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Woolsey family recognized during park dedication By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Three centuries of history - of Hopewell Township and the Woolsey family, who were among its earliest settlers - was acknowledged Saturday morning with the dedication of Woolsey Park. Members of the Woolsey family traveled from near and far to attend the dedication ceremony. Woolsey Park is located at 221 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, and for many years it was known as Alliger Park. Woolsey Park holds a veterans memorial and a 9/11 memorial, as well as walking trails. Woolsey Brook runs through the park. Although the 167-acre park had been named Alliger Park for the family that sold the land to
Hopewell Township in 1998, historians and township officials agreed that “Woolsey Park� was a more fitting name. That’s because the land had been continuously farmed by the Woolsey family for nearly 230 years, said David Blackwell, vice chairman of the Hopewell Township Historic Preservation Commission. George Woolsey arrived in Hopewell Township in 1700 and bought 218 acres of land, of which 167 acres makes up the newly renamed Woolsey Park, Blackwell told the attendees. Woolsey’s grandfather settled on Manhattan Island in 1635. George Woolsey, along with other families from today’s Queens, N.Y., bought land from the West Jersey Society investors
County officials to train the public on Narcan use By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Aiming to help those at risk of an opioid overdose, as well as their friends and family, a free training session on how to use Narcan is set for Nov. 15 at the Hopewell Branch Library of the Mercer County Library System. The program, which starts at 6 p.m., is being co-sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance and the Hopewell Branch Library of the Mercer County Library System. The library is located at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road. The free training session will teach attendees how to administer Narcan (naloxone) to reverse a heroin or opioid overdose. There is no pre-registration for the program and no limit on the number of persons who can attend. The first 30 attendees will receive a free Narcan nasal spray kit.
Opioid addiction and overdosing is a growing problem in the United States and in New Jersey. Between 2014 and 2015, there was a 16.4 percent increase in opioid overdose deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationwide, there were 33,000 deaths in 2015 as a result of opioid overdoses. Nearly half of those deaths involved a prescription opioid, such as OxyContin or Vicodin, the CDC said. The rest were from other opioids, such as heroin. Heroin is a significant problem because it is cheaper than a pill, and it is readily available on the street, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said at a recent presentation on opioid abuse. Pills are much more expensive than a “deck� of heroin, which is about the size of a sugar packet, Onofri said. That’s what accounts for the increase in heroin use. Heroin is highly addictive.
A county corrections officer was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual assault, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Trenton Police Director Ernest Parrey Jr. reported today. Donald J. Ryland, age 44, is charged with one count of seconddegree sexual assault. Ryland is a corrections officer at the Mercer County Correction Center. The assault took place on October 6 when the adult female vic-
tim entered the suspect’s vehicle in the area of South Broad Street. The suspect then drove to Cadwalader Park, at which time the victim exited the vehicle. Moments later, the victim saw the suspect running toward her. He knocked her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. The victim fled the area and found refuge with two guards at a park security gate. Based on the nature of the incident, during the next week, the Trenton Police Department and
group, Blackwell said. On his newly acquired farm, Woolsey planted corn and then wheat, which was a farmer’s cash crop. Woolsey handed down the 218-acre farm to his son, Jeremiah Woolsey, who built a one-and-ahalf story, Dutch-style house that still stands next to Woolsey Park. The house, which was built in 1765, is privately owned and is not part of the Hopewell Township park. The Woolsey farm, meanwhile, was handed down from father to son over several generations until it was sold in 1929. Hopewell Township bought 167 acres of land from the Alliger family in 1998. But because seven generations of Woolseys had farmed the land, it was decided to rename the park for the Woolsey
family. “‘History is the memory of civilization, and without it, we cease to be civilized,’� Blackwell, of the township’s Historic Preservation Commission, said as he quoted the late Cornell University historian Michael Kammen. The Woolsey family played an important role in the Revolutionary War, and a Woolsey family descendant also served in the Union Army during the Civil War, Blackwell said. Jeremiah Woolsey served as a commissioner to recruit men to serve in the Revolutionary War. His son, Ephraim Woolsey, was a soldier and was one of several local farmers/soldiers who guided Gen. George Washington on his route to the Battle of Trenton. Capt. Henry Harrison
Woolsey, who was a Princeton University graduate, served in the 5th New Jersey Regiment in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was wounded several times, but recovered and went back to battle - until he suffered a fatal injury at the siege of Petersburg, Va. Given the Woolsey family’s history and ties to the Hopewell Valley, it is only fitting that Alliger Park should be renamed Woolsey Park, Blackwell said. “Not that it matters that I say it, but I now pronounce you ‘Woolsey Park,’� Blackwell said, to smiles and some chuckles from the attendees. Framed resolutions were handed out to Woolsey family members who attended the dedication ceremony - from as far See PARK, Page 9A
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For the third consecutive year, the Hopewell Valley Arts Council hosted its Amazing Pumpkin Carve in the newly named Woolsey Park. From Oct. 11 to 15, more than 50 gigantic pumpkins, carved by 50 of the area’s best artists, were on display.
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Corrections officer charged with sexual assault the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office conducted operations in the city aimed at identifying the suspect. Sunday afternoon, the victim recognized the suspect in Trenton and flagged down Sgt. Jason Astbury, who was working a street crimes detail. The victim was able to provide Astbury with a description and license plate of the suspect’s vehicle. An alert was broadcast, and a short time later, Trenton Officers Jose Gonzalez
and Crystal Everett, and Detective Drew Astbury, stopped the vehicle on Adeline Street and subsequently detained Ryland. The case was investigated by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit, with assistance from the Cyber Crimes and Special Investigations units, and the Trenton Police Special Victims Unit, with assistance from the Street Crimes Unit. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case should
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Jim Davidson, local East Amwell historian, has lived in 16 old houses, four of which have been haunted. Come and hear his stories and bring your own to share. We will talk about what the different types of ghosts, why are they around and, if need be, how to get rid of them. A perfect night - right before Halloween. Suggested $5 donation at the door. Seating is limited. Wednesday, October 25, 78:30 p.m., Hopewell Train Station. Advance registration is required http://tiny.cc/Ghost_ Stories
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open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. The deer management program is open for permit and winter bow, six-day firearm, permit shotgun and permit muzzleloader hunting. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset with no hunting taking place on Dec. 25. The park will be closed to the public Wednesday through Saturday. The park will remain open for public use on Monday and Tuesday, when only bow hunting will be permitted.
