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District finishing preparations for 2017-18 school year

By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

After being largely devoid of activity for the summer, the halls and classrooms of Hillsborough’s nine schools will spring back into action next week with the start of the 2017-18 school year.

Starting on Thursday, Sept. 7, the roughly 180 weekdays that follow will be devoted to the instruction and enrichment of thousands of students from Hillsborough Township and Millstone Borough.

“The beginning of a school year is always an exciting time in school districts across the state ... [and] the 2017-2018 school year promises to be another great year for the Hillsborough community,” Dr. Lisa M. Antunes, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said.

In anticipation for the new school year, officials made a number of changes to everything from staffing to curriculum.

“We are putting finishing touches on the facilities, our athletic teams are excited about the

Volunteers ‘turn the town teal’ for ovarian cancer month

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Local volunteers looking to raise the public’s awareness of the dangers of ovarian cancer took to the Peter J. Biondi Municipal Complex this week in an effort to use azure-hued ribbons to “Turn the Town Teal.”

Through out the morning on Thursday, volunteers with the Hillsborough chapter of “Turn the Towns Teal,” a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, hung teal ribbons on the municipal property to commemorate September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Susyn Timko, a singer-songwriter and volunteer from Hillsborough, said the main focus was to educate the general populace on the disease and its symptoms.

“That’s key because the symptoms are all stuff that you would normally overlook,” she said.

Classic symptoms of ovarian cancer are: pelvic or abdominal pain/discomfort (bloating), vague but persistent gastrointestinal upsets, frequency and/or urgency of urination, unexplained changes in bowel habits, unexplained weight gain/loss, ongoing unusual fatigue, back pain, menstrual changes, and pain during intimacy.

Susyn’s mother, Marian Timko, was diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer back in 2005. At the time, Susyn said her mother complained of bloating, shortness of breath and fatigue.

“My mom thought the symptoms were because she was getting older,” Susyn said.

After months of visits to the hospital and no definitive answers to what she was experiencing,

Marian learned of her cancer diagnosis. She ultimately passed away in March 2007.

Marian’s story was not unlike that of the organization’s founder, Chatham resident Gail MacNeil, who was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer in December 1997. After years of advocacy, she passed away in her home in June 2008.

According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, ovarian cancer is the “eighth most common cancer among women, the fifth leading cause of cancerrelated death among women, and is the deadliest of gynecologic cancers.”

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that there will be approximately 22,440 new diagnoses of ovarian cancer and approximately 14,080 ovarian cancer related deaths in the United States this year. For women in New Jersey, the ACS estimates that there will be about 680 new cases this year, with about 410 deaths.

The ACS also estimates that a woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is “about 1 in 75,” while her lifetime chance of dying from the disease “is about 1 in 100.”

Since ovarian cancer and its symptoms are not as commonly known as other forms of cancer, Susyn said volunteers with the “Turn the Towns Teal” organization not only put up teal ribbons, but hand out informational cards and pamphlets to local businesses.

“It’s not just for women to know about ovarian cancer,” Susyn said. “Men should also know about it too because they

upcoming fall season, literacy curriculum has been rewritten, administrators are happy to welcome teachers back from well deserved summer vacations as the teachers are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their students,” Antunes said.

Earlier this year, the Hillsborough Township Board of Education approved a measure in the 2017-18 budget that allowed for the district’s elementary schools to get their own school counselor.

Previously, the district employed three counselors to serve its six elementary schools. With

the additional staff, officials at the time said the counseling needs of the schools’ students and staff will be more easily addressed. To that end, officials said the district composed a new, comprehensive guidance curriculum was written over the summer.

Along with the new guidance curriculum, officials said the English department gave its K-12 curriculum a major overhaul during the summer months. Starting this year, the new English curriculum will focus on a workshop model.

The science curriculum was

also adjusted this summer, after last year’s revision completed its first year of implementation.

In addition to any departmentwide curriculum changes, officials said the district’s teaching staff has been busy getting ready for the school year by writing their individual curricula and developing common assessments during the summer.

Teachers and district staff have also attended professional development opportunities, including a grading symposium, a week-long See PREPARATIONS, Page 2A

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Disposal duty

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office recently disposed of over 600 pounds of medication that had been dropped off by county residents through various programs to date this year. The drugs were transported by van to a facility in Northern New Jersey for safe disposal via incineration.

Schools select new languages head

By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

After the resignation of a school district administrator, Northern Burlington County High School teacher and Wilmington University instructor will serve as the Hillsborough Township Public School District’s new World Languages and ESL supervisor.

Members of the Hillsborough Township Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Roberto Lujo, Jr. to fill the position left vacant by his predecessor, Enrique Pincay, who resigned earlier this year.

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sor and look forward to working with the staff, students and community of Hillsborough Township,” Lugo said.

According to officials, Lugo has a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and a Master of Science in Information Systems Technologies from Wilmington University.

In recent years, Lugo was working as a Spanish II teacher at Northern Burlington County High School. While there, he wrote and implemented a new curriculum for the high school’s Spanish Culture & Conversation course. He is also an Information Technology Instructor at Wilmington University

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in New Castle, Delaware. He has previously taught Spanish at Lindenwold Middle School.

“The World Languages and ESL department’s dedication to meeting the needs of the diverse population of Hillsborough will provide Roberto with an excellent foundation to grow as an administrator,” he said.

According to officials, Lugo will join the district on or before Nov. 13 from Northern Burlington County Regional School District.

His salary will be $90,000 per year, with the this year’s amount being pro rated to when he joins the district.

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CALENDAR 9/11 memorial golf tournament

Tues. Sept. 5 - The annual 9/11 Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township.

The event benefits the Adam P. Arias Memorial Scholarship Fund which grew out of the organizers’ desire to honor and aid first responders and their families and those who gave their lives on September 11, 2001 and thereafter in service to their country. It is held in memory of Adam Arias, a victim of the attack on the Towers and brother of one of the organizers.

Proceeds for the outing are donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, a scholarship at Hillsborough High School to the child of a first responder, a scholarship to

children of military personnel, and Hillsborough PBA Local 205 for the benefit of Travis Oldenburg, son of Hillsborough Police Detective Trevor Oldenburg.

Travis is a student at Somerset Hills Learning Center which offers a broad spectrum of services to children, adolescents, and adults with autism.

Registration and lunch will begin at 11:00 am with scramble play beginning at 1:00 pm and cocktails and dinner at 5:30 pm. The $225 fee includes lunch, dinner and open bar from 5:00 8:00. The day will also feature on-course contests, 50/50, a silent auction, door prizes, and the opportunity to win a car on each of two par threes with a hole-inone.

Checks to register for the outing or to make a donation may be made out to Memorial Golf and sent to Joseph

Stutz, 601B Omni Drive, Hillsborough, NJ 08844. For further information contact him at 908-359-0221 or go to www.memorialgolf.org.

Church’s 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

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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) 8744958 or e-mail at ges18ch@ comcast.net or Barbara Zielsdorff at (908) 359-1750 or e-mail at B_Zielsdorff@yahoo.com.

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the Class of 2017 earned the distinction for a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.

District officials said they plan to continue the program, in addition to expanding the opportunity to more students.

High School health and

physical education classes will also be re-aligned to offer students a more comprehensive approach to physical education and health.

Concurrent enrollment options with Raritan Valley Community College will also be expanded to include additional course offerings.

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Along with placing teal ribbons at the municipal complex, Hillsborough residents can get involved by visiting the “Turn the Towns

Teal” website or contacting

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Official said the district is also looking to continue past successes like earning the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy after members of

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 nonprofit organizations. We also need more volunteers to help us run things on the day of the festival.

