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Grads urged to look at life through lens of hope Class of 2017 makes its way into the world By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Derek DiGregorio was helped by his brother, Aaron, as he walked Wednesday across the platform to collect his diploma from Princeton High School. The other graduates, dressed in their blue robes for the commencement ceremony, would give a standing ovation to a young man living with a rare and deadly medical condition, Ataxia-Telangiectasia, that affects his nervous and immune systems. That rite of passage moment for him and the rest of the class of 2017, estimated at 390 students, graduating from high school, was on June 21. “We are ending such a huge part of our lives,” said senior Madeline Deutsch, who urged her classmates to “crave adventure.” “Do not settle for anything,” she said. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane later told them to “look at life through the lens of hope,” even amid challenges at home and abroad. “The world we are handing you, as you graduate today, is not in great shape,” he said. “American democracy is taking a beating on a daily basis. Acts of bias and bigotry are as high as they have been in fifty years. Incidents of terrorism are on the rise throughout the world. And the fragility of our planet has never been greater.” His remarks came later than planned, as the ceremony was delayed an hour by rain and pushed back to 6:30 p.m. The skies cleared, with seniors walking onto the front lawn of the school to take their seats. They graduated from a high performing high school that has been criticized for a climate where students feel overworked and stressed out and where minority students feel marginalized. “In an era when AP enrollment and standardized test scores are the numbers by which our schools are ranked and we are judged, our perception of achievement becomes one that emphasizes only personal success,” said senior Brian Li in remarks to the graduates. “But the reality is that in measuring our character by what is easy to quantify, we lose sight of what is im-
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The Princeton High School Class of 2017 graduated an estimated at 390 students in a ceremony June 21. portant: our character, our values.” He said achievement “is more than just getting a high GPA” or “a list of activities.” “PHS, to put it simply, is still working toward unification,” said senior Matthew Hawes. “Moving forward, the only way for PHS to get better is to embrace everyone.” Cochrane said that in their time at the high school, seniors have confronted “serious challenges ranging from academic stress and mental health to anti-Semitism and racial injustice.” He said they had offered “ideas and solutions” that the district has and would use “to make your high school an even better place for future generations.” Principal Gary Snyder, in his remarks, read from a poem he had written saying the time had come for “a change in the way we see.” “To be courageous, as Derek has shown, is something to not do alone,” Snyder said. Later he alluded to changes that are coming to the high school, including a later start time to the school day and schedule changes. Photo by Philip Sean Curran “We’ll go short and go long,” he said, “we’ll rotate and twist, wellness for all, we are answering Cranbury School’s Chief School Administrator Dr. Susan Genco applauds the Princeton Class of 2017 graduates as former Princeton school board member Molly Chrein looks on. the call.”
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Route 130 resurfacing project in Cranbury now complete SOUTH BRUNSWICK - A $4.5 million resurfacing project that improved a portion of Route 130 from Cranbury to South Brunswick has been completed. The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) work encompassed two travel lanes in each direction for 5.1 miles: northbound from Cedar Brook in Cranbury to East Arterial Road in South Brunswick, and southbound from Route 32 to just past Route 522/Ridge Road in South Brunswick, Gov. Chris Christie announced while visiting South Brunswick on June 8.
Approximately 35,000 vehicles travel that section of roadway every day, according to information provided by the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. “We see resurfacing, bridge repair, and safety improvements like the Route 130 project going on throughout the state having a direct positive impact on people’s lives, making their commutes safer and easier, emphasizing how critical my bipartisan cost-cutting Transportation Trust Fund solution is to all New Jerseyans,” Christie said. “These projects are essential to maintaining consistent
growth of our state’s economy and housing market, curbing average vehicle maintenance expenses by $600 per year, facilitating access to businesses along those routes and creating construction jobs.” Work began on May 24 and was completed in mid-June. Approximately five miles of Route 130 in both directions from South Brunswick to Cranbury were resurfaced between CR514 in Cranbury to East Arterial Road in South Brunswick. Final punch list items still be be completed incldue striping and the installation of pavement reflectors.
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The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
A 26-year-old East Windsor resident was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at 1:41 a.m. June 15 on Hickory Corner Road. While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle being operated with a brake light out and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the passenger was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The passenger was arrested and later released pending court action.
A 39-year-old East Windsor man was charged with shoplifting after an incident at 7:39 p.m. June 15 at the Shop Rite on Route 130 North. An officer was dispatched to the Shop Rite Store on a report of a shoplifting. Upon arrival the investigation revealed that the defendant had consumed the liquid contents of a product in the store bathroom without paying for it. The defendant was arrested and released pending court action.
A 23-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with
giving false information to police, obstructing justice, hindering apprehension, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, failure to maintain lane, having an unclear license plate, driving with a suspended license, being an unlicensed driver after being stopped at 10:48 p.m. June 16 on Route 33. While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle being operated while not maintaining its lane of travel and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver provided false information as to his identity and was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested and later released pending court action.
arrested and released pending court action. A 42-year-old East Windsor woman was charged with DUI, failure to maintain lane, failure to exhibit documents, careless driving, reckless driving and having an unclear license plate after being stopped at 4:44 p.m. June 18 on Old York Road. While on patrol an officer was dispatched to a possible intoxicated driver and observed the vehicle being operated while not properly maintaining its lane of travel and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The driver was given field sobriety tests, arrested and later released pending court action. A 21-year-old Hamilton man was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at 10:01 p.m. June 18 on Sandstone Road. While on patrol an officer observed an occupied vehicle parked in a parking lot near a community tennis court. The investigation revealed that the passenger was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The passenger was arrested and later released pending court action.
A 61-year-old Roosevelt, New Jersey, man was charged with shoplifting after an incident at 11:15 a.m. June 17 at the Shope rite on Route 130 North. An officer was dispatched to the Shop Rite Store on a report of a shoplifting. Upon arrival the investigation revealed that the defendant had placed several products into a bag in the store and then atA 26-year-old East tempted to leave without paying. The defendant was Windsor man was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at 11:08 p.m. June 18 at the Wawa on Hickory Corner Road. While on patrol the officer observed the suspect in possession of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia and approached on foot. The investigation revealed that the suspect was in possession of marijuana and drug parapher-
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FOP Lodge 140 donates sports equipment
Hightstown Police Officers from FOP Lodge 140 presented the Dawes Park Summer Camp with a variety of sports equipment for their daily summer camp activities June 27. Items donated to the camp included basketballs, kick balls, jump ropes, an air pump, whiffle balls and whiffle ball bats. Lodge 140 and the officers of the Hightstown Police Department believe in creating a positive relationship with those who they are sworn to serve and protect, according to FOP officials. nalia. The suspect was arrested and later released pending court action. A 47-year-old Jersey City man was charged with attempted burglary, criminal trespass, possession of burglar tools and possession of a stun gun after an incident at 12:07 p.m. June 19 on Woodmill Drive. An officer was dispatched to Woodmill Drive on a report of a possible attempted burglary. A witness described the suspect, the vehicle he was operating which he departed in prior to the police being called. The vehicle was located and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the suspect had attempted to burglarize a residence. The suspect was arrested and later released pending court action.
While on patrol an officer observed an occupied vehicle at the Etra Park boat ramp after legal park hours and made contact with the occupants. The investigation revealed that the passenger was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The passenger was arrested and later released pending court action. The Hightstown Police Department initiated the following police reports from June 23 through June 27, 2017. A 23-year-old East Windsor man was arrested June 23 for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, during the course of a motor vehicle stop on Etra Road. He was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and released on a summons complaint with a pending court date.
dangerous substance, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, during the course of a motor vehicle stop on North Main Street. She was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and released on a summons complaint with a pending court date.
A 19-year-old Trenton man was arrested June 25 by the NJSP for an active warrant out of Hightstown Municipal Court. He was turned over to the custody of the Hightstown Police Department and subsequently transported to the Mercer County Adult Correctional Facility, in lieu of bail.