Men’s Pool League Hopewell Valley Senior Services are working in collaboration with the Hopewell Valley YMCA in starting a pool league. They are looking at an afternoon during the week from 1-3 p.m. at the Hopewell Valley YMCA Building, 62 South Main Street, Pennington. This new group would require a group leader to work directly with Randi to make any necessary changes or improvements to the program and manage the overall group of participants. Please call Randi 537-0236 if you are interested in joining this group or becoming the group leader.
GrandPals volunteers needed We are looking for volunteers for the rewarding GrandPals program. Our volunteers will read to groups of students weekly at Bear Tavern Elementary School. The volunteer will have the same group of students every week from October to May and your relationship with them will blossom. You will watch them grow from the young
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Community Closet clothing The Hopewell Community Closet has reopened and has fall and winter fashions for all ages and sizes newborn to 3X. There’s something for everyone — men, women and children — for a freewill donation or free to those who are financially struggling. Shop hours are Saturdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Hopewell Community Closet is in Burton Hall of the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Hopewell Borough. Donations of gently used clothing, shoes and handbags are accepted at business hours. The mission of the Hopewell Community Closet is to provide access to free or low-cost clothing to struggling individuals and families. This ongoing outreach is operated by the United Methodist Women of Hopewell United Methodist Church. The freewill donations support UMW missions. The church is at 20 Blackwell Ave. More information is available at www.hopewellmethodist.or g.
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One Spirit Yoga One Spirit Yoga returns to the train station at 9 a.m. on Wednesday mornings from October through May. Bring a yoga mat, a beach towel as well as any other props you like to use and wear stretchable clothing. This class is open to the public and all levels are welcome. Come out and practice yoga to calm your mind, relax your body and restore your spirit. For questions, email Nancy McCormack at mccormackne@comcast.net or call 609-333-1188.
Adopt a flag for Pennington The Pennington Parks & Recreation Commission is seeking donations to buy flags to display along Main Street and Delaware Avenue through September. The flags cost $42 and can be
Mahjongg Thursdays in Hopewell
Beginners and experienced players alike can come down to the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, located at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. in Titusville, from 1:303:30 p.m. on Thursdays for weekly Mahjongg. Entrance is free, but preregistration is required for first-time players. For more information, 609-737-0605, ext. 668.
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Big names continue to stump for Phil Murphy By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
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 revealed 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
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 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 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 See GUADAGNO, Page 5A
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Guadagno: Only I have a plan for lower 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.” “The number one problem facing each one of us today, even if we’re renters, is property taxes,” she said. Eschewing standing at a
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” cancelled 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, See MURPHY, Page 5A
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR An open letter to Kevin Kuchinski To the editor: At the finance committee meeting on August 3, Mayor Kevin Kuchinski made a public statement during the meeting, which was recorded on the audiotape of that meeting, that “there have been complaints filed” against me, and that I could “check with the police.” Don’t believe it? Listen to the audiotape for yourself. After I did indeed check with the police, I learned that Mayor Kuchinski’s public statement about me was completely false. At the next Finance Committee meeting on October 5, the September meeting having been cancelled, on the audiotape record of that meeting, I requested an apology from Mayor Kuchinski in the same public forum where he made his false public claim about me. Following my request, Mayor Kuchinski remained silent. Don’t believe it? Listen to the audiotape for yourself. If Mayor Kuchinski made this false public statement about me erroneously or by way of misunderstanding, human decency requires that a retraction and an apology is in order. If Mayor Kuchinski made this false public statement about me with actual malice, having knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard for the truth, his continued stonewalling speaks volumes about his mindset. Harvey Lester Titusville
Volpe and Nicolao are the change Hopewell needs To the editor:
remedy lawsuits. Where was his outrage then? Instead of spreading misinformation, Mr. Lester needs to acknowledge that the lands now zoned for housing were zoned for commercial building after the township lost a lawsuit in the early 2000s. And once those lands were sold to builders, development was going to happen anyway. It is time for Mr. Lester and his fellow Republicans to acknowledge all the facts about Affordable Housing in Hopewell Township. Here are the best facts of all: Hopewell finally has some public servants who got ahead of the problem and came up with a better plan than the best Lester could.
Bruce Gunther Pennington
Reverend supports Kuchinski and Ruger To the editor:
I write in support of Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and his running mate Michael Ruger as my personal choice in the upcoming election for the Hopewell Township Committee. Since my retirement in 2013, I have had the opportunity to become more involved in the government of the township having been asked to serve on the township planning board. I have come to know both of these men very well and believe them to be self-giving leaders of honesty and integrity. Under the leadership of our current Township Committee, our community has struggled with some very difficult issues. We have faced the Affordable Housing dilemma head on, trying to balance the legal mandate from the NJ Supreme Court for affordable housing, while striving to limit the impact of unreasonable overdevelopment in Hopewell Township. It has been a challenge, but I know that Mayor Kuchinski and the members of our township committee have given us a chance to meet the challenges through wise and careful negotiations. I have also witnessed an open and transparent budgeting process that has been beneficial to all of us by holding down our municipal taxes while maintaining the services that we have come to expect in our community. Both Kevin and Michael have been a part of that process. I appreciate their stewardship. We have been waiting for far too long for action addressing the need for a senior/community center. The pleas of our seniors seem to have fallen on deaf ears! Finally, under the leadership of our current Township Committee, concrete actions are being taken towards both keeping the current Pennington Center open and planning for a new center. There is still much to plan and negotiate with the leadership of our neighboring municipalities, but the signs for the future are very hopeful. I have lived, worked and served in our community for forty years. I am excited about our future and believe that Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger are vitally important leaders to plan the progressive path forward as we face the challenges and the opportunities ahead.
