To the Editor:

After my wife passed several years ago, I moved from New Hampshire to Princeton to be near my daughter’s family. On New Year’s Eve in Portsmouth, NH, my wife, and I regularly attended First Night and concerts by the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. Portsmouth is a wonderful town, and we greatly enjoyed the experience.

When I moved to Princeton, I was greatly impressed with the number of cultural events available here. Therefore, I anticipated a wonderful New Year’s Eve. I was surprised to find that almost no public events took place. That is too bad, because the New Year offers us the opportunity to take stock of our lives and join with others in plans for a better future.

Such New Year events need not take place on a grand scale. No First Nights which require extensive organization. No symphony concerts with full orchestras. Perhaps just chamber music in a local church. I think the Princeton I have come to admire can do better.

Gary Patton
Trinity Court