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Municipal budget adopted despite push back By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
Despite the din of discontent from Democrats on Monday, the Hillsborough Township Committee formally adopted its $28.9 million budget for 2017. The vote came roughly a month after the spending plan, which calls for $18.9 million to be raised through taxes, was introduced by the governing body. Just as they had done in the past, members of the committee, all Republicans, hailed their budget as a “fiscally responsible” plan for keeping its tax rate flat
and the levy under a state-mandated two percent cap. “This budget is a direct result of this township committee’s commitment to continued financial responsibility,” Deputy Mayor Gloria McCauley said. Since the inception of the two percent tax levy cap by Gov. Chris Christie in 2011, officials in Hillsborough have managed to keep the budget under that threshold. This year’s budget marks a tax levy increase of approximately 1.994 percent. Officials said the township was able to keep that figure under the state mandated two percent cap
without utilizing allowable levy cap exceptions for the seventh consecutive year. “(Staying under the cap) saves our Hillsborough taxpayers $194,071 just this year,” Mayor Carl Suraci said. For the third year in a row, officials also highlighted the passage of a flat tax rate in the budget. Since 2015, taxpayers contribute to the municipality’s daily operation at a rate of 33 cents per $100 of assessed value. How the municipal tax rate affects a homeowner’s annual taxes depends on the assessed valuation of their property. For example,
homes assessed at $350,000 have had to pay $1,155 a year in taxes since 2015. Last year, if a home was assessed at the township average of $371,718, that homeowner paid approximately $1,227 in taxes. If that same house was then valued at the 2017 average of $377,318, the homeowner will now pay $1,245 in municipal taxes. Officials said the taxes have continued to remain flat thanks to an increase of $112.5 million in the township’s total ratable value. Officials said the proposed budget saw an overall decrease from the previous year, as attrition
in the police department brought a $43,288 reduction in public safety salaries, insurance and benefits costs decreased by $182,483 and utilities costs dropped by $83,000. The mild winter also caused a reduction in public works costs by $115,000. In total, the budget saw a spending reduction of $423,771. Though the tax front was touted by officials, the anticipated revenue of just more than $10 million for 2017 showed a downturn from the previous year due to decreases in licenses and fees, municipal court revenues, interest on See BUDGET, Page 3A
Elementary students gather art supplies for the sick By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
Students at Woods Road Elementary School are working to share the gift of art with other kids their age grappling with chronic and life-threatening illness. Until June 2, the fourth grade class at Woods Road are spearheading an art supply drive to benefit The Naomi Cohain Foundation’s ArtWorks, a nonprofit effort that provides art supplies to kids facing dire circumstances. Fourth grade teacher Lauren Bonick said the effort is part of this year’s fourth grade community service project, which takes place every school year. “We really focus on character education. Each month, we focus on a different character trait like responsibility and citizenship, so at the end of the year, it kind of encompasses all those things of being a good character,” she said.
Though each school year usually features a different community service project, Bonick said the school held a similar drive two years ago. Suppies collected through the drive will go to the foundation, which in turn provides the supplies to young patients and their siblings, giving them an outlet during their stay in the hospital. “This project shows kids the freedom of creativity and how so many children receive different art therapy now,” Bonick said. “They can express themselves and show their individuality, so we just want to open that opportunity to everyone.” The ongoing art supply drive was kicked off during the school’s Courtesy photos Third Annual Art Show on Thursday, May 18. Students at Woods Road ElemenBonick said the show was the tary School ham it up for the camlogical point from which to launch era during the school’s Third the art supply drive. See ART, Page 3A
Annual Art Show on Thursday, May 18.
Warm temperatures remind school district of its need for AC By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
With the warmer weather of summer fast approaching and the school year coming to a close, Hillsborough Township School District officials said they are still working to address ongoing air conditioning issues that cropped up back in September. Details emerged during the board of education’s meeting on Monday, just days after temperatures rose to the mid-90s for most of the previous week. “We know that this is of some urgency and that it’s something we want to work on,” Business
Administrator Aiman Mahmoud said. “We definitely know that this has to be addressed.” From Wednesday, May 17 to Friday, May 19, the high outdoor heat specifically resulted in high temperatures in classrooms at Auten Road Intermediate School and Hillsborough Middle School. Board member Dana Boguszewski said she learned of the uncomfortable conditions from her son, who attends ARIS. “My son goes to this school and he came home and he was drenched,” she said. “It’s not healthy for our children. It’s not healthy for our staff. There’s got to be something we can do.”
According to Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff, the district is still working out how it can address its air conditioning problem, even after having contracted an AC provider to install three 25-ton units at ARIS and HMS. “We have been making progress, but it hasn’t been as quick as we would have liked it,” Schiff said. Those three units, two at ARIS and one at HMS, are being used to provide cool air to the gymnasiums at those schools. Once cool, teachers have the option to sign up on an “excessive heat schedule” with school administration to allow for students to cool off
throughout the day. In addition to those measures, Boguszewski said she heard that some teachers were bringing their own fans into the classroom in a bid to make conditions more comfortable for themselves and their students. The latest bout of uncomfortably hot classrooms echoes a similar situation that took place throughout all of the district’s schools at the beginning of the year. Near the end of the school year’s first week, educators were forced to employ different tactics to cool their rooms and the students under their tutelage when
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unseasonably warm weather pushed the temperatures up to 95 degrees in some instances. Much like last week, teachers cycled classrooms through existing air conditioned areas, such as school libraries or auditoriums, often disrupting instructional time. Since then, district officials said moves have been made to address the problem. “We have been pushing the architect to expedite this. Our best scenario was to have the air conditioning done by now, but it looked like with just all the approvals between the local town
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CALENDAR Memorial Day Breakfast and Parade
Sat. May 27 - Each year the Hillsborough community comes together to honor the service and sacrifice of all Veterans during the Annual Salute to Veterans Breakfast, Memorial Day Parade and Garden of Honor Commemoration Program. The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and is held rain or shine. The parade begins at 10:30 am and the rain date for the Parade and Garden of Honor Ceremony is Sunday, May 28. Veterans can register for the Breakfast by either calling the Recreation Department or visiting their website and follow the “Register for Activities” link on their homepage. Non-profit Community organizations wishing to participate in the parade are invited to sign up online through the Parks and Recreation website as well.
Meet the Democrats
Thurs. June 1 - Meet Jane Staats and Harry Burke, Democratic candidates for Hillsborough Township Committee during an evening of Music and Politics in the Barn. The event will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the beautifully restored
Cashel Farm Barn, located at 145 Wertsville Road. Refreshments and appetizers will be available, as James Popik plays live music. Attendees can also participate in a silent auction. County and Assembly candidates will also be present. Suggested donation to attend is $55 per person and $80 per couple, though all amounts welcome. For more info, visit borodems.org and “Staats and Burke for Hillsborough” on Facebook. Questions and RSVPs can be sent to info@borodemsorg.
Annual Green Fair Sat. June 3 - The Annual Green Living and Wellness Fair, which will be held rain or shine, is from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Peter J. Biondi Municipal Building on Saturday, June 3. Participating local businesses will have informative presentations, displays and demonstrations to raise awareness of the many facets of living a healthy lifestyle, including making sound nutritional choices, making long-term life planning decisions, choosing a green lifestyle as well as many health screenings. There will be a poster contest open to all school aged Hillsborough residents to design a “Living Green” themed poster. Submitted posters should communicate a positive message on the benefits of living a Green Lifestyle, on an 8 ½” x 11” size paper. Please include name, address, home phone number, age, grade and school on the back of the poster. Posters must be submitted to the Administration Office by Friday, June 2 at 4:00 p.m. for consideration for the
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contest. All participants will receive a certificate of participation from Mayor Suraci and finalist prizes will be presented at a future Township Committee meeting. Those organizations wishing to participate in the fair must register in advance by calling the Health Department at 908-369-5652. To register to participate in the YMCA Hop 5K, please visit the YMCA’s website.
Flea Market by Chapter A Seniors Sat., June 10 - Senior Citizens Chapter A will sponsor an Indoor Flea Market at the Hillsborough Municipal Building 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All vendors are welcome; spaces are nonrefundable. Reserve a table for $20. For more information, call Amy 908-9044877.
Neshanic Garden Club meeting Thurs. June 15 - The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, at the Montgomery United Methodist Church, 117 Sunset Road in Skillman. The program this month is entitled Sensible Science for Maintaining a Healthy Landscape, presented by Forestry expert, Dr. Neil Hendrickson from Bartlett Tree Research Lab. Come to the light luncheon at 12 p.m. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For further information about club meetings, please contact club president Marion Nation at 908-
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Har Sinai Temple Women’s Red Tent Shabbat Fri. June 16 - The Har Sinai Temple will hold an outdoor shabbat service for its female members from 5:15-8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 16. Attendees will meet at Baldpate Mountain parking lot, at the Fiddler’s Creek Road entrance in Titusville, for a picnic dinner under the red tent. After dinner, there will be a 30 minute walk up the mountain for shabbat service, after which there will be a walk back down the mountain for Oneg. Attendees are urged to wear comfortable shoes, a jacket and to bring a folding chair or blanket. Entry will be $12 for members and $20 for nonmembers. To RSVP, e-mail hstsisco@yahoo.com. For weather related questions, call the Har Sinai Temple at 609-730-8100.
Sourland Music Festival Sat. June 17 - Tickets are on sale now for central New Jersey’s premier Music Festival. The Sourland Music Fest brings the community together through good music, delicious local food, and a spectacular view at the Hillsborough Country Club from 3-10 p.m. Enjoy seven awesome bands, food trucks, beer and wine garden, local artists and vendors, climbing wall, Critter Corner animals and more. Hosted by the Sourland
Conservancy, a non-profit organization working to protect, promote and preserve the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region. For tickets or more information, visit www.sourlandmusicfest.org. Follow the Sourland Music Festival’s Facebook page or subscribe to Sourland Conservancy’s e-newsletter on sourland.org. Rain date June 18 from 2-9 p.m.
Summer Basketball Camp The Dan Schantz Basketball Camp has announced the camp dates for this summer. Once again, the camp will be held at Mary, Mother of God, in Hillsborough. The camp, in its eleventh season, will be directed by Dan Schantz, former Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth. There will be three sessions offered this summer: Week #1: June 26th 30th, is open to girls in grades 5 through 8 (as of September 2017) Week #2: July 10th 14th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 Week #3: July 24th 28th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 This camp will focus on the fundamentals of basketball and will include contests, games, prizes, lectures and drills. All campers will participate in three full court games per day and receive a camp T-shirt. For a camp brochure, or more information, please contact Dan Schantz at s c h a n t z b b a l l camp@gmail.com, or call 908-334-3771.
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Fire Company #2 Ladies Auxiliary flea markets: Join the Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company #2 Ladies Auxiliary on Saturday, June 3 for their series of flea markets throughout 2017. Located at 375 Rt. 206 in Hillsborough, the flea markets will feature merchandise from local vendors. Spaces are always available for $15. No reservations necessary, though potential sellers must provide their own tables. The flea markets serve as fundraisers for the auxiliary and will take place on June 17, July 8 & 22, August 5 & 19, September 9 & 23, October 7 & 21. For more information, call 908359-6819, 908-578-5202, or 908-725-4908. Pop warner: Calling all 5-7 year olds. Hillsborough Dukes Pop Warner are offering free Flag Football registration to first time players. We are offering an instructional and safe environment with fun training activities to teach core skills. Every child plays every game and the Dukes are the only organization that requires coaches to be USA Football Heads Up Certified. There are no tryouts or team drafting. Visit register.hillsboroughdukes.com to register. Use Promo Code: newfamily. Offer expires on June 30 and a refundable work bond is required at time of sign up. For any questions, contact football@hillsboroughdukes.com. Send items to amartins@centraljersey.co m or fax to 609-924-3842. For details, call 609-8742163.
