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Choir College ownership transfer delayed By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The sale of Westminster Choir College by Rider University to a Chinese company will take longer than Rider had envisioned, such that the university will continue operating the school in the next academic year. Rider had aimed to transfer ownership to Beijing Kaiwen Educational Technology Co. Ltd. by the end of June, in a deal worth $40 million. But in a message Monday, university President Gregory G. Dell’Omo said the transition is moving “forward”

but not on that timeline anymore. “When we initially started this process last year, we had hoped that the transition could begin this summer. As we progressed, it became clear that Rider will continue to operate Westminster after August 31, 2018,” he said in a letter to the university community. Rider spokeswoman Kristine A. Brown said Tuesday that although both sides “are moving this along as fast as possible, it is extremely complicated (and) complex.” “So while a tremendous amount of work has been done and progress has been made,”

Brown said, “it’s just clear that it’s not going to happen by June 30.” Asked when is the revised timeline for the transfer to take place, she said, “It’s an ongoing timeline.” There is no firm date for the transfer to take place. “As soon as possible is what both entities want,” she said. “But in order to get to that, certain things have to happen.” Kaiwen has to get all its necessary accreditation and licensure to operate Westminster. For instance, she said Kaiwen is “moving toward the new entity” getting accredited by the National

Association of Schools of Music. “There are certain things that (Kaiwen) can’t do until they have licensure and accreditation,” Brown said. She said the company has consultants “helping them with that process.” While that plays out, Westminster will continue to move along. Brown said student scholarships and financial aid “will not change for the next academic year.” “We’re recruiting a freshman class for next year, she said. “We want to make it very well known Westminster is open and continuing on.” Layoff notices, issued to

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Westminster faculty last year, have been withdrawn, Rider announced. “Based on the current transaction status and progress, however, we have concluded that a transition to Kaiwen Education’s ownership will not occur before the end of this current academic year, therefore the notice we issued to faculty has been rescinded,” Dell’Omo wrote. He said layoff notices “likely” would be re-issued at the start of the next academic year. “We understand that when this

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By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Thousands of people packed downtown Princeton Saturday afternoon for a gun control rally mirroring hundreds of other demonstrations taking place the same day around the country. The local “March for Our Lives” saw crowds gather on Hinds Plaza, the same week of a standoff in Princeton between police and an armed man, who was later shot and killed by law enforcement. Crowd estimates varied, from a Princeton Police figure of around 3,000 to one of the co-sponsors, the Coalition for Peace Action, pegging the total at 4,000. Mayor Liz Lempert, who attended the rally, found the event “heartbreaking but also incredibly moving and inspiring,” in her words. She said she ran into an acquaintance, who told her it reminded him of the demonstrations during the Vietnam War. “Because students, at that time, were seeing their classmates being killed, it activated them,” she said. “And I think you see the same thing happening today.

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Crowd estimates were between 3,000 and 4,000 people for the rally in Hinds Plaza.

The local “March for Our Lives” rally mirrored demonstrations taking place throughout the country.

It’s just unspeakable. It’s like you have these poor kids and they’re seeing their classmates gunned down. And it activates them.” On Monday, the state Assembly passed a series of gun control bills. Among them, the state intends to limit gun magazine capacity to 10 rounds, require background checks for private gun sales, ban the possession of ammunition that can pierce body armor and give state judges the ability to re-

move guns out of the hands of people who pose a safety risk to themselves or others. The Rev. Robert Moore, executive director of the Coalition for Peace Action, had testified before an Assembly committee, in February, in support of the gun safety measures. The National Rifle Association has criticized proposals to limit magazine capacity and have a waiting period on gun sales. The organization contends gun

control activists are “exploiting” the school massacre in Parkland, Florida, “to advance their political agenda.” The NRA had a rally in Trenton on Monday, the day the Assembly voted on and passed a package of bills. “It’s especially heartening in that the NRA made a not insignificant effort to stop these six bills …,” the Rev. Moore said Thursday by phone. The state Senate still needs to act on gun control legislation of

its own. Moore said he believes the measures are on a “fast track” in the upper house of the Legislature. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they passed the Senate in the next few weeks,” he said. “The governor has already said he’s waiting to sign them.” “The people of New Jersey have demanded we act,” said Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in a statement Monday, “and we must.”

Panera restaurant under renovation after fatal shooting By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

A Nassau Street restaurant where a fatal police shooting took place last week is being renovated, with an inspection by the municipal Health Department clearing the eatery to reopen. Signs posted on the entrance to the Panera say the eatery is “closed for remodel.” The windows were concealed, so no one

from the outside can look in where a 56-year-old armed man was shot and killed by law enforcement after a five-hour standoff March 20. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal’s office is investigating the case and so far is refusing to disclose why deadly force had to be used against Scott L. Mielentz, formerly of Lawrenceville, or what law enforcement agency fired the fatal shot. Two sources, including one who worked in the building, said a sniper took out Mielentz, who had been battling physical and mental health problems. Peter Aseltine, a spokesman for Grewal, did not respond to an email Monday when asked to confirm or deny that it was a sniper. Armed with an undisclosed type of gun, Mielentz entered the eatery a little past 10 a.m., Grewal’s office has said. Customers and restaurant staff were able to get out, while authorities tried through the day to negotiate with him to give himself up, the office

said. Authorities said that a little before 3 p.m., Mielentz was shot dead. “We are not reporting anything new at this point. The initial investigation is ongoing,” Aseltine said by email Monday. Mayor Liz Lempert, at her press conference Monday, called the incident a “tragedy.” “I think the community is still reeling from what happened,” she said. “We are fortunate to live in a town like Princeton where this is shocking and an extremely rare occurrence for us, thankfully.” While Grewal’s office has not said what agency fired the shot that killed Mielentz, Mayor Lempert said the AG’s office investigates police deadly force incidents when a county, state or federal law enforcement officer is involved. She declined to elaborate. State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-3) has a bill that would require the AG’s office to investigate all policeinvolved fatalities, when officers

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The Panera Bread restaurant on Nassau Street in Princeton was covered with signs after the “March for Our Lives” rally Saturday in Princeton. The restaurant is currently closed for renovations after an armed man was shot and killed by law enforcement after a five-hour standoff March 20. are on duty. Sweeney’s office issued a news release saying his bill would apply to police or any law enforcement officer, as opposed to having the county prosecutor’s

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Woman pleads guilty in dog attack case By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Actress and Princeton resident Eunice Wong pleaded guilty Monday in Princeton municipal court to having two menacing greyhounds, who attacked a smaller dog that subsequently died. Wong, the wife of former New York Times journalist Chris Hedges, accepted a plea agreement that requires her to walk her dogs separately and

muzzle them when they go for walks. She also had to agree to other safety measures and pay an $800 fine. She did not have to make restitution to the owner of the dog who was killed. In court, Wong said she was walking her dogs around noon Feb. 13, when she came upon a neighbor Suzy Spira, out walking her Bichon Shih Tzu mix, Luna Belle, at the corner of Jefferson Road and Guyot

Avenue. The two women made small talk, when Wong testified she had told Spira that her dogs are not great around little dogs, given they might have been trained to chase small animals. Spira suggested Wong go ahead of her with her dogs and picked up Luna Belle, then barely 8 months old, and then subsequently put the dog down. That’s when the trouble started. One of Wong’s

dogs turned and grabbed Luna Belle, followed by the other greyhound doing the same thing, said prosecutor Kim Lacken, filling in for the regular municipal prosecutor, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15). A passer-by, Jeanette Timmons, got out of her vehicle in an attempt to rescue Luna Belle, who was taken to a nearby veterinarian and died a few minutes afterward. Lacken called it a “freak

accident,” and said that none of the parties involved want to see the greyhounds euthanized. In court Monday, Timmons, who was flanked by Wong on her left and Spira on her right, was called a “good Samaritan” by Municipal Court Judge John F. McCarthy III. If there are further violations during a one-yearprobationary period, the matter can come back to court, the judge said.

“There is no justice when your dog is killed,” Spira said afterward. “I wasn’t looking for justice. I was looking for safety,” Spira added. Among other things, she said she wants dog owners to make sure they are able to control their pets when they are out on a leash. Wong has acted on the stage, in film and on TV, according to her website. Her husband accompanied her at the proceeding.

tax hike. The town amended the municipal budget, now at $65 million, during the council meeting Monday. The spending plan is scheduled to have a public hearing April 9, the same night as when the council is due

to adopt the spending plan for the year. Mayor Liz Lempert, speaking to reporters Monday before the meeting, called it a council priority “to help with tax relief when we can.” Originally, municipal-

purpose taxes were to have gone up by $41.86, at the average assessed home. The elimination of the municipal tax increase, though, comes with school taxes going up this year and the possibility of even larger school increases down the road if

the $137.1 million bond referendum passes in October. In other business, town Administrator Marc D. Dashield released estimated costs the town incurred from the nor’easters that hit the community in March. The total of around $135,000 in-

cluded $55,000 for salt, according to the municipality. Princeton and the region last week endured the latest of four storms, this one that brought around half a foot of snow or more in parts of Central Jersey.

for failure to yield after the school bus she was driving struck a car at the intersection of Main Boulevard and Burnt Hill Road around 4 p.m. March 28, according to the Montgomery Town-

ship Police Department. The school bus, which was driven by Susan Cruser, 64, of Skillman, was carrying 44 students from the Village Elementary School, police said. The ac-

cident occurred when the school bus failed to stop at the stop sign on Main Boulevard. The school bus was attempting to turn left onto Burnt Hill Road when it

struck a car driven by Sandra Chytraus, 63, of Ewing Township, police said. The car was traveling south on Burnt Hill Road. Five children on the school bus complained of

pain, as did the driver of

Council to use surplus funds to avoid tax increase By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Municipal taxes are not going up this year in Princeton, as town officials are using $370,000 worth of surplus funds to avoid what would have been a small

Montgomery school bus driver cited in accident By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The driver of a Montgomery Township school bus was issued a summons

the car and a young passenger in her car, but all declined medical attention. No patients were taken to the hospital.

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School board official offers olive branch to charter school By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

A Princeton school official offered an “olive branch” to the Princeton Charter School in a bid to settle the costly litigation the two sides are fighting about the charter school expanding its enrollment. School board member Dafna Kendal said she is looking for “concessions” from the charter school to admit fewer students, in return for the district ending its legal challenges to the charter school expansion. The Charter has approval from the state Department of Education to admit an additional 76 students, phased in. Phase one came last year with 54 students, followed by phase two with 22 more due to enter later this year. “I’ve always respected the charter school, the education they provide their children and I respect their right to be there,” she said during a BOE meeting

March 20. “But we definitely do serve a different population of children.” In a follow-up interview, Kendal did not have a figure in mind for how many fewer children she’d like to see the school accept, and was quick to add she was speaking for herself, not the school board as a whole. “I guess my point is, we’re spending money on lawyers and I don’t see it ending,” she said. “But as long as the litigation continues, we have to pay lawyers.” The charter school has said it has spent more than $200,000 in legal bills, while Kendal did not have a total for how much the district has spent. For his part, Paul Josephson, president of the Charter School Board of Trustees, said last week that his side is “open to any conversation” when asked if the school would be amenable to a smaller enrollment increase.

