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Sound Planning for Difficult Times Pages 32-35 Groundbreaking for New PFARS Headquarters . . . . . . . 5 Women and Power in the Arts . . . . . . . . . . 20 First PU Concerts Performances of Dudamel Residency . . . . . . . . . 24 Theatre Intime Presents The Luck of the Irish . . . . . . . . . . 25 Freshman Star Fillier Making Immediate Impact for PU Women’s Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Former Hun, PU Standout Davis Taking Helm of PDS Boys’ Hoops . . . . 44

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PHS Principal Snyder Announces Retirement, 16 Years at the Helm

Gar y Snyder, Princeton High School (PHS) principal for more than 15 years, has announced that he will retire in June 2019, at the end of this school year. When Snyder came to PHS in 2003 at the age of 40, the school had been led by seven different principals in the previous decade. “I hope to bring some stability in the leadership position, and to create a vision for what we do,” he said at the time of his hiring, and over the past decade and a half he has displayed that successful staying power. “This time of year, the steamy days of June are probably only in the thoughts of high school seniors and retiring principals,” he wrote in a letter to PHS students, parents, and community yesterday, “but we will each keep focus on the work and learning before us in the coming months.” Though not clearly defined at the moment, Snyder’s plans for the future, he says, have been inspired “by the young people who graduate from PHS to do amazing things in this world, and I feel the calling to also take a risk, follow my passions, and see where else I can serve others.” He continued, “Maybe I’ll be teaching, writing poetry, volunteering, or going on long bike rides. I am grateful for my time at PHS and appreciative of the support over the years from students, colleagues, parents, and community.” Originally from Pennsylvania, Snyder received a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and social studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in public school administration from Virginia Tech. Before taking the reins at PHS, Snyder was a social studies teacher for eight years, a high school athletic director for three years, a high school assistant principal for six years, and, in 2003, when he was hired at PHS, the principal of Pioneer Valley Regional School, a high school in Northfield, Mass. “Fortunately, there is time between now and the end of June to continue Continued on Page 10

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$26.9M School Bond to Be Decided December 11

Voters will face just one question, requiring a “yes’ or “no” response, on December 11, when they vote on the Princeton Public Schools’ proposal for a $26.9 million bond referendum. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Tuesday, with just four consolidated polling locations at the elementary schools: Community Park, Riverside, Johnson Park, and Littlebrook. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert noted that most people would not be voting at their usual voting spots because of the reduced number of polling locations, and she urged everyone to check the sample ballots that were mailed out to all residents for information on voting districts and polling locations. Information is also posted on the Princeton municipal website and on the PPS website. Lempert also pointed out that in the December 11 referendum vote new voting machines with a verifiable paper trail will be piloted at the Johnson Park polling location. As part of a statewide effort to enhance voter security, the pilot program will use voting machines on loan from Dominion Voting Systems at no cost to the county. The technology allows voters to fill out an oval marking the vote and then

feed the ballot into a scanner, with the paper ballot retained for verification. For many years voter advocacy groups have sought voting machines with a paper trail. The county is working with local officials to ensure that poll workers are prepared and trained to use the new system, and Dominion will also provide on-site assistance on December 11. “This will improve security,” Lempert said. “We’re glad that Princeton can play a role in facilitating this initiative. Across the country we’ve seen the importance of having a verifiable paper record and hack-proof voting systems. It’s important to make sure

that every vote is counted.” At a nonpartisan meeting last Thursday at the Princeton Municipal Building, Mercer County Board of Elections Chair Joanne Palmucci met with Lempert and other public officials to discuss a problem from the November 6 election with 63 provisional ballots that could not be counted because the canvas bags transporting them were not properly sealed. It was apparently a common error, and “there were not so many ballots that it would make a difference to the election results,” Lempert said, “but there will be more thorough, better Continued on Page 8

Smart Card Reversal, Dinky Service Report Among Council Topics

Responding to concerns from the public, Princeton will allow people who have balances on their smart cards to transfer them to the new Park Princeton app after April 30. Mayor Liz Lempert announced the revised plan, part of the municipality’s revamping of the parking system, at the Princeton Council meeting on Monday night, December 3. “Sometimes Council makes a decision and it’s the wrong decision, and

we reverse course,” she said. “That is what happened with this. At one point we said we weren’t going to refund the smart card balances. We changed course when we heard feedback from the community. We are working on a plan to transfer the balances.” Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton said those with balances on their smart cards are still urged to spend them in the Spring Street Garage, Continued on Page 11

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: Courtney’s Carolers entertained visitors and shoppers around Palmer Square in downtown Princeton on Saturday afternoon . Strolling Holiday Music is featured every Saturday and Sunday in December leading up to Christmas . (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)

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Cherry Valley Road Closure: In Montgomery Township, Cherry Valley Road will be closed to Jefferson’s Curve, west of George Drive, until August. The road will not be passable. Detours will change periodically to allow or restrict traffic through the Cherry Hill intersection. Visit www.princetonnj.gov/ resources/cherry-valley-road-cherry-hill-road-jeffersons-curve-improvement-project for information. Additional Cherry Valley Road Closure: Through mid-January, Cherry Valley Road will be closed to through traffic over a branch of Beden’s Brook for construction. Holiday Trolley Tours: Princeton Tour Company leads hourly tours Saturdays, through December 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting and ending in front of Mediterra, 29 Hulfish Street. www. princetontourcompany.com. Menorah Lighting: Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m., the fifth night of Hanukkah, Rabbi Adam Feldman and Cantor Jeff Warshnauer light the menorah in front of Mediterra, 29 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. Food and holiday music, free. Neighborhood Meetings about Princeton Theological Seminary Redevelopment: Saturday, December 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., walking tour to follow; or Monday, December 10, 7-9 p.m. At The Erdman Center, 20 Library Place. Public Meeting on Goal Setting: Princeton Council will discuss goals for user-friendly government at a meeting at Witherspoon Hall Tuesday, December 11 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to participate. Ask-a-Lawyer Program: Wednesday, December 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Princeton Public Library, free legal services offered by the Latin American Task Force. (609) 924-9529 ext. 1220. Sierra Club Holiday Lecture: On Wednesday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m., Carl Pellegrino of the Environmental Protection Agency lectures on “Puerto Rico after Maria” at Mercer County Community College Student Center/Welcome Center, Room SC 104 (first floor). Sponsored by the Sierra Club of NJ, Central Group. Pizza at 6 p.m. RSVP to: Kipatthesierraclub@gmail.com. St. Nicholas Project: Holiday gifts for families in need can be dropped off at the YWCA Princeton’s Bramwell House, 59 Paul Robeson Place, on December 11 between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Toys, clothes, and gift cards are especially needed. Give Thanks to Nature Photo Contest: Friends of Princeton Open Space wants professional and amateur photographers to submit pictures of Mountain Lakes Preserve for a chance to win prizes courtesy of REI. Entries must be in by midnight on December 15. Email to info@fopos.org. Blood Donations Needed: The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors through the holidays. Through December 19, donate at 707 Alexander Road and earn a $5 amazon.com gift card. Visit www.redcross.org.

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Built in 1963, the current headquarters is “a building in which there is but one inch of clearance on each side of our modern ambulances as you back them into the building,” Freda said. PFARS’ new home, which was designed by architects Dennis Ross, David Pacheco, and Katrina Pacheco and lists C. Raymond Davis as general contractor, will have bays for 10 emergency vehicles, room for training, storage, decontamination, sleeping quarters, and educational needs. The new facility will be named after the late Helen Chooljian, a longtime Princeton resident and supporter of the squad whose family donated funds in her memory. Edward Matthews, who headed the fundraising campaign, said 75 percent of the $12 million determined to be necessary for the new building and a small endowment fund has been raised. Matthews offered special thanks to Betty Wold Johnson, who was among the guests, for her support of the squad. PFARS is not a municipal agency, though it works hand-in-hand with the Princeton Police and Fire Departments. Its annual budget is raised through volunteer EMT services, insurance reimbursement, and individual contributions. As part of the move from Har r ison Street, PFA RS formed a partnership with Princeton in 2014 in which the town gets the existing building plus two Cape Cod-style houses just behind it that are owned by the squad. This is in return for IPP_HamiltonJewelers_TownTopicsNewspaper_5.125”w_x_8”h.indd 2

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answered 85 calls by November. Today, PFARS responds to nearly 3,000 calls a year. T he s quad has volu n teer and career members. “PFARS is most likely the only EMS organization in the area to combine volunteer and career staff in a model where both are seen as and treated the same,” Freda said. “Many other agencies have tr ied and failed at this model. I’m sad to say that a number of independent, nonprofit first aid squads in surrounding towns no longer exist, having been replaced by outsourced or fully paid services.” Martha Sword, who with Matthews has been instrumental in raising funds for the new building, praised PFARS for saving her husband’s life once, when an intruder stabbed him repeatedly at t he family’s Princeton home; and making a valiant effort to save him during Hurricane Sandy when a tree fell on him in the driveway. William Sword died from his injuries on October 29, 2012. “Though they couldn’t save him then, I would like to publicly thank them and the police for risking life and limb on our family’s behalf,” Sword said. “It’s because of their dedication to duty that I willingly agreed to be part of a campaign for a new PFARS headquarters. What a privilege it is to give back to the squad and to honor Bill ’s memor y w it h t his work.” PFARS hopes to move into the new building by December 2019. —Anne Levin

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instructions for poll workers moving forward.” She continued, “We do want to put the word out about how important it is to have high quality poll workers and well run elections. The county has a tough time recruiting poll workers. It pays nominally and it’s a long day, but workers can sign up for a half or full day.”” Referendum In the planning stages for about two years, the scaled down referendum proposal is an initial step in addressing the question of how to address the

needs of the district’s growing student population and its aging buildings in an economic environment of high real estate taxes and many homeowners with low to moderate incomes. The proposal that Princeton residents will vote on December 11 will address the district’s most immediate and urgent needs, including safety, security, and HVAC upgrades in all the schools, as well as 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 student counseling. With all of the schools

currently over capacity and projections for continued growth at about 20 percent or 700-800 more students in the next 10 years, school officials, in ongoing dialogue with the community, have debated a number of plans. “We’ve had over 40 public meetings to discuss referendum issues,” said Board of Education (BOE) Chair Patrick Sullivan. “We’ve had a lot of input, and I think we’ve come up with an exciting vision. We can’t do nothing. This small referendum in 2018 is a first step towards addressing the needs of our children for the next 50 years.” Of the $26.9 million total referendum, about 27 percent

is expected to be covered by the state for debt service aid to reduce the impact on taxpayers. The anticipated impact on property taxes is approximately $57 additional in the first year, 2020, for an average assessed home of $837,074. Subsequent year estimated additional costs would be about $61 in 2021, about $106 in 2022, then sizable reductions in 2023 and beyond. For more information on the referendum before voting on December 11, see the district websitewww.princetonk12.org; social media sharing on Twitter @princetonk12 and Facebook @PrincetonPublicSchoolsNJ; or take a tour of PHS on

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the work and to share thoughts and stories with you before I pass the baton in June,” Snyder’s letter concluded. “I look forward to the Winter Concert, the inevitable snowy days, and the traditions of a Princeton High spring.” Plans for appointing Snyder’s successor have not been announced. —Donald Gilpin

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Prior to the turn of the century, people engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt.” They would choose sides and go afield with their guns; whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won. Conservation was in its beginning stages around the turn of the 20th century, and many observers and scientists were becoming concerned about declining bird populations. Beginning on Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman, an early officer in the then budding Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition — a “Christmas Bird Census” — that would count birds in the holidays, rather than hunt them. So began the Christmas Bird Count. These days, more than 50,000 observers participate in the Annual Christmas Bird Count each year. The results of these efforts are compiled into the longest-running database in ornithology, representing over a century of data on trends of early-winter bird populations across the Americas. Experienced birders and novices are equally welcome to participate in the December 16 event. Dress warmly, and bring binoculars if you have them. For more information and to register, visit http:// kingstongreenways.org/.

Volunteers are Needed To Mentor At Risk Youth

Volunteers are sought by the organization LifeTies, to help vulnerable and atrisk youth in the community who must overcome the effects of abuse, neglect, homelessness, chronic illnesses, and more. LifeTies provides a nurturing, safe environment for these youth to heal, learn, and become equipped with the tools to work towards a brighter, successful future. Volunteers with diverse skills are needed to assist with helping youth to meet their potentials. LifeTies’ mission is to nurture wellness and self-sufficiency in vulnerable youth, young adults, and their families. Information sessions for prospective volunteers are being held Wednesday, December 5 and Thursday, December 13 at 5:30 p.m., at 1901 North Olden Avenue, Suite 44, 2nd floor, Ewing. RSVP to dyates @ lifeties. org or call (609) 414-2083.

Pre-Holiday “De-Stressing” At Integral Yoga Center

Princeton Integral Yoga Community Center is partnering with Princeton Shopping Center for a day of preholiday “de-stressing” on Friday, December 9, beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing through late evening. The public is invited to attend many classes, workshops, lectures, suppor t groups, and dances, some of which are free and some of which have a fee. Among them are classes in yoga, yoga for detox, aerial yoga and free form dance and lectures on reversing heart disease and prevention, floral essence waters, detox and self-care for inflammation, and much more. The Integral Yoga Community Center is at Princeton Shopping Center above McCaffrey’s market and next to Princeton Ballet, 301 North Harrison Street. For m ore i n for m at ion about the event, call (609) 454-3140.

PU and Microsoft To Collaborate on Research

Princeton University has announced that it will team up with Microsoft Corporation, bringing together the latest developments in microbiology and technology to better understand the mechanisms of biofilm formation and combat microbial infection. Biofilms, surface-associated communities of bacteria, are the leading cause of microbial infection worldwide, and one as deadly as cancer. They are also a leading cause of antibiotic resistance, “a global crisis that we cannot ignore,” according to the World Health Organization. Understanding how biofilms form could enable new strategies to disrupt them. A Microsoft team, led by Andrew Phillips, head of the Biological Computation group at Microsoft Research, will be working with Princeton Molecular Biology Department Chair Bonnie Bassler, a global pioneer in microbiology, and Princeton Life Sciences and Molecular Biology and Lewis-Sigler Institute for IntegrativeGenomics Professor Ned Wingreen. “This collaboration enables us to bring together advances in computing and microbiology in powerful new ways,” said Microsoft President Brad Smith. “This partnership can help us unlock answers that we hope someday may help save millions of people around the world.” Microsoft is contributing a cloud-based prototype that can be used for biological modeling and experimentation to help Princeton researchers study different strains of biofilms in new ways to better understand how they work. Princeton’s relationship with Microsoft is one of the University’s most extensive with industry, with collaborations in computer science, cybersecurity, and now biomedical research.

Annual Patriots Week Showcases Local History

The annual celebration known as Patriots Week takes place December 26-31, in Trenton. Historic battle re-enactments, planetarium shows, lectures, and historic tours are among the events planned for the capital city’s historic landmarks. Trenton was pivotal in the A mer ican Revolut ionar y War. It has been 242 years since the Battle of Trenton saved the cause of the Continental Army and the A mer ican Revolut ion in 1776. On a frigid Christmas Day, George Washington gathered his men, crossed the ice-choked Delaware River, and surprised a force of Hessian mercenaries who were encamped in Trenton. In the second battle, the Army was also victorious. These two Battles of Trenton are considered among the most decisive battles in the Revolutionary War. The festival includes bus tours, walking tours, a living history program, lectures, a puppet show, a Colonial dance, a Revolutionary pub crawl, and much more, culminating with the traditional New Year’s Eve concert by the Capital Philharmonic at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial. For more information, visit patriotsweek.com.

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next to Princeton Public Library, by April 30. But those who still have balances on their cards after that date will be permitted to transfer the amount to the new app. A 10 percent administrative fee will be charged. Councilwoman Leticia Fraga asked Stockton if those adding money to a meter through the Park Princeton app would be charged a second service fee. Stockton said the second charge is made only for a new parking session, but not if they are adding time. Not everything has gone smoothly as the new parking system has been unveiled. There have been some delays in installation. People have reported difficulties in reading the meters and inserting change. Rates are higher than in the past, and those who use the Park Princeton app are charged 35 cents each time they use it. Smart card balances must be read at Witherspoon Hall before transfers can be made. “This is a manual process, so cardholders will have to present their card for balances to be read, and then put into a wallet on the Park Princeton app,” Stockton said. “As we get closer to April of next year, we will put out more details for everyone. Keep an eye on the municipal website and social media.” Dinky Service Lempert reported that she and Assemblymen Roy Freiman and Daniel R. Benson recently met at Benson’s office with representatives of NJ Transit regarding the status of the Dinky train service, which runs between Princeton and Princeton Junction and has been suspended since October and replaced by buses. NJ Transit put the two train cars on hiatus while installing the federally mandated Positive Train Control in other parts of the system. The projected date for reinstating the service was January 15. Asked to reinstate the train line immediately because of commuters’ complaints about the bus service, the representatives said that was not possible because of labor contracts, among other reasons. “We told them about specific complaints with the bus service, and they were more amenable with [correcting] that,” she said. Among commuters’ biggest complaints was that unlike with the trains, bus drivers were not allowing them to wait aboard the vehicles before departure. Passengers will now be permitted to wait on the buses. Drivers will also be instructed to wait for the trains which might be late before leaving Princeton Junction to drive back to Princeton. Lempert said she is optimistic that the Dinky will be back in service sometime next month, but no exact date has been given. “I’ve told them you can’t replace having a dedicated right of way with a bus,” she said. “I think they understand. They have major problems system-wide. The good news is that it appears that while they can’t make any promises, they have been making steady progress on installing the Positive Train Control. Things are moving, or at least they seem to be.” Bridge Replacement Projects Stockton reported that the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and

Mercer County will host a public information session on Wednesday, December 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Monument Hall, regarding bridge replacements scheduled to be made on Alexander Street. The NJDOT will be replacing the bridge that spans the D&R Canal, and Mercer County will be replacing two bridge structures north of the canal. Work is to start early next year. Staff from both the NJDOT and Mercer County will be available December 19 to talk about the project, detours, and other impacts. Stockton said it is estimated that the project will start in the coming summer and be completed around May of 2020. New Appointment Delores A. Williams, Princeton’s current assistant municipal clerk, was named municipal clerk to replace Kathleen K. Brzezynski, who is retiring. “Everyone is really happy and thankful that such a competent person was waiting in the wings,” said Council President Jenny Crumiller, as members of Council applauded the announcement. The next meeting of Council is scheduled for December 17 at 7 p.m. in Witherspoon Hall. —Anne Levin

American Jews and Israel Is Topic of Lecture

Author Yehuda Kurtzer will come to Rutgers University to speak about the future of the complex relationship between American Jews and Israel on Thursday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. “Israel and American Jews: The Future of a Challenging Relationship” is at the College Avenue Student Center, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick. Closely aligned for much of the 20th century, the relationship between Israel and American Jews is now on uncertain ground, with denominational and partisan divides and public conflicts between Israeli officials and American Jewish leaders revealing growing tensions between the two communities. President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Kurtzer is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, which

offers new thinking to contemporary Jews on navigating the tensions between history and memory, and relating meaningfully to the past without returning to it. The talk is free and open to the public and free parking is available on campus. Sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, the talk is the Ruth and Alvin Rockoff Annual Program. Advance registration is requested. Email rsvpBildner@sas.rutgers.edu, call (848) 932-2033, or register online on the Bildner Center website BildnerCenter. Rutgers.edu.

