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IAS Looks to Its Past While Facing Threats From Current Climate Though it may seem far removed from the noise of the contemporary world, the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) has a long history of combating threats to its scholars and their work. Recent executive orders by President Trump attempting to enforce travel bans and immigration orders have prompted the mobilization of an IAS History Working Group that recently published articles to provide illuminating historical reflections on the current political climate. “Knowledge of this history,” one article stated, “should serve as a call for vigilance in the face of policies such as travel bans and immigrant deportations, as well as attempts to curb scientific inquiry and cut funding to arts and humanities and endowments that now threaten the autonomy of research and the pursuit of a dignified human life.” The article, titled “The Institute’s
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The future of the Veblen house and cottage in the Herrontown Woods nature preserve remains in doubt, as the Mercer County Recreation Commission prepares for demolition and the Princeton-based Friends of Herrontown Woods (FOHW) continues to seek support from the Town Council and others to take over the property and make needed repairs. Mercer County, owner of the houses and 82 acres of land that were donated decades ago by renowned mathematician Oscar Veblen and his wife, is concerned about the condition of the houses and the cost of repair, and dubious about their historical value. “The county has no interest in rehabilitating the buildings using county funds,” said freeholder Andrew Koontz. “The buildings continue to deteriorate and they remain a liability. Proceeding with demolition would be our only option.” County Director of Communications Julie Willmot, writing on behalf of County Executive Brian Hughes, cited a cost estimate between $600,000 and $900,000 to fully rehabilitate the buildings and make
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them accessible to the public. She noted that the county had considered a proposal from FOHW to repair and maintain the buildings, but claimed that “the planning and fundraising that have been done have fallen far short of what is necessary for the county to allow work.” Though acknowledging that the people who lived in and visited the buildings are important historical figures, she stated that the county does not deem the struc-
tures themselves to have historic value and that the county was unwilling to set the precedent of transferring public lands to a nonprofit organization. Claiming a failure of communication and clash of perspectives between the county and the town of Princeton, Stephen Hiltner, who founded FOHW three years ago, hopes to save the Veblen houses and marshal the resources of the FOHW Continued on Page 8
PDS Announces STEAM Initiative For New Curriculum and Facilities Princeton Day School (PDS) is planning an ambitious initiative to introduce a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) curriculum and construct a new STEAM facility for the 2017-18 school year. The new program will focus on “integration, collaboration, innovation, and creativity,” with an interdisciplinary emphasis, blending traditional and projectbased approaches to help students “to
see, interpret, and understand fundamental concepts and to solve real-life problems,” according to a May 1 PDS press release. Next year’s new STEAM curriculum will include Freshman STEAMinar, providing a baseline of literacy in STEAM disciplines for all ninth graders; a completely redesigned computer science curriculum from Introduction to Computer Science to Continued on Page 4
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TOWN-GOWN CELEBRATION: Tens of thousands of local residents and visitors of all ages gathered downtown on Sunday to enjoy the Arts Council of Princeton’s 47th annual Communiversity ArtsFest. Participants share their favorite things about the festival in this week’s Town Talk, and more photos are featured on page 24. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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Concierge Medicine
There’s a new trend in healthcare, and it’s gaining momentum in our area. By Sarah Emily Gilbert (Originally published in Princeton Magazine) Dr. Barbara A. Brown (left) and Dr. Lynne B. Kossow of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine.
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or the past two years, Dr. Lynne B. Kossow and Dr. Barbara A. Brown of Princeton Lifestyle Medicine have offered their patients far more than the traditional primary care practice. Most doctors see 25-30 patients a day for an average of 15 minutes, but Drs. Kossow and Brown see six to eight patients a day for up to an hour. In addition to providing treatment for acute illnesses, the doctors act as their clients’ healthcare coaches through Lifestyle Medicine, a scientific approach to patient wellness by effecting changes in areas such as diet, physical activity, and stress management. With the current shortage of primary care physicians and the abundance of high volume practices, this type of individualized attention is rare. However, by switching to a concierge format, doctors like Kossow and Brown are able to practice medicine that consists of this broad-spectrum care. Concierge medicine, also known as retainer-based medicine, is an umbrella term for private medical care wherein patients pay an out-of-pocket fee in exchange for enhanced care. Born in the 1990s, concierge medicine was once thought of as a service for the wealthy that charged patients a lofty fee for luxury medicine. In recent years, it has evolved to accommodate patients across all income brackets, leading to expanding interest among patients and their primary care doctors. According to a survey released by the American Academy of Private Physicians at the AAPP 2015 Fall Summit, more than 45 percent of 862 independent physicians would consider a concierge or similar membership model in the next three years. This may be due in part to our aging population needing increased and varied medical services, leading to an imbalanced patient/doctor ratio. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of insured patients, putting a further strain on primary care doctors. As a result, physicians are often unable to dedicate enough time to each patient. In the hopes of increasing both job and patient satisfaction in a financially sustainable way, primary physicians like Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown are looking toward concierge medicine. “Where conventional medicine is failing is in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases that are becoming an epidemic in the United States today,” explain the doctors. “The current insurance model is built upon a problem-based economic reimbursement that encourages doctors to address medical problems very quickly. This leads to most doctors rushing to see 25-30 patients per day in order to make ends meet…This is not how we have ever practiced. We always want to have the time to address the root cause of diseases that are preventable today.” “For the past two years, we have been offering our Lifestyle Medicine Concierge Program as an optional program for our patients,” they continue. “Lifestyle Medicine is a 21st century approach to healthcare that consolidates the very best characteristics of traditional medicine with the profound impact of lifestyle behaviors on health. As our program grew, it became readily apparent to us that integrating Lifestyle Medicine into our internal medicine practice
was the best way for us to continue to provide exceptional care… We feel that the concierge model is the only way to effectively [do that].” Concierge medical practices come in various forms, including those that reject insurance plans all together, but this is not the case for Princeton Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown accept insurance for all covered medical services. In addition, their patients pay an annual fee of $1,200 for the Lifestyle Medicine Concierge program, which gives them access to an elevated level of care. Trained at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the doctors are at the vanguard of their field, having lectured about their practice development model at The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine Conference in 2015. They are also members of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown’s practice is unique in that it offers patients comprehensive conventional medical care combined with lifestyle counseling. Patients interested in a natural approach to disease prevention are provided in-depth, individualized coaching based on their needs. The doctors can assist with everything from quitting smoking to creating a manageable diet and exercise plan. According to the doctors, this is an evidence-based practice that has been shown to prevent, reverse, or slow down heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, dementia, and some cancers. The concierge model offers Princeton Lifestyle Medicine patients additional benefits including access to the doctors’ emails, cell phone numbers, and private phone line, extended patient office visits, a one-hour consultation, and same or next day appointments. As a result, patients see Drs. Kossow and Brown not only as accomplished medical doctors, but health advocates, mentors, and even friends. “Our practice structure allows us to spend more time educating our patients about what may be going on with them medically,” the doctors explain. “We are better able to work with them as partners in their care and advocate for them with their specialists or if they are in the hospital. We provide tremendous support and guidance to them and their caretakers or family. We are happy to have this enhanced communication with our patients. It allows us to make social visits when they are hospitalized at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro so that we can stay in close touch while they are receiving care.” Concierge practices like Princeton Lifestyle Medicine focus the healthcare system on its most vital component: the patient-doctor relationship. The model emphasizes quality care instead of quick care, benefitting both parties. This is helping revive medical students’ interest in internal medicine, which is predicted to increase the number of primary care doctors and revitalize our healthcare system. As leaders in both concierge and Lifestyle medicine, it comes as no surprise that Dr. Kossow and Dr. Brown are at the forefront of this effort, bringing Princeton into the future of healthcare.
The Princeton Lifestyle Medicine Concierge Program is $1,200 per year. The fee can be paid monthly, quarterly, biannually, or annually, and credit cards are accepted as payment. All medical services are billed through the patient’s insurance company as usual. Princeton Lifestyle Medicine is located at 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200 in Princeton, New Jersey. For more information call 609.655.3800 or visit www.princetonlifestylemedicine.com. — Paid Advertisement —
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A Community Bulletin 55-Plus Club: At a meeting on Thursday, May 4 at 10 a.m. at The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Rutgers Professor W. Steven Barnett discusses the topic “Does Public Preschool Education Do More Harm Than Good?” Admission is free but $3 donation suggested. www.princetonol.com/groups/55plus. Plant Expo and Garden Market: Mercer Master Gardeners will hold their annual Spring Plant Expo Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, rain or shine. www.mgofmc.org. West Windsor Farmers Market Kickoff: On Saturday, May 6 at 9 a.m., the Vaughn Drive Commuter Lot at Princeton Junction train station hosts regional farms, artisan food, natural product vendors, and more, till 1 p.m. The market is held weekly through the Saturday before Thanksgiving. (609) 933-4452. Rally to Celebrate Diversity: On Sunday, May 7, at 1:30 at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, the League of Women Voters of East Windsor-Hightstown, “Standing Together” features speakers and a 1.2k walk around the campus. StandingTogether2017@gmail.com. Bike Safety Rodeo: On May 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, 2831 Lawrenceville Road, children ages 3-12 and their families can learn about safety and prevention while participating in sports and other recreational activities. Those who register at bikerodeo@slrc.org will get free helmets and bike inspections. Interactive safety games and exhibits and an appearance by Boomer, the Trenton Thunder mascot, are also planned. Mother’s Day Wine Event: At Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road on Mother’s Day Weekend May 13 and 14, moms get a free glass of wine during the Mothers Day Wine Trail Event. 12-5 p.m. www. terhuneorchards.com. Master Plan Meeting: On Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Witherspoon Hall’s main meeting room, Princeton University will deliver an update on its master plan at a meeting of the Planning Board’s master plan committee. D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Spring Native Plant Sale: Friday, May 19, 3 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m. to noon, at 1 Preservation Place. Nursery staff and volunteers will be available to advise on the best choice of plants for gardening projects. Free. www.drgreenway.org.
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The idea of using a cell phone while on a nature trek seems almost sacrilegious. But technology is the focus of a new program designed to enhance trips through the historic Abbott Marshlands and Crosswicks Creek, the scenes of early English settlements, Lenape Indian life, and even French royalty.
D & R Greenway Land Trust’s TravelStorys app, available for trips along the creek this Saturday and on June 4 and July 19, is downloaded onto a smart phone, and then activated by GPS as users paddle through the area. “The idea is to use technology people are so familiar with, while getting their eyes up off the phone and into the landscape,” said Linda Mead, D&R Greenway president and CEO. “You can preview it ahead of time by just looking at it on your phone. But we want people, when they’re out in the landscape, to just look and listen.”
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she said. “It’s amazing to think they were here 13,000 years ago. People are fascinated by that. The other piece that stands out for me is one that we call ‘Local Heroes.’ None of these places would be saved if it weren’t for individuals who took action. We give them credit. And they serve as great examples. People can learn that they can protect something, too.” To par ticipate, contact George and Leona at (609) 259-3734 or leona@pineypaddlers.com. —Anne Levin
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Kyle: “It’s great to see everything that Princeton has to offer. The music, the people, the vendors, the restaurants — just makes it a really nice event put on by Princeton.” Jillian: “There are a lot of fun activities. I think face painting and science activities are my favorite so far. And the cotton candy is my favorite food today!” —Kyle and Jillian Covill, Levittown, Pa.
Isabella: “The cotton candy stands by far!” Michelle: “I like seeing all the college students being active. I think it’s really cool how they interact with the community.” Emma: “My favorite thing about Communiversity is getting together with my friends and just doing a bunch of really cool things, eating a lot of food, and having a lot of fun together.” Sofia: “My favorite things are hanging out with my friends, listening to music, and eating foods. Today I am just planning on eating anything sweet!” —From left: Isabella Verge, Michelle Girouard, Emma Lips, and Sofia DaCruz, Princeton
Lucinda: “I love the way that we get to see the community and the university come together and just enjoy the town and the local restaurants, music, shopping, and art.” Adam: “I always find Communiversity so incredible because sometimes after spending so much time on campus, you just forget how much incredible stuff there is town.” —Lucinda Pastora, Princeton ’18, Houston, Texas, Adam Kochanowicz, Princeton ’19, Carmel, Conn.
Agustin: “I think that my favorite part was making a paper flower. The Latino Association Employee Resource Group helped me make it and I think it looks wonderful!” Claude: “Spending a day with my family at a really fantastic event.” Carmen: “I love how involved everybody is. There are so many people here helping each other and doing different things that they are interested in and what they stand for.” —From left: Agustin, Claude, Rebecca, and Carmen Nieves, Nutley
“Beer is amongst our favorites, but really just to walk around town, bring the dog, go to all of the stores, and see all the artists and vendors together. It’s a great way to let our kids run around on their own and have fun. And we are always running into people we know. It’s one of the best times of the year here in Princeton.” —Anna and Michael Prilutsky, Princeton
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The Princeton-based architecture firm Ikon.5 is among the designers of 79 buildings and urban spaces to win the 2017 American Architecture Award. The national honor, which went to “Leading Edge Design for New Buildings in the U.S.,” was given to Ikon.5 for its design of the Newark Training Recreation Education Center (TREC), which opened last November. An award also went to the firm The Living for its design of the Embodied Computation Lab on the Princeton University campus. The two projects were the only ones in New Jersey to make the list. This is the 23rd year for the program, which is sponsored by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Awards were given last week at a ceremony held at the Orlando Museum of Art. “We’re very happy about it,” said Joe Tattoni, who was lead designer of the Newark project. Commissioned by t he Newark Housing Authority, the center aims to provide vital job training skills and education to community residents, while also serving as a gathering place and exercise facility for neighbors. Located in Newark’s South Ward, the white stucco building has a gym, classrooms, a nd com mu n it y space s. “They had a two-pronged approach for getting people in and then once they’re in, getting them to expand themselves not only in body, but in mind,” said Mr. Tattoni, referring to seminars and other events held at the center. A kitchen and child care center are also on the site. “So it serves many activities,” Mr. Tattoni continued. “But the overarching theme is that the housing authority wanted it to be a place to galvanize a community that has been fractured over time.” Located between Newark
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to restore the buildings and manage the Herrontow n Woods property. “There’s a real gulf between Princeton’s perspective and the county’s perspective on Her rontow n Woods,” he said. Insisting that the two buildings are “of national historic merit” and that the refurbishing costs, with help from volunteers, would be only a fraction of the county’s estimate, Mr. Hiltner wrote in a letter in the Town Topics Mailbox last week that FOHW has been maintaining and improving the trails and habitat of Herrontown Woods, leading nature walks, and partnering with nearby schools over the past four years, and would be more than up to the
task of repairing the Veblen houses. “FOHW’s renovation of Her rontow n Wo o ds has been the story of the Little Nonprofit That Could,” the letter signed by 72 supporters stated. “Where big budgets balked, a mix of can-do spirit, skill, and sweat equity have succeeded …. The paralyzing concerns over cost and liability can be overcome by allowing skilled and resourceful volunteers to do much of the work.” Mr. Hiltner discussed the importance of Mr. Veblen and the passions that drove him. “The idea of demolishing his house completely contradicts Veblen’s legacy,” Mr. Hiltner said. “Veblen was passionate about math, but also passionate about nature and architecture. He convinced the Institute for Advanced
Study to build its actual location in Princeton to get the synergy with Princeton University. He also worked with the Institute to assemble the many acres that became the Institute Woods.” In addition to differences of opinion on the historic value of the houses and the costs and methods of repair, Mr. Hiltner also claimed communication failures on the part of the county. He cited a meeting with Mr. Hughes in December 2013 where the county executive offered to transfer about 15 acres plus the house and cottage to FOHW if they could put together a valid non-profit and come up with a proposal. “It’s taken us three years to do it, but they specified no deadline and no specific financial figure,” Mr. Hiltner said.
