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Dispatchers to be phased out for county services By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

After years of looking into the move as a cost-saving measure, township officials are leaning toward transferring police dispatch services in Hillsborough to the county within the first few months of 2018. Since 2010, municipal and law enforcement officials have been weighing the potential benefits and risks associated with shuttering the Hillsborough Police Department’s dispatch unit and

entering into a shared services agreement with Somerset County for those capabilities. On Tuesday, Committeeman Frank DelCore cited financial benefits as a major reason behind such a decision. “Consideration of Somerset County dispatch is a continuation of our ongoing efforts to utilize shared services, where possible, as a means to reduce cost and benefit our taxpayers,” DelCore, who serves as the committee’s liaison to the police department, said. If approved and completed,

Antiquated dam to be removed from Millstone River By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

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A dam on the Millstone River, in a section of the Somerset County community of Manville, will be removed to better allow shad and other water life to navigate a body of water where they once were abundant. Removing the Weston Mill Dam is part of an ongoing effort to remove antiquated dams along the Raritan and Millstone rivers that were originally used by mills and other purposes. Prior to the Aug. 10 announcement, three other dams along a 10-mile stretch of the Raritan were removed to eliminate obstacles to fish and improve water quality, the state said. “New Jersey is committed to identifying and removing dams that are impeding the free flow of our state’s rivers wherever we can,” David Glass, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, said at a press conference Thursday in Lincoln Park, next to the Millstone River. “We know that dam removal can accomplish a more natural and flourishing environment, improvement to public recreation and the reduction of flood-related risk.” “We started out with a theory that dam removals are going to improve the river system. And now a couple of years later, we’ve actually got some dams out (and) it’s a proven fact,” said Raritan Riverkeeper Bill Schultz. Removing the Weston Mill Dam— measuring 5 feet 5 inches high and 112.5-feet-wide— will open a 4.5 mile “stretch of the

river”, Glass said. The job is expected to start this week. Crews will use a hydraulic hammer to break up the dam, remove the debris and do other related work in an expected two to three-week-long job. “It’s an action that will help restore American shad and other migratory fish to the Millstone River, improve the river’s water quality and ecological integrity and remove a serious hazard to recreational boaters,” Jim Waltman, executive director of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, said at the press conference. Later, state, federal and county officials touched on the far-reaching benefits of the project. “We are doing something today that is good for the river, it’s good for Manville, it’s good for the county, it’s good for boaters, it’s good for people who fish, it is good for the environment,” Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D16) said. The roughly $900,000-job is being paid out of a settlement the state and the federal government reached with Wyeth Holdings LLC, the successor company to a chemical maker that had polluted the Raritan. According to the state, Wyeth had assumed liability for the past actions of American Cyanamid, whose former plant in Bridgewater is currently designated as a superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With the dam located in a flood-prone area, Glass said removing the structure “may help re-

Hillsborough would join Branchburg, Peapack-Gladstone, Bedminster, Montgomery, Bridgewater and seven additional municipalities in the county’s police dispatch program. Hillsborough already utilizes the county’s dispatch services for its 911 calls and fire dispatch. “This is really more about shared services - that’s just where the world is moving,” Business Administrator Anthony Ferrera said. “With all of these towns already doing this, it means having less employees in each town and

it’s allowing for better services in the long run.” Hillsborough currently employs six full-time police dispatchers. At least one dispatcher is on hand at all times, officials said, providing officers with information ranging from warrant checks to emergency calls on a 24-hour basis. According to the 2017 salary range ordinance, police dispatchers make anywhere between $40,196 and $56,078 a year. That figure does not include any benefits.

In the event that the township moves forward with the county, Ferrera said those six positions would be eliminated as a result. That information, he said, has already been relayed to the current group of dispatchers, as well as their union representatives in Teamsters Local 701. “We are working with our employees now with an understanding that we’re going to be phasing that job out and trying to move them, whether it’s with the county or someone else,” Ferrera said. See DISPATCHERS, Page 6A

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Rotating with the Rotary

Despite the rainy weather earlier in the afternoon on Tuesdsay, the 10th annual Rotary Fair kicked off with fun for all ages. The week-long event will feature rides, games and other activities in the name of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support local community organizations and projects.

Santaromita named the 2017-18 Miss UNICO Hillsborough By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

A Hillsborough High School graduate and second-year student at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education was chosen by the Hillsborough chapter of an Italian-American service and heritage group to be their public representative for 2017-18. On Aug. 10, the Hillsborough chapter of UNICO National announced that Kimberly Ann Santaromita was chosen as its Miss UNICO Hillsborough for 201718. According to the group, SanSee DAM, Page 6A taromita is pursuing her master’s

degree in education for grades K6 and is currently maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. As an undergrad at Rutgers, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in education and graduated with a 3.7 GPA. During her time at Rutgers, Santaromita also competed on the Rutgers University Equestrian team for two years in both English and Western pleasure teams. Prior to her collegiate efforts, Santaromita took two years of Italian language courses at Hillsborough High School. She ultimately traveled to Italy in order to “experience its rich culture and further connect with her native roots,” ac-

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cording to the organization. While there, she visited Florence, Venice, Rome, The Vatican and Capri. Having been selected as the latest Miss UNICO Hillsborough, Santaromita said she was proud to be the organization’s representative. “I am very proud of my Italian heritage and it is very important to me because it connects me with my grandparents and my father,” Santaromita wrote to the UNICO chapter. According to the Hillsborough native, her paternal grandparents hailed from Italy. Her grand-

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Come and celebrate 100 years of faith with St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church on Sunday, August 20 at the church, located at 1900 Brooks Boulevard in Hillsborough. The church was originally located in Manville on lots purchased on Main Street for $775, and a construction contract was signed on September 15, 1917, at a cost of $5,806. In 1992 plans for a new church and rectory on the Brooks Boulevard site were developed. The altar was consecrated and the church dedicated in 1996. The church will mark the 100th Anniversary with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving at 3 p.m. followed by a banquet in the parish center. Tickets for the banquet are $50 for adults, and for children under 13 the cost will be $5. All children under age 5 will be free. For more information please visit the web site: w w w. s t m a r y h i l l s b o r oughnj.org or call 908-7250615.

Charity concert at Congregation Kehilat Shalom

Thurs. Aug. 24 - On Thursday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m., singer-songwriter and social activist Jill Sobule will be performing at Congregation Kehilat Shalom in Belle Mead. Jill Sobule has performed with music legends including Neil Young, Billy Bragg, Cyndi Lauper and Warren Zevon and is best known for the songs “I Kissed a Girl” (the original)

and “Supermodel” which was featured in the movie Clueless. Jill’s songs, essays and poetry have been featured on NPR, The Huffington Post and more. She regularly performs at TED Conferences, house concerts and charity events nationwide. Half of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Tickets for the concert can be purchased at https://ksnj.yapsody.com/ and are $36 (if purchased by August 1)/ $45 afterward and at the door. For more information about the event, email events @ kehilatshalomnj.org or call the synagogue office at 908359-0420.

Caregiver retreat Sat. Sept. 9 - St Joseph’s Parish, Caregiver Ministry is hosting its 3rd Annual Caregivers Retreat from 8:30 - 12:30 p.m. If you are the caregiver of a special needs child, an elderly parent, sibling or spouse, a mentally or physically challenged person, or are a professional caring at your workplace, you are invited to share in this morning of reflection. Caregiving comes with sacrifice and also feelings of loss. The retreat’s theme is honoring your feelings. This kind and spiritual morning will begin with Mass at 8:30 a.m., which is in the church and optional. The program will be held in the Parish Center and run from 9:00 - 12:30 p.m., including lunch. St Joseph’s Parish is located at 34 Yorktown Road in Hillsborough. There is a time to give, and a time to

receive. Please consider taking time for yourself and find solace among your caregiving peers. For further information or to register, please RSVP to Carol Jorgensen at 908-369-7143 or email carolj623@ comcast.net

Sourland Spectacular cycling event Sun. Sept. 10 - Enjoy challenging routes for serious cyclists, or shorter alternatives for more casual bikers. Routes begin and end at the Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road, Skillman. Coffee and snacks will be provided at registration. The designated rest stops along the routes will offer beverages, snacks, and bathroom facilities. SAG services also will be provided. Following the morning rides, bikers will join up for a gourmet picnic lunch, with our famous brownie sundaes for dessert. For more information, visit sourlandspectacular.com. Proceeds will benefit the Sourland Conservancy.

Annual basket auction Fri. Sept. 15 - The Woman’s Club of Hillsborough is having its annual Basket Auction on Friday, Sept. 15 at the Hillsborough Municipal Building at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be a lot of great theme baskets, theater tickets, sports memorabilia, sporting event tickets and much more. We will have a Grand Prize auction with Disney Park Hopper Passes for a family of four. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

Hot dogs, soda and chips will be available to purchase. Coffee, tea and dessert are provided. Entry tickets are $10 and will be on sale at the door. For information contact Carolyn Hespe at (908) 874-4958 or e-mail at ges18ch@ comcast.net or Barbara Zielsdorff at (908) 359-1750 or e-mail at B_Zielsdorff@yahoo.com.

Exhibitors and volunteers needed Sat. Sept. 23- The Fourth annual Franklin Day Festival will be held on Saturday, September 23 in Colonial Park on Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset from noon to 5 p.m. The event will feature live music, over 150 vendors, dance performances, 20 food trucks, a classic car show, an aerialist and a myriad of totally free activities for children. There are still have a few spaces open for exhibitors who want to meet and greet the residents of our wonderful community. There is space for commercial enterprises and also for non-profit organizations. We also need more volunteers to help us run things on the day of the festival. For an exhibitor application, visit www.franklintwpnj.org or call Bob Futcher at 732-873-2500, ext. 6428.

Neshianic Garden Club Thurs. Sept. 28 - The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at the Station House on Olive Street in Neshanic Station. The program this month will be “Common Insect

Pest Problems in the Landscape, and their Control” presented by Joe Gyurian. Identifying common pests in the garden can be confusing (Wooly Adelgid vs. Cottony Camelia scale); Joe will show some of the most common destructive insects in the landscape, their damaging habits and what gardeners can do. Joe will conclude his talk with ways in which to attract beneficial insects to the landscape, so they can help manage your pest problems - so you don’t have to. Lug your mug to the light luncheon at 12:00 p.m. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For further information about club meetings, please contact either club co president, Cathy Heuschkel at 908359-6881 or Kathy Herrington at 908-359-6835. For more information regarding the club, you can visit us at w w w. n e s h a n i c g a r d e nclub.org and like us on Facebook.

