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Procedural issues complicate initial fire company votes

By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

The results of a preliminary vote to determine whether more than $1.6 million in purchases should be included in the fire budget vote in February were immediately thrown out by officials after an error threw a wrench in the proceedings.

Last Thursday, the Hillsborough Township Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 held a special capital meeting and special election to gauge whether residents would be in favor of allowing the district to obtain a number of vehicles and new gear through the 2018 fire

budget.

Though the board agreed that the meeting was conducted legally, officials said there were aspects of the meeting that did not adhere to existing protocols. So even though the vote ultimately showed that residents were in favor of the fire district’s plan with a final tally of 101-58, Nuara said that oversight invalidated the results.

“We didn’t want to have any issues, so we just decided to call the vote ‘null and void’ because we don’t want any legal issues,” Charlie Nuara, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, said.

According to Nuara, the vote

Big names continue to stump for Phil Murphy

By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy campaigned with former Vice President Al Gore during two stops in Mercer County Sunday, first at a church in Trenton and then at a business incubator in Princeton.

Gore, who predicted Murphy would make a “fantastic governor,” was the second former vice president to stump for the frontrunner, with Joe Bidden appearing in Middlesex County a few days earlier.

“I do want to say, from my heart, I believe in Phil Murphy,” Gore said in Princeton before about 75 tech investors and others.

“If you all give him the chance, he will do amazing things for the state of New Jersey.”

The two men, friends for nearly 20 years, sat side by side in Tigerlabs, the same place on Nassau Street where Murphy had appeared for an endorsement event last month with former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, Gore’s opponent in the 2000 Democratic presidential primary.

For about an hour, they touched on the economy and took turns criticizing Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Murphy’s Republican opponent in the Nov. 7 election some three weeks away.

Murphy, a former executive with Goldman Sachs, offered his vision for how he would seek to steer the state’s economy. He said he would welcome large companies to New Jersey, and in particular he threw his arms open to Amazon to construct its second headquarters in the state. Gore re-

vealed that six hours after Amazon announced its plans, Murphy had contacted him asking if he put could Murphy in touch with Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos.

“I want Amazon here,” Murphy said, “but on terms that work not just for them but for us.”

Murphy, though, sounded critical of the way the state has used tax incentives, and called for New Jersey to be “smarter” with big companies.

“It’s only to large companies, so small businesses are completely ignored,” he said in adding the state puts out tax credits to the “tune” of $160,000 per job.

Gore faulted what he called a “misguided reliance on hefty tax credits for the big guys.”

“The Christie-Guadagno approach is really mired in the past,” Gore said. “It has failed miserably.

And everybody knows it.”

Neither man mentioned, however, that Goldman Sachs, during Murphy’s time there, got a tax abatement for its building in Jersey City.

“Listen, if we can get them on our terms, I want all the big companies we can get to be in New Jersey, to stay here, to come here,” said Murphy also said Amazon would require a “competitive tax deal.”

He also reiterated the need to invest in education and infrastructure. He has proposed fully funding public education - something he said the Christie administration has shortchanged by $9 billion and providing free community college. He also pointed to how “Christie and Guadagno” can-

was never meant to be an official request for funding.

“We were working on our budget for the next year and we decided that we should put the items in now because we should be purchasing these things in 2019,” he said.

Residents who attended the event were presented with a handful of ballot questions that asked whether the fire district should be allowed to purchase a fire pumper truck for station 38 and a fire pumper/tanker truck for station 37, with each apparatus estimated to cost up to $725,000.

Additionally, the fire district showed interest in purchasing two SUVs or trucks to serve as fire

support vehicles, which would total no more than $75,000 for the pair, and another $75,000 for the purchase of firefighter turnout gear. An additional $50,000 would also be needed, district officials said, for the purchase of two rescue boats.

For items like the two fire pumpers, Nuara said the vehicles are quickly reaching the end of their 20 year life expectancy, after which point maintenance costs tend to steadily increase.

Had the results not been discarded and the February vote was approved by residents, Nuara said the fire district would have potentially been able to have the requested items by 2019. With this

setback, however, it won’t be until late 2019 or early 2020 until that happens.

Though the proposed purchase of the pumpers would have required residents to approve the fire district’s plan to go above the state-mandated cap on tax increases, Nuara said the other items were already planned to be included in the 2018 budget.

In the event that those items cannot be added to the 2018 budget without forcing an additional vote from residents, he said those items will be “pushed back to next year.”

Photos by Philip Sean Curran

Earlier this week, Democratic candidate Phil Murphy campaigned with former Vice Presdient Al Gore while Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno made her case at Rider University.

Guadagno: I’m the only candidate who can reduce property taxes

By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said at Rider University Oct. 12 that “families in New Jersey cannot afford” her Democratic rival Phil Murphy, in saying she was the only one with a plan to lower property taxes as the next governor.

As she has before in her underdog campaign, Guadagno elevated property taxes, the tops in the nation, as the defining issue of the race. She has proposed limiting the amount people pay to 5 percent of their household income, and said her plan, on average, would save people $800 a year.

“We can no longer afford to live here,” she said in trying to make “New Jersey affordable again.”

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ing each one of us today, even if we’re renters, is property taxes,” she said.

Eschewing standing at a lectern, she walked around the room, microphone in hand, for about 30 minutes speaking to a crowd of students and others.

Mixing personal biography with campaign talk, she said she had looked around the country for a plan that would attract approval from a Democratic-controlled legislature.

To pay for it, she reiterated her call to audit state government, in pointing to how former Gov. Tom Kean did it 30 years ago and saved $100 million.

“We don’t know where your money’s going. And don’t you think it’s time we go and do an audit?” she said.

Though she did not spend much time talking about Murphy, she has criticized his proposals to

expand government entitlements and increase taxes.

“So Phil Murphy’s plan for addressing the number one problem in New Jersey is as follows: all of you should make more money,” she said. “He does not have a plan for fixing the number one problem in New Jersey. He does not have a plan for trying to lower the highest property taxes in the nation.”

The Murphy campaign hit back, and sought to tie her with Gov. Chris Christie, who enjoys low job approval ratings.

“Kim Guadagno has absolutely zero credibility on any issue that affects middle-class and working families in New Jersey, especially when it comes to property taxes,” said Murphy spokesman Derek Roseman. “For the past seven and a half years, she stood right by Chris Christie’s side gutting property tax relief, underfunding our See GUADAGNO, Page 3A

Michael McMahon and Sean Carolan as the latest lieutenants.

Committeeman Frank DelCore, who also serves as the governing body’s liaison to public safety, said the promotions came as a result of recent vacancies within the department.

According to Suraci, Boyle has served in the Hillsborough Township Police Department for the last 23 years. Over that time, the new captain has worked in patrol division as a patrol officer and the

services division in the training/community policing unit.

Boyle was appointed corporal in July 2002 and after being promoted to sergeant in April 2007, he was transferred back to the patrol division. he was later transferred to the traffic bureau in October 2014 and was assigned as the commander of the patrol division after being promoted to lieutenant in February 2016.

As a 20 year veteran of the police department, McMahon has

worked in a number of divisions while serving a number of roles.

As an officer, he worked in the patrol division and the services division in the traffic bureau.

McMahon was promoted to the rank of corporal in July 2009 and was subsequently transferred back to the patrol division. He was later promoted to sergeant in that division in February 2015.

Roughly 13 months later, he was transferred to the services division

Township officials promote three police officers

By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

Three long-time officers of the Hillsborough Township Police Department were recently moved up to their respective next steps in rank by the township committee, after serving a combined 66 years in the municipality’s police force.

During the Oct. 10 committee meeting, Mayor Carl Suraci swore Charlie Boyle in as the police department’s newest captain and

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CALENDAR Forestry Forum

Fri. Oct. 20 - Join conservationists from across the state to hear from the foremost expert on North American old growth forests, stewardship of forests using ecological principles, and implications for wildlife.

Taking place on Friday, October 20 at 5 p.m. at the Duke Farms’ Coach Barn.

Dinner served at 6 p.m. and tickets are $45 per person.

Limited tickets available and tickets will be sold at the door. For more information and to sign up, visit www.njforests.org/charles-newlonforestry-forum

Drive-thru medicine drop-off

Sat. Oct. 21 - Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano invites county residents to take advantage of the next Rx Mission Drive-in/Drop-Off Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the South County Public Works Garage, located at 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough 08844, to safely dispose of unwanted or outdated prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications.

The Rx Mission Drivein/Drop-Off is a medicinecollection program

sponsored by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, the Somerset County Solid Waste Management Division and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA). The program is held in conjunction with all scheduled Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste drop-off events. This is a rain or shine event.

Medications should be in their original packages with personal information such as name and address removed. The name of the medication should be visible. Illegal drugs, needles and sharps should not be brought to the drop-off.

For more information regarding medicine collection in Somerset County, contact Capt. Steve SanAntonio at 908-231-7168; Sheriff’s Officer Dave Daneker at 908231-7140, ext. 9 or daneker@co.somerset.nj.us ; or go to www.co.somerset.nj.us/medwaste.

Tour the Clawson House Sat. Oct. 21 and Sun. Oct. 22 - The East Amwell Historical Society will host a free open house at the Clawson House on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22 from noon to 3 p.m.

Everyone is invited to check out the historic Federal-style home, built around 1810, and see the incredible improvements made within the past year.

EAHS members will give tours of the house and discuss its past.

Household hazardous waste drop-off Sat. Oct. 21 - Somerset County Freeholder Deputy Director Patrick Scaglione, recycling liaison, invites

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residents to take advantage of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop-off events to clean up household hazardous waste items that accumulate around the home.

The last Household Hazardous Waste drop-off in 2017 for Somerset County homeowners and farmers is Saturday, Oct 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South County Public Works Garage, located at 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough 08844.

Household hazardous waste includes banned or outdated pesticides, antifreeze, transmission fluid, brake fluids, wet-cell car batteries, motor oil (2-gallon maximum), fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs, ammoniabased cleaners, gasoline, kerosene, mercury switches, oil-based paints, pool chemicals, propane tanks and rechargeable and buttoncell batteries.

For more information on types and quantities of materials accepted, visit www.co.somerset.nj.us/HH W

Children’s Halloween party Thurs. Oct. 26 - Join us for a fun filled afternoon of Halloween fun from 4:306:30 p.m. at the municipal building. Take a hayride to our pumpkin patch and walk through our haunted house. Don’t forget to wear your costume. The fee is $5 per child and pre-registration is required.

Neshanic Garden Club meeting Thurs. Oct. 26 - The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly

meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 26 at the Station House on Olive Street in Neshanic Station.

The program this month will be “Diabolical Botany: The World of Poisonous, Irritating and Illegal Plants” presented by Dorothy Smullen. Dorothy is past president of the NJ Mycological Association, and former board member of the Friends of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

She serves as a teacher/naturalist at the NJ Audubon Society and has been a nature and garden club speaker for 35 years. She will present an illustrated program exploring plants that are insect eaters, poisonous, irritating, thorny, smelly, or illegal.

Lug your mug to the light luncheon at 12:00 p.m.

Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For further information about club meetings, please contact either club co president, Cathy Heuschkel at 908359-6881 or Kathy Herrington at 908-359-6835. For more information regarding the club, you can visit us at w w w. n e s h a n i c g a r d e nclub.org.

Ladies Auxility Flea Market Sat. Oct. 28 - The Ladies Auxiliary of Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (Flagtown) is sponsoring a flea market on October 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hillsborough Municipal Building at 379 So. Branch Road Hillsborough. Vendor tables are available at a cost of $20 for 1 and $35 for 2. For additional information or to reserve a table please call 908-392-0015 or 908-5283586.

Howl-o-ween

ough Township School District, Empower Somerset, the Safe Communities Coalition of Somerset County, Hillsborough Municipal Alliance and Hillsborough Youth Services Commission are partnering to host a Night of Conversation on November 16 at 7 p.m. at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Building.

Parents and children (grades 7-12) from Somerset County and Hillsborough are invited to attend the event to engage in conversations about alcohol and drugs, gain information on prevention and intervention resources, and learn more about the drug and alcohol problem in the county. Somerset County Prosecutor, Michael H. Robertson will participate as a panelist, underscoring the harsh reality of addiction that exists in Somerset County.

Space is limited and registration is encouraged please visit www.somersetcountyymca.org or call 908369-0490 to register.

Sat. Oct. 28 - The annual Howl-o-ween at the Dog Park will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28 in the dog park at Ann Van Middlesworth Park (570 Pleasant View Road). Residents are encouraged to dress up their dogs in their Halloween best to participate in this year’s costume contest.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the parade starting at the pavilion at 9 a.m.

The dog park is a leash-free area for dogs over six months old. Dogs must be spayed or neutered and cannot show any signs of aggression to enter the dog park. For more information, call 908-369-4832.

Maritime Canada coastal wonders Wed. Nov. 1 - Join us at 2:30 p.m. in the Hillsborough Senior Activity Room for a special presentation on Maritime Canada Coastal Wonders, with all its rugged and pristine beauty - a trip offered by Hillsborough Seniors Chapter A. Travel to the region from August 22 to September 1, 2018 to see Halifax, Peggy’s Cove, Cape Breton, Cabot Trail, Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables, Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy and Lunenburg. A trip discount will be offered at the special presentation. Contact Diana Reinhardt at 908-369-4362 to RSVP or with questions.

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Coping with addiction: Parents of Addicted Children helps parents understand and cope with drug problems they are facing, and will face, with their children. Meets first and third Monday of month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Neshanic Reformed Church, 715 Amwell Road.

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Murphy Continued from Page 1A celed a proposed rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

“Well, at least the bridge is open,” Gore joked in a reference to the Bridgegate scandal.

“Just at the moment we could least afford it, this administration turned its back on science, fact, evidence, and we’re paying a big price for it,” Murphy said.

Guadagno has countered that Murphy’s proposals would cause taxes to soar and lead people to leave New Jersey. She has proposed capping property taxes at 5 percent of residents’ household income, to help lower the nation’s highest property taxes.

“The inconvenient truth is that Phil Murphy is going to increase taxes on all New Jerseyans if elected gover-

Guadagno Continued from Page 1A public schools by nine billion dollars. These are the damages that Phil Murphy is going to help reverse and deliver real relief to middleclass families.”

Murphy has faulted the Christie administration for shortchanging public schools, and said fully funding them would lower property taxes. But Guadagno posed a rhetorical question to her audience.

“Think about it. Where’s the nine billion dollars coming from?” she asked “You. Where else would it come from?”

Guadagno’s appearance at Rider came two days after she and Murphy had their first debate. The two are scheduled to face off for the final time Wednesday, in a contest Murphy is leading

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CAMPUS CORNER nor, forcing families to move out in droves,” said Guadagno spokesman Ricky Diaz on Sunday.

“From increasing sales taxes to even adding tolls on freeways, Phil Murphy will always follow Murphy’s Law - if any tax can be raised, it will be raised.”

Murphy found himself back in Mercer County at a time when a Monmouth University poll has him up 14 points. Yet in recent days, Murphy has found himself having to distance himself from Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, accused of alleged sexual assault, and drop a fundraiser Weinstein was going to do for him. He has also come under fire from Guadagno on his proposal to make New Jersey a sanctuary state for illegal immi-

grants.

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, who attended the Murphy and Gore event, said beforehand that he thinks Guadagno does not have a “positive message of what went on in the last eight years.” He predicted that Mercer County would give Murphy a “fantastic plurality” on Election Day, including in Republican towns, like Hamilton.

State Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-16) said Murphy has shown “what it means to take the challenges, to understand policy, to understand politics, to run an issues-driven campaign that makes all so very proud.”

Earlier in the day, Murphy and Gore were at Shiloh Baptist Church, in Trenton.

by 14 points, according to a Monmouth University poll out last week.

One observer of the state’s political scene who watched Guadagno Thursday said she is right in saying property taxes is the top issue.

“But people don’t cast their ballot in a vacuum,” said Ben Dworkin, director of Rider’s Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, the host of Guadagno’s speech.

“There’s a larger context here,” he said. “One of it is that we’ve had eight years of Republican rule in Trenton, and people are looking for change. One is that Chris Christie, after eight years, is really unpopular, and people are looking for a change.”

He said Murphy enjoys

an almost 3-1 edge in cash on hand, a critical advantage in New Jersey. Running for statewide office is pricey, given New Jersey is split between two of the most expensive media markets, New York and Philadelphia, for candidates to buy TV ad time.

Guadagno had her share of supporters in the crowd, like Alexis Bailey, a Rider sophomore, who belongs to the campus Republican club.

“Right now, I think that we’ll just have to wait and see how it turns out,” she said when asked about what she thought of Guadagno’s chances. “But I have faith that the people of New Jersey will make the right choice and vote for the person that’s going to help all of us with property taxes.”

On Saturday, August 19, Connor Stack of Hillsborough, along with over 250 firstyear University of Vermont students, were led by 80 upper class peers as they began their UVM experience as part of the UVM TREK program, a unique, seven-day first year enrichment program sponsored by the University’s Department of Student Life.

—Dr. Benjamin Rusiloski, Delaware Valley University’s interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, announced the following students from Hillsborough have been honored for academic achievement by being named to the Spring 2017 Dean’s List.

Elizabeth Bergen; Sarah Fenwick; Efharis Vaporakis; Kaliope Vaporakis; and Taylor Waldman.

—Hillsborough students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, have been named to the Dean’s and Honors Lists for the Spring 2017 semester.

Gabriella Perruso; Nicholas Theodore; Olivia Vliet; and Anna Gorbunov have been named to the Honors List.

To qualify for the Honor’s List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 let-

ter-graded hours (four courses).

Jacqueline Dezic; Nicholas Grasso; Matthew Dileo; Daniel Erceg; Ashley Shumaker; and Isaac Gomolka have been named to the Dean’s List.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Edward Trimpert, of Hillsborough, was selected as the Offensive Performer of the Week in football, the Liberty League has announced. The junior quarterback led the Engineers to a season-opening 450 victory over William Paterson University on Saturday.

