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School board OKs tentative tax hike By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
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Big-time browsing Volunteer Judy Everitt of Princeton works on setting up books for the annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale that was held this week at Princeton Day School. Started in 1931, the sale is the longest-running and largest used-book-selling endeavor on the East Coast, according to the group’s website. It is renowned for not only the number of books but also the quality it offers. Proceeds from the sale go to scholarships for local students. The organization also recycles a large number of books, provides a place for book lovers to buy quality volumes at reasonable prices and helps those who want to reduce the sizes of their libraries.
Nissen photos to be featured at Gourgaud
David Nissen’s photography will be featured in April at the Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury. This is Nissen’s second exhibit in the gallery. It presents some 45 images from three sources: Cranburyiana: including the Memorial Day parade, construction of the dam, seasonal images of the lake; New York City cityscapes: the Battery and the Hudson River, the Bowery and Lower East Side, Central Park; and Western deserts: Death Valley - Badwater Basin, Mesquite Dunes; Redrock Arizona/Utah - Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley. The artwork is for sale with 20 percent of each sale going to support the Cranbury Arts Council and its programs. Cash or a check made
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This is one of the photos by David Nissen that will be featured at Gourgaud Gallery in April. out to the Cranbury Arts Council is accepted as payment. See www.cranburyartscouncil.org for more information. There will be a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, to launch the exhibit. The gallery, located in Town Hall, 23-A North
Main Street in Cranbury, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; and Sunday, April 2 and Sunday, April 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information contact David Nissen by email at dnissen@comcast.net.
School taxes would go up in Princeton by 4.7 percent, based on a tentative $95.6 million budget that the Board of Education adopted Thursday despite concerns about the size of the hike. The district is taking advantage of waivers for rising health-care costs and enrollment growth to raise taxes above the 2-percentcap. At the average home assessment of $821,771, school taxes would rise by $223.95, figures showed this week. That hike is less than the roughly $360 increase the district was staring at around 10 day ago, along with a nearly $400,000 deficit that had to be closed. In the time between then and Thursday, the district cut some proposed spending by $147,570 and eliminated $248,545 worth of new staff requests. “We went back and we made some adjustments … to make the budget in balance,” school business administrator Stephanie Kennedy told board members. Yet the tax hike was weighing on the minds of the board, in a community where taxes are already high and where the district is expected to seek community support next year for a facilities bond referendum. One official talked about the message the district needs to send to the public. “So there’s a whole host of things I think that we have to think about over the longer term,” school board President Patrick Sullivan said. “It’s like, what is the conversation you want to have with people like that, with this community, about where we’re headed.” The budget next has to be reviewed by the state Department of Education, before the board adopts the final version on April 25. During the roughly three-hour board meeting, officials returned to a familiar topic—the Princeton
Charter School—and the impact of its phased-in enrollment growth. The Charter School got permission from acting Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington to add 76 more children, spread over two years. In this year’s budget, the district has set aside $826,266 for the expected first wave of 54 new children. Officials, though, raised the prospect of trying to negotiate with the Charter School to enroll fewer new students. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane, during the meeting, revealed details of a private conversation that he had with Lawrence Patton, the head administrator at the Charter School. Cochrane said he had told Patton that “‘If the Charter School Trustees feel in their conscience that the right thing for the community would be to limit their expansion or implement it more gradually, then we would welcome that.’” Cochrane said he would be willing to contact Patton and ask if the Charter School were thinking of doing that, “it would be really helpful for us, in our planning, if you did it before April 25 so we can adjust our budget accordingly.” The one incentive Cochrane and the school board could offer the Charter School would be for the district to drop its legal challenge to the enrollment expansion. “That is always something valuable if you can get rid of a litigation. There’s certainty there,” said school board member William D. Hare, a lawyer and Charter School parent. Later, Sullivan said the Charter School Trustees should consider the school board’s offer to merge with the district “under one budget.” “They don’t have, obviously, a legal obligation to do that,” he said, “but as members of the community and with their taking community funding, I think they have sort of a moral obligation to consider that and at least think about what that might look like.”
Cranbury man receives highest Boy Scouts volunteer award
John Nieradka, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 6284 in East Windsor, and George Conley of Cranbury, each have received the Silver Beaver award from the Washington Crossing Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Nieradka also received the International Scouter’s Award. The Silver Beaver is the highest
award a council can give to an adult scout volunteer. Nieradka is a member of the Mercer Area District of the Boy Scouts, Order of the Arrow chapter advisor and a unit commissioner. He also is part of the Campmaster Corps, a merit badge counselor and assistant advisor to Crew 4385. Nieradka heads up the World Friendship Fund and has been to World Jamboree’s in Japan and Sweden. He also has served on the international staff of the Jamboree. Conley is a member of the Mercer Area District and has been a scoutmaster and assistant cubmaster, member of the Order of the Arrow, serves as a merit badge counselor and is co-chair of the Mercer Area District golf outing. He is on the Cranbury First Aid Squad and has been an EMT for 25 From left to right, John Nieradka of East Windsor and George Conley of Cranbury. years.
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The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
Randy M. Kornberg, 44, of Freehold, was charged with DUI, speeding, reckless driving and careless driving after being stopped at 11;44 p.m. March 9 on Route 133 East. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle speeding and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. While speaking with Kornberg, the officer detected the odor of alcohol coming from the interior of the vehicle. Kornberg was given field sobriety tests, arrested for DUI and later released pending court action.
Draya N. Knighton, 18, of Trenton, was charged
with uttering forged documents and theft by deception after an incident at 7:29 p.m. March 10 at Brothers BBQ on Route 130 South. An officer was dispatched to a report of a person attempting to pass a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill as payment. After an investigation at the scene, the suspect was arrested and later released pending court action. Michael A. Trimble, 32, of East Windsor, was charged with DUI, reckless driving, careless driving and use of cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle after being stopped at 10:36 p.m. March 11 at the Days Inn on Route 33. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle being operated while the driver was using a cellular telephone and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. While
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speaking with Trimble, the officer detected the odor of alcohol coming from the interior of the vehicle. Trimble was given field sobriety tests, arrested for DUI and later released pending court action. Andrew Seroka, 54, of Monmouth Junction, N.J., was charged with DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, having an obstructed view and failure to maintain lane after being stopped at 1 a.m. March 12 at Route 33 and Route 133. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle being operated while not maintaining its lane of travel and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. While speaking with Seroka, the officer detected the odor of alcohol coming from the interior of the vehicle. Seroka was given field sobriety tests, arrested for DUI and later released pending court action. The Hightstown Police Department initiated the following police reports through Thursday, March 16, 2017. Patrol officers were detailed to a residence March 12 on the 100 Block of Taylor Avenue, for a report of a male subject laying on the ground behind the
caller’s residence. Upon the first officer’s arrival, he located a male subject, later identified as Jonathan Jimenez, 30, from Philadelphia, PA, in the backyard of the caller’s residence. At that time, the officer observed that Jimenez appeared to be highly intoxicated and experiencing signs of moderate hypothermia. A short time later, EMS arrived at the scene and evaluated Jimenez. Prior to Jimenez being transported to the hospital, the officer located a small glassine bag containing a white powder, suspected cocaine, on his person. The officer then followed EMS to the hospital and remained with Jimenez until he was served with a summons complaint for possessing cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Magnus W. Ostergaard, 39, of the 100 Block of Park Avenue, was arrested March 16 on an active warrant out of the Middlesex Borough Municipal Court, after the Middlesex Police Department requested the service of the warrant. Ostergaard was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and later turned over to the custody of the Middlesex Police Department.
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East Windsor recognizes Better Beginnings for 50 years of service By Michael V. Crismali Correspondent
There can be a lot of change in 50 years. But one thing that has remained consistent is the vital services provided by Better Beginnings Child Development Center, on North Main Street in Hightstown. At the March 21 Township Council meeting, East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov presented a proclamation to Better Beginnings in honor of its 50 years of service to the community, in conjunction with April being”the month of the young child.” “For the last 50 years the organization has provided accessible and affordable care to young children in our community allowing them to have a better beginning,” said the mayor. “They also provide a place for working parents to bring their children knowing that they have kind and caring individuals to look after them while they go to work.”
The mayor said that Better Beginnings is “committed to providing a developmentally appropriate environment based on individual needs and learning styles in an atmosphere encouraging individual development and achievement.” Along with other board members who were present, Better Beginnings Director Luz Horta accepted the proclamation on behalf of the center. “I want to thank everyone that has made Better Beginnings possible through 50 years,” said Hurta. “It is so true that we must remember our children today and for the future by providing them a strong foundation as they enter school ready to succeed.” Better Beginnings will hold its annual “Shining Star” gala on May 20, at which the group will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For more information on this event, or any services that Better Beginnings offers, visit the website at www.Betterbeginnings.net.
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East Windsor plans ‘Passport Day’ for local residents
Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello and East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov are sponsoring a special Passport Day for residents from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the East Windsor Municipal Building located at 16 Lanning Boulevard. The county clerk and her staff will visit the East Windsor Municipal Building to process U.S. Passport applications on-site for the residents of East Windsor
and all other parts of the County. “Travelers who have not yet applied for a passport, should not hesitate, because the overall demand for passports has been rising due to changes in U.S. travel requirements, which now requires travelers to have passports for air, land and sea travel outside of the United States, including Caribbean islands, Canada and Mexico,” said Sollami Covello.
Passport photos are also available on-site. Residents are encouraged to call 609989-6473 or 609-989-6131 to reserve a specific time. Walk-in applicants will be accommodated but may have to wait. To apply for a U.S. Passport, residents will need: (1) Proof of U.S. citizenship in the form of a state certified birth certificate, a U.S. naturalization certificate or a previous U.S. passport; (2) Proof of identity in the form
of a current driver’s license or state issued identification card. A U.S. Passport is valid for 10 years for adults and five years for minors. The new rates for a passport is $110 for adults and $80 for minors plus a processing fee of $25. The federal government requires a separate check for each passport application. Passport photos will be taken on-site for $15 or $10 for senior citizens and minors. The clerk’s of-
fice will accept checks or money orders for payment. No cash or credit cards will be accepted. Effective April 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of State required the full names of a passport applicant’s parents to be listed on all certified birth certificates to be considered as primary evidence of U.S. citizenship. The new requirements will apply to all U.S. passport applicants, regardless of age. Under the new Fed-
eral mandate, certified birth certificates missing parental information will not be accepted as proof of U.S. citizenship. For children, federal passport guidelines now require both parents to appear in person - or one parent in person with required documentation - when applying for a passport for a child under 16. For information visit www.mercercounty.org and click on County Clerk or call 609-989-6473.
Hightstown High School senior receives DECA leadership award
Ananya Ramachandran, a senior at Hightstown High School in Hightstown, N.J., is the recipient of the 2017 DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award. This award recognizes students studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management for being an academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leader through participation in DECA. The award recipient must be a DECA member in his/her senior year of high school with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better for each of the high school semesters. The DECA chapter advisors at Hightstown High School are Kelsey Petrasek and Nicole Akromas. Ananya is the daughter of Ram and Anandhi Ramachandran of Hightstown, NJ. DECA is a career and technical student organization composed of more than 210,000 students who are interested in careers in market-
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Hightstown Mayor Larry Quattrone, left, with volunteer members of the Hightstown High School Red Cross Club.
