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‘Day of Action’ draws crowd to university By Ethan Sterenfeld Correspondent
At least five hundred students, professors, and Princeton residents attended a “Day of Action” Monday at Princeton University, featuring more than 60 lectures and discussions about academic and political issues that might be affected by President Donald Trump’s administration. The organizers of the event, Princeton Citizen Scientists and Princeton Advocates for Justice, called the event “an unprecedented mobilization to put regular activities aside“ on a campus that is often hesitant to engage with political controversy. “We’re trying to start the conversation about the problems facing our country and to reaffirm our commitment to the values of diversity, inclusion and equality that this university is all about,” said Nicholas Wu, a Princeton undergraduate junior and the leader of Princeton Advocates for Justice. “Something central to PAJ’s mission is connecting people with ways to get involved and ways to make a difference,” said Wu. “That’s really what the day of action was all about. It was about learning, discussing and figuring out what comes next.” A diverse array of undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, and Princeton residents came to learn about topics including health care, racism, the gender gap in academia and organizing for activism. Patti Swartz, of Princeton, went to lectures on climate change and PresPhoto by Rebecca Nowalski ident Trump’s proposed border wall. She said she wanted to discover ways to counteract what she considered a “difficult administration.” Brian Li, 17, of Princeton, prepares his hovercraft for the course dur“I’m a concerned citizen who ing the finals of the New Jersey Science Olympiad at Middlesex See ACTION, Page 5 Community College on March 7.
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School District proposes tax, spending hikes By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The Princeton School District, facing rising enrollment and growing health benefits and other costs, has proposed increasing spending and raising taxes in a $95 million draft budget for the fiscal year starting in July. At a budget workshop Tuesday, officials lamented the extra $826,266 that it will have to provide the Princeton Charter School as part of the phased-in enrollment expansion at the school of 76 students that acting state Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington has approved. The first group, of 54 students, are expected to enter later this year, with 22 students next year. The school district is challenging Harrington’s decision in court. But school board member William D. Hare, also a Charter School parent, raised whether the district should ask the Charter School to phase in the new students over a longer period of time, rather than two years. “How about if we ask them to do zero?” school board President Patrick Sullivan chimed in. He later touched on the Charter School and the school district merging. “Well if they don’t want their taxes to go up and they want to do something good for the town, they could come back and agree to merge the two systems together under one umbrella,” Sullivan said. “We’ve offered to do it in a way where they would have a lot
of autonomy.” Paul Josephson, president of the Charter School Board of Trustees, released a statement this week offering an olive branch. “Keeping with our promise, PCS wishes to work collaboratively with Princeton Public Schools to ensure that this expansion is implemented with minimal impact,” he said. “We have heard the community and following up on three earlier meetings with the Superintendent and PPS officials, we await the board’s response to our invitation to renew those discussions and work together in the best interests of all Princeton public school students.” Spending by the district is projected to be $3.7 million more than the current year’s budget. Even with a 5-percent tax hike, officials face a budget gap of $388,115 that they will have to close to balance the spending plan. Taxes, at the average home assessed value of $821,771, would jump by $363.89, budget documents showed this week. The tax levy, overall, would be $79.4 million, the bulk of where the district gets its revenue. But one school official warned of the impact that escalating taxes would have on the makeup of Princeton. “To me, I don’t think it’s either politically acceptable or morally acceptable to have a five-percenttax increase on people, especially for the Charter School,” Sullivan said. “I think it’s important, to me anyway, that we don’t become a See SCHOOL, Page 6
Women’s Day crowd focuses on patriotism, gender equality, solidarity By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
A demonstration in Palmer Square Wednesday drew a lunchtime crowd of red-clad women with a few men sprinkled in for the “Day without Women” strike taking place on International Women’s Day in cities around the country. Standing in Tiger Park, some held homemade signs saying “Dissent is Patriotic,” “The Future is Female” or “We will not be silent.” Later they walked through downtown to tour women-owned businesses.
“What an incredible, incredible turnout,” said Ashley Henderson, a founder of Princeton Marching Forward, the group that organized the event. “It’s so lovely to see all these people here, all this red, all this patriotism, because that’s why we’re here. We’re here for our country, we’re here for our rights.” Organizers said a crowd of a little less than 200 people had showed up. Princeton Police said they estimated the crowd size at about 40 to 50 “initially,” and then 150 toward the end. International Women’s Day is observed around the world. “And the whole goal of this day is gender equality, that men and women are equal and they should have equal rights,” said Anu Sanghvi, an event organizer. “And so we have to show up, as women, and gather on days like this to show our solidarity for each other, to show the importance of speaking up for our rights and for supporting and highlighting women who are making a big dent in the economy.” About 17 women-owned stores in town, from Bent Spoon to Labyrinth Books, were offering
special discounts for mentioning “Women’s Event.” “The Women’s Day strike calls for women not to spend money, to kind of grab your wallet today, but to honor women owned local businesses,” said Lindsay Casto. Henderson, the wife of Princeton men’s basketball coach Mitch Henderson, took off from her advertising job in New York to be there Tuesday. She, Casto and Anna Westrick started Princeton Marching Forward after the women’s march in Washington D.C. following President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. The group of about 150 members is focused on health care, New Jersey politics and science and climate change, Henderson said. “And we just felt that we had to do something to keep the momentum going, it couldn’t end with a march,” she said wearing a “Mt. Nasty” T-shirt depicting animated images of Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, DMassachusetts. She said the “ultimate goal is to elect people that we feel reflect our” values.
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Organizers said a crowd of a little less than 200 people showed up Wednesday in Palmer Square to mark Women's Day. “That starts here in New Jersey, in 2017,” she said, “ (and) continues nationally with the mid-term elections in 2018.” Trump’s name did not come up during the public remarks at
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No charges against driver in Mercer Road hit-and-run death By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
The driver of a car that struck and killed a woman as she walked along Mercer Road near Gallup Drive in September 2016 will not be charged in connection with the accident, according to the Princeton Police Department. The victim, Xufeng Huang, was visiting her
daughter, who lives on Worths Mill Road. The 69year-old woman, who lived in China, had taken a walk in the neighborhood while her daughter was taking care of errands on Sept. 15. The daughter left the house at 6:15 p.m. and when she returned home at 7:45 p.m., her mother was not there. When Huang did not return home, her family reported her as a missing
person to the Princeton Police Department at 10:42 p.m. Sept. 15. Two days later, her body was found in a grassy area about 10 feet off the roadway by police and family members who were searching for her. The preliminary investigation conducted by the Princeton Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Huang likely had been
Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate accidents By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
A pedestrian and a motorist were killed in separate accidents in Lawrence Township that occurred within hours of each other between Friday night and early Saturday morning, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department.
Police received a call shortly after 10 p.m. March 3 reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a car in the southbound lanes of Route 1, near the Toys ‘R Us store, as he tried to cross the center median between the southbound and northbound lanes. Kenneth Voropay, 63, of Trenton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical
Center at Fuld for treatment, but he later died, police said. The 41-year-old driver, who lives in Lawrence Township, was evaluated at the scene by medical personnel, but she refused medical treatment, police said. A few hours later, at 1:46 a.m. March 4, police were called to a one-car accident in which a car struck a tree on Route 1 South, just south of Franklin Corner Road. The driver was reportedly trapped in the car, and the Lawrenceville, Lawrence Road and Slackwood volunteer fire companies were dispatched to extricate the driver. Police began cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene along with paramedics, but Shaukat Bhatti, 54, who was driving the car, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. He lived in New Brunswick.
struck by a car. Police reviewed all motor vehicle crashes reported on Sept. 15, and discovered that a Virginia driver called police at 8:09 p.m. to report that he had struck a deer on Mercer Road, near Gallup Road. He was passing through Princeton when the accident occurred. Investigators went to the man’s home in Arlington, Va., to interview him and to
collect evidence. The New Jersey State Police Crime Laboratory conducted forensic testing on the evidence. The results were recently returned and showed that the victim had been struck by the Virginia resident’s 2007 MercedesBenz. As a result, the Princeton Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office found there was
no criminal conduct or recklessness on the driver’s part. The investigation revealed that Huang was standing on the road when she was struck by the car. Based on those determinations, the driver will not be charged with the accident. The driver’s name is not being released because he was not charged with any offenses related to the accident.
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A 50-year-old West Windsor Township resident reported that someone removed a box of merchandise, containing a basket for a bicycle and an electric kettle valued at $57.49, from her front door. FedEx notified her at 2:11 p.m. Feb. 10 that the package had been delivered, but when she returned home at 3 p.m., it was missing. The theft was reIshmael Bivins, 28, of ported at 2:40 p.m. Feb. 11. Redding Circle, Princeton, was charged with possession A 38-year-old West of less than 50 grams of mar- Windsor Township resident ijuana and possession of reported the theft of a set drug paraphernalia following of headphones, valued at a motor vehicle stop on $748.99, which he had orLeigh Avenue at 11:35 p. m. dered from Amazon.com. March 6 for failure to ob- He received email notification of the delivery, but serve a traffic signal. when he checked his mail, Someone tried to pass a there was no package. The fake $100 bill at the Domino’s theft occurred between Pizza store on State Road at Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, and was 11:19 a.m. March 6. An em- reported at 4:04 p.m. Feb. ployee recognized that the bill 9. was counterfeit and told the suspect that he was calling the A woman reported the police. The suspect left the theft of her wallet from her handbag at the Barnes & store. Noble bookstore cafe at An iPhone belonging to Princeton Marketfair at 2:43 a 14-year-old John Wither- p.m. Feb. 5. She was sitting spoon Middle School stu- in the cafe and noticed a man dent was reported stolen standing close to her chair. from the student’s locker at She checked her bag and the school. The theft was re- found that her wallet was ported at 9:30 a.m. March 2. missing. Saul Lopez-Gomez, 25, of Hillside Avenue, Princeton, was charged with criminal trespass after he was found asleep on a couch at a Heather Lane home at 6:19 a.m. March 7. The homeowners told police they did not know him and that he may have let himself into the house through an unlocked door.
Plainsboro
Women’s purses were stolen from two vehicles that were parked at the Plainsboro Preserve between 4 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. March 4. The thief smashed windows on the cars to get inside, causing $1,000 worth of damage.
Elija A. Reaves, 25, of Garfield Street, Linden, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was stopped on Route 1 South at 12:56 a.m. March 2 for failure to keep right and for having tinted windows. He was also issued summonses for failure to keep right, having tinted windows and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. He was released with a pending court date.
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Richard Wood, 39, of Philadelphia, Pa.,. was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia when the car in which he was a passenger was stopped by police for speeding on Route 206 at 1:43 a.m. March 4. He was released with a pending court date.
Princeton Healthcare CEO: Partnership with Penn Medicine means ‘more care’ By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Princeton HealthCare System’s decision to become a part of the University of Pennsylvania’s medical division will mean “more care” for Central Jersey residents suffering from complex medical conditions, the head of Princeton HealthCare said Thursday. “So we are anxious to be able to take care of people who, now, we would discharge from our emergency department or from the hospital to another provider for care,” President and CEO Barry S. Rabner told the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. “So in partnership with Penn, we expect to be able to do more locally with can-
cer care, neurosciences, women’s health services,” he said in citing examples. At the same time, he offered some perspective of how he envisioned the flagship hospital on Route 1 once it becomes part of Penn Medicine. “We do not aspire to become the Penn that you know downtown or Johns Hopkins or Mass General or New York Presbyterian or any other of these terrific hospitals,” Rabner said. “But we do expect to be able to provide more care in the acute care hospital for more complex medical cases than we do now.” Earlier in his remarks, Rabner outlined the decision to join Penn Medicine, one of the top financially performing health systems
in the country. “I guess, in a word, the reason we’re doing it is you, because you folks, as employers, have finally hit the wall in terms of how much you’re able to pay in premiums for your health insurance, either for your employees or for your family,” he said. “And we’ve been predicting that wall for thirty or forty years, but it’s actually happening.” He said the pressure that customers put on their health insurers, in turns leads companies like Horizon to pressure hospitals to reduce costs. “So we’ve been working on it,” Rabner said, “but it hasn’t been enough.” He said Princeton HealthCare looked at 17
different potential partners, a yearlong process that ended with the selection of Penn Medicine. The two sides signed an agreement a few months ago, although New Jersey and federal regulators have to approve. Some 16,000 pages of information, for example, had to be submitted to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, with a review taking anywhere from six to nine months. Rabner was confident the state would approve. Rabner said Penn Medicine would make capital investments to improve Princeton’s clinical capabilities, its information technology system, among other things. None of that can happen until regulators approve.
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Take a walk on the floor of the sea
By Michele S. Byers
What would it be like to walk on the ocean floor? You may be surprised to learn that about half of New Jersey was once the bottom of the sea! Dr. Emile DeVito, New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s staff biologist, explained that at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, when the Earth’s climate was much warmer, the Atlantic Ocean covered most of what today we call the Outer Coastal Plain. New Jersey’s “high points” today - Mount Mitchell, Telegraph Hill, Arney’s Mount, Mt. Holly and other sandstone hills that dot the western boundary of the Outer Coastal Plain were river mouths and estuaries. “A shallow ocean covered nearly all of southern New Jersey, and many thousands of feet of sand and clay - eroded from giant mountains to the northwest - accumulated on the seafloor over the eons,” Emile said. Tiny bits of mineral washed from the Adirondack Mountains and were carried down the ancient Hudson River, finally settling onto the ocean floor over a dozen miles inland from today’s barrier beaches. Today, if you travel 15 miles westward from Long Beach Island, you’ll find unusual pine trees known as Pygmy Pines, near the tiny village of Warren Grove where Burlington and Ocean County meet. If you hike to the “hilltops,” which are really undulations in the ancient seafloor, you can see over the tops of the dwarf or Pygmy pine trees for miles! How did the ancient seafloor become today’s Pine Barrens? In the last couple of million years, during the Paleolithic Era, the climate changed and polar ice caps grew immense. A series of glaciers advanced and receded every few hundred thousand years. Sea level dropped dramatically, exposing sand. When the sea retreated to its lowest level, New Jersey’s coastline was located dozens of miles east of its current location, out at the now submerged edge of the Hudson Canyon! During the driest cold spells that lasted for thousands of years, Southern New Jersey was a polar desert, with unrelenting winds rolling off the glaciers to the north and sweeping south at up to hurricane force for months on end. In this polar desert climate, the winds evaporated what little ice accumulated on the sandy soils. Sandstorms were frequent, blowing sands out of drying wetlands into tall dunes. These Paleolithic dunes can be found in the Pine Barrens today, and form critical habitat along with the wetland features that they often parallel. As the ice retreated, these barren lands were blanketed with tundra-like grasses and shrubs, followed by spruce-fir forests like those of interior Canada, then finally covered by today’s familiar species. Next time you hike in the Pine Barrens, look down at the sandy ground and remember that you’re walking on an ancient sea floor! To learn more about New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PARCC scores highly problematic as the justification for Charter School expansion
To the editor: Over the past three months, Princeton Charter School staff, board members and some parents have touted the charter school’s 2015 PARCC standardized test scores as a justification for expansion, and have used those scores to criticize the Princeton Public Schools, and particularly the John Witherspoon Middle School. Leaving aside the many ethical problems with this approach, it is also highly problematic methodologically. First, as multiple studies have documented, standardized test scores are very strongly correlated to parental income and educational attainment. In fact, Seton Hall Education Professor Chris Tienken and his colleagues have successfully predicted students’ standardized test scores with more than 80 percent accuracy, based solely on the students’ demographic information. On average, students who are low income, have special needs, or are English Language Learners score lower on standardized tests. Princeton Charter School educates no English Language Learners, virtually no low income students, and very few special needs students. Second, there is no useful data in one year of scores from a new test that has not been validated for accuracy or reliability and that has extraordinarily high refusal rates. The 2015 PARCC was the first administration of that test. Test refusal rates across the state, including in Princeton, were very high. For example, at John Witherspoon Middle School, up to 22 percent of the students opted out of PARCC tests. These high refusal rates made the PARCC results for Princeton Public Schools meaningless. This is also why the 2015 PARCC was not used by the NJ Department of Education for any consequential purposes. Third, while administrators and students across New Jersey’s public schools understood that 2015 was an experimental year for PARCC, and treated it as such, that was not the case at charter schools. The Christie Administration evaluates charter schools primarily on the basis of their standardized test scores, which has led to an emphasis on test scores and extensive test preparation at most charter schools. In contrast, PPS PARCC preparation was very minimal and consisted primarily of familiarizing students with the new Michele S. Byers is executive director of test’s online format. (As a parent of a JW student at the time, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in I was very happy that PPS chose to focus classroom time on Morristown. real learning rather than drilling for a test that the NJ Department of Education had admitted was inconsequential.) Fourth, comparing test results on the PARCC to NJASK (the standardized test that PARCC replaced), is not methodwww.princetonpacket.com ologically feasible. Yet that is precisely the comparison built into the data that PCS touted. PARCC and NJASK tests are Founded in 1786 Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 structured, administered and scored differently and cannot Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 be compared with any credibility, especially given all the other concerns already noted. Mike Morsch Donna Kenyon Parents who evaluate schools on the basis of standardized Regional Editor Executive Editor test scores may wish to review the NJ Department of EducaJoseph Eisele Michele Nesbihal tion’s prior years’ school performance reports, which show Publisher General Manager mnesbihal@centraljersey.com that the John Witherspoon Middle School performed much better than the Princeton Charter School relative to other 145 Witherspoon Street schools with similar demographics and relative to the state as Princeton, N.J. 08542 a whole. &RUSRUDWH 2I¿ FHV 198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 Those parents also may be interested in an analysis conManalapan, N.J. 07726 ducted by Professor Bruce Baker of the Rutgers Graduate © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. (609) 924-3244 All Rights Reserved. FAX (609) 921-2714 (Advertising) School of Education. Professor Baker analyzed five years of FAX (609) 924-3842 (Editorial) NJASK test performance for all the K-8 schools across New Jersey, controlling for student demographics and resource levels - factors that we know impact test results. Professor Baker found that all five K-8 Princeton Public Schools out-
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The author is an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, where she teaches and writes about education policy.
