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Woman dies in Griggs Farm apartment blaze By Lea Kahn and Philip Sean Curran Staff Writers

A 73-year-old woman died and 35 people were displaced after a fire broke out at the Griggs Farm development, off Cherry Valley Road, shortly after 9 p.m. Dec. 27, according to the Princeton Police Department. The victim was identified as Larisa Bartone, 73, who lived alone in Apt. 21 at 21 Billie Ellis Lane. She was found dead in her apartment, which was on the third floor of the multi-family building, said Robert Gregory, director of

the Office of Emergency Management. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is believed that the fire broke out in the victim’s apartment, Gregory said. The building contains 24 apartments, and is one of several buildings in the Griggs Farm development, near the PrincetonMontgomery Township border. Smoke alarms in the building worked, but Bartone would have had a “better chance to survive” if there had been sprinklers in the building, Gregory said. The Griggs Farm development was completed in 1989, and sprinklers

were not required. The two-alarm fire, which broke through the roof of the three-story building, was brought under control in about 40 to 45 minutes by firefighters who battled the blaze in sub-freezing temperatures, Gregory said. Volunteer firefighters from the Princeton Fire Department, as well as firefighters from the Montgomery, Lawrence, West Windsor, Plainsboro, South Brunswick and Hopewell volunteer fire departments responded to the fire. The Princeton Police Department and the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad also responded,

along with Capital Health Systems paramedics. While firefighters were battling the flames, some of the 35 residents who were evacuated from the building were shuttled to the courtroom at the Princeton Municipal Building on Witherspoon Street by Princeton University’s Tiger Transit buses. Some of the victims who were displaced are staying with family or friends, while about a dozen others are staying at the Nassau Inn, Gregory said. It’s uncertain at this point if the building will have to be condemned, according to Gregory.

Mayor Liz Lempert said the fire was a “horrible tragedy and our hearts go out to the families affected. Princeton Human Services and the American Red Cross are providing emergency housing to those who have been displaced. “There is also a Griggs Farm neighbor who has organized an unofficial relief effort. The clubhouse at Griggs Farm is being used as a drop-off point, but I don’t believe a wish list has been provided yet,” Mayor Lempert said. State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-16th Legislative See BLAZE, Page 6

Family’s legacy of service Firefighting ingrained in new Chief Rendell By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

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University joins trend to move ‘kink’ out of the shadows By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

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At Princeton University, students can learn from Nobel winners, compete for prestigious awards and, now, has a studentgovernment approved club approved letting them explore the world of “kink.” “Princeton Plays” is the most recent manifestation on college campuses, particularly at elite schools, of student clubs centered on the sexual practices of BDSM, which stands for bondage and discipline, dominance and submission and sadomasochism. In the parlance of practitioners, “kink” is another word for it.

“Because a lot of times, it’s just curiosity that gets people into this,” said Dr. William R. Stayton, a retired professor at Widener University and past director of the school’s center for human sexuality studies. The Daily Princetonian, the student newspaper, was the first to report about the club getting official recognition. Members of the club, interviewed for the story, did not give their names. Princeton Plays, which already had been meeting, wants to have “more classes and workshops on and off campus,” the paper reported. Princeton is the fourth of the eight Ivy League schools — after Columbia, Cornell and Harvard universities — that have an official student BDSM club. “It’s not so much, I would say, a new interest amongst young people so much as a now a more open or formalized interest,” according to Michal Daveed, spokeswoman for the New Yorkbased BDSM organization, The Eulenspiegel Society, founded in 1971. Perhaps fueled by the ease of finding like-minded people through the Internet and its portrayal in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” series of top selling books and films, BDSM is moving out of

the shadows. “And over the last roughly decade or so, partially with the advent of the Internet, there’s been an openness in talking about these desires, which has encouraged people, including younger adults, to organize around them,” Daveed said. “It’s not unpopular among the population,” Stayton said, “and I would think millennials, who are transitioning into being adults, are going to be very interested.” Michelle A. Marzullo, a professor and chairwoman of the doctoral program in human sexuality at the California Institute of Integral Studies, would not say millennials are more liberal in their attitudes about sex than previous generations, but she argued that they are “more flexible in their ideas.” “So they’re much more flexible in the way that they think about sexuality in general,” she said of a generation of young people who came out of the debates about marriage and sexuality. The BDSM club’s arrival and recognition at Princeton comes at a school founded by Presbyterians and that has, on campus, a statue in honor of one of its former presidents, John Witherspoon, a Scotish-born minister.

