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Uncounted primary ballots found at post office Elections board says outcomes were not affected but concerns remain By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

More than 100 vote-by-mail ballots for the June primary were not delivered to Mercer County election officials in time to be counted, with the county pointing the finger at the Postal Service. The mistake impacted voters of both parties in every town but did not affect the outcome of any races, said Mercer County Board of Elections chairwoman Joanne Palmucci by phone Wednesday.

The problem came to light when the county went, July 6, to pick up its mail at the post office facility on Route 130 in Hamilton. The collection included the 130 ballots that should have been delivered well before then, as the Board of Elections is responsible for counting them. “I was so flabbergasted by this, because this is a month later finding ballots,” she said. In most cases, the ballots were postmarked May 31 or June 1, she said. Palmucci said the board was

willing to have a special meeting to count them. But she said the state Attorney General’s Office, which serves as the board’s lawyer, advised that they could “absolutely not” be counted. “There was no rhyme or reason for this, because every municipality had some in there and both parties were affected,” she said. Palmucci said “there’s no question” that this was a post office mistake. “I’m sure they‘re never going to call me and say, ‘Oh, by the way, we made this

mistake, it’s totally our fault.’ I know that’s not going to happen,” she said. “We have contacted the Mercer County administration officials to discuss operational improvements,” the Postal Service said in a statement Wednesday. “The Postal Service prides itself on providing prompt, reliable and efficient services to our customers, whose election mailings remain a very high priority within the organization.” A letter was sent to each im-

pacted voter to explain the situation, Palmucci said in calling it an “unfortunate, isolated incident.” Palmucci, a board member since 2004, said this has never happened before in her tenure. The error comes with the county trying to encourage more residents to vote by mail. Last month, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello announced plans to send every registered voter in Mercer — where there are some 227,000 registered voters-a

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Body camera decision tabled until next year By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton officials have postponed a decision until next year at the earliest, on whether municipal police officers should wear body cameras, even though the police department has supported using the equipment. Instead, the officials said this week that they would watch the experience of other towns that are using the technology before deciding if Princeton should join the list of municipalities that have taken that step. “I think there’s some cases where we want to be out on the forefront and be a leader,” Mayor Liz Lempert said Monday after the council meeting. “And there’s other cases where I think it’s helpful to let other towns take the first step and work out some of the bigger issues and make the mistakes and fix them and then we can come in.” Requiring police to wear cameras gained traction nationally amid high-profile encounters in recent years between police and members of the public. On one hand, the technology is viewed as increasing police accountability by having a video record. Yet it also has raised questions of privacy, particularly when cameras film crime victims. “Police agencies must determine what adopting body-worn cameras will mean in terms of police-community relationships, privacy, trust and legitimacy and internal procedural justice for officers,” read a federally funded report issued in 2014 by the Police Executive Research Forum, a research organization. “Police agencies should adopt an incremental approach to implementing a bodyworn camera program.”

In its strategic plan for 2015-18, the Princeton Police Department listed among its objectives implementing body cameras for police “patrol activities.” In 2015, the Christie administration provided grants to police departments in the state to buy the equipment, with Princeton getting $15,000. That would not cover all the town’s costs, however. The municipality has estimated it would take $200,000 to $250,000 to buy the cameras and other related equipment. “But often with technology, the first round is much more expensive and then the price drops. And so we’re hoping to take advantage of all those things,” Lempert said. Yet in terms of when officials would decide whether to use bodyworn cameras or not, she said that is something they would talk about among themselves annually. “I think every year we’re going to talk about [if this] should this be a priority for this year,” the mayor said. “I think transparency is important, accountability is important,” she said. “We want to make sure that our police department have the tools that they need to be the kind of department that they want to be and that we hope they are.” She added that a lot of police activity is “already on film.” Police have dash cam videos in their cars. “There’s already a lot of footage. I think what’s the complicated piece is when you think about when an officer is not in their car,” Lempert said. She said the town wants to think through scenarios in which a police officer is dealing with a member of the public who might want to remain anonymous. She

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Fairground fun Residents from throughout Mercer County recently enjoyed a weekend of fun at the Howell Living HIstory Farm to celebrate the annual Mercer County 4H Fair. Seen clockwise, people of all ages partook in a number of classic events, including pie eating contests, animal showcases and pedal-driven tractor pulls. The theme of this year’s fair was “99 Ways to Shine in 4-H.”

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Princeton fires employee accused of child sex By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton animal control officer Saul “Nate” Barson, set to stand trial next month in Pennsylvania to face child sex charges, was fired by the municipality on Tuesday. Town administrator Marc D. Dashield said on Aug. 3 that the decision to terminate Barson’s employment was based on the expected extended duration of the trial plus the need for Barson to get re-certified in his job by the

state. He said the town needed to move on and “can’t wait any longer.” The municipality, which has had a contract with neighboring Montgomery to use that town‘s animal control officer, has begun searching for Barson’s replacement. A job notice, posted in town hall, said the town is looking for someone to serve in a dual capacity as animal control officer and health inspector. The deadline to apply is Aug.31. Barson, 29, had worked for the

municipality since July 2015. He was suspended without pay after his arrest, in February, on charges that he had sex with a 13-year-oldboy whom he had met through the Internet. The alleged encounter took place Feb. 3, inside Barson’s truck in a park, in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. Barson, charged with statutory sexual assault and other offenses, is scheduled to go on trial Sept.13 in Doylestown, Pa. His lawyer, Stephen M. Jones, could not be reached for comment.

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PRINCETON

Library gears up for solar eclipse viewing party By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Janie Hermann can’t wait to look up from Palmer Square in two weeks and see the solar eclipse. She hopes lots of people will join her. As the public programming librarian at the Princeton Public Library, she has helped put together a day for the community to gather and watch the natural phenomena during a viewing party from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. “We’re both geeks,” Hermann said as she sat at a table with technology librarian Kelsey R. Ockert on Monday. At the party, spectators can munch on free watermelon and cookies, and will receive complimentary viewing glasses so they can safely look at the eclipse. People are urged to bring a blanket and lawn chair. During the day, there will be arts and crafts, including an opportunity to ask questions of an astro-

physicist. The Princeton University Department of Astrophysics is co-sponsoring the party. Both women said they are looking forward to the eclipse, with interest high in town, too. Hermann said eclipse-themed books are flying off the shelves of the library. “People have been so excited,” Ockert said. Princeton is not in the “totality path” of the full eclipse, but will see a large portion of it, the women said. Mayor Liz Lempert said she plans to be at the party, having seen an eclipse before. As a girl growing up in California in 1979, she was in elementary school making a pinhole viewer to see it, she recalled Monday. “But this one sounds like it’s supposed to be even more dramatic,” she said, “because I think … the eclipse is more total than the other one.” Council President Jenny Crumiller recalled being on vacation in Egypt, to see

the pyramids in 1999, when there was an eclipse. The event had an effect on the locals. “Because of the superstition, like we had the whole place to ourselves, everyone was so scared,” she said. “But it also was so bright there, like the desert, that even at the total eclipse, it was still bright.” Leading up to the viewing party, the library is playing host to two eclipsethemed lectures open to the public. The first will be on Thursday, at 7 p.m., by university astrophysical sciences professor Amitava Bhattacharjee. That will be followed on Aug. 16, also at 7 p.m., by university art professor Rachel DeLue talking about paintings of a total eclipse in 1918. For more information, Princeton Public Library staff members Kelsey R. Ockert (left) and Janie Hermann visit www.princetonpubliwear eclipse viewing glasses, while Hermann also holds the book, “American Eclipse” clibrary.org. by author David Baron, who spoke at library in June.

Senior living development proposed for space near shopping center By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

One of the nation’s largest providers of senior living wants to build a development on land near the Princeton Shopping Center, according to a proposal filed last week with the municipality. Sunrise Senior Living, based in McLean, Virginia, intends to construct a 76-unit develop-

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PRINCETON

Herrontown Woods Arboretum to become Princeton property By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Princeton will acquire the 142-acre Herrontown Woods Arboretum from Mercer County in a deal announced Monday. The agreement needs to be approved by the Princeton Council, County Freeholders and the state, the county said in a news release announcing what it called a “land transfer.” Mayor Liz Lempert said the genesis of the deal stemmed from the county wanting “to concentrate its efforts on its main parkland.” In terms of costs, Lempert called the amount “minimal” and said the bulk

of the work is being done by a nonprofit group, Friends of Herrontown Woods. She said the group maintains the trails. For its part, the group said on its web site that it looks “forward to working with the town to make Herrontown Woods and its cultural legacy a great asset for Princeton.” “I appreciate the efforts of Mayor Lempert and other Princeton officials in working with us to set a course for this special piece of property,” County Executive Brian M. Hughes said in the news release. He said the town has been managing the woods since 2011.

The property used to be privately owned but was donated to the county. It contains an old house and other structures, which appear to have been saved from the wrecking ball. “We would be working with the Friends of Herrontown Woods to develop some sort of agreement where they would take responsibility for the buildings,” Lempert said. The deal between the county and the town says the county must do ground water tests and soil remediation, and provide the town $85,000 for what it said was Courtesy photo “potential demolition of the The 142-acre Herrontown Woods Arboretum will be acquired by Princeton through a structures located on the “land transfer” with Mercer County, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said Monday. property.”

Plans for Palmer Square Post Office turned restaurant put on hold By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

A long night in front of the Princeton Planning Board ended without a vote for real estate businessman David Eichler, who must wait until the end of September to learn if he can put a restaurant in the old Palmer Square Post Office. The Aug. 3 hearing, which lasted more than three and a half hours, examined Eichler’s plan to have Triumph Brewing Co. relocate from Nassau Street into a vacant, Georgian Revival style building from the 1930s that Eichler says he wants to improve while maintaining its historic character. For instance, he has proposed putting a new glass entrance on Palmer Square

East, where the old loading dock is, project architect Michael Mills testified. Mills said it would create a “more welcoming façade.” Later, traffic consultant Georges Jacquemart told the board that based on studies he did, there was “ample parking capacity” in the immediate area, especially in the nearby garage on Chambers Street. But a decision by the planning board, on whether to approve or reject the proposal, will have to wait until Sept. 28, the date of the next hearing. Eichler sat through the meeting, the continuation of a July 13 hearing that ended prematurely because of a power outage, in the Witherspoon Hall municipal building, on a stormy night. He has partnered with Tri-

umph’s founder, Adam Rechnitz, the son of Monmouth County philanthropists Joan and Robert Rechnitz. Triumph has been in town for 22 years, with Rechnitz having lived in Princeton for a time before moving back to Red Bank, where he is from. During the hearing, Triumph representatives discussed restaurant operations, including the times of food and other deliveries, including the type of trucks they come in. Of those vehicles, only one is an 18-wheel-tractor-trailer, used to deliver the malted barley for making beer. According to Triumph, the truck comes once per quarter. The post office had been home in Palmer Square since the 1930s but moved

to Nassau Street, sharing a space with convenience store 7-Eleven, beginning in 2015. Eichler won the bidding for the property by beating out other suitors, including Palmer Square Management. Palmer Square Management is not opposing the project, but its lawyer urged the board to require that a directional sign, located on the south side of the building, be maintained. The sign points motorists to the Nassau Inn entrance, with attorney, Stuart B. Dember of the Fox Rothschild law firm calling it “detrimental if this sign is removed.” He said the board should, as a condition of an approval it gives Eichler, require the sign to stay where it is. Rich Goldman, Eichler’s See POST, Page 8A

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Enjoy state forests!

Sensationalism is all too common in today’s media, and nature’s extremes are always popular. The more shocking the headline, the more clicks and shares a story gets. Take the story, “11 things lurking in New Jersey’s forests that can kill you,” recently posted online. Yikes! If you want to scare people out of the woods and onto their couches, that’s how to do it! The good news is you don’t have to lock yourself inside, because New Jersey’s forests are safe and beautiful places to visit, with few aggressive predators. Of course, caution in the forest is as important as caution on city streets! That means staying alert to your surroundings, being prepared and heeding warning signs. What might you experience on a walk in a New Jersey forest on a summer day? Head for a beautiful place like Hacklebarney State Park in Morris County and be prepared to treat your senses. The forest is green and cool, a welcome respite from the blazing sun, and gorgeous, well-marked trails meander through the tall, mature forest. Many of the trails run along streams. Sit on a boulder and dip your toes in the water. Listen to songbirds singing, and look for flashes of color as birds fly through the trees. Take the time to hear the wind gently rustling tree leaves. Stop to admire the forest ferns, and along sunny trail edges you may spot butterflies landing on wildflowers. You’ll probably see families hanging out at a picnic. So what’s to worry about? Well, there may be some poison ivy and inedible plants and mushrooms … but if you’re old enough to read this, you’re old enough to know not to eat or touch unfamiliar plants! There may be snakes, but they’re hard to find and most likely harmless. New Jersey has two species of venomous snakes, both of which are very rare and prefer to avoid humans. Bobcats and coyotes live in New Jersey forests, but they’re very shy and you’d be lucky to see either of them. Black bears live in the forest, too, and although they’re wary of humans, sightings are increasing. If you see a bear, according to the state Division of Fish & Wildlife, make it aware of your presence by speaking in an assertive voice, singing or clapping your hands. Make yourself look bigger by raising your hands above your head. It will probably leave. If you encounter a black bear at closer range, stay calm and don’t run; instead, slowly back away. Black bear attacks are extremely rare, but if one does get aggressive, stand your ground and fight back! So don’t let a scary headline keep you out of the woods. This state we’re in has lovely forests, great trails and little to fear. Time spent in the forests can be peaceful, relaxing and rejuvenating. In fact, studies show that spending time in forests boosts the immune system, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, improves mood, increases ability to focus, accelerates recovery from surgery or illness and increases energy levels. The Japanese concept of “forest bathing,” or immersing your senses in the forest, is catching on here! A few tips for enjoying the woods: • Plan ahead by looking at trail maps and reading about the area’s plants and animals. See STATE, Page 10A

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Children should have eye exams before heading back to school To the editor: I’m writing to commend Gov. Chris Christie for declaring August “Children’s Vision and Learning Month” in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between good vision and effective learning. It is that time of year again when we, as responsible parents, prepare our children for the upcoming school year. We purchase new clothes, new supplies and complete the mandatory physicals that are required for school. In addition to those steps, The New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP) encourages all parents to include a comprehensive eye exam in their plans. A wellvision check that goes beyond reading an eye chart on the wall can open doors for many children, particularly those who struggle with reading or completing homework assignments. When a child fails to progress in school, a serious learning dis-

ability or attention deficit disorder is frequently thought to blame. But the problem might be, in part, caused by a vision difficulty, not a learning one. In fact, most learning disabilities have a visual component from an uncorrected vision problem. Children with undiagnosed, untreated vision problems - sometimes mislabeled lazy or learning disabled — can experience trouble focusing between a book or electronic device and the blackboard, or controlling or coordinating eye movements. In today’s digital classroom, a student must see well to not only keep up but to excel. Because studies show one in four children has an undiagnosed vision problem, early intervention is essential. Our children’s academic successes might well depend on their eyes.

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MERCER COUNTY NOTES Jewish Family & Children’s Service accepting program participants Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County is currently accepting 11th and 12th grade teens (as of the 20172018 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 trending topics from a Jewish perspective including friendships, the impact of social media, peer pressure, healthy dating relationships 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.

