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Murphy nominates Muoio for state treasurer role By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio, who lives in Pennington and is a former Pennington Borough Council member, has been nominated to serve as State Treasurer by Governor-elect Phil Murphy. Muoio, a Democrat, began her political career on the Pennington Borough Council, where she served from 1997 to 2001. During that time, she was also elected to the Mercer County Board of Cho-
sen Freeholders in 2000 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2006. She left the Freeholder board in 2008 - before her third term had expired - when Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes appointed her to the post of director of Economic Development for Mercer County. Muoio was appointed to the State Assembly in 2015, filling a vacancy created when then-Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 12th Congressional District.
Murphy’s nomination of Muoio was praised by several Democratic Party political leaders, including Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and state Senators Richard J. Codey and Paul Sarlo. The incoming governor “has picked a rising star who has worked in economic development, but who also has a passion for serving her constituents,” Gusciora, who serves alongside of Muoio in the 15th Legislative District, said. “[Muoio] has displayed a deft
understanding of complex fiscal matters while serving on the Assembly Budget Committee for the past several years,” Prieto said. “It is that experience which will serve her well, coupled with her extensive economic background.” Muoio will be missed by her colleagues in the State Assembly, Prieto said, but “we all wish Assemblywoman Muoio all the best in this new role.” Codey characterized Murphy’s selection of Muoio for State Treasurer as a “fantastic” choice, positing that she brings “integrity,
a deep knowledge of proven practices to spur economic development and a keen understanding of state government.” “Liz’s ability to forge friendships on both sides of the aisle over the years shows her commitment to sound policy over partisanship. I have no doubt New Jersey will be in good hands,” Codey said. Sarlo, who chairs the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said Muoio “possesses a
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Lewis commended for years of service on borough council By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
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When Hopewell Borough Councilman Robert Lewis walked into the meeting room for the final borough council meeting of the year, he expected the agenda would list the usual routine matters that every governing body must handle. What Lewis did not expect was a resolution, signed by Mayor Paul Anzano and council members, expressing their appreciation for his 12 years of service. The meeting last Thursday marked the last one that he would attend as an elected official. He did not seek reelection. The resolution noted that during Lewis’ four terms on the council, he served as the town’s volunteer information technology professional as it built new or improved websites. He managed its computer infrastructure and served as a trouble-shooter. The resolution also praised Lewis for his “devoted service (that) embodies the spirit of every good municipal official, every good leader and every good citizen in our democratic republic, which is to strive every day in every way to be a good neighbor.” Mayor Anzano teased Lewis after he read the resolution into the public record, joking that he “also [gets] to take your nameplate home.” Councilman David Mackie told Lewis that he “always appreciated your perspective. We don‘t all have the same point of view. You are a thoughtful and honorable person.” Lewis replied that serving on
the borough council represented a shift for him. He became interested in history, and began studying the U.S. Constitution and the New Jersey Constitution. “One thing I noticed is the difference between negotiations and debate,” Lewis said. “Here, we are more likely to debate and come up with the best solution for the community.“ “[You read] in the media, more about negotiation - giving up something. There is a valuable lesson. You should do more deliberation and less from the perspective of negotiation,” he said. Lewis, whose term expires Dec. 31, had planned to run for a fifth term, along with Borough Councilman Schuyler “Sky” Morehouse, but opted against it because of the town’s changing demographics. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by about a 2-1 margin in Hopewell Borough. Lewis, like Morehouse, is a Republican. Since a Democrat had already signed up to run for Borough Council, that candidate was more likely to win one of the two seats, rather than two Republicans, Lewis said. “It became a matter of which one of us would survive - Sky or me. If I won, Sky would be ‘out.’ I just think Sky has so much more experience and so much to offer that I felt it was more important for him to continue to serve,” Lewis said. Reflecting on his tenure on Borough Council after the meeting, Lewis said “it seems like yesterday” that he took his seat on the dais. The 12 years went by “real
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‘Tis the season The Hopewell Valley Train Station hosted its Childrens Holiday Gift Shop on Dec 8, where volunteers guided the kids as they shopped for their family and friends. While her parents got to enjoy the holiday music, Abigail Hogan, 10, got to shop for holiday gifts with a volunteer.
New assistant director of science at Stony Brook Millstone Watershed By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Erin Stretz is focused on water quality issues on a day-to-day basis in her position as the assistant director of Science and Stewarship at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. But soon, Stretz will find out about other, equally pressing issues confronting New Jersey as she takes part in a series of “Lead New Jersey” seminars next year. She has been accepted into Lead New Jersey’s Class of 2018 as a fellow. See LEWIS, Page 3A Lead New Jersey offers a
year’s worth of monthly seminars that examine the problems and possible solutions facing the state. The goal is to sharpen the knowledge and responses of the participants through discussions with current leaders. The sessions are held around the state, including the State House, a maximum security prison, the Pinelands and Jersey City’s port. The fellows, as the Lead New Jersey participants are called, will gain new perspectives on the issues. They will have a chance to debate, review case studies and talk with policy and leadership ex-
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The Hopewell Valley Chorus will present its annual holiday concert, “Deck the Halls,” on Friday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. Artistic Director Heather Mitchell will lead a program featuring a wide range of songs —-sacred and secular, classical and contemporary, unusual and familiar - by composers including Mozart, Busto, and PDQ Bach, Jerry Herman and LeRoy Anderson. Before and after the concert, the audience is invited to shop at a jewelry sale and bid on a handmade quilt or a set of Lenox dinnerware. Hopewell Valley Chorus member Joan Cornish has also donated one of her distinctive hand-stitched quilts to be auctioned this Friday evening at group’s winter concert. Proceeds from the auction benefit the 2018 Hopewell Valley Chorus Scholarship. The concert takes place at St. James Church, 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington, NJ. Tickets are $15, general admission, and $10 seniors and students. They may be ordered online at www.hopewellvalleychorus.org. For further information, call 609-737-3177 or email hopewellvalleycho-
On Dec. 15, come in from the cold for a fun and casual Coffee House Cabaret at Hopewell Elementary School at 7 p.m. Featured will be CHS a cappella groups U Got Male, She Major, Con Brio and others, singing holiday tunes and other music. Admission is free, donations encouraged to support Central High School’s outstanding music programs. Hopewell Elementary is located at 35 Princeton Ave., Hopewell, NJ 08525.
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Book signing Sculptor and philanthropist, J. Seward Johnson will be signing copies of his book, Midnight Snack Art at twine. on Tuesday, December 19 from 5-7 p.m. This gorgeous catalog of his painted trays include Nantucket, Key West and of course, our very own Hopewell. Join us for a sip of something bubbly, a treat and chance to talk with and celebrate Seward. Books will be available for purchase. twine. is located at 8 Somerset Street, Hopewell. For more information, call 609-466-2425.
First-ever Senior Center Cookie Exchange Join us for our first ever cookie exchange. We are asking you to bring a dozen or more of your favorite cookies to the senior center along with a copy of your recipe to share among our friends. Randi will put together a recipe book of everyone’s favorite cookies
afterward to share with all who attended. Put on your oven mitts and let’s make this an annual tradition. Wednesday, December 20, 10 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Senior Center, 395 Reading Street, Pennington.
Blue Christmas On Thursday, December 21, 7:30 p.m., the Hopewell Council of Churches will host a Blue Christmas Service at Calvary Baptist Church on 3 E Broad Street in Hopewell. The service is intended to help address the needs of those experiencing grief caused by the death of a loved one, divorce, illness, unemployment or other issues of loss. We’re hoping to offer some support and comfort to those in our community whose grief is sometimes deepened by the holiday celebrations around them. We want them to know that the Christmas story is primarily a story of hope and comfort - especially in difficult and uncertain times. The service will be open to anyone in our community and will include an opportunity to light a candle in in memory of a loved one or as a sign of hope. Light refreshments will be service prior to the service at 7 p.m.
End of year celebration Join us for our annual end of year celebration with music from Ragtime Blues Guitar player Karl Dentino (also performed at the picnic this year). Say goodbye to 2017 as we await the wonderful times to come in 2018. No registration necessary, light refreshments will be provided. Thursday, De-
cember 28, 10 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Senior Center, 395 Reading Street, Pennington.
Register for Tai Chi for Health and Balance Tai chi Beginner’s class starts on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. for 10 weeks in St. Matthew’s Church, Pennington. Intermediate class follows at 5:30 p.m. Learn a low impact, weight bearing exercise for overall health and wellbeing. Participants report improved balance, flexibility, strength, and a sense of well-being along with relief of fatigue, stiffness, and stress reduction. For more information or to register call Bev Tucker at 609-737-1384 or email taichibev92@gmail.com.
Mercer County Courthouse Public Art Project Five decorative elements are sought for the exterior of the new Mercer County Courthouse (opened 2013). Specifically, artwork is sought that will reflect the rich history of Mercer County, the city of Trenton, and/or the County Court system. The five elements are to be sited within five (5), 4’ tall x 8’ wide, existing recessed panels (depth of 4”) in the exterior wall of the Courthouse (to the left of the Courthouse’s main entrance) on South Warren Street. Sculptors, artists or artist teams are invited to submit their professional and artistic qualifications for a public art project of
this type, and an expression of interest in being considered for this project. Those finalists selected by the Committee to submit a full proposal for the project will be expected to incorporate, in some way, the unique historic characteristics of the Mercer County justice system, the County of Mercer, and/or the City of Trenton in their final design. Materials used must be weather resistant and the final artwork must be prepared to be readily mounted to CMU block. The total project budget, including installation costs, is $74,000. For questions regarding the RFQ contact Tricia Fagan at tfagan@mercercounty.org.
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 re-
warding 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 See BRIEFS, Page 3A
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One Spirit Yoga returns to the train station at 9 a.m. on Wednesday mornings from October through May. Bring a yoga mat, a beach towel as well as any other props you like to use and wear stretchable clothing. This class is open to the public and all levels are welcome. Come out and practice yoga to calm your mind, relax your body and
restore your spirit. For questions, email Nancy McCormack at mccormackne@comcast.net or call 609-333-1188.
Mahjongg Thursdays in Hopewell Beginners and experienced players alike can come down to the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, located at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. in Titusville, from 1:303:30 p.m. on Thursdays for weekly Mahjongg. 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.
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.
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quality monitoring program with citizen-scientists who volunteer their time at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, said she appreciated the chance to become a fellow.
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Timberlane students of the month - November In order to promote student responsibility and reward extraordinary effort, the following students were nominated by their teachers:
“Especially during these politically-turbulent times, I am grateful for the opportunity to engage in open discussions about New Jersey’s most pressing issues with such a diverse group of dynamic and influential people,” she said.
“I hope to bring water Back row (left to right): Nicole Gianfredi (Principal), Layla Abdel Mawla, Addison Sulliquality concerns to the forevan, Sarah Yancey, Regina Franco-Valverde, Robert Ruger. Front row (left to right): Iris front while gaining some Lautermilch, Natalie Veale, Kevin Amon, Kamil Mosionek. perspective on other complex state issues,” Stretz said, adding that like all of the 2018 fellows, she is entering the program “with an open mind and curiosity.” 2 Tree Farm Rd, Suite B-200 Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 737-8000 www.desimoneorthdontics.com
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fast,” he said. At times, serving on Borough Council was hard work, but it was only as hard as one wanted to make it, he said. Asked about his proudest achievement while on Borough Council, Lewis
was quick to respond that it was the improvements to the playground at Hopewell Park - down the street from the U.S. Post Office on S. Greenwood Avenue - and the Hopewell minipark next to the former Hopewell Borough train station.