As I look around Hopewell, it’s not exactly maintaining its previously championed lowest equalized tax rate, nor bucolic beauty, as vocalized by recent endorsements for Kuchinski and Ruger. All one has to do is drive by Pennytown, which was committed by candidate/Mayor Kuchinski to be sold this year and would replenish our surplus the finance committee raided, but instead still stands with what appears to be homemade “For Sale” signs and no marketing plans for the property. This visual is a clear reminder every day, that Hopewell Township needs a change in management, and Phil Volpe and Luis Nicolao are the change. These two individuals are committed to lower spending, which means exactly that, spending less. Not appropriating almost $1million more in the 2017 budget, accompanied by a balloon payment in 2022 on this year’s capital expenses, both approved by candidate Ruger (finance committee) and Mayor Kuchinski. Phil and Luis, in addition to be fiscally responsible, are about community and respect. Phil Volpe owns a local business, Cream King, interacting with our residents daily, from hearing their concerns about how Hopewell is becoming unaffordable, to sharing in their happiness after their children’s sporting events and activities. Luis Nicolao is a natural team builder, coaching Princeton University’s water polo teams, and continually being nationally ranked in the top 20. They Rev. Canon Jack Belmont understand our issues and needs, and know how to work as Hopewell Township a TEAM. Isn’t that what we need at this point, our government working together and listening to all ideas to solve problems, not censoring committee members or residents if Three reasons to support Volpe they don’t agree with their positions? To the editor: I urge you to reach out to Phil and Luis at volpeandnicolao.com, ask them about their ideas and vision for Let me begin by saying that I don’t believe in the twoHopewell Township, and to vote for them both on Novemparty political system. To me, it is an outdated bureaucratic ber 7 for Hopewell Township Committee. system with mediocre thinkers and non-effective leaders Todd Brant who accomplish minimal objectives (locally and nationHopewell Township ally). With that said, I am supporting Phil Volpe for the Hopewell Township Committee for three reasons: first, Phil brings a level of “common sense” for the committee and Lester and Republicans should be township. He doesn’t get caught up in silly politicking but honest about affordable housing prefers to “do the right thing versus always doing things right.“ He also asks tough questions before deciding on a To the editor: path of action. Second, Phil is a small business owner who understands the need for education for our children while Why is it so hard for Harvey Lester to give Hopewell also bringing new small business owners into our area to Township the true facts about Affordable Housing? help offset taxes and provide services. Third, Phil and his He fails to note that the current settlement is actually 17 family have lived in the area for 20+ years. He knows the percent better than the one the planning board approved on history; what programs have worked and what programs October 15, 2015, while Lester was mayor and actually sat will be difficult to implement. Hopewell Township needs a on the planning board. The township submitted this same blend of the “new” while retaining our rich culture. plan to the courts later that year as evidence of preliminary Last, Phil brings a level of integrity that our township compliance, and to preserve our immunity from builders would embrace and have confidence he will listen to concerns; then working on a collaborative basis to “develop simple solutions for complex issues.” I would encourage you to learn more about Phil and then make an educated vote in November. www.hopewellvalleynews.com
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Democratic candidate says he and running mate are good for recreation To the editor:
As a parent, I know how important sports are for kids. Our three boys have been on cross country, swimming, hockey and lacrosse teams. Some of their friends have chosen other sports, like football, baseball and soccer. While being part of a team provides kids with exercise and lessons in fair play, self-discipline, teamwork, and sportsmanship, parents benefit as well. Tracy and I have met many families throughout Hopewell Township and have had the opportunity to help out in many ways, from providing snacks to running the scoreboard. We are fortunate that Hopewell Township offers recreational activities for adults as well. I have spent many hours training for marathons along the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath. And the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, along with the many rural roads or the Township, are great for biking. Recreation is not limited to sports. We have an outSee LETTERS, Page 5A
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standing Parks and Recreation Department that offers activities for residents of all ages. And we have an active Hopewell Valley Arts Council that offers community events, such as the recent Amazing Pumpkin Carve, as well as contests and encouragement for local artists, including amateur photographers like me. Sports and recreational activities help to bring people together and foster a stronger sense of community. Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and I will work together to promote recreational activities of all types for everyone in the township. On November 7, please vote for Michael Ruger and Kevin Kuchinski for Hopewell Township Committee. Michael Ruger Democratic Candidate for Hopewell Township Committee
Fighting to keep taxes low To the editor:
Hopewell Township is a place I am proud to call home, but we must work together to make it more affordable. Let’s start with what we have accomplished over the past two years. By zerobasing the township budget, we were able to reduce operating expenses and bring the tax rate change down from more than 5.28 percent under Lester’s leadership to 1.1 percent per year.
Murphy Continued from Page 3A 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 governor, forcing families to move out in droves,” said Guadagno spokesman Ricky Diaz on Sunday. “From increasing sales taxes to even adding tolls on
Guadagno Continued from Page 3A 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
We not only stayed within the state’s 2 percent cap, but also delivered spending plans below the rate of inflation. But there’s more work to do. I am fortunate to be running with Michael Ruger for township committee. He is a proven leader and has worked tirelessly on the Finance Advisory Committee to make government more effective and efficient. Our total municipal spending in 2017 is below what it was in 2015. We have done all this while restoring Bulky Waste pickup, rebuilding our public works fleet and absorbing increased costs from unfunded state mandates. Michael and I each have more than 25 years of experience cutting costs and adhering to financial commitments in the corporate world. We also understand what it means to do more with less, from our roles in the nonprofit world and working with small businesses, including my service as Chair of the Finance Council at St. James and work with Ray Disch at Sourland Mountain Spirits. We will continue a disciplined budgeting process, eliminating unnecessary spending, expanding shared service agreements with our partners in Hopewell/Pennington Boroughs and the schools, and returning the proceeds to you. Finally, we must find new sources of revenue to reduce the burden of residential property taxes. This includes attracting new restaurants, medical offices and small business retailers to Hopewell Township, thereby increasing our ratables. We will
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 immigrants. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, who at-
tended 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.
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.”
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achieve this within the township’s Master Plan, maintaining our open space and preserved farmlands, and preventing the extension of sewers into currently pristine areas. Please allow us to put our experience and detailed financial action plan to work for you and make Hopewell more affordable. Vote Kuchinski-Ruger on November 7. Kevin D. Kuchinski Democratic Candidate for township committee
Lester purposefully misrepresenting taxes To the editor: Lying with statistics. Harvey Lester is doing it again. Recently he challenged a statement that said Hopewell Township has the lowest equalized tax rate in Mercer County. He was wrong again. He knowingly misread tax tables and misrepresented the
facts by looking at the total tax rate for the township which includes the school and county taxes, neither of which the township government has any control over. The Hopewell Township Equalized Municipal Purpose Tax is the lowest in Mercer County. This is the only aspect of our taxes that the township committee has control over. See for yourself: http://www.mercercounty.org/ home/showdocument?id=5318. The fact is that when the Republicans last had control of the township finances in 2015 when Harvey was mayor, both Kevin Kuchinski and Vanessa Sandom voted against the Republican budget increase. And in that year the Hopewell Township budget increase was 5.28 percent. The true fiscal conservatives in Hopewell Township are the Democrats! Vote for continued fiscal responsibility and cost cutting on Nov. 7. Vote for Democrats Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and Finance Advisory Committee member Michael Ruger - watchdogs of our taxes.
