks into the house when nobody’s there upon his arrival.

Understandably, Holly and Neal have different reactions to Ben’s return. She naively welcomes her prodigal son with open arms. Meanwhile, his African American stepdad is very skeptical about allowing the addict to stay, pointing out that, if he were black, he’d probably be in prison rather than a halfway house.

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It stars his son Lucas in the title role opposite Julia Roberts, who proves quite convincing as a mom in denial who becomes increasingly frazzled over the course of the misadventure.

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AT THE CINEMA Aquaman (PG-13 for action, violence, and some profanity). Jason Momoa stars as the legendary DC character in this origins tale which finds the reluctant superhero forced to face his destiny as king of Atlantis in order to defend the underwater kingdom and the rest of the planet from his power-hungry half-brother (Patrick Wilson). With Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, Djimon Hounsou, and Nicole Kidman.

At Eternity’s Gate (PG-13 for mature themes). Willem Dafoe portrays Vincent van Gogh in this biopic based on the legendary Dutch painter’s letters and on anecdotes about his life. With Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, and Rupert Friend. (In French and English with subtitles).

Ben Is Back (R for drug use and pervasive profanity). Lucas Hedges plays the title character in this coming-of-age drama about a troubled teen who arrives home unexpectedly on Christmas Eve after running away from a drug treatment center. With Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton.

Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, suggestive material, and drug use). Reverential rocktrospective chronicling the meteoric rise of Queen as well as the untimely demise of the group’s iconoclastic lead singer, Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek). With Mike Myers, Lucy Boynton, and Joseph Mazzello.

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Bumblebee (PG-13 for action and violence). Spinoff of the Transformers franchise revolving around the adventures of a young autobot (Dylan O’Brien) resuscitated by an 18-year-old (Hailee Steinfeld) after being found battle-scarred and broken in a junkyard along the California coast. Cast includes John Cena, Angela Bassett, Len Cariou, and Justin Theroux.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R for profanity, sexual references, and drug use).

Adaptation of author-turned-crook Lee Israel’s (Melissa McCarthy) memoir of the same name in which she confesses to selling forged celebrity autographs and letters. With Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, and Ben Falcone (Melissa’s husband).

Creed II (PG-13 for violence, profanity, and sensuality). Michael B. Jordan reprises the title role in this revenge-fueled sequel which finds the contender being trained by Rocky Balboa (Sly Stallone) for a grudge match with the son (Florian Munteanu) of the boxer (Dolph Lundgren) who killed his father (Carl Weathers) in the ring 33 years ago. With Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris, and Russell Hornsby.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PG-13 for action). Second installment in the Harry Potter prequel series revolves around an infamous evil wizard’s (Johnny Depp) attempt to breed a race of pure-blood witches and wizards to rule over all ordinary people. Cast includes Eddie Redmayne, Carmen Ejogo, Jude Law, and Zoe Kravitz.

The Favourite (R for profanity, nudity, and graphic sexuality). Olivia Colman portrays Queen Anne (1665-1714) in this biopic revolving around the bitter battle between the Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz) and a servant (Emma Stone) for the frail monarch’s friendship and affections. With Emma Delves, Faye Daveney, and Paul Swaine.

Green Book (PG-13 for violence, mature themes, profanity, racial slurs, smoking, and suggestive material). Unlikely-buddies dramedy, set in the sixties, about the friendship forged between a black classical pianist (Mahershala Ali) and his white chauffeur (Viggo Mortensen) driving around the Deep South during Jim Crow segregation. With Linda Cardellini, Don Stark, and P.J. Byrne.

The Grinch (PG for brief rude humor). Animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ children’s classic about a bad-tempered grouch (Benedict Cumberbatch) who masquerades as Santa Claus in order to steal Christmas. Narrated by Pharrell, and featuring the voicework of Rashida Jones, Angela Lansbury, and SNL’s Kenan Thompson.

Instant Family (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, drug references, and mature themes).

Inspirational comedy recounting a couple’s (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) real-life adjustment to parenthood after adopting three siblings (Isabela Moner, Gustavo Quiroz, and Julianna Gamiz) simultaneously. With Octavia Spencer, Joan Cusack, and Julie Hagerty.

Maria by Callas (PG for smoking, mature themes, and mild epithets). An intimate look into the life of opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1977) in her own words, as revealed by letters, memoirs, home movies, and TV interviews. Featuring archival footage of Grace Kelly, Aristotle Onassis, Omar Sharif, and Brigitte Bardot.

Mary Poppins Returns (PG for mature themes and brief action). Emily Blunt assumes the title role in this musical sequel which finds the magical nanny reunited with the now-grown Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane Banks (Emily Mortimer) in the wake of a family tragedy. With Lin-Manuel Miranda, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep.

Mortal Engines (PG-13 for action and violence). Post-apocalyptic sci-fi about a fugitive assassin (Hera Hilmar) who joins forces with an outcast (Robert Sheehan) and an outlaw (Jihae) to lead the resistance when the city of London morphs into a giant predator on wheels. With Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, and Leila George.

The Possession of Hannah Grace (R for terror and gruesome images). Kirby Johnson plays the title character in this suspense thriller about a cop (Shay Mitchell) who has horrifying visions when she starts working the graveyard shift at a city morgue. With Stana Katic, Nick Thune, and Grey Damon.

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG for action and rude humor). Buddy sequel, set six years after the original animated adventure, finds Ralph (John C. Reilly) and BFF Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) embarking on a desperate quest in search of a replacement steering wheel for a broken video game. Voice cast includes Gal Gadot, Jane Lynch, and Ed O’Neill.

Robin Hood (PG-13 for action, violence, and suggestive material). Taron Egerton plays the title character in this action adventure which has the legendary outlaw joining forces with a former Moorish Crusader (Jamie Foxx) to lead a revolt against a corrupt English crown. With Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, and Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Roma (R for profanity, graphic nudity, and disturbing images). Upstairs/downstairs drama, set in Mexico in 1970, chronicling a year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid (Yalitza Aparicio). With Marina de Tavira, Carlos Peralta, and Marco Graf. (In Spanish with subtitles).

Second Act (PG-13 for profanity and crude sexual references). Fish-out-of-water comedy about a 40-year-old sales clerk (Jennifer Lopez) who lands a dream job she isn’t qualified for with help of a doctored resume. Cast includes Milo Ventimiglia, Vanessa Hudgens, and Charlyne Yi. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG for action, violence, mature themes, and mild epithets). Animated reboot of the Marvel Comics franchise revolving around the adventures of a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) from Brooklyn, who is a half-black/half-Puerto Rican teen. Voice cast includes Mahershala Ali, Hailee Steinfeld, Lily Tomlin, Nicolas Cage, Zoe Kravitz, and Chris Pine.

Welcome to Marwen (PG-13 for violence, profanity, mature themes, disturbing images, and suggestive content). Fact-based drama about a transvestite (Steve Carell) left with amnesia after a violent bias attack who tries to recover his memory by building a miniature World War II village in his backyard. Support cast includes Janelle Monae, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, and Eiza Gonzalez. (In English, French, and German with subtitles).

Widows (R for violence, sexuality, nudity, and pervasive profanity). Adaptation of the British TV series of the same name about four gangsters’ wives (Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo) who, after a botched bank heist, decide to follow in their late husbands’ felonious footsteps. Supporting cast includes Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, and Daniel Kaluuya. (In English and Spanish with subtitles).

—Kam Williams

Wednesday, December 19 7 to 8:30 p.m.: Sustainable Princeton will host discussion around building a climate-friendly community, “Why Is It Too Far To Walk?

Building a Climate-Friendly Princeton” at Princeton Public Library. Free. www.sustainableprinceton.org.

7 p.m.: Winter Solstice Drum Celebration at RWJH Fitness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton. $15. Register at (609) 5845900.

7:30 p.m.: The Mercer County Symphonic Band performs its Winter Concer t at Kels ey T heat re, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Free.

8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Mark Hillegonds with the Princeton Pickup Band. $10. (908) 359-4837.

Thursday, December 20 10 a.m.: “Saved by Raoul Wallenberg, the Angel of Budapest” is the topic of a talk by Vera Goodkin at a meeting of the 55-Plus Club at the Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. Free; $3 donation suggested.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at the YMCA gym, Paul Robeson Place.

1 p.m.: “Understanding Prescription Medication and Street Drugs” at Princeton Fitness and Wellness, 1225 Route 206 ( State Road ).

son Center, 1 Monument Drive. Dave Rupp with Mind the Gap. (908) 359-4837.

Wednesday, January 2 8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Sue Gola with Crossing the Millstone. ( 908 ) 359-4837.

Thursday, January 3 10 a.m.: The 55-Plus Club meets at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, for a talk by Cary Cherniss on “The Emotionally Intelligent Leader.” Free admission with $3 suggested donation.