“I will miss serving on borough council [but] I will continue to be involved. I will work with the Hopewell Recreation Committee. I have a lot of pride in Hopewell Borough. Its a great place to live,” Lewis said.
of New Jersey.” “New Jersey is confronted with many fiscal and economic challenges that will have a real-life impact on the financial wellbeing of middle class
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Three former mayors and a citizen outraged by township process To the editor:
We, three former Hopewell Township mayors and a citizen, who span various demographics, including political party affiliation, gender and age, were outraged by what we witnessed at the recent Hopewell Township Special Committee meeting on Thursday, December 7 at 6:15 p.m. We were also the only members of the public to attend. While we are still trying to determine how the meeting was lawfully noticed, we know what occurred. The public received minimal notification of this important meeting, which was called solely to introduce an ordinance that would forever remake the west side of Scotch Road by transferring township land to C. F. Hopewell, Inc. in an exchange of property. The meeting was apparently posted on the township website only the day before it occurred. At the meeting, we learned that some, but not all, of the legal notifications were published in newspapers that went to print after the meeting was over. Only a bare quorum of three township committee members (Kuchinski, McGlaughlin, Sandom) were available to attend, and one member of that group was apparently so rushed that she attended the meeting with her dog accompanying her on the dais. The meeting itself was so rushed that the salute to the flag was omitted; the standard opportunity for the public to comment on any agenda item before being considered by
the committee was omitted; and there was no paper agenda available for the public outside the municipal auditorium. Once public comment was allowed at the end of the meeting, the three-minute opportunity to speak was strictly enforced, even though only four people attended the meeting and the meeting took less than 20 minutes. The township attorney invented, without precedent, a never-before-heardof prohibition preventing any speaker from speaking twice. Hostility to the public was evident even before being confronted with an intimidating threat of police intervention. In sum, the entire process was an embarrassment to the concept of good, open government. Hard to believe? Watch the videotape for yourself. Mayor Harvey Lester - Titusville Mayor Jon Edwards - Pennington Mayor Jim Burd - Titusville Melanie Phillips - Pennington
Committee member thanks township volunteers To the editor: The Hopewell Township Committee would like to publicly thank our hardworking volunteers who give so much of their time and energy to bettering their community. We are a stronger community because so many people choose to spend their time working to build a better Hopewell Township for everyone. I read this resolution into the record during our meeting December 11.
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Kristin McLaughlin On behalf of the Hopewell Township Committee
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With a new governor taking office in January, New Jersey has a great opportunity to regain its national environmental leadership role. On the campaign trail, Governor-elect Murphy pledged strong support for the environment, a “green economy” boosted by clean energy jobs, and a renewed emphasis on climate change. The time to act is now. The Governor-elect will inherit a small but diverse state with both the nation’s highest population density and the highest number of Superfund sites. Ensuring clean water, clean air, healthy communities, parks and open spaces, fresh locally grown food, and protected wild places and rare species - all in the face of budget limitations and climate change - is a big challenge. One hoped-for move will be New Jersey rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a collaborative of northeastern states working to reduce carbon emissions. New Jersey was pulled out of RGGI in 2011. Governor-elect Murphy has pledged to update the state’s Energy Master Plan to set New Jersey on a path to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. To achieve this goal, New Jersey must encourage the continued growth of solar energy and tap its vast potential to generate electricity from appropriately-sited offshore wind. More top priorities for the Governor-elect: Water infrastructure repairs and restoration New Jersey must modernize and repair its aging water pipes, essential systems that deliver drinking water, remove and treat sewage, and take stormwater off streets.
The problem is especially serious in 21 of the state’s oldest cities, where “combined” sewage and stormwater systems are prone to backups and overflows, putting public health in jeopardy. This critical undertaking will also produce lots of jobs. Energy and Pipelines - New Jersey is awash in proposals for new gas and oil pipelines. These massive linear developments pose serious risks to our water and air, and to the health and safety of communities. Pipelines increase the state’s reliance on the fossil fuels that contribute to climate change, and would undermine the state’s ability to achieve 100 percent clean energy, a goal set by Governor-elect Murphy. Our new governor should use the state’s full authority under the Clean Water Act when reviewing proposed pipelines - and reject projects that do not meet its standards. The Jersey Coast - Superstorm Sandy’s legacy made it clear that New Jersey must prepare for future storms and rising seas along the New Jersey shore and Delaware Bay coastline. An expected sea level rise of between 1 and 2.8 feet by 2050 will amplify the impact of storms and potentially engulf tens of thousands of homes and businesses. Decades ago, Gov. Thomas Kean called for a plan to oversee coastal development. This should be a top priority for the new governor. Reinvigorate the NJ Department of Environmental Protection - In recent years, the NJDEP has lost funding and staffing is below 1990 levels, while environmental protection issues have become more complex. The DEP’s mission is to protect our water, air,
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TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER VII, TRAFFIC, OF THE 'REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL, 1975" AS AMENDED
NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDED
Notice is hereby given that the above-entitled Ordinance No. 810 has been finally passed at a duly convened meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, held on the 7th day of December, 2017.
The Township of Hopewell, County of Mercer, has awarded a contract without competitive bidding as a professional service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11 5(1)(a). The contract and the resolution authorizing it are available for public inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk. Jersey Professional Management Recruitment and/or Shared Services Negotiations to fill the Tax Assessor Vacancy December 11, 2017 to December 31, 2017 Not to Exceed $7,500.00 Laurie E. Gompf Municipal Clerk
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, REGARDING TRAFFIC AND PARKING AND AMENDING "THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL, 1975," AS AMENDED
Michele Hovan Borough Administrator/Clerk
HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3401 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-027524-15
HVN, 12/15/17 Fee: $12.09
Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell, New Jersey, held on Monday, the 11th day of December 2017, the following ordinances were read a second time and adopted:
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF AND THE EXECUTION OF FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WITH WOODMONT FEDERAL HOPEWELL URBAN RENEWAL, LLC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BLOCK 78.09, LOT 21 REDEVELOPMENT AREA _____________________________________________ O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1674 AN ORDINANCE BY THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8 (g) AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF BLOCK 85, PART OF LOT 3 ON THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP TAX MAP TO U.S. HOME CORPORATION, D/B/A LENNAR TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS __________________________________________________ O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1675
HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3386 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-37866-13
BETWEEN: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON vs NICOLE WHITED, ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on:
Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on:
Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF EAST AMWELL County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 71 Main Street, Freeholders Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:
Premises commonly known as: 12 BOSS ROAD
Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF EAST AMWELL County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey
Tax lot 5 IN BLOCK 11 Dimensions: (approx): 189.00FT X 110.00FT
Premises commonly known as: 57 SNYDERTOWN ROAD
Nearest Cross Street: OLD YORK ROAD. Mailing Address: 12 BOSS ROAD, RINGOES, NJ 08551-1003
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 $169,566.14 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. **If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. ***If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT CHAPTER IV, “GENERAL LICENSING,” SECTION 4-6 FORMERLY ENTITLED “SHOOTING GALLERIES” OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL (1978) __________________________________________________ O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1676
BETWEEN: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON vs RONALD E. SIKORSKI, ET AL
at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 71 Main Street, Freeholders Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Borough of Flemington, that is to say:
Tax lot 24 IN BLOCK 41
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SALARY AND WAGE PLAN FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION IN 2018 Laurie E. Gompf Municipal Clerk HVN, 1x, 12/15/17 Fee: $47.25 HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE 3393 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET # F-009436-17
Dimensions: (approx): 2.0500
BETWEEN: MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY vs MARK HOGRELIUS, ET AL
Nearest Cross Street: STONY BROOK ROAD
Execution for sale of mortgaged premises
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 $352,483.86 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. Beginning at a steel pin set in the southerly line of Snydertown Road, said point being the northwesterly corner of lands of the Colonial Sportsman Club, Inc., (Loc 25.02, section 41, tax map 16) and running thence. Prior Liens/Encumbrances - Total as of October 23, 2017: $0 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.
By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest bidder on:
FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY
FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, PC (856) 813-5500 DATED: November 21, 2017
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, P.C. (973) 538-4700 DATED: October 16, 2017
PP, 1x, 12/15/17, 12/22/07, 12/29/17, 1/5/17, Fee: $219.48 Affidavit: $15.00
HVN, 1x, 12/8/17, 12/15/17, 12/22/17, 12/29/17 Fee: $208.22 Affidavit: $15.00
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TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL COUNTY OF MERCER
O R D I N A N C E N O. 17-1673
Notice is hereby given that the above-entitled Ordinance No. 811 has been finally passed at a duly convened meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, held on the 7th day of December, 2017.
HVN, 1x, 12/15/17 Fee: $19.53
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Michele Hovan Borough Administrator/Clerk HVN, 1x, 12/15/17 Fee: $10.23
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WHEREAS, Hopewell Township is a vibrant and engaged community; and WHEREAS, citizens who share their time, energy, and thoughtful advice for the betterment of all Township residents deserve our highest appreciation and deepest thanks; and WHEREAS, our township functions best when we hear from many voices; and WHEREAS, our volunteer advisors provide knowledge and perspective which help inform the decisions we make; and WHEREAS, our citizen volunteers shoulder a share of the burden of investigation and consideration of the many challenges facing the Township today. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hopewell Township Committee hereby thanks our dedicated, thoughtful, independent, and selfless volunteers who serve on the many advisory boards for their service; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hopewell Township Committee, on behalf of itself and all residents in Hopewell Township, thank our citizen volunteers for their strong, independent voices and enthusiastic support for the Township.