What would Lincoln think of Trump?
To the editor: The oath of office for U.S. president should include part of the Hippocratic Oath: “Noxamvero et maleficium propulsabo” - I will utterly reject harm and mischief. The mayor of Aberdeen, Scotland, said that President Donald Trump couldn’t be elected dogcatcher in the hometown of his mother, where he bungled a proposed golf course (that is often filled with fog), bullied the removal of wind turbines off the coast and insulted numerous officials and citizens. The British parliament debates whether President Trump should be allowed a state visit. Stocks soar with Trump’s promise of deregulation, tax breaks and trade barriers. Corporations will be freer to commit excess, fraud and pollution. Meanwhile, U.S. debt climbs. The world abandons the dollar and the basis of international exchange. Inflation is about to spike and devalue salaries, wages, pensions and bonds. The stock market is fueled by fear and greed, reminiscent of the 1929 crash. Trump, the investor president, has money to burn along with the hard earned savings of Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Police target minorities. Anti-smites brandish swastikas and desecrate Jewish cemeteries. Families are threatened and divided with deportation. The Islamic community is mistrusted and disabused. Syrian and Hispanic immigrants are not welcome. Walls are being erected. Most of Trump’s nominees are inexperienced, incompetent and/or morally bankrupt. Protesters rally in Los Angles, Chicago, New York and throughout the nation. We’re enmeshed in anger, isolation and division. Rather than a country with “liberty and freedom for all,” Trump divides and weakens us. We’re on the cusp of social, political, financial and moral collapse. We need to heal fast and remove Trump and his cronies from office. Trump is the antithesis of Abraham Lincoln, who united America. Unlike George Washington, Trump is rash, erratic and not a leader. Herbert Hoover brought us economic ruin with the Great Depression. Richard Nixon brought disgrace with Watergate. Nixon and Hoover are among the worst presidents, elected with Wall Street and Republican backing. These two now have competition for last place. Never mind greatness, after pain and injustice, I hope America survives. Trump needs mental help, not a cabinet and bully pulpit. Trump lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes but carried the Electoral College. Whatever happened to the Supreme Court principle of “one man, one vote?” States’ rights trumped citizen rights. Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, said: “You can fool all of the people some of the time, some people al the time, but you can’t fool all of the people al of the time.” What would Honest Abe think of Trump’s election, let alone his promise to make American great again? Whoever cast a vote for Donald and why?
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lives in Princeton,” Swartz said. “I would like to become a little more involved with the community, and this is my way of trying to learn a little bit more.” Sina Wachenfeld, of Princeton, said it was reassuring to see that not all Americans supported Trump’s actions. She moved here from Germany last week, and the news coverage there had left her with a very negative impression of President Trump and his actions. “It’s lovely to see that when you arrive here in my neighborhood, people put out signs saying, ‘Wherever you are from, you are our neighbors,’” she said. “That’s a good sign.” Many of the sessions at the event resembled college seminars. Whoever lead the course would give an introductory speech, then attendees would discuss the problem at hand and its possible solutions in small groups, before reporting their ideas to the entire room. The organizers reserved the Frist Campus Center - a well-traveled building in the heart of Princeton’s campus - for 12 hours. In addition to the lectures and discussions, many organizations set up booths in the main area of the building to give out information about their causes.
Later this year, Princeton University will release a planning document that will guide the thinking of decision makers in Nassau Hall on how to grow the campus in the coming decades. As the largest landowner in the community, the university has the potential to reshape how Princeton will look as a town, particularly in the areas of Harrison and Alexander streets. Where today sits a golf course could in the future house academic buildings; what’s now vacant land will become the site of hundreds of new residences; where Lake Carnegie is seen as the edge of campus may one day become part of the center of campus, as the university considers how to use its lands in West Windsor. For municipal government officials, one challenge in dealing with the university is trying to keep in step with an institution that has its eyes set so far into the future and plan accordingly. At the same time Nassau Hall is mapping out its growth, Princeton municipal officials intend to re-examine their master plan for the town. “It will allow us to put the two together and look
forward with that,” said municipal administrator Marc D. Dashield this week. University Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee, in an interview last month, said the university would issue its “campus planning framework” probably in the fall. That’s later than first thought, for a university going through another set of strategic thinking like it did with its most recent campus plan for 2006 to 2016. While that one was more narrowly tailored to that time period, this plan will have a longterm focus. “Because a lot of this will be background information, guidelines, perspectives on how to think about making campus planning decisions over the next ten to thirty years,” Durkee said. “And so it won’t be a campus plan in the same way that the last one was, because the last one had, within it, quite a number of projects that were identified as projects that we were going to go forward with assuming we could raise the money for them. This time, there’s less of that.” The university knows that it will have to make room for a larger class of undergraduates, with a phased in expansion of 500 more students. The school
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also intends to expand its capacity for academics in engineering and applied science and environmental studies. The planning document from a decade ago looked more at what Durkee referred to as “the traditional campus.” The university, under then-President Shirley M. Tilghman went on a construction binge to add more buildings. “Her plan came out, and she wanted the walkable, sustainable community and to build density on this side of the lake,” Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said. “That was a reverse of what had been the direction that the university was going in.” Yet it came with some community angst. Former Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner recalled the most controver-
sial element of the plan was relocating the Dinky, the New Jersey Transit shuttle train that runs from campus to Princeton Junction. The train moved as part of the school’s arts and transit project, which still is not completed. Goerner said the university released a draft of the plan and then took feedback from the community. “They went through a lot of iterations of it,” he said. This time around, Durkee said the university is looking at, for instance, how lands Nassau Hall owns in West Windsor might be developed in the future, potentially 30 years from now. “But having an idea,” Durkee continued, “of how they might get developed helps you make decisions now about is there something we might like to locate in West Windsor now,
knowing that it will fit in to whatever we think longer term is likely to happen in West Windsor.” “There’s not infinite room to expand and there’s not infinite room for increased density,” said Mayor Lempert, who once said the town is mostly built out. “And so I think that’s why they’ve made that investment, I’m sure, about those West Windsor lands and why they’re looking at them.” That older plan included a section looking to the future, in words that are still applicable today. “The eastern area of the Princeton campus provides the greatest potential for future growth of academic and campus life uses,” the document said in highlighting the walkability to the main campus among other factors.
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School District will appeal decision allowing Charter School expansion By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The Princeton School District will appeal the decision of acting state Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington to allow the Princeton Charter School to add 76 more students. “As we’ve said all along, we would use every legal means at our disposal,” school board President Patrick Sullivan said Tuesday about asking a state appeals court to overturn Harrington’s ruling. The district, in a news release issued Tuesday af-
ternoon, said that in addition to filing the appeal, it also would ask Harrington to stay a decision she announced last week. “It is economically, educationally and ethically unjust that a majority of the allowable increase in the school budget will, for years to come, fund the expansion of seventy-six students at the Princeton Charter School, while leaving a much smaller portion for the nearly three thousand eight hundred students in the growing and far more diverse Princeton Public Schools,” Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said in a statement.
The district has said the enrollment expansion would mean an additional $1.16 million per year it would have to turn over to the 348student k-8 Charter School, which is seeking to add more low income students. “Keeping with our promise, PCS wishes to work collaboratively with Princeton Public Schools to ensure that this expansion is implemented with minimal impact,” said Paul Josephson, president of the Charter School Board of Trustees, in a statement Tuesday. “We have heard the community and following up on three earlier meet-
ings with the superintendent and PPS officials, we await the board’s response to our invitation to renew those discussions and work together in the best interests of all Princeton public school students.” Last week, Harrington announced she had approved the application by the Charter School to phase in 76 more children across two years, with the school also getting the OK to have a weighted lottery to admit more low-income students. The ruling was supported by the Charter School and opposed by the district, with Sullivan calling the decision
“vandalism.” David Saenz, a spokesman for the state Department of Education, said Tuesday that the department does not comment on pending litigation or on matters that might come before the commissioner for a decision. The debate about the application comes in a town that has enjoyed a tense, at times hostile, relationship with the Charter School. Critics, led by members of the school board past and present, have resented having a charter school in Princeton to begin with, given that it gets funds from
the local tax levy. Supporters have said the school provides parents another option to educate their children. Mayor Liz Lempert, who publicly opposed the expansion proposal, avoided saying Tuesday whether she supported the district challenging Harrington’s decision in court. She said community members she heard from, in the wake of the ruling last week, “were upset and looking for the school district to respond in some fashion like this.” “I think it’s been a difficult, contentious process for the community,” she said.
on to them and then people who maybe got a housing voucher or some sort of special thing that allows them to live here in an affordable
unit or something and nobody else. That’s not the kind of town, frankly, I want to live in.” In terms of finding new revenues, some officials pointed to the need for Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study to begin contributing financially to the district budget, the way they do to support the municipal budget. Sullivan touched on how the university, in recruiting faculty, touts the public schools in the community as a selling point. “It is a symbiotic relationship, and it seems like we need to be getting something,” said school board member Dafna Kendall. Earlier, in pointed comments at the IAS, she said Princeton taxpayers have been subsidizing the education of children of “foreign scholars.” That would also include busing, English as a second language and special education costs. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said he had been in touch ear-
lier Tuesday with the director of development at the IAS “to work on that conversation.” He said the two sides would talk again. For its part, Nassau Hall said this week that it paid $9.12 million in property taxes last year, of which $4.35 million were for the public schools. “All Princeton faculty and staff who live in Princeton reside in tax-paying properties, and support the public schools through taxes paid, whether or not they send students to the schools,” said university director of community and regional affairs Kristin S. Appelget by email Wednesday. “All University owned faculty-staff housing is kept on the tax rolls, and therefore tax payments from these properties support the public schools,” she said. “Additionally, we voluntarily leave all non-dormitory graduate housing on the tax rolls.” These property tax payments are in addition to major gifts that have been given in the past to the district, such as
the $500,000 provided to the schools to convert the former auditorium to the high school library. About $13.6 million of the budget falls into the non-discretionary category that officials have flexibility to control, unless they wanted to touch salaries and wages by laying off employees. “There’s not a whole lot of things that we have the opportunity to really slash,” school board member Justin Doran said. In terms of major cost drivers, health benefits are up $533,105, while salaries are up nearly $2.7 million, budget documents showed. Sullivan dismissed the notion that some have raised of ending the relationship Princeton has to accept students from Cranbury to Princeton High School, as a way to ease the space crunch at the high school. Sullivan said Cranbury pays Princeton $5 million a year, a key source of revenue. Enrollment in Princeton
- a town with new residential developments - is trending up. Cochrane said that in 2015, the district had 3,535 students, compared to a demographer’s estimate of 3,837 in the next school year—a jump of 300 students in two years. Officials have proposed putting in trailers, two each at the high school and Community Park Elementary School, for $1 million. The district began working on the spending plan in October to request budget information from the school principals, along with staff requests. Officials have proposed adding 29 new positions adding up to $661,950 in salaries. In terms of a schedule, the board is scheduled to vote on a tentative budget March 16 and then submit it to the state Department of Education to review, district business administrator Stephanie Kennedy said. The district still can tinker with the budget before the board has to adopt the spending plan April 25.
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RESULTS MOC swimming West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Kurt von Autenried finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly in 51.17 at the state swimming Meet of Champions, which was held at Gloucester County Institute of Technology. The Pirates’ 200 free relay finished 12th and the 400 free relay was 18th. In the girls meet, Princeton’s Melinda Tang was sixth in the 100 butterfly. Montgomery’s Kara Lydzinsky was ninth in the 100 butterfly, while the Cougars’ Brigid DeBlasio finished 14th in the 500 freestyle and Michelle D’Allegro finished 16th in the 100 breaststroke. The Cougars’ 400 free relay finished ninth.
State hockey The Princeton High ice hockey team was eliminated from the Public A state tournament with a 6-3 loss to Watchung Hills in the quarterfinals. The ninth-seeded Little Tigers were tied, 3-3, with the 13th-seeded Warriors heading into the third period before being outscored, 3-0, in the final period. Nick Ashcroft, Rocco Salvato and Tooker Callaway scored scored goals in the loss for the Little Tigers, who finished the season with a 19-4-4 record.
State hoops The West Windsor-Plainsboro High girls basketball team was eliminated from the Central Jersey Group III state tournament with a 43-38 loss to top-seeded Ewing in the semifinals. Jordan Brown scored 12 points and Natalie Everett added nine in the loss for the Knights. WW-P North, the fifth seed, had reached the semifinals with a 41-26 win at fourth-seeded Red Bank Regional. Brown had 12 points and Chrissy DiCindio added 11 in the win for the Knights, who finished the season 23-6.
PU hockey The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team advanced to the second round of the ECAC tournament by besting Colgate, two games to one, in an opening round series. The Tigers clinched the series with a 2-1 win over the Red Raiders on Sunday night. Derek Topatigh and Ryan Kuffner scored goals to back goaltender Colton Phinney, who finished with 35 saves in goal. The seventh-seeded Tigers, who improved to 15-14-3, advanced to face second-seeded Union in the quarterfinals. The Princeton women were eliminated from the ECAC playoffs with a 4-0 loss to Clarkson last Saturday in the semifinals. The Tigers finished with a 20-10-3 record.
State diving Annie Hathaway finished second to lead a group of four Montgomery High divers to finish in the top six at the girls state diving championship meet. Hathaway finished with a score of 501.30 to finish second to Sophia Peifer of Haddonfield (537.60). The Cougars’ Jackie Swick was third, while Angela Zhou was fifth and Rei Miyauchi was sixth. Elena Li of West Windsor-Plainsboro South finished seventh. In the boys meet, Adam LeCompte of Lawrence finished fourth. Seamus Harding of Notre Dame was the boys champion.
Tigers finish off perfect regular season By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
For the Princeton University men’s basketball team, the tide started to turn, ironically, with a loss. “The turning point, I have always been telling everybody, was the Monmouth game,” Princeton coach Mitch Henderson said. “We had some significant injuries. Myles (Stephens) went from 20 minutes a game to major minutes. We became a team that was super focused on the defensive end when we went up to Bucknell. I know that was the start of the streak.“ The streak has reached 17 straight wins for the Tigers, culminating with a sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend that left Princeton a perfect 14-0 in the Ivy League heading into this weekend’s inaugural Ivy League tournament. After falling to Monmouth, 96-90, on December 20, the Tigers found a renewed focus on defense. They topped Bucknell, the regular season champion in the Patriot League, 72-70, two nights after the Monmouth loss and haven’t look back. They clinched an outright regular season title last Friday with a 73-69 win over Harvard and then finished off the perfect regular season with a 85-48 win over Dartmouth one night later. “We clinched a share of the title up in Ithaca, but tonight is a special night for us, especially for Steve (Cook) and his fellow seniors because we haven’t had a title here in a little while,” Henderson said after the win over Harvard. “I am really proud of the guys for an outright championship. “That’s a really good Harvard team and we know they’ll be down at the Palestra. Chances are we’ll see them again. I am happy to get the win.” In any other year the Tigers, 216 overall, would have punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with the 14-0 regular season. Instead, they’ll need two more wins to head to the tournament. They open the Ivy tournament on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against Penn on the Quakers home court. With a
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Junior Amir Bell hit the game-winning shot that lifted Princeton to a 73-69 win over Harvard, clinching the Tigers' first regular season Ivy League championship since 2011. win, Princeton would face either Harvard or Yale for the Ivy League tournament title and the bid that goes to the NCAA tournament. “This group has embraced everything we have asked,” Henderson said. “We played the Bucknell game, which was a great win on the road, and then they went home to be with their families and everyone was telling them how good they were. And they came back feeling good and I think that started where we are now. It’s been the defense.” The Ivy title clinching win
came in dramatic fashion against Harvard, with Amir Bell breaking a 69-69 tie on a basket with just 1.1 seconds left. Cook finished the night with a career-high 30 points to lead the way on offense. “I think we knew going in that was going to be a big game,” Cook said. “Princeton-Harvard is always a battle. I was just trying to bring some energy. I thought my teammates did a great job of setting me up. I just took what they gave to me and it ended up working out well.” Now Princeton will need it to work out well two more times in
order to secure its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2011. The first 14-0 season in the Ivy League since 2008 won’t be enough to get an invite, it’s going to take 16-0. “What’s interesting is it mirrors the league weekends,” Henderson said. “We have experience playing back to backs. Every game is going to come down to four or five plays. I think we’re built for close games. We’ve found a lot of different ways to win.” And now they’ll need to find two more.