Friday, January 4 6:30 p.m.: Screening of From Liberty to Captivity and panel discussion of human trafficking at Washi n g ton Cro s s i n g Un ite d Methodist Church, 1895 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa. Free.

Friday, January 11 7:30 p.m.: The Capital Singers of Trenton perform “Songs of the Season” at St. Paul Church, 216 Nassau Street. www.capitalsingers.org.

Tuesday, January 15 7:30 p.m.: “Anti-Semitic Hate Speech and Bots Epidemic” is the title of a talk

by Joel Finkelstein, founder and director of the Network Contagion Institute, at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. Free. info@thejewishcenter.org.

Monday, January 21 3 p.m . : S c r e e n i n g o f From Liberty to Captiv ity and panel discussion of hu ma n t raf f ick i ng at Washington Crossing United Methodist Church, 1895 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa. Free.

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7 p.m.: Classical guitarist Stanley W. Alexandrowicz performs at Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Register by emailing lawprogs @ mcl.org or visit www.mcl.org.

Friday, December 21 5 p.m.: Pajama Storytime, The Night Before Christmas, at Morven, Stockton Street, with author Gennady Spirin. Family event with tour of Festival of Trees, book signing, snacks, and more. www.morven.org.

8-11 p.m.: The Joel Zelnick Trio plays at the Salt Creek Grille, 1 Rockingham Row, Princeton Forrestal Center. (609) 419-4200.

8 p.m.: The Princeton S y m p h on i c B r a s s plays carols, Christmas classics, Hanukkah music, and more at Hillman Per for mance Center, Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane. $5-$17. www.psbrass.com.

Sunday, December 23 5 p.m.: Princeton United Met hodist Church, Nas sau Street at Vandeventer, presents “Alleluia! A Child is Born,” singers and instrumentalists. www.PrincetonUMC.com.

Monday, December 24 Recycling Tuesday, December 25 1 p.m.: Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment at Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center Museum, 355 Washington CrossingPennington Road, Titusville.

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Wednesday, December 26 8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Patter-

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Leary has extensive expe- “They can provide texture, rience in the hair industry, volume, and various styles including several years with to offer the easiest care.”

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Prominent Place and creative color, as well With the advanced safety La Jolie has a long history as researching the newest of the products, color will in Princeton. Its founder Jo- products. continue to gain in popularlie is said to have been the “The challenge is to make ity, she adds. first female owner of a busi- sure that we are providing “The ingredients in the ness in Princeton, and the the next level of service,” salon remains a prominent explains Leary. “Custom- products are so high quality — many are organicallyplace in the downtown. ers today are very educated La Jolie moved to its new about products and service. based products. They have location at 163 Bayard Lane We have to make sure that conditioning care that can a year ago. Located in what every single time the client even help to heal the hair.”

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“We take into consideration facial structure, type of hair, lifestyle, maintenance, etc. For color, skin tone, eye color, and original hair color are important.”

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As a freshman benchwarm- erything happening right now er for the Princeton Univer- with senior year coming sity women’s basketball team around and I am taking the in the winter of 2015-16, Ga- last shot. That is exciting.” brielle Rush would have had Earlier in the evening, it trouble imaging the situation didn’t look like Princeton she found herself in last Sat- was headed to an exciting urday evening. finish as it trailed 37-26 at With Princeton locked in halftime.

57-57 tie against visiting “Coach [Courtney BangMarist in the waning mo- hart] told us we needed to ments of regulation, senior toughen up; we were makguard and co-captain Rush ing a lot of soft plays and got the ball at the top of the not playing as hard as we key with an opportunity to can both on defense and ofbe a hero. She responded by fense,” said Rush. “We were swishing a three-pointer with just letting them get exactly 28 seconds left that proved what they wanted. It was too to be the difference as Princ- easy.” eton won 60-57 to earn its Playing tough at both ends fourth straight victory and of the court, Princeton went improve to 5-7. on a 22-9 run in the third “I felt confident after I let quarter to forge ahead 48it go; I was obviously frus- 46. trated having missed the last “We came together in that few,” said Rush, reflecting on third quarter, just coming her game-winning shot. back and getting the lead,” “I think the fact that I got said Rush. that last shot and the coach“We did not expect that, es trusted me enough gave that was huge. It is just a tesme a little confidence that I tament to how defense really am open, I am going to make fuels offense. We were able this shot.” to let that get us going.”

It took a while for Rush to With 2:28 left in the fourth develop that confidence and quarter, Marist knotted the she is savoring her starring game at 54-54 and then Tirole. ger sophomore Sydney Boyer “It means a lot, coming hit a three to give Princeton from freshman year being at a 57-54 lead. After the Red the end of the bench,” said Foxes answered with a three Rush, a 5’10 guard from by Rebekah Hand, the stage Hinsdale, Ill. who made 16 was set for Rush’s heroics.

Top litigation in New Jersey appearances as a firm freshman, “We made the big plays averaging 2.4 points a game. when it counted; Sydney Top litigation firm in New “I am so excited about ev-Jersey coming in and hitting that

three,” added Rush, who tallied 14 points on the evening. “I feel like there were a string of plays where people just excelled where they are best. On the defensive end, we came up with some big stops.”

Rush made big plays all over the court, getting a game- high six assists and pulling down four rebounds.

“It is learning how to play, me and Sydney [Jordan] have played together so long and I found her on a couple of those mid-range shots that she is awesome at,” said Rush. “It helps when I have good targets who are there, open, catching, and making great plays.”

The Tigers have very good target with the return of junior star Bella Alarie, who was playing her third game since returning being sidelined with a broken arm and scored a game-high 24 points with two blocked shots and three steals.

“Bella is such an energy booster; she is such an emotional player, as I am, which I love,” said Rush.

“When she gets an andone, she is so excited and we are also excited. With all of her blocks, rebounds and points, she is everywhere and where we most need her. We can go for more deflections on ball because we have her to clean things up and be on the glass.”

Princeton coach Banghart pointed to her squad’s play in the paint as a key factor in the win.

“I think the story in the second half was that we were able to go inside and that was huge,” said Banghart. “We were able to get stops and then we pounded it inside.”

Topping fellow mid-major power Marist, now 7-3, was a huge win for the Tigers.

“I knew what this game would mean; we are big name for them because we are fighting for a similar seed,” said Banghart.

“It was a huge game. It is one of the best teams on our schedule. I tried to protect them a little bit from that.

We had a really light week and tried to help them understand how to play. We are getting older; I can trust them with that. This is how I want you guys to play and I expect on game day that you can do it as opposed to them having to do it all week.”

Banghart has developed a deep trust in Rush, praising the persistence the senior guard displayed in becoming an impact player for the program.

“Rush was sitting at the end of the bench her freshman year and didn’t take time off,” said Banghart of Rush who averaged 6.1 points a game last year and is now averaging 13.7 this winter.

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LATE RUSH: Princeton University women’s basketball player Gabrielle Rush dribbles past a foe in recent action. Last Saturday, senior guard and co-captain Rush hit a three-pointer in the waning seconds to give Princeton a 60-57 win over visiting Marist and their fourth straight victory. The Tigers, now 5-7, play at St. Francis-Brooklyn on December 19 and at Hartford on December 21.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) you just trust the process and We are not good enough yet stay engaged. I think they are and we know that. I feel very seeing her senior year and battle tested with our nonthat is so awesome that she conference schedule; I have actually walked in their shoes a good sense of how to get having to learn the system. them where they need to go It happened to the right kid after seeing so many differand I think it bodes well for ent styled. I feel very comfortable with where we are.” helping them grow.”

Rush, for her part, senses In Banghart’s view, the Tigers are growing into special. that Princeton is primed for “I think people love watching a big winter. “I am excited this team and we are seeing for what is to come, the Ivy why: they are getting better League is what we most look and better, week to week,” forward to,” said Rush. said Banghart, whose team “It is awesome that we are plays at St. Francis-Brooklyn getting this momentum beon December 19 and at Hart- fore coming into Ivy League. ford on December 21.

We are meshing well together “It is exciting to think and finding out who we are.” about how good we can be.

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PU Sports Roundup Princeton Men’s Hockey Rallies to Tie Penn State

Max Veronneau starred as the Princeton University men’s hockey team rallied from a 4-2 third period deficit to tie No. 9 Penn State 4- 4 last Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center for the Philadelphia College Hockey Face-off.

Senior forward Veronneau tallied two goals and two assists as the Tigers moved to 3-8-2 and snapped a sevengame losing streak.

Princeton is next in action when it hosts Maine for a two-game set on December 28 and 29.

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The Princeton University athletics program is currently ranked third in Division I in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for the 2018-19 school year.

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The Tigers enjoyed a big fall, receiv ing points in men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey and men’s water polo. The Tiger field hockey team advanced to the NCAA semis while men’s water polo fell one win short of the Final Four.

