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School board, teachers near contract extension By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The Princeton teachers union and the school board are on the verge of a two-year contract extension that ensures labor peace into 2020, the district said this week in touting a “tentative” deal that happened quickly in secret. Terms of the extension mirror those of the last year of the current contract, with 2.63 percent annual raises and the same health-care contributions. Representatives of the school board and the Princeton Regional Education Association met for about 90 minutes two weeks ago
to negotiate, the district said. “From the beginning, the PREA leadership had expressed its hope of laying the groundwork for smooth and productive contract negotiations,” Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Wednesday by email. “When I floated the idea of extending the current contract, the PREA leadership was immediately receptive.” “The goal of all parties has been to keep the focus on the positive direction of the district and the important work contained in the strategic plan,” he said. A union leader could not be
reached for comment. “Both sides met again (Tuesday) to work out an agreement regarding the distribution of the increase on the salary guide,” Cochrane said in another email. “As of now, we are on track to reach a settlement for our next Board meeting on June 13.” “It’s a done deal,” said school board president Patrick Sullivan by phone Wednesday in adding he hoped to reach “final agreement this week if possible.” He said he could sign the agreement as soon Wednesday or Thursday. The PREA rank and file will have to ratify the deal.
The current contract, good through June 2018, was the product of what were protracted and at times messy negotiations that dragged on and led to public demonstrations by the union. By contrast, the extension moved quickly and quietly, in what could be an unprecedented step in contract talks between the Princeton school district and its largest labor union. “The PREA approached Steve Cochrane about doing this deal, and we were all happy to do it,” Sullivan said, “because it’s fair.” “And so rather than spend a lot time going back and forth over the
next year, when we all realize there’s a lot of other things that we the board and the teachers need to be focusing on working together,” he said, “we just think it’s a great thing to be on the same page, working together and not in a conflict situation.” The extension would go through the 2019-20 school year, Cochrane said. He said the board possibly might take similar steps in reaching contract extensions with its other labor unions. “That is a possibility,” he said, “but we are taking this one step at a time.”
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Qiang Ding, of Princeton, and his daughter, Linda, 7 months, watch the parade.
Memorial Day message: Sacrifice for freedom By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
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Noelle Rambow, 5, of Princeton, dances to the music from the Princeton Memorial Day parade.
Kris Paronto’s message to Gold Star families - those who have lost a family member in battle - is simple. They did not die in vain, and do not think for one minute that they were worried about dying. They were worried about protecting our freedom, Paronto said. Paronto survived the attack on the U.S. State Department diplomatic compound and adjacent CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. He was the guest speaker at the Memorial Day ceremony, following the parade. Memorial Day celebrates the soldiers, sailors and airmen who
sacrificed their lives for our freedoms, said Paronto. He served in the U.S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment and in the U.S. Army National Guard. Those who serve in the U.S. military sacrifice themselves for American citizens’ freedom, said Paronto, who became a contract security operator following his military service. And there were plenty of sacrifices made during that night in Libya, Paronto said as he launched into a recounting of the events of Sept. 11, 2012. He was a member of the civilian security team at the CIA Annex when it was attacked. The U.S. State Department diplomatic compound came under See FREEDOM, Page 3
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Lawsuit claims negligence in drowning death By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The drowning of a 24-year-oldmale swimmer in Community Park Pool last August allegedly was due to negligence by the town and the pool staff, the man’s father claimed in a civil lawsuit he filed in May. Colin P. Simonelli had struggled to stay afloat in the main pool and became submerged at the bottom “for a prolonged period of time,” his father, Anthony, who went to the pool with his son that Aug. 20 afternoon, said in the suit. Despite lifeguards being on duty,
the son drowned in about 4 feet of water. Rescued from the pool, he died later that day at University Medical Center. In the suit brought in Mercer County civil court, the father claims the town had failed to “provide adequate lifeguard service” and to “commence a timely rescue effort,” among other things. He is seeking damages, and named the town and unnamed lifeguards and pool managers as defendants. Personal injury lawyer Neil S. Weiner, his attorney, could not be reached for comment. As part of the suit, Simonelli is
seeking records from the town, including video from the pool complex from Aug.20, records of the pool employees who were working that day, training materials, lifeguard certifications, among other things. In the lawsuit, Anthony Simonelli said that after having seen his son “struggle to survive and then die while at Community Park Pool Complex,” he “has suffered and will continue to suffer from severe, permanent mental pain and anguish and has and will incur mental, health and medical expenses to treat his severe and emo-
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Princeton public school nurses can now administer opioid antidote By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
School nurses will be able to administer an opioid antidote to an overdose victim if an incident occurs during school hours or during an on-site school-sponsored activity, under a new policy adopted by the Princeton Public Schools’ Board of Education. The new policy allows a school district certified
nurse to administer the antidote, provided the school district physician deems the school nurse to be capable of doing so. The school physician also must ensure that overdose information is provided to the school district including information on opioid overdose prevention and recognition of an overdose, plus instructions on how to administer rescue breathing and resuscitation.
The information also includes opioid antidote usage and how to administer it, as well as how to care for an overdose victim after it has been administered. The school nurse also will make certain that the opioid antidote medication is stored in a safe and secure location, and monitor the on-site inventory of the medication. If the overdose victim is a student, the school nurse
will make a notation on a student‘s health record that the antidote has been given. The policy requires school district personnel to call 911 in the event of an overdose if it occurs during school hours or at an on-site school-sponsored activity. The school nurse also will be called and may administer an opioid antidote to the victim. Any student who receives an opioid antidote will be taken to the hospital,
accompanied by a school staff member designated by the school principal or a designee, or by the supervising staff member if it occurs during a school-sponsored, on-site activity. The student’s parents will be notified. Also, the superintendent of schools will be notified when an opioid antidote is administered by the school nurse or an emergency services responder. School board vice presi-
dent Dafna Kendal praised Micki Crisafulli, the school district’s director of Student Services, for finding money to train the school nurses. The Princeton school district is being proactive, and has received “positive feedback” from the community, Kendal said. “We are not aware of an opioid problem (in the schools), but we are not unaware of what is going on in the rest of the state,” Kendal said.
Central Jersey: Gubernatorial and legislative races set for primary day By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Democratic and Republican voters in Central Jersey will go to the polls Tuesday, primary day around the state, to determine who will represent the two major parties in contests for the Legislature and for governor in November.
In the 14th legislative district, incumbent state Sen. Linda R. Greenstein, a Democrat, faces no challenger. But on the Republican side, Bruce C. Mac Donald and Ileana Schirmer are battling to see who will oppose Greenstein. In the Assembly race, the outcome is clearer. Incum-
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Quick actions by two Princeton police officers helped to save the life of a 32-year-old man who was believed to have been experiencing a drug overdose at his home May 24. Police Sgt. Thomas
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Lagomarsino and Patrolman Andre Lee were called to investigate after the victim’s roommate reported that he was unresponsive. When the police officers arrived, they found him gasping and breathing irregularly. Believing the man may have been experiencing an opioid overdose, they administered Narcan to him.
The Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad arrived and gave him a second dose of Narcan, which is a nasal spray that counteracts opioids. As they were getting ready to take additional measures, the Narcan took effect and the man regained full consciousness. The man was referred to Recovery Advocates of America for treatment as
part of the Princeton Police Department’s recently initiated Princeton CARE (Community Addiction Recovery Effort) program. Police emphasized that overdose victims and those who report the overdose will not be charged with a crime in relation to the use and possession of a drug at the time of the overdose, under the state Overdose Protection Act.
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Freedom Continued from Page 1 attack during the evening of Sept. 11, 2012. The attack on the CIA Annex occurred after midnight, and continued into the morning. It took several hours for a team of American reinforcements to reach the scene. One of those Americans was Paronto’s friend, Glen “Bub” Doherty. He was a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Paronto said Doherty and the other rescuers had been trying to get to the Benghazi compound from Tripoli. They eventually flew to the Benghazi airport, having rented an airplane and its pilots. “Bub tried to get to us. Veterans never give up, they never cave. He rented a plane. That’s the military find a way,” Paronto said. But after arriving at the airport, the team was “stuck,”
he said. Finally, Doherty called at 5 a.m. to let Paronto and the other security team members know that the rescuers were on their way. Once the American reinforcements arrived, Doherty went up on the roof of the CIA Annex to find Tyrone Woods, who was a friend and former U.S. Navy SEAL. Woods was a member of the CIA’s Global Response Staff at the CIA Annex. Suddenly, Paronto said, he heard a “swoosh” - the sound of a mortar being fired at the Annex. When it struck the Annex, there was a bright flash. He saw Woods and Doherty spinning as they tried to defend themselves. “I saw the team on the roof, never giving up. I saw three more mortars hit,” Paronto said. When the final mortar struck the roof, there was a white light, he said. “I still couldn’t figure it out.
In my brain, ‘That was awesome.’ Oh God, I lost my team. I saw Oz (Mark Geist) get up. His arm was almost severed. He didn’t want to let you down, he kept firing (his weapon),” Paronto said. Woods and Doherty were dead. “Sacrifice. That’s what Memorial Day is about. Sacrifice for freedom - for me to be able to be here and say that. We have to remember that,” Paronto said. “I thought of Bub holding on, never quitting, to get a plane to get to us. He was never looking for accolades. He did what he did. He never gave up so (others) could live,” Paronto said. To the Gold Star families, Paronto said, “Your loved ones did not die in vain. We were doing what Photo by Rebecca Nowalski we loved. They were worried about letting the coun- Colonel Ogden's First New Jersey Regiment were among the marchers in the Princetry down.” ton Memorial Day parade.