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TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY R E S O L U T I O N #17-400 A RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEERS
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at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 71 Main Street, Freeholders Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Borough of Flemington, that is to say: Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF DELAWARE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 310 LOCKTOWN-SERGEANTSVILLE ROAD Tax lot 15 IN BLOCK 5 Dimensions: (approx): 154.5 FEET WIDE BY 36.5 FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: KINGWOOD LOCKTOWN ROAD
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 $175,205.90 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. *Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF HUNTERDON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF KML LAW GROUP, P.C. (609) 250-0700 DATED: October 5, 2017 HVN, 4x, 12/8/17, 12/15/2017, 12/22/2017, 12/29/2017 Fee: $197.16 Affidavit: $15.00
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Events at the Pennington Public Library include: Barnes & Noble book fair Support the Pennington Public Library this holiday season by making books your go-to gift for everyone on your list. Visit Barnes & Noble Princeton at Market Fair on 12/16 or shop online at BN.com from 12/1612/21 and enter Bookfair ID 12099255 at checkout. A percentage of your purchases will benefit the Pennington Public Library. The Pennington Studio will present several holiday themed dances between noon and 1 p.m. A Literary Lunch: Hidden Figures Book & Film Discussion Bring your lunch and join us in a viewing and dis-
cussion of this biographical drama based on the non-fiction book of the same name about three brilliant African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race. Thursday, January 4 at 12 pm Memoir Writing Workshop Would you like to create a written record of your life experience to share with family and friends? Can you use a little a little motivation, to get started on such a worthwhile endeavor? If so, this is definitely the program for you. Through inspiring examples, guided exercises and constructive feedback, you’ll delve into memories with ease. Come trigger your creativity and be part of the exhilarating and joy-
ful experience of committing your life journey to paper. This program is led with enthusiasm, humor and warmth by Donna Atkins, aka The Life Story Lady. Donna is an award-winning communications specialist who has spent a lifetime working with individuals, groups and organizations in the application of narrative and storytelling. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration fee: $10. To register, email: kha@penningtonlibrary.org. Sunday, January 28, 1 - 3 p.m. Making a Meaningful Life Presenter: Janet S. Steinwedel, PhD President, Leader’s Insight, LLC Our lives are busy, even frenetic, and as a new year
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A FINAL SUMMATION A eulogy is among the most significant of personal statements in that it gives summation to a life by making mention of loving relationships and accomplishments. In an effort to imbue the eulogy with the most meaning possible, family members may wish to write eulogies as their contributions to the memorial service. As difficult as this challenge may be, writing a eulogy is also very rewarding. It provides a means of proclaiming love and sharing in the laughter, joys, tears, and sorrows that marked a life that has passed. By committing these remembrances to paper and uttering them before assembled mourners, survivors give a gift both to others and themselves that they can cherish in their time of grief. A eulogy may be given by a member of
the family, clergy, a close personal friend or a business associate of the deceased. The eulogy is not to be lengthy, but should offer praise and commendation and reflect the life of the person who has died. To learn more about the funeral services we offer, please call 609-737-2900. Our licensed funeral directors are intimately familiar with the funeral planning process, key decisions a grieving family must make, and the necessary legal documentation that is required during this difficult. We are located at 21 North Main St. Continuous Family Service Since 1881. “His life was gentle; and the elements so mixed in him, that Nature might stand up and say to all the world THIS WAS A MAN!” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
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cept 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 longrunning, monthly book discussion group for lively and stimulating conversation. Registration is not necessary. December 7 - Book and Film - Hidden Figures. First Thursdays at 2 p.m. Too-Busy-for-Books Book Club: Designed for people who barely find enough time to breathe, this book club will read only a short work per month— nothing longer than 120 pages. Dec 12 The Lemoine Affair by Marcel Proust. Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Events at the Hopewell Township branch, Mercer County Library, at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, next to Hopewell Valley Central High School): Throughout the month of December, stop by the Hopewell Branch Library for Get-away Gift Wrapping at the Library. Gift wrapping will be available Saturday, Dec. 16, 2-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Come wrap your holiday gifts in peace and quiet. We provide wrapping paper, ribbons, and tape while supplies last necessary. Relaxing Art Fridays will take place on Dec. 15, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. Join this welcoming group for some friendly chit chat and work on a nice, relaxing project. Color a lovely picture, create a unique art journal, or bring a soothing hobby of your own (knitting, perhaps?). You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or snack as well. Bob Kirby is back for a three-week Active Aging Fitness series. Classes take place on Dec. 18 at 12 p.m. Try our new book club, The Short of It, which focuses on the short story. Each month we’ll read and discuss three short stories by the same author. December’s author is Jhumpa Lahiri and her short stories, “A Temporary Matter,” “Mrs. Sen’s,” and “This Blessed House.” The group meets on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. Copies of the
stories are available at the branch library. Join us on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. for Anime Aficionados‘ annual viewing of Tokyo Godfathers (2003), directed by Satoshi Kon and Shôgo Furyha. Please Note: Anime will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles. Films are for an adult and older teen audience and may include adult (rating of 17+) content. The Writers Support Group will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 26 at 6 p.m. at the library. All are welcome to attend and enjoy the challenges of becoming better writers, defeating writer’s block and perfecting the craft. Resume reviews are available by appointment. Call Andrea Merrick at 609737-2610 to register for a convenient time for help in creating or reviewing your resume. One-on-one help with library digital resources, like e-books, audiobooks and movies, is available by appointment. Call 609-7372610 or email avanscoy@mcl.org. Those who have something to put in the display case should contact Anna Van Scoyoc at 609-7372610. 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, preschoolers and their adult companions are invited to gather in our upstairs Children’s Room for stories, songs and activities. Traditional Book Club: Meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the library. Copies of each month’s book are available for check out. All are welcome. Hopewell Public Library (466-1625) is located at 13 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough. More information is available on the website redlibrary.org, and on Facebook.
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People spend a considerable amount of money on cosmetic procedures that plump their lips and add volume to the hollows in their cheekbones. These cosmetic treatments help combat the effects that aging exerts on the lower portions of our faces. With these aging effects in mind, orthodontists do everything they can to treat tooth overcrowding problems without making tooth extractions. While it would be relatively easy to make room for crowded teeth by simply removing a few teeth, orthodontists prefer to deal with overcrowding by making more space in patients’ dental arches. This strategy helps preserve a full “dental scaffold” for overlying lips and cheeks, which will be needed later in life to minimize thinning lips, wrinkles, and sunken cheeks. When patients wear their retainers correctly, it helps keep teeth aligned, offsetting the risk of poor general or oral health. According to the American Diabetes Association, poor oral health can worsen the bloodrelated effects of diabetes. In addition to flossing and brushing, wearing a retainer correctly can help counteract diabetes-related ailments. To schedule a free orthodontic consultation, please call the office of MARK W. McDONOUGH, DMD, LLC, at 609-730-1414. We are located at 245 South Main Street (next to Toll Gate Grammar School), Pennington.
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Robert J. Kady, 80 Robert J. Kady of Titusville, NJ, passed away December 6, 2017 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Lisnay Kady, and two daughters, Lisa Wolfe and her husband Eric of Leesburg, VA, and Jennifer Singleton and her husband Robert of Acton, MA, as well as their three children, Keira Sullivan, Charles Sullivan III, and Amanda Sullivan. Mr. Kady was born and raised in New Brunswick, NJ. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati as an architect and became a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He served in the U.S. Army at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as a Graphics Aid Supervisor. During his professional career he worked with the architectural firms of Boyken & Moss, Mahony & Zvosec, The Thomas Group, and was an associate principal in the Hillier Group where he oversaw the construction of the Justice Complex in Trenton and the development of Harbour Island in Tampa, FL. For several decades he served proudly on the Board of Directors, including as president, of the Architects Housing Company in Trenton, as well as serving as board member for the New Jersey Society of Architects. A passionate boater, he was also a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary after his professional retirement. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to organizations he supported: the Ocean Conservancy, the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Indian, or a charity of your choosing. The family will hold a private service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Blackwell Memorial Home, Pennington, for condolences please visit www.blackwellmh.com.
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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, December 17. The message will be given by Pastor Kate Hillis. The Advent message series is called, Singing the Story of Christmas. It is also the Sunday the choir will be presenting their Christmas program called, Songs of Christmas. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers at that time. Adult Small group meets at 8:45 a.m. The study is Disciple IV: Under the Tree of Life which is led by Pastor Kate. Children’s Sunday school meets during the morning service time and is studying the weeks of the Advent. 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. The Hopewell United Methodist Church will offer two options for Christmas Eve worship on Sunday, December 24. The 10 a.m. service will feature a family-friendly Pajama Party. We encourage everyone to attend “as they are” and enjoy an inter-generational experience, including two special guests. Hint: They know if you have been naughty or nice. Traditional Christmas music will be included as well. After the service, holiday goodies will be served. The 4 p.m. service - also family-friendly - will include candlelight, carols and perhaps some of the creatures who were with Joseph and Mary in the stable. In both services, Hopewell UMC continues its series of “Christmas Worship in Color!” People of all ages will be included in celebrating the birth of Jesus, through art, specifically the art of coloring. Both services will be led by Pastor Kate Hillis. All are welcome. Children in attendance will be encouraged to participate in the activities. For more information about the Church and its programs, please contact Pastor Hillis at 609-4660471 or visit the Church’s website at www.hopewellmethodist.org. You can also visit us on Facebook@Hopewell-
MethodistNJ. 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
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environment, health and public lands, but its capacity to do so, as well as staff morale, have been compromised. Important regulations to protect resources have been weakened. Our new governor should make wholehearted implementation of NJDEP‘s critical mission a top priority, starting with appointing a new commissioner with the commitment essential to make this happen. Special Places that Protect our Water: the Highlands and Pinelands Our state’s flagship regional planning laws and plans need support. Governorelect Murphy can make an enormous contribution to water quality, water supply, open space preservation and quality of life by ensuring that all new appointees to the Pinelands Commission and Highlands Council support and will defend the missions of these superb planning agencies. Open Space - New Jersey’s open space and farmland protection programs have enjoyed tremendous popularity and success in recent decades, but much more land needs protection. And the state and other agencies must do more to protect New Jersey’s outstanding natural heritage, including our forests and “wildlands” and the rare plants and animals that inhabit them. Rare species are declining and critical ecosystems are disappearing due to human-caused stresses, climate change,
sprawl, forest fragmentation, lack of comprehensive management planning, overabundant deer, invasive species, rising sea level, storms, erosion, and diversions of parkland to nonpark uses. Illegal off-road vehicle use on public lands is rampant and damaging key habitats. Programs to protect rare animals, plants and habitats on public lands need bolstering. Finally, it’s equally important to focus on urban parks to ensure that all residents of New Jersey can walk out their front doors and access safe parks and trails. Together, these priorities make for a tall order but they are essential to ensure a healthy future for both our environment and our economy. For a complete and comprehensive set of recommendations for the new governor, see “Environmental Agenda ‘18: New Jersey’s Conservation Roadmap,” which was developed by the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters in partnership with nearly 30 environmental groups. To view the report, go to www.njlcv.org/sites/default/files/news/ EnvironmentalAgenda%2718.pdf. And to learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.