After being caught by surprise last December when the Mercer County Parks Commission announced that they were spending $23,000 to prepare for demolition, the FOHW moved into high gear and officially submitted its proposal on February 6. The county, however, has expressed its intention to proceed with demolition, and last Monday FOHW went to the Princeton Council, which, Mr. Hiltner noted, was supportive. Mayor Liz Lempert pointed out that the issue has not been on the Council’s formal agenda, and the Council has not taken any action. “We’re interested in seeing what sort of resolution the town can put together,” Mr. Hiltner said. “We’re reaching out to Council members, hoping for their support.”
He emphasized that FOHW was not seeking funding from either the town or county. “I like the idea of working collaboratively with the town, but we’re not asking the town or county to spend money on this.” He continued, “We have a lot to offer the county. We’re ground-truthing the park all the time. We’re there. Our understanding of the Herrontown Woods has come over time. We’ve learned over time what the trails need. I wish the county would be more open to communication.” In their response to emails concerning the Veblen buildings, Ms. Willmot and Mr. Hughes noted that “the county is willing to install appropriate interpretive signage to commemorate Mr. Veblen, Albert Einstein and their work, and would install
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Arts Council of Princeton’s Board of Trustees, staff, and members, we would like to thank everyone — from the 250 participants consisting of artists, nonprofits, and merchants, to the hundreds of volunteers and the tens of thousands of visitors — who helped make the 47th annual Communiversity ArtsFest such an amazing event. Communiversity ArtsFest is a town-gown celebration with something for everyone: live performances, creative artistry and crafts, interactive children’s activities, delicious food and drink. We appreciate the extremely talented visual artists who participated in many creative activities including the ACP Atelier in Palmer Square, which was the hub of the Arts Council-sponsored art activities; the ceramics and painting demonstrations at the Paul Robeson Center; the artists that set up their easels throughout Communiversity as part of Paint Out Princeton; the vibrant sidewalk chalk murals; and all the many forms of creative expression that make Communiversity such a unique and memorable event. As a people-centered nonprofit with a mission of building community through the arts, we are grateful for the collaborations that allowed us to produce another hugely successful event. And so with much appreciation we thank: the students of Princeton University, University President Christopher Eisgruber and the Office of Community and Regional Affairs; Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert; Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes; Jennifer Spillane of the Princeton Area Regional Chamber of Commerce; the Princeton Police Department; Princeton Fire Department; Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad; Princeton Regional Health Department; Princeton Public Works Department; the Princeton Clergy Association; the Princeton Merchants Association; the Princeton Public Library; Mary Harris Events; our title sponsor Bai Brands; our major sponsors AT&T, Baker Auto Group, Palmer Square Management, Princeton Garden Theatre; and the local media. You can find a complete list of all of the generous Communiversity ArtsFest sponsors and in-kind sponsors at artscouncilofprinceton.org. Thank you all for your participation and help in making Communiversity ArtsFest 2017 a fun-filled, family-friendly event. TAnESHiA nASH LAiRD Executive Director, Arts Council of Princeton
Pipeline Expansion in New Jersey Pinelands Not a Political But a Quality-of-Life Issue
To the Editor: Opposition to the natural gas pipeline to run through the Pinelands of new Jersey has failed, but it’s necessary for new Jersey residents who do oppose it to keep fighting. One reason for the pipeline, according to a spokesperson for the South Jersey Gas Company, is to help create and protect jobs. Creating and protecting jobs is important to us all, but how important would this be if it means that the health of our residents is compromised and beautiful landscape is ripped apart. The pollution of our air and waterways affects not only the wildlife but us, too. it is important for new Jersey citizens to know the fragile Pinelands hold an estimated 17 trillion gallons of the nation’s purest water. Also, when oil and gas operators clear a site to build pipelines, harmful pollutants are released into nearby streams. These are direct consequences of the pipeline that will affect us greatly. Republican and Democrat state governors have opposed the pipeline. This is not a political issue, but a quality-oflife issue. While also a national problem, it’s one that can affect us closely if we don’t continue to act. Chris Christie’s successor will be elected in november, and this should be at the forefront of our minds when that time comes. SAMAnTHA GARDnER, Hoagland Drive, Montgomery
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To the Editor, in my letter in the March 29 Mailbox about Sunrise Senior Living’s prospective plans for an assisted-living/ memory-care facility to be built between the Princeton Shopping Center and Terhune Road, my memory was in evident error about several things. Most significantly, my “recollection” of past commitments to keep the property undeveloped was not supported by records of the zoning history, according to a representative of the Sunrise organization who told me it has always been zoned residential. Prior to the approval and construction of the shopping center in the early 1950s, the entire area was undeveloped, and according to an even earlier and more suspect memory of mine, was devoted primarily to tree farming. Such ancient-history qualifications aside, i must accept the research-based input to the effect that from the time the area has been zoned, the plot between the center and Terhune has been considered residential. The most recent rezoning that i remember permitted multiple-unit housing at a density of 24 units per acre … unless i’m wrong again.
Professor Emeritus of Math, Longtime Resident Backs Maintaining of Veblen Buildings, Grounds
To the Editor: i first came to Princeton in 1953 as a graduate student at the University and then as a a postdoctoral fellow at the institute for Advanced Study. From 1958 to 1968 i taught at Brandeis University. i returned to Princeton in 1968 to join the faculty of the Princeton University Mathematics Department. Princeton is a very special town principally because of the two great institutions: the University and the institute for Advanced Study. These create a unique atmosphere and environment for study, research, learning, and teaching. This idyllic state was brought about, to a large extent, by the idealism, resourcefulness, and negotiating skills of one remarkable individual: Oswald Veblen. Veblen was an outstanding mathematician and a naturalist. He, together with Dean Luther P. Eisenhart and Professor Henry Burchard Fine, built up one of the greatest mathematics departments in the world. He convinced the Bamberger family to locate the institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and he was very influential in formulating its mission. Veblen was keenly conscious of the esthetic, architectural, and natural environment which would inspire researchers and students. He was deeply involved in the design of Fine Hall (now known as Jones Hall) which, for over half a century, was one of the great centers of mathematical research and teaching. To Veblen the natural environment was essential for the excellence of academic life. He donated his magnificent estate, known as the Herrontown Woods together with his house to Mercer County. One of my fondest memories as a student and as a young faculty member is the walks and talks i had with colleagues, students, family, and friends in these woods. They were an essential part of the Princeton experience. i am writing in strong support of the Friends of Herrontown Woods’ proposal to maintain and put to public use the Veblen buildings and grounds located on the edge of Mercer County’s Herrontown Woods. JOSEPH J. KOHn Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Sturges Way
No Parking Study Should Be Undertaken Without Reference to Transportation Planning for Town
To the Editor: Another parking study on how to solve Princeton’s downtown area parking issues? i don’t think so after attending a so-called workshop eliciting public input. The purpose was supposedly to make more parking available, decide how much to charge, and in which locations. A map showing the streets to be included is the first indication of the false premise for the study. neither Spruce nor Library are in the downtown business district. Spruce is not a through street since it ends at Moore on one end and a park on the other past Linden and has very light traffic and no business establishments. These and the tree streets in that neighborhood are all zoned residential. They all have reasonable parking restrictions. To suppose the study could make more parking available assumes more parking is needed, required, and therefore in demand, but offers no proof in support of this assumption. The decision on how much to charge implies parking meters might be installed. That could be quite expensive and require a cost/ benefit analysis beforehand for advance technology meters. in fact, there was a salesperson present who said his company had such meters to offer Princeton. Courts have regarded parking meters primarily as a revenue-raising measure for a municipality and meter installation requires a zoning ordnance. That could be the first step to permit mixed use allowing business entry into residential streets. Finally, no parking study ought to be undertaken without consideration and reference to transportation planning for the town and surrounding areas. There is ample parking in downtown Princeton. The real problem is too much traffic on the main streets. Expanded parking does not relieve traffic congestion. LOUiS SLEE Spruce Street
Two Members of Congress From New Jersey Need to Hear Truth About New Health Bill
To the Editor: The health care bill pushed by the leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives has come back to life in an even more damaging form. The legislation would hit people 50-64 with an “age tax” that could cost them up to $13,000 a year. And the deal worked out behind closed doors would allow insurance companies to deny coverage or increase costs by thousands of dollars for people with pre-existing conditions. Twenty-five million Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 have a pre-existing condition, like cancer, heart disease, or high blood pressure — including over 700,000 in new Jersey. Coping with a pre-existing condition is painful enough. The last thing the government should be doing is telling insurance companies it’s okay to add to the suffering. Who wins under this legislation? Big drug and insurance companies. Let’s not go backwards by once again permitting insurance companies to punish someone for having a preexisting condition. And, we can’t allow legislation to slap older Americans with an unfair age tax. All but two members of Congress from new Jersey, Reps. Tom MacArthur and Rodney Frelinghuyse, have said they’d vote against the bill. They need to hear from their constituents about what a terrible idea this bill is. BRiAn MCGUiRE AARP new Jersey
Walk for Our World’s Green Future Showed Community’s Strong Support
To the Editor: A huge wave of people wearing green flowed from the D&R Greenway Land Trust to Hinds Plaza in Princeton last Saturday, a movement indicative of our community’s strong support for the environment. The Walk for Our World’s Green Future was a fun way for people of all ages to walk together and share their ideas about how to care for our world. As one sign said There is no Plan-et B!, so now is the time for everyone to take action. The event was organized by a collaborative partnership of Climate Central, the D&R Greenway, and Sustainable Princeton. A special thanks goes to the leaders and staff of these local effective environmental organizations for planning and executing this walk, especially Molly Jones and Christine Symington of Sustainable Princeton who were amazing at organizing this green awareness event! Thank you to Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert for her leadership and inspiring words at the rally and the fantastic support of the Princeton Police Department who kept walkers safe on the two mile trek through town. The Princeton Public Library was a terrific neighbor with Kim Dorman supporting the event and we are also grateful to the Arts Council of Princeton which accommodated the living art project imagined by Yamile Slebi and Kirsten Haley which was created at the rally and displayed through Communiversity. We appreciate the information on the science of local weather shared by Bernadette Woods-Placky of Climate Central and guidance on the changes we must all make to prevent further environmental deterioration from Sophie Glovier of C-Change Conversations and Molly Jones of Sustainable Princeton. Finally, a special thanks to Princeton Marching Forward and all the volunteers and businesses who helped to make this walk such a success. Together we can make a difference by each taking steps to preserve and protect our environment now, before it is too late. There is no Plan-et B. BETSY SAnDS Hageman Lane
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Former Township Mayor Chad Goerner will talk about his book, A Tale of Two Tigers: The Historic Consolidation of The Princetons on Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Labyrinth Books. In 2011 Princeton Township and Princeton Borough voted to merge into a single town, overcoming six decades of failed attempts. In A Tale of Two Tigers, Princeton Township’s last mayor, Chad Goerner, tells the story of the consolidation, which he spearheaded. The book also serves as a how-to manual to advise and guide other officials seeking the advantages of consolidation and/ or regionalized services. Chad Goerner is currently a financial consultant with UBS. ———
Michael Wood, Devin Fore Discuss Empson May 9
Michael Wood and Devin Fore will be discussing Mr. Wood’s new book On Empson (Princeton Univ. Press $22.95) at Labyrinth Books on Tuesday, May 9 at 6 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by Princeton University’s Comparative Literature Department. According to Marjorie Perloff of The Weekly Standard, the book is “An elegant and concise study of the great British literary critic William Empson (1906-1984) …. If we come away with one thing from On Empson, it is the reminder, in the age of STEM courses, of just how much poetry matters — matters not on ethical or political grounds but simply for its own sake, for its exposure of the possibilities of the language that we use every waking moment of every day without taking into account its astonishing possibilities for knowledge, power, and, especially, pleasure.” Michael Wood is professor emeritus of comparative literature at Princeton University and the author of many books, including Yeats and
Too Much, and The Magician’s Doubts : Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books. Devin Fore is professor of German at Princeton University and the author of Realism after Modernism and the forthcoming All the Graphs: Soviet Factography and the Emergence of Avant-Garde Documentary. ———
Riverside Teacher Talks About First Book at Library
Riverside Elementar y School second-grade teacher Gita Varadarajan will talk about her first novel, Save Me a Seat, Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. The talk will take place outside the story room on the library’s third floor. Told through the eyes of two boys during their first week of fifth grade, the book was a collaboration between Ms. Varadarajan and children’s author Sarah Weeks, whose writing class Ms. Varadarajan took at Teachers College, Columbia University. Bullying, family relationships, loneliness, and cultural differences are among the themes explored in the book that was published last year and is geared toward young readers 8-12 years old. Following her talk, Ms. Varadarajan will sign copies of her book. This program is sponsored by the Princeton Kids’ Events Coalition, a partnership of Princeton Public Library, jaZams Toys and Books, Labyrinth Books, and Princeton Public Schools. ———
“Tough Enough” Subject At Labyrinth May 4
Deborah Nelson and Jeff Nunokawa will be having a conversation about Ms. Nelson’s new book, Tough Enough : Arbus, Arendt, Didion, McCarthy, Sontag,
Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m. Bonnie Honig, author of Antigone, Interrupted, says that “Thanks to Nelson, we now know that these ‘tough’ women share the trait of unsentimentality, which is not a character defect, as their critics often claimed, but a principled commitment, even a style: austere, pitiless, clinical, unwavering. Frank ly feminist, Tough Enough argues that while sentimentalism has earned enormous critical attention, the unsentimental has largely gone unprocessed by literary critics and theorists. This superb book about women, style, criticism, politics, and misogyny is the beginning of the end of that.” Deborah Nelson is associate professor of English at the University of Chicago. Jeff Nunokawa is professor of English at Princeton University. He is the author of Note Book, Tame Passions of Wilde, and The Afterlife of Property.
Trails Book Signing, Free Walks Saturday D &R Greenway Land Trust, Friends of Princeton Open Space and Friends of Herrontown Wo o d s w i l l celebr ate the new edition of Sophie Glovier’s Walk the Trails in and around Princeton, with photographs by Bentley Drezner, Nathan Drezner, and Grace Glovier, by taking one of three free walks across Princeton o n S at u r d ay, M ay 6. M e e t t h e au t h or a n d purchase your sig ned copy of the book at 10 a .m . at D & R G r e e n way’s Johnson Education Center or at 11:30 a.m. at Mountain Lakes House. Each of the three walks begin promptly at 10 :30 a.m.