Torralba is right back at home with the Knights By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Jeff Torralba wasn’t really sure what to do with himself in the afternoons this past week. Most days after school Torralba can be found on the field or the court, coaching one of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North teams. An assistant football coach in the fall and an assistant basketball coach in the winter, the WW-P North graduate had been an assistant lacrosse coach for the Knights as well before stepping down from that position this year. Torralba always felt like he would get into coaching after college. The fact he got to get into coaching at his alma mater was all the better. “Ever since high school I knew I wanted to coach,” said Torralba, a health and physical education teacher at North. “I worked a lot of the camps as a student at North. I saw myself not leaving the realm of competitive sports. I knew in the back of my head I would come back and try and coach. I had great coached in high school and AAU and thought I would want to stay around the game.” Torralba played football and basketball at North before graduating in 2005. While in college he spent one season as a volunteer basketball coach for the Knights under Mike Jackson. After college he first started coaching at North as a volunteer football assistant under Chris Casamento and a basketball assistant to Dale Florio.
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A 2005 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High North, Jeff Torralba is back at the school as a teacher and a coach for the Knights. “That fall I started at school as a sub and study hall monitor,” Torralba said. “I did a lot of the day to day things until a physical education position opened up. This is my fourth year teaching health and phys ed. Torralba has been an assistant under a number of coaches at North. He’s worked with two different head football coaches, three in basketball and three others in lacrosse. He’s taken a little from each of them in molding himself
as a coach. “It’s funny because I have been coaching seven years and I have had so many different head coaches between the three sports,” Torralba said.”They have so much experience to draw from and have helped me a lot over the years.” The coaches have helped Torralba, while he has also helped them. He has ascended to the role of offensive coordinator on the football coaching staff, helping the offense generate an average of 24
points a game over the last two years. “I have coached with Jeff for the past three seasons at North,” head football coach Jeff Reilly said. “From day one he has been on board and dedicated as our offensive coordinator. He really took the position and ran with it. In our second season we realized that we had to switch to a spread style offense after five preseason practices. Jeff kicked into gear by See TORRALBA, Page 9
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DILLON BASKETBALL RESULTS The playoffs got underway for most teams in the Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League this past Saturday, as games were played at the Hun School of Princeton. In the Girls Division, Gallagher Risk Management defeat JM Group, 4021. Sammy Renda scored 22 points for Gallagher Risk Management, while Kate Delaney added 12 points in the win. Milan Couillens scored 17 points. In the other playoff game in the division, Majeski Foundation defeated Princeton PetCourtesy photo toranello, 36-5. Majeski Foundation was paced by Mojisola Ayodele (16 points) and Tess Silva (12 The Hun School of Princeton celebrated three student-athletes signing National Letpoints). Sophia Aguayo led ters of Intent and five student-athletes signing letters of commitment to play collegiate the way with five points for athletics on Wednesday, Feb. 1 . Signing NLI were Fred Hansard (football, Penn State Princeton Pettoranello. In University), Chris Sumners (football, Stonehill College), and Ryan Van Demark (footnon-playoff action, Princeball, University of Connecticut). Athletes with Letters of Commitment were Abby Gray ton Dental Group took (soccer, Colorado College), Patrick Nally (soccer, Kenyon College), Chris Renna (foot- down Princeton Nassau Peball, Lehigh University), Julia Salerno (soccer, Carnegie Mellon University), and Tucker diatrics, 18-13, behind LauStrycharz (football, College of William and Mary). In the front row (left to right) are: ren Klein’s seven points and Nally,Gray, Salerno and Strycharz. In the back row are: Hun School Headmaster Irene Dumitriu’s six points. Jonathan Brougham, Sumners, Renna, Hansard, and Hun School Athletic Director Bill Malka Beere scored four Quirk. points in the loss for Prince-
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ton Pettoranello. In the Boys 4th/5th Grade Division playoffs, McCaffrey’s edged Conte’s, 36-34. McCaffrey’s was led by 15 points from Alex Winters and nine points from Remmick Granozio. Joshua Trotman and Jake Angelucci each scored 12 points for Conte’s. Cross Culture topped Bon Appetit, 33-24, in the other playoff game in the division. David Bleyman scored 10 points and Jonathan Feldman chipped in with eight points in the win for Cross Culture. Brooks Cahill-Sanidas scored eight points for Bon Appetit. In non-playoff action, Princeton Pi defeated Alchemist & Barrister, 4642, behind Henry Doran (16 points), Owen Biggs (11 points) and John Linko (nine points). AJ Surace scored 20 points for Alchemist & Barrister. Woodwinds defeated Baldino & Brothers, 42-35, in a playoff game in the Boys 6th/7th Grade Division. Woodwinds was led by
Gabe Majeski’s 16 points. Sam Borovoy scored 16 points for Baldino & Brothers. In other playoff action, Mason, Griffin & Pierson defeated Lependorf & Silverstein, 32-20, behind Charlie Howes’s eight points and Jeremy Sallade’s seven points. Peter Hare led Lependorf & Silverstein with eight points. In a non-playoff game, Jefferson Plumbing beat Corner House, 51-19. Matthew Singer scored 31 points in the win for Jefferson Plumbing. Jonah Yuan scored 17 points for Corner House. In the final regular games for the Boys 8th/9th Grade Division, the Nets defeated the Sonics, 50-45. The Nets were led by Gefan Bar-Cohen (29 points), Jake Renda (10 points) and Andrew Waskin (nine points). Matthew Rinaldi and Oliver Bishop scored 21 points and 14 points, respectively, for the Sonics. In other nonplayoff action in the division, the Knicks defeated the 76ers.
great working with Tim and Jeff. They pretty much give me my freedom and each one has helped me develop my skills as a coach with Xs and Os and game responsibilities. “I am happy where I am now. Eventually I would like to be a head coach. People ask me about this job or that job. But I want to make sure I am fully prepared and confident. I want to make sure I have the answers no matter what arises.” He’s been doing that as an assistant at his alma mater for several years. And it is a role Torralba enjoys.
“What’s nice is I am in the school,” Torralba said. “So when kids have issues or questions, I like to think they’ll come to me because I am in the building. They all know I went to North. I don’t speak about it too much. Sometimes I’ll coach kids where I played with their older brothers. But for the most part I don’t mention it too much. They know I have been here. They’ll ask me what it was like.” For Jeff Torralba, the experience as an athlete for the Knights was a positive one. And now he’s getting a chance to enjoy his time as a coach at the school.
Torralba Continued from Page 8 staying up late at night and reaching out to every resource imaginable to create a quality scheme that fits our team. “He understands his content and is always researching on what we can do to be better. Jeff, is a very calm coach and cerebral on the sidelines even in the most heated situations. Nothing gets him too high or low and I think that helps in his play calling during games.” He’s had just as positive an affect on the basketball court for the Knights. “Jeff has been a part of the basketball coaching
staff since before I took over as head coach,” head basketball coach Tim Stevens said. “Having played at North, Jeff approaches each season, practice, and game with great pride and enthusiasm. He draws on his own experiences at North to motivate and encourage the players at all levels of the program. Jeff has played an essential role within this program for many years, both as a player and a coach.” Being an alum, as well as a teacher at the school, has made coaching for the Knights special for Torralba. “At first it was a little
weird and different,” Torralba said. “I’ve been able to coach with Art Stubbs, who was my coach. Being able to coach with him has been awesome. The same thing wth Eric Becker, who was my coach. He’s been coaching with the girls team and we see each other all the time. I carry a lot of pride as being a former player and now coaching with them and seeing how far we can take it. “Typically a high school kid who has been here too long can’t wait to get out. But when you go away you forget how lucky you were to go through place like
North with its great people and it is a great district. I consider myself lucky to have the opportunity to coach here.” Down the road, Torralba should eventually get a chance to be a head coach, whether it is at North or somewhere else. For now, he’s just enjoying doing what he is doing for the Knights. “When you start out everybody wants to be the head coach as soon as possible,” Torralba said. “I took a different approach whether its basketball or football, the sports I have been involved in, it has been
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Pastor tells story of father’s heroism at Holocaust program By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
“We are all Jews.” With those four simple words, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds saved the lives of 200 Jewish soldiers who were among nearly 1,300 American soldiers being held in a German prisoner of war camp in January 1945. For standing up against the commander of the POW camp, Sgt. Edmonds’ name has been added to the list of non-Jews - The Righteous Among the Nations at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel - who helped to save Jews. Sgt. Edmonds, whose name was added to the list in 2016, is the only American soldier and just one of five Americans to be so honored. Sgt. Edmonds’ son, Pas-
tor Chris Edmonds, outlined the events that led to his father’s inclusion on the list of The Righteous Among the Nations at the annual Sacks-Wilner Holocaust Education Program. It was held at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrence Township on March 5. Noting the increase in antiSemitic acts in recent weeks, Rabbi Benjamin Adler told the audience that other religious communities have come together to stand up against such acts of bigotry. “It is incredibly moving to see others stand up for you, and that’s the reason I felt strongly about inviting Chris Edmonds to tell the story of his father’s heroism and to bring his message of standing up for others,” Rabbi Adler said, as he introduced the guest speaker. Sgt. Edmonds, who died
in 1985, never spoke of his wartime exploits, said his son. He only found out about them after he discovered his father’s diary. His interest was piqued by the diary, and he set out to learn more about his father. An online search led him to one of the men that his father saved, and who told him the story of Sgt. Edmond’s actions that saved the Jewish soldiers under his command in the POW camp. “This is a story of an ordinary life lived well. It’s an American story, it’s a Jewish story, it’s a Christian story and it’s a soldier’s story. If there was ever a time for it to be revealed, it is now,” said Edmonds, who is the minister at the Piney Woods Baptist Church in Maryville, Tenn. Sgt. Edmonds and his unit were among the American
soldiers who were captured during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, his son said. They were taken to a POW camp and because his father was the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer, he was put in charge of the American prisoners. Knowing that the Nazis segregated Jewish soldiers from the others, U.S. Army officials told the Jewish soldiers to destroy their dog tags because it listed the soldier’s religion. Captured Jewish soldiers were either killed on the spot or sent to concentration camps or slave labor camps to be worked to death. On Jan. 26, 1945, Sgt. Edmonds was ordered by the POW camp commander to have the Jewish soldiers line up the next day. Aware of the fate that awaited those men, Sgt. Edmonds told the soldiers that they
would all “fall out” the next morning, his son said. When the camp commander saw all of the American POWs lined up the following morning, he was incredulous and said they could not all be Jews. He ordered Sgt. Edmonds to pull out the Jewish soldiers from among the assembled prisoners. Sgt. Edmonds’ response was simple. “We are all Jews.” The commander could not believe what Sgt. Edmonds had said, and he pulled out his Luger and pointed it at Sgt. Edmonds’ forehead. He repeated his order, and said he would kill the American POW if he did not comply. Sgt. Edmonds replied that if the commander killed him, he would have to kill all of the American prisoners of war
because they were all witnesses. And if the commander did that, he would be hunted down and tried for war crimes after Germany was defeated, Sgt. Edmonds said. The camp commander put down his pistol and walked back to his office. The Jewish soldiers were saved. They were never asked to be segregated again. But their travails were not over. As the Allied forces closed in on the Germans, the camp commander sought to evacuate the camp and relocate the POWs to another location. Sgt. Edmonds said the Americans were too weak. The Germans fled the POW camp from the approaching allies, but the Americans stayed until the camp was liberated on March 30, 1945. Sgt. Edmonds returned to Tennessee after the war and picked up his life again.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author: White supremacy exists in all of us By Somi Jun Correspondent
More than 400 people travelled from as far as Philadelphia to hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author and MacArthur “genius” award recipient Junot Díaz call for compassion toward people of color who have internalized racism. “We can take every white folk on the planet, put them in a spaceship, fly them out to space, and white supremacy wouldn’t miss a beat,” Díaz said during a talk at Princeton University Feb. 24. “Because
we are all its agents, we are all its participants.” Díaz said the most important activist work is deliberation about one’s internalized oppression. According to Díaz, the very people who are oppressed by racism, sexism, or economic inequality internalize their experiences. As a result, people of color, or those who are not predominantly Caucasian, often learn to “love whiteness” more than they love themselves, a phenomenon that Díaz called the “love law” of white supremacy. “If you’re a person who lays outside of this love law,
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Princeton Board of Education will hold a Board Meeting on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Valley Road Administration Building, 25 Valley Road, Princeton, NJ. The purpose for calling this meeting is to discuss and approve the 2017-2018 Tentative Budget and Personnel Appointment/s. The meeting will be open to the public, and action will be taken.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 5, 2017 the West Windsor Township Zoning Board of Adjustment appointed the following professionals:
Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. (Attorney) Van Cleef Engineering (Engineer) Arora and Associates (Traffic) Clarke Caton Hintz (Planner) Van Cleef Engineering (Environmental)
The undersigned has filed an application with the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the municipality of Princeton to seek a bulk variance to permit the location of two storage sheds within the side yard setbacks (3.4 ft where 8 ft is required and 3.8 ft where 8 feet is required), and a third shed within the side (1.5 ft where 8 ft is required) and rear yard (6.5 ft where 15 ft is required) setbacks required by the Land Use Ordinance.
PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $14.70
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The Applicant will also apply for such other variance relief, exceptions, waivers, permits, approvals or licenses that are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Applicant or the Board, and which may arise during the course of the hearing process.
Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 3/16/17, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for:
All documents relating to this application may be inspected by the public between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the office of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey.
Maintenance Roadway Repair Contract Central, Sub-Region C-1, Contract No. C108, Routes 29 NB & SB and U.S. 202 NB in Hunterdon and Mercer Counties
Leonard C. Swanson and Micky T. Morgan Owners and Appellants
100% State DP No: 15434
PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $32.55 Aff: $15.00
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 (P.L 1975, c. 127); N.J.A.C. 17:27. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.19, contractors must provide a Certification and Disclosure of Political Contribution Form prior to contract award. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the time of bid. Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe, follow the instructions on the web site. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express. Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design Field Offices at the following locations: 200 Stierli Court One Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Phone: 973-601-6690
Executive Campus Rt. 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Phone: 856-486-6623
New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Procurement Bureau of Construction Services 1035 Parkway Avenue PO Box 600 Trenton, NJ 08625 PP, 3x, 2/24/17, 3/3/17, 3/10/17 Fee: $148.05
NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in the Main Meeting Room in the Princeton Municipal Building located at 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on the application of Donald and April Readlinger for variances in connection with improvements to their home located at 226 Moore Street and identified as Block 7110, Lot 21 on the Tax Map of Princeton. The property is within R-8 Residential Zone District. Specifically, the Applicants propose to remove approximately 130 square feet of floor area previously constructed on the rear of their home and a portion of the existing patio to make room for an approximately 300 square foot, two-story addition. The Applicant requests the following variances from the Princeton Land Use Ordinance (formerly the Princeton Borough Code) for the addition: 1. Variance to allow a floor area ratio of 36.7% where the Ordinance allows a maximum floor area ratio of 34.4% for this property. 2. Variance from the minimum required combined side yard setback of 20 feet to allow the rear section of the house to have a combined side yard setback of 18.25 feet. The existing combined side yard setback on the property is 15.4 feet. The Applicant also requests any additional variances, waivers and approvals that the Zoning Board determines are necessary in order to approve the subject application. Copies of the plans, application and other documents submitted in support of the application are available for public inspection at the office of the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment located at the aforementioned Municipal Building, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Interested persons will have an opportunity to speak at the aforementioned hearing. DONALD AND APRIL READLINGER Applicant
Applicant seeks a waiver from Township site plan regulations that requires thermoplastic striping and requests that epoxy paint be allowed to be used for striping purposes § 8544B(2).
Applicant also requests any and all approvals, variances, permits and and/or design exceptions/waivers or submission waivers from the applicable zoning and site plan standards or de minimis exceptions or waivers from the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) as are required and/or necessary to permit the development of The Place at Plainsboro on the premises described above.
