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School battle legal fees stacking up Charter School, district have both dug in for long haul By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The Princeton school district and the Princeton Charter School have spent a substantial amount of money in their legal fight about the Charter School growing its enrollment, a battle that some on the Board of Education privately want to end. School board president Patrick Sullivan, who was on vacation and did not have the exact numbers in front of him, said Friday that the bills were “substantial,” in

excess of $100,000. Contacted last week, Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said the expenses are “currently around $90,000.” For his part, Charter School Board President Paul Josephson said Friday that his side’s costs are “north” of $100,000 to defend the two lawsuits the district had brought. The district is challenging the approval by the Christie administration for the school to add 76 more students, and claiming a violation of the state’s Open Public Meetings Act when the Charter School’s governing board voted in November to seek state approval of its expansion. The money to defend the suits comes from the charter’s public

funds, with the school’s endowment serving as a “backstop if needed,” Josephson said. “It is disappointing to have to sit there, month after month, and sign checks for lawyers to defend against this action,” Josephson said by phone. Both sides have dug in their heels, in what some see as an ideological battle that neither wants to lose. Josephson, an attorney, said that if push came to shove, he would donate his time pro bono to represent the Charter School in court. “There’s no amount of litigation that is going to stop us from moving forward,” he said. “If I have to continue putting in the kind of time that I’ve had to put in in order to defend the school and

defend the students and defend the teachers, that’s what I’m prepared to do.” The school district opposes the enrollment increase, phased in through increments of 54 children this year and 22 next year. Adding those students would mean an extra $1.1 million annually that the district has said it would have to provide the Charter School, a public school outside the control of the board of education. “This is an important principle at stake here, is how are the resources of the taxpayers used and who has the right to take them for their own benefit,” Sullivan said by phone. “I think it’s important not only that we defend on that principle but also it sends a message to everyone who would try

and take our resources, whether it’s this charter school or a new charter school, Princeton fights.” But within the board, “several” board members are concerned about the cost of fighting in court, said a source familiar with the matter. The source said that even if the district were to prevail, it was not clear what kind of courtimposed remedy would rise to making the lawsuits worth the expense. The source said those board members wonder if a negotiated settlement with the Charter School would be a better outcome for the community. Asked about the internal divisions, Sullivan said he would not “publicize private discussions.” See FEES, Page 7

School district fashions facilities bond referendum By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

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The district is looking to make capital improvement at “every” public school in Princeton, as officials fashion a facilities bond referendum to go before town voters early next year. School board member Dafna Kendal, chairwoman of the board’s facilities committee, said Tuesday those improvements ran the gamut from a boiler to a big ticket item like an addition at Princeton High School. “There are things that need to be done,” she said. “The board’s facilities committee and administrators are discussing making improvements at every school.” She said officials have not determined, in dollars, how much the referendum will be. Decisions, though, will have to be made sooner rather than later, with the district wanting to have the ballot question in March. At this stage, officials are weighing what projects to include, at a time when school enrollment is growing and projected to increase in the coming years. To inform their thinking, officials are due to hear next week from their architects. One unknown is whether the district can acquire from Rider University the Westminster Choir College campus, a property on which the district has made an offer. “But because that may or may not happen, we have to look at other possibilities as well to deal See REFERENDUM, Page 7

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‘99 ways to shine in 4-H’ Howell Farm Director Pete Watson gives horse-drawn wagon rides at the Mercer County 4-H Fair held July 29-30 at Howell Living History Farm. The fair celebrated Howell Farm’s long-standing collaboration with Mercer County and featured family-friendly acitivies, including arts and crafts, animal shows and farm tours. The theme of this year’s 99th annual 4-H Fair was “99 Ways to Shine in 4-H.”

Linked network of bike paths to be created in town By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton wants to make it safer and easier for the public to travel by bike, in a policy goal expected to come at the cost of some on-street parking. The municipality will create “a linked network” of bike paths and other infrastructure, Mayor Liz Lempert said last week. Some of that already exists; parts of town, for instance, have bike paths and on-street markings known as “sharrows” to encourage motorists to share the road with bicyclists. But town officials, sensing they have the winds of public support at their back, are looking, eventually, to have the network span around 70 miles.

“I think everyone likes the idea of having a bike network,” Council President Jenny Crumiller said last week. She said there is strong support “for improving the infrastructure so more people feel comfortable riding their bikes for environmental reasons and just to make the town a more friendly, accommodating town for people who don’t drive.” A municipal bike master plan, now in draft stage, will serve as the network’s blueprint and be finalized later this year. Yet in seeking to improve conditions for bicyclists, the town will need to have motorists make room, in more ways than one. The report references eliminating onstreet parking, “in some locations,” according to town engineer

Deanna Stockton last week. Crumiller said that “when you get to the nitty-gritty of actually implementing it, it’s going to be tough, because some of it might involve taking away parking.” “The only ones that involve taking away, I think, are going to be problematic,” Crumiller said. Creating the full network would move along two paths. On one hand, the town would look do much of it at the same time when the municipal engineering department does road projects, Mayor Lempert said. In other sections, the town could make the improvements as stand-alone projects, she said. “Every year, engineering has a list of roads that they’re resurfacing and a list of road that they’re reconstructing. And at a mini-

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Driver, passenger injured in three-vehicle crash By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The driver of an Acura RDX and a passenger in the sport utility vehicle had to be extricated from the vehicle after it flipped onto its side in the middle of Walnut Lane, following a three-car accident Tuesday afternoon, according to the Princeton Police Department. The accident occurred

when Zhaoying Yang, 45, of Princeton, who was driving the Acura south on Walnut Lane (toward Princeton High School) failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Walnut Lane and Valley Road, police said. After the Acura entered the intersection, it struck the front bumper of a Toyota Prius driven by Christina I. Lee, 31, of Plainsboro Township. Lee

was traveling east on Valley Road, in the direction of the Princeton Shopping Center. After striking the Toyota Prius, the Acura struck a Subaru Forester that was stopped on Walnut Lane at Valley Road. The Subaru, driven by Richard Schatzman, 74, of Stockton, was traveling north on Walnut Lane. The force of the impact with the Subaru caused the Acura to flip onto its side,

coming to rest on the passenger side in the middle of Walnut Lane, police said. The airbags deployed on all of the vehicles. The driver of the Acura, Zhaoying Yang, and the rear seat passenger, Zhicai Yang, 79, of Princeton, had to be extricated by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad. Zhaoying Yang suffered minor abrasions on both arms from the shattered

glass, but Zhicai Yang suffered serious injuries to his upper body, police said. A 12-year-old passenger who was sitting in the front seat suffered a facial injury and also complained of pain in her abdominal area, police said. She lives in Princeton. All three were taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.

Lee was uninjured. Schatzman did not report any injuries, but he was taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad for observation. The accident is under investigation by Patrolman Michael Schubert of the Princeton Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau.

Teen charged with gun threat now faces witness tampering charge

tended to go on a shooting rampage at a Princeton public school later alThe teen charged in May legedly sought to intimiwith allegedly saying he in- date a witness in the case, Princeton Police said. The 15-year-old was charged with witness tamBy Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

pering, police said in their monthly report for May made available to the public. In it, police said they boy — previously identified as a student at John Witherspoon School — had said “multiple” times that

“he was going to bring a gun to school and shoot students and teachers.” Charged with terroristic threats, he allegedly went on social media to post comments “about a witness to his actions in an effort to

intimidate the witness,” the report claimed. “The boy was placed on the electronic monitoring bracelet for home detention pending court proceedings,” the report said. The Mercer County

Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday directed questions about the case to police. In response to the original incident May 11, authorities said the boy did not have “access” to a gun.

Town to buy two electric vehicles for parking enforcement officers By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

When parking enforcement officers drive around Princeton writing tickets, they will be moving on electricity, not gasoline. The town will acquire two electric-powered vehicles for them to use, the first of their kind the town will own, officials said. Last week, the council voted to authorize the $29,872 purchase,

with the vehicles due to hit the streets by late September. “It will essentially be a test run to determine if that kind of vehicle fits the need for parking enforcement. And if indeed it does, we will go more in that direction in the future,” Councilman Bernard P. Miller said Monday. The decision follows a goal of wanting to have more environmentally friendly vehicles in the mu-

tunity with these two vehicles.” The timing of this purchase came with the town needing to replace two parking enforcement vehicles, Miller said. Officials considered whether to buy regular gasoline-powered models or electric, before choosing the ecofriendly options, he said. “And I think it was the right decision, and we’ll see if use of the vehicles in

the field supports that,” he said. Mayor Lempert called the purchase an “exciting first step.” The town, she said, should be looking at electric or hybrid vehicles on the market “and seeing if they make sense” when the time comes for the town to make another purchase. She spoke from experience. Around five years ago, she bought a Toyota Prius, a hybrid car that she still uses.

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No incumbents among six filing for school board By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Six candidates including a former Princeton Township mayor will run for school board in November, in a race without a single in-

cumbent. Ex-mayor Michele Tuck-Ponder, Jenny Ludmer, Julie Ramirez, Beth Behrend, Jess Deutsch and James Fields will contest the three seats up in November. They were the

only ones to submit petitions with the Mercer County Clerk’s office before the deadline Monday at 4 p.m. Incumbents Fern Spruil, Justin Doran and Connie Witter are not running for

re-election, each after serving one term. This represents part of a larger turnover happening on the school board at a time when the district is looking to accommodate a growing student enrollment.

The fall election will take place amid the backdrop of the district looking to have a facilities bond referendum early next year, acquire the Westminster Choir College campus and continue its legal battle against

the Princeton Charter School. Those and other issues will confront the three new members as they take office in January. School board members are unpaid and serve for three years.

School district finds some space for classrooms By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The school district found room for two additional classrooms at Princeton High School by deciding to move offices

of two academic departments outside in portable units. The change affects about 30 teachers in the world language and social studies departments, said PHS Principal Gary Snyder

on Monday. He said they occupy two spaces “that essentially are the size of a classroom.” Snyder said the trailers are not on campus yet but are due to arrive in time for the start of school. He said

they would be located by Houghton Road, and mean the loss of a couple of parking spaces. Converting the offices will bring PHS to close to 90 classrooms, in a high school where enrollment

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As his family and friends watched, Delio Coutinho was sworn into the Montgomery Township Police Department as its newest officer last week. Several Montgomery Township police officers stood along the walls in the courtroom to watch as Municipal Attorney Kris Hadinger swore in Coutinho at the July 20 Township

Committee meeting. Coutinho, who is 25 years old, was born in Newark and raised in Colonia, Montgomery Township police Lt. James Gill said. Coutinho, who now lives in Linden, worked for the New Jersey State Park Police and was assigned to Washington Crossing State Park. Asked why he wants to become a police officer, Coutinho replied that “every day is different.” “It’s not the same repeti-

tion and that’s what kind of makes it fun. It makes your time worthwhile,” he asid. “On top of that, you help people and you see the immediate purpose and impact on people‘s lives,” Coutinho said. Coutinho will attend the John H. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains to receive training to become a police officer. He expects to graduate in December and will start work after graduation.