Mercer County introduces convenient U.S. flag disposal locations In support of Mercer County’s annual U.S. Flag Decommissioning Ceremony that takes place on or around Flag Day, June 14, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announces that his office of Veteran Services is making available flag disposal

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boxes. Residents can respectfully dispose of worn flags any time of the year by dropping them in one of three flag boxes, and the county will properly decommission them at the annual ceremony. The disposal boxes, provided to Mercer County by National Association of Counties (NACo), are located Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue in the Acme Shopping Center; the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library on Darrah Lane, Lawrence; and at the McDade Administration Building, 640 S. Broad Street, Trenton. Each year, Veteran Services partners with local veterans to hold the time-honored decommissioning, also known as “flag retirement.” Flag etiquette dictates that American flags that have become tattered, soiled or are otherwise no longer fit for display be burned in a dignified manner. The Hughes Administration and Veteran Services over the past decade have collected tens of thousands of flags eligible for retirement. Individuals and organizations wishing to have an American flag properly disposed of should bring the flag to any of the new flag disposal boxes or any Mercer County office, including Mercer County Park Commission Offices or Ranger Headquarters or the Mercer County Veterans Home on Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton. Participation by schools, Scout troops, veterans’ organizations and other agencies is encouraged. The flag disposal boxes are provided through a partnership with NACo, the National Flag Foundation and the National Sheriff’s Association.

College students should request vote-bymail application before going back to school As college students prepare for the start of a new academic year, the Mercer County Clerk, Paula Sollami Covello reminds students not to delay in returning their application to obtain a Vote-by-Mail ballot for the upcoming New Jersey Gubernatorial and State Elections. All Mercer County registered voters will receive a Vote-byMail application with postage paid this year as part of the County Clerk’s new voting initiative. The postage will also be included on the ballot so once it arrives; students can vote and return it at once. Voters interested in obtaining a Vote-by-Mail application in person, may visit the Mercer County Clerk’s Elections Office, located on the 7th floor at 240 West State Street in Trenton. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In anticipation of the county’s new Vote-by-Mail initiative, where all registered voters in the county not already receiving Vote-by-Mail ballots will receive an application in the mail, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 240 West State Street in Trenton will have extended hours Sunday, October 29 from 10-2 p.m., Saturday, November 4 from 9-1 p.m., and Sunday, November 5 from 10-2 p.m. in order to allow voters more flexibility and time to turn in their Vote-by-Mail ballots in person. Prospective voters may also visit the Mercer County Connec-

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Annual fundraiser was an opportunity to support a range of initiatives Last week, the sixth annual Mercer County Coalition Fundraising Dinner was held at Terhune Orchards. Hosted by Pam and Gary Mount on their farm, and with the Farm to Table food prepared by Momo Brothers’ chefs, this was another opportunity for Mercer residents to support a range of initiatives, programs, and certifications that can help address our warming and changing environments. Under the umbrella support of nonprofit Sustainable Jersey which provides training, grants, certification, information, and events - county coalitions, acting as hubs, (75 percent of New Jersey towns participate,) can bring together and inform town sustainability efforts, schools, research organizations, and environmental groups. The subjects they are addressing include: energy programs to change and reduce usage, resiliency programs to help towns prepare for the coming environmental and weather changes, recycling, composting, water issues, farm preservation, and open spaces. The former Lawrenceville Expo has grown and expanded into the Green Fair, presenting relevant organizations and businesses, and now held at Rider University each Spring. Within Mercer’s towns, and many schools, Green Teams have been established to put into effect ideas and latest information. One

of a number of encouraging developments has been the local bipartisan participation around these issues. (The U.S. Senate, too, now has an expanding - up to 46 members and growing; half from each Party - Climate Caucus group to work on global warming - attempting to keep up with California.) In addition to the many-pronged efforts of such local organizations as the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and the D&R Greenway Land Trust, a number of local businesses are joining by factoring in sustainability considerations. Bristol Meyers Squibb‘s latest research facility and NRG Energy’s new headquarters are but two examples. The Sustainable Mercer Coalition is therefore an important coordination and information-sharing vehicle for towns, businesses, and institutions to keep up with the latest developments. Indeed, more than “important” it is probably essential that these complex scientific, technological, and organizational ideas be shared and implemented. The encouraging conclusion from the latest fund-raising dinner at Terhune Orchards was that so many local residents from the county recognize the multiplicity of things that need to be done, and are willing to support doing them.

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Committee approves ordinance to limit Airbnb rentals By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Quiet reigns again on Kildee Road. That’s because the Montgomery Township Committee has approved an ordinance banning property owners or their agents from advertising and renting out residential properties - including a room in a house for less than 30 consecutive days. The ordinance, which was adopted during the committee’s Aug. 3 meeting, grew out of neighbors’

complaints about noise and trash at 129 Kildee Road. The property is listed on Airbnb as a short-term rental, and had become a weekend rental for groups that held parties and social events there. The property owner has moved to Tennessee and turned over the care of the house to a property manager. The Airbnb listing said the house could be rented for $1,000 per night, and could accommodate 16 guests in six bedrooms. There is a swimming pool, a hot tub and a deck.

Township Administrator Donato Nieman told township officials last week that since the ordinance was introduced, the property owner had been notified of the pending restriction. Mayor Ed Trzaska said someone held a “massive” party at the house since the ordinance was introduced on July 20 where he estimated there were more than 100 cars parked in the neighborhood and about 150 guests. Nieman said the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control had been no-

tified after township officials learned that alcoholic beverages may have been sold at the house. An investigation into a potential violation has been launched. Wells Fargo Bank, which holds the mortgage on the property, has also been notified of the conditions at 129 Kildee Road, Nieman said. The house is in foreclosure, he added. Commenting on the ordinance, Committeewoman Christine Madrid said the governing body thinks carefully before adopting an ordinance. It wants to make

certain that an ordinance is needed, but in this case, there was no choice, she said. Township resident Brett Borowski agreed that the Kildee Road neighbors need immediate relief, but he questioned how the ordinance would be enforced. It takes a “blunderbuss” approach to the issue, he said. Nieman said that after doing some research on Airbnb, he discovered several listings for properties in Montgomery Township. If it’s the case of a “snowbird” - a resident who spends the

winter in a warmer climate and rents out the property, “it doesn’t concern us,” he said. Nieman said the township does not want to harass someone who is not creating a problem for the neighbors. He said that while he understands Borowski’s concerns, “we need to solve the problem.” “I definitely think this is a very, very good step forward for us to take care of the problem,” Mayor Trzaska said.

Officials consider the future of vacant lots on 206 Planning board recommends development on "Five Tract" By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Weeds and grass have taken over the vacant lots across the street from the Audi Princeton and Honda of Princeton dealerships on State Road/Route 206. But Montgomery Township officials are taking steps to turn the three lots, owned by E1004A LLC and known informally as the Montgomery Five Tract,

into more productive use. At the request of the township committee, the planning board conducted a preliminary study of the property. The report was prepared by Clarke Caton Hintz, which is the board’s planning consulting firm. Following a public hearing on the report by planning consultant Emily Goldman at its Aug. 7 meeting, the Planning Board rec-

ommended that the three lots, which total 1.6 acres, should be deemed to be “an area in need of redevelopment.” The recommendation was made after it was determined that the conditions on the properties met one of eight criteria in the state Local Housing and Redevelopment Law. Goldman cited criteria “d,” which states that “areas with buildings or improve-

ments which, by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence... deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, morals or welfare of the community.” Goldman pointed to numerous code violations and citations issued over the years by Montgomery Township officials. Currently, cars are being parked on the land in viola-

tion of the township code, she said. Goldman also noted that an application that called for commercial uses on the first floor and six affordable housing units on the second floor was approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment several years ago, but it was never implemented. “It is the conclusion of this preliminary investigation that the study area qualifies under the criteria set

forth in (state law) to be designated as ‘an area in need of redevelopment,’” Goldman wrote in her report. Planning Board Chairman David Cheskis said he agreed that the property as it exists is obsolete and in disrepair. With the proposed designation, something else could be done with the property, he said.

Changes to liquor licenses in Montgomery Township approved By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Montgomery Township residents may have another place to purchase beer and wine, following the township committee’s approval of a resolution authorizing the sale of a new distribution license. The resolution, which was adopted during the committee’s Aug. 3 meeting,

sets the minimum bid price for the license for a liquor store at $350,000. The committee will award the license to the highest bidder at its Oct. 19 meeting. Prospective bidders must fill out an assortment of forms to pre-qualify to bid on the license and submit them to the municipal clerk by Sept. 26. The names of the pre-qualified bidders will be released Oct. 10.

The number of distribution licenses, generally reserved for liquor stores, and the number of consumption licenses for restaurants and bars, is based on a town’s population. The increase in Montgomery Township’s population between 2000 and 2010 - from 17,000 residents to 22,000 residents - is sufficient to permit issuing one more distribution license

and one more consumption license. These will likely be the last distribution and consumption licenses issued in Montgomery Township, said Township Administrator Donato Nieman. Only the distribution license is going out for bid. There are two distribution licenses in Montgomery - Steele’s Wine Cellar and the Montgomery Wine Mar-

ket. The distribution license that is going out for bid will bring that number up to three licenses, for a total of three liquor stores. There are nine consumption licenses. This includes the Tiger’s Tale and Aja Asian Cuisine and Lounge, which is on the site of the former TUSK restaurant on Route 206. There are three consumption licenses ear-

marked for restaurants at the planned Montgomery Promenade property on Route 206, but those restaurants have not yet been identified. The other consumption licenses belong to clubs, including the Cherry Valley Country Club, the Bedens Brook Country Club, the Nassau Racquet Club and the Princeton Elks Club.

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School district cancels varsity football By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North will not field a varsity football team this season because of a lack of players, according to West WindsorPlainsboro Regional School District officials. The varsity football program at West WindsorPlainsboro High School South will continue but players from West WindsorPlainsboro High School North will not be allowed to play for that team.

Players from the shutdown varsity team, including seniors, are eligible to play for West WindsorPlainsboro North’s junior varsity team. West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s varsity team will play its first game at Ewing High School on Sept. 8. School district officials became aware of the shortage of West WindsorPlainsboro North football players and attempted to work out a solution. The team, which is classified in Group 4, would have been

able to field only a total of nine juniors and seniors for a varsity team. Football teams in New Jersey are placed in five classifications due to enrollment, with Group 5 the largest and Group 1 the smallest. The school district sought permission to allow the nine juniors and seniors to join the football team at West Windsor-Plainsboro South. But the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the West Jersey Football

League and the state Department of Education rejected the request, wrote Superintendent of Schools David Aderhold. “We are significantly disappointed that the individuals and agencies that are supposed to both protect our students and provide opportunity and access [have chosen] to honor archaic rules versus finding a workable solution to allow students to safely participate in a sport that they love,” Aderhold wrote in an Aug. 1 letter. “The West Jersey Foot-

ball League and the NJSIAA should be ashamed of themselves,” Aderhold wrote. “Therefore, due to no other alternatives, the school district will suspend its West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North varsity season for the fall 2017 season.” West Windsor-Plainsboro North ended the 2016 season with a 3-7 record. The team would have been in the Central Jersey, Group 4 section this fall.

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Suspects apprehended for armed robbery at AT&T store None were hurt in the holdup and ensuing high-speed chase By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Two employees at the AT&T store on Route 1 and Washington Road, at the Penns Neck traffic circle, were frightened but unharmed after they were forced into a rear storage room during an armed robbery Tuesday night, according to the West Windsor Township Police Department. The get-away driver and the two robbers who tied up the employees and held them at gunpoint were apprehended. They face charges ranging from armed robbery and kidnapping to weapons offenses, police said. Gregory T. Smith, 53,

and Benjamin Green, 47, both of Philadelphia, were charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and kidnapping, police said. Tyreane D. TuckerBrown, 44, of Orange, who was the get-away driver and who led police on a highspeed chase through Plainsboro and West Windsor townships, was charged with robbery, kidnapping and eluding police. She was also issued numerous motor vehicle violations. The incident, which was reported at 7:58 p.m., began when Smith and Green entered the store shortly before closing time, police said. They forced the two employees into the rear

storage room at gunpoint and tied them up with zip ties on their ankles and their wrists with their hands behind their backs. Police responded to a call about an armed robbery at the store and when officers arrived, they saw a black Chevrolet Equinox sport utility vehicle leaving the parking lot. It had a partially obscured Pennsylvania license plate, which was later found to be fictitious. A police officer followed the Equinox onto Route 1 North and tried to stop it, but the driver — TuckerBrown — tried to elude the police officer. She got off Route 1 at Scudders Mill Road in Plainsboro Township and drove onto the overpass and back onto

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Route 1 South into West Windsor Township. She drove in an “aggressive” manner, speeding and weaving in and out of traffic lanes, as she tried to get away from the police officer. The Equinox abruptly turned onto Carnegie Center Boulevard westbound, past Canal Pointe Boulevard, and turned onto Heritage Boulevard northbound. The Equinox came to a halt on Heritage Boulevard at Federal Court, where a police officer who was working an extra-duty traffic assignment apprehended Tucker-Brown without incident. Meanwhile, the Equinox caught fire because of the extreme and intense driving by Tucker-Brown, police

said. Officers tried to extinguish the fire while waiting for firefighters to arrive to put it out. Back at the AT&T store, Smith and Green came out of the storage room where the two employees were being held. They were taken into custody without incident, while police checked on the welfare of the two victims. Police recovered two loaded handguns — one of which had two hollow point bullets — and the proceeds from the robbery, police said. Tucker-Brown, Smith and Green were taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center, pending bail hearings in Mercer County Superior Court.

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PACKET BRIEFS Golf outing to support Hugs for Brady Foundation On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina will sponsor a golf outing on Sept. 19 at The Meadows at Middlesex Golf Course, 70 Hunters Glen Dr., Plainsboro. Registration begins at noon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The fee for golfers is $125 and includes golf, cart, beverages, lunch and dinner, plus awards and prizes. A foursome is $500. Sponsorship opportunities are available for up to $2,000. Donations of items worth at least $25 are needed for the raffle. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit The Hugs for Brady Foundation of South Brunswick, which seeks to end childhood cancer. For more information, contact Kin Tang at 732-979-2192 or 732-666-1085 or visit www.hugsforbrady.org. To register, visit any local On the Border location, including Route 1, New Brunswick.

Volunteers sought to protect the elderly in nursing homes The New Jersey Long Term Care Ombudsman (NJLTCO) has launched a summer recruitment campaign for volunteers willing to spend four hours a week advocating for elderly residents of nursing homes. The NJLTCO provides advocacy to people living in long-term care facilities and investigates allegations of abuse and neglect in those facilities. NJLTCO volunteer advocates are at the front lines in combatting elder abuse and exploitation. Volunteers undergo 32 hours of training in communication, observation and troubleshooting skills and are required to

shadow an experienced volunteer before being assigned to a facility. Once assigned to a facility, they are required to spend at least four hours a week visiting residents, listening to their concerns and troubleshooting problems with the facility administration. There are currently around 130 nursing homes in the state that do not have a volunteer advocate assigned. Anyone over age 21 who is interested in volunteering can contact Deirdre Mraw at Deirdre.mraw@ooie.nj.gov or 609-8265053. For more information, visit www.nj.gov/ooie

Registration open for NAMI-NJ annual conference

The National Alliance on Mental IllnessNew Jersey (NAMI-NJ) will hold its annual conference on Dec. 2 at the Ramada Plaza Conference Center, 390 Forsgate Dr., Monroe. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and will focus on New Jersey first episode psychosis clinics. Keynote speaker AJ Mendez will sign books following her discussion on "Crazy is my Superpower," which begins at 11:15 a.m. A lunch buffet will be served from 12:15-1:15 p.m. After lunch, there will be recovery-oriented cognitive therapy, followed by a tribute to Sylvia Axelrod, NAMI-NJ executive director. The program will conclude by 3:15 p.m. Early bird registration will be open from Sept. 1 to Oct. 20. General registration deadline is Nov. 20.