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Nonprofits awarded funds through township credit card program By Andrew Martins Managing Editor
Eight local non-profit organizations were awarded a total of more than $7,300 in grant money during the Hillsborough Township Committee meeting on Tuesday. Received through the Hillsborough Rewards Visa Credit Card Program, the funds were presented by
Mayor Carl Suraci with help from members of the Credit Card Advisory Committee and a large ceremonial check. “The Hillsborough Rewards Visa Credit Card program is a great resource for our local organizations, that qualify, to obtain funding without any expense to our taxpayers,” Suraci said. The Spring 2017 grant
recipients were the Hillsborough Dukes; the Hillsborough Band Parents Association; the Hillsborough Baseball League; GiGi’s Playhouse; the Hillsborough Rockettes and Rocket; Senior Chapter B; the Hillsborough Jr. Raiders; and the Hillsborough Girl Scouts. Representatives from each organization received
the funds during the meeting, citing various purchases and improvements that would be gained through that money. According to officials, the program works when local residents and businesses sign up for the special Affinity Hillsborough Rewards Visa Credit Card. As purchases are made on the card, a portion of every
approval and department of education (slowed things down),” Mahmoud said. “We’re not done with that fight. Our goal is to get those units in as soon as possible.” During the May 22 meeting, officials voted in
favor of a measure that allowed the district’s architect to do bid specification work for its HVAC systems. “The board is moving forward with a full comprehensive air conditioning plan for ARIS. In fact, we signed off on paperwork for ARIS, as well as the middle school for the plan design,”
Schiff said. Schiff pointed out that some wings at Hillsborough High School and other areas were now properly air conditioned. Looking forward, Mahmoud said the district will continue looking for ways to not only address the issue, but to do it effec-
tively. “I don’t say money replaces the comfort of instruction of students and staff, but the adding of the bills for those units come with an unbelievable price tag,” Mahmoud said. “We want to do it the right way, which is to add the units to the individual classrooms.”
would see a shocking change. In 2002, the municipal tax levy was $9,180,188 and in 2017, it is proposed at $18,937,386,” he said. “The tax burden has more than doubled over 15 years.” Burke’s running mate, Jane Staats, also voiced her concerns over the budget. During her remarks, she posited that the committee’s refusal to take any exceptions to the tax levy cap in order to pay for “additional health benefit costs, pension obligations or for needed capital improvements” has had an impact on how the township operates. “The committee calls it a savings, but it is truly a choice that affects services,” she said. “When we don’t do maintenance projects today, they become re-
construction projects tomorrow.” McCauley took umbrage with that charge, stating that the township didn’t cut any services at all as a result of the budget. “I don’t think that we’ve cut any services that the residents have expected. We may have made some shift changes - every year’s budget changes - you sometimes see revenues come and go,” McCauley said. “There are standards that we believe the residents deserve here and I would say that the residents are still receiving those.” Staats also charged the committee with playing a “shell game” with municipal costs, citing the governing body’s decision to enter into a contract with Robert Wood Johnson for EMS
services after opting out of renewing an agreement with Hillsborough EMS (HEMS). “Rescue and extrication were previously performed by HEMS, and will not be included under the new contract with Robert Wood Johnson EMS. Now it will be the responsibility of the fire companies. So while this cost will be removed from the municipal budget, it will now appear in the fire budget at possibly greater cost,” Staats said. “All taxes ultimately funnel down to the same point - the pockets of homeowners.” Township officials refrained from commenting on the EMS situation, since it is the subject of ongoing litigation.
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Continued from Page 1A delinquent taxes and uniform construction code fees. Officials said decreases in the township’s court revenues stemmed from a reduction in available grants for enforcement funding. State aid also remained at the same level since 2010, with funding from Trenton totaling nearly $3.27 million. Though officials touted its spending reductions and flat tax rate as a “businesslike approach to government,” resident and Democratic candidate for the committee Harry Burke contested that even under the cap, the taxes were still a “significant increase” in the annual tax bill. “If you look beyond the time of imposed caps, you
Hillsborough branch of the Affinity Federal Credit Union. “By obtaining and utilizing a rewards Visa credit card, funds will continue to be raised for future grant offerings,” Suraci said. Since its creation, officials said the program has awarded nearly $70,000 in grants to various youth, senior and local nonprofits.
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charge is placed into the Hillsborough Credit Card trust fund. Along with providing support for local organizations, cardholders get one point for every dollar spent, which they can use for a number of rewards, including cash back, gift cards and other options. The program is the result of a partnership with the
Continued from Page 1A “All the students of Woods Road are contributing and all the families are either giving items or charitable monetary donations,” she said. Due to health reasons, only new, unopened, nontoxic art supplies will be accepted. Suggested donation
items include paint, brushes, small canvases, crayons, markers, modeling clay and art kits. Monetary donations will also be accepted. Donations can be made at Woods Road Elementary during school hours. The final day to contribute will be June 2.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR International community should tend to Cyprus/Turkey situation To the editor:
As my family and I walked down the streets of downtown Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, I took in the vibrant life of people going about their daily chores and business. Whether it were Cypriot citizens playing backgammon at a coffeeshop or tourists enjoying their vacations, the city gleamed with excitement and activity. However, few around the world know that Nicosia is the only divided capital city in the world, separated by a demilitarized United Nations Buffer Zone. Over 40 years of history is frozen in this zone, where countless dilapidated and abandoned buildings and homes exemplify the unrest that has plagued the country, which forced many Cypriots to flee Turkey’s violation of human rights. Since 1974, Cyprus has been unofficially divided in two. While both sides identify as Cypriot, the southern part is ethnically Greek and the northern part is ethnically Turkish, with both sides obeying different governments. This is the basis of the Cyprus Problem, when in 1974, Greece’s military junta backed a coup of the new Cyprus government after Cyprus won its independence from Britain in 1960. The coup was supported by the majority of Cypriots, as there was a movement at the time to reunite with Greece,
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called “Enosis,” since Cyprus has been mostly ethnically Greek. In response, however, Turkey invaded Cyprus five days later and captured 37 percent of the island, using the coup as an excuse to invade. The Turkish invasion violated the UN Charter and all principles of international law with impunity. Thousands of Greek Cypriots were killed, misplaced, and forcibly expelled from their homes as a result of the invasion, becoming refugees in their own country and deprived of the right to return to their homes up to this day. About 1,500 Greek Cypriots went missing and what became of them remains unknown. Furthermore, 200,000 Greek Cypriots, approximately one third of the population, have been misplaced from the occupied northern part, which represented 70 percent of the island’s economic potential. Turkey’s aggression and violation of international law was further shown through keeping 40,000 troops in the occupied area and its unilateral declaration of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” in 1983, which is only recognized by Turkey and no other country. Being a Greek Cypriot, it is disheartening that such a violation of human rights and international law which essentially separated Cyprus was allowed to occur and that the issue is still unresolved. Despite peace talks and efforts of reunification initiated by the UN and the Cypriot government since 1975, a peaceful settlement seems unlikely. Nonetheless, Cyprus is doing all it can to negotiate a solution. In essence, the international community must take action to restore human rights in Cyprus and discuss a peaceful solution to the Cyprus Problem with the same determination that has been demonstrated elsewhere. Such a solution would possibly include the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the occupied area, the restoration of basic freedoms of all Cypriots, and the affirmation of the sovereignty, reunification, and demilitarization of Cyprus. However, international cooperation is needed for a solution, especially from Turkey and Cyprus. The importance of solving the Cyprus Problem with international cooperation is essential to maintaining peace throughout the rest of the world and demonstrating that violations of international law will result in dire consequences. All human rights violations should be addressed by the international community, such as in Syria today. Why has the Cyprus Problem been pushed aside for so many years? As a Greek Cypriot, it is my hope that I can visit the country of my heritage, Cyprus, as a reunified, thriving country. . Phivos Christodoulides
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The many manifestations of patriotism To the editor: As Memorial Day nears, it is interesting to observe the many ways that patriotism is demonstrated in the US. The different expressions of love for our country are as diverse as Americans. Patriotism crosses party lines and blurs lines
defining our differences. Memorial Day parades and Fourth of July fireworks are community-wide displays of patriotism in many towns, including Hillsborough. We sing the national anthem at many events, especially sports events, and I get goose bumps every time. And what is more American than going to a baseball game and eating a hot dog (without ketchup, of course)! When I walk or drive throughout Hillsborough, I see many residences proudly displaying the US flag. I also see many cars sporting bumper stickers supporting a certain candidate or issue. A woman may wear a flag pin on her sari or a boy may wear a t-shirt proclaiming “USA.” Love of country is reflected in the hard work ethic and proud uniqueness of each rugged individualist, and also in the spirit of Americans working as unified groups for the sake of our country. People engage in spirited - sometimes heated - discussions about issues affecting our country and our communities. Around the family dinner table and at the local bar with friends and strangers, we delve into and analyze and dissect the many facets of a single issue - because we care. Because we love our country. And then many of us follow through and vote! I look forward to the day when we routinely talk about voter turnouts of 90 percent. I can dream, can’t I? Throughout the span of our country’s existence, people have proven their patriotism by volunteering in their communities, donating to charities, supporting war efforts, and making sacrifices during wartime. Everyday Americans have performed acts ranging from stoically cutting back on rations during World War II to mowing the lawn of a family whose parent is serving in the military in Iraq. Some patriotic actions are borne from concern and disappointment. Many people want the country they love to be even better, so they engage in sit-ins, political speeches, marches and protests. They attend town halls and contact their congresspersons. They write letters to the editor and vent on Facebook. They create art that is challenging and provocative. We can freely criticize our country and our leaders - and the key word there is “freely.” Criticism and protests are a living and breathing advertisement of our rights to free speech and to assemble - fundamental to being American. Indeed, protests are a classic form of American patriotism: our country began as one huge protest, exemplified by such events as the Tea Party and, ultimately, the Revolutionary War. Many Americans have proven an immense love for our country by serving in the military. Most of them have given up a significant chunk of their young lives serving our country, rushing into hell, and risking their lives. Many of them have then suffered serious injuries, and some of those injuries have lasted a lifetime. My father was a proud US Army veteran; he fought in the Korean War. He continued to show his love for our country throughout his life, ranging from taking his family to historic sites to writing letters to the editor expressing his opinions about issues. See LETTERS, Page 8A
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At our June 1 meeting, Shawn Lubitz of Affinity Federal Credit Union will discuss the Shop Hillsborough Credit Card. He will present how to get the card and how property tax credit will be applied. At our July 6 meeting there will be Intergenerational Bingo where 30 Day Camp kids age 5 to 10 years will play Bingo with us. Rotary Club will prepare lunch boxes. At our August 3 meeting, Melissa Harvey will speak about the Somerset County Recycle Program. Trips & Programs Fri. May 26 - Pizza and a movie: “No Time for Sergeants.� Pizza at noon in Senior Activity Room. $5. Movie at 1 p.m. Sat., June 10 - Indoor Flea Market, sponsored by Chapter A, will be held at the Hillsborough Municipal Building. All vendors are welcome; spaces are non-refundable. Reserve at table for $20 or for more information call Amy 908-904-4822. Tues. June 13 - Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. in the Senior Activity Room. Attendees will share a report of their latest reading. Wed., June 21 to Fri., June 23 - Finger Lakes bus trip has been cancelled. Tues, July 11 - River Belle Cruise at Point Pleasant with lunch at Doolan’s Shore Club. Cruise 90 minutes seeing sights and sounds of Manasquan River, Barnegat Bay and Point Pleasant Canal. Cost $75. Depart Lowes parking lot at 10 a.m. Fri., Aug. 11 - Monmouth Park Horse Track in Oceanport. Grandstand admission and buffet lunch at the track; jackets required for men. Cost $80. Depart 10:45 am Lowes parking lot. For information on any of our upcoming trips, call Diana Reinhardt at 908-369-4362. News & Notes All Hillsborough seniors age 60 and older are invited to join Chapter A. Younger spouses of seniors are also eligible for membership. Dues are $5 a year and new members may join at any meeting. Call Dorrie Guarniero at 908-334-8091 with questions. General meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Executive Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. On meeting days, doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events and make reservations. Refreshments are available when doors open and after the meeting. Help our Food Bank by bringing an item to each meeting. The suggestion box is available at each meeting. Visit us at www.HillsboroughSeniorsChapterA.webs.com. — Gene Reinhardt Publicity Chairperson
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The monthly meeting will be held June 8 for the summer luncheon. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy tickets for future trips and other events. The luncheon/meeting will start at noon. Tickets for all special events will only be sold at monthly meetings before the event. They include the following: spring luncheon, June celebration, June anniversary