Candlelight Services at Princeton Methodist Church

A Longest Night Service will be held at Princeton United Methodist Church on Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. This quiet and meditative ser vice offers support and nurture at the time of the winter solstice and in celebration of the birth of Christ. “Come and join us,” said the Rev. Gerri Fowler, spiritual formation pastor, “as we light the candles, enjoy the beauty of the music of the season, and through symbolic remembrance, we find the way our faith sustains us on this longest night.” Joyful Christmas music, with Hyosang Park and Tom Shelton directing the Chancel and Youth Choirs, will be featured in a candlelit concert, “Allelulia! A Child is Born!” on Sunday, December 23 at 5 p.m. A freewill offering will be taken. Jenny Smith Walz will lead two Christmas Eve services on Monday, December 24. At the family service at 4 p.m., Tom Shelton directs the Children’s Choirs. The traditional festive Candlelight Service, with choirs directed by Park and Shelton, will be at 8 p.m. All are welcome. Located at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue, PUMC is a diverse congregation whose members come from many surrounding communities, backgrounds, and faiths. For parking information, go to www.princetonumc.org or call (609) 924-2613.

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Russian Ambassador Takes Tough Stance, Seeks Dialogue to Improve U.S. Relations Speaking to an overflow crowd of ab out 20 0 at Woodrow Wilson School’s (WWS) Arthur Lewis Auditorium of Robertson Hall last Thursday, on a day of significant tension in Russian-United States relations, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov called for increased dialogue between the two nations on a range of urgent topics. “Russian- United States relations cannot stay on the decline forever,” said Antonov, combining a demeanor at times conciliatory and at times steely tough. Questioning Antonov on a range of contentious issues were nuclear security expert Bruce Blair of the WWS Program on Science and Global Security, and visiting WWS

Lecturer of Public and International Affairs Anna Makanju. Meanwhile, at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires last week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin were not talking. Trump on Thursday announced that he was canceling talks with his Russian counterpart because of a Russian attack on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea earlier in the week. Not mentioned in his reason for canceling was the ongoing investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia and alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. In his opening remarks of about 20 minutes, focusing on U.S.-Russia relations and the future of international arms control systems, An-

tonov emphasized positive aspects of the rapport between the two countries ever since Catherine the Great suppor ted the A merican Revolution and the Russians supported the Union in the Civil War. “From an historical standpoint, the fundamental interests of our two countries have almost never clashed,” he said. He noted that, as two members of the United Nations Security Council, who possess 95 percent of the nuclear and missile arsenal of the entire world, the U.S. and Russia bear “special responsibility for peace and security on the planet.” He added, “It is high time for President P utin and President Trump to discuss strategic stability and the future of arms control.” He pointed out that previous agreements have “showed the understanding that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” He cont i nu e d, “T h ere are many problems with strengthening arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament. The Russian side is ready for serious substantial discussion on all matters, but the conversation has to be candid, respectful, transparent, and professional, with no megaphone diplomacy.” After briefly criticizing i n te r n a t i o n a l s a n c t i o n s against Russia, he went on to note strategic partnerships between the U.S. and Russia on such matters as space exploration, nuclear

disarmament, and information sharing between intelligence ser vices. But he pointed out a lack of trust between the two countries, an issue taken up by Blair in the ensuing discussion. “Creating a crisis is always easier than finding a solution to it,” Antonov said. “Mending Russia-U.S. relations will take long-term and persistent efforts. A lot of ground, and, above all, trust will have to be rebuilt from scratch. But the complexity and scale of the task is no excuse for doing nothing.” Blair followed up with a series of pointed remarks, questioning Russia’s capacity for cooperating in international affairs. Emphasizing the importance of building coalitions, Blair asked, “Where do we stand today on that dimension of coalition building, cooperation, and trust?” He went on to mention “the general state of confrontation between Russia and the U.S.,” Russia’s “lack of allies,” their “inability to attract foreign investment,” their isolation, and the recent attack on Ukrainian ships. “It’s fine to talk about cooperation, but what are the big, bold steps that Russia is prepared to take to enhance this strategy of cooperation?” Blair asked. He went on to question Russia’s nuclear strategy and whether, in light of a demographic crisis with declining population, Russia would rely more on nuclear weapons and cyber weapons for its security. “Would Russia join with the U.S. in pledging never to be the first to use nuclear weapons?” Blair queried.

AMBASSADORIAL EXCHANGE: Russian Ambassador Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov defended Russia’s position in Ukraine and on the world scene, responded to sharp questioning from two Princeton panelists, and called for “respectful dialogue” between Russian and U.S. leaders, in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson School’s Arthur Lewis Auditorium of Robertson Hall last Thursday afternoon. I n r e s p on s e, A nton ov questioned the U.S.’s trustworthiness and its compliance in international agreements, and suggested that the U.S. might be isolating itself. “We respect the United States’ interests everywhere, but we need reciprocity,” he said. “We would like to offer you a strategic partnership, and it’s up to you to decide whether you are ready.” In her questioning Makanju asked about Russia’s spreading of “fake news” and anti-American propaganda, and she challenged Antonov to explain how Russian actions against Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea complied with United Nations rules. Antonov dismissed the naval incident as a border issue and a political gam-

bit by Ukrainian President Poroshenko with Russian sovereignty at stake. “How s h o u l d o u r s ove r e i g n t y be protected? ” he asked. “Russia has a logical right to protect its own borders. Our border guards protected Russian sovereignty professionally.” Antonov has been ambassador of Russia to the United States since September 2017. A lifetime Russian politician, military officer, and diplomat, he served as deputy minister of foreign affairs and deputy minister of defense before taking his current position. Near Eastern Studies Professor Michael Reynolds, director of Princeton’s program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies, moderated the event. —Donald Gilpin

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To Set a Precedent for Community Input Before Referendum, Vote “NO” on Dec. 11

To the Editor: The Board of Education has to decide whether its responsibility is solely to school parents or also to the community at large. Until the overwhelming majority of voters understand the aims of the December 11 ballot’s $27M bond, it is unjust to ask for their support. Fine print and buried paragraphs do not quite tell the story. The details go well beyond what has been understood as “critical.” These extras inevitably represent the first step in combined bonds larger than any in Princeton, ever, at a time when even the rich don’t want to buy homes taxed at or above $40K/year. The bond-financed extras include: • Dugouts — critical? • Outdoor toilets that need winter heat, locks to prevent vandalism, and routine cleaning maintenance. Traveling at home and abroad this year I saw that properly maintained portajohns don’t smell and can be maintained under contract, and thus not strain already overworked crews. What does such a contract cost? Can teachers remind students to use indoor toilets before going out to the fields? • Outdoor water fountains — people of all ages now carry water bottles everywhere. Again, environmental education surely includes restricting use of plastic bottles. Don’t PHS fountains have bottle-fill spouts? • A second floor in the gym for fencers and wrestlers — what does this actually cost? Could it wait for community input? • A concession stand (People can’t bring sandwiches?). $11M for add-ons is no small amount, $900K for athletics is not negligible, and another $100M request is expected in 2019. One student survey reported more interest in teacher-time than in a bigger building, but does the operating budget include more teachers? Another says that less than 10 percent of students want to eat in the cafeteria. What is there about the hallways that’s more appealing than the cafeteria, and could some of that space be converted to classrooms, or even guidance? If parents today want more for their kids, let’s not expect help from those whose household budgets simply do not stretch that far. The Johnson Park PTO will fully finance a $20-30K stone amphitheater at JP, an extra that will increase child safety by shoring up a mud-prone bank. The PHS Class of 2000 paid for the PHS scoreboard. Three cheers for volunteers and for the wise use of community resources! Since the first concern of voters has been the size of the BoE’s initial $130M, let’s hold the extras for that longawaited community discussion. Let’s start it now. Our representatives on the BoE have a basic problem: they neither give nor receive enough community input. But isn’t that what Christmas is all about? Let’s set a precedent for serious community input before any referendum. Vote “NO” on December 11. MARY CLURMAN Harris Road

HomeFront Collected Over 1550 Thanksgiving Baskets for Distribution

To the Editor: Thanksgiving is a unique holiday in many ways, because it is for everyone. It is not a religious, patriotic, or commercial holiday, but a time for all of us to gather over a special meal and count our blessings. The traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner is not inexpensive however, and it is simply beyond the means of many of HomeFront’s very low-income client families to afford. As a result, for the past 27 years HomeFront has called on our wonderful local community to provide families in need with “baskets” filled with all the ingredients for a wonderful celebration. The response has been overwhelming, and this year was no exception! We are so grateful for the truly tremendous outpouring of love and generosity that was exhibited. Amazingly, this year, the community donated over 1550 baskets for distribution to those less fortunate, feeding an estimated 6000 individuals! On behalf of HomeFront families who were blessed with an opportunity to gather around a very special, delicious and filling meal and be part of a basic American tradition— we thank all those who shared their good fortune and gave so generously to others. We hope your Thanksgiving was equally special. Warm wishes for this holiday season, CONNIE MERCER HomeFront Founder and Executive Director

To the Corporate Sponsors: The Friends of the Princeton Public Library would like to thank their corporate friends and sponsors for their generosity and community spirit that helped make the 2018 Beyond Words benefit an overwhelming success. Over 400 enthusiastic library supporters enjoyed Fran Lebowitz in conversation with Town Topics journalist Donald Gilpin at Nassau Presbyterian Church. An elegant cocktail hour and dinner by Fenwick Group Catering at the new Lewis Arts Complex, complete with the sounds of the awardwinning Princeton High School Studio Band, rounded out a terrific evening. We are deeply grateful to the following corporate sponsors for their contributions to vital public programming, services, and book and digital content acquisitions for the Princeton Public Library. Presenting Sponsor – The Fenwick Group. Platinum Sponsors – Gould Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, JaZams, and MOTA9. Gold Sponsors – Asteroid Operating Companies, Church & Dwight Co., Elements Restaurant, NRG Energy, Palmer Square Management, Princeton University, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, and Whole Earth Center. Silver Sponsors – Beth Leman Events, Howe Insurance Group Inc., Ivywise, LLC, Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design, LLC, McCaffrey’s, PNC Bank, and Vision Realty. Bronze Sponsors – Barr & Barr, Brown Advisory, Eastern Millwork, Faithful+Gould, GHO Ventures, Mrs. G Appliances, Occasions by Cintron, Princeton Building Maintenance, Princeton Shopping Center Company, Roundview Capital, Stark & Stark, Studio Hillier, Terra Momo RestauTo the Editor: rant Group. The Bank of Princeton, Turner Construction, On behalf of the Youth Services Department at the Princ- and Withum Smith & Brown, PC. eton Public Library I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to Thank you! our downtown neighbors Joanne Farrugia and Dean Smith, FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY co-owners of jaZams, for their fantastic commitment to our partnership to present the annual Princeton Children’s Book Festival. We work with them, together as a team year-round To the Friends: They say “you can never have too many friends,” and to organize and run the event, and we share the idea that never was it as true as at the Beyond Words benefit held the festival is a big and bright way to inspire and motivate children and teens to nurture the love of books and read- on Saturday, November 3. The Friends of the Princeton Public Library would like to ing. The 80-plus authors and illustrators present here at the festival on September 22 on Hinds Plaza were thrilled thank their many “friends” who attended, contributed, or to sign copies of their books and speak to and interact with volunteered to make the celebration of the library a suctheir fans, taking the impact their images and words have cessful and fun-filled evening. You provide indispensable support for library programming, services, and book and on young imaginations to even greater levels. We also are so grateful to everyone who attended the digital acquisitions. We very much appreciate your devofestival and experienced the shared excitement of being sur- tion — thank you for helping to make the library a vital rounded by books and the talented authors and illustrators part of our community! We look forward to seeing you at Beyond Words 2019, who created them, and for making your purchases at the festival to support it, a local vendor and the library. While it’s which will be held November 2, 2019 with Zadie Smith as a one-day event this one day makes a big difference for the the featured speaker. MELISSA AND TOM GRZYMALA library and community because each year Joanne and Dean 2018 Beyond Words Benefit Co-Chairs generously donate 20 percent of the sales from the event to the library. This year sales were at their highest level to date, and they presented us with a check in the amount of $15,853.20, The library will use the funds to benefit our youth with new items for our children’s and teen collections, programming (including summer reading, author events, To the Editor: and the 2019 Princeton Children’s Book Festival) as well An irreplaceable Princeton natural asset is under attack. A as new initiatives to further generate an appreciation and large house is to be built on the wetland at the southeastern excitement for reading, books, and our library. corner of the intersection of Cherry Valley Road and the Great SUSAN CONLON Road, a gateway into Princeton. The site of this intended conHead of Youth Services struction will cover and disturb much of a rich wetland formerly Princeton Public Library occupied by Late Woodland Indians. Heading south along the Great Road toward Princeton, at the corner where Ridgeview Road ties into the Great Road, a house of approximately 5,000 square feet was recently built partially on and surrounded by another wetland, one of the few naturally open areas on the Ridge and formerly the site of multiple micro-ecosystems. At the edge of and within these same wetlands the developer of this home is currently seeking yet another variance to build a similarly sized house on a 3-acre lot in a 4-acre zoned area. Our Zoning Board and the DEP grant variances and subdivisions to promote “development” for the expansion of new residences, but there is no required assessment to take account of the cumulative impacts to the ecosystems which support our interdependent human and wildlife communities. So, in recognition of the “environmentally sensitive” status of the ecosystem and understanding its unique geological, hydrological and ecological conditions, Princeton wisely enacted 4-acre zoning in this section of the Ridge. As variable and extreme weather patterns become the norm, the commitment of those of us who live on the Ridge to ecosystem services, and landscape integrity should not be diminished, but fortified. Paving and construction on wetlands of the Ridge irreparably damage this gem of a forested landscape, much of it open to all. We do not want to witness our forests become a dead zone where biodiversity withers away. On December 12 at 7:30 p.m. the Princeton Zoning Board Phone will meet in the Municipal building to decide the fate of this last piece of wetland on Ridgeview Road. We, the residents Phone fax of the Princeton Ridge, will be present to give voice to the vulnerable water supply, flora and fauna. Please join us. Phone fax alisandracarnevale@gmail.com JOHN FAWCETT KENFIELD alisandracarnevale@gmail.com fax www.abcarnevalelaw.com SHARI TAYLOR KENFIELD Ridgeview Road www.abcarnevalelaw.com alisandracarnevale@gmail.com

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To the Editor: This is to express my intense dislike of Princeton’s new parking meters. Shiny and new and definitely expensive, they flummox the driver who wants to park legally in downtown Princeton. To insert a credit card for payment is to invite immediate uncertainty, and an element of panic, as the prompts neither prompt nor help. They are inscrutable. And so the hapless driver must use quarters. At ten minutes per quarter, I recently used 18 quarters (18 quarters!) to go to a movie at the Garden Theatre. I have lived in or around Princeton since 1981 and love it, and I do love downtown Princeton. These new parking meters, however, are challenging my affection. Could they be made more user-friendly (and while we are at it, how about 25 cents for 15 minutes, not ten minutes)? And, significantly, how do the downtown merchants feel about the new meters? ANN VEHSLAGE Skillman To the Editor: I have been a resident of the Princeton Township for almost 30 years now. If the institution of Smart Cards for payment at parking meters represented a high point in terms of convenience and economy for town residents, the current meters represent a low point, and a very low point at that. My issues with the meters are as follows (as I’ve not used the Pay Stations to date, I confine my observations to the meters): 1) The cost for parking has escalated 80 percent from $1.25/hour at the most common 2-hour meter to $2.25/hour. Did anyone in the Township administration consider a gradual hike over 1-2 years? This hike in price is egregious. 2) The meters are very difficult to read even by the light of day and certainly require a light, such as from a smartphone, at night. Rain makes the readability worse. And I don’t use glasses for reading. 3) I am told that there is no longer a grace period when time expires. 4) When I used a credit card at a meter with time remaining, the use of the card wiped away the minutes that had remained on the meter. I don’t know if the same thing happens when adding coins, but at 7 minutes per quarter who has that kind of change? I used to be able to recapture unused time with my Smart Card; now, not only have I lost that advantage, but I now lose remaining minutes on a meter. Where else does that happen? I don’t know who approved or was consulted in the rollout of the new parking rules and practices in town, but I would hope that the powers that be consider a serious review at this point. GARY MALTZ Braeburn Drive

Parent of Children at Littlebrook Writes In Support of Tuesday’s Referendum

To the Editor: I am writing in support of the December 11 referendum. Our family has been part of Princeton Public Schools for six years, and we currently have two children at Littlebrook elementary school. Many families moved to Princeton because of the schools. This is a point of pride in the community. We should have the facilities to reflect it. With PHS, JW, and the four elementary schools over or near capacity, the time to address this issue is now and the December 11 referendum is a good start. We need to weigh the costs of delaying these investments. Is it wise to have our children spend years in overcrowded classrooms and trailers only to have to pay for the needed expansions a few years from now, when the costs undoubtedly will be higher? More important, if improvements are delayed for too long, the students and staff will suffer. The December 11 referendum will address one immediate need by funding the creation of welcoming and secure entrances to all six schools. Currently, the configuration is not optimal and is predominated by workarounds to building limitations. We can do more to ensure our children’s safety. Other workarounds have been devised by teachers and staff who find creative ways to make use of dwindling space. Storage rooms have been converted for use by small groups of students for intervention services. Without proper HVAC systems, mold has become a major problem at Littlebrook. It is possible to address facility needs, care about the town’s school children, and be fiscally responsible at the same time. I understand many lament the way previous capital improvements were managed, but that should not preclude the very much needed improvements at our public schools. The items included in the December 11 referendum are not luxuries. They are immediate needs that were identified through a rigorous process. Rather than relying on social media posts, I encourage Princeton voters to base their votes on the facts. You can begin by attending one of the tours of Princeton High School or a referendum forum. More information can be found on the PPS website. CARRIE ELWOOD Poe Road

Commending McCaffrey’s in Princeton For Allowing Community Nonprofit to Set Up

To the Editor: We hear the phrase “give back to the community” so often these days, but many times it’s a heartfelt sentiment with little or no action behind it. I want to commend McCaffrey’s in Princeton for going far beyond just words in many ways, but especially by allowing community nonprofits to set up information or donation tables at the store. On November 17 we were given that opportunity and the response was overwhelming. Shoppers stopped to learn about “period poverty” in Princeton and what we’re doing to help, and then we collected 116 packages of tampons and pads that will go to girls and women in Princeton. We’re grateful to McCaffrey’s for being such a steadfast supporter of the community in so many ways. GIL GORDON Princeton Period Project

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“City on a Hill” Event at Labyrinth

Dylan, and Andy Warhol Sean Wilentz Presents Talk On Fred McDarrah’s New York filming in the Factory.