Tricky tray auction Fri. Oct. 6 - St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough, will present a tricky tray auction on Friday, October 6. Over 100 gift certificates and many prizes including flat screen TV, outdoor grill, Kitchen Aid mixer, iPad, two day vacation at a Pocono Resort, household items, appliances, designer handbags, theme baskets, door prizes, food and a 50/50. Doors open at 5 p.m. Auction begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, which includes one sheet of tickets, door prize ticket, delicious desserts, coffee and tea. Stuffed cabbage, kielbasa

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HHS Class of 1974 reunion

Sat. Oct. 7 - The Hillsborough High School Class of 1974 is holding its 43rd reunion on Saturday, October 7, from 6-11 p.m. at Café Graziella, 390 US 206, Hillsborough. Hotel accommodations are available at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Bridgewater. Mail a check of $60 per person, made payable to Debbie Petrock-Kirch, to 1246 Millstone River Rd. Hillsborough, NJ 08444 by September 23. Questions? Send them to Hillsborough1974reunion@gmail.co m. Be sure to RSVP on Facebook or Classmates.com. Please help us locate fellow alumni by sharing this announcement.

Continuing events

ARIS/HMS discount card on sale ARIS/HMS 2017-2018 discount cards are on sale now at a cost of $10 each, with all proceeds going to ARIS and HMS school programs and staff grants. The card includes reusable discounts from 34 local businesses including ShopRite’s $4 off a $100 purchase, McDonald’s, Super Sundaes, Lenny’s Philly Pretzel, Revival Barbershop, Olympia Sports and many more. Discounts are valid through 9/30/18. Buy five cards, get one card free. If you would like to purchase a discount card, please email wenholt@aol.com. Free anxiety, depression, alcohol dependency screenings Carrier Clinic has anSee CALENDAR, Page 3A

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Calendar Continued from Page 2A nounced free, confidential Anxiety and Depression Screenings and Alcohol Dependence Screenings through the end of the year. Adults concerned with their mental health or alcohol dependency are invited to attend to receive a free, confidential screening conducted by a licensed clinician. No appointment is necessary. All screenings will be held on the Carrier Clinic campus, located at 252 County Road 601 in Belle Mead. Carrier Clinic’s Anxiety and Depression Screenings will be held July 11, September 12, and November 14, 3-7 p.m. Carrier Clinic’s Alcohol Dependence Screenings will be held August 17, October 19, and December 7, 3-7 p.m. In addition to the screenings, Carrier Clinic hosts free weekly support groups on the campus throughout the year. These support programs include: Weekend Codependency Program, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bright Futures for Kids, Sundays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Parents Support Group, Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m. Mood Disorder Support Group, Thursdays, 7:309:15 p.m. For more information about these or other services and programs available at Carrier Clinic, visit CarrierClinic.org or call 908-2811513. If you or someone you know may have a mental health or substance abuse concern and you’re not sure what to do, visit CarrierClinic.org/WhatToDo. Jewish Family Service volunteer training: Jewish

UNICO Continued from Page 1A mother was born in a town near Bari called Palo del Colle, where she lived until she and her family emigrated to the United States when she was 10 years old. Santaromita‘s grandfather, she said, hailed from Naples and Sicily. Each year, the Hillsborough chapter chooses its Miss Hillsborough UNICO based on criteria of academics, community service, arts and music, sports and an Italian heritage. A potential candidate

Family Service is announcing volunteer training for its Family Mentor Program and Senior Friendly Visitor program. These programs serve vulnerable and isolated families and frail elderly by providing volunteers who make home visits to provide social support, access to resources, offer guidance and for seniors, provide cognitive stimulation. The program is open to anyone, regardless of religious, ethnic, or financial background. Male and female volunteers are needed. The volunteer visits in the family or senior’s home, listens to their concerns, supports their strengths, and promotes shared good times together. There is a nine-hour orientation and training program over three sessions for interested volunteers. The training will be held on Tuesdays July 11, 18 and 25 from 4 - 7 p.m. at the JFS office located at 150-A West High St., Somerville. A light dinner will be provided. For more information or to register, call 908-7257799 or email marisc@jewishfamilysvc.org. To view a video and hear what volunteers and recipients of services have to say, visit www.Jewishfamilysvc.org. Summer Basketball Camp: The Dan Schantz Basketball Camp has announced the camp dates for this summer. Once again, the camp will be held at Mary, Mother of God, in Hillsborough. The camp, in its eleventh season, will be directed by Dan Schantz, former Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at St. Patrick High School in Eliz-

abeth. There will be three sessions offered this summer: Week #1: June 26th 30th, is open to girls in grades 5 through 8 (as of September 2017) Week #2: July 10th 14th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 Week #3: July 24th 28th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 This camp will focus on the fundamentals of basketball and will include contests, games, prizes, lectures and drills. All campers will participate in three full court games per day and receive a camp T-shirt. For a camp brochure, or more information, please contact Dan Schantz at s c h a n t z b b a l l camp@ gmail.com, or call 908-334-3771. Looking for 2018 Town Calendar photos: Individuals interested in submitting photographs for consideration can email their high resolution image to the township clerk at pborek@hillsboroughnj.org. A photo release will need to accompany the pictures and there is no guarantee that the photo will be used. For advertising opportunities, contact Jim O’Dowd at 973-650-2736 or jimodowd@ townplanner.com. Summer break for midweek meals: The Wednesday, Mid-Week Meals held in Asbury Hall, at the United Methodist Church of Bound Brook will be closed during the summer months of June, July and August. We will resume after Labor Day on Wednesday, September 6 at noon. All seniors are invited for a full course meal for the low cost of $4.00. Bring your friends and family to

must also be comfortable speaking in public and must be 18 to 25 years old. She must also be familiar with the goal of UNICO and be able to attend the John Basilone Parade in Raritan on Sunday, Sept. 24. Santaromita will make her first public appearance as Miss UNICO Hillsborough at the Hillsborough Rotary Fair Family Fun Day for families with children and young adults with disabilities on Sat., Aug. 19 from 1-4 p.m. in the Lowes Parking Lot.

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enjoy a good meal and warm fellowship. We hope you have a healthy and enjoyable summer and look forward to seeing you in September. Fire Company #2 Ladies Auxiliary flea markets: Join the Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company #2 Ladies Auxiliary on Saturday, June 3 for their series of flea markets throughout 2017. Located at 375 Rt. 206 in Hillsborough, the flea markets will feature merchandise from local vendors. Spaces are always available for $15. No reservations necessary, though potential sellers must provide their own tables. The flea markets serve as fundraisers for the auxiliary and will take place on June 17, July 8 & 22, August 5 & 19, September 9 & 23, October 7 & 21. For more information, call 908359-6819, 908-578-5202, or 908-725-4908. Pop Warner: Calling all 5-7 year olds. Hillsborough Dukes Pop Warner are offering free Flag Football registration to first time players. We are offering an instructional and safe environment with fun training activities to teach core skills. Every child plays every game and the Dukes are the only organization that requires coaches to be USA Football Heads Up Certified. There are no tryouts or team drafting. Visit register.hillsboroughdukes.com to register. Use Promo Code: newfamily. Offer expires on June 30 and a refundable work bond is required at time of sign up. For any questions, contact football@hillsboroughdukes.com. VFW meetings: Monthly meetings of Hillsborough VFW Post 8371

are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the county nutrition center, 339 South Branch Road. The post’s mission is to honor and help other veterans. All veterans with foreign service are welcome. For information about activities, contact Ron Miller at 908-369-5195. Coping with addiction: Parents of Addicted Children helps parents understand and cope with drug problems they are facing, and will face, with their children. Meets first and third Monday of month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Neshanic Reformed Church, 715 Amwell Road. Alzheimer’s support group: The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough. Family members and caregivers come together to share information and support in a safe, confidential atmosphere. Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Brookdale Hillsborough, 600 Auten Road. Call 908-431-1300. Mothers of Preschoolers: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays at the Fellowship Bible Church building, 109 New Amwell Road. The group says it meets to “laugh, cry and embrace the journey of motherhood.” Sponsored by Crossroads Community Church, it hears speakers, has a craft or project and lots of conversation and refreshment. Child care is provided. For information, s e e www.crossroadsnj.org/MO PS. Registration fee is required. Divorce support group: A nondenominational support group to help

separated and divorced people to a new beginning. The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Route 206 at Homestead Road. Call 908295-6740. Catholic divorcee program: The Mary, Mother of God Church, on Triangle Road, are offering a ministry for divorced men and women in the area. Hosted by Deacon Jake and Mary McCormick, the 12-session program will feature 30-minute films each week based on the teachings of the Catholic church. The program is open to anyone. Meetings will be held Monday evenings on the following dates: 1/9, 1/23, 2/13, 2/27 and 3/13. There is a $15 entry fee. For more details, contact Deacon Jake and Mary McCormick at 908-947-8665 or deaconjake@marymotherofgod.org. Swim lessons at HRC: The Swim Academy at HRC, located at 30 Brower Lane, Hillsborough, is offering swim lessons for all ages and levels. Call HRC Fitness at 908-359-3600 to register or visit www.hrcfitness.com for class schedules.