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is not declining, Snyder said. This step, to alleviate a space crunch, comes with district looking more long term about how best to accommodate a student population

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‘Urban trail’ celebrates 25 years By Michele S. Byers

The renowned Appalachian Trail, the world’s longest hiking-only footpath, stretches 2,200 miles from Maine to Georgia, including 72 miles through northern New Jersey. Did you know that the Appalachian Trail has an urban equivalent for pedestrians and bicyclists? It’s called the East Coast Greenway and it extends 3,000 miles from northern Maine to the Florida Keys, including nearly 100 miles in New Jersey. Right now, about a third of the East Coast Greenway - more than 900 miles - consists of protected traffic-free trails. Moving the other 2,000-plus miles off public streets and away from traffic is the ambitious goal of the nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance. “What we want is to develop a path that’s safe and available to everyone, from little kids to their great-grandparents,” says Dennis Markatos-Soriano, executive director of the East Coast Greenway Alliance, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its trailbuilding effort. The East Coast Greenway crosses through 450 communities in 15 states - including Boston, New York, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., Richmond, Charleston and Miami. “The whole route is complete and people have bicycled the whole thing,” noted Markatos-Soriano. The idea for the East Coast Greenway was hatched at a bicycle conference in 1991, and the following year a group of cyclists took a month-long tour of the proposed route from Boston to Washington. One of the first links in the greenway route was New Jersey’s Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath, part of the D&R Canal State Park. The 36-mile towpath route is still one of the longest off-road stretches in the greenway. The rest of the New Jersey section - which runs between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, from Jersey City to Trenton - includes a patchwork of off-road trails, including the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, Newark Riverfront Trail, Lenape Park Path in Union County and Middlesex Greenway. The New Jersey section also includes an alternate route along the Delaware River from Trenton to Camden, which connects to the Circuit Trails, a regional trail network in the Greater Philadelphia area. The challenge in New Jersey, according to Bruce Donald, tri-state coordinator of the East Coast Greenway Alliance, is to build off-road connectors between existing paths. The East Coast Greenway has been described as one of the nation’s largest public infrastructure projects, requiring a total investment of $3 billion: $1 billion already spent and $2 billion in additional funding. A single mile of paved asphalt trail can cost up to a million dollars. The result will be a traffic-free path located within five miles of 25 million people, contributing to a sense of community, culture of health and a deeper connection with nature.

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MERCER COUNTY NOTES Nature Center’s Picnic Day to feature educational activities Looking for free family summer fun? Pack your lunch and enjoy a day outdoors on Picnic Day at the Tulpehaking Nature Center on Sunday, Aug. 6, from noon to 3 p.m. Families and friends are invited to relax in the shade and enjoy educational activities, and even a sweet treat from Rita’s. Join Watershed Fellow Elizet Perez for bilingual educational games and activities on the importance of water and the Delaware River watershed. Guests will be able to explore the small but mighty creatures that live in the marsh, participate in arts and crafts, and take a guided nature walk before finishing out the day with a cool refreshing cup of Rita’s Italian ice. Picnic Day is free and pre-registration is advised; call (609) 8883218 or e-mail tnc@mercercounty.org. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Ave. in Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. The nature center provides programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands. It is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, go to www.mercercountyparks.org.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service accepting program participants

Michele S. Byers is the executive direcJewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County tor of the New Jersey Conservation Foundais currently accepting 11th and 12th grade teens (as of the 2017tion in Morristown. 2018 school year) to participate in Gesher LeKesher, a Jewish peer leadership program. As Gesher “Madrichim” (Peer Leaders), teens lead a group of 7th - 9th grade “Talmidim” (Learners) in outreaches addressing www.princetonpacket.com trending topics from a Jewish perspective including friendships, Founded in 1786 the impact of social media, peer pressure, healthy dating relationBernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967

ships and addressing anti-Semitism on campus. This is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills which can be used in college and beyond while meeting and working with other Jewish 11th and 12th graders in the Greater Princeton Mercer Bucks area. Last year’s Peer Leaders represented 10 area high schools. Gesher LeKesher meets six hours each month - two Monday night trainings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and an additional outreach time either Monday/Wednesday night or Sunday morning. For more information, please visit www.jfcsonline.org/gesherlekesher/ or contact Celeste Albert at 609-987-8100 x210 or celestea@jfcsonline.org.

Park commission plans first campout on Baldpate Mountain

The campfire will be crackling, children laughing and meteors visible in the night sky during the Mercer County Park Commission’s Come Out and Play Campout scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11, to Saturday, Aug. 12, weather permitting. For the first time, families will be able to spend the night on Baldpate Mountain and experience the park like never before. The Come Out and Play Campout is designed to provide a unique summer experience. Those interested can register through www.mercercountyparks.org. Cost for in-county residents is $20 per person; out-of-county residents, $30 per person. REI will be on site to assist participants with tent setup on Friday evening. Optional activities include a guided night hike, a scavenger hunt by REI, and roasting hot dogs and s’mores over the open campfire. At the summit of Baldpate, campers can enjoy star gazing and the Perseid Meteor Shower, where they may even see some shooting stars. Light breakfast will be provided by Chez Alice Catering on the Strawberry Hill Mansion Patio, followed by a morning yoga session at the summit with Anew Life Yoga to help campers stretch out any kinks. Spend some time wandering the trails or join in the morning activities before packing up and heading home. For more information, call (609) 888-3218.

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Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County has announced the launch of a new Jewish Bereavement Group for Jewish adults who have lost a spouse or a partner within the last 18 months. Facilitated by Chaplain Beverly Rubman, this is a weekly group in which members will converse openly and support one another through the grief process. The group will meet for six Wednesdays beginning Sept. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Jewish Family & Children’s Service, 707 Alexander Road, Suite. 102, Princeton, N.J The cost is $54 for six sessions. To register, contact Beverly Rubman at Beverlyr@jfcsonline.org or call 609-987-8100, ext. 151.

Lightbridge Academy will have Open House Week from Aug. 7-11 from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day. The academy offers programs for infants, toddlers and pre-K students. The center has Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum in addition to sign language, music, Spanish and STEM education. Lightbridge Academy has interactive whiteboard and iPad technology in addition to offering families ParentView Internet Monitoring and a Parent eCommunication app to stay connected all day long. There is also an extended day schedule, large outdoor play areas and state-of-the-art security systems. Learn more by contacting http://lightbridgeacademy. com/locations/plainsboro-nj.

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MONTGOMERY

Township OKs ordinance to ban short-term residential rentals By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Some residents on Kildee Road have come to dread the weekends. That’s because one house on the street has become a weekend rental for groups that hold parties and social events in the sprawling, brick-veneer house. To clamp down on such rentals and prevent their spread throughout the township, Montgomery Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that would ban short-term rentals of residential properties.

The ordinance, which was introduced at Township Committee’s July 20 meeting, prohibits property owners or their agents from advertising and renting out residential properties for less than 30 consecutive days. The issue was brought to Montgomery Township officials’ attention by Kildee Road residents. Several residents appeared before Township Committee last week in support of the ordinance. Sarah Kocinski, who lives next door to the property, told Township Committee that the

house is listed on Airbnb as a rental. Practically every Friday, a new group of renters “rolls in,” she said. It can be as few as 20 people or as many as 150 people, she said. The noise from the parties and social events can be heard throughout the neighborhood, and there is trash and parking “all over,” she said. It happens on a consistent basis, she added. And while the renters usually leave by Sunday afternoon, on one recent Sunday a very large party “descended” on the neighborhood, Kocinski said.

Bus drivers, aides get pay hikes By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

More than 50 school bus and van drivers and aides are in line for salary increases, under a contract approved by the Montgomery Township Public School District Board of Education. Drivers will receive pay increases of 2.5 percent in each year of the three-year contract, which runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020. The aides will receive 40-cent per hourly increases each year. The drivers and aides belong to the Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO Local 1040. It covers all full time and

regular part-time drivers and aides who consistently work at least four hours per week. There are 11 “steps” in the salary guide for the drivers. A driver at Step 1 will be start at $20.16 per hour for 2017-18. A driver at Step 5 will be paid $21.37 per hour, and a driver at the top of the scale will earn $29.47. By the end of the three-year contract, a driver on Step 1 will earn $21.18 per hour, a driver at Step 5 will be paid $22.45. A driver at the top of the scale will be paid $30.96 per hour. For bus aides, there are five “steps” in the salary guide. A bus aide

at Step 1 will be paid $12.84 per hour for 2017-18. An aide at Step 3 will be paid $13.35. At the top of the scale, an aide will be paid $16.08 for 2017-18. By the end of the threeyear contract, an aide at Step 1 will be paid $13.64 per hour. An aide at Step 3 will be paid $14.15 per hour, and an aide at the top of the scale will earn $16.88 per hour. None of the drivers or aides will move up from one step to another on the salary guide during the life of the contract. A driver or aide who is on Step 1 will remain at Step 1 for the duration of the contract, for example.

“There was extreme loudness and it was just frightening for all of us. We are concerned not only for the disturbance of the neighborhood, but frankly now it has become a personal safety issue,” Kocinski said. Kocinski said the neighbors have frequently called the Police Department, and the officers have always been responsive. Emad Youssef, who also lives near the house, said the neighborhood residents dread the weekends because of the “incredible noise” and large parties that gather

on the front lawn and the back lawn. Youssef agreed with Kocinski that it has become a personal safety issue for the residents because of the crowds that gather for parties at the house. It amounts to a “total disturbance” for the neighborhood, he said. Mayor Ed Trzaska said the house has become an event rental, and the renters do not care because they stay for a short time and leave in a day or two. There is no accountability, he said. A single-family house is not an event facility,

and it appears that the property owner is “trying to run a business out of their house,” the mayor said. Township Administrator Donato Nieman said he had spoken to the property owner, who lives in Tennessee, and made him aware of the issue. The owner’s response was “minimal,” he said. Municipal Attorney Kris Hadinger said the ordinance, which is slated for a public hearing and final action at Township Committee’s Aug. 3 meeting, will take effect immediately upon its adoption.

