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Schools eye more stringent drug testing policy By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
District officials recently returned to the issue of drugs, their availability to students and what could be done to reduce their presence in Hillsborough’s schools. For the second consecutive meeting of the Hillsborough Township Board of Education, members debated the merits and faults of the district’s drug policy during the Feb. 27 hearing, focusing predominantly on the drug testing process for students. Recent discussions on the school’s drug policies were kickstarted by a random sweep for illicit drugs at Hillsborough High School on Friday, Feb. 3. At approximately 7:45 a.m.
that morning, 50 personnel and 13 drug detection dogs from throughout the state were brought into the high school to conduct a sweep of the building. Officers, canine units and investigators from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, the New Jersey State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bound Brook Police Department, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office and Hazlet Police Department were involved in the search. Police said the search included student vehicles parked at the school, as well as hallway lockers and nine randomly selected classrooms, but no drugs were located on the property.
In light of the search, school board member Judith Haas reported that the district’s Education Committee spent time during a recent meeting to discuss the randomized drug testing process and what can be done to improve on it. “Right now, the committee was not particularly interested in re-litigating the policy,” she said. “We felt that we wanted to spend attention to the younger students ... because we feel it was important to catch kids before they get into situations where they might need support.” Haas said the committee was interested in highlighting programs that were already available in the district. Though fellow board member Dana Boguszewski was unable to
attend the previous meeting, she said she was in agreement that the district should turn its eye to the younger pupils when it came to drug prevention. “Maybe we should even (test) some of the students in fifth and sixth grade,” she said. Along with that assertion, Boguszewski proposed that the district take a firmer stance on drug testing by pushing for a policy that would increase the number of tests done each year. “Prior to getting either a parking permit or begin allowed any extracurricular activities, I highly suggest that parents go out and get a drug test,” she said. That new drug testing policy, she said, should be started before the start of the 2017-18 school
year. Encouraging the parents to go out and do the drug tests themselves, she said, would push the issue back onto the community’s parents and force them to take ownership for part of the problem. “It’s not necessary for our district to pay for something if the parents just go and do this,” she said. “I feel as a parent, as a nurse and a board member, that if my child brought home a letter and it was suggested that prior to them doing any activities, the school would want to see a drug test, I would do it - hands down.” Boguszewski said that the number of students who get randomly drug tested every year was See POLICY, Page 3A
More than 58 acres added to Sourland Mountain Preserve By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
The Somerset County Open Space Preservation Program recently announced the acquisition of 58.25 acres of land to be added to the Sourland Mountain Preserve. The acquisition, closed upon on Feb. 9, adds a piece of property located at the intersection of Pleasant View Road and Route 601 in Montgomery Township to the now 6,170 acre preserve. Freeholder Mark Caliguire, the county’s open space liaison, said the addition was just one way to establish a “transition between suburban development and the pristine environment of the Sourland Mountain” that keeps and creates habitats for native wildlife. “This is another win for the environment in Montgomery,” he said. “The preservation of this property and other open agricultural land along the lower flanks and foothills of the Sourland Mountain are important.” According to officials, the property was previously owned by W. Bryce Thompson IV, who sold it to the county for $1,980,704. In an effort to share the costs, Montgomery Township has since agreed to cover 30 percent of the purchase from its Open Space Trust Fund. “The acquisition of the Thompson property is another in a long line of successful partnerships between Somerset County and its municipalities,” Caliguire said.
“Preservation is most effective when groups work together to contribute resources and funding toward the common goal of preserving the rich cultural and environmental resource of the Sourland Mountain region.” In its current state, the property is predominantly comprised of an open farm with areas of natural woodlands. Under county preservation efforts, the property will largely remain in its current state and ongoing farming uses will continue. Future decisions on the property’s use will be determined by Montgomery Township and the county at a later date, officials said, with a main focus being placed on “passive uses ... that are most appropriate for the health and public enjoyment of the land.” “We are pleased and proud that this beautiful farmland with its open vista of the Sourlands has been saved for posterity,” Montgomery Mayor Ed Trzaska said. “It is truly exciting to close this deal in partnership with Somerset County. Montgomery’s open spaces are integral to its identity; protecting our rural character is one of our core principles.” Preservation efforts of the Sourland Mountain began in Hillsborough and Montgomery during the early ‘70s. Since that time, it has grown to be the county’s largest public park, crossing county lines in Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties. The Sourlands contain over 20,000 contiguous forested acres that protect the water supply to the headwaters of several significant streams flowing to the D&R Canal, Millstone, Raritan and Delaware rivers. The Sourlands support many rare plant and animal species and provide nesting and migratory stopover habitat for over 100 species of migratory birds. Officials said Montgomery Township is currently looking into acquiring an additional 15 acres on the opposite side of Route 601, as well as several other tracts of land throughout the community.
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Breaking out Pat Buckley (left) of the Hillsborough Fire District watches on as Mike Golumb of the Princeton Fire Department breaks the frame of a window during a training exercise in Princeton over the weekend.
Investigation leads to seizure of nearly $50k in meth and heroin Five ounces of methamphetamine and 46 grams of heroin worth almost $50,000 in approximate street value were recently seized by county and law enforcement officials, resulting in the arrest of a 29 year-old Bridgewater woman. According to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the police departments of Bridgewater Township and Bound Brook Borough, Gladys Gulle was taken into police custody in an afternoon raid on Feb. 24. Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said the arrest was the result of a narcotics distribution investigation conducted by the county’s Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force specifically to Gulle’s alleged distribution activities. After obtaining a Superior Court Search Warrant for Gulle’s Sycamore Avenue residence, detectives searched the location for any illicit substances with the assistance of the Bound Brook Police Department’s K-9 unit. Officials said the result of the search yielded ap-
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proximately five ounces of methamphetamine and approximately 46 grams of heroin. The drugs were valued at an estimated street value of $26,000 and $20,000, respectively. Gulle was subsequently taken into police custody without incident. She was Gladys Gulle charged with first degree possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and second degree possession of heroin with the intent to distribute. Police said Gulle was taken to the Somerset County Jail in Somerville, where she will remain until a detention hearing.
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CALENDAR “Grace Beyond Strength.” This year’s performance is to help raise money for the parish’s youth ministry mission trip through the Catholic Heart Work Camp (CHWC) this coming July in Nashville. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is free, however donations are welcome. For more information on PJ Anderson, please visit pjandersonmusic.com. For more information on Catholic Heart Work Camp, visit heartworkcamp.com.
guard programs. According to the associaFri. March 3 to April 7 tion, donations can consist of Eat in and take out every the following: usable and wearable clothing for all seaFriday from 4 - 6 p.m. at sons and ages, packed in Holy Ghost Church, located well-tied plastic bags, accesat the corner of Roosevelt & sories, baby accessories, bi6th Ave, Manville. Also on cycles, household items and the menu will be pirohi and toys. potato pancakes. Please no books, VCR To pre-order takeout, call Tapes, CDs, large outdoor 908-722-1561 or email toys, strollers, high chairs or HolyGhostOC@gmail.com bouncer chairs. each Thursday. Donations are tax deductible and donation receipt PJ Anderson at will be available upon reSt. Joseph’s quest. For questions, please Sat. March 4 - Christian Band parents contact Kim at singer/songwriter PJ Anderclothing drive Kim.gross@comcast.net or son is making his way to Hillsborough for the fourth Sat. March 4 - The Hills- 908-904-0876. year in a row. On Saturday, borough Band Parents Asso- Slavic dinner March 4, the Nashville- ciation is collecting used Wed. March 8 - St. Mary based artist will be playing clothing at the high school songs from his Kickstarter- from 10 a.m. to noon on Sat- Byzantine Catholic Church raised new album, “Mercy, urday, March 4. Proceeds will sponsor the Slavic DinMercy” and previous al- will be used to support the ner on Wednesday, March 8 bums such as “RISE” and high school’s band and from 4 to 7 p.m. The dinner will be held in the St. Mary Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Boulevard, Hillsborough. The cost is $15 for adults (ages 9 and up) and $5 for children (age Fascial Stretch TherapyTM is a unique, 8 and under) and includes all complete & comprehensive system you can eat pirohi, stuffed of table-based assisted stretching, cabbage, kielbasa and sauerfocusing on the joint capsule & kraut, mashed potatoes, connective tissue that surrounds salad, dessert and beverage. Each month a special enmuscles, bones & joints. trée will be specially se%HQHĸ WV lected and prepared by St. • Increases Flexibility & Mary’s chef John Pagano. Joint Range of Motion Dinners are held on the sec• Lengthen & Re-aligns Muscles • Improves Posture • Decreases Aches & Pains
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Outstanding Women awards dinner tickets Fri. March 10 - Tickets are on sale for the 2017 Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s program will be held Friday, March 10, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar at 6 p.m. will be followed by a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person. Advance reservations are required by Feb. 24; no reservations will be taken at the door. For a reservation form or more information, contact commission member Marti Kalko at 908-3857948, Papayak@aol.com or visit http://bit.ly/2017WomenDinner to print the form.
Corned beef dinner Sat. March 11 - A corned beef dinner will be held at the South Branch Reformed Church, 870 River Road, Hillsborough, on Saturday March 11 from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets for adults cost $15, children’s tickets from ages 6-10 cost $6 and children under 5 are free. For reservations, call 908-369-4956. Take out will be available.
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Hillsborough Woman’s Club Tues. March 14 - The Hillsborough Woman’s Club will be having their March meeting on March 14, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillsborough Municipal Building in the Health Conference Room. The guest speaker for the evening will be Samantha Nuzio, Registered Dietitian from ShopRite of Hillsborough. If interested, please contact Ginny at 732-2462108.
Indoor farmers market Sat. March 18 — The Indoor Winter Farmers Market of Hillsborough believes in the importance of supporting our local food sources and businesses year round. We desire to make local, sustainably grown food available to all in our community. We seek to develop a market consisting of local farms and artisans that not only provide quality goods to our general population but also enables families enrolled in the food bank program to be better served and nutritionally educated. The market aims to: provide community outreach through education, engage our community with their local food system, give farmers and local artisans a winter outlet for their products and provide assistance to the Hillsborough food pantry. The market will be held inside of the Peter J. Biondi Building, located at 379 South Branch Road on Saturday, March 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other dates include April 15. The market is in partnership with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ headquartered on River Rd in Hillsborough as well as the Hillsborough Township Agricultural Advisory Committee. More details can be found on the Facebook page or online at www.KennetteProductions.com.
Caregiver retreat Sat, March 18 - St Joseph’s Parish, Caregiver Ministry is hosting their second caregivers retreat from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Sat. March 18. If you are the caregiver of a special needs child, an elderly parent, sibling or spouse, a mentally or physically challenged person, or
are responsible for the health and well-being of another, you are invited to share in a gentle, spiritual and uplifting morning. The morning will begin with an optional mass at 8:30 a.m. The program will be held in the Parish Center and run from 9:00 a.m.12:30 p.m., including lunch. The program will include professionals who will share spiritual, financial and legal support to caregivers. St Joseph’s Parish is located at 34 Yorktown Road in Hillsborough. There is a time to give, and a time to receive. Please consider taking time for yourself and accept our invitation. For planning purposes, please RSVP to Carol Jorgensen at 908-369-7143 or email carolj623@comcast.net
High school fashion show
Sat. March 25 - The Class of 2017 is holding its Hillsborough High School Project Graduation Fashion Show and Food Tasting event on Saturday, March 25. Titled “Look Out World, Here We Come,” the food tasting will start at 6-7:15 p.m., with the fashion show slated to start at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. All proceeds will benefit Project Graduation. Tickets to the food tasting and fashion show are $35. Admission to just the fashion show will cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students.
“The Jewish Mayflower”
Tues. March 28 - “The Jewish Mayflower - The Amazing Saga of America’s Earliest Jews” will be presented by Leora Isaacs, Ph.D on Tuesday, March 28 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. The fee is $5.00. Leora Isaacs will lead us on an amazing journey of discovery about how our ancestors helped discover and establish the United States. Leora has more than four decades of experience as an educational practitioner, program developer and administrator, researcher and evaluator, and organizational and community consultant. As director and faculty member of Temple Sholom’s Hebrew High program, she created and taught an experiential course on American Jewish history — upon which this learning session is based.