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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 August, view the collections of Cindy Mitzen. Through the end of September, view the collections of Chihyu Fan and Ping Zuo. 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.

Adult programs (registration required): • Book Discussion: “Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”

by Michael Pollan - Led by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of New Jersey. Tues. September 5, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Geeky Grown-Ups Group - Geeky Grown-Ups, otherwise known as adults who are enthusiastic about sci-fi, fantasy and gaming topics, are meeting at the Hillsborough library. Come make friends and share your interests. Thurs. September 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Mon. September 11, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Book Swap Social - Bring one or more gently used books to swap with other book lovers. Snacks will be provided as we socialize and chat about our favorite books.

Price of admission is one or two books to swap. Mon. September 11, 7-8:30 p.m.

Youth programs (registration required): • KIDZ Art Zone: Fall Trees - Budding artists can have fun creating masterpieces with their friends. Grades K-4. Wed. September 6, 4-4:45 p.m.

• College Process: Everything You Need to Know - Discover the early steps of college prep, PSAT/SAT/ACT test prep, how to effectively choose colleges, strategies to increase your chances for acceptance, schol-

arships and financial aid. Parents/caregivers and grades 9-12. Wed. September 6, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Math Matters - An interactive program that includes stories and activities that will get your math brains working. Ages 3-6.

Thurs. September 7, 10-10:45 a.m.

• Craft in the Children’s Room - Back To School - Create a back-to-school craft in the Children’s Room while supplies last. All ages. Sat. September 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Monday Morning Playtime - A social time with toys available for play. This week: Samantha Nunzio, RD from Shoprite. For parents/caregivers with children up to 36 months. Mon. September 11, 10-10:45 a.m.

• littleBits Gadgets and Gizmos: Breezy Buddy - Learn how to create a Breezy Buddy and then remix it. Grades 3-6. Mon. September 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

• Storytime: Toddler Time - Introduce the pleasure of books to your child. Join us for stories, songs, and more. Ages 18-36 months. Tues. September 12, 9:30-10:15 a.m.

Volunteer Opportunities We are looking for reliable teen volunteers to provide assistance during our programs. Community service hours will be awarded at the end of the school year. Space is limited. Grades 8-12. littleBits Challenge - Mon. September 11, 4-5:45 p.m.

Crafts for Kids - Tues. September 12, 4:15-5:30 p.m.

Reading Buddy - Sat. September 16, 1:50-4 p.m.

Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a reading buddy volunteer. Grades K-4.

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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HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CORNER CHAPTER A

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

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. We are making items from our flea market available during the September and October meetings for Best Offer; but please do not bring any more flea market items to sell.

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.

Thurs., Sept. 21 - Mummers Museum and Historic CHAPTER B Philadelphia. Museum is dedicated to the Philly parade celebration of New Years. There will be a string band concert The next monthly meeting will be held on September and buffet luncheon at the museum. Guided bus tour of key 14. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy historic sites. Depart has been changed to 9:15 a.m. Lowes tickets for future trips and other events. The luncheon/meetparking lot. ing will start at noon.

For information on any of our upcoming trips, call Diana 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.

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Hillsborough, NJ 08844 The next bingo will be held on September 21. Doors Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 will open at 11:30 a.m. Entry into the game will be $3 for Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 one double card and $5 for two. A lunch with two hot dogs,

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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 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.

October 24: Octoberfest at a beautiful mansion at Mt. Lakes. Tickets are $80, which includes a luncheon, band performance, a comedy show and two free drink vouchers.

Tickets will be sold during the August meeting.

December 6: Cabaret by the Sea at Crystal Point Yacht Club in Point Pleasant. Trip is $77 and includes a three course luncheon, as well as admission to the “Christmas Cheer” show by Vincent Talarico.

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.

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CAMPUS CORNER The following Hillsborough students earned dean’s list honors for the Spring 2017 semester at Saint Joseph’s University: Melissa Bijas; Julia Bower; Emma Ryan; Gabrielle Wagner; Brandon Albee; Michael Digricoli; Taryn Grober; Daniel Reilly.

—At the University of Rhode Island’s 131st Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21, 2017, about 2,600 undergraduate and 650 graduate students became the University’s newest alumni.

The following Hillsborough students from your area graduated from the University: Kalyn E. Haver received a Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies Magna Cum Laude; Analee Santaromita received a Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations Summa Cum Laude; Joseph James Barbuto received a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management (BSBA); Caitlin Michelle Hammond received a Bachelor of Science, Communicative Disorders; Wesley Swanson received a Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science and Management; Giana Marucci received a Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology Summa Cum Laude.

Students who received the honor summa cum laude graduated

with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.7; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.50; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.3.

—Theresa Mayhew, a resident of Hillsborough, received a bachelor of arts degree from The College of Wooster during commencement exercises on May 15.

Mayhew, a communication sciences and disorders major who graduated cum laude, is a graduate of Hillsborough High School.

—Darby Casey, of Hillsborough, graduated from Hofstra University in May 2017, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.

—Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean’s List for the spring 2017 semester.

Drew Lapinski of Hillsborough; Kathryn Shaffer of Hillsborough; Hope Hiza of Hillsborough; Dean Linkroum of Hillsborough; Wren Murray of Hillsborough; Clement Obropta of Hillsborough.

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A story of environmental activism at the New Jersey Film Festival

By Anthony Stoeckert

The documentary "Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport" tells the story behind an historic effort to preserve land in Morris County. It will be shown Sept. 24 during the New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University.

n December of 1959, The Port of New York Authority — known today as The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey — announced plans to build a massive jetport on a wildlife refuge known as The Great Swamp.

The announcement didn't sit well with the residents of the Morris County towns near the swamp. Not only did they not want the traffic and noise the jetport would bring, they appreciated the swamp as a place to experience nature. The swamp's 7,800 acres are home to grasslands, forest, wetlands, marsh, ponds and streams. Animal life there includes deer, foxes, coyotes, river otters, muskrats and more than 244 bird species. Reptiles living there include various frogs and turtles, including threatened species such as the bog turtle, wood turtle and blue-spotted salamander.

In what set an example of grassroots environmental activism, people in the area fought the authorities, stopping the jetport and eventually having the swamp declared a federally protected natural landmark. It was a long fight, one of the first environmental movements in the country, and that story is now being told on film.

"Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport" is a one-hour documentary that will be shown at the New Jersey Film Festival on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, Sept. 24.

The film is directed by Scott Morris, who has lived in Chatham for 25 years. "I’ve enjoyed going to the swamp with my family from the time my kids could walk, Morris says. "I knew of the jetport story but always sort of took it for granted."

As he got know people in the area, Morris met Nicolas W. Platt, the mayor of Harding Township.

In talking about the swamp and the story of the

jetport with Platt, Morris got the idea for the film.

He and his producer, Larry Fast, put a proposal together for funding of a documentary for public television.

"It was pretty clear from the beginning that the story was not clearly known by most of the people who lived in the area," says Morris, whose films have been shown on PBS and HBO. "There was some mythology around it, about what exactly happened and who fought the plan and how it all unfolded, but as we started to dig deeper, we found a really compelling, multi-faceted story about the grassroots movement to fight the plan that the port authority was setting forth."

Morris says the fight took 10 years, starting with protests at a high school and going all the way to the U.S. Congress, which declared the swamp protected wilderness.

Environmental activism is part of today’s world, particularly concerning climate change. The fight over the swamp was one of the first of its kind and continues to serve as a blueprint for environmental causes.

“At the time, there was not what you’d call an environmental tool kit, there was no Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act," Morris says. "So everything the people were doing in the area to fight it, it was all new. In fact, the whole effort continues to be a model for environmental activism to this day.”