Trimpert (Hillsborough HS) completed 11 of 14 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns against the Pioneers. He threw a four-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead and then a 45-yard scoring strike in the third for a 31-0 edge. He was neither intercepted, nor sacked. Trimpert also rushed six times for 31 yards, including a long of 15 yards.

—The Citadel is proud to welcome the Class of 2021. The incoming class of over 800 new cadets, students represents 42 states and six foreign countries.

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Carolan was appointed to the position of corporal in August 1999, where he stayed until April 2007 when he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the investigative division. Since 2009, he has also served as a Deputy Coordinator for the Office of Emergency Management.

“It is with honor that we elevate these dedicated officers to the positions of lieutenant and captain,” DelCore said.

Promotions to serve in the training bureau in March 2016 and then to the traffic bureau in February 2017.

Like the other two men to be promoted earlier this month, Carolan has served in the Hillsborough Township Police Department for 23 years. During that time, he has served in the patrol division as a patrol officer, as well as in the investigative division.

Jeremy Shipley, of Hillsborough, matriculated as part of The Citadel’s Class of 2021.

The class boasts a record number of women and ethnic minority cadets.

—In Commencement exercises on May 16, 2017, FDU conferred more than 3,000 degrees, ranging from associates to doctorates, on graduates, at MetLife Stadium to the following Hillsborough residents: Mark Myers, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with a BA in Political Science.

Nicholas Grasso, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with a BA in Criminology.

Patricia Raymondi, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, has graduated with a BA in Individualized Studies.

Marle Watts, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, has graduated with a BA in Individualized Studies.

Andres Mejia, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with a BS in Marketing.

Jordan Sobel, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with a BS in Finance.

Lucila Sparkes, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with an MA in Corporate and Organizational Communication.

Lauren Roman, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, has graduated with an MA in Education for Certified Teachers.

Austin Maxwell, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has graduated with an MBA in Business Administration.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support McCauley and Tomson To the editor: As a former elected official here in Hillsborough Township, I can attest to the hard work and dedication it takes to continually work daily, weekly, monthly, and yes, yearly in some cases to get things done. Elected officials need to be knowledgeable and in touch with not only what is facing their own township, but also need to be informed with laws and decisions based on the state and federal government and how it effects all residents locally.

I am writing this letter to endorse Deputy Mayor McCauley and Committeeman Doug Tomson to continue the fight against the affordable housing statistics the Democratic party is shoving into the communities based on false facts and information, not considering local infrastructure, and the burden this will have on townships like ours. I saw recently the candidates for the Democratic party make a statement clearly inexperienced with understanding this has been going on for years, it is not something new.

There are many other reasons to vote for the Republican party including staying under the 2 percent cap and flat municipal taxes for the last few years. Investing in our parks for children to have a place to play and have fun outdoors, keeping recreation programs along with the upcoming Halloween festivities and other fun activities for residents to participate in throughout the year. Celebrating veterans with a tribute breakfast every year before the Memorial Day parade, along with acknowledging our Purple Heart heroes by becoming a Purple Heart community, and all of the accolades awarded this year, and past years making our community one of the safest, and best places to live.

Please come out and vote for the Republican candidates Gloria McCauley and Doug Tomson, choose experience and knowledge to keep Hillsborough moving in the right direction, and continue to make it one of the best places to live!

Lisa Nisivoccia Hillsborough

American populace tired with political status quo To the editor: In the aftermath of the 2016 election, it’s clear that both the Democratic and Republican parties seem to have lost focus on their core beliefs and many people aren’t having it.

I’ve recently been reading a book talking about how the Democratic party is losing its fan base, and judging by the last presidential election it’s clear to see. The party is shifting their focus from the working class citizens to a tighter niche group of people with very particular beliefs and ideas.

About 30 years ago, the Democratic party and it’s values were very clear; they were the party of the common man while the Republicans were for the elites. Democrats followed basic liberal principles and allied themselves with blue collar workers, middle class Americans, and labor unions. True democratic principles stemmed from the idea of government involvement brought about by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his solution to the Great Depression known as “The New Deal.” A large sum of government money was put into creating programs like the Emergency Banking Relief Act, and the Civilian Conservation Corps.

However, the Democrats have been slowly alienating those blue collar, middle class workers, which is why many traditionally Democratic voters might have hesitated to even vote at all in the primaries. Meanwhile, Republicans felt that the government should stay out of its citizens’ lives as much as possible. Although they were able to gain control of all three branches of government during the selection they too are having an identity crisis. Their inability to follow through with their promise of repeal and replace Obamacare angered many Republican voters and further separated the party from their base. Plus the fact that many Republicans voted against repealing Obamacare shows that Republicans are unsure of where to turn. Not to mention that the Republican nomination was won by someone that doesn’t hold a lot of true conservative values that are normally aligned with Republican candidates.

Overall, I think the American people are tired of the some politicians saying the same things over and over again. Both political parties have been deviating from their original values, and while it provides some noble causes it also creates riffs between voters and the government. Now more than ever citizens do not trust the government or feel that their views and values are represented by either party.

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to make some drastic changes or there could be some serious repercussions. Both Democrats and Republicans need to stop tailoring their policies to niche groups and expand back to basic principles that are umbrella issues across the country.

Katherine Patton Hillsborough

McCauley, Tomson are both outstanding public servants To the editor:

With the upcoming elections fast approaching, I write in support of two outstanding public servants who have repeatedly demonstrated in the last several years a rare blend of ability, desire and skills to lead our community that is truly unique.

Gloria McCauley has been part of the township committee for nine years. As a real estate broker and realtor, she is very familiar of the “lay of the land” (pun intended) in Hillsborough. In addition to being the liaison for a number of functional areas and organizations, she has served on the Somerset County Planning Board and was chosen as outstanding woman in Somerset County for her public service.

As a lifelong resident of Hillsborough, Doug Tomson knows the history of the city and is aware of its plans for the future. In addition to serving as liaison to various organizations, he has also worked on both the planning board and capital planning committee.

Their track records speak for themselves. Both Gloria and Doug have worked hard to make Hillsborough recognized as one of the safest and best towns not only in the state of New Jersey but in all America. We know they will continue to serve the Township with the same passion they exhibit in all of their endeavors.

I want to encourage every voter in the town of Hillsborough to cast their vote to re-elect Gloria and Doug to the township committee.

Surajit Deb Hillsborough

It’s time for Jane Staats To the editor:

As a Hillsborough resident for over thirty years, I have been active in, and proud of our community. In the interest of maintaining the quality of our town, I ask the people of Hillsborough to consider the candidacy of my friend Jane Staats for a seat on the township committee.

I have known Jane for many years as a colleague in the Hillsborough School District. Jane is now a retired math teacher and she is also an accomplished artist, her murals often becoming background sets for the High School musicals and drama productions. As a member of the Hillsborough Education Association, she was always the first person to volunteer to help with community outreach projects. Her belief in grassroots activism and her passion for doing the right thing propelled her to become an active supporter of the initiative to save the Hillsborough Rescue Squad. She was frustrated by the failure of the current committee to listen to the concerns of the citizens who wanted to save our locally run and manned rescue squad that had been successfully serving our town for years. Jane recognized how entrenched their group politics were, and that there was a need for new perspective on the committee.

With the welfare of our families in mind, she has declared her candidacy for township committee. The current committee members have been rotating their positions while maintaining their seats for many years. Jane thinks it’s time for a change, and she is ready and willing to put in the time and make the commitment to a fiscally responsible and citizen receptive township committee.

She’s probably been at your door to introduce herself and to hear your concerns. If not, she’s likely to be there between now and Election Day. It’s time to bring new perspective to the table. It’s time for Jane Staats.

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Harris is a prime candidate for the school board To the editor: The elections for the board of education are as important as those for the town council. In this year’s elections for the board there are several outstanding candidates. One such candidate who surely merits election is Ann Harris.

Ann Harris is well known by many students and their parents from her years as a teacher in our school system, but what makes her uniquely qualified are her years of effort as the Grade School Science Program Coordinator.

As a long term scientist and educator with a concern for the programs in our town, I can certify to the excellence of the offerings in science.

Ann Harris, now retired, is completing a Doctorate in Education Leadership. With such a background she will be an important and significant addition to the board. I encourage my fellow citizens to vote for Ann Harris this fall.

Amadeo F. D’Adamo Jr. Hillsborough

Teacher says Burke is an “exceptional” candidate To the editor: I am writing to express my utmost belief that Harrison “Harry” Burke is an exceptional candidate for the Hillsborough Township Council. While I am not a resident of Hillsborough, I have been a sixth grade teacher in the school district for over twenty years. I have seen Hillsborough grow into the community it is today, just as I have seen Harry grow into the dedicated, passionate, and selfless man he has become. Harry was not just a student of mine for one school year, he and his family sought to continue our friendship beyond his sixth grade year. Over the years, Harry joined books clubs I ran and we met often to work together on his schoolwork. He was constantly working to push himself to know and do more, a trait of his that has not diminished.

Harry was born and raised in Hillsborough and appreciates what the town has offered him and his family. This goes beyond a safe place to have a home to include how we educate our children, how we effectively use our resources, and how we plan to capitalize on talent within our community. In Harry, Hillsborough will gain a passionate advocate who understands that government is more than balancing a budget. Harry wants to be a voice for people who are often unheard. He his serious about his commitment to build relationships. He works to understand the nuances of a problem or a dilemma and is able to clearly articulate a position that will be in the best interest of the people of Hillsborough. Harry understands what his com-

munity has to offer its residents, but he also knows there is always room to grow. As a result, Harry is person who is always looking ahead, who is progressive in his thinking, and who will work to move us forward with dignity and integrity.

On a personal note, I can not be more proud to witness Harry give back to his community with his candidacy for town council. Yet, I can not say I am surprised he would put his community first and would want to be part of the process ensures its future. I realize the popular characterizations of the millennial generation of which Harry is a member; however, if they have any of the character, drive, intelligence, integrity, and dedication of Harry Burke, I feel completely secure with my future in their hands. I encourage the residents of Hillsborough to consider Harrison Burke for town council with immense pride and gratitude.

Dr. James Lattanzi Teacher, Hillsborough Township School District

Realtor offers support for McCauley To the editor: As the broker/owner of RE/MAX Preferred Professionals, in Hillsborough and Bridgewater, I am proud to support Gloria McCauley as Republican Deputy Mayor. She has demonstrated her work ethics in the Real Estate Community as well as in the political environment.

As a resident of Hillsborough for many years, I can confidently say that Republican Deputy Mayor Gloria McCauley continues to elevate our quality of life to new heights within our neighborhoods - particularly in terms of public safety and law enforcement. She is a formidable public servant with a proven track record. As a parent and member of this community, it is reassuring to know an elected official like Gloria represents our township.

To recap, since Gloria was last re-elected in 2014: Money Magazine named Hillsborough the 16th ‘Best Place to Live in America’ in 2015. Also in 2015, the home-security industry experts at SafeWise named four Somerset County municipalities to its report on ‘The 50 Safest Cities in New Jersey’ - with Hillsborough ranked at 11th place.

Niche.com additionally found that Hillsborough was one of ten Somerset County suburbs that were among the top 100 in New Jersey to raise a family, based on: crime rates, age demographics, school ratings, and access to affordable housing, childcare, libraries, and grocery stores.

In 2016, Hillsborough was among three Somerset County municipalities that made the Top 50 in theNJFamily.com listing of New Jersey’s Best Towns for Families. Finally, NJ Monthly ranked Hillsborough 46 out of the 513 best places to live in the Garden State just this year in 2017.

Gloria’s stellar leadership in Hillsborough appears to also be helping Somerset County gain national prominence as well, as neighboring towns may be enjoying a bit of a spill-over effect from Hillsborough’s success under Gloria’s guidance. In 2014, the prominent online real estate brokerage firm, Movoto.com, published a study rating our

county America’s fifth best to live in. The methodology used to arrive at this conclusion factored in our county’s: unemployment rate, median household income, median rent, median home price, high school graduation rate and percent of families below the poverty line.

Indeed, the study showed that our county had the fourth lowest poverty level and the fourth highest median household income. In April 2015, the Advocates for the Children of New Jersey released its annual Kids Count Report, which found that Somerset County is one of the best places in the state for children. For the second year in a row, Somerset County was ranked third in the Report, which measures the state’s 21 counties in 13 categories, including poverty, health, safety and education. The report found that several key factors contributed to Somerset County’s ranking, including a drop in child poverty and increases in both median family income and the percent of low-income children receiving breakfast at school. Finally, the State chapter of the American Planning Association named nearby Downtown Somerville one of the Great Places in New Jersey.

Clearly, the Hillsborough Republicans’ policies under Gloria’s leadership are working and benefiting residents all over the economic spectrum not only in Hillsborough, but also within surrounding Somerset County towns. I know my family and neighbors agree. So let’s keep Hillsborough and Somerset County moving in the right direction on November 7 by casting our votes to re-elect Republican Deputy Mayor Gloria McCauley.

Elizabeth Jo (Betty Jo) Brechka Hillsborough

Former school board member throws support behind Haas To the editor:

I had the honor of serving with Judy Haas on the Hillsborough Board of Education from 2010 to 2013. Simply put, she is the consummate public servant. She brought her experience and knowledge from her work as a NYC government official and Hillsborough township administrator to her volunteer work on the Board of Education. She also serves as President of the Somerset County Educational Services Commission as if the Board of Education work wasn’t enough. This tells you how important the education of all of our children is to her. This commission focuses on special education and alternative education programs. I share her hope that students’ needs are addressed by our educational system and was touched when she expressed how proud she was of the new Career Center for vocational training. She is the kind of person that we need to vote for to work tirelessly for all of our students.

In our job environment and volunteer work, we respect the people who take the time to get certifications or are natural leaders and Judy is just that person. She takes her re-

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On the Board of Education, she has been involved with all committees except for negotiations because her husband was a teacher (now retired) in another district. In her professional life, she handled many negotiations. What this means is that she has the breadth of experience that allows you to trust her decisions.

She thoroughly researches each issue that is brought up for discussion and board decision. When I wrestled with my own research and consequent decisions, I knew for sure that

she had done a thorough analysis and therefore I could have a thoughtful discussion about my own opinions with her.

I remember when we received a $5 million cut in state aid in 2010 and had to make the tough decisions of what had to be sacrificed. I remember the anguish on her face when she talked about the impact on class size and various programs if 82 staff members were cut. This may be unknown or forgotten by many people in our town by now but I will always know that she understood and fought for what was important for the development of all our children.

For that I am thankful that I served alongside Judy Haas. I am grateful that she continues to want to serve our beloved Hillsborough community and encourage you to vote for Judy Haas for Board of Education on Tuesday, November 7.

conservative values that are normally aligned with Republican candidates.

Overall, I think the American people are tired of the same politicians saying the same things over and over again. Both political parties have been deviating from their original values, and while it provides some noble causes it also creates riffs between voters and the government. Now more than ever citizens do not trust the government or feel that their views and values are represented by either party.

I think that in the next couple of years political parties need to make some drastic changes or there could be some serious repercussions. Both Democrats and Republicans need to stop tailoring their policies to niche groups and expand back to basic principles that are umbrella issues across the country.

Thuy Anh Le Hillsborough

Katherine Patton Hillsborough

Legal Notices TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., in the Courtroom of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, the Planning Board of the Township of Hillsborough (“Board”) will hold a public hearing on the following matter, at which time and place all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. You may appear in person or by agent or attorney and present any objections which you may have to the granting of approval of this application.

The Hillsborough Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. (the “Applicant” or “Association”) has made an application to the Board for Amended Final Major Subdivision approval to correct an erroneous Conservation and Drainage Easement that was recorded on March 26, 2010 as a condition of a Planning Board Resolution Granting Preliminary Major Subdivision Approval dated February 7, 2008 and a Planning Board Resolution Granting Final Major Subdivision Approval dated November 6, 2008. The metes and bounds description attached to the recorded Conservation and Drainage Easement does not match the easement limits shown on the recorded Final Plat, and needs to be corrected. Additionally, the recorded Conservation and Drainage Easement fails to make a distinction between the “conservation” and “drainage” areas. The boundaries of the conservation and drainage areas are different and need to be delineated so that routine maintenance, such as mowing and trimming, can be conducted in the drainage area to prevent trees and other vegetation from growing over the drainage structures or within the existing drainage swale. The Association’s inability to conduct maintenance in the drainage area will have an adverse impact on the ability of the site to properly discharge and storm water. In connection with delineating the boundaries of the conservation and drainage areas, the Association seeks to move the existing conservation area signs southwards to reflect the actual conservation area.

The properties subject to this application have the following addresses: 17 North View Drive, 21 North View Drive, 23 North View Drive, 25 North View Drive, 27 North View Drive, 29 North View Drive, and 31 North View Drive, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844.

They are also designated as Block 199, Lots 19.07, 19.09, 19.10, 19.11, 19.12, 19.13 and 19.14, respectively, on the Tax Map of Hillsborough Township. The property is located in the Township’s CR Residential Zoning District.

In addition to the relief requested above, the applicant will also seek any and all other variances, waivers or exceptions that the Board may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with this application.

The application, plans and other documents relating to this application shall be on file at least ten (10) days before the above hearing date in the office of the Board at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, and shall be available for public inspection between Monday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

By: Henry T. Chou, Esq. HILL WALLACK LLP 21 Roszel Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Attorney for Applicant (609) 924-0808 HB, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $51.15 Affidavit: $15.00 PUBLIC HEARING TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: In compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey adopted January 14, 1976, as amended and supplemented, notice is hereby given that Rorschach Gallery, LLC (the “Applicant”) applied to the HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT for an approval to permit a ‘D’ Use Variance.

Specifically, the Applicant seeks a Use Variance from §188-97A and §188-100B, and any other variance, waiver, or other relief, if necessary, from the requirements of the Hillsborough Township Zoning Code to permit the establishment and operation of Applicant’s proposed body art studio in the C-1 Neighborhood Shopping Center District.