Dreaming a Little Dream With Bing Crosby: Nothing Is Dated on John Lennon’s Jukebox
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what music he was listening to, Lennon mentioned Hank Williams, Carl Perkins, John Gielgud reading Shakespeare, and “anything that Bing Crosby had ever done.” According to Coleman, Yoko’s gift to John for his 38th birthday was a bubble-top Wurlitzer jukebox he stocked with “as many Bing Crosby records as he could get.” John especially liked the way Bing “would banter and talk in the songs.” According to a friend at the time, the three tracks he played over a n d over were “Whispering,” “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a L e t ter,” a nd “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” The curious inclusion of “Between the Devil and the Deep B lu e S e a,” on G e or g e H a r r i son’s last, posthumous album, Brainwashed, can be explained by his interest in Bing Crosby, who s ang t he s ong both on film and record: “He had a lovely voice, a presence that sort of crackles. H e a lw ays r e mained popular over here [ i.e., England]. I like his stuff very much.” George also covered one of Bing’s most croonful tunes, Cole Porter’s “True Love” from High Society, releasing it as a single. His wife Olivia recalled: “If the wind was blowing and the full moon was up, he’d put on Bing Crosby singing ‘Sweet Leilani’ and just make the moment even better!” Harrison’s son Dhani says his “dad’s favorite recording in his later years” was an album of Paul Whiteman’s big band recordings featuring Bing with Bix Beiderbecke called Bix ‘n’ Bing. As it happens, I was playing this exhilarating record during Bush/Cheney’s invasion of Iraq; my favorite track was “There Ain’t No Sweet Man Worth the Salt In My Tears.” I’ve been listening to the same CD again, and again, after 100 days of Trump. The Charm Thing If you’re revisiting Bing by way of records or on YouTube, what you see upfront is one of the qualities that led Artie Shaw to use the word hip, not only in the sense of personal style, musical acumen, familiarity with the scene, and a nonchalance that in someone else might be seen as cool or even arrogant but in Crosby feels
orn May 2, 1903, a household name in his time at the heart of the 20th century; a Best Actor Oscar winner, Hollywood’s top box-office attraction for five years, with 38 number-one records, more than Elvis or the Beatles — Bing Crosby was “a monumental figure,” in the words of his biographer, Gary Giddins. Yet during a 2001 book tour for Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years 1903-1940, Giddins was surprised by the “degree of ignorance about his entire career …. It really became a question of ‘Bing who?’” With the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ monumental Sgt. Pepper album only a month away, no one’s asking “Paul who?” Not when Sir Paul McCartney, who’ll be 75 on June 18, has been filling stadiums during his One-On-One tour, finishing off the last three nights in April at the Tokyo Dome. In July he’ll be in arenas from Miami to Chicago, ahead of a September 11 concert at the Newark’s Prudential Center, followed by concerts at Madison Square Garden, and Barclays Center in Brooklyn. How big were and are the Beatles? Crosby himself had some thoughts about the dimensions of the phenomenon: “Sinatra was … bigger than I ever was, and Presley was bigger than Sinatra, but there’s never been anything like the Beatles.” That was in 1964, three years before Sgt. Pepper lit up the 60s. Now here it comes again, “the act you’ve known for all these years” trailing clouds of bicentennial glory with a new stereo mix of the album, an expanded deluxe edition as a two-CD set or two-LP vinyl package, and a “super deluxe” sixdisc box set. Fans of Bing It was never “Bing who?” for the Beatles. While John Lennon and George Harrison were both self-proclaimed fans of “the first hip white person born in the United States” (so said jazz legend Artie Shaw), it was Paul McCartney who translated the nuances of Bing’s style not only in “Yesterday” and “Michelle,” but in compositions and performances like “Hey Jude” and the jaunty, tuneful “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da,” both of which Crosby performed on TV in the 1970s. So subtly pervasive was the sound of Crosby’s baritone on the English airwaves when McCartney was growing up, he could have gone to the college of crooning without even knowing it. Meanwhile, what John was responding to around the same age was the same “lala-la-how-life-goes-on” Crosby spirit that gave his songs the conversational immediacy Lennon took to the limit in “Strawberry Fields Forever.” As for crooning, his rendering of “If I Fell,” with its infectious ascending harmonies, was one of the moments in A Hard Day’s Night when people other than teenyboppers began falling for the Beatles. Asked in a 1980 interview by his eventual biographer Ray Coleman
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No less unrelenting than the force that drives an audience of girls mad with joy when the Beatles sing “Please Please Me,” Bing’s “Please” at the end of The Big Broadcast is directed at a melancholy beauty named Mona (Sharon Lynn), it’s all for her, she can’t escape, he won’t let up, he keeps coming closer, it’s almost like an erotic attack, yet at the same time it’s as if hearing the song is bringing her to life, saving her soul. He’s not out to seduce her, but to rescue her. In the moment when he and the song are closing in, the beat picking up, you can see up close the essence of his power, the force of the genius under the surface of the hip, nonchalant crooner. Perhaps this is what George Harrison meant by “a presence that sort of crackles” — in this moment, Bing’s electric. Dreaming and Whispering I’ve been playing Bing’s “Dream a Little Dream With Me” and “Whispering” on John Lennon’s online jukebox. It could be the late hour or one too many trips down YouTube’s memory’s lane but when I was listening just now to “Whispering,” I heard Bing ad-lib “sounds like a Beatle” in the bantering way John enjoyed. He says it as trumpeter Bob Scobey is playing, a little over two minutes into the number. Of course in 1957 when Bing With a Beat was recorded, there’s no way Crosby could have said such a thing, but when John heard it again and again at the Dakota in the late 1970s he must have smiled at the coincidence. It’s a Beatles thing, after all. Fifty years ago people were playing paranoid games inspired by the bogus rumor that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash. The “sounds like a Beatle” moment reminds me of the close-listening some fans were doing, obsessively sussing out hidden hints on The White Album or hearing what sounded like Lennon’s voice saying “I buried Paul” at the end of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” In 1994 the surviving Beatles recorded two songs with the voice of their dead mate, “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love.” In effect, John was crooning both tunes from beyond the grave, which suggests, if nothing else, the irresistible hold these voices have on us, on our sense of time, memory, and reality, something Gary Giddins highlights in the epigraph from Gilbert Seldes he uses for the introduction to Pocketful of Dreams. “There was a time, not so long ago, when it was truthfully said that no hour of the day or night, year after year, passed without the voice of Bing Crosby being heard somewhere on this earth.” ary Giddins has completed the second volume of his biography, Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star, The War Years 1940-1946, which will be published by Little, Brown in the fall of 2018. —Stuart Mitchner
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like charm. The Beatles communicated the same quality, it’s what audiences all over the world responded to in A Hard Day’s Night. This sort of genial, playful charm transcends genres and boundaries; it’s as much a part of rock ‘n’ roll as it is of a Cole Porter lyric or Bing Crosby having a high time sparking everybody-gets-intothe-act numbers like “Let’s Bake a Sunshine Cake” from Frank Capra’s Riding High or the great “Didja Ever” drinking duet with Sinatra from High Society. T he same s e n s e of e a s y spontaneity, where music just takes off from a real-life moment, is what happens when John Lennon starts singing “I Should Have Known Better” during the box car card game in the film’s first number. And while John sings, Richard Lester fits in r e ac t ion s h ot s from the “clean old man,” Paul’s grandfather ( Wi lf r id Bram bell), not unlike the way Capra intersperses the whinneying horse in “Sunshine Cake.” From “Please” to “Please Please Me” One of the most gratifying features of YouTube is that nothing seems dated when what’s instantly available can become instantly compatible. Forget the three decades between Bing’s “Please” from The Big Broadcast of 1932 and the Beatles “Please Please Me,” either of which might be called “dated” by members of the Instagram FaceBook generation. It’s all working because the medium equalizes everything. You’re in charge of the program, it’s your show, with some help from the online users who post the clips. Here it helps to know that the seed of the Beatles’ first number one hit in the U.K. is in Bing’s number one hit in the U.S., John Lennon’s aim having been to write a song that employed the punning double use of the word “please” as in the line “Please lend a little ear to my pleas.” Never mind that Bing croons while John’s version is powered through drums, amplified guitars, and soaring harmonies. The common denominator is passion and persistence, to make the “please” so insistent that the “plea” becomes a command, as in John’s relentless “C’mon, C’mon, C’mon!”
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“SUMMER HARVEST”: This painting by Debbie Piscreta will be on display alongside the work of Gail Bracegirdle in the Artists’ Gallery’s latest exhibit, “Quiet Spaces,” that runs until June 4. have captured my emotional “Quiet Spaces” Coming feel when they paint. connection with the scene. Gail Bracegirdle’s waterTo Artists’ Gallery
Recent work by Gail Bracegirdle and Debbie Pisacreta will be on display at the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville from May 4 to June 4 for the “Quiet Spaces” exhibit. The opening reception will be Saturday, May 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. Both Ms. Bracegirdle and Ms. Pisacreta’s paintings evoke a quiet and calm feeling where the choice of subjects and the use of muted palettes contribute to the sense of contemplation and reflection that both artists
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colors are filled with light and color. She prefers to work from life or from sketches made on location in order to observe the effects of direct and reflected light and shadow on her subject. Ms. Bracegirdle’s goal in painting is “to capture the illusion of movement or sound, a quiet moment, a momentary pleasure, an intriguing juxtaposition of images, light, and shadow.” Debbie Pisacreta also works directly from life. A plein-air landscape painter from Lambertville, her oil paintings depict the gentleness of the town, the river, and the surrounding farms. Ms. Pisacreta says “I paint on location as much as possible and often make multiple sketches and studies for my painting until I feel I
My goal is to create a visual story that communicates the feeling of that place and time.” Both artists have exhibited extensively and won awards locally. Gail Bracegirdle is a signature member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society whose work is in private collections in the United States, Europe, and Australia. Debbie Pisacreta has participated in many local plein-air events including the Lambertville Historical Society’s plein air auction for the last three years. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18 Bridge Street, in the heart of Lambertville. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more about the artists and schedule of events by visiting www.LambertvilleArts.com.
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“JELLY BEANS”: Artist Al Lachman currently has his work on display at the Lachman Gallery in Peddler’s Village. His spring show, titled “Jelly Beans” explores realism versus abstraction.
New Solo Exhibition Coming to Small World
Meredith Remz returns to Small World Coffee with a solo exhibition of collagepaintings and photographs. “Brave” will be on display May 3- June 13, with an opening reception taking place on Friday, May 5 from 7-9 p.m. The exhibition and opening reception are free to the public, child-friendly, and all art will be for sale. The exhibition, entitled “Brave,” relates to the natural human desire to be audacious and courageous through art making. Ms. Remz explains that, “So often in our lives, we are faced with choices and decisions which could very well lead to complete freedom or down-right paralysis. Cre-
ating art is similar in that I don’t always know what will be on the other side. While that feeling is surely intimidating, it is also incredibly fascinating and liberating.” Ms. Remz continues to explain how she allows the bold latex and acrylic paint to fall from her unconventional painting tools, onto the canvas. “When I paint, there is a result — a destiny if you will — that I can in no way predict.” Ms. Rem z is a B.F. A . graduate from Mason Gross at Rutgers University. Her paintings and sculptures are home to five installations within St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick and Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead. Her work can also be seen at Nassau Street’s Princeton Pi and Yogurt, Collaboration
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 Paintings” by James McPhillips is on view through August 1. w w w. a r t s c o u n c i l o f princeton.org. Artworks, Everett Alley ( Stock ton St reet ) , Trenton, shows “Ins and Outs,” works by B en trice Jusu, Burgess Ekman, Jade Williams, and Thomas Montanari May 9-June 3. www.artworks 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 “Ellarslie Open 34” May 6 - June 25. (609) 989-3632. Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Elyn Zimmerman : Wind, Water, Stone” through August 27, a n d ot h er work s. 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.princetonhistory.org. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “Light and Matter: The Ph 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 www.michenerartmuseum.org. Ja mes S. Ha l l ’34 Memorial Gallery, Butler College, Pr inceton University, has works in a range of media by 19 juniors in the Program in Visual Arts through May 5. princeton.edu. 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
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Core in Lawrenceville, and The Boro Bean in Hopewell. Ms. Remz’s work was selected to be part of “Common Threads 5,” a group exhibition held at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Ms. Remz was employed as a carpenter for a local construction company for many years, which is where she learned to frame her paintings. She was trained in sheet rock, tile, and carpentry, skills that unquestionably enhance her work. For more information, follow @MeredithRemzDesigns on Facebook.
“WEATHER PATTERNS”: This painting by Meredith Remz is included in her solo exhibition and art sale at Small World Coffee titled, “Brave.” The artist draws inspiration from her experiences with contemporary and industrial design, as well as nature. “Fletcher and the Knob- Photographs f rom t he by Boys: Illustrations by Christopher E. Olofson Harr y Devlin” through Collection” through July J u n e 25. b it.ly / Z A M - 2 and “The Berlin PaintMatM. er and His World: AtheM o r v e n M u s e u m nian Vase-Painting in the and Garden, 55 Stock- Early Fifth Century B.C.” ton Street, has docent- through June 11. (609) led tours of the historic 258-3788. house and its gardens, We s t W i n d s o r A r t furnishings, and artifacts. Center Gallery, 952 Al“Bruce Springsteen : A exander Road, has “The Photographic Journey” Natural Muse,” 32 works r uns t hrough May 21. by local artists, through www.morven.org. May 6. From May 8-July The Princeton Uni- 1, “Dharma in the 21st versit y A r t Museum Century” is on view. www. has “Revealing Pictures: westwindsorarts.org.
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Music and Theater Princeton University Performs Ballet With Rarely Heard Cole Porter Score
Two years ago, Princeton University music professor Simon Morrison was working on an article in the archives of Yale University when he noticed the original score for a ballet by none other than Cole Porter. Within the Quota, which had libretto, scenery, and costumes by wealthy expatriate ar tist Gerald Murphy, premiered in Paris in 1923 and was Porter’s only commission for a ballet. With its then-timely theme of immigration, Within the Quota was performed by a Swedish company, Ballet Suedois, to successful reviews in Europe and on an
American tour. But when the troupe folded soon after, the work largely disappeared, said Mr. Morrison, who is widely known as an expert in Russian, Soviet, and French 20th century music and dance. Mr. Morrison began to think about reviving the work. “Porter had surrendered the task of orchestration to someone in Europe, and it was kind of bombastic, and not really in his style,” he said. “When I found it in the archives, I thought about doing a jazz-era arrangement. I tinkered with it on and off. Then Trump happened.”