Princeton Professor of American History Sean Wilentz will be at Labyrinth Books on Tuesday, December 11, at 6 p.m. to talk about Fred McDarrah: New York Scenes (Abrams $40). Members of McDarrah’s family will join the conversation, and there may be a surprise guest. Besides writing the introduction, Wilentz, whose father and uncle were co-owners of the legendary Eighth Street Bookshop in Greenwich Village, grew up in the world that Fred W. McDarrah (1926–2007) “captured with his lens.” During his 50-year association with the Village Voice, McDarrah covered the city’s downtown scenes, producing an encyclopedic visual record of people, movements, and events while frequenting the bars, cafés, and galleries where writers, artists, and musicians, including Jack Kerouac, Bob

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Poet Julian Brolaski Reads In C. K. Williams Series

Poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski and four seniors in the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University will read from their work at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 7 at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street. The reading is part of the C. K. Williams Reading Series, named in honor of the

Dan Rodgers will be discussing his book, As a City on a Hill: The Story of America’s Most Famous Lay Sermon at Labyrinth on Wednesday, December 12 at 6 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by Princeton Un ive r s it y’s H u m a n it i e s Council. “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill,” John Winthrop warned his fellow Puritans at New England’s founding in 1630. More than three centuries later, Ronald Reagan remade that passage into a celebration of American promise. Princeton resident Daniel T. Rodgers is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Age of Fracture,

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D & R G r e e n w ay L a n d Trust presents a book talk with Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, co-authors of If These Stones Could Talk: African American Presence in the Sourland Mountains on Tuesday, December 11. Doors open 6 p.m., program begins 6:30 p.m. The book brings “fresh light to a forgotten corner of American history that begins in a small cemetery in central New Jersey.” Co-sponsored by Sourlands Conservancy. D &R Greenway Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Free; rsvp@ drgreenway.org or phone (609)-924-4646. “The authors place these stories in the larger context of American history in the eras of slavery, the Civil War, freedom, and civil rights,” says James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. “Part genealogy, part history, and part personal memoir, rooted in an amazing amount of research, the book brings to light a rich past that had almost been lost.” “Our vision for the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) is to bring awareness about the African American presence and their contributions to this region,” says Buck. “Through partnerships with D&R and the Sourland Conservancy we intend to preserve and sponsor programs and events about the native ecology, plants, and insects from the Sourland Mountains. We are working hand-in-hand with D&R Greenway and the Sourland supporting their vision and working to preserve our history and culture in the Sourland Mountain region.”

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Quick to See and Quick to Lead: Women and Power in the Arts

he woman on the cover of Junctures in Women’s Leadership: The Arts (Rutgers Univ. Press $24.95) is coming right at you, radiant with spirit and energy, a serpent clutched in one hand, a flowing gold-spangled blue cape in the other, her skirt flaring above her powerful thighs. The sense is that she’s breaking through barriers, leading the way, ferocious, unstoppable, the enemy of oppression and complacency (the fallen angel she’s crushing under her running shoes is “said to be” a symbol of patriarchy). Although the book’s co-authors, Princeton residents Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, wisely chose Yolanda M. López’s Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe (1978) for the cover, the artist herself is not included among the 13 case histories inside. Given the situation at the Mexican border, a brief account of López’s background is worth giving here. Born in 1942, she is a third-generation Chicana whose grandparents migrated from Mexico to the U.S., crossing the Rio Bravo in a boat under fire from the Texas rangers. The same year she painted her controversial self-portrait as part of a series paying homage to working class Mexican women, she created a political poster titled Who’s the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim? showing an angry young man in an Aztec headdress holding a crumpled up paper titled “Immigration Plans.” The woman who made that dramatic Rio Bravo crossing is depicted in the Guadalupe series sitting on the blue cape worn by her artist-warrior granddaughter with the skin of the snake in her lap and a knife in her right hand. About the image of her grandmother, López says “She’s holding the knife herself because she’s no longer struggling with life and sexuality. She has her own power.” Sight as Action The American Indian artist, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, whose case history is one of the book’s highlights, was given that inspired middle name by her horse-trader father in honor of her great grandmother: “It doesn’t mean eyesight,” Smith says. “It means being able to grasp things readily.” She served an unorthodox artistic apprenticeship on the Salish-Kootenai reservation helping her father build corrals, fix fences, and groom horses. She and her sister also had to chop wood, clean barn stalls, shovel manure, and exercise horses that were “jumpy and skittish.” She shivers remembering the times “my Dad wanted to round up horses in a certain direction while he thundered behind them on his horse driving the herd toward us.” Most important, she says her father never told her, “Be a little lady.” Smith’s father was also her favorite artist, drawing pictures of animals on

small pieces of paper that she would carry for weeks in her pocket. She was equally taken with “the tightly braided lariats he made by hand,” not to mention his collection of beadwork and Navajo saddle blankets. Since art depends on how you see it, feel it, think it, and where it leads you, Smith’s sight-as-action middle name may have been her father’s greatest gift. Something happens between the French word for yellow and the most common American surname, something not unlike the juncture-resolution sequence framing each of the book’s case histories. Smith’s hands-on background gave her a visceral advantage in the battle that took her from juncture, meaning her “experiences of discrimination as she struggled to attain an education,” to resolution, where those rejections inspired her to combat bigotry against Native Americans by “building mainstream recognition for the value of their culture.” She accomplished her goal in three phases, by creating collectives with other artists, by organizing thematic exhibitions of the work of Native Americans, and by cultivating partnerships with influential artists and critics “who were in tune with her goals.” Cinematic Junctures Smith’s earliest partnership with an influential artist dates from when she was a teenager and the family she was working for took her to see the 1952 Hollywood movie, Moulin Rouge, about the life of Toulouse Lautrec. Not only was the film about a famous artist who was “a revolutionary in his work,” it took place in Paris, with scenes in “spectacular technicolor.” So taken was Smith with the artist who surmounted the crippling effects of a childhood injury, she actually dressed up as Lautrec and had herself photographed on her knees “so that she would appear as short as her hero.” Cinema also figures in the junctureresolution dynamic described by the images accompanying the chapter on Puerto Rican-American actress Miriam Colón, who is first seen at 26, slyly smiling, with a drink in her hand; a page later she’s 78 and smiling from

help a Romanian artist make connections that would enable her to relocate to the U.S. The timing was better than good since I happened to be in touch with two of the best-connected people in the art world, one of whom was hosting a gathering of epic proportions the very next day. In addition to providing contact information for artist friends in Bucharest and a Romanian art dealer in New York, the Brodsky-Olin network included a Romanian artist at the party who was soon in touch with her counterpart in Munich. My friend’s favor had been granted less than 24 hours after I received the email. That’s leadership in action. Change “See” to “Lead” and Brodsky and Olin can claim a share of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s middle name. The Fertile Crescent riting here about Olin and Brodsky’s landmark 2012 exhibit, “The Fertile Crescent: Gender, Art, and Society,” I mentioned scanning the faces of the women on the website (fertile-crescent.org), with its “signature images” of the artists and their art. I was looking for what I imagined could be grown-up versions of the two little girls I met at a crossroads in Turkey in the sixties. One was shy, charismatic, and small; the other was bold and bright. Among the faces on the website — some strong, some delicate, some sultry, some refined, some sly, some shy, some stern, I decided the most likely possibilities were Nezaket Ekici, with her bold, nononsense air, and Ebru Özseçen, who appeared demure and unassuming, although her video was edgy and erotic. Since both women are now apparently residing in Istanbul, it’s unlikely that they made it to Judy Brodsky’s party, but it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that they were there. As these case histories make clear, the way to leadership for women in the arts is through the power of communities and collectives. —Stuart Mitchner

Cofounders of the Rutgers Institute for Women and Art, Judith Brodsky and Ferris Olin both hold the title Distinguished Professor Emerita at Rutgers. An artist herself, with work in more than one hundred collections, Brodsky founded the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, renamed the Brodsky Center in her honor. An art historian, Olin has curated more than 50 exhibitions. They will both be at Labyrinth Books Thursday, December 6 at 6 p.m. For more information about that event, see the Art page. Mary K. Trigg is the series editor of Junctures: Case Studies in Women’s Leadership, which also includes volumes on business and social movements.

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the heart as she receives a 2015 National Medal of the Arts from President Obama “for her contributions as an actress ... a trailblazer in film, television, and theater who helped open doors for generations of Hispanic actors.” The first photograph is from “Strange Miracle,” a February 13, 1962 episode of the television show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The same year saw the release of one of the great Hollywood westerns, Marlon Brando’s One-Eyed Jacks, in which Colón plays a flame-haired prostitute called Red. She also appeared as the Cuban-American mother of Al Pacino’s character Tony Montana in Scarface (1983). Ultimately more significant than her career as an actress, however, was Colón’s role in founding the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, which “brought Spanish-language theatre to thousands of theatregoers.” Party Power The only women who share a chapter in Brodsky and Olin’s book, Joanne Smith and Veomanee Douangdala, met at a party in Luang Prabang, Laos, in 2000. Although Smith was raised and educated in the U.K., she had much in common with Douangdala. Both were born in 1976, grew u p i n “ a c a ring family environment,” and h a d a n i n t e rest in textiles and weaving. As a result of the meeting, Smith and Douangdala formed a weaving collective, Ock Pop Tok, that within a decade had become “an internationally known destination about Lao culture and textile traditions.” Interviewed by Brodsky and Olin in 2016, Smith said of OPT, “It was not about business first, it was about friendship ...The idea was to start something different, something we loved.” The fact that Smith and Douangdala’s fortuitous meeting took place at a party brings to mind the productive friendship between Brodsky and Olin and the Gatsby-lavish party for the arts community held at Brodsky’s Princeton home this past June. The night before the event I’d received an email from an old friend in Germany asking if I knew someone who could

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WOMEN IN THE ARTS: Ferris Olin, left, and Judith K. Brodsky will be at Labyrinth Books on Thursday, December 6 at 6 p.m., to discuss their book, “Junctures in Women’s Leadership: The Arts.” (Photograph by Nick Romanenko)

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“Clear the Studio” Benefit Exhibition at ACP

After four decades of creating art — and in an effort to clear space in his studio — Charles David Viera has donated more than 30 artworks to the Arts Council of Princeton to offer to the public for sale in the “Clear the Studio” benefit exhibition. The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, December 15 from noon to 4 p.m. in the upper-level Solley Theater lobby gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. The benefit exhibition will be on view through December 21. For a preview of selected work, visit charlesdav idv iera. com. The art will be offered at greatly reduced prices, and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Arts Council of Princeton and its mission of building community through the arts. Works are priced as low as $50, and all serious offers will be considered. Viera’s exhibition provides an opportunity to own an original work by one of

SOUL-FILLED BOWLS FUNDRAISER: The Arts Council of Princeton’s ceramics community is hosting its third annual Soul-Filled Bowls fundraiser event on Saturday, December 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Arts Council’s Taplin Gallery, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. The public is invited to purchase handmade bowls by local ceramic artists for $25 each, and enjoy a bowl of soup courtesy of the Blawenburg Café and The Salad and Smoothie Market, with fresh bread provided by Brick Farm Market. Funds raised will benefit Meals on Wheels and Isles. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org. the area’s leading artists and a longtime instructor at the Arts Council of Princeton. The Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is at 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton. org or call (609) 924-8777.

Princeton residents Judith d’Harnoncourt, Martha WilK. Brodsky and Ferris Olin son, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, will be at Labyrinth discuss- Kim Berman, Gilane Tawading their book, Junctures in ros, Joanne Smith, and VeoWomen’s Leadership: The manee Douangdala. Arts (Rutgers Univ. Press) Judith Brodsky is a distinon Thursday, December 6 guished professor emerita of at 6 p.m. visual arts at Rutgers UniConcerning this third vol- versity. She is the co-foundume of the series Junctures: er and co-director of the Case Studies in Women’s Rutgers Institute for Women Leadership, edited by Mary and Art, a part of the InstiK. Trigg, Brodsky says, “the tute for Women’s Leadership genesis of this series is the at Rutgers. Brodsky formerly fact that there are virtually held leadership positions no case studies of women within national art organizaleaders. Harvard Business tions including the College School, the primary publish- Art Association, ArtTable, er of case studies on lead- the Women’s Caucus for Art, ership, has published thou- and the New York Foundasands on men, and almost tion for the Arts. An artist none on women. This series, herself, she also founded the while aimed at the general Rutgers Center for Innovapublic, is also intended to fill tive Print and Paper, now that gap and provide mean- named the Brodsky Center ingful biographies of women in her honor. to inspire students to take Ferris Olin is a distin______________ on leadership.” guished professor emerita, The women in the book _______________ Date & Time: ______________________ and art historian, curator, range from socialite Bertha women’s studies scholar, our ad,Honoré scheduled to run ___________________. Palmer, who used and librar ian, who held money and position to numerous oughlyher and pay special attention to the following: leadership posipersuade the U.S. Congress tions at Rutgers University, ill tell to usfund it’s aokay) building that would including as co-founder and highlight women’s achieve- co-director of the Rutgers � ments Fax number � Address Date at the 1893 World’s Institute � forExpiration Women and Fair, to Jaune Quick-to-See Art, curator of the Mary H. Smith, a member of the Sal- Dana Women Artists Series, ish Kootenai nation, who founding head of the Margrew up on a reservation gery Somers Foster Center, “DELAWARE RIVER”: This work by Charles David Viera is one of and became a nationally- executive officer of the Rutrenowned artist whose art gers Institute for Research more than 30 pieces to be featured in the “Clear the Studio” changed stereotypes of Na- on Women and the NJ chair benefit exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton. An opening reception is Saturday, December 15 from noon to 4 p.m. The tive Americans. in Women’s Studies, and exhibition will be on view through December 21. Among the other wom- director of the University’s e n fe at u re d are L ou i s e Art Library. She has held nuNoun, Samella Lewis, Ju- merous leadership positions lia Miles, Miriam Colón, within national and state art Bernice Steinbaum, Anne organizations. Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In

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“JACKIE GLEASON, 1955”: This photograph by Philippe Halsman is featured in and “Celebrity Culture: Photographs from the Collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum,” one of two exhibitions focusing on different types of work now at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. “Celebrity Culture” runs through December 30.

Work is Subject of Two Zimmerli Exhibits

Two exhibitions at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick offer historical – yet familiar – representations of work that range from fatiguing fieldwork to flawless glamour. “Picturing Labor in Nineteenth-Century France” and “Celebrity Culture: Photographs from the Collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum” demonstrate that work trends are cyclical and precarious, and remain a modern concern as career choices have even less longevity with every technological upgrade. Feat ur ing 20 pr ints, both monochromatic and in color, “Pict ur ing L abor in Nineteenth-Century France” delves into t he breadth and depth of the museum’s European collection, documenting a crucial period of transformation in that nation: while there were major initiatives to modernize Paris’s infrastructure, most of France remained

rural. While some artists strictly focused on aesthetic aspects of work as a subject, others, such as Henri Ibels and T héophile Steinlen, used labor to express their concerns for social justice, as well as their socialist political views. At the other end of the job spectrum is “Celebrity Culture.” Drawn from the Zimmerli’s American photography collection, these 35 portraits represent individuals with careers in which fame plays a leading role: movie stars, visual artists, dancers, athletes, fashion models, political figures. The exhibition also acknowledges the talent behind the camera, with photographers who earned their own celebrity status as artists. I n ad d it ion to p h oto graphs, the exhibition features a slide show of digital images representing contemporary celebrity culture as seen through the eyes of Rutgers undergraduates who helped organize the exhibition as part of a Byrne First

“ELIXIR”: Capital Health and the Hopewell Valley Arts Council now present “Joy in the Everyday,” an HV Arts Council Members Art Show at Capital Health. Celebrating the holiday season, the exhibit features art that exudes joy, color, and happiness. An opening reception will be at the Art & Healing Gallery, on the second floor at Capital Health Medical CenterHopewell, on Thursday, January 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibit is on display through March 25.

Area Exhibits A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Illuminations” December 6 through January 6. An opening reception is December 8, 4 to 7 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. Arts Council of Princet o n , 102 W i t h e r s p o o n Street, has “Colloquy: Anna Boothe and Nancy Cohen” through December 8. www. artscouncilofprinceton.org. D & R Greenway Land Tr u s t , 1 P r e s e r v a t i o n Place, has “Lovely as a Tree” through January 25. www. drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City M u s e u m i n C ad w a lad e r Park, Park s ide Avenu e,

Trenton, has “40-for-40” through January, “Changing Face/Changing Place” through January 13, and the Garden State Watercolor Society’s “49th Annual Juried Show” through January 20. www.ellarslie.com. Firestone Library, Cotsen Children’s Library, 1 Washington Road, has “Wizarding 101” through Januar y 4. w w w.librar y. princeton.edu. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Woodrow Wilson and the Great War,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. $4 admission WednesdaySunday, 12-4 p.m. Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine

Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “30 Years: Art at the Michener, 1988-2018” through January 6, “Leslie Poontz: Integration” through February 17, and “Frank Hyder: The Janis Project” through February 23. www.michenerartmuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Masters of Illusion” through May 19. www.morven.org. Present Day Club, 72 Stockton Street, has photos by award-winning photographer India Blake through December 21. We s t W i n d s o r A r t s C e n te r, 952 A lexander Road, has “Off the Wall 2018: An Affordable Art Exhibit” through December 21. (609) 716-1931. www. westwindsorarts.org.

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Year Seminar, Celebrity and Photography: An Exhibition Seminar at the Zimmerli Art Museum. “Celebrity Culture: Photographs from the Collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum” is on view through December 30. “Picturing Labor in Nineteenth-Century France” is on view through March 31. The Zimmerli Art Museum is located at 71 Hamilton Street (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. It is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; and select first Tuesdays of the month, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu or call (848) 932.7237.

