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Choir College faculty stage ‘teach-in’ demonstration By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
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Faculty at Westminster Choir College, feeling left in the dark about the future of a school that is up for sale, staged a “teach-in” demonstration Monday that saw professors cancel morning classes. The timing of the job action comes amid Westminster poised to be sold by Rider University, with the expected new owner coming from China. Professors know little about what is happening, said one long-time faculty member on Monday. “We’ve been frustrated, as a faculty, because we really don’t have a forum to let the students
know how we feel about what’s going on,” said assistant professor of voice Thomas Faracco. “And we wanted the students to know our viewpoint about this whole acquisition that’s going on, and the importance that faculty have a say in what the school will look like, if it, indeed, is sold to this foreign entity.” An exact number for how many professors cancelled classes was not immediately available. No further demonstrations are planned, he said. “The university respects the right of our faculty to express their opinion as they did today,” Rider spokeswoman Kristine A. Brown said Monday. “We continue to
work diligently to finalize our mutual goal of continuing Westminster Choir College on the Princeton campus with a partner that is well positioned to make the necessary investments in and build upon Westminster’s worldclass curriculum and rich legacy. The university remains encouraged by the strong progress made to date. While we all share the desire to move this process forward quickly, much work still remains. We are committed to working closely with our students, faculty and staff during this time and continue to ask everyone for their patience as this important process moves forward.” Faracco said that he had re-
ceived an email from Marshall Onofrio, dean of Westminster College of the Arts, that Rider President Gregory G. Dell’Omo and two of the Rider board of trustees would want to meet with the Westminster faculty and staff. “But the only time they had possible was this morning during the teach-in,” Faracco said. Faculty members decided they would in “no way” change their plans, he said, but still leaving the door open to a meeting with the Rider hierarchy. The Princeton Packet sought to cover some of the teach-in but was stopped by Onofrio, who asked that all photographs of the event be deleted.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno spoke at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy campaigned with former Vice President Al Gore during two recent stops in Mercer County. Rider University Oct. 12.
Gubernatorial candidates enter the home stretch
Big names continue to stump for Murphy Guadagno: I’m the one turns criticizing Gov. Chris credits for the big guys.” with a plan to lower taxes Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim “The Christie-Guadagno apBy 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 na-
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tion, 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 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
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 See GUADAGNO, Page 11 touched on the economy and took
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
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proach is really mired in the past,” Gore said. “It has failed miserably. And everybody knows it.” Neither man mentioned, however, that Goldman Sachs, during Murphy’s time there, got a tax abatement for its building in Jersey City. “Listen, if we can get them on our terms, I want all the big companies we can get to be in New Jersey, to stay here, to come here,” said Murphy also said Amazon would require a “competitive tax deal.” He also reiterated the need to invest in education and infrastructure. He has proposed fully funding public education - something he said the Christie administration has shortchanged by $9 billion and providing free community college. He also pointed to how “Christie and Guadagno” 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 See MURPHY, Page 11
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School district in ‘design’ stage of bond referendum By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
The Princeton school district has moved to the “design” phase of a facilities bond referendum that official hope to put on the ballot next year. The school board, in a closed session meeting Tuesday night, and its architect examined options for building projects that a referendum would fund. Officials have talked of making an addition to the
overcrowded Princeton High School and reopening Valley Road School for a school for fifth-and sixthgraders, and pointed to needs for athletic fields and improvements at other schools. School board Vice President Dafna Kendal, the chairwoman of the board’s facilities committee, said Wednesday that if the district reopens Valley Road School, central office administrators and staff would have to be moved to differ-
ent offices. “Nothing’s set in stone,” she said, “but that’s the direction were moving” in. She offered that officials are considering make Valley Road a “community school” that would include resources for the public. In some places, that’s included having offices for a doctor or a washer and dryer, she said. She also confirmed the district is looking at “a couple of locations” to acquire property for athletic fields and other needs, but she de-
clined to elaborate. At this point, officials do not have a preliminary dollar amount for how much everything will cost. They intend to seek financial help from area nonprofits, like the Princeton University, whose employees send their children to the public schools. “We will be reaching out to many parties to see who can contribute to the bond referendum, including the not for profits in our town and everyone else who has an interest in the public school sys-
tem,” board President Patrick Sullivan said Tuesday. As for next steps, Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Wednesday that the district wants to gather input from staff, faculty and the public “as we really pull together the design components of the referendum.” Officials have said they hope to have the ballot question in September 2018, which would mean the district would need to submit an initial plan in
March to the state Department of Education. “So over the course of the next few months, we will be meeting with people to develop the design ideas,” Cochrane said. At the school board meeting next week, Cochrane is expected to begin making the public case for why the projects are necessary. He said he would touch on what he termed the “drivers” of the referendum, including rising enrollment and learning needs.
Millions of reasons for Princeton High School to accept Cranbury students
For Princeton, there about five million reasons why it makes sense for the school district to continue accepting students from Cranbury into Princeton
High School. The district is paid $4.8 million for the current school year to educate 265 Cranbury students, making the town a sort of “cash cow” for Princeton, in the words of one Cranbury official.
Yet at a time when the Princeton district is looking to seek voter approval for a bond referendum to improve school buildings including a high school addition and facing growing enrollment, there is a sentiment in corners of town to
drop Cranbury. Princeton officials are not deaf to those questions, but they believe they have the right response. “We understand that in a year, when there may be a bond referendum, questions will arise as to the na-
ture of that relationship and its value to the Princeton Public School District,” school board president Patrick Sullivan said last week. “But I’m convinced that, when taxpayers get all the facts, they will agree that it’s
valuable to our operating budget to continue the Cranbury relationship.” The two communities have had the send-receive relationship since 1991, according to Susan Genco, chief school administrator at Cranbury School. Ending it, and thus losing the $4.8 million from Cranbury, would have implications for Princeton. “The only way to cut that kind of money out of our budget would be to eliminate staff,” Sullivan said. “Nobody wants to do that.” Yet while the two towns are separated by a highway and a lake, officials in Cranbury hear the chatter. Cranbury Township Committeeman James “Jay” Taylor said some people in Princeton “don’t want Cranbury there.” “And then there’s other people in the community that do and they see the financial sense of having it,” he said. “So it’s just a very divisive conversation going on in that community right now.” Cranbury Township Committeeman Glenn Johnson, the liaison to the Cranbury School Board, said last week that the state Department of Education has an “arduous” process for a receiving district to end a send-receive relationship. For instance, Cranbury would have to be able to send students to a better or equivalent high school. “The state doesn’t want any community to be left without a high school to send their kids to,” he said during the Oct. 9 Township Committee meeting. “So it’s difficult to break one of those arrangements.”
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Journalist Kristof warns of tensions in North Korea By Ellie Schwartz Correspondent
It is likely that the tensions between the United States and North Korea will only continue to rise, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof told an audience of more than 450 on Tuesday night. “Kim Jong Un and President Trump are both instinctively inclined to escalate conflict,” New York Times Op-Ed columnist Kristof said during his talk at Princeton University. “It doesn’t work well on a playground, and it works even less well when you have powers with nuclear
weapons.” Kristoff has just returned from his most recent trip to North Korea, where he interviewed locals and stayed in a secure building to protect him from military and government groups who opposed his visit. He was troubled by North Koreans’ confidence in their ability to defeat the U.S. militarily and survive nuclear war. “I think we should genuinely be very concerned,” Kristof said. “[North Korea] has really mobilized for war. There is a lot of talk of war.” Kristof has more hope for progress in combating global poverty and extrem-
ism. He praised the effects fact that the affluent donate of girls’ education and fe- a smaller percent of their inmale empowerment in im- comes to charity as comproving impoverished and pared to Americans with war-torn areas as low incomes. opposed to miliThe reason is not tary action. bigotry or lack of “The power empathy, he said, of education is but the isolation something the of the elite from extremists underissues the rest of stand perfectly,” the population Kristof said. face. “The greatest “If you’re afthreat to extremfluent in Amerism is girls with ica, you’re schoolbooks. We insulated,” Nicholas Kristof haven’t absorbed Kristof said. that same les“You’re aware son.” intellectually of the needs Kristof also spoke about [of others], but you don’t poverty in the U.S. and the encounter it every day.”
When people are insulated from domestic issues, it becomes easier for them to “create narratives” blaming poverty on personal irresponsibility and destructive behaviors. “Anybody who has worked at the grassroots level knows that it’s infinitely more complicated than that,” Kristof said. He also blamed the new media for today’s compassion fatigue. Readers read only about the topics that interest them on the internet, subscribing to what MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte first described as “The Daily Me,” instead of reading
about global crises or issues distant from them. “What we want is not accurate, objective information,” Kristof said. “What we all want is an information stream that will confirm all of our own biases.” When people are aware of issues and progress in fighting issues like global poverty, they are more likely to donate and volunteer in their own communities. “I’ve truly become a believer in drops in the bucket,” Kristof said. “Our empathy or compassion should not be based on the color of somebody’s skin or the color of their passport.”
