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Public backlash delays new parking rules By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The Princeton Council on Monday retreated from changing parking rules in a section of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood amid a backlash from residents who would have had to start paying for permits to park on the street during overnight hours. Council delaying a decision until later this year on an ordinance charging $30 per quarter or $120 per year for a permit to park between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. Low-

income residents would be eligible for a reduced rate, of $15 per quarter or $60 a year, an amount that still was too much in the words of one resident. “Forcing these low-income families to pay $60 a year, it might not seem like a burden to you,” Sarah Torian of Leigh Avenue told the governing body. “But it is a significant burden to families that are working multiple jobs and living paycheck to paycheck and barely making ends meet.” As part of their effort to harmonize regulations from the old

borough and township, council members had proposed bringing four streets in the former township - Leigh and Birch avenues and Race and John streets - into conformity with the rest of the larger neighborhood. The town is faced with residents playing by two sets of rules; some who have to pay for parking permits if they live in the old borough, and others who don’t if they live in the old township. In trying to rectify that, officials tried to come up with one set of regulations for everyone. “The challenge of rationalizing

the parking rules in the township and the borough in the Witherspoon neighborhood have been the thorniest,” Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller said during the meeting. “Everywhere in downtown areas, but especially in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, parking spaces are a limited resource.” Council sought to phase in the rule changes, to take effect Jan.1., 2018. At the moment, residents of those four streets are eligible for one free permit if their home has a

School board OKs budget with tax hike

Survey shows high school students are stressed out

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The Princeton School Board on Tuesday approved a $95 million budget for the fiscal year starting in July, with school taxes rising by around 4 percent. The total budget and the tax hike came in a little under the figures the district had released as recently as last week, ahead of Tuesday’s unanimous vote. For taxpayers, the tax levy to support the budget will be $78.5 million. At a home assessed at the average of $821,771, the tax hike comes out to $187.78. Employee salaries account for the bulk of the spending, $49.2 million, while non-discretionary spending accounts for $23.7 million. That gives officials little in the way of wiggle room. “The budget is driven, to some degree, by the enrollment increases,” said Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane during Tuesday’s school board meeting. He pointed to how the district is up to 3,756 students, with enrollment projected to grow amid some uncertainty about how much new affordable housing will be built in Princeton in the coming years. The school budget calls for adding more staff, including at Princeton High School, which is up to 1,586 students and expected to grow to 1,651 for the coming school year. In his remarks, he touched on the professional development for teachers over the summer to train in racial literacy, reading workshop, problem-based learning and technology. “The numbers tell a story,” Cochrane said. “They’re not about dollars and cents, they’re about See BUDGET, Page 10

driveway and two permits if their home doesn’t have one. The town said last month that it had sent out 370 permits to property owners living in that part of town. The proposed ordinance included a grandfather clause to protect current homeowners from a change in the rules that would impact new residents of those streets. All future homeowners would be allowed to buy just one permit, only if they don’t have a driveway. For residents with a driveway, they would get nothing - a sceSee PARKING, Page 9

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Those who attended the March for Science in Washington, D.C. April 22, battled the rain to get out their message. (Photos from the Princeton March on Science on Page 10.)

Support for science Princeton rally draws a big crowd By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Thousands of people rallied in downtown Princeton Saturday in support of science, mirroring demonstrations taking place in Washington D.C. and around the country amid concerns about the Trump administration’s approach to science that includes proposed funding cuts to research. The local version of the March for Science, organized by the newly formed activist group, Princeton Marching Forward, drew more than 2,000 people from town and other parts of Central Jersey, said Nicole Pezold-Hancock, lead organizer of the event. She said the size of the crowd reflected how science is critical in the community with the presence of a leading research university and private laboratories. “Every other person in town has some job that is related to science, it seems sometimes,” she said. “And I think that’s what brought people out here.” The day began with a rally on Hinds Plaza with speeches by scientists, followed by a march through town. People then gathered in the park in front of the Princeton Battle Monument. “I’ve never seen so many people marching in Princeton,” said former Borough Councilman Kevin Wilkes, emcee of the event. “It was an enormous stream of

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Rush Holt Jr., U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1999 to 2015 and a scientist, was one of the speakers at the D.C. rally. people.” Mayor Liz Lempert, who is married to a neuroscientist, was in the crowd Saturday. She touched on the message of the day. “I think that it was important for the scientific community and those of us who support the scientific community to gather to say they have an important role to play

when we develop policy and that we need to listen to our scientists,” she said. Pezold-Hancock pointed to what she called a “growing dismissiveness of science, sciencebased policy, for a long time.” “It’s not something that’s new with the Trump administration. I See SCIENCE, Page 10

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Large numbers of Princeton High School students reported feeling stressed by their schoolwork, putting them in common with their peers around the country, according to a survey that the district recently did. Nearly 90 percent of the student body took a survey designed by Challenge Success, an organization based out the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Tuesday. The poll gauged students’ experience by asking questions on a range of topics, from stress, how much sleep students get and parental expectations, among other things. The results found that students average three to three and one-half hours a night of homework, get less than seven hours of sleep per night and revealed a gender difference with girls, on average, saying they do more homework, sleep less and feel more stress than boys. “Like students nationally, (Princeton High) students are experiencing high levels of stress and lower levels of what one might define as truly joyful engagement with learning,” Cochrane said in discussing the findings at Tuesday’s school board meeting. “This isn’t just data. This is the voices of our kids. And they’re asking for our help.” He cited, for instance, how more 80 percent of students said they are “often or always stressed by their schoolwork.” “So they’re working incredibly hard, they may actually even enjoy or be interested in the work that they’re doing, but they’re not always motivated by learning for the sake of learning,” he continued. He contrasted that with the way students feel about their extracurricular activities after school, with nearly 75 percent saying they do them for “primarily for pure enjoyment.” He said the “challenge” is getting that same “motivation” and “passion” students have for their after-school activities into the classroom. A committee of faculty, parents and administrators is studying the issue, including schedule and instruction changes, he said.

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Anti-Semitic fliers found at university By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

dressed in a ski mask and dark clothing taping a flier on the door of a building. The fliers were found at Stanhope, Murray Dodge and East Pyne halls and the Center for Jewish Life, said Vice Provost Michele Minter in a Thursday email to the university community. Minter said the fliers had the URL and phone number of a white nationalist organization, although the Uni-

Princeton University’s Center for Jewish Life and three other buildings on campus were targeted this week for racist, anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant fliers, with campus police investigating it as a bias crime. The university said a caller to campus police reported around midnight Thursday seeing a person

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A sex offender from Skillman received five years’ probation Thursday stemming from when he tried in February to get children to shower naked at Mercer County Community College’s West Windsor campus. Adam L. Woolf had to immediately enter inpatient treatment and is not allowed back at the college, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday. Those and other conditions are in line with the plea bargain that he had accepted March 28, in which he pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Woolf, who turns 24 on April 24, had been accused of posing as a maintenance man at the college, on Feb.7, in the physical education building. He was a Mercer County College student at the time, and has cognitive limitations. He was accused of telling a group of children - all 12 years old who were participating in their swim team that the chlorine level in the

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versity would not disclose the name of the group. She said the they are similar to fliers found recently at other colleges. Thursday was the birthday of Adolph Hitler, with the white nationalist group, Vanguard America, taking to Twitter that day with a message targeting Princeton Jewish students and others and featuring a drawing of Hitler wearing a birthday party hat.

Minter said the University Department of Public Safety is investigating. “Princeton is committed to protecting and promoting free expression, but it regards actions that are threatening or harassing based on identity as serious offenses,” Minter wrote. “Princeton attaches great importance to mutual respect, and we deplore expressions of hatred directed against any individual or group.”

Police seek man who spied on woman in restroom By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

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pool would damage their bathing suits. He directed three boys to the men’s locker room, followed them, showered naked in front of at least one of them and urged all three to do likewise, the Prosecutor’s Office has said. Likewise, he followed two girls into their locker room and tried “similar activity,” the Prosecutor’s Office has said. None of the five children were touched or assaulted, however. He was charged with five counts of second-degree luring and related offenses. In March, he took the plea deal in a case that moved quickly. Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Casey A. DeBlasio said Friday that Woolf is not allowed to be alone with children under the age of 18 and “have no contact with the victims or their families.” His lawyer, Jack Furlong, could not be reached for comment. Woolf, a native of Great Britain, is listed as a tier 3 high risk sex offender on the New Jersey State Police registry of sex offenders.

The Princeton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who spied on a woman in the women’s restroom at Triumph Brewery on Nassau Street April 23. The man followed the

time police officers arrived. The suspect is described as a clean-shaving Hispanic male, about 25 to 30 years old. He stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and has an average build. He has medium skin tone. The suspect was wearing a gray hooded vest, a longsleeved black shirt and a red

and black Atlanta Falcons baseball style cap. Police are asking business owners whether the man in the photograph has visited their businesses, and to contact police Detective Allie if they have video footage of him. Detective Allie can be reached at 609921-2100, ext. 2123.

Snake found in Riverside Elementary classroom By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

A four-foot-long boa constrictor was found Tuesday afternoon inside a third-grade classroom at Riverside Elementary School, coincidentally in the same room where the teacher already keeps a pet boa constrictor. School and town officials were at a loss to explain how the male snake got inside the building or how long it was there, discovered around 2:15 p.m. Students were taken out of

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the ground-floor classroom while the snake was tended to. The reptile, which had no contact with children, is non-venomous, according to the website livescience.com. “In all my experience as an educator, I have never, ever encountered this particular situation,” Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Tuesday. “Because the kids were used to having a snake in the classroom, they were very calm.” He said the school cus-

todian was able to get the snake, which was “curled up and docile,” in Cochrane’s words. The snake was kept overnight in the classroom of a science teacher, in a secure place, and was picked up Wednesday morning by animal control, the district said. One theory is that the snake was someone’s pet that escaped from a home, Cochrane said. “But we honestly have a lot of unanswered questions,” he said. “I think at this point,

they’re still trying to find the rightful owner,” municipal Health Officer Jeffrey C. Grosser said Wednesday. “We’re trying to get to the bottom of actually whose snake it is, whether or not it belonged to another class or whether or not it belongs to a different owner in the neighborhood.” The teacher, who sent parents a letter explaining what had happened, would use the incident as a learning opportunity for science, Cochrane said.

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woman, who was a patron at Triumph Brewery, into the women’s restroom at 11:24 p.m. and peeked at her through a crack in the bathroom stall as she was using the facility, police said. The man, who was subsequently asked to leave the business by management, had left Triumph Brewery by the

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Affordable housing deal expected to end lawsuit By Philip Sean Curran and Lea Kahn Staff Writers

Princeton said last week that it had reached an agreement “in principle” on what its affordable housing requirement will be, in a move with implications for the school district and future enrollment. The deal will end the litigation that Princeton has been in, at a trial in Mercer County Superior Court, in a case pitting the municipality and other Mercer County towns against the Fair Share Housing Center, a Camden-based affordable housing advocacy organization. Princeton and Fair Share Housing Center were able to reach a deal after closed-

door discussions, although details about the number of units Princeton is responsible for have not been released. “We are currently working to finalize the details of that settlement, and we anticipate being able to share those details within the next several weeks,” the town said April 20 in a statement released by Mayor Liz Lempert. “We can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle with Princeton,” said Fair Share Housing Center spokesman Anthony Campisi Friday. “Although we still have work to do before the settlement is finalized, we want to thank Princeton for com-

ing to the table to work on a plan to satisfy the New Jersey Constitution’s fair housing requirement and increase opportunities for working families, seniors and people with disabilities to live in one of our state’s iconic communities. We will hopefully have more details to announce soon.” Mayor Lempert, speaking to reporters Monday, offered that she hoped to release details next month. “It’s sometimes hard to predict how long the court process will take,” she said. She said she felt it was in the “best interests of the community” to settle the litigation. On one hand, a settlement enables the town to

have more control of planning its future growth, and at the same time avoids spending more money on a likely long legal fight. She did not have a figure available for the litigation costs the town incurred in the case. The two sides had been far apart on the number of units for Princeton, an obligation to cover the period from 1999-2025. Mayor Lempert, though, had expressed concern that there would a large amount of development, including formarket housing. Princeton requires developers to construct affordable housing on a 4-1 ratio, so one affordable unit for every four market units. For instance, the 280-unit AvalonBay development

Security procedures in place for Communiversity By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Mayor Liz Lempert on Monday said local police would be helped by the county Sheriff’s Department to handle security for the Communiversity street fair Sunday, an event that draws a crowd larger than the entire population of Princeton. “They have a routine now for whenever we have a big event,” she told reporters in comments about a street fair that attracts more than 40,000 people into downtown. “We’ll take precautions that involve keeping the area secure, looking for anything suspicious suspicious packages and

such - and we do always ask the public’s help in reporting anything suspicious,” police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter said Monday. He said there has been no threat made against Communiversity, scheduled, rain or shine, from 1 to 6 p.m. “It’s just an unfortunate characteristic of the world we live in that we must think in these ways and prepare for the worst,” Chief Sutter said, “but we expect to have a great and safe day.” Communiversity is an annual part of springtime in Princeton, a day of fun and food that brings town and gown together. Yet

law enforcement remain vigilant, at at time when Chief Sutter said “things are changing so rapidly in today’s world, with the different types of attacks that are taking place.” “So we can’t afford to prepare the same way every year,” he said. “We have to take all the intelligence information that we have and different things that we learn from events around the world and apply them here.” Mayor Lempert was asked whether she had any trepidation having an event in town with that many people, given recent high profile terrorist attacks in public venues, like in Europe.

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“Unfortunately, it’s the world we live in,” she said. “I know that our police follow best practices, they do all the precautions that they can so the rest of us don’t have to worry about it.” Princeton University spokesman Dan Day said Monday that the university’s Department of Public Safety coordinates with the Princeton Police Department on big events like this. He would not discuss security details, “for operational reasons.” Mayor Lempert said the town would have its bomb dog at the event, as in the past. “That’s true for any big event,” she said.

has 56 affordable. The town has a mix of affordable housing arrangements, including 100 percent affordable that the town financially contributes toward, group homes and some with an even mix of affordable and market rate units. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Friday that once the district gets Princeton’s affordable housing requirement, it can share that information with its demographer. That will help the district forecast enrollment in the coming years, this at a time when the district is preparing a facilities bond referendum. The district already has seen an enrollment growth

in the past five years of more than 330 students. Meanwhile, Lawrence Township Manager Richard Krawczun said Friday that there is no signed settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center, but he said the town has been working to resolve the matter for “a very long time.”“Now the pendulum has swung closer to a settlement,” he said.He would not divulge the numbers that the Fair Share Housing Center is seeking from Lawrence Township. He said the township has built 894 affordable housing units since the 1980s as a result of Mount Laurel housing litigation.

