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Students help civil rights activist get dream honeymoon By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

It has taken 60 years, but the Rev. Gilbert Caldwell and his wife, Grace, will finally get the honeymoon trip they had set out to take at a hotel in the Pocono Mountains. Thanks to the efforts of some Bear Tavern Elementary School fifth-graders, the owners of the Mount Airy Casino and Resort have arranged for Rev. and Mrs. Caldwell to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at the hotel. The Bear Tavern Elementary School students first became acquainted with the retired minister two years ago, when Rev. Caldwell came to speak to them about community service and civil rights on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When the students learned that Rev. Caldwell, who marched alongside Rev. King in the 1960s during the civil rights movement, had been turned away from the hotel because he and his wife are African-American, they lobbied the current hotel owners to correct the mistake. The story actually began in November 1957, when Rev. and Mrs. Caldwell set off on the eighthour drive from North Carolina to the Mount Airy Lodge - the forerunner of the present hotel - in the Pocono Mountains. They had made a reservation to stay at the hotel and that’s where they expected to spend their honeymoon. That is, until the couple arrived at the Mount Airy Lodge and the hotel staff learned that the Caldwells were African-Americans. Rev. Caldwell was turned away from the hotel, despite the room reservation. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon at a hunting

cabin near by. Rev. Caldwell casually mentioned the story to the Bear Tavern Elementary School students during a recent visit. The students were incensed. “That got us thinking,” said language arts teacher Christina

to rectify the matter until last week, when the couple visited the school. The students surprised them with the news at a special school-wide assembly. The couple arrived at the school, accompanied by their son, Dale Caldwell. They entered the

for what Rev. Caldwell and his wife have done every day. With that said, Virtucio pinned a boutonniere on Rev. Caldwell’s jacket lapel and gave his wife a wristlet corsage. Surprised and touched by the gesture, the couple smiled.

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Rev. Gilbert Caldwell and his wife, Grace Caldwell, were the guests of honor during an assembly at Bear Tavern Elementary School last Friday. They were given a special, all expenses paid trip to the Poconos. Virtucio. “What can we do for the Caldwells? So we got to work and wrote some letters. We sent them off to the hotel, and we kept our fingers crossed.” The letter-writing campaign worked. Rev. and Mrs. Caldwell did not know about the letter-writing campaign and the students’ efforts

gym and sat down on chairs provided for them. As the students filed in, some of them approached Rev. Caldwell to shake his hand. The couple waved to the children. Once the students were seated, Principal Christopher Turnbull introduced the couple and said the school community wanted to show them how grateful they are

Following a short video and a montage of photographs that showed Rev. Caldwell standing should to shoulder with Rev. King, several students read from their letters to the current Mount Airy Casino and Resort. The Caldwells listened intently. One student wrote that the couple chose the Mount Airy

Lodge as a honeymoon destination because “it was the go-to place for any special occasion.” “When they arrived and were signing in to get a room to stay, something terribly horrible happened. They were rejected a stay because of the color of their skin,” the student wrote. “People should not have to face something like this. In other words, people should be accepted equally, no matter what race they are,” the student wrote. Then Turnbull, the school principal, read a letter from Matthew Magda, the vice president of operations at the Mount Airy Casino and Resort. He extended an invitation to the Caldwells to stay at the hotel, free of charge. Surprised, the couple hugged each other. An overwhelmed Rev. Caldwell thanked the students and told them that “What you do for me how wonderful, how magnificent.” Turnbull, the school principal, thanked Virtucio and her students “for teaching all of us how much we can accomplish when we set a goal, create a vision and work tirelessly until we achieve it.” “We may fail 9 out of 10 times, but even if just once, we get a result like this, we must persist and we must push the limits of what is possible,” Turnbull said. “Today is a perfect day to remember what (anthropologist) Margaret Mead once said - ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,’” Turnbull said.

Officials gear up for the annual Memorial Day parade By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Hopewell Borough’s annual Memorial Day parade, which may be one of the oldest in New Jersey, is set to step off Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Led by the Hopewell Fire Department’s Color Guard, the parade participants will march east on Broad Street and then turn onto Princeton Avenue. The parade will end at the Hopewell Elementary School. A reviewing stand will be set up at the parade’s termination point. David Bregenzer II will serve as the master of ceremonies.

He is a third-generation member of the Hopewell Fire Department, which is sponsoring the parade. Bregenzer will be joined on the reviewing stand by Hopewell Borough residents and business owners, who will judge the parade floats and participants. Awards will be given in several categories. The ceremony at the Hopewell Elementary School will include the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Montgomery Township Cub Scout Pack 850. Hopewell Valley Central High School senior Veronique Shaftel will sing. The list of parade participants includes the John T. Dempster Jr. Division, U.S. Naval Sea Cadets,

Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339, and the Twin Pine Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. The Hopewell Valley Central High School marching band and the New Jersey State Police Pipes & Drums of the Blue and Gold will provide music. The Hopewell Fire Department and the Pennington Fire Department, along with their respective Ladies Auxiliaries, will participate. The Union Fire Co. & Rescue Squad, and the Hopewell Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Unit and the Pennington First Aid Squad will march.

Also participating are the Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co., the Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad, the Amwell Valley Fire Co. and the Amwell Valley Ambulance Corps. Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 and Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, along with the Montgomery Emergency Medical Services, will be represented. Montgomery Township Cub Scout Packs 185 and 850 will march, along with Montgomery Township Boy Scout Troop 46. Hopewell Boy Scout Troop 71 and Hopewell Cub Scout Pack 71 will march. The Hopewell Valley

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Girl Scouts also will take part. An assortment of antique cars, trucks and farm tractors will accompany the marchers, ranging from John Deere and Farmall tractors to classic cars such as 1949 Ford convertible, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar, and a 1935 LaSalle to a 1953 Ford pickup truck. A 1942 World War II-vintage Willys Jeep also will be in the parade, plus the Central Jersey Military Motor Pool. The Hopewell Borough Bike Brigade - youngsters on their bicycles - will ride along, too.

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HOPEWELL VALLEY BRIEFS Memorial Day celebration

The Hopewell Valley Veterans Association will host their annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Saturday May 27 starting at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at Hopewell Township’s Woolsey Park. The park is located next to the Hopewell Township Municipal Complex on CR546. Please bring a lawn chair. Lunch will be provided. They gave their lives for our freedom, we can give an hour to remember them.