Frum tackles how to be conservative in the age of Trump By Carson Welch Correspondent
David Frum, currently a senior editor at the Atlantic and a contributor to CNN, spoke on Wednesday about “how to be a conservative in the age of Trump” in Princeton University’s Robertson Hall, filling Arthur Lewis Auditorium with town and gown alike. “What about those of us who are basically satisfied with the way things are,” Frum asked, making an inroad to the topic of contemporary conservatism. “What about those who think that politics has more to lose than gain?” In his answers to these questions, Frum pointed to two principles as the basis of his brand of conservatism: strong nationhood and “American leadership of the world’s system.“ Although Frum was born in Toronto, Canada, after being at Yale and Harvard Law School, and after working for various newspapers
such as the Wall Street Journal, he was offered a position in 2001 as a speech writer in the Bush White House, where he was credited with coining the term “axis of evil.” Later, Frum published the first “insider book” about the Bush Administration, titled “The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House.” Frum also lamented “a weakening of commitment to American nationality,” and listed the phenomenon as one of the factors that will define challenges for conservatives in the future. As one of the first conservative intellectuals to declare his unabated opposition to Donald Trump, Frum criticized the president, saying he was shocked “how it’s possible for a Russian spy to walk into an American political campaign and say, ‘I have information about your opponent. Would you like it?’ And for that campaign to answer, ‘Love it.’” Many of Frum’s current
views diverge from mainstream Republican thought. Soon after the Las Vegas mass shooting, he penned an article in the Atlantic that advocated for a less-tailored approach to gun control, modifying his earlier stance, just as he has reversed his opinion on same-sex marriage. Political change, Frum said, is something conservatives need to confront, especially in the current political climate. “Conservatism does have to change,” he said. “Politics is like an exam, where every time you solve a problem, your reward is to be confronted with a new and completely unfamiliar problem.” Frum said that the influx of Republican power in Washington, “unmatched since the 1920s,” is not without its caveats, and that it’s not as prevailing as it may first appear. “We have lived for a quarter century through pretty frozen politics,” he
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Reasons to continue school district’s partnership with Cranbury
To the editor: At a recent election forum, Board of Education candidates and the public asked for clarification about the Princeton-Cranbury relationship, a partnership in which Cranbury sends its students to Princeton High School. We are writing as private citizens, and are not speaking on behalf of or in our role as members of the Princeton Board of Education. We are grateful for the opportunity to present our viewpoint as to why we support this partnership, which we believe brings tremendous benefits to both communities. In the 2015-16 school year, Princeton High School (PHS) educated 280 students from Cranbury. It is important to understand that, contrary to some assertions, Princeton taxpayers do not subsidize Cranbury students. The state carefully calculates the tuition rate that a sending district must pay to a receiving district to make sure that the tuition will offset the costs of educating those students. Cranbury paid the Princeton Public School District $4.8 million in tuition for the 280 students in 2015-16. This was the third-largest source of revenue supporting the district’s yearly operating budget. The tuition from Cranbury provides a crucial stream of revenue to the Princeton Public Schools. As detailed below, any presumed savings from having 280 fewer students at PHS would be far outweighed by the critical loss of financial and educational benefits that Princeton derives from this
partnership: • The direct costs to educate the 280 students from Cranbury are the equivalent of approximately 12 teaching positions at PHS, or about $1 million. If the district reduced the number of students at PHS by 280, it could reasonably expect to save that amount of money. • While the district could save $1 million in direct costs, the net loss of ending the Cranbury-Princeton partnership would be $3.8 million. ($4.8 million in tuition $1 million in saved costs = $3.8 million). That $3.8 million supports the indirect costs of educating the entire student body, such as costs associated with energy, administration, and maintenance. While these indirect costs would remain mostly unchanged, the district would lose $3.8 million in tuition that currently helps offset these costs. This loss of tuition from Cranbury is something that, we believe, few members of our community would ever support. Without the revenue from the Cranbury tuition, the district would be forced to cut $3.8 million from its budget. These cuts would be significant and the effects would be felt long-term: • $3.8 million is equivalent to the cost of employing 40 teachers. Combined with the 12 teaching positions which support the 280 students from Cranbury, the total impact of severing our relationship with Cranbury could be equivalent to the loss of 52 fulltime employees, which is just over onethird of the 150 teachers currently
employed in our award-winning high school. • No district or board could responsibly cut 52 teachers from one school. Therefore, we believe that the district would need to identify other areas to make cuts. The results could be reductions in staff across the district resulting in increased class sizes; reductions in the number of language, science, and AP courses; and slashed support for sports, debate, theater, and other extracurricular programs. • It would take decades to recover the lost $3.8 million, since current state law caps the tax levy increase at a maximum of 2 percent annually. Additionally, it is important to understand that even if there were 280 fewer students at the high school, the district would still need a plan to increase space at every one of its school buildings. The most recent demographic report from July 2017 indicates enrollment numbers throughout the district will continue to grow: • PHS is already more than 200 students over capacity, and enrollment numbers are projected to rise by an additional 200, without counting Cranbury students. The number of students from Cranbury actually is projected to decrease in the near- and longterm, while the number of Princeton students is projected to continue rising. The bottom line: the district will need to propose a referendum in the very near future to expand space at PHS, with or without Cranbury students. • All schools in the district now face, or
in the very near future will face, space constraints. The enrollment in the elementary schools is currently at an historic high, and the middle school, already at capacity at 725 students, is projected to reach 800 students by 2020 and close to 900 by 2026. Ending the Cranbury relationship would do nothing to solve the space issues at the other five schools in the district. • An imminent court order for Princeton’s affordable housing obligation will lead to even further increases in students at all school buildings over the next decade. We believe that the financial stewards of our public schools cannot support actions that would promote financial irresponsibility. Severing Princeton’s historic relationship with Cranbury would do just that. This decades-long partnership with Cranbury generates crucial revenue that more than offsets the costs incurred to educate the Cranbury students. Ending this partnership would be financially disastrous. Moreover, Cranbury students make rich contributions in the classrooms and through their participation in extracurricular activities. Therefore, we firmly hope that our community will continue to welcome and nurture all students, from every neighborhood in Princeton, as well as every student who arrives at the high school from the Charter School and from Cranbury.
Michelle Tuck-Ponder has the right qualities for school board
quite well. I have always found Rakesh to be a dedicated family person, who cares deeply about the overall growth and development of his children, and well being of his family. I believe, if elected, Rakesh will work the hardest and in the best interest of the students and the parents of the school district. He has been a great friend and has always stood by us, in good times or bad times. He is always there to provide you with an ear and a perspective. He is not the one who shies away from providing open and honest feedback. These traits will serve him very well in performing his duties on the school board. Rakesh has a vast experience in the financial services industry having worked for large investment banking firms. He is a cofounder of a boutique investment banking firm for the past six years. Given his experience and expertise in the area of fiscal management, he will be uniquely placed to play a key role in optimizing the school budget. Rakesh’s strengths of family values, listening skills, leadership skills, and fiscal responsibility make him the best candidate for the school board elections. I wholeheartedly support his candidacy and encourage everyone to elect him to the school board on Nov. 7. Eesh K. Bansal West Windsor
knowledged recognizing his father. With the family still under threat, the officers instructed the boy to show them where his father hid. Conditioning legal status for DREAMers on approving the administration’s antiimmigrant wish list seems akin to ICE coercing the son to betray his father - but expanded to a national scale. DREAMers represent approximately 6 percent of the undocumented immigrant population in the United States. They have grown up here as peers of their U.S.-born classmates and friends. The United States is their home. Besides pitting children against parents, the Trump Administration initiatives divide communities by design. Under the pretext of public safety, the initiatives seek to create a wedge between local police and immigrants in their community. Never mind that police are sworn to protect everyone, deputizing local police as immigration enforcers discourages immigrants from reporting crimes as victims and witnesses, making everyone less safe. What’s more, the administration attacks Sanctuary Cities - punishing community compassion by undermining municipal public safety programs. On the heels of turning police on immigrants, the administration now seeks enhanced measures to turn employers against immigrants, creating yet another wedge. The hope is to institute enough pressure points that immigrants self-deport. Attacking families and communities the Trump Administration’s immigration initiatives are ultimately self-defeating for our country. This shouldn’t be surprising. The government says that it wants to eliminate the incentives for immigrants to come to the United States. By turning out the light of hope and opportunity that draws people to our shores, the administration puts all of us in the shadows. If DACA proved anything, it’s that immigrants’ dreams can brighten our future, rather than threaten it. Let’s pass a clean DREAM Act and put these ill-conceived, mean-spirted initiatives behind us.
was: “Can you describe a conversation that you have initiated about race with your child?” Toward the end of the forum, questions were received from the audience, via flashcards. After the forum, audience comments were encouraging in the sense that the forum truly helped them form stronger opinions on the candidates, their positions, and who they are as a person in general. Thank you to all 89 audience members for attending and participating in this important part of the democratic process. An additional thank you to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton for allowing us to use their beautiful space.
To the editor: How wonderful that six people are running for the Princeton School Board. Democracy is about choices and I am happy that I have that in this school board election. One of my votes will be for Michelle Tuck-Ponder. I have worked with her during my 22 years in elected office and after that, too. She has been consistently prepared, honest and knowledgeable. We didn’t always agree on some issues but we respected each other and civility always reigned. I stress that because her stellar resume informs you of the breadth of her academic and professional experience, and of her community involvement that will be of value to the school board. What is not easily evident on any resume are the “people” skills that are essential to being a superior school board member, or for that matter , being a productive member of any board. The ability to listen, to be flexible, openminded, accessible and patient are vital skills that are not always apparent on paper. Michelle has these very important qualities. I hope that your thoughtful evaluation of the candidates will lead you to join me on Nov. 7 in supporting Michelle Tuck-Ponder for the Princeton board. Phyllis Marchand Princeton
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To the editor: I have known Rakesh Kak and his family since we first moved into West Windsor in 2005. Rakesh and I have commuted together to New York City for work for the past eight years and when you spend so much time with one person you get to know the person
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Pass a clean DREAM act To the editor: The Trump Administration just released its immigration priorities wish list - a combination of ramped-up border and interior enforcement; expanded criminal penalties to once civil violations; and severely restricted future immigration. Particularly insidious is the intent to condition legal status for DREAMers on Congress approving these restrictions. DREAMers - named for the American Dream and prospective beneficiaries of the bipartisan Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act) - are the young people brought to the United States by their parents and made newly vulnerable by President Trump’s decision to rescind President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The White House’s decision to threaten DREAMers reminds me of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid described by an immigrant mother at a church-organized meeting in Trenton more than a decade ago. Responding to ICE officers knocking on their door, the family hid in the basement. Soon after, they heard their front door open and footsteps walk across the first floor. Eventually, the basement door opened, the light turned on, and the officers descended, guns pointed. They gathered the family in the basement, but didn’t see their target. The officers showed a picture of the man to the woman’s child, and asked if he knew the man. The boy ac-
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Voices of PHS students heard at candidates’ forum To the editor: First off, I would like to thank all of the candidates who participated in the Not in Our Town sponsored forum on Sunday Oct. 8. All showed true commitment to listening and taking note of the students voices, whose decisions would come to influence the most. Throughout the forum, the candidates were asked tough questions, posed by students themselves. There were a myriad of topics asked throughout the night, some being about race, discrimination, mental health and discipline. A question that seemed to resonate well with the audience
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Supporting Montgomery’s hometown candidates
To the editor: This election, I am proud to support Montgomery’s hometown team - David Cheskis for Township Committee and Mark Caliguire for NJ General Assembly. Both are long-time residents of Montgomery, have distinguished records of community service, and understand how to protect our exceptional quality of life. David has been active in Montgomery for almost 20 years. He was the president of the Pike Run Greens and Master Association boards and holds leadership positions on the local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. David also has years of valuable experience on our land use boards. First as chair of the zoning board and now chair of the planning board, David has been protecting Montgomery from unwanted and inappropriate development. Mark has served Montgomery for 14 years as a Township Committee member, mayor, and now a Somerset County freeholder. He has been a mentor and friend for years and represents Montgomery’s spirit of community involvement. Mark was instrumental with getting our financial house back in order. We are spending below 2005 levels and have cut debt by more than $30 milllion due to the foundation that Mark created for us. He is also a champion of open space and led the effort to preserve Skillman Park, which was threatened to be developed. Beyond these impressive records, I am thrilled to support David and Mark because both have ardently fought against Trenton’s affordable/COAH housing mandate, which I believe represents the biggest threat to our quality of life. Special interest groups are pushing Montgomery to build thousands of new homes that we don’t need or want. As chair of the planning board, David has already made a big difference by ensuring developers stick to our strict building standards and fighting for as much open
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Letters Continued from Page 4 space preservation as possible. While mayor and freeholder, Mark has been on the front lines working with our state leaders to rewrite affordable housing legislation and has proposed sweeping changes to this reckless mandate. Sadly, Mark’s election opponent doesn’t share the same position. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker has been AWOL on the topic for years. I met with Zwicker when he first took office to discuss the biggest issues facing Montgomery. Since then, he has proposed no new ideas, no new legislation, and even refused to discuss the issue with me last summer. I guess he doesn’t care about Montgomery or the other suburban towns in his district that are suffering due to Trenton’s housing mandate. On Nov. 7, we have a clear choice. Let’s support our hometown team, David Cheskis and Mark Caliguire. Both care deeply about our community and have proven records of making Montgomery a better place to live. Ed Trzaska Mayor, Montgomery Township
Beth Behrend is a passionate advocate for children, sustainability
To the editor: We are writing this letter in support of Beth Behrend, a candidate for the Princeton
Public Schools’ Board of Education. We know Beth primarily through our shared work to establish and improve PPS school gardens and garden-related curriculum. Beth was a leader in the garden movement for several years while she served as Riverside Elementary School’s garden coordinator and PTO president, and also as a board member of the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative. She was instrumental in finding creative ways to fund school gardens and played a major role in helping to integrate the gardens into the school curriculum. Beth also created and directed the Healthy Children/Healthy Planet community fundraiser for the Riverside school gardens. This annual event raised $50,000 over five years and brought together many different constituencies to work toward a common goal: improving the health and education of children. In addition to her garden work, Beth was a founding trustee and secretary of the NJ League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, currently serves as secretary of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, and has actively supported many local organizations that benefit our schools and our students. As her record suggests, Beth has long been a passionate advocate for children and sustainability. She is highly dedicated, thoughtful, and meticulous. She respects diverse viewpoints, collaborates skillfully, and always thinks about the big picture. Her deep experience as a volunteer
Man charged with making threatening call to police By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
A Belle Mead man has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly placing a threatening phone call to the Montgomery Township Police Department.