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STATE WE’RE IN

Vernal pools: Now you see ’em, now you don’t By Michele S. Byers

If you were a frog or salamander, where would you lay your eggs? In a pond filled with fish that feast on eggs and larvae, or a pond without fish? If amphibians had the ability to choose, undoubtedly they would pick fish-free ponds where the odds of their offspring surviving are better. It seems as though they’ve made the choice. Several species of frogs and salamanders breed exclusively in fishless ponds - known as vernal pools, intermittent ponds, ephemeral ponds or temporary ponds. This state we’re in has an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 vernal pools that get their water from snowmelt, rain and rising groundwater. Spring is the season when they’re usually full - hence, the name vernal, meaning “of, in, or appropriate to spring.” By mid-summer, most of these seasonal pools dry up. Vernal pools can be natural or manmade, large or small, with ponded water for at least two consecutive months between March and September. Because they’re dry for most of the year, fish can’t survive. Seven New Jersey amphibians are entirely reliant on vernal pools. They include state-endangered Eastern tiger salamanders and blue-spotted salamanders; marbled and Jefferson salamanders, both species of special concern; and spotted salamanders, wood frogs and Eastern spadefoot toads. Another 16 New Jersey amphibians breed in vernal pools but are more flexible and can sometimes reproduce in pools with fish. These species include state-endangered Southern gray treefrogs; Pine Barrens treefrogs and long-tailed salamanders, both state-threatened species ; carpenter frogs and Fowler’s toads, both species of special concern; and Northern gray treefrogs, Northern spring peepers, bullfrogs, and four-toed salamanders. Vernal pools are also important for wading birds, turtles, snakes and mammals, as well as rare plants and invertebrates like fairy shrimp and dragonflies. Turtles found in New Jersey’s vernal pools include wood turtles, a state-threatened species; and spotted turtles, a species of special concern. Most vernal pools are not protected by wetlands regulations and face many challenges, including pollution, filling for development projects outside of the regulated Pinelands and Highlands regions, and damage from off-road vehicles. On public lands for the last few decades, irresponsible riders have ripped through vernal pools during both wet and dry seasons leaving deep tire tracks, crushing rare animals and destroying plants. When vernal pools are turned into mud pits, our rare species can’t reproduce. These creatures are hard-wired to follow the same path each year to breed and lay eggs, so they’re out of luck when vernal pools are destroyed. To learn more about vernal pools, go to the state Division of Fish & Game webpage at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw /ensp/vernalpool.htm. And for more information 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.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Article misstates impact of Charter School expansion To the editor: Two points about your article of April 21, “School district throws Charter School under the bus”: 1. The article misstates the size of the impact of the Princeton Charter School expansion on the tax levy. It says that the predicted $78.7 million tax levy will be 4.1 percent (or about $3.1 million) above the current year, and that “1.2 percent of that increase“ (italics added) will go to cover the PCS expansion. Were that the fact, the cost of the PCS expansion would be only about $37,000. However, the district’s figures show that the expansion would cost 1.2 percent of the entire current tax levy. That is, Charter School expansion will cost 29 percent of the projected 4.1 percent increase in the tax levy, a total of about $900, 000. That’s a lot of money! 2. Your headline inappropriately brings an editorial perspective to the reporting of an important local news story. The headline impugns the district’s motives. The normal connotation of “throwing someone under the bus” is that the action is self-serving and mean-spirited - essentially contrary to basic community values. During the lengthy and difficult dispute between PPS and PCS, both parties made principled efforts to achieve what they saw as the best outcome for Princeton. Trying to prevail in a dispute is not the same as throwing the other party under the bus. In continuing to note the impact of PCS expansion on the taxpayers of Princeton, the board explains the constraints associated with the increased tax burden. Your headline’s characterization of the district’s motives

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Difference in public, private per student cost

To the editor: In your article of Friday, April 21, titled “School district throws Charter School under the bus,” you report that the Princeton School Board President Patrick Sullivan blames the Charter School for the hike to the Princeton tax levy. I have always thought that math is not an opinion, but apparently it is on the Princeton School Board. According to the Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending 2016, DOE NJ on line, the cost of educating one of the 3,604 students by the Princeton Public Schools in 2014-2015 was $24,634. For the same year the cost of educating one of the 344 students of the Charter School was $20,737. So, it would save money to send more children to the Princeton Charter School. Instead of fighting the PCS expansion, the board president should send more children there. It would be good for the taxpayers. I would also like the Packet to interview Mr. Sullivan, asking him the questions one of your readers asked in his letter, namely why educating the children in Princeton is so much more expensive than educating children in equally high achieving districts with more difficult children.

Ludmilla P. Wightman Princeton

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On Sunday, an unusual event took place at the Stony BrookMillstone Watershed Association in Pennington. It was a climate conference presented for students, but also organized, to a large degree, by students. Three local institutions - students, staff and faculty - worked to make it happen. But additionally, students from 24 central Jersey schools found it important enough to sign up to attend on a Sunday. Princeton Day School, led by sustainability director Liz Cutler, coordinated with the Princeton University Environmental Institute’s Holly Welles and its energy and climate scholars Michele S. Byers is executive director of (Ph.D students working toward their doctorates,) and the Stony the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, which hosted the conMorristown. ference at its state-of-the art facility. As Watershed Science Director Dr. Steve Tuorto observed after listening to students’ comments, the salvation of Earth’s environment may lie with this next generation, now in college www.princetonpacket.com and high school, in their openness and seriousness in learning Founded in 1786 about and acting on the ever-growing challenge of our changBernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 ing climates. And, as PDS head of school Paul Stellato urged in Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 his opening remarks, the time to respond to this challenge is now. Mike Morsch Donna Kenyon Regional Editor Executive Editor Princeton University energy and climate scholar Ryan Edwards (from southern Australia) opened the conference with an Joseph Eisele Michele Nesbihal updating of where climate science and our changing climate Publisher General Manager mnesbihal@centraljersey.com are. Among his many science-based observations was that our planet’s average temperatures have shot way past the long-time, 145 Witherspoon Street normal temperature variations, whether they date from 1880 Princeton, N.J. 08542 when record-keeping began, or from ice core analysis dating Corporate Offices 198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 back 400,000 years. And Arctic temperatures are rising faster Manalapan, N.J. 07726 than those around the rest of the globe as the energy-reflecting © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. (609) 924-3244 All Rights Reserved. FAX (609) 921-2714 (Advertising) ice sheets melt and diminish in area. FAX (609) 924-3842 (Editorial) He also pointed out that the radiation coming from the sun has not increased, and that volcanic eruptions and aerosols reflect solar radiation, causing temporary cooling. That leaves increased greenhouse gases as the only cause of temperature rise.

And the rise in global temperatures has been dramatically steep since 2001, with the last three years being, one after the other, the hottest on record. But much of this information has been out there for several years. Why, then, were these young students attending this conference? Did they simply want to get up to date, or was there more motivating them? The following is a selection of their reasons for coming: Sarah Johnson of the Kent Place School in Summit wrote that she was there “to get a better understanding of climate change and see what I can do to make a difference.” Nathaniel Kruger of the Princeton Learning Cooperative said that he wanted to experience, as expressed by his peers, the passion he has felt for our environment. Krithika Vasireddy of Princeton Day School wrote: “I’m here because I believe that the world needs more leaders to educate their communities … an issue that will directly affect our future generations. I want to be able to change the ways of my community so that it will have a smaller carbon footprint.” Sam Cabot of the Lawrenceville School, Jesse Cross of Rutgers Prep, and Isabel Kim of the Kent Place School, all came to learn and find new sources of information about climate change. Mayowa Ayolek of Princeton High School came to learn more about climate change, as did her schoolmate Juliet Malkowski, who also hoped to learn what she could do to reduce carbon emissions in her daily life. Noah Levinson of The Pennington School wanted to learn not only about the environment but also about energy. Molly Kasner of the Hun School came to learn “new things” (and earn extra credit,) while Dayana Ramirez of Princeton Day wrote that she came “because I feel that although climate change is widely discussed, not enough people act and advocate for solutions. I want to change that, and that change starts with me.”

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The realities of addiction come â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In the Blink of An Eyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hi, everybody. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Rob and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an addict.â&#x20AC;? That breezy admission wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly what the 350 people sitting in the Montgomery High School auditorium expected from Rob, a tall and nice-looking young man, as he gazed at them from the auditorium stage - but it certainly caught their attention. Rob, along with Erin, Dylan and Greg - all addicts in recovery and all seated on the stage - described what drew them deep into addiction at â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Blink of An Eyeâ&#x20AC;? last week, which was organized by the Montgomery Township school district and community members. Rob told the attendees that he began drinking alcohol when he was 13 years old. It was fun in the beginning, he said. By the time he reached high school, he was drinking all day long. By the end of the first week in college, Rob had been introduced to opioids and, eventually, to heroin because it was cheaper than pills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to stop, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I had a choice. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I was used to,â&#x20AC;? Rob said. Until he

found himself sitting in a jail cell, talking to a New Jersey State Police trooper. The trooper told him that he could stop taking drugs. Rob enrolled in a drug detoxification program and within six days, he was drug-free - but in lifelong recovery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spent 14 years trying to chase that first â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;high.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that to sit here in a roomful of people,â&#x20AC;? he told the attendees. For Greg, the descent into addiction grew out of insecurity. He was a varsity athlete in high school, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never felt okay in my own skin,â&#x20AC;? he said. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look anyone in the eye, and he was always staring down at their shoes. Greg felt stressed, anxious and depressed. Greg began drinking, which led him to drugs. He discovered marijuana and pills. He thought that if the pills were prescription pills, it would be okay. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly a â&#x20AC;&#x153;rockâ&#x20AC;? (crack cocaine) or a powder, he said. Looking back on his addiction, Greg said it felt like â&#x20AC;&#x153;a prison in my own head. It is not something I would put on any of you. It is not something that happens in the ghettos in Camden, Trenton or Newark. Someone with a drug problem

could be sitting next to you. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discriminate.â&#x20AC;? Stress, anxiety and depression can lead people down the path into addiction, said Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, who is the school district physician and the head of the Pediatrics Department at the Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Dr. Mandelbaum said that the number of young people who turned up in the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency room with mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, had grown from about 150 in 2008 to 288 in 2015. They came from all over Mercer County - not just Montgomery Township. Social media drives much of the anxiety and stress that young people are experiencing, Dr. Mandelbaum said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy to fix, but parents can begin by limiting their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of social media. The lack of sleep is another issue. Children are â&#x20AC;&#x153;over-scheduledâ&#x20AC;? with activities, whose main goal is to make their resumes stand out so they will be accepted into a prestigious college, he said. Some parents wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend a neighborhood backyard cookout because they

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anyone to know that their child is not going to attend a top-notch college, Dr. Mandelbaum added. The goal for a child should not be to get into an Ivy League or top-rated college, but to find one that is a good fit, he said. The goal is for the child to grow up into an educated, independent person - but it has to start with the parents. So how does an otherwise healthy child end up as a drug addict? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the availability of opioids, such as Oxycontin and Percocet, which are frequently prescribed by physicians, Dr. Mandelbaum said. The pills are laying around in the medicine cabinet, long after the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pain has subsided and they should have been discarded. Dr. Mandelbaum said young people believe it is acceptable to pop a pill. If the doctor prescribed it for Mom or Dad, how bad could it be? At least, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasoning, he said. But Oxycontin is in the same drug class as heroin, and it is addictive. It binds to the endorphins, which are responsible for making a person feel good, he said. It feels good, so the person

wants to do it again. Over time, the body needs more of the drug to reach the same good feeling - and an addict is born. Montgomery Township police Detective Brian Hofaker, who is the juvenile officer and who also spoke at â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Blink of An Eye,â&#x20AC;? agreed that Montgomery Township is not immune to drug and alcohol abuse. Young people are pressured to get into an Ivy League college, and they will take Adderall, for example, if it will help them to focus and be â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the zoneâ&#x20AC;? to perform, Hofaker said. It is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;gatewayâ&#x20AC;? to further drug abuse, he said. Pills are expensive, and one can get the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;highâ&#x20AC;? with a $2 bag of heroin as with a $20 pill, he said, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how a person becomes addicted to cocaine or heroin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killing our children. If you think someone is using drugs, they probably are,â&#x20AC;? he said. It is difficult to intervene, but it must be done, he said. It may take countless trips to a rehabilitation center to finally become free of drugs or alcohol. Hofaker urged the attendees to call the police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all here to help

Princeton council OKs construction of storage facility By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The Princeton Council on Monday gave the goahead for the municipality to construct a large storage building for public works vehicles and equipment, in a project potentially costing

almost $4 million. Town officials have said â&#x20AC;&#x153;the cold storage facilityâ&#x20AC;? is long overdue, and critical to the lifespan of equipment that is otherwise exposed to the elements. Municipal director of infrastructure and operations Robert Hough

went before the governing to make the pitch for â&#x20AC;&#x153;a Butler-styleâ&#x20AC;? 100 x 300 building that has a higher price tag than other options the town considered. But he said it also has a longerlife span, in excess of 50 years.

In an interview after the meeting, Hough said work on the building would start next spring, and take around 12 months to complete. He said it would be built on municipal property, on River Road. He said the building

would be partially heated, to house equipment that needs to be stored at a certain temperature. The $3.8 million price tag includes design and site work, construction and contingency-related costs.

you. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want you to have a problem with drugs. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to call us. If you call to get help for someone else, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be charged. We are going to get you help,â&#x20AC;? Hofaker said.

HEPATITIS Many people do not realize it, but the liver is actually the largest organ on the inside of the body. The liver performs many vital processes. It helps to digest food, turn fat into energy, and get rid of any poisons that might have been ingested. When the liver EHFRPHV LQÄťDPHG LW VWRSV working as well as it should. +HSDWLWLV LV LQÄťDPPDWLRQ of the liver. There are three types of hepatitis A, B, and C and all are caused by viruses. Using drugs or alcohol can also sometimes cause a form of hepatitis. Hepatitis does not always exhibit symptoms, but when it does, they may include jaundice, appetite loss, diarrhea, stomach pain, and dark urine. Treatment options for hepatitis vary depending on what form of hepatitis you have and what caused the infection. Practicing good hygiene is one key way to avoid contracting hepatitis. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re traveling to a developing country, you should avoid drinking local water, ice, seafood, and unwashed and unpeeled fruit and vegetables. To schedule an appointment, please call ROBERT PLATZMAN, D.O. at 609-921-8766. My practice is located at 601 Ewing St., Suite C7, in Princeton. Our website, www.drrobertplatzman.com, has more information about the practice. P.S. Some viral forms of hepatitis can be prevented by vaccine.

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Council approves budget with 1-cent tax increase By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

West Windsor Township Council approved the proposed $39.9 million budget for 2017 - which carries a 1cent increase in the municipal property tax - by a 4-1 vote following a public hearing Monday night. Township Council President Peter Mendonez cast the lone “no” vote. Township Council members Linda Geevers, Ayesha Hamilton, Hemant Marathe and Alison Miller voted to approve the spending plan. Mendonez said he voted against the proposed budget

because he thought the tax rate increase could have been kept to less than a penny. The 2017 municipal property tax rate is 40 cents per $100 of assessed value, up from 39 cents. The 40-cent municipal property tax rate means the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $522,000 would pay $53 more in municipal property taxes - or $2,088 for 2017. Chief Financial Officer Joann Louth cautioned that the total assessed valuation, or tax base, has not yet been certified. Among the major sources of revenue to sup-

port the budget, property taxes account for nearly 60 percent. The municipal property tax generates $23.9 million in revenue. Other sources of revenue include $2.1 million in state aid. The hotel occupancy tax is expected to generate $700,000, plus $555,000 in fines and costs from the West Windsor Township Municipal Court. Another major source of revenue is the surplus account, or fund balance. The budget anticipates using $4.7 million in surplus funds, which would leave less than $1 million in that

account. The fund balance has not dropped below $1 million since 2005, Louth said. The fund balance is replenished through several means, including the difference between the amount of revenue anticipated and the amount that actually comes in. If more money comes in than expected, the extra money goes into the surplus account. Louth warned council that it must reduce its reliance on the fund balance beginning in 2018 in order to stabilize and rebuild that account. The amount of fund balance has an impact

on the township’s bond rating, which is AAA and which translates into lower interest rates when the township borrows money. During the public participation segment, former council member Brian Maher asked whether the council had done all that it could do to reduce the property tax rate hike. Maher, who served from 2012 to 2015, said that when he was council president in 2014 and 2015, there was no increase in the municipal property tax rate. “The more money you give government, the more they will spend,” Maher

said. But the council members who voted to approve the 2017 budget appeared to be pleased with the results. Geevers said the council reduced the proposed property tax rate increase from 1.6 cents to 1 cent. The budget is prepared by the Mayor and reviewed and enacted upon by the council. “There is not a lot of waste or padding in the budget,” Hamilton said. “There were not a lot of areas to play around with. I feel comfortable with the 1cent increase. I support the budget.”