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Princeton University senior field hockey star defender Elise Wong has been named a finalist for the Honda Sport Award, the organization said last week.

Wong is the ninth Tiger in program history to be nominated as a finalist and the first since Katie Reinprecht won the award in 2012.

The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 43 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and signifies “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.” The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2019 Honda Cup, which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on Monday, June 24, 2019, in downtown Los Angeles.

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Wong, a 5’2 native of Lake Forest, Ill., was a first-team All-American this fall, spearheading a defensive unit that finished with the eighth lowest goals against average (1.17) in the country. The Tigers had six shutouts, five of which came in Ivy action and ended up advancing to the NCAA semifinals where they fell 1-0 to Maryland in overtime to end the fall at 15-5.

In addition to her AllAmerican accolades, Wong was named as the 2018 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. Over her career, she earned four-time AllRegion and All-Ivy honors while securing two NCAA Final Four All-Tournament awards.

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PHS senior forward Dyevich had just four points as the contest headed in the final minute of regulation.

Finding her shooting touch at just the right time, Dyevich drained a three-pointer in the waning seconds of regulation to knot the game at 37-37 and force overtime.

In the extra session, Dyevich came through again, lofting a three-pointer that swished through at the buzzer to give the Little Tigers a 44-43 win as she got mobbed by her teammates in the middle of the court.

Dyevich didn’t see her heroics coming since she was out of synch for most of the evening.

“I was off throughout the whole game, it was a very slow start,” said Dyevich. “It means a lot for me, I wasn’t expecting to bring it back. I had been trying to make it up on the defensive end and bring it there and get a lot of rebounds.”

With PHS trailing HoVal 37-34 in the last moments of regulation, Dyevich got the ball and knew she had to take a shot.

“At that point there were eight seconds left and I was wide open at the three,” said Dyevich. “I was thinking we are down by 3, I have got to shoot it.”

As overtime wound down, the Little Tigers found themselves in a 43-41 hole and instinct took over again for Dyevich.

“Even though it was less than a minute left, we still kept with it,” said Dyevich, who ended up with 10 points on the evening.

DRAMATIC START: Princeton High girls’ basketball player Catherine Dyevich puts up a shot last Friday as PHS hosted Hopewell Valley in the season opener for both teams. Senior forward Dyevich came through in the clutch for the Little Tigers, hitting a three-pointer with 18 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and then draining another three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give PHS a dramatic 44-43 win. Last Monday, Dyevich tallied 16 points as the Little Tigers defeated South River 44-33 to improve to 2-0. PHS plays at East Brunswick on December 22.

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“I didn’t even realize how much time was left on the clock; Coach [Dave] Kosa yells from the bench, ‘look Cat.’ I got the ball and it was ‘I need to shoot this’ and I did. I didn’t think it was going in, and then I saw it. I had an inkling.”

As PHS hit the court for the opener, the team was shooting for a big night.

“Going into it, we were so pumped, we were so ready to play,” said Dyevich, noting that this is her last season of basketball as she is headed to Cornell where she will compete for its women’s rowing program.

“Since we lost only one player, Taylor [ Stone ] , I think we were ready to bring it. It is our senior season, t he four captains. [ Er in Devine, Anna and Olivia Intartaglia and Dyevich] and Ella [Kotsen] as well. We really wanted to bring it and win our home opener.”

In order to pull out the win, the Little Tigers had show resilience. “We just never gave up, that is something we are working on this year,” said Dyevich, who got 16 points as PHS topped South River 44-33 last Monday to improve to 2-0. “It is just staying confident and knowing what we are capable of and that we can do it if we believe in ourselves.”

PHS head coach Dave Kosa credited his team for maintaining its self belief.

“It was just a matter of us staying in it and making sure that we do the little things,” said Kosa.

“We had a couple of mistakes at the end. We put ourselves in a position where we are are up by two and all of a sudden they are up by two. We just had to respond and we just hit big shots.”

Kosa tipped his hat to Dyevich for making the big shots. “We have a couple of girls who can score that ball; today Catherine picked us up,” said Kosa, who got 12 points from Devine with Anna Intartaglia tallying six.

“She had a big shot to tie it in regulation and then the big shot at the end. It wasn’t how we drew it up, but we are just trusting one another.”

In Kosa’s view, PHS made a statement with the win over HoVal. “If we compete, we can do great things,” said Kosa, whose plays at East Brunswick on December 22. “ We a r e g e t t i n g b e tter. I was happy that we were opening up against Hopewell because it shows us where we are at. It is a tribute to the girls’ hard work and commitment. Now we have that first one under our belts. We are trying to elevate ourselves to a certain level. This is a good stepping stone to do that.”

Dyevich also views the triumph as a sign that the Little Tigers can take things to a higher level this winter.

“Usually we start our seasons out with a slower team that we think we are capable of beating,” said Dyevich.

“This was a test, especially as our first game. We won both of our scrimmages but we didn’t know how those teams were. It was an awesome win, I am so happy.”

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Sophomore Tennant Emerging as Standout, Helping PHS Boys’ Swimming to Solid Start Owen Tennant and his teammates on the Princeton High boys’ swim team were fired up for their matchup against visiting WW/P-South last Thursday.

“We were excited but we knew that this was going to be difficult, knowing that South had some good swimmers,” said sophomore star Tennant. “We just wanted to get out there and do our best and have fun.”

Tennant went out and had fun against the Pirates, winning the 200 individual medley and taking second in the 100 breaststroke to provide highlights as PHS lost 10070 to move to 3-1 on the season.

“I consider myself an IMer and a breaststroker and I knew that if I was even with him after the fly and the back then I would be able to push away in the breaststroke because I knew that wasn’t his strongest stroke,” said Tennant, reflecting on his victory in the IM. I just pulled ahead

and came home strong in the freestyle.”

Tennant did battle with freshman teammate Josh Kim in the breaststroke race.

“Usually I swim the IM and the back but the next day on the Friday, I had the 100 breast at Holiday Classic so I asked coach [Carly Misiewicz] if I could swim it as practice,” said Tennant.

“We knew that Josh is a really good breaststroker, it was good to get the 1-2 in that event.”

With PHS trailing just 4846 entering the 500 freestyle, Tennant was proud of the way the team battled.

“We were all motivating each other, we all tried our best, which is very important,” said Tennant.

“We knew that they had some good 500 freestyle swimmers and they pulled away from us after that.

Hopefully by counties and states, we will all be ready and get some better results.”

Tennant came into his sophomore season ready to excel. “I swim for a smaller club Whitewaters, there is only about six of us so we get really good one-on-one training,” said Tennant. “This season so far I really decided to keep my head down and just work every practice and the results are showing.”

Competing with his older brother, senior Oliver on both the club and school teams has helped Tennant progress.

“It is good because we motivate each other,” said Tennant. “He is a really good swimmer, and it is good to have someone at practice who you can race and swim with.”

PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz is excited with Tennant’s development into a really good racer in his second season with the PHS squad.

“Owen has really come into his own a lot as a sophomore, he is following in his brother’s footsteps but creating a path of his own,” said Misiewicz, noting that Oliver is back in action after having

GOOD TENNANT: Princeton High boys’ swimmer Owen Tennant heads to victory on the 200 individual medley last Thursday against WW/P-South. Sophomore star Tennant also placed second in the 100 breaststroke in the meet as PHS fell 100-70 to the Pirates. The Little Tigers, who dropped to 3-1 with the loss, host Nottingham on December 20 in their last meet before the holiday break.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

been sidelined earlier in the season.

“He has done great things and he is a great leader already as a sophomore. I am seeing those qualities with him coming up to me, saying ‘why don’t we do this instead of that.’ He is always trying to be creative with lineup as well, especially with him being a very versatile swimmer. He can swim almost anything.”

Sophomore Will Murray has also been coming into his own this season. “Will always comes up clutch for us in the sprints and butterfly as well,” sad Misiewicz, noting that Kim, Jeshurun Reyen, and Logan Eastburn have all been swimming well in the early going for the Little Tigers.

“He won the butterfly today. His 200 free was not his best but he came up with that relay right before that and he had a great 50 free anchor to give us the win for that.

He is another one who is very versatile, swimming the IM, freestyle, and butterfly.”

Although PHS didn’t get t he w in against W W/ PSouth, Misiewicz saw the meet as a nice measuring stick for her squad.

“It was a good battle; it is good for us, getting ready for the second half our season coming up,” said Misiewicz.

“We have got Lawrence, we have got Notre Dame, we have got WW/P-North. They are all in January so that is going to give us a good idea of where we are and where we still have to go as a team.

Ultimately the goal is the counties and the states and that postseason run.”

Tennant, for his part, is looking to make an impact in and out of the water for the Little Tigers.

“I am a club swimmer so I don’t really too many practices with the school swim team,” said Tennant.

