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Faculty, Students Protest Sale of Choir College At Westminster Rally Faced with the prospect of Rider University’s sale of Westminster Choir College and other cost-cutting measures designed to offset a projected $13 million deficit, students, alumni, and faculty members held a rally Monday afternoon on the green at Westminster’s Walnut Lane campus. “We have a president and a board who have imagined they are running a corporation,” Rider Professor Art Taylor, president of the University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), told the gathering. “It’s happening [in colleges] all over America, and it’s chilling. It comes down to, what is it you value? I know what they value — It’s the land you’re standing on,” he said, referring to Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo and Board of Trustees President Julie Karns. Rider, which is in Lawrenceville, has owned Westminster since 1992. Rider’s mounting deficit and a decline in enrollment inspired the plan to sell off the Westminster campus. The AAUP chapter, which recently voted no confidence in the University’s leadership, is also opposed to proposals that would erase limits on class size, end support for faculty research, increase teaching load, and cut outside-ofclass contact with students. While Mr. Dell’Omo said efforts are being made to find a buyer that would keep Westminster in Princeton, Rider will sell to an institution that would relocate the school if the first option fails to pan out by 2018. It is also possible that a buyer would only be interested in the choir college, leaving Rider to sell the campus to a third party. Protestors say selling Westminster is a bad idea all around, and they want Rider to reconsider and rescind what Mr. Taylor called “a terrible, terrible fiscal decision.” The AAUP contract expires September 1 and negotiations between the union and Mr. Dell’Omo are scheduled for this summer. Speakers at the rally said that if the negotiations fail, an arbitrator would be brought in. Should no agreement be reached, the faculty could strike. Students at the rally were urged to sign a banner pledging they would join their teachers on the picket line if necessary. “If the faculty sees the students are organized, they’ll negotiate,” said Professor Joel Phillips. Continued on Page 12
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The emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation continues to spread in the Princeton area, and time is running out for government officials and local residents to take action. First sighted here in August 2015, the invasive beetle is expected, within three to five years, to kill all of Princeton’s approximately 2,000 ash trees if untreated — almost 11 percent of the town’s tree population. “We are at a critical juncture in the infestation cycle,” said Princeton Shade Tree Commission (STC) Chair Sharon Ainsworth. “The time is now to decide which ash trees are candidates for treatment and to identify those that need removal this year or within the next few years.” Also sounding the alarm, town arborist Lorraine Konopka advised, “Make a game plan. If you have ash trees that are in decent condition, you need to figure out your five-year plan. Ascertain what trees to remove and what trees to treat.” Ms. Konopka, in conjunction with the STC, is actively engaged in identifying public trees to be treated and those to be removed. Public trees that are candidates for saving will be treated by direct injection
with insecticide in the base of the tree at the roots. “If removal is the best option,” Ms. Konopka continued, “It’s safer to remove now rather than later. The removal is more complicated and dangerous if the tree is dead.” The STC website (princetonshadetree. org) includes a guide to assist property owners in deciding which trees to remove and which to treat. It also provides a list of certified tree experts who can assist with the decision-making process, and a
guide for insecticide options. “Not making a decision is in itself a decision,” Ms. Ainsworth warned. “Untreated ash trees can be expected to die within the next few years.” Depending on Council action, dealing with the infestation will most likely be an ongoing process, as ashes continue to die and be replaced by trees that do not host EAB, but while the STC awaits funding determination from the town, they are Continued on Page 10
Route 518 Bridge Reopens in Rocky Hill Ending Nearly a Year of Frustration The Route 518 bridge over the D&R Canal finally reopened last Thursday night, easing traffic woes for commuters and safety concerns for residents of Rocky Hill. The project that was supposed to take four weeks extended to 10 months, frustrating motorists with backups and delays. Work to replace the bridge began last July. The span was closed less than a week later, when Gov. Chris Christie ordered work suspended on all “non-
essential” road projects because the transportation trust fund of the New Jersey Department of Transportation had run out of money. Efforts resumed once Gov. Christie signed a bill increasing the gas tax by 23 cents a gallon, and the re-funding issue was resolved. But after creosote was discovered near the project last February, the project was once again brought to a temporary halt. Route 518 is one of the busiest roads Continued on Page 12
MORVEN IN MAY: Although there was a chill in the air, last weekend’s Morven in May festival at the Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton proved once again to be one of New Jersey’s most popular spring rituals. The art, craft, and garden event featured contemporary, American-made fine art and craft items along with an heirloom plant sale including flowers, new varieties of annuals and perennials, and select plants propagated from Morven’s own garden. All proceeds from the event help fund the Museum’s exhibitions, historic gardens, and educational programs. (Photograph by Emily Reeves)
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portunities for attendees to take positive action, while at the Forum and subsequently. The presentation is free and open to the public. Co-sponsors include Princeton University’s Program in Science and Global Security; Princeton Citizen Scientists, a group of students and faculty engaging the new challenges of the Trump presidency; and the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA). “We are pleased and honored to be collaborating on this critical Forum at a time when the danger of nuclear war may be at its highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis. In fact, some experts have called the current situation ‘a Cuban Missile Crisis in slow motion.’ Some outstanding experts will offer analysis and opportunities for attendees to take action, even while at the Forum, to help reduce that danger and move toward diplomacy, not nuclear war,” said Rev. Robert Moore. For further information, visit www.peacecoalition.org or call (609) 924-5022. ———
tive director of the Coalition for Peace Action; and Erica DeKranes, assistant director of the Coalition. The speakers will explore the dangers of the current nuclear weapons crises, and ways forward to resolve them and reduce the danger of The English-Speaking Union nuclear war through peace- On “Unheard Musick” ful means. Rev. Moore and The English-Speaking Ms. DeKranes will offer op- Union presents John Burkhalter and Sheldon Eldridge in “Unheard Musick and Eighteenth Century British Literature” at The Kirby Arts Center at The Lawrenceville School on May 21 at 3 p.m. Mr. Burkhalter is a lecturer and recorder player and Eldridge specializes in the harpsichord. Social harmony is but one of the many subjects in 18th century English novels and plays that often has been remarked critically upon. There are quite specific ref erences to music (a conduit for social harmony) in the works of Henry Fielding, Fanny Burney, and Oliver Goldsmith, amongst oth ers. Mr. Burkhalter studied the performance of early music at the New England Conser vatory of Music and Baroque music at Harvard. Eldridge is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and studied at Merton College, Oxford. The cost to attend is $10 for non-members. For more information, visit www.es uus.org/Princeton. ———
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Laurie: “My mother shared similar passions actually, despite my strongest attempts not to turn out like my mother. She was very much into the same things I am into now: family, community, the environment. I grew up on a farm in a farming community in Pennsylvania very much like Hopewell. Things have really come full circle.” Sarah: “I admire the passion she has for everything she does, especially for the environment. She knows all the plants and all about the different things that are going on in our community, including hikes. She is passionate and pours her heart into everything she does and I really admire that.” —Laurie Cleveland with daughter Sarah, Hopewell
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Children’s Day at Rockingham May 21
Children of all ages are invited to enjoy Rockingham’s annual Children’s Day, held this year on Sunday, May 21, from noon to 5 p.m. The site, which served as General George Washington’s final wartime headquarters in late 1783, will offer activities and demonstrations of 18th-century life with support from the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club and the Rockingham Association. No re g is t rat ion is re quired. Although admission to the event is free, donations will be gladly accepted. The event will be held rain or shine. Rockingham is located at 84 Laurel Avenue/KingstonRocky Hill Road (Rte. 603) in Franklin Township, one mile north of Route 27 in Kingston and one mile south of Route 518 in Rocky Hill. For further information, call (609) 683-7132 or go to www.rockingham.net.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO? ADOPT OR CONTRIBUTE
The Adopt an Ash Tree Program is a municipally sponsored way for residents to help us save some of the magnificent public ash trees that will soon be lost to the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, if not protected. An application to participate and more information is available on the Princeton Shade Tree Commission (STC) website www.princetonshadetree.org and at the Public Works Department in Monument Hall. OR Contribute to the STC Tree Fund – mail in a contribution using the form below.
STC Tree Fund
To contribute to the STC Tree Fund, fill out the form below and mail it with a check made out to Princeton to this address: STC TREE FUND, ONE MONUMENT DRIVE, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
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Last week’s incident of racial bias involving John Witherspoon Middle School students brought a rapid, for c e f u l r e s p o n s e f r o m school authorities. “One student falsely accused another student because he was black,” Princeton Public Schools Superintendent Steve Cochrane wrote in a letter to parents, students, and staff. “An investigation immediately ensued. The black student was quickly exonerated. The student making the accusation received appropriate consequences.” A s repor ted by Pr inceton High School senior Jamaica Ponder in her online publication Multi Magazine: Exploring the Teenage Diaspora, the mother of an eighth-grade student caught her son and his friends with marijuana brownies. When questioned, the boy said he’d gotten them from a schoolmate, who is African American. The African American young man, however, was apparently completely innocent. The text message exchange between the two boys, as quoted by Ms. Ponder, included the following:
“Why would u tell ur mom I gave u brownies When I didn’t,” the African American boy wrote. “_____told me to he said they wouldn’t ask any questions Bc ur black,” the other boy replied. “Once again,” Ms. Ponder commented, “students in Princeton have proven that they are well seasoned in the art of being shamefully racist. Kids aren’t born thinking that the black kid in their class must be a drug dealer. It’s the parents, the media, the education — or lack thereof — and the community’s refusal to address it for the problem that it is.” Mr. Cochrane emphasized the impor tance of “honest acknowledgment” and “meaningful dialogue” in combating racism. “Racism exists in our schools just as it does in our society,” he said. “As educators we would be naive to think that we could instantly eradicate it. What we can do — and must do — is acknowledge racial injustice when we see it and teach our students to do the same.” Mr. Cochrane went on to point out a link to a list of
“what we are doing to explore our own implicit biases, to help our teachers facilitate conversations about race with their students, to revise our curriculum through the lens of equity, and to provide opportunities for student voices to be heard and celebrated.” Referring to meetings during the past weeks with African American teachers and staff, as well as a meeting with community members who were interested in the district’s racial literacy efforts, Mr. Cochrane pointed to initiatives in three different areas: professional development for staff, revision of curriculum, and racial literacy for students. An April 29 conference at Princeton High School ent it led “S ee Me, Hear Me: Honest Dialogue with Today’s Youth” focused on how race, religion, gender identit y, and economics impact students’ lives and learning. “And what did our students tell us? ” Mr. Cochrane asked. “Listen to our stories; leverage our energy and ideas into meaningful action; let us join you in making our schools and our society places where everyone can thrive.” —Donald Gilpin
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also seeking support from the community in battling the EAB. The Adopt an Ash program and the town’s Tree Fund are two opportunities for individuals to help. The Adopt an Ash program, established by the mayor and Council, allows residents to pay for a licensed tree service to treat a public ash tree. The second option is a direct contribution to the Tree Fund for ash tree treatment or for the planting of new trees to replace removed trees. The Adopt an Ash form is on the STC website and is also available at the Department of Public Works Office in Monument Hall. Contributions to the Tree Fund can be mailed to STC Tree Fund, One Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540 (check payable to “Princeton”). Costing possibly hundreds of dollars depending on the size of the tree, a treatment, which must be administered every two or three years according to Ms. Konopka, requires between $10 and $15 per diameter inch for each tree. A collateral problem in the battle against the EAB, according to STC member Pat Hyatt, is what to do with downed trees. Healthy ash is a beautiful strong wood used to make furniture and baseball bats, and she suggests that a local mill, creative arts council or local woodworkers could devise projects to save the wood and make use of the trees that must be taken down. Native to Asia, the EAB was first discovered in the U.S. in Detroit in 2002 and has
moved east since then, killing hundreds of millions of trees. EAB adults emerge in May or early June, creating D-shaped exit holes on the branches and trunks of infested trees. They have a one-year life cycle, feeding on the ash leaf. The fact that they first infest the top of the tree makes spotting adult beetles or exit holes nearly impossible from the ground. Woodpecker activity and damage on live trees are often early signs of EAB infestation. Ms. Konopka pointed out that the EAB is so devastating because there is no natural resistance. There are no predators, and the beetle population grows exponentially. She added, however, that in addition to the current management plan, the town will be implementing a parasitical wasp release program, with grain-of-pepper-sized wasps that feed on the EAB larvae. In conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the program has been employed successfully to diminish EAB populations in many other states. In emphasizing the importance of the battle against the emerald ash borer, Ms. Ainsworth explained, “The loss of our public ash trees and those on private lands will have a significant impact on our tree canopy. The STC hopes to raise public awareness of this threat so that residents can make informed choices. Trees provide not only shade and aesthetic beauty, but also produce oxygen and help sequester carbon, filter air pollution, and produce food and habitat for wildlife.” —Donald Gilpin
A Celebration of Companion Animals At Princeton Library A Celebration of Companion Animals featuring Patrick McDonnell, creator of the Mutts comic strip and member of the board of trustees of the Humane Societ y of the United States (HSUS) takes place at Princeton Public Library Saturday, May 13, at 3 p.m. in the Community Room. Mr. McDonnell will discuss the reasons he is so committed to helping homeless animals during the program and will also read from his recent collaboration with poet Daniel Ladinsky, Darling I Love You, a book celebrating the bond between people and their pets. He will also discuss his newly updated book MUTTS Shelter Stories: Love. Guaranteed. At 4 :15 p.m. t h rough 5:30 p.m., there will be a book signing on Hinds Plaza where adoptable pets from groups including the Monmouth County SPCA, SAVE Animal Rescue, and St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center will be available to meet potential new owners. As part of the event, the community is encouraged to submit photographs and stories of their pets on Instagram and other social media using # PrincetonLovesPets. B o ok s a l e s, i n cl u d i n g Mutts comics, will be offered by jaZams. The library is at 65 Witherspoon Street. Visit princetonlibrary.org or call (609) 924-9529. TOWN TOPICS AD
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Junior Board of Trinity Counseling Service Responds to Stanford Study With Giant Jenga
To the Editor: The Stanford Study referenced in the Town Topics two weeks ago [“PHS Student Survey Reports High Stress,” April 26, page one] highlighted high numbers of PHS students who reported feeling stressed by schoolwork and who suffer from multiple physical symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. At Trinity Counseling Service, we receive calls about children and adolescents from all of our community’s schools experiencing these same symptoms. And I know from colleagues that communities all over the country are dealing with similar issues. People often ask: what more can we do to help? Last Sunday at Communiversity, the Junior Board of Trinity Counseling Service set up a game of “Giant Jenga.” Potential stressors like “school,” “parents,” “work,” and “relationships,” were written on the Jenga blocks that people stacked on top of each other to create a giant tower. Blocks were pulled out, the tower balanced, until it eventually collapsed, and was rebuilt, again and again, by groups (children, adolescents, and adults) throughout the day. The metaphor, of course, was that stressors pile up, and we balance them, yet they can also weigh us down until we fall. But importantly, we can reinforce, rebuild, and move forward. People loved the game, and had fun playing together. I think that’s one thing we as a community need to do more of: find creative and fun ways to connect with our families, friends, and as a community. Because healthy connections build resilience — within ourselves, our families, and our communities. The Stanford study and the Topics article were reminders of the importance of acknowledging challenges faced by members of our community. Trinity Counseling Service is here as a resource, working together with other community agencies and faith-based organizations. Research shows that at the most basic level, people want to feel connected, listened to, and supported, and it’s important to remember that we have many places to turn to in this community for support. I think about and discuss issues related to mental health every day. The Stanford Study provides an opportunity to our entire community to think about these important topics together. I hope you will join me in recognizing the importance of mental health by continuing to talk about this study, and about mental health in general, with friends, family, and our community — perhaps over dinner or a game of Jenga. WHITnEy B. RoSS, EdM, PHd Executive director, Trinity Counseling Service, Stockton Street
McCarter Theatre Center Acknowledges Those Contributing to “Relaxed Performance” Concert
To the Editor: on Saturday, April 29, the popular children’s music artist Laurie Berkner appeared at McCarter Theatre to deliver a special acoustic “Relaxed Performance” concert to an audience of more than 400 people from our community. This marks the fifth season that McCarter has offered a Relaxed Performance for people on the autism spectrum or who have sensory sensitivities and their family members. Relaxed Performances feature slight adjustments to the lighting, special effects, and music which allows for everyone to enjoy the magic of a live performance in a thoughtfully altered environment. We are grateful to Laurie Berkner for creating a joyous, interactive morning performance for a family audience, many of whom have limited opportunities to enjoy a concert or performance together. Last May, McCarter — in collaboration with five other theaters in the area — was awarded a Theatre Communications Group Cohort Grant, which will allow this “cohort” of theaters to program more Relaxed Performances, share best practices, and develop a public calendar of Relaxed Performance events in the region. These grants often have a seismic impact on the participating theaters, as well as the field at large, by building audiences through projects that lead to new, more frequent, and increased theater attendance and community participation. We are also grateful for the contributions of Jazams, who provided fidgets — small toys for audience members to quietly fidget with while enjoying Laurie’s music. We also acknowledge our incredible volunteer ushers who received special training for this performance. Finally, we thank The Karma Foundation for their leadership support of these Relaxed Performances at McCarter — they have generously funded this program since its inception. Hundreds of our area’s families have enjoyed a performance together in the last five years through the foundation’s dedication to the community! We look forward to serving our community in this way for years to come. TIMoTHy J. SHIELdS Managing director, McCarter Theatre Center