Consultant to review energy usage at Municipal Center By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

West Windsor Township Council has authorized an energy consultant to review all aspects of electricity energy use in the buildings at the West Windsor Township Municipal Center and for the possible siting of a micro grid - or solar panel array - on an adjacent vacant lot. Township Council voted 3-2 Monday night to enter into the ACESplus program (Alliance for a Cooperative Pricing System), which would allow the township to have access to energy consultant Gabel Associates. There is no cost to join ACESplus, which supplies the consultant. Township Council President Peter Mendonez and council members Ayesha

Hamilton and Alison Miller voted to join the cooperative. Council members Linda Geevers and Hemant Marathe voted against it. The council has been mulling over a proposal to create the solar pane array (and storage batteries) to serve as a backup electricity source if there is a power outage. The solar panels would provide electricity for the buildings at the Municipal Complex, which include the Municipal Building, the Fire and Emergency Services building, the Police/Municipal Court building, the Senior Center and the Princeton Junction Firehouse. There are two emergency power generators that can supply power to some of the buildings, but the township Environmen-

tal Commission has studied - and favors - the solar panels. The contract with the ACESplus program does not obligate the township to move forward with the solar panels. Once Gabel Associates reports back to the council, the governing body would have to decide if it wants to issue a request for proposals to construct the solar panels. The discussion leading up to the vote drew sometimes heated comments from the public, some of whom favored installing the solar panels and others who questioned the need for it. Michael Hornsby, who chairs the Environmental Commission, told the council that the solar panels would reduce the bill for electricity and cut down on emissions of green-

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train station and the schools, and because the township is a “pretty place to live,” Maher said. No one would want to look at the steel and concrete solar panel installation. Former Mayor Bob Murray suggested reaching out to towns that have installed solar panels and to ask how it has benefited that town. Those towns could provide an objective view on the matter, he said. As council prepared to vote on the resolution, Geevers said she had received feedback from residents - some of whom liked it and others who “absolutely” hated it. The 5-acre site is prime real estate and many people view the solar panels as an eyesore, Geevers said. The land could be used for other purposes, such as recreational fields.

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Miller said she likes the idea of resiliency. One of the simplest forms would be to link the two generators together to cover the minor power outages that might occur. She suggested asking the consultant to examine installing solar panels on the roofs of the building. After the vote was taken and during the final public participation section on the council agenda, resident Cathy Brennan told the council that she was disappointed in the vote. Brennan said she would not like to see the concrete and steel solar panel installation, and also pointed out that many towns locate athletic fields near the municipal building. “It’s something you are all really going to regret,” Brennan said..”

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Lead levels too high in drinking water at three schools By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Lead levels in drinking water exceeded federal regulations at three elementary schools in Princeton, school officials said this week in reporting partial test results for the district.

The district said readings were higher than the EPA’s “action level” of 15 parts per billion at two water fountains and a faucet at Johnson Park Elementary School, a water fountain at Community Park Elementary School and a water fountain at Riverside Ele-

mentary School. “The results indicate that the lead in the water seems to be coming from fixtures on the fountains of faucets rather than pipes, since only a few faucets and fountains tested above EPA regulations,” Johnson Park Principal Bob Ginsberg wrote to parents.

The district has said the water had been shut off to those fountains and faucet, and that further retesting would be done. School districts in New Jersey are required to test for lead in their water once every six years, a mandate the state handed down in

2016. “The Princeton Public Schools tested levels last year and we are taking the extra precaution to test again this year,” the district said in a message on its website. School board member Dafna Kendal, the chair-

woman of the board’s facilities committee, said Tuesday that the district would complete testing at Princeton High School, John Witherspoon Middle School and Littlebrook Elementary School by May 5, with results to be released afterward.

“I know that our supervisors and teachers are committed to making changes in this area,“ Cochrane said. PHS is home to 1,586 students, at what has, for many years, been considered a top high school where students strive to get into the best colleges. Concerns about their well being have previously come before the board, amid concerns that stu-

dent workload — in and out of the classroom — is heavy. PHS senior Brian Li, a student representative on the school board, said that 62 percent of students said they had “too much homework.” He played recordings from PHS stduents offering their responses, including one girl expressing concern about the stress students are under and say-

ing she was glad the high school was “finally taking action.” Fellow student representative Abby Emison suggested starting school later in the day. “But then all of this information is worthless if we don’t take action,” Li said. “Shifting the school schedule is by no means an easy task.” For his part, School Board President Patrick

Sullivan talked of the need for changes, both in the long term and in the short term. “But a plan that doesn’t have a meaningful action item for September 2017 is not a meaningful plan, in my opinion,” he said. Yet Cochrane sought to point the blame, for the pressure that students and education professionals are under, to what he termed a “culture of testing and stan-

dardization and accountability to standardized tests, and not accountability to high level learning.” “So I think all of us are eager for a shift — and a dramatic shift and one that other schools might follow,” said Cochrane, who has called Princeton a “lighthouse” district. In his tenure, Cochrane has made student wellness a hallmark of his administration.

said Catherine Millett, of John Street. But for Crumiller, the parking permit issue was part of larger goals she and others share about having a more walkable community, addressing traffic and helping the environment by cutting down on vehicle emissions. She said the “municipality should not provide free permanent parking spaces on public

rights of way.” In her view, “people who own cars should pay for parking.” The night got a little emotional, with some residents calling out from their seats, including one man telling officials, “Don’t talk down to us.” Leigh Avenue resident Deborah Peikes told council she had canvassed her neighborhood

gathering signatures for a petition. She found deep opposition to the proposed changes. “Every person we talked to in the neighborhood was vehemently opposed and, frankly, very upset about the political system that would lead to something that would so disproportionately hit our neighborhood,” she said. The town decided to

forgo a decision until a firm - hired to do a parking study - releases its report later this year. For his part, Councilman Lance Liverman told residents that officials hear their concerns. “We’re not here ... to put our foot on your neck or hold you down,” he said. “We understand taxes are high.” Later in the meeting, Councilwoman Heather H.

Howard offered caution against changing rules that people have grown accustomed to. She suggested council’s first and overriding instinct should be “do no harm.” “To me,” she said, “it will not be a failure if we don’t harmonize, if we don’t change the rules, because that’s respecting the way people have chosen to order their lives.”

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Some ideas include having more breaks in the day and fewer class periods; another avenue is to reduce the amount of homework, with Cochrane saying PHS students, on average, spend 30 to 60 more minutes “per night” on homework compared to “other high performing high schools that have taken the same survey.”

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nario that one resident said would lead to reduced property values. During the night, residents raised concern about the hardships the new rules would have on families where both homeowners need cars to get to work. “Princeton residents should not be limited to one residential parking permit,”

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Science Continued from Page 1 mean, there have been people who have denied climate science because they found it inconvenient or antithetical to other policy priorities they had,” she said. But she said the Trump administration had signaled early on that it would dismiss “certain types of science that were inconvenient

to their agenda.” There were more than 600 Marches for Science around the world, three of which were in New Jersey: Princeton, Trenton and Atlantic City. In a statement Saturday, President Trump offered that he supported science, although without referring to the demonstrations.

“My administration is committed to advancing scientific research that leads to a better understanding of our environment and of environmental risks,” he said. “As we do so, we should remember that rigorous science depends not on ideology, but on a spirit of honest inquiry and robust debate.”

Charter School to pay for the enrollment expansion. Princeton Charter has permission from the state to add 76 more students phased in during the next two years; 54 of them for this coming school year in September, followed by 22 next year.

To help pay for this year’s growth, the school budget calls for an extra $826,266 going to Princeton Charter. School Board President Patrick Sullivan said the district still is waging its legal challenge to the expansion.

Budget Continued from Page 1 values. You look at an institution - any institution - and you can determine their values by looking at their budget.” The district, though, has lamented the cost of having to provide an additional $826,266 to the Princeton

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PACKET BRIEFS Walk for Green Future set for April 29

A two-mile walk for people who care about our world has been organized by several Princeton based environmental organizations and will take place in Princeton at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2. Walking together and wearing green will show support and solidarity around urgent environmental issues and help spread the word on the small steps each person can take to collectively make a huge difference in preserving our world. Beginning at the D&R Greenway Land Trust’s headquarters on Rosedale Road, walkers will proceed into downtown Princeton to Hinds Community Plaza to be greeted by Mayor Liz Lempert. Upon arrival to Hinds Plaza, every walker will have the opportunity to contribute to a public art piece and learn more about what we can all do to help protect and preserve our environment. Following the rally, Princeton Environmental Commission chair and resident Sophie Glovier will share the non-partisan perspective of C-Change Conversations in the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library at noon. Molly Jones, Executive Director of Sustainable Princeton, will then follow with the presentation “Climate Concerned, but What Can I Do?” Organized by a collaborative partnership between Climate Central, The D&R Greenway Land Trust, and Sustainable Princeton with support from the Princeton Public Library, the municipality and police, and Princeton Marching Forward, this walk is a local opportunity for people to take a stand on the importance of protecting the only earth we have. The route for the one way walk is approximately two miles and will take about 45 minutes. The event will be kicked off at the Johnson Education Center of the D&R Greenway Land Trust. The two mile, rain or shine walk will commence at The

D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center and proceed east on Rosedale Road, South on Elm Street, east on Stockton Street, onto Nassau Street and north on Witherspoon Street to Hinds Plaza. For those who prefer a shorter walk, the municipal parking area at One Monument is available and walkers may join the group as it passes by on Stockton Street about 10:30 a.m. The walk is free, open to everyone, and participants are encouraged to bring their own refillable bottle for water and wear green clothing. Registration, additional information and a map is available on websites of D&R Greenway (www.drgreenway.org) and Sustainable Princeton (www.sustainableprinceton.o rg). Registration is preferred, but not required to participate. For further information e mail Info@sustainableprinceton.org or call the D&R Greenway Land Trust during normal business hours at 609.924.4646.

Girlchoir auditions available Princeton Girlchoir (PGC) is now accepting audition appointments for the 2017-2018 season. Any girl who will be entering grades 3-12 next fall is welcome. The 2017-2018 season promises to be an exciting one, with concerts planned throughout the East Coast. The Performing Division choirs will also embark on a summer concert tour, with the location soon to be announced. Recent tours have taken the choirs to Hawaii, Colorado, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Trinidad in addition to last year’s trip to Ireland. A strong desire to learn, a musical ear, and an eagerness to share music with others are key to a successful audition. Despite the many musical opportunities PGC offers during the year, the auditions remain low-key and enjoyable and no advance preparation is required. This year, girls will be asked to sing “Row, Row, Row

TOOTH LOSS LINKED WITH LATER-LIFE DEMENTIA A number of studies link tooth loss with dementia. According to one of these studies involving people 75-98 years old, those with few teeth (zero to nine) had an increased risk of developing dementia during the study, compared with those who had 10 or more teeth. This finding may best be explained by the possibility that people with cognitive impairment take worse care of their teeth. However, it is also possible that dental disease often causes prolonged inflammation and infection in the mouth, which may alter some factors in the blood that might cause problems in the brain. In any case, it certainly could not hurt to see that elderly individuals receive proper dental care. Did you know there’s a link between your oral health and the health of your body

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P.S. Tooth loss in the elderly can lead to nutritional deficiencies caused by an inability to chew and digest certain foods.

Your Boat,” along with some exercises that demonstrate their vocal range, and to complete a few musical challenges to help our music directors understand their current level of musical ability. Auditions for new choristers are scheduled throughout June at Princeton Day School, however, PGC will work with families who are unable to attend auditions on that date, to find an alternative. Interested choristers may also wish to attend Princeton Girlchoir’s Spring Concert Series on Friday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton and on Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at Princeton University Chapel, to hear the music showcased by all six ensembles of the Princeton Girlchoir. For concert and ticketing information, visit www.princetongirlchoir.org. To schedule an audition or for an application, visit www.princetongirlchoir.org/jo in. For more information, please contact the Princeton Girlchoir office at 609-6881888 or auditions@princetongirlchoir.org. You can also visit the website at www.princetongirlchoir.org.

PHS to host roundtable event for community Princeton High School students and members of the district’s support staff association will be hosting a unique, firsttime event on Saturday, April 29, 2017, to allow students, staff and community members to exchange views on some of

the most pressing educational issues facing students in our diverse educational community. “See, Me, Hear Me: Open, Honest Dialogue with Today’s Youth” will be open to the community and will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Princeton High School cafeteria, 151 Moore Street, Princeton, N.J. Lunch and dessert will be courtesy of PRESSA through a grant received from the NJ Education Association (NJEA) PRIDE Program (https://www.njea.org/). The event will include guest speaker Jonice Arthur, founder of Regna Services, an organization whose mission is to narrow the everwidening gap between the adult population and the youth population. Through small-group discussions and a student-led panel discussion, attendees will be treated to a conversation about students’ perspective on school, community and personal issues and concerns that affect their educational experiences. Students from two PHS leadership groups, MSAN (Minority Student Achievement Network) and PULSE (Pride, Unity, Leadership, Sisterhood, Esteem), will partner with the Princeton Regional Education Support Staff Association (PRESSA) for this conference/roundtable event. For more information, contact Lenora Keel, PHS social worker and the coordinator and advisor of this event, and the NJEA Minority Achievement Award Winner 2015. She is available by email at l e n o r a -

keel@princetonk12.org, or by phone at 609-806-4280 ext. 3553.

‘Acappella for Autism’ event will be April 29 The Edgertones from the Hun School of Princeton will be one of nine groups to participate in Acappella for Autism, a program sponsored by the Moorestown High School Interact Club, on Saturday, April 29, in the Moorsetown High School auditorium The event is an interscholastic acappella competition held annually to raise money and awareness for Autism New Jersey. All proceeds from the event are donated to the nonprofit organization. Last year, the event raised more than $5,000 for Autism New Jersey. The event involves nine high school acappella groups, including the Edgertones from the Hun School of Princeton. Tickets are available at showtix4u.com.

Summer jobs for youth available Princeton Human Services is opening up the application process for their its Summer Youth Employment Program. This year, the program received a $20,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Greater Mercer Grants program that will greatly help the continuous growth of this program that has existed for 18 years. The program has been a

gateway for youth into the adult world of work and has provided numerous working opportunities to youth in Princeton. In the summer of 2016, SYEP provided jobs to close to 40 students in municipal departments and local nonprofit organizations which included job readiness training, financial coaching and career development. The award of the grant from the Princeton Community Area Foundation’s Greater Mercer Grants program strengthens the town’s commitment to our youth and the importance of programs like SYEP that are providing meaningful employment opportunities where participants can gain experience and develop skills. Participants must live in Princeton or attend Princeton High School, must be between the ages of 14-18 and their family income must not exceed 400 percent of the 2016 US federal poverty level. Participants work 25 hours a week and earn minimum wage for 8 weeks during the summer. Applications will be available in April at the Princeton High School Guidance Office and at the Princeton Human Services Office in Monument Hall. You will also be able to download the application forms online at w w w. p r i n c e t o n n . g o v / h u manservices.html. The application deadline is Friday, May 5, 2017. If you are interested in participating in this program and have questions, please call Princeton Human Services at (609) 688-2055 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm or send an e-mail to

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ORDINANCE SUMMARY

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-22 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Regulating Speed Limits on Hutchinson Drive and Amending the “Code of the Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1968” was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017.

2017-14 – Capital Ordinance authorizes Acquisition of Real Property known the Hall Parcels #3 & #4, Block 33, Lots 2.01 & 3, consisting of approximately 120 acres located at 229 Village Road East and other related expenses in the Township of West Windsor, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey appropriating the amount of $50,000. This project is funded in full by monies available in the Open Space and Recreation Trust Fund.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of the ordinance is to lower the speed limit on Hutchinson Drive from thirty-five mile per hour to thirty miles per hour in accordance with endorsements from the Princeton Police Department and the Traffic Safety Committee.

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said ordinance will be will be further considered for final passage after a public hearing thereon on May 22, 2017 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Princeton Municipal Building, Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street, in the Main Meeting Room at which time and place any person interested may be heard.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17, Fee: $22.05

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance entitled:

PP, 1x, 4/4/28/17 Fee: $27.30

2017-11 – Ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 2017 - 16

This ordinance authorizes the 2017 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.

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISTION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS BLOCK 15, LOT 3 AS REFERENCED ON THE WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP TAX MAP AND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 96 ACRES LOCATED AT 217 NORTH POST ROAD AND EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AEGLE LLC REGARDING SAME

Was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on April 24, 2017 and was approved by Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh on April 25, 2017. This Ordinance shall become effective on May 15, 2017.