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Four for four: Fourth McGowen sister headed to Princeton By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Ally McGowen was in tears. The senior at Stuart Country Day School was about to learn if she had been accepted into Princeton University, the school her three older sisters, triplets Pam, Natalie and Juliet, are attending as freshmen. The day, Dec.15, 2016, is one she says she remembers clearly — a memory that she will carry with her to Princeton when she enters the university later this year. McGowen applied for early action— a process in which students submit applications by Nov. 1 — to a school she had her heart set on attending. Yet the buildup to finding out if she had been accepted, right up to the very moment when she went on her iPad and learned the news, was fraught with emotion. “Princeton, for me, was my goal from, probably, middle school. It was something about the school, just being in the area,” said McGowen, of Montgomery. “Growing up, I saw so many Stuart kids go to Princeton, and I was like, ‘I’m going to be that kid.’ “ Getting into one of the most selective schools in the country is tough, however. Last year, Princeton admitted 6.46 percent of the 29,303 applicants vying to become part of the class of 2020. But that the Mc-
Gowen sisters are batting 1,000 might not be that much of a shock considering the foundation their parents established. Education was stressed by their father and mother, Gailon and Lorraine, who set expectations for their daughters. McGowen said her parents have not given her a cell phone, something she said led to her success because she is not distracted by having the device. “And so I guess academics was a huge part of our lives, and our parents definitely emphasized it from the time that we were very young, that academics was the focus of our futures,” McGowen said. “I guess the college talk for us started very young.” By the time she was 10, she knew of the Ivy League and schools like Stanford and Georgetown universities. From that point, she began to set her standards “in where I wanted to be.” “And I think it was the same for my sisters and us trying to reach those goals that we had set for ourselves, that we reviewed with our parents,” she said. “Our parents knew our goals, knew where we wanted to end up and they, as well, had ideas of where we should end up.” She started in pre-school at Stuart, also where her sisters attended. Winding down her time there, she is on the tennis and track teams, performs with two school choirs and belongs to
student clubs. Only a year younger than her three sisters, McGowen said they had served as her role models. She recalled doing homework together with them, all four in the family room. Asked, though, whether having high-achieving sisters put any pressure on her, she replied, “I think it’s a healthy pressure.” She said there were times it got hard. After her sisters got into Princeton, McGowen started getting asked questions if she would go there, she said. It did not help that her sisters played the “Rocky” song “Eye of the Tiger” all the time, as Princeton’s mascot being a tiger “I heard that nonstop, … they played it all the time,” she said. So decision day came. “I was completely expecting to be deferred or rejected, I did not expect to get in,” she said. With a friend from school there for support, she went to the college conference room at Stuart to check online on whether she had gotten in or not. She said she was “crying” from the “nerves building up.” As the clock finally ticked to 3 p.m., she looked. Congratulations, the message read. “It was a lot of stress was just taken off, my nerves were just gone,” she said. After telling people at school, she borrowed a friend’s cell phone to tell her parents
allowed to participate and their parking pass should be stripped if they’re a driver,” she said. “I really think that we as Hillsborough can stand up and districts will follow us.” Though he did not explicitly weigh in on the suggestions put forth by board members, Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff said the issue was a potentially tricky one with precedent at the federal level. “Drug testing in school has been adjudicated at the Supreme Court level of our country...so we want to make sure that we provide an environment that doesn’t inadvertently violate law or a child’s constitutional rights,” he said. When questioned about the required number of drug tests done each year, Haas said the figure was consistently low over the last five years, but that the number of positives were consistent year after year. To that end, Cohen pointed to a 2008 policy that called for at least 10 percent of students needing to be drug tested under that grant’s requirements. To further clarify the issue, Gillette said the policy did not come with a hard number, but rather called for 10 percent of the district’s testing pool, which was the students who participated in
extracurricular activities and parking passes. For the first three years of that policy, the number of students in that pool was approximately 1,800, Board President Gregory Gillette said. Of those years, he said, the district exceeded the target 180 pupils. “After that, the policy became a tool for the administration in this battle against a national drug problem,” Gillette said. “We’ve already admitted tonight that we’ve done fewer in the last five years.” He also said the exact figures have been purposely obfuscated in order to protect the random nature of the testing policy. Schiff said there would be multiple steps that needed to be taken before any actions could be taken to draft and introduce a new drug testing policy. “Any policy has to have two public readings before it’s implemented, so the process is about two months ... so that the public does have an opportunity to share their thoughts and desires as we go through this process,” he said.
Policy Continued from Page 1A low, questioning what could be done if parents, teachers and local health officials were on board for increasing drug testing. One issue, she posited, was the reduced number of nurses on hand at any given time in the district. “I can round up 20 volunteer nurses in our town alone and dedicate 40 hours a week to test every single student in this district if you want,” Boguszewski said. “It’s beyond cost. If our town works together, we can abolish this.” Board member Steven Cohen agreed with those assertions, citing an offer by Mike Reilly to purchase drug test kits and anonymously provide them to local parents. “For the moment, we have an opportunity to do something that won’t cost us any money, send a message to the community to own it and for parents to be parents and not their kids’ friends,” Cohen said. Both Cohen and Boguszewski said the new policy would have to have a stronger, more punitive response to any positive drug test results. “If it comes back positive, it should not be just a five day slap on the wrist. The student should not be
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the news. “They were hoping for the best but understanding of the worst,” she said. “I think it was so much relief for them, getting their last (child) into college.” After her parents, she started contacting her sisters at Princeton. Now that she had gotten in, she waited a few weeks before deciding whether she would attend the university. Part of her wondered if she wanted to go the same school as her sisters; she had options she was considering. “I think with any younger sibling whose siblings all go to the same school,” she said, “you definitely wonder if you would do better at a different school or if you could do something so much grander at a different school.” She did not let the decision linger for too long. On Dec.30, she made up her mind — to attend Princeton. “But in the end, I know for me Princeton was the right choice,” McGowen said. “And being with my sisters again was the right choice.”
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Democrats get key endorsement for 16th District race By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker and two Democrats from Somerset County picked up a key endorsement last week to run for the state Legislature in the 16th district race, a four-county region that some still view as Republican territory. Zwicker, assembly candidate Roy Freiman and state senate candidate Zenon Christodoulou got the backing of the Middlesex County Democratic convention. Middlesex is a part of the district along with Mercer, Hunterdon and Somerset counties. But Zwicker, when contacted Friday by email about his running mates, alluded to some kind of “change.” He could not be reached for further comment to elaborate. The filing deadline to run for the Legislature is April 3.
Republican state Sen. Kip Bateman and former Assemblywoman Donna Simon and Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire already announced they were running as a slate. “The Bateman, Simon and Caliguire team will advocate on behalf of frustrated taxpayers and promote bold ideas to solve the economic and fiscal crises gripping our state,” said campaign Chris Russell Friday. The race is a rematch of sorts, with Simon on the comeback trail after losing her seat to Zwicker in a close race in 2015. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert on Friday called the contest “an important race” in what she calls a swing legislative district that her community is a part of. “I think Andrew’s shown that Democrats can win,” she said. “I think it can go in any direction this time around.”
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Proven strategies to earn an impressive SAT score
By Susan Alaimo
The March SAT exam will take place next Saturday, and will then be offered again the first Saturdays of May and June and, for the first time ever, in August. So there’s no better time than the present to start the preparations. Students should be thoroughly familiar with the format and content of the SAT exam well in advance of their test date. It is not a secret what the test looks like or what material will be covered on each test section. (For example, there is always one trigonometry question and all students need to remember is that Sin X = Cos Y.) Students should also know, and understand, the directions for each test section in advance so they can use all of the allotted time to earn points rather than to figure out what they need to do. This is particularly important for the open-ended math questions where students have to solve questions that are not multiple-choice and then correctly bubble in their answers. Students need to know, for example, that if their answer is one and a half and they bubble in the four boxes to read 11/2 they will not get credit, as the computer will record it as eleven halves. (Correct answers are 1.5 or 3/2) It’s vital for students to understand how this test is scored. For all test questions, students earn one point for each correct answer. There is no longer a point deduction for incorrect answers, so students should always guess when in doubt. Since the multiplechoice questions have four options (A, B C and D), even random guessing will provide correct answers approximately 25 percent of the time. Students should first focus on the easier questions, since an easy question counts just as much as a hard question. College Board does not want students to get a perfect score, so there are some questions on each section intended to frustrate students. When students face such a question, they should cross out any answer choices they do not like, take a good guess from the remaining options, and move on. Even though the essay section, which appears at the end of the exam, is optional, students should do it as it is required by many colleges. Students are presented with a passage of 650 to 750 words and are asked not whether they agree or disagree with the author’s point of view, but rather to explain how the author developed a persuasive argument. The best practice material for students is the book, The Official SAT Study Guide by College Board. This company writes the actual SAT exams that students will face and the practice tests, directions, and box of math formulas in the book mirror exactly what students will face on the day of their test. Students these days are taking the SAT earlier than ever as they can now take the test as many times as they like and then (for the vast majority of colleges) only send their highest scores. Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of SAT Smart in Hillsborough that has been offering PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation courses, as well as private tutoring by IVYLeague educated instructors, for more than 20 years. Visit www.SATsmart.com
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Michele S. Byers
Energy efficiency saves money, land and creates jobs! It’s easy to see the pros of energy efficiency. A well-insulated building with high efficiency heating and cooling, state-of-theart appliances, efficient lighting and “smart“ controls can slash energy use and save lots of money. At the same time, it boosts public health by reducing air pollution. Energy efficiency also saves land by reducing “energy sprawl” - the enormous amount of land needed for extracting, harvesting, processing and transporting fuels. But there’s another plus to energy efficiency that’s less obvious: jobs! A new report shows that the energy efficiency industry is already supporting at least 1.9 million jobs in the United States, and employers expect another 9 percent growth this year. “It employs about twice as many workers as the auto industry … and almost 10 times as many workers as the oil and gas extraction industry. It’s a big number,” said Jim Barrett, chief economist for the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Both the federal and state governments can encourage energy efficiency projects by providing incentives for utilities, families and businesses to invest. Some states have been faster than others to jump on the energy efficiency bandwagon. The report, “Energy Efficiency Jobs in America,” identifies the top 10 states investing in energy efficiency and creating jobs. California led the pack, followed by Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, New York, Georgia, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
What about New Jersey jobs? This state we’re in wasn’t given a numerical ranking, but the report notes that as of 2015, about 38,400 New Jerseyans were working in energy efficiency related jobs. Most are employed by small businesses in sales, installation, engineering and research, manufacturing, and professional services. This is consistent nationally, with most energy efficiency jobs provided by small firms rather than large corporations. For this reason, energy efficiency jobs were often undercounted in the past. The ACEEE provides an annual scorecard, ranking all 50 states by energy efficiency policies and results. Not long ago, New Jersey was ranked seventh, but fell to 24thin 2016, down from 21st the previous year. We can do better! Enhancing state policies to advance energy efficiency will not only yield savings for consumers and cleaner air, but will also provide more jobs for New Jerseyans. The report concludes that major economic opportunities remain in the energy efficiency sector. According to the report, more jobs can be created if states do the following: • Prioritize the role of energy efficiency on the state level by developing and/or strengthening clean energy standards; • Advance energy efficiency standards set by the U.S. Department of Energy for appliances and equipment; • Strengthen building codes to capture all cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities at the time of design and construction; • Accelerate energy efficiency improve-
ments in buildings and devices that use electricity or natural gas. “Increased energy efficiency has driven remarkable savings for consumers,” noted the report. It added that residents of states with the weakest energy efficiency policies saw their monthly energy bills go up twice as much as people in the most efficient states. A 2011 Wilderness Society study on energy sprawl estimated that a single 1,000megawatt coal-fired power plant requires roughly 23,000 acres of land. If we can reduce the demand for power, we can reap huge dividends for the environment by saving land. Conservation of energy is by far the best and most efficient way to help the environment! Let’s increase energy efficiency to save money, save land, reduce emissions that cause health problems … and create jobs! To read the energy efficiency jobs report, go to http://www.e2.org/wp-content/u ploads/2016/12/EnergyEfficienc yJobsInAmerica_FINAL.pdf. To see ACEEE’s State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which ranks all 50 states, go to http://aceee.org/state-policy/ scorecard. To learn more about the Wilderness Society study, go to http://wilderness.org/article/ saving-energy-saves-lands. And for more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.
Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Report: Heart disease to affect half of United states To the editor: Cardiovascular disease is a daily burden for its victims. It’s also the most costly and pervasive disease in America. New projections from the American Heart Association show that by 2035, nearly half of the U.S. population will suffer from CVD, with costs exceeding $1 trillion. In fact, expenses associated with CVD are expected to surpass medical cost estimates for other chronic diseases, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s
over the next two decades. These latest projections update ones made by the association in 2011 that estimated 100 million Americans would suffer from CVD by 2030. Disturbingly, that prediction came true in 2015. Unless deliberate and focused action is taken now to combat this growing burden, the very disease that probably killed your great-grandparents will remain on the fasttrack to kill your great-grandchildren, too. Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) remains our country’s best hope for discovering ways to prevent, treat
and ultimately cure CVD - the No. 1 and most costly killer of Americans. Congress: help wipe out the burden of CVD for every generation by supporting NIH-funded research. Together, we can make heart disease and stroke just a memory.
Rachana Kulkarni, MD, FACC Board Member, South-Central NJ American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Hillsborough
WHERE TO WRITE The names, addresses and telephone numbers of elected officials representing Hillsborough residents at the state and federal levels follow:
U.S. Senate Sen. Robert Menendez (D), Gateway 1, 11th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102; 973-6453030. Washington office: 502 Hart Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-4744. Web page: menendez.senate.gov Sen. Corey Booker (D), Gateway 1, 1143 Raymond Plaza West, Suite 2300 Newark, 07102; (973) 639-8700. Washington office: 141 Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510; (202) 224-3224. Web page: booker.senate.gov.
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Leonard Lance (R): 361 Route 31 (Countryside Plaza, Unit 1400), Flemington, N.J. 08822. The phone is 908-788-6900 and the fax is 908-788-2869. In Westfield: 425 North Ave. East, 07090. The phone is 908-518-7733 and the fax is 908-518-7751 . On Capitol Hill: 133 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515. The phone is 202-225-5361 and the fax is 202225-9460. His website is lance.house.gov.
Governor Gov. Chris Christie (R), 609-292-6000; P.O. Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625. Web page: www.state.nj.us/governor
State Senate, District 16 Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R), 908-526-3600; District office: 36 E. Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876.
State Assembly, District 16
Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli (R), 908-450-7064, District Office: 50 Division St., Suite 200, Somerville 08876. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D), Suite 170, 23 Orchard Road, Skillman, N.J. 08558, AsmZwicker@njleg.org. 609-4543147. Asm. Zwicker on Facebook@AndrewZwicker.
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The Hillsborough Township Police Department reported the following incidents from Jan. 14 through Feb. 4, 2016. The charges are no more than an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. —A 29 year-old Hillsborough man was taken into police custody for possession of drug paraphernalia on Jan. 14. Zacharia Martinez was stopped on Route 206 after an officer noticed that his vehicle’s inspection sticker was no longer valid. As a result, he was also charged with Failure to Inspect. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —An East Brookside Lane resident reported on Jan. 15 that someone had broken into his locked vehicle the previous night. According to police, someone had smashed the vehicle’s window open and taken a GPS unit and an iPod from inside. The value of the items was approximately $460. —Robert Felegi, 58, of Phillipsburg, was arrested on Jan. 16 for possession of marijuana after he was stopped in his vehicle on Zion Road. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and speeding. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Lucas Gardner, 37, of
Hillsborough, was arrested for shoplifting at the ShopRite on Route 206 on Jan. 20. According to police, he exited the store with two hand baskets filled with over the counter medication and then attempted to flee on foot when confronted by an employee. The value of the stolen items was $948. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Lauren Dyer, 40, of Hillsborough, was taken into police custody on Jan. 24 for DWI after she was involved in a two-car crash on Route 206. Police said Dyer’s blood alcohol content was still pending laboratory analysis. She was also charged with careless driving, possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle. She was processed and released pending a court appearance. —An Oak Terrace resident reported that his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight. A pocket knife and audio ear buds were stolen. The total value of the theft was $110. —Faustino Vasquez, 18, of Hillsborough, was arrested for possession of marijuana after he was stopped on Jan. 24 in his vehicle on New Amwell Road. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and delaying traffic. He was processed and re-
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March Madness and music
Sat. April 1 - Join the Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties for a March Madness & Music event in support of JFS’ children, family and older adult services. March Madness & Music will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. Highlights of this community wide event include Final Four Semi-Final Games on big screen TVs, a Main Event DJ, door prizes, Pop-A-Shot Games and photo booths. Refreshments include beer, wine, game time food, snacks and soda (Kosher dietary laws observed). Tickets purchased in advance are $36/person (includes 2 beer/wine tickets). A table for eight can be reserved in advance for $260 (includes 2 beer/wine tickets per person). Tickets can also be purchased at the door. To register for this fun event contact JFS at www.JewishFamilySvc.org, 908-7257799 or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.