Memorial Day service

The Stoutsburg Cemetery on Provinceline Road, Hopewell, will host it’s annual Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 28 at 3 p.m. This year we plan to have a flagpole dedication ceremony by the Hopewell American Legion Post 339 followed by a brief presentation by Sgt. Major Frederick L. Minus, Civil War re-enactor representing the 6th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops. Please bring a chair or blanket to help us commemorate the lives of those who contributed so richly to the formation of this region.

Pennington Memorial Day concert

The Pennington Parks & Recreation Commission will host it’s annual concert on Monday, May 29 from 57:30 p.m. at Howe Commons. The fabulous Jack Furlong 12-piece Orchestra will delight all with jazz, classic standards and pop music. This is not to be missed, one can rarely can enjoy this level of talented

local musicians for free. Bring a blanket and picnic, it’s a great way to end your Holiday weekend. Come on out with friends and family and support some of our wonderful community talent.

Pennington Memorial Day Parade Join us on Monday, May 29 when we kick off our events at 9 a.m. starting with the American Legion Post #339 who will be memorializing our veterans with a 21-gun salute at each of our town monuments. Parade line up begins at 10 a.m. at 425 South Main Street and will promptly start at 11 a.m. The “Patriotic Kids On Bikes Brigade” should check in at Toll Gate Grammar School at 10:15 a.m. Judging of decorated, bikes, scooters and wagons will take place prior to start of the parade and prizes will be awarded. End the day with a concert on the town green, Howe Commons at 65 S. Main St., featuring the fabulous Jack Furlong Orchestra. Concert time is 5-7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket and picnic and enjoy the evening with neighbors and friends. For more information or last minute parade entries (still being accepted), call Michelle Needham at 609-818-1450.

Rummage Sale Calvary Baptist Church, located at 3 East Broad St, Hopewell, will hold its spring rummage sale on June 1, 2, and 3. Thursday and Friday Hours are 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Grab bag days are Friday and Saturday.

work. Kids and adults are invited to the Hopewell Borough Park to participate in citizen science, learn how to identify birds and help with the count from 7:15-8:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 8. The data collected during this survey will be used in the American Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project in the park. Binoculars and bagels will be provided. Advance registration required https://tinyurl.com/birdsbagles. This free Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Hands on in the Play event is limited to 15 participants. Sponsored by garden the Hopewell Valley MunicThe Rutgers Master Gar- ipal Alliance, Mercer deners of Mercer County County Park Commission will host a program “Hands and Sourland Conservancy. on in the Garden,” featuring speaker Bruce Crawford, on Elder Law Sat. June 3 from 1 - 3 p.m. Are you concerned with at Mercer Educational Garthe rising cost of long-term dens, Pennington. care? Do you worry whether There will be hands-on an assisted living facility or demonstrations on a variety nursing home will force you of gardening topics. Bruce to sell your home or lose Crawford of Rutgers Garyour nest egg? Victor J. dens will open the afternoon Medina, author and host of with an enthusiastic talk the Make It Last WCTC about vegetable gardening. radio show, will discuss the Then Master Gardeners will legal planning strategies for provide information and estate planning and the prodemonstrations on deer tection of assets. All attenmanagement; deciphering dees will receive a free copy plant labels; how and when of his latest book, Make It to plant annuals, perennials, Last: How To Get, and trees and shrubs; compostKeep, Your Legal Ducks In ing and mulch; and general a Row. Wed. June 21, 10 questions for the novice and a.m. at the Hopewell Valley experienced gardener. Soil Senior Center, 395 Reading test mailers will be availStreet, Pennington. able. Pre-registration is rec- Transportation ommended. The preferred 101 registration is via email at rmgofmcprograms@gmail. You know how to get com or you may call the Ex- around by car, but it’s not tension office at 609-989- the only way to travel 6830. around the area. Become a confident and independent Birds & Bagels traveler using transit. Learn Greet the day counting how to plan trips, use the breeding songbirds in the bus, train and light rail, pay park before school and fares, make transfers, local public transit, and other ride Clothes, Christmas decorations, furniture, glassware, jewelry, kitchen items, shoes, tools and toys are bargain priced. Donations are being accepted from May 15 -May 31 from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Computers, computer parts, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, mattresses, stoves, magazines, text books, encyclopedias or typewriters will not be accepted. For more information, call 609-466-1880.

service options that are available in the Hopewell area. Presented by Greater Mercer TMA, your local transportation management association, committed to improving mobility and furthering sustainability in Mercer County. Tues. June 27, 6:30 p.m. at Pennington Public Library, 30 N Main Street, Pennington.

Lacrosse open registration Registration is now open for the Spring 2017 season of Hopewell Valley Lacrosse, a recreational program for boys and girls in grades 3-8. The group also has a “Little Laxers” program for younger kids. Players at all skill levels are welcome for competitive play against teams from nearby towns. Please visit our website www.hovallax.com to register.

Join the Hopewell Twp. Republicans Any Hopewell Township resident interested in becoming involved in the local Republican organization, or running for elected office please contact Mary Jane Chipowsky at (609) 7378869 or mjchipowsky@hotmail.com

HVYF&CA registration open Hopewell Valley Youth Football and Cheer Association offers two youth programs. Jr. Bulldogs Spring Flag League is open to boys and girls, grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Fee is $75 for six sessions starting April 9, held Sunday evenings 6-7 p.m. Each session consists of instruction

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and game play. In the fall, HVYF&CA offers tackle and cheer. These programs are open to boys and girls ages 4 thru 14. Fee $150 for cheer and the youngest tackle level (ages 4-6 yrs. old), $200 for all other tackle levels. Visit www.hvbulldogsfootball.com for more information.

HVSA soccer registration open

Registration is now open for the Spring 2017 season of the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association, a recreational program for players of all skill levels. We are open to boys and girls from 3 years old through eighth grade. Games are held Sunday afternoons starting on April 23. For more information, visit www.hvsasoccer.org.