Post Continued from Page 3A lawyer, offered that the issue could not be dealt with in the middle of a hearing. “We’re going to talk about it,” said Goldman, in adding it was something he didn’t expect to be a problem. The Triumph-to Palmer Square-proposal has its critics, including Scott Sip-

prelle, a former Congressional candidate and exhedge fund manager turned venture capitalist. Sipprelle, who lives in Palmer Square, is an official objector to the project, and sat at Thursday’s hearing with his wife and parents. Sipprelle’s lawyer, Chad Warnken, told the board that the proposal is “too large,” a sentiment that Sipprelle’s mother,

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Linda, who also lives in the Square, echoed later in the hearing during public comment. But Gab Carbone, owner of the Bent Spoon, the ice cream store in Palmer Square, told the board that she was “in complete support” of Triumph moving in. She said the brew pub would be a “vibrant and welcome addition.”

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vote-by-mail application. Sollami Covello, in a phone interview Wednesday, said she plans to meet with postal officials at the Hamilton facility next week. “Of course we have a concern that something like this could happen,” she said. “I just want to tell them that it’s unacceptable and intolerable. We can’t have this happen.” Sollami Covello has promoted her plan to encourage voter participation through touting the vote-by-mail option. But elections board member Anthony J. Conti expressed concern this week that she did not speak to him and other board members about the idea, something he only learned of by reading about in a newspaper. At the board’s meeting Tuesday, he raised the specter of voter fraud as well pointing to the sheer volume of work that will fall into the board’s lap if large numbers of voters cast

ballots by mail. “Once she licks the envelopes and sends them out, her job is done,” said Conti, a Republican and former Trenton City Clerk in speaking of Sollami Covello. He noted that in last year’s general election, the board had received 16,000 vote-by-mail-ballots, in a presidential contest, and that it had taken five days to get final election results. He said he hoped freeholders would be willing to provide $200,000 in funds to cover the board’s costs for this year. Another board member, Anthony R. Francioso, also pointed to the logistics of having enough space and staff to handle the work. “We don’t have any idea of how many are going to come in,” he said in adding that the 16,000 from last year’s election “completely overwhelmed us.” For her part, Sollami Covello said her plan was not a surprise, something that she had presented to

Mercer County freeholders at the budget hearing in March, and that she had notified Palmucci of what would be happening “on many occasions.” “The board of elections, their job is to count vote-bymail-votes, so they get paid, each of those board members gets paid to do that job,” Sollami Covello said. “So I’m sorry if this is going to cause them more work. However, it is their job to count vote-by-mail votes.” At Tuesday’s meeting, Conti said 36 percent of the mail-in-ballots from the last election had to be rejected. Touching on the possibility of fraud, Conti asked: “But how do we know who’s filling out this mailin-ballot?” “We don’t,” Palmucci, a Democrat, replied. “Exactly, so there goes the integrity of your election,” he said. Sollami Covello, however, said ballots would be sent to registered voters.

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still being worked out, we’re still learning about,” Councilwoman and Police Commissioner Heather H. Howard said, also after Monday’s meeting. “Sometimes by not being first, you benefit.” Town Administrator Marc D. Dashield said after the meeting that there are

“policy” and “technology” issues that the town wanted to monitor in other municipalities “before we jump into it right away.” “So I think it’s just a matter of timing,” he said. Police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter could not be reached for comment.

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Continued from Page 4A tion located in the Hamilton Square/Acme Shopping Center on Highway 33 & Paxson Avenue in Hamilton Township to pick up a Vote-by-Mail application. However, applications picked up in person do not include postage. Voters may also find Vote-by-Mail applications at www.MercerCounty.org and are available in both English and Spanish. To have a Vote-by-Mail application mailed to you, the telephone number to call is 609989-6495. Voter registration forms can be found at http://www.njelections.org/voting-information.html and are available in English, Espanol, Korean, Gujarati, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese. For additional questions, please call the Elections Office of the Mercer County Clerk at 609-989-6494.

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Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of Princeton at its special meeting on August 3, 2017 adopted the Findings of Fact:

Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of August at 7:30 P.M., Main Meeting Room, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Princeton will hold a hearing on the application of the undersigned, at which time and place all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Location of premises: 191 Snowden Lane, Block: 7505 Lot: 14 Nature of application: The applicant is proposing to construct a new one and a half story addition to the southern elevation of the existing house. The addition will create a new two car garage on the front elevation and a new family room and rear entry on the rear elevation. The second floor will run from the front of the house to the rear and features a dormer. This space will be utilized as a bedroom and office. The roof over the existing house will be reroofed and an 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2â&#x20AC;? overhang will be added to the northern elevation. The proposed addition will require the following variances: Prevailing Front Yard Setback The addition of the two car garage will encroach into the required front yard setback as follows: required prevailing front yard setback: 58 ft Proposed : 45 ft. Setback to Height Ratio: The new roof overhand on the northern elevation will increase the existing degree of noncompliance relating to the setback to height ratio as follows: Required Setback to Height Ratio: 1:1 Existing: 1:1.25 Proposed: 1:1.375 Side Yard Setback The new roof overhandg on the northern elevation will encroach into the required side yard setback as follows: Required Side Yard Setback: 15 ft Proposed: 13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;? Variance relief is required. The Applicant will also apply for such other variance relief, exceptions, waivers, permits, approvals or licenses that are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Applicant or the Board, and which may arise during the course of the hearing process. All documents relating to this application are on file in the office of the Zoning Board in the Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street and are available for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

He owned a series of recreation vehicles and enjoyed traveling with his family to all 50 states and Canada. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Shirley Baker Muench, his son Warren and his wife Deborah, his daughter Justine Muench and her husband Brad Thompson and Karen Muench, four grandchildren Erin, Danielle, Tyler and Lauren and his two great granddaughters, Elise and Claire. A memorial service for Mr. Muench will be held at Nativity Lutheran Church , East Brunswick on August 19th at 12:00 with a reception to follow. Should friends desire, donations may be sent to Nativity Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 or www.nativity-lutheran.org (donations tab).

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ROI RENOVATIONS & DEVELOPMENT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7/13/17 Minor Site Plan w/variance - denial File #P1717-464P LOCATION: 255 Nassau Street; Block 48.01, Lot 22 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Minor site plan with variance to mount an additional attached sign. ADOPTED: 8/3/17 Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours. Ilene Cutroneo, LUA Assistant to the Planner/Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD PP, 1x 8/11/17 Fee: $22.05 South Brunswick Township Police Department Take notice that the undersigned shall expose for sale in accordance with R.S. 39:10A-1 at public auction on Friday August 18, 2017 at 11:00 am at South Brunswick Township Municipal Building (Police Lobby) 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 the below described motor vehicles which came into possession of the South Brunswick Township Police Department through abandonment or failure of owners to claim same. The below listed vehicles may be examined at: Deans Garage 862 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852. 2003 Dodge Ram - 3D7KA26DX3G805425 - 242157 mi 2005 Nissan Altima - 1N4AL11D15C222447 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 101699 mi The below listed vehicle may be examined at: Reilly's Collision 3901 US Hwy 1 Mon. Jct. NJ 08852

Lucia Salas Applicant

2016 Jeep Wrangler â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1C4BJWDG3GL180745

PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $47.25 Affidavit: $15.00

The below listed vehicles may be examined at: Circle Automotive 206 Deans Lane 2006 Honda Ridgeline â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2HJYK165X6H511429 2007 Honda Civic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2HGFG12857H557931 2013 Ford F-150 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1FTFW1ET0DFA39286 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2MEFM74W93X665845

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PLACE-TO-PLACE TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE

Joseph Charmello, Traffic Safety Coordinator South Brunswick Police Department Traffic Services Bureau PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that MAIN STREET EATS, LLC (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Applicantâ&#x20AC;?), a New (732) 329-4000 x7410 Jersey limited liability company, has applied to PRINCETON for a place-to-place transfer of jcharmel@sbtnj.net Plenary Retail Consumption Liquor License Number 1114-33-024-009 (the "Liquor License") held by Applicant. The Liquor License is currently active and sited at premises PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $36.75 Affidavit: $15.00 located in the Princeton Shopping Center at 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The Applicant proposes to transfer the site of the Liquor License to 277 NOTICE Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposed Premisesâ&#x20AC;?). The names and addresses of the member(s) of the Applicant holding more than 1% of PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned has applied to the LAWRENCE the membership interests of the Applicant are as follows: TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD for the approvals described below, affecting lands and (1) FENWICK GROUP, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company with an address property located at 3551 Lawrence-Princeton Road, being designated as Block 6601, Lot of 1459 Great Road, Skillman, NJ 08558, which is the 100% member of the 1.01 on the Tax Map of Lawrence Township and being located in the RD-1 Zone. Applicant. The sole member of FENWICK GROUP, L.L.C. is: a. JAMES W. NAWN, JR., 1459 Great Road, Skillman, NJ 08558 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100% Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) developed its main Campus in the early 1970s. Copies of transfer application documents, including all supporting documentation and drawings of the Proposed Premises, are on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk, 400 In 1996, BMS submitted an application for the development of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phase IIIâ&#x20AC;? which included Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 and may be inspected during normal the expansion of Buildings A-3, L, M-2, M-3 and N and the construction of a 600 space business hours. Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to the Municipal parking lot (Resolution 17-96). This application was amended to include a new Child Development Center (Resolution 20-98/21-98). Only Building L and the Child Clerk. Development Center have been constructed, as well as a portion of the approved parking areas. Respectfully Submitted, MAIN STREET EATS, LLC ("Applicant") BMS proposes to construct Buildings M and N (originally included in the Phase III approval) as well as two parking garages and expanded surface parking (of which 288 By: Gaetano C. Lanciano spaces were previously approved), and two small building additions at Buildings B-1 and Attorney at Law and Agent of Applicant G-1. The application for Buildings M and N consists of two connected research laboratory LANCIANO & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. buildings with a total square footage of approximately 231,700, excluding mechanical 2 Route 31 North areas. Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 452-7100 With this application, the undersigned has applied for the following approvals: PP, 4x, 8/4/17, 8/11/17, Fee: $69.30 Aff: $15.00 (i) preliminary and final major site plan approval for Buildings M and N, consisting of + 231,700 square feet of floor area, together with additional surface parking, two (2) parking garages and related site improvements and additions to Buildings B-1 and G-1; (ii) a bulk variance to allow for the construction of an accessory building in a front yard (the site has four front yards); Invitation to Comment on a Proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility Interested persons are invited to comment on the wireless telecommunications modification project proposed at 55 Nassau St. in Princeton, NJ, with respect to impacts on, and specifically, the potential effects to, historic properties located at or near this facility, if any. The project will consist of installing one additional antenna and replacing three antennas with slightly larger designs on a 140-foot steeple. Comments regarding potential effects to historic properties should be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to Mr. John Pavlik at 1495 Alan Wood Road, 2nd Floor, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 567-3200, or jpavlik@aec-env.com. This notice is provided in accordance with regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 C.F.R. Part 1, Subpart I and Appendices B. PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $14.70 Affidavit: $15.00

(iii) a bulk variance to allow the east parking garage to be four levels (three levels permitted); (iv) a bulk variance to allow the total number of parking spaces to exceed the 10/acre maximum; (v) waivers from ordinance requirements for: (a) minimum width of landscape parking islands (no islands in certain areas), (b) minimum plantings for landscaped parking islands (less than 4 ornamental trees and 60 shrubs per 100 lineal feet), (c) maximum number of parking spaces in a row without a landscaped island (no island proposed in certain areas), (d) minimum lighting control ratio (average not greater than 4 to 1 and min to max not greater than 10 to 1 required, higher ratios proposed), (e) maximum walking distance from handicapped parking spaces (100 feet maximum, longer proposed), (f) maximum walking distance from employee and visitor parking spaces (1,000 feet and 400 feet required, longer proposed), (g) minimum internal access drive length for parking areas (75 and 50 feet required, 25 proposed), (h) minimize removal of trees 8 inch caliper or larger (several existing trees required to be removed), (i) environmental impact statement and (j) community impact statement; and (vi) for such other variances, waivers and other and further relief as may be required and which the Board believes to be necessary or proper.

Public Notice In accordance with the requirements of the Twp of West Windsor Zoning Ordinance and section 40:55D-12, of the revised Statues of the State of NJ, notice is hereby given that an application has been filed by Paul Meers, homeowner at 29 Berrien Ave, Princeton Jct, NJ, with the secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and is available for examination. Please take notice that the application by said homeowner is for the construction of an apx 90 sf front porch, on the premises mentioned above, designated block 74 and lot 40 on the West Windsor tax map. A public hearing is set for August 24, 2017, at 7pm in the WW Twp municipal bldg., room A. at 271 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Junction, NJ (Clarksville & North Post Rd). Any interested party may appear at the aforesaid hearing, either in person or by their attorney and will be given an o pportunity to be heard with respect to the aforesaid application. All documents pertaining to the application may be inspected by the public Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm, in the office of the Division of Land Use, in the Twp bldg. at the aforementioned address. PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $17.85 Affidavit: $15.00

Mr. Muench was an avid cyclist who held many state and other race awards. He was a member of several bicycle clubs including the US Cycling Federation, Century Road Club and The Wheelman. Mr. Muench was eligible for the ďŹ nal tryout for the 1952 Olympic Team representing the US in the Helsinki, Finland bicycle races. He was an active member of Nativity Lutheran Church, East Brunswick, serving on the Church Council.

tory educator Stacy Roth highlights the lives of women who â&#x20AC;&#x153;belonged to the armyâ&#x20AC;? during the American Revolution. Molly reminisces about the days when she accompanied her husband through summer battles and winter encampments from Valley Forge to Monmouth to Morristown. A participatory artillery drill is included. The presentation will be held at the Visitor Center Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auditorium at 2 p.m. A vehicle park entrance fee applies. The Visitor Center Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring The Swan Historical Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collection of 500+ Colonial and Revolutionary War artifacts. The Visitor Center Museum can be reached from I-95 by taking the Trenton/Lambertville Exit (this is the first exit in New Jersey heading north and the last exit heading south). Continue north on Route 29 for 2.5 miles and turn right at the first traffic light. The park entrance will be on your left in a half mile. Enter the park and follow the signs to the Visitor Center Museum. For more information call 609-7370623.