Author reading at library
Sat. April 8 - You’ve heard about the one that got away. But have you ever heard the one about the monster pike named “Grendel’s Mother”? Or the ones about a ghostly fisherman that resembles a heron, a demon scarecrow that ter-
leased pending a court appearance. —Chanae Cabble, 25, of Hillsborough, was taken into custody on Feb. 1 after she was stopped in her vehicle on Triangle Road. According to police, she was found in possession of marijuana and charged as such. She was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, driving with a suspended license and failure to maintain her vehicle’s lamps. She was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Anthony Montana, 38, of Belvidere, was arrested on Feb. 4 for shoplifting at the Kohl’s store on Route 206. Police said he left the store with sneakers that he concealed on his person. The value of the shoes was $75.
He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Adam Dewitt, 25, of Somerset, was arrested for DWI on Feb. 6 after his vehicle was found stuck on Falcon Road. He was also charged with failure to maintain lane, failure to possess a driver’s license and driving while suspended. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Andrew Dite-Jones, 19, and Jake Greenfield, 18, both of North Brunswick, were apprehended on Feb. 9 for possession of marijuana. According to police, the two were found in a municipal park after hours with the drug and were also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. They were processed and released pending court appearances. —-
Sat. April 8 - Somebunny Hungry? Join us at Foothill Acres for breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will be able to make their own waffle, as well as participate in a dance contest and try their hand at arts and crafts. Prizes will be available, along with an Easter egg hunt. All grandparents receive a gift. Foothill Acres is located at 39 East Mountain Road in Hillsborough. An RSVP is required, so call 908-3698711. Send items to amartins@centraljersey.co m or fax to 609-924-3842. For details, call 609-8742163.
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TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 22, 2017, The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a Professional Service. The Authority has determined and certified that the value of the contract will not exceed $17,500. The contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant Executive Director of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite #234, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The contract was awarded to the Danskin Insurance Agency, Spring Lake, New Jersey for Professional Risk Management Consulting Services for a term of one year for a fee representing 6% of the Authority’s annual insurance assessment. Scott Lynn Executive Director Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority
Legal Notices
HB, 1x, 3/3/17, Fee: $23.25 Aff: $15.00
LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY
In compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey adopted January 14, 1976, as amended and supplemented, notice is hereby given that I/we: William Bannister applied to the HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT for an approval to permit the conditions of a ‘C’ Bulk Variance.
PUBLIC NOTICE In compliance with the “Open Public Meetings Act” (C, 321, P.L. 1975) of the State of New Jersey, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority will hold public meetings for the transactions of the Authority business in accordance with the following schedule: March 22, 2017 September 27, 2017 April 26, 2017 October 25, 2017 May 24, 2017 November 21, 2017 June 28, 2017 December 20, 2017 July 26, 2017 January 24, 2018 August 23, 2017 February 28, 2018 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all of the above listed meetings will commence at 8:00 P.M. at the offices of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite 234, in the Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset, State of New Jersey.
HB, 1x, 3/3/17, Fee: $28.23 Aff: $15.00
Easter bunny breakfast at Foothill Acres
sion of drug paraphernalia. Prawl was also charged with speeding, failure to stop for a red light and failure to possess both a driver’s license and proof of insurance. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Paul Bausch, 26, of Matawan, was arrested for possession of marijuana after being stopped in his vehicle on Camplain Road. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and driving while suspended. He was processed and released pending a court appearance.
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Copies of this notice have been posted at the offices of the Authority, filed with the Hillsborough Township Clerk, and published in the Courier-News and the Hillsborough Beacon.
rorized a town, or an angler who reeled in…a corpse? A lifetime of fishing the waterways in and around Hillsborough has filled the creel of resident author Mathew V. Spano with stories and insights enough to fill a book. And that’s just what he has done. Join him for an afternoon of mythical poems and tall tales from his new book Hellgrammite (Blast Press, 2016), as well as insights into the very real issues of habitat protection, wildlife exploitation, endangered species and nature education. Following the presentation, the author will sell and sign books with all proceeds going to student scholarships.
Zachariah Martinez, 29, of Hillsborough, was arrested on Feb. 10 for allegedly shoplifting at the Kohl’s store on Route 206. Officials said Martinez concealed a set of music headphones on his person and then fled the store with the stolen item when confronted by security. The value of the stolen item was $99. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Peter Prawl Jr., 30, of Somerset, was arrested for possession of marijuana after he was stopped in his vehicle on Amwell Road. The responding officer also found him to be in posses-
Specific Variance being sought is for the maximum impervious coverage. The allowed maximum coverage for the property is 2940 Square feet. The existing coverage is 4331 square feet and the proposed coverage is 5419 square feet.
I hereby propose to install an in ground pool on the property located at 201 Stephen Way, known as Block 203.14, Lot 15 on the Hillsborough tax maps, owned by William Bannister. Any person or persons affected by said project will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on the application scheduled for March 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The application is on file and available for public inspection within the Planning Office of the Municipal Complex located at 379 south Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $22.32 Aff: $15.00 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: In compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey, adopted January 14, 1976, as amended and supplemented, notice is hereby given that we: Chris and Melissa Pfeil applied to the HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT for an approval to permit the conditions outlined below: ‘C’ Bulk Variance(s). Variance for impervious coverage overage from allowed 15% to 17.12% and any other variances, waivers or appraisals required.
TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CERTAIN SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND CONNECTION OR TAPPING FEES PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority (hereinafter called the “Authority”) that at 8:00 P. M. prevailing time on the 22nd day of March, 2017, at a meeting of the Authority at the offices of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite 234, Hillsborough, New Jersey, the Authority will consider the rates, fees, or other charges to be charged to the users of the sewerage services or facilities of the Authority, and that it will consider or may take action and prescribe such charges in accordance with the Municipal Utilities Authorities Law, and TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at such time and place aforesaid, a Public Hearing will be held by the Authority with respect to such charges at which time all persons interested may appear and will be heard. The following amended resolution will be considered at the time aforesaid. RESOLUTION BY THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY ESTABLISHING CERTAIN SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND CONNECTION OR TAPPING FEES WHEREAS, the Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority, (hereinafter the “Authority”) is required by law and by Section 303 of its Service Contract with The Township of Hillsborough to promulgate certain uniform charges and connection or tapping fees or charges so that the revenues therefrom will at all times be adequate to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance of the utility system, including reserves, insurance, extensions and replacements, and to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds required by the terms of any contract or the municipal authority or as it may deem necessary or desirable: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority that it hereby adopt, prescribe and establish the following amendment to the Resolution Establishing Certain Sewer Service Charges and Connection or Tapping Fees, the same to become effective and commencing at 1:00 A.M. on April 1, 2017.
We hereby propose build an addition of 546 sq feet, consisting of a master bedroom and master bath. Current shed will be removed and replaced with new, slightly larger shed and be relocated to end of driveway on property located at 345 Triangle Rd, known as Block 152.02 Lot 3 on the Hillsborough Township Tax Maps owned by Chris and Melissa Pfeil. Any person or persons affected by said project will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on the application scheduled for March 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The application is on file and available for public inspection within the planning Office of the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $23.25 Aff: $15.00 TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 22, 2017, The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority has awarded a contract with an anticipated value under $17,500.00 without competitive bidding as a Professional Service pursuant to N.J. Rev. §40A:11 5(1)(8). The contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant Executive Director of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite #234, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The contract has been awarded to the CME Associates, Parlin, New Jersey for professional services for a term of one year. Scott Lynn Executive Director Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $20.46 Aff: $15.00 TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE
SECTION IV. is hereby amended as follows: SECTION IV. CONNECTION OR TAPPING FEES
NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD
In addition to the annual service charges or rates established in Section I hereof, the Authority hereby adopts, prescribes and establishes the following connection or tapping fees as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22. The connection or tapping fees are calculated in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22 and shall be recalculated at the end of each fiscal year. Single family residential dwelling
$2,814
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 22, 2017, The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a Professional Service. The Authority has determined and certified that the value of the contract will not exceed $17,500. The contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant Executive Director of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite #234, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The contract was awarded to Suplee, Clooney and Company, Westfield, New Jersey for a term of one year at an annual fee of $15,000.00.
Multiple family residential dwellings Including townhouses, condominiums, and apartments. 1 bedroom unit 2 bedroom unit 3 bedroom unit
$1,688 $2,392 $2,814
Senior housing (age restricted): 1 bedroom unit 2 bedroom unit 3 bedroom unit
$1,041 $1,604 $2,111
Scott Lynn Executive Director Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $20.46 Aff: $15.00 TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD
Assisted living facilities: Per bed
$ 938
All other uses – charge per gallon of estimated average daily flow
$ 9.38
The estimated average daily flow shall be determined by the Authority on the basis of the factors specified in N.J.S.A. 40:B-22 and such other data and information made available to the Authority from its consulting engineer and the results of its other investigations and studies. Any such determination shall be filed with the Executive Director of the Authority and shall be available for public inspection. The charge may, if the Authority so shall determine, be in the nature of an estimated charge which shall be subject to revision after the installation or construction is completed. In no event shall the connection or tapping fee be reduced from the original charge. As used in the above paragraph, the phrase “estimated average daily flow” shall be based on that consecutive period of three months which had the highest total flow within the first calendar year provided that there is no change in use.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 22, 2017, The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a Professional Service. The Authority has determined and certified that the value of the contract will not exceed $17,500. The contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant Executive Director of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite #234, Hillsborough, New Jersey.
The contract was awarded to Peter Cipparullo III, Law Offices Of Peter Cipparullo, III, LLC, Hillsborough, New Jersey for Legal Services for a term of one year at an hourly billing rate of $135.00. Scott Lynn Executive Director Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $20.46 Aff: $15.00 TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE
SECTION V. is hereby amended as follows:
NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD
SECTION V. CHARGES FOR DISCHARGE OF STORM AND/OR DRAIN WATER Where the Authority determines that any customer, residential or nonresidential, is discharging a combination of sewerage and storm water or drainage water from any source into the lines of the Authority in excess of the estimated basic standard of 300 gallons per day for an EDU, the Authority shall determine the quantity of such excess and may charge such customer an additional connection or tapping fee at the rate of $9.38 per gallon of estimated or actual daily flow which is in excess of the aforesaid basic standard. Such charge shall be in addition to the connection or tapping fee charged in Section IV of this Resolution, and will be added to the billing of such customer for the next following quarter after such excess has been determined.
HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $104.16 Aff: $15.00
THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY Michael Avolio, CHAIRMAN
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 22, 2017, The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a Professional Service. The contract was awarded under a process that does not require or permit certain political contributions to be made. The contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant Executive Director of the Authority at 220 Triangle Road, Suite #234, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The contract was awarded to Van Note-Harvey Associates, Princeton, New Jersey for Consulting Engineering services for a term of one year. Scott Lynn Executive Director Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority HB, 1x, 3/3/17 Fee: $21.39 Aff: $15.00
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On April 6, Christine Newman of AARP will discuss current trends in frauds and scams along with information, tips, and resources to help prevent becoming a victim of fraud and identity theft. Trips & Programs Thurs., March 9 — A trip to the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Penn will include a round trip bus fare from Somerville and back, with five hours at the casino. Carpool or park at the NJ Mini-Mart at 157 E. Main Street, Somerville for the 10:20 a.m. bus. Photo ID is required to receive $35 slot free play. Cost $30. Fri., March 10 - The Annual Fish Fry at the Woods Road Fire Station from 4:30 to 8 p.m. is a chapter favorite. Thurs., Apr. 20 — Papermill Playhouse “Million Dollar Quartet” with lunch at nearby FM Kirby Carriage House. The show was inspired by a recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The bus departs from the Lowes parking lot at 10:15 a.m. Wed., May 17 — Broadway matinee “Waitress” and lunch on the way at Casa Di Napoli in Union City. A $115 deposit was due by Feb. 2. Final payments are required by the April 6 meeting. Wed., June 21 to Fri., June 23 - Finger Lakes bus trip with two nights stay in Auburn, NY. The trip includes visits to the Corning Museum of Glass, a guided tour of the Rose Hill Mansion, tour and lunch at New York Wine & Culinary Center, a tour and tasting at Casa Larga Vineyards, and a cruise of Lake Skaneateles. The trip's cost is $443 for triple occupancy, $483 for double occupancy and $603 for single occupancy; plus optional insurance. Reservations require a $300 deposit, with final payment due on May 4. Canadian Rockies by train from Aug. 19-27, 2017, seeing Vancouver, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary. Trip includes tour and guide, airfare, 13 meals, all transfers (including pickup in Hillsborough) for $4,799 double occupancy. For information on any of our upcoming trips, call Diana Reinhardt at 908-369-4362. News & Notes All Hillsborough seniors age 60 and older are invited to join Chapter A. Younger spouses of seniors are also eligible for membership. Dues are $5 a year and new members may join at any meeting. Call Dorrie Guarniero at 908-3348091 with questions. General meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Executive Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. On meeting days, doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events and make reservations. Refreshments are available when doors open and after the meeting. Help our Food Bank by bringing an item to each meeting. The suggestion box is available at each meeting. Visit us at www.HillsboroughSeniorsChapterA.webs.com. — Gene Reinhardt Publicity Chairperson
CHAPTER B
The monthly meeting will be held March 16. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy tickets for future trips and other events. Tickets for all special events will only be sold at monthly meetings before the event. They include the following: spring luncheon, June celebration, June anniversary (every five years), fall luncheon and holiday party. Meeting attendees can bring a bag lunch if they would like, since coffee and tea are provided. New members are welcome. The next bingo will be held on March 23. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of $3 for one double card or $5 for
two and includes lunch with two hot dogs, chips, drink and a dessert, along with prizes and surprises. If you have a new email address or want to be added to Club B’s email list, see Ralph Fariello at the next meeting. Activities and Trips Mon. March 20: An Italian celebration with great food, open bar and entertainment will be held at LiGreci’s for St. Joseph’s Feast. Tickets will be sold at the January meeting for $80. Thurs. April 20: See “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Tickets for the show, which features hits by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, will include lunch. $90. Wed. May 17: Trip to Tomasello Winery and Atlantic City: Enjoy a winery tour at Tomasello Winery, as well as a casino visit, for $56. Admission includes the tour, a casino bonus and lunch with wine. If you want to bring a friend on any overnight trip, they do not have to be a club member. If any trips are sold out, you may call to add your name to a waiting list. On all trips, you should bring photo ID and health insurance card(s). Community Events Keep in mind the township’s Mr. Fix-It program, run by the Social Services Department. Minor home repairs can be arranged on Wednesdays between 8 and 11 a.m. for Hillsborough seniors 60 and older. Call 908-369-3880 for details. Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details. — Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231
SENIOR ROOM In the Senior Activity Room, shuffleboard, pool table, darts and ping pong are available for all Hillsborough seniors to use in the first and largest area. Cards and games are played in the middle area. Computers are in the third area for your use and enjoyment. Monday: Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bridge, pinochle and other card games Wednesday: Mah jongg from noon to 4 p.m. Canasta from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday: Bridge from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday: Mah jongg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CENTER Adults age 60 and older are invited to visit the countyoperated Hillsborough Senior Center at 339 South Branch Road. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. All programs begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Its phone is 908-369-8700. Fit & Flex with Rose every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. This free weekly exercise program changes frequently and is suitable for all. Included are stretches, strength training, laugh yoga, breathing exercises and more. There will not be a class on Jan. 24. From 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, the Healthy Bones Exercise Class, a peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program, will be held for individuals at risk or who have osteoporosis. Exercises focus on balance, strength, flexibility and posture. Advanced registration is required, as well as a doctor’s note, prior to the first class and then once every year. For a new participant, the price is $45, which will include ankle weights, a participant manual and the class fee. If ankle weights are not needed, the price is $15. Learn to play mah jongg Wednesdays at 10 a.m. A free 10-week Tai Chi session with Janet O. will start on Jan. 11 and run weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Aptly called “moving meditation,” Tai Chi consists of slow, repetitive movements that improve balance, flexibil-
ity, control and stability while promoting relaxation. Call 908-369-8700 for more information. Every Friday at 10 a.m., the Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club will spend time outside playing, weather permitting. This group is great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. Transportation is available. Blood pressure screenings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy lunch for a suggested donation of $1.50 or more. (Price for guests under 60 is $5.35). Call 908-369-8700 before 10:30 a.m. the day before to make a lunch reservation. Center schedule: March 6, 13, 20 & 27 - In the News, 10:00 a.m. Join us as we discuss breaking news around the world and current events of interest. March 6 - Remember When: Inventions that Changed the World. We will look at every day inventions and the not so commonly known inventions that changed our world. From electricity to the remote control and many inventions in between this program will not only be educational but will have you taking the time to Remember When. March 6 & 20 - Scrabble Friends Group, 1:30 pm -2:45 pm. Enjoy a friendly game of scrabble; with sufficient interest, we may plan opportunities for members to compete with other area scrabble clubs. **Please call (908) 3698700 for more information** March 7, 14, 21 & 28 - Trivia Time, 10:15 a.m. Did you know that solving puzzles or challenging yourself with new mind-stretching exercises can stimulate the brain and enhance your critical thinking processes? Join us for some mind-tingling brain stumpers and a fun-filled intellectual workout. March 8 & 22 - Book Club, 9:45 a.m. -10:30 a.m. New book club is forming. Meet friends, read and discuss books, poems, short stories and articles. Next book selection will be a mystery. Please call 908-369-8700 for more information. March 8 - “Affordable Housing” by Christy Barboe, Central Jersey Housing Resource Center, 10:30 -11:45 a.m. Join us for a discussion on affordable housing options, living situations and housing rehabilitation programs and the latest housing scams. Literature will be provided. March 8, 15, 22 & 29 - Mahjong Club, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. Have you always wanted to learn how to play mahjong or are you familiar with the game but just in need of fellow players? Lessons and refreshers are available. **Please call (908) 369-8700 for more information** March 9, 16, 23 & 30 - Puzzle Club, 10:00 a.m. Strike up conversation, make new friends and enjoy assembling puzzles together. March 9 - TED Talk, 10:30 a.m. TED Talk is a YouTube channel that is devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. Today we will watch Elizabeth Gilbert’s presentation on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and share the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. After viewing the video, we will have a group discussion. Join us for this insightful presentation and what could be a lively discussion following the presentation. March 10, 24 & 31 - Canasta Card Club, 10:00 a.m. Although many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards. Players attempt to make melds of seven cards of the same rank and “go out” by playing all cards in their hand. March 10 - “Pain Management Options and Discussion” by Dr. Daniel Rothstein, 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Dr. Rothstein’s scope of practice includes a broad spectrum of painful conditions. Dr. Rothstein specializes in minimally invasive techniques and will discuss advances in pain management as well as take audience questions.
MANVILLE SENIOR CENTER
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next meeting is March 9. Membership is open to
anyone age 50 and older, residents and non-residents. Registration for recreation department exercise activities for seniors can be done at the library as well
as the recreation department. Just pay at the facility when you register. All classes are at the Community Room in the Library. Senior chair yoga with Carrie is scheduled on Fri-
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days from Jan. 6 to March 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee is $20. Senior chair aerobics classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from Jan. 4 to March 29 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $15. The adult walking program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. The program will run until April 2017. Participants will meet at Manville High School. There is a $15 entry fee and reservations are being taken at the Manville Recreation Department during normal office hours.
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Senior low-impact chair aerobics are on Tuesdays from Jan. 3 to March 28 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $7.50. Senior Zumba Gold classes will be held on Thursdays, Jan. 5 to March 30 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Registration fee is $7.50. Movie and a buffet will continue on announced dates. Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting. Remember to bring one item per member to help stock the Food Bank. The executive board will continue to hold its meetings on the Thursday prior to the regular meeting. Recreation events Atlantic City — The bus normally leaves at 9 a.m. from the VFW parking lot the third Wednesday of each month for Caesar’s. The next trip to Atlantic City will be Wednesday, March 15. The cost is $35, of which $30 will be returned. Thursday, March 30 —
Trip to the Sands Casino in Bethlehem,
Penn.
Bus
leaves from the Manville
VFW at 10 a.m. The cost is
$30, with $20 back and $5 for food. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. Monday,
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dees will get a guided tour
of Assateague Island, a
Magic Show at Dickens
Parlor Theater in Bethany Beach, gaming time at The
Casino Ocean Downs, a
scenic nature cruise aboard
the Ocean City Explorer,
evening Sing-A-Long En-
tertainment at the Red
Roost Restaurant and shop-
ping at the Tanger Outlet
Center. All the while, mem-
bers will get time to enjoy the sun and sand of Ocean
City’s beach and board-
walk. Cost is $619 for dou-
ble occupancy and $769 for
a single. Contact Kathy
Petrone at 908-526-2948 for information and reservations.
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Students to perform tale of love in ‘Once on This Island’ High school production to premiere on March 3 and run for two weekends
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HHS Theatre takes on the Tony-nominated show “Once on This Island,” a classic love story based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy. The story plays out on a small Caribbean island where vengeful gods and goddesses exert their power over the inhabitants with devastating cruelty. In a challenge to see which is stronger – love or death – the gods entwine the lives of a peasant girl named Ti Moune, and Daniel Beauxhomme, a young man from the wealthy side of the island. Hillsborough High School Theatre presents Once On This Island. Tickets are $10 at hill.booktix.com. Show dates are March 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:00 p.m. and March 5 at 1:00 p.m.
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IN THE LIBRARY
The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Starting this year, the Hillsborough library will be open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m. throughout the year except for the following dates: April 16, May 14, May 28, June 18, Sept. 3. The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs. Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited. Volunteer Opportunity: Reading Buddy March 18, 1:50 p.m. - 4 p.m. For the month of March, view the collections of the
Somerset County Culture & Arts Commission. Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated. Special Events • Seeing Eye Puppies Join us for the Puppy Tails Seeing Eye Puppy Club presentation on the history of The Seeing Eye and how to get involved with their puppy raising program. Afterward, we get to meet and pet the puppies. All ages. Sat. March 4, 3-4 p.m. • Somerset County Scripps Spelling Bee presented by SCLSNJ (hosted at Vo-Tech) - You are cordially invited to attend the Second Annual SCLSNJ
Spelling Bee to be held at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (Vo-Tech), located at 14 Vogt Drive in Bridgewater. No registration is required to attend this event. If you have any questions, e m a i l spellingbee@sclibnj.org. Sat. March 11, 2-5 p.m. Adult programs (registration required): • English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a casual setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by The Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Mon. March 6 at 7 p.m. and Wed. March 8 at 10 a.m. • Women Novelists of the 19th Century - In honor of Women’s History Month, Jessica Brent, Ph.D., will explore the history of
women’s writing and the rise of the woman writer in 19th century England, focusing on Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, and George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans). Thurs. March 9, 7-8 p.m. • Discover Traditional Asian Block Printing Learn sanganeri, a traditional form of Asian block printing. This hands-on experience will give you the opportunity to take home a piece of art that you create. The teacher, Shanti Jain, is a featured artist in the Welcome Neighbor: Sharing Cultural Art Traditions II art exhibition on display at the library in March. Ages 13+ & adults. Sat. March 11, 13 p.m. • Book Swap Social Love to read? Want to meet new people? Bring one or more books to swap with other book lovers. Snacks will be provided as we socialize and chat about our favorite books. Price of admission is one or two books to swap. Gently used books only please. All genres accepted. Mon. March 13, 7 8 p.m. • Friends of the Hillsborough Library Book Discussion - “The Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly. Tues. March 14, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. • Historical Fiction Book Discussion - “Queen Lucia” By E.F. Benson. Wed. March 15, 3 - 4:30 p.m. • First-Time Homebuyer - Coldwell Banker realtor Robert Webb will provide an overview of the buying process, tips on house hunting and submitting a winning offer, and the importance and process of mortgage pre-approval. Thurs. March 16, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Youth programs (registration required): • Project Spark Presents: Scratch (Grades 5-8) - Sign up for this five week class to learn computer programming with Scratch, a free, online, drag-and-drop coding language. Each week builds on the previous one. Please bring your own laptop or Chromebook if you have one. Wednesdays, March 8, 15, 22, 29, 6-7 p.m. • Stuffed Animal Sleepover Party (All ages) - Drop off your stuffed animal friend (not your favorite friend) at the Library on Friday. You will create a name tag for your stuffed animal and tuck them in for the night. Come back on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. to pick them up. You will see pictures of what they did and do a sleepover-related craft. Fri. March 3 - Drop Off from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to Sat. March 4 - Pick
Up & Storytime/Craft at 10 a.m. • Monday Morning Playtime (For parents/caregivers and children up to 36 months.) - Shoprite’s own Samantha Nunzio, RD, will continue her focus on healthy eating. Mon. March 6, 10-10:45 a.m. • Let’s Eat Healthy! Put Your Best Fork Forward (For grades 5-12) - Learn how to gather healthier recipes and ideas from the Internet, then make a healthy snack. Presented by Samantha Nuzio, RD. Mon. March 6, 5:30-6 p.m. • Lego Club (For grades 1-5) - We supply the Legos® and you supply the creativity. Tues. March 7, 4-4:45 p.m. • Public Speaking & Leadership Skills Workshop (For grades 5-8) - The Hillsborough High School Loudspeakers Club hosts this workshop series, where students will be immersed in an environment conducive to improving public speaking skills while learning about topics such as vocal inflection, creating effective visuals, impromptu speaking, and steps to become a leader in your school & community. Tues. March 7, 5- 6 p.m. • How to Pay for College with as Little Out-of-Pocket as Possible (For parents/caregivers and grades 9-12) - Premier College Funding will talk about the financial aid process, how to send your child to schools you thought you could never afford and the importance of having a plan. Tues. March 7, 7-8:30 p.m. • Digital Economy: Cloud (For grades 7-12 and adults) - Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) are the four technologies currently driving business innovation. The social and economic impact of these technologies are widespread and accelerating. Learn from a 45 minute presentation by technologies experts on each topic. Wed. March 8, 7-8 p.m. • Teen Advisory Board (For grades 7-12) - Earn Community Service Hours and be the teen voice at Hillsborough Public Library. Collaborate with the Hillsborough Library to create programs that help teens connect, explore, share, and discover at the library. Snacks will be provided. Thurs. March 9, 7-8 p.m. • Baby Songs (Newborn to 24 months) - Spend time making music with your little one. Fri. March 10, 1010:30 a.m. • Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Grades K-4) - Each registered child will get 10 minutes practicing reading skills while a TDI certified
dog listens. Fri. March 10, 3:45-4:45 p.m. • Techno Tech Take Apart (For grades 5-12) Rock out to techno while you create something new, like a sculpture or jewelry, out of the parts you discover. Sat. March 11, 3-4 p.m. • Monday Morning Playtime (For Parents/Caregivers and children up to 36 months) - Engage in a world of learning through play with Miss Liz from the Hillsborough Gymboree as we fly our parachute, sing songs, and shake our maracas. Mon. March 13, 10 10:45 a.m. • Toddler Time (18-36 months) - Introduce the pleasure of books to your child with stories, songs and more. Tues. March 14, 9:30 - 10 a.m. • Rhyme Time (Newborn-24 months) - Build brain power with 20 minutes of nursery rhyme fun. Tues. March 14, 10:30 - 11 a.m. • Story Time - Help your preschool or kindergarten child get ready to read. Enjoy stories together and build language skills. Tues. March 14, 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Library resources
Writing Center - Stop by for help with writing assignments from our teen volunteers. Grades 5-12. Tuesday through Thursday: 6-8 p.m. Program Closed: April 1113, April 27 Homework Help Center - Kids who need homework assistance can meet with a teen volunteer after school for help on a variety of subjects. Grades 3-12. Monday and Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 4:30-8:30 p.m. Program Closed: March 20-23, April 10-13, April 27 Divide & Conquer with Cassie - A 100 percent free math tutoring service at the Hillsborough Public Library, provided by Cassie, a senior at Hillsborough High School. Math tutoring will be offered in half-hour slots for students in grades 1-8 and in math classes up to Algebra I. Limit 2 sessions per month. Mondays & Wednesdays: 4-6 p.m. Program Closed: April 10 & April 12 Book A Librarian - Get personalized help with the online catalog, databases, research questions, storytime plans, locating materials, library apps and readers’ advisory. Parents, children and teens can request an appointment at the Youth Services desk by filling out a simple form. All ages.