By: PEPPER HAMILTON, LLP Attorneys for Applicant PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $35.70 Aff: $15.00
A public hearing on this matter has been placed on the agenda of the Planning Board of the Township of Plainsboro for its meeting to be held on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Court Room of the Plainsboro Municipal Building, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. When this matter is called you may appear either in person or represented by an attorney to present any comments or objections that you may have to granting the application. All application forms, plans and documents relating to this application are on file with the Planning and Zoning Department of the Township of Plainsboro at the Plainsboro Township Municipal Building, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 and are available for public review during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. MURPHY ORLANDO LLC By: Arthur R. Sypek Jr. Of Counsel PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $59.85 Aff: $15.00
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday the 22nd day of March, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. at the Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a meeting at which a hearing will be held on the application of the undersigned, at which time and place all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Location of property (address, block and lot number): 230 Linden Ln, Princeton, NJ 08540, Block 7302, Lot 23
Diane Hurlburt Administrative Secretary West Windsor Township
Application No. P-17-02
Phase One will be developed initially with the timing of Phase Two undermined at this time.
PP, 1x, 3/10/17, Fee: $5.60 Aff: $15.00
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that The Place at Plainsboro, LLC (“Applicant”) has made application to the Planning Board of the Township of Plainsboro (the “Board”) for Preliminary & Final Site Plan approval and Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision approval to construct a 100 dwelling unit low and moderate income residential development. The property is located at 50 Dey Road, a/k/a Block 1304, Lot 1. The property is zoned R-300 Residential. The subdivision involves subdividing an existing Township owned parcel, containing 30.37+/- acres, into three lots. One lot, containing 10.02+/- acres will be developed for Phase One of the development. The second lot, containing 3.02+/- acres, will be developed for Phase Two of the development, and the third lot, containing 17.35+/- acres, will remain undeveloped.
Phase Two will have the 30 remaining units including three 8-unit buildings and one 6-unit building, with a unit mix that includes 6 one-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom units, and 10 three-bedroom units.
The Cherry Valley Homeowners Association Board of Trustees Open Session Board Meetings for 2017 will be held on: March 28, May 24, July 26, October 25, 2017 and on January 24, 2018. The meeting will be held in the Cherry Valley Country Club Clubhouse and will begin at 6:00 PM.
PP, 1x 3/10/17 Fee: $12.60 Aff: $15.00
PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $33.60
Phase One will have nine townhouses, including eight 8-unit buildings and one 6-unit building. The units in Phase One will have 14 one-bedroom units, 34 two-bedroom units, and 22 three-bedroom units. Phase One will also include a one story approximately 1,700 square foot community building, along with an attached two-bedroom apartment for the onsite superintendent; a one-half acre open space recreational area and a playground area. There will be 212 parking spaces serving the development; two solid waster storage facilities; a monument identification sign; and sidewalks interconnecting all the units, including the community building facility.
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LEGAL NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in Room “A” of the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, located at 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550, the Zoning Board of Adjustment (“Board”) of the Township of West Windsor will hold a public hearing on the application (“Application”) of 3717 Route 1, LLC (the “Applicant”) for preliminary and final site plan approval, “d” variances, “c” bulk variances, and design waivers/exceptions (“Approvals”) for the proposed change of use from a gas station to office use (the “Project”) for the property located at 3717 Route 1, West Windsor, New Jersey 08540, designated on the West Windsor Tax Maps as Block 3, Lot 18 (“Property”). The Property is located in the E Educational Zone District.
The Project requires the following variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d) from the Land Use Ordinance of the Township of West Windsor, New Jersey (“Ordinance”): (1) variance from Section 200-221.A. to permit office use where office use is otherwise not permitted; (2) variance from Section 200-222.F.(1) to permit a floor area ratio of 0.34 where the maximum floor area ratio for multi-story buildings for non-residential uses is 0.20.
The Project also requires the following variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) from the Ordinance: (1) variance from Section 200-222.E.(1) to permit a front yard setback of 51 feet with a 5-foot landscape area at the street right-of-way where the minimum front yard setback is otherwise 125 feet with a 75-foot landscape area at the street right-of-way (lessening of an existing non-conformity; the existing front yard setback is 41 feet); (2) variance from Section 200-222.E.(2) to permit a rear yard setback of 4 feet where the minimum rear yard setback is otherwise 40 feet; (3) variance from Section 200-222.E.(3) to permit a side yard setback of 4 feet where the minimum side yard setback is otherwise 40 feet; (4) variance from Section 200-222.G. to permit an improvement coverage of 80.2 percent where the maximum improvement coverage is otherwise 50 percent (lessening of an existing non-conformity; the existing improvement coverage is 92.8 percent); (5) variance from Section 200-222.A. to permit a lot area of 0.28 acres where the minimum lot area is otherwise 10 acres (existing non-conformity; the existing lot area is 0.28 acres); (6) variance from Section 200-222.B. to permit a lot frontage of 237 feet where the minimum lot frontage is otherwise 450 feet (existing non-conformity; the existing lot frontage is 237 feet); (7) variance from Section 200-222.C. to permit a lot width of 125 feet where the minimum lot width is otherwise 500 feet (existing non-conformity; the existing lot width as measured from the front of the proposed building is 125 feet); (8) variance from Section 200-230 incorporating Section 200-27.B.(1) to permit 15 parking spaces where a minimum of 18 parking spaces are otherwise required; (9) variance from Section 200-230 incorporating Section 200-27.D.(2) to permit 0 loading spaces where a minimum of 1 loading space is otherwise required.
The Project also requires the following design waivers/exceptions from the Ordinance: (1) design waiver/exception from Section 200-27.B.(1) to permit 15 parking spaces where a minimum of 18 parking spaces are otherwise required; (2) design waiver/exception from Section 200-27.D.(2) to permit 0 loading spaces where a minimum of 1 loading space is otherwise required; (3) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.B.(2)(a) to permit 15 unscreened parking spaces in the front of the building where a maximum of 2 screened parking spaces are permitted in the front of the building; (4) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.I.(1)(c) to permit a driveway within 50 feet of the point of tangency of the proposed curb radius where a minimum distance of 50 feet is otherwise required; (5) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.I.(1)(d) to permit a driveway 5 feet from the side property line where a minimum distance of 10 feet is otherwise required; (6) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.I.(1)(g) to permit 2 points of access to the parking area, one for ingress and one for egress, where a maximum of one point of access and egress to the parking area is otherwise permitted; (7) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.M.(3) to permit a parking island width of 6 feet where a 10-foot-wide parking island is otherwise required; (8) design waiver/exception from Section 200-29.M.(8) to permit 0 commuter parking spaces where a minimum of 1 commuter parking space is otherwise required; (9) design waiver/exception from Section 200-36.1 to permit impervious surfaces where pervious surfaces are required for all paved areas besides driveways and parking areas; (10) design waiver/exception from Section 200-91.P.(2) to permit 0 street trees where a minimum of 4 street trees are otherwise required; (11) design waiver/exception from Section 200-91.P.(6)(c) to permit 5 feet of turfgrass buffering around the perimeter of the parking lot where a 25-foot, filtered landscaped buffering consisting of 60 evergreen shrubs is otherwise required around the perimeter of the parking lot; (12) design waiver/exception from Section 200-91.P.(7)(d) to permit parking that is not screened where landscaped screening is otherwise required for parking visible from the public right-of-way; (13) design waiver/exception from Section 200-91.P.(8)(e) to permit a walkway width that is less than 8 feet where a walkway for pedestrians and bicycles with a minimum width of 8 feet is otherwise required.
While the Applicant believes that its Application, except as noted above, is in conformance with the Ordinance, it hereby requests any variances, deviations, amendments, waivers, exceptions and/or other approvals as are required to obtain the Approvals.
All of the submitted plans, reports and documents submitted by the Applicant as part of the Application are available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., in the Community Development Office in the Township of West Windsor Municipal Building, located at 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550. 3717 Route 1, LLC By: Its Attorneys, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Kevin J. Moore, Esq. PP, 1x, 3/10/17 Fee: $94.50 Aff: $15.00
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New Jersey. For information, Joint Princeton PFLAG visit www.MCL.org. and Transgender-Net meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at Trinity March 23 Church, 33 S. Mercer St. through April 27 PFLAG is a support group for Jewish Bereavement families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Group, 1:30-3 p.m. Weekly queer (LGBTQ) individuals. meeting taking place on ThursNikki DiCaro, CEO of DiCaro days for Jewish adults who Consulting, will share strategies have lost a loved one within for advancing diversity and in- the last 18 months. Facilitated clusion, followed by some peer- by Chaplain Beverly Rubman. facilitated discussion and Members will converse openly information sharing in a safe, and support one another confidential, non-judgmental through the grief process. $54 setting. Newcomers welcome. for six sessions. To register, Visit www.pflagprinceton.org contact Beverly Rubman at beverlyr@jfcsonline.org or for more information. 609-987-8100, ext. 151.
Tue., March 14
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Central Jersey Genealogical Club, 7 p.m., lower level Princeton Community meeting room, Hamilton TownDinner, 5 to 7 p.m. each Tuesship Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way (off White day, sponsored by the Trenton Horse-Mercerville Road behind the Hamilton Police Station). Professional genealogist Melissa Johnson, who has expertise in researching families with origins in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the British Isles will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Case Studies in New Jersey Genealogy.â&#x20AC;? Guests and visitors welcome. For more information visit: www.cjgcnj.com.
Area Soup Kitchen and the First Baptist Church of Princeton, corner of John Street and Paul Robeson Place. All are welcome for a free dinner at the church. For information call (609) 924-0877 or visit www.1stbcpnj.org. Jews in the News, from 10 to 11 a.m., the first Tuesday of each month, presented by Congregation Beth Chaim at 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction. Join the group for coffee and conversation on the latest news and trends related to Jewish politics, celebrities, sports figures, businesses and more. It is free and open to the community. RSVP to Beth Englezos at bethe@jfcsonline.org or 609-987-8100, ext. 126. Princeton Tuesday International Folk Dance Group at the Princeton Shopping Center
in the Arts Council of Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kristina Johnson Pop-Up Studio; call 609-921-9340. Ethnic dances of many countries using original music will be held. Beginners are welcome. The lesson is followed by the dance. No partner is needed. The cost is $5. It will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. La Leche League of Princeton meets at the Plainsboro Library on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call Wendy at 7991302. Cornerstone Community Kitchen is held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Princeton United Methodist Church, with assistance from TASK, will provide a free Wednesday evening meal every week. All who come to Cornerstone Community Kitchen will be
guaranteed a greeting, someone to talk with if they like and a meal. The meal will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the church at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue. Visit princetonumc.com/ministries/our-outreachprogram/cornerstone-communi ty-kitchen.
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All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations. Opinions expressed during programming at Princeton Public Library do not necessarily reflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters. The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, New Jersey. Parking is available on neighboring streets and in the Spring Street Garage, adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org.
Sat., March 18
Free guided walk along the D&R Canal feeder between Firemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eddy and Prallsville Mills, 5.3 miles, with return by carpool. Meet at 10 a.m. at Prallsville Mills, one-half mile north of Stockton on Route 29. Further information: Email Pamela Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Combe at pjvcombe@yahoo.com or pjvcombe@gmail.com or call 609-635-2783.
Sunday, March 26
United State of WomenMercer County presents the second in a four-part lecture series. New Jersey Immigration attorney Raquiba Huq, Esq. will discuss the executive order on Muslim ban from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey, 4145 Route 1 South, Monmouth Junction, 08852. Enter from either Promenade Boulevard or Route 1 South. Ample parking available on site. Program is open to al. RSVP at heidikleinman@gmail.com, zareenhahmed@gmail.com or ruquiyahuq@gmail.com.
Tues., March 28
The Princeton PC Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library in Lawrence,
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PACKET BRIEFS Teachers to present â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;giftedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workshops Dr. Rebecca McLellandCrawley, and Shanna Weber, Gifted and Talented Teachers and Resource Specialists in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, will be presenting workshops at the New Jersey Association for Gifted Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 26th Annual Conference on Friday, March 17. The conference will be held at the Conference Center at
Mercer, on the Mercer Community College in West Windsor. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference will feature a variety of presentations, panels, and workshops of interest to educators and parents of gifted students including a keynote address by Dr. Del Siegle, director of the National Center for Research in Gifted Education, a panel discussion with representatives from the NJ Department of Education, and other presenters with ideas that can be used in
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the classroom. Dr. McLelland-Crawleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshops will focus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nurturing the Social Emotional Needs of our Gifted Studentsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mindfulness Strategies for Your Classroomâ&#x20AC;?; Ms. Weber will be presenting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genius Hour: Developing Interests and Talents through Independent Study.â&#x20AC;&#x153; On Saturday March 18, the NJAGC is sponsoring a family-focused event (REACH) at Pennsauken High School. The event will feature interactive, Obituaries
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The Winns split their time between homes in Princeton, NJ and Guilford, VT where Nadja applied her LOVE OF GARDENING TO HER mOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDENS She assisted with Girl Scout badge activities, including cooking and sewing badges, and acting as troop Cookie Chairman. Nadja and Vernon were both long-time season ticket holders for Princeton University basketball, AND WERE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF !LL 3AINT S %PISCOPAL Church (Princeton, NJ). Nadja was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Vernon Chester Winn, and brother Paul Sencevicky. She is survived by younger brother Peter 3ENCEVICKY 'RETTA OF "LUFFTON 3# DAUGHTER %MILY Winn-Deen (Ron Deen) of San Diego, CA, daughter Karen Winn of Lexington, KY, and honorary daughter, Karen Wood Liberato, of Pompton Plains, NJ. She is also survived by grandchildren Geoffrey Deen (Nicole), "ENJAMIN $EEN #YNTHIA AND !MANDA $EEN -IKE 3MITH HONORARY GRANDCHILDREN )AN ,IBERATO 2EBECCA !LISON ,EONARD -IKE AND %RIC ,IBERATO AND GREAT grand children Sophia Ashley Deen, Andrew Winn Deen, !LEXANDER 7INN $EEN AND "EAUREGARD $EEN 3MITH 4HE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT !- ON &RIDAY -ARCH AT !LL 3AINTS #HURCH 0RINCETON FOLLOWED BY BURIAL AT 4RINITY !LL 3AINTS #EMETERY )N LIEU OF mOWERS donations may be sent to: All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Church, c/o Treasurer, 16 All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Road, 0RINCETON .* OR THE 'UILFORD (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY 3CHOOL 2OAD 'UILFORD 64 %XTEND CONDOLENCES AT 4HE+IMBLE&UNERAL(OME COM Obituaries
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Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grammar School in Trenton and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1943 where she was Valedictorian of her class. She then went on to Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) where she majored in English and History, graduating in 1947 with a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Education. For the next ten years she taught elementary grades at the Jefferson School in Trenton, New Jersey. In April of 1953 she married and became the devoted wife of Foster M. Voorhees, III. In 2003 they happily celebrated the 50th Anniversary of their marriage. Florence was predeceased by her husband, her parents and by her only sister, Eleanor Logan Barbour, who was four years her senior. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Susan P. Voorhees and William D. Alden of Princeton and by her son and daughter-in-law, Foster M. Voorhees, IV and Mary Alicia Devine of Titusville. Florence leaves three grandchildren, Madeline Voorhees Alden, Katharine Logan Alden and Grace Devine Voorhees, who were the lights of her life. After her children were grown, Florence returned to the College of New Jersey and obtained a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $EGREE IN 3PECIAL %DUCATION 3HE TAUGHT BRIEmY AT 4HE 0ENNINGTON 3CHOOL AND THEN WAS EMPLOYED BY THE /FlCE of Education in the New Jersey Department of Human Services as a Learning Consultant, retiring in 1990 as Assistant Director. Upon her retirement, Florence devoted her time, energy and considerable talent to volunteer work. She began as a Blood Services Volunteer with the American Red Cross in Princeton, rose to become the Director of Volunteers and ultimately served on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, Central Jersey Region. She was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn Jersey Region. Florence never forgot the many happy years she spent at the College of New Jersey both as an undergraduate and as a graduate student. She returned once again, as a member of the Alumni Executive Board, serving from 1993 to 1999. Always interested in children and drawing from a lifetime of experience, she worked tirelessly for over ten years as a member of the Child Placement Review Board of Mercer County, reviewing the many cases of children, who, under the aegis of DYFS, were in and out of home placements. The funeral will be held Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. at the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home in Pennington WITH $EACON -IKE 2ILEY OFlCIATING &RIENDS AND RELATIVES may call at the funeral home Friday, March 10 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow in Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, New Jersey. )N LIEU OF mOWERS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN HER NAME may be made to the Mantoloking Fire Department, P.O. Box 214, Mantoloking, NJ 08738. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com.