To the Editor: I am a member of the Shade Tree Commission (STC) and went this morning to look at the tree that fell yesterday (52-2017) on the roof of a house on Mercer Street. The roof caved in and killed a dog in the house. I was curious what kind of tree this was and it turned out to be an ash tree. For the past year, the STC has been trying to increase public awareness about the emerald ash borer (see www. princetonshadetree.org), an insect that will kill 99 percent of the ash trees in Princeton if left untreated. We have about 2,000 ash trees on our streets, and we estimate an even larger number on private properties and public lands such as parks, the University, and open spaces. The property on Mercer Street and the surrounding properties are full of ash trees, some of them very old and already in very bad condition. Some very big trees are close to Mercer Road. The ash tree that killed the dog seemed to have snapped midway. The wood of ash trees is very brittle and this characteristic makes these trees so dangerous in severe wind conditions like yesterday. I hope you can pay some attention to this event. WELMoET vAn KAMMEn Member of Shade Tree Commission
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Various Individuals Receive Public Thanks From Princeton’s Funky Political Theatre
To the Editor: We want to give public thanks to a few individuals who do so much for life here in Princeton: First, to Robert Landau, for letting us set up in front of his store on a Sunday to get out the vote for gubernatorial candidate, John Wisniewski — who broke Bridgegate, prevented the sale of the Turnpike, has ratings of 100 percent from Planned Parenthood, and 0 percent from the nRA. Second, to Kip Cherry, for her valiant persistence in protecting the Princeton Battlefield for all of us. And finally, to Joanna dougherty, for the two evenings she donated to helping us create campaign buttons. Joanna, guardian of the PCdo’s button-making machines, you’re a peach. PRInCETon’S FUnKy PoLITICAL THEATRE MARy CLURMAn Harris Road LILLIAn ISRAEL Willow Street CARoL HoFFMAn Blanketflower Lane LIz RoTH Burton Circle, Montgomery
To The Editor: The annual Communiversity springtime celebration was, yet again, a wonderful day of arts, crafts, activities, food, and drink. Kudos to the Arts Council of Princeton and everyone involved in coordinating this event. As my family enjoyed the afternoon, we were struck by the commitment of Sustainable Princeton to the event. We witnessed Molly Jones and Christine Symington of Sustainable Princeton sorting through trash to ensure the event’s refuse was properly disposed of and all recyclables were separated. Princeton is a town with outstanding events and admirable citizens. We are fortunate to live in a town with individuals and organizations so committed to ensuring a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment. To the Editor: Ron MEnAPACE I was dismayed to read about the possible fate of the owner, The Farmhouse Store, Heather Lane veblen house and cottage buildings in Herrontown Woods, as reported in Town Topics [“Resistance Grows as Houses Face demolition,” page one, May 3]. As a restoration architect with over 30 years experience repairing and preserving old structures, I find the county’s posture to be bewildering, and apparently, close-minded. Freeholder To the Editor: Andrew Koontz claims in the article that demolition of I would like to take the opportunity to respond to Louis these buildings is the “only option” available. This is rarely Slee’s letter of May 3 [“no Parking Study Should Be Unthe case with buildings, even when in more advanced disdertaken Without Reference to Transportation Planning for repair than the structures in question. demolition is an Town”] regarding the town’s parking study. He is correct irreversible last resort. I could argue that the buildings that there is too much traffic congestion on main streets. are in better condition than implied, or that the budget Ralph Widner has data that will show that most people projections referenced are inflated, but as I understand the who drive in Princeton do so to get from one town to ancircumstances, the group FoHW (Friends of Herrontown other town, neither of which is named “Princeton.” I don’t Woods) is willing to undertake responsibility for the buildbelieve there are any groups in town who advocate for the ings and adjoining site, so why would the county object? construction of a bypass any longer. There is no requirement to spend county funds under this What is needed is adequate parking. Tineke Thio of the scenario. The fact that an interested local group is willing local Bicycle Advisory Committee has documented that to expend funds, time, and energy to retain and improve there are 4,200 parking spaces (Quakerbridge Mall has an existing resource of historic significance seems to me 10,000) and 1,179 are in the three garages. The question to be the very definition of a strong, healthy and engaged is if 4,200 and 1,179 represent adequacy. To determine community. Why would this be discouraged? that, we need to know how many spaces are used by emCHARLES dISAnTo Mt. Lucas Road
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southern Somerset County. The closure had a negative effect on local businesses and the detour created safety issues for residents. Traffic was rerouted down Crescent Avenue to get to River Road, and trucks rumbling down the road were a concern to those who live in the normally placid neighborhood. Residents protested frequently at the bridge during the closure. Complaints were lodged with the New Jersey Department of Transportation by motorists, residents, and emergency workers who use the bridge to ferry people in distress to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick. —Anne Levin
The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College in Princeton was represented at the rally by Westminster Alumni Council member Laurie Bischof. “Our number one goal is to keep Westminster in Princeton,” she said. “This must happen. We have serious concerns about the campus being uprooted.” The Coalition has been “working around the clock,” has hired legal counsel, and has contacted an organization that represents academic affiliations. That organization has reached out to Rider, but has gotten no response, Ms. Bischof added. Rider sociology Professor Jeffrey Halpern, who is chief negotiator for the A AUP
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chapter, said in a press release that selling Westminster would result in “prolonged legal battles, loss of endowment and donor base, decline in overall enrollment, and broken promises to more than 400 students.” At an earlier rally held on the Rider campus, he said, “What’s at stake for students is the reputational value of your degree. In 15 years, if someone asks you where you went and you say Rider, they will say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s that fourth-rate place in New Jersey, where there’s no scholarship and no real faculty, just a lot of under-qualified instructors.’” Tom Barclay, who teaches in Rider’s education department, was among those showing support at the rally. “To me, Westminster is the jewel in the crown,” he said. “I’d probably take a different route and make the plan more cost-effective. This is a unique place. The Westminster students have found a home here, and they deserve to have a home. This is not a business, it’s a service. I think the University could go a better way.” R ider Communications Professor David Dewberry was also on hand, w ith 18-month-old Robbie on his shoulders. Mr. Dewberry’s wife, Alisa, teaches viola at Westminster Conservatory, which is Westminster’s community music school. “I’m here to support the cause and let people know that what Dell’Omo is doing is bad judgment,” he said. “This plan would affect the conservatory as well as the college. It’s all part of the same thing.” —Anne Levin
UPCOMING EVENTS
MONDAY MAY 15 7 PM DODDS AUDITORIUM ROBERTSON HALL
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign Book Talk, Sale, Signing and Reception More than 100 insider sources help journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes lift the veil on Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the many avoidable missteps that turned a winnable election into a stunning defeat. The authors will discuss their new book with moderator Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last, at the University Ticketing Office in Frist Campus Center, Monday through Friday, 11 AM – 5 PM A wait line for unclaimed seats will form at 6:30 PM outside of Dodds Auditorium. This event will be simulcast in Bowl 016.
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Princeton’s Nobel Laureates Photography Exhibit by Peter Badge Exhibit: May 19 – August 17 Artist Reception: May 19 at 6 PM in the Gallery Princeton University has celebrated numerous Prize winners over the years. This exhibit features portraits of 30 Nobel Laureates who have been Princeton faculty, staff or alumni. All portraits were taken by Peter Badge and are part of “Nobel Laureates in Portrait,” a Lindau project since 2000. Presented through the courtesy of the Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
A SPECIAL PROM: Thanks to an army of dedicated volunteers and the Princeton Recreation Department, the May 5 spring formal for adults and teenagers with special needs at the Suzanne Patterson Center was a big success. Princeton Special Sports sponsored the event. The last dance of the season will be the annual pool party and barbecue at Princeton Community Pool on June 2. Visit princetonspecialsports.com for more information.
Attitudes in Reverse Family and Dog Event
At t it udes In Reverse® (AIR™), a Princeton-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives through mental-health and suicide-prevention education, will host its seventh annual Miki & Friends 5K Walk and Run for AIR™ event on May 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mercer County Park, East Picnic Area, West Windsor. The event is sponsored by Bee Fit with Tracy, PerformCare New Jersey, and the law firm of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. G u e s t s are i nv ite d to br ing their dogs if they get along with other dogs and are comfortable in big crowds. The event will feature a sanctioned 5K run; a 5K walk; radio stations NJ 101.5 and 1077 the Bronc from Rider University; children’s games and craft activities; and exhibitors from dog- and health-related organizations. “The number of guests at this event has been increasing steadily since we held the first one in 2011. It gives us an opportunity to share our message about mental health and suicide prevention to a broader audience,”
said Tricia Baker, co-founder of AIR. Throughout the year, Ms. Baker and other volunteers present an educational program, Coming Up for AIR™, to students in middle and high schools and colleges. Since 2011, they have presented to more than 60,000 students, primarily throughout New Jersey, as well as in several other states. “We educate students about the symptoms of mental health disorders, the fact that these are biologically based illnesses and warning signs of suicide risk. We encourage students to talk to trusted adults if they struggle with any of these symptoms. Students have opened up and were referred to mental health services as a result,” Ms. Baker said. “Education is equally critical for adults. Tricia and I provide Youth Mental Health Aid training for parents, teachers, school principals, healthcare providers, and anyone else who has children or works with youth,” said AIR co-founder Kurt Baker. For details about the May 20 event, visit www.attitudesinreverse.org, click on the Programs tab and select Miki & Friend 5K Walk/Run for AIR™.
Van Harlingen Historical Society Lecture May 15
As a prelude to its May in Montgomery: Touring the Millstone Valley National Scenic Byway event scheduled for May 21, the Van Harlingen Historical Society will present a lecture by John D.S. Hatch titled “Historic Preservation, Urban Redevelopment, and the Rural Landscape: How New Jersey Makes the Connection.” Mr. Hatch is an architect who specializes in historic preservation design and adaptive re-use of historic structures. He holds degrees in both architecture and historic preservation. His projects include the restoration of historic Morven in Princeton, the restoration of the Hunterdon County Courthouse in Flemington, and the Roebling complex redevelopment in Trenton. The lecture will take place on Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Stonebridge, 100 Hollinshead Road in Skillman. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public but space is limited, so pre-registration is required. To register call (908) 359-2642, or email your name and the number of seats requested to: info@vanharlingen.org. Please do not contact Stonebridge directly.
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Books Author Salman Rushdie to Give Talk in Princeton’s Spencer Trask Lecture Series Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie will speak on “Public Events, Private Lives — Literature and Politics in the Modern World” as part of Princeton’s Spencer Trask Lecture Series. The talk will take place in McCosh Hall’s Room 50 on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6 p.m. Salman Rushdie is the author of 12 novels, including Midnight’s Children (1981), as well as memoirs, short stor ies, and essays. His books have been translated into over 40 languages. A Fellow of the British Royal Society of Literature, he has received, among other honors, the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel (twice), the Writers’ Guild Award, the James Tait Black Prize, and Author of the Year Prizes in both Britain and Germany. He holds honorary doctorates and fellowships at six European and six American universities. Currently, he is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. Between 2004 and 2006, Mr. Rushdie served as presi-
ican Martyrs probes all the wounds of our abortion debate. Indeed, it’s the most relevant book of Oates’s half-century-long career, a powerful reminder that fiction can be as timely as this morning’s tweets but infinitely more illuminating.” Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, and the PEN/ Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. Her many celebrated novels include, most recently, We Were the Mulvaneys, A Widow’s Story, Carthage, The Accursed, and The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age. ———
dent of PEN American Center and for ten years served as the chairman of the PEN World Voices International Literary Festival, which he helped to create. In 2007 he received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. In 2008 he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was named a Library Lion of the New York Public Library. This event, sponsored by the Spencer Trask Lecture Series, is free and open to the public with no ticket or reservation required. For further information on this and other events in the series, visit lectures.princeton. edu. ——— “Hitler’s American Model”
Joyce Carol Oates Reading at Labyrinth
Joyce Carol Oates will be reading from her new novel, A Book of American Martyrs (Ecco $29.99) at Labyrinth Books on Wednesday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. According to a review in the Washington Post, “Amer-
Subject of May 11 Discussion
James Whitman and Jan Gross will discuss Mr. Whitman’s new book Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law (Princeton University Press $24.95) at Labyrinth Books on Thursday, May 11 at 6 p.m. Scott McLemee, Inside HigherEd.com says, “The admiration for American immigration policy expressed in Mein Kampf was not a passing thought on the day’s news …. Nor a one-off remark. Its place in the full context of Nazi theory and practice comes into view in Hitler’s American Model …. Many people will take the very title as an affront. But it’s the historical reality the book discloses that proves much harder to digest. The author does not seem prone to sensationalism. The arg u ment is made in t wo succinct, cogent, and copiously documented chapters, prefaced and followed with remarks that remain within the cooler temperatures of expressed opinion.”
A review in the Daily Telegraph calls the book, “Stunningly well-timed.” James Q. Whitman is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School. His books include Harsh Justice, The Origins of Reasonable Doubt, and The Verdict of Battle. Jan Gross is professor of history at Princeton University and the author of Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland, and of Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz. ———
Library Hosts Talk By Lynne Olson
The Princeton Public Library presents New York Times bestselling author Lynne Olson on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Ms. Olson will discuss her most recent book Last Hope Island, an account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler. When the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II, the city of London became a refuge for the governments and armed forces of six occupied nations who escaped there to continue the fight. So, too, did General Charles de Gaulle, the self-appointed representative of Free France. As the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler, Britain became known to occupied countries as “Last Hope Island.” A companion to Citizens of London, Ms. Olson’s bestselling chronicle of the Anglo-American alliance, Last Hope Island “recalls that brief moment in time when the peoples of Europe stood together in their effort to roll back the tide of conquest and restore order to a broken continent.” Lynne Olson, former White House correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Those Angry Days:
Get Ready ready to Ride! ride! We are celebrating National Bike Month! Five times in May we will wait at a randomly chosen Princeton street corner to give the first 6 bicyclists who ride by over $40 in gift certificates from local businesses. Participating businesses include:
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Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, and Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England. This event is hosted in partnership with Morven Museum and Garden with suppor t f rom L aby r int h Books. ———
Labyrinth Presents New Book on Paris
Elaine Sciolino will be reading from her book, The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs (Norton $25.95) on Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. at Labyrinth Books. “A sublime stroll, says the Wall Street Journal. The magic of the street is not only its scope — it’s about half a mile — but also its history.” According to The New Republic, “Countless authors have used a city as their muse …. In The Only Street in Paris, Elaine Sciolino explores the rue des Martyrs, a quiet street that cuts through the French capital’s ninth arrondissement …. Vivid …. a blend of memoir and research, as Sciolino mixes her personal memories of expat life with the stories of artists and luminaries who walked the rue des Martyrs before her.” Currently a visiting lecturer in the Humanities Council at Princeton, Elaine Sciolino is a writer for the New York Times and a former New York Times Paris bureau chief. She is the author of La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran, and The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis. In 2010, she was decorated as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her “special contribution” to the friend-
ship between France and the United States. She held a number of posts at the New York Times, including United Nations’ bureau chief, Central Intelligence Agency correspondent, and chief diplomatic correspondent. ———
Rago Hosts Talk On “Jewelers’ Jeweler”
R ago’s K at h er i ne Va n Dell and Jennifer Pitman will host an author talk and book signing with Elizabeth Hamilton, co-author of Oscar Heyman: The Jewelers’ Jeweler and Tom Heyman, third generation owner of Oscar Heyman, Inc. The event will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, at Princeton’s Present Day Club; admission is free by reservation, on a first-come, first-served basis. Oscar Heyman is known for creating jewels for some of the most prestigious jewelry brands in world, including Cartier, Tiffany and Co., Harry Winston, Van Cleef and Arpels, Shreve, Crump and Low, and Black, Starr and Frost. Oscar Heyman: The Jewelers’ Jeweler details the designer’s journey f r o m appr e nt i c e s h ip to one of the most influential American jewelers of the 20th century and contains over 60 photographs of the company’s modern and vintage pieces, as well as fullcolor draft drawings from the firm’s archives. Forbes Magazine says, “This book will bring the American high jeweler out from the background of the industry and to the jewelry-loving general public.” Copies will be available for purchase and signing. The event also features a preview of highlights from Rago’s June 11 Fine Jewelry Auction. Those interested in attending are asked to reserve their seat by phone at (609) 397-9374, ext. 119, or by email at robin@ ragoarts.com.