Stanford H. Spencer of Belle Mead was charged after he called the Police Department at 12:31 p.m. Oct. 9 to complain about traffic speeding past his house. During the course of the phone call, Spencer allegedly made a statement
about potentially committing an act of violence against Montgomery Township police officers. He was arrested following an investigation. Spencer was released and has a pending court appearance in Montgomery Township Municipal Court.
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leader, as well as her legal training and career, make her an excellent candidate. The Princeton community would benefit tremendously from having her join the board of education. Stephanie Chorney, Princeton Jennifer Jang, Princeton Amy Meyer, Princeton Elizabeth White, Princeton
Officials should look past ‘bubble’ on Amazon To the editor: How can Princeton’s mayor think it’s wrong for New Jersey to court Amazon for its second headquarters (Packet — October 13, 2017)? Whether Amazon does or doesn’t ultimately select New Jersey, for reasons of tax breaks or not, Princeton’s retail vacancies will continue. The bottom line is, retail in Princeton is fundamentally broken. While most cite the lack and cost of parking, if the right mix of retailers were present, consumers would come. But, instead we’re
faced with a constant “retail merry-goround” — both downtown and in the Princeton Shopping Center — retail establishments that sell mostly superfluous goods and services that benefit few, and ultimately close their doors. Why would anyretailer come to Princeton — high rent, brutal signage limitations, lack of municipal support and busloads of tourists who buy nothing but use rest rooms and other free services while their buses occupy parking spaces without paying? At least Amazon headquarters employees would potentially add to the state’s income/tax revenue at a time when our population is in decline. Potential (Amazon) corporate tax breaks are only temporary, are a “good investment” and will have no impact on Princeton‘s retail vacancies as it’s not a matter of “either/or.” Maybe it’s time for Princeton’s elected officials to look past the “bubble” and consider a broader retail picture when considering local solutions.
Barry Goldblatt Princeton
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University reaches out to alums at Amazon Eisgruber sought to corporate and other external highlight the parts of uni- partners throughout the versity life that line up with state, and we would welPrinceton University the things that Amazon is come an exploration with President Christopher L. looking for wherever it Amazon of areas ranging Eisgruber touted the bene- moves. For instance, he from potential research colfits his university would touted the “cultural offer- laborations and innovation have for Amazon, in a mes- ings” and initiatives, to sage to top company offi- “intellectual possible incials at a time when Amazon enrichment” ternship or is looking for where to open the univerrecruitment a second headquarters. sity has to programs,” The university on offer. he wrote. Wednesday released an Oct. “The (re“One of 12 letter that Eisgruber had quest for proPrinceton’s sent to Amazon CEO and posal) makes greatest founder Jeff Bezos and CEO it clear that strengths is of Worldwide Consumer Amazon will that it attracts File photo some of the Jeffrey A. Wilke, both be looking to Princeton alumni. He engage with Princeton University Presi- best students stopped short of urging excellent in- dent Christopher L. Eisgru- from around them to put the second head- stitutions of ber is encouraging Amazon the country quarters, know as HQ2, in higher edu- to consider the township and around New Jersey, however. cation, partly for its second headquarthe world in But in the “Dear Jeff and because of ters. all the fields Jeff” letter, Eisgruber said your interest it offers, inPrinceton is “growing its in working with exceptional cluding the arts, humanities, connections with the inno- faculty and students, and social sciences, natural scivation ecosystem in New partly because your employ- ences and engineering, but Jersey, and I wanted to share ees can benefit from the in- the greatest recent growth in with you some of the syner- tellectual and cultural student interest has been in gies that might benefit Ama- resources they offer,” Eis- what your RFP describes as zon if you were to join us in gruber wrote. the ‘most relevant’ majors the state that we are proud to “Princeton University is for your business. The most call home.” increasingly engaging with heavily subscribed undergraduate major at Princeton last year was computer sciObituaries ence, and in recent years, seventy percent of all Herbert Henry Rickert Princeton undergraduates Herbert Henry Rickert have taken at least one compassed away peacefully puter science course.” The letter came out the on October 11, 2017. Herb is survived by his same week that Gov. Chris wife of 66 years, Rose Christie announced the state Belfiore Rickert, and was backing Newark’s bid by children: Nancy, to be the host city for HQ2, Kenneth, Leslie, Neil, including dangling $7 bil-
lion in tax breaks at Amazon. Amazon, based in Seattle, will look to create some 50,000 jobs in a more than $5 billion investment to open HQ2, as towns across the country clamor for the company to pick them. Thursday is the filing deadline for submitting proposals to the company, according to Amazon spokesman Adam Sedo. “We will evaluate each one of them,” he said Wednesday in declining to comment on Eisgruber’s letter. Bezos and Wilke were at Princeton as undergraduates in the 1980s. Bezos graduated in 1986 and Wilke in 1989, according to the university. “He knows both of them, he knows that Amazon is looking for their second headquarters,” University Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee said Wednesday of Eisgruber. “He knows that there are likely to be at least one, maybe more, proposals coming from New Jersey. And I think what he was doing in the letter was just reminding them that one of the attractions of being in New Jersey, for Amazon, is the opportunity to engage with students and faculty at Princeton University.” A copy of the Eisgruber letter will go with the official New Jersey proposal to Amazon.
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and Donald. Preceded in death by granddaughter Allison, Gramps will be missed by grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Gwynne, Christopher, Amie, Keelan, Emily, Ruth, Jaimie, Ryan, Anselm and Cecilia. After service in the US Navy during WWII, Herb’s employment included Wheeler Labs, and RCA Astro-Electronics. A Memorial Service will be held at Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ; details to be announced, check HerbRickert.weebly.com. In lieu of flowers, please donate to womanspace.org Obituaries
STRONG – Timothy K 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. Legal Notices
Crime stats show increase in reported rapes at university
point. She said the university reports sexual assaults to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. “And the same would happen with any sexual assaults reported to our police department,” she said. Karp said her department received “eleven campus security authority reports, which provided little information because they were provided to DPS for statistical purposes only.” “Two reports were made to DPS by the victim directly,” she continued. “Those cases were investigated and sent to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, which determined there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges.” Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Casey A. DeBlasio said that of the rape cases her office prosecuted in 2016, “as best I can tell, no one was charged for any rape that happened at the university last year.” Princeton released the findings two years ago of a survey that found 13 percent of all students were the victims of “non-consensual sexual contact.” “The only acceptable number of rapes on a college campus is zero,” University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said in a 2015 essay in the college alumni magazine.
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Reported rapes at Princeton University increased in 2016, but it remained unclear how many people, if any, were arrested and charged for the 13 offenses that occurred primarily in residential facilities. The rape total was contained in the federally mandated Clery report that Princeton and other universities are required to produce, with the document released this month. With campus sex crimes getting increased attention nationally, the 13 reported rapes were up from seven in 2015 and from eight in 2014. In 12 of the 13 cases last year, the offenses took place on campus, while the other occurred in a so-called “noncampus building or property,” according to the report. “It is difficult to interpret the meaning of particular statistics for this category in a particular year. The numbers change from year to year but are based on calls from the community to DPS,” said Stefanie Karp, director of operations at the University Department of Public Safety, in an email. “The university has been focused on educating the community.” Mayor Liz Lempert said last week that she had not seen the Clery report at that Legal Notices
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Notice is hereby given that the Princeton Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the adoption of a Reexamination Report on the Princeton Community Master Plan and Development Regulations on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at which time and place all persons interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room, at the Princeton Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, New Jersey. Other changes suggested at the hearing may be incorporated in the Reexamination Report to be adopted.
Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance entitled:
The proposed document will be available for public inspection during normal business hours, 9 am to 4:30 pm, at the offices of the Princeton Planning Board and posted to www.princetonnj.gov/masterplan.
was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on October 16, 2017 and was approved by Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh on October 17, 2017. This Ordinance shall become effective on November 6, 2017.