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By Michele S. Byers

Protect New Jersey’s Pine Barrens by reducing threats From the highest point in the Pine Barrens - the fire tower on Apple Pie Hill in Wharton State Forest - the region stretches out like an unbroken sea of green. Pinecovered plains extend nearly as far as the eye can see, with the distant skylines of Philadelphia and Atlantic City visible on clear days. The Pinelands National Reserve covers over a million acres, including 800,000 acres of forest and 60,000 acres of farmland. Its forests are home to many rare animals and dozens of rare plants, including some found nowhere else on Earth. What’s beneath this sea of pines is extraordinary: the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer, a shallow underground reservoir holding 17 trillion gallons of clean, fresh water. The aquifer provides more than 35 billion gallons of water per year to residents, farmers, businesses, and industry in southern New Jersey. It’s no accident that the Pine Barrens comprise the largest surviving open space along the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine’s great forests. In the 1960s and ‘70s, citizens, scientists and elected officials realized the need to take swift action to protect this unique treasure. The National Parks and Recreation

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Act and New Jersey’s Pinelands Protection Act were enacted in 1978 and 1979, respectively. These ground-breaking laws established an innovative system of regional planning, with all development governed by a Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) and a mandate to protect the region’s natural resources. A central goal is to safeguard the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer by protecting the forests that collect and cleanse rainfall. A 15-member Pinelands Commission oversees and implements the Comprehensive Management Plan, which designates conservation and growth zones and applies stringent environmental standards. Today the Pine Barrens face many threats, including underground gas pipeline proposals, contamination of the aquifer by nitrogen runoff in developed areas, saltwater intrusion into the aquifer from pumping too much freshwater, and the destruction of forests and habitats by illegal or improper off-road vehicle use. An overriding threat today is the diminished independence of the Pinelands Commission under the Christie administration. In January, New Jersey will have a new governor. That governor must take action to ensure the integrity of the Pine Barrens and the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer. Here are a few critical actions for the next administration: • Appoint commissioners and staff to the Pinelands Commission who believe in and will support the mission of the agency, along with consistent implementation of the Comprehensive Management Plan; • Support changes to the CMP to ensure that infrastructure projects are truly consistent with the Plan be-

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fore they can move forward; • Adopt a comprehensive, scientifically based plan for controlling motor vehicle use on the region’s public lands to protect natural areas and the rights of non-motorized recreational users; • Direct state parks and forests superintendents to block motorized vehicle access to wetlands, streams and rare species habitats. • Protect water quality and quantity by taking multiple steps, including requiring new stormwater control measures to reduce pollution; expanding stream buffer requirements for new construction; revising the CMP to more effectively protect high-quality habitats; and barring new or increased water withdrawals in locations where wetland and stream ecosystems would be harmed. The Pine Barrens is not only a New Jersey treasure but also a global treasure - designated a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Biosphere Reserve - and the waters of the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer are a priceless resource for this state we’re in. To learn more about the Pine Barrens and what makes them special, visit the Pinelands Preservation Alliance website at www.pinelandsalliance.org or the state Pinelands Commission at www.state.nj.us/pinelands. And for information about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.

The actions of individuals, groups or nations can be evaluated by at least two criteria: • actions sanctioned by the power structure and deemed to be legal. Illegal actions,such as violence and murder, are not tolerated, and carry a heavy penalty. • actions deemed to be spiritual in nature with positive end points such as relief from suffering. These motivations can also be intrinsically evil with

deleterious consequences for the community and the nation, such as those we witnessed in Charlottesville. Consider the events in Charlottesville. A march by neo-Nazis, white supremacists and members of the Ku Klux Klan is legal under our laws of free speech, but the ensuing violence and murder is not. These are spiritual transgressions. Even a peaceful gathering of these groups is to be condemned because of the spiritual harm they do to our nation. Enshrined in the very fabric of our nation is the belief that all people are created equal: women, men, white, people of color, those speaking different languages and holding different beliefs or no beliefs, heterosexual, ho-

mosexual, trans-gender or bisexual. To attack any of the humans in our country in this way is a spiritual assault on all of us. Regrettably, President Donald Trump tried to finesse the issue of bedrock equality and then tried to play catch up. We must be certain the spiritual evil of white supremacy suffuses the soul of our young children so that they do not have to consult with “experts” to produce a politically correct statement.

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College bound students should start filing their applications Back in 1975, administrators from 15 colleges got together and decided to create one application that students could use to apply to any or all of their colleges. This was the birth of “The Common App” which is now accepted by more than 700 colleges and universities across the United States. More than one million students are expected to use this year’s Common App - which went live with its latest updates on August 1 - to apply to more than four million colleges and universities. The Common App is an online application that asks a series of questions in several categories, including: parents’ educational history and current employment, students’ SAT/ACT/AP test scores, senior year courses, high school activities, and intended college major. There is also an essay of 250 to 650 words that is required by the majority of Common App colleges. Students, this year, have a choice of seven essay topics. One of the long time favorites states, “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.” A new essay topic for the 2017-18 Common Application says, “Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve already writ-

Dispatchers Continued from Page 1A “We want to take care of them.” Union representatives could not be reached for a comment on the matter. While a reduction in yearly operating costs can be alluring for the township’s administration, Ferrera said there were other benefits to a possible agreement. “It’s not just employee salaries, but it’s also the technology aspect in keeping up with the radios and keeping up with the latest and greatest,” Ferrera said. “If you add up the salaries and the equipment, it’s a pretty big cost savings to the township.”

ten, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.” So the topic options are truly limitless. On the “dashboard” of the Common App, students list all of the colleges to which they want to apply. Most colleges have some additional questions, and some even have supplemental essays (although they are usually only looking for 100 to 250 words). Once all of the questions are answered and essays are completed, students pay the application fee for each college online, and press “submit.” Then the waiting game begins. The good news for New Jersey students who want to attend college in state is that all Garden State colleges and universities, with four exceptions, accept the Common App. The exceptions are: Rutgers, Montclair State, and Thomas Edison State universities and Berkeley College. But that leaves 22 schools in New Jersey alone that can be applied to with just one application. Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of SAT Smart in Hillsborough that has been offering PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation courses, as well as private tutoring by IVYLeague educated instructors, for more than 20 years. Visit www.SATsmart.com

Under any potential shared services agreement, the county would be responsible for the upkeep and modernization of its communications systems. Currently, any upgrades or repairs needed for the police department’s facilities would fall solely on the department. Though the township recently sent a letter to Somerset County Administrator Mike Amarosa stating its intent to move forward with the transition, officials set the first quarter 2018 date as a “moving target” since they say they are still in the transition’s early “fact-finding stage.” “We’re trying to look at what other towns do and

getting a plan together to see how we can implement it for Hillsborough,” Police Chief Darren Powell said. To that end, officials said Hillsborough was watching how Bridgewater Township handled its recent transition, with both Powell and Ferrerra talking with their respective counterparts there. “We want to learn from Bridgewater’s transition to see where we can improve and where we can avoid some of the things that they’ve already had to fix,” Ferrera said. As a result of those discussions, Ferrera said Hillsborough learned that there needs to be a thorough test of the county’s technical ca-

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Structures like the Weston Mill Dam, pictured above on the Millstone River, date as far back as the beginning of the 18th century.

Dam Continued from Page 1A duce some of the flood risk” by clearing an impediment in the river. He said after the project, the state would monitor to see if the shad return in higher numbers. “Our biologists are out there checking the progress after the re-

moval,” he said. Historically, dams on the Millstone were blocking shad runs beginning in the 18th century, Waltman said in quoting from the travel writings from that time period by German doctor Johann David Schoepf. Waltman said the firstknown dam in Weston was

from around 1740. “So this is truly a centuries’ long issue,” he said. “What you’ll see over there now is more twentieth century lump of concrete, as this dam location has been changed and modified and repaired and replaced over the years.”

pabilities to ensure that existing equipment can handle the township’s needs. There are currently plans to begin testing late in the third quarter this year. “No one can say we’ve taken a knee-jerk reaction to this, because this is something that we’ve been looking at for many years,” Ferrera said. “This is something inside the police department, the committee and the administration that we want to make sure that everything’s in place so that when it does move forward, we’ve done everything we can.” Meanwhile, Powell said his trepidation with the transition rests largely on how it may impact the depart-

ment’s daily operation, since its officers and dispatchers have their own systems already in place. “I’m more concerned about the operational processes, like how our dispatchers communicate with our officers and how it’s going to be done at the county level,” the chief said. “There may be a learning curve and it’s my understanding that it does take a couple months for everyone to get used to a new way of doing things.” According to Powell, the police department currently uses a records management system that handles dispatching, police reports, scheduling and other important functions. Since his of-

ficers are “very happy with the system,” he said he would like to be able to continue using and maintaining it, though that would mean coordinating with the county’s records management vendor to make sure everything is compatible. Ferrera said officials were willing to take as much time as needed to ensure that those issues are addressed. “There’s no hard line in the sand that this has to be done at a certain date and time,” he said. “It’s going to be done when we believe that it’s 100 percent and we’re confident that it can work.”

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AT THE LIBRARY The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Starting this year, the Hillsborough library will be open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m. throughout the year except for the following dates: Sept. 3.

The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs. Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited. Through the end of July, view the collections of Rali Ramalingam and Rob O’Brien, and starting

in August, Cindy Mitzen. Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated. Special events • Summer Reading Challenge - Take the challenge. Our Summer Read-

ing Challenge is open to people of all ages from birth to adults, with programs, prize drawings, and more. To register, visit your local branch or online at SCLSNJ.org/SummerReading. The program ends on August 19. • Solar Eclipse: NASA Live Stream - View the total solar eclipse in our conference room as we connect to NASA TV to live stream the eclipse as it makes its way from Oregon to South Carolina. All ages. Mon. August 21, 1-3 p.m. • A Conversation with author Alan Bradley: Presented in Partnership with MyCentralJersey.com Meet bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce mystery series, Alan Bradley, via SCLSNJ’s first ever transatlantic web-based author event. Fri. August 25, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • Rock Painting Party: Hillsborough Rocks Community Initiative - Spread the positivity through Hillsborough and help bring our community together by painting uplifting messages and pictures on rocks and hiding them around town. Thurs. August 31, 6-7:30 p.m. Adult programs (registration required): • Color Your Cares Away - Explore the therapeutic benefits of coloring and find out why adults are going back to their childhood pastime. Mandalas and coloring utensils will be provided. This is a walk in program. Mon. August 21, 7-8:30 p.m. • Nonfiction Book Discussion - The book selection is “The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment that Transformed Their Lives” by

Cheryl Jarvis. Tues. August 22, 10-11 a.m. Youth programs (registration required): • Monday Morning Playtime (Parents/caregivers and children up to 36 months) - A social time with toys available for play. Mon. August 21, 1010:45 a.m. • Codeable Camp’s Introduction to Scratch: Basics of Programming (Entering grades 4-6) Sign up for all 5 sessions, run by Montgomery High School students. Mon. August 21 - August 25, 2-3:30 p.m. • MAKE a Difference: Cards and Drawings for a Cause (Entering grades 612) - Create cards, drawings, and coloring pages for the charities Cards for Hospitalized Kids, Color A Smile, and Operation Gratitude. Tues. August 22, 6-8 p.m. Library resources Book A Librarian - Get personalized help with the online catalog, databases, research questions, storytime plans, locating materials, library apps and readers’ advisory. Parents, children and teens can request an appointment at the Youth Services desk by filling out a simple form. All ages. Bag of Books to Go You can request, at the Children’s Desk, a bag filled with books related to a theme. Book Discussion Kits Do you belong to a book discussion group or would you like to start one? Are you looking for a good book to share and have copies for everyone in your group? Our book discussion kits contain ten books that can be checked out for six weeks.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Raymond Drake (the “Applicant”) has filed an application with the Planning Board of the Township of Hillsborough pertaining to certain property known as 59 East Mountain Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, located in the R Zone and identified as Block: 11; Lot: 57 on the official tax maps of the Borough of Hillsborough (the “Property”). As part of the application, the Applicant proposes to subdivide the existing lot into two (2) lots consistent with the purpose of the Residential Zone to allow the subdivided lot to be developed with similar use.