Sunday of every month. There is also a class for adults on Thursday evenings at 6:55 p.m. Check our website home page for information about adult education offerings. There is a Bell Choir, and choirs for all ages. Call the church office for details, or look at our FOCUS newsletter under the ‘about us’ section of our website. All are welcome. The church has an elevator and easy access for wheelchairs. Call 609-7371221 or visit facebook.com/PennPres and pennres.org for more information. First Presbyterian of Titusville — The church welcomes everyone in Christian fellowship on Sundays. Morning worship is at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with Rev. Kenneth Good preaching. Immediately following worship there is a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Heritage Room. At 10:45 a.m. the Adult Education class meets in the Heritage Room. All events at the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to the public. The First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, founded in 1838, is located at 48 River Drive along the banks of the Delaware River, six miles south of Lambertville near the foot of the Washington Crossing Bridge. Additional information may be found by visiti n g www.titusvillechurch.org, facebook.com/titusvillechurch or calling (609) 737-1385. Bethel AME Church Sunday service begins at 11 a.m. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Angela M. Battle. The Bethel AME Church is located at 246 South Main Street in Pennington. The phone number is 609-7370922. Visit the church’s website at bethelpennington.org for more information on future services and upcoming events. Titusville United Methodist — TUMC offers a weekly Sunday Family Worship Service at 10 a.m. The TUMC Book Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. There are small group discussions each month during the summer on the first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend. TUMC Youth Group meets Sunday evenings, twice a month. Holy Communion is celebrated each month. “Celebration Sunday” is an after-worship coffee hour served every fourth Sunday. TUMC offers various
Christmas Services. Sunday, December 10 the Sunday School children will put on their annual Christmas Pageant during the 10 a.m. worship service. Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m., TUMC is offering a Blue Christmas Service. This will be a brief service of prayer and song for those feeling sad this holiday season to gather together and to help each other through this difficult time. Christmas Eve Services will be held Sunday, December 24 starting with the 10 a.m. Sunday worship. There will be two evening services, the first at 4 p.m. which is a family oriented service and another at 7 p.m. Both services are candlelight services. TUMC is known as a “praying church” whose worship style is casual and family-friendly. All are welcome, come as you are. TUMC was founded in 1806, and is located at 7 Church Road in Titusville. For more information visit www.titusvilleumc.org or contact the church office 609-737-2622. St. George R. C. Church — The Church of Saint George, 1370 River Road (Route 29) Titusville, holds Masses on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. Daily Mass is Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation is Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. the Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Walsh is pastor. Sr. Dorothy Jancola is the pastoral associate. The religious education office phone is 609-730-1703. Parish phone is 609-7372015. Abiding Presence Lutheran — Services of Holy Communion Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School is held from 9:30 10:30 a.m. for children of all ages and there is an adult study group that meets at the same time. Nursery care is provided during the Sunday worship service and Sunday school. The Reverend Marianne Rhebergen is interim pastor and the Rev. Becky Resch is associate pastor of the congregation. For more information please call the church office at 609-8827759. The church is at 2220 Pennington Road, just south of I-95 at the corner of Rockleigh Drive and Pennington Road. For information, contact Pastor Becky Resch at 609-882-7759. St. Peter Lutheran — Worship services are held Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship is the third Sunday of each
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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. Ascension Lutheran — The church is at 900 Washington Crossing Road, Newtown, Pa. Sundays, worship starts at 10 a.m. Fellowship starts at 11 a.m. Nursery care for infant through kindergarten is available. Women of Ascension and/or the Prayer Shawl Ministry meet every other Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. For information, call 215-497-0447 or visit www.ascensionweb.org. Princeton Community — The regular service is at 10 a.m. Nursery care and classes for children through the fifth grade are provided. There are weekly programs for teens. Princeton Community Church is at 2300 Pennington Road, Pennington. Visit online at www.princetonchurch.com. Questions? Call 609-7301114. Har Sinai Temple — This is a Reform temple at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. Friday Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 609-730-8100 or visit www.harsinai.org. His Harvest of Souls Ministries — The nondenominational church holds worship services the first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is at the Harbourton Community Church in Harbourton village, 1516 Harbourton-Rocktown Road, Hopewell Township. For further information, call 609-883-2937. Community Bible Study — A nondenominational Bible study for women and children. The group meets weekly on Wednesday mornings at Central Baptist Church in Ewing. To register or visit, call or email Shirley McDonough at 609-771-8819 or charlieshirley@verizon.net.
With few exceptions, only religious institutions located in or serving Hopewell Valley will be included in this column. Email updated information to amartins@centraljersey.com so it arrives by 3 p.m. Friday.
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He Really Does Want to Go Home Steven Van Zandt will end his ‘Soulfire’ tour right where it began, at the Count Basie Theatre By Mike Morsch
teven Van Zandt had been writing songs for five or six years, but wasn’t really happy with anything he had produced. He just couldn’t find his way in the music business. Despite that, he did score a gig as a guitarist in the early 1970s on what was then informally called an “oldies circuit” — jobs reserved for those successful American artists whose careers had been steamrolled by the British Invasion, led by the Beatles, in the mid-1960s. The “oldies circuit” featured multiple act arena shows that not only played places like Madison Square Garden, but also Las Vegas casinos and smaller hotels. “It was a circuit that unless you were on it, it was kind of invisible,” Van Zandt, 67, says. “The artists really resented it being called an ‘oldies circuit.’ Many of them were only in their late 30s and early 40s, the prime of their life. Suddenly they were put out to pasture and it was a real tragedy.” Although it was a difficult existence for once-famous artists, Van Zandt was having a great time. He was meeting some of the pioneers of the industry, many of them his musical heroes. “So I said to myself, I gotta go to school in my head as far as writing goes because I’m just not getting anywhere,” Van Zandt says. “And I asked myself, ‘What’s the beginning of rock ’n’ roll songwriting?’” The answer, he determined, was Leiber and Stoller. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were songwriting and record producing partners who in the 1950s and 1960s penned such hits as “Jailhouse Rock” for Elvis Presley, “Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown” for the Coasters, “There Goes My Baby” and “On Broadway” for the Drifters and “Stand By Me” for Ben E. King, the one-time lead singer for the Drifters. It just so happened that King and the Drifters were among the artists who were on the “oldies circuit” with Van Zandt in the early 1970s and he decided he was going to write a song for them. The result was a tune titled “I Don’t Want to Go
Steven Van Zandt will wrap up his “Soulfire” tour with a concert at the Count Basie Theatre, Dec. 23.
Home,” but King and the Drifters never saw the song. “I never quite had the courage to give it to them and it ended up with Southside” Johnny Lyon, Van Zandt says. A few years later, Van Zandt hooked up with Bruce Springsteen for Springsteen's “Born to Run” tour in 1975 and also with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes to develop what has come to be known as the Sound of Asbury Park, or the “Jersey Shore sound” — where soulful horns meet rock ’n’ roll guitars. Van Zandt would produce and offer his song, “I Don’t Want to Go Home,” as the title track to the
A highlight of Steven Van Zandt's “Soulfire” tour came in London when Paul McCartney joined him for a performance of "I Saw Her Standing There."
Asbury Jukes' debut album in 1976. That song and Van Zandt’s evolution as a producer, songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a member of Springsteen’s E Street Band, have come full circle with the release of his latest solo album, “Soulfire,” which dropped in the spring. Among the songs on the album is “I Don’t Want to Go Home” in its original sound. “I produced it a little bit differently for Southside than I originally pictured it because the Jukes didn’t have that kind of harmony,” Van Zandt says. “So for ‘Soulfire,’ I went back to what I originally envisioned, which was the singer sings and the background vocals answer. It was a return to what I had first pictured as a Drifters song.” Despite what he wrote in the song, it turns out Little Steven does indeed want to go home. The “Soulfire” tour — with Van Zandt’s band the Disciples of Soul — which kicked off at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank in the spring, will end this run at the Basie with a show titled “Little Steven’s Holiday Homecoming" on Dec. 23. The Basie is the home field venue for Van Zandt, who grew up in neighboring Middletown in the 1960s and went to the theater — then called the Carlton Theater — to see all the popular films of the day. “It was my local movie theater when I was growing up. That was like going to the big city, 20 minutes away,” Van Zandt says. “It’s where I saw ‘A Hard Day’s Night,’ ‘The Nutty Professor,’ ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ all the important movies.” Van Zandt and his wife, Maureen, have been supporters of the Basie for some time. Van Zandt has played a series of performances that have supported the non-profit theater’s $20 million capital campaign and expansion plan, which broke ground earlier this fall. Continued on Page 5B
Also Inside: Bob Brown reviews ‘A Christmas Carol’ at McCarter • Your guide to holiday events, live music, art and more
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STAGE REVIEW
By Bob Brown
‘A Christmas Carol’ at McCarter The classic is told with breathtaking sets, dazzling effects, and a whole lot of heart
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s traditions go, Princeton’s annual staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’ is about as fundamental as flaming figgy pudding and just as scrumptious. Over the decades, many Scrooges have humbugged their way across the stage at McCarter Theatre, each with a different twist. The present production, adapted by David Thompson and directed by Adam Immerwahr, continues through New Year’s Eve. This show has always been a spectacle, with breathtaking sets and dazzling effects — not that you need these to make a classic palatable. England’s entire socio-economic spectrum is crammed into this compact morality tale, from the grinding poverty of the Cratchit’s flat to the conspicuous comfort of nephew Fred’s parlor. You may remember fondly the productions of Christmases past, directed by Michael Unger, with elaborate, looming sets by Ming Cho Lee and music by Michael Starobin. For years, Scrooge was embodied in the person of Graeme Malcom, as Scroogely a Scrooge as Scrooge could be. Good as these productions were, a fresh-up was needed. Last year of this version. McCarter still uses Thompson’s adaptation with a few significant differences — some in the story line and others in the production values. Daniel Ostling’s sets are perfect in period detail, but they are much more mobile and modular. Scrooge’s office is a compact one-story affair, and Fezziwig’s is suggested with bolts of cloth and papers on rolling racks Where an entire façade had once represented Scrooge’s house, now a disembodied front door makes do, suggesting the rooms behind it. (The knocker has a little more personality.) Scrooge’s interior walls and staircase, gloomy and foreboding as ever, fly up and away as the spirits of Christmas descend, one by one. Lighting by Lap Chi Chu does much to create the shifting moods. And the marvelous period costumes by Linda Cho transport you right back to London circa 1843. Music is front and center this year. Before the curtain goes up, the evening begins with a sing-a-long, “In Dulci Jubilo” led by a small chorus holding cue cards (sometimes upside down). And there are songs peppered throughout the production. Music Director Charles Sundquist, the force behind these moments for the past 26 seasons, makes his final bow with this production. The richly evocative musical soundtrack for the production is by the late Michael Friedman. Of course, there’s dancing at every opportunity, choreographed by Lorin Latarro. As always, the heart of the show is Dickens’ simple tale of transformation, wrapped in a ghost story. The shade of Jacob Marley (Michael Genet, aided by aerial effects) in-
Greg Wood as Scrooge and Mimi B. Francis as the Ghost of Christmas Present in McCarter Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” terrupts the miserly Scrooge (Michael Wood) in his bedtime ritual, leading to a sleepless night of serial hauntings: The ghosts of Christmas Past (Adeline Edwards, lit up in a sparkling outfit), Christmas Present (Mimi B. Francis, who ebulliently commandeers a mobile staircase), and Christmas Future (Christopher Livingston, silent but on solid ground — no more marionette ghosts). There are many new faces in major roles, including Jon Norman Schneider and Jessica Beford as the poor but happy Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit and their brood: Peter, Martha and Belinda (Ethan Chang, Ayla Delvalle and Amelia Cutter), along with Tiny Tim (Roman Engel). Uptown is Scrooge’s nephew Fred with his wife, Lilly (John Hudson Odom and Jamila Sabarres-Klemm — both of whom double in other roles). They, like Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig (Thom Sesma and Anne L. Nathan), enjoy a good party, providing occasion for dancing and parlor games. The central role of Scrooge links it all together, and Wood makes the character his own. Fiercely anti-Christmas, he gradually melts with each visitation. By the end, he’s virtually a kid who’s having his first Christmas. Wood
is purely giddy as the reformed Scrooge. Even Mrs. Dilber (Sue Jin Song) breaks down in tears at the sight of her miserly master now reborn. Unlike most of his countrymen, Dickens had lived in two worlds. As a boy, he was thrown to work in a factory when his father was cast into a debtor’s prison. As an adult, he endured the pleasures and the pressures of his fame. One can’t help feeling that Scrooge’s comeuppance is a projection of Dickens’ guilt for having risen above what others couldn’t. Dickens reminds us that if we are comfortable, we should be blessed by our generosity rather than our privilege — this season and all year long. Sentimental as it is, this production of A Christmas Carol under, Immerwahr’s unerring direction, is no less dazzling and a bit more sprightly in the telling than those before. It’s a holiday essential. You’ll exit the theater singing.