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(every five years), fall luncheon and holiday party. Meeting attendees can bring a bag lunch if they would like, since coffee and tea are provided. New members are welcome. The next bingo will be held on June 15. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of $3 for one double card or $5 for two and includes lunch with two hot dogs, chips, drink and a dessert, along with prizes and surprises. If you have a new email address or want to be added to Club B’s email list, see Ralph Fariello at the next meeting. Activities and Trips June 19-22: Coastal Maine and Boston Tall Ships. $723 for double occupancy, $939 for single Occupancy, four days, three nights, six meals included, two with lobster. Partial payments due now. July 26: Bushkill Falls, Penn. Lunch and entertainment, including a showing of “Cabaret.� Many activities will also be part of the docket, including access to the fitness center, bingo, horseshoes and more. Beer, wine and soda will be served for the family style luncheon. Tickets are $80 and will be available at the May meeting. August 24: Stegmaier Victorian Mansion/Mohengan Sun Casino. $90 Complete luncheon in award-winning mansion restaurant including beer tasting. Then to casino with a $10 slot play bonus. Sept 5-8: Rocking Horse Ranch. All inclusive trip for four days and three nights of daily activities and show horses. $490$620. S, T, Double occupancy. If you want to bring a friend on any overnight trip, they do not have to be a club member. If any trips are sold out, you may call to add your name to a waiting list. On all trips, you should bring photo ID and health insurance card(s). Community Events Keep in mind the township’s Mr. Fix-It program, run by the Social Services Department. Minor home repairs can be arranged on Wednesdays between 8 and 11 a.m. for Hillsborough seniors 60 and older. Call 908-369-3880 for details. Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details. — Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231
HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CENTER Adults age 60 and older are invited to visit the county-operated Hillsborough Senior Center at 339 South Branch Road. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. All programs begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Its phone is 908-369-8700. Fit & Flex with Rose every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. This free weekly exercise program changes frequently and is suitable for all. Included are stretches, strength training, laugh yoga, breathing exercises and more. From 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, the Healthy Bones Exercise Class, a peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program, will be held for individuals at risk or who have osteoporosis. Exercises focus on balance, strength, flexibility and posture. Advanced registration is required, as well as a doctor’s note, prior to the first class and then once every year. For a new participant, the price is $45, which will include ankle weights, a participant manual and the class fee. If ankle weights are not needed, the price is $15. Learn to play mah jongg Wednesdays at 10 a.m. A free 10-week Tai Chi session with Janet O. will start on Jan. 11 and run weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Aptly called “moving meditation,� Tai Chi consists of slow, repetitive movements that improve balance, flexibility, control and stability while promoting relaxation. Call 908-369-8700 for more information. Every Friday at 10 a.m., the Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club will spend time outside playing, weather permitting. This group is great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. Transportation is available. Center schedule: May 26 - Horseshoe and Bocce Ball
Club, 9:30 a.m. Enjoy time outside while being part of our Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Clubs. Great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. (Weather Permitting) May 26 - Bingo Bonanza, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Bingo is more than just an exciting activity. Researchers found that playing Bingo has multiple benefits. It promotes socialization, strengthens hand-eye coordination, and takes concentration-which improves listening and short term memory skills. May 29 - Holiday - Center Closed May 30 - Trivia Time, 10:15 a.m. Did you know that solving puzzles or challenging yourself with new, mind-stretching exercises can stimulate the brain and enhance your critical thinking processes? Join us for some mind-tingling brain stumpers and a fun-filled intellectual workout. May 31 - Mahjong Club, 12:30 - 3 p.m. Have you always wanted to learn how to play mahjong or are you familiar with the game but just in need of fellow players? Lessons and refreshers are available. Please call (908) 369-8700 for more information. May 31 - “Age Out Loud� by the Magic Mirror Players, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset, 10:30 a.m. Players improvise, using role-playing techniques to offer “Slices of Life� to provide an opportunity to focus on important life issues. The interactive skits help the audience become more self-aware of their reactions and opinions in similar situations. As a finale to Older American’s Month, come enjoy a performance of the players as they teach us all how to “Age Out Loud.� May 31 - Book Club, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. New book club is forming. Meet friends, read and discuss books, poems, short stories and articles. Current book selection is the Thriller and Suspenseful Novel “Defending Jacob� by William Landay. Please call (908) 369-8700 for more information.
SENIOR ROOM In the Senior Activity Room, shuffleboard, pool table, darts and ping pong are available for all Hillsborough seniors to use in the first and largest area. Cards and games are played in the middle area. Computers are in the third area for your use and enjoyment. Monday: Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bridge, pinochle and other card games Wednesday: Mah jongg from noon to 4 p.m. Canasta from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday: Bridge from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday: Mah jongg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next meeting will be on Thursday, June 8. Tickets for the July 12 picnic will be on sale. Cost is $10 for members and $20 for guests. Membership is open to anyone age 50 and older, residents and non-residents.Registration for recreation department exercise activities for seniors can be done at the library as well as the recreation department. Just pay at the facility when you register. All classes are at the Community Room in the Library. Senior chair yoga with Carrie is scheduled on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from April 7 to June 30. Fee is $20. Senior chair aerobics classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. from April 3 to June 28. Fee is $15. Senior low-impact chair aerobics are on Tuesdays at
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. from April 4 to June 27. Fee is $7.50. Senior Zumba Gold classes will be held on Thursdays at 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. from April 6 to June 29. Fee is $7.50. Movie and a buffet will continue on announced dates. Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting. Remember to bring one item per member to help stock the Food Bank. The executive board will continue to hold its meetings on the Thursday prior to the regular meeting. Recreation events Atlantic City — The bus normally leaves at 9 a.m. from the VFW parking lot the third Wednesday of each month for Caesar’s. The next trip to Atlantic City will be Wednesday, June 21. The cost is $35, of which $30 will be returned. Wednesday, June 14 — Doolan’s Spring Lake Rock and Roll Show. Cost is $76. Three entree are available.
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Must give your choice when making your reservation. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. Thursday, June 29 — Trip to the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Penn. The bus leaves from the Manville VFW at 10 a.m. The cost is $30, with $20 back and $5 for food. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. Sunday, September 10 to Wednesday, September 13 — Trip to Lake George. Tour Lake George, visit Adirondack Winery, Saratoga Springs and much more. Cost is $585 for double and $745 for single. Contact Kathy Petrone at 908526-2948 for reservations. Wednesday, December 5 — A Slice of Brooklyn: Christmas Lights Tour and luncheon at Chimney Rock Inn. Cost is $90. Reservations can be made with Jo Pschar at 908-722-0156. — Gerry Klimowich
Susan Alaimo
Students should plan a productive Summer of 2017
While everyone needs a summer break, it’s important for students to use their time wisely. Colleges often ask students, as one of their application essay questions, “What did you do during the previous summer?” Impressive essays will include stories about volunteer work, internships, and other opportunities where students helped others and/or learned more about themselves. Students seeking academic enrichment have a vast array of options. Many high school students take courses at local community colleges where they are most welcome - and often offered a discounted tuition. Other students take courses online, where the opportunities are almost limitless. Edx.org and Coursera.org offer courses, including many from the world’s most elite colleges and universities, at a nominal cost. What college admissions officer wouldn’t be impressed with an essay written by a student who studied The Quantum World or Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies with a Harvard University professor? Families who are vacationing during the summer might want to fit in one or more college tours during their travels.
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The more colleges and universities students visit, the better idea they will get of what they are really looking for in the ideal school. Students can also use their summer vacation to focus on a hobby or area of passion - particularly one that might evolve into a college major. Summer can provide the perfect time frame for students to create a portfolio of artistic work, hone musical skills, or writeand publish their own book. (Visit Amazon’s Createspace.com) The summer of 2017 is also a particularly good time for students to prepare for the SAT exam. For the first time ever, a summer SAT exam will be offered - on Saturday, August 26. Many students, and their parents, don’t realize that students can take the SAT as many times as they like and (most) colleges will never know how many times they take the test. The College Board grades, and records, all students’ test scores. When the time to apply to colleges rolls around, students go into their online College Board account and select which SAT scores (clearly the highest) to send to colleges.
Michele S. Byers
Hit the trails on June 3
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” Take John Muir’s advice from over 100 years ago! There’s nothing like a trail walk to awaken your senses to the wonders of nature and create feelings of serenity and well-being. If Muir were alive today, the naturalist and author would surely be amazed at the number and variety of trails, especially in New Jersey! Today’s trails range from short loops in neighborhood parks to vast networks extending hundreds or thousands of miles. Trails may traverse deep wilderness … or urban and suburban settings. Saturday, June 3, is National Trails Day - a day to celebrate trails in their many forms. In New Jersey, National Trails Day will be celebrated with more than 40 walks, hikes and bike rides. These events focus on
wildlife and scenic beauty, health and fitness, and volunteer trail maintenance and cleanups. There are fun and easy hikes for families with young children, and others that showcase historical sites. Here’s your chance to help build, maintain and beautify trails - and the open lands surrounding them:• Help plant milkweed seedlings at Tall Pines State Preserve in Wenonah as part of a monarch butterfly restoration project. • Help maintain the Grassle Marsh Trail at the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve in Tuckerton by trimming trees and brush, raking debris and picking up trash. • Trim back vegetation along the Tanglewood Trail and help install a new trailhead sign at Voorhees State Park in Glen Gardner. • Other places where trail maintenance and cleanup volunteers are needed in-
Legal Notices TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at a regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Hillsborough in the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey.
The subject of the hearing will be Elizabeth J. Santora, File No. BA-17-08 application for 'C' Bulk Variance to permit the reconstruction of a 704 square foot portion of the existing dwelling and the addition of three "bump out" additions totaling 259 square feet. Variances will be required from Township of Hillsborough as follows:
188b Schedule for Residential Zones - Maximum Impervious Surface - where 10% is maximum, 17.50% is existing and 17.60% is proposed.
Applicant seeks any other waivers or variances that the Zoning Board of Adjustment may find necessary at that time, although none other than the above are contemplated at the present time.
This plan is for the site known as Block 14, Lot 8 located at 931 River Road, Hillsborough, NJ which is located in the RS Zoning District. The application is on file and available for public inspection within the Planning Office of the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. c/o Peter U. Lanfrit, Esq. The Law Office of Peter U. Lanfrit, LLC 3000 Hadley Road, Suite 1C South Plainfield, NJ 07080 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT
HB, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $28.83 Aff: $15.00 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Somerset County Docket No.: F-010273-17 (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Dolores Fratantuono, her heirs, devisees, personal representatives and his, her, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller, P.C., attorneys for plaintiff, whose address is 401 Route 70 East, Ste 100, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 429-5507, an answer to the Complaint in Foreclosure filed in a Civil Action, in which American Advisors Group is plaintiff and Dolores Fratantuono, her heirs, devisees, personal representatives and his, her, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest, et. al. are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County, under Docket No. F-010273-17 within thirty-five (35) days after the date of publication of this notice, exclusive of such date. Judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint if you do not file a responsive pleading. You should file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure. This action has been commenced and is pending to foreclose a mortgage and recover possession of certain lands and premises, as follows: The mortgage being foreclosed is dated June 14, 2013 and made by Dolores Fratantuono to American Advisors Group, which Mortgage was recorded in the Somerset County Clerk/Register’s Office on July 15, 2013 in Mortgage Book 6651 at Page 2011 as Instrument Number 2013039375. The lands and premises affected by this action and for which possession is sought are commonly known as 348 Grove Avenue Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 , Somerset County, State of New Jersey. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of Somerset by calling (908) 685-2323. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the County of Somerset by calling (908) 231-0840. YOU, Dolores Fratantuono, her heirs, devisees, personal representatives and his, her, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action to foreclose any interest you may have in the subject property as the record owner and mortgagor or as an heir.