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 April 24, 2017. 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 May 8, 2017 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. Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $23.10 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of Princeton at its regular meeting on April 20, 2017 adopted the Findings of Fact: APPLICANT:

39 RANDOM, LLC – 2/16/17 Prelim/Final Major Subdivision & Prelim/Final Major Site Plan File # P1616-404SPF/P LOCATION: 522 & 536 Prospect Avenue; Block 7701, Lots 46 & 47 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Prelim/Final Major Subdivision and Site Plan to construct three residential homes. ADOPTED: 4/20/17

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 $29.40 2017-13 ORDINANCE SUMMARY

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6.414 ACRES AT 111 PENN LYLE ROAD (BLOCK 16.11, PROPOSED LOT 14.01) FROM SHALINI REDDY

Ilene Cutroneo, LUA Assistant to the Planner/Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD

The proposed ordinance authorizes the Township to accept 6.414 acres of real property as shown on the West Windsor Township Tax Map as Block 16.11, Lot 14 (future Lot 14.01) and located at 111 Penn Lyle Road. A deed shall be made available upon perfection of the subdivision approval and filing of a subdivision plat by the owner with the Mercer County Clerk’s office. The Mayor and Clerk are authorized to execute said deed when it becomes available.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $23.10 Aff: $15.00 MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON

The Public Hearing on this ordinance is proposed to be held at the Township Council meeting on May 8, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Windsor Township Municipal Building. Prior to the public hearing date you may obtain a complete copy of the ordinance, free of charge, by calling the Township Clerk’s Office at West Windsor Township (609)799-2400 or by coming to the Clerk’s Office at the West Windsor Township Municipal Building.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-19 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 34 of the “Code of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, 1974” Concerning Sewer Connection Fees was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish for the Municipality of Princeton Sewer Connection Fees

Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $29.40

MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-24 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Establishing a Three-Hour Metered Parking Zone on the East Side of University Place, Between College Road and the Berlind Crosswalk, and Amending the “Code of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, 1974” was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017.

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $24.15

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of the ordinance is to establish a three-hour on-street metered parking zone on the east side of University Place between College Road and the Berlind crosswalk and to amend the fourteen-hour on-street metered parking zone in the same area in accordance with endorsements from the Princeton Police Department and the Traffic Safety Committee, as discussed in the March 20, 2017 Council Parking Meeting. This ordinance shall take effect on June 12, 2017.

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE 2017-12

Said ordinance is available to the public, free of charge, in the Office of the Clerk, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey and on the Princeton Municipal Website at http://www.princetonnj.gov/ordinances.html NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said ordinance will be will be further considered for final passage after a public hearing thereon on May 22, 2017 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Princeton Municipal Building, Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street, in the Main Meeting Room at which time and place any person interested may be heard. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM IGOR AND TATIANA KAGANOVICH LOCATED AT BLOCK 5, LOT 40 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 April 24, 2017. 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 May 8, 2017 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. Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $30.45 MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish requirements for the public’s use of the two parking spaces at the Spring Street Municipal Parking Garage intended to be used as electric vehicle charging stations. The Ordinance also establishes the fees that will be charged specifically for use of the charging stations, which shall be in addition to the basic parking fees charged for parking in said Garage.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-25 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Extending the No Parking Zone on the East Side of Alexander Street, North of Faculty Road, and Amending the “Code of the Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1968” was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-20 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Accepting “Title 39 Jurisdiction” Over The Griggs Corner Parking Yard and Amending Chapter 19, Article XI, “Parking” of the “Code of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, 1974” was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-23 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Regulating Speed Limits on Great Road and Amending the "Code of the Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1968" was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of the ordinance is to extend the twenty-five mile per hour speed limit on Elm Road / Great Road from the former Borough - Township line (near Westerly Road) to Mountain Avenue in accordance with endorsements from the Princeton Police Department and the Traffic Safety Committee.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held April 24, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-16 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Accepting the Dedication for Open Space Purposes of a ±7.526-Acre Parcel Abutting the Herrontown Woods Arboretum was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

Please Take Notice, that on May 8, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. the undersigned shall sell at public auction at Princeton Airport, 41 Airpark Road, Office 1, Princeton, New Jersey, a Piper J-3C aircraft, Federal Registration Number N25911, Serial Number 3859, to satisfy an aircraft mechanic’s lien held by the undersigned. Please Take Further Notice, that the successful bidder shall be required to pay 60% of the successful bid price on the day of sale and the remaining 40% within three days thereafter. The undersigned reserves the right to bid at the sale. Dated: April 18, 2017

PACIFIC AIR CRAFT

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AWARDS

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Legal Notices Princeton Cemetery of Nassau Presbyterian Church The annual meeting of the lot owners will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 4:00PM in the Assembly Room at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey

Awarded To

Services

Time Period

Cost: Not to Exceed

Spiezle Architectural Group

Professional Design Services for Municipal Bldg, Princeton Junction Vol. Fire Company Roof Replacement Projects

4/27/17-Completion

$30,650.00

Construction Administration and Observation Services for Tennis and Basketball Court Rehabilitation – Community Park and Hendrickson Drive Tennis Complex

4/24/2017-Completion

Construction Administration and Observation Services for the Alexander Road Reconstruction Phase 2 Project

4/24/2017-Completion

VanCleef Engineering Associates

BANC3, Inc.

$18,017.00

$20,000.00

PP, 1x, 4/28/17, Fee: $43.75 NOTICE OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT 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 April 24, 2017. The contract and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk as follows: SERVICE

legalnotices @centraljersey.com

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 5/23/17, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for:

Maintenance Roadway Repair Contract Central, Sub-Region C-1, Contract No. C109, U.S. 1 NB & SB, Route 29, and U.S. 130 NB & SB in Hunterdon and Mercer Counties 100% State DP No: 16422

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 (P.L 1975, c. 127); N.J.A.C. 17:27. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.19, contractors must provide a Certification and Disclosure of Political Contribution Form prior to contract award.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization.

Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe, follow the instructions on the web site. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express. Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design Field Offices at the following locations: 200 Stierli Court Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Phone: 973-601-6690

One Executive Campus Rt. 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Phone: 856-486-6623

New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Procurement Bureau of Construction Services 1035 Parkway Avenue PO Box 600 Trenton, NJ 08625 PP, 1x, 4/28/17, Fee: $ 148.08

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $10.50 NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held April 24, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-15 An Ordinance of the Municipality of Princeton Authorizing the Vacation of a Ten-Foot Wide Access Easement Across Block 1403, Lot 18 on the Princeton Tax Maps (221 Herrontown Road) was passed on second and final reading and adopted.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17, Fee: $10.50

Location Change The West Windsor Township Planning Board' s regularly scheduled meeting for May 10, 2017 will be held at 7: 00 p.m. in the Playhouse at West Windsor-Plainsboro Hiah School South 346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor.

Pl ea se sen d a l l Leg a l s a d c o py t o :

Email: legalnotices@ centraljersey. com

Sharon L. Young, Township Clerk

Shared Services – Resurfacing of Portions of Cherry Valley Road within the Princeton Maintenance Area

Yo u c a n ema i l a l l Leg a l s a d c o py t o :

OPEN PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

The Township Council of West Windsor has awarded the following contracts without competitive bidding as professional services pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their April 24, 2017 Business Session. These contracts and the resolutions authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.

TIME

AMOUNT

2017

Not to exceed $75,000.00

SWM Consulting, LLC

Hydrological and Hydraulic Analysis Of Three Culverts on Snowden Lane, Grover Avenue And Riverside Drive East

2017

Not to exceed $18,100.00

Kathryn Korwin

2016 Public Health Nurse

2016

Not to exceed $17,000.00 (Increasing)

Kathryn Korwin

2017 Public Health Nurse

2017

Not to exceed $32,000.00

Carol Nicholas

Supplemental Public Health Nursing Services

2017

Not to exceed $26,000.00

Small Animal Veterinary Endowment (S.A.V.E.)

Amendment – Animal Boarding Services

2017

Not to exceed $13,000.00

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $50.75

Join Princeton Lodge #38 for Maifest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event includes authentic German food, German beer, Liter Lift Competition, games German music and dancing. For more information and vendor sign-up, call Bill Zeltman at 609-412-7235. Visit the website at BlackForestClub.com.

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

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Legal Notices

Delores A. Williams Deputy Municipal Clerk

The 27th Red Cross blood drive, since August 2004, with K of C 6284 will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Aid Squad in Hightstown, at 168 Bank Street. The goal for this drive is 40 donations. You can signup to donate online at www.redcrossblood.org just enter sponsor code kofc6284 and then select your donation

PP, 2x 4/28/17, 5/5/17 Fee: $31.50 Aff: $15.00

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $10.50

Township of Montgomery

Sat., May 13

NOTICE OF SALE

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $32.55

St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center will be hosting it’s annual Spring Flower Sale on from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. today and again on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Hanging baskets, annuals, herbs, veggies, and perennials will be available. This is an opportunity to shop for your spring gardening plants and Mother’s Day Gifts. St. Lawrence is on Route 206 in Lawrenceville, just off Exit 7B of Route I-95. For more information, call (609) 896-9500, ext. 2215.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held April 24, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-17 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Concerning Litter and Littering and Amending the "Code of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, 1974” and the "Code of the Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1968." was passed on second and final reading and adopted.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $27.30

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

Fri., May 12

Sat., May 6

West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh invites all West Windsor residents to attend his State of the Township Address at 7 p.m. in Council Room A at the West Windsor Township Municipal Complex, 271 Clarksville Road.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the time of bid.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $27.30

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is to make the provisions of Title 39 (the State’s motor vehicles laws) applicable to the privately-owned Griggs Corner Parking Yard on Hulfish Street, which will give the Princeton Police Department the ability to monitor and enforce the parking meters and other restrictions that apply to said lot, and retain any fines collected in the process of enforcing the regulations. The ordinance also eliminates references to the Griggs Corner Parking Yard from existing sections of Chapter 19, Article XI in recognition that the lot is no longer a municipal parking yard but is instead privately owned and operated.

An Arbor Day event hosted by the Garden Club of Princeton’s French Market will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The club will be giving away 100 Norway Spruce and 100 Red Oak seedlings and will be selling lilacs. The Garden Club of Princeton has been running a French Market in downtown Princeton since 1915 to raise monies to send food and supplies to our troops during WWI. Now the funds go to local civic projects such as the Veterans Memorial park and the upcoming Y beautification project on Paul Robeson.

Mon., May 8

Legal Notices

MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON

Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 4/28/17, Fee: $30.45

A Parenting Workshop will be held at Windsor Chapel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Child care is available, light refreshments will be served, and there is no cost to attend. Topics to be discussed include raising positive kids in a negative world, developing your child’s full potential, effective discipline and much more. Register online at www.windsorchapel.org. Windsor Chapel is located at 401 Village Road, in Princeton Junction, across from the Dutch Neck Elementary School. For additional information, email chapel@windsorchapel.org or call (609) 799-2559.

time slot. O negative blood supply is critically low at this time and O negative blood donations are needed. Council K of C 6284 has held 26 Red Cross blood drives since August 2004 and has collected a total of 1,158 donations of blood that have saved 3,474 lives.

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $7.70 Aff: $22.70

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of the ordinance is to amend the parking prohibition on the east side of Alexander Street north of Faculty Road in accordance with endorsements from the Princeton Police Department and the Traffic Safety Committee.

Fri., April 28

Robert Baldwin, Chairman Cemetery Committee of Nassau Presbyterian Church

PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $25.20

NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: 2017-21 An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Regulating and Establishing Parking Fees for the Use of Parking Spaces at the Spring Street Municipal Parking Garage for Charging of Electric Vehicles and Amending the "Code of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, 1974” was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on April 24, 2017.

NAME

Friday, April 28, 2017

If questions, or to confirm, call:

609-924-3244 ext. 2150 To avoid confusion:

Please include the phrases, “Please Publish” and “Send Bill to” as well as the required Start-Date and number of times the ad must run.

The scheduled notice for this meeting will be published to the extent known and is subject to change. PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $12.60 ORDINANCE SUMMARY 2017-15 – Capital Ordinance authorizes Acquisition of Real Property known as the AEGLE Parcel #38, Block 15, Lot 3, consisting of approximately 96 acres located at 217 North Post Road and other related expenses in the Township of West Windsor, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey appropriating the amount of $941,000.

This project is funded in full by monies available in the Open Space and Recreation Trust Fund.

The public hearing on this ordinance will be held at the Township Council meeting of May 8, 2017. 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(609-7992400) or coming to the Clerk’s Office at the West Windsor Township Municipal Building. Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $22.05 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of Princeton at its regular meeting on April 20, 2017 adopted the Findings of Fact: APPLICANT:

JAMES & JUDITH BETLYON – 2/16/17 Minor Subdivision – lot consolidation File # P1616-421MS LOCATION: 369 Riverside Drive; Block 7901, Lots 4 & 6 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Consolidation of two lots into one. ADOPTED: 4/20/17

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

Ilene Cutroneo, LUA Assistant to the Planner/Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD PP, 1x, 4/28/17 Fee: $21.00 Aff: $15.00

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Friday, April 28, 2017 Obituaries

Thomas William Martine, 66 Thomas William Martine, 66, of Lawrenceville, NJ passed away suddenly on April 19th following a heart attack. Tom was born in Vineland to Phyllis and Louis Martine. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and served in the U.S. Army for two years. After returning from military service, he attended Rider University where he obtained a BS degree and later a MLS from Rutgers. He began working at Princeton University Library and recently celebrated his 40th year of employment. It was at the library where he met his wife Joan and they were married in 1985. Tom had many passions including cooking, gardening, studying American history, and sports, especially basketball, which he enjoyed as a player, coach, and spectator. Above all else, Tom loved spending time with his family whether it was at the beach in Ocean City, in New York City visiting his boys, or at home in Lawrenceville. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his loving wife, Joan; sons Christopher and Keith; his mother, Phyllis Martine; brothers Richard (Donna), Peter (Karen), Jack (Susan), Matthew (Julie) and his sister, Beth (late Jack Arkainno); many nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, and colleagues at Princeton University Library. He was predeceased by his father, Louis Martine. A memorial service will be conducted at the Chapel at Princeton University on Saturday April 29 at 1pm. In LIEU OF mOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO (OME&RONT NJ (www.homefrontnj.org) or the David Library of the American Revolution (www.dlar.org). Arrangements are BY THE 7ILSON !PPLE &UNERAL (OME 0ENNINGTON Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www. wilsonapple.com.

School board OKs budget; taxes will go up By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

MONTGOMERY

Catherine Emanuel Smith, affectionately known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kay,â&#x20AC;? was 100 years young when she passed into Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loving arms on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at The Clare Estates, Bordentown. She was born in Long Beach, NY in 1916, but was a longtime resident of Lawrenceville, where she was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville. She moved to Bordentown 8 years ago. Kay was a retiree of BristolMyers Squibb, where she was employed for over 35 years and considered herself a part of the BMS family. Daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Emanuel, devoted wife of the late Reverend Wistor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larryâ&#x20AC;? R. Smith; she is survived by her nephews Kenneth & wife Judy of Virginia, and Robert & wife MariElena Emanuel of Florida, and her dear friends: Grace Boushell & Family, Beverly Ritorto, Catherine Guarrieri, Cheryl Coffee & Family, Jill Cifelli, Tracey & Tom Gates, Marilyn & Dr. Brandt McCabe, Laurie Wilson & Family and other cherished friends, neighbors, and admirers too numerous to properly detail. Kay was widowed by the love of her life, Larry, in January 1984. Kay and Larry married in September 1949, after a seven-year engagement. They were deeply in love and totally committed to each other for all their years together. They travelled extensively and enjoyed life to the fullest. Kay was a loyal friend, second mother, devoted daughter, favorite Aunt, friendly neighbor, and CARING CONlDANTE +AY PRAYED SEVERAL TIMES DAILY SHE was a wonderful listener, donated to several ministries AND EXEMPLIlED ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE WORLD 3HE WAS deeply religious, gracious in spirit, proudly patriotic, kind TO EVERYONE AND A lRM BELIEVER IN THE 'OLDEN 2ULE ! dear friend to many, Kay was a woman of deep and inspiring faith. Always smiling, she faithfully reminded us all that gratitude and Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love remain of utmost importance in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, often saying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love you, but more important, God loves you.â&#x20AC;? A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 2PM at The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. There will be no calling hours prior to the service. Interment will be held privately, next to her beloved husband Larry, at The Princeton Cemetery, at the convenience of the family. )N LIEU OF mOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO either St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. To leave condolences for the family, please visit www.poulsonvanhise.com

the basis of a state formula. Other sources of revenue include $4 million in state aid, $3.5 million in surplus funds and $144,800 in tuition. There is very little revenue from other sources. The 2017-18 budget includes $300,000 for a new transportation building for district school bus drivers and $400,000 for a new telephone system. The telephone system is being re-

Environmental program cites gubernatorial race Jersey Conservation Foundation. Both women said they were concerned about the impact of President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed 30-percent cut in funding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, and the potential fallout down the line in New Jersey. The proposed state budget assumes that New Jersey will receive $14 billion in federal aid, including money for the environment, but President Trump has already said there will be cuts in funding, Muoio said.