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D&R Canal on Saturday, March 18. The walk will be on the D&R Canal feeder between Firemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eddy, about 1.6 miles south of Lambertville and Prallsville Mills, north of Stockton, with the option of a shorter walk. The 5.3-mile walk will be Walking tour of conducted by Pamela D&R Canal Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Combe, who will explain the historic aspects of this feeder scheduled many section of the canal, which The Delaware & Raritan passes several canal structures Canal Watch will hold a free including remnants of a river interpretive walking tour of the outlet lock in Lambertville. The route provides expansive views across the Delaware River. A shorter 2.6-mile walk will also be offered. Meet 10 a.m. at Prallsville Mills one-half mile north of Florence Logan Voorhees, Stockton on Route 29 (33 91, passed away peacefully Risler St.). Carpools will be at home on March 2, 2017. arranged to allow a one-way Born in Trenton, New Jersey walk. For further information or in 1925, she was the weather-related updates contact daughter of Robert Leuckel Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Combe at pjvLogan and Ann Gallagher combe@yahoo.com, pjvcombe@gmail.com or Logan. 609-635-2783 to be placed on an Florence attended St. update list.
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hands on enrichment activities and a featured keynote â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature Talks, Are You Listening?â&#x20AC;? by Brent J. Nixon. For more information about the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children and these events, visit www.njagc.org.
PHS plans annual youth baseball clinic The Princeton High School Baseball Team will be holding its 18th Annual Spring Training Youth Baseball Clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in the New Gym at Princeton High School. This is open to boys and girls ages 5 - 13 and all levels are welcome. The clinic will focus on pitching, catching, throwing, fielding and hitting. All participants must bring their own glove. Weather permitting, some drills may be held outside. Pre-register by email to: swati@lele-sarafin.com stating your name, childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and phone number. Cost is $25 preregistration, $30 at the door. Payment on day of clinic is cash or check payable to â&#x20AC;&#x153;PHS Baseball Booster Club.â&#x20AC;?
Combatting the uncertainty The Princeton Adult School has created an important series of lectures and discussions for spring 2017 that will provide information and awareness of key issues and, hopefully, reduce uncertainty. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Next (Course 001)
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Distinguished speakers analyzing critical topics including: Immigration, Education, Art and Artists, Healthcare, Trade Policy and Politics, National Security, and Social Justice. The course is sponsored jointly by the Princeton Adult School and the Community Auditing Program of Princeton University. Lives and Careers of Important Supreme Court Justices (Course 002) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A focus on six justices incorporating personal biographies, route to the Supreme Court, why they are important, and most significant opinions. Children of Abraham: How Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Shaped the Middle East (Course 003) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An analysis of how monotheistic religions and cultures have impacted the modern Middle East, including culture, internal divisions and tensions, and inter-religious conflicts in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Israel. What Ifs (Course 004) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A look at the past, present, and future of public education (K-12) and education policy in the United States. In addition to these courses, The Adult School is offering its full range of classes: languages (including English as a Second Language or ESL), exercise and dance, workplace skills, music, hobbies and crafts, and many more. To register or get more information, visit www.princetonadultachool.org, see the PAS brochure, or call (609) 6831101.
Summer job applications
Applications for all Princeton Recreation Department 2017 seasonal and summer employment opportunities are now available on the Recreation Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.princetonrecreation.com. Seasonal employment opportunities are available for the following positions: day camp director, day camp counselor, day camp counselor in-training, Community Park Pool lifeguard/swim instructor, Community Park Pool customer service, part-time secretary and seasonal maintenance. Instructions on how to apply can be found online at www.princetonrecreation.com under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasonal Employment.â&#x20AC;? All interested job seekers are encouraged to apply.
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Montgomery: Public hearing set for proposed budget By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Montgomery Township residents will have a chance to weigh in on the township’s proposed $27 million municipal budget for 2017 at a public hearing set for Township Committee’s March 16 meeting. Final action on the
spending plan also will take place at the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in the courtoom at the Municipal Building on Route 206. The proposed budget carries a municipal property tax increase of $86 for the owner of the average house in Montgomery Township. This is less than the $248 property tax in-
crease that the township would be permitted to levy under the state’s 2-percent property tax cap. Mayor Ed Trzaska said the township could have increased the municipal property tax bill by up to $248, but chose not to do so. The township is using only 35 percent of the allowable amount of the increase.
“Most towns and school districts take as much as they can every year, but we do things differently,” Mayor Trzaska said. The mayor said the proposed 2017 budget declined by approximately $520,000 over the 2016 budget. At $27 million, the proposed 2017 municipal budget is less than the
2005 budget, he said. Most of the budget decrease is due to the retirement of senior employees, Mayor Trzaska said. They are being replaced with entry-level employees who are not being paid as much money as those who are retiring, he said. Township Committee is very proud of the proposed 2017 municipal budget, he
said. “We stayed true to our principle of fiscal restraint by staying below 2005 appropriation and spending levels, reducing our budget by over $500,000 and only taking about one-third of the allowable property tax increase based on the state’s 2-percent cap law,” Mayor Trzaska said.
Central Jersey: Three 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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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making its final stop in Trenton By Keith Loria
Circus fans can see the ringmaster, clowns, and basketball antics on unicycles when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to Trenton.
here’s been a lot of big news coming out of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus the last couple of years. First, after years of protests from animal rights group, the circus retired elephants from its productions, sending them to a reserve in Florida. The absence of elephants led to a further decline in ticket sales, which already has been slowing down in recent years. That led Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus, to announce that Ringling Bros. was shutting down the big top for good. A performance on Long Island scheduled for May 21 will end a run of 146 years. But before it closes, the Greatest Show on Earth will be heading to the Sun National Bank Center for its final performances in the area, March 17-19. Front and center for all the action is ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson, a former opera singer who has been with Ringling Bros. for a more than 15 years. He puts his operatic skills to work throughout the circus, beginning with “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and peppering in songs. Naturally, he’s sad to see the circus coming to an end, but says it’s going out on top, with one of its best shows ever. “Before this was going to be a swan song, it was going to be a new chapter of something we thought would be really wonderful and spectacular,” Iverson says. “The show is fantastic. It’s awash in new technology but it’s still led by the traditional spectacle of being the Greatest Show on Earth. It continues to have that wow factor.” The theme this year is Out of This World, and the circus will feature a “circus space fleet” on a heroic quest of good versus evil that will let imaginations
run wild with unexpected surprises and thrills at every turn. Scheduled to appear are high-wire performers, strongmen, trampoline daredevils, inconceivable contortionists and an international assembly of more than 100 performers. And of course, the clowns. “We’ve been able to attract some extraordinary talent and have our timeless favorites,” Iverson says. “Of course we have our lions and tigers, and we have the world’s greatest menagerie, with rescue dogs, kangaroos, llamas, prancing pigs, miniature donkeys and more.” Iverson’s favorite act involves the Torres family and the Globes of Steel, dynamic daredevils on motorcycles who thrill audiences with a jaw-dropping display of engine-growling extremes as they crowd, one by one, into the claustrophobic cage of courage, a 16-foot-wide “vortex of ice.” “This year they push the limit and take it up a notch. We have eight motorcycles and five globes,” he says. “We have a lot of wonderful things, and though they may be traditional, we always push the limits and offer something fresh. There’s always new territory to conquer and a new plateau to go to.” For the first time ever, the circus will also feature thrill skaters as the floor transitions to ice. “With the ice, we are able to add an element that really delves into technology and uses projection. We’re in outer space, so we really turn the entire arena into a galaxy all of its own, which is wonderful,” Iverson says. “We have these fantastic ice skaters, who come from a Chinese city where they hold ice festivals in winter. These are some excellent, dynamic skaters. I had no idea you could skate in stilts.” Another highlight of the show is the King Charles Troupe, the only professional unicycle variety basketball act in the country, who will be performing
on bikes with spikes for the ice element of the show. One of those performing is Kaseem Alamudeen of Trenton, who is looking forward to performing in his home city. “They’re the longest-running act in Ringling Bros. history, and there’s no act like them on the planet,” Iverson says. “They’re featuring for the first time a young lady [Aaniya Raphiel] whose grandfather was part of the original troupe. So it’s really wonderful to see how this circus works, it goes from generation to generation to generation.” With the end now in sight, Iverson is just trying to make every night more special than the next. “It’s not about what I’m taking out of it, it’s about what I’m giving,” he says. “Artists by nature are used to moving on and shows ending. Unlike most shows though, we travel together and live together. We have generations of families with us on the road. I’ve enjoyed this culture for 18 years, and it’s not a bitter thing for me, but I will miss being a part of this family.” The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will perform at the Sun National Bank Center, 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, March 17-19. Tickets cost $15-$70; sunnationalbankcenter.com.
Also Inside: “Murder on the Orient Express” comes to McCarter • Guy Davis is bringing the blues to Bordentown
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ON STAGE By Anthony Stoeckert
All Aboard for a Mystery McCarter Theatre teams up with Ken Ludwig for a new take on an Agatha Christie classic
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herlock Holmes aside, Hercule Poirot is almost certainly the second-most famous detective in all of literature. The short, fussy, persistent detective used his “little gray cells” to solve murders in more than 30 novels (and dozens of short stories) by Agatha Christie. He has been portrayed in movies and television by such actors as Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, Tony Randall, and, best-known of all, David Suchet in the long-running British series “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.” But rarely has the character been seen on stage. There’s a 1929 play, “Alibi,” (adapted from Christie’s groundbreaking “Murder of Roger Ackroyd”) and “Black Coffee,” first produced in 1930, but neither of those are held in high regard. Christie even removed Poirot from stage adaptations of several of her books. That makes McCarter Theatre’s producPhoto by Matt Pilsner tion of “Murder on the Orient Express,” running March 14 through April 2, someAllan Corduner as Hercule Poirot (left) rehearses for McCarter Theatre’s thing of an event for Christie fans. The play “Murder on the Orient Express” with Maboud Ebrahimzadeh. is based on the 1934 novel, in which Poirot boards the famous train, and is approached natural. be influenced particularly by anybody by Samuel Ratchett, who wants to hire Taking on the part of Poirot is Alan Cor- who’s played him before.” Poirot to protect him, as he fears his life. duner, whose credits include “The Birthday Corduner says he hasn’t watched any Poirot turns him down, and sure enough Party” at McCarter and Broadway roles in movie or TV adaptations of any Poirot stoRatchett is found murdered as the train is “Titanic” and “Serious Money.” He’s ries. “I want very much to make him my stuck in a snowdrift. known to television viewers for his role as own, without being untrue to Christie,” he The story was adapted for a successful Etai Luskin in “Homeland,” and his film says. 1974 film, starring Finney, who received an work includes roles in “Florence Foster One element he wants to explore is the Oscar nomination for his take on Poirot. An- Jenkins,” “Vera Drake,” and “Topsy- story’s setting in 1934, at time at which Euother movie adaptation, directed by and Turvy.” He recently finished filming a rope was on the brink of major changes. starring Kenneth Branagh, is set for release movie, titled “Disobedience,” which he de“So I think there should be, without later this year. scribes as a low-budget movie set in North making him too heavy, there is an awareMcCarter’s staging is written by Ken London’s Orthodox Jewish community. The ness of the greater world around him rather Ludwig, who is best-known for his farces. cast also includes Rachel McAdams and than him being the little, fussy detective,” He’s also written stage adaptations of clas- Rachel Weisz. The movie is expected to be Corduner says. sic stories, including “Treasure Island,” released in the fall. He adds that in addition to the script, “The Three Musketeers,” and In taking on Poirot, Mr. Corduner is well he’s looking at the book, and other Poirot “Baskerville,” an adaptation of the Sherlock aware he’s playing an iconic character and books. One element of this story that interHolmes novel, “The Hound of the that pressure, sometimes self-imposed, ests him is Poirot’s feelings with Countess Baskervilles.” Ludwig and McCarter have comes with playing such an icon. Andrenyi. collaborated in recent years on the farce “A “There seems to be a genuine infatua“But on the other hand, I’m very anxious Comedy of Tenors,” and “Baskerville.” Last that I’m true to what I think is Christie’s deyear, McCarter staged Christie’s “The scription of him,” Corduner says. “She Mousetrap,” so this collaboration between paints characters in very simple and very Ludwig, McCarter and Christie seems only particular brushstrokes. And I don’t want to
tion, between him and her,” he says. “There has to be, underneath the kind of organized, fastidious, brilliantly fast detective, there is also a heart that beats, even if people accuse him of being cold.” He adds that Poirot is steadfast in his beliefs and approach, and the Countess throws him off to the degree that he tells another character, “I wish I was young again,” in reference to the Countess. “It’s not just a throwaway, I think. It’s something that gives him a little more depth,“ Corduner says. Ludwig is best-known for comedies, and his “Baskerville” adaptation brought a good amount of laughter to Sherlock Holmes. One factor with adapting “Murder on the Orient Express,” is the involvement of Agatha Christie’s estate, which is known to be protective of the author’s work. In a New York Times story, Emily Mann, McCarter’s artistic director and the director of “Murder on the Orient Express,” described the stage as “engaged.” As such, don’t expect a purely comedic take on “Murder on the Orient Express.” Corduner says there is some humor in the play, while also staying true to Christie. He’s also confident audiences will enjoy the play, regardless of how familiar they are with the story. “It’s very accessible. I think everyone loves a mystery, and I think it’s set up very well,” he says. “Ken’s done a really tremendous adaptation. The Agatha Chrisite estate are very very careful about giving the rights to anybody for anything, and they’re right behind the adaptation. Obviously, it had to be approved before we could even do a production. They are very keen on this version, which is very heartwarming. Now we have to get it right.”
“Murder on the Orient Express” will be performed at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, March 14 through April 2. For more information, go to mc-
All About Pi
The musicians of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and host Bruce Adolphe return to Princeton for Pi Day Weekend in a family concert that honors Albert Einstein. “Meet the Music: Albert & Wolfgang will take place March 11 at 1 p.m. The family program for kids ages 6 to 12 and their families returns by popular demand to Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. Einstein once said that Mozart’s music is “so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe.” Einstein performed Mozart sonatas on the violin and played chamber music with musicians all over the world. The concert will feature works by Mozart interspersed with original compositions by Adolphe. Tickets cost $10, $5 kids. For more, go to princetonuniversityconcerts.org, or call 609-258-9220. Princeton’s weekend-long celebration of Pi Day will begin March 11 and continue on March 12 and, of course, Tuesday, March 14. March 14 represents the beginning of Pi, 3.14, and also is Einstein’s birthday. Events include pie eating, pie judging, pie throwing, pi recitation, pizza pie and
cupcake-decorating contests. The winners of the Einstein look-alike contest and the pi recitation contest will compete for $314.15. Other prizes include pizza and cupcakes for a year. Other activities include birthday parties and Dinky rides with Einstein; live musical and dramatic performances; a “pi-dade,” a children’s violin demonstration, grub crawls, a family movie, biking, running and walking tours. Adults can enjoy selfguided pub crawls and a cocktail making course. Events will take place throughout Princeton, at such destinations as the Nassau Inn, McCaffrey’s, Morven Museum & Garden, the Princeton Garden Theatre, the Princeton Public Library, The Peacock Inn, Yankee Doodle Tap Room, the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, and others. Admission to most events is free and located in downtown Princeton. Purchase of contestant registration and/or VIP packages guests include preferred access to events, discounts available during the event. and reminder texts throughout the event. For a full list of events and registration information, go to www.piday-princeton.com.
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IN CONCERT By Keith Loria
A Genuine Blues Guy Guy Davis will be joined by harmonica player Fabrizio Poggifor for a concert in Bordentown
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ew people associate St. Patrick’s Day with the blues, but that isn’t stopping bluesman Guy Davis from coming to Randy Now’s Man Cave in Bordentown for a concert on March 17. Joining Davis on stage will be noted Italian harmonica player Fabrizio Poggi, and the pair will be playing songs from their new CD, “Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train.” “We are traveling to support this new CD, which is sort of at the forefront of the musical work by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, doing the blues and social commentary songs,” Davis says. “I have a history of doing this kind of stuff from two sides. From McGhee’s perspective of playing the guitar and singing, and from Sonny’s perspective of playing some harmonica.” Poggi produced the album after helping Davis with 2013’s”Juba Dance” recording. The two met at a music festival in Switzerland and formed a friendship. “We’ve been playing together for more than 10 years and have a lot of experience in front of crowds. We are going to show off some of what we do and we like it like that,” Davis says. “We’ll also be playing other material we’ve written, which was inspired by Sonny and Brownie. It’s going to be historical [and] hysterical.” The two recently returned from a “blues cruise,” where they sailed for a week doing a preview of the show. Davis says those audiences were entertained, and he predicts the same response from his Jersey audience. He’s looking forward to coming back to the area, as the first place he ever played in the state was a pizzeria in Bordentown “many moons ago.” Gigs weren’t always easy to come by early in his career, but he stuck with it and now is booked solid for 2017. “I knew that it was what I wanted to do, but didn’t know if I could make a living at it,” he says. “I knew I had something in me that wanted to get out and entertain people. Once I found that I could make some money doing it, I tried more and more to do it.” Davis’ 1995 debut, “Stomp Down the Rider” received acclaim for his acoustic playing, his singing and his songwriting. He notes he puts a lot of effort into his writing, but tries to produce music that lets the blues flow. “It takes work making a song that’s simple, and playful, and easy to do,” he says. “And I don’t want people to see that. I want to uplift and create something that causes delight. And I want some little 8-year-old kid in the front row to have big eyes and say, ‘Hey, I want to do that.’”
