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Boy describes sex encounter with town employee By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton animal control officer Saul “Nate” Barson, accused of committing sex crimes on a 13year-old boy in Pennsylvania in February, went to the popular children’s destination Disney World this month with employees of his animal control business, in what Bucks County law enforcement said Wednesday raised concern given that is a tourist spot for kids. The revelation of his Florida

vacation, taken sometime last week, came up toward the end of Barson’s preliminary hearing in a Pennsylvania courtroom, in which Barson, 29, came face-to-face with his accuser. Separated by a few feet from Barson, the child sat on the witness stand to recount the roughly 25-minute encounter they allegedly had Feb.3 in a Solebury Township park, in Barson’s pickup truck, and the events leading up to it. Things ended, the boy said, when the boy’s mother came on the scene, with the woman able

to get the license plate number of the truck and then go to law enforcement with her husband afterward. After the boy’s testimony, Magistrate District Judge Maggie Snow, sitting in Bucks County, moved the case up to the Court of Common Pleas, the equivalent of Superior Court in New Jersey. Pennsylvania does not have a criminal indicting grand jury, so Wednesday was the time for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office to make a prima facie case

of Barson’s guilt to convince the judge to move the matter to the higher court. Scheduled to be arraigned April 21, he is charged with sexual assault and related offenses. Barson, free on bail, and his defense lawyer, Steven M. Jones, left the courthouse declining to comment. The boy, the only witness to testify during the hearing, took questions from Jones and Deputy District Attorney Chelsey Jackman, in a mostly empty courtroom.

Curious about the possibilities to make friends, he said he had gone on a hookup app for gays and bisexuals, called Grinder, and saw Barson’s account. He later said he had received a notice of Barson greeting him. “I think he reached out to me first,” the youth said. Later, they communicated through Snapchat, and then arranged to meet at Pat Livezey Park, at the youth’s suggestion given he said it is near where he See COURT, Page 11

School board OKs tentative budget with tax increase By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

School taxes would go up in Princeton by 4.7 percent, based on a tentative $95.6 million budget that the Board of Education adopted March 16 despite concerns about the size of the hike. The district is taking advantage of waivers for rising health-care costs and enrollment growth to raise taxes above the 2-percentcap. At the average home assessment of $821,771, school taxes would rise by $223.95, figures showed this week. That hike is less than the roughly $360 increase the district was staring at around 10 day ago, along with a nearly $400,000 Photo by Phil McAuliffe deficit that had to be closed. In the time between then and Thursday, the district cut some proposed spending by $147,570 and elimi- The Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command hosted a wreath-laying ceremony at President Grover Cleveland’s gravesite March nated $248,545 worth of new staff 18, at the Princeton Cemetery. For many years, the White House Military Office has been responsible for coordinating the annual placement See BUDGET, Page 11 of presidential wreaths at the tombs and resting places of former presidents.

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Princeton looks toward changes to free on-street parking

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Princeton will have less free on-street parking amid changes the council will make, including requiring some residents of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood to begin paying for overnight parking permits. At a parking-themed council meeting Monday, the governing body did not vote on those or other changes that officials agreed to make. A series of ordinances will come before them to put the rules into effect. In some sections of town, the municipality will

look to install metered parking where there is none. For instance, two-hour meters are slated for Witherspoon Street, from Franklin Avenue to Henry Avenue, and College Road, between University Place and Alexander Street. College Road is owned by Princeton University, so the town would need to work with the school on that change, said town engineer Deanna Stockton during the council meeting. Kristin S. Appelget, director of community and regional affairs for Nassau Hall, said the university would be willing to consider the idea.

In another change, the town would install three-hour parking on a stretch of University Place, near the old Dinky Station, where a new restaurant has opened and one more is due to open. At the moment, those 26 spaces allow up to 14 hours of parking. Restaurateur Jim Nawn went before council to urge for more short-term parking. “Turnover in those spaces is necessary for my business,” he said during public comment. As part of other changes, council agreed to require residents in the old-Township section of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighbor-

hood to begin paying for overnight on-street parking permits, for $120 a year. The change brings those streets — Birch, Leigh, Race and John — into line with what the rest of the neighborhood, located in the former borough, has had to do. The town will grandfather in existing residents to enable them to continue getting two permits if they don’t have a driveway and one permit if they have a driveway, however. Permits would enable them to park on the street from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. But the grandfather clause expires when new homeowners

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move in. Those residents would be eligible for only one permit in cases where they don’t have a driveway, and none if they do. Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller sought to make the case that the town does not “provide private parking spots on the street.” She also couched her argument in environmental terms, in a move to discourage car ownership. In a less debated issue, officials agreed to extend the time motorists can park at the Dinky lot, from three days to seven, mirroring what is allowed at the Princeton Junction station.

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Car chase ends in front of West Windsor Police headquaters By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

A 43-year-old man who led police on a chase that began on Route 1 North and ended in front of the West Windsor Township Police Department headquarters has been charged with multiple offenses.

Alexei Tarassov, 43, of West Windsor Township, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test, speeding, reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, improper turn and improper signal, police said.

Tarassov was charged with eluding police and resisting arrest. He was also charged with criminal mischief for damaging the interior door handle of a West Windsor Township police patrol car by pulling on it, police said. The chase began shortly after 1 a.m. Feb. 23, when a

West Windsor police officer tried to stop Tarassov’s car for speeding. The driver did not stop for the officer and continued to elude him, police said. The officer followed Tarassov’s car on Route 1 North to Alexander Road and then onto North Post

Road. Tarassov turned onto Municipal Drive, which leads to the West Windsor Township Municipal Campus. He stopped in front of the Police Department. The police officer who tried to stop Tarassov was assisted by other police officers as he tried to make the arrest.

Bestek 300 inverter from his unlocked car while it was parked in his driveway. The burglary and theft occurred between 4 p.m. March 18 and 1 p.m. March 19. Two tennis rackets were stolen from an unlocked car belonging to a Madison Street resident while it was parked in her driveway. The incident occurred between 5:30 p.m. March 18 and 1:30 p.m. March 19. William Michelsen, 24,

of Hockenbury Drive, Glen Gardner, was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop on Spring Street at 2:06 a.m. March 18. He was released to a sober adult.

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Leon G. White, 29, of Somerset, was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and failure to maintain a lane after he was stopped by police in the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on Route 1 South at 1:50 a.m. Feb. 26. Someone tried to use personal information belonging to a 50-year-old West Windsor Township resident to apply for a Discover credit card Feb. 1. He was advised of the attempt by an identity monitoring service, and discovered the attempted use of his personal information when he contacted Equifax. The incident was reported Feb. 24 at 1:13 p.m. A 50-year-old Holland, Pennsylvania, woman reported that someone tried to use her credit cards that had been stolen from her purse while she was at work at NRG Corp. Feb. 21. She received text messages from the credit card companies alerting her that fraudulent charges may have been made on her credit cards. Barrett M. Green, 40, of Trenton, was arrested on an active warrant for $250 from West Windsor Township Municipal Court after he was turned over to West Windsor police by the New Jersey State Police at 2:47 p.m. Feb. 16.

Dillon Reed, 24, of Bristol, Rhode Island, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle after he was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Route 206 near Orchard Road on March 18. He was found to have marijuana and hashish in his possession. Leonard Kopecky, 50, of Rocky Hill, is facing charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, careless driving, having an open alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident after the car he was driving left the road and struck a support wire for a utility pole, several rocks and a tree on River Road near Blue Spring Road on March 13. He fled the scene before police arrived. David Zaks, 24, of Wayne, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a motor vehicle stop on Route 206 North on March 11. He was also issued summonses for a maintenance of lamps violation and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle.

Tarassov did not comply with officers’ commands, and a scuffle broke out between him and the officers. He was eventually taken into custody, despite his resistance and uncooperative behavior, police said. He was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center.

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following a motor vehicle stop on Princeton-Kingston Road at 9:51 a.m. March 20. He was released on his own recognizance. A thief stole clothing and other items from a car while it was parked in the Spring Street garage. It is not known whether the car was locked. The incident was reported at 8:50 a.m. March 20. A Wiggins Street resident reported the theft of his

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Physics course controversy hits school board By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The Physics First program could become “Physics Last” at Montgomery High School, if some parents have their way. All Montgomery High School freshmen must take physics, but a petition being circulated by parents is calling on school officials to re-evaluate the high school science program, including abolishing the Physics First program. The petition, which has been signed by more than 300 parents, states that the Physics First program “creates an undue amount of stress, negativity and decreased confidence for our children.” The petition also claims school district officials have not provided information to the public regarding the success of the program or

how it has benefited students since its implementation many years ago. Physics is not a required course for freshmen in either the Princeton or West Windsor-Plainsboro public school districts. It is an option for freshmen in the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district. Princeton High School students must wait until they are sophomores to take it. However, Montgomery Township school district officials said the rationale for requiring physics for freshmen is that it is a “foundational” science. It builds into chemistry, which leads into biology, said Jason Sullivan, the science supervisor at Montgomery High School. The freshman physics course is offered on three levels — general, college prep and honors, Sul-

livan said. The freshman course is a conceptual, algebra-based course, but the honors course addresses a few items that involve basic trigonometry, he said. While some high schools offer biology to freshmen, Sullivan said, there have been “significant shifts” in biology since many parents took it in high school. The biology course offered to Montgomery High School juniors is best described as biochemistry, which considers genetics, evolution and the chemistry of life to a much greater extent, he said. Nevertheless, with petition in hand, more than a dozen parents and students attended the Board of Education’s March 16 meeting to make the case for revising the high school science curriculum. Ben Haftel, whose son is a freshman, said the physics course

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has discouraged his son from science. If the goal is to create enthusiastic learners, it is doing the opposite, he said, adding that there are many reasons why high schools do not offer physics to freshmen. “It is time to stop looking at the problem and to find a solution,” Haftel said. Freshman Alexandra Lister told the school board that she knew physics would be challenging, but there was no choice. The result is she feels stressed and confused. “I am a high achiever and I am self-driven. I don’t deserve the burden of physics,” Alexandra said. She cannot focus on other courses because she is worried about the physics course, she said. School board president Richard Cavalli praised the stu-

dents who spoke, calling them “the pride of Montgomery.” They showed courage and offered arguments in support of their position, he said. Cavalli also acknowledged the results of the school district’s recent strategic planning survey, which showed that only about one-third of Montgomery High School students would rate the science program as good or excellent. It is not possible to say that the Physics First program issue will be resolved in time for 2017-18 school year, Cavalli said, but he assured parents and students that school district officials will look at the science program. “Show up again, show up often and hold us accountable. We are here as the voice of the community,” Cavalli said.