The Applicant proposes to establish and operate a body art studio on the property located at 856 Route 206, Hillsborough, New Jersey, known as Block 177, Lot 24.02 on the Hillsborough Township Tax Maps, owned by Boro Realty Group, LLC. Any person or person affected by said project will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on the application scheduled for November 1, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The application is on file and available for public inspection within the Planning Office of the Municipal Complex located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

RORSCHACH GALLERY, LLC c/o Michael A. Austin, Esq. 666 Godwin Avenue, Suite 320 Midland Park, New Jersey 07432 Attorney for Applicant

HB, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $28.83 Affidavit: $15.00

Politics as usual doesn’t cut it anymore To the editor: In the aftermath of the 2016 election, it’s clear that both the Democratic and Republican parties seem to have lost focus on their core beliefs and many people aren’t having it. I’ve recently been reading a book talking about how the Democratic party is losing its base, and judging by the last presidential election it’s clear to see. The party is shifting their focus from the working class citizens to a tighter niche group of people with very particular beliefs and ideas.

About 30 years ago, the Democratic party and its values were very clear; they were the party of the common man while the Republicans were for the elites. Democrats followed basic liberal principles and allied themselves with blue collar workers, middle class Americans, and labor unions. True Democratic principles stemmed from the idea of government involvement brought about by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his solution to the Great Depression known as “The New Deal.” A large sum of government money was put into creating programs like the Emergency Banking Relief Act, and the Civilian Conservation Corps.

However, the democrats have been slowly alienating those blue collar, middle class workers, which is why many traditionally democratic voters might have been hesitate to even vote at all in the primaries.

Meanwhile, Republicans felt that the government should stay out of its citizens life as much as possible. Although they were able to gain control of all three branches of government during the election they too are having an identity crisis. Their inability to follow through with their promise of repeal and replace Obamacare angered many Republican voters and further separated the party from their base. Plus the fact that many Republicans voted against repealing Obamacare shows that Republicans are unsure of where to turn. Not to mention that the Republican nomination was won by someone that doesn’t hold a lot of true

Incumbent says Zobele should join school board To the editor:

I write not on behalf of the Hillsborough Board of Education, but as an individual. My opinion is my own. Thomas Zobele would be a valued, and valuable, member of the Hillsborough Township Board of Education, and is worthy of your vote on November 7. I met Mr. Zobele over ten years ago when my son joined Boy Scout Troop 1776 and Mr. Zobele was a senior scout. I can attest to his sense of service, integrity and honor, as demonstrated by his leadership, service projects and advancement within Scouting.

It is important for the school board to represent its citizens well, in which one-third of the board is up for election each year. This enables the board to maintain a level of continuity, yet reflect the changing needs of the community.

Mr. Zobele would bring a valuable and unique perspective as a graduate of the district, to provide the Board with direct insights into how the district empowers its students and where improvements can be made. As a working adult, he understands the value of every dollar that is provided to the district to fulfill its charge.

Mr. Zobele has demonstrated a continued interest and dedication to the district. Over the years, he has been a regular member of the audience at board meetings, and will not hesitate to provide public input to the Board and question or challenge the board when needed. As a board member, I recently supported his appointment to fill a board member vacancy. I hope that you will join me in electing Thomas Zobele to the Board of Education on November 7.

Thomas Kinst Hillsborough

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AT THE LIBRARY

The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m.

The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs.

Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited.

Through the end of October, view the collections of the Photographic Society of NJ and Ping Zuo. Beginning in November, view the collections of Olivia Holmes and Judith Snedeker.

Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated.

Special Event: • Friends of the Hillsborough Library Annual Book Sale - The Friends of the Hillsborough Public Library will host its annual used book and media sale at the Hillsborough Municipal Building. The huge selection includes recent used books for adults, children, and teens, as well as electronic media. Some of the categories of books for sale include: current fiction, sci-fi, romance, history, biography, sports, science, business, cooking, crafts, gardening, textbooks, reference, holiday, literature, selfhelp, and much more. There will be DVDs of movies and TV series for adults and children as well as many music CDs, books on CD, and games. All proceeds of the sale support SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough Library branch. Sat. October 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. October 22, 1:30-4 p.m.

• Halloween Comic Fest - Celebrate Halloween Comic Fest at the Library. Visit the children, teen, and adult departments to browse our free comic books. Program available while supplies last. Comics generously donated by Comic Fusion in Flemington, NJ. All ages. Sat. October 28, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Paint by Sticker - Just like paint-bynumbers, you can create your own art using stickers. Images for children and adults will be available so the whole family can participate. Enjoy hot chocolate and music while you sticker your masterpiece. Thurs. November 9, 7-8:30 p.m.

Adult programs (registration required): • US Citizenship Course - Free 16-hour course is taught in two-hour sessions over eight weeks. Sat. October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25 from 10 a.m.-noon • English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Mon. October 23, 30 at 7-8:30 p.m.; Wed. October 25, November 1 at 10-11:30 a.m.

• Nonfiction Book Discussion - This month’s nonfiction is No.1 New York Times

and No.1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, “Lost City of the Monkey God” by Douglas Preston. Tues. October 24, 10-11 a.m.

• Identity Theft & You: Detecting & Protecting Your Digital Footprint - Presented

by Robert J. Lackie, professor-librarian and department chairperson from the Franklin F. Moore Library at Rider University. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hillsborough Library. Thurs. October 26, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Writers Group - Writers can receive constructive feedback at these sessions, during which participants read their work and members offer suggestions. Thurs. October 26, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Friday Afternoon Movie - “Rear Window,” originally released in 1954. Fri. October 27, 1-3 p.m.

• The Holiday Talk: Getting to Know Your Family’s History - Discover methods to learn your family’s ancestral connections and traditions through family activities at holiday gatherings. Presented by professional genealogist Michelle Tucker Chubenko. Thurs. November 2, 7-8 p.m.

• Personal Finance Demystified: Achieve Your Financial Goals - Make your money work for you. Explore free personal finance tools with Brian Ahern from Weiss Financial Ratings. Mon. November 6, 78:30 p.m.

• Needles, Hooks, and Books: Fiction Book Discussion - “Do Not Become Alarmed” by Maile Meloy. Bring your knitting, crocheting, or needlepoint for a casual night of needlework and book conversation.

No registration required. Tues. November 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Freezing & Dehydrating Workshop Daryl Minch, family & community health sciences educator of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County, will discuss freezing and dehydrating equipment and share resources. The class will make and take home a small jar of freezer jam.

Wed. November 8, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Geeky Grown-Ups Group - “Geeky Grown-Ups,” otherwise known as adults who are enthusiastic about sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming topics, meet at the Hillsborough branch. Thurs. November 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• Evening Movie - Fri. November 10, 79 p.m.

• Make a Seasonal Wreath - Create a beautiful wreath for the holiday season to enjoy in your home. All materials provided.

No experience necessary. Sat. November 11, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Youth programs (registration required): • Reading Buddy - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a reading buddy volunteer.

Grades K-4. Sat. October 21, 2-4 p.m.

• littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets: Rotolamp - Learn how to create a rotating light projector that creates light patterns that dance in the dark. Then remix the lamp into a rolling vehicle. Grades 7-12. Wed. October

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Township’s EMS and fire company dealings could spell disaster for residents To the editor,

On September 26, the township committee announced that plans were “in the works” to establish a new volunteer EMS organization. No specific details were given and information was not yet available to determine if the recently-contracted RWJUH ambulance services had performed per their contract.

Later last week, those details became clear when minutes of a closed September 12 fire commission meeting emerged with OEM Director John Sheridan in attendance with a few former EMTs suggesting an organization which starts out as volunteers doing fire rehab, then eases into other EMS calls with an “ultimate goal” of 24/7 coverage by taxpayer-paid EMTs and administrators.

I do not understand how just months after signing an agreement with RWJUH for presumably zero cost EMS services and telling the public that this would save taxpayers dollars, the township is now sowing the seeds for a paid EMS force that would be managed directly out of the township government, complete with management salaries, health benefits, pensions and liability. This is exactly what the RWJUH consultant’s report said was the most expensive option.

Any volunteer force still has to be supported with ambulances, equipment, a headquarters, ongoing training, etc. The Fire Department is already having trouble attracting their own volunteers and funding vehicle repairs, as indicated at their September meeting.

So, after the township contracted with RWJUH for ambulance service and fire

rehab without consideration for rescue extrication, now there is a proposal to start a new volunteer force for rehab and a contract had to be signed for the fire department to do extrications. At what cost to taxpayers?

If the township is just shifting the tax burden from the municipal budget to the fire commission budget, then this was all just a political stunt.

The icing on the cake was a fire commission “election” last Thursday night which was not properly advertised, was held on a Thursday night, and requested $1.65M of new expenditures, including rescue items. No ID at all was required to vote in this election that the township only announced a half hour before the election started.

The municipal government has been gambling with our residents’ health and safety. They removed a 60-year communitybased non-profit EMS organization and replaced it with a hospital-based ambulance service, which is motivated by profit. The level of performance statistics that are called for in the RWJUH contract are still not being reported to the public and what is reported does not reconcile with county dispatch. If RWJUH is neither performing adequately nor saving taxpayers money, then the township committee needs to re-instate HEMS, period. The hurricanes, floods, and fast-moving fires that we’ve seen elsewhere in the country in the last few months should be a warning that we need a hometownbased, community-minded rescue squad.

Our residents should not be victims of township committee members’ special interests, for-profit health care, tax-burden shifting, or just plain poor performance. In emergencies, seconds and minutes matter.

Meryl Bisberg Hillsborough

25, 6-8 p.m.

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

Thurs. October 26, 10-10:45 a.m.

• Craft in the Children’s Room: Make-aMask - Make a mask in the children’s room while supplies last. All ages. Fri. October 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Tail Waggin’ Tutors - Each registered child will get 10 minutes practicing reading skills while a specially trained dog listens.

Grades K-4. Fri. October 27, 3:45-4:45 p.m.

• First Roots Music - Ms. Jenni will present an entertaining music class that helps your child develop language, literacy, social, and listening skills in a fun, nurturing, family-friendly setting. Birth-36 months.

Mon. October 30, 10-10:45 a.m.

• littleBits Gadgets and Gizmos: Wireless Doorbell - Learn how to create a wireless doorbell and then remix it. Grades 3-6.

Mon. October 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

• Halloween Bash - Halloween stories and adventures with games and crafts.

Please wear your costumes. Ages 2-6. Tues.

October 31, 10-10:45 a.m.

• Baby Songs - Spend time making music with your little one. Birth-24 months.

Fri. November 3, 10-10:30 a.m.

• Monday Morning Playtime - A social time with toys available for play. This program will have different topics for discussion along with recommended resources.

For parents/caregivers with children birth36 months. Mon. November 6, 10-10:45 a.m.

• Storytime: Toddler Time - Introduce the pleasure of books to your child through stories, songs, and a simple activity. Ages 18-36 months. Tues. November 7, 9:3010:15 a.m.

• Storytime: Rhyme Time - Build brain power with 20 minutes of nursery rhyme fun. Birth-24 months. Tues. November 7, 10:30-10:50 a.m.

• College Process: Everything You Need to Know - Discover the early steps of college prep, PSAT/SAT/ACT test prep, how to effectively choose colleges, strategies to increase your chances for acceptance, scholarships, and financial aid. For parents/caregivers and grades 9-12. Tues. November 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

• KIDZ Art Zone: Wild Things - Budding artists can have fun creating masterpieces with their friends. Grades K-4. Wed. November 8, 4-4:45 p.m.

• Teen Advisory Board - Earn community service hours and be the teen voice at SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough Library branch.

Grades 7-12. Fri. November 8, 6-7 p.m.

• Movie Munchkins - Creative movement program for the child and parents/caregivers. Ages 3-6. Fri. November 9, 10-10:45 a.m.

• Advanced Programming Workshop: Image Recognition Using the Raspberry Pi - Recommended for students who have had previous experience using the Raspberry Pi, Python, or any object-oriented programming language. Grades 5-8. Fri. November 9, 3-6 p.m.

• STEM Stories: Animal Homes - Sat. November 10, 10-10:45 a.m. (ages 3-6); Sat. November 10, 4-4:45 p.m. (grades K-2) Learn about animal habitats through nonfiction books and a hands-on activity.

Volunteer Opportunities We are looking for reliable teen volunteers to provide assistance during our programs. Community service hours will be awarded at the end of the school year. Space is limited. Grades 8-12.

Interested in being a teen volunteer at SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough Library branch?

Email hil.teens.scls@gmail.com for an application and additional information. Grades 7-12.

Library resources Book A Librarian - Get personalized help with the online catalog, databases, research questions, storytime plans, locating materials, library apps and readers’ advisory. Parents, children and teens can request an appointment at the Youth Services desk by filling out a simple form. All ages.

Bag of Books to Go - You can request, at the Children’s Desk, a bag filled with books related to a theme.

Book Discussion Kits - Do you belong to a book discussion group or would you like to start one? Are you looking for a good book to share and have copies for everyone in your group? Our book discussion kits contain ten books that can be checked out for six weeks.

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HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR CORNER CHAPTER A

Operation Shoebox will return at our November 2 meeting, when we honor our veterans. Please bring items to ship to our deployed troops. Most wanted items are batteries, athletic socks (any sizes), beef jerky, small boxes of cereal, cookies or snack crackers.

Nominations for Chapter A officers 2018-2020 will be accepted from the floor at the November meeting, candidates will each speak and elections will take place at the December meeting.

On December 7, Raritan Valley Chorus will entertain us with wonderful holiday music.

Trips & Programs Member sign-up continues on November 2 for the Broadway matinee of “A Bronx Tale” on May 16, 2018. A reservation requires a deposit of $100 toward the total package of $156 including bus, lunch at Casa di Napoli and gratuities. Final payment is due by April 5.

Fri., Oct. 27 - Pizza and a Movie “Rear Window.” Noon pizza lunch in senior activity with movie at 1 p.m. Cost $5 for lunch; movie is free.

Wed., Nov. 1 - Special Presentation at 2:30 p.m. Hillsborough Senior Activity Room of a planned trip to Maritime Canada Coastal Wonders - with all its rugged and pristine beauty Aug. 22 to Sept. 1, 2018. See Halifax, Peggy’s Cove, Cape Breton, Cabot Trail, Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables, Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, and Lunenburg. Trip discount offered at the special presentation.

Tues., Nov. 7 - Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. in the Senior Activity Room. Attendees will share a report of their latest reading.

Fri., Nov. 17 - Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Holiday Show. Lunch, desserts and the special holiday show. Cost $67. Depart 10:30 a.m. Lowes parking lot.

Thurs., Nov. 30 - Peddlers Village Cock ‘N Bull Lunch and showing of “A Dickens of a Murder.” The trip includes shopping and a chance to view holiday light displays. Cost $67. Depart 11 a.m. from Lowes parking lot. Sign-ups start on October 5.

Wed., May 16 - Broadway matinee of “A Bronx Tale” with lunch at Casa di Napoli is filled. We are taking waitlist only. Final payment is due by April 5.

April 15-21 - Golden Isles of Georgia. Guided tour of beautiful and historic sites in Georgia and South Carolina: Beaufort, St Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Savannah. Includes a harbor cruise, theatre show, mansion and museums. 7 days, 9 meals. Cost $1,259 double includes gratuities.

For information on any of our upcoming trips, call Diana Reinhardt at 908-369-4362.

News & Notes All Hillsborough seniors age 60 and older are invited to join Chapter A. Younger spouses of seniors are also eligible for membership. Dues are $5 a year and new members may join at any meeting. Call Dorrie Guarniero at 908-334-8091 with questions.

General meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise announced. Executive Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted.

On meeting days, doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events and make reservations. Refreshments are available when doors open and after the meeting.

Help our Food Bank by bringing an item to each meeting. The suggestion box is available at each meeting.

Visit us at www.HillsboroughSeniorsChapterA.webs.com.

— Gene Reinhardt Publicity Chairperson

CHAPTER B

The next monthly meeting will be held on November 9. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for members to buy tickets for future trips and other events. The meeting will start at noon.

Meeting attendees can bring a bag lunch if they would like, since coffee and tea are provided. New members are welcome.

Tickets for all special events will only be sold at monthly meetings before the event.

They include the following: spring luncheon, June celebration, June anniversary (every five years), fall luncheon and holiday party.

The next bingo will be held on November 16. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Entry into the game will be $3 for one double card and $5 for two. A lunch with two hot dogs, chips, drink and a desert will be included in the price.

If you have a new email address or want to be added to Club B’s email list, see Ralph Fariello at the next meeting.

Activities and Trips October 24: Octoberfest at a beautiful mansion at Mt. Lakes. Tickets are $80, which includes a luncheon, band performance, a comedy show and two free drink vouchers. Tickets will be sold during the August meeting.

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

December 29: Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack. Year End Celebration. Tickets are $88.

Family style lunch, music, dancing, two drink vouchers and more. Tickets sold at October meeting If you want to bring a friend on any overnight trip, they do not have to be a club member. If any trips are sold out, you may call to add your name to a waiting list. On all trips, you should bring photo ID and health insurance card(s).

Community Events Keep in mind the township’s Mr. Fix-It program, run by the Social Services Department.

Minor home repairs can be arranged on Wednesdays between 8 and 11 a.m. for Hillsborough seniors 60 and older. Call 908-369-3880 for details.

Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details.

— Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231

SENIOR ROOM

In the Senior Activity Room, shuffleboard, pool table, darts and ping pong are available for all Hillsborough seniors to use in the first and largest area. Cards and games are played in the middle area. Computers are in the third area for your use and enjoyment.

Monday: Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Bridge, pinochle and other card games Wednesday: Mah jongg from noon to 4 p.m. Canasta from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday: Bridge from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Friday: Mah jongg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SOMERSET COUNTY SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER

Adults age 60 and older are invited to visit the county-operated Hillsborough Senior Center at 339 South Branch Road. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. All programs begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Its phone is 908-3698700.