A 22-year-old Manalapan man was June 25 arrested for an active warrant out of East Windsor Municipal Court, during a pedestrian for a borough ordinance A 19-year-old East violation on Stockton Street. Windsor woman was He was transported to police charged with possession of headquarters, booked, marijuana and possession of processed, and released after drug paraphernalia after an A 32-year-old New Egypt posting bail. incident at 10:03 p.m. June woman was arrested June 24 for possession of a controlled 21 at Etra Park. A 19-year old woman from the 300 Block of Morrison Avenue was arrested June 25 for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug Fascial Stretch TherapyTM is a unique, paraphernalia, and possescomplete & comprehensive system sion of a false government of table-based assisted stretching, document, during the course focusing on the joint capsule & of a motor vehicle stop on connective tissue that surrounds Airport Road. She was transmuscles, bones & joints. ported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and %HQHĸ WV released on a summons com• Increases Flexibility & plaint with a pending court Joint Range of Motion date. • Lengthen & Re-aligns Muscles • Improves Posture An 18-year-old East • Decreases Aches & Pains Windsor man was arrested June 27 for possession of Results Felt in One Session! less than 50 grams of mariCumulative Results with juana and possession of drug Multiple Sessions! paraphernalia, during the course of a motor vehicle stop on South Main Street. Christine Femia, He was transported to police Exercise Physiologist. headquarters, booked, processed, and released on a MyoFascial Stretch Therapist summons complaint with a 973-214-7764 or cfem23@aol.com pending court date.
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CAMPUS CORNER The following students have been named to the University of Delaware Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester: Adam Klein of Cranbury; Alexa Kutz of Monroe Township; Amanda Campanaro of Monroe Township; Brianna Campanaro of Monroe Township; David Catalano of Cranbury; Emily Guerin of Monroe Township; Hannah Fisher of Monroe Township; Jenna Babar of Monroe Township; Jessica Albrecht of Monroe Township; Kalisandra Bussey of Monroe Township; Kathryn Oliva of Monroe Township; Kerry McCabe of Monroe Township; Rachael DeSimone of Cranbury.
Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 academic average for the semester.
Jela Clark of East Windsor was named to Spring 2017 Dean’s List at D.J. Fama, 5, of East Windsor, was among the children who enjoyed a "truck-a-thon" the University at Albany. June 17 in the Cranbury School parking lot. Arranged by the Cranbury Public Library The university had more and the Cranbury Business Association, the event featured all kinds of trucks and other than 3,400 students who earned at least a 3.5 GPA to vehicles so that children could get up close and personal with the machines. get on the Dean’s List.
The following students were named to the Dean’s List at The College of New Jersey for the spring 2017 semester. To achieve this honor, a student must carry 12 or more credits that semester and earn a 3.5 (or above) grade point average: Cranbury: Kristina DeMilt, Nursing; Anna Mucciarone, Psychology. East Windsor: Amy Andrade, Criminology - BS; Danielle Dover, Urban Education, Elementary; Justin Haughton, Computer Science; Sanjana Inala, Biology; Ryan Kaminski, Marketing; Helen Kurahara, Marketing; Rachel Levitt, Women’s and Gender Studies; Kelly McGlew, Nursing; Alden Racz, English; Garrett Racz, Political Science; Misbah Shah, Nursing RN Off-Site; Sarina Sokoloff, Communication Studies; Ananya Srinivasan, Computer Science; Tyler Switsky, History; Jordan Virgil, English Secondary Education;
Molly Lloyd, the daughter of Susan Lloyd of Hightstown, has been named to the dean’s list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 20162017 school year. A graduate of The Peddie School, Lloyd was a junior at Macalester last spring. Travis Winston Britt of Cranbury was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Alabama with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) for the spring semester.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Township should ease closing time rules
To the editor: I love ice cream. Cranbury’s Gil & Bert’s is among the best places to enjoy ice cream. It reminds me of the 1950s. Everyone in town gathers to enjoy the warm summer night, meeting neighbors and outof-towners in line, and then afterwards sits around enjoying the ice cream with friends and neighbors. This evening (Saturday June 24), there were about 50 people gathered at Gil & Bert’s around 9 p.m. enjoying a great American past-time. And then it happened... Gil & Bert’s is open until 9:30 p.m. So, at 9 p.m., with about 30 people in line, they told new arrivals that they could not have ice cream tonight. Why? They face a $500 fine if anyone is served after 9:30 p.m.
What happened is that a petty neighbor latched onto a technicality so there would be no disturbances from Gil & Bert’s after 9:30 p.m. It was very sad to see people, many of whom were children, arriving a full half-hour before closing time told they would have no ice cream tonight. What to do? Of course we need rules. But, no store that closes refuses service to those in the store at closing time. They simply allow shoppers/diners to finish up who are already in the store. So, I ask the Cranbury Township Council and Planning Board to preserve one of the best aspects of its town life and allow the 9:30 p.m. closing time rule to be enforced by allowing G&B to serve all those in line by 9:30 p.m., without threat of fines or penalties.
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Elizabeth Hager of Monroe Township was named to the dean’s list at Miami University for the 2017 spring semester and also was among more than 3,000 students from Miami University who received degrees during spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Yager Stadium. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Environmental Earth Science.
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ders and arches. Come ready to build your own super structures as well as an earthquake-proof building. Registration required beginning June 26 at www.mcl.org. Google Apps - Drive and Beyond at 1 p.m. at Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Bring your own device.
East Windsor, N.J., 08520. www.bethel.net, (609) 4434454. Crafts & Games for Adults at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for card games, Scrabble, Checkers and other traditional board games or make a stained glass vase. Ages 14 to adult. Sponsored by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. No registration is necessary. Treating Varicose Veins will be discussed at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Kenneth A. Goldman, MD, FACS, board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will discuss the latest minimally invasive and noninvasive treatment options. Call to register at (609) 448-1330. Story Time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Hightstown Reaching Heights Writer’s Group for ages 10-12 from 2 to 3 pm at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Tweens ages 10-12 will work on creative writing and reading skills with a local Girl Scout in this fun workshop. Each participant will write their own story throughout the workshop sessions. On a Roll: Sushi Making from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Learn the basics of rolling sushi with expert tips by instructor, Sofia Milner. On hands practice on making sushi, including California Roll. Samples available to taste. Registration required at www.mcl.org. Healthy Pet, Healthy You at 6:30 p.m. at Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Dr. Beshoy Rafla of Cranbury Animal Hospital will discuss ways to protect yourself and your pets from disease, along with tips to help your sick pet until you can get to the vet.
WHAT’S GOING ON Fri., June 30
Movie: La La Land at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Ryan Gosling. Rated PG-13, 128 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Baby & Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For children ages birth-2.5 years and a caregiver. Join us for singing & rhyming fun followed by play time with the library’s toys. Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor presents its Eighth Annual Carlebach Shabbat at 6 p.m. Close out June with Outdoor Services featuring tunes of Shlomo Carlebach and followed by a BBQ Dinner. Continue the fun on July 1, 2017 with a special appearance by Tzofim Caravan Zohar. For Synagogue Members, the cost of the BBQ Dinner is $10 for adults and $8 for children 3 to 12 years of age. For prospective members, the cost is $5 per person. For further details and to RSVP by June 23, 2017, please contact the Synagogue Office, (609) 4434454. Beth El Synagogue is located at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520. www.bethel.net.
Kings Dixieland Band; at 7:30 p.m., the Trenton Brass Quintet Plus One will perform. The fireworks display will commence following the musical presentations, around 9:30 p.m. Rain date is Saturday, July 8.
Mon., July 3 Preschool Art Class with Mrs. Mehta from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will learn drawing and painting techniques from local art instructor Mrs. Mehta. Messy play clothes, please. Lunch Time Meditation from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Join us for some guided mediation during your lunch hour. Help yourself regain the peace lost through busy mornings and smoothly get through the rest of the day. Presented by library staff member Leena, a 10 year practitioner of Rajyoga meditation. ESL Writing from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Improve your writing skills for school and work. Taught by an experienced volunteer from Literacy NJ (formerly Literacy Volunteers).
alcohol is not permitted in the township’s parks. Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Hightstown Reaching Heights Writer’s Group for ages 10-12 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Tweens ages 10-12 will work on creative writing and reading skills with a local Girl Scout in this workshop. Each participant will write their own story throughout the workshop sessions. Inner Peace, Inner Power Insight Session from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Let’s explore together some obstacles that we face in our everyday life, which cause us to lose our peace, and some remedies to overcome them. Presented by staff member Leena, a 10-year practitioner of Rajyoga meditation, who delivers youth and adult programs on values and facilitates workshops on topics such as Harmony in Relationships, Stress Free Living and more. Registration suggested at www.mcl.org.
