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Multiple local races will be contested on Election Day By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough voters will go to the polls Nov. 7 to choose candidates for elected office, from local municipal officials and school board members to county- and state-level offices. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the local level, Hopewell Township voters will choose between incumbent Committeeman Kevin D. Kuchinski and his running mate, Michael Ruger, on the Democratic Party ticket, and Republican nominees Luis Nicolao and Philip G. Volpe. The term is for three years.
In Hopewell Borough, voters will choose two borough council members for three-year terms and one borough council member to fill out an unexpired term for one year. Incumbent Borough Councilman Charles Schuyler Morehouse, a Republican, and newcomer Ryan Kennedy, a Democrat, are running unopposed for the three-year terms. Councilman Robert Lewis chose not to seek reelection. Incumbent Borough Councilwoman Shelby Tewell, a Republican, is running unopposed to fill out the one-year unexpired term. And in Pennington Borough, incumbent Borough Council members Glen Griffiths and
Catherine “Kit� Chandler are running unopposed for three-year terms on the governing body. Both are Democrats. For the three seats on the Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education, Hopewell Township voters will choose from among four candidates - incumbents Alyce Murray and Adam J. Sawicki Jr., and newcomers Darius Matthews and Sarah Tracy. The term is for three years. There is no election for the seats on the school board held by Pennington Borough and Hopewell Borough representatives. The two towns have one seat apiece on the school board. Meanwhile, at the top of the
ballot, voters will choose between Republican Party nominee Kim Guadagno, the lieutenant governor, and Democratic Party nominee Philip Murphy for the Governor of New Jersey. The term is for four years. One rung below in the 15th Legislative District, voters will choose between incumbent State Senator Shirley K. Turner, a Democrat, and Lee Eric Newton, who is running on the Republican Party ticket. The term is for four years. For the General Assembly in the 15th Legislative District, Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Reed Gusciora and Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio are squaring off against
Republican Party nominees Rimma Yakobovich and Emily Rich. The term is for two years. Incumbent Mercer County Sheriff John A. “Jack� Kemmler, a Democrat, is being challenged by Republican Party nominee Charles “Chuck� Farina in the election for Mercer County Sheriff. The term is for three years. And finally, at the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders race, Democratic Party incumbent Freeholders John A. Cimino and Lucylle R.S. Walter are being challenged by Republican Party nominees Jeff Hewitson and Michelle Noone. The term is for three years.
Re-development firm named for Federal City Road property By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
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With the adoption of a redevelopment plan for the former Oasis garden and farm center last week, the Hopewell Township Committee has cleared the way for potential development on the 22-acre property on Federal City Road. The township committee’s action would allow the property to be developed for about 300 units, of which about 48 units would be set aside for very low-, low- and moderate-income households. The plan is part of the settlement agreement reached between Hopewell Township and the Fair Share Housing Center, which has sued municipalities to provide affordable housing. Woodmont Properties has been identified as the re-developer of the property on Federal City Road, near the Hopewell TownshipLawrence Township border. The developer is based in Fairfield, N.J. An application may be submitted early next year. At an earlier township committee meeting, Stephen Santola, executive vice president and general counsel for Wood Properties, outlined the company’s history and its vision for the property. Woodmont Properties traces its origin to 1963, when it began building single-family homes, Santola said. In the 1990s, it branched out into developing multifamily projects. The company now owns or manages 2,000 “luxury� apart-
ment homes in 12 communities from Morristown to Red Bank, South Amboy, Cranford and Saddle River, Santola said. It does not use “off the shelf� plans, but works with host communities to include the materials and amenities that the towns want, he said. Addressing concerns about the number of school children that may live in the new apartments, Santola pointed to Woodmont Properties’ 163-unit development in Cranford,. There was one school-aged child for every 11 market-rate rental units and one school-aged child for every oneand-a-half affordable units, he said. Santola said that many of the company’s tenants could afford to buy a home, but they choose to rent instead. Sometimes, it’s a couple that has downsized and sold the family home, and needs time to ponder the next step. There are young couples, too, that are just starting out. “You won’t see a lot of school children, but you will see (baby) strollers. They are starting out here and it is really exciting,� he said. Santola also reassured township committee that the casual observer would not be able to pick out the affordable units from the market-rate units. The affordable units will be interspersed among the market-rate units, and every resident will have access to the amenities. “We are here to provide housing,� Santola said.
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Labor Day in November Students at Hopewell Valley Central High School will be performing William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, “Picnic� this Friday and Saturday. Tickets and times can be found at showtix4u.com.
Officials oppose temporary cap on fire and police contracts By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
The Hopewell Township Committee has come out squarely in opposition to the sunset provision of a temporary 2-percent cap on police and fire arbitration contract awards, which is due to expire next month. The State Legislature approved the temporary 2-percent cap on police and fire arbitration awards in 2010. It was due to expire in 2014, but state lawmakers extended the sunset to December
2017. A 2-percent cap on the property tax levy, which was enacted at the same time in 2010, is permanent and does not include an exemption for police and fire arbitration contract awards. Municipalities continue efforts to contain costs and provide vital services to residents within the 2percent property tax cap, the resolution states, noting that “salary costs, to a great extent, drive property tax increases.� If the cap on police and fire arbitration awards expires and the 2-
percent property tax cap remains, towns will be forced to reduce or eliminate municipal services in order to accommodate salary increases, the resolution says. “The governing body of the Township of Hopewell urges the State Legislature to extend the 2 percent cap on police and fire arbitration contract awards for five more years, at which time the Legislature will have hard data to examine and then make a final decision as to whether this law should be made permanent,� the resolution states.
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MAKING NEEDED CORRECTION As effective as orthodontic treatment can be, there are some deformities of the teeth and jaws that are too extreme to be remedied by this means alone. These generally result from basic malformations and mismatches of the bones of the jaws and face that may be caused by trauma, disease, or most often, heredity. As a result, facial appearance is often noticeably affected and serious malocclusions and temporomandibular disorders may arise. In such cases, “orthognathic surgery” enables the surgeon to reshape the bones of the mouth to create a proper alignment between bones and teeth. This type of treatment requires close cooperation between the orthodontist and the oral surgeon, and can be used to augment orthodontic treatment. Orthognathic surgery is performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) to correct a wide range of minor and major skeletal and dental irregularities. Surgery can improve chewing, speaking and breathing. To schedule a free consultation, SOHDVH FDOO WKH RI¿FH RI MARK W. McDONOUGH, DMD, LLC, at 609-7301414. Our practice is conveniently located at 245 South Main Street (next to Toll Gate Grammar School), Pennington.
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Spectacular fall colors, hayrides and a rare moonlight maze will add to the fun when Howell Living History Farm opens its Corn Maze on Saturday, Nov. 4. From noon to 9 p.m., Howell Farm will hold its “Last Chance to Get Lost” day where visitors can explore the maze for the final day of the season. Maze-goers will be able to walk through the 10-foot-tall pathways, which form an image of a shepherd and a flock of sheep. Teams can collect puzzle pieces to solve its three-way board game for prizes, boasting rights and top billing on the scoreboard. General admission is $10 for ages 10 and older, $8 for children ages 5-9 and free for children 4 and under. The maze includes a courtyard with music, games, photo-ops and pedal tractors for kids. Food, a farm stand and the farm’s traditional hay bale maze are also offered, as are fall hayrides to the top of Belle Mountain for a view of vibrant colors; cost for the rides is $3 for adults, $2 for children. For more information, call the farm office at 609737-3299 or visit www.howellfarm.org or www.mercercountyparks.org.
E-cycling and document shredding The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host an Electronics Waste Disposal Day on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for county residents who wish to recycle elec-
tronics. The event will take place at Parking Lot 4 on South Broad Street, across from the county Administration Building in Trenton, and will be held rain or shine. While no registration is necessary, please note that the event is open to Mercer County residents only, and attendees will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. No commercial or industrial waste will be accepted. Also on Nov. 4, the MCIA will offer a document shredding service. Up to eight boxes or bags of paper may be discarded. Acceptable used electronic items include: camera equipment, central processing units (CPUs), circuit boards, computer mouses, copiers, electric wire, fax machines, keyboards, laptops and peripherals, microwave ovens, networking equipment, phones, printers, scanners, stereo equipment, televisions and VCRs. For more information, individuals should call (609) 278-8086 or visit www.mcianj.org.
Honoring veterans The public is invited to attend a Veterans Day ceremony presented by Mercer County Veteran Services in conjunction with the Mercer County Veterans Council. The event will take place Sunday, Nov. 5, at noon at Catholic War Veterans Post 417, 301 Grand St., Trenton. Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes will join with other County and local officials to give recognition and appreciation to the many County residents who have served in America’s armed forces. Mr.
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Hughes will give brief remarks at the ceremony, and remarks by retired U.S. Army Col. Robert E. Watson will follow. This year’s program will also feature the laying of a wreath to honor veterans’ service, a salute to fallen veterans by American Legion Post 31, and the playing of taps by Walter Kramarz of the Mercer County Veterans Council.
Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with Parkinson’s Disease In the United States, 50,000-60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s Disease are diagnosed each year, adding to the one million people who are currently living with the disease. Join Dr. Alexandra Landen, Parkinson’s Disease specialist and fellowship trained neurologist to understand how Parkinson’s is diagnosed and what current treatments are available. Also, learn about new options for treatment recently approved by the FDA. Wednesday, November 8, 10 a.m. at HV Senior Center, 395 Reading Street, Pennington.
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the class, please bring a check made out to Hopewell Valley Senior Foundation. This is part of the 3 class series. Wednesday, November 8, 1:30-3 p.m., Hopewell Valley Senior Center, 395 Reading Street, Pennington.
Veterans Day ceremony The Hopewell Valley Veterans Association will hold their annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, November 11 starting at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at Hopewell Township’s Woolsey Park. The park is located on CR546 next to the Hopewell Township Municipal Complex. Please bring a lawn chair. Light refreshments will be served. This event will be held rain or shine.
Tech Time Stop in for tech help from local teens. Registration required by November 7th. To register, contact Randi, 609-537-0236. Tuesday, November 14, 3 p.m. at Mercer County LibraryHopewell Branch, 245 Pennington Titusville Road, Pennington.
Thanksgiving Eve service On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. a community Thanksgiving Eve service sponsored by the Hopewell Council of Churches will be held at the Old School Baptist Church, West Broad Street in Hopewell Borough. All are welcome to join us as we give thanks.
Once you have selected and purchased your new technology item, there is a lot to learn. We will review basic tasks you can perform to get started using you device. We will touch on email, downloading/installing programs or apps, Christmas virus protection and more. festival Registration is required by The Eighth Annual calling Randi, 609-5370236. There is a $5 fee for Christmas Festival at St. Peter Lutheran Church will be Saturday, December 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Festivities include a cookie and candy sale, a variety of vendors, themed baskets, craft items, attic treasures, games for children and a prayer request table. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the St Peter Nursery School. Church and school are located at 1608 HarbourtonRocktown Road on the corner of Routes 518 and 579. Call 215-313-2922 for more information.
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Deer management at Baldpate The Mercer County Park Commission will conduct a deer management program at Baldpate Mountain on select days from Dec. 4, 2017, through Feb. 10, 2018. This program is a method for re-
ducing the overabundant deer herd in the greater Hopewell Valley area. The Baldpate Mountain Deer Management Program is open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. The deer management program is open for permit and winter bow, six-day firearm, permit shotgun and permit muzzleloader hunting. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset with no hunting taking place on Dec. 25. The park will be closed to the public Wednesday through Saturday. The park will remain open for public use on Monday and Tuesday, when only bow hunting will be permitted. Interested parties should visit www.mercercountyparks.org/activities/deermanagement or call 609-303-0706 for program rules and regulations, application and zone maps for hunting. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served bases starting Monday, Oct. 16, in person or via mail at the Historic Hunt House 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington N.J. 08534. Applications must be received by Friday, Nov. 3.
Pennington Farmers Market
The Pennington Farmers Market is now open for its ninth season on the lawn in front of Rosedale Mills on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You will find fresh organic vegetables, grass-fed meats, award-winning wine, artisan roasted coffee (and beans personally ground for you), bouquets of flowers and more. Weekly vendors include Beechtree Farm, Caribbean Delights, Chickadee Creek, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Nine Acre Farm, Skyroast Coffee, TreeLicious Orchard & Just Made Bakery, Uncle Ed’s Creamery, and Whipped Confections by Katie. The Pennington Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May to November on the lawn at Rosedale Mills (101 Route 31 North in Hopewell Township). To find out more, sign up for the weekly email at PenningtonFarmersMar@ ket gmail.com, visit penningtonfarmersmarket.org, find them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter.