Memorial Day features 9/11 monument re-dedication By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Under gray skies, Montgomery Township residents gathered to honor both fallen military service members and the victims of the 9/11 terror attack at a ceremony that combined Memorial Day services with the re-dedication of the township’s 9/11 memorial at Montgomery Veterans Park. Standing near the Veterans Memorial, Mike Maloney, who chairs the Montgomery Veterans Memorial Committee, reminded attendees that more than 200 years ago, township residents likely gathered in an open field to swear an oath to serve a one-year enlistment in the Continental Army. They did so, Maloney
MONTGOMERY said, knowing that they were taking a risk that their lives might end. That oath indicated that they were willing to end their lives, part with their dreams and part with their families as they entered military service, he said. Since the American Revolutionary War, more than 1 million military service members have died, Maloney said. Their lives ended, their dreams were eliminated and they were parted from their families “so we can live our lives,” he said. Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire reinforced Maloney’s message that Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. Caliguire, who is a for-
mer Township Committee member and mayor, recalled a photograph of a young woman and a young child who were sitting on a blanket, next to a tombstone. The woman, who was much too young to be a widow, was trying to bring the child closer to the father as they sat on the blanket, he said. There may be hot dogs, parades and barbecues, but Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, Caliguire said. More than 600,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, he said. Memorial Day had its beginnings in what was then called Decoration Day, which was created to honor the Civil
War military casualties. “It’s not just numbers. It’s individuals who gave their lives. They won’t be there at the breakfast table or the dinner table. Their lives were snuffed out for our freedom,” Caliguire said of the soldiers and sailors who were killed during wartime. Township Committee member Patricia Graham and Township Administrator Donato Nieman related personal stories that connect them to Memorial Day. Several family members served in the military, and one was killed in action. At the refurbished 9/11 Memorial, Maloney praised former Montgomery Township resident Huguette Castaneda for spearheading the original 9/11 memorial.
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June and open space a perfect fit By Michele S. Byers
“And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.” So begins James Russell Lowell’s poem extolling the beauty and restorative powers of nature during this magical month when spring blossoms into summer, with the longest days of the year. June also happens to be New Jersey’s inaugural Open Space Month! These long “perfect days” are perfect for discovering the rich variety of lands our state has permanently preserved. How about getting out in June to hike, fish, bike, kayak, connect with nature and unwind - while appreciating the beauty of these preserved open spaces? Open Space Month kicks off on Thursday, June 1, when several of New Jersey’s legislative environmental champions will speak at the State House in Trenton about New Jersey’s progress toward preserving open space and the challenges ahead. New Jersey Keep It Green is leading this campaign, which includes events throughout June - hikes, festivals, walks, tastings, bike tours, camping and more. To see the full calendar, visit https://www.facebook.com/NJKee pItGreen/. You can also celebrate Open Space Month by entering the Instagram photo contest. Photographers of all levels are invited to follow the @njkeepitgreen page on Instagram, take photos of favorite natural places in New Jersey and post them under the hashtag #shareyourspacenj. Keep It Green will award cash prizes to the winners’ favorite conservation groups in random drawings … helping to promote the preservation of even more land! Did you know that the Garden State has nearly 1.5 million preserved acres, including over 1.2 million acres of open space and more than 200,000 acres of preserved farmland? That’s a lot of photo ops! Yet, New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state, with an average of about 1,200 people per square mile. Preserving land for the health and enjoyment of current and future generations - and for the wide diversity of animals and plants that make New Jersey their home - is critical for our state. Celebrate Open Space Month by visiting beautiful preserved lands near you - New Jersey’s parks, forests, waters, natural areas, historic sites and farms! Keep it Green is a coalition of more than 175 conservation and outdoor groups who have successfully worked together to secure permanent funding for the preservation and stewardship of New Jersey’s waterways, forests, natural areas, farmland, wildlife habitat, parks and historic sites for New Jersey residents and future generations. To learn more about Keep It Green, go to http://www.njkeepitgreen.org/. And for more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.
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Graduating in style Francine Ashun, of Princeton, receives her degree on nursing during Middlesex College’s 50th commencement ceremony May 23 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center.
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In light of recent electoral events and allegations on both a local and national scale regarding voter fraud and election tampering, it is essential that we maintain the integrity of our election and voting systems with whatever power and resources we have at our disposal. If the federal bill, HR 634, were to pass, then both the federal and state governments would become limited in their capability to protect and ensure the reliability of our election systems and equipment, leaving them vulnerable to tampering and outside influence and collusion. Michele S. Byers is executive director of Senate Bill HR 634 proposes to dismantle the Election Asthe New Jersey Conservation Foundation in sistance Commission that provides essential information to Morristown. state and municipal election boards and officials, allowing those officials to identify any voting irregularities. Without this information, our elections are open to manipulation that may go unnoticed. www.princetonpacket.com As a (Mercer) county clerk in New Jersey, it is my job to Founded in 1786 provide the final count and to certify the vote tallies. The ElecBernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 tion Assistance Commission (EAC) is a vital national commission as it works to ensure the integrity of our voting system Mike Morsch Donna Kenyon in New Jersey and throughout the United States. Regional Editor Executive Editor The commission tests certified voting systems to ensure that each state’s chosen voting technology will in fact work on elecJoseph Eisele Michele Nesbihal tion-day unhindered. The EAC administers reasonable and Publisher General Manager mnesbihal@centraljersey.com consistent voluntary voting system guidelines which are rigorous in their ability to ensure and protect our voting systems. 145 Witherspoon Street This eliminates the ability of voting machine manufacturers to Princeton, N.J. 08542 set the standards which could compromise the security of votCorporate Offices 198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 ing. Manalapan, N.J. 07726 In this age of the internet, and with current voting machines © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. (609) 924-3244 All Rights Reserved. FAX (609) 921-2714 (Advertising) aging, we cannot afford to lose critical regulatory oversight of FAX (609) 924-3842 (Editorial) voting systems. No private organization has the capacity to replicate the important work done by the EAC. The EAC’s collection of data about absentee ballot voting, provisional voting, early voting, and more leads to evidence
based policy-making that furthers the goal of efficient, accurate, secure, and professional elections. The legislation currently before congress would eliminate this data collection and reporting function. Further, this proposed bill is coming at a time when the integrity of American elections must be guarded more closely than ever. The president of the U.S. himself has alleged “rigging” of national elections and voter fraud. The CIA, and every national news organization, has reported that there was foreign interference with the presidential election in 2016. In fact, the Brennan Center for Justice wrote a letter to its EAC congressional delegation to say, “At a time when the vast majority of our country’s voting machines are outdated and in need for replacement, and after an election in which international criminals already attempted to hack our state voter registration systems, eliminating the EAC would pose a risky and irresponsible threat to our election infrastructure.” Consequently, elimination of an important federal agency with the mission to improve election administration and security makes no sense at all. The important work of this agency is needed more now than ever. Nonetheless, while 38 pro-democracy groups have sent letters to the House Administration Committee, it voted 6-3 to send the elimination of the EAC to the floor for a full House vote. This measure defies logic and it is against the best interests of our democracy. Moreover, its passage would make election officials less confident in certifying and reporting results to the public, which we as the American people cannot have if the United States wants to continue to move forward as an independent democracy. For all of the reasons expressed, I, along with the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey, urge our Senate to vote against HR 634.
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Petition against moving graduation indoors By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Upset that Montgomery High School’s June 21 graduation ceremony will be moved indoors from the athletic fields, more than 500 people have signed an online petition in protest. Parents and students were alerted by an email from Montgomery High School Principal Paul Popadiuk that the graduation ceremony would be moved inside because contractors will have begun work to refurbish the track. The project, which is expected to take about two months, is slated to start June 2. The track will be resurfaced with a resilient rubberized surface. There are also issues with draining
and pooling of water that must be addressed. There will be new pavement at the entrance to the stadium, but it takes about 28 days to “cure,” Popadiuk wrote. “We made the decision to close down the track due to the length of the project and our need to have it accessible for the fall season/classes. With the project taking two full months (from June 2 to July 31), the movement of graduation to the gymnasium is unavoidable,” Popadiuk wrote. Moving the ceremony indoors, however, means that students will be issued four tickets to the high school gymnasium and two tickets to a closed-circuit broadcast of the ceremony in another room at the high school. The online petition states
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grades 9-12, for one more year, following a lengthy school board meeting last week. Hodgson would have been eligible for tenure, which is a permanent appointment, in September 2017. But she was told several weeks ago that her contract for the 2017-18 school year would not be renewed. Hodgson and her attorney, Robert Schwartz, appeared before the Montgomery Township Board of Education to challenge the reasoning behind that decision at its May 23 meeting. The school board offered Hodgson a one-year contract after meeting in executive session at the request of Superintendent of Schools Nancy Gartenberg. Closed door meetings are permitted to discuss personnel issues. The terms of the oneyear contract are being ironed out between the school board attorney and the attorney who repre-
sented Hodgson. It is expected to be ready in time for the school board’s June 13 meeting. Upset at the initial news that Hodgson’s contract would not be renewed, several Montgomery High School teachers - including social studies program teachers - made impassioned pleas to renew her contract at earlier school board meetings, but without success. So, in a rare move, Hodgson requested an informal appearance before the school board to make the case for a renewal of her contract. Gartenberg, the superintendent of schools, had recommended the non-renewal of the contract. Hodgson requested a statement of the reasons for non-renewal, which Gartenberg provided. In that document, Gartenberg identified deficiencies in Hodgson’s performance during the 2016-2017 school year - her third as supervisor of social studies.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following determination was made by the West Windsor Township Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting of April 6, 2017. Said determination is on file with the office of the Board and are available for inspection. APPLICANT:
ZB 16-02 Ram Thatigutla Minor Subdivision (lot line adjustment) – Approved Block 9, Lots 16 and 66
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at a regular meeting of the Princeton Planning Board. The meeting will take place at the Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540.