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Tax bills delayed because of changes in state funding By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Montgomery Township residents should begin looking for their 2017-18 property tax bills, which have been delayed because of changes in state funding. The property tax bills were sent out this week. The mailing was delayed because of the late adoption of the state budget and

changes to state aid to the Montgomery Township public school district. Because the property tax bills were late in being mailed out, Montgomery Township officials are extending the due date for payment to Aug. 30. The bill would have been due Aug. 1, with a 10-day grace period. If the Aug. 1 tax bill is not paid by Aug. 30, however, interest on the unpaid

balance will accrue. The tax bill may be paid now through the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online payment portal, with a 2.99 percent convenience fee for credit cards, but no fee if it is paid by e-check. Meanwhile, the total tax rate for 2017 is $2.97 per $100 of assessed value. This means the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $499,061 will pay $14,862.04 in

property taxes. Of that amount, the Montgomery Township municipal property tax is $1,931.37 and the municipal open space tax is $199.62. This is based on the municipal property tax rate of 38 cents and the open space tax of 4 cents. The Montgomery Township public school district property tax is $10,325.57, based on a tax rate of $2.06

per $100 of assessed value. The Somerset County portion of the tax bill is $2,405.48 for a house assessed at the township average. This is based on a tax rate of 48 cents per $100 of assessed value. Breaking down the tax bill, Montgomery Township municipal government accounts for 13 percent of the total tax bill, plus 1.3 percent of the total tax bill that

is dedicated for open space. The Montgomery Township public school district accounts for 69.4 percent of the total bill, and Somerset Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share is 16.1 percent. Although property owners write their checks to Montgomery Township, the township serves as the tax collector. It distributes the money that is due to each governmental entity.

Township ready to close deal on more open space By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Montgomery Township officials expect to close on the purchase of a 34-acre parcel of land on Route 518, between Hollow Road and Spring Hill Road, within the next few weeks. The township, which had been eyeing the property for open space preservation for some time, agreed to pay $1.1 million for the tract. There is the

possibility of cost-sharing with Somerset County. The land is located on the south side of Route 518. It is adjacent to other preserved open space parcels and farmland, as well as other parcels that the township would like to preserve. The goal is to create a greenway to keep the view shed open and rural along the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s western gateway, where motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists

enter Montgomery from Hopewell Township. Township officials became aware that the property was available when two â&#x20AC;&#x153;for-saleâ&#x20AC;? signs appeared on it in May. The township contacted 901 Realty Associates LLC, which has owned the land since 2001, and offered to buy it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The township regularly reaches out to property owners about potential preservation, but when we see a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;for-saleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sign on a

property targeted for preservation in our Open Space Master Plan, we seize the opportunity,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Ed Tzaska said. The property owner had plans to develop the land at some point in the future, but listed it for sale. Part of the land is in the sewer service area and could have been developed for residential purposes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am really proud of this deal,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Trzaska said.

Other parties had expressed interest in the 34acre parcel and were pursuing it, the mayor said. If the township had not purchased the land, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it would have been developed and its view shed lost forever,â&#x20AC;? he said. The frontage of the property on Route 518 blends a former farm field with shrubs, red cedars and young saplings. There are forested wetlands areas toward the rear of the prop-

erty, where a tributary to Bedens Brook forms the southern boundary line. This is the latest in a string of open space purchases by Montgomery Township. About 36 percent of the township is preserved or protected land, Mayor Trzaska said. This includes traditional open space preserved land by Montgomery Township and Somerset County, and preserved farmland that is privately owned.

Three file for three school board seats By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR GUMS Periodontal (gum) disease, caused by the sticky film of bacteria known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;plaque,â&#x20AC;? is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. With this in mind, it is important to periodically check the health of your gums. To do so, the dentist or hygienist will measure the depth of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;gingival sulcus grooveâ&#x20AC;? along the gum line. This measurement is taken with a probe that measures the depth of the groove between the teeth and gum tissue. While measurements of 1-3 millimeters (mm) are considered to be healthy, those over 3 mm may indicate that a pocket is forming, a sign of periodontal disease. Pocket depths over 6 millimeters are a sign of gum disease and the need for treatment. While many adults develop some degree of gum disease as part of the aging process, there are some steps you can take to prevent it. These

Please e-mail your questions or comments to: drjamescally@yahoo.com

P.S. Scaling and root planing (scraping with custom instruments) may be all that is needed to remove bacterial plaque and calculus deposits from gum pockets in the initial stages of gum disease.

Mercer Lake, Quakerbridge/Village Road West, Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey may have aquatic pesticides applied on or between 8 August 2017 and 8 September 2017 for aquatic weed/algae control with Reward (diquat dibromide) and/or Aquathol K (endothall), and/or Clipper (ďŹ&#x201A;umioxazin), and/or Aquapro (glyphosate) and/or Captain (copper) and/or copper sulfate by boat equipment by Princeton Hydro, LLC (NJDEP #97186A), 1108 Old York Road, Ringoes NJ 08551. There may be an irrigation/watering restriction for up to 3-5 days. Upon request, the pesticide applicator or applicator business shall provide a resident with notiďŹ cation at least 12 hours prior to the application, except for Quarantine and Disease Vector Control only, when conditions necessitate pesticide applications sooner than that time. Emergency Information, contact NJ Poison Information and Education System 800-222-1222, National Pesticide Information Center 800-858-7378 for routine health inquiries, information about signs/symptoms of pesticide exposure, Pesticide Control Program 609-984-6666 â&#x20AC;&#x153;This number is for pesticide regulation information, pesticide complaints and health referralsâ&#x20AC;?. Other information contact Tyler Overton, Princeton Hydro, LLC, Aquatic Operations Manager 908-237-5660.

Legal Notices NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD The Township of West Windsor has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their July 31, 2017 Council Meeting. Award to: Services: shpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Miller, Porter, Muller Legal Services to Supplement the Update of the West Windsor TownCapital Improvement Program

Time Period:

through completion of project

Cost:

Not to Exceed $9,500.00

This professional was appointed with the non-fair and open process, as the above will exceed the Pay to Pay amount of $17,500. These contracts, disclosure certifications, and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 8/4/17 Fee: $28.35 NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance entitled: 2017-25 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A PUBLIC BUS STOP LICENSE AGREEMENT FROM CANAL POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATES LOCATED ON A PORTION OF BLOCK 7, LOT 120 was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on July 31, 2017 and was approved by Mayor ShingFu Hsueh on August 1, 2017. This Ordinance shall become effective on August 21, 2017 Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 8/4/17 Fee: $23.10 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following determination was made by the West Windsor Township Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting of June 1, 2017. Said determination is on file with the office of the Board and are available for inspection. APPLICANT:

Barbara Watson Administrative Secretary Zoning Board of Adjustment PP, 1x, 8/4/17 Fee: $14.70

There will be no competition for the three seats on the Montgomery Township Public School District Board of Education in the Nov. 7 school board election. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because one incumbent school board member and two newcomers are the only ones who filed for the three available seats. Incumbent school board member Amy Miller is seeking another three-year term, but school board members Dale Huff and Christine Witt did not seek re-election. Miller will be joined on the school board by Paul Blodgett and Ranaja R. Rao.

include thoroughly brushing and flossing every day, eating nutritious meals and avoiding sugary foods, and visiting your dentist twice a year for a thorough cleaning and examination. To schedule an appointment, please call 609924-8300. We are conveniently located at Montgomery Knoll, 192 Tamarack Circle, Skillman. Our commitment is to relationships of partnership, respect, and appreciation. We offer cosmetic and family dentistry, as well as ZoomÂŽ and InvisalignÂŽ.

ZB 17-02 Marc & Patricia Katz â&#x20AC;&#x153;câ&#x20AC;? Bulk Variance - Approved Block 27.08, Lot 18; 7 Cardinal Drive

Obituaries

Harold Martin Bermingham,83

Michael E. O'Nan, PhD, 73

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State Road Plaza, LLC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Owners / Applicants

Location of Property:

801 State Road, Princeton, NJ, Block 901, Lots 17 and 18

Nature of Application:

Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan-Two Story Mixed Use Building with D1 use and bulk variances

File

Z1616-377

Determination:

Approved with conditions

Copies of the documents are on file in the Princeton Zoning Department, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours. PP, 1x, 8/4/17 Fee: $22.05

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Montgomery Township food pantry plans back-to-school drive in August By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Most people think of Montgomery Township as a wealthy community, and in many respects, that is true. The average family income is $205,862, and the average assessed value of a home in the township is nearly $500,000. But there are pockets of poverty in Montgomery Township. There are about 40 families whose children are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches in the public school district, based on family income. That’s why the Montgomery Township Food

Pantry is organizing a backto-school drive - between Aug. 14 and Aug. 25 - to provide school supplies to the children of families that use the food pantry, according to township officials. The Montgomery Township Food Pantry has made it easy for those who want to help out by preparing a shopping list of school supplies from pencils to Scotch tape and Post-it Notes. The supplies that are being requested are #2 pencils, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens with blue, black or red ink, and 16- or 24-pack crayons. Single-subject composition notebooks and spiral

notebooks are on the shopping list, along with glue sticks, Scotch tape and Post-it Notes. Also, two-pocket, threehole punched pocket folders and one-inch or slightly larger three-ring binders are needed for the children. Items can be dropped off in Montgomery Township Food Pantry-labeled bins at the Montgomery Township Recreation Department on weekdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. The second collection point, with a similar bin, is located in the lobby at the Montgomery Township Municipal Building. It is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

nents likely wanting to make sure the reconstituted school board will continue the legal case against the Charter School. Two of candidates who have filed to run, Julie Ramirez and Beth Behrend, were part of rallying opposition, earlier this year, to the charter’s expansion proposal. A source close to the district said opponents of Princeton Charter are banking on Democrat Phil Mur-

phy winning the governor’s race this fall and appointing a commissioner of education more friendly to their cause. Earlier this year, during a campaign stop in Princeton, Murphy said he had opposed the Charter School expansion. One possible complication to that political calculus is that Josephson is part of the Murphy campaign team as his lawyer.

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“But with a ten-person board, with the kinds of issues that we’re facing, I don’t expect unanimity on every issue,” he said. “If we all don’t agree, that’s fine.” Yet there are changes, coming both to the board and to state government. A school board election in November will put three new members on the board, with Charter School oppo-

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with the enrollment rise and the needs of kids,” Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Tuesday. “So we’re exploring all of those options and we’ll able to talk more about that, I think, in the fall, to the public.” The state Department of Education would have to review “tentative plans” for

how the district would use the referendum, Cochrane said. “So we have to present all the possibilities to the DOE for their consideration, and we‘ll do that in September, “ he said. Already, the school district has received the support of the political establishment in town.

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Friday, August 4, 2017

The Princeton Packet

WHAT’S UP

RESULTS Cryan Tennis Princeton resident Ilia Shatashvili advanced to the quarterfinals of the Men’s Open Singles Division of the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament, which was scheduled to be played on Thursday at Mercer County Park. Shatashvili, the No. 5 seed, was scheduled to face Christopher Marquis of West Windsor in the quarterfinals. The top seed in the division is Christopher Racz of Philadelphia. In other divisions of the Cryan tournament, former Montgomery High singles player Rachel Pierson is the top seed in the Women’s Open Singles and advanced to the quarterfinals. Princeton resident Elise Gerdes won the Women’s A Singles title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jennifer Tan of Summit.

PTP Junior Girls Open Princeton resident Sophia Lin reached the finals of the Girls 14s Division of the Princeton Tennis Program Girls Open, which was held at Veterans Park in Hamilton. Lin dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Brooke Tackett in the finals. Lin had reached the finals with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Princeton resident Julia Freitor of Princeton in the semifinals.