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Former park commission chief indicted on public corruption charges By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Kevin B. Bannon, the former executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission, was indicted Tuesday on public corruption charges that could send the once promising college basketball coach to prison. In a 10-count indictment, he is charged with six counts of second-degree official misconduct and related offenses focusing on the intersection of his job at the commission and at the Friends of Mercer County Parks, the nonprofit he ran with his brother. The state Attorney General’s Office laid out how Bannon would have money that should have gone to the county go instead to the Friends and how he obtained benefits for himself and others close to him. For instance, the United
States Tennis Association had tennis tournaments at Mercer County Park, but authorities claimed that Bannon had court rental fees — totaling $9,000 for 2013 to 2015 combined — paid to the Friends. He also allegedly waived more than $37,000 in fees for Friends’ golf outings, more than $19,000 in fees for outings for the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association and fees for his family golf outings, authorities alleged. He also allegedly would have county employees work on Friends golf events, to solicit sponsors; and have sponsorship signs made up at county expense costing more than $8,000, the Attorney General’s Office said. In another instance, Bannon allegedly approved a contract with a promoter to have three music concerts, in 2015, at Mercer County
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Park, in which he was able to secure free admission for himself and 30 to 50 others and access to a VIP hospitality tent, authorities alleged. As part of the deal, he also secured a $2 per ticket donation to the Friends, raising some $21,000, authorities claimed. “We allege that Bannon corruptly used the Friends organization to divert county funds and expand his power over park facilities and events, while also conferring unauthorized benefits like free golf and VIP concert tickets on himself, his family and his inner circle,” said Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino in a news release announcing the indictment. Porrino’s office claimed that in another instance, Bannon had waived golf fees for an accountant working for the Friends,
who, instead of being paid by the organization, got to play some 200 rounds of free golf from 2013 to 2015, “for which the waived fees totaled over $8,000,” the news release said. Bannon’s lawyer, Jack Furlong, on Tuesday released a statement saying Bannon “wants a trial, and the sooner, the better.” “In an age where people are presumed guilty, a trial is the fastest route to vindication,” Furlong said in predicting that Bannon would “prevail.” “Permit me to publicly advise witnesses who plan to lie under oath, this will not go well for you,” Furlong said. “Talking to investigators is not the same as testifying in open court.” Furlong said Bannon would not be permitted to testify before the grand jury. Bannon, 60, of
By Michele S. Byers
Natural Resource damages fund new parks and preserves
The Daniels Preserve in Gloucester County is a forested oasis whose numerous vernal pools support breeding amphibians. The Hill & Dale Preserve in Tewksbury Township extends from the Rockaway Creek valley up the steep flank of Hell Mountain and provides stream protection and scenic views of the surrounding countryside. The Interboro property - part of the Candace Ashmun Preserve in the Forked River Mountains of Atlantic County - is pristine Pine Barrens forest. The quiet and serene Friendship Creek Preserve in Burlington County protects a beautiful tributary of the Rancocas Creek. What do these properties
have in common, besides their natural beauty? All were preserved in perpetuity with the help of Natural Resource Damages funds from the State of New Jersey. New Jersey law requires companies to clean up their polluted sites and pay for environmental damage to natural resources, defined as “all land, biota, fish, shellfish and other wildlife, air, water and other such resources.” The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Natural Resource Restoration was created in the early 1990s to restore environmental injuries caused by discharges of hazardous substances and other pollutants - and to
compensate the citizens of New Jersey for these damages. The fines and penalties are known as Natural Resource Damages. The authority for addressing damages to the public’s natural resources stems from the Public Trust Doctrine. This common law provides that public lands, waters and living resources are held in trust by the government for the benefit of its citizens. Natural Resource Damages funds have been used by New Jersey Conservation Foundation and others to preserve beautiful and ecologically important land throughout the state. In 2007, the Rancocas Conservancy partnered with NJ Conservation to preserve
226 acres in the Pine Barrens of Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, creating the Friendship Creek Preserve. The property contains the headwaters of Friendship Creek, a tributary of the South Branch of the Rancocas Creek. The Preserve is open to the public and is owned and managed by the Rancocas Conservancy. The 70-acre Darmstadt property in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, along Indian Cabin Creek, was preserved with Natural Resource Damages funds in 2008. NJ Conservation preserved this property which contains a large Atlantic White Cedar swamp as well See STATE, Page 6A
Lawrenceville, could not be reached for comment. He does not have a court date scheduled as of yet, and was not taken into custody. “Kevin Bannon served Mercer County proudly for over twelve years,” Furlong said. “He cut expenses, built revenue and did both while adding award-winning facilities and events. He did all of this under the watchful eye of the public and the Park Commission without receiving a single nay vote.” But in the spring of 2016, the Attorney General’s Office raided the Park Commission offices. Bannon, a county employee since 2004 earning $133,728 a year, was fired from his job in June 2016. “The Mercer County Administration and the Mercer County Park Commission are deeply disturbed by the allegations
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contained in the Attorney General’s indictment concerning the former executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission,” county spokeswoman Julie Willmot said Tuesday.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support for Sawicki To the editor: I am writing in support of Adam Sawicki Jr. for Hopewell Valley school board. As a STEM professional, parent and concerned citizen, I appreciate Mr. Sawicki’s balanced approach. His support for the establishment of STEM and Performing Arts Magnet programs, consistency in curriculum and instruction, and increasing access to AP and Honor classes have all strengthen our schools. Keeping budgets in check while ensuring that our children have the necessary technologies, the most qualified instructors and the supports to provide every child with a learning environment that meets their individual needs is not an easy task. Adam Sawicki works every day on our behalf to accomplish these tasks. And most importantly, I support Adam because I know he genuinely cares about our schools and our community. He has demonstrated this by helping to increasing the number and diversity of extra-curricular opportunities while at the same time shaping the homework policy so our children can balance school, extra-curricular activities and life. I have joined him many times in cheering on our children at swim meets. I watched as he helped his younger children with their homework while cheering on his older two children. He is a warm caring father, with the experience and creative ideas we need on our school board. Please join me and my family in voting for Mr. Adam Sawicki.
Township has the lowest equalized tax rate in Mercer County. His statement is fake news. As noted at the October 23 township committee meeting, the Mercer County Board of Taxation has confirmed that Hopewell Township has the lowest equalized tax rate in the county. That’s a fact. In our letters to the editor throughout this campaign, Kevin and I have offered proposals to move Hopewell Township forward. We have shown that the Democrats have cut the township’s operating budget to less than it was in 2015, when the Republicans were last in charge. We have said that we will work to continue to cut the township’s long-term debt. As for the environment, Kevin and I have noted that we will never compromise in fighting the PennEast pipeline. And as for development, I have said that I will work to ensure any new construction is environmentally sustainable, built in keeping with the township’s rural character, and sensitive to surrounding neighborhoods. On November 7, please vote for Michael Ruger and Kevin Kuchinski for Hopewell Township Committee.
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Stop Overdevelopment. Say No to Nicolao. To the editor:
I am writing in response to Luis Nicolao’s recent letter to Jacqueline Genovesi, Ph.D. the editor regarding affordable housing and his clearly unTitusville educated scheme to make a land swap and push affordable housing development into Titusville and other parts of the Rebuttal to Phillips letter township. Mr. Nicolao’s letter told only part of the story of what he proposed at the League of Women Voter’s debate. SpecifTo the editor: ically, he suggested that we needed “to spread affordable housing development all over the township” and then when We are writing concerning last week’s letter (10/27) to called on it, added that he thought the current Mercer the editor from John Phillips, and wanted to correct several County prison could be a suitable site for people seeking afpoints he made regarding seniors and the hiring of the first fordable housing. senior coordinator. Huh? Nicolao wants to spread affordable housing, inWe were both involved in this process, through our work cluding the associated sewer expansions to Titusville and with the Senior Advisory Board and in Hopewell Township all over the township? That would lead to unchecked deand Pennington Borough, and respectfully would suggest velopment and sprawl in areas that we have long fought to that Mr. Phillips has significantly over-stated Volpe’s role protect and preserve, and goes against the principles of our in the hiring of the first senior coordinator. master plan. Perhaps we should not be surprised given ReWhile Phil may have made an initial introduction to the publican leadership has twice previously tried to foist masgood folks at Princeton Healthcare, it was the many hun- sive sewer expansion and the associated development on dreds of hours of hard work and perseverance of others over Hopewell Township. Rather than selling out to big develtwo years that eventually led to the ultimate funding, posi- opers, we need to dig in and fight against overdevelopment. tion creation and hiring of the first senior coordinator in And suggesting that a prison is a suitable site for people 2006, especially Bill Farmer, Severino DiCocco, Larry seeking affordable housing? I can’t think of a more disreMansier and the many others who have served on the Sen- spectful and demeaning proposal. I’ve looked at who qualior Advisory Committee since it was formed in 2005. ifies for affordable housing in Hopewell Township, and it includes police officers starting out, our teachers, and other Edwin “Weed” Tucker hard-working professionals. It’s insulting to suggest we Pennington should put them on a remote prison site, particularly when this proposal would once again require water and sewers to Vanessa Sandom be extended up Route 29, opening up broad swaths of the Pennington township to development. It’s clear that Mr. Nicolao’s positions on development Ruger responds to claims and affordable housing are based on his utter lack of knowledge of those issues and are inconsistent with long-standing Hopewell Township values. He’s on the wrong side of this To the editor: issue. By contrast, I have worked hard, along with others on The silence from our Republican opponents for the committee, to preserve Hopewell Township’s rural charHopewell Township Committee has been deafening over the acter. We stopped 600+ new homes on Carter Road and past few months. I would like to take this opportunity to rehelped create the new Mt. Rose preserve. We blocked despond to several claims by the candidates and their velopment outside existing sewer service areas, preventing spokespersons. sprawl. And we stood up to Chris Christie and his nonsenOne of our opponents is a self-described “fiscal consersical proposal to reward big builders and allow 10 market vative,” according to his sole letter to the editor of Septemrate units for every affordable one. ber 29. But he has not offered a single financial proposal Let’s work together to stop overdevelopment and preother than a vague promise to review and cut the school serve Hopewell Valley’s rural character. Please vote for both budget. This reflects a misunderstanding of the roles of the Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger on November 7. township committee and the elected school board. The other candidate says he is concerned about “suitable Kevin D. Kuchinski locations for state mandated affordable housing,” accordHopewell Township ing to his letter published the same day. He offered one proposal at the recent Hopewell Valley League of Women Vote for experience. Not wild ideas. Voters Forum, as he noted in his letter of October 25, and that was to put affordable housing at the site of the “prison” To the editor: in Titusville. Yet that land is not available, is not served by water or sewer, and is on a road unsuitable for additional During the recent League of Women Voters candidates’ traffic. debate, both Republican candidates seemed at a loss for well Harvey Lester alleged in his letter to the editor of Octo- thought out responses to how to deal with Hopewell Townber 13 that Kevin and I “falsely claimed” that Hopewell ship issues. So later Mr. Nicolao presented an idea for where to put affordable housing in a letter to the editor on the HVN website on October 25. His idea is to put the affordable housing that is court mandated for Hopewell Township on the prison site in the far northwest corner of the township, right on Rt. 29 in Tiwww.hopewellvalleynews.com Founded in 1956 by Harry A. Richard tusville. His reason is that this location is convenient comServing Pennington, Hopewell Borough and Hopewell Township muting to many places. Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Here are (only) a few reasons why this is not a well Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 thought out idea: James B. Kilgore, Publisher, 1980-2016 1. This site is far too small for 600+ homes required for Andrew Martins Michele Nesbihal affordable housing. 2. There are no funds for building affordable housing on Managing Editor General Manager a stand-alone site, as the developers have no room for marmnesbihal@centraljersey.com ket-rate units at this location. Joseph Eisele Ruth Luse 3. It would isolate those who lived there from everyone Publisher Editor Emeritus else in the community. 2016 - Present 4. It couldn’t be more inconvenient to schools, any shopMike Morsch ping at all, the library, restaurants, etc. Donna Kenyon Regional Editor 5. No thought was given to how this site would be turned Executive Editor into an empty “lot” for housing, or who would pay to demolish the existing buildings. 145 Witherspoon Street 6. No thought was given to the fact that we must provide Princeton, N.J. 08542 a reasonable opportunity for affordable housing in the next &RUSRUDWH 2I¿ FHV decade not years from now if and when the county decided 198 Route 9 North, Suite 100 to allow the correction center to be moved to North Jersey. Manalapan, N.J. 07726 We residents of Hopewell Township cannot afford such © Packet Media, LLC. 2017. top-of-the-head, seat-of-the-pants ideas to solve such com(609) 924-3244 All Rights Reserved. plicated issues with such a long history as affordable housFAX (732) 780-4678 ing. Vote for those who have given this issue real thought: Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger. See LETTERS, Page 6A
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Letters Continued from Page 4A Vote for experience. Not wild ideas. Billie Moore Pennington
Correcting misleading statements by Lester
expand sewers into an area that, previously, was not able to have sewers. In fact, all attending township committee Democrats voted to expand sewers, while the lone Republican Township Committee member voted against the resolution. Don’t take my word for it. Watch the videotape of the meeting for yourself and see candidate Kuchinski and his fellow Democrats vote to expand sewers over Republican objection.
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Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger. Most importantly, do vote. Ability to vote in secret is a gift we have that we too often take for granted. Please vote for Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and Finance Committee member Michael Ruger for Hopewell Township Committee. Fine people, with experience, who you can count on not to support the Republican agenda in Washington, D.C.
Billie Moore Hopewell Township
Harvey Lester
In response to Mr. Lester’s recent letter to the editor in the Hopewell Valley News, I wanted to correct and clarify the record. At the township committee meeting on October 23, Chief Financial Officer Elaine Borges, a licensed professional affirmed, “Hopewell Township has the lowest municipal tax rate in Mercer County, as well as the lowest equalized municipal tax rate.” Mr. Lester’s letter falsely suggests otherwise, and improperly looks at the total tax rate for the Township which includes the school and county taxes. Ms. Borges went on to note that Marty Guhl, the director of the Mercer County Board of Taxation, confirmed that Hopewell Township delivered the lowest equalized municipal tax rate in Mercer County. This analysis is now publicly available on the Hopewell Township website at: http://www.hopewelltwp.org/273/Tax-Collector. Look for the link at the bottom of this page for “2017 Municipal Equalized Tax Rates.” As a former committee member, Mr. Lester should be well-aware that Hopewell Township does not have control over the tax rates set by the county nor the school district. Sad to see “fake news” like this being imposed on township residents. Several additional important points of note regarding the township finances: • Hopewell Township has held the line on taxes over the past two years, delivering an average rate change of only 1.1 percent per year. This is well-below NJ’s 2 percent cap, as well as the rate of inflation; • In 2017, the township has reduced operating expenses below 2015 levels, while managing the increased cost of state mandates on affordable housing, bringing back valuable services like Bulky Waste and back-filling key township positions; • Debt has been reduced as well, reducing future interest costs significantly; • Hopewell Township maintains a AAA-rating from S&P due to its strong track record of fiscal management. Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger have championed fiscal responsibility in Hopewell Township and deserve our vote for Hopewell Township Committee. Please join me in voting for both Kevin and Michael on November 7. Debbie Ayers Hopewell Township
Endorsement of Volpe and Nicolao
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Beware Lester’s twisted words To the editor: I am writing in response to Harvey Lester’s most recent letter to the editor on sewer expansion. Like previous Lester letters, this one is full of misleading statements and twisted logic. Perhaps we should not be surprised considering this is the same man who famously switched parties so that he could become mayor. It’s pathetic that in today’s era of “fake news,” some people will apparently do anything or say anything to advance their misguided agenda. I watched the most recent Hopewell Township Committee closely, and wanted to directly address and refute Mr. Lester’s letter. First, the proposed waste water management plan reduces the net township acreage in a sewer service area, swapping in land that was already designated for affordable housing, but permanently protecting two other tracts on or near Route 31. It’s hard to fathom how a reduction in net acreage can accurately be characterized as expanded sewer access, as Mr. Lester suggests in his letter. Second, Mr. Lester neglected to include several other pertinent facts in his letter. Specifically, the township will receive 170 acres along Washington Crossing Pennington Road and the banks of Jacob’s Creek. This will enable Hopewell Township to protect this viewshed corridor, and also create a 1,000 foot natural buffer along Jacob’s Creek. Democrats have a long history of fighting sewer expansion and the associated unchecked development, tracing back to their fight against John Hart’s proposed deal with the Trenton Sewer Authority and carrying forward to their rejection of the proposed ELSA expansion in more recent times. By contrast, Republicans have twice worked to massively expand sewers in Hopewell Township. And earlier this month, one of the Republican candidates for township committee suggested that we should spread our affordable housing obligation around, in Titusville and other locations across the valley. This just doesn’t make sense. Please join me in rejecting fake news and voting for experienced candidates with a proven track record of protecting Hopewell Township’s rural character. On November 7, please vote for Kevin Kuchinski and Michael Ruger for Hopewell Township Committee. Peter Sandford Pennington
To the editor:
I am writing to you to endorse Phil Volpe and Luis Nicolao for Hopewell Township Committee. I had the honor to serve on the Hopewell Township Committee for six years and I am confident that Phil and Luis will serve the township well. The township needs dedicated community leaders like Phil and Luis, who have been successful business executives and want to use their business acumen to continue to improve our township. I actually met Phil years ago while serving on the Hopewell Township Committee and he was serving on the Hopewell Valley YMCA Board. Although we were from different political parties, I being a Democrat and Phil being a Republican, Phil offered me his support and told me he just wanted support the community he loves and has giving so much to his family. Phil and I worked together to improve our youth recreational facilities and our senior citizen services. I also remember when Phil purchased Cream King. He had retired after a successful career as a business executive. But rather than enjoy his well-earned retirement, he decided to buy Cream King to ensure a local institution could continue to serve Hopewell families. As a local small business owner, Phil has a unique perspective on the Hopewell Township Committee’s need to support its residents, whether they are hardworking families or local businesses working hard to serve those families. While I do not know Luis as well as I know Phil, Luis’ record of service and success is very impressive. Both as a Naval Academy graduate, who served a tour of duty on behalf of his country, and as a successful Division 1 college coach, currently the head coach of Princeton University’s men’s and women’s water polo teams, Luis has demonstrated a commitment to use his success in the service of others, whether it is our country or our local community. John Murphy Lambertville
Kuchinski expanded sewers last week To the editor:
I write to rebut the letter of Hopewell Township Committee candidate Kevin Kuchinski, in which he claimed to be “preventing the expansion of sewers.” At the township committee meeting on Monday, October 23, just three days after the aforementioned letter was printed and just four days after Kuchinski made the same claim at the League of Women Voters debate as reported by HVN in its 10/27 issue, he voted to approve a resolution to
Kuchinski expanded sewers last week
Community support is what the YMCA is all about To the editor:
In April 2015, our community lost an amazing champion for youth sports and healthy living when Tom Jackson of Pennington passed away. Last week our YMCA, along with 136 golfers and nearly 200 total volunteers, donors, sponsors and other “champions” raised a glass to his memory at the 2nd Annual Hopewell Valley YMCA Tom Jackson Champions Golf Outing. I am so proud to be a part of honoring his legacy and simply blown away by the showing of support for our YMCA’s mission through the Tom Jackson Sports Fund. Proceeds from the golf outing help our YMCA provide free and low-cost summer camp, sports and Special Olympics programming to area families in need, as well as a college scholarship to a graduating wrestling student at our high school. Supporting our community is what this YMCA is all about. Whether it’s through our healthy living programs like safety town, our CPR, child safety and mental health first aid training or through the Pennington 5K, our athletic leagues, enrichment programs, Special Olympics teams, or our Hopewell Valley “YAC” Youth Activity Center for teens…we’re there when Hopewell Valley needs us. At our Y, every child has a chance to participate and develop the skills and desires to become a “Champion.” I want to thank our volunteer committee, our Y’s staff and trustees, our many sponsors including our friends at the Pennington Market, Bank of Princeton, Volvo of Princeton, Archer Law and Glendale Mortgage - and of course the nearly 200 people who came out for the event, and the even more who sent their support in spirit and donated to our cause. The work this Y is doing in our community can’t happen without the support of our community - and boy did we ever see our community’s support last week. Thank you.