Fri., July 7
Movie: A United Kingdom at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Daniel Oyelowo. Rated R, 111 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Baby & Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For children ages birth-2.5 years & a caregiver. Join us for singing and rhyming fun followed by play time with the library’s toys. Draw it! Figures in Action from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For ages 9-14. Learn how to draw superheroes in action poses and Thurs., July 6 create realistic drawings of Everyday English at 7 people. Led by a local teen Wed., July 5 p.m. at the Hickory Corner volunteer. Cranbury Township Branch of the Mercer will celebrate Independence County Library System, 138 Sun., July 9 Day with its annual fire- Hickory Corner Road, East The Cranbury Muworks display at Village Windsor. Learn how to imseum’s latest exhibit, Sat., July 1 Park. Rain date is Thursday, prove your English language “Vinyl, A Magical History East Windsor will cele- July 6. Bring a picnic dinner speaking skills, pronunciaTour,” will be featured from brate Independence Day and enjoy the music of the tion, vocabulary, grammar 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum, 4 with a community celebra- Mercer County Symphonic and fluency. Taught by ESL Park Place East, Cranbury. tion at Etra Lake Park. Free Band, which starts at instructor Stephanie Owens. From Sousa through entertainment begins at 6 6:30 p.m. Fireworks will Must have some basic Springsteen, this exhibit p.m. Jerry Rife’s Rhythm begin at dusk. Remember knowledge of English. provides a visual tour of noPlease call the library to reg- table vinyl records and their ister at (609) 448-1330. accompanying album covArtist Reception from 6 ers through the decades. On to 8 p.m. at the Hickory Cor- display are more than 200 ner Branch of the Mercer records, featuring genres County Library System, 138 that include: British Invawww.windsorheightsherald.com Hickory Corner Road, East sion, Psychedelic, Punk, www.cranburypress.com Windsor. Come and meet the Folk, Jazz, Blues and Rock. students of Susan Winter In addition to LPs, 45s and Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 whose artwork will be on 78s are also on display. Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 display in the library from Enjoy the music, history June 3 through July 26. and visual tour of this fabuLight refreshments will be lous collection. Mike Morsch Donna Kenyon served. Regional Editor Executive Editor Hightstown Reaching Mon., July 10 Heights Writer’s Group for Ed Goldberg and the Joseph Eisele Michele Nesbihal ages 7-9 from 10 to 11 a.m. Odessa Klezmer Band in Publisher General Manager at the Hightstown Memorial mnesbihal@centraljersey.com concert at 7 p.m. at the Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hickory Corner Branch of Hightstown. Children ages the Mercer County Library 7-9 will practice reading and 145 Witherspoon Street System, 138 Hickory CorPrinceton, N.J. 08542 writing skills and write their ner Road, East Windsor. Corporate Offices own stories in this educaKlezmer music originated in 198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 tional and fun workshop led Manalapan, N.J. 07726 the “shtetl” (villages) and by a local Girl Scout. © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. MadScience Workshop the ghettos of Eastern Eu(609) 924-3244 All Rights Reserved. for ages 6-10 from 3 to 4 rope, where itinerant Jewish FAX (609) 921-2714 (Advertising) p.m. at the Hightstown Me- troubadours, known as FAX (609) 924-3842 (Editorial) morial Library, 114 Franklin ‘klezmorim’, performed at St. in Hightstown. Children joyful events (‘simkhes’), ages 6-10 can discover the particularly weddings, since strengths of triangles, cylin- the early middle ages. Join us for an evening of exciting, foot-stomping, handclapping Eastern European Klezmer music. Instruments will include an accordion and sax/clarinet. Sponsored by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Please call the library to register at (609) 448-1330. Coupon Swap at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. All day. Drop in anytime during the day to bring coupons to share and take what you need. Coupons will also be available all month under our magazine collection. Preschool Art Class with Mrs. Mehta from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will learn drawing and painting techniques from local art instructor Mrs. 10% DISCOUNT WITH THIS AD. Mehta. Messy play clothes, Offer expires 7/31/2017 please.
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Bricks4Kidz Lego Workshop from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children entering Grades K-2 will learn the basics of robotics & engineering while building with Legos in this guided program. Registration required beginning July 3 at www.mcl.org. ESL Writing from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Improve your writing skills for school and work. Taught by an experienced volunteer from Literacy NJ (formerly Literacy Volunteers). Lizard Guys Reptile Show from 7 to 8 pm at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For ages 4-16. Learn about lizards, snakes, frogs and more in this interactive and educational show. Registration required beginning July 3 at www.mcl.org.
Tues., July 11 Introduction to Medicare will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The State Health Insurance Assistance Program has trained SHIP counselors ready to help with your Medicare questions. The SHIP program offers free, confidential and impartial advice on the different parts of Medicare, when and how to enroll and what programs are available to help with the costs of Medicare. This presentation by Cathy Forbes of the Family Guidance Center will provide an overview of Medicare in New Jersey in 2017. Call 609 448-1330 or email hcprogs@mcl.org to register. Story Time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Master Gardeners Story & Scavenger Hunt from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For ages 6-10. The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will read “Planting Trees in Kenya“ and lead a garden scavenger hunt. Registration required beginning June 26 at www.mcl.org. Beginning Spanish class from 5 to 6 pm, Citizenship Exam Review from 6 to 7 p.m. and Learning English with Victor from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by calling (609) 448-1474 for any of these three classes.
Wed., July 12 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor and JEM Productions will be holding auditions for the December play “So You Think You’re Godd” from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday, July 13. Just when you thought it was safe to go to court, we boggle your mind with a recreation of ‘Night Court in Heaven.” This original play by Jeffrey E. Milstein will be presented on December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. on Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. To set up an audition appointment, email jmilstein13@aol.com. Please bring a current headshot and resume to the audition. No singing or dancing is required. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road,
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Everyday English at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Taught by ESL instructor Stephanie Owens. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Please call the library to register at (609) 448-1330. Mindful Eating will be discussed at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Joseph Wieliczko, PhD will talk about our relationship with food and how mindful eating techniques can help resolve food and eating related difficulties without dieting or feeling deprived. Please call the library to register at (609) 448-1330. Hightstown Reaching Heights Writer’s Group for ages 7 to 9 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 7-9 will practice reading and writing skills and write their own stories.
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PHS senior Matt Hawes makes it back for Sunshine Classic By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Matt Hawes had his senior football season at Princeton High cut two weeks short by a knee injury. But Hawes will get a chance to suit up and represent the Little Tigers on the football field one last time when he participates in the 21st Annual Sunshine Classic, which is scheduled for Thursday night at The College of New Jersey. The games raises money for the Sunshine Foundation as well as scholarship money for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. While some of the players in the game know they will be continuing their football careers at the college level, players like Hawes are unsure as he rehabs from knee surgery. And while he is unsure at the present time about continuing his football career in college, Hawes is happy to have an opportunity to suit up and represent Princeton one last time. “My football season ended about two weeks early because of a fourth knee surgery,� said Hawes, who played defensive line and fullback for the Little Tigers. “I was happy to be
selected. After my fourth knee surgery, with the physical therapy and post-op I wasn’t sure I’d be able to play. I was honored to be picked to play. “I have been training and working out and lifting to stay in shape to play. I had not played football in a while when I went to my first practice. I missed the first day because of our graduation and then when I went on Thursday it was a little rough. I was a little out of shape because I had not played in a long time. But it was fun getting back out on the field.� Hawes will be joined by two other Princeton High graduates in the game, Ethan Guerra and Alex Solopenkov. Princeton coach Charlie Gallagher is the offensive coordinator for the West team that the PHS players will be a part of in the game. Hawes, who will attend Harvard University, is unsure if he will attempt to continue his football career. He’s working his way back from knee issues and the Sunshine game will be a good test to see just how far along he has come with his rehabilitation. “I have had a couple bumps and bruises, which is normal football stuff,�
Hawes said on Monday after having gone through his second practice with his team. “It has been fun getting out there and catching the ball and running and hitting people. It is a good reminder of how much fun it was to play high school football.� A two-way player at Princeton, Hawes will play fullback for the West team in the Sunshine game. With Gallagher serving as the offensive coordinator, there will be a certain familiarity with the offense for Hawes when he lines up as a fullback. “It is nice because some of the plays overlap,� Hawes said. “I still have to
learn things and we don’t get a lot of time to practice. There are six total practices and they require you to make four. I missed one due to graduation and some of the other players miss here and there.� For Hawes and all of the other players, the Sunshine game offers an opportunity to bond with and become teammates with players they lined up across from during the regular season. “It is funny talking to them off the field,� Hawes said. “We go against each other on field and we have all been working hard.� For Hawes, the opportunity to play one more time representing Princeton
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more and junior years but this year I couldn’t play. I switched to track and did shot, discus and javelin. It was a more control environment with no running or cutting. It was probably the best option for me since I wasn’t sure about my knee being ready so close to surgery.�
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PHOTOS BY Mark Gavin
The Guest Who Won’t Leave
Bucks Playhouse gets big laughs with “The Nerd” By Anthony Stoeckert
From left: Grant Shaud, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Gavin Lee, Clea Alsip, Joe Kinosian and Kyle Cameron in “The Nerd” at Bucks County Playhouse.