President Donald Trump’s attempted immigration restrictions galvanized Mr. Morrison to put together a pro d u c t ion. E n l i s t i n g Princeton University Ballet as dancers and students from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart to create projections, and arranging for the Penguin Cafe Orchestra of London to play the score, he set the wheels in motion. Within the Quota is the centerpiece of a performance set for Thursday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the University campus. The original characters in the ballet — a strutting
vaudevillian, a cowboy, a movie star, an heiress — have been updated. The task of choreography has fallen to Princeton sophomore Julia Jansen, who is artistic director of Princeton University Ballet. “It has been a challenging but crazy process,” she said this week. “It has been in the works since last fall, when I was a freshman. It became more of a concrete production in the fall, and I began the choreographic process in January.” The idea of updating the immigration theme made sense. “It was originally done in Paris as a reaction to the nativist immigration process. When we were discussing it, given the election results and the current administration, we thought we really should re-adapt it to a more contemporary stance, and create a conversation about immigration,” Ms. Jansen said. “We began to
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discuss how to reinterpret the characters to reflect the 21st century. We kept the heiress character, but made her a representative of the one percent. We wanted to reflect the inequality and the income gap of today, while also focusing on feminism and gender inequality.” The ambitious project is Ms. Jansen’s first attempt at choreographing a full ballet. “It’s been a fantastic opportunity,” she said. “I got the chance to have a lot of communication with the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. I listened to the score and had to create movement representing abstract concepts. It forced me to think outside the box and push myself as a choreographer and a dancer.” The Stuar t connection came about through Mr. Morrison’s wife, Elizabeth Bergman, who teaches history at the school. Ms. Bergman and Stuart’s technology innovation specialist Alicia Testa collaborated on the project, which was carried out by two classes of 11th graders — 27 students in all. As with the original production of the ballet, the students created projections showing the front page of a newspaper, this time reflecting current events of today. “We taught them a bit of Adobe Illustrator and gave them a template based on the New York Times, so it would look somewhat similar to the New York Times website,” Ms. Testa said. “I helped them with the technology of getting the information in, and Elizabeth helped them look for photos and images that would all blend in together.” Ms. B erg man had t he students delve into current events by reading the Times and other papers including the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. “It was an exercise in critical thinking,” she said. “They had to apply their historical knowledge and understanding of current events with the technology. It was a great blending of the two worlds.” The original ballet was a protest against immigration restrictions, a reaction to a series of quotas passed in 1921 by Congress. Ultimately, the reconstructed production provides hope. “It ends with a positive message,” said Ms. Jansen. “Despite opposing forces, we wanted to create a final image representative of unification and coming together.” Plans are for the Penguin Cafe Orchestra to take the score of Within the Quota to other locations next year, including Spectrum Dance Theatre in Seattle and the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. “The orchestra is interested in doing more stuff with dance, so this worked out well,” said Mr. Morrison. “The music is gorgeous, and the plot is immigration, so it’s appropriate.” —Anne Levin
An Evening at Sea With Folk Singer Tom Lewis
Anchoring its last concert for this season, Princeton Folk Music Society presents an evening of sea-faring songs with Tom Lewis on Friday, May 19 at 8:15 p.m. at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane in Princeton. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $20 ($15 members, $10 students, and $5 children). Tom brings to the stage a great voice, wry humor, skillful button accordion and ukulele playing, and more than 40 years of experience bridging the sea-going and folk-singing communities. Mr. Lewis repertoire ranges from traditional shanties to original songs based on his own seafaring experiences. His performance takes his audience on a voyage that is by turns reflective, dramatic, and humorous. Born in Northern Ireland, Mr. Lewis’s Celtic heritage is obvious in his clear, strong voice that can evoke quiet sorrow for a fisherman lost to the sea just as honestly as it powers out a shanty “to be heard above the gales.” Mr. Lewis managed to balance a naval career — serving in submarines — with participation in folk clubs, concer t s, a nd fe s t iva ls. While stationed at a nearby naval base in the 1960s, he was active in the folk music community in Dumferline, Scotland, where he was exposed to such luminaries as Willie Scott, Alex Glasgow, Ewan McColl, Archie Fisher, John Watt, ands Louis Killen. For more infor mation, call (609) 799-0944 or visit www.princetonfolk.org. ———
Sourland Music Festival In Hillsborough, June 17
The 2017 Sourland Music Festival will take place on June 17 from 3 to 10 p.m. at The Polo Field at Hillsborough Golf and Country Club in Hillsborough. Tickets are on sale now at www. SourlandMusicFest.org. All proceeds support the Sourland Conser vancy, a n o n - p r of i t o r g a n i z a t i o n dedicated to protect ing, promoting, and preser ving the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region. This year’s musical lineup features five New Jersey favorites: The John Ginty Band, Russell Norkevitch, J D Malone and T he E xperts, Lisa Bouchelle, and Tom Tallitsch. In addition to non-stop music, the festival will feature local food vendors, special brews from Flounder Brewer y of Hillsborough, and a selection of wines from Unionville Winery of Ringoes. Sourland Conservancy Memberships are available for $10 with ticket purchase.
The Princeton University Orchestra Presents Majestic Performance of Mahler
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s temperatures warm up and spring buds make their presence known, one thing is musically clear in the Princeton community — the Princeton University Orchestra will show its best in the annual Stuart B. Mindlin Memorial Concerts. The student musicians of the orchestra were not born when these commemorative performances were first established, and the Mindlin children are all grown and on to amazing careers of their own, but one thing has never changed over the past close to 30 years — the University Orchestra has taken on the most challenging works in the repertory to end its concert year in a musical blaze of glory. This past weekend’s final performances of the orchestra’s 2016-17 season featured two towering composers of the 20th century in Paul Hindemith, who spent a good part of his career in the United States, and Gustav Mahler, who never fails to disappoint those looking to hear the most complex and dramatic of orchestral writing. Paul Hindemith initially conceived Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber as a ballet, but his emigration to the United States in 1940 interrupted his plans. Hindemith reworked the music into a symphonic suite, and the resulting four-movement work was premiered by the New York Philharmonic in January 1944 and subsequently became one of the composer’s most popular orchestral pieces. Each of the movements incorporated music from German composer Carl Maria von Weber, one of the most influential, yet underrated, composers of the early 19th century. In Friday night’s performance at Richardson Auditorium (the concert was repeated Saturday night) University Orchestra conductor Michael Pratt and the players began the work with sharp and decisive winds against steady brass and lower strings. Symphonic Metamorphosis showed itself immediately to be dynamic but lyrical, with a bit of a Far Eastern twist. The piece was quirky in a manner similar to Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, marked in the performance by chipper solos from oboist Ann-Elise Siden and clarinetist Yang Song. An element of jazz in later movements showed why this work appealed to wartime American audiences, and the brass sections of the orchestra were consistently clean. The middle movements featured especially elegant solos from flutist Alexia Kim and hornist Kyle Lang. Mahler’s music has been described as “every emotion anyone ever felt times a thousand,” and the composer’s Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, written in 1901 and 1902, paints an elaborate canvas of orchestration and moods while requiring
the highest level of solo performance. The University Orchestra wisely listed in the program the names of the two principal soloists in the work, and trumpet soloist Henry Whitaker began the first movement with clean and precise triplets in the opening fanfare. Throughout the symphony, Mr. Whitaker showed himself to be a confident and fearless musician. The opening melodic theme was played by the violins with a tinge of sadness, as if remembering something from long ago. Mr. Pratt led the orchestra through Mahler’s numerous emotional shifts in the music, as the movement contrasted mournful passages with an almost circus-like swirling strings. The third movement also featured an instrumental solo, with hornist Nivanthi Karunaratne taking the lead. For this movement, she moved to center stage within the orchestra, creating an echo effect at times with the rest of the horn section. As much as there was going on musically, Ms. Karunaratne was always clear above the orchestral texture, becoming quite forceful later in the movement. Mr. Pratt brought out the Viennese lilt in passages which were often quirky in rhythm and effect. Ms. Karunaratne’s solo lines were wellmatched by the rest of the horn section, as well as instrumental solos by trumpeter Mr. Whitaker and oboist Tiffany Huang. A complete change of pace came in the fourth movement, as Mr. Pratt and the orchestra drew out the tenderness in a string Adagietto, lightly contrasted by a trio of harps. In an unusual occurrence for Mahler, there were no twists of harmony in this movement, just pure Classical orchestral writing, which the orchestra smoothly conveyed. Mahler symphonies often end gloriously, and No. 5 was no exception. Mr. Pratt and the University Orchestra moved the drama of the music along, observing well, periodic breaks in the music. Wind solos abounded, including oboist Ms. Huang, clarinetist Brian Kang and flutist Queenie Luo. he final concert of the University Orchestra season always signals the end of an academic era, as the senior class graduates and the orchestra anticipates the arrival of new players in the fall’s incoming freshman class. An unusually large group of seniors are graduating this year — almost 25 percent of the ensemble — including players who have been pillars of the orchestra during their University musical career. This concert featured several, but all of them, including oboists Emily Chen and Amelia Hankla, as well as concertmasters Demi Fang and Emma Powell, have been mainstays of their sections and will be missed by colleagues and audience members alike. —Nancy Plum
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across generations and all over the world. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awardwinning production will run at the State Theatre of New Jersey in New Brunswick on Friday, May 5 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 6 at 2 and 8 p.m. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters — love. To purchase tickets, call (732) 246-7469 or visit www.statetheatrenj.org.
AN INCONCEIVABLE EVENING WITH CARY ELWES: Join McCarter Theatre on Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. for a screening of “The Princess Bride” followed by a discussion with Cary Elwes who played the heroic Westley. The screening celebrates the 30th anniversary of the film. Mr. Elwes will take audience members on a behind-the-scenes portrait of life on the set, sharing his memories of iconic scenes, and little known facts about the creation of the film. To purchase tickets, visit www. mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787.
49th Annual Student Theater Festival at BCP
The Student Theater Festival, in collaboration with New town Arts Company, is an opportunity for teens throughout the region to come to the Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) to perform for each other, take master classes, and receive professional adjudication. Top performances are selected at the end of the Student Theater Festival to participate in “Best of Fest” in which the students and schools are able to showcase their talents before a special guest panel of professional theater artists, as well as their friends and families. “Best of Fest” will take place at the Bart Luedeke Center Theater at Rider University on Sunday, May 7 at 6 p.m. Last year’s “Best of Fest” competitors performed before a panel of Broadway judges including Christopher Durang, Jennifer Van Dyck, Alexander Fraser, and Will Hammertsein. Winners re-
ceived a cash prize for their high school’s theater department. This year’s “Best of Fest” competitors will represent the following high schools: Freehold High School, Vineland High School, Mater Dei Prep, Pennsbury High School, Fair L aw n High School, Cedar Grove High School, Wilson High School, and Mount Olive High School. For more infor mation, contact Joann Bull, student theater festival coordinator, at joann@bcptheater.org or call (267) 740-2090 ext. 113. ———
“RENT” 20th Anniversary Tour at State Theatre
In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway and forever changed the landscape of American theater. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences
rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra. The concert will conclude with Jean Sibelius’s stirring Symphony No. 2 in D Major, a work that brings any audience to its feet with its triumphant finale. Tickets for this concert are $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors. Call university ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or visit tickets. princeton.edu. ———
Sharim v’Sharot In “Songs of Peace”
On Sunday, May 31 at 3 p.m., Sharim v’Sharot (People of Song), a choral foundation under the leadership of Dr. Elayne Robinson Grossman, conductor and music director, will perform songs of peace in the Jewish perspectives from 11th century Sephardic Spain, 19th century German Psalm settings, mid-and-late 20th century prayers, and 21st century Israeli songs. Sharim v’Sharot is now proud to be associated with the 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing of Preservation New Jersey, which will host the concert at Ruth Ochs 101 Scotch Road in Ewing. PU Sinfonia Features Tickets are $15 by May 18, Student Talent, May 10 2017 or $20 at the door as The Princeton University space allows. Purchase in adSinfonia performs a pro- vance at www.sharimvsharot. gram that utilizes the talent org or call (609) 392-6409. of Princeton University’s students on Wednesday, May 10 in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall at 7:30 p.m. S i n f o n i a’s c o n d u c t o r, Ruth Ochs, opens the concert with a new work composed by Shruthi Rajasekar ’18, “Polite Society,” that unites Indian classical music with western orchestral sonorities. Ms.Rajasekar is an undergraduate student in the department of music. Three members of Sinfonia “Fine Quality Home Furnishings at Substantial Savings” will take the stage to perform as soloists. Noah Be4621 Route 27 attie-Moss, ’19 will perform Kingston, NJ Dvorak’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Monica 609-924-0147 Wei, ’17 will perform Cécile www.riderfurniture.com Chaminade’s Concertino for Mon-Fri 10-6; Flute and Orchestra, and Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 Audrey Shi, ’20 will perform AmEx, M/C & Visa Claude Debussy’s Première
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Music lovers will have both traditional and contemporary options with two free upcoming concerts by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) chorus and jazz students. The MCCC Chorus will present its spring concert on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m., with the MCCC Jazz Band performing on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Both performances will take place at Kelsey Theatre on Mercer’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The MCCC Chorus, directed by Timothy Smith, will present a program entitled “In These Delightful, Topics Pleasant Groves,” which includes a variety of works
Weelkes, and others. We d n e s d a y’s p e r f o r mance by the MCCC Jazz Band, directed by the new music department coordinator Scott Hornick, is a varied and exciting program for this year’s Spring Concert. The performance includes selections featuring the works of Stevie Wo n d e r, R o d g e r s a n d Hart, Chick Corea, Booker T and the MGs, among others. Both concerts are open to the public. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the theater. For more information, contact the music department at (609) 570-3735.
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The Fate of the Furious
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Dom Is Blackmailed by Cipher in 8th Episode of the Series
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few action films have opening scenes, that by themselves, are worth the price of admission. Taken (2008), District B-13 (2004), Super 8 (2011), and Dawn of the Dead (2004) are four that come to mind. I can now add The Fate of the Furious to this list of movies that grab your attention from the very beginning. The film opens in Cuba, where newlyweds Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are spending their honeymoon. However, their vacation is interrupted when Dom tries to stop a man who is threatening to repossess Dom’s cousin’s car. Dom talks him out of towing the car away and instead challenges him to a drag race to settle their differences. What ensues is a heart-stopping race through the colorful streets of Havana that ends in a photo finish at the ocean shore. Next, we find the bride and groom back at the hotel, where Letty brings up the idea of starting a family. Dom goes for a walk to consider Letty’s suggestion and stops to help a woman (Charlize Theron) who is having trouble with her car. However, the woman is Cipher, a cyber-terrorist who
is bent on world domination by acquiring a device that will shut down electrical grids. She blackmails Dom into joining her by showing him something very incriminating on her cell phone. That sets the stage for a high-octane battle of brawn, muscle cars, and wits that has Dom fighting against his wife and a reassembled gang composed of Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), Tej (Ludacris), Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel). Roman (Tyrese), their new team leader Frank (Kurt Russell), his assistant Eric (Scott Eastwood), and Deckard (Jason Statham). Forget about trying to follow the plot. It’s messy and there are too many characters to keep track of. Just sit back and enjoy the spectacular stunts, the playful badinage between Hobbs and Deckard, and Roman’s comic relief. In this critic’s opinion, this is the year’s first summer blockbuster. Excellent (HHHH). Rated PG-13 for profanity, suggestive content, and prolonged sequences of violence and destruction. Running time: 136 minutes. Distributor: Universal Pictures. —Kam Williams
MOZART Così fan tutte Overture SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “Great”
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Conducted by George Daugherty Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong
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I’M NOT GIVING YOU ANY CHANCE TO REFUSE: Cipher (Charlize Theron, left) has convinced Dom (Vin Diesel) that she has evidence about him that leaves him no alternative but to help her in her quest for world domination. (© Universal Pictures)
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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. Born in China (G) Documentary, narrated by Jon Krasinski, about an expedition deep into the wilds of China to monitor the daily lives of three elusive species: pandas, golden monkeys, and snow leopards. In English and Mandarin with subtitles. The Fate of the Furious (PG-13 for profanity, suggestive content, and violence and destruction). Eighth movie in the Fast and Furious series finds Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) settling down after their honeymoon when a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) seduces him into a criminal betrayal of those closest to him. Ensemble cast includes Helen Mirren, Tyrese, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, and Scott Eastwood. Gifted (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, and suggestive material). Adventure set in a Central Florida coastal town when a 7-year-old orphan (Mckenna Grace), raised by her uncle (Chris Evans) after her mother’s suicide, becomes the subject of a custody battle when her grandmother (Lindsay Duncan) learns she’s a promising math prodigy. With Octavia Spencer, Jona Xiao, and Jenny Slate. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13 for action, violence, profanity, and suggestive content). The sequel finds the Marvel Comics superheroes embarking on another intergalactic adventure to the outer reaches of the cosmos. Ensemble cast includes Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Sly Stallone, and Kurt Russell. 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. 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
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MATISSE’S SCALE: WHAT’S WITH THE BAMBOO STICK?