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BOOK REVIEW
Following the Signs — From“Hell’s Traces” to Kafka in Princeton
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fter describing Franz Kafka’s “sharp and skeletal face” as it appears in a photograph from 1924, Philip Roth observes that “chiseled skulls like this one were shoveled by the thousands from the ovens” and that had he lived, Kafka’s “would have been among them.” He then adds, “Of course it is no more horrifying to think of Franz Kafka in Auschwitz than to think of anyone at Auschwitz — it is just horrifying in its own way.” In fact, Kafka died the year the photograph was taken, “too soon for the holocaust.” Had such a monumental literary figure actually perished in Nazi ovens it would become a horror of the horror, a legend, an historic abomination. “Content That I Can Breathe” According to Kafka: The Early Years (Princeton Univ. Press $35), the third and final volume of Reiner Stach’s landmark biography, Franz Kafka was “newly confronted with the problems of Jewish identity” four years before he died. In one of the first entries in Diaries 1914-1923, January 8, 1914, however, Kafka is already asking, “What have I in common with Jews? I have hardly anything in common with myself and should stand very quietly in a corner, content that I can breathe.” Content to live, a stranger in the strange land of the self, Kafka, a Jew, asks what he has in common with Jews. Ten years later, upon asking his doctor for a lethal dose of morphine, he says, “Kill me or else you are a murderer.” The year before the January 1914 diary entry, Kafka had written a novella about a salesman who wakes up “from unsettling dreams” to find himself “changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin,” vermin being one of the Nazi synonyms of choice for Jew. In his introduction to The Trial, George Steiner makes the connection when he observes that “vermin” and “annihilation” in The Metamorphosis will be “actualized,” Kafka’s “seeming fantastications” a “concrete fulfillment of augury, of detailed clairvoyance,” manifested when his lover Milena Jesenská and his three sisters die in the camps. Streets and Neighborhoods Along with Princeton resident Stanley Corngold’s edition of The Metamorphosis (Modern Library $15), and Princeton resident Shelley Frisch’s acclaimed translation of Stach’s biography, I’ve been reading Hell’s Traces: One Murder, Two Families, Thirty-Five Holocaust Memorials (Farrar Straus and Giroux $25) by yet another area resident, Victor Ripp, whose threeyear-old cousin died at Auschwitz (the subtitle’s “one murder”). My uneasy, tentative approach to Hell’s Traces — it’s not a subject that I would go out of my way to read about — ended 12 pages into the book. At that point Ripp is describing his search for a holocaust memorial in Bayerische Viertel, an outlying district of Berlin known as the Jewish Switzerland, where as many as 16,000 Jews had once lived, among
them the man who would become the most renowned Princeton resident of them all, Albert Einstein. As Ripp walked through the “sedate middle-class neighborhood” of “four-andfive-story stucco row houses,” he would have missed the memorial but for a twoby-three-foot sign attached to a lampost displaying “a pictogram of a chalked hopscotch game”; on the other side were words he translates as “Aryan and nonAryan children are forbidden from playing together.” On the next street another such sign shows a pictogram of a pair of swimming trunks; on the other side the sentence, Jews can no longer use Berlin pools. So it goes, street by street, sign by sign. A piece of music notation: Je w s are e xpelled from all choral groups. A pictogram of a cat: Jews can no longer keep pets. An ashtray : Jews can no longer purchase cigarettes or cigars. A thermometer: Jewish doctors can no longer practice. Fin a l ly, arou n d the corner from Einstein’s former residence, Ripp found the final, blackedout pictogram ( “the last exit door slammed shut”): Emigration for Jews is forbidden. As he went from street to street, Ripp realized that while “it was odd to find a memorial dispersed throughout a neighborhood instead of standing in one spot, the arrangement nevertheless made sense. The intervals between the signs mirrored the step-by-step corruption of a nation’s soul that culminated in the view that murdering Jews was acceptable.” According to the information given in Hell’s Traces, as many as 6,000 of the residents of the Jewish Switzerland died in the camps. Ripp also learned that some current inhabitants actually assumed that the signs were stating new government rules. They even made calls to the police asking when the rules would be go into effect. It seems far-fetched, perhaps the memorial’s creators were stretching a truth to make a point to suggest that people in that neighborhood accepted the reality “that Nazi policies” were being “put back into practice.” In any case, it was thought necessary to attach a disc to each sign to
identify it as a conceptual work of art. Where Is It? Whatever the author of The Trial might think of the pictogram project, he would probably relate to Jochem Gerz’s holocaust memorial in Harburg, a suburb of Hamburg. Gerz’s strategy being that “if you are representing an absence, you create an absence,” he built a “forty-foothigh lead-coated column with an attached instrument that allowed passersby to inscribe messages on the column”; as the inscriptions were added, “the column descended into the ground.” In describing his search for this Kafkaesque apparatus, Ripps creates a paradigm of the absurd: “I had assumed I would have no trouble finding the memorial, even though by this time it had completely descended into t h e g r o u n d .” But there’s the rub: the sculptor counted on his memo rial having “the c o n t i n u a l a ttention of Harburg’s citizens, a perpetual civics lesson” in spite of the fact that it could no longer be seen. No one one in Harburg knew what Ripp was t a l k i ng ab out when he asked for directions, not until the police officers who “were excited to learn that such a memorial existed in their town.” Thus did “absence creates absence” become “out of sight out of mind.” The End of Complacency? Reading Hell’s Traces is a challenge to the complacency of living in Princeton in the spring of 2017, with the town in its seasonal glory, everything beautifully blooming, civilization at its most resplendent — except for the surfacing of anti-semitic grafitti and racist flyers on the campus. If nothing else, the ominous machinations in Washington have made complacency unfashionable. As noted in last week’s page one story, the Institute for Advanced Study is even now reflecting on its continuing history as a refuge for scholars and scientists in the face of travel bans, immigrant deportations, funding cuts, and other threats to “the autonomy of research and the pursuit of a dignified human life.” Meanwhile, there’s a positive reflection of the signs of Berlin’s
memorial in the recent appearance here of welcome-neighbor signs in Arabic, Spanish, and English. Kafka’s Sisters You don’t have to read far in Kafka’s diaries and letters to connect with his doomed sisters, whether in his letters to Valerie (“Valli”), or the ones to the middle sister Gabriele (“Elli”) in which he expounds on the family dynamic with quotes from Gulliver’s Travels. Then there’s the youngest sister Ottilie (“Ottla”), who became, according to Stach, Kafka’s “ultimate confidante, the human being with whom he had the deepest lifelong bond,” a “turn of events” that toward the end of his life “struck him as an unfathomable and undeserved miracle.” While Valli and Elli apparently never had a chance, being deported straight from Prague to the ghetto in Łódz and the “general liquidation in August and September of 1944,” Ottla had married a Catholic and raised two daughters, and might have been spared, except that in 1942, she divorced her husband, thinking that by doing so she could protect her family. When Ottla was deported to Terezin, she helped look after children who had been orphaned or abandoned. In 1943 she was selected to help care for a group of Polish children who were put on a transport destined for safety in Sweden, as some accounts have it (see www.butterfliesintheghetto.com). Ottla went with them. The actual destination was Auschwitz, where she and the children “were murdered upon arrival.” Kafka in Princeton In the essay by Philip Roth that Stanley Corngold reprints in the Modern Library Metamorphosis, Roth imagines Kafka’s future had he survived TB and “found a way to execute an escape for himself.” He might have landed either at the New School in New York or “perhaps, through the influence of Thomas Mann,” found a position in the German department at Princeton. Roth pictures “a frail and bookish 55-year-old bachelor,” the author of stories “no one in America had ever heard of” — if, that is, he’d continued to keep works like The Castle and The Trial “his secret.” ven so, it’s hard to imagine Roth’s version of Kafka living out his life in Princeton, a guest at small dinner parties hosted by Mann or John von Neumann or Jacques Maritain, at which Einstein would play the violin, as he apparently did for Kafka and his friend Max Brod in 191l-1912 Prague. Still, Kafka is here in spirit, whether you read him into Victor Ripp’s book or find him by way of Princeton’s keepers of the flame, including, among others, the University Press that published Stach’s great biography; its translator Shelley Frisch; the Kafka scholar and translator Stanley Corngold, and, for that matter, Philip Roth, who lived and taught here for two years in the 1960s. —Stuart Mitchner
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HAPPY 25TH GFS: Grounds for Sculpture (GFS) has welcomed more than 2.05 million guests since it opened to the public in 1992. GFS celebrates its anniversary this year through a host of activities, including a festive summer gala in June, plus special programs, themed tours, and pop-up events. One of the new exhibitions for the spring/summer season is “Elyn Zimmerman: Sensitive Chaos,” an exploration of space and sky with photographic collages and pastels like the image pictured here titled, “Heavens Breath.”
GFS Announces Spring, Summer Exhibitions
In honor of its 25th ann ive r s a r y, G r ou n d s For Sculpture (GFS) opened its Spring/Summer Exhibition Season on May 7 with five new exhibitions, including a site-specific installation of glass by Daniel Clayman and an exploration of space and sky with photographic collages and pastels by Elyn Zimmerman. GFS continues the celebration with Grounds For Sculpture: 25 Years, an exhibition curated by GFS Director of Exhibitions & Collections, Faith McClellan and GFS Director of Education & Engagement, Heather Brady. The Museum Building will become the essential armature for Daniel Clayman: Radiant Landscape, featuring two site-specific interior glass sculpture installations. This exhibition represents the first time that the Museum Building is essential
as an artistic element to the inspiration of an artist’s overall concept. One monumental installation will take the form of two towering curved glass planes, reaching from the floor mountings upwards to attachments in the building’s roof girders. The second, installed overhead at the south end of the building, is a brilliant transparent blue glass canopy under which visitors will be bathed in blue light. Made from hundreds of individually strung glass tiles, each installation consists of transparent three-dimensional color fields that will tower within the vast vertical and horizontal museum spaces of the nor th and south ends of the gallery. The effect of each installation will be to define unique space and create an experience of ever-changing light and color for visitors to the exhibition. Also on view will be a se-
ries of three glass “boulders” in the nearby gardens. The mezzanine gallery of the Museum features an installation of Clayman’s cast-glass sculptures titled Three Volumes, 2012. This work juxtaposes the artist’s mastery of creating such objects with his creation of monumental architectural interventions of glass as in Radiant Landscape. In the Domestic Arts Building, Grounds For Sculp ture: 25 Years celebrates the people, the spaces, and the things that are uniquely
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lages of the night sky with her lush pastel drawings of clouds. This exhibition accompanies Elyn Zimmerman: wind, water, stone, wh ich op ene d i n G F S’s East Gallery as part of the Fall/Winter exhibition season and is on view through January 7, 2018. The East Gallery focuses on her public sculptural works and the relationship of these works to her archeological photography. Stone sculptures in the adjacent outdoor hedge gardens continue the exhibition outdoors. Elyn Zimmerman: wind, water, stone and Elyn Zimmerman: Sensitive Chaos are supported in part with a grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, and the following Exhibition Supporters: Agnes Gund, Gordon and Lulie Gund, Barbara Lawrence and Allen Laskin, and Alan White. Tw o n e w s c u l p t u r e s have been installed on the grounds. Seward Johnson’s newest work, Mystical Treasure Trip, is installed in the harbor near Rat’s Restaurant and the Monet Bridge. The work is Johnson’s artistic response to painter Odilon Redon’s painting The Barque and employs unusual lighting techniques to emphasize his intrigue in the sense of magic evoked by the treasure. Harmonize by Barton Rubenstein is a 16-foot-tall stainless steel kinetic sculpture which is set in motion by the slightest breeze. A unique cable system, invented by the artist, allows the piece to mimic the back-and-forth motion of a waltz. As part of its 25th anniversary, GFS celebrates the power of the written word
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with The Typewriter Project, an interactive installation sited in the garden through September 28, 2017. A booth, outfitted with a vintage typewriter with a 100-foot paper scroll, will invite visitors to engage with the written word. Marrying analog with digital, the typewriter connects to a mechanism that collects and shares participant keystrokes online. Created by The Poetry Society of New York, The Typewriter Project’s first installation appeared on Governors Island in New York in 2014. True to its founder’s vision for fun, whimsy, and the unexpected, in its 25th year, GFS is proud to present the east coast premiere of IMPULSE — an outdoor installation of 15 seesaws, which are activated with sound and light when in motion. On site for one month only, the motion of the rider, producing a sequence of light and sound, activates the seesaws. When multiple seesaws are in use, the result is a polyphonic audiovisual installation. “The landscape is transformed by the sound and light emitted by the seesaws when people play on them,” says Lola Sheppard of Lateral Office, the firm that, along with CS Design, created IMPULSE. “The result will always be different, whether there are 30 people on the site or three people on a single seesaw.” IMPULSE will be at GFS from June 10–July 9, 2017. GFS is located in at 80 Sculptures Way in Hamilton. For more information call (609) 586-0616 or visit groundsforsculpture.org.
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GFS. Through never before seen images, insider tales, and hands-on interactives, learn more about the collections, the evolution of the grounds, and the people who have contributed to its success. Watch the seasons evolve in rotating displays of botanical specimens. Learn more about the ar t and artists and how GFS cares for this contemporary art collection. See images and plans from the early days of GFS’ development. An open studio space will invite participation. Visitors will see the grounds with fresh eyes and renewed interest having gained a new appreciation for the surrounding architecture, artwork, and horticulture of GFS. This exhibition is supported in part by the Brooke Barrie Art Fund. In the Cecelia Joyce and Seward Johnson Gallery, That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family will focus on the Johnson family’s passions, their belief in the spirit of innovation and the power of community, and how the founder’s vision for The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture shaped Grounds For Sculpture’s early years. This exhibition is curated by Lynn Declemente Losavio, Collection Manager of The Seward Johnson Atelier. This exhibition is produced by The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. and made possible with support of the Johnson Family Foundations. In the West Gallery, Elyn Zimmerman: Sensitive Chaos explores Zimmerman’s works on paper, juxtaposing her recent photographic col-
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Shirley Kern’s Abstract Paintings at Nassau Club Artist Shirley Kern will exhibit her abstract paintings at the Nassau Club in Princeton from now through July 9. A reception will be held at the Nassau Club in the Garden Room on Sunday, May 21 from 4-6 p.m. The art exhibition is open daily, except during dining hours.
Kern resides in Princeton and maintains a working studio in Hopewell. She is known for her abstract paintings and has recently exhibited her work at Dickinson Hall, P r i n c e ton Un ive r s it y ; NOHO M55 Gallery, New York, New York; SOHO 20, New York; and Robert Blackburn Gallery in New York among other
group and solo shows on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The Muse Gallery in Philadelphia and the Evansville Museum Begley Ar t Galler y in Evansville, Indiana represent her. Her works are in many corporate and private collections. The body of work on exhibition is influenced by her memories of recent travels to foreign countries as well as a 45-day drive through the United States. T hes e images emerge and pass through her hand while listening to music from these varied locations as she paints. Color, line, texture, gesture, and rhythm are major communicators in her work to create a unified whole. “I am interested in cre-
ating an artwork that is alive with emotional interest but has no fixed meaning, open to interpretations by all, similar to works of music and poetry,” says Kern. The Nassau Club is located at 6 Mercer Street. For more information, visit shirleykernstudio.com or nassauclub.org.
Area Exhibits Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has the Neighborhood Portrait Quilt on permanent exhibit. Sculptures by Patrick Strzelec are on the Graves Terrace through June 30. “Nassau Hall to Hoagie Haven: Princeton Paint-
ings by James McPhillips is on view through August 1. www.artscouncilof princeton.org. Artworks, Everett Alley ( Stock ton St reet ) , Trenton, shows “Ins and Outs, A Visual Story of Trenton High,” through June 3. w w w.ar t works trenton.com. B e r n ste i n G a l l e r y, Robertson Hall, Princeton University, has “The Black South in the Sixties,” photos by Julius Lester, through May 18. princeton.edu. D & R G r e e n w a y, 1 Preservation Place, has “D&R Preserves Through t he S eas ons” t hrough J u n e 16. ( 6 0 9 ) 924 4646. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue,
Trenton, has The Ellarslie Open through June 25. (609) 989-3632. Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Elyn Zimmerman : Wind, Water, Stone” through August 27, and other works. www. groundsforsculpture.org. H i s to r i c a l S o c i e t y of Pr inceton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “The Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery,” and a show on John von Neumann, as well as a permanent exhibit of historic photographs. $4 admission WednesdayS u n d ay, n o o n - 4 p.m . Thursday extended hours till 7 p.m. and free admission 4-7 p.m. www.prince tonhistory.org. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “Light and Matter: The P h oto g r ap h i c O bj e c t” t h rough Ju ne 25 a nd “Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography and Sculptural Form” through July 9. Visit w w w.michener artmuseum.org. The Jane Voorhees Z i m m erl i A r t M use um, 71 Hamilton Street, on the Rutgers campus
in New Brunswick, has “Fletcher and the Knobby Boys: Illustrations by Harr y Devlin” through J u n e 2 5. b i t . l y / Z A M MatM. Lucas Gallery, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street. Through May 12, exhibits by Princeton University seniors Louisa Willis and Tiffany Cho. princeton.edu. Mor ven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has docentled tours of the historic house and its gardens, furnishings, and artifacts. “Bruce Springsteen : A Photographic Journey” r uns t hrough May 21. www.morven.org. The Princeton Universit y A r t Museum has “Revealing Pictures: Photographs f rom t he Christopher E. Olofson Collection” through July 2 and “The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.” through June 11. (609) 258-3788. We s t W i n d s o r A r t Center Gallery, 952 Alexander Road, has “Dharma in the 21st Century” t hrough Ju ly 1. w w w. westwindsorarts.org.