Hightstown council recognizes Red Cross volunteers Hightstown Mayor Larry Quattrone and council members declared March “American Red Cross Month” at the borough council meeting this week. Ten volunteer Hightstown High School students of the Red Cross Club and advisers were in attendance. “After 25 years of community service, we are
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Bald eagles and ospreys rebound in New Jersey By Michele S. Byers
Not long ago, bald eagles and ospreys were a rare sight in this state we’re in. But they’re back - in a big way! Two new state reports just delivered the excellent news that bald eagle and osprey populations have reached record highs in New Jersey and are expected to continue their remarkable recovery! According to the Endangered and Nongame Species Program of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, surveys conducted in 2016 documented 172 nesting or territorial pairs of bald eagles, up from 161 the year before; and 515 nesting pairs of ospreys, up from 472 the previous year. Forty to fifty years ago, the prognosis for bald eagles and ospreys in the Garden State was dire, mostly due to pesticides. The once widely used pesticide DDT contained a toxin that caused bird eggs to become brittle and break in the nest. DDT entered the food chain when pesticides washed into waterways and were absorbed by aquatic plants and fish. Birds like bald eagles and ospreys - also known as “fish hawks” - ingested the DDT toxin by eating contaminated fish. Populations plummeted after years of nest failures. Bald eagles, our national symbol, were especially impacted. In 1967, the Secretary of Interior listed bald eagles south of the 40th parallel as endangered under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. In 1972 - a decade after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring documented damage coinciding with the use of DDT - the pesticide was banned for agricultural use in the United States. The following year, the U.S. Endangered Species Act was adopted, increasing protections for bald eagles. But eagles were slow to rebound. In 1982, there was only one bald eagle nest left in New Jersey, and it repeatedly failed due to the lingering effects of DDT. The state brought in eagles from Canada to rebuild New Jersey’s population. Breeding bald eagle populations in New Jersey are still listed as endangered by the state; and breeding osprey populations are listed as threatened. On the federal level, both species are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. According to New Jersey’s 2016 bald eagle project report, 150 “active” nests - that is, those with eggs - produced 216 young. Eaglets from 11 nests were banded for future tracking. Eagles are now found in every New Jersey county, but the Delaware Bay region remains the stronghold, with 47 percent of eagle nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and on the bay side of Cape May County. According to the 2016 osprey report, a total of 515 active osprey nests were found. From those nests with known outcomes, a total of 670 young were produced, of which 361 were banded for future tracking. If you’d like to learn more about bald eagles and ospreys, you can watch them on their nests through video cameras. And to learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.
CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT Bill to give police, firefighters managing control of penion fund
Legislation Speaker Vincent Prieto, Majority Conference Leader Shavonda Sumter, Budget Chairman Gary Schaer and Majority Leader Lou Greenwald sponsored to transfer management of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System from the state to the Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System was advanced March 20 by an Assembly panel. The bill (A99) would grant more investment responsibility to employees and union members, with the board acting on behalf of contributing employers, active members of the retirement system and retired members. “If the unions want the ability to make investment decisions for their members when it comes to their retirement savings, then we should give them that opportunity - the same as private sector unions do for their members,” said Prieto (D-Hudson / Bergen). “This is their money and they should be able to decide what’s best when it comes to investments. We know this works, and if the police and firefighters who put their lives at risk for us daily feel they can do better with smarter investments, we should not stand in their way.” The sponsors noted that Colorado, Ohio and Washington police and fire pension funds give trustees investment and policy making powers. As of July 1, 2016: * The PFRS pension assets had a market value of $24.1 billion and an actuarial value of $26.3 billion; * The unfunded liability was $11.2 billion; * There were 40,789 active members; * There were 45,625 pensioners and beneficiaries who received $2.3 billion in pension payments; and This bill would transfer management of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) from the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury to the Board of Trustees of the PFRS. It would change the membership of the Board of Trustees of the PFRS from 11 to 12 members. The bill would vest with the board of trustees all the functions, powers, and duties relating to the investment and reinvestment of money in any fund or account under the control of the board. The Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury currently performs these functions. Under the bill, the board of trustees may make and execute agreements with public and private enterprises for the management of the investments of the retirement system. The bill requires the board to hire an executive director, actuary, chief investment officer, and ombudsman. The bill would require local employers to pay their required contributions to the PFRS on a quarterly basis. If a local employer does not make a required contribution within 30 days of the due date, the Division of Local Government Services will withhold any State aid payment due to that employer in an amount equal to the amount of the delinquent contribution. The Michele S. Byers is executive director of director will release the withheld State aid payment to the emthe New Jersey Conservation Foundation in ployer upon certification by the board of the receipt of the delinMorristown. quent contribution. The bill would require the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs to consult with the board of trustees when a local employer that has not made the pension payment on time but is eligible for transitional aid, in order to develop a payment plan to ensure that the required payment and interest owed is paid in a timely manwww.windsorheightsherald.com ner www.cranburypress.com Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005
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Bill to help first-time homebuyers clears assembly committee Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden / Burlington) to help first-time home buyers better prepare for the financial obligations that come with purchasing a home was released March 20 by an Assembly panel. “The biggest challenge that most first-time home buyers face is coming up with enough money for a down payment,” said Singleton. “This would help residents interested in buying a home save up the funds needed over time so they can comfortably reach their goal of home ownership.” “A first time home buyer may not realize all the costs associated with purchasing a home. There’s the down payment, the cost for the appraisal, the inspection and so on,” said Lampitt. “This helps first time home buyers prepare financially so that they are not over-
whelmed by the process.” The bill (A4067) would establish the New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program to encourage first-time home buyers to accumulate savings necessary for home ownership. The bill would authorize tax incentives for earnings on assets maintained in those accounts. The program would be placed under the direction and control of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, and would be administered by the executive director of the agency and any clerical, technical, and other professional staff as may be designated by the executive director. The bill would take effect immediately, but provides for sections of the bill that establish and implement the program to remain inoperative until the first day of the seventh month next following the date of enactment and for the section establishing the gross income tax exclusion to apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date the sections establishing and implementing the program are operative. The bill was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Bills benefitting victims of domestic violence celar panel
Two bills (A4034 and A4045) sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy F. Muñoz addressing domestic violence issues continue to advance. The Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the measures March 20 by an 11 to 0 vote. The first bill, A4034, known as Monica’s Law, creates a statewide tool to determine the risk to victims and their children to be used in custody and parental visit determinations by the courts. The form will be initially filled out by first responders called to a domestic violence incident and also permits the victim to document any prior incidents of violence. The second bill, A4045, establishes a statewide therapeutic treatment program for children and families of victims, which is currently available in only 11 counties. “Domestic violence is an extremely serious crime affecting our society from our homes to college campuses and workplaces,” said Muñoz (R-Union). “Its physical and emotional effects are devastating, leaving victims humiliated, isolated and fearful. Children are especially affected by the violence they see at home. Studies show they are often depressed, aggressive, have little self-esteem and do poorly in school. “Expanding therapy will greatly assist the healing process for these vulnerable, innocent children,” she continued. “These measures will help victims and provide law enforcement with the tools they need to stem this crisis. Monica’s Law is named for 31-year-old Monica Paul who was shot to death in the presence of her 11 year old daughter at a Montclair YMCA in June 2008. Her estranged husband, against whom she had obtained a restraining order, has been charged with her murder.
Committee approves space bill saving property taxpayers money
Taxpayers in municipalities opting for joint or shared municipal court agreements could see immediate benefits under Assemblyman Parker Space’s legislation approved March 20 by the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill (A3837) allows towns to sever court employee contracts when they establish joint or shared municipal courts, saving property taxpayers money. It passed with a 70 vote. “Sharing court duties help towns cut costs and save property taxpayer money,” said Space (R—Sussex). “The timing of contracts, however, can prevent taxpayers from reaping the benefit. New Jersey’s over-burdened taxpayers should transcend all other factors in sharing agreements.” The bill allows early termination of terms of office for certain appointed court positions. When courts are joined or court duties are shared, the demand for space, staffing and supplies are reduced. Space has been a champion of giving local governments the necessary tools to lower expenses and hold the line on property taxes. In his first term, he sponsored the Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Law, which allows for the release of tenured local employees when two or more governmental bodies entered into shared service agreements and joint contracts.
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Division champs The Hightstown East Windsor Youth Basketball League seventh and eighth-grade division championship was played by Team Kenny vs. Team DeTrolio on March 9, 2017. Team Kenny (in white) won 42-35. Team Kenny includes, Spencer Kenny, TJ Minzie, Andrew Achaibar, Vincent Bibens, Yogi Ratanpara, Matthew Salter, Aaryan Tomar and Krishna Vadlamani. Spencer Kenny scored a game high 16 points, Aaryan Tomar hit two, The historic Watson House in Hamilton three-pointers and Yogi Ratanpara contributed with many assists and points. For Team DeTrolio, Justin Unger and Collin DeTrolio were the leading scorers. ‘History Weekend’ programs The Mercer County Park Commission, D&R Canal State Park and Friends for the Abbott Marshlands are sponsoring “History Weekend,” a series of three programs that explore the history of central New Jersey and its contributions to the growth of America. The programs will take place April 8 and 9. In these programs, explore how and where Native Americans lived thousands of years ago, and learn about Colonists in the early 1700s and transportation methods with canals in the 1800s. Today, residents work to prePhoto by Rebecca Nowalski
Prepare to be wowed The Hickory Corner Library in East Windsor is currently presenting a show by the Allentown Art Guild through April 26, 2017, during regular library hours. As the art produced by guild members is diverse, visitors can expect to be wowed by bright colors, intricate details, flowers and landscapes. Artist Terry Goldstein can evoke the pensive nature of an older man via an amazing collection of lines depicting not only wrinkles but deep-set eyes and a beard. Artist Andree Lisette uses watercolors mixed with oil to produce wildly vibrant impressions of nature. Their works will be joined by those of Karen Overbye, Paulette Hill and Tess Fields. Hickory Corner Branch Library is at 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, N.J., 08520. The website is www.mcl.org.
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serve this history along the Delaware River. All three programs are free and no reservations are required. On Saturday, April 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., walk along the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath with historian Michael Skelly. Meet at the Northbound Overlook on Interstate 295, one mile north of Bordentown. On Saturday, April 8, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., hear from archeologist Jim Lee from the Hunter Research Group. In this program, participants will learn how construction of the Tulpehaking
Nature Center respected this historic site of the Abbot Marshlands. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is at 157 Westcott Ave., Hamilton N.J. 08610. On Sunday, April 9, from noon to 4 p.m., tour the historic 1708 Watson House. Daughters of the American Revolution will conduct half-hour tours of this newly reopened preRevolutionary building. Those interested can meet at 151 Westcott Ave., Hamilton, N.J. 08610. For more information about “History Weekend,” call 732-821-8310.