Blues fans can join Guy Davis on St. Patrick’s Day for an intimate concert at Randy Now’s Man Cave in Bordentown. Speaking of the younger set, Davis knows that blues might not be the music of choice for many kids today, but he tries hard to keep different generations interested in the genre. “One of the things I do is a ‘Blues in the School’ program, which I try to do every once in a while,” he says. “Lincoln Center in New York City has an education arm, and they send me out to schools and I play in front of these kids. I hope if they remember me, when they’re older, they will come out to the shows.” He himself learned about the blues from older musicians, and was fascinated by how they could make magic with their instruments. It’s that memory that keeps his music honest. “I tell people that I learned to play the style of harmonica from Sonny Terry and I stole everything I know, but it
was an honest theft because it took me 20 years to steal it,” he says. “The more I stole, the more I had to study it to do it well. The older folks are going to know that and see we are giving our best and I hope they will turn around and show their kids and grandchildren.” Davis’ ex-wife told him once that he “is married to this music” and he has come to believe that over time. “When I was trying to make a living for my family, it kept me out quite a bit, so there are positives and negatives to the business, but I do indeed want to do this music as fully as I can,” he says. “If you are lucky enough to be working, which I am, you enjoy getting around and playing to different crowds. It’s a good feeling.” Guy Davis will perform at Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, March 17, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25; mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766.
MOVIE TIMES
Movie and times for the week of March 10-16. Schedules are subject to change.
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery Cinemas (609-924-7444): Kedi (Unrated) Fri.-Thurs. 2:20, 7:20. Land of Mine (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sun.-Thurs. 2:10, 4:40, 7:10. 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. 4:30, 9:30; Sun.-Thurs. 4:30. 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.
PRINCETON
PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): The Salesman (PG13) Fri. 7; Sat. 1, 7; Sun. 7; Mon.-Wed. 5:15; Thurs. 2:15. I Am Not Your Negro (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 4:15, 9:25; Sun. 4:30; Mon.-Thurs. 5. 20th Century Women (R) Fri. 6:45, 9:30; Sat. 1, 6:45, 9:30; Sun. 1, 6:45; Mon. 8; Tues. 2:30, 8; Wed. 8; Thurs. 2:30, 8. Julieta (R) Fri.-Sun. 4; Mon. 8; Tues.-Wed. 2:30; Thurs. 5:15. Saturday Family Matinee: Muppets Take Manhattan (PG) Sat. 10:30 a.m. National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
(NR) Sun. 12:30. Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper (NR) Tues. 7:30 p.m. Royal Shakespeare Company: The Tempest (NR) Wed. 1 p.m. The Elephant Man (PG) (1980) Wed. 7:30. Cinema Today: I Cannot Tell You How I Feel (NR) Thurs. 7:30.
HILLSBOROUGH HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Beauty and the Beast (PG) Thurs. 7 p.m. The Shack (Luxury Recliners, Reserved Seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; Sun. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15. Kong: Skull Island (PG13) (3D) Fri.-Sat. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10; Sun.-Wed. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10; Thurs. 1:30, 4:20. Kong: Skull Island (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 1:15, 4:05, 6:55. Kong: Skull Island (Luxury Recliners, Reserved Seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25; Sun.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:45, 7:35. 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. Logan (R) Fri.-Sat. 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15; Sun.-Thurs. 1, 4:05, 7:10. Logan (Luxury Recliners, Reserved Seating) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:45; Sun. 12:30, 3:35, 6:40; Mon.-Thurs. 3:35, 6:40. Get Out (Luxury Recliners) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25; Sun. 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55; Mon.-Thurs. 2:55, 5:25, 7:55.
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MUSIC
Music for Romantics Princeton Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Edward Elgar and Carl Nielsen
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rinceton Symphony Orchestra’s “Restless Romantic” concert will feature two works from the late romantic period: Edward Elgar’s violin concerto in b minor, op. 61, and Carl Nielsen’s fourth symphony op. 29, “The Inextinguishable.” The concert will feature French violinist Philippe Graffin as a soloist during the Elgar piece, and will be conducted by Christopher Lyndon-Gee, and Lyndon-Gee is quick to praise the works audiences will hear at Richardson Auditorium on March 19. “It’s just two works but they are very substantial and wonderful pieces,” says Lyndon-Gee, who has worked with orchestras and opera companies in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland and works as a professor of music and as music director of Adelphi University on Long Island. “They’re masterpieces that have, perhaps, slipped by the awareness of most people. We tend, in modern times, to focus rather excessively on an ever-decreasing small core of what we consider to be great works.” He says Elgar’s concerto is one of the great violin concertos written before the modern era, along with concertos written by Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. He describes the Elgar as a “superlative work” that showcase the instrument for a soloist, with dramatic exchanges, emotion, and also offers opportunities for orchestra players to shine. He notes that Elgar was himself a violin player, and was the concert master for a regional orchestra in Great Britain. “He was not a virtuoso violinist, but he was quite good, so he knew the instrument intimately,” Lyndon Gee says. Another story of the concerto is an inscription, which translated from Spanish states “Herein is enshrined the soul of …..” (Those five dots are Elgar’s.) Just who that inscription was written for is a mystery, though it’s often thought to be a woman who was a friend of his who he loved and was inspired by. More important than who the inscription is written for, Lyndon Gee says, is what the inscription says about the composer. “The concerto enshrines the best of him, and it is by turns a virtuosic, brilliant display, and deeply thoughtful and
Christopher Lyndon-Gee will conduct Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s March 19 concert, which will feature Philippe Graffin (below) as a featured soloist. very touching,” Lyndon-Gee says. “His writing in all of his music... is characterized by extraordinary extremes of rubato, tempo markings, tempo change markings at almost every measure.” The concert will mark Lyndon-Gee’s first with PSO, and his first collaboration with Graffin. “I know he is a very, very fine musician,” Lyndon-Gee says. “Moreover, I know that Philippe has consulted Elgar’s manuscript in the British Library in London, and he knows the piece very profoundly. He has incorporated a few of the original readings of passages, which were changed slightly — I emphasize only slightly — by Fritz Kreisler [the violinist the concert was written for] when the piece was performed.” The second half of the concert will feature Nielsen’s fourth symphony, “The Inextinguishable,” which was written in 1916, during World War I. “He did say the title of the symphony, ‘The Inextin-
guishable,’ didn’t apply to the symphony itself, to the notes on the page, but was a reference to that which is inextinguishable, the human spirt.” He describes it as a work that is “uplifting and energizing.” The symphony is noted for featuring two tympanists, representing the war. “Nielsen does what nobody else had done before,” Lyndon-Gee says. “He opposes the two tympanists in a kind of on-stage battle for supremacy. It’s an amazing piece. There are several passages where the orchestra as a whole drops out, and it’s just the tympany. And for 1916, that’s revolutionary.” Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present “Restless Romantics” at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus, March 19, 4 p.m. Tickets cost $33-$82; princetonsymphony.org; 609-497-0020.
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THINGS TO DO
STAGE
“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, through March 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.
JAZZ, ROCK, POP, ETC.
Joe Jencks, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Concert presented the Princeton Folk Music Society featuring Jencks, a singer-songwriter and storytellers who sings about the lives of working people, March 17, 8:15 p.m. (Doors open at 7:15 p.m.) Tickets are sold at the door and cost $20, $10 students, $5 children; www.princetonfolk.org; 609-799-0944. Luiz Simas, Recital Hall at Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrenceville, Jazz concert presented by Greater Princeton Steinway Society. Simas’ program will feature original piano compositions and improvisations in various Brazilian styles in addition to pieces by Ernesto Nazareth, Jacob Bittencourt, and Carlos Jobim, March 19, 3 p.m. For more information, go to www.steinwaysocietyprinceton. org.
MUSEUMS
Hear the Music Violinist Ilmar Gavilan will join the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey when it performs at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, March 11, 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Mozart, Kreisler, Sarasate, and Tchaikovsky. Tickets cost $27.50-$65; www.capitalphilharmonic.org; 215-893-1999.
MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC 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. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, on the campus of Princeton University. “Restless Romantics” concert featuring violinist Philippe Graffin, conducted by Christopher Lyndon-Gee. The program will feature two late-romantic works: Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61 and Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 “The Inextinguishable,” March 19, 4 p.m. (Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.) Tickets cost $33-$82; princetonsymphony; 609 497-0020. Mahan Esfahani, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Harpsichord concert featuring old and new works by Cowell, Tomkins, Kalabis, Farnaby, Saariaho, Bach, Scarlatti and Reich, March 19, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $50; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Hilary Hahn and Robert Levin, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Violin-and-piano concert featuring works by Bach, Abril, Mozarst, Schubert, and more,
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, 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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“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. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. 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
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THINGS TO DO 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. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-9244646. 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.
COMEDY
Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Jill Kimmel, March 10-11; Buddy Fitzpatrick, March 17, catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Jon Bramnick, featuring Ross Bennett, March 10, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $25, Ross Bennett, March 11, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $22; Kountry Wayne, March 15, 7:30 p.m., $32; Kyle Kinane, March 16, 7:30 p.m., March 17-18, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $27; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.
DANCE
Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Saturday English Country Dance, March 11, 8-11 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Weekly Wednesday Country Dance, March 15, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $9; 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.
MISCELLANY
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. Winter Barn Dance, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, off Route 29, Hopewell Township. Dancers and toe tappers of all ages are invited when the Jugtown Mountain String Band teams up with caller Sue Dupre during the farm’s winter barn dance. The event will be held inside the Charles Fish barn, a circa 1850 timber-frame building attached to the farm’s Visitor Center. The heated barn is fully accessible, and its wooden floor, open bays and acoustics make it ideal for dances. Beginners and more experienced dancers are welcome to participate in the program, which features a variety of square, circle and contra dances typical of the times presented at the farm: 1890 through 1910, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation; www.howellfarm.org; 609-737-3299.
Songs for the Workers
Joe Jencks will perform a concert at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, March 17, beginning at 8:15 p.m. Presented by the Princeton Folk Music Society, Jencks is a singer-songwriterstoryteller whose songs focus on the lives of working people. Tickets cost $20 and will be sold at the door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.princetonfolk.org or call 609-799-0944. Workhorse Rides, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, off Route 29, Hopewell Township. Children can ride the arm’s big workhorses.Riders will not sit on saddles, nor will they ride bareback, but will sit atop fully harnessed, three-quarter-ton workhorses. The program is intended to give children a taste of early 20th-century farm life. So, in order to get a ride, children must first do their farm chores. The list includes helping farmers sweep out horse stalls, clean harnesses, fill water troughs and make repairs to pasture fences, March 11, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are for kids ages 5 to 12, and are offered on a firstcome, first-served basis; www.howellfarm.org; 609-7373299. Poets at the Library, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Featured poets Giina Larkin and John Larken read from their works followed by an open-mic session. Larkin’s work has been featured in magazines and anthologies including Paterson Literary Review, Lips, Exit 13, US 1 Review, and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. Larken’s poetry has been published in Patterson Literary Review, Big Hammer, Home Planet News, Exit 13, and the Edison Literary Review. He has been a featured reader at the Barron Arts Center, Delaware Valley Poets and Cafe Improv, March 13, 7 p.m. Robbert Dijkgraaf on “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge” by Abraham Flexner, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The director of the
Institute for Advanced study discusses the book of essays by the Institute’s founder. Included is the classic “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge” in which Flexner describes a great paradox of scientific research, March 14, 6 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra BRAVO! Master Class, Hamilton House on the campus of Westminster Choir College, Princeton. Philippe Graffin will lead a violin masterclass at Westminster Choir College’s Hamilton House. He will work closely with four area students to coach them on artistry and performance technique, March 18, 2-5 p.m. Observation of the masterclass is free and open to the public; princetonsymphony.org. Author David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and historical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing Historic Park, David Price will present to the patrons of the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War for Independence.” Copies of his book will be available for sale and signing, March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. Author Jean Hanff Korelitz, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton. Korelitz will discuss her new novel, “The Devil and Webster.” about a college president and a baffling student protest, April 2, 12:30 p.m. www.labyrinthbooks.com; 609-497-1600.
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PACKET PICKS March 10 Howell Farm winter barn dance Dancers of all ages are invited to join Howell Living History Farm for a winter barn dance. The Jugtown Mountain String Band will team up with caller Sue Dupre during the dance, which will be held inside the Charles Fish barn. Beginners and more experienced dancers are welcome to participate in the program, which features a variety of square, circle and contra dances typical of the times presented at the farm. Gates will open at 7 p.m., the dance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5. Parking and admission are free. 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.mercercountyparks.org or call 609-7373299.
March 12 PSO chamber concert in Princeton The Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents the brass quintet Jerry Bryant & Friends as the final concert of the 2016-17 Chamber Series at the Institute for Advanced Study, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study Quintet members Jerry Bryant, Donald Batchelder, R.J. Kelley, Thomas Hutchinson, and Andrew Bove will perform works by J.S. Bach, Duke Ellington, Edward T. Cone, and Zhou Tian. Tickets are free and can be reserved at princetonsymphony.org.
Yiddish theater at Princeton Library The Princeton Public Library will present “A Musical Salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theater,” beginning at 2 p.m. In this lecture/concert, Diane Cypkin tells the life story the “First Lady of the Yiddish stage.” Admission is free. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
March 13 Poetry reading in Princeton The Princeton Public Library will present the next Poetry at the Library program, beginning at 7 p.m. Featured poets Giina Larkin and John Larken read from their works followed by an open-mic session. Larkin’s work has been featured in magazines and anthologies including “Paterson Literary Review.” Larken’s poetry has been published in “Patterson Literary Review,” “Big Hammer,” and the “Edison Literary Review.” Admission is free. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
LOOSE ENDS
Pam Hersh
Turn that trash into art! Laura Cantor uses trash to make art, and build a community Princeton University’s Creative Director Laurel Cantor talks trash with panache and passion. The creative idea she has “thrown out” to Princeton’s town and gown communities promotes trash as a treasure that leads to a vibrant and collaborative society. Trash, according to Laurel, is a tool for not only building aesthetically pleasing pieces of art, but also building community. The process of individuals leaving their various screens, and diving into the nooks and crannies and garbage cans of their homes and neighborhoods in search for arts materials encourages people to talk, laugh, and bond. Her philosophy will be on display at Communiversity ArtsFest, April 30, on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall, where Laurel — thanks to support from the Princeton University Office of Community and Regional Affairs, the Office of Sustainability and the Office of Communications — will preside over Trash ARTStravaganza, a trash art exhibit and contest. She recently circulated information about the contest via via email, social media, and posters (which soon will become art-usable trash). Information includes how to register, deadlines, categories, and suggested materials suitable for making trash art. Artists of any age are invited to submit 2-D or 3-D art with a sustainability theme and/or made with repurposed materials. For information, go to community.princeton.edu. “People must start planning, and collecting, right now,” Laurel says. “The key to great trash art is great trash and it takes time to accumulate the trash that will best serve your creative vision.” The trash art store is filled with abundant supplies, and is renewed continually throughout the year. The Trash Art website notes that humans make “1.6 billion tons of trash per day — and that is just in the United
Laurel Cantor and Tori Covert wearing their “trash art hats.” States.” The trash list includes just about anything that one could preface with the adjectives “old and used.” Fortunately, Pam Hersh appeared no place on this year’s list. I do own, however, a piece of jewelry made out of things on that list: Styrofoam packing peanuts and plastic twisties. My granddaughter is the creative artist of my heirloom bracelet, and I am urging her to enter it in the contest. I doubt she would win the $500 grand prize for best in the show, but her creation might merit a goodie bag of sustainably themed items. The contest, in its sixth year, was conceived as a way to celebrate Princeton University’s Office of Sustainability. Laurel’s co-curator of the event for most of the past six years has been Tori Covert, a communications professional and graduate of Prince-
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ton High School and The College of New Jersey. “The response from both university- and non-university-affiliated individuals clearly indicated to Tori and me that the value of the contest was a way to solidify and enhance and make ‘sustainable’ the connection between the university and the town,” Laurel said. Laurel is renowned in the town and gown communities for her imaginative work products that reflect her intuitive knack for capturing just the right tone for her client, whether it be a Princeton University department or one of several community non-profits for which she has done pro-bono work. With graduate and undergraduate degrees in English, studio art and education, she has worked for nearly 30 years for Princeton University as a
publications editor, designer, publications director, art director and most currently creative director. In her various roles, she has had the joy of creating posters, graphic identity logos, books, note cards (featuring all 40 tigers on campus), banners — including one that went into a space shuttle — and a lot of ceremonial gifts. For the Princeton University Martin Luther King Journey Award, she designed the gift, a gold watch on whose face the numbers were replaced by words/concepts in MLK’s I have a dream speech, such as “love,” “strength,” “courage,” “compassion.” More significantly, however, she designed the special gift print, a Martin Luther King portrait comprising all the words of his “Dream” speech. She used the same portrait technique for a celebration of the life of Princeton University graduate alumnus Alan Turing, dubbed “ the father of computer science.” His portrait comprised the words from the first two pages of Alan Turing’s Princeton Master’s Thesis. Laurel’s artwork was used for the Centennial Celebration logo and later it became a book cover for Princeton University Press’ reissuing of the Turing thesis. “It is the creative process that is so fascinating to me,” Laurel says. “Every piece of art, trash or otherwise, has a story — the inspiration for the theme, what the artwork symbolizes, the list of materials, how and where the materials were collected, the process of assembly. The art is a wonderful form of communications.” And in my case, it is an intergenerational form of communication. My grandkids actually have been talking to me about trash, rather than playing games on their tablets. I have been ordered to save all “bright and shiny pink” wrappers from Orbit sugar-free bubble gum wrappers. Tune in April 30 to see how the story of the pink gum-wrapper trash plays out.