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Bald eagles and ospreys rebound in New Jersey By Michele S. Byers

Not long ago, bald eagles and ospreys were a rare sight in this state we’re in. But they’re back - in a big way! Two new state reports just delivered the excellent news that bald eagle and osprey populations have reached record highs in New Jersey and are expected to continue their remarkable recovery! According to the Endangered and Nongame Species Program of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, surveys conducted in 2016 documented 172 nesting or territorial pairs of bald eagles, up from 161 the year before; and 515 nesting pairs of ospreys, up from 472 the previous year. Forty to fifty years ago, the prognosis for bald eagles and ospreys in the Garden State was dire, mostly due to pesticides. The once widely used pesticide DDT contained a toxin that caused bird eggs to become brittle and break in the nest. DDT entered the food chain when pesticides washed into waterways and were absorbed by aquatic plants and fish. Birds like bald eagles and ospreys - also known as “fish hawks” - ingested the DDT toxin by eating contaminated fish. Populations plummeted after years of nest failures. Bald eagles, our national symbol, were especially impacted. In 1967, the Secretary of Interior listed bald eagles south of the 40th parallel as endangered under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. In 1972 - a decade after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring documented damage coinciding with the use of DDT - the pesticide was banned for agricultural use in the United States. The following year, the U.S. Endangered Species Act was adopted, increasing protections for bald eagles. But eagles were slow to rebound. In 1982, there was only one bald eagle nest left in New Jersey, and it repeatedly failed due to the lingering effects of DDT. The state brought in eagles from Canada to rebuild New Jersey’s population. Breeding bald eagle populations in New Jersey are still listed as endangered by the state; and breeding osprey populations are listed as threatened. On the federal level, both species are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. According to New Jersey’s 2016 bald eagle project report, 150 “active” nests - that is, those with eggs - produced 216 young. Eaglets from 11 nests were banded for future tracking. Eagles are now found in every New Jersey county, but the Delaware Bay region remains the stronghold, with 47 percent of eagle nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and on the bay side of Cape May County. According to the 2016 osprey report, a total of 515 active osprey nests were found. From those nests with known outcomes, a total of 670 young were produced, of which 361 were banded for future tracking. If you’d like to learn more about bald eagles and ospreys, you can watch them on their nests through video cameras. And to learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Comparing Lincoln and Trump may actually be enlightening To the editor: Doug Opalski’s letter headlined “What would Lincoln think of Trump?” has considerable sets of misinformation, and if we were to parallel Abraham Lincoln and the country under Donald Trump, we may have an enlightening comparison. While it is lovely to have a seat in which you can look back with hindsight and make exorbitant claims, I’d only hope that you’d get it right. First, if you had reviewed your history, Lincoln had it rough and was quite disliked early in his presidency. So much so that the secession of the Confederacy was caused by Lincoln being elected, after a very lopsided “Blue vs. Red”-type victory. I doubt the U.S. will split under Trump. Note that Lincoln’s inauguration speech actually assured the South he would not abolish slavery. Lincoln also suspended timebased processes on arrests in places that needed stability. His public then had called for harsh treatment of the South, whereas he bucked this public cry to do what he saw as right. It was only after a very bloody Battle of Gettysburg, playing second-fiddle to the main invited speaker that Lincoln started to be accepted as the Great Unifier - three years into his presidency. So here we have an early Lincoln who divided the country enough to have war, bucked the Supreme Court, and was quite unliked. You also labeled Richard Nixon as a poor president. If you were

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to review Nixon from an international standpoint, you may find he was one who was greatly respected and in fact was instrumental in your access to Chinese goods. In at least one published list, Nixon ranked eighth above Barack Obama’s 10th review of modern presidents. Nixon oversaw the last days of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and ended the military draft, among others. I’ll spare the readers review on Herbert Hoover. The Constitution established the Electoral College, and the Constitution also established the Supreme Court. I would raise the actions of the Constitution above that of the ruling of the Supreme Court (noting that there are prescribed methods to amend the Constitution). If the Russians did affect the election, note that the Electoral College then would have methods to override such a miscarriage and thus have proven its design, which in fact was given as the reason for the Electoral College. With all the protests going on these days, I’d think that maybe more and more of the people are unifying in protest instead of being divided? Last, it is misinformation to put the “fool the public” quote to Lincoln, as anyone could look this up and see that Lincoln did not say this in any attributed speech. I myself used Wikipedia to double-check my facts posted in my letter. As the Great Unifier had it worse during his first 100 days, my suggestions are twofold: (1) Let’s see where Trump takes us; (2) Get your facts correct.

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I have a confession to make. Originally this article was going to be about the science behind global warming and climate change. But upon completing it, I realized that I was wasting my time. Let me explain. Life, as we know it, would not be possible without the greenhouse effect. Without it the earth’s average surface temperature would be -18 degrees C (-0.4 degrees F), not the balmy 14.6 degrees C (58.3 degrees F) that we enjoy. But too much of a good thing can be bad. For the last few hundred years mankind has been altering the chemistry of the earth’s atmosphere by increasing the concenMichele S. Byers is executive director of tration of greenhouse gases. As a result, the earth is getting the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in warmer. Ninety percent of the excess heat is being abMorristown. sorbed by the ocean, and will affect the climate for hundreds, if not thousands of years. It’s like filling a bathtub with hot water and closing the door - the room will stay warm for hours. www.princetonpacket.com The increase in greenhouse gasses is changing the cliFounded in 1786 mate, raising sea level, and making the ocean more acidic. Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 These changes will be unimaginably expensive, or impossible, to mitigate. Mike Morsch Donna Kenyon Neither the public nor our politicians understand the seRegional Editor Executive Editor riousness of the problem, or how difficult it will be to Joseph Eisele Michele Nesbihal solve. In the 23 years since the 1992 Kyoto treaty, the adPublisher General Manager mnesbihal@centraljersey.com dition of CO2 to the atmosphere has risen from 22 billion tons/year to 35 billion tons/year. Although there has been 145 Witherspoon Street an abundance of meetings, scientific papers, and movies Princeton, N.J. 08542 Corporate Offices about climate change, we have done nothing. The con198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 Manalapan, N.J. 07726 centration of greenhouse gasses is continuing to rise, and © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. (609) 924-3244 the problem is getting worse. We are headed for disaster. All Rights Reserved. FAX (609) 921-2714 (Advertising) Ultimately we must ask the question - do we really care FAX (609) 924-3842 (Editorial) if the world gets a few degrees warmer? Wouldn’t we all be better off if the weather everywhere was more like Florida? The answer is no - because change is the real

problem. Human culture is conditioned or “tuned” to a specific set of conditions. Most large cities are on the coast - a location determined by sea level. As sea level rises the cost to hold the sea back will be staggering. Larger areas, such as Florida, will simply be flooded. Most agriculture is determined by the local climate. As the climate shifts, so will the optimum location for many crops. Areas near the equator may become too hot or dry for human occupation, resulting in large scale migration. Where will these people go? Solving the problem will require fundamental changes in power generation, manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture. These changes will disrupt most industries, and require worldwide cooperation. An almost impossible task. How do we accomplish this? If the majority of voters made climate change their number one priority, it would be a good start. However, at the present time this issue is not at the top of everyone’s list. People are just not afraid enough - yet. Apparently, the world is waiting until the effects get worse. So we wait. It would seem that no amount of lecturing about science is going to make any difference. Is humanity doomed? No - we will get through this. It will be very expensive, and many people, especially the poor, will suffer. Thousands of years from now historians will write about how we solved the problem. We will do it eventually - because we have to. Let’s hope we don’t wait too much longer.

