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Immigration status not important in arrests ICE only alerted in cases of major crimes, Hopewell Township police chief says By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Despite concerns raised nationally that law enforcement agencies are cracking down on undocumented immigrants for arrest and deportation, those are not the marching orders at the Hopewell Township Police Department. That was the message delivered to Township Committee by Police Chief Lance Maloney Monday night. He was accompanied by police Lts. William Springer and Christoper Kascik. Seeking to allay those concerns, Chief Maloney said the Police Department only asks about a person’s immigration status if that person has committed a serious crime such as murder, rape, burglary, stalking, kidnapping, driving while intoxicated, or some drug crimes. Victims and witnesses to a crime or incident will not be asked about their immigration status, nor will anyone who has asked the police for help, Chief Maloney emphasized. Their immigration status does not matter. Chief Maloney cited an incident that occurred earlier this year, in which a man tried to get his exgirlfriend into the car with him. She did not speak English, but her daughter spoke English and called the police for help. The man was arrested and charged with stalking, which is a

serious crime and one that required police to ask him about his immigration status, Chief Maloney said. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency was notified because of his immigration status, the police chief said, but neither the woman or her daughter were asked about their status. “While Hopewell Township police officers will continue to enforce laws against anyone who commits a crime or act on arrest warrants that we are required by law to execute, we will continue to assist people regardless of their immigration status,” he said. Hopewell Township police officers will not detain or arrest anyone only on the suspicion of residing illegally in the United States, Chief Maloney said. The Hopewell Township Police Department follows a directive from the state Attorney General’s Office, issued in 2007, which states that police officers should inquire about a person’s immigration status under certain circumstances, such as driving while intoxicated or for having committed a serious crime, the police chief said. In those instances, immigration status “is relevant to the (arrestee’s) ties to the community and the likelihood that he or she will appear at future court proceedings to answer State law charges, and

the interest of the federal government in considering immigration enforcement proceedings against an individual whom the State has arrested for commission of a serious criminal offense,” the directive states. When there is reason to believe that the person may be an undocumented immigrant, “the arresting agency is responsible for alerting federal immigration officials, the prosecuting agency and the judiciary,” the directive states. “As far as our Police Department is concerned, nothing has changed in our operating procedures over the past few months,” Chief Maloney said. “If a person commits an offense, crime or a traffic violation that is subject to arrest, they will be arrested,” he told Township

Committee. And if the violation warrants it and a police officer has reason to believe that the person is not in the United States legally, Chief Maloney said, the officer will ask about the person’s immigration status and notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel if necessary. The police chief added that the Police Department’s standard operating procedures forbid a police officer from considering a person’s race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether that person may be an undocumented immigrant. Meanwhile, several residents praised the Hopewell Township Police Department and also asked Township Committee to adopt a resolution stating that the town-

ship is a “welcoming community” for immigrants. Jamie Evanini said she had heard that there were a few undocumented immigrants living in the community. These are the people who work in childcare and housekeeping, and the construction and landscaping businesses,she said. Evanini said she wants all of those workers to feel comfortable in Hopewell Township. If they see someone breaking into a house, they should not hesitate to call the police “so we can put the bad guys behind bars,” she said. Sarah Ohls said her greatgrandparents moved to the United States to seek a better life, just as the current immigrants are doing. The difference is that her greatSee IMMIGRATION, Page 3A

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Members of Hopewell Township’s governing body will receive a self-imposed 2-percent raise for this year, under the 2017 salary ordinance approved during its meeting Monday night. Township Committee members will be paid $4,335 for 2017, which is an $85 increase over the current compensation of $4,250. There is no salary range for Township Committee members, unlike the municipal employees. The salary ordinance, which did not generate any comment from the audience during the public hearing on it, also sets salary ranges for a variety of positions at the Municipal Building. For the Municipal Clerk, the salary range is $47,000 to

$86,500. The Deputy Municipal Clerk’s salary range is $40,000 to $65,000. The salary range for the director of Public Works and the Health Officer is $55,000 to $120,000. For the township engineer and the director of Community Development, the salary range is $68,000 to $141,000. The police lieutenants will also earn between $68,000 and $141,000, but the lowest paid lieutenant will earn at least $10,000 more than the highest-paid police sergeant. The salary range for the chief of police is $76,000 to $148,000 but the chief will be paid at least $12,000 more than the highestpaid lieutenant. And the township administrator’s salary range is set between $35,000 and $121,990.

Pitch perfect performers Timberlane Middle School students were selected to perform in the NJ State Honor Choir earlier this year. Pictured from left to right: Melissa Issac, sixth grade; Owen Seftor, eighth grade; Shriya Karthikvatsan, eighth grade; and Jeri Nestle, seventh grade.

Diary Day to take place at Howell Farm By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

Fans of dairy products of all types and tastes will soon be able to get a little closer to the processes and animals that help make those delectable treats. This Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees at the Howell Living History Farm will be able to attend the farm’s annual Dairy Day. Throughout the day, visitors

can meet the farm’s milking goats, see a cow and calf, and help farmers make cheese, butter and ice cream. Milking demonstrations will be at 10:30 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. In the farmhouse kitchen, there will be demonstrations of cheese and butter making at 11 a.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. Ice cream making - and tasting - will take place near the ice house at 1:30 p.m. Howell Living History Farm is

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HOPEWELL VALLEY BRIEFS Sourland Music Festival

Tickets are on sale now for central New Jersey’s premier Music Festival. The Sourland Music Fest brings the community together through good music, delicious local food, and a spectacular view at the Hillsborough Country Club on Sat. June 17 from 3-10 p.m. Enjoy seven awesome bands, food trucks, beer and wine garden, local artists and vendors, climbing wall, Critter Corner animals and more. Hosted by the Sourland Conservancy, a non-profit organization working to protect, promote and preserve the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region. For tickets or more information, visit www.sourlandmusicfest.org. Follow the Sourland Music Festival’s Facebook page or subscribe to Sourland Conservancy’s e-newsletter on sourland.org to be the first to know about the music, food, vendors and more. Rain date - June 18 from 2-9 p.m.

PQM celebrates Father’s Day

Bring your kids to the PQM Corner Café this Saturday June 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Annual Father’s Day Kid’s Club Celebration. All PQM Kid’s Club members can join in the fun by creating a special Father’s Day Craft for Dad. PQM will provide all the materials, while the kids supply the love and imagination! Kids who attend will go home with a wonderful surprise for Dad and a

yummy treat for themselves. If your child is not a PQM Kid’s Club member, they can sign up on the spot with an easy to complete application found at the Courtesy Booth. Signing up will entitle each kid to a free treat weekly as well as participation in other Holiday Kid’s Club Events. Kid‘s Club members also receive a Birthday Card that provides a discount on their Birthday Cake. For more information on this day of fun for everyone, please visit our website at www.pqmonline.com.

Artisan market at Washington Crossing Historic Park McConkey’s Market is back for its fourth spring season. Area residents looking for one-of-a-kind gifts for themselves or others can check it out on Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA). McConkey’s Market attracts thousands of attendees to its eclectic mix of vendors who sell artisan crafts, up-cycled items, handmade jewelry, original art and photography, pottery, vintage clothing, reclaimed furniture and collectibles. The market also features live music and several food vendors, including PieStand, Surf and Turf Truck, Heavenly Hot Dog, Crossan Kettle Corn and Nina’s Waffles and Ice Cream. Admission to the market is free and it will be held rain or shine. For more information, visit McConkeysMarket.com or “like” the market on Facebook at facebook.com/mc-

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To Get, and Keep, Your Legal Ducks In a Row. Wed. Hidden Gardens June 21, 10 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Senior of Hopewell Center, 395 Reading Street, The Friends of Hopewell Pennington. Public Library invite you to come out and explore the HVVA fireworks “Hidden Gardens of The Hopewell Valley Hopewell” on Saturday, Veterans Association presJune 24 from 10 a.m. - 3 ents “A Night Under The p.m. Tickets to this six-garStars” on Sunday June 25. den tour of Hopewell BorThere will be a car show ough are $20 and can be starting at 6 p.m. followed purchased at the Hopewell by a band concert at 7:30. Public Library in beginning The night will end with a June 1 or on the day of the gala fireworks display. The event. The self-guided tour event will be held at highlights some of Hopewell Township’s Hopewell Borough’s most Woolsey Park. Bring a lawn beautiful and unique gar- chair. Refreshments will be dens, showcasing a variety available for purchase. of garden types and plants from eclectic to formal, and Transportation beyond. 101 Garden Tour ticket proceeds will go to the Friends You know how to get of the Hopewell Public Li- around by car, but it’s not brary, a non-profit organiza- the only way to travel tion that serves as the around the area. Become a fundraising and advocacy confident and independent group for the Hopewell traveler using transit. Learn Public Library. More than how to plan trips, use the 90 percent of the funding bus, train and light rail, pay for library materials and fares, make transfers, local wifi access at the library are public transit, and other ride provided by donations to the service options that are Friends of Hopewell Public available in the Hopewell Library. For more informa- area. Presented by Greater tion, contact redli- Mercer TMA, your local transportation management braryfriends@gmail.com. association, committed to Elder Law improving mobility and furthering sustainability in Are you concerned with Mercer County. Tues. June the rising cost of long-term 27, 6:30 p.m. at Pennington care? Do you worry Public Library, 30 N Main whether an assisted living Street, Pennington. facility or nursing home will force you to sell your home Exercise for the or lose your nest egg? VicActive Aging tor J. Medina, author and host of the Make It Last Summer WCTC radio show, will dis- Program cuss the legal planning Thursdays, July 13 to strategies for estate planAugust 31, 10 a.m. at the ning and the protection of Hopewell Township Municassets. All attendees will reipal Building, 201 Washingceive a free copy of his latton Crossing Pennington est book, Make It Last: How Road, Titusville. Come and

enjoy the benefits of stretching and low-impact exercises. Keep moving through fitness. Guided by Bob Kirby-Senior Fitness Specialist. Registration required, please call Randi at 537-0236, space is limited. There is a fee of $20/person for the 8-week class. Please bring a check made out to Hopewell Valley Senior Foundation to the first class.

Peach festival Pennington United Methodist Church will hold an old-fashioned Community Peach Festival on Saturday, August 12 from 5 - 8 p.m. There will be fresh Jersey peaches, ice cream, cake, chili dogs and hotdogs. All proceeds from the festival will benefit the Pennington African Cemetery Association. The church is located at 60 S. Main St., Pennington. The church is ADA accessible and offers handicapped parking. For those wishing to volunteer to help with this community event, please contact the church office at 737-1374.

Pennington Water Department issues report The Pennington Borough Water Department has prepared and issued the 2017 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) in accordance with Federal and State regulations. Copies of the CCR are available and may be obtained from Pennington Borough Hall, 30 North Main Street or by calling the Public Works Department at 609-737-9440. Customers with questions or concerns about the CCR should contact the United States Environmental Protection

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Pennington Farmers Market

The Pennington Farmers Market is now open for its ninth season on the lawn in front of Rosedale Mills on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. You will find fresh organic vegetables, grass-fed meats, locally made ice cream, award-winning wine, artisan roasted coffee (and beans personally ground for you), shitake mushrooms, bouquets of flowers and more. This weekend we welcome Beechtree Farm, Caribbean Delights, Chickadee Creek, Clare George Gardens, Goonie Garlic Farm, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Long Note Farm, Skyroast Coffee, Uncle Ed’s Creamery, and Whipped Confections by Katie. We also welcome Mercer Wildlife Center to our Community Tent, and the Hopewell Valley Lions will be on hand to collect glasses and sell raffle tickets. Live music will be provided by Larry & Guy, followed by a special appearance by the Hopewell Elementary School Orchestra. The Pennington Farmers Market is open Saturdays 91, May-November on the lawn at Rosedale Mills (101 Route 31 North in Hopewell Township). To find out more, sign up for the weekly email at PenningtonFarmersMarket@gmail.com, visit penningtonfarmersmarket.org, find them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter.

Lacrosse open registration

Registration is now open for the Spring 2017 season of Hopewell Valley Lacrosse, a recreational program for boys and girls in grades 3-8. The group also has a “Little Laxers” program for younger kids. Players at all skill levels are welcome for competitive play against teams from nearby towns. See BRIEFS, Page 3A

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Join the Hopewell Twp. Republicans

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

Hunting permit application notice

Hopewell Township will be accepting individual permit applications for the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s municipal deer management program for the 2017-2018 hunting season beginning June 13. All applicants must be fourteen (14) years or older, have a valid New Jersey hunting license and must show proof of and maintain $1 million general liability insurance for the entire hunting season. There is a $30 non-refundable application fee. Please note there are a limited number of open hunting spots available due to returning grandfathered hunters. Open permitted spots will be filled by lottery process. Once notified, successful applicants are required to participate in a hunter orientation safety course and pay an additional

$70 to receive their hunting and parking permits. Permits will be valid for the entire 2017-18 white tail deer hunting season. Licensed hunters who are interested in participating in the program should visit the Hopewell Township website on June 13 for an application form, and for parcel location maps showing maximum number of hunters, and permitted sporting arms, rules and regulations, township ordinance for Deer Management. Paper copies of these applications will be available in the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s municipal building lobby on June 13 also. All applications and required documents must be submitted in person by the applicant to the Hopewell Township Police Department, 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ 08650. Applications will only be accepted from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The application deadline is Friday, July 14, 2017 at 4 p.m. Only completed applications will be processed.

grandparents emigrated to the United States before 1924, when quotas were established, she said. But the same options are not available to immigrants

Hopewell Valley Senior Services are working in collaboration with the Hopewell Valley YMCA in starting a pool league. They are looking at an afternoon during the week from 1-3 p.m. at the Hopewell Valley YMCA Building, 62 South Main Street, Pennington. This new group would require a group leader to work directly with Randi to make any necessary changes or improvements to the program and manage the overall group of participants. Please call Randi 537-0236 if you are interested in joining this group or becoming the group leader.

Outdoor Yoga One Spirit Yoga is offered in the Hopewell Bandstand Gazebo, June -September at 9 a.m., every Wednesday morning. All

Senior Picnic Volunteers Needed Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost that time of year again for the Hopewell Valley Senior Picnic. Please contact Randi Knechel, 609537-0236 or rknechel@hopewelltwp.org, if you are interested in volunteering.

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today because of legal challenges, Ohls said. Nevertheless, for moral reasons, there should be empathy for them because they are moving to the United States for the same reasons - a better life, she said.

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levels are welcome. Bring a yoga mat, beach towel and water bottle. Wear comfortable stretchy clothes. Plan to dissolve your stress, clam your mind and restore your spirit. For questions, contact Nancy McCormack at mccormackne@comcast.net or 609-333-1188.

Medicine drop-off at HQ The Hopewell Township Police Department at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road is a drop-off site for Project Medicine Drop, developed by the N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs as part of its effort to halt the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. It allows consumers to dispose of unused and expired medications anonymously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at â&#x20AC;&#x153;prescription drug drop boxesâ&#x20AC;? within the headquarters of participating police departments.

Police departments in Lawrence, Princeton and West Windsor also are dropoff sites.

Volunteers for blood drives New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs as needed and be willing to follow the rules. For information, contact R. Jan Zepka at 732-6168741 or rzepka@nybloodcenter.org.