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enezuela-born conducting wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel is known to audiences in the United States primarily as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a position he has held for 10 years. However, Dudamel’s reach and effect on musical performance and education worldwide has been much more, and Princeton is now part of this impact through an artist-in-residency collaboration between Dudamel and Princeton University Concerts, as part of the University Concerts’ 125th Anniversary year-long celebration. In a three-part residency entitled “Uniting Our World Through Music,” beginning this past weekend and continuing into the spring of 2019, Dudamel will be in residency at the University, coaching both campus and off-campus ensembles, conducting the University Orchestra and Glee Cub, and participating in panel discussions on the impact of music on social change. The first of these concerts took place this past Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in Richardson Auditorium. Dudamel credits his musical success to the Venezuelan El Sistema, a publicly-financed national music education program for youth which has exploded worldwide over the past 40 years and which has taken on an additional mission of “Music for Social Change.” Princeton University Concerts titled the December events of the Dudamel residency “Exploring Art, Education, and Social Change,” and presented events Saturday and Sunday introducing the community to the music of Latin America. The cornerstone concert of the weekend musical activities of the residency was a performance Sunday afternoon by Quartet 212, preceded by a “musical preview” by the Boston String Academy, a nonprofit organization based on El Sistema with 120 students in three programs. Dudamel has known a number of these players since they were young children, and the Academy’s 30-member string ensemble was a fitting vehicle to showcase the impact of Dudamel’s music education initiatives. Led by conductor Jorge Sosa, the Boston String Academy ensemble performed five works representing both Europe and Latin America with precision, a lean yet rich ensemble sound and very clean tuning. Sibelius’ Andante festive showed expressive melodic lines, and Vivaldi’s orchestral suite “Winter” from The Four Seasons was especially sparkly and refreshing. The keynote performance of the evening was the string ensemble Quartet 212, named in part after New York City’s area code and comprised of leading players from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The four musicians of Quartet 212 are connected to the Princeton residency through Dudamel’s upcoming conducting

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debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Violinists David Chan and Catherine Ro, violist Dov Scheindlin, and cellist Rafael Figueroa played four works ranging from 18th century to a world premiere, paying tribute to Dudamel’s reputation for musical excellence and commitment to contemporary music. Quartet 212 began with a standard from the master of the string quartet genre in Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet No. 41 in D Major, nicknamed “The Frog” quartet. With a graceful entry into the first movement, Quartet 212 well brought out Haydn’s Classical Viennese style and abrupt musical surprises. This work contained a number of technically-demanding passages, particularly well-executed by Chan and Figueroa. Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo joined the quartet for an operatic journey through a vocal motet by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. Setting the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Il Tramonto (“The Sunset”) gave D’Angelo the opportunity to show a dramatically rich mezzo voice, with solid presentation of the text in a commentary to the atmosphere created by the string players. As part of the Dudamel residency, Princeton University Concerts commissioned three University composers for new works to be premiered at each of three performances during the year. Associate Professor of Music Donnacha Dennehy composed the string quartet Strange Folk with both technical challenges for the players and a flavor of his Dublin, Ireland background. The one-movement work began with jig-like passages between the two violins, with sharp bowed strokes from all the players. Dennehy writes he is “obsessed with luminosity in music,” and Strange Folk was relentlessly driving in rhythm and timbre, with melodic fragments heard from individual instruments. The players of Quartet 212 kept the music moving forward with driving playing and see-saw rhythms, well handling Dennehy’s technical and harmonic demands. uartet 212 closed the concert with a rarely-heard string quartet from Giuseppe Verdi, a composer more known for opera, and composer of the Otello Dudamel will be conducting at the Metropolitan Opera later this month. The musicians of the quartet well brought out the shades of opera within each movement of Verdi’s 1873 String Quartet in E Minor, with especially graceful melodies in the second movement and precise musical figures in Verdi’s characteristic dramatic passages. A fiery violin part and continuous musical motion from all players closed the Quartet in operatic fashion, and one could imagine Verdi had a great deal of fun with the final movement. —Nancy Plum

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n The Luck of the Irish, an African American woman discovers that a transaction, necessitated by racial injustice, may prevent her from owning the house she has inherited from her grandparents. Written by Kirsten Greenidge, this play derives its central conflict from the determination of parents to provide a space — and a future — in which their children belong. Hannah and Rich are raising their son, Miles, in a suburb on the outskirts of Boston in the early 2000s. Hannah discovers that in the late 1950s, her house was procured by her grandparents, Dr. Rex Taylor and his wife Lucy, through a procedure known as “ghost buying.” Because at that time African Americans could not purchase a home unless their name was not on the title, the Taylors hired a struggling Irish couple, Joe and Patty Ann Donovan, to be their “ghosts.” A Boston native, Greenidge intended the play to be about her own late grandmother. “I began to explore not only my grandparents’ move from the black South End to the suburbs, but also the ambiguousness of being “other” in a town that your people have called home for over half a century,” Greenidge writes in a program note for the Huntington Theatre Company, which gave the play its 2012 premiere. Upon learning that the Taylors have died, Joe informs Hannah about the arrangement, and that Patty Ann contends that the house now belongs to the Donovans. The mild-mannered Joe is sympathetic to Hannah’s family; Patty Ann, however, is bitter about the fact that the Taylors’ children, and not her own, were able to grow up in the house, which she does not believe they deserved. There are additional complications. Although Hannah is determined to keep the house, her younger sister Nessa, who is struggling to pay her student loans, urges her to sell it. Miles, who is in fourth grade, has committed infractions, including biting, that have made him unwelcome at his school. This situation eventually strains Hannah’s relationship with Rich. Greenidge’s poignant script deftly juxtaposes the 1950s against the 2000s, permitting the audience to observe the similarities between the problems faced by Lucy and Hannah. There are elements that link the two eras, such as a jar of buttons. Reviews of previous productions have observed that the plot question of whose name is on the title should be fairly simple to resolve through perusal of the deed. On a character level, however, this is beside the point. The

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focus is on Hannah’s overarching sense that she lacks a place where she — and her son — belongs. “We’re still the only flies in the buttermilk up around here,” she laments to Nessa. The New Play Exchange website notes that in 2009 there was a reading of The Luck of the Irish at McCarter Theatre. The show returns to Princeton through Theatre Intime, whose cast and production team consist of Princeton University students. “At its core, The Luck of the Irish is about race, class, ownership, and the anxiety of being pushed out of spaces in which you belong,” the director, Princeton junior Chamari White-Mink, observes in a statement. The production illustrates, through judicious use of onstage space, the extent to which it is possible to be an outsider in one’s own home. Ashley Roundtree is outstanding as Lucy, infusing the character with poise as well as inner strength that is subtle but ever-present. Alyia Ismagilova is equally impressive as the bitter, aggressive Mrs. Donovan. Danielle Stephenson is introspective as Hannah; this portrayal is complemented by Brooke Johnson’s performance as the feisty Nessa.

Nate Osemeha is bracing as Rich, and Zhamoyani McMillan brings dignified reserve to the role of Rex. The cast is ably rounded out by Jean Luo and Carol Lee as offstage voices, and by Jaren McKinnie as Miles. TJ Smith, a female performer, has been cast as Joe. Smith is skillful in the role, careful to deliver a performance that is consistent with Sean Toland’s portrayal of the older Mr. Donovan. Both actors highlight the character’s temperate, agreeable nature, making him what he needs to be: a contrast to Patty Ann’s combativeness. However, inconsistent use of gender-blind casting, for one of two versions of a character, makes it somewhat puzzling. Certainly Joe is more open to a change in social paradigms than is Patty Ann, who repeatedly insists, “There is an order to things.” Casting could be effective in illustrating this, but it might have been clearer had a female actor been cast as the older Mr. Donovan as well. The performances by these student actors make the characters distinctive and relatable. However, many cast members need to pay consistent attention to diction and projection; some of the dialogue was difficult to hear.

“THE LUCK OF THE IRISH”: Performances are underway for “The Luck of the Irish.” Presented by Theatre Intime and directed by Princeton University junior Chamari White-Mink ’20, the play runs through December 8 at the Hamilton Murray Theater. Hannah (Danielle Stephenson ’20) discovers that a decades-old transaction, necessitated by racial injustice, may prevent her from owning the house she has inherited from her grandparents. (Photo by Abby Spare) The Luck of the Irish will play at the Hamilton Murray Theater in Murray Dodge Hall, Princeton University, through December 8. For tickets, show times, and further information call (609) 258-5155 or visit theatreintime.org.

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Where the production excels is in astute use of the space. In a press release, White-Mink observes that the play “puts black people, particularly, black women, at the center of the narrative.” Ironically, the staging accomplishes this by placing much of the action, particularly many of Hannah’s scenes, offcenter. In this the director is aided by Ricky Feig’s set, which is in three parts. To the audience’s left is a small area, which we will learn is a café. In the center is a living area that is large and spacious, though a stack of boxes, and suitably minimal furnishing, prevents it from looking comfortably inhabited. The right hand section, which is small like the café area, is clearly a patio. It is in this area of the stage that we see the majority of the scenes involving Hannah. The house is supposed to belong to her, but she is not allowed to enter it until late in the play. This allows a pivotal scene in which she finally is allowed to inhabit center stage — physically and metaphorically — to provide a contrast that is aesthetically and emotionally satisfying. Although the action moves back and forth between the 1950s and the 2000s, the set also acts as a timeline to guide the audience. Most of the scenes in the past take place in the first two sections, while the contemporary segments are set in the patio. We see events from the past transpire as characters from the present discuss them. A tense scene between Lucy and Patty Ann is set in the café, and an equally edgy moment between Hannah and Patty Ann occurs on the patio. This permits the audience to observe how much Patty Ann does or does not grow as a person in between those two encounters. Lydia Gompper’s costumes contrast Rex’s impeccable jacket and vest with Rich’s casual t-shirt. Joe’s sweater shares a color scheme — containing white and orange — with Lucy’s outfit, which illustrates an understanding between those two characters. Gompper dresses both Lucy and Hannah in a floral outfit, providing a nice link between two protagonists separated by five decades. he Luck of the Irish is a worthy, expressive play for which director WhiteMink has a strong affinity, and this is evident onstage. Some of the dialogue needs to be more audible. Also, the pacing could be tighter, particularly in the early part of the second act. Overall, however, Theatre Intime delivers a production that is thoughtful and deeply moving. —Donald H. Sanborn III

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SARDINE SOUND: The Hot Sardines return to McCarter Theatre Center December 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Their unique sound is described as “blustery brass, layered with a rhythm section led by a stride-piano and tied together by a front-woman with a voice from another era.” Tickets are $80-$90. www.mccarter.org. 50 YEARS OF SONG: The Grammy Award-winning all-male a cappella sextet The King’s Singers return to the McCarter Theatre Center December 19, 7:30 p.m., as part of their 2018 North American Christmas tour. The show marks the group’s 50th birthday, with music that has defined their first half century as well as new commissions from their three-disc anniversary album, GOLD. Tickets are $25-$65. www.mccarter.org.

Mercer County Band Plays Winter Concert

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will present its annual Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton

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setting of Russian folk music, selections by American composers Bill Holcombe and James Swear ingen, show t u nes by L ear ner, and Loewe, and traditional Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday music. The concert concludes with the band’s traditional rendition of John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever. The Mercer County Symphonic Band is in its 38th year, with 65 participating musicians spanning seven decades in age. The band is open to all interested musicians w it hout audition. Rehearsals are Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m., September through June, in the Music Suite (CM156) on MCCC’s West Windsor campus.

Shanice Williams Crossroads, State Theatre Collaborate for Musical

State Theatre New Jersey and Crossroads Theatre Company are collaborating to present Common Ground — A Holiday Musical Celebration of Community on Sunday, December 16, at 3 p.m. at New Brunswick’s State Theatre. The show features Shanice Williams from NBC’s broadcast of The Wiz Live, as well as local choirs and community organizations. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, and $5 for children. This concert collaboration celebrates the holiday seasons in and around the month of December including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Diwali. The lineup includes The Youth Choir of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, Abundant Youth Dance Troupe, JP Stevens South Asian Dance Troupe, Rutgers Liberated Gospel Choir, and The Body & Music School from Piscataway. “Our goal is to provide

families a meaningful multic u lt u r a l celebr at ion for people of all ages during this special time of year,” said Crossroads’ producing artistic director Marshall Jones, III. Music D irec tor Jeanel LeBlanc is a graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. “This time of year is my favorite and we are pleased to share this joyous time of year with the community,” said LeBlanc, veteran perfor mer of off-Broadway. The show will include audience participation and special guests, including New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill. Visit stnj.org for reservations.

Award-Winning “Gatz” To Play at McCarter

McCarter Theatre Center will present Elevator Repair S er v ice’s award winning play, Gatz, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, for three performances, February 15 – 17 on the Berlind Stage. Gatz will be presented as a marathon eight-hour event, including two intermissions and a dinner break. Not just a retelling of the Gatsby story, Gatz is a dramatization of Fitzgerald’s A m e r i c a n m a s te r p i e c e , word for word. Including its acclaimed 2011 run at McCarter, the play has been presented in more than 25 locations across the world since its premiere. It holds particular significance for the greater Princeton community given Fitzgerald’s artistic endeavors while enrolled at Princeton University. One morning in the shabby office of a mysterious small business, an employee (Scott Shepherd) finds a copy of The Great Gatsby in the clutter on his desk.

He starts to read it out loud and doesn’t stop. At first his coworkers hardly notice. But after a series of strange coincidences, it’s no longer clear whether he’s reading the book, or the book is transforming him into its narrator. The show was created by Elevator Repair Service and is directed by John Collins. It stars Scott Shepherd (XMen: Dark Phoenix, Bridge of Spies), who won an Obie for his performance in Gatz. Shepherd is joined by Laurena Allan, Jim Fletcher, Ross Fletcher, Lindsay Hockaday, Maggie Hoffman, Vin Knight, Aaron Landsman, April Matthis, Annie McNamara, Gavin Price, and Ben Jalosa Williams. T h e pr o d u c t i on v i s it s McCarter Theatre Center directly following a January 23 – February 3 run at NYU’s Skirball Center. Tickets range from $25$150 and can be purchased online at mccarter.org, by phone at (609) 258-2787, or in person at the McCarter Ticket Office.

All Singers Welcome To Sing “Messiah”

The Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs invites all singers to join in the singing of Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 16, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Route 206 and Cherry Hill Road. Frances Fowler Slade, artistic director emeritus of Princeton Pro Musica and a former choral faculty member at Rutgers University and Westminster Choir College, will conduct. All singers are welcome. There are no auditions or rehearsals, only the joy of singing. Scores will be provided to those who need them.

Members and students sing for free, while nonmember singers pay $10. For more information, visit http://www.princetonol .com/groups/psma/.

Theater Raises Funds For Youth Arts Education

Hopewell Theater is raising funds for youth arts education this holiday season at the box office with a “Give Hope” fundraising drive for Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Hopewell Theater patrons can add a donation for Young Audiences to their ticket purchase online or in person at the box office through January 7. “We are proud to support Young Audiences as our charity partner and work toward a future where all children, regardless of income or location, have access to quality arts-learning experiences,” said Sara Scully, executive director, Hopewell Theater. “It is part of our mission to support area cultural organizations working to enrich our community’s access to the arts.” “We are thrilled to be selected as the charity partner by Hopewell Theater as they launch their inaugural “Give Hope” fundraising drive,” shares Ann Betterton, vice president of institutional advancement at Young Audiences Arts for Learning. “Now, more than ever, children need the arts to express their humanity and understand their world. Thanks to community partners like Hopewell Theater we can continue to transform the lives of the thousands of children we serve every year.” To support Young Audiences, add a donation to a ticket purchase at www.HopewellTheater.com or visit the Box Office at 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell.

JAZZING UP THE HOLIDAYS: The Mercer County Community College Jazz Band, directed by Scott Hornick, is preparing for its Winter Concert, to take place December 12 at Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor. Works by the Doobie Brothers, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and others are on the program, which will feature professional jazz musicians from the tristate area performing alongside MCCC’s up-and-coming jazz and vocal students. Admission is free. www.mccc.edu/news.

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“SHALL WE DANCE?”: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” comes to the State Theatre in New Brunswick December 14 and 15. One of the famed duo’s most acclaimed musicals, the show tells the story of the unconventional relationship between the King of Siam and a British schoolteacher, circa 1860s Bangkok. “Getting to Know You,” “Something Wonderful,” and “Shall we Dance?” are among the familiar songs from the show. Visit stnj.org. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)

AN ANNUAL TRADITION: Katie Welsh ends her Fall Cabaret Series at the Arts Council of Princeton with a special program on December 8.

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alone standards but originated in musicals on stage and screen. This concert is a fun opportunity to not only enjoy your favorite holiday tunes, but also learn a bit more about their original contexts and backstories.” In addition to performing in venues and at private events in the Princeton area, Welsh has also been seen in New York at Feinstein’s/54

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on Shirley (Mahershala Ali) was a promising prodigy whose formal training in classical piano began when he was admitted to Russia’s prestigious Leningrad Conservatory at the age of 9. Because he was raised in Florida in the Jim Crow Era, it was very unlikely that his extraordinary talent would be appreciated anywhere in the South upon his return to the states. The North was decidedly different. While still in his teens, Shirley was invited by conductor Arthur Fielder to perform with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He would later compose symphonies for the New York Philharmonic and was even allowed to rent an apartment above Carnegie Hall. In the early 1960s, Shirley decided to throw caution to the wind by embarking on an eight-week concert tour across the Deep South. This would involve playing numerous “white only” venues where, despite being the headliner, he might not be able to dine or use the restroom. As far as finding a place to stay, he would turn to the Green Book, a priceless guide for African Americans in need of public accommodations across the segregated South. And to make sure he kept out of trouble on the road, he hired Tony Lip Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), a blue-collar bouncer from the Bronx.

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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.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

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).

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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. Green Book (PG-13 for violence, mature themes, profanity, racial slurs, smoking, and suggestive material). Unlikely-buddies dramedy, set in the ‘60s, 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.

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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 Queen of Scots (R for violence and sexuality). Saoirse Ronan plays the title role in this costume drama based on John Guy’s best-selling biography chronicling the charismatic monarch’s turbulent reign. With Margot Robbie, Gemma Chan, and David Tennant. 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.