Ryan Kennedy Hopewell Borough President, Board of Directors of the Hopewell Valley YMCA
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I write to rebut the letter of Hopewell Township Committee candidate Kevin Kuchinski in which he claimed to be “preventing the expansion of sewers” (10/20/17). Last week, at the township committee meeting on Monday, October 23, just three days after the above-mentioned letter was printed in the Hopewell Valley News and just four days after candidate Kuchinski made the same claim at the League of Women Voters debate, as reported by HVN (10/27/17), he voted to approve a township committee resolution to expand sewers into an area that, previously, was not able to have sewers. In fact, all attending township committee Democrats voted to expand sewers, while the lone Republican township committee member voted against the resolution. Don’t take my word for it. Watch the videotape of the meeting for yourself and see candidate Kuchinski and his fellow Democrats vote to expand sewers over Republican objection. Harvey Lester Titusville
Dislike Trump and Congress? Vote for local Dems. To the editor: Local elections are not just local elections. The people who are running can be expected to support those of the same party all the way to the presidency. So, a vote for local “nice guy” Republicans is really a vote for the Republican congress, president and all they stand for and against. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump? Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican congress? If you disapprove of either, vote Democratic to hold these people in check, including those who support Trump at the local level. Regarding the governor’s race: the governor of New Jersey has the power to stop the PennEast pipeline. Stop it cold. So vote for Phil Murphy, as his opponent isn’t likely to stop it any more than Christie did. In Hopewell Township, there are only two candidates who have actual experience and knowledge of important issues facing the township - taxes, the environment, affordable housing, PennEast. These people are Democrats
as an upland forest of pines and oaks. Its preservation helps to prevent fragmentation of the Elwood Corridor, an ecologically critical belt of forest lands connecting the northern and southern regions of the Pine Barrens. Also in 2008, an additional 63-acre parcel known as the Wharton property was acquired in Atlantic County. The land is open to the public for recreation, including hiking, bird watching and hunting. The property contains a small tributary stream of the Mullica River, an upland forest of pines and oaks, and a wetland “spung” that is a known breeding habitat for Pine Barrens Tree Frogs. One of the largest tracts of unbroken forest in southern Gloucester County, the 100-acre Daniels property, was also preserved using Natural Resource Damages funds. NJ Conservation partnered with the South Jersey Land & Water Trust to preserve this land in South Harrison Township, which consists of mixed hardwood forest and forested wetlands dominated by red maple, sweet gum and black gum. Numerous vernal pools provide a breeding habitat for a variety of amphibians. A tributary of Oldmans Creek runs through the property’s southern edge. When the land was preserved in 2008, former DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson noted, “Conservation of this property benefits the region tremendously by protecting ground water supplies, preserving wildlife habitat, and providing a regional hub in a statewide network of protected parcels of open space.” The 620-acre Interboro property in Ocean and Lacey Townships was preserved in 2009 with the help of Natural Resource Damages funds. It’s now part of a 4,000-acre preserve named for Candace McKee Ashmun, one of the state’s leading conservationists and the only remaining original member of the state Pinelands Commission. Natural Resource Damages funds also helped preserve part of the Hill & Dale Preserve in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, in 2008. The Preserve’s fields drain to a tributary of the Rockaway Creek, part of the headwaters of the North Branch of the Raritan River. Permanently preserving these lands protects water quality in the Raritan River, an important drinking water source. For more information about the Natural Resource Damages program, visit the NJ Department of Environmental Protection website at http://www.nj.gov/dep/nrr/. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES Electronics recycling, document shredding event
The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host an Electronics Waste Disposal Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, for county residents who wish to recycle electronics. The event will take place at Parking Lot 4 on South Broad Street, across from the County Administration Building in Trenton, and will be held rain or shine. While no registration is necessary, please note that the event is open to Mercer County residents only, and attendees will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. No commercial or industrial waste will be accepted. Also on Nov. 4, the MCIA will offer a document shredding service. Up to eight boxes or bags of paper may be discarded. Acceptable used electronic items include: camera equipment, central processing units (CPUs), circuit boards, computer mouses, copiers, electric wire, fax machines, keyboards, laptops and peripherals, microwave ovens, networking equipment, phones, printers, scanners, stereo equipment, televisions and VCRs.
Sample ballots available online for November general election
General election sample ballots for Mercer County are now available for preview on the Mercer County Clerk’s website. By placing sample ballots for each of Mercer County’s 12 municipalities on the web, the public is able to preview candidates for State and local races on the ballot for Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Voters are encouraged to use these sample ballots to familiarize themselves with the ballot layout, where candidates are located on the ballot, and do any research on candidates or issues that the voter deems necessary. Under state law, a sample ballot must be delivered by mail to
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Continued from Page 2A Valley Senior Picnic. Once again we are looking for people to ask for and collect door prizes for the picnic. Please contact Randi Knechel, 609-537-0236 or rknechel@hopewelltwp.org, if you are interested in volunteering. You will be asked to distribute flyers for the businesses and receipts after/at the time the item is picked up. We have a list of past donors, however, new ideas are always welcome. Any door prizes that are collected may be dropped of at Hopewell Township Municipal Building to Randi in Senior Services located downstairs in the Health Department.
Men’s Pool League
Hopewell Valley Senior Services are working in collaboration with the Hopewell Valley YMCA in starting a pool league. They are looking at an afternoon during the week from 1-3 p.m. at the Hopewell Valley YMCA Building, 62 South Main Street, Pennington. This new group would require a group leader to work directly with Randi to make any necessary changes or improvements to the program and manage the overall group of participants. Please call Randi 537-0236 if you are interested in joining this group or becoming the group leader.
GrandPals volunteers needed
The new school year is just around the corner. We will start our second year of GrandPals. We are looking for volunteers for this rewarding program. Our volunteers will read to groups of students weekly at Bear Tavern Elementary School. The volunteer will have the same group of students every week from October to May and your relationship with them will blossom. You will watch them grow from the young Kindergartener to the confident student ready for first grade. Please contact Randi Knechel, 609-537-0236 for more information or if you are interested in volunteering for the program.
Community Closet clothing
The Hopewell Community Closet has reopened and has fall and winter fashions for all ages and sizes newborn to 3X. There’s something for everyone — men, women and children — for a freewill donation or free to those who are financially struggling. Shop hours are Saturdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Hopewell Community Closet is in Burton Hall of the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Hopewell Borough. Donations of gently used clothing, shoes and handbags are accepted at business hours. The mission of the Hopewell Community Closet is to provide access to free or low-cost clothing to struggling individuals and families. This ongoing outreach is operated by the United Methodist Women of Hopewell United Methodist Church. The freewill donations support UMW missions. The church is at 20 Blackwell Ave. More information is available at www.hopewellmethodist.org.
Heirloom blanket on sale
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hopewell Fire Department is selling a one-of-a-kind heirloom blanket featuring nine historic sites in Hopewell. It is available in four colors: cranberry, hunter green, duke blue and black on a natural background. The blanket measures 48 by 68 inches and includes a brief history of each landmark shown on the blanket. The cost is only $40 each. The landmarks are St. Michael’s Orphanage (1898), Old School Baptist Church (1715), Hopewell Academy (1756), Hopewell House (circa 1700), John Hart Monument (1865), Hopewell Fire Department (1911), Pierson/Gantz residence (1891), chocolate factory (circa 1900) and railroad station (1882). Blankets can be purchased by calling Mary Anne Van Doren at 609-466-3060 or emailing hopewellblanket@gmail.com. Supplies are limited. Proceeds support the auxiliary.
One Spirit Yoga
One Spirit Yoga returns to the train station at 9 a.m. on Wednesday mornings from October through May. Bring a yoga mat, a beach towel as well as any other props you like to use and wear stretchable clothing. This class is open to the public and all levels are welcome. Come out and prac-
every registered voter prior to each election. However, the County Clerk’s office has placed sample ballot information on the Mercer website as an additional convenience for voters. To preview a sample ballot online, go to www.mercercounty.org/countyclerk and visit the “Election Sample Ballots” section. Sample ballots are listed on the right by town. Sample ballots are not the same as “Vote-by-Mail” ballots, as they cannot be voted upon. If you wish to vote by mail, and did not receive an application by mail, you can download an application on the County Clerk’s website and follow instructions to obtain a paper ballot. Or, you can visit the Mercer County Clerk’s office to apply during regular business hours, from now until 3 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2017, the day before the General election and pick up a ballot. The Mercer County Clerk’s Office continues its mission to assure that citizens have every opportunity to be informed about elections. Should you have any question about a ballot, you may contact the Clerk’s Election Office at 609-989-6494. To request a Vote-by-Mail application, voters can call 609989-6494. Vote-by-Mail applications also are available on the web at www.mercercounty.org/countyclerk in both English and Spanish.
Veteran ID cards available U.S. Military veterans residing in Mercer County should now obtain their county photo identification card that also designates their status as a veteran. The low cost identification card is available to all Mercer County veterans in acknowledgement for their service rendered to the United States of America. Veteran ID cards are always available free to U.S. veterans during the following periods: the week of Veterans Day (Nov. 10 - Nov. 22); Pearl Harbor Remembrance Week (Dec. 4 - Dec. 15). Outside of these weeklong periods, veterans would pay a spe-
tice yoga to calm your mind, relax your body and restore your spirit. For questions, email Nancy McCormack at mccormackne@comcast.net or call 609-333-1188.
Adopt a flag for Pennington The Pennington Parks & Recreation Commission is seeking donations to buy flags to display along Main Street and Delaware Avenue through September. The flags cost $42 and can be purchased as a donation on behalf of someone special or in memory of a loved one. The commission will send a letter of acknowledgment to the person for whom the flag was purchased, noting the name of the donor and reason for the donation. Donors will also be acknowledged in the local newspapers and at borough hall. To Adopt A Flag, pick up a form at Borough Hall or go to http://www.penningtonboro.org/Adopt_a_Flag.pdf. For information, contact Michelle Needham at 609-818-1450.
Mahjongg Thursdays in Hopewell Beginners and experienced players alike can come down to the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, located at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. in Titusville, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays for weekly Mahjongg. New players are encouraged to attend and shadow experienced players. Entrance is free, but pre-registration is required for first-time players. For more information, 609-737-0605, ext. 668.
Grief support group meets Group and individual grief support and Biblical counseling are offered in day and evening hours at Calvary Baptist Church, 3 West Broad St., Hopewell, by Joseph A. Immordino Jr., a Walk of Faith counseling ministry. Call 609-466-1880 or 609-209-6046 or email info@calvarybaptisthopewell.com. The website is www.CalvaryBaptistHopewell.com or www.AWalkofFaith.net. Registration is appreciated.
Postcard collection group Formed in 1972 to encourage interest in postcard collecting, the Washington Crossing Card (Postcard) Collector Club meets at the Union Fire Company, 1396 River Road (Route 29), Titusville. (Parking and entrance are in the rear of the fire house). The program is preceded by a bourse and followed by an auction. Meetings are usually the second Monday of the month at 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 to let the collectors and dealers buy and sell or just examine. In all instances, see www.wc4postcards.org for a list of the lots. For information, call Betty at 215-598-7534 or Carol at 609-737-3555.
Stamp club posts schedule Coryell’s Ferry Stamp Club is open to anybody interested in stamp collecting and related subjects. In August the group meets socially at homes. Monthly meetings are on the first and third Mondays. On the first Monday of any month, the site is the Deats Building, 122 Main St., Flemington. On the third Monday of the month, the site is The Crossing United Methodist Church, 1896 Wrightown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa. For information, call 215-598-7534 or 908-806-7883.
Join Girl Scouts Girls in grades kindergarten through 12 will make new friends and have new experiences and opportunities in art, science, nature and community service when they join Girl Scouts. For information, go to gscsnj.org/join or email hvgsinfo@gmail.com with contact information.
Auxiliary meetings slated The Hopewell Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the firehouse, South Greenwood and Columbia avenues, Hopewell. New members are welcome. Contact membership Chairwoman Mary Anne Van Doren at 466-3060 for more information.