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High school junior headed to Tournament of Champs By Justin Feil Correspondent
Kevin Faulkner is going to Atlantic City for the Tournament of Champions. The Hillsborough High School junior has been there before to watch the state’s top competition. This time, he will be a part of it after placing fourth at 160 pounds at the Region 5 championships on Saturday. The top four finishers from each weight class at regions advance to the TOC that begins Friday and continues through Sunday in Atlantic City. “I remember ever since I was little, it was a dream to go there,” Faulkner said. “I remember going to Hillsborough and Hunterdon Central to watch districts and regions. I always wished I’d be that good. Now that it’s here, it’s a dream come true.” Faulkner will be the lone Raider wrestling at the TOC. Faulkner opened the regions with a 10-0 major decision win over Corey Knoth of Sayreville. He was ahead early, but lost in the quarterfinals, 43, to Nicholas Cofone of Middletown North. In the consolation first round, Faulkner topped Chris Ammirati of Holmdel, 7-1. He sealed a berth in the TOC by advancing to the third-place match when he overcame an early deficit for a 92 win over James Verbeyst of Princeton. He finished fourth when Cofone defeated him again, but his TOC spot was already secured. “I’m extremely proud of Kevin,” said Hillsborough first-year head coach Ron Dolenti. “I think it’s just an awesome experience for him to get the opportunity to put all the hard work that he’s put into wrestling throughout the dual meet season then into the postseason in the district tournament and regional tournament.” The decisive moment for Faulkner came in the first period against Verbeyst. The two were competing for the chance to punch their ticket to the TOC. “He went out and James took him down and he gave up a point,” Dolenti said. “I said, ‘This will tell if he’s Atlantic City material, how he reacts to this short window of adversity.’ You have to be resilient right away and stick to your plan and keep moving yourself and not really worry
about the points you gave up.” Two other Hillsborough wrestlers also competed at the Region 5 meet, but did not earn a top four finish to automatically advance to the TOC. Ray O’Callahan was eliminated with a loss in the first round to Donald Albach of Monroe. “I thought it was great for Ray O’Callahan to even qualify,” Dolenti said. “He was a kid that I really thought deserved it with the work he’s been putting in and the level he‘d been wrestling at to qualify. I definitely think he’s in a position to qualify for the state championships next year.” Michael Dooley, Faulkner’s wrestling partner in practice, came painstakingly close to qualifying at 182 pounds. He topped Been Schutsky of Hopewell Valley, 7-0, in his opener before losing to Michael Iodice of Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinals. In the wrestlebacks, he beat Matthew Johnson of Edison with a firstperiod pin. He was leading Josiah Walker of Saint John Vianney in the consolation semifinals that would have secured his spot for the TOC before Walker fought back to pin him. Dooley battled back to win his fifth-place match with a pin of Gustavo Palacio of South Brunswick. Dooley has continued to practice this week for the chance to compete at the TOC if someone in his weight class withdraws or does not make weight. “He’s not going to be satisfied until he gets to A.C.,” Dolenti said. Dooley and O’Callaghan traveled with Faulkner to Hunterdon Central on Monday and Tuesday to train with other TOC qualifiers. Faulkner will open the TOC as the No. 26 seed against seventh-seeded Matthew Dallara of Hasbrouck Heights on Friday. “I don’t know who he is, I’ve never wrestled him before,” Faulkner said. “I go out there and wrestle my match, wrestle how I normally wrestle. It’s gotten me this far, so I’m doing something right.” Faulkner has been looking forward to competing at the TOC for years. He went as a teammate to support the Raiders representatives Jack Donnadio and Austin Schimmel two years ago. Getting there has been a long process of
growth and development. Faulkner has been a solid wrestler for the Raiders for the last three seasons and the third time was the charm. The win is the result of his years of dedication to improving. His training over the offseason was his most involved yet. “It was definitely more intense,” Faulkner said. “I was going to the club a lot more and reaching out and going to more offseason tournaments. At least twice a week, I was running on the treadmill at least an hour. It’s all adding up.” He’s been working every offseason to improve, and he came into this year a more polished and experienced wrestler thanks to his work. “I’d say definitely my neutral is a lot stronger, a lot quicker,” Faulkner said. “I’m quicker to the shots and quicker to finishing the shots.”
He also has done more competitions outside of school in the offseason. That has helped prepare him for what has been described sometimes as an intimidating crowd in Atlantic City. Faulkner says he had a tough start to the season, but he came on steadily and is finishing where he always dreamed of. His progress makes his first trip to Atlantic City as a competitor all the more satisfying. “It was a little rough at first,” Faulkner said. “It’s going well. I didn’t think I’d make it this far. I proved myself wrong and showed I do deserve this. It came down to Michael Dooley and I pushing ourselves. Making it this far has been huge.”
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PHOTOGRAPHIC NARRATIVES “Revealing Pictures” at Princeton University Art Museum shares images from a worldly collection By Anthony Stoeckert he two women in the photograph are sitting on a couch, wearing silky robes, displaying a lot of leg and a hint of cleavage. Their eyes stare at the viewer, intently, but not in an alluring way to match how they’re dressed. Instead they seem to be challenging the viewer. One woman is younger than the other. Their relationship is explained in the photo’s title, “Mother and Daughter, Davenport, Iowa. The photo was taken in 2002 by Alec Soth, and is part of his series, “Sleeping by the Mississippi.” It is not a typical mother-daughter portrait. The daughter’s arm is wrapped around her mother, and their legs are intertwined. My first thought in looking at the picture was that they have a particularly close relationship and were photographed early in the morning. But in reading the text accompanying the photo I learned that Soth photographed the women in their place of work, a brothel. A caption accompanying the photo reads, “‘My dream is to be an RN,’” wrote Aja. “Her mother, Julie, said that she had given up on dreaming a long time ago.” The photograph is on view in “Revealing Pictures: Photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection,” on view at the Princeton University Art Museum through July 2.
The exhibit features works by 11 photographers from the around the world: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Soth and Miwa Yanagi. The photos are from the collection of Olofson, a member of Princeton University’s class of 1992. The works in the exhibit represent a fraction of the collection, according to Katherine Bussard, the exhibit’s curator. “His starting point for collecting was Chinese contemporary art,” Bussard says of Olofson. “He had been an East Asian studies student here at Princeton. He started following contemporary Chinese art in the late 1990s, and a lot of that work involved photography. He found himself gravitating to that work, and he built up a sizable collection of Chinese photography, from the ’90s and the aughts.” As he continued collecting, his works became more global. He now collects without regard to an artist’s country. Bussard notes that Olofson is drawn largely to documentary photographs that have a narrative component. “The goal for the exhibition was to pull together a number of objects from his collection that really underscore some of the subtlety of his collection,” Bussard says. Interesting to Bussard is what the photos reveal to viewers as they look at them. “I think that if someone wanted to walk through the exhibit and see very skilled artists making excellent and captivating portraits, that’s there for the taking at first glance,” she says. “That’s completely evident. I think if someone wants to dig a little deeper and understand something about the political and historical meanings of that portrait, we’ve made information available. Where that takes them and how it sits with them, whether it tugs at the heart strings or pushes up against their own political
beliefs, I hope I’ve left that up to the viewer.” For example, the photo of the mother and daughter is visually striking, but more is revealed as you look it. “If you want to look at the image a little more carefully, you start to notice they’re wearing matching outfits,” Bussard says. “And then, if you notice that those matching outfits are kind of silky and kind of like a negligee with a bathrobe over top of it, you start to wonder why a mother and daughter might pose together wearing such things.” Reading the label informs the viewer as to why they’re wearing negligee and that they are at work in a brothel. The quote about dreaming, and the photo’s placement next to another picture by Soth, of a cemetery, add to the experience. “Those layers, if you will, are exactly what I was hoping a visitor will, if he or she wishes, peel back to take a deeper look,” Bussard says. The Chinese artist Liu shares images of Chinese people who work in less-known aspects of China’s society. Photos from his series, “The Chinese,” taken from 1994 to 2002, including those of a dying old woman, two miners naked, washing after a day’s work, and convicts facing water boarding. Portraits by Muholi were taken in the wake of crimes against women and LGBTI people in South Africa. Hugo also is from South Africa and takes pictures of children in South Africa and Rwanda. The museum will host two panel discussions connected to the exhibit. “Revealing humanity: a conversation about visual identity in postcolonial South Africa,” will take place March 9 at 5 p.m. It will focus on Muholi’s “Faces and Phases” series. “Revealing war: a conversation about art and journalism in the 21st century,” on April 27, 2017, at 5 p.m., will explore Edmund Clark’s Guantánamo Bay series and Tim Hetherington’s photojournalism
of upheaval and conflict in West Africa and Afghanistan. There also will be an artist talk by Clark, April 6, 6 p.m.
“Revealing Pictures: Photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection” is on view at the Princeton University Art Museum on the Princeton University campus, through July 2. Hours: Tues.Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. For more information, go to artmuseum.princeton.edu or call 609-258-3788.
Pieter Hugo’s “Portrait #1, Rwanda,” is on view in “Photographic Narratives”.
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ucks County Playhouse will host its Irish Music Festival, March 17-18. Featuring three acts that specialize in Celtic Music, the festival also will feature a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pop-upâ&#x20AC;? inflatable Irish Pub in the Playhouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Courtyard, and an Irish whiskey tasting event. Festivities kick off March 17 at 8 p.m. with a concert by The River Drivers. The group features Kevin McCloskey (vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass) and Mindy Murray
(vocals, guitar, banjo) with accompaniment by Marian Moran (tin whistle, low whistle, concertina) and Meagan Ratini (fiddle, Irish flute, tin whistle). The John Byrne Band will present a concert March 18 at 2 p.m. With influences ranging from The Chieftains to Planxty to Bob Dylan, Byrneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songwriting honors and expands upon the musical and lyrical traditions of his native and adopted homes. Between performances, the inflatable pub will host an Irish whiskey tasting,
5:30 to 7:30 pm. The tasting includes five courses of Irish whiskeys with a complimentary light fare buffet. The tasting requires a separate ticket. Irish whiskey tasting tickets (tasting only) and tasting tickets for concert single ticket holders cost $35. Whiskey tasting tickets for pass holders cost $30. The festival concludes March 18 at 8 pm with a concert by The Galways Girls featuring Celtic Pride. For more information, go to bcptheater.org or call 215-862-2121.
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FAMILY FUN By Keith Loria
Queen of the Court Ace Jackson and her fellow Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Trenton
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he sweet music of “Sweet Georgia Brown” will soon fill Trenton’s Sun National Bank Center, as fans will get to witness the ball-handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that can only be delivered by the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. The fun and excitement of watching the the funniest basketball team around will be a little special for girls who love the game, as female trotter Ace Jackson will be joining in on the fun. As a child, Jackson went to a Globetrotter game with her family and took a photo with Globetrotter legend Sweet Lou Dunbar. She never imagined she would someday be wearing the same red, white and blue colors on her own uniform. “I never in a million years thought I would ever be a Globetrotter,” Jackson says. “I thought they were so amazing and really skilled and had great personalities that could make anyone laugh, so when I was asked to join, it was so amazing. It’s truly an honor to be part of such an iconic team.” Jackson’s collegiate basketball career is as impressive as anyone on the team. She played her first two years of college ball at Savannah State University, and quickly grabbed the starting point guard job as a freshman leading the team in three-pointers and assists. She led the team in scoring and assists as a sophomore and was named to the NCAA Division I All-Independent All-American second team. She then transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University for her final two seasons, leading the team in points, three-pointers and assists as a junior and in three-pointers, assists and steals as a senior. “I’ve always loved the game and had a passion for basketball since I was 7 years old,” she says. “I’ve done tricks since I was around 11, and could spin the ball on my finger and doing fancy ball-handling and such.” She attended basketball camps conducted by Globetrotter Handles Franklin, who saw something special in her and encouraged her to try out to become a Globetrotter. “I have always had the desire and will to help people,” she says. “Being a Harlem Globetrotter means that I am able to make a difference and an impact in the world and in many peoples’ lives.” Now in her second year with the team, Jackson is one of four women currently on the Globetrotters’ roster, and just the 13th female player of all time. Her signature move involves tricks with dribbling. “I’m a dribbler and I do a lot of dribbling, shooting and ball-handling throughout the night,” she says. “People
Hoops fans are sure to marvel at Ace Jackson’s dazzling skills when the Harlem Globetrotters make their way to the Sun Bank Arena, March 3-4. should be ready to laugh their face off and have a great time.” Her favorite part of being a member of the Globetrotters is all the traveling she gets to do. Jackson has already been to more than a dozen countries, playing in front of people all over the world. The Globetrotters are celebrating its 91th year of providing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of people worldwide. When the team takes to the floor on March 3 and 4, it will be facing off against the World AllStars. “Every year, we play for millions of fans and we always come up with new tricks and ideas that are sure to wow them,” Jackson says. “We hear that this year the World AllStars have a secret weapon, which will help them beat us, but we’re always coming full-force and we have our fans on our side, so we’ll play our hardest to go up against them.” There is little for Globetrotter fans to fear as opponents’
secret weapons always seem to fail. A few years ago, the Washington Generals hired a referee to help them win, and even with the ref awarding the generals a seven-point play, the Globetrotters still won. Globetrotters rules include a 4-point line, located 30 feet from the basket — 6 feet, 3 inches beyond the top of the NBA’s current 3-point line. And as usual, each Globetrotters game will showcase incredible ball-handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and unequaled fan interaction. After each game, Globetrotter stars will even sign autographs and take photos with fans. “We’re all about creating lifetime memories, and what better way to do that than by having interactions with the fans,” Jackson says. “We love them, they love and support us and to be able to give back is just wonderful.”