HB, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $39.06 Aff: $15.00
MICHELLE M. SMITH Clerk of the Superior Court
the sights in High Point’s historic district. • In Vernon Township, join the groundbreaking on the Vernon Greenway Project, which will connect multiple trails - including the Appalachian Trail - to each other and Vernon’s town center. A 50-mile “Trails of Vernon Challenge” for hikers, runners and bicyclists will be launched. • At the Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve in Woodbridge, teams of scientists, students and community members will compete in BioBlitz, a 24-hour race to
clude Island Beach State Park in Seaside, Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, Wharton State Forest in Hammonton, Oldmans Creek Preserve in Auburn, Croft Farm Park in Cherry Hill, Bass River State Forest in Bass River Township, and Robin’s Trail in Frelinghuysen Township. Or enjoy a variety of hikes: • If fitness is your thing, try the high-energy “5,000 Step History Hike” at High Point State Park in Sussex County. Participants will climb the equivalent of 60 flights of stairs while seeing
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Many colleges allow students to Superscore, which means they can “mix and match” and send their highest math score from one test and their highest reading/writing score from another test. Since SAT scores can have such an incredible impact, not only in deciding college admissions but also in awarding scholarship money, students should start preparing early in order to ultimately get the highest scores they are able. The summer of 2017 may be the ideal time for students to carefully prepare for, and then take, this all-important test. While students should certainly enjoy their summer, they should also use the time wisely to prepare for success in the upcoming school year and beyond. Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of SAT Smart in Hillsborough that has been offering PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation courses, as well as private tutoring by IVYLeague educated instructors, for more than 20 years. Visit www.SATsmart.com.
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He passed away in September 2007. I was a high school math teacher at the time, and I had a homeroom consisting of very sweet, but quiet, freshmen. They rarely talked, even to each other, during the five-minute homeroom period. They stood for the Pledge of Allegiance every day, but they, like many high school students, did not recite it. On February 8, 2008, I told them that it was my father’s birthday, and that he had been a very patriotic man. I asked them to say the Pledge in honor of him. I emphasized that I was in no way requiring it of them, but that I would appreciate it. Every single person said the Pledge, and loudly so. Every single person but one - I was too choked up to say it. But the ultimate expression of patriotism is dying for our country. Giving up one’s life for our country transcends all other acts, and all words. On Memorial Day, let us not forget to honor those who gave their lives for our country, for us Americans. Actually, let us not forget to honor them every day.
Jane M. Staats Hillsborough Democratic candidate for Township Committee
Newspaper Media Group employees recognized Newspaper Media Group is proud to announce that 27 members of its hard-working team earned recognition from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists, the New Jersey Press Association and the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association in the organizations’ annual contests. “I am extremely proud of the work our employees do on a day-to-day basis. Newspaper Media Group was founded with the intent to bring community news to neighborhoods that are often overlooked by the majority of media outlets, and to provide affordable, effective advertising options to businesses that want to reach our readers. These awards validate the fact that the work we are doing is being recognized and appreciated,” COO Perry Corsetti said. Newspaper Media Group publishes more than 40 weekly newspapers in Southern New Jersey, Central New Jersey, Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pa. The award winners are listed below. Central Jersey (New Jersey Press Association) • Eric Sucar: First place in the pictorial category; third place for general news photography; third place for sports feature photography second place for pictorial photography; first place for illustration; first place for best portfolio; and first place for sports feature; and third place for sports action photography • Anthony Naturale: First place, best ad professional and technology services • Kathy Chang: Third place for education writing; first
place for interpretive writing • Norma Arce and Harvey Hersh: Third place for best ad professional and technology services • Lauren Simons, former employee, and Harvey Hersh: First place for best use of small space • Mark Rosman: Second place for column writing • Mike Morsch: First places for column writing and headlines; third place for arts and entertainment writing. • Andrew Martins: First place for business and economics writing; second place for best lede. • Anthony Stoeckert: Second place for Feature Section layout and content; second place for headlines. • Freelancer Pam Hersh: First place for column writing. • Jimmy Ellerth, Joe Kanaska, Lashana Young: First place for best use of color • Jimmy Ellerth, Joe Kanaska, Michele Nesbihal: Third place for best special section, Central Jersey Family Living; Second place for best new project, Women in Business. • Jimmy Ellerth, Joe Kanaska, Michele Nesbihal, Cheri Mutchler: First place for best miscellaneous ad, Slice of the Season Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association) • Joe Mason: Second place for sports coverage; first and second place for sports event coverage; Honorable Mention for a sports story • Maria Yong, former employee: First place in the sports photo category; Honorable Mention in the news photo category for her entry
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The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Starting this year, the Hillsborough library will be open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m. throughout the year except for the following dates: June 18, Sept. 3. The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs. Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited. Volunteer Opportunity: Reading Buddy - May 27, 1:50-4 p.m. Through the end of May, view the collections of Hester Auletta and Wenting Hou. Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated. Special events • Hillsborough High School Club Fair - Curious about the clubs offered at the Hillsborough High School? Stop by our fourth Annual HHS Club Fair. This is the perfect opportunity to explore new clubs and talk to HHS students about why they love their groups. There will be informative flyers, activities and door prize raffles. Great for HHS students wanting to branch out and for HMS students looking toward the future. Best for Grades 712, families are welcome to attend. Sat. June 3, 1-3 p.m. • “Build A Better World” Summer Reading Challenge - SCLSNJ is pleased to invite you and your children to join our Summer Reading Challenge. Our Summer
Reading Challenge is open to people of all ages from preschoolers to adults, with programs, prize drawings, and more. To register stop by or visit us online at sclsnj.org beginning on Monday, June 19. Adult programs (registration required): • Afternoon Movie - “No Time for Sergeants” starring Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick and Don Knotts. Originally released in 1958. Fri. May 26, 1-3 p.m. • “Suspense with Susie” Book Discussion - “Finding Jake” by Bryan Reardon. Tues. May 30, 7-8:30 p.m. • English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Wed. May 31 and June 7 at 10-11:30 a.m. • Ballroom Basics with Arthur Murray - Have fun learning to dance. Danila and Nuria Kartashov from Arthur Murray Dance Center of Hillsborough will teach you how to Foxtrot, Rumba and Merengue. This class is designed to introduce beginners to Ballroom. No partner is needed. Please wear smooth-soled shoes. Wed. May 31, 7-8:30 p.m. • Awesome Awful Art Inspired by the Bad Art Museum, you are invited to ignore the art world rules and create a mixed media art piece that reflects your personal muse. No experience necessary. All materials supplied. Expertise provided by Tina Rear of “Scrap U and Artistry Too.” Thurs. June 1, 7-8:30 p.m. • Tiny Powerhouses: An Introduction to Gardening for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects - Master Gardener Lorna Fletcher will teach you how to attract and support these fascinating and industrious workers of our gardens. Tues. June 6,
7-8 p.m. • English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Wed. June 7 & June 14, 10-11:30 a.m. • Friends of Hillsborough Library Book Discussion - “Coal River” by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Tues. June 13, 7:30-8:30 p.m. • Juneteenth an American Holiday - Learn about our country’s oldest African-American holiday observance, just in time to join the celebration this year. Thurs. June 15, 7-8:30 p.m. • Personal Finance Demystified: Estate Planning Learn about distribution of estates, wills, and trusts, specific estate planning strategies, the purpose of estate planning, and avoiding probate. Thurs. June 15, 78:30 p.m. • Evening Movie “Lion,” starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and Nicole Kidman. (PG13) Fri. June 16, 7-9 p.m. Youth programs (registration required): • Special Storytime: Just Dance! (Ages 2-6) - Join us for stories and activities. Fri. May 26, 10-10:45a.m. • Reading Buddy (Grades 1-4) - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a Reading Buddy Volunteer. Each child will be given a 15-minute time slot. Sat. May 27, 2-4 p.m. • Toddler Time (18-36 months) - Introduce the pleasure of books to your child with stories, songs and more. Tues. May 30, 9:3010 a.m. • Rhyme Time (Newborn-24 months) - Build brain power with 20 minutes of nursery rhyme fun. Tues. May 30, 10:30-11 a.m.
back to the first English settlement in New Jersey more than 350 years ago. • Families with young children can join the Henry Hudson Trail hike in Marlborough Township, a short hike along a wheelchair and stroller accessible trail that will end with free ice cream for all! • Kids will also love the hike at the Barclay Farmstead in Cherry Hill, a sunset walk followed by s’mores around a campfire. • Be in on the founding of a brand new preserve in Hopewell Township in Mercer County, as the Mount Rose Preserve is formally dedicated on the site of a former office campus. The ribbon-cutting will be fol-
lowed by a nature hike through the property. For a full list of National Trails Day hikes in New Jersey, including RSVP information, go to njconservat i o n . o r g / d o c s / N a t i o n a l - Tr a i l s - D a y Events- 2017-NJ.pdf. There truly is something for everyone … and most hikes are free. And to learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.
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udwig van Beethoven is renown as one of the greatest composers of all time, based on his sonatas, concertos, and a symphony or two you might be familiar with. But with all of his accomplishments, Beethoven wrote just one opera. That opera is “Fidelio,” which premiered in 1805 and will be presented as part of this year’s Princeton Festival when it is performed at McCarter Theatre, June 18 and 25. The festival also will offer musical theater, chamber music, a pops concert, jazz, dance and more, June 3-25. In “Fidelio,” Florestan (sung by Noah Baetge) is a Spanish nobleman who has been imprisoned by Pizarro (Joseph Barron) for political reasons. Pizarro has sentenced Florestan to death via starvation. Florestan’s wife Leonore (Marcy Stonikas) plans to rescue him by disguising herself as a young prison guard named Fidelio. In addition to the libretto, “Fidelio” uses spoken dialogue to tell its story. “It’s been on my list for years,” says Richard Tang Yuk, artistic director for the Princeton Festival and conductor of the opera. “I’ve been suggesting it to the board for at least three years now. It just turns out to be a good choice for this year because it deals with political injustice. It’s a universal theme.” He says it took some convincing of key principals with the Princeton Festival to go forward with “Fidelio” as this year’s opera because “It has reputation for being dramatically static.” “It’s not performed that often, it’s certainly not in the top tier or the second tier of frequently performed operas,” Tang Yuk says. “People do it from time to time. It’s a great piece, the score is wonderful, it’s not a huge cast, it has about six principals, and it’s not a big orchestra. So it’s not difficult in those ways, it’s that directors feel it’s difficult to pull off dramatically. I think the public, by and large, because it’s not done often, they don’t really know it.” The reason he has wanted to present “Fidelio” to Princeton Festival audiences is the music. “For those people who don’t know ‘Fidelio’, I think they will really enjoy it because the music is just so engaging . . . It’s an incredible score,” Tang Yuk says. As a companion to “Fidelio,” The Princeton Festival is presenting “Man of La Mancha” as this year’s musical theater piece, running June 10-25 at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Matthews Acting Studio. The 1964 show by Dale Wasserman with lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh is inspired by Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” Tang Yuk says both “Fidelio” and “Man of La Mancha” feature characters who are unjustly imprisoned, as in
“Man of Mancha,” Cervantes (played by Jesse Malgieri) is imprisoned in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition. Cervantes and his servant Sancho Panza (Jordan Bunshaft) are put on trial by their fellow prisoners. For his defense Cervantes acts out a play, using his makeup to transform himself into Alonso Quijano, who renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha. “They both deal with injustice and aspirations of hopes and dreams,” Tang Yuk says. “In ‘Fidelio,’ Florestan’s wife is dreaming that justice and love will prevail. In ‘Man of La Mancha,’ Cervantes is following a request for a different kind of life, a life where we pursue our dreams against what might seem to be insurmountable odds. What we aspire to, to even have a chance of achieving it.” New to this year’s festival is a multi-media pops concert, “Disney in Concert: Around the World,” June 9 at Richardson Hall on the Princeton University campus. The concert will showcase music from Disney films performed by the Festival Pops Orchestra, accompanied by scenes from the films shown on the big screen. The concert will include music from such movies as “The Little Mermaid,” “Pocahontas,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” Frozen,” “Aladdin,” “Mulan,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “The Lion King.” “We’re trying that for the first time to try to appeal to a different part of the community, people who are interested in family-oriented type of events,” Tang Yuk says. For the second year, a film screening at the Princeton Garden Theatre will be part of the festival. The Dustin Hoffman-directed movie “Quartet” starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon will be shown June 4. “It’s not just the film, there’s going to be a panel discussion, it’s called ‘Opera and the Movies,’” Tang Yuk says. “It’s a discussion about the connection between operas and the movies and why so many film directors are turning to using opera scores or incorporating opera somehow into the fabric of the movie.” The panel discussion will be held before the screening. After the movie, there will be a live performance by singers from The Princeton Festival, including “Bella
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figlia dell’amore,” a famous quartet from Verdi’s opera, “Rigoletto.” That piece is key to the movie, but isn’t heard in full. The festival will open June 3 with a performance of music by Beethoven, Strauss, and Kernis by the Concordia Chamber Players. The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra will play two concerts, a chamber concert, June 17 at the Princeton Abbey, and a full orchestra concert, June 21 at Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Baroque Orchestra plays music from the 18th century, and earlier, on period instruments. The Peter Martin Jazz Trio will perform June 17 at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre. The Philadelphia dance company Balletx will perform June 24, also at the Berlind Theatre. A choral concert with the Baroque Orchestra will be presented June 24 at Miller Chapel. The festival’s annual piano competition for pianists ages 6 to 24 will take place June 2-4 (preliminary rounds) and June 11 (final round) at the Clark Music Center at the Lawrenceville School.
