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Residents pre-paid more than $10 million in taxes last month By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
When the dust settled and the checks were cashed, Hopewell Township property owners ponied up around $10 million in pre-payments of their 2018 property taxes by Dec. 31, Hopewell Township Committee learned last week. Hopewell Township property owners rushed to the Hopewell Township Tax Collector’s Office or mailed in their payments by Dec. 31 for their February and May quarterly property tax bills.
Property owners in other towns likewise paid ahead - in some cases, all four quarterly payments for 2018. Those property owners were scrambling to take advantage of the unlimited deduction of expenses - including property taxes to reduce their taxable income at the federal level for the 2017 tax year. That’s because beginning this year, the new tax reform law puts a $10,000 cap on the amount of state and local taxes - including property taxes - that a taxpayer
can claim as an expense to reduce the amount of income that will be taxed at the federal level. Hopewell Township Administrator Elaine Borges told Township Committee that the township collected about $800,000 to $900,000 in pre-paid quarterly property taxes for 2017, compared to about $10 million to pre-pay the 2018 property taxes. But the extra money does not amount to a windfall for Hopewell Township or the other entities for which it collects property taxes such as Mercer County and the
public school district - nor does it mean the township has extra money to spend, Borges said. “A lot of people have stopped me in the hall [at the municipal building] and said, ‘Now you are going to spend all of that [money],’ but that’s not the case at all,� Borges said. “Just because there is a lot of money in the bank, we are not authorized to spend it.� A municipality can only spend the money that has been earmarked for expenditures in the town’s annual operating budget, Borges said, adding that “people
have to understand, the spending mechanism is the budget.� Mayor Kevin Kuchinski reinforced the point that the decision to allow New Jersey property owners to pre-pay their 2018 property taxes was the result of a bi-partisan consensus by state lawmakers. “We told everyone to rely on their own tax adviser, but [the prepayment of 2018 property taxes] was done to let residents claim a larger deduction [against their 2017 income],� Mayor Kuchinski said.
Muoio resigns, creating a vacancy in legislature By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
State Assemblywoman Liz Muoio, a Democrat who represented parts of Mercer and Hunterdon counties since 2015, resigned her seat to join the Murphy administration, thus creating a vacancy that many Democrats want to fill. Muoio, re-elected in November to her seat in the 15th Legislative district, was sworn in last week. But she submitted her resignation to the Assembly clerk on Friday to become acting state Treasurer until she gets confirmed by the Democrat-controlled state Senate. Her resignation took effect at the end of business Monday, according to an aide. She also left her job as the Mercer County director of economic development. In political circles, the focus will be on choosing a replacement from a large pool of Democrats— mostly in Mercer County—who want to advance their political careers. “I’m weighing my options, talking with people,� Mercer County Freeholder Samuel T. Frisby Sr. said Tuesday. He is among the Democrats
that include fellow Mercer County Freeholder Anthony S. Verrelli, West Windsor Councilwoman Ayesha Hamilton, Ewing Councilman David Schroth and Lambertville Mayor David DelVecchio, among others, who have expressed interest. Former West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said Tuesday that he did not want to run for the seat, despite Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes saying last week that Hsueh wants it. “To me, I’m not thinking about running,� he said, “but if somebody feels that I should be considered to run then I will be happy to talk and then think about it.� The 15th district, spanning 10 towns in Mercer and Hunterdon counties, leans Democrat. The Democratic committees in both counties have little more than a month to choose Muoio’s replacement, with a special election in November to determine who would fill out the remainder of her two-year-term. “I’m sure it’ll come to fruition sometime in the next fifteen to twenty days how this is really going to shake out,� Frisby said. State Assemblyman Reed GusSee MUOIO, Page 3A
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A day of service Hopewell Valley Central High School students, Gavin Fowler, Sarah Cleveland, and Sam Fowler, hosted a community-wide Martin Luther King Day event at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, where more than 50 volunteers made hundreds of items for a number of charities and non-profit organizations.
First responders honored for recent life-saving efforts By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
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Hopewell Township’s finest police officers, emergency services specialists and emergency medical technicians - were honored by Hopewell Township Committee last week for their lifesaving efforts in two separate incidents. Police Officer Mark Panzano and Detective Louis Vastola were given the Hopewell Township Po-
lice Department’s Lifesaving Award for saving the life of a 21year-old man who had suffered cardiac arrest on Nov. 20, 2017. Also, the Hopewell Fire Department’s Lifesaving Award was given to Hopewell Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief William Mullen III and EMS Lt. Mel Myers and emergency medical technician Maximillian Clark, and to Hopewell Township Fire District emergency services special-
ists Ashley Coble, David VanDoren and Matthew Peck, and firefighter/EMT Dylan Talarick for their role in the Nov. 20 incident. The incident began when police officers were sent to a Mine Road home on the report of a man who was found to be unresponsive, Chief of Police Lance Maloney said. The victim’s mother was administering CPR to him when Panzano arrived.
After assessing the situation, Officer Panzano used an automated external defibrillator (AED) to try to shock the man’s heart back into rhythm, and continued to give him CPR. Meanwhile, Deputy Fire Chief Mullen and Vastola arrived to assist. While Detective Vastola and Deputy Fire Chief Mullen continued to administer CPR and to assist the man’s breathing, Panzano administered three more shocks
with the AED. Additional emergency medical personnel arrived and took the victim to a local hospital. Chief Maloney told township committee that after “extensive� rehabilitation, the 21-year-old man has returned home. The family is appreciative of the efforts taken by police and emergency services personnel in response to their call for help, he said. See LIFESAVERS, Page 3A
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HOPEWELL VALLEY BRIEFS Winter duck walks
TIME, LIGHT, AND SPACE If current research continues to proceed at its present pace, the future of orthodontic treatment will look quite a bit different than it does today. Reflecting advancements in miniaturization and battery technology, orthodontic appliances of the future may consist of 3D-printed, semitransparent braces with two LED lights and one non-toxic lithium battery on every tooth. As the lithium-ion batteries power the LEDs, the light energy will enhance bone regeneration, thereby speeding up treatment times. Each LED would be programmed in accordance with its corresponding tooth’s needs. However, there will be no blinding smiles as the LEDs will emit light in a wavelength that will not be visible to the naked eye. Batteries will be encapsulated in a leak-proof material. Amazing! Today’s orthodontic offices are loaded with high tech, stateof-the-art equipment designed to improve a patient’s experience by delivering faster and more efficient treatment. To schedule a free orthodontic consultation, please call the office of MARK W. McDONOUGH, DMD, LLC. at 609-730-1414. Our office uses braces, lasers, Invisalign, temporary implants and other orthodontic appliances to improve smiles and dental health, making children and adults look and feel better. We are located at 245 South Main Street (next to Toll Gate Grammar School), Pennington.
P.S. The braces of the future described above will look something like a thin tape applied across the surfaces of the teeth of each dental arch.
Every winter the Abbott Marshlands becomes a popular vacation destination — for ducks, that is. Join the Mercer County Park Commission Naturalist staff at Roebling Park on Sunday, Jan. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. for a free Winter Duck Walk. Many species of duck flock to the wetlands and waterways of New Jersey each winter, including our own Abbott Marshlands. Here they can find the food needed to refuel, spend some time bonding with potential mates and rest before their next long trip. Come learn about these migrating waterfowl and their journey, then stop by the Tulpehaking Nature Center to warm up with hot chocolate. This program is free and appropriate for adults and teens. Register by calling the Nature Programs at 609888-3218 or by following this link: https://docs.google.com/for ms.
D&R hosts children’s art exhibit D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Olivia Rainbow Gallery presents the whimsical children’s illustrations of
Michael Ciccotello in “For Love of Nature,” on view from January 5 to February 9. A family program with the artist will take place on Saturday, January 20 from 2-4 p.m. Art materials provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to rsvp@drgreenway.org or calling 609-924-4646. Gallery hours are MondayFriday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. One Preservation Place, Princeton 08540.
Nature film series At the Washington Crossing State Park’s Nature Center on Saturday, January 20, a half-hour documentary titled “Turning the Tide” showcases the hidden beauty of the tidal areas in and around the Hackensack Meadowlands of northern New Jersey and the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh (Abbot Marshland) just south of the state capital of Trenton. Then, “Galapagos” will follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. Observe rare and unusual organisms as this famous archipelago and its surrounding waters are explored with modern equipment and research techniques. The program will start at 12:45 p.m. For more information, call 609-737-0609.
Band of Changes Chris Harford brings his Band of Changes to the Hopewell Theater on Sat., Jan. 20 for a night of exciting rock and roll/folk music. Joining Harford will be notable musicians Dave Dreiwitz (Ween), Scott Metzger (Joe Russo’s Almost Dead),
and Joe Russo (Joe Russo‘s Almost Dead). Led by guitarist/songwriter Chris Harford, “Band of Changes” is a constantly evolving, consistently changing series of musical performances by a band that never plays the same songs in the same way twice. Chris Harford’s music has been described as “beautiful, heart-wrenching and soulful,” as well as “dark, rocking and dangerous.” The show begins at 8 p.m. and tickets start at $20. Visit Hopewell Theater online to reserve your seat.
Parenting conference The Hopewell Valley Parenting Conference will be held on Saturday, January 20 at Hopewell Valley Central High School from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The goal of the conference is to celebrate parents, caregivers and others who are raising children while providing them with the tools necessary to raise happy, healthy, and responsible children. The conference includes keynote speaker, Matt Bellace, PhD who will present “Helping Kids Reduce Their Stress (and ours) in the Pursuit of Success”, two workshops, refreshments, book signing, community resources and information tables. Workshop topics include, Trends in Adolescents, Parenting Children with Challenging Behaviors, Nurturing Your Child’s Potential, Random Drug Testing: What is It, and more. Parents, guardians and caregivers with children Pre-K to high school are encouraged to register by January 12. Conference fees are $20 per person. After January 12, on-line registra-
tion will be closed and only walk-in registration will be accepted at $30 per person. Workshop availability cannot be guaranteed. Over 225 attended the previous conference which is being organized by parent volunteers in partnership with the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, Hopewell Valley Regional School District and the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation. For more information and to register in advance, visit www.hvalliance.org. Questions can be directed to hvparentingconference@gmai l.com.
The Baylor Project The Mercer County Park Commission welcomes Grammy-nominated duo The Baylor Project to the Boathouse at Mercer Lake on Saturday, Jan. 20. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and music will begin at 6:45 p.m. This event will have limited capacity and a limited number of tickets sold. Marcus and Jean Baylor are no strangers to industry recognition. Marcus Baylor is the former drummer and member of the Yellowjackets, a Grammy Award-winning quartet. Jean (Norris) Baylor is one-half of the former ‘90s platinum recording R&B/Soul duo Zhané. They not only have joined their lives, but also their talents, and formed The Baylor Project. Tickets are available through CURE Insurance Arena Box Office for $10. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets will also be available online at www.cureinsurancearena.co m. There is a service charge for all online purchases.
The Boathouse is a facility of the Mercer County Park Commission and is located at 334 South Post Road, West Windsor. For more information, visit www.mercercountyparks.or g or call 609-443-8560.
Cross-country ski workshop
At the Washington Crossing State Park’s Nature Center on Sunday, January 21, a workshop will take place at 1:30 p.m. that will showcase the different types of cross-country ski equipment that are available and what to look for in selecting your first pair of skis. Other topics will include: how to dress and where to go skiing in New Jersey. The indoor lesson will last up to 90 minutes. If the ground is snow covered, an additional hour outdoor ski lesson will be offered. Participants will have to provide their own ski equipment for the outdoor lesson. Call the Nature Center to obtain equipment rental information. Advanced registration required. The workshop will be co-instructed by Kevin Kavanaugh, Ewing and Daniel Nurmi McAuliffe, Langhorne. For more information, call 609-737-0609.
Lunch & Learn at Brandywine Senior Living at Pennington
Wednesday, January 24, 12 p.m. at Brandywine Senior Living at Pennington, 143 W. Franklin Ave, Pennington. Senior Housing Options-Your Questions Answered. Learn about the
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Mercer County superintendents work together to save lives By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
If parents, teachers and staff members want to stem the tide of teenage suicides, they need to tell young people again and again how important they are to the adults in their lives, and that the adults will always be there for them and never give up on them. That is the message that therapist George Scott delivered to several hundred parents, teachers and mental health professionals last week who attended a special meeting - a “call to action” - aimed at combating teenage suicides. The Jan. 9 meeting at Rider University was organized by 10 Mercer County public school district superintendents in the wake of the deaths of seven young people - who either lived in Mercer County or who attended a public or private
school in Mercer County in the last 20 months. “As superintendents, we are trying to get the message out that we care. We love your kids. The battle is real. Let’s work together to save lives,” Crystal Edwards, the superintendent of schools for the Lawrence Township Public School District, told the attendees. Scott, who is the statewide coordinator for the Traumatic Loss Coalition, said teenage suicide is a public health issue that parents, mental health professionals, elected officials, police, clergy, youth faith leaders and educators need to address. The Traumatic Loss Coalition is the primary youth suicide prevention program in New Jersey. Although death by suicide can occur in any age group, young people between the ages of 10 years old and 24 years old are in a high-risk group for commit-
ting suicide, Scott said. When young people reach the point where they say to themselves, “I can’t do this anymore,” they begin to think about suicide, he said. “Suicide is the result of having an ‘inside story’ that is different from the ‘outside story.’ They can’t solve their own problems. They are feeling significant hurt and emotional pain. Adults have to help them,” Scott said. Suicide stems from multiple factors coming together, he said. It’s not about being grounded or getting a bad grade. Life’s stresses to play a role, but adults cannot protect children from stress. The adults in their lives need to help young people develop resiliency so they can bounce back, he said. Young people who are experiencing emotional distress and who are considering suicide will show
behaviors that are red flags irritability, anger, hostility, self-injury and extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure, Scott said. If this behavior lasts for a long time, “it’s a problem,” he said. Also, the child may not want to go to school or may be absent frequently, Scott said. School is a safe place for children that is filled with adults who care about them, so if a child avoids going to school or is absent, there may be an issue, he said. Home should be a sanctuary, Scott said. A child should be able to come home and feel safe. A basic need of humans is the feeling of attachment, which is the opposite of isolation. One of the secrets to pulling a family together to create a sanctuary and feeling of attachment is to have dinner together at least once a week, he said.
could not get out, Chief Maloney said. When they arrived, Voorhees and Peterson saw the dog swimming around in the pond, frantically trying to find a way out. The police officers, along with VanDoren, formulated a plan to rescue the dog from the pond. With a rope attached to him, Voorhees crawled out on the ice to reach the dog.