The subject of the hearing will be a request for: (i) preliminary and final major site plan approval for the construction of a new academic building, the improvement of an existing overflow parking lot, a new service drive and pedestrian paths, and other exterior improvements; (2) a bulk variance for length of parking stalls (19 feet required, 18 feet requested); and (3) such other, further or different relief that the Board deems necessary or proper.
The proposed development is on Einstein Drive and Olden Lane, located within the municipal E-2 Zone, and is also designated as Block 10501, Lot 1.03 on the tax map of Princeton. The Planning Board file number is #P1616-433P.
A copy of the application and all supporting documents are on file in the office of the Princeton Planning Board, Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 and are available for public inspection Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Institute for Advanced Study – Louis Bamberger and Mrs. Felix Fuld Foundation Applicant PP, 1x, 6/2/17 Fee: $ Aff: $15.00
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The West Windsor Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.
Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.
Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling 609-799-8364 on Sunday, June 4th, 2017 between the hours of 10am to 12 Noon. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team. Email comments can be sent to the police department at lee@westwindsorpolice.com.
Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the West Windsor Police Department, located at 20 Municipal Drive, Princeton Junction, N.J. Please contact Sergeant Mark Lee, who can be reached at (609) 799-1222 for more information.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the West Windsor Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J Delgado, Ed.S Accreditation Program Manager, hdelgado@njsacop.org, by phone 856.334.8943, or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chief’s of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, N.J. 08053.
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ESTATE OF PEARL A. KIENHOLZ, HER HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS, ESTATE OF JOAQUIN B. KIENHOLZ, HIS HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS, ESTATE OF SHIRLEY C. KIENHOLZ, HER HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS, LYNN KEINHOLZ, KATHY KEINHOLZ, LEON GARDNER, JR., ESTATE OF BERT K. KUSSEROW, HIS HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND CREDITORS, SUZANNE KUSSEROW, PAUL KUSSEROW, ADRIE KUSSEROW, KARL KUSSEROW, AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING OR WHO MAY CLAIM ANY RIGHTS, TITLE, INTEREST OR ESTATE IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT, ADVERSE TO THE PLAINTIFF, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE VESTED OR CONTINGENT: MAY 8, 2017
THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATING A TOOTH INFECTION When chewing or tapping on a tooth causes it to feel tender, it may be a sign of “apical periodontitis,” inflammation at the root’s tip that is most often caused by tooth decay. To relieve the pain and treat the underlying infection, patients undergo “root canal” (or “endodontic”) treatment, during which the inflamed or infected pulp is removed and the inside of the tooth is carefully cleaned and disinfected. It is then filled and sealed with a rubber-like material (gutta-percha). After that, the tooth is restored with a crown or filling. This treatment addresses the localized infection and inflammation, but new research reveals that it may also reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, thereby benefitting the heart as well. Visit your dentist and hygienist regularly for checkups and professional cleanings. These visits are important
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Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 6/8/17 downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for:
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the time of bid.
The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the project award. Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe, follow the instructions on the web site. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express.
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RESULTS MHS baseball The Montgomery High baseball team was eliminated from the Central Jersey Group IV tournament with a 1-0 loss to Freehold Boro in the sectional semifinals on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cougars received a strong pitching outing from Andrew Case, who allowed just one run on five hits in five innings of work. Montgomery reached the semifinals with a 4-3 win over ninth-seeded Monroe, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull out the win. Jesse Gerdes drove in a pair of runs for the Cougars.
MHS tennis The Montgomery High boys tennis team advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions with a 5-0 win over Mountain Lakes in the semifinals on Wednesday at Mercer County Park. The Cougars, who had received a first-round bye, improved to 21-0 with the win. Vishnu Joshi, Ishaan Ravichander and Mark Fridman swept the singles, while Chris Guo and James Hopper won at first doubles and Lynch and Szkudlarski won at second doubles. The Cougars lost just nine games in the entire match.
Roth leads trio of PHS track winners By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
It’s been a long and successful year for the distance runners on the Princeton High track and field team. After successful cross country and winter track seasons, the Little Tigers are coming down to the end of the spring track season and finishing just as strong as they started back in September. At last weekend’s Central Jersey Group IV meet, senior Alex Roth finished first in the 3,200 meters, with teammate Will Hare right behind in second place. Both advanced to this weekend’s state Group IV meet at Egg Harbor. Roth was one of three individual event winners for the Little Tigers, capturing the 3,200 meters in 9:27.21. Simon Schenck won the pole vault with a 14-feet, 7inch effort, while Paul Brennan won the discus with a distance of 173-feet, 5-inches. In the fall, the Princeton boys won the cross country Meet of Champions. The group has carried that success through the winter and now into the spring, helping the track and field team to a third-place finish at the sectional meet. It’s been a long year but Roth and Hare are finishing strong for the Little Tigers. “After winter track we took some time to build up our base,” Roth said. “I wouldn’t call it a slump, but we were in a building period and now we’ve started getting to the point where we are run-
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Princeton High senior Alex Roth won the 3,200 meters at the Central Jersey Group IV meet last weekend and will compete in the state Group IV meet at Egg Harbor this weekend. ning well again. We spent a lot of time training to be ready for this part of the season.” Princeton finished third at the CJ IV meet, sending several athletes on to the Group IV meet this weekend. In addition to the three event winners and Hare, the Little Tigers also qualified Brennan with a fifth in the shot put, Hare with a third in the 1,600 meters, and Nils Wildberg with a fifth and Varun Narayan with a sixth in the long jump. Narayan was also sixth in the triple jump. Princeton finished fourth in the 4x800 with Nick De-
laney, Jackson McCarthy, Alex Roth and Will Hare. Roth was seventh in the 1,600 so he did not advance in that event. But he will compete in the relay as well as the 3,200, which is an event he has excelled in all season long. “I think my time was okay,” Roth said of his sectional race. “The race went out slow. It was a pretty solid effort, especially in the second mile after running two events the day before. I was happy with the performance with the circumstances. “Being able to double is very
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tough, but important. I did that triple last year and I have run the the 1,600 and 3,200 many times in dual meets.” Roth’s stellar career as a Princeton distance runner will be coming to a close this season. He’s had an outstanding senior season but won’t take time to reflect on his career until after taking care of business down the stretch of the season. “I do think about that sometimes, but I am just trying to focus on the race ahead and not let my head get too clouded worrying about other things,” Roth said. “If want to come through these next two meets mentally prepared for the meets.” Roth is excited to be heading to Egg Harbor with several of his teammates who also have a chance to get through to the Meet of Champions. “We had some jumpers go through,” Roth said. “They pulled through. We all try to support each other. It is tough to be able to watch everybody while we are doing out own events but we all pull for each other.” The Princeton boys finished third in CJ IV with 54 points, trailing only Franklin and Old Bridge The Princeton girls finished 17th in CJ IV. Jackie Patterson was fifth in the 400 meters and seventh in the 800 meters. The Little Tigers were also fifth in the 4x400 relay with Patterson, Justice Taylor, Colleen Linko and Michelle Vassilev
Princeton resident Graham Alig was the ninth overall finisher in the Hair of the Dog 5k, which was held on May 21 at the Working Dog Winery in Robbinsville. Alig covered rhe course in 19 minutes, 38 seconds. The overall winner was Kyle Price of Milltown who finished in 17:41. Emily Scott of West Windsor was the top female finisher, covering the course in 20:14 to finish 13th overall.
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MLL draft A pair of Princeton University men’s lacrosse players were selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft, which was held on Sunday. Zach Currier was selected by the Denver Outlaws with the sixth overall pick on the draft. Currier led Division I midfielders in assists with 34 and points with 58 this season, while also winning 56 percent of his faceoffs, leading the team in caused turnovers and coming within one of the school record for ground balls with 130. Gavin McBride was also selected by Denver with its fifth round selection. McBridge scored 54 goals this season, leading all of Division I in goals per game. His 54 goals were a new Princeton single-season record.
COLLEGE Austin Goeke The Hun School graduate earned first team All-Northeast Conference honors with a standout junior season for the Wagner College baseball team. On the mound, the right-hander finished the year with a 6-2 record while posting a 2.55 ERA, good for second in the league behind teammate Danny Marsh. Goeke limited the opposition to a league-low .185 batting average. A three-time NEC Pitcher of the Week, Goeke finished the season with 83 strikeouts.
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Pictured are members of the Montgomery High School boys lacrosse team after winning the South Jersey Group IV championship with a 16-8 win over Lenape last Saturday.
Montgomery boys roll to sectional lacrosse crown By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
The Montgomery High boys lacrosse team didn’t forget what it took to win last year’s South Jersey Group IV championship game against Lenape. And because that memory was still fresh for the Cougars, they started quickly in this year’s championship game rematch. A year ago, the Cougars rallied from seven goals down in the third quarter to win the sectional title. This time around, Montgomery scored twice in the first minute and jumped out to an 8-1 lead on its way to a 16-8 win over the sam Lenape team in the final. “It’s a real good feeling,” Montgomery senior Niko Ipeker said after the win last Saturday. “Last year we came back and it was a real struggle to win that game. This year we came more prepared and more focused. We knew what we were going against and we just put it all out there.
“I guess we were just nervous last year. We had never been there before. This year we knew what we were expected to do and we came out here and just played well.” Ipeker scored eight goals in the win over Lenape to pace the offense for the Cougars, who seem to have a different player step up and lead the way on offense each game. Kyle Marripodi added five goals, while Joe Mercurio scored twice and Dan Engels added a goal. “It is really helpful to have everyone be so strong where we can rely on someone if one of us makes a mistake because we know someone else has our back,” Ipeker said. “This year our younger kids like Kyle Howard and Shane Freda really picked it up. They are helping balance out our offense a lot.” The Cougars have been finishing games strong this year and that helped the team win its second straight sectional title. They improved to 16-5
with the win and took a four game win streak into the Group IV state final against Ridgewood. The game was halted due to weather on Wednesday with the Cougars leading 1-0 midway through the first period. The game was scheduled to be completed on Thursday. With a win, Montgomery would advance to the Tournament of Champions. “We have been working on that a lot the last two years,” Ipeker said of the strong finish to the sectional final. “We have not been able to finish games very well. But now, I think we are coming to a point where we can keep our composure and continue to finish big games when they are closer than we expect.” “This senior class is very strong. We have a bunch of great leaders and we know each other and our tendencies. We can always pick each other up. We have great chemistry and no one is ever down on one another. Someone is always picking someone else up.”