Breast cancer support group The Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center holds a breast cancer support group on the first and third Tues-

days of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. for any woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Attendees will meet people having similar experiences and receive support, guidance, information on community resources and educational information about breast cancer. The group will be led by a licensed clinical social worker. The group will meet at the Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at 2100 Wescott Drive in Flemington. For information or to register, call 908-237-2337 or email winther.gabrielle@hunterdonhealthcare.org.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The PennEast pipeline is no good To the editor: The Sourlands are an extensive group of different parks and preserves that stretch through many townships including Hillsborough, Montgomery, Hopewell and Lambertville. It is comforting to know that there are clean quiet places that people can exist in nature, to exercise and relax, birdwatch and take photos. I

grew up a short drive away from the Hillsborough preserves, often visiting throughout the year. These recreational spots are threatened by the proposed PennEast Pipeline. This pipeline has support because it will both lower the price of natural gas and create jobs. These are clearly both great benefits, but it would be irresponsible for people to not consider the environmental effects and consequences. Undeveloped land is easier to use when creating pipelines, which is why pre-

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served land in the Sourlands has become part of the proposed line. The digging up will disturb wildlife and the peace the sanctuary creates. Allowing these pipes to pass through New Jersey will also put our state in danger of becoming a pipeline route, where our grounds get dug up for pipes that lead to and benefit other states, not ours. Once they start fracking, who will know when they stop? It has also been proven that there is arsenic in the bedrock under parts of the proposed path which could be a health hazard. All in all it is important to take a step back and consider

every possible problem. No pipeline in our Sourlands! Megan Moore Hillsborough

DEP should reject PennEast application To the editor: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) needs to provide relief from the fear, anxiety and unease that is sweeping through both my own home, and my community due to illegal activity from the proposed

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PennEast pipeline. I recently found out about PennEast’s permit application to NJDEP. I came home and shared the news with my husband Theodore, we were confused; PennEast was applying for permits on our land, despite the fact that we have granted them no permission to access it, nor any legal rights to it. How can PennEast apply for these permits without any legal authority to do so? Are they trying to cheat the system? It’s clear PennEast doesn’t care about property owners’ rights, but do they care about the rule of law in New Jersey? NJDEP has said PennEast’s application is deficient, and has repeatedly told PennEast that it will not consider any incomplete permit applications. Pen-

nEast has proven that either they do not care about that direction or they believe NJDEP will give them a free pass. In either case, it is now time for NJDEP to act. PennEast has submitted illegal, incomplete permit applications for MY land. NJDEP must protect our property rights and our environment by immediately rejecting PennEast’s application. NJDEP has strict state laws to uphold and is sworn to protect our air and water. I call on NJDEP to ensure that PennEast complies with all laws and regulations, including the rights of private property owners like myself.

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Defend public health and safety in state budget The Trump administration’s proposal to cut funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will directly impact federal safeguards for clean water, air and natural resources in this state we’re in. The proposal would roll back decades of progress in protecting public health and environmental quality. Here in New Jersey, we too are debating the impact of cuts to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposed by Governor Christie’s administration. And since New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection gets significant funding from the EPA, the impacts to New Jersey would be magnified. Over the past two decades, staffing at the Department of Environmental Protection - an agency entrusted with safeguarding our state’s clean water and air, protecting wildlife and providing public recreation

at parks and natural areas has been sharply reduced year after year. From a high of 4,000 employees in the 1990s, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection operates with less than 2,700 today. The result is less capacity to carry out the agency’s many functions, from stopping polluters to protecting threatened and endangered species to keeping bathrooms open at our parks. Governor Christie’s proposed budget would cut Department of Environmental Protection staffing even further. The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters testified before the state Assembly that New Jersey is put at risk by the proposed funding cuts. “These reductions in capacity are dangerous and weaken the department’s ability to protect our natural resources, water and land,” according

to Drew Tompkins, public policy coordinator for the League. The governor’s proposed budget is even more alarming, he added, because it doesn’t take into account reduced revenue from the federal government. This one-two punch from the Christie and Trump administrations would worsen what is already a difficult situation. New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state, with a history of industrial pollution, including more Superfund cleanup sites than any other state. As a coastal state, New Jersey is also on the front lines of climate change and sea level rise. To make matters worse, the Christie administration’s raiding of dedicated funds has depleted funding for clean energy and the cleanup of contaminated sites. The state’s Clean Energy

Fund takes in about $350 million a year from surcharges to consumers’ gas and electric bills, and is supposed to be used to improve energy efficiency and promote clean, renewable energy sources. But much of this fund has been diverted to fill gaps in the state budget’s General Fund. Senator Bob Smith recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would stop the diversion of money from the Clean Energy Fund. The Clean Energy Fund isn’t the only pot of money raided by the Christie administration. The governor’s current budget would divert of millions of dollars meant for “natural resource damage” environmental cleanups and damage restoration. In natural resource damage settlements, polluters pay to compensate the public for the loss of natural re-

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St. Matthewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal - The church is located at 300 S. Main St., Pennington, across from Toll Gate Grammar School. Sunday summer worship schedule is at 8 a.m for Holy Eucharist Rite I and at 9:30 a.m. for Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. The Rev. Barbara King Briggs is the Rector. Questions? Call 609-737-0985 or visit www.stmatthewspennington.org. First Baptist, Pennington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Malik McKinley Sr. is interim pastor. The church is at the corner of Crawley Avenue and Academy Street in Pennington. For information, call 609-303-0129. Pennington United Methodist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Summer Sunday worship is at 9:30 a.m. starting June 18. The Rev. Daniel Casselberry is pastor. The church offers a variety of services designed to help those with special needs, including an elevator for wheelchair accessibility, wireless hearing aids and handicapped parking is available. The church is at 60 S. Main St. For further information on youth and adult Sunday school and special programs, call the church office at 737-1374 or visit www.pumcnj.com. St. James R. C. Church â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The church is at 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The chapel is on Eglantine Avenue. Masses are held Saturdays at 5 p.m. and

Sundays at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held in the chapel at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The sacrament of reconciliation is held Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Deacon Moore Hank, pastoral associate can be reached at 609737-0122. The fax is 609-737-6912. Nancy Lucash in the office of religious education/adult faith formation/RCIA can be reached at 609-737-2717. Visit stjamespennington.org for more information. Hopewell United Methodist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Morning Worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 18. Rev. Kate Hillis has begun a new sermon series called Knowing God: A Spiritual Disciplines. Week twoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message will be Hearing God through Silence. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday school meets during the morning worship service. Adult Small Group meets at 9 am. The study is based on the book by Adam Hamilton â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forgiveness: Finding Peace through Letting Go.â&#x20AC;? Book Talk will meet on Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. They will be discussing the book by Squire Rushnell called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divine Alignment.â&#x20AC;? All are welcome. Hopewell Presbyterian â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Childcare is provided during the worship service. The church is

handicapped accessible with an elevator to all three levels. Call the church office at 609-466-0758 or visit www.hopewellpresbyterian.org. The church is at the intersection of West Broad and Louellen streets. Second Calvary Baptist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The regular Sunday schedule is Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Bible study and prayer is at 7 p.m. The pastor is the Rev. Michael Diggs Sr. The church at Columbia and Maple avenues can be reached by phone at 609466-0862. The fax number is 609-466-4229. Calvary Baptist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sunday worship and Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Nursery is offered during worship. The Rev. Dennis Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill is pastor. Philip Orr is the minister of music. The church is at 3 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, near the corner of East Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. A chair lift is available to the sanctuary. Call 609-466-1880 for more information or visit www.calvarybaptisthopewell.org. St. Alphonsus R. C. Church â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mass is celebrated Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Donna Millar is the coordinator of

religious education and faith formation. The church is located at the corner of Princeton Avenue and East Prospect Street in Hopewell Borough. Questions? Call 609466-0332. For information, visit http://stalphonsushopewell.org. Pennington Presbyterian â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rev. Nancy Mikoski and Rev. David Hallgren are pastors. Child care is available starting at 8:45 a.m. The Christian Education hour is at 9 a.m., and worship service begins at 10:15 a.m. PPC also offers youth groups for junior high through high school students, and several senior focused programs. There are monthly local mission projects. Call the church office at 609-737-1221 or visit pennpres.org or see Facebook.com/PennPres. First Presbyterian of Titusville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. At 9:30 a.m., Kids Connection classes will take place in the Youth Room, located in the Bannerman Building. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with the Rev. Kenneth Good preaching. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 11 a.m. the Adult Education class meets in the Heritage Room. All events at the First See RELIGIOUS, Page 6A

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Christine Lokhammer Christine Lokhammer passed away on June 10th, 2017, at her home in Hopewell, New Jersey. Chris was born in Norway on December 18, 1948. She was predeceased by her loving husband Peter Lokhammer, to whom she was married for a wonderful 35 years. Chris is survived by her four sisters Liz Imperatrice, Solfrid Hjelmas, Gail Morano, and Irene Garafola and her brother in law Joseph Garafola, along with her sister in law and brother in law Beth and Bob Luginbuhl. Her family also includes numerous nieces and nephews, godchildren and friends whom she loved dearly. Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unparalleled banking career began in 1969 with Princeton Bank & Trust, and she worked in the Princeton community for decades until her retirement as a Senior Vice President and Team Director at PNC Wealth Management in December 2016. Chris inspired, mentored, and served as a role model for countless colleagues during her tenure as the most well known banker in Princeton. Chris also worked tirelessly on nonproďŹ t boards and committees to support causes and people whom she cared about. Her many awards and recognitions demonstrate the strong commitment Chris had to her community and the amazing friends she made along the way. Calling hours wereheld on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at Hopewell Memorial Home, 71 E. Prospect St., Hopewell, NJ 08525. On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, a private burial took place at Princeton Cemetery followed by an 11 am memorial service for ALL FRIENDS at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Chris has requested that in lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, contributions be made to either of two charitable funds established in her name at the Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. They are: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Chris Lokhammer Fund for the beneďŹ t of the Fund For Women and Girlsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Chris Lokhammer Internship Fund for the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed.â&#x20AC;? Obituaries

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Reading Club: Build a Better World: Collect stickers & win prize when you sign up for the Summer Reading Club! Sign up starts Wednesday, June 21. Register and receive a personal reading log, a summer activity game board, and a free earth kick ball. Stickers will be awarded to mark your progress, and additional prizes will be awarded at the halfway and end points. Also, collect all ten stickers to be entered in a drawing to win a Kindle Fire Kids Edition. You may also earn stickers for attending special summer events. Program ends August 5. Geared toward ages 5-10. Ask about our under 5 program. June 21 - August 4 Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): Take a break at the library Friday afternoons in June for Relaxing Art Fridays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; enjoy knitting, coloring, quilting, or other relaxing craft you bring along, and share the company of other fellow craft enthusiasts. Feel free to bring a bag lunch or snack. RAF will be held Fridays, June 16 & 23 at 1 p.m. Stock up for the Summer Reading Program at our Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Sale. Stop by during the week of June 10-17 and peruse our selection of gently used childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books. All books are $1 or less. Support your library while fostering your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of reading. Proceeds go toward funding programs at the Hopewell Branch Library. A new series of Monday Night Yoga will begin on Monday, June 5, with additional sessions on June 19 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. Eliza Hammer teaches this eightweek series of yoga classes for all levels. Participants

should wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel and a yoga mat. Class is limited to 15 participants. Registration is required, and participants must register for each individual class. For this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adult Craft on Wednesday, June 21 at 10 a.m., come learn how to upcycle a favorite postcard by turing it into a handy wallet! Please bring a favorite postcard, used or new, to create a useful pocket-sized wallet. Registration is required at www.mcl.org or call the library. Join us on Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. as the Anime Aficionados watch the first three episodes of this winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military drama, Saga of Tanya the Evil. No registration necessary. Please note: Anime will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles. Films are for an adult and older teen audience and June include adult (rating of 17+) content. Learn to download: Register for a 30-minute session with a librarian for one-on-one guidance in downloading free audio and eBooks from eLibraryNJ, streaming free movies, TV shows, music and audiobooks from hoopla, accessing online periodicals with Flipster, or using Freegal to stream or download music or stream videos. To make an appointment, email avanscoy@mcl.org or call 609-737-2610. Resume reviews are available by appointment. Call Andrea Merrick at 609737-2610 to register for a convenient time for help in creating or reviewing your resume. Get to know the borough better by visiting the Hopewell Public Library: Summer Reading: Build a Better World is this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library theme. Sign-up starts June 19th at the library. Decide how

many books youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to read this summer. When you reach your goal - get a free ice cream at the Boro Bean! July Scavenger Hunt: This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is The Doors of Hopewell! You have the entire month of July to work on all of the clues. Check with the library for details of the hunt. There will also be a poster with some of Hopewellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lovely historic doorways available! Storytime: Every Monday morning at 10:30, preschoolers and their adult companions are invited to gather in our upstairs Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Room for stories, songs and activities. Traditional Book Club: Meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the library. Copies of each monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book are available for check out. All are welcome. Cookbook Book Club: Cookbook Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at the library from 6:30-8 PM. As well as book discussion, each participant chooses a recipe from the cookbook of the month and prepares a dish to share at the meeting. The meeting is free but sign up is needed. Please stop by the library to sign up for the meeting and pick up a copy of the current cookbook selection. Social Issues Book Club: Every fourth Monday at 7pm at the library - we will be hosting a new social issues book club and discussion at the library. The library will have each monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book available for check out. The goal is to learn about and discuss various kinds of social issues that affect our society. Hopewell Public Library (609-466-1625) is at 13 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough. More information is available at redlibrary.org and on Facebook.

is Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. the Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Sr. Dorothy Jancola is the pastoral associate. The religious education office phone is 609-730-1703. Parish phone is 609-7372015. Abiding Presence Lutheran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regular worship services are held at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. Nursery care is provided during the Sunday worship service and Sunday school. The church is at 2220 Pennington Road, just south of I-95 at the corner of Rockleigh Drive and Pennington Road. For information, contact Pastor Becky Resch at 609-882-7759. St. Peter Lutheran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Worship services are held Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship is the third Sunday of each month at the 8 a.m. service only. The church is at the corner of routes 518 and 579 in Hopewell Township. The Rev. Stephen Gewecke is pastor. For more information about the church, call 609466-0939, or visit www.stpeternj.org. Princeton Community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The regular service is at 10 a.m. Nursery care and classes for children through the fifth grade are provided. There are weekly programs for teens. Princeton Community Church is at 2300 Pennington Road, Pennington. Visit online at www.princetonchurch.com. Questions? Call 609-730-

1114. First Assembly of God â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The regular service schedule is Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday morning prayer meeting, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Special needs accommodations are available. Child care and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church are held Sundays for infants through fifth grade beginning at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings for all ages. The church is at 87 Route 31, Pennington. Questions? Call 609-7372282. Har Sinai Temple â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 609-730-8100 or visit www.harsinai.org. His Harvest of Souls Ministries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937. With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to hvn@centraljersey.com so it arrives by 9 a.m. Monday.