The Harlem Globetrotters will play the Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, March 3-4, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $23.50$121.50; www.sunnationalbankcenter.com.
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panel of photographers will talk about their experience taking pictures of Bruce Springsteen, March 5, beginning at 3 p.m. at McCosh 50 Lecture Hall on the Princeton University campus. Presented in conjunction with Morven Museum & Garden’s current exhibit “Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey,” the discussion will be moderated by Bob Santelli of The Grammy Museum. Participating photographers will include Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Barry Schneier, and Frank Stefanko. “Our goal with this exhibition is [to] define the career of Bruce Springsteen in an entirely new light, as captured by these five incredible photographers,” Santelli says in a press release. “Each of these photographers were able to artfully document Bruce’s world, at different stages in his career. We are honored to partner with each of them in order to help tell the story of one of the most important fig-
Ed Gallucci took this picture of Bruce Springsteen and his band in 1972. Gallucci will participate in a lecture about photographing Springsteen, March 5 in Princeton.
ures in American music.” The exhibition, which is on display through May 21, features more than 40 images of Springsteen, as well as video interviews with the photographers. In addition to the photographs of Springsteen off-stage, four live performance photographs, shot by Barry Schneier, are also featured. These photos were shot during the now famous Springsteen concert at Harvard Square Theater where famed Rolling Stone music journalist Jon Landau proclaimed, “I have seen the future of rock and roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” Tickets for the panel discussion cost $35. A limited number of tickets that include priority seating and a meetand-greet with the photographers and Santelli at Morven’s galleries are available and cost $100. For more information, go to www.morven.org or call 609-924-8144, ext. 113.
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he Guild for Early Music has joined Early Music Month, a national grassroots campaign sponsored by Early Music America, Inc. In March, the Guild will connect enthusiasts and performers in bringing Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early American music to its widest audience. Many of the 25 ensembles of the Guild for Early Music will present performances in various venues in Mercer County, featuring instrumental and vocal music from the 12th through the 18th centuries. The venues range from Salon 33, where six ensembles will perform on five weekend dates, to Miller Chapel on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus and Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury, Pennsylvania, where Dry-
den Ensemble will appear as part of its annual series. Other venues include the United Methodist Church in New Brunswick, the new Princeton Abbey, and Princeton University Chapel. The Guild for Early Music, Inc. is a public charitable consortium of music ensembles of central New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It seeks to foster appreciation of early music and to encourage professional and amateur musicians and ensembles. Early Music America is a not-for-profit service organization for the field of historical performance in North America. Founded in 1985, EMA’s goal is to expand awareness of, and interest in, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods. EMA’s mem-
bers receive a variety of benefits along with a subscription to our magazine and a monthly e-newsletter. Concerts include a performance by Early Music Princeton at Princeton University Chapel, March 3; La Fiocco at Salon 33, March 4; Mostly Motets at Salon 33, March 5; Gloria Consort Baroque Ensemble at Princeton Abbey, March 10; Vox Fidelis at St. Paul’s in Westfield, March 12; the ractitioners of Musick at Salon 33, March 17; March 19; Engelchor Consort at Salon 33, March 19; The Dryden Ensemble at Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury, March 25. For more information, including a full calendar of events, go to www.earlymusicamerica.org.
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adult beverages will be served, March 3, 7-9:30 p.m. $30 at door (if available), $25 advance; www.ellarslie.org. The Chieftains, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Legendary Irish band is celebrating its 55th anniversary tour, March 3, 8 p.m. $30-$70; mccarter.org; 609258-2787. Small Group I with special guest saxophonist Walter Smith III, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton. Concert presented by Jazz at Princeton University, March 5, 8 p.m. $15, $5 students; tickets.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220.
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“Sarah Sings a Love Story,” Crossroads Theatre Company, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Play with music by Stephanie Berry about Sarah Vaughan, played by Tamar Davis, March 9-26, $25-$55; crossroadstheatrecompany.org; 732-545-8100. “Rumors,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Neil Simon comedy about glamorous guests who arrive at a dinner party, and find out their host is absent, March 10-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Twelfth Night,” Performed by ActorsNET of Bucks County at the Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Ave., Morrisville. Shakespeare comedy about a shipwreck which leads to romantic complications, March 10-26. Tickets cost $20, $17 seniors; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “Murder on the Orient Express,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery by Ken Ludwig, March 14 through April 2; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Theater to Go presents adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, March 17-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-5703333. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
“A Year with Frog and Toad,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Based on the children’s books by Arnold Lobel, this musical follows two friends through the year, March 4, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$35; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
CLASSICAL MUSIC Lisa Caliri, Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton. The program will include the world premiere of Ein Adagio Für Das Hammerklavier by Helmuth Fuchs and dedicated to Caliri. She will also perform Fuchs’ Schlummerlied and works by Chopin, as well as Samuel Barber’s Sonata for Piano, March 3, 8 p.m. Admission is free. Jerry Nowak Memorial Concert, Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall at the College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. This fund-raising concert featuring two of the ensembles Jerry Nowak co-founded: the Delaware Valley Wind Symphony and the Philadelphia Saxophone Quartet. Nowak was an arranger/composer and music teacher, who is the first recipient of the TCNJ Distinguished Music Alumni award, March 4, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15; tcnjcenterforthearts.tcnj.edu/calendar; 609-771-2775. Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, War Memorial Patriots Theater, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton. Violinist Ilmar Gavilan will join the philharmonic as soloist in an evening of music by Mozart, Kreisler, Sarasate, and Tchaikovsky. The CPNJ strings will be conducted by Music Director Daniel Spalding, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $27.50$65; www.capitalphilharmonic.org. JAZZ, ROCK, POP, ETC. Storytellers Cabaret, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Trenton vocalist Tom Chiola and George Sinkler on piano perform American jazz standards inspired by the rhythms of Africa. Interwoven with the musical performance are tales from Africa, told by members of the Garden State Storytellers League. Refreshments and
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Trenton City Museum, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie at Cadwalader Park, Trenton. “Furniture as Art,” four exhibits in one highlighting the items that bring comfort and beauty to our lives. “Furniture from the Permanent Collection” features furniture from the collection of the Trenton Museum Society - antique furniture made in and associated with Trenton. “Rustic Regional Windsor Chairs” includes a collection of early Windsor chairs loaned by private collectors. “Please be Seated” displays the work of contemporary area furniture designers and the diversity of styles and materials they use. “On These Walls” is a display of contemporary painting, highlights the role furniture plays in our lives and our homes, through March 12. Opening reception with artists, Jan. 22, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-3 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. Willem de Kooning Drawn and Painted,” through March 19; “Revealing Pictures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leading international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi,
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MOVIE TIMES
Movie and times for the week of March 3-9. Schedules are subject to change.
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Montgomery Cinemas (609-924-7444): The Salesman (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 1:25, 4:15, 7:05. A United Kingdom (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; Sun.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05. Paterson (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10. Fences (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 1:10, 4:05, 7. Lion (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10. Moonlight (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20.
HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Kong: Skull Island (PG13) Thurs. 7:15. Before I Fall (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50; Sun. 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25; Mon.-Thurs. 2:35, 5, 7:25. The Shack (PG13) Fri. 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; Sat. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7. Logan (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50; Sun. 12:20, 3:30, 6:40; Mon.-Thurs. 3:30, 6:40. Logan (Luxury Recliners) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:50, 1:10, 3:55, 7, 9:45, 10:05; Sun. 12:50, 1:10, 3:55, 7; Mon.-Thurs. 1:10, 3:55, 7. Get Out (Luxury Recliners) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10; Sun. 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45; Mon.Thurs. 2:55, 5:20, 7:45. Rock Dog (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:35, 2:50, 5:05; Mon.-Thurs. 2:50, 5:05. The Great Wall (Luxury Recliners) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05; Sun. 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40; Mon.-Thurs. 2:50, 5:15, 7:40. The Lego Batman Movie (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Sun. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30; Mon.-Thurs. 2:30, 5, 7:30. Fifty Shades Darker (Luxury Recliners) (R) Fri.Thurs. 4:15, 7. Hidden Figures (PG) Fri.-Sat. 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05; Sun.-Wed. 1:20, 4:15, 7:10; Thurs. 1:20, 4:15. Collide (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 7:25, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 7:25.
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“The Salesman,” winner of the Academy Award for best foreign film, is playing in Princeton PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279- and Montgomery. 1999): The Salesman (PG13) Fri. 6:45, 9:30; Sat. 12:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sun. 12:45, 6:45; Mon.-Tues. 8; Wed. 5; Thurs. “All news that matters is local.” 2, 8. Fences (PG13) Fri. 3:30; Sat 12:30, 3:30; Sun. 3:30; Mon.-Tues. 5; Wed. 2, 7:45; Thurs. 5. I Am Not Your Negro (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 4, 7, 9:15; Sun. 4, 7; Mon. 5:30, 8; Tues. 4; Wed.-Thurs. 2, 5. Saturday Family Matinee: Madagascar (G) Sat. 10:30 a.m. Royal Shakespeare Fax us your facts: Company: The Tempest (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. National Theatre Live: Amadeus (NR) Tues. 7. Exhibition on (609) Screen: Revolution: New Art for a New World (NR) 924-3842 Wed. 7:30 p.m. Cinema Today: Dukhtar (NR) Thurs.
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Robert Polidori, Alec Soth and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum, through July 2; “The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.,” The exhibition will present 84 vessels and statuettes from the period, including 54 of the finest vases attributed to the Berlin Painter, providing a window into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years ago, March 4 through June 11. Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interviews with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stage vulnerability, and documenting a great American musical legend, through May 21, 2017. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144.
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“Lyrical,” Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. Artworks by gallery members accompanied by song lyrics and poems, through March 5. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m.6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. Brodsky Gallery, Chauncey Conference Center, ETS, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. “From The Garden to the Sea” featuring 28 paintings by Janet Purcell. Ms. Purcell’s award-winning paintings are in private and public collections including Princeton University’s Center For Information Technology Policy and Capital Health Systems, Mercer, through March 8; www.janpurcellart.com. “Philip Pearlstein: A Legacy of Influence,” Taplin Gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Group exhibition featuring figure painter Pearlstein and those he has influenced through his career as an artist and educator. Visitors can expect original works from artists Philip Pearlstein, Janet Fish, Stephen Lorber, Charles David Viera, Altoon Sultan, Tony Phillips, George Nick, Lorraine Shemesh, and Thomas Corey, through March 25. Gallery talk with Philip Pearlstein, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. “Identity,” Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School Art Gallery, 650 Great Road, Princeton. Composed of work created by Princeton Day School students in all three divisions, the exhibit centers around individual identities and the diversity of the PDS community, through March. 8. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when school is in session; www.pds.org. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. Members exhibit, allowing the gallery’s members to display photographs of their choosing with no overriding them. The members are Martha Weintraub, Charles Miller , Charlie Gross, John Clarke, Larry Parsons, Rhoda Kassof-Isaac, Alice Grebanier and Martin Schwartz, through March 12. Hours: SatSun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8611. Art Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and Spine, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200, Princeton. “Mandala.” Paintings and prints featuring mandalas from four regional artists are brought together in this exhibit. Associated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures where, consecrated and purposed for ritual, the mandala is understood to be the abode of the deity, through March 31. www.arttimestwo.com; 609-203-4622. “A Grounds For Sculpture History: The Land in Pictures and Words,” Lakefront Gallery, located in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Works by members of the Princeton Photography Club tell the story
Jazz in Princeton
Saxophonist Walter Smith III will perform during the next Jazz at Princeton University concert, March 5, 8 p.m. Smith will join Princeton’s Small Group I to perform music from his most recent album, “Still Casual.” Tickets cost $15; tickets.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. of how the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds became Grounds For Sculpture, beginning in 1984 when the Atlantic Foundation purchased 12 acres of the old fairgrounds property adjacent to the Seward Johnson Atelier, through April 2. www.princetonphotoclub.org/LakefrontGallery.html; 732-422-3676. “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Exhibit includes “Mystery and Magic — New Jersey’s Pinelands” featuring a decade of photographs by Albert Horner. Artists Priscilla Snow Algava, William Dix, Karen McLean, Dallas Piotrowski, Michelle Post and Ray Yeager highlight gifts from nature, through April 7. Opening reception, March 3, 5-7 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.
DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Country Dance, March 8, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $9; Saturday English Country Dance, March 11, 811 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, March 25, 8-11 p.m., $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.
DANCE
Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Bill Garan, March 13-14; catcharisingstar.com; 609987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Gary Gulman, March 3-4, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $25; Jon Brammick featuring Ross Bennet, March 9-10; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.
MISCELLANY
Historical and Architectural Tours of Cranbury, Meet at the Cranbury Museum at 4 Park Place East off Main Street, March 5, 2 p.m. Contribution of $7 to the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society is suggested. richardcmoods@gmail.com; 609-819-1359. Dorothea’s House, 120 John St., Princeton. Lecture presentation on L’Infiorata, a Show of Flowers by artist Maria G. Pisano. Pisano will showcase the participants’ preparation of the design and flowers, and talk about the devotion of the participating communities, March 5, 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.dorotheashouse.org. Cranbury Craft Show. Cranbury will host its 20th Annual CranburyCraft Show featuring 120 juried artisans. Work for sale will be in a variety of media including jewelry, fabric arts, ceramics, toys, wood crafts, food, florals, glass, clothing, and more, March 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/cranburycraftshow. Author David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and historical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing Historic Park, David Price will discuss his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War for Independence,” March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.
