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School board introduces $128.3 million budget By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

Homeowners in Hillsborough and Millstone could expect to see an increase in their school taxes, after Hillsborough School District officials outlined a tentative $128.3 million budget for the 2017-18 school year. The proposed budget marks a 3.93 percent increase, approximately $4.85 million, from the 2016-17 budget total of approximately $123.5 million. In order to support the proposed spending plan, approximately $93.8 million will be

collected in taxes, marking a 3.69 percent increase from the previous year’s tax levy of $90.5 million. Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff explained that the increase in budgetary need compared to the previous year came from a number of areas, including expected increases in salary increases, healthcare costs and special education. “We are a service oriented industry and our investments are in our people,” Schiff said. “Our increases in salary and healthcare costs are something that you can expect in all school districts.” As a result of the rising tax

levy, the proposed tax rate in Hillsborough will go from $1.595 per $100 of assessed property value for the 2016-17 school year to $1.607 per $100 of assessed property value in the proposed school budget. If a household’s value was set at $400,000 for both years, a homeowner could expect to pay $6,380 in school taxes for the 2016-17 school year and $6,428 for the 2017-18 school year. The increase marks a $48 bump in year-to-year costs. For homeowners in Millstone who send their children to the Hillsborough Township School

District, their tax levy could see an 3.9 percent increase of approximately $904,000 in the 2016-17 school year to more than $939,000 in the proposed 2017-18 budget. The tax rate in Millstone is also going up, from 1.689 per $100 of assessed value in 2016-17 to 1.750 per $100 of assessed value, or a 3.02 percent increase. If a home in Millstone is assessed at $320,000 for both years, a homeowner could expect to pay $5405 in the 2016-17 school year and $5,600 for the proposed 201718 school budget, marking an increase of approximately $195. Along with the increase in tax

revenue, Schiff is also asking the board to consider taking the healthcare waiver, covering $880,249. The district also has over $807,000 in banked cap funds from previous budgets. According to the proposed budget, the district’s general fund would increase by $4.6 million, from $118.3 million in 2016-17 to $122.9 million in 2017-18, while the district’s grants and entitlements fund could tentatively see a 14.8 percent reduction from $1.99 million in 2016-17 to $1.7 million in the tentative 2017-18 budget. The budget also sees a nearly See BUDGET, Page 3A

Republicans tap McCauley, Tomson for committee race By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

Days after their Democrat counterparts announced their intention to run for the Hillsborough Township Committee, Republican incumbents Gloria McCauley and Doug Tomson formally threw their names in the running for the June GOP primary. Their nomination was made last Saturday, March 18 during a meeting of the Hillsborough Township Republican Organization. Mayor Carl Suraci touted the work of his fellow Republican committee members shortly after their nomination, citing their “business-like approach to government” as a mark of success in recent years. “Gloria [McCauley] and Doug [Tomson] have worked hard to keep the municipal budget under the 2 percent cap every year without gimmicks,” Republican Mayor Carl Suraci said. “I know they will keep looking for savings wherever they can find them.” Tomson, a 36-year Hillsborough resident, has served on the township committee since his swearing in on Jan. 3, 2012. Since then, he has held the position of deputy mayor in 2013 and mayor in 2014 and 2015.

Prior to his time on the governing body, Tomson served as the liaison to various organizations, including the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Board of Education, Cable Advisory Committee, Board of Health, Local Assistance Board, Library Council, Recreation and Parks Commission and the Youth Services Commission. He has also worked on both the Planning Board and Capital Planning Committee since 2008. “Serving of the township committee ... has been one of the greatest privileges of my life and I look forward to having the opportunity to serve the residents of Hillsborough for three more years,” Tomson said. Tomson is a graduate of Hillsborough High School who later received a degree in Political Science and Global and Multinational Studies from Rider University. He now lives with his wife Rachel and three daughters Sara, Hannah and Hailey. He is also the Government AfCourtesy photo fairs Director for the New Jersey Association of REALTORS, where he is charged with following, analyzing and working with lawmakers to amend legislative and Members of the Hillsborough Middle School Musical Theatre Troupe will hit the stage the next two weekregulatory measures that have an ends for their production of the hit musical “Grease” on March 24, 25, 31, and April 1 at 7 p.m. and a March

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Man shot by off-duty cop during burglary attempt

A 19-year-old Manville man legedly attempted to rob the home suffered a gunshot wound to the of an off-duty police officer. According to Prosecutor chest and was listed in critical conMichael H. Robertson, Somerset dition on Monday after he al- County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Manville Borough Chief of Police Mark Peltack, the incident took place just after midnight at a North 5th Avenue residence when Tyreek Cook, of North 2nd Avenue, illegally entered the home. Details on what happened next are currently under investigation, but officials said Cook was quickly engaged in a physical altercation with the homeowner, who happened to be an off-duty police officer. During the ensuing struggle, police said the officer shot Cook

in the chest. Life-saving medical aid techniques were quickly applied to Cook by the homeowner, as well as responding Manville police officers before he was transported to a local trauma center for emergency treatment. Officials said the homeowner, whose name was withheld by authorities, was also transported to a local hospital for injuries he sustained during the altercation, as well as any traumatic stress related conditions. Later that morning, Prosecutor Robertson said that detectives from the Manville Police Department, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Investigations and Forensics Unit re-

sponded to the scene for the subsequent investigation. So far, officials said Cook has been found to be potentially responsible for a number of residential and vehicle burglaries in the area. He is also believed to have been allegedly involved in multiple burglary attempts. The investigation into his criminal activity is actively on-going. As a result of the alleged incident, Cook was charged with third degree burglary and was listed in critical condition under police guard at the trauma center. Officials request that anyone with information regarding the incident on Monday, as well as any recent burglaries in the Manville area, to contact the Somerset See COOK, Page 5A

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Fri. March 3 to April 7 Eat in and take out every Friday from 4 - 6 p.m. at Holy Ghost Church, located at the corner of Roosevelt & 6th Ave, Manville. Also on the menu will be pirohi and potato pancakes. To pre-order takeout, call 908-722-1561 or email HolyGhostOC@gmail.com each Thursday.

High school fashion show

Sat. March 25 - The Class of 2017 is holding its Hillsborough High School Project Graduation Fashion Show and Food Tasting event on Saturday, March 25. Titled “Look Out World, Here We Come,” the food tasting will start at 6-7:15 p.m., with the fashion show slated to start at 7:30 p.m. in

the auditorium. All proceeds will benefit Project Graduation. Tickets to the food tasting and fashion show are $35. Admission to just the fashion show will cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students.

“The Jewish Mayflower” Tues. March 28 - “The Jewish Mayflower - The Amazing Saga of America’s Earliest Jews” will be presented by Leora Isaacs, Ph.D on Tuesday, March 28 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. The fee is $5.00. Leora Isaacs will lead us on an amazing journey of discovery about how our ancestors helped discover and establish the United States.

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4-H Science Day Sat. April 1 - The Somerset County 4-H Association will open itself up to Somerset County kids in grades 15, as well as their parents for its annual 4-H Science-Sational Day on Sat. April 1. Science-Sational Day will take place at the Ted Blum 4-H Center at 310 Milltown Road in Bridgewater from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Cost per child is $25. Family discount: First child is $25, each child thereafter is $20. Parents are free. 4-H Science-sational Day is open to 4-H members, as well as non-members. Registration must be done online. For more information, including how to register go to goo.gl/zc5TwL.

Women’s Auxiliary Bunny Breakfast Sat. April 1 - The Hillsborough Township Fire Company No. 3 Women’s Auxiliary will host its annual breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 1. Starting at 8:15 a.m., the breakfast will have two separate seating opportunities, where attendees can enjoy pancakes and french toast, hash browns, scrambled eggs and other breakfast staples. All tickets are $12, with

children under two years old getting in for free if they sit on an adult’s lap - please, no strollers. Bring your own camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny. For reservations or questions please email Genene Rozycki at nenerie22@aol.com or call 908-829-4447.