“I want to develop more in the team aspect and hopefully make the A final at the counties in the 200 IM and maybe the 100 back or 100 breaststroke.”

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With Young Squad Gaining Valuable Experience, PHS Girls’ Swimming Headed in Right Direction Youth is being served this winter for the Princeton High girls’ swimming team.

“We have a younger team; we have a lot of freshmen and we lost a lot of returning sophomores,” said PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz.

“I have three seniors, so we are not graduating a lot and that’s good.”

Three of those younger swimmers, freshman Katie DiVenti, sophomore Emily Bauser, and junior Cameron Davis, have been leading the way for the Little Tigers so far this winter.

“Katie, Cammie, and Emily are all people who are really stepping up in their roles,” said Misiewicz.

Last Thursday against visiting W W/P-South, Davis stepped up in a 117-53 loss, winning both the 50 and 100 freestyle races.

While Misiewicz had hoped for a closer meet against the undefeated Pirates, she believed her squad will benefit in the long run from battling such high-level competition.

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“Today was our toughest test so far, it really goes to show what else is out there and South is very deep,” said Misiewicz, whose squad moved to 2-2 with the defeat and hosts Nottingham on December 20 in its last meet before the holiday break.

“They have got a lot. For us, it is where is that next gear.

We will see come counties and states. We are in a good spot right now.”

In the view of Misiewicz, PHS is showing good spirit as it gains valuable experience.

“I think the biggest thing is that we are all having fun,” said Misiewicz. “They are enjoying it, which is important and awesome to see.”

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Andrew Seager enjoyed a superb career for the Ocean Township High boys’ basketball program, but he decided that spending a year at the Hun School for a postgraduate season would help him hone his skills for the college game.

“I felt as though coming to coach [Jon] Stone and Hun would prepare me well for the next level,” said Seager, a 6’7 forward.

“The competition is the biggest thing. Last year I didn’t shoot one three in my senior year and I averaged 21 points. This year, coach Stone yells at me when I don’t shoot the ball. Colleges want to see me expand my game. They have made me shoot my jump shot a lot in practice this year so it has been getting my confidence up. Coach Stone has helped a lot.”

Last Wednesday at Pen-

nington, Seager displayed his offensive versatilit y, scoring 18 points to help Hun pull away to a 57-44 victory.

“I was mad because I got two fouls called on me in the first half, so I couldn’t play that much and impact the team,” said Seager.

“In the second half, I had to make up for the time I didn’t have in the first half.

I just had to go and do whatever it takes to get the team to win.”

Seager liked the way the Raiders went up-tempo in the second half against Pennington.

“We were forcing it a little too much, we should have gotten out running more like we did in the second half,” said Seager.

“We kept r unning. We didn’t play near as good as we can in this game today.

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Quickly developing a good relationship with his new teammates, Seager is enjoying his Hun experience.

“They welcomed me with open arms, they are really friendly kids and I call them my brothers now,” said Seager.

“Eric Fleming took me under his wing. Now I live there so I hang out there everyday.

It is like a brotherhood now, it is awesome. I really like it here.”

Hun head coach Stone likes having Seager on his squad. “A ndrew is ver y steady; he has a lot of poise with the ball,” said Stone of Seager who scored 23 points to help Hun defeat Perkiomen School (Pa.) 5337 last Saturday and improve to 4-4.

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While Hun was clinging to a 38-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter, it got things going down the stretch.

“We did some nice things, both defensively and offensively; some guys made some plays out there, which helps,” said Stone.

Stone credited 6’6 forward Fleming with making some plays in the win. “He definitely had a few blocks, especially in the first half,” said Stone. “He is long, he is active. When he is doing those kind of things, it really adds a nice dimension to us.”

Hun’s depth gives it an added dimension. “We are such a unique team, we are the deepest team I have ever had,” said Stone, whose team hosts Academy of New Church (Pa.) on December 19 before going on holiday break.

“Trying to find the right combination is really hard some nights. I think we are getting there. We still have a little ways to go defensively.

We are definitely getting there and improving. I think we have the potential to be better than we are.”

Seager, for his part, believes that the performance against Pennington is a harbinger of positive things to come for the Raiders.

“It is good because down the stretch in the year when we have the MAPL (MidAtlantic Prep League) tournament and stuff, I feel like all the games are going to be close,” said Seager. “We are going to have to find a way to pull away so this is helpful.”

—Bill Alden

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With Seager Providing Steady Play, Versatility, Hun Boys’ Basketball Gets On Winning Track

SHINING SEA: Hun School boys’ basketball player Andrew Seager heads to the hoop in a game earlier this season. Last Saturday, post-graduate forward Seager scored 23 points to help Hun defeat Perkiomen School (Pa.) 53-37. The Raiders, who moved to 4-4 with the win, host Academy of New Church (Pa.) on December 19 before going on holiday break.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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PDS Girls Hoops Builds on First Victory, Showing Progress in Loss to Willingboro Even though the Princeton Day School girls’ basketball team fell 23-20 to visiting Willingboro last Monday, Liz Sharlow viewed the effort as a step forward in her young squad’s development.

“I think as a whole we are definitely growing,” said first year head coach Sharlow, whose squad dropped to 1-7 with the loss.

“I don’t think at the beginning of the season we would have been in that game, so I am proud of them for fighting hard.”

The Panthers put up a quite a fight, rallying from an 18-15 fourth quarter deficit as freshman Elle Anhut swished a three-pointer and classmate Tyler Robinson hit a runner from the side to give PDS a 20-18 lead. After the Chimeras responded with a 5-0 run to go up 2320, PDS made a last ditch effort as Robinson lofted a three-pointer at the buzzer that just rimmed out.

“In the first half we were a little bit back on our heels but in the second half, we

TALKING IT OVER: Princeton Day School girls’ basketball firstyear head coach Liz Sharlow and freshman guard Elle Anhut confer during a game earlier this season. Last Monday, Anhut scored five points in a losing cause as PDS got edged 23-20 by Willingboro. The Panthers, now 1-7, are next in action when they host Hightstown on January 2.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

picked it up and had that aggressiveness,” said Sharlow.

“Our younger girls were stepping up to the plate with Elle making that big shot and Tyler taking the big last three. It is nice to see the younger girls feeling more confident.”

Sophomore Anna Ellwood displayed her increased confidence, scoring six points and handling the ball well.

“She is coming back after an injury. I am really proud of her and how she is stepping up,” said Sharlow. “She is filling that role. She had a great game for us today.”

Sharlow is proud of the progress she is seeing from Robinson. “Tyler has been playing great for us,” said Sharlow. “She gives a great effort. She looks to score and brings aggressiveness and the other girls feed off of that.”

In battling Willingboro, the Panthers were feeding off a win as they defeated Villa Victoria 38-9 last Friday to earn their first victory of the season.

“We def initely needed that; we had been building up to that, so it is great to have the win,” said Sharlow.

“Today was a good effort.

Hopefully they will be more hungry for it when they get back after break.”

With PDS next in action when it hosts Hightstown on January 2, Sharlow believes the holiday hiatus comes at a good time for her squad.

“We need to build on our aggressiveness on offense, looking to score, looking to be threats, and understanding that they all can score,” said Sharlow, noting that veterans Brooke Smukler and Maggie Amaral are due back soon after being sidelined by injury.

“I am looking forward to all of that and it being like a reset for us and having a good attitude moving forward. The girls are great. It is a lot of growing and a lot of growing pains but we are getting through it together.

I think it it really builds us as a group and as a team.”

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Hun Girls’ Hoops Displaying Fighting Spirit As it Works on Overcoming Lack of Depth When Kennedy Jardine drained a 3-pointer to pull the Hun School girls’ basketball team into a 30-30 tie with visiting Padua Academy (Del.) early in the third quarter last Saturday, it looked like the contest was going to be a nail-biter.

But Padua responded with a 15-2 run to break the game open on the way to a 76-44 victory.

While Hun head coach Bill Holup saw positives in the way his team competed, he sensed that his players could run out of gas.

“I liked the way we started but I was still worried about their numbers compared to ours; I figured that fatigue might tun into a factor and it did,” said Holup.

“It was 30-30 and we just got ripped apart after that.

It was their overall depth and speed. As we were getting more tired, we were making more mistakes. It just added up.”

Senior guard and co-captain Jada Jones kept Hun in the game in the early going with 11 points in the second quarter, ending up with 22 points on the day.

“She was good. I am telling her not to rely on the outside shooting,” said Holup. “She should be able to attack the basket to make herself more of a threat.”

In terms of outside shooting, sophomore Kennedy Jardine has emerged as threat from the perimeter for the Raiders.

“When she is on, she is on,” said Holup of Jardine who hit 4 3-pointers against Padua on the way to 13 points.