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Open Play for Babies & Toddlers including a sleep development talk from a health educator for the caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Little ones ages birth-2.5 years can play with the library’s toys in the Community Room. Rummikub from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. One of the world’s most popular games. Rummikub is a tile-bases game combining elements of the card game rummy and mahjong. No experience necessary. No registration. Call 609-448-1330.Sun.,
March 26
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Sundays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hickory
Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Sahaja yoga meditation is based on “Kundalini awakening,� practiced in more than 90 countries. Experience the peace and joy you can derive from this state of selfrealization and feel its benefits in your life. Call 609-448-1330. The Cranbury Museum will have a program to learn about the fun and adventure involved in collecting vinyl records at 2 p.m. George Wright, a longtime collector, will share his knowledge and experience gained through 25 years of record collecting. Focusing on those albums he chose to feature in the museum’s current exhibit, “Vinyl: A Magical History Tour,� Mr. Wright will review the criteria — such as condition, rarity, historical significance and cover design — he used to determine the se-
lection for the current exhibit. Learn tips and strategies you can apply to your own album hunt and view more than 200 notable albums on display at the museum. Audience participation is encouraged. The museum and exhibit opens on at 1 p.m. The discussion starts at 2 p.m. in the Exhibit Room. Please RSVP to Lisa Beach at jlmtjbeach@gmail.com or Karen Kelley at cranchris@comcast.net if you plan to attend.Mon.,
March 27 VITA Super Tax Day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Tax preparation assistance is available FREE as a face-to-face appointment for individuals or families earning $64,000 per year or less. Space is limited. Schedule an appointment in person or by
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Please be advised, The Purdue Health Center located at 6 Cedarbrook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey, 08512, has permanently closed as of March 8, 2017. If you would like to request copies of your medical records, you may do so by contacting the Premise Health Medical Records Department via telephone at 615-468-7092, via fax at 615-468-3368 or by mail at Premise Health, Attn: Medical Records Department, 5500 Maryland Way, Suite 200, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027.
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calling (609) 448-1474. Tween-Parent Book Club Planning & Pizza Party from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children in Grades 3-5 and their parents are invited to the first meeting of the “Tween-Parent Book Club.� We will outline the program and discuss some great books we’ve read while enjoying pizza. All participants must register online at www.mcl.org to ensure enough pizza is ordered. East Windsor in Three Centuries at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Robert W. Craig has been studying the history of East Windsor for five decades and has written extensively for the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society. He is both a professional historian and an architectural historian,
The April Meeting of Monroe Fire District #3 has been changed to April 4th due to the Jewish holiday. Meeting will be at the Firehouse on Centre Point at 7 PM. Joe Haff Commissioner CP, 1x, 3/24/2017
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EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE of MEETING Please be advised that the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education will hold a SPECIAL Meeting on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hightstown High School Cafeteria, located at 25 Leshin Lane, Hightstown, NJ. The Board will go into closed session to interview candidates to fill the open seat on the Board for Hightstown Borough.
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-004698-17 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Middlesex County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:
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Paul M. Todd SBA/Board Secretary EWRSD WHH, 2x 3/17/17, 3/24/17 Fee: $29.76 Aff: $30.00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF COOP SHARES BY VIRTUE OF A DEFAULT UNDER a certain Credit Agreement and Security Agreement, each dated June 25, 2010, and made by Thomas R. Singer (“borrower�). Nationstar Mortgage LLC, holds the secured interest (plaintiff) (the “Secured Party�). NOTICE is hereby Given that pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Secured Party, its successor in interest or legal representative will sell the collateral hereinafter described at public auction on May 10, 2017. Said publication will take place at 10:00 A.M. at the offices of Buckley Madole, P.C., 99 Wood Avenue South, Suite 803, at which time the following collateral shall be sold: All shares of the cooperative corporation, leases, stock powers, assignments of leases and other agreements, instruments, and documents pursuant to which certain right or benefits were granted to the Debtor(s), all in connection with or pursuant to certain Promissory Notes and Security Agreements (collectively the “collateral�) representing the debtors’ interest in the following property: Address: 170 Evergreen Road 5B, Edison, NJ 08837
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon Buckley Madole, P.C., counsel for the plaintiff, with an address of 99 Wood Avenue South, Suite 803, Iselin, NJ 08830, with a telephone number of 732-902-5399, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action where JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association is the plaintiff and Antonio J. Wynn , et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, and bears Docket No. F-004698-17. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of March 24, 2017, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after March 24, 2017, within thirty-five (35) days after the actual date of publication, excluding that date. If you fail to file an Answer, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex – CN 971, Trenton, NJ 08625, with a copy to Buckley Madole, P.C., in accordance with the NJ Rules of Court. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated June 4, 2007 made by Antonio J. Wynn and Shirl Wynn as Mortgagors to Washington Mutual Bank, recorded in the Middlesex County Clerk's Office on June 21, 2007 in Book 12435, page 0872, which mortgage was assigned to the above named Plaintiff, which has the right to enforce the note secured by the mortgage; and (2) to recover possession of the land and premises commonly known as 1444 Dogwood Drive, Piscataway, NJ 08854 and is further described as Lot 30.01, Block 509 (formerly Block 76). If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey Bar Association by calling 732-249-5000. You may also contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of venue by calling (732) 828-0053. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (732) 249-7600. YOU, Antonio J. Wynn, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action because you executed the note and mortgage and may be liable for any deficiency, are a record owner of the subject property, and for and for any right, title and interest you may have in, to or against the subject property.
The underlying indebtedness, in the approximately amount of $53,620.10 as of January 11, 2017, plus accrued interest, legal fees and costs of sale as represented by a Promissory Note or other form of repayment agreement between the Debtor and the Secured Party is not part of this action and is not being sold. The purchase price of the Collateral shall be the highest bid and shall be payable in cash or by certified or bank check, of which a 20% deposit is required with the successful bid at the time of auction. The balance of the purchase price shall be payable within 30 days of the auction. The Secured Party reserves the right to bid at this sale, shall not be required to post a deposit, and may credit against the purchase price all sums due to the Secured Party, under the Security Agreement. Should the successful bidder fail to deliver the balance of the purchase price within the time period set forth herein, upon the expiration of such time period, the collateral may, in the sole discretion of the Secured Party be resold and any loss arising from such resale shall be the responsibility of the former successful bidder. The sale may be subject to further conditions and revisions as may be announced at the start of the auction. The Collateral appurtenant thereto may be inspected at the above law firm offices immediately prior to the sale. The Cooperative Shares will be sold as is, subject to superior liens (including outstanding arrearages to the Cooperative Corporation), if any, subject to the rights of tenants or occupants in possession, if any, and subject to the rights of the Cooperative Corporation. The Cooperative Corporation may have the right to approve or reject any purchaser. In the event a successful purchaser is rejected by the Cooperative Corporation, through no fault of the successful purchaser and prior to completing its bid, the deposit may be returned to the bidder with no penalty. Direct any inquiries to: Buckley Madole, PC Attention: Shari Seffer, Esq. CP, 4x, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7/2017 Fee: $186.00 Aff: $15.00
2017 MUNICIPAL BUDGET of the Borough of Jamesburg, County of Middlesex for the ďŹ scal year 2017. Revenue and Appropriation Summaries Summary of Revenues 1. Surplus 2. Total Miscellaneous Revenues 3. Receipts from Delinquent Taxes 4. a) Local Tax for Municipal Purposes b) Additions to Local District School Tax c) Minimum Library Tax Tot. Amt. to be Rsd. by Taxes for Sup. Mun. Bud. Tot. Gen. Revs. Summary of Appropriations 1. Operating Expenses: Salaries and Wages Other Expenses 2. Deferred Charges and Other Appropriations 3. Capital Improvements 4. Debt Service (Include for School Purposes) 5. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes Total General Appropriations Total Number of Employees
Anticipated 2017 Final 2016 Budget 550,000.00 520,000.00 794,924.04 816,369.14 238,000.00 219,000.00 4,003,645.23 3,974,914.75 147,242.38 144,480.00 4,150,887.61 4,119,394.75 5,733,811.65 5,674,763.89 2017 Budget
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BOROUGH OF HIGHTSTOWN FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING NOTICE The Borough of Hightstown Water Department will be conducting its spring fire hydrant flushing program between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays between Monday, April 3, 2017 and Friday, May 26, 2017; with one night flushing (to be determined). This procedure is necessary to remove sediment build-up from the water mains and to check fire hydrants for proper operation. During the flushing program, we would advise you to check your water for discoloration before doing any laundry. Any discoloration is temporary and will clear up shortly. If you have any questions about the flushing program, please contact the Hightstown Water Department at 490-5117. WHH, 2x, 3/24/2017 3/31/2017 Fee: $104.16 Aff: $15.00
NOTICE TO HOMEOWNERS IN HIGHTSTOWN
2017 Dedicated Sewer Utility Budget Anticipated 2017 2016 15,000.00 35,000.00 890,000.00 895,000.00
Summary of Revenues 1. Surplus 2. Miscellaneous Revenues 3. DeďŹ cit (General Budget) Total Revenues Summary of Appropriations 1. Operating Expenses: Salaries and Wages Other Expenses 2. Capital Improvements 3. Debt Service 4. Deferred Charges and Other Appropriations 5. Surplus (General Budget) Total Appropriations Total Number of Employees
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LIMITED FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE MAJOR SYSTEM REPAIRS TO YOUR HOME You may qualify to participate in a housing rehabilitation program providing interest free loans to low-and moderate-income homeowners. The program is being administered by the Borough utilizing Small Cities funds approved by the NJ Department of Community Affairs for homeowners living in the Borough of Hightstown. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: I ;A3?3@A 343??32 &/F:3;A "</;@ I -/??/;A73@ <; -<?8:/;@67= /;2 #/A3?7/9@ I 99<D@ 4<? (3=/7?@ 4<? 7A3:@ @B16 /@ 1. Roofing 2. Heating 3. Electrical 4. Plumbing 5. Flooring
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and has worked in the historic preservation field since 1975. Please join us in learning more about the history of our township. Call 609-448-1330.
Tues., March 28 Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes & a craft. Siblings welcome. Beginning Spanish class from 5 to 6 p.m., Citizenship Exam Review from 6 to 7 p.m. and Learning English with Victor from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by calling (609) 448-1474 for any of these three classes. Free Immigration Legal Clinic from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by phone at (609) 448-1474 for a free 15-minute consultation with an immigration lawyer.
Wed., March 29 Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes & a craft. Siblings welcome. Infant CPR from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Adult & Child CPR from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. The Family & Friends CPR program teaches you how to perform CPR and how to help someone who is choking. An infant is defined as a child 1 year of age or younger. This course is designed for family members, friends and members of the general community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card. Please register for one or both programs at www.mcl.org. Hickory Corner Book Discussion at 7:30 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The group will be discussing Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith. Call 609-448-1330. Jewish New York at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. New York tour director Marty Schneit details how Jewish America started in New York. Marty will talk about the Brownsville Girls, Shearith Israel, Temple Emanuel, Jews of Brighton Beach, the Andrew Freedman House, Eldridge Street Synagogue, Rebbe Schneerson, Washington Heights (Frankfurt on the Hudson), Zabars, the egg cream and Henny Youngman. Sponsored by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Call 609-448-1330.