The dog swam over to him, and he grabbed the dog by the collar and pulled her out of the pond. Peterson and VanDoren pulled Voorhees and the dog back to safety. Due to their quick actions and disregard for their own safety, the first responders were able to rescue the dog and reunite her with her owner, Maloney said. “It’s great to see Nisel in
such great shape,” Maloney said with a smile, noting that the dog and her owner were sitting in the audience. Mayor Kevin Kuchinski congratulated the honorees. “I want to thank all of the first responders for tirelessly putting their lives on the line in service to our residents, and our resident canine,” Kuchinski said.
ing office to become a judge. There had been discussion of that scenario happening before, when Republican Gov. Chris Christie was in office, but Guscoria said there are no
judicial vacancies in Mercer County. “I am stayin’ put,” he said in later quoting the poet Robert Frost. “I have many miles to go before I sleep.”
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In another incident, two Hopewell Township police officers and a Hopewell Township Fire District emergency services specialist were honored for saving a dog that had fallen through the ice into a pond on Pennington-Harbourton Road on Dec. 15, 2017. Police Officers Robert Voorhees and Michael Peterson were given the Police Department’s Merit Award, and emergency services specialist David VanDoren was given a letter of appreciation for his efforts. Voorhees and Peterson were sent to the home following a call about a dog that had fallen through the ice and into a pond, and that
Muoio Continued from Page 1A ciora, a Democrat who holds the other Assembly seat in the district, on Tuesday dismissed as “false” talk that he would be leav-
But if the family’s home life is chaotic, the risk of a child committing suicide increases substantially, Scott said. A child who questions his or her sexual orientation is at higher risk of committing suicide because he or she is often “pushed to the margins” and may be rejected by the family, he said. Social isolation, which often results from excessive use of social media and playing violent video games, also raises the risk of suicide. In video games, which do not allow for social interaction, the virtual world becomes confused with the real world, Scott said. And of course, having access to guns, pills and alcohol increases the risk of suicide, Scott said. “If you have guns in the house, they have to be put away, away, away,” he said.
“You have to safety-proof the house [until the situation is stabilized].” That’s because when there has been a prior suicide attempt, the child is much more likely to try again, he said. There is a stigma associated with seeking help for suicidal thoughts and sometimes there is a lack of access to counselors who can help. Suicide is also contagious - not like the flu, but emotionally contagious, Scott said. The victim’s friends may think he or she was “courageous” to have carried out the act, and think that their friend is not suffering anymore. “I am worried that there have been seven suicides in 20 months,” he said. Action is needed immediately, Scott said, if a child talks about killing himself,
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‘Trees don’t vote’ but Byrne saved Pine Barrens anyway Forty years ago this week, then-Governor Brendan Byrne stood before the New Jersey Legislature to champion a cause that would win him no political points: the preservation of the Pine Barrens. “It’s a politically unpopular issue - trees don’t vote,” he said in his State of the State address on Jan. 10, 1978. However, Governor Byrne added, he would not be “dissuaded by the pressures to develop the Pine Barrens.” He kept his promise, and over a million acres of ecologically-sensitive land sitting upon a vast underground freshwater aquifer were safeguarded in 1979 by the Pinelands Protection Act, which also established the Pinelands Commission and Comprehensive Management Plan. The two-term Democratic governor, who passed away on January 4 at the age of 93, is remembered for many things: the state’s first income tax, legalized gambling in Atlantic City, his fight against organized crime, a high degree of integrity, a wonderful sense of humor, and civility to members of the opposite political party. But saving the Pine Barrens was his most treasured legacy, the accomplishment of which he was most proud. “When I had the last word leaving office, they asked me what I wanted to be remembered for. And I said the Pinelands,” Byrne recounted at a Rutgers University forum in 1987. It all started with a book: “The Pine Barrens” by John McPhee, published in 1968. Byrne was friends with the author; they played tennis together in Princeton, and he had gone to college and law school with McPhee’s older brother. “The Pine Barrens” eloquently described the region’s history, natural wonders and people - as well as grandiose plans for a large, new city. McPhee was pessimistic about the region remaining a near-wilderness, predicting that it was “headed slowly toward extinction” due to a lack of political will. Governor Byrne took his message as a challenge. Later, he would recall that the Pinelands Act was “unique in the sense that it would not have passed if I didn’t take an interest in it.
The Pinelands was on nobody’s particular political agenda. It was on no political party’s agenda.” Preserving the Pinelands was on the agenda of New Jersey conservation groups since 1965. In the early 70s, New Jersey Conservation Foundation worked with the Pine Barrens Coalition to spearhead efforts that led to the introduction and passage of federal legislation to protect the region in 1978, and to Governor Byrne’s groundbreaking achievement. New Jersey Conservation Foundation later helped found the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Byrne was thanked for his crusade in 2002, when thenGovernor James E. McGreevey renamed Lebanon State Forest in the Pine Barrens in his honor. Brendan T. Byrne State Forest covers 37,242 acres in Burlington and Ocean counties. “I think he was an extraordinary governor,” said McGreevey at a memorial service this week for Governor Byrne. “What he did with the Pinelands was the cusp of the environmental movement that swept across the nation.” “Governor Byrne never stopped advocating for the Pinelands in the face of all the challenges and threats he saw over the years, including the current pipeline developments,” said Carleton Montgomery, director of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. “He was always there for us, and we intend to always be here for him, battling for the Pinelands.” Governor Byrne’s environmental legacy spread beyond the Pine Barrens. Last year, Governor Byrne joined former Governors Kean, Whitman, and Florio, along with former Assemblywoman Maureen Ogden and former Congressman Rush Holt - to promote a set of “Principles to Protect our Public Lands, Water, Air and Wildlife” to encourage the New Jersey Congressional delegation to defend the environment in Washington. “I urge all of our representatives in Washington to staunchly defend our national lands and landmarks for current and future generations,” Byrne said. The four former governors also came together in 2015 to prevent a high-rise corporate headquarters from being built
along the Hudson River Palisades. Their advocacy helped achieve a compromise with LG Electronics North America for a lower building with less visual impact on the Palisades. The effort also underscored the need for permanent preservation. “The Palisades are an outstanding national landmark which was at risk,” recalls Larry Rockefeller. “Governor Byrne, in perhaps his final conservation ride, mounted up with former Governors Whitman, Florio, and Kean to the rescue of the Palisades.” Everyone hopes their lives will make a difference, but there are few like governor Brendan Byrne whose life created a legacy of great importance. New Jersey owes him a huge debt of gratitude. “Brendan Byrne was one of the state’s best governors, who will always be remembered because without him we would not have the Pinelands Preserve,” said former Governor Thomas Kean. “I will miss him as a good leader and a great friend.” To learn more about Governor Byrne and his legacy, visit Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics website at http://governors.rutgers.ed u/on-governors/nj-governors/go vernor-brendan-t-byrne-adminis tration. To learn more about the Pine Barrens and what makes them special, visit the Pinelands Preservation Alliance website at www.pinelandsalliance.org o r the state Pinelands Commission at www.state.nj.us/pinelands. To read more about the Palisades Interstate Park, visit the Palisades Park Conservancy website at https://www.palisadesparksc onservancy.org. And for information on 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. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Residents on Diverty Road should take note
As for the rest of us, is anyone’s property safe when the committee and the planning board freely over-reach with redevelopment designations?
To the editor:
Harvey Lester Titusville
The latest revelation regarding Hopewell Township’s illconceived Affordable Housing Settlement Agreement directly affects your property values and the quiet enjoyment of your neighborhood. Mayor Kuchinski’s township committee and his planning board, which now includes newly-appointed board member Vanessa Sandom, are poised to allow a number of residences on Diverty Road to be bull-dozed to make way for a new intersection, where those residences currently stand. Specifically, in the cross-hairs are Block 86, Lots 32, 33, 34. Call it Creeping Redevelopment. First, they designate a cornfield, ShopRite and Wells Fargo Bank as “an area in need of redevelopment.” Now, they have begun the process to designate some residences on Diverty Road as “an area in need of redevelopment,” with the ultimate goal to create a cut-through, eventually to Denow Road, to dump and reroute traffic to “alleviate congestion along Route 31 and CR 546 in the vicinity of the Route 31 circle,” according to the Draft Preliminary Investigation Report. For the first time, this plan was revealed last week when the township committee, at its regular Monday meeting on January 8, directed the planning board to conduct an investigation of the concept, which complied at a hastily-convened special planning board meeting on Thursday, January 11. Since the agreement gave 43 of the 50 acre commercially-zoned Zaitz tract cornfield behind ShopRite to the developer in exchange for 78 affordable housing units and a community center, expect shoppers from I-95 to one day make their way through your neighborhood to a newly-developed shopping center. Feeling left-out? That’s what happens when the committee conducted settlement discussions with builders without a single public hearing or work session last summer. What can you do now? Hold the committee accountable at its regular meeting on January 29 at the municipal auditorium at 7 p.m. Hold the planning board accountable at the hearing on the future of your neighborhood, scheduled for its regular meeting on February 22 at the municipal auditorium at 7 p.m.
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How do we save our children from teen suicide? To the editor: Adolescent admissions for inpatient psychiatric care have risen over 54 percent in the United States in the last five years. And, according to research presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, the percentage of younger children and teens hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or actions in the United States doubled over nearly a decade. Last year at Carrier Clinic alone, we experienced a 26 percent increase in the number of adolescent hospital admissions. The unfortunate number of recent teen suicides, sadly, supports these startling statistics. So, how do we save our kids? We listen. We create opportunity for conversation. We reach out to experts. We approach help with an open mind. We don’t judge. Dr. Anthony Marino, Carrier Clinic’s chief of Adolescent Medical Services, recently said, “It’s more important to listen than to lecture, and to be as honest as possible … to let them know that things will be as good as we can work together to make them … to create in advance a supportive environment that lets kids express their fears … to let them know that we’re here for them.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. At Carrier Clinic, we applaud the superintendents of the Mercer County public school districts for hosting a public program to start a countywide focus on mental health. It isn’t easy to face the heart-breaking and alarming reality of teen suicide. And we agree with this team of educators that we must stop “fruitless finger-pointing” in order to remove the veil of stigma and get the teens in our lives talking about mental health. For school districts, an important community resource to remember is the Traumatic Loss Coalition of New Jersey. This is a statewide network offering support to professionals working with school-age youth to prevent suicide and offer trauma response assistance to schools following unfortunate losses due to suicide, homicide, accident and illness. While adults may not always be able to understand why a teen—with their whole life and endless possibilities in front of them—would consider or attempt suicide, it is important to approach the need for help with an open mind. There is help through treatment for teens who feel hopeless. Starting with a call to your family doctor or pediatrician is key to initiating this process. In addition, there are many local and national organizations that can provide a list of support and resources in every community. There is no need to suffer in silence—or worse, to ignore a teen’s need because as adults we are ashamed of their illness. Available treatment options are varied and include outpatient, inpatient and residential treatments. Teen suicide can be a result of an underlying mental health issue or the experience of overwhelming feelings with the perception
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I need everyone’s help in saving honeybees in New Jersey. I’m a Montclair beekeeper and if a proposed amendment to state law is adopted, it will all but eliminate hobbyist beekeeping statewide. The state’s leading beekeeping experts were excluded from much of the decision-making process and their recommendations were ignored. Lots of what is included in this proposal is not scientifically based but instead seems to be politically motivated. These rules are not in keeping with the spirit of the beekeeping laws passed in 2015, whose intention was to protect the bees and their keepers. All I’m asking for is a fair bill where everyone’s concerns are heard and the best law is adopted. That’s not going to happen if this amendment as written becomes law. Honey bees are critical to our existence. Please have your opinion heard, voice your concern. We have until Jan. 19 to submit comments on this proposal, www.state.nj.us/agriculture/rule/PRN%202017216%20(49%20NJR%203565(a)).pdf Here is the contact information for your comments: By email: proposedrulesPlantIndustry@ag.state.nj.us By snail mail: Joseph Zoltowski, Director, Division of Plant Industry, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, PO Box 330, Trenton 08625-0330. Thank you for your support. Ronald Jacobs Montclair
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that there is no solution. It is through the appropriate treatment that what a person is truly feeling, thinking, and dealing with can be addressed. And seeking treatment is in no way a demonstration of weakness or personal failure, but rather the most rational and compassionate choice for treating an illness. There is no “easy button” or definitive answer to the question I posed earlier, “How do we help our kids?” but there are steps that we can take. Acknowledging the need for help, seeking treatment with a professional, connecting to community support groups, and accepting that this is no one’s fault are all steps in the right direction. Seeking help for a psychiatric illness is no different than seeking care for any other disease. We must show our children that when that path seems daunting, we will be there to support them. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, talk to your parents, a doctor, a teacher, a guidance counselor, a trusted adult, or call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
gives away prized possessions, says goodbye to friends, feels trapped, ashamed or humiliated, or withdraws from activities and searches online for ways to die. What can a parent do? Parents need to talk to the counselor or child study team members at school,
call a mental health helpline and talk to the child directly, Scott said. Do not minimize the child’s feelings. Ask the child directly about suicide plans, remain calm and assure the child that you will help him or her to seek out help. So what else can a parent do? There are protective factors - ensure there is access
to care for mental health issues, limit a child’s exposure to social media and violent video games to decrease social isolation, make certain there is stability in the home, and engage the child in real conversation, he said. “And give them a 20second hug so they feel a connection. That hug means, ‘You matter to me,’”
Scott said, because hugs show attachment and create a bond between parent and child. While there is no such thing as “perfect parenting,” parents should manage their own emotional issues and focus on the child, he said. It is never too late to make changes, Scott said.