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St. Matthews’s Episcopal - The church is at 300 S. Main St., Pennington, across from Toll Gate Grammar School. Sunday worship schedule is at 8 a.m. for Holy Eucharist Rite I and at 10 a.m. for Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. The Sunday morning children’s program for ages four years through eighth grade meets during the 10 a.m. service. Nursery care is also provided for children under four years. The Rev. Barbara King Briggs is the Rector. Questions? Call 609-737-0985 or visitwww.stmatthewspennington.org. First Baptist, Pennington — Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Malik McKinley Sr. is interim pastor. The church is at the corner of Crawley Avenue and Academy Street in Pennington. For information, call 609-303-0129. Pennington United Methodist — Regular Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Daniel Casselberry is pastor. The church offers a variety of services designed to help those with special needs, including an elevator for wheelchair accessibility, wireless hearing aids and handicapped parking is available. The church is at 60 S. Main St. For further information on youth and adult Sunday school and special programs, call the church office at 609-737-1374 or visit www.pumcnj.com. St. James R. C. Church — The church is at 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The chapel is on Eglantine Avenue. Masses are held Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held in the chapel at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The sacrament of reconciliation is held
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Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Deacon Moore Hank, pastoral associate can be reached at 609737-0122. The fax is 609-737-6912. Nancy Lucash in the office of religious education/adult faith formation/RCIA can be reached at 609-737-2717. Visit stjamespennington.org for more information. Hopewell United Methodist — The morning worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Adult Small group meets at 9 a.m. The study is “Disciple IV: Under the Tree of Life,” which is led by Pastor Kate. Children’s Sunday school will continue with its fall study of People in the Old Testament. They meet during the morning service time. Hopewell United Methodist Church offers a blend of contemporary and traditional worship styles. The church is located on 20 Blackwell Ave. It is handicap accessible. For more information about the Church and its programs, please contact Pastor Hillis at 609466-0471 or visit the Church’s website at www.hopewellmethodist.or g. You can also visit us on
Facebook. Hopewell Presbyterian — Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Childcare is provided during the worship service. The church is handicapped accessible with an elevator to all three levels. Call the church office at 609-466-0758 or visit www.hopewellpresbyterian.org. The church is at the intersection of West Broad and Louellen streets. Second Calvary Baptist — The regular Sunday schedule is Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Bible study and prayer is at 7 p.m. The pastor is the Rev. Michael Diggs Sr. The church at Columbia and Maple avenues can be reached by phone at 609466-0862. The fax number is 609-466-4229. Calvary Baptist — Sunday worship and Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Nursery is offered during worship. The Rev. Dennis O’Neill is pastor. Philip Orr is the minister of music. The church is at 3 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, near the corner of East Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. A chair lift is available to the sanctuary. Call 609-466-1880 for more information or visit www.calvarybaptisthopewell.org.
St. Alphonsus R. C. Church — Mass is celebrated Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Donna Millar is the coordinator of religious education and faith formation. The church is located at the corner of Princeton Avenue and East Prospect Street in Hopewell Borough. Questions? Call 609466-0332. For information, visit http://stalphonsushopewell.org. Pennington Presbyterian — Rev. Nancy Mikoski and Rev. David Hallgren are pastors. Child care is available at 8:45 a.m. and church school for children, youth and adults is at 9 a.m. Worship services begin
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weekly schedule for October 19 to October 26, 2017. The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. At 9:30 a.m., Grace Academy classes have youth gathering in the Youth Room, located in the Bannerman Building. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with the Music Directors bring the message. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 10:45 a.m. the Adult Education class, which is currently studying Galatians, meets in the Heritage Room. On Sunday, October 22, the church will host StoneHearth Bluegrass Band for a concert at 6 p.m. Tickets are See RELIGIOUS, Page 9A
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Martha Cormie Evans, 101, of Pennington passed away Saturday October 14th at Sunrise of Lower Makefield. Born in Trenton, she had resided in Pennington for many years. She was a supervisor for NJ Bell telephone retiring after 32 years. She was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Trenton, a longtime member of Hopewell Valley Chapter of Deborah and Needlework Guild of America, the Pennington Women’s Club, the Questers Chapter 1011, the Telephone Pioneers of America, Moring Star Chapter #32 Order of the Eastern Star, Student Nurse Committee and volunteer at Mercer Medical Center’s Mercer Mart.
at 10:15 a.m., followed by fellowship time. Communion is the first Sunday of every month. There is also a class for adults on Thursday evenings at 6:55 p.m. Check our website home page for information about adult education offerings. There is a Bell Choir, and choirs for all ages. Call the church office for details, or look at our FOCUS newsletter under the ‘about us’ section of our website. All are welcome. The church has an elevator and easy access for wheelchairs. Call 609-7371221 or visit facebook.com/PennPres and pennres.org for more information. First Presbyterian of Titusville — The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville announces its
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STRONG – Timothy K, of Titusville, New Jersey, passed away at age 58 on October 15, 2017 with his entire loving family at his bedside. He grew up in Titusville, graduating from Hopewell Valley Central High School in 1977. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Trenton State College in 1984. For the past 25 years he was employed by NJM Insurance Company where he became Manager of Facility Operations. Hobbies and interests included carpentry, skiing, the Eagles, and, later in life, cooking for others. He is survived by his devoted wife of 29 years, Beatrice, their four children, Nicholas, Olivia, Victoria, and William, and his sister Chris Goodwin and brother Greg. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, 48 River Drive, Titusville. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tim’s memory may be made to The American Cancer Society.
ACTING ON YOUR OWN BEHALF Few decisions in life are more important than the ones that must be made concerning death. In the final analysis, the decisions revolving around a funeral and burial are among the most important to be made in life. At some point, you must ask if you want to make the decisions regarding your funeral and burial yourself or have someone else make them. Aside from these considerations is the matter of whether you want to burden your family with the emotional and financial responsibility of attending to your final needs. Much as you prepared for milestones in life such as births, graduations, weddings, and retirement, doesn’t it reasonably follow that you would also prepare for death?
For the same reasons people write a will or buy life insurance, people feel that it is a good idea to prepare for the future and make their own plans. At the time of an actual funeral, most decisions need to be made within a few hours. By preplanning the service options, you can take your time and make the decisions in a thoughtful way. To learn more about the funeral and memorial services we offer, please call 609-737-2900. We are located at 21 North Main St. Continuous Family Service Since 1881. “O Death! Thou comest when I had thee least in mind!”