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Music and Theater Nassau Film Festival Celebrates Short Films From Around the World It didn’t take long for word to get out about the Nassau Film Festival. In just three years, the annual spring celebration of short films has blossomed from 35 submissions in 2015 to 336 for this year’s event, which returns to the Princeton Garden Theatre May 20 and 21. Fo r t y e n t r i e s w i l l b e screened over the weekend. This expanded schedule will include the work of budding filmmakers from all over the world as well as local students, some of whom were winners of the Walnut Lane Student Film Festival. Several of the foreign filmmakers will be in attendance, traveling from as far away as Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “It’s quite remarkable,” said Lew Goldstein, the festival’s director, whose day job is assistant superintendent of Princeton Public Schools. “People know now that it’s a good festival that is specific to short films. We had entries this year from Iran, Senegal, Australia — all six continents.” Mr. Goldstein and publicist Dan Bauer co-founded the festival after noticing that short films were not a part of the local cinema scene. “I’m a filmmaker, and it was after I did my own film that I realized this,” Mr. Goldstein recalled. “I thought, wouldn’t it be a great idea to have a
festival around short films? There are some great short films out there that are better than some Hollywoodproduced movies. We have one film that is one minute long, done by a 10-year-old girl. It’s really cute. So not every film is super serious. Some are mysteries. There’s a great variety.” Animation shorts are a part of this year’s mix. There are documentaries and other features, some by local filmmakers including Communiversity by Syth DeVoe; A Wonderfully Difficult Journey about developmental disabilities and the agency The ARC Mercer, by Kirk Pointon ; and Passage of Hope, about mental health and the work of the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) by Tom Pyle. Short films are also the subject of the Trenton Film S o c i e t y’s a n n u a l O s c a r Shorts festival which screens Academy-Award-nominated features at the city’s Mill Hill Playhouse each February. The fact that they hold a category all their own is testament to these films’ unique characteristics. “They tell a story in a time frame that people with short attention spans can appreciate,” said Mr. Goldstein. “And they are very, very powerful because they are required to tell a full story in a limited amount of time.
You have to be crisp on sound and on cinematography. And you have to be able to write the story succinctly. To do all those things well is really a great talent.” Credit for the festival’s growing popularity goes, in no small measure, to its student participants. “With social media, they get word out faster than anybody,” Mr. Goldstein said. “I think by opening it up to student filmmakers, the word spread quickly.” Seven people with film backgrounds served as judges for next weekend’s event. “It was really hard to narrow it down,” Mr. Goldstein said. “They were looking at various categories like editing, sound, cinematography, and screenplay. I think everybody had different opinions, but everybody felt that all of the films submitted were of really high quality — even those from students.” This year’s addition of animation to the existing categories of documentary and fiction speaks to an effort to expand the scope of the festival. “We didn’t want to set parameters on what filmmakers can send us,” Mr. Goldstein said. “We like to see creativity. We like to see vision. We want them to know we appreciate their individual talents and want them to submit whatever they feel is their best work.”
LESS IS MORE: “A Wonderfully Difficult Journey,” based on The ARC Mercer, is among the short films being presented May 20 and 21 at the third annual Nassau Film Festival. Admission to the Nassau Film Festival is free, as are popcorn and refreshments. Times are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20; and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21. The Princeton Garden Theatre is at Nassau and Vandeventer streets. Visit nassaufilmfestival.org. —Anne Levin
Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Guest Faculty
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, announces its guest faculty for its highly celebrated Summer Intensive program held in Princeton, from June 26-July 28, 2017. First held in 1981, Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive program is one of the oldest in the United States. The final U.S. audition for the program before the audition tour goes oversees to Europe will be this Sunday, March 12
in New York City. The program is one of serious study in a warm and companionable atmosphere. The faculty provides caring and careful instruction conducive to technical and artistic progress. In seeking to maintain a feeling of community, Princeton Ballet School purposely limits the number of students in class. In addition to study with the school’s roster of outstanding faculty, classes with guest faculty are scheduled throughout the program. This year’s guest teachers include artists from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Ballet National de Cuba. Franco De Vita is artistic director emeritus of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. As a performer, Franco De Vita danced principal roles in many European companies,
including Florence’s Maggio Musicale, Aterballetto and Le Ballet Royal de Wallonie. Raymond Lukens is artistic director of American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum. Aydmara Cabrera, is a former principal dancer with Ballet National de Cuba. She also danced with Ballet Hispanico in New York. Unity Phelan is a soloist with New York City Ballet and is also a Princeton Ballet School alumna. Sterling Baca is a Principal Dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet, and Nayara Lopes is also a dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet. For more information about Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive, visit www. americanrepertoryballet.org/ PBS/Summer-Programs or call Carol Bellis, at (609) 921-7758 ext. 14.
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rogrammatic coincidences do not happen often in Princeton; there is so much music out there that local ensembles usually do not program the same works for the same season. Such a coincidence occurred this past weekend when Princeton Symphony Orchestra performed the same Paul Hindemith piece as the Princeton University Orchestra did last weekend. Audiences rarely have the opportunity to hear the same work twice, compare performances, and perhaps hear something new the second time around. Princeton Symphony Orchestra closed its classical series this past Sunday afternoon at Richardson Auditorium with a concert entitled “Metamorphosis,” that not only could refer to the Hindemith work performed, but also the orchestra’s journey from the beginning of the 2016-17 season until now — a season jam-packed with concerts, educational programs, and community outreach activities. PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov led the ensemble in a performance that was both rooted in impressionistic musical style and full of precision and elegance of playing. Before venturing into the world of the early 20th century, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra continued its commitment to contemporary music with a United States premiere of Chinese composer Zhou Tian’s five-movement Broken Ink. A native of Hangzhou, China (whose Federation of Literary and Art Circles and city government commissioned Broken Ink), Tian was educated at leading musical institutions in the United States, and has achieved a remarkable career as a composer in a short amount of time. Broken Ink was inspired by the poetry of the 10th to 13th-century Song dynasty, and its five movements were descriptively titled to achieve Tian’s goal of bringing Chinese musical flavor to an orchestral piece. Broken Ink began with high violins and flute, punctuated with single notes from harpist André Tarantiles. The music was lush, much like a flowing river, and it was clear from the outset that Tian has a good ear for the orchestral palette. Throughout the piece, there were numerous instances of raindrop effects, often from the harp, which were contrasted by melodic solos from clarinetist Pascal Archer, English hornist Mitchell Kuhn, oboist Nathan
Mills, and violinist Basia Danilow. The quartet of horns were consistently clean, and the cello section often had expansive melodies of their own which were well played. The five-member percussion section was kept busy in the two movements which were more forceful (depicting powerful rivers and tidal waves), and the sharp and jagged chords and accents from the orchestra were always together. Principal cellist Alistair MacRae’s graceful solo aided the orchestra in bringing the work to a close in an instrumental sunrise. Music of early 20th-century France was also often marked by orchestral sunrises, with Claude Debussy as one of the legendary composers of the impressionistic period. In Debussy’s La Mer, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra found similar lush effects as in the Tian work, with undulating strings contrasted by clean horns and precise solo melodic fragments from the winds. Mr. Milanov used the programmatic waves of sound and subtle driving rhythms of La Mer to set up Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, the same piece which Michael Pratt and the Princeton University Orchestra presented so well last weekend. Mr. Milanov took a quick approach to the four-movement work from the start, with a brisk tempo kept in line by steady timpani and saucy solos from oboist Mr. Mills and bassoonist Seth Baer. The second movement especially featured flutist Patrick Williams, who took his time in the solo passages, and syncopation among the horns was very clean. As with Mr. Tian’s work, the five percussionists were kept very busy throughout this piece, with timpanist Jeremy Levine showing a very light touch when needed. he orchestra emphasized the recurring melodic triad in the third movement Andantino with elegant dialogs among the wind solos, and Mr. Williams again proved his mettle by taking his time in closing the movement. Mr. Milanov continued the brisk approach to the work in the closing movement, ending the piece in a joyful celebration of a concert and season well done. —Nancy Plum
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“You know, in our world today, all over our world, there is just so much incredible talent,” Marvin Rosen says as he leans back in his seat contentedly, wirerimmed glasses on his nose, a nest of curly brown hair atop his head. “I could never air everything that I would want to air.” Mr. Rosen is the host of “Classical Discoveries” on WPRB (103.3 FM), which celebrates its 20th year on the air this month. The wellloved radio station, housed on the campus of Princeton University, is student-managed, and while most of the DJs are students, some, like Mr. Rosen, are community members. WPRB is known for its eclectic programming, and Mr. Rosen explains that, for DJs, “the freedom is priceless.” When he started doing his show in 1997, he mostly stuck to the so-called “warhorses”— classical pieces most listeners already know and love : Dvorák ’s New World Symphony, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, etc. But he quickly realized that when listeners called in, it was usually about the pieces they’d never heard before, so he shifted his focus to lesser-known composers and their works. Now, “Classical Discoveries” emphasizes the very new (living composers), the very old (Baroque and earlier), and the geographically far-flung (work from eastern Europe and elsewhere). Each March, the show features a similar repertoire, but exclusively by women composers. Mr. Rosen is a faculty member at Westminster Conservatory. His colleague, percussionist Mika Godbole, describes his radio programming as “obscure but beautiful and compelling.” Mr. Rosen’s show implicitly raises questions about what we mean when we speak about “classical” music. Is it a period of music — a cohort of composers wedged between the Baroque and Romant ic eras ? Does it necessarily come from “the West”? In what settings is it performed, and on what instruments? Mr. Rosen readily acknowledges that, as a label, “classical,” comes with the baggage of listeners’ preconceptions. “Why don’t we call it concert music?” he suggests. Still, for the sake of the show he sticks with the term because, “you want to try to expand the people who listen to classical music.” The name is a way for him to get people in the door. A similar instinct to not scare off listeners informs the way Mr. Rosen puts together his playlists. “I never wing it,” he avers. His weekly show starts on Wednesday mornings at 5:30, and given the hour, he says he likes to “start a little slow.” He structures each show around several major works, and he is careful to ease his audience into the more challenging programming, saving any electronic or avantgarde works for the end of the show. “But it’s always stuff that’s listenable,” he assures me. Throughout our conversation, Mr. Rosen emphasizes that his show is a “pair effort” made possible with
the help of his wife Beata Rzeszódko-Rosen — whom he met, appropriately, because of their shared love of the music of the 20th-century American composer Alan Hovhaness. She runs Mr. Rosen’s website and publicizes his shows on social media. She is up with him at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, making sure he gets to the studio on time, a sack of CDs in hand. Zena Kesselman, a WPRB student DJ and former station manager, agrees that it really is Team Rosen that puts on “Classical Discoveries,” remarking that Beata often comes to all-station meetings with Marvin and keeps station members on their toes with tough questions. “Classical Discoveries” will celebrate its 20th anniversary on May 29. Mr. Rosen will share listener comments and some of his own recollections of his favorite broadcasts, and he plans to revisit some of the first pieces he played on air. The discovery continues. M a r v i n R o s e n’s s h o w “Classical Discoveries” airs Wednesdays 5:30-11 a.m. on WPRB (103.3 FM) and streams online at w prb. com. —Doug Wallack
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mily Dickinson (1830-1886) had less than a dozen of her 1,800 poems published while she was still alive. Since her work was appreciated posthumously, it makes sense that a movie about her life would be about something other than her literary work, which was unrecognized by her contemporaries. Writer/director Terrence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea) resisted the temptation to examine Dickinson’s poems, but instead examined her tortured soul. As a result, A Quiet Passion is an exquisite costume drama that presents the protagonist as an iconoclastic visionary and a retiring recluse. The socially-conscious production suggests that the agnostic, feminist abolitionist was ahead of her time, and that she withdrew from the world in response to being raised in an era when evangelism, slavery, and male chauvinism were the order of the day. The movie focuses on her fragile psyche that was further crippled by her cloistered existence. As the film unfolds, we find Emily (played in her teens by Emma Bell and later as an adult by Cynthia Nixon) finishing a frustrating freshman year at Mount Holyoke. She decides to drop out in order to avoid having to conform to the pious practices that were dictated by the Christian revival movement. That pressure was being
exerted on her by the school’s president, Mary Lyon (Sara Vertongen). Dickinson refused to conform because she saw her relationship with God as a private and personal matter, not one that demanded public displays of devotion in a church service. So she returns to Amherst, Massachusetts, and lives on the Dickinson family estate with her parents (Keith Carradine and Joanna Bacon), brother (Duncan Duff), and sister (Jennifer Ehle). Unfortunately, Emily is unable to bite her tongue when visitors like the local pastor (Miles Richardson) or even a potential suitor (Stefan Menaul) make social calls. Even though she has trusted confidantes in her sisterin-law Susan (Jodhi May) and Mabel Loomis Todd (Noemie Schellens), Dickinson’s first preference is to remain in her upstairs bedroom where she can write her poems in secret. Cynthia Nixon convincingly conveys the emotional fires that simmer just beneath the surface of Emily Dickinson’s stoic countenance. Excellent (HHHH). Rated PG-13 for mature themes, disturbing images, and suggestive material. Production Studio: Hurricane Films. Running time: 126 minutes. Distributor: Music Box Films. —Kam Williams
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ENJOYING A MOMENT WITH HER SISTER: Emily Dickinson (Cynthia Nixon, left) and her sister Vinnie (Jennifer Ehle) are enjoying a lovely afternoon on the grounds of their parents’ estate. However, Emily preferred to stay in her upstairs room where she could write her poems without being disturbed.