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Route 206 bridge work will take some time WW-Plainsboro school By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Motorists will need to use detour roads around a closed portion of Route 206 in Princeton this summer so that the state Department of Transportation can replace one bridge and repair the stone arch bridge that dates to the 1790s. State representatives were in town Tuesday, for a public meeting in the Witherspoon Hall municipal building, to answer questions about the $11 million project. Some bridge work will start as soon as April 3, but the detour is from July to October. Night and weekend work “is anticipated during critical time periods of the construction while the detour is in place,” the state has said. Both bridges span the Stony Brook, and “will be constructed simultaneously in order to minimize the duration of the detour,” the state has said. Problems surfaced 13 months ago. In February 2016, a section of the 1792 bridge collapsed, leading to emergency repairs and an inspection that found more work was needed. The second bridge “is in poor condition” and needs to be replaced, the state has said. Mayor Liz Lempert, who attended the meeting, said the work is “much needed” but will be “extremely disruptive” in calling for the public’s patience. For car traffic, the state identified a series of detour roads that motorists will need to use. Northbound

Map showing the location of the closed bridge on Route 206. traffic will take a combination of Carter, Rosedale and Elm roads to get back onto Route 206 and into town. Southbound motorists, on the other hand, will need to use Lovers Lane, Mercer Road and Hutchinson Drive to get back onto the highway. Truck traffic will have a longer route around the area by using a combination of I-95 and Routes 31, 518 and Carter Road. But residents who live in the area said Tuesday that they are concerned about increased traffic and the possibility that truck drivers will try to circumvent the detour. “The detours have been developed and coordinated with the municipality, the Princeton Police Department and Mercer County, who all support the proposed detours during the

full closure,” said DOT spokesman Stephen Schapiro by email Thursday. “Adherence to the truck detour is a local enforcement issue.” As part of the project, the state will rehabilitate the Stone Arch bridge, the oldest crossing in the state still in continuous use. “The rehabilitation consists of removing the fill above the arches, removing and rebuilding out-of-plumb walls with the same stone using a lime-based mortar and constructing concrete saddles and walls within the roadway fill to strengthen and add durability to the structure,” NJ DOT has said. Mayor Lempert said it was important that the work is “done in a historically sensitive way.” The municipal Historic Preservation Commission

will have input in the project, specifically in the masonry work, said commission chairwoman Julie Capozzoli. “We’re working with them really closely so that the masonry is done in a historically appropriate way,” she said. She said the commission will have a consultant, a mason, to help the board. Yet at the same time, she said the 1792 bridge is going to change. The parapet height will be more than a foot high. According to the state, “A reinforced cast-in-place concrete core is used for the parapets for crashworthiness and is faced with existing stone and additional stone to match the existing where required.” Schapiro said the state had worked with the municipal Historic Preservation Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office, and met “several times” with both groups “during the design phase to examine rehabilitation options and to get feedback from the historic preservation community.” “All concerns from the Princeton HPC and SHPO,” he said, “have been addressed and incorporated into the design.”

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board approves budget By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The West WindsorPlainsboro Regional School District’s proposed $174.7 million budget for 2017-18 has been approved by the school board, clearing the way for its review by the Mercer County Superintendent of Schools. A public hearing on the budget has been set for April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the school district office at 321 Village Road East. The proposed budget, as introduced at the March 20 school board meeting, calls for an increase in the total property tax levy from $155.4 million to $158.7 million. However, the tax impact for properties in the two townships has not been determined, school district officials

said, because the district does not have updated assessed values from West Windsor or Plainsboro officials. Other sources of revenue include $8 million in state aid and $5.2 million in fund balance, or surplus. Miscellaneous revenue accounts for $2.9 million. On the spending side, there were increases in the cost of the special education program, the regular education program and transportation. The special education program cost went up by more than $1 million - from $27.5 million to $28.6 million. It includes instruction, the child study team and support services. The regular education program budget also increased by $931,111. It went up from $51.9 million to $52.8 million.

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RESULTS PU basketball The Princeton University women’s basketball lost its opening-round game of the WNIT, falling to Villanova, 59-53, at Jadwin Gym. Leslie Robinson led the Tigers with 14 points, while Vanessa Smith added 11 points in the loss. Bella Alarie finished nine points and 13 rebounds. Princeton finished the season with a 16-14 record. The Tigers were 9-5 in Ivy League play and lost in the finals of the Ivy League Tournament to Penn, 58-47.

PU lacrosse The Princeton University men’s lacrosse team improved to 5-2 overall with a 17-8 win over Penn in its Ivy League opener last Saturday. Michael Sowers and Gavin McBride scored five goals apiece in the win for the Tigers, who will host Yale today at 2 p.m. at Class of 1952 Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPNU. The Princeton women’s team slipped to 5-1 with a 13-8 loss to Penn State on Tuesday afternoon. Ellie McNulty scored a pair of goals in the loss for the Tigers. Princeton returns to action on Saturday when it plays at Dartmouth.

COLLEGE Mira Shane The Princeton High graduate has played in eight games, two as a starter, for the University of Michigan women’s lacrosse team. Shane has a 12.61 goals against per game average, while also recording a .415 save percentage. She had a record of 2-0 this season. Shane, a sophomore, has helped the Wolverines to a 37 overall record and a 1-0 mark in the Big Ten. Michigan was scheduled to face Northwestern on Thursday and will host Winthrop on Saturday.

Alice Chen The Montgomery High graduate shot a three round total of 222 to finish 9-over par, helping the Furman University women’s golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, which was held in Hilton Head, S.C. earlier this month. Furman finished behind five nationally ranked teams at the tournament. In 21 rounds this season, Chen, a junior, has a 72.8 stroke average. The Paladins will compete at the Clemson Invitational on Lake Keowee, March 31-April 2.

Kate Weeks The Hun School graduate has a team-high 38 goals and had added eight assists in 11 games for the Boston College women’s lacrosse team. Weeks is second on the team with 46 points this season. Weeks, a senior, recorded her 100th career point in a 14-5 win over Monmouth last week. She had a careerhigh eight goals in a win over Massachusetts earlier this season. Boston College is 8-3 overall and 1-2 in ACC play. The Eagles will host secondranked North Carolina on Saturday.

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Getting a leg up on spring traning Roy Bellace, 7, of Princeton, gets ready to deliver a pitch during the Princeton High School baseball team’s 18th annual Spring Training Youth Baseball Clinic March 19 in the New Gym at Princeton High School. The clinic was open to boys and girls ages 5 to 13 and of all levels. Participants focused on pitching, catching, throwing, fielding and hitting. More photos on page 10.

Jessica Lee makes track history at QU By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Jessica Lee was a versatile athlete on the track while she competed at Montgomery High School. Now a junior at Quinnipiac University, Lee has turned her focus into the hurdle events, which has resulted in quite a leap in her performance. This past winter season Lee won seven titles in the 60-meter hurdles, including the championship in the ECAC championship meet, where she became the school’s first female indoor ECAC track champion. “I had an amazing winter season,” Lee said. “I could not asked for a better season. I think i have gotten more comfortable and confident in the hurdles. I didn’t always run them in high school. Once I got more serious about the hurdles it was easier to be confident and compete in the event. “In high school I did everything. In college I have been able to focus on just one thing and that has been helpful.” Lee still runs the 200 meters and 60 meters indoors, as well as the 4x100 relay outdoors. But her focus in college has been the 60meter hurdles, where she finished in 8.42 seconds to win the ECAC title. Lee also won the event at the MAAC and New England Championships this winter. What made her season all the more impressive was that she turned in her best time of the season in her only loss of the season in the 60-meter hurdles. Lee clocked an 8.35 at the Armory Track Invite, finishing fourth in the event. “I lost the one race at the Armory Track Invite but that was

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Montgomery High graduate Jessica Lee became the first female track and field athlete at Quinnipiac University to win a gold medal at the ECAC championships when she won the 60-meter hurdles. against schools like Ohio State and South Carolina,” Lee said. “It was a personal best, so I can’t be too be upset.” Lee’s crowning moment was the title at the ECAC meet, where she finished 10th last year. She has made steady progress each year of college but took a huge leap forward this winter. “It is a very technical event and it takes a while to get comfortable with the technique,” Lee said. “I am hoping to continue my progress forward this spring. I’m trying not to set too high of a goal this season. I’m going to focus on

the championship meets. “Freshman to sophomore year I felt like I made a little leap. Sophomore year to this year I’ve probably dropped three-tenths of a second off my time, which in sprinting is a lot. It’s brought me to a whole different level.” Lee spent a lot of time in the offseason working out on her own while she was home in Montgomery, often getting over to work out in Princeton. “I did a lot of work over the summer and in the fall, which helped a lot,” Lee said. “By the time the season started I was al-

ready ahead of where I left off after last season. That helped make a difference.” Lee is looking forward to her spring season with the Bobcats, which begins April 1-2 at the Colonial Relays, which will be held at William & Mary. She and Quinnipiac are both making strides forward. “It is a growing program,” Lee said. “It was originally mostly a distance school. But the class last year and mine and upcoming and more focused on sprints and field events. I am grateful to be part of a growing program like this.”