Thurs., March 30 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor Werner Lecture Fund is sponsoring the music of bygone era: European Gypsies and their folklore Duo â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sky Caravanâ&#x20AC;? at 7:30 p.m. The eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance will feature Elena Panova on piano and Milena Dawidowicz on violin. Elena is a faculty member of Westminster Choir College, where she teaches piano and is Chamber Music Coordinator. She is also an artist piano faculty with the Peddie School. Milena is a String Orchestra Director in
South Brunswick School District. She performs with numerous local groups, including Sinfonietta Nova. RSVP to the synagogue. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 609443-4454;www.bethel.net. Crazy 8s Math Club from 4:15 to 4:45 pm at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children in Grades K-3 are invited to make math fun with this weekly math club. We will explore math concepts with fun activities like glow stick geometry and toilet paper roll measuring! Please register at www.mcl.org. Everyday English at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Taught by ESL instructor Stephanie Owens. Call 609-448-1330. Conversational ESL from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join educator Beth Broder Epstein to learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call 609-4481330. eBay Basics from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn the basic components of buying and selling on this popular ecommerce website including how to set up an account. Call 609-448-1330.
Fri., March 31
Baby & Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Join us for singing & rhyming fun followed by play time with the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toys. Siblings welcome. Friday Movie: The Light Between Oceans (2016) (Rachel Weisz) Rated PG-13; 130 minutes, 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. A lighthouse keeper, living off the coast of Australia with his wife, all of a sudden finds a baby from an adrift rowboat.
Sat., April 1
Clase de la Computadora en EspaĂąol from 10:30-11:15 am at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Hay que registrarse en persona o por telĂŠfono: (609) 448-1474.
Mon., April 3
Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jewâ&#x20AC;? at 7 p.m. At the age of 12, Mekonen Abebe, immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia. This minidocumentary from JerusalemU will follow First Lieutenant, Mekonen Abebe, a 21-year-old officer in the IDFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 101st Paratrooper Brigade, as he travels back to Africa to visit his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grave for the first time and explore his roots. A discussion will follow the film. To RSVP, please call the Synagogue office. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 609-443-4454; www.bethel.net.
Friday, March 24, 2017
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Doran, Giordano are new cross country coaches By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Sara Doran and Julia Giordano both come into their new head coaching positions with plenty of experience and a common philosophy - have fun on the lacrosse field. Doran takes over as the head coach at Princeton High, while Giordano is the new head coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North. WW-P South also welcomes a new head coach this season as Tracy Klugerman takes over as head coach of the Pirates. Doran, a Princeton High graduate, was a member of the school’s 1985 state championship team. She went on to play at Northwestern and has been involved as a coach in the sport ever since. “I was recruited to play at Northwestern,” Doran said. “I was sidelined with an injury my junior year after I had played my first two years. That was when I began my coaching at New Trier High School in Winnetka (Ill.). I’ve coached at Stuart and then I stopped to raise children. I’ve been involved the last eight years with PG Lax in Princeton and coached for Ultimate Club Lacrosse. I love coaching and have a great love for the sport. I love passing on my knowledge of the sport.” Through her club coaching, Doran already knows many of the players who will playing for the Little
Tigers this year. “The good thing about my involvement is I know a lot of the parents and players through PG Lax,” said Doran, whose daughter, Lila, is a freshman in the program. “I really want to create a supportive learning environment for the girls to develop their skills, compete at a high level and have fun. I feel like with club lacrosse today the girls who are really serious about it, they get that through club lacrosse. “High school is a mix of club lacrosse and girls who are there to have fun. I want the girls to have fun. Some of my best memories are from high school lacrosse and being on the team. That would be the ultimate goal and also to help them to understand the importance of relationships with each other. I have friends to this day that started out as teammates on the Princeton High lacrosse team.” At WW-P North, Giordano takes over for highly successful coach Beth Serughetti. Now in her third year with the program, Giordano had been the Knights’ freshman coach. “It’s great this year,” said Giordano, a graduate of The College of New Jersey. “ I kind of moved up with the the sophomores and juniors who I have coached before. The team has been great. The girls are fantastic and the energy has been so positive. They’re all excited to be at practice and get along well and motivate each
other, which is nice for the coaching staff to see. They’re ready to work hard whether they are inside in the hallways or trying to find a way to practice outside with this weather.” Giordano was a threesport athlete at Shore Regional High School before heading to TCNJ, where she was a standout goalkeeper for the Lions. Now she’ll look to pass her love of sports on to her players. “I was always involved with athletics,” said Giordano, who teaches science at Community Middle School. “Growing up I played three sports in high school. I loved the feeling of being on a team. I am taking things from each team I played on. Being in that environment I wanted to stay with it teaching and coaching. “I just focus on growth with the girls and improving, both individually and as a team. I think that is important. The girls are excited when they realize they couldn’t catch with their left hand the day before and now they can.”
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Tigers commit Fourteen Princeton High School students have committed to play NCAA Division II or Division III athletics as college freshmen. The athletes will compete at the following schools and compete in the following sports: Magnus Andersen will be on the crew team at Drexel University; Ashley Dart will be on the sailing team at a yet-to-be-determined school; Norman Callaway will be on the lacrosse team at Rhodes College; Leonard Godefroy will be on the lacrosse Team at Cabrini University; Andrew Goldsmith will be on the soccer team at Vassar College; Huw Helman will be on the Water Polo team at La Salle University; Sheila Kennedy-Moore will be on the rowing team at MIT; TJ Korsah will be on the soccer team at Dickinson College; Eamon McDonald will be on the lacrosse team at Montclair State University; Alexander Ratzan will be on the soccer team at Tufts University; Maddie Schwimmer will be on the swimming team at Bryn Mawr College; Sam Serxner will be on the soccer team at Wesleyan University; Zoe Tesone will be on the soccer team at Ursinus College; and James Verbeyst will be on the wrestling team at Kean University. The students were joined by their families, coaches, and friends at the signing ceremony and celebration that was held at PHS.
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Ken Ludwig and McCarter Theatre team up to bring an Agatha Christie classic to Princeton By Bob Brown
f you love Agatha Christie and/or Ken Ludwig, you won’t want to miss McCarter Theatre’s world premiere of “Murder on the Orient Express,” on stage in Princeton through April 2. I’d been looking forward to this presentation ever since it was announced a while ago. Ludwig’s farce “A Comedy of Tenors” killed when it played McCarter in 2015. I literally lost it watching that play. Ludwig is a master of farce. And who doesn’t die for an Agatha Christie mystery? What could be better than putting the two together? Let’s set expectations, though. This play isn’t a farce — although there are farcical elements in it. And it’s Christie with a twist. If you don’t know the story, you’re going to kick yourself when the whodunit is revealed. I’d seen Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film, starring Albert Finney as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Among the A-list cast of 12 suspects was Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of the Swede, Greta Ohlsson. That was the novel’s first film treatment. There have been a few mediocre TV attempts, and there’s another feature film in production now, starring and helmed by Kenneth Branagh. But Ludwig’s work, with the blessing of the Christie estate and directed by Emily Mann, is the first stage adaptation. Thereby hangs a tale. How to present such a multi-charactered story in a limited space, confined within a stranded train? Ludwig solves it by paring the suspects down to eight. Besides Poirot (Allan Corduner), the characters include his Belgian friend Monsieur Bouc (Evan Zes), director of the train line; Samuel Ratchett, who has a double identity (Max von Essen); Michel, the conductor (Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, who also plays a waiter in Istanbul); the dyspeptic Russian Princess Dragomiroff (Veanne Cox); a pretty secretary, Mary Debenham (Susannah Hoffman); hot-headed Hector MacQueen (Juha Sorola); Countess Andrenyi (Alexandra Silber), extravagantly dressed in white, who catches Poirot’s fancy; the histrionic Helen Hubbard (Julie Halston), a flamboyant, multi-married performer; and the Swedish missionary Greta Ohlsson (Samantha Steinmetz). It hardly seems possible that these few could fill an entire train, but that’s the premise. Poirot, who has managed to secure one of the few available berths, is en route to Calais from Istanbul. As the train becomes snowbound deep in the forests of Slavonia, a scream is heard. Ratchett is discovered lying on his bed, dead from several knife wounds. Poirot agrees to investigate before the police arrive. He begins to pick apart the
Above: The cast of McCarter Theatre’s production of “Murder on the Orient Express.” Below: Allan Corduner as Hercule Poirot.
evidence that ties Ratchett to a crime that occurred some years earlier. Ratchett was actually Colonel Arbuthnott, a notorious child-murderer. But who would have known this and why was he killed on this train? The plot thickens like the falling snow, as one by one the clues and the suspects pile up and converge in a dizzying swirl of confusion. The actors playing these oddball characters are brilliant one and all, especially Corduner as the perspicacious Poirot, and Zes as his hyperkinetic host. The fun is in the puzzle, not particularly the dialogue, which lacks the flashes of wit and humor that Ludwig is famous for. I laughed out loud at a couple of lines, and I won’t spoil the fun by telling you what they are. And there are slapstick moments here and there. But this isn’t a play with great depth. It has, however, great width. I mean that literally. Beowulf Boritt’s set is astonishing, from the exotic Turkish hotel, to the train station to the train interior, where most of the action occurs. That train is a wonder. Everything is gleaming and posh, with chrome and ruby tones. It’s like watching very stylish people scurrying about inside a
Fabergé egg. They move left to right, right to left, and squeeze by each other in the aisles. It’s a horizontal play. The only suggestion of depth is the woods, poking up behind the train cars as the snow falls. At intermission, I heard an audience member complain that the play was too “static” and “overacted.” I suspect the former was an impression given by the limited space. Also, much of the “action” is devoted to talk — about discoveries, explanations, revelations. But that’s the nature of a murder mystery. And as for the acting — these are caricatures, even cartoonish at times. It’s the nature of things. On the other hand, some outstanding aspects of the production were William Ivey Long’s period costumes, fitting a golden age of sartorial panache, and the sound design by Darron L. West, complete with train sounds and period music — pop tunes, a bit of Mahler, a dash of Prokofiev — setting the tone nicely. In all, it’s a fun production of a Christie classic, and one that will keep you guessing right to the last. But keep the secret to yourself. “Murder on the Orient Express” continues at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, through April 2. For tickets and information, go to www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.