Post 339 meetings, events Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 meetings
cial reduced fee of $10, half the normal price for an ID card, which makes now the perfect time for veterans to pick up one for free as Veterans Day approaches. There are several benefits for the ID cards which have an increased expiration period of 10 years and include the book and page that indicate where a veteran’s honorable discharge is recorded in the County Clerk’s Office. Also, the ID cards that indicate a veteran’s status have additional benefits as many local retailers now offer discounts to veterans. A booklet of participating vendors and retailers in Mercer can be obtained by anyone who visits to receive their Vet ID card. The requirements for a Mercer County ID card are: must be a Mercer County resident for at least six months; must produce the following: A valid birth certificate with a raised seal, a United State’s passport, or a naturalization certificate, a valid NJ motor vehicle license or voter registration card or, lease agreement. To have their U.S. military veteran status designated on the ID card, veterans must also produce (or have registered) their DD214 discharge papers with the County Clerk’s Office. Moreover, the recording of a veteran’s DD-214 form is free of charge to all honorably discharged Mercer County veterans. A Certificate of Release - Discharge from Active Duty, or DD 214 form for short, is generally issued when a service member is honorably discharged from active military duty. The document contains information normally needed to verify military service for benefits, retirement, employment, and membership in veterans’ organizations. Veterans can receive their photo ID card by visiting the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 240 W State Street, 7th floor, in Trenton. The clerk’s office is open from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on how to obtain a Mercer County photo identification card, call 609-278-7108 or visit www.mercercounty.org.
and events are held at 19C Model Ave., Hopewell Borough. Noel Singer is commander. For information, call the American Legion Office at 609-466-0316.
Alzheimer caregiver groups
Those with a family member who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia disorder, an Alzheimer’s Association support group can offer an opportunity to find out more about community resources and learn from others who are going through similar experiences. Support groups meet monthly. To find out what groups are meeting in the Greater Mercer County area, call the helpline at 800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org/nj.
Artists gather at railroad station
Artists gather to paint and draw at the Hopewell Railroad Station on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is time to practice with other artists. There is no fee. Bring art supplies and projects. There are tables and chairs to use. Contact Lucia Stout Huebner at grassfedbeef@gmail.com to be put on the email list or call 609-4660277.
Join Cub Pack 1776
Cub Scout Pack 1776 of Titusville invites boys in grades one to five to join the pack. Learn to tie knots, shoot an arrow, build a birdhouse, make and race derby cars and go on hikes. To learn more about the programs, email Cubmaster Joe Gribbins at gribbons@comcast.net or call at 309-1962.
Medicine drop-off at HQ
The Hopewell Township Police Department at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road is a drop-off site for Project Medicine Drop, developed by the N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs as part of its effort to halt the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. It allows consumers to dispose of unused and expired medications anonymously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at “prescription drug drop boxes” within the headquarters of participating police departments. Police departments in Lawrence, Princeton and West Windsor also are drop-off sites.
Let Me Run offered
Let Me Run is a nonprofit that meets twice a week over the course of the seven-week program for boys in grades four and five. The mission is to inspire boys through the power of running to be courageous enough to be themselves, to build healthy relationships and to live an active lifestyle. If interested, contact Michelle Brennan at letmerunhopewell @ gmail.com. For information, visit www.letmerun.org.
Memoir Group meetings
The Memoir Group meets the third Thursday of every month at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville. Soup and cookies are served at 12:30 p.m. followed by shared memoirs. A topic is assigned, but one may write on any topic or just eat and listen. All ages are welcome. Call Howard Bennett at 267-980-6518 for info.
Volunteers for blood drives
New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. Volunteers assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties and watches for post donation reactions. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs as needed and be willing to follow the rules. For information, contact R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or rzepka@nybloodcenter.org. Send items to amartins@ centraljersey.com or fax to 609-924-3842. The deadline for submissions each week is 3 p.m. on Friday. For details, call 609-874-2163.
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Events at the Pennington Public Library include: Local Author Reading & Family Art Workshop: The Day I Met My Shadow: Join us on Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m. for a shadow themed morning! Local author Melissa Brun will read her recently published picture book, The Day I Met My Shadow. Then create your own personal shadow puppet theater from a combination of recycled and new materials. This workshop is intended for pre-school aged and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult assistance with craft is preferred. About the book: When a little boy goes out to play, he discovers something mysterious, which he can’t seem to get away from, no matter how hard he tries. About the author: Melissa Brun teaches preschool, owns a photography business, and lives in Pennington with her husband Dan, stepson Luke and fur-kid Rocket. Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Registration: kha@penningtonlibrary.org Living History: Mark Twain 2020: What if Mark Twain were alive today? One part campaign rally and one part rant, Mark Twain 2020 is a one-man show featuring Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain and his commentary on elections past and future. Anchored by the campaign slogan, “You could do a lot worse!” Twain announces his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. His political base—The Unreliables, as he fondly calls them, are certain to put him over the top (if they show up to vote). After all, “Hain’t we got all the fools in town on our side. And ain’t that a big enough majority in any town.” Tired of grand promises and feeble returns? Join Twain’s Army. Sunday, November 5, 3:00 pm, 60 min. Ongoing: Color Me Calm: Research shows that coloring can be relaxing. Many adults in need of a break from stress are finding peace inside the blank spaces of a coloring page. The library will have coloring pages and supplies in the New Jersey Room and to enjoy this activity as a way to de-stress or just let your inner child out. Story Time with Ms. Kim: Treat your child and yourself to a morning out with rhymes, music, a small craft, and a read
aloud that brings books to life. Story times have many benefits for children including: hearing another adult read, watching other children get engaged in a story, and exposure to a wide variety of authors and writing styles. Geared for children age 2-4, siblings and babies welcome. Wednesdays at 11 a.m., except last week of the month. Meetings will stop on the third week of July and will start back up in September. Adult Book Discussion Group: Drop by our long-running, monthly book discussion group for lively and stimulating conversation. Registration is not necessary. November 2 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats; December 7 - Book and Film - Hidden Figures. First Thursdays at 2 p.m. Too-Busy-for-Books Book Club: Designed for people who barely find enough time to breathe, this book club will read only a short work per month—nothing longer than 120 pages. Nov 14 - The Lifted Veil by George Eliot; Dec 12 - The Lemoine Affair by Marcel Proust. Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): This month’s First Friday Film is American Pastoral (2016) and will be shown on Friday, November 3 at 1:30 p.m. A Jewish-American businessman watches his life unravel after his daughter commits a terrorist act in protest of the Vietnam War. R, 108 minutes. Join us on Saturday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. for Princeton and the American Revolution. Learn about local history and the remarkable events of the “Ten Crucial Days,” which took place in our own back yard, from Christmas 1776 to January 3, 1777, and marked the turning point of the Revolutionary War. Presented by Barry Singer, who has taught the five session course, “Princeton and the American Revolution” at Rutgers Continuing Ed. (OLLI). Registration requested - online or call 609737-2610. Take advantage of an opportunity to see Betty Bonham Lies and Lois Marie Harrod join young poets from local schools in a Poetry Reading on Saturday, November 4 at 3 p.m. An author of three volumes of poetry and four other books, Lies is the senior po-
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etry editor of US 1 Worksheets, as well as a Geraldine R. Dodge poet. Harrod, also a Dodge poet, has published 16 poetry collections and teaches part-time at The College of New Jersey. Registration is requested - online or call 609-737-2610. Join us for our newly formed book group, African-American Author Spotlight, on Thursday, November 9 at 7 p.m. This month we’ll discuss contemporary African-American author, Kimberla Lawson Roby. Roby is best known for her Reverend Curtis Black Series. Roby has been recognized for her work numerous times over, including the 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction, as well as the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 the Author of the Year - Female award presented by the African-American Literary Award Show in New York. Registration is requested - online or call 609-737-2610. Resume reviews are available by appointment. Call Andrea Merrick at 609-7372610 to register for a convenient time for help in creating or reviewing your resume. If you have old Centralogues you’re thinking of getting rid of, the library will
take them for its local history collection. Get to know the borough better by joining the library’s activities at the Hopewell Public Library: Storytime: Every Monday morning at 10:30 a.m., preschoolers and their adult companions are invited to gather in our upstairs Children’s Room for stories, songs and activities. Traditional Book Club: Meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the library. Copies of each month’s book are available for check out. All are welcome. Cookbook Book Club: Cookbook Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at the library from 6:30-8 p.m. As well as book discussion, each participant chooses a recipe from the cookbook of the month and prepares a dish to share at the meeting. The meeting is free but sign up is needed. Please stop by the library to sign up for the meeting and pick up a copy of the current cookbook selection. Hopewell Public Library (609-4661625) is at 13 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough. More information is available at redlibrary.org and on Facebook.
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BETWEEN: ONEWEST BANK, FSB vs DARLENE EDITH WILLIAMS, ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 8 Court Street, Borough of Flemington, that is to say: Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF WEST AMWELL County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 118 SKILLMAN STREET Tax lot 1.01 IN BLOCK 47 Dimensions: (approx): 75 X 100 Nearest Cross Street: The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff.
The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due, on the above execution is the sum of $230,222.62 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. Pursuant to a tax search of 04/03/2017; 2016 Taxes $4,452.78 included in below lien; 2017 QTR1 $1,113.20 open plus penalty, due date 02/01/2017; 2017 QTR2 $1,113.19 oen, due date 05/01/2017; Liens 2015-2016 3rd party lien tax; amt: $8,058.96 + subsequent taxes + interest; cert.#: 201604; sold on: 10/11/2016; sold to: Mtag Cust for Empire VIII; must call prior to setlement for redemption figures. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company agrees to indemnify the following: a missing deed into prior owner, Willis Ditmars and Elizabeth Ditmars who conveyed the property to Thomas Williams and Dorothy Williams in 1977. SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Donna M. Griffiths, Collector of Taxes of the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, pursuant to the authority of the statutes in such case made and provided, will on: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017
at the Borough's Municipal Office at 88 E. Broad St., Hopewell, NJ, at 3:30pm or at such later time and place to which said sale may then be adjourned, 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 land respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1 et seq., as computed to the 21st of day November 2017. Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount of the municipal liens chargeable against each parcel of said land assessed as one parcel, together with interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowest rate of interest bid, not to exceed (18) per cent per annum in accordance with said act of legislature.
Industrial Properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10 23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10A 1 et seq.), and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K 6 et seq.). In addition, the municipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in any way connected to the prior owner or operator of the site.
Parcels are to be sold subject to rollback taxes under the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964, improvement assessment installments not yet due, and any omitted or added assessments for improvements as provided in N.J.S.A. 54:4 63.2 and 54:4 63.l. Any parcel may be redeemed before the sale by payment of amount due thereon to the date of such payments including all costs to such date. Payment for the sale shall be made before the conclusion of sale or property will be resold. ONLY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER WILL BE ACCEPTED IN PAYMENT FOR THE PARCELS PRIOR TO TAX SALE OR AT THE TIME OF TAX SALE BY SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.
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COMING TO TERMS While it is widely recognized that there are five stages of grieving (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance), each person spends a different amount of time working through each step, and not necessarily in a particular order. The circumstances surrounding death also greatly influence the course of bereavement. Those exposed to sudden, unexpected death are likely to find grieving more severe and difficult to manage. Grief may be less intense after a prolonged illness because there is time for all concerned to reconcile themselves to the impending death and to say their farewells. Family and friends of grieving individuals should take the circumstances and factors surrounding the death of a loved one into
account when planning a service and funeral. When a loved one dies, there is grief that needs to be shared. Expressions of sympathy and the offering of yourself to help others following the funeral are welcomed. It is important that we share our grief with one another. Your local funeral director can help family and friends locate available resources and grief recovery programs in your area. To learn more about our services, please call 609-737-2900. Our funeral home is located at 21 North Main St. Continuous Family Service Since 1881. “Mourning is love with no place to go.”
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HVSA RECAP Last weekend, the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association continued its fall recreational season. The following is a submitted collection of the weekend’s results.
D3 Boys In a hard fought game by both teams on a perfect fall morning, DeSimone Orthodontics defeated HVSA with a score of 4-0. Scoring the first two goals for DeSimone was Tommy Irvine, with additional goals scored by Jeffrey Blake and by Noah Pashman, and consistent offensive pressure from Jackson Blackwell. Aggressive midfield play by Robert Taylor and Aaron Nulman, along with dominating defensive efforts from Teddy Franzino, Adam Rise and
Shane Sullivan stopped many HVSA scoring opportunities. Leading DeSimone to their sixth shutout this season was Paul Warznak in goal who made several difficult saves, as he does in every game, to contribute significantly to the team’s win.
D2 Boys The J&V Trophies team played against Modell’s on Saturday and final score was 2-2. Was truly an intense game. Luke Rodefeld scored the first goal when he got a great through pass from Landon Pagnotta. Modell’s then scored two more goals to take advantage. J&V Trophies was able to tied up the game when Landon Pagnotta scored the last goal of the game. Gavin
Seibold, Skyler Hulsizer and Aidan Chow played really strong on defense. Joshua Ballek was continuously attacking Modell’s but his shots were well contained by Modell’s goalie. Team Stelitano played a good game again on Sunday, Oct 28 against Kuppek Landscaping, which resulted in a 2-0 win. It was a tough game but amazing ball control from Zack Lubas and persistent follow-through from both Oliver Yiacas and Christopher Robotti kept team Kuppek on their toes. Goal scorers for team Stelitano were Emil Rybovic and Lukas Yiacas.
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Record breaking Girl Scouts A record 126 Girl Scouts from 16 troops recently participated in the Hopewell Valley Girl Scouts’ Annual Camp-out. Planned and organized by older Scouts and Girl Scout volunteers, the weekend included a traditional flag ceremony, scarecrow building, pumpkin decorating, a Juliette Gordon Lowe-themed scavenger hunt, S’mores and two STEM projects.
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St. Matthews’s Episcopal - The church is at 300 S. Main St., Pennington, across from Toll Gate Grammar School. Sunday worship schedule is at 8 a.m. for Holy Eucharist Rite I and at 10 a.m. for Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. The Sunday morning children’s program for ages four years through eighth grade meets during the 10 a.m. service. Nursery care is also provided for children under four years. The Rev. Barbara King Briggs is the Rector. Questions? Call 609-737-0985 or visitwww.stmatthewspennington.org. First Baptist, Pennington — Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Malik McKinley Sr. is interim pastor. The church is at the corner of Crawley Avenue and Academy Street in Pennington. For information, call 609-303-0129. Pennington United Methodist — Regular Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Daniel Casselberry is pastor. The church offers a variety of services designed to help those with special needs, including an elevator for wheelchair accessibility, wireless hearing aids and handicapped parking is available. The church is at 60 S. Main St. For further information on youth and adult Sunday school and special programs, call the church office at 609-737-1374 or visit www.pumcnj.com. St. James R. C. Church — The church is at 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The chapel is on Eglantine Avenue. Masses are held Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held in the chapel at 9 a.m.