In connection with this application, the Applicant seeks subdivision approval, and to the extent required, a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) from: (i) minimum front yard at setback in the R Zone; (ii) minimum accessory yard at setback and (ii) such further relief, variances, waivers, or exceptions as may be necessary so as to permit the use of the Property as proposed by this application. A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for September 7, 2017 at 7:30PM at the meeting of the Township of Hillsborough Planning Board, which is held at the Courtroom of the Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, at which time any interested person or persons may have an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by an attorney, and present any statement and/or evidence they may have with respect to this application.

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The application, including plans and other related documents, are on file at the Borough Clerk’s Office, Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, during their regular business hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This notice has been circulated in accordance with the requirements of law, and in compliance with regulations of the Township of Hillsborough Planning Board.

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HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CORNER CHAPTER A

At our September 7 meeting, Prabha Senker, one of our members, will perform on a Veena which is an Indian string instrument. Flu shots will be offered at the September meeting. On October 5, we will have Mark Boos present some important factors for seniors regarding Medicare such as retirement income, health expenses, extended care and final expenses. Operation Shoebox will return at our November 2 meeting, when we honor our veterans. Please bring items to ship to our deployed troops.Most wanted items are batteries, athletic socks (any sizes), beef jerky, small boxes of cereal, cookies or snack crackers. Trips & Programs Tues., Sept. 5 - Book Club resumes from summer break at 2 p.m. in the Senior Activity Room. Attendees will share a report of their latest reading. Tues., Oct. 12 - Germanfest at Silver Birches Waterfront in Hawley, Penn. Oktoberfest food, demonstrations, music, dancing and open bar for great autumn fun. Cost $83. Depart 8 a.m. Lowes parking lot; return approximately 5 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 - Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Holiday Show. Lunch, desserts and the special holiday show. Cost $67. Depart 10:30 a.m. Lowes parking lot. For information on any of our upcoming trips, call Diana Reinhardt at 908-369-4362. News & Notes All Hillsborough seniors age 60 and older are invited to join Chapter A. Younger spouses of seniors are also eligible for membership. Dues are $5 a year and new members may join at any meeting. Call Dorrie Guarniero at 908-3348091 with questions. General meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Executive Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. On meeting days, doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events and make reservations. Refreshments are available when doors open and after the meeting. Help our Food Bank by bringing an item to each meeting. The suggestion box is available at each meeting. Visit us at www.HillsboroughSeniorsChapterA.webs.com. — Gene Reinhardt Publicity Chairperson

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The next monthly meeting will be held on September 14. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy tickets for future trips and other events. The luncheon/meeting will start at noon. Tickets for all special events will only be sold at monthly meetings before the event. They include the following: spring luncheon, June celebration, June anniversary (every five years), fall luncheon and holiday party. Meeting attendees can bring a bag lunch if they would like, since coffee and tea are provided. New members are welcome.

The next bingo will be held on September 21. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Entry into the game will be $3 for one double card and $5 for two. A lunch with two hot dogs, chips, drink and a desert will be included in the price. If you have a new email address or want to be added to Club B’s email list, see Ralph Fariello at the next meeting. Activities and Trips August 24: Stegmaier Victorian Mansion/Mohengan Sun Casino. $90 Complete luncheon in award-winning mansion restaurant including beer tasting. Then to casino with a $10 slot play bonus. Sept 5-8: Rocking Horse Ranch. All inclusive trip for four days and three nights of daily activities and show horses. $490-$620. S, T, Double occupancy. If you want to bring a friend on any overnight trip, they do not have to be a club member. If any trips are sold out, you may call to add your name to a waiting list. On all trips, you should bring photo ID and health insurance card(s). Community Events Keep in mind the township’s Mr. Fix-It program, run by the Social Services Department. Minor home repairs can be arranged on Wednesdays between 8 and 11 a.m. for Hillsborough seniors 60 and older. Call 908-369-3880 for details. Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details. — Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231 SENIOR ROOM In the Senior Activity Room, shuffleboard, pool table, darts and pingpong are available for all Hillsborough seniors to use in the first and largest area. Cards and games are played in the middle area. Computers are in the third area for your use and enjoyment. Monday: Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bridge, pinochle and other card games Wednesday: Mah jongg from noon to 4 p.m. Canasta from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday: Bridge from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday: Mah jongg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CENTER Adults age 60 and older are invited to visit the countyoperated Hillsborough Senior Center at 339 South Branch Road. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. All programs begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Its phone is 908-369-8700. Fit & Flex with Rose every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. This free weekly exercise program changes frequently and is suitable for all. Included are stretches, strength training, laugh yoga, breathing exercises and more. From 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, the Healthy Bones Exercise Class, a peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program, will be held for individuals at risk or who have osteoporosis. Exercises focus on balance, strength, flexibility and posture. Advanced registration is required, as well

as a doctor’s note, prior to the first class and then once every year. For a new participant, the price is $45, which will include ankle weights, a participant manual and the class fee. If ankle weights are not needed, the price is $15. Learn to play mah jongg Wednesdays at 10 a.m. A free 10-week Tai Chi session with Janet O. will start on Jan. 11 and run weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Aptly called “moving meditation,” Tai Chi consists of slow, repetitive movements that improve balance, flexibility, control and stability while promoting relaxation. Call 908-369-8700 for more information. Every Friday at 10 a.m., the Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club will spend time outside playing, weather permitting. This group is great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. Transportation is available. Blood pressure screenings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy lunch for a suggested donation of $1.50 or more. (Price for guests under 60 is $5.35). Call 908-369-8700 before 10:30 a.m. the day before to make a lunch reservation.

MANVILLE SENIOR CORNER The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next regular meeting is September 14. This will be the last time to purchase tickets for the Oktoberfest. Membership is open to anyone age 50 and older, residents and nonresidents.Registration for recreation department exercise activities for seniors can be done at the library as well as the recreation department. Just pay at the facility when you register. All classes are at the Community Room in the Library. Senior aqua aerobics classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cooper Pool. The classes start on June 26 and run until August 30. Registration fee is $15 and you can register at the Manville Recreation Department. Movie and a buffet will continue on announced dates. Canned goods or nonperishable food items will con-

tinue to be collected before each meeting. Remember to bring one item per member to help stock the Food Bank. The executive board will continue to hold its meetings on the Thursday prior to the regular meeting. Tickets for the Oktoberfest to be held on October 12 at Knobb Hill will be on sale at the August and September meetings. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for guests. Recreation events Atlantic City — The bus normally leaves at 9 a.m. from the VFW parking lot the third Wednesday of each month for Caesar’s. The next trip to Atlantic City will be Wednesday, August 23, for this month only. The cost is $35, of which $30 will be returned. Thursday, August 31 Trip to the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Penn. The bus leaves from the VFW at 10 a.m. The cost is $30, with $20 back and $5 for food. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. — Gerry Klimowich

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The Cosmic Ballet Goes On Just in time for the eclipse, Princeton University Art Museum is displaying the solar art of Howard Russell Butler

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hen the solar eclipse crosses the nation on Aug. 21, millions of people will take pictures — everything from blurry cell phone snaps to highly detailed scientific images of the headlinemaking cosmic event. In 1918, the last time there was a coast-to-coast eclipse in the United States, photography wasn’t able to capture the details and colors of the eclipse, but Howard Russell Butler could. Butler graduated from Princeton University (then named The College of New Jersey) in 1879 with a degree in science. According to a timeline about Butler on the website of the Princeton University Art Museum, Butler experienced his first eclipse expedition when he went to Manchester, New Hampshire with Steve Alexander, head of the astronomy department, and Cyrus Brackett, a physics professor. Butler joined the physics department as an assistant professor in 1877. Later, he received a law degree from Columbia and worked in electrical patent law for a brief time before deciding to become a painter in 1884. In 1893, Butler and his wife bought a summer home in East Hampton, New York. He began painting seascapes, for which he developed a method of painting subjects in motion as they undergo change. By that 1918 eclipse, Butler had earned a reputation as an artist who could accurately capture natural and scientific phenomena, and he was invited to accompany the U.S. Naval Observatory party to Baker, Oregon, to paint the total eclipse. “He was invited as an artist who could capture a scientific event, a transient event,” says Lisa Arcomano, manager of the museum’s campus collections. “So they used him for his skills. Howard Butler had done a number of paintings of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, but it’s landscapes and his seascapes where he was able to capture a transient moment, whether it was a sunset or the shifting seas.” The paintings he made of that eclipse are among the works featured in “Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler,” on view at the Princeton University Art Museum, through Oct. 8. Butler’s work involved sketching an eclipse as it happened. He also took notes on details of things like the corona, the outer part of the sun that can be seen during the eclipse. He also made notations about brightness and color. And he did all of that during the precious few minutes of the total eclipse. According to Arcomano, Butler practiced in the time leading up to the eclipse, doing dry runs when he was timed so that he could practice capturing the eclipse under a deadline of just a few minutes. The paintings he created were very likely the best record of eclipses available at that time. The works are still praised for their accuracy and they are impressive feats. They’re also downright cool, especially with eclipse fever sweeping the nation. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a series of paintings of three different solar eclipses. The first is of the 1918 eclipse in which the corona can be seen to various degrees. There’s a burst of flame-like gas at the top, wide swaths at the bottom right, and just a hint of corona to the bottom left. White light surrounds the sun, with the rest of the painting consisting of dark sky. In the center of the triptych is Butler’s rendering of a 1923 eclipse, which he saw from Lompoc, California. According to wall text accompanying the triptych, Butler planned to travel to Mexico to see that