Also Inside: Paul Muldoon at Labyrinth Books • The Joy of Cinema in Trenton • Review by Bob Brown
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BOOKS By Mike Morsch
The Man Beyond the Music Rocker John Oates tells his story in a new memoir
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hen John Oates decided to write his memoir, he faced one big challenge: How could he tell his own personal story without including Daryl
Hall? After all, Hall & Oates have been together since the late 1960s, are rock ‘n’ roll hall-of-famers, songwriting hall-offamers and have become the biggest-selling recording duo of all time. They had hit after hit in the 1970s and 1980s, fusing rock ‘n’ roll with rhythm and blues and soul. Those songs appear to have stood the test of time and sound just as hip and cool today as they did when they were first recorded, as evidenced by the fact that the duo still tours regularly and sells out shows. And in later years, both Hall and Oates have each successfully pursued solo projects that have allowed them to grow creatively while still being able to maintain their partnership. But Hall without Oates? Oates without Hall? Can it be done in a book? “That was the challenge I faced when I started the project,” Oates says. “How can I separate the two things? How can I tell my story considering that my entire adult life has been wrapped up with my partnership with Daryl and the many things that have happened with that experience?” And the answer, Oates determined, was that he could indeed do both. “I think the readers will understand that I have to tell both stories in a way,” he says. The result is Oates’ first book, “Change of Seasons,” which will be released March 28 by St. Martin’s Press. He will kick off a nine-city book tour that day in New York City with a 7:30 p.m. signing at the Strand Bookstore. Two days later on March 30, Oates will be at the Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia for a 7 p.m. signing. A songwriter accustomed to telling stories in three or four verses, Oates says having the large canvas of a book on which to create was more daunting that he originally thought it would be. “I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be when I started. It took almost two years to do from the time we began the process,” says Oates, who at one time considered a career in journalism while a student at Temple University in Philadelphia. “I did a lot of rewriting, I went back and revisited a lot. And I had a few rules I wanted to adhere to before I even began: I wanted it to be readable. And I wanted it to almost be like a collection of short stories where you didn’t necessarily have to read it from beginning to end in order to follow the story.” Oates credits co-author Chris Epting with doing a lot of
John Oates’ book will be published March 28. the heavy lifting with researching Oates’ career. Fortunately, Epting was aided by the fact that Oates had kept a pretty detailed journal throughout the the 1970s. “He would pull from those journals. These were things I did in the ‘70s, so I don’t remember hardly any of it,” said Oates. “As we developed our collaboration, his role became one of teeing me up for ideas. Then I would start writing and that would open the floodgates to another door of memories.” Parts of the book focus on Hall & Oates losing their manager, Tommy Mottola, in the late 1980s; Oates’ divorce; and the fact that by the end of the 1980s, Oates realized he had serious financial difficulties. He doesn’t hide any of that. “I moved to Colorado and basically started my life over again. That’s the gist of the book,” he says. “And if I want
anyone to take away anything from this book, it’s not about the music as much as it is the transformation from me being in the arrested adolescence of pop stardom to growing up as a man and becoming a father. That’s really what the book is about.” One of the unique aspects of “Change of Seasons” is its dedication. Oates doesn’t dedicate the book to any one person, but rather to all of his hometowns collectively: New York City, North Wales, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aspen, Colorado, and finally to Nashville, Tennessee, later in life. “Every one of those places had a very important influential impact on who I am, who I became and everything,” he says. “The places where I lived were absolutely critical to who I am.” If “Change of Seasons” is successful and readers respond positively, it might not be Oates’ last foray into being an author. He said there might be a second volume of the book. “When I got to 400 pages and I hadn’t even gotten to my solo career or included any of the Nashville experience, I made a conscious effort to stop,” he says. “I didn’t want it to be unwieldy or over-written. But I want to explore the Nashville experience because it’s rich and has a lot of interesting characters.” In the meantime, Hall & Oates have a tour scheduled for this summer along with Tears for Fears. And it was recently announced that Hall & Oates will host the inaugural HoagieNation Festival May 27 in Philadelphia. After all of that, Oates wants to take some time and pursue another project he’s calling “Hurt,” which is about country blues singer and guitarist Mississippi John Hurt. “It started out as a tribute to Mississippi John Hurt in the most pure kind of roots traditional way,” he says. “But as I’ve gotten into the recording project, it’s started to evolve into what I’ve been calling a modern blues album. It’s almost like a musical extension of the book. It’s a big project and I want it to come out in 2018. I want to tour behind it and I want to make it a real, viable thing.” In the short term, though, Oates is enjoying the early feedback he’s getting on “Change of Seasons.” “I’m used to instant gratification,” he says. “When I write a song, I can play it for someone immediately and tell whether it’s happening. I can try it out live in my shows. I can record it. So I get immediate feedback. With a book, you’re in the middle of a two-year process. You really don’t know, you’re kind of creating in your own personal void, your own personal space. You don’t know what that reaction is going to be. But now I‘m finally getting that reaction and I’m thrilled and pleasantly surprised. The reaction so far has been unanimously positive on this thing.”
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By Anthony Stoeckert
Screen Gems in Trenton The Mill Hill Playhouse will host a festival of features, documentaries and short subjects
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inema devotees don’t need to head to Telluride or Sundance for a festival showcasing interesting, new films that aren’t playing in multiplexes. All they have to do is make their way to the Mill Hill Playhouse, March 30 through April 2. Those are the dates for this year’s Trenton Film Festival, presented by the Trenton Film Society. The festival will feature 38 films (a mix of features, documentaries and short films) from 14 countries. Susan Fou, a member of the Trenton Film Society’s board and an organizer of the festival, says the selection process involves 15 judges watching the submitted films, and rating them. The judges are filmmakers, scholars, and people who work with other festivals. Each film is seen by three judges. “Once the judges have done their rankings and the best films rise to the top, the members of the board who are organizers, we watch those films as well and come up with the best mix for the festival,” Fou says. The result is a mix of narratives, documentaries and short films in a variety of styles. Movies are then paired together for various programs that will take place through the weekend of screenings. The festival will open with “Pop-Up,” a feature film by Australian director Stuart McBratney, who will attend the screening and answer questions from the audience. “We’re really excited to have the filmmaker coming for opening night,” Fou says. “The movie is stories of three different sets of people who sort of randomly come together. It’s a little bittersweet, but also about the connections with people, and how important it is to have connections with people.”
Something different this year is a program of short horror films, Friday night at 9 p.m. The films will include “Wicked Conclusion,” by New Jersey director Phillip G. Carroll Jr., who be at the screening with actress Chloe Hendrickson. “If that’s your thing, it’s a little weird to put a horror film on the same night as something that’s dramatic, but this year we got enough horror submissions that were good and well-made, and some were made by local filmmakers,” Fou says. “So that will be fun, something that’s a little different.” Another Friday program will include “Pop-Up,” an Australian film by director Stuart McBratney, will open the “Jasmine,” a thriller made in Hong Kong, Trenton Film Festival on March 30. paired with “Summer Park,” a short film producing regions in Europe. Frear, set in Center City about a woman about two teenagers in China. Another documentary program will feawho works in the world of re-enactors. Saturday will offer a lot of documenture “Live From the Grave with Edgar.” The festival will wrap up with taries, including an afternoon program fea“It follows a guy who’s going around “Pasquale’s Magic Veal,” by Jersey directuring two docs: The Iranian film “Owsia” the country visiting the graves of dead autor D.J. Higgins, featuring “Sopranos” cast paired with “Memories of Warsaw,” from thors and dead poets,” Fou says. members Vincent Pastore, Dan Grimaldi the Netherlands. That will be followed by a That will be paired by “Who’s Gonna and Artie Pasquale. program of narrative and animated shorts. Sunday also will include two free events The evening program will feature more Love Me Now?” an Israeli film by Tomer Heymann. — “We the Voters: Films for the People,” a true stories told on film. “It’s about a man who came out in Israel program of short films about elections and “If documentaries are your thing, you’re and was sort of shunned by his family and government. There also will be a panel disgoing to want to come Saturday night,” Fou his kibbutz and he had to leave Israel,” Fou cussion on social issues in filmmaking feasays. says. “He found a life in London, a nice life, turing Purcell Carson, a documentary One of those documentaries is “Aranceri he’s open, he’s out, he sings in the London filmmaker and editor whose credits include — Battle of the Oranges,” about a festival Gay Men’s Chorus. But it’s been 20 years the Oscar-winning “Smile Pinkie.” Also in Italy that commemorates a 12th-century now, and he finally wants to have a reunion participating in the panel is Katherine Elisbattle with a re-enactment where particiwith his family, who he hasn’t seen since he abeth Clark, Dan Preston and Evelyn Tu. pants throw oranges at each other. “It has great cinematography, it’s beau- left Israel.” Sunday will be all about filmmakers Screenings for the Trenton Film Festival tiful and colorful and shares an interesting from the area. “Selkie” by Philly-based will take place at the Mill Hill Playhouse, slice of life that I certainly didn’t know anyAmy Frear is about a woman who can 205 E. Front St., Trenton. Admission to prothing about,” Fou says. change from fish to human form and grams costs $8. All-access passes for the Paired with that short film is “The Promwashes up in the Fishtown (of course) entire festival cost $25. For more informaise,” a feature-length documentary about an neighborhood of Philadelphia. It will be fol- tion, including a complete shcedule, go abandoned region in Serbia that is trying to lowed by “Another Time,” also directed by www.trentonfilmsociety.org. return to its status as one of the best wine-
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MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-924-7444): Personal Shopper (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sun.Thurs. 2:10, 4:40, 7:10. Wilson (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; Sun.-Thurs. 2:40, 5, 7:20. The Zookepper’s Wife (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 7:05 p.m. The Sense of an Ending (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 4:35, 9:55; Sun.-Thurs. 4:35. The Last Word (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 2:15, 4:45, 7:15. The Salesman (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:45, 7:05; Sun.-Thurs. 1:45. A United Kingdom (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; Sun.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05. Lion (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10.
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2:30; Wed. 2:30, 5:30; Thurs. 2:30 8. I Am Not Your Negro (PG13) Fri-Sat. 4:15, 9:15; Sun. 4:15; Mon.-Tues. 5:30; Wed.-Thurs. 5. Saturday Family Matinee: Kung Fu Panda (PG) Sat. 10:30 a.m. Exhibition on Screen: The Artist’s Garden (NR) Sun. 1 p.m. Princeton Environ-
mental Film Festival: Death by a Thousand Cuts (NR) Tues. 7 p.m. Art on Screen: Black Girl (NR) (1966) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Near East Studies: Disturbing the Peace (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.