Right from the start of the season, first-year head coach Brian Upshaw sensed there was something special about this year’s Montgomery High softball team. “They all had goals,” Upshaw said. “Winning counties was one of our goals and we made it to the final. Now we get to put that year on the banner over on that fence and that means everything to them. “That’s why we scheduled those tough teams. We wanted to see that pitching and get to test our defense to see if we could hang with the top dogs in the state.” Montgomery not only has been hanging with the big dogs of the state, they have become one of those big dogs. The Cougars wrapped up their first sectional title since 2004 when they defeated Old Bridge, 1-0, on Tuesday in the Central Jersey Group IV championship game. “It was a true team win,” said pitcher Peyton Schnackenberg, who allowed just two hits and struck out 10 to earn the win on the mound. “Julia (Loffredo) coming through with that hit and making that play at the end, it was awesome. It was great to get the win.” The Cougars picked up the only run they would need when Loffredo doubled to score Christine Willard. From there Schackenberg took over, retiring the final 13 batters she faced. “When we got the lead you still have to keep thinking like it is a 00 game,” Schnackenberg said. “You can’t let the lead get to you. “It’s tough. You just have to focus through it. It keeps me sharper as a pitcher because if we have a bigger lead I can get sloppy. The closer games are where you See CROWN, Page 11
Knights make impact for MHS track By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
When it comes to sports, Sarah and Jason Knight both have a passion for the same activities. The siblings, who attend Montgomery High School, both began their athletic careers excelling on the soccer field. But as they got older, both drifted toward track and field, where they have been solid contributors to the success of the Montgomery programs. “Initially, I did soccer for a while and then he started doing soccer,” said Sarah, a senior who plans to compete in track and field at Rider University. “In high school I was doing soccer and track and I had to make a decision and I chose track. After I chose track I think
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Siblings Sarah Knight and Jason Knight. he chose track. “I was trying to juggle school track and club soccer because the seasons were the same time. I just decided to stay with track.” While Jason took a similar path from soccer to track, he doesn’t want to give his sister all of the credit for the
switch in sports. “I kind of chose soccer because I saw her doing soccer,” said Jason, a sophomore. “But then she started doing middle school track and I chose middle school track because she was doing it. But then going into my freshman year I started club track with a club called Maximum Speed. I started training with them and my parents wanted me to make the same decision, they said I had to pick one. “Sarah was struggling with club soccer and school track because everything would overlap. I made the decision before I got to high school and I decided to go with track. Sarah, in her junior year, decided to go with club track and stopped with soccer.”
The Knight siblings were part of a Cougar contingent that had a strong showing at last weekend’s Central Jersey Group IV meet, where the boys finished 12th and the girls finished 10th. Both Sarah and Jason Knight have shown an ability to perform well in several different events. The ability to be used in many events has made them valuable members of the team. Like his sister, Jason also has shown an ability to be versatile with his events. The siblings push each other to do well and have a friendly rivalry when it comes to who is doing better. They are able to do some of their training together and have enjoyed being on the same team together.
CALENDAR Fri., June 2 The Divorce Recovery Support Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton. Contact: Phyllis Rich at 609-5813889 or divorcerecovery@softhome.net or http://princetonchurchofchrist.com/divorcerecovery.html.
Thurs., June 8 The Princeton School Board is inviting the public to an informal meet-and-greet June 8 starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Valley Road conference room. “Bagels with the Board” will give residents a chance to ask questions and meet board members. Similar events are planned for Sept. 29 and Dec. 6.
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The 11th annual “Paddle for Pink” Community Dragon Boat Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Helps support local breast cancer community. Dragon boat racing in multiple divisions; live music; silent auction; food; vendors; 50/50 raffle;
live performers; decorated bra contest; and medal awards. Noontime “Dottingof-the-Eyes” ceremony and “Flowers on the Water” ceremony of remembrance. Hosted by the Machestic Dragons. Admission is free. www.paddleforpink.org. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will be hosting the world’s only science fiction convention devoted to the work of legendary author R. A. Lafferty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 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. The convention will be held at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Registration suggested online through EventKeeper. For more information about the library’s programs call 609-9896 9 2 0 , e m a i l lawprogs@mcl.org or visit www.mcl.org.
PACKET BRIEFS Wilkerson to keynote CFPA dinner
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, will keynote the Coalition for Peace Action’s (CFPA) 37th Anniversary Membership Dinner and Gathering on Sunday, June 4, in the MacKay Campus Center of Princeton Theological Seminary. The event begins with a 1 p.m. sponsor reception for the Staff photo by Bob Nuse keynote speaker and honorees; followed by 2 p.m. catered dinner; and program from 3 to 5 p.m. Reserve via the CFPA website, peace coalition.org or by The Montgomery High softball team captured the Central Jersey Group IV champicalling the office (609) 924-5022 weekdays. onship with a 1-0 win over Old Bridge in the sectional championship game on Tuesday. and will see throughout the rest of the tournament. “Coach Upshaw really helped us out with that by getting games against IHA and we played Watchung
(Hills) and all the top teams at the beginning of the season,” Schnackenberg said. “That helped us get prepared for this.” Montgomery has made a
habit of winning close School Board plans ‘Bagels with the Board’ The Princeton School Board is inviting the public to an games all season and especially in the state tourna- informal meet-and-greet June 8 starting at 8:30 a.m. in the ment. The Cougars won Valley Road conference room. “Bagels with the Board” will give residents a chance to their last three CJ IV games ask questions and meet board members. by a total of five runs.
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Setting the Stage for Summer A preview of what area theaters have in store this season By Anthony Stoeckert The summer theater season is in full gear with shows like “Buddy” at the Bucks County Playhouse; “The Merchant of Venice” at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey” and “An Inspector Calls” at ActorsNET of Bucks County.
f you’re looking for a good story this summer, you’re bound to find a few of them on the stages of the area’s theater groups. Some of the stories will be old, some will be new, some will be told with music, some will be funny, others touching, and a few will be told in iambic pentameter While many of the area’s theaters present their seasons from fall to spring, there are still plenty of plays and musicals to see in the summer at theaters and festivals that keep busy during the hot months. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has opened its season with Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” with a production that’s receiving praise. The story of love, greed and revenge is on stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the Drew University campus, through June 4. Summer at the Shakespeare Theatre will continue with its annual outdoor production at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown. This year the theater is presenting “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” June 14 through July 30. The annual outdoor show is a highlight of any summer. Attendees are invited to bring food and drink, the productions are family-friendly and the actors always have something fun up their sleeves for when planes fly overhead. And Shakespeare’s love story that takes place during a wedding in the woods under moonlight is perfect for the setting. The theater’s indoor offerings will continue with Moliere’s rarely produced “The Bungler,” in which a young man, with the help of his servant, attempts to win the heart of a gypsy girl. It runs July 5-30. For tickets and information on the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s season, go to shakespearenj. org or call 973-408-5600. The Bucks County Playhouse’s summer season is underway in New Hope, Pennsylvania, with the return of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” through June 17. The musical tells the story of Holly’s brief but powerful career in rock ‘n’ roll, from his first recording sessions to his death in a plane crash. It features such hits as “That’ll be the Day,” “Rave On,” “Oh, Boy!” and others. Summer is a time for laughter, and the Bucks Playhouse is promising lots of laughts with “The Nerd” a comedy by Larry Shue. In the play, Willum’s birthday party gets disrupted when a fellow ex-solider who saved Willum’s life in Vietnam shows up for a visit. Willum is thrilled to finally meet the man who saved his life but finds out that Rick plans on staying a long, long time. The play runs June 23 through July 15. Next up is one of the great American musicals, “Guys and Dolls,” running July 21 through Aug. 12. The classic based on the stories of Damon Runyon about gamblers in New York City features such classic songs as “Luck Be a Lady,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” “If I Were a Bell,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.” Summer will wrap up at Bucks with “Other Desert Cities,” Jon Robin Baitz’s play about Brooke,
who returns to her parents home in Palm Spring on Christmas Eve with a copy of her soon-to-be-published tell-all memoir. It runs Aug. 18 through Sept. 2. For tickets and information, go to bcptheater.org. The Princeton Festival takes place in June and offers various live performances, including an opera and musical theater presentation. This year’s opera, Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is being performed at McCarter Theatre, June 18 and 25. For this year’s musical, the festival is presenting “Man of La Mancha” at the Matthews Acting Studio in Princeton, June 10-25. For tickets and information, go to princetonfestival. org. Princeton Summer Theatre will open its new season at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus with “Pippen,” the Tony-winning musical by Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked”). Next up will be a mystery, Agatha Christie, “Spider Web,” July 13-23. Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” will be staged July 13-23. The season will wrap up with the Obiewinning play “Appropriate,” Aug. 10-20. For tickets and information, go to www. princetonsummertheater.org. Kelsey Theatre is starting the summer by finishing its 2016-17 season with Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” presented by the Yardley Players, through June 4. Based on the hit movie, the show features the story of Ariel, a mermaid who longs to join the human world, and songs including “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girls.” Next up is “The Glass Menagerie” from Maurer Productions OnStage, June 9-18. The Tennessee Williams classic is told through the character of Tom,
who shares his memories of his mother, Amanda, and sister Laura. Shakespeare 70 will present the Bard’s “Measure for Measure,” June 23 through July 2. In the play, Duke Vincentio pretends to leave Vienna on a diplomatic mission, but his real goal is to put the righteous stickler Angelo in charge because morals in Vienna have become too lax. But Angelo finds himself lusting after Isabella, who is the sister of Claudio, who is sentenced to death for impregnating his fiancée, Juliet. Summer at Kelsey will continue with the classic showbiz musical “42nd Street,” by M&M Stage Productions, followed by “Annie Get Your Gun,” July 28 through Aug. 6. For tickets and information, go to www. kelseyatmccc.org or call 609-570-3333.