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Ordinance 2017-31 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 165 “TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE”, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP
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The Township of West Windsor has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their October 16, 2017 Business Session. This contract and the resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the Princeton Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on an amendment to the Princeton Community Master Plan, specifically to adopt a new Circulation Element with: Appendix B1 – Roadway Design Standards Appendix B2 – Network Description
Award to: Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction/Metro Employee Assistance
at which time and place all persons interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room, at the Princeton Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, New Jersey. Other changes suggested at the hearing may be incorporated in the amendments to be adopted.
Services: Employee Assistance Services Time Period: 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018 Cost: Not to Exceed $3,800.00 Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $23.10
The proposed element will be available for public inspection during normal business hours, 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Princeton Planning office, 400 Witherspoon Street ; Princeton, NJ and posted to www.princetonnj.gov/masterplan. Ilene Cutroneo, LUA/Assistant to the Planner Secretary, Regional Planning Board PP, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $22.05 Affidavit: $15.00
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Rescue squad files plans for new headquarters Street, was built in 1963 at a time “when ambulances were still Cadillacs,” PFARS President Mark Freda said Tuesday. “So just the size alone of the vehicles is much bigger, they barely fit in our current building,” he said. “Call volume is a lot higher, so we have more ambulances than we did then. We’re much busier, we have almost three thousand calls a year.” The project, requiring a use variance and other variances, will be heard by the
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The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad filed plans last week with the municipality to get approval for constructing a one-story headquarters on Mount Lucas Road at Valley Road, the latest step in a 15-yearjourney for PFARS to move into a new building. The nearly 16,000square-foot-headquarters will provide more room for a squad whose present home, on North Harrison
municipal zoning board. Freda said PFARS hopes to have a hearing before the board in December, although nothing has been scheduled yet. Attorney Chris Tarr, who has represented the likes of the Institute for Advanced Study, will be donating his time to work on the case for the squad, Freda said. “It’s an important project for the community,” Mayor Liz Lempert said Monday. “PFARS provides an invaluable service. There’s few things that rival
public safety.” Freda called it “possible” for PFARS to break ground “somewhere between April and July,“ for an anticipated 12-to 14month-long project to build. Locating the new squad headquarters there will put PFARS near the police and fire departments, so all three agencies will be centrally located. The project, among other things, calls for closing part of Terhune Road, according to documents PFARS filed with the town
Oct. 11. “Terhune now goes all the way through all the way to (Route) 206,” Mayor Lempert said, “but the building would be situated in that spot. It would require closing that little stretch of road.” PFARS is raising money to pay for the roughly $7.8 million project, partly financed through PFARS selling its North Harrison Street headquarters and two other properties on Clearview Avenue to the municipality. The town al-
ready has title to the Clearview parcels, Freda said, but no money has changed hands in an overall deal expected to fetch around $1.5 million to $1.6 million. The North Harrison Street property still has to be appraised, sometime in 2018, he said. Town officials have not decided how they intend to use those three parcels. “We haven’t had that discussion yet,” Mayor Lempert said in calling it something that will come up in 2018.
Although unopposed, council candidates treat it like a race Democrats running for two seats, have a much different race on their hands, since they have no opposition on Nov. 7. In fact, they have not faced any opponents, at any stage, not even in the Democratic Primary. That means they have known for the better part of the year that they will be sitting on the governing body come January. In effect, they have had an extended transition period to prepare for the challenges that await them in replacing Councilman Bernard P. Miller and Councilwoman Jo S. Butler. “The way that we’ve been trying to run the cam-
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David Cohen and Leticia Fraga are going about their business as political candidates would this time of year, even though other contests are getting more attention than their race for Princeton Council. The race for Princeton school board has six candidates vying for three seats, the contest for the 16th Legislative District is brewing and Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno are seeing which one of them will become the next governor. But Cohen and Fraga,
paign, since it is uncontested, is as a listening campaign, basically trying to hear from members of the public about what issues they’re concerned about,” Cohen said Tuesday. “That’s part of our effort to educate ourselves in preparation for being on council, just to make sure that we’re aware of issues that are out there that we might not already be aware of.” Fraga said Tuesday that they are “behaving as if we were running a normal, contested campaign.” “We’re getting out and talking to folks,” said Fraga, poised to become the first
Latina ever to serve in Princeton municipal government. “Just about every week, our supporters are hosting get-togethers for us, to give us an opportunity to really get out and listen.” Cohen is a first-time candidate, while Fraga lost her first bid for council in the Democratic primary last year. Both have served on municipal boards before; Cohen is on the Planning Board, and Fraga is the chairwoman of the Civil Rights Commission. “I think we’ve been doing a fair amount of outreach,” Cohen said. “And I do hear from folks in the
community that are grateful for how available we’ve made ourselves to hear the concerns of the community.” Fraga said she sees campaigning as a way to not only hear the concerns voters have but also to hear their ideas “of how to resolve some of the issues.” She spoke of preparing herself “to hit the ground running.” “Until it’s official, I’m not treating it as if I’m already on council,” she said. “But I am preparing myself for it.” Cohen touched on ways he is giving himself a head start. As part of his council work next year, he will be the
liaison to Princeton Community Television. He’s been invited to start attending the station’s governing board, to get familiar with issues that might come up. Cohen and Fraga will join a six-member council, in which Democrats hold all the seats. For his part, Cohen said he thinks an uncontested election is not good for the town, and said he “wished that we had some opposition.” “Then nobody could, sort of, use the fact that we were unopposed as a way to undermine, somehow, the legitimacy of our being on council,” he said.
Police seeking witnesses to fatal accident By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
The Princeton Police Department is continuing to look for witnesses to an accident that killed a pedestrian as she was attempting to cross Wash-
ington Road at Nassau Street last week. Leslie Goodrich Rubin, 62, of Princeton, was struck by a cement truck as she tried to cross the street shortly before 5 p.m. Oct. 10, police said. The truck, which was traveling
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60-year-old Ralph Allen of Tabernacle, was not injured. Anyone with information on the accident should call Traffic Safety Bureau supervisor Sgt. Thomas Murray at 609-921-2100, ext. 1879.
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WWPHS North will be holding a Fall Clothing Drive to benefit Post Prom from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., rain or shine. Please donate gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, bedding and stuffed toys placed in tied grocery or smaller trash bags. Drop off behind school at loading dock at 90 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro.
A free Health and Wellness Expo will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at MarketFair on Route 1 in Princeton. This event will provide information, resources and interactive activities for people of all ages. Several interactive classes will be taught by Princeton Health & Fitness Center. Although the event is free, registration is requested. To register, go to www.nmg.ticketleap.com/we llness. Sponsors and vendors are still be sought. For information, contact Michele Nesbihal at mnesbihal@centraljersey.co m.
Habitat photo Challenge at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed from Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Families (children 5 years and older) free. Sharpen your observation skills and discover hidden hideaways on this exciting photo challenge and game. Use your own camera/phone and try our vintage Polaroid cameras. Co-sponsored by Washington Crossing Audubon Society.
Tues., Oct. 24 Author Talk with Sharon Draper at the Princeton Public Library, 6
p.m. in the Community Room. The acclaimed author and educator discusses “Copper Sun,” her novel for young adults that tells the story of a 15-year-old girl whose happy life with her family in Ghana is destroyed when she is stolen from her village, imprisoned under horrific conditions and ultimately sold as a slave in America. Draper is a five-time Coretta Scott King Book Award-winner and 1997 National Teacher of the Year.
Fri., Oct. 27 Volunteer Pumpkin Carving at the Stony BrookMillstone Watershed at 6:30 pm. For ages 12 and up. Can you carve a pumpkin? We need volunteers to carve scores of Jack O’ Lanterns in preparation for our Nature of Halloween Night Hike. Bring your own knife or carving
tools. Bring a pumpkin to donate, if you are able.
Sat., Oct. 28 An American Cancer Society Trivia Night will be held at the Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, N.J. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and trivia at 7 p.m. Cost is $75 per person and includes buffet dinner, soft drinks provided, dessert table, and trivia competition. The event is a BYO. To register and for more information, contact Barry Curewitz at acstrivianight@gmail.com or by phone: 267-566-3222.
Mon., Oct. 30 Open Archives: Princeton & Slavery Library Exhibit, 6:30 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library in
the Newsroom and Discovery Center. The kick-off event of the library’s Princeton & Slavery exhibit features the chance to view actual historical documents from the Princeton University Archives and the Historical Society of Princeton that were used in research for The Princeton & Slavery Project. Dan Linke, university archivist, and Stephanie Schwartz, Historical Society of Princeton’s curator of collections and research, will describe the extraordinary glimpses of Princeton’s history the archival collections provide. Linke and Schwartz will present on the importance of preserving archival materials, a vital source of perspective and enlightenment for generations to come. Co-sponsored by the library, the Historical Society of Princeton and the Princeton University Library.
The Origins of Halloween Night Hike at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed. Hike times every 15 minutes from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Families (children 5 and up) $15members/$18non-members. Join us on a journey through the woods on a crisp autumn night. You will follow your guide on a trail of glowing Jack O’ Lanterns; along the way you stop to meet the characters in an Irish Folktale that unfolds along the path. The founders of New Jersey’s Original Jack O’ Lantern Night Hike are bringing their 30-year tradition to a new home at the Watershed. While other Halloween programs are designed to frighten, our goal is to educate and enchant. Space is limited in each hike; pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Call 609737-3735 ext. 11, to reserve your hike time.
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PACKET BRIEFS Indivisible Princeton to host talk
Find out how political parties drawing state election districts to try to tilt elections in their favor is affecting our electoral system. Sam Wang, a Princeton University neurobiologist who is a nationally known expert on gerrymandering, and political science professor Keena Lipsitz will discuss “Fixing Partisan Gerrymandering” on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the next meeting of Indivisible Princeton at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Gerrymandering has been in the news with the Supreme Court’s recent hearing of the “Gill vs. Whitford,” in which Democratic voters in Wisconsin sued the state after Republican state lawmakers redistricted the state and Republicans were able to win 60 out of 99 state legislative seats in the next election despite winning a minority of state votes. Wang is an associate professor of neurobiology at Princeton who is a founder of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which applies statistical methods to analyze gerrymandering, and the Princeton Election Consortium blog. He has written extensively about redistricting reform in publications such as the Stanford Law Journal, the New York times, and the Los Angeles Times. For more information, go to the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/IndivisiblePrinceton/.