A hearing on this application will be held at meeting of the Planning Board on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lower Level Conference Room, Lawrence Township Municipal Building, 2207 Lawrence Road (Rt. 206), Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648. You may appear in person or by agent or attorney and present any objections which you may have to the granting of these approvals. Copies of the application, maps and related documents for the proposed development are available for inspection at the office of the Lawrence Township Division of Planning and Redevelopment, Lawrence Township Municipal Building, 2207 Lawrence Road (Rt. 206), Lawrence Township, New Jersey, 08648 weekdays (except holidays), between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Applicant PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $72.45 Affidavit: $15.00 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for VEHICLE COLLISION REPAIR will be received by the

LEGAL NOTICE

Township Clerk Township of Plainsboro Municipal Building 641 Plainsboro Road Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of Princeton at its special meeting on August 3, 2017 adopted the Findings of Fact: APPLICANT:

LOREN PFEIFFER & OLGA HASTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6/28/17 Minor Subdivision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lot consolidation File #P1717-482MS LOCATION: 18 & 28 Longview Drive; Block 8804, Lots 15 & 16.02 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Consolidation of two lots into one. ADOPTED: 8/3/17

on Thursday, August 24, 2017 until 11:00 a.m., at the address set forth above.

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:00a.m., BIDS RECEIVED AFTER SUCH TIME AND DATE WILL BE RETURNED UNOPENED TO THE BIDDER. SEALED BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD AT ADDRESS AND TIME SET FORTH ABOVE.

Ilene Cutroneo, LUA Assistant to the Planner/Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD

Specifications and other information may be obtained at the Purchasing Office of the Township of Plainsboro between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 4:30p.m. 609-799-0909 extension 1406. Bidders are required to comply with the Requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C.:17:27

PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $21.00

ATTEST: Carol J. Torres, Township Clerk PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $31.50 NOTICE OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor and Council of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey has awarded the following contract without competitive bidding executed as an extraordinary, unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1) (a) at a meeting held on August 7, 2017. The contract and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk as follows: NAME SWM Consulting, LLC

SERVICE

TIME

Supplemental PSA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Preparation of Environmental Permits on the Cherry Valley Road Improvement Project Delores A. Williams Deputy Municipal Clerk

PP, 1x, 8/11/17 Fee: $23.80

2017

AMOUNT Not to exceed $9,197.00

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RESULTS Olivia Hompe The Princeton University graduate helped England earn a bronze medal at the FIL World Cup. England dropped a 19-8 decision to the United States in the semifinals before defeating Australia, 10-9, in the bronze medal game. Hompe, who graduated from Princeton as the program’s all-time leading scorer, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player after scoring three late goals to rally England past Australia. Princeton’s Nonie Andersen competed in the World Cup for Ireland, while Kerrin Mauer competed for Italy. Andersen had 13 goals and seven assists as Ireland finished 13th at the World Cup. Mauer, an assistant coach for the Tigers, had 18 goals and 16 assists as Italy finished 11th at the World Cup.

Allison Herring The Montgomery resident reached the semifinals of the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 92nd Women’s Amateur Championship, which was held at Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville, Aug. 1-4. Hering defeated Tara Fleming, 4 and 2, in the quarterfinals before falling to Yeji Shin in the semifinals, 4 and 3. Herring will be a junior at the University of Tennessee, where she had been a member of the golf team for the past two seasons.

WW-P Babe Ruth The West Windsor-Plainsboro 13-15-year old Babe Ruth baseball team, which includes Princeton residents Teddy Durbin and Judd Petrone, is scheduled to open play in the Babe Ruth World Series today in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. West Windsor-Plainsboro will open pool play against the Southeast Regional champion. West Windsor-Plainsboro is one of five teams in the National Division. The top three teams in each of the two divisions of the tournament will advance to singleelimination bracket play, which is scheduled to begin Aug. 15. The tournament quarterfinals are scheduled for Aug. 15, with the semifinals slated for Aug. 16 and the championship game scheduled for Aug. 17 at Denver Trapp Field.

PROS Spencer Weisz The Princeton University graduate has signed with Hapoel Galil Gilboa in Israel’s top league to begin his professional basketball career. Weisz won Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2017, becoming just the eighth player in the awards’ 40-plus years to claim both the Ivy Player and Rookie of the Year honors in his career. This past season, while helping Princeton to the NCAA Tournament after a 14-0 Ivy League record and a title in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, Weisz averaged 10.6 points a game while leading the team with 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists a contest. Hapoel Galil Gilboa is based in Gan Ner in northern Israel, just more than an hour northeast of the major coastal city of Tel Aviv.

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Princeton High graduate Elise Gerdes, who won a pair of titles at the recent James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament, returns a shot during a match in last year’s Mercer County Girls’ Tennis Tournament.

Gerdes a double winner at Cryan tennis By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Elise Gerdes enjoyed a successful tennis career at Princeton High School. Gerdes, who was graduated in June from Princeton High was part of a Mercer County Tournament championship team with the Little Tigers as a sophomore. She spent her last two years in the program as a singles player, helping Princeton complete two more successful seasons. Since the end of her high school career, Gerdes has spent time doing drills and working as an instructor for younger players at the Nassau Tennis Club in Skillman. “I don’t compete very much during the school year,” said Gerdes, who will attend Rutgers University. “I focus on academics, so tournaments never work out. I drill a lot and I worked at the Nassau Tennis Club, so I stay on the court that way.” Gerdes made a return to competitive tennis earlier this month in the 52nd annual James E. Cryan Memorial Tournament, which was held at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Gerdes came away from the tournament with a pair of championships. She captured the Women’s A Singles title and partnered with John Russo, her coach at Nassau, to win the Mixed A Doubles

crown. “For the singles, I was not sure what to expect,” said Gerdes, who was unseeded and defeated thirdseeded Jennifer Tan in the final, 61, 6-2. “I looked at the draw and didn’t know anyone on the list. I just figured I was going to go in and do the best I could. I know some of my friends competed in men’s doubles last year and did well, so I thought I might be well. “In mixed doubles I thought we had a better chance, I knew my partner and I worked well from both being at Nassau. He knows my strengths and plans things out so that it works better for me.” Gerdes and Russo, who were also unseeded, won the mixed doubles title with a split set victory over the second-seeded team of Sally Kuppek and Vivek Sahota. The duo had topped the No. 1 seeded team of Indah Budiman and Matthew Hartman in the semifinals. “I have been playing a lot because I work at the Nassau Tennis Summer Camp,” Gerdes said. “So in addition to playing with the tournament training high school kids, I also have private lessons. I am going to Rutgers, so I probably can’t play Division 1. I am hoping there may be a club team and maybe some leagues in the area that I can still play. And I am close, so I can still play and drill at Nassau.” Gerdes and Russo represented Nassau well in the tournament, as

did William Camper and Blake Iles, who captured the Men’s A Doubles title with a split set triumph over Anuj Anand. In other divisions in the tournament, top-seeded Christopher Racz captured the Men’s Open Singles, while former Montgomery High player Rachel Pierson won the Women’s Open Singles. Yuexing Hu claimed the Men’s A Singles title, while Jigar Shah won the Men’s B Singles and Dee Belsky won the Women’s B Singles. In other doubles play, Martin Alund and Christopher Marquis won the Men’s Open Doubles, while Pierson and Brianna Shvets won the Women’s Open Doubles. Shvets paired with Princeton High graduate Ilia Shatashvili to win the Mixed Open Doubles title. Nathan Silverman and Alex Terr won the Men’s B doubles, while Gwen Guidice and Indah Budiman were the champions in the Women’s A Doubles. Amy Fillipone and Elaine Fox won the Women’s B Doubles. Dee Belsky and Jigar Shah won the Mixed B Doubles. “This was my first time playing in the tournament and it was a lot of fun,” Gerdes said. “I know a lot of friends who played last year. I had a scheduling conflict so I couldn’t make it. I came along and watched some of the matches and realized it was such a fun tournament. Everyone is so nice and I wanted to play this year.”

Gerdes has spent plenty of time on the tennis courts this summer due to her job at Nassau. But she hadn’t been tested much in match play, which made her performance at the Cryan tournament all the more impressive. “I am on the court five days a week from 9 until 3,” Gerdes said. “It is a fun job. I mostly work with the younger kids. I really enjoy working with the young kids who are just learning to play. I got a lot of support during the tournament from the people at the club. The older kids that were there would ask me every morning how I did in my match and when I told them I won they got very excited. “I think that helped me that the people at the club were there to back me up.” Gerdes hopes to stay active in tennis any way she can as she heads off to college. “I did Junior Team Tennis as a junior in high school and we won sectionals and districts and made it to nationals, so I hope to find something like that as I get older,” she said. “It is more of a laid back environment. It is still competitive, but not much as some other tournaments. “Tennis is something I never want to give up. I started seriously at the age of 12, so for almost seven years I have been playing and I love the sport. I am looking forward to coming back to this tournament and playing again next year.”

Let’s play some Pickleball at area tennis clubs By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Looking for a new sport to try? Wondering if you might be a bit too old to start something new, but still hoping for something active that’s fun to do? The sport gaining in popularity that is right for players of any age or ability is Pickleball, which is being offered at more and more tennis clubs, with lessons thrown in so anyone can learn the sport. Pickleball contains elements of tennis, but on a smaller court. It has some similarities to pingpong and even badminton. Pickleball is played with a paddle and on a court smaller in size than a tennis court or more the size of a badminton court. The ball used is a perforated, slow-moving one and a tennis-type net is used. “This is the third year we will be offering Pickleball,” said Diana Kimick, who is the director of teams and communication at the Nassau Tennis Club in Skillman. “It has grown. We have a big group of men and ladies who love

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Players participate in a Pickleball matchup at the Nassau Tennis Club. playing. Last year we had 100 participants. We are introducing lessons this year. We have people at the club who are interested in giving lessons and there are plenty of people who want to learn to play.” The sport is one that can played by all ages and there isn’t a high level of tennis experience needed to play. The game is very popular among older athletes, many of whom have never played tennis. “It is a little more geared to the senior level,” Kimick said. “We have senior men and women who

have played tennis and others who have not played tennis. It is a shorter court and is a quick, fastpaced game with a smaller ball and racquet.” Nassau Tennis Club will be offering Pickleball for the third year beginning in September. The sport is also offered at the Princeton Racquet Club, which will offer an introduction to Pickleball at its TennisFest on Aug. 19 from 12:30-2 p.m. “We will have four players on a court and two courts going at a time,” Kimick said. “It has be-

come very popular and the seniors really enjoy it. We have equipment they can use and there is no charge if they rent it.” Princeton Racquet Club (PRC) started Pickleball a year ago. “Pickleball is so much fun, with lots of rallies and a mix of volleys and finesse,” Judy Vogt of PRC said. “All ages, from children to seniors, and all levels, from beginner to advanced, can enjoy it. Tennis players can pick up the game easily and it helps improve their volleying skills. Pickleball is a great option for the aging person who can’t cover a tennis court any longer and still wants to use their tennis skills.” Players at PRC have taken a quick liking to the sport. Among the comments Vogt and Colleen Cosgrove hear at PRC are: ‘“They can still play and have fun even thought their body is falling apart; they can play pickleball as a replacement for tennis, when they can‘t play tennis anymore because of bad knees; it’s fun to learn a new game and it’s a great social activity.”

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PU football tabbed as Ivy co-favorite By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Being tabbed as a pre-season favorite in the Ivy League is not something that happens very often for the Princeton University football team. But this year, for just the sixth time in the program’s history, the Tigers are atop the Ivy League’s pre-season media poll. Harvard and Princeton are cofavorites in the media poll. Both teams finished with 120 points in the poll, with Princeton securing six first-place votes and Harvard garnering five. Penn, which also received five first-place votes, was a close third with 110 points. The poll was announced on Tuesday prior to the league’s annual media conference call with its head coaches. Princeton, which was 8-2 overall and 6-1 in the Ivy League a year ago, shared last season’s league title with Penn. This time around, if the media poll is to be believed, the Tigers and Quakers will battle Harvard for the league championship. Princeton’s optimism may be dimmed slightly with the news that returning Bushnell Cup winner John Lovett, the Ivy League’s Offensive Player of the Year, will likely miss the start of the season with an injury. Lovett led all of the FCS and broke the Princeton single-season rushing touchdowns record with 20. The quarterback also passed for 10 touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass.

“John suffered an injury in week one last year and played through it all year long,” said Princeton coach Bob Surace, who is set to begin his eight season as the head coach at his alma mater. “He obviously had a tremendous year to say the least. We thought through rest and rehabilitation he would be fine. He had a great winter. He hit personal highs in all his strength marks. He suffered a setback in the spring and we went through that cycle again of rest and rehab. “The decision was made medically to have surgery. The surgery was successful and knowing John, he’ll be attacking his rehab full speed and we certainly look forward to getting him back on the field soon. He will go through his rehab. A lot of it will be up to when he is healthy. The medical staff does a great job and when they clear him he’ll be ready.” Fortunately, the Tigers have a more than capable option at quarterback with senior Chad Kanoff, who was a second team All-Ivy selection at quarterback after passing for over 1,700 yards and six touchdowns. He shared the position with Lovett last year, but will be the main option this year until Lovett returns. “Chad Kanoff will lead the skill group this season,” Surace said. “Chad played the game at a high level last fall and his leadership has been outstanding. We are excited to see him take his game up to the next level.” Princeton has a new offensive

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Bob Surace, who has led the Princeton University football team to a pair of Ivy League championships during his tenure as head coach, will begin his eighth season leading the Tigers when they open against San Diego on Sept. 16. coordinator this season as Sean Gleeson takes over for James Perry, who departed to become the head coach at Bryant University in Rhode Island. The offense has plenty of returning depth and will be a strong point for the Tigers this season. “We have a number of skill guys returning,” Surace said. “One of our strengths should be our offensive line. We return nine of the 10 on the two-deep from

last year and all of them saw time. They are led by Mitch Sweigart, our left tackle, who had a fine year for us last year.” On defense, the Tigers have a number of holes to fill. They lost six players who were either firstor second-team All-Ivy selections, but Surace is confident there are other players ready to step in to fill those holes. “We do return a number of high-quality players, led by cap-

5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, in Cranbury.Registration for the event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Cranbury Fire Department. The 1 Mile Run/Walk begins at 8:15 a.m., with the 5K scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The 5K is suitable for anyone from a recreational walker to an elite competitor. It is chip timed, USATF certified course.

There will be one to two water stations during the race. It is a flat and fast course through the beautiful shaded neighborhoods and parks of Cranbury.For more information, visit the website at www.helenecody.com.

tain Kurt Holuba (defensive lineman),” Surace said. “He had a tremendous off-season. Chance Melancon at cornerback, that was a position of doubt for us and he solidified it. We went into the offseason knowing six high-caliber players were gone and we had some holes to fill. “Ben Ellis, a safety, has really shined. Tom Johnson took to the inside linebacker position well. Quincy Wolff (linebacker), with the extra reps he had, has really improved. Mike Wagner on the defensive front has been a productive pass rusher and his all around game really started to flourish. Joe DeMarco and Jake Strain are two guys in that defensive line rotation that stepped up into larger roles this spring and have done very well.” Princeton will open the season on Sept. 16 when it plays as the host to the Pioneer League champion, the University of San Diego, in a noon start. The Tigers will face Lafayette on the road the following week before opening the Ivy League season at home against Columbia on Sept. 30. Princeton will be on the road against the other two Ivy favorites, playing at Harvard on Oct. 20 in a Friday night matchup and at Penn on Nov. 4. Among the highlights to the overall Ivy League schedule, Dartmouth and Brown will play their league game at legendary Fenway Park in Boston on Nov. 10.

NEWS AND NOTES PRC TENNISFEST

The Princeton Racquet Club, recognized nationally for its excellence in tennis programming for juniors and adults, will hold a TennisFest on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 12:30-2 pm. Everyone is welcome and the event is free. There will be lessons for adults and children from beginners to tournament level players. Partici-

pants also can play Pickleball, a game similar to tennis, played on a smaller court. A racquet technician will be available to answer questions regarding stringing and racquet advice. Any questions, call 732-3296200 or online at www.princetonracquetclub.com.