PROS Bob Bradley The former Princeton University men’s soccer coach, who is a 1980 PU graduate, was named the first head coach of the LAFC, the incoming expansion club of the Major League Soccer. Bradley served as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team from 2007-2011. In his first FIFA World Cup, in 2010 in South Africa, Bradley and the U.S. tied England (1-1) and Slovenia (2-2) and beat Algeria 1-0 to win Group C. The U.S. was eliminated in the round of 16, falling to Ghana 2-1. The team also won the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and finished second in 2009. Bradley began coaching the Tigers in 1984 and Princeton won two Ivy titles and earned three NCAA Tournament bids from 1984-95 and advanced to the NCAA semifinals in 1993 for the first time in school history.

HONORED Fred Samara The Princeton University men’s track and field coach is one of six coaches who will be inducted into the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame as the Class of 2017. Samara has been the Tigers’ head coach since 1979. His teams have won 41 Ivy League Heptagonal titles. Princeton has won 20 indoor crowns, 17 outdoor crowns and four in cross country, as he served as cross country coach from 1992-98 and again from 2004-07. He also also been named the Ivy League’s Coach of the Year four of the six times it has been awarded. Samara has coached over 400 individual Ivy League Heptagonal champions, 200 outdoor and 229 indoor.

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Players from the West Windsor-Plainsboro 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team celebrate after pulling out a 5-4 win over Mifflin County, PA, to capture the Mid-Atlantic Regional title.

Summertime showdown WW-P Babe Ruth team advances to World Series By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

In a showdown between the top two teams at the Babe Ruth Mid-Atlantic Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro came away with a dramatic win to earn a spot in the 13- to 15-year-old Babe Ruth World Series that begins next week. Coming off an impressive performance in winning the Southern New Jersey state tournament, WW-P went 3-0 in pool play and then posted a pair of wins in bracket play to reach the final. WW-P defeated Lodi, N.J., 11-1, in the quarterfinals and then defeated host Niskayuna, N.Y. in the semifinals, 14-0. In the championship game, WW-P topped fellow unbeaten Mifflin County, Penn., 5-4. “It was great,” WW-P manager Sean Bluni said. “The regional commissioner from Babe Ruth that was there made mention after the game that it is rare the two undefeated teams meet in final. That was good and it was a good game. We were tied going into the seventh and we scored a run in bottom of the seventh with a walk-off hit.” WW-P had jumped out to a 40 lead in the championship game, only to see Mifflin County come

back to tie the game with four runs in the sixth inning. But WW-P loaded the bases in the seventh with no one out and Ian Muni delivered a line drive base hit to win the game. After finishing third at the District One tournament, WW-P captured the Southern NJ state title to earn a trip to the regional tournament. The team headed to upstate New York with no expectations other than trying to play their best baseball. Their best baseball wound up being good enough to win a regional title. “That was what happened,” Bluni said. “We didn’t know what to expect. We didn’t go up there expecting to win. We were proud to win the state tournament and it was great we would get to experience playing in the regional. As we started playing games, I think we realized we had a shot to win it. We played six games and won them all. I would say we exceeded expectations. We didn’t go up there with a mind set it would be easy. We knew we would have to play our best.” WW-P’s strength was its pitching, which limited the opposition to just 11 runs in six games. In fact, the team allowed just one run in nearly three full bracket play games before Mifflin County

scored four runs in the sixth inning of the championship game. “We gave up very few runs the whole tournament,” Bluni said. “Our pitchers did such a good job. When you play six games in six days you have to pitch by committee and limit the kids outings. We had a lot of the kids contribute to the pitching.” WW-P went to the tournament with 10 players and seven of them saw time on the mound. “It was a total effort in pool play all the way though to the final game,” Bluni said. “We were up 4-0 and they scored four in sixth. So we had a long stretch without giving up any runs. Ian Muni started and pitched awesome. We got everything out of him we could. He closed out the semis. We went to Luke Potts and he came in to finish things out.” WW-P now moves on to the Babe Ruth League World Series, which will be held Aug. 10-17 in Lawerenceburg, Tenn. The team will arrive on Aug.8 for some pretournament festivities and play its first game on Aug. 11. “They are all so excited,” Bluni said. “The kids are excited. The parents are excited. It’s hectic and crazy and we’re scrambling with travel arrangements. But everyone understands this is a

once in a lifetime opportunity for the kids. Everyone is looking forward to it. You’re never really prepared to spend a 10-day stretch down in Tennessee. But it looks like all the kids who have played will be able to get there.” And it will be an experience the players, coaches and families will never forget, regardless of the outcome on the field. “When we were in districts at the end of June and the first week of July, if you had told me we would be going to the Babe Ruth World Series I would not have believed it,” Bluni said. “It is a pleasant surprise. At regionals we had the smallest roster. We were down to 10 kids due to vacations and other commitments. The other teams had 14 kids and some had bigger crowds because they were local. “We are all looking forward to the next challenge. I expect the boys to play hard and do their best.” WW-P’s roster includes Princeton residents Teddy Durbin and Judd Petrone, as well as Josh Eisenberg, Ian Muni, Luke Potts, Chris Bluni, Justin Lockwood, William Raeter, Jack Dileo, Austin Hodges, Nat Millinger and Jake Naddelman. Sean Bluni is the manager and the coaches are Mike Potts and Tom Dileo.

Depth lifts Bluefish to PASDA title By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Mike Uchrin has two basic goals in mind when it comes to coaching the Community Park Bluefish. First and foremost, the CP head coach wants his swimmers to have fun for the time they are together in summer swimming. And as an added bonus, Uchrin would like to see the team be successful. As the PASDA season drew to a close last week, Uchrin could confidently say his team had achieved both of those goals. After completing an undefeated regular season with a perfect 5-0 mark, the Bluefish added the PASDA Division 1 championship to its list of accomplishments this summer as it cruised to the championship in its own pool during the meet that was held July 24-25. “It was a lot of fun to see the kids go out like that after working so hard for a couple months and getting that second home win for champs in a row,” said Uchrin, whose team defended the title it had won a year ago. CP finished first in Division 1

with 3,746 points, while Lawrenceville Swimming Association finished second with 2,215.50 points. Flemington-Raritan Swim Club was third, followed by Trenton Country Club, Ben Franklin and the West Windsor Whalers. Hopewell Valley Tennis captured the Division 2 title with 2,084.5 points, while Country Pool Club was second with 1,834.5 points. Nassau Swim Club finished third, followed by Hamilton Hurricanes, Hopewell Valley Golf and Penn Brook Swim Club. Twin Rivers won the Division 3 title with 1,908.5 points, followed by Cherry Valley, HealthQuest and Ravine. Community Park used its depth and a strong showing from swimmers across all the age groups to capture the title. The Bluefish had a pair of swimmers - Zoe Bitterman and Sabine Ristad - capture MVP honors in the age group. But it was the overall depth of the team that made the biggest impact in the win. “One of the strengths of our team is we have such great presence in all of the age groups,” See BLUEFISH, Page 9

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The Community Park Bluefish girls 12-and-under 200 freestyle relay team just missed setting a meet record in the event at last week's PASDA championship meet. Left to right are: Abby Walden, Alexandra Cherry, Emily Smith and Katie DiVenti.

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PRINCETON: Hoops league going strong after 29 years By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Ben Stentz and Evan Moorhead were just a few years out of high school when their former Princeton High School basketball coach started the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League. Nearly 30 years later, the league that Doug Snyder started with just three teams has developed into a community staple, with neighborhood residents knowing that if they head out to the basketball courts at Community Park, the league is still alive and kicking. “It started with Doug wanting the Princeton High kids to have a place to play.,” recalled Stentz, a former commissioner of the league and currently the Princeton Recreation Director. “It grew from there with Dave Johnson and that group wanting to have a recreational league after they were out of high school.” The league completed its 29th season on Wednes-

day night. While other area basketball leagues have come and gone, the Princeton league has endured. In fact, this season there were only a handful of players in the league who were born when that first season kicked off in 1989. “If you ever played or coached in this league, you know if you come down on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday night there is going be basketball from midJune until the end of July,” said Moorhead, the current league commissioner and Princeton Recreation’s Assistant Director. “You can count on it and there will always be some familiar faces.” The league has been a labor of love for Stentz and Moorhead, who took over and have run the league for various stints since Snyder left Princeton High in the summer of 1997. While Moorhead is still running the league from day to day, Stentz is now an occasional visitor to Community Park. “One day, when Evan retires from this the thing,

he is going to figure out is that when you stop coming every night, you realize the rhythm of this whole thing never changes,“ said Stentz, who was a player in the league during the early years. “The faces change but the rhythm of everything, from the parking lot to the people watching along the fence, to the banter at the table, that never changed. “It’s just the faces and the players who change. When you don’t come all the time, like me, you realize how quickly you fall right back into it.” The two have always tried to make sure the league never lost its community feel. People from the neighborhood and other areas of town have made it a habit of coming to the courts and checking out the action during the week. “The thing I remember is, we always had a lot of people from the neighborhood out here,“ said Erik Daniels, a former player and a member of the league’s Hall of

Fame. “I still like to come out here a couple times a year and see that the league is still moving a along. The guys out on the court are a lot younger now but it’s still real competitive.” There was a time when the competition level in the league rivaled any in the state during the summer. At the time, Division 1 college players were eligible to play in the league and players from Princeton, Rider and Rutgers would take to the court. Some even stayed on after they had graduated from college. “There were some years in the early 2000s, with all the (Princeton) University guys like (Gabe) Lewullis, (Chris) Doyle, (Justin) Conway, (Ahmed) El-Nokali, they were young and in their prime, athletically,” Stentz said. “And we had all the Rider (University) guys like Jerry Johnson. We had some incredible players in the league at times. A guy like (Montgomery High grad and former Harlem Globetrotter) Derek Grant,

he was amazing in this league.” Moorhead, who won a championship as a player in the league, still takes to the microphone each night, throwing out league catch phrases and player nicknames. It’s part of the charm that has developed in the league over the last 29 years. “I think Snyder started out the stuff on the mic because I remember him doing shoutouts to the people in the crowd,” Moorhead said. “The phrases just kind of came and some of them we even put on shirts. We had the Larry Perks Special, because he would always stay for the 9 p.m. game so that became the Larry Perks Special. We once had a shirt that said Worst Free Throw Shooting League in America. You Gotta Finish came from a lot of missed layups. “We thought of putting together a list of all the nicknames. Some of the best were ones like Keith ‘The Wizard Jones, Ike “Play him to Shoot’ Davis,

and we had the one guy, Mo Hobbs, that we called ‘Play Him to Talk.’ There were a lot of them. Darius ‘Forever’ Young.” Added Stentz: “The nicknames and phrases all all generated from us just trying to stay entertained. In my memory, Keith Jones was the first guy I remember having a nickname for. He was the original.” Stentz and Moorhead have seen the league grow. There is always an ebb and flow to it, with the league peaking at 12 teams one year. This year there were eight teams in one of the most competitive seasons the league has enjoyed. The Packer Hall All-Stars, who finished seventh in the regular season, managed to capture the league playoff championship. Next summer the league will celebrate a landmark 30th season. And you can expect to see Moorhead back out at the Community Park courts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.