Upshaw is excited to take over MHS softball program By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Brian Upshaw is excited. The new head coach of the Montgomery High softball team feels like he has stepped into an ideal situation. The Cougars’ varsity assistant coach last year, Upshaw moves into the head coaching spot this year and has a team he feels is built to win. “We have a lot of experienced players back,” said Upshaw, who had been an assistant at Immaculata before coming to Montgomery. “We pretty much have the same starting lineup as last year

year when we went 14-9 and won our conference. As long as everyone does their job, I think we’ll be all right. “We have beefed up our schedule. We’re playing Immaculate Heart, which is No. 1 in the state. Livingston is a top 10 team. We’ve gotten into three tournaments. We think we’re legit and can pay with the big dogs. We have to play against them and see how we do. The kids are excited for the opportunity to play against these teams.” Upshaw is aware of the past success of the Cougars. He knows the program can be among the

elite in the state and wants to do whatever he can to help the team get there. “I was so exited once I found out I would be named head coach,” Upshaw said. “I was excited for the opportunity. Montgomery was a powerhouse in the (former coach Johnny) Rooney days and hopefully we will be a powerhouse again.” A baseball player at Manville High, Upshaw got into coaching softball after college and has grown to love the sport. “It all started when I got my first teaching job at Bridgewater,” Upshaw said. “I volunteered with

the freshman softball team and then JV after that. And then I got the gig at Immaculata before coming to Montgomery. This is my seventh year of softball and fourth year of varsity. I’m excited to finally have my own program and be the head coach. “I gained a lot of experience throughout the six years. I’m putting all the pieces of puzzle together and hopefully with this team we have we hope to make a solid run. I feel like this team is stronger offensively and defensively than the team I was with at Immaculata that won the sectionSee UPSHAW, Page 7

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Doran, Giordano are new lacrosse coaches By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Sara Doran and Julia Giordano both come into their new head coaching positions with plenty of experience and a common philosophy - have fun on the lacrosse field. Doran takes over as the head coach at Princeton High, while Giordano is the new head coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North. WW-P South also welcomes a new head coach this season as Tracy Klugerman takes over as head coach of the Pirates. Doran, a Princeton High graduate, was a member of the school’s 1985 state

championship team. She went on to play at Northwestern and has been involved as a coach in the sport ever since. “I was recruited to play at Northwestern,” Doran said. “I was sidelined with an injury my junior year after I had played my first two years. That was when I began my coaching at New Trier High School in Winnetka (Ill.). I’ve coached at Stuart and then I stopped to raise children. I’ve been involved the last eight years with PG Lax in Princeton and coached for Ultimate Club Lacrosse. I love coaching and have a great love for the sport. I love passing on my knowledge of the sport.”

Through her club coaching, Doran already knows many of the players who will playing for the Little Tigers this year. “The good thing about my involvement is I know a lot of the parents and players through PG Lax,” said Doran, whose daughter, Lila, is a freshman in the program. “I really want to create a supportive learning environment for the girls to develop their skills, compete at a high level and have fun. I feel like with club lacrosse today the girls who are really serious about it, they get that through club lacrosse. “High school is a mix of club lacrosse and girls who

are there to have fun. I want the girls to have fun. Some of my best memories are from high school lacrosse and being on the team. That would be the ultimate goal and also to help them to understand the importance of relationships with each other. I have friends to this day that started out as teammates on the Princeton High lacrosse team.” At WW-P North, Giordano takes over for highly successful coach Beth Serughetti. Now in her third year with the program, Giordano had been the Knights’ freshman coach. “It’s great this year,” said Giordano, a graduate of The College of New Jersey.

“ I kind of moved up with the the sophomores and juniors who I have coached before. The team has been great. The girls are fantastic and the energy has been so positive. They’re all excited to be at practice and get along well and motivate each other, which is nice for the coaching staff to see. They’re ready to work hard whether they are inside in the hallways or trying to find a way to practice outside with this weather.” Giordano was a threesport athlete at Shore Regional High School before heading to TCNJ, where she was a standout goalkeeper for the Lions. Now she’ll look to pass her love of

sports on to her players. “I was always involved with athletics,” said Giordano, who teaches science at Community Middle School. “Growing up I played three sports in high school. I loved the feeling of being on a team. I am taking things from each team I played on. Being in that environment I wanted to stay with it teaching and coaching. “I just focus on growth with the girls and improving, both individually and as a team. I think that is important. The girls are excited when they realize they couldn’t catch with their left hand the day before and now they can.”

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PHS athletes pick colleges Fourteen Princeton High School students have committed to play NCAA Division II or Division III athletics as college freshmen. The athletes will compete at the following schools and compete in the following sports: Magnus Andersen will be on the crew team at Drexel University; Ashley Dart will be on the sailing team at a yet-to-be-determined school; Norman Callaway will be on the lacrosse team at Rhodes College; Leonard Godefroy will be on the lacrosse Team at Cabrini University; Andrew Goldsmith will be on the soccer team at Vassar College; Huw Helman will be on the water polo team at La Salle University; Sheila Kennedy-Moore will be on the rowing team at MIT; TJ Korsah will be on the soccer team at Dickinson College; Eamon McDonald will be on the lacrosse team at Montclair State University; Alexander Ratzan will be on the soccer team at Tufts University; Maddie Schwimmer will be on the swimming team at Bryn Mawr College; Sam Serxner will be on the soccer team at Wesleyan University; Zoe Tesone will be on the soccer team at Ursinus College; and James Verbeyst will be on the wrestling team at Kean University. The students were joined by their families, coaches, and friends at the signing ceremony and celebration that was held at PHS.

als in 2014. We have a lot of talented girls back. We only lost one starter.” Upshaw and the Cougars open the season April 1 against Ridge. The new coach is ready to adapt to the players he has on the roster to make them as successful as possible. “I kind of adapt to the players I have,” he said. “Some games we might face a tough pitcher and have to play small ball. Sometimes we’ll need to just play out a game and not look past anyone. We can’t look past any team. The kids have some

goals and I told them goals are awesome but you have to focus on one game at a time. The focus now is on opening day against ridge. We’ll go day by day.” Upshaw has been hooked on softball since his first practice as an assistant at Bridgewater. And now he brings that enthusiasm to Montgomery. “Now that I am the head coach, I feel there is more pressure,” Upshaw said. But I am ready for that challenge. I am confident. We have 28 girls in the program. I want them to have fun. They need to be excited for practices and the games.”

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School budget approved with tax hike By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The Montgomery Township Public School District’s proposed $82.1 million budget for 2017-18 was approved by the school board last week, clearing the way for its review by the Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Under the proposed budget, the owner of a house assessed at the Montgomery Township average of $499,061 would pay $162 more in school district property taxes. The current tax bill is $10,155. In Rocky Hill Borough, the owner of a house assessed at the borough average of $441,225 would pay $236 more in school district property taxes. The current tax bill is $5,821. Property taxes are the main source of revenue to

support the $82.1 million budget. The 2017-18 budget calls for raising $73.3 million in property taxes, split between the two towns on the basis of a state formula. Other sources of revenue include $4 million in state aid, $3.5 million in surplus funds and $144,800 in tuition. There is very little revenue from other sources, said Business Administrator Annette Wells. Personnel costs are the main cost drivers in the proposed budget, said Superintendent of Schools Nancy Gartenberg. There is an increased need for specialists and paraprofessionals, she said. There is a need for more English language educators because of the “explosive� growth in the number of children who are English language learners, Gartenberg said. There are 110

children who are new to the Montgomery Township public school district whose first language is not English. Gartenberg said that because the number of special education students who are sent outside of the district has dropped from 48 to 39, there is a savings in out-ofdistrict tuition costs, she said. School district officials are trying to keep more special education students in the district, rather than sending them to specialized schools with costly tuition outside of the district, Gartenberg said. The cost to send special education students to other schools was $3.2 million this year, but the proposed budget for 2017-18 earmarks $2.6 million for outof-district costs, she said. Breaking down the

budget, expenditures for regular education instruction consumes 29.5 percent of the proposed budget. Special education is 9.7 percent of the budget. Unallocated benefits, such a workman’s compensation insurance and pensions, account for nearly 20 percent of spending. A glance at the overall budget, however, shows that the budgetary cost per student was $15,115 for 201516. This is lower than the state average of $15,144, said Wells. By comparison, the Princeton Public Schools’ budgetary cost per student was $19,333 for 2015-16. A public hearing on the proposed 2017-18 school district budget is set for April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Montgomery Upper Middle School media center.

Township Committee approves its budget By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Montgomery Township Committee approved its proposed $27.1 million municipal budget for 2017, following a brief public hearing at its March 16 meeting. The 2017 municipal budget carries an increase of $86.35 on the municipal property tax bill for the owner of a house assessed at the township average. The municipal property tax rate will increase from 37 cents per $100 of assessed value to 39 cents. This means the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $499,451 will pay $1,934 in

municipal property taxes, or $86.35 more than last year. The state-mandated 2-percent cap on the municipal property tax would have allowed township officials to raise property taxes by as much as $248.21. Montgomery Township officials were quick to point out that the 2017 spending plan is $500,000 less than last year’s budget of $27.6 million, despite mandated increases in costs such as pensions and health care premiums. There will be no reductions in municipal services. Chief Financial Officer Michael Pitts said township officials have arrangements with other towns to share services, and new shared services agreements are in the

works. This will reduce costs. Breaking down the spending categories, health and public safety account for 23 percent of the budget. The Construction, Engineering, Planning and Public Works departments make up 18 percent of spending. Pensions and Social Security, plus insurance and benefits, total 24 percent of the budget. On the revenue side, property taxes make up 55 percent of revenue. The budget calls for $14.8 million to be raised in property taxes to support the spending plan. State aid is flat at $1.3 million. Other sources of revenue include $4.3 million in surplus funds; $810,000 in fees and permits; $175,000 in Municipal Court fines; and

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$100,000 in interest income. It was pointed out that the municipal property tax makes up about 12 percent of a property owner’s overall tax bill. The school district accounts for 70 percent, and the Somerset County tax is 17 percent. The municipal open space tax is 1 percent of the total tax bill. Township resident Bill Randolph, who was the only one to speak at the public hearing on the budget, said he appreciated township officials’ “hard work� on the budget. Nevertheless, taxpayers are still “saddled� with a 5percent increase in municipal property taxes, Mr. Randolph said. Families are struggling.