Monday through Saturday. The sacrament of reconciliation is held Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Deacon Moore Hank, pastoral associate can be reached at 609737-0122. The fax is 609-737-6912. Nancy Lucash in the office of religious education/adult faith formation/RCIA can be reached at 609-737-2717. Visit stjamespennington.org for more information. Hopewell United Methodist — The morning worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Adult Small group meets at 9 a.m. The study is “Disciple IV: Under the Tree of Life,” which is led by Pastor Kate. Children’s Sunday school will continue with its fall study of People in the Old Testament. They meet during the morning service time. Hopewell United Methodist Church offers a blend of contemporary and traditional worship styles. The church is located on 20 Blackwell Ave. It is handicap accessible. For more information about the Church and its programs, please contact Pastor Hillis at 609466-0471 or visit the Church’s website at www.hopewellmethodist.or g. You can also visit us on Facebook. Hopewell Presbyterian — Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Childcare is provided during the worship service. The church is handicapped accessible with an elevator to all three levels. Call the church office at 609-466-0758 or visit
www.hopewellpresbyterian.org. The church is at the intersection of West Broad and Louellen streets. Second Calvary Baptist — The regular Sunday schedule is Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Bible study and prayer is at 7 p.m. The pastor is the Rev. Michael Diggs Sr. The church at Columbia and Maple avenues can be reached by phone at 609466-0862. The fax number is 609-466-4229. Calvary Baptist — Sunday worship and Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Nursery is offered during worship. The Rev. Dennis O’Neill is pastor. Philip Orr is the minister of music. The church is at 3 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, near the corner of East Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. A chair lift is available to the sanctuary. Call 609-466-1880 for more information or visit www.calvarybaptisthopewell.org. St. Alphonsus R. C. Church — Mass is celebrated Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Donna Millar is the coordinator of religious education and faith formation. The church is located at the corner of Princeton Avenue and East Prospect Street in Hopewell Borough. Questions? Call 609466-0332. For information, visit http://stalphonsushopewell.org. Pennington Presbyterian — Rev. Nancy Mikoski and Rev. David
Hallgren are pastors. Child care is available at 8:45 a.m. and church school for children, youth and adults is at 9 a.m. Worship services begin at 10:15 a.m., followed by fellowship time. Communion is the first Sunday of every month. There is also a class for adults on Thursday evenings at 6:55 p.m. Check our website home page for information about adult education offerings. There is a Bell Choir, and choirs for all ages. Call the church office for details, or look at our FOCUS newsletter under the ‘about us’ section of our website. All are welcome. The church has an elevator and easy access for wheelchairs. Call 609-7371221 or visit facebook.com/PennPres and pennres.org for more information. First Presbyterian of Titusville — The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville announces its weekly schedule for November 2 to November 9. The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. At 9:30 a.m., Grace Academy classes have youth gathering in the Youth Room, located in the Bannerman Building. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with Rev. Kenneth Good preaching. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 10:45 a.m. the Adult Education class, which is currently studying Galatians, meets in the Heritage Room. On Sunday, November 19, the church will host Ann Brown for a Country Music Concert at 6 p.m. Tickets
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are $15 per person (family rates are available). Food concession begins at 4 p.m. All events at the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to the public. The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, founded in 1838, is located at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River, six miles south of Lambertville near the foot of the Washington Crossing Bridge. Additional information may be found by visiti n g www.titusvillechurch.org, facebook.com/titusvillechurch or calling 609737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-737-0922. Visit the church’s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist — TUMC offers a weekly Sunday Family Worship Service at 10 a.m. The TUMC Book Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. There are small group discussions each month during the summer on the first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend. TUMC Youth Group meets Sunday evenings, twice a month. Holy Communion is celebrated each month. “Celebration Sunday” is an after-worship coffee hour served every fourth Sunday. TUMC is known as a “praying church” whose
worship style is casual and family-friendly. All are welcome, come as you are. TUMC was founded in 1806, and is located at 7 Church Road in Titusville. For more information visit www.titusvilleumc.org or contact the church office 609-737-2622. St. Peter Lutheran — Worship services are held Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship is the third Sunday of each month at the 8 a.m. service only. The church is at the corner of routes 518 and 579 in Hopewell Township. The Rev. Stephen Gewecke is pastor. For more information about the church, call 609466-0939, or visit www.stpeternj.org. Har Sinai Temple — This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 609-730-8100 or visit www.harsinai.org. His Harvest of Souls Ministries — The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937.
With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to amartins@ centraljersey.com so it arrives by 3 p.m. Friday.
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A Showcase for Indies
Movies from around the world will be shown at the Princeton Independent Film Festival By Anthony Stoeckert
he Princeton Independent Film Festival is ready to make its mark. The festival was started by Sara McDermott, who ran it herself in 2015 and 2016. This year, McDermott is being joined by Ryan McDonald, chief operating officer, and Claire Elaine, chief creative officer, to create a twoday festival featuring screenings at three locations: Princeton University Women's Center, the Princeton Garden Theatre and Triumph Brewery, Nov. 9-10. "We are really in our first year of establishing our true identity and are rooting ourselves in the importance of our festival as a means to highlight women in filmmaking,"Elaine says. "In the future, we hope to build on that idea and also use the power of film to touch on subjects including environmental protection and the sustainment of the use of film in filmmaking." The festival will focus mainly on short films, but opening night will include a free screening of "Most Beautiful Island," the Grand Prize-winning feature at the South By Southwest Film Festival. The screening will include a Q&A with Ana Asensio, who wrote, directed, and stars in the film. Another feature, "One Year on a Bike," about Martijn Doolaard cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore, will be shown Nov. 10 at the Princeton Garden Theatre. Elaine says that as an international festival, the organizers received submissions from around the world, including one from a finalist from Iran, Hazhir As'adi, who submitted his film, "Blows With the Wind," which will be shown Nov. 10 at the Garden. "[He] was hoping for a submission waiver since he was not able to access his accounts online in Iran to submit a payment," Elaine says. "It's things like that that make you really understand the international community you are addressing as a festival. The films that were ultimately selected hold up to our now established standard of filming technique, acting, production and story. Although we do have a number of well-established films on the festival circuit, that does not affect our decision. If a film had no previous recognition, but met our standards and had a strong presence, it was included." The Nov. 9 program at the women's center will focus on films made by women about women's issues. They include a short, animated film by Canadian Lori Malépart-Traversy, which is billed as a humorous and instructive film about the female anatomy. That will be followed by "Hold On," a short by Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Scott Wilson about a cellist who has to overcome her fears in order to keep her spot in an orchestra. The first evening will wrap up with "Most Beautiful Island," made by Asensio, who was born in Spain and now lives in Brooklyn. Shot on Super 16 film, the movie is a psychological thriller about a young immigrant woman who's trying to survive while also trying to escape her past. Before her day is over, she ends up participating in a cruel game for the entertainment of the privileged. Screenings of movies categorized by themes will be featured Nov. 10, beginning with the theme "Relationsh*ts" at the Princeton Garden Theatre at noon. Next up will be a group of films based on the theme of "Meditations," followed by films fitting the theme "Half Way There." Films also will be screened at Triumph Brewery
Movies scheduled to be shown during the Princeton Independent Film Festival include (from top) "Enemies Within," "Lunch Time" and "Tough."
on Nov. 10. Themes for Triumph include "Before They Were Famous" and "Don't Bring Your Kids." "Since one of our goals is to ultimately bring light to women in film, both behind and in front of the camera, our first night is dedicated solely to that," Elaine says. "We are very excited to be hosted by the Princeton University Women's Center for this purpose and hope to maintain this relationship as we grow. As for the following day, our individual blocks were designed to give our festival attendees a number of cohesive groups that speak to one idea. Perhaps the subject matter differs greatly, but in each and every block, there is an underpinning motif that brings the films together. So it was really starting with the movies themselves and working backward.
We looked to them to define our themes." When asked to mention films that are standouts, Elaine noted the Oscar-nominated "Enemies Within," by French director Selim Azzasi, which will be shown at Triumph, Nov. 10. She also pointed out Student Academy Award winners "Nocturne in Black" and "Invention of Trust" and Cannes nominees, "Lunch Time", "Pepe Le Morse", "Under The Sun" and "Lejla", and less-known films such as "Telephone Me," a 16mm short film by British filmmaker Michael Demetriou.
For more information on the Princeton Independent Film Festival, including a full schedule and ticket information, go to www.prindie.org.
Also Inside: An all-Mozart concert from Princeton Symphony Orchestra • The curtain rises on Music Mountain Theatre
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MUSIC By Anthony Stoeckert
Shai Wosner will join Princeton Symphony Orchestra for a concert of Mozart music, Nov. 12 at Richardson Auditorium.
Bring on the Mozart!
Princeton Symphony Orchestra is putting the spotlight on the most famous composer of all
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here isn’t a pop star, rock god or metal head who can compete with Mozart. More than two centuries after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, the composer’s music is known by anyone who’s ever listened to music, watched a movie, or seen a commercial. Popularity has not damaged his critical standing — try finding a classical musician who doesn’t love playing his music — and concerts of Mozart’s music continue to pack concert houses.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present an all-Mozart program Nov. 12 at Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. The concert will feature pianist Shai Wosner performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12, K. 414. Also on the program is one of Mozart’s most famous works, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” (“A Little Night Music”) and Symphony No. 29 in Major, K. 201. In talking about Mozart’s enduring star power, Wosner says his place in popular
culture has been sustained through such factors as his status as a child prodigy and the play and movie “Amadeus.” “But it is very important to remember that none of that would have mattered, in other words, people would have been unlikely to remember his feats as the child prodigy and playwrights and filmmakers would have not written about him with such reverence, if the music itself did not have such radiantly penetrating power into the human soul,” Wosner says. In talking Mozart’s operas, Wosner says they aren’t just about counts and their servants, but contain convincing portraits of their characters, and that all of Mozart’s works are similarly dramatic. “And their stories, including the less plausible ones, are always conveyed with such depth and brilliance that their impact is irresistible,” he says. “The same is true for other works, including the concertos. They are like mini operas in their own right and contain real dialogue and drama between the instruments.” He says the 12th concerto is one of the first Mozart wrote for himself to perform after moving to to Vienna. “[It’s] one in a string of concerto masterpieces that would cement his place in music history,” Wosner says. “It is rather intimate, written for a small orchestra of mostly strings and in fact Mozart himself allowed for it to be performed also as a chamber piece for piano and string quartet. So it is, in a sense, a combination of the brilliance of dialogue that is typical of Mozart’s concertos with tenderness and introspection of a more chamber work.” Wosner was born in Israel and began studying piano and composition at a young age. He studied at The Juilliard School, and is on the faculty at the Longy School of
Music in Boston. He and his family live in New York. He is known for his work on Schubert’s music, and this season launched his recital series, “Schubert: The Great Sonatas,” which he is performing in New York, Washington D..C., and throughout the United States and Japan. His most recent recording, “Impromptu” was released earlier this year on the Onyx label and features improvisations inspired by such composers as Beethoven, Schubert, George Gershwin and Charles Ives. Wosner has performed with Princeton Symphony Orchestra before and says he’s excited to team up again with Music Director Rossen Milanov, who will conduct the concert. “Rossen is a fantastic conductor and collaborator, and when the opportunity to do something with him [and] the Princeton Symphony came up it was naturally a very exciting idea,” Wosner says. Wosner says his life in music began with a piano that was in his family’s home, which he taught himself to play. “That was one reason, the other, speaking of Mozart, was having seen ‘Amadeus’ as a kid with my parents, three times,” he says. “In spite of a lot of historical inaccuracies, it actually does tell you a lot about Mozart and has a great soundtrack with some of the greatest pieces, including lesser-known ones.”
Princeton Symphony Orchestra will perform an all Mozart program, including Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 with Shai Wosner at Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. Tickets cost $35$85; www.princetonsymphony.org; 609497-0020.
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ON STAGE By Anthony Stoeckert
The Great Indoors
Ginny Brennan and her staff from the Open Air Theare have opened up a new home in Lambertville
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or the past eight years, Ginny Brennan has been running the theater presentations at the Open Air Theatre at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville. With artist directors Jordan Brennan (Ginny’s son) and Louis Palena, the company presented shows, mostly musicals, virtually every week beginning in May into October. The venue gave actors a place to perform and entertain audiences in an outdoor setting that could be wonderful under the right circumstances. But acting and singing outdoors also presents challenges, and after years of rainouts, wind, and cicadas louder than the actors, the group has settled into a brand-new, indoor theater. The Music Mountain Theater opened its doors in October with “Yeston & Kopit’s Phantom,” and the season will continue with “Hairspray,” running Nov. 3-19. The theater is located on Route 179 in Lambertville. The building is in what was a warehouse owned by Strober-Wright Roofing. Upon walking in, visitors enter a lobby with a piano, a concession stand to the left, and a The auditorium at the Music Mountain Theatre, box office to the right. The lobby also is decorated with which opened in October. signs and programs from the old Lambertville Music Circus, the famous concert venue that was located just down viously run a restaurant in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, she was confident that if she found the right space, she could the road from the Music Mountain Theatre. Large wooden doors with brass handles lead to the 250- build the theater of her dreams. They formed a nonprofit seat auditorium. Bathrooms are on either side of those en- and searched for a spot. The made some progress in Flemington, which was trances, even the bathroom doors are cleverly decorated (a looking to revitalize its Main Street, but the project didn’t barbershop quartet-style mustache on the men’s room door, pan out. That led to what Brennan calls a oft-told “family for example) and wallpaper featuring a forest scene is a joke.“ nod to the company’s era of performing outside. “I would ride by anything and go, ‘That looks like it Behind the scenes are classrooms for musical theater and dance, as well as a costume shop, prop storage area, a could be a theater,,’” she says. “And the joke got to be, you’d go past a little, tiny shed, ‘That could be a theater.’ green room, lighting, sound system and backstage area. The company will present its shows the first three And that’s exactly what happened. I was on my way to the weekends of each month, with the last weekend designated studio and there was a little sign posted outside, ‘warefor rentals (a high school staged a show there in late Octo- house for lease’ from Strober-Wright Roofing.” She had previously talked with owner Mike Strober ber) or rehearsals. This season will feature a musical of “A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 1-17, a holiday concert, Dec. 22- about a possible project that didn’t pan out, and when she 23, “42nd Street,” Jan. 5-21. Other upcoming shows in- walked in, Strober remembered her. “He knew who I was, he knew the studio had been clude “Seussical” in February and “A Chorus Line” in around for a long time,” Brennan says. “I said, ‘What do March. The theater also will host children’s shows year-round, you think about converting your 12,000-foot warehouse including “Babes in Toyland” in November and “A Char- into the theater?’” Brennan then makes a “boom” sound to describe her lie Brown Christmas” in December. Performances for the falling on the floor after Strober said yes. children’s shows are Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., FriThat was about a year ago. Brennan and her staff aldays and Saturdays during the summer. ready had some ideas for their theater based on on plans Ginny Brennan was the artistic director for children’s they had worked on with an architect for the Flemington shows at the Bucks County Playhouse under its prior ownspace. ership. In 2001, she started the Downtown Performing Arts “We knew what we wanted,” Brennan says. “After Center on Main Street in Lambertville to offer training for being in so many theaters and schools you realize what’s her young performers. right and what’s wrong about design. So we started on the “We managed to do a few performances but we always design and away we went.” had to look for a church basement or a school, and work They had hoped to open the new theater in the spring, around someone’s schedule,” Brennan says. but that didn’t pan out, so Brennan and her staff presented After Jordan graduated from college with a dance deone last, abbreviated, season at the Open Air Theatre. gree, he and Palena started to teach at Ginny’s school, and “We couldn’t not do anything and we needed people to they started presenting more productions, which led to realize we’re still around,” Brennan says. them moving to a larger spot, also in Lambertville. Then After all of her years in theater, and all that work it took the opportunity with the Open Air Theatre came about. to get to this moment, Brennan says designing her own the“So we took it over and we did eight seasons,” Brennan ater space from scratch was special. says. “And that’s what really grew both our audience base “As each step progressed, you’re seeing the walls going and our performer base. We got more and more adults to up for the dressing room you planned, and the walls go up come.” It reached the point where 250 kids were auditioning for the box office that you planned, it was magical,” she for shows at the Open Air. More adults got involved as says. Being indoors, and presenting shows all year long, also well. Brennan often shares a story about a production of “Annie,” for which adult male actors were needed to play will give the company the chance to stage shows it couldn’t at the Open Air. For example, Brennan says it would parts in a scene involving FDR’s cabinet. “We were like, Where are we going to get them?” she have been impossible for the cast of “Phantom” to rush off says. “So of course there’s 15 little girls in the show. [We the stage in a hurry in case of rain because of the show’s asked] ‘Anybody’s dad want to be in the cabinet?’ They’re costumes. “That is the other key to being inside,” she says. “Bestill performing with us today.” One of those is a mechanic, who continues to perform cause every show that we planned at the Open Air Theatre, you had to consider the weather. You couldn’t do a certain with the group. “That part of it is, for me, really special,” Brennan says. set piece that could be damaged if you couldn’t get it off “We’re able to offer someone who maybe wouldn’t think the stage, and you didn’t want a set that was too involved. about doing it, but has their shot, loves it and is now a sta- Even costume-wise, we tried to pick shows with pretty simple costumes.” ple here on stage.” They are starting off with shows audiences are likely to Wanting a change from the outdoor venue, Brennan and be familiar with, but Brennan says that as the theater her staff decided to look for something new. Having pre-
grows, they’ll be able to stage things that aren’t as well known. Ultimately, she says, quality performances will make the Music Mountain Theatre a success. “We are very confident that once we get people in the theater, they’ll be back,” she says.