By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Given the lack of interest in environmental issues shown by President Donald Trump, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be crucial to have a friend in the New Jersey governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat next year. That was the message delivered to about a dozen attendees at the United State of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program on environmental issues, featuring state Assemblywoman Elizabeth Muoio (D-15th Legislative District) and Alison Mitchell of the New Obituaries

Mitchell said that any cuts in federal aid to the state government could have an impact on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She said she â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there had ever been a time that appears to be a bigger threat (than now).â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it is crucial for the next governor to be someone who is sympathetic to the environment, Mitchell and Muoio agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to have to lead the fight on the environment in New Jersey,

with President Trump in the White House,â&#x20AC;? Muoio said. Voters should look at the gubernatorial candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position on the environment, she said. Muoio noted that the number one cause of greenhouse gas emissions, which damages the environment, is vehicle emissions. Funding for mass transportation should not be cut, she said. Muoio reminded the attendees that she came out in opposition to the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline that cuts through New Jersey.

Obituaries

Julia H. Rhodes, 77 Julia H. Rhodes, 77, of Princeton Junction, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, April 18th, after an 18-month battle against cancer.

Obituaries

Catherine Emanuel Smith, 100

taxes. In Rocky Hill Borough, the owner of a house assessed at the borough average of $441,225 would pay $236 more in school district property taxes. Property taxes are the main source of revenue to support the $82.3 million budget. The 2017-18 budget calls for raising $73.3 million in property taxes, split between the two towns on

The Montgomery Township Public School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed $82.3 million budget for 2017-18 was approved by the school board Tuesday night, following a public hearing on the spending plan. Under the budget, the owner of a house assessed at the Montgomery Township average of $499,061 would pay $162 more in school district property

placed because it is difficult to get parts to repair it. School Business Administrator Annette Wells pointed out that the school district is saving $1.1 million in health insurance premiums by switching from the state health insurance benefits program to an insurer outside of the program. The school district has a good track record, which made it easier to find another insurer that would result in savings, Wells said.

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Friday, April 28, 2017

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WHAT’S UP

Narayan, Wildberg jump to success for PHS

RESULTS

By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Somerset golf The Montgomery High boys golf team finished third at the Somerset County Tournament, which was held at Neshanic Valley Golf Course in Neshanic Station. The Cougars shot 331 as a team, which was 10 shots behind Pingry and three shots behind Bridgewater-Raritan. Andrew Kotler shot a a 73 to finish second as an individual, one shot behind Jake Mayer of Pingry. Tim Walker shot an 81 to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Mercer Relays The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls track and field team finished first at the Mercer County Relays, which were held last Saturday ay Robbinsville High School. The Pirates finished with 73 points, which were 19 more than second place Robbinsville. Princeton finished sixth, WW-P North was 13th and Stuart Country Day finished 15th. South finished first in the 4x1600 relay, the sprint medley, the 4x800 relay, the shuttle hurdles relay, the 4x200 relay, and the 4x400 relay. In the boys meet, Hamilton West won the team title with 73.5 points. Princeton finished seventh, WW-P North was 10th, WW-P South was 12th and the Hun School finished 14th. WW-P North won the 4x1600 relay, while Princeton’s Paul Brennan was first in the shot put.

PU lacrosse The Princeton University men’s lacrosse team improved to 9-4 overall and 4-1 in the Ivy League with a 12-9 win over Harvard last Saturday. Gavin McBride scored seven goals to lead the offense for the Tigers. Princeton will conclude the regular season on Saturday at Cornell. The Ivy League tournament begins May 5 at Yale. The Princeton women improved to 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the Ivy League with a 12-11 overtime win over Cornell last Saturday. Olivia Hompe scored four goals to lead the offense for the Tigers. Princeton concludes the regular season on Saturday at home against Columbia. The Ivy League tournament begins May 5.

UPCOMING Prep lacrosse The Princeton Day School boys lacrosse team is the top seed for the state Prep B tournament. The Panthers will host Newark Academy in the semifinals on May 15, with the championship game slated for May 17. The Hun School boys are the No. 2 seed in the state Prep A tournament. The Raiders will host Peddie on Monday in the state semifinals. With a win they would face either Lawrenceville or Blair in the championship game on May 8. PDS in the No. 2 seed in the girls Prep B tournament. The Panthers will open play on Monday in the quarterfinals against seventh-seeded Rutgers Prep. Stuart Country Day was scheduled to face Trinity Hall in a play-in game on Thursday and would face top-seeded Newark Academy with a win. In the Prep A tournament, Hun is the third seed and will face sixthseeded Kent Place today in the quarterfinals.

Varun Narayan and Nils Wildberg are putting what they learned a year ago to good use this season for the Princeton High School track and field team. The Little Tiger athletes have come into their own as jumpers this season after spending last year learning from their older teammates. Now, with that added experience under their belts, the duo are leading the way in the long jump and triple jump for Princeton. “We both started our freshman years,” said Narayan, a junior with one year more experience than the sophomore, Wildberg. “That year I did just the long jump and started triple jump in the last meet of the year. When we were freshmen and sophomores we learned from the older kids. They were committed and took it very seriously. My sophomore year and now in my junior year I have seen a lot of improvement.” Both jumper recorded personal bests in the triple jump at last Saturday’s Mercer County Relays. Wildberg went 41-feet, 8-inches, while Narayan jumped 41-5.5 as they combined to win the relay event. “We did well,” Wildberg said. “Not so much in the long jump, but that is okay. We have some time before counties to improve in the long jump. We spent a lot of extra time practicing over spring break. I like to see improvement over a short period of time. Also, I just really love jumping.” Both jumper are willing to put in as much time as it takes to reach the highest level possible. “They are so into it that I sometimes need to dial them back,” Princeton associate head coach Ben Samara said. “They go a little over the top sometimes. As a coach that is a good problem to have because you a trying to dial them back. But they want to do the work. The next piece for us is keeping them healthy. If they can stay healthy they can do some good things. “They both had personal bests in the triple jump at the county relays. In the long jump they didn’t do as well. But that came after the triple jump so I am not surprised by that. We’re hoping they do well in the county meet and at sectionals. We’re in a super tough section in Central Jersey Group 4. The goal is

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Princeton High junior Varun Narayan (left) and sophomore Nils Wildberg have made great strides in both the long jump and triple jump this season. to get out in the long jump and they have a chance if they can get over 21-feet. That would be a fantastic accomplishment.“ Narayan has steadily progressed since he was a freshman and this year is no different. He’s been getting better and better with each meet. “Each year we see improvement as we watched and learned from the older juniors and seniors,” Narayan said. “My sophomore year I picked up a lot from them. This year we have some freshmen and we have tried to help them. They watch our jumps and what we do and how we train and I have seen that reflected in their jumps.” In addition to their jumps, both Narayan and Wildberg also participate in the sprints. It’s something they see coming with the territory of being a veteran on the team. “You have to take on more responsibility,” Narayan said. “If you are going to one of the leaders of the team you need to do that. I am doing pretty well (with the sprints). I have seen a lot of improvement there. I ran each one once last year but I am doing it

more this year. A lot of the training we do with sprints and jumps is very similar. This year my times have been significantly better.” Wildberg came to the team originally as a sprinter. But has now developed into more of a jumper for the Little Tigers. “Originally I was only going to sprint,” Wildberg said. “But Coach Samara had me try jumps and I felt pretty good about it. We all try to help each other out. Varun is better than me so I look to him and imitate the positive things he does. It was the same with some with some the seniors last year. Also, the coaches we have helped me a lot. “I generally just want to improve overall. I would like to break 21-feet for long jump and 42-feet for triple jump. I think that is possible this year.” Samara has little doubt the two jumpers will do whatever they need to do in order to improve. “They are a microcosm of the larger picture for our program,” Samara said. “We feel success breeds success. We have had a lot of successful jumpers over the years. We’ve had a couple county

champs and people who have come in and risen the bar. And then guys like Varun and Nils come in and raise the level as well. Each year we raise the bar. That has always been the ultimate goal and we have tried to spread that attitude. You see that in the distance program and it filters down to the rest of the team.” The Princeton boys finished seventh at the Mercer Relays, while the girls finished sixth. As the season goes on both teams will look to improve and do even bigger things at the championship meets. “Our team has been doing fairly well,” Narayan said. “We lost a couple key returning runners, but a lot of kids have stepped up and are taking it seriously. They see improvement in their times. A lot of the younger kids have improved and we have improved as a team. “I was happy with how we did at the county relays. We had worked hard over spring break. Nils and I came to the high school together and did some drills on our own. So we have seem some improvement.”

Pirates, Sarita roll at MCT singles tennis By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

succThe West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys tennis team has some lofty goals for later this season. But they managed to check off one of their first and most important goals on Wednesday when they wrapped up the Mercer County Tournament title in convincing fashion. The Pirates swept the singles flight and also picked up a win at first doubles. Sarirta won the first singles flight with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Nolan Shah of WW-P North. Robert Siniakowicz won at No.2 singles and Alex Yang won at third singles. Akul Telluri and Andre Hsueh picked up a win at first doubles and Chiru Koiloth and Aditya Ravi were second at second doubles. “It is great to succeed with the team because everyone is supporting you and you are doing it for more than just yourself,” said Sarita, who won his second straight title at first singles. “Our depth helps us get better every day and if one of has a bad day there is always someone to pick us up. “This tournament is always a great experience. They run it well and we have had a good run here at the tournament. It’s always fun to come out here and play this

tournament.” Sarira won the third singles title as freshman and then lost in the first singles finals as sophomore. “It is all about improving,” Sarita said. “Every year you come you want to do better than the last year. I feel like I have been doing a good job of getting better every year. “It feels great. There are always a lot of good teams in the draw so to come out here and defend it is a good feeling. I just had to strong strong and execute my game plan. I used my momentum to play better and get the bigger lead.” The Pirates are 10-1, with only a 3-2 loss to Montgomery blemishing their record. The county title is the first step in what they hope will be more titles down the road. “The icing on the cake would be if (Sarita) can win the whole thing and our team could win the whole thing,” South coach Richard Arnold said. “If we get everybody playing this could be our best team at South.” WW-P North finished second and came into the final day with a chance to overtake the Pirates. The Knights won the second doubles flight with Aditya Bemby and Siva Kuppa, while taking second place

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West Windsor-Plainsboro High South's Kabir Sarita captured the first singles flight championship at the Mercer County Tournament with a win over WW-P North's Nolan Shah in the final. finishes at first singles (Nolan Shah), third singles (Nihal Sidhu) and first doubles (Sai Koritela and Martin Long). Arjun Krishnan was third at second singles. “We’re very satisfied,” WW-P North coach Albert Paulsson. “South is obviously a powerhouse but we played very good tennis and we were very competitive. To finish second, we feel good about that. We’re a young team with people in nee positions and they

are gaining experience and confidence. “This was a tremendous experience for them and hopefully these experiences will help them realize how far they have come this season. There is still a lot of tennis left to be played.” Princeton Day School finished fourth Lex Decker at first singles, Liao and Nye finished third at second doubles. See TENNIS, Page 15

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Newcomer Singh fitting in with South golf team By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

It didn’t take long for Armaan Singh to adjust to his new surroundings when he arrived at West WindsorPlainsboro High South. A transfer from India, Singh arrived at WW-P South in January and three months later he is making an impact on the golf course the Pirates. “One of the gym teachers came up to me one day and and said one of my kids is a golfer,“ South coach Bob Schurtz said. “I didn’t think much of it and then one day (Singh) ran into me at lunch and introduced himself. In our conversation he said that he handed in all his tournament information to his guidance counselor. He told me how he had played tournament in India

and I thought I had a guy. Very few times does it work out. In this case this one has really worked out. “He is such a good kid. He has such a positive impact on his peers. He has a strong golf game and mental approach. He’s one of those special players.” Singh shot a 73 and tied for fourth on Monday as the Pirates finished fourth in the North Division at the High Bridge Hills Tournament. South’s Byron Chin shot a 72 to finish tied for second. Montgomery finished third, led by a Jake McCarthy who shot a 73. “I transferred from India, where I used to play national tournament,” Singh said. “My sister moved here and I moved here with her and my mom. It was a good opportunity coming here

Tennis Continued from Page 14

“Our No. 1 had a tough day,” PDS coach Will Asch said. “He didn’t have his best stuff, but I was happy he came back and competed well in the match for third place. He gave it everything he could. Second doubles was down 3-4, love-40 and they came back and broke and closed out the match, 64, so that was a good win for us at second doubles. “South is so deep. I think our kids learned a lot and they know they have to improve to compete with the top teams. We have Prep B in May and that is always our top tournament every year.” Princeton finished sixth, earning a third place from Simon Huang at second singles and a fourth at second doubles.

and playing high school golf. We didn’t have team tournaments in India, so that is all new; playing on a team in an individual sport. It builds a sense of unity and that has helped me a lot. Working with my teammates has also helped me.” Singh played tournaments in India and had a national ranking in golf. “I have played a lot of golf,” he said. “I started in 2013. I came here in January. I just hit a few balls. I got my bag and clubs and practiced a few times before tying out for the team. I went out to Princeton Country Club a couple of time. I don’t know if the other players knew about me before I tried out for the team. I am not the kind of guy that boasts about my game. I was quiet just wanted to see what happens. From No-

vember to January I didn’t touch a club because of exams in India.” It didn’t take long for Singh to get into regular season form. He’s been one of the Pirates’ top players along with Chin, giving them a solid pairing at the top of the lineup. He has averaged 37.5 for the regular season and has been under 40 in nine of the 10 matches he has played this season. “Some courses here, like Galloway, are really good layouts and different than India,” Singh said. “We have 8,000 yards in India and these are more like 6,000 yards. So it is different. The conditions are so much better. I am looking forward to the summer tournaments and trying my luck there.” Schurtz has been impressed with what he has

seem from Singh, who has helped the Pirates to a 10-1 start this season. “He is very dedicated,” Schurtz said. “He has only been here a couple of months but he has assumed a leadership role already. He works and trains some of the guys. He has taken some of the younger players under his wing as a junior and they respect him and his knowledge. He has charisma and a likability factor that come across when you meet him.” Singh and the Pirates will join the rest of the teams from Mercer County on Tuesday for the Mercer County Tournament, which will be played at Mercer Oaks East. They are hoping the tournament goes as well as the regular season has gone so far this year. “We had a hiccup

against Haddonfield, which is a very good team,” Schurtz said. “We were missing Byron and we lost a close one. The guys were upset because a couple didn’t score as well as they felt they could have. But we had an opportunity to win. We came back against Hopewell Valley and beat them without Byron. Isshan (Attri) shot a 40, which was his low He has shown the ability to go that low and it is good to see him hit his stride. “And we have a freshman, Aaron Yagnik, who has been a solid No. 4 for us. I knew I had a good nucleus this year. The kids put a lot of time in and then the preseason was rough with the weather and kids on school trips. But they have come together and played well.”

Ferraillo part of Cougars’ softball success “Everyone is working hard,” Princeton coach Sarah Hibbert said. “We have lost our two big guns this year at the top of the lineup so everyone else has had to step up and work hard as a team and they have done so. We pulled out a great win over Hightstown last Friday, even missing Simon. Everyone else pulled together and we won three third sets and pulled out the win. Everyone is trying their best. We’ve lost more than we have in the past but everyone is giving their best and that is all you can ask. “You always get better experience facing strong players.”Hun finished in 13th place and did not have a flight reach the semifinals.