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Events at the Pennington Public Library include: Halloween Drop-In Craft Week: Leading up to and on Halloween, stop by the library to create spooky and fun Halloween-themed crafts. Decorate your very own pillowcase trick-or-treat bag. Bring your own bag or we will provide one (while supplies last). Great fun for the whole family. October 24-31, New Jersey Room & designated areas throughout the library. Local Author Reading & Family Art Workshop: The Day I Met My Shadow: Join us on Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m. for a shadow themed morning! Local author Melissa Brun will read her recently published picture book, The Day I Met My Shadow. Then create your own personal shadow puppet theater from a combination of recycled and new materials. This workshop is intended for pre-school aged and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult assistance with craft is preferred. About the book: When a little boy goes out to play, he discovers something mysterious, which he can’t seem to get away from, no matter how hard he tries. About the author: Melissa Brun teaches preschool, owns a photography business, and lives in Pennington with her husband Dan, stepson Luke and fur-kid Rocket. Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Registration: kha@penningtonlibrary.org Living History: Mark Twain 2020: What if Mark Twain were alive today? One part campaign rally and one part rant, Mark Twain 2020 is a one-man show featuring Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain and his commentary on elections past and future. Anchored by the campaign slogan, “You could do a lot worse!” Twain announces his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. His political base— The Unreliables, as he fondly calls them, are certain to put him over the top (if they show up to vote). After all, “Hain’t we got all the fools in town on our side. And ain’t that a big enough majority in any town.” Tired of grand promises and feeble returns? Join Twain’s Army. Donate to his political action committee, or just show up to this campaign rally. Sunday, November 5, 3:00 pm, 60 min. Ongoing: Color Me Calm: Research shows that coloring can be relaxing. Many adults in need of a break from stress are finding peace inside the blank spaces of a coloring page. The library will have coloring pages and supplies in the New Jersey Room and to enjoy this activity as a way to de-stress
or just let your inner child out. Story Time with Ms. Kim: Treat your child and yourself to a morning out with rhymes, music, a small craft, and a read aloud that brings books to life. Story times have many benefits for children including: hearing another adult read, watching other children get engaged in a story, and exposure to a wide variety of authors and writing styles. Geared for children age 2-4, siblings and babies welcome. Wednesdays at 11 a.m., except last week of the month. Meetings will stop on the third week of July and will start back up in September. Adult Book Discussion Group: Drop by our long-running, monthly book discussion group for lively and stimulating conversation. Registration is not necessary. November 2 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats; December 7 - Book and Film - Hidden Figures. First Thursdays at 2 p.m. Too-Busy-for-Books Book Club: Designed for people who barely find enough time to breathe, this book club will read only a short work per month—nothing longer than 120 pages. Nov 14 - The Lifted Veil by George Eliot; Dec 12 - The Lemoine Affair by Marcel Proust. Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): Take a break at the library Friday afternoons in September for Relaxing Art Fridays — enjoy knitting, coloring, quilting, or other relaxing craft you bring along, and share the company of other fellow craft enthusiasts. Feel free to bring a bag lunch or snack. RAF will be held Fridays, October 27 at 1 p.m. Join us on Saturday, October 21 at 2 p.m. for our newly formed book club, African-American Author Spotlight, which celebrates contemporary AfricanAmerican authors. This month we’ll discuss A.L. Herbert, as well as her Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery series. The first two books, Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles and Murder with Macaroni and Cheese) are being lauded for their delicious plots and engaging characters. Cozy mystery fans aren’t the only readers consuming her books. Join us as we discuss Herbert’s tasty whodunits. Registration is requested. Stop by the library for this month’s Movie for Adults: La La Land (2016) being screened on Wednesday, October 25, 1:30 & 6:15 p.m. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star as Mia and Sebastian, an actress and a jazz musician pursuing their Hollywood dreams — and finding each
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HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3344 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-003280-17
NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 1, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., in the Main Meeting Room of the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 201 Washington CrossingPennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey 08560, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Hopewell (“Board”) will hold a public hearing on the application submitted by the undersigned (“Applicant”).
The premises involved in this application is located at 101 Van Dyke Road, Hopewell, NJ 08525, designated as Block 5, Lot 37 on the Hopewell Township Tax Map. The property is located in the Township's MRC Zoning District.
Applicant seeks a hardship variance from the requirements of the Township’s Land Use and Development Ordinance so as to permit a Residential Addition.
At said hearing, any and all interested parties may appear, either in person or through counsel, and present any questions, comments and/or objections they may have regarding this application.
The premise involved in this application is located at 107 Howard Way, designated as Block 38.02, Lot 4 on the Hopewell Township Tax Map. The property is located in the Township’s R-100 Zoning District.
BETWEEN: HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. vs CHERYL GRUETZMACHER, ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
The application, plans and other documents and materials relating to this application are available for public inspection in the Zoning Office at the Township Municipal Building during regular business hours.
In addition to the variance(s) referred to above, Applicant will also seek any and all other variances, waivers or relief that the Board may deem to be necessary or appropriate in connection with this application.
- Matthew Bonacci (Applicant)
At said hearing, any and all interested parties may appear, either in person or through counsel, and present any questions, comments and/or objections they may have regarding this application.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 1st, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., in the Main Meeting Room of the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 201 Washington CrossingPennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey 08560, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Hopewell ("Board") will hold a public hearing on the application submitted by the undersigned ("Applicant").
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By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say: Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 26 BRITTON ROAD Tax lot 17.04
The application, plans and other documents and materials relating to this application are available for public inspection in the Zoning Office at the Township Municipal Building during regular business hours.
IN BLOCK 26
Dimensions: (approx): 8.725 AC Nearest Cross Street: EASTON TRENTON TURNPIKE
Applicant- Stephen Martoana HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3337 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-011924-16
HVN, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $30.69 Affidavit: $15.00
BETWEEN: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs JOSEPH C. DISTEFANO, JR
HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3336 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-020058-16 BETWEEN: WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs LOUIS F. SIWY, ET AL
Execution for sale of mortgaged premises By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Execution for sale of mortgaged premises By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on:
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:
The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff. The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $500,703.72 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and exent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:
Premises commonly known as: 161 SANDY RIDGE ROAD
Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF WEST AMWELL County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey
Tax lot 6 IN BLOCK 39
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF KML LAW GROUP, P.C. (609) 250-0700 DATED: August 8, 2017 HVN, 1x, 10/4/17, 10/13/17, 10/20/17, 10/27/17 Fee: $208.32 Affidavit: $15.00
Premises commonly known as: 23 OLD YORK ROAD
HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3349 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-027384-16
Dimensions: (approx): 190.30FT X 228.40FT X 190.27FT X 228.40FT Tax lot 5 IN BLOCK 38 Nearest Cross Street: LAMBERTVILLE HEADQUARTERS ROAD Dimensions: (approx): 283 FEET WIDE BY 100 IRR .63 AC FEET LONG The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff. The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $225,130.14 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. **If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. ***If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.