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of King’s Death and the Centenary of Solzhenitsyn’s Birth

DANIEL MAHONEY

Augustine Chair in Distinguished Scholarship, Assumption College

EUGENE F. RIVERS III

Founding Director, Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies

DAVID L. TUBBS *01

Associate Professor of Politics, The King’s College Moderated by

ROBERT P. GEORGE

McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director of the James Madison Program, Princeton University

Wednesday,

DECEMBER 12, 2018 4:30 - 6:00 PM McCormick Hall 101

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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. A Star Is Born (R for sexuality, nudity, substance abuse, and pervasive profanity). Third remake of the 1937 classic revolves around an established country singer (Bradley Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with an aspiring artist (Lady Gaga). With Dave Chappelle, Sam Elliott, and Andrew Dice Clay. 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 5 5 p.m.: Hanukkah celebration at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, with music, food, stories, and more. Free and open to the public. Thursday, December 6 10 a.m.: At a meeting of the 55 Plus Club, a presentation by Princeton University Professor Gideon Rosen, “Managing Moral Outrage, or How Philosophy Can Change Your ( Emotional) Life” will be given at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. Free, $3 donation suggested. 12 p.m . : C a n tor J e f f Warschauer of The Jewish Center of Princeton and his wife Deborah Strauss celebrate Hanukkah with a luncheon at The Windrows. $25. (732) 355-0915. 5 p.m.: Princeton Middle East Society meets in the Community Room at Avalon Community, 100 Albert Way (former site of Princeton Hospital). Robert Ross speaks on “Russian Strategy and Goals in Syria.” Free. 5:30 p.m.: Annual Menorah Lighting at Palmer Square. Led by Rabbi Adam Feldman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer of The Jewish Center of Princeton. Holiday food and live music, free to the community. Friday, December 7 6:30 to 8 p.m.: Princeton University A Capella Holiday Jam and Toy Drive is on the green at Palmer Square. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to a local charity. Saturday, December 8 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. : At Blawenburg Church, Route 518, Sinterklaas holiday festival with food, crafts, silent auction, holiday decor, and much more. www.blawenburgchurch.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Holiday Craft Fair and Bake Sale at Trinity Church at Rocky Hill, 1 Park Avenue. Baked goods, fabr ic handbags, totes, hand-knitted scarves and hats, scents, lotions, Christmas ornaments, tableware, and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Celebrate the Holiday Season Weekend at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Enjoy holiday festivities and choose a Christmas tree and wreath. Shop for gift baskets. Visit with Santa from noon to 3 p.m. Try

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5 p.m., and sample gift basket “ingredients.” Live music from 1 to 4 p.m. in the winery. Noon to 4 p.m.: 30-Year Anniversary Celebration and Holiday Open House at Vallerie European Spa. Sample services, refreshments, and raffle. Gift Certificates 20 percent off. 173 Carter Road, Princeton. 2 to 5 p.m.: Crossroads Annual Holiday Fair at Crossroads Nursery School, 225 Olden Lane. 3 p.m.: The Raritan Valley Chorus performs “Mid-Winter: the feasts and festivals of December” at Church of Saint Charles Borromeo, 47 Skillman Road. $10 at the door. 4 p.m.: Princeton Pro Musica presents “Joy to the World: A Christmas Suite” at Patriots Theater at The War Memorial, Trenton. $10-$60. princetonpromusica.org. 5 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers Winter Cotillion, at Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton. Pot luck dinner, carol singing, contra and English dancing. $9-$16. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Monday, December 10 Recycling Tuesday, December 11 5 to 7 p.m.: Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce holds the December Holiday Business After Business at Springdale Golf Club. www. princetonchamber.org. 5:30 p.m.: Trenton Music Makers performs at Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton. The concert benefits hurricane rebuilding relief. Wednesday, December 12 8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers at Suzanne Pat-

terson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Mark Widmer with Palmer’s Square. $10. (908) 359-4837. Thursday, December 13 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Poetry workshop at D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, with poet Maxine Susman. Free but registration required at rsvp@drgreenway.org. Friday, December 14 7 to 10 p.m.: Big Band Dance with award-winning PHS bands at the Princeton High School Cafeteria, Walnut Lane. Adults $10; seniors/students $5. 8:15 p.m.: The Princeton Folk Music Society presents blues guitarist Elijah Wald in “Dylan Goes Electric!” at Christ Congregational Church, 50 Walnut Lane. $5-$20. www.princetonfolk. org. Saturday, December 15 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: West Windsor Winter Farmers’ Market at Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Road. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Second annual Jammin’ with Santa fundraiser to benefit Trenton Music Makers. Arts, crafts, games, and holiday music played by the PHS Studio Band. Donations accepted, $10 suggested. Princeton High School Cafeteria, Walnut Lane. 1 to 4 p.m.: Princeton Tour Company’s A nnual Holiday Trolley Tours of Princeton’s holiday lights and historic sights. $18 per person (repeats every hour). Tours depart from 29 Hulfish Street in Palmer Square every Saturday through December 22. Reserve seats at www.princetontourcompany.com.

2 p.m.: Princeton Garden Statesmen A Capella Chorus perform at Nottingham Ballroom, Hamilton, with the Somerville High School Chamber Choir. www.gardenstatesmen.org. 3 and 6 p.m.: At Richardson Auditorium, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Princeton High School Choir perform the annual Holiday Pops Concert with traditional

music from Elf, Mame, and classical works. www.princetonsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society presents the No-Name Dance at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street. No partner needed, refreshments served. $15 ($10 for students). www.centraljersey. org.

The Princeton University Glee Club featuring basso profundo soloists Vladimir Miller Russia Glenn Miller USA Adrian Peacock UK

Sunday December 9th, 2018 3:00 PM

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Schindler’s List (Anniversary Edition) Fri-Sat: 3:15, 7:10 (R) Sun-Thurs: 2:00, 6:00

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Maria by Callas Fri-Sat: 4:45, 9:55 (PG) Sun-Thurs: 4:45

Green Book

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Widows (R) Wildlife (PG-13) International Cinema Series

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Handel’s Messiah: An Enduring Celebration A Tenacre Discovery workshop given by Dr. Robert Rockabrand, DMA Held at Princeton Day School

Special Program

It’s a Wonderful Life (ENCORE) Sat, Dec 8 at 4:00 Lively Arts

The Importance of Being Earnest (NR) Sun, Dec 9 at 12:30 Limited Engagement

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Saturday, December 15th, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Learn about Handel’s creative genius, a three-part oratorio that has radiated a special sacred and musical message to a receptive world for over 250 years. Learn more about this extraordinary masterwork in a lecture-demonstration.

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award-winning wines in the tasting room from noon to 5 p.m., and sample gift basket “ingredients.” 11 a.m.: Shabbat Katan at The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. A monthly service designed for preschool / kindergarten-aged children and their families. This interactive experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for lunch and meet other families with little ones. Everyone is welcome. 1 to 4 p.m.: Princeton Tour Company’s A nnual Holiday Trolley Tours of Princeton’s holiday lights and historic sights. $18 per person (repeats every hour). Tours depart from 29 Hulfish Street in Palmer Square every Saturday through December 22. Reserve seats at www.princetontourcompany.com. 3 to 6 p.m.: Meet & Greet with Jay McPhillips, the artist behind the Prince-TON Tshirts. Along with T-shirts, McPhillips will be signing prints of his Princeton landmark paintings. At Homestead Princeton, 43 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square. 4 p.m.: Voices Chorale NJ presents “A Winter’s Night” at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. www.voiceschoralenj.org. Sunday December 9 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Celebrate the Holiday Season Weekend at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Enjoy holiday festivities and choose a Christmas tree and wreath. Shop for gift baskets. Visit with Santa from noon to 3 p.m. Try award-winning wines in the tasting room from noon to

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Franklin H. Rainear Jr. on Honoring Funeral Wishes

When a loved one passes away, it can be an extremely overwhelming and difficult time for the family and close friends. Aside from this, when it comes to planning the funeral service, there can be a disconnect between what certain family members want and what others don’t. Some people have very specific ideas when it comes to how they want their funeral service to be handled after their demise. Things to keep in mind: If the decedent has made mention of exactly how they want their funeral to be, via a will, it’s important that you honor that wish and organize

and pre-pay for their funeral. In this case, the family needs to ensure that the person’s wishes are taken into account and the funeral service is handled in that way. If the decedent wasn’t very traditional or conventional in their outlook and didn’t want a standard funeral, the family can consider a celebration of life. This is a great way to honor the person’s memory and respect them. Aside from this, you can honor your loved one by doing something beneficial in their name. For example, you can donate something to their favorite charity, plant trees in their favorite garden, or even dedicate a bench at a park they visit often. Sometimes, the details that have been outlined by the person in their will may be entirely different from what you had wanted for the service. Regardless of what you think, it’s important to focus on what the decedent wanted, and make sure the funeral and the service is in line with their wishes. If you want some help and assistance making funeral arrangements or would like to know more about our services, get in touch with us at Franklin H. Rainear Jr.,

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Rao Legal Group: Estate and Trust Administration

The saying “there is nothing certain in life except death and taxes” speaks a sad truth that we all have to face. But nothing is worse than leaving this earth and leaving your family with a quagmire of estate issues because of poor planning. We have seen countless families deal with completely avoidable burdens upon the death of a loved one – be it the posting of a bond, paying additional death taxes, searching for unknown assets, or dealing with complicated assets passed on to the estate without clear direction. We know estate planning is important; we know it takes a bit of discipline, and that the answers are relatively simple on how to achieve our goals – yet we continually seem to put this off for another day. And once the inevitable happens, the family is left not only grieving the loss of their loved one, but also facing a massof legal

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Stark & Stark on Winning the Lottery Jackpot

Are you prepared to win the lottery jackpot? Huge lottery jackpots seem to be the new norm. We all know that the odds of winning are miniscule, but what would you do if you held one of the golden tickets?

Protecting the Winning Ticket: Think of the ticket as if it were cash. Keep it in a safe place and take timestamped pictures of it to document your ownership. The best protection is to sign the back of the ticket, but doing so may limit your planning options. Lump Sum vs. Annuity Payouts: The lump sum payment for a $1,000,000 jackpot is really closer to $600,000 and requires you to pay income tax on the winnings up front. To receive the full $1,000,000, you would need to accept $33,333 in annual payments over 30 years. Protecting Your Privacy: Some lottery commissions allow you to remain anonymous, while others require that you release your name. Some allow you to set up a trust or limited liability company to own and redeem the ticket in a fictitious name. A specific threat to a lottery winner’s safety can form the basis for claiming anonymity. Except in the few states that allow you to remain anonymous, signing the back of the ticket will likely force you to redeem the ticket personally. The privacy concern is not unique to lottery winners and is shared by those who receive large sums of money from an inheritance, the sale of a business, or the settlement of a lawsuit. In all cases, maintaining your anonymity largely depends your behavior and how conspicuously you choose to live with your newfound wealth. Even if the lottery commission doesn’t know your name, you will not remain anonymous if you suddenly quit your job,

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Service is more important than the price. Everyone who comes into the store more. reports Resnick. “In addi- is treated equally. There is respect for everyone.” Marty Resnick, co-owner of the Flemington Located at 151 Route 31 tion, we do a very big busi- Department Store, is shown on the second floor, overlooking the vast array of merchandise at in Flemington, the store has ness with Sealy mattresses. the signature store. been family-owned for 60 We sell a ton of them.” years and has a fascinating It’s about respect for each Clothing is also a major a variety of other work- behind the product. history. “And we support business other.” priority at the store. More wear clothing are available Jacob and Sara Resnick, than 100 clothing brands in a wide assortment, with in New Jersey. Many other Customers come to the parents of the current ownare avai lable, i nclud i ng Carhartt one of the biggest stores contact us about par- store f rom all over t he ers Marty and Ted Resnick, ticular products, and we area, including Princeton The Northface, Columbia, brands offered. arrived in the U.S. in 1946. Carhartt, and Patagonia. and beyond, even from the The footwear choices are help them out.” Survivors of the World War Indeed, name brand ven- also extraordinar y. “We Jersey Shore. “People need Long Evolution II onslaught (Sara endured dors for just about anything have 400 different styles work clothing and uniforms, Resnick believes strongly a lengthy period in a conwearable are featured. Men, of shoes and boots,” says and they really come from in giving back to the comcentration camp), they first women, and children can Resnick. all over to get it. 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arah Fillier had to skip four games this November during her freshman campaign with the Princeton University women’s hockey team but she had a pretty good excuse. The star forward was competing for Team Canada for the 4 Nations Cup from November 6-10 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as the only collegiate freshman on the squad. As Princeton returned from a 13-day hiatus for its Thanksgiving break to host Quinnipiac last Friday, Fillier was primed to help the Tigers get rolling heading into December. “I have been away for a lot of the games this season; definitely over Thanksgiving I had some time to reflect and think about what we want to do going to the next part of the season,” said Fillier, a 5’5 native of Georgetown, Ontario. “It is exciting to get something going in our second phase.” Fillier got things going on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink, assisting on a goal by Maggie Connors as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead over the Bobcats with 6:31 left in the first period. “One of our goals is always to get a goal in the first period and start with momentum,” said Fillier. “It is a lot easier to play with the lead than playing catchup the entire game.” Clinging to that 1-0 advan-

tage heading into the third period, Princeton killed off a 5-on-3 penalty and then got two goals from junior defenseman Claire Thompson to extend the lead to 3-0. “In the room before the third period, Cara [head coach Cara Morey] put a lot of emphasis on getting a lot of shots,” said Fillier, who picked up assists on both of Thompson’s tallies. “Once we got that kill, we focused on getting pucks on net and hopefully good things would happen.” Fillier is enjoying making things happen for the Tigers. “At home back in Canada when I played juniors, I was a player who moved the puck around and made some plays,” said Fillier. “It seems like I fit well in there, so I am enjoying that too.” Princeton didn’t enjoy the last few minutes of the game as the Bobcats scored two unanswered goals to put the Tigers on their heels before they weathered the late surge to win 3-2. “When you see that second goal go in, it is kind of tough,” said Fillier. “Cara just got us all focused, it was just take a breath and realize that we are OK, keep doing what we are doing and we are going to get the win.” In adjusting to Princeton, Fillier has focused on time management, with assistance from her sister, freshman forward Kayla.

“I think the biggest challenge is the schedule; Princeton is obviously a phenomenal school, it was tough finding a balance in the beginning,” said Fillier. “With a team full of people who have been through it before, I feel like I am really getting in the swing of things right now. Having my sister here with me is like having a little piece of home, it is helpful and comforting.” Playing for Canada in the 4 Nations competition also helped Fillier get in the swing of things. “When you are playing against the U.S., a big thing is speed and strength; getting used to that and being used to that culture and bringing it back here helps me,” said Fillier, who produced another strong performance on Saturday, scoring two goals as the Tigers topped the Bobcats 4-1 in the finale of a twogame set between the rivals and later getting named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week. “It is a bit of challenge, playing with a lot of new people. At the beginning of my freshman year, I wasn’t really used to a lot of things here. There are a lot of positives to take back because a lot of those players from the Canadian team have been to college and they have that experience, so that has definitely helped with the transition.” Being on the same line at Princeton with fellow fresh-

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man and Canadian national player Maggie Connors has eased the transition for Fillier. “We play on the U18 together and were in the U18 world championships and the U22 series this summer so we have got a lot of playing time together,” said Fillier. “We are really close friends so it helps a lot with chemistry and on the ice.” Princeton head coach Cara Morey liked the energy she saw from her players as they hit the ice on Friday after their layoff. “They were ready for a game, which was great,” said Morey. “It is always great to have a lot of time off to spend with your family and reenergize and find that passion again.” Morey credited Fillier with showing passion against Quinnipiac. “Sarah was outstanding tonight. She looked like she was shot out of a cannon; that is one of Sarah’s best games,” said Morey of Fillier, who now has 15 points in eight games on three goals and 12 assists as the Tigers improved to 7-2-3 overall and 6-0-2 ECACH with the sweep of the Bobcats. “She played with speed, she played with poise. She is so smart and is so good with the puck. She is a big difference maker.” Junior star Thompson, senior defenseman and team captain Stephanie Sucharada and senior forward and assistant captain Karlie Lund also made a difference for the Tigers in the win over Quinnipiac. “Claire was awesome tonight, she was sniping from

FILLING IT UP: Princeton University women’s hockey player Sarah Fillier heads up the ice in recent action. Freshman forward Fillier came up big last weekend, chipping in three assists as Princeton edged Quinnipiac 3-2 in Friday and then scoring two goals a day later as the Tigers topped the Bobcats 4-1 in the finale of a two-game set between the rivals. Fillier was later named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week. The 6th-ranked Tigers, now 7-2-3 overall and 6-0-2 ECAC Hockey, play at Rensselaer on December 7 and at Union on (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) December 8. the point; those were great shots,” said Morey. “She has good vision, she did well. Sucharda was steady in the back today and I thought Lund had a great game again.” While Morey wasn’t happy with how her team played down the stretch on Friday, she believes that the late scare will benefit the Tigers, now ranked No. 6 nationally and having risen to first place in the ECACH standings, in the long run. “I kept talking to them about finishing strong, I am really disappointed in the last two and a half minutes of play but I think all of these things are learning experiences,” added Morey, whose

team plays at Rensselaer on December 7 and at Union on December 8. “We have a lot of young players out there and little things like this help us to get ready for the end of the season.” Fillier, for her part, believes that the Tigers are ready to keep rolling. “We are definitely headed in the right direction, even from our first two games against No. 1 Wisconsin,” said Fillier. “Although we lost those games (4-3 on October 19, 4-0 on October 21), I think that was a confidence boost for us and we have really carried through with that throughout these games.” —Bill Alden

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Having been on the road for the last two weeks and losing all four games, Jackson Cressey and his teammates on the Princeton University men’s hockey team were happy to be back at the friendly confines of Hobey Baker Rink. Hosting Quinnipiac last Saturday evening, Princeton jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period as junior forward Cressey took A feed from senior defenseman Josh Teves and found the back of the net. “Teves just made a great play; he broke through the zone all by himself and beat a guy to the wall,” said Cressey. “He angled the guy on the blue line and made a great feed across the crease. I was just there to tap it in.” In the second period, Quinnipiac made some great plays, outscoring Princeton 4-2 on the way to a 6-3 win over the Tigers, who suffered their fifth straight loss and dropped to 3-6-1 overall and 3-3-1 ECAC Hockey. While Cressey was disappointed with the result, he drew positives from Princeton’s performance. “We have been in a little bit

of a skid lately so coming back home we were looking for a better result than that,”said Cressey. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get the two points tonight but I think we showed signs of the team we can be and we are still striving to get there.” When Cressey scored a goal late in the second period to cut the Bobcat lead to 4-3, he thought the Tigers might be on track for a positive result. “I felt like we were rolling there, there were a couple of bad bounces and they were able to get one back quick and that killed the momentum,” said Cressey. “With that, we have to find a way to fight and push through.” Entering the night with just one goal on the season, Cressey is hoping that his two goal effort can get him on a roll. “I haven’t been playing the way I want to play so far this year,” said Cressey, a 6’0, 180-pound native of West Vancouver, British Columbia who now has 80 points in his Princeton career on 23 goals and 57 assists. “Hopefully this is a step forward and I can keep going from here.”