At top: A painting of a 1925 eclipse by Howard Russell Butler on view at the Princeton University Art Museum. Above: An image of the Northern Lights, painted by Howard Russell Butler.

eclipse, but instead decided to stay in Santa Barbara and make his way to Lompoc. That decision turned out to be fortuitous as it was cloudy in Mexico and the sky was clear in Lompoc. Butler’s painting of the 1923 eclipse captures a “Bailey’s bead,” a burst of sunlight that shines through the moon’s “craggly topography” according to wall text. The sky surrounding the sun in this painting is dark, except for Venus, which shines above. The last painting of the triptych is of a 1925 eclipse which Butler saw from Middletown, Connecticut. Also included in the show is a painting of the moon’s approach before the 1918 eclipse in Oregon. Butler painted solar images aside from eclipses. Most fun of all, perhaps, are the artist’s renderings of Mars as seen from the planet’s moons. These paintings are not scientifically accurate, as they are based on the theories of Percival Lowell, an astronomer who believed there was life on Mars. Butler painted canals and areas of vegetation, based on sketches by Lowell. Even though Lowell believed there was life on Mars, you won’t see any little green men in Butler’s paintings, but you just may get a glimpse of the artist himself. In his painting of Mars seen from the moon Phobos, there’s a shadow toward the bottom left that appears human like. Wall text explains it’s believed that was Butler inserting himself into his painting. The timing of the exhibit is perfect as it ties to the Aug. 21 eclipse. But Arcomano said Butler’s paintings were brought to her attention when she first joined the museum’s staff in 2008. Cary Liu, the museum’s curator of Asian art, remembered the paintings being displayed on campus. They were taken down during a renovation, stored, and forgotten.

“Cary said to me, ‘You’ve got to find these things, I understand they may be lost,’” Arcomano says. “He heard some rumor that that they were in a closet.” The paintings were found, protected and in good condition. Arcomano says that after the exhibit, some of the paintings will be on view at Whitman College and she hopes to find homes for all of them. After the paintings were rediscovered, Arcomano got a call from Rolf Sinclair, a researcher in Chile and a visiting research scholar at the University of Maryland. Sinclair was giving a talk about Butler and the accuracy of his eclipse paintings and wanted to see them. Sinclair co-curated the exhibit as a science adviser, and worked with Arcomano on the museum’s website about Butler. “It’s kind of remarkable that we’ve had all this interest in this art from scientists who recognize the importance of capturing this event that scientists could study,” Arcomano says.

“Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler” is on view at the Princeton University Art Museum on the Princeton University campus through Oct. 8. Hours: Tues.Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum. princeton.edu; 609-258-3788.

For a story on Monday’s eclipse, see Lifestyle Page 1.

Also Inside: Bob Brown reviews ‘Appropriate’ at Princeton Summer Theater • Patricia Richardson talks about ‘Other Desert Cities’ at Bucks County Playhouse

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Family and Politics

Patricia Richardson is returning to Bucks County Playhouse in ‘Other Desert Cities’

hen Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities” opened in New York in 2011, Patricia Richardson wanted to see it, not only because of the acclaim the play received but because she thought it could come in handy one day. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh I have to see this play, there are two parts in this I can play, so I’ve got to go and see this because I know someday I’ll probably end up playing one of these parts,’” Richardson says. Well, she never got around to seeing the play on Broadway, but she was right about getting a chance to appear in “Other Desert Cities,” as she is starring in Bucks County Playhouse’s revival of the show, running through Sept. 2. And Richardson has no regrets about not seeing it. “Now I’m really glad I didn’t because I always think it’s bet-

ter not to see [a play I’m acting in],” she says. Richardson is best-known for her TV work on the ‘90s sitcom “Home Improvement” and Aaron Sorkin’s “West Wing.” “Other Desert Cities” marks her return to the Bucks County Playhouse after starring in last summer’s “Steel Magnolias.” “Other Desert Cities” is a family drama, and this family has a lot of drama. Polly and Lyman Wyeth (Richardson and Kevin Kilner) are a wealthy and powerful couple living in Palm Springs, California. Polly is a former screenwriter who wrote a series of MGM comedies with her sister, Silda (Deirdre Madigan). “These are the early years before the ‘70s, before the hippies and the drug generation,“ Richardson says. “As (Polly) says, ‘before the drugs and the lefties came in and

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Patricia Richardson plays the matriarch of a dysfunctional family in “Other Desert Cities” at Bucks County Playhouse. whined and moaned.’” Polly and Lyman have a daughter, Brooke (Liza J. Bennett), who wrote a hit novel years ago, but is dealing with depression. The couple also has a son, Trip (Charles Socarides), a TV producer. Another son, who was an activist and may have had a hand in an attack on a recruitment center in the ’70s, committed suicide years ago. Tension exists between Silda and Polly, largely because Polly left the writing team to support her husband who rose to the ranks of chairman of the Republican Party. Despite the sisters’ history, Silda, an alcoholic, is staying with Polly and Lyman. Coming to visit is Brooke, to celebrate Christmas and to talk about her new book, which is about the family’s history, and which Polly doesn’t want to see published. “She hasn’t written anything in six years but now she’s come home because she’s written a book and she wants to tell us about it before she publishes it,” Richardson says. “The premise of the play is that we’ve been back East to take care of her but she has not been back to us in Palm Springs in six years. So we’re all gathered for Christmas in Palm Springs, which is kind of a unique thing. And she’s coming to tell us about this book, which I am sort of dreading. She is fragile, we’ve been worrying about her for six years.” Richardson says the family is smart and

funny, and that much of the play’s drama focuses on the political divide between Polly and Lyman and the rest of the family. “There’s a lot of political banter and there’s a lot of funny stuff and then things on a dime turn and get kind of ugly,” Richardson says. Richardson says that even though her politics differ from Polly’s, she is able to connect with the character. Like Polly, she’s a mother, and she and her father differed on politics. During the Vietnam war, Richardson says she would send her father the lyrics to “Masters of War.” “We had these sorts of discussions [the characters have] only ours were about Vietnam,” Richardson says. “And the kids in this show are objecting to Bush and Iraq and the Middle East. But it’s the same discussion, the same generational warfare, only more much intense because there are personal things involved with this family.” She says the part also presents challenges, specifically in regard to how Polly is very much about controlling herself, and just about everything in her life. “My character discusses her control and her belief of being able to be in control of every bit of information and that procession,” Richardson says. “That’s the way to live and that’s how she’s lived her life — with a great deal of control and a great deal of holding back. And believing that weakness is a bad thing, that a weakness can lead to death and sensitivity kills people.” She says it all adds up to a play that is funny at times, but also intense. It also has an ending that Richardson says will surprise and impact audiences. “This is like one of those movies where you hope somebody doesn’t tell you the end before you go,” she says. “It will be so much better if before you go to this play, if you don’t know the ending.”

“Other Desert Cities” will be performed at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania, through Sept. 2. For tickets and information, go to www.bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121.

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STAGE REVIEW By Bob Brown

‘Appropriate’ at Princeton Summer Theatre Branden Jacobs-Jenkins draws from other works to create a powerful and timely family drama

rinceton Summer Theater closes out its 2017 season with a doozy by Princeton alumnus Branden JacobsJenkins. “Appropriate,” at the Hamilton Murray Theater through Aug. 20, is a powerful play that kidnaps your psyche. In a 2014 interview with Eliza Bent for American Theatre, the playwright explained that he read a lot of family dramas. “I got the idea in my head that I would read all these plays and take one thing from each of them that I really loved and then put those all in the play,” he said. It’s not note-fornote from the likes of his predecessors, but you get the feeling. August Wilson, Edward Albee, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O’Neill, Chekov, Sam Shepard, and on and on. Their voices, their people, are spirits in the background. What makes Jacobs-Jenkins distinct is that his work is also informed by questions of race as well as personal identity. Unlike August Wilson, however, he comes at it sideways. He’s a black playwright speaking through white characters. “I was interested in how invisible I could make blackness,” he said, “but still have it affect the viewing experiences.” In a way, “Appropriate” is a Southern Gothic narrative in three acts. It delves into the troubled Lafayette family, who are haunted by long-buried secrets that have suddenly risen from the grave and threaten to destroy them like the living dead. Their story is told in three acts: Act 1 is “Revelations,” where horrible discoveries are made; Act 2 is “Walpurgisnacht,” the night of witchery, where the consequences of the discoveries and their handling are played out; Act 3 is “The Book of Genesis.” You can take it as a new beginning — or as an expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Gathering at the abandoned southern plantation of the family patriarch, the Lafayettes are about to dispose of the property. It’s no plantation in the classic sense — there are no grand columns, it’s not Tara. Scenic designer Joseph Haggerty has created a perfect rotting mess in a disheveled interior of peeling paint and strewn bric-abrac. It’s an ironic comment on the preten-

From left: Christopher Damen, Brennan Lowery, and Olivia Nice in Princeton Summer Theater’s production of “Appropriate.” sions of an Antebellum would-be aristocracy, corrupt and corrupting. It’s night and the cicadas’ buzzing is almost an assault. The soundscape, handled by Sam Bezilla, is an important “character.” Franz (Brennan Lowery) and his shamaninspired fiancée River (Olivia Nice), break in through a window. Their arrival arouses the household, including his elder sister Toni (Alex Vogelsang), a sharp-tongued divorcee and executor of the family estate, along with her embittered son Rhys (Noah Riley). There’s some dispute about who gets to sleep where, since everyone is expecting the arrival of sibling Bo (Christopher Damen) and wife Rachel (Olivia Levine), dragging along their hyperactive son Ainsley (Sawyer Berness) and pubescent daughter Cassidy (Meagan Raker). No sooner have all assembled than long-simmering resentments and assumptions bubble up. Adding fuel to the fires is the discovery of a certain photo album among the scattered effects. Its shocking contents are so horrible that no one wants to admit that they can‘t help pawing through it when no one else is looking. Nor do they want to admit that it probably points to their late father — a respected pillar of society and a Harvard man — as a closet white supremacist of the worst stripe. (Jacobs-Jenkins could hardly have anticipated how timely his theme would become, given present events; or could he?) As the screw turns, hopes for a brighter future dim when a secret about the house is

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revealed — along with other family secrets that dash the plans of the now not-somellow River and the wildly manic Franz, who unwittingly becomes the author of his own doom. The claws are out and no one escapes unpunished in a breathtaking eruption of pure animal fury. There are gripping performances all around, with interludes of pathos and humor. Especially notable in key roles are Vogelsang as Toni, whose insults are like right-jabs to the jaw, and Levine as Rachel, whose foul-mouthed put-downs are enough to peel wallpaper — what hasn’t already peeled. Lowery’s performance as Franz on a manic tear is a tour de force. The play deals frankly and bluntly with hard issues and harsh truths. Like the best dramas, it’s not a vehicle with a single “message” or a neat moral. It exposes rather than explains. What you take from it de-

pends on your own attitudes. It’s a long play at nearly three hours, and after all that, it ends with a kind of whimper, so subtle that you‘re not even sure it has ended until the house lights come up. And maybe that’s the point. We’re left to consider what continues, or what is possible given what has been exposed. This is one heck of a powerful play by a young playwright who is putting a distinctive stamp on modern drama. Be aware, however, that there’s a lot of salty dialogue, so it’s not for the kids, amusingly, young Ainsley has earphones put in place when the adult conversation turns foulest.