“Hairspray” will be performed at the Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179, Lambertville, Nov. 3-19. Tickets cost $22, $20 seniors/students/military; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-397-3337.
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STAGE REVIEW By Bob Brown
‘Shakespeare in Love’ A play based on a movie that gets to the heart of what theater is all about
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he Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has mounted one of its most ambitious productions in years with “Shakespeare in Love,” on the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre stage through Nov. 12. Although Lee Hall adapted this play from the film of the same name, the screenplay was created by two stage veterans, Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. In fact, its issues really are those of the theater, right down to the bones. On opening night, director Bonnie Monte choked up a bit. She admitted she has been more emotional about this work than others, because it gets at the heart of what is so special and unique about theater. In any theater performance, what we see on stage started when a writer sat alone at a desk and began to shape what would become magic. And that’s how the play opens, as Shakespeare (Jon Barker), alone in candlelight, struggles with opening lines. His writer’s block is loosened by kibbitzing from Kit Marlowe (Anthony Marble), a playwright who had already established his reputation with Tamburlaine the Great. But magic can happen only if the complex mix of producers and players and audiences comes together. The spark of inspiration is not enough to pull a rabbit out of the hat. How it all happens despite every impediment is a mystery, which is a major theme of “Shakespeare in Love.” As theatrical entrepreneur Philip Henslow (Edmond Genest) says to the moneylender Fennyman (Ames Adamson), “Allow me to explain about the theater business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.” So what to do? Nothing. “Strangely enough, it all turns out well. . . . It’s a mystery.” The love of the title is Viola de Lesseps (Whitney Maris Brown), daughter of a wealthy merchant, Sir Robert (David H. Littleton), who has arranged for her to marry the impoverished Lord Wessex (Marcus Dean Fuller). One might turn the title around as “In Love with Shakespeare,” which Viola is, both literally and literature-ly, after she hears lines from a Shakespeare sonnet. In one of many turns derived from Shakespearean plots, Viola disguises herself as “Thomas Kent” so she can audition for a part in a forthcoming Shakespeare play, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter.” The play is to have a pirate and a dog, because Queen Elizabeth (Erika Rolfsrud) likes plays to have a dog (debuting as “Spot” is Boston Terrier Dublin Delancy McFinnigan — with his own credits). Inspired by Viola, Shakespeare reworks his play into “Romeo and Juliet,” leaving dogs and pirates in their wake — for the time being. But its production is hampered along the way by a contretemps with Richard Burbage (David Andrew Macdonald), who is competing for another play, and
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Whitney Maris Brown and Jon Barker in “Shakespeare in Love.” by Viola’s impending marriage to Lord Wessex, not to mention the eventual outing of “Thomas Kent” as a woman. This is a theatrical scandal that leads Master of Revels Edmund Tilney (Colin McPhillamy) to threaten closing the play down for public indecency. To save his production, Shakespeare places a wager with the Queen that a play can show the true nature of love. And thereby hangs a tale, which brings the plot, the play, and the love to conclusion. This production has many characters, and many actors who double up on several roles. Brian Clinnin’s marvelous Globe-like set is often crammed to the rafters with actors and action — period-correct dances choreographed by Danielle Liccardo and sword fights (of course!) directed by Rick Sordelet. Music is another rich offering, with recorded performances augmented by onstage players of recorder, mandolin, and drum. Kris Kukul is music director The cast, the largest of recent Shakespeare Theatre offerings, is sublime. Standout performances include Barker as the intense, love-struck Bard, who has an inferiority complex next to Marlowe (also well played by Marble). Brown is fine as Shakespeare’s equally intense, stage-struck lover, who stands in for anyone ever bitten by the acting
bug. And Genest as Henslow and Adamson as Fennyman are the perfect comic foils. Although you don’t need a degree in English literature to appreciate the wit and humor of this play, you’ll get more of the “inside” jokes if you have a little background on the historical characters. For example, there’s a very funny line near the end of the play when the Queen asks young John Webster, who would go on to write The Duchess of Malfi, what part of Romeo and Juliet he liked best. I highly recommend checking out STONJ’s online “Know the Show Guide” before seeing the play. If you love theater, this production is a must. Under Monte’s unerring direction, and the incomparable forces of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, it’s an absolute winner.
Shakespeare in Love continues at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, through Nov. 12. For tickets and information, go to www.shakespearenj.org or call 973-4085600.
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THINGS TO DO
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“Shakespeare in Love,” Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Play based on the Oscar-winning movie in which Shakespeare struggles with writer’s block and a forbidden romance, through Nov. 12. $29-$69; www.shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “Dearly Departed,” Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. When “mean and surly” Mr. Turpin suddenly dies, his nitwit relations from church and county come together to merrily mark his demise, through Nov. 5. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Dogfight,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Rock musical presented by Pierrot Productions about Eddie Birdlace, who returns home from Vietnam in 1967 burdened with the emotional scars of war, Nov. 3-12. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Hairspray,” Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179 Lambertville. Musical favorite set in the 1960s Baltimore about Tracy Turnblad, who dreams of dancing on the “Corny Collins Show,” Nov. 3-19. Performances: Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3, 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Tickets cost $22, $20 seniors, children, military; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-397-3337. Princeton Triangle Club, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Celebrating 127 years, Princeton’s Triangle Club will present the premiere of its new original show, “Spy School Musical.” The show features disguises, exploding gadgets, and newly discovered laws of physics. It will end with the Triangle’s famous all-male kickline, Nov. 10-11, 8 p.m., Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25; www.triangleshow.com; 609-258-2787. “Arcadia,” Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus. Tom Stoppard’s play about chaos and order by examining the lives of two groups of knowledgeseekers working centuries apart, Nov. 10-18; www.theatreintime.org. “The New World,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical re-imagining the myth of the first meeting of the Pilgrims and Native Americans. The year is 1620. The Native Americans are enjoying a gluten-free, low-carb, artisanally happy life when they are invaded by the nation’s first immigrants — Pilgrims, Nov. 11-Dec. 2;$40-$75; 215-862-2121; buckscountyplayhouse.org.
MUSIC
CLASSICAL MUSIC Princeton University Concerts Family Concert, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton. “Meet the Music: Four Harmonious Friends.” Family concert for kids ages 6-12, hosted by Bruce Adolphe featuring The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and musicians from the Silk Road Project, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. Tickets cost $10,
$5 children; princetonuniversityconcerts.org; 609-2589220. Westminster Jubilee Singers, Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton. Concert titled “Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.” The program will chronicle the plight of the children of Israel during the Exodus from Egypt, featuring works by Moses Hogan, Nathan Carter, Walter Hawkins and R. Nathaniel Dett, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $15 students/seniors; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663. Princeton University Glee Club, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University. “Yale at Princeton: The Football concert. Annual choral face-off featuring choral classics, traditional college songs, skits, and more from the Princeton University Glee Club and Yale Glee Club, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15; music.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus. All Mozart concert featuring pianist Shai Wosner performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12, K. 414. Also on the program is Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 and the Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. princetonsymphony.org; 609 497-0020. Westminster Choir, Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton. The choir will perform a concert titled “Listen” centered on Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $15 students/seniors; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663. OPERA Princeton Sound Kitchen, Wallace Theater at the Lewis Arts complex, Princeton. Princeton Sound Kitchen will present a workshop performance of a new comic opera, “The Analysing Engine,” by British composer and Princeton University’s composition faculty Andrew Lovett, Nov. 6-7, 8 p.m. A free panel discussion, “What’s funny about comic opera?” will take place at 7 p.m. before both performances. Admission to both performances is free; www.music.princeton.edu. JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peterson, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. Radam Schwartz, South Brunswick Jazz Cafe, Herb Eckert Auditorium in the Senior Center, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Concert by jazz organist and pianist, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. $6; www.sbarts.org; 732-329-4000, ext. 7635. Eric Mintel Quartet, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Concert paying tribute to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Mintel and also will play originals, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25; www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-1191. See THINGS TO DO, Page 6
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE GRIDIRON GLOSSARY By MIKE PELUSO 1 5 10 14 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 28 30 31 33 34 38 39 41 42 45 49 50 51 53 55 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 69 72 73 75 76 78 79 80 81 82 85 86
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MUSEUMS
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Bruce Katsiff at Ellarslie. Two exhibits: Bruce Katsiff: 50 Years - Looking Back & Forward and Face Maps: Explorations in Shape, Space and Soul Photography and Sculpture, through Nov. 12. Hours: Wed.Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org. 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
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. Visual & Design Arts Faculty Exhibition, Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. Members of the visual and design arts faculty
War Story With Songs Pierrot Productions will present “Dogfight” at Kelsey Theatre, Nov. 3-12. The rock musical is set in 1967 as Eddie Birdlace returns home from Vietnam, burdened by the emotional scars of war. Through flashbacks, the show tells the story of Eddie’s deployment, and a reunion with a woman he met during a night of carousing. The score was written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, composers of “La La Land” and “Dear Evan Hansen.” Pictured (from left) are cast members Kyrus Keenan Westcott, Andy Boettcher and Matt Staley. Kelsey Theatre is located on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton, West Windsor. Performances are Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors, $16 students. For tickets and information, go to www.kelseytheatre.net or call 609-570-3333. will present work they have recently completed. The artists are architecture teacher David Burkett; fine arts teacher Jerry Hirniak; furniture design teacher Chris Maher; art teacher Jennifer Gallagher; art department chair and art teacher Susan Reichlin, and art teacher Karen Stolper, through Nov. 9; www.pds.org; 609-924-6700, ext. 1772. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St. Hopewell. “Iceland: A Land 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. Reconstructed History, Taplin Gallery at Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Featuring work by artists Wendel White, Annie Hogan, Casey Ruble, Leslie Sheryll and Ann LePore. These artists transform documentary images by obscuring the primary data through layers of processes, both analog and digital. By doing so, the artists create visual narratives that speak to a broader historical complexity in content and technique, through Nov. 25. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-9248777. The Galleryâ⇔¨ at Mercer County Community Collegeâ⇔¨, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. “#RealNews,” works by Michael Scoggins. The exhibit features large-scale works by Scoggins, in which he lampoons American and art world politics and provincialism in disarming schoolboy-style doodles and writings, through Nov. 30. Hours: Mon.-Tues., Thurs. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wed. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. www.mccc.edu/gallery. Morpeth Contemporary and Frame Studio, 43 W. Broad St., Hopewell. “Requiem,” Jody Miller Olcott’s exhibit remembers extinct animals and calls attention to endangered ones. The artist found inspiration for these works while traveling in Russia and seeing traditional Byzantine icons (sacred images representing saints and other religious figures). The animals in Olcott’s form of altarpieces — species of birds, frogs, tigers, wolves, turtles — are as diverse as the reasons they are extinct, Nov. 4-26. Reception, Nov. 4, 6-8 p.m. morpethcontemporary.com; 609-333-9393. Princeton University School of Architecture, Princeton University Campus, “ARE WE HUMAN? The Design of the Species: 2 seconds, 2 days, 2 years, 200 years,
200,000 years.” The installation is designed by Andres Jaque and the Office for Political Innovation, an international practice that explores material politics at the intersection of design, research and activism. The entire School of Architecture will be filled with a dense collage of overlapping works by architects, artists, designers, scientists, filmmakers, research groups and think tanks. The effect is a kaleidoscope of artistic, technical, philosophical, theoretical and ethical reflection on the intimate relation between “design” and “human,”Nov. 6 through Jan. 5. Gallery talk by curators, Nov. 6, 5 p.m. soa.princeton.edu/arewehuman. Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall at Princeton University. “Shadows and Ashes: The Peril of Nuclear Weapons,” a multi-faceted exhibit, Nov. 6 through Dec. 7. Discussion panel and reception, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m.
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Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. “Dolores.” Documentary about Dolores Huerta, who bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country’s first farm worker’s union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez, Nov. 3-5; “Discovery and Adoption: The Hanji Box,” The stormy relationship between a mother and her adopted teenage daughter is complicated by issues of adoption. When an object of great significance to the daughter is broken, the mother travels to New York’s Koreatown to see if she can get it fixed. Followed by a post-film discussion with director Nora Jacobson and Joni S. Mantell of The Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. “Pottersville.” Maynard (Michael Shannon) is a beloved local businessman who is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple American town hit by hard times, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. www.hopewelltheater.com; 609-466-1964. “Frozen” sing along, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Sing-along led by the cast members of Theater To Go, who appear as characters from the movie and lead the audience in a costume contest and trivia contest. Audience members will receive a gift bag of activities that accompany the action in the movie, Nov. 4, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Amadeus,” Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents the Academy Award-winning “Amadeus” as part of its Soundtracks series, Nov. 8, 6 p.m. Admission is free. princetonsymphony.org; 609-497-0020.
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Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Keith Robinson, Nov. 3-4, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; The Amazing Kreskin, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., $30; Rocky Dale Davis, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., $20; Christopher Titus, Nov. 10-11, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $28; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Johnny Watson, Nov. 3-4; Ryan Maher, Nov. 10-11; 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. Jessica Kirson, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The comic who has been seen on “The Tonight Show” and “The View” will present her show, “Talking to Myself, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. $30; www.therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027.
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Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Family Dance with the Mixed-Age Dance Band, Nov. 5, 3-5 p.m. $7, $20 per family; Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Nov. 8, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.