because he did a lot of things hard, they are very resilient well.” and winning is difficult,” said The Tigers are not enjoying Fogarty, whose team hosts things, mired in a five-game Arizona State for a two-game set on December 7 and 8. losing streak. In Cressey’s view, Princeton “We were 7th place last “They are very down betook a step forward against year; 12th place going into cause they are a very proud Quinnipiac. “We are in a the last weekend and we got bit of a skid right now; you group and they want to win,” on a run. We know that is gosaid Fogarty. “They believe are not getting the bounces ing to occur. We will get a run you want,” said Cressey. “I they can win so we just have going here into January and to get right back at it.” thought our effort was pretty With three months left in February. We are better we good tonight. If we can keep where are now than we were that going, the bounces will the regular season, Fogarty last year, with seven points in believes his team will get on start going our way.” the ECACH. We have some Princeton head coach Ron the right track, drawing confi- non-conference games here dence from its playoff run last Fogarty concurred, seeing an Top litigation firm in New Jersey now where we can fine-tune to offensive spark that has been winter which saw it win the get geared for January when ECACH tournament. missing in the last few games Top litigation firm in New Jersey league play starts up again.” “Our guys work really for the Tigers. “We got some goal scoring, Top litigation firm in New Jersey which we have been struggling to,” said Fogarty, whose team fell 3-0 at Quinnipiac in the opener of a two-game set between the rivals. “It was a couple of one-hitters that Quinnipiac had that found the back of our net but we played collectively better than we have been in the past couple of games.” Fogarty credited Cressey with playing well against the Bobcats. “It was very good,” said Fogarty. “We challenged Jackson after last night’s game and he responded by playing one of the better games in Willing negotiators. his career. Unfortunately we got the loss because we really Skilled litigators. wanted him to enjoy the game

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Hun Alum Morales Emerging as Sparkplug, Helping PU Mens’ Hoops Earn 3rd Straight Win Jose Morales logged just 149 minutes in 28 appearances off the bench in his first t wo winters on the Princeton University men’s basketball team. Over the last four games this season, junior guard Mor a le s, a for m er Hu n School standout, has played 120 minutes, emerging as a spark of the Tigers with his scrappy play and fearless drives to the hoop. Last Saturday, Morales contributed 13 points, four rebounds, and three steals to help the Tigers defeat George Washington 73-52 for their third straight victory as they improved to 4-2. “It is what you want, you want to be out there to help your team win,” said Morales. “Whatever I can do to help, I am going to do.” Helping the Tigers at both ends of the court on Saturday, Morales made a key play with 8:20 left in the game, stealing the ball and racing past GW defenders to put in a layup to give the Tigers a 50-45 lead. That started a 13-0 run as Princeton pulled way to the win over the Colonials. “We were able to stay solid most of the game on defense and once you do that you tend to relax a little bit,” said Morales. “It is one play at a time there and for the most part we were just staying on front of our guy.” With 3:10 left, Morales produced one of the highlights of the night, lofting an alley-oop pass to Devin Cannady who slammed home a thunderous dunk. “We have a couple of guys who can get up like that and I am always looking for them,” said Morales. Looking to do his all has taken its toll physically as Morales was wearing a shoulder brace and a left knee wrap last Saturday. He was sidelined early this season due to the shoulder issue and missed consider-

able time last season due to leg injuries. “That has always been my game,” said a grinning Morales, a 5’9, 170-pound native of Miramar, Fla. who is averaging 6.5 points and 3.0 assists a game in his four appearances so far this season. “I am always getting banged up.” P r i nce ton h e ad coach Mitch Henderson liked the way his team banged heads with the Colonials. “It is a three-point game and from that stretch on, the guys continued to stay aggressive and methodically got stops,”said Henderson. “We have now had a couple of games, Monmouth and now this one where it is a slugfest. I feel really good about coming out on the right side of those games.” I n H e n d e r s o n’s v i e w, Princeton’s defensive effort made the difference against GW. “We have been turning it over a lot in the first half,” said Henderson. “I credit our defense, which has been a point of emphasis for us, for helping us out. It was a really good home win after the last home game (a 7766 loss to FDU on November 21) not being a good game at all. I am happy with the guys.” The play of Morales is mak ing Henderson ver y happy. “We need him bad because it allows Myles [Stephens] to play where he wants to play and it allows Devin [ Cannady ] to play where he wants to play,” said Henderson. “He can take criticism, he can take hard coaching. He is doing things when he needs to do them and he makes the plays. Jose is a spark. What I was telling him is that he has got to be junkyard dog. He also has to be solid, especially right now without Jaelin [Llewellyn]. We need somebody to take care of the ball.” Junior forward Richmond

Aririguzoh was solid against GW, scoring 13 points and pulling down four rebounds. “He is starting to smile and show his personality a little more on the court, which we all like,” said Henderson. “Everybody on the team loves him, we need him. In our league, some of the most impactful offensive players are bigs and early on the schedule, we are going to see some of those guys and we need Richmond to be solid.” The impact of Princeton’s come-from-behind 60 -57 win over Monmouth on November 24 is still being felt by the Tigers. “Two years ago we went up to Monmouth and had a really great turnaround game,” said Henderson. “We didn’t play very well at Monmouth this year but we played with guts. With this team, I keep telling them, there is no going back from that game. They have to keep going forward with what we are.” Paring down his rotation, Henderson is getting a better sense of what he has in this team. “I would like to play a lot of guys but we are playing to win,” said Henderson. “We want to play to win and we want to make sure that we are putting the guys on the floor that are going to win the league. That is the objective and I think right now, that is where we want to be.” Morales, for his part, is looking to make the most of his minutes. “It is staying solid and making my teammates better,” said Morales. “Defensively, it is staying down and gambling a little bit.” —Bill Alden

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PU Women’s Hoops Snaps 7-Game Losing Streak As Senior Jordan Steps Up with Clutch Buckets Sydney Jordan knows that she needs to be more aggressive offensively for the Princeton University women’s basketball team as it currently has three top players sidelined due to injury. “Coach [Courtney Banghart] is looking for me to help out in the scoring,” said senior forward and cocaptain Jordan. “We need points because we have had a lot of injuries. It is finding more people to help on offense; I have been trying to help out with that.” Last Sunday against visiting Davidson, Jordan was a big help for Princeton, scoring two key buckets in the last four minutes of the game and matching her career high with 14 points as the Tigers rallied to a 65-57 victory. “A lot of our roles have been different than what we thought it would be when we got here at the beginning of the year,” said Jordan, a 6’0 native of Manassas, Va. who is averaging 7.7 points a game this season after scoring 5.0 points a game last winter. “Everyone has been stepping up a lot, trying to work harder and bring each other along and bring energy. That is something we can all do.” Stepping up dow n the stretch on Sunday to get the win and snapping a sevengame losing streak was a confidence builder for the Tigers, now 2-7. “We have had some close games early in the season and we haven’t been able pull it out,” said Jordan. “We came in this one knowing that we needed to win. We were all fired up to get a win at home to start off December the right way.” Jordan credited sophomore guard Carlie Littlefield with getting the Tigers fired up as they ended the game with a 21-8 run over the last five minutes to wipe out a 49-44 deficit against the Wildcats. “It was a lot from our point guard Carlie Littlefield, just telling us, ‘hey guys we need this one’ and getting on us, bringing some energy on the court,” said Jordan P r i nce ton h e ad coach Banghart tipped her hat to Littlefield. “Carlie is such a warrior, I feel badly for her because she so loves to facilitate,” said Banghart of Littlefield who matched her career high with 22 points. “The guys that she facilitates to are not in uniform yet. It has been a really heavy lift for her and I think in a way it is a lot better because she is forced to be a lot less of a facilitator and more of a scorer and when the others come back that is going to be really beneficial.” Jordan’s steady presence

is a huge benefit for the Tigers. “Sydney is someone I also feel terrible for, because she is having to play the five and she is our starting three,” said Banghart, whose team is currently missing Bella Alarie, Taylor Baur, and Qalea Ismail due to injury. “For Syd to have to go against a 6’3 post when she is better going against the other team’s guards, it has been awesome to see her dive into that. She becomes an advantage with her speed.” Banghart liked the way her team took advantage of Davidson down the stretch. “The fact that that we were able to grit out out a win and execute, 10 of our last 11 possessions were scores so we actually got better as the game wore on,” said Banghart. “That was good. For us, it is exciting to be able to pull it out and hopefully it gives us a little more confidence that we can continue to grow.” Princeton is looking for some exciting times ahead as gets its injured players back and girds for the Ivy League campaign.

“We are still learning with the young team and the college pace and that impacts how you shoot,” said Banghar t, whose team hosts Quinnipiac on December 8 before playing at Monmouth on December 11. “We have to continue to take every minute of practice and every minute of a game as we get look to January for the Penn game and then February for the Ivy League season. We have much more experience now; these are technically guys who will be off the bench. Now you have got a ton of experience off the bench, with players who are more familiar with game pace. That is a good position to be in.” In Jordan’s view, the win over Davidson puts the Tigers in a good position going forward. “It is going to bring so much more confidence going into the rest of December and going into Ivy season,” said Jordan. “We know we can do this; we know we can pull out close games and that is huge for our confidence. We need to come in with energy and start every game hard, getting stops on defense and rebounding.” —Bill Alden

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YES WAY, JOSE: Princeton University men’s basketball player Jose Morales displays his defensive intensity in a game last winter. Junior guard Morales, a former Hun School standout, provided a spark for Princeton as it defeated George Washington 73-52 last Saturday. Morales contributed 13 points, four rebounds, and three steals as the Tigers posted their third straight win and improved to 4-2. Princeton hosts Saint Joseph’s on December 5 before facing St. John’s on December 9 in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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AIR JORDAN: Princeton University women’s basketball player Sydney Jordan goes up for a shot in a game earlier this season. Last Sunday, senior forward and co-captain Jordan matched her career-high with 14 points to help Princeton rally to a 6557 win over Davidson and snap a seven-game losing streak. The Tigers, now 2-7, host Quinnipiac on December 8 before playing at Monmouth on December 11. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

PU Men’s Soccer Staff Earns Regional Award

The Princeton University men’s soccer coaching staff, led by head coach Jim Barlow, has been named the Northeast Regional Staff of the Year, the United Soccer Coaches said last week. The Tigers won the Ivy L eague this season and made their 10th NCAA tournament appearance. After a 1-3 start, Princeton lost just twice over the next 14 games to end the fall at 105-3. Princeton tied Michigan 1-1 in the NCAA first round with the Wolverines advancing in penalty kicks in the 14th round. Nine Tiger players were named to All-Ivy League teams this fall, with sophomore Kevin O’Toole capturing Offensive Player of the Year. The staff will be honored at the College Coaches Award Reception on January 10 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago.

Princeton Soccer Star Asom Makes 2nd-Team All-America

Princeton Universit y women’s soccer star Mimi Asom has been named to the NSCAA /United Soccer Coaches second-team AllAmerica squad. Asom, a native of Dallas, Texas, led the Ivy League with 12 goals and 25 points and helped Princeton go 11-4-2 overall and win the league crown and return to the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years. It is the fourth consecutive year Princeton has had an NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-America performer, along with Tyler Lussi ‘17 on the second team in 2015 and third team in 2016 and Vanessa Gregoire ‘18 on the second team in 2017. Asom, the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year this fall, ended her career with the third-most goals (43) and third-most points (95) in program history.

Producing one of the greatest wins in program history, the Princeton University wrestling team defeated Lehigh 21-19 last Friday in Bethlehem, Pa. In defeating the Mountain Hawks for the first time since 1968, Princeton got wins from Patrick Glory at 125 pounds, Matthew Kolodzik at 149, Dale Tiongson at 165, Kevin Parker at 184 and Patrick Brucki at 197. The Tigers, now 1-2, wrestle at No. 13 Virginia Tech on December 7 and at Virginia on December 8.

Princeton Fencing Teams Excel at Sacred Heart Duals

The Princeton University fencing teams went a combined 7- 0 at the Sacred Heart duals last Sunday, with both teams defeating Sacred Heart, NYU, and Vassar and the men adding a win over NJIT. Fifteen men’s fencers competed across the four bouts with senior épée Wesley Johnson leading the team with eight wins on an 8-1 record and freshman saber Zachary Johnson and freshman foil Cameron Levy each finishing unbeaten at 6-0. Sophomore saber Galen Cadley, senior épée Charlene Liu, freshman foil Alexandra Park, and senior épée Tatijana Stewart all went 9-0 as the Tiger women completed the sweep. Princeton returns to action at the Northwestern Duals from February 2-3.

Tiger Men’s Swimming Wins Bruno Invitational

Enjoying a big final session at the Bruno Invitational last Sunday, the Princeton University men’s swimming team cruised to victory at the three-day competition held in Providence, R.I. Princeton, which won its Big Al Open less than a month ago, scoring 1,010 points for the win with Columbia taking second with 902 points and Johns Hopkins finishing third with 644 points. Princeton piled up points in the first individual event of the final night, the 1,650-

MORE LOVE: John Lovett enjoys the moment as the Princeton University football team put the finishing touches on a 42-14 win over Penn on November 17, wrapping up a 10-0 season, the program’s first undefeated campaign since 1964. Last Monday, senior quarterback Lovett was awarded the 2018 Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year. Only the fifth two-time Bushnell Cup winner in Ivy history, and the first ever from Princeton, Lovett defeated teammate Jesper Horsted in an historic final vote as this marked the first time one school had both finalists for either the Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year since the league started this format in 2011. Lovett, a 6’3, 230-pound native of Wantagh, N.Y., passed for 1,833 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 894 yards and 13 touchdowns this fall. Other two-time winners include: Ed Marinaro (Cornell, 1970-71); John Pagliaro (Yale, 1976-77); Carl Morris (Harvard, 2001-02); and Zack Hodges (Harvard, 2013-14). (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

yard freestyle as sophomore Levy Nathan placed second while freshman teammate Brendan Firlie took third. Another sophomore added a second-place finish as Wade O’Brien was the runner-up in the 200 backstroke. Senior co-captain Murphy McQuet took fourth in the 100 free and then the trio of Tyler Lin, Tinday Cyr, and Daniel Arris went 4-5-6 in the 200 breaststroke. Princeton put three in the top five of the 200 butterfly as well with freshman Raunak Khosla taking second while junior Derek Cox and senior Cole Buese placed fourth and fifth, respectively. The quartet of Joshua Brown, Christian Feiler, Buese and McQuet capped the weekend with a secondplace finish in the 400 free relay.

Princeton is next in action when it swims against Columbia on December 8.

PU Women’s Swimming 2nd at Bruno Invitational

Indiv idual v ictories by Stephanie Nelson and Carolyn MacFarlane helped the Princeton University women’s swimming team take second at the Bruno Invitational last weekend in Providence, R.I. Brown took first in the team standings with a score of 992 points with Princeton next at 852 and Villanova third at 683. Sophomore Nelson won the 200-yard backstroke while senior MacFarlane placed first in the 3-meter diving competition. Princeton swims against Columbia in December 7 to wrap up the 2018 portion of its schedule.

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With Salvato Thriving in Move to Defense, PHS Boys’ Hockey Looking Formidable As a freshman in the 201617 season, Rocco Salvato quickly established himself as a key scoring threat at forward for the Princeton High boys’ hockey team. Last winter, Salvato got switched to defense late in the season to shore up that unit for the playoff push, starring as PHS advanced to the Mercer County Tournament title game and the state Public B semis.

For Salvato, the transition to his new spot on the ice went smoothly. “It was not too much of a problem, I played defense earlier in my career,” said Salvato. “I got used to it more and more as the season progressed. It is a comfortable position for me, I enjoy it.” Having found a home on defense, Salvato came into this season looking to quarterback the team from the

blue line. “I want to move the puck, get it up ice as fast as possible,” said Salvato. “I want to create some offense from defense and break the puck out as quick as possible.” Last Wednesday against Nottingham, Salvato created some offense on his own, swooping up the ice for a shorthanded goal in the second period, providing a highlight as the Little

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Tigers rolled to a 9-2 win over the Northstars. “It was a turnover on a power play; we were on the penalty kill but then I just went in and shot it,” said Salvato. Salvato liked the way PHS took care of business against Nottingham as it jumped out to a 6-0 lead midway through the second period and cruised from there. “We don’t want to take anyone lightly so I am glad we got the job done,” said Salvato. “We felt good after the first couple of goals. We knew we had a pace that fit us.” With PHS improving to 3-0 with a 5-2 win over Robbinsville last Friday, Salvato feels good about the how the Little Tigers have started their 2018-19 campaign. “I am liking the track we are on right now, it is beneficial for all of us,” said Salvato. “We wanted to get off to a hot start; it helps us later in the season too because we know our identity.”

After falling just short of championships last winter, Salvato and his teammates are hoping to end this season with some trophies.“We really want to win titles,” said Salvato. “We believe we can and that is the goal for the season.” PH S h e a d c o ach T i m Chase sees Salvato’s play along the blue line as vital to the team’s title chances. “Rocco can control the pace of the game,” said Chase. “He is a very smooth skater and with him on defense, he is the quarterback of a lot of the plays. That is going to be a big part of us going anywhere in the end.” PHS got the offense going against Nottingham as Alex Leung, Austin Micale, John O’Donnell, Aidan Trainor, Colm Trainor, and John Zammit each chipped in a goal in addition to Salvato. “It was ‘get a lot of kids who don’t get as much ice time’ so they got a lot of ice today and we kept some of our big guys on the bench

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for a while,” said Chase. “I think the kids had fun, that was the main point today.” Chase is confident that his big guys will be up the challenges ahead this winter. “When we some of the other games, it will be a better idea to see if the other lines are going to keep up with the scoring or not,” said Chase, whose team will play Lawrence High on December 5, WW/P-South on December 7, and Monroe on December 11, with all three contests taking place at the Mercer County Park rink. In Salvato’s view, PHS should keep getting better and better. “We just need to keep pushing forward, I don’t really think we need to change too much,” said Salvato. “We flow pretty good on defense and offense. We have got a lot of guys on defense who can play up offense and the offensive players are good are coming back and helping out with the defense.” —Bill Alden

ROCK SOLID: Princeton High boys’ hockey player Rocco Salvato, right, goes after the puck in recent action. Junior defenseman Salvato has starred at both ends of the ice as PHS has gotten off to a 3-0 start. In upcoming action, the Little Tigers are slated to play Lawrence High on December 5, WW/P-South on December 7, and Monroe on December 11, with all three contests taking place at the Mercer County Park rink. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Luke Antonacci was determined to help the Princeton Day School boys’ hockey team get off to a good start as it hosted Gloucester Catholic last Thursday, looking to bounce back from an opening day loss. “We just wanted put pucks on the net, get shots in goal,” said Antonacci, reflecting on the team’s mindset in the wake of a 2-1 loss to St. Joe’s Prep two days earlier in the first game of the 2018-19 campaign. “Everyone was desperate to score.” Antonacci opened the scoring, tallying a goal 3:12 into the contest. “I got a good feed from Coby Auslander off a point shot; I was lucky enough to be in that position to put it in,” said Antonacci. About six minutes later, Antonacci found the back of the net again as PDS took a 3-0 lead. “I got a pass in the zone and had enough room to skate it,” recalled Antonacci. “I just unleashed it.” Building on that good start, the Panthers pulled away to a 6-1 triumph. “It is obviously easier to keep it going after you have a lead,” said Antonacci. “We showed good character, not giving up after getting the first three goals.” With a season of high school hockey under his belt, Antonacci is looking to shoulder more responsibility for the Panthers. “As a freshman I was a little nervous coming out, I had to get to know all of the older guys and I wasn’t as comfortable taking shots like that,” said Antonacci, who had two goals and three assists as PDS defeated Morristown Beard 13-2 last Monday. “As a sophomore, you have got to come out stronger. You can be a leader on this team and I had to take that role.”