Nearest Cross Street: WOODWARD LANE
BETWEEN: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC vs GLORIA SCHELLHORN, ET AL
The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff. The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $549,706.66 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation. To ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.
Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:
Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 540 ROSEMONT RINGOES ROAD Tax lot 5
IN BLOCK 23
Dimensions: (approx): .30 AC Nearest Cross Street: DELAWARE DRIVE
FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY
FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, PC (856) 813-5500 DATED: August 17, 2017
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF RAS CITRON, LLC (973) 575-0707 DATED: August 17, 2017
HVN, 1x, 9/29/17, 10/6/17, 10/13/17, 10/20/17 Fee: $226.92 Affidavit: $15.00
HVN, 4x, 9/29/17, 10/6/17, 10/13/17, 10/20/17 Fee: $219.48 Affidavit: $15.00
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The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff.
The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $162,018.04 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale.
Taxes: Current through 3rd Quarter of 2017* Sewer: Open balance amount of $l,048.24, good through 9/30/17* *Plus interest on these figures through date of payoff and any and all subsequent taxes, water and sewer amounts. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF STERN & EISENBERG, PC (609) 397-9200 DATED: April 26, 2017 HVN, 4x, 10/6/17, 10/13/17, 10/20/17, 10/27/17 Fee: $204.60 Affidavit: $15.00
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HOPEWELL VALLEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION
Last weekend, the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association continued its fall recreational season. The following is a submitted collection of the weekend’s results.
D3 Boys
On Saturday afternoon, DeSimone Orthodontics defeated Jack’s Nursery by a score of 6-0 in a battle between the top two teams in the league. Leading the scoring was Aaron Nulman, with two well-placed goals and an assist. On the scoreboard for the first time was Shane Sullivan in the second half, in addition to goals by Josh Kohlhepp, Tommy Irvine and Noah Pashman. Leading the defensive effort in goal was Paul Warznak with several incredible saves on breakaways, and Jeffrey Blake. Support in the midfield and on defense, to start several of the scoring opportunities, was consistent throughout the game from Teddy Franzino, Robert Taylor, Adam Rise, Connor Batcha and Jackson Blackwell. In a competitive game on Sunday, DeSimone Orthodontics, behind a hat trick in the first half by Jeffrey Blake, defeated Robbinsville 1 by a score of 4-1. Joshua Kohlhepp added an insurance goal and led the defensive effort early. There were several other scoring chances by Shane Sullivan, Adam Rise, Connor Batcha and Robert Taylor, but fantastic goalie play in the second half by Robbinsville 1 kept DeSimone Orthodontics off the scoreboard in the second half.
D3 Girls
Dr. McDonough’s Live Wires’ only game this weekend was played on Saturday, October 14. Despite the nasty weather, Natalie Kasprzyk was able to score two goals in the first half of the game against Robbinsville 1. The first goal was assisted by a pass from Katie Clarke. Stellar goaltending by Chelsea Kent and excellent defensive play by Sierra Mitchell, Makenzie Scherbekow and Mariel Haynes and Zoey Zeng kept Robbinsville off the scoreboard. The second half was a defensive battle until
Robbinsville was able to sneak a shot by goalie Mariel. The Live Wires defense kept the team in the lead until Robbinsville was able to circumvent the Live Wires’ defense and find the back of the net to tie the game 2-2. Natalie was on fire and looking for her third goal of the game. She placed a shot low and to the left of the Robbinsville goalie only to have the referee wave it off. Nearing the end of the game, the Live Wires were awarded a penalty kick as a result of a hand ball in the box called against Robbinsville. Under great pressure from a cheering crowd, Sierra Mitchell took the penalty shot. The ball went high, only to find the crossbar and deflect into the goalie’s arms. The defensive paring of Kyla Machinga and Olivia Friedrich kept Robbinsville out of the Live Wires net for the rest of the game. Jack’s Nursery Jack’s-O-Lanterns brought their A-Game this past weekend against two of Ewing Townships finest. On Saturday, goals from Charlotte Catlett, Shinyi Lee, Evelyn Lansing, Payton Tuorto, Lily Panzitta and Lilly Gaglio, led the Lanterns to a 6-0 victory over Ewing-3. Despite a spectacular defensive effort by the Ewing-1 team on Sunday, constant pressure on the Ewing goalies from Katie Means, and goals from Evelyn Lansing and Lilly Gaglio led the Lanterns to a 2-0 win, their second shutout in as many days. In both games, the victories were supported by great keeper showings from Bella Gaglio, Payton Tuorto, and Evelyn Lansing, who were all protected by spectacular defensive efforts from Jaina Jackowski, Kirsten Southall, Charlotte Catlett and Isabel Boyajian. Saturday saw the Union Line Garage Firecrackers take on Ewing 2, and securing a win by the score 3-1. The match unfortunately had Ewing score two own goals for the benefit of Union Line in the early minutes before settling down and scoring their only goal of the game before halftime. Emilie Sawicki scored from outside the penalty box in the middle of the second half to bring the score to 3-1. The midfield for
Union Line Garage was led by Lilla Antal, Kate Coyer, and Amanda Flanders, the defensive unit was Reena Fielding, Piper Brant, Shreya Mookherjee, and Lucy Antal, with keepers Lily Ryan and Manvi Shah. Union Line Garage Firecrackers traveled to Robbinsville on Sunday to take on Robbinsville 2, winning 4-1. The game opened up with Robbinsville scoring in the early minutes, holding the lead until five minutes left in the first half when Amanda Flanders scored from a very difficult angle deep in the right corner. After half time, the Union Line Garage defense successfully held the midfield line, through speed and footwork led by Lucy Antal, Reena Fielding, Shreya Mookherjee, and Piper Brant, keeping Robbinsville from mounting an attack. Midfielders Kate Coyer, Manvi Shah, and Lily Ryan held a clinic with passing and possession, allowing Emilie Sawicki to score from near the 18-yard mark, and Amanda Flanders scoring two more, one off a beautiful throw in from Emilie Sawicki. Keepers were M. Shah and L. Ryan.