YVE-ALAIN BOIS
PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES
In this public lecture, Bois will focus on Matisse’s use of the bamboo stick in large-scale works and the bodily conception of scale it entails. In a photograph dating from 1931, Matisse is shown sketching The Dance—a gigantic mural commissioned by Albert Barnes for his Foundation—with his charcoal at the end of a six-foot bamboo stick. This unusual practice stems from the artist’s discovery that squaring up a small sketch, as has been the standard procedure for large paintings and murals, was incompatible with his aesthetic. The bamboo stick resurfaces in Matisse’s studio at the end of the 1940s when he is working on his Vence Chapel, his old age further emphasizing the acrobatic nature of the feat and the amazing control the artist had of his drawing tool (and his wrist). But while Matisse’s use of the cane is consistent with the artist’s creed with regard to two of the chapel’s murals—Saint Dominic and the Virgin and Child—it seems absurd when he dealt with the third mural, the Stations of the Cross, for which each of the fourteen stations were first sketched on individual pieces of paper at their final scale.
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Calendar Wednesday, May 3 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Princeton University Farmers’ Market at Firestone Library/Chapel Plaza (repeats weekly through May 10). 6 p.m.: Britt Rusert and Ruha Benjamin discuss Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture at Labyrinth Books of Princeton. 7:30 p.m.: Contra Dance with the Princeton Country Dancers at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street (repeats weekly). Thursday, May 4 12:30 p.m.: Free, Afternoon Organ Concert at Princeton University Chapel featuring Tatiana Lukyanova of South United Methodist Church in Manchester, Conn. 4:30 p.m.: “Facebook, Global Community, and the Law” with Martti Koskenniemi at Princeton University’s McCormick 101. 5:30 p.m.: International Cinema Series at Princeton Garden Theatre presents Toni Erdmann (2016). 7 to 9 p.m.: The Princeton University Muslim Life Program presents Rumi’s Tavern at Café Vivian at the Frist Campus Center. Share your wisdoms, poetry, stories, songs, and hymns. Signup in advance at princeton.edu/ muslimlife/rumi. Snacks and refreshments served. 8 p.m.: Charles Kane, Professor of Physics at University of Pennsylvania, delivers a lecture on “Topological Phases of Matter” at Princeton University’s McDonnell A02. Friday, May 5 6:30 p.m.: Free, screening of the musical La La Land (2016) at Princeton Public Library. 6:30 p.m.: Wildflowers After Hours at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, Pa. Join Education Coordinator Kelly Joslin for an evening stroll through the woodland trails in search of wildflowers and shrubs. 7 to 9 p.m.: Free, kickoff celebration of The Hunterdon Art Tour at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton. Meet the artists participating in the tour, taste local wine from Beneduce Vineyards (Pittstown), and enjoy a musical performance by Richard McIntyre of the Opera Project. 7 to 9 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) and the Princeton Shopping Center present Teen Open Mic Night at ACP’s Pop-Up Studio, located at 301 N. Harrison Street.
Starting Friday A Quiet Passion (PG-13) Continuing Their Finest (R) Ends Thursday The Lost City of Z (PG-13) International Cinema Series Toni Erdmann (R) Thu, May 4 5:30pm Royal Opera House Madama Butterfly (NR) Sun, April 7 12:30pm Exhibition on Screen The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (NR) Mon, May 8 7:30 The Artist’s Garden (NR) Wed, May 10 2:00pm WWI Centenary All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Wed, May 10 7:30pm Showtimes change daily Visit or call for showtimes. Hotline: 609-279-1999 PrincetonGardenTheatre.org
itz at Princeton High School Performing Arts Center (also on May 7). 5 p.m.: McCarter Theatre Center Gala 2017 “A Night in Old Havana” featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The evening includes cocktails, silent auction, dinner, live auction, musical performance, and a post-performance party. For more information, visit www.501auctions.com/mccartergala. 5 p.m.: Piano concert with Clipper Erickson at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton. Free. 5 to 8 p.m.: The Junior League of Greater Princeton welcomes the community to their annual fundraising event, “A Day at the Races” at Green Acres Country Club, located at 2170 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville. Visit www.jlgp. org for more information. 7 to 9 p.m.: Free, Drum Circle/Kirtan at Princeton Integral Yoga Community Center (IYCC) at the Princeton Shopping Center. 8 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory presents “Amy Beach: The Dean of American Women Composers” with the Westminster Community Orchestra at Princeton Meadow Road Church and Events Center in Princeton. Admission is $15 adults and $10 students/ seniors. Sunday, May 7 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Handmade Hopewell presents MADE: A Makers Street Fair on Seminary Avenue in Hopewell. Meet local artists and craftspeople. 1:30 p.m.: The League of Women Voters of East Windsor-Hightstown invite the community to participate in the “Standing Together” Rally to celebrate diversity within society and to defend that importance. The event will be held at Mercer County Community College.
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Senior Star Leavell, Classmates Enjoy Home Finale, Beating Columbia in Earning 4th Ivy Straight Title
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manda Leavell is a defensive stalwart for the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team but she went on the attack against Columbia last Saturday in her last regular season home appearance. The senior defender plucked the ball out of the air off the opening draw and raced towards goal, flinging the ball to classmate Olivia Hompe, who buried a shot into the back of the net to give Princeton a 1-0 lead 10 seconds into the contest. Leavell was pumped up hitting the field with the program holding its annual Senior Day and Princeton needing a win to clinch a tie for the Ivy League regular season title. “It was so exciting; it is funny because you look forward to your Senior Day ever since your freshman year and then when you are doing it, you never think that is going to be you,” said Leavell, a 5’5 native of Houston, Texas. “Our class is so close. It was emotional but we were all very focused on the game and trying to get the title.” Leavell showed that focus with her heroics on the opening sequence of the contest. “I was coming off the draw and she puts up her stick so you can very much see when she is open,” said Leavell. “We know each other very well on the field.” The Tigers jumped out to a 6-1 lead midway through the first half but hit a lull that saw them clinging to an 8-7 advantage with 23:55 left in regulation. “We were disappointed in the way that we were playing and we really wanted to leave it out on the field,” said Leavell.
“It could possibly be our last home game on ’52. We wanted to finish hard. We came out strong but it dipped a little bit.” The ninth-ranked Tigers produced a big finish, ending the game on a 10-4 run to prevail 18-11, earning its fourth straight Ivy title as it improved to 12-3 overall and 6-1 Ivy with No. 7 Penn going 13-2 overall and 6-1 Ivy and No. 11 Cornell ending up at 11-4 overall and 6-1 Ivy. “They had a run and we tried to do our best to stop the run and start our own,” said Leavell, who ended the day with an assist, two caused turnovers, and three ground balls. In Leavell, the team’s Class of 2017 is in a league of its own by earning an Ivy title in all four seasons of competition. “I don’t think it has set in; that was what our class was striving for and to be able to do that is really exciting,” said Leavell. “I don’t think there are a lot of other teams that have won four in a row. Obviously we would have preferred if we won it outright but it is special.” Over the years, Leavell has developed a special bond with classmate and fellow defensive star Madeline Rodriguez. “It has been really awesome to get to know each other and be able to play with each other over four years,” said Leavell. “We feel very strongly that we can anchor the unit because we work well together and we know each other. We are very close and we love being able to lead the team together.” Leavell has loved her time with the Tiger program. “It
has been a magical four years just with the team, they are so incredible,” said Leavell. “They are the most giving and selfless girls I know and they are my best friends. To be able to play with them for four years has been amazing.” Princeton head coach Chris Sailer sees her seniors as an amazing group. “They are fantastic students, teammates, and they have raised the level of this program tremendously,” said Sailer, whose corps of seniors includes Ellie DeGarmo, Anna Doherty, and Jeanie Dwinell in addition to Leavell, Hompe, and Rodriguez. “I think the seniors always set the tone for the program and this group is just so competitive, dynamic, and driven. They are just lax heads. They love the game, they watch the game, and they love playing. That really spreads throughout the whole team and they have set just great examples for these four years.” Sailer liked the way the Tigers finished out the game against Columbia. “It was a great start, those things are hard to maintain,” said Sailer. “We had some lapses and we have to get better at that. We really struggled a little bit in the heat today but I was glad we were able to bounce back and go on some runs offensively ourselves.” The pair of Leavell and Rodriguez keyed the Princeton defensive effort in the win. “I think both Amanda and Maddie were phenomenal in this game,” said Sailer. “It is just nice to see them end their regular season with those kind of performances.”
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The other members of the Class of 2017 also stepped up against Columbia as Hompe tallied six goals and three assists with Doherty chipping in three goals, goalie DeGarmo recording eight saves, and Dwinell hustling on defense. “I thought all of our seniors really played well,” said Sailer. “Jeanie Dwinell did a great job; she played probably three quarters of that game on defense. Olivia with her high goal scoring, Doe, as always, doing great things between the lines, and Ellie in goal.” Earning a fourth straight Ivy crown is a great achievement for the Tigers. “It really says a lot about the culture of the program,” said Sailer. “We set very high goals for ourselves and our kids. They put in the work, they are driven and they push each other to get better every day. They have a great team cohesion and chemistry. We are not always perfect, we have our share of To: ___________________________ mistakes but if someone is University women’s lacrosse having off day, someone HIGHER LEAVELL: Princeton From:an_________________________ Date & Time: __________________ else is going to be there to player Amanda Leavell heads upfield in a game earlier this season. Last Saturday, senior defender Leavell chipped in an Here is up a proof of your scheduled to run ___________________. pick them and make playsad, assist, two caused turnovers, and three ground balls to help for them.” Please check it thoroughly and pay special attention to the following: With Princeton heading to Princeton defeat Columbia 18-11. The win improved Princeton (Your check mark will tell us it’s okay) Ithaca, N.Y. this weekend to to 12-3 overall and 6-1 Ivy League. The ninth-ranked Tigers compete in the Ivy postsea- earned their fourth straight Ivy regular season crown as they first with Penn�and Cornell. Princeton will now com� Phone number Faxfor number Address � Expiration Date son tournament with the� tied pete in the Ivy postseason tournament where they will face league’s automatic berth to the NCAA tourney at stake, No. 7 Penn in a semifinal contest on May 5 with the winner Sailer knows her team has advancing to the title game on May 7 to play for the league’s (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) to make a lot of big plays automatic berth to the NCAA tourney. to prevail. tion. I think we had much ally good week of practice,” “I think we just have to better shot selection in the said Leavell. keep refining our game,” second half than we did in “Our coaches always say said Sailer, whose squad the first half and that was excellence is a continuous faces Penn in a semifinal huge for us.” process; we just want to play contest on May 5 with the In Leavell’s view, the Tigers hard to to try to clinch next winner advancing to the ti- are primed for a huge effort. weekend too.” tle game on May 7 against “We want to be in lock down —Bill Alden the victor of the other semi mode; we want to have a rebetween host Cornell and Harvard. Fast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In “We need to sharpen a litHunan ~ Szechuan tle bit with our passing game Malaysian ~ Vietnamese and really drill down on our decision making offensively Daily Specials • Catering Available and some of our shot selec157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950
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PU Women’s Water Polo Battles Hard to the End, Getting Edged by Michigan 5-4 in CWPA Final Taking advantage of a two-week hiatus from competition between the end of the regular season and the CW PA ( Collegiate Water Polo Association) Championship, the Princeton University women’s water polo team got to recharge its batteries. As the ninth-ranked Tigers headed to Indiana to compete at the CWPA for a berth to the NCAA tourney, Princeton head coach Luis Nicolao liked the energy he saw from his players. “We were looking forward to this weekend,” said Nicolao. “The whole year is a grind; to finally get to this weekend everyone was excited for the opportunity. We felt pretty confident.” That confidence was on display as second-seeded Princeton rolled to a 16-7 win over seventh-seeded Bucknell in the quarterfinals last Friday to open the competition. “It was a great start and it just showed the girls that the last few weeks of practice went well and all the work we did paid off,” said Nicolao. “To come out on that first game and take control from the very start was a confidence booster for the ladies.” Sophomore Lindsey Kelleher gave Princeton some great work in the win over the Bison, tallying a careerhigh eight points with three goals and five assists. “Kelleher had a g reat
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Wolverines prevailed 5-4. “I think we did an amazing job, we had four man-ups in the first quarter and missed them all,” said Nicolao. “We had a 1-0 lead and if we make one or two of those and get a two or three goal lead with Ashleigh in goal, it would be a whole different type of a game.” While Nicolao was disappointed by the result, which left Princeton with a final record of 24-4, he had no qualms with how his players competed. “I could not be happier or prouder of our women, they played so well and so hard,” said Nicolao. “Give Michigan credit, their defense was just as good. If we had gotten those one or two breaks that we needed earlier in the game, we could have put more pressure on Michigan. The girls never gave up, they battled and battled. I feel awful for them because it is hard to put into words what a Princeton season is like in terms of the stress and everything else. To be in a game like that in the fourth quarter, it was a true testament to our girls and their mindset and how hard they work. A 24-4 record is pretty amazing but right now that loss stings.” It stings to say goodbye to spectacular senior goalie Johnson, who set the program record for saves with 1,362 and brought glory to Princeton this past summer by starring in the U.S. women’s water polo team that earned gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. “It has been a real honor to have Ashleigh, she is so talented physically in that water and mentally, she
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END OF AN ERA: Princeton University women’s water polo goalie Ashleigh Johnson stymies a foe in a game this season. Last weekend, senior star and Olympic gold medalist Johnson ended her stellar Tiger career by starring in the CWPA (Collegiate Water Polo Association) Championship. She made 35 saves in three games, helping ninth-ranked Princeton advance to the title game, where it fell 5-4 to seventh-ranked Michigan. The Tigers ended the season with a 24-4 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) sees everything,” said Nicolao of Johnson who earned CWPA Championship AllTou r na m e nt F ir s t Te a m recognition this weekend along with the Tiger junior star Haley Wan. Ashleigh’s younger sister, Chelsea, and Kelleher picked up second team honors. “It made our job easier. I will always be honored to be able to say that we had an Olympian on our team. She played in four championship games and won two of them. Her combined record is pretty impressive.” The team’s three other seniors, Sydney Saxe, Morgan Hallock, and Hannah