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Washington Crossing Spring Brewfest tickets
Tickets for the Eighth Annual Washington Crossing Spring Brewfest go on sale Thursday, Feb. 1 at a special, two-week only price of $40. After Feb. 14, the price increases to $45. The brewfest - which sells out every year - will be held on Saturday, May 5 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in a wooded, riverside section of Washington Crossing Historic Park. The event fea-
tures sampling of at least 130 beers from more than 60 regional and national breweries, live music and multiple food vendors. Tickets will be sold at Wa s h i n g t o n C r o s s i n g Brewfest.com and the park Visitor Center near the intersection of River Road and Rt. 532. A limited number of designated driver tickets will also be available online only for $10. The brewfest is held in the upper part of the park (1638 River Road, New Hope, Pa.), behind the Thompson-Neely House and across the street from Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve.
Heart Healthy Senior Health Fair Thursday, February 1 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hopewell Township Munic-
ipal Building, 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville. Join us at the Heart Healthy Senior Health Fair and gather information from the American Heart Association, about medication safety, diabetes, cholesterol, exercise, heart healthy diets and much more. You can also learn about and how to preform Hands Only CPR from the nurses and emergency medical technicians. Light lunch will be provided by Brandywine Senior Living at Pennington. Incase of inclement weather the fair will be postponed until Friday, February 2.
Brown bag lunch The February Brown Bag Lunch will be on February 2 at the Pennington Presbyterian Church. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 1 p.m. Bring your sandwich.
Beverage and light dessert will be provided. Our speaker will be Miriam McMillan, Chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, providing information about the hospital and some or her responsibilities.
Shakespeare’s plays in biblical perspective This is the 2018 Lenten Journey provided free to the community by Pennington Presbyterian Church at 13 South Main Street. The course is being taught by Rev. Dr. Gordon S. Mikoski, Ph. D. and Professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. The course will run for six weeks, starting on February 18 through March 25, on Sunday evenings, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Please email or call the church office by February
15 to register: office@pennpres.org or 609-737-1221, extension 10. The plays are: Troilus and Cressida; Timon of Athens; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; The Comedy of Errors; Two Noble Kinsmen; and Antony and Cleopatra.
2018 baseball/softball registration HVBSA Spring Baseball & Softball registration is now open. Visit www.hvbsa.org to sign up. Baseball is being offered for kids ages 4-6 (T-Ball), 6-12 (Cal Ripken) and 13-15 (Babe Ruth). Softball is being offered to all girls ages 5-12. Opportunities are also available and welcome for local businesses looking to support HVBSA through team sponsorships or advertising. Interested businesses
should visit hvbsa.org or email hvbsafundraising@gmail.com.
Hopewell Valley Lacrosse Registration
Registration for 2018 Spring Hopewell Valley Lacrosse is now open for girls and boys, grades 3 through 8. Early bird registration ends February 1, 2018; formal registration ends March 1, 2018. Visit www.hovallax.com to register, as well as to access additional information about the 2018 Spring Season.
Send items to amartins@centraljersey.co m or fax to 609-924-3842. The deadline for submissions each week is 3 p.m. on Friday. For details, call 609-874-2163.
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St. Matthews’s Episcopal - The church is at 300 S. Main St., Pennington, across from Toll Gate Grammar School. Sunday worship schedule is at 8 a.m. for Holy Eucharist Rite I and at 10 a.m. for Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. The Sunday morning children’s program for ages four years through eighth grade meets during the 10 a.m. service. Nursery care is also provided for children under four years. The Rev. Barbara King Briggs is the Rector. Questions? Call 609-737-0985 or visitwww.stmatthewspennington.org. First Baptist, Pennington — Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Malik McKinley Sr. is interim pastor. The church is at the corner of Crawley Av-
enue and Academy Street in Pennington. For information, call 609-303-0129. Pennington United Methodist — Regular Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Daniel Casselberry is pastor. The church offers a variety of services designed to help those with special needs, including an elevator for wheelchair accessibility, wireless hearing aids and handicapped parking is available. The church is at 60 S. Main St. For further information on youth and adult Sunday school and special programs, call the church office at 609-737-1374 or visit www.pumcnj.com. St. James R. C. Church — The church is at 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The chapel is on Eglantine
Avenue. Masses are held Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held in the chapel at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The sacrament of reconciliation is held Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Deacon Moore Hank, pastoral associate can be reached at 609737-0122. The fax is 609-737-6912. Nancy Lucash in the office of religious education/adult faith formation/RCIA can be reached at 609-737-2717. Visit stjamespennington.org for more information. Hopewell United Methodist — The morning worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 21. The morning message will be
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given by Rev. Kate Hillis. Pastor Hillis will be beginning a new series that day called Water & Roots. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Adult Small Study Group meets at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings. At this time they are studying Disciple IV: Under the Tree of Life. A Sunday evening Adult Small Group will be meeting each week for the next several weeks. Their study is called Get Rooted. It will meet from 6 - 8 p.m. each Sunday. A light dinner will also be provided. Children’s Sunday school meets during the morning service. Hopewell United Methodist Church offers a blend of contemporary and traditional worship styles. The church is located on 20 Blackwell Ave. It is handicap accessible. For more information about the Church and its programs, please contact Pastor Hillis at 609-4660471 or visit the Church’s website at www.hopewellmethodist.org. You can also visit us on Facebook@HopewellMethodistNJ. Hopewell Presbyterian — Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Childcare is provided during the worship service. The church is handicapped accessible with an elevator to all three levels. Call the church office at 609-466-0758 or visit www.hopewellpresbyterian.org. The church is at the intersection of West Broad and Louellen streets. Second Calvary Baptist — The regular Sunday schedule is Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Bible study and prayer is at 7 p.m. The pastor is the Rev. Michael Diggs Sr. The church at Columbia and Maple avenues can be reached by phone at 609466-0862. The fax number is 609-466-4229. Calvary Baptist — Sunday worship and Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Nursery is offered during worship. The Rev. Dennis O’Neill is pastor. Philip Orr is the minister of music. The church is at 3 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, near the corner of East Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. A chair lift is available to the sanctuary. Call 609-466-1880 for more information or visit www.calvarybaptisthopewell.org. St. Alphonsus R. C. Church — Mass is celebrated Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Donna Millar is the coordinator of religious education and faith formation. The church is located at the corner of Princeton Avenue and East Prospect Street in Hopewell Borough. Questions? Call 609466-0332. For information, visit http://stalphonsushopewell.org. Pennington Presbyterian — Rev. Nancy Mikoski and Rev. David Hallgren are pastors. Child care is available at 8:45 a.m. and church school for children, youth and adults is at 9 a.m. Worship services begin at 10:15 a.m., followed by fellowship time. Communion is the first Sunday of every month. There is also a class for adults on Thursday evenings at 6:55 p.m. Check
our website home page for information about adult education offerings. There is a Bell Choir, and choirs for all ages. Call the church office for details, or look at our FOCUS newsletter under the ‘about us’ section of our website. All are welcome. The church has an elevator and easy access for wheelchairs. Call 609-7371221 or visit facebook.com/PennPres and pennres.org for more information. First Presbyterian of Titusville — The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with Rev. Kenneth Good preaching. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 10:45 a.m. the Adult Education class meets in the Heritage Room. All events at the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to the public. The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, founded in 1838, is located at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River, six miles south of Lambertville near the foot of the Washington Crossing Bridge. Additional information may be found by visiti n g www.titusvillechurch.org, facebook.com/titusvillechurch or calling (609) 737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-7370922. Visit the church’s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist — TUMC offers a weekly Sunday Family Worship Service at 10 a.m. The TUMC Book Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. There are small group discussions each month during the summer on the first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend. TUMC Youth Group meets Sunday evenings, twice a month. Holy Communion is celebrated each month. “Celebration Sunday” is an after-worship coffee hour served every fourth Sunday. TUMC is known as a “praying church” whose worship style is casual and family-friendly. All are welcome, come as you are. TUMC was founded in 1806, and is located at 7 Church Road in Titusville. For more information, visit www.titusvilleumc.org or contact the church office 609-737-2622. St. George R. C. Church — The Church of Saint George, 1370 River Road (Route 29) Titusville, holds Masses on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. Daily Mass is Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation is Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. the Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Sr. Dorothy Jancola is the pastoral associate. The religious education office phone is 609-730-1703. Parish phone is 609-7372015. Abiding Presence Lutheran — Services of Holy Communion Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:15
and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School is held from 9:30 10:30 a.m. for children of all ages and there is an adult study group that meets at the same time. Nursery care is provided during the Sunday worship service and Sunday school. The Reverend Marianne Rhebergen is interim pastor and the Rev. Becky Resch is associate pastor of the congregation. For more information please call the church office at 609-8827759. The church is at 2220 Pennington Road, just south of I-95 at the corner of Rockleigh Drive and Pennington Road. For information, contact Pastor Becky Resch at 609-882-7759. St. Peter Lutheran — Worship services are held Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship is the third Sunday of each month at the 8 a.m. service only. The church is at the corner of routes 518 and 579 in Hopewell Township. The Rev. Stephen Gewecke is pastor. For more information about the church, call 609466-0939, or visit www.stpeternj.org. Princeton Community — The regular service is at 10 a.m. Nursery care and classes for children through the fifth grade are provided. There are weekly programs for teens. Princeton Community Church is at 2300 Pennington Road, Pennington. Visit online at www.princetonchurch.com. Questions? Call 609-7301114. First Assembly of God — The regular service schedule is Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday morning prayer meeting, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Special needs accommodations are available. Child care and children’s church are held Sundays for infants through fifth grade beginning at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings for all ages. The church is at 87 Route 31, Pennington. Questions? Call 609-7372282. Har Sinai Temple — This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 609-730-8100 or visit www.harsinai.org. His Harvest of Souls Ministries — The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937. Community Bible Study — A nondenominational Bible study for women and children. The group meets weekly on Wednesday mornings at Central Baptist Church in Ewing. To register or visit, call or email Shirley McDonough at 609-771-8819 or charlieshirley@verizon.net. With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to amartins@centraljersey.com so it arrives by 3 p.m. Friday.