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ummer means it’s time for music, and we’re not talking about pop hits or oldies we’ve all heard dozens of times on the radio. Live music concerts will be held on stages both indoors and outdoors throughout the summer. From classical music to jazz, rock and pop, there will be songs perfect for those lazy hazy days of summer. The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center will present their annual Summer Courtyard Concert Series, Thursdays at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, Thursdays starting June 22 through Aug. 6. The series will kick off with the girl-powered C’est Bon Cajun Dance Band, June 22. The Blawenburg Band promises to get audiences in the spirt of the Fourth of July with an evening of patriotic music and, June 29. July 6 will feature a concert by Trinidelphia, which plays a combination of American and Caribbean styles. Cheick Hamala Diabate will perform at the Shopping Center on July 13. Cheick (pronounced “shake”) Hamala Diabate, is a West African historian in the Griot tradition, and a world-recognized master of the ngoni, a Malian traditional instrument. His album of banjo duets with Carlin, From Mali to America, was nominated for a Grammy in The Lysander Trio will perform as part of Princeton University’s free summer chamber concert series. 2007 for Best Traditional World Music Album. Princeton University marking the 50th year of its SumOn Aug. 5, the Rich Scanella Group will play, followed July 20 will feature a jazz piano concert by Shamie by a contemporary jazz concert Aug. 12. The Suspects will mer Chamber Concerts series, beginning June 28 with a Royston, followed by the Octavia Blues Band July 27. Next play ‘80s covers Aug. 19, and The Alice Project will wrap performance by Windsync, a woodwind quintet playing up is Ryan Tennis on Aug. 3. Tennis’ songs range from soulmusic by Paul Lansky, Jacques Offenbach, Sergie Prokofiev up the series Aug. 26. touching acoustic ballads to roots funk and soul to rollickFor more information, go to www.palmersquare.com. and Radiohead. Concerts take place at Richardson Auditoing reggae and afro-Caribbean. Mercer County Park hosts concerts at the park’s Fes- rium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University camFresh Fire, an alternative-inspirational band, will play tival Grounds throughout the summer. July 1 will feature a pus. Aug. 10. West Philadelphia Orchestra will play Aug. 17. The Brentano String Quartet will play July 9. The proconcert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, followed The series will wrap up Aug. 24 with Michael Austin with gram will feature music by Carol Gesualso, Stephen Hartke, by fireworks. the Theljon Allen Band. New this year is the Jazz Festival, July 8. The concert and Ludwig van Beethoven. On July 18, the Lysander Trio For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org will offer music, vendors, activities, starting at noon, with will play works by Gilad Cohen, Franz Liszt, and Maurice or call 609-924-8777. the last concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be an ad- Ravel. On July 26, the Args Quartet will play works by Leos Palmer Square also presents outdoor concerts during mission charge of $10 ($15 for VIP seating) for the Jazz Janacek, Donald Crcockett and Beethoven. the summer, Saturdays beginning July 1 through Aug. 26. Tickets are free and will be available online one week Festival. Concerts take place on the Palmer Square Green. Other concerts at the park this include The Ambassadors before each concert at www.princetonsummerchamberconThe Gyrl Band will open the series July 1. Kids rocker of Funk (July 15); the Glenn Miller Orchestra (July 29); the certs.org. Remaining tickets will also be available on a firstMr. Ray will play July 8. Sundog will play classic rock, Urban Guerilla Orchestra (Aug. 12); and the Best of the Ea- come, first-served basis at the Richardson box office 90 pop, country and current hits, July 15. The Nassau Brass minutes before each concert. gles (Aug. 19). quintet will play July 22. Strictly ‘60s will present an For more information, go to the website, or call 609-570For more information, go to mercercountyparks.org. evening of golden hits July 2. 8404.
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Soprano Laura Heimes will join La Fiocco when the baroque ensemble plays Handel’s “Armida abbandonata� during its concert, “Saints, Sinners & Shepherds� in Princeton. that was popular in London. After the Restoration, men in London incorporated elements of nature in their homes. This included playing music that birds they owned would sing to. The final piece of the first half is “Yes, my Aminta, ‘tis too true� by Henry Hall. “He was a student with Purcell,� Baratz says. “Hall was a composer and a poet. And after Purcell’s fairly sudden death in 1695, Hall was one of several composers and colleagues that wrote an ode on his death. It’s a very poetic, very sort of tragic piece.� The second half of the concert, Baratz says, will focus on sinners, saints and shepherds from Continental Europe. This includes Vivaldi’s Concerto in G Minor, RV 105; the Brehy piece; Antonio Caldara’s Allamenda from the Trio
Sonata in F Major. The concert will close with Handel’s “Armida abbandonata.� “That was a cantata that Handel wrote when he was about 22 years old, staying in Italy,“ Baratz says. “It’s about the sorceress Armida, who is the ultimate sinner. She had fallen in love with Christian knight Rinaldo, he escapes from her clutches and she conjures a spell and demons to destroy him, so it’s a very dramatic work and that’s featuring Lauren Heimes.� Baratz says he has been interested in baroque music since he was 10 years old and his parents took him to Colonial Williamsburg. “I had already been taking piano lessons since I was 7, and I had an opportunity to play a harpsichord at Colonial Williamsburg,� he says. “And at that point, I said, ‘I love this and I want to learn everything I can about this music.’� La Fioccio plays on period instruments, some from the time of the music, others that are copies, particularly woodwinds. “I never really liked hearing baroque music on modern instruments,� he says. “To me, historic instruments and historic performing technique really bring the music to life. There’s more emphasis on the individual note and the individual figure, and on the rhetoric music and of the dance aspect of the music, as opposed to modern instrument technique, which is more concerned with a very lovely, full sound.� And playing on period instruments, he says, is becoming more common, especially for young music students. “There are so many young people now growing up in a period instrument environment,� Baratz says. “When I was a teenager they thought I was absolutely nuts because I actually was an oboe major, I started as an oboe major, they thought I was a little off because I wanted to play baroque oboe. The philosophy was as an undergrad you study an instrument and then when you get to grad school, you can slowly experiment. Today there are 11-year-olds who are fine recorder players and 15-year-olds that are excellent harpsichordists. Period instruments are being accepted as part of the musical culture.�
La Fiocco will perform at United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, June 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org. The group will also perform the concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pennsylvania, June 4, 3 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for both concerts, cash only.
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rounds For Sculpture in Hamilton will host two performances”Dance for Life: Personal Stories of Triumph,” featuring original choreography, music and lyrics by Roxey Ballet, June 4 Presented by D&R Greenway Land Trust, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton, Roxey Ballet, Grounds for Sculpture and Princeton Photography Club, the performances will raise money for an interactive “healing trail” that will integrate nature and the outdoors into the restorative, health-giving journey. The healing trail would be on one of D&R Greenway preserved lands, to extend the healing journey from the hospital’s healing garden to preserved lands across the state. The dance program will help to raise funds for a mobile app similar to one the D&R Greenway now has to help visitors understand the stories behind the preservation at Abbott Marshlands. The healing app will include stories of how nature helped others on their healing journeys. “Dance for Life: Personal Stories of Triumph” is a world premiere of dance, music, art and theater celebrating the lives of breast cancer survivors. It is a song-cycle/ballet conceived and created by Mark Roxey with original music by Robert Maggio (music) and Matthew Hardy (lyrics), and
Performances by Roxey Ballet at Grounds For Sculpture will raise money for a healing trail at the D&R Greenway. choreography by Roxey. “I’m honored and touched to produce a project like this that celebrates the lives of breast cancer survivors and all who are facing the challenge of any kind of cancer,” says Roxey, executive artistic director of Roxey Ballet. “The art of dance is at its best when you are able to create meaning that transcends the art of dance, when you can do something much greater than the single word ‘dance.’ That is what Roxey Ballet is all about. Through music, dance and spoken word, the presentation will share essence of the stories and lives of 22 breast cancer survivors interviewed by Roxey and his team. Storytellers will share the stage with the professional artists of Roxey Ballet as featured artists. The dancers will be accompanied by live music, performed by Gina Milo, Desirée Rodriguez and Aurelia Williams. In addition to the dance production, visitors will have a chance to view about a dozen healing gardens created by artists, surrounding Grounds For Sculpture’s East and West galleries. These will include a poetry garden, a music garden, a reflection garden and a “bad hair day” garden. Botanist Mary Leck will talk about the healing effects of plants. Refreshments will be provided by Starr Catering Group. The project and partnership have been in the making for a year. Sheila Geisler of the Princeton Photography Club connected D&R Greenway President & CEO Linda Mead to Lisa Freeman, event co-chair and wife of Dr. Richard Freeman, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. Edith Howard, a D&R Greenway land donor, was at the initial meeting. “Edie was the inspiration for this partner-
ship,” Mead says. “Edie had a remarkable story of her own personal triumphs.” A film about Edith Howard’s journey will be screened as part of the events. The hospital’s healing gardens are open to the public, but the cancer center has a private garden where patients may choose to get infusions. “Some just want to sit alongside a family member and look out at the garden,” says Grillo. “The design of the garden includes arbors to protect you from the sun.” Together, Grillo and Mead discussed the possibility of a mobile app, so the healing journey would not be limited to the gardens but could be in preserved lands across the state, with stories of how nature helped others with their healing journeys. D&R Greenway already has an app to help visitors understand the stories behind the preservation at Abbott Marshlands, and plans to work on an additional app for healing trails. “In looking at how we could pay for it, we thought of this big event on June 4 as a fundraiser,” Grillo says. “Each of the 22 cancer survivors, ranging in age from their mid20s to 70, tells her story honestly and openly. All had words of courage, and strength. Sometimes we may whine about inconveniences such as a flat tire, but when you hear these women who are so strong and positive, talking about life and death and how each day is so important, you learn so much. It has been an honor to work on this project. Anyone who attends will leave feeling inspired.” Performances being at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $100 and include admission to Grounds For Sculpture, the performance and a reception. For tickets and information, go to www.rwjuhhfoundation.org or call 609-249-7527.