“She has to mature as a basketball player. We have to come up with other ways to score and attacking the basket is the best thing because it is a higher percentage shot. She has the ability for that.”

Junior soccer star Nicole Angelini was in attack mode for Hun against Padua, making a number of drives to the hoop.

“Nicole has done a great job of attacking the basket but we want some other girls to jump in there and beat their girls off the dribble,” said Holup.

After jumping into the win column by beating Agnes Irwin (Pa.) 60-37 on December 8 and defeating Princeton Day School 60-22 on

December 10, the Raiders stumbled a bit with a 49-48 loss to the Baldwin School ( Pa.) last Wednesday and the setback against Padua.

“We played t wo g reat games, we played as a team, we were well balanced, and we were doing everything the way we practiced,” said Holup, who notched the 300th win of his coaching career with the victory over PDS. “The past couple games got a little bit rough and I think it really comes down to if we are not making shots we might get a little frustrated at times and a little tired because we just don’t have the overall numbers

and depth. But the girls play hard all the way through.”

With Hun finishing up the 2018 portion of its schedule by defeating Germantown Friends ( Pa.) 49-35 last Monday to move to 3-4 before playing at George School (Pa.) the next day, Holup was looking for a hard effort from his players.

“We want to win them and end the 2018 year on a positive note, certainly being competitive and fighting through after having lost the last two games,” said Holup.

“It is important for us to turn it around again. The season has a lot of ups and downs. Earlier this week, we had two ups and now we have had two downs and we have to get back up again.”

—Bill Alden

SHARPSHOOTER: Hun School girls’ basketball player Kennedy Jardine heads upcourt in recent action. Last Saturday, sophomore guard Jardine scored 13 points, including four 3-pointers, in a losing cause as Hun fell 76-44 to Padua Academy (Del.). On Monday, Jardine scored 18 points to help Hun defeat Germantown Friends (Pa.) 49-35. The Raiders, now 3-4, were slated to play at George School (Pa.) on December 18 and then return to action by hosting the Blair Academy on January 9.

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Boys’ Hockey: Felix Turcotte had a strong game in a losing cause as Hun fell 9-3 to Lawrenceville last week.

Turcotte scored a goal and an assist in the loss as the Raiders moved to 3-3. In upcoming action, Hun plays in the Purple Puck Tournament from December 28-29 in the Washington, D.C. area.

Lawrenceville Boys’ Basketball: Coming through as it wrapped up the 2018 portion of its s che du le, L aw rencev i l le went 3-0 at the KingswoodOxford (Conn.) tournament last weekend. The Big Red topped the Pomfret School (Conn.) 67-40 on Friday, d e fe ate d t h e B e r k s h i r e School ( Mass.) on Saturday, and then topped host Kingswood-Oxford 86-73 on Sunday. Lawrenceville, now 7-3, is next in action when it

Pennington Girls’ Basketball: Leah Johnson starred in a losing cause as Pennington fell 54-45 to Trenton Catholic last Monday. Johnson had 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Red Raiders dropped to 6-1. Pennington plays at Sinai Christian on December 20.

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by Alejo Woelper, Pennington defeated the Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 7-4 last Monday. Woelper tallied three goals and an assist for the

Red Raiders, who improved to 3-2. Pennington hosts Nottingham on December 19 in its last action before the holiday break.

PDS Boys’ Hockey: Heading to New England last weekend to compete in the Barber Tournament at the St. Mark’s School (Mass.), PDS went 1-1-1 at the competition. The Panthers lost to Vermont Academy (Vt.) 2-1, defeated Worcester Academy (Mass.) 7-1, and tied Kents Hill (Me.) 1-1 to move to 4-3-1. PDS hosts Malvern Prep (Pa.) on December 19 in its last action before the holiday break.

PHS Boys’ Basketball: Brendan Rougas starred in a losing cause as PHS fell 5547 at Hopewell Valley last Friday in the season opener for both teams. Senior guard Rougas scored a team-high 14 points for the Little Tigers. PHS hosts Robbinsville on December 20.

B oys’ Hoc key : A idan Trainor scored the lone goal as PHS fell 2-1 to Pingry last Monday. The Little Tigers, who dropped to 6-2-1 with the defeat, play Notre Dame on December 21 at the Mercer County Park rink.

Girls’ Hockey : Unable to get its offense going, PHS fell 12-1 to Summit last Monday. Victoria Zammit notched the tally for the Little Tigers, who moved to 0-3. PHS hosts Immaculate Heart on December 19 at Baker Rink before playing at Rye Country Day (N.Y.) on December 20.

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Teams will practice two times per week (Tuesday and Thursday at PDS) with the 3rd-5th grade teams practicing from 7 - 8 :15 p.m. and the 6th-8th grade teams practicing from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. The teams will play eight to 10 games in December through March.

There will also be skills/ player development ses sions offered on Saturdays open to team members as well as boys and girls of all ages from noon to 1:30 p.m. at PDS. A “shot doctor” private shooting and small group instruction is also available by appointment.

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NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA) Executive Director Kris Grudt, right, receives the plaque PNRA earned for winning the 2018 USRowing Club of the Year Award. The award recognizes outstanding efforts of clubs to improve rowing opportunities for their members and also involve their local communities. Grudt accepted the honor at the USRowing Annual Convention held earlier this month in San Diego, Calif.

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(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Obituaries

Jaqueline Conrath Jacqueline Fern Conrath, aged 86, died peacefully of natural causes on October 3, 2018. Her family was with her at the time. Jackie lived in Princeton for almost 48 years, from 1966 to 2013.

She and her husband left in 2013 to live in an assisted living facility in Westford, Massachusetts, to be near her elder daughter.

Jackie was born in Dupree, South Dakota, and grew up in Portland and Pendleton, Oregon. She moved first to Chicago and then to the northeast coast in the 1950s. She was educated at the University of Oregon (B.S.), Bryn Mawr College (M.S.S.), and Rutgers University (Ph.D., Anthropology). At different periods of her life, she worked as social worker, a psychotherapist, and an independent scholar in anthropology.

Jackie was remarkable for her interest in other cultures and places, her adventurous travel, her empathy for the intricacy of other people’s lives, and her profound love for her family. She wrote copiously — letters, journals, poetry, scholarly articles.

She traveled widely, often by herself, to places such as India, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, and New Mexico, and lived in India and Italy. She loved many things : the woods she lived in; swimming in

natural bodies of water, especially the Hopewell quarry; animals, wild and tame; all kinds of weather; and books and movies.

Jackie was married for almost 53 years to Dennis Wrong, a sociologist; he died five weeks after she did. She is sur vived by two daughters from her first marriage to Surinder Mehta (Jaya Mehta, son-inlaw Sunand Bhattacharya, and grandchildren Ishan and Ila; Sheila Mehta, sonin-law Michael Squillacote, and grandchildren Anna and Nicholas ), and a stepson (Terence Wrong, daughterin-law Marisa Guthrie, and step-grandchildren Edward — by a previous marriage – and Olivia). She is also survived by nephews Paul and Mike Conrath, and niece Denise Fortin.

Jackie was much loved and is keenly missed.

Alfred Wild Gardner Alfred Wild Gardner died peacefully at home on December 3, 2018. He was born at home in Princeton, New Jersey, on December 17, 1929 to Sarah Spencer Morgan Gardner and Henry Burchell Gardner. Alfred attended Princeton Country Day School, The Forman School, and graduated high school from St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire in 1948.

Gardner was Class of 1952 from Princeton University, where he excelled on the varsity hockey team. Gardner worked for The First National City Bank, now Citi Group, during which he attended a Harvard Business School Management Program. Gardner worked for years in the Personal Banking Division, and later in the Commodities Division as Vice President. In 1972, Gardner moved to Colorado, and in 1976 he started his own real estate firm, which later merged to become Basalt Realty. A fanatical fly fisherman, in 1969 Gardner purchased and developed Otto Creek Ranch along the Frying Pan River, near Aspen, Colorado. His other hobbies included wildlife

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Gardner was a member of The Mantoloking Yacht Club, The Nassau Club, and The Old Guard of Princeton.

He was a past member of the Eagle County, Colorado Planning Commission, Bedens Brook Club, and The Princeton Club of New York.

Gardner served as an usher at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California and was member of the Rancho La Quinta Country Club, where he lived with his second wife, Katharine Gulick Wert, whom he married in 1998.

Alfred Gardner was predeceased by his first wife, Sandra Hebard Gardner, and son, Burchell Gardner, in 1996 and 1977, respectively. He is sur vived by two sons, Alfred Gardner (Susan) of Denver, CO, and Frederick Gardner (Debra) of Denver, CO; one daughter, Mary Gardner of Fort Collins, CO, and also by his grandchildren, Morgan, Caleb, Katherine, and Sean Gardner and by his wife, Katharine Gulick Gardner.