Religious Continued from Page 5A Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted and open to the public. The church is at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River. More info is at www.titusvill e c h u r c h . o r g , facebook.com/titusvillechurch or by calling 609737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-7370922. Visit the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Sunday School is held for preschool children through fifth grade during worship; nursery is available for younger children. The Rev. John Morrison is pastor. Questions? Call 609737-2622 or visit www.gbgm-umc.org/titusvillenj. The church is at the intersection of Church Road and River Road (Route 29) in Titusville. St. George R. C. Church â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Church of Saint George, 1370 River Road (Route 29) Titusville, holds Masses on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. Daily Mass is Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation

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CAMPUS CORNER and Government), both of Pennington. —Kristen Wolff, of Pennington, was among the more than 600 master’s and doctoral degrees, including its first Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, at its graduate commencement ceremony on May 27 in the Byron Recreation Complex. Graduates recognized at the ceremony include those who completed their degree requirements in August and December of 2016, as well as January and May of 2017. Wolff earned a Master of Science degree in educational administration from The University of Scranton. —Local residents were among the more than 800 bachelor’s and associate’s degrees at its undergraduate commencement on May 28 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre. James Martin, S.J., New York Times best-selling author and editor-at-large of America magazine, served as principal speaker. He received an honorary degree at the ceremony, as did University of Scranton Professor Emerita Ellen Miller Casey, Ph.D. Graduates receiving degrees at the ceremony include those who completed their program requirements in August and December of 2016, as well as January and May of 2017. Local residents earning undergraduate degrees include the following: Natalia K. Ochalski, of Hopewell, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science. James P. Caulfield, of Pennington, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. —Madeleine F. Neider, of Pennington, was one of 478 seniors who graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, May 21, receiving a bachelor of arts degree at the college’s 196th Commencement. Former Vice President Joe Biden was the guest speaker. Neider, who majored in government, attended Hopewell Valley Central High School and is the son/daughter of Mitchell and Cynthia Neider of Pennington. —Charlotte L. Healey, daughter of Susan Lyle and Peter Healey of Titusville, has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the 2017 spring semester.

James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students made the dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester. Sara Leeper, of Hopewell, who is majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies and is scheduled to graduate in 2017. Lauren Pinelli, of Pennington, who is majoring in health sciences and is scheduled to graduate in 2019. Matthew Jurcisin, of Pennington, who is majoring in finance and is scheduled to graduate in 2017. Ian Livernoche, of Pennington, who is majoring in finance and is scheduled to graduate in 2017. Karlie Lorenz, of Pennington, who is majoring in communication studies and is scheduled to graduate in 2019. Julia Loesch, of Pennington, who is majoring in communication studies and is scheduled to graduate in 2017. —-

James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students made the president’s list for the spring 2017 semester. Robert Brooke, of Pennington, who is majoring in engineering and who is scheduled to graduate in 2017. Kelley Wiese, of Titusville, who is majoring in athletic training and who is scheduled to graduate in 2017. —Bucknell University has released the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2016-17 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition. Kathryn Cammarano of Pennington Sarah Chandler of Pennington Natalie Kawalec of Pennington Allison Rhyu of Pennington Brayden Zimmerman of Titusville —Bucknell University presented degrees to 895 graduates at Commencement on May 21, 2017, including: Sarah Chandler and Natalie Kawalec, both of Pennington. —Students from your area graduated from Wesleyan University on May 28, 2017. They include: Mariah Guarnaccia (BA in Sociology) and Mary Muoio (BA in American Studies

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To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have carried throughout the semester a course load of four or more graded credits with an average of 3.5 or above. A May graduate, Healey majored in psychology at Hamilton. —At its 216th commencement celebration, spanning multiple ceremonies the weekend of May 20 and 21, the University of Vermont conferred degrees on an estimated 3,228 graduates, including 2,620 bachelor’s, 386 master’s,106 doctoral and 116 medical degree recipients. Among degree recipients are students from 40 states and 97 international students from 21 foreign countries. Approximately 1,116 graduates are from Vermont. The following local students earned degrees: Annie McCall, of Pennington, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Communication. Joseph Needham, of Pennington, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. Emily Peters, of Hopewell, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. Aaron Weisinger-Flood, of Penning-

ton, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. —Robert Darby Brooke, of Pennington, graduated with a degree in engineering from James Madison University during the May 5, 2017 commencement exercises. Brooke was among more than 4,300 students who received undergraduate, master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees. —Swara Kasbekar, of Pennington, was among the graduates recognized during University of the Sciences’ 196th commencement celebration on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Philadelphia. Kasbekar graduated with a doctor of pharmacy degree. —James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students who graduated with honors during the May 5, 2017 commencement exercises. Julia Loesch, of Pennington, who graduated Cum Laude with a degree in communication studies. Kelley Wiese, of Titusville, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in athletic training.

State Continued from Page 4A sources. For example, if a lake is contaminated, the public loses the ability to fish and swim there. The settlement fund is supposed to fix the those kinds of damages. The governor’s budget language restricts only the first $50 million of natural resource damages settlements to environmental restoration and cleanup. The remainder - which can add up to hundreds of millions of dollars - can be diverted into the General Fund. Public outrage over diversions of natural resource damage settlements prompted the Legislature to place a constitutional

amendment question on this November’s ballot to stop the practice. The ballot question, if passed, will be too late to affect this year’s budget. But in the meantime, the Senate and Assembly are each working on their own appropriations budgets. The two budget versions must ultimately be reconciled and handed back to Governor Christie in time to meet a budget adoption deadline of June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. It’s critical that the Legislature take action to modify Governor Christie’s budget. Our legislators should take this opportunity to send a strong message to

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the public and this year’s gubernatorial candidates that New Jersey must protect clean water, clean air, land and the health of its citizens - and push for a clean energy future. We cannot depend on the EPA to do it for us. For information about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, go to the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me atinfo@njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.

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$250 DONORS Anne Bradley for TapSnap 1097. Lisa Casey (Stella and Dot). Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club . Horvath & Giacin PC IEW Construction Group Inc. . Bob and Chandra Long- Beach Cottage Hunterdon Family & Sports Medicine. Next Level Soccer Academy Kramer Photo Studios. Max Challenge of Lawrenceville/Pennington. A.J. Margulis Interior Designs. Northﬁeld Bank . PEAC Health & Fitness. Pennington Bagel. Memory Quilt by Michelle Schragger. Cary Sullivan Styled & Stage.Twine.

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HOPEWELL VALLEY RECREATIONAL BASEBALL

Teams with the Hopewell Valley Recreational Baseball League played for the final week of the season. Here are the results.

BABE RUTH GAMES June 10 Aztec Graphics beat Horizon Services in the Babe Ruth championship game. Kenny Tagliareni pitcher into the 7th inning and Trey Hill went in to close for the Aztec Graphics. Sean Lawton had a double which helped Horizon services score some runs. Trevor Hvizdos had a sliding catch in the 6th inning. Overall nice team win for Aztec Graphics. June 8 Horizon Services beat Dr. Mark McDonough 12-11 in the last inning to go to the championship game. The winning pitcher was Andrew Ashton. Luke Sodomin for Dr. Mark McDonough had 3 RBI’s to lead his team while Nick Iraca scored the winning run for Horizon Services. June 7 Aztec Graphics played Horizon Services. The winning team was Aztec Graphics with a score of 10-9 in extra innings. The winning pitcher was Alex Paul, who also scored the winning run. Nick Tagliareni had an amazing hit to center field for Aztec Graphics. Rickey Eng had a triple for Horizon Services. June 5 Dr. Mark McDonough played Ewing Kiwanis. The winning team was the Docs and the final score was 13-2. Tonight both teams were defensively sound, but the Doctors produced a challenge at the plate. Matthew Hughes, started it off in the second inning with a solid hit up the middle with bases loaded. This was

followed by multiple doubles from Chris DelVecchio, Luke Sodomin, Jeff Petrozzini, Michael Boyer and Will Kelleher. The Ewing Kiwanis tried to stay in it in the bottom of the fifth, but were unable to come out with a victory. June 4 Colavita Jewelers played Aztec Graphics on Sunday, June 4. Aztec Graphics won 3-1 against Colavita Jewelers. The pitchers of the game were Kenny Tagliarini for Aztec Graphics and Aaron Longo for Colavita Jewelers. Kenny Tagliarini for Aztec Graphics had a double to deep left center bringing in the two winning runs. Matt Carom for Colavita Jewelers had a stand up double to deep left center as well. MAJORS GAMES June 10 Championship Games and Playoffs The Athletics (Vito’s) played the Phillies (Hogan Self Storage) in the championship game on Saturday June 10. The Phillies won 7-4 against the Athletics. The winning pitchers of the game were Gunnar Casano for Vito’s and Jordan Everett for Hogan Self Storage. Keith Lesko for the Athletics had a triple to right field. Pitcher Jordan Everett #12 had double play to first base. This was a great win for the Phillies making them the champions. Vito’s Pizza Athletics played Hogan Self Storage Phillies. The winning team was Vito’s Pizza with a score of 10-0. The winning pitcher was Luke Kavulich. Jayden Shin for Vito’s Pizza had a hit to deep center to bring in two runs. June 9 Vito’s Pizza Athletics played Knapps Cyclery Cubs on June 9. The winning team was the Athletics. The final score was 12-6.

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The Hopewell Valley 9U baseball team recently won the USABL American West division Spring Championship by defeating Allentown in the title game with a final score of 8-4. From left to right: Top Row: Coaches Andy Yadamiec and Brian Heaphy. Middle Row: Chris Myers, Kaito Mahon, Tyler Yadamiec, Landon Hallett, Grayson Vlasac; Bottom Row: Gavin McCaffrey, Ty Becker, Gabe Fish, Aidan Heaphy, Chase Garrow, Kyle Yadamiec. Not pictured: Coach Scott Garrow and Alex Berezcutline. The winning pitcher was Jeffrey Blake, on the Athletics. Luke Kavulich, on the Athletics, went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a walk. Ryan Morici also had three RBI for the Athletics. June 6 Hogan Self Storage Phillies played Knapps Cyclery on June 6. The winning team was the Phillies. The final score was 1-0. The winning pitcher was Jordan Everett, on the Phillies, giving up zero hits and had three strikeouts. Brandon Mancini had a nice sacrifice bunt to move Chris Salmon to third, allowing him to score the only run of the game. Austin Martorana pitched the first two

inning of the game for the Cubs and had three strikeouts. June 5 Vito’s Pizza Athletics played the Kuppek Landscaping Mets on June 5. The winning team was the Athletics. The final score was 6-2. The winning pitcher for the Athletics was Gunnar Casano. Jayden Shin had a nice RBI double to score the first run for the Athletics. While the field in the fifth inning, the Mets made a nice double play from second to shortstop to first, that changed the momentum of the inning.

HOPEWELL VALLEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION

Last weekend, the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association continued the spring season. The following is a submitted collection of the weekend’s results. HVS TRAVEL U13 Girls The Hopewell Heat U13 Girls finished first in their Hometown Tournament Memorial Day Weekend at Timberlane Fields in Pennington. The Heat was blistering with four wins and no loses. On Saturday, they beat Hillsborough (2-0) and Bloomfield (60). The Heat Wave continued into Sunday with decisive victories over Lawrence Hamnet (6-0) and Kirkwood, Delaware (2-1). U11 Girls The HV Nor’easter, 06 girls team played hard this weekend for one win, two ties and one loss in the Hopewell Valley Memorial Day soccer tournament. The team combined for a total of nine goals and gave up seven total in the four games. U11 Boys

The HVSA Boys U11 Riptides won four games over the weekend to claim the U11 title in the Hopewell Memorial Day Tournament. In the first game, Garrett Wille had a hat trick and Max Matticoli added two assists as the Riptides took a 4-1 decision against the NJ Heat. Alex Romano’s defense held the Heat in check, while Charlie Stocks-Natalias added a goal, and Brandon Napoleon and Lucas Medina had assists. The Riptides then claimed a 7-1 win versus Hillsborough with Lukas Ansari and Napoleon each scoring twice. Dean Mantuano, Wille, and Stocks-Natalias also scored, while Napoleon (2), Ansari, Wille, Mantuano, and Matticoli had assists. In the third game, goalies Chris Young and Chris King earned the shutout as the Riptides pulled away for a 5-0 decision against Bloomfield. HVSA U10 call-ups Henry Seas and Dylan Napoleon each notched goals, as did B. Napoleon (2) and Wille. Daniel Golian, B. Napoleon, D. Napoleon, and Mantuano had assists. In the final match, the Riptides cruised to a 6-1 victory over Bordentown behind the slick playmaking of Josh

Legal Notices

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REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADING OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ON EAST CURLIS AVENUE AND WEIDEL DRIVE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the construction of the above referenced project will be received by Borough of Pennington until 11:00 AM, prevailing times on July 13, 2017, at which time the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Pennington Borough Hall located at 30 North Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey 08534.

TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL COUNTY OF MERCER Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell, New Jersey, held on Monday, the 12th day of June 2017, the following ordinances were read a second time and adopted: O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1658 AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON, VACATE, RELEASE, AND EXTINGUISH THE PUBLIC RIGHTS IN HUNTER ROAD, HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________________

Work under this contract shall include furnishing all labor, equipment and materials required to complete the replacement and upgrading of water distribution system on East Curlis Avenue and Weidel Drive, in the Borough of Pennington.

O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1659

A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held at the Pennington Borough Hall at 11:00 am prevailing local time on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.

AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION ON A PORTION OF WOOSAMONSA ROAD ________________________________________________

Project Description The Base Bid includes the installation of new water mains along East Curlis Avenue and Weidel Drive. Fire Hydrants and water service lines will be replaced. New meter pits will be installed. Work includes, but is not limited to, the installation of 1,765 LF of 8" DIP water main, 50 LF of 6" DIP, and 40 LF of 4" DIP, 1-4" Gate Valve, 3-6" gate valves, 1-8" gate valve, 3 wet taps, 1-8" insertion valve, 3 fire hydrants, water service lines (Type "K" Copper Tubing), and restoration. At the time a bid is submitted, the bidder shall submit a copy of its Business Registration Certificate. The Add Alternates are the installation of a new sampling station along East Curlis Avenue. The two add-alternates correspond to the two enclosure finishes being considered. A new service will need to be installed for the sampling station.

O R D I NA N C E N O. 17-1660 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SALARY AND WAGE PLAN FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION IN 2017 Laurie E. Gompf Municipal Clerk HVN, 1x, 6/16/2017, Fee $26.97

Bidding Documents may be examined at the office of the Borough Clerk at Pennington Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street, Pennington, NJ 08534 (herein designated the Issuing Office).

PLANNING BOARD CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE NOTICE OF DECISION

Copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained only from the Issuing Office, upon the presentation of the name and mailing address of the interested party and the payment of a non-refundable charge of $100.00 for reproduction and processing beginning on Monday, June 12, 2017. Checks shall be made payable to Borough of Pennington.