oe Kinosian must be having an awful lot of fun playing the title character in “The Nerd” at the Bucks County Playhouse. He’s a blast right from the start, as he enters the proceedings in a crazy Halloween costume with a head resembling a fly’s. Soon he’s on the floor, asking a fellow party guest to help him take his pants off, insulting food he’s served, throwing deviled eggs all over the place, and annoying people he’s just met by leading them through a complicated game that involves everyone putting paper bags over their heads. And that’s just the start of the antics from the character Rick Steadman in Larry Shue’s “The Nerd,” running in New Hope, Pennsylvania, through July 15. This is a perfect comedy for the summer, filled with big laughs, a little bit of heart and a clever twist. Kinosian’s character may be the attention-grabber, but this entire cast is terrific, all the actors are very funny. Set in 1979, “The Nerd,” which was first produced in the early ’80s, centers around Willum Cubbert (played by Kyle Cameron), an architect who’s building a hotel for the wealthy businessman Warnock Waldgrave (Grant Shaud). Willum is stressed out because of the project — it’s his ticket out of designing run-of-the-mill housing communities — but Waldgrave is chipping away at his creativity. Willum is also dealing with his non-relationship with his friend Tansy (Clea Alsip). He’s interested, and she isn’t totally opposed to the idea but has plans to leave Terra Haute, Indiana for a job in Washington D.C. As the play opens Tansy and another friend, Axel (played by Gavin Lee), are in Willum’s apartment, planning his birthday party. Joining them are Warnock, his wife Clelia (Zuzanna Szadkowski) and their young son Thor (Avey Noble). This party doesn’t seem like a blast. Many of the play’s early laughs come from Lee as Axel: When Tansy says she isn’t ready to date Willum because she’s “fresh” out of a relationship, Axel notes that her relationship ended two years ago: “I’ll remember never to send you out for seafood.” Noble also gets big laughs early on as the bratty Thor, who storms into the party, toy light saber in hand, and locks himself in the bathroom. Willum asks if there’s anything he can do, “You get the mortar, I’ll get the bricks,” Axel jabs. Clelia, a ’70s new-age kind of parent, tells her husband to reason with their son, so he offers the kid $30 to get out of the bathroom but the kid demands $50. “You little bloodsucker, I’ll see you in hell first,” Warnock shouts, before telling the kid he’ll deal with him later, “You’re a big, fat disappointment to me, I hope you know that!” Shaud will be familiar to audiences for his role on the ’90s sitcom “Murphy Brown.” Recently he was on Broadway in “Relatively Speaking” and last year had a role in “Out in the City” at Passage Theatre in Trenton. He brings a helpless sort of bluster to the short-tempered, but always bargaining Waldgrave. Szadkowski was a regular on “Gossip Girl,” and Lee is a Tony-nominee whose Broadway credits include “Les Miserables” and “Mary Poppins.” Cameron has performed in New York and around the country, and Alsip will be familiar to audiences who saw her in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at Bucks a few years ago. She’s also set to appear in the upcoming Broadway production of “M. Butterfly.” The two women have a terrific scene together where Clelia asks if she can break some dishes as her son is locked in the bathroom. It’s a form of therapy that seems to do wonders, so Tansy gives a try in an attempt to stay civil while dealing with Rick. The party may be lame but it, and Willum’s life, are about to get worse. Rick saved Willum’s life in Vietnam. Willum was a draftsman, safest job in the army, but within 48 hours of arriving in Vietnam, found himself in a rice field in his dress uniform, shot, sitting in mud. He woke up in a hospital in Japan, and was told his life was saved by Rick Steadman. They never met, but they have written to each other, and Willum told Rick that as long as Willum is alive, Rick will always have someone on this planet who will do anything for him. Easier said than done. Rick arrives from Wisconsin. He works in a chalk factory, as an inspector, making sure there’s chalk in the boxes. Rick’s brother was “generous” enough to give Rick all of his money and credit cards so that he could go on a long trip. And Rick isn’t just here for the party, he invites himself to stay with Willum for a long time, sleeping on the couch, following him everywhere, and even deciding to join him in the architecture business. The Nerd has no training as an architect, but he added a chimney to a rendering of Willum’s and thinks he has a knack for it. Kinosian is returning to Bucks, having performed in the holiday version of “Murder For Two” (which he co-wrote) there last year. His performance is topnotch as virtually every move his character makes is annoying to the characters,
Joe Kinosian and Kyle Cameron in “The Nerd.”
Clelia (Zuzanna Szadkowski) helps Rick (Joe Kinosian) take off his costume in “The Nerd.” In the background from left: Gavin Lee as Axel and Grant Shaud was Warnock Waldgrave.
while still bringing humanity to the Nerd. Willum is the most sympathetic character, and in Cameron’s hands, you feel Willum’s pain. The production does a good job of capturing the play’s late-’70s setting without going overboard or making it jokey. The set by Maruit Evans consists of Willum’s apartment with denim-colored furniture. In a clever move, the walls look like blueprints. Costume designer Annie Simon has done a terrific job with the outfits, which include plaid pants, wide ties, a green polo-type shirt with stripes in the middle and a white color and, best of all, a powder-blue tuxedo worn by Axel. “The Nerd” continues at the Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania, through July 15. For tickets and information, go to bcptheater.org or call 215-862-2121.