Arrangements are under the direction of The MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

Dr. Arthur R. Lyding

Following the birth of their son, Christopher, in 1960, Arthur continued to work at Olin Matheson until 1969.

That year he transferred to FMC Corporation, the site of the current Medical Center of Princeton, and moved his family to Princeton. From 1975 to 1987, Dr. Lyding was a supervisor at NL Industries, in Hightstown, New Jersey, where he supervised the development of new organic and polymeric additives for the plastics, textile, and paint industries. By the time he retired, Dr. Lyding had received 12 patents in organic and polymer chemistry.

Dr. Lyding was an ardent fan of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and would try to attend as many performances as possible. He was completely mesmerized by the combination of the exquisite lyrics of Sir W.S. Gilbert put to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. He often lamented how today’s youth had no appreciation for such culture, but instead seemed to be only interested in the indecent and vulgar lyrics of modern music.

Dr. Lyding was also an avid philatelist and model train enthusiast. During the summers, he was a constant fixture at the Community Park Pool.

Of course, Dr. Lyding was also well-known for being a diehard Chicago Cubs fan.

When he was growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, the Cubs were indeed a power house in the National League. Despite their long drought from winning a pennant that began in 1945, Dr. Lyding steadfastly rooted for the Cubs through all the lean years until his patience and loyalty were finally rewarded with a World Series Championship in 2016. He was even cremated wearing his favorite Chicago Cubs jacket.

But perhaps Dr. Lyding saved his greatest passion for the hundreds of middle and high school students he aided over the years in such courses as Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Latin, German, and SAT/AP prep. He fully enjoyed interacting with these students because doing so kept his mind active and in touch with the young generation. He also made many lifelong friends with the students’ parents. Indeed, his success with these students can be measured by the extraordinary amount of complimentary letters he received from the students and their parents.

D r. L y d i n g w a s p r e deceased by his parents Charles and Irene Lyding and by his wife of 46 years, Harriet, in 2003. Dr. Lyding is survived by his son, Christopher S. Lyding, Esq. of Plainsboro; a grandson, Charles T. Lyding; and his brother, Peter W. Lyding of Riverdale, N.Y. A memorial service was private. The family will hold a public celebration of life ceremony in the spring. In the meantime, please extend condolences and share remembrances at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

Dr. Arthur R. Lyding, beloved father, brother, and grandfather and a resident of Princeton for 49 years, recently passed away at the Merwick Rehabilitation Center following a short illness at the age of 93.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Lyding lived with his family about a block away from Ebbetts Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Arthur was a steady attendee of Dodgers’ games.

In fact, his Mother often was able to obtain choice seating at the games by enticing the ushers with her famous homemade salami sandwiches. After graduating from Boys High School, Dr. Lyding attended Cornell University, where he obtained a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry in 1945. Upon his graduation from Cornell, Dr. Lyding served in the United States Navy during World War II as an expert in sonar and radar technologies.

After the War ended, Dr. Lyding pursued graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania from where he obtained a Master of Science in organic chemistry in 1948 and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1951. He began working as a senior research chemist for Olin Matheson in New Haven, Connecticut.

During this period, he was also an associate professor of organic chemistry at Southern Connecticut State College and the University of New Haven.

He met the love of his life, 908.359.8388 Harriet, on a blind date in 1956 and married in 1957. Route 206 • Belle Mead

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James Lawrence Martin, age 88, of Hopewell, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018, from complications of Parkinson’s. Jim’s mother was Catherine Irene Keough, and his father was Lawrence Edward Martin. Jim graduated from Montclair High School and received an Engineering degree from the Virginia Military Institute in 1952 before serving in the United States Army in Germany. He received advanced engineering degrees from Rutgers University and Pennsylvania State University, and subsequently taught at VMI, NJIT, and TCNJ. He married Kathleen Clarke in 1963, and they ra is e d t h re e daughter s, Christine Martin Buck, Jennifer Mar tin-Kochis, and Catherine Mar tin Luginsla n d. He le ave s s e ve n granddaughters and many nieces and nephews to cherish his memory.

A mass of Christian burial was celebrated by Msgr. Michael Walsh at St. Alphonsus church on Thursday, December 13, 2018, followed by a gathering at the Hopewell Bistro. Interment will be at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, December 27, 2018 at 11 a.m.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hopewell Fire Department or St. Alphonsus parish.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hopewell Memorial Home, Hopewell.

A p r i l 19, 19 5 5 – December 10, 2018 Alan H. Kane died in Boca Raton, Florida, on December 10, 2018 after a brief battle with esophageal cancer.

A la n w as b or n i n W. Hartford, Connecticut, and moved to Princeton with his parents, Herbert and Phyllis Kane, in 1956. Alan attended Princeton public schools until high school. He attended the Hun School of Princeton for high school, graduating in 1973. He received a B.A. from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut in 1977.

Alan lived and worked in Boca Raton for the last 30 years. For the past few years he worked in adult education and found his calling as a teacher and tutor. Prior to that Alan was involved in several small business ventures.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Eva Fellows, his children Justin and Rebecca, their golden retriever Layla, his parents Herber t and Phyllis Kane of Princeton, and his sister Julie Kane of San Francisco, among many other loving extended family members and devoted friends.

Alan’s family and friends will celebrate his life at a gathering in Boca Raton in January 2019.

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Robert S. Davison, Tykie, 61, of Princeton, New Jersey, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones at home. He was the husband of Polly H. Davison. They shared 37 years of marriage together.

Born and raised in Princeton, he was a lifelong resident. He was the son of late Robert S. Davison, Sr. and Helen (Hallinger) Davison.

H e w as a m e mb er of Princeton Engine Company #1 and a member of Local #9 Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union of Tinton Falls.

He will he remembered for his generosity, his skilled hardworking traits, integrity, and most of all the unconditional love he had for his family and friends.

We will continue to remember what he loved most.

His grandchildren were his absolute world, the beach was his home away from home, his love for fishing, and his occupied set days or weekends on his couch at home, his B-1 seat at the Ivy Inn, or on a game field or in the stands watching his favorite sports teams, Dallas Cowboys, Notre Dame, or the New York Yankees.

He is survived by his wife Polly ( Houston) Davison ; a son and daughter-in-law

Katherine M. McCarthy K at her i ne M. “K at hy” McCarthy, 97, passed away peacefully at home in Plainsboro on Sunday, December 16, 2018.

Born in Binghamton, NY, on December 24, 1920, Kathy and her family moved to Plainsboro when she was a child, and she lived the rest of her life in the Princeton area. Her mother, Veronica ( Hickey) Holohan, was a schoolteacher, and her father, John K. Holohan, immigrated to this country from Ireland and went on to serve as a lay magistrate in Plainsboro. She lost her younger brother, John E. Holohan, in World War II, and she remained close to her sister Mary “Holly” Waldron until Holly’s death in 2015.

Kathy attended Princeton High School, where she met the love of her life and future husband, Jack McCarthy, Jr. She graduated

from high school in 1938 tion in Kathy’s memory to and Connecticut College Catholic Charities of Trenin 1942. After college, she ton. taught at the Ashley Hall Arrangements are under School in Charleston, SC. the direction of The MatherShe waited for Jack while Hodge Funeral Home, Prinche left for wartime service eton. with the Army in Europe, and they married after his return at St. Paul’s Church in Princeton in December 1945. They were happily married until his death in 2012.

Kathy devoted her life to her husband and family.

After her two sons passed childhood, she took up tennis and became an accomplished player. She played golf infrequently, but well enough to sink a hole-in-one at the Bedens Brook Club.

Kathy carried herself with an understated grace and beauty; her college yearbook Nicholas L. Carnevale appropriately described her Nicholas L. Carnevale, as “demure.” She had a 91, of Monmouth Junction fine sense of humor and a died Thursday, December steadfast devotion to close 13, 2018 at Penn Medicine friends. Her five grandchildren loved their time with P r inceton Med ic al Cen Nana, and late last year she ter of Plainsboro. Born in was able to welcome her Princeton, he was a lifelong great-grandchild into the Princeton resident. He was a graduate of Pr inceton world.

High School and Rutgers Predeceased by her par- University. Nicholas was a ents, husband, brother, and United States Korean War sister, Kathy is survived by Army Veteran serving secher two sons and daughters- ond in command of military in-law, John “Jack” F. Mc- medical field services. Mr. Carthy, III and Susan G. Carnevale worked for many Anable, and Kevin E. and years in the Insurance IndusPatricia M. McCarthy; her try including The Equitable five grandchildren, Megan K. Life Assurance Society, he McCarthy, John F. McCarthy was a district manager and IV, Kaitlin M. McNamara, then a regional manager for Caroline A. McCarthy, and The Manufacturers Life InMichael J. McCarthy; and surance Company. Nicholas her great-grandchild Olivia was a partner in the Walter G. McNamara.