LIFESTYLE 1B
Friday, March 3, 2017
A Packet Publication
PACKET PICKS
Discovering talent, stitch by stitch Sewing skills help HomeFront clients build new lives
March 4 Winter kitchens at Howell Farm Howell Living History Farm will present its annual Winter Kitchen Program, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cooking activities, recipe sampling and hands-on experiences are planned. During the morning, the kitchens of the two farmhouses will be used to prepare meals that farmers would have had for their noontime dinner. Howell Farm is located on Valley Road, off Route 29 in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. For more information, go to www.howellfarm.org or call 609-737-3299.
Author talk at Labyrinth Best-selling author Kay Redfield Jamison will discuss her book, “Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character,” beginning at 3 p.m. at Labyrinth Books. The book is a study of the relationship between illness and art and brings new understanding to the work and life of Lowell who put his manicdepressive illness into the public domain in his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry. Labyrinth Books is located at 116 Nassau St. For more information, go to www.labyrinthbooks.com.
March 5 Dorothea’s House flower program Artist Maria G. Pisano will give a lecture presentation on L’Infiorata, a show of flowers, at Dorothea’s House, beginning at 5 p.m. For the Infiorata, carpets of flowers are created for the feast of Corpus Domini throughout Italy. Pisano will showcase the participants’ preparation of the design and flowers, and talk about the devotion of the participating communities. Dorothea’s House is located at 120 John St., Princeton. The lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Seating is limited and programs frequently fill to capacity. Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments to share at the reception following the program. For more information, go to www.dorotheashouse.org.
Radio play at library Metuchen-based Raconteur Radio will present a staged radio based “MobyDick,” beginning at 2 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. Herman Melville’s classic follows a sailor who takes work aboard a whale ship and learns its captain has one purpose: to confront the white whale that bit off his leg. The show features theatrical lighting, period costumes, vintage commercials, Golden Age radio equipment, and sound effects. Community Room The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
By Ilene Dube Special Writer
The meticulously organized warehouse could pass for an antiques store, with its tables and chairs, beds, shelves of kitchen appliances, dishes and more. Residents of communities surrounding HomeFront’s facility at the Brunswick Circle in Lawrence are generous in their donations, and the loading dock fills with treasures, from wooden dining room sets, china closets and chests of drawers to headboards and sofas. These become available in HomeFront’s “free store,” where clients can pick out what they need to furnish the living space HomeFront helps them find. HomeFront has been seeking to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness and help families become self-sufficient for 25 years. Among the many donations have been sewing machines, some in finely wrought mahogany cabinets, and sewing notions — thousands of zippers and snaps, for example. Three years ago, Ruthann Traylor started Sewing Space, an organization that empowers HomeFront clients by teaching them sewing skills, thanks to the donations of fabrics, sewing machines and notions. Through the program, clients learn to sew curtains and tablecloths that can be used in their homes, as well as wine sacks and tote bags that can be sold, earning a small income that is split by the client and HomeFront. Participants learn merchandising and business skills, math and language skills, all while deriving satisfaction from having made something by hand. At Sewing Space, Traylor and her team have created a welcoming ambience that is often teeming with volunteers, sorting and cutting fabric, putting together materials that the production sewer can work on. There are bins and cabinets filled with neatly folded fabrics and organized sewing accoutrements, artfully painted and upholstered furniture, and displays of handcrafts, all contributing to the homey feel. Sewing teacher Jody Malloy, who has a background in children’s wear and doll costumes, worked as a seamstress while raising her own children. She made slip covers and did alterations, and is teaching the HomeFront clients to do the same. “It’s a great way to make money while working at home,” she says. Generations ago, every home had a sewing machine. Sewing used to be a required course for girls. In the mid-20th century it was less costly to make your own clothing than purchase it in a store, but that hasn’t been the case for decades. Most of the clothing we wear is sewn overseas, where fabric and labor are cheaper. Sewing has become a lost skill — even hems and buttons are sewn at the dry cleaner’s. As a result a generation of sewers have been
Photos by Ilene Dube
Ruthann Traylor started Sewing Space three years ago to help empower HomeFront clients, and to make use of the sewing machines that had been donated to HomeFront over the years. de-accessioning their Singers, Kenmores and Berninas on HomeFront’s loading dock. Malloy tried to teach her own children these valuable skills, but found they had little interest. “I love coming here and seeing new faces who are eager to learn my tips,” says Malloy, who starts with the basics: teaching students to get to know the machine, putting paper through to learn the stitches. In addition to working with the many fabrics donated, volunteers creatively up-cycle donations of gently used clothing and tablecloths. Malloy found a hand-crocheted white tablecloth that had a hole in it, and salvaged the good parts to make pillow covers. Cordoned off by a row of bureaus containing the carefully sorted fabrics is an area filled with industrial machines mounted on stands. This is where Terri Farkas works. She started as a HomeFront client, and is now employed one day a week as a production sewer. She also fulfills custom orders for pillow covers and table runners. “Even when I was not required to be here I kept coming,” she says of the joy she finds in her work. Traylor also runs ArtSpace, the HomeFront program that helps women living in shelters build self-esteem through art making. ArtJam is the annual fundraising art exhibit for ArtSpace held in a popup store in Palmer Square — this year it will take place May 19June 6 at 19 Hulfish St., with an opening reception May 19, 6-9 p.m. This is a premiere destination for purchasing items made through Sewing Space, in addition to occasional open houses. Sewing Space has set up tables at craft fairs in the area, and some of the volunteers approach stores on both sides of the river to carry some of the merchandise. It is a challenge to find the right balance
Top right: A Singer sewing machine donted to HomeFront. Bottom photos: Creations made by participants of Sewing Space.
of what clients can produce in a reasonable amount of time with what will sell well — the wine totes, with appliques of a goblet, for example, are good sellers. Customers fill them with wine and give them as hostess gifts. “I want to use a skill I have and do something for others,” says Jane Fetter, a Lawrence resident, textile artist and retired teacher who volunteers at Sewing Space. “I am amazed by the creative new ideas sparked here.” She holds up a pillow that is made from an upcycled sweater, and an adult clothing protector (bib) that the group produces in bulk for nursing homes. “With the up-cycled clothing, we show clients how they can get something from the free store and make it more interesting.” A wooden rack is draped with silk ties that will be used to make handbag straps or rosettes. Traylor has worked with manufacturers who donate odd lots, including wedding dresses and evening gowns. “Our 2017 goal is ‘furnish the future,’” she says, describing plans to hire another sewer for alterations and custom work. What HomeFront clients want more than anything is to have a job and to be self-sufficient.
Eighty percent arrive without a high school degree, and HomeFront first helps them earn a GED and find housing. But four walls and furniture are not necessarily all the components of a home — through ArtSpace and SewingSpace, they learn to personalize their homes and build pride of place. “It’s empowering for our clients to have nice things they’ve created,” Traylor says. “We’re trying to teach life skills, focus, problem solving, math and money management skills. It’s nice to see them build self-esteem as they build amazing products. They are making money and learning the business aspect, and they can take away a skill, be it to make a hem or children’s clothes. Volunteers help to set up their apartment, and work with colors and paint and measure their windows for curtains. We teach them that you don‘t need a studio, your creative space can be at the kitchen table.”
Items made at Sewing Space will be available for sale at ArtJam, 19 Hulfish St., Palmer Square, May 19-June 6. An opening reception is scheduled for May 19, 6-9 p.m. For more information, go to www.artspacenj.org.
2B A Packet Publication
The Week of March 3, 2017
WHAT’S IN STORE
Rich Fisher
The freshest juice around Arlee’s Raw Blends is devoted to health, taste, and its customers
Brian Moore looked around one day and said to himself “Hey wait a minute, what if. . .?“ And the rest is history, in a delicious and healthy way. In his late 20s, Moore did his health-conscious wife, Arlee, a favor by making her natural, preservative-free fruit and vegetable juices to take to work. Arlee shared some with her coworkers, who shared them with their friends. Somehow, word got out and Brian began making them for his co-workers and the workload increased. “I’m making juices all night long in our little condo,” Moore recalled. “Finally it was like ‘Hey wait, let me just see if there’s a market for this.’” There was. The result was Arlee’s Raw Blends — named after Mrs. Moore, of course — which opened its doors at 246 Nassau St. in Princeton, April 1, 2015 and has created quite a stir in the Princeton area. Arlee’s has become so popular that Moore and his partner/sister Paula Taylor are looking to open stores throughout Mercer County, and as far as Freehold, Red Bank, Lambertville and New Hope. “We want everybody to take a moment and think about looking toward a healthy lifestyle,“ Taylor said. “We’re looking to expand and grow. We want to be the Starbucks of juices. We want to bring this to every community.” There’s a simple reason for Arlee’s rampant success — it has solved the age-old secret of providing products that taste good and are good for you. “This is the purest food you basically can buy,” Moore said. “We capture everything. We‘re GMO-free, we’re organic. You can really trust us with our product if you’re looking for a nice, healthy meal or beverage.” “We are 100 percent organic, 100 percent raw, vegan,” Taylor said. “We’re GMO free with our juice cleanses, salads, snacks, desserts. Our slogan is ‘Taste the love.’ We work very hard to make sure our product is desired by everyone.” As an avowed vegetable hater, take this author’s word for it — the Kale juice mixed with apples and several other fruits is truly yummy. “It’s just like making a cake,” Paula said. “We’re very good at blending. We pay attention to the taste. We want our juices to taste good. I drink juice every day so I want to make sure what I’m drinking tastes good, and we take a tremendous amount of time in making sure no matter what juice we think of, or create, that it has to taste good. “We work on it, we have everyone in our
with Paula at age 6, and the siblings had already developed an avid devotion to healthy eating and living a healthy lifestyle. The juices started to take on a life of their own with Moore’s creations. In 1997, Brian was part of the last graduating class at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, before it became WW-P South. He attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and majored in hotel/restaurant management. Moore got a few internships, one at a country club, and another with Hyatt hotels, which led to his first job working at a Hyatt in Manhattan as a purchasing manager. But from being on the farm so often, and seeing how farmers were in charge of their own fate and their own work rate, he yearned to be an entrepreneur. He re-connected with Arlee, whom he knew from college, during a chance meeting in Philadelphia and they got married in 2011. They eventually moved to Lawrenceville and Brian became a realtor in Princeton. He had several ideas to become his own boss, such as running a distribution warehouse in Philly, selling artwork, or serving as a personal shopper in New York City for those who lived in remote places. Photo by Rich Fisher “I was all over,” Brian said with a laugh. Paula shot those ideas down, and through it Siblings Brian Moore and Paula Taylor all Moore made juices. Arlee became interested in a juice diet when she read the book “Martha’s opened Arlee’s Raw Blends in 2015. Vineyard Detox — 21 pounds in 21 days.” She business, try it, taste it, tell us what they think. began making her own juices but it became too We have a really good knack at doing this. We’re much every day while commuting to her job in not making juices for the population just to Philadelphia. think, ‘Oh, it’s healthy, so you’re going to drink Brian began making her juices, which led to it.’ We want you to not only drink it because it’s the word of mouth, which led to Moore and Tayhealthy; we want you to drink it because it tastes lor opening a stand at the Trenton Farmer’s Margood. I’ve bought other brands and, after one sip ket. I’ve actually thrown the entire bottle away.” “We were selling out every week and our Where did this knowledge come from? customers said, ‘We need this more than once a Growing up on a farm, of course. week, how can we get it more frequently’?” Paula is the older of the two siblings and ac- Paula said. “We rented a kitchen and started detually raised Brian after their parents died. Their livering twice a week and that way the juices mom grew up on a farm in Georgia, about 30 stayed fresh because it’s a three- to five-day miles south of Macon, and moved to Philadel- shelf life. They can have a complete week’s phia. Taylor lived on the farm as a child and after worth, so we did that. the move north; she spent her entire summers “Once we started delivering, our customers and holidays returning to the farm to help out. moved us along. Now they’re saying to us She would bring Brian with her as well, and they ‘When are you going to open a storefront’?” still make trips there to this day. The answer was April 1, 2015, when Arlee’s After high school, Paula attended the Uni- debuted a few blocks south of Harrison Street. versity of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Univer- Arlee’s makes more than 40 varieties, and has at sity. She then worked in marketing and as a least 30 in the store daily. The juices are coldre-insurance broker for 16 years before leaving pressed each day. If they are not sold within two to raise a family and do volunteer work in days the price is knocked to 50 percent off. Princeton (where she moved 30 years ago). “We suggest you drink it within three to five When their mom died, Brian went to live days or they lose the nutrients,” Paula said. “It’s So they love that. They’re always telling us what’s new, what’s out there, if there’s something we may be able to use. We’re always evolving.” Arlee’s Raw Blends is located at 246 Nassau
SHOP TALK
our philosophy that we should sell it by two days because most people will take it home and leave it for a couple days. It’s just our nature to do that.” The other reason the quality of the juice dwindles after five days is that there are no preservatives in these juices to help extend the shelf life. “Foods have become more processed, with more preservatives in them,” Taylor said. “We’re learning that people are becoming sicker. and [we’re] becoming aware of the contamination of our food source. It’s not as though it hasn’t always been there but they’re taking more interest in their food supply and their health and wellness. If you want to live a long life, you want to live a healthy long life. You want to feel good.” Which is why Kale juices are the biggest sellers. They provide a necessary dosage of vegetables with a helping of fruits to help formulate different flavors. “When you drink one bottle of Kale you’re getting your correct serving of vegetables for the day,” Paula said. And just what are the benefits? “You get tons of energy,” Brian said. “I don’t even wake up to an alarm clock. I’ve noticed if you don’t eat well, you’re going to be sluggish. You’re not going to wake up on time. Once you drink this, you get tons of energy. It’s very vibrant, it helps your skin. It prepares your body from the inside out.” While Moore and several others make the juices, Paula focuses on the food. The items are as varied and healthy as they are tasty. Along with soups and salads, there are kale crackers, dried fruit, granola bars, power granola cereal, cashew non-dairy cheesecake, flour-less chocolate cake, dairy- and sugar-free vanilla and chocolate pudding, fresh fruit with cashew puddings, sprouted almonds and numerous other items. Brian and Paula make sure their employees are all health conscious, and train them on just what benefits the products. The owners also take turns behind the register to interact with their clientele. “They’re telling us what they like,” Taylor said. “We think of Arlee’s as a community of a source of knowledge on health and wellness. Not only are we educating a community, this particular community comes in and educates us as well. “They’re telling us the latest, what they’ve created. They’re bringing things in that they have purchased — some organic produce — and they’ll say, ‘Taste this, tell me what you think.’ St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.arleesrawblends.com or call 609-5801899.