Community Closet clothing

The Hopewell Community Closet has reopened and has fall and winter fashions for all ages and sizes newborn to 3X. There’s something for everyone — men, women and children — for a freewill donation or free to those who are financially struggling. Shop hours are Saturdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Hopewell Community Closet is in Burton Hall of the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Hopewell Borough. Donations of gently used clothing, shoes and handbags are accepted at business hours. The mission of the Hopewell Community Closet is to provide access to free or low-cost clothing to struggling individuals and families. This ongoing outreach is operated by the United Methodist Women of Hopewell United Methodist Church. The freewill donations support UMW missions. The church is at 20 Blackwell Ave. More information is available at www.hopewellmethodist.org

Heirloom blanket on sale

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Briefs Continued from Page 2A ment is selling a one-of-akind heirloom blanket featuring nine historic sites in Hopewell. It is available in four colors: cranberry, hunter green, duke blue and black on a natural background. The blanket measures 48 by 68 inches and includes a brief history of each landmark shown on the blanket. The cost is only $40 each. The landmarks are St. Michael’s Orphanage (1898), Old School Baptist Church (1715), Hopewell Academy (1756), Hopewell House (circa 1700), John Hart Monument (1865), Hopewell Fire Department (1911), Pierson/Gantz residence (1891), chocolate factory (circa 1900) and railroad station (1882). Blankets can be purchased by calling Mary Anne Van Doren at 609-4663060 or emailing hopewellblanket@gmail.com. Supplies are limited. Proceeds support the auxiliary.

Yoga for all

One Spirit Yoga holds a class for all levels of experience in the Hopewell Train Station every Wednesday at 9 a.m. Bring a yoga mat, beach towel, water bottle and wear comfortable stretchy clothes. Classes are designed to calm the mind, relax the body and restore spirit. For questions, contact Nancy McCormack at 609333-1188 or email mccormackne@comcast.net

Adopt a flag for Pennington

The Pennington Parks & Recreation Commission is seeking donations to buy flags to display along Main Street and Delaware Avenue through September. The flags cost $42 and can be purchased as a donation on

behalf of someone special or in memory of a loved one. The commission will send a letter of acknowledgment to the person for whom the flag was purchased, noting the name of the donor and reason for the donation. Donors will also be acknowledged in the local newspapers and at borough hall. To Adopt A Flag, pick up a form at Borough Hall or go to http://www.penningtonboro.org/Adopt_a_Flag. pdf. For information, contact Michelle Needham at 609-818-1450.

Mahjongg Thursdays in Hopewell Beginners and experienced players alike can come down to the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, located at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. in Titusville, from 1:303:30 p.m. on Thursdays for

weekly Mahjongg. New players are encouraged to attend and shadow experienced players. Entrance is free, but pre-registration is required for first-time players. For more information, 609-737-0605, ext. 668.

125th flags on sale Hopewell Borough’s 125th anniversary flags are on sale for $25 at Borough Hall, 88 E. Broad St. The price includes the pole for the flag. Members of the 125th Anniversary Committee urge residents to “fly a flag to show your pride in the borough.”

Collector Club meets at the Union Fire Company, 1396 River Road (Route 29), Titusville. (Parking and entrance are in the rear of the fire house). The program is preceded by a bourse and followed by an auction. Meetings are usually the second Monday of the month at 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 to let the collectors and dealers buy and sell or just examine. In all instances, see www.wc4postcards.org for a list of the lots. For information, call Betty at 215-598-7534 or Carol at 609-737-3555.

Stamp club posts schedule

Coryell’s Ferry Stamp Club is open to anybody inPostcard terested in stamp collecting collection group and related subjects. In August the group meets soFormed in 1972 to en- cially at homes. Monthly courage interest in postcard meetings are on the first and collecting, the Washington third Mondays. Crossing Card (Postcard)

On the first Monday of any month, the site is the Deats Building, 122 Main St., Flemington. On the third Monday of the month, the site is The Crossing United Methodist Church, 1896 Wrightown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa. For information, call 215-598-7534 or 908-8067883.

meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the firehouse, South Greenwood and Columbia avenues, Hopewell. New members are welcome. Contact membership Chairwoman Mary Anne Van Doren at 466-3060 for more information.

Join Girl Scouts

Post 339 meetings, events

Girls in grades kindergarten through 12 will make new friends and have new experiences and opportunities in art, science, nature and community service when they join Girl Scouts. For information, go to gscsnj.org/join or email hvgsinfo@gmail.com with contact information.

Auxiliary meetings slated The Hopewell Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary

Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 meetings and events are held at 19C Model Ave., Hopewell Borough. Noel Singer is commander. For information, call Joe Kianka, 466-1149.

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helping hand. We would also like to thank Hopewell Valley Arts Council for helping to make Pennington Day a civic minded and artfully delightful event. Be sure to join us in celebrating Pennington Day again next year, Saturday, May 19th 2018 from 10am-4pm.

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Emily Nyby of Hopewell, is participating in Wig and Buckle Theater Company’s spring production of the play “Amadeus.” Nyby is a graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School and is pursuing a bachelor of music in audio and music production. Nyby is running sound for the show. Show dates and times are April 21-22 and 28-29 at 8 p.m., and April 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Ticket information is available at www.wigandbuckle.com. —Delaware Valley University is pleased to announce that Kristin Olszuk, of Hopewell, has enrolled as a new student for fall 2017. —Imogen Mills, an Ithaca College music student from Pennington, performed in a concert at Lincoln Center. Titled “The Exquisite Hour: Music of Love and Rapture,” the April 29 performance featured the Ithaca College Choir, Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Calvin Wiersma, assistant professor of performance studies, and Janet Galvan, professor of performance studies.

—Emily Nyby, of Hopewell, is being recognized by Lebanon Valley College as part of the successful team behind VALE Music Group this year. Nyby is a graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School and is pursuing a bachelor of music in audio and music production at The Valley. —Madeleine F. Neider, of Pennington, a member of Colby’s Class of 2017, was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Membership in the society is one of the highest academic honors an undergraduate student can achieve. Neider, who is majoring in government, was one of 49 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Colby. A graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School, she is the daughter of Mitchell and Cynthia Neider of Pennington. —Andrew Rizziello, of Pennington, graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on May 13. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain Operations Management.

—Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Luke Brown, of Hopewell, a member of the class of 2019 majoring in Mathematical Sciences, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2017 semester. —Rachel Dickstein, of Hopewell, was named to the Ramapo College of New Jersey Dean’s List. As a member of the Class of 2018, the Hopewell Central High School graduate is currently working toward a Visual Arts degree with a concentration in Photography. She has a 3.8 GPA. —Ethan Dickstein, of Hopewell, was named to the Muhlenberg College Dean’s List. As a member of the Class of 2020, the Hopewell Central High School graduate is working toward an Economics degree. He has a 3.7 GPA.

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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Events at the Pennington Public Library include: Game Day. Party Time: Exercise can be fun, especially if you are moving around while playing party games! Interact with other kids. Team up and work together. Compete against other kids and/or teams. Possible party games include Freeze Dance, Twister, Copy Cat, Clean Your Room, Toilet Paper Mummy and more. This event is intended for ages 6 through 10. Part of Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play Initiative. Registration: kha@penningtonlibrary.org. Sat. June 10, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. What’s It Worth?: Join Victorian Vanities for a fascinating evening of history and antiques appraisal. A limited number of free appraisals will be available to attendees of this program. Appraisals limited to first 40 items registered. If event registration is not filled, appraisals may continue until 40 item limit is reached. (So it doesn’t hurt to have a few extras with you just in case!) Gold jewelry, guns and Nazi memorabilia will not be appraised. Victorian Vanities is a federally qualified non-profit organization with a mission to educate the general public regarding aspects of American History through various forms of media and public performance. Registration required for appraisals: https://whatsitworth. eventbrite.com. Limit two tickets/appraisals per person. Registration will open two weeks prior. Mon. June 12, 7-8 p.m. Stroller Strides® : Fitness for Mom, Fun for Baby: Meets at Library Patio and takes place through a designated course around town. Join local resident and Fit4Mom fitness instructor Tara Litzenberger for Stroller Strides, a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. It is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Tara will weave songs and activities into the routine designed to entertain and engage babies, while moms are led through a series of exercises specific to their roles as moms. Registration preferred, contact kha@penningtonlibrary.org. Tues. June 15, 9:30 a.m., 60 min Ongoing: Adult book discussion group: First Thursdays at 2 p.m. Drop by the monthly book discussion group for conversation. Registration is not necessary; all welcome. Too-Busy-for-Books book club: Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Designed for busy people, this club will read only a short work, one classic novel per month — nothing longer than 120 pages. English language conversation sessions: Tutor Bambi Hegedus will lead relaxed and informal sessions on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Participants should have some knowledge of English. Emphasis will be on learning practical phrases and will be determined by the needs of participants. Color Me Calm: Research shows that coloring can be relaxing. Many adults in need of a break from stress are finding peace inside the blank spaces of a coloring page. The library will have coloring pages and supplies in the New Jersey Room and to enjoy this activity as a way to destress or just let your inner child out. Story Time with Ms. Kim: Treat your child and your-

self to a morning out with rhymes, music, a small craft, and a read aloud that brings books to life! Story times have many benefits for children including: hearing another adult read, watching other children get engaged in a story, and exposure to a wide variety of authors and writing styles. Geared for children age 2-4, siblings and babies welcome. Wednesdays at 11 a.m., except last week of the month. Brazilian Portuguese Story Time: For children ages birth to 3 years. Join us for some fun with Brazilian Portuguese stories, songs and rhymes led by local volunteer Ms. Patricia Veldink. Last Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): This month’s First Friday Films is Loving and will be shown on Friday, June 2 at 1:30 p.m. The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court’s historic 1967 decision [imdb.com]. PG-13, 123 minutes. The Radio Control Flyers Show, presented by The Washington Crossing Radio Control Flyers Association, will be held on Saturday, June 3 from 9:30 a.m. - noon. The Flyers will have model aircrafts on display throughout the library, and members will be available to answer questions about building and flying model aircrafts, as well as any inquiries about the association in general. A new series of Monday Night Yoga will begin on Monday, June 5, with additional sessions on June 12, 19 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. Eliza Hammer teaches this eight-week series of yoga classes for all levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel and a yoga mat. Class is limited to 15 participants. Registration is required, and participants must register for each individual class. Join us on Thursday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. to hear Raymond Disch, founder and CEO of Sourland Mountain Spirits Distillery present on New Jersey’s first farm distillery since prohibition - located right here in Hopewell. Take a break at the library Friday afternoons in June for Relaxing Art Fridays — enjoy knitting, coloring, quilting, or other relaxing craft you bring along, and share the company of other fellow craft enthusiasts. Feel free to bring a bag lunch or snack. RAF will be held Fridays, June 9, 16 & 23 at 1 p.m. Stock up for the Summer Reading Program at our Children’s Book Sale. Stop by during the week of June 10-17 and peruse our selection of gently used children’s books. All books are $1 or less. Support your library while fostering your child’s love of reading. Proceeds go toward funding programs at the Hopewell Branch Library. Stop by the library to hear on Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. author Angela Dodson present on her book Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box. This year begins the centennial celebrations of women first winning the right to vote, culminating in national suffrage three years later. This book documents the milestones in that hard won struggle and reflects on women’s impact on politics since. Registration is

suggested - online or call 609-737-2610. Hopewell Valley Toastmasters will meet on Tuesdays, June 13 and 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hopewell Branch Library. Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. In a supportive learn-by-doing environment, you can achieve your goals at your own pace to become a confident public speaker and strong leader. No registration necessary. On Tuesday, June 13 at 7 p.m., all are invited to come learn about the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, a nonprofit land trust that is dedicated to preserving Hopewell Valley’s character though open space and farmland preservation, and natural resource protection. Stop in to hear about the amazing work FoHVOS does to protect and support our beautiful valley. Learn to download: Register for a 30-minute session with a librarian for one-on-one guidance in downloading free audio and eBooks from eLibraryNJ, streaming free movies, TV shows, music and audiobooks from hoopla, accessing online periodicals with Flipster, or using Freegal to stream or download music or stream videos. To make an appointment, email avanscoy@mcl.org or call 609-7372610. One-on-one help with library digital resources, like ebooks, audiobooks and movies, is available by appointment. Call 609-737-2610 or email avanscoy@mcl.org. Those who have something to put in the display case should contact Karen Taylor-Ogren at 609-737-2610. If you have old Centralogues you’re thinking of getting rid of, the library will take them for its local history collection. Get to know the borough better by joining the library’s activities at the Hopewell Public Library: Every fourth Monday at 7 p.m. at the library, the library will be hosting a new social issues book club and discussion. The library will have each month’s book available for check out. The goal is to learn about and discuss various kinds of social issues that affect our society. Hopewell Public Library’s Wednesday Night Out Series is held at the Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place in Hopewell Borough, on the first Wednesday of the month. Book Club: Meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the library. Copies of each month’s book are available for checkout. Cookbook Book Club: Meets the third Thursday of each month at the library from 7 to 8 p.m. As well as book discussion, each participant will choose a recipe from the cookbook of the month and prepare a dish to share at the meeting. The meeting is free, but signup is required. Stop by the library to sign up for the meeting and pick up a copy of the cookbook selection. Storytime: Every Monday morning at 10:30, preschoolers and their adult companions are invited to gather in the upstairs children’s room for stories, songs and activities. Hopewell Public Library (609-466-1625) is at 13 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough. More information is available at redlibrary.org and on Facebook.