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3 Generations (Unrated) Coming-of-age dramatic comedy about a transgender teen (Elle Fanning) who seeks the support of her mother (Naomi Watts) and her gay grandmother (Susan Sarandon) while making the transition from female to male. With Linda Emond, Andrew Polk, and Antonio Ortiz. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Unrated). Historical fantasy in which the hero Shivudu (Prabhas) comes to terms with the responsibility his royal legacy has placed on his shoulders. Cast includes Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, and Tamanna Bhatia. In Telegu and Tamil with subtitles. Beauty and the Beast (PG for action, peril, violence, and frightening images). Emma Watson and Dan Stevens co-star as the title characters in this musical adaptation of the French fairy tale about a young woman taken prisoner by a monstrous, young prince. Supporting cast includes Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Stanley Tucci, Aundra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Josh Gad, and Emma Thompson. 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Drama, set in East Los Angeles, about a teenage street artist (Gabriel Chavarria) who is torn between his need for self-expression and his father (Demian Bichir) and excon brother’s (Theo Rossi) obsession with cruising around in a custom car that bounces. Featuring Eva Longoria, Melissa Benoist, and Cress Williams. Norman (R for profanity). Richard Gere has the title role as a wheeler-dealer whose stature in New York’s Jewish community rises after he helps an ambitious politician (Lior Ashkenazi) become prime minister of Israel. With Steve Buscemi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Hank Azaria. In English and Hebrew with subtitles. A Quiet Passion (PG-13 for mature themes, disturbing images, and suggestive material). Cynthia Nixon plays poet Emily Dickinson in this biopic about the life and times of the posthumously appreciated reclusive poet. With Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, and Keith Carradine. Smurfs: The Lost Village (PG for mild action and rude humor). Reboot of the animated series finds Smurfette (Demi Lovato), Brainy (Danny Pudi), Hefty (Joe Manganiello), and Clumsy (Jack McBrayer) racing through a forbidden forest filled with magical creatures to find a lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) finds it. Voice cast includes Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Meghan Trainor, and Gordon Ramsay. Snatched (R for sexuality, brief nudity, pervasive profanity, and crude humor). Comedy about an uptight, mother (Goldie Hawn) who joins her recently dumped daughter (Amy Schumer) for a getaway to a supposed paradise, only to have their exotic vacation turn into a nightmare. Cast includes Wanda Sykes, Joan Cusack, and Christopher Meloni. Unforgettable (R for sexuality, violence, profanity, and brief nudity). Thriller about a jealous, jilted divorcée (Katherine Heigl) who becomes unhinged when her ex-husband (Geoff Stults) lets his new fiancée (Rosario Dawson) move into the house they once shared. With Cheryl Ladd, Whitney Cummings, and Isabella Rice. The Zookeeper’s Wife (PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, mature themes, smoking, sexuality, and brief nudity). Jessica Chastain has the title character in this true tale, set in Poland during World War II, about how a fearless woman hid hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust on the grounds of the Warsaw Zoo. Cast includes Daniel Bruhl, Johan Heldenbergh, and Timothy Radford. —Kam Williams
Calendar Wednesday, May 10 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Princeton University Farmers’ Market at Firestone Library/ Chapel Plaza. 4:30 p.m.: “A Conservative Approach to Climate Change” with The Honorable James A. Baker III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State at Princeton University’s McCosh 10. 6 p.m.: Salman Rushdie delivers a public lecture on “Public Events, Private Lives – Literature and Politics in the Modern World” at Princeton University’s McCosh 50. 7:30 p.m.: Contra Dance with the Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street (repeats weekly). Thursday, May 11 8 p.m.: Pianist Murray Perahia returns to Princeton for the Paderewski Memorial Concert at Richardson Auditorium. This event is presented by Princeton University Concerts. A pre-concert talk (free to all ticketholders) will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, May 12 6:30 to 8 p.m.: Damsel Duo, an indie-neo-folk group featuring Beth Meyers and Monica Mugan, presents a Mother’s Day concert with acoustic-based duo Helen and Molly. Molly Trueman of Helen and Molly is Mugan’s daughter; Hinds Plaza. Saturday, May 13 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center hosts its annual Bike Safety Rodeo and Safe Kids Day. Children ages 3-12 and their families are invited to learn about safety and prevention when participating in sports and other recreational activities. Children will receive free bike helmets, have their bikes inspected, and ride a safety course. RSVP by emailing bikerodeo@slrc. org. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Capital City Farm Opening Day and Spring Plant Sale at 301 N. Clinton Avenue between Southard Street and Olden Avenue, Trenton. 11 a.m.: Shabbat Katan at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street. This monthly program is designed for preschool and kindergarten-aged children and their families. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: May Faire at the Waldorf School of Princeton. Maypole dance, craft and food vendors, live music, and children’s activi-
Starting Friday The Dinner (R) Continuing A Quiet Passion (PG-13) Their Finest (R) National Theatre Live Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (NR) Thu, May 11 7:00pm Sun, May 14 12:30pm Twelfth Night (NR) Wed, May 17 7:00pm Exhibition on Screen The Artist’s Garden (NR) Tue, May 16 8:00pm
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at Women’s Healthcare of Princeton. Participate in a raffle for a free spa service and for a free health coaching session. Also, talk oneon-one with providers about important women’s health issues. RSVP by calling (609) 430-1900. 8 p.m.: Great Minds Salon featuring Sammy Politziner on “The Art of Maximizing Social Good” at The Jewish Center of Princeton. Wednesday, May 17 6 p.m.: Joyce Carol Oates reads from and discusses her latest work, A Book of American Martyrs at Labyrinth Books of Princeton. Thursday, May 18 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Return of the Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza (repeats weekly). 4 to 9 p.m.: Girls Night Out in Palmer Square in downtown Princeton. Shopping, friends, and fun – what could be better? Also, exclusive promotions and discounts in many shops and restaurants. 7:30 p.m.: Screening of Wise Blood (1979) at Princeton Garden Theatre. Friday, May 19 6:30 p.m.: Award-winning author and professor Eddie Glaude speaks at One Table Café at Trinity Church, Princeton. Reservations are required by May 17. RSVP by calling (609) 216-7770. 7 to 9 p.m.: Opening Night, Dancing Under the Stars at Hinds Plaza co-sponsored by Princeton Public Library and Central Jersey Dance. Saturday, May 20 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: 7th Annual Miki & Friends 5K Walk and Run for Attitudes in Reverse, a Princetonbased nonprofit whose mission is to save lives through mental-health and suicideprevention education; Mercer County Park, East Picnic Area, West Windsor.
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ties. Rain or shine. Noon to 5 p.m.: Mother’s Day Wine Trail event at Terhune Orchards. Mothers that visit the winery tasting room can enjoy a complimentary tasting flight of five of Terhune Orchards Vineyard’s fruit based wines (also on Sunday, May 14). 1 p.m.: Historic Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton History Tour at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. 7 to 9 p.m.: JourneyDance “Move Into the Manifestation Energy” at Princeton Integral Yoga Community Center at the Princeton Shopping Center. Register at www.iyccprinceton.org. 8 p.m.: PBSN (Professional and Business Social Network) Dance Party and Social at Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. Mix, mingle, and dance in the Nassau Ballroom. Singles and couples are welcome. Membership not required. For more information, call (610) 348-5544 or visit www.PBSNinfo.com. Sunday, May 14 Mother’s Day 2 to 4 p.m.: Mother’s Day at Mountain Lakes Preserve. Take a Mother’s Day trail walk with friends and family. Tea and cookies will be offered at the Stone Terrace overlooking the Lake. Also, a special treat for visiting Moms; 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton. 4 to 5 p.m.: Stories and songs in Italian for children over the age of 2 at Princeton Public Library. Monday, May 15 Recycling 4 to 5 p.m.: Teens-Only Yoga Class at Princeton Integral Yoga Community Center at the Princeton Shopping Center. Register at www. iyccprinceton.org. Tuesday, May 16 5:30 p.m.: Open House
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A NIGHT IN OLD HAVANA: On Saturday, McCarter Theatre Center hosted its “A Night in Old Havana” Gala 2017. The evening featured a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, live auction, musical performance by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and a post-performance party. All proceeds benefit McCarter’s artistic, education, and engagement programs. Pictured, from left, are Gala co-chairs Ed Matthews, Vilma Keri, Douglas Palmer, and Christiana Foglio-Palmer; McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann, McCarter Managing Director Tim Shields, and Gala Co-chairs Aliya and Reggie Browne. (Photograph by Erica Cardenas) July 6-29. Summer 2017: PST’s 48th the past and present. The schedule for the SumThe four diverse selections Season Brings Surprises Since its inception over mer 2017 Season includes: reflect the challenges posed 40 years ago, Princeton Pippin by Stephen Schwartz to us today by a society that Summer Theater (PST) has (starting June 22); Spider’s is divided over whether it is helped launch the careers Web by Agatha Christie better to look to the past for of hundreds of young artists (starting July 13); The Cruci- inspiration or to move in the while bringing high-quality, ble by Arthur Miller (starting direction of further progaffordable theater to the July 27); and Appropriate ress. The characters in each greater Mercer County area. by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. play demonstrate vastly difThis summer’s season ex- The annual children’s show ferent ways of dealing with plores the interplay between performances will take place their individual histories,
CHAPIN SCHOOL MUSICIANS WIN PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: For the 12th consecutive year, Chapin School Princeton music ensembles participated in the annual Music in the Parks Festival, held this year in Middletown, N.J. Chapin’s Chamber Choir, Show Choir, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band, totaling 83 students, were among the 19 ensembles participating on Friday, May 5. Ensembles performed before a panel of judges who assessed each performance, provided written and verbal feedback, and rated each ensemble based on a set of criteria. Chapin took home several awards, including the Overall Middle/Junior High School Vocalist Award for Gillian Bartels-Quansah. Congratulations to Chapin faculty members Bridget MacDonald, Missy McCormick, and Desi Melegrito who stewarded the choir through hours of rehearsal.
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA: The “gold standard” of cover bands, the Dark Star Orchestra recreates Grateful Dead set lists with compelling and uncanny accuracy. Each night, this Chicago-based band decides on performing one show from the over 2,500 that the Dead performed during their 30-year tenure as the fathers of improvisational rock. Dark Star Orchestra will be at McCarter Theatre in Princeton on Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit www.mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787. and are made stronger by facing adversity. Season subscriptions are available for $79 (a discount of more than 30 percent) and can be purchased at www. princetonsummertheater. org/tickets. Single tickets are also available online. ———
Film “Generations of Artists: Roosevelt, N.J.”
Generations of Artists: Roosevelt, N.J., a shor t documentary about a Central New Jersey arts community that has continued through three generations, will premiere at the Summer 2017 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, June 11 at 7 p.m. at Voorhees Hall #105, 71 Hamilton Street/ College Avenue Campus, Rutgers Universit y, New Brunswick. There will be a special guest appearance by filmmaker Ilene Dube. Admission is $9-12. A second screening is scheduled for Saturday, June 24 at 8 p.m., at Roosevelt Borough Hall, 33 North Rochdale Avenue, Roosevelt, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Roosevelt Art Project. Admission is $5. A third screening is planned for July 15, 7:30 p.m., at the West Windsor Arts Center,
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Ever since Rockefeller Center mural painter Ben Shahn was invited by the Works Progress Administration to create a mural in Jersey Homesteads (since renamed Roosevelt), this rural village has become a haven for potters, painters, musicians, and writers. Generations of Artists is a visit with the artists who continue to make Roosevelt their home nearly a century after the town’s founding. The roots of the arts in Roosevelt go back to the mid 20th century. Originally named Jersey Homesteads, Roosevelt was established by the New Deal Resettlement Administration in 1937 as a place where garment workers could escape city tenements to breathe fresh air, farm cooperatively, operate a cooperatively-owned garment factory and shop in a cooperative store. T he design for Jersey Homesteads was inspired by utopian thinker Ebenezer Howard, whose “Garden City” movement influenced modern city designs around a central park. Jersey Homestead’s flat-roofed buildings, designed by German émigré architect Alfred Kastner and his young assistant Louis Kahn, were influenced by the Bauhaus movement. Ben Shahn, who worked with Diego Rivera on the Rockefeller Center mural, was brought in by the Works Progress Administration to create a mural about the founding of Roosevelt. The now famous work, in the public school, depicts the immigrant experience, the growth of the trade union movement and finally the exodus from New York’s dark tenements and sweatshops to the light-filled homes, cooperative factory and farms in the country. T h e v i l l ag e h a s b e e n placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its underlying vision, its cluster plan and for the Bauhausinfluenced houses. With 900 residents, Roosevelt still has its share of farms, including a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm. An award-winning print and online journalist, Ilene Dube covers the arts of Central New Jersey. Her artwork has been exhibited and won awards in regional exhibitions and her short stories and essays have been published in literary journals. Generations of Artists is part of a series of films Ms.
Dube is producing on artist communities in the greater Princeton area. An earlier film, Queenston Press: Birth of an Art Community, was about a women’s printmaking collective in Princeton beginning in the 1960s and ’70s and screened during exhibitions she co-organized at the Historical Society of Princeton and Arts Council of Princeton. All the works selected for the New Jersey Film Festival Summer 2017 were screened by a panel of 15 judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. They selected 23 films from over 322 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. ———
Princeton Ballet School Announces New Location
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of the American Repertory Ballet, will hold an open house at its new location in New Brunswick — 80 Albany Street, Second Floor — on Saturday June 3 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the new facilities, sample classes, and meet School Director Pamela Lev y, along with additional Princeton Ballet School faculty. There will also be door prizes. For more information, visit www.arballet.org. ———
14th Annual Sourland Music Festival, June 17
The 14th Annual Sourland Music Festival will take place on Saturday, June 17 from 3 to 10 p.m. at Hillsborough Golf and Country Club, 146 Wertsville Road in Hillsborough. Ticket prices are $35 at the gate ($10 for children) and $25 in advance at www. sourlandmusicfest.org/tickets. Online discounted ticket pricing ends at midnight on June 15. Festival co-chair Suzanne Parson states, “The Sourland Music Fest provides a showcase for the best blues, jazz, folk, and rock musicians in New Jersey. There’s also local beer, wine and food — we’ve got the best view around.” For a complete lineup, visit www.sourlandmusicfest. org/lineup.
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laire Klausner is affectionately called the “ice woman” by her teammates on the Princeton University softball team and she has come to embrace that nickname. “I don’t mind it, pitchers are supposed to be composed, no matter what happens,” said senior co-captain Klausner. Last Saturday as Princeton hosted Harvard in the Ivy League Championship Series (ILCS), Klausner displayed her composure. Taking the circle for the Tigers in the opener of the best-ofthree series, righty Klausner hurled a 1-0 shutout, striking out eight and scattering six hits. “Usually I am more of a rise ball pitcher but this season it hasn’t been working as well,” said Klausner, reflecting on the tense contest which saw the Tigers push across a run in the bottom of the seventh and final inning on an Allison Harvey single to get the win. “A lot of the down and away pitches worked really well. It was using off speed and not being afraid to throw a tough pitch in a tough situation.” After Klausner’s gritty effort in the pitcher’s duel, the Tiger bats came alive in the nightcap as Princeton overpowered the Crimson 13-4 to clinch the title and earn the program’s second straight title. The Tigers, now 25-18, will learn their NCAA assignment on May 14. Winning before a raucous home crowd at the Class of 1895 Field, which mobbed the Princeton players at home plate after Game 2, made the title even sweeter for Klausner and her teammates. “We talked about it since
the beginning of the season and we set a goal,” said Klausner, reflecting on earning home field advantage for the ILCS. “It was always in our head that we were going to win the Ivy League championship again so our goal was this time we are going to win it at home. It has been really nice to have our fans here. It was fun to win on the road last year but we really wanted the opportunity to show our friends and fans and the rest of the school how good we have gotten.” For Klausner, coming up big in the final home start of her college career will leave an indelible memory. “That is awesome, it brings my whole career full circle,” said Klausner. “I was thinking much more about holding them as well as I could so we could win.” In the second game, there was no holding back the Princeton offense. “I think our hitters did really well in the first game, there was a lot of hard contact,” said Klausner. “They weren’t getting as many balls in gaps. In between games, we talked about how our approach was great and that we are going to start hitting the gaps and keep to our game plan. It is going to fall through and it did.” In Klausner’s view, getting a second straight Ivy title is the product of a more serious approach to winning on the part of the Tiger program. “It is amazing, especially since Princeton hadn’t won Ivy League championships in a while until we did it last year,” said Klausner. “We think of this as the start of a new Princeton softball legacy.”
Having posted a combined record of 11-11 in her first three seasons, Klausner was looking to leave a special legacy this spring. “I think just having confidence as a pitcher,” said the Klausner, a 5’7 native of Stanford, Calif. who has gone 11-6 in 2017 with a 3.55 ERA. “In my other years, I progressed from being a little defensive or neutral. My mindset this year is that I am going to be an offensive pitcher, I am going to go after batters.” Princeton head coach Lisa Van Ackeren was confident that Klausner would go after the Harvard hitters. “She keeps us in every game because she is as tough as nails. I have to give her credit,” said Van Ackeren. “Kathleen Duncan from their team threw so well, it was a total pitcher’s duel the whole way.” Surviving the duel in the opener loosened things up for the Tigers. “That first win was very important; I think it allowed them to come out and play relaxed in Game 2,” said Van Ackeren. The hitting of senior star Marissa Reynolds, who went 2-for 3 with two runs and three RBIs in the title clincher on Saturday has been important for Princeton all spring long. “Marissa just sets the tone with the type of at-bats she has,” said Van Ackeren of Reynolds who is currently hitting a team-high .457. “Whether she picks up a walk or whether she squares a ball up or hits a double, it doesn’t matter. She is so tough, she really does set the tone for our offense so I have to credit her with that.”