Also Inside: Princeton Summer Theater opens its season with ‘Pippin’ • Michael McDonald to rock Atlantic City
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June 30, 2017
STAGE REVIEW By Anthony Stoeckert
There’s Magic to Do
Princeton Summer Theater’s ‘Pippin’ features a terrific cast who make the show funny and powerful
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rinceton Summer Theater has opened its season with a lively, creative, and fun version of “Pippin.” It’s a production that emphasizes laughs, especially in the first act, while featuring fine acting, lovely singing, and some clever staging. “Pippin” started out as a student musical by Stephen Schwartz at Carnegie Mellon University. After Schwartz’s Broadway breakthrough with “Godspell,” he returned to “Pippin,” writing the music and lyrics, while Roger O. Herson wrote the book. (Schwartz claimed that no dialogue or music from his college version made it to the finished work.) The original 1972 Broadway production was directed by Bob Fosse and starred Ben Vereen as the Leading Player. Vereen won the Tony for Best Performer by a Leading Actor in a Musical and Fosse won for direction and choreography but the show itself lost Best Musical to Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” Recent revivals have had a lighter touch than the original staging, and it’s that lighter style that PST is presenting at Hamilton Murray Theater through July 9. The show’s meta premise is that a troupe of actors will share the story of Pippin, oldest son of Charlemagne, through story and song. Our host for the evening is The Leading Player (played by Alexandra Holden) who introduces herself and the other players through “Magic to Do.” On opening night, the cast was a bit clunky during this famous opening number, but things quickly got on track. We’re introduced to Pippin (Kyle Mangold) the oldest son of King Charles (Elliot Masters). Pippin has a half brother Lewis (Lawrence Karl), and Lewis’ mother, Fastrada (Renee Gagner) would love to see her son become king, and comes up with a wicked plan to make that happen. The plan doesn’t work, and it’s Pippin who take the throne. But he quickly learns that leadership isn’t for him, and goes on a journey of self discovery (how early ’70s of him). Mangold is a very good Pippin. He is earnest and optimistic to start and also lively and passionate. Mangold’s voice is strong, he sings clearly and with confidence and is particularly impressive when holding notes. Masters brings a different take to King Charles (at least different to me), and it’s a pleasure to watch him. Wearing a suit with a red tie, his Charles talks with a bravado that reminded me of a Hollywood golden-era studio boss promising a young actor that’s he gonna be a star. At other times, he reminded me of a Jackie Gleason, and Sterling Hayden in “Dr. Strangelove.” His Charles is quite funny with lines like when he talks about working with the Pope to spread Christianity, “even if it means killing every
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The cast of Princeton Summer Theatre’s production of “Pippin,” on stage at the Hamilton Murray Theater through July 9. non-believer to do it.” But this Charles also is wise and understanding. During a vital scene between Pippin and Charles (which I won’t give away), Masters even brings some warmth to the part. Holden is less menacing as The Leading Player than in previous versions I’ve seen, but she’s very effective. Things eventually take a serious turn, and the Player’s evolution from friendly host to demanding manipulator is jarring as she expresses her disgust at Pippin for not fulfilling his destiny. Her frustration extends to the orchestra, and even the audience. Director Sam Weisberg has gotten fine work from this cast and sets an interesting mood throughout. A war scene is danced out to a catchy toe-tapping piano number. The actors fight in comic ways as Charles conducts (making sure he himself isn’t at risk). The staging of the battle may be comedic, but Pippin being scarred by it is totally believable, thanks to the acting and direction. The entire cast does fine work. Other standouts include
Karl as the heroic but dimwitted brother. Gagner is slyly charming as the stepmother, and Bridget McNiff does a lovely job as Pippin’s love interest, Catherine, her singing is most impressive during “There He Was” and “Kind of Women.” Dylan Blau Edelstein is sure to touch your heart as Theo, Catherine’s shy son. It all adds up to a terrific start to what looks like a promising summer at Hamilton Murray Theater. The rest of its season will feature Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s Web,” July 13-23; Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” July 27 through Aug. 6, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Appropriate,” Aug. 10-20. I’m looking forward to seeing what else this company has in store for us over the next two months.
Princeton Summer Theater is performing “Pippin” at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the campus of Princeton University through July 9. Performances: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $29.50; www.princetonsummertheater.org; 732-997-0205.
June 30, 2017
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ATLANTIC CITY By Mike Morsch
Music Has a Place in His Life Michael McDonald will play classic hits and newer songs during his gig at the Tropicana
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ichael McDonald had this little riff that had been rolling around in his mind for a while. “It really hadn’t gone anywhere, but I knew there was something to it,” McDonald says. “I just never had the wherewithal to finish the song.” One day while talking on the phone with Tiran Porter, his Doobie Brothers bandmate, Porter mentioned that he had run into Kenny Loggins and Loggins had said that he wanted to write a song with McDonald. Loggins asked Porter to give his number to McDonald. It was 1978 and Loggins was just coming off a successful run in the 1970s with Jim Messina as Loggins and Messina. After a string of hits, the duo had split in 1977 and Loggins was pursuing a solo career. McDonald, who had joined the Doobie Brothers in 1975 after a few years as a member of Steely Dan’s touring band and recording team, liked the idea of writing a song with Loggins. So the two connected and made a date to meet at McDonald’s house. When McDonald’s sister found out about the meeting, she sprang into action. “I had never met the guy and I was kind of nervous,” McDonald says. “My sister decided to come over and clean up my house because it was usually pretty trashed. She decided that she was going to meet Kenny Loggins and that I should at least not have my dirty laundry in a pile in the living room.” On the day of the meeting, as his sister went about doing the laundry and cleaning out the ashtrays, McDonald sat down at the piano and started thinking about what he wanted to play for Loggins. “I had played that little riff for Ted Templeman [Doobie Brothers producer] a few times and every time I played it, he’d say, ‘You’ve got to finish that song. It’s a hit, I’m telling you,’” McDonald says. “I would just laugh and say, ‘If I come up with anything, I’ll let you know.’” So McDonald decided to play the riff for his sister that day.
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Michael McDonald remains driven to make music, and will bring four decades’ of hits to the Tropicana Showroom, July 8. “I said to her, ‘I’m thinking of playing this for Kenny. What do you think?’” McDonald says. But just as McDonald was in the middle of playing the riff, the doorbell rang. It was Loggins. “Before I could say anything, he goes, ‘You were just playing something on the piano, is that new?’ And I said, ‘Well, yeah, I was thinking about playing it for you.’ And he said, ‘That’s the one I want to work on,’” McDonald says. For the next two days the duo came up with the bridge and chorus and the rest of the words for the song. And it turned out that Ted Templeman was right. The song was “What A Fool Believes,” and when it was released in January 1979 as the first single from the band’s “Minute by Minute” album, it became the second No. 1 hit for the Doobie Brothers. It also
earned McDonald and Loggins two Grammy Awards: for Song of the Year and Record of the Year in 1980. “It was just one of those moments that was meant to be,” says McDonald, who went on to write several more songs with Loggins, a songwriting partnership that continues to this day. The Doobie Brothers would initially break up in 1982 and McDonald would go on to develop a successful solo career in the 1980s. In 1982, he released his first solo album, “If That’s What It Takes,” which featured the hit single “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every time You’re Near)” and “I Gotta Try,” a song he co-wrote with Loggins. All of that music history will be on display when McDonald performs at the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, July 8, sharing the bill with Boz Scaggs. McDonald is in the middle of a tour to
promote his new album “Wide Open,” which will be released in September. It’s his ninth solo album and first full-length release since 2008. “What I’m finding at this age is that I still have a great need to make records,” McDonald says. “But I’m not sure I’m any more sure today why, what the real drive is, anymore than I did when I was in my 20s.” McDonald said that he thought he wanted to be in a rock band playing arenas and living the life, which he accomplished. But he learned that really wasn’t what “it” was all about and he had to discover what really inspired the musical drive within him. “I found out that I was trying to ring that same bell that I rung so easily as a kid when I was 14 in the back of a van with no air conditioning, sweating my ass off going to a gig where I was gonna sweat some more,” he says. “It wasn’t very glamorous, but there was nothing more thrilling than getting up there and just making music with my buddies. That’s as good as it was ever gonna get for me. And that’s enough to make me still want to go into the studio today at age 65 and make a record.” To this point, McDonald is pleased with the way the tour is progressing and the reaction he’s getting from fans on the new material. “We’ll pull in older stuff and obscure stuff and change it out from show to show, but having new stuff to play is a whole other dynamic for us that I have to say, we’ve enjoyed,” McDonald says. “It’s a lot of fun and a little daunting at the same time because you just don’t know how people are going to react. So far, so good, though. We’re having a real good time with it and people seem genuinely enthusiastic about it.” Michael McDonald will perform at the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, July 8, 8 p.m. For tickets and information, go to tropicana.net.