The film also shows how different things were back then. While today, it is largely democrats who warn against global warning, back then, republicans, including longtime congressman Peter Frelinghysen, fought to save the swamp, while democratic governor Robert Meyner supported the jetport. Morris says Meyner ran as a strong pro-labor candidate and wanted the jetport in part

because he believed it would bring jobs to the area.

Another difference is media and how the people of Morris County found out about the jetport. In today's world where cell phones and social media have us sharing news at lightning-fast speed, it’s hard to imagine that back then, people found out about the jetport because of a story in the Newark Evening News.

“That’s how everybody found out," Morris says. "There are people in the film we interviewed who remember that day and what a shock it was that they were going to obliterate four towns, that they were going to destroy the watershed and the whole ecosystem for the wildlife out here. So the reaction was fierce and it was multi-faceted.”

The film explores how the fight started as a word-of-mouth campaign, with newspapers, flyers, and phone calls, which led to committees being formed. The issue got to Trenton quickly and the state legislature voted against it, but then it turned out that the Port Authority had jurisdictions outside the powers of the state. “They kept persisting and it took a lot of effort to continue to fight," Morris says.

That’s the political side of the story. Another side is the personal one, about the people behind the fight. One of those was Helen Fenske, a housewife who lived in Green Village and became secretary for a group called the Great Swamp Committee.

“Helen became a fierce advocate for the opposition and pulled together funding and brought about a lot of public awareness through newspapers and whatever media should she could engage at the time," Morris says. "It went as far as The New York Times writing editorials and articles about it, so the word got out.”

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Humperdinck at the Basie here was something about the song that Engelbert Humperdinck liked. It was an instrumental by Frank Weir, a British orchestra leader and soprano saxophonist, and the first time Humperdinck heard it, he was intrigued.

“The melody seemed so catchy and so wonderful that I said to my manager at the time, ‘That’s an amazing melody. Let’s find the lyrics and record that song,’” Humperdinck says.

The manager, Gordon Mills, was aware that Arnold George Dorsey had been struggling to make it in the music industry for several years to that point in the mid-1960s.

It was Mills who suggested that Dorsey change his name to Engelbert Humperdinck — borrowed from a 19th-century German composer — to help jump start Dorsey’s career.

But there was just something about that song.

“We got the song, I went into the studio and recorded it,” Humperdinck says. “The arrangement was so wonderful and so catchy and the introduction was so recognizable.”

The finished recording of the song then sat on a shelf at the record company, Decca Records, for three months. In early 1967, Humperdinck was asked to stand in for Dickie Valentine, who was ill, as host of a British variety television show called “Sunday Night at the London Palladium.”

It was on this show that Humperdinck dusted off his version of “Release Me,” an old country song that had been a hit for three different country artists — Jimmy Heap, Kitty Wells and Ray Price — all in 1954.

And more than a decade after it first be- Engelbert Humperdinck will perform came a hit, “Release Me” was again a hit, at the Count Basie Theatre, Sept. 10. this time for Humperdinck.

On the strength of the TV show per- formance, Humperdinck’s record company released the song and it shot up to No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart.

Not only that, it temporarily put a stop to the Beatles hit-making machine in 1967 by keeping “Strawberry Fields Forever”/”Penny Lane” out of the No. 1 spot.

“Thank God for that TV show. It really gave the song the exposure that started the ball rolling,” Humperdinck says. “And I’ll tell you something, I’ve met Paul [McCartney] and he’s such a gentleman, he’s never even brought up the subject [of “Release Me” keeping the Beatles song from reaching No. 1].”

It’s been 50 years since Humperdinck’s “Release Me” propelled his career, one that now includes sales of 150 million records worldwide.

To mark five decades in the music industry, Humperdinck has embarked on a 50th anniversary tour, which kicked off in late July and will make a stop at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Sept. 10.

In addition, to further mark the fivedecade milestone, Humperdinck has a new release, “Engelbert Humperdinck 50,” which has 35 tracks, including two new songs, “I Followed My Heart” and “I Don’t Want to Call It Goodbye.”

Humperdinck tells fans these days that

his show doesn’t have “any dull moments in it where I have to talk and tell jokes.”

And he’s embraced social media as a way to help get his music and performances in front of as many fans as possible.

“There are little hints about the show on social media,” Humperdinck says. “It’s rather wonderful that we do have social media doing that because when I go and do a show, people know little bits and pieces that are coming up because they’ve seen it online.”

As for his unique stage name, Humperdinck says that it has served him well.

“I have to say that it’s really left its mark and has given me a good solid career,” said Humperdinck. “I got teased a lot with it, though. People used to call me ‘Pumpernickel.’”

One of those who had fun with the name was the legendary crooner and Rat Pack’s No. 2 guy, Dean Martin. In the early 1970s, Martin took Humperdinck under his wing when the latter started to regularly play Las Vegas.

“When I first signed up with the hotel, he put his name on the marquee, which he never did for any other artist who was at that hotel — ‘Dean Martin presents Engelbert Humperdinck.’ That was very nice,” Humperdinck says. “Dean always called me ‘Humpy Bumpy Dumpy Dumpy.’ He never called me by my real name.”

After five decades, Humperdinck is still having fun and in moments of contemplation, is thankful to still have the opportunity to perform.

“Isn’t it great? I mean 50 years, not many people reach that number [in entertainment]. You have to have something in order to sustain a career,” he says. “Sometimes I think it’s all a dream, but it’s not. It was my destiny and thank God it came my way. I’m very happy about that.”

Engelbert Humperdinck will perform at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m. For tickets and information, go to www.countbasietheatre.org or call 732-842-9000.

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Player is Back

By Mike Morsch

The classic ‘yacht rock’ band is one of the ’70s groups playing at Harrah’s this month

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few years ago, Peter Beckett was at a ballgame with his son when he got a phone call from a guy in Atlanta who was the singer for a band called the Yacht Rock Review.

Until that moment, Beckett, co-founder and lead singer of the band Player, had never heard the term “Yacht Rock.”

“He said he was doing a huge festival in Atlanta and that his band does every ‘70s hit song that you’ve ever heard of,” Beckett says. “And now they were starting to bring in the actual artists who sang those songs as guests and would I be interested in coming down.”

Beckett was apprehensive at first, but eventually decided to participate.

“And it was fantastic. It was a huge crowd and everybody was wearing sailor’s caps and drinking chardonnay,” he says.

“There was a great crowd just going crazy for all of these hits. It was like being a pop star all over again and I loved it. Anything that keeps the ‘70s music alive. It’s great fun.”

Player had made its mark in the late 1970s and had several hits, three of which made the U.S. Billboard Top 40, including the No. 1 single “Baby Come Back,” cowritten by Beckett and J.C. Crowley.

Beckett and Ronn Moss, another cofounder of Player, have been keeping the band’s music alive on various yacht rock tours and cruises for the past several years.

And now the current version of the band will participate in “Soft Rock Month” at Harrah’s in Atlantic City with a full show, Sept. 14.

Harrah’s will feature a band from the ‘70s on Thursdays through September. In addition to Player on Sept. 14, Firefall will perform on Sept. 7; Ambrosia will be featured on Sept. 21; and Orleans will play Sept. 28.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Player’s debut album, which featured “Baby Come Back,” the hit that almost didn’t get recorded because record

Player will bring ‘Baby Come Back’ and other ’70s hits to Harrah’s.

executive Clive Davis didn’t think he heard “a hit” when he first auditioned the band at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1976.

After leaving as president of Columbia Records in 1973, Davis had founded Arista Records. As president of Arista, Davis signed many notable artists in the mid1970s, including Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon and the Grateful Dead.