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PU Women’s Lacrosse Wins Ivy Tournament, Earns No. 5 Seed and Home Contest in NCAAs Over the course of the spring, a recurring theme for the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team has been an emphasis on getting off to a quick start. In each of Princeton’s three losses this season (138 to Penn State on March 21, 18-12 to Maryland on April 12, and 17-12 to Penn on April 19 ), the Tigers dug an early hole that they couldn’t overcome. So when Princeton headed up to Cornell last weekend for the Ivy League tournament, it was determined to get out of the gate quickly. Mission accomplished as the Tigers jumped out to a 5-1 lead over Penn in the semifinals on Friday, never looking back on the way to 17-8 victory over the Quakers. Two days later against host Cornell in the title game, Princeton built a 7-1 first half lead and held off the Big Red to earn a 12-9 victory and the league’s automatic berth to the upcoming NCAA tournament. P r i n c e to n , n o w 14 - 3 overall, is seeded fifth in the NCAAs and will host a second round contest on May 14 between the winner of the Cornell/Notre Dame first round game. Coming into the Ivy tourney, Tigers head coach Chris Sailer sensed that her players were primed to come up big. “They have been ver y determined all year long; I
think they really felt confident and they were really excited for the chance to get to play Penn again to begin with,” said Sailer. “We thought we could compete much better than we had the first time.” The Tigers didn’t waste any time showing that determination against Penn, racing out to the early lead and then going on an 8-1 run to star t the second half and put the game out of reach. “We really did jump on them,” said Sailer. “The defense was just incredible in that game and the offense was coming through. It was a total team effort. We knew the scout. We knew their tendencies and we knew how we had to attack them offensively.” Two days later, Princeton went on the attack again as it faced a Cornell squad it had beaten 12-11 in overtime on April 22. “We had a great start in that game and got out to the big lead,” said Sailer. “Cornell is a great team and they are playing on their home field. Everyone knew what was on line in that game and we knew they weren’t going away. It was similar to the last time we played them. We had the lead on them and they kept coming back but this time we were able to shut the door and not let them capture a lead.” As usual, the Tigers got great play from senior standouts, goalie Ellie DeGarmo
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group, they set really high goals for themselves for his season,” said Sailer. “Our seniors have just had phenomenal careers at Princeton. They have been a major part of the resurgence of the program. They have created an incredible culture, oriented towards per for mance and team work with confidence and determination. They set the standard in the classroom and on the field and as a coach it is just so exciting to see them have this kind of success for their senior year.” Princeton’s success this spring helped it earn its first NCA A home game since 2009. “To get the five seed is re a l ly ph e nom e na l, we ended up with the No. 3 RPI in the country which I think speaks a lot about the strength of our schedule this year and how well we performed in that strength of schedule,” said Sailer. “It is the highest seed we have gotten since 2003 so I think that is a fitting reward for these kids. To be able to have a bye in the first round is just great. It gives you more time to prepare and come in fresher to your game on Sunday.” Having defeated Notre Dame (14-8 on March 11) and posting the two wins over Cornell, the Tigers will be thoroughly prepared for whomever they face on Sunday. “Whether it is Notre Dame or Cornell, we have to go after it,” said Sailer. “You have just got to be as confident and as prepared as possible and willing to work
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DOING GREAT: Princeton University women’s lacrosse player Anna Doherty heads upfield in a game this spring. Last weekend, senior midfielder and tri-captain Doherty helped Princeton win the Ivy League tournament. Doherty scored four goals in a 17-8 win over Penn in the semis on Friday and then contributed two goals to help the Tigers defeat Cornell 12-9 in the championship game. Princeton, now 14-3 overall, is seeded fifth in the NCAA tournament and will host a second round contest on May 14 between the winner of the Cornell/Notre Dame first round game. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Over the last half of April, the Princeton Universit y men’s lightweight varsity 8 crew found itself under the gun every week. On April 15, Princeton battled top-ranked Cornell tooth-and-nail, losing by 1.9 seconds to the Big Red in the race for the Platt Cup. A week later, the Tigers came through in a tight race against Penn for the WoodHammond Trophy, prevailing over the Quakers by 1.4 seconds. Facing Harvard and Yale on Apr i l 29, P r i n ce ton placed a close third in 5:59.9 with Harvard taking first in 5:55.6 and Yale coming in second 5:57.5. P r i nce ton h e ad coach Marty Crotty harbors no illu-
sions about what his rowers has faced this spring. “I knew that we were up against some really good competition,” said Crotty. “There happens to be four or five really good boats in the league this year, rather than one or two, so there hasn’t really been any easy weekends.” In Crotty’s view, the Tigers didn’t display their characteristic mental toughness at the regular season finale against Harvard and Yale. “T hey def in itely came out fighting in the Columbia race (a 5-second win on April 1) earlier this season, they came out fighting in the Cornell race even though we ended up losing,” said Crotty. “I didn’t see the same at-
tack mentality in this race.” With the Eastern Sprints taking place in May 14 in Worcester, Mass. on Lake Quinsigamond, Crotty was determined to rekindle that fiery mentality, starting on the first day of practice after the H-Y-P regatta. “It is just engaging in competition, throwing some even lineups out there and getting back to some inter-squad combat,” said Crotty. “Exhibit No. 1 was this evening. We did some longer pieces at a low rating and the guys were just teeing off on each other. It was just what the doctor ordered. If they can bring the kind of competitive zeal that they did this evening in any race, I think we will be better off
PULLING TOGETHER: The Princeton University men’s lightweight varsity 8 churns through the water in a race earlier this spring. After ending the regular season by taking a close third behind Harvard and Yale in the annual H-Y-P regatta, the Tigers will be looking to make up the gap as they compete in the Eastern Sprints on May 14 in Worcester, Mass. (Photo Courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications)
than we showed on Saturday.” Over the course of the season, the Princeton rowers have fed off of each other. “It is a good group to work with, they are very receptive,” said Crotty. “They are just like us; they are game for anything they think is going to make the team a little bit better. This year, more than any year, the guys have really been about team. It is a very unselfish vibe and guys are pushing each other really well.” Pushing on a daily basis has led to improvement across the board. “Each individual has made gains,” added Crotty. “We have spent a lot of time with guys in the tanks; we have spent a lot of time one-on-one. Guys have been really receptive to the train-
ing and the instruction they are getting and then they are taking it out on the water and showing that they are able to do it.” Crotty, for his part, believes that his top boat will have to be aggressive in order to do some big things at the Sprints. “To have any chance at all, we are going to need to get better,” said Crotty.
“We are going to have to get a little cleaner, a little more polished, and then we are just going to have to show more fight, more grit. We are going to show the willingness to take a risk and to attack the lead because it is very evident that this year if there are a couple of boats that get away, they aren’t coming back.” —Bill Alden
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PU Women’s Track 3rd at Heps Meet
Senior stars Allison Harris and Julia Ratcliffe provided highlights as the Princeton University women’s track team placed third at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend at Yale. Harris won the pole vault with a jump of 13’ 10.5. It is her fourth Ivy pole vault title, and second outdoors. Ratcliffe placed first in the hammer throw with a heave of 227’2, becoming the first four-time champion in the hammer throw in meet history. In addition, senior Lizzie Bird won her second steeplechase title while the 4x800 meter relay also prevailed. In the team standings, Harvard took first with 164 points followed by Penn with
125 and Princeton piling up 103 in finishing third. The Tigers will be hosting the ECAC Championship from May 12-14. ———
PU Men’s Tennis Duo Makes NCAA Doubles
Princeton University men’s tennis players Alex Day and Luke Gamble have earned a bid to the NCAA doubles championship. Senior star Day and junior standout Gamble are the first Tigers to play in the NCAA doubles tournament since 2001, when Kyle Kliegerman ‘01 and John Portlock ‘01 qualified and won their first-round match to advance to the round of 16. Matija Pecotic ‘13 was the last Tiger to play in the singles tournament, doing so in his final two seasons and winning his first-round match as a senior in 2013. There will again be 32 doubles pairs in this year’s tournament, which will run May 24-29 at the University
of Georgia. The bracket for the event will be announced closer to the start date. Day and Gamble are 19-13 this season including 13-8 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 spot. Ranked as high as No. 13 in early March, Day and Gamble were ranked No. 51 on the most recent ITA ranking, released April 25, and received an automatic bid for being the highest-ranked Ivy League team and in the national top 60 including all matches through last weekend. ———
Tiger Women’s Golf Starts Play at Regional
Competing as a team in the event for the first time since 2005, the Princeton Universit y women’s golf team opened its NCAA regional Monday at Athens, Ga. by ending the first round of the competition in eighth place with a score of 12-over 300. Michigan State carded for a four-under 284 to take a five stroke lead over Alabama at the University of
FAST TRACK: Members of the Princeton University men’s track team celebrate after winning the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships last Sunday at New Haven, Conn. The Tigers piled up 156 points to edge runner-up Cornell, which tallied 149. The title is the 17th Outdoor Heps crown for the Tiger men’s program. Individual victors for the Tigers included August Kiles in the pole vault, Joey Daniels in the 110 hurdles, and Christopher Cook in the shot put. The Tigers are next in action when they host the IC4A Championship May 12-14. (Photo Courtesy of the Ivy League)
Georgia Golf Course, a par72, 6,344-yard course for the event. The top six teams from the 18-team field in the threeround event will advance to the NCAA Championships May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., as will the top three players not on those six teams. Pr inceton’s last NCA A participant was Kelly Shon ‘14, who advanced out of regional play in 2013 to become the second Tiger, along with Mary Moan ‘97, to compete at the NCA A Championships. The Tigers earned the Ivy League’s automatic bid after a 31-stroke victory over runner-up Harvard at the Ivy League Championships that wrapped April 23. The team’s three-round score of 891 set a program record for a three-round tournament and was the secondbest three-round score in Ivy League Championship history, behind Harvard’s 890 in 2008. A ll four members of Princeton’s scoring four at the Ivy event were All-Ivy, including tournament meda l is t s ophom ore A mb er Wang, runner-up freshman Alison Chang and senior Hana Ku on the first team and freshman Maya Walton on the second team. All four scoring Tigers were in the tournament’s top seven. ———
40-40 CLUB: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Michael Sowers heads upfield in a game earlier this season. Last Friday, freshman sensation Sowers tallied four goals and an assist in a losing cause as Princeton fell 17-15 to Brown in the Ivy League Tournament semis and ended the season at 9-6 overall. Sowers, for his part, tallied a program-record 82 points this spring on 41 goals and 41 assists, eclipsing the mark set by Mike MacDonald (48 goals, 30 assists) in 2015 in his senior campaign. He also is the fifth player in Ivy history to have a 40-40 season. The other four players who did so were Jim Trenz of Cornell in 1974, Mike French of Cornell in 1976, Rob Pannell of Cornell in 2011 and Dylan Molloy of Brown in 2016. In addition, Sowers joins Randy Mearns of Canisius as the only Division I freshmen ever to have a 40-40 season. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Having defeated Hopewell Valley 9-5 earlier in the week, the Princeton High boys’ lacrosse team struggled to get on track when the foes met for a rematch in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday. The rivals were locked in a scoreless tie for the first 11 minutes of their MCT clash. PHS senior star midfielder Justin Marciano acknowledged that the Bulldogs learned from the May 2 meeting. “I thought we got a lot of good experience from playing them the first time but they definitely learned a lot
of tips and tricks on us,” said Marciano. “They were locking off Johnny (Lopez-Ona), which was a real crucial part of our offense in the first game.” Marciano helped get the Little Tiger offense started, assisting on two goals by Eamonn McDonald as PHS forged ahead 2-0 early in the second quarter. “We have been playing for years together; he is an amazing player,” said Marciano, reflecting on his connection with McDonald. “He cuts off the ball really, really well, he feeds off my dodges a lot. I am always looking inside to him and Johnny on these cuts that
JUST RESULT: Princeton High boys’ lacrosse player Justin Marciano battles a foe in a game earlier this season. Last Saturday, senior midfielder Marciano contributed four assists to help third-seeded PHS defeat sixth-seeded Hopewell Valley 7-5 in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals. The Little Tigers, who improved to 7-6 with the win, were slated to face seventh-seeded Allentown in the MCT semis on May 9 with the victor advancing to the title game on May 11 to be played at WW/P-North. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Despite Consistent Offensive Production, PHS Baseball Struggling to Get Rolling As the Princeton High baseball team ended April, it seemed poised to get on a roll. PHS posted an 8-6 win over Hightstown on April 24 and then lost a 5-4 nailbiter to Robbinsville four days later, falling on a walk-off hit by the Ravens. For L it t le T ig e r h e ad coach Dave Roberts, that two-game stretch was encouraging. “I felt we had turned a corner there with the Hightstown win and the Robbinsvile game, getting down in the Hightstown game and coming back pretty nicely and then sticking with a good Robbinsville team,” said Roberts. B ut t h i ngs have gone downhill in May as PHS lost to Hopewell Valley 7-4 on May 1 and Steinert 8-1 on May 3 before absorbing a 16-1 loss to Hopewell last Saturday in a rematch in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament. “We are making the same mistakes,” lamented Roberts. “We are making defensive errors. We are just leaving too many balls over the middle of the plate as a pitching staff.” Those lapses are particularly frustrating since the Little Tigers have been generating some hitting punch this spring. “I am happy with everybody offensively,” said Roberts, who has been getting consistent production from his top six of Jaedyn Paria, Mike Ramirez, Paul Cooke, Dan Gross, Alec Silverman, and Ted Marttila. “It has been a nice team offensive year; we are hit-
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and hosting WW/P-South on May 10, hosting South Hunterdon on May 11, playing at Lawrence High on May 12, and hosting Hightstown on May 16, Roberts is looking to see his team turn a corner down the stretch. “The focus is cleaning up all of the mistakes from the first two-thirds of the year and building for next year,” said Roberts, noting that the squad only has two senior starters. “In the same breath, we are trying to get the win total up to a respectable number.” —Bill Alden
FULL SWING: Princeton High baseball player Paul Cooke follows through on a swing in recent action. Junior outfielder Cooke has helped spark the PHS hitting attack this spring. The Little Tigers, who tied Lawrenceville 5-5 last Monday in 11 innings to move to 3-13-1, host WW/P-South on May 10, host South Hunterdon on May 11, play at Lawrence High on May 12, and host Hightstown on May 16. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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With Donohue Excelling in New Roles, Hun Softball Extends Winning Streak to 12 As a sophomore, Meghan Donohue has taken on new roles this spring for the Hun School softball team. After playing at first base and batting third last year as she enjoyed a superb freshman campaign, Donohue has moved to third base and is now hitting out of the cleanup spot in the Hun batting order. “Usually I am a first baseman but the team needed me at third and that’s where I play and I am trying to do my best there,” said Donohue. “This year I am hitting fou r t h. I k now ( A lex is ) Goeke hit fourth for us last year so I have got to keep the team going. Gigi Venizelos has been hitting third for us. She is the new freshman and she has been great.” L ast T hursday against WW/P-North, Donohue contributed an RBI single in the first inning as the Raiders pushed across three runs to take a 3-0 lead on the way to a 5-0 win. “I think it is really important for us to just have a good start,” said Donohue, reflecting in the first inning rally. “Julie (Fassl) leads off and she really gets us off to a good start. As soon as we get that power in the begin-
ning, we really pull through. I am just trying to make contact there, doing my part to help the team and trying to get those runners over.” On Monday, Donohue kept making contact, going 2-of4 with two runs as the Raiders topped Hopewell Valley 10-0 to post 12th straight win and improve to 12-1. “I think this year our team has really come together as a whole,” said Donohue in assessing Hun’s w inning streak. “We have the whole teamwork thing down, we really support each other. I think it is the chemistry within the team. We really support each other and we all get along. We are just one big family.” Hun head coach Kathy Quirk liked the way her team came out swinging against WW/P-North. “We tell them that we want to score a run an inning,” said Quirk. “We like scoring first and getting up on the board and just moving from there. The tone did shift. I think they felt a little bit more confident.” Hun is getting more and more confident in junior pitcher Alanna Pearson, who struck out 11 and gave up five hits in the win over the Northern Knights and then
Business | COMING THROUGH: Hun School softball player Meghan Donohue taking a swing in recent action. Last Thursday, sophomore star Donohue had two hits and an RBI to help Hun defeat WW/PNorth 5-0. The Raiders, who defeated Hopewell Valley 10-0 last Monday to post their 12th straight win and improve to 121, play at Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.) on May 13 and then start play in the state Prep A tournament. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
had 12 strikeouts in holding HoVal to three hits. “She has been doing a nice job for us,” said Quirk. “I am very pleased for her, she has become a nice team player. Normally her bat is strong but today it wasn’t as strong as it has been in the past. She did her job on the mound, that was the most important thing. She just works hard everyday. Her and Fassl work well together. She is just moving the ball.” Senior star catcher Fassl enjoyed a strong hitting day against WW/P-North, going 3-for-4 with a homer, an RBI, and two runs. “She is just a great player, she is the cornerstone behind this defense,” said Quirk of Fassl. “I was happy for her to see that ball go out. She is just a great kid and she works hard. We are going to miss her next year.” Quirk has been getting good work from Donahue along with Gigi Venizelos and Julia Revock at the top of the order. “Meghan has been doing a nice job for us,” said Quirk. “With Gigi is batting third, Meghan is able to get either her or Fassl in. Revock’s job is to move them up. They all know what their job is.” With the state Prep A tournament coming up next week, Quirk is hoping that her team can keeping getting the job done. “I think we are confident but we can’t get cocky,” said Quirk. “They work together, they talk, and they support each other. I am very happy and pleased. I just hope we can continue.” In Donohue’s view, the Raiders are primed to work hard for the goal of a prep title. “Last year we didn’t have Law | Litigation aFamily good showing in preps,” said Donohue. “We lost that game to Peddie, that was really hard for us. This year we are really motivated to get it. That is our goal and we really want to bounce back.” —Bill Alden
Fake Helps Hun Boys’ Lacrosse Fight to the End As Raiders Fall to Lawrenceville in Prep A Final Chris Fake and his teammates on the Hun School boys’ lacrosse team faced a major challenge when they played at Lawrenceville in the state Prep A final last Monday evening. Hun lost 17-10 to Lawrenceville in early April and knew it wouldn’t be easy to flip the script in the title rematch with the talented Big Red. “We just wanted to come out with a different pace,” said senior star defender and Yale-bound Fake. “We wanted to come out faster, more prepared for them. They are a great team and it was difficult.” The Raiders made things difficult on Lawrenceville in the first half as they trailed just 4-1 at halftime. “Gib (goalie Gib Versfeld) played amazing, we were trying to stick to the fundamentals,” said Fake, in assessing Hun’s first half effort. Over the rest of the game, however, Hun had trouble sticking with Lawrenceville, falling behind 7-1 midway through the third quarter on the way to an 11-5 defeat. “We fought with them and what happened, happened,” said Fake. “We kept fighting, we never lost hope. We refused to quit.” While the loss dropped the Raiders to 6-6, Fake believes the team has made big strides this spring. “I feel like this team has grown a great amount, not only as lacrosse players but as a family,” said Fake. “We have gotten so much tighter. We love each other.” As a tri-captain of the squad along w ith fellow seniors John Salcedo and Versfeld, Fake has worked | Personal to create thatInjury family atmosphere.