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RELIGIOUS NOTES

St. Matthew’s Episcopal — The church is at 300 S. Main St., Pennington, across from Toll Gate Grammar School. Sunday worship schedule is at 8 a.m. for Holy Eucharist Rite I and at 10 a.m. for Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. The Sunday morning children’s program for ages 4 years through 8th grade, meets during the 10 a.m. service. Nursery care is also provided for children under 4. The Rev. Barbara King Briggs is the rector. Questions? Call 609-737-0985 or visit www.stmatthewspennington.org. First Baptist, Pennington — Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Malik McKinley Sr. is interim pastor. The church is at the corner of Crawley Avenue and Academy Street in Pennington. For information, call 609-303-0129. Pennington United Methodist — Sunday services at the church start at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Daniel Casselberry is pastor. Nursery care provided for infants and children younger than age 4. Sunday school for adults and children age 5 and older starts at 9 a.m. The church offers a variety of services designed to help those with special needs. It is wheelchair accessible via an elevator. Individual wireless hearing aids are available, as is handicapped parking. The church 60 S. Main St. has

off-street parking. For information, call the church office at 609-7371374 or visit www.pumcnj.com. St. James R. C. Church — The church is at 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The chapel is on Eglantine Avenue. Masses are held Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held in the chapel at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The sacrament of reconciliation is held Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Deacon Moore Hank, pastoral associate can be reached at 609737-0122. The fax is 609-737-6912. Nancy Lucash in the office of religious education/adult faith formation/RCIA can be reached at 609-737-2717. Visit stjamespennington.org for more information. Hopewell United Methodist —The Morning Worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28. Rev. David Snyder from Green Faith will be our guest speaker. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Children’s Sunday school meets during the morning worship service. Adult Small Group meets at 9 a.m. Starting next Sunday, June 4, a new study will begin based on the book by Adam Hamilton called, Forgiveness: Finding Peace through Letting Go. This

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four week study will be led by Lay Speaker, Lorraine Donahue. The church at 20 Blackwell Ave. offers a blend of contemporary and traditional worship styles. It is handicap accessible. For information, contact Pastor Hillis at 609-466-0471 or visit www.hopewellmethodist.org. Hopewell Presbyterian — Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Childcare is provided during the worship service. The church is handicapped accessible with an elevator to all three levels. Call the church office at 609-466-0758 or visit www.hopewellpresbyterian.org. The church is at the intersection of West Broad and Louellen streets. Second Calvary Baptist — The regular Sunday schedule is Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Bible study and prayer is at 7 p.m. The pastor is the Rev. Michael Diggs Sr. The church at Columbia and Maple avenues can be reached by phone at 609466-0862. The fax number is 609-466-4229. Calvary Baptist — Sunday worship and Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Nursery is offered during worship. The Rev. Dennis O’Neill is pastor. Philip Orr is the minister of music. The church is at 3 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, near the corner of East Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. A chair lift is available to the sanctuary. Call 609-466-1880 for more information or visit www.calvarybaptisthopewell.org. St. Alphonsus R. C.

Church — Mass is celebrated Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Donna Millar is the coordinator of religious education and faith formation. The church is located at the corner of Princeton Avenue and East Prospect Street in Hopewell Borough. Questions? Call 609466-0332. For information, visit http://stalphonsushopewell.org. Pennington Presbyterian — Rev. Nancy Mikoski and Rev. David Hallgren are pastors. Child care is available starting at 8:45 a.m. The Christian Education hour is at 9 a.m., and worship service begins at 10:15 a.m. PPC also offers youth groups for junior high through high school students, and several senior focused programs. There are monthly local mission projects. Call the church office at 609-737-1221 or visit pennpres.org or see Facebook.com/PennPres. First Presbyterian of Titusville — The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. At 9:30 a.m., Kids Connection classes will take place in the Youth Room, located in the Bannerman Building. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with the Rev. Kenneth Good preaching. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 11 a.m. the Adult Education class meets in the Heritage Room. All events at the First

Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted and open to the public. The church is at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River. More info is at www.titusvillechurch.org, facebook.com/titusvillechurch or by calling 609-737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-737-0922. Visit the church’s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist — Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Sunday School is held for preschool children through fifth grade during worship; nursery is available for younger children. The Rev. John Morrison is pastor. Questions? Call 609737-2622 or visit www.gbgm-umc.org/titusvillenj. The church is at the intersection of Church Road and River Road (Route 29) in Titusville. St. George R. C. Church — The Church of Saint George, 1370 River Road (Route 29) Titusville, holds Masses on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. Daily Mass is Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation is Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. the Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Sr. Dorothy Jancola is the pastoral associate. The religious education office phone is 609-730-1703. Parish phone is 609-737-

2015. Abiding Presence Lutheran — Regular worship services are held at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. Nursery care is provided during the Sunday worship service and Sunday school. The church is at 2220 Pennington Road, just south of I-95 at the corner of Rockleigh Drive and Pennington Road. For information, contact Pastor Becky Resch at 609-882-7759. St. Peter Lutheran — Worship services are held Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship is the third Sunday of each month at the 8 a.m. service only. The church is at the corner of routes 518 and 579 in Hopewell Township. The Rev. Stephen Gewecke is pastor. For more information about the church, call 609466-0939, or visit www.stpeternj.org. Ascension Lutheran — The church is at 900 Washington Crossing Road, Newtown, Pa. Sundays, worship starts at 10 a.m. Fellowship starts at 11 a.m. Nursery care for infant through kindergarten is available. Women of Ascension and/or the Prayer Shawl Ministry meet every other Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. For information, call 215-497-0447 or visit www.ascensionweb.org. Princeton Community — The regular service is at 10 a.m. Nursery care and classes for children through the fifth grade are provided. There are weekly programs for teens. Princeton Community Church is at 2300 Pennington Road, PenningSee RELIGIOUS, Page 9A