“We were at the Beverly Hills Hotel, in the ballroom, and there was nobody there but Clive,” Beckett says. “We were onstage with no mics, just the acoustic guitars, and he was sitting right in front of the stage in a suit and tie, with his legs crossed.

“By this stage of the game, we had written ‘Baby Come Back.’ We did two songs, then ‘Baby Come Back,’” said Beckett.

When the band was done playing, Davis gave his immediate and honest assessment.

“After the song, he said, ‘You know, you guys look great and you sound wonderful, but I just don’t hear a hit,’” Beckett says.

Davis then took the band members to his hotel room and started playing other artists’ songs he thought were hits on a recorder.

“To me, they were kind of obscure and I’ve never heard them since,” Beckett says.

Davis passed on signing Player to the Arista stable of artists. After that, the band members lost faith in themselves for a period of time, that was until they got an audience with Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.

Lambert and Potter were songwriters who had written tunes for the Grass Roots, and and trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds in the late 1960s. By the mid1970s, Lambert and Potter had established their own label, Haven Records, whose roster of artists included Glen Campbell, Dusty Springfield, the Four Tops and the Righteous Brothers.

“They had everything going on at the time,” Beckett says. “And we played them our songs. When we played ‘Baby Come Back,’ they both just kind of stopped — with their mouths open — and said, ‘This is a hit.’ They heard a hit. And they got us in touch with RSO Records and that was it.”

RSO — the Robert Stigwood Organization — managed the careers of several big names at the time, including the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton. Player was asked to do

another live performance for RSO executives.

“I was pretty cocky in those days and by then we had worked ‘Baby Come Back’ up with the live band,” Beckett says. “And all these guys were sitting in the back of the studio and we did a few songs.

“I remember walking up to the mic and saying, ‘And now we’d like to do our first No. 1 hit.’ And we really belted it out and it felt powerful at the time. It felt like something could happen here. And that was the clincher. We were signed with RSO,” Beckett says.

“Baby Come Back” was a hit and stayed on the charts for 32 weeks.

“Clive didn’t miss much, but he missed that one,” Beckett says.

Today’s version of Player includes Beckett as the frontman. Beckett spent some time in the late 1980s and into the 1990s with Little River Band and wrote songs for other artists and for films and television. Also in the group are Mark Winley, who has played with Johnny Winter, on bass; Buster Akrey, who has done session work for Steely Dan and Don Henley, on keyboards; Rob Math on guitar; and Burleigh Drummond, the original drummer for Ambrosia.

Moss, who also starred in the daytime soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” from 1987 through 2012, is on leave from the band doing a theatrical play based on the soap opera and is scheduled to return to the group at the end of October.

But Player is still out there rocking the yacht rock tunes.

“I’m not going to say it’s been an easy ride. There’s been good years and bad years,” Beckett says. “Thank God ‘Baby Come Back’ and some of our other stuff still gets played and we still get good royalty checks and you can’t ask for much more than that. It’s all good.”

Player will perform at Harrah’s in Atlantic City, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. For tickets and information: www.caesars.com/harrahs-ac.

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Film Fest Continued from Page 1 Also key was a wealthy land owner, Marcellus Hartley Dodge.

“He came up with a plan to actually donate his land and he approached a lot of other people in the area, farmers, to donate their land to the U.S. government, which was the only way they could have it officially protected from the Port Authority, if it became federally owned property,” Morris says. “He initiated the whole thing with about 1,000 acres but they needed at least 3,000 acres and the other 2,000 were purchased with donations.”

A key source the filmmakers used was a 1978 book written by Cam Cavanaugh, “Saving the Great Swamp: The People, the Power Brokers, and an Urban Wilderness.”

The other key to the filmmaking process was talking to people who talked about their first-hand experiences with the fight.

“We compiled over 30 hours of interviews with these people,” Morris says. “We were able to take the combination of Cam Cavanaugh’s book to provide narrative ele-

ments and these interviews, and sort of create this beautiful mosaic that brings the whole story to life. And where we had missing pieces that the interviews couldn’t give us, we wrote a narration script.”

That narration is by the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Blythe Danner. Following its screening at the film festival, “Saving the Great: Battle to Defeat the Jetport” is set to be shown on public television stations in the fall.

As much as this story is a timely one, Morris says that wasn’t his goal.

“I did not make the film with the expectation that there would be climate denial going on,” he says. “I just made it because I thought it was a great story and it’s become kind of peculiarly relevant.”

The festival will showcase featurelength narrative and documentary films as well as short subjects. It will open Sept. 15 with the short film “Hitchhiking with a .357 Magnum” and the experimental ghost story, “Greeting In the Afternoon.” Opening night

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The documentary “Melody Makers” tells the story of a music magazine during the classic rock era. will wrap up with “Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo: Electric Trim,” about the making of a new album by Ranaldo, a member of the band Sonic Youth.

Another music-themed doc will be shown Sept. 17. “Melody Makers” tells the story of the British magazine Melody Maker during the classic rock era, from 1965 to 1975.

Director Leslie Ann Coles got the idea to make the movie when she met Barrie Wentzell, the chief contributing photographer for the magazine. He moved to Canada in the 1980s, and he and Coles met in the ‘90s. Coles says Wentzell showed her some of his photographs, which fascinated her and led to her wanting to make a documentary about him, “Originally, it was an intimate artist’s portrait about a rock ‘n’ roll photographer who shot for Melody Maker magazine, 1965 to 1975,” Coles says. “And that was the initial inspiration — the actual photographs and Barry’s anecdotal stories.”

The film’s scope grew to cover the magazine and rock ‘n’ roll after Coles went to the U.K. to talk with journalists, promoters and managers about Wentzell.

“When I met these other characters, I realized that it was even a bigger story because it was about the world’s first musical press that wrote furiously and intelligently about rock ‘n’ roll,” she says. “It was a forerunner to Rolling Stone, really.”

Melody Maker was founded in the 1920s and initially covered jazz. It was slow to cover rock music, which didn’t gain much respect early on. The magazine covered music until it folded in 2000.

Coles says those years from 1965 to 1975 were the most interesting because the

accessibility of the musicians led to amazing photography and insightful articles about music. Wentzell took photos during interviews and after them, capturing personal moments such as Roger Waters of Pink Floyd in his kitchen, looking out a window, as his cats are on the table, also looking at the window.

“When you look at the photographs in the film, they’re not all just live shots,” Coles says. “There are live shots of them performing but there are many, many iconic images.”

Wentzell’s style set the style for Melody Maker, and also influenced rock photography in virtually every magazine that covered the music.

As the ‘70s progressed, rock stars got less accessible, partly because the business got so big that the musicians got more protected by their managers and publicists. Another factor was the national press covering stars as celebrities, what they did behind the stage, as opposed to Melody Maker, which focused on the music.

“The national press realized they could sell more papers by exploiting the idiosyncrasies of the artists, and celebrity in general,” Coles says. “That was big news — people wanted to know who was doing what, who died of what cause, that kind of thing. It became sensationalized.”

One of the rock legends she interviewed was Eric Burdon, of the Animals and War, who told her rock stars of his era were the first people to be followed by the paparazzi.

“As the national press became interested in rock ‘n’ roll, and sort of exploiting those elements, the door started to close,” Coles says. “Also, rock ‘n’ roll was a big business, people were making millions of dollars at that point.”

But Coles’ film starts with Wentzell.

“It’s his story and then there’s the Melody Maker story because it became clear to me that maybe without Barrie, Melody Maker wouldn’t have become what it was,” Coles says.

Most screenings for the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2017 take place at Voorhees Hall 105 on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. For more information, go to www.njfilmfest.com or call 848-932-8482.