For its part, Nassau Hall has not said how University President Christopher L. Eisgruber views the formation of the club. The university said there are more than 300 student organizations at Princeton. “All groups must be approved by the Undergraduate Student Government and register with an appropriate campus administrative office. While these campus offices offer support to student organizations, the university does not endorse any views held or promoted by student groups,” Princeton spokesman Michael E. Hotchkiss said by email. “The university doesn’t withhold recognition of a student organization pursuing lawful objectives just because its aims may seem unorthodox.” Just like with other student groups, “Princeton Plays” would be eligible to get university funding. “Funding for student organizations is distributed to support specific events,” Hotchkiss said. “Most such funding is distributed by the Student Projects Board, which reviews applications in a content-blind fashion, focused on the fiscal responsibility of the proposed event. Those funds come from student activity fees.”

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Kyle Rendall has been around the Princeton Fire Department since he was a kid, part of a family legacy that saw his father serve before him in a department that the younger Rendall will lead next year. “Every day for me is completely different. I go in with no expectations for what it’s going to entail because at any moment, anything can happen,” he said Wednesday in an interview from the chief’s office in the firehouse on Witherspoon Street. “And that’s sort of fun.” At 33, he is due to be sworn in Jan. 2 as the next fire chief, the public face of an all-volunteer department with deep roots in the community going back to the 18th century. He will replace Dan Tomlin, the chief for the past 10 years. “Especially in a volunteer organization, you need to be somewhat cyclical in allowing people to move through the ranks,” Rendall said. “It’s good to get new ideas in there.” Rendall grew up in Lawrenceville, went to Lawrence High School and then studied at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to become an architect. He has worked for 10 and a half years at KSS Architects, located in the same building connected to Conte’s Pizza, and is also a volunteer firefighter in Montgomery, where he and his wife live. He will continue to be a volunteer in that community. Firefighting is ingrained in the Rendall family; his grandfather, father and uncles paved the way for him. “You basically get born into it, that’s how a lot of firefighters get started, it’s they have families that do it and you just sort of get intrigued by the lifestyle, the adventure,” he said. At 16, he became a junior firefighter in Princeton — a department made up of three separate fire companies and about 40 active See CHIEF, Page 6

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Area school districts plan teenage suicide program By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

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There is no question that blood donation is one of the most important aspects of preserving the health of patients in need of the life-preserving commodity. Anyone who is interested in making a contribution that has the potential to save lives should not wait to be asked to make a blood donation. While an estimated 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood at any given time, less than 10 percent of that eligible population actually does so annually. The first step in donating blood is finding out if you are eligible to do so. Once that qualification is met, blood donation is a simple four-step process that involves registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation, and refreshments. Donors must be in good health and will be screened for certain medical conditions, such as anemia. Donors who meet these requirements can give blood every 56 days. To schedule an appointment please call ROBERT PLATZMAN, D.O. at 609-921-8766. The office is located at 601 Ewing St., Suite C7, in Princeton. I accept Medicare and most insurance. Our website, www. drrobertplatzman.com, has more information about our practice. P.S. The average adult has ten pints of blood in his or her body, and donation involves giving roughly one pint of blood.

Seven teenage suicides in the last 20 months in Mercer County is seven suicides too many, and the 10 Mercer County public school district superintendents are determined to do something about it. The superintendents have arranged for the Traumatic Loss Coalition to present a program on teenage mental health and teenage suicides next month at Rider University in Lawrence Township. The event is set for Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Cavalla Room at the Bart Luedeke Student Center at Rider. The Traumatic Loss Coalition at Rutgers- University Behavioral Health Care is the state’s primary youth suicide prevention program. The superintendents outlined their concerns about teen suicide and mental

health issues - and the need to take action - in a letter signed by each of the chief school officers. The superintendents’ letter notes that in the past 20 months, there have been seven confirmed suicides of teenagers who either lived in Mercer County or who attended schools in Mercer County. “These deaths are not always attributed to our county because of the way in which deaths are recorded, but make no mistake. These are our students. We are heartbroken by the senseless loss of our children,” the superintendents wrote. “To all of us, one death is too many. What should further concern everyone is the alarming number of students who are referred for mental health services, sent to crisis centers or hospitalized for self-harming acts or ideations,” they wrote.

The letter cited the 2016 New Jersey Suicide Report, published by the state Department of Children and Family. Nearly 2,800 young people between 10 years old and 24 years old were treated in hospital emergency rooms from 2013 to 2015. Mercer County, Warren County and Ocean County had the three highest rates of suicide attempts/self-inflicted injuries seen in hospital emergency rooms, according to the report. In that same time period, there were 269 suicide deaths statewide. Boys accounted for 73 percent of deaths and girls accounted for 27 percent. The letter pointed out that the public schools offer counseling services and provide parent and student counseling aimed at preventing suicides. Suicide, depression, anxiety, stress and mental health are included in

the health curricula. “Our staffs are trained, but we can always do more. The concerns are complex and multifaceted. Each tragedy is unique in its own right,” the letter said. Everyone has a role to play in creating connections with students and making it safe for them to ask for help. “Students must know they are not alone. Families must know they are not alone. We must be willing to acknowledge that depression, anxiety and stress exist, and that gone unchecked, (they) can have destructive and toxic impacts,” the letter said. That’s why the superintendents have issued a “call to action,” whose first step is the Jan. 9 meeting at Rider University. The goal is to create an opportunity for continued dialogue among mental health providers, educators and the community at the forum.