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“I don’t want to prejudge anything,” he said. “We’re always willing to entertain the possibility.” The school recently had a lottery for admission for the next wave of students. All 76 seats have been assigned. Josephson made clear that “any child who has been offered a seat in our lottery, that seat will be protected.” “They will not lose the opportunity to attend the Princeton Charter School as a result of any settlement,” he said. The district has to pro-

vide an additional $475,661 to the charter school for the coming school year, a sore point for a district fighting to overturn the approval the state had granted for the expansion. Princeton Charter and the school district have enjoyed, at best, an uneasy relationship. Supporters of the public school system have resented the presence of the charter, which gets most of its money through local tax dollars. The tension reached a new level when Princeton Charter applied for, and received,

approval to expand its enrollment — something the district and its allies opposed. But Kendal has found herself catching flack for trying to settle. She said that after it had leaked out she was for a settlement, she received a phone call last summer from someone telling her she would be “run out of town” if she continued to press for that resolution. She would not identify the caller and characterized the call as a “heads up.” “I took it as a threat,”

she said. She said she found it “concerning” that internal conversations that she was having with fellow school officials had leaked. The district and the charter have had settlement talks, most recently last fall, according to a source familiar with the matter. “All I can say is it’s an ongoing process,” Josephson said, “and it wouldn’t serve the prospects of getting to a resolution for me to start talking about how we’ve done, other than to say that we’ve been open, we have had conversations.” The two sides were due to have a court-ordered settlement conference Thursday, in a case the district had brought challenging the charter school board with violating the open public meetings act in 2016. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane could not be reached for comment.

Snow closures force makeup school days this year By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

All the snow that hit Princeton this year gave public school students some time away from their classes, but it also means make up days and a slightly later end of the school year. The five days that school was closed, combined in January and March, have to be made starting this week. The first makeup day was Thursday, followed by May 25 and June 20, 21 and

22, district spokeswoman Brenda Sewell said Tuesday. The last day of school originally would have been June 19 “if we had no snow days,” Sewell said. But now it will be June 22, also the day of the high school graduation. “So our high school graduation date gets pushed back as we have snow days,” she said. Asked hypothetically what happens if there is

another weather-related closure, she said she did not know “how those days would be made up yet.” “We’ve used up all the snow days that we have scheduled,” she said. By law, the school year must be at least 180 days long. “Local school boards set their annual calendars, and many build in a handful of snow days into their calendar,” said Michael Yaple, a spokesman for the

state Department of Education. “The NJDOE’s role is to oversee whether students are receiving the required number of instruction days, which is a minimum of one hundred eighty days before the end of the fiscal year.” In a message to parents last week, Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane called this a “long winter.” He explained the decision to have Thursday as a regular day of school, on what was originally sup-

posed to be a staff development day for teachers. “We know that some families may already have plans scheduled for March 29,” he wrote. “Nevertheless, we are hopeful that students will be in school on that date to make up for the learning time that has been lost to snow.” The district goes on spring break starting Friday and continuing all through next week. Schools reopen April 9.

Princeton and the region were hit by a series of nor’easters this month, including one last week, that dropped around half a foot of snow on parts of Central Jersey, even though it was technically spring already. In all, public schools were closed Jan. 4 and 5, March 7 and 8 and again March 21 because of snow. “It varies year to year,” Sewell said of snow closures, “but this year was worse than usual.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Democrats cultivate a constituency of illegal aliens To the editor: As reported by the Princeton Packet (3/15/18), Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert publicly “lauded” Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California, for warning illegal aliens of pending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. As a result of Mayor Schaaf’s actions, potentially 700 illegal aliens, many of them violent repeat offenders, escaped interdiction, remain at large and in the case of the violent offenders, continue to endanger the community. Obviously, Mayors Schaaf and Lempert, along with members of Princeton Council, disagree with federal im-

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migration policy and have a right to do so. They do not, however, have the right to act on that disagreement to enable unlawful behavior that could place the citizens of their communities and the lives of police and immigration officers at risk. To do so is to violate not only the law, but their oaths of office and the Constitution as well. The question remains: Why are Democrats now making every possible effort to put the interests of illegal aliens over the welfare of American citizens and the safety of law enforcement officers? The answer is quite simple – the failure of Democrats to appeal to mainstream Americans and to bring effective governance to the table has forced them to look elsewhere for constituents. As a result, they appear to be perfectly satisfied to be “gang lookouts” to maintain the presence of MS-13, other criminal aliens and illegal non-citizens, providing sanctuary for them in order

to curry favor with future voters. In order to accelerate this process, Democrats in New Jersey have now proposed a bill (S771) that would allow convicted criminals to vote. This appears to be a new political base. While Mayor Schaaf has stated that she is willing to go to jail for obstruction of justice over this issue, a better remedy is available: Let’s hold all public officials who support such policies jointly and personally liable for the actions of criminals in the community whom they choose to protect in direct contravention of federal law. There is no reason why any community should have to bear the consequences of reckless, irresponsible and politically motivated officials.

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Taking meaningful steps to reduce carbon footprint Where are we, where do we want to go, and how soon? Sustainable Princeton is posing these questions in relation to the town’s carbon footprint. But why is this important? Science has determined, from ice core samples, that the Earth’s CO2 levels had never risen above the 300 Part-PerMillion in our atmosphere, until recently. Now we are at 405 and climbing, possibly to 600 PPM. And the resulting changes around the world already have been widely reported. In its ongoing efforts to produce a town climate-action plan, Sustainable Princeton has reached out to scientists and climate specialists, first to determine where we are environmentally, and second, to plan where the town needs to go. Speaking at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, which the university kindly offered when this talk at the Princeton Public Library was snowed out, Program Director Christine Symington and Executive Director Molly Jones framed the evening’s subject and introduced the two guest speakers. First up was Princeton Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mark Zondlo, who, referring to a number of projected charts, showed the

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audience where, regionally and locally, our CO2 and other emissions, are coming from. The primary sources were: electric power generation (this though NJ has four nuclear power plants,) transportation, industry, buildings’ heating and cooling needs, agriculture, residential power needs, and government power needs. He noted that because of NJ’s relatively clean power sources, it is vehicle emissions that are the dominant ones here. He also noted that governmental boundaries provide only rough estimates, as we receive the windblown emissions from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and pass on ours to New York. Still it is important for Princeton to calculate estimates of local baseline emissions in order to gauge progress, or increases. Likewise it is important for Sustainable Princeton, and Princeton residents, to understand where emissions come from so that reductions may be adopted. While most local residents are aware of strategies and technologies to reduce power usage, Zondlo repeated that possibly the most effective emissions-reducing step people can take is to turn to electric cars. The second speaker was Zenon Tech-

Czarny, affiliated with Rutgers University and a number of consulting companies such as Greener By Design, which explores cleaner designs and power systems. Interestingly, he noted that emissions data comes from the EPA, local governments, private sources, and our power company, PSE&G. He also explained that one way to estimate emissions is to establish boundaries, or “Scopes.” A second way, or Scope, is simply to calculate energy purchases, and a third Scope is to account for all other activity. Within the first Scope, researchers look at “built inventories,” transportation, and solid waste volumes. In order to calculate current and future emissions volumes, researchers have agreed to use the year 2010 as the baseline, or starting point. Zenon observed that Princeton, with a population of 31,692, including 8,000plus plus university students living in 10,049 households, has seen its emissions fluctuate (a 2017 baseline level was calculated at 393,870 tons of CO2,) dropping as the hospital moved across Route 1, as more households use natural gas and solar, and as more drivers use electric or hybrid cars. Other interesting figures included: the 268 individuals employed by the town

of Princeton yearly produce 3043 tons of CO2. On top of that total, the activities he listed as contributing to emissions are: travel, food, goods, housing, health care (equipment) and services. That is, most activities we engage in produce some emissions. The goal is to figure out how to reduce the emissions in each category. Zenon also informed the audience that one tree sequesters 50 lbs. of CO2 per year. So that while the town supports a high number of trees, their numbers do not begin to sequester or balance out our emissions. With information from a number of sources, as well as this evening’s speakers, it is encouraging to see that Sustainable Princeton is carefully exploring the levels and sources of emissions, before planning, again with careful consultation, a variety of ways to reduce them. But so far, the number of towns in the state and the country taking these measures is relatively few. On the other hand, the good news is that most residents can take meaningful steps to reduce their carbon footprints. The uncertainty that remains is: will enough citizens, cities, and states join in, following Sustainable Princeton’s, and other cities’ careful, detailed efforts … and do so soon enough?

By Michele S. Byers

Welcome spring with open arms in one of the county parks In spite of another snowstorm on the first day of spring, it’s impossible to ignore that spring is here. And lots of snow-weary New Jerseyans will be heading outdoors to explore new places. Where to go? You could visit state and national parks. But how about following a different path? Check out the county parks in this state we’re in! County parks are the Garden State’s hidden treasures: uncrowded places known mostly to locals. Some are compact neighborhood gems, some are large and rustic, while others are packed with recreational amenities. Here are some great places in each county: Atlantic – If you’re looking for a scenic spot for fishing, kayaking or watching bald eagles, try Lake Lenape Park in Hamilton Township. The county owns 2,000 acres, including the lake and land along its east and west shorelines. You can mountain bike, hike nature trails, camp, picnic and even do in-line skating! Bergen – Located in the rugged Ramapo Mountains near the New York state border are two great county parks inBox.indd the town PrincetonPacket.2.736x4.5.Staﬀ

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lands” feel to it, with an Appalachian rocky precipice overlooking the pastoral Musconetcong Valley. A trail winds northeast along the forested ridge, then dips down the other side, across wetlands and a tiny stream, and descends via dirt road to fields of corn or sunflowers before reaching the Musconetcong River. Mercer – The Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township has over 12 miles of marked trails for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. A walk to the grassy summit of Baldpate, the highest point in Mercer County, offers a spectacular view of the Delaware River and the City of Trenton. Middlesex – Located on the banks of the Raritan River in Piscataway and Highland Park – across from the city of New Brunswick - Johnson Park is filled with activity all year long. In addition to trails and picnic groves, the park has an animal haven and a restored 18th century village, East Jersey Olde Towne. Monmouth – You may think of the shore area as flat, but Hartshorne Woods Park in Atlantic Highlands is anything but. A hilly, forested 794-acre site overlooking the Navesink River, this park is among the highest elevations along the Atlantic Coast and features prominently in area history as a former coastal defense site. Hartshorne Woods is a popular spot for area hikers, bicyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. Morris – Tucked in the woods at the southern end of the county, the adjoining Willowwood Arboretum and Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center in Chester Township are two parks in one – over 200 acres connected by trails, including part of the county’s vast Patriots’ Path network. The Arboretum is especially beautiful in the spring when trees are in bloom. Ocean –”The Gateway to the Pines,” Jakes Branch County Park in Beachwood offers both active and passive recreation. Breathtaking views of the Pine Barrens can be enjoyed from an observation deck perched five stories atop the park’s nature center. The park also has over eight miles of nature trails for hiking and biking, a pic-

nic area, playground, and playing fields. Passaic –For a rugged hiking experience amid gorgeous scenery, try the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford. This 576acre park includes the Butler Reservoir at its center and miles of hiking trails winding past a waterfall, an old dam and historic remains of an old water treatment plant. Salem – For wildlife viewing in the Salem River area, try Camp Crockett County Park in Pilesgrove Township. Walking paths lead to the Avis Millpond, a favorite of local paddlers and bird watchers. The park also includes a playground and a covered pavilion for picnics. Somerset – Many county parks are compact, but Somerset County’s Sourland Mountain Preserve in Hillsborough and Montgomery townships covers more than 6,000 rocky acres in the heart of central New Jersey. Enjoy scrambling over boulder fields in the Devil’s Half Acre and Roaring Rocks sections. Sussex – Sussex County doesn’t have a park system, but that may be because the area – home to the fabulous Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - is already so rich in recreation. Warren – For history and outdoor buffs, Port Warren Park is located along the historic Morris Canal greenway and is home to “Inclined Plane 9 West,” the longest on the canal. In use from the 1820s to the 1920s, the Morris Canal stretched 102 miles from the Delaware River in Phillipsburg to the Hudson River in Jersey City. Overcoming a height elevation of 914 feet, it became known as the “Mountain Climbing Canal” and was a major engineering feat of its day. There are so many more county parks to choose from, you’ll never get tired of exploring. And to learn about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.