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Events at the Pennington Public Library, located at 30 North Main Street in Pennington, include: Memoir Writing Workshop Would you like to create a written record of your life experience to share with family and friends? Can you use a little a little motivation, to get started on such a worthwhile endeavor? If so, this is definitely the program for you. Through inspiring examples, guided exercises and constructive feedback, you’ll delve into memories with ease. Come trigger your creativity and be part of the exhilarating and joyful experience of committing your life journey to paper. This program is led with enthusiasm, humor and warmth by Donna Atkins, aka The Life Story Lady. Donna is an award-winning communications specialist who has spent a lifetime working with individuals, groups and organizations in the application of narrative and storytelling. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Registration fee: $10. To register, email: kha@penningtonlibrary.org. Sunday, January 28, 1 - 3 p.m. Making a Meaningful Life Presenter: Janet S. Steinwedel, PhD President, Leader’s Insight, LLC Our lives are busy, even frenetic, and as a new year starts, our thoughts go to “how to do it differently?” It may seem that all of our best plans go by the wayside in the first month. The difference lies in the time we spend tending to our inner life in order to create a more meaningful life over-
all. When we know what is really important we shed the extraneous much more easily. In this session, learn how to connect with the deeper self. Develop greater self-awareness and more effective self-management. Unfold a deeper authenticity. As President of Leader’s Insight, Janet S. Steinwedel assists leaders in clarifying their goals and objectives while becoming more self-aware in service to their aspirations and business goals. Janet has more than 25 years of experience working in a variety of industries with a broad range of leaders. Wednesday, January 31, 7 - 8 p.m. Family Movie & More: Beauty and the Beast & Chip Craft Join us for an early school dismissal day. Create your own Chip craft and sip some make believe tea while enjoying this recent live action rendition of “Beauty and the Beast.“ Starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as Belle and Beast, respectively, this classic has a widened mythology and offers a faithful yet fresh retelling. Rated PG. Space is limited. Great fun for the whole family. Bring a blanket or a towel. Monday, February 5 at 1:30 p.m., 129 min. A Proud Heritage: The African American Contribution to the Sourland Mountain and Surrounding Region Speakers: Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills Learn about the African American presence from this region dating back to colonial times that has been left out of local history. Buck and Mills will highlight the accomplishments of prominent African Americans who served in
the military and the agricultural contributions of African Americans working as slaves on the plantations in Hopewell Valley. They will discuss the work of African Americans in peach orchards, basket making factories, saw and grist mills, rock quarries and more. The founding and building of schools and churches as well as entrepreneurial businesses owned by African Americans will also be detailed. Through photographs, information from municipal manumission papers, site location maps and oral histories, Buck and Mills will illustrate that there is more than one single narrative in history. Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills are co-authoring a book about the presentation topic, entitled “If These Stones Could Talk,” which is targeted for publication in 2018. Sunday, February 11, 3:00 p.m. Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Card In the spirit of author James Stevenson and poet Arnold Adoff, celebrate the many joys of Valentine’s Day by creating your own special letter, card, poem, note of gratitude as we create a “Village Full of Valentines.” Special deliveries upon request. Card and craft supplies provided. February 7-14, For all ages; Drop-in The Birth Control Pill: An Unforgettable History Speaker: Bill Ducharme, Former Research Technician, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology Little did Bill Ducharme imagine that when he became employed at the Worcester Foundation of Experimental Biology in the mid nineteen-fifties, that he would be involved See LIBRARIES, Page 8A
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in the development of the “Pill.” Working under the direction of Laboratory Director, Dr. Gregory Pincus, Scientist and Biologist, the Foundation team of scientists and technicians studied and experimented with the reproductive cycles of animals and in vitro fertilization of rabbit eggs. Eventually their work led to the development of a safe oral contraceptive for birth control, known as the “Pill.” Speaker Bill Ducharme will take you back to that time period and lead you through a memorable scientific journey in the making of the “Pill.” What you learn may surprise you. Sunday, February 25, 3:00 p.m. Ongoing: Color Me Calm: Research shows that coloring can be relaxing. Many adults in need of a break from stress are finding peace inside the blank spaces of a coloring page. The library will have coloring pages and supplies in the New Jersey Room and to enjoy this activity as a way to destress or just let your inner child out. English Language Conversation Sessions: Meeting leader Bambi Hegedus has tutored professionally and on a volunteer basis for 25 years. Participants at these relaxed and informal sessions should have some knowledge of English. Emphasis will be on learning practical phrases and will be determined by the needs of the participants. Please e-mail trussell@penningtonlibrary.org for more information and to register. Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Story Time with Ms. Kim: Treat your child and yourself to a morning out with rhymes, music, a small craft, and a read aloud that brings books to life. Story times have many benefits for children including: hearing another adult read, watching other children get engaged in a story, and exposure to a wide variety of authors and writing styles. Geared for children age 2-4, siblings and babies welcome. Wednesdays at 11 a.m., except last week of the month. Meetings will stop on the third week of July and will start back up in September. Adult Book Discussion Group: Drop by our long-running, monthly book discussion group for lively and stimulating conversation. Registration is not necessary. December 7 - Book and Film - Hidden Figures. First Thursdays at 2 p.m. Too-Busy-for-Books Book Club: Designed for people who barely find enough time to breathe, this book club will read only a short work per month—nothing longer than 120 pages. Dec 12 - The Lemoine Affair by Marcel Proust. Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): sen d a l l Leg a l s a d c o py t o :
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Support the Hopewell Branch Library in Pennington January 13-20 for our annual Library Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of Hopewell Branch Library. Peruse our selection of children‘s and adult books and find some fun finds or bring home some old favorites. Book sale is open during library hours. Take part of our monthly small business themed seminar presented by SCORE Princeton (Counselors to America’s Small Businesses). Please call the library for this month’s presentation topic at 609-737- 2610. Stop by the Hopewell Branch Library for a presentation on Women in Islam on Monday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. Heba Macksoud, board member of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey will lead a discussion on the many myths and misconceptions concerning the role of Muslim women. Registration requested at www.mcl.org or call the library at 609-737- 2610. Tuesday Night Yoga will be held at the Hopewell Branch Library on Jan. 23 & 30 at 5 p.m. Nancy McCormack teaches this eight-week series of yoga classes. All levels of experience are welcome. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel or yoga mat. Class is limited to 15 participants. Class dates are: January 23 & 30, February 6, 13, 20, & 27, and March 6 & 20. All eight classes open for registration on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Registration is required for each class in the eight-week series. The Writers Support Group will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. at the library. All are welcome to attend and enjoy the challenges of becoming better writers, defeating writer’s block and perfecting the craft. Bob Kirby is back for Active Aging Fitness. Class takes place on Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. Our book club, The Short of It, focuses on the short story. Each month we’ll read and discuss three short stories by the same author. This month’s author is P. G. Wodehouse and his short stories, “Jeeves Takes Charge,” “The Crime Wave at Blandings,” and “Honeysuckle Cottage.” No registration necessary. The group meets on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 2:00pm. Copies of the stories are available at the branch library. Find your inner calm with our Guided Mediation Series, starting on Friday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 pm. Mira Desai teaches this five-week guided meditation series. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel or yoga mat. Class dates are: January 26, February 2, 9, 16 & 23. No registration necessary. Resume reviews are available by appointment. Call Andrea Merrick at 609-737-2610 to register for a convenient time for help in creating or reviewing your resume. One-on-one help with library digital resources, like ebooks, audiobooks and movies, is available by appoint-
ment. Call 609-737-2610 or email avanscoy@mcl.org. Those who have something to put in the display case should contact Anna Van Scoyoc at 609-737-2610. If you have old Centralogues you’re thinking of getting rid of, the library will take them for its local history collection. Get to know the borough better by joining the library’s activities at the Hopewell Public Library: Health and Wellness talk - Mindfulness and Skills for Living With Intention and Awareness. February, 7 p.m. at the Hopewell Train Station. The Hopewell Public Library’s focus on health and wellness in the new year continues with local speaker Michele Naphen’s discussion on Mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of pausing, slowing down, and observing our internal experience - thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, action urges, and our external experience. It opens a connection to what is going on around us in the present moment. In this session participants will experience at least three ways to integrate mindfulness into your daily lives, with a special emphasis on mindful (vs. mindless) eating. You will also receive information on reading material and other mindfulness resources. Our culture values multitasking and speed, yet we often feel overwhelmed, tense, and exhausted when we constantly do several things at once. We may sometimes feel as if we are on automatic pilot, disconnected from our bodies, minds, and emotions. When we practice every day activities mindfully, such as breathing, moving, and eating, we feel more connected with ourselves and our world, more focused, satisfied, and accomplished. Michele Naphen, MSW, LCSW, has studied and practiced mindfulness since 1987. She teaches mindfulness skills privately, and in the Adult and Women’s Trauma Intensive Outpatient Programs for Princeton House Behavioral Health in Hamilton. Michele has participated in trainings and retreats with leading mindfulness teachers, including John Welwood, Ph.D, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy trainers. Storytime: Every Monday morning at 10:30, preschoolers and their adult companions are invited to gather in our upstairs Children’s Room for stories, songs and activities. Traditional Book Club: Meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the library. Copies of each month’s book are available for check out. All are welcome. Hopewell Public Library (466-1625) is located at 13 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough. More information is available on the website - redlibrary.org, and on Facebook.
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PUBLIC NOTICE The 2018 tax list for Hopewell Township will be available for public inspection on February 07, 2018. The tax list can be inspected at the Hopewell Twp. Tax Assessor's Office. 203 Washington Cross.-Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ 08560 between the hours of 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Ryan Riccio Tax Assessor HVN, 1x, 1/19/18 Fee: $7.44 Affidavit: $15.00
Legal Notices PENNINGTON BOROUGH 2018 MEETING DATES Pennington Borough Council 1st Monday - 7:00 pm January 8, 2018 July 2, 2018 February 5, 2018 August 6, 2018 March 5, 2018 September 4, 2018 (Tuesday) April 2, 2018 October 1, 2018 May 7, 2018 November 5, 2018 June 4, 2018 December 3, 2018 December 27, 2018 (Thursday-3:00pm) *** January 7, 2019 – Reorganization Meeting Parks and Recreation Commission 2nd Wednesday - 7:30 pm at the Senior Center January 9, 2018 February 13, 2018 March 13, 2018 April 10, 2018 May 8, 2018 June 12, 2018
July 10, 2018 August 14, 2018 September 11, 2018 October 9, 2018 November 13, 2018 December 11, 2018
Environmental Commission 3rd or 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Senior Center January 22, 2018 February 26, 2018 March 19, 2018 April 16, 2018 May 21, 2018 June 18, 2018
July 16, 2018 August 20, 2018 September 17, 2018 October 22, 2018 November 19, 2018 December 17, 2018
Planning Board 2nd Wednesday at 7:30 pm January 10, 2018 February 14, 2018 March 14, 2018 April 11, 2018 May 9, 2018 June 13, 2018
July 11, 2018 August 8, 2018 September 12, 2018 October 10, 2018 November 14, 2018 December 12, 2018
LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF MERCER BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON PLANNING BOARD At its Reorganization and Regular meeting on January 10, 2018 the Pennington Planning Board took the following actions: The following were given the Oath of Office: Eileen Heinzel, Mayor’s Designee, January 1 – December 31, 2018 and Mark Blackwell, Class IV, January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021. James Reilly was appointed Chairman and Katherine O’Neill was appointed Vice Chairman. Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq., Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. was appointed Planning Board Attorney for the year 2018. Michael P. Bolan, PP/AICP was appointed Borough Planner for the year 2018. Brian R. Perry, P.E., Van Note-Harvey Associates, PC was appointed Planning Board Engineer for the year 2018. Carmela Roberts, P.E.,Roberts Engineering Group, LLC was appointed Special Professional Engineer for the Planning Board for the year 2018. Mary W. Mistretta was appointed Planning Board Secretary. Application Review Committee – following were appointed: Deborah Gnatt, Eileen Heinzel, Katherine O’Neill, James Reilly and Nicholas Agarone, alternate. Hopewell Valley News was designated the official daily newspaper for the Planning Board. The Times of Trenton designated the official daily newspaper to be used only when through no fault of the applicant or the Board publication of the Legal Notice was not possible in a timely manner in the Hopewell Valley News. Planning Board meeting dates were approved as follows: Feb. 14, Mar. 14, Apr.11, May 9, Jun. 13, Jul. 11, Aug. 8, Sep. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, 2019. All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise advertised, in the Pennington Borough Municipal Bldg. 30 North Main Street. Paul A. Frank, III and Lucinda Anne Tiajoloff, 122 West Welling Avenue, Block 904, Cugino’s Pennington, LLC, d/b/a Cugino’s Italian Market, 147 West Delaware Avenue, Block 206, Lot 13, Amended Preliminary and Final Site Plan, Bulk Variances and Waiver: approved and adopted with conditions. 171921 Burd Street, LLC, David W. Neiburg, 17-19 Burd Street, Block 503, Lot 3, Town Center Buffer Zone, applicant requested minor subdivision: approved with conditions, resolution to be memorialized.
HVN, 1x, 1/19/18 Fee: $39.99 Affidavit: $15.00 NOTICE OF AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with Hodulik & Morrison for audit services for a period of one year in the amount of $26,010. Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.1 RESOLUTION APPOINTING HODULIK AND MORRISON AS BOROUGH AUDITORS FOR THE YEAR 2018 The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with McManimon & Scotland as Bond Counsel for a period of one year. Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.2 RESOLUTION APPOINTING EDWARD J. MCMANIMON AS BOND COUNSEL FOR THE YEAR 2018
Board of Health 3rd Wednesday – 7:00 pm February 21, 2018 May 16, 2018
September 19, 2018 December 12, 2018
The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution appointing Craig Hubert as Chief Municipal Prosecutor for the year 2018 in the amount of $300.00 per session.
Economic Development 4th Monday of the Month – 6:00 pm January 22, 2018 February 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 April 23, 2018 May 21, 2018 June 25, 2018
July 23, 2018 August 27, 2018 September 24, 2018 October 22, 2018 November 26, 2018 December 17, 2018
The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with Walter R. Bliss as Borough Attorney for a period of one year in the amount of $40,000 Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.4
July 3, 2018 August 7, 2018 September 11, 2018 (2nd Tuesday) October 2, 2018 November 6, 2018 December 4, 2018
RESOLUTION APPOINTING WALTER R. BLISS, JR. AS BOROUGH ATTORNEY FOR THE YEAR 2018 The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with Valley Health Medical Group for a period of one year. Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.14
July 26, 2018 August 23, 2018 September 27, 2018 October 25, 2018 November 15, 2018 December 27, 2018
Open Space Committee 3rd Wednesday of Month – 7:30 pm
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP TO PERFORM ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING SERVICES FOR THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON FOR THE YEAR 2018 The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with Phoenix Advisors, LLC for a period of one year in the amount of $950.00. Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.17
January 17, 2018 March 21, 2018 May 16, 2018 October 17, 2018 December 19, 2018
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RETENTION OF SERVICE FOR CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AUDIT IN CONNECTION WITH ISSUEANCE OF BONDS BY THE BOROUGH
Historic Preservation 3rd Tuesday of Month – 7:30pm January 16, 2018 February 20, 2018 March 20, 2018 April 17, 2018 May 15, 2018 June 19, 2018
July 17, 2018 August 21, 2018 September 18, 2018 October 16, 2018 November 20, 2018 December 18, 2018
Hopewell Valley Green Team at Senior Center February 8, 2018 June 14, 2018 October 11, 2018 HVN, 1x, 1/19*/18 Fee: $102.30 Affidavit: $15.00
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TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 7, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room of the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey 08560, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Hopewell ("Board') will hold a public hearing on the application submitted by the undersigned ("Applicant"). Applicant seeks an amended use variance from the requirements of the Township's Land Use and Development Ordinance so as to permit an expansion of the existing distillery building to accommodate a tasting room and a retail sale/gift shop for sales of distillery products as an accessory use to the existing distillery. The premises involved in this application is located at 130 Hopewell-Rocky Hill Road, designated as Block 14, Lot 15.01 on the Hopewell Township Tax Map. The property is located in the Township's Valley Resource Conservation (VRC) Zoning District. In addition to the variance(s) referred to above, Applicant will also seek any and all other variances, waivers or relief that the Board may deem to be necessary or appropriate in connection with this application. At said hearing, any and all interested parties may appear, either in person or through counsel, and present any questions, comments and/or objections they may have regarding this application. The application, plans and other documents and materials relating to this application are available for public inspection in the Zoning Office at the Township Municipal Building during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Disch & Sons Distillers Applicant HVN, 1x, 1/19/18, Fee: $34.41
RESOLUTION APPOINTING CRAIG J. HUBERT AS CHIEF MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR FOR THE YEAR 2018
Library Board of Trustees 4th Thursday of Month – 7:30 pm January 25, 2018 February 22, 2018 March 22, 2018 April 26, 2018 May 24, 2018 June 28, 2018
BY: M. RICHARD VALENTI, ESQ.
Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.3
Shade Tree Commission 1st Tuesday of Month – 7:30 pm January 9, 2018 February 6, 2018 March 6, 2018 April 3, 2018 May 1, 2018 June 5, 2018
MORRIS, DOWNING & SHERRED Attorneys for the Petitioner Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Elizabethtown Gas
NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION
Mary W. Mistretta Planning Board Secretary
*** January 9, 2019 – Reorganization Meeting
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey to be held on the 1st day of February, 2018, at the Municipal Building of Hopewell, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525 at 7:00 p.m., Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Elizabethtown Gas, a public utility corporation of the State of New Jersey, with principal offices at 520 Green Lane, Union, New Jersey 07083, will seek to obtain municipal consent to continue to utilize, for a period of twenty-five (25) years, the public streets, rights of ways or other public places within the Borough of Hopewell to construct, lay, maintain and operate the necessary mains, conductors, pipes and concomitant appurtenances for the purposes of furnishing, conveying, supplying and distributing gas for lights, heat, power and other purposes for public and private use and consumption pursuant to a Petition for Municipal Consent filed with the Borough Clerk on January 12, 2018. A copy of the Petition for Municipal Franchise of Elizabethtown Gas will be available at the Clerk's Office in said Borough Municipal Building to members of the general public who shall request the same.