Kate Hudson to discuss new book at PHCS Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Kate Hudson will discuss her new book, “Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition,” during a special evening hosted by Princeton
HealthCare System (PHCS) on Thursday, October 26 at Rider University. The program is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Hudson — best known for her roles in “Almost Famous,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” and “Bride Wars,” which she also produced — is a fashion icon, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author. Her previous book, Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body,” offered wisdom and advice for living a healthy, strong and mindful life. In “Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition,” Hudson shares her philosophy behind gatherings — how to be in the moment, make them uniquely yours and embrace occasions to just be together. To register, visit www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1-888-897-8979. Registration is $40 per person, which includes a copy of Pretty Fun, light desserts, coffee and tea.
Benefit to support Senior Care Services The Senior Care Services of NJ (SCS, formerly known as Senior Care Ministry of Princeton) will be celebrating 30-plus years of community service to the greater Princeton area with Gin & Jazz, a dinner and silent auction, on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m, with a pre-party beginning at 5 p.m. The music-filled event will take place at Trenton Country Club, 201 Sullivan Way, Ewing, N.J., and will celebrate four honorees: G. Alan Sullivan, Thomas A. Bracken, Laura & Joseph Sarubbi, and BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors (Princeton office). This is the SCS’s third annual benefit dinner, and this year’s silent auction winnings will feature an African safari trip, tickets to shows from McCarter Theatre’s 2017-2018 season, a golf
outing for four at Jasna Polana, and more. Proceeds from the evening will go toward supporting the work of the SCS. The Senior Care Services, first established in 1984 under the aegis of St. Paul Church, Princeton, now serves the wider community as an independent non-denominational organization. A pioneer in the “aging in place” movement, the SCS helps seniors remain safely in the comfort of their own homes as long as possible, focusing on simple neighborly acts of kindness. The SCS organizes a network of some 50 volunteers to assist approximately seventy clients with rides to health-care related appointments, shopping, and friendly visits. The other two honorees for this year’s Gin & Jazz are equally committed to serving the community at large. G. Alan Sullivan, former president of the SCS Board of Trustees, served on the board for more than 20 years, and continues to work toward the greater good. Laura & Joseph Sarubbi have been parishioners of St. Paul Church for nearly 20 years, and since joining, have dedicated themselves to a lifetime of service in the community. For information on sponsorships and tickets to Gin & Jazz, visit www.seniorcareservicesnj.org, call 609-921-8888, or email info@seniorcareministry.org. Funded primarily by private donations, the SCS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
the Student Center Cafeteria on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Central Jersey food aficionados will be greeted by chefs from more than a dozen of the region’s finest restaurants. Among the participating restaurants are Blue Bottle Café (Hopewell), Fenwick Hospitality Group (Princeton), The Gingered Peach (Lawrenceville), Jersey Girl Café (Hamilton), Jersey General Salsa Company, Nassau Inn (Princeton), Oni Ramen House (Princeton), Ravello by Toscano (Robbinsville), Small World Coffee (Princeton), Terra Momo Bread Company, Trattoria Procaccini (Princeton), and Wegmans Princeton. All proceeds will benefit the Chef Anne Lumberger and Chef Shari Widmayer Pastry Arts Memorial Scholarship Fund. A scholarship will be awarded on the night of the event from past proceeds. The cost is $50 for general
admission. (There is a discount for MCCC alumni, faculty and students.) Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or at the Kelsey Theatre box office, located on the West Windsor Campus.
Spencer Savings donates to Red Cross relief Spencer Savings Bank presented a check for $100,000 to The American Red Cross, which will be used toward relief efforts from Hurricanes Harvey and Maria. Last week, Chairman, President and CEO José B. Guerrero presented the check to American Red Cross members William Miller; Chief Development Officer, New Jersey Region, and Steven Spinner; Senior Director, Corporate Relations. Hurricane Harvey and
Hurricane Maria caused destruction in Texas, Louisiana, and the Caribbean and left many without basic needs. Aside from The American Red Cross’ food, shelter, and comfort provisions, donations have provided financial assistance for qualified Texas households. The current situation in Puerto Rico includes little clean water and electric power, and almost no telecommunications. The International Federation of the Red Cross has been working with government and relief agencies, along with the Red Cross societies across the Caribbean and around the world, to provide support. “We wanted to help with hurricane relief efforts,” said Guerrero. “The American Red Cross is such a reputable organization that has been helping the hurricane victims from the onset and will continue to do so until they can restore normalcy in the communities affected.”
MCCC schedules culinary tasting A community feast is in store as the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (HRIM) program prepares to host its fourth annual Culinary Tasting Benefit. The event, which supports MCCC students studying Culinary Arts, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in
Artist John Powell’s FinaleExhibition of Three Generations eacon Fine Arts Gallery will be hosting John Powell’s last international exhibition on October 27th and 28th. The exhibition will also include paintings from his son, Jesse and his father, Jack. Both Jesse and John will be in attendance for the special two night reception. John Powell has worked in the arts through out his life. Born in Hollywood, California, he began to paint at the age of 16. Over the past 45 years he has melded his life experiences into a signature style of painting. His paintings are precise and intricate, laced with lyrical realism and expressing his love for color, flowers, gardens, pottery and art from around the world, interesting fabrics and visions of his travels. John has had several one man shows in the United States and Japan. He was honored by the World Federation United Nations (WFUNA) during their 50th anniversary celebration, being chosen as their artist of the year and at that time his work was added to the permanent collection of the Philatelic Museum at the Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. His paintings are included in many notable private collections as well as museums throughout the world. Jesse Powell was born in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. He has lived most of his life on the California coast, where he has developed a deep attachment and respect for a rapidly disappearing natural landscape. A third generation artist, Jesse’s love for art stemmed at an early age, mostly from the influence of his father, nationally recognized artist John Powell. Jesse graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in painting and drawing, and went on to study Russian Impressionism in the Republic of Georgia under the tutelage of Nicholai Dubovik, Ilya Yatsenko, and John Wurdeman. His education has continued with numerous trips to the Scottsdale Artist School to study with painters such as Matt Smith, George Strickland, and Kenn Backhaus. Grounded in a traditional approach of executing studio paintings from numerous outdoor studies, Jesse’s work has received numerous awards, and has attracted the attention of major collectors such as Joan Irvine Smith and Jean Stern, the Executive Director of the Irvine Museum, which specializes in historical California Impressionism. Jesse’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including shows at The Laguna Art Museum, The Pasadena Museum of California History, The Pasadena Museum of California Art, and The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. His can be viewed at George Stern Fine Art in Carmel, Ca, Michael Hollis Fine Art in South Pasadena, Ca and online at www.jessepowellfineart.com. Jack Powell was born in Armenia as Gahkig Bagh De Zar, he was brought to the USA in 1900 by his parents, where they changed his name to John (Jack) F. Powell, Sr. He married Marjorie Dale of England in the 1920’s and had five children. His namesake John was his youngest child and the only artist of all of his children. As a young man, Jack Powell attained success as a portrait painter and a Plein Aire painter in Pasadena, painting the areas near where he lived in California and surrounding states. In the 1930’s he also opened up a School of Photography in Pasadena and taught art and photography at his studio there. He painted and did photography until the end of his life at age 76. Come and meet John and Jesse and enjoy some wine and hors d’ouvres on October 27th and 28th. Beacon Fine Arts, New Jersey’s Premier Fine Arts Gallery specializes in fine art paintings, sculptures, glass and creative custom framing. Beacon Fine Arts is located at 61 Monmouth St. Red Bank and you can reach them at 732-936-0888 or beaconfa@aol.com to reserve your space for this special event.
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Deadline approaching for hurricane relief donations By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
There is one week left to prepare a box of clothing and school supplies to help the youngest victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, through Operation Friends Again. The deadline to collect clothing, toys and school supplies for children ages 414 is Oct. 27. The Montgomery Township Public School District has “adopted” two schools in Houston - an elementary school and a middle school - and wants to help the students and staff who lost their possessions in the hurricane.
Operation Friends Again, which is a joint effort between the Montgomery Township Public School District and community volunteers, will load the boxes onto a truck and drive it to the two schools. They will present a box directly to a child who has lost everything because of Hurricane Harvey. Empty gift boxes are available for free from the True Value hardware store at the ShopRite shopping center on Route 206, and at any one of the five Montgomery Township public schools. Each box should be prepared for one child, ages 4 to 14 years old, with three
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Operation Friends Again will collect supplies to help victims of Hurricane Harvey through Oct. 27. or four changes of new clothing, underwear, pajamas, toiletries and age-appropriate toys, games, magazines or puzzles. Pillows and blankets, as
well as non-perishable school snacks, are some of the items that could be packed in the boxes. School supplies, such as backpacks, markers,
pens and paper, also are needed. Donors are encouraged to enclose a note to the child to make it a little more personal. Including one’s name and address will make it easier for the child to write a thank-you note to the donor. The gender and size of the clothing should be written on the boxes to make it easier to distribute them. The boxes should be packed full to avoid collapsing when they are stacked in the truck. It is not necessary to seal the boxes when they are dropped off. Volunteers will seal the boxes. The boxes can be
dropped off at any one of the five Montgomery Township public schools, the school district administration building at the Montgomery High School campus, or the barn at the Daube Farm at 361 Sunset Road. Cash donations also would be welcomed. Checks should be made payable to Operation Friends and mailed to P.O. Box 200, Skillman, NJ 08558. The full donation will be used to help the children. For more information, v i s i t www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Page/1 6365, or Operation Friends’ Facebook page.
New ‘bark park’ offers leash-free environment in Skillman Park By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Montgomery Township’s dogs are wagging their tails in delight, now that they have a park of their own to play in. The new dog park is located in Skillman Park on County Route 601/The Great Road. Within Skillman Park, the dog park is
off Main Boulevard in Parking Lot A. Montgomery Township officials, as well as officials of the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Somerset County Park Commission, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the dog park. The two-acre “bark park” provides a leash-free
environment for the dogs to play in. It is inside a fenced-in area that is separate from the rest of the 247-acre Skillman Park. There are separate areas for large dogs and for small dogs. “I am thrilled that dog owners will have a place where they can meet friends and let their dogs exercise at the same time,” said Mayor
Ed Trazska. Freeholder Mark Caliguire, who is a former Montgomery Township mayor, said that Skillman Park is a tranquil and inviting park that encourages visitors to walk the paths, and now they can bring their dogs with them. “Now, our pets have their own play area within Skillman Park to run free
and enjoy the park,” Caliguire said. “Many township residents remember this was a blighted area for many years. Now, this is a world-class park with a first-class dog exercise area.” Skillman Park, which belongs to Somerset County, was originally known as the New Jersey Village for Epileptics. It
evolved into a psychiatric facility in the 1950s, called the North Princeton Developmental Center. The State of New Jersey closed it in the mid1990s, and Montgomery Township purchased it from the state in 2007. Somerset County bought 247 acres from the township in 2011 and developed it into a park.