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THINGS TO DO

STAGE “Other Desert Cities,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Drama about Brooke Wyeth returns to her parents’ Palm Springs home toting an explosive, about-to-be-published tell-all memoir, through Sept. 2; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121.

“What the Butler Saw,” Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Joe Orton’s 1969 farce that unveils the fragile state of truth in the hands of those in power, and the power of truth despite our easy ability to twist it, Sept. 6 through Oct. 1. $29-$69; www.shakespearenj.org; 973408-5600.

“Disaster!,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Musical spoof of ‘70s-era disaster movies set in 1979 at the opening of a floating casino and disco in New York, Sept. 824. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $13 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469.

“Memphis,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.

Tony-winning musical set in 1950s Tennessee at the dawn of the rock music revolution. Presented by PinnWorth Productions, Sept.

8-17.

Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

Simpatico, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Sam Shepard drama in which a simple phone call causes Carter and Vinnie’s shady past to resurface, and fierce loyalties that were once hotblooded begin to run astray. Collaboration between McCarter and Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Sept. 8 through Oct. 15; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC Paul Barnes, Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. Visiting artist Paul Barnes Presents will perform “Philip Glass at 80: A Retrospective,“ Sept. 8, 8 p.m.

Free; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. Seasonopening concert will include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” Op. 49 and

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral” featuring the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. (pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.), Sept. 17, 4 p.m. (preconcert talk at 3 p.m.) www.princetonsymphony.org; 609-4970020.

Clipper Erickson, Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. Pianist Clipper Erickson will open the Westminster Conservatory 2017-2018 Faculty Recital Series with a performance titled “The Russian American Connection,” Sept. 17, 3 p.m.

Free; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663.

JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK 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, 7:4510 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153.

Suede, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Jazz singer who has played clubs including New York’s Birdland, Sept. 9, 8 p.m., $30; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027.

Princeton Garden Statesmen, West Windsor Plainsboro Community Middle School, 95 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro.

48th annual barbershop contest, Sept. 10, 2 p.m. $25; www.gardenstatesmen.org; 1-888636-4449.

Anne Hills, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. The singer-songwriter will perform the season-opening concert for the Princeton Folk Music Society, Sept. 15, 8:15 p.m. Admission costs $20, $10 students under 22, $5 children; princetonfolk.org 609-799-0944.

MUSEUMS Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Great British Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum,” featuring more than 100 works from the 17th to the 20th centuries, through Sept. 17. “Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler.” Exhibit brings together experts from the sciences and art history to present the history of Howard Russell Butler’s paintings and the story of the artist who created them. Butler (1856-1934) was a graduate of Princeton University’s first school of science, through Oct. 15; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs.

10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-2583788.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Cadwalader Park: An Olmsted Vision: Exhibit highlighting Cadwalader Park and its world-famous designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Cadwalader Park and Central Park in New York City. Exhibitions on both floors of the museum will run, through Sept. 17 with various complementary events, lectures and tours. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632.

Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org.

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture

of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum.

Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society.

Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.

Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Highlights from the New Hope-Solebury School District Art Collection, through Oct. 8; George

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THINGS TO DO

Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Dedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Region’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michenerartmuseum.org; 215-340-9800.

Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848-932-7237.

GALLERIES

River Queen Artisans Gallery, 8 Church St., Lambertville.

“Summer Blessing,” featuring new work from more than 30 local artists, through Sept. 9. riverqueenartisans.com; 609-3972977.â⇔‹ Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro.

“Dreamscapes,” annual exhibit by members of the Plainsboro Library’s Artists’ Group, through Sept. 27. Reception, Sept. 11, 68 p.m. 609-275-2897.

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. “Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit” featuring approximately 20 works by full-time and adjunct faculty members. The programs represented in the exhibit include visual arts, photography and digital imaging, advertising/graphic design, ceramics, and digital media arts. Among the participating faculty members Michael Chovan-Dalton, Ingrid Jordan, Lucas Kelly, Jared Kramer, Tina LaPlaca, Paul Mordetsky, Kerri O’Neill, Mircea Popescu, Lauren Rabinowitz, Rachel Stern, Kyle Stevenson, Michael Welliver and Mauro Zamora, through Sept. 28. Hours: Mon.-Tues., Thurs. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wed. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. www.mccc.edu/gallery.

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.

Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St. Hopewell. “Iceland: A Land Like Not Other,” photography by Martin Schwartz. In the Goodkind Gallery: “Watercolor Wonders” featuring art by 12 painters. This is the first time the gallery has taken the opportunity to exhibit fine art photography but another form of wall art. The water colorists are students of Jo-Ann Osnoe and use the Gallery 14 as their learning facility. Sept. 8 through Oct. 8. Reception, Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists, Sept. 10, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8511.

COMEDY

Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Bill Bellamy, Sept. 1-2, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., $32; Julian McCullough, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 8-9, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $20; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor.

Mike Recine, Sept.

8-9; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018.

DANCE

Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Sept. 6, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Second Saturday English Country Dance, Sept. 9, 8-11 p.m. www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

Dancing by the Peddie Lake, 112 Etra Road in Hightstown. Fall sessions of “Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace-Woodward-Clough”, offering instruction in Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz and Latin dancing. Classes will begin Sept. 7 and Sept. 8 and run four weeks. The cost is $60 per person for the four-week sessions. Register at candaceclough1987@yahoo.com or by calling 732-995-4284.

Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

Artistic Dreams “Stormy Eye” by Sandha Modi is on view in “Dreamscapes,” an exhibit of works by the Plainsboro Library’s artists’ group, on view at the library’s gallery through Sept. 27. This year, artists were asked to share their dreams through their art, from imaginary to real-life landscapes, dreams, visions or nightmares. A reception will be held Sept. 11, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours are Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 609-275-2897.

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www.31mainfarmersmarket.com; 443-248-6738.

Princeton Farmers Market, Hinds Plaza, 55 Witherspoon St. (next to the Princeton Public Library). Seasonal and organic produce from local farmers, flowers, crafts and a variety of edibles, through Nov. 16. Live music 12:302:30 p.m. Thursdays 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. princetonfarmersmarket.com.

West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction. (Use 2 Vaughn Drive for GPS.) Host to 16 regional farms, 11 artisan food and natural product vendors.

For for sale include locally grown fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, pastured meats and poultry, fresh coastal seafood, cheese, milk, farm fresh eggs and more. There also is an on-site knife- and blade-sharpening service. Also includes live music, cooking demonstrations and community organizations, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thanksgiving. manager@westwindsorfarmersmarket.org.

“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.

Washington at Rockingham, September 1783, Rockingham, Route 603 (Laurel Avenue/Kingston-Rocky Hill Road), Kingston. On Aug. 23, 1783 General and Mrs. Washington arrived at Rockingham, the Berrien family homestead, which had been rented by Congress for their use. On Sept. 9, 11 am to 5 pm, the General will be in residence once again at Rockingham. David Emerson will portray Washington during his stay in the area, looking back on the trials behind him, at the tasks at hand, and the impending future of long retirement from public life, or so he thought.