B. Howe Insurance ComVisitation will be on Sat- pany from 1966-1989. He urday, December 22, 2018 was Vice President, Active from 9:30-10 :30 a.m. at Chairman, and Chairman St. Paul’s Church, 216 Nas- Emeritus of Carnevale Consau Street, Princeton, NJ sulting Corporation, Merg08542, followed by a Mass ers and Acquisitions from of Christian Burial at 10:30 1983 to present. He was a.m. Burial will follow in St. also on the Board of DirecPaul’s Cemetery. In lieu of tors of the Trust Company AN the EPISCOPAL flowers, family suggestsPARISH of Princeton 1985-1989, consideration of a contribu- The Summit Bank Adviso-

ry Board, Chairman of the Board of Global Value Investors Corporation, and an associate of The Lear Alliance from 2002 until present.

Nicholas was also a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church for 65 years, where he served as Deacon, Elder, Tr ustee, Su nday S chool Te a c h e r, a n d A s s i s t a n t Sunday School Super intendent. He also was a Boy Scout Leader, President of the Delaware Valley Life Underwriters Association of NJ, Vice President of the Somerset County Red Cross, Member and Past President of The Chamber of Commerce of Princeton, and on the Board of Trustees of the American Boy Choir of Princeton. Nicholas was a member of Princeton Rotary and Rotary International from 1969 until present, serving as president in 1980 and having perfect attendance somewhere in the world for 37 years. He also helped start 10 Rotary clubs in the state of New Jersey over a 16-year period. He was also Foundation Member and Chairman of the Thomas Edison State College Foundation, Co-Founder and Past President of the Princeton-Pettoranello Foundation and Pettoranello Gardens Project leader, Past President and Trustee for over 25 years of the Nassau Club, Trustee of the Princeton Historical Society, and Advisory Board Member of the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra.

Nicholas received many awards including Citizen of the Year in 1976 from the Chamber of Commerce, 16 service awards and three Paul Harris Fellow Medals from The Rotary Club of Princeton, The Matty Matthewson Award “Rotarian of The Year, 1994,” The Humanitarian Award in 1983 from the National Council of Christians and Jews, Com-

munity Service Honors in 1999 from Princeton Township, the Extraordinary Service to Princeton award from the Princeton-Pettoranello Foundation, the Heritage Medal in 2001 from the Italian-American National Hall of Fame, Community Leader Award in 2002 from The Rotary Club of Princeton, and The Cavalerre Medal for National and International Service to Humanity from the Federal Republic of Italy.

At the time of his death Mr. Carnevale was on the Advisory Board of Investors Bank and was on the board of the Roma Foundation.

Son of the late Angelo and Christine Amalia (Palumbo) Carnevale, brother of the late Ango Carnevale, Alfonso Carnevale, he is survived by his wife Marjorie Mary Lee (Roseborough) Carnevale; two sons and a daughter-in-law Lawrence F. Carnevale, Douglas E. and Peita Carnevale; sister Evelina Gargione; and four grandchildren William, Christopher, Gabriella, and Stephanie.

The Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Burial will follow in the Princeton Cemetery.

Friends may call on Friday, December 21, 2018 from 5-8 p.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Thomas Edison State University Foundation - Nicholas and Marjorie Carnevale Endowment for University Excellence.

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Robert S. Davison, lll and Jamie Davison; a daughter and son-in-law Carrie and Ryan Jenkins; five grandchildren, Ryan Jenkins Jr., Danyale Jenkins, Br yce Dav ison, Reese Davison, and Emery Davison; his father-in-law Darby Houston; a sister and brother-in-law Kim and Tim Allshouse; and brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law Will and Michelle Houston, Peter and Mary Houston and Rick McKee; and several nieces and nephews.

Fu neral S er v ices were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to Christine’s Hope for K ids, P O B ox 190, Hopewell, NJ 08525, www. christineshope.org or Good Grief, 5 Mapleton Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.

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COMPANION/CAREGIVER/ BABYSITTER: Patient, reliable, responsible. I’m available for shopping, errands, appointments & all phases of companion care. Experienced & excellent references. Call Elsa at (609) 8651349.

12-12-4t CARETAKER/HANDYMAN/ART HANGING & INSTALLATION: Very responsible, lives in Princeton.

References available. (609) 4778424.

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08-29-19 AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions.

Window treatments, slipcovers.

Table linens and bedding.

Fabrics and hardware.

Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 04-25-19 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.

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Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured.

Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 07-04-19 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 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 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.

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12-12-3t ANTIQUE CAR FOR SALE: 1955 Thunderbird, red with red & white interior. Standard transmission, 3-speed transmission, 2 tops. $32,500 or B.O. (609) 647-0041.

12-12-3t 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR SALE. Loaded, 4-wheel drive. $3,250. (609) 647-0041.

12-12-2t LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST: Therapeutic neuromuscular treatment. E.g. deep tissue, cupping, Swedish massages. New customer discount.

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to place an order:

HAPPY HOLIDAYS CELEBRATED HERE In Princeton’s Riverside area this charming house is the perfect place to celebrate any holiday.

Living room with gas fireplace, dining area and state-of-the-art kitchen. A truly terrific feature is a bedroom and full bath on the first floor. Upstairs 3 additional bedrooms, including the master with a private bath and walk-in closet. The lovely back yard is very private and there is a garage. $1,158,000 Holidays or everyday living, it’s a great place to live. www.stockton-realtor.com Gina Hookey, Classified Manager

Deadline: 12 pm Tuesday • Payment: All ads must be pre-paid, Cash, credit card, or check. • 25 words or less: $23.95 • each add’l word 15 cents • Surcharge: $15.00 for ads greater than 60 words in length. • 3 weeks: $61.00 • 4 weeks: $78 • 6 weeks: $116 • 6 month and annual discount rates available. • Employment: $34

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HOUSE CLEANING: By an experienced Polish lady. Call Barbara (609) 273-4226. Weekly or biweekly.

Honest & reliable. References available.

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(609) 558-9611.

PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf

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Available immediately. (609) 9244710.

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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

EXPERIENCED ELDERLY CARE: Services; medication management, assist with shower/bath, drive to doctor appointments, beauty parlor, grocery shop, travel anywhere, etc.

Light cooking, cleaning, laundry.

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12-05-3t

PRINCETON MATH TUTOR: SAT/ACT/SSAT/GRE/GMAT HS-College Math. 8 Years Experience. Email Erica at: info.ecardenas@gmail.com tf

ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE LLC: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has good English, own transportation. 25 years of experience.

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References.

Please call (609) 751-2188.

12-05-4t CONTRERAS PAINTING: Interior, exterior, wallpaper removal, deck staining. 16 years experience.

Fully insured, free estimates. Call (609) 954-4836; ronythepainter@ live.com 12-05-4t COMPANION/CAREGIVER/ BABYSITTER: Patient, reliable, responsible. I’m available for shopping, errands, appointments & all phases of companion care. Experienced & excellent references. Call Elsa at (609) 8651349.

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CARETAKER/HANDYMAN/ ART HANGING & INSTALLATION: Very responsible, lives in Princeton.

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12-19-3t

CLEANING BY POLISH LADY: For houses and small offices. Flexible, reliable, local. Excellent references. Please call Yola (609) 558-9393.

10-31/04-24 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.

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OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Approximately 950 square feet of private office suite. Suite has 4 offices. Located across from Princeton municipal building. $1,700/ month rent. Utilities included. Email recruitingwr@gmail.com 12-19-4t

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

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE in beautiful historic building. Princeton address. Free parking. Conference room, kitchenette and receptionist included. Contact Liz: (609) 514-0514; ez@zuckfish.com 10-31-12t

AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions.

Window treatments, slipcovers.

Table linens and bedding.

Fabrics and hardware.

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It is that time of year! Temperatures are dropping which means it is time to prepare your home for cold days and colder nights.

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Shut down sprinkler systems, remove hoses and turn off water to the outside.

Frozen pipes cause water damage in and outside your home.

Have an HVAC contractor take a look at your system to make sure it is in good functioning order. While they are at it have them change the filters.

If you have a wood burning fireplace have a chimney sweep come out to clean the chimney and test the flue to confirm it is tight when sealed.

Finally, check your windows & doors to see if there is a draft. Consider caulking to keep the warm air in and cold winter air outside where it belongs.

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SUPERIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES: Experienced in all residential home repairs. Free Estimate/References/ Insured. (908) 966-0662 or www. superiorhandymanservices-nj.com 11-07/01-30 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 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, 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 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 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 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.

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12-12-3t ANTIQUE CAR FOR SALE: 1955 Thunderbird, red with red & white interior. Standard transmission, 3-speed transmission, 2 tops. $32,500 or B.O. (609) 647-0041.