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Religious Continued from Page 8A ton. Visit online at www.princetonchurch.com. Questions? Call 609-7301114. First Assembly of God — The regular service schedule is Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday morning prayer meeting, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Special needs accommodations are available. Child care and children’s church are held Sundays for infants

through fifth grade beginning at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings for all ages. The church is at 87 Route 31, Pennington. Questions? Call 609-7372282. Central Baptist — The church is at 2015 Pennington Road (Route 31), Ewing. Call 609-882-0337 for information. Har Sinai Temple — This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at

7:30 p.m. For more information, call 609-730-8100 or visit www.harsinai.org. Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing — The Rev. Kimberly Wildszewski, of Lambertville, is settled minister of the church at 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Services are at 9:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday children’s religious education and child care are available. Adult enrichment classes are open to guests. For info, call 609-737-0515 or visit www.uucwc.org.

His Harvest of Souls Ministries — The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937. Community Bible Study — A nondenominational Bible study for women and children. The

group meets weekly on Wednesday mornings at Central Baptist Church in Ewing. To register or visit, call or email Shirley McDonough at 609-771-8819 or charlieshirley@verizon.net. With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to hvn@centraljersey.com so it arrives by 9 a.m. Monday.

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At a regular meeting on May 3, 2017, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment took the following actions:

CASE 2014-5 – SBA TOWERS V LLC – 263 Pennington-Rocky Hill Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 38, Lot 10 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is requesting Use Variance and Preliminary/Final Site Plan approval for a Telecommunications Facility; located in the VRC Zoning District. CONTINUED TO JUNE 7, 2017 MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST

CASE 2017-7 - TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL FOR KENNETH & PATRICIA BECKMAN 8 Hansen's Corner, Titusville, New Jersey, Block 62, Lot 74 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant sought front yard setback variance, resulting from cul-de-sac changes, for this property. The site is located in the VRC Zoning District. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS

HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3225 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-016625-16 BETWEEN: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. vs ROBERT A.WITTER, ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, June 7, 2017

CASE 2017-6 - MANJIT GULERIA D/B/A PENNINGTON CITGO - 102 Washington Crossing Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 91, Lot 6 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant sought a Use Variance, with Site Plan Waiver, to convert the 2nd floor office/ storage space to residential use for rental purpose for the store manager. The site is located in the R 100 Zoning District. DENIED

at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:

CASE 2017-8 - TRUELOVE, THOMAS & ELDRID - 2514 Pennington Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 78, Lots 5 and 6 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Use and Bulk Variance with Waiver of Preliminary and Final Site Plan to increase the number of vehicles and equipment stored on site; allow a building to store and park smaller vehicles and equipment out of sight; to use a band saw and store logs/lumber; to use a log-splitter for personal use; and to erect a fence on the north side of the property. The site is located in the HBO Zoning District. CONTINUED TO JUNE 7, 2017 MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST

Premises commonly known as: 21 PINE HILL ROAD

CASE 2017-9 - ROBA, NED - 1266 Bear Tavern Road, Hopewell Township, New Jersey, Block 62, Lot 50 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant sought a Hardship/Bulk Variance to construct a new residential dwelling on this property. The site is located in the R 100 Zoning District. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS CASE 2017-10 - LINLUKS, LLC - 55 S. Rte. 31, Hopewell Township, New Jersey, Block 66, Lot 4 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Use Variance with Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approvals to build a squash facility on this property. The site is located in the RO-3 Zoning District. JURISDICTION TAKEN, CARRIED TO JUNE 7, 2017 REGULAR MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST CASE 2017-11 - McCAFFREY, MICHAEL & COLLEEN - 20 Bramble Drive, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 78.05, Lot 1.02 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Hardship/Bulk Variance to construct a pool, shed and cabana on this property. The site is located in the R 100 Zoning District. JURISDICTION TAKEN, CARRIED TO JUNE 7, 2017 REGULAR MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST CASE 2017-12 - LYNCH, BRENDAN & CARMEN - 604 Scotch Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 89, Lot 3.04 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Hardship/Bulk Variance to build a detached garage on this property. The site is located in the VRC Zoning District. JURISDICTION TAKEN, CARRIED TO JUNE 7, 2017 REGULAR MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST MEMORALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS CASE 2017-4 - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS CASE 2017-5 - FORWOOD C. WISER, III AND KATHERINE L. ADAMS D/B/A 330 CARTER RD., CARTER RD. OFFICE & RESEARCH CONDOMINIUM UNIT - NO ACTION TAKEN Paul Pogorzelski Interim Zoning Board Secretary HVN, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $29.52 Aff: $15.00

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2017-11 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING RATES CHARGED BY THE PENNINGTON BOROUGH WATER AND SEWER UTILITY, AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON The foregoing ordinance was finally adopted at a special meeting of the Pennington Borough Council on May 22, 2017. Said ordinance is posted on the bulletin board in Borough Hall and on the Borough web-site and copies are available to the public in the office of the Borough Clerk. Betty Sterling Borough Clerk HVN, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $14.88 Aff: $15.00

Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2017 - 10 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 98 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON CONCERNING STANDBY FEES FOR PRIVATE FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS

Tax lot 13 IN BLOCK 18 Dimensions: (approx): 7.68 ACRES Nearest Cross Street: ROSEMONT RINGOES ROAD The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff. The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $775,911.75 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): All unpaid municipal taxes, assessments and liens; Any set of facts which an accurate survey would disclose; Any restricitions or covenants on record which run with the land; Rights of the United States of America, if any; Any Condominium lien priority, if any; Any outstanding PUD or Homeowner's Associations dues or fees, if any; Any occupants or persons in possession of the property, if any; Additional municipal charges, liens, taxes or tax sale certificates and insurance, if any. Delaware Township holds a claim in the amount of $2,357.38 as of 3/1/2017. SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF POWERS KIRN, LLC (856) 802-1000 DATED: February 24, 2017 HVN, 4x, 5/12/17, 5/19/27, 5/26/17, 6/2/17 Fee: $223.20 Aff: $15.00