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Princeton Battlefield Clean-up Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Clean-up Day at the Battlefield is sponsored by the Princeton Battlefield Society in collaboration with the Sierra Club. Also participating in the Civil War Trust’s Park Day, a nationwide clean-up day. Each participant will receive a free t-shirt. This year we will have four teams – each with a team leader: Team – 1: Brush removal – from “island” between Clarke House & Institute Woods; Team – 2: Historic backroad pathway – removal of small brush and bamboo; Team – 3: Invasive porcelainberry removal – from dogwoods near Colonnade; and Team 4: Stick pickingup – around the sshed for young kids. If you have tools and gloves of your own, please bring them. Heavy rain date is April 7. Please RSVP with the name of the team you want to join at: www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety. org; for questions: roger@ pbs1777.org; 609-3895657. Located at 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Plenty of parking.

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Freeman Dyson will speak on “Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters” at 6 p.m. at Labyrinth Books, 116 Nassau St., Princeton. The renowned physicist and Institute for Advanced Study professor emeritus shares his life story and recounts many of the major advances in 20th-century science. Through letters written to relatives between 1940 and the early 1980s, an historic account of mod-

ern science and its greatest players is formed. Labyrinth Books, 116 Nassau St. The event is part of the Princeton Public Library’s Live at Labyrinth series co-sponsored by the library and Labyrinth Books.

neral Games: In Honor of Arthur Vincent Lourié” (2014, with Klara Moricz) and “Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today” (2016). Among Professor Morrison’s distinctions are the Alfred Einstein Award from Thurs., April 5 the American Musicologi“Three Russian Danccal Society, an American es” will be the topic of Council of Learned Societa presentation by Simon ies Fellowship, a Phi Beta Morrison, professor of MuKappa Society Teaching sic and Slavic Languages Award and a Guggenheim & Literatures at Princeton Fellowship. University, at the meeting 55-Plus was organized of 55-Plus at 10 a.m. at in 1986 as a non-sectarian the Jewish Center of Princ- group to promote social eton, 435 Nassau Street, contacts and friendships Princeton, NJ. Everyone among men and women is welcome. Admission is who are either retired or free, with a $3 donation who have flexible working suggested. hours. Members meet at In this talk, Morrison 10 a.m., usually on the first will explore the meaning and third Thursday mornof three Russian dances ings of each month (except from three canonic ballets, late June, July and August) considering how music and to listen to and discuss a dance generate meaning, wide range of topics preand how the dances relate sented by prominent speakto broader topics in Rus- ers. 55-Plus meetings are sian history, culture, and open to the general public. politics. Jim Bell will speak on Morrison specializes in “The Ultimate Interplan20th-century music, partic- etary Travel Guide: A Fuularly Russian, Soviet and turistic Journey Through French music, with special the Cosmos” at 6:30 p.m. interests in dance, cinema, at the Princeton Public Liaesthetics, and historically brary, 65 Witherspoon St., informed performance Princeton. based on primary sources. The planetary scientist He has conducted archival and professor in the School research in St. Petersburg, of Earth and Space ExStockholm, Paris, Lon- ploration at Arizona State don, New York, Washing- University will discuss his ton DC, Copenhagen, and book that offers space en(most extensively) in Mos- thusiasts a visual expericow. After graduating from ence of our solar system. the University of Toronto, Bell is an adjunct professor Morrison earned a doctor- in the Department of Asate from Princeton and tronomy at Cornell Univerjoined its music faculty in sity in Ithaca, New York. 1998. Among the books he As president of The Planehas published are: “Russian tary Society, he is an active Opera and the Symbolist and prolific public comMovement” (2002), “The mentator on science and People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s space exploration, earning Soviet Years” (2009), “Fu- the 2011 Carl Sagan Medal

from the American Astronomical Society. Imani Perry, author and Princeton University professor of African American studies, will discuss her book “May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem” at 6 p.m. at Labyrinth Books, 116 Nassau St., Princeton. The book tells the story of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and how African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge and celebrate for more than a century. Perry’s talk coincides with the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4. The event is part of the Library Live at Labyrinth series co-sponsored by the library and Labyrinth Books.

Mon. April 9

Poets at the Library: Robert Carnevale and Emily Nguyen, will be featured at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The ffeatured poets will read from their works for 20 minutes each followed by an open-mic session. Carnevale teaches creative writing and literature at Drew University, served as assistant coordinator of the Dodge Foundation Poetry Program and also worked on the Voices & Visions film series on American poets. His poems have been published in The Paris Review, The New Yorker, and many other magazines, and anthologies. Nguyen studied classical Japanese poetry at the University of Wisconsin. Her poems and translations from the Classical Japanese have been published internationally. Her 8-page

poem, “The Hamlet-Ophelia Letters,” was performed at the Shakespeare Festival in Princeton. Co-sponsored by the library, Delaware Valley Poets and the U.S. 1 Poets’ Cooperative. Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Wed., April 11

Sierra Club Lecture: “Climate Change Now and in the Future” at 6:30 p.m. in Room SC 104 (first floor) in the Student Center/Welcome Center of Mercer County Community College. Pizza at 6 p.m. Pat and Steve Miller, graduates of Al Gore’s training program, will be providing recent instances of climate change, steps that are being taken to counter these problems, and how we are going to achieve 100 percent renewables in rolling out Sierra’s “Ready for 100 Campaign.” Easy parking close to building. Use the Hughes Drive entrance parking is straight ahead at the Student Center. Security arm to parking will be up. Follow Sierra signs to room. Sponsored by the Sierra Club NJ - Central Group and Mercer County Community College. RSVP to: Kipatthesierraclub@gmail.com. Students welcome. Free.

Sat., April 14

“Wallaby Tales” will be presented at 10 a.m. in the Community Room at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St.,

Princeton. Wildlife educator Travis Gale returns to the library with a presentation for the whole family featuring live animals from all over the world. Entertaining, highenergy and educational, the program highlights the importance of protecting the wildlife of the world. For children ages 5 and older. Part of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival.

Thurs., April 19

“Grounds for Sculpture: Looking Ahead” will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Gary Garrido Schneider, executive director of Grounds for Sculpture, shares what is on the horizon for the 42-acre sculpture park, garden and museum. Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Film and Panel Discussion: “Angst” at 7 p.m. at Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau St., Princeton. This documentary features candid interviews with kids and young adults who suffer, or have suffered, from anxiety and what they’ve learned about it. The film includes discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, as well as help, resources and tools. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Seat-

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gum disease. Your family dentist can show you the most effective way to brush and floss your teeth. Remember, a sure investment in your future is a visit to your dentist today. This column is brought to you in the interest of better dental health. We’re located at Montgomery Knoll, 192 Tamarack Circle, Skillman. Phone: 609-9248300. “Our commitment is to relationships of partnership, respect, and appreciation.” “We offer cosmetic and family dentistry as well as Zoom!® and Invisalign®.”. Please e-mail your questions or comments to: drjamescally@yahoo.com

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PACKET BRIEFS Clean-up day planned at Princeton Battlefield

Clean-up day at the Battlefield with the Princeton Battlefield Society, Sierra Club & Civil War Trust will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31. Volunteers are askd to meet at the Clarke House, 500 Mercer St., Princeton. Since 1996, the Civil War Trust has sponsored Park Day, an annual hands-on preservation event to help Civil War — and now Revolutionary War & War of 1812 — battlefields and historic sites take on maintenance projects large and small. Participating in the Civil War Trust’s Park Day, a nationwide clean-up day. Coupled with the annual Princeton Battlefield Society’s partnership with the Central Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club, family and friends are asked to join the spring cleanup at the battlefield. Each participant will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last. This year we will have four teams – each with a team leader: Team 1 - Brush removal from “island” between Clarke House and institute woods. Team 2 - Historic back road pathway removal of small brush and bamboo. Team 3 – Removal of invasive porcelainberry from dogwoods near colonnade. Team 4 - Stick picking-up around the shed for young kids. Team members are asked to bring their own gardening gloves, clippers and trimmers. Please put your name on your equipment as the Princeton Battlefield Society cannot be responsible for personal property. No power equipment is permitted. For information, send question to roger@pbs1777.org or call 609-389-5657. Volunteers must RSVP with the name of the team you want to join. Register by going to www.pbs1777.org.

Robeson House to honor namesake’s 120th birthday

The Paul Robeson House of Princeton will celebrate the 120th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s birth with a benefit concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton. Baritone Keith Spencer will present selections from an actual Robeson performance in 1956 in New York. Susan Robeson, the granddaughter of Paul Robeson, will attend the concert as a guest of honor, and will offer personal remembrances of her life and times with her grandfather. A reception will follow the concert. Tickets for the Paul Robeson Day Benefit Concert are $75 each and can be purchased online at Therobesonhouseofprinceton.org. Reservations can also be made by phone through the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church Office at 609-9241666. A capacity audience is expected, so reserve your tickets early to guarantee a seat. Online reservations will be accepted until April 5. All proceeds will benefit the Robeson House renovation project and program activities. The Paul Robeson House of Princeton is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available for the concert. Call (609) 955-4640 for more information.

Friends of library to host ‘Book Lovers Luncheon’

The Friends of the Princeton Public Library are hosting a Book Lovers Luncheon featuring acclaimed author Lisa See on Wednesday, April 11, at Springdale Golf Club. The fundraising event begins at noon and features a three-course meal and a

signed paperback copy of See’s latest novel, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.” See’s first book, “On Gold Mountain,” a critically acclaimed history of Chinese migration to California based on her family’s experiences, was published in 1996. After a series of well-regarded Chinesethemed mysteries, she wrote “Snowflower and the Secret Fan,” her first work of historical fiction and a 2005 bestseller. A series of richly researched historical novels followed including “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane,” which examines the separate lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, adopted by an American couple, and the bonds that connect them. Tickets for the Book Lovers Luncheon are $75 and may be reserved at princetonlibrary.org/booklovers. The Springdale Golf Club is at 1895 Clubhouse Drive, Princeton.

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Forum planned to educate community on ‘vaping’

Corner House Behavioral Health, in conjunction with The Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance (PADA) and the Princeton Police Department, will hold a forum titled, “Vaping: What You Need to Know” from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 30, in the main meeting room at Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street. The program has been designed to educate middle and high school parents, their children, and other interested community members about what is happening in the world of e-cigarettes, or vaping. E-cigarettes are suddenly the new, popular but dangerous trend with candy flavors, low prices and the trendy nickname of “vaping.” Vaping Is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred to as vapor, which is produced by an e-cigarette or similar device. E-cigarettes are now the most popular form of nicotine used among middle and high school students and the numbers and methods of vaping are increasing rapidly. Many e-cigarettes are being hacked so they can be used with THC (marijuana) oil or wax. Teenagers may believe vaping is completely safe but there are significant risks. One of the country’s leading authorities on vaping, Dr. Linda Richter, is the featured speaker. Dr. Richter is the director of policy research and analysis at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Forming a panel following Dr. Richter’s talk will be representatives from Princeton public and private schools with observations on vaping trends, Princeton Police Safe Neighborhood Bureau supervisor on its implications and public safety, and the clinical director of Corner House on clinical aspects and habit-forming behaviors. The evening will wrap up with audience Q&A with the evening’s speakers. For more information about the “Vaping: What You Need to Know” workshop, contact Corner House at 609-924-8018 or jwoodman@cornerhousenj.org.