highlights for the Bluefish, the biggest of all was the performance of the girls 12and-under 200 freestyle relay team, which came within .01 of a longstanding PASDA meet record. Alexandra Cherry, Katie DiVenti, Abby Walden and Emily Smith finished in 1:51.89 to just miss the event record. “Those four girls, all season they have been fantastic for us,” Uchrin said. “They just missed a 39year-old record when they won that event. It was a

record we thought they might be able to get and they came very close. “We had strong swims all across the board in every age group. If you look at the relays we has kids consistently in relays that were third, fourth or fifth in all different age groups. We some some standout swims.” Uchrin couldn’t be any happier with the type of team the Bluefish have become. They have a mix of established year-round swimmers as well as swimmers who just enjoy being a part of the sum-

mer swim experience. It makes for the perfect mix. “I think one of our strengths is we have a great mix of kids that swim year round and are serious about the sport and kids that this is the first time they are swimming,” Uchrin said. “This is a place they come together and can be with their friends and being able to swim together. That is one of the greatest strengths, to be able to offer that and also help the kids to become better swimmers.” The Bluefish hosted the

PASDA champs for the second straight year. It was an event that doesn’t happen without plenty of behind the scenes support. “Across the recreation department it is a huge undertaking,” Uchrin said. “To get the facility ready and to work out the parking, which is a huge undertaking. You need to make sure everyone is able to park. There are a lot of people who have to work above and beyond to make it happen. It is great for the kids. I appreciate the effort and so do the kids.

We also have to give great thanks to the parents, volunteers, and everyone in the rec department. “Another one of our strengths is we have support from the community and the facility to get the kids enough time in the water. We have a large coaching staff and we can work one on one with kids and see such growth. We have so much fun doing it. This is where a lot of kids come to foster a love for the sport and have a place to have fun and continue to get better.”

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Uchrin said. “We had balance from the 6-andunders all the way through to a 12-year veteran of Bluefish swimming that we had at this meet. One of our coaches, Lydia Buckley, has been with the team since she was a 6-and-under. We threw her in since it was her last meet. I brought her on board to coach. She knows the system and the focus we have on having kids and helping the kids become better swimmers.” In a meet filled with

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Donna McKechnie of 'A Chorus Line' fame is bringing her show, 'Same Place: Another Time' to New Hope By Anthony Stoeckert he process for writing "A Chorus op sessions Line" involved workshop way dancers during which Broadway shared the stories of their lives. llected and The stories were collected adapted into the show's book by Jamess Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante, and songs written by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban. w Among the dancers interviewed wa wass Donna ildhood led McKechnie, whose story about her childhood to the song, "At the Ballet," about a girl whose home life is troublesome, but who finds happiness in dancing: "Everything was beautiful at the ballet/ Graceful men lift lovely girls in white . . . I was happy at the ballet." McKechnie went on to star in the groundbreaking show on Broadway, and won the 1976 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, but she didn't sing the song her story inspired. "Another character sang it, the character of Maggie, but when I performed the show, I would listen to it every night, being on stage in character," McKechnie says. "Through another character, I would hear my story about when I was born and my father and my mother. It was very moving for me." More than 40 years later, McKechnie is singing

Donna McKechnie will talk about her life in 1970s-era Manhattan in her one-woman show at the Rrazz Room in New Hope.

the song her life inspired in her show, "Same Place: Another Time," which she will perform at the Rrazz Room in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12. "I share with the audience that there's a song in the show that was one of Marvin's favorites, and I always got a tinge of pride because it was based in part on my childhood memories," McKechnie says. She describes "Same Place: Another Time" as a "musical deja vu" about the 1970s. She got the idea to write it after visiting Feinstein's / 54 Below, the cabaret and restaurant in the basement of the legendary Manhattan nightclub Studio 54. "It's about being a young girl in New York, and I take the audience back to that time when everything was horribly dirty and disgusting, like 42nd Street, but we loved it then," McKechnie says. In the show, she talks about her first apartment on West 54th Street in the late 1960s, being in "A Chorus Line" and going to Studio 54 after performances. She also gets personal, talking about relationships, marriage and divorce (she was briefly married to Michael Bennett, the director and choreographer of "A Chorus Line"). Those stories lead to songs by Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen, Jim Croce, Stephen Sondheim, and even some songs by Irving Berlin, "because I'm a theater animal," she says. And while she hesitates to give away details of her show, she does say the the title "Same Place: Another Time" has more than one meaning, and that other meaning involves her personal life. "The last thing I expected was to put a therapy session on stage, my therapy session with my doctor," McKechnie says. The show even includes a song about her relationship with that doctor. The song, "I Never Known When" is from the nearly forgotten 1958 musical "Goldilocks," which starred Elaine Stritch, who told McKechnie about the song. Other songs in the show include Sondheim's "What More Do I Need?" from the show "Saturday Night," and Croce's "Time in a Bottle." "I love Jim Croce's music, it was a background to my life," McKechnie says. "So I do 'Time in a

Bottle,' which kind of sums up my philosophy for living right now." She also talks about her life as a Broadway star during the historic run of "A Chorus Line" and going to Studio 54. "It was wonderful to be able to go out after the show with the cast," she says. "You'd leave your makeup and eyelashes on and you fit right in there because this was a wild, crazy, one big gyrating dance on this enormous dance floor. The jet-setters touching elbows with kids from the lower east side and the academic intellectuals from the lower west side, and even the bridge-and-tunnel crowd. it was a cultural phenomenon. It was really amazing, and everyone had a great time" "Same Place, Another Time" is the fourth show McKechnie has written. She has performed it at Feinstein's / 54 Below, as well as in Los Angeles, San Diego and Palm Springs. She has been writing since the 1990s, and is still at it, writing a show with Andrea McArdle (Broadway's original Annie). "I wanted to do something that utilized my feeling, my expression, my creative expression," McKechnie says of her decision to write. "And I wanted to sing certain songs, and you can't wait for someone to hire you." Performing something she wrote herself presented a challenge, but she has grown to enjoy it. "[Using] the muscle that was never used to face my fear so much, to be out in front of an audience and not have that fourth wall for the first time, was the most terrifying experience," she says. "And now I'm so spoiled, I look forward to it, it's even hard to do theater, I want to do asides to the audience, so I have to watch myself."

Donna McKechnie will perform "Same Place, Another Time" at the Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $45-$55; www.therrazzroom. com; 888-596-1027.

Also Inside: Princeton Summer Theater stages 'The Crucible' â&#x20AC;˘ A concert of '80s new wave music at the State Theatre

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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert

Back in the U.S.A.

Paul Young is playing the State Theatre as part of a tour packed with hits from the ’80s

f you grew up in the ’80s, there’s a good chance you slow danced to Paul Young’s version of “Everytime You Go Away” in high school — while wearing leggings, or acid-washed jeans, of course. But when Young was dreaming of making it in music, America wasn’t in his plans. “Obviously, that’s the dream you have when you’re young, to be able to have hit records that become part of people’s lives,” Young says. “But when you think about it, when you’re a teenager, I only imagined it happening in the U.K. So when it went world-wide, that was a dream beyond any other dream.” Young had several hits on both sides of the pond during the Reagan years. In addition to “Everytime You Go Away” (originally recorded by Hall and Oates), he reached the charts with his versions of “Come Back and Stay” and “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home).” He also was the first voice heard on “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” the 1984 song written by Bob Geldof, and featuring dozens of English recording artists, that raised money for the hungry in Africa. His hits have had staying power, as they remain popular and are being performed by Young on the Retro Futura 2017 tour, which is making a stop at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Aug. 9. The show also will feature Howard Jones (whose hits include “Things Can Only Get Better“ and “Life In One Day”); The English Beat (“Mirror in the Bathroom,” and “Save it for Later”); Men With-

out Hats (“Safety Dance”); Modern English (“I Melt With You”); and Katrina of Katrina and the Waves (“Walking on Sunshine”). “There are six artists on the bill and everyone is doing their hits,” Young says. “I’m on stage to do, hopefully, the songs people remember.” You’d think that with Young growing up in England during the time of the British Invasion that he would have had stardom in America in his sights, but that wasn’t the case. “You don’t really see beyond those borders, do you, when you’re that young,” he says. “Your horizons are kind of small.” He also saw the success of his favorite bands, like the London-based group Free, through a local lens. “I had no idea if they were successful in the U.S. or Japan, I just saw the British charts, and those were the kinds of bands that were my influences,” Young says. When he did tour America, he didn’t see a lot of the country. He would have to arrive early to cities to do interviews and promotion, which meant flying from place to place, while his band toured the country in a bus. But he got his chance to see North America during three vacations with his family, during which they drove across the land in an RV. “People said to me, ‘You spent your whole life on a tour bus, how could that be a holiday?’ And I explained, ‘It wasn’t, I was on planes all the time, and I didn’t get to see anything in America,’” he says. “I was jealous of the band when they’d come back with photos of where they’d been,

Paul Young is one of the ’80s hitmakers who are coming to New Brunswick with the Retro Futura 2017 tour. whether they had stopped at a truck stop or driven through the desert.” Young continues to make music, playing with several bands of different music styles, and he released his latest solo album, “Good Times,” last year. But this tour marks his first in America in decades. He says that during the ’90s, his songs were still being played in Europe, so that’s where he toured. “My success was still rolling along in Europe,” he says. “I spent a lot of time in America, to the point where I was ignoring

Europe. So obviously because radio was strong in Europe, it made perfect sense for me to spend more time touring Germany, France, Scandinavia, and Australia was so good, so those were the places I went to.”

The Retro Futura 2017 Tour will be at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35$85; www.statetheatrenj.orgl 732-2467469.