HELENE CODY 5K The 9th Annual Helene Cody

LACROSSE CLINICS The Lawrence Lacrosse Club announced registration for the 2017 fall clinics is open. Programs

are available for boys and girls Pre-K through eighth grade from Lawrence Township and from surrounding communities that do not offer a lacrosse program. The fall clinics are a great opportunity for new players to try lacrosse and for experienced players to improve their skills. Space is limited. Go to www.lawrencelacrosse.com, to register.

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A Concert With Some Heart Ann Wilson’s Atlantic City show will highlight the classic rock music she loves By Mike Morsch nn Wilson was in the music room of her Seattle home and was looking for some inspiration for a song. As she looked out the window, Wilson spotted her sheepdog running around under the trees in an orchard adjacent to her property. It was the spring of 1978 and Wilson’s band Heart, which included her sister and songwriting partner Nancy Wilson, had already experienced success. The band’s debut album, “Dreamboat Annie,” made it to No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in 1976. That was followed in 1977 by the “Little Queen” album, which made it to No. 9 on the albums chart and featured the hit single “Barracuda,” which reached No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. But now it was time to start writing songs for the next album and the pressure was on from the record company. Looking out the window that day, Ann Wilson noticed her dog chasing a butterfly, to no avail. “Here was my dog trying to chase this butterfly and she couldn’t catch it. But she had this incredible stamina. She really believed she could catch that butterfly,” Wilson said. “She kept it up and kept it up and kept it up and pretty soon I thought, ‘That’s an amazing metaphor for me trying to find an idea for a song. Or for somebody who is chasing love or somebody who has a dream or a goal.’” It worked. The song that Wilson wrote that day was “Dog & Butterfly,” which would be the title track of Heart’s fourth studio album, released in October 1978. The album would spend 36 weeks on the charts and peak at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. It would featured two Top 40 U.S. singles, “Dog & Butterfly,” which got to No. 34; and “Straight On,” which peaked at No. 15. The album itself was a “theme” album, which was popular in that era. Side one was the “Dog” side and featured more hard rock tunes. Side two was the “Butterfly” side and featured mostly ballads. “To be fair, as a songwriter, when you’re really into writing songs, you think every one is special,” Wilson said. “You think, ‘Wow! This is the best thing I’ve every written!’ But I do like that song (“Dog & Butterfly”). It has stood the test of time. I think it’s still good rock poetry and it’s uplifting. People really like that song.”

Ann Wilson’s concert at the Tropicana will focus on her personal favorite songs, along with some Heart classics.

its four-decade history, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. But these days, Ann Wilson is going solo. She’ll spend much of 2017 touring the country and presenting “an Ann Wilson show,” which will make a stop for one performance at the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, Aug. 19. “I know that people who come to see my show want to hear Heart songs and there are a few Heart songs in it,” Wilson said. “But when they come see my show, they are going to see me doing what I do best and that’s singing great songs. I’ve paid really special attention to honoring the Heart legacy, but also to making a show that’s really great for people to see. One that says something, means something, is fun and looks great.” In choosing what songs to include in her show, Wilson starts with a big wish list and then picks the ones that really work for her and have meaning in the present. Wilson’s setlist on this tour has included songs done by Elvis Presley, the Who, Buffalo Springfield, the Animals, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Jimi Hendrix. “There is a huge love of classic rock out there and there are some great songs that have great messages,” Wilson said. “I wanted to include a collection of them together that would be exciting for people to hear my

and it becomes my show.” Making it her own solo show has contributed to some self-awareness for Wilson on this tour. “The biggest thing I’ve learned about myself is that when I love what I’m doing, I shine like the sun,” she said. “I can focus in on it and I can really bring people with me into that. If you work and you don’t have all the money in the world and you decide to put money aside to come see a show, you want the people who you’ve paid to see to be really into it and at their best. It’s good when you get to hear the big hits that you love. And if you get to hear the artist really, really nailing them, that’s what is worth the money.” As it has been from the beginning, the love vibe that the audience returns to Wilson keeps her onstage and excited about performing. “I call that a ‘connection’ and that is completely one of the best things in life,” she said. “It’s up there with making love to somebody. It just goes right into your heart and fills your soul up. You can see their eyes shining and your eyes shining. You just look at each other with all this understanding. It’s a real high. Those are the moments that make it all worthwhile.”

Ann Wilson will play Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. For tickets and information, go to tropicana.net.

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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert

Getting to Know Him

Doreen Taylor will share the story and songs of Oscar Hammerstein at Bristol Riverside Theatre

hen Doreen Taylor performs her concert of Oscar Hammerstein songs at Bristol Riverside Theater, she plans not only on entertaining the audience but educating it as well. She describes her show, “An Enchanted Evening: A Night With Oscar Hammerstein II,” as a “docu-musical” filled with songs that share the story of Hammerstein’s life, and his influence on musical theater. “Really, it’s a documentary with music that I’m performing and [baritone] Keith Spencer will be a guest star,” Taylor says. “We’re really talking about his life — the positivity, all the good things, all the shows he created; in my opinion his most important music. And telling little stories behind all of it to give a greater insight into his life and why he did what he did.” The Aug. 24 concert at Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, Pennsylvania, is a benefit for the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center, which aims to preserve Highland Farm, where Hammerstein lived. It was there that he wrote the lyrics and books for some of the most legendary American musicals, most of which Hammerstein wrote with Richard Rodgers. Those shows include “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” and “The Sound of Music.” Hammerstein won eight Tonys and two Oscars. The center’s stated goal is to honor Hammerstein’s legacy by restoring the farm’s house, opening it up for tours, and turning the farm’s barn into a museum. In creating the show, Taylor worked with Will Hammerstein, Oscar’s grandson, in obtaining stories, images and video content, all of which are featured in the show. Taylor is a classically trained singer with an undergrad degree in voice performance from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, and a graduate degree in opera from Temple. She discovered Hammerstein’s music by performing in shows like “The Sound of Music” early in her career. More recently, she’s turned to recording pop music. Last

Doreen Taylor will honor Oscar Hammerstein, and raise money to preserve Hammerstein’s farm, during a concert at Bristol Riverside Theatre. year, she released the album, “Happily Ever After,” which includes “Toy,” a single that reached 31 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Taylor says that writing and recording her own songs has led to a deeper understanding of Hammerstein’s work. And for that reason, she wanted to honor him with this show. “He really was ahead of his time, and he paved the way for so many topics and things people weren’t talking about at the time,” Taylor says. “He was really liberal and he pushed the envelope in many different ways. It’s intriguing and I’m so glad I’m going to be able to teach a theater full of people something about him. I really wanted to make a show where even someone who knows a lot about him will walk away learning something and on the same side, somebody who doesn’t know anything will come away enlightened. So we’re going to try to do that and also do some great music, with great performances of his

best stuff.” Rodgers and Hammerstein specifically wanted to cover social issues in their shows, while also delving deeper into story and characters than musicals at the time typically did. “Show Boat,” the 1927 show Hammerstein wrote with Jerome Kern, was very much about race, unheard of for a musical in that day and age. Hammerstein first teamed up with Rodgers on “Oklahoma!” which debuted in 1943. One of their most revered musicals is “South Pacific,” which was based on “Tales of the South Pacific,” a collection of stories by James A. Michener. The show is about a nurse stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. It opened in 1947 and was very much about racism in that the character Nellie meets a man and struggles to accept his two mixedrace children. “The song ‘You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught’ is all about racism,” Taylor says. “They wanted to cut that song and Oscar

said, ‘If you cut that, then there’s no point to the show.’ Because it’s all about how you’re taught this behavior, you’re not born with it. They won the Pulitzer for that.” The concert will showcase 28 songs, including such legendary numbers as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “People Will Say We’re In Love,” “Getting to Know You,” “My Favorite Things,“ and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.” She’ll also be singing some lesser-known gems, such as “The Gentleman Is a Dope,” from the 1947 show “Allegro,” which ran just nine months on Broadway. “‘Allegro’ was kind of flop, I hate to say it but it was,” Taylor says. “It was way ahead of its time, it had a chorus in it, a speaking chorus, and people at that point didn‘t know what to do with that. It had no props and no sets. Even the topic was following a guy’s life around, and it’s not what you would think of when thinking of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” Taylor will be accompanied by the Hammerstein Orchestra, consisting of a wind ensemble and a pianist. She compares the band setup to a jazz configuration. The arrangements are by Lou Lanza, a musical director and composer. “We’ve created something much more intimate and really very special,” Taylor says. Among the reasons Taylor is working on this tribute is that she wants to honor her roots by returning to the songs that helped shape her as an artist. “It’s a much deeper place from where I can examine these songs and really perform them on a deeper level for me,” she says. “It’s nice because I miss singing this stuff and I miss singing in this style.”

Doreen Taylor will perform “An Enchanted Evening: A Night with Oscar Hammerstein II” at Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $35. For more information, go to www.brtstage.org or call 215785-0100.

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STAGE REVIEW By Charles Daye

Opera Campers to Sing ‘Brundibár’ Eli Villanueva of LA Opera is directing young singers at the Count Basie Theater

he dog days of summer will mark the beginning of the first-ever Count Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy’s Children’s Opera Camp. The twoweek opera camp will be guided by Eli Villanueva, the resident stage director of LA Opera and its acclaimed education and community engagement department. Villanueva started his artistic career 45 years ago performing as a choirboy before he began studying to become a music teacher. Villanueva’s career with LA Opera began in 1989, as a member in the chorus. In 1992 he began working in the group’s education department and got his first opportunity to direct in 2000. During the two-week opera camp, singers will learn and rehearse “Brundibár” a children’s opera by Jewish-Czech composer Hans Krása. “Brundibár” was first performed by children in Czechoslovakia’s Theresienstadt concentration camp. The camp will culminate with two public performances of “Brundibar,” one at the Count Basie Theatre, Aug. 19 and a second at the Grunin Center for the Arts in Toms River, Aug. 20. The program also will include, “Friedl,” a companion piece to “Brundibár,” written by Villanueva. Villanueva has directed both works a number of times. He says that each time he directs the operas, he wants to “closely connect” what is happening on stage to the history of “Brundibár” when it was performed in Theresienstadt, a World War II ghetto/concentration camp in the Czech Republic. “Brundibár has this history, [the opera was] originally composed for a competition that was to be performed at an orphanage,” Villanueva says. The opera had to be smuggled into the Theresienstadt concentration camp/ghetto. “This piece was used by the camp participants as a form of protest because Brundibár is a character they equate with Hitler, and Brundibár needed to be defeated, he needed to be put down a peg, he needed to be overcome so that two children, a boy and a girl, can actually make a little bit of money so they can buy some milk for the ailing mother.” So with the help of a bird, dog and cat, the boy and girl recruited the neighborhood children to help defeat Brundibár. “Giving a strong message, that with the help of this community, their bully can be defeated,” Villanueva says. “It was something that gave the people hope.” “Brundibár” was considered a “hot ticket” in Theresienstadt and there was always a full house to watch the children perform. “[‘Brundibár’] has a lot of history, and really connected to something with one group of people who went through

Eli Villanueva works with students at the Count Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy’s Children’s Opera Camp. some very hard times, it really connects with them as far as hope to make it to the other side, to make it to a place where they continue to live and thrive,” Villanueva says. As part of the opera camp experience, the students will visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, and they will also meet a Holocaust survivor, Ela Weissberger, whose childhood performance of “Brundibár” at Theresienstadt was exploited by the Nazis and used as propaganda to present the camp as a positive environment. Weissberger performed the role of the cat in all Theresienstadt performances of “Brundibár.” Villanueva says Weissberger has seen his version of “Brundibár” and his companion piece “Friedl.” “If she is well, she will be coming to speak with the kids,” Villanueva says. “She is a very dynamic person with just so many stories.” Villanueva says it would be quite a memorable experience to have her talk to the children. Weissberger follows Brundibár where ever it is performed, all over the world. “As [the kids] go through these pieces, both ‘Friedl’ and ‘Brundibár,’ they really start to connect with the world and its history and how we treat others and what would be a better way of treating people and a sense of community,” Villanueva says. “It is a very strong piece and I am really grateful I could be connected to it in this small way.” Villanueva says his companion piece’s roots date back to when LA Opera started its own opera camp in 2003 as a way to introduce opera to children in the community. “We were not necessarily seeking out singers who wanted to be performers,” Villanueva says.

After a few short years, Villanueva says the camp’s reputation grew. “All of a sudden we started to have a lot of teenagers who wanted to take part but ‘Brundibár’ [has] only so many feature roles and they are primarily for kids,” Villanueva says. “So we had some singers who really wanted to perform so we needed to give them a challenge.” LA Opera then commissioned Villanueva and his writing partner to write a pre-show for “Brundibár,” one that would give older children and teenagers the chance to perform. The pre-show they wrote was about artist and art therapist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis. “[Dicker-Brandeis] was sent into Theresienstadt as well, but in Theresienstadt, she was leading art classes, these art classes were not supposed to be allowed so she was doing these in secret,” Villanueva says. Dicker-Brandeis gave people in Theresienstadt opportunities to create visual art like paintings and drawings by using anything they could find within the camp grounds. She also gave them opportunities to write poetry. “When she knew that she was going to be sent to Auschwitz, she collected these works of art and she put them in suitcases and hid them,” Villanueva says. Her suitcases were discovered about a decade after World War II, and contained thousands of pieces of art that are now displayed in the Prague Museum. “Friedl” is about one of Dicker-Brandeis’ art classes. “It was an hour for them that they can forget about the situation that they were in, they could actually find ways of hoping for a better life,” Villanueva says. One of the characters in “Friedl” was written as the catalyst for the story of “Brundibár.” “With the two together, ‘Brundibár’ is this character’s imagination from Friedl’s art class,” Villanueva says. “It offers “Brundibár” a certain grounding of history and it is actually for the adults in the audience, that it is not just a children’s show but it really does state a much clearer message for everybody,” Villanueva says. The Count Basie Theatre also announced that it received a grant worth $18,000 from the Ocean First Foundaiton which made the two-week opera camp at Count Basie possible.

“Brundibár” will be performed at The Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank Aug. 19, 8 p.m. A second performance will take place at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center at Ocean County College, 1 College Drive, Toms River, Aug. 20, 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20; www.countbasietheatre.org; 732-842-9000.

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assage Theatre Company has announced that Artistic Director June Ballinger is leaving the theater at the end of this year, after 22 years of leading the Trenton-based theater. Ballinger came to Passage in 1995 to build the State Street Project, the education program through which Passage Trenton students. She became artistic director the following year. Under Ballinger’s leadership, Passage refocused its mission from solely new plays to producing socially relevant works. Ballinger said her proudest accomplishments include the brand she established for Passage and the diversity of Passage’s audience in response to her play selection. “As the years have gone by, Passage has increased the number of its patrons who cross cultural lines to sit amongst people different from themselves to engage in a story common to both through its universal humanity,” Ballinger said. “Although audiences still tend to have a

cultural majority of those ‘whose story it is,’ our audiences are increasingly culturally mixed. That is what I was striving for . . . that is at the root of my vision. One of the aspects I enjoyed the most was my relationships with the artists; the cultivation of early career writers, actors and directors. I expect that to continue in my future work.” Ballinger has planned Passage’s 2017-18 season, which will open with co-production between Passage and Luna Stage in West Orange. “Paradise” by Laura Maria Censabella runs Oct. 5-22, 2017. The season will continue with Richard Hoehler’s “I of the Storm,” this year’s Solo Flights presentation, March 9-18. In the spring, Passage will present “Caged,” by the New Jersey Prison Cooperative, a new play about the human costs of a for-profit justice system. In a statement, Passage announced that it is undergoing a search for a new artistic director.