“A Christmas Carol” continues at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, through Dec. 31. For tickets and information, go to www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert
Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas Richie Cole and his quartet will play holiday faves at Randy Now’s Man Cave Looking to get jazzed up over the holiday season? Then Randy Now’s Man Cave is the place to be. The record store in Bordentown will present a Christmas concert by Richie Cole, a Trenton-born jazz musician whose career spans 40 years. Along with his quartet, Cole will perform a “Holiday Madness” concert at the Man Cave, Dec. 22. The concert follows Cole’s Christmas album, “Have Yourself an Alto Madness Christmas,” which he released last year. “At this time of the year, I do my jazz Christmas show,” Cole says. “I’ll be playing some Christmas stuff, it’s not ‘Jingle Bells,’ it’s jazz.” He says the concert will feature a lot of Christmas favorites performed in Cole’s style, along with some original tunes. “It’s mostly songs you’re familiar with, done my own way,” he says. “I wrote a couple of original songs, too. I do a version of “Bad Santa” that I sing, that’s an original song. It’s swinging Christmas music.” Cole says creating arrangements for well known holiday songs begins with him thinking of a concept. “Half the record is with my Alto Madness orchestra, with four horns, like a little big band sound,” he says. “I
also have a vocal group on there and then I have some quartet things, so it’s a combination of instrumentation. I just hear it a certain way and write it down.” It would seem Cole was destined for a life in music. Born in Trenton, his father owned jazz clubs in the city in the 1950s and ‘60s. Cole started at a young age, playing a saxophone that was in his house. “Somehow I grew up with a saxophone all my life,” he says. “Either somebody hocked it, or left it, or sold it to my father.” In 1969, he was studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston when a friend told him legendary drummer Buddy Rich was looking for an alto sax player. That led to Cole’s first professional music job, playing for Rich until 1971. “I was with him for two and a half years, it was a fabulous time in my life,” Cole says. “I’ve been very fortunate in my life. I had a lot of good breaks and I was ready to take them when it came time. My first big break was Buddy Rich, you can’t get any bigger than that. He was wonderful. I did my job, I minded my own business and I treated him with the respect that he deserved, so we got a long just fine.” He also played in Doc Severinsen’s band, including
playing on “The Tonight Show” on occasion when the Johnny Carson-hosted version of the show was based in New York City. After Carson left for California in 1972, Cole stayed in New York, working with singer Eddie Jefferson in the 1970s before focusing on his own music. Cole lives in Pittsburgh these days, and is making the Bordentown stop as part of a tour that also will include gigs at Frddie’s Tavern in Ewing, Dec. 20, and the 1868 Sanctuary arts and Cultural Center in Ewing, Dec. 23. Cole says he likes living in Pittsburgh, in part because the people there are similar to people from his home state. “I feel very comfortable here, very at home because the people here are like Jersey people, they’re for real,” Cole says. “I lived down in L.A. for a while and they’re a bunch of bull——ers, you can’t believe a word they say. But here it’s like being in Jersey, what you see is what you get.”
piece brings the famous story to life, through Dec. 30; www.shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “A Christmas Carol,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. David Thompson’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ story of the miserly Scrooge and the spirits who change his life on Christmas Eve, through Dec. 31; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Playhouse Christmas Show,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Comedic take on classic story with five actors, three ladders and lots of music, Dec. 8-31; bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121.
Monster, and Santa and Mrs. Claus, Dec. 18, 3, 6 p.m., $35$55; www.stnj.org; 732-246-7469.
Richie Cole will perform at Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, Dec. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. For information on Cole’s music and performances, go to www.richiecole.com.
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HOLIDAYS STAGE “A Christmas Carol,” Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179 Lambertville. Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens holiday story about Scrooge and the spirits who change his fate, through Dec. 17, $22; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-397-3337. “The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular,” ActorsNET of Bucks County’s Heritage Center theater, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The ladies of the Charitable Second Trinity Victory Church have a mystery on their hands after their Baby Jesus is stolen, through Dec. 17, $20, $17 seniors (62 and up), $10 children 12 and under; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. A group of actors and technicians gather in a 1940s radio station at holiday time to perform a live broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life. Replete with Foley sound effects, commercials from the era, and sprinkled throughout with a generous dose of humor and music, this charming
CHILDREN’S THEATRE “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179 Lambertville. Stage version of the “Peanuts” special in which Charlie Brown searched for the true meaning of Christmas, through Dec. 17, $22; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-397-3337. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Musical,” State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Musical based on the classic TV special featuring Rudolph, Yukon Cornelius, Hermey the Elf, the Abominable Snow
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BALLET “Nutcracker” for kids,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Abridged, narrated version of the classic ballet, Dec. 15-17; www.kelseyatmccc.org; 609570-3333. American Repertory Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” American Repertory Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet featuring professional dancers and students from the Princeton Ballet School: State Theatre of New Jersey, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. www.arballet.org.
CLASSICAL MUSIC “Handel’s Messiah,” Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. Performed by members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Xian Zhang, conductor. Featuring Erin Wall, soprano; Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano; Miles Mykkanen, tenor; Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone; and the Montclair State University Singers, Heather
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THINGS TO DO J. Buchanan, conductor, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m., $30-$80; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Hopewell Valley Chorus holiday concert, St. James Church, 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. Concert titled “Deck the Halls” will feature music, sacred, secular, classical and contemporary by composers including Mozart, Busto, and PDQ Bach, Jerry Herman and LeRoy Anderson. Before and after the concert, the audience is invited to shop at a jewelry sale and bid on a handmade quilt or a set of Lenox dinnerware, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. $15, $10 seniors/students; www.hopewellvalleychorus.org; 609-737-3177. Princeton Ringers Holiday Handbell Concert, Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer St., Princeton. Concert titled “Ring and Sing Glory to the Newborn King!” will feature a musical celebration of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. There will be an opportunity for the audience to sing along to a selection of popular carols while the Princeton Ringers provide accompaniment. Under the direction of James Klotz, the Princeton Ringers are comprised of Seminary students, spouses, staff, and friends from churches across the community, Dec. 16, 2 p.m. Free; www.ptsem.edu. Princeton Symphony Orchestra Holiday POPS! concert, Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. Concert featuring holiday arrangements of carols performed by the PSO and the Princeton High School Choir, Dec. 16, 4 p.m., 7 p.m. www.princetonsymphony.com; 609-497-0020. Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Choral reading of Handel’s “Messiah.” Choral singers welcome. No auditions, no rehearsal. Scores will be provided if needed, Dec. 17, 4 p.m. $10; www.princetonol.com/groups/psma. Bach’s Brandenburgs, Richard Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. This Princeton holiday tradition brings together the 20-plus resident members of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plus guest artists in an all-star lineup performing one of music’s most enduring masterpieces all in one evening, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., $25-$92.50; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. JAZZ/POP/ROCK, ETC. Ernie White Band and Friends Best of Christmas Benefit Concert, The Grand Ballroom at Cedar Gardens Banquet, 661 Route 33, Hamilton. For over 16 years Trenton guitarist Ernie White and his Band have spearheaded a rock Christmas concert with the help of area musicians. This year’s concert will feature “Best Of” performances selected from previous shows and will benefit The Hamilton Elks Handicapped Children’s Fund who help our neighbors, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. $25; www.erniewhite.com. Phil Vassar and Kellie Pickler, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Country Christmas concert featuring hits by Vassar and Pickler, and holiday favorites, Dec. 20, 8 p.m., $35-$75; www.stnj.org; 732-246-7469. “It’s a Fruitcake” The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Tom Orr and Meagan Hill, host and co-host of the former Bucks County Cabaret, will present an evening of merry musical moments and crazy yuletide parodies, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., $20; www.therrazzroom.com; 1-888-596-1027. The Richie Cole Quartet, “Holiday Madness,” Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Holiday concert by jazz saxophonist, Dec. 22, 8 p.m. $15; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766.
nesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations, through Jan. 7. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; www.morven.org; 609-924-8144. Trenton’s Christmas Past, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 199 Parkside Ave., Trenton. Exhibit featuring historical photos of downtown Trenton during the holiday shopping period. From Trenton Magazine, Curator Karl Flesch has compiled images of advertisements from dozens of Trenton stores with their suggested gift ideas, through Jan. 15; www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632.
STAGE “An Act of God,” George Street Playhouse, 103 College Farm Road, New Brunswick. Comedy in which the Almighty (played by Kathleen Turner) attempts to correct people’s misconceptions of her, through Dec. 23; www.georgestplayhouse.org; 732-846-2895.
MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC Mercer County Symphonic Band Winter Concert, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Program will include a wide range of music, including a 19th-century opera overture, contemporary composers, pops favorite, traditional marches and seasonal selections. The performance concludes with the band’s traditional holiday sing-along and a rendition of John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free; www.mercerband.org. JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Listen Local Coffee House, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Garry Pearsall and his band So It Goes, featuring Drew Turock, John Mazzeo, and Eric Heller perform. Also appearing will be guitarist/singer Tommy Abousselman and friends, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Free; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529. Michael Smith, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Singer-songwriter whose song “The Dutchman” has been covered by Steve Goodman, The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, John Gorka, Suzy Bogguss, The New Kingston Trio, and Celtic Thunder. He has set poetry to music, creating programs such as “And the Poet Sang,” based on the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and others, Dec. 15, 8:15 p.m. Admission costs $20, $10 students under 22, $5 children; www.princetonfolk.org; 609-799-0944. Soraia, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Full band acoustic concert by rock group led by lead singer Soraia. The band’s songs have been selected as “The Coolest Song in the World” on Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. $10; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Concert featuring “Broadway’s Golden Couple” Marin Mazzie (“The King and I,” “Ragtime”) and husband Jason Danieley (“Candide,” “The Full Monty,” “The Visit”) celebrating love and marriage on the Great White Way, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $72; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Daniela Cotton, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. New York City-based singer-songwriter originally from Hopewell, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. www.hopewelltheater.com; 609-466-1964.
FILM “Miracle on 34th Street,” Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau St., Princeton. Classic 1947 about a skeptical girl who meets a very convincing Macy’s Santa Claus, Dec. Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 16, 10:30 a.m. $5; www.thegardentheatre.com; 609-279- 354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Archi1999. tect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, MUSEUMS telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the Festival of Trees, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stock- Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through ton St., Princeton. The holiday tradition sees the museum’s Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetongalleries, hallways and porches decorated by local busi- history.org.
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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; “Making History Visible: Of American Myths and National Heroes,” artists whose work is featured include Titus Kaphar, Thomas Hart Benton, Elizabeth Catlett, Glenn Ligon, Sally Mann, William Ranney, Faith Ringgold, William Rush, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Charles White, John Wilson, and Hale Woodruff, through Jan. 14; “Hold: A Meditation on Black Aesthetics,” During the 1960s, black artists and intellectuals embraced the idea of a black aesthetic as an ideological alternative to Eurocentric notions of beauty and taste. Since then, black aesthetics has served more broadly as a site of convergence across the African diaspora, weaving a history of placelessness and belonging, support and constraint, holding and being held. The works in this exhibition, ranging from the 1950s to the present, embody various ways the aesthetic realm has enabled re-imaginings of blackness, through Feb. 11. 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. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Bruce Katsiff at Ellarslie. “DrawCutShootPrintAssemble.” Exhibit featuring six artists who created works on paper through collagraphs and digital prints watercolor collages, graphite drawings, etching, and mixed media, through Jan. 14. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. 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, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.