The Planning Board of the City of Lambertville, NJ, on June 7, 2017, adopted resolution 7-2017, for Site Plan Waiver, Promar Development South LLC, located at 61 North Main Street, Block 1032 Lot 6. The resolution is available for inspection at the office of the Board at 18 York Street, Lambertville, NJ during regular office hours, Monday through Friday 9 am – 4 pm.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security. The bid security shall be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond executed by a principal of bidder and surety company attorney in fact and witnessed and attested to with the power of attorney attached, in the amount of 10% of the amount of the bid but not to exceed $20,000.00 and made payable to 'Borough of Pennington'. In addition to the certified check, cashier's check or bid bond as bid security, each bid must be accompanied by a Consent of Surety of a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the Borough of Pennington that in event of an award of a Contract to the bidder, said surety will furnish the required bonds in the sum of the full amount of the bid. This project is expected to be funded with funds from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust. Neither the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust nor any of their departments, agencies or employees is, or will be, a party to this contract or subcontract or any lower tier contract or subcontract. This contract or subcontract is subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4, 5, 9 and 10. The successful bidder must comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9. et seq., for the participation of small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SED' s) and must comply with the Project Plan developed by the project sponsor fulfilling SED utilization. The contractor will be required to comply with all requirements of the grant. The successful Bidder must furnish a 100% Performance Bond and 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond in conformance with the requirements of the Contract Documents on the included forms The successful bidder will be required, upon final payment, to furnish a General Maintenance Bond and an Environmental Maintenance Bond, both shall be acceptable to the Borough of Pennington, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents. Should the successful Bidder to which this Contract is awarded fail to comply with the above provisions as to the submission of the required bonds, fully executed or to execute the Contract within the time required herein, the Owners may, at their sole discretion, declare the successful Bidder in default, and shall be entitled to retain the bid security. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of New Jersey P.L. 1975, C.127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), Public Works Contractor Registration Act (PWCRA); P.L. 1999, C.238N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48, et seq, Prevailing Wage Act; P.L. 1975 C.33, Affirmative Action; P.L. 1963, C.150, Disclosure of Interests, as amended and supplemented, and P.L. 2004, c.57 concerning Business Registration of Public Contractors. Under the statutes of the State of New Jersey, the Contractor will be required to pay prevailing wages for each classification of labor including appropriate fringe benefits.

Crystal Lawton Administrative Officer Planning Board HVN, 6/16/17, Fee: $13.95 Aff: $15.00

PLANNING BOARD CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE NOTICE OF DECISION The Planning Board of the City of Lambertville, NJ, on June 7, 2017, adopted resolution 6-2017, for Site Plan & Sign Approval, MSVM Associates (Pets Photos Plus), located at 204 North Union Street, Block 1006 Lot 36. The resolution is available for inspection at the office of the Board at 18 York Street, Lambertville, NJ during regular office hours, Monday through Friday 9 am – 4 pm. Crystal Lawton Administrative Officer Planning Board HVN, 1x, 6/16/17 Fee: $13.95 Aff: $15.88

Each proposal or bid must be submitted in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid specifications and must be made on standard proposal forms contained in the specifications. It must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the project name and the name and address of the bidder and be delivered at the place on, or before the hour above named when all received bids will be publicly open and read aloud.

HVN, 1x, 6/16/17 Fee: $101.37 Aff: $15.00

See HVSA, Page 9A Legal Notices PUBLIC NOTICE At a regular meeting on June 7, 2017, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment took the following actions: CASE 2014-5 - SBA TOWERS V LLC - 263 Pennington-Rocky Hill Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 38, Lot 10 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is requesting Use Variance and Preliminary/Final Site Plan approval for a Telecommunications Facility; located in the VRC Zoning District. CONTINUED TO JULY 5, 2017 MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST CASE 2017-8 - TRUELOVE, THOMAS & ELDRID - 2514 Pennington Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 78, Lots 5 and 6 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Use and Bulk Variance with Waiver of Preliminary and Final Site Plan to increase the number of vehicles and equipment stored on site; allow a building to store and park smaller vehicles and equipment out of sight; to use a band saw and store logs/lumber; to use a log-splitter for personal use; and to erect a fence on the north side of the property. The site is located in the HBO Zoning District. CONTINUED TO JULY 5, 2017 MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST CASE 2017-10 - LINLUKS, LLC - 55 S. Rte. 31, Hopewell Township, New Jersey, Block 66, Lot 4 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Use Variance with Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approvals to build a squash facility on this property. The site is located in the SC Zoning District. CONTINUED TO JULY 5, 2017 MEETING AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST CASE 2017-11 - McCAFFREY, MICHAEL & COLLEEN - 20 Bramble Drive, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 78.05, Lot 1.02 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant sought a Hardship/Bulk Variance to construct a pool, shed and cabana on this property. The site is located in the R 100 Zoning District. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS CASE 2017-12 - LYNCH, BRENDAN & CARNICERO, CARMEN - 604 Scotch Road, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 89, Lot 3.04 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant is seeking a Hardship/Bulk Variance to build a detached garage on this property. The site is located in the VRC Zoning District. WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE CASE 2017-13 - WALKER, MARYLOU - 23 Meadow Lane, Pennington, New Jersey, Block 43.16, Lot 11 (on the Township Tax Map). Applicant sought a Hardship/Bulk Variance to construct a 1 story addition. Existing lot coverage is 17.30. Proposing 17.67 when 15 is permitted. The site is located in the R 150 Zoning District. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS MEMORALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS CASE 2017-5 - FORWOOD C. WISER, III AND KATHERINE L. ADAMS D/B/A 330 CARTER RD., CARTER RD. OFFICE & RESEARCH CONDOMINIUM UNIT CASE 2017-7 - TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL FOR KENNETH & PATRICIA BECKMAN CASE 2017-6 - MANJIT GULERIA D/B/A PENNINGTON CITGO - NO ACTION TAKEN CASE 2017-9 - ROBA, NED Mark Kataryniak Zoning Board Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE - WINERY SALESROOM Take notice that JERSEY CIDER WORKS Trading as IRONBOUND HARD CIDER has applied to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Winery Salesroom to be situated at: BRICK MARKET 65 E BROAD ST HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY 08525 Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, P.O. Box 087, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0087. JERSEY CIDER WORKS 360 COUNTY ROAD 579 ASBURY, NEW JERSEY 08802 HB, 1x, 6/16/17, 6/23/17 Fee: $31.62 Aff: $15.00

The successful bidder will be required to comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and all of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. Pursuant to P.L. 2010 c. 108, a bidder may request that its bid be withdrawn due to a "mistake" on the part of the bidder, as defined in the Law. Otherwise, no bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. The Borough of Pennington reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities or immaterial differences should the Borough of Pennington deem it to be in the public interest to do so. All bids may be rejected pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2.

Temple in midfield. Goals were scored by B. Napoleon (2), Wille, Seas, Mantuano, and Matticoli. Assists came from Rex Peters, Golian, Wille, Seas, and Ansari (2). This concludes the Riptides 2016-17 season with a composite record of 25-1-2. The Riptides won both their Fall and Spring Flight Championships as well as two tournament championships. U8 Boys The Hopewell Hurricanes amazed spectators with an aggressive offense and insane defense to earn second place in the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association Memorial Day Tournament. The U8 Hurricanes played four games against U9 teams, winning three of the four. Archie Seas scored at least one goal in each game, totaling seven goals over the two day tournament. Jaxson DeRossett scored three goals during the tournament and prevented a number of goals with his record-setting sprints and amazing defense. Logan Gonsalves dribbled around two defenders to score against the Clark Thunder, and Ethan Garber scored a beautiful goal when he raced for a rebound that deflected off the keeper. Dylan Kawalek scored twice and had fans out of their seats when he lofted the ball over the Rahway keeper’s head with only one minute left in the game, leading the team to victory. Trevor Baratta couldn’t be stopped and maintained possession of the ball throughout much of day one, earning two assists. Jacob Berman kept the ball moving on offense and

TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED The Township of Hopewell, County of Mercer, has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11 5(1)(a). The contract and the resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk. AWARDED TO: SERVICES:

Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. Programming and Schematic Design Services/Emergency Services Building TIME PERIOD: June 12, 2017 to December 31, 2017 CONTRACT AMOUNT: Not to Exceed $24,750.00

By order of, Laurie E. Gompf Municipal Clerk

Elizabeth Sterling Borough Clerk HVN, 1x, 6/16/2017, Fee $19.53

HVN, 1x, 6/16/17 Fee: $49.29 Aff: $15.00 TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Township of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, on June 12, 2017. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held at the Municipal Building, in the Township on June 26, 2017 at 7 o'clock p.m. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full bond ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk's office for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP AT THE SBRSA UTILITY IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $105,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $105,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF Purpose: The replacement of the pump at the SBRSA Utility, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto and further including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto. Appropriation: $105,000 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $105,000 Grant Appropriated: N/A Section 20 Costs: $15,750 Useful Life: 15 years Laurie E. Gompf Municipal Clerk This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17. HVN, 1x,6/16/2017. Fee $34.41

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Friday, June 16, 2017

POLICE BLOTTER

The Hopewell Township Police Department reported the following incidents from May 18 to June 1. The charges are no more than an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A 46-year-old woman from Maryland was charged with DWI and possession of heroin just after 10:30 a.m. on May 18. Police said they received calls of a 2015 Hyundai weaving in and out of traffic and driving down the wrong lane. Officer Christopher Vaccrino responded to the call and found the vehicle on Route 29 in the 1200 block. After conducting a motor vehicle stop, the officer spoke with the woman and found her to be in possession of the narcotic. She was subsequently taken into custody and processed at Hopewell Township Police headquarters. She was later released and her case was forwarded to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office for review. *** Three 21 year-old men from Pennsylvania were taken into police custody for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia just before 1 a.m. on May 19. Police said the men were stopped in a 2014 Dodge on Route 31 near Route 654 for doing 60 mph in a 40 mph area. While speaking with the driver, Officer George Peterson found them all to be in possession of marijuana and pipes for smoking it. All three were placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters, where they were processed and released. The driver was also cited for speeding and having an unregistered vehicle. *** On May 20 at approximately 1:33 a.m., a 23-year-old

Pennington woman was taken into custody for DWI. Police said Officer Lincoln Karnoff stopped a 2015 Toyota on Main Street near Route 31 for driving erratically. While speaking to the woman behind the wheel, the officer reported that he smelled alcohol on her breath and person. After a roadside sobriety test, she was taken into custody and taken to police headquarters, where she was processed and released. She was cited with DWI and reckless driving and was released to a family member. *** Police are investigating a case of burglary and theft that took place during the night of May 20. Officials said a homeowner on Colt Street alerted police to the incident at about 10:30 p.m. when she got home. At that time, she found someone had cut open a screen and forcibly removed a window to gain entrance into her home. Inside, officials said the home had been “ransacked” and that approximately $1,800 was taken. *** A 21-year-old Trenton man was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. on May 24 for possession of marijuana. Police said the man was stopped by Officer Robert Voorhees, who was investigating a suspicious vehicle on Freedom Way. While speaking to the driver, the officer found him to be in possession of the narcotic. The driver was placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters, where he was processed and released. *** A 30-year-old man from Ewing was taken into police custody and charged with being a fugitive from justice just before 9:30 p.m. on May 24. Police said the man was found while Officer Christopher Vaccarino investigated two suspicious men near the Baldpage Reserve after park hours.

While speaking with one of the men, a no-bail warrant was located for his arrest from the Bucks County Sheriff’s Department. He was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the Mercer County Correctional Facility in default of bail and to await extradition. *** On May 30 at 6:45 p.m., Officer Robert Sparano met with a victim from Jacobs Creek Road who was reporting her mountain bike stolen from her property sometime over the past few days. The bike was described as a Black and Green Giant Brand Talon 3 bicycle with orange valve stems and 26 inch rims. The bike was estimated at $500.00 in value. *** On June 1 at 7:56 a.m. Officer Maria Gavdanovich arrested a 33-year-old Hopewell woman for an outstanding warrant out of Lawrence Township Court. She was placed under arrest and processed at police headquarters. She was also charged with speeding and driving while suspended which will be heard in municipal court. She was later released on her own recognizance. *** On June 1 at 7 p.m., Officer Joseph McNeil was dispatched to the Capital Health Hospital on Scotch Road for a motor vehicle crash. While speaking with the driver, who was identified as a 29-year-old woman from Ewing, the officer believed she was operating a motor vehicle while impaired. She was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters where she was processed and turned over to Hamilton Township Police for an outstanding warrant. During her crash she struck a concrete parking barrier. She was not injured.

MERCER COUNTY NOTES Annual Cultural Festival and Food Truck Rally set

Mercer County’s 12 municipalities are home to citizens of many ethnicities and countries of origin. In celebration of this, County Executive Brian M. Hughes and the Board of Chosen Freeholders will present the seventh annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally on Saturday, June 17, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. The festival, to be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will celebrate diverse cultures through live music and traditional dance performances, food trucks and biergarten, art demonstrations, heritage crafters, American Indians with handmade tepees, and pony rides and other activities for children. The entertainment schedule is as follows: Cultural Bands Noon - Gruppo Nostra, Italian 1:30 pm. - Spooky Handy Trio, Americana 2:45 p.m. - Polkadelphia, Polish 4:15 p.m. - Angel Rios and his Orchestra, Puerto Rican 6:00 p.m. - Kombo Latino, Latin Dance Performances 12:45 p.m. - Egun Omode, African 1:15 p.m. - Trenton Terpsichorians Hellenic Dance 2:15 p.m. - Shen Yun, Chinese Lion Dancers 2:30 p.m. - Janosik Polish Dance, Polish 3:30 p.m. - Nos Pes de Ouro, Brazilian & Capoeira 5 p.m. - Shishya School, Indian dance 5:30 p.m. - Lisa Botalico Fiesta Flamenca, Spanish & Latin American. Admission and parking are free. For

more information, please call the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage at (609) 278-2712 or e-mail culturalfestival@mercercounty.org.

Checks offered for fresh produce to qualifying older adults Older adults in Mercer County again will have the opportunity to receive fresh-produce checks that will enable them to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farm stands. Representatives from the Mercer County Nutrition Office will offer the checks on Friday, June 23, between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, 930 Spruce St., Lawrence. Eligible older adults will receive checks to redeem fresh produce at various vendor sites throughout the county. Each person will receive five $5 checks that total $25 and are valid until Nov. 30, 2017. Checks will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis as there are limited checks this year. The Farmers Market program was developed to provide low-income older adults with checks they can use to purchase fresh produce grown by New Jersey farmers. The Mercer County Nutrition Program is the lead agency and coordinator in Mercer County for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and has been for a number of years. Qualifications are as follows: a single person’s income must not exceed $21,978 per year or $1,832 monthly; a couple’s income must not exceed $29,637 per year or $2,470 monthly. Documentation is required for certification that includes: identity and residency

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farmers. Do not send signed checks to the market with a friend. The farmer has the right to refuse to honor them. Checks may be used only at certified farm stands - not grocery stores. Stands will display a yellow poster indicating that they accept these checks. Only one set of checks per person will be awarded each year. Couples can each receive their own set of checks. For additional information, contact the Mercer County Nutrition Program for the Elderly, Senior Farmers Market Program, at (609) 989-6652.