“It is easy to be a captain with these guys; it is like every one of these guys are captains,” asserted Fake. “We just get together so well and everyone is a leader on this team.” Things have come together for Fake off the field at Hun as he is headed to Yale where he will be playing for its men’s lax program. “As I went through high school, I started to really focus on my academics and I saw Yale as a great opportunity for me,” said Fake. “Not only have the teachers and the kids at school helped me, coach ( M V ) Whitlow has helped me exponentially through the high school years, as a player, a person, and a student.” Hun head coach Whitlow credits Fake with setting a great example for his teammates. “Chris Fake is more of an influence culturally, just like Owen and Brendan Black were before,” said Whitlow. “He is a Hun guy. If we need to hang our hat on somebody it would be Chris Fake, I think he is a great role model. He is great student and he is heading to Yale. He is a very, very good lacrosse player but his strengths are off the field as well in the classroom. He is a great person.” Although Hun fell short against Lawrenceville in the title game, Whitlow praised his players for producing a very good effort. “We have a lot of respect for them and their players, we felt like we were in the game early but we didn’t shoot well,” said Whitlow, who got two goals and an assist from freshman Trevor Deubner with senior Andrew Kaye and Salcedo each chipping in a goal and an assist
and goalie Versfeld making 13 saves. “We felt like we were composed, we felt like we gave a great effort. They outshot us. It really came down to shooting. The face-off X was pretty even and we liked our goalie play. We just didn’t like our shooting.” W hitlow liked how his players kept their composure as things went against them last Monday. “I am proud of my guys, this is a great group of young men and good student-athletes,” said Whitlow. “They handled themselves beautifully on the field. It is a nice way to play in a game like that. The game didn’t get chippy and I thought the sportsmanship was at a high level. We got ourselves in a hole 7-1 but then we made a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter so we are proud of that.” Hun will be looking to take things to a higher level as it plays at Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on May 13 and then wraps up the season by competing in the prestigious Inter-Ac Invitational. “I think we have evolved, if you have looked at the scores, our scores have gotten better,” said Whitlow. “We want to do better today, big games are big games. When you are starting five underclassmen like we are, they are not always ready for those big game moment under the lights here. We felt like we executed; we just didn’t shoot very well.” In Fake’s view, the Raiders will need to focus on better execution to make a big run in the Inter-Ac. “We have just got to take what we didn’t do well tonight,” said Fake. “We didn’t shoot well; we messed up on defense at times. We just have to learn from that and take it into the Inter-Ac.” —Bill Alden
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STICKING WITH IT: Hun School boys’ lacrosse player Chris Fake, right, stymies a foe in a 2016 game. Last Monday, senior star defender and Yale-bound Fake fought hard in a losing cause as second-seeded Hun fell 11-5 to top-seeded Lawrenceville in the state Prep A title game. The Raiders, now 6-6, play at Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on May 13 before starting play in the prestigious Inter-Ac Invitational. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Ryan Sparks is determined to be a jack-of-all trades this spring in his senior season for the Princeton Day School baseball team. Sparks has played at first base, the outfield, and is a key pitcher in the starting rotation as he looks to get the most out of his final campaign for the Panthers and prepares to play at the next level at Gettysburg College. “I am trying to play everywhere,” said Sparks. “When I get to Gettysburg next year, I know the coach is looking at me at first base, pitcher, and possibly outfield.” Last week, Sparks’ versatility was on display as PDS edged Lawrenceville 9-8. Lefty Sparks pitched five innings and went 3-for-4 with
a homer and three RBIs in the May 2 contest. While Sparks didn’t have his best stuff in his mound effort he hung in there as he struck out four and gave up five runs on five hits. “I thought I pitched pretty well,” said Sparks. “I didn’t really have my curve ball today; I was locating my fastball somewhat. It doesn’t usually end that poorly. This season, I have been on fire with two shutouts. I have a lot of confidence this season, just throwing the ball pretty much.” At the bat, Sparks achieved a milestone with his two-run homer in the bottom of the third. “That is my first home run, it was a 3-0 count and I was actually waiting for coach to
SPARKS FLYING: Princeton Day School baseball player Ryan Sparks runs the bases in recent action. Last week, senior star Sparks contributed on the mound and at the plate to help PDS defeat Lawrenceville 9-8. Last Saturday, the Panthers topped Hightstown 7-1 in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament to move to 9-8. Eighth-seeded PDS was slated to play top-seeded Steinert in the MCT quarterfinals on May 9 with the winner advancing to the semis on May 13. The Panthers will also be starting play in the Prep B tournament where they are hosting Newark Academy in an opening round contest on May 11. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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give me the take sign,” said Sparks. “I didn’t see the take sign so I got real excited. I was like OK I am swinging at this ball. I sort of knew it was a homer but I just kept running just in case. I thought maybe I could hustle out an inside the park homer.” Entering the Lawrenceville game mired in a three-game losing streak, PDS was determined to come out hustling against the Big Red. “A big issue this year has been lack of energy, the last three games that we lost, we were all dead, we didn’t say anything,” said Sparks. “Yesterday after our game during our talk we made a big point of bringing the energy today.” PDS head coach Brian Dudeck was confident that his players would be fired up for the game with Lawrenceville. “It is a rivalry game; you saw guys flying on and off the field, ever ybody was just into the game,” said Dudeck. “Yesterday against DelVal, it was completely dead. I think it is a game where we can be competitive if we come out hard. We get to this time of the season where you have to kick it into fourth gear.” T he Panthers kicked things into gear offensively against the Big Red as Zach Dudeck had two RBIs, Luke Franzoni went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs and Paul Franzoni joined Sparks in hitting a homer. “Zach had a hit at the end, that was big,” said Dudeck. “Sparks had his home run. Luke has been awesome. He is unbelievable, he has been that way for us all year.” With a strong pitching rotation featuring Sparks, and fellow seniors Chase Fleming and Russell Kirczow, Dudeck believes his team can do some damage in postseason play. Last Saturday, the eight-seeded Panthers topped ninth-seeded Hightstown 7-1 behind a strong mound effort from Fleming in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament last Saturday to move to 9-8 and they are slated to face top-seeded Steinert in the MCT quarterfinals on May 9 with the winner advancing to the semis on May 13. “It is advantageous when our starters get ahead in the count,” said Dudeck whose team will also be starting play in the Prep B tournament where it is hosting Newark Academy in an opening round contest on May 11. “I think it is going to have to line up pitching wise. Everyday, you have to have two or three guys available.” Sparks, for his part, believes that a blend of starting pitching and sharper play could result in a big finish for the Panthers. “I think our record doesn’t speak for how we have played,” said Sparks. “With our pitching, once we have me, Russell (Kirczow) and Chase (Fleming) healthy on a full rotation, we are going to do really well. We need to cut down on those errors and pick up the energy.” —Bill Alden
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Hun Baseball: Cam Cavanaugh and Ryan Moore provided some punch as Hun edged Peddie 14-13 last Monday. Cavanaugh and Moore each had three RBIs as the Raiders improved to 10-7. In upcoming action, 11th-seeded Hun was slated to play at third-seeded Nottingham in the MCT quarters on May 9 with the victor advancing to the semis on May 13. In addition, Hun plays Nottingham on May 10 in a regular season game and then hosts Allentown on May 11. ——— Girls’ Lacrosse: Hannah Bunce starred in a losing cause as third-seeded Hun fell 18-6 to second-seeded Lawrenceville last Monday in the state Prep A semis. Junior star Bunce tallied two goals and an assist for the Raiders, who moved to 104. Hun is scheduled to play at WW/P-North on May 10, at Robbinsville on May 12, and at Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.) on May 13.
PHS Softball: Star pitcher Kayla Volante yielded just one hit, but it wasn’t enough as PHS fell 1-0 to Lawrence High last Monday. Senior Volante had 10 strikeouts and one walk for the Little Tigers, who dropped to 5-13. In upcoming action, PHS will be starting play in the Mercer County Tournament where it is seeded 11th and was slated to play at sixth-seeded WW/P-South on May 9 in an opening round contest. ——— Girls’ Lacrosse: Margaret Jacobs was productive in
a losing effort as seventhseeded PHS fell 9-5 at second-seeded Allentown in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday. Jacobs had a goal and two assists for the Little Tigers, who moved to 11-6. PHS hosts New Egypt on May 11 before playing at Haddonfield on May 13 and at Hightstown on May 15. ——— Boys’ Tennis: Getting wins at first and second doubles, PHS edged Robbinsville 3-2 last Monday. The Little Tigers, now 10-3, host Ewing on May 10 and then start play in the North 2, Group 3 Tournament where they are seeded fourth and host 13th-seeded Irvington in an opening round match on May 12.
PDS Softball: Sparked by a big game from Julie Patterson, PDS defeated Trenton 18-4 last Thursday. Sophomore standout Patterson had two hits and two RBIs to help the Panthers improve to 2-7. PDS plays at Lawrence on May 12 and at WardlawHartridge on May 15. In addition, the Panthers will be competing in the state Prep B tournament. ——— Boys’ Lacrosse: Elon Tuckman served as a catalyst to help top-seeded PDS cruise to a 19-3 win over eighthseeded Pennington in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday. Junior star Tuckman chipped in two goals and five assists as the Panthers improved to 10-2. PDS is slated to face fifth-seeded Notre Dame in the MCT semis on May 9 with the winner advancing to the championship game on May 11. In addition, PDS
will be competing in the state Prep B tourney where they are seeded first and will host fourth-seeded Newark Academy in a semifinal contest on May 15. ——— Boys’ Golf: Tyler Coffey led the way as PDS placed fifth of 14 schools in the team standings of the Mercer County Tournament last week. Junior Coffey fired a six-over 78 at Mercer Oaks West to place fifth in the individual standings. PDS had a team total of 337, 23 strokes behind champion Peddie.
Stuart Lacrosse: Ali Hannah fired in seven goals but it wasn’t enough as Stuart fell 11-10 to the Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (Pa.) last Monday. The Tartans, now 6-7, will wrap up the season by hosting Pennington on May 11 and playing at Rutgers Prep on May 13.
Lawrenceville Girls’ Lacrosse: Annabelle Albert and Reilly Fletcher helped trigger the offense as second-seeded Lawrenceville topped third-seeded Hun 18-6 in the state Prep A semifinals last Monday. Albert tallied three goals and four assists while Fletcher contributed four goals and two assists to help the Big Red improve to 16-0. Lawrenceville will play at topseeded Oak Knoll on May 15 in the Prep A title game. In addition, Lawrenceville advanced to the semis of the Mercer County Tournament where the top-seeded Big Red is slated to face fifth-
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Pennington Baseball: Tony Morency led the way as seventh-seeded Pennington topped 10thseeded Hamilton 10-4 in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament last Saturday. Morency had two hits with a home run, five RBIs, and two runs scored as the Red Raiders improved to 104. Pennington was slated to play at second-seeded Allentown in the MCT quarters on May 9 with the winner advancing to the semis on May 13. In addition, the Red Raiders will compete in the state Prep B tournament where they will host Morristown-Beard on May 11 in an opening round contest.
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Princeton 5k Race Slated for May 21
The seventh annual Princeton 5k Road Race is scheduled for May 21 at 8:30 a.m. The USATF sanctioned course begins and ends at Walnut Lane, between Princeton High School and John Witherspoon Middle School. Presented by Princeton Pacers Running, the race benefits the Princeton High School Cross Country and Track and Field programs. Entry fee is $30 through April 30; $35 through race day, and $25 any time for Princeton High athletes. For online registration and sponsorship opportunities, log onto www.princeton5k.com.
Mundenar races upfield in recent action. Last Monday, junior star Mundenar tallied five goals to help second-seeded PDS defeat third-seeded Morristown-Beard 15-6 in the state Prep B semi finals.The Panthers, now 9-4, host fourth-seeded Newark Academy in the Prep B title game on May 15. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Ashton Harvey Ashton Harvey of Princeton, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2017, at the age of 88. Born on February 26, 1929 in New York City to Dr. Harold D. Harvey and Katharine Davis, Ashton graduated from Pomfret School and from Princeton University in 1951. He was the beloved husband of Isabel Moore of Trenton, who tragically suffered a major stroke in 1971. He lovingly cared for her until her passing in 2007. He served in the Intelligence Department of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., before returning to Princeton, taking a job as a financial adviser for Janney Montgomery Scott, a member of the New York Stock Exchange. In 1970, he and his partners formed the investment advisory firm Delafield, Harvey, Tabell. Located in Princeton, the firm was bought by U.S. Trust in 1983. He remained with the company until his full retirement in 2012. In 1991, A sh mar r ied Marion Kulley Dunham of Princeton. Together they embarked on countless adventures, sharing his love of the west, Block Island, fly-fishing, sailing, and exploring the world. Ash and Marion exemplified the definition of “soul mates.” D e s p i te h i s i n f l u e n c e and success in the financial world, Ash was happiest working and walking the land he cherished: chopping wood, mending stone walls, building bird houses, or towing his wagon behind his beloved 1936 Allis Chalmers tractor. Ash was a true steward of the land, active in the D&R Greenway Land Trust of Princeton, the Block Island Land Trust, the Block Island Nature Conservancy, and numerous other nonprof it s. He was on t he Board of Directors at Lee Development Group in Silver Spring, Md. and at D&R Greenway. In 2002, Ash formed the Harvey Family Charitable Foundation, an organization set up to help “those who are hurting.” He allowed family members to delegate funds each year, a legacy that will continue. He was a role model to us all. Ash is survived by his wife Marion; his three children, Ben, Edward, and Julie; his two stepchildren, Andrea Dunham Riccio and Daniel Dunham; his seven grandch ildren ; and h is sister Dorothy Davis of Plymouth, Mass.
Lorenzo Fletcher Jr. Lorenzo “Bubby” Fletcher Jr. was born in Princeton on April 6th, 1934, and departed his earthly home on May 2, 2017 at Capital Health systems in Hopewell. He was a lifelong resident of Ewing Township. Lorenzo, known as “Bubby” by family and friends attended the Princeton Public School system where in addition to his academic excellence he served as captain of the football and track teams. He continued his education at the University Of Pittsburgh and Trenton Junior College. He also graduated with a BA in sociology from Rutgers University. Lorenzo ser ved honorably in the armed forces as a medic in the Marine Corps and Navy. He worked for Midstate Mobile Radio, New Jersey Bell Telephone, and AT&T, where he managed commercial Motorola Mobile Radio accounts, and coordinated their FCC licensing pro gram. As a district manager for AT&T he was designated as the point of contact for providing and coordinating communications for the president and vice-president of the United States whenever they visited New Jersey. He worked closely with the secret service and the White House communications group to coordinate the visits. Lorenzo is pre-deceased by his wife Madge, a son Lorenzo “Tony” Fletcher III, his father Lorenzo “Lefty” Fletcher Sr., a sister Loretta Fletcher Hawthorne, and a brother Donald Fletcher. He leaves to mourn his passing, a son, Brian; his mother Maxie; a brother Lamont Fletcher ( Lottie); a sister Deborah Gibson ( Greg ) ; three grandchildren, Colby, Casey, and Jami; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. He was known by family and friends to be quiet but stern, precise, an articulate intellectual, and a sharp dresser who included argyle socks in his fashion statement. Lorenzo was known by his co-workers as a highly motivated self starter with strong interpersonal skills. He spent the last years of his life caring for his mother, Maxie and providing wisdom, support and love to his family. Funeral services will be held at the Hughes Funeral Home, 324 Bellevue Ave.,
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Irving J. Kessler, 76, of Skillman, died May 3, 2017, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. A Brooklyn native, he was born May 14, 1940 to Hyman and Etta (Skott) Kessler. He attended Brooklyn College, and got his Ph.D. in mathematics under Walter Rudin at the University of Wisconsin. After teaching at Southern Illinois University, he spent the majority of his career at IDA/ Center for Communications Research — Princeton. It was at IDA that he met his colleague, Hollis Fitch, who became his wife of 32 years. Together they enjoyed their home on the hill, many travels, and being with their grandchildren. Irv had an enthusiasm for all sorts of games, including chess, poker, horse racing, and baseball. He loved music, and served on the board of The Princeton Festival. He was also a longtime tennis player and a runner, participating in the New York City Marathon and many local races. Predeceased by his parents and sister, Natalie Tannenbaum, he is survived by his wife Hollis Fitch Kessler; two sons and daughters-inlaw, Daniel P. Kessler and Karen Jacobson of Stanford Calif. and Michael B. Kessler and Anna Kessler of Haddonfield N.J.; and four grandchildren, Abigail, Gabriel, Samuel, and Eden. He is also survived by a niece and nephew, Lisa and Michael Weis. Funeral services will be held at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton at noon, Monday, May 8. Cantor Michael Weis will officiate. Burial will follow at Rocky Hill Cemeter y. Memorial contributions can be made in Irv’s name to princetonfestival.org.