Fit & Flex with Rose every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. This free weekly exercise program changes frequently and is suitable for all. Included are stretches, strength training, laugh yoga, breathing exercises and more.

From 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, the Healthy Bones Exercise Class, a peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program, will be held for individuals at risk or who have osteoporosis. Exercises focus on balance, strength, flexibility and posture. Advanced registration is required, as well as a doctor’s note, prior to the first class and then once every year.

For a new participant, the price is $45, which will include ankle weights, a participant manual and the class fee. If ankle weights are not needed, the price is $15.

Learn to play mah jongg Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

A free 10-week Tai Chi session with Janet O. will start on Jan. 11 and run weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Aptly called “moving meditation,” Tai Chi consists of slow, repetitive movements that improve balance, flexibility, control and stability while promoting relaxation. Call 908-369-8700 for more information.

Every Friday at 10 a.m., the Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club will spend time outside playing, weather permitting. This group is great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. Transportation is available.

Blood pressure screenings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Caram (an East Indian game similar to billiards) and other games can be played every day. Cards are available every day. The bocce court and horseshoe pit are available daily.

Help Summer, the Friendly Doberman, fulfill her certification requirements to become a therapy dog. As part of her training she must be exposed to people in different situations and master various commands. Learn how to teach and practice the commands with Summer who must master them to achieve certification. Please call 908-369-8700 to find out Summer’s schedule as it may vary from week to week.

Enjoy lunch for a suggested donation of $1.50 or more. (Price for guests under 60 is $5.35). Call 908-369-8700 before 10:30 a.m. the day before to make a lunch reservation.

Center schedule: ALL MONTH LONG - Minute to Win It Practice. Join us as we prepare for our annual competition against the Montgomery Senior Center. We will compete as a center in a variety of challenges. Come and learn the challenges and join our team. This is one of our favorite events of the year and is always a day to remember.

October 20 - Visit to the Montgomery Senior Center for the “Minute to Win It REMATCH,” 10:00 a.m. Join us for the third year of inter-generational fun with fourth graders from Montgomery and Hillsborough competing with Montgomery and Hillsborough Seniors. Who will win the cup this year?

October 23 & 30 - Scrabble Friends, 9:30 a.m. Enjoy a friendly game of scrabble; with sufficient interest, we may plan opportunities for members to compete with other scrabble clubs.

October 23 & 30 - “Music for Wellness” with John Fitzpatrick, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. We are proud to host musical lessons under the direction of John Fitzpatrick. Using a variety of medias we will prepare for our theme show celebrating our Veterans in November. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program.

October 23 & 30 - Canasta Card Club, 12:30 - 2:45 p.m. Although many variations exist for two, three, five and six players, it is most commonly played by four in tow partnerships with two standard decks of cards. Players attempt to make melds of seven cards of the same rank and “go out” by playing all cards in their hand.

October 24 & 31 - Trivia Time, 10:15 a.m. Did you know that solving puzzles or challenging yourself with new, mind-stretching exercises can stimulate the brain and enhance your critical thinking processes? Join us for some mind-tingling brain stumpers and a funfilled intellectual workout.

October 25 - Mahjong Club, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. Have you always wanted to learn how to play mahjong or are you familiar with the game, but just in need of fellow players? Lessons and refreshers are available. Call 908-369-8700 for more information.

October 25 - “Snack Smarter” by Samantha Nunzio, Registered Dietitian, ShopRite/Wakefern, 10:45 a.m. Learn tips from Sam to help you snack smarter. Plate size, portion control and healthy choices will all be covered. As it is almost Halloween, a review of some better snacks to serve and give away will also be discussed. Literature will be provided.

October 26 - Puzzle Club, 10:00 a.m. Strike up conversations, make new friends and enjoy assembling puzzles together.

October 26 - “Who Am I?” 10:15 a.m. Ask clever questions while exercising your mental abilities to determine the identity of famous historians, celebrities, authors and public figures.

October 27 - October in History and Local Folklore Tales, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Take a walk through history as we remember great events that occurred in October. Also, learn about some local folklore tales from Somerset County.

October 27 - Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Club, 9:30 a.m. Enjoy time outside while being part of our Horseshoe and Bocce Ball Clubs. Great for all ability levels; instruction will be available. (Weather permitting)

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HILLSBOROUGH DUKES

The Hillsborough Dukes Pop Warner program had an eventful weekend. The Dukes cheerleaders competed in their first competition of the season with both competitive teams winning a championship title and the Dukes football teams ending regular season play and gearing up for playoffs.

Cheer On Saturday, October 14, Dukes Cheer competed at the 2017 Jersey Valley Conference cheerleading competition. All four Dukes teams performed with Flag and Mighty Mite doing exhibition routines while Pee Wee and Jr Varsity competed for their respective conference titles.

The Flag cheerleaders performed an adorable routine that was loved by all. The 2017 Dukes Flag cheer squad, Kennedy Anderson, Grace Aull, Ashley Bea, Abigail Churco, Lily Cuevas, Abigail Koemple, Bailey McCarthy, Madeline Moran, Demitria Rott, Alyssa Schafer, Hailey Tomson, Hannah Tomson, Makenna Wildgoose.

Mighty Mite cheer, while performing exhibition, proved to be ready to bring it to the mat. The girls performed an excellent routine and will be getting ready to show off their many talents at the NJ State Pop Warner competition on Sunday, October 29th at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton.

The Dukes Competitive Pee Wee team is a force to be reckoned with. They not only hold the title of Jersey Valley Pee Wee Level 2 Large Champions, but they also brought home two specialty awards in their Level. They were the highest scoring team in both jumps and stunts at Saturdays Competition. The Pee Wee team will also be competing at the NJ State Pop Warner competition on October, 29 and also qualified to compete in the Eastern Regions Pop Warner Cheer Competition on November 11 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, which is the qualifying competition for Pop Warner Nationals in Disney World.

Jr. Varsity Cheer is excitedly our Jersey Valley Jr. Varsity Level 1 Small champions. They performed a stellar routine at Saturday’s competition. They proved that this team has what it takes to continue on to compete at both the NJ State Pop Warner competition as well as the Eastern Region Pop Warner Competition. Jr. Varsity with compete in their National qualifier on November 5th, also at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton.

Flag The Dukes flag team played the Watchung Wolverines on Sunday, October 15. The Dukes successfully made

it to the endzone four times against Watchung. Tommy Silagy had a nice 40-yard touchdown and then had a second touchdown later in the game. Jack Hayes and Aaron Feath also made it to the endzone.

All Flag players had an excellent game. The 2017 Dukes Flag team, John Bilings, Harry Bugal III, Aaron Feath, Matthew Fedora, Aidan Glennon, Bryce Hayden, Jack Hayes, Logan Jankowicz, Jake Jones, Jackson Karsay, Jaxxon Lugo, Josiah Malek, Tommy Silagy, Tyler Zysk.

The Flag season is coming to an end, be on the lookout for the 2018 registration information and incentives.

Mighty Mite On Sunday, October 15, the Hillsborough Dukes Mighty Mite team took on the Watchung Wolverines at home.

A true defensive battle where William Hayes was ultimately able to punch one into the end zone allowing the Dukes to improve their record to 6-1 with a 6-0 win over the Wolverines.

Offense was able to control the clock with a strong ground running game led by Kevin Jones and Sanjay Mills, behind another strong performance from the offensive line Lucas Rollan, William Hayes, Cayden Walinsky, Shaun Keker, Adam Vandermeer, Tyler Pirog and Gavin Glazewski.

The Dukes defense lead by William Hayes with five tackles and two sacks. The Dukes also had big defensive tackles made by Quinn Hayden, Tyler Pirog, Lucas Rollan, Kevin Jones and Matt Deville.

The Dukes Mighty Mite team concludes their regular season with an outstanding 6-1 record heading into the playoffs on Sunday, October 22 at home.

Jr. Pee Wee The Hillsborough Dukes Junior Pee Wee team was home this week against the Howell Lions. At the half, the score was 19-15 (advantage Dukes) led by Cole Hayden with a 60-yard touchdown run, a 60-yard pass for a touchdown to Jason Roser and Peter Sorbera with a 70-yard touchdown run. Key catches from Cole Hayden to Heath Miller to take the Dukes into half time.

Unfortunately, the second half Howell took the lead and kept it with a 37-19 win.

Defense was led by Logan McDermid, Cole Hayden, Edrin Morales, and Brenden Barker.

On Sunday, October 22, the Dukes are home for first round of playoffs against Watchung Hills Gold.

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HILLSBOROUGH JR. RAIDERS

Last weekend, the Hillsborough Jr. Raiders played a number of football and field hockey games with teams around the region.

The following is a submitted collection of the weekend’s results.

Jr. Skylands Football Conference RARITAN DIVISION Hillsborough Varsity Gold (Burke) vs. Philipsburg Varsity Gold: Won 40-8 The Hillsborough Varsity Gold traveled to Phillipsburg Saturday with a future first round playoff bye on the line.

The two teams came into the game with identical 4-1 records in what everyone thought would be tough test for the Jr. Raiders. It did not take long for the Raiders to take control of the game as Andrew Santa Barbara scooped up a fumbled pitch and ran it back for a touchdown. Jay Mazuera connected on the extra point as the Raiders grabbed a quick 8-0 lead. Boro forced a quick three and out on the next possession fueled by a tackle for loss by Leo Schiro who along with fellow linebackers Sal Volpe and Andrew Santa Barbara kept the Phillipsburg offense in check all night. For a moment, it looked as is Phillipsburg would get back into the game as they forced a Boro punt, but that idea quickly disappeared as Jay Mazuera intercepted a pass and returned it to the Phillipsburg 30-yard-line. After the Raiders lost 10 yards on a fumble, Thomas Amankwaa ran deep into the secondary and with a key down field block by Ethan McLaughlin, was able to break loose for the touchdown.

Adam Movshin and Tyler Michinard executed a perfect snap and hold.

Mazuera split the uprights providing Boro with a commanding 16-0 lead. This trio has executed 12 straight successful kicks. Things went from bad to worse for Phillipsburg on the next possession as Santa Barbara forced and recovered a fumble. On the first play of their possession Mazuera called and audible as he noticed the safety was out of position. Mazuera connected with tight end Will Dixon for an easy touchdown pass.

The Raiders converted the extra point to go up 24-0.

After appearing to be stopped on a fourth down, Phillipsburg reached into their bag of tricks and threw a halfback pass off a reverse for a 60-yard touchdown. The half would end with the Raiders holding onto a commanding 24-8 lead.

In the second half Boro quickly drove deep into Phillipsburg territory with long runs sprung by good blocking by guards Michael Kondratiuk and Mike Guiliano. Just outside the red-zone Mazuera connected with Amankwaa in the flat who scampered up the sidelines. Amankwaa looked like he was going to be stopped at the 3 yard-line, but Schiro provided the necessary block giving Boro another touchdown.

After taking the 32-8 lead, Hillsborough quickly got the ball back again as Ryan Vierbuchan tipped a pass which was intercepted by Amankwaa just before he slid out of bounds.

The Raiders capped off the scoring as Santa Barbara found a hole created by McLaughlin and Kondratiuk. After AJ Johnson provided a great downfield block, Santa Barbara did the rest on route to a 50-yard touchdown.

The Raiders continue to have their eyes set on a rematch with Watchung and are looking to avenge the opening day loss in route to another championship. Standing in their way next week is Pope John who the Raiders will travel to next Saturday night.

Hillsborough Patriot JV Gold (Riccardi) vs. Phillipsburg JV Gold: Won 42-6 On Saturday night the Jr. Raiders JV Gold team advanced to 6-0 after defeating the Phillipsburg Little Liners 42-6. The Raider offense had their most impressive performance of the season with 186 rushing yards with five rushing touchdowns, and 31 receiving yards with one touchdown reception. Austin Quandt led the Raiders with 92 total yards: 61 rushing yards, and 31 receiving yards, who also tallied two of the Raider’s touchdowns, one rushing and one on a screen pass from quarterback Tyler Van Cleef. Damian Kutny followed closely behind Quandt with two carries totaling 67 yards and two touchdowns.

Cynthia Akosua and Jake Battagliese contribute the Raiders’ two remaining touchdowns, while Quandt and Ian McCauley each rushed for a successful PAT and Akosua kicked two successful PATs. The Raider defense held firm on Saturday, allowing on their second touchdown of the season. Quandt dominated on both sides of the ball, tallying six tackles including three tackles for loss and a sack. Pierce Skala supplemented Quandts performance by recording four tackles, including one for loss. Van Cleef and Chimmy Ozokpor each had three tackles, with at least one for loss. Defensive linemen Tyler Jackson, Logan McGann and Huson Ruh all contributed additional tackles for loss. This week the Raiders will travel to Sparta for a rematch against the Pope John Jr. Lions.

DELAWARE DIVISION - Varsity

Hillsborough Varsity Red (Shelton) - BYE Hillsborough Varsity White (Nussbaum) vs. Phillipsburg Varsity Red: Won 8-7 On a warm cloudy day, the Varsity White team traveled to Phillipsburg to face the Phillipsburg Little Liners. This would be a defensive battle as both teams would not allow either offense to get on track. The Little Liners received the opening kickoff but was unable to move the ball. They turned the ball over on downs. The Varsity White took over but was unable to move the ball effectively and punted the ball away as the first quarter ended.

Both teams turned the ball over on downs again before Phillipsburg was able to break through. After a big run of 60 yards, Phillipsburg connected on a fourth down pass for a touchdown to score the game’s first points. The Little Liners converted the extra point as the runner shook off three defenders to find the end zone and led 7-0. The Varsity White team was unable to answer and punted the ball away.

On the return, the Varsity White was able to force a fumble and Gianni Santonastaso recovered. However, the Varsity White could not move the ball and the half ended.

As the second half began, the offensive line of Patrick Walsh, Brian Nastawa, Zach Conklin, Jack Miller and Brandon Lobelo came out firing. The Varsity White marched down the field and finally got on the scoreboard with a 15yard touchdown run by Dominick Monsorno. The extra point was no good and the score was 7-6. The Varsity White

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Players of all skill levels with the Hillsborough Jr. Raiders football and field hockey programs took on all comers last weekend. Play continues this weekend. executed a perfect onside kick and Gianni Santonastaso recovered the ball. The Varsity White was on the march again as the third quarter ended. The Varsity White could not punch the ball into the end zone as two passes were dropped and turned the ball over on downs. In this tough defensive battle, the Varsity White team came up with one more stop late in the fourth quarter to force a Phillipsburg punt. The snap went over the head of the Little Liners punter and rolled out of the end zone for a safety and a Varsity White lead of 8-7.

The Varsity White attempted to run out the remaining clock but fumbled a snap with less than a minute to go in the game and Phillipsburg recovered the ball. In a fitting end to this defensive battle, the Varsity White defensive line of Vincent Castellano, Patrick Walsh, Brian Nastawa, Nick West and Ryan Hauser held the Little Liners without a first down and the clock expired.

The Varsity White will return home next Saturday for an out of conference game with the Rockaway Rockets.

DELAWARE DIVISION - JV Hillsborough Patriot JV Red (Minetti) vs. Ridge JV Red: Lost 28-0 Hillsborough Patriot JV White (Drab) vs. Voorhees JV Silver: Won 26-6 The JV White team went took their A game on the road Saturday to Phillipsburg and on a rainy, dreary morning and outperformed their opponent 26-6.

The day started out with a series of bobbled snaps and fumbles due to the wet field but but the Jr. Raiders would quickly overcome that obstacle by jumping out to a 6-0 with a 30-yard touchdown scamper by Ryan Harris. The run developed due to a crushing block by right tight end Guisseppe Cicciari who collapsed the defensive end paving the way for Harris. The offensive line continued to dominate led by Joey Bottaglia at Center. In the second quarter, Jason Williams took over at quarterback and darted to the outside on a sneak for a 35-yard score thanks to some tough blocks by Gavin Bailey and Matt Corson. The touchdown was set up by some pounding runs up the middle by fullback Garrett Meyer getting them in good position for the score. The defense controlled the game with aggressive tackling and Phillip Tatevosov busted through the line and recovered a fumble in the Phillipsburg backfield. The Jr. Raiders took that tempo into the second half and was able to drive their way to the opponents 40-yard line, where Nate Drab would score on a QB sneak over the right side.

In the fourth quarter, Drab would complete a bomb to Jason Williams for 42 yards to the 1-yard line. Fullback Corey Iannucci would then punch it in for a touchdown.

For the extra point, Drab would continue his success through the air with completion to tight end Xander Borowski, who made a sure handed catch on a curl route and landed right on the goal line.

JV White will look to continue their winning ways this week against Ridge.

DELAWARE DIVISION - Pee Wee Hillsborough Patriot Pee Wee Red (Goldberg) - BYE Hillsborough Patriot Pee Wee White (Amato) vs.

Phillipsburg Pee Wee Red: Tie 13-13 Pee Wee White played Philipsburg to a 13-13 tie. The second half for White was marred with poor blocking, bad tackling and overall sloppy play. Nick McCauley had his best offensive game of the season with tough inside run-

ning and 65 yards, Andrew Schwarz 115 yards rushing/TD, Damian Amato 50 yards rushing/TD/extra put conv and Mason Westlake 20 yards receiving. Defensively, Andrew Schwarz led all tacklers with five, Mason Westlake three tackles/one sack, Aiden Herrera three tackles and one fumble recovery, Nick Britanak three tackles, Chris Byrns two tackles, Nick McCauley two tackles, Gavin Wacaster two tackles, Cole Dockhorn and Tommy Marcketta one tackle each.