Three main rooms of the historic house will be open for visHopewell Valley Chorus, Hopewell Valley Central itors to “meet” the General and interact with him throughHigh School, 259 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington. out the day. For more information, go to Opening rehearsals for Hopewell Valley Chorus’ new seawww.rockingham.net. son, “Deck the Halls,” a program of traditional secular and sacred holiday music. No auditions. Male voices especially welcome, Sept. 11 and 18, 7 p.m. Seasonal membership costs $50; hopewellvalleychorus@ gmail.com; 609-4482017 Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 0615. located at 165 East Front St. Hand-crafted teas, proYouth Orchestra of Central Jersey, West Windsorduce, sweet treats, cold pressed juices, prepared foods and Plainsboro High School North, 90 Grovers Mill Road, more, through Oct. 26. Thursdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Plainsboro. Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey will hold au31 & Main Farmers Market, Campus Town, located ditions for new student musicians, Sept. 12. Students who adjacent to The College of New Jersey in Ewing (GPS ad- play virtually any musical instrument can audition for this dress: 1928 Pennington Road/Route 31). Featuring vendors local youth orchestra by registering for an audition time. selling fruits, vegetables, cheese, meat, honey, fresh pasta, Players must be privately taught and, if accepted into YOCJ, baked goods and more. Markets also feature cooking must continue to work with their school orchestras. Regisdemonstrations, health screenings, live music and special tration and all audition requirements can be found at events, through Oct. 29. Sundays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.yocj.org.

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PACKET PICKS Sept. 2-3 Indo-American Fair at Mercer County Park Mercer County Park in West Windsor will be the site for the annual Indo American Fair, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 3.

The fair will showcase cultural programs, heritage, traditional dances, live entertainment and more. Parking costs $5, entry tickets cost $3.

For more information, go to www.indoamericanfair.com.

Sept. 2 Plowing match at Howell Farm Howell Living History Farm will hold its 34th annual plowing match, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A dozen teams of draft animals from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York are entered in the match, which tests the performance of farmers, their horses and oxen.

Members of the general public, including youngsters, can win ribbons by plowing in visitor classes beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Classes are for ages 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16 & up. No experience is necessary.

Pony rides, wagon rides, an obstacle course driving competition and music by the Jugtown Mountain String Band are also planned.

At noon, hungry plowers and visitors can lunch on roast pork sandwiches, a chicken barbecue, kosher franks, and local potatoes and sweet corn.

The farm is located on Valley Road, off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. For more information, go to www.howellfarm.org or call 609737-3299.

Sept. 6 Play reading at Princeton Library Princeton Public Library will host a community play reading, “Cowboys and Con Artists in the Plays of Sam Shepard,” 7-9 p.m.

In advance of McCarter Theatre’s production of “Simpatico”

by Shepard, a community play reading of scenes, monologues and dramatic moments from some of the celebrated playwright’s most notable works (“Buried Child,” “Curse of the Starving Class,: “Fool for Love,” “True West”) will be held.

The reading will be in roundrobin format where everyone gets a chance to read aloud. No experience or preparation is needed.

The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Sept. 6-7 Classic movies at the Garden Princeton Garden Theatre will wrap up its Hollywood Summer Nights series of classic movies with screenings of “Dirty Dancing” on Sept. 6 and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” on Sept. 7.

“Dirty Dancing” is the ’80s classic starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as a couple whose liberalism is tested when their daughter gets engaged to an African-American doctor, played

by Sidney Poitier. The film marked the ninth time Tracy and Hepburn starred in a movie together. It also is Tracy’s final film.

Admission costs $11, $3 for patrons 18 and younger. Dress in the theme of the movie and get free popcorn.

The theater is located at 160 Nassau St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.thegardentheatre.com or call 609-2791999.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Pam Hersh

Bringing the spirit of Bansky to Princeton A mural by Xavier Simonelli now graces the wall outside Kopp’s Cycle On Aug. 21, 2017, I purposefully took off my eclipse sunglasses and gazed upward at the sky to look a building that caught my eye as the sunlight flickered across the building’s façade. What I saw certainly lacked the intense, emotional gravitas of the solar eclipse, but in fact it was pretty mesmerizing — “awesome” to quote a teenager straddling a bike next to me.

And in some respects, what we viewed was better than the eclipse in that it was no ephemeral celestial occurrence.

Princetonians every day of the year can gaze at the new mural decorating the Kopp’s Cycle building at 38 Spring St., both the front and the side facades.

Like the eclipse, the painting has a somewhat otherworldly, outer-space quality — vivid, fruit-ice-pop colors and geometric shapes of figurines and objects. The artwork adds funky character to a building that is home to a down-to-earth phenomenon, the oldest continually running bike shop in America, according to its owner Charlie Kuhn.

The artist, who put the finishing touches on the painting on Aug. 25, is 19-year -old Xavier Simonelli, a Kopp’s Cycle enthusiast, native Princetonian, Princeton High Graduate (2016), and a fine arts and design student at Pratt MWP, a design and art college in Utica, New York.

Two other people, said Xavier, were responsible for the success of this project: Kuhn and Jack Stange, another native Princetonian, Princeton High School graduate, and Xavier‘s friend since fourth grade. Last year, Stange had the job of removing the ivy from the Kopp’s building, which still sports the lettering “A.J. Skillman Upholstering” even though that business disappeared from the location decades ago.

When the job was complete, Mr. Kuhn, whose father in the late 1940s bought the bike shop originally founded in 1891, mentioned to Jack that he would love to ‘Banksy” his building” — a reference to the renowned, anonymous, England-based, edgy, graffiti artist.

“Jack then suggested that his artist friend Xavier could do the mural for the building,“ Simonelli said. “Charlie agreed I should do it — based on Jack’s persuasive comments about me, even though he [Kuhn] knew this would be my first mural project, and I am no Banksy. He gave me the money for all materials I needed [brushes, poles, paints] to get the mural done.”

Working continuously for 11 weeks, Simonelli overcame many challenges that involved thinking not only like an artist, but also like a materials scientist and mathematician — even though he refuses to think of himself as an academic.

In addition to figuring out how to deal with the height of the building, Si-

Princeton High School grad and art student Xavier Simonelli by the mural he painted for Kopp’s Cycle. monelli researched the best paint. The uneven, peeling stucco surface, required a primer coat of paint. He built his own sketching/painting tool — a big pole to which he rubber-banded a house brush to the end of. He had to figure out the right dimensions for the size of his stucco wall.

As far as the creative process, Simonelli said he worked from his “head with no pre-sketches.” His mind’s eye guided him. “I love sci-fi and love geometric shapes and this is what happened. . . . Not being partic-

ularly good at math, I still respect math, and now I realize how geometry has helped me as an artist,” he said.

Simonelli also thanked his parents for their continued and enthusiastic support of his love of drawing, something he has done from the time he was a toddler. “My artwork is all over the house. . . . My parents have a picture of me drawing, when I was seated in a high chair,” he said.

Xavier’s success with his first public mural endeavor may have the emotional intensity of an eclipse for

the entire family, because the art project was completed a year after the drowning death of Xavier’s brother, 24-year-old Colin Simonelli, at the Community Park Pool on Aug. 20, 2016.

“Public art is great for lifting people’s spirits,” Simonelli said. “Plus, this art is not virtual. You don’t need a battery to enjoy it.”

I would add that you don’t even need special glasses to look at and appreciate the accomplishment of Xavier Simonelli.

Passage Theatre names artistic director Passage Theatre Company in Trenton has announce that it has named C. Ryanne Domingues as its new artistic director, replacing June Ballinger, who announced earlier this summer that she was leaving the position she has held for 21 years.

Passage is a two-time Barrymore Award-winning company that creates and produces socially relevant new plays and community devised arts programming that transforms the lives of individuals and community.

Domingues co-founded Simpatico Theatre in Philadelphia and was the producing artistic director there. At Simpatico she directed shows whose themes reflected the company’s mission to encourage active dialogue that promotes positive social change in the community.

She has also worked for a variety of Philadelphia theaters, including The Wilma Theater (where she spent two years as External Relations Director), InterAct Theatre Company, and Plays & Players Theatre.