Lapkin, also made a valuable contribution to the program. “Sydney Saxe was one of my favorite players ever, she was always working,” asserted Nicolao. “She was never one of these girls that sought any attention or limelight. She was just a stopper. You don’t see her name on the stat sheet but she was a huge presence for us. Morgan Hallock and Hannah Lapkin always worked hard to gain position. They are all going to be missed.” Although the departing seniors will leave a void, Nicolao is upbeat about the
program’s prospects going forward. “We have a great class coming in, we will find a way of battling and getting right back into it,” said Nicolao. “We have lost many great seniors in previous classes and we always find a way to come back and compete. I think it is a testament to the kind of kids that get into Princeton. I am not selling motivation, I don’t have to sell drive. The kids that get in here aremotivated and driven to excel in everything they do.” —Bill Alden
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PU Men’s Heavyweights M ichael S ower s m ad e Defeats Brown
more history even as the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team dropped an 18-17 thriller at Cornell last Saturday, Freshman phenom Sowers tallied four goals and three assists to extend his Ivy league record for most points in a debut campaign to 77 (37 goals, 40 assists). Princeton trailed 15-10 in the third quarter before rallying to make it 16-16 and 17-17, before falling in a Big Red goal with 2:24 left in regulation. The Tigers, now 9-5 overall and 4-2 Ivy, will be competing next weekend in the Ivy League tournament at Yale, which will decide the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Princeton is seeded second and will face third-seeded Brown in a semifinal contest on May 5 with the winner advancing to the title game on May 7 against the victor of the Yale-Penn semifinal. ———
Tuning up for the upcoming Eastern Sprints, the Princeton University men’s heavyweight varsity 8 defeated Brown last Saturday on Lake Carnegie. Pr inceton covered t he 2 ,0 0 0 - m e te r c o u r s e i n 5:37.0 with the Bears coming in at 5:40.0 as the Tiger seniors became the first class in program history to win four straight Content Cups. The Tigers will next be in action when they compete in the Eastern Sprints on May 14 in Worcester, Mass. ———
PU Men’s Tennis Tops Penn in Finale
Tom Colautti came up big on Senior Day as the Princeton University men’s tennis team topped Penn 4-3 in its regular season finale. Senior Colautti pulled out a three-set win at first singles to clinch the victory for the Tigers. Pr inceton improved to 14-12 overall and 4-3 Ivy Tiger Men’s Lightweights League with the win. Fall at H-Y-P Regatta ——— Coming up just short in Princeton Football a battle of elite crews, the third-ranked Princeton Uni- Names 2017 Captains C on clu d i n g it s s pr i n g versity men’s lightweight varsity 8 took third in the practices, the reigning Ivy annual H-Y-P regatta last League champion PrinceSat urday in Cambr idge, ton University football program announced that rising Mass. seniors John Lovett, Kurt Host and fourth-ranked Holuba, and Chad Kanoff Harvard posted a winning will serve as the captains of time of 5 : 55.6 over the the 2017 squad. 2,000-meter course on the Defensive lineman HoluCharles R iver w it h top ba, the finalist for Defensive ranked Yale coming second in 5 : 57.5 and Princeton Player of the Year honors, taking third in a time of led the Ivy League with 7.0 sacks in conference play last 5:59.9. season as a junior. Holuba
recorded at least a half sack in five of the last six games and made 34 tackles. Quarterback Kanoff will be a tri-captain for the second straight season. He made his debut on the AllIvy team last fall after moving to fifth on the all-time Princeton passing list with 4,036 yards. Multi-talented quar terback Lovett earned firstteam All-America honors and was named the 2016 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year. He led the FCS in rushing touchdowns (20), In addition, Lovett threw 10 touchdowns and caught one, meaning he accounted for 31 touchdowns last season. He accounted for a Princetonrecord seven touchdowns in the win at Cornell, and accounted for at least two touchdowns in ever y Iv y League game last fall. Princeton opens its 2017 season on September 16 when it hosts the University of San Diego. ———
Tiger Women’s Golf Heading to Athens Regional
The Ivy League champion Princeton University women’s golf team was selected to compete at the NCA A Athens Regional Thursday as one of 18 teams seeking six spots to advance to the NCAA Championships. The regional will run May 8-10 at the University of Georgia Golf Course. While the top six teams will gain a berth in the NCAA finals, set for May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., the top three players not on those six teams will also advance. Princeton joins Alabama, Georgia, Northwestern, Arizona, Baylor, Wake Forest, Central Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Clemson, Augusta, Auburn, Kansas State, Michigan State, Troy, Nor th Florida and Quinnipiac. It marks Princeton’s first NCAA team bid to the regionals since 2005 and fourth overall, along with trips in 2001 and 2004. Princeton gained the Ivy
League’s automatic bid to the NCA A Regional after w inning t he Iv y L eag ue Championship by 31 strokes over runner-up Harvard, the third-largest margin in the 21 Ivy championship tournaments held since the inaugural in 1997. Princeton’s 891 team score set a program record for a three-round event and was one off the Ivy record for a three-round championship, set by Harvard in 2008. Sophomore Amber Wang won medalist honors, Princeton’s first Ivy individual champ since Kelly Shon ’14 in 2013. ———
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The Tigers will be looking to turn the tables on their rivals as they compete in the Eastern Sprints on May 14 in Worcester, Mass. ———
Tiger Open Women Top Penn, Syracuse, Iowa
Capping an undefeated regular season campaign, the Princeton Universit y open women’s varsity 8 defeated Penn, Iowa, and Syracuse last Saturday. Princeton clocked a winning time of 6:15.1 over the 2,000-meter course on Lake Carnegie with Syracuse taking second in 6:17.6, Iowa coming in third at 6:20.1 and Penn finishing fourth in 6:35.5. The Tigers, now 11- 0, are next in action when they compete in the Iv y League regatta on May 14 in Pennsauken, N.J. ———
Princeton Track Athletes Excel at Penn Relays
Julia Ratcliffe added to her glittering resume as the Princeton University track teams competed at the historic Penn Relays last weekend at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Senior throwing star Ratcliffe won the hammer throw with a heave of 215’6. She is the first women’s collegiate hammer thrower in meet history to win three championships. The Tiger women’s 4x800 relay of senior Zoe Sims, sophomore A nna Jurew, freshman Madeleine Sumner, and sophomore Jackie Berardo won the collegelevel championship at the 123rd Penn Relays at Franklin Field. The Tigers recorded a time of 8:49.00 nearly
FINAL SWING: Princeton University baseball player Cody Phillips takes a swing in recent action. On Friday, senior Phillips came up big in his final home appearance, going 4-for-7 with five runs and an RBI for the day as the Tigers swept a doubleheader from visiting Cornell, prevailing 9-7 and 9-5. On Sunday, the Tigers wrapped up their season by getting swept at Cornell, falling 5-1 and 13-1. Princeton finished the season at 12-28-1 overall and 7-13 Ivy League. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) four seconds ahead of the rest of the field, as second place Georgia Tech clocked an 8:53.56. On the men’s side, sophomore Adam Kelly was the runner-up in the hammer throw championship with a heave of 220’3, just eight inches less than the winning throw from South Carolina’s Clarence Gallop. The Tigers’ distance medley relay of junior Noah Kauppila, freshman Connor Matthews, junior Josh Ingalls, and senior William Paulson clocked 9:42.67 in the Championship of America, finishing ninth. It was the eighth fastest DMR in school history. In upcoming action, the Princeton track teams will be competing in the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships from May 6-7 at New Haven, Conn.
PU Women’s Lightweights 3rd at Eastern Sprints
Riding a late surge, the Princeton University women’s lightweight varsity 8 placed third in the Eastern Sprints last Sunday in Worcester, Mass. Har vard-Radcliffe took first in 6:43.42 with Wisconsin coming in second at 6:46.674, and Princeton finishing third with a time of 6:46.779. The Tigers trailed Radcliffe, Wisconsin and Boston University through 1,000 meters on Lake Quinsigamond but started an impressive rally during the third 500, ending up passing Boston University and nearly catching Wisconsin. The Tigers host Stanford on May 6. Get the scoop from
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BRINGING IT HOME: Princeton University softball pitcher Claire Klausner fires the ball in recent action. On Saturday, senior star Klausner hurled a three-hit shutout as Princeton defeated Cornell 1-0 in the first game of a twinbill, clinching home field advantage for the best-of-three Ivy League Championship Series (ILCS). The Tigers dropped the nightcap 3-0. On Sunday, the Tigers ended regular season play by splitting a doubleheader at Cornell, losing the opener 9-7 before coming back to win the nightcap 5-0. The Ivy League South champs Princeton, who moved to 23-18 overall and 15-5 Ivy with the split, will be hosting Ivy North winner Harvard (22-17 overall, 13-7 Ivy) in the ILCS with a doubleheader slated for May 6 and game three, if necessary, to be played the next day. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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PHS Boys’ Tennis Finishes 6th at MCT, Highlighted by Hwang’s Work at 2nd Singles Acknowledging that the Princeton High boys’ tennis team doesn’t boast the top-end players this season that it has featured over the years, Sarah Hibbert has emphasized daily improvement. “Eve r yo n e i s wor k i n g hard ; we discussed it in preseason, we have lost our two big guns, as it were, so everyone else has had to step up and work really hard as a team,” said PHS head coach Hibbert, whose top two returning singles players, junior Noah Lilienthal and sophomore Jerry Gu,
decided not to play for PHS this spring due to other commitments. “They have done so. Everyone is getting better and they are trying. They are giving 100 percent and this is all you can ask.” Last week at the Mercer County Tournament, PHS sophomore Simon Hwang gave his all as he took fourth at second singles. “Simon has been playing really well lately,” said Hibbert, of Hwang, who fell in three sets to Arjun Krishnan of WW/P-North in the third-
SIMON SAYS: Princeton High boys’ tennis player Simon Hwang fires a serve in action at the Mercer Country Tournament last Wednesday. Sophomore Hwang finished fourth at second singles to help PHS take sixth in the team standings at the MCT. In upcoming matches, the Little Tigers, who topped Trenton 5-0 last Monday to improve to 8-2 in dual match action, play at Notre Dame on May 3, at WW/P-South on May 4, and at Robbinsville on May 8 before hosting Nottingham on May 9. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
place match last Wednesday at Mercer County Park. “He moves really well, he hustles for every ball, he doesn’t give up on shots. He has gotten a lot of balls back that people would have felt the point was over. He hits the ball hard. He has a good all-around game.” Hwang’s heroics helped the Little Tigers finish sixth of 18 schools in the team standings at the MCT. “Basically our goal is to win as many games as you can and obviously when that goal takes you to winning matches, that is fantastic,” added Hibbert. “When it doesn’t, as long as you played as well as you can, there is not much else you can do.” In Hibbert’s view, her players have consistently done their best. “I like the attitude, the guys are all working hard; the win over Hightstown was a real highlight for us because it showed the never give up attitude,” said Hibbert, referring to the team’s thrilling 3-2 win over the Rams on April 21. “They won the first two points off the court and we had to fight from behind love-2 and took all three third sets to close out a 3-2 victory so it was really pulling together. That was an exciting one.” While Hibbert acknowledges that her team is facing an uphill battle in the upcoming state tournament, she believes that there are plenty of exciting moments ahead for the Little Tigers over the rest of the season. “Our section is ridiculous so states is going to be tough for us this year,” said Hibbert, whose squad topped Trenton 5-0 last Monday to improve to 8-2 in dual match action and plays at Notre Dame on May 3, at W W/ P- South on May 4, and at Robbinsville on May 8 before hosting Nottingham on May 9. “We look to do as well as we can in our dual matches and just finish the season as strong as we can.” —Bill Alden
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Energized by McLean’s Hustle, Production, PHS Girls’ Lax Ready for Playoff Intensity Georgia McLean was looking to recapture her childhood as the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team held its annual Senior Day celebration when it hosted Pennington last Friday. “I was fired up today because I was thinking that I wanted to find the joy that I had when I was little and fell in love with the sport,” said senior midfielder and cocaptain McLean, who took up lacrosse when she was in third grade. “That really motivated me to play well.” Playing really well, McLean contributed three goals and two assists to help PHS cruise to a 15-4 win as it improved to 9-5. In reflecting on her big game, McLean noted that her experience playing field hockey in the fall has helped her to be more of a threat on the lacrosse field. “You play both sides of the field when you are a field hockey player and that is what I really like to do in lacrosse,” said McLean. “I love to work work my middies, Abaigeal Ryan and Mariana Lopez-Ona, and Serena Bolitho. I just like working down the field.” McLean also works well with her fellow seniors. “I have made my best friends from lacrosse,” said McLean, who is headed to Wake Forest, where she plans to play club sports. “Gwen Koehler, my co captain, is my best friend. Olivia Skopas, another good defender, is another one of my closest friends.” In McLean’s view, there is a special closeness this year on the PHS squad. “I am just so grateful that I get to be part of a program like Princeton lacrosse and Princeton girls’ rec lacrosse,” said McLean. “We have worked a lot on team bonding. I think this team has a really great bond and a lot of juniors and even sophomores are stepping up into the role of leaders on the team.” That unity was displayed on the defensive end in the win over Pennington as the Little Tigers stifled the Red Raiders with McLean scooping up a number of ground balls. “Gwen does a really great job of holding down the defense,” said McLean. “A lot of people had really nice turnovers, we were just really trying to put pressure on the ball.” PHS head coach Sara Doran liked the way her team did a good job at both ends of the field against Pennington. “They were playing as a team, we had a lot of different girls involved in the scoring,” said Doran. “Our t ransit ion game, which we have been working on not trying to run the ball down the field but pass, pass, looked better today. Defensively, I am very pleased. Zoe Tesone in goal had a number of great saves and our defensive unit is really gelling, coming together, and communicating well.” Doran credited McLean with being a catalyst for the Little Tigers. “She is your classic unsung hero, she is working 100 percent of
the time on the field, getting ground balls and the 50/50s,” said Doran. “She is a threat on both the offensive and defensive end. She played great today.” Cruising to the victor y over Pennington is a great sendoff for the PHS seniors. “It is fun to see them grow and develop and to have a successful game on their Senior Day,” said Doran, whose group of seniors includes Olivia Geller in addition to Koehler, Skopas, Tesone, and McLean. With postseason play stating this week, Doran believes PHS can have a lot of success down the stretch. “The focus is maintaining our intensity for 50 minutes; we have been able to hang with these teams for 25 minutes,” said Doran, whose team is seeded seventh in the Mercer County Tournament and will host a second round contest on May 4.