DELAWARE DIVISION - Flag

Hillsborough Flag Jets (Albert) vs. Hillsborough Flag Raiders (Ross) The Raiders took on the Jets on a wet Saturday morning in a tight exciting game. The first half saw excellent running by Aiden Desatnik up the middle on a long 30-yardrun plus seven more tough yards to set up a Vincent Lavecchia (nine total yards) quarterback keeper to the left side of the end zone for a touchdown right before the half expired. The scoring in the second half was done by Kevin Van Cleef (45 yards total) on a 35-yard-half back sweep up the right side of the field with a sharp cut back to reach the end zone with great blocks by Patrick Murphy and Collin Tucker to make sure he got there as time expired. Other notable runs were completed by Anthony Shrewsbury (eight total yards), Christopher Seamon (seven yards) and Matthew Simonitis (nine yards). The defense did a good job containing the Jets with Gavin Ross and Dante Mayo leading the team with four flag pulls each while Bennett Thomas, EJ Risher and Vincent Lavecchia contributed with two stops each. Another awesome game by the Raider team as they prepare to take on the Steelers this Wednesday night.

Hillsborough Flag Steelers (Walton) vs. Bears On a beautiful autumn morning the Steelers were up to the test against the Somerville Bears. Both teams scored a touchdown in each half but neither team converting on their extra points. Touchdowns were scored by James Casey on a 60-yard run and Matteo Cicciari on a 50-yard run. Justin Amato with 24-yards rushing, Devin Cozine with 11-yards rushing, Jordan Rovero with 10-yards rushing and Jonah Bergman and Robbie Jugan with five yards rushing. On defense flag pulls by Justin Amato, Jayden Johnson and Robbie Jugan each with two flag pulls and Matteo Cicciari and Brody Walton each with one flag pull.

Hillsborough Flag Raiders (Ross) vs. Hillsborough Flag Jets (Albert) On a rainy Wednesday night the Steelers played the Jets under the lights. Due to the wet conditions both teams struggled on offense. The game’s only touchdown was scored by Justin Amato on a 40-yard run. Mason Jacquish had 30-yards rushing, James Casey with 15-yards rushing, Devin Cozine with 10-yards rushing, Matteo Cicciari and Brody Walton both with seven yards rushing and Jordan Rovero with three yards rushing. The defense played very strong led by Devin Cozine’s interception, Matteo Cicciari and Justin Amato each with five flag pulls, Jayden Johnson with three flag pulls and James Casey with two flag pulls.

Jr Raiders FIELD HOCKEY

Mini Chix (K-2) With every clinic, these young players show weekly improvement in handling their sticks and continue to practice good game strategy. Olivia Kay continued to show eagerSee RAIDERS, Page 11A

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Raiders Continued from Page 10A ness to learn while Eviana Doyal came through today to continue to learn while feeling under the weather. Casey Timler worked super hard and was eager to try different positions and Gabby Harris worked hard at keeping her stick low during clinic.

Little Stix Maroon #1 (3-4) vs. Little Stix Maroon (34) Little Stix Maroon (3/4) was due to play against N. Hunterdon 24-2 Team yet North Hunterdon forfeited due to lack of players. The Maroon team still met to scrimmage against each other, splitting the girls into teams that led to a good competition.

Maroon is looking forward to next weekends’ game against North Hunterdon 24-4 Team.

Little Stix Gold (3-4) vs Little Stix Maroon (3-4) Little Stix Gold started strong against Mansfield however lost 4-3 at the end.

Great job on our goals Sara Thompson, Samantha Dandy, and Madisyn Freeman. Sydney Russo held tight in defense with a great job on hits out. Brianna Gibson, Miranda Trevino and Jessica McKelvey owned the mid-field, being there for all of their passes. Paige Romano, Peyton Wallace, Amelia Patterson and Laura Weintraub had great alley opportunities with nice hustling to the ball.

Alexis Shumaker had nice work bringing the ball up the field with an assist on the goal. Little Stix Gold looks for-

ward to playing away at Lebanon next Sunday.

Junior Stix Maroon (5-6) vs Junior Stix Gold (5-6) The Junior Stix Maroon Raiders traveled to Easton, PA to square off against Palmer. It was a great day for field hockey. The grass was tight and the temperature was perfect which lead to a fast game that allowed the players to move the ball fast and create opportunities. The goalies were a big part of the day for both squads. Kiera Kruchowy suited up again and again played great. Kiera was called on to make many saves, and she answered the bell on most of them. When Kiera needed help to clear the ball out, Kate Rzeczkowski and Sophia Jordan were quick to jump on those rebounds, dig-in and take control. Both players were effective at open field tackling as well.

The Maroon Raiders seemed to take the energy from Hannah’s play to change the momentum. From that point, the Raiders started to streak up the field using the long hits of bomber Hailey Vogt, the speed and dribbling skill of Gabi Mazzeo, and the power and the knack for being open in the circle of Mackenzie McLaughlin to turn in three stellar opportunities. Hailey began to connect on her hits and Gabi ran on to two that needed strong attention by the Palmer goalie, both opportunities resulting in corner chances. The script was completed for the day when Mackenzie took a feed by Hannah in the circle and unleashed a slap shot that created a thunderous echo off the Palmer goalie’s pads. The final score was Maroon Raiders 0, Palmer 3.

Junior Stix Gold (5-6) vs Junior Stix Maroon (5-6) Team Gold played a solid game against Team White for a 1-1 tie. Team Gold played solid defense throughout the first half. Maggie Harding defended the circle like a beast.

She passed the ball multiple times to both Kerry Lydon and Isabella Jaucian who drove the ball up the wings. Kerry and Isabella both had amazing stick work that enabled them to pass to the offense who had multiple shots on goal and were so close to a goal many times.

The second half began with a huge offensive play that led to a few corners. Hannah Bianchino smacked the ball in the goal early in the second half to lead 0-1. Team White answered halfway through the second half to tie 1-1. Both teams played solidly through the rest of the second half to end the game in a tie.

Junior Stix White (5-6) vs Washington 56-3 Junior Stix White played to a hard fought 1-1 tie with sister squad Gold on Sunday. Strong defensive play by Charlotte Maloney, Maia Minakas, and Alexa LaMotta along with nice saves in goal by Chiara Sasso kept Gold off the scoreboard most of the afternoon. Samantha Biondi helped White control the mid field and create scoring chances for forwards Autumn Pina, Gabriella Iovino, Emma Kelner, and Isabella DiStasio. After giving up a goal to start the second half, White came back and scored the tying goal on Isabella DiStasio’s first goal of the season off a pass from Maia Minakas.

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Historic Sites Wendel White's photographs of black schools are on view at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts

By Anthony Stoeckert

Wendel White's series about buildings that used to be schools for African American students includes pictures of former schools in Bordentown (above) and Mannington.

n 2003, Wendel White published a book, “Small Towns, Black Lives,” which told the stories behind African American communities in southern New Jersey, using White’s photography and oral histories of the people who lived in those communities.

It was the culmination of a project that White worked on for more than 10 years, and which also involved an exhibit that traveled New Jersey and into Pennsylvania.

From the very beginning of his work on “Small Towns, Black Lives,” White heard stories about the schools in those black communities. The first place he photographed was Whitesboro in Cape May County, and one of the first people he talked with lived a few doors from the town’s school.

“It was being used as a Head Start facility at the time,” White says. “But she talked about how it had once been the colored school for that community, and the relationships the students had with the black teachers in that community, and the difficulty that those students encountered when they moved onto the integrated, regional high school for that area.

“I was fascinated with that and throughout the project, I encountered different communities that still had their school buildings existing, who talked about their schools that had operated under these segregated or separated schools in southern New Jersey.”

After he finished the Small Towns project, White traveled to African American communities outside of New Jersey, including to Brooklyn, Illinois. Brooklyn did have some white students in the 1930s and '40s who went to a separate school, which was run by the all-black board of education.

“The idea of segregation was so significant that even in a majority black community, it was understood that there was a responsibility to provide a separate school for white students. . . . That was the first and only time I encountered that story, a majority black community that created a school for a white minority; there may be others but it’s the only one I encountered,” White says. “It resonated with me and I began to think that the schoolhouse was really at the center of what these communities were about and how we think about the role that the school plays in our lives.”

White traveled to communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana for his next project, “Schools for the Colored Series,” which focuses on photographs of buildings that were once black schools, or the locations where those schools used to be. Images of New Jersey schools from that series are on view in “Reconstructed History,” an exhibit of photographic works by five artists at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, through Nov. 25.

White’s interest was sparked largely by geography.

The project is about segregated schools in northern states, but he focuses on southern regions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

“I really was interested in the geography in these southern, mostly rural — but some were a little less rural — regions where there was this ambiguity

between north and south,” White says. "The communities had a very southern feel but they were in the north. And I just liked the idea of talking about segregation as a northern institution. The assumption is, the South, segregation and all of that, it’s built into our psyches as Americans and we don’t often enough talk about segregation in northern communities.”

He also found out that in the 21st century, there is more segregation in northern schools than in the south. He says there are many reasons for this, but one key factor is that in states like New Jersey and New York, districts are established by towns, while in the South, districts are drawn on a county basis.

White says he struggled at bit at first in trying to determine how to represent these schools in his photography. One thing he knew was that he didn’t want to combine photos and text as he had on his prior project. “I wanted to move away from that, I wanted to return to the image on its own,” he says.

He used a process in which he digitally fades out a portion of an image in order to draw attention to one particular part of a picture. The results are one photograph that the photographer digitally alters so that the building looks present, while everything else in the picture seems faded.

“I thought that might be useful in this case,” White says. “And I also thought it might be useful, because one of the things I began reading at the time was W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folks.’

He talks about, right at the beginning of the book, a childhood experience in school where he was sort of dismissed or turned away by a girl. He described it as feeling like he lived in this world where there was a veil. Beyond the veil was the white world and he could see through that but at the same time he lived in a world apart from that world.”

That influenced White's decision to isolate schools from the actual setting in his photographs.

“I select the school building and put a veil over the background so that the school building, in a sense, seems like it's in a separate space from the rest of the world it inhabits,” he says.

The exhibit features images of schools that were in Bordentown, Whitesboro, Freehold, Cape May and other parts of southern New Jersey. The buildings he photographed are in various conditions.

“Some of the buildings are active and being used, sometimes as community centers, sometimes as actual historic recreations,” he says adding that those recreations were found in Indiana and Illinois. “They reconstructed the classroom the way it would have looked in the '30s and '40s as a historic experience.

The Bordentown School is now a juvenile detention center. “That’s a literal transformation of a school to prison. . . . Some are abandoned buildings and a few are places where nothing exists at all so in a couple of cases I insert a sort of silhouette to represent where the building might have stood," White says.

White was born in Newark and grew up in New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey. He discovered photography while in high school and received an undergraduate degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York and a master’s from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his family live in Atlantic County and he is a professor of photography at Stockton University in Galloway.

“Reconstructed History” also showcases Annie Hogan’s photographs of buildings at the Berkeley Plantation in Virginia, and Casey Ruble's collages, Continued on page 6B

Also Inside: Hits of the '60s at the State Theatre • Reviewing 'A Night With Janis Joplin' at McCarter

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STAGE REVIEWS

By Bob Brown

‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

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George Street opens a temporary home with a musical favorite from Joe DiPietro eorge Street Playhouse is opening its 2017-18 season with “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” a romantic sketch-comedy by one of the theater’s longtime favorites, Joe DiPietro.

Like DiPietro, this show has been around before. But in the spirit of George Street’s new stage — literally — it has been freshened up with new bits that suit love in a digital vein.

What’s more, you can see this through Nov. 12 at George Street’s temporary new home, the former agricultural museum on Rutgers’ Cook College Campus, 103 College Farm Road, just off Route 1 in New Brunswick. It’s a fresh experience.

On opening night, I didn’t know what to expect. I had visited the museum years ago when it was new. Heck, I even drove tractors to haying fields from this site when I was young and green. Alfalfa has a whole different meaning for me. The modern, barn-like building sits amid fields where cows graze by day. By night, you can step out onto the grass (patty-free) and gaze at the stars during intermission. However, indoors there is an ample hall for schmoozing with stars as well.

The seats were transplanted from the old playhouse to the “farm,” where they make an intimate setting for 190 patrons. It’s not George Street’s semi-circular, stadium arrangement, however. So there may be some line-of-sight issues, depending on how tall, or massively coiffed, the persons are in front of you.

On the plus side, there’s free parking, and the company has done an outstanding job prepping the place for top-notch productions. Artistic Director David Saint, selfstyled as “the Farmer,” said it was all done in a mere 1- weeks. And for this show, the production values — sound, lighting, projections, staging — are excellent complements to a very lively and funny ensemble performance.

“I Love You . . .” certainly has legs. It’s been running somewhere or other virtually non-stop worldwide since its 1997 offBroadway debut. Translated into more than a dozen languages and performed in dozens

of countries, DiPietro’s take on dating, romance, sex, and marriage has universal appeal. Who hasn’t had butterflies on a first date? Or suffered a boorish blind date? Or wondered whether your partner would ever make the first move — or even stop making the moves?

This four-actor, all-singing, all-dancing show roams over a lot of ground. Short vignettes cover first dates from youth to old age, and everything in between, detouring into marriage and children, then veering into post-marital dating and beyond. DiPietro doesn‘t shy away from sex — but it’s treated in an amusing, unsalacious way. He even ventures into same-sex relationships and child-rearing, plus the new age of dating by Tinder, and mating by web.

In its two acts and 20 scenes, the show inevitably has some cliché moments, but let’s face it, dating lends itself to clichés.

Still, there are refreshing moments when the women are in charge, as in “The Lasagna Incident.” The Woman (Karen Burthwright) wonders why The Man (Mitchell Jarvis) hasn’t made a pass at her after several dates.

She nudges him into action by promising to cook him lasagna, then warms to the idea of finally getting some intimacy in “I Will Be Loved Tonight.”

Newer numbers touch on the modern scene, such as sexting. In “When a Man Texts a Woman,“ the women (Burthright and Lindsay Nicole Chambers) compare the pictures men send. They sing about “A Picture of His . . .” Thinking this turn-off is a turn-on, the men (Jarvis and George Merrick) boast about their anatomical prowess as they snap away at their nether regions.

There are even very touching moments amid the hilarity. After several decades of marriage, The Man and The Woman (Mitchell and Chambers) sit at the breakfast table, each lost in a section of the morning paper. The Man looks at his wife and wonders, singing softly, “Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You?” After years of turmoil and heartache, love is indelible and stronger.

This is a very talented cast who can belt a song or croon softly as the mood requires.

Choreography by Charlie Williams makes

Photo by T. Charles Erickson

Karen Burthwright and Mitchell Jarvic in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” for a very lively show — did I mention these performers can dance? With four actors playing so many characters, Michael McDonald’s varied costumes are breathtaking. And Jim Youman’s scenic and media design is visually stunning. The stage is a series of elevated platforms, behind which are screens that project images and video illustrating the action. It’s a dazzling effect that works beautifully in this compact space.

Jimmy Roberts’ music, with fresh arrangements created for this show by Doug Katsaros, is directed by Joshua ZecherRoss. An upbeat trio of Daniel Glaude on reeds, Andy Huenerberg on guitars and Chris Schultz on percussion performs.

Lighting by Joe Saint and sound design by Shannon Slaton give this production a spark that lifts everything. It’s bright and sassy.

Under David Saint’s direction, “I Love You . . . “ is the perfect beginning to a new season. And if you’re reasonably secure in your current romantic relationship, it makes a great date night show. As for the consequences, you’re on your own.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” continues at George Street Playhouse’s temporary venue, 103 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, through Nov. 12. For tickets and information, go to www.georgestreetplayhouse.org or call 732-246-7717.

‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Political drama at ActorsNet of Bucks County

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n 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote the novel “It Can’t Happen Here,” about a fascist politician who uses charm and rhetoric of values and patriotism to defeat FDR and becomes president.

In September of 2016, a stage adaptation of Lewis’ story by Tony Taccone and Bennett S. Cohen premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California. At the play’s beginning, characters assure the audience that any similarities between the play and current events are purely coincidental. Then they say that the play takes place in America during a time of race riots, income inequality, immigration, right wing populism and immigration issues.

Coincidence. Sure.

ActorsNET of Bucks County in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, is presenting “It Can’t Happen Here,” through Oct. 29, and it’s an impressive production. This is a play with lots of characters, a layered plot, a whole lot of theme, and moments both big and subtle, and this cast and crew handle it all powerfully and effectively.

The play is set in 1936 and opens at a Rotary Club in a small town in Vermont. Supporters of Buzz Windrip are gathered to talk about their candidate. Among the speakers is General Edgeways (Jack Petzko) who says he abhors war but that there are worse things, such as journalists and professors who attack the Constitution, and flabby, cowardly people who lack the pride of warriors.

By Anthony Stoeckert

When Adelaide Tarr Gimmitch (Bonnie Kapenstein) says the only candidate who dares to speak the truth and can bring the U.S. back to greatness is Sen. Berzelius Windrip, she is interrupted by Lorinda Pike (Kyla Donnelly). Pike tells the crowd that Windrip is creating a mob mentality by villainizing the poor, and is quickly shut down.

Reporting on all this is Doremus Jessup (Tom Stevenson), editor of The Daily Informer newspaper. Jessup is curious about the attention Windrip is receiving and decides to see the man in action. He travels to a Windrip rally and is frightened by the scene.

Windrip isn’t a copy of our current president, he’s well-dressed in a stylish pinstriped suit, and speaks with a confident, charming southern drawl.

I don’t know how much of Lewis’ book is in the play. Windrip was a commentary on Huey Long, the Louisiana governor and senator who was assassinated months before Lewis’ book came out. In this play, Windrip speaks of deals being an “art form,” and refers to “so-called journalists,” a stand-in for fake news. It’s also worth noting that the play opened shortly after the first debate, at a time when the consensus was that Hillary Clinton would be our 45th president. Shortly after the play’s premiere, the “Hollywood Access” recordings were released, and the idea of a President Trump seemed even See CAN’T HAPPEN, Page 3

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STAGE REVIEW

By Anthony Stoeckert

‘A Night With Janis Joplin A music-filled night of rock and blues at McCarter

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ow much you’ll enjoy “A Night With Janis Joplin” will depend on how big a fan you are of the music.