Antonacci is enjoyed working with senior stars Auslander and Ty Eastman in the win over Gloucester Catholic. “Last year I didn’t have the opportunity to play with them, so I had to work hard in practice to get to know them,” said Antonacci. “I think we work well together.” PDS head coach Scott Bertoli likes the way Antonacci went hard to the goal. “We moved Luke up from being the center of our second line to play on the wing with Coby and Ty,” said Bertoli. “It is going to be an ongoing process, moving guys around just trying to find the right mix. Luke is a heck of a hockey player and I think anyone would benefit from playing with him and likewise anyone that gets the opportunity to play with Coby and Ty are going to get a ton of scoring chances. Luke has the ability to put the puck into the net.” In the win over Gloucester, PDS displayed scoring balance as Alex Allen, Chris Cecila, Gibson Linnehan, and David Sherman added added one goal apiece. “We had different guys score, we try to empower all of these kids regardless of whether they are freshmen, first line, second line or third line guys,” said Bertoli. “They have all got the ability to score and create offensive opportunities. We want them to feel capable and willing to get a puck on their stick and their objective should be to put it in the back of the net.” Junior goalie Jeremy Siegal looked sharp, making 10 saves, including a couple of point blank stops. “He is athletic, he is quick,” said Bertoli of Siegal. “He has had a ton of success at the club level. He is obviously a huge

addition for us and the tandem of him and David Lee gives us a lot of stability and confidence back there. Confidence is crucial. If you know you got a guy who is going to bail you out if you make a pretty critical mistake. He made some big stops today. When it is 3-0 if they score and make it 3-1, it is a different game.” The pair of junior Cecila and senior Chip Hamlett set the tone for the defensive unit. “Chris had a good game and Chip is solid, that kid could play half the game and play plus hockey for us,” said Bertoli. “It is bringing the younger kids along. I thought Trevor Mackles had a physical piece to his game today as a freshman, which is good. He got drilled a couple of times which is part of learning curve but he gave it back and that is encouraging to see.” Bertoli was encouraged by his team’s intensity as it bounced back from the opening day loss. “I was really impressed with the energy and the compete level, that is what I expected,” said Bertoli, whose team plays at the Portledge School (N.Y.) on December 5 and at Delbarton on December 11. “After watching the first five or six minutes of the game, I was confident that we may not score but we should carry the play and do a lot of good things. We did and the score was what we needed it to be.” In Antonacci’s view, PDS has the potential to do a lot of good things this winter. “We have the chemistry down right now from what I saw today,” said Antonacci. “Moving forward, I think we are just going to be able to get stronger and start to know where everyone is on the ice.” —Bill Alden

Liz Sharlow first got the itch to coach while playing for the Lehigh University women’s basketball team from 2012-2016. “We had a camp each summer, usually at the end of June, and that is when I really started enjoying coaching the younger girls,” said Sharlow, a four-year performer and a senior captain for the Mountain Hawks. Her desire to get into coaching was reinforced when she stayed at Lehigh to earn a masters degree in school counseling and worked as a grad assistant for t he s chool ’s Varsit y Strength and Conditioning team. “It was such a great experience for me,” said Sharlow. “They actually trained some high school teams through outside stuff. It was really fun for me to see those interactions and that is when I really realized that I wanted to do it.” Sharlow found a great fit at PDS as the school had an opening for middle school counselor and a girls’ basketball head coach. “It really has a nice family feel to it; all the faculty and students work so well with one another,” said Sharlow, reflecting on her first impressions of PDS. “Ever yone was so kind and welcoming; it had a nice home feeling to it so I think that is what really drew me. It has a very similar feel to what I experienced at Lehigh with the strong emphasis on academics and a balance with athletics.”

There is a family feel to the girls’ basketball program as Sharlow is guiding fewer than 20 players overall. “We are a smaller team this year, we have 15, 16 girls for two teams, JV as well, so that is something we have been working through,” said Sharlow. “I came into preseason and had tryouts and we are definitely going to have to make adjustments managing the girls and being able to have two teams.” As her players make adjustments, Sharlow believes they will benefit from the process, on and off the court. “It is the life lessons and the stuff you can gain from it; that is what I am trying to instill in them,” said Sharlow. “It is also about being good representatives of the PDS community in all that we do, including basketball.” The Panthers will be undergoing a youth movement by necessity this winter. “We have a lot of young girls with our starting five, we have two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior, and a senior,” said Sharlow, noting that senior star Brooke Smukler is currently sidelined with injury. “There is a lot of room for growth. I am hoping their confidence will grow as their experience grows.” A pair of freshmen, Madeline Nowack and Elle Anhut, are showing growth in the backcourt. “Maddie has been our starting point guard, she has shown a lot of good things,”

said Sharlow, whose team started the season last weekend by going 0-2 at the Hill School ( Pa.) Tournament, falling 56-11 to host Hill and 44-11 to Cristo Rey (Pa.). “A lot of things she has to work on are due to her lack of experience and with experience, she will be more confident. Elle has been doing a great job for us. She is a great athlete and she has been stepping up defensively for us.” Getting her players to be all in at the defensive end is a big deal for Sharlow. “That is another thing I hope the girls are starting to catch on to, we are really putting an emphasis in the importance of defense,” said Sharlow, whose other starters include sophomore Caroline Topping, junior Maggie Amaral, and senior Gwen Allen. “We have to let our defense fuel our offense.” Looking ahead, Sharlow is emphasizing attention to detail and competitive toughness. “I have been tr ying to make them realize if you do the little things, like boxing out, getting rebounds or loose balls, and hustling, that is how you are going to compete and stay in games,” said Sharlow, whose team plays at Pennington on December 5 before hosting the George School on December 7 and Hun on December 10. “I am hopeful that they understand it is not necessarily being the more athletic or the more skilled one, but just being ready to compete.” —Bill Alden

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Welcoming a Bev y of New Faces, Hun Boys’ Hoops Turning the Page Coming off a rough 4-19 campaign last winter, the Hun School boys’ basketball team is eager to turn the page as it heads into the 2018-19 season. “We have got a lot of new faces,” said Hun head coach Jon Stone, noting that his roster includes five players new to the school, two new to varsity completely, and one who played on both JV and varsity last year. “This year, the energy has been good and the atmosphere has been good. We are talking a lot about building a positive culture. With the new faces, we are going to have to build that chemistry pretty quickly here.” Last weekend, Hun showed some positive signs, defeating the St. James School (Md.) 73-43 on Friday before getting edged by the Westtown School (Pa.)

50-43 a day later to move to 1-2. Stone is looking for one of those new faces, junior Xander Alvarado, to trigger the Hun offense. “Xander is a pure point guard, he has the ability to take care of the ball and handle it and put guys in their places,” said Stone. Two of the team’s returning players, seniors Blake Morrisey and Shamar Florence, figure to play a key role in the backcourt. “Blake is similar to Xander in terms of what he does,” said Stone, who will also be using junior Liam Gunnarsson, freshman Dan Vessey, and junior Jake Sloss at guard. “He played last year and got hurt the second half of the season. Shamar is also back from last year.” In the frontcourt, Stone is

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looking for three newcomers, postgraduates Dylan Deveney and Andrew Seager along with junior Max Adelman, to come up big. “Up front we have Dylan, who is a football player and will be a big boost,” said Stone “Andrew is our other post grad, he is 6’7 and really, really long. Max is 6’4 and 215 to 220 pounds. He is a large individual and is versatile. He could probably play all five positions in a pinch.” The Raiders should also get a boost at forward as they welcome back senior Myles Bostic, senior Eric Fleming, junior Amir Basma, junior Jack Weiss, and junior Dylan Knight. “Myle s com e s of f t h e bench and provides a lot of energy,” added Stone. “Eric is 6’5 and is really long and athletic. Amir was with us last year and is 6’7. Jack is 6’4 and is a shooter. Dylan is in the mix, he is 6’4 and athletic.” Stone is sensing that he has a good mix of talent at his disposal this winter. “At this point of the season we are pleased with the chemistry that we are developing,” said Stone, whose team hosts St. Benedict’s on December 5 before taking part in the Peddie School Invitational Tournament from December 7-9. “We have a lot of different pieces. It is a lot of guys who bring different things to the table, which is nice. It gives us an opportunity, depending on what is needed in the game, to use different styles of play and a different group of guys.” —Bill Alden

With Former PU Standout Davis Taking Helm, PDS Boys’ Hoops Looking to Play Smart, Tough Doug Davis stands out as a leading light on the Princeton basketball scene in the last decade After a stellar career for the Hun School boys’ basketba ll te a m, where he scored more than 1,000 points and helped the Raiders to the state Prep A title in 2007, Davis went on to Princeton University and joined its men’s basketball program. Over his four years with the Tigers, Davis scored 1,550 points, the second most in program history at the time of his graduation in 2012, and famously hit the buzzer beater against Harvard in the Ivy League playoff as a junior that sent the Tigers to the NCAA tournament. Now Davis is returning to the local hoops scene, taking the helm of the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team. As Davis works with his new players, he w ill be drawing on his Princeton experience. “I don’t think you can go through Princeton and play at Princeton and not incorporate that style of basketball of offense and defense into the way you teach the game,” said Davis, who was the head coach at the Berkshire School (Mass.) the last two years. A big par t of that ap proach centers on daily work ethic. “The guys have been in the gym; it is establishing that basketball culture,” said Davis. “It was such a part of my

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development as a player, getting in the gym. If you are taking basketball seriously and you are trying to play at the next level, then you are in the gym working out. Most of our guys were in there; training and trying to get ready as best they can for the varsity season. It is really good.” Last weekend, the Panthers got off to a good start, defeating rival Pennington 65-59 on Friday in the opening round of the Solebury (Pa.) Shootout before falling 67-59 to the George School (Pa.) in the title game a day later. Davis is looking for senior star guard David “Diggy” Coit to take things to a higher level this winter. “He is small but he has a lot of game to him,” said Davis. “He is gong to be huge for our team. We are really relying on his leadership this year at guard to be able to put people in position, when to score, when not to score, when to pass, when not to pass and being the pulse of our team.” A pair of sophomores, Dameon Samuels and Freddie Young Jr., also bring a lot of game to the table in the backcourt. “We will be relying on those two as well to be leaders in their own right and step into that role,” said Davis, who will also be using junior Jomar Meekins at guard. “They are no longer freshmen, they shouldn’t be making the same mistakes that they made last year. I am going to coach them hard because I feel like they are the future of the program.”

Junior Jaylin Champion will be hard to stop in a swing role for the Panthers. “I have him bouncing back and forth between guard and forward,” added Davis. “As he moves into that next level, Jaylin is going to have to be able to handle the ball or at least prove he can handle it up top. He is so very explosive.” In the frontcourt, Davis will be looking for junior transfer Lucas Green and senior Jimmy O’Connor to handle things in the paint. “Lucas Green is going be very important for us,” said Davis. “He is very versatile, he can shoot, he can put the ball on the floor and he also has the ability to post, which is important. He is about 6’4; he can do a lot in the league as far as facing up. He can play good defense in the post, he is going to be good for us. We have Jimmy O’Connor who is going to be playing in the middle as well.” Davis believes that the Panthers can win a lot of games this winter if they play an intelligent brand of basketball. “We have to cut down on making some of those mental mistakes, even though we do have a relatively young team,” said Davis, whose te a m hos t s t he S h ipley School (Pa.) on December 6 before playing at the George School on December 8. “I feel in this day and age where three-pointer is so important that these guys are chucking those threes really quickly. It is knowing when to use the time and knowing when to get a bucket. Just being smart is going to be key for us and making shots, of course.” —Bill Alden

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BACK IN TOWN: Doug Davis running the show during his career with the Princeton University men’s basketball team. Davis, a former Hun School standout and all-time Princeton great, is returning to the area this winter to take the helm of the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball program. The Panthers started their season by defeating Pennington 65-59 on Friday in the opening round of the Solebury (Pa.) Shootout before falling 67-59 to the George School (Pa.) in the title game a day later. PDS hosts the Shipley School (Pa.) on December 6 before playing at the George School (Pa.) on December 8. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

B o y s’ H o c ke y : Br ian Nelson had a career night as Hun defeated Bergen Catholic 6-2 last Monday. Senior forward Nelson tallied five goals for the Raiders, who improved to 3-0. Hun plays at L aSalle College High ( Pa.) on December 5 and then hosts Malvern Prep ( Pa.) on December 7 and Lawrenceville on December 11.

Lawrenceville B o y s’ H o c k e y : M at t Manahan and Nikita Netserenko scored goals to help L aw rencev ille edge the Millbrook School (N.Y.) 2-1 last Saturday. The Big Red, now 2-0, play at the Hill School (Pa.) on December 5 and at the Hotchkiss School (Conn.) on December 8 before facing Hun on December 11 at the Ice Land Skating Center.

Pennington Girls’ Basketball: Leah Johnson produced a dominant performance to lead Pennington to a 62-46 win over Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) in the final of the Peddie Tip - Of f tour nament last Saturday. Johnson tallied 14 points and grabbed 25 rebounds as the Red Raiders

PDS Girls’ Hockey: Julie Patterson led the way as PDS defeated Westfield 11-0 in its season opener on November 19. Senior star Patterson tallied three goals and two assists for the Panthers. PDS hosts Pingry School on December 5 before playing at Kent Place on December 7 and at the Portledge School (N.Y.) on December 10.

Stuart Basketball: Nia Melvin starred as Stuart defeated Peddie 52-25 in the consolation game at the Peddie Tip-Off tournament last Saturday. Sophomore guard Melvin scored 17 points for the Tartans, who improved to 1-1. In upcoming action, Stuart is slated to host Princeton Day School on December 12.

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The Bailey Basketball Academy (BBA) is offering a number of programs for the winter season.

The BBA, run by Kamau Bailey, the New Jersey director/international deputy director for the Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Team Clinics and former Princeton Day School girls’ varsity basketball head coach, will include travel teams for 3rd - 8th grade boys to compete in the North Brunswick League. 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 sessions offered on Saturdays open to team members as well as boys and girls of all ages from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at PDS. A “shot doctor” private shooting and small group instruction is also available by appointment. For more information on the BBA winter hoops programs,

BRUSH WITH FAME: Members of the 2018 Princeton High Athletics Hall of Fame enjoy the moment after their induction ceremony recently held at the Mercer Oaks Country Club. The 13th class of the Hall of Fame included, from left, Sam Kotowski ’09 (soccer); Chris Cahill ’78 (lacrosse, football); Kesti Ringland ’90 (track); Sue Lofgren ’85 (diving, field hockey, lacrosse); contributor Bob Nuse, the longtime sports editor of the Princeton Packet; Chris Hoeland ’05 (tennis); and Libby Bliss ’07 (track, cross country). Also inducted at the ceremony was the PHS boys’ golf team of 2005-08. (Photo by Larry Parker) contact Kamau Bailey at (917) to boys and girls in 4th 626-5785 or via e-mail at ka- through 10th grade and is entering its 48th season. mau.bailey@gmail.com. The program is a partnerDillon Hoops League ship between the Princeton Holding Registration Recreation Department and The Princeton Recreation Princeton University. The DilDepartment is now taking lon League is recreational in registration for the 2018- nature. All players will play 19 Dillon Youth Basketball in every game regardless of League. their skill level or whether The Dillon League is open they attend the informal practice sessions.