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June 30, 2017
STAGE REVIEW By Anthony Stoeckert
‘Measure for Measure’ at Kelsey
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hen it comes to popularity, “Measure for Measure” falls someone in the middle of the Shakespeare canon. It’s no “Hamlet” or “Romeo and Juliet,” but it’s certainly better-known than “King John” or “Cymbeline.” That’s somewhat surprising because while it has a reputation for being difficult to stage, the play’s themes involving power, corruption, love and family obligations remain relevant. Shakespeare ’70 has done an impressive job with its current version of this so-called “problem play,” on stage at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor through July 2. What makes this production stand out is the acting, which is exceptional for a community group. Lines are said clearly and conversationally — these actors are acting, capturing the characters’ emotions and conflicts, while not getting caught up in the po-
etry of Shakespeare’s language. We’re in Vienna, where the good Duke Vincentio (John Bergeron) is disappointed in his city. Morals have all but vanished, so he announces he’s going on a diplomatic mission, leaving the city to the charge of Angelo (Ray Fallon). In truth, the Duke stays in Vienna, disguised as a monk in order to observe his people without them knowing who he is. Angelo is as strict as they come and lays down the law, including sentencing to death Claudio (played by John Fischer the first weekend; Michael Krahel will take on the part this weekend) for impregnating Juliet (Kelly Colleran) before they are married. Claudio’s sister, Isabella (Morgan Petronis) is training to become a nun. She goes to Angelo in an attempt to save her brother’s life. Claudio is taken by Isabella and makes a deal with her, if she sleeps him, he’ll free Claudio.
Russ Walsh as Elbow (left) and Timothy Kirk as Pompey in Shakespeare ’70’s production of “Measure for Measure.” All of these actors are up to these chal- Mostello Donnelly, also very funy). He says lenging roles. Bergeron does a terrific job that Claudio is being punished for “Gropas the Duke. With his rich and full voice, he ing for trout in peculiar waters” and has a is authoritative while also expressing the funny bit of physical comedy in describing Juliet’s condition. doubts his character is dealing with. Director John F. Erath and assistant diFischer played Claudio well, angry at times, and also very desperate. He and rector Janet Quartarone keep the story acPetronis are terrific in a scene where Is- cessible and the pace moving. The set is abella tells Claudio of Angelo’s offer. Clau- simple, mainly consisting of pieces resemdio begs her to take the deal, and Petronis bling castle-like stone. It’s also effective, expresses Isabella’s horror and heartbreak with a few adjustments, the Duke’s marble over her brother asking her to compromise desk becomes a coal stove, and we move from the Duke’s quarters to an office. in such an unseemly way. It ends in a perfectly satisfying way. The Petronis also is excellent during a scene when Isabella contemplates turning Angelo entire cast is assembled toward the end, and in. She dismisses the idea because no one Bergeron really gets to shine as the probwould believe her, a line that resonates in lems are solved, the right people are this day and age. But Isabella is far from awarded, the villain punished, and the auweak, and Petronis takes the character on a dience impressed. journey. Over the course of the play she shows strength and wisdom that help her “Measure for Measure” continues at Kelsey outwit just about everyone else. Theatre on the campus of Mercer County “Measure for Measure” isn’t an all-out Community College, 1200 Old Trenton comedy but it has its funny moments. Tim- Road, through July 2. For tickets and inforothy Kirk is a riot as Pompey, who finds mation, go to www.kelseyatmccc.org or call customers for the Mistress Overdone (Kyla 609-570-3333.
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“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, through July 9; www.princetonsummertheater.org. “Measure for Measure,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Shakespeare’s play about a Duke who goes underground and leaves a seemingly moral upright man in charge. Presented by Shakespeare ‘70, through July 2; $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children;www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “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, through July 15; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Outdoor stage on campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Station, Morristown. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about love, acting and fairies, set in a magical forest, through July 30; shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “Stars ’n Stripes,” Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Musical revue saluting America’s greatest composers, including Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and others. June 30-July 2, 7:30 p.m. $15, $12 seniors (65 and older), $10 children 12 and under; www.downtownpac.com; 267-885-9857. “The Bungler,” Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Moliere’s comedy, translated by Richard Wilbur, about a clueless young lover and his servant helping him to win the heart of a beautiful gypsy girl, July 5-30. $29-$69; www.shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600.
CHILDREN’S THEATRE “Disney’s Cinderella Kids,” Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Classic fairy tale including such songs as “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” and “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,” June 30, July 1, 11 a.m., July 2, 4 p.m. $5; www.downtownpac.com; 267885-9857.
MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC 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. Brentano String Quartet, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. The quartet will perform Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts’ 50th Season Celebration Concert, with a program featuring works by Beethoven, Stephen Hartke and Carlo Gesualdo. There will be commentary by Professor Scott Burnham and a reception for all in Alexander Lounge, July 9, 3 p.m. Free tickets will be available online one week before the concert through their website at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org. Any remaining tickets will be available at the box office, 90 minutes prior to the concert; www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org. JAZZ, CABARET, 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. Come Together, Barb Junger and John McDaniel perform the Beatles, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Collaboration between vocalist Junger and Grammy- and Emmy-winning arranger and pianist McDaniel as they explore the Beatles’ catalogue in their own fashion, July 1, 7:30 p.m., $25-$35; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Zydeco band from New Orleans, July 6, 8 p.m., $25; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. Terry Sylvester, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Acoustic concert by Hall of Fame inductee, and former member of the Hollies, July 8, 8 p.m., $25; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. Steven Brinberg: Simply Barbra, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical tribute to Barbra Streisand, July 8, 7:30 p.m., $30-$40; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027.
MUSEUMS 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; “Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum,” more than 100 images from the museum collection of drawing and watercolors, dating from the 17th to 2oth centuries, July 1Sept. 17; 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. Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org. 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, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, July 1 through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. NOTE:
The museum is closed during the month of August. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848932-7237.
GALLERIES
The Gallery at JKC, Mercer County Community College, Trenton Hall, 137 N. Broad St., Trenton. “Beloved Trenton” by photographer Habiyb Ali Shu’Aib, through July 17. Reception and artist’s talk, June 23, 5-8 p.m. www.mccc.edu/jkcgallery. “Our World through Artists’ Eyes,” D&R Greenway Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48th annual exhibition, through Aug. 21. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. Exhibit of mixed media works by Monroe artist Thelma Fried, July 1-26. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertvile. “Journeys,” featuring works by Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk, in which they each explore the great outdoors from their own viewpoint and medium, July 6 through Aug. 6. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening reception, July 8, 5-8:30 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. River Queen Artisans Gallery, 8 Church St., Lambertville. “Summer Blessing,” featuring new work from more than 30 local artists, July 8 through Sept. 9. Opening reception, July 8, 6-8 p.m. riverqueenartisans.com; 609397-2977.
SUBMISSIONS The Princeton Photography Club is accepting submissions for “ArtWalk,” a juried exhibit and sale showcasing all two-dimensional art forms. Accepted artwork will be on display at the Franklin Day Festival, Sept. 23 in Colonial Park, 156 Mettlers Road, Somerset. There are no submission fees required. Princeton Photography Club is curating. Three categories will be on display: Franklin Historical sites; student artwork (high school/junior high school/elementary school); all artwork relating to Franklin Township. Submissions may include any form of two-dimensional art: photographs, paintings, drawings, quilting, woodworking, etc. Any art that will hang on a gallery hook is acceptable. Final submission date is Aug. 1. Art is limited to a maximum size of 30 inches on the longest side. It is recommended that large artwork use acrylic, rather than glass. Submit a jeg, 500 KB to 1 MB. Include category, title, your name, contact information and price of your artwork (20 percent of all sales will support the Franklin Day Festival). Follow instructions and forms at www.franklintwpnj.org. For more information, call 732-422-3676.
COMEDY
Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Davin Rosenblatt, June 30-July 1; Mike Morse, July 7-8; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick, Sinbad, June 30, July 1, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $37; George Lopez, “The Wall Under Construction Tour,” July 7, 7:30, 9:45 p.m. (July 8 performances are sold out), $53; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.
DANCE
Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, July 5, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10. Special event: ECD Workshop & Festive Dance, July 8. Afternoon for experience dancers, $10, evening only, $14, $20 for both. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. 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.
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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PACKET PICKS July 1 Canal history bike tour The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a free history tour by bicycle along the D&R Canal towpath, from Kingston to Griggstown and back. Cyclists will meet at 10 a.m. at the locktender’s house in Kingston, located off Route 27 just north of the bridges over the Millstone River and canal, for the 10-mile roundtrip ride. Canal Watch board member Bob Barth will conduct the ride, which will stop at historic canal structures, such as locks, spillways and canal houses. Helmets are required and cyclists are advised to bring water. For further information and weather-related updates, contact Mr. Barth at bbarth@ att.net or 201-4013121.