The foregoing ordinance was finally adopted at a special meeting of the Pennington Borough Council on May 22, 2017. Said ordinance is posted on the bulletin board in Borough Hall and on the Borough web-site and copies are available to the public in the office of the Borough Clerk. Betty Sterling Borough Clerk HVN, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $14.88 Aff: $15.00

Take Notice that an application for an authorization under flood hazard general permit 10 will be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Land Use Regulation for the development described below:

Applicant: County of Mercer, 640 Broad St. #412, Trenton, NJ 08611 Project Name: Replication of Historic Truss at Mercer County Bridge 211.4 Project Description: Bridge Improvements/Upgrades Project Street Address: Valley Road Adjacent to Block: 55 Lot: 1 Municipality: Hopewell Township County: Mercer County A complete copy of the application package is available to be reviewed at either the municipal clerk’s office or by appointment at the Department’s Trenton Office. The Department of Environmental Protection welcomes comments and any information that you may provide concerning the proposed development and site. Please submit your written comments within 15 days of the date of this notice to: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Land Use Regulation P.O. Box 420, Code 501-02A Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Attn: Hopewell Township Supervisor Phone: (609) 777-0454 HVN, 1x, 5/26/17 Fee: $23.25 Aff: $15.00

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MERCER COUNTY NOTES County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. All branches of the Mercer County Library System will be closed on Saturday, May 27; Sunday, May 28; and Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day weekend signals the end to Sunday hours

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Friday, May 26, 2017

HOPEWELL VALLEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION

Last weekend, the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association continued the spring season. The following is a submitted collection of the weekend’s results. HVS TRAVEL U12 Girls The U12 Blaze beat Plainfield 4-0 with goals from Emma Coyer, Emme Muller and a penalty kick from Julie Somers. Great teamwork led them past undefeated Berkeley Heights 3-1 and to a gritty 1-1 tie the

next day. Emma struck again as did Julie, both netting strong goals over the two games. Casey von Oehsen, Gillian Magner and Emme controlled the midfield as Charlotte Tellier led the charge on defense with Julianna Silva, Sarah Javick and Brooke Hutchison. Forwards Charlotte Kavanaugh, Ava D’Alessandro, Naomi Dede and Caileigh Ross pressed hard while Christina Zelin bravely tended goal and notched a punt assist.

U10 Girls The 2007 Girls Reign defeated PSA 4-0. Clara Mayer scored one goal early in the game to give the Reign a 1-0 lead at the half. Clara scored two more and Charlotte Barnes had one to end the game 4-0. Excellent defending from Sofia Swindell, Shelby Ruf and Claire Dumont. U11 Boys The HVSA Boys U11 Riptides clinched at least a share of their flight championship with a split in two

HOPEWELL VALLEY BASEBALL

Teams with the Hopewell Valley Recreational Baseball League continued last weekend. Here are the results. BABE RUTH GAMES May 20 Horizon Plumbers played Colavita Jewelers. The winning team was the Horizon Plumbers with a final score of 9-3. The winning pitcher was Josh Beigman with four complete innings. Horizon Plumbers were helped a lot by Nick Powers who had four RBIs, while Xavier Park and CJ SzaFranski combined for the final three innings giving up only two base runners on three walks while striking out three. The Ewing Kiwanis won 12-6 over McDonough Orthodontics. The winning pitchers of the game were Riley Murphy, Will Thompson, and Cody Rich. Michael Boyer had a hit out to right center putting him on second base. Riley Murphy who was playing shortstop had a diving catch getting the third out of the seventh inning. May 16 The Colavita Jewelers beat the Ewing Kiwanis with a score of 9-7. The winning pitcher for Colavita Jewelers was Drew Zalesick. Riley Murphy had a great line drive catch for Ewing Kiwanis and Aaron Longo had a triple to keep the Colavita Jewelers ahead. MAJORS GAMES

May 18 Kuppek Landscaping Mets played Vito’s Pizza Athletics. The winning team was the Mets. The final score was 6-2. The winning pitcher for the Mets was Jake Lengle, he pitched the last two innings and had four strikeouts. Jake Lengle, on the Mets, went 3-3 with a single, a double and a triple, also with four RBI. May 16 The Cubs played the Hogan Self Storage Phillies. The winning team was the Cubs. The final score was 8-3. The winning pitcher for the Cubs was Trevor Fisher, he pitched the last two innings and had four strikeouts. Jake Sanderson on the Cubs had a rocket double to bring in a few runs. Jordan Everett on the Phillies went 2-2 today with two nice base hits. May 11 On May 11, Horizon Services took on Dr. McDonough. The winner of the game was Horizon by the score of 16-7. The winning pitcher was Andrew Ashton providing a huge spark for his team on the pitcher’s mound. In the bottom of the second inning Horizon was lifted defensively by an amazing diving grab by short stop Chris Tobia.

After 54 years in the same location on the Pennington Circle, David’s Hair Design has closed it’s doors with heartfelt gratitude toward the community and especially, it’s long time patrons. Owned and operated by David and Jean Vagott, David’s Hair Design (Formerly Beauty by David), has cut, permed, crimped and colored many Hopewell Valley residents, taking them from frumpy to fabulous in a matter of a few hours. “I really love making people happy and making them look good,” states David Vagott. After raising their three children here, Tracy, David and John, the Vagotts continued to help Valley residents turn heads and become more than just customers but friends. “We heard news of kids, weddings, grandchildren born, graduation, etc., through our clients,” Jean Vagott adds. “We are really going to miss our customers, the stories, the laughing. Over the years they have become so much more than clients but family. And for that, we wanted to say

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soccer games over the weekend. Garrett Wille had two goals and an assist to lead the Riptides to a 4-1 victory over Berkeley Heights. Max Matticoli had two assists; Brandon Napoleon had a goal and an assist, and Charlie StocksNatalias added a goal. Lukas Ansari helped the Riptides dominate possession in the midfield, while goalies Daniel Golian and Josh Temple each made tough saves. Only an hour later, the Riptides lost a hard fought match at Westfield, 3-0. Goalie Chris King had numerous saves, while Lucas