Marjorie Kler Freeman 87 Marjorie Kler Freeman, age 87, of Princeton died Friday, March 17, 2017 at University Medical Center of Princeton. Born in Philadelphia PA she resided in Belle Mead before moving to Plainsboro. She received her BA from Pratt University and a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. Marjorie was the owner of Marjorie Kler Interiors in Princeton. She was also coowner of the Jewelry Box. Marjorie was the founder of the Raritan Millstone Alliance, Past Regent of the Jersey Blue Chapter DAR, president of East Jersey Olde Town Restoration Village, board member of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University. Marjorie was also a member of the Travel Club of New Brunswick, traveling to over 100 countries, a member of the New Jersey State and National Garden Club, she wrote, edited, illustrated, and published a number of cookbooks. Marjorie was described by those who loved her as a strong person and leader. Daughter of the late, Dr. Joseph H. and Elizabeth Kler, she is survived by her husband of 34 years Bruce G. Freeman, two sons and a daughter in law John and Laurie Hale, David Hale, two stepsons David Freeman, Mark Freeman, stepdaughter Judith Rafallo, sister Mary Heisinger, three grandchildren Maura Chadwick, Dana and Sarah Freeman. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday March 21st 2017 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather Hodge Funeral Home Princeton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Put them in Coach The Princeton High School baseball team held its Spring Training Youth Baseball Clinic on March 19. Kids ages 5 to 13 of all levels were welcome to work on their pitching, catching, throwing, and hitting. Above, Kaj Kahn Collins, 5, of Princeton catches a grounder. At right, 9-year-old Molly Besler of Princeton makes a throw. (Photos by Rebecca Nowalski.)

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Women’s peace group founder to speak to local group Medea Benjamin, founder of the major women’s peace group CODEPINK, and author of the recently published book Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection will make a presentation on her book for the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) Annual Membership Renewal and New Member Welcome Gathering on Sunday, March 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road (just up the hill from light at intersection with Route 206). The event begins with a light meal from 2 to 3 p.m., which is free to CFPA members who have renewed for 2017, and to new or renewing members who bring

their membership contribution to the door. Those interested in attending the meal can join or renew by clicking the Contribute Online button at peacecoalition.org or by calling (609) 924-5022. Those planning to attend the meal are asked to RSVP to cfpa@peacecoalition.org. The program from 3 to 4:30 p.m. will include a question and answer period following the presentation by Ms. Benjamin. It is free and open to the public, with no RSVP required, and will include an opportunity to renew membership or join CFPA. Autographed copies of Ms. Benjamin’s book will be for sale for $20 at the event. Medea Benjamin, the author of nine books, is described as “one of America’s most committed - and

most effective - fighters for human rights� by New York Newsday, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement� by the Los Angeles Times. She was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the work of peace worldwide. Zoe Weil plans ‘Solutionaries’ talk at middle school Zoe Weil, acclaimed TEDx speaker, and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) will present “The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries� at the John Witherspoon Middle School Auditorium in Princeton, N.J., Friday,

March 31, at 7 pm, followed by a book signing at 8 pm. Weil has given numerous TEDx talks and is an international speaker on educational change. She will present a vision for educating a generation of solutionaries: young people with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to create a better future. “Zoe Weil is the most enlightened, inspirational person I have ever heard. Essentially, her core belief is that the world is faced with many pressing, complex problems, and our children need to be equipped with the critical thinking skills, confidence and motivation to identify them, analyze them at their root causes, and find innovative, sustainable solutions - locally and globally. She calls it “solutionary� thinking

and it is the emphasis of her organization’s teacher training and programs,� said Princeton resident and parent, Lori Weir, who is helping to bring Weil to Princeton. Weil’s most recent book, “The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries� shares the vision of what

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Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Mercer County Docket No.: F003333-17 (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Ronald Stringer YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller, P.C., attorneys for plaintiff, whose address is 401 Route 70 East, Ste 100, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 429-5507, an answer to the Complaint in Foreclosure filed in a Civil Action, in which Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC is plaintiff, and Phillip R. Episcopo, et. al. are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Mercer County, under Docket No. F-003333-17 within thirty-five (35) days after the date of publication of this notice, exclusive of such date. Judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint if you do not file a responsive pleading. You should file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure. This action has been commenced and is pending to foreclose a mortgage and recover possession of certain lands and premises, as follows: The mortgage being foreclosed is dated December 21, 2004 and made Phillip R. Episcopo and Cynthia A. Episcopo to Tribeca Lending Corporation which Mortgage was recorded in the Mercer County Clerk/Register’s Office on February 5, 2005 in Mortgage Book 8933 at Page 120, as Instrument Number RD 2005 006395. The lands and premises affected by this action and for which possession is sought are commonly known as 385 Lakeside Blvd., Hamilton, New Jersey 08610, Mercer County, State of New Jersey. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of Mercer by calling (609) 5856200. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the County of Mercer by calling (609)695-6249. YOU, Ronald Stringer, are made party defendant to this foreclosure action to foreclose your interest in the subject property arising from Judgment No. DJ-196636-2007 entered in your favor on July 13, 2007 in the amount of $ 3.8000 plus costs against Phillip R. Episcopo and Cindy S. Episcopo, which judgment may be a lien against the mortgaged premises.

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Continued from Page 1 requests. “We went back and we made some adjustments … to make the budget in balance,” school business administrator Stephanie Kennedy told board members. Yet the tax hike was weighing on the minds of the board, in a community where taxes are already high and where the district is expected to seek community support next year for a facilities bond referendum. One official talked about the message the district needs to send to the public. “So there’s a whole host of things I think that we have to think about over the longer term,” school board President Patrick Sullivan said. “It’s like, what is the conversation you want to have with people like that, with this community, about where we’re headed.” The budget next has to be reviewed by the state Department of Education, before the board adopts the final version on April 25. During the roughly threehour board meeting, officials returned to a familiar topic — the Princeton Charter School — and the impact of its phased-in enrollment

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growth. The Charter School got permission from acting Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington to add 76 more children, spread over two years. In this year’s budget, the district has set aside $826,266 for the expected first wave of 54 new children. Officials, though, raised the prospect of trying to negotiate with the Charter School to enroll fewer new students. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane, during the meeting, revealed details of a private conversation that he had with Lawrence Patton, the head administrator at the Charter School. Cochrane said he had told Patton that “ ‘If the Charter School Trustees feel in their conscience that the right thing for the community would be to limit their expansion or implement it more gradually, then we would welcome that.’ “ Cochrane said he would be willing to contact Patton and ask if the Charter School were thinking of doing that, “it would be really helpful for us, in our planning, if you did it before April 25 so we can adjust our budget accordingly.” The one incentive Cochrane and the school board could offer the Charter School would be for the district to drop its legal challenge to the enrollment expansion. For his part, Paul Josephson, president of the Charter School Board, said March 17 that his side “has extended the hand to get together and we look forward to hearing from them and having those conversations.” He stopped short of taking a position on any proposal the school board made last week.

Continued from Page 1 lives. Telling his parents he was going out for a run, he said he went to the park on foot and got there before Barson had arrived, around 6 p.m. In at times graphic detail, he spoke of how he got into Barson’s truck and the two of them engaged in “small talk” for a few minutes. The youth said he had suggested “that we hook up,” with the two having sex in Barson’s truck. Barson, hearing himself described as a pedophile, sat through the hearing not saying a word, except for making small talk during a break in the proceeding when the lawyers and the judge conferred in her chambers. Later, Jackman raised the Florida trip issue and produced a photo of Barson and two others. As part of Barson’s bail conditions, he cannot be alone with anyone

Barson’s town-issued cell phone is missing By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton animal control officer Saul “Nate” Barson, charged with child sex crimes involving a 13-year-old boy, claimed for the first time last week that he had lost his town-issued cell phone, despite being asked in February to turn over all government property in his possession. Municipal administrator Marc D. Dashield said Monday that Barson, 29, had notified Princeton Police that the phone is missing, the first time that he had reported it was gone. Barson did not indicate how or when he lost the device, Dashield said. Dashield said he was not sure whether any phone and text message records on the

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under the age of 18, but he is not prohibited from traveling outside of New Jersey. Barson told the judge that no minors went on the trip, one that he took for “fun and mental health.” But Jackman said outside court that it was “concerning” that he went to Disney World, given all the children who go there. Barson has been suspended without pay from his job with the municipality since his arrest Feb. 20. He has worked for Princeton since July 2015. The town has said he went through an extensive background check that found no criminal record. Barson, of West Amwell, in Hunterdon County, also owns a private business that provides animal control services. Towns that had used his company have cut Here is an image of Nate Barson, taken from Facebook ties with the firm since his and provided by law enforcement officials, on his recent trip to Disney World. arrest.