Jim Snow
‘The Shimmering Road’ by Hester Young “But there it is, like a low insistent buzzing in my spine. Something behind me. Lety? I whirl around, but there’s no one there, just the alcove. And, I realize, a door I didn’t see before. A white vinyl accordion door that leads to the bathroom. I understand, even before I grip the cheap handle and slide it open, what’s waiting for me. A room I know too well. . . . I don’t want to look, don’t want to see what’s waiting there behind me in that shower but I force myself. . . . I reach out and grip the faucet, jerking the handle. The showerhead sputters twice and shuts abruptly off. I need to leave room 2. Now . . . I’m just inches from the door when I hear a scraping in the lock, someone standing in the hallway outside, about to come in. My fingers reflexively tighten around the room key. Its jagged edge still points outward, ready for trouble. . . . Lety may have died here . . . too surprised by her assailant to put up a fight. That doesn’t mean I will . . .” In Hester Young’s new novel, “A Shimmering Road,” the second in a trilogy that began with “Gates of Evangeline,” we once more encounter Charlotte (Charlie) Cates, the writer and editor who is the protagonist of the series, as she settles down in Sidalie, Texas, several months pregnant with her first daughter. Charlotte has moved on from the small Louisiana town that was the setting of the first novel, where she had undertaken an assignment to write a history of the antebellum plantation ‘Evangeline,’ an estate showing its age that was undergoing a comprehensive restoration as a historic and cultural site. It was at Evangeline that Charlotte made two important discoveries: Noah Palmer, single and the owner of a successful landscaping business, enlisted to restore the gardens and grounds of the plantation; and secondly, a preternatural, disquieting interior vision that is akin to the phenomenon often called “second sight.”
Images, unbidden, intrude upon her consciousness in graphic form, usually revealing a situation or development that often is menacing enough to be deeply unsettling. At other times there are intimations of more benevolent, or at least benign, eventualities. Their clarity and vividness seem to clamor for some type of response on her part, but the path and the timing of a resolution are not easily discernible. She must ‘divine’ the import of what she sees and glean its meaning as it relates to people and situations around her. She is, herself, no stranger to personal tragedy: we learn that her beloved preschooler, Keegan, succumbed to a fatal aneurysm as a young boy, and this loss has left Charlotte with a painful and bitter legacy as well as a heightened inner “sensitivity.” Her encounter with Noah Palmer at Evangeline has had a pivotal impact of its own. The two commence a relationship while working at Evangeline. At the close of their involvement with the project, they move together to Texas, where Noah’s thriving landscape business has its headquarters, and where “The Shimmering Road” opens. Preparing for the birth of their daughter, Charlotte and Noah have made their home in Sidalie, a small town that holds little appeal for Charlotte apart from her attachment to Noah. From an unexpected quarter, word reaches Charlotte that her mother, Donna, whom she has not seen since having been abandoned by her years before, has been found dead — murdered — in a condominium unit in Tucson along with Donna’s other daughter, Jasmine, of whose very existence Charlotte had heretofore been unaware. The Arizona authorities ask Charlotte, the decedents’ only known relative, to come to Tucson to take charge of their property, and, in a development that leaves Charlotte dumbfounded, to meet the niece who is her deceased sister’s 6year-old daughter, currently staying with a foster family in Tucson. For both Charlotte and Noah, it is
this discovery that becomes the focal point of their involvement with the case. Both Charlotte and Noah want very much to raise a family, and this wrinkle serves to focus their interest and effort more closely on the girl, and on straightening out as expeditiously as possible the legal complications of caring for her. It is not long before Charlotte’s “inner sight” begins to detect images of places and people, images that are accompanied by flashes of intense fear, anger and loathing. Though these visions are not clearly linked at first to any specific places or individuals she knows, they carry enough malevolence to preoccupy Charlotte and to trigger speculation about their origins. The police in Tucson do a thorough investigation of the murder, but find nothing conclusive. Their knowledge of the victims leads them to suspect that the crime centers around illicit drugs — both Charlotte’s mother and her half-sister were known to have had substance abuse problems in the past. Yet there is little of real probative value to go on, and certain paradoxical developments begin to emerge: the father of Charlotte’s niece is believed to be a Mexican national who has returned to his job at an establishment south of the border; Charlotte is surprised to learn that her mother has earned a com-
mendable reputation for her work with a non-profit based in Tucson that has helped a number of impoverished women. Despite the inconclusive results of the investigation, Charlotte’s visions do not permit her to let the matter drop. The vivid, frightening images she sees interiorly do not subside; their intensity and clarity compel her to search for the solution to the puzzle, frighteningly aware that the unbidden flashes she experiences seem to point to a lurking, and lethal, danger. The story blends in just the right elements of intrigue, a tragic spate of what appears to be unexplained infant mortality in a Mexican shantytown; a curious loner who seems to have considerable influence with law enforcement officials on both sides of the border; and a mysterious secure digital card that may or may not contain incriminating photographic evidence, yet is sought desperately by several people. Charlotte is observant, incisive, and determined. She will need these traits to find the course of action that will enable her to confront the threat while keeping her from placing her new family in jeopardy. Above all, relying on both preternatural as well as conventional ‘markers,’ she must find the person who has maneuvered those she loves into the shadow of a deep and terrible darkness. She must follow her visions along a path not of her own making, with the added burden of not knowing the timing or the full extent of the growing danger she sees ahead. As she did in her first novel, the author finely draws her characters, and maintains just enough tension throughout the book to make the reader reluctant to put it down once it’s been opened. Our hat is off once again to Hester Young and her extraordinary combination of suspense, subtlety, and imagery, and her remarkable ability to weave together a thoroughly absorbing story.
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Your Home from savings to luxury
Steps to a more organized, functional garage
Organization can help transform a home into a less cramped, more spacious oasis without spending money on expansion projects. Homeowners who park in their driveways may find that their garages have become crowded, cluttered spaces in which searching for tools can feel like scouring a haystack in search of a needle. Organizing a garage can create extra room in a home while affording homeowners the chance to protect their vehicles from the elements. Homeowners who want to turn
their garages into something more than cluttered storage units can employ the following strategies to transform these largely overlooked areas into more valuable spaces. Choose the right day. Garages tend to be separate from the rest of the homes they’re a part of, meaning the only way to organize a garage is to first remove all items from the garage and into the driveway. Because items removed from the garage will be exposed to the elements, homeowners should choose a day that’s temperate and sunny to
clean their garages. If possible, homeowners should opt to organize their garages in late spring, summer or early fall when there are additional hours of daylight. This protects homeowners from having to work in the dark should the job take longer than they initially anticipated. Discard or donate duplicate items. Duplicate items are some of the main culprits behind cluttered garages. As garages gradually become more cluttered, homeowners may buy tools they already have simply because they can-
not find their original tools. When organizing the garage, create separate piles for duplicate tools, placing still-useful items in a pile that can be donated to neighbors, local charities or organizations and another pile for old tools that are no longer useful. Host a garage sale. Homeowners who want to organize their garages and make a buck at the same time can host garage sales. Make only those items that are still functional available for purchase, and let neighbors and bargain hunters do the bulk of your organiza-
tion work for you. Designate areas of the garage for certain items. Once the items that won’t be going back into the garage have been sold, donated or discarded, organize the garage by designating areas for certain items, making sure to separate items that can pose safety risks. For example, store kids’ bicycles and outdoor toys in a corner of the garage that is opposite the corner where potentially dangerous items such as power tools and gas cans will be stored. Keep the center of the garage open for vehicles.
Periodically park cars in the garage. Homeowners who are comfortable parking their vehicles in their driveways can improve their chances of maintaining organized garages over the long haul by periodically parking in the garage. It prevents gradual buildup of clutter, and protects homeowners’ automotive investments. Maintaining an organized garage can help homeowners make more practical use of the space in their homes. — Metro Creative Connection
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WHAT’S IN STORE
The Week of Friday, March 10, 2017
Rich Fisher
Treasure is waiting to be found at the Tomato Factory
If ever a business positively reflected the town it’s in, it is the Tomato Factory Antique & Design Center. Much like Hopewell — a charming old town that lends itself to modern tastes — the half-century old establishment at 2 Somerset St. mixes classic tradition with modern hipness, and an eclectic variety of items to choose from. “This place has history, this town has got a reputation with its restaurants and the people here are appreciative of the good quality we supply and offer here,” said Donna Rago, who runs the European & Antiques Center with her husband, Tom. “The variety is amazing. What every dealer brings here is fantastic.” When it was suggested that it seemed there are tens of thousands of different items on sale, owner Mary Ann Browning said, “At least.” Photo by Rich Fisher From paintings to furniture, books to magazines, jewelry to knick-knacks, The Mary Ann Browning opened the Tomato Factory in 1964. Tomato Factory is a virtual nirvana for those Maurice worked for the International Di- Browning looked back to her Parsons days. wishing to spend hours browsing. The “I thought this would lend itself to being downstairs features traditional antiques, vision of the Borden Milk Company, which while the upstairs, which is operated by the led the couple to two-year residencies in an antique center with different antique Umbrella Company, deals with more mod- South Africa and Amsterdam. He was then shops,” she said. “We started with antiques given a promotion that required much trav- on the lower floor.” ern items. Nestled in a culture-rich area, the busiThe driving force behind it all is Brown- eling and decided to leave the company. Unwittingly, as they hopped from coun- ness opened in 1964 and became an immeing, who is 85 going on 35. As charming and elegant a woman as there is, she an- try to country, the Brownings were devel- diate success. Maurice and Mary Ann developed an unfinished annex, along with swers her cell phone “Browning!” like oping their new business. “We were allowed to take our furniture the rear of the building, to provide ample some grizzled foreman on the back of a whenever we were transferred,” Mary Ann space for a plethora of dealers. They also loading dock. But her sophistication belies that greet- said. “And wherever we went I made fabric converted a weigh station into a separate aning, and her ability to adapt to the times is shower curtains. There were no fabric cur- tique cottage. tains on the market. Everyone would exThey started with eight dealers. Once exuncanny. “Everything is changing, and I’m aware plain how wonderful it was and there was periencing some success, Browning opened the upstairs, and rents that out to The Umof that,” Browning said. “I think we’re more the liner underneath of course.” So the Brownings went into the shower brella company, which has brought in a than an antique center. We’re a bit more diversified. As far as furnishing your home, curtain business. Needing a place to house batch of more modern merchandise. The this would be the place to go. You can get their operation, they bought the Tomato Tomato Factory has become a must-see stop Factory building in 1962. Originally built in for collectors of all eras, and is also a covpaintings, lamps, chandeliers, furniture. A Hopewell native, Browning was in- 1892 under the title of Hopewell Valley eted spot for dealers. Tom Rago is a cousin to famed Lamtroduced to her husband Maurice by mutual Cannery, the business was always referred friends from Princeton. Maurice grew up in to as its current name. Tomatoes would be bertville auction house owner David Rago Ashland, Alabama, and studied French at weighed, washed and exported in the sum- and his knowledge is vast. He and his wife have sold pottery, vintage jewelry, ladies acthe Servon, while Mary Ann graduated from mer months. The business was an immediate to suc- cessories, memorabilia, furniture, mirrors, the Parsons School of Design. The two both took residence in the Big Apple, where their cess as the Brownings sold to such outlets lamps and much more at the Tomato Facas Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, For- tory for 12 years. initial meeting took place. “Out of all the places I’ve seen as far as “My friends met him on a ship,” Mary tunoff and Macy’s. But Maurice became ill Ann said. “They were so enamored with soon after it started and Mary Ann was un- antique places, I felt this had the best mixthis chap’s personality that when he came able to run the operation on her own. Won- ture,” Murphy said. “From working here, back, they decided to introduce me to him.” dering what to do with the building,
the knowledge everybody has of the antiques and really working together as a team has been great. My purpose has been to rescue furniture that has seen its day and give it a whole new life. The beauty of the Tomato Factory is reviving all the treasures from the past.” And then there is the upstairs, run by Umbrella’s Fay and Linda Sciarra. The sisters-in-law have procured the modern inventory that Browning feels is necessary in this day and age. Umbrella has 4,000 square feet of home furnishings, a mix of antiques, mid-century modern pieces, vintage lighting, custom farm tables and home décor accessories (including a car crashing through a wall). “When we first started, it was basically all antiques,” said Mary Ann, who lost Maurice when he died 21 years ago. “It started to change in the last 15 years. My feeling is that young people don’t just want antiques, they want to be diversified. They want contemporary, art deco, steel and glass tables, whatever. “I would like to encourage more artists and people who do sculptures and whatever, to come into our building because that is the direction that younger people are taking.” With her 86th birthday fast approaching, Browning is not pondering retirement just yet. “I don’t know how long I’ll do it,” she said. “As long as I can hang in there. It’s still interesting. Dealers have different merchandise, different personalities. I get to know them well. Most of them stay for a really long time. I guess I’m doing something right.” Karen Lears, a Washington D.C. transplant who now lives in Ringoes, can confirm that last musing. Apparently, Browning is doing everything right. “Unlike a museum,” Lears concluded, “the Tomato Factory lets you take these amazing finds home.” So on your next visit to Hopewell, make the Tomato Factory a stop. You will be pleasantly surprised to find yourself cozily tucked away in a historical building so reflective of the town around it. The Tomato Factory is located at 2 Somerset St., Hopewell. For more information, go to www.tomatofactoryantiques.com or call 609-466-9833.
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Healthy Living Farrah Said, an audiologist from Raritan Valley Audiology, gives a demonstration to Indy Sil, from Princeton, and his sons, Arjun, 12, and Aditya, 9, during the Health and Wellness Expo, presented by Newspaper Media Group, Feb. 26 at MarketFair in West Windsor.
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SHOP TALK
Rich Fisher
Check out the latest deals and news happening at area stores
Shop Talk is a weekly notebook covering the latest deals and events happening in the area’s stores and businesses. To submit an item, email rfisher@centraljersey.com, and enter “Item for Shop Talk” in the subject field. This week’s items are as follows: The Sourland Mountain Spirits distillery will open March 11 on the Double Brook Farm property behind the Brick Farm Tavern. The newest venture of Ray Disch, co-founder of Princeton’s Triumph Brewing Company, is opening a craft distillery that offers vodka and gin. The team aims to use its high-tech distillery equipment from Hungary to craft spirits in small batches. Visitors to the Sourland Mountain region can visit the distillery for tours and tastings, take home bottles and souvenirs, and visit the Brick Farm Tavern for a meal, and a Sourland Mountain Spirits cocktail. There is also a craft brewery, Troon Brewing, on the property for beer lovers to tour and purchase growlers as well. Guided tours of up to 10 people can be scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays at sourlandspirits.com. Tours begin at noon and run for a half hour, with the last one starting at 4 p.m. The tours start with a detailed description of the distilling equipment and distilling process, followed by a tasting of the spirits at the Brick Farm Tavern. Sourland Mountain Spirits is located at 130 Hopewell-Rocky Hill Road in Hopewell. For more information, go to www.sour-
landspirits.com. *** Griggstown Quail Farm has begun the “Griggstown Chicken Channel” on YouTube, offering videos of the most respected local chefs preparing poultry dishes at the Griggstown Farm kitchen. The videos include Rude briefly introducing the chefs, who then talk about the ingredients and the recipe. The first video is of Ryland Inn Executive Chef, Chris Albrecht, preparing Coq au Vin as he explains every step of the process. The Griggstown Farm Market is located at 484 Bunker Hill Road, Princeton. *** 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, 107 Route 31 N., and Robin Hepburn, jewelry designer and owner of Orion Jewelry Studio, are collaborating on an exhibit, “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. *** 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. New appetizers being offered are calamari Fritto
Misto and spicy shrimp and eggplant. New entrees are Beer-battered fish and chips; lobster-and-blackpepper-shrimp ravioli, and braised-beef pappardelle. For more information, go to www.brioitalian.com or call 609-799-3169. *** Scrap U & Artistry Too of 2 Clerico Lane, Suite 201 in Hillsborough is hosting a 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
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 in the dark sand and tide pool canvas. Aug. 28-Sep. 1 Vacation Vibes: Retrace summer steps, record all the fun things that were done and try something you haven’t done but wanted to do. Summer fun memory book, travel collage, fun with friends and memory cube. To register, go to www.scrapunj.com or call 732-239-5003.