RAFAEL C. CASTRO, M.D. P.A. Announces the closure of his medical practice in Princeton, NJ effective July 24, 2017. Patients can request for copies of their records from the office at: 601 Ewing Street, Suite C-18 Princeton, NJ 08542 Phone: 609-924-1331 until the end of August 2017. Thereafter, requests can be made by contacting: Clary Document Management, Inc. 4730 Quebec Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55428 Phone: 763-548-1320 Fax: 763-548-1325 Email: chartcontrol@clarydm.com www.clarydm.com
THE HOLE TRUTH It is important to distinguish between caries, the Latin word for decay, and a cavity, which is the hole that occurs if the caries has destroyed the tooth enamel and penetrated the tooth’s dentin. Caries may first appear as a white or brown spot on tooth enamel. It is an indication that bacterial acids have begun to dissolve calcium and phosphate in the tooth enamel (demineralization). If it is detected early enough, it is possible to remineralize the enamel and stop decay by cleaning the teeth thoroughly, applying topical fluorides, and removing plaque. Otherwise, once a cavity forms, remineralization cannot fill it up. Left untreated, a cavity will continue to grow until it destroys the entire crown of the
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, Tina McDermott, Collector of Taxes of the Borough of Helmetta, In the County of Middlesex, will sell at public sale on THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2017 AT THE Collector’s Office, municipal Building, 51 Main Street, Helmetta, New Jersey, at 1pm (EST)or at such other time and place to which said sale may be adjourned at the said Collector’s Office, each and all of the several lots and parcels of land assessed to the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount of municipal liens chargeable against said lands respectively, as computed up to the 31st day of December 2016, as required under the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 5, Title 54, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, 1937, entitled “Sale of Real Property to Enforce Liens” Section 54:5-19 to 54:5-111, and amendments thereto. Parcels are to be sold subject to rollback taxes under the Farmland Assessment Act of 19994, Improvement assessment Installments not yet due, and omitted or added assessment for Improvements as provided in N.J.S.A. 54:4-63.2 and 54:4-63.31. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said lands will be sold at 18% interest or less to make the amount of municipal liens chargeable against redemption at the lowest rate of interest. The payment for the sale shall be made before the conclusion of the sale by cash, certified check, money order, pre-approved wire transfer, or bank letter of credit (approved by the Tax collector prior to sale) or the property shall be resold. Properties for which there are not other purchasers, shall be struck and sold to the Borough of Helmetta in accordance with said act of the Legislators,. Interest on subsequent liens shall be allowed as provided by law. At any time prior to the sale, said Collector will receive payment of the amount due on any property with interest and costs incurred by cash, certified check or money order. Industrial Properties may be subject to the spill Compensation and Control Act (NJSA 58:10-23, 11), the “Water Pollution Control Act (NJSA 58:10A1) and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (NJSA 13:1K-6). In addition, the municipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in anyway connected to the prior owner or operator of the site. In the event the owner is on active duty with the military, the Collector should be notified immediately. The land and premises to be sold are described as follows: Lot 47 6.18 6.23 6.32 9.02 10.02 3 29.01 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 35 48 13 19.01 3 1.01 6.01 1 10 11.01
P.S. Dentin is the bone-like tissue that makes up the largest portion of the tooth.
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The Township Council of West Windsor has awarded the following contracts without competitive bidding as professional services pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their October 16, 2017 Business Session. These contracts and the resolutions authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.
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A prediabetes diagnosis should be treated as a major wake-up call. Prediabetes is not a guarantee that diabetes will follow, but the chance is very, very high. Prediabetes usually has no symptoms at all, so a person could be completely unaware. Those who have prediabetes do not process sugar as well as a healthy person, so their blood sugar is higher than normal, but not quite high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. While weight is very often a risk factor, prediabetes can also develop as people age and if lifestyle habits are not healthy. Again, like weight, age alone is not a reliable risk factor. Even children can become prediabetic. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), prediabetes is reversible. Treatment may include diet, exercise, and medication. Type 2 diabetes can develop within 10 years if you have pre-diabetes and don’t make lifestyle changes. To learn more, or to schedule an appointment, please call ROBERT PLATZMAN, D.O. at 609-921-8766. My practice is located at 601 Ewing St., Suite C7, in Princeton. I accept Medicare and most insurance. Our website, www. drrobertplatzman.com, has more information about our practice. P.S. If there is a family history of diabetes, or if risk factors are present, talk to the doctor about ways to minimize the risk of prediabetes developing.
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Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members and Directors of CMS PAC Services, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, will be held at 9:40 a.m. on the 1st day of November, 2017 to elect Officers and Directors of the Company and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083. Bernard E. Stoecklein, Jr. President PP, 3x, October 13, 20, 27, 2017 Fee: $33.60 Afft: $15.00 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF PRINCETON ABBEY AND CEMETERY, INC. Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members and Trustees of the Princeton Abbey and Cemetery, Inc., a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation, will be held at 12:30 p.m. on the 1st day of November, 2017 to elect Trustees ofthe Corporation and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083. Bernard E. Stoecklein, Jr. President PP, 3x, October 13, 20, 27, 2017 Fee: $37.80 Aff: $15.00
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Guadagno Continued from Page 1 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
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 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 does not have a “positive himself having to distance message of what went on in himself from Hollywood the last eight years.� State Assemblyman Anproducer 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 attended the Murphy and Gore event, said beforehand that he thinks Guadagno
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 speech. “There’s a larger context here,� he said. “One of it is that we’ve had eight years of Republican rule in Trenton, and people are looking for change. One is that Chris Christie, after eight years, is really unpopular, and people are looking for a change.� He said Murphy enjoys an almost 3-1 edge in cash on hand, a critical advantage in New Jersey. Running for statewide office is pricey, given New Jersey is split between two of the most expensive media mar-
kets, 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.�
Murphy Continued from Page 1 least afford it, this administration turned its back on science, fact, evidence, and we’re paying a big price for it,� Murphy said. Guadagno has countered that Murphy’s proposals would cause taxes to soar and lead people to leave New Jersey. She has proposed capping property taxes at 5 percent of residents’ household income, to help lower the nation’s highest property taxes. “The inconvenient truth
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RESULTS Princeton U football The Princeton University football team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 53-0 victory over Brown last Saturday in Providence. Chad Kanoff threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers, who evened their Ivy League record at 1-1. Jesper Horsted caught seven passes for 92 yards and a touchdown, while Charlie Volker spearheaded the rushing attack with 163 yards and four touchdowns.
State tennis The Montgomery High girls tennis team captured the Central Jersey, Group IV championship with a 5-0 victory over West WindsorPlainsboro South on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cougars swept the singles behind Rhea Shrivastava, Alexandra Mednikova and Julia Freitor. Montgomery also swept the doubles to improve to 14-2 on the season.
MCT field hockey The sixth-seeded Princeton High field hockey team advanced to the semifinals of the Mercer County Tournament with a 2-1 triumph over third-seeded Robbinsville on Tuesday. Lisette Dubow and Isabel Kinney scored a goal apiece for the Little Tigers, who advanced to take on second-seeded Allentown in a semifinal game that was scheduled for Thursday. Princeton Day School, which was seeded fifth in the tournament, dropped a 6-1 decision to fourth-seeded Notre Dame. Sasha Sindhwani scored the lone goal for the Panthers. Notre Dame advanced to face top-seeded Lawrenceville in the semifinals.
Eden Family 5K Atilla Sabahoglu of Manville was the overall winner in the Eden Family 5K, which was held on Oct. 15 at Princeton Forestal Village in Plainsboro. Sabahoglu covered the course in 17 minutes, 21 seconds to finish nearly two minutes ahead of secondplace finisher Eric Lin of Plainsboro. Montgomery resident Ethan Colby-Witanek finished seventh overall and Princeton resident Keith Moulton finished 10th. Fiona Boyle of North Brunswick was the top female finisher, 11th overall, with a time of 21:07. Julia Scrudato was the second female finisher, while Megan Ax of Princeton was the third female finisher.
UPCOMING MCT soccer Hopewell Valley earned the No. 1 seed for the Mercer County Boys’ Soccer Tournament, which was scheduled to get underway on Thursday with a full slate of games. Princeton earned the No. 3 seed and was scheduled to open play against 14th-seeded Nottingham. Princeton Day School is seeded ninth and was scheduled to open at eighth-seeded West WindsorPlainsboro North. In the girls’ tournament, Allentown is the No. 1 seed and Pennington is seeded second. PDS earned the No. 6 seed and was scheduled to open the tournament against 11th-seeded WW-P North. Princeton, which was seeded seventh, was scheduled to open play against 10thseeded Nottingham.