Any questions, or to confirm, call: 609-924-3244 ext. 2150
The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with CM3 Building Solutions for a period of one year in the amount of $17,132. Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.18 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH CM3 BUILDING SOLUTIONS ON BEHALF OF INVENSYS BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR THE SUPPORT OF ITS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH OPERATION OF THE HVAC SYSTEM FOR BOROUGH HALL IN THE YEAR 2018 The Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington at a meeting held on January 8, 2018 approved the following Resolution awarding a professional services contract with Water Resource Management as Water and Sewer Compliance Officer for a period of one year in the amount of $385.00 per month.
HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3412 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-024478-16 BETWEEN: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs PHILIP R. MATLACK, ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, January 24, 2018
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 71 Main Street, Freeholders Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Borough of Flemington, that is to say: Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 66 BRITTON ROAD Tax lot 21 IN BLOCK 26 Dimensions: (approx): 243 X 178 X 239 X 15 X 163
Nearest Cross Street: ON THE CENTERLINE OF BRITTON ROAD, NEAR SANDBROOK HEADQUARTERS ROAD. Mailing Address: 66 Britton Road, Stockton, NJ 08559
The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff.
The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $228,256.83 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale.
The sale is subject to unpaid taxes and assessments, tax, water and sewer liens and other municipal assessments. The amount due can be obtained from the local taxing authority Pursuant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also be subject to the limited liens priority of any condominium/homeowner association liens which may exist. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.
Borough of Pennington Resolution #2018-1.18 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS WATER AND SEWER COMPLIANCE OFFICER A copy of each resolution and contract is on file in the Borough Clerk’s office. HVN, 1x, 1/19/18, Fee: $86.49
FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF SHAPIRO & DENARDO, LLC (856) 793-3080 DATED: December 12, 2017 HB, 1x, 12/29/17, 1/5/18, 1/12/18, 1/19/18 Fee: $219.48 Affidavit: $15.00
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES County clerk announces notary oath nights
Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello will have N.J. Notary Oath Nights at the Mercer County Connection on the first Thursday of every month throughout 2018. County residents who have received their initial notary public commission, or renewal, from the Department of Treasury office must be properly sworn in by the County Clerk’s Office in order to officially become a notary public. “Becoming a public notary is a way to diversify a small business, create additional sources of income, and to provide extra services for an already established business or firm,” notes Sollami-Covello, “Many individuals, such as lawyers and realtors, find providing these additional services to be extremely beneficial.” The NJ Notary Oath Nights for 2018, all on Thursdays, are: Feb. 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug, 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6. The county fee is $15 and payment can be made via check, money order, or credit card. The Mercer County Connection is located in the Hamilton Square Shopping Center at 957 Route 33 and Paxson Avenue in Hamilton. For those who will be unable to participate in Notary Public Night, the Mercer County Clerk’s office swears in notary commissions on a regular basis, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays until 6:45 p.m. at the County Clerk’s Office, 240 West State Street in Trenton. For further information and to download an official Notary Public application, go to www.mercercounty.org/CountyClerk and click “Office Services” and then “Notary Public.” Note that the clerk’s office location will change in fall 2018 to the Courthouse Annex at 209 S Broad St, Trenton.
Veteran ID cards available
U.S. Military veterans residing in Mercer County should now obtain their county photo identification card that also designates their status as a veteran. The low cost identification card is available to all Mercer County veterans in acknowledgement for their service rendered to the United States of America. Outside of this weeklong period, veterans would pay a special reduced fee of $10, half the normal price for an ID card, which makes now the perfect time for veterans to pick up one for free as Veterans Day approaches. There are several benefits for the ID cards which have an increased expiration period of 10 years and include the book and page that indicate where a veteran’s honorable discharge is recorded in the County Clerk’s Office. Also, the ID cards that indicate a veteran’s status have additional benefits as many local retailers now offer discounts to veterans. A booklet of participating vendors and retailers in Mercer can be obtained by anyone who visits to receive their Vet ID card. The requirements for a Mercer County ID card are: must be a Mercer County resident for at least six months; must produce the following: A valid birth certificate with a raised
seal, a United State’s passport, or a naturalization certificate, a valid NJ motor vehicle license or voter registration card or, lease agreement. To have their U.S. military veteran status designated on the ID card, veterans must also produce (or have registered) their DD-214 discharge papers with the County Clerk’s Office. Moreover, the recording of a veteran’s DD-214 form is free of charge to all honorably discharged Mercer County veterans. A Certificate of Release - Discharge from Active Duty, or DD 214 form for short, is generally issued when a service member is honorably discharged from active military duty. The document contains information normally needed to verify military service for benefits, retirement, employment, and membership in veterans’ organizations. Veterans can receive their photo ID card by visiting the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 240 W State Street, 7th floor, in Trenton. The clerk’s office is open from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on how to obtain a Mercer County photo identification card, call 609-278-7108 or visit www.mercercounty.org.
Home energy assistance available to eligible residents Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is reminding residents that assistance is available for energy costs for those who qualify. The county’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), offered in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, allows individuals meeting various income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance and energy-related home repairs. LIHEAP is designed to help low-income families and individuals meet home heating and medically necessary cooling costs. This year, the application started Oct. 2, 2017, and runs through April 30, 2018. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. An eligibility chart can be found on the Mercer County website at https://goo.gl/Lj6jCY. Clients may register at the McDade Administration Building, Room 106, 640 South Broad St., Trenton, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays until 6:30 p.m. through April 30, 2018. Clients also may be served during specific hours at County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. County Connection hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon by appointment only, and Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome during the Saturday hours.
Park Commission to conduct deer management programs The Mercer County Park Commission will conduct a
deer management program at Baldpate Mountain on select days through Feb. 10, 2018. This program is a method for reducing the overabundant deer herd in the greater Hopewell Valley area. The Baldpate Mountain Deer Management Program is open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. The deer management program is open for permit and winter bow, six-day firearm, permit shotgun and permit muzzleloader hunting. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. The park will be closed to the public Wednesday through Saturday. The park will remain open for public use on Monday and Tuesday, when only bow hunting will be permitted. Each entrance and trailhead to Baldpate Mountain will be posted with a large bright orange “closed” sign as a reminder to the public that the program is taking place. The deer management program complies with all of the hunting regulations set by the State; in addition, the Park Commission has adopted County rules for the program. All hunting must be done from an elevated tree stand; hunters are not permitted to hunt from the ground. The Park Commission will also conduct a deer management program at Mercer Meadows from now through Feb. 17, 2018. The Mercer Meadows Deer Management Program is open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. Mercer Meadows will be open to hunting on a limited number of days during both the Permit Bow and Winter Bow seasons, and will remain open to the public during the program. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, from 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Entrances to the park will be posted with bright yellow signs to notify park users of the hunting program. The Park Commission is asking park users to kindly keep their recreating to the finished gravel paths, the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and Maidenhead Trail. The Park Commission will conduct a Pilot Hunt in Curlis Woods. Maps of the hunting boundaries are available on the Park Commission website. The deer management program complies with all hunting regulations set by the state; in addition, the Park Commission has adopted County rules for the program. All hunting must be done from an elevated tree stand; hunters are not permitted to hunt from the ground. Beginning this season, the Park Commission will be making a conscious effort to donate harvested deer to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program. A percentage of each program registration fee will be allocated toward paying the required donation for butchering fees. In addition, the Park Commission will transport harvested deer for donation on scheduled Saturdays throughout the season. Interested parties should visit www.mercercountyparks.org/activities/deer-management or call (609) 3030706 for program rules and regulations, application and zone maps for hunting. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, in person or via mail at the Historic Hunt House 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington N.J. 08534.
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Simone Dinnerstein will perform a new concerto by Philip Glass with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra By Anthony Stoeckert hen Simone Dinnerstein joins the Princeton S y m p h o n y Orchestra for a concert on Jan. 28, she will perform a piano concerto written for her by the famous American composer Philip Glass. Glass is known for his operas, such as “Satyagraha” and “Einstein on the Beach,” and scores to films including “Koyaanisqatsi” and “The Hours.” The new concerto by Glass is a co-commission for which Dinnerstein arranged a consortium of 12 orchestras, each of which contributed to the commission and will perform the concerto with Dinnerstein, making the Jan. 28 concert at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton the New Jersey premiere of the work by a major composer. It will be the fifth performance of the Glass concerto. Princeton Symphony Orchestra will be the third orchestra Dinnerstein performs the work with in concert. “I first met Philip Glass a couple of years ago when he actually invited me to his home for breakfast,” Dinnerstein
says. “During that breakfast, we talked about various things, and one thing we talked about was the possibility of him writing something for me. Then I thought it would be interesting if he could write a concerto for piano and string orchestra because there really haven’t been many concertos for that combination since Bach’s time. And I think that’s a really interesting sonority.” In talking with Glass, Dinnerstein had the idea of pairing the new concerto with Bach’s third concerto for keyboard and string. “He liked the idea, and I chose this particular Bach concerto in G minor,” Dinnerstein says. “So he knew when he was writing the piece that I would be playing his concerto alongside this particular Bach concerto.” Dinnerstein says the commission process varies from composer to composer. In Glass’ case, while he shared the first movement with her after he wrote it, he didn’t talk with her about the work during the writing process. “I left him to do what he was going to do,” she says. “We got together at the end, he sent me the music in July, and I had about two weeks with it.
Then I went into the studio to play it for him, just the piano part without the orchestra. Then he made more changes, based on hearing me play it. “It’s very exciting. He’s a composer who’s really an American icon. I grew up listening to his music and I certainly never imagined that he would write a piece of music for me. The concerto that he wrote is just beyond anything I had even imagined. It’s an incredibly beautiful piece of music and it’s really exciting to play it.” She also has recorded the Glass and Bach concertos for an album release. She wanted to pair the two pieces because of the harmonic relationships between them. “The general sonority is similar because of it being piano and strings for both concertos,” she says. “But he describes his relationship with Bach as Bach having become incorporated into his own writing style over the years. When he was a young man he studied with the great composition teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris. They studied Bach together very intensively, and this is during a period of time when Philip Glass was shaping his own musical language. I think he feels that everything that he writes is a reflection of this deep study that he had of Bach’s music and that he continues to have.” Even before this commission, Dinnerstein had been exploring Glass’ music, playing solo piano music of his and juxtaposing it with music by Schubert. “I feel like I’ve been getting under the skin of his music,” she says. “I feel a very deep connection to Philip Glass’ music, I guess in the same way I feel a connection to Bach’s music, so playing Bach and Glass together seems like a natural combination to me.” Dinnerstein grew up in New York. Her father, Simon Dinnerstein, is an artist. She says she’s had strong feelings for music and piano from a very young age. “It just came from me, my parents didn’t start me on an instrument, I requested to play the piano and I always had a commitment to it that just came from myself,” she says. “At the same time, my dad is a visual artist. He’s a painter, so I grew up in
a household where I was watching someone who based his whole life on having that kind of commitment to his work, creative work. I’m sure I was influenced by him.” Dinnerstein’s name also is familiar to fans of “The Howard Stern Show.” She and Stern co-host Robin Quivers are friends and Quivers has been known to mention Dinnerstein’s music on the show — plugging Dinnerstein’s acclaimed recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, for example. Dinnerstein has performed on Sirius XM satellite radio’s classical music channels, but doesn’t have the service, so she’s never heard Quivers mention her on the show, which isn’t exactly known for discussions of classical music. “It’s funny because I don’t have Sirius at home,” she says. “I have friends who say ‘They were talking about you today.’ I don’t know if it’s had any impact. Robin is a friend of mine and I just found out she’s been talking about me, and I think it’s really hysterically funny because it doesn’t seem like a typical topic for them to speak about on ‘The Howard Stern Show.’ But I’m really happy for people to discover classical music however they can.” Dinnerstein also will participate in a masterclass, presented by PSO’s BRAVO! education arm, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. The masterclass is free and open to the general public, and will be held at Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College. Attendees will observe four piano students as they are coached on artistry and performance technique. The masterclass is presented in partnership with Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Simone Dinnerstein will perform Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor and a new concerto by Philip Glass at Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus, Jan. 28, 4 p.m. For tickets and information, go to www.princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Also Inside: Willie Nile sings Dylan and originals at Hopewell • Your guide to theater, music, art and more
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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert
Ready to Rock
Willie Nile promises to blow off the roof at the Hopewell Theatre with a night of originals and Dylan covers
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n May of 2016, City Winery in Manhattan held a tribute concert for Bob Dylan in honor of the music legend’s 75th birthday. One of the performers for the evening was Willie Nile. “They asked me to sing four songs,” Nile says. “In going over his catalog to see what would be fun to play, it struck me how awesome these songs were. That night was so much fun, to sing the songs and hear them played. I thought, ‘These songs, most of them you don’t hear on the radio.’ I thought these needed to be heard again and I thought we could have some fun with them, which we certainly did.” So much fun that Nile and his band recorded an album of Dylan covers, “Positively Bob,” which was released last year. It features Nile’s takes on such classic tunes as “The Times Are A-Changin’” played with a ‘60s British Invasion vibe; an acoustic- and bass-driven “I Want You”; and a tight “Rainy Day Women” that opens with a drumbeat reminiscent of a Phil Spector production that builds to an all-out rocker.” “We had an absolute blast,” Nile says of making the record with his band. “I never ever would have thought of doing that because I have so many of my own songs to record. It was a labor of love, really, great songs with a great band. We did it in two days.” He calls Dylan the Shakespeare of rock ‘n’ roll and says it was an honor to record his songs. He closes the album with “Abandoned Love,” an obscure song that appeared on the 1985 five-record career retrospective “Biograph.” “It’s a masterpiece, it’s been recorded by George Harrison and the Everly Brothers,” Nile says. “It’s just a great song and I thought we could really bring something to it, which I think we did.” Nile is currently on a tour that is making a stop at the Hopewell Theatre, Jan. 27. “It’ll be a full band and we’ll be rocking,” Nile says. “We’ll be doing some classic stuff of mine, some rarities of mine, we’ll do some stuff off the Bob Dylan album I did, ‘Positively Bob.’ It’ll be a night of rock ‘n’ roll, blowing the roof off with my songs, Dylan songs and a couple of other classics. The band is on fire and I recommend they should have the fire department on hand once we start burning the place down. But we’ll build it back up after we do it.” Nile will be playing with his band: bass player Johnny
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Willie Nile’s tour is making a stop at the Hopewell Theatre, Jan. 27.