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ARTISTIC LICENSE By Hank Kalet
A Poet for All Times Paul Muldoon will read from his latest career-spanning collection at Labyrinth Books
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aul Muldoon is a familiar face on the central Jersey poetry scene. He has donated his time by reading throughout the region. I saw him in Cranbury about a decade ago. An erudite and sometimes imposing presence on the page, Muldoon relies on a wry sense of humor and self-effacing manor to break down the wall that the audience sometimes erects. He is the star, but he makes it clear that the audience is a key part of the experience. For Muldoon, “reading aloud is a form of criticism.” Fans of the poet, who will have a chance to hear him read March 28 at Labyrinth Books in Princeton, can expect to be co-learners in a process that will give them a deeper knowledge of Muldoon’s work and to assist the poet in gaining his own deeper understanding. “I always try read my poems as if I’ve never read them before, going from word to word and trying to make sense of them,” he said in an interview conducted via email. “I’ve heard some people say they’ve not understood my poems until they’ve heard me read them. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.” The free March 28 reading is the local launch of his latest book, “Selected Poems 1968-2014,” Muldoon’s third career-spanning collection. Muldoon is an eclectic poet. He works both in closed and in more-open styles or what is sometimes called free verse. And even when he uses traditional forms, he tends to remake, mold them to fit the needs of the poem. A poem like “Truce,” originally published in 1980’s “Why Brownlee Left” and included in the new book, employs full and half rhymes and deviates from strict meter, but the effect is one of control — of the pacing, of the imagery — that underscores the poem’s broader argument. “Ideally, the poem instructs the person through whom it is written in the shape it wants to make in the world,” he said. “There are those who say that the more traditional forms are passé. I’m not one of them. The impulse to
rhyme, for example, is part of who we are as humans, as anyone who has spent time with children will confirm. In that sense the so-called ‘closed’ forms are anything but restrictive. They are releasing. Revelatory. Allowing, indeed, for riotous assembly.” Muldoon, who was born in Northern Ireland in 1951 and educated in Armagh and at the Queen’s University of Belfast, has lived in the United States since 1987. He is generally considered an Irish poet, heir to the tradition most recently embodied by his mentor and friend, the late Seamus Heaney. But he also fits squarely within the English and American traditions — citing as his influence poets like W.H. Auden and Robert Frost. This tri-national pollination is important, he says, not just for his own work but for most poetry written in English. “I’m fascinated by what we might term the ‘triangular trade’ in poetics between the U.S. and the U.K. and Ireland,” he said. “It’s a constant to and fro. Whitman inspired Yeats. Poe inspired Mallarme. Yeats inspired Lowell. Mallarme inspired Eliot. Lowell inspired Heaney. Eliot inspired everyone. And so on and so forth. The tradition I myself write out of combines John Donne and Emily Dickinson, Baudelaire and Byron, Ovid and Peadar O’Doirnin. It’s a mash-up.” Included in that mash-up is the early ballad form, which works its way into both the poems and Muldoon’s writing for his band Rackett. Muldoon plays guitar and sings, bringing the same literary sense to music that he maintains in his poems. That’s why Muldoon, unlike some of his poetic piers, was pleased to see Bob Dylan win last year’s Nobel Prize for literature. “It makes complete sense to me that someone working in the oral tradition should be perceived as belonging to the same tradition as the authors of the great English and Scottish ballads,” he said. Muldoon, who worked in radio and television in Ireland
in the 1970s and 1980s, continues to maintain a public profile. He writes and teaches, and also serves as the very public poetry editor of “The New Yorker,” one of the most important outlets for verse in the United States. He has used his position there to launch an important poetry podcast in which he interviews poets about a favorite poem and their own work. It expands the audience for poetry, while also helping Muldoon stay abreast of the shifting and growing poetry landscape. “I’m a believer in knowing as much as possible about what’s going on,” he said. “A poet needs to keep abreast of developments in her field no less than a physician or a programmer.” On some level, compiling a career-spanning anthology can be part of the same learning process, though Muldoon is careful not to attribute too much to any single collection. “I’ve published 12 full-length books now, so I decided to take five poems from each of them to try to keep the finished book within manageable proportions,” he said. “So the book has 60 poems all told. That’s either a small number or a large number. I suppose I‘m very conscious of the terrible difficulty of writing a single decent poem in the course of a lifetime, so I’m also very conscious that presenting 60 may look a bit presumptuous.” As he approaches his 50th year of writing and publishing poetry, he needn’t worry about that.
Paul Muldoon will appear at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton, March 28, 6:30 p.m. Admission is free; labyrinthbooks.com; 609-497-1600.
Hank Kalet is a poet and journalist. He writes the Artistic License column for TimeOFF. His book, “As an Alien in a Land of Promise” is available from Piscataway House Press. Web: asanalieninalandofpromise.wordpress.com.
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orkshops for writers, a book fair featuring area authors and readings by members of the Plainsboro Writers Group will be part of Local Author Weekend at Princeton Public Library, March 24-26. Plainsboro Writers Group will kick off the weekend March 24, with readings beginning at 7 p.m. Members will read short stories and other works of creative fiction. Vanessa Johnson will serve as emcee and narrator as works by David Absalom, Alex Adams, Tony Athmejvar, Marvin Cheiten, Hilary Kayle Crist, Peter Crist, Seth Foster, Ed Leefeldt, Jessie Tucker and Nell Whiting are read. The readings will take place in the Community Room, and refreshments will be served. Saturday’s events begin with workshops for local writers. The first workshop, “Collaboration: Maximizing the
Results while Minimizing the Headaches” begins at 9:30 a.m. In this workshop, Loretta and Fred Wish offer tips on how to choose writing partners well and work effectively as a team. Over the last 25 years they have written and edited on their own, together and with a variety of other writers. Register at princetonlibrary.org. The second workshop for writers, “Episodic Fiction: The Future of Publishing?” will begin March 25 at 10:30 a.m. This workshop, led by Keith Edwin Fritz, will explain what episodic fiction is and share an online platform where you can try your hand at self-publishing some episodic fiction on your own. Register at princetonlibrary.org. Starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, a local author fair will be held in the library’s Community Room. More than 35 area authors will display and sign their books at this annual
event celebrating local talent. Selected authors including Hannah Brooke Hoffman, Hester Young, Joel Hammon and Carol J. Binkowski will read from their works in the lobby throughout the three-hour event. Local Author Weekend concludes March 26, at 1:15 p.m. when the U.S.1 Poets’ Cooperative launches Volume 62 of its journal “U.S. 1 Worksheets.” The journal contains selected works by 131 poets. In addition to members’ poetry, the journal includes works by poets from across America, Mexico and Australia. Local artist Eva Mantell contributed original artwork for the cover. Doors open at 1:15 p.m.; readings begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served and journals will be available for purchase. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
Morrisville. Shakespeare comedy about a shipwreck which leads to romantic complications, through March 26. Tickets cost $20, $17 seniors; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215295-3694. “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 about Scout Finch, as she watches her lawyer father, Atticus, take on a controversial case, through March 26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “The Secret Life of Harper Lee,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Companion piece to “To Kill a Mockingbird” exploring the life of the reclusive au-
thor, March 25, 2 p.m. $15; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609570-3333. “Murder on the Orient Express,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery by Ken Ludwig, through April 2; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Bad Jews,” George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The night after their grandfather’s funeral, Liam and his cousin Daphna argue “Poppy`s” Chai necklace. The verbal battle rages until Liam stakes claim to the necklace, and a brawl about family, faith and legacy begins, through April 9; www.georgestreetplayhouse.org; 732-246-7717. “My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Brad Zimmerman’s story about the grit and passion it
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“Sarah Sings a Love Story,” Crossroads Theatre Company, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Play with music by Stephanie Berry about Sarah Vaughan, played by Tamar Davis, 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, through March 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.,
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THINGS TO DO takes to make it as an artist and the sweet rewards that come from never giving up,” through April 9; bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121. “Big Fish,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Musical adaptation of Tim Burton movie about the relationship between a salesman, Edward and his son, Will. March 31-April 9. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors, $16 students; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Art,” West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theatre company of the West Windsor Arts Council, will present Yasmina Reza’s award-winning comedy about three friends whose friendship is thrown into chaos when one of them buys a modern painting that another considers a joke, while the third is caught in the middle trying to keep the peace, March 31 through April 9. Tickets cost $18-$22; www.pegasustheatrenj.org; 609-7590045. “Lawrence Library PlayFest,” Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrence. Ninth annual one-act play festival. Local actors will perform the staged script-inhand readings of six one-act plays selected for performance, April 19, 7 p.m., 9 p.m. Tickets are free. Registration is required and begins April 10, 9:30 a.m. 609-989-6920.
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VOICES, Mayo Concert Hall of The College, Ewing. VOICES Chorale will present a concert titled “Songs of Wonders and Triumph,” which includes excerpts of the piano four-hand “London edition” of the Brahms Requiem, played by pianists James Lubrano and Joshua Wilson, and conducted by Lyn Ransom. Also on the program will be “Choose Something Like a Star” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” poems by Robert Frost expressing the wonders of life through images of nature and aptly set to music by Randall Thompson, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25; tcnjcenterforthearts.tcnj.edu; 609-771-2775. “Barging Ahead: Channeling Songs of the Delaware & Raritan Canal,“ Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrence. Concert by Westminster Choir College students who will be performing songs related to the Delaware & Raritan Canal and the time period of its heyday, April 9, 2 p.m. Registration is suggested. lawprogs@mcl.org; www.mcl.org; 609-989-6920.
JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Steve Lehman’s Selebeyone, Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, Princeton. Collaborative project that draws from Senegalese rap, French spectral music, modern jazz, underground Hip Hop, interactive electronics, and beyond, March 28, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. music.princeton.edu. Cosmic Crossing Concert Series, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville. Concert featuring electro-music ensemble, Twyndyllyngs, March 25, 8 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 7 p.m. and cost $10.
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Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “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
Happy Birthday Johann! Daniel Swenberg will play the lute as The Dryden Ensemble wraps up its 2016-17 series with a concert titled “Bach’s Birthday,” at Miller Chapel on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus, 64 Mercer St., Princeton, March 25, 7:30 p.m. The program will feature chamber music by Bach and composers he esteemed. Tickets cost $25, free for students with ID, and are available at www.drydenensemble.org.
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.
SUBMISSIONS Wild New Jersey Juried Art Exhibit, NJ Audubon Plainsboro Preserve is hosting the third annual juried art exhibit of all artwork representing the wild life of New Jersey, flora and fauna. Photographers, printmakers, painters, and other creative artists can feture the work in the exhibit. To enter your artwork, bring framed and ready to hang pieces to the Plainsboro Preserve. Registration dates are March 24-25, 1- a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 26, 1-4 p.m. vessels and statuettes from the period, including 54 of the Registration fee is $25 for up to five pieces. Exhibit dates finest vases attributed to the Berlin Painter, providing a winare April 2-30. The preserve is located at 641 Plainsboro dow into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years ago, Road, Plainsboro. 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., PrinceCatch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated sor. Mike Gaffney, March 24-25; catcharisingstar.com; 609by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more 987-8018. than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interStress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Paul views with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Zerdin, March 24-25, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., March 26, 7:30 Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank p.m., $32; DL Hughley, March 30, 7:30 p.m., March 31Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a April 1, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., April 2, 7:30 p.m., $37; frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. 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. Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, March 25, 8-11 p.m., $10; Weekly Wednesday “Philip Pearlstein: A Legacy of Influence,” Taplin Country Dance, March 29, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 Gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson p.m.), $9; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson CenCenter for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Group ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction exhibition featuring figure painter Pearlstein and those he most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 has influenced through his career as an artist and educap.m. $5; 609-912-1272. tor. 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. Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Festival feaArt Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and turing a lineup of 20 films with filmmakers and other speakSpine, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200, Princeton. “Man- ers presented over seven days. Films and additional dala.” Paintings and prints featuring mandalas from four programs are scheduled both during the day and in the regional artists are brought together in this exhibit. Associ- evening at the Princeton Public Library, on the Princeton ated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures where, consecrated University campus and at the Princeton Garden Theatre, and purposed for ritual, the mandala is understood to be March 27 through April 2. All screenings and events are the abode of the deity, through March 31. www.art- free. For more information and a full schedule, go to timestwo.com; 609-203-4622. www.princetonlibrary.org/peff. “A Grounds For Sculpture History: The Land in PicAuthor David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 tures and Words,” Lakefront Gallery, located in Robert Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and hisWood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Works by torical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing members of the Princeton Photography Club tell the story Historic Park, David Price will present to the patrons of the of how the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Libecame Grounds For Sculpture, beginning in 1984 when the brary System his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Atlantic Foundation purchased 12 acres of the old fair- Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War grounds property adjacent to the Seward Johnson Atelier, for Independence.” Copies of his book will be available through April 2. www.princetonphotoclub.org/Lakefront- through the Friends of the Lawrence Library for sale and Gallery.html; 732-422-3676. signing, March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” D&R Greenway Land Trust lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.