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STAGE REVIEW By Bob Brown

Princeton Summer Theatre Conjures ‘The Crucible’

ith witch hunts in the news, it’s a great time to re-visit Arthur Miller’s classic, “The Crucible” with Princeton Summer Theater’s production at the Hamilton Murray Theater through Aug. 6. Politics aside, the phenomenon of mass hysteria has been around for centuries, especially in unsettled times. What Miller tapped into was the deep well of unease aroused by the Red Scare of the mid-1950s. Joe McCarthy’s hearings were in full bloom, and “The Crucible” must have seemed almost too blatant. The Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 are the historical basis for the characters in Miller’s play. But he enhanced the dramatic effect (as if it needed that) by fictionalizing some of the key relationships. In the play, witch-hysteria grips Salem when it’s learned that a group of young Salem women had gathered in the forest for a mysterious ritual. The ringleader, 18-year-old Abigail Williams (Alexandra Holden), was conjuring a curse on Elizabeth Proctor (Abby Melick), wife of farmer John Proctor (Christopher Damen). Williams, who had been a servant in the Proctor household, was kicked out when Elizabeth learned the girl was having an affair with her husband. The truth tumbles out after 10-year-old Betty Parris (played by various acors), daughter of the Rev. Samuel Parris (Peter Giovine), is found unconscious. The Rev. John Hale (Ben Diamond), a specialist in demonology, is called in to consult. Villagers gather at the Proctor house and debate other suspicious events, such as the deaths of Anne Putnam‘s seven infants, along with Betty’s spell. After a flurry of accusations and denials, a trial is called for the accused, presided over by Governor Danforth (Robby Keown) and Judge Hathorne. Proctor tries to intervene on behalf of his wife but is faced with a dilemma: whether to spare his own life by confessing his complicity Ben Diamond, Peter Giovine and Meagan Raker or refusing and facing the gallows. Many others have de- in Princeton Summer Theater’s production of nied their guilt and gone to their deaths, troubling Proctor’s “The Crucible.” conscience. The most moving scene in the play is Proctor’s confer- Repair Service at McCarter Theatre, you’ll get the idea. Acence with his wife, who has revealed her pregnancy. Damen tors hop from one role to another, sometimes in mid-scene, and Melick effectively portray the pathos of these charac- shifting their persona with a change of headgear or a difters, caught in an inescapable net of suspicion, lies, and the ferent tone of voice or accent. Scenes are set by actors litoverwhelming authority of a leader who wants to keep an erally reading stage directions from the script, then looping into dialogue as characters. iron grip on his power. In the second half, the more densely populated trial It’s a lengthy play in four acts, and the original Broadscenes involve an actor speaking with himself as two difway production had 21 characters, while a 2016 revival ferent characters. The scene is set in darkness, with actors pared that down to a mere 18. How does this ambitious proilluminated by flashlights as each speaks or enters the acduction manage the relatively dense plot with only seven tion. The play is so packed with dialogue, this technique actors? can seem gimmicky or at least distracting, depending on If you’ve seen productions by Bedlam or the Elevator

whether you prefer your Miller served neat. Under the direction of Nico Krell, the actors are resourceful and talented enough to hold their own, and the play is gripping. The set and sound designs by Joseph Haggerty, along with lighting by Alex Mannix, create an eerie, spare environment. At climactic moments, night sounds of nature in the darkness are shattered by unearthly roars and brilliant flashes of light. Evil spirits cannot be tamed. There’s a lot to chew on in this play, considering the divisive times we now inhabit. As Krell says in his production notes, “If I could prescribe one skill to anyone, it would be the practice of seeing the world through another’s eyes. The act of stepping into someone else’s shoes is our unique tool to bridge the divide.” Try on these shoes and see how they fit.

Princeton Summer Theater is presenting “The Crucible” at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University Campus, trough Aug. 6. Performances: Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2, 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. For tickets and information, go to www.princetonsummertheater.org or call 732-997-0205.

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STAGE REVIEW By Anthony Stoeckert

‘Annie Get Your Gun’ at Kelsey K elsey Theatre is wrapping up its summer season with a fun, lively and earnest “Annie Get Your Gun” by Yardley Players through Aug. 6. The show premiered in 1946 and starred Ethel Merman in one of the all-time legendary stage performances. Based (ever so loosely) on the life of Annie Oakley, its plot involves the struggling Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which is making a stop in Cincinnati. Frank Butler, the show’s star (played by Brian Davis) boasts that he can beat the town’s best shot in a shooting contest. The local hotel owner Foster Wilson (Ken McCormick) is none too happy to have show folk staying at his establishment, and he sets up a match with Annie Oakley (Karaline Rosen).

Brian Davis and Karaline Rosen in “Annie Get Your Gun.” This sets up a will-they-or-won’t-they decades before that become a sitcom trope, but it’s pretty clear early on that these two are going to fall for each other. Annie may be unwashed and dressed in rags, but Frank is drawn to her, perhaps because of Annie’s superior talent, even though that’s a blow to Frank’s male ego. Irving Berlin wrote the show’s songs, quite a few of which are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, from the opener “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” which begins with Davis singing alone, and gradually builds to include the entire company, to “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly,” “You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun” and “Anything You Can Do.” The cast features some solid singers, Rosen shines, particularly during “You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun,” and she and Davis have a lot of fun during “Anything You Can Do.” Also lovely is “Moonshine Lullaby,” which Annie

sings to her siblings. The song includes terrific harmonies by Nathan Parker, Dan Mucha, and Andrew Millin, as the “Cowboy Trio.“ As far as the acting goes, Annie could use more sass and Buffalo Bill should have some gusto and wild west attitude. Everyone is solid, but there was an opportunity for some rootin’, tootin’ fun here. Nathan Parker gets laughs as Charles Davenport, who runs the wild west show. Davenport shuffles in and out scenes with comical grace, and pulls off one-liners well. Meredith Thomas plays the villainess Dolly Tate, who tries to sabotage Annie and who has an antogonistic relationship with Charles. When she threatens to quit the show, Davenport is quick to reply “I’m going to help her pack.” John Mantero also gets laughs as Chief Sitting Bull, particularly when he goes to a restaurant and is asked if he has a reservation — “In South Dakota,” he quips. He also gets a laugh after he reads a positive review of his performance, “This critic, much smarter than last week’s,” he says. Director Kristy Davis keeps the show moving and has done some clever staging. The orchestra is on stage, which is a nice touch, and allows for a pretty big band of 13. There were some special effect hiccups on opening night involving a balloon that didn’t pop and Annie’s shooting of a rooster. Jim Kenna designed the sets and they are impressive at times, especially a backdrop that’s used during a ballroom scene. The production also features lovely costumes by Louisa Murey.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, through Aug. 6. Performances” Fri.Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors, $16 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

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STAGE “The Crucible,” Presented by Princeton Summer Theater at Hamilton Murray Theater on the campus of Princeton University. Arthur Miller’s 1953 Tony-winning play that uses the Salem witch trials to examine the manic effects of mass hysteria in society, through Aug. 6. Performances: Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m., 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. There will be talkbacks with the director, cast and creative team following the July 28 and Aug. 4 performances. Tickets cost $29.50, $24.50 matinees and for students; www.princetonsummertheater.org; 732-997-0205. “Wagon Wheels West,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Musical western

spoof musical in which Chuck Wagon gets stranded in the tiny town of Vinegar Bottle and has to battle his way out of a heap of big trouble, through Aug. 6. Performances: Fri.Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $13 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Annie Get Your Gun,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Musical by Irving Berlin about the legendary sharp shooter. Songs include “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” through Aug. 6. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $20, $18 seniors, $16 students/children;www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Guys and Dolls,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. See THINGS TO DO, Page 7

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE “SOMETHING’S FISHY” By CLIVE PROBERT ACROSS 1 Einstein equation word 5 Urges to attack, with “on” 9 They may be tied around saddle horns 15 Lhasa __ 19 Start of a plan 20 Workplace regulator: Abbr. 21 Carpet installer’s step one 22 Surgeon general under Reagan 23 First name in game shows 24 “__, SpaghettiOs!”: Campbell’s slogan 25 It may call for an R rating 26 __ the finish 27 “Me, blab to flatfish? No way!” 30 Memo starter 31 Spelling song 32 Hosp. area 33 Relief, spelled out? 36 Mumbai hrs. 39 NYSE valuation measure 42 Oscar __ Renta 43 Simile middle 44 They often affect performance 46 “Take whichever one you want for your fish and chips”? 50 Glasses problem 51 Nonsharing word 52 Antioxidant food preservative 53 Bus sign word 54 Fish playing on keys? 56 French four-time Formula One champ Prost 58 One in a black suit 62 Apprentices 63 Mercury’s Greek counterpart 65 Pool activity 66 Louis XIV, par exemple 67 Fish on stage? 71 Telepathy, e.g. 72 More 74 Furtive graffiti guy 75 Reason for turning on closed captioning

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Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical classic about gamblers in New York City, based on stories by Damon Runyon, through Aug. 12; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215862-2121. “The Wizard of Oz,” Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Musical Based on the popular children’s book by L. Frank Baum and made famous by the MGM film, Aug. 4-20. Performances: Fri.-Sun. 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $12 seniors (65 and older) $10 children (12 and under); www.downtownpac.com; 267-8859857. “Appropriate,” Presented by Princeton Summer Theater at Hamilton Murray Theater on the campus of Princeton University. Members of the fragmented Lafayette family reconnect to settle their fathers affairs, but soon discover that they must first tackle their unresolved issues with each other, Aug. 10-20. Performances: Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m., 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $29.50, $24.50 matinees and for students; www.princetonsummertheater.org; Melanie will perform a concert at Randy Now’s 732-997-0205. Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Melanie Safka is the writer of “Brand New CHILDREN’S THEATER “Snow White,” Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, Key (The Roller Skate Song)” and “Look What Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington Crossing- They’ve Done To My Song, Ma,” which was perPennington Road, Titusville. Original musical written and formed by Ray Charles. Tickets are limited to 25 for directed by Louis Palena, telling the story of Snow White, sale and cost $35. The performance will include a her sister Rose Red, a mysterious gypsy woman, seven cute meet-and-greet and autograph session. For more but protective dwarfs, a Wicked Queen and of course a information, go to www.mancavenj.com or call Prince, Aug. 4-13. Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m., Sun. 4 p.m., $5; 609-424-3766.