Pisano, who’s been playing with him for about 10 years, guitarist Matt Hogan, who’s been in the band for six years, and drummer Alex Alexander, who’s been in the band for two years. “It’s never been better,” Nile says of his band. “Every night is a joy to play with these guys. I keep putting out albums with new songs on them and we had a ball making the Dylan record. The material is strong and we keep changing it up. It’s fresh for us, we don’t phone it in with this band, not once, we have a ball doing this.” Nile released his first, self-titled album in 1980, and then joined The Who for a tour in 1980. He released a follow-up album in 1981, then took a break from the business end of the music business. “I walked away from the record business,” he says. “When it became more about business, I went, ‘I didn’t get into it for this, I got into it for the love of music.’ So
I didn’t tour for most of the ‘80s and much of the ‘90s. It’s really in the last handful of years I’ve been playing so much, so I never burned out.” He never stopped writing songs, and has been releasing critically acclaimed albums in recent years. He’s at work on new songs with the plans of entering the studio soon. “I write regardless, whatever I’m doing,” he says. “I would come up with a batch of songs that would make a good collection; I wanted to get the record out so I gave it another shot. And it’s worked out really well. These are my glory days, I’m having a blast playing these songs.”
Willie Nile will perform at the Hopewell Theatre, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. For tickets and information, go to www.hopewelltheater.com or call 609-466-1964.
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“West Side Story,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. PinnWorth Productions presents classic musical inspired by “Romeo and Juliet.” The Sharks and the Jets are preparing to do battle over their small piece of New York’s Upper West Side, while starcrossed lovers Tony and Maria are on a collision course toward tragedy. Famed score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, through Jan. 21. Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609570-3333. “42nd Street,” Music Mountain Theatre, Route 1483 Route 179, Lambertville. Show biz musical favorite about Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer who comes to New York with stars in her eyes. Broadway director Julian Marsh, gives her a spot in the chorus a show whose star gets injured, giving Peggy her shot at stardom. Featuring the songs “We’re in the Money” and “Lullaby of Broadway,” through Jan. 21. Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m., 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Tickets cost $22; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-397-3337. “Stones in His Pockets,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Two actors play all the parts in this play about extras in a Hollywood movie being filmed in Ireland, Jan. 12 through Feb. 11. www.mccarter.org; 609258-2787.
“Love, Lies & The Doctor’s Dilemma,” Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Joan lives with the great love of her life and in an effort to hide their relationship from her overbearing sister-in-law, she lies about his identity. One little white lie leads to another and then others as Vinny the mob enforcer, a dress-wearing son, and a walking catastrophe neighbor add to the chaos and confusion, Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org. “Witness for the Prosecution,” The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Agatha Christie’s classic courtroom drama about a dashing young man accused of murdering an older woman for her inheritance, presented by ActorsNET of Bucks County, Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20, $17 seniors, $15 students; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694.
CHILDREN’S THEATRE “The Snow Queen’s Frozen Adventure,” Music Mountain Theatre, Route 1483 Route 179, Lambertville. When a troll drops the Mirror of Disenchantment, it shatters into pieces, which get blown around the world. A piece ends up in the eye of a young boy and the Snow Queen comes to take him back to her winter palace, where she erases his memories of his family, through Jan. 27, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. $8; www.musicmountaintheatre.org.
MOVIE TIMES Movie and times for the week of Jan. 19-25. Schedules are subject to change. HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908874-8181): Den of Thieves (R) Fri.-Sat. 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15; Sun.-Thurs. 1, 4:05, 7:10. 12 Strong (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; Sun.-Thurs. 1:25, 4:20, 7:15. Paddington 2 (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Sun. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30; Mon.Thurs. 2:30, 5, 7:30. The Commuter (luxury, reserved seats) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25; Sun. 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55; Mon.-Thurs. 2:55, 5:25, 7:55. Proud Mary (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:15; Sun.-Thurs. 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8. Insidious: The Last Key (PG13) Fri.Sat. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Sun. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:45, 5:15, 7:45. The Post (luxury, reserved seats) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 1:45, 4:25, 7:05. The Greatest Showman (PG) Fri.-Sat. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Sun. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:45, 5:15, 7:45. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs.
1:30, 4:15, 7. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (reserved recliners) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15; Sun. 12:30, 3:45, 7; Mon.-Thurs. 3:45, 7. MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609924-7444): Phantom Thread (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:20, 4:10, 7. I, Tonya (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10. Darkest Hour (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7. The Shape of Water (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:30, 4:15, 9:55; Sun.Thurs. 1:30, 4:15. Call Me By Your Name (R) Fri.-Thurs. 1:50, 7. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (R) Fri.-Sat. 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Sun.-Thurs. 2, 4:40, 7:20. Lady Bird (R) Fri.-Sat. 4:45, 7:10, 9:25; Sun.-Thurs. 4:45, 7:10. PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): The Post (PG13) Fri. 4, 7, 9:35; Sat. 1, 4, 7, 9:35; Sun. 1, 4, 7; Mon.Thurs. 2, 5, 8. Phantom Thread (R) Fri. 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Sat. 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Sun: 12:45, 3:45, 6:45; Mon.-Thurs. 1:45, 4:45, 7:45.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC Kaleidoscope Chamber Series, Gill Memorial Chapel on the Rider University campus, Lawrenceville. “Tempus Perfectum,” a recital of music in triple meter. The program features pianist Christopher McWilliams with collaborating artists Melissa Bohl, oboe; Michael Green, trumpet; and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer, piano. The program features music by Schubert, Chopin and Dave Brubeck, Jan. 20, 8:30 p.m. Admission is free; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-266. Westminster Choir Homecoming Concert, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. The program centers on Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir. The choir will also perform two works with themes of peace written by Westminster composers: Little Lamb by Joel Phillips and Peace Song, composed for the Westminster Choir by Tim Brent. Other works on the program are by Edward Bairstow, Nilo Alcala and Randall Thompson, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. Free but tickets are required; www.princeton.edu/utickets; 609-258-9220. Nikolaj Znaider, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Violinist Znaider will be joined by Robert Kulek piano for a program featuring Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8; Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 2; Brahms: Sonata No. 3, Op. 108, and a selection of Shostakovich’s Preludes Op. 34, See THINGS TO DO, Page 4
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written for piano and transcribed for violin, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. $25-$65; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
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. Mary Courtney, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Concert by Irish-American singersongwriter, presented by The Princeton Folk Music Society, Jan. 19, 8:15 p.m., $20, $10 students under 22, $5 children; www.princetonfolk.org; 609-799-0944. Band of Changes, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. Led by guitarist/songwriter Chris Harford, “Band of Changes” is a constantly evolving, consistently changing series of musical performances by a band that never plays the same songs in the same way twice, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. www.hopewelltheater.com; 609-466-1964. The Baylor Project, Boathouse at Mercer Lake, 334 South Post Road, West Windsor. Marcus Baylor is the former drummer and member of the Yellowjackets, a Grammy Award-winning quartet. Jean (Norris) Baylor is one-half of the former ‘90s platinum recording R&B/Soul duo Zhané. Opening for The Baylor Project is jazz drummer Winard Harper, Jan. 20, 6:45 p.m. Tickets cost $10; www.cureinsurancearena.com. Yamato Drummers of Japan, 91 University Place, Princeton. Taiko drum ensemble, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Its 12 drummers travel the world with several dozen of Japan’s traditional Wadaiko drums, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $50-$58; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
MUSEUMS Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Hold: A Meditation on Black Aesthetics,” During the 1960s, black artists and intellectuals embraced the idea of a black aesthetic as an ideological alternative to Eurocentric notions of beauty and taste. Since then, black aesthetics has served more broadly as a site of convergence across the African diaspora, weaving a history of placelessness and belonging, support and constraint, holding and being held. The works in this exhibition, ranging from the 1950s to the present, embody various ways the aesthetic realm has enabled re-imaginings of blackness, through Feb. 11; “Rouge: Michael Kenna,” photographs by Kenna of the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, through Feb. 11. Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Lit-
erature. 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.
Mickie Rosen, Jan. 20 through April 20. Reception, Jan. 25, 5-7 p.m. For more information, go to princetonphotoclub.org. Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. “Human/Landscape,” a collection by four artists who share an interest in the natural world and an impulse toward personal narratives, Jan. 27 through Feb. 24. Opening reception, Jan. 27, 7-9 p.m. “Decomposing Vistas,” solo exhibit of painting and fiber pieces by Philadelphia-based artist Jenna Howell. The exhibit features oil paintings and silk fiber pieces that speak to dichotomy of the vast picturesque landscapes seen on postcards and beauty Howell finds in deteriorating landGourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., scapes, Jan. 27 through Feb. 24. Opening reception, Jan. Cranbury. “Open Call Exhibit” in the theme, “Trees and 27, 7-9 p.m. For more information, go to artworkstrenPlants.” The exhibit features art in any art medium that il- ton.org or call 609-394-9436. lustrates any form of plant and or trees, through Jan 26. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. First and third Sunday of SUBMISSIONS the month, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. New Jersey Equine Artists’ Association “NJEAA Art Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren St., Plains- of the Horse.” Prallsville Mills, Stockton. Seeking submisboro. “Abstractions and Distractions,” paintings by Nancie sions of horse art in all mediums. Entry deadline is March Gunkelman. The exhibit reflects Gunkelman’s longstanding 1. Exhibit is May 20-June 17. For more information and/or interest in the visual beauty of the landscapes and tradi- prospectus, email xochitlb@comcast.net. tional cultures of Africa, where she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer many years ago, through Jan. 30. Reception, Jan. 21, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897.Anne Reid ’72 Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Ben Art Gallery at Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Bailey, Jan. 19-20, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $23; Open Mic Princeton. Featuring the work of artists Charles Bryan and Night, Jan. 24, 8 p.m., $5; Godfrey, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Jan. Diana Weymar. The exhibit explores the personal narratives 26-27, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $23; www.stressfactory.com; of two accomplished artists working in different mediums. 732-545-4242. Charles Bryan uses oil on canvas to portray his personal Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, stories and assimilate cultural history. Diana Weymar’s stu- West Windsor. Brian Cichocki and Ben Asher, Jan. 19-20; dio work is based in the traditions of writing, text, textile, Jeff Pirrami, Jan. 26-27; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987handmade objects, and storytelling, through Feb. 1. 8018. www.pds.org. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. “Naturally Inspired,” 4x4 winter group exhibition. Works by Bill Jersey, Maxine Shore, Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Censhowcasing the great outdoors, through Feb. 4. Hours: ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday ConThurs.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. tra Dance, Jan. 25, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. “Imagine This,” $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. photography by Charles Miller, through Feb. 4. Hours: Dancing and dessert, Plainsboro Recreation DepartSat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609ment, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. Monthly dancing 333-8511. and dessert event with Candance Woodward-Clough teachD&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, ing a variety of ballroom, Latin and swing dances to beginPrinceton. “Feather & Flight: Juried Exhibit,” celebrating ner and intermediate dancers. Homemade desserts, coffee birds, as well as highlighting conservation’s significant role and tea will be served, Jan. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. Admission costs in supporting crucial travel patterns for the 4,000 species $12; www.plainsboronj.com or call 609-799-0909, ext. that migrate, through Feb. 9. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 1719. 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Friday Night Folk Dancing, Suzanne Patterson Center, Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St., Princeton. Long Island 45 Stockton St., Princeton. One-hour instruction most painter and commercial fishing and sailing captain Bob Sulweeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; livan will exhibit never shown before still life and plein air 609-912-1272. oil paintings. The exhibition will offer for sale framed origM R Square Dance Club, Saint Luke’s (Episcopal) inal canvases painted during the artist’s last two years’ travChurch, 1620 Prospect St. Ewing. Weekly progressive els in Ireland, the Hamptons and Maine, through March dances. No prior experience is needed. Please be prompt. 4. Reception, Jan. 7, 4-6 p.m. Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, 65 Olden Street, Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation; Princeton University campus. “Learning to Fight, Fighting richd1squarerounddancer@msn.com; 609-844-1140.
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to Learn: Education in Times of War,” exhibition at World War I and its effect on education, drawing from the university srchives and the public policy papers of Princeton University Library, through June 2018. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. during the academic year; library.princeton.edu. Considine Gallery at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton. “Lenses on Cuba.” Exhibit inspired by images taken by members of the extended Stuart community during a visit to Cuba, Jan. 12 through Feb. 16. Opening reception, Jan. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gallery talk with artists, Jan. 16, 1-2 p.m. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when school is in session. www.stuartschool.org. Millstone River Gallery at Merwick Care & Rehabilitation Center, 100 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. “Art for a Wintry Season,” mixed media exhibit featuring works by Lauren Curtis, Mary M. Michaels, Debra Pisacreta, and
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The Lawrence Library PlayFest, 2751 Brunswick Pike Route 1, Lawrenceville. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch Library is hosting PlayFest, its annual one-act play festival, April 28. The Festival directors are seeking actors to fill a variety of roles in the staged readings from the selected works of local playwrights, Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m., March 3, 1-4 p.m., March 5, 6-8 p.m. To schedule an audition, interested actors should contact branch manager James Damron at jdamron@mcl.org or call 609-989-6915. Capital Singers of Trenton is a 100 voice choir founded in 2006. Rehearsals are held twice a month on Sunday evening at Sacred Heart Church, 343 South Broad Street, Trenton. The choir is currently welcoming singers of all voice parts, particularly tenors and basses. For more information, or to schedule a placement hearing, go to www.capitalsingers.org or call 609-434-CST1.