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PACKET PICKS March 25 Interactive mystery in Hopewell
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Rich Fisher
Shelves full of whodunits Cloak & Dagger is every mystery lover’s dream bookstore
The Hopewell Valley Chorus will present the debut of “Soulmates,” an interactive murder mystery by Pennington native Sarah J. Gafgen, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The evening includes a fourcourse dinner, as well as the opportunity to participate as a character in the production. The event takes place in Upper Titus Hall at Pennington Presbyterian Church, 13 S. Main St., Pennington. Admission costs $60 and includes dinner and the play. To reserve, email hopewellvalleychorus@gmail.com or call 201-303-1507. State your preference for chicken, seafood, or vegetarian.
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Cloak & Dagger owner Jerry Lenaz says his store specializes in “polite” murders.
March 26 Immigration talk in West Windsor United State of WomenMercer County will present the second in a four-part lecture series. New Jersey Immigration attorney Raquiba Huq will discuss the President Trump’s proposed travel ban, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Islamic Society of central Jersey, 4145 Route 1 South, Monmouth Junction. The lecture is presented by United State of Women-Mercer County. The program is open to all. RSVP at heidikleinman@gmail.com, zareenhahmed@gmail.com or ruquiyahuq@gmail.com.
Westminster Orchestra concert Westminster Community Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Ochs, will present a concert titled “Variations and More” beginning at 3 p.m. in Hillman Performance Hall in the Marion Buckelew Center on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton The program will feature works by Haydn and Brahms. Keiko Hayashi will perform the first movement of Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor. Tickets cost $15, $10 seni o r s / s t u d e n t s ; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-9212663.
March 27 ‘Goodnight Moon’ talk at Labyrinth Author Amy Gary will discusses her book “In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown” beginning at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Gary’s book tells the story of the life of the woman behind the children’s classics “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny.” Few people know that Brown was at the center of a children’s book publishing revolution. Her whimsy and imagination fueled a steady stream of stories, book ideas, songs, and poems and she was renowned for her prolific writing and business savvy, as well as her stunning beauty and endless thirst for adventure. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
In reflecting the theme of this story, there was a temptation to leave out the name of the business and let you, the reader, solve the mystery of what shop it is by the end of the article. Editors frown on that sort of stuff, however, and it’s a pretty good bet owners Jerry and Aline Lenaz would prefer that their Cloak & Dagger bookshop in Princeton not be kept a secret. And with good reason. They have plenty of riddles to offer. In this day and age where reading books has become increasingly digitized; Cloak & Dagger is thriving as a bookstore that deals in just one genre — mystery. How a non-chain, brick & mortar bookstore survives in this Internet age of vast choices is a mystery in itself. For the answer, we turned to the expert. “I guess when you specialize in one thing people come to you because you have more than they can find in one of the big box stores,” Jerry said. “You come here and find things you didn’t think you could find.” Lenaz noted that when dealing with online retailers, shipping fees can hike the cost of the book, and on occasion books that are said to be in stock, are not. But by dealing with small press distributors, Cloak & Dagger gets preferential shipping treatment that saves the customer some money, and they have distributors who possess books that may be hard to find. Not to mention, there are still the hard-core folks out there who believe in holding a book rather than a tablet. “People will forget their charger when they take a trip and it will crap out on them halfway through the trip,” Lenaz said. “Or they leave it on a plane or in a hotel room. If you lose a paperback, you’re losing what, six bucks? If you forget the Kindle, you’re out a hundred odd dollars. “And people want to smell a book. They like to look at it. I see them on their little iPhones saying ‘I can buy it here.’ Then can go buy it, but when they get there, there are extra charges or it’s not even in stock even though it says it is.” The stock is never lean at Cloak & Dagger, which features more than 15,000 titles from 10,000 different authors. They range from Agatha Christie right up to the contemporary writers. Jerry and Aline are the only two who work in the shop, which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. They are happy to talk to customers about books or just their everyday problems, or they are just as content to let a customer browse in peace. “I think you can find a friendly atmosphere, different types of mystery books that suit your particular interest,” Lenaz said. “Come in and chat, see what you’re interested in and I’ll bet you we have it on one of the shelves. There’s no high pressure, if you don’t’ want to say anything, come in and walk out. And we have M&Ms (at the checkout counter) and free parking (behind the building)!”
The shop is divided into two small areas but books are crammed into every available space. The décor is like a cozy old English living room directly out of an old-time mystery novel and complete with a gas fireplace and cozy chair in the front room. Like you would expect from any mystery shop, it is all the brainchild of a former project manager and architect. Well, maybe you wouldn’t expect that, but it’s the truth. Jerry grew up in New York City and Aline was raised in Philadelphia. After studying architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Rochester, N.Y, Jerry went to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and met his future wife. The two moved to Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, before coming to the area. “She always loved mysteries,” Jerry said. “When we first got started she always had her nose in an Agatha Christie book. One of her dreams was to always open a mystery bookstore.” That dream was put on hold, however, as the two moved to central Jersey to further their careers. Jerry became an architect and city planner in West Windsor, while Aline was a project manager at Princeton University for close to 20 years. One day she came home and declared to her husband that she had enough of managing projects. As luck would have it, at around that time a Nassau Street building just north of Harrison Street was put on the market at an estate sale. “We said ‘Now’s the time,’” Jerry said. “She took early retirement, periodically every year we gutted the apartments and the store. It had two partitions, it was kind of old and tired.” The rebirth came in 2001 when the store opened for business. Jerry remained at his job while Aline “has been grinding away. I came on full time about three or four years ago.“ The clientele basically comes from within a 15-mile radius or from tourists. Jerry joked that professors from Princeton come in “wearing trench coats and hats. They don’t want to be seen in a mystery store because
it’s cheap literature.” “But really, it isn’t,” Lenaz continued. “If you read Joyce Carol Oates, she’s a retired English professor. She writes some of these very intricate psychological things, almost bordering on Stephen King kind of stuff. It’s usually an intellectual piece and very involved in terms of how she develops her character and the plotting. But it’s not a pulp fiction.” The Cloak & Dagger deals in pretty much every type of mystery except for horror and true crime. “I have a few of those, but if they come in looking for Jack the Ripper or some contemporary CSI, gory type stuff, we don’t have them,” Jerry said, adding with a grin. “We’re dealing with polite murders. If you like a polite murder, than this is the place to come.” The owner noted that Christie is still the store’s most popular seller, and that one list he saw showed that she outsells the Bible and Shakespeare. “It’s all in the way she writes,” Lenaz said. “She doesn’t really let on to who it is early on. She has these red herrings, which are side shoots that take you down a rabbit hole where you say ‘I solved it! . . . aarrgghh, it’s somewhere else!’ At the end you say ‘How the hell did that happen?’ She had an interesting mind, and it’s sort of fun trying to figure it out.” Many of the classics, such as Sherlock Holmes, are in stock, along with any number of varied authors such as Ruth Rendell, Raymond Chandler and John Grisham. “A lot of people have a misconception of what mysteries are,” Lenaz said. “They think it’s all blood and guts and gore. But some of the better mystery writers have a psychological background like Ruth Rendell, some have a hard-boiled approach like Raymond Chandler, others try to deal with relationships as part of solving who did it. There always has to be a crime and redemption in a mystery book. You’ve got to feel good at the end like ‘Ahh, they solved it, they found the crook, they solved the cyber crime,’ or whatever. “John Grisham is a good seller. A lot of people come in and they like the easy read, something that interests them right away. That’s what I usually do. I’ll read the first chapter of a book and if it grabs me, I’ll keep going and if not I’ll put it down.” Jerry noted that the store has to keep up with what’s new and who’s hot, and what kind of trends there are
in the modern mystery, or, “otherwise they run out of steam and read the comics.” “Today’s authors, some of them that are good, pick on a theme like war — Iraq; or criminal — cyber,” he said. “They look for items that appeal to them and weave in the mystery as part of that theme. They try to educate or espouse their preference for what they might think is social or political justice. Political and medical mysteries are getting big.“ Some of today’s popular authors are Chris Pavone, who deals with cyber espionage; Olen Steinhauer, who deals in Cold War espionage spy thrillers; Laura Whitman, a former newspaper reporter who writes about a private detective and who Lenaz terms “a new version of Sara Paretsky or Sue Grafton.” The list goes on and on. There is also a children’s section at the front of the store. “Mysteries are good for a child who has trouble reading,” Lenaz said. “They like mystery because it’s a fun thing and it solves something rather than just a dry reading of something like Winnie the Pooh.” But Cloak & Dagger is more than just books. It features board games and mystery dinner games, videos, audios, periodicals and mystery collectibles. Twice a year, guest authors come in to talk about how to plot, how to market, how to deal with booksellers. In November, novelist Jenny Milchman gave a 20-minute talk on how to write a psychological novel, which featured some strong Q&A and more talk during dessert afterward. Jerry and Aline are thinking of staging mystery nights and starting some book reading clubs as well. The shop also features an online presence and states on its website that there is free shipping for everything. But the true fabric of Cloak & Dagger is still a vast selection of mystery novels featuring authors of all eras. And while writing material changes throughout the years, the crux of a good whodunit remains the same. “You need plot, characters, setting, and theme,” Jerry said. “If they have an interesting group of characters that they develop and you feel comfortable with, like they’re your friends, and they get into trouble and then they solve their problems, people like that.” He adds that readers also like a story set in a foreign country, an intricate story, and some psychological drama to go along with the mystery. And the personality of his shop is usually reflective of his customers and what they desire. “Some people only like mysteries set in English country sides,” he said. “Some people only like mysteries set around cooking, or something about gardening. They want to have their particular hobby of interest interwoven into a story. Some people like to travel to exotic places they only want to read stories set in a foreign country. They want polite murders with a definite twist and a plot line that keeps you guessing until the last few pages.” Cloak & Dagger provides all of that, as the key to its popularity is really no mystery at all.
Cloak & Dagger at 349 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.thecloakanddagger.com, emailinfo@thecloakanddagger.com, or call 609-688-9840.
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Get to know Monroe physiatrist Dr. Perry Herman By Keith Loria Special Writer
When Dr. Perry Herman was a child growing up in New Brunswick, he remembers having a great deal of respect for his pediatrician and his connection with his doctor became a big draw for his interest in the field of medicine. “In high school, I was working for a camp for handicapped children, and at that point, it drew me into physiatry (aka physical medicine and rehabilitation), which is a very diverse field of medicine,” he says. “I was exposed to these children with disabilities and I really liked the rehabilitation aspect, and (was ) intrigued by helping them achieve their functional abilities.” He attended medical school at Ohio State University and completed his internship and residency training at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine
& Dentistry of New Jersey. “My interest transitioned more into the physical medicine aspect of helping people with pain and injuries related to sports and their lifestyle,” he says. “I did a dual residency and also did a pediatric residency, but I found that working with kids just wasn’t my ideal. A lot of pediatric physiatry is working with children with Cerebral Palsy and I found working with children on a Monday morning, manipulating them and trying to evaluate them while there were screaming and crying, just wasn’t my cup of tea.” Dr. Herman has a private medical practice in Monroe Township and is on staff at Princeton Healthcare System. As a physiatrist, Dr. Herman’s realm of medical expertise extends from traditional medicine to interventional techniques and newer alternative therapies that can help patients with neck, back, joint or tissue pain. “I wanted to open up a
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practice and I started in Lawrenceville and expanded to Monroe due to the large population of seniors,” he says. “This is typically the population that is experiencing degenerative conditions and I felt this was an ideal location to help people with pain issues and difficulties due to their aging process.” Through the years, he’s had the privilege of helping patients overcome even the most severe cases of acute and chronic pain as a result of injury or disease. His goal is to help patients achieve and maintain wellness and function without invasive surgeries or debilitating side effects from prescription medications. The practice opened in 2003. Dr. Herman has always had an interest in helping people to live healthy lifestyles. Over the past five to 10 years, he’s really focused on this with his patients, and tries to teach people what they can do for themselves to live
Dr. Perry Herman this healthier lifestyle and prevent pain from happening. Chronic disease, he notes, is becoming an epidemic in this country. “Medicine today does not do a good job of preventing diseases, and that’s really my current area of focus — How can I help my patients to prevent disease processes due to pain issues, deconditioning and disability?” he says. “This is not something readily available through training so I have educated myself on how I can motivate my patients to lead a healthier
lifestyle in the type of society we live in, which is very difficult because of time constraints and stress.” Dr. Herman is in the process of getting his fellowship in functional medicine, furthering his education so he can offer the latest and greatest treatments to his patients. “I don’t think education ever stops for me as a professional. I’m constantly going to courses and reading and looking online at blogs and people I respect, trying to gather new information,” he says. “I want to be on top of the cuttingedge environment.” Patients who walk into his office will be greeted by the front-desk staff in an environment that is comfortable and help them feel relaxed. The back office has a lot of art to keep a “homey” feeling intact, and he prides himself on building an excellent relationship when he meets with patients. He also runs a blog
(www.perryhermanmd.com /category/general) where he helps people keep up to speed on the exploding spectrum of traditional medicine and alternative therapies that promote health, wellness and offer non-surgical pain treatment solutions for patients of all ages. Several of Dr. Herman’s patients have shared their personal medical challenges and how they worked with him to successfully implement a personalized treatment plan to overcome their neuropathic pain and dramatically improve their quality of life. “I love the connection I make with patients; being in a situation where someone is coming to you, inevitably they’re in pain and they’re suffering, and you have the ability to help them to alleviate that pain and suffering,” Dr. Herman says. “I don’t know if there’s anything else that’s much more rewarding than that.”
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are multiple clots (emboli), they can cause part of the lung to die and lose its function for delivering oxygen to the rest of the body, resulting in serious complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pulmonary embolism and DVT may affect 900,000 people in the United States annually, causing an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 deaths per year. Common risk factors of DVT and pulmonary embolism include: • Increasing age • Tobacco use including, for women, smoking combined with use of oral contraceptives • Long periods of immobilization, such as long plane trips or car rides, or
extended periods of bed rest • Recent surgery, including pelvic, gynecological or orthopedic procedures • Trauma to the lower extremities • Certain forms of cancer, such as pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers • Obesity • Pregnancy • Prior episodes of DVT or pulmonary embolism Signs and symptoms The most common symptoms associated with pulmonary embolism include: • Chest pain • Shortness of breath • Rapid heartbeat • Dizziness • Fainting • Coughing up blood. Common symptoms of See HEALTH, Page 5
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for pulmonary embolism is anti-coagulant medication, or blood thinners, which may need to be taken for six months or longer, depending on the underlying cause of the condition. Emergency department patients with critical symptoms of pulmonary embolism — such as dangerously low blood pressure or shock — may be administered clot-busting medication like those used to treat certain heart attacks and strokes. Some patients may require an implant known as an inferior vena cava filter, which traps the blood clot to prevent it from traveling to the lungs. Prevention Prevention of pulmonary embolism and DVT starts with leading a healthy
lifestyle that includes a healthy diet, regular physical activity and the avoidance of tobacco. Other measures recommended by the CDC for preventing DVT include: • Moving around as soon as possible after having been confined to bed, such as after surgery, illness, or injury • Talking to your doctor about graduated compression stockings and medication to prevent DVT if you are at risk • When sitting for long periods of time, get up and walk around every two to three hours • Exercise your legs while sitting by raising and lowering your heels, keeping your toes on the floor • Tightening and releasing your leg muscles • Wear loose-fitting clothes The Center for Emergency Care at University Medical Center of Princeton sees 50,000 patients each year, including 8,000 children. The Center offers a designated pediatric emergency unit where pediatricians from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are on site 24/7 to consult on emergency cases involving infants, children and adolescents. The Center offers a senior care emergency unit designed for older adults. To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496. Craig A. Gronczewski, M.D., is board certified in emergency medicine and is the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University Medical Center of Princeton.
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474 Route 22. 4BR Colonial zoned for residential and commercial use, on 7 acres. Many possible use.
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$55,000
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Medical/Office building 3000 sq ft total. Current use is a Dermatologist office formerly a dentist office. Many possible uses with township approval. The 1500 sq ft of doctor’s office hosts waiting room, reception area, 3 exam rooms, kitchen, private office, and much more. Business for sale also for additional $150k. Another 1400 sq ft of building is home to 4 bedroom, 2 full bath apartment currently being leased with great income. Easy walking distance to Nassau Street & the heart of Princeton’s shopping, restaurants, University, and tourist attractions!
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Burlington
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$247,000
Lawrenceville
$287,500
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$370,000
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$240,000
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$619,900
268 Holcombe Way. This beautiful end unit Patterson model townhome is situated on a professionally landscaped premium exterior lot. (ID#6937522) 609-397-0777
Lambertville City
Princeton Junction
$269,872
24 Fairview Ave. Freshly painted, 2 BR home with totally remodeled bathroom, wood burning fireplace, attached gar. (ID#6946788) 609-586-1400
$549,500
102 McDowell Dr. Welcome to Lambert’s Hill! This stunning three-bedroom townhome is meticulously maintained and situated on a premium wooded lot. (ID#6939845) 609-397-0777
Columbus
$439,000
7 Danny Lane. Nestled on over 1 acre, offering 4 Bds, 3full BA, gleaming HW flrs, renov. Kit. w/quartz counters, Master suite w/Jacuzzi tub & room sized walk-in! (ID#6931594) 609-921-2700
Hamilton
908-782-0100
Lambertville Twp.
$600,000
$365,000
19 Gateshead Dr. Dir: Rt 541 Bypass to Bobbys Run Blvd to Gateshead. (ID#6888508)
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$449,000
806 Thomae Ave. Colonial cape with bright & airy in-law suite w/kitchen. Home features E-I-K, DR w/ fireplace, spacious MBR suite & more! (ID#3368089) 908-782-0100
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200 Carter Rd. Situated in Greater Princeton Area this Colonial Cape is sure to please. Updates include kitchen & baths with flexible floor plan - all set on a private lot w custom in ground pool. (ID#6941111) 609-737-1500
Lumberton
Ewing
$415,000
54 Lochatong Rd. Gorgeous 3100 sf, 5 BR in Mountainview sec. w/spectacular 1st flr master suite addition. Beautifully landscaped, quiet neighborhood. (ID#6932289) 609-921-2700
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$209,000
24 Adele Ct. Updated 2 bedroom 2 bath end unit Fantastic location! Wood flrs, recessed lts, bsmt .
609-921-2700
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Lawrenceville
$749,000
60 Green Ave. Expect to be impressed! This custom colonial features 5 BR, 3full bth, custom woodwork, gourmet kitchen and a short walk to center of town. (ID#6942276) 609-921-2700
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$245,000
23 Norton Ave. Bigger than it looks! 3 BR, 2 BA expnd Cape w/ full finished basement and fully fenced back yard. A must see! (ID#6871924) 609-586-1400
Hopewell Twp.
$599,000
94 Briar Way. Updated colonial set on 3 private acres with in ground salt pool & an au-pair suite leading to the private entrance and deck. (ID#3366514)
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23 Jasmine Ct. This Society Hill 3BR, 2.5 BA TH is beautifully upgraded, remodeled kit, updated flooring, new paver patio. Just steps away from Main St. (ID#6936262)
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1762 Burlington-Jacksonville. Dir: Route 206 So to R on Route 670. House is approx. 2 miles on L. (ID#6869572)
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$2,250,000
10 Chase Hollow Rd. Truly a one of a kind. Main floor master wing w/ full spa bath w/sauna, gourmet kitchen open to two story great room. 4 BR 4/2 BT. (ID# 6926836) 609-737-1500
Hamilton Square
$282,900
73 Albemarle Rd. Large 4 BR bi-level with 2 full baths, LR, DR, kitchen w/island and 1 car garage.
(ID#6859061)
609-586-1400
New Hope
$450,000
350 S River Rd. Nestled alongside the Delaware Canal, this stylish maintenance-free lifestyle in prestigious Waterworks awaits you! (ID#6836847) 215-862-9441
Bordentown Twp.
30 Georgetown Rd. 4BD 3 ½ BT custom built home situated on 1.65 acres with a beautiful pool and patio. Also included is a large pole barn with 4 overhead doors. (ID#6867566) 609-737-1500
$475,000
16 Smithfield Rd. Custom built home with amazing quality and amenities are featured throughout this impeccable home. Magnificent gourmet kitchen. (ID#3339148) 609-397-0777
Pennington Boro.
$729,000
Robbinsville Twp.
11 E Franklin Ave. Just blocks from the heart of downtown Pennington Borough. This 5 BR 3 BATH is just minutes to Princeton & I-95.Train stations to New York and Philadelphia. (ID#6915553) 609-737-1500
Clinton Twp.
$1,270,000
$539,900
22 Hilltop Pl. Multi generational 5BR +,4 BA, 3,000 sq ft Colonial. This home has it all. Close to restaurants, shopping, schools, airport and more. (ID#6929841) 609-737-1500
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BUCKS COUNTY, PA
105 Whisper Wood Ct.
$1,350,000
FIRE CREEK FARM...Is an exceptional 10 acre property. The original house, built in 1727, added onto in 1769 and 1833, features large rooms w/high ceilings, pumpkin pine floors, original doors & woodwork, as well as deep sill windows, beamed ceilings, 5 fireplaces & many closets. There are 2 staircases leading to 3 en suite bedrooms on second floor w/2 more bedrooms, living area & full bath on 3rd flr. Kitchen has been updated, as have all utilities. There is a glass-walled breakfast room off the kitchen, as well as a large heated solarium off the dining room. French doors in the family room lead to an outdoor seating area under a wisteria-covered pergola and the inground pool and root cellar. In addition, the property features a large restored bank barn with horse stalls and room for small animals and a huge workshop space and heated skylit studio above. There is also a small garden “reading room” with its own patio area & a stone ruin behind. 4-car gar has a large 2nd floor storage area. A newly renovated 4 BR, 2 BA Cottage with its own deck and private garden sits behind the barn, ideal for family members, guests, caretaker or legal rental. The long driveway is lined with fruit trees and there are mature specimen trees and plantings throughout. Fire Creek Farm is a private, bucolic oasis in a established neighborhood between New Hope & Newtown, located in the desirable Council Rock school district and convenient to Princeton, Philadelphia & NYC.
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Princeton Federal Credit Union is seeking a part-time Member Service Rep/Teller to work 3 hours per day, 5 days per week, with availability for 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, M thru F, and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Sat. Prior cash handling experience a plus. High School diploma or equivalent required. Send resume with letter of interest and salary requirements Via email to humanresources@princetonfcu.org and include Resume MSR in the subject line of your email or fax to 609-945-6298. EOE M/F/Vet/Disability
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