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www.downtownpac.com; 267-885-9857. Seussical Jr., Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. The Bucks County Playhouse Youth Company will present a one-hour, family-friendly adaptation of the Broadway musical “Seussical Jr.” tailored especially for young audiences. Featuring a cast of performers ages 13 to 19, through Aug. 12. Performances: Thus.-Sat. 11 a.m., Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 10, 11 a.m. Tickets cost $15, $10 children ages 4-12; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121.

on E. Front Street. For more information, go to www.levittamp.org/trenton. Neil Sedaka, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Sedaka will perform hits including “The Diary,” “Calendar Girl,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” and more, Aug. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $35-$95; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. Donna McKechnie, “Same Place: Another Time,” The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. One-woman show by McKechnie, Tony-winner for her role in “A Chorus Line,” Aug. 12, 8 p.m., $45; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. The Urban Guerilla Orchestra, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. The band will perform jazz, Motown and soul JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Jeffrey Gaines, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 classics and Philadelphia Funk, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Free; 1Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. With guest opener, Jenny 800-298-4200. Cat of Jenny and the Felines, Aug. 4, 7 p.m., $25; mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. Karen Akers in Vive La Chanson, The Rrazz Room, Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Akers will celebrate the melodic charms and heartfelt emotions of Princeton University, Princeton. “Great British Drawings music made famous by Piaf, Aznavour and more, while mix- from the Ashmolean Museum,” featuring more than 100 ing in some American songs, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. $45; works from the 17th to the 20th centuries, through Sept. 17. “Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. Lowrider Band, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler.” Exhibit brings toSeven-member band performing hits from the 1970s. The gether experts from the sciences and art history to present Infinity Band will open the concert, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Tickets the history of Howard Russell Butler’s paintings and the story of the artist who created them. Butler (1856-1934) was cost $15, $10 advance; 1-800-298-4200. Retro Futura Tour 2017, 15 Livingston Ave., New a graduate of Princeton University’s first school of science, Brunswick. Featuring Howard Jones, English Beat, Men through Oct. 15; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 Without Hats, Modern English, Paul Young and Katrina, p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is Aug. 9, 7 p.m. $35-$85; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246- free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cad7469. Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, State Theatre, 15 Liv- walader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Cadwalader ingston Ave., New Brunswick, Aug. 10, 8 p.m. $35-$85; Park: An Olmsted Vision: Exhibit highlighting Cadwalader Park and its world-famous designer, Frederick Law Olmwww.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. Ryan Tennis, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harri- sted, who designed Cadwalader Park and Central Park in son St., Princeton. Alternative-inspirational band based in New York City. Exhibitions on both floors of the museum will South Jersey, Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m. (Bring a lawn chair.); run, through Sept. 17 with various complementary events, lectures and tours. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.elartscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. Bad Rabbits, Mill Hill Park, 165 E. Front St., Trenton. larslie.org; 609-989-3632. Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, Multi-cultural Boston-based band performing various genres with lyrics sung in falsetto, Aug. 10, 5 p.m. Free con- 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Archicert. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs. Free parking will tect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawbe offered in the Liberty Commons Parking Garage located ings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection,

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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. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Myths & Nature: Early Prints by Sam Maitin, through Aug. 27; Highlights from the New Hope-Solebury School District Art Collection, through Oct. 8; George Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Dedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Region’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michenerartmuseum.org; 215-340-9800.

COMEDY

Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Rick D’Elia, Aug. 5; Bobby Collins, Aug. 11; Giulo Gallarotti, Aug. 12; catcharisingstar.com; 609987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Open Mic Night, Vir Das, Aug. 4-5, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Aug. 6, 7:30 p..m., $32; Rich Vos, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Aug. 11-12, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. Raymond the Amish Comic, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Aug. 11, 8 p.m., $10; mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766.

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Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Aug. 9, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Saturday English Country Dance, Aug. 12, 8-11 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $11; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Dancing and Dessert, Plainsboro Municipal Complex, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. Dance lesson by Candace Woodward-Clough with desserts, coffee and tea, Aug. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. 609-799-0909, ext. 1719. 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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Just Peachy Festival, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence. Kids activities including a ride through the orchards on tractor-drawn wagons, a treasure hunt, pony rides, face painting, games and barnyard fun. There also will be an ice cream social tent, food for sale, cooking demonstrations, canning and freezing class, live music, special events and more, Aug. 5-6. Admission to the festival area costs $8. Some events and tastings cost additional and some require registration: terhuneorchards.com; 609-9242310.

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PACKET PICKS Aug. 5 Night Hike at Washington Crossing Park Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville will host a night hike for ages 6 to adult, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Explore the park at night on this naturalist-guided hike and campfire. Bring a flashlight. Enter the park from the entrance on Bear Tavern Road and follow the event signs to the Nature Center. Advanced registration and payment required. The fee is $2 per person. To register and pay, call 609737- 0623.

Aug. 6 Jazz concert on Hinds Plaza The J.A.Z.B.C. jazz combo will perform a free concert, beginning at 4 p.m. at Hinds Plaza, outside the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The combo consists of jazz musicians who are current or past members of Princeton High School’s Studio Band. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Aug. 9 Book talk at Labyrinth Kara Richardson Whitely will discuss her memoir, Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds,” beginning at 6 p.m. at Labyrinth Books in Princeton. In the book, Whitely writes about reaching the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which she had one once in her life, but failed the second time. Struggling with a food addiction, she reached a weight 360 pounds and resolved to climb the mountain again. Labyrinth Books is located at 122 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.labyrinthbooks.com or call 609-497-1600.

Aug. 10 Cooking program at Lawrence Library The Lawrence Library will host a “CookTalks” program on the “Louisiana Table,” beginning at 11 a.m. Learn about the melding of Creole and Italian cuisine, prompted by the heavy immigration of Italians to Louisiana. Participants will see prepared classics such as Shrimp Creole and Olive Salad, and learn how to create a Muffaletta sandwich. The library is located at 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. To register, email lawprogs@ mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.

Getting cosmic at Princeton Library The Princeton Public Library will host a program titled “The Eclipse is Coming,” beginning at 7 p.m. Amitava Bhattacharjee, a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University will discusses the science behind the Aug. 21 solar eclipse and help people understand what they will see. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

On the air with music’s future A new radio show gives young musicians a chance to share their talents By Rich Fisher Special Writer As artist-in-residence for WWFM the Classical Network of Mercer County Community College, Jed Distler realizes that a power play is not going to entice young people to enjoy classical music. It must be gently immersed into their souls, so that it seems like it’s their own idea to enjoy and appreciate it. “The worst thing you can do is preach, or have a patronizing attitude,” said Distler, a pianist, composer and critic who has been lauded in the pages of The New York Times and The New Yorker. “Just expose people to the music, maybe give a little bit of contextual information. It’s important not to overdo it, nor to dumb anything down. When school systems invest the time and resources into music education in the right way, the results can be revelatory, particularly when young or emerging artists get involved with extended community residencies.” WWFM and Jacobs Music Center in Lawrenceville have come up with a way to get youngsters involved with the community and beyond. It is called “Kids on Keys,” a new monthly broadcast series hosted by Distler and streamed on wwfm.org the first Saturday of each month. It spotlights some of the best young piano talent in the radio station’s immediate broadcast region of central and southern New Jersey. The next program will be Aug. 5 at 1 p.m., and features piano recordings by eight area youths from ages 6 and older, who were chosen by Distler for this month’s show. They include the following pianists, along with the pieces they perform: West Windsor’s Taksh Gupta: Ernst Toch’s Der Jongleur; Evelyn Liu: Dennis Alexander’s Les Nuits Mystiques; Joshua Baw: Beethoven’s Finale from Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major Op. 2 No. 3; Belle Meade’s Evan Lin: Haydn’s Allegro Moderato from Sonata in F Major; Anastasia Kudin: Schubert’s Impromptu in Eflat D. 899 No. 2; West Windsor’s Catherine Chu: Mendelssohn’s Fantasia in F-sharp Minor Op. 28, 1st Movement; West Windsor’s Jack Fan: Ginastera’s Rondo on Argentine Children’s Folk Tunes; Crystal Su: Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor. “The range of talent among these young pianists impresses me as much as their obvious love for music, their dedication to the piano, and their capacity for hard work,” said Distler, who has been WWFM’s artist in residence for 2 and a half years. “Each deserves to be heard, and, to that end, ‘Kids on Keys’ showcases their artistry and their future potential.” The idea was put into action by Jacobs Music, which has had a longstanding relationship MCCC and Classical Network program director David Osenberg. Bob Rinaldi, a sen-

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Jed Distler is the host of “Kids on Keys,” which airs monthly on WWFM. ior vice president with Jacobs, said Osenberg and Distler were inspirations for the program. “We were talking out loud one day, thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to have local kids featured on the radio?’” Rinaldi said. “Everybody thought that would be a great idea. “We’re constantly looking for ways to raise music in the community. One of the things I look at, in athletics there’s so many opportunities where it becomes the focal point of the week. My daughter is a soccer player, she has two practices per week, 20 games per season and tournaments on top of that. But in the music world, maybe two recitals a year and a couple of guild auditions. There’s an unending supply of things to do to focus on athletics, but not as many in the music world. Maybe two recitals a year and a couple guild auditions. So we wanted to create an opportunity for something very exciting for kids to participate in and showcase the talent of the finest kids from New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.” The first program aired on July 1. Rinaldi said the feedback “was very positive, and the teachers were very positive about it.” The process starts with newsletters sent to area piano teachers, asking if they have radio-worthy students. Those chosen are brought together at Jacobs Music Center, or another venue, for a live performance that is recorded by a sound engineer. “It could be somewhere around 20 kids and we’ll develop four hours of content at a time,” Rinaldi said. “Jed takes a collection of all these performances and based on his artistic approach — maybe one week it’s a Beethoven program, maybe the next one it’s French music — he will pull from these different inventories of performances to create the program.” Those four hours are whittled down to a one-hour selection by Distler, who may save some pieces to use for a future date. If ever there was the right ear for

choosing each piece of music, it is Distler. He serves as artistic director of ComposersCollaborative, Inc., a New York-based organization responsible for 30 years’ worth of innovative programs and new music events. His work is available on the Bridge, Nonesuch, New World, Point, Decca and Musical Concepts labels. As a Steinway artist, Distler has been recording a wide range of repertoire for the Steinway Spirio High Definition Player Piano. This is his first experience working with a concept such as Kids On Keys, and he puts every ounce of his musical knowledge and ability into producing the finest show possible. “The challenge in putting this together is how to get the most contrast out of the material,” Distler said. “I have about four hours’ worth of live performances available to me that features works of various lengths and styles. It’s a matter of mixing and matching. While the majority of the works performed tend to be on the short side, there have been several good performances of larger-scaled works too. These I use either as a program centerpiece or as a big concluding selection.” To give some variety and a historical context, at a certain point of the program, Distler includes a recording by a well-known pianist from when they were a child. He feels it’s a way to put the performances into context and hopefully provide inspiration to the young artists. “Did you ever hear Daniel Barenboim at age 13, for example?” he asked. “Right then and there, you could tell that this was a major talent and I used him in our first show. On the upcoming show I play a 1985 recording with the 16-year-old Hélène Grimaud performing Rachmaninov. “But the main point is to showcase these talented youngsters from central and southern New Jersey. You might not know where their talents eventually will lead them, of course, but if they’re making good music and enjoying the experience of sharing this

good music with audiences, then why not do this on the scale of a radio show with international outreach?” One thing is certain. When a student’s piece makes the cut, it’s a big deal. Take 10-year-old Marlton resident Anastasia Kudin, for example. “I am very excited,” she said. “In fact I am so excited that I almost jumped out of the car window on my way home. It’s not every day you get a privilege to be on the radio.” Anastasia’s Schubert selection was chosen by her piano teacher, Professor Veda Zuponcic of Rowan University. “When I heard the piece for the first time, I instantly fell in love with its fast rhythm, ongoing scales, and its intricate way on changing feelings,” said Kudin, who has been playing since age 4. Her love of classical music was instilled as a child, when her mom would play baby Mozart music for her. As she grew older, Anastasia’s dad introduced her to his favorites — Chopin and Beethoven. As she enters her first year at Montessori Seeds Of Education, Kudin has a zest for sharing her gift. “I enjoy preforming for the public, making people smile after a long day” she said. “But I’m not so sure what the future will be.” It is a background like Anastasia’s that Distler feels is important in getting youngsters to appreciate classical music before they are immediately sucked into the popular modern music vacuum of their generation. “What I think is missing from today’s culture is the lack of musical culture at home,” Distler said. “My parents weren’t musicians, but they could noodle a tiny bit on the piano, and we’d have relatives who’d come over and play orchestra pieces arranged for one piano, four hands. So either the piano was going full tilt, or my mom was playing classical LPs in the background after I came home from kindergarten.” He went on to note his paternal grandparents loved playing violin duets and Fritz Kreisler 78 records while his maternal grandfather adored Italian opera and sang it constantly for his own pleasure. His favorite was Mario Lanza, and Distler still cries to Lanza‘s soundtrack in “The Great Caruso.” “In a way, the piano was our home entertainment center, just as it was for millions of other families,” he said. He hopes that this latest endeavor can help provide the love for classical music that he gained as a youth. “For me, the goal of Kids on Keys is to provide a forum where young pianists can be showcased alongside their peers to a large, international audience,” Distler said. “Can this show promote classical music among younger Americans? I hope so, and I welcome any feedback on how to do this, as long as the main goal is to spread music’s good word.” Something that Kids on Keys could well be on the way to doing.