D2 Boys Modells won 3-1 on Saturday against Burwood Landscape. Joseph Troiano, Allen Ye, Brady DeCore, Patrick Schouten and Joshua Rheinhardt led the offensive effort for Modells and scoring a goal in each of the first three quarters. Joseph Troiano showed his skills with a few solid corner kicks that assisted in the first goal. Defense was run by Logan Turnbull, Anthony Rinaldi, Chance Hutnik, Jackson Ruf and Ryan Batcha. This young defensive line keeps showing their skills and aggressiveness by taking on any player that approaches their line. Allen Ye, Joshua Rheinhardt and Brady DeCore each scored a goal for Modells. Modells player of the game goes to Ryan Batcha. Ryan continues to improve his overall skills this season showing impressive defensive plays and offensive plays against more experienced players. Modells won 1-0 on Sunday against Kuppek Landscaping. Patrick Schouten, Brady DeCore and Allen Ye were core to Modells offensive runs doing a great job bringing the ball down field and applying constant pressure. Logan Turnbull, Anthony Rinaldi, Brett Sirolly, Ryan Batcha and Chance Hutnik provided fantastic defense against Kuppek making it tough at each drive towards the goal. Joshua Rheinhardt did a fantastic job as goalie keeping Kuppek scoreless and helping apply pressure to Kuppek with his return kicks. Allen Ye scored the first and only goal of the game early in the first quarter. Modells player of the game is Patrick Schouten. Whenever Patrick is on the field he is always running and is always a team player. Patrick provided great assists in offense and defense during this game making our win possible. On Saturday, Kuppek Landscaping played the Wilson Apple Funeral Home team. The first quarter was evenly poised however a deflection from one of the Kupped defenders saw the ball in back of net with a few seconds to spare, putting them down 0-1. The next two quarters went toe-to-toe with one shots hitting the funeral home’s goal post and rebounding off. The Kuppek team failed to follow up on it to convert. In the fourth quarter there was a direct free kick to the Wilson Apple team about 10 yards outside of the penalty box they kicked and although the ball rolled on the ground somehow it went past Kuppek’s defenders. That was the final score. On Sunday, for Kuppek’s game against Modells team we were missing quite a few players including star player Aiden Luciano. Kuppek Landscaping were lucky that the weather was mild as they did not have any substitutes. The kids played an amazing game - they organized well, they started developing a sense of position. They kept on passing the ball, putting pressure on the ball, attacked and defended well. However Kuppek’s fell back in the last seconds of the first quarter from a direct free kick. Kuppek’s had two great scoring opportunities in second and third quarter which they could not convert. Final score was 0-1. Although it was a tough loss it was great to see the kids finally playing together with a sense of purpose and enthusiasm. Team Stelitano played a tough a game against J&V Trophies on Saturday, Oct 14, which resulted in a 2-0 loss. Despite multiple shots and fast breaks by Seamus Manning, Peter Merk and Eli Pashman, none of them hit the mark. J&V Trophies’ excellent goalkeeping proved too much for Team Stelitano. On Saturday, Burdwood’s Landscape and Patio Design played Modell’s. Goal-
tenders Tyler Ananian and Gavin Gola fought their hardest to keep Modell’s at bay. Defensemen Dylan Somma and Eddie Besant had some key defensive stops. Dylan Hersh and Christopher Mackin had a few good scoring opportunities, but only Eli Angarone, who played aggressively throughout the game, was able to connect with the net. Burdwood’s fell to Modell’s, 3-1. Burdwood’s Landscape and Patio Design faced Wilson Apple Funeral Home on Sunday. Gavin Gola and Tyler Ananian put up a great fight in goal, never wavering as they faced numerous attempts by Wilson Apple. Eli Angarone and Ryan Fornal played a great midfield game. Good offensive contributions were also made by Stephen Bilobran and Juan Geller. Burdwood’s lost to Wilson Apple, 5-0. In a close game on Saturday, Capital Health edged Carnegie Cat Clinic 5-3. Chris Miliaresis led the Capitals’ scoring with two goals in the first quarter. The Capitals then traded goals in each remaining quarter, with Miliaresis scoring in the second and third period, and Trevor LiVecchi contributing a decisive finisher in the final quarter. Nate Heiss broke up a number of key plays on defense. In goal, Abram Wojciechowicz knocked a blistering penalty shot over the crossbar, while Erik Petrin and Sam Keenan both turned in solid quarters in net. On Sunday, the Capitals fell 5-0 to HVSA. Though playing shorthanded, the Capitals’ offense made a number of good drives started with spirited footwork by Cooper Wiley and Jeremy English. James Gervasoni provided strong defense in the air and on the ground. It was a close game with lots of goals between Carnegie Cat Clinic and Capital Health on Saturday. CCC lost 5-3 in the end, but had a goal disallowed for offside and failed to capitalize on a penalty after a strong run by Lucien Gharagozloo who was brought down in the box. Goals for Carnegie cat clinic came from Drew Kohlhepp, Jace Kalina and William Carter. Carnegie Cat Clinic lost to J&V Trophies 5-1 in Sunday’s game. Carnegie worked very hard and got an early goal from Jace Kalina, but gave a soft goal away after a goalkeeper error. At 1-1, a bad referee decision gave a goal to J&V Trophies, even though the ball didn’t cross the goal line. The bad luck continued and Carnegie conceded an own goal. However a determined Carnegie continued to push forward and create chances, but could not convert them to goals.
D2 Girls
It was another great weekend for Stark & Stark Team Bob. On Saturday, they played the Black Birds and this time matched them point for point in a well played game. Caroline Sirolly scored first in the game, but the Black Birds tied it up quickly and then scored two goals in the third, but Sidney Young scored two goals in the fourth quarter to tie it again. With three minutes to go, the Black Birds edged out one more goal to win 4-3. On Sunday, Team Bob played Franco’s Pizza. Angelyn Zhao and Charlotte Sweetman scored early goals to take the lead. Jenna Young had many shots on goal and Eleanor Farmer and Addison Rhodes had excellent blocks on defense. Anna Wilson and Corrine Saindon were formidable goalies only letting Franco’s score once. With 30 seconds left, Sidney Young scored the final goal helping Stark and Stark win 3:1.
2006G
The girls of HV Nor’easter played FC Berna on Sunday. While the teams were well matched, the Nor’easters won with a final score of 3-1. Reese Overman scored the first goal in the first half and Tessa Caputo scored two more in the second half. Ella Fessler had some great saves in goal. Tierney Mallowney, Iris Lautermilch and Emily Eschleman kept up the pressure on offense. Olivia Chila, Anastasia Angarone and Hallie Carrick were strong on defense.