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2017 Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, located at 165 East Front St. Hand-crafted teas, produce, sweet treats, cold pressed juices, prepared foods and more, through Oct. 26. Thursdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 31 & Main Farmers Market, Campus Town, located adjacent to The College of New Jersey in Ewing (GPS address: 1928 Pennington Road/Route 31). Featuring vendors selling fruits, vegetables, cheese, meat, honey, fresh pasta, baked goods and more. Markets also feature cooking demonstrations, health screenings, live music and special events, through Oct. 29. Sundays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.31mainfarmersmarket.com; 443-248-6738. Princeton Farmers Market, Hinds Plaza, 55 Witherspoon St. (next to the Princeton Public Library). Seasonal and organic produce from local farmers, flowers, crafts and a variety of edibles, through Nov. 16. Live music 12:302:30 p.m. Thursdays 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. princetonfarmersmarket.com. West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction. (Use 2 Vaughn Drive for GPS.) Host to 16 regional farms, 11 artisan food and natural product vendors. For for sale include locally grown fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, pastured meats and poultry, fresh coastal seafood, cheese, milk, farm fresh eggs and more. There also is an on-site knife- and blade-sharpening service. Also includes live music, cooking demonstrations and community organizations, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thanksgiving. manager@westwindsorfarmersmarket.org.

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“Guys and Dolls,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. 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, through Aug. 20. Performances: Fri.-Sun. 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $12 seniors (65 and older) $10 children (12 and under); www.downtownpac.com; 267-885-9857. “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, through Aug. 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; 732-997-0205.

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“The Glass and the Pitcher” by Lynn Cheng Varga is among the paintings included in “Celebration III” an exhibit of works by members of the Creative Collective Group on view at the Gourgaud Gallery, 23A N. Main St., Cranbury, through Aug. 25. The Creative Collective is dedicated to fostering a creative and nurturing community for artists, artisans and art lovers in central New Jersey and beyond. There will be an artist demo by Lucretia E. McGuff-Silverman, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, 20, 1-3 p.m. For more information, go to www.cranburyartscouncil.org. “Other Desert Cities,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Drama about Brooke Wyeth returns to her parents’ Palm Springs home toting an explosive, about-to-be-published tell-all memoir, Aug. 18 through Sept. 2; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-8622121. The Kelsey Awards, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Awards show honoring the best work by the various community groups that perform at Kelsey Theatre. The show will feature productions from last year, including “Miss Saigon,” “In The Heights,” “Anything Goes” and more. The show also wll preview numbers from the upcoming season, including “Memphis” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $17; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

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CHILDREN’S THEATER 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. “Snow White,” Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington CrossingPennington Road, Titusville. Original musical written and directed by Louis Palena, telling the story of Snow White, her sister Rose Red, a mysterious gypsy woman, seven cute but protective dwarfs, a Wicked Queen and of course a Prince, through Aug. 13. Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m., Sun. 4 p.m., $5; www.downtownpac.com; 267-885-9857.

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“What the Butler Saw,” Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Joe Orton’s 1969 farce that unveils the fragile state of truth in the hands of those in power, and the power of truth despite our easy ability to twist it, Sept. 6 through Oct. 1. $29-$69; www.shakespearenj.org; 973408-5600. “Disaster!,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Musical spoof of ‘70s-era disaster movies set in 1979 at the opening of a floating casino and disco in New York, Sept. 8-24. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $13 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469.

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JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peterson, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. Big Mean Sound Machine, Mill Hill Park, 165 E. Front St., Trenton. Psych/funk/jazz/world group weaveing together a variety of musical traditions in eclectic dance music, Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Free concert. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs. Free parking will be offered in the Liberty Commons Parking Garage located 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; 888596-1027. The Urban Guerilla Orchestra, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. The band will perform jazz, Motown and soul classics and Philadelphia Funk, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Free; 1-800-298-4200. The Blawenberg Band, Hopewell Borough Train Station, Railroad Place, Hopewell, Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. www.blawenburgband.org. West Philadelphia Orchestra, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Lineup of professional Philadelphia musicians whose influences range from Sun Ra to Bulgarian brass bands, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m. (Bring a lawn chair.); artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. Big Mean Sound Machine, Mill Hill Park, 165 E. Front St., Trenton. Psych/funk/jazz/world group weaveing together a variety of musical traditions in eclectic dance music, Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Free concert. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs. Free parking will be offered in the Liberty Commons Parking Garage located on E. Front Street. For more information, go to www.levittamp.org/trenton. Leonardo Martinez, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Martinez will sing songs from his first EP, “Here I Am,” an will share his personal journey, Aug. 17, 8 p.m., $35; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. Best of the Eagles, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Tribute to the classic rock band whose hits include “Hotel California,” “Take It to the Limit” and “One of These Nights,” Aug. 19, 6 p.m. There is parking charge of $5 per car; 1-800-298-4200. Charles Busch - Naked and Unafraid, The Rrazz Room,

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6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Tony nominee Charles Busch returns to the Rrazz Room with a new show that gets to the essence of this legendary entertainer. He will be appearing with director/arranger Tom Judson in an evening of music and storytelling, both hilarious and poignant. His ongbook ranges from Michel Legrand and Paul Williams to Stephen Sondheim and Kurt Weill, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. $35; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-5961027. Grace Little & GLB, Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton. As part of the celebration of 115 years of Cadwalader Park, the Trenton Museum Society and the City of Trenton present Amazin Grace and the Grace Little Band in a concert featuring jazz, pop, rock, R&B, funk, reggae, and more, Aug. 27, 4-6 p.m. Free; www.ellarslie.org.

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The Bimah Players, Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., Monroe. The Bimah Players will hold auditions for adult actors and singers of all types and ages for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deli Delights,â&#x20AC;? a smorgasbord of comedy, drama and songs about Jewish life. Auditions will be held Aug. 16-30 by appointment only. Performances are Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. To schedule an audition, email dirbimahplayers@aol.com or call 609-395-2969. LaShir, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. The Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is seeking experienced choral singers (of all voice parts) to join its ranks. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings from 7:30

to 9:15. as a cultural representative of the Jewish community, LaShir is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and transmitting Jewish cultural heritage. For more information, go to www.lashir.org, email director@lashir.org or call 347782-2746. Sharim vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sharot. Dr. Elayne Robinson Grossman, music director of Sharim vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sharot, will hold auditions for all voice parts, SATB, during August and September. The choir performs throughout central New Jersey and the Delaware Valley with its repertoire of Jewish music of many eras, styles and languages. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from September through June in Ewing, except for major holidays. The choir will perform at Verizon Hall in the Kimmel Center on March 21 for the Leonard Bernstein Bicentennial Celebration during Organ Week. Other concerts will be in synagogues, concert halls, museums and community centers. For more information, contact Dr. Elayne Grossman atsharimvsharot @ gmail.com or go to www.sharimvsharot.org. The Roxey Ballet Company will host auditions for its annual production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker,â&#x20AC;? Sept. 9 for dancers 4 to 8: Ages 4 to 6 noon to 12:30 p.m. Ages 7 to 10: 12:301 p.m. Ages 11-13, 1-1:30 p.m. Ages 14-18, 1:30-2 p.m. Interested candidates should arrive 15 minutes prior to audition time. Auditins will be at Roxey Ballet Canal Studios, 243 N. Union St. Lambertville. Performances are Nov. 25 through Dec. 3. For more information and registration, go to www.roxey-

ballet.org. Capital Singers of Trenton, Sacred Heart Church, 343 South Broad St., Trenton. Capital Singers of Trenton is a 100-voice choir founded in 2006. Composed of singers of all ages, repertoire includes a mix of musical genres and styles, both sacred and secular. Rehearsals are held twice a month on Sunday evening. The choir is welcoming singers of all voice parts, but particularly tenors and basses. For more information, email capitalsingers@gmail.com or go to www.capitalsingers.org.

MUSEUMS

Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum,â&#x20AC;? featuring more than 100 works from the 17th to the 20th centuries, through Sept. 17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler.â&#x20AC;? Exhibit brings together experts from the sciences and art history to present the history of Howard Russell Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings and the story of the artist who created them. Butler (1856-1934) was a graduate of Princeton Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first school of science, through Oct. 15; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Cadwalader

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THINGS TO DO

Park: An Olmsted Vision: Exhibit highlighting Cadwalader Park and its world-famous designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Cadwalader Park and Central Park in New York City. Exhibitions on both floors of the museum will run, through Sept. 17 with various complementary events, lectures and tours. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. 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. Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. NOTE: The museum is closed during the month of August. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848-9327237.

GALLERIES

“Our World through Artists’ Eyes,” D&R Greenway Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48th annual exhibition, through Aug. 21. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. Collection of abstract pencil works inspired by science by Plainsboro artist Sarah Morejohn, through Aug. 23. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. “Celebration III” by Creative Collective Group. The Creative Collective is dedicated to fostering a creative and nurturing community for artists, artisans and art lovers in central New Jersey and beyond, through Aug. 25. Artist demo by Lucretia E. McGuff-Silverman, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m.

August Is When He’ll Steal the Show Neil Sedaka will perform at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Aug. 11 beginning at 8 p.m. Sedaka will share such hits as “The Diary,” “Calendar Girl,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” and more. Tickets cost $35-$95; www.stnj.org; 732-246-7469.

Open studio, Aug. 20, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also open July 9, 16, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. River Queen Artisans Gallery, 8 Church St., Lambertville. “Summer Blessing,” featuring new work from more than 30 local artists, through Sept. 9. riverqueenartisans.com; 609-397-2977.

Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Rich Vos, Aug. 11-12, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20;Open Mic Night, Aug. 16; The Half House Live with Anthony DeVito, Casey James Salengo and more, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., $20; Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, Aug. 18-19, $32; Todd Barry with guest opener Doogie Horner, Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., $23; 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. Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson CenChris James and Richie Redding, Newtown Theater, ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Saturday English Coun- 120 N. State St., Newtown, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12, 8 p.m. try Dance, Aug. 12, 8-11 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $20; www.thenewtowntheatre.com. $11;Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Aug. 16, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Dancing and Dessert, Plainsboro Municipal Complex, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. Dance lesson by “The War Show,” Princeton Public Library, 65 WithCandace Woodward-Clough with desserts, coffee and tea, erspoon St., Princeton. Screening of film in which Radio host Aug. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. 609-799-0909, ext. 1719. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Cen- Obaidah Zytoon captures the fate of Syria through the intiter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction mate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists. Part of most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. the Syrian Perspectives Series, Aug. 14, 7 p.m. Free; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529. $5; 609-912-1272. Minute-to-Win-It: LEGO Edition, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Children 5-12 years old are invited to compete in a variety of fun, silly and chalPrinceton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, lenging feats. Each challenge will have a LEGO component West Windsor. Bobby Collins, Aug. 11; Giulo Gallarotti, and a time limit of 60 seconds, Aug. 15, 2 p.m. Free; Aug. 12; Carol Montgomery, Aug. 26; catcharisingstar.com; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529. 609-987-8018.

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Peddler’s Village will be all about peaches, Aug. 12-13.

Aug. 12-13 Peachy fun at Peddler’s Village Peddler’s Village will host its Peach Festival and Sidewalk Sale. The day will offer kids games and bounces, live entertainment, and of course, lots of peach-flavored goods for sale. Goods for sale will include locally grown peaches, baked goods, pies, peach butters, and artisanal jams. After satisfying their peach cravings, visitors can explore the bargains at the sidewalk sale. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Peddler’s Village is located at routes 202 and 263 in Lahaska, Pennsylvania. For GPS, use 2400 Street Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. For more information, go to www.peddlersvillage.com or call 215-794-4000.

Aug. 12 Butterfly Festival at Watershed The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed will host its 17th annual Butterfly Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the watershed’s reserve in Hopewell. This year’s festival includes an obstacle course and dunk tank, hay rides, nature walks, and a butterfly and bug parade. Visitors can tour exhibits, visit the watershed’s insect zoo, and the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House. Other activities include a book reading, and visits with critters including alpacas, kittens, a skunk, hissing cockroaches, and turtles. Riverhorse Brewing Co., and Jersey Cider Works will be selling refreshments at the beer garden. Food will be available for purchase. A misting tent will offer a place to cool down. There also will be exhibits of art, crafts, sculpture, and photography. Live music will be played by the Ballycastle Band, the Dadz, Giana Lynn, and Frances Catherine. The Watershed is located at 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. For tickets and information, go to www.thewatershed.org or call 609-737-3735.

Aug. 13 New Hope Automobile Show The New Hope Automobile Show will take place at New Hope-Solebury High School for one day only, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Categories of cars on view include vintage antiques, cars from the ‘20s and ‘30s; ‘40s and 50s; as well as separate categories for the ‘60s; ‘70s; and ‘80s. Visitors also can vote for their favorites. On site parking can be accessed from the Route 202 spur road at Hardy Bush Way. Admission costs $10, $5 seniors. Free for children under 12 who are accompanied by an adult. Free for active duty military and dependents are free.

Aug. 14 Syria film screening at Princeton Library The Princeton Public Library will screen the movie, “The War Show,” beginning at 7 p.m. Radio host Obaidah Zytoon captures the fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists. Beginning with peaceful Arab Spring protests in 2011, the film provides a four-year, ground-level look at how the country spiraled into bloody civil war. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Sweet tastes of summer Try these special recipes with this year’s tomatoes and corn It’s that time of year again when New Jersey farm stands burst with corn and tomatoes. Kerr’s Kornstand, just outside Pennington is famous for its “korn,” often featured on local restaurant menus. Others swear by Sansone’s, in Hopewell, or the organic Z Food Farm in Lawrenceville. Route 206 is home to Cherry Grove Farm and Peterson’s, with Terhune Orchards nearby, while Griggstown Farm is a scenic drive up Canal Road north of Rocky Hill. There are listings of roadside stands by county at jerseyfresh.nj.gov, so you can get your goodies wherever you are, especially on weekdays when farmers markets aren’t open. There’s nothing like a fresh ear of corn, boiled, steamed, or grilled, or a juicy tomato with a sprinkling of salt (and maybe a dash of good olive oil). But once you’ve had your fill of the season’s first, and are casting about for other ways to use them, the recipes below should help. I treated myself to the full series of Short Stack Editions (shortstackeditions.com) last winter, after coveting the beautifully designed single-topic recipe booklets for years. Now I subscribe to get new ones in the mail, each written by a different chef. So far there are 28, ranging from Eggs to Cucumbers, and you may spy the occasional edition in gift shops, too. Roasted chiles Rellenos Adapted from Short Stack Editions Vol 10: Corn by Jessica Battilana. You didn’t used to be able to buy a poblano chile in central New Jersey, but now they’re fairly common. While I will always love battered, fried, rellenos, this variation sounds wonderful. I do think that once your peppers are roasted, you could simply lay a damp paper towel over them to steam, saving the trouble of the bowl and plastic wrap. — F.B. 4 large poblano peppers 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour Â½ cup heavy cream 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated 1 Â½ cups raw corn kernels (from about 2 ears) Â½ cup cilantro leaves Roast peppers on a foil-lined tray in a 400 degree oven, for about 20 minutes, turning to be sure that all sides are browned and blistered. Remove and transfer peppers to bowl, cover with plastic wrap to

sources suggest grated Parmesan instead. — F.B.