While working toward her MFA in directing at the University of California, Irvine, she worked at South Coast Repertory, California Shakespeare Theater, and Utah Shakespeare Festival.

“I knew from the moment we received her resume that she would be the one,” Ballinger said. “Her mission, background and experience just felt right. When I met her I was even more enthusiastic. Ryanne is smart, enthusiastic, and full of energy.”

Ms. Ballinger says she is returning to her career as a writer, actor and teacher. Her association with Passage

C. Ryanne Domingues is the new artistic director of Passage Theatre Company. She will replace June Ballinger, who is stepping down after 21 years of leading the Trenton-based theater. continues as an artistic adviser and she will continue to live in Trenton.

Damion Parran, Passage’s Managing Director, now in his fourth season with the theatre, is also pleased that Ms. Domingues is the new artistic director.

“I am excited that Ryanne will be working with us,” says Damion Parran, Passage’s managing director.

“She possesses immense creativity

and vision, which Passage and the City of Trenton will need in the future.

I believe Ryanne’s experience and warmth will resonate well with our community.”

Passage will open its 2017-2018 season and introduce Ms. Domingues to the community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m..

The ceremony will take place outside the Mill Hill Playhouse, located at 205

E. Front St. in Trenton. Following the ribbon-cutting, Passage staff will offer a tour of the Playhouse.

Passage’s season will open with “Paradise,” a play by Laura Maria Censabella about a Muslim-American teenager and her mysterious biology teacher. They form an unlikely partnership to investigate adolescent romantic love. The play will run Oct. 5-22.

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A day to celebrate all things Celtic Kilt Fest NJ returns to Mercer County Park with games, dance, music, food and more

By Rich Fisher Special Writer

Chris Beyer has Irish in his blood, but he does not like seeing his fellow Gaelic and Celtic countrymen get short changed when it comes to getting credit for having fun.

Thus, the second annual Kilt Fest NJ will be held at Mercer County Park, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The festival will be packed with events, food, drink, music, games, merchandise and other fun events, while also celebrating the heritage of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and beyond. “I see these Irish festivals all the time all over the place,� said Beyer, a Hopewell resident. “They’re the same festival every year, the same 50 songs, same band, that kind of thing. I was thinking if we had something a little more Celtic oriented — the Irish culture, the Scots, the Welsh, anybody with a Gaelic or a Celtic background — there’s some interest in that area. Then it could be a lot more of a fun festival.�

Beyer got his idea when an

Irish festival stopped running at Mercer County Park a few years ago. He requested that slot and, despite being of Irish descent, wanted to add other heritages to the event. “The Scots and the Welsh always get short-changed,� he said. “There’s a whole tie-in between Ireland and Scotland and Wales. St. Patrick was a Welshman. He was kidnapped in Wales and brought over to Ireland. The last time the Scots fought against the British for independence, half the soldiers fighting were Irishmen. It really wasn’t a fight for independence as much as a fight for ascendency to the throne. “Because of all that, we decided to do a real Celtic festival. We decided to do the Highland games, bring in bag pipers; different bands that are more oriented toward Gaelic music and Celtic music, with a little more modern take on that too.�

The inaugural festival proved there was an interest, as 1,500 people attended last year despite temperatures as high as 99 degrees.

There’ll be lots of music on stage at Mercer County Park during Kilt Fest, Sept. 9.

This year’s fun kicks off with a 2-mile kilt run through Mercer Park. It’s open to all ages as long as the runners wear kilts.

With food and drink — both Irish and American; alcoholic and non-alcoholic — as the backdrop, the gates open at 10 a.m. The fun starts with the Central New Jersey Highland Games, which is an ancient Scottish sport. World-class athletes will perform, tossing the caber, hurling the hammer and heaving heavy stones for distance and heights. The athletes

will demonstrate and guide any spectator wishing to try different Highland events. “There are over 20 guys competing, and these guys are top-notch athletes,� Beyer said. “This is a really big competition. Everyone was really excited last year.�

A new addition is that of Irish dancers, which Beyer said many folks clamored for last year. At 11 a.m. the Riley Irish Dance troupe from Hamilton will perform, and at 1 p.m. the Rince O’Chroi Irish dancers from Philadelphia will perform

The food will feature Irish and Scottish cuisine, along with standard American Fair.

There will be a number of craft beers on hand as well as domestic, and there will be vendors selling Gaelic merchandise, including kilts. “We’ll have the holy trinity of Guinness, Smithwicks and Harp, and Rinn Duin Brewing in Toms River is an Irish microbrewery that will be bringing in his beer — Scotch Ale, Irish Red,� Beyer said. “We want to support the local guys.�

Kilts are not required for entry. Tickets are available online and cost $20, $5 students and children 17 and under.

Tickets are available at www.kiltfestnj.com.

Beyer said his goal is simple. “We want to celebrate all the cultures — Gaelic, Celtic, all of it. I call it Irish-plus,� he said. “And we want to keep people entertained throughout the day.�

MOVIE TIMES Movie and times for the week of Sept. 1-7. Schedules are subject to change.

HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Ingrid Goes West (R) Fri.-Mon. 6:50, 9:15; Tues.-Thurs.

6:50. Leap! (PG) Fri.-Mon. 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50; Tues.-Thurs. 2:50, 5:10, 7:30. Logan Lucky (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55; Tues.-Thurs. 1:25, 4:15, 7:05. The Hitman’s Bodyguard (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.Mon. 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 10; Tues.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:10, 7:10.

Annabelle: Creation (R) Fri.-Mon. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Tues.-Thurs. 2:35, 5:10, 7:45. Wind River (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Mon. 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45; Tues.-Thurs. 2, 4:35, 7:10. The Emoji Movie (PG) Fri.-Mon. 12:05, 2:30, 4:35; Tues.-Thurs. 2:30, 4:35.

Atomic Blonde (R) Fri.-Mon. 7:10 9:50; Tues.-Thurs.

7:10. Dunkirk (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Tues.-Thurs. 2:30, 5, 7:30. Despicable Me 3 (PG) Fri.Mon. 12:15, 2:35, 4:55; Tues.-Thurs. 2:35, 4:55. The Big Sick (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Tues.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7. Wonder Woman (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50; Tues.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7.

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on the main stage.

Continuous music starts at noon, with the Druids from Kildare, Ireland; the Gallway Guild from Philadelphia; and Sean McNally from New York City joining holdover bands the Birmingham Six of Birmingham, Ireland and the homestate Skels from New Jersey.

Area fans may be familiar with McNally, who often played at Tir Da Nog in Hamilton.

Also at noon will be a Renaissance Fair-type of performance, in which a kilted battle will take place between two armies.

An Irish show for kids will combine traditional Irish music story-telling and step dancing, and is accompanied by bagpipes, mandolin, banjo, guitar, bodhran and pennywhistle.

Speaking of bagpipers, they will be out in force as they will play to start the fun run and the Highland games. For the remainder of the day, they will perform to maintain tempo when bands are breaking down and setting up.

MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-924-7444): Tulip Fever (R) Fri.-Mon. 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Tues.-Thurs.

2:25, 4:55, 7:25. The Trip to Spain (NR) Fri.-Mon. 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Tues.-Thurs. 2:25, 4:55, 7:25. Good Time (R) Fri.-Mon. 4:40, 9:35; Tues.-Thurs. 4:40. Menashe (PG) Fri.-Mon. 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30; Tues.-Thurs. 3, 5:10, 7:20. Wind River (R) Fri.-Mon. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; Tues.-Thurs. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20. The Big Sick (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55; Tues.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:35, 7:15.