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Music of the Land J.D Malone is one of the performers at this year’s Sourland Music Festival By Mike Morsch

.D Malone has discovered that the most important thing for songwriters is they have to constantly create, and hone their skills. So that’s what he does — he constantly creates. “I’ve heard it said so many times, beginning songwriters get caught up in the excitement of the inception of the idea,” Malone says. “What happens is that the inception of the idea is an amazing feeling, it’s a euphoria. But mature songwriters know that once that euphoria of the inception wears off, then comes the hard work of refinement. And that’s what most people don’t have, either the skill or the determination to push through.” Malone has both the skill and the determination to continue to push through the art of making music, and the result of those efforts will be on full display when J.D Malone and the Experts is one of the featured bands at the 14th annual Sourland Music Festival, presented by the “It’s kind of like when you’re trying to master Sourland Conservancy, June 17 at the Hillsborough an instrument, you have to learn the rules of the Golf and Country Club. instrument,” Malone says. “Then you want to be able The other artists performing that day include The to push the boundaries. The thing with songwriting John Ginty Band, Russell Norkevich, Lisa Bouchelle, is that it’s a delicate balance. You want to keep that Tom Tellitsch, the Karl Dietel 5 and the High Hearts. feeling that you had when you were 13 or 14 years This is the second time Malone has appeared at old and you pick up a guitar or you learn your first the Sourland Festival. chord and the magic that happens there. And then “With outdoor festivals, people are pretty excited you go through the whole process of becoming a to go to them and it’s usually a good vibe, as long as craftsman with it. You don’t want to become cynical, the weather is nice,” he says. you want to retain that magic of honing the craft. And Originally from Bennington, Vermont, Malone that’s a difficult part of it. But it’s also exciting, too.” was always interested in music. While in the Navy, Malone — who brings with him a high-energy he played in a band, and upon his discharge, moved stage presence — does two types of shows, one that’s to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania — where he is still singer-songwriter with just him and his guitar; the based — and paid his dues playing in bar bands. other is with the Experts, an experienced and skilled Malone had his most commercial success as an group of musicians that includes Avery Coffee on artist with his own band, Steamroller Picnic, from electric guitar, Jim Miades on bass guitar, Tommy 1993 through 2004. The group played up and down Geddes on drums, Nate Gonzalez on keyboards, the East Coast, was sponsored at different times by Tom Hampton on lap steel guitar and mandolin and Budweiser and Coors Light, put out one album and Michael Ronstadt on cello. The show at the Sourland got some air time on MTV. Festival will be with the band. But he wanted to put more time and effort into his “I try to make every song be like its own complete songwriting, so he left Steamroller Picnic and struck entity,” Malone says. “The difference between out on his own. songwriting and maybe poetry is that with poetry, “As I was getting older, the music inside me you have the words and you create images. With was changing,” Malone says. “It was more singer- music, you have another realm in which to create the songwriter versus pop rock, stadium rock.” image. It’s an amazing thing for a lyric, a word and He says his evolution as a songwriter was a sound to be able to work in conjunction, to create organic, something that developed through a series music.” of epiphanies. “There are certain things that music can do. It can

Photo by Matt Stover The Sourland Music Festival is marking its 14th year of music and food to help the cause of preservation. Top photo: J.D Malone will bring his brand of rock to this year’s festival.

create tension, it can create a sadness, a happiness, all on its own.” Malone’s last album, “Town and County,” was released in March 2016 and garnered several good reviews. “With 25 years of keeping on keeping on under his belt, if Malone sounds like a college coffeehouse folk rocker letting loose, bet on it being organic,” Chris Spector of Midwest Record wrote about the album. “With feel-good jangly guitars leading the way, this cat has been around the block a few times but he still enjoys the sights and sounds — as well as the exercise. Making them the way they don’t anymore, this is a dandy, diverse set that you can tell comes right from the heart throughout. Check it out.” Malone said he’s looking forward to returning to the Sourland Music Festival, and he’s confident that his future looks bright. “I always say myself and to other people — and I really believe it — I feel the depth of my music career is yet to come,” he says. “Even though I may have already had some musically related awesome times, I feel the best is yet to come because I believe that my songwriting is getting better and better all the time.” For a lot of festival-goers, food is as important as the music. Food trucks and vendors will offer such dishes as pulled pork, burgers, hot dogs, kettle corn, cheesecake on a stick and more. Available at the adult beverage tent will be specialty drinks form Sourland Spirits, local beer, and award-winning wines from Unionville Vineyards. Discounts are available to attendees who buy a festival mug. Free water will be available. Bringing a refillable bottle is recommended. No coolers will be admited. New this year is a VIP experience including a buffet using locally sourced, sustainably grown food, a “Sourland Punch” and a Ryland Inn gift certificate. Proceeds from the festival help the Sourland Conservancy in its stewardship and advocacy initiatives. The Sourland’s 90-square-mile contiguous forest provides habitat for many threatened and endangered species. Sourland streams are headwaters of the Delaware and Raritan rivers that provide drinking water to millions of people.

The Sourland Music Festival will take place at the polo field at Hillsborough Golf and Country Club, 146 Wertsville Road, Hillsborough, June 17, 3-10 p.m. Rain date is June 18, 2-9 p.m. Admission costs $35, $25 online, $10 children ages 7-12. VIP tickets cost $80 and are available only online; www.sourlandmusicfest.org.

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STAGE REVIEW By Anthony Stoeckert

Oh, What a Knight! The Princeton Festival brings ‘Man of La Mancha’ to the Matthews Acting Studio

don’t know what it is with me and “Man of La Mancha,” but it just doesn’t get to me. Here’s a show about a dreamer who keeps dreaming despite the dreariness of the world around him, and who convinces a woman who’s given up on life to believe in herself. It’s the kind of story I get choked up over just thinking about, and it has some terrific music. But I’ve seen two versions of this legendary musical now and I’ve been unaffected both times. Having said that, if you’re like the millions of people who have made “Man of La Mancha“ a beloved part of the musical theater canon, you’re bound to love the production being presented by the Princeton Festival at the Matthews Acting Studio in Princeton through June 25. I can’t imagine having many opportunities to see performers so good in such an intimate setting. Photo by Jessi Franko Inspired by “Don Quixote,” “Man of La Mancha” was written by Dale Wasserman, Sandra Marante as Aldonza/Dulcinea and Jesse Malgieri as Don with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Quixote/Alonso Quijana in “Man of La Mancha.” Joe Darion. Based on a teleplay by WasserCervantes has been imprisoned because fight is jarring. man, it opened in 1965, ran on Broadway he’s worked as a tax collector (hey, artists The inmates set up a trial and charge for more than 2,300 performances and won have to pay the bills you know) and fore- Cervantes with being an idealist, a bad poet five Tonys, including Best Musical. closed on a church. His manservant is with and an honest man. He pleads guilty, “I’ve The show is set during the Spanish Inhim because he posted the notice to the never had the courage to believe in nothquisition. Miguel de Cervantes has been imchurch door. ing,” he says. prisoned to a dungeon with his manservant. They are soon attacked by their fellow Cervantes convinces them to put him on Cervantes is a poet and actor. A fellow ininmates, and we get our first hint of how trial. If found guilty, he hands over his posmate asks if being a poet is a crime. When powerful this production can be. Seeing the sessions, except a manuscript the others Cervantes says no, the inmate says, “too violence and the faces on the actors as they want to burn. The leader, known as the Govbad.” ernor, agrees. The actor uses his tools of the trade — makeup, costumes, props — to become Alonso Quijano, an older man who renames himself Don Quixote. Cervantes gets the other prisoners to help act out his play, and soon Quixote is at an inn where he meets Aldonza (Sandra Marante), who he thinks is Lady Dulcinea. As Quixote pledges his loyalty to Dulcinea, Aldonza, accustomed to being belittled, even abused, is skeptical, but part of her is intrigued by this would-be knight. The best scenes are between Jesse Malgieri as Quixote, Marante as Aldonza, and Jordan Bunshaft as Sancho Panza,

Quixote’s loyal sidekick. Aldonza knows Quixote is delusional, but she starts to believe in herself, and in some ways, for him. The studio is set up with black box staging — seating set up in front and at the sides of the performance space, with some action taking place in the catwalk. This set-up is so intimate you’re likely to be within a few feet of actors at some point. But, if you’re at the side seating (as I was on opening night), you’re likely to have your view impeded by an actor’s back at some point. During one key scene between Quixote and Aldonza, a pole was between the two of them. As for the people facing the front of the space, it seemed the use of bright lighting in one scene led to some audience members shading their eyes. But those are small prices to pay for such an intimate experience. The thrill of this production is seeing these actors up close. Marante is a standout as Aldonza. During the number “What Does He Want of Me” you sense the character’s humanity, her grappling with her well-earned cynicism, and the possibility that she is worthy of the admiration this false knight shows her. Malgieri holds the show together as Cervantes/Quixote. His voice is wonderful and he captures the essence of this character, the nobility, the pride, the optimism. Banshaft gets a lot of the show’s laughs as Sancho Panza and the actors who play the prisoners and various characters are all terrific, particularly Patrick James as the Governor/Innkeeper. Of course, the show has some good songs: “Man of Mancha,” “What Does He Want of Me” and, most famously, “The Impossible Dream.” It also has a quote from Quixote that resonates much differently today than the character intends: “Facts are the enemy of the truth.“

Don Quixote continues at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St., Princeton, through June 25. For tickets availability, call 609-258-2787.

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Leadership and Morals Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70 is bringing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Kelsey Theatre

he themes Shakespeare covers in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;? include power, love, lust, leadership, and decaying morals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about how leaders lose touch with their people, and hypocrisy in those who would judge and condemn others. In other words, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about how people havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed over the last 400 or so years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measure,â&#x20AC;? which Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70 is performing June 23 to July 2 at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor, is set in Vienna. Duke Vincentio (John Bergeron) is upset with the decline in morals he is seeing in his people. He puts his deputy Angelo (Ray Fallon) in charge while he supposedly goes on a diplomatic mission. In truth, he stays in Vienna, disguised as a friar. The newly in charge Angelo arrests Claudio (a role that will be shared by John Fischer and Michael Krahel) because Claudio impregnated his fiancĂŠ, Juliet (Kelly Colleran) before they were married. To set an example, Angelo sentences Claudio to death. Claudio has a sister, Isabella (Morgan Petronis), who is set to enter a nunnery. She pleads her brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case to Angelo, who is taken by Isabella and makes a deal with her: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let Claudio go if she sleeps with him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you get into it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting to see that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change, people look at things in black-and-white and view themselves in black-and-white,â&#x20AC;? says Janet Quartarone, who is the assistant director for the production. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then they learn something about themselves and go on a journey, and power can corrupt. All of those things never change.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;? is typically labeled one of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;problem playsâ&#x20AC;? because it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall neatly into the comedy or tragedy categories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is so much nuanced character stuff going on, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily clear on the page,â&#x20AC;? Quartarone says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you first start to read it, you say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What is going on with this guy, or what is going on with that woman?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more nuanced and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the ones they like to call a problem play. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a history, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a clear comedy because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not lighthearted all the time, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a tragedy either because the stage is not littered with bodies at the end. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about some problems, so they call it a problem play, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about disorder.â&#x20AC;? Bergeron says even the most dramatic scenes have some irony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For my character, there are scenes that would seem to be bereft of comedy, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping while working on it to find, maybe not gut-busting comedy, but find the irony, the humor, the difference in the world views between the characters that can be funny,â&#x20AC;? he says. During the rehearsal process, Quartarone said the cast

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John Bergeron will play the Duke when Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70 brings â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;? to Kelsey Theatre. and crew were still exploring how much of the play is drama and comedy. Some moments are clearly part of the dramatic conflict, while others involving the street people, or the character Pompey, servant to Mistress Overdone, are clearly meant to get laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But then there are scenes where these two worlds come together and kind of overlap, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exploring how you

strike the right balance in those scenes, where both of those types of people are present,â&#x20AC;? Quartarone says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be very dynamic, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be shifting and I think that will be interesting to the audience.â&#x20AC;? In some ways, the Duke is a character modern-day audiences can relate to, as he exits his sequestered life to interact with the people he leads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a duke heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been able to get away with that, he has people bring things to him,â&#x20AC;? Bergeron says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has the intention, even the arrogance, that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be proved right and justified in his thinking that all the laws of Vienna are ultimately correct, that all of the strict statutes as he calls them are ultimately the proper decisions no matter how fierce they may be.â&#x20AC;? Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production, which is being directed by John F. Erath, also is focusing on the black-and-white thinking of the characters, in that many characters think they are all right and others are all wrong. Quartatone says the production will emphasize that with sets and lighting. As for the time frame, Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70 is keeping â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;? in a traditional era. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite the fact that these folks are going to be in period costumes, the stakes, the situations, the way they interact with each other, the faults that they have are the same as today, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very relatable,â&#x20AC;? Quartarone says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other than Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s language, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it feels very removed at all from the way people act now. The time frame is kind of medieval, we wanted to make it gritty.â&#x20AC;?

Shakespeare â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70 will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure for Measureâ&#x20AC;? at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, June 23-July 2. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

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STAGE REVIEW By Anthony Stoeckert

‘The Glass Menagerie’ at Kelsey

ennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” is one of the great American plays, and Mauer Productions OnStage is presenting a solid version of it at Kelsey Theatre through June 18. The drama has a small cast, just four characters, five if you count the absentee father whose picture looms over his wife and kids. Although this play is oft-performed, it’s a challenge for actors, because there’s no place for them to hide. Thankfully, the actors in this version are up to the task, particularly Laurie Hardy who play Amanda Wingfield. Amanda is the mother of two children, Tom (played by Robert Forero) and Laura (Jessica Braynor). Tom is our narrator and host. He tells the audience he has tricks in his pocket, but he is not a magician. “He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth, I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion,”

Tom says. We can tell Tom is a sailor, based on how he is dressed. He tells us he’s taking us back to the ’30s in St. Louis, where he lived with his mother and sister. There will be another character, a Gentleman Caller (Malik Khaaliq). Amanda is the most challenging character here, and Hardy does a good job of playing her. Amanda is overbearing to her kids in different ways. She is hard on Tom, getting on him for the way he eats, his smoking, and the way he spends his time (he says he goes to the movies but its clear he’s up to more nefarious activities). Amanda may seem more patient with Laura, who is disabled (a more politically incorrect term of the time is used in the play), but Amanda is equally hard on her daughter as on her son. She talks of Laura being ready for gentleman callers, though Malik Khaaliq and Jessica Braynor in “The Glass Menagerie.” Laura never has had one. Laura also has quit going to typing school, which leaves Amanda exasperated, with no skills and no husband, there is no hope for her daughter. Laura copes by speding a lot of time looking at the figures in her glass menagerie of the title. You could even say she loses herself in the delicate figures. Worried about Laura, Amanda insists that Tom invite a friend over to join the family dinner. She wants someone for Laura. So Tom brings Jim, who has a history with Laura, dating back to high school. When Laura told Jim she has a disease called Pleurosis, Jim thought she said “blue roses,” and that’s what he always called her. It was an act of kindness Laura never forgot. Laura’s life is dreary, but she and Jim do have a moment together, and this scene is one of the best of the evening. Braynor is wonderful as Laura begins to see hope for her future, and Khaaliq is charming and kind, his Jim has genuine feelings for Laura. Jim is Tom’s best friend at the warehouse where they both work (Jim is Tom’s boss). Tom is a budding poet, someone who’s desperate for something better, and

Jim is the only person at the warehouse who understands, and calls Tom “Shakespeare” (Jim has a way with nicknames). But it turns out Tom doesn’t know much about Jim’s personal life, and this being a Tennessee Williams’ play, Laura is bound to be disappointed. Director Judi Parrish gets fine work out of the actors, and the set by Parrish and John M. Maurer is quite good, with the dining area on a raised platform in the back. In front are well worn pieces of furniture and a Victrola on which Laura plays music, providing her a bit of joy that others find annoying. The ending isn’t as devastating as it usually is; when it was over, I felt as if Laura will be all right, and that this cast and crew have put together a commendable production of an American classic.