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“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. “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, through June 17; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “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 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. “Man of La Mancha,” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. Musical classic based on “Don Quixote,” presented by the Princeton Festival, ∫, $40-$50; princetonfestival.org.
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 presents stage adaption of movie classic, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Featured songs include “Under the Sea,” “Part of Your World” and “Kiss the Girl,” through June 4; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC Concordia Chamber Players, Miller Chapel at the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer St., Princeton. The program will feature works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Beethoven, and Richard Strauss. Presented by The Princeton Festival, June 3, 7:30 p.m. $35-$45; princetonfestival.org. La Fiocco, United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton. Concert titled “Saints, Sinners, and Shepherds” by ensemble performing on period instruments. The concert also will feature soprano Laura Heimes and baritone Brian Ming Chu, June 3, 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org; 917-747-6007. LaShir, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. LaShir, the Jewish Choir of Princeton, will present its 35th annual concert, titled “Perspectives” and features multiple settings of familiar texts that reveal contrasting historical and liturgical views as expressed through music, June 4, 3 p.m. Admission is free; www.lashir.org. Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Celebrate Looney Tunes and its legendary stars, including Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and, of course, our very favorite “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. Disney in Concert Around the World, Richardson Au-
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.
DANCE
Small Art Exhibit The Gourgaud Gallery will feature an exhibit, “Small Works by Watercolorists Unlimited,” June 430. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a reception, June 4, 1-3 p.m. Admission is free. The gallery is at 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. For more: www.cranburyartscouncil.org.
Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Country Dance Swallowtail, June 7, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. 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.
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ditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Concert by the Princeton Festival Pops Orchestra Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, featuring music from classic Disney films, accompanied by West Windsor. JJ Ramirez, June 2-3; Kevin Dombrowski scenes from the movies, June 9, 8 p.m. $30-$65; princetonand Liz Barrett, June 9-10; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987festival.org. 8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick, Whitney JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Cummings, June 2-3, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $32; Plastic Cup Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., Boyz, June 8, 7:30 p.m., June 9-10, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peter$32; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. son, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing Jay Leno, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 Brunswick. Leno, who hosted “The Tonight Show” for 20 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. years, will perform at the State Theatre for the first time Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, Princeton Alliance since 2004, June 4, 7:30 p.m. $55-$125; www.statetheChurch at 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. Seasonatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. 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.bravuNovelist John Altman, Cloak & Dagger mystery bookraphil.org; 908-420-1248. shop, 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, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cad- go to www.thecloakanddagger.com or call 609-688-9840. walader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Juried exhibit supporting area artists, through June 25. Gallery talk with Laffcon 2, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, winning artists, June 4, 2 p.m. Hours: Wednesday through Lawrence. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the MerSunday noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. ellarslie.org; 609-989- cer County Library System will be hosting Laffcon 2, the 3632. only science fiction convention devoted to the work of legPrinceton University Art Museum, on the campus of endary author R. A. Lafferty. The library will have panel Princeton University, Princeton. “The Berlin Painter and discussions introducing readers to Lafferty’s work, a presHis World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Cen- entation by the artist Anthony Rhodes discussing his Laftury B.C.,” The exhibition will present 84 vessels and stat- ferty-inspired art, and discussions of Lafferty’s influential uettes from the period, including 54 of the finest vases novel, Fourth Mansion, June 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regisattributed to the Berlin Painter, providing a window into the tration required; www.mcl.org; e-mail lawprogs@mcl.org world of Athenian society 2,500 years ago, through June or call 609-989-6920. 11. “Revealing Pictures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 “Six Days in June, The War that Redefined the Midleading international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund dle East,” Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 50 Maple Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Stream Road, East Windsor. Documentary screening and Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth discussion in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Six and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Day War, June 11, 10 a.m. RSVP at admin@bethel.net. Olofson Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum, JaZams Summer Block Party, Palmer Square West, through July 2; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 Princeton. Annual outdoor block party will take place, June p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Live entertainment at the free event free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. will include drummers, 6-7 p.m., music by Lolly and Yoko, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Prince- 7-8:30 p.m., and the movie “The Iron Giant,” beginning at ton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The ex- 8:30 p.m. There also will be live Kendama, pogo stick hibit explores the unique combination of art and industry demonstrations, crafts, activities, food for sale and more. that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early www.palmersquare.com or call 609-924-8697. 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of Friends of the Princeton Public Library Annual Book creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the Sale, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princevisionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library ton. The 2017 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and Sale will take place June 23-24 in the library’s Community society were brought together to inspire the everyday Room. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Saturday; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529.
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The deepest cuts? Area arts and humanities leaders talk about the effects cutting the NEA and NEH would have on their organizations
June 2 Wine and song at Terhune Winery Terhune Orchards Winery’s Sips & Sounds series will return for the summer with a concert featuring John Padovano, 5-8 p.m. in the wine bar. There will be live musical performances ranging from jazz, blues, folk and rock. Sips & Sounds is rain or shine, Fridays through Sept. 8. The winery offers red, white and fruit wines made from fruit grown at Terhune. Terhune Orchards is located at 330 Cold Soil Road in Lawrence. For more information, go to www.terhuneorchards.com or call 609-924-2310.
Music author at Cranbury library Mike Morsch, author of the “Vinyl Dialgues” book series will discuss his career writing about memorable albums from the 1970s, 6:30 p.m., at the Cranbury Public Library. Morsch, an editor with Packet Media, will talk about stories behind the making of classic rock, as told through interviews with the artists who made the music. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury.
June 4 Summer concert at Hinds Plaza Sarah Donner will kick off the Sounds of Summer concert series with an afternoon of indie folk pop concert, beginning at 4 p.m. Hinds Plaza is located next to the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. In the case of rain, the concert will be held in the library’s community room. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
June 5 Political book talk at library Former New Jersey state senator and author William E. Schluter will discuss his book “Soft Corruption: How Unethical Conduct Undermines Good Government and What To Do About It,” 7 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. In the book, Schluter recounts his fight to expose acts of government misconduct in Jersey and paints a portrait of public servants who care more about political power than the public good. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
June 6 Kingston Historical Society meeting Judy Peters will present, “Harvest Time! The History of Farming in the Millstone Valley … In their Words,” during the Kingston Historical Society Spring Meeting, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Brook Road in Kingston. The program will explore the history of farming in Millstone Valley from the early 1700s until current times. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, go to khsnj.org.
By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor Arts and humanities funding has long been a target for some conservative politicians and activists who see the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as unnecessary agencies that spend taxpayer money while promoting liberal agendas. The NEA became a target of some Republican politicians in the 1980s when an artwork depicting a crucifix in a jar of urine was included in a touring exhibit that was partly, and indirectly funded by the NEA. Another battle in the culture war came with an exhibit of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. Most images in the exhibit were not offensive most people’s standards, but there were some that pushed most people’s definition of good taste. In 2017, the NEA and the NEH are facing one of their biggest challenges in history in the form of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which calls for the elimination of them, along with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Past Republican presidents, such as Ronald Reagan, also attempted to make serious cuts to the endowments, but Reagan had to work with a Democratically controlled Congress. In 2017, both houses of Congress are controlled by Republicans, and how much of a fight pro-arts funding Republicans will put up is unclear. Trump’s budget would eliminate the $148 million the NEA and NEH each receive, the CPB’s $445 and the $230 million put toward The Institute of Museum and Library Services. Defenders of these expenditures note they represent .02 percent of the budget. While Republicans such as House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Ted Cruz have talked about eliminating the NEA, two Republicans (Susan Collins of Maine and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia) were among the 24 senators who wrote a letter to President Trump in favor of the arts. Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas who ran against Trump in the republican primary, wrote a column in The Washington Post defending the NEA. He noted that he is a supporter of Trump’s but urged him to save the NEA. “I have zero interest in spending a dime of tax money to prop up those who hate the president and the tens of millions who elected him,” Huckabee wrote. “I do care greatly about the real recipients of endowment funds: the kids in poverty for whom NEA programs may be their only chance to learn to play an instrument, test-drive their God-given creativity and develop a passion for those things that civilize and humanize us all.” With the Princeton area being such a vibrant community in terms of the arts, it would stand to reason that area arts groups receive NEA and NEH grants.