Webb, PHS football still battling By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Isaac Webb had high hopes coming into his junior season for the Princeton High School football team. After catching 38 passes and scoring seven touchdowns a year ago, Webb and the Little Tigers were hoping for big things this season. Unfortunately, Princeton’s opening game of the season against Hamilton saw starting quarterback Vince Doran go down with a season-ending injury. Webb also injured his ankle in the opener and has slowly been working himself back into shape. Those injuries, combined with several others for the Little Tigers, have turned a season that opened with promise into a rebuilding year. “I have been trying to get back and perform on the field,” said Webb, who caught his first two touchdown passes of the season in last week’s 48-13 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro South. “This injury has been messing with me for pretty much the entire season. Last game, I had to come out around the first quarter. Lawrence and Hightstown, I finished but it was a struggle.” Webb was able to play the full game at receiver and defensive back in the setback to the Pirates. Princeton, which fell to 0-6 with the loss, started freshman Jake
Renda at quarterback, with junior Ryan Benattar playing the second half. Each quarterback connected with Webb for a touchdown pass. “Just having that many injuries, you kind of lose a little bit of optimism,” Webb said. “But with Jake being our quarterback, and he is learning really fast, and with Ryan being our quarterback, he is also learning really fast. They are trying to take advantage of the opportunities that they have and trying to get the ball up the field. “It mostly comes down to throw me the ball. They have to read their reads and take advantage of the opportunities they have.” Princeton will play home to Northern Burlington tonight at 7 in its Homecoming Game. The contest will be played under portable lights in what has become an annual night game for the Little Tigers. “We feel like Homecoming is a winnable game,” Webb said. “We thought this one was a winnable game. We came out with a lot of optimism. We came out with a lot of might and a lot of fight. Just simple mistakes took over and we couldn’t capitalize on the fact that they made some mistakes, too.” Princeton, which has 10 seniors on the roster, is down to just six who are playing as the season begins to wind down. There have
been plenty of opportunities for the younger players on the roster to get on the field and gain experience that should help the team down the road. “We have a lot of juniors and those kids are getting reps,” Princeton coach Charlie Gallagher said. “We have a small sophomore class, but our freshman class is a big one. We have to keep positive. Things have been good. We have had great weeks of practice and I am excited about that. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We haven’t gotten to the end of the tunnel yet, but we’re going to get there. It might be the next week. It might be the week after. We’re going to get there. We have a great group of kids.” Renda, a freshman, was thrust into the quarterback position when Doran was hurt in the opening game. He’s thrown for over 300 yards and a pair of touchdowns this season. Benattar has also seen action at quarterback and has thrown two touchdown passes. “We have a freshman quarterback,” Gallagher said. “This kid is a great kid. He’s going to be our future. We’re throwing him out there to the wolves. Ryan is a junior and a veteran guy and we’re hoping for a little bit of veteran leadership. They have been competing in practice and it has been a close one. Jake understands, and I think Ryan understands, that if you get the starting nod and things
don’t go well it doesn’t mean you get to finish the four quarters out. It means we are giving you the opportunity to start things off and if it doesn’t go well we’ll go to the other guy.” Princeton still has a chance to right the ship. The Little Tigers realize there will be growing pains with so many young players on the field. But they also want to do whatever they can to win games this season. “It’s a mixture of both,” Webb said. “You think about how Jake is developing so fast and he is tremendous on the field. And then you think about next year and how it will be a whole different story. And then you look at next week and you think we need him to develop just a little bit faster.” Webb’s own development was slowed a bit by his injury in the opener. But he’s getting healthy again and that has made a difference in his play. “It has been a slow season compared to last year,” Webb said. “I want to say that by this time last year I had five or six touchdowns. But we’re starting to figure it out and get that mesh again.” Added Gallagher: “He is giving everything he’s got. He’s a competitor. He’s a good player. He’s a motivator. He has these flashes of brilliance. And to be honest, we don’t get the ball to him enough. We need to do a better job with that.”
Kolasa sixth at international fencing tourney By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Princeton native and Princeton High School graduate Thomas Kolasa placed sixth in the men’s saber event at the 26th annual SISTASFZ Cup international fencing tourney in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Sunday, Sept. 24. Organized by the International Fencing Federation, the Cup featured 39 competitors from 19 countries on five continents. An internationally ranked sabreur, Kolasa was seeded sixth entering the event and won all six of his bouts in the first round, outscoring opponents from Colombia, Poland, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands by a total of 15 touches in the round-robin group. Seeded fourth after the first round, Kolasa defeated Jadryn Dick of Australia, 15-12, to make the top 16 and then Tomasz Pytel of Poland, 15-12, to make the finals before falling to eventual silver medalist Nicola Guarnaccia of Italy, 15-9. Another Italian, Francesco d’Armiento, won the event. Aside from international competition, Kolasa, 26, competed for Harvard at the NCAA Championship, earned First Team All-Ivy Honors, and helped lead the men’s
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Princeton High School graduate Thomas Kolasa placed sixth in the men’s saber event at the 26th annual SISTA-SFZ Cup international fencing tourney in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. team to an Ivy League title. Kolasa hails from a fencing family, with a brother, Matthew, who also competed internationally
and a sister, Natalie, who this year takes the helm of Lafayette College’s varsity team and at 24 is fencing’s youngest NCAA Divi-
sion 1 head coach. Thomas Kolasa’s next event will be an FIE cup in London on October 29.
Panther boys set for soccer tournaments By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
This is the favorite time of the season for the Princeton Day School boys’ soccer team. The Panthers are into the tournament portion of the schedule, where they play in both the state Prep B tournament and Mercer County Tournament. Princeton Day opened the Prep B tournament on Monday with a 9-0 victory over MorristownBeard. Wesley Leggett scored four goals to lead the way for PDS. “We have had a good season,” said PDS coach Ollie Hilliker, whose team improved to 9-5 with the victory over MorristownBeard. “If you look at our record, you might think it is not a great season. But our losses have been against Pennington, Peddie, Blair, Hopewell, and Springside-Chestnut Hill. They are all good teams.
We play a very tough schedule. We beat Pingry. We have beaten competitive teams. Our losses have been to tough teams. We want to play a competitive schedule so we’re ready for MCTs. We want to be ready.” The Panthers drew the No. 9 seed for the MCT and were scheduled to open play on Thursday at eighth-seeded West WindsorPlainsboro North. The winner would advance to likely face topseeded Hopewell Valley. Pricneton Day, which prepped for tournament week with an 8-1 triumph over Portledge of New York last Saturday, entered the game against West Windsor-Plainsboro North having won four straight games. In the victory over Portledge, James Henderson scored three goals, while Leggett contributed two goals and three assists. “We’ve had some tough
games here and there, but we definitely play well together,” PDS senior Justin Herrup said after the decision over Portledge. “Once we all focus and we get our intensity up, we definitely are one of the best teams in the area. We’re so excited. We have West Windsor North coming up and we’re ready to go. “We were a little disappointed when we got out early in MCTs last year. Preps we won last year and it was a great feeling.” Herrup is one of many players who have contributed to the Panthers’ success this season. While his main sport is lacrosse, he’s been a contributor in the soccer field as well, helping the team to another successful season. “I am coming more into my own,” Herrup said. “I have great teammates around me so it is real easy to play. I have always been
more of a lacrosse player. So having all of these really good soccer players around me has been awesome for my development and the team‘s development. “You have guys from all sorts of different sports who just come together. We’re really a deep team and that is one thing that is different about us this year.” The Panthers are the No. 2 seed in the Prep B tournament and will be the host to the winner of the game between No. 3 seed GillSt. Bernard’s and sixth-seeded Wardlaw-Hartridge. That game will be played Oct. 26 with the final set for Nov. 1. The PDS girls, who shared the Prep B title last year, are seeded second and had a first-round bye. The Panthers will play the winner of the game between third-seeded Gill-St. Bernard’s and No. 6 Newark Academy.
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PHS set to induct latest Hall of Fame class
The Princeton High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2017 Hall of Fame Induction Class. The class will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame during a dinner and banquet that will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, at Mercer Oaks Country Club in West Windsor. This year’s Hall of Fame
class includes six individuals and one team. Being inducted are: Charlie Pemberton ‘62: A standout in football and basketball who was named PHS Best All-Around Athlete in 1962. Tom Patrick ‘81: AllCounty and All-Area runner who won the 3,000 meters at the Group II State Championship meet in ‘81 and set the Mercer County Champi-
onship Meet Record in the 3,000. Jesse Applegate ‘04: AllAmerica swimmer who set school records in the 50 and 100 Freestyle. Erin Cook ‘06: 1,000 point scorer and All-County performer in Girls’ Basketball. Fraser Graham ‘11: AllState golfer who captured the 2010 Tournament of Champions Title and the
2010 and 2011 Mercer County Titles. He was also an All-County standout in Ice Hockey. Doug Snyder: Coach of boys’ Bbsketball from 1986-1997. His teams captured three straight Central Jersey, Group II Championships from 1992-1994, set school records for most victories in a season and featured three 1,000-point scorers.
Also inducted will be the 1992-1994 boys’ basketball teams. Princeton captured three consecutive Central Jersey, Group II Championships during this span, set school records for most victories in a single season and featured three of the school’s top five all-time leading scorers in Bram Reynolds, Rodney Derry and Kirk Webber. The ceremony will run
from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $55 and all proceeds go towards scholarships for current Princeton High School student athletes. Individuals interested in purchasing a ticket or contributing to the scholarship fund can contact Bob James at 921-0946 or email the Hall of Fame Committee at princetonhighhof@gmail.com.
Pack helps Cougars to second at Somerset XC By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
The Montgomery High boys’ cross-country team entered this year’s Somerset County Championship meet with a relatively different cast than the one that captured the county title a year ago. Minus their top three finishers from a year ago, and with four new runners in the lineup, the Cougars ran to a second-place finish in this year’s meet that was run at Pleasant Valley Park in Basking Ridge.
“We were trying to repeat,” Montgomery coach Tim Bartholomew said. “They ran really well and I am excited they had an opportunity to be in it and compete like we did. We lost quite a few of our top runners from last year. Only three of our top five ran varsity last year. So we had decent depth with a bunch of young kids that stepped up and filled the gaps and helped give us chance.” Harry Gould was the top finisher for the Cougars, when he placed fourth overall in 16:33. Jeffrey Meyer
finished 14th, while Alex Tai came in at 16th. The rest of the Montgomery top five saw Austin Fan finish 18th and Nikhil Shukla place 20th. James Colagiuri finished 21st and Adarsh Rao ended at 36th to finish off Montgomery’s results. Hillsborough finished first with 64 points, while Montgomery and Ridge each posted 72 points. The Cougars earned second place by virtue of a better finish from their No. 6 runner. “Harry definitely had a better finish place wise and
time wise,” Bartholomew said of Gould, who finished 17th last year and ran 27 seconds faster at this year’s meet. “For Harry, it lets us know he is ahead of where he was last year and he is making a lot of gains from previous weeks. Every week he is a little better and a little faster.” Tai, a junior, was running in his first county meet at the varsity level, as were Shukla (a freshman), Colagiuri (a junior), and Rao (a junior). “We had a freshman (Shukla) who didn’t know
he would run in the varsity race until the day of the meet,” said Bartholomew, whose team was scheduled to run in the Skyland Conference meet on Thursday at Natirar in Peapack. “We had a junior fighting through injury and decided it was best he didn’t run. So the freshman stepped up and ran 1:20 faster than his previous PR. “I was excited because we said to the boys you have to run together as a team. Where every place matters, pack running is a key to victory. When we
have Harry we know he will be near the top. The rest of the boys ran well as a pack. Two miles into it they were all together.” The Montgomery girls finished eighth as a team in the Somerset County meet. Senior Julia Hans was the top finisher for the Cougars, 13th overall, with a time of 19:58. Freshman Nainia Waghray finished 24th in 20:48, while sophomore Emma Noyelle was 48th (22:08), sophomore Ivy Zhao was 51st (22:11), and junior Sarah O’Shea was 52nd (22:12).