The superintendents’ letter was signed by Thomas Smith of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District; Richard Katz of the East Windsor Regional School District; and Steve Cochrane of the Princeton Public Schools. It was also signed by David Aderhold of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District; Crystal Edwards of the Lawrence Township Public School District; Kathleen Foster of the Robbinsville Township Public School District; and Fredrick McDowell of the Trenton Public Schools. Also, Michael Nitti of the Ewing Township Public Schools; Scott Rocco of the Hamilton Township School District; and Kimberly Schneider of the Mercer County Special Services School District and Mercer County Technical Schools also signed the letter.

Committeeman exits expressing pride in accomplshments By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

It was a bittersweet moment for Township Committeeman Richard Smith, as he looked out into the audience at Township Committee’s Dec. 21 meeting - his final one as a member of the governing body. Smith acknowledged his mixed feelings about leaving Township Committee, “but life goes on.” He was elected to Township Committee in 2011 and reelected to a second term three years later. His term ends at midnight on New Year’s Eve. During his six years on Township Committee, Smith served in the ceremonial post of mayor in 2014

MONTGOMERY and as deputy mayor this year. He served as Township Committee’s liaison to numerous advisory boards and committees, as well as the Planning Board and the Site Plan/Subdivision Committee. “I decided to enter the race for Township Committee to give back to the community and to lend my expertise in design, construction and development to help the town grow in the right spots and at the right pace,” Smith said. Looking back at his tenure on Township Committee, Smith pointed to several accomplishments in which he took pride - from

making zoning changes that help to guide development in the Route 206Route 518 neighborhood, to repaving more than 20 percent of municipally owned roads. He also took pride in settling some long-standing lawsuits over development, as well as working to encourage a customer-service approach in the municipal departments that interact with the public, such as the Department of Public Works, the Building Department and the Engineering Department. And although he will not be in office when it is completed, Smith said he was proud to have played a role in pushing for a new Montgomery Township Municipal Building that will eventually replace the current one on Route 206. Plans are in the works to move to the former Convatec office park property, off Orchard Road. “(The push for a new building) started with a passion to give our Police De-

partment a new home and a better work environment,” Smith said. The Police Department is working in an overcrowded area on the lower level of the Municipal Building. While he is pleased and proud of what he has achieved during his two terms on Township Committee, “after six years, I decided that my political career had peaked,” Smith said. Smith chose not to seek a third term because he wants to spend more time with his family. A promotion at work also would not leave as much time for public service as he would like, he said. But if Smith thought he was going to fade away quietly, Township Committee had other ideas. Mayor Ed Trzaska and Township Committee adopted a resolution thanking Smith for his service to Montgomery Township and the governing body. Smith has demonstrated a strong commitment to township residents, the resolution said. “During his years of

service, Rich Smith has faithfully performed the duties and obligations of public office, and has given his utmost to the people of Montgomery, who in turn have benefited from his experience, knowledge and love for this community,” the resolution read. Mayor Trzaska said that during the past six years, Smith had been mayor, deputy mayor, a colleague and “definitely a good friend.” He also praised Smith for his role in encouraging township officials to consider building a new Municipal Building, starting in 2014 when Smith was mayor. “You did so much heavy lifting to get this to where it is,” he said. Township Committeewoman Christine Madrid told Smith that it was a pleasure working with him. “We all do this, especially at this level, because we really want to contribute to the community. You left this place a better place than when you joined this Township Committee,” Madrid said.

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Town looks to deal with external pressures in 2018 By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The Princeton Council on Wednesday closed the book on 2017 with members looking ahead to possible policy challenges from Washington D.C., a changing leadership in state government and a looming court ruling on affordable housing. In some things, the council will have a direct say over, like an eventual rezoning request by Princeton University to redevelop land that Nassau Hall owns on lower Alexander Street. But on other things, the town will not. Municipal officials are waiting on a ruling by state Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson on what Princeton’s affordable housing requirement will be. The all-Democratic council, part of the local resistance to the Trump

administration, will enter the second year of a presidency that Mayor Liz Lempert and other officials have opposed concerning the environment and immigration policy. One town official, speaking after the final council meeting of 2017, looked ahead to the coming year. “I think that for me, 2018 is going to be how we respond to … what’s coming to us from the outside and how we respond to the external pressures that we face,” Councilman