Volume LXXI, Number 25
Summertime Calendar of Events Page 20 Emerald Ash Borer Meets Chemical Resistance. . . 5 Princeton Battlefield Yields Artifacts. . . . . . . 7 Princeton Council Approves Stormwater Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . 9 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Hosts Book Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Princeton Festival Presents Beethoven’s Fidelio . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Warren Ends Her PU Rowing Career on a High Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 PDS Lax Stars Tuckman, Mills Emerge as Top Spring Performers . . . 28
Carolyn Quay Wilson, CoFounder of The Evergreen Forum, Dies. . . . . . . . 32 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Classified Ads. . . . . . . . 34 Mailbox. . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Music/Theater . . . . . . . 18 New To Us . . . . . . . . . . 23 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 32 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . 4 Real Estate . . . . . . . . . 34 Religion. . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Topics of the Town . . . . . 5
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Triumph Brewery Move To Palmer Square Site Comes Under Review Plans for Triumph Brewery to move from Nassau Street into the former U.S. Post Office branch on Palmer Square are inching closer to reality. Last week, Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) met to review LCOR Ventures’ proposal for Triumph to operate a 300-seat restaurant at the site. The main entrance would be on Palmer Square East, where the former loading dock was located. SPRAB approved the plan, with certain reservations, and referred it to the Planning Board, which will consider the issue next month. In the meantime, the Princeton Environmental Commission is scheduled to review the proposal on June 26, and the town’s Historical Commission will discuss the plan on June 30. SPRAB, which includes architects Rob Cerutti and William Wolfe among its members, was enthusiastic about the submitted design. But worries about where diners would park were paramount. “All of us on SPRAB had a concern about parking,” said Mr. Cerutti, who is vice-chair of the board. “How do you put a 300-seat restaurant in the middle of town and not address that?” Jack West, Princeton’s land use engineer, said that concern was shared by the municipal staff. According to those representing the proposal, the site’s proximity to three parking garages would take care of the parking requirements. It has been nearly four years since California businessman David Eichler won the bidding for the landmark property, which served as Princeton’s post office for 78 years before moving to 259 Nassau Street in 2015. Plans for Triumph Brewery to be housed in the space were announced last year. Several issues, involving easements encroaching on municipal property and protected state park land, have stalled final approval of the deal. Mr. Eichler has said the historic look of the building will be retained. The former post office is listed on the state and national registers of historic places. A 1939 mural on one wall, “America Under the Palms” by Karl Free, has inspired controversy over the years because of the way it depicts Native Americans. It will remain on display and be incorporated into the design of the restaurant.
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Parties Plan for High-Stakes Fall Elections In the wake of the June 6 primary contests, both Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for the November general elections, with the New Jersey governor’s race in the spotlight and state Senate and Assembly seats also up for grabs. Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) President Owen O’Donnell urged Democrats to rally behind nominee Phil Murphy, who won Princeton only narrowly over PCDO-endorsed John Wisniewski in the primary, but triumphed handily in the statewide vote. “There were high feelings on numerous sides,” Mr. O’Donnell noted, “but now is the time for all Democrats to work together to elect Phil Murphy.” Mr. O’Donnell went on to emphasize, “This election is going to be very important and high profile. It is often said that New Jersey has the most powerful governor in the country. Virginia is the only other state electing a governor this fall. This election will be a measure of the activism of the Democratic Party since November. We hope to turn that activism into votes. The New Jersey governor will have a lot to say in the face of the Trump presidency.”
Also noting the importance of other elections in the state, Mr. O’Donnell noted, “With a Democratic governor and Democratic Senate and Assembly, New Jersey can start leading the way in resistance to the Trump agenda.” State Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, who narrowly defeated Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli in the Republican primary, will be running against Mr. Murphy, former Goldman Sachs executive and
ambassador to Germany in the Obama administration. A local favorite, Mr. Ciattarelli prevailed easily among Princeton voters. “I was disappointed with the outcome of the Republican primary,” said Princeton Republican Committee Chair Dudley Siprelle, who supported Mr. Ciattarelli. “I thought Jack was far and away the most qualified candidate, Democrat or Continued on Page 8
Black Bear Seen Making the Rounds Of Princeton and Lawrence Neighborhoods A black bear has been showing up on local streets during the past few days. A five-second video of the bear romping down Campbelton Road is posted on the Facebook page of the Princeton Police Department, as is information about what to do, and what not to do, in the event of an encounter. “He’s a little guy, but bears are deceptively strong,” said Sergeant Frederick R. Williams, spokesman for the Princeton Police Department. “He’s just been running around in the open as opposed
to staying in the woods. It’s probably the same bear that was taking a dip in a Lawrenceville swimming pool.” That bear was spotted last weekend in several Lawrence neighborhoods, and was filmed emerging from a backyard swimming pool on Coach Drive. The bear has been observed on Winant Road near the Hun School, and at Constitution Hill on Rosedale Road and Elm Road. Police believe it is moving in a southeasterly direction. “He came out Continued on Page 8
PUPPY LOVE: Sgt. Lagomarsino, shown here with Taco, and other members of the Princeton Police Department’s 4th Squad community policing project teamed up on Sunday with SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, to help find homes for some sweet pups. This is the second year that one of the PPD patrol squads partnered with SAVE for this event.
(Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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