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Brett Bonfield, director of the Princeton Public Library, says a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities helps support humanities-based program at the library. Through the grant, the library is part of a progrm that aims to set an example as to how libraries can support the humanities. He adds that President Trump’s budget, which proposes the elimination of the NEH and the National Endowment for the Arts, represents the biggest challenges to those agencies he’s seen in his 10 years as a librarian. manities is “pretty much everything else” — from philosophy to criticism and political science. The library presents events that are in part funded by the grant just about every month, including a staged radioplay presentation of “Casablanca” on June 11 and Poets at the Library reading feature poets Jessica G. de Koninck and Jane Rawlings June 12. Bonfield noted that library funding also is being cut in Trump’s proposed budget. “Public libraries get very small amounts of that but we rely on them for grants and research work that’s done to help us know what to do,” he said. He’s also on the board of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, which distributes NEH grants through the federal government. The endowment is set up so that roughly half of funding is distributed federally and the other half is distributed via state organizations, such as the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, which received about $900,000 to distributed via grants to museums, cultural centers, libraries and other organizations. “That slightly less than $1 million we get for New Jersey, and the funding that the libraries get through IMLS and the services we get, are enormously important to us,” Bonfield said. “I know federally, they’re trying to reduce taxes. It’s not a huge amount of money that goes to libraries and humanities and to the arts, but there’s no redundancy in that system. If that money doesn’t come from the federal government, if those agencies aren’t doing the work that they’ve been doing now for 50 years, it’s not like there’s another agencies or institution or cooperative that’s going to be able to step in and make sure that work continues. And people will notice.” Bonfield has been working as a librarian for 10 years after careers in technology and real estate. “In the last 10 years this is by far the biggest challenge I’ve seem to making sure that we have these federal agencies and these support systems,” he said. “Talking to people who have been around this a lot longer — some of the board members of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and talking to some of the other librarians I know who have been in the game a lot longer than I have — they say this may be the worst they’ve encountered.”
The Princeton Library and the humanities The Princeton Public Library has a challenge grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, which allows the library to present humanities-based programs. Brett Bonfield, director of the Princeton Public Library, said that two years ago the library applied for a National Endowment Humanities Fellow, whose salary is paid out of the endowment, to present humanities programming and services at the library. “This was kind of a pilot project from the National Endowment for the Humanities to see how humanities programming could work in a public library,” Bonfield said. “So part of it is to actually provide programming and part of it is sharing the results of what we do with other public libraries so that they can also understand how to make use of humanities-based programs and services in their libraries. It’s been a nice thing for Princeton and public libraries in general.” That Fellow, Hannah Schmidel, is paid through the endowment and is not a permanent employee of the library. Her work involves public programming and outreach. In the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson cre- Funding the creation of new plays ated funds to creates the arts, sciences McCarter Theatre recently reand humanities. Bonfield said that ceived an Art Works grant of $35,000 while everyone has an understanding to support the company‘s LAB, which of arts and sciences, he notes that husupports writers at various stages of
their careers to create works for McCarter’s main stage seasons and coproductions. “The arts are for all of us, and by supporting organizations such as McCarter Theatre Center the National Endowment for the Arts is providing more opportunities for the public to engage with the arts,” NEA Chairman Jane Chu said in a statement. “Whether in a theater, a town square, a museum, or a hospital, the arts are everywhere and make our lives richer.” Timothy J. Shields, McCarter’s managing director, said that over the past two decades, the NEA has focused funding on specific projects. “So from year to year we apply for a particular project,” he said. “That is, when we submit the application to the NEA, it is judged as to its merit by an independent panel of judges. It’s quite a competitive project so we’re always pleased when a project of ours rises to the top.” He also noted that part of the NEA funding is done through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, so part of what McCarter gets from the council is given through the NEA. “In this modern day and age, and the way the economy has gone over the last dozen years, specifically the last seven or eight since the recession, I don’t think it’s a surprise for anyone to understand that arts groups are struggling to try to find a way to fund the programs that they do,” Shields said. “Here at McCarter we’re fortunate in the last six or seven years, we’ve figured out a way to at least break even every year, but it’s always on a razor’s edge of trying to find the amount of funding that’s necessary to run all the programs that McCarter does.” And some of that work involves going into the community and working with students, either through student matinees or work McCarter does in schools. “As the schools have retreated, largely, from being able to fund arts programs, McCarter has tried to do its part to step up and be present in the schools,” Shields said, “particularly over the last two or three years with a gigantic focus on the Trenton- area schools.” Bringing dance to the people Douglas Martin, artistic director of the American Repertory Ballet, said that during his tenure, the company has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. One supported a presentation of Twyla Tharp’s “Eight Jelly Rolls,” which allowed the company to work with the band that played the piece for Tharp.
“That was really exciting,” Martin said. “The grant itself helped us with the cost of bringing that work back and the cost of mounting it. Also, when I did my new version of ‘The Firebird,’ we got a grant for that as well because that’s a historic piece.” Martin noted that arts is a business, and it’s rare that a theater, venue or company can do their work without support, such as grants from the NEA. “Unless you able to be in a Broadway situation, where you do the same show month after month for years, you don’t make your money performing,” Martin said. “You have to get donations in order to create the art, and then the art is on stage in these theaters. But most theater across American are expensive to run, so without subsidizing the art, you can’t really have vibrant art scene.”
Effects beyond the stage He also said that NEA grants bring art to communities that otherwise might not get to see a theater or ballet piece, and that thriving arts scenes support communities in many ways. “It’s also is about business,” Martin said. “When you have a vibrant downtown and you’re bringing the arts in and you have a thriving community arts situation, all the other businesses thrive. Not just restaurants, but all of the businesses that are accustomed to having people coming downtown to support them.” According to Shields, people in the arts have been dealing with threats of cuts to the NEA for decades. He said when he first heard the news of Trump’s proposed budget, the overall reaction among arts professionals was a mix of dismay and thinking, “This again.“ He also said that fiscal responsibility is not going to happen through cutting the NEA, which costs each taxpayer 47 cents per year. “Think about the tax load that we each carry and 47 cents of that goes to fund the arts,” Shields said. “And this funding is given out in every congressional district in every state in the nation. It’s in all 50 states, it benefits us all. The return on these investments, when we get funding in the performing arts, what we do is hire people. It means jobs, it means people being gainfully employed and paying taxes and being able to consume goods. . . . The restaurants in Princeton will tell you what it means on a night when McCarter is up and running. All the merchants all the parking meters that are filled with coins, these are spinoff benefits of people traveling to come to McCarter to see shows, none of that happens if we don’t fund the arts.”
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Father and son share special moment on the racetrack By Brett Carroll Staff Writer
Plant and garden farmers Peter Gasko Senior and Junior share a name, a business, and now, a drag race victory. On April 30, Peter Gasko Jr. competed in the 2017 Factory Stock Showdown in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gasko Jr. won the drag race with his COPO Camaro after a really fast light jump, clocking in at .008 off the gun at the start of the race. As a major underdog in the race, he thanked his family for helping him secure his car, as well as their support.
Gasko Jr. stated that he was a big fan of cars and racing ever since he was a kid. When he was 14, his dad let him enter a raffle from General Motors to receive a COPO Camaro. “GM actually makes the COPO car every year to give away,” Gasko Sr. explained. “They only make like 70 each year though, so you have to enter a raffle to get one. Thousands of people enter the raffle a year, so the chances aren’t that great.” After years of entering the raffle, Gasko Jr. finally won the car when he was 17. Two years later, he was in the Factory Stock Showdown, winning the biggest race of his life.
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Peter Gasko Jr. (left) recently won the Stock Showdown drag race in North Carolina, making a sports fan out of his father, Peter Gasko Sr.
“I never thought it would turn into this,” Gasko Sr. explained. “When we first got the car, I thought we would just have some fun with it, but never could I have imagined him winning like this.” The Gaskos own the Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe Township, and provide plants, vegetables, and other garden vegetation to homeowners. The business has been passed down for generations, with Gasko Jr. being the fifth generation of Gasko to man and work the farm. Despite his success on the track, Gasko Jr. still strives to carry on the family business.
“The farm is still the most important thing,” Gasko Jr. said. “Racing is just something fun I do on the side.” When he isn’t racing on the track, or working on the farm, he’s a full-time student at Cornell University, majoring in, of course, agricultural science. “It always leads back to the farm,” his father joked. “But it’s good that he’s learning things in school. We can always evolve with the technologies and methods of the future.” Gasko Jr. also has two sisters who play sports. Gasko Sr. said that he never really got into sports, but when he saw his son win the race, every-
thing changed. “It was probably the coolest thing that ever happened to me,” Gasko Sr. said. “I was so surprised how emotional I was. I never was into sports, but even I had to know that this was a special moment, so yeah, the emotions all started to come out.” Gasko Sr. wants Gasko Jr. to do what makes him happy, and to enjoy the moment of his accomplishments. “As a father, there’s nothing more that you want than your kids to be happy,” Gasko Sr. said. “I just tell him to enjoy this moment, and to have fun with it. That’s the most important thing.”
Everyone is welcome for coffee, tea and desserts prior to the start of the program. The event is free but regis-
tration is required. Register at www.princetonhcs.org or by calling 1-888-897-8979.
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Shop Talk is a weekly notebook that gets out the word about sales, promotions, and new businesses that are opening in the area. Send items about your business to astoeckert@centraljersey.com. Please put “Shop Talk” in the subject field. This week’s items are as follows: Rachel Reiss and Lynn Rabinowitz, owners of Hedy Shepard Ltd. in Princeton, are celebrating their 17th anniversary, June 8-10. The women’s clothing store will feature fall 2017 trunk shows with Cambio, Estelle & Finn and Damask. Also feature will be new summer styles by Estelle and Finn, Poles, Damask, Matthildur, and others. There also will be food and raffles. The store is located at www.hedyshepardltd.com or call 609-921-0582. *** JaZams will host its annual Summer Block Party,
June 16, beginning at 6 p.m. at Palmer Square West. 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. For more information, go to www.palmersquare.com or call 609-924-8697. *** Hamilton Jewelers has announced that Andrew Siegel has joined the business as director of business strategy and operations. He is the fourth generation of the Siegel family to join the business. He will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities as well as assisting in achieving established Hamilton company-wide business objectives across all areas of the organization. The family tradition
began in 1927 when Irving Siegel, Andrew’s greatgrandfather, started the business. Hamilton Jewelers is located at 92 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.hamiltonjewelers.com. *** Novelist John Altman will discusses “False Flag,” his newest spy thriller, June 3, beginning at 1 p.m. at Cloak & Dagger-Mystery Bookshop, 349 Nassau St., Princeton. The event is free, but registration is required. For more information, go to www.thecloakanddagger.co m or call 609-688-9840. *** 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
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HEALTH MATTERS
Dr. Lisa Dobruskin
Obesity: A complex disease requiring complex treatment
Many people view weight gain as a cosmetic issue, but when it comes to the consequences and complications associated with obesity there is more than meets the eye. Obesity is a chronic disease that can have serious medical effects on your body. It has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers and many other medical problems like sleep apnea. Treating obesity not only decreases the chance of developing obesity-related diseases, it can significantly improve or cure them. The Center for Bariatric Surgery & Metabolic Medicine at University Medical Center of Princeton offers patients with weight-related health concerns treatment options that range from comprehensive, medically supervised weight management to a complete array of weight-loss surgeries.