July 3 Race conversation at Princeton Library Continuing Conversations on Race and White Privilege will host a program on Frederik Douglass’ speech, “What is the Meaning of July 4 to the Negro?” beginning at 7 p.m. On July 5, 1852, Douglass gave the speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence announcing, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” Hear the entire speech recited and discuss how different Americans feel about our national values. The library is at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
July 5 Alzheimer’s workshop in West Windsor The West Windsor library will host Alzheimer’s: The Basics, 7-8:30 p.m. The workshop will provide information and education on the facts and myths regarding aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia; common risk factors and causes; and the stages of the disease and current treatments. The library is at 333 N. Post Road, West Windsor. For more information, call 609799-0462.
July 6 Walk and picnic at D&R Greenway Jeff Hoagland, education director for the Stony BrookMillstone Watershed Association, will lead a walk and picnic at the D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Bring your own picnic — beverages and dessert will be provided. Eat on the terrace before embarking on an exploratory walk of the Stony Brook at Greenway Meadows Park. Adults and children will search for and learn about creatures that live in the stream. Water shoes/boots are recommended for wading into the water. The suggested donation is $5 per person. To r e g i s t e r : rsvp@drgreenway.org or call 609-924-4646.
Lighting Up the Sky Celebrate America’s independence with fireworks, music and history By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor Fourth of July is all about celebrating America at a barbecue, a day at the beach, a ballgame, and, of course, with some fireworks. The skies will be bursting with colors heading toward the holiday as various towns in the area host their annual fireworks shows. Many of these salutes to America include live music and activities for kids. And if you or someone in your family doesn’t like fireworks, there are other ways to get in the spirit and celebrate the nation’s history. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert at the Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, followed by fireworks, July 1, beginning at 8 p.m. The concert, titled “Road Trip Across the USA” will feature a medley of Bruce Springsteen hits as well as music from John Williams’ score to “Lincoln,” Copland’s “Rodeo” and a touch of Disney with music from “Beauty and the Beast.” The concert will be followed by a fireworks show. There also will be food for sale. For more information, go to mercercountyparks.org. East Windsor’s Independence Day celebration will take place at Etra Lake Park, July 1. Bring blankets and chairs, and hot dogs and burgers for the grill. Entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. with Jerry Rife’s Rhythm Kings Dixieland Jazz Band. They will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Trenton Brass Quintet Plus One, a six-piece ensemble performing Americana and a variety of popular melodies. The fireworks display will begin immediately following the musical presentations, at approximately 9:30 p.m. There also will be vendors selling refreshments. The rain date for the event is July 8. Hillsborough Township’s Independence Day celebration and fireworks is set for July 1 at Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Road, Hillsborough. The fun begins at 5 p.m. with free amusements for kids including dunk pit basketball, castle fun center, a family fun slide and an obstacle course. There also will be a free dunk tank, pay-to-play boardwalk games and a D.J.
LOOSE ENDS
Fireworks celebrations are happening throughout the area this year, with many celebrations offering food, live entertainment and activities for kids. Food for sale will include pizza, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, kettle corn and more. The rain date is July 2. Morven Museum & Garden will host its annual free Independence Day festivities, July 4, noon to 3 p.m. Stacy Flora Roth will perform “Over Here, Molly Pitcher!” a dramatic presentation highlighting the lives of women who “belonged to the army” during the American Revolution. The character will talk about the days when she accompanied her husband through summer battles and winter encampments from Valley Forge to Monmouth to Morristown. The afternoon will also feature bluegrass music by the Ocean Country Band, who will be playing on the mansion’s front porch. Food will be for sale, and General George Washington (played by Bill Agress) will meet and greet visitors. Plus kids can
“sign” the Declaration of Independence. Other activities include demonstrations such as ice cream making, gun-smithing, and more. The exhibit “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960” will be on view. Admission to the museum is required to see the exhibit. Admission costs $10, $8 seniors/students. A family rate of $25 for two adults and two children is available. Free for children under 6. Morven Museum & Garden is located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton. For more information, go to morven.org or call 609-924-8144. Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville will be offering a tasty way to celebrate America at the Johnson Ferry House. Susan McLellan Plaisted, a food historian with Heart to Hearth Cookery, will make ice cream, using recipes and techniques of the late 18th
century. Small samples will be available. Inside the house, the Patriots Choir will sing patriotic songs from the 18th to 20th centuries. Guests are invited to sing along. Jim Kurzenberger will play the country fiddle and narrate music from the Revolutionary War. There is a parking fee of $5 for state residents to get into the park. Admission to the event is free. For more information, call 609-7372515. If you’re busy on July 4, and the days leading up to it, Cranbury Township is celebrating July 5 with a fireworks show at Village Park. A concert by the Mercer County Symphonic Band will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by fireworks at dusk. Attendees are invited to bring a picnic, no alcohol is permitted in the park. For more information, go to www.cranburytownship.org.
Pam Hersh
Chris Lokhammer and her ‘children’ The last time I saw Chris Lokhammer, she was in her element — at a grant-award meeting of a philanthropic organization. Some of the meeting participants were chatting about having “issues” with their kids. Lokhammer commented that she had no children but “had lots of children” and was banking on their future successes in life. We had to get on with the meeting, and I never clarified the puzzling statement. The puzzle was solved on a very sad occasion, when I read her obituary. Lokhammer, a much beloved Princeton banking executive and philanthropist/donor of both time and dollars to community causes, died on June 10. I realized that perhaps her “children” statement referred to young girls — and their mothers — whose lives have been transformed for the better by the Princeton Area Community Foundation Fund for Women and Girls. The obituary stated that Lokhammer requested contributions be made to one of two charitable funds established in her name at the Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. They are “The Chris Lokhammer Fund for the Benefit of the Fund for Women and Girls” and “The Chris Lokhammer Internship Fund for the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed.” In characteristic Chris getting-it-done-andleaving-no-room-for-ambiguity style, the donor instructions were not only in the obit, but also in the memorial service program and in separate note cards distributed to all of her friends and colleagues at the service. I never could match the words of love and praise for Lokhammer, who was described as wonderful, generous, loving, selfless, smart, strong, caring, and other adjectives of praise. So I wanted to honor her by using my words to highlight The Fund for Women and Girls, defined as a community of philanthropists working together to improve the lives of women and girls in central New Jersey. Lokhammer adopted the FWG when it was a toddler, two years after her husband of 35 years died. FWG’s offspring will speak to her character for-
Chris Lokhammer was a banker and philanthropist who dedicated her life to helping others, especially young mothers in need. ever. According to Princeton Area Community Foundation’s vice president for development Elizabeth Wagner, Chris Lokhammer first joined the Fund for Women and Girls in 2003, five years after the fund was initiated. “That’s the year she also joined the Community Foundation’s board,” Wagner said. “She began her enthusiastic support of FWG immediately and never stopped. The Chris Lokhammer Fund will make an annual contribution to the FWG’s grantmaking, so it will always support the creation of
critical opportunities for our region’s women and girls. Chris chose not to tell us what [organizations] should be supported, intending instead to trust the wisdom of the women who make FWG strong.” That statement reflects Chris’ entire mode of supervising, mentoring, and advising. She trusted and respected the wisdom and talents of others, while simultaneously teaching and inspiring others with her wisdom and talents. Carolyn Sanderson, an executive director and financial adviser with Morgan Stanley, is a Community Foundation board member and now chair of the Fund for Women and Girls. When Sanderson talked to me about the vision and mission of FWG, I could picture Lokhammer nodding her head with her characteristically joyful smile. That mission is “to improve the lives of economically vulnerable women and girls in greater Mercer County through community investment, education and collaboration.” Right about the time Lokhammer joined the FWG initiative, the Fund began making grants or investments — to date totaling more than $690,000 to Mercer County organizations that are committed to meeting the needs of girls and women. FWG just concluded a record-breaking, grant-making year in which it raised $132,500. “From a professional standpoint as a woman in finance, I am personally committed to ensuring that women feel empowered to make sound financial decisions for themselves and their families,” Sanderson said. “Many don’t feel capable of doing so.” Many then find themselves in vulnerable situations. The FWG grant-recipient organizations are working in the areas of domestic violence, mentoring, sex education (to prevent teen pregnancy and school drop out), and childcare. The hundreds of women and girls benefiting from FWG grants probably would want to thank Lokhammer and other dedicated FWG members who have given time and money to the fund over the course of two decades. I can picture Chris shrugging off the thanks in a gesture of ‘no big deal,’ offering a hug, and saying “Go Girl!”