Sourland Mountain Spirits’ Mountain Punch will be one of the offerings when the distillery opens March 11. *** Hillsborough YMCA’s summer camps are now open for registration for the entire community. The Y offers financial assistance for qualifying families. Hillsborough YMCA is located at 19 East Mountain Road. For more information, contact Matt Gray at mailto:mgray@somersetcountyymca.org or go to w w w. s o m e r s e t c o u n tyymca.org. The camp offers:
• Sports, fitness, swimming, and nutrition • Fitness classes including yoga, Zumba, karate, and Ttumbling • Activities such as creative arts, games, music, art, and more • Weekly bus trips and enrichment opportunities • Community projects and visits from local safety organizations *Opportunities to make new friends • Learning experiences, relaxation, and more! Camp runs June 19 through Aug. 25, 2017 and offers full day (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), half days, partial weeks, and extended care. For more information, go to www.hrcfitness.com/summer-camp. *** 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 609-9212035 or visit www.lululemon.com.
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Maggie Power
Movement and Mobility Helps Childbirth
It’s a common question among expectant mothers: how can I reduce the pain of childbirth and shorten my labor while doing what’s best for my baby? The answer? It may be as simple as getting up and getting out of bed. A growing body of research indicates that when women move about and change positions during labor, it is good for them and good for their baby. Evidence shows that moving around and changing position can help open up the pelvis and allow gravity to do some of the work in
moving the baby along. The Center for Maternal & Newborn Care at University Medical Center of Princeton offers women a variety of options to support their childbirth experience and provide peace of mind throughout the delivery process. In addition, as noted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), women in upright positions are less likely to have a cesarean delivery, and upright or lateral (side-lying) positions in the second stage of labor are associated with fewer abnor-
mal fetal heart patterns, a reduction in episiotomies and a decrease in the incidence of operative vaginal births. Research has found that upright positions can reduce the length of the first stage of labor by more than one hour. While lying in bed to give birth may have been the standard protocol for many years, ACOG recently concluded that no single birthing position needs to be mandated nor prohibited. ACOG also noted that intermittent electronic fetal heart rate monitoring —
rather than continuous monitoring — for women with low-risk pregnancies can facilitate freedom of movement. Tools in the toolbox A range of tools exists to help women cope with labor and have a positive birthing experience. Birthing balls. Also known as yoga balls or exercise balls, birthing balls provide the opportunity to sit and rock or gently bounce, which helps facilitate labor and keep you comfortable. You can also lean on or hug the ball from a kneeling position. Studies
indicate that birthing balls can help reduce the intensity of the pain during labor. Peanut balls. The peanut ball is a type of birthing ball with a peanutlike shape that enables it to be positioned comfortably between your legs while lying on your side or sitting upright in bed. The ball helps open up your hips and widen your pelvis. Research shows that use of the peanut ball can reduce the length of labor and the need for a cesarean section for women laboring with an epidural. Whirlpool baths. Warm water massage whether with a whirlpool bath or a shower, can help ease contractions and relieve labor pain. Birthing bars. Birthing bars can assist and support you when you’re in a squatting position. Birthing stools. Like a birthing ball, the birthing stool can support you in a squat position. Wireless electronic fetal heart rate monitors. Wireless electronic fetal heart rate monitors can allow women to move about while medical staff can still monitor the baby’s heart rate. Options and choices When women have choices during labor, and are involved in making de-
cisions, it leads to a more positive birth experience. The Center for Maternal & Newborn Care at UMCP provides a supportive environment for labor, with nurses who provide education and birthing options and pain management to support women throughout labor and delivery. Care is delivered by a team of family health specialists. Anesthesiologists are at the hospital 24/7. Maternal fetal medicine experts are available for women with high-risk pregnancies. Neonatologists from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are on-site to care for newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. UMCP received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award as one of America’s best hospitals for obstetrics. To learn more about the Center for Maternal & Newborn Care at UMCP or to find an obstetrician/gynecologist or certified nurse midwife associated with PHCS, go to www.princetonbabies.com, or call 888742-7496 or go to www.princetonbabies.com. Maggie Power, C.N.M., W.H.N.P.-B.C., is a certified nurse midwife and a boardcertified women’s healthcare nurse practitioner on staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.
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real estate news Fox & Roach Charities Makes Contribution to Mercer Street Friends Center “We are so pleased to continue our annual charitable giving on behalf of our offices and departments to help so many in need,” explains Kassie Erb, Fox & Roach Charities president. Since its inception in 1995, Fox & Roach Charities has contributed more than $5.5 million, through office fund donations and board of trustee grants, to more than 250 local community organizations in the Tri-State and Lehigh Valley areas. Unique to Fox & Roach Charities, the offices and departments not only contribute to the charity fund, they also recommend to the board of trustees which eligible organizations in their community receive donations. Through Fox & Roach Charities, the Princeton and Hamilton-Robbinsville Home Marketing Centers (HMC) recently made a charitable contribution to the Mercer Street Friends Center, in Ewing, for their food programs. Pictured here (second from right) Brian Peterson, Mercer Street Friends Center community resource liaison, accepts a check from charity representatives (l to r) Pam Erickson, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC sales associate, Heidi Joseph, Princeton HMC sales associate, and Gerri Grassi, Princeton HMC manager. Fox & Roach Charities, a charitable foundation sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® and The Trident Group, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances. One hundred percent of every dollar received is donated back into the communities we serve. In addition, the company matches 25 to 50 percent of donations made to Fox & Roach Charities. The majority of funds are raised through voluntary contributions from sales associates and employees through Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach/Trident real estate transactions and payroll donations to Fox & Roach Charities. In addition, sales associates and employees make substantial contributions of time and effort to local charities in need, volunteering more than 201,000 hours since the program launched. For more information please visit: www.foxandroachcharities.org. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Fox & Roach, REALTORS® is a part of HomeServices of America, the nation’s second largest provider of total home services. The company has more than 4,500 sales associates in over 65 sales offices across the Tri-State area. Through its affiliate, the Trident Group, the company provides onestop shopping and facilitated services to its clients including mortgage financing and title, property and casualty insurance. BHHS Fox & Roach is the #1 broker in the nationwide BHHS network of 1,400 broker affiliates. Our company-sponsored charitable foundation, Fox & Roach Charities, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances and has contributed over $5.5 million to more than 250 local organizations since its inception in 1995. Visit our Website at www.foxroach.com.
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Weichert, REALTORS Announces Jerry Seeber as Presidential Sales Award Winner for 2016 Joe McDonald, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Jerry Seeber was honored with a 2016 Presidential Sales Award in recognition of his leadership success while manager of Weichert’s Jersey City Exchange Place office. Seeber was recently named manager of the company’s Princeton Junction office. “This distinction recognizes Jerry’s creativity in employing coaching and training systems for his team, and for his tremendous support for new sales associates,” said Rob Gavura, the Weichert regional vice president who oversees the Jersey City Exchange Place office. “Jerry always goes above and beyond to personally deliver daily in-office training sessions and is seen as an ‘adjunct professor’ for new sales managers in the areas of coaching and training.” Seeber joined Weichert in 2008 as a manager apprentice, and was promoted to sales manager of the Jersey City Exchange Place office in August 2013. He was named the 2015 Manager of the Year for his region in recognition of his exceptional management skills and for his ability to help associates use technology to better serve their clients and customers in achieving their dream of homeownership.
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MAXIMUM GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BY FAMILY SIZE FOR: 1 Person 2 Persons 3 Persons 4 Persons 5 Persons 6 Persons
Very Low $22,050 $25,200 $28,350 $31,500 $34,020 $36,540
Low $36,750 $42,000 $47,250 $52,500 $56,700 $60,900
Moderate $58,800 $67,200 $75,600 $84,000 $90,720 $97,440
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon and Associates at 1-800-450-7617 to start your application today!
Monthly Rent
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Very Low $440 $510 $580
Low $821 $976 $1,125
Moderate $999 $1,210 $1,390
Currently under development in the Township of Cranbury, New Jersey, Applewood Court will offer 32 contemporary one-, two– and three– bedroom rental apartments to income qualified households at affordable rental rates. And, qualified veterans will be given a preference for 5 of the apartments at Applewood Court. A random selection will be held to prioritize all preliminary applications. Applications received subsequently will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications available at HousingQuest.com or email: Cranbury@HousingQuest.com
Cranbury Housing Associates 216 Rockingham Row Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 786-1102 (Press “5” at Prompt) Monday – Thursday 9:30 – 5:00, Friday 9:30 – 4:00
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Garage Sale TACK SALE Somerset County 4-H New & Used Consignment tack sale. 310 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater NJ. Friday March 17 from 6-10pm Sat March 18 from 9-1. For info call 610-730-4739 or 732-469-6295 Garage Sale
ANOTHER TAG LADIES Estate Sale Friday March 10, Noon to 8:00pm Saturday March 11, 9am to 2pm Sunday March 12, 9am to 2pm See website for details: www.thetagladies.net or www.cavanscloset.com 74 Lenape Road Richboro, PA 18954 Announcements NEED TO REACH MORE PEOPLE? Place your 25-word classified ad in 130 NJ newspapers for $560. Call Peggy Arbitell at 609-3597381, email parbitell@njpa.org or visit www.njpa.org. (Nationwide placement available.) Ask About our TRI-BUY package to reach NY, NJ and PA! Keeping an eye on your governments? Manually search the site or register to receive email notifications and/or save your searches. It's a free public service provided by NJ Press Association at www.njpublicnotices.com
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Clothing Drive United Methodist Church 21 North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ Now until March 31st Drop off anytime- behind church in shed Clothing, shoes, hats, belts, ties, handbags, coats, jackets, bed/bath linens, stuffed animals
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE PLOTS 4 double deep graves at Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville. Each grave is for 2, includes 2 concrete volts. $16,000 for all 4 or 1 for $4500. Current transfer fee of $150 will be paid for by the buyer. Call 609-397-1940 ask for Gail. Auction 2 DAY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION MARCH 25 & APRIL 1, 2017 SALE 9:00 AM PREVIEW 8:00 AM ALLEN'S AUCTION 231 LANDING STREET SOUTHAMPTON, NJ 08088 609-267-8382 ONCE AGAIN THE LARGEST & OLDEST FARM MACHINERY AUCTION IN BURLINGTON COUNTY IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 25 & APRIL 1, 2017. WE WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017. YOU MAY BRING IN ITEMS MONDAY TO FRIDAY, FROM. 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM, SATURDAY 9:00 AM TO 12:00 (NOON). PLEASE GO TO AUCTION.ZIPCOM AUCTIONEER #18968 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. AUCTIONEER: RICHARD P. ALLEN SR.
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Data Analyst and Research Assistant Immediate Openings for Full-Time Positions APPRISE (www.appriseinc.org) is a public policy research organization in Princeton focusing on Energy Efficiency and Energy Affordability Research and Evaluation. We offer full benefits including medical, holidays, and vacation pay. Data Analyst Position: $41,600 Annual Salary
We require: • Bachelor’s Degree • Demonstrated workplace experience with MS Excel and Databases • Proficiency in MS Word and Outlook • Strong internet skills • Attention to detail • Ability to travel • Valid driver’s license and access to a car
Research Assistant Position: $31,200 Annual Salary We require: • Bachelor’s Degree • Strong internet skills • Good phone manner • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook • Attention to detail • Ability to travel • Valid driver’s license and access to a car
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Accounting Assistant (Part-time/Full-time) Whitman – Cranbury, NJ Whitman has an opening for an Accounting Assistant in our Cranbury, NJ office. The successful candidate should have collections experience and experience in A/R, A/P, General Ledger, Billing and Data Entry. Filing required. Candidate should be detail-oriented and computer literate with strong organizational skills. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook. Computerized Accounting Software experience, Deltek Vision a plus. Only resumes with salary requirement considered. Submit resumes to jobs@whitmanco.com At Whitman, you will find a positive and rewarding work environment, career challenges, and the opportunity to expand your knowledge of your field. We realize the value of hard work and commitment. That's why at Whitman, your extra effort is always noticed. Because we are a medium-sized firm, our staff works directly with the principals of the company, and learns from their knowledge and experience. For some, they act as mentors and guide careers as they progress. We offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees including health insurance, 401K plan, profit sharing opportunities, and tuition reimbursement. All Whitman professional staff are given on-the-job training for new skills, and are encouraged to attend professional seminars and to participate in the professional societies relating to the areas of their special skills. Whitman provides employment consideration to all applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation or gender.
Help Wanted Senior Business Intelligence Data Engineer @ Bloomberg (Princeton, NJ) F/T. Cnvrt & implmnt buss goals into tech reqs. Install, config & mntain mlti-tier envrnmnts for IBM Cognos. Crete, mdfy, enhnc & mntain Frmwrk Mngr models w/n IBM Cognos. Instll, dploy, config, prgm, tst, dcmnt & spprt soltns & slf-serv tools to anlyz data. Test apps, app srvr envrnmnts, & dtbses for data intgrty, prfrmnce & usblty. Wrte SQL to optmz prfrmnce and create custm data sets for anlysis. Use bus intllgnce tools to create rprts for Data Anlytcs. Devlp reprts that aid bus usrs to make infrmd dcsns. Reqs a Mstr’s dgr, or foreign equivalent, in CompSci, Engg (any) or rltd, & 1 yr of exp in job offrd or as Engg, SoftDevlpr, Bus Anlyst or rltd. Emp will accpt Bchlr’s dgr & 5 yrs of prgssvly rspnsbl exp. Exp must incld: Server sizing and configuration; Infrastructure stability and solution availability; Troubleshooting/solving database issues; IBM Cognos; MPP Databases; PL/SQL; Agile Unix/Linux scripting; and, Scrum. Emp will accpt any suitble combo of edu, training or exp. Send res to Bloomberg HR, 731 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10022. Indicate B10-2017. EOE Team Leader @ Bloomberg LP (Princeton, NJ) F/T. Sprvse team of Sftwre Dvlprs usng C & C++ on UNIX & Wndws pltfrms. Rspnsble for mngng dvlpr prdctvty, allctng resrces for prjcts, mtvtng team membrs, intrvwng, rcrutng, & rtning top talnt. Rspnsble for estmtn & schdlng of prjcts, mangng busnss & prdct reqs/expctatns, & ensrng qualty of prdcts blt by team. Posit reqs a Master’s deg, or the foreign equivalent, in Bus Admin, Comp Sci, Econ, Engg, Fin, Info Tech, Math, Phys, Stats, or rltd, & 2 yrs of exp in the job offd, or as a Sftwre Dvlpr, Sr Sftwre Dvlpr, or rltd. Exp mst inclde: C and C++ on Windows and Unix platform. Emp will accpt any suitble combo of edu, training or exp. Send resume to Bloomberg HR, 731 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10022. Indicate B12-2017. EOE.
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Job Openings Shipping Co-ordinator $20/Hr Electronic Repair $17/Hr Inventory Assistant $17/Hr Health & Life Ins, dental &401k Contact: hr@crest-ultrasonics.com Crest Ultrasonics Corporation 18 Graphics Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628
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Medical Front Desk Receptionist & Administrative Assistant Holistic Health Practice seeking a front desk receptionist/ administrative assistant for 3 - 4 days per week (available early evenings on some days) with some flexibility. The job entails customer service, patient scheduling, handling patient data using electronic health records, patient check out/ payment, and instructing patients on follow-up procedures. The ideal candidate will have good interpersonal and telephone skills. Kindness, patience and courteousness are essential. Good organizational skills and attention to detail are necessary. Experience in a medical office position and familiarity with electronic medical records is required. Must play well with others as our “team” is a small one. email resume to: drkatethomsen@gmail.com or fax resume to: 609-818-9811
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