(Photo by E.J. Greenblat)
A SPOTLIGHT ON A MAYOR'S LEGACY: Princeton Battle Monument was bathed in light Saturday as a two-year, $150,000 campaign to raise funds to light the once-darkened monolith finally came to a close. The lighting initiative was a campaign goal of the late Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O'Neill, who, in early 2005, launched an effort to rehabilitate and enhance the 85-year old structure, which was designed by architect Thomas Hastings, with sculpture by Frederick MacMonnies. Mr. O'Neill, who died in October 2005, worked with the state in a monument-cleaning effort that surpassed the half-million dollar mark, and also sought out the not-for-profit Princeton Parks Alliance to spearhead a drive to fund-raise for the monument's lighting. A Princeton Parks Alliance gala event and fund-raiser at Historic Morven followed Saturday's lighting.