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MERCER COUNTY NOTES Most county offices closed on Good Friday

Most Mercer County offices and facilities will be closed Friday, March 30, in observance of Good Friday. The following county offices and facilities will be closed to the public and will reopen for business Monday, April 2: McDade Administration Building, 640 South Broad St.; Criminal Courthouse, 400 South Warren St.; Office of the Mercer County Clerk, 240 West State St.; Civil Courthouse and Office of the County Surrogate, 175 South Broad St.; Board of Social Services, 200 Woolverton St.; and One-Stop Career Center, 26 Yard Ave. Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton, will be closed Good Friday but will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All branches of the Mercer County Library System will be closed Friday, but will be open Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will close again Easter Sunday, April 1. The following county offices and facilities will remain open all weekend: Trenton-Mercer Airport (except administrative offices), Correction Center, Sheriff’s Office and the Emergency Services Communications Center. Howell Living History Farm, which is operated by the Mercer County Park Commission, will be closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday but will be open for programming Saturday. The Equestrian Center will be open Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., but will be closed Sunday. Park Commission administrative offices

will be closed Friday. The Mercer County Tennis Center, County golf courses, Tulpehaking Nature Center and Wildlife Center will have regular hours Friday through Sunday. For more information on Park Commission facilities, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.

Chemical, electronic waste disposal day scheduled

The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Disposal Day on Saturday, April 7, for county residents who would like to recycle common residential chemical wastes or used electronics. The event will take place at the John T. Dempster Fire School at 350 Lawrence Road in Lawrence, rain or shine. While no registration is necessary, the event is open to Mercer County residents only, and attendees will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. No commercial or industrial waste will be accepted. The Electronic Waste Management Act, which took effect in 2011, bans disposal of televisions and all personal or portable computers – including desktop, notebook and laptop computers, as well as computer monitors – in the regular waste stream. These items must be recycled, and county residents can do so April 7 at the Dempster facility. Acceptable household items include: aerosol cans, used motor oil, propane gas tanks, pesticides and herbicides, car batteries, paint thinner, oil-based paint, stains

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and varnishes, gasoline, anti-freeze, driveway sealer, insect repellents, mercury and fluorescent/CFL bulbs. Acceptable used electronic items include: computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, stereos, televisions and microwaves. Additional Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Disposal Days in 2018 are planned for June 2 and Sept. 29. For more information, individuals should call (609) 278-8086 or visit www.mcianj.org.

Nature center to offer ‘Birding 101’ series

Do you aspire to take to the sky, but feel overwhelmed when identifying a bird out in the field? The Tulpehaking Nature Center offers a beginner birdwatching series that will help you hone your skills while studying in the Abbott Marshlands. The Birding 101 Series will take place on Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 8 to 10 a.m. In this four-part series, local expert Bill “Birdman” Pitman will help you develop the basic skills and knowledge essential for becoming a great birdwatcher. With Bill’s guidance, participants will practice using binoculars and identifying birds by shape, size, behavior and habitat. By building this solid foundation, you will be able to experience more of the bird instead of missing out while consulting your field guide.

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Obituaries

Robert Henry Kraeger, Jr., 91

Warren Philo Elmer III, 70

Robert Henry Kraeger, Jr., age 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

Warren Philo Elmer III, 70, passed away on February 18, 2018. Philo was born in St. Louis, Mo on April 25 1947 to Warren Philo Elmer Jr and Lucy Love Elmer. He moved with his family to Princeton, NJ as a small child and lived most of his life in this area. He did his undergraduate work at Princeton University and Virginia Commonwealth University and got a master’s degree from Antioch University. He continued to be a active member of the Princeton class of 1969. He was for many years a leader in the field of experimental education and was the 2005 recipient of Princeton University’s Josh Miner Experimental Award. He also had a great passion for the environment and issues of human justice. Philo was proceeded in death by his parents and is survived by his beloved dog, Willow, his two sisters, Molly Wooden and Virginia Stafford, two nieces and five grand nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends. A memorial service is scheduled for 10 am on June 2, 2018 at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing. Please send any memorial donations in his name to an animal or environmental organization of your choice. Obituaries

Born and raised in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Robert H. Kraeger Sr. and Marion Elizabeth Bracher. Bob graduated from Jenkintown High School, attended Penn State University, and went on to become a landscape architect and owner of Kraeger Company, Inc. He leaves behind two step-children: son, Richard H. Sarafin, his wife Irma of Titusville, NJ; daughter Melissa Ann Wilson, her husband Wayne of Newtown, PA, and three grandchildren, Wyatt, Clay and Chase. Robert is predeceased by his beloved wife Mary Farlee Kraeger. During the second World War, Bob joined the United States Navy serving honorably as a Lieutenant in the Europe Theatre. Upon leaving the service, he entered the family landscape construction firm and went on to build golf courses and pioneer soil stabilization and erosion control techniques in the 1960’s and 70’s. Bob married Mary Farlee in 1975 which brought him to the Hopewell Valley area. His tenacious spirit drove him to give tirelessly of his time to many local community organizations and Boards. In keeping with the proud traditions of military service, Bob most recently dedicated his boundless energy to fundraising for the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association.

Doris “Marion” Drake, 87

Affectionately called by his late wife “Mr. Wonderful”, for his gentlemanly disposition, Bob was an avid gardener, scratch golfer, Borzoi enthusiast, train buff, devoted husband, father and loyal friend.

Doris “Marion” Drake, age 87, of Harlingen, N.J., died peacefully at home on February 16, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.

A memorial service will be held on April 13th at 11am followed by a reception at the St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on 300 S. Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey.

Marion was born on August 13, 1930 in Princeton, N.J., to parents Elise and Raymond Waag. She moved to Harlingen in 1950 to start and raise her family. She was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Ted Drake; her sons, David Drake and his wife, Sarah, of Belle Mead, N.J., Gary Drake and his wife, Diana, of Pennington, N.J., and Doug Drake and his wife, Jennifer, of Harlingen, N.J.; her eight grandchildren, Katharine Drake, Emily Drake, Alexandra Drake, Daniel Drake, Sean Drake, Julia Drake, Kaylee Drake and Hunter Drake. Marion lived a life full of family, friends, laughter and fun and made the world brighter for all those who knew her. She and Ted first met at Princeton High School, where he was captain of the football team and she was a cheerleader. Marion graduated in 1948 and worked as a switchboard operator for ETS in Princeton. Soon after, she and Ted married and moved to the Drake home in Harlingen, where Marion became bookkeeper of her husband’s family business, Drake’s Plumbing & Heating, then operated by Ted and his father, Elmer, who had lived in Harlingen since birth. Marion and Ted shared their home at 5 Maple Street with Ted’s parents, Elmer and Margetta. Son Doug Drake still operates Drake’s Plumbing & Heating in Harlingen, where he and his wife Jennifer have lived for years with Marion and Ted, continuing the generations of Drakes living and working there. Marion and Ted are long-time parishioners of Harlingen Reformed Church, where Ted served as Deacon and Marion was very active with the Lady’s Auxiliary. Marion will be most remembered for a life well lived. She loved cooking, shopping (jewelry!), traveling, country music, knitting and entertaining friends and family both in Harlingen, as well their beloved home at the beach in Long Beach Island. Family and friends often gathered through the years in the screened-in porch on 53rd Street in LBI to celebrate life and love. Marion always led the party—with a Manhattan in one hand and a delicious feast cooking in the kitchen. After she and Ted sold the beach house in 2005, the family continued the LBI tradition as renters in Brant Beach, where they returned each summer to enjoy this wonderful place so close to Marion’s heart. Marion had countless friendships that endured for a lifetime and filled her spirit and her family’s with colorful stories of parties, outings, and experiences involving laughter and joy. As recently as a few months ago, she gathered regularly with a group of dear friends to share lunch and play rounds of Rummikub. She adored her children and grandchildren and they her, eager to spend time with their “Grandy” and “Dee Dee.” The family gathered monthly to celebrate birthdays and enjoy each other’s company. The birth of Marion’s first great-grandchild expected this May, to parents Danny and Sydney, would ensure a family birthday celebration in all 12 months of the year. Dee Dee will be smiling down on that special occasion, and she will be deeply missed. Arrangements were under the direction of the Hillsborough Funeral Home Donations can be made in Marion’s memory to Harlingen Reformed Church at 2142 US Highway 206, Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502..

Burial will be held privately at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to either the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association, Inc. or the National Borzoi Rescue Foundation. Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com. Obituaries

Jean R. Petrone, 88 Jean R. Petrone, 88 of Princeton, NJ, passed away at home on March 26, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born in Gretna, VA in 1929 the eldest daughter of Ruben and Mae Bosiger Rowles. She grew up on the family farm in Gretna, VA and in Plainsboro, NJ. She was a proud graduate of Princeton High School class of 1947 where she met her husband of almost 70 years Jack Petrone. They met on a date at a soda shop on Nassau Street arranged by a mutual friend and they have been together ever since. She was an excellent student and a recipient of a Gold Key award as a senior at Princeton High, an achievement for which she was very proud. Upon graduating Princeton High School she went to work at NJ Bell Telephone. Upon Jack returning from his time in the army they were married on May 1, 1948. She worked as a realtor for Carnegie Reality for many years after raising her five sons. The job that she was most proud of was raising her five sons. She dedicated herself to providing the best for her sons in every way she could. She was there for her children in every way. She provided comfort, love and support for her children and grandchildren up until her last days. Some of her favorite activities included being a member of the PTA and a home room mother at the Princeton Schools, volunteering for many years with the Heart Fund of Princeton and at Princeton Hospital. She loved to sing and was a member of the Sweet Adelines women’s singing group in the area for many years. She was a member of Springdale Golf Club and took up golf in her fifties. She enjoyed bowling in a number of women’s leagues. She enjoyed playing card games and played bridge at Springdale as well as other groups. She and Jack loved to dance and had an active social life for many years. She enjoyed cooking, especially for her grandchildren. She loved to do crossword puzzles and read the news in her later years. Jean was the lead cheerleader at thousands of her son’s and grandchildren’s ball games over many years. She was the beloved Grammy to her fourteen grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Jean is survived by her husband John F. “Jack” Petrone, brother Larry and Betty Rowles, sister Carol Ann and Fred Ingram of Gretna, VA, her sons John F. Jr. and Gail, James and Carol, Jeff and Leigh, Judd and Ginger, and Jason and Kathleen, her grandchildren Jaclyn, Jaime and Akira Yamamoto, Dean, Kelsey, Chris and Nicole, Brent, Todd, Jillian, Jordan, Judd Jr., Eva Mae, James, Jaxon, Travis and great granddaughter Cameran Yamamoto. She also leaves behind many other relatives including nieces, nephews and cousins whom she cared deeply about. The Funeral will be held 9:00 AM Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 AM Tuesday at St. Paul’s Church, 216 Nassau St., Princeton. Burial will follow in Princeton Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Monday, April 2, 2018 at the funeral home.