12-12-3t 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR SALE. Loaded, 4-wheel drive. $3,250. (609) 647-0041.

12-12-2t LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST: Therapeutic neuromuscular treatment. E.g. deep tissue, cupping, Swedish massages. New customer discount.

(609) 977-2870. healingmassagebyroman.com 12-05-3t 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.

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STOCKTON REAL ESTATE, LLC

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

CURRENT RENTALS *********************************

RESIDENTIAL & OFFICE RENTALS: Princeton Office – $2,200/mo.

5-rooms with powder room. Front-toback on 1st floor. Available now.

Princeton Office – $2,300/mo.

Nassau Street. 2nd floor. With parking. 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. FULLY FURNISHED. 3 BR, 2.5 bath townhouse. Available now.

Princeton – $2,750/mo.

Griggs Farm, 3+ story Town House.

3 BR, 2 full & 2 half baths. Available now.

Montgomery Knoll Office Complex 1500 & 1900 sq ft Units Each Unit Has 5 Windowed Offices, Kitchenette & Private Bath Close Proximity to Princeton Call: 908-281-5374 Meadow Run Properties, LLC.

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STOCKTON REAL ESTATE… A Princeton Tradition Experience ✦ Honesty ✦ Integrity 32 Chambers Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 (800) 763-1416 ✦ (609) 924-1416

We have customers waiting for houses!

STOCKTON MEANS FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE. We list, We sell, We manage. If you have a house to sell or rent we are ready to service you! Call us for any of your real estate needs and check out our website at: http://www.stockton-realtor.com See our display ads for our available houses for sale.

32 CHAMBERS STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08542 (609) 924-1416 MARTHA F. STOCKTON, BROKER-OWNER HOUSE CLEANING: By an experienced Polish lady. Call Barbara (609) 273-4226. Weekly or biweekly.

Honest & reliable. References available.

12-05-3t APARTMENT FOR RENT: Princeton IAS neighborhood. New, 1 bedroom, private. Walk, bike to campus, town, Dinky & IAS. $2,000/mo.

(609) 558-9611.

12-05-3t PRINCETON MATH TUTOR: SAT/ACT/SSAT/GRE/GMAT HS-College Math. 8 Years Experience. Email Erica at: info.ecardenas@gmail.com

Stockton Real Estate, LLC and Associates Are grateful for your continued loyalty. We wish to express our Warmest appreciation and extend our best wishes for a very Happy Holiday season and for the year 2019. www.stockton-realtor.com

tf 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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PROFESSIONAL BABYSITTER Available for after school babysitting in Pennington, Lawrenceville, and Princeton areas. Please text or call (609) 216-5000 tf 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 CARPENTRY: General Contracting in Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732. tf FOR RENT IN PRINCETON: Quiet, bright, 1st floor, 2 BR apartment, w/walk-out 2 room basement for multiple uses. W/D, private patio overlooking park, walk to town, parking, no pets. $1,875/mo. + utilities.

Available immediately. (609) 9244710.

12-12-3t EXPERIENCED ELDERLY CARE: Services; medication management, assist with shower/bath, drive to doctor appointments, beauty parlor, grocery shop, travel anywhere, etc.

Light cooking, cleaning, laundry.

Non-smoker, non-drinker, reliable & dependable. Victoria (609) 902-1136.

12-12-3t 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.

12-05-4t CONTRERAS PAINTING: Interior, exterior, wallpaper removal, deck staining. 16 years experience.

Fully insured, free estimates. Call (609) 954-4836; ronythepainter@ live.com 12-05-4t

OFFICE / MEDICAL: 830 up to 1660 sf (+/-)

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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 07-25-19

TOWN TOPICS, PRINCETON, N.J., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 • 42

COMPANION/CAREGIVER/ BABYSITTER: Patient, reliable, responsible. I’m available for shopping, errands, appointments & all phases of companion care. Experienced & excellent references. Call Elsa at (609) 8651349.

12-12-4t CARETAKER/HANDYMAN/ART HANGING & INSTALLATION: Very responsible, lives in Princeton.

References available. (609) 4778424.

12-19-3t CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE: Professional with references. Call or text Teresa for estimate (609) 4247409.

12-19-3t OFFICE SPACE on Witherspoon Street: Approximately 950 square feet of private office suite. Suite has 4 offices. Located across from Princeton municipal building. $1,700/ month rent. Utilities included. Email recruitingwr@gmail.com 12-19-4t

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE in beautiful historic building. Princeton address. Free parking. Conference room, kitchenette and receptionist included. Contact Liz: (609) 514-0514; ez@zuckfish.com 10-31-12t CLEANING BY POLISH LADY: For houses and small offices. Flexible, reliable, local. Excellent references. Please call Yola (609) 558-9393.

10-31/04-24 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

AWARD WINNING HOME FURNISHINGS Custom made pillows, cushions.

Window treatments, slipcovers.

Table linens and bedding.

Fabrics and hardware.

Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 04-25-19 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 07-25-19 SUPERIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES: Experienced in all residential home repairs. Free Estimate/References/ Insured. (908) 966-0662 or www. superiorhandymanservices-nj.com 11-07/01-30

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 HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, 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 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

“Peace and rest at length have come. All the day’s long toil is past and each heart is whispering, ‘Home,Home at last.’"

—Thomas Hood

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Witherspoon Media Group is looking for an Advertising Director to generate sales for our luxury magazines, newspaper, and digital business.

Responsibilities: • Direct the sales team to exceed sales goals for Witherspoon Media Group’s print and digital products.

• Deliver accurate revenue forecasts for each product.

• Build relationships, negotiate, and effectively pitch and close opportunities with new and existing clients.

• Lead sales meetings and collaborate with the sales team to develop growth opportunities.

• Monitor account activity and new business development through our custom CRM system.

• Lead the development of sales materials including media kits.

• Create strategies to close business.

Skills and Requirements: • Industry knowledge a plus • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Position is full-time and based out of our Kingston, N.J. office. Track record of developing successful sales strategies and knowledge of print and digital media is a plus.

Compensation is negotiable based on experience.

Fantastic benefits and a great work environment.

Please submit cover letter and resume to: lynn.smith@witherspoonmediagroup.com melissa.bilyeu@witherspoonmediagroup.com

ADVERTISING SALES

Heidi Joseph Sales Associate, REALTOR® Office: 609.924.1600 Mobile: 609.613.1663 heidi.joseph@foxroach.com

Employment Opportunities in the Princeton Area

Insist on … Heidi Joseph.

Witherspoon Media Group is looking for an advertising Account Manager to generate sales for our luxury magazines, newspaper, and digital business.

The ideal candidate will: • Establish new and grow key accounts and maximize opportunities for each publication, all websites, and all digital products.

PRINCETON OFFICE | 253 Nassau Street | Princeton, NJ 08540

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• Collaborate with the sales and management team to develop growth opportunities.

• Prepare strategic sales communications and presentations for both print and digital.

• Develop industry-based knowledge and understanding, including circulation, audience, readership, and more.

• Prepare detailed sales reports for tracking current customers’ activity and maintain pipeline activity using our custom CRM system.

Positions are full- and part-time and based out of our Kingston, N.J. office. Track record of developing successful sales strategies and knowledge of print and digital media is a plus.

Compensation is negotiable based on experience.

Fantastic benefits and a great work environment.

Please submit cover letter and resume to: lynn.smith@witherspoonmediagroup.com melissa.bilyeu@witherspoonmediagroup.com

American Furniture Exchange

30 Years of Experience!

EVEN GREATER VALUE

This top floor condominium in nearby Lawrenceville, has been reduced for an even better investment. It offers 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, cathedral ceilings in living and dining rooms, skylights, fireplace and floored attic. In summer $183,000 enjoy the Association Pool and Tennis Court. Comfort and convenience at a most attractive price.

www.stockton-realtor.com

Antiques – Jewelry – Watches – Guitars – Cameras Books - Coins – Artwork – Diamonds – Furniture Unique Items I Will Buy Single Items to the Entire Estate!

Are You Moving? House Cleanout Service Available!

609-306-0613

Daniel Downs (Owner) Serving all of Mercer County Area

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ESTATES AT BEDENS BROOK

2 ACRES & POOL

Princeton | 4 / 4 | $1,350,000 16 Andrews Lane

Princeton | 5 / 4.5 | $1,225,000 9 Fairway Drive

Montgomery Twp | 4 / 3.5 | $1,195,000 50 Blue Heron Way

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CENTER OF PRINCETON

Cranbury Twp | 4 / 4.5 | $1,099,999 7 Shady Brook Lane

Lawrence Twp | 4 / 4 | $825,000 12 Teak Lane

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Hopewell Twp | 4 / 2.5 | $735,000 2 Pond View Lane

West Windsor Twp | 4 / 2.5 | $699,000 5 Bellaire Drive

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