Medina was outstanding in midfield and Alex Romano was strong on defense as the Riptides held tough despite playing the two away games on short timing. U10 Boys Never allowing anything to get them down, our players without their playing cards, Hopewell Valley’s 2007 Boys Lightning, stayed strong and played a scrimmage against Westfield Club America on a sunny Sunday afternoon this weekend. Early in the first quarter Westfield Club America scored first. Our team fought back, trying to score, again and again,

never giving up, wearing Club America down. Playing goalie for the first half was Jeremy Siegelheim. Team Lightning was a defense to be reckoned with. Milan Desai, 20 minutes into the game, scored our teams first goal. Quick as a whip, Connor Foy scores Lightning their second goal, followed by his next goal, making it 3-1 before the half. Sneaking one in right before the half time whistle, Westfield comes in for a goal, leaving the score at Lightning 3, Westfield 2. The game ultimately ended with a score of 5-3.

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This year’s Princeton Festival offers opera, theater, jazz, chamber music, a movie, and a pops concert for the family

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.”

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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

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

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 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Merchant of Veniceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

he Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its 2017 season with one of the playwrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-performed (and perhaps most-debated) plays, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Merchant of Venice,â&#x20AC;? on the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre stage at Drew University through June 5. First, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;othersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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: â&#x20AC;&#x153;O father Abram, what these Christians are / Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect / The thoughts of others.â&#x20AC;? And yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a romantic comedy with some classic tropes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like a love-test to find oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true love, and gender-bending disguises, and a legal scene worthy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;L.A. Law.â&#x20AC;? Shakespeare shamelessly borrowed plots and plot devices from several stories

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ward appearances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world is still deceived with ornamentâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but rhapsodizes about his discovery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What demigod / Hath come so near creation?...â&#x20AC;? The most climactic scenes are when Portia, disguised as Balthazar, â&#x20AC;&#x153;doctor of the law,â&#x20AC;? intercedes to argue with Shylock on his contract. The play turns on this, with the memorable monologue, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quality of mercy is not strained. . . .â&#x20AC;? 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, Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Shakespeare comedy without clowns? Jeffrey M. Bender, a Shakespeare Theatre veteran, is a master of these roles. He is sublimely ridiculous as Shylockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;the epitome of opulence and wealth.â&#x20AC;? 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 companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20; Mon. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55; Tues.-Thurs. 3:05, 5:30, 7:55. Wimpy Kid: Long Haul (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; Mon. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20; Tues.-Thurs. 2:40, 5, 7:20. King Arthur (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 3:35, 9:30; Mon.Thurs. 3:35. Baywatch (R) Fri.-Sun. 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; Mon.-Thurs. 2, 4:45, 7:30. Alien Covenant (luxury recliners, reserved) (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10; Mon.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10. Snatched (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:35, 3, 525, 7:50, 10:15; Mon. 12:35, 3, 525, 7:50; Tues.-Thurs. 3, 525, 7:50. Guardians-Galaxy 2 (PG13) Fri.Sun. 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20.

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MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609924-7444): How to be a Latin Lover (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; Mon.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05. Chuck (R) Fri.-Sun. 4:40, 8:50; Mon.-Thurs. 4:40. The Wedding Plan (PG) Fri.-Sun. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; Mon.-Thurs. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20. The Lovers (R) Fri.-Sun. 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:45, 5:05, 7:25. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fix (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; Mon.-Thurs. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): The Lovers (R) Fri. 4, 7, 9:15; Sat.-Sun. 1, 4, 7, 9:15; Mon. 1, 4, 7; Tues.-Thurs. 2, 4:45, 8. Norman (PG13) Fri. 6:45; Sat. 1, 6:45; Sun. 6:45; Mon. 1, 6:45; Tues. 2; Wed.-Thurs. 5. The Dinner (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 4, 9:25; Mon. 4; Tues. 5; Wed.-Thurs. 2. National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. Art on Screen: I, Claude Monet (NR) Tues. 7:30 p.m. Chinatown (R) Wed. 7:30 p.m. 20th Century (1934) (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

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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.

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“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.

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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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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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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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www.thecloakanddagger.co m or call 609-688-9840. *** Princeton Sports Management is offering $50 off its International Futbol Camp at Pennington, June 26-30. To receive the discount, use the code PSE when registering at princetonsportsmanagement.com/events/int ernationalfutbolcamp. *** Twine. gift shop at 8 Somerset St. in Hopewell will be staging drive-in movie nights (without the car) in the backyard, running from various nights through the spring and summer. Next up to be shown is “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” on May 19. A cost of $10 per person includes a movie, unlimited popcorn and lemonade. Come as a family and kids are $5 each. Bring a chair or blanket, and also bring wine if you so choose. Upcoming movies include “Back To The Future” on June 23 and “Mildred Pierce” on June 29. For more information, go to www.twinehopewell.com. *** Princeton HealthCare

System will celebrate Cancer Survivor Day, June 8 by hosting Amy Robach at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on 102 Carnegie Center Drive. Robach is news anchor for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and a New York Times bestseller; and breast cancer survivor. She will share her very public cancer journey and describe how it has given her a different perspective on life. Everyone is welcome for coffee, tea and desserts prior to the start of the program. The event is free but registration is required. Register at www.princetonhcs.org or by calling 1-888-897-8979. *** Scrap U & Artistry Too of 2 Clerico Lane, Suite 201 in Hillsborough is hosting summer camps including: July 5-7, Water World Theme: Create a variety of projects related to water — water bombs, watercolor fun, clay water swirl bowl and sensory water jars. July 10-14, Summer Breeze: Celebrate being outside and enjoying summer. Create projects related to the outdoors, such as wind chimes, rock people, grass heads, bird feeders and patio paint.

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Depression not a normal part of aging

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-

nor International Short Story Award, PEN/Hemingway Award, The Guardian First Book Award, and California Book Award for first fiction. Her novel, “The Vagrants,” won the gold medal of California Book Award for fiction, and was shortlisted for International Dublin Literary Award. Her most recent book is a memoir, “Dear Friend, from

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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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!!

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