Maudie (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 2:05, 7.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-2791999): The Trip to Spain (NR) Fri. 4:15, 7, 9:20; SatSun:1, 4:15, 7, 9:20; Mon. 1, 4:15, 7; Tues. 2:30, 5:30, 8; Wed.-Thurs. 2:30, 8. Step (PG) Fri.-Sat. 4, 8:30; Sun. 4, 9:15; Mon. 4; Tues. 8; Wed.-Thurs. 5:15. The Midwife (subtitles) (NR) Fri. 6; Sat. 1, 6; Sun. 1; Mon. 1, 6; Tues.Thurs. 2:30. Lady Macbeth (R) Tues.-Thurs. 5:45. Hollywood Summer Nights: Dirty Dancing (1987) (PG13) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Dr. Samuel J. Greene

Innovative treatments target liver cancer

=Did you know that the incidence of primary liver cancer has more than tripled since 1980?

More than 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with primary liver cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. And thousands of others will be diagnosed with secondary (metastatic) liver cancer, cancer that spreads to the liver after starting somewhere else in the body.

While surgery remains the gold standard for treating liver cancer, advances in medicine have made more treatment options available, especially for patients who may not be able to tolerate surgery or in cases where tumors are too large to be removed safely.

At the Edward & Marie Matthews Cancer Center at University Medical Center of Princeton, patients have access to a full range of services for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, including liver cancer.

Liver basics Your liver is your largest internal organ and is positioned under your right ribs just beneath your right lung. It consists of two lobes, and weighs a total of about 3 pounds. It is also unique in that it has two blood supplies — the portal vein and the hepatic artery.

Your liver performs many vital functions including removing toxins from your

blood, breaking down and storing nutrients that power your body and repair tissues, and producing bile to help your body absorb nutrients.

Many primary liver cancers are related to the hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus, which increase the risk for liver cancer.

Other common risk factors include: Gender. More men develop liver cancer than women.

Cirrhosis. A disease that causes scarring of the liver and is most associated with alcohol abuse and hepatitis, cirrhosis increases the risk for liver cancer.

Diabetes. Type 2 diabetes has been linked with an increased risk of liver cancer, usually in patients who have other risk factors such as heavy alcohol use, chronic viral hepatitis, or a combination of the two.

Obesity. Obesity can increase the risk for liver cancer as it is associated with diabetes as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which can lead to cirrhosis.

In addition, liver cancer can also be caused by other cancers that have started elsewhere in the body and metastasized to the liver. Metastatic liver cancer is most commonly associated with colon, lung and breast cancer.

Advances in treatment Traditional treatment for liver cancer typically involves

surgery, chemotherapy and external beam radiation.

However, not all patients are candidates for surgery and some may not respond to traditional chemotherapy and radiation.

Today, there are several innovative approaches — such as radioembolization, chemoebolization and microwave ablation — that are making treatment more precise and more accessible to a broader number of patients.

With radioembolization, radiologists insert a catheter into the hepatic artery — the blood supply to the tumor — and insert tiny beads that lodge in the artery and give off small amounts of radiation, selectively targeting the tumor.

The procedure, which is performed through a small incision in the groin or the wrist and guided by X-ray images, kills the cancer cells and shrinks the tumor while sparing the surrounding healthy liver tissue.

Radioembolization is a generally a treatment option for cancer that is largely confined to the liver and for patients who meet certain baseline standards for liver function.

Similar to radioembolization, chemoembolization uses a catheter in the hepatic artery to delivery tiny beads of chemotherapy to the tumor. It is most beneficial in patients whose cancer is predominately limited to the liver.

Both radioembolization and chemoembolization block or reduce blood flow to the tumor, helping to kill off the cancer cells. Because the main blood supply to the liver is through the portal vein, healthy liver cells are relatively unharmed.

Another procedure, microwave ablation uses heat to destroy tumors. With microwave ablation, doctors — guided by an ultrasound or CT scan — insert a needle-like probe into the tumor. The probe emits heat from microwave energy that reaches temperatures greater than 100 degrees and kills the cancer cells.

Microwave ablation is typically used to treat smaller tumors, generally no more than 2 inches across.

All three procedures are generally well tolerated by patients. Side effects are typically mild and may include lowgrade fever, abdominal pain and nausea. Usually, the procedures are performed on an outpatient basis.

In addition, because the procedures are precisely targeted there is normally little damage to healthy liver cells.

Individualized approach As with most diseases, there is no single right approach for treating liver cancer.

Each patient is different and requires a treatment plan that is specific and targeted to their unique condition.

Girlchoir to launch Boychoir division

Princeton Girlchoir will launch a Boychoir division for the 2017-2018 Season. Fred Meads, former director of vocal studies at the American Boychoir School, will conduct the ensembles in this new division, serving boys in fourth through 12th grade.

Earlier this month, the American Boychoir School announced that it was closing.

This will mark Meads’ eighth season with Princeton Girlchoir, and he will join the faculty in full-time capacity to lead this new initiative. In this new role, he will also continue to develop the choir’s music education offerings to serve the broader community.

Mr. Meads has been director of choirs in public and private schools, churches and at

the collegiate level for the past twenty-five years. From 19992009, he was artistic director of the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He has conducted various honor choirs and all-state choirs in Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Nebraska, Ohio and Wyoming. He has served on the boards of both

the Indiana Choral Directors Association and the New Jersey Choral Directors Association.

Auditions for the boychoir will be held during September, with rehearsals beginning in October 2017. For more information, email boychoir@princetongirlchoir.org or call 609-688-1888.

Fortunately, innovations in cancer care are enabling doctors to manage complex cancer cases with more precise treatment, ultimately providing better outcomes for their patients.

If you have been diagnosed with liver cancer, talk with your doctor about your treatment options and the safest and most effective approach for your individual condition.

The Edward and Marie Mathews Cancer Center at UMCP is accredited with commendation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer and a recipient of the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement

Award. UMCP and the UMCP Breast Health Center earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and the UMCP Breast Health Center is designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.

To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496.

Samuel J. Greene, M.D., specializes in diagnostic and vascular and interventional radiology. He is a member of the medical staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.

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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares, the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., is hosting the second annual Cares Cup event at the Meadowlands Racetrack to benefit local charities. The event will be held on Friday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The Cares Cup event will feature an open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash raffle, casino games for chances at hundreds of gift baskets, and a silent auction for a wealth of items, all in support of community causes. Individual tickets are $100 and on sale at www.TheCaresCup.com along with additional sponsorship opportunities. Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment is located at 1 Racetrack Drive, East Rutherford, N.J. 07073.

The funds raised through this event will enable Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares to support 10 charities doing important work locally. These are: The 200 Club of Union County, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Children’s Aid and Family Services, Holiday Express, HomeFront, Liam’s Room, Morris Habitat for Humanity, PanCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network), Table to Table, and United Hospice of Rockland.

“Last year, the Cares Cup raised $100,000 that Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares donated to local charities. We hope to surpass that goal thanks to the generosity of the community, and look forward to welcoming everyone for a night of fun,” said Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y.

Since its inception in 2005, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares has given more than $1 million to charities supporting local communities, along with countless volunteer hours donated by affiliated sales associates, managers and staff. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares’ primary purpose is to provide financial assistance to charitable organizations where Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has a presence. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares is a chapter of the Realogy Charitable Foundation, Inc. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., a leading residential real estate brokerage company, operates 52 offices with 3,400 affiliated real estate agents serving all communities from Rockland County, N.Y. to Monmouth County, N.J. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. Visit www.

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Commercial Property/Sale Princeton Office available for Mental Health Specialist Off Route 1 corridor; furnished; availability every day. 134 sq. ft.; windows that open facing trees, nicely renovated: free parking; Waiting Room, Utilities, Cleaning included.

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