Less a theater piece than a concert, the show features more than 20 songs, most by Joplin, but there’s also a good amount of numbers made famous by the blues and soul singers who influenced Joplin.

The good news is that the music is authentic rock ‘n’ roll and blues, not rock songs done in a Broadway style. The band features two guitars, a bass, drums, keyboard and horn section, and the musicians know how to rock. And Kelly McIntyre knows how to sing.

McIntyre — who plays Joplin on alternating nights with Kacee Clanton — is fantastic. She brings a powerful voice and boundless energy to the stage. Her voice captures the soul, heartbreak and that raspy quality in Joplin’s voice. The show by Randy Johnson opened off-Broadway in 2013. A planned move to Broadway was scrapped, but the show has lived on, and McIntyre played Joplin in a 2016 tour. She’s clearly at home in the part.

The blues plays a big role in the show. Janis talks about the blues singers who inspired her — Bessie Smith, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Etta James. “No one feels the blues like an everyday woman,” Janis says. Later she says, “People want their blues singers to be miserable, and they want them to die,” then notes that Smith died at 37 and was buried in an unmarked grave. Joplin herself would die even younger, at 27.

Those influences are represented by a group of thrilling singers: Tawny Dolley as James; Sylvia MacCalla as Odetta and Smith; and Amma Osei as Simone and Aretha Franklin.

All three bring soaring voices to the show, particularly MacCalla during “Nobody Loves You When You’re Down and Out.” Osei shines during the show’s most fun moment, playing Franklin singing “Spirit in the Dark,” with Janis, who tells the crowd, “What the queen wants the queen gets.”

She then orders the crowd to make some noise, “This is not a library!”

The show’s other performer is Sharon Catherine Brown who plays the unnamed Blues Singer. She is a powerhouse on “I Sing the Blues,” and “I Shall Be Released,” holding notes for longer than what seems humanly possible.

There are some breaks from the music where Janis share stories of her life. She grew up in Texas and loved music from the start, wearing out a record of “My Baby” and listening to her mother’s Broadway cast recordings — “Hello

Photo courtesy of Randy Johnson

Kelly McIntyre is one of two performers starring as Janis Joplin at McCarter Theatre.

Dolly,” “West Side Story,” and most of all “Porgy and Bess,” that leads to a killer version of “Summertime.”

She tells us her father was a secret intellectual, but she skipped college to sing, have fun, get high and be with a band; being with a band is better than being with a man, Janis promises before breaking into the crowd-pleasing “Little Piece of My Heart,” which Joplin recorded as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company.

Another fan favorite was “Me and Bobby McGee,” which got the crowd on its feet, singing along. My choice for the night’s best song would be “Cry Baby,” during which McIntyre sings her heart out and leaves everything on stage.

It’s a stunning moment.

When it comes to story and character, “A Night With Janis Joplin” is superficial. It doesn’t delve much into Joplin’s struggles with drugs and alcohol. She swigs from a bottle throughout the show, but real drama and pain are set aside.

This isn’t about the story, it’s about the songs. At more than two hours, this is a bit long for a jukebox musical, but fans are sure to appreciate it. It’s the concert Joplin herself never got to perform.

“A Night With Janis Joplin” continues at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, through Oct. 29. Tickets cost $25-$75; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

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more unlikely. A different election result and “It Can’t Happen Here” could have been a curiosity. Instead, it plays as a warning shot.

Directors Joe Doyle and Andrena Wishnie made a terrific decision in keeping the sets minimal. A few chairs represent seats at the rally, a comfortable leather chair, and seats in a truck. This keeps the pace quick through various scene changes, allowing the story to move along at a brisk and effective pace.

The key to the drama is audience participation. Characters have three signs with different cues: applaud, cheer and boo, which are held up at various times, mainly during political rallies. Opening night saw a pretty packed house at the Heritage Center, and the effect had great power. During that first rally, I felt like I was in the middle of everything, partly because of the staging, but also because of the acting, particularly by James Cordingley as Windrip, imploring to the crowd, “Let me tell you folks, right now we’re not winning.” A moment where Windrip’s thugs violently handle a protester happened inches from me and was downright scary.

Windrip wins, and true fascism takes over the U.S. The president declares Martial law and establishes an army of “minutemen,” who do his bidding. Jessup stands up to Windrip, publishing an editorial in which he writes, “I reject you as my president,” he’s jailed for sedition, is released, and forced to work for the new editor, writing stories that support the administration. The dark fantasy of the second act didn’t resonate with me much because I don’t think a police state with concentration camps is in our future. Nuclear annihilation maybe, but not concentration camps.

As mentioned before, “It Can’t Happen Here” features a big cast, and the acting is impressive. As Jessup, Stevenson is the center of the story, both in terms of plot and morals. He is a decent, if flawed man, and Stevenson plays him with earnest and dignity, even during moments Jessup is being abused and humiliated. Cordingley does double duty playing Windrip and Buck Titus, a working man who tries to save Jessup and his family. He‘s effective in both parts, blustery as the politician, down to earth as Titus. A scene where Titus attempts to drive Doremus and his family to Canada, only to be stopped by minutemen, is subtle, tense and thrilling.

Donnelly brings conviction to Pike, but she’s more than just a moral voice, as her love and concern for Jessup adds humanity to the character. Also effective are Hayley Rubins-Topoleski and Jessica Mousley as Jessup’s daughters; Gina Rose Hermans as his wife and Petzko in various roles, especially Edgeways. Sean Costello is menacing as a minuteman and also gets laughs playing a dog.

There are moments where Taccone and Cohen try too hard to bring balance to the play — talk of liberals not having answers and Windrip’s followers not being stupid seem forced into the script — but this is a play that has power, and will likely be effective even after the current administration is part of our history.

“It Can’t Happen Here” continues at The Heritage Center Theatre, Morrisville, Pennsylvania, through Oct. 29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694.

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By Mike Morsch

Making Music, and Memories Jay and the Americans are headlining the Sixties Spectacular at the State Theatre

ay and the Americans once played a show for the clean-up crew at a New York venue. And they have the Rolling Stones to thank for that.

It was 1964 and Jay and the Americans had a front-row seat for the British Invasion.

The band had been a last-minute fill-in for the Beatles’ first-ever U.S. show, Feb. 11 at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. A big snowstorm had hit the northeast that week, and it had prevented the Chiffons, an all-girl group from the Bronx, and Tommy Roe, who had a No. 1 hit with “Shelia” in 1962, from getting to D.C. and opening for the Fab Four.

Jay and the American and the Righteous Brothers had been called in as replacements, and had to carefully navigate their way through the elements to D.C. for the gig.

Just four months later, in June 1964, Jay and the Americans were scheduled to open a show on the first U.S. tour by the Rolling Stones, an 11-concert, eight-city tour that began June 5 in San Bernardino, California, and ended June 20 in New York City.

“There was the same kind of fervor, and screaming and yelling, like it was the Beatles all over,” said Sandy Yaguda — a.k.a.

Sandy Deanne, co-founder of Jay and the Americans.

Jay and the Americans had hits in the early 1960s with “She Cried,” “Only in America” and “Come a Little Bit Closer” and were still enjoying chart success when the British Invasion hit. So they were asked to open the New York show for the Stones.

And the place was packed with screaming, adoring Rolling Stones fans.

“The Stones were headlining the show because they were getting all the publicity from their first U.S. tour,” Yaguda says. “So the promoter comes running over to us before the show and he says, ‘Listen, you guys got to close tonight because the Stones have a television appearance and they can’t make it if they go on after you guys. So they’re going on first and you’re going to go on after them.’

“I said, ‘Thanks a lot,’” Yaguda says.

“Those kids are all here to see the Stones.

And the promoter said, ‘I can’t help it. They got this commitment and they gotta do it.’”

According to Yaguda, the Stones did indeed go on first and the place went crazy, just like it had for the Beatles when they first appeared in the U.S. “The girls were screaming and yelling.

And then the Stones finished, threw their instruments down and ran out of the building, out the stage door and into limos,” Yaguda says. “And the whole crowd ran out after them. The girls were chasing the cars down the street.

“And then we went on and played for the clean-up crew at the venue. And we got a standing ovation from the clean-up crew,” he said. “It was nuts. We had to laugh about it because there was nothing we could do.”

More than 50 years later, Jay and the Americans are still getting standing ovations, but from full houses of fans and not just the clean-up crews.

The band will headline the annual “Sixties Spectacular,” Oct. 28, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Also on the bill that evening will be Paul Revere’s Raiders, Lou Christie, The Vogues and the Manhattan Skyline.

The annual show has packed the State Theatre for the past several years, and Yaguda said fans still love the music from that era.

“At the time, when we were in our teens and we were rebelling against our parents’ music, this music was very important to us,” Yaguda says. “This was young people making music for young people. And it became a fabric of their growth and their lives.

It sounds corny, but it’s really the soundtrack of everybody’s lives.”

It’s all about the music and the memories associated with that music for that generation of fans, according to Yaguda.

“All of these songs not only stand for the song itself, but the memory that it made when you heard it the first time. Your first date or your first driver’s license, your first kiss, whatever,” he said. “A lot of firsts happened to this music, and you take that with

Photo by Mike Morsch

Jay and the Americans will sing classics such as “She Cried” and “Come a Little Bit Closer” during the Sixties Spectacular at the State Theatre. you forever. It’s like you always remember your first girlfriend. You always remember that song. When they come to the show, it takes them right back. Everybody likes to feel like a kid again.”

And Jay and the Americans still love performing those songs.

“We’re having a good time,” Yaguda

says. “We’re going to keep doing it until they stop coming to see us.”

The Sixties Spectaculary will be at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35$85; www.stnj.org; 732-246-7469.

THINGS TO DO

HALLOWEEN STAGE “The Rocky Horror Show,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical about a young couple whose car breaks down. They make their way to the home of a strange scientist.

Featuring Randy Harrison as Dr. Frank-nFurter, through Oct. 29; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121.

“The Secrets of Mercy,” Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch, 333 N. Post Road, Princeton Junction. Halloween-themed musical play by Michael Kerr, with music by Laura Liao and Nikita Jain. Performers range in age from 12 years to adult and are mostly from the Mercer County area, Oct. 27, 8 p.m., Oct. 28, 3 p.m., 8 p.m., Oct. 29, 3 p.m. Admission is free.

Scheherezade, de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance and selections from the score for the film T”he Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. The concert also will feature Westminster Conservatory’s Suzuki Violin Program, performing its own “Witches Dance,” Oct. 29, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $10 seniors/students; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663.

PARTICIPATORY DANCE Rum and Onions, Pond Road Middle School, 150 Pond Road, Robbinsville. Halloween Contra dance presented by Princeton Country Dancers. Calling by Diane Silver, Oct. 28. Afternoon dance for experienced dancers will begi at 3 p.m. A potluck supper will begin at 6 p.m. and the evening dance will start at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $16 for the afternoon dance, $18 for the evening dance, and $30 for both; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

BALLET Dracula, Presented by Roxey Ballet at FAMILY FUN Canal Studio Theater, 243 N. Union St., Hometown Halloween Parade. All are Lambertville. Ballet adaptation of Bram invited to dress in their costumes to join the Stoker’s classic vampire novel, Oct. 20-29.

Arts Council of Princeton for the Annual Tickets cost $40-$42, $37-$39 advance; Hometown Halloween Parade on Palmer www.roxeyballet.org.

Square Green for music by the Princeton University Marching Band before the paMUSIC rade will make its way through Downtown Westminster Community Orchestra, Princeton and end at the Princeton YMCA. Robert L. Annis Playhouse on the campus Following the parade, there will be music, of Westminster Choir College of Rider Unia bounce house, trunk or treat, food and versity, Princeton. “Witches Dance” story drink, crafts and more, Oct. 27, 5:15 p.m. and Halloween-themed program features artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777.

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102 Tidy the garden, in a way 103 Charge 104 It precedes some hockey games 108 Creativity result 111 Hall of Fame catcher Carlton 112 Sweater type 113 Floral stench?

115 Poor prompt to a friend who’s been asked what the capital of Alaska is?

118 A risk might be taken on one 119 Rickey flavoring 120 __ nous 121 Half a ’60s-’70s pop duo 122 Poker game starter 123 2000, for one 124 Poker game betrayals 125 Where Nike has no “i,” briefly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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17 Inappropriate look 19 Sp. lasses 24 2016 film subtitled “Miracle on the Hudson” 26 Latin dance 29 Eye-opener at the gym 32 Live 33 Uncertain sounds 34 Eyelashes 36 Not from around here 37 Enthusiasm 38 British cop’s heartthrob?

39 “King Kong” (1933) actress 40 “Dark Sky Island” musician 41 “It’s __!”: “True!”

42 Bouncer’s concern 43 Some “Ghostbusters” jokes?

45 Reversed 47 Host 50 Barbecue equipment using wood 53 Sister of Moses 57 Swimmer’s unit 58 Panhandle state 59 Gymnast Comaneci 60 Tedious work 61 Kathy of country 64 Barely get, with “out” 67 Co. in Cannes 69 “Get lost!”

70 Kingdom subdivisions 71 “¿Cómo está __?”

72 __ United: English soccer team

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111 Low-cost home loan org.

112 Bottom row PC key 114 Turn often prohibited, slangily 116 French article 117 Home of the NHL’s Blues

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STAGE

“A Night with Janis Joplin,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Blues rock opera featuring the music of Joplin and her influences including Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Bessie Smith. Kacee Clanton and Kelly McIntyre will sing on alternating performances and will be back by a band, through Oct. 29. Tickets cost $25-$97.50; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

“It Can’t Happen Here,” The Heritage Center Theatre, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’ drama by Tony Taccone and Bennet S. Cohen. The play imagines the dire consequences had Franklin Delano Roosevelt been defeated in his bid for a third term. Elected instead is pseudo-populist “Buzz” Windrip, who initiates martial law, prompting many to flee the country and/or join resistance movements, through Oct. 29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $17 seniors (65 and over), $15 students; www. actorsnetbucks.com; 215-295-3694.

For a LARK

The LARK quartet will join the Princeton Symphony Orchestra for a concert at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. The program will include Schulhoff’s Concerto for String Quartet and Winds on a program with Respighi’s “Gli ucelli” and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation.” A pre-concert talk will be held at 3 p.m.

Tickets start at $35. For more information, go to “Shakespeare in Love,” Shakespeare Theatre of New princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.

Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Play based on the Oscar-winning son, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing movie in which Shakespeare struggles with writer’s block guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 and a forbidden romance, through Nov. 12. $29-$69; drink minimum; 215-740-7153.

Jerry Topinka, Tavern on the Lake, 101 N. Main St., www.shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600.

Hightstown.

Concert by jazz guitarist in Tavern on the “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Kelsey Theatre on the Lake’s upstairs room, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. $25; www.rejscampus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old jazz.com.

Trenton Road, West Windsor. Musical based on Victor Archie Fisher, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Hugo’s novel and featuring songs from Disney’s animated Lane, Princeton. Concert by Scottish folk singer, presented movie. Featuring songs by Alan Menken and Stephen by the Princeton Folk Music Society, Oct. 20, 8:15 p.m. $20; Schwartz. NOTE: Not recommended for children, Oct. 20www.princetonfolk.org;609-799-0944.

29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost Alfred Rodriguez, McCarter Theatre, 91 University $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

Place, Princeton. Piano Cuban jazz concert, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.

“Dearly Departed,” Somerset Valley Players, 689 Tickets cost $56; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

Amwell Road, Hillsborough. When “mean and surly” Mr. The Nick Clemons Band, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Turpin suddenly dies, his nitwit relations from church and Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Group led by son of county come together to merrily mark his demise, Oct. 20 Clarence Clemons, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $10; www.manthrough Nov. 5. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; cavenj.com; 609-424-3766. www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469.

Songs of Freedom, McCarter Theatre, 91 University “The Good Person of Setzuan,” Bart Luedeke Center Place, Princeton. Songs of Joni Mitchell; Abbey Lincoln and Theater on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville.

Nina Simone interpreted for us by three contemporary Bertolt Brecht’s comic moral fable about the gods coming to singers: Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, and Jazzmeia earth in search of a thoroughly good person. They encounter Horn, all under the musical direction of the Grammy-winShen Teh, a goodhearted but penniless prostitute, who ofning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., Oct. 22, 3 p.m. Tickets fers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a cost $68; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. tobacco shop, Shen Teh soon becomes so overwhelmed by Rhythm N’ Sound, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick the demands of people seeking assistance that she invents a Pike, Lawrence. Trio of musicians whose program cover male alter ego, Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business classic oldies, rock ‘n’ Roll, classic rock, Motown, disco, of living in an evil world, Oct. 25-29.Tickets cost $20, $10 and songs from the great American song book, Oct. 26, 7 seniors/students; rider.edu/arts; 609-896-7775. p.m. Registration suggested: email lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.

Tommy Femia is Judy Garland, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. AwardCLASSICAL MUSIC winning impersonator will being his acclaimed portrayal of La Fiocco, Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 407 Nassau the legendary Garland, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $30; www.therrazSt., Princeton. Concert titled “Bach and Before,” by en- zroom.com; 888-596-1027. semble performing on period instruments, featuring countertenor Daniel Moody, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org; 917-747-6007.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson AuditoTrenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadrium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Cam- walader Park, Trenton. Bruce Katsiff at Ellarslie. Two expus. Concert featuring the New York City-based LARK hibits: Bruce Katsiff: 50 Years - Looking Back & Forward Quartet performing Schulhoff’s Concerto for String Quar- and Face Maps: Explorations in Shape, Space and Soul tet and Winds on a program with Respighi’s Gli ucelli and Photography and Sculpture, through Nov. 12. Hours: Wed.Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation,” Oct. 29, 4 Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. p.m. Tickets start at $35; princetonsymphony.org or 609 Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 497-0020.

354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawJAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. ings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peter- Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through

MUSIC

MUSEUMS

Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org.

Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. George Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Dedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Region’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michenerartmuseum.org; 215-3409800.

Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925,” The first retrospective devoted to the photographer in over a generation, the exhibit surveys White’s career from his beginnings in 1895 in Ohio to his death in Mexico in 1925, through Jan. 7; 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 Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848-932-7237.

GALLERIES

Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke Center on Rider University’s campus, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville. “Paintings, Pastels, Prints and Watercolors, 1977-2017,” 40-year survey of work by Bill Scott. The exhibit includes still life and figure compositions made before Scott’s painting veered toward abstraction. His recent abstractions include references to garden and landscape imagery: flowers, foliage, and tree branches, through Oct. 29.

Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. noon to 4 p.m.

For more information, go to www.rider.edu/arts.

Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. Helen M. Rudnick, “Everything with Wings II.” The exhibit mixes real with fantasy in watercolor, acrylic and photographic mixed with ink, through Nov. 17. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also open Oct. 15, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org.

Cheryl Jackson Oddphotog Exhibit, Lawrence Branch Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Photographic journey of cemeteries and other works, through Oct. 31. Opening reception, Oct. 8, 1-3 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 12:30-5. www.mcl.org/branches/lawrbr.html.

Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St. Hopewell. “Iceland: A Land

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PACKET PICKS Oct. 21 Book talk at Morven Morven Museum & Garden will present photographer Wiebke Martens and historian Jennifer Jang, who will discuss their book “Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours,” beginning at 2 p.m.

A book signing and a walking tour through the Mercer Hill neighborhood featuring Stockton family landmarks will follow the presentation.

Morven Museum & Garden is located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $18 and are available at morven.org/programs or by calling 609-9248144, ext. 113.

Ghost tour in Lawrence Hessians, tombstones, bootleggers and things that go bump in the night will highlight the Lawrence Historical Society’s “Ghost Tour.”

For those who want to hear about horrors of years gone by, there are two “ghost” bus tours — one at 6:30 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. — followed by refreshments. The bus tours leave from the historic Brearley House at the end of Meadow Road.

The cost is $15 per person for the tour, which is not recommended for children under 10 years old. Tickets may be purchased online or by mail by visiting www.thelhs.org. For more information, call 609-895-1728.

Oct. 22 Alzheimer’s walk at ETS Alzheimer’s New Jersey is holding its “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s” at various locations, including at Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Lawrence, beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. A kickoff rally will start at 9:30 a.m., with the 3-mile walk beginning at 10 a.m.

Proceeds will benefit support New Jersey individuals and families. To register, go to www.alznj.org or call 973-5864300.

Oct. 24 Author talk at Princeton library Author Sharon Draper will discuss her book, “Copper Sun,” beginning at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton.

“Copper Sun” is the story of a 15-year-old girl who endures the horrors of slavery after her capture in Ghana. The talk is part of the Princeton and Slavery Project.

For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Oct. 25 John Grisham at Princeton Best selling author John Grisham will apear at Richardson Auditorium for a program titled “Appearing at the scene of the crime, John Grisham visits Princeton,” beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Grisham’s novel “Camino Island” opens with the theft of invaluable F. Scott Fitzgerald papers from Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Grisham will speak about his career with moderator Maria DiBattista of Princeton’s English department.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton University Library. Admission is free.

Tickets for the general public are available at tickets.princeton.edu.

Tickets are available while supplies last.

Pre-signed copies of “Camino Island” and Grisham’s new novel, “The Rooster Bar” will be available through Labyrinth Books. Grisham will not sign books at the event.

IN THE KITCHEN

Faith Bahadurian

Tasty soups to warm up with this fall A colorful photo on Facebook led me to this soupy column. A friend, Lisa Langmyhr Papp (who grew up in Montgomery), posted a gorgeous photo of the brilliant red borscht she’d just made with her friend Suzanne.

They started with a recipe from simplyrecipes.com, but made modifications of their own (including omitting beef shank). My mashup of all of that is below.

Next, a recipe from local author (and dear friend) Angela Chang, whose latest book, “Delicious Tofu” provides a fascinating look at the history and cultural roots of tofu (worth the price alone), along with many recipes that use tofu in all its glorious forms. Her tofu pumpkin soup is perfect for the season.

Last up, a recipe from another excellent new cookbook, Jamie Schler’s “Orange Appeal.” I’d had my eye on this one because I love orange in both sweet and savory dishes, so I was delighted to win a copy on Linda Prospero’s blog, Ciao Chow Linda — whoopee!

Borscht This recipe has been liberally adapted from simplyrecipes.com.

Serves 6 to 8. My friends’ modifications included omitting beef shank, so they used a quality organic “bone broth” instead, and did without pieces of meat in the soup. — F.B. Olive oil or vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 ½ cups) 2 cloves garlic, minced 8 cups beef broth, ideally a good bone broth, divided 4 large beets (about 1½ pounds), trimmed 4 carrots (1 pound), peeled, chopped 1 large russet potato (¾ pound), peeled, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage ½ cup chopped fresh dill 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 cup sour cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large, thick-bottomed pot on medium heat.

Add the onion and garlic, let cook and soften, about 5 minutes. Add 4 cups of the broth, bring to a boil, simmer 10 minutes, and set aside.

In a sauce pan, boil beets for a few minutes to easily remove skins. Then cube. Peel and chop the carrots, and potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces, keeping them separate.

Toss beets and carrots with a teaspoon or two of olive oil and spread them out in a single layer on a foil- or parchment-lined roasting pan. Roast in a 400-degree oven for 15 minutes.

Toss the potatoes with olive oil and make room for them in the roasting pan, and roast everything an additional 15 minutes.

Finish cooking the soup: Return

the pot with onions to the stove and add the remaining broth, the carrots, beets, and potato. Add the sliced cabbage, bring to a simmer, and cook for another 15 minutes or so, until the cabbage is cooked through. Add the vinegar and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of fresh dill on each serving. (Even better the next day.)

Pumpkin tofu soup Adapted from “Delicious Tofu: Recipes and Lore from the Land of Tofu for Meat Lovers and Vegetarians,” Angela Chang, Page Publishing (2017).

Serves 6-8.

1 container soft or firm tofu 1 heaping tablespoon miso (or soy sauce) 2 teaspoons canola oil 2 cups cleaned and peeled pumpkin (or orange squash of choice), chunked 2 cups vegetable broth (chicken is good, too) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg Salt to taste Lightly rinse tofu, drain well. Cut into half length-wise, then into slices crosswise. In a medium bowl, dissolve miso with 3 tablespoons warm water (or add soy sauce to water).

Soak the tofu in this flavorful juice for at least an hour.

Drain marinated tofu well in a colander. In a large non-stick pan, heat oil over medium heat. Swirl pan to coat with oil then add tofu slices.

Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes, then flip over to brown other side. Remove and set aside.

Steam pumpkin (or squash) in a steamer or bowl over boiling water for about 15 minutes or until soft.

Cool slightly and purée with stick blender or in processor.

Transfer pumpkin to a medium soup pot. Add tofu and the vegetable broth and water; cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Mix cinnamon and nutmeg with a tablespoon or two of water (so it doesn’t clump) and stir into pot. Add salt to taste, stir, and cook for another minute before serving hot.

The author made the pumpkin tofu soup pictured at top from a recipe

in Angela Chang’s “Delicous Tofu.”

Spiced red lentil and carrot soup 1 orange, finely zested Adapted from “Orange Appeal, 3 ½ cups vegetable stock or water Savory & Sweet,” Jamie Schler, Gibbs 1 cup orange juice Smith (2017). Serves 4. You could sub1 teaspoon ground turmeric stitute half a dried Mexican pasilla or 1 teaspoon ground cumin ancho pepper for the smaller Spanish ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ñora pepper called for in the recipe. ½ teaspoon ground ginger — F.B. 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 cup red/coral lentils ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 dried ñora pepper, split, seeds re2 sweet carrots, peeled and moved (optional) chopped Garnish: Greek yogurt and 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped fresh cilantro chopped Rinse lentils under cool water, set 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced aside. Heat oil in soup pot and sauté

carrots, onions, garlic, and zest about 5 minutes. Add lentils, the stock or water, orange juice, spices, coriander, salt, and dried pepper. Bring to a boil, lower heat, simmer 20-25 minutes.

Remove pot from heat, remove and discard the pepper, and purée soup (carefully!) with immersion blender, adding a little more water if you like thinner soup. Heat gently before serving. Garnish with yogurt and cilantro.

Faith Bahadurian blogs at njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice).

board of trustees was impressed by Michael’s breadth of experience and is united in its belief in his ability to lead Eden into the future.”

At AHRC NYC, Decker is responsible for operations including residential; day; employment; education (pre-school, elementary, middle, and high school); clinical; in-home; recreation; service coordination; and family support services. Before joining AHRC NYC, he worked at Liberty ARC in Amsterdam, New York, which also serves people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. A $60 million operation, Michael served as Liberty’s chief executive officer from 2011 to 2014.

Both AHRC NYC and Liberty have programs and services for people with autism.

“I’m very excited about joining Eden Autism Services,” Decker said.

“It’s a privilege to be asked to lead an organization that is making such an important difference in their commu-

nity while also having a great reputation nationally.”

Decker holds an MBA in Health Care Management from Union Graduate College and a BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburg. He will begin his leadership at Eden on or before December 11, 2017.

The search committee was led by Kathleen Moore, Eden trustee and parent, and was comprised of parent and community trustees.

Eden Autism Services is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the lives of people with autism one individual at a time, one family at a time, one community at a time. The organization has served the community for over 40 years through early intervention and consultative services; The Eden School (ages 3 to 21); adult employment, day and residential programs; and professional development services.

Eden names new president and CEO Michael K. Decker has been named president and chief executive officer of Eden Autism Services.

Decker brings to Eden, a strong background in working with the developmentally disabled. His experience includes 28 years of leadership in notfor-profit organizations, serving most recently as chief operating officer of AHRC NYC. AHRC NYC is a 68-year-old family-governed organization, serving 15,000 people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities with the support of 4,500 employees and an annual budget of over $280 million.

“Michael is an excellent choice to lead Eden at this juncture,” said Patrick Tadie, chair of the Board and Eden parent. “While Eden’s mission of more than 40 years remains to improve the lives of children, adults, and families with autism, the ways in which we carry out this mission have and will continue to evolve. The

Michael K. Decker has been named the new president of Eden Autism Services.

McCarter names new trustees McCarter Theatre Center welcomed five incoming board members to its board of trustees during its first meeting of the 2017-18 season.

Joining the board are Douglas Chia, executive director of The Conference Board Governance Center; Debora Haines, community volunteer, and former general counsel/chief

of staff to the managing director for the City of Philadelphia; Rhonda Medina, vice president at NBC Universal; Wilma Nurse, community polunteer, and former senior executive at AT&T; and Douglas Palmer, President and CEO Douglas H. Palmer and Associates, LLC and former Mayor of Trenton.

McCarter Theatre Center Board Chair, Leslie Kuenne said, “I am very proud to welcome this new class of Trustees to the McCarter Board. Their fresh perspectives, educational backgrounds and professional skills will further strengthen our board. Each and every one of these new trustees is an enthusiastic supporter of McCarter

and an advocate for the power of live performance to transform lives. To-

gether, this incoming class and the

current Board will work together to

ensure that McCarter remains one of

the top producing and presenting theaters in the nation.”

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Pam Hersh

LOOSE ENDS

A passion for art and stories Barbara DiLorenzo writes children’s books about statues that come to life and an art-loving chameleon

I felt like a fraud among the throngs of kids at the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Book Festival a few weeks ago. More than 80 acclaimed authors and illustrators in children’s literature gathered on Hinds Plaza to meet, interact with and sign books for hundreds of young readers and their parents.

I had no real interest in reading or buying any of the books. I only wanted to see the pictures in the books. My mission was to find an illustrator for a book I wrote years ago that is suffocating under a pile of papers in a storage bin under my bed.

My book about Hannibal (a dog) and Lily (a baby) might be able to come up for air in the near future, because I found Barbara DiLorenzo, a Hopewell artist whose artwork is as beautiful as anything I have ever seen in children’s literature. Her first and thus far only book “Renato and the Lion” (Viking Press, 2017) is not only a visual treat, but also an intellectual and emotional treasure.

Several reviews of the book echo the sentiment expressed by a children’s lifestyle site Red Tricycle, which wrote that “Renato and the Lion’ is “pure eye candy . . . take a watercolor-y journey to Florence (Italy) in this gorgeous debut book from Barbara DiLorenzo. A moving story about a little boy in Italy on the cusp of World War II and his plan to save his most beloved lion statue.

When his family is forced to flee to New York, he leaves without knowing the fate of the lion. You’ll have to read it to find out if the lion survived the war.”

Joanne Farrugia, the owner of Jazam’s on Palmer Square and retail partner with the public library in Children’s Book Fair production — Jazam’s supplied the books and donated 20 percent of the book sales to the library which amounted to $13,000 — alerted me to the talents of DiLorenzo, a Hopewell resident.

While pursuing her passion for writing and illustrating children’s books, DiLorenzo, who is the mother of two children (a 14-year-old son and a six-month-old daughter), teaches art at the Arts Council of Princeton. After talking to her, I concluded that DiLorenzo was more than an artist; she was first and foremost an arts missionary. And when you are on a mission, she said, exhaustion plays second fiddle to the invigorating first priority to “spread the joy” of art and literature to the young and old and everyone in-between.

With degrees in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and painting instruction from the Art Students League of New York, DiLorenzo is a signature member in the New England Watercolor Society, and also is in the Society of Illustrators. She always wanted to do more than create art that was appealing to the eye. She wanted to create art that touched hearts and minds.

As a wannabe children’s author, I asked DiLorenzo to paint me a picture of how she created a children’s literary gem. Apparently, her ‘a-ha’ moment occurred when she fell in love with Florence, Italy. Even though her first marriage didn’t last, her former husband’s Italian heritage contributed to her artistic inspiration.

“My journey to writing a book began over a decade ago, on a family trip in 2006,” she said. “We were visiting Italian family in Treviso, and decided to take a detour to Florence. Our 3-year-old son was not amused by my constant push to visit the Florentine museums. However, when we visited the Bargello, a museum containing mostly sculptures, something magical happened.

“Near the courtyard where two white lions stand guard by a doorway, my little son wholeheartedly believed that one of them was alive. I watched through the lens of my camera as he reacted

Hopewell artist Barbara DiLorenzo and her son Renato near a display of her book, “Renato the Lion.”

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“From that moment on, I wrestled with creating a story that would revolve around the lion and the incredible artistic environment of Florence, Italy. Around this time, I came across a documentary, called ‘The Rape of Europa,’ about the protection of artworks in World War II Europe. Normally when I work, I listen to documentaries more than watch them. But thankfully at just the right moment, I looked up to see the photo of Michelangelo’s David encased in bricks — and the image haunted me. I wondered how despite the fear of being bombed, Italian citizens worked together to thoroughly protect their artistic treasures. And suddenly I had my plot! And suddenly it clicked. I had the basis of a story.

I became driven by the notion of safeguarding art during military conflict — a wartime reality that certainly, to my knowledge, has not been addressed in children’s literature.”

Renato is a tough act to follow, but Barbara already has plans for her second book to appear on the market by April of 2018.

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Want healthier kids? Get a pet

If youngsters have been eyeing fuzzy kittens or boisterous puppies at nearby shelters or pet stores, parents may want to give in to those cries for a family pet. Pets are added responsibilities, but the health benefits associated with pet ownership may be well worth the investment of time and effort.

Caring for a pet is sometimes viewed as a childhood rite of passage, but there’s much more to the experience than just learning responsibility. Experts say a child’s emotional, cognitive, physical, and social development can be enhanced through interaction with a family pet. Studies continue, but the effects of family pets on children were heavily researched by developmental psychologist Gail F. Melson in 2003. Melson looked at literature on child-animal relationships and found that

children who had pets were better able to understand biology, and that children who could turn to pets for unconditional emotional support were less anxious and withdrawn than their peers without family pets to turn to.

Data from a small study conducted by researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University reported that adolescents who had animal experience were more likely to see themselves as important contributors to communities and more likely to take on leadership roles.

Pets also can help children develop into well-rounded individuals. Playing with a pet requires children to engage in physical activity and can help stimulate motor skills.

An English study conducted in 2010 and published in the American Journal of Pub-

lic Health found that children from dogowning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute than kids whose families did not own a dog.

Pets may help with allergies and respiratory ailments as well. A 2012 study by the American Academy of Pediatrics discovered that children who have early contact with cats and dogs have fewer respiratory infections and ear infections and need shorter courses of antibiotics than children who have not had contact with pets.

A study from Dennis Ownby, MD, a pediatrician and head of the allergy and immunology department of the Medical College of Georgia, found that having multiple pets decreases a child’s risk of devel-

oping certain allergies. He found that the children who were exposed to two or more dogs or cats as babies were less than half as likely to develop common allergies as kids who had no pets in the home.

Pets also may foster social interactions, which can benefit children who are shy.

Inviting others over to meet pets can help children make friends and find others with similar interests. Children may also confide in pets, which can develop their self-esteem.

Studies have indicated that the type of pet a family has, whether it’s horses, dogs, snakes, etc., does not matter, as all companion animals have the potential to benefit children. — Metro Creative Content

School-aged kids who catch colds or the flu from their classmates can quickly spread those colds to their family members, who then might spread the colds further when they go to work. Preventing the spread of colds and flu at school is a team effort that requires the assistance of not just parents, but also teachers and students.

Still, parents might be the first line of defense when it comes to preventing the spread of cold and flu at school.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 38 million school days are lost to the flu each year. Those lost days can affect students who miss lesson plans, but also affect parents, who often must take days off from work to tend to their sick children.

While there’s no way for parents to

guarantee their children won’t catch a cold or the flu this school year, they can take various preventive measures to increase kids’ chances of staying healthy and achieving perfect attendance.