COMEDY
Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Billy Gardell from “Mike and Molly,” Dec. 15-16, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $37; Joey Kola, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m., Dec.22-23, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $20;www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Johnny Mac, Dec. 15-16; Buddy Fitzpatrick, Dec. 22-23; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018.
DANCE
Dancing and Dessert, Plainsboro Recreation Department, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. Candace Woodward-Clough will teach a variety of dances to beginners and intermediate dancers. Homemade desserts, coffee and tea will be served, Dec. 16, 7-8:30 p.m. $15, $10 Plainsboro residents. Register at www.plainsboronj.com or 609-7990909, ext. 1719, or pay at the door. Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Dec. 20, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272. M R Square Dance Club, Saint Luke’s (Episcopal) Church, 1620 Prospect St. Ewing. Weekly progressive dances. No prior experience is needed. Please be prompt. Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation; richd1squarerounddancer@msn.com; 609-844-1140.
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PACKET PICKS Dec. 16 Christmas crossing talk at Washington Crossing State Park Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville will host a lecture on the Christmas night crossing, beginning at 2 p.m. at the park’s Visitor Center Museum. Mark Sirak, resource interpretive specialist for the park, will use diaries and letters written by participants to illustrate the significance of the crossing and the Battle of Trenton. The park is located at 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Titusville. For more information, call 609-737-0623.
Winter Wonderland at Princeton library The Princeton Public Library will host a “Winter Wonderland,” beginning at 3 p.m. The library’s community room will be decorated by Teen Advisory Board members who will lead games and other winter-themed activities. This fun-filled afternoon will also feature a cocoa bar and other tasty treats. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
Symphony concert in Skillman The Eastern Wind Symphony will perform its holiday concert, beginning at 8 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Montgomery High School in Skillman. This year’s program will feature a performance by the South Brunswick High School concert band, as well as performances of many favorite holiday songs, including “Sleigh Ride.” Tickets cost $20 at the door. Advanced tickets cost $15 and are available at easternwindsymphony.org.
Dec. 18 Bach’s Brandenburgs at Richardson The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will continue its Princeton holiday tradition with a performance of Bach’s Brandenburgs, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. The Chamber Music Society will be joined by guest artists for a concert of one of music’s most enduring masterpieces all in one evening. Tickets cost $25-$92.50 and are available at mccarter.org, by phone at 609258-2787 or in-person at the McCarter ticket office at 91 University Place in Princeton.
Dec. 19 J. Seward Johnson book signing in Hopewell Sculptor and philanthropist, J. Seward Johnson will sign copies of his book,”Midnight Snack Art,” 5-7 p.m. at Twine, located at 8 Somerset St., Hopewell. The book is a catalogue of Johnson’s painted trays featuring images of Nantucket, Key West and Hopewell. Books will be available for purchase. For more information, call 609-466-2425.
Yes we CAN! got its start with a group of volunteers campaigning for Barack Obama during the 2008 election. Today, its efforts include raising fresh produce at the West Windsor Farmers Market, including indoor markets held during the winter.
A fresh approach to helping the hungry Yes We CAN! is continuing its efforts for Arm in Arm at winter farmers markets in West Windsor Yes We CAN! is continuing its efforts for Arm in Arm at winter farmers markets in West Windsor By Anthony Stoeckert For the past nine years, a group of volunteers has been helping to raise food for needy families in Mercer County. Among the relationships the groups has formed is with the West Windsor Farmers Market, creating a partnership that brings fresh produce to families dealing with food crises, both short and long term. And this year, the effort is continuing through the winter. Yes We CAN! Food Drives got its start during the 2008 election, when volunteers campaigning for Barack Obama collected donations of nonperishable foods at the Democratic office in Princeton. Those donations were sent to Crisis Ministry, which in 2016 switched its name to Arm in Arm. Arm in Arm is a Trenton-based organization that offers food, housing and job support to people in need, people who are unemployed, underemployed and homeless in Mercer County. They also help veterans and deliver foods to senior citizens. It was founded 37 years ago by Trinity Church and Nassau Presbyterian Church. “We partner with our community to achieve stability for our neighbors in need,” said Carolyn Biondi, executive director for Arm in Arm. “We do so by providing food, housing assistance and job support to low-income people in Mercer County. Our largest service is food distribution through our food pantries, so we’re helping to fight hunger and promote food security for families in Mercer County.” People using the food pantry may be going through a rough stretch because of an unexpected expense, or loss of income, and may use the pantry just once. Others are in need of the pantry’s service on a longer basis. The pantry is set up like a supermarket so that people take things home to prepare meals. Fran Engler, one of Yes We CAN’s founders, said the volunteers wanted to continue their food-raising efforts after the election. “So our group got together, we never called ourselves a board, or an organization with rules and bylaws and all of that,” Engler said. “We’re really just a group of volunteers.” Those volunteers continue their mission through food drives at McCaffrey’s in Princeton and Pennington Quality Market. A drive at the ShopRite in Lawrenceville before Easter collected 1,500 pounds of food, according to Engler. Volunteers ask shoppers for a donation, or provide a list of things Arm in Arm needs. Engler said that over the years, Yes We CAN! has collected 150 tons of food. Biondi said Arm In Arm receives donations from throughout the community via partnerships with schools,
congregations, civic groups, small businesses and food drives held by larger corporations. “Yes We CAN! is one of our strongest supporters in terms of collecting food for us throughout the year,” she said. Yes We CAN! also has a special relationship with the West Windsor Farmers Market. The outdoor market is held weekly from April up until Thanksgiving, and Yes We CAN! is there every other week. The market also holds indoor markets at the Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Road in West Windsor. This year, the indoor markets are taking place twice a month (past years saw one a month), on the first and third Saturdays of each month, and Yes We Can will be at markets held Dec. 16, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17 and April 21. The system used for donations at the markets connects shoppers, farmers and Arm in Arm. People can make donations at Yes We CAN’s booth, and that money is then spent at tables run by farmers. Or shoppers can buy food from farmers and vendors and donate what they purchased to Yes We CAN! “We let people know we’re collecting food or cash so that we can help people with hunger emergencies,” Engler said. “They’ve been extremely generous.” Biondi said Yes We CAN’s work is helping Arm in Arm fulfill an important part of its mission in helping people. “Fresh food is just so welcome in their diet and for their recipes they’re making at home,” she said. “We feel incredibly lucky that they have chosen us to benefit so that we often have a wonderful offering of fresh food for the people who come to us. Hunger is a real hardship, it’s painful to be hungry and it’s a hardship to not be able to eat healthily. Getting this donated produce is such a benefit to us.”
For the 2017 spring and summer markets, Yes We CAN! raised more than 10,000 pounds of food, plus $7,700 in cash that was used to buy food. Engler said the farms also help. “At the end of the market day, which is about 1 o’clock, many of the farmers will bring us their produce that they can’t sell because they’re not going to have another market day,” Engler said. “We get very generous donations of tomatoes, apples, collard greens, onions, all sorts of things.” Chris Cirkus, manager of the West Windsor Farmers Market, said the model used by Yes We CAN! allows the farmers and vendors to contribute without losing money. “For us the reason that it really works is that we never ask our farmers for handouts, people give cash donations as they’re shopping,” Cirkus said. “You’ll walk by and put a couple of dollars in the can and then the volunteers go and shop from the farmers. So they’re spending money, there’s commerce at the market. That’s a big difference from a lot of different models in that they’re specifically asking farmers for donations at the end of the market day. So the farmers, in turn, have become extremely generous in their pricing and are selling wholesale or less, so at least they’re covering their cost. What we find is that they’re even more generous in that they do end up giving produce.” Farmers know in advance which markets yes We CAN! will be at through newsletters and text updates, so that they bring more food when the volunteers are there. At the market’s closing, a truck is loaded, and the food is brought to the pantry in Trenton. Yes We CAN! purchases food that has a shelf life, avoiding foods that rot fairly quickly. It also asks Arm in Arm which vegetables people tend to use and which tend to get ignored. Cirkus said other vendors aside
from the farmers have gotten involved as well. LoRe’ Pasta, which makes pasta with locally sourced grain, vegetables and eggs, allowed customers to add $1 to the cost of the purchase, and for every dollar, owners Mario and Richard Zeck donated a pound of pasta to Arm in Arm. Cirkus said that brought a food to the pantry that otherwise wouldn’t get there because the pasta is high end, and not the type of item people buy to donate. The Zecks’ efforts led to 30 pounds of their pasta being donated after the first indoor market of the winter. Another aspect of Yes We CAN’s mission is educating people about the need to help people who don’t have enough food — families sitting at empty tables or kids who aren’t getting enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Engler said that during markets, she’ll ask children whose parents made a donation if they’d like to go to the farmers’ tables and see what their money can buy. “And most of them say yes,” she said. “Last time we were there, I took a child with me, their parents come with us of course, and I told the farmer that we had $5, and what could we get. The child wanted to get apples and he wanted to get gala apples, he knew very specifically what he wanted. So she gave him a whole basket of apples, much more than the $5 would have bought. it was a wonderful lesson and then I said, ‘Who’s going to get this?’ And he said, ‘Children who don’t have enough to eat,’ and I said, ‘Can you think about what that would be like?’ And so we had a dialogue about that.” Another way to help is to become a volunteer. Engler said volunteers can participate in just one drive a year, or weekly during the summer markets. Information about volunteering for Yes We Can is available at the Arm In Arm website: www.arminarm.org.