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Mercer County Park to host jazz festival
Randy Brown of Jacobs Music Company presented Elizabeth Yang with the Junior Artist Award at the The Princeton Festival’s young pianists competition.
Princeton Festival competition winners On June 11, six young pianists were declared winners in The Princeton Festival’s annual Competition for Young Pianists. The annual event was held at the Clark Music Center on the campus of The Lawrenceville School. The competition began with more than 100 participants competing in six categories, each playing a selection from a list of assigned pieces. After the preliminary rounds, competitors went on to the final round. Winners were named in the following categories: Elementary Artists (ages 6-9): Elijah Yoon of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania; Junior Artists (ages 13-15): Elizabeth Yang of Belle Mead; Senior Artists (ages 16-18): Qinghong Lian of Flushing, New York; Four Hands: sister and brother Elizabeth Yang and James Yang of Belle Mead; Open Class (under the age of 25): Ziang Xu of Boston, Massachusetts. The Richard Tang Yuk Award for Outstanding Performance (and the winner of the Jacobs Music Grand Prize trip to Tanglewood) was awarded to LiYuan Byrne of Verona.
Mercer County Park will host the first Mercer County Jazz Festival at the park’s Festival Grounds, July 8, noon to 8 p.m. The lineup of musicians will offer a mix of contemporary, big band and bebop jazz. The music will begin with No WiFi, a five-piece band consisting of high school juniors and seniors. James Stewart and his Quartet of Trenton area veterans are up next. Following them are Jerry Topinka’s G13 Band, led by Jersey Shorebased jazz guitarist Jerry Topinka.
The bill also features Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band, led by Trenton native Orrin Evans. Rounding out the evening will be jazz drummer Winard Harper with Jeli Posse, a modern band that draws its unique sound from Afro-Caribbean influences; and the event’s headliner, Philadelphia-raised Joey DeFrancesco & the People. Merging drums, trumpet, guitar, saxophone, vocals and DeFrancesco’s Hammond B3 organ, Joey D & the People will utilize vintage instruments and incorporating his traditional flair.
Tickets are available at the Sun National Bank Center box office, 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton. Tickets also are available at www.sunnationalbankcenter.com or by calling 1-800298-4200. Tickets also will be available the day of the festival at 11 a.m. from the Mercer County Park Skating Center and Mercer County Park Festival Grounds ticket offices. Will call is located at the Festival Grounds ticket office by the flag entrance.
Vendors, food and drinks, including the Lagunitas beer & wine garden, will be available and kids activities will be held at the Festival Grounds throughout the Jazz Festival. No outside food or alcohol will be permitted inside the Festival Grounds. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets if purchasing a general admission ticket. VIP ticket holders will have designated seating at the front of the stage. The Jazz Festival will be held rain or shine. Tickets cost $15 for VIP seating, $10 for lawn seating.
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HEALTH MATTERS
Dr. Sheetal H. Shrimanker
Immunotherapy to fight cancer
More than 1.6 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2017, according to the American Cancer Society. And though nearly 600,000 people will die from the disease this year, the number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis continues to rise. In fact, since the early 1990s, the death rate from cancer has decreased by 25 percent. This decrease reflects the progress made in prevention and early diagnosis as well as advances in new treatment approaches, including immunotherapy, a rapidly advancing form of treatment that in simplest terms manipulates the immune system to fight cancer. At Edward & Marie Matthews Cancer Center at University Medical Center of Princeton, patients have access to cutting-edge services, including certain types of immunotherapy, for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancer basics Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. As cancer cells keep growing, they crowd out healthy cells and interrupt your body’s normal function. There are more than 100 types of cancer, and they are normally named by the places in your body where they first form. Among the most common types of cancer are: lung, breast, prostate, colorectal, melanoma, bladder, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Cancer is the secondleading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease, claiming the lives of nearly 1 in 4 people each year, according to the American Cancer Society. Your immune system The overall function of your immune system is to prevent or limit infection by identifying and attacking foreign substances like germs and cancer cells. However, cancer cells are tricky. Your immune system does not always recognize them as foreign; if it does, it might not be strong enough to destroy them. Additionally, cancer cells themselves give off substances to keep immune cells at bay and prevent the immune system from doing its job. In recent years, researchers have found ways to manipulate the immune system to better detect and destroy abnormal cells and fight cancer, giving rise to immunotherapy. Your immune system versus cancer While traditional chemotherapy and radiation work by killing cancer cells, immunotherapy works differently. Instead of going after cancer cells directly, immunotherapy uses the immune system to fight the disease. This approach can be more specific and precise and may be more easily tolerated, especially for patients who have other health complications. In general, immunotherapy drugs either stimulate the activities of specific components of the immune
system to attack cancer cells or counteract signals produced by cancer cells that suppress immune responses. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are an example of one of one immunotherapy approach. Immune checkpoint proteins are regularly produced by your immune system to prevent an overly intense response that might damage normal cells. Cancer cells, however, have found a way to use these proteins to prevent the immune system from attacking them. Immune checkpoint inhibitors block the function of these proteins, essentially releasing the brakes on the immune system, increasing its ability to destroy cancer cells. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are part of a broader class of immunotherapy drugs called monoclonal antibodies. Some other types of monoclonal antibodies work by attaching themselves to cancer cells and acting as a marker for the body’s immune system to attack them. Still others work by attaching to and blocking antigens on cancer cells (or other nearby cells) that help cancer cells grow or spread. Monoclonal antibodies are used to treat several cancers including breast, lymphoma and colorectal, in addition to melanoma, and bladder and lung cancer. Some forms of immunotherapy are part of a standard treatment plan, while others are still experimental and may be used when other approaches have failed. While immunotherapy is
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typically tolerated better than chemotherapy, it can have side effects that affect people in different ways. Common side effects may include: • Pain, itching, soreness, swelling at the needle site if immunotherapy is administered intravenously • Flu-like symptoms, including fever, chills, weakness, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, muscle or joint aches, fatigue, headache • Swelling and weight gain from retaining water • Heart palpitations • Sinus congestion • Diarrhea • Risk of infection • More serious, but rare, side effects may include problems with the heart, lung and skin, and bleeding
Is immunotherapy right for you? Though surgery, chemotherapy and radiation remain the standard in cancer treatment, immunotherapy therapy drugs are increasingly being used as part of treatment or on their own to fight the disease. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, talk to your doctor about your treatment options and the benefits and risks of each to determine if immunotherapy may be right for you. The Cancer Program at UMCP is accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. It is a two-time recipient of the CoC’s Outstanding Achievement
Award. UMCP and the UMCP Breast Health Center earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and the UMCP Breast Health Center is designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496.
Sheetal H. Shrimanker, M.D., is board certified in hematology, internal medicine and medical oncology. She is a member of the medical staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Fox & Roach, REALTORS® recently honored sales associates from the Hamilton-Robbinsville Home Marketing Center with an Honor Society Award for their excellent sales performance for 2016, placing them in the top 14 percent of agents in the national BHHS network. Sales associates honored include (l to r) Susan Gross and Steve Psyllo. Honored but not pictured was Michelle Krywulak. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Fox & Roach, REALTORS® is a part of HomeServices of America, the nation’s second largest provider of total home services. The company has more than 4,500 sales associates in over 65 sales offices across the Tri-State area. Through its affiliate, the Trident Group, the company provides one-stop shopping and facilitated services to its clients including mortgage financing and title, property and casualty insurance. BHHS Fox & Roach is the #1 broker in the nationwide BHHS network of 1,400 broker affiliates. Our company-sponsored charitable foundation, Fox & Roach Charities, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances and has contributed over $5.5 million to more than 250 local organizations since its inception in 1995. Visit our Website at www. foxroach.com.
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