Old thinking The old thinking that a lack of will power is to blame for obesity is no longer considered valid in all cases, as experts have
determined that losing weight often is not as simple as pushing yourself away from the dinner table. In fact, science has proven that obesity is a complex disease that is influenced by chemical changes in your body that regulate weight and eating. At present, more than onethird of American adults have obesity, and if current trends continue, an estimated 50 percent of the U.S. population will be overweight or obese by the year 2030, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Like any other chronic disease, obesity needs to be treated with a comprehensive plan that may include a combination of medication, counseling, lifestyle changes and in some cases, surgery. A realistic approach Many people can lose weight with a variety of diets and gimmicks, but shortly thereafter they put the weight back on. And while there are limitless diet and exercise programs out there, the key is to find an
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Lisa Dobruskin earnestly tried to change their exercise and eating habits and haven’t been able to successfully lose weight. At that point they may become a candidate for weight-loss surgery. In general, bariatric surgery reduces the size of the stomach, causing a person to eat less and feel full faster. The Center for Bariatric & Metabolic Medicine at UMCP offers all types of bariatric surgery, including: • Sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure in which the stomach is reduced to 25 to 30 percent of its original
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size. The procedure, which has become one of the most frequently chosen in recent years, also alters the hormones that affect hunger. • Gastric bypass, which separates the stomach into two unequal compartments with less than 5 percent of the stomach remaining usable for food consumption. During digestion, the food empties from the tiny stomach pouch into the upper intestine. In addition to restricting the amount of food you can eat, gastric bypass also alters the hunger hormones and limits the amount of calories that are absorbed. • Lap-Band surgery, a procedure in which an inflatable band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, dividing it into two unequal parts. The upper part acts as the new stomach, restricting food intake and promoting weight loss. Most bariatric surgeries are performed using minimally invasive techniques, enabling patients to recover faster and reducing pain and scarring. To qualify for bariatric surgery, a patient must have a body mass index (BMI) of above 40, or a BMI of 35- to 39.9 and a disease caused by
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A little goes a long way Even a modest weightloss, such as 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight, is likely to have health benefits such as improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes. If you are struggling with weight or obesity, talk with your doctor about weight-loss programs and options. And remember, obesity is a chronic disease, and like any chronic diseases the way to achieve successful remission is through longterm follow-up. To find a bariatric surgeon affiliated with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496.
Lisa Dobruskin, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a board certified surgeon, specializing in bariatric surgery, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is the Medical Director of the Center for Bariatric Surgery & Metabolic Medicine at University Medical Center of Princeton.
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Eldar Shafir on the effects scarcity
Memorial Day weekend followed by Princeton University reunions and graduation is a time when most Princeton residents rarely think about scarcity. Generally, the conversation under tents and in backyards is filled with groans about too much food, too much drink, too many people, too many cars, and too much stuff loaded into those cars. On the weekend of June 10, however, several Princetonians are going to be thinking a lot about scarcity, thanks to Princeton University Professor Eldar Shafir. Dr. Shafir — who is speaking at a Housing Initiatives of Princeton “Garden Party� benefit June 10 — is internationally renowned, along with his co-author Dr. Sendhil Mullainathan from Harvard University, for the 2013 book “Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much.� As a behavioral scientist whose main area of interest is behavioral economics and decision-making, Shafir will talk about the thesis of his book — the scarcity vicious cycle — and relate it to the mission of HIP. Individuals with a scarcity of funds fail to make smart decisions concerning their finances for a variety of cognitive reasons, including the lack of supportive resources, thus their lives spiral downward. It turns out that the work done by HIP could be a case study for Shafir’s academic work. Since 2004, the Housing Initiatives of Princeton has been helping to break that downward spiral for dozens of people by offering a holistic menu of services to those in dire financial circumstances. It is dedicated to transitioning low-income working families and individuals who are homeless or facing imminent homelessness to permanent housing and sustained self-sufficiency. The charitable non-profit does far more than place a temporary roof over one’s head.
The organization becomes a supportive resource for clients by providing individualized case management services to enhance life skills needed to attain self-sufficiency and permanent housing — and ultimately to succeed independently. “Most in Princeton have a comfortable life,� Shafir said. “We can afford to hire accountants, investment brokers, mortgage brokers, psychologists, attorneys to help make smart decisions about our well being. But there are those who are struggling with a scarcity of funds and do not have the support systems. The problems associated with poverty consume mental energy and capacity. Those struggling financially often make decisions that perpetuate and exacerbate poverty.� The concept of scarcity and smart decision-making applies to more than financial decisions, and thus everyone can relate to the premise of the book, regardless of his or her economic situation, noted HIP Interim Board Chair Carol Golden. The authors’ research and conclusions describe how scarcity creates a similar psychology for everyone struggling to manage with less than they need. Busy people fail to manage their time efficiently for the same reasons the poor and those maxed out on credit cards fail to manage their money. The dynamics of scarcity reveal why dieters find it hard to resist temptation, why students and busy executives mismanage their time. “The book is so significant, in my opinion, because it gives individuals who have no financial problems a real understanding as to why it is extremely difficult for people with great financial challenges to change their lives — unless they have access to outside help,� said Golden, a Princeton resident and attorney who volunteers her services as the full-
Eldar Shafir will discuss his book, “Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much� during the Housing Initiatives of Princeton’s “Garden Party� benefit on June 10. time chair of the organization, officially known as Housing Initiatives of Princeton Charitable Trust. Shafir further elaborated on his thesis in a research paper, “Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function,� published in the August 2013 issue of Science (written with Anandi Mani and Jiaying Zhao). According to the paper’s summary, the poor often behave in less capable ways, which can further perpetuate poverty. “We hypothesize that poverty directly impedes cognitive function and present two studies that test this hypothesis,� the authors wrote. “First, we experimentally induced thoughts about finances and found that this reduces cognitive performance among poor but not in well-off participants. Second, we examined the cognitive function of farmers over the planting cycle. We found that the same farmer shows diminished cognitive performance before harvest, when poor, as compared with after
harvest, when rich. “This cannot be explained by differences in time available, nutrition, or work effort. Nor can it be explained with stress: Although farmers do show more stress before harvest, that does not account for diminished cognitive performance. Instead, it appears that poverty itself reduces cognitive capacity. We suggest that this is because poverty-related concerns consume mental resources, leaving less for other tasks. These data provide a previously unexamined perspective and help explain a spectrum of behaviors among the poor.� As Princeton University Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy, Shafir also serves as the director (its inaugural director) of Princeton’s Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy, and cofounder and scientific director at ideas42, a social science research and development lab. A $10 million anonymous gift created the Center for Be-
havioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton, enabling the university to strengthen its leading role in this emerging field and improve the development of effective policymaking. The donor, a Princeton University parent, was a longtime admirer of the work of Dr. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel laureate, and a Princeton University professor of psychology and public affairs emeritus, and Dr. Anne Treisman, a Princeton University professor of psychology emerita. The center is building on the research that earned Kahneman the Nobel Prize in economic sciences in 2002. The award-winning work integrated insights from psychological research into economics, particularly concerning decision making under uncertainty. Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber said: “This generous gift will allow us to deepen and expand our efforts in an extremely promising area of teaching and research. . . . Princeton’s fac-
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ulty members are applying behavioral science techniques to topics that include law, economics, health care, household finance and dispute resolution, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber said. “We expect that the research conducted at the center will directly influence local, national and global public policy, identifying new approaches to address social problems and improve lives.� And HIP clients and supporters offer an abundance, not scarcity, of thanks for the academic work and research that will help HIP serve the community in the most effective manner possible.
The Housing Initiatives of Princeton will host its annual Garden Party, June 10, beginning at 4 p.m. at a private residence in Princeton. Admission costs $95 and features Shafir’s talk, cocktails and light fare. To register, go to www.housinginitiativesofprinceton.org.
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This 4 BR, 2.5 BA SF Brandon Farms home is waiting for you! Main flr has 9 Ft ceilings, crown & chair rail moldings and recessed lighting thruout. Features LR, DR, Eat-in kit w/center-island, walk-in pantry & all new 2017 LG SS applncs. Over-sized Fam room w/large windows & gas frplce. 1st flr laundry, ample closet storage & newly refinished mudroom closet. On 2nd level 3 BRs & hallway Bath. Full fin. bsmnt. Located in the highly acclaimed Hopewell Valley School district.
Owner-built custom 4 BR Contemp Col. home sits atop 1 acre of lush landscape, surrounded by 80 acres of preserved farmland. A Main floor Bedroom w/access to a full bath provides optional space for in-law quarters or easy 1-level living. E-I Kit & DR w/hrdwd flrs. All-season Sun Rm. 2nd level features a spacious Mast BR. Full bsmnt is clean & dry. The backyard even has a park-like picnic area.
Listed by Barbara Berardo REALTOR® 45 N. Main Street Lambertville, NJ 08530
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33 Witherspoon St. johnrooney.myglorianilsonagent.com Princeton, NJ 08542
33 Witherspoon St. johnrooney.myglorianilsonagent.com Princeton, NJ 08542
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