By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

As the Montgomery High softball team prepared for the season, there was a sense this could be a special year for the Cougars. “Coming into the season we knew we had a good group of girls,” senior shortstop Kira Ferraillo said. “We did not know we were capable of doing this. We’re just taking it one game at a time. But each game we come in with a mentality that we’re a team and we’ll do it all as team.” The Cougars start to the season has been as impressive as any team in the state. They improved to 10-0 on Monday with a 13-0 win over Warren Hills. Among the teams that Montgomery has beaten already this sea-

son are state powers Immaculate Heart and Watchung Hills. “This is our first year since I have been here of us playing a really tough schedule with lot of tough teams from around the state,” Ferraiolo said. “We’ve had to step up each game to show we could stay with them. We hang out as a team together and we’re always talking. We said Montgomery is not a team a lot of people talk about. We’re usually the underdogs. But now people are noticing us.” It is hard not to notice a 10-0 team that has outscored the opposition, 64-11, and already has six shutouts to its credit. Junior pitcher Peyton Schnackenberg has been on top of her game all season, while Abi-

gail O’Connor and Tori Ferraiolo have also been contributing on the mound. “Our ace is Peyton,” Montgomery coach Brian Upshaw said. “She pitches neatly every game. Tori close out the Hillsborough game. Peyton has been pitching very well for us.” The Cougars have been winning by putting all of the pieces together that bring team success. They have pitched well, play very good defense and are hitting the ball enough to score plenty of runs. “We are returning eight starters,” Ferraiolo said. “We had a pretty good season last year and that was where we found ourselves and came together. This year we really have improved on what we did last year. “We have higher expec-

tations because we know whet we are capable of now. Before we had nothing to lose and would always give it our all. Now we have target on back. We’ll keep fighting every single game. Everyone is always pumping each other up. We have high energy on our team and we’re always getting each other up after nice plays. Everyone is so supportive of each other.” Upshaw is in his first season as the Cougars’ head coach after moving up from being an assistant. He knew what kind of talent the team had coming into the season and thought it could be a solid year. “Our team is gelling right now,” said Upshaw, whose team has another big challenge on Saturday against Notre Dame.

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Phil McAuliffe will celebrate the release of his first album at The Record Collector By Mike Morsch

Phil McAuliffe and the Trenton Makes band will play songs from McAuliffe’s debut album during a concert at The Record Collector, May 6.

hil McAuliffe isn’t an award-winning photographer who does a little music on the side. He’s a musician who does a little award-winning photography on the side. But when his two worlds do cross paths, that combined creativity can spark inspiration. And the result of that is McAuliffe’s debut album, “The Great Road.” A CD launch party for the record will be held May 6 at the Record Collector in Bordentown. Hired in 1996 as a staff photographer for the Princeton Packet, McAuliffe also picked up some freelance work that had him photographing national and international news, like the space shuttle launches in Cape Canaveral, Florida, until they ended in 2011; the war in Kosovo in 1999; and the aftermath of 9/11. “It felt like there was a war zone at home after 9/11 and music kind of fell off the map for me,” McAuliffe says. “It didn’t seem important to me at the time. It seemed like it was more important for me to cover the stuff I was covering. So I ended up putting the music down.” The match that eventually re-lit the creative writing fuse, though, happened closer to home. In 2005, McAuliffe was photographing the Roosevelt String Band for the Packet and met David Brahinsky, who had a folk band. Brahinsky told McAuliffe he had a couple of upcoming gigs and he needed a bass player. Earlier in life, from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s when photography was still just a hobby, McAuliffe had been a bass player for bands in New Jersey and Florida. But he hadn’t picked up the bass in about six years at that point. No worries, though. McAuliffe got the gig and about six months later, started learning to play bass for folk songs. “I was listening to the lyrics of some of these folk songs I was being turned on to and it gave me ideas for song lyrics,” says McAuliffe, who is from Hamilton. “It seemed like the drought that I was in for songwriting ended. I was inspired to start writing, and a lot of the writing I was doing was about things I had photographed. I had actually seen the stuff that everyone else saw in the newspapers and on TV.” Over the next several years, McAuliffe continued writing songs, eventually compiling between 40 and 50 new tunes. It had always been a bucket list item for him to make an album, and now he had the original material he needed to get it done.

His earlier life as a musician had also introduced McAuliffe to other great musicians, many of whom he still knew. While maintaining his media and freelance photography jobs, McAuliffe started to relearn the guitar, taking lessons from Trenton guitarist Ernie White, who produced “The Great Road.” The two had known each other and written songs together in the 1970s, which White’s band, called Wind, would occasionally perform. “I thought, Well, I have these great resources, I know all these great musicians. And everybody loved the material. Ernie had a recording studio, so I recorded there,” McAuliffe says. Along with making a record, McAuliffe also put together a band, Phil McAuliffe and the Trenton Makes Band, and booked gigs at the Cedar Gardens Restaurant on Route 33 in Hamilton. “The Great Road,” recorded at LeBlanc Studio in Hamilton, features all of McAuliffe’s bandmates and friends: Ernie White on lead guitar; Tom Reock on keyboards; Charles Laurita on bass; Guy DeRosa on blues harp and harmonica; Steve Mosley on drums and percussion; Joe Grillo on saxophone; Bronwyn Bird on Nyckelharpa; Lisa Bouchelle on backing vocals; and Paul Prestopino — a member of the Chad Mitchell Trio in the 1960s who played on some of John Denver’s albums in the 1970s and still performs today with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary — on banjo, mandolin, dobro and acoustic guitar. When it came time to package the CD, McAuliffe drew on his expertise as a photographer. And why not? Photography has been a big part of his life. The

front cover features a night shot from atop one of the skyscrapers in Chicago looking west. “I was trying to find something that wasn’t a cliche, but that would work with the title ‘The Great Road,’” McAuliffe says. “I had originally planned to fly out west to shoot something in the desert, but what I ended up doing was choosing a shot I had of all the roads coming together on the horizon in Chicago. It sort of said something about life itself, the journey of life. That photo summed it up.” For the back cover, McAuliffe drove to Pennsylvania Dutch country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, looking for a winding road to use as a juxtaposition for the front cover. In side cover formal portrait of McAuliffe was taken by Barbara Weaber. As for the 16 tracks on the album, McAuliffe says he’s pretty happy with the end result. Sort of. Like a lot of artists, he wishes there were a few things he could go back and improve on. “My lead vocals have gotten better with experience,” he says. “I always used to just do harmonies. But with the coaching of these guys who have been doing this for decades, I’m getting better at it. I almost wish I could go back in and re-cut the lead vocals because I think I’m better now than when I was first in the studio. But overall, I’m happy with it.”

Phil McAuliife and the Trenton Makes Band will perform at The Record Collector, 358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $12 advance; www.the-record-collector.com; 609324-0880.

Also Inside: Previewing ‘Intimate Apparel’ at McCarter Theatre • ‘Rent’ is due at the State Theatre

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April 28, 2017

ON STAGE By Keith Loria

A ‘Rent’ Party at the State Theatre The groundbreaking musical is coming to New Brunswick for three performances

hen he was in middle school, Aaron Harrington remembers seeing a video for “Seasons of Love” on MTV, but aside from that, he knew very little about Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, “Rent.” Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, Harrington didn’t have much interest in musical theater or acting until college. During his senior year, he found he had a light schedule, so he was looking for something extracurricular to do, and discovered a small theater nearby. “I did it originally because I was bored and I wanted some excitement,” he says. “I didn’t think I was good enough for the big time, but thought I was good enough to do a small role. It’s always been a small dream to act, but never big enough to make that big a commitment to.”

After it was over, he graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh and started pursuing his career. “I went to school for marketing and moved to New Jersey to stay with my family and relocate for a PR/marketing job in New York,” he says. “It turned out, they gave away the position and I didn’t have a job. Many months later, a friend sent me audition information for ‘Rent’ at a community theater and thought I would be good for the role, so I went and did it.” He landed the part of Tom Collins and started researching show, eventually finding the Broadway show on YouTube. “I loved the music. I think it’s something that grabs everyone’s attention — just how The cast of “Rent” will be on stage at the State Theatre, May 5-6. different it is,” he says. “Plus, how human different personalities of people I know.” “It just seemed like such a cool thing bethe experience is in this show. It truly can More specifically, Harrington says he cause I could see myself through the actions represent anyone you know, and there are was drawn to the character of Tom Collins. of Tom, I recognized his spirit,” he says. different aspects of the show that pull out “That’s what first drew me to the part and Harrington is one of nine children in his the show.” family and says he’s used to being in the A year later, he auditioned for the 20th same type of space with the same group of anniversary national touring version of people, and he compares touring to his up“Rent” and booked Tom Collins again. The bringing. landmark musical will be coming to the “It’s really cool being with a group of State Theatre in New Brunswick for three likeminded people and who love the show shows, May 5 and 6. as much as you do. They are all very sweet “Rent” received its world premiere off- and caring people,” he says. “I’ve always Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, been a people watcher and I really enjoy Feb. 13, 1996, and transferred to Broadway being with these people and going to differon April 29, 1996, and ran for 12 years. Di- ent cities. I hadn’t traveled off the East rector Evan Ensign has restaged Tony-nom- Coast before this, and now I’ve been to inated director Michael Greif’s show for Japan, California and all these other great this anniversary tour of the musical based places.” on Puccini’s “La Bohème,” about struggling He’s committed to the tour until June artists. and then Harrington says he plans on purSince starting the tour, Harrington has suing his acting career. And he says he’d be heard many tales from the original “Rent willing to stick with “Rent” even longer. Heads” who slept on the sidewalk to get “This show means so much to me and I tickets and entered the lottery almost daily. would go with it for as long as I could,” he He says he loves meeting them and hearing says. “I don’t know what my future holds about their stories from back in the day. yet, but I’m so grateful that I have had this “We get a large group of people who opportunity.” have seen the show before and talk about the feeling that they had when they first saw “Rent” will be performed at the State Theit with the original cast,” Harrington says. atre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, “They still get the same feelings. But my fa- May 5, 8 p.m., May 6, 2 p.m., 8 p.m. For vorite are the people who never saw the tickets and information, go to www.statethshow and I like seeing what draws them to eatrenj.org or call 732-246-7469. it.”

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ON STAGE

By Anthony Stoeckert

The Fabric of Life Quincy Tyler Bernstine stars in ‘Intimte Apparel’ at McCarter Theatre ynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” is about Esther, an African American woman who works as a seamstress in Manhattan in the early part of the 20th century. Esther creates beautiful lingerie for prostitutes and for wealthy, married women. There is an irony to Esther making these garments for her customers while she does not have love, or intimacy, in her life. Esther is a strong, intelligent (if illiterate), independent, and witty woman, but as can happen so often in life, she lets her guard down for the prospect of love. She receives a letter from George Armstrong (played by Galen Kane), who is working on the digging for the Panama Canal. George is working with the son of Esther’s Deacon, who talks to George about his church and life in New York. “…I find comfort in his recollections,” George writes. “I ask if I may write you? And if you so please, I’d welcome your words.” Esther also has a flirty relationship with Mr. Marks (played by Tasso Feldman), who is Jewish, and sells her fabric. Actually, the relationship is as flirty as it can be, since Marks’ religion doesn’t allow him to be even touched by a woman who isn’t his wife, but the attraction between the two is clear. George, being the more realistic option, is who Esther ends up with. Esther is saving her money with the dream of opening a beauty parlor where black women will be treated as well as white women. But George is not the man she hoped for, and her dream is dashed, but she remains determined to see it come to life. Quincy Tyler Bernstine, who is playing Esther in McCarter Theatre’s production of “Intimate Apparel,” May 5 through June 4, says that most of us, even the strongest of us, can get vulnerable at the prospect of love. “We do, every time,” she says. “You think you’ve learned, and then it hits you. Her standards are so high, she’s so strongwilled, and then all of a sudden, she’s not. Love will make you do funny things, sometimes.”

Bernstine has a long history with this play, as she was a reader during auditions for its earliest productions in 2003. “I was the reader and just foaming at the mouth to play her,” she says of Esther. Bernstine also played a different character in a previous production and a few years ago, she played Esther during a benefit reading of the play. That reading was directed by Jade King Carroll, who is helming the McCarter production. “Now I feel like I wake up every morning, grateful and it really is like an actor’s dream, even though I’m so tired,” Bernstine says of playing Esther in a fully staged production. “Every day is a gift because Lynn’s Photo by Matt Pilsner writing and what we’re doing with the production, Jade and everybody attached, it’s a Tasso Feldman and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in rehearsals for McCarter Thegreat space to be in and a wonderful char- atre’s production of “Intimate Apparel.” acter to sink my teeth into.” She says she has long wanted to play Esther because “she’s just a remarkable lady. She is so strong, and she is so strong-willed, and so gifted. She just inspires me.” She adds that she knows women who are similar to Esther. “I certainly know a lot of strong women, and I know a lot of gifted women,” she says. “I think I’m surrounded by women like that in their life, women who have gone through adversity and who are able to pick themselves up and keep going. I have family members like that, I have friends and colleagues like that.” Another aspect of the play she admires is its language. “Lynne’s writing, she just has a gift, there’s not an extra word,” Bernstine says. “She‘s able to sculpt her plays, the language she uses is just so perfect. She has an amazing ear for these characters.” “Intimate Apparel” will be performed at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, May 5 through June 4. For tickets and information, go to www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.

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April 28, 2017

ARTS NEWS By Anthony Stoeckert

McCarter Announces Theater and Events Season

cCarter Theatre Center has announced its 201718 season, which will include a rarely produced Sam Shepard play, the story of a rock icon, an Irish comedy, a gospel musical, and the world premiere of Christopher Durang’s newest play. The season will kick off with Shepard’s “Simpatico,” featuring Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre. The play, set in the world of thoroughbred racing, is about secrets, blackmail and false identities. It will star two-time Oscar nominated actor Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road,” “Nocturnal Animals”) and the Red Orchid ensemble. The play will run Sept. 8 through Oct. 8. Next up will be “A Night with Janis Joplin,” written and directed by Randy Johnson. The show will be fueled by a live band and psychedelic performances of classic Jopln songs. The show will be on McCarter’s stage Oct. 10-29. The holiday season means the return of McCarter’s annual staging of “A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 5-31. The new year will bring in a contemporary revival of Marie Jones’ Irish comedy “Stones in His Pockets.” In the play, two Irishmen hope to hit it big when they are hired as extras for an epic American movie filming in their scenic County Kerry village. It will run Jan. 12 through Feb. 11. The season will continue with “Crowns,” written and directed by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by

Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. The musical weaves together faith, fashion and fortitude into an inspirational musical celebration of African American women and their church hats. It will run March 13-April 1. McCarter’s season will wrap up with Durang’s “Turning Off the Morning News,” a world premiere of a McCarter commission. Directed by McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann, the play features eccentric characters and is described as a timely, outrageous black comedy that exposes the mayhem of contemporary family life in a time of alternative facts, non-stop streaming news, and social media saturation. It will run May 4 through June 3. Subscription packages are on sale now and are available at www.mccarter.org, at the McCarter box office, located at 91 University Place, Princeton, or by calling 609-2585050. Individual tickets will go on sale July 31. McCarter also has announced its “Presented Events” season, which consists of music, dance and signature events. The music series will begin with the holiday tradition of Brach’s Brandenbergs, performed by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Dec. 18. Next up will be violinist Nikolaj Znaider with Robert Kulik on piano, performing works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Brahms and Shostakovich, Jan 29, 2018. On Feb. 4, pianist Daniil Trifonov and baritone Matthias

Goerne will perform. Jeremy Denk will play music by Beethoven, Schumann and Prokofiev on March 20. On March 25, the National Symphony of Cuba will perform at McCarter. Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway will perform a flute recital with Phillip Moll on piano, March 26. The Silk Road Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma, artistic director, whose members hail from 20 countries along the routes of the ancient Silk Road, will perform April 9, 2018. McCarter’s music series will wrap up April 25 with a piano recital by Yundi, featuring music by Chopin. Malpaso Dance Company will open McCarter’s dance season, Oct. 18-19 with works by Artistic Director Osnel Delgado, Ron K. Brown, and Azure Barton. Tap star Savion Glover will return to McCarter on Nov. 17 with “PLaYz’ Trane,” which combines Glover’s mastery of the complexities of jazz phrasing with wild improvisations, structures, and deconstruction. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is making its 40th anniversary tour, and will make a stop at McCarter, Jan. 16, 2018. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male comic dance group, who perform parodies of classical works in drag. It will perform at McCarter, April 22, 2018. McCarter’s Signature Series will open with The JCT Trio, Oct. 20. Featuring Conrad Tao, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jay Campbell, cello, the evening will include music by Mozart, the Charles Ives Trio, and Dvorak. The Signature Series also will include the McCarter debut of pianist Alfredo Rodriguez (Oct. 21); Songs of Freedom featuring the songs of Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone (Oct. 22); violinist Joshua Bell (Nov. 1); pianist Ludovico Einaudi (Nov. 2); the flamenco guitar of Paco de Lucía (Nov. 14); a holiday program from the Hot Sardines (Dec. 14); Handel’s “Messiah” at Richardson Auditorium (Dec. 15); “Broadway’s Golden Couple” Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley (Dec. 16); the Yamato Drummers of Japan (Jan. 27, 2018); Garrison Keillor (Feb. 9); the Accordion Virtuosi of Russia (Feb. 10); “Sleeping Beauty” by the State Ballet Theatre of Russia (Feb. 11); the Maria Schneider Orchestra (Feb. 23); Erth’s Dinosau Zoo Live (Feb. 24); alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and his Indo-Pak Coalition (March 16); folk singer Anais Mitchell (March 17); the John Pizzarelli Quartet paying tribute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra (March 18); the Tony-winning “Million Dollar Quartet” (April 3); David Sedaris (April 7); Grammy-winning Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes with Edmar Castaneda on jazz harp and Gregoire Maret on chromatic harmonica (April 13); juggling champion Greg Kennedy (April 15); the Roberto Fonseca Quintet (April 24); India percussionists Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland with guest artists (May 2); the dance troupe Cirque Eloize (May 11); saxophonist Joshua Redman and string quartet Brookln Rider (May 18); and Arlo Guthrie (May 19). For information on packages, go to www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-5050. Individual tickets will go on sale July 31.