For more information on The Princeton Festival, go princetonfestival.org or call 609-759-0379. Tickets can be purchased via the website or at 609-258-2787.
Marcy Stonikas will play Leonore in the Princeton Festival’s production of “Fidelio.” Top photo: The Princeton Festival’s Baroque Orchestra will perform a chamber concert, June 17, and a full orchestra concert, June 21. Above left, Danielle Talamantes will sing the role of Leonore in “Fidelio.” Above right, Jordan Bunshaft will play Sancho Panza in “Man of La Mancha.”
Also Inside: The New Jersey Film Festival returns to Rutgers • Bob Brown reviews the Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Merchant of Venice’
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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert
Music for the Ages The members of Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will join young musicians for a spring concert
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he Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra’s final concert of the season is about showcasing the talents of young musicians as much as it’s about the orchestra
itself. Bravura Philharmonic’s “A Concerto Extravaganza,” June 4 at the Princeton Alliance Church in Plainsboro, will include the orchestra performing “The Moldau” from Bedrich Smetana’s “My Homeland.” The rest of the evening will feature concertos played by the winners of the orchestra’s 2017 Young Artists Competition. The winners competed by playing their concerts in February at the Paul Robeson Center in Princeton. Competitors came from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The four winners will perform their chosen concertos with the orchestra during the concert. This year’s winners all are from New Jersey. Coco Mi is a 16-year-old violinist and a junior at Princeton High School. She attends the Manhattan School of Music’s precollege program, and will play the first major of Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor.
Simon Ho-Yin Cheng is a seventh-grader at Grover Middle School in West Windsor. He is 12 years old and is enrolled in the pre-college division at Juilliard. He will play the “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saens. Pianist LiYuan Byrne will play the third movement of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Flutist Kaylee Wang, 16 of Marlboro will play the first movement of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major. “We are so excited because we believe we have the largest concerto completion in New Jersey of this kind,” says Chiu-Tze Lin, the director of Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra. “The quality is just amazing. A lot of people who play instruments love coming to this concert because it’s nice to see young people featured with an adult, professional orchestra.” Lin says the concert offers young musicians a rare opportunity to perform with a full orchestra. “Not many orchestras want to feature these young people. I love to give these motivated young people a chance,”
she says. In addition to the music itself, Lin will talk about the pieces to provide the audience with some history and perspective. She says the orchestra is playing “The Moldau” partly because it’s rarely performed. The piece is a symphonic poem about the flow of the Moldau (Vltava) River from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest through the Czech countryside to Prague. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful piece and I always wanted to introduce new music to the audience,” Lin says. “It’s very accessible. It starts with two flutes going back and forth, very much like the River Moldau. I like to talk with the audience, so we will learn more and more.”
Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will perform its “A Concerto Extravaganza!” concert at Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, June 4, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.bravuraphil.org; 609-933-4729.
FILM By Anthony Stoeckert
Worldy Movies at the NJ Film Fest
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n what might be the most politically charged era in America’s history, it would make sense that a filmmaker would want to focus his lens on politics in order to comment on what’s going on in the country. Michael Cross’ comedy “Second Nature” would appear to do just that as it follows two characters — Amanda (played by Collette Wolf) and Bret (played by Sam Huntington) who are running for mayor of their small town. After Amanda finds a magic mirror that grants her wish for men to act like women, the election goes in an unexpected direction. But when Cross and his writers started working on their movie, politics was the farthest thing from their minds. “My writing team literally had no idea how much more relevant ‘Second Nature’ would be today than when we started writing it over eight years ago,” Cross says of his film, which will be shown June 3 during the New Jersey International Film Festival in Rutgers. “In fact the first draft of the script wasn’t political at all. It was about four years ago that we rewrote the entire story to make it more affordable to produce on a small budget, which is where the small-town setting came in. The mayoral special election seemed like a natural fit, providing a lot of opportunities to explore gender behavior in politics and society.” As much as the movie is about politics, it’s also about gender, and the roles and influence of men and women. “I’ve always been fascinated by gender behavior, as well as gender balance in politics,“ Cross says. “We are molded from birth and nurtured to behave a certain way,
which greatly affects who we are as individuals and as a larger society. So flipping the entire world, so that women behave like men and vice-versa, is a way of looking at ourselves more clearly. Through the comedy we are also able to understand better what it’s like walking in someone else’s shoes.” As big and important as its issues are, “Second Nature” is a comedy, one whose humor is rooted in truth, despite its imaginative premise. Cross says it’s different from movies like “Tootsie,” “Some Like it Hot” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which get laughs out of men wearing dresses. “Instead of falling back on the archetype of characters switching bodies, ‘Second Nature’ reverses stereotypical gender behavior — in the entire world,” Cross says. “Women are presidents of the United States, top paid football athletes, and CEOs. Even the town’s prized Honkers restaurant (à la Hooters) becomes Peckers. The reversal lets us see our current reality with more clarity.” The festival will showcase features, documentaries and short subjects from around the world. The festival’s opening weekend (June 3-4) will include movies from Jersey filmmakers, as well as movies from Istanbul (“Kedi” on June 4) and China (the animated short “First Bloom.”) Many films from New Jersey filmmakers will be shown June 3, 10 and on June 11, the last day of the festival. Ilene Dube, a Princeton Junction resident and former editor of TimeOFF, will screen her documentary, “Generations of Artists: Roosevelt, NJ” on June 11. The film looks
at the Jersey community, which is a haven for potters, painters, musicians and other artists. Dube was accepted in NYU’s MFA film program but didn’t go there because of the cost. “Instead I took a summer-long certificate program at NYU,” she says. “What I learned was that unless you had an uncle who could bankroll the project, it was impossible to make a film.” She became and artist and journalist, and interviewed and wrote about many Roosevelt artists when she edited TimeOFF. After leaving TimeOFF, Dube maintained her art blog, The Artful Blogger and worked at the Michener Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She started to use a Flip camera to add video to her blog, and rediscovered her inner movie maker. That led to her taking a documentary production and a film that was screened at the Historical Society of Princeton and the Arts Council of Princeton, as well as the Nassau Film Festival. “When completing that film, I knew I wanted to make the film about Roosevelt and began shooting in 2014,” Dube says. “I’ve always been interested in utopias. Also, my paternal grandfather lived on a farm in New Jersey. I never was able to get much information about it — he died before I was born — but I imagined he lived in a farming community like Roosevelt, one with Jewish immigrants who weren’t especially good farmers.” Screenings for the New Jersey International Film Festival take place at Voorhees Hall, 71 Hamilton Street, College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University. For a full schedule and more information, go to www.njfilmfest.com.
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STAGE REVIEW By Bob Brown
Love, Debt and the Bard The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its season with ‘The Merchant of Venice’
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he Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its 2017 season with one of the playwright’s most-performed (and perhaps most-debated) plays, “The Merchant of Venice,� on the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre stage at Drew University through June 5. First, let’s put the question of Shylock on the table. Everyone has an opinion on whether Shakespeare was an anti-Semite. If he was, is he excused by being a product of his age? If not, was he simply pandering to public taste with Jew-baiting? Or, being a genius, was Shakespeare creating a nuanced portrayal of a persecuted ethnic group whose resentment was understandable? Is Shylock a caricature, a buffoon, or a tragic figure? We’ll never know for certain what Shakespeare was thinking. What matters is how Shylock plays in this comedy. And it is, according to Shakespeare, a comedy; it can be light, playful, energized in many scenes, with a great variety of characters both noble and comic. Although Shylock is not the main character, his character and Jewishness in general dominate certain scenes. There are many memorable passages that high school students are often assigned to memorize — at least they were in my day. In his notes, Director Robert Cuccioli points to the many troubling aspects of the play that have resonance today: the increasing distrust of “others� — those who are not like us; the need for instant gratification; the rise of material over moral values. We can hear it in a line by Shylock in the second act: “O father Abram, what these Christians are / Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect / The thoughts of others.� And yet it’s a romantic comedy with some classic tropes — like a love-test to find one’s true love, and gender-bending disguises, and a legal scene worthy of “L.A. Law.� Shakespeare shamelessly borrowed plots and plot devices from several stories
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From left: Brent Harris as Antonio, John Keabler as Bassanio, and Andrew Weems as Shylock in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s “The Merchant of Venice.� to create his patchwork masterpiece. What is most appealing about this production is its sheer energy. Among many outstanding performances, Andrew Weems gives us a forceful, dominating Shylock. He’s not pitiable and conniving. He’s a hard-nosed businessman who recognizes that Antonio (Brent Harris) is desperate for a loan. Antonio, who has insulted Shylock in the past, is short of funds and comes cap in hand. He wants to help his dearest friend, the impecunious Bassanio (John Keabler), who wishes to woo Portia (Melissa Miller) but needs 3,000 ducats in order pursue the wealthy heiress. Bassanio asks his friend, Antonio (the title character) to help. Antonio agrees, but with his cash invested in
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ward appearances — “The world is still deceived with ornament‌â€?— but rhapsodizes about his discovery, “What demigod / Hath come so near creation?...â€? The most climactic scenes are when Portia, disguised as Balthazar, “doctor of the law,â€? intercedes to argue with Shylock on his contract. The play turns on this, with the memorable monologue, “The quality of mercy is not strained. . . .â€? Miller lifts the words off the page so they breathe in a believable character, shedding any hint of clichĂŠ. I was quite moved. Although the denouement is terrible for Shylock, who must give up everything, including his religion, Shakespeare’s audience may have thought that was just. After all, Antonio was ready to be carved up to honor the deal. Along with these most dramatic moments, there is levity. What’s a Shakespeare comedy without clowns? Jeffrey M. Bender, a Shakespeare Theatre veteran, is a master of these roles. He is sublimely ridiculous as Shylock’s servant Launcelot Gobbo, and especially in scenes with Robert S. Gregory as Old Gobbo (Bender also plays the Prince of Arragon in the casket-choosing scenes, and Gregory doubles as the Duke of Venice in the last act). Director Cuccioli set the play in Venice of 1910, when the Industrial Revolution had turned the city into “the epitome of opulence and wealth.â€? Smart, colorful costumes by Candida Nichols reflect the period. An ingenious two-tier turntable arcade by designer Brian Ruggaber allows smooth, seamless scene changes. And as always, this company’s strength is its ensemble. With more than 20 roles superbly performed and masterfully directed by Cuccioli, this production is a jewel.