“It is really taking it to the next level and being able to put it all together for an entire game, keep that intensity and play at a team. Sometimes when we start to get down, we start to do the opposite of what we need to do. We need to look for each other more and we tend to look for each other less.” In Doran’s view, the Little Tigers can build on its performance against Pennington. “We executed a lot of our plays successfully so I think a game like this is always good for building confidence and gaining that momentum going into an impor tant week for us,” said Doran. McLean, for her part, is primed for her final tournament run in a PHS uniform. “I am looking forward to going into the MCTs the last time,” said McLean. “I think this win has really helped us propel us into the postseason.” —Bill Alden
SENIOR MOMENT: Princeton High girls’ lacrosse player Georgia McLean looks to pass the ball in a game earlier this season. Last Friday the senior midfielder tallied three goals and two assists to help PHS defeat Pennington School 15-4 as the program held its annual Senior Day celebration. The Little Tigers, who improved to 9-5 with the win, start play in the Mercer County Tournament this week. PHS is seeded seventh in the MCT and will host a second round contest on May 4. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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For Will Brossman, doing some extensive homework four years ago helped make him into a dead-eye shooter for the Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse team. “My dad’s summer project one year was setting up turf in my back yard where I could go and shoot,” said Brossman. “I had this nice structure in my backyard so I could go home and shoot. I was a freshman and I would just shoot and shoot and shoot.” As he took the field for PDS last Sunday against visiting Albany Academy ( N.Y.) w ith the program holding its annual Senior Day ceremony, senior star Brossman stood at 93 goals in his career. “It was pretty crazy, I actually just had my last day of real high school on Friday because we do senior projects,” said Brossman, reflecting on the pregame Senior Day festivities. “It is tough because I am not going to be able to see these guys in the hallways any more. I still have the rest of the tournament season to see these guys. It was tearjerking to see my parents. I think my mom was crying a little bit.” With the Panthers coming off a tough 8-7 loss to Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.) a day earlier, Brossman got things rolling, firing a rocket past the Albany Academy goalie 2:32 into the contest to open the scoring. He ended up with four tallies on the day as PDS pulled away to a 14-6 victory, improving to 8-2. “I have been having a tough time shooting this year so it felt nice to bury the first one and get that out of the way,” said Brossman. “I am finally homing in
on my shot; it is the perfect time for me to do it.” The PDS attack unit homed in on its possession game in the victory, patiently picking apart the Albany Academy defense. “We play best when we play our game and our game is pressing the ball and then slowing it down again,” said Brossman. “W hen we can control tempo, we are pretty unstoppable. We were talking about lock sets and how sometimes they will go out to lock Elon (Tuckman) or to lock me. We have got five other guys on the field who can score the ball.” While Brossman and his teammates were happy to get back on the winning track, they have their sights set in bigger things. “We talked about putting that loss in the rear view mirror and really working hard on the next step,” said Brossman. “Now we have the tournament season in front of us and we are going to forget this game and really just focus on what it is in front of us.” As a battle-tested senior, the Middlebur y College bound Brossman is determined to help his teammates keep their focus in the postseason. “I have s e en my role change since I was a freshman,” added Brossman. “Right now I am just trying to be a good leader to these guys and still play the game well. It has been a really good experience, especially this year.” PDS head coach R ich D’Andrea likes the brand of leadership he is seeing from his senior class, which includes Jack Amaral, Tyler Birch, Nick Day, Coby Gibson, and Peter Shannon, in
WILL TO WIN: Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse player Will Brossman heads to goal in recent action. Last Sunday, senior star and Middlebury College-bound Brossman tallied four goals to help PDS defeat Albany Academy (N.Y.) 14-6. The Panthers, now 8-2, play at Newark Academy on May 3. In addition, PDS will start play in the Mercer County Tournament where it is seeded first and will host a quarterfinal game on May 6. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
addition to Brossman. “We knew this was going to be a special and tight knit group for a number of years now so it is nice to see them as leaders and how the others look up to them,” said D’Andrea. “This group has a pretty sharp-witted sense of humor; they are a pretty fun group. They are a group that knows when to work and they know when it is time to be serious.” D’Andrea was happy to see his team put in some good work as they bounced back from the defeat on Saturday. “Today was one that we needed; yesterday we played a really talented team and we just don’t quite connect,” said D’Andrea. “It was good for us to come out there today and rebound.” The PDS offense connected well in the win over Albany Academy. “It was 3-2 with six minutes left in the second quarter and we went on one of those runs and we were able to put it together a little bit,” said D’Andrea. “I think that is a sign of an intelligent team when they can be methodical and take their time to pick apart a zone. It shows the cerebral aspects of the game. That is the expectation here but guys really take that to heart; they work to understand the game.” The Panthers also excelled in two other key facets of the game, face-offs and defense. “I don’t even know if Nick Day lost a face-off today, he was unbelievable,” said D’Andrea. “The defense played really well. Connor Green has been unbelievable between the pipes this year so we have been really strong at that end to coach ( Rob ) Tuckman’s credit. He has done a great job with those guys.” With PDS seeded first in both the state Prep B tourney and Mercer Count y Tournament and entering the postseason as the defending champs in both competitions, D’Andrea is hoping for another strong postseason run. “I think we have a pretty good sense of who we are and what it is we are trying to accomplish,” said D’Andrea, whose team starts play in the MCT and will host a quarterfinal game on May 6. “We watch a lot of film, we scout. The guys know their assignments and that is going to be the key. It is a high volume of games in a short period of time. It is a matter of getting the scouts down and some of these teams we will be seeing for a second time so that is always a challenge. We are looking forward to it.” Brossman, for his part, believes the Panthers will be up for the challenge of defending their titles. “We had really good senior leaders in the past when I was a sophomore and a freshman,” said Brossman. “Now I am here as a senior leader. We have got all the faith in the world in these guys. I think we are going to turn some heads here.” —Bill Alden
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GOING FOURTH: Princeton Day School boys’ tennis star Lex Decker follows through on a serve at the Mercer County Tournament last week. Junior Decker took fourth at first singles to help the Panthers place fourth of 18 schools in the team standings at the MCT. In upcoming dual match action, PDS hosts WW/P-North on May 4 before playing at the Hill School (Pa.) on May 5 and at Haddonfield on May 9. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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is normally a lot better, it is a huge improvement. It just broke down today, I wasn’t able to rely on it.” In addition, Decker has benefitted from moving up to first singles from the second spot in the PDS lineup. “For me, being at one is a great move because you know that you are going to get a great match every single time,” said Decker. “At two sometimes there was too big of a gap for me sometimes. I would lose focus. At one, I can always count on it being a good match for me both physically and mentally. It has helped me to push myself to do better and always have the pressure on.” Decker’s experience at the MCT will help him push through things the rest of the spring. “Coach and I were just talking about it and giving it your all no matter how you are feeling physically or mentally,” said Decker. “What I took from it was just to stay positive throughout.” The second doubles team of seniors Noah Liao and Leo Nye enjoyed a positive result as they took third, pulling out a three-setter against the top-seeded pair of Harrison Eu and Shraly Gupta of Hopewell Valley. Liao, for his part, credited the win to the duo’s chemistry. “It is confidence and communication really talking over each other’s faults,” said Liao. “I think there is a little more than a bond just in tennis; we have a little telepathy.” In Nye’s view, that telepathy has been developed by going through some ups and downs. “We have been playing to-
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“They made some very impressive shots, big winners, and good passing shots. It wasn’t on mistakes that Hopewell made, it was all on good play.” In Asch’s view, the pair has made a big impact on the PDS squad. “They are a very tough doubles team, you look at them individually and they are not nearly as good as they are together,” added Asch. “That says a lot about the two of them and how they support each other. We are very proud to have them on the team and they add a lot to our team chemistry.” While Asch acknowledged that Decker had a tough day, he liked the way he kept battling. “I think he was very disappointed after the first match; he didn’t have his best stuff today and he didn’t feel really great,” said Asch. “It is tough to come out and play good tennis in your second match; a lot of times you feel like you don’t really want to play.” With the state Prep B tourney coming up later this month, Asch is hoping the Panthers can end things on a high note. “We have a good team, we certainly have a good chance,” said Asch, who has guided the Panthers to four straight Prep B team titles. “I don’t know what the other teams have, traditionally Montclair Kimberley Academy is always good. Some team could come along and have two freshmen who are great. I think we will be competitive for sure.” Decker, for his part, is ready to compete for another crown. “We do have a good group; we only lost one senior Scott [Altmeyer], who was our No. 1, and we got a freshman [Christopher Delaney] who became our two,” said Decker. “We are virtually the same position-wise, everyone who was there last year has had a year to get better. I think we are confident for the Prep Bs.” —Bill Alden
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“Strype has been excellent, he is one of our two captains,” said Monfiletto, not ing t hat senior Mat t Moore is the team’s other captain. “You tell him to do something and he does it and he does it well. He has done a great job taking control behind the plate.” Monfiletto believes that the Raiders can do some great things in the postseason. “I think we can make a run,” said Monfiletto, whose squad improved to 7-6 with a 9-2 win over Blair Academy last Saturday and starts play in the Mercer County Tournament where they are seeded 11th and play at sixth-seeded Robbinsville in a first round game on May 6.
“I would love to see us put two excellent offensive days together, that would be great. We have put together some defensive games, we have put together some pitching performances one after another but I would love to see us break the bats out and get that going. Everybody else is going to start hitting the ball much better at this point.” In Erbeck ’s v iew, Hun needs to play sharper to put things together down the stretch. “Learning from our mistakes is very big for us and keeping the ball in play as a hitter,” said Erbeck. “Energy is one key; we can’t let teams get ahead of us in the first few innings. We have to keep our focus the whole game.” —Bill Alden
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fourth-seeded Hopewell Valley in a first round game on May 6. ——— Softball: Nancy Gray and Kayla Volante each had two hits as PHS lost 13-6 to Hopewell Valley last Monday. The Little Tigers, now 5-10, play at Steinert on May 3, at WW/P-North on May 5, and at Lawrence on May 8. ——— Boys’ Lacrosse: Snapping a five-game losing streak, PHS defeated WW/P-North 14 -1 last Thursday. The Little Tigers who improved to 5-6 with the victory, will be starting play in the Mercer County Tournament this week where they are seeded third and will host a quarterfinal game on May 6.
Softball: Alanna Pearson produced a pitching gem as Hun defeated Blair Academy 3-0 last Saturday. Junior Pearson threw a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts and two walks for the Raiders, who improved to 9-1. Hun plays at Hill School (Pa.) on May 3, at WW/PNorth on May 4 and at Penn Charter (Pa.) on May 6. ——— Boys’ Lacrosse : Trevor Deubner triggered the offense as second-seeded Hun defeated third-seeded Peddie 17-2 in the state Prep A semifinals last Monday. Freshman star Deubner tallied a goal and five assists for the Raiders, who improved to 5-5. Hun will play at top-seeded Lawrenceville in the state Prep A title game on May 8. In addition, the Raiders will play at the Hill Boys’ Lacrosse: Will CabSchool (Pa.) on May 6 in a era had a big day as top-seeded Lawrenceville cruised to a regular season contest. 21-1 win over fourth-seeded Blair Academy in the state Prep A semis last Monday. Cabera had four goals and three assists for the Big Red, who improved to 11-3. LawBaseball: Alec Silverman’s renceville will host secondtwo doubles and two RBIs seeded Hun in the Prep A weren’t enough as PHS title game on May 8. In adfell 7-4 to Hopewell Val- dition, the Big Red will face ley last Monday. The Little Deerfield Academy (Mass.) Tigers, who dropped to on May 3 at Yale and will 3-11 with the loss, play at host the Hill School (Pa.) on Steinert on May 3 and at May 6. ——— WW/P-North on May 5 before hosting Lawrenceville G irls’ L acrosse : Annaon May 8. In addition the belle Albert starred as LawLittle Tigers will be starting renceville edged Rumsonplay in the Mercer County Fair Haven 11-10 last Friday. Tournament where they are Albert tallied two goals and seeded 14th and will play at three assists for the Big Red,
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Pennington Girls’ Lacrosse : Gianna Lucchesi starred in a losing cause as sixth-seeded Pennington fell 15-14 at thirdseeded Morristown-Beard in the opening round of the state Prep B tournament last Monday. Lucchesi tallied eight goals for the Red Raiders, who dropped to 6-7. In upcoming action, Pennington will be competing in the Mercer County Tournament where it is seeded ninth and will host a preliminary round contest on May 4.
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Track: The quartet of sophomore Priscilla Francois, freshman Jasmine Hansford, along with juniors Kendra Brenya and Michelle Kwafo made history as Stuart competed in the Penn Relays last week at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The girls set a new school record in the 4x100 relay with a time of 52.00, missing a medal by 12 one-hundredths of a second. A week earlier, the relay took third at the Mercer County Relays.
PDS Baseball ; Luke Franzoni blasted a solo homer in a losing cause as PDS fell 12-3 to Delaware Valley last Monday. The Panthers, who dropped to 7-7 with the defeat, host Holy Cross on May 3 before starting play in the Mercer County Tournament. The Panthers are seeded eighth in the MCT and will host ninth-seeded Hightstown in an opening round contest on May 6. ——— Girls’ Lacrosse: Morgan Mills came up big as secondseeded PDS topped seventhseeded Rutgers Prep 19-7 in the state Prep B quarterfinals last Monday. Senior star and Princeton University-bound Mills tallied five goals and five assists to help the Panthers improve to 8-3. PDS will host third-seeded Morristown-Beard in the Prep B semis on May 8. In addition, the Panthers are starting play in the Mercer Country Tournament where they are seeded fourth and will host a quarterfinal contest on May 6.
COOKING OUT: Hun School girls’ lacrosse player Zoe Cook heads to goal in recent action. Last Friday, junior star Cook scored six goals to help third-seeded Hun defeat sixth-seeded Kent Place 13-10 in the opening round of the state Prep A playoffs. Hun will play at second-seeded Lawrenceville in the state Prep A semis on May 8. The Raiders are also taking part in the Mercer County Tournament, where they are seeded sixth and will host a second round contest on May 4. In addition, Hun is slated to host South Brunswick on May 5 in a regular season contest. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Stanley Rodland Stanley Rodland formerly of Montgomery Township, passed away April 16, 2017, at home in Palm Desert, California. Born August 29, 1931, he was the son of Norwegian immigrants, Jennie and Arne Rodland of Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Rodland was a veteran of the Korean War and served as a forward observer from 1951-1954. He was honorably discharged as a corporal. His early working years were in construction as a carpenter and supervisor. He later established a successful new home construction company based in Montgomery Township. He also volunteered his skills in supervising the construction of the Evangelical Free Church on Belle Meade-Griggstown Road. His true passion was boating on the Chesapeake Bay with both sail and power boats. He also liked to travel. Many of the trips were cruises combining his love for boating and travel. He is survived by his wife Marie, brother Ray, sister Ellen, son Paul, daughter Donna, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held: Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at Montgomery Evangelical Free Church in Belle Meade, NJ. There will be a gathering starting at 12:30 p.m. where a light lunch will be served.