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PACKET PICKS Nov. 4 Moonlight corn maze at Howell Farm Howell Farm will hold its “Last Chance to Get Lost” day, Nov. 9, noon to 9 p.m., allowing visitors to explore the maze for the final day of the season. Maze-goers will be able to walk through the 10-foot-tall pathways, which form an image of a shepherd and a flock of sheep. Teams can collect puzzle pieces to solve its three-way board game for prizes, boasting rights and top billing on the scoreboard. Those up for the ultimate challenge can navigate the maze in the dark when the moon, stars and lamplight are needed to find the way out. General admission costs $10 for ages 10 and older, $8 for children ages 5-9 and free for children 4 and under. The maze includes a courtyard with music, games, photo-ops and pedal tractors for kids. There also will be food for sale and hayrides. The cost for the rides is $3, $2 for children. The corn maze is located on Valley Road, one mile west of the farm. The GPS address is 17 Valley Road, Hopewell. For more information, go to www.howellfarm.org or call 609737-3299.
NAMI Mercer’s ‘sock hop’ benefit gala NAMI Mercer will host its annual Night Out with NAMI benefit gala with an old-fashioned “sock hop” at the Windsor Athletic Club in West Windsor, 6-10 p.m. The evening will feature dinner, dancing to rock ‘n’ roll music, entertainment, games, and live auction. Guests are encouraged to dress in 1950s/1960s fashions and to wear soft-soled shoes on the gymnasium floor. Tickets cost $150 and can be purchased at www.namimercer.org.
‘Frozen’ sing-along at Kelsey Theatre Theater To Go will present a “Frozen” sing-along at Kelsey Theatre, with two performances beginning at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The sing-along will be led by cast members from Theater To Go, who appear as characters from the movie and lead the audience in a costume contest and trivia contest. Audience members will receive a gift bag of activities that accompany the action in the movie. Kelsey Theatre is located on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-5703333.
Nov. 8 Author talk at McCosh Hall Journalist and author Katherine Boo will discuss “Notes From An Ethical Minefield” and the lessons she has learned in 25 years of investigating injustice in dis-empowered communities, beginning at 6 p.m. in McCosh Hall’s Room 50. Boo’s 2012 book :Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity” won nonfiction prizes from PEN, the Los Angeles Times Book Awards, the New York Public Library, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in addition to the National Book Award for Nonfiction. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2003. Her awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (2000) and a MacArthur Foundation Genius Award (2002). This event is free and open to the public with no ticket or reservation required. For more information, go to lectures.princeton.ed.
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Friday, November 3, 2017
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An internet hall of famer Princeton resident Ira Fuchs is being honored for his groundbreaking work As a lifelong New York Yankees fan with a youthful obsession for Mickey Mantle, I have been a fan of only one hall of fame, the Baseball Hall of Fame. At the end of September, however, another hall of fame entered my consciousness, because a good friend of mine hit it out of the park — metaphorically and virtually. Ira Fuchs, longtime Princeton resident and former Princeton University vice president of computing and information technology, is among the 14 people who were inducted into the 2017 Internet Hall of Fame. According to the hall’s press release, inductees are from all over the world and have “contributed significantly to the internet’s inception, evolution and global growth . . . [and are] responsible for significant improvements in connectivity, key technical contributions and advancements that promoted the internet’s use. . . . [They] comprise influential engineers, evangelists, and entrepreneurs.” Who knew there was such a thing as the Internet Hall of Fame? It’s is a recognition program and virtual museum. It celebrates the living history of the internet and individuals whose extraordinary contributions have made the internet, its worldwide availability and use, and its transformative nature, possible. The Internet Society launched the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012. And according to the internet, the Internet Society is a non-profit established in 1992 to provide leadership in internetrelated standards, education, access, and policy, with its stated mission “to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.” And who knew that the guy with whom I shared office space in Nassau Hall in the 1990s was a Mickey Mantle among his internet colleagues? With only a very rudimentary knowledge of computer technology, I had no idea whatsoever about Fuchs’ accomplishments in the world of IT. I knew him as someone who: often wore baseball caps; had a wry sense of humor; spent a lot of time in front of a computer; was very well respected among his colleagues in spite of the fact he’s a nonPrinceton alumnus (bachelor and master’s degrees from Columbia University); and cheered up the office when his wife, youngest child Steven (then a toddler who grew up to be a Princeton alumnus), and the family dog came to visit. On several occasions, the unfamiliar (to me) word BITNET would waft out of his office into the shared reception space that we occupied. And it turns out that this BITNET thing was
Ira Fuchs is being inducted to the Internet Hall of Fame for his work on BITNET, a precursor to the modern Internet. the main reason Fuchs landed the hall of fame honor. The Internet Hall of Fame recognized Fuchs in the “Global Connectors Category,” applicable to individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth, connectivity, and use of the internet either on a global scale or within a specific region that resulted in global impact. The Internet Hall of Fame cited him for being the co-founder of BITNET, a precursor to the internet that offered many of the internet’s core services years before its commercialization. BITNET, an acronym for “Because It’s Time Network,” was established in 1981 between City University and Yale University as a tool for liberal arts scholars to exchange messages. This cooperative university computer network provided email, file transfer and instant messaging. When Ira led a computing center at City University of New York, he and Greydon Freeman, an IT administrator at Yale University, devised this virtual communications vehicle for academics. Before BITNET, scholarly exchanges usually involved months of delay waiting for the publication of
scholarly articles in journals. BITNET changed that dramatically, putting scholars in daily communication at zero cost to them. Fuchs, pursuing his goal of connecting every scholar in the world to every other scholar, worked tirelessly to expand BITNET to a network that grew to connect scholars at more than 1,400 universities in 49 countries that spanned the globe. BITNET laid the groundwork that gave universities the incentive to create the National Research and Educational Network, which evolved into the internet. Fuchs’ hall of fame award also cited other acronyms for which he is responsible. He is the co-creator of LISTSERV, the first networked list manager, and a founder of JSTOR, a non-profit dedicated to archiving and providing access to important scholarly journals. Is there life after becoming a hall of famer? Fuchs was retired before his honor and will remain so afterward, he said. After working 15 years at Princeton University (from 1985 to 2000) and developing the university’s website and working to connect the entire campus to the internet, he became a vice president and program officer at
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, working there from 2000 to 2010). Since 2010, he has been speaking and writing about a variety of technology connectivity issues, including how technology should be used to create a better learning environment for students — one that is personalized and individualized to the unique learning needs and styles of the student. He also serves on two corporate boards corporate boards, Ithaka and The Philadelphia Contributionship. He is president of BITNET, LLC , a company he created to do consulting on applications of technology in education. He takes courses online and at Princeton University to stay current with all the advances in computer science, and continues to so some programming. And best of all, he offers IraCare — analogous to a techy Dear Abby, to a small group of friends who may understand how bats connect with balls — but nothing about technology connections. Yes, I am an IraCare client, who often connects to Fuchs for help. By the way, Ira, I just sent you an email — my computer refuses to connect with my printer!
A new season of skating at Mercer County Park The Mercer County Ice Skating Center will open for the season on Nov. 6. Located at Mercer County Park, the Skating Center is open to the public seven days a week during the operating season, which runs from Nov. 6 to March. 11. “Generations of Mercer County residents have enjoyed our Skating Center, which continues to grow in popularity,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. “Ice skating is a great way for everyone in the family to stay active during the cold winter months.” The center has a full snack bar, a fireplace, lounge area and dining tables. Vending machines, skate rentals, a skate sharpening service and lockers also are on site. The center offers general public skating sessions, skating lessons, birthday parties and ice time for hockey. Group rates and private party rentals are available as well. Registration for group skating lesson is open. Applications are available at www.mercerskatingschool.com. General public skating hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.; Fridays, 7:45 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 3:30 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.; and Sundays, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Senior skates for people 62 and older are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Adult only skates for skaters 21 and older are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Ticket prices are: adults, $8; juniors (11 and under), $6; and seniors, $6. Skates can be rented for $4 per pair. Frequent skater passes and season passes also are available. Group lessons for adults and children ages 5 The Mercer County Ice Skating Center will begin its new season on and older begin Nov. 9, Nov. 6. from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 11 and 12 from 9:45 to on Thursday evenings, Saturday and 20 minutes is $26. 11:45 a.m. The lesson programs run Sunday mornings. A private lesson for For more information, go to for five weeks with rolling admission. one person for 20 minutes is $22. A www.mercercountyparks.org or call Lesson prices are: adults, $65; juniors, semi-private lesson for two people for 609-371-1766. $65. Private skating lessons are held
Nature art by students at D&R Greenway “The Stony Brook: Connecting Us,” a multi-media art exhibit by Hun School students, is on view in D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Olivia Rainbow Gallery through January 3. The Stony Brook, rippling from the Hun School to D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center in Green-
way Meadows Park, inspired art teacher Stacy Collingham to bring her students to this body of water for inspiration. Many of the students had not previously experienced the Stony Brook, even though the brook is on the school’s property. It serves as a re-
minder of Richard Louv’s best-selling book, “Last Child in the Woods,” about children’s spending too little time in nature. The students inspirations were varied, with one young artist choosing to sit in the water to achieve his nature study. The Olivia Rainbow Gallery,
founded and funded by Chris and Leslie Kuenne, honors the memory of their 5-year-old daughter, Olivia, who loved nature and art. The address is 1 Preservation Place, Princeton.Hours are Mondays through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information: drgreenway.org or 609-924-4646.
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Dr. Alicia Brennan
Nasal suctioning can help relieve RSV symptoms in children
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common illness among infants and young children, especially during the fall and winter months when cooler temperatures drive people inside, allowing germs to spread quickly. And though the virus can be distressing for parents and little ones alike, most infections will go away on their own in a week or two. In fact, updated protocols for diagnosing and treating RSV call for a lessis-more approach focused on reducing symptoms, and minimizing unnecessary testing and the over prescription of antibiotics. Nonetheless, if your child is showing signs of RSV, or you are concerned about respiratory symptoms, consult a pediatrician or seek emergency care.
Premature infants at greater risk Almost all children will have had an RSV infection by their second birthday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and most of the time the virus will cause a mild, cold-like illness. In some cases though, RSV can lead to more severe illnesses such as: • Bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) •Pneumonia (infection of the lungs) Those at greater risk for severe illness include: • Premature infants • Very young infants, especially those 6 months and younger • Children younger than 2 years old with chronic lung disease • Children younger than
2 years old with chronic heart disease • Children with weakened immune systems • Children who have neuromuscular disorders, including those who have difficulty swallowing or clearing mucus Cold-like symptoms Symptoms of RSV include coughing, sneezing, fever and wheezing. Infants may exhibit irritability and fatigue. More serious symptoms include: • High fever that does not resolve in two to three days • Thick nasal discharge • Dehydration (infants are not producing wet diapers) • Trouble breathing Signs that your infant may be having trouble breathing include: • Flaring or widening of the nostrils • Grunting when trying to breathe • Tightening and squeezing the muscles under the rib cage to try and get more air in and out the lungs • High-pitched whistling sound each time they breathe out • Trouble drinking • Bluish color around lips and fingertips because they are not getting enough oxygen If your child exhibits these symptoms, call your pediatrician immediately or seek emergency care. Nasal suctioning first line treatment approach In general, pediatricians can often diagnose bronchiolitis with a simple physical exam. Years ago, doctors may have also recommended chest X-rays, but
today X-rays are typically not necessary to diagnose normal cases of RSV or bronchiolitis. When it comes to treating RSV and bronchiolitis, nasal suctioning to remove mucus from the nose and relieve congestion is the recommended first line approach in most instances. Your pediatrician may also suggest acetaminophen to control fever, and clear liquids to prevent dehydration. Still, some children may need to be treated in a hospital for breathing problems or dehydration. Oxygen and medicine to open up the airways can help with breathing issues and intravenous fluids can treat dehydration. Stop the spread Children are often exposed to RSV in school or child-care centers. The virus is highly contagious and can spread when someone coughs or sneezes. Infection can occur when you get droplets from the cough or sneeze in your eyes, nose or mouth, or if you touch a surface that has the virus on it, like a doorknob or a toy, and then touch your face before washing your hands. The virus can survive for many hours on hard surfaces such as tables and crib rails. Additionally, people infected with RSV are usually contagious for 3 to 8 days. To protect your child and help prevent the spread of the virus, the CDC recommends taking the following precautions: • Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds, and help young children do the same. If soap and water are not available, use hand sani-
Dr. Alicia Brennan tizer. • Keep your hands off your face and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. • Avoid close contact with sick people. Avoid
kissing, and do not share cups or eating utensils with people who have cold-like symptoms. • Cover your cough and sneezes. Throw your tissue in the trash after using it. • Clean and disinfect surfaces, such as toys and doorknobs, frequently. • Stay home and keep your child home if you or they are sick. The Center for Emergency Care at University Medical Center of Princeton provides emergency care for children each year. Pediatric patients are quickly evaluated by a team of board certified emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants and specially trained nurses. Pediatricians from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are on site at
the hospital 24/7 for emergency consultations, and a pediatrician from CHOP is in the Emergency Department every day from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., during the hours when children visit most frequently. In addition, the Emergency Department offers an area specifically designated for infants, children and adolescents who require acute care. To find a pediatrician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-7427496.
Alicia Brennan, M.D., is board certified in pediatrics and Medical Director of Children‘s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Care at University Medical Center of Princeton.
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Princeton-Blairstown Center honors David McAlpin Jr.
Reverend David McAlpin Jr., Princeton University Class of 1950 and Honorary Trustee of the Princeton-Blairstown Center, was awarded the 2017 Frank Broderick Award at the PrincetonBlairstown Center’s Fall Fundraiser, Soirée Under the Stars on Oct. 13. The Frank Broderick Award is given to an individual who demonstrates a deep commitment to social justice, compassion, and selflessness, qualities that supported Dr. Broderick, Princeton University Class of 1943, in his efforts to achieve racial integration of the Princeton Summer Camp and to mobilize those who advocated for racial integration of Princeton University in the 1940s. Jane Fremon, Princeton-Blairstown Center advisory council member and head of Princeton Friends School, introduced McAlpin in front of the 175 guests who attended the annual event. She recalled her personal memories of him through the years, saying he was “universally adored.” A Princeton native, McAlpin received a master’s of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in 1953. After graduation, he settled in Princeton with his wife, Joan Rockefeller
him. In 1957 McAlpin was installed as the first associate pastor of the historically black congregation. “I don’t see anything unusual about my new position,” he told the local press at the time. “It’s quite natural for me, quite natural for the people of the Witherspoon Church, and quite natural for Christians.” In his role, McAlpin became keenly aware of discriminatory housing practices affecting African American citizens who were beginning to purchase homes in all-white neighborhoods. He was soon determined to establish an integrated housing development in the Princeton area. His efforts helped to establish two acclaimed integrated housing developments: “Glen Acres” in West Windsor Township off Alexander Road and “Maplecrest” at Dempsey Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton. In 1970, he and his family moved to Detroit, where he served as a pastor working on civil rights and establishing affordable housing organizations. In the early 1980s, he and his family returned to the Princeton area where he helped found the Trenton chapter of Habitat for Humanity in 1986 and served as President of the Board until 2012. In 2015, he received the Vivian Award for Community Service from the Princeton Area Community Foundation. He was also honored by the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church and the Robeson House Committee in 2015.