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Religious Continued from Page 6A $15 per person (family rates are available). Food concession begins at 4 p.m. On Sunday, October 29, at 4 p.m. “Celebration of the Reformation.” Rev. Ken Good will be offering an overview of this important era in history. Light refreshments will follow. All events at the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to the public. The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, founded in 1838, is located at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River, six miles south of Lambertville near the foot of the Washington Crossing Bridge. Additional information may be found by visitingwww.titusvillechurch.or
g, facebook.com/titusvillechurch or calling 609737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-737-0922. Visit the church’s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist — TUMC offers a weekly Sunday Family Worship Service at 10 a.m. The TUMC Book Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. There are small group discussions each month during the summer on the first and
third Sundays at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend. TUMC Youth Group meets Sunday evenings, twice a month. Holy Communion is celebrated each month. “Celebration Sunday” is an after-worship coffee hour served every fourth Sunday. TUMC is known as a “praying church” whose worship style is casual and family-friendly. All are welcome, come as you are. TUMC was founded in 1806, and is located at 7 Church Road in Titusville. For more information visit www.titusvilleumc.org or contact the church office 609-737-2622. St. George R. C. Church — The Church of Saint George, 1370 River Road (Route 29) Titusville, holds Masses on Saturdays
at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. Daily Mass is Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation is Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. the Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Sr. Dorothy Jancola is the pastoral associate. The religious education office phone is 609-730-1703. Parish phone is 609-7372015. First Assembly of God — The regular service schedule is Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday morning prayer meeting, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Special needs accommodations are available. Child care and children’s church are held Sundays for infants through fifth grade begin-
ning at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings for all ages. The church is at 87 Route 31, Pennington. Questions? Call 609-7372282. Har Sinai Temple — This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. His Harvest of Souls Ministries — The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937.
With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to amartins@ centraljersey.com so it arrives by 3 p.m. Friday.
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away as Salt Lake City, Utah, to as close as Newtown, Pa. Torrey Woolsey, who lives in Salt Lake City, said that she and her sisters, Allison and Kiley, knew the family had roots in Hopewell Township. Their father, Robert Woolsey, served in the U.S. Navy and later settled in Nevada.
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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
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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
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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
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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. Hector Berlioz’s “Witches Sabbath” from Symphonie Fantastique, “Festival at BaghSee THINGS TO DO , Page 5 dad” from Rimsky Korsakov’s
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“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.
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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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to the statue. He was scared, but his father encouraged him to approach the lion. His face showed concern as he stepped closer to the lion. After a few minutes, he bravely walked all the way up to the lion, and gave it a hug — I know touching the sculptures is not a good practice, but in this case, a brief hug seemed magical. This interaction haunted me for some time, and I began to draw a boy character with a stone lion. “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. “Quincy the Chameleon” was inspired by events in Barbara’s life that required no exotic travel. Quincy wants to love chameleon school, but he has trouble blending in. The only thing Quincy loves about school is painting during art class with his favorite teacher. Like Quincy, Barbara found her niche in the art room at school under the guidance of an “amazing” mentor. After learning about the talents of Barbara as an artist and author, I concluded that my “Hannibal and Lily” manuscript ought to remain under my bed — cozy and hidden from the rest of the world.
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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. School-aged children are susceptible to colds and flu when spending time in the classroom. But parents can reduce their youngsters’ cold and flu risk in various ways. — Metro Creative Connection
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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.
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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,
7:50, 10:50; Sun.-Thurs. 4:50, 7:50. 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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Coziness & warmth is felt here in this well built, spacious Colonial. New carpet & beautiful brick surrounds wood burning fplc in the inviting formal LR. Large picture window fills the entertainment-sized formal DR w/sunlight. Ample-sized kitchen. Family room can double as a home office or 4th BR. Upstairs has hrdwd flrs, 3 spacious BRs, loft & renovated full BA. Multipurpose finished bsmnt. All this plus a 2 car garage, numerous ceiling fans throughout, convenient 1st floor powder room & a new gas furnace.
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8 Players Lane. Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.
country-like gardens, arbors, gazebos & water features. This unique 6 BR, 4.5 bath home borders the prestigious Jasna Polana Golf Course and features a coffered study/ cigar room w/exotic woods & floors, a roman indoor pool and an elegant sunroom. Indoor movie theater w/full size popcorn machine. Outdoor gourmet kit w/full size outdr frplc great for entertaining in the warmer seasons. Fully upgraded kit featuring Crystallo Granite countertops, 2 ovens, a chef’s dream! So much to see.
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908-391-8396 gem in a park-like setting. Contemporary style home is unique in historic Cranbury. 4 BR, 3 full & 2 1/2 BAs. Cranbury is a Blue Ribbon Elementary school. Students attend the prestigious Princeton High School. This home has a Beautiful expansive open floor plan.Solarium has 15 ft High ceilings. Beautiful lush landscaping with lots of privacy in a natural setting Adjacent to 300 acres of preserved farmland. Features double oven, granite counters, Subzero fridge, recessed lighting, Sits on 2 private acres with IG pool, 2-level Azek deck. much more!
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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.
$749,000
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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BUCKS COUNTY PREMIUM PROPERTIES PRESENTED BY JIM BRIGGS CONTEMPORARY ON 15 PRESERVED ACRES.........................$1,575,000 THE BEST OF TOWNHOUSE LIVING.................................... $425,000
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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. OldWindyBushPreserve.com
NATURE RULES HERE.......................................................$800,000
TWO HOMES, BARN, AUTHENTICITY................................. $1,295,000
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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6319 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938
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MIXED USE Well maintain property in Trenton NJ. Previously used as a funeral home with one bedroom apt. above. UPGRADED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE Hamilton, NJ. Condominium Office for Lease. 1,310+ SF. Professional Office Park. Near Major intersection. Easy Access to Major thoroughfares. Many Upgrades. Well Maintained. Call Today for more information. OFFICE/RETAIL 800+ to 3,505+ SF. Located in the heart of Bordentown city business district. Close to restaurants and shops. Available for lease. 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. Conceptual plan available. HAMILTON RETAIL BUILDING Hamilton, NJ. Corner Lot. Great exposure with parking. Priced Right. Opportunity for startup retail business. 1,600± square foot retail building available for sale or lease. Call for more information. IDEAL LOCATION Hamilton, NJ. An 11,534+ SF office/ warehouse and a 2,185+ SF plus loft vehicle maintenance garage available for sale with 5+ acre vehicle/equipment storage. Richardson Commercial Realtors 609-586-1000
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