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device could be retrieved by going through the phone’s service provider. Dashield said he had sent Barson a letter in February, after Barson’s arrest in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, asking him to turn over all town property. That would have included keys, identification and his phone, he said. The Feb. 20 letter from Dashield, a copy of which The Princeton Packet obtained, notified Barson of his unpaid suspension and told him “any equipment or property belonging to the municipality should be returned immediately.” On Feb. 21, the Packet filed with the municipal clerk’s office a government records request seeking, among other things, any and

all text messages sent to and received by Barson’s townissued cell phone, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 20. Town clerk Kathleen M. Brzezynski, in a March 15 letter to the paper, said that “at this time, we are unable to retrieve any of Mr. Barson’s text messages.” Barson’s lawyer, Steven M. Jones, had no comment Monday. Barson has been a municipal employee since July 2015. But he was suspended from his $53,398-a-year-job Feb.20, the day Solebury Township Police, in Bucks County, arrested him on sexual assault and related charges. Authorities have claimed that Barson, using the alias of “Jake,” had met a 13-year-old boy on the internet. The two

allegedly had sex inside Barson’s personal pickup truck in a park, in Solebury, on Feb.3, police alleged. The child’s mother, however, got the license plate of the vehicle, police have said. Subsequent to his arrest and suspension, the town said Barson, of West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, had passed a criminal background check, and that he had served as a backup crossing guard in Princeton. Barson’s municipal vehicle was searched, Dashield has said. “I don’t know if there was an official inventory of what was inside the vehicle,” Dashield said last week. “I know they went through it (and) there was nothing in there that was unusual.”

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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

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hen John Oates decided to write his memoir, he faced one big challenge: How could he tell his own personal story without including Daryl

Hall? After all, Hall & Oates have been together since the late 1960s, are rock ‘n’ roll hall-of-famers, songwriting hall-offamers and have become the biggest-selling recording duo of all time. They had hit after hit in the 1970s and 1980s, fusing rock ‘n’ roll with rhythm and blues and soul. Those songs appear to have stood the test of time and sound just as hip and cool today as they did when they were first recorded, as evidenced by the fact that the duo still tours regularly and sells out shows. And in later years, both Hall and Oates have each successfully pursued solo projects that have allowed them to grow creatively while still being able to maintain their partnership. But Hall without Oates? Oates without Hall? Can it be done in a book? “That was the challenge I faced when I started the project,” Oates says. “How can I separate the two things? How can I tell my story considering that my entire adult life has been wrapped up with my partnership with Daryl and the many things that have happened with that experience?” And the answer, Oates determined, was that he could indeed do both. “I think the readers will understand that I have to tell both stories in a way,” he says. The result is Oates’ first book, “Change of Seasons,” which will be released March 28 by St. Martin’s Press. He will kick off a nine-city book tour that day in New York City with a 7:30 p.m. signing at the Strand Bookstore. Two days later on March 30, Oates will be at the Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia for a 7 p.m. signing. A songwriter accustomed to telling stories in three or four verses, Oates says having the large canvas of a book on which to create was more daunting that he originally thought it would be. “I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be when I started. It took almost two years to do from the time we began the process,” says Oates, who at one time considered a career in journalism while a student at Temple University in Philadelphia. “I did a lot of rewriting, I went back and revisited a lot. And I had a few rules I wanted to adhere to before I even began: I wanted it to be readable. And I wanted it to almost be like a collection of short stories where you didn’t necessarily have to read it from beginning to end in order to follow the story.” Oates credits co-author Chris Epting with doing a lot of

John Oates’ book will be published March 28. the heavy lifting with researching Oates’ career. Fortunately, Epting was aided by the fact that Oates had kept a pretty detailed journal throughout the the 1970s. “He would pull from those journals. These were things I did in the ‘70s, so I don’t remember hardly any of it,” said Oates. “As we developed our collaboration, his role became one of teeing me up for ideas. Then I would start writing and that would open the floodgates to another door of memories.” Parts of the book focus on Hall & Oates losing their manager, Tommy Mottola, in the late 1980s; Oates’ divorce; and the fact that by the end of the 1980s, Oates realized he had serious financial difficulties. He doesn’t hide any of that. “I moved to Colorado and basically started my life over again. That’s the gist of the book,” he says. “And if I want

anyone to take away anything from this book, it’s not about the music as much as it is the transformation from me being in the arrested adolescence of pop stardom to growing up as a man and becoming a father. That’s really what the book is about.” One of the unique aspects of “Change of Seasons” is its dedication. Oates doesn’t dedicate the book to any one person, but rather to all of his hometowns collectively: New York City, North Wales, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aspen, Colorado, and finally to Nashville, Tennessee, later in life. “Every one of those places had a very important influential impact on who I am, who I became and everything,” he says. “The places where I lived were absolutely critical to who I am.” If “Change of Seasons” is successful and readers respond positively, it might not be Oates’ last foray into being an author. He said there might be a second volume of the book. “When I got to 400 pages and I hadn’t even gotten to my solo career or included any of the Nashville experience, I made a conscious effort to stop,” he says. “I didn’t want it to be unwieldy or over-written. But I want to explore the Nashville experience because it’s rich and has a lot of interesting characters.” In the meantime, Hall & Oates have a tour scheduled for this summer along with Tears for Fears. And it was recently announced that Hall & Oates will host the inaugural HoagieNation Festival May 27 in Philadelphia. After all of that, Oates wants to take some time and pursue another project he’s calling “Hurt,” which is about country blues singer and guitarist Mississippi John Hurt. “It started out as a tribute to Mississippi John Hurt in the most pure kind of roots traditional way,” he says. “But as I’ve gotten into the recording project, it’s started to evolve into what I’ve been calling a modern blues album. It’s almost like a musical extension of the book. It’s a big project and I want it to come out in 2018. I want to tour behind it and I want to make it a real, viable thing.” In the short term, though, Oates is enjoying the early feedback he’s getting on “Change of Seasons.” “I’m used to instant gratification,” he says. “When I write a song, I can play it for someone immediately and tell whether it’s happening. I can try it out live in my shows. I can record it. So I get immediate feedback. With a book, you’re in the middle of a two-year process. You really don’t know, you’re kind of creating in your own personal void, your own personal space. You don’t know what that reaction is going to be. But now I‘m finally getting that reaction and I’m thrilled and pleasantly surprised. The reaction so far has been unanimously positive on this thing.”

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By Anthony Stoeckert

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

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inema devotees don’t need to head to Telluride or Sundance for a festival showcasing interesting, new films that aren’t playing in multiplexes. All they have to do is make their way to the Mill Hill Playhouse, March 30 through April 2. Those are the dates for this year’s Trenton Film Festival, presented by the Trenton Film Society. The festival will feature 38 films (a mix of features, documentaries and short films) from 14 countries. Susan Fou, a member of the Trenton Film Society’s board and an organizer of the festival, says the selection process involves 15 judges watching the submitted films, and rating them. The judges are filmmakers, scholars, and people who work with other festivals. Each film is seen by three judges. “Once the judges have done their rankings and the best films rise to the top, the members of the board who are organizers, we watch those films as well and come up with the best mix for the festival,” Fou says. The result is a mix of narratives, documentaries and short films in a variety of styles. Movies are then paired together for various programs that will take place through the weekend of screenings. The festival will open with “Pop-Up,” a feature film by Australian director Stuart McBratney, who will attend the screening and answer questions from the audience. “We’re really excited to have the filmmaker coming for opening night,” Fou says. “The movie is stories of three different sets of people who sort of randomly come together. It’s a little bittersweet, but also about the connections with people, and how important it is to have connections with people.”

Something different this year is a program of short horror films, Friday night at 9 p.m. The films will include “Wicked Conclusion,” by New Jersey director Phillip G. Carroll Jr., who be at the screening with actress Chloe Hendrickson. “If that’s your thing, it’s a little weird to put a horror film on the same night as something that’s dramatic, but this year we got enough horror submissions that were good and well-made, and some were made by local filmmakers,” Fou says. “So that will be fun, something that’s a little different.” Another Friday program will include “Pop-Up,” an Australian film by director Stuart McBratney, will open the “Jasmine,” a thriller made in Hong Kong, Trenton Film Festival on March 30. paired with “Summer Park,” a short film producing regions in Europe. Frear, set in Center City about a woman about two teenagers in China. Another documentary program will feawho works in the world of re-enactors. Saturday will offer a lot of documenture “Live From the Grave with Edgar.” The festival will wrap up with taries, including an afternoon program fea“It follows a guy who’s going around “Pasquale’s Magic Veal,” by Jersey directuring two docs: The Iranian film “Owsia” the country visiting the graves of dead autor D.J. Higgins, featuring “Sopranos” cast paired with “Memories of Warsaw,” from thors and dead poets,” Fou says. members Vincent Pastore, Dan Grimaldi the Netherlands. That will be followed by a That will be paired by “Who’s Gonna and Artie Pasquale. program of narrative and animated shorts. Sunday also will include two free events The evening program will feature more Love Me Now?” an Israeli film by Tomer Heymann. — “We the Voters: Films for the People,” a true stories told on film. “It’s about a man who came out in Israel program of short films about elections and “If documentaries are your thing, you’re and was sort of shunned by his family and government. There also will be a panel disgoing to want to come Saturday night,” Fou his kibbutz and he had to leave Israel,” Fou cussion on social issues in filmmaking feasays. says. “He found a life in London, a nice life, turing Purcell Carson, a documentary One of those documentaries is “Aranceri he’s open, he’s out, he sings in the London filmmaker and editor whose credits include — Battle of the Oranges,” about a festival Gay Men’s Chorus. But it’s been 20 years the Oscar-winning “Smile Pinkie.” Also in Italy that commemorates a 12th-century now, and he finally wants to have a reunion participating in the panel is Katherine Elisbattle with a re-enactment where particiwith his family, who he hasn’t seen since he abeth Clark, Dan Preston and Evelyn Tu. pants throw oranges at each other. “It has great cinematography, it’s beau- left Israel.” Sunday will be all about filmmakers Screenings for the Trenton Film Festival tiful and colorful and shares an interesting from the area. “Selkie” by Philly-based will take place at the Mill Hill Playhouse, slice of life that I certainly didn’t know anyAmy Frear is about a woman who can 205 E. Front St., Trenton. Admission to prothing about,” Fou says. change from fish to human form and grams costs $8. All-access passes for the Paired with that short film is “The Promwashes up in the Fishtown (of course) entire festival cost $25. For more informaise,” a feature-length documentary about an neighborhood of Philadelphia. It will be fol- tion, including a complete shcedule, go abandoned region in Serbia that is trying to lowed by “Another Time,” also directed by www.trentonfilmsociety.org. return to its status as one of the best wine-