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Notes Continued from Page 8A Designated as an Important Bird and Birding Area by the New Jersey Audubon Society, the Abbott Marshlands stands out for its diverse and high-quality habitats for birds. Most time will be spent outdoors in the field; please dress accordingly. The Park Commission will have binoculars available to borrow, or you may bring your own. This workshop is $5 per session or $15 for the series if paid in full on the first day of class. This series is appropriate for teens and adults. Pre-registration is required; please call (609) 888-3218 or follow the link HYPERLINK “https://goo.gl/forms/DIfzl4Iv83&#8243;https:// goo.gl/forms/. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Ave. in Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Agricultural agent to give talk on growing vegetables

Mercer County agricultural agent Meredith Melendez will present a program, “Planning, Planting and Caring for Your Vegetables to Maximize Your Harvest,” on Saturday, April 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Tulpehaking Nature Center in Hamilton. This program is sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Tulphaking Nature Center and the Mercer County Park Commission. The talk will focus on garden planning and practices to minimize post-harvest losses, how to extend shelf life of vegetables and proper harvesting techniques. Many postharvest diseases are caused by poor planning and growingseason problems. Melendez will help attendees plan the best ways to get “more veggies with less work” this growing season. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is at 157 Westcott Ave. in Hamilton. Off-street parking is available in front of the Watson House with easy access to the nature center’s main entrance on the side of the building opposite the gazebo. Registration is recommended for this program; please email programs@mgofmc.org. The nature center provides programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands. It is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, go to www.mercercountyparks.org.

Commission accepts venison donations for HHH program

The Mercer County Park Commission cooperated with its hunters this season to obtain venison donations to Hunters Helping the Hungry (HHH), a non-profit organization that works with butchers, hunters and food banks. This first year’s initiative resulted in the donation of 14 deer harvested by the end of the hunting season.

The Naturalist Department provided drop-off donation days to licensed county hunters in the Deer Management Program at both Mercer Meadows and Baldpate Mountain during hunting season. Donated deer were taken to the Farmers’ Butcher Shop in Pennington where the venison was processed, picked up by HHH and distributed to charities throughout New Jersey and to America’s Second Harvest Food Banks statewide. The Park Commission paid the additional processing fees not covered by the HHH program. Approximately 518 pounds of venison were provided to the program, translating to 2,072 servings of protein by this county initiative. Venison is a valuable resource to those in need, offering a high-protein food source to populations with limited access to nutrition.

County seeks help with location of potholes

Mercer County takes pothole repairs seriously. While crews regularly patrol our roadways, they simply cannot locate every pothole. That’s why we are asking for your help. If you see a pothole on a Mercer County roadway, report its location to the county dispatcher by calling 609530-7510, providing specific information about the location of the pothole including helpful landmarks, travel lane direction, adjacent addresses and any information that could assist the county in locating and repairing the pothole. If you are not certain the road in question is maintained by the Roads Unit, refer to our County Routes and Roadways webpage for listings by municipality: http://www. mercercounty.org/ departments/transportation- and-infrastructure/highway- division/county-routes-and- roadways. If the roadway is not under county jurisdiction, the county will forward the information to the proper authority for their action.

Park Commission now accepting picnic reservations

The Mercer County Park Commission is now accepting reservations for the five county-owned picnic areas for the 2018 season. These include the West and East Picnic Areas in Mercer County Park, Rosedale Picnic Area in Mercer Meadows, Princeton Country Club Picnic Area in West Windsor, and Valley Road Picnic Area in Hopewell Township. For a link to the online Community Pass reservation system, visit the Park Commission website at http://mercercountyparks.org/facilities/picnic-areas. Interested parties should have either a MasterCard or Visa card ready to make a reservation. Reservations will be made automatically on a first-come, first-served basis. For those residents without an Internet connection, reservations also can be made over the phone or in-person at the Recreation Center at 1638 Old Trenton Road, West

Windsor, NJ 08550. For more information, call the Recreation and Events Center at (609) 443-8560 or visit www.mercercountyparks.org.

Park commission announces summer nature camps

The Mercer County Park Commission’s Nature Programs will host educational summer camps for children ranging in age from pre-K to eighth grade. The summer camps are developed and instructed by the Park Commission’s team of naturalists. Baldpate Mountain Nature Camp is a weeklong camp packed with hands-on nature explorations, science experiments, hikes through the forest and unstructured nature play. Camp days are devoted to a nature-specific topic and may include bugs, forest ecology, birds and tracking. Two different camps accommodate children entering grades 1 through 3 and those entering grades 4 through 6. New this year, campers have the option to register for one or two weeks of camp. Camp sessions will be offered July 9 through 13, July 16 through 20, July 30 through Aug. 3 and Aug. 6 through 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Aquatic Adventure Camp will be held at Mercer County Marina, July 25 through 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If your child loves being on the water observing nature, then Aquatic Adventure Camp will be a perfect fit. Designed to balance the fun of summer with science, Aquatic Adventure Camp will have your child diving into fresh water ecology, testing Mercer Lake’s water, kayaking creeks and coves, and observing wildlife. Aquatic Adventure Camp also includes activities such as fishing, taking a ride on the pontoon boat, hiking and a cookout. Campers will memorialize their week by making a gyotaku T-shirt to take home. Wild Discovery Camp will be held at Baldpate Mountain, Aug. 13 through 17 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. This half-day summer camp is an introduction to the wonders of nature designed to capture the curiosity of children entering pre-K and kindergarten. Story time, nature-themed art projects, walks and explorations will make up your child’s morning. Campers will hunt under rocks and logs for crawlies and observe live animals to increase their awareness of the world. All summer nature camps and programs of the Mercer County Park Commission are led and taught by naturalist staff. Camps are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and spots are limited. At this time, the Park Commission is unable to provide before- or after-care for children attending camp. For more information and to download registration forms, visit http://www.mercercountyparks.org/#!/ activities/summer-nature-camps.

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Transfer Continued from Page 1A occurs, Westminster faculty will also receive a conditional offer of employment at Westminster, contingent upon several factors such as a successful completion of the transaction,” he wrote. The Rider chapter of the American Association of University Professors, critical of the university leadership, has been fighting Rider over the sale. Union President Elizabeth Scheiber said this week that this latest development represented “a mixed bag.” “Obviously, we’re happy to see that our members have a guarantee of

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Renovation employment for another academic year and that they finally came forward and made this clear, because there were lots of rumors,” she said Thursday of a situation with lots of “uncertainty.” “However,” she said, “we’re still not happy with the fact that they intend to continue to go forward with this proposed sale. And we understand that if they can and do go forward, that it means, in the fall, our members are looking at another layoff notice. And we’re going to be replaying the scenario again next year somehow.” Westminster has been a part of Rider since 1992, a relationship Rider wants to

end. The deal with Kaiwen would mean Westminster would stay in Princeton, its home since the early 1930s. In February, Rider announced it has signed a non-binding term sheet with Kaiwen, which operates k-12 schools in China, to acquire Westminster. Scheiber said the AAUP had asked to see the term sheet as part of arbitration case, scheduled for this week, over the layoffs. “So we think that maybe the rescission of layoff notices came because they didn’t want to divulge the term sheet,” she said. The sale, though, is being challenged in court.

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A lawyer for some of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit reacted Tuesday to the latest development. “Rider’s announcement is very helpful because it tells the music community and the Westminster community that Westminster will be resuming normal operations,” said Bruce I. Afran, a lawyer for a group of alumni, donors and ex-Westminster board members suing to block the sale. “And the faculty are now reassured that Westminster is now status quo again, as it should be. And my clients believe this is a very helpful step by Rider in restoring confidence in Westminster.”

Legal Notices BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FIRE DISTRICT #3 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK

2018-12 – Ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank

The Commissioners of Fire District #3 in the Township of South Brunswick have awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service or an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A: 11-5 (1) (a). This contract and the resolution authorizing the same are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk. Service: Auditor Name: Holman, Frenzia, Allison P.C.

have to be moved to a county different from the one where the incident took place. “Independent investigations that are not associated with the county in which the death occurred will have more trust and credibility and will help remove any conflict of interest,” Sweeney said Monday in a statement after the Senate approved the measure 25-11. As for the future of the restaurant, a Panera corporate representative could not be reached for comment. Jan Weinberg, manager of the building where Panera is located,

This ordinance authorizes the 2018 budget to increase up to 3.50 percent over the previous year’s final appropriations subject to certain exceptions. It also authorizes any amount not used as part of the final budget to be part of the next succeeding year’s budgets, re-establishing cap banking. The public hearing on this ordinance will be held at the Township Council meeting of April 23, 2018. Prior to the public hearing date you may obtain a complete copy of this ordinance free of charge by calling the Township Clerk’s Office at West Windsor Township (609-799-2400) or coming to the Clerk’s Office at the West Windsor Municipal Building.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PRINCETON HOUSING AUTHORITY A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Princeton Housing Authority will be held at the Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 for the purpose of continuing discussion regarding the Shared Services Agreement with the Lakewood Housing Authority and both short term and long term plans for an Executive Director. This meeting will be held in executive session in compliance with the statutory exceptions of the Open Public Meetings Act. PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $12.60 AffidavitL $15.00

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

Cost: $13,000.00 Time: One year PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $21.00 Affidavit: $15.00

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FIRE DISTRICT #3 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK

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NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED The Commissioners of Fire District #3 in the Township of South Brunswick have awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service or an extraordinary unspecifiable service pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A: 11-5 (1) (a). This contract and the resolution authorizing the same are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk.

Service: Insurance

Name: Richard M. Braslow Esq.

Name: V. F. I. S. of New Jersey

Cost: Undetermined

Cost: $78,000.00

Time: One year

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $ Affidavit: $15.00

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $21.00 Affidavit: $15.00

NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999)

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED

Service: Fire Protection Service Name: Kingston Fire Co. Cost: $80,000.00 Time: One year PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $21.00 Affidavit: $15.00

The following meeting schedule will be followed for all regular meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire District #3, Kingston, South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. All meetings, unless otherwise advertised, will be held at the Kingston Firehouse, Heathcote Road, Kingston, N.J. and begin at 7:00 p.m. April 17, 2018 May 15, 2018 June 19, 2018 July 17, 2018 August 21, 2018 September 18, 2018 October 16, 2018 November 20, 2018 December 11, 2018 January 8, 2019 February 19, 2019 March 19, 2019

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PRINCETON JUNCTION BY CLARIFYING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO DISTRICT RP-5 was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on March 26, 2018 and was approved by Mayor Hemant Marathe on March 27, 2018. This Ordinance shall become effective on April 16, 2018.

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM THE HUNTER FAMILY REAL ESTATE TRUST LOCATED AT BLOCK 16.12, LOT 23

was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on March 26, 2018 and was approved by Mayor Hemant Marathe on March 27, 2018. This Ordinance shall become effective on April 16, 2018.

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $23.10

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Ordinance #2018-10

TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor and Council of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey has awarded the following contract without competitive bidding executed as an extraordinary, unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1) (a) at a meeting held on March 26, 2018. The contract and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk as follows: NAME

SERVICE

TIME

Banisch Associates, Inc.

Planning and Escrow Services

2018

Bright View Engineering

NJ Department of Transportation Route 2018 US 206 Traffic Signal Improvements Coordination and Review Related to the Proposed Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad Delores A. Williams Deputy Municipal Clerk

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $28.00

Board of Fire Commissioners South Brunswick Fire District #3 PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $22.40 Affidavit: $15.00

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Public Notice Annual Notice of Regular Meeting Schedule of Fire District #3 Kingston, South Brunswick Township Middlesex County, New Jersey

Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance entitled:

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FIRE DISTRICT #3 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK

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declined to be interviewed. Property tax records show the building is owned by Dexgas LLC. Mayor Lempert said the health department had inspected the Panera and that the restaurant is “clear to open.” “They happen to be the location of a horrible tragedy,” she said, “but you would hope that they could reopen.” Someone had put on a store window a piece of paper reading “NEVER AGAIN.” After a gun control rally in town Saturday, some demonstrators left their signs outside the restaurant.