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Julia H. Rhodes, 77, of Princeton Junction, passed away on Tuesday, Apr il 18th, after an 18 -month battle against cancer. Mrs. R hodes at tended the Plumfield and Thomas schools in Connecticut, graduated as a Wellesley scholar in 1961, and earned her master’s in teaching from Radcliffe in 1963. She wed Dr. Rodman Dunbar Rhodes that same year, and moved with him to Madison, Wisconsin and then to Champaign, Illinois, serving as a high school English teacher in both districts. The couple moved to Princeton in 1972. Julia lost no time in making Princeton her home. In 1973, she began teaching English in West Windsor. In 1976, she joyfully became the supervisor of English and language arts instruction for the Spotswood Public Schools, a position that subsequently expanded to include supervising foreign language instr uction. In 2001, she was named principal of Spotswood’s Austin G. Schoenly Elementar y School, a post she held until her retirement in 2005. Julia then continued teaching, tutoring local students in English and completing educational consultancies in Haiti and Nigeria. She also co-authored, with her long-time friend Dr. Alice Deakins, an upcoming book entitled The Writer’s Sentence, and could be found reviewing drafts of this publication until a week before her death. Julia was a devoted member of Nassau Presbyterian Church and of her community. She served as a Sunday school teacher for over 10 years, and particularly enjoyed helping her students organize the church’s annual fundraiser to fight river blindness in Africa. An enthusiastic community advocate, she was president of her neighborhood association. As a patron of the arts, she subscribed to McCarter Theatre and the
Larry Spruill (Fern); stepson Thomas Pember ton ; two daughters, Dale SpruillRedding and Crystal Vecchione; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on April 29, 2017 at First Baptist Church, John Street and Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. Arrangements were by the Hughes Funeral Home. ———
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Joseph Kovacs, 91, died on April 27 in his home in the Meadow Lakes retirement community in Hightstown, where he had lived since 2004. Born May 20, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary, to Joseph and Katalin Hari Kovacs, he began playing the violin under his father’s tutelage when he was five years old. He exhibited such talent that all his later teachers taught him for free. He won a scholarship at the Franz Liszt Royal Hungaria n Ac ad e my of Mu s ic, where Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók were among his teachers and where he won the prestigious Hubay prize. At 18, he was offered a job as a concertmaster in Germany, so with his father’s blessing he fled the strife of war on foot, to avoid being shipped to Russia to fight. He crossed through Austria and Czechoslovakia into Germany and stayed near the Denmark border, where, amid the sounds of war, he played the violin under several famous conductors. Among the hardships of the time, he spoke of having had to line his worn-out shoes with cardboard to prolong their usefulness. In 1948, invited by relatives in New Jersey, he made his way to the United States and lived first in New Brunswick, then in Princeton. He became concertmaster of the original Princeton Symphony Orchestra under Nicholas Harsanyi in the 1950s and enrolled in the Westminster Choir College, where he taught violin and earned a degree in conducting. Among his favorite extra-academic musical pursuits he founded the Collegium Musicum of Princeton in 1972, a small chamber group including many of his own students that met weekly and gave concerts for more than 25 years in Princeton churches. In addition to the serious classical music of Bach, Beethoven, Schoenberg and others, he always offered shorter, lighter pieces to charm and touch the spirit of his listeners. He retired as professor emeritus from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. In 1960 he met f lutist Dorothy Stritesky at a summer music camp. They married in June 1961 and they spent summers thereafter on Moosehead Lake in Northern Maine until Dorothy died in October, 2007. They had no children but left behind a host of devoted and grateful students, many of whom have their own careers in music today. A memorial gathering will
American Repertory Ballet, and volunteered regularly at both institutions. Teacher, mentor, faithful disciple, community leader, and arts enthusiast; these all describe Julia, and yet do not do her justice. For it was as a friend, sister, and mother that she was the most exemplary. Brimming with compassion, humor, generosity, and intelligence, she cultivated friendships with many around the world, including the Kagitcibasi family of Turkey and the Camara and Sow families of Guinea. Many of the family’s closest friends simply referred to her as “mom.” The hundreds who have brought a problem to her kitchen table, and who have listened to her calmly suggest, “Let’s figure this out,” will forever miss her guidance, laughter, empathy, and wisdom. Julia was predeceased by her mother and father, Albert Spaulding Howe, Jr. and Dorothy Waller Hutchinson Howe of Norwalk, Connecticut; her brothers Bert and Tom; and her husband, Rodman. She is survived by sister, Doria Howe; daughters Rebecca and Sarah ; their husbands Fode Camara and Nicholas Stewart; and by grandchildren Julia Fanta Camara and Autumn Dunbar Stewart. A service in her honor will be held at the Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street in Princeton, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6. Funeral arrangements have been made by VarcoeThomas of Doylestown, Pa., www.varcoethomasfuneral home.com. In celebration of her life and that of her husband, the family is designing a custom gravestone. In lieu of offering flowers, you are invited to contribute to this more lasting gift by sending donations to her executor, Mr. Kirk Bonamici, CPA, PO Box 6231, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. May Julia rest in peace, and may her example inspire many for generations to come.
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ESTATE LIQUIDATION SERVICE: I will clean out attics, basements, garages & houses. Single items to entire estates. No job too big or small. In business over 35 years, serving all of Mercer County. Call (609) 306-0613. 12-27-17 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
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HUGE RUMMAGE SALE: 99th Annual Princeton Hospital Rummage Sale, Saturday (May 6) 9-3 & Sunday (May 7) 10-2, at Princeton Airport, 41 Airpark Road, off Route 206, Princeton. Rain or Shine!!!! Furniture, linen, art, bric-a-brac, small appliances, lamps, boutique, jewelry, toys, holiday, men’s, women’s, children’s clothing, CDs, DVDs, garden, sports, etc.!! Sponsored by University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. 05-03 ESTATE SALE: Saturday May 6 & Sunday May 7 from 8am-2pm. 4335 Highway 27, Princeton, NJ. Tools, equipment, household items, furniture, plus so much more! 05-03 ***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. tf FOR SALE: Twin bedroom set, $550; Kitchen table with 4 chairs, $350; 2 armchairs, $55 each; Student desk, $300. Call (609) 683-7907. 05-03 2013 HONDA ACCORD EXL: Loaded, 4-cylinder, 52,000 miles, metallic gray. Asking $15,500. (609) 466-3621. 05-03 FOR SALE: 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4x4 SLT Laramie club cab, V8 automatic. 80,000 miles. $4,500. (215) 595-4915
ROCKY HILL APT RENTAL: 2 BR. $1,400/mo. includes heat & hot water, dishwasher, yard, off-street parking, coin operated washer/dryer. Security lease credit check. (609) 466-0852. 05-03 LOLIO’S WINDOW WASHING & POWER WASHING: Free estimate. Next day service. Fully insured. Gutter cleaning available. References available upon request. 30 years experience. (609) 271-8860. tf HANDYMAN: General duties at your service! High skill levels in indoor/outdoor painting, sheet rock, deck work, power washing & general on the spot fix up. Carpentry, tile installation, moulding, etc. EPA certified. T/A “Elegant Remodeling”, www.elegantdesignhandyman.com Text or call Roeland (609) 933-9240 or roelandvan@gmail.com tf 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.
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HOME HEALTH AIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. tf CARPENTRY: General Contracting in Princeton area since 1972. No job too small. Licensed and insured. Call Julius Sesztak (609) 466-0732. tf 1 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 $1,700-$1,900 plus utilities. Call (908) 874-5400 Ext. 802 for more details. 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 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. tf
PRINCETON RENTAL: Sunny, 2-3 BR, Western Section. Big windows overlooking elegant private garden. Sliding doors to private terrace. Fireplace, library w/built-in bookcases, cathedral ceiling w/clerestory windows. Oak floors, recessed lighting, central AC. Modern kitchen & 2 baths. Walk to Nassau St. & train. Off-street parking. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple. (609) 924-5245. tf
GUITAR LESSONS available for all levels of students. Individualized courses set by professional musician. (609) 924-8255; www. princetonstudio.net 05-03-3t LAWN MAINTENANCE: Prune shrubs, mulch, cut grass, weed, leaf clean up and removal. Call (609) 954-1810. 04-05-13t
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.
HOUSE CLEANING LADIES Vilma & Marelin. We speak English & have good references available. Own transportation. Please call or text to (609) 751-3153 or (609) 375-6245.
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STORAGE UNIT FOR RENT: 10 minutes north of Princeton, in Skillman, Montgomery 22x15 with electric newly added: $220 discounted monthly rent: http://princetonstorage. homestead.com/ or (609) 333-6932. 04-05-6t CLEANING/HOUSEKEEPING: Provided by Polish woman with excellent English. Experienced with references. Has own transportation. Please call Alexandra to schedule your free estimate (609) 227-1400.
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CHARMING PRINCETON APT: Fully furnished 2 BR apartment, picture windows overlooking yard. W/D, cable, wireless high-speed internet, parking. Utilities included. No smoking or pets. $2,200/mo. Call (609) 924-4210.
2nd floor five office suite approx. 1,800 SF-$7,070/mo. 3rd floor single office approx. 435 SF-$1,500/mo. Tenant pays electric, landlord pays heat. (609) 213-5029.
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Where might we find these volcanoes? They could be right in your own backyard. We’re referring to excess mulch piled high into a cone or mound around tree trunks. These mulch volcanoes are killing trees and wasting money on excess material. Volcanoes are bad! What do I need to know to mulch trees the right way? •Start six inches from the tree trunk at ground level and mulch outward to the edge of the dripline to a maximum depth of two inches to four inches
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NEW LISTING West Windsor $599,999 WOW! Gorgeous fully renovate ranch with pool,Picturque setting win West Windsor Town ship. Top rated schools. Fabulous kitchen and Baths, New Roof, New HVAC, Freshly painted. Great Value. 609-921-2700 ID#6958497
Rocky Hill
$399,900
Rocky Hill – Commercial building - Village Residential Zoning. Truss construction with open floor plan.
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Franklin $644,999 Impeccably maintained, this 3300+ sq. ft. 4 bed room, 2.5 bath Emerald model with tons of upgrades located in Princeton Highlands is ready for its new owners! ID#6727338 609-921-2700
NEW LISTING Pennington $769,000 This 4BR 2 ½ BT presents the remarkable curb appeal and character of a classic Cape Cod that has been transformed into an ideal blend of traditional charm and open concept livability. A wonderful place to create those memories of home. ID# 6974117 609-737-1500
Hopewell $680,000 4BR 2 ½ BT. There is room for everyone and everything in this sought after location! This is a house you will love to call home. ID# 6959829 609-737-1500
NEW LISTING Plainsboro
$948,800
Exceptional 5BR, 3.5BA, stunning sunlit colonial Augusta, in picturesque The Crossing at Grovers Mill West. 1st fl in-law suite, patio, manicured landscaping & etc.
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609-921-2700
NEW LISTING Hopewell
$779,000
Light filled with striking architectural detailing & a wonderfully convenient location – truly make this home a unique example of beautiful practicality. 4BR 4BT
ID# 6969044
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NEW LISTING Lawrence $600,000 Situated in the Greater Princeton Area this charming Colonial Cape is sure to please. Updates include kitchen & baths with flexible floor plan all set on private lot w/ custom pool in ground pool. ID# 6941111 609-737-1500
Lawrenceville $525,000 This 4,000sq ft home sits on over 1.5 acre on a secluded street, 6 BR, 4.5 BA, Close to ETS, BMS, I-95, Rt 1. 62 acre Village Park & Lawrence-Hopewell Trail. ID#6965445 609-921-2700
NEW PRICE Hopewell $749,000 Walk to Pennington Boro from this 4BR 2 1/2 bath cape with soaring ceilings and flexible floorplan sits on almost 2 acres. Designed by the world-famous architect Robert A.M. Stern. ID# 6897041 609-737-150
•Keep a two-inch to fourinch layer around, but not touching the base of the tree. Mulch as much of the area under a tree as possible without having mulch touch the trunk. •Never pile-up a cone of mulch around the tree trunk! Mice, insects, and fungus may hide next to the trunk and feed on parts of the tree. The cone-shaped mulch piles and thick layers of mulch also prevent water from reaching a tree’s roots. Tree roots that grow up into the cone of mulch on top of the soil cannot be healthy. • One layer of woven Landscape Fabric may be used under mulch in heavy weed areas. Never use plastic sheets under the mulch. Plastic sheets block the passage of air and water and stunt root growth. For more information or consultation regarding any volcanoes on your property or any other issues concerning your valuable trees please call WOODWINDS 924-3500.
Robbinsville. $539,900 Multi generational 5BR +,4 BA, 3,000 sq ft Colonial. This home has it all. Close to restaurants, shopping, schools, airport and more. ID# 6929841 609-737-1500
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Princeton Price Upon Request 1929 Center Hall colonial, 4 BR, 3.5bath, 3600 sf in Institute section on .54 acres - first time offered in almost 50 years. Not to be missed! LS# 6970095 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Heidi Joseph
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Princeton $869,000 A well-cared-for and beautifully updated Colonial, set on a gorgeous lot backing up to preserved space -- a joy to behold. LS# 6972676 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Galina Peterson
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Lawrence Twp. $550,000 3 BR, 2.5 BA home w/Princeton address. Updated EIK, renov BAs, gas fplc, office. Formal LR & DR. Spacious FR, deck, W/O bsmt, WU attic, 2C gar. LS# 6970002 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Donna M. Murray
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Montgomery Twp. $539,000 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 car gar on wooded cul-de-sac approx. 3 miles from downtown Princeton. Brand new stainless steel appliances. LS# 6971886 Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Deborah “Debbie” Lang
Lawrence Twp. $450,000 4 BR, 2.5 BA colonial in desirable Lawrenceville Green. Oversized formal DR, formal LR, open KIT w/sunny brkfst area, FR w/sliders to patio. LS# TBD Call (609) 924-1600 Marketed by Donna M. Murray
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REMODELING YOUR KITCHEN? AVOID THESE "UPGRADES" Kitchen remodels add value to your home, whether you’re selling or staying put. But not all materials are created equal. Here are four to avoid: • Cheap vinyl flooring: You don’t need to spring for ceramic or hardwoods, but skip the cheap vinyl rolls. They wear easily and they’re not comfortable underfoot. Instead, look for luxury vinyl tile that mimics the look of costlier materials at a fraction of the cost. • Thin laminate countertops: They may look as good as costlier laminate materials, but over time, cheaper, thinner laminates can chip, split and even warp. Spend a few dollars more for a quality laminate or opt for stone or butcher block. • Flat or chalk paint trim or cabinet finishes: Both finishes are very difficult to keep clean (a must in a kitchen), and they tend to show wear pretty quickly. Reserve them for furniture elsewhere and choose a washable eggshell or semi-gloss instead. • Trendy backsplashes: Opt for more “timeless” materials instead. You can’t predict what buyers will want, so go with a classic option and a basic color, and add pops of color with accessories. Final tip: Look for materials that are durable and easy to maintain for optimal return on your investment and greatest buyer appeal.
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STOCKTON REAL ESTATE… A Princeton Tradition Experience ✦ Honesty ✦ Integrity 32 Chambers Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 (800) 763-1416 ✦ (609) 924-1416 S........Stockton is a firm with an outstanding reputation T........To provide personal service is our highest priority O........Our goal is to help you with all your real estate needs C........Clients and Customers are extremely important to us K........Known as small and special - - not large and impersonal T........Totally dedicated to helping you find the perfect place O........Our knowledge and vast experience will benefit you N........Now as through the years, Stockton has shown an independent spirit ever since Richard Stockton signed the Declaration of Independence. Therefore, we could say that we’ve been in land management for over 240 years.
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NEW LISTING HILLSBOROUGH $780,000 A custom Acorn Deck home w/ separate entrance for 1 BR, 1 BA suite w/ kitchenette, loft, LR as part of a 4 BR, 3.5 BA home. Features 5,000 sq. ft., master on main, basement and 3-car garage.
LAWRENCE TWP. $699,000 This 5 BR, 3 full BA home w/ slate roof is situated on over 9 acres and borders the Carson Woods Preserve. Features a DR w/ fireplace, LR and kitchen at rear of home w/ back entrance.
Teresa Cunningham 609-802-3564 (cell)
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LAWRENCEVILLE $329,900 Ideally situated with lots of natural beauty, this lovingly kept 2-3 BR, 1.5 BA home is located on 2.5 acres. The home features wood floors and vintage tile. Dir: 262 Carter Road.
PRINCETON $825,000 Located on a lovely ½-acre lot, this 3 BR, 2 BA home has a gorgeous wood ceiling and stone floor in the entry/dining area, cathedral ceiling in the LR and finished W/O basement.
Lisa Goetz 609-638-2234 (cell)
Linda Twining 609-439-2282 (cell)
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PRINCETON $2,175,000 Defined by classic clean lines, elegance & architectural integrity, a 4 BR, 4 BA Colonial on 2 acres. Design showcases the open floor plan enhancing function & form. Adjacent to Tusculum & Mountain Lakes.
PRINCETON $3,700,000 This 6 BR, 5 full- and 2-half bath home was designed by famed Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre. Jr. Features beautiful grounds, 3 Koi ponds, tennis/sport court and pool.
Beatrice Bloom 609-577-2989 (cell)
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