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HEALTH MATTERS
Dr. John A. Heim
Lung Cancer Screening in High Risk Patients Improves Survivorship While lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, catching lung cancer early through screening can save lives. That’s why people with a history of smoking should talk to their doctor about screening for lung cancer, using a low-dose CT scan. Screening can help detect lung cancer at its earliest stages, when treatments are most effective. At University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP), the Lung Cancer Screening Program is a collaborative effort involving radiologists, surgeons, pulmonologists and oncologists who work together to detect and treat lung cancer. Leading cancer killer Lung cancer is the lead-
ing cancer killer for men and women in the United States, causing more deaths then the next three most common cancers — colon, breast and prostate — combined, according to the American Lung Association. The most common risk factor for lung cancer is smoking, which contributes to between 80 and 90 percent of lung cancer cases. If lung cancer is caught before it spreads, the likelihood of surviving improves from 11 percent to 55 percent, according to the American Lung Association. Criteria for screening The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual screening for lung cancer for people be-
tween the ages of 55 and 80 as well as the following: • People who have a tobacco smoking history of at least 30 pack-years (the number of packs per day, multiplied by the number of years) • Anyone who is a current smoker or has quit smoking within the last 15 years Low-dose screening uses X-Rays to create cross-sectional views of the lungs to identify abnormalities. As the American Lung Association notes, if you and your doctor determine you should be screened for lung cancer, it is important that you receive a low-dose CT scan at a facility with staff who have expertise in lung cancer screening. Chest X-rays are not recom-
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Pam Hersh
She’s tougher than life
Inspired by her mother and her daughters, Jill Christen refuses to let cancer control her
I see all sorts of people and behavior at the gym, providing fodder for a television series that could be watched while working out on the elliptical. Some individuals socialize in full makeup and sexy workout clothes, others work out with several layers of shabby clothing and talk to no one. Some attack the machines in such a frenzy that I fear for the life of the machine, others have the gentle, barely exercising approach, fulfilling a half-hearted resolution to “go” to the gym. And this past Saturday, a chubby Santa Claus — looking wistfully at the machines with the knowledge that he should be riding the exercise bike, instead of his reindeer — wandered around the gym in search of someone who would pay attention to him. I was one of the Grinches who cared less about sad Santa, because from my perspective, the gym already had yielded a holiday present that would stay with me forever. It’s called perspective, a gift from longtime Princetonian and exercise aficionado Jill Christen. Three weeks ago, my path crossed with Christen’s at the check-in desk, and I asked her about the orthopedic boot on her ankle. My question concerned the cause of her injury and how she still managed to do her energetic workout. She cheerfully announced that she had two hairline fractures, sustained when she tripped over a tree root while walking her dog in the woods. She said she felt fine, but added that her exercise on the elliptical that morning was nothing compared to the workout she endured Nov. 5, when she ran the New York City Marathon with her brother, her sister — and her two bone fractures. It took the trio more than six hours to finish, but they finished and ran it as a team on behalf of “STOMP the Monster,” an organization to which she and her siblings feel particularly connected. STOMP The Monster provides financial and other support to cancer patients, their families, and caregivers when they need it most, during their fight with the disease. I gave Christen a “you have got to be kidding” look, and she gave me back that thing called perspective. “You can call me crazy, but that is OK, because it is good crazy, the kind that pushes me forward,” she said. “If you looked up ‘crazy’ in the dictionary, my name would be next to it.” I smiled and looked at her more intently and saw a bandage peeking out of her workout top. I recognized the bandage as a cover for a chemotherapy port and gasped a rather un-profound “Oh, geez.” “Yes, I am getting treated for Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, but I refuse to let the cancer define my life,” said the 52-year-old
Pictured from left: Jill Christen, with her daughters, Julia and Simone. Christen, who prefers to be defined by the C word ‘crazy’ rather than the C-word ‘cancer.’ Clearly the only definitions applicable to Jill Christen are all the synonyms for remarkable, as she goes forward and provides perspective to those of us mired in our far less dramatic complaints about our lives. More than 10 years ago, Christen, the mother of two grown daughters, ran the New York Marathon in three and a half hours. She had taken up running after her daughter at the age of 12 became a highly competitive swimmer, which required a regimen of frequent and intense workouts. “I started running to train empathetically with how hard my daughter and her training group all trained,” Christen said. “I had never even participated in a 5K, when I signed up to run the NJ Marathon. Finishing that race qualified me for the NYC Marathon and the Boston Marathon. It was three weeks after running the NYC Marathon that I felt a small mass in my right breast. I went to my gynecologist telling him that ‘I can’t have breast cancer, I just ran the NYC Marathon’ to which he asked, ‘are they mutually exclusive?’ and I replied ‘I believe so.’” She was wrong about how running the New York Marathon could prevent the onset of cancer, but has been right about how
maintaining a rigid workout schedule of five hours per day divided into two workout sessions, one at the beginning and one at end of each day, has helped her deal with the overwhelming emotional, physical, and mental challenges of the disease. During the past 10 years, Christen has run three more marathons and endured setbacks with her cancer, but stubbornly has refused to let the medical issues define her. “I need to make my days about others — not about myself,” she said. She focuses on her other roles. She is the wife of Joe Christen (well known in the community as the third-generation owner of Lahiere’s, the now defunct landmark restaurant that formerly defined Princeton); mother of two “amazing” daughters — one in graduate school on her way to a career as a prosecutor and the other graduating from college this June. Christen is an alumna of Notre Dame; a financial services professional (Merrill Lynch and Johnson & Johnson); a volunteer for community non-profits that particularly benefit from her financial and fund-raising expertise; and “persistent“ athlete. More than a year ago, Christen had to give up her full-time job because the medical treatment schedule interfered with her professional obligations. Since the time of her self-imposed unemployment, she has put heartfelt energy into another defining role, that of daughter. She was caring for her mother who died 10 days before her 89th birthday, a few months before the New York Marathon. Christen’s behavior and approach to life is inspired by her mother Joan Kenny, who also was diagnosed with breast cancer more than three decades ago — two years after the death of Jill’s father. Defying a very pessimistic prognosis, Joan Kenny, who worked for a decade in Princeton University’s Annual Giving Office, continued to push herself to attend to her job, her health, and her six children. “I tell my daughters ‘life’s tough, you have to be tougher,’” Christen says. “Some days are easier than others but even a bad day is just that, one bad day, it’s only 24 hours long and then it will be over. My mom had it so much harder and never complained, daily I think of what she went through and how afraid she must have felt. She was the strongest person I have ever known.” Much to my regret, I never knew Christen’s mom. Much to my good fortune, I do know Jill, and I doubt that ‘strong’ is a strong enough word to define Jill. The next time I see Santa Claus, wandering in a gym or sitting in a mall, I am going to ask him for the gift of good health for Jill, so she can go forward and give her gift of perspective and strength to everyone she meets.
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He also lends his expertise and talent to the Rockit Live Foundation, a nonprofit group where young musicians between the ages of 8 and 18 join in a premiere rock ‘n’ roll band experience by auditioning, learning a specific repertoire of songs supplemented with private instruction and then performing a concert on the Basie stage. Van Zandt says that when he was putting together the songs for “Soulfire,” he was a little bit surprised by how well the songs had held up over the years. “I think I took the songs for granted when I wrote them back in the 1980s. I don’t think I fully appreciated them until now,” he says. “It’s fun having that kind of distance from your own material as well as the fact that most of it was written for other people. It’s almost like a brand new acquaintance. There is a newness and freshness to it that I’ve really enjoyed performing.” Steven Van Zandt is wrapping up his One highlight of the “Soulfire” tour hap- tour with a show at the Count Basie pened in London, when Paul McCartney Theatre. joined Van Zandt on stage Nov. 4 for a spirAnd then there is always The Boss. ited rendition of the Beatles’ “I Saw Her “I got to see what Bruce wants to do. Standing There.” He’s doing [his Broadway show] until Van Zandt was aware McCartney was in June,” Van Zandt says. “We’ll see if he the audience that evening and had a conwants to go out on tour or if he wants to versation with the former Beatle before the make another E Street Band record. I want show. Van Zandt said he told McCartney not to make sure I’ll be there for that.” to feel any pressure to come up on stage that As for keeping pace with the now-faevening, to relax, take a night off and enjoy mous Springsteen stamina during his threethe show. to four-hour live shows, Van Zandt says he “I did not expect him to come up at all is still keeping up. and suddenly he was there for the encore. “I’ll tell you the truth, the answer is the What a thrill,” Van Zandt says. “You don’t music,” he says. “That’s the simple answer get any better validation than Paul McCartand I’m not trying to be glib. That’s a fact. ney coming on stage with you. Him coming You might feel tired, you might feel sick, on stage with Bruce is one thing, which is you might be feeling worn out before a already fantastic and great for Bruce and the show or in the middle of a show, but the E Street Band, but coming on my stage and music just lifts you up, man, and that’s what endorsing me and what I’m doing was rekeeps you going. That’s the greatest and ally, really meaningful.” most wonderful gift about what we do.” As for what’s next, Van Zandt says he wishes he knew. This year’s “Soulfire” tour was dependent on having Citibank as its Steven Van Zandt will perform “Little sponsor and Van Zandt does not yet know Steven’s Holiday Homecoming” at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red if that will continue into 2018. In addition, he has written five television Bank, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. For tickets and inforscripts and plans to talk with TV executives mation, go to www.countbasietheatre.org or call 732-842-9000. about those possibilities.
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Take in a holiday show this weekend By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor
It may be hard to believe, but the final countdown to Christmas has begun, and that also means time is running out on being able to take in one of the many holiday-themed events taking place in the area. The good news is that lots of shows and cone are taking place this weekend, making it the perfect time to see a show, enjoy a concert, or even see an exhibit that will get you in the holiday spirit.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is marking the season with an adaptation of a treasured holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” on stage through Dec. 31. A group of actors and technicians gather in a 1940s radio station at holiday time to perform a live broadcast of “It’s a
Wonderful Life.” The show includes an actor making sound effects, as well as commercials from the Golden Age of radio, music and humor, all while telling the story of George Bailey and the angel who shows him that life is special. Performances are at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. For tickets and information, go to www.shakespearenj.org or call 973-4085600. Princeton Symphony Orchestra is continuing its annual holiday tradition with its Holiday POPS! concert, Dec. 16. The festive program will include music by John Williams from “Home Alone,” Franz Waxman‘s 1938 Suite from “A Christmas Carol,” waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr., and more. Another traditions includes a sing-along, with the audience invited to join in on carols arranged by Leroy An-
derson. The 4 p.m. concert is sold out. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show were available at press time. For tickets and more information, go to princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is hosting an exhibit “Trenton’s Christmas Past,” showcasing photos of downtown Trenton at holiday time from the 1940s to the ‘60s. The exhibit brings back memories of the Christmas decorations put up by the city in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s and the many department and other stores that people came from all over to visit and shop in for the holidays. Gift boxes found under many an area Christmas tree are included in the display from stores such as R.A. Donnelly, Mason’s, Dunham’s, Lit Brothers, Nevius Voorhees, Arnold
The Shakespeare Theatre is staging “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” through Dec. 31. Constable and others. The exhibit also features a ventriloquist doll made by Trenton doll manufacturer Horsman and a 60th anniversary edition Slinky that was
made originally with Roebling wire. Also featured are vintage Christmas decoration. On the first floor a Boehm Nativity set is on display along with one of the original boxes.