5 ears corn, shucked 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, chopped ¾ cup crumbled cotija cheese 2 scallions, thinly sliced ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons crema or sour cream 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 teaspoons Cholula or Tabasco hot sauce ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Boil corn for 5 minutes, cool, and cut kernels from cobs. In a large bowl, combine corn, tomatoes, cilantro, cotija, and scallions. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, crema, lime juice, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Pour dressing over corn mixture and mix well. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

For a lot of people, summer wouldn’t be summer without a barbecue featuring grilled sweet corn. steam. Carefully peel when cool enough. Carefully cut a lengthwise slit in one side of each pepper, then remove seeds and discard those. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking constantly until light golden brown. Whisk in cream, then add cheese and continue whisking until mixture is smooth. Stir in corn. Let cool for 5 minutes, then spoon into the peppers, dividing evenly. Transfer stuffed peppers to a baking dish large enough to fit them in side-by-side. (You could make this a day ahead, covering with plastic wrap in the fridge overnight.) Bake peppers about 10 minutes (longer if refrigerated), then transfer to a platter and top with cilantro. Serve hot. Tomato and green olive tartare Adapted from Short Stack Editions Vol 2: Tomatoes by Soa Davies. 2 pounds ripe red tomatoes, cored, seeded, and finely diced ¾ cup green olives, like Picholine, pitted and finely chopped

2 tablespoons chopped capers 1 small shallot, finely minced ½ cup chopped parsley 6 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (optional) Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Grilled bread or crackers for serving In a bowl, combine all ingredients except bread, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Mound in center of platter surrounded by bread and crackers, or make individual plates with an ice cream scoop of tartare on each. Esquites Adapted from Short Stack Editions Vol 10: Corn by Jessica Battilana. Esquites is an off-the-cob version of Mexican street corn. This version includes tomatoes, too. Fine to use leftover cooked corn (including grilled), of course. Cotija cheese is somewhat salty and crumbly; I tend to substitute drained feta cheese, but many

Tomato tarte tatin Adapted from Short Stack Editions Vol 2: Tomatoes — by Soa Davies. 10 Roma tomatoes 6 tablespoons unsalted butter Â¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 sheet puff pastry dough, cut into an 8-inch disk Preheat oven to 400 degrees and boil a pot of water on top of stove. Cut a shallow X on the bottom of each tomato and blanch in the boiling water for about 20 seconds, then transfer to ice water bath to cool, then peel. Slice each in half, lengthwise. In a heavy 8-inch skillet, preferably cast iron, heat butter over medium-high heat until it starts to brown. Sprinkle sugar evenly over butter and cook until it turns golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add vinegar. (Be careful of splatters.) Place tomato halves, cut side up, in a circular pattern in the caramel and continue cooking until tomatoes have softened, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and lay the pastry over the tomatoes. Bake until pastry is deep golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest for at least 5 minutes in pan before carefully flipping it out onto a serving plate. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or tomato sorbet.

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Pam Hersh

Peace, and ingredients, in the garden Tom Hickey brings a passion for the best as the chef for the Scheide household Tom Hickey always takes time to smell the roses — and nurture the roses and occasionally prepare the roses for a culinary treat. I met Hickey, several weeks ago, when I became Alice, falling through the looking glass into Wonderland — the backyard of the Scheide residence where the roses appeared too perfect to be real. Longtime Princeton resident, philanthropist and community activist Judy Scheide hosted a small garden party at her Library Place home for friends who were connected through Judy’s various interests and passions. My conversation with the guests was minimal because I was mesmerized by the ambiance. The colors, shapes, sizes and smells of the plantings were arranged perfectly in a garden symphony, quite appropriate for the home of the late William Scheide, internationally renowned philanthropist, human rights advocate, and scholarly musicologist, who died in November 2014 two months shy of his 101st birthday. The conductor of this garden symphony was the garrulous gentleman Tom Hickey, who was standing next to me and enjoying my enjoyment of his creations. Adding to my wonderment about the sights and smells of the roses was Hickey’s revelation that he could prepare the roses to enhance a gourmet meal — something he loves doing as much as he enjoys overseeing the rose garden. Since I am a disaster at both cooking and gardening, Tom Hickey in my world is a super hero creating a joyful garden environment, while saving me from processed salty and sugary snacks, such as my two favorite food groups Cheetos and M&Ms. For the past 12 years, he has been in working for the Scheide household as a private chef and gardener, a trained professional chef (Culinary Institute of America) and a self-taught organic gardener. “I am so lucky that the Scheides gave me the opportunity to have both of my passions converge and be on display . . . I think cooking and gardening need some soul to be of true value to us. They both are part of life’s circle,” said the 61-year-old father of two grown daughters. Judy Scheide explained that when she first met Tom, she and her husband were in the market for a chef extraordinaire. They needed someone who could prepare delicious meals

Tom Hickey tends to the garden of the Scheide home. that complied with strict dietary restrictions, comprised the finest and freshest ingredients, and were presented in an artistic and meticulous manner for formal and informal gatherings. The competition for the position was intense. Out of approximately 50 applicants, Hickey was one of a half dozen who made

the final cut and ultimately emerged as winner. He grew into the role of gardener, when the previous Scheide gardener retired. “I truly felt honored that Dr. Scheide, who loved to eat really loved my audition meal,“ Hickey said of the mahi mahi and seared scallops over a gingered cream corn, he prepared with fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs.

The word “fresh” is key to Hickey’s culinary vocabulary, reflecting the fact that he spends a lot of time growing his own vegetables and herbs in the Scheide garden and stalking the various farmers markets in the region. Judy Scheide, who did not share all of her husband’s food passions — for example, she does not like scallops — shared with her husband a love of excellence and an understanding of the soulful beauty and connection between cooking and gardening. Hickey said he thinks his appreciation for the art of gardening began when he was 5 years old and his grandmother showed him a bearded iris. “Something clicked and I was hooked,” he said. When he was 27, he moved into a duplex in Collingswood, where there was a garden that had been neglected. He felt a connection, and wanted to restore it. So he attended a meeting set up by Organic Gardening Magazine that took him down the path of organic gardening, a most fruitful journey. His wife of more than three decades has traveled down that garden path with him. “She may not have the same zeal for gardening as I do, but she understands the peace and joy I derive from not only tending and caring for gardens but also creating gardens,” Hickey said. “I read constantly about organic gardening and am thrilled by the merging of the practical, delicious edibles from the garden, with the aesthetics of the garden.” Before coming to the Scheides, Hickey worked as a chef/manager for a country club in Medford Lakes and a chef at a Zagat-rated Philadelphia restaurant. Those jobs were challenging and educational, but not quite as rewarding as the combining his two loves as the chef/gardener for the Scheides. For Hickey, the cooking is creative and intense and demanding and produces a real high when he sees others enjoy his creations. Gardening is healing, calming, soulful and, as it turned out, practical and important in the pursuit of his career as a chef. “Tom is an artist, appealing to more than the visual, but also to the sense of taste and smell,” Judy Scheide said. “If you add a bit of Bach, one of Bill Scheide’s favorite musical ingredients, you have a remarkably glorious picture.”

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Come gather ’round, Dylan fans Rock historian Vincent Bruno will talk about Bob Dylan’s music and influence at the Lawrence Library

Vincent Bruno will share his insights into Bob Dylan at the Lawrence Library.

writer of the rock ‘n’ roll era, Bruno says his popularity didn’t match other acts in the 1960s. “When I’m listening to the Beatles and the Stones and everybody else on the radio, you would hear Bob but you would not hear Bob a lot on the radio,” Bruno said. “He never had a No. 1 hit in the ‘60s, ever. The first big hit people remember is ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ — that became massive, but prior to that, very rarely did you hear Bob. So I kind of heard Bob through the Beatles and through the Stones talking about him, and through my friends, then I’d buy the album.” In 1966, Dylan famously went electric, which left some fans feeling betrayed. During a legendary concert, released in 1998 as “The Royal Albert Hall” concert (even though it didn’t take place at Royal Albert Hall), an audience member can be heard calling Dylan ‘Judas.’ Dylan replies, “I don’t believe you, you’re a liar.” But going electric led to three of Dylan’s most revered albums — “Bringing it All Back Home Again,” “Highway 61 Revisited” and “Blonde on Blonde,” all released within 14 months of each other (and “Blonde and Blonde” was a double album). Bruno was a fan of the electric Dylan from the start. “Once he went electric, then it really opened up the doors because his voice then fit that electric backing, it works really, really well. I actually embraced that, I thought it was amazing,” Bruno says. Bruno also does talks on the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and other rock music of the 1960s. The talk in Lawrence will mark his first in the area, but he hopes he gets to come back with some of his other talks. Starting with Dylan is a good choice for a library, especially since he won the Noble Prize for literature. “In my mind, he is the Shakespeare of rock ‘n’ roll, I don’t know how else to explain the guy,” Bruno says. “Just read him, you don’t have to listen to the music, just read him and it’s sheer poetry, it’s amazing.”

where he writes everything,” Bruno says. “And then we’re listening and we’re thinking, the voice is not that great, but my god, these words are tremendous. And then that was it.” Despite Dylan’s status as, perhaps, the most influential song-

Vincent Bruno will host “The Sixties: Bob Dylan Revisited” at the Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.

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A lot of words have been used to describe Bob Dylan: Folkie, rock star, voice of a generation, Noble Prize winner and, perhaps most fitting of all, enigma. For all the songs he’s written, and for all his immense fame, Dylan has mostly kept his personal life to himself. We know the biographical basics: growing up in Hibbing, Minnesota, idolizing Woody Guthrie and playing New York folk clubs, and becoming a rock star. His music has offered clues about his life and his faith, but all the books, and even the interviews he’s given, haven’t offered a lot of insight into Bob Dylan the person. “He’s a tough guy,” says rock historian Vincent Bruno. “There’s a million books written on him, but Bob really never talks, he doesn’t talk about personal stuff. So it’s hard to get a really good photograph of the guy, and it’s hard to get it through his lyrics because he’s all over the place. So to really appreciate Bob, you just have to listen to his music, where there’s just so much going on.” Fans of Dylan and rock music history can learn about the legend when Bruno gives a talk “The Sixties: Bob Dylan Revisited,” Aug. 10 at the Lawrence Library. “What I’m going to do is walk through the 1960s with Bob, from when he kicks off in Minnesota and makes his way to the village,” Bruno says. “Really the focus is the ‘60s, I talk a little bit the stuff afterwards but I really focus on the 1960s.” Bruno’s fascination with rock began, of course, when he saw the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” He first started listening to Dylan when he was a freshman in high school. “The first time I hear his voice, I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God, this guy can’t sing, it sounded horrible,’” Bruno says. “I’m going back to the first and second albums. I remember my buddy, we buy the first album, and with that album, he’s 20 years old and he’s doing traditional folk songs, and the voice is that raspy voice, and we’re saying, ‘Oh my god, this guy is horrible.’ “And then the second album comes out, which is ‘Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,’ and he wrote everything, the first album

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HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35. The Glass Castle (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20. Logan Lucky (PG13) Thurs. 7:10, 9:50. Annabelle: Creation (luxury recliners, reserved

seating) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Detroit (R) Fri.Thurs. 7:10, 10:20. The Emoji Movie (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45. The Dark Tower (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. Atomic Blonde (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45. Dunkirk (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35. SpiderMan: Homecoming (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:30, 7:30,

Zoe Kazan and Kumail Nanjiani in the acclaimed romantic comedy, “The Big Sick.”

10:30. Despicable Me 3 (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 12:15, 2:35, 4:55. Kidnap (R) Fri.-Thurs. 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05.

MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-924-7444): An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55. Menashe (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30. Landline (R) Fri.-Thurs. 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50. Dunkirk (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50. The Big Sick (R) Fri.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55. Maudie (PG13) Fri.Thurs. 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): The Big Sick (R) Fri. 4, 7, 9:35; Sat. 1, 4, 7, 9:35; Sun. 4, 7; Mon.-Tues. 2, 4:45; Wed.-Thurs. 2:30, 5:15, 8. Maudie (PG13) Fri. 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sat. 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sun. 1, 3:45, 6:45; Mon.-Tues. 2:30, 5:15, 8; Wed.-Thurs. 2, 4:45. Art on Screen: Michelangelo (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. National Theatre Live: Salome (NR) Mon. 7:30 p.m. Hollywood Summer Nights: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (NR) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Animal House (1978) (R) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Dr. Navtika R. Desai

Stop diabetes before it begins Years before most people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, they experience a condition known as pre-diabetes. However, because it usually does not cause any symptoms, many people are unaware of their condition. Yet once pre-diabetes is detected, lifestyle changes can often help reverse it or keep it under control to prevent the progression to diabetes. The best way to detect pre-diabetes is during blood tests as part of a routine annual physical. One in three Americans The body needs a hormone called insulin to turn blood sugar into energy. Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce insulin (type 1) or does not use insulin properly, making it harder to manage the amount of sugar passing through the blood. When sugar builds up in the blood instead of going into cells it can starve your cells of energy and over

time damage your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart. In other words, high glucose is toxic to your cells and the cellular function of your entire body. Pre-diabetes is diagnosed when blood sugar levels are above normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetes. The prevalence of prediabetes is increasing in step with the rise in obesity, poor diet and more sedentary lifestyles across the United States. Eighty-six million Americans — or more than one in three — age 20 or older have pre-diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. If left untreated, current trends indicate that an estimated 15 to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years, according to the American Diabetes Association. A routine blood test There are not usually symptoms when you have

pre-diabetes. In fact, as the American Diabetes Association notes, nearly 90 percent of people with prediabetes are unaware they have it. Risk factors for pre-diabetes include: • Being overweight or obese • Having a family history of diabetes • Sedentary lifestyle • High blood pressure • Being over age 40 • Having had gestational diabetes Doctors recommend screening for pre-diabetes at least every year if you have more than two risk factors. Otherwise, testing is recommended every three years. Too often, doctors see patients who have been prediabetic for years, but undiagnosed because they fail to regularly see their doctor. Screening for pre-diabetes is accomplished through a blood test to measure your fasting blood sugar levels as well as your average blood glucose level

Dr. Navtika R. Desai during the previous two or three months or A1C. Results indicating prediabetes are: • A fasting blood glucose level of 100 to 125 • An A1C of 5.7 to 6.4 If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you should be checked for type 2 diabetes annually. Preventing the progression If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, there are several steps you can take to treat the condi-

tion and stop diabetes before it begins. These steps include: • Getting at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This can be as simple as going for a brisk walk or taking a ride on your bike. Even 10-minute segments are a step in the right direction. • Keeping your body mass index (BMI) — a measure of body fat based on weight and height — under 25. • Losing 5 to 7 percent of your body weight if you are overweight. For a person who weighs 200 pounds, that’s just 10 to 15 pounds. • Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet. For best results, a diet should be customized by your physician based on your individual needs. Multiple factors play a role, but studies show if you make these lifestyle changes you have a good chance of maintaining normal blood sugar levels. In certain cases, your

doctor may also prescribe a medication that can help prevent pre-diabetes from progressing. Additionally, diabetic educators and nutritionists can help patients manage pre-diabetes before it progresses.