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AMOUNT Not to exceed $30,000.00 Not to exceed $8,700.00

BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN AND BY PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $1,500,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF PRINCETON TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The improvement described in Section 3(a) of this bond ordinance is hereby authorized to be undertaken by Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey (“Princeton”) as a general improvement. For the improvement or purpose described in Section 3(a), there is hereby appropriated the sum of $1,500,000. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-11(c), no down payment is provided for the costs of the improvement since the project described in Section 3(a) hereof is being funding through the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank. Section 2. In order to finance the cost of the improvement or purpose, negotiable bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of $1,500,000 pursuant to the Local Bond Law. In anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, negotiable bond anticipation notes are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. Section 3. (a) The improvement hereby authorized and the purpose for the financing of which the bonds are to be issued is sanitary sewer system and road reconstruction projects, all as set forth on a list on file in the Office of the Clerk, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto. (b) The estimated maximum amount of bonds or bond anticipation notes to be issued for the improvement or purpose is as stated in Section 2 hereof. (c) The estimated cost of the improvement or purpose is equal to the amount of the appropriation herein made therefor. Section 4. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such times as may be determined by the chief financial officer; provided that no bond anticipation note shall mature later than one year from its date, unless such bond anticipation notes are permitted to mature at such later date in accordance with applicable law. The bond anticipation notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall determine all matters in connection with bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this bond ordinance, and the chief financial officer's signature upon the bond anticipation notes shall be conclusive evidence as to all such determinations. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder may be renewed from time to time subject to the provisions of the Local Bond Law or other applicable law. The chief financial officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the bond anticipation notes from time to time at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued interest from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The chief financial officer is directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the bond anticipation notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made. Such report must include the amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the bond anticipation notes sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser. Section 5. Princeton hereby certifies that it has adopted a capital budget or a temporary capital budget, as applicable. The capital or temporary capital budget of Princeton is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. To the extent that the purpose authorized herein is inconsistent with the adopted capital or temporary capital budget, a revised capital or temporary capital budget has been filed with the Division of Local Government Services. Section 6. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated: (a) The improvement or purpose described in Section 3(a) of this bond ordinance is a not current expense. It is an improvement or purpose that Princeton may lawfully undertake as general improvements, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially assessed on property specially benefitted thereby. (b) The period of usefulness of the improvement or purpose within the limitations of the Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof computed from the date of the bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 20 years. (c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly prepared and filed in the office of the Clerk, and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. Such statement shows that the gross debt of Princeton as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds and notes provided in this bond ordinance by $1,500,000, and the obligations authorized herein will be within all debt limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. (d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $150,000 for items of expense listed in and permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the purpose or improvement. Section 7. Princeton hereby declares the intent of Princeton to issue bonds or bond anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to use the proceeds to pay or reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purpose described in Section 3(a) of this bond ordinance. This Section 7 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for purposes of Treasury Regulations. Section 8. Any grant moneys received for the purpose described in Section 3(a) hereof shall be applied either to direct payment of the cost of the improvement or to payment of the obligations issued pursuant to this bond ordinance. The amount of obligations authorized but not issued hereunder shall be reduced to the extent that such funds are so used. Section 9. The chief financial officer of Princeton is hereby authorized to prepare and to update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in connection with the sale of obligations of Princeton and to execute such disclosure document on behalf of Princeton. The chief financial officer is further authorized to enter into the appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of Princeton pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of obligations of Princeton and to amend such undertaking from time to time in connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking is and continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the requirements of the Rule. In the event that Princeton fails to comply with its undertaking, Princeton shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific performance of the undertaking. Section 10. The full faith and credit of Princeton are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of Princeton, and Princeton shall be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within Princeton for the payment of the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation of rate or amount. Section 11. This bond ordinance shall take effect 20 days after the first publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law. Notice of Pending Ordinance

The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey, held on March 26, 2018. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held in the Main Meeting Room, Witherspoon Hall, Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ, on April 9, 2018 which begins at 7:00 p.m., and during the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's Office to the members of the general public who shall request the same. Delores A. Williams, Deputy Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $133.00

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission at its meeting on 2/5/2018 adopted the Resolution for the following application: Name of Applicant:

Princeton Theological Seminary

Location of Property:

13 Edgehill St, Block 36.02, Lot 7

Nature of Application: Installation of New Driveway and Other Site Improvements File

37HP-2017

Determination:

Approved with Conditions

Copies of the documents are on file in the Office of Historic Preservation, 400 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542 and may be viewed during normal business hours. PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $21.00 Affidavit: $15.00

PRINCETON CALENDAR YEAR 2018 2018-6 AN ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) WHEREAS, the Local Government Cap Law, N.J.S. 40A: 4-45.1 et seq., provides that in the preparation of its annual budget, a municipality shall limit any increase in said budget to .5% unless authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, subject to certain exceptions; and, WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.15a provides that a municipality may, when authorized by ordinance, appropriate the difference between the amount of its actual final appropriation and the 3.5% percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the next two succeeding years; and ,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of Princeton in the County of Mercer finds it advisable and necessary to increase its CY 2018 budget by up to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, in the interest of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of Princeton hereby determines that a 3.5% increase in the budget for said year, amounting to $1,333,069 in excess of the increase in final appropriations otherwise permitted by the Local Government Cap Law, is advisable and necessary; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of Princeton hereby determines that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, a majority of the full authorized membership of this governing body affirmatively concurring, that, in the CY 2018 budget year, the final appropriations of Princeton shall, in accordance with this ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14, be increased by 3.5%, amounting to $1,333,069 and that the CY 2018 municipal budget for Princeton be approved and adopted in accordance with this ordinance; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that a certified copy of this ordinance as introduced be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services within 5 days of introduction; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that a certified copy of this ordinance upon adoption, with the recorded vote included thereon, be filed with said Director within 5 days after such adoption. I, Delores A. Williams, Deputy Municipal Clerk of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance adopted by the Mayor and Council of Princeton at its meeting held March 26, 2018.

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NOTICE West Windsor Township ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT TAKE NOTICE that an application has been made to the Township Clerk of West Windsor Township of 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550 to transfer to Brick House Acquisition NJ, LLC trading as Brick House Tavern & Tap for premises located at 3569 State Route 1, Mercer County, West Windsor, NJ 08540, the Plenary Retail Consumption License #1113-33-013-004 heretofore issued to BHTT Entertainment LLC trading as Brick House Tavern & Tap for the premises located at 3569 State Route 1, Mercer County, West Windsor, NJ 08540. The persons who will hold an interest in this license are: Tilman J. Fertitta, President Steven L. Scheinthal, Manager/VP/Secy Richard, H. Liem, VP/Treas C.A. Muer Corporation, 100% Member Address for the aforementioned: 1510 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77027

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission at its meeting on 2/26/2018 adopted the Resolution for the following application: Name of Applicant:

Trustees of Princeton University

Location of Property:

11 University Pl, Block 41.01, Lot 21

Nature of Application: Exterior Building and Site Improvements File

66HP-2017

Determination:

Approved with Conditions

Copies of the documents are on file in the Office of Historic Preservation, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 and may be viewed during normal business hours.

The applicant intends to engage in the retail sale Plenary Retail Consumption License at 3569 State Route 1, Mercer County, and West Windsor, NJ 08540 under the terms and conditions allowed by law.

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $21.00 Affidavit: $15.00

Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to Sharon L. Young, Township Clerk, Township of West Windsor, and 271 Clarksville Road, P.O. Box 38, West Windsor, NJ 08550.

Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance entitled:

Applicant: Brick House Acquisition NJ, LLC t/a Brick House Tavern & Tap Attn: Nelda Hernandez, Licensing Manager 1510 West Loop South Houston, TX 77027 PP, 2x, 3/23/18 3/30/18 Fee: $73.50 Affidavit: $15.00

PUBLIC NOTICE The Princeton Board of Education Meeting that was scheduled for April 10, 2018 has been rescheduled to April 17, 2018. The purpose of this meeting is for review and approval of the Referendum for submission to the Department of Education. Closed Session -- 6:30 p.m., Public Session -- 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Building, 25 Valley Road. The meeting will be open to the public, and action will be taken. Stephanie Kennedy Business Administrator/Board Secretary PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $12.60

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 2018-13 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SALARY AND WAGE PLAN FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THERE OF – FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGER The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Township of West Windsor, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, held on March 26, 2018. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held in the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, in the Township on April 9, 2018 at 7:00 o'clock P.M., and during the weeks prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's office to the members of the general public who shall request the same.

Delores A. Williams Deputy Municipal Clerk

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $58.80

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ORDINANCE 2018-10 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999) CHAPTER 200 LAND USE, PART 4, ZONING, ARTICLE XXXIV, LAND USE CONTROLS, SECTION 200-264, RP-5 DISTRICT, SUBSECTION A(2)(B)[3] CLARIFYING DISTRICT RP-5 REGULATIONS

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $286,000 FROM SEWER CONNECTION FEES FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. $286,000 is hereby appropriated from sewer connection fees for various improvements, including, sanitary sewer system repairs, landfill management engineering, pick-up trucks with plow and a joint funding agreement with USGS for stream flow gauge, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto and further including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto, including all related soft costs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20, in and by Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey (“Princeton”). Section 2. Princeton hereby certifies that it has adopted a capital budget or a temporary capital budget, as applicable. The capital or temporary capital budget of Princeton is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. To the extent that the purposes authorized herein are inconsistent with the adopted capital or temporary capital budget, a revised capital or temporary capital budget has been filed with the Division of Local Government Services. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect after final adoption and publication and otherwise as provided by law. Notice of Pending Ordinance

The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey, held on March 26, 2018. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held in the Main Meetin g Room, Witherspoon Hall, Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ, on April 9, 2018 which begins at 7:00 p.m., and during the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's Office to the members of the general public who shall request the same. Delores A. Williams, Deputy Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 3/30/18 Fee: $38.85

Ordinance #2018-7 BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $9,307,670 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $8,842,286 BONDS OR NOTES OF PRINCETON TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF.