“The Glass Menagerie” continues at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, through June 18. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelsetheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

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ARTS NEWS By Anthony Stoeckert

New Programs at Princeton Ballet School

rinceton Ballet School has announced a restructuring of its programs for school-aged dancers. Changes by the official school of American Repertory Ballet include a new conservatory program for serious students seeking a more disciplined and intense dance training program. The program will be led by School Director Pamela Levy. Previously, students were selected by faculty or the director to participate in this more rigorous track, currently known as the PLUS Program. Under the new restructuring students can choose to participate until they reach the advance division. The school also is introducing a FLEX program for students who love to dance and are seeking training without the intensity and time commitment of the conservatory pro-

gram. Students will still study with Princeton Ballet School’s faculty, but with more flexibility. “Students who wish to gain all of the benefits of studying dance, in an excellent training atmosphere, but do not want to commit to the rigor of the conservatory program, may opt to study in the FLEX program,” Levy says. “Mrs. Estey believed that all students should have the opportunity to dance in an environment that is appropriate for their level of commitment.” The school’s syllabus remains the same one that was created and developed by Mary Pat Robertson over her 30year tenure running the school. Another new development is the launch of the Douglas Martin Scholarship for Male Dancers which provides full

tuition for all school age males interested in ballet training. “I’m excited to see the restructuring and enhancement of the programs that have been initiated since I’ve become artistic director,” says Douglas Martin. “The Trainee program has grown from seven dancers to over 30 during the past seven years. The apprentice to the company, which will now become ARB2, our second company will give burgeoning young dancers the performing experience they need to get into a professional company. These programs have proved invaluable to ARB producing world class dancers for ARB and companies all over the U.S. and the world.” For more information about American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School, go to arballet.org or call 609921-7758.

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Movie and times for the week of June 16-22. Sched- 1, 7; Mon.-Thurs. 2:30, 5:45. My Cousin Rachel (PG13) Fri. 3:45, 6:45, 9:15; Sat. 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:15; Sun. 1, 3:45, ules are subject to change. 6:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:30, 5, 8. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Cars (PG) Tues. 7:30 p.m. (Special presentation with Princeton 3 (sensory friendly) (G) Sat. 10 a.m. Transformers: The Last Knight (PG13) Tues. 7, 9, 10:15; Wed.-Thurs. 12:15, 2:40, 3:35, 6, 6:55, 9:20, 10:15. Rough Night (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Thurs. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Cars 3 (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (G) Fri.Thurs. 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40. Cars 3 (G) Fri.-Thurs. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20. Megan Leavey (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 2, 7:10; Tues. 2 p.m. It Comes at Night (R) Fri.-Mon. 4:45, 9:55; Tues. 4:45. The Mummy (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG) Fri.Thurs. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50. Wonder Woman (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55. Wonder Woman (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:50, 2:20, 4, 5:30, 7:10, 8:40, 10:20; Tues. 12:50, 2:20, 4, 5:30, 7:10, 10:20; Wed.-Thurs. 12:50, 2:20, 4, 5:30, 7:10, 8:40, 10:20. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG13) Fri.-Thurs.1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05.

MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-924-7444): The Book of Henry (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30; Sun.-Thurs. 2:15, 4:40, 7:05. My Cousin Rachel (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 2:20, 4:50, 7:20. Dean (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 5, 9:30; Sun.-Thurs. 5. Churchill (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 2:40, 7:10. Paris Can Wait (PG) Fri.-Sat. 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25; Sun.-Thurs. 2:40, 4:55, 7:10. I, Daniel Blake (R) Fri.-Sat. 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20; Sun.-Thurs. 2:20, 4:40, 7. The Women’s Balcony (NR) Fri.-Sat. 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; Sun.-Thurs. 2:40, 5, 7:20.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): Paris Can Wait (PG) Fri. 4, 7, 9:15; Sat. 1, 4, 7, 9:15; Sun.

Public Library; $4 general admission tickets, free for Garden Theatre/library members). Hollywood Summer Nights: The Lion in Winter (PG) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Ninotchka (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

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“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. The story of Buddy Holly told through his songs, including “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Everyday,” “Words of Love,” “Oh, Boy!” and more, 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, through June 18. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “The Glass Menagerie,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Tennessee Williams’ classic about Tom, his mother, Amanda, and his sister Laura. Presented by Maurer Productions OnStage, through June 18, $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children;www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Evil Dead, the Musical,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Comic rock musical based on the horror film series, through June 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, âˆ«, $40-$50; through June 25; princetonfestival.org. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Outdoor stage on campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Station, Morris. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about love, acting and fairies, set in a magical forest, through June 30; shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “The Nerd,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Comedy by Larry Shue about about Willum, who while celebrating his birthday is surprised by a visit from Rick, who saved Willum’s life in Vietnam, and who he never met, June 23 through July 15; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “Pippen,” Hamilton Murray Theater on the campus of Princeton University. Stephen Schwartz’s musical in which a troupe, lead by the Lading Player follows a young prince who sets out to discover his purpose, June 22-July 9; www.princetonsummertheater.org. OPERA Fidelio, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Beethoven’s only opera, in which Florenstan is imprisoned by his political enemy, Pizarro. Florenstan’s wife, Leonore, disguises herself as a man named Fidelio in order to rescue him. Presented by The Princeton Festival, June 18, 3 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. $35-$140; princetonfestival.org; 609-258-2787.

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“By the Sea” by Princeton resident Karen Anderson Hartl is featured in the exhibit, “Three Visions,” at the Peggy Lewis Gallery in the Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly St., Lambertville, through June 30. The show features paintings by Hartl and Samia Hafiz Shaaban, and mixed media works by Anabel Bouza. For more information, go to www.lambertvillelibrary.org.

MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC VOICES, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. Choral concert featurinng Brahms’ Requiem and Randall Thomas’ “Frostiana.” The chorus will be accompanied by the Riverside Symphonia with soloists Rochelle Ellis, soprano and Mischa Bouvier, baritone. Conducted by Lyn Ransom, June 16, 8 p.m. tickets.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra, The Princeton Abbey, 75 Mapleton Road, Princeton. Chamber concert featuring music by Biber, Handel, Mozart and more. Presented by the Princeton Festival, June 17, 4 p.m. $25-$35; princetonfestival.org. Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra, Miller Chapel at the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer St., Princeton. Full orchestra concert performing a program featuring music by Stradella, Handel, Bach and others. Pre-

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sented by the Princeton Festival, June 21, 7:30 p.m. $30$35; princetonfestival.org. Westminster Summer Choral Festival Chorus, Miller Chapel on the campus Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton. The chorus will perform Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with The Renaissance Band, conducted by Joe Miller,director of choral activities at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and conductor of the Westminster Choir, July 1, 7 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken at the concert. www.rider.edu/arts.

JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peterson, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. Keith Sweat, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. R&B singer-songwriter known for such hits as “Freak Me,” “Twisted,” and “I Like,” June 16, 8 p.m. $45$90; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. Peter Martin Trio, McCarter Theatre Center’s Berlind Stage, 91 University Place, Princeton. Jazz concert presented by the Princeton Festival, June 17, 8 p.m. $45-$55; princetonfestival.org.

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Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Juried exhibit supporting area artists, through June 25. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Revealing Pictures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leading international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum, through July 2; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, June 16 through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.

GALLERIES

“Eternal Beauty, Perpetual Green: Perpetual Green: Preserves through the Seasons,” Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Works by seven artists celebrating preservation, through June 16. Hours: Mon.Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Morpeth Contemporary + Frame Studio, 43 W. Broad St., Hopewell. Jeffrey Yuan, still life/images on aluminum, James Jansma/Something of that nature/glazed earthenware, through June 25; 609-333-9393. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. Main gallery: Images from a Cluttered Mind: Charles Miller; Goodkind Gallery: All Mixed Up: Heidi Sussman, through June 25. Hours: Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. photogallery14.com; 609333-8511.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE “POP CULTURE” By GAIL GRABOWSKI ACROSS 1 Physics calculation 5 They may be broken on purpose 9 “You gotta be kidding me!” 14 Aussie bedrolls 19 Comics pooch 20 Put in other words, say 21 British county 22 Garlicky mayo 23 Brand created in Toronto in 1904 25 23-Across buyer 27 Bank protection 28 Country 29 Web search tool 30 Cleared out 33 British peers 34 Some basilica singers 35 “How about that!” 36 Kin of -trix 37 “The Dark Mirror” antagonist, e.g. 41 Infamous 1974 bank robbers: Abbr. 42 School social worker’s concern 47 Plastic __ Band 48 Hypotheticals 49 Noisy disturbance 50 Fence material? 51 “I’m getting to it” 52 Curious to a fault 54 Galileo’s birthplace 55 Partner of 46-Down 56 Talk show medium 59 Cat Nation people 61 Industry heavyweights 63 Airport sign 64 Flutter 66 Colorful appetizer platter items 68 “The Call of the Wild” ride 69 Outdoor party focal point 72 Run off 74 “Swing Shift” Oscar nominee 77 Free sample constraint 78 Farm denizen 79 Exiled Shah Mohammad __ Pahlavi 81 Press Secretary Spicer 82 Taylor’s husband between Wilding and Fisher 83 City near Tulsa

85 Still developing 87 Return ID 88 Former “How Do Your Children Grow?” PBS host LeShan 89 Alert precipitated by heavy rain 92 Follower’s suffix 93 Getting into the wrong business? 95 Duncan of the Obama Cabinet 96 They’re on the house 98 Sandberg in Cooperstown 99 Biker’s headgear, perhaps 101 Weeds out 103 Confirm, as a password 106 Descriptor in lotion commercials 107 Wrangler material 108 Audio system connector 110 Annual Silver State celebration 114 Goes for the lure 115 Espresso order 116 “Agreed!” 117 Whittle 118 Aromatherapy choice 119 Far-reaching 120 Put to sleep, perhaps 121 Some emailed files 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

DOWN Comfy footwear Crown-installing org. Sloth, e.g. Aquanaut’s habitat Time off Tacked on Power conduit Squalid quarters Gave one’s word Fingerprint pattern Big name in auto maintenance Word near Kazakhstan, on maps Composer Rorem Holy Improvise Golfer Isao

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Secluded spot Many a retired racehorse Get a hint of Piece of the past Charged Brand measured in drops Completely behind Newspaper revenue source Run over Online icon Difficult to find Start to tour? Gorilla Glue, for one How sun-dried tomatoes are packed “Tut-tut” evokers Military drill syllable “You’ve found the right person” Brand with a spokesstork who sounds like Groucho Partner of 55-Across File command option Cried out Inner turmoil __ Butterworth Streamlet Trilogy, often Meeting staple Bad-mouth Campaign funding org. Bringing home Clan symbol Battery pole Mr. Right Opera star Pinza

75 Culinary guard in ancient Rome 76 Landscape artist George 78 Samaritan’s offering 80 National Humor Mo. 84 Creamy quaff 85 Factor in tanning 86 It’s usually down for the night 89 Go by quickly 90 Like some index cards 91 Claret or burgundy 94 England’s first poet laureate

97 Bank offering for smartphones 99 Word of agreement 100 “All the Love” singer Adams 101 Flu symptom 102 Fatuous 103 Messy meal 104 Many a Charlton Heston movie 105 Haul 106 Yard or boom 107 How-to presentation 109 NATO member since 2009

110 Collar 111 Today’s honoree, found in this puzzle’s eight longest answers 112 Boxer’s comment 113 No denial?

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Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777. “Three Visions,” The Peggy Lewis Gallery in Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly St., Lambertville. Group show of three artists who explore three concepts of artistic expression. The three artists are Samia Hafiz Shaaban, Karen Anderson Hartl and Anabel Bouza, through June 30. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. “Small Works by Watercolorists Unlimited” featuring paintings by a group of 13 New Jersey artists, through June 30. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. The Gallery at JKC, Mercer County Community College, Trenton Hall, 137 N. Broad St., Trenton. “Beloved Trenton” by photographer Habiyb Ali Shu’Aib, June 19July 17. Reception and artist’s talk, June 23, 5-8 p.m. www.mccc.edu/jkcgallery.

DANCE

Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Country Dance, June 21, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, June 24, 8-11 p.m. (instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $11; Special event: Emily Abel with Contraforce, June 28, 8-11 p.m., $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Dancing by Peddie Lake with Candace-WoodwardClough, 112 Etra Road in Hightstown. Offering instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing. Classes will begin June 29, and June 23 for four weeks. The cost is $60 per person for a four-week session. To register, email candaceclough1987@yahoo.com or call 732-995-4284. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

COMEDY

Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Noah Gardenswartz, June 16-17; Mike Hanley, June 23-24; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick, Gilbert Gottfried, June 16-17, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $25; Joe “Sun Setting” is among the photographs by Heidi Sussman that is on view at Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., DeRosa, June 22, 7:30 p.m., June 23-24, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 Hopewell, through June 15. Sussman’s works are showcased in the exhibit, “All Mixed Up” in the gallery’s Goodkind Gallery. On view in the main gallery is “Images from a Cluttered Mind,” an exhibit p.m., $20; 732-545-4242. by Charles Miller. Hours are Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.photogallery14.com or call 609-333-8511.

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MISCELLANY

JaZams Summer Block Party, Palmer Square West, Princeton. Annual outdoor block party will take place, June 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Live entertainment at the free event will include drummers, 6-7 p.m., music by Lolly and Yoko, 7-8:30 p.m., and the movie “The Iron Giant,” beginning at 8:30 p.m. There also will be live Kendama, pogo stick demonstrations, crafts, activities, food for sale and more. www.palmersquare.com or call 609-924-8697. Dairy Day, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, off Route 29, Hopewell Township (GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township). Visitors can meet milking goats, see a cow and calf, and help farmers make cheese, butter and ice cream. There will be milking demonstrations and demonstrations of cheese and butter making, June 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free; www.howellfarm.org; 609-737-3299. Friends of the Princeton Public Library Annual Book Sale, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Prince-

ton. The 2017 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale will take place June 23-24 in the library’s Community Room. This year’s sale includes more than 10,000 books for all ages and across a wide variety of topics. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with art books and special selections priced higher. The event opens with a preview sale, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. Tickets for the preview sale cost $10. Numbered tickets will be available at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers enter the sale in numerical order. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan will not be allowed. Starting at noon, admission to the book sale is free for the remainder of the sale. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609924-9529. Vintage Baseball, Greenway Meadows Park, 275 Rosedal Road, Princeton. The Historical Society of Princeton will present its annual 19th-century “base ball” game

in which the Flemington Neshanock and the Talbot Fairplays Base Ball Club of Maryland will play a competitive match of bare-handed baseball, wearing period uniforms and using rules from 1864 or 1873. The event will also include a short lesson on the history of the game and a recitation of “Casey at the Bat” by Brad “Brooklyn” Shaw, June 24, 11 a.m. Admission is free; princetonhistory.org. Firefly Festival, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence. Children can dress up as fireflies after painting wings and making antennas in the craft area. Miss Amy and the Big Kids Band will perform a concert. Circus Place circus training facility will showcase its Youth Circus Performance Troupe. Bring a blanket and lay down in the grass at twilight to watch the glow of fireflies, June 25, 3-9 p.m. Admission is free. There is a cost for for kids to create and craft, and food will be for sale; www.terhuneorchards.com; 609-924-2310.