Detection is key Detecting pre-diabetes is key to preventing its progression and the health complications associated with type 2 diabetes. Be sure to talk with your doctor about your risk for diabetes and get screened so you can take steps now to prevent the disease later. To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496.

Navtika R. Desai, D.O., is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. She is the chief of endocrinology at University Medical Center of Princeton.

Breast Cancer Resource Center opens at D&R Greenway

The YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center has set up a new home on D&R Greenway’s Conservation Campus in Princeton, thanks to the Contemporary Garden Club of Princeton. Flowers welcome visitors to the Breast Cancer Resource Center, in its vintage home at Greenway Meadows. “The campus vision celebrates conservation in a holistic way, bringing together place and spirit in a cohesive whole,” says D&R Greenway President & CEO Linda Mead. “Conser-

vation is not just about land, it is about creating places to conserve our physical health and spiritual well-being.” The Contemporary Garden Club approached the landscaping as an annual community project. Using native plants and flowers in ground, supplemented with annuals and herbs in raised garden beds, volunteers created tranquil gardens around the BCRC entrance and surroundings. Club volunteers planned the gardens with the help of D&R Greenway Native Plant Manager Emily Black-

man and members of the BCRC. Some of the native plants used were Big Blue Stem, Christmas ferns, Summer Hill Blue Leaf rhododendron, butterfly milkweed, bee balm and wild pink. The raised garden beds were designed to allow women recovering from surgery to participate without having to get down on the ground. The center is open Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m., and welcomes new members and visitors.

Cass Macdonald, Ruta Smithson and (far right) Ashley Formento, of the Contemporary Garden Club of Princeton, with (third from right) Linda Mead, D&R Greenway Land Trust, and Paula Flory and Judy Hutton, YWCA Breast Cancer Resource Center.

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Homeowners looking to renovate often see room for improvement in their kitchens and bathrooms. The National Association of Home Builder’s Remodeling Market Index Survey, which measures conditions in the remodeling market, indicates that, in 2015, the two most common remodeling jobs were bathroom remodels (81 percent) and kitchen remodels (79 percent). According to HGTV and Statistics Brain, a new kitchen remodel for a kitchen measuring 12 by 12 feet may cost homeowners anywhere from $17,000 to $37,000. Before investing so much into their remodeling projects, homeowners should think carefully about the features that will improve their time spent at home. When planning a kitchen renovation, homeowners may want to consider the following upgrades to make the room more enjoyable while improving its functionality.

Oversized sink Although high-efficiency dishwashers are popular, deep sinks to soak soup pots or woks are still useful. Deep sinks may be preferable to double sinks, especially for homeowners who use lots of kitchen tools

when preparing meals. Soft-closing hinges When replacing cabinets (or just the hardware), consider installing soft-closing hinges and slides on doors and drawers. These devices eliminate slamming and caught fingers, reducing noise and injuries in the kitchen.

Foot-pedal water operation When outfitting a sink, think about foot controls, which are popular in doctors’ offices and hospitals. Turning on the water with the tap of a foot can reduce the transfer of pathogens to faucets from hands during food preparation. These pedals also free When remodeling a kitchen, consider options that can make cooking and eating even more up hands for other tasks. pleasurable. Bottom’s up People likely spend more time raiding the refrigerator than the freezer on any given day. Rather than having to bend down to seek out that favorite flavor of Greek yogurt, choose a model with the fridge on top and freezer on the bottom, especially if anyone in the household has mobility issues. When shopping for refrigerators, French-

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produced commercial items. These low-cost items are interchangeable and may be widely available at retailers, including home improvement centers. Custom millwork is a product that is custom designed and produced for individuals and special building projects. Sometimes referred to as “architectural millwork,” these pieces may be more ornate and made-to-order. Homeowners who want to match a focal point of a home or an existing style often turn to custom millwork. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, ornate millwork was largely reserved for royalty or the very wealthy. Skilled carpenters would hand carve each piece, taking weeks to finish most projects. Eventually, millwork became more

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. Where did you grow up? A. I grew up in Rockaway NJ in a lake community called White Meadow Lake which is in Morris County. After high school, I attended Ramapo College of New Jersey in Bergen County to obtain my Bachelor Degree in Business. I purchased by first condo in Middlesex County and now I live and raise my family in Hillsborough in Somerset County. I love Hillsborough and it’s central location to everything. I’m a life-long Jersey Girl at heart and understand the demographics and housing market in different communities.

years, I was a volunteer for the Fresh Air Fund where I was the chairperson for all of Somerset and Hunterdon County. I was responsible for recruiting families to host inner-city children for summer vacations. We were also a host family and enjoyed having kids at our house all summer.

. What are the top 3 things that separate you from your competition? A. First, I take a very honest and comprehensive look at my client’s situation, family, financial goals, and the marketplace. Next, I build a relationship with my client and embrace their goals as my own. Finally, I accept a high level of responsibility for my clients’ . What do you see in the future for Real Estate sales satisfaction and achievement of these goals. and prices? A. In my 25 years of selling real estate, I have seen . How long have you worked in real estate? markets swing in varying degrees. I have sold in buyers’ A. I started in the mortgage business after college markets and sold in sellers’ markets. Although it is very hard and decided to transition to real estate in 1992. I to predict the future, the real estate market has been very worked as a sales associate with the Top Producing Agent at strong the last couple of years. Interest rates are at an all- Prudential NJ Properties. We were the #1 Award Winning time low so many first-time homebuyers are trying to get into Sales Team in the entire company. I switched to Keller the market. I also see an increase in the number of investors Williams Realty in 2013 and have been a Top Producing Agent as well as the Director of Agent Services. I was looking to enter the market. also involved in the New Agent Mentoring and Training . What do you enjoy doing when you are not Program. working? A. In addition to being with my family, I like to stay . What is your specialty? active by working out, biking and walking. I also recently A. I love working with first time homebuyers. completed my first Rugged Maniac race. For the past 10 There is nothing more rewarding than helping someone purchase their first home. I also work with investors. I have invested in many properties 2230 Route 206, myself, I’m currently a landlord and I have successfully Belle Mead, NJ 08502 flipped homes. This gives me the experience and 908-359-0893 insight into these markets. In addition, I also sell in a lot in adult communities since many of my clients are downsizing.

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Lower Makefield Twp., Fully renovated 196 year old farmhouse has been upgraded to the max! Original beams & stone walls blend seamlessly with brand new Kitchen, roof, windows, HVAC, Baths & more. Massive Basement with space for multiple rooms. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 5,200 sqft with economical gas heat surrounded by million dollar homes! Wonderful suburban location just minutes from I-95, Route 1 & trains to NJ & NY.

This spacious stone-fronted Colonial has a welcoming front porch, gleaming HWF in the formal Dining Rm & open Kitchen, Sun Rm w/vaulted ceiling & skylights, FP in Family Rm, luxurious Main Bedroom Suite w/vaulted ceiling, double door entry & huge neutral bath with dual sinks, large shower & chandelier over the oversized tub! The walk-out finished bsmnt has abundant recessed lighting & built-in bar area! Add a park-like yard w/a sparkling pool & low Bucks County taxes to make this house a true 10!

This move-in ready Claridge model in Shadow Oaks is ready to impress. 5 BR, 3.5 bath. The kitchen has granite island w/stool seating, granite counters, SS GE applncs. Fam Rm w/granite breakfast bar. The DR & LR w/hrdwd flring. The MBR is the perfect getaway w/a WIC. Paver patio overlooks flower gardens & koi ponds with waterfall. Also has Cent Vac sys, newer HVAC & roof.

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73 E. Afton Avenue Yardley, Pa 19067

215.369.HOME

Cell: 215.620.1107 HomesInBucksPA.com

Each office is Independently Owned and Operated

Listed by Rocco D’armiento Team Wendy, Rocco, Melissa REALTOR®, e-Pro, SRES

253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540

609-924-1600

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Kei Imanishi CRANBURY $1,117,999 An 8 BR, 7.5 BA custom home on 1.5 acres resort-like land, home-theater w/ 10ft projector, salt water inground pool, oversized 3-car garage, WWP schools. (Web ID 6941582) 609-799-3500

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EAST WINDSOR $219,900 A fantastic Dunmoor model w/ master BR on main level + 2 BRs on upper level, three skylights and hardwood ﬂooring upstairs, plus a spacious back yard. (Web ID 7002432)

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EWING TWP. $185,500 Elegance that meets all the comforts in this beautifully restored 3 BR, 1 1/2 BA singlefamily home. Features new carpet & fresh paint. A must see. (Web ID 6997689)

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Francesca D’Antuono

FRANKLIN TWP. $420,000 Gorgeous, light-ﬁlled 3BR, 2BA contemporary home in the bucolic outskirts of Princeton. On close to 1.5 acres of land, this home oﬀers beautiful views. (Web ID 6944300) 609-921-1900

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Joseph Baylis

FRANKLIN TWP. $499,900 Stunning Exeter on premium lot. This 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bathroom home oﬀers many upgrades and is in movein condition. (Web ID 3393760) 908-874-8100 HIGHTSTOWN $270,000 This lovely 4 BR, 2 BA home is in historic Hightstown & a few short blocks from downtown w/ its quaint shops & restaurants. Features a lg kitchen & nice deck. (Web ID 6989360)

HIGHTSTOWN $230,000 This two multi-unit property is in the historic town of Hightstown. This property, which is located in a commercial zone, is fully rented & shows very well. (Web ID 7025319)

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HAMILTON TWP. $164,900 You will instantly fall in love w/ this recently renovated 2 BR, 1 BA home w/ beautiful new HW ﬂoors. Features an upgraded kitchen, newer roof & windows. (Web ID 7023803) 609-448-1400

Rana Bernhard

Michael Jarvis

HILLSBOROUGH $925,000 Estate Style home w/ full brick front. Features 5 BRs, 4 BAs, over 4,000 SF., ﬁn. bsmt w/ media room for viewing movies, lg deck & park-like back yard. (Web ID 3403954) 908-874-8100

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LAWRENCEVILLE $649,000 Turn-of-the century, solidly built house, on 9+ acres, bordering the Carson Woods Preserve. Features 5 BRs, 3 BAs, tranquil, park-like setting. (Web ID 6972517) 609-921-1900

Freddie “Fred” Gomberg

Carol Faaland Kronmaier

LAWRENCEVILLE $715,000 This 4 BR & 2.5 BA Tudor has an open ﬂoor plan, upgraded EIK, master w/ WIC, lg master BA, ﬁn. bsmnt, back yard w/ 2 level deck & 2-car garage. (Web ID 6986689) 609-799-3500

MANVILLE $260,000 129 North 7th Ave. 3 BR Cape Cod in Northside w/ open porch in the front & FR w/ sliders to back yard, plus EIK, FDR can be used as a 4th BR. Dir: 129 North 7th Ave. (Web ID 3387733) 908-874-8100

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MANVILLE $359,900 511 East Frech Ave. 5 BR, 2.5 BA Col. in Weston section on lg lot. Features HW ﬂrs, spacious closets, central vacuum & newer windows. Dir: 511 East Frech Ave. (Web ID 3380890) 908-874-8100

MONTGOMERY TWP. $649,900 New Construction, 2,825 sqft, 4BR, 3BA home w/oﬃce & 2-car garage, plus Montgomery`s Blue Ribbon School District! 609-921-1900

MONTGOMERY TWP. $699,900 Wish no more for all your wishes to come true in this 4 BR, 2.5 BA home on 2.6 acres located on a cul-de-sac in Montgomery Twp. (Web ID 3383594) 908-874-8100

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Christina Wang

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MONTGOMERY TWP. $824,900 12 Red Maple Lane. Don`t just dream about owning the perfect home, this cstm Col. has 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs, 3-car gar. & ﬁn. bsmnt. A must see! Dir: 12 Red Maple Ln. (Web ID 3407948) 908-874-8100

PENNINGTON $794,500 In the heart of the “Best NJ Town to Live”, directly across from Sked Street Park, this stately 4,000 sq ft Pennington Boro home has 6 BRs and 3 1/2 BAs. (Web ID 7024052) 609-448-1400

PRINCETON $895,900 A 5 BR & 2.5 BA home on corner lot, master w/ 2 WICs, marble BA w/ high-end ﬁnishes, updated EIK, full bsmnt, screened porch, FP. Near major routes. (Web ID 6806776) 609-799-3500

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Lori Janick

Joseph Plotnick

PRINCETON JCT. $650,000 This 4 BR & 2.5 BA Col., master en-suite w/ double closets, kit. w/ granite, island, SS applcs., main ﬂr lndry, ﬁn. bsmnt & fenced yard. WWP Schools. (Web ID 7011825) 609-799-3500

Veronica Vilardo

SKILLMAN $925,000 New 3,800 Sf custom-built home w/4 BRs & 3.5 BAs, 1,800 sq. ft lower level. Estate style home on 10-acre, wooded lot is being built to a high level of ﬁnish. (Web ID 3316817) 609-921-1900

Linda Twining

SOUTH ORANGE $499,000 A 3 BR & 2 full BA Colonial w/ HW ﬂrs, WB FP, heated sun room, bonus room on 2nd ﬂr, full bsmnt, detached 2-car gar. & lg back yard w/ deck. (Web ID 3394579) 609-799-3500

TITUSVILLE $675,000 Historical farmhouse on 4.5-acre lot, beautifully maintained & surrounded by gardens, pool & mature trees, features guesthouse w/ BR, full BA, loft & gas FP. (Web ID 6975733) 609-921-1900

Michael Mayo SOUTH BRUNSWICK $429,000 3 Barkley Ct. On a cul-de-sac in great neighborhood this 3 BR, 2.5 updtd BA home has 1st-flr den/office, paver walkway & part. fin bsmnt. Dir: Harper Rd to Barkley. (Web ID 1800555) 609-921-1900

Yoomi Moon WEST WINDSOR $509,000 This 4 BR & 3 full BA Cape has an updated kit. w/ granite & SS applcs., FP, HW ﬂs & 2-car garage. WWP schools. (Web ID 6954009)

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BRIDGETON TWP. $349,000 215-862-9441 MLS #6994386

BRIDGETON TWP. $329,000 215-862-9441 MLS #7167106

BUCKINGhAM TWP. $169,900 215-862-9441 MLS #6983807

EWING TWP. $239,000 609-737-1500 MLS #7030196

FLORENCE $265,000 609-298-3000 MLS #6917925

FRANKLIN $389,900 609-586-2162 MLS #7031279

hAMILTON $305,000 609-586-1400 MLS #7027021

hOPEWELL TWP. $599,900 609-737-1500 MLS #7015907

hOPEWELL TWP. $559,000 609-737-1500 MLS #7023200

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NEW LISTING 31 VAN KIRK ROAD LAWRENCEVILLE $475,000 609-921-2700 MLS #7016736

21 ALLWOOD DRIVE LAWRENCE TWP. $285,000 609-921-2700 MLS #7028911

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RARITAN TWP. $499,900 908-782-0100 MLS #3399783

SPRINGFIELD TWP. $434,900 609-298-3000 MLS #6993153

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MONTGOMERy TWP. $624,500 609-737-1500 MLS #7028819

LAWRENCE TWP. $259,900 609-737-1500 MLS #7031287

743 PROSPECT AVE. PRINCETON $1,485,000 609-921-2700 MLS #6992677

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