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Nathanson to Leave As Arts Council Director After 11 Years at Helm
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Jeff Nathanson will be stepping down as executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) at the end of 2016, the ACP announced yesterday. The Arts Council on Witherspoon Street has experienced a significant transformation in the 11 years since Mr. Nathanson took the helm in 2005. “Jeff successfully led the Arts Council through an exciting time of tremendous growth for the organization,” stated Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert. “He’s been an effective and effusive champion for the role of the arts in building community. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have worked with him, and am very sad to see him move on.” ACP Board of Trustees President Ted Deutsch echoed the mayor’s praise, describing Mr. Nathanson as “an outstanding leader not just for the arts community, but for the Greater Princeton community as a whole. His in-depth experience in arts program development and management helped the organization dramatically expand and improve its arts-related offerings over the past decade. At the same time he has kept the ACP focused on its historic mission to serve the local community through free, accessible and inclusive events and scholarship programs for children and families.” Before taking charge of the Arts Council in 2005, Mr. Nathanson led the International Sculpture Center at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton and served as guest curator and project manager for the Princeton University Art Museum, International Schools Services and the Princeton Public Library. He also plays guitar with the Band Box project, a fusion of jazz and rock with a heavy dose of world influences and has played locally with Minister William Carter’s gospel group. In an interview with Town Topics last year, Mr. Nathanson stated that the high point of his ten years at Arts Council was the ability provided by the new building, constructed during the first years of his tenure, to offer more to the community. “The ACP is at a whole other level from where it had been, with new marketing strategies and increased outreach and partnerships, more classes, concerts, and exhibitions. And every year since we reopened we’ve received a citation of excellence from the NJ State Council on Continued on Page 9
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Crumiller, Quinn, Are Top Vote-getters in Council Race
Incumbent Jenny Crumiller and newcomer Tim Quinn won the most votes in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for two Princeton Council seats, beating out fellow contenders Leticia Fraga and Anne Neumann. These are unofficial results. According to the Mercer County Clerk’s Office, Ms. Crumiller earned 2,587 votes, or 31.42 percent of the vote, while Mr. Quinn received 2,168, or 26.33 percent. Following closely behind, Ms. Fraga got 2,124 votes, which is 25.80 percent, and Ms. Neumann earned 1,348, or 16.37 percent. Ms. Crumiller served on Princeton Borough Council prior to consolidation, and has been a member of Princeton Council since the merger in 2013. Her campaign was focused on the issues of affordability and maintaining the town’s character. Mr. Quinn was president and vice president of the Princeton Board of Education and is a current member of the town’s Planning Board. He is the marketing and communications director of the Princeton Public Library. In his campaign, he stressed the importance of affordable housing and the effect of
teardowns on neighborhoods throughout Princeton. Ms. Fraga would have been the first Latina to be elected to municipal office in Princeton if she had won. Ms. Neumann, who is a Princeton native, is known to voters from her work on various boards and commissions. Seeking a second term, Mayor Liz Lempert ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and earned 4,007 votes. There were 18 write-ins. In the Republican primary, there were no candidates for Council. But Peter Marks ran as a
Republican, unopposed, for mayor. He earned 476 votes. Winners of Tuesday’s election will go on the November general election ballot, where they will likely run unopposed. In the presidential primary race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were declared the winners in New Jersey. Ms. Clinton defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont after consistently leading in the polls and winning over most of the New Jersey Democratic party leaders. —Anne Levin
Bank Street Infrastructure Challenges Confront Residents and Town Officials Tucked away off Nassau Street, between Bayard Lane and Chambers Street, Bank Street could be mistaken for an alley. The narrow, single-block street of modest Victorian homes, all close to the street and close to one another, has always seemed out of place in the midst of the bustle of Nassau Street and the grandeur of much of the rest of the town — and now Bank Street finds itself a sub-
ject of controversy. Though many of the houses have obviously been carefully maintained or renovated, the street itself is suffering from neglect and disrepair. Residents and municipal officials agree on the problem. “The street needs to be repaired,” Mayor Liz Lempert stated. “It’s on the list. It’s a priority.” Continued on Page 10
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