Reverend David McAlpin Jr. (center) with Jane Fremon and Joseph Broderick at the Princeton-Blairstown Center’s Under the Stars fall fundraiser. McAlpin. He met with Benjamin Anderson, the minister of the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, who invited McAlpin to assist
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Ali grew up on a farm right in town. When her mom grew up here Rt. 206 was just a dirt road. Kelley has lived in many Somerset county homes, so we both know the area well. As far as our company Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New Jersey Properties, it’s definitely the tools they have to market your home, they are without a doubt state of the art and keep current with the new trends seamlessly.
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37 Thornton Street OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 11/5 1-4pm Beechwood Acres. Updated & upgraded, this custom-built home is as comfortable as it is sophisticated. 4 BRs, 2.2 BAs, high end kitchen, fabulous great room w/ FP & built-ins, beautiful HW floors, grand master suite & an amazing lower level w/wet bar & walk out to patio. Located on a quiet tree lined street, this property is surrounded by mature landscaping offering beauty and peaceful seclusion. Glorious views of it all can be enjoyed from the large Azek deck. Truly a one of a kind property! Please call to see it today. Brokers protected.
36 Cedar Grove Lane. Commercial or/Residential use. There are 2 lots for one price. One is 1.39 acres w/house on lot. The other lot is 1.39 acres. Currently used as a residence. This is an all brick 2 Story home w/hardwood flrs; 5 BRs, 4 baths and more.
Listed by Carole Tosches
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609-924-1600
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Kelley McCaffrey & Ali Van Cleef Sales Associates C: 908-304-8101
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253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540
This beautiful Delray Model is the largest single family home in this 55+ Hearthstone Community. Complete with a 2 car garage. The open floor plan boasts lovely pillars, moldings & tray ceilings. Completely painted & carpeted. The home is bright w/an abundance of windows & cath ceilings. The LR/DR combo is stunning. The kit opens to 2 story great room. It boasts a center island, butlers pantry & sep dining area. The 1st floor MBR is complete w/full bath & walk in closet. A 2nd BR first flr is next to a full bath & laundry. The 2nd floor has open loft that could be an office & 2 more large BRs share a jack and jill bath. All with fin bsmnt. A must see!
Cell: 908 230 3414
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408 Route 206 Hillsborough, NJ 08844
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real estate news Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/Trident Hold 22nd Annual Community Service Day Giving Back Sales associates and employees of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/The Trident Group volunteered on October 5th to lend a hand across the Tri-State area at more than 250 nonprofit organizations for their 22nd annual Community Service Day. Volunteers from the Princeton Home Marketing Center (pictured here) spent the day at the Princeton Nursery School cleaning and assisting the office. Each fall, the Tri-State area’s largest real estate brokerage closes its doors for the company-wide Annual Community Service Day so that sales associates and employees can spend the day at local nonprofits helping to paint, repair, stock food banks, and cook meals to help the less fortunate in their communities. “Community Service Day is the heart of Fox & Roach Charities,” explains Fox & Roach Charities President Kassie Erb. “This annual service day makes a difference in all of our lives, volunteers and recipients alike. We are pleased to be able to continue to offer more than the financial support we donate, through volunteer, hands-on help with all of their much needed projects and
tasks,” explains Erb. Fox & Roach Charities, a charitable foundation sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances. Fox & Roach Charities has contributed over $5.5 million, as well as 201,000 volunteer hours, since its inception, to more than 250 local community organizations in the Greater Philadelphia and Tri-State areas. One hundred percent of every dollar received is donated back into the communities we serve. The majority of funds are raised through voluntary contributions from sales associates and employees through Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach/Trident real estate transactions and payroll donations to Fox & Roach Charities. In addition, sales associates and employees make substantial contributions of time and effort to local charities in need. For more information please visit: www.foxandroachcharities.com.
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Elaine Wittman
Edward DiLorenzo
Amrita Kangle
BARNEGAT TWP. $315,300 This 4 BR & 2 full BA home is a waterfront vacation getaway, offering an EIK, HW floors, master en suite, wood-burning fireplace & 1-car garage. (Web ID 7048058)
BRIDGEWATER $695,000 This cstm 4 BR, 2.5 BA home features a park like setting, brick front, mature trees w/ circular drive, 1st-flr MBR & BA, lg garage & full bsmnt. (Web ID 3406590)
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Eric Roney EAST WINDSOR TWP. $155,000 Location means everything! Don`t let this 2 BR, 2 BA Wyckoff Mills 1st level condo slip through your fingers. Spacious sought after Chatham model. (Web ID 7046525)
EAST WINDSOR TWP. $318,900 Everything has already been done for you in this beautifully maintained & upgraded 3 BR, 2.5 BA townhome in desirable Haymarket Square. (Web ID 7067366)
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609-448-1400 EAST WINDSOR TWP. $343,000 This 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhome in desirable Windsor Meadows is a fantastic find! Features an EIK & upgrades w/ granite counters & cstm backsplash. (Web ID 7069748)
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EAST BRUNSWICK $429,000 A 4 BR & 2.5 BA townhome has upgraded EIK w/ granite, cabinets & applcs., HW flrs, upper floor lndry, full basement w/ home theatre & 1-car garage. (Web ID 7032365) 609-799-3500
Allen Rudner EAST WINDSOR TWP. $322,500 Completely Remodeled! Updtd 3 BR, 1 ½ BA home w/ fresh paint, new kitchen w/ new applcs. & new tile floor. All new windows & new furnace. (Web ID 6906598) Mary “Lynn” Robertson
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John “Jack” Grund
Joseph Baylis
EAST WINDSOR TWP. $439,000 Warm & welcoming 5 BR home in desirable Wendover Commons on a beautifully lndscpd lot. Plenty of storage w/ attic, lots of closets & 2-car gar. (Web ID 7042719)
FRANKLIN TWP. $439,000 A Fabulous 4 BR Colonial on a great lot & location! Beautifully maintained & updtd incl. kitchen & BAs. Absolute move-in condition. A must see! (Web ID 3405892)
609-448-1400
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Mary “Lynn” Robertson
Francesca D’Antuono
Veronica Vilardo
FRANKLIN TWP. $499,900 Stunning Exeter on premium lot. This 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath home offers many upgrades and is in move-in condition. (Web ID 3393760)
FRANKLIN TWP. $597,000 A 6-year-old brick front Caledonia Model, w/ new SS applcs., granite ctrtps & backsplash, wood style tiles in kit. & HW floor in FR. (Web ID 3420022)
HAMILTON TWP. $339,000 This 4 BR & 3 full BA split-level offers an updated kitchen & BAs, fresh paint, lg screened-in porch & attached 2-car garage. Hamilton Twp. schools. (Web ID 7066936)
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HIGHTSTOWN $270,000 Lovely 4 BR, 2 BA home in historic Hightstown, a few short blocks from downtown w/ its quaint shops & restaurants. Features a lg kit. & nice deck. (Web ID 6989360)
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Michael Jarvis
Lisa Goetz
HOPEWELL $649,000 A 6 BR, 2 full- and 1-half BA home w/ 3,600 sq ft, 2 BR in-law/prof. ste w/ sep. entr., kit. & BA. Upgrades include: roof, central air, Andersen windows, waterproofed bsmnt & gas heat. (Web ID 7069748) 609-921-1900
HILLSBOROUGH $214,000 34 Dorchester Ct. Spacious 2 BR townhouse w/closet space, all applcs. Many updates including BAs, kit., windows & more, has fin. bsmnt too. Dir: 34 Dorchester Ct. (Web ID 3394958) 908-874-8100 LAWRENCE TWP. $314,900 Set on a 1/2 acre 4 mi S. of Princeton center, property has wide plank HW flrs, crown mldng, built in cabs. & oak paneled staircase create cozy comfort. (Web ID 7047578)
HILLSBOROUGH $282,500 New Price! Lots of updates! Quick close possible, 3 BR, 2.5 BA end-unit w/ fin. bsmnt, updtd kit./BAs, new HVAC, windows/doors, too! move-in ready. (Web ID 3414831)
908-874-8100
Angela Klink
Mary Saba
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Ingela Kostenbader
MONROE TWP. $579,900 Elegant, spacious & beautifully upgraded Carlton model in Ridgewood Estates! Bright & sunny sits on a great size lot w/open floor plan & spacious rooms. (Web ID 1802753) 609-921-1900
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Norma Cohen
Shehla Rupani
MONTGOMERY TWP. $775,000 32 Grayson Drive. No Brainer! You don’t need to be a genius to know you should check it out when a 4 BR, study, fin. bsmnt in Grayson Estates w/ city water/sewer is avail. Dir: 32 Grayson Dr. (Web ID 3389392) 908-874-8100
Beatrice Bloom
Eric Branton
PLAINSBORO $490,000 A 3 BR & 2 full BA home is move-in ready, freshly painted, has upgraded kitchen applcs., granite cntrtps & BAs, 2-zone heating & WWP schools. (Web ID 7067615)
PRINCETON $799,900 Multi-level townhouse has LR w/W/B FP, kit. w/ lg eat-in area & sliders to balcony. Master BR has en suite BA & sliders, plus 2 more BRs & full BA in hall. (Web ID 7019410)
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Lori Janick
PRINCETON $885,000 Bright and expanded split level home in desirable Littlebrook location. Features HW floors, fireplace and other features, plus 2-car garage & fenced yard. (Web ID 7053785) 609-921-1900
Scott Hartman
PRINCETON JCT. $475,000 This 3 BR & 2 full BA home has an updated kit. w/ breakfast bar, master en suite w/ multiple closets, HW floors, sunroom & WWP schools. (Web ID 7059250) 609-799-3500
PRINCETON JCT. $975,900 A 5 BR & 3.5 BA home w/ HW flrs, EIK w/ walk-in pantry, SS applcs., master ste w/ 2 WICs, fin bsmnt w/ wet bar & lndry rm, plus heated pool & WWP schools. (Web ID 7064826) 609-799-3500
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8 Players Lane. Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.
3735 Lawrence Rd. This English estate features country-like gardens, arbors, gazebos & water features. This unique 6 BR, 4.5 bath home borders the prestigious Jasna Polana Golf Course and features a coffered study/ cigar room w/exotic woods & floors, a roman indoor pool and an elegant sunroom. Indoor movie theater w/full size popcorn machine. Outdoor gourmet kit w/full size outdr frplc great for entertaining in the warmer seasons. Fully upgraded kit featuring Crystallo Granite countertops, 2 ovens, a chef’s dream! So much to see.
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55 Dey Road. Beautiful Bi-level on over 3/4 acre lot. Main flr has all refinished hdwd flrs, Kit. has newer SS appls. 4BR, 3 full BAs. Upper level has 3BR, LR, DR, Kit, 2 Full BAs. Main level has FR, 1BA, EIK, Laundry room and garage. Relax on the upper deck and look out over the open space. First floor is great for an in-law suite. New kitchen and full bath. Freshly painted thru out. Minutes to train station, Rt 1, Rt 95 and NJ turnpike. Walk to parks, golf course and shopping center. Excellent West Windsor Plainsboro school system.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Raises Approximately $100,000 for Local Charities Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares, the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., recently raised approximately $100,000 for charities assisting local communities at its second annual Cares Cup event at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Approximately 500 guests attended the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Cup on Sept. 15. It was a great night of fun that featured more than 200 gift baskets and silent auction items, a cash raffle, casino games, food and drink. The success of the event matched last year’s Cares Cup, which also raised $100,000 for community causes. The funds raised through the 2017 Cares Cup will enable Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares to support 10 local charities: The 200 Club of Union County, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Children’s Aid and Family Services, Holiday Express, HomeFront, Liam’s Room, Morris Habitat for Humanity, PanCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network), Table to Table, and United Hospice of Rockland.
COMMERCIAL Cranbury
$749,000 55 N.Main St. Great building in the heart of Historic Cranbury. Charming town w/ great mix of Retail stores & restaurants. 3,000 sq ft of retail. There are 2 additional flrs that could be converted to 2 nice size apartments. Property has 5 parking spots attached to an off street additional parking lot. Owner is retiring & willing to sell business for an additional amount TBD. Business has been operating for 25 plus years. Seller has township approvals for restaurant & apartments. ROCCO D’ARMIENTO REALTOR®, e-Pro, SRES Five Star REALTOR award since 2010. Selling Residential & Commercial • Licensed in NJ & PA NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award® Winner - Gold 2012
Cell: 267-980-8546 Office: 609-924-1600 ext. 7601
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real estate news Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/Trident Hold 22nd Annual Community Service Day Giving Back Sales associates and employees of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/The Trident Group volunteered on October 5th to lend a hand across the Tri-State area at more than 250 nonprofit organizations for their 22nd annual Community Service Day. Volunteers from the Princeton Home Marketing Center (pictured here) spent the day at the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, in Ewing, sorting and loading food onto vehicles for distribution. Each fall, the Tri-State area’s largest real estate brokerage closes its doors for the company-wide Annual Community Service Day so that sales associates and employees can spend the day at local nonprofits helping to paint, repair, stock food banks, and cook meals to help the less fortunate in their communities. “Community Service Day is the heart of Fox & Roach Charities,” explains Fox & Roach Charities President Kassie Erb. “This annual service day makes a difference in all of our lives, volunteers and recipients alike. We are pleased to be able to continue to offer more than the financial support we donate, through volunteer, hands-on help with all of their much needed projects and tasks,” explains Erb. Fox & Roach Charities, a charitable foundation sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances. Fox & Roach Charities has contributed over $5.5 million, as well as 201,000 volunteer hours, since its inception, to more than 250 local community organizations in the Greater Philadelphia and Tri-State areas. One hundred percent of every dollar received is donated back into the communities we serve. The majority of funds are raised through voluntary contributions from sales associates and employees through Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach/Trident real estate transactions and payroll donations to Fox & Roach Charities. In addition, sales associates and employees make substantial contributions of time and effort to local charities in need. For
PHOTO: Hal Maxwell, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage group president, at the Meadowlands Racetrack during the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Cup on Sept. 15.
“Thanks to everyone who came out to the second Cares Cup to support organizations doing important work in our communities, and to everyone who donated or worked behind the scenes to make it a success,” said Hal Maxwell, group president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. “The Cares Cup is a crucial part of our fundraising efforts, and of Coldwell Banker’s mission to give back.” The premier sponsors of the 2017 Cares Cup were NRT Title Agency, Coldwell Banker Home Loans, Castle Edge Insurance Agency, The VIP Program, US Inspections and Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan. Numerous individuals and businesses donated a wide variety of prizes for the silent auction and raffle, and a large team of volunteers ran the event. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Chairperson Dan Mancuso was instrumental in organizing the Cares Cup. Since its inception in 2005, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares has given more than $1 million to charities supporting local communities, along with countless volunteer hours donated by affiliated sales associates, managers and staff. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares’ primary purpose is to provide financial assistance to charitable organizations where Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has a presence. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares is a chapter of the Realogy Charitable Foundation, Inc. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., a leading residential real estate brokerage company, operates 51 offices with 3,400 affiliated real estate agents serving all communities from Rockland County, N.Y. to Monmouth County, N.J. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. Visit www. ColdwellBankerHomes.com for more information. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y.
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