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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

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aul Muldoon is a familiar face on the central Jersey poetry scene. He has donated his time by reading throughout the region. I saw him in Cranbury about a decade ago. An erudite and sometimes imposing presence on the page, Muldoon relies on a wry sense of humor and self-effacing manor to break down the wall that the audience sometimes erects. He is the star, but he makes it clear that the audience is a key part of the experience. For Muldoon, “reading aloud is a form of criticism.” Fans of the poet, who will have a chance to hear him read March 28 at Labyrinth Books in Princeton, can expect to be co-learners in a process that will give them a deeper knowledge of Muldoon’s work and to assist the poet in gaining his own deeper understanding. “I always try read my poems as if I’ve never read them before, going from word to word and trying to make sense of them,” he said in an interview conducted via email. “I’ve heard some people say they’ve not understood my poems until they’ve heard me read them. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.” The free March 28 reading is the local launch of his latest book, “Selected Poems 1968-2014,” Muldoon’s third career-spanning collection. Muldoon is an eclectic poet. He works both in closed and in more-open styles or what is sometimes called free verse. And even when he uses traditional forms, he tends to remake, mold them to fit the needs of the poem. A poem like “Truce,” originally published in 1980’s “Why Brownlee Left” and included in the new book, employs full and half rhymes and deviates from strict meter, but the effect is one of control — of the pacing, of the imagery — that underscores the poem’s broader argument. “Ideally, the poem instructs the person through whom it is written in the shape it wants to make in the world,” he said. “There are those who say that the more traditional forms are passé. I’m not one of them. The impulse to

rhyme, for example, is part of who we are as humans, as anyone who has spent time with children will confirm. In that sense the so-called ‘closed’ forms are anything but restrictive. They are releasing. Revelatory. Allowing, indeed, for riotous assembly.” Muldoon, who was born in Northern Ireland in 1951 and educated in Armagh and at the Queen’s University of Belfast, has lived in the United States since 1987. He is generally considered an Irish poet, heir to the tradition most recently embodied by his mentor and friend, the late Seamus Heaney. But he also fits squarely within the English and American traditions — citing as his influence poets like W.H. Auden and Robert Frost. This tri-national pollination is important, he says, not just for his own work but for most poetry written in English. “I’m fascinated by what we might term the ‘triangular trade’ in poetics between the U.S. and the U.K. and Ireland,” he said. “It’s a constant to and fro. Whitman inspired Yeats. Poe inspired Mallarme. Yeats inspired Lowell. Mallarme inspired Eliot. Lowell inspired Heaney. Eliot inspired everyone. And so on and so forth. The tradition I myself write out of combines John Donne and Emily Dickinson, Baudelaire and Byron, Ovid and Peadar O’Doirnin. It’s a mash-up.” Included in that mash-up is the early ballad form, which works its way into both the poems and Muldoon’s writing for his band Rackett. Muldoon plays guitar and sings, bringing the same literary sense to music that he maintains in his poems. That’s why Muldoon, unlike some of his poetic piers, was pleased to see Bob Dylan win last year’s Nobel Prize for literature. “It makes complete sense to me that someone working in the oral tradition should be perceived as belonging to the same tradition as the authors of the great English and Scottish ballads,” he said. Muldoon, who worked in radio and television in Ireland

in the 1970s and 1980s, continues to maintain a public profile. He writes and teaches, and also serves as the very public poetry editor of “The New Yorker,” one of the most important outlets for verse in the United States. He has used his position there to launch an important poetry podcast in which he interviews poets about a favorite poem and their own work. It expands the audience for poetry, while also helping Muldoon stay abreast of the shifting and growing poetry landscape. “I’m a believer in knowing as much as possible about what’s going on,” he said. “A poet needs to keep abreast of developments in her field no less than a physician or a programmer.” On some level, compiling a career-spanning anthology can be part of the same learning process, though Muldoon is careful not to attribute too much to any single collection. “I’ve published 12 full-length books now, so I decided to take five poems from each of them to try to keep the finished book within manageable proportions,” he said. “So the book has 60 poems all told. That’s either a small number or a large number. I suppose I‘m very conscious of the terrible difficulty of writing a single decent poem in the course of a lifetime, so I’m also very conscious that presenting 60 may look a bit presumptuous.” As he approaches his 50th year of writing and publishing poetry, he needn’t worry about that.

Paul Muldoon will appear at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton, March 28, 6:30 p.m. Admission is free; labyrinthbooks.com; 609-497-1600.

Hank Kalet is a poet and journalist. He writes the Artistic License column for TimeOFF. His book, “As an Alien in a Land of Promise” is available from Piscataway House Press. Web: asanalieninalandofpromise.wordpress.com.

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orkshops for writers, a book fair featuring area authors and readings by members of the Plainsboro Writers Group will be part of Local Author Weekend at Princeton Public Library, March 24-26. Plainsboro Writers Group will kick off the weekend March 24, with readings beginning at 7 p.m. Members will read short stories and other works of creative fiction. Vanessa Johnson will serve as emcee and narrator as works by David Absalom, Alex Adams, Tony Athmejvar, Marvin Cheiten, Hilary Kayle Crist, Peter Crist, Seth Foster, Ed Leefeldt, Jessie Tucker and Nell Whiting are read. The readings will take place in the Community Room, and refreshments will be served. Saturday’s events begin with workshops for local writers. The first workshop, “Collaboration: Maximizing the

Results while Minimizing the Headaches” begins at 9:30 a.m. In this workshop, Loretta and Fred Wish offer tips on how to choose writing partners well and work effectively as a team. Over the last 25 years they have written and edited on their own, together and with a variety of other writers. Register at princetonlibrary.org. The second workshop for writers, “Episodic Fiction: The Future of Publishing?” will begin March 25 at 10:30 a.m. This workshop, led by Keith Edwin Fritz, will explain what episodic fiction is and share an online platform where you can try your hand at self-publishing some episodic fiction on your own. Register at princetonlibrary.org. Starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, a local author fair will be held in the library’s Community Room. More than 35 area authors will display and sign their books at this annual

event celebrating local talent. Selected authors including Hannah Brooke Hoffman, Hester Young, Joel Hammon and Carol J. Binkowski will read from their works in the lobby throughout the three-hour event. Local Author Weekend concludes March 26, at 1:15 p.m. when the U.S.1 Poets’ Cooperative launches Volume 62 of its journal “U.S. 1 Worksheets.” The journal contains selected works by 131 poets. In addition to members’ poetry, the journal includes works by poets from across America, Mexico and Australia. Local artist Eva Mantell contributed original artwork for the cover. Doors open at 1:15 p.m.; readings begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served and journals will be available for purchase. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Morrisville. Shakespeare comedy about a shipwreck which leads to romantic complications, through March 26. Tickets cost $20, $17 seniors; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215295-3694. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Theater to Go presents adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel about Scout Finch, as she watches her lawyer father, Atticus, take on a controversial case, through March 26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “The Secret Life of Harper Lee,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Companion piece to “To Kill a Mockingbird” exploring the life of the reclusive au-

thor, March 25, 2 p.m. $15; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609570-3333. “Murder on the Orient Express,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery by Ken Ludwig, through April 2; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Bad Jews,” George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The night after their grandfather’s funeral, Liam and his cousin Daphna argue “Poppy`s” Chai necklace. The verbal battle rages until Liam stakes claim to the necklace, and a brawl about family, faith and legacy begins, through April 9; www.georgestreetplayhouse.org; 732-246-7717. “My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Brad Zimmerman’s story about the grit and passion it

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“Sarah Sings a Love Story,” Crossroads Theatre Company, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Play with music by Stephanie Berry about Sarah Vaughan, played by Tamar Davis, through March 26, $25-$55; crossroadstheatrecompany.org; 732-545-8100. “Rumors,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Neil Simon comedy about glamorous guests who arrive at a dinner party, and find out their host is absent, through March 26. Performances: Fri.Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Twelfth Night,” Performed by ActorsNET of Bucks County at the Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Ave.,

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THINGS TO DO takes to make it as an artist and the sweet rewards that come from never giving up,” through April 9; bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121. “Big Fish,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Musical adaptation of Tim Burton movie about the relationship between a salesman, Edward and his son, Will. March 31-April 9. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors, $16 students; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Art,” West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theatre company of the West Windsor Arts Council, will present Yasmina Reza’s award-winning comedy about three friends whose friendship is thrown into chaos when one of them buys a modern painting that another considers a joke, while the third is caught in the middle trying to keep the peace, March 31 through April 9. Tickets cost $18-$22; www.pegasustheatrenj.org; 609-7590045. “Lawrence Library PlayFest,” Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrence. Ninth annual one-act play festival. Local actors will perform the staged script-inhand readings of six one-act plays selected for performance, April 19, 7 p.m., 9 p.m. Tickets are free. Registration is required and begins April 10, 9:30 a.m. 609-989-6920.