Janet Ellis deGrouchy or Tomlinson, Zoe Hraska, Methodist Church of East Janet Ellis deGrouchy, née Janet Lee Ellis, age 92, of Princeton, passed away on April 22 of natural causes. Janet was born in Trenton, the eldest child of William John Ellis and Blanche Marie Law. She was raised on the grounds of Trenton State Hospital since her father was Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies in New Jersey. She graduated from George School in 1942, attended William Smith College, Ursinus College, and graduated from Trenton State Teacher’s College in 1946, lettering in field hockey, basketball, and tennis. After graduation she taught physical education in the Chevy Chase, Maryland school system and later was active in teaching tennis and in the foundation of the Princeton community tennis program. She was a ranked tennis player and longstanding member of Pretty Brook Tennis Club. She also was a life master bridge player. She belonged to the Colonial Dames, The Present Day Club, and Springdale Golf Club. She was an extremely generous and beloved friend and a devoted dog lover. Janet is survived by her husband Jack deGrouchy; her children Richard, David, Elizabeth and Andrew Tomlinson, Lisa Kincannon, Jan Hraska, Suzy deGrouchy; her grandchildren Sasha Pantel, Coleman and Sophia Bartels, Emily, Sam, Will, Drew, Chloe and Trev-
To m m y a n d G e or g e a n n Siller; and great grandson Jacob Carl Pantel. She was preceded in death by her first husband William Barrington Tomlinson, her sister Mary Ellen Doll, brother John Ellis, and son John Jay Tomlinson as well as many generations of dogs of all shapes and sizes. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing Township NJ 08628. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to SAVE Princeton Animal Rescue, 1010 Route 601, Skillman, NJ 08558. www.save-animals.org. Arrangements are under the direction of The MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton. ———
Gail Hostetler Wilson Gail Hostetler Wilson, 76, of Princeton, passed away on May 4 from complications of cancer. She was born in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in Jamesburg, N.J.; she attended Grace College and the Indiana University School of Music. Gail lived most of her life in East Brunswick, before moving to Princeton in 2011. She was a longtime church organist and choir director for the United Church of Christ of New Brunswick and A ldersgate United
Brunswick, and led the music at the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville during 2015 and into 2016. She was predeceased by her husband, George Dell Wilson II, to whom she was married for 48 years, as well as her parents, Henry Merle Hostetler and Doris Wright Hostetler. Gail is survived by two sons and daughtersin-law and six grandchildren: George D. Wilson, III and Ellen Wilson and their daughters, Sarah and Emily; and H. Merle Wilson and Jay Wilson, and their children, Halie, Leah, Caroline and Jacob; her sister, Barbara (Ivaniski) Dickinson and sister and her husband, Janie Hostetler and Frank Burkhardt; her sister-in-law, Peggy Wilson ; and many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, May 15, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the First Presby terian Church, 22 South Main Street, Cranbury. Interment will follow in the Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury. Visitation w ill be held on Friday, May 12, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the A.S. Cole Son and Company Funeral Home, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations be made to Compassion International, Colorado Springs, CO 80997. ———
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Located at 16 Bayard Lane, just a short walk from the Einstein statue and the Battle Monument, the First Church of Christ, Scientist is undergoing some architectural restoration thanks to the help of the Bregenzer Brothers, a family-owned, local contracting firm known for artisan skills and attention to detail. Clearly pleased to play an important role in historical preservation, Mike Bregenzer states, “We have been working with the church for many years and feel privileged to be included in this significant restoration project.” The church building is the expression of the sizable talent of Chorlton and Martin Architects of Princeton. Richard Chorlton and John Gibson Martin worked patiently and imaginatively to design a colonial-style structure that would be a symbol of the dignity and beauty of Christian Science and
would complement its surroundings. As early as 1910, a small band of Christian Scientists in Princeton began to meet weekly and to hold religious services. By 1950, the membership had grown significantly to fill every pew at the first service in the new church edifice at 16 Bayard Lane. First Church of Christ, Scientist Princeton is a br a n ch chu rch of T h e Mother Church, The First Church of Chr ist, S ci entist, in Boston. A lifelong student of the Bible, Mary Baker Eddy gained a powerful insight in 1866 when she experienced a dramatic recovery from a life-threatening accident after reading one of Christ Jesus’s healings. This and other experiences led her to write her seminal book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, that teaches how to turn to God and have healing. Eddy went on to establish the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide m ove m e nt of s pir it u a l healers. To learn more, visit www. csprinceton.org.
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compassionateAll caregiver/ LANDSCAPE • Deadline: 2pm Tuesdayenced, • Payment: ads must Cash,EDDY’S credit card, or& check. CLEANING SERVICE LLC: 2nd floorbe five pre-paid, office suite approx. HANDYMAN: General duties at companion, live-in or out, 24 hours or HARDSCAPE CORP: For houses, apartments, offices, day1,800 SF-$7,070/mo. 3rd floor single ESTATE SALE: Mayor 13th,less: • 25Saturday, words $15.00 • each word 15 cents • Surcharge: $15.00 for ads greater than 60 words inschools length. your service! High skill levels in add’l in- hourly, English speaking with drivers care, banks, & much more. 8 am until...242 Moore Street, Princ- door/outdoor painting, sheet rock, license, car & excellent references. office approx. 435 SF-$1,500/mo. Lawn maintenance, spring/fall clean- Has good English, own transportaup, mulching, mowing, fertilizing, weeks: $40.00 • 4 weeks: $50.00 • 6 weeks: $72.00 • 6 month and annual discount rates available. eton. Furniture, dishes•&3 other house- deck Tenant pays electric, landlord pays work, power washing & gen- Will provide personal care, manage pruning, planting, lawn cutting, tree tion. 25 years of experience. Cleanhold items. (609) 213-5029. ing license. References. Please call eral on the spot fix up.with Carpentry, medications, errands, light house- heat. • Ads line spacing: $20.00/inch • all bold face type: $10.00/week service. Patios, retaining walls, stone 05-10 (609) 751-2188. YARD SALE: Saturday May 13, 9-1. 209 Moore Street. Table, chairs, bookcases, cabinets, lamps, camping tent kitchen items, garden items, sports items, tools, collectibles, books, LPs & CDs, stuffed animal collection. No kid stuff. No early birds. 05-10 MOVING SALE: 39 Lawrenceville Pennington Road, Lawrenceville, Saturday May 20th 8-2, (raindate Sunday 5/21). Furniture indoor/outdoor. Natural wood country dining table/wall buffet w/chairs. Cherry dresser & side table. Barbecue, new washer, older dryer, (3) air conditioners, white cabinets, Christmas tree, dehumidifier, small wine fridge, mini-juicer & much more! Calls ok to discuss items, (609) 947-1553. 05-10 ***FOR SALE*** Pool table, slate top, 6’, $600. Olympic weight set, 7’ bar, curl bar & bench, $500. Ping-pong table top, $50. If interested call (732) 740-8664.
tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf GROWING YOUNG FAMILY LOOKING FOR A HOME TO CHERISH and not a tear down turned ‘McMansion’. Min 3 beds/2 baths in Princeton boro/township, understand some work may need to be put into the house. Negotiable up to $600,000. Email NeedPrincetonHome@gmail.com or call Town Topics (609) 924-2200 to leave your contact info. Please no Realtors. tf CARPENTRY: General Contracting in Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Licensed and insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732. tf
tf FOR SALE: High back computer desk & chair. Antique white wood, beautiful quality. Stanley furniture. 74”Hx50”Wx24”D. (609) 252-9306. 05-10 SPACIOUS FURNISHED ROOM: Bright, 27.5’x17’ room w/windows on 3 sides, kitchen privileges, W/D access, cable TV, wireless internet, parking, 1.4 miles from Nassau Hall @ Princeton University. $1,000/mo. utilities included. (609) 924-4210. 04-26-3t FOR SALE: 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4x4 SLT Laramie club cab, V8 automatic. 80,000 miles. $4,500. (215) 595-4915
3 BEDROOM APTS NEAR NASSAU ST. FOR RENT: Available starting 7/1/2017 located in Princeton Borough “tree” streets. Wooden floors. Abundant light. All available apartments are located within one block of Nassau St. Apartments range from $2,300-$2,700 plus utilities. Call (908) 874-5400 Ext. 802 for more details.
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Beautiful furnished house, 1 mile from downtown. 6/1-8/15, (flexible). 2 BR, 2nd BR is loft with 2 mattresses. Spacious. Large deck & back yard. Write to jmuniverse@gmail.com
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construction, drainage, fences, etc. Free Estimates. 10% off. (609) 8474401; edy_davila@msn.com 03-08-13t
LAWN MOWING, Watering, Weeding, etc. Great Rates! Please call Stephen (732) 710-1589. 04-12-8t
05-03-5t CLEANING, IRONING, LAUNDRY: by Polish women with a lot of experience. Excellent references, own transportation. Please call Inga at (609) 530-1169, leave message. 05-03-6t
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tf 2 BEDROOM APTS NEAR NASSAU ST. FOR RENT: Available starting 7/1/2017 located in Princeton Borough “tree” streets. Wooden floors. Abundant light. All available apartments are located within one block of Nassau St. Apartments range from $2,300-$2,600 plus utilities. Call (908) 874-5400 Ext. 802 for more details. tf HOME IMPROVEMENT: General contracting. Small & large construction work, framing, drywall finished to paint, tile, kitchens, baths, decks & handyman items. References, licensed & insured. Immediate response, Steve (609) 613-0197.
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05-10 GUITAR LESSONS available for all levels of students. Individualized courses set by professional musician. (609) 924-8255; www. princetonstudio.net
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cHildcare: Seeking a part-time childcare position. Over 20 yrs. of dependable, professional & dedicated care. Resume & references available. Parishioner of St. Paul’s. (609) 883-3947, Alice Ann. 05-03-7t laWn Maintenance: Prune shrubs, mulch, cut grass, weed, leaf clean up and removal. Call (609) 954-1810. 04-05-13t
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
need soMetHinG done? Experienced Contractor/Handyman. Seminary Degree, 19 years experience in Princeton. Bath renovations, decks, tile, window/door installations, masonry, carpentry & painting. Licensed & insured. References available. (609) 477-9261. 05-03-5t toWn toPics classiFieds Gets toP results!
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Whether it’s selling furniture, finding a lost pet, or having a garage sale, TOWN TOPICS is the way to go! We deliver to all of Princeton as well as surrounding areas, so your ad is sure to be read. call (609) 924-2200 ext. 10 for more details. tf tHe Maid ProFessionals: Leslie & Nora, cleaning experts. Residential & commercial. Free estimates. References upon request. (609) 2182279, (609) 323-7404. 03-01/08-23 aWard WinninG sliPcoVers Custom fitted in your home. Pillows, cushions, table linens, window treatments, and bedding. Fabrics and hardware. Fran Fox (609) 577-6654 windhamstitches.com 04-12-18
Music lessons: Voice, piano, guitar, drums, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, uke & more. One-on-one. $32/ half hour. Ongoing music camps. call todaY! FarrinGton’s Music, Montgomery (609) 9248282; West Windsor (609) 897-0032, www.farringtonsmusic.com 07-13-17 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. 08-17-17 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. 12-27-17 HoMe rePair sPecialist:
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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 06-22-17
tk PaintinG: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Front door and window refinishing. Excellent references. Free estimates. Call (609) 947-3917. 01-18/07-12
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32 chambers street Princeton, nJ 08542 (609) 924-1416 Martha F. stockton, Broker-owner
ADVERTISING SALES Witherspoon Media Group is looking for advertising sales representatives to generate sales for our luxury magazines, newspaper, and digital business. The ideal candidate will: • Be responsible for servicing and growing key accounts and maximizing opportunities for each publication, all websites, and all digital products. • Collaborate with the sales and management team to develop growth opportunities. • Prepare strategic sales communications and presentations for both print and digital. • Develop industry-based knowledge and understanding including circulation, audience, readership, etc. • Prepare detailed sales reports for tracking current customers' activity and maintain pipeline activity using our custom Spacemaster system. The positions are full- and part-time and based out of our Kingston, NJ office. College degree in marketing or sales is preferred. Track record of developing successful sales strategies and knowledge of print and digital media products is a plus. Compensation is negotiable based on experience. Fantastic benefits and a great work environment.
THE RISK OF LOWBALL OFFERS As a buyer, a successful offer depends on two things: Price and timing. Obviously, the price you offer is critical, not just for your budget, but for your seller’s goals as well. A lot of buyers think they’ll start by making a lowball offer in the hopes of scoring a real steal - after all, what’s the harm? You might be surprised. By making a lowball offer, you risk insulting the seller and can even reduce the likelihood they’ll want to negotiate with you at a higher price. And while you’re waiting to craft your next move, there’s a really good chance another buyer will come along with a far more realistic offer or maybe even a full-price offer. And before you know it, you’ll be entirely out of the running. Timing is also of prime importance. Many buyers make the mistake of waiting until a listing ages a bit to see if a price drop occurs, or to see if someone else makes an offer to “test the waters.” A better strategy: Make a strong offer right away to be ahead of the rest of the competition and secure favor with the seller. Bottom line: Work with your agent and rely on their expertise and guidance to make an offer a seller just can’t refuse.
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PRINCETON $1,425,000 Located in the heart of Littlebrook, this custom remodeled five bedroom, three full- and one-half bathroom home has a two-story foyer and gorgeous views of the back yard area through large arched glass doors. Features include a gourmet kitchen with double ovens, warming drawer and granite-top island with beautiful pillars. The home offers details such as wainscoting, rich cherry hardwoods on the first floor, large picture windows and an abundance of skylights. Outside enjoy the paver patio and custom kidney shaped pool. Near town and Carnegie Lake. Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
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LAWRENCEVILLE $699,000 On a park-like setting, this home design was inspired by the little village in southern England. The home has retained many original features and charm.
LAWRENCEVILLE $1,385,000 This 5 BR, 4.5 BA home is on 5 acres. Features include a 2-story foyer, LR w/ gas FP, FDR & kitchen with custom cabs. & granite cntrtps., plus a heated pool.
Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)
Joseph Plotnick 732-979-9116 (cell)
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PRINCETON $850,000 Set on lovely Littlebrook street, this traditional Yedlin built Colonial offers great spaces & opportunities to make it your own. Features include HW floors and newer Bosch dishwasher, roof and HVAC.
PRINCETON $1,399,000 Located on a premier lot, this house has an inviting front entryway w/ bluestone front porch. The main living area of the home is open & bright. The designer updtd kit. is a show stopper.
Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
Ingela Kostenbader 609-902-5302 (cell)
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19 Linden Lane, Princeton Susan Gordon, Sales Associate 6 Beds 5+ Baths • $2,500,000
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252 Terhune Road, Princeton Linda Li, Sales Associate 4 Beds, 4.5 Baths • $1,350,000
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61 Gulick Road, Princeton Heidi A. Hartmann, Sales Associate 5 Beds, 4.5 Baths • $1,100,000
1 Wildbriar Lane, Lawrence Twp Heidi A. Hartmann, Sales Associate 4 Beds, 3 Baths • $659,000
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519 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton Heidi A. Hartmann, Sales Associate 6 Beds, 4.5 Baths • $1,495,000 BR
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326 Culver Road, South Brunswick Twp Robin Jackson, Sales Associate 5 Beds, 3.5 Baths • $845,000
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430 Nassau Street , Princeton Susan Gordon, Sales Associate 6 Beds, 5.1 Baths • $1,750,000
6 Rushton Court, West Windsor Twp Donna Reilly & Ellen Calman, Sales Associates 5 Beds, 4.5 Baths, Pool House • $1,125,000
145 Ridgeview Circle, Princeton Heidi A. Hartmann, Sales Associate 5 Beds, 5.5 Baths • $1,895,000
210 Constitution Drive, Princeton Gail Zervos, Sales Associate 6 Beds, 4.5 Baths •$1,910,000
19 Bodine Drive, Cranbury Twp Deanna Anderson, Sales Associate 4 Beds, 3.5 Baths • $889,000 KI NE TC W HE N
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929 Route 518, Montgomery Twp Coldwell Banker Princeton 3 Beds, 2 Baths • $452,500
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