Rich Fisher
Here’s what’s happening at area stores Shop Talk is a weekly notebook that gets the word out, and encourages support of, businesses in the Packet Media area, while at the same time informing consumers of what special deals and events may be going on in their neighborhood. To submit an item, email rfisher@centraljersey.com and put “Item for Shop Talk” in the subject line. This week’s items are as follows: A pair of Pennington small business owners are teaming up to contribute to the Philadelphia Flower Show, which runs from March 11-19. Adriene Presti , artistic director and owner of Dahlia Florals at 107 Route 31 North, and Robin Hepburn, jewelry designer and owner of Orion Jewelry Studio, are collaborating on an exhibit entitled “A Night Under the Red Light,” which will feature their creative floral and jewelry “Fantasy Fashion” designs. For more information, go to orionjewelrystudio.com; dahliaweddings.com; or theflowershow.com.
offer goes for chocolate dipped strawberries. For more information, go to www.lindtusa.com or call 609-279-1889. ***
Barnes & Noble at MarketFair has three events scheduled for the next week. On March 4, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Storytime takes place at 11 a.m. Children are read to about the hardworking trucks that finish their work and lie down to rest in order to be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play. On March 7, Spring is in the Air Storytime features a 10:30 a.m. story circled around the season of spring. An activity follows. On March 9, head to B&N to support the Lawrence Road Presbyterian Preschool’s book fair, starting at 1 p.m. For more information, go to barnesandnoble.com or call 609-750-9010. ***
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BRIO Tuscan Grille in the Quaker Bridge Mall on Route 1 in Lawrenceville is offering an array of new dishes for its “A Variety of Flavors” promotion, taking place through April 15. The lunch and dinner menus present two new appetizers, three entrées, and a dessert. The appetizers are calamari Fritto Misto and spicy shrimp and eggplant. The entrees are Beer-battered fish and chips; lobsterand-black-pepper-shrimp ravioli, and braised-beef pappardelle. The dessert is butterscotch budino, a pudding with Marcona almonds, caramel and vanilla whipped cream. For more information, go to www.brioitalian.com or call 609-799-3169. *** Lindt chocolate shop at 68 Palmer Square West in Princeton sponsors a Happy Hour from 3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Buy any drink at the Chocolate Bar and get half off on a second. The same
lululemon athletica at 36 Nassau St. in Princeton is offering complementary weekend fitness. The Run Club with Pacers meet at 8:50 a.m. on Saturdays, and Yoga classes are 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. For further information call 609-921-2035 or visit www.lululemon.com. ***
Grover’s Mill Coffee House & Roastery holds open mic night Thursdays starting at 7 p.m. Sign-up begins at 6:45. On Saturday, March 25, acoustic singer songwriters Rodney & Eva will perform at 7 p.m. For more information, email info@groversmillcoffee.com, go to www.groversmillcoffee.com, or call 609716-8771. ***
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The Week of March 3, 2017
LOOSE ENDS
Pam Hersh
It’s all about family and community
I encountered two surprises — one happy and one not so happy — a week after I wrote a column last August about Princeton artist, art teacher, and arts entrepreneur Priscilla Snow Algava. The happy occurrence was reconnecting with a long-lost friend, award-winning watercolor artist Sandy O’Connor, whose life has intersected in a profound way with Priscilla’s. After living in Massachusetts and California for a few years, Sandy and her husband, Steve, moved back to Princeton, considered by both to be home where the O’Connor family resided for 17 years. She told me she was working out of Priscilla Algava’s Witherspoon Street Studio at 1 ½ Witherspoon Street, next to Small World Coffee, above the empty Princeton Army & Navy store space. She not only was painting, but also was helping Priscilla to enrich the Princeton arts scene with the WOW (Wondrous on Witherspoon) “pop-up” art gallery to which Priscilla was so passion-
ately devoted. The not-so-happy news was that Priscilla’s studio space was available because Priscilla was engaged in an intense non-arts project — fighting for her life. On Aug. 24, 2016, the lives of Priscilla and her friends and family and fans were “irrevocably changed,” said her daughter Alisa, when Priscilla received a shocking diagnosis of advanced endometrial cancer. Now back to the happy news, a portrait of family and community support for a “truly incredible woman,” said Sandy. Priscilla’s most recent CT scan — after major surgery and six chemo-therapy sessions — “showed that everything looks good,” said Priscilla’s daughter Carin. “Now Mom has ‘graduated to surveillance’ with the next scan in three months.” This good news, however, was part of a larger picture of how friends within the Princeton arts community and Priscilla’s family members rallied around her and joined her
HEALTH MATTERS
Artist and teacher Priscilla Snow Algava (center) pictured with daughters Carin (left) and Alisa. “getting-better-every-day” campaign. Her daughters Alisa and Carin on the evening of Feb. 24, completed a cycling event, Cycling for Survival in New York City, to raise money for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Team Priscilla raised more than $7,408, and donations still
were coming in. At the conclusion of her daughters’ race, Priscilla announced that next year she intended to ride along with the members of her family in the same fund-raising event. People can donate through the end of march at mskcc.convio.net. The enormous everyday
support (meals, transport, phone calls, visits) from her friends and acquaintances “illustrated compassion at its best,” said Alisa. Priscilla’s colleagues not only helped with the mundane tasks associated with living, but equally important gave her the support to keep her spirit alive through her painting and the promotion of the art of other members of the Princeton arts community. “Although she felt awful, Priscilla never stopped engaging in the Princeton arts scene,“ said Sandy. She continued to show her work throughout the region, and is among the artists in the current exhibit “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” on view at the D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center through April 7. Priscilla was particularly determined to sustain the WOW Gallery project at 14 ½ Witherspoon Street. “Thanks to the amazing benevolence of landlord Jeff Siegel, the temporary gallery space that housed the pop-up show last spring was still made avail-
able to us,“ Sandy said. “Priscilla helped plan the 2016 holiday show and recent Valentine’s Day show. If the space remains unrented, perhaps there will be a 2017 spring show from Communiversity through Princeton Reunions.” Sandy, who sold 14 paintings during the Christmas and Valentine’s pop-up exhibits, feels honored to be able to help Priscilla remain a viable force in the Princeton arts community. The former director of Creative Services for Bloomberg L.P., Sandy got started on a serious painting career late in life after she retired from her “day” job at Bloomberg. Although the realism of Sandy’s watercolors is inspired by the works of Wyeth, Homer, Turner, Sergeant, and Hopper, “it is Priscilla Algava, who sees beauty and possibility in everyone and everything, that inspires me to be a better human being,” said Sandy.
Dr. Nicole Orro
Drinking poses increased health risks for women
Heavy drinking among women has risen steadily in the United States, and as a result, women are at increased risk for a range of dangerous health conditions. There are a number of factors that may lead women to problem drinking, including social pressures, stress, anxiety and depression. Princeton House Behavioral Health, a division of Princeton HealthCare System, provides evidencebased treatment for women who may be using alcohol to cope with emotional issues. Riskier for women
Alcohol affects women differently than men. As the Centers or Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes, although men are more likely to drink in larger amounts, gender differences in body structure and chemistry cause women to absorb more alcohol and take longer to break it down and remove it from their bodies. In other words, women are affected faster and longer by alcohol than men. Additionally, heavy drinking is more likely to damage a woman’s health than a man’s, even if a woman has been drinking less alcohol or for a shorter length of time than a man. Specific health problems cited by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAA) include: • Liver disease. Women are more likely than men to develop alcoholic hepatitis (liver inflammation) and to die from cirrhosis. • Brain disease. Research suggests that women are more vulnerable than men to alcohol-induced brain damage. • Cancer. Many studies report that heavy drinking increases the risk for breast cancer. Even moderate drinking is correlated with higher risk of breast cancer. Alcohol is also linked to cancers of the digestive tract and of the head and neck. • Heart disease. Chronic heavy drinking is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Among heavy drinkers, women are more susceptible to alcohol-related heart disease.
that they had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year, up from 14.5 percent just two years prior. Heavy drinking — or binge drinking — is defined as having four or more drinks in one day. What is a drink? In the United States, a standard drink is generally defined as:• 12 ounces of beer • 5 ounces of wine • 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits Dietary guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture define moderate drinking as no more than one drink a day for women. Additionally, the NIAA also defines how much drinking may put women at risk for developing alcohol dependence. To stay lowrisk, women should limit alcohol consumption to no more than seven drinks per week and no more than three drinks on any single day.
And perhaps most alarming, female alcoholics have death rates 50 to 100 percent higher than those of male alcoholics, including deaths from suicides, alcohol-related accidents, heart disease and stroke, and liver cirrhosis, according to the NIAA. Yet, despite the risks, among women who drink, 13 percent have more than seven drinks per week. Moreover, in 2015, 17.4 percent of women reported
The reasons why some women drink and develop problems with alcohol are varied. No one sets out to become dependent on or addicted to alcohol. In many cases, a woman thinks her drinking is OK, until one day it’s not. What is clear is that women who suffer from depression or anxiety are at greater risk for developing alcohol-related problems
and sensory water jars. July 10-14, Summer Breeze: Celebrate being outside and enjoying summer. Create projects related to the outdoors, such as wind chimes, rock people, grass heads, bird feeders and patio paint. July 31-Aug. 4: Kids Just Wanna Have Fun: Kids try new things and create masterpieces. Create a variety of projects, such as washer pendants/key chains, tie dye totes, clay creations, all about that paint and duct tape art. Aug. 14-18 I SEA You: Explore the beach and create projects related to the ocean such as sand art terrariums, beach frames, glow
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than those who do not. Studies have also found that women who have suffered childhood sexual abuse are more likely to have drinking problems, as are women who have trouble with their closest relationships. What’s more, women are at greater risk for depression and anxiety than men, in turn putting them at greater risk for problem drinking. Signs and symptoms of depression include:• Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood • Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness • Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities • Decreased energy, fatigue, being “slowed down” • Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions • Difficulty sleeping, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping • Appetite and/or weight changes • Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts • Restlessness, irritability Signs and symptoms of anxiety include:• Feelings of fear and dread about things that may happen now or in the future • Avoiding everyday activities that you used to enjoy • Weakness • Shortness of breath • Rapid heart rate • Nausea
Shop Talk Continued from Page 2 number of events over the coming months, including: Kids Craft Club during school holidays. The club will encourage children’s creativity as they hang out with other kids, listen to music, and create projects. It is open to boys and girls in grades K-8, and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full or half days are available. Before- and after-care are available. The club runs the week of April 10-14 and April 27. Summer camps include: July 5-7, Water World Theme: Create a variety of projects related to water — water bombs, watercolor fun, clay water swirl bowl
This class combines quick bursts of high-intensity, energizing, yet low-impact cardio work with periods of lower intensity muscle sculpting movements to achieve a state of heart-pumping interval training. This 55-minute class will help you burn calories, jump-start your metabolism, and increase your overall endurance. Classes will be held Mondays at 9:30 a.m., Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 8 a.m. Space is limited, so attendees should sign up in advance. To sign up for classes, visit the studio page at www.purebarre.com/njprinceton.
• Upset stomach • Hot flashes • Dizziness When to Get Help If you experience symptoms of depression or anxiety, talk to your doctor. Often, they can be treated with mental health counseling, medication or a combination of the two. In addition, if you are struggling with alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction, seek help. The NIAA suggests answering these four questions to help determine if you or someone close to you has a drinking problem: • Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? • Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? • Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover? One “yes” answer suggests a possible alcohol problem. If you responded “yes” to more than one question, it is very likely you have a problem with alcohol. If you answered “no” to
all of the questions, but your drinking is interfering with your job, relationships, health or the law, you may still have a problem that requires attention. As part of its outpatient Women’s Program, Princeton House Behavioral Health offers to help women in acute emotional distress increase their selfcompassion and coping skills and regain control over their lives. Princeton House Behavioral Health offers inpatient and outpatient programs for men, women, children and adolescents, as well as specialized programs that are customized to meet the needs of women. Boardcertified psychiatrists and skilled professionals work together to provide the highest level of care for people of all ages who are struggling with mental health issues, substance abuse problems, or a combination of both. Treatment is available in Princeton, Hamilton, North Brunswick, Eatontown and Moorestown. For more information, go to www.princetonhouse.org or call 888-4371610. Nicole Orro, L.P.C., is a licensed professional counselor and licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor. She is the director of Princeton House Behavioral Health’s Hamilton outpatient site.
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The Lofts at Town Center continues to be one of Mercer County’s most successful condominium communities, attracting buyers who appreciate sophisticated, convenient living. The thriving community offers stylish twobedroom condos in a village setting among a variety of stores, restaurants and services. Most of the condominiums are completed, so buyers are able to move in quickly. All homes feature kitchens with stylish birch cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Also included are oversized windows, hardwood Of course, living at The Lofts at Town Center, residents also enjoy easy access to the flooring, reserved parking and much more. Each building features professionally decorated many outstanding shops, restaurants and services just steps from their homes, including common areas, elevator access to each floor and additional storage space. Residents will also DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies, Dolce & Clemente’s Gourmet Italian Market, Gloria Nilson have use of a fitness center and community rooms. Real Living, InJeanous Boutique, Jack N Jules Mens Wear, VC Salon Spa, Centro Grille, One of the community’s more popular choices is its selection of two-story “townhome”- Yummi Sushi, Robbinsville Cleaners, PostNet, Comfort Keepers, 3 B’s Fine Furniture, style condominiums, which have been particularly attractive to move-down buyers. These Kumon Math and Reading Center, Everson’s Karate, Smires Real Estate, First Choice Bank, homes offer more space and provide the feel of a townhome, but with the added convenience Tobacco Leaf, and more.
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Genette Falk, manager of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® Hamilton-Robbinsville Home Marketing Center, welcomes Morgan Tylus as a sales associate. “I joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach because of the welcoming office,” she said. Tylus resides in Hamilton with her husband, Kevin, and their two children. She serves Mercer County and can be contacted at 609-890-3300 or by emailing morgan.tylus@foxroach.com.
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East Windsor $15/sq ft gross.
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