Ordinance # 2018-9 BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARKING UTILITY IN AND BY PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $1,583,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,583,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF PRINCETON TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The several improvements described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are hereby respectively authorized to be undertaken by Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey (“Princeton”) as general improvements. For the several improvements or purposes described in Section 3, there are hereby appropriated the respective sums of money therein stated as the appropriation made for each improvement or purpose, such sums amounting in the aggregate to $9,307,670, and further including the aggregate sum of $465,384 as the several down payments for the improvements or purposes required by the Local Bond Law. The down payments have been made available by virtue of provision for down payment or for capital improvement purposes in one or more previously adopted budgets. Section 2. In order to finance the cost of the several improvements or purposes not covered by application of the several down payments, negotiable bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of $8,842,286 pursuant to the Local Bond Law. In anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, negotiable bond anticipation notes are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. Section 3. The several improvements hereby authorized and the several purposes for which the bonds are to be issued, the estimated cost of each improvement and the appropriation therefor, the estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for each improvement and the period of usefulness of each improvement are as follows:

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The improvements described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are hereby authorized to be undertaken by Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey (“Princeton”). For the improvements or purposes described in Section 3, there are hereby appropriated the respective sums of money therein stated as the appropriation made for each improvement or purpose, such sums amounting in the aggregate to $1,583,000. No down payment is required as the purposes authorized herein are deemed self-liquidating and the bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized herein are deductible from the gross debt of Princeton, as more fully explained in Section 6(e) of this bond ordinance. Section 2. In order to finance the cost of the improvements or purposes, negotiable bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of $1,583,000 pursuant to the Local Bond Law. In anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, negotiable bond anticipation notes are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. Section 3. The improvements hereby authorized and the purposes for which the bonds are to be issued, the estimated cost of each improvement and the appropriation therefor, the estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for each improvement and the period of usefulness of each improvement are as follows:

The excess of the appropriation made for each of the improvements or purposes aforesaid over the estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued therefor, as above stated, is the amount of the down payment for each purpose. Section 4. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such times as may be determined by the chief financial officer; provided that no bond anticipation note shall mature later than one year from its date, unless such bond anticipation notes are permitted to mature at such later date in accordance with applicable law. The bond anticipation notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall determine all matters in connection with bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this bond ordinance, and the chief financial officer’s signature upon the bond anticipation notes shall be conclusive evidence as to all such determinations. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder may be renewed from time to time subject to the provisions of the Local Bond Law or other applicable law. The chief financial officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the bond anticipation notes from time to time at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued interest from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The chief financial officer is directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the bond anticipation notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made. Such report must include the amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the bond anticipation notes sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser. Section 5. Princeton hereby certifies that it has adopted a capital budget or a temporary capital budget, as applicable. The capital or temporary capital budget of Princeton is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. To the extent that the purposes authorized herein are inconsistent with the adopted capital or temporary capital budget, a revised capital or temporary capital budget has been filed with the Division of Local Government Services. Section 6. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated: (a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are not current expenses. They are all improvements or purposes that Princeton may lawfully undertake as general improvements, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially assessed on property specially benefitted thereby. (b) The average period of usefulness, computed on the basis of the respective amounts of obligations authorized for each purpose and the reasonable life thereof within the limitations of the Local Bond Law, is 16.77 years. (c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly prepared and filed in the office of the Clerk, and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. Such statement shows that the gross debt of Princeton as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds and notes provided in this bond ordinance by $8,842,286, and the obligations authorized herein will be within all debt limitations prescribed by that Law. (d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $195,000 for items of expense listed in and permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the purposes or improvements. Section 7. Princeton hereby declares the intent of Princeton to issue bonds or bond anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to use the proceeds to pay or reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purposes or improvements described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance. This Section 7 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for purposes of Treasury Regulations. Section 8. Any grant moneys received for the purposes or improvements described in Section 3 hereof shall be applied either to direct payment of the cost of the improvements or to payment of the obligations issued pursuant to this bond ordinance. The amount of obligations authorized but not issued hereunder shall be reduced to the extent that such funds are so used. Section 9. The chief financial officer of Princeton is hereby authorized to prepare and to update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in connection with the sale of obligations of Princeton and to execute such disclosure document on behalf of Princeton. The chief financial officer is further authorized to enter into the appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of Princeton pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of obligations of Princeton and to amend such undertaking from time to time in connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking is and continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the requirements of the Rule. In the event that Princeton fails to comply with its undertaking, Princeton shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific performance of the undertaking. Section 10. The full faith and credit of Princeton are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of Princeton, and Princeton shall be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within Princeton for the payment of the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation of rate or amount. Section 11. This bond ordinance shall take effect 20 days after the first publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law.

Section 4. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such times as may be determined by the chief financial officer; provided that no bond anticipation note shall mature later than one year from its date, unless such bond anticipation notes are permitted to mature at such later date in accordance with applicable law. The bond anticipation notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall determine all matters in connection with bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this bond ordinance, and the chief financial officer’s signature upon the bond anticipation notes shall be conclusive evidence as to all such determinations. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder may be renewed from time to time subject to the provisions of the Local Bond Law or other applicable law. The chief financial officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the bond anticipation notes from time to time at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued interest from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The chief financial officer is directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the bond anticipation notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made. Such report must include the amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the bond anticipation notes sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser. Section 5. Princeton hereby certifies that it has adopted a capital budget or a temporary capital budget, as applicable. The capital or temporary capital budget of Princeton is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. To the extent that the purposes authorized herein are inconsistent with the adopted capital or temporary capital budget, a revised capital or temporary capital budget has been filed with the Division of Local Government Services. Section 6. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated: (a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are not current expenses. They are improvements or purposes that Princeton may lawfully undertake as self-liquidating purposes of a municipal public utility. No part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially assessed on property specially benefitted thereby. (b) The average period of usefulness, computed on the basis of the respective amounts of obligations authorized for each purpose and the reasonable life thereof within the limitations of the Local Bond Law, is 14.78 years (c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly prepared and filed in the office of the Clerk, and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. Such statement shows that the gross debt of Princeton as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds and notes provided in this bond ordinance by $1,583,000, but that the net debt of Princeton determined as provided in the Local Bond Law is not increased by this bond ordinance. The obligations authorized herein will be within all debt limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. (d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000 for items of expense listed in and permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the purposes or improvements. (e) This bond ordinance authorizes obligations of Princeton solely for purposes described in N.J.S.A. 40A:2-7(h). The obligations authorized herein are to be issued for purposes that are deemed to be self-liquidating pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-47(a) and are deductible from the gross debt of Princeton pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-44(c). Section 7. Princeton hereby declares the intent of Princeton to issue bonds or bond anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to use the proceeds to pay or reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance. This Section 7 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for purposes of Treasury Regulations. Section 8. Any grant moneys received for the purposes described in Section 3 hereof shall be applied either to direct payment of the cost of the improvements or to payment of the obligations issued pursuant to this bond ordinance. The amount of obligations authorized but not issued hereunder shall be reduced to the extent that such funds are so used. Section 9. The chief financial officer of Princeton is hereby authorized to prepare and to update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in connection with the sale of obligations of Princeton and to execute such disclosure document on behalf of Princeton. The chief financial officer is further authorized to enter into the appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of Princeton pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of obligations of Princeton and to amend such undertaking from time to time in connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking is and continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the requirements of the Rule. In the event that Princeton fails to comply with its undertaking, Princeton shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific performance of the undertaking. Section 10. The full faith and credit of Princeton are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of Princeton and Princeton shall be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within Princeton for the payment of the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation of rate or amount. Section 11. This bond ordinance shall take effect 20 days after the first publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law. Notice of Pending Ordinance

Notice of Pending Ordinance The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey, held on March 26, 2018. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held in the Main Meeting Room, Witherspoon Hall, Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ, on April 9, 2018 which begins at 7:00 p.m., and during the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk’s Office to the members of the general public who shall request the same.

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The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey, held on March 26, 2018. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held in the Main Meeting Room, Witherspoon Hall, Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ, on April 9, 2018 which begins at 7:00 p.m., and during the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk’s Office to the members of the general public who shall request the same.

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RESULTS

Princeton lacrosse

The Princeton University men’s lacrosse team fell to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the Ivy League with 16-8 loss at Yale last Saturday. Austin Sims and Philip Robertson scored two goals apiece for the Tigers, who are back in action on Saturday at Brown. The Princeton women’s lacrosse team slipped to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Ivy League with a 15-12 setback to Dartmouth last Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium in Princeton. Kyla Sears and Annie Cory scored three goals apiece in the loss for the Tigers. Princeton was scheduled to be the host to Syracuse on Thursday night and will play at Delaware on Saturday.

PTP Orange Ball

Princeton resident Phoebe Decker won the Girls 10s draw of the Princeton Tennis Program Level One Orange Ball Tournament, which was held last Saturday at the Princeton Indoor Tennis Center. Decker defeated Emily Huang of Cranbury, 4-1, 4-3 in the final. Tanish Murali of Lawrence won the Boys 10s A draw, while Vincent Strenge of Yardley, Pa. topped Princeton resident Raphael Ploss to win the Boys 10s B draw.

COLLEGE Julie Fassl

The Hun School graduate is batting .161 with five hits in 31 at-bats this season for the Virginia Wesleyan softball team. Fassl has played in 19 games this season for the Marlins, who are 22-0 in the season. Fassl has hit one home run and has four runs batted in. She has also scored six runs this season. Virginia Wesleyan won the Division III national championship last year. The Marlins were scheduled to be the host to Eastern Mennonite on Thursday and will play at Roanoke on Friday.

Connor Fletcher

The Princeton Day School graduate has scored eight goals and has produced three assists this season for the Cornell University men’s lacrosse team. Fletcher’s eight goals are tied for fifth on the team this season. He scored a goal in the Big Red’s 23-5 vicrtory over Air Force on Tuesday.

Kira Ferraiolo

The Montgomery High graduate is batting .259 in 17 games this season for the Sacred Heart University softball team. A freshman, Ferraiolo has seven hits in 27 at bats. She has scored two runs and driven in one this season. The Pioneers are 15-11 this season.

Jason Applegate

The Hun School graduate has pitched in six games this season for the Villanova University baseball team. He had a 1.42 earned run average in 6.1 innings pitched. He has allowed six hits and struck out seven this season. Applegate, a junior, pitched in 17 games as a freshman and 23 as a sophomore for the Wildcats. Villanova is 5-14 on the season and will play at Rutgers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team saw its post-season run come to an end with a 4-2 loss to Ohio State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament last Saturday in Allentown, Pa.

PU hockey run ends with NCAA loss By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

The magical post-season run of the Princeton University men’s ice hockey team finally came to an end last Saturday. The Tigers lost their opening game of the NCAA tournament, 4-2, to Ohio State in a game played in Allentown, Pa. But the loss could not diminish from a season that saw the Tigers win their first Eastern College Athletic Conference title since 2008 and establish that the rebuilding process under fourthyear head coach Ron Fogarty has come a long way. “Great pride,” Fogarty said when asked about the turnaround of a program that won just four games in his first season. “It’s so tough to win a trophy or a tournament. You get to the last 16 teams and you definitely have to earn your way, either through the body of work over the course of the season, or winning a championship. “Moving forward, the seniors have had a lot of reference points in the program around both positively and negatively, but the majority positively. A lot of those first- and second-year losses were by one goal, and we started to learn to play the way of where we believe to get to this point. Experience is great, Ohio State lost last year in the tourna-

ment in overtime, and they took that experience to move forward with it. Where we’re at right now is a new starting point, I’m sure this isn’t a finishing point for us, or waiting for another two, three, or 10 years to get back.” Princeton fell behind to Ohio State, 4-0, before scoring late goals by Matt Nelson and David Hallisey to get to within 4-2. The loss snapped a six-game post-season winning streak as the Tigers finished the season with a record of 19-13-4. It was a memorable run for Princeton, which finished seventh in the ECAC regular season and eliminated each of the league’s top three seeds on the way to capturing the tournament title. Princeton defeated Clarkson, 2-1, in the tournament final on March 17 in Lake Placid, N.Y. “You spend so much time finishing a game and preparing for the next game as a staff, so you don’t have the time to reflect on it,” Fogarty said after the loss to the Buckeyes. “It’s preparing, letting the guys enjoy it, and making sure they’re ready to go for Monday, practice, and ready to jump on the ice Friday or Saturday. It’ll take a couple of days to soak in. We’ll meet with the staff here next week and enjoy a bit of time off. It’s great to play at this time of the season, but just to see the smile on their faces coming to the rink every day and

enjoying practice is very satisfying as a coach. “They still enjoyed the past four years, but there’s a little more “oomph” in the step when they’re winning. Now, the program knows how to win. We have to make sure moving forward that we remain sharp and have the focus in hand of hey, sometimes you don’t win a conference tournament, so let’s make sure our body of work through 29 games helps us in case any mishaps occur in the ECAC tournament.” The loss brought to a close the careers of a senior class that bought into the rebuilding effort under Fogarty. Many were recruited by the former coaching staff and came into a situation with a new head coach and went just 4-23-3 as freshmen. The senior group of Nelson, Max Becker, Ryan Berlin, Hallisey, Eric Robinson, Stuart Pomeroy, Joe Grabowski and Ben Halford have laid a great foundation for the future of the Princeton program. “The whole college experience over four years is a learning experience and you kind of go through ups and downs,” Hallisey said. “It’s not like a single moment where everything figures itself out. It’s a learning process. In terms of coming together as a team and forming a win, it happens both

on and off the ice. That definitely happens at Princeton. How hard we work both on and off the ice definitely plays a role in our success this year.” Nelson added: “When we came in the culture of the team was a losing culture. Guys expected to lose every night. I think over the past four years it’s kind of changed. Things started to click last year. You can kind of see it all come together this year, at the end of the year, our playoff run. I think we can stay with and beat any team in the country now, and that’s going to be the standard.” And it all led to a memorable post-season run that finally came to an end last Saturday. “For me, coming together as a team,” Nelson said of how he’ll remember the post-season run. “It’s something Princeton hasn’t been a part of since ’09 (when they last made the NCAA tournament). Just being able to be a part of the experience. Being able to lift a trophy, Princeton hasn’t done that for 10 years. It’s something special. “The whole school rallied behind us. We have great friends back on campus, great family and friends who traveled out here. I think it was something special for the entire community. To be able to put Princeton back on the map is something incredible and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