Make sure kids are immunized and that their immunizations are current.

Vaccinations bolster kids immune systems.

That’s important, as kids’ immune systems are naturally less mature than adults. That makes children more vulnerable to germs and viruses. The CDC recommends adults and children receive their flu vaccinations in October while noting that such vaccinations can be administered as late as January and still prove effective. The CDC also recommends that adults and children receive flu vaccinations each year. Additional vaccinations may not need to be adminis-

tered as often, but parents should still ensure kids are up-to-date with their shots.

Make sure kids regularly wash their hands. Kids often catch colds by rubbing their hands that have been exposed to cold virus germs on their noses or eyes. To prevent that, parents can teach kids to wash their hands thoroughly, including scrubbing the backs of their hands, between their fingers and around their fingernails. Kids should know to wash their hands regularly, but especially after they use the bathroom and before they eat, drink or touch their mouths, noses or eyes.

Keep kids home when they are sick.

Parents don’t want their children to miss school, but kids who are suffering from colds or flu should be kept home. This prevents the spread of colds and flu to class-

mates and teachers, and time to rest at home may help youngsters recover more quickly.

Teach kids to avoid common germ spots. Germs can be lurking anywhere, but some spots seem to make more welcome homes for germs than others. Studies have shown that kids were most likely to encounter germs in schools on water fountain spigots and on plastic cafeteria trays. Teach kids to never put their mouths on fountains and to avoid eating any food that might fall onto their trays in the cafeteria.

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Lower risk for heart disease by controlling cholesterol

Do you want to lower your risk for coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke?

Pay attention to your cholesterol levels.

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, the leading causes of death in the United States.

However, you can reduce your risk by maintaining a healthy cholesterol level through diet, exercise and if necessary, cholesterol-lowering medication.

The heart of the matter Cholesterol — a waxy, fat-like substance — is found throughout your bloodstream and plays an important role in ensuring your body functions normally.

But when you have elevated levels of cholesterol in your blood — known medically as hyperlipidemia — it can build up in the walls of your blood vessels.

This build-up is called plaque, which contributes to atherosclerosis, a narrowing and hardening of the arteries that can partially or

completely restrict blood flow to the heart, brain and other areas in your body.

If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, it can result in a heart attack or stroke.

People with high cholesterol have about twice the risk of heart disease as people with lower levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

and determine a treatment approach.

The American Heart Association recommends that all adults age 20 and older have their cholesterol checked every four to six years. Some people may need to have their cholesterol checked and other risk factors assessed more often.

It is important to talk with your doctor about what is best for you.

Know your numbers High cholesterol in and of itself is a silent condition without any symptoms. The only sure way to know if you have high cholesterol is to have your levels checked by your doctor with a simple blood test.

The test measures your HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides, which are the most common types of fat in your body.

Taken together along with other risk factors — such as family history, increasing age, being overweight and smoking — your cholesterol levels can help your doctor assess your risk for heart disease,

Controlling cholesterol Often lifestyle changes can help control cholesterol.

However, in cases where lifestyle changes are not enough, medication may be recommended.

There are several types of medications to help lower LDL cholesterol, the most common of which are statins. Statins slow down the liver’s production of cholesterol and increase its ability to flush out LDL already in the blood.

Additionally, a new class of drug called PCSK9 inhibitors can also help lower cholesterol. PCSK9 inhibitors work by lowering LDL and may be recommended in cases where cho-

Dr. Kristyn K. Phelps lesterol levels cannot be controlled through lifestyle changes and statins, or for patients who are allergic to statins.

As with any medication, statins and PCSK9 inhibitors can cause side effects. It is important to follow your doctor’s instructions and monitor your cholesterol levels regularly.

To help prevent and manage high cholesterol through lifestyle changes: • Eat a heart healthy diet.

Cut down on foods high in saturated and trans fats, including fatty meats, organ

meats such as liver, shellfish, cheese, whole-milk dairy products and sold fats such as butter. Aim for 5 to 6 percent of your total calories or less from saturated fats. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish, and nuts, and limit sugary foods and beverages. A diet high in fiber can help reduce cholesterol.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese tends to raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol. As the American Heart Association notes a weight loss of 10 percent can go a long way toward lowering your risk for high cholesterol.

• Exercise. The CDC recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week.

Whether brisk walking, cycling, or even dancing, physical activity can help you lower your cholesterol and maintain a healthy weight.

• Don’t smoke. If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, talk to your doctor for help quitting.

Smoking reduces good cholesterol, damages blood

vessels and is a risk factor for atherosclerosis.

• Limit alcohol use.

Drinking too much alcohol can raise your cholesterol.

The CDC recommends that women should have no more than one drink a day and men no more than two drinks a day.

Learn more To learn more about high cholesterol, Princeton HealthCare System will air a pre-recorded UStream video, Nov. 1 at noon on its Princeton Health on Demand UStream channel at www.ustream.tv/princetonhealth.

To register to watch the premier and be entered for a chance to win a gift card, go to www.princetonhcs.org/events.

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

Kristyn K. Phelps, M.D., is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the medical staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.

Things to Do Continued from TimeOFF Page 5 Like Not Other,” photography by Martin Schwartz. “Road to Morocco,” featuring photography by John Clarke, David Wurtzel and Martha Weintraub, through Nov. 12. Gallery hours: Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8511.

FILM

Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. “Ex Libris: The New York Public Library,” documentary by Frederick Wiseman about the programming scope of the

New York Public Library, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., Oct. 21, noon, Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m., 7 p.m., $12; “The Little Hours.” In the Middle Ages, a young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. Introduced as a deaf mute man, he must fight to hold his cover as the nuns try to resist temptation, Oct. 20, 9 p.m., Oct. 21, 2:30 p.m., Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m., $12; www.hopewelltheater.com; 609-466-1964.

“Tickling Giants,” Auditorium at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Free screening of documentary about Dr. Bassem Youssef, whose show was inspired by Jon

Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. It marked the first political satire program on Egyptian television. The film was made by Sara Taksler, who grew up in West Windsor, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.

COMEDY Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Marlon Wayans, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $44; Michelle Wolf, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27-28, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

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Things to Do Continued from 4B Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Davin Rosenblatt, Oct. 27-28; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018.

Deadbeats & Hustlers, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Improv comedy group. Evening will feature desserts, coffee and tea, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., $20; www.bethel.net; 609-443-4454.

DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Oct. 25, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

Friday Night Folk Dancing, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton.

One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

M R Square Dance Club, Saint Luke’s (Episcopal) Church, 1620 Prospect St. Ewing. Weekly progressive dances. No prior experience is needed. Please be prompt.

Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation; richd1squarerounddancer@msn.com; 609844-1140.

MISCELLANY Woodwind Day, Douglass campus of Rutgers, 85 George St., New Brunswick.

Performances, master classes, and exhibits.

Faculty at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University will lead the classes, instructing and offering tips in bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone. It is open to professionals, amateurs, students, teachers, parents, and music directors from the greater New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $25, $20 in advance; www.masongross. rutgers.edu/woodwind-day.

“Elvis & Me - An Evening with Priscillia Presley,” State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Presley will talk about her life in an interview format where she will answer audience questions and share stories. Hosted by Max Weinberg, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $45-$150; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.

Historical Fiction Book Club, Historical Society of Princeton’s Updike Farm-

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Tommy Conwell will perform two concerts at Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, Oct. 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. The first concert will feature opener Scott Evans. For the second show, the opener will be Tod the Mod Ellis. The singer-songwriter had a hit, “I’m Not Your Man,” in 1988. Tickets cost $15. For tickets and information, go to www.mancavenj.com or call 609-424-3766.

stead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton. Get immersed in the world of a historical time and place, and then engage with a scholar to learn the “real” story. At meetings of the Historical Fiction Book Group, scholars participate in discussions of the fictional elements and the nonfictional local and regional context of selected books: Discussion of “Burr” by Gore Vidal with Paul Clemens, professor of history at Rutgers University, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. www.princetonhistory.org.

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MOVIE TIMES

Movie and times for the week of Oct. 2026. Schedules are subject to change.

HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-8748181): Only the Brave (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; Sun. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15. Geostorm (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Sun. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:35, 5:10, 7:45.

The Snowman (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05. Happy Death Day (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20; Sun. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55; Mon.-Thurs. 3:05, 5:30, 7:55. The Foreigner (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Sun. 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50; Mon.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:15, 7:50. Mountain Between Us (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40; Sun. 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8; Mon.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:20, 8. My Little Pony (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12, 2:25; Mon.-Thurs. 2:25. Blade Runner 2049 (reserved seating, recliners) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30; Sun. 12, 3:30, 7; Mon.-Thurs. 3:30, 7.

American Made (R) Fri.-Sat. 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; Sun.-Thurs. 5:05, 7:45. The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:10, 2:40; Mon.-Thurs.

2:40. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (R) Fri.Sat. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10; Sun. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50; Mon.-Thurs. 3:40, 6:50. It (R) Fri.-Sat. 4:50,

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MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-9247444): Breathe (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2:25, 7:25, 9:55; Sun.Thurs. 2:25, 7:25. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (R) Fri.-Thurs. 4:55. Victoria and Abdul (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2, 3:25, 4:35, 6, 7:10, 8:35, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 2, 3:25, 4:35, 6, 7:10. Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG) Fri.Sat. 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35; Sun.-Thurs. 2:05, 4:35, 7:05. Battle of the Sexes (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609279-1999): Victoria & Abdul (PG-13) Fri. 3:45, 6:45, 9:25; Sat. 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25; Sun. 1, 3:45, 6:45; Mon. 5:15, 8; Tues. 2, 5:15, 8; Wed. 1:30, 4, 8; Thurs. 2:30, 5:15. Loving Vincent (PG13) Fri. 4, 7, 9:15; Sat. 1, 4,7, 9:15; Sun. 4:30, 7; Mon. 5:30, 8; Tues. 2:30, 8; Wed. 2:30, 5:30; Thurs. 2, 4:30, 8. Royal Opera: The Magic Flute (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. Not So Silent Cinema: Phantom of the Opera with live musical accompaniment (1929) (NR) Wed. 7:30 p.m.

Prof Picks: Night of the Living Dead (1968) (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

Photography Continued from TimeOff Page 1 created from handmade reflective silver paper layered over a digital image. Her images depict locations that were once safe houses on the Underground Railroad or places where riots broke out. Also featured in the exhibit are images by Leslie Sheryll and Ann LePore.

The exhibit is curated by Amy Brummer, who is the founder of the arts council’s Bruce Berenson Foundation for Darkroom Photography, in honor of Berenson, a photographer who helped create the space for darkroom photography at the Paul Robeson Center. Since Berenson’s death in 2011, Brummer has worked with that program, and also serves as the agent and archivist for Berenson’s estate.

In 2016, Brummer was talking with Jeff Nathanson, then the executive director of the arts council, about a possible photography exhibit, and she thought of White, who she has known since the early 2000s, when she wrote about “Small Towns, Black Lives,” for TimeOFF.

She saw connections between White’s colored school photos and the growth of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, including the renovation of the Paul Robeson Center, the work being done on Robeson’s home and the development happening in the area. That served as a springboard for “Reconstructed Histories.”

“It’s about recognizing and remembering the historical significance of these places as we move forward into progress,” Brummer says. “In celebration of that, we should be understanding of the history that came before that and that this neighborhood in the past decade has changed radically.”

“Reconstructed History” is on view at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, through Nov. 25. On Oct. 21, there will be an artist panel, 4-5 p.m., followed by an opening reception, 5-7 p.m. For more information, go to www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.

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A. I enjoy having a very versatile and expansive business throughout the area. Nonetheless, quite a bit of my focus goes to Princeton Landing. I have lived on Sayre Drive for over a decade and have sold over 300 homes there.

Because my family and I call Princeton Landing our home, I am very knowledgeable about the market there. It is such a beautiful, park-like community with all of the amenities of a 5-star resort and close proximity to major roadways and Princeton Junction Train Station. Many of my clients have found their perfect home in Princeton Landing and I am happy to call them neighbors.

. 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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286 Route 518. This one-of-kind home is pristine, spacious & updated. Own your own piece of Montgomery history in this restored Farmhouse. Gleaming refi n hdwd fl rs greet you throughout FDR, LR, piano rm/offi ce & EIK. The kit will impress any chef w/granite counters & SS appli & Viking gas range. 4 BR, 3.5 bath. Priv MBR offers stunning views of Sourland Mtn. 3 car gar. So many features. Not to be missed.

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55 Dey Road. Beautiful 2 family Bi-level home on over 3/4 acre lot. Main flr has all refinished hdwd flrs, Kit. has newer SS appls. 4BR, 3 full BAs. Upper level has 3BR, LR, DR, Kit, 2 Full BAs. Main level has FR, 1BA, EIK, Laundry room and garage. Relax on the upper deck and look out over the open space. First floor is great for an inlaw suite. New kitchen and full bath. Freshly painted thru out. Minutes to train station, Rt 1, Rt 95 and NJ turnpike.

Walk to parks, golf course and shopping center. Excellent West Windsor Plainsboro school system.

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55 N.Main St. Great building in the heart of Historic Cranbury. Charming town w/great mix of Retail stores & restaurants. 3,000 sq ft of retail. There are 2 additional flrs that could be converted to 2 nice size apartments.

Property has 5 parking spots attached to an off street additional parking lot. Owner is retiring & willing to sell business for an additional amount TBD. Business has been operating for 25 plus years. Seller has township approvals for restaurant & apartments.

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Fieldstone townhouse with wood and stone exterior in New Hope-Solebury School District has the best location with open space behind and great morning light. Two-story foyer and first floor have gleaming hardwood floors. Great room has natural gas fireplace and includes spacious dining area. Rear sliding doors lead to a deck which spans the entire back of house with view of sweeping lawns. Well-appointed kitchen with granite countertops and SS appliances has opening to dining area with fireplace view from an eating bar. Carpeted upstairs features main bedroom suite with beautiful antique mantle fireplace, skylight and white marble bath. Two additional bedrooms have double or walk-in closets and built-in bookshelves. Convenient second floor laundry room, full bathroom and linen closet in the hall. One car attached garage with parking behind and additional guest parking across the street. The fully finished carpeted basement has built in office area and media room. Great location for NJ commute. One-year Home Warranty included. www.FieldstoneSummerhill.com

Soaring walls of windows, a vaulted ceiling with commanding full height stone fireplace in the stunning great room designed for intimate gatherings or large events. Sophisticated but comfortable living at its best with everything you could want in a one-level 4500 sq. ft. home.

Four bedrooms and gorgeous bathrooms includes incredible owner’s suite of four rooms. Use multi-purpose rooms to suit your lifestyle. Central to all is an exquisitely designed kitchen/breakfast room and a sitting room with raised concrete fireplace. Nature surrounds this home and comes inside with abundant natural light and views of changing seasons.

Outside is designed for relaxing, dining and recreation. Heated swimming pool adjoins goldfish stocked pond w/waterfalls. Bluestone patios, pool house w/bathroom, lighted tennis court and fenced orchard of fruit trees. 3-car garage, professional landscaping, generator, circular driveway. The 15 acre property is in the middle of 275 preserved acres. All on a quiet Solebury country road close to Bucks County dining, shopping & cultural amenities. www.

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One-of-a-kind architect designed house in Solebury is anything but cookie cutter on 6 acres of private, beautiful land that is nature personified. Built on two on-grade levels for optimum use of outdoors, it is a retreat that includes an aerated pond with bridge to a lighted island and a Great Blue Heron that visits often. Special architectural details, open floor plan, abundant light from enormous windows, skylights, huge gas fireplace are but a few features. Use the many well-proportioned rooms to suit lifestyle. Nothing has been spared in the chef’s kitchen. Main level master bedroom suite has sitting room and bathroom with radiant floor heating. The walk-out lower level has two bedrooms, large family room with beamed vaulted ceiling plus a heated and air-conditioned glass-walled conservatory/ greenhouse. Enjoy the wooded outdoors on the covered patio with stone pillars and builtin wood burning fireplace. Garage space for five vehicles plus a carport, security system, generator and central vacuum. Great location with easy commute to Princeton, Philadelphia, NYC. www.5936HoneyHollowRoad.com

Extraordinary, historic stone house, circa 1727, and a one-level cottage are privately positioned on ten gorgeous acres of exquisite trees and landscaping in Wrightstown.

Antiquity meets modern conveniences in the 3-level home. Character abounds as you stroll through the rooms that feature wide plank pumpkin pine floors, deep sill windows, original millwork and hardware, original beehive oven fireplace. Updated kitchen, heated solarium, stone & glass-walled breakfast room blend with the living and dining rooms, family room, five bedrooms, four full bathrooms. In-ground swimming pool, hand crafted twig gazebo, 1-room hideaway among stone wall ruins. Antique bank barn has stalls for animals and second floor has workshop and heated art studio.

Two garages house six vehicles. Cottage has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious deck & lovely gardens & is legal rental or for family or caretaker. There is so much more to see and experience. This oasis of beauty and grace is in a great location for the best of Bucks County amenities and easy commuting. www.FireCreekFarmNewtownPA.com

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. Mansfield Township (Columbus) A 1,544 ± SF office suite, presently used for a medical practice, available for lease.

. Somerville, NJ. A 4,900± SF office building available for sale with smaller individual suites available for lease. Easy access to Routes 206, 22, 206 and 287.

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MIXED USE Well maintain property in Trenton NJ. Previously used as a funeral home with one bedroom apt. above.

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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY 271+ acre parcel located in Pemberton Twp. with 1,775+ feet of road frontage. Call for details!

WELL MAINTAINED Burlington, NJ. A 44,502+ SF former elementary school that is available for lease. Isideal for offices, medical and professional, or as a charter school.

MEDICAL OFFICE Burlington, NJ. A 6,000± SF office building with 2,500± SF of medical office space available for lease. Well maintained medical office. A stone throw from Route 130 North.

GREAT LOCATION An exceptional Hamilton, NJ, 5+ acre property available for sale.

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