The exhibit is on view through Jan. 15. Museum hours are Wed.-Sat. noon to 5 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. For more information, go to www.ellarslie.org or call 609-989-3632,
How to cut back on holiday waste
The holiday season is a joyful time of year. But the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day also tend to be very wasteful. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that household waste increases by more than 25 percent during the holiday season. Reducing waste come the holiday season does not mean celebrants have to forgo big family meals or beautifully wrapped gifts. In
fact, there are several ways to reduce waste without spoiling the spirit of the season. Give eco-conscious gifts. The environment may not be the first thing that comes to mind when holiday shoppers are looking for gifts for their loved ones. But giving reusable gifts can have a positive, longterm impact on the planet. Reusable coffee mugs or water bottles can dramatically reduce waste over
time, and such items make great stocking stuffers. Shoppers also can look for items made from recycled materials, which run the gamut from home furnishings to calendars to clothing, as eco-friendly alternatives to gifts produced without the environment in mind. Reuse holiday-specific items. Gift wrap, gift boxes and gift bags are oftentimes discarded after Christmas morning. But these items
can be reused to cut back on holiday waste. Reusing wrapping paper from year to year can be especially beneficial to the environment. That’s because wrapping paper tends to be dyed or laminated, and many wrapping papers contain nonpaper additives that cannot be recycled. Reusing wrapping paper, purchasing only recyclable paper or wrapping gifts in old newspapers or magazines can help holiday celebrants reduce their carbon footprints. Prepare less food and donate any leftovers. The
Worldwatch Institute notes that, during the holiday season, celebrants generate three times as much food waste as they do during other times of the year. Large family meals are a tradition of the holiday season, but hosts who routinely find themselves discarding leftovers can plan on preparing less food this year. Consider how much guests are likely to eat and plan meals accordingly instead of buying enough food to feed a small army. Donate leftovers to nearby shelters so nothing goes to
waste. Recycle live Christmas trees. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 25.9 million real trees were sold in the United States in 2015. Trees put out on the curb for collection after the holiday season typically end up in landfills, but some communities recycle Christmas trees each year. Real tree enthusiasts can contact community officials to determine if they can recycle rather than discard their trees. — Metro Creative Connection
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Revisit lesser-known Christmas tradition
Christmas celebrants participate in many different traditions year after year, but some may not fully understand the meaning behind such activities. A Christian holiday, Christmas did not originate with all activities centralized to the church. In fact, many of the traditions people hold dear have pagan roots, which were adapted as Christmas celebrations evolved. People who hang mistletoe in doorways may be surprised to learn that this tradition dates back to the ancient Druids. The Druids believed mistletoe possessed mystical powers that brought good luck to the household and warded off evil spirits. Evergreen trees are now associated with Christmas trees, but evergreen boughs were once used to decorate homes during the winter solstice to help people envision the spring to come. Christians often look
at evergreen trees as a sign of everlasting life and their relationship with God. However, while many Christmas traditions continue to be an integral part of annual celebrations, there are some customs that have fallen out of favor. Although these traditions may no longer be widely practiced, anyone can revive them and make them part of their holiday celebrations. Wassailing is a custom that has ancient origins and is not as popular today as it once was. “Wassail” comes from the Ango-Saxon phrase “waes hael,” which means, “good health.” Wassail is a drink made of mulled ale, spices and other ingredients. To go wassailing meant to travel door-todoor singing and offering a drink from a wassail bowl in exchange for gifts. Wassailing has been mentioned in certain Christmas carols, including
Wassail is an ancient spirited beverage that was brought house-to-house with the goal of spreading Christmas cheer. “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Largely an English tradition, wassailing was brought to America by British settlers. Jan. 17, the old Twelfth Night, is the traditional date for wassailing. Although wassailing
has largely fallen by the wayside, increased interest in ales and craft brewing may help revitalize this Christmas tradition, which can inspire community spirit. Terhune Orchards hosts an annual wassailing the apple
trees event, with this season’s event scheduled for Jan. 28, 14 p.m. During the event, Terhune will honor the trees that provide apples. Activities include singing, dancing and playing of primitive instruments, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread in the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise and New Year. For more information, go to www.terhuneorchards.com or call 609924-2310. Gifting with fruit cake is another tradition that has been much maligned and does not enjoy the same popularity that it once did. Fruit cake is a cake made with chopped candied fruit, nuts and spices and is occasionally soaked in spirits. Fruit cakes have been enjoyed all over the world, but Americans may never have embraced the Christmas fruit cake tradi-
tion as much as those from other countries. However, with the right recipe and an open mind, it may be possible to resurrect the fruit cake tradition once again. Mummers plays are another British tradition that arrived in North America with settlers but has largely fallen by the wayside. Mummers plays involved miming folk dramas, and the plays were commonplace around the holiday season. Celebrants may want to research such dramas and include them in this year’s festivities. Traditions passed on through the years help make Christmas a favorite time of celebration. People may want to explore the less popular traditions today and once again make them interesting parts of this year’s festivities. — Metro Creative Connection
All about Boxing Day
For much of the world, Dec. 26 represents just another day. However, in Canada, the United Kingdom and other former and current British colonies, its’ Boxing Day. Boxing Day is a significant holiday for people with ties to Great Britain. The holiday began more than 800 years ago during the Middle Ages and gets its name from alms boxes, which were collection boxes that were kept in churches to collect money for the poor. On Boxing Day, the boxes are traditionally opened so that contents can be distributed to needy people. Boxing Day also references a time when servants of affluent individuals were given a
day off so they could spend time with their families. The servants normally would have to work on Christmas, and Boxing Day was their respite. These servants may have been given small gifts and boxes of leftovers to take home. Dec. 26 also marked a day when postal workers, butchers, milkmen, and other people who plied their trades might collect their Christmas box or tip. Boxing Day celebrations in modern times are quite different from those of the past. Today, Boxing Day provides a chance to shop sales and exchange gifts received on Christmas. However, people can put their own unique spins on the Boxing Day festivities. Go horseback riding. Dec.
26 is also the feast day of St. Stephen, who is the patron saint of horses. Celebrants can enjoy a stroll on horseback, watch a horse race, visit a farm to interact with equines, or engage in other horse-related activities. Donate to charity. To pay homage to the early traditions of Boxing Day, individuals can spend time filling boxes with nonperishable foods or belongings before donating them to charity. People also can volunteer for church functions that involve helping the needy. Tip service providers. Use Boxing Day as a chance to tip doormen, postal workers, favorite delivery persons, salon employees, or other service workers with whom you rou-
tinely interact. Celebrate Wren’s Day. Wren’s Day also takes place on Dec. 26. This is a Christmastime tradition with Celtic roots. While the traditions surrounding Wren’s Day vary in different parts of Europe, the myth most widely told in Ireland is that God wanted to know which bird was the king of all birds, ultimately noting the one who flew the highest and longest would earn the distinction. The birds took to the air, with the eagle outlasting all other birds until it began to drop. When the eagle began its descent, a wren appeared from under its wing and soared higher and further than all other birds.
Avoid holiday medical mishaps The holiday season might not be the most hazardous time of the year, but there is an uptick in safety concerns during this season of festivity and fun. Components of the holiday season such as decorating, shopping, celebrating, and traveling, carry some risk. The National Fire Protection Association says 30 percent of all home fires occur during the months of December, January and February. Christmas trees and decorative holiday lighting displays contribute to the uptick in fires and other accidents. But fire is not the only concern during the holiday season. Revelers who cele-
brate a bit too much can pose a threat, as can road weary travelers or overnight guests who unknowingly put loved ones in harm’s way during their stays. Thankfully, many accidents that occur during the holiday season are avoidable if holiday celebrants focus on safe ways to celebrate. • Choking: All of that entertaining and partying means more food is consumed. To keep up with the hustle and bustle of the season, many people must eat on the go. The National Safety Council says nearly 3,000 people in the United States die each year from choking. Taking small bites
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and chewing completely, while also avoiding talking while chewing, can help. Children should be kept away from small decorations, as even pine needles can be a choking hazard. • Toxic plants: Oh by gosh by golly, that mistletoe and holly can be toxic to pets and young children whose smaller bodies may be more vulnerable than adult bodies. When decorating, consider decorating with artificial plants instead of live, potentially poisonous plants. • Alcohol-related incidents: Holiday fun frequently involves alcoholic beverages. Law enforcement officials point out that the rate of driv-
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$639,000
Beautifully maintained, custom-built 8-yr-old home on private, scenic 2 acre lot in the desirable Sourland Mountains. 4 BR, 2.5 BA colonial w/first flr master, luxurious master BA, hdwd flrs, state-of-the-art kit w/high end appl’s & FR w/cathedral ceiling. Full bsmt w/13-ft ceilings can be easily finished. eco-friendly & energy-efficient upgrades throughout. Convenient to major hwys, historic Rocky Hill Borough, downtown Princeton, & 10 mins or less to top-rated Montgomery schools.
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real estate news Sales Begin for Second Section of Homes at The Gateway in Cranbury With connection between Cranbury’s downtown and residential neighborhoods taking shape at The Gateway, community of 54 townhomes experiences rapid sales pace Following the private, VIP grand opening of the first section of homes at The Gateway, High Point Development today announced the launch of pre-construction sales for the next phase of the new luxury townhome community in Cranbury Township. Preconstruction incentives are being offered on the homes, which are now available for purchase by the general public.
and second-floor master suite options.
In addition to providing generous square footage and twocar garages, all home layouts include upscale design details and transitional spaces, including wide staircases, large windows, 10-foot ceilings on the first floor and nine-foot ceilings on the second floor. Also offered are structural options that allow customization of each A cross-section of buyers in search of a convenient and maintenance- home to include a master-bedroom sitting room, loft or study, and free lifestyle have purchased homes at The Gateway, which offers attic storage. four distinct floor plans to choose from, including both first-floor Continued on next page.
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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.
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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.
“The remarkable response that The Gateway has received validates our belief that there’s extremely strong demand for spacious, welldesigned homes in desirable Cranbury Township,” said Paul Schneier, founder of High Point Development. “As an increasing number of people enter the market for a home, the new communities that will prosper are those with low taxes, great schools, and proximity to walkable business districts with shopping and dining options. As such, we expect the homes at The Gateway to continue to sell at a rapid pace.”
COMMERCIAL Lawrenceville
$325,000
24 Gordon Ave. Located in downtown Lawrenceville, close to shops and Lawrenceville Prep. This 3 bedroom house has been recently renovated. Hardwood floors, updated kitchen & C A/C to name a few features. Driveway parking for 5-6 cars (plus on street parking). NC zoning allows for office or contractor use. Perfect for attorney, accountant, contractor & other small businesses. High visibility & exposure right off of Main St. Across the street from Starbuck’s. Lots of foot & car traffic.
Ewing Twp.
$619,000
1871 Pennington Rd. Prime location & great opportunity to own a commercial property w/good income potential. Located directly across from The College of New Jersey, this recently renovated building is ready for a new owner. Owner has clear C/O. Part of the building is currently being used for a successful doctor’s practice. Doctor will stay in office space with a 1 year lease if agreed upon. The second section of the building, 2852 sq ft, has recently been renovated for a legal seven unit rental to include a large common area, 4.5 baths, DR, full kit w/appliances plus washer & dryer. Excellent exposure w/good access to public transp. Plenty of parking, too. Lots of vehicle traffic. Walk to the college, new shops & restaurants. Mins to Rt 95 & easy commute to Philadelphia and New york.
Cranbury
$699,000 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
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Located at the intersection of South Main Street and Old Trenton Road, the community of 54 townhomes represents the culmination of a years-long process of transforming an underutilized tract of land – three adjacent parcels that had been deemed by the Township of Cranbury as an “area in need of redevelopment” because of obsolete uses – into an aesthetically pleasing residential enclave that serves as a connection between Cranbury’s downtown and its outlying neighborhoods. As a result, the community presents a rare opportunity for buyers who appreciate the rare combination of product, location and value. Home exteriors, which feature brick and fiber cement siding, reflect the desire of Township residents and officials to create a community that fits seamlessly into the existing landscape of Cranbury Township. Conveniently located near Interstate 95 and Route 130, midway between New York City and Philadelphia, The Gateway is approximately 40 miles southwest of NYC and can be reached via Princeton Junction train station. To schedule a private tour, visit www.gatewaycranbury.com or call 732-406-5680.
commercial real estate Availabilities GREAT LOCATION
. Lawrence, NJ. A 3,600± SF former restaurant available for lease. Offers easy access to I-95, I-295 and Route 206.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
. Hamilton, NJ. A 21,440± SF warehouse/office available for sale. Well-constructed building in a highly accessible location. Rare find in today’s market.
Richardson Commercial Realtors, LLC 52 State Highway #33 • Hamilton, NJ 08619 richardsoncommercial.com
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
. Hamilton, NJ. Established tavern & liquor store with full liquor license. Also includes an eat in/take out restaurant as well as two apartments for additional rental income
. Mansfield Twp., NJ. A 1,544 ± SF office suite, presently used for a medical practice, available for lease. This is a great space for one of many medical disciplines.
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