“Appropriate” continues at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University Campus, through Aug. 20. For tickets and information, go to www.princetonsummertheater.org or call 732-997-0205.

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August 18, 2017

IN CONCERT

By Mike Morsch

Young Musicians and a Young Rascal Eddie Brigati will join students from the Rockit! Academy for a night of music from the Summer of Love at the Count Basie Theatre

It was like a scene right out of the movies. Bruce Gallipani was at Steven Van Zandt’s “Soulfire” album release party earlier this year at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Gallipani is founder and executive director of the Rockit! Live Foundation, a nonprofit organization that teaches young musicians ages 8 to 18 the rock ‘n’ roll band experience. Students audition, learn a specific repertoire of songs supplemented with private instruction, and after six weeks, perform live at the Count Basie Theatre. Van Zandt and his wife Maureen have been big supporters of the foundation. “I would often tell Maureen and Steven how I loved that they surrounded themselves with warm, loving people,” Gallipani says. “And Maureen suggested that I meet Eddie.” That would be Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Eddie Brigati of The Rascals. And meeting him would be easy enough as Brigati was also scheduled to be at the “Soulfire” album release party, which Gallipani knew in advance. The Rockit! band of young musicians was performing at the party, so Gallipani decided to take the Wilson Pickett version of the song “Mustang Sally,” which was already in the band’s repertoire, and change it to The Rascals’ version of the song. “The kids grabbed Eddie’s attention when they took the stage, and he was standing next to me when they started ‘Mustang Sally,’” Gallipani says. “Eddie turned to me and said, ‘You planned that.’” A subsequent meeting a few weeks later between Gallipani and Brigati and his wife Susan convinced Brigati to perform with Rockit! at its next show, “The Summer of Love,” Aug. 26 at the Count Basie Theatre. The show will feature music from the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album with special guest Brigati, who will also play some Rascals hits. “We were at Steven’s album release party and I’m just kind of basking in the

event and these kids started playing,” says Brigati, who calls Van Zandt his mentor. “I didn’t know who they were, I didn’t know anything about it. I said, ‘Wow, they went back into the ‘60s for some of their songs.’ And it caught my attention. They were really adept and really schooled. I didn’t realize that they were all kids.” It was Van Zandt, a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, who gave the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech for The Rascals in 1997. And it was Van Zandt and his wife who eventually reunited the original Rascals — Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli — and produced “The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream,” a combination Photo by Mark Weiss concert/theatrical series of performances in 2012 that brought the original group to- Jacob Fisher of Red Bank, Ashley Plath of Middletown, & Connor O’Malley gether for the first time in more than 40 of Wall of the Count Basie Theatre’s Rockit program performing in concert. years. “Naturally, I’m humbled for them to se- “While I walked into rehearsal very nervBrigati agrees. lect me. I’m honored to be able to come in ous, Eddie just made everyone feel at home “It’s 50 years later and I’m still asking, and help nurture,” says Brigati, who still and the work was very loose, but serious. ‘How can I be sure?’ It was a genuine situworks with a vocal coach, Katie Agresta, Eddie is a pro and our kids learned a lot in ation with being honest with what was through her “Performance Day” vocal train- rehearsal. We are honored to work with this going on at the time,” Brigati says. ing app. She has coached such notables as rock legend and poet.” One thing Brigati is sure about, though, Jon Bon Jovi, Cyndi Lauper and many of In addition to the Beatles songs, the is that he’s looking forward to performing the singers who have performed in the “Jer- show will feature songs from “Groovin’” with the young musicians trained by Gallisey Boys” Broadway show. the 1967 album the band released when it pani. Brigati said he appreciates the essence was known as The Young Rascals. “I don’t want to brag about not knowing of what Gallipani has built with the foun- “Groovin’” reached No. 5 on the U.S. Bill- music, but they’re really advanced musidation, providing an environment where board 200 albums chart and No. 7 on the cally,” Brigati says about the students. young musicians can learn and thrive. Billboard R&B chart. The album’s title “They are so young and enthusiastic. I “When we started out, there was no ex- track became a No. 1 single and one of the know it’s going to be great because they ample to follow,” Brigati said. “We weren’t group’s signature songs and another track over-prepare. That’s something that I think business people and a lot of us weren’t mu- from the album, “How Can I Be Sure,” be- we missed out on, because we were kind of sically trained. So Bruce developed this came the band’s fourth Top 10 hit, reaching winging it. What these kids have the adschool, selected individuals who were pay- No. 4 on the Billboard chart. Both songs vantage of — and I think their interest is ing attention and who were interested, and were co-written by Brigati and Cavaliere. what gets them chosen — and when you he expanded those interests. His vision is “We’ve always leaned toward the music have element of interest and then the input, monumental and he’s dedicated to perfect- of the ‘60s and ‘70s,” Gallipani says of the it makes a beautiful harmonic. It makes ing and creating an atmosphere to inspire.” Rockit! shows. “In my opinion, those something happen that’s magic.” Gallipani said that Rockit!’s rehearsal decades produced the most creative and with Brigati for the upcoming show was greatest music of all time. All of the great Rockit! Academy will perform “Music from everything he hoped it would be — and innovators of those eras brought music and the Summer of Love,” at the Count Basie art together. So what better way to celebrate Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, Aug. more. “Eddie’s passion for music and sharing the 50th anniversary, taking on the most 26, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15; www.countbasietheatre.org; 732-842-9000. with the kids is evident,” Gallipani says. powerful year in music?”

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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 Thanks- Playwright, actor and legendary drag performer Charles Busch will perform his show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Naked and giving. manager@westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Afraid,â&#x20AC;? at the Rrazz Room in the Clarion Hotel & Suites, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. The show aims to be both funny and poignant and features songs ranging â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;? Washington Crossing Open Air from Michel Legrand and Paul Williams to Stephen Theatre, Washington Crossing State Park, 455 Washington Sondheim and Kurt Weill. Tickets cost $35; Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Musical Based on www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. the popular childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book by L. Frank Baum and made famous by the MGM film, through Aug. 20. Performances: Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Fri.-Sun. 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $12 seniors (65 and Road, West Windsor. Awards show honoring the best work older) $10 children (12 and under); by the various community groups that perform at Kelsey www.downtownpac.com; 267-885-9857. Theatre. The show will feature productions from last year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Appropriate,â&#x20AC;? Presented by Princeton Summer The- including ater at Hamilton Murray Theater on the campus of Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Saigon,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In The Heights,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything Goesâ&#x20AC;? and ton University. Members of the fragmented Lafayette family more. The show also wll preview numbers from the upcomreconnect to settle their fathers affairs, but soon discover ing season, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Memphisâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunchback of that they must first tackle their unresolved issues with each Notre Dame,â&#x20AC;? Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $17; other, through Aug. 20. Performances: Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. Sat. 2 p.m., 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $29.50, $24.50 Gujarati Play - Rang Rangeela Gujjubhai, State Thematinees and for students; atre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Comedy play by www.princetonsummertheater.org; 732-997-0205. Siddharth Randeria, an Indian film actor and writer of Guâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Desert Cities,â&#x20AC;? Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. jarati theater. Siddharth Randeria will a family man striving Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Drama about Brooke hard to achieve a bigger and better lifestyle, Aug. 27, 6 p.m. Wyeth returns to her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Palm Springs home toting an Tickets cost $29-$100; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246explosive, about-to-be-published tell-all memoir, Aug. 18 7469. through Sept. 2; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the Butler Saw,â&#x20AC;? Shakespeare Theatre of New 2121. Jerseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University camThe Kelsey Awards, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of pus, 36 Madison Ave. Joe Ortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1969 farce that unveils

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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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disaster!,â&#x20AC;? Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Musical spoof of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;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.

CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S THEATER â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rapunzel,â&#x20AC;? 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 Rapunzel, who is held captive in a tower by a witch who can only reach the top of the tower by climbing her long golden braid of hair. When a prince sees Rapunzel he vows to help her escape so that they may live happily ever after, Aug. 18-27. Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m., Sun. 4 p.m., $5; www.downtownpac.com; 267-8859857.

MUSIC

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. Best of the Eagles, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Tribute to the classic rock band whose hits include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hotel California,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take It to the Limitâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of These Nights,â&#x20AC;? Aug. 19, 6 p.m. There is parking charge of $5 per car; 1-800-298-4200. Charles Busch - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Naked and Unafraid,â&#x20AC;? The Rrazz Room, 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; 888596-1027. The Urban Guerilla Orchestra, Mercer County Park, West Windsor. The band will perform jazz, Motown, soul classics and Philadelphia funk, Aug. 20, 4-6 p.m. (rescheduled from rained out performance). Free; 1-800-298-4200. The Weaklings, Mill Hill Park, 165 E. Front St., Trenton. Beatles-inspired power pop, Aug. 24, 5 p.m. Free con-

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Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

THINGS TO DO

cert. 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. Michael Austin with the Theljon Allen Band, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Soul jazz concert, Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. (Bring a lawn chair.); artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Blues rock musician combining an acoustic aesthetic, a groove-laden funk sensibility, and reggae-tinged soul, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $45-$85; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469. Beth Malone - “So Far,” The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical memoir performed by Tony-nominated Beth Malone. Follow this adorably insane little lesbian as she takes you on a journey from Castle Rock, Colorado, to the South Pacific. From little girl crushes to grown-woman heartbreak. Aug. 25, 8 p.m. $40; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027. The Kinsey Sicks - “Things You Shouldn’t Say,” The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The Kinsey Sicks offer a bold, funny and moving theatrical experience — in four-part harmony and over-the-top drag, Aug. 26, 8 p.m., $45; www.therrazzroom.com; 888596-1027. 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.