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“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. The story of Buddy Holly told through his songs, including “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Everyday,” “Words of Love,” “Oh, Boy!” and more, May 27-June 17; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “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, through June 4; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “The Merchant of Venice,” F.M. Kirbry Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its season with the Bard’s play about a money-obsessed, patriarchal, dysfunctional society where wealth bestows power, through June 4; shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “An Inspector Calls,” Performed by ActorsNET of Bucks County at The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. In an English industrial city, a rich family is having dinner when a man turns up at the door, saying he is an inspector investigating the suicide of a young woman, June 2-18. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “Evil Dead, the Musical,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Comic rock musical based on
“wascally wabbit.” Classic shorts and new 3D shorts will be accompanied by musical scores, performed live by New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, June 4, 3 p.m. $20-$90; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.
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Everything’s Better Under the Sea Pat Parton (left) plays Triton, Gabrielle Affleck (center) is Ursula, and Rachael Shadle is Ariel in the Yardley Players’ presentation of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, May 26 through June 4. The show features such beloved songs as “Under the Sea,” Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.” Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net 609-570-3333. the horror film series, June 9-25; Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. CHILDREN’S THEATER “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. The Yardley Players
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JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peterson, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:4510 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. “Drummer E.J. Strickland and his “Transit Beings,” Tavern on the Lake, 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. Playing with Strickland in Hightstown will be Sarah Charles, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Tom Guarna, guitar; and Ben Williams, electric bass combining jazz, hip-hop, funk, fusion and more, May 26, 7:30 p.m. $25; rejsjazz.com. Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, Princeton Alliance Church at 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. Season-finale concert will feature the winners of the 2017 Young Artists Competition sponsored by the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, June 4. $20, $18 seniors/students; www.bravuraphil.org; 908-420-1248.
presents stage adaption of movie classic, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Featured songs include “Under the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Sea,” “Part of Your World” and “Kiss the Girl,” May 26 through June 4; Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Juried exhibit supporting www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. area artists, through June 25. Gallery talk with winning artists, June 4, 2 p.m. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. CLASSICAL MUSIC Princeton University Art Museum, on Mercer County Symphonic Band, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer the campus of Princeton University, PrinceCounty Community College, 1200 Old ton. “The Berlin Painter and His World: Trenton Road, West Windsor. The band will Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth present its spring concert, including works Century B.C.,” The exhibition will present by Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Anderson, 84 vessels and statuettes from the period, inJohnny Mercer, Benny Goodman and John cluding 54 of the finest vases attributed to Phillip Sousa, May 31, 7:30 p.m. Free. the Berlin Painter, providing a window into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years www.mercerband.org. La Fiocco, United Methodist Church, 7 ago, through June 11. “Revealing PicVandeventer Avenue, Princeton. Concert ti- tures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leadtled “Saints, Sinners, and Shepherds” by en- ing international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, semble performing on period instruments. Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim The concert also will feature soprano Laura Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Heimes and baritone Brian Ming Chu, June Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth 3, 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org; and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the 917-747-6007. LaShir, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Princeton University Art Museum, through Nassau St., Princeton. LaShir, the Jewish July 2; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.Choir of Princeton, will present its 35th an- 5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 nual concert, titled “Perspectives” and fea- p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princetures multiple settings of familiar texts that ton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockreveal contrasting historical and liturgical ton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture views as expressed through music, June 4, 3 of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the p.m. Admission is free; www.lashir.org. unique combination of art and industry that Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, State made Newark a magnet for modern artists Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibiBrunswick. Celebrate Looney Tunes and its tion celebrates the culture of creativity that legendary stars, including Daffy Duck, flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and, of course, our very favorite
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visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, June 16 through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.
GALLERIES
“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, through May 31. Reception, May 6, 2-4 p.m. www.mcl.org; 609-989-6920. Wondrous on Witherspoon, 14 1/2 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Wondrous on Witherspoon (also known as the WoW Pop-Up Gallery) will once again be “popping up” to offer works of art for sale by New Jersey artists. A portion of proceeds will be donated to charities, through June 8. Artists reception, May 19, 6-9 p.m. www.facebook.com/WondrousOnWitherspoon. Lewis Center for the Arts’ Senior All All-Star Show, Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. Work created by 20 graduating seniors in the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts, through June 9. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 3, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free; arts.princeton.edu. “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. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777. “Three Visions,” The Peggy Lewis Gallery in Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly St., Lambertville. Group show of three artists who explore three concepts of artistic expression. The three artists are Samia Hafiz Shaaban, Karen Anderson Hartl and Anabel Bouza, through June 30. Reception, June 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. “Small Works by Watercolorists Unlimited” featuring paintings by a group of 13 New Jersey artists, June 4-30. Reception, June 4, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4, 18, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org.
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Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Bill Boronkay, May 26-27; JJ Ramirez, June 2-3; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick, Shawn Wayans, May 26-27, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., May 28, 7 p.m., $37; Shane Mauss, May 31, 7:30 p.m., $22; Whitney Cummings, June 2-3, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $32; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.
Local Scenic Beauty
The acrylic painting “Mercer County Park” by John A. Brecko Jr. is among the works on view in the Mercer Family and Friends 2017 Art Show at the Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrenceville, through May 31. The show features paintings, mosaics and jewelry created by area artists. For more information, go to www.mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. Jay Leno, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Leno, who hosted “The Tonight Show” for 20 years, will perform at the State Theatre for the first time since 2004, June 4, 7:30 p.m. $55-$125; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.
DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, May 27, 8-11 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Weekly Wednesday Country Dance Swallowtail, May 31, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Dancing by Peddie Lake with Candace-WoodwardClough, 112 Etra Road in Hightstown. Offering instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing. Classes will begin June 1, and June 29, and June 23 for four weeks. The cost is $60 per person for a four-week session. To register, email candaceclough1987@yahoo.com or call 732995-4284. Dance Improv, Live!, Princeton Center for Yoga and Health, Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman. A lightly guided dance improvisation with live music. No experience needed, June 2, 8-10 p.m. $18, $12 first-timers, students, and people who bring first timers; www.danceimprov.com. Dancing and Dessert, Plainsboro Department of Recreation and Community Services, 641 Plainsboro Road. Ballroom dancing. Coffee and dessert, then take a dance lesson, June 10, 7-8:30 p.m., $12, $10 Plainsboro residents; 609799-0909, ext. 1719.
MISCELLANY Novelist John Altman, Cloak & Dagger mystery bookshop, 349 Nassau St., Princeton. The author will discuss his newest spy thriller “False Flag,” June 3, 1 p.m. Admission is free, but registration is required. For more information, go to www.thecloakanddagger.com or call 609-688-9840.
Laffcon 2, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will be hosting Laffcon 2, the only science fiction convention devoted to the work of legendary author R. A. Lafferty. The library will have panel discussions introducing readers to Lafferty’s work, a presentation by the artist Anthony Rhodes discussing his Lafferty-inspired art, and discussions of Lafferty’s influential novel, Fourth Mansion, June 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration required; www.mcl.org; e-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. “Six Days in June, The War that Redefined the Middle East,” Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Documentary screening and discussion in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Six Day War, June 11, 10 a.m. RSVP at admin@bethel.net. JaZams Summer Block Party, Palmer Square West, Princeton. Annual outdoor block party will take place, June 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Live entertainment at the free event will include drummers, 6-7 p.m., music by Lolly and Yoko, 7-8:30 p.m., and the movie “The Iron Giant,” beginning at 8:30 p.m. There also will be live Kendama, pogo stick demonstrations, crafts, activities, food for sale and more. www.palmersquare.com or call 609-924-8697. Friends of the Princeton Public Library Annual Book Sale, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The 2017 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale will take place June 23-24 in the library’s Community Room. This year’s sale includes more than 10,000 books for all ages and across a wide variety of topics. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with art books and special selections priced higher. The event opens with a preview sale, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. Tickets for the preview sale cost $10. Numbered tickets will be available at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers enter the sale in numerical order. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan will not be allowed. Starting at noon, admission to the book sale is free for the remainder of the sale. Books of all genres will be for sale. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529.
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Friday, May 26, 2017
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Rich Fisher
May 26 Jazz concert in Hightstown Jazz drummer E. J. Strickland and his band “Transient Beings” will perform at Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. Playing with Strickland will be Sarah Charles, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Tom Guarna, guitar; and Ben Williams, electric bass. “Transient Beings” is known for combining jazz, Afrobeat, hip-hop, funk, fusion and more. Tavern on the Lake is located at 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 first set. Admission costs $25. Drinks and dinner can be purchased; www.rejsjazz.com.
May 29-31 Air Force planes at Trenton Mercer Airport AirPower History Tour will be at Trenton Mercer Airport, May 29, 2-5 p.m. and May 3031, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will showcase aircraft that offer lessons about the sights, sounds, and stories of World War II aviation history. Visitors may tour the Bâ⇔ 29 cockpit and purchase rides in the B-29, C-45, and T-6. The liaison aircraft, an L-4, L-9, L-16, L-17, and T-51 will be on static display throughout the event. The donation for ramp access costs $10 for adults, $5 children 11â⇔ 17, free children 10 and under. The airplanes will be on static display when they are not flying. Ride prices range from $80 to $1595 and reservations may be made at www.airpowertour.org.
May 31 Symphonic concert at Kelsey Theatre The Mercer County Symphonic Band will perform its spring concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor. The concert will include an assortment of music by American composers, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Anderson, Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman and John Phillip Sousa. The band will also present a traditional Irish ballad and the Russian Sailors’ Dance from the “Red Poppy” ballet. Kelsey Theatre is located on the campus of West Windsor Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Admission is free; www.mercerband.org.