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He has all the answers Princeton resident Gilbert Collins is fulfilling a dream by becoming a ‘Jeopardy!’ champion
Jan. 19 Folk concert in Princeton Mary Courtney will perform a concert of Irish music during the next Princeton Folk Music Society, beginning at 8:15 p.m. at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane in Princeton. Courtney’s music is a collaboration of traditional Irish music and a progressive social conscience born of a political education in the United States. Tickets cost $20. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.princetonfolk.org or call 609-799-0944.
Jan. 20 Protest songs at Robeson Center A concert, “Songs of Protest, Songs of Peace,” will be performed at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, beginning at 7 p.m. The audience will be taken back to the era of the Vietnam War in this special show presented by Helen O’Shea (White Butterfly Music) and Richard Bozic (Bozic Voice Studio), with a selection of local vocalists and instrumentalists. The Paul Robeson Center is located at 102 Witherspoon St. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Jan. 21 Social media and genealogy talk at Beth El Synagogue The Mercer County Genealogy Society will host a talk by Roger Lustig, a co-administrator on the Tracing the Tribe Facebook group, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Lustig will discuss how social media has changed the genealogy world, some success stories from the group and the challenges of moderating a discussion with more than 16,000 participants. For more information, go to www.bethel.net or call 609443-4454.
Jan. 24 Inside concert programs at Princeton Library Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present a discussion on artistic programming of a season of music, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. The orchestra’s Rossen Milanov and Carnegie Hall’s Adriaan Fuchs will talk about what factors impact decisions to select particular works and soloists to capture musicians’ interest and keep audiences enthralled. The talk, which includes an audience Q&A, will take place in the second-floor newsroom, and will be moderated by PSO Executive Director Marc Uys. This edition of Soundtracks connects to all the behind-the-scenes decisions taking place at the Princeton Symphony Orchestra as plans are made for the announcement of its 2018-2019 season this March. Admission is free. For more information, go to princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor The answer: This Princeton resident is a “Jeopardy!” champion who as of Wednesday has won $84,201 on the famed quiz show. Who is Gilbert Collins? On Jan. 16, “Jeopardy!” viewers saw Collins, who works as the director of Global Health Programs for the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University, win his fifth straight match, securing the victory in Final Jeopardy by answering with the title of the James Bond novel, “You Only Live Twice.” “Jeopardy!” fans around the world play along as they watch, shouting out answers, convinced that they could master the game if given a chance. Collins says going on the show has been a dream, ever since he was kid growing up in Milwaukee. “I’d watch a lot with my parents,” Collins said during a phone interview on Saturday, after his third episode aired. “It was always fun trying to see how many I could answer with my mom and dad there. In high school and college, I did a lot of academic competitions on our Quiz Bowl teams. And a lot of people there dream of doing ‘Jeopardy!’ There are so many smart people though, so it’s like, ‘How can I ever manage to get on this show?” While in high school, he tried to get on the show’s Teen Tournament, but that didn’t work out. After college (he has a bachelor’s from Harvard) his desire to compete faded since he was focused on little things like getting a job and starting a career. Then Collins and his family lived in Africa for eight years when he worked as the U.S. Peace Corps Country Director in Namibia, in southwest Africa, and as associate director in Botswana. His worked involved HIV/AIDS interventions and other development activities. Four years ago, he and his family moved back to the U.S. and he started his job in Princeton. The Center of Health and Wellbeing is under the window of the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton’s public policy program. He also has a Master of Public Administration degree from the Woodrow Wilson School. Collins directs the program for students who are interested in learning about health and health policies. He arranges summer internships, sending students around the world to engage in projects in global health. He also brings speakers to the campus and encourages research into global health topics across the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. He lives in Princeton with his wife, Sara, and their two sons, Timmy and Nicky. “When we got back from [Africa] and I was readjusting to life back in
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Gilbert Collins, pictured at right with host Alex Trebek, was a five-time “Jeopardy!” champion heading into Wednesday’s show. the states, I started to watch ‘Jeopardy!’ again and that old thought came back to me,” he said. “You’re looking at the television and you’re thinking, ‘Hey I could have gotten that question right’ or ‘I could have done that, I may be good at this.’” In October 2016, he took an online tryout, along with about 100,000 other people, taking a timed, 50-question test. “They don’t tell you what you have to get on that test but whatever happened, I did well enough to be invited to an in-person interview and try out up in New York City,” Collins said. So in April 2017, he headed to a hotel in Times Square. He took another test, competed in an on-camera simulated “Jeopardy!” round against other hopefuls, and was interviewed, on camera, by production staff. Just as important as trivia knowledge, he says, is being able to speak clearly and being interesting. “They don’t necessarily just want people are super, super smart on their show, they want people who people at home can engage with,” Collins says. About 2,000 to 3,000 people make it to those auditions, with about 400 actually getting on the show. Collins said contestants aren’t given any feedback about their performance during that tryout. “All they tell you is, they thank you for coming; they say if they want to invite you to the show, they will do that in the next 18 months,” he said. “So if you haven’t heard from them by the 18 months, you’re welcome to try out for the show again.” In April, he got the call while he and his sons were bicycle shopping “While we’re trying out these bikes, I get this phone call from California, and I don’t get a lot of calls from California, so I’m like, Is it these people?” Collins said. “I answered it hello and someone said, ‘Hi I’m calling from “Jeopardy!”‘ At that point you realize you’re actually getting this call, this is actually happening, they’re actually inviting you go on their show.” He was offered a slot in October, requiring him to fly to California to compete in an episode at Sony Pic-
tures Studios in Culver City. “With that call, It’s not really a negotiation,” he said. “Either it works or it doesn’t, so if you say no, you’re saying no to the whole deal.” “Jeopardy!” contestants tend to have a wide scope of interests, and Collins is no exception. He was born in Germany, has lived in several countries, and has traveled to more than 50 nations. He speaks five languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese) and plays four musical instruments. His musical tastes range from classical to ‘80s pop. He said he isn’t as much of a literature expert as some contestants but he does like to read and keeps up with the news. But even someone as well rounded as Collins is has some weak areas. “In terms of things I was happy not to see, Country Music, that was good, that would not have gone well,” he said. Another topic he’s less comfortable with is a staple on “Jeopardy!” “Really old movies, that’s also something they will often go to on ‘Jeopardy!’ that I tried to study up on before I went out there, but I was pretty happy that they didn’t delve too much into that,” he said. In addition to trivia bona fides, success on “Jeopardy!” depends on timing and mastering the show’s infamous buzzer. “What you cannot see at home is this: When Alex Trebek is reading a question, you cannot ring in until he has finished reading it and two very large lights in the studio come one,” Collins said. “Once those lights come on, you can ring in with your buzzer. If you click your buzzer before those two lights come on, the system locks you out for a quarter of a second. So if somebody buzzes after you, they’ll get to answer the question before you. “On a lot of the easier questions on ‘Jeopardy!’ I promise you all three contestants all know what the answers are. It’s more coming down to who can time their buzz the best to coincide with exactly when those lights are coming on.” He says his timing with the buzzer was better on some days than others,
which allowed him to score some points by answering easier questions that all three players were racing to answer. “But the real money in ‘Jeopardy!’ is made in questions that maybe you know that other people don’t know . . . so you’re competing against fewer people to ring in,” he said. “Those tend to be higher-valued questions.” Another key is Daily Doubles. When players hit a Daily Double, they can wager as much of the money they’ve accumulated as they want, and no one else is given a chance to answer. “Daily Doubles are a little frightening because they have a lot of potential to really send your score sky high, or they can make you lose a whole lot of money,” Collins said. He found that out on his third show when he lost $3,000 on a Daily Double, but came to back to win. Other strategies of his involved being more aggressive earlier in a game, when there’s time to make up a loss. Hitting a Daily Double later in the game meant making a key decision in just a few seconds. One piece of advice he offered to would-be players is not to play scared. “Even if it’s late in the game, if the category is something like Ivy League College in New Jersey and you think, ‘I might know this,’ you cannot be scared,” Collins said. “If you know this is your wheelhouse it doesn’t matter, you have to go for it. It’s a game ultimately and you’re playing to win. So if that’s something you think you know, you just have to go for it and bet aggressively. If you lose, you lose, and there’s no shame in losing if you’re playing the game you wanted to play.” On each episode of Jeopardy, Trebek chats with the contestants a bit. On his third episode, Collins shared that a few years ago, he promised his sons that if he was ever on “Jeopardy!,” he’d give them 1 percent of his winnings. “At the time, honestly, the achievement is just getting on the show, because the truth of the matter is only one person wins, two people lose,” Collins said. “Even if you go on, the most likely outcome is you’re going to lose, that’s just the truth of the matter. In getting on the show, I wasn’t necessarily expecting to win, I was hoping to but I was realistic about.” Second-place finishers are awarded $2,000, with third place winning $1,000. So Collins’ thinking was that in all likelihood, his kids would get either $10 or $20. After Tuesday’s episode, his sons have each won about $800. But is that before or after Uncle Sam takes his cut? “That’s another great question people have asked,” Collins said. “We’re going to see if we have to inflict the taxes on them.”
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Brendan Byrne’s Princeton connections The late governor’s biographer shares stories of his time at the university and his life at Morven “Tell me something new,” was my challenge to Don Linky, longtime Princeton resident who has been in the news these past couple of weeks. The link to this recent notoriety has nothing to do with the fact that Linky and I both graduated from Asbury Park High School in the 1960s . Rather it is due to something slightly more significant — his close relationship with the recently deceased New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne. Linky, a writer, historian, and attorney, served as counsel to Byrne and was the director of the governor’s office of policy and planning in the administration. He is the author of the only biography written about the governor: “New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne: The Man Who Couldn’t be Bought.” Since Byrne’s death on Jan. 4 at his home in Livingston, the media coverage about Byrne has been extensive, as have been references to Linky’s book. All sorts of wonderful details and anecdotes about the 93year-old statesman’s legacy appeared in local, state and national media. Having met and written about Governor Byrne and members of his family on several occasions, I wanted to honor him with some new (or less well-known) insights. Don and his book provided the means to do that by
focusing on a topic very close to home — Governor Byrne and Princeton. Even though New Jersey-centric Byrne was born in West Orange, died in Livingston, had his funeral service at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, and joked about wanting to be buried in Hudson County so that he could remain “active” in New Jersey politics, Princeton played a major role in the life of Governor Byrne and his family. Perhaps, the most significant Princeton tidbit concerns one of Byrne’s most renowned policy initiatives — the preservation of New Jersey’s Pinelands, which spans 1.1 million acres in southern New Jersey and makes up 20 percent of the state’s land mass. Reportedly, Byrne’s passionate commitment to preserving the Pinelands came about because of a desire to disprove the contention of his Princeton friend and frequent tennis partner, John McPhee. In McPhee’s 1968 book “The Pine Barrens,” which originally ran as a 1967 “New Yorker” piece, the author predicted that the oak-pine forests of the Pine Barrens were going to vanish, because of development and disregard for the region’s environmental and cultural significance. Byrne read the book and was pro-
Brendan Byrne (center), pictured at Princeton’s 2015 Reunions, with son Brendan “Tom” Byrne Jr., and grandson Brendan Byrne lll. foundly affected by it. According to Don Linky, it was during a tennis match at Morven in Princeton, then the New Jersey governor’s official residence, Byrne announced his commitment to proving McPhee’s prediction wrong. “I think this may be the only time in New Jersey’s history — and maybe in the nation’s history — that such a significant public policy initiative arouse out of an author’s challenge in a book,” Linky said. “If it is not unique, then it certainly can be called extraordinary. Governor Byrne really took to heart John McPhee’s words
and decided to do what he could to prevent the extinction of the Pinelands.” Byrne’s connection with Princeton, however, began long before the time he played tennis in Princeton with John McPhee. Brendan Byrne, class of 1949 at Princeton University, initially was a very reluctant Princeton undergraduate. After graduating from West Orange High School, he attended Seton Hall for one semester before joining the Army Air Corps and serving as a navigator during World War II. After
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Put down the phone and look up for inspiration Beth Jarvie’s photographs on view at Small World showcase Princeton from her angle By Rich Fisher Special Writer
Beth Jarvie may be too cool for words. The Skillman resident is that person we all want to be; the person who can create gourmet cuisine from a refrigerator containing just mustard, celery and baking soda. A cloudy day is merely camouflage for the sun Jarvie knows is in the sky; and a good day is being able to help someone, or finding artistic beauty in something that other folks might miss while texting. She has transformed these positive personality traits into her first photo exhibition, which is on display at Small World Coffee on Nassau Street in Princeton. The 14-photo gallery runs through Feb. 5 and is titled “#lookup.” It features framed colored prints of Princeton imagery silhouetted against the sky, most of which she captured during her regular work day at Princeton University. It’s beauty that can be found by looking up, and is the result of Jarvie looking for positives in a 2017 that was filled with personal upheaval. The exhibit’s title derives from her Instagram postings that were always labeled #lookup. It’s an attempt to remind people they can find splendor in everyday life if they just pay attention; and they can also get through tough times by maintaining an upbeat outlook. “During this very painful year, I wanted to still fill myself with imagery that was positive and uplifting for other people as well as myself,” Jarvie said. “The whole point of the show is about keeping your chin up in life, and keeping your chin up to actually see some things. If you’re looking down, whether you’re looking at your phone, or you’re looking down emotionally, you don’t see some beauty and some great things that can help fight negativity. “So there was a major change in my life and it gave me the time and energy to devote to something that was just mine, and just me. It’s very Princeton-centric. It’s all imagery from Princeton and it’s all sort of looking up at different pieces of architecture and sculpture by taking a new perspective.” What makes her show so remarkable is that Jarvie is not your standard photographer who packs her cameras and tripods on a Sunday morning and goes out to seek creativity. Every photo in the show was taken with her Motorola cell phone while she was going about her day. “I take these pictures because I do look up, I do take my time,” Jarvie said. “It’s walking from my parking garage to my office every day. There are two photos in the show that I took walking on my way into work. I stopped on my way and I took the time to look and see. A lot of the photos I take on my lunch hour. A lot I took when I’m walking to meetings. I don’t go out to shoot. It’s about art in my daily life. It’s about keeping art accessible and art every day. That’s definitely