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Civil discourse at the library Sitting inside the Princeton Public Library’s community room on July 30, I commented to the young man next to me that the beautiful, summer day (sunny, low-humidity, gentle breeze) would “keep the crowds away.” The Princeton University sophomore, Luke Henter, said he actually could think of “no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.” The ‘better way’ was attending a Princeton Public Library Public Policy Community Forum featuring political “rock stars” State Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman; U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, and moderator Heather Howard, Princeton councilwoman and former New Jersey Commissioner of Health. Henter’s remark was far more accurate than mine and reflected the reality of the situation. About 180 area residents gave up swimming, biking, golfing and building sand castles in order to spend a summer afternoon inside at the library so that they could hear their elected officials speak passionately and articulately on a variety of New Jersey’s — and the nation’s — public policy challenges. The afternoon wasn’t a political circus marred by screaming and cursing, like some reality TV show, but rather serious political theater com-

prising articulate and thoughtful commentaries on the subjects of health care, infrastructure, criminal justice, social/economic justice, global warming, and political activism. For me, the inspiration began even before the rock stars started to speak. The Princeton Public Library staff, doing a masterful job of organizing the crowd and setting up the event, reminded me of the vital role the library serves as a champion of democracy in our community — and that is not hyperbole, in my opinion. Library Executive Director Brett Bonfield has sustained the library’s status as “the busiest library in New Jersey,” not only because of its collections, technology, artwork, and the all-important “Nemo’s home fish tank,” but also because of the public programming, much of it geared to public policy and the future of our community, state, nation, and world. The library is my refuge, when I get overwhelmed by a world that seems to be unraveling. Less globally, but more locally, I was awed by Tim Quinn, a Princeton councilman, and the marketing and communications director at the library. He inspired me by his example. Two weeks ago, he had a biking accident while participating in the Anchor House fundraiser bike ride. With his

Sen. Cory Booker during a public policy forum at the Princeton Public Library, July 30. four broken ribs, broken collar bone, bruised lung, Tim — ignoring the pain and discomfort — performed his duties, keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings. When I told him I should write about his grit, he responded by saying that a much more interesting topic would be the success of the Anchor House Ride. The seven-day “Ride for Runaways” biking event raised nearly $500,000 to support An-

chor House. Further inspiration came from the number of young people in the room. It was encouraging to see people with hair and without wrinkles engage with the same passion as those of us without hair and with wrinkles. Henter, who is seeking a public policy degree from the Woodrow Wilson School, was genuinely interested in my conversation about local government, town/gown relations, and the role of local media in achieving good government. At least he ignored his iPhone, when we were talking. The conversation about the specific issues was informative and at times overwhelmingly depressing, because of the lack of governmental progress in confronting so many social, economic, environmental, health and infrastructure ills in our society. In spite of that, I did come away from the event with a final inspiration about political activism — it works, it makes a difference. The message was “don’t throw up your arms, but instead roll up your sleeves.” And I would add, that while waging the campaign of one’s choice, just know that when you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand . . . go to the Princeton Public Library. You’ve got a friend.

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Protecting your child from illness: the importance of vaccines

For more than a century, vaccines have protected children and adults against serious, sometimes lifethreatening diseases like polio, tetanus and whooping cough. In fact, thanks to the smallpox vaccine, one of the biggest threats to human health has been eradicated. To ensure your child receives optimal protection from a range of diseases, it is important to follow the vaccination schedule recommended by your pediatrician. How vaccines work Vaccines contain the same viruses and bacteria that cause disease, but they have been either killed or weakened to the point that they do not make you sick. They work by stimulating your immune system to produce antibodies that enable you to develop immunity without having to get the disease first. These antibodies help protect you if you are exposed to the disease in the future. In addition, vaccines help prevent the spread of disease. The more people who are vaccinated the less chance there is of being exposed and infected. Stay up to date The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends annual visits to the pediatrician — and more frequent

visits when your child is younger than 2 — to make sure all vaccinations are up to date. Infants are vaccinated at birth against hepatitis B and should receive additional vaccines at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 15 months. In addition to hepatitis B, these early vaccines protect against a wide variety of other diseases, including rotavirus, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella. Your child should also receive certain booster vaccines between the ages of 4 and 6 and additional vaccinations at 11 to 12 years and 16 to 18 years. To stay healthy, your child should receive the following vaccines as noted by the American Academy of Pediatrics: • Hepatitis A and hepatitis B to help protect against serious liver diseases • Rotavirus to help protect against the most common cause of diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children. Rotavirus can lead to dehydration, and is the most common cause of hospitalizations in young infants • DTaP to help protect against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough). Diphtheria is a disease that attacks the throat and heart. Tetanus can cause severe

muscle spasms, and pertussis causes severe coughing that makes it hard to breath, eat and drink. All three can be life threatening • Hib to help protect against Haemophilus influenzae type b, a cause of spinal meningitis • Pneumococcal to help protect against bacterial meningitis and infections of the blood • Polio to help protect against the crippling viral disease that can cause paralysis • MMR vaccine to help protect against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). Measles is a serious and extremely contagious respiratory disease. Mumps can cause swollen glands and fever. Rubella is a virus that causes a rash and fever. While symptoms are usually mild, if a pregnant woman gets infected the virus can cause a miscarriage or result in birth defects or death of the baby just after birth • Varicella to help protect against chickenpox and its many complications including flesh-eating strep, staph toxic shock, and encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain) • Influenza vaccine to help protect against the flu. This vaccine is recommended annually for all people beginning at 6

months and older • Meningococcal vaccine to help protect against very serious bacterial diseases that affect the blood, brain, and spinal cord • HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to prevent viral infections in teens and adults that cause cancers of the mouth and throat, cervix, and genitals Proven safe Failing to follow recommended immunization schedules can lead to weakened immunity. Delaying vaccinations, for example, can leave young children unprotected for a longer period of time and can also put others, including infants and people with weakened immune systems, at risk. Years of research show that today’s vaccines are safer than ever and side effects are rare. There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism. The overwhelming number of side effects of vaccination are benign, like pain or redness at the injection site, rash, sleepiness and temporary fever. On the other hand, the diseases vaccines protect against can have serious consequences — something that is hard to envision because these diseases are not as much a part of daily life as they were prior to vaccination.

While many of these illnesses are rare in the United States, they still exist in other parts of the world and can be reintroduced here by travelers from abroad. Already this year there have been 108 people from 11 states, including New Jersey, reported to have measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of people who get measles, according to the CDC, are not vaccinated. Further, diseases like measles can spread quickly in communities where large numbers of people aren’t vaccinated.

Talk to your pediatrician Bring questions and concerns about vaccinations to the attention of your pediatrician. The two of you can make an effective team, dedicated to protecting your family and ensuring a lifetime of good health. To find a pediatrician associated with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org.

Bert Mandelbaum, M.D., is board certified in pediatrics and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at University Medical Center of Princeton.

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Superbly kept Cambridge Colonial located in highly desirable, much sought-after, Shadow Oaks. With it’s park-like setting, this home has a great layout for entertaining. Beautifully maintained oak hardwood floors throughout. Entertaining is at the heart of this home, beginning with the kitchen that has cabinets offering plenty of storage, Kitchen Aid Double S/S ovens, Bosch 5-burner gas range and Maytag S/S dishwasher, brick accent wall & sunny breakfast nook. Newer Andersen windows throughout. Family room opens to a spacious deck, which leads down to an expansive paver patio huge backyard w/mature landscaping...plenty of space to add a pool. Upstairs you’ll find 4 generous size BRs w/ample size closets, stylish master bath & updated center hall bath. Central vacuum sys. 2nd floor laundry w/built-in cabinets. Partially fin. bsmnt adds additional living space, including space for home office. This house is turn-key! Cranbury Elementary & Princeton HS are top-rated schools. Minutes to Princeton Jct train, NJ Tnpk at EXIT 8/8A.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Fox & Roach, REALTORS® recently honored Mercer County sales associates for their sales performance for May and June at a monthly Breakfast of Champions. Sales associates honored by (standing, left) David Rickel, senior vice president & regional manager, (standing, right) Joan Docktor, BHHS Fox & Roach president, include (sitting, l to r) Donna Murray, Princeton Home Marketing Center (HMC); Camilo Concepcion, Hamilton-Robbinsville manager; *Lisa Candella Hulbert, Princeton HMC; (standing, l to r) Bill Stewart, General Sales Manager, Trident Mortgage; *Gil Marchany, Princeton Junction Office; Dale Parello, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; Mike Gerstnicker, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; *Michelle Krzywulak, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; Paul Lindsey, Trident Mortgage. Honored but not pictured were Lorraine Fazekas, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; *Ivy Wen, Princeton HMC; *Ann Santos, Princeton HMC; Abigail Lee, Princeton HMC; *Oscar del Alcazar, Princeton Junction Office; Michael Muscarella, Princeton Junction Offce; Tony and Shannon Lee, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; Pamela Erickson, Hamilton-Robbinsville HMC; Robin Wallack, Princeton HMC; *Roberta Parker, Princeton HMC; Lana Chan, Princeton Junction Office; *Lorraine Marchany, Princeton Junction Office and Mark Winter, Princeton Junction Office. *Honored for their outstanding contribution to the Trident Group. 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 1400 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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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE Storage Auction Storage lots consisting of residential and personal goods will be auctioned on Tuesday August 15th, 2017. Auction will be located at 133 Broad St., Hightstown, NJ 08520 and will begin at 10:30 a.m. Storage lots belonging to the names listed below will be auction for non-payment. 1) Allyson Turco 2) James Poole 3) Steven Keyes 4) Verley Hamilton 5) Vivian Allen 6) Sarah Johnson 7) Merival Maynard 8) Mark Szepsey 9) Carl Guido 10) Paranee Sun 11) Jane Waiter 12) Valery Herrington Please call with any questions. (609) 443-0756

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