June 1 Beethoven lecture at Princeton Library The Princeton Public Library will host a lecture titled “Leonore, A New Kind Of Heroine,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Marianne Grey, Princeton University Art Museum docent, gives an illustrated talk about Leonore, a character in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, which is being presented by the Princeton Festival at McCarter Theatre, June 18 and 25. Instead of waiting to be rescued, Leonore takes charge of her own life and her husband’s fate and rescues him. As a new version of womanhood, Leonore is not alone: this illustrated talk will introduce her contemporaries in art and literature who are also redesigning their lives. The role of Leonore will be sung by Marcy Stonikas. The opera will be sung in German with English Supertitles. The lecture is sponsored by the library and The Princeton Festival Guild. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
A kitchen built by Dickson Development. Photos by Matt Pilsner/Ananta Creative Group
Homes, sweet homes Dickson Development has been in the house-construction business for more than four decades At age 10, deciding to observe how his dad got a paycheck, Richard Dickson strode onto a housing construction site in Middlesex County for the first time. In his mind, he had entered heaven on earth. “My father [David] was working on the site and I knew right then I wanted to be a builder,” Dickson said. “It was the most exciting thing. With the machines and the men working, it was so exciting. I just always wanted to be a builder.” As a student at Livingston High School, he would write any paper he could about being a builder. Majoring in economics at Rutgers, the practice continued as he somehow worked building into papers on finances. Nothing has changed. “Sixty-one years later I’m still excited about building,” Dickson said. “Home construction is a special business. The work is always changing both by the plans and site conditions. I’ve always wanted to do this and I’m very fortunate.” Also fortunate are the hundreds of homeowners who have either had their homes built or renovated by Dickson Development of Plainsboro. Richard Dickson’s first love became his lifelong mate, as Dickson Development is celebrating its 45th year of building homes in the Princeton area. It is the owner’s passion that promises homes will be built correctly. “It means a great deal,” Dickson said of his milestone anniversary. “I don’t look back, I tend to look forward. I’ve decided at 71 that I want to keep building because I just enjoy the process of building homes. There are many people who didn’t survive through this. I guess that is an accomplishment but it’s not something I dwell on. What I really am interested in is the work going forward and the relationships I have with people, which is very rewarding.” A sure sign of a good builder is word of mouth. Dickson takes great pride in the fact that people whose homes he has built have returned to him for additions or renovations. Or they have passed his name on to other homeowners. His track record is a byproduct of his philosophy. “The most important thing for someone to know is it’s gong to be a quality-built house,“ Dickson said. “That’s what’s important to me. Every house that I build and at every price point I build, we deliver a quality product to meet their needs for design and selection of materials. “I think the most important thing is quality, and treating people with respect and customer relations. That’s why I think I have so much referral business. No one would call you back two or three times to do another job if
The Dickson Development team. From left: Fran Berkowitz, Ronnie Rudolph, Richard Dickson and Bonnie Foster. they weren’t happy with the first one.“ Dickson admits that he is not the least-expensive builder around, but feels that in the long run he will save a homeowner money because there will be fewer problems as the house ages. He breaks it down in the most simplistic terms. “I think that what we can do, and what I’ve tried to do, is just build really good homes,” he said. “Sometimes they’re very innovative in design when it’s appropriate, other times just well built.” Since starting in 1972, Dickson Development has built nearly 400 homes and completed more than 100 renovations. At one time the company erected entire complexes but now it is limited to single homes. In the 1990s, Dickson began to diversify by doing renovations. “I started working for previous clients, whether it was finishing a basement, doing an addition, remodeling a kitchen,” Dickson said. “That developed into the design and build business, which is really what I do now.” Dickson is quick to note that he has never built the same home twice. Even when it was an entire community, he met with each client and customized the model plans to grant their wishes. That is the case to this day, as he understands the importance of a home being more than just four walls. It is a place to live and create memories. “I think we understand the pressure and the concerns, and try to address them through dialogue, especially when we’re doing the design,” Dickson said. “If we’re bidding on a job where they already have the plans, we’re not involved in that but we might be involved in the selection of the finishes. But especially when we’re doing the design and working with the client on the design it’s our role to ask all the appropriate ques-
tions and then solve the problem, and design the product and also do it on budget, which is very, very important.” Sitting at his office desk, Dickson has a cutout figure of John Wayne peeking over his shoulder. The Duke’s presence, he said, helps keep everything calm, but Dickson seems adept at handling pressure situations with ease and intelligence. That’s what comes from over four successful decades in the business. After graduating from Rutgers, Dickson did commercial construction in Manhattan at the advice of his dad. Several years later he began working with David in East Windsor and soon started his own business with his father’s help. “I couldn’t pay for the consulting advice he could provide,”he said. “He helped finance my business when I started, and for the first few projects he got involved. He retired but was always there for me to help me and give advice, which was invaluable. Especially since I was in my 20s and early 30s when I started this.” David would visit sites with his son and offer comments, and did so until his death at 90. While Richard’s own children went on to successful careers outside of building, he has developed a family atmosphere with longtime employees Fran Berkowitz, Ronnie Rudolph and Bonnie Foster. “One of the ways we’re able to finish on time is an orderly process of doing the [materials] selection,” Dickson said. “Fran has been with me for 31 years. Her job is working with the clients to make the selections. We don’t send our clients to go pick the plumbing fixtures or go meet with the cabinet designer on their own. Fran goes with them. And it helps with all this coordination, getting everything there on time and finishing.“ As for the crew itself, Dickson likes consistency. He uses the same
trade partners for every job and has had one plumber all 45 years. Some things change over the years but for the most part they remain steady. He has carpenters and laborers on staff and also uses carpenter contractors. “Some of them are very large contractors but I use the same crew over and over so they know us and we know them,” Dickson said. “I think we end up with a really nice culture on the construction site because the men all know one another. They see one another from job to job. “Because I use the same contractors, I get great cooperation when we’re bidding, when we’re pricing, because they know if I get the job, they have the job. So it helps us really bring together a proposal for clients as quickly as possible. They know when I get the job, they have the job. I don’t look for someone who can do it cheaper later.” Dickson and his wife currently live in a home he built within the development he built — Province Hill in Lawrence. He also built the Sunrise development in West Windsor, one of the area’s first energy efficient communities, in the mid 1980s. He promotes energy efficiency in all his new homes and even suggests it in renovations, noting that something that costs more now can pay off in future savings on gas and electric bills. With his growing list of renovation projects, Dickson promises the client that no addition will look like something that just got tacked on to the house. “Our goal is that when it’s done, it looks like it belonged there from the beginning and maybe it even looks better,” he said. “You have to pay attention to form and how you mass it and how you do it, the relationship of the volume to the existing space.” He will not build outside a 7-mile radius of Princeton. The reason being, he is very protective of every project and wants to put out fires before they have time to grow. “I never want to be in a position where I have to think how long I have to take to get to a job if there is a problem,” he said. “I don’t want to think about, ‘Gee, they need me there but it’s 45 minutes to get there.’ I have a wonderful staff, a good foreman, but I’m very involved in the construction. I really enjoy the construction process. It’s what I do, I get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment out of it.” And that’s something that hasn’t changed in 61 years, much to the enjoyment of many happy homeowners. Dickson Development Corporation is locatd at 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 2000 F Plainsboro. For more information, go to www.dicksondevelopment.com or call 609-799-0220.
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The Week of Friday, May 26, 2017
LOOSE ENDS
Pam Hersh
Reinventing Princeton’s plans for the future
Saturday, May 20, was my birthday. I am officially old, and I celebrated my oldness by participating in an old Princeton ritual. I attended a community information-and-input session on the topic of Princeton planning and development — Princeton Future’s forum: “Where will Princeton be in 20 years?” I have lost count, but my old brain figures that since the dawn of the 21st century, I have attended at least 20 community sessions on transportation, several development proposals, parking, housing, rateables, property taxes, sustainability, downtown retail, Princeton University’s relationship with the town, etc. In 2000, Princeton Future was established by several Princeton residents who were concerned about the lack of community input on plans for development of the downtown. To its credit, Princeton Future created a structure for discussions to help the community with planning issues. Princeton Planning Board Chair Wanda Gunning, also a veteran of these discussions, asked how many people in the standing-room-only crowd in the community room of the Princeton Public Library would be alive 20 years from now? My guesstimate, based on a wrinkle-and-gray-hair visual survey, was less than 10 percent of the audience members. (Princeton Future President Kevin Wilkes, architect and founding president of Princeton Design Guild, said 20 percent.) The sentiment among the oldies in the room was, “Enough with the input, are we going to live long enough to see the output?” My birthday gift came in the form of some thoughts unwrapped and unfiltered from Jim Constantine, a planner and principal in the firm Looney Ricks Kiss, an architectural, planning, interior design, and community engagement firm
based in Memphis with an office in Princeton. Constantine’s comments worked better than my giant collection of anti-wrinkle creams to make me feel young by giving me some hope for Princeton’s future — during my lifetime. In his Princeton Future presentation, he talked revolution. The conversation for the forum was based on the following statement: “Looking ahead for 20 to 30 years, Princeton Future foresees more technological changes in how we live. While protecting our traditional residential neighborhoods and commercial districts, we have identified 25 sites where the Princeton zoning code should provide for increased density, mixed use, open space, economical construction, public transit, decreased parking requirements, public-private off-street shared parking, and more variety and choice of housing, affordable to low, moderate, middle income families and individuals.” Saying to myself that I was too old for yet another discussion, I zoned out for most of the meeting, because the comments sounded old. Audience members expressed negative, anti-change sentiments, while supporting all the socially progressive idealism articulated by the above Princeton Future statement. For some, smart planning and smart growth are desirable only if the progressive planning principles can be accomplished without changing the “character” the neighborhood, without reducing parking spaces, without putting stress on the school system, without lowering property values, without increasing taxes, without increasing traffic on neighborhood streets, and without causing random strangers to park in front their homes. My conclusion was that the residents and governing offi-
Jim Constantine of Looney Ricks Kiss says Princeton’s planning process needs a revolution and a reinvention. cials were stuck in a traffic jam of ideas and unable to move forward. The different ideas and opinions (negative and positive) have little to do with Princeton’s sticky planning problem, according to Constantine, who has worked with such communities as Metuchen, Highland Park, and Hightstown to define their planning vision and implement it. The problem, he said, is the lack of a well-articulated vision supported by a nimble planning process. With characteristic bluntness, Constantine called for a disruption, a revolution, a reinvention of the Princeton planning process. Without some changes, Princeton will find itself lagging in vitality and desirability behind the other New Jersey communities with whom he has worked. Princeton needs to go from being reactive to planning problems and development/redevelopment applications to being proactive by taking steps to implement a cohesive vision. The residents and offi-
cials should move from soulsearching discussions to implementing a planning process that encourages flexibility and creativity in development. And that will take the courage to take such steps as declaring portions of the town “Areas In Need of Rehabilitation” and/or implement zoning changes such as “right-sizing” (i.e., reducing) parking requirements, and instituting a policy of common-use driveways behind retail (similar to Lawrenceville’s downtown). The goal would be to eliminate the pedestrian/cyclist hazardous curb cuts and driveways in front of retail areas. “We are striving for end results that reflect consensus,” Constantine said. “But I define consensus as 70 percent of the people getting 70 percent of what they want.” I asked him about the one major exception to the uninspired Princeton planning process — the redevelopment of Hinds Plaza/Spring Street area. He said he believed it was Bob Geddes, architect, planner, and dean emeritus of the
Princeton University School of Architecture (1965-1982) “who started the effort to recognize that the process needed to change to create a downtown place not just a library project,” Constantine said. “Former Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed was a leader who recognized the benefits of the ‘big idea,’ and he then responded strategically when a visioning process showed that the public did want a mixed-use downtown place,” Constantine said. “But implementing this big idea was complicated in terms of needing more than one parcel of land. Phasing that required moving the library twice, and needing a process to select a qualified redeveloper. Marv was committed and willing to fight through the opposition that never let up, and fought him in lawsuits that were ultimately decided after everything was built. “How was this process different? What usually happens in Princeton is that the town just writes or rewrites zoning as the applicant comes up with a plan, the review process com-
mences and the public engages at hearings. At Hinds Plaza, first came the ‘big idea,’ then a vision with public consensus, then a concept plan and selection of a developer with public review, and finally the detailed plan.” Reed, who now lives in Montgomery Township at Stone Bridge where Bob Geddes also now resides, came to the Princeton Future meeting, because intellectually he always will be a Princeton resident with an unending commitment to the well being of his friends and neighbors. He helped Princeton Future come up with the list of 25 potential redevelopment sites. Constantine emphasized that at this point in Princeton’s history, the town needs not only a leader, but also one equipped with the right tools to make things happen. “We need to shake things up.” I look forward to my next birthday where I hope Happy Birthday to you will be replaced by “Shake it up, baby, come on and twist and shout.”
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Though depression may be a common condition among older adults, it is not a normal part of aging. While it’s true that almost everyone experiences feelings of sadness or grief at different points in their lives, often those feelings subside with a little time. However, when those feelings linger, they can interfere with everyday life and make the golden years seem not so golden after all. Fortunately, once diagnosed, depression is treatable. Princeton House Behavioral Health, a unit of Princeton HealthCare System, offers a variety of programs tailored to meet the psychiatric needs of older adults and to help them cope with the issues and challenges of aging. Older adults at increased risk Growing older does not automatically mean growing depressed. Yet older adults are at an increased risk for experiencing depression. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80 percent of older adults have at least one chronic health condition and 50 percent have two or more. Depression is more common in people with chronic conditions and other illnesses — like heart disease or cancer — or whose function becomes limited. In addition to illness, other risk factors for depression can include: • Loss of independence and the loss of ability to do the things they used to do, such as drive • Certain medications commonly prescribed to older adults, such as medications to treat hypertensions, steroids and other drugs • Genetics and family history
Signs and symptom of depression Depression is more than just feeling down or blue every now and then, and it is different than the grief that is experienced after the loss of loved one. Depression is a true medical condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness or anxiety that last for weeks at a time. Other signs of depression may include: • Feelings of sadness, unhappiness and/or anxiety • Fatigue, lack of energy • Loss of interest or pleasure in everyday activities • Sleep problems, including trouble getting to sleep, very early morning waking, and sleeping too much • Eating more or less than usual • Crying too often or too much • Aches and pains that don’t go away when treated • A hard time focusing, remembering or making decisions • Feeling guilty, helpless, worthless • Irritability • Thoughts of death or suicide or a suicide attempt (Depression is the most significant risk factor for suicide in the elderly population, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.) Additional signs of depression that are more specific to older adults include hallucinations, delusions, memory problems and confusion. If you or a loved one has several of these warning signs and they last for more than two weeks, see a doctor. Feeling powerless is often part of being depressed. For that reason, it is recommended to bring another person to serve as an advocate during doctor’s visits.