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“Blood Wedding,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Presented by The Academic Theatre and Dance program at Mercer County Community College, through April 30; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Bubbly girlabout-town Holly Golightly couples with an up-and-coming writer to take a whirlwind tour through the exotic enchantments of urban life, April 28 through May 14. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “The Explorers Club,” Performed by ActorsNET of Bucks County at The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Nell Benjamin’s comedy in which a female explorer attempts to join an all-male bastion for explorers, and brings in tow a primitive blue-painted man from a previously lost tribe, April 28 through May 14. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “Clue,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical based on the movie (based on the classic board game) in which six unique guests, plus a butler and a maid, assemble for a dinner party at the home of Mr. Boddy, who turns up dead, May 2-20; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “Curvy Widow,” George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Musical comedy that follows the daily exploits of a feisty 50-something widow. Her adventures inspire laughter and reveal unexpected truths about life, love, survival and sex, May 2-21; www.georgestreetplayhouse.org; 732-246-7717. “Intimate Apparel,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Historical romance by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage about woman’s discovery of her own empowerment and the true meaning of intimacy, May 5 through June 4; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Annie,” State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Musical favorite about Annie, an orphan, Daddy Warbucks, and dog Sandy in depression-era New York City, May 7, 2 p.m., 8 p.m. www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. BALLET Soledad Barrio, 91 University Place, Princeton. Madrid-based flamenco company will perform its adaptation of “Antigone,” April 28, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$55; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Within the Quota,” Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus, Princeton. Reimagined version of 1923 pantomime-ballet with a score by Cole Porter, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25, $5 students; tickets.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. “Cinderella,” The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Main Stage Theater, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. Classical, family-friendly production that is accessible to all audiences. Enjoy the story of the stepsisters’ comic antics, some fairy dust, a handsome prince, and an ill-treated servant girl who, against all odds, finds true love, May 6, 4 p.m., May 7, 2 p.m. There will be a special relaxed performances for families with ASD and special needs, sensitivity issues, or young children, May 6, 1 p.m. www.roxeyballet.org/cinderella.

MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC The Princeton Singers, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton. Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil. Also known as the “Vespers,” the piece consists of settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox All-night vigil ceremony. It has been praised as Rachmaninoff ’s finest achievement and “the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church”. It was one of Rachmaninoff’s two favorite compositions, and the composer requested that its fifth movement be sung at his funeral, April 29, 7 p.m. Pre-concert

JLCO-commissioned works, to arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many more, May 6, 8 p.m. Performance-only tickets cost $75-$100. Gala tickets (including preferred performance seating and access to the after-party) cost $250. For more information, go to www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

MUSEUMS

Music of the World Princeton Symphony Orchestra will perform the U.S. premiere of composer Zhou Tian’s “Broken Ink,” during its “Metamorphosis” concert at Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, on the Princeton University Campus, May 7 at 4 p.m. The concert also will feature works by Claude Debussy, Paul Hindemith, and Carl Maria von Weber. Tickets cost $33-$82, $25 students; princetonsymphony.org; 609 497-0020. lecture by Dr. Natalka Pavlovsky, professor of music at Rowan College at Gloucester County, 6 p.m. Tickets cost $25, $10 students; www.princetonsingers.org; 1-800-8383006. Pekka Kuusisto and Nico Muhly, Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto with the youngest composer to ever be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Nico Muhly, at the piano. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, contemporary works by Philip Glass and Arvo Part, recent compositions by Nico Muhly, and Finnish folk songs, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25; princetonuniversityconcerts. org; 609-258-9220. JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Spring Sixties Spectacular, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Featuring Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Dennis Tufano (lead singer for the Buckinghams), and BJ Thomas, April 29, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35-$85; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. Laurie Berkner Band, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Berkner will perform two concerts, April 29. A relaxed performance that will provide a relaxed and safe environment for individuals with autism, learning differences, or other sensory and communication needs will begin at 11 a.m. She also will perform a concert at 3 p.m. www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Dante Fiore, Bordentown Regional Middle School, 50 Dunn’s Mill Road, Bordentown. Tenor Dante Fiore will perform a spring concert featuring fun and romantic songs, April 30, 3 p.m. $20, $5 students; 609-298-5465. Jazz at Lincoln Center, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Fifteen-member group of jazz soloists and ensemble players, which has been Jazz at Lincoln Center’s resident orchestra since 1988. Under the leadership of music director Wynton Marsalis, the JLCO performs a vast repertoire: from rare historic compositions and original

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interviews with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stage vulnerability, and documenting a great American musical legend, through May 21, 2017. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.,” The exhibition will present 84 vessels and statuettes from the period, including 54 of the finest vases attributed to the Berlin Painter, providing a window into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years ago, through June 11. “Revealing Pictures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leading international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum, through July 2; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788.

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“The Black South in the Sixties,” Bernstein Gallery at the Woordrow Wilson School in front of Robertson Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Exhibit of photography by Julius Lester, who photographed major portions of the black South and the civil rights movement from 1964 to 1968, when he was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, through May 18. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Eternal Beauty, Perpetual Green: Perpetual Green: Preserves through the Seasons,” Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Works by seven artists celebrating preservation, through June 16. Reception, April 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777. Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. Taiko Lyding exhibits her latest collection of traditional Japanese paintings, April 29 through May 24. Reception, May 7, 2- 4 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897. “Mercer Family and Friends 2017,” Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrenceville. Art exhibit featuring the work of lara Sue Beym, John A. Brecko, Jr., Giancarla Macaluso, Bill Plank, Helene Plank, Margaret Simpson and Margaret Woo, May 2-31. Reception, May 6, 2-4 p.m. www.mcl.org; 609-989-6920. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. Exhibit of the New York City United Federation of Teachers Painting Class from the New Jersey outreach chapter, May 7-24. Reception, May 7, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 23, 1-3 p.m. Admission is www.cranburyartscouncil.org.

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April 28 Author reading at Lewis Center Author Kevin Barry will read from his novel “Beatlebone ,” beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ James M. Stewart ‘32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street. The book follows a fictional John Lennon as he travels in 1978 to Dorninish, his small private island located off the west coast of Ireland. Legendary Beatles musician John Lennon actually purchased this uninhabited property, known as “Beatle Island” or “Hippie Island,” and owned it until his death in 1980. The reading, which is free and open to the public, concludes the 2016-2017 Fund for Irish Studies series at Princeton University. For more information, go to arts.princeton.edu.

April 29 Princeton Singers’ Rachmaninoff concert The Princeton Singers will perform Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton., beginning at 7 p.m. Also known as the “Vespers,” the piece consists of settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox Allnight vigil ceremony. A pre-concert lecture by Dr. Natalka Pavlovsky, professor of music at Rowan College at Gloucester County, will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $25, $10 students; www.princetonsingers.org; 1800-838-3006.

May 2 Film screening and talk at library The Princeton Public Library will host a screening of the documentary “Incarcerating US,” beginning at 7 p.m. The movie examines America’s prison problem and explores criminal justice reforms is followed by a discussion with author (“From the Block to the Boardroom”) and advocate Tracey D. Syphax. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

May 3 PSO Soundtracks at Princeton Library The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present a discussion of the compositional influences on “Broken Ink,” an orchestral work inspired by Song dynasty poetry, at the Princeton Public Library, beginning at 7 p.m. The talk will feature with PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian. “Broken Ink” will receive its U.S. premiere at the Princeton Symphony’s Orchestra concert, “Metamorphosis,” May 7 at Richardson Auditorium. The talk, presented by the orchestra in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, is part of PSO’s “Soundtracks” series. Admission to the talk is free. For tickets to the concert, go to princetonsymphony.org. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Wynton Marsalis’ connection to Princeton includes performing, recording, and being a keynote speaker in the town. Next, he will perform during McCarter’s annual gala with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orhcestra (pictured below).

Jazzed up for McCarter’s gala A concert by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will highlight the theater’s key fundraising night Here’s a trivia question for Princeton history buffs: What started in Princeton with a princess in 1977 and is celebrating its 40th birthday in 2017 with a prince? It’s the McCarter Gala Benefit, not a ball for royalty, but rather a real ball for everyone who wants to support McCarter’s many ongoing artistic and educational initiatives throughout the region. The tradition of holding a fundraising gala began in 1977 with the main attraction being Princess Grace of Monaco, who mesmerized audience members with her poetry reading. For this year’s 40th McCarter Benefit on May 6, the often-dubbed “Prince of Jazz” Wynton Marsalis will mesmerize with his music. McCarter’s Special Programming Director Bill Lockwood who has been reaching for the stars — and snagging them — for McCarter’s special programs (including the gala) over the course of a half a century, said the term “prince” or even “king” of jazz fails to describe Marsalis’ influence on the world of arts and culture. He is an “incredible talent” as a musician (trumpet player), composer, bandleader, educator, and leading advocate of American culture. He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. Wynton Marsalis, said Bill Lockwood, is the “heart and soul of American jazz. . . . He is at the center of American jazz; the international spokesman, the ambassador, the professor, and preeminent advocate for jazz.” And furthermore, said Lockwood, “Wynton is an exceptionally nice guy with a real connection to Princeton.” Lockwood began bringing the first of thousands of internationally renowned and emerging artists in every genre to the McCarter stage around the time 6year-old Wynton Marsalis got his first trumpet from famed Dixieland jazz trumpeter Al Hirt. Nearly two decades later in 1984, Marsalis accepted Lockwood’s invitation to perform at McCarter. Since then Marsalis has been a regular visitor to both Princeton University and

McCarter Theatre. In addition to the several times he has performed on the McCarter stage, Wynton Marsalis has come to Princeton to: record a classical music album, “On the 20th Century” (1992); be the keynote speaker and performer at Princeton University’s Martin Luther King Day ceremony (1996); and receive an honorary doctorate degree (1995). “Bill Lockwood is the greatest, one of the greats of all times,” Marsalis said in a recent interview. He and Lockwood offered their words of praise for one another without any knowledge of what the other had said. Marsalis also asked about “his friend,” former Princeton Township Mayor Jim Floyd, now 95 years old, whose granddaughter Isabella worked for Mr. Marsalis. But as the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Mr. Marsalis was most intent upon talking about education — a passion he shares with Princeton University, Lockwood, and McCarter’s Artistic Director Emily Mann. The Marsalis vision has transformed Jazz at Lincoln Center into an international university of jazz. “We don’t just play jazz — we teach it,” he said. “We write it, we dance it, we sing it, we present it, we photograph it, we film it, we produce it, we archive it, we record it, we broadcast it, we commission it, we celebrate it, we live it, share it.” This sentiment has led to the extensive education programs driving Jazz at Lincoln Center’s efforts to advance the appreciation, understanding, and performance of jazz. During visits to schools throughout the nation, Mr. Marsalis observed that the caliber of jazz education was often inferior to that of other fine arts. In response, Jazz at Lincoln Center now offers a continuum of jazz education programs designed for youth and adults of all ages, interests and capabilities. Today, over two-thirds of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming is educational — reaching more than 1 million individuals in all 50 states through concerts, webcasting, direct musical instruction and distribution of music scores free of charge.

McCarter has demonstrated this same “unwavering commitment” to educating its audiences, said Director of Public Relations Tom Miller. In addition to the productions and the postand-pre educational discussion sessions associated with each theater production, McCarter offers numerous innovative educational outreach programs that serve an estimated 20,000 students a year — many of whom would have no access to the arts without McCarter’s efforts. Wynton said his renowned passionate dedication to education started with his father, Ellis Marsalis Jr. As a leading educator at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana, Ellis has influenced the careers of countless musicians, including Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick Jr., Nicholas Payton, as well as his four musician sons Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason. “My father was my teacher — he inspired me, taught me the value of teaching,” said Wynton, who taught his first class at Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, Missouri when he was 18 years old. He has been teaching ever since. The theme of the McCarter Gala “A Night in Old Havana” taps into the Marsalis jazz missionary spirit. In 2015, Mr. Marsalis released an historic album “Live in Cuba,” recorded before live audiences in Cuba’s capital city of Havana in October of 2010. The record release came in the wake of President Barack Obama’s July 2015, announcement that the U.S. and Cuba had reached a deal to re-establish diplomatic relations for the first time in 50 years. Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the album explores the connections between American jazz and Afro-Cuban music. The Cuban Institute of Music invited Mr. Marsalis with the orchestra to come to Cuba after Obama’s initial easing of travel restrictions between U.S. and Cuba seven years ago. Famous for educating others, Wynton Marsalis has never stopped

educating himself and continuing to evolve as a musician. “You can’t change something you do not know,” he said. “But I know jazz, I know that change is good.” He has made more than 40 music recordings in both jazz and in classical music, and has won nine Grammy awards. Never content to focus solely on his musicianship, Marsalis has devoted equal time to developing his compositional skills with collaborations with the dance community. He has written symphonies, collaborated on Broadway musicals, blues, bebop, gospel music and his latest learning endeavor is composing an opera. Words are inadequate to describe the breadth of the Marsalis talent and character. “You have to experience him,” Mr. Lockwood said. The gala promises to be an evening of American jazz, Old Havana flare, fine food, live and silent auctions, and dancing. The gala will be co-chaired by Reggie and Aliya Browne of Newtown, Pennsylvania; Ed Matthews and Vilma Keri of Princeton; and Christiana Foglio-Palmer and Douglas Palmer of Princeton. McCarter’s Gala is one of the most celebrated events of the season and is the largest fundraising event for the theater. In the course of the past four decades, it has raised millions of dollars to support the theater’s artistic and educational missions. The evening begins with a cocktail reception and dinner in a specially designed tent on McCarter’s back lawn followed by the performance by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Guests with gala tickets (as opposed to concert-only tickets) then return to the tent for an after-party with food, entertainment, and dancing. While the dinner quickly sells out each year, tickets to the performance and after-party remain available. Concert-only tickets cost $75$100. Gala tickets, including performance seeating and access to the after-party, start at $250. For tickets and information, go to www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.