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Beth Jarvie, pictured at Small World Coffee where her photographs are on exhibit. At left, Jarvie’s image of the Wawa near the Princeton train station. how I live my life.” It is a life surrounded by creative people. Jarvie’s late father, Jim, was an oil painter. Her brother Jeff — known more commonly by rock ‘n’ roll personae, Johnny Pompadour — was skilled in water colors and pen and ink, and brother Scott excels in pencil drawing. Her son, Desmond Confoy, is an actor who now runs a production company, Trend Motion, which creates 1-minute Instagram programs that he and his friends write and act in. Daughter Claudia Confoy is the head brewer at Triumph Brewery in New Hope, and must taste and articulate each new creation through writing. Jarvie was never a fine artist, but did take three semesters of photography at Mercer County Community College before leaving for other endeavors. “I worked for a wedding photographer for a while,” she said. “I worked in labs, but I needed to get a job that paid money. I got married and started a family so photography wasn’t lucrative enough.” When times got tough over the past year, Jarvie re-discovered photography as therapy. She said she was not fighting depression but was just trying to find positives to focus on. “There were a lot of negative things going on and instead of leaning into it, I looked up away from it as much as I could,” she said. Posting on Instagram gave her so much joy, she decided to print out some photos and hang them in her office at the University’s Keller Center, where she serves as the Engineering School’s communications coordinator. One day, it was like something right out of the movies. A co-
worker basically walked in, saw the pieces and wanted them. “He said ‘That’s awesome, I love it, I want to buy those,’” Jarvie said. “I’m like ‘You wanna buy these?’ I thought if he wants to buy these, maybe somebody else wants to buy them; and maybe I should actually think about that.” She sold to her colleague at cost, went through the vetting process at Small World and got accepted last May. Small World gave her plenty of time to carefully choose her work and also build her own frames with upcycled materials. Jarvie, who turned 54 on Jan. 17, got an early present when nearly 70 supporters showed up at her Jan. 6 reception. “I was expecting about 25,” she said. She volunteers as a doula, a non-medical birth coach who provides emotional and physical support during pregnancy and labor. All four of her doula families were on hand, along with a friend who put aside her woes to be emotionally bolstered by Jarvie’s work. That is a bigger reward to Jarvie than the money she has received from selling several pieces. “The doula families came and said ‘The point is, you’re important, you’re inspiring, and we wanted to see what you’re doing,’” Jarvie said. “[One friend] has gone through the worst year of her life, she wasn’t feeling good that day and even she came. She sent me a message on Facebook that said ‘You made me smile today.’ This was a woman going through a really bad year, not only is she supporting me and coming out, but the fact that she is sick and said ‘thank you for making me feel good.’ Are you kidding me?” It is that kind of reaction that makes Jarvie
wonder if she could ever make a living out of taking photos. She has that natural concern that once something becomes a job, it ceases to be a passion. For now she is thrilled to know that complete strangers are hanging her work to decorate their home; and happy to have future galleries on tap. Although firm dates have not been set, she will be at 12 Farms restaurant in Hightstown in February and March, and at the Princeton Triumph in October. She will continue the #lookup theme at 12 Farms but with a different set of photos — possibly treetops or sunsets — but hasn’t made plans for Triumph yet. As far as improving her craft, Jarvie may be ready to make one big “leap”. “There’s a little temptation to get a better phone,” she said with a laugh. “I don’t have a fancy iPhone or anything. I don’t even know what it is that I have. That’s how non-technical I am. When I went to school it was always a bit of a challenge for me to learn about the equipment, what lens you use.” Why the reluctance to purchase a camera? It all comes back to what Jarvie enjoys the most about photography. She is patient and savvy enough not to pursue the subject, but let it appear to her. “I have a decent camera, a little Canon camera,” she said. “But again, that would mean I have to carry a camera with me all the time. Or it means I have to schedule time to go shoot for my art. That’s not how I do it. It’s about living my life and seeing art in my life every day. If we take the time and we study, we can all learn we have the capability to see beautiful things.” Just keep looking up folks. It’s what the cool people do.
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the war, he was determined to go to college (with the help of the G.I. Bill) but was in a rush. “He did not want to be bothered with the time commitment for an undergraduate degree,” said Linky, a Harvard Law School graduate. “He wanted to go to Harvard Law School immediately and tried to convince Harvard to admit him without a B.A. degree.” Harvard, which had a veterans counselor, turned down Byrne’s request, but did give him good advice about getting a degree. Harvard’s counselor suggested that Brendan go to Princeton. He enrolled, but after each semester, Brendan would get his grades and then traipse back up to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in an effort to convince Harvard into accepting him early. Finally, Harvard Law School agreed to admit him, when he had just three more undergraduate semesters to complete. He received his law degree and afterward returned to Princeton to complete his bachelor’s degree. Even through Byrne spent a lot of time trying to shortcut his undergraduate experience at Princeton, he nevertheless seemed to have been happy and well adjusted while on Princeton University’s campus. And this was in spite of the fact Byrne didn’t fit the mold of the typical Princeton undergraduate in the late 1940s. He was older and a veteran. He relied not on his family (which was struggling to pay for his older brother Frank’s medical education) for financing his college education, but rather the G.I. Bill and his own savings, some of which came from his parttime job in high school as a shoe salesman. Furthermore, Brendan was a teetotaler. Don Linky, on Page 38 of his book, described how that fact played into Brendan’s so-called “bicker” interview process for selection for membership in one of Princeton’s private dining clubs. “Under the ‘ironbound’ system used at the time, he was placed with two other classmates to go through the interviews at the various clubs, with the clubs required to accept or reject all or none of the three for membership,” Linky wrote. “He and the other two students were accepted . . . by the University Cottage Club, one of the four most selective clubs, which was profiled by its alumnus, F. Scott Fitzgerald. . . . Brendan later reflected that he would not have been invited to join the Cottage Club, except for the fact that ‘the other two guys drank and I didn’t. I wouldn’t have gotten into Cottage on my own.’ Despite the presumed benefits of forging friendships with the others in the club that might be valuable in later life, Brendan was not an active member, only occasionally having his meals there and rarely attending its parties and receptions.” Linky went on to write that Byrne a sprinter on the university track team, prefered to each and socialize with his teammates.
While he was governor, Byrne served (as all New Jersey governors do) as an ex-officio member of Princeton University’s board of trustees. He enthusiastically participated in the meetings, where he connected with fellow board member Laurence Rockefeller, a dedicated conservationist. Mr. Rockefeller recommended (and as governor, Byrne followed the recommendation) Franklin Parker III, a Morris County Republican, as chairman of the Pinelands Commission — the commission’s most important appointment. The Princeton University connection once established became imbeded in the Byrne family profile. His children — Brendan “Tom” Byrne Jr. was class of 1976; Tim Byrne, class of 1983; Barbara Byrne class of 1989. And all of Tom Byrne’s children graduated from Princeton — Kelly class of 2016; Brendan III class of 2015; Erin class of 2013; Megan class of 2010. After he served as governor, Governor Byrne and Don Linky taught a Princeton University seminar on New Jersey politics and leadership at the Woodrow Wilson School, and returned to campus on a regular basis in order to participate in Princeton University Reunions and the PRade. Reunions attendance is one fact that I can verify, because I saw Byrne at least a dozen PU Reunions celebrations over the years, the most recent one being in 2015 with his grandson Brendan Byrne III, who at the time was a graduating senior. Don Linky in his book also has several stories about Gov. Byrne and his relationship to Morven. It was a rocky relationship, because Byrne felt the space was very inadequate for raising a large family. But it was the source of all sorts of Princeton stories running the gamut from the visit of Princess Grace to travels of the Byrnes’ golden retriever Yankee, who often left the Morven premises to go for a stroll down Nassau Street. The fact that Governor Byrne was a Yankees fan was definitely something “new” revealed to me by Don Linky Kelly class of 2016 — and another reason for me to admire the man. Tom Byrne (Brendan Jr.) who still lives and works in Princeton confirmed that he is planning an academic symposium at Princeton in the spring to honor his father’s legacy. And in the course of that conversation, Tom told me one more Princeton/Byrne anecdote: On Nov. 14, 1981, Princeton beat Yale in football for the first time in 15 years of the Princeton/Yale rivalry. The Princeton University Marching Band led a celebration — without a permit — down Nassau Street. The local police gave the bandleader a summons that jeopardized the student’s graduate school admission. A certain alumnus who happened to be governor at the time salvaged the young man’s future by issuing the student an executive pardon.
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Are you at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older adults, and symptoms usually start to appear after the age of 60. In fact, of the estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, an estimated 5.3 million are age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Recognizing the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, and seeking medical attention promptly, can help make the disease easier to manage. Abnormal structures in the brain While scientists still do not fully understand what causes Alzheimer’s disease, they believe that two abnormal structures in the brain — plaques and tangles — block communication among nerve cells and interrupt the process the cells need to survive. As a result, the cells die off, leading to irreversible damage in the brain. Most people as they age will develop some plaques and tangles, but people with Alzheimer’s tend to develop more. Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disorder that normally develops slowly and gradually worsens as brain function declines. Know the warning signs Signs of Alzheimer’s disease can include: • Memory loss that disrupts daily life. While it is typical to occasionally for-
get someone’s name and remember it later, forgetting important dates or events or increasingly having to rely on memory aids for routine activities are warning signs that should be evaluated.
depression, heart disease, high cholesterol, thyroid disease and low B12 and folic acid levels. Although there is no way to absolutely prevent dementia, modifying risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and alcohol intake, and keeping diabetes as well controlled as possible along with exercising regularly, can help.
• Difficulty planning or solving problems or completing familiar tasks at home or work. Having trouble following a favorite recipe or losing the ability to handle money matters may be reason for concern. • Confusion over time or place. People with Alzheimer’s may lose track of dates or forget where they are and how they got there. • Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. For some people, vision problems or trouble judging distances are symptoms of Alzheimer’s. • Challenges with words in speaking or writing. Everyone has trouble finding the right word every now and then or occasionally loses their train of thought. However, calling objects the wrong name or being unable to pick a conversation back up, could be warning signs of Alzheimer’s. • Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps. Forgetting where you put your keys is normal, but putting items in unusual places or not knowing how to trace your steps, may be signals of something more serious.
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. What do you see in the future of Real Estate sales and prices? A. The Real Estate market in Princeton is thriving and staying consistent year-round. There is a lot of activity around the new construction projects which I am pleased to be representing. Also, there is a growing interest coming from local and international . What is your current focus is Real Estate? investors which is a great contribution to the stability of the market, A. Right now, I am focusing on the booming considering that investors are more likely to purchase during the New Construction in Princeton. It seems that quieter months in order to avoid bidding wars which are common almost every street I turn on, there is at least in Princeton. one new home being built. To some, it is a little discouraging, to see old homes being torn down to build a new, but I think that it is a necessary step in helping the town’s Real 343 Nassau Street Estate market flourish and overall growth. Princeton NJ 08540 There are so many buyers looking to buy a home in Princeton, and they are most certainly of Princeton interested in new construction projects.
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exposure with parking. Priced Right. Opportunity for startup retail business. 1,600± SF retail building available for sale or lease. Call for more information.
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OFFICE Somerville, NJ. A 4,900+ SF office building available for sale with smaller individual suites available for lease. Easy access to Routes 206, 22, 202 and 287. Call for details! PIZZERIA Fully equipped turnkey pizzeria in a very busy neighborhood shopping center in the heart of the Hightstown business district. 1,200+ SF.
marketplace Office Space for Rent HIGHLY VISIBLE SITE Lawrenceville, NJ. A 4,015± SF office/retail building available for lease. Ideal for office or retail user that is looking to maximize their exposure. HAMILTON RETAIL BUILDING Corner Lot. Great exposure with parking. Priced Right. Opportunity for startup retail business. 1,600± SF retail building available for sale or lease. Call for more information. OFFICE Somerville, NJ. A 4,900+ SF office building available for sale with smaller individual suites available for lease. Easy access to Routes 206, 22, 202 and 287. Call for details! PIZZERIA Fully equipped turnkey pizzeria in a very busy neighborhood shopping center in the heart of the Hightstown business district. 1,200+ SF. AUTO REPAIR Trenton, NJ. A 6,750+ SF automotive repair facility available for sale or lease. Call today for an appointment to see this exciting established business! HIGH VISIBILITY Bordentown, NJ. A Class “A” 78,500+SF Garage Sale available for office building lease. Brand new building in a campus like setting with wellappointedPRINCETON landscaping ready to SALE be built ESTATE out to meet your exact Saturday 1/20 specifications. Sunday 1/21 9:30 am - 3:30 pm OFFICE/RETIAL Standalone Blow offers Out Blitz! Off in building high50% visibility Antiques Junction. and Household Monmouth 1st floor Items! office andAntiques, 2nd floor Empire, has a one Victorian, and Classic bedroom apartment. Office & Furniture, SST Set,uses. Lithos, Retail permitted China, Garden Available forStatuary, sale. Antique Toys, Crystal, VictorianCONDO Bed, Tons of OFFICE Free Women's Clothing standing available for and sale in Jewelry, and so much more! highly desirable Lexington For photos and parking Square Commons. Building instructions, visit and property are both very well evelyngordonestatesales.com maintained. Dental office is Hedge Row Road ideal 5for a practitioner seeking a location for their primary
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