The inability to focus, remember, or make decisions also makes having an advocate with you when you speak with your physician a good idea. Diagnosis and treatment options Older adults may be reluctant to seek help for depression because they often don’t understand that they could feel better with the appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Often, they may believe their symptoms are a natural reaction to life changes or illness that may occur with aging, and they just have to live with it. However, most older adults see improvement in their symptoms once they are diagnosed and treated. In most cases, depression can be successfully treated through talk therapy, medication, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), intensive outpatient or partial hospital programs. Talk therapy can help people think in a more positive way and equip them with new coping skills and support systems to help them deal with life changes. Sometimes, just having someone to talk to can help relieve mild depressive symptoms. Individuals with more severe depression, anxiety and other mood disorders may benefit from intensive outpatient or partial hospital programs. Princeton House Behavioral Health offers the Senior Link Program for older adults who are experiencing mental health issues that have an impact on their sense of well being and overall functioning. Individuals typically attend Senior Link four to five full days a week at first, and as they go through the recovery process, they can attend fewer days per week. Duration of treatment and full-day or half-day options
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A Tony nominee and a new writing prof at the Lewis Center By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor
The Tony Awards are Broadway’s biggest night, but June 11 will be particularly exciting for Jane Cox. Cox is the director of the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater at Princeton University, and is nominated for her lighting design on August Wilson’s “Jitney,” which ran from December to March. Cox is a lighting designer who has been lecturing at the Lewis Center since 2007 and was named its director last year. She was also recently nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her lighting design of New York Theatre Workshop’s production of “Othello.” Cox has received numerous awards for her work as a lighting designer and recently received the Ruth Morley Design Award from the League of Professional Theatre Women and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical for the recent Broadway revival of “The Color Purple.” The 71st annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS, live from the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday, June 11. The Lewis Center also announced that Yiyun Li will join its creative wrting faculty in September. She has been appointed a full professor of creative writing and will teach undergraduate creative writing workshops. Li’s is the author of “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,” a short story collection that won the Frank O’Con-
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Yiyun Li will join the Lewis Center’s creative writing faculty staff in September. My Life I Write to You in Your Life,” which was published in February. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, A Public Space, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories, among others. Li grew up in Beijing and came to the United States in 1996 to pursue a science career in immunology before she became a writer. In announcing the appointment, Tracy K. Smith, Director of the Program in Creative Writing and a Pulitzer Prizewinning poet, noted, “We are impressed by Yiyun’s philosophy of teaching writing, which cleaves closely to her philoso-
phy of reading in its emphasis upon ‘curiosity, generosity, and finding connections that make writers not separate beings but a conscious part of conversations that span decades and centuries and continents,’” said Tracy K. Smith, director of the creative writing program and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. “Her generosity of spirit, her commitment to service and her empathy for her students make us confident that her presence will add immeasurably to the creative writing community at Princeton.” Li will join Program in Creative Writing faculty Jeffrey Eugenides, Jhumpa Lahiri, Paul Muldoon, Joyce Carol Oates, James Richardson, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Susan Wheeler, and Edmund White, and a number of distinguished visiting lecturers. Through the program’s courses, students have the opportunity to pursue original work at both beginning and advanced levels in fiction, poetry, screenwriting and translation under the guidance of these practicing, award-winning writers. Students can earn a certificate in creative writing in addition to their degree in a major. Each year two dozen seniors work individually with a member of the faculty on a creative writing thesis, such as a novel, screenplay, or a collection of short stories, poems, or translations. “I am thrilled to join the Lewis Center for the Arts and Princeton University,” Li said. “I look forward to being part of an intellectually and artistically dynamic conversation with students and colleagues.”
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Elegant Custom Finished Colonial. Custom finished gated 5BR, 5.5BA Colonial w/in Rosedale Estates! Sits on 1.92 ac. 2 story foyer w/Marble flr. LR w/brick Fplc, & palladium windows. Library w/built-ins recessed lights, double sided fplc & hdwd flrs. Kit w/island, & high end appls. Solarium & wrap around deck. MBR suite w/Fplc, sitting rm, Jacuzzi, Sky lights, & Italian Marble flrs. Au-pair/Mother-Daughter suite w/ private entrance! Listed by Robert “Bob” Levine
BRoKER/Sales Associate Licensed in NJ
190 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-2700
Cell: 609-273-3621 boblevine@ymail.com
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Packet Media Group
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Packet Media Group
Week of May 26th 2017
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RESIDENTIAL Plainsboro
$449,000
Princeton
$5,799,000
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to advertise, call 609.924.3250 | Monday thru Friday 8:30a 55 Dey Road. Beautiful 2 family Bi-level home on over 3/4 acre lot. Main flr has all refinished hdwd flrs, Kit. has newer SS appls. 4BR, 3 full BAs. Upper level has 3BR, LR, DR, Kit, 2 Full BAs. Main level has FR, 1BA, EIK, Laundry room and garage. Relax on the upper deck and look out over the open space. First floor is great for an inlaw suite. New kitchen and full bath. Freshly painted thru out. Minutes to train station, Rt 1, Rt 95 and NJ turnpike. Walk to parks, golf course and shopping center. Excellent West Windsor Plainsboro school system.
8 Players Lane. Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.
Cranbury
Cranbury
$1,050,000
$939,000
Employment Opportunities in Brand New Warehouse L&R Distributors is the largest distributor and the 6th largest purchaser of cosmetics in the US. We are building a Brand New Distribution Center in Monroe Township, NJ and are now recruiting for all positions. To learn more visit us at www.LRDIST.COM
181 Plainsboro Road. Custom Designed Architectural Gem...on 2 acres of parklike landscaped private property, this Contemporary home is located in Historic Cranbury. features 4BD, 3 Full BA, 2 half baths, family room, LR w/fieldstone frplce, DR, air cond solarium w/flr to ceiling windows. kit is chef’s dream, fin bsmnt, IG pool and so much more!! 2 miles to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro Complex.
11 South Main Street. BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOME..has been featured in the Historic Cranbury home tour. Rich in history & impeccably updated. Features pumpkin pine hdwd flring throughout, updated kit w/granite counters & ss appliances, 4BD, 2 full BA & 2 half BA, det 2 car gar. Located on almost 1 acre w/screened in deck. MUCH MORE!!
Princeton
Cranbury
Reduced $975,000
278-280 Franklin Ave. Medical/Office building 3000 sq ft total. Current use is a Dermatologist office formerly a dentist office. Many possible uses with township approval. The 1500 sq ft of doctor’s office hosts waiting room, reception area, 3 exam rooms, kitchen, private office, and much more. Business for sale also for additional $150k. Another 1400 sq ft of building is home to 4 bedroom, 2 full bath apartment currently being leased.
To apply, email us at NJJOBS@LRDIST.COM
$769,000
43 Washington Drive. This move-in ready Claridge model in Shadow Oaks is ready to impress. 5 BR, 3.5 bath. The kitchen has granite island w/stool seating, granite counters, SS GE applncs. Fam Rm w/granite breakfast bar. The DR & LR w/hrdwd flring. The MBR is the perfect getaway w/a WIC. Paver patio overlooks flower gardens & koi ponds with waterfall. Also has Cent Vac sys, newer HVAC & roof.
ROCCO D’ARMIENTO TEAM REALTOR®, e-Pro, SRES Five Star REALTOR award since 2010. Selling Residential & Commercial • Licensed in NJ & PA NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award® Winner - Gold 2012
Cell: 267-980-8546 Office: 609-924-1600 ext. 7601 Wendy, Rocco, and Melissa
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253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540
A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC.
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Cook Part time & Full Time Great Benefits Performs a variety of routine kitchen duties including the preparation and service of hot and cold food. Prepares food for service according to HACCP guidelines. Please email resume to: iweiss@springpointsl.org Jobs Wanted Senior Specialist CBM sought by Oliver Wyman, Inc. in Princeton, NJ. As sr specialist mgmt analyst, lead teams of consultants/mgmt analysts on projects for clients in manuf, transportation & logistics rel firms. Assess client needs & develop strategy recommendations for clients. Lead reengg & cost & marketing optimization of clients' core business & processes using complex modeling, analytical & process techniques. Req's Master's in Business Admin, Engg, Econ or rel fld + 3 yrs strategic consulting exp. Bach's in Business Admin, Engg, Econ or rel fld + 6 yrs progressive, post-Bach's strategic consulting exp also accepted. Up to 80% domestic & int'l travel req'd for business meetings. Send resume identifying position to: Attn: AN (SS - CBM), Oliver Wyman, Inc., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 29th Fl., New York, NY 10036. Business Opportunity ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS: Do you want to reach over 2 million readers? Place your 25-word classified ad in over 130 newspapers throughout NJ for $560. Contact Peggy Arbitell 609-3597381 or visit www.njpa.org
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE GRAND PIANO Beautiful, hand made Czech Petrof model IV DC, excellent condition. 5'8", ebony gloss. $18,000. Call 609-598-1884
HOPEWELL-RINGOES PICKERS PARADISE. May 27, 9-12 Musical items, complete & apart - fair condition. Household, Clothing, Tools. Fill your bucket $10 - certain items. Rain Date May 28. CASH ONLY. 46 Snydertown Road, Hopewell-Ringoes PRINCETON NJ MOVING SALE SATURDAY MAY 27th 8:00- 1:00 42 Allison Rd. Furniture: Cherry dining set, Mahogany china cabinet, cherry armoire with bookcases, large oak corner desk and more. Garden tools, collectibles, art work, rugs and other items. Houses for Rent FRANKLIN PARK Farmhouse on preserved land. Two bedrooms, living room, dining room, eat-in-kitchen. $1340/month plus utilities and 1.5 months security. Available 7/1. 732-545-0973 BORDENTOWN AREA - 206 across from shoprite, 1 bedroom house. Dining room, living room, kitchen and bath. Private driveway. $950/month + utilities & security deposit. Available now. 215-547-0619. Announcements NEED TO REACH MORE PEOPLE? Place your 25-word classified ad in 130 NJ newspapers for $560. Call Peggy Arbitell at 609-3597381, email parbitell@njpa.org or visit www.njpa.org. (Nationwide placement available.) Ask About our TRI-BUY package to reach NY, NJ and PA! Public Notices Keeping an eye on your governments? Manually search the site or register to receive email notifications and/or save your searches. It's a free public service provided by NJ Press Association at www.njpublicnotices.com
Lawrenceville Law Firm looking for receptionist/ billing clerk. 9 to 3 Mon/ Fri. Keep/maintain billing sheets. Must be proficient in Word and basic computer skills. Good people skills a must. Email resume to attorneys@avoliohanlon.com
Miscellaneous DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 800-263-5434
FRONT DESK Dental office in Princeton. Some computer skills, will train. One to two days a week. 609-924-9034
Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1-800489-7701
EXPERIENCED SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS
Deliver your message to over 3 million readers! Place a 2x2 Display Ad in 114 NJ weekly newspapers for ONLY $1400. Call Peggy Arbitell at 609-3597381, email parbitell@njpa.org or visit www.njpa.org. Ask About our TRI-BUY package to reach NY, NJ and PA! DISH NETWORK - TV for less, Not less TV! FREE DVR, Free install (up to 6 rooms. $39.99/mo. PLUS HI-Speed internet - $14.95/mo (where available) 1-800-886-1897 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon and Associates at 1-800-450-7617 to start your application today! Pest Control Service: KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING - Get FAA certification to fix planes. Approved for military benefits. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-827-1981. Business Services FINANCING - Fix & Flips, SFH 1-4 Units, Hard/Bridge loans, Stated income - NO doc Loans, Up to 90% Cost, 100% Rehab, Purchase-Refinance, MultiUnit, Mixed-Use, Commercial; 888-565-9477
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