Boys’ lacrosse teams hope to continue success By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

The boys’ lacrosse programs at Montgomery High, Princeton High, Princeton Day School and the Hun School are no strangers to success. Montgomery has won the last two South Jersey, Group IV state sectional tournament championships, and last year, it captured the state Group IV title. Princeton, which is a perennial contender for the Mercer County Tournament championship, last spring reached the semifinals of the North Jersey, Group III tournament. Princeton Day comes off back-to-back seasons in which it won the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep B tournament. Hun has established itself as a quality team in the state, and two years ago, it played for the InterAc title. This year all four programs once again head into the season with high expectations and hopes of competing for championships. Montgomery, which finished 17-6 last year and defeated Ridgewood in the Group IV state

championship game, returns just three starters from last year’s senior-laden team. But the Cougars still have plenty of returning talent at their disposal. “We graduated our four dominant defensemen, including 2017 (state Player of the Year) Jared Reinson and three dominant attackmen who had 192 goals and 290 points together), including All-State player Dan Engels,” said Montgomery coach Jon England, whose team opened the season with a 9-8 victory over North Hunterdon on Wednesday. The Cougars do return sophomore goalkeeper Noah Lin to lead the defense. The midfield returns senior Christian Boyle, and juniors Kyle Howard and Shane Freda. Junior defensive midfielder Andrew D’Avino is also back. Newcomers this season include junior attackman Will Marrapodi, as well as sophomore attackman Max Drift. Newcomers on defense include Jack Schweiger and Harrison Imran. Howard scored three goals, while Freda and Will Greisinger each fired in two goals in the victory over North Hunterdon on Wednesday.

Princeton also suffered heavy graduation losses as the Little Tigers saw 14 players graduate from last year’s team that finished 10-9 and reached the MCT final. Junior Alex Park will lead an attack, which also includes juniors Ben Drezner and Aiden Vaughey. “Alex will run the offense,” said Princeton coach Chip Casto, whose team opened the season with a 7-6 loss to Notre Dame on Wednesday. “He has spent time in the weight room and playing club more than anyone else on our team. We have seen tremendous improvement from last year to this spring.” The starters in the midfield are juniors Dylan Westerman, Evan Filion and Emmanuel Jackson, as well as senior long-stick middie Ryan Farrell. The defense is led by seniors Ian Jacobsm Pat Jacobs and Max Garlock. Soophomore Sam Brandt and junior Joe O’Donnell will split time in goal. “Dylan was a solid contributor last year as a sophomore on a senior-dominant team,” Casto said. “He scored winning goals and man-up goals. We will rely on him heavily this spring. Ian and Pat Jacobs are both going to

Cornell. They will be asked to stop the top offensive players and carry the ball down and create offense.” PDS has enjoyed incredible success the last two years and will rely on a younger group of player this year as it looks to continue that success. “Our players have a good sense of our strengths and weaknesses,” said PDS coach Rich D’Andrea, whose team was 14-2 last year. Junior Elon Tuckman and sophomore Jake Bennett will lead the attack. Tuckman scored 46 goals and added 40 assists a year ago, while Bennett scored 17 goals and added 21 assists as a freshman. Junior Coby Auslander (23 goals, 16 assists last year) is the top offensive midfielder, while senior Brooks Johnson is the top long-stick defensive midfielder. Junior Sam Bernardi will lead the defense in front of junior goalie Connor Green, who saved 74 percent of the shots he faced a year ago. Hun got off to a 1-0 start thanks to its 10-8 victory over PDS on Wednesday. Devon Cowen scored three goals to spark Hun’s triumph.

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MHS softball has high hopes, PHS is optimistic By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

The Montgomery High School softball team had the kind of season a year ago that teams dream about. This year the Cougars are hoping to do even better. Montgomery went 24-3 in 2017 and won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional tournament title in the process under first-year head coach Bryan Upshaw. With an experienced group back this year, the Cougars are hoping for even bigger things. “We just need to keep the momentum going and pick up where we left off last year,” said Upshaw, whose team will open the season on Monday against

Delaware Valley. “We lost to Egg Harbor Township (2-0) in the Group 4 semis and we have a sour taste from that. Last year the kids gained a lot of confidence and just kept riding that the whole season. “The girls really want the trifecta of county, conference and states this year. I tell them not to look too far ahead. Last year no one really knew about Montgomery High School. We were under the radar. They didn’t expect us to be good. Now after the success we had we a have a target on our back and a lot of teams are going to go for that target on our back.” The Cougars lost two starters to graduation but return a bulk of the lineup

from last year, including both pitchers in standouts Peyton Schnackenberg and Abby O’Connor. Among the position players, Kylie Karsay is making the big move from left field to shortstop. “The pitchers definitely carry our team,” Upshaw said. “With our hitting, we need to do the little things and string hits together. We have an experienced defense. One of my seniors, Kylie Karsay, is taking that shortstop role and she is excited to do that. As they did a year ago, the Cougars will face one of the state’s toughest schedules. In addition to their games in the highly competitive Skyland Conference, they’ll also face

the likes of Immaculate Heart, Mount Olive, West Essex and will play in the Mount St. Dominic Invitational in Caldwell. “We are playing an even more competitive schedule this year than last,” Upshaw said. “It prepares us for the county tournament and states. They want to win the county and states. We lost in the Somerset County final to Bridgewater, 1-0, last year. We lost to Egg Harbor in the states. Our only other loss was to North Hunterdon. We always battle it out with them for the conference and they have another strong team this year.” North Hunterdon won the North Jersey, Section II, Group IV title and then fell to Egg

Harbor, 2-1, in the Group IV state final last spring. While Montgomery has a large group of returning starters, Princeton comes into the season with very little returning varsity experience. “Bianca Guidi is the only player that has been there four years,” Princeton coach Marissa Soprano said. “She is strong in the field and at the plate. She’ll play shortstop for us which is helpful for leadership. I have a big senior class, but last season we also had a big senior class. So most of the starters graduated. The seniors have been on varsity but this is a new experience starting. We just have to work out the kinks.” The Little Tigers have

two other players who saw varsity time last year in Sophie Mann-Shafir and Katie Wright, who will move from centerfield to catcher this season. The pitching will be handled by sophomore Jordan Guidi and freshman Kylee Tucholski. “I am hopeful in terms of growth for a lot of in the infield players. We lost our pitcher and we have a freshman and a sophomore who will pitch. It will take some time for them to get used to this level. “We have a good group of girls that are willing to learn and looking forward to the season. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we’ll be able to get out on the field and see what we can do.”

Girls’ lacrosse teams are all set for the season By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

After successful seasons a year ago, the area girls’ lacrosse teams come into this spring looking like they are more experienced and ready to build on the achievements of a year ago. The Hun School finished 12-4 last year and returns a solid core group of veteran players this season. Senior tri-captains Hannah Bunce (midfield), Josie Cook (defense) and Lauren Cuniff (goalkeeper) are all back, as is senior attack Piper Schinsky. All four players will play at the collegiate level next year and will provide the Raiders will strong leadership. Also returning from a year ago are junior midfielder Zoe Cook and junior defender Kendall Nehlig. The

top newcomers to the Hun roster are junior midfielder Lauren Johns and junior attack Rose Denommee. “We have a big early schedule and can’t wait to start playing,” said Hun coach Liz Cook, whose team was scheduled to face Monroe on Thursday and will play at Lawrenceville on April 4. “The spring looks bright for Hun girls’ lacrosse with great senior leadership and a positive culture driving the team.” Princeton posted a 14-8 record in 2017 and secondyear head coach Sara Doran has a solid group of returning players. Junior Mariana LopezOna and sophomore Shaylah Marciano lead an offense that should be quite productive. “(Lopez-Ona) led the team in goals last year,”

Doran said. “She will be a threat on both ends of the field this year. Shaylah Marciano led the team in assists last year. She is a solid, consistent player on the field. She is a selfless player who knows when to pass the ball and when to go to goal.” The attack and midfield should also get a boost from the presence of solid players such as seniors Margaret Jacobs and Abaigeal Ryan, juniors Kathryn DeMilt and Serena Bolitho, sophomores Morgan Beamer and Eva Petrone, and freshman Maddie Samanan. The Princeton defense will also be strong with the return of senior Sophia Navarrete and sophomore Lila Doran. The goalie is Grace Reardon, a junior who is new to the Princeton varsity this year.

“We are looking forward to a great season,” said Doran, whose team was scheduled to open the season at Robbinsville on Thursday and will face Hunterdon Central on April 4. “We didn’t lose a lot of players last year so we are looking to build on what we worked on together as a group last year. We have great strength and depth which will be an asset. Our focus is ‘team’ this year. Building the team culture both on and off the field.” Princeton Day School had a successful spring break trip to Florida to prepare for the season. In 2017, PDS claimed the state Prep B championship to finish the season with a 10-4 record. “The girls learned a lot in Florida,” said head coach Jill Thomas, whose

PDS team dropped a 17-7 decision to the Hill School in its opener on Wednesday. “They have worked hard, bonded as a team and played some great competition. The team is a wonderful blend of experienced players and newcomers.” “Our nine seniors are the real key to the success of this team. They are terrific leaders and really ready to go.” The nine seniors are Kate Bennett, Kayla Bland, Elizabeth Brennan, Emma Dries, Kyra Hall, Bridget Kane, Madison Mundenar, Summer Patterson and Elena Schomberg. Other key returning players include juniors Gwen Allen, Maddy Birch and Val Radvany, and sophomores Ellie Shofield, Julia Lach and Maggie Madani. Stuart Country Day also

took a spring trip to Florida and will return in time to open its season on April 4 against Nottingham. “We have two seniors who will be our leaders,” Stuart coach Missy Bruvik said. “Ali Hannah scored 80 goals on attack last year and Gin Gin Plehn is a versatile offensive defender and we can rely on her for leadership and versatility.” The Tartans have seven juniors with experience who should also aid the cause this year. They are Bey-Shana Clark, Bre Williams, Lauren Magnani, Grace Sheppard, Maria McBride, Megan Leibowitz and Emma Shaw. A pair of newcomers to school that should help as senior Miranda Maley on attack and sophomore Caroline Mullen, who will play attack and midfield.

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