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.â⇔‹ Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. Exhibit featuring paintings by Carol Sanzalone and Michael Schweigart, Sept. 7 through Oct. 1. Opening reception, Sept. 9, 4-7 p.m. Closing tea and conversation, Oct. 1, 3-6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com.

COMEDY

This Spud’s For You

Howell Living History Farm is inviting the public to help harvest potatoes, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The crop will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative. The potatoes were planted in April by Howell Farm visitors, volunteers and interns. Visitors of all ages can join the harvest crew anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., for as long or short a time as they like. Experience is not necessary. The crew will be led by farm staff, which will use horses or oxen to pull a special plow called a “potato lifter.” Visitors can help by gathering potatoes unearthed by the lifter, and by turning the crank of the farm’s potato grader to sort the potatoes. Lemonade and cookies will be served to field helpers throughout the day. Parking and admission are free. The farm is located off Valley Road, off Route 29 in Hopewell. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell. For more information, Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of go to www.howellfarm.org or call 609-737-3299. Princeton University, Princeton. “Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum,” featuring more than 100 Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of suworks from the 17th to the 20th centuries, through Sept. perior design to the greatest number of people possible, in17. “Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial cluding Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler.” Exhibit brings to- making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. gether experts from the sciences and art history to present Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private colthe history of Howard Russell Butler’s paintings and the lections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vistory of the artist who created them. Butler (1856-1934) was sion by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and a graduate of Princeton University’s first school of science, sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 through Oct. 15; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is 924-8144. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Myths & Nature: Early Prints Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadby Sam Maitin, through Aug. 27; Highlights from the New walader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Cadwalader Hope-Solebury School District Art Collection, through Oct. Park: An Olmsted Vision: Exhibit highlighting Cadwalader 8; George Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Park and its world-famous designer, Frederick Law OlmDedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Rested, who designed Cadwalader Park and Central Park in gion’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michNew York City. Exhibitions on both floors of the museum will enerartmuseum.org; 215-340-9800. 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, “Our World through Artists’ Eyes,” D&R Greenway 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural draw- Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. ings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, Garden State Watercolor Society’s 48th annual exhibition, telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the through Aug. 21. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren Street, Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonPlainsboro. Collection of abstract pencil works inspired by history.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Prince- science by Plainsboro artist Sarah Morejohn, through Aug. ton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The ex- 23. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 10 hibit explores the unique combination of art and industry a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of Cranbury. “Celebration III” by Creative Collective Group. creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the The Creative Collective is dedicated to fostering a creative visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and nurturing community for artists, artisans and art lovers and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and in central New Jersey and beyond, through Aug. 25. Artist society were brought together to inspire the everyday demo by Lucretia E. McGuff-Silverman, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Open studio, Aug. 20, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Carol Montgomery, Aug. 26; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, Aug. 18-19, $32; Todd Barry with guest opener Doogie Horner, Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., $23; Derek Gaines with special guest Tom Cassidy, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. $20; Nick DiPaolo, Aug. 25-26, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $22; Sunday Night Live with Talent and Friends, Aug. 27, 8 p.m., $25; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

DANCE

Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Aug. 23, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Fourth Saturday Contra Dance: Gaye Fifer with Hot Coffee Breakdown, Aug. 26. Experienced session, 3-6 p.m., $12; Potluck dinner, 6-7:30 p.m. Contra Dance for all, 8-11 p.m. ($16); www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

MISCELLANY

Potato Harvest, Howell Living History Farm, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Hopewell. (For GPS, use 70 Woodens Lane, Lambertville.) The public is invited for the unearthing of a crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors of all ages can join the harvest crew. www.howellfarm.org; 609-737-3299. Solar Eclipse Observing, Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton observatory, Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road. Telescopes with H-alpha and solar filters will be available. Park at the Nature Center, or if full park at soccer field lots off 579 and walk in to observatory, Aug. 21, 1:20-4 p.m. www.princetonastronomy.org. “Over Here, Molly Pitcher,” Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road. Dramatic presentation by living history educator Stacy Roth, who highlights the lives of women who “belonged to the army” during the American Revolution. The presentation will be held at the Visitor Center Museum’s auditorium, Sept. 2, 2 p.m. Vehicle park entrance fee applies; 609-7370623. 25th Annual New Jersey Storytelling Festival, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Hopewell. (For GPS, use 70 Woodens Lane, Lambertville.) 40 storytellers from the tri-state area will tell farm-related stories and more, told continuously at four sites with opportunities to participant. Food will be for sale, Sept. 16, noon to 6 p.m. “Dalya’s Other Country,” Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Film screening of movie about displaced by the Syrian conflict. Dalya goes to Catholic high school while her mother Rudayana enrolls in college as they walk the line between their Muslim values and the new world they find themselves in, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. www.princetonlibrary.org.

LIFESTYLE 1B

Friday, August 18, 2017

A Packet Publication

PACKET PICKS Aug. 18 Outdoor concert at Princeton library The Poorhouse Pickers will perform the next concert of the Princeton Public Library Sounds of Summer series, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The band features Bob Cole, Marvin Perkins and FiL Wisneski, playing acoustic folk and roots music. The concert will take place on Hinds Plaza next the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-9249529.

Aug. 19 Kelsey Theatre awards nights Kelsey Theatre presents an evening of entertainment and awards when it hosts this year’s Kelsey Awards, beginning at 7 p.m. The event recognizes the best theatrical productions and performers from Kelsey Theatre’s 2016-17 season. It will feature performances from this past season’s productions including “Miss Saigon,” “In The Heights,” “Anything Goes,” “The Boy From Oz,” and “The Little Mermaid.” The evening also will preview the upcoming season with numbers from “Memphis,” which will run Sept. 8-17, and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” which will run Oct. 2029. The theater is located on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Tickets cost $17; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

Aug. 20 Capital Singers summer sing Capital Singers of Trenton will be hosting a Summer Sing, 5-7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. The public is invited to join the group and sing songs including Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata;” Handel’s “And The Glory of the Lord;” Handel’s “Judea, Happy Land;” and Leavitt’s “Ose Shalom.” Music will be provided. An ice cream social will follow the sing-along. Sacred Heart Church is located at 343 South Broad St., Trenton. For more information, go to www.capitalsingers.org.

Aug. 23 Block Party at McCarter Theatre McCarter Theatre Center will celebrate the start of its 2017-18 season with its annual community-wide block party, 5-8 p.m. on the front lawn of McCarter’s Matthews Theatre. College Road will be closedoff for the event (between Alexander Road and University Place), which will give an expanded area for families to play, eat, and enjoy the day. The afternoon will feature live music from the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra, a band comprised of top high school and college jazz musicians in the Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey regions. Other highlights include the opportunity to win prizes, backstage tours, spin art, a photo booth, a beer garden, and crafts with Art Sparks. Attendees will also have access to exclusive ticket offers for season programming, including such family-friendly artists and productions as the State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s “Sleeping Beauty” and McCarter’s annual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Food and drink can be purchased at the event from local eateries. Admission is free. The rain date is Aug. 24. McCarter Theatre Center is located at 91 University Place, Princeton. For more information, go to mccarter.org or call 609258-2787.

Here comes the moon Palmer Square is the place to see, and learn about, the eclipse By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor The biggest show of the summer is just around the corner and it isn’t taking place on a stage and it isn’t streaming on your television. It’s happening in the sky. On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will span the United States from coast to coast, the first time that’s happened in 99 years. During the eclipse, the moon will pass exactly on the line between Earth and the sun. In certain parts of the country it will look as if the moon is completely covering the sun. “The shadow that the moon will cast falls only onto a very specific area of the Earth, and as everything is moving, that shadow then moves,” says Michael Strauss, professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University’s Department of Astrophysical Sciences. “That phenomenon is called a solar eclipse and it will … pass across the entire United States, starting initially on the coast of Oregon and ending up in South Carolina, and cutting a swath in between.” That arc-like swath will pass through states including Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. That stretch is called “the path of totality.” “At totality, what happens is the sun is blacked out,” Strauss said. “The light from the sun, which is high in the sky, disappears, so what you see is essentially twilight. The sun itself is covered up. The outer parts of the sun, what’s called the corona of the sun, then become visible, they’re much too thin to be seen under normal conditions, but when the moon covers the sun, the outer parts, the corona, become visible. That’s a pretty dramatic sight.” Central Jersey does not fall into the path of totality, but Strauss said the view from here will still be pretty impressive. “In Princeton, the alignment of the moon and the sun are not perfect, but the moon will cover 80 to 85 percent of the sun’s disk,” Strauss said. “So the sun will look like a crescent instead of the usual circle that appears, you will get a crescent shape.” Weather permitting, skywatchers