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June 17 The lives of lichens at Mercer Meadows The Mercer County Park Commission will host lichenologist Dennis Waters as he unveils the mysterious lichens commonly found throughout our natural world, beginning a 10 a.m. Waters will lead two hours of exploration along the trails of the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm District, shedding light on the ecological importance of lichens. Commonly seen as grayish-green patches on tree trunks, most people never think twice about these unassuming, undervalued life forms, but Waters will be bringing lichens into the spotlight. He will talk about how to identify some of the common lichens, and teach about their ecological importance, behaviors and lifestyles. Wear appropriate footwear and bring water. This program is free. Registration is required. To register, email natureprograms@mercercounty. org or call 609-888-3218.

Dairy Day at Howell Farm Howell Living History Farm will hold its annual Dairy Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can meet milking goats, see a cow and calf, and help farmers make cheese, butter and ice cream. Howell Living History Farm is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. Parking and admission are free. For more information, go to www.mercercountyparks.org or call 609-7373299.

Princeton Suppers Club program The Princeton Suppers Club will host a program, Fermenting With Indian Spices, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at a private residence in Princeton. Join Dorothy Mullen and Masala Suppers intern Ruchika Goel for an Eastmeets-West morning filled with learning the traditional European style of fermentation involving Indian spices. Make easy and delicious kraut and pickles and learn about the positive effects fermented food has on your gut biome, digestion and blood sugar. The program costs $10 for ingredients. Bring a cutting board and kitchen knife as well. For registration and more information, go to thesuppersprograms.org.

June 19 Playful Engineers at Library Playful Engineers will present the program, “Build a Better Rube Goldberg Machine,” beginning at 4 p.m. Learn about basic forces and motion physics by designing, building, testing and redesigning a simple Rube Goldberg machine. Everyday objects such as dominos, Popsicle sticks, rubber bands, string, ping pong balls, pulleys, buckets, tracks, and ramps will be used in this hands-on, problem-solving workshop. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Top photos: Kohlrabi from Duke Farms (left) is used in a salad that is a favorite of Chef Josh Falzone. Joann Held, manager of Pennington Farmers Market, recommends Isacc’s Stir Fry (right), which her husband contributed to a Girl Scout project. Bottom photos: Chris Cirkus of the West Windsor Farmers Market says kids can help create her carrot salad (pictured are Sofia DiGioacchino and Rebecca Slater). At bottom right, Cirkus’ Potato-Green Bean Salad.

Farmers market specials Put all those delicious summer veggies to use with these dishes from area market managers It’s mid-June, and area farmers markets are up and running and it’s a race to make our favorite summer dishes while vegetables are at their peak. I polled some of the local weekly markets to find their best recipes. Some are from the managers, others are from volunteers and other market organizers. The overriding theme seems to be one of simple, no-fuss preparations that let you save time for other summer pursuits and maybe let the kids help out. Enjoy them, and enjoy your own local market. West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market (www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org) manager Chris Cirkus says, “Fresh salads featuring farmers market produce and a simple vinaigrette remains one of my all-time favorite things to make. . . The carrot salad is something I grew up eating. Most people think of carrot salad with mayo and raisins, but this one is magical when the garlic and carrots meet.” Both the carrot salad and the potato-green bean salad provide opportunities for kids to help, too. Carrot Salad from Chris Cirkus Red wine vinegar Dijon mustard Fresh garlic Extra-virgin olive oil Salt and pepper 2 pounds carrots, shredded (organic preferred as they really do taste better) In a large mixing bowl, mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with about a tablespoon of mustard. Whisk together. Add 2 crushed cloves of garlic (the kids like to squeeze the garlic press and it builds their hand muscles for writing). Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and whisk until emulsified. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add carrots and toss well. Keeps about 4 days in fridge. Potato-Green Bean Salad From Chris Cirkus Swap out the garlic in the carrot salad dressing for finely chopped shallots — about 1-2 tablespoons. Make the vinaigrette the same way as the carrot salad, swapping out champagne vinegar for the red wine if you like a milder vinegar flavor. Add a small handful of chopped chives. Boil about 2 pounds cut up red potatoes, new potatoes, purple or fingerling potatoes — drain when fork tender. The salad is better if you dress it

when the potatoes are warm. Add Â½ pound cut up green beans, par-boiled if you don’t want them too crunchy. Toss well. Chill and then, if you like, add hard-boiled eggs, greens, halved cherry or sun gold tomatoes. Season generously with salt and pepper before serving. Lorette Pruden, manager of the Montgomery Friends Of Open Space Farmers’ Market (montgomeryfriends.org/farmers-market), loves to make a Southern family favorite, “Corn Maquechoux (ma-shoo), simple, delicious, travels well, easy to make ahead, even better next day. . . what’s not to love? “As written, it is a vegan dish, but the classic version has ham or sausage. So you could always add cubed ham or smoked sausage. Local kielbasa would make it a truly Jersey dish. “This is pretty much from a ‘Southern Living; recipe from March of 1995. You can tell how good it is by the fact I still have it!” Corn Maquechoux from Lorette Pruden 6 to 8 servings 5 large ears of corn 2 tablespoons oil 1 green or red bell pepper 1 medium onion, chopped 1 bay leaf 1 16 ounce can of tomatoes, chopped (or use fresh in season) Â½ cup water Â½ teaspoon hot sauce (Try Hot Sauce 4 Good, available at local markets, or use the classic Tabasco) Salt and pepper to taste. In a large bowl, remove the corn from cob with a sharp knife. In a large skillet, sauté bell pepper and onions in oil until just wilted. Add corn, bay leaf, tomatoes, water, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with scallions. Good hot, cold, or room temperature. Joann Held, manager of Pennington Farmers Market (penningtonfarmersmarket.org), sent along Isaac’s Stir-Fry recipe, which her husband Isaac contributed to a Girl Scout market project. One scout has just begun a Gold Award Project to prepare simple recipes using fresh vegetables that can be distributed by food pantries along with the produce that they give

out. The recipe uses carrots and green beans, but you can find many other delicious combinations at your farmers market, Ms. Held advises, for example broccoli and cauliflower. Isaac’s Stir-Fry from Joann Held Carrots Green beans Wok oil (canola or vegetable oil) Soy sauce Sesame oil (the toasted kind) Peel 3 or 4 carrots. Cut off ends and slice into Â¼- to Â½-inch pieces (to be fancy, slice on a diagonal, then rotate the carrot less than half way around, then slice, rotate, slice, rotate — this makes pieces that have a lot of sides which are good for stir-frying.) Snap ends off green beans. Use about the same amount as the carrots or maybe a little more. Wash both carrots and beans, and dry with towel. Heat up wok on high and add a few tablespoons of wok oil. When the oil is hot, add all of the vegetables. Stir to get the vegetables coated with the oil. Add soy sauce to taste. I use 4 or 5 shakes (if you don’t like soy sauce, add salt to taste). Stir for a few seconds, then add 3-4 ounces of water from the tap. Cover, and cook on medium for 3 minutes or so, but do not let all of the water evaporate away. Taste a piece with a fork (be careful, it’s hot). It should be easy to chew but not too soft. If the vegetables are not done, add some more water and cook for another minute. When vegetables are done, uncover and stir until all of the water is gone. Turn off the heat. Add a few drops of sesame oil and stir once or twice. Duke Farms Market provided a recipe from their chef, Josh Falzone, who does weekly recipes for the market. Here he polishes up his favorite from last year using kohlrabi. Kohlrabi Salad Recipe and Introduction by Chef Josh Falzone (More recipes are available at www.dukefarms.org) My favorite example of a unique vegetable that simply needed some exposure to make its way to the dinner table is kohlrabi. . . This unfamiliar vegetable is actually in the same family as cabbage and kale and is more versatile than most people realize. Kohlrabi can be cooked like pota-

toes, grated like cabbage for coleslaw or even sliced like radishes for salad. 4 heads kohlrabi 1 lemon Extra-virgin olive oil Fresh herbs Salt and pepper Peel kohlrabi, leaving enough stem to hold onto while slicing. Shave the peeled bulb into a bowl using either a mandolin slicer or a very sharp knife. Zest lemon and save juice. Season shaved kohlrabi with salt and pepper, lemon zest and juice, and olive oil. Mix well. Add your favorite herbs and lightly fold. Can be served chilled alone or even mixed with baby kale for a leafier salad.

Chelsea Jackson, market manager at Trenton’s Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market (www.greenwoodavefm.org), which is focused on healthy living for Trentonians, provided “a great southern-style seafood gumbo recipe we like to call The Greenwood Gumbo.” It’s made with ingredients found at the market. The catch comes in fresh from 130 Seafood in Asbury Park, our celery and onion comes from Trenton’s urban farm. D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Capital City Farm, our okra and pork are from Norz Hill Farm in Hillsborough, and the delectable herbs for garnish come from Isles!

The Greenwood Gumbo from Chelsea Jackson Â½ cup olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped Chopped garlic to taste 1 Â½ cups fresh okra slices 1 cup chopped celery 3 tomatoes, diced 1 bay leaf Â½ teaspoon thyme Â½ pound of pork sausage 1 to 1 Â½ pounds medium shrimp Chopped parsley for garnish Sauté onions, peppers, and garlic in olive oil. Add okra, celery, tomatoes, bay leaf, and thyme. Simmer for 20 minutes until soft. Add sausage and shrimp. Cook for 15 minutes or until seafood is cooked; add parsley for garnish. Enjoy! Faith Bahadurian blogs at njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice).

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The Week of June 16, 2017

Anthony Stoeckert

Your source for what’s happening at area businesses

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 a s t o e c k ert@centraljersey.com. Please put “Shop Talk” in the subject field. This week’s items are as follows: Princeton Running Company is being rebranded as Princeton Running Company by JackRabbit. Specialty running retailer JackRabbit announced the first wave of the rebranding of its collection of specialty running stores in New Jersey and one in New York. The company acquired the New Jersey stores under the Running Specialty Group in 2011 and moving to the consistent JackRabbit branding is part of the brand expansion at both a store level and through the JackRabbit.com platform. Changes will take place over the coming weeks and fully embrace the complete

product ranges for running, walking, crossfit, gym goers and active lifestyles. The rebranding will focus on exterior branding and signage with the goal of offering customers a consistent brand experience coupled with the same expert local expertise at each location. *** Ed Crochet has been named executive chef at Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton. Crochet will also oversee all of Grounds For Rat’s Restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture anSculpture’s food services in nounced Ed Crochet is its new executive chef. his new role. A graduate of L’Acade- ward Johnson. It is named tion at Rat’s Restaurant.” The restaurant is open mie de Cuisine, Crochet after the gregarious characworked in the kitchens of ter “Ratty,” from Kenneth Tuesdays through Sundays, Tom Colicchio’s Colicchio Grahame’s children’s story, offering lunch, dinner, and & Sons, and Craft before “The Wind in the Willows.” Sunday brunch menus in “We are excited about addition to happy hour joining Philadelphia-based Starr Catering Group at the fresh perspective Chef which takes place Tuesdays Caffe Storico. He brings his Crochet brings to the dining through Fridays, 4-7 p.m. vast culinary experience to experience at Grounds For Dining reservations are Rat’s, a French-focused Sculpture,” says Gary strongly encouraged and restaurant set within the 42- Schneider, executive direc- can be made through tor of the sculpture park. opentable.com or by calling acre sculpture park. Rat’s was conceptually “His impressive experience 609-584-7800. For more indesigned to be reminiscent in some of the best kitchens formation, go to www.ratof Claude Monet’s in the United States are a srestaurant.com. *** “Giverny” by sculptor Se- wonderful compliment to the French-inspired tradiWare Malcomb, an

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award-winning international design firm, announced that its Princeton office has relocated to a new larger location at 188 Nassau Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 1. Ware Malcomb’s Princeton office will continue to be led by Marlyn Zucosky, director of interior architecture and design. Zucosky has 30 years of experience in commercial office, education, hospitality, retail, and residential interiors — 19 of which have been spent in the Princeton market. Ware Malcomb opened its first New Jersey office in Woodbridge in 2005 and has completed more than 500 projects throughout the state. Key clients in the firm’s Princeton office include: Boston Properties, Ivy Realty and Vision Real Estate. Select clients serviced by Ware Malcomb’s Woodbridge office include: L’Oreal, Fratelli Beretta, and Lexus and Medline. *** Step away from the grill, and treat Dad to a Father’s Day dinner at Salt Creek Grille in Plainsboro, June 18, 4-9 p.m. The special menu will feature specialties such as wood-fired filet mignon and mesquitegrilled baby back ribs, along with desserts such as the Bourbon Fudge Tarte and Passion Fruit Creme Brulee. For reservations, call 609419-4200. *** Farrington’s Music is offering a summer music camp at its Montgomery and West Windsor stores. The camp is for students ages 6-12. Learn the basics of a few musical instruments (piano, guitar,

ukulele, percussion, and more). Learn repertory and music theater from qualified instructors. There also will be games and educational activities. Full-day costs $77, halfday costs $39. For more information, go to www.farringtonsmusic.com.

*** 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 pogo stick demonstrations, crafts, activities, food for sale and more. For more information, go to www.palmersquare.com or call 609-9248697.