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Discover a world of artists at Communiversity Princeton’s annual event gives groups an opportunity to spread the word about what they do By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor

Communiversity ArtsFest is a celebration of all things Princeton, and among the things that help make the town special are the groups and non-profit organizations whose goals are to bring art, entertainment and culture to the area. And for those organizations, Communiversity can be an opportunity to spread the word about what they do, and, when time permits on such a busy day, communicate with other groups in the area. They do this largely through booths that are set up throughout downtown Princeton during Communiversity ArtsFest, which this year will take place April 30, 1-6 p.m. It is at these booths where visitors can learn about these organizations and what they offer. There also may be art and other items for sale, and even the opportunity to win prizes. Christine Hacker of the Princeton University Art Museum says Communiversity ArtFest plays an important role in getting out word about the museum and what it offers. “It’s our way to literally come outside of the gate and really interact with the visiting public, which is wonderful,” Hacker said. “So many people don’t know where the museum is, they don’t realize what a wonderful museum it is. So it’s really a great time for us to talk with people in a festive, informal setting. The response has always been terrific.” Visitors to the museum’s booth can purchase items that are sold at the museum’s store. Most items are made by area artists. People also can learn about what the museum offers, not only in terms of exhibits, but also programs for children. “For families, that’s a huge thing,” Hacker said. “The museum is free, and the museum has wonderful programs for children, and a lot of people don’t know that. And it’s just fun to be with people, it’s great. We sell a lot of jewelry and people love it, they just love it. They love looking at the stuff, it’s always interesting, it’s always different, and that’s what the art museum is all about.” Communiversity ArtsFest, she said, offers lots of benefits to the museum. “We’ve been doing it for many years, and people know our booth,” she said. “That’s the other piece, too, we meet a lot of new people but it’s also a nice opportunity to say ‘hello’ to our friends.” Richard Tang Yuk, the artistic director of The Princeton Festival, says the festival sets up a booth every year with a display highlighting performances and marketing materials. The booth hosts games with giveaways such as tote bags, pens, cups, and tickets to performances. “We try to engage people at our booth, rather than just handing out marketing materials,” Tang Yuk said. “It worked very well last year, it was very busy from the time we opened to the time we closed.” The Princeton Festival is a summertime festival of live performances, including an opera, a musical, concerts and more at various venues in the area. This year’s festival will take place June 3 through June 25. The opera will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and the musical is “Man of La Mancha.” Tang Yuk said that Communiversity helps The Princeton Festival get the word out about what it does. “The vast majority of people that we encounter at Communiversity, maybe 85 to 90 percent of the people who stop by the booth, have never heard of The Princeton Festival,” he said. “In that sense, this is very good for us, it’s very good in building community awareness and that’s why we do it.” Steven R. Runk of the Lewis Center for the Arts says the Lewis Center, in conjunction with Princeton’s Department of Music and Princeton University Concerts, are teaming together for a booth focused on the opening of the new Lewis Center for the Arts complex, scheduled to open in the fall in the Arts and Transit Neighborhood near McCarter Theatre. “From Oct. 5-8 a Festival of the Arts will be held at the arts complex and in venues across the campus to mark the opening,” Runk said. “We will have information in our booth about the weekend and prize drawings for tickets to opening events and other prizes. We will also, as we usually do at Communiversity, share information about the ongoing Lewis Center for the Arts programming — over 100 public performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, concerts and lectures each year, most of them free.” He added that Communiversity offers people the chance to learn about what Princeton area arts groups and artists offer,

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Visitors to the Princeton Festival booth at Communiversity ArtsFest can win prizes and learn about the festival’s offerings. whether via performances on stage, art activities and demonstrations, or booths. “We are incredibly fortunate in this region to have a wide range of very strong arts opportunities,” Runk said. “It is fun to visit one another’s booths to see what everyone has coming up.” He also says that during the big event, the booth will be visited by people who don’t know the Lewis Center is part of Prince-

ton University, and that the center is both an academic department and a provider of public arts programming. “What we try to convey is that our programming differs a bit from some of the other programming available in the area with a lot of guest-artist visits and conversations that are free to the public,” he said. He adds that those projects represent experimentation and risk taken by students with new perspectives through the work they create. Music lovers also will want to stop by Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s booth, where they‘ll find an instrument “petting zoo” where kids can blow on a flute, blast a trumpet or bow a violin. “This is a first-time experience for many, so PSO musicians are on hand as guides to ensure happy musical sounds,” said Carolyn Dwyer of Princeton Symphony Orchestra. “For others, it’s a walk down memory lane as they pick up instruments they last held while students long ago. The smiles of surprise and nostalgia are priceless.” The booth also will offer information about PSO’s 2017-18 season, including a drawing for tickets to te season-opening concert, Beethoven’s 9th on Sept. 16. “We’re happy to be able to point the way to our concert hall, Richardson Auditorium, just steps away from our booth,” Dwyer said. She says PSO enjoys the opportunity to participate in Communiversity ArtsFest with such partners as American Repertory Ballet, Princeton University Art Museum, the Princeton Garden Theatre, the Arts Council of Princeton and Westminster Conservatory, as well as such non-profits as Morven Museum & Garden and the Princeton Public Library. “We’re all proud of contributing to Princeton both independently and in collaboration,” she said. “With booths offering handson interaction with a variety of cultural, visual art, dance, and music organizations — it’s one great, creative party immersing everyone in all that Princeton has to offer.”

It’s Communiversity ArtsFest time! The Arts Council of Princeton, in collaboration with the students of Princeton University and the town of Princeton, will present Communiversity ArtsFest, April 30, from 1-6 p.m. The annual festival offers music and dance by local performers, along with artists, crafters, merchants, and community groups making art and sharing information about what they do. Communiversity ArtsFest will feature six stages of non-stop live performances. Performance highlights for this year’s event include music by returning artists Lauren Marsh, The Blue Meanies, Sarah Donner, Eco Del Sur, Fresh Fire and Princeton School of Rock. Newcomers include Sarah Copley, Just 6 Hours and Helen O’Shea & the Shanakee Project. Communiversity is known for unique performers, such as the Princeton University Marching Band, Nacha Nation and flash mobs. Also scheduled to perform on stage are a variety of dance groups including newcomer The Pennington Studio and returning groups Fiesta Flamenco, Circus Place and the YWCA Dance Department. More than 200 booths will line the streets of Nassau and Witherspoon, Palmer Square and the University campus near Nassau Hall. Popular art attraction and Arts Council-sponsored activity, “Nana’s-Make-A-Mess,” is a highlight for children at Communiversity with this year’s activity being tie dye flags. Art activities at this annual station encourage kids to express their creativity with an assortment of messy materials to make their own

original artwork. Other Arts Council activities include tissue paper flowers, experimenting with acrylic paint, animal portraiture, character design and more. The “Paint Out Princeton” will be back again this year with talented local painters capturing the excitement of Communiversity. The finished artwork will be on display and open to the public beginning May 12 at the Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. “This year attendees can expect an exceptional array of unique performances, art and art activities, food from around the globe, local businesses and many nonprofit organizations and volunteers that make up the community of Princeton and beyond,” said Taneshia Nash Laird, executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton. Communiversity ArtsFest takes place in downtown Princeton, with parking options including parking garages — the Chambers and Hulfish garages can both be accessed via Chambers Street and the Spring Street garage can be accessed via Wiggins Street. Additional parking can be found in Princeton University’s parking lots, free and open to the public for Communiversity. Go to www.princeton.edu/parking for details. Princeton Shopping Center will sponsor a free shuttle bus for attendees who park at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 Harrison St. The shuttle will run continuously throughout the event. For more information, go to artscouncilorprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.

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The Week of Friday, April 28, 2017

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Shop Talk is a weekly notebook that gets out the word about sales, promotions, and new businesses that are opening in the area. To submit an item, email rfisher@centraljersey.com and put “Item for Shop Talk” in the subject line. This week’s items are as follows: Cambio, European pant line, is at Hedy Shepard in Princeton for a trunk show through April 30. Trunk shows involve vendors bringing their lines to a boutique for a special in-store showing for select customers. This trunk show will feature all spring 2017 stock to sell. Hedy Shepard is at 175 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to

www.hedyshepardltd.com or call 609-921-0582. *** Orion Jewelry Studio in Pennington has moved up the road on Route 31 North to The Shoppes of Pennington; adjacent to the Pennington Post Office. The new address is 21 Route 31 North, and the store has a fresh new look with some beautiful new additions. Orion now carries locally sourced gifts such as hand-painted silk scarves, pottery, candles, soaps, handbags. All items are handpicked and of the finest quality, providing worthy complements to Orion’s own fine jewelry. For more information, go to orionjewelrystudio.com or

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Twine. gift shop at 8 Somerset St. in Hopewell will be staging drive-in movie nights (without the car) in the backyard, running from various nights through the spring and summer starting with “Harry Potter and he Sorcerer’s Stone” on April 28. A cost of $10 per person includes a movie, unlimited popcorn and lemonade. Come as a family and kids are $5 each. Bring a chair or blanket, and also bring wine if you so choose. Upcoming movies feature “Raiders of the Lost Ark” on May 19 and “Back To The Future“ on June 23. For more information, go to www.twinehopewell.com. *** Princeton HealthCare System will celebrate Cancer Survivor Day, June 8 by hosting Amy Robach at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on 102 Carnegie Center Drive. Robach is news anchor for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and a New York Times bestseller; and breast cancer survivor. She will share her very public cancer journey and describe how it has given her a different perspective on life. Everyone is welcome for coffee, tea and desserts prior to the start of the program. The event is free but registration is required. Register at www.princetonhcs.org or by calling 1-888-897-8979. *** Carter & Cavero Old World Olive Oil Company at 27 Palmer Square E., Princeton, is offering 200ml bottles of rosemary olive oil and garlic cilantro balsamic vinegar for $10.95, and 500-ml bottles of the

same two items for $20.95. Each marks a $3 discount. All Spanish pottery is 20 percent off. Deals last through April 30. For more information, go to www.carterandcavero.com or call 609-3560215. *** Celebrate Spring in Bordentown on historic Farnsworth Avenue, May 13. Events include the Franklin Carr Memorial Iris competition and Hats in Bloom exhibit and competition at Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information and applications, contact Vicki Gaudier at 609-203-0541. *** Fun & Fit Summer Camp at HRC Fitness is now offering registration for summer. A Readers Choice Winner 2016 as One of the Best in Somerset County, the camp offers: Sports, fitness, swimming, and nutrition Fitness classes including Yyga, Zumba, karate, and tumbling Activities like creative arts, games, music, art, and more Weekly bus trips and enrichment opportunities Community projects and visits from local safety organizations Opportunities to make new friends Learning experiences, relaxation, and more. Camp runs June 19 to Aug. 25 and offers full day (8 to 4 p.m.) half days (a.m. and p.m.) and partial weeks, as well as extended care. For more details and registration information, go to www.hrcfitness.com/summer-camp.

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HEALTH MATTERS

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Fostering healthy habits in children

Getting children to get up and get moving can sometimes be as hard as getting them to eat their peas. But both physical activity and a nutritious diet, along with adequate sleep, are the building blocks for a healthy future. Fostering healthy habits in your children now will help them grow to be healthy adults. Here are some helpful tips to get you started: Control screen time. Research has shown that children spend more time with electronic media than they do in any other activity aside from sleep. Moreover, studies indicate that overuse of electronic media can increase the risk for obesity, interfere with sleep, negatively effect school performance and increase the risk for cyberbullying and exploitation. However, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing when it comes to screen time. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends developing a personalized media use plan for your children. Media plans should take into consideration the AAP recommendations that children not sleep with their devices in their bedrooms and designating media-free times together (such as family dinners) and media-free locations (such as bedrooms) in homes. A good rule of thumb is to limit screen time to onehour periods. Once an hour is up, have your child power down and do something else for an hour. Make fitness fun. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recom-

mends that children get at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. Yet only one in three children are physically active each day. Make fitness fun by identifying an activity your child enjoys — whether it’s an organized sport like soccer or something less structured like biking or snowboarding — and encouraging it. Playing on the playground or hiking through the woods are also good ways to get exercise. If your child is not currently active, start out slow and build up activity over time. Some exercise is better than none. Also, why not make fitness a family affair? Take a bike ride together. Plan a weekend camping trip. Hit the rock climbing gym or simply go for a walk around the neighborhood as a family after dinner. Ensure your child gets enough sleep. In general, toddlers need 12 hours of sleep a night, elementary and middle school children need between 9 and 10, and high schoolers need at least 8. According to the AAP, children who get enough sleep have a healthier immune system, and better school performance, behavior, memory, and mental health. To help your child get enough ZZZs, establish a regular bedtime and stick to it, even on weekends. Restrict electronics in the bedroom at night and do not allow a TV or computer in the room. Keep the bedroom cool, dark and quiet and start winding down at least 30 minutes before bed-

about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Engage the entire family in making healthy choices. Planning meals together can help children learn about nutrition, and sitting down at the table with each other not only provides the opportunity for you to set a good example, but also helps foster conversation so you can learn what’s on your child’s mind. When you unplug, eat right and make getting enough sleep and exercise priorities, your kids will too.

Dr. Bert Mandelbaum time. Watch portion sizes and follow the 15-minute rule. Food portion sizes in the United States have doubled or tripled over the past 20 years, contributing to the country’s obesity epidemic, according to the National Institutes of Health. Generally, portions should be “child-sized” until adolescence. Meals should include a protein and a variety of fruits and vegetables. In simplest terms, aim for a colorful plate. In addition, encourage your child to wait 15 minutes before having seconds. Waiting allows their brain to catch up with their stomach. If they’re still hungry after 15 minutes, allow them to have seconds but make sure they take a little of everything. Practice what you preach. Modeling healthy behavior is one of the best ways to teach your children

Kids marathon Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) in partnership with Princeton Fitness

PHCS programs that work to promote wellness and prevent obesity and chronic disease in children. If cost is an issue, eligible children can receive free scholarships. To register for the Kids Marathon, go to www.princetonhealthinmotion.com. For scholarship details or more information call 609.897.8982. To find a pediatrician associated with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496. Bert Mandelbaum, M.D., is board certified in pediatrics and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at University Medical Center of Princeton.

& Wellness Center is hosting its ninth Annual Kids Marathon for children in grades Pre-K through 8. Children are invited to walk, run or roll 25 miles over 10 weeks beginning in July. Any physical activity — from organized sports to household chores — can count toward the total. On Sunday, June 11, hundreds of area youngsters will come together for a 1.2-mile fun run that serves as the final leg of the Kids Marathon. Children may also sign up solely for the 1.2-mile Fun Run. Parental permission is required. Registration costs $25 per child for the Kids Marathon or $20 for the Fun Run. Proceeds benefit

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EAST AMWELL TWP. $699,000 Contemp on 11+ acres, renovated 2010 & packed w/ designer elements & style. Features stone FP, kit. w/ granite, SS applcs., wet bar, 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs, full w/o fin bsmt. (Web ID 6966482) 609-921-1900

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MANVILLE $239,000 918 Washington Ave. Beautiful brick Cape w/ updtd center isl. kit., 3 BRs, 2 full BAs, HW flrs on 1st. flr & a full fin. bsmnt. Situated on lg corner lot. Dir: 918 Washington Ave. (Web ID 3363840) 908-874-8100

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MONTGOMERY TWP. $857,000 43 Brandywine Rd. Blder`s 5 BR, 4.5 BA on 1.02 acres w/ brick, deck, grnite, 2 strs, wndw walls, cath/try ceils, gs-FP, wd flrs, MBR w/ stdy, 3 WICs, ovrsze MBA, Jacuzzi, 300 amps. Dir: 43 Brandywine Rd. (Web ID 3378888) 908-874-8100

MONTGOMERY TWP. $1,549,999 Pristine! Elegant! Spacious 5 BR, 4.5 BA Col. home majestically positioned on a scenic, wooded lot in a culde-sac. Loaded w/ premium details. (Web ID 3375749)

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PLAINSBORO TWP. $899,900 This 5 BR, 5 BA home has full fin. bsmnt, in-law suite, grmt kit., FP, lg screened-in porch, natural style I/G pool, waterfall & 3-car gar. WWP Schools. (Web ID 6857046)

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK $479,900 This 4 BR, 2.5 BA home has kit. w/ maple cabs. & SS applcs., master en suite w/ WIC, W/B FP, full bsmnt & fenced yard. South Brunswick Schools. (Web ID 6953610) 609-799-3500

WEST WINDSOR TWP. $830,000 Located on a cul-de-sac, this 4 BR, 2.5 BA home has open floor plan w/ solid oak HW flrs on main level, gas FP & fin. bsmnt. WWP schools. Move-in condition. (Web ID 6945727) 609-921-1900

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LAWRENCEVILLE HUGE GARAGE SALE Saturday April 29 11am - 5pm Furniture, tools, toys, sporting goods, clothes, books, and so much more! 9 Woodfield Lane

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WEST WINDSOR - Adult community. Immaculate. Village Grand. 2 bdrm study, on the park, many, many extras. $405,000. Call 609-443-3338. Apartments for Rent HOPEWELL TWP. Freedom Village Apartments Affordable rental apartments available. Two and three bedroom units. Located next to Stop N Shop mall. Call 609-730-4825. PRINCETON Furnished and clean. One bedroom, kitchen, living room. Utilities included, cable tv and wifi. Private off-street parking. No pets. No smoking. $1375. 609-915-5809

BORDENTOWN AREA - 206 across from shoprite, 1 bedroom house. Dining room, living room, kitchen and bath. Private driveway. $1000/month + utilities & security deposit. Available now. 215-547-0619.

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