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Kelsey R. Ockert, left, and Janie Hermann, right, of the Princeton Public Library wear eclipse viewing glasses, while Hermann also holds the book “American Eclipse” by David Baron. be able to see the crescent anywhere, but the Princeton Public Library and the university’s department of astrophysical sciences will participate in a “solar eclipse viewing party” at the Palmer Square green, beginning at 1 p.m. The eclipse is expected to be at its peak at around 2:44 p.m. During the event, representatives from Princeton University and the library will share information about the eclipse. Protective glasses needed to view the eclipse safely will be available for free. As for those glasses, the reason it’s not safe to look at the eclipse is because it’s never safe to look directly at the sun. Those reminders not to look at the eclipse are needed, Strauss said, because people want to look at it. “The only thing that makes the eclipse a time to warn people is that everyone wants to look at the sun,” Strauss said. “Most of the time we don’t say, ‘Oh, I want to go outside and stare directly at the sun and burn my eyeballs off.’ Usually we’re smart enough not to do that.” But with those glasses, Strauss

said people will able to see what he called the “beautiful crescent.” And the experts from Princeton University will be pointing out other things to look out for, and not everything will be in the sky. For example, Strauss said light that filters through tree leaves will be shaped differently than usual. “Imagine that you’re standing underneath a tree full of leaves, and the light from the sun is being filtered through the leaves, and normally what you get is just a dappled pattern on the ground of the light of the sun filtered through the leaves,” Strauss said. During the eclipse, he added, those dapples will be crescent shaped. “It will be immediately obvious that something interesting is going on.” Strauss will not be at Palmer Square Aug. 21. He and his family are traveling to Oregon, the first state the path of totality will hit. To offer an idea of how big a deal this eclipse is, Strauss said he and his family booked their rooms in December, and that was almost too late. “Someone described this eclipse

as, imagine a Super Bowl happening simultaneously everywhere along the line crossing the United States,” Strauss said. For lay people, the eclipse is an impressive and cool sight, but for scientists, it’s an important opportunity to study the sun. Strauss said the typical mental picture of the sun as a ball of heated gas is pretty accurate, but that ball has an atmosphere and outer part that usually aren’t visible. During the eclipse, with the brightest part of the sun covered, those outer parts can be seen and that provides information to scientists about various aspects of the sun, including its magnetic fields. “Just like the Earth has a magnetic field that your compass responds to so you can figure out which direction is north, so too the sun has a magnetic field that is quite a bit more interesting and complicated,” Strauss said. He added that studying the corona provides scientists with information about sun spots, which are regions on the sun’s surface that are darker than the rest of the sun. Strauss says it’s believed the magnetic field is stronger in those regions. “It’s poorly understood exactly what’s going on on the sun to make all this happen, and this is one way for us to be able to study that,” he said. Strauss said any given year sees about one or two eclipses somewhere on the planet. The last eclipse in the U.S. was in the 1970s, the next one will be in 2024. What makes this one exciting is that it is crossing across the entire country. “You’ll see the partial solar eclipse from anywhere in the United States, and if you’re willing to do some driving, you can get to the place where the full solar eclipse will happen,” he said. In this era of cell phones and people’s habit to record just about everything, social media is destined to be filled with eclipse pictures. But chances are most of those images won’t be all that impressive. Strauss said the advice he’s gotten is that unless you‘re a true photography expert, it’s best to sit back and take in the sight. “Just enjoying the experience with the naked eye is much more fun,” Strauss said.

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These shoes are made for walking, and helping Princeton resident Heather Christensen Smith, the creative director and co-founder of Wazi Shoes, has achieved great feats as an entrepreneur, thanks to her creative brain, big heart, her feet and the feet of others. And I nearly fell over my feet when I met her. Several weeks ago, a good friend and I — bemoaning the assortment of feet issues we endure — told me to try these fabulous beaded and high-quality leather “Wazi” sandals. I became sold on the product when I learned that the importer of Wazi Shoes was a native of Kenya, now living in Princeton, and running the business as a way to fund nursing scholarships in East Africa to help combat HIV and other health threats. Determined to interview Heather so I could promote her acts of charitable entrepreneurship, I arranged to meet her at Hulit’s Shoes, on Nassau Street in Princeton, which carries the Wazi sandals and totes. When she walked into Hulit’s for our appointment, I ignored her until Hulit’s sales clerk Keith Lindsay whispered to me “that’s her, that’s Heather,” he said pointing to a blonde, blue-eyed woman. I quickly learned that Heather, whose mother is English and father is American, was born in Kenya. “My parents were living in Kenya, because of my father’s work as a ship captain,” she said. “It was intended that I would be born in England.” But baby Heather arrived early, messing up the plans — “for the better,” she says. Although she has lived much of her life outside of Kenya, she purposefully and enthusiastically has remained connected to Africa. Heather is the creative director of Wazi Shoes, a brand of beaded, leather sandals, handmade in Tanzania. She co-founded the business in 2016 with her sister Alice, who was born in England, and her brother-inlaw, Abdul Majid, who is from Tanzania.

“It all started when about 10 years ago, my sister wanted to celebrate her 30th birthday on an island off the cost of Kenya,” Heather said. “When we were there, my sister and I were inspired by the natural style and incredible comfort of the local sandals. I bought a pair of these gorgeous leather flip-flops that I wore all over New York City for four years. I must have put hundreds of miles on those flip-flops and got hundreds of compliments. That was the inspiration for my sister and me to start the business.” “Wazi,” which means “open” in Swahili, was started by Heather, Alice and Abdul with the intention of giving back, by providing steady employment for the workers who produce the shoes and accompanying packaging in Tanzania. In addition, Wazi Shoes gives a percentage of its sales to The Gretta Foundation, which helps nursing students in East Africa earn their nursing degree. Nurses make up about 90 percent of the front line medical workforce in East Africa, and are in short supply. With every $2,000 it raises, The Gretta Foundation can send a nursing student through school for a year. “This is really Alice’s story as to how we landed on this project,” Heather said. “Alice, a public health nurse, was working in Tanzania when she met the man who became her husband and moved to Dar es Salaam.” Abdul, having listened to Alice and Heather talk about the sandals and how they wanted to let the rest of the world know about this extraordinary product, figured out a way to turn their wishes into reality. “He speaks Swahili, is a great negotiator, understands the African culture, and is determined,” Heather said. Abdul went to 10 to 15 cities in Tanzania, visited the markets and found the shop where the sandals are made. The three of them came up with a business plan whose product would be the handmade, high-quality leather

Heather Christensen Smith, who helped found Wazi Shoes, and Keith Linds of Hulit’s Shoes. and beaded footwear, woven with charitable giving. Before Wazi wowed her, Heather had a career that had nothing to do with retail or shoes, other than the fact that she shopped and wore shoes. Heather worked in the museum world, first in New York City at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and later in Princeton as a curatorial consultant at Morven Museum & Garden. At Morven, Heather spent two years researching, writing and co-curating last year’s experiential sixgallery historical exhibition, “Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an Age.” She also organized complementary programs and lectures including one by A. Scott Berg, a Pulitzer-prize winning biographer.

As an independent curator, Heather has organized several contemporary art exhibitions in Manhattan and locally, her most recent project was Nine Blinks at the West Windsor Art Council, featuring the works of nine artists exploring the role of perspective on the human form. The thread that ties her two careers together is her appreciation of art, culture and design. She holds masters in the History of Decorative Arts and Design from The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum / Parsons School of Design, and a B.A. in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. And it is her primary job as a mother running around with and after three young girls (one 6-year-old and 4-year-old twins) that makes her so intent upon pursuing Wazi Shoes — easy on the soles, good for the soul.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Dr. Melinda A. Parisi Cummings, Ph.D.

Eating disorders can happen at mid-life It’s the PTA mom who bakes cupcakes for her child’s class, but can’t join her family at the dinner table. It’s the high-powered executive who takes control in the boardroom, but is unable to order at a restaurant without panic setting in. It’s the neighbor, the friend, the family member who seems to have it all, but feels totally inadequate when she looks in the mirror. While eating disorders are often thought to be a diagnosis primarily faced by adolescent or young women, research has shown that they are also common among women in mid-life. The Center for Eating Disorders Care at University Medical Center of Princeton provides effective and compassionate treatment for adults, adolescents and children as young as 8 years old of all genders who are suffering from eating disorders. Patients of all genders benefit from treatment for

the medical, psychiatric, psychological, and nutritional aspects of their illness and have access to broad-ranging consultative care for co-existing medical conditions. Serious mental health conditions No matter what age they occur, eating disorders are complex psychiatric and medical illnesses that can have serious consequences. They can include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are typically characterized by an extreme fixation on food, calories, weight and appearance. More than 20 million women and 10 million men in America will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. And though most eating disorders manifest during the adolescent years, it is not unusual for women in mid-life to struggle with eating and body image is-

sues as well. Aging, stress can trigger eating disorders While there is no single factor that causes an eating disorder, the symptoms of eating disorders — limiting food intake, avoiding mealrelated activities, to name a couple — are often a means to control anxiety and other troubling feelings. For women in midlife, life situations that may trigger unmanageable anxiety are different from those of adolescents and young adults, including: • Trauma • Marriage or relationship trouble, infidelity, divorce • Pregnancy and childbirth • Infertility • Natural signs of aging and menopause • Stress • Empty nest syndrome • Social pressure to look younger • Death of a loved one Existing in the mind Many women with eating disorders can appear to

have a normal life, but in their mind they may be tortured by low self-esteem and fear of food and gaining weight. Additionally, many women may appear to be a healthy weight and still have an eating disorder. Warning signs of an eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, include: • Preoccupation with weight, food, calories, dieting and/or body image • Development of abnormal, secretive, extreme or ritualized food or eating habits • Withdrawal from friends and activities • Evidence of binge eating, such as the disappearance of large amounts of food • Evidence of purging behaviors, including frequent trips to the bathroom after meals, self-induced vomiting, periods of fasting • Compulsive or excessive exercising • Feelings of isolation, depression, anxiety or irritability

Not only can eating disorders interfere with relationships and daily life, they can also become lifethreatening if not treated properly. In many instances, a woman may suffer with an eating disorder for years before seeking help. If someone you know shows signs of an eating disorder, talk with them about your concerns and encourage them to seek professional care. A valuable treatment option The Center for Eating Disorders Care at University Medical Center of Princeton offers care in a partial hospital setting, providing a valuable option for patients who need concentrated treatment, but who do not need 24/7 medical supervision. It is intensive intervention with the goal of arresting the illness before it causes medical problems that require hospitalization. Participants in the partial hospital program take

part in individual, group and family therapy and receive psychiatric care at the hospital during the day. Clients return home at night and on weekends, and the program focuses on the skills needed to regain good health. The program is available from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The length of the program day and frequency of visits depends on an individual’s needs. For most clients, the program starts with three meals and two snacks a day at the center and gradually transitions to more meals at home.

For more information about the Center for Eating Disorders Care or to schedule an evaluation visit www.princetonhcs.org/eatingdisorders or call 609853-7575.

Melinda A. Parisi Cummings, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and is the program director of the Center for Eating Disorders Care at UMCP.

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

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

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

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

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