SPORTS NEWS AND NOTES DILLON BASKETBALL
The Princeton Recreation Department is now taking registration for the 2017/2018 Dillon Youth Basketball League. The Dillon Youth Basketball League is open to boys and girls in 4th through 10th grades and is entering its 47th season. The program is a partnership between the Princeton Recreation Department and Princeton University. The Dillon League is recreational in nature. All players will play in every game regardless of their skill level or whether they attend the informal practice sessions. The Dillon League is about playing the game and having fun while doing it! To register, please visit http://register.communitypass.net/princeton. Dillon Youth Basketball is located under “2017/2018 Fall/Winter Youth Sports”. Registration is complete once division player limits are reached or Nov. 16, whichever comes first.
More information can be found online at www.princetonrecreation.com.
FIRST AID COURSE The Princeton Recreation Department will offer a CPR/AED/First Aid Training Course. The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program helps participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. This course teaches skills that participants need to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. This program certifies participants in first aid, Adult and Child CPR and AED. The course costs $83/person and is open to anyone who is 15 years of age and older. Course dates are Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Confer-
ence Room of the Recreation Department Building at 380 Witherspoon St. Participants must attend both sessions. Space in the program is limited. Individuals can register online at: http://register.communitypass.net/princeton. The course is located under the Tab “2017 Community Programs”. For more information, visit www.princetonrecreation.com or call 921-9480.
LAWRENCE LAX CLINICS
The Lawrence Lacrosse Club is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2017 fall clinics. Programs are available for boys and girls Pre-K through eighth grade from Lawrence Township and from surrounding communities that do not currently offer a lacrosse program. Space is limited. Go to www.lawrencelacrosse.com, to register.
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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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October 20, 2017
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
October 20, 2017
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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.
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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
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Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. George Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Dedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Region’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michenerartmuseum.org; 215-3409800. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925,” The first retrospective devoted to the photographer in over a generation, the exhibit surveys White’s career from his beginnings in 1895 in Ohio to his death in Mexico in 1925, through Jan. 7; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144. Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848-932-7237.
GALLERIES
Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke Center on Rider University’s campus, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville. “Paintings, Pastels, Prints and Watercolors, 1977-2017,” 40-year survey of work by Bill Scott. The exhibit includes still life and figure compositions made before Scott’s painting veered toward abstraction. His recent abstractions include references to garden and landscape imagery: flowers, foliage, and tree branches, through Oct. 29. Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. noon to 4 p.m. For more information, go to www.rider.edu/arts. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. Helen M. Rudnick, “Everything with Wings II.” The exhibit mixes real with fantasy in watercolor, acrylic and photographic mixed with ink, through Nov. 17. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also open Oct. 15, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. Cheryl Jackson Oddphotog Exhibit, Lawrence Branch Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Photographic journey of cemeteries and other works, through Oct. 31. Opening reception, Oct. 8, 1-3 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 12:30-5. www.mcl.org/branches/lawrbr.html. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St. Hopewell. “Iceland: A Land
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PACKET PICKS Oct. 21 Book talk at Morven Morven Museum & Garden will present photographer Wiebke Martens and historian Jennifer Jang, who will discuss their book “Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours,” beginning at 2 p.m. A book signing and a walking tour through the Mercer Hill neighborhood featuring Stockton family landmarks will follow the presentation. Morven Museum & Garden is located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $18 and are available at morven.org/programs or by calling 609-9248144, ext. 113.
Ghost tour in Lawrence Hessians, tombstones, bootleggers and things that go bump in the night will highlight the Lawrence Historical Society’s “Ghost Tour.” For those who want to hear about horrors of years gone by, there are two “ghost” bus tours — one at 6:30 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. — followed by refreshments. The bus tours leave from the historic Brearley House at the end of Meadow Road. The cost is $15 per person for the tour, which is not recommended for children under 10 years old. Tickets may be purchased online or by mail by visiting www.thelhs.org. For more information, call 609-895-1728.
Oct. 22 Alzheimer’s walk at ETS Alzheimer’s New Jersey is holding its “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s” at various locations, including at Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Lawrence, beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. A kickoff rally will start at 9:30 a.m., with the 3-mile walk beginning at 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit support New Jersey individuals and families. To register, go to www.alznj.org or call 973-5864300.
Oct. 24 Author talk at Princeton library Author Sharon Draper will discuss her book, “Copper Sun,” beginning at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. “Copper Sun” is the story of a 15-year-old girl who endures the horrors of slavery after her capture in Ghana. The talk is part of the Princeton and Slavery Project. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
Oct. 25 John Grisham at Princeton Best selling author John Grisham will apear at Richardson Auditorium for a program titled “Appearing at the scene of the crime, John Grisham visits Princeton,” beginning at 4:30 p.m. Grisham’s novel “Camino Island” opens with the theft of invaluable F. Scott Fitzgerald papers from Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Grisham will speak about his career with moderator Maria DiBattista of Princeton’s English department. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton University Library. Admission is free. Tickets for the general public are available at tickets.princeton.edu. Tickets are available while supplies last. Pre-signed copies of “Camino Island” and Grisham’s new novel, “The Rooster Bar” will be available through Labyrinth Books. Grisham will not sign books at the event.
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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-
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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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Your Health from head-to-toe
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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Dr. Kristyn K. Phelps, M.D.
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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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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. What do you see in the future of Real Estate sales and prices? A. The Real Estate market in Princeton is thriving and staying consistent year-round. There is a lot of activity around the new construction projects which I am pleased to be representing. Also, there is a growing interest coming from local and international . What is your current focus is Real Estate? investors which is a great contribution to the stability of the market, A. Right now, I am focusing on the booming considering that investors are more likely to purchase during the New Construction in Princeton. It seems that quieter months in order to avoid bidding wars which are common almost every street I turn on, there is at least in Princeton. one new home being built. To some, it is a little discouraging, to see old homes being torn down to build a new, but I think that it is a necessary step in helping the town’s Real 343 Nassau Street Estate market flourish and overall growth. Princeton NJ 08540 There are so many buyers looking to buy a home in Princeton, and they are most certainly of Princeton interested in new construction projects.
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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
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One-of-a-kind architect designed house in Solebury is anything but cookie cutter on 6 acres of private, beautiful land that is nature personified. Built on two on-grade levels for optimum use of outdoors, it is a retreat that includes an aerated pond with bridge to a lighted island and a Great Blue Heron that visits often. Special architectural details, open floor plan, abundant light from enormous windows, skylights, huge gas fireplace are but a few features. Use the many well-proportioned rooms to suit lifestyle. Nothing has been spared in the chef’s kitchen. Main level master bedroom suite has sitting room and bathroom with radiant floor heating. The walk-out lower level has two bedrooms, large family room with beamed vaulted ceiling plus a heated and air-conditioned glass-walled conservatory/ greenhouse. Enjoy the wooded outdoors on the covered patio with stone pillars and builtin wood burning fireplace. Garage space for five vehicles plus a carport, security system, generator and central vacuum. Great location with easy commute to Princeton, Philadelphia, NYC. www.5936HoneyHollowRoad.com
Extraordinary, historic stone house, circa 1727, and a one-level cottage are privately positioned on ten gorgeous acres of exquisite trees and landscaping in Wrightstown. Antiquity meets modern conveniences in the 3-level home. Character abounds as you stroll through the rooms that feature wide plank pumpkin pine floors, deep sill windows, original millwork and hardware, original beehive oven fireplace. Updated kitchen, heated solarium, stone & glass-walled breakfast room blend with the living and dining rooms, family room, five bedrooms, four full bathrooms. In-ground swimming pool, hand crafted twig gazebo, 1-room hideaway among stone wall ruins. Antique bank barn has stalls for animals and second floor has workshop and heated art studio. Two garages house six vehicles. Cottage has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious deck & lovely gardens & is legal rental or for family or caretaker. There is so much more to see and experience. This oasis of beauty and grace is in a great location for the best of Bucks County amenities and easy commuting. www.FireCreekFarmNewtownPA.com
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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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FRABA is a group of enterprises focused on providing advanced products for the motion control and industrial automation market. With subsidiaries in Heerlen/ The Netherlands, Aachen and Cologne/ Germany, Slubice/ Poland, Hamilton NJ/ USA and Singapore, FRABA is offering global support to its customers worldwide. Competence It is our philosophy to offer a challenging, yet rewarding work environment for every employee of our team. Total information, dynamic development, competence and fair sharing are our values. Initiative, ideas, knowledge, energy and risk taking are our drivers and everybody who has them, has the right to make decisions. At FRABA, leadership is not depending on education or hierarchy, but on knowledge and performance of each individual. As Technology Provider you will become part of our CONISTICS team in Hamilton, NJ. CONISTICS is the subsidiary responsible for manufacturing and logistics for all products of the FRABA Group Responsibilities
Account Manager/Sales Representative Newspaper Media Group, publisher of over 45 local community publications both in print and online, is seeking creative, analytical and outgoing individuals to join our team of Account Managers.
Who are you? You are a people person who likes conversation and investing in the success of others. You have a positive attitude and can balance your own success with that of helping the team. You have a strong work ethic and desire to see the job through to completion. With at least two years of experience in a client-facing job – through customer service, marketing, advertising, communications, retail or other capacity, you will help round out our team. Send your resume with cover letter for the opportunity to start creating campaigns to assist local businesses in developing their place in their community. You will be contacting business owners, managers/decision makers in discussion of advertising and marketing. Pay is commensurate with experience including base salary, incentive compensation and bonuses. We offer a competitive benefits program and a great group of people with whom to work! EOE Please forward your resume to jcarter@newspapermediagroup.com
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▪• Perform and maintain set-ups, repair and troubleshooting ▪• Performa Special Projects to improve and upgrade equipment and grading systems ▪• Maintain Wire Processing Machine and Annealer to ensure they are running to optimum ▪• Complete preventative maintenance on all operation machines ▪• Communicated in real time status of production operations to direct report ▪• Record all data, tasks, and issues during a production shifts ▪• Product Quality Assurance – Checking and Verification of Products
If you have the initiative, knowledge, information, energy and courage to make a decision, we urge you to do so. At FRABA everybody has the chance to become a leader. It is up to you to take your chance. Requirements
▪• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent ▪• Mechanical experience with equipment in manufacturing preferred ▪• Good troubleshooting skills (mechanical and electrical) ▪• Computer skills for production monitoring and ability to record data accurately ▪• Ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate safe works habits ▪• Ability to work independently ▪• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel Spreadsheet ▪• Commitment to Professional Obligations ▪• Good teamwork and communication skills Please send your resume and supporting documents to (e-mail preferred): Chad Park info@fraba.com 609-750-8705
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