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VOICES, Mayo Concert Hall of The College, Ewing. VOICES Chorale will present a concert titled “Songs of Wonders and Triumph,” which includes excerpts of the piano four-hand “London edition” of the Brahms Requiem, played by pianists James Lubrano and Joshua Wilson, and conducted by Lyn Ransom. Also on the program will be “Choose Something Like a Star” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” poems by Robert Frost expressing the wonders of life through images of nature and aptly set to music by Randall Thompson, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25; tcnjcenterforthearts.tcnj.edu; 609-771-2775. “Barging Ahead: Channeling Songs of the Delaware & Raritan Canal,“ Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrence. Concert by Westminster Choir College students who will be performing songs related to the Delaware & Raritan Canal and the time period of its heyday, April 9, 2 p.m. Registration is suggested. lawprogs@mcl.org; www.mcl.org; 609-989-6920.

JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Steve Lehman’s Selebeyone, Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, Princeton. Collaborative project that draws from Senegalese rap, French spectral music, modern jazz, underground Hip Hop, interactive electronics, and beyond, March 28, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. music.princeton.edu. Cosmic Crossing Concert Series, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville. Concert featuring electro-music ensemble, Twyndyllyngs, March 25, 8 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 7 p.m. and cost $10.

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Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Revealing Pictures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leading international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum, through July 2; “The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.,” The exhibition will present 84

Happy Birthday Johann! Daniel Swenberg will play the lute as The Dryden Ensemble wraps up its 2016-17 series with a concert titled “Bach’s Birthday,” at Miller Chapel on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus, 64 Mercer St., Princeton, March 25, 7:30 p.m. The program will feature chamber music by Bach and composers he esteemed. Tickets cost $25, free for students with ID, and are available at www.drydenensemble.org.

at the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Exhibit includes “Mystery and Magic — New Jersey’s Pinelands” featuring a decade of photographs by Albert Horner. Artists Priscilla Snow Algava, William Dix, Karen McLean, Dallas Piotrowski, Michelle Post and Ray Yeager highlight gifts from nature, through April 7. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-9244646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.

SUBMISSIONS Wild New Jersey Juried Art Exhibit, NJ Audubon Plainsboro Preserve is hosting the third annual juried art exhibit of all artwork representing the wild life of New Jersey, flora and fauna. Photographers, printmakers, painters, and other creative artists can feture the work in the exhibit. To enter your artwork, bring framed and ready to hang pieces to the Plainsboro Preserve. Registration dates are March 24-25, 1- a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 26, 1-4 p.m. vessels and statuettes from the period, including 54 of the Registration fee is $25 for up to five pieces. Exhibit dates finest vases attributed to the Berlin Painter, providing a winare April 2-30. The preserve is located at 641 Plainsboro dow into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years ago, Road, Plainsboro. March 4 through June 11. Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., PrinceCatch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated sor. Mike Gaffney, March 24-25; catcharisingstar.com; 609by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more 987-8018. than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interStress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Paul views with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Zerdin, March 24-25, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., March 26, 7:30 Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank p.m., $32; DL Hughley, March 30, 7:30 p.m., March 31Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a April 1, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., April 2, 7:30 p.m., $37; frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. stage vulnerability, and documenting a great American musical legend, through May 21, 2017. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, March 25, 8-11 p.m., $10; Weekly Wednesday “Philip Pearlstein: A Legacy of Influence,” Taplin Country Dance, March 29, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 Gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson p.m.), $9; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson CenCenter for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Group ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction exhibition featuring figure painter Pearlstein and those he most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 has influenced through his career as an artist and educap.m. $5; 609-912-1272. tor. Visitors can expect original works from artists Philip Pearlstein, Janet Fish, Stephen Lorber, Charles David Viera, Altoon Sultan, Tony Phillips, George Nick, Lorraine Shemesh, and Thomas Corey, through March 25. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Festival feaArt Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and turing a lineup of 20 films with filmmakers and other speakSpine, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200, Princeton. “Man- ers presented over seven days. Films and additional dala.” Paintings and prints featuring mandalas from four programs are scheduled both during the day and in the regional artists are brought together in this exhibit. Associ- evening at the Princeton Public Library, on the Princeton ated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures where, consecrated University campus and at the Princeton Garden Theatre, and purposed for ritual, the mandala is understood to be March 27 through April 2. All screenings and events are the abode of the deity, through March 31. www.art- free. For more information and a full schedule, go to timestwo.com; 609-203-4622. www.princetonlibrary.org/peff. “A Grounds For Sculpture History: The Land in PicAuthor David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 tures and Words,” Lakefront Gallery, located in Robert Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and hisWood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Works by torical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing members of the Princeton Photography Club tell the story Historic Park, David Price will present to the patrons of the of how the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Libecame Grounds For Sculpture, beginning in 1984 when the brary System his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Atlantic Foundation purchased 12 acres of the old fair- Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War grounds property adjacent to the Seward Johnson Atelier, for Independence.” Copies of his book will be available through April 2. www.princetonphotoclub.org/Lakefront- through the Friends of the Lawrence Library for sale and Gallery.html; 732-422-3676. signing, March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” D&R Greenway Land Trust lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.

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PACKET PICKS March 25 Interactive mystery in Hopewell

SHOP TALK

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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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

908-391-8396

609-520-1010

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253 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ

609-924-1600

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.

609-520-1010 www.pidgeonlaw.com

• Get the most value for your home • The important role of a RE agent • Stage your home for sale • Your neighborhood market/stats 339 Princeton Hightstown Rd. Office building w/ plenty of onsite parking and close to trains, NJ Tpke & Rt 95. 1500-2500 sqft avail. - All util includ

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• Buying value & best location • Navigate the financing process • The important role of an attorney • Avoid costly surprises

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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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6 Spencer Dr. Dir: Rt 130S to L on Neck to L on Hixon to R on Spencer. (ID#6849095)

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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

(ID#6939685)

Lawrenceville

$749,000

60 Green Ave. Expect to be impressed! This custom colonial features 5 BR, 3full bth, custom woodwork, gourmet kitchen and a short walk to center of town. (ID#6942276) 609-921-2700

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$245,000

23 Norton Ave. Bigger than it looks! 3 BR, 2 BA expnd Cape w/ full finished basement and fully fenced back yard. A must see! (ID#6871924) 609-586-1400

Hopewell Twp.

$599,000

94 Briar Way. Updated colonial set on 3 private acres with in ground salt pool & an au-pair suite leading to the private entrance and deck. (ID#3366514)

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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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6319 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938 215-862-3385 Ext. 8409 | Direct: 215-862-0202

Jim Briggs

Associate Broker, GRI, CRS, ALHS, CDPE

Cell: 215-518-6977 | Jim.Briggs@FoxRoach.com Licensed in PA and NJ

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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Retail, Flex and Office 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.

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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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• Easthampton Township, NJ. Mixed use property with office, yard space and two bedroom home. 4± acres! Route 206 Burlington County.

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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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HOPEWELL TWP Garage/workshop estate sale. Outdoor/workshop. Hand and power tools included but not limited too. Riding lawn mower, radial arm saw, band saw, bench top grinder, drill press, Belt and disc sander. Air compressors and generator. Older but good condition. Also ladders, mics hand tools, and workshop supplies. Sun March 26, 9-12. 84 Lambertville Hopewell Rd (Rt 518) MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 12 - 5 PIECE PLACE SETTING LENOX CHINA (LAURENT PATTERN) IVORY/SWIRL EDGE ACCENTED WITH GOLD. The set is dishwasher safe, numerous serving pieces. Price $950.00. Please contact 609-977-6942

SEARS SEWING MACHINE IN TABLE In good condition. Price $100.00. Please contact 609-977-6942 Health Care Medical Billing and Coding. Career Training at Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers. Call 1-888-535-9909 or click learn.sctrain.edu Financial Aid Available to those who qualify. Sctrain.edu/disclousures.

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Princeton Federal Credit Union is seeking a part-time Member Service Rep/Teller to work 3 hours per day, 5 days per week, with availability for 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, M thru F, and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Sat. Prior cash handling experience a plus. High School diploma or equivalent required. Send resume with letter of interest and salary requirements Via email to humanresources@princetonfcu.org and include Resume MSR in the subject line of your email or fax to 609-945-6298. EOE M/F/Vet/Disability

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