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Ellen Armstrong Kanarek Ellen Armstrong Kanarek, 69, of Princeton, NJ, died from complications of pneum on ia on T ha n k s g iv i ng night, November 22, 2018 at Princeton Medical Center. Ellen was born in Princeton on March 24, 1949, and was a longtime resident. She was a 1966 graduate of Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, PA, where she excelled academically, teaching herself Greek as an independent study, and was a leader in the highlyre garde d G F S t r avel i ng choir. During her years in Philadelphia, she was an active participant in the youth group at her father’s church, the Oak Lane Presbyterian Church. At Wellesley College, Ellen majored in French, minored in German, and was named a Durant Scholar, graduating with honors in 1970. She received her PhD in Education, specializing

in Institutional Research, at the University of Michigan in 1978, where she was a professional monograph editor and statistics consultant, and was recognized with the Burke Aaron Hinsdale Scholar award by a formal vote of the faculty, for “unusual academic proficiency and high professional ideals.” She was also active as a performer in the drama program, especially Gilbert & Sullivan musicals, and sang in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor. Between college and graduate school, Ellen served as Registrar, and then Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students, at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, where she also sang in one of their choirs. Later, she became the alto soloist at Trinity Episcopal Church and then All Saints’ Episcopal Church, both in Princeton. Most recently, Ellen was a member of Trinity United Church of Warren, NJ, where she directed the Bell Choir and was a leader in many other church activities. Ellen began working as a Research Analyst at Rutgers University shortly before completing her PhD thesis. Later, as the proud parent of three Rutgers Honors Program graduates, she remained an enthusiastic RU sports fan, especially of the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team. In 1989, Ellen accepted a position at Applied Educational Research, Inc. (AER) in Princeton, advanced to Vice President in 1995, and continued in that role to

the present, leading institutional research projects for secondary school systems, colleges, and universities nationwide. Her best known annual research project in the higher education community was the Admitted Students Questionnaire (ASQ) on behalf of the College Board, to which hundreds of colleges and universities subscribed, where she polled tens of thousands of students to explore the reasons why they selected their college to attend. Ever a volunteer, Ellen was committed to giving back to her profession. She joined the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), in 1986. It was quickly evident that Ellen was a future-focused, passionate, and fully engaged member, heavily involved in coordinating the AIR Forum which is the world’s largest gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, and planning. Ellen was a frequent facilitator, track chair, convener, presenter, and author, led member outreach efforts, and was Chair of the millennium Forum conference in 1999-2000. Ellen also was very active in the regional North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR) where she served as President. Ellen was a woman of many remarkable talents, whose countless accomplishments included the annual baking project she and her family loved to do together and with friends each holiday season, to the gastronomical delight of dozens of friends, family, and colleagues. Each

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year, the “Kanarek Cookie Factory” baked, individually packaged, and delivered as many as a thousand dozen cookies at Christmas, of many varieties. The label of every package read, “There is no such thing as too many cookies.” Music infused every aspect of Ellen’s life, as a professional singer and with her children. She was actively engaged with the American Boychoir School (ABS) in Princeton, where she served as a parent volunteer in many capacities while two of her sons attended and her third son served in administrative and teaching positions. Two of her favorite projects that she led for the ABS students were staged Shakespeare readings, and tournament bridge instruction. T hrough her work with the Development Office, Ellen’s projects raised over $250,000 for ABS. She also served on parent committees for the music and drama programs of Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ, where all three sons attended. Ellen loved bringing her family and friends together. She and her husband Mike were gracious and generous hosts throughout the year, welcoming guests from all over the world into their home, especially during the holiday seasons when all 12 Kanareks came home to stay. Ellen was a talented performer, who excelled as a pianist, singer, and sight reader. She was a Life Master bridge player, and loved playing in tournaments with her family. She was a professional researcher at work, and a nonprofit volunteer and fundraiser for schools, churches, and music organizations at home. Ellen was a voracious reader, particularly of mysteries and fantasy novels; a highly knowledgeable sports fan, especially of her grandfather’s and father’s team the Baltimore Orioles; and most of all, a dedicated daughter, sister, w ife, mother, aunt, and grandmother. Throughout her life, Ellen brought a keen sense of humor and boundless mental energy to every task. In later years her physical energy was slowed by adult onset Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a progressive genetic condition of neuropathy leading to muscular atrophy, and then by a lung condition that led to her pneumonia. Her many accomplishments were in spite of the fact that for the last 15 years of her life she had decreasing streng th in her extremities due to the effects of CMT and often needed a wheelchair, a weakness later compounded by failing lungs. Nevertheless, her courage, bravery, and determination to continue her many projects were a source of inspiration to her family and friends. Ellen will be especially missed by her husband, children, and grandchildren, who were the great joy of her life. She will be remembered for her strong, clear, vibrant contralto voice; her full rich liquid laugh; her generous spirit; her sparkling eyes; her enormous heart; her commitment to service; as a quick-quipper; baker par excellence; and the level-

headed lady who always put others first. Brilliant, strong, verbal, passionate about life, loved children, knew how to commit, humorous, musical: she was worth knowing for a lifetime. Predeceased by her mother, Margaret Childs Armstrong, and brother, Richard Stoll Armstrong, Jr., Ellen is survived by her father, the Rev. Dr. Richard Stoll Armstrong; husband Michael Allan Kanarek; her son Derek Decker Kanarek, his wife Rebecca Shell Kanarek, and their children Charlie, Will, and Elliott; her son Dr. Graham Childs “Gray” Kanarek, his wife Marnie Kanarek, and their children Gabriel and Julian; her son Orion Fire “Ryan” Kanarek; her siblings Andrew Childs Armstrong and his wife Caroline Armstrong, William Harwood “Woody” Armstrong and his wife Christine Armstrong, and the Rev. Elsie Armstrong Rhodes and her husband Thomas Rhodes; and a large extended family of loving nephews, nieces, and cousins. Arrangements are at the direction of the MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton. Burial will be private. A glorious memorial service including some of Ellen’s favorite choral music will be held at All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’ Road, Princeton NJ 08540, on Saturday December 29, 2018 at 2 p.m. It is a celebration of Ellen’s life rather than a funeral; black is not required; Ellen’s favorite color was blue; business casual dress. The service will also be live-streamed via the free GoToMeeting app on https://www.gotomeet.me/TrinityUnited and on Facebook; visit the Trinit y United Church page at https://www.facebook. c o m / T U C N J / fo r m o r e Facebook streaming instructions to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ellen’s memory to some of her favorite causes that she supported: Trinity United Church in Warren, NJ (www. trinityunitedchurch.org), Heifer International (www. heifer.org), the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (www. cmtausa.org), or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).

Newell Bertram Woodworth Jr. Newell Ber tram Woodworth Jr., 95, passed away peacefully on November 23 at his home in Princeton, surrounded by his loving family. Newell was born on June 14, 1923, the first son and third child to Lois and Newell Bertram Woodworth in Syracuse, New York. His father was a lawyer active in the civic affairs of the city and former President General of the Sons of the American Revolution. He died of pneumonia one year after Newell was born.

Growing up in Cazenovia, New York, Newell graduated from high school in 1941, receiving the sportsmanship award for his class at graduation. He attended the University of Virginia before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He graduated from flight school in the class 44D and received the top pilot award in the graduation exercises for the 205 pilots who received their wings. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, he was sent to the 9 th Air Force, 19 th Tactical Command in Europe and flew close support missions for the ground forces, including support for George Patton’s 4 th Armored Division, in a P-47 Thunderbolt fighterbomber. He flew 80 sorties and 44 missions, became the Squadron Operations officer, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. He completed his service on August 9, 1946 as a Captain. Newell returned to civilian life and began a 42-year career in the textile industry, holding successive senior executive positions with Deering Milliken (25 years), Dix i e Ya r n s , a n d D a n R iver, retir ing in 1988. During his career, he served on the Boards of New York Board of Trade, Textile Division, the United Way of Greater Mercer Count y, Princeton Day School, Pretty Brook Tennis Club, and the Richardson Corporation. He was also a member of the Union League Club of New York and the Springdale Golf Club. Married in 1950, Newell and Enid led very active lives in Princeton. He was an avid sailor, golfer, and r a c q u e t s p l a y e r. W h e n his children were growing up, Newell taught his family how to sail. They spent weekends and summer vacations aboard their sailboat, Brabant, exploring the New England coastline. He was as at home on the water as he was in the backyard playing catch or golfing with his children and grandchildren. Newell is remembered warmly for his remarkable vigor, his infectious smile, his outgoing personality, and his effusive good spirits. He was thoroughly engaged with the lives of those that mattered to him – supporting with a nod, a pat on the back, a “that’s just marvelous.” When asked his advice for a long, happy life he advised,” learn to play golf” and “don’t worry about things you can’t control.” Newell, a longtime resident of Pr inceton, New Jersey, was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Enid (Richardson), and his two sisters, as well as his sister and brother from his mother’s second mar r iage. He is survived by his dear friend Dede Webster and his four c h i l d r e n — Pa m , B u z z (Newell B. III), Sarah, and Sam and their families, including 12 grandchildren. At Newell’s request, memorial arrangements are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be sent to the Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 or Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Juris Apse passed away on November 15, 2018, very peacefully, and in his sleep. He died of kidney failure at a Portland, Maine area hospice where he was surrounded by his three children and lifelong friend Karen in his final days. Juris was born July 10, 1945 at a Displaced Persons camp in the British sector of Allied-occupied Germany, after his parents Arvids and Gaida Apse fled Latvia with his older siblings during World War II. The family left Germany in 1951 and Juris spent his early years in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK. At the age of 13, Juris, his parents, and his four siblings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Juris quickly proved himself a remarkable student, graduating from high school at the age of 16 and enrolling in the University of Toronto. Juris began a lifelong love of chemistry at University, which led to him pursue a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in chemical engineering. While at MIT, Juris became a standout scorer for the MIT Rugby Club, finding a passion for sports that stuck with him through life. At a bar in Cambridge, Juris was quick to notice Astrida Strazdins wearing a traditional Latvian ring, who was equally intrigued to see him wearing one, too. Astrida was teaching in Boston, and upon completion of his PhD, Juris and Astrida were married at the MIT Chapel and moved to Princeton, New Jersey. Juris took a research and development position at Union Carbide (and eventually Dow Chemical), where he had a long and successful career. In P r inceton, Jur is and Astrida had three children

and raised them in a wonderful environment where education was as prized by the community as it was by them. After retirement, Juris’ last decade was spent in Brunswick, Maine, where he volunteered for the Curtis Memorial Library, served on the Restoration Advisory Board for the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, and volunteered as an A ARP tax preparer for those in need. He was also an avid student at the Midcoast Senior College. Juris was accepting of his death and in his last days he spoke with gratitude about his full and fortunate life. He was extremely proud of his three children and the lives they have built. He, and his recently deceased wife Astrida, benefited greatly from living their last decade in New England among their children and spouses including Colin (Rachelle), Kira (Jeremy), and Stefan (Leigh) as well as grandchildren Margot, Tobin, Graeme, Mara, and Miles. The family will celebrate Juris’ life in a private ceremony. Memorial donations in memory of Juris may be made to Curtis Memorial Library (http://www.curtislibrary.com/annual-fund/) or Midcoast Senior College (https://midcoastseniorcollege.org/donation-form/). Arrangements were by Stetson’s Funeral Home 12 Federal Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, where memorial condolences may be expressed at stetsonsf u neralhome. com.

she was a resident of Princeton since 1976. Lewie was very active in the Princeton community, she played tennis at Pretty Brook Tennis Club, golf at Springdale Golf Club, was in reading and bridge groups, loved to travel, and enjoyed attending the New York opera, ballet, and symphony. Predeceased by her parents Frederick W. and Martha I. (Isaacs) Lewis, Sr.; and her husband Irving B. Kingsford, Jr.; she is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law Anne B. and Robert G. Freestone, Elizabeth B. and Charles P. Lucy, and Eleanor (Shotsie) and Steven I. Wilson; and her brother Frederick W. Lewis, Jr. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 11 a.m. at All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, followed by a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Watershed Institution at www.thewatershed.org. Arrangements are under the direction of The MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

high-tech companies. In her free time, she was an avid gardener and enthusiastic traveler. At her request, Micky will be buried privately at the Princeton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends may make a contribution in her name to the charity of their choice. Extend condolences and share remembrances at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

nephew Jonathan Perego; and many other nieces and nephews. Services were held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542. Burial was in Rocky Hill Cemetery.

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Wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are 5:30 Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School The. Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector always welcome to worship with us at: Thursday March 24 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Br. Christopher McNabb, Curate • Mr. Tom Whittemore, Director of Music and Youth Bible Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Study 12:00 pm Friday, March 25 33 Mercer St. Princeton 609-924-2277 www.trinityprinceton.org HolyAdult Eucharist with Foot Washing and Bible Classes The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 am Wednesday Stripping of the Altar, 7:00 pm (A multi-ethnic congregation) The Prayer Book Service foryour Good Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Keeping Watch, 8:00 pm – Mar. 25, 7:00 am Wherever you are on journey of faith, you are 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer Stations the Cross, 1:00 pm The. Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector alwaysofwelcome to worship with–us2:00 at: pm 609-924-1666 Br. Christopher McNabb, Curate•• Fax Tom609-924-0365 Whittemore, Director of Music Friday, Mr. March 25 Evening Prayer, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 16 Bayard Lane, Princeton 33 Mercer St. Princeton 609-924-2277 www.trinityprinceton.org First Church Christ, witherspoonchurch.org The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 am The Prayer Book Service forof Good Friday, 7:00 pm Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church 609-924-5801 – www.csprinceton.org The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 216 Nassau Street, Princeton Stations of the Cross, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Evening Prayer, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 pm

St. Paul’s Catholic Church Mother of God Orthodox Church 214Scientist, Nassau Street, Princeton Princeton

904 Cherry Hill Road • Princeton, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton 16 Bayard Lane, Princeton Saturday, March 26 St. Paul’s Catholic Church Msgr. Walter Nolan, Pastor NJ 08540 Msgr. Joseph Rosie, Pastor 609-924-5801 – www.csprinceton.org 609-466-3058 • www.mogoca.org St. Paul’s Catholic Church 216Nassau Nassau Street, Easter Egg Hunt, 3:00 pm 214 Street,Princeton Princeton Msgr. Walter Nolan, Pastor Sunday Church Service, Sunday School and Nursery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday 5:30 The GreatVigil Vigil ofMass: Easter, 7:00 pmp.m. 214 Nassau Street, Princeton Saturday, March 26 Nativity Services Msgr. Walter Nolan, Pastor Wednesday Testimony Meeting and Nursery at 7:30 p.m. Msgr.Easter Joseph Rosie, Pastor Vigil Mass: 5:30 p.m. Egg Hunt, 3:00 pm Sunday:Saturday 7:00,Mon., 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 p.m. Msgr. Walter Nolan, Pastor Dec. 24, 5pm Nativity Vigil ¡Eres siempre bienvenido! Saturday 5:30 The GreatVigil Vigil ofMass: Easter, 7:00 pmp.m. Sunday, March 27 Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 p.m. Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass: 5:30and p.m. Christian Science Reading Room Sunday:Saturday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 5:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish: Holy Eucharist, RitePrinceton I, 7:30 am 178 Nassau Street, Sunday, March 27 Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish: Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish: Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Festive Choral Eucharist, Rite II, 9:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I, 7:30 am MassFestive in Spanish: Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist, Rite II, 9:00 am Festive Choral Eucharist, Rite II, 11:00 am

The. Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector 33 MERCER STREET, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY The Rev. Nancy J. Hagner, Associate Mr. Tom Whittemore, Director of Music 33 Mercer St. Princeton 609-924-2277 www.trinityprinceton.org

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Trinity Church SundayHoly Week 8:00&a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Easter Schedule

Rev. Jenny Smith Walz, Lead Pastor Worship & Children’s Program: Sundays at 10 AM 9:00 a.m. Christian Education for All Ages March 23 10:00Wednesday, a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm 5:00 Evensong withPrayers Communion following Holyp.m. Eucharist, Rite II with for Healing, 5:30 pm Tenebrae Service, 7:00 pm

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Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing and Wednesday Stripping of the Altar, 7:00 pm Keeping Watch, 8:00 pm –with Mar. Healing 25, 7:00 amPrayer p.m. Holy Eucharist

5:30 Dec. 16, 5 PM Handbell Concert Friday, March 25 33 Mercer St. Dec. Princeton 609-924-2277 www.trinityprinceton.org Longest Night Service 18,for7:30 The Prayer Book Service Good Friday,PM 7:00 am The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Christmas Eve, 4Stations and PM of the8 Cross, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The. Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector Br. Christopher McNabb, Curate • Mr. Tom Whittemore, Director of Music

St. Paul’s Catholic Church St. Paul’s Catholic Church 216Nassau Nassau Street, 214 Street,Princeton Princeton Evening Prayer, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Prayer Book Service for Good Friday, 7:00 pm

214 Nassau Street, Princeton Saturday, March 26 Msgr. Walter Nolan, Pastor Msgr. Joseph Rosie, Pastor Egg Hunt, 3:00 pm Msgr.Easter Walter Nolan, Pastor Saturday 5:30 The GreatVigil Vigil ofMass: Easter, 7:00 pmp.m. Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 27 Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 5:00 Mass in Spanish: Sunday at 7:00 p.m. p.m.

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123 MAIN Lawrenceville $525,000 123 MAIN STREET, STREET, PENNINGTON PENNINGTON A bedrooms, home for all seasons! Spaciouscolonial, & beautifully updated! 4 2.5 baths, updated 4Nothing bedrooms, 2.5move baths, colonial, left to do but in & love living here!updated throughout. MLS#:NJME100020 609-921-2700 throughout.

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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 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 CLEANING BY POLISH LADY: For houses and small offices. Flexible, reliable, local. Excellent references. Please call Yola (609) 558-9393. 10-31/04-24

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Fox & Roach, REALTORS® 253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540 Office 698.924.1600 Direct 609.683.8541 Cell: 609.937.1313 christina.grant@foxroach.com

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

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

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

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. 12-31-18

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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

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Belle Mead Garage (908) 359-8131 Ask for Chris

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Innovative Design • Expert Installation s )NNOVATIVE $ESIGN Professional Care s %XPERT )NSTALLATION Ph 908-284-4944 Fx 908-788-5226 s 0ROFESSIONAL #ARE jgreenscapes@gmail.com License #13VH06981800 Ph-908-284-4944 Fax-908-788-5226 dgreenscapes@embarqmail.com

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tf WHAT’S A GREAT GIFT FOR A FORMER PRINCETONIAN? A Gift Subscription! We have prices for 1 or 2 years -call (609)924-2200x10 to get more info! tf LOSE SOMETHING? FIND SOMETHING? Put an ad in the TOWN TOPICS to let everyone know! (609) 924-2200 ext 10 LOST WATCH: Milus brand, black face & band. Saturday November 24th, Witherspoon St. between Spring & Agricola restaurant. Sentimental value, reward for return. Call or text (917) 714-9120. mkolbrka@gmail. com 12-05 EDGERSTOUNE ROAD MOVING SALE: High-end furnishings. Baccarat crystal, George Nelson stands, custom sofas & chairs, carpets, decorative accessories, linens, Fortuny draperies, quality clothing, shelving, outdoor chairs, planters. All priced to sell. Friday & Saturday December 7 & 8 from 9:30-3. 80 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton. Photos can be seen on estatesales. net, MG Estate Services. 12-05 MÄRKLIN Z-GAUGE ENTHUSIASTS: 3 terrific Christmas presents! 1. Beautiful Christmas Starter Set, with locomotive & car. Complete in its own box. Battery powered. 2. Complete Faller Z-Gauge Mountain Railroad. Figure-Eight. Battery powered. 3. 2 Brand-new Germanmade acrylic Z-Gauge vitrines. Each 23”. Never used. Make me an offer. (609) 250-7088. 11-28-3t

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PRINCETON $2,395,000 Exquisite home designed by architect Bill Feinman and built by Princeton Design Guild on a beautiful wooded Littlebrook lot. The home has every possible upgrade and convenience, including handcrafted cabinetry, built-ins, and moulding throughout. The finished basement has a wet bar, bathroom, craft room, office space, music room and storage. Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)

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PLAINSBORO $436,000 Immaculately maintained home in Princeton Landing. Renovated kitchen and bathrooms. Hdwd floors on 1st floor and a finished basement. This home offers an abundance of natural light.

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PRINCETON $795,000 Experience a beautiful retreat combined with the joy of Princeton living! Completely renovated home in the Littlebrook area. Renovations include new roof, new bathrooms, updated kitchen and much more!

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