*** Twine. gift shop at 8 Somerset St. in Hopewell will be staging drive-in movie nights (without the car) in the backyard, running from various nights through the spring and summer. A cost of $10 per person includes a movie, unlimited popcorn and lemonade. Come as a family and kids are $5 each. Bring a chair or blanket, and also bring wine if you so choose. Upcoming movies include “Back To The Future” on June 23 and “Mildred Pierce” on June 29. For more information, go to www.twinehopewell.com.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Dr. Anshu Bhalla

Fighting dementia with a healthy lifestyle

Most everyone knows that a healthy diet and regular exercise are good for your heart, but growing evidence suggests they’re good for your brain too. More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia in the United States, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. As the number of people age 65 and older continues to increase, so does the number of new Alzheimer’s cases. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to Alzheimer’s disease and raise awareness about how to keep your brain healthy as you age. What is dementia? Dementia is an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells, and the majority of cases are linked to Alzheimer’s disease in which high levels of certain proteins, both inside and outside brain cells, make it difficult for cells to stay healthy and communicate with each other. The second most common type of dementia is

vascular dementia, which occurs after a stroke. Many dementias are progressive, meaning symptoms start out slowly and gradually get worse. Symptoms of dementia can vary greatly. Memory problems are typically one of the first signs of dementia, though many people have memory loss issues that are not linked to dementia. Other cognitive difficulties associated with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias include: • Challenges in planning or solving problems • Difficulty completing familiar tasks • Confusion with time or place • Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships • New problems with words in speaking or writing • Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps • Decreased or poor judgment • Withdrawal from work or social activities • Changes in mood and personality If you or a loved one experience trouble with memory or other cognitive skills, see a doctor to determine a

cause. Early diagnosis and treatment may be able to help slow the progression of dementia and improve quality of life. Reduce your risk As the Alzheimer’s Association reports, research suggests that combining good nutrition with mental, social and physical activities may have a greater benefit in maintaining or improving brain health than any single activity. Many of the same healthy lifestyle habits that are good for your cardiovascular health also benefit your brain. This is because your brain is nourished by a rich network of blood vessels, and anything that damages these vessels can deprive your brain of vital fuel and oxygen. *** To help reduce your risk of cognitive decline, follow these tips: Control your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Have your blood pressure and cholesterol levels checked regularly by your doctor. If you are on medication to help control your blood pressure or cholesterol, make sure you are taking it as prescribed and that it is working effectively. High blood pressure and cholesterol can lead to

vascular disease and stroke, which can in turn lead to dementia. Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese puts you at risk for a range of other health complications including heart disease and diabetes, which can increase your risk for developing dementia. Eat a healthy diet. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, what you eat may have the greatest impact on brain health through its effect on heart health. Evidence suggests that following a Mediterranean diet may help protect the brain. A Mediterranean diet includes relatively little red meat and rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, olive oil and other healthy fats. In addition, limiting salt intake and refraining from processed foods is part of eating healthy. Exercise. Regular physical activity not only helps you maintain a healthy weight and a healthy heart, but research shows it may directly benefit your brain by increasing blood flow and oxygen to your brain cells. Moreover, exercise releases feel-good endorphins that help combat depression, another risk factor for dementia. Minimize alcohol consumption. Excessive alco-

hol consumption can increase the risk for high blood pressure and heart disease, and therefore increase the risk for dementia. Federal health guidelines recommend limiting alcohol to no more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men. Protect your head. Brain injury can increase your risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Always buckle your seatbelt; wear a helmet while riding a bike, skiing or participating in contact sports, and take steps to prevent falls. Sleep well. Be sure you are getting enough quality sleep each night. Sleep helps recharge your body and your brain so you can think clearly and keep your memory sharp. The National Sleep Foundation recommends older adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep every night. Keep a full calendar. Studies indicate that when

older adults engage in social activities they experience less cognitive decline than those who are more isolated. Having a daily routine and schedule also aids memory. Learn something new. Study a new language. Pick up a new instrument. Take art classes. Challenging your brain strengthening its web of connections and creating new connections. By adopting healthy lifestyle habits for your brain and your body, you can reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias and stay sharp as you grow older. To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496. Anshu Bhalla, M.D., is board certified in family medicine and geriatric medicine. She is a member of the medical staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.

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Rich Fisher

Hedy Shepard: Clothing and customer relationships that last

As Rachel Reiss sat within a colorful and tasteful ambience of women’s clothing discussing her shop, Hedy Shepard, she noticed a customer checking out a garment in the mirror. What happened over the next 10 seconds encapsulated what the Princeton boutique is all about. Reiss began her comment like a typical salesperson trying to make a quick commission. “That’s great on you,” Reiss said. But she noticed the woman struggling to deal with the pucker on the side of the attire, and quickly switched gears from salesperson to concerned friend. “It’s the tucks that are in the fabric,” Reiss told her visitor. “We have this in two colors and it’s meant to do that. But if that’s a little thing that bothers you, it may always bother you.” Just like that, Reiss talked someone out of a possible sale because she cares more about what happens to the clothes after they leave the store, than the money she can make from selling them. When it was suggested that many merchants might try and reel someone in who was indecisive, Reiss assured that will never be the case in this Nassau Street women’s paradise. “You have to tell them,” Reiss said. “Did you ever go out and buy a shirt and you put it on, you’re not sure about it but you buy it anyway? You put it on, take it off, put it on, take it off. And it ends up hanging in your closet. “I want the customer to walk out of here, so confident and loving what they buy, that these clothes don’t hang in their closet. Clothes are meant to be worn. You can’t wear them out although sometimes you wish you could. With the price point and the quality that these customers are buying here, these clothes last forever. She needs to live with what she buys for a long time and like what she sees every time she puts it on.” It is that kind of attitude that helped Rachel and her mother — co-owner Lynn Rabinowitz — celebrate their 17th year in business last week since taking over the shop in 2000. The shop caters to women ages 40 and older. Reiss refers to her customers as “suburban women,” women who want to look their best, but are not continually working out in order to squeeze into a size 2. They have other constructive activities to occupy their lives that they need to dress nicely for. “I’m very fortunate to have women who are working, who care about how they present themselves,” Reiss said. “They’re high profile. They get dressed every day. You look outside and people are walking around in jeans and activewear. You look at our store, and sometimes we wonder about it ourselves. . . ‘Where is everybody wearing these beautiful clothes we bring in?’ Fortunately, they do wear them, they have places to go, they travel, they work.” And they love the fact they can get their size at Hedy Shepard. Reiss noted that several contemporary stores limit

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Rachel Reiss has been running Hedy Shepard in Princeton for 17 years. The store specializes in clothing for women 40 and older. their sizes from zero to 8. She and her mother have seen numerous 40-and-overs come into their store “in tears coming from other stores that say, ‘We don’t carry your size.’ It’s horrific to some of them.” Thus, Hedy Shepherd carries sizes from 0 to 14 or 16, depending on the vendor. The key is, this apparel isn’t meant to just cover the body. It is designed to enhance the appearance. “Dressing a suburban woman is about a woman who has interests, hobbies, brains, careers,” Reiss said. “They’re not spending all their time trying to have these perfect size 0 and 2 bodies. They care about their appearance but they’re not fighting to keep the figure they had in their 20s. “We have a lot of women who aren’t size 2, who come here because they know when they walk out they’re going to love what they’re wearing and how they feel and how they represent themselves. They feel good about it. That’s important to us. I’d rather someone walk out and buy nothing, then walk out of here not looking as they should.” Rachel and Lynn keep this in mind while attending countless shows in New York City. Be it classy or casual,

they keep an eye out for their suburban ladies. “I have to cover my women up,” Reiss said. “They’re not sleeveless, they don’t want strappy. They want to be elegantly covered whether it’s their jeans and T-shirts or their evening wear. We run the gamut. We can dress someone for evening, but we’re not cocktail; we’re not mother of the bride. “We’re providing clothes where a woman can go to the event, but we’re not dressing the hostess of the event. Jeans to career clothing, we have everything. Some of my customers can go real high in designer clothes, and they do go to those places, but they’ll use me for their everyday clothes.” It has been a remarkable career for daughter and mom. Growing up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, trend-setting Reiss “was interested in fashion, but I had a knack for not wanting to dress like everyone else.” She worked in real estate at the time and was a loyal customer of the Hedy Shepard shop in Yardley. “She just loved clothes, she had to be dressed for the See SHOP TALK, Page 6

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Tracy K. Smith named poet laureate

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the appointment of Tracy K. Smith as the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2017-2018. Smith will take up her duties in the fall, opening the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual literary season with a reading of her work at the Coolidge Auditorium. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and a professor of creative writing in the humanities at Princeton University, and director of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program in creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts. She succeeds Juan Felipe Herrera as poet laureate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am profoundly honored,â&#x20AC;? Smith said in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As someone who has been sustained by poems and poets, I understand the powerful and necessary role poetry can play in sustaining a rich inner life and fostering a mindful, empathic and resourceful culture. I am eager to share the good news of poetry with readers and future-readers across this marvelously diverse country.â&#x20AC;? Smith, a resident of Princeton, joins a long line of distinguished poets who have served in the position. Allen Tate, who served as poet laureate in 1943-44, helped to found the creative writing program at Princeton. Smith is the author of three books of poetry, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life on Marsâ&#x20AC;? (2011), winner of the

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Tracy K. Smith, director of the Lewis Center for the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program in creative writing at Princeton, has been named U.S. Poet Laureate. 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duendeâ&#x20AC;? (2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award and the 2008 Essence Literary Award; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The

Bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Questionâ&#x20AC;? (2003), winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize. She is also the author of a memoir, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ordinary Light,â&#x20AC;? (2015), a finalist for

In learning the news of Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment, Christopher Eisgruber, president of Princeton University, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tracy K. Smith is a gifted writer whose work sparkles with insight, imagination, and grace. We are fortunate that she teaches at Princeton, and I am delighted that she will now be our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poet laureate.â&#x20AC;? Michael Cadden, chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton, added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A brilliant artist and a deeply engaged member of the Princeton community, Tracy will now have even more opportunities to engage with communities across the country about how poetry addresses what it is to live fully, deeply, and consciously at this particular moment in time. When she lifts her voice, we would all do well to attend to what she has to say and how she has to say it.â&#x20AC;? Born Massachusetts in 1972, and raised in California, Smith earned a B.A. in English and American literature and Afro-American studies from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia University. In addition to Princeton, Smith has taught at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, at the University of Pittsburgh and at Columbia University.

Shop Talk Continued from Page 5 part in her industry,â&#x20AC;? Reiss said. After graduating from the George School, Reiss tried college for a year and instantly knew it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t her thing. She went to her momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite clothes store and got a job at age 19 in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She hired me on the spot and my next day I was in New York doing buying for her,â&#x20AC;? Reiss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the bug really hit me.â&#x20AC;? Hedy soon opened a store in Princeton. After deciding to merge the two shops, they found their current site (a former boutique that was closed due to smoke damage from a fire); and Rachel was sent to work there. She left for slightly over a year to manage a restaurant but returned just in time to have Hedy offer to sell Rachel the store. Thanks to the emotional and financial support of Lynn, Hedy Shepard opened under new ownership in June 2000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it by myself, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where my mother came in,â&#x20AC;? Reiss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She got into all of this because of me. She believed in me at a turning point in my life, and wanted to partner with me and make all this happen. I had a mother who believed enough in me in watching me evolve as a young lady, to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m leaving what I do and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to partner with you and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do something together.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty proud thing for a daughter to be able to say.â&#x20AC;?

And the two can be pretty proud of the business they have built, with Rachel serving as the creative side and Lynn tending to the business end. While both women go on the buying trips, Rachel has the final say on the inventory but quickly adds â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lasted for 17 years because of my momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business brains.â&#x20AC;? When the two took over they already knew the regular customers so the clientele did not drop off. Instead, it has increased, as the combination of fine clothing, honesty and friendliness makes Hedy Shepard a virtual paradise for wardrobe seekers. The shop features clothing from more than 70 designers, including esteemed names like Peserico, Liviana Conti, Cambio, Planet, Estelle & Finn and Splendid. The atmosphere is a byproduct of the nice people who run the shop. Victoria Pace is assistant to the owners, while two parttimers comprise the remainder of the five-woman staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a kind, gentle atmosphere,â&#x20AC;? Rachel noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not pushy. When you walk in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like you get greeted by your neighbor. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about a small community store where you have an identity and you feel comfortable going into it with your money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all about customer service here. My customers can travel anywhere, go to any community and get what they want. But we have a really loyal customer base who

stays here because of what we all do for them. We all appeal to people differently in how we put women together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once I get a new customer, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so grateful I have them for life. Some become friends, some become family. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a trust level that we all build. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than trust. We really evolve into each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because Hedy Shepard is Rachelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, and she would have it no other way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I leave my home and I come to my second home every day,â&#x20AC;? said Reiss, whose equally fashion-minded husband owns a menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store specializing in suits in Ewing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a career or a job. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just what I do. This is who I am. I love what I do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very lucky. I get to work with my mother, who made this all happen. And our customer base is why we have what we have. The loyalty they have shown us over these years and the belief in us, that what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving them is the best quality, the best price, the best service. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have this without our customers.â&#x20AC;? Which is why no one will walk out of her store with a pucker they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel comfortable with. Hedy Shepard is located at 175 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.hedyshepardltd.com or call 609-921-0582.

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. What designations do you have and what does it mean for the people you work with? A. I am honored to announce that I have been awarded the highest designation that Realtors can attain – Platinum Level by the NJAR Circle of Excellence, another year in a row, since 2012! In today’s complex market, Real Estate professionals have to be innovative, diligent and consistent in order to excel. I have also been recognized to be in the Top 1% of all Realtors nationwide. For clients, this means that they can be assured that my years of experience and real estate knowledge will get them the results they are looking for.

. What is one tip you have for someone looking to buy or sell a home? A. Call a real estate professional! Both buyers and sellers are educated in todays’ web-driven world. However, not all information listed on-line is accurate, nor can it replace the experience and knowledge offered by a real estate professional.

. What do you see in the future of Real Estate sales and prices? A. The Real Estate market is steady in Princeton. As with any market, there is a constant movement and fluctuation throughout the year. The Spring Market is always hot but I see growth in re-sale prices and a boom in the demand for new constructions which of course affect the pricing of a neighborhood. Princeton’s location and vibrant community has allowed the real estate market to stay strong through the years, but the current influx of buyers has definitely raised the demand for homes!

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. What do you like most about living in this area? A. I love living in the Greater Princeton area! This area is blooming with culture, history and renovation, yet it is still a place where you can enjoy a quiet evening, as you would in a country estate. Princeton is also an international city. I have quite a few clients who relocated from other countries for continuing education or work, and I find joy in helping them settle in our town and feel at home as they transition from their homeland.

. Is there a certain community in the area which has become your main focus? A. I enjoy having a very versatile and expansive business throughout the area. Nonetheless, quite a bit of my focus goes to Princeton Landing. I have lived on Sayre Drive for over a decade and have sold over 300 homes there. Because my family and I call Princeton Landing our home, I am very knowledgeable about the market there. It is such a beautiful, park-like community with all of the amenities of a 5-star resort and close proximity to major roadways and Princeton Junction Train Station. Many of my clients have found their perfect home in Princeton Landing and I am happy to call them neighbors.

. What is your current focus is Real Estate? A. Right now, I am focusing on the booming New Construction in Princeton. It seems that almost every street I turn on, there is at least one new home being built. To some, it is a little discouraging, to see old homes being torn down to build a new, but I think that it is a necessary step in helping the town’s Real 343 Nassau Street Estate market flourish and overall growth. Princeton NJ 08540 There are so many buyers looking to buy a home in Princeton, and they are most certainly interested in new construction projects.

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Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.

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in a park-like setting, this Contemporary home is unique in Historic Cranbury. Situated on over two acres of private, peaceful landscaped luxury, this home is an easy 50 miles from both NYC and Philadelphia and down the road from the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro Complex. You’ll love this charming 4 bedroom, 3 full, 2 half bath home, with generous space to move about. Sprawling entertainment spaces flow through the open concept family room, living room with full-wall fieldstone fireplace, dining room and music room and into the huge heated and air conditioned solarium with floor to ceiling windows. The kitchen is a chef ’s delight featuring granite countertops and backsplash, birch cabinetry, double oven, garbage compactor, Subzero refrigerator, recessed lighting, and crown molding. If the weather isn’t perfect, the finished basement provides plenty of options! When you want to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, go for a swim in your in-ground pool or relax on the 2-level Azek deck overlooking beautiful grounds with flower beds, a fenced vegetable garden, Gazebo and so much more!

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his move-in ready Claridge model in Shadow Oaks is ready to impress. 5 BR, 3.5 bath. The kitchen has granite island w/stool seating, granite counters, SS GE applncs. Fam Rm w/granite breakfast bar. The DR & LR w/hrdwd flring. The MBR is the perfect getaway w/a WIC. Paver patio overlooks flower gardens & koi ponds with waterfall. Also has Cent Vac sys, newer HVAC & roof. Listed by Rocco D’armiento Team Wendy, Rocco, Melissa REALTOR®, e-Pro, SRES Cell: 267-980-8546 Rocco.DArmiento@FoxRoach.com www.roccodarmiento.foxroach.com

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