Volume LXXVII, Number 26
Recovering Addict Runs To Raise Funds for Rescue Mission . . . . . . 5 PU Concerts Scores Renowned Couple For Healing with Music Series . . . . . . . 8 PU Graduate Among Those Who Perished on Submersible . . . . . . . . 9 Expecting To Be Misunderstood — Thoughts on Will Howarth (1940-2023) . . . . . . . 14 Princeton Festival Presents Contemporary Theatrical Oratorio . . 15 PHS Grad Verlinde Overcame Injury to Help PU Women’s Lightweights Excel at IRAs, Henley . . 20 After Reaching D-I Level For Rider Men’s Hoops, Blue Starring for LoyalTees In Summer League . . . 24
PHS Alumna Henderson Helps Pomona Women’s Lax Make History . . . 22 Art . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 18 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 19 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 28 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 12 New To Us . . . . . . . . . 26 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 27 Performing Arts . . . . . 16 Police Blotter . . . . . . . 10 Real Estate. . . . . . . . . 28 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Celebrate Summer . . 2, 3 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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New Tree Inventory Map Has Benefits For Area Residents A red maple on North Road, an American elm on University Place – these are among more than 18,000 trees in Princeton now included on a publicly accessed map with information about their size and location. What’s more, the municipal arborist has a maintenance record on each one, and can use data to aid decisions about tree removal, planting, and planning. Princeton’s Street Tree Inventory on 18,167 trees, to be exact, can now be viewed at princetonnj.treekeepersoftware.com. It also shows stumps and vacant tree pits — 19,000 locations in all. Why does it matter? The benefits are many, according to Princeton Arborist Taylor Sapudar, who explained that a municipal street tree inventory gives the arborist and his staff the data-based tools with which to keep the area’s trees diverse and growing. Residents can learn what trees they have in front of their houses, and they can learn the environmental benefits of the trees and how to care for them, said Sapudar, who is a New Jersey licensed tree expert and certified arborist. The inventory is the result of a grant, which the Princeton Department of Infrastructure and Operation applied for last summer from the Department of Environmental Protection New Jersey Forest Service. The $50,000 “Resiliency” grant was approved, and the inventory was undertaken by the Davey Resource Group last November through this past winter, said Sapudar. Davey Resource Group is a research arm of Davey Tree Expert Company. The map indicates the total yearly ecological benefits (based on Davey’s calculations) as about $1.5 million; as well as greenhouse gas benefits, water benefits, energy benefits, air quality, and property benefits. Sapudar pointed out that some of the municipal benefits of a street tree inventory are safety, as the inventory will warn of the potential for tree failure due to pests or disease; data-based decisionmaking, informing spending decisions based on the urgency of removing dead or decayed trees; and support for budgeting and establishing a scope or timetable of tree work. Additionally, Sapudar pointed out, Continued on Page 10
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July 4 is Celebrated with Area Events July Fourth is an important date in Princeton, not only as the day in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress, but also as the day in 1783 when Princeton received a letter from the Congress designating it as the home of the new government. While the Declaration is celebrated, usually with fireworks, at least one event recognizes Princeton’s special place in history, until Congress adjourned on November 4, 1783. Morven Museum and Garden holds its Fourth of July Jubilee on Tuesday, July 4 from noon to 3 p.m. at the historic home at 55 Stockton Street, acknowledging that in 1783, “Morven hosted Congressional delegates celebrating Independence Day.” And, 240 years later, “the museum continues this tradition, utilizing our role as the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence (and as New Jersey’s first governor’s mansion) to engage the public in activities that explore our shared history and what it means to be an active citizen,” said Morven staff, referring to signer Richard Stockton. Morven Jubilee activities include live music with Ragtime Relics, food from Hotpanada and Kona Ice; face painting
with Maya B., the Face Paint Fairy; a scavenger hunt; open archives; garden tours; exhibitions; arts and crafts; and family games. Attendees can visit stations hosted by the Paul Robeson House of Princeton, the Historical Society of Princeton, YWCA Princeton, League of Women Voters of the Greater Princeton Area, Revolution NJ, and the Princeton Public Library. A traveling exhibition about Paul Robeson, “A Prologue to the Chapters that
Follow: Princeton and Paul Robeson,” will be on view. The exhibition — developed as a partnership between the Historical Society of Princeton, the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, the Paul Robeson House of Princeton, and the Princeton Public Library to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth — uses Robeson’s own words to examine Robeson’s relationship with Princeton and its evolution throughout his life,” said Greer Luce, Continued on Page 11
Council Votes to Approve Resolution To Continue Consulting on Master Plan
At its meeting Monday night, Princeton Council introduced two ordinances and approved several resolutions, including one that authorizes a supplemental professional services agreement with the architecture firm Clarke Caton Hintz for additional services related to the reworking of the town’s master plan. The town’s municipal staff and a steering committee have been working on revamping the master plan for over a year. The resolution calls for $50,000 to be allotted to the Trenton firm to continue the process. Council President Mia Sacks expressed appreciation to Municipal Planner
Justin Lesko “who has moved mountains to make this happen in an incredibly short time,” also recognizing Municipal Administrator Bernie Hvozdovic. Reworking of the plan is still on track to wrap up by the end of this year, “which is nothing short of miraculous,” Sacks said. Council voted to authorize a professional services agreement with dentist Lehka Tull for a community block grant dental care program, now in its second year. The grant funds dental care and screening for low- and moderate-income Princeton residents. Continued on Page 10
FIREFLY FUN: Games, crafts, live music, pony rides, and other activities were featured on Sunday as Terhune Orchards welcomed summertime with its annual Firefly Festival. Attendees share their favorite summer activities in this week’s Town Talk on Page 6. (Photo by Grace Roberts)