March Madness and music Sat. April 1 - Join the Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties for a March Madness & Music event in support of JFS’ children, family and older adult services. March Madness & Music will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. Highlights of this community wide event include Final Four Semi-Final Games on big screen TVs, a Main Event DJ, door prizes, Pop-A-Shot Games and photo booths. Refreshments include beer, wine, game time food, snacks and soda (Kosher dietary laws observed). Tickets purchased in advance are $36/person (includes 2 beer/wine tickets). A table for eight can be reserved in advance for $260 (includes 2 beer/wine tickets per person). Tickets can also be purchased at the door. To register for this fun event contact JFS at www.JewishFamilySvc.org, 908-725-7799 or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.

Author reading at library Sat. April 8 - You’ve heard about the one that got away. But have you ever

heard the one about the monster pike named “Grendel’s Mother”? A lifetime of fishing the waterways in and around Hillsborough has filled the creel of resident author Mathew V. Spano with stories and insights enough to fill a book. Join him for an afternoon of mythical poems and tall tales from his new book Hellgrammite (Blast Press, 2016), as well as insights into the issues of habitat protection, wildlife exploitation, nature education.

Rotary Club Easter Egg hunt Sat. April 8 - The Annual Hillsborough Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt, a Hillsborough tradition for the past 16 years, is scheduled this year for Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Youth Football Complex on Triangle Road. The Easter Bunny and 3,000 treat-filled eggs await children 8 years old and younger, who will be organized into three age groups with different starting times for the hunt. Participation in this Rotary event is free. Family and friends are encouraged to bring cameras.

Easter bunny breakfast at Foothill Acres Sat. April 8 - Somebunny Hungry? Join us at Foothill Acres for breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will be able to make their own waffle, as well as participate in a dance contest and try their hand at arts and crafts. Prizes will be available, along with an Easter egg

hunt. All grandparents receive a gift. Foothill Acres is located at 39 East Mountain Road in Hillsborough. An RSVP is required, so call 908-3698711.

Ladies Auxiliary Flea Market

Sat. April 8 - The Ladies Auxiliary of Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (Flagtown) is sponsoring their semi-annual flea market on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hillsborough Municipal Building at 379 So. Branch Road. There are over 30 vendors who will be participating.

Indoor farmers market

Sat. April 15 — The Indoor Winter Farmers Market of Hillsborough believes in the importance of supporting our local food sources and businesses year round. We desire to make local, sustainably grown food available to all in our community. We seek to develop a market consisting of local farms and artisans that not only provide quality goods to our general population but also enables families enrolled in the food bank program to be better served and nutritionally educated. The market will be held inside of the Peter J. Biondi Building, located at 379 South Branch Road on Saturday, April 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More details can be found on the Facebook page or online at www.KennetteProductions.com. Send items to amartins@centraljersey.co m or fax to 609-924-3842. For details, call 609-8742163.

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Annual Sourland Music Festival slated for June 17

Spring may have only just sprung, but organizers behind the Sourland Music Festival have begun laying the groundwork for the annual summer party in the mountains. Featuring music from blues, jazz, fold and rock artists from around the area, along with plenty of locally sourced food, refreshments and family fun, officials said this year‘s Sourland Music Festival is shaping up to be a day of fun. “The Sourland Music Festival is the one summer event I look forward to every year,” Joe Angelone, of East Amwell Township said. Artists slated to take the stage on Saturday, June 17 include The John Ginty Band with Astor Pheonyx, Russell Norkevitch, JD Malone & The Experts and Lisa Bouchelle, among others. From 3 - 10 p.m. at the Hillsborough Golf and Country Club’s Polo Field, located at 146 Wertsville Road., attendees will get to enjoy food, snack and dessert trucks, local artisans, hand-crafted gifts, native plants, books, services and more. Adult beverages will be available at the beer and wine tent, which will feature two local businesses: Flounder Brewery, returning with “Rockin’ Ale”, the signature beer they brewed just for the Sourland Music Festival and

Unionville Winery, returning with a wonderful selection of their most popular wines. New to the festival this year will be the Ryland Inn VIP Service, which will offer a buffet from Executive Chef Chris Albrecht, using locally-sourced, sustainably-grown food, a unique Sourland Punch and a $25 Ryland Inn gift certificate with each ticket. Along with great food and local music, this year’s event will also feature a number of field activities, including a rock climbing wall for all ages, a new trail bicycle to test provided and supervised by Sourland Cycles and a “Cool Critters” environmental education area. Tickets are currently available online, with adult tickets currently on sale for $25 and $35 at the door. Children ages 7-12 can get into the festival for $10. Tickets for the Ryland Inn VIP service are available for $80. All proceeds from the Sourland Music Festival support the Sourland Conservancy, the only non-profit organization solely dedicated to protect, promote and preserve the Courtesy photo unique character of the Sourland Mountain region. For more information on the Sourland Music Festival, The annual Sourland Music Festival will showcase multior to learn how to sign up to volunteer for the event, visit ple facets of local life to the mountains on June 17, with families able to enjoy music, food and games all day. www.sourlandmusicfest.org.

Budget Continued from Page 1A 17 percent increase to the district’s debt service, going from $3.175 million in 2016-17 to $3.7 million in the proposed 2017-18 budget. Schiff said the increase of the general fund deserved an “asterisk” next to the $3.89 percent increase, calling it an “artificial increase of the budget” since it reflects “pulling out money from the cap reserve and putting it into the general fund in order to pay for the debt that we have for the paving at the middle school, as well as the turf field.” Schiff said the 2017-18

budget is aiming to fund a number of new additions and upgrades for the school district, including: new English language arts materials, supplies, curriculum writing and training; funding the replacement of Chromebooks in grades K2; and funding the district’s American Sign Language program, which started this year. The superintendent also said the budget also allows the district to maintain class sizes and programs. In order to help the district manage costs, Schiff said the district utilized an Energy Savings Improvement Plan (ESIP), which

caused “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in cost reductions due to the use of more efficient lighting and HVAC systems, which resulted in a rebate being paid out to the district. Schiff also said the district was able to maintain its costs due to continued employee contributions to their healthcare. “This year, we anticipate budgeting close to $4 million of employee healthcare contributions to healthcare costs,” Schiff said. The district is also expecting a five percent reduction in transportation costs due to the use of new routing software by the dis-

trict. Changes in the collective bargaining agreement with the Hillsborough Education Association in relation to long-term substitute teachers were also touted as a way the district is managing its costs. Under the newly agreed terms, substitute teachers will no longer be compensated at the same rate as newly hired teachers. Along with those cost saving measures, the district also generates approximately $200,000 in revenue through the district’s Children At Play (CAP) program, which helps to offset other costs in the budget. Just as in previous years,

the district is receiving approximately $25 million in state aid for the next year. With state aid remaining largely flat over the last six years, Schiff said the annual budgetary process has become increasingly troublesome. “It is very difficult as costs continue to go up and not to have any additional revenues coming from the state,” Schiff said. In addition to adding positions in the current budget that will be “rolling up” into next year’s budget, which included one full-time and one part-time special education teachers, a part-time preschool teacher and seven

instructional assistants, the proposed budget includes the addition of 4.5 new positions. Those positions, Schiff said, were one full-time and one part-time special education teachers and three new instructional assistances. Schiff said those additions were needed due to “either increased need and/or enrollment in the district.” The budget does not, however, call for any reductions in current staff levels, Schiff said. A public hearing and final vote will be held during the May 8 board of education meeting.

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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. 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, 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. Since then, both in New Jersey and across the nation, bald eagles staged an amazing recovery. In 2007, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service removed bald eagles from the federal list of endangered and threatened species. 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. Enjoy these beautiful birds, and be thankful there are laws to protect them and volunteers to assist in their recovery. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.

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Students with elite dreams should act early Since numbers don’t lie, students with dreams of attending one of the eight prestigious Ivy League colleges/universities should seriously consider applying early. Five of these schools, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and The University of Pennsylvania, offer an “Early Decision” plan whereby applicants sign a binding agreement that they will attend if admitted. Harvard, Princeton, and Yale universities offer a less restrictive form of early application known as “Single Choice Early Action,” allowing students to also submit applications to other schools as long as none of their other applications are early action or early decision. The numbers tell the story as to why students with their heart set on attending a particular Ivy League school should seriously consider filing an early application which typically has a November 1st deadline date. All eight of these elite institutions fill between 43 percent (Cornell) and 64 percent

(Yale) of their incoming class with Early Decision or Single Choice Early Action applicants. Statistics from the universities’ graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 indicate that the odds of getting accepted by one of these top schools increase dramatically when students sign the binding early application agreement. Brown University accepted 22 percent of early applicants but only 8 percent of regular applicants. Columbia University accepted 19 percent of early applicants and 5 percent of regular applicants. The gap was not quite as extreme at Cornell University where 26 percent of early applicants were accepted, compared to 13 percent of regular applicants. But the gap was severe at Harvard University where 14 percent of early applicants were accepted compared to only 3 percent of regular applicants. The acceptance numbers at Princeton University were 15 percent early applicants

to 5 percent for regular applicants. Dartmouth accepted 28 percent of early and 9 percent of regular applicants. Yale accepted 17 percent of early and 4 percent of regular applicants, and The University of Pennsylvania accepted 22 percent of early and 7 percent of regular applicants. Why is this the scenario, year after year? The Ivy League schools want to maintain their prestigious reputations that are based, in part, on their “yield” - the number of accepted students who enroll at the institution. A great strategy for maintaining a high yield is to fill a large portion of the incoming class with students who, if accepted, will (almost) definitely attend. Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of SAT Smart in Hillsborough that has been offering PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation courses, as well as private tutoring by IVY-League educated instructors, for more than 20 years. Visit www.SATsmart.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trumpcare, “alternative facts” prove problematic To the editor: Donald Trump ignited support throughout the country. Much of his popularity came from not being afraid to ‘tell it how it is’ or be ‘politically incorrect’ when need be. As an outsider in politics, he ran his campaign on promises to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington and truly being a president for the people. Much of his popularity stemmed from rhetoric and preying on the fears of American citizens. Now that the campaign is over and Donald Trump’s campaign promises are coming back to haunt him. For example, Mr. Trump promised to bring Health Care premiums down. He ran on a repeal and replace Obamacare platform and promised not to leave Americans in need of healthcare. Paul Ryan, the speaker of the house, introduced his healthcare bill to the House which is being voted on Thursday, March 23. Donald Trump has supported the plan and adopted it into his healthcare reform. However, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicted that the current plan is projected to take away health insurance from roughly 24 million Americans by 2026. In addition, contrary to Donald Trump’s promises, the plan will raise premiums for older Americans by more than 10 times as much. It is true that Mr. Trump’s plan will lower premiums for some Americans, but only the young and healthy ones. This plan will be detrimental to so many Americans. Donald Trump is trying to promote support for the bill by distracting the country and further diminishing Obamacare. For example, Trump has been making claims that 44th President of the United States, President Barack Obama purposely planned his healthcare program to fail in 2017 once his presidency is over. Claims like this made by the current president have the intent of distracting the public from important issues. These “alternative facts,” as Kellyanne Conway once said in an interview, are drifting farther and farther from reality and endangering the country as a whole. It is important for media sources to call out lies

as what they are and prevent these falsehoods from poisoning the ears of Americans. Shanna Gryder Hillsborough

insurance system in America. Thomas Vlattas Hillsborough

AHCA a step in the right direction

To the editor: Lisa Winkler’s recent letter to the editor (“Lance misses the mark with ‘professional protesters’ claim”) ignores the facts. A Feb. 17 McClatchy news article reported that Priorities USA, a Democratic Super PAC that backed Hillary Clinton for President, launched a paid campaign against Leonard Lance. Under the headline, “Dems launch ads aimed at driving protestors to Republican events,” the article points out that the organization is, “pairing its effort with a progressive advocacy group Indivisible, a group created by Democratic former congressional aides who developed a widely read manual among liberals of how to protest Republican town halls.” Read more here: www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nationworld/national/article133347844.html#storylink=cpy Why would a partisan national Democratic political organization pay to drive protestors to Leonard Lance’s town hall meetings? Good government? Hardly. PrioritiesUSA is a purely partisan Super PAC that spends millions of dollars against Republicans for partisan purposes. We make no apologies for fighting against Hillary Clinton’s Super PAC and other liberal groups that are spending money in a campaign to unseat Leonard Lance. Leonard Lance has consistently and continually said that those constituents who RSVP’d for his town hall meetings were not paid to attend. But it is indisputable that partisan organizations are spending money in an attempt to gum up the wheels of democracy for solely for partisan purposes. Jim Hilk Campaign Manager Lance for Congress

To the editor: One of President Trump’s key campaign promises was to repeal and replace President Obama’s signature healthcare legislation know as the Affordable Healthcare Act. The Affordable Care Act has caused many individuals to lose their health insurance coverage, to lose their doctors, and in some instances to lose their business. The individual mandate forces you to buy insurance you do not want. Even with health insurance, some people are unable to use it since the deductible is in the thousands of dollars. The Affordable Care Act is expected to cost over $1.2 trillion dollars from 2016 to 2025. While not perfect, the American Health Care Act will address many of the Affordable Care Act’s flaws. First, it will repeal the mandate that forces an individual to purchase health insurance. People will also have more freedom in choosing and using the health insurance they want. Another key aspect of the this bill is the repeal of the Obamacare taxes. By repealing the Obamacare taxes, $883 billion dollars will stay in the pockets of hardworking individuals. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts that the AHCA will save the federal government $337 billion dollars over the next ten years. Considering the fact that the federal debt is approaching $20 trillion dollars, it is critical that government reassess its spending. That’s not to say that the government can’t provide for those who truly need it. The AHCA provides refundable tax credits to people who can’t afford health care. The AHCA also allows young people to stay on their parents’ health plan up to the age of 26. Obamacare is imploding. Premiums are increasing drastically and the health insurance companies are dropping coverage. The American Health Care Act will hopefully fix a failing health

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POLICE BLOTTER

The Hillsborough Township Police Department reported the following incidents from Feb. 15 through March 2, 2017. The charges are no more than an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. —Joseph Smerdon, 20, of Branchburg, was taken into police custody for possession of marijuana after he was stopped in his vehicle on Route 206 on Feb. 15. Officials said Smerdon was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, underage possession of alcohol, driving while intoxicated/underage driving while intoxicated and possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Desiree Carlin, 25, of Bridgewater, and Boldomero Espinosa-Martinez, 35, of Somerville, were arrested for hindering apprehension after they were stopped on Route 206 on Feb. 23. Police said both individuals provided false identification for Carlin in an effort to avoid her being taken into custody for outstanding warrants. Espinosa-Martinez was charged with several traffic violations. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. Carlin was taken to Somerset County Jail after being unable to post her bail.

Republicans Continued from Page 1A impact on homeownership. McCauley, a 30-year Hillsborough resident, has served in a public capacity since she was elected to the committee in 2008. Earlier this year, she was named the township’s deputy mayor for the third time, having previously held the title in 2010 and 2010. She was also elected to serve as mayor in 2011. Prior to joining the governing body, McCauley was an elected member to the township’s Charter Study Commission in 2007. That same year, she served on the Somerset County Planning Board and was chosen as outstanding woman in Somerset County in 2008 for her public service. Over the years, McCauley has served as liaison to a number of functional areas and organizations, including Public Safety and Emergency Services, Economic and Business Development Commission,

Hillsborough-Millstone Municipal Alliance, Parks Commission, Recreation Commission, Senior Citizen Housing Council, Sign Review Committee, Sustainable Hillsborough Committee and Finance Committee. “During my last nine years on the committee, I have worked hard to make sure Hillsborough is one of the best towns in America,” she said. “We have been recognized by numerous organizations for Hillsborough being one of the safest and best towns in [the state] and of course the 16th best town in America by Money Magazine.” In her professional life, McCauley is a broker and realtor for RE/MAX Preferred Professionals in Hillsborough. “Doug and I have campaigned on a motto of ‘promises made, promises kept’ and we will continue to live by it,” McCauley said. “We have delivered for the people of Hillsborough,

—On Feb. 27, Todd Madsen, 44, of Hillsborough, was taken into police custody on Feb. 27 for driving while intoxicated after he was found asleep in his vehicle while parked in a commercial lot on South Branch Road. Officials said Madsen’s blood alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Maria Soto, 27, of Bridgewater, was apprehended by police on March 1 for driving while intoxicated along Amwell Road. Police said Soto was stopped and found to have a blood alcohol content level above the legal limit. She was also charged with driving while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of a school, as well as several other traffic violations. She was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Joseph Critelli, 27, of Hillsborough, was taken into custody for possession of marijuana after he was stopped in his vehicle while traveling along Route 206 on March 2. Officials said Critelli was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and failure to maintain lane. He was processed and released pending a court appearance.

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and we look forward to doing more of the same over the next three years.” Tomson echoed his running mate’s sentiments and repeating his goals as an elected official. “Every action I take as an elected official is about the sustainably of Hillsborough for future generations,” he said. “I want to ensure that my three children and any children in Hillsborough will have the opportunity to grow up and one day raise a family in Hillsborough like I did.” The Republican nomination came 10 days after the Hillsborough Democratic Organization announced its selection of Jane Staats and Harrison “Harry” Burke to run for the two seats on March 8. If Tomson, McCauley, Staats and Burke make it through their party’s respective primaries this June, they will face off against each other in the polls this November.

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AT THE LIBRARY

The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Starting this year, the Hillsborough library will be open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m. throughout the year except for the following dates: April 16, May 14, May 28, June 18, Sept. 3. The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs. Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited. Volunteer Opportunity: Makers Day Fair - March 25, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Volunteer Opportunity: Reading Buddy - March 25, 1:50-4 p.m. For the month of March, view the collections of the Somerset County Culture & Arts Commission. Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated. Special Events • Makers Day Fair - No-tech to high-tech activities for people of all ages including a marshmallow tower challenge, optical illusion art, DIY phone speaker stand, snap circuits, and a community loom. There will also be demonstrations of a RoboRaiders robot, Scratch computer programming, ebook creation, vegan cooking, and more. Plus, meet Edith Tolchin, author of Secrets of Successful Inventing: From Concept to Commerce, to learn more about the process of inventing and how to get a patent. No registration is required. For all ages. Sat. March 25, 1-3 p.m. Adult programs (registration required): • You Can Publish an eBook - Explore how to publish an eBook. We will demonstrate live the processing for setting up and publishing an eBook on Amazon for Kindle. Topics covered will include tools for file creation, and tips for proper formatting for a seamless upload. Attendees will have the opportunity to make one-on-one appointments for assistance in formatting and uploading their eBooks for publication. Presented by Robert Helmbrecht, Adult Services Librarian. Sat. March 25, 10-11 a.m. • English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Mon. March 27 & April 3, 7-8:30 p.m.; Wed. March 29 & April 5, 10-11:30 a.m. • Somerset County Women of the Performing Arts - Celebrate the conclusion of Women’s History Month with a presentation by Greg Gillette, chairman of the Hillsborough Township Historic Preservation Commission, and local history blog author. He will discuss the contributions to the performing arts of several local women, including 20th century opera singer Anna Case Mackay. Tues. March 28, 7-8:30 p.m. • Suspense with Susie Book Discussion - “The Life We Bury” by Allen Eskens. Tues. March 28, 7-8:30 p.m. • Afternoon Movie: “American Graffiti” - Starring Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Richard Drey-

fuss. Fri. March 31, 1-3 p.m. • Evening Movie: “Deepwater Horizon” - Starring Mark Wahlberg. (PG-13) Fri. March 31, 7-9 p.m. Youth programs (registration required): • Reading Buddy (Grades 1-4) - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a Reading Buddy Volunteer. Each child will be given a 15-minute time slot. Sat. March 25, 2-4 p.m. • Monday Morning Playtime - Join Ms. Ada from “The Little Gym” for an age-appropriate session and experience The Little Gym way. For parents/caregivers and children up to 36 months old. Mon. April 3, 10-10:45 a.m. • Toddler Time (18-36 months) - Introduce the pleasure of books to your child with stories, songs and more. Tues. March 21, 9:30 - 10 a.m. • Rhyme Time (Newborn-24 months) - Build brain power with 20 minutes of nursery rhyme fun. Tues. April 4, 10:30 - 11 a.m. • Story Time - Help your preschool or kindergarten child get ready to read. Enjoy stories together and build language skills. Tues. April 4, 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. • Lego Club (Grades 1-5) - We supply the Legos and you supply the creativity. Tues. April 4, 4-4:45 p.m. • Public Speaking & Leadership Skills Workshop (Grades 5-8) - During this workshop series, students will be immersed in an environment conducive to improving public speaking skills while learning about topics such as vocal inflection, creating effective visuals, impromptu speaking, and steps to become a leader in your school & community. Hosted by the Hillsborough High School Loudspeakers Club. Tues. April 4, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. • Teen Advisory Board (Grades 7-12) - Earn Community Service Hours and be the teen voice at Hillsborough Public Library. Collaborate with the Hillsborough Library to create programs that help teens connect, explore, share, and discover at the library. Snacks will be provided. Tues. April 4, 7-8 p.m. • Understanding the College Essay (Grades 9-12 and parents/caregivers) - This program will explain the expectations for what an outstanding college essay entails, going over the common application and the other most common questions students will encounter. Presented by C2 Education of Bridgewater. Tues. April 4, 7-8 p.m. • Movin’ Munchkins (Ages 3-6) - Creative movement program for the child and parent/caregiver. Wed. April 5, 10-10:45 a.m. • Movie Makers: Green Screen - Lights, Camera, ACTION! Experience movie making magic with the crew of Kennette Productions, in a sample class based on curriculum offered at the Kennette productions classroom studio in Hillsborough. Participants will explore the art of movie making as we touch on concept design, script writing, story boarding, acting, directing, camera techniques and lighting before finally shooting a collaborative composition in front of our green screen and posting it to YouTube. Feel free to bring some props, costumes and accessories and remember NOT to wear anything that is green, has green print on it or has a trademarked logo! Wed. April 5, 6-7 p.m. for Grades 5-8, 7-8 p.m. for Grades 9-12

• Art Adventures: Monet’s Garden (Ages 4-6) - Get those creative juices flowing and take your own masterpiece home. Thurs. April 6, 10-10:30 a.m. • Everything You Need to Know About the NEW SAT, NEW College Application, ACT Exam and Entire College Process (For parents/caregivers and Grades 9-12) - Susan Alaimo, founder and director of S.A.T. Smart, will cover: early steps of college prep, PSAT/SAT/ACT test prep, how to effectively choose colleges, strategies to increase your chances for acceptance, scholarships and financial aid, and an open-ended Q&A session. Thurs. April 6, 7-8:30 p.m. • Special Storytime: Silly Stories - We’ll read silly stories and do a craft. Fri. April 7, 10-10:45 a.m. • Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Grades K-4) - Spend time reading to a Therapy Dogs International certified dog. Each registered child will get 10 special minutes practicing reading skills while the dog listens. Fri. April 7, 3:45-4:45 p.m. • Stimulating Scientific Minds (Grades 5-8) - Stimulating Scientific Minds (SSM), made up of HHS students, will share their passion of STEM with young students through an interactive, live-action presentation to develop children into thinkers; to inspire creativity through scientific stimulation; and to create students interested in pursuing the beauties of the natural world. Sat. April 8, 1:30-2:30 p.m. • Reading Buddy (Grades 1-4) - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a Reading Buddy Volunteer. Each child will be given a 15-minute time slot. Sat. April 8, 2-4 p.m. Library resources Writing Center - Stop by for help with writing assignments from our teen volunteers. Grades 5-12. Tuesday through Thursday: 6-8 p.m. Program Closed: April 11-13, April 27 Homework Help Center - Kids who need homework assistance can meet with a teen volunteer after school for help on a variety of subjects. Grades 3-12. Monday and Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 4:30-8:30 p.m. Program Closed: March 20-23, April 10-13, April 27 Divide & Conquer with Cassie - A 100 percent free math tutoring service at the Hillsborough Public Library, provided by Cassie, a senior at Hillsborough High School. Math tutoring will be offered in half-hour slots for students in grades 1-8 and in math classes up to Algebra I. Limit 2 sessions per month. Mondays & Wednesdays: 4-6 p.m. Program Closed: April 10 & April 12 Book A Librarian - Get personalized help with the online catalog, databases, research questions, storytime plans, locating materials, library apps and readers’ advisory. Parents, children and teens can request an appointment at the Youth Services desk by filling out a simple form. All ages.

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CAMPUS CORNER

Three students from Hillsborough were named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester: Fourteen students hailing from Hillsborough have been named to the Dean’s and Honors Lists for the Fall 2016 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison. They are: Mark Myers, Cassidy Vastano, Gabriella Perruso, Ashley Shumaker, Nicholas Theodore, Athena Zinn, Olivia Vliet, Anna Gorbunov, Jordan Sobel, Nicholas Grasso, Matthew Dileo, Stephannie Torres, Ringnda Tawe, and Ciara Pitts. —Matthew Ackerman, of Hillsborough, has been named to the 2016 fall semester Dean’s List at Lafayette College for outstanding academic achievement. To qualify for Dean’s List, a student must achieve at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a scale of 4.0. —Kimberly Mondoro, of Hillsborough, was named to the Dean’s List at West Chester University, West Chester, Penn. for the Fall 2016 semester. The names of degreeseeking students at West Chester University who complete 12 or more graded hours in an academic semester and achieve a semester GPA of 3.670 or better are placed on the Dean’s List. Non-degree students who complete a minimum of nine credits, have a GPA of 3.670, and no grade below a B in the semester also will be recognized on that semester’s dean’s list. —Jesse Gonzalez, of Hillsborough, a senior English and Spanish major at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, was named to the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester. The list recognizes full-time students who earned a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the semester. —Sydney Gonzalez, of Hillsborough, a sophomore media and communications major at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Penn., was named to the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester. The list recognizes full-time students who earned a gradepoint average of 3.5 or higher for the semester. —Theresa Mayhew, a graduate of Hillsborough High School, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at The College of Wooster. Mayhew, a senior communication sciences and disorders major from Hillsborough, achieved a grade point average of 3.65 or above. The College of Wooster is America’s premier college for mentored undergraduate research. Every Wooster senior works oneon-one with a faculty adviser to create an original research project, written work, performance, or art exhibit. In the process, each develops independent judgment, analytical ability, creativity, project-management and time-management skills, and strong writtenand oral-communication skills. Founded in 1866, the college enrolls approximately 2,000 students. —Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, have been named to the Dean’s and Honors Lists for the Fall 2016 semester.

Jared Sapirman, of Hillsborough, has been named to the Honors List. To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). Daniel Lugo, of Hillsborough, has been named to the Honors List. To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses). —Megan Muller, of Hillsborough, has been named to the Dean’s List at James Madison University for the Fall 2016 semester. Students who earn Dean’s List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899. Muller is scheduled to graduate in 2019 and is majoring in finance. —Amanda Muller, of Hillsborough, has been named to the Dean’s List at The College of New Jersey for the Fall 2016 semester. Students who earn deans list honors must carry at least 12 graded credits and earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Amanda is scheduled to graduate in 2018 and is majoring in nursing. —Two Hillsborough residents made the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for fall semester 2016-2017: Cristian Alfaro, who is studying in the graphic design program and Austin Bodzas, who is studying in the computer science program, earned the distinction. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F“; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours. —The following Lafayette College students were named to the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the fall 2016 semester. Each student achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a 4.0 scale: Carli Jones and Ashley Scrivanich, both of Hillsborough. —Richard Matel-Galatis, from Hillsborough, graduated from Lycoming College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in economics archaeology during the fall 2016 term. Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected liberal arts colleges. Today, our community of 1,300 active learners from 30 states and 15 countries work with our renowned scholars to craft customized, market-driven majors, minors and concentrations across our 36 academic programs. These students also compete in 17 NCAA Division III sports and study abroad in more than a dozen countries. Lycoming College has one of the highest endowment-perstudent ratios among Pennsylvania colleges and is ranked by Forbes as among the very best for financial strength and operational soundness. —Local students have been named to the Dean’s List at Clemson University for the fall 2016 semester.

They are: Garrett Wallace Dickinson, of Hillsborough, who is majoring in Construction Science and Management. Aaron Ross Goldstein, of Hillsborough, who is majoring in Civil Engineering. Matthew Yeager, of Hillsborough, who is majoring in General Engineering To be named to the Dean’s List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale. —Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. Wren Murray, a resident of Hillsborough and Music Education major, was named to the Dean’s List in Ithaca College’s School of Music for the fall 2016 semester. Casey Schoch, a resident of Hillsborough and Film, Photography, Video and Visual Arts major, was named to the Dean’s List in Ithaca College’s School of Communications for the fall 2016 semester. —Sarah E. Limyansky, of Hillsborough, has been named to the President’s List at Clemson University for the fall 2016 semester. Limyansky is majoring in Psychology. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) gradepoint average. —Tyler Kobryn, of Hillsborough, is a member of Wesleyan’s men’s ice hockey team that recently won the Little Three Title on Feb. 17-the first time the team has won a title since the 1986-87 season. —Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its fall 2016 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits. Jonathan Lim, class of 2017 and Anthony Schulz, class of 2019, both from Hillsborough. —Stevenson University congratulates Kyle Bergen, of Hillsborough, for being named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 Semester. Students who earn the Dean’s List honor must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a grade point average of a 3.50 or better. —Hard work in high school has paid off for college-bound seniors. Mariam Rahman-Vyas, of Hillsborough, has been granted the Presidential Scholarship to study Occupational Therapy at Alvernia University in the fall. Rahman-Vyas is currently a senior at Hillsborough High School. To be awarded this $17,500 scholarship, the recipient must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and minimum SAT score of 1130 on the old test/1200 on the new one (or 25 ACT). “Old” SAT scores are calculated using combined Critical Reading and Math sections. “New” SAT Scores are based on the Math and Evidence-Based Reading & Writing sections. Students are eligible for only one merit scholarship. —The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, congratulates Faith Cannizzo, of Hillsborough, for being named to the Dean’s

List for the fall 2016 semester. Cannizzo is one of 751 students to achieve this mark of academic excellence. To make the Dean’s List, Cannizzo had to complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail. —Hofstra University congratulates Darby Casey and Courtney Shapiro, both of Hillsborough Township, for being named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean’s List. —Elizabeth Cochran, a sophomore Sociology major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean’s List with Distinction for the Fall 2016 semester. Elizabeth is a 2015 graduate of Hillsborough High School and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Cochran (Cynthia) from Hillsborough. Students eligible for the Dean’s List have a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59; for the Dean’s List with Distinction a GPA of 3.60 to 3.84 and for the Dean’s List with High Distinction a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0. —The following local residents have been named to the fall 2016 Dean’s List at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the fall of 2016. Olivia Delorenzo is a doctor of physical therapy student; Michelle Marzolini is a doctor of physical therapy student; and Lindsay Scala is a physician assistant studies student. —Tatyana Suber, of Hillsborough, was named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2016 at Georgia State University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking students with a minimum Georgia State cumulative GPA of 2.00 must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes. —Ten Hillsborough residents were named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List at Seton Hall University. To make Dean’s List, students must have at least a 3.4 GPA and can get no grade lower than a C. They are: Patrick Burd, Alexandra Cardillo, Nicholas Cizin, Beuk Forrest, Michael Patullo, Naomi Shuyama, Brianna Simons, Christine Sun, Ashlei Watson and Anthony Zannella. —Dr. Benjamin Rusiloski, Delaware Valley University’s interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, announced the following students have been honored for academic achievement by being named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List: Sarah Fenwick, of Hillsborough; Michelle Wludyka, of Hillsborough; Taylor Waldman, of Hillsborough; Efharis Vaporakis, of Hillsborough; and Kaliope Vaporakis, of Hillsborough. —The following students

were named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester: Nicholas Klacik, of Hillsborough, is a member of the Class of 2019 and is majoring in Computer Science. Paul Nemergut, of Hillsborough, is a member of the Class of 2017 and is majoring in Economics. Victoria Schubert, of Hillsborough, is a member of the Class of 2020 and is majoring in Communication. —Venkata Naga Surya Padmakar Sarva, of Hillsborough, graduated from

Kent State University with a Master of Science from the College of Arts and Sciences. Sarva is among nearly 3,000 students who received bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate and educational specialist degrees during Kent State’s 2016 Fall Commencement ceremony. The university congratulates the Class of 2016 and welcomes them into its illustrious family of more than 227,000 alumni worldwide.

The TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH announces the sale of 2016 and prior year delinquent taxes and other municipal charges through an on-line auction. Bids must be in prior to 8:00 am on 4/10/17. For a listing of all parcels, delinquencies and costs, please visit https://hillsborough.newjerseytaxsale.com **information can be viewed free of charge** Legal Notices NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD The Township of Hillsborough has awarded a contract without competitive bidding under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. This contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Township Clerk at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey: Awarded:

SHANE DOYLE FARMS, LLC

Type of Service:

CONTRACTOR

Goods/Services: vices

Provide sidewalk snow clearing ser-

Year:

2017

Pamela Borek Hillsborough Township Clerk HB,1x,3/24/2017

Fee:$14.26

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD The Township of Hillsborough has awarded a contract under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(27) “The lowest responsible bidder is the one who conforms to all requirements of a specification and applicable statutory provisions”. This contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Township Clerk at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey: Awarded:

FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA

Type of Service:

CONTRACTOR

Goods/Services:

Fireworks Displany

Cost:

Not to exceed $9,500.00

Year:

2017

HB,1x,3/24/2017

Fee:$ 14.26

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD The Township of Hillsborough has awarded a contract without competitive bidding under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3 and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-9. This contract and resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Township Clerk at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey: Awarded:

WHITESTONE ASSOCIATES, INC.

Type of Service:

CONTRACTOR

Goods/Services: Environmental and Site Remediation services at the Hillsborough Public Works Facility Cost:

Not to exceed $36,575.00

Year:

2017

HB,1x,3/24/2017

Fee:$14.88

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AMBIDEXTROUS SPORTS

Type of Service:

CONTRACTOR

2150

Goods/Services: Two (2) outdoor basketball scoreboards at AVM Park Cost:

Not to exceed $29,885.00

Year:

2017

Pamela Borek Hillsborough Township Clerk HB,1x,3/24/2017 Fee: $16.74

JH REID RECYCLING

Type of Service:

CONTRACTOR

Goods/Services:

Tub Grinding

Cost: Not to exceed

$13,800.00

Year:

2017

Pamela Borek Hillsborough Township Clerk HB,1x,3/24/2017

Fee:$17.36

Legal Notices NOTICE OF DECISION HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Hillsborough Township Board of Adjustment held a public meeting on Wednesday March 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Municipal Complex, at which time the following Resolutions were memorialized: Phuong NGO and Brian CHIN - File #BA-16-12 – Applicant GRANTED ‘c’ Bulk Variance for relief from Maximum Impervious Coverage (17.7% approved where 15% required) to install an enclosure over an in-ground swimming pool and construct a concrete walkway on property known as Block 207.01, Lot 107.09 on the Hillsborough Township Tax Maps, located at 23 Jamieson Way, in the R District, with conditions. Christian Community Chapel Wesleyan Church, Inc – File #BA-16-10 – Applicant GRANTED Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval with waivers for a house of worship and parsonage, associated parking, landscaping, buffering, signage and stormwater management on property known as Block 147, Lot 20.01 on the Hillsborough Township Tax Maps, located at 121 South Branch Road, in the RS District, with conditions. The above-referenced Resolutions have been filed in the Planning and Zoning Office of the Municipal Complex, The Peter J. Biondi Building, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, NJ, and is available for public inspection during the regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. David K. Maski, PP, AICP Board of Adjustment Secretary HB,1x,3/24/2017

Fee:$27.90

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HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CORNER CHAPTER A

At our April meeting, Christine Newman of AARP will discuss current trends in frauds and scams along with information, tips, and resources to help prevent becoming a victim of fraud and identity theft. For the May meeting, we plan to have the Hillsborough Rockettes perform for us. Trips & Programs The AARP Foundation provides free income tax service for low and moderate income tax payers. The taxpayer does not have to be a member of AARP. The closest tax help locations to Hillsborough are: Somerset County EMT facility on Roycefield Rd., Manville Public Library, and Montgomery Community Center in Skillman. Call 908-541-5710 to set up an appointment. Thurs., Apr. 20 — Papermill Playhouse “Million Dollar Quartet” with lunch at nearby FM Kirby Carriage House. The show was inspired by a recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The bus departs from the Lowes parking lot at 10:15 a.m. Wed., May 17 — Broadway matinee “Waitress” and lunch on the way at Casa Di Napoli in Union City. Final payments are required by the April 6 meeting. Sat., June 10 - Indoor Flea Market at the Hillsborough Municipal Building. Everyone is welcome. Reserve at table for $20 or for more information call Amy 908904-4822. Wed., June 21 to Fri., June 23 - Finger Lakes bus trip with two nights stay in Auburn, NY. The trip includes visits to the Corning Museum of Glass, a guided tour of the Rose Hill Mansion, tour and lunch at New York Wine & Culinary Center, a tour and tasting at Casa Larga Vineyards, and a cruise of Lake Skaneateles. The trip’s cost is $443 for triple occupancy, $483 for double occupancy and $603 for single occupancy; plus optional insurance. Reservations require a $300 deposit, with final payment due on May 4. Canadian Rockies by train from Aug. 19-27, 2017, seeing Vancouver, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary. Trip includes tour and guide, airfare, 13 meals, all transfers (including pickup in Hillsborough) for $4,799 double occupancy. For information on any of our upcom-

ing trips, call Diana Reinhardt at 908-3694362. News & Notes All Hillsborough seniors age 60 and older are invited to join Chapter A. Younger spouses of seniors are also eligible for membership. Dues are $5 a year and new members may join at any meeting. Call Dorrie Guarniero at 908-3348091 with questions. General meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Executive Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. On meeting days, doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events and make reservations. Refreshments are available when doors open and after the meeting. Help our Food Bank by bringing an item to each meeting. The suggestion box is available at each meeting. Visit us at www.HillsboroughSeniorsChapterA.webs.com. — Gene Reinhardt Publicity Chairperson

CHAPTER B The monthly meeting will be held April 23 during the spring luncheon. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy tickets for future trips and other events. Tickets for all special events will only be sold at monthly meetings before the event. They include the following: spring luncheon, June celebration, June anniversary (every five years), fall luncheon and holiday party. Meeting attendees can bring a bag lunch if they would like, since coffee and tea are provided. New members are welcome. The next bingo will be held on April 27. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of $3 for one double card or $5 for two and includes lunch with two hot dogs, chips, drink and a dessert, along with prizes and surprises. If you have a new email address or want to be added to Club B’s email list, see Ralph Fariello at the next meeting. Activities and Trips Thurs. April 20: See “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Tickets for the show, which features hits by

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Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, will include lunch. $90. Wed. May 17: Trip to Tomasello Winery and Atlantic City: Enjoy a winery tour at Tomasello Winery, as well as a casino visit, for $56. Admission includes the tour, a casino bonus and lunch with wine. June 19-22: Coastal Maine and Boston Tall Ships. $723 for double occupancy, $939 for single Occupancy, four days, three nights, six meals included, two with lobster. Partial payments due now. If you want to bring a friend on any overnight trip, they do not have to be a club member. If any trips are sold out, you may call to add your name to a waiting list. On all trips, you should bring photo ID and health insurance card(s). Community Events Keep in mind the township’s Mr. Fix-It program, run by the Social Services Department. Minor home repairs can be arranged on Wednesdays between 8 and 11 a.m. for Hillsborough seniors 60 and older. Call 908-369-3880 for details. Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details. — Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231

SENIOR ROOM In the Senior Activity Room, shuffleboard, pool table, darts and ping pong are available for all Hillsborough seniors to use in the first and largest area. Cards and games are played in the middle area. Computers are in the third area for your use and enjoyment. Monday: Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bridge, pinochle and other card games Wednesday: Mah jongg from noon to 4 p.m. Canasta from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday: Bridge from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday: Mah jongg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CENTER Adults age 60 and older are invited to visit the county-operated Hillsborough Senior Center at 339 South Branch Road. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. All programs begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Its phone is 908-369-8700. Fit & Flex with Rose every Tuesday

MANVILLE SENIOR CORNER The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next meeting is April 13. Membership is open to anyone age 50 and older, residents and nonresidents.Registration for recreation department exercise activities for seniors can be done at the library as well as the recreation department. Just pay at the facility when you register. All classes are at the Community Room in the Library. Senior chair yoga with Carrie is scheduled on Fridays from Jan. 6 to March 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee is $20. Senior chair aerobics classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from Jan. 4 to March 29 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $15. The adult walking program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. The program will run until April

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and Thursday, 11 a.m. This free weekly exercise program changes frequently and is suitable for all. Included are stretches, strength training, laugh yoga, breathing exercises and more. There will not be a class on Jan. 24. From 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, the Healthy Bones Exercise Class, a peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program, will be held for individuals at risk or who have osteoporosis. Exercises focus on balance, strength, flexibility and posture. Advanced registration is required, as well as a doctor’s note, prior to the first class and then once every year. For a new participant, the price is $45, which will include ankle weights, a participant manual and the class fee. If ankle weights are not needed, the price is $15. Learn to play mah jongg Wednesdays at 10 a.m. A free 10-week Tai Chi session with Janet O. will start on Jan. 11 and run weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Aptly called “moving meditation,” Tai Chi consists of slow, repetitive movements that improve balance, flexibility, control and stability while promoting relaxation. Call 908-369-8700 for more information. Every Friday at 10 a.m., the Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club will spend time outside playing, weather permitting. This group is great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. Transportation is available. Blood pressure screenings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Caram (an East Indian game similar to billiards) and other games can be played every day. Cards are available every day. The bocce court and horseshoe pit are available daily. Help Summer, the Friendly Doberman, fulfill her certification requirements to become a therapy dog. As part of her training she must be exposed to people in different situations and master various commands. Learn how to teach and practice the commands with Summer who must master them to achieve certification. Please call 908-369-8700 to find out Summer’s schedule as it may vary from week to week. Enjoy lunch for a suggested donation of $1.50 or more. (Price for guests under 60 is $5.35). Call 908-369-8700 before 10:30 a.m. the day before to make a lunch reservation.

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Ocean City, Md. Attendees will get a guided tour of Assateague Island, a Magic Show at Dickens Parlor Theater in Bethany Beach, gaming time at The Casino Ocean Downs, a scenic nature cruise aboard the Ocean City Explorer, evening Sing-A-Long Entertainment at the Red Roost Restaurant and shopping at the Tanger Outlet Center. All the while, members will get time to enjoy the sun and sand of Ocean City’s beach and boardwalk. Cost is $619 for double occupancy and $769 for a single. Contact Kathy Petrone at 908-526-2948 for information and reservations. Wednesday, June 14 — Doolan’s Spring Lake Rock and Roll Show. Cost is $76. Three entree are available. Must give your choice when making your reservation. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. Sunday, September 10 to Wednesday, September 14 — Trip to Lake George. Tour Lake George, visit Adirondack Winery, Saratoga Springs and much more. Cost is $585 for double and $745 for single. Contact Kathy Petrone for reservations. Wednesday, December 5 — A Slice of Brooklyn: Christmas Lights Tour and luncheon at Chimney Rock Inn. Cost is $90. Reservations can be made with Jo Pschar at 908-722-0156. — Gerry Klimowich

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High school softball team keeps its eye on the ball By Justin Feil Correspondent Snow has hampered the ability of the Hillsborough High School softball team to get outside to practice, so the Raiders are still trying to find out how good they can be this year. “It’s hard to tell,” said Hillsborough veteran head coach Cheryl Iaione. “We have some veterans with a mix of youth. The chemistry is there. The kids are working hard. There’s definitely talent there, it’s just a matter of piecing it all together.” Hillsborough went 15-10 last year, reached the Somerset

County Tournament semifinals and the Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals. The Raiders get every opponent’s best pitcher and best efforts, and this year figures to be no different. “I don’t know what the younger kids know, but the older kids know there’s always a target on our back and we have to always come ready to play,” Iaione said. Hillsborough has to replace a key position with the graduation of pitcher Katie Gademsky. Last year, she was a picture of control with 74 strikeouts to only 13 walks in 141 and 1/3 innings. Over three years as a regular starter for the

Raiders, she delivered 275 strikeouts, only 78 walks and went 58-13. “Our pitching will be young,” Iaione said. “I have a freshman and a junior who pitched JV last year. Courtney Wengryn and Katherine Korsun, they’re looking good in practice.” Iaione likes that she has two pitchers and they can complement each other. Wengryn, a freshman, throws hard. Korsun relies more on control and location. “You want that,” Iaione said. “You want to be able to bring in someone that locates and doesn’t throw as hard, or you want to bring in someone

that throws harder. It’s good to have that contrast of pitchers to throw off batters when you make that change. “My junior locates well and keeps the ball low so we’ll have to play solid defense,” she said. “We have some young kids that can move, they have good arms. It’s just a matter of giving them enough innings and seeing them develop.” Catching them will be senior Alexa Penna or junior Kelsey Galevich, who also plays first base. Penna is one of four seniors for the Raiders. Outfielders Julia Colavita and Nikita Solanki along with second baseman Alissa Saverino are also seniors. The other junior with Galevich and Korsun is outfielder Grace Cofino. Sophomores are third baseman/pitcher Julia Kwiatek, outfielder Karlie Manco, shortstop/second baseman Delaney Smith and outfielder/first baseman Olivia Warner. “I don’t know that we have a lot of depth, but we have a lot of kids that can play multiple positions, which is definitely a plus,” Iaione said. “Time is going to tell with some of these kids.” Adding to the team are three freshmen. Emily Orr, who can play first base, third base and catch, and Lauren Spalluto, who plays third base, shortstop and second base join Wengryn in a talented freshman crop. They have the talent to help at the varsity level. “I think they all can contribute,” Iaione said. “Wengryn will contribute right away. Emily Orr is very versatile as is Spalluto. They can play multiple positions. If we have injuries, if someone’s not playing well, if I’m not happy with the depth, they’re going to be there to play. They’re not there to sit

on the bench. They’ll get their opportunities. We know we’ll have some growing pains and we just have to help them through it. It’s only going to make us stronger for the future.” While the Raiders figure out how their pitching and defense will hold up, they are counting on another good lineup at the plate. They have been able to get a look at their swings while practicing inside. “We’re hitting,” Iaione said. “Our bats are looking good.” The offense can help some inexperienced pitching find its footing. Hillsborough will help by manufacturing runs a variety of ways with good power and the chance to play small ball with others. “We run pretty well,” Iaione said. “I’d like to be able to do some different things to keep teams off balance and then move runners along. That’s always my plan.” Hillsborough is hopeful that it will get in a scrimmage on Saturday and has three more scrimmages set for next week to start to figure out how to piece everything together. They open the season by hosting Hunterdon Central on Apr. 3. They face tough competition within the conference and county, and have added in some top teams in their nonconference schedule. “We’re going to the Essex County Challenge in April,” Iaione said. “We’re going to play Cedar Grove. We’ll play Mount St. Dominic, so we’ll play some good out of conference teams. Our conference schedule is always difficult. I don’t know what other teams are bringing back. It’s challenging. There aren’t too many things easy on it. And regard-

less of your record, teams still want to beat you. You’re still going to have that X on your back so we have to rise to that challenge. We have to prepare every day and come to practice and play hard every day.” The conference always presents a good challenge, and Iaione expects it to be no different this year. It’s the usual suspects in contention plus a team on the rise. “Montgomery is going to be very good,” Iaione said. “They’ll be very strong. They were young last year. Bridgewater, I’m not sure about. Watchung has their pitcher coming back. Until the pitcher goes, they’ll keep you in there and keep you competitive. Immaculata, they only have one team this year, they don’t even have a JV. Hunterdon Central will be very strong, I assume. I have to look at it like everybody will be strong. There are no letdowns. “When you play that kind of competition it definitely prepares you for when you get into tournament play and you get into state play,” she added. The Raiders are looking forward to that chance to grow as the weather improves. How their pitching and hitting develop will dictate how they play and how they compete. “I’m confident that we can do it, but there are going to be people throwing the ball at us that have other ideas,” Iaione said. “So we have to make adjustments and be patient at the plate, patient yet aggressive. If we do what I think we can do, we’ll be OK. We just have to work to get better every day.”

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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.

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BOOKS By Mike Morsch

The Man Beyond the Music Rocker John Oates tells his story in a new memoir

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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Screen Gems in Trenton The Mill Hill Playhouse will host a festival of features, documentaries and short subjects

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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HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Life (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05; Sun. 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35; Mon.-Thurs. 2:35, 5:05, 7:35. Chips (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55; Sun. 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30; Mon.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:05, 7:30. Power Rangers (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; Sun.-Thurs. 1:40, 4:30, 7:20. Beauty and the Beast (Luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG) Fri.Sat. 1:30, 2, 4:30, 5, 7:30, 8, 10:30; Sun.-Thurs. 1:30, 2, 4:30, 5, 7:30, 8. Beauty and the Beast (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12:15, 1:10, 3:15, 4:10, 6:15, 7:10, 9:15, 10:10; Sun. 12:15, 1:10, 3:15, 4:10, 6:15, 7:10; Mon.-Thurs. 1:10, 3:15, 4:10, 6:15, 7:10. Kong: Skull Island (Luxury Recliners, Reserved Seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25; Sun.Thurs. 1:55, 4:45, 7:35. Logan (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20; Sun.-Thurs. 1:05, 4:10, 7:15. Get Out (R) Fri.Sat. 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20; Sun. 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50; Mon.-Thurs. 2:50, 5:20, 7:50.

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.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): Paterson (R) Fri. 6, 8:45; Sat. 1, 6, 8:45; Sun. 1, 6; Mon. 8; Tues. 2:15, 8; Wed. 8; Thurs. 5:30. Kedi (NR) Fri.-Sun. 4; Mon.-Tues. 5; Wed.-Thurs. 3. The Sense of an Ending (PG13) Fri. 6:45; Sat. 1, 6:45; Sun. 6:45; Mon. 8; Tues.

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

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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Local authors get their day

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.

MUSEUMS

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.

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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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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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8 Players Ln. Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.

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$385,000

Lambertville

$389,000 53 North Union St. In the heart of Lambertville. Walk to shops. 1st flr office/retail 1200 sq ft. totally renovated 2nd/3rd flr 2BR apt. Retail/ office for lease at $1500/ mth.

474 Route 22. 4BR Colonial zoned for residential and commercial use, on 7 acres. Many possible use.

Donna M. Murray

Mary Ann Pidgeon, Esq.

Sales Associate, Realtor® Ewing

$749,900

Princeton Junction

$55,000

1871 Pennington Rd. Great income property,and recently renovated for 8 student rental units plus 3500 sqft doctors office that is fully rented.

15 Cranbury Rd. Business Only For Sale: Day spa and skin care business all equipment and ﬁxtures included.

East Windsor

Hopewell Area

$15/sq ft gross.

$325,000

Pidgeon & Pidgeon, PC

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253 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ

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Fine dining Italian Restaurant business & building for sale. EVERYTHING INCLUDED!

Princeton

Lawrenceville

$1,200,000

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!

Lease 7k or 3.5k

Beautiful 7,000 sq ft office building for sale or lease. Former doctor’s office on 1st flr w/6 exam rms, waiting rm, 6 BA, conf rm, kitchenette, lab & private office. 2nd flr is 3,500 sq ft & has many potential uses w/2 BA. 7,000 sq ft or 3,500 sq ft for lease. 38 parking spaces avail. Great exposure from Lawrenceville Rd & Princeton Ave. Mins from Rte 1 & I-95.

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Hillsborough Twp. $1,588,000 124 Wertsville Rd. Equestrian farm on 32 non-preserved acres. Indoor arena, 36 stalls, 6,400 sq.ft. home. 11 fenced pastures. 3 BR Cottage & more. DIR: 202 to Wertsville Rd past Hillsborough CC on left.(ID#6923961) 609-737-1500 3/26 1-4pm

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Burlington

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$247,000

Lawrenceville

$287,500

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North Hanover

$370,000

54 Chesterfield-Jacobstown. Dir: Route 528 towards New Egypt across from Paulson Rd.(ID#6907441)

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$240,000

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Lambertville City

$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)

609-298-3000

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Bridgewater Twp.

$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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Lawrence Twp.

$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

W NE iCE PR

$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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Branchburg Twp

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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Real Estate BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Rocky Hill, NJ. A full service catering business for sale. There is no real estate included in the sale of this entity. Exceptional opportunity for the start up or experienced caterer. A complete property profile is available. GREAT ACCESSIBILITY Trenton, NJ. A series of garages in three separate buildings. Great opportunity for contractors or tradesmen looking for a shop area and storage. HIGHLY VISIBLE SITE Lawrenceville, NJ. A 4,015± SF office/retail building available for lease. Ideal for office or retail user that is looking to maximize their exposure. CLOSE PROXIMITY Chesterfield, NJ. An exceptional 3.28+ acre residential development site available for sale. PREMIER LOCATION Hightstown Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08520. A 1,040+ SF retail unit available for lease. Busy neighborhood shopping center with plenty of pedestrian traffic and off street parking.

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• Windsor Township, NJ. 2.08± acres of vacant land available for sale (0.8+ acres are wetlands). Ideal office development site for a patent developer or user!

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DEVELOPMENT SITE Robbinsville, NJ. A preliminary conceptual plan indicates the potential for 48,750± SF of office space. Easy access to Route 130, Interstate 95 and the New Jersey Turnpike. LOTS Ewing, NJ. Two vacant lots. Township may consider approval for a one (4) family residential home on both lots. OFFICE Bordentown, NJ. A Class “A” 78,500+ SF office building available for lease. In a campus like setting. GREAT OPPORTUNITY Princeton, NJ. 1,800+ SF of office space directly on Nassau Street. Corner location. Functional office space at a very competitive rate. Available for lease. ATTENTION HOME BUILDERS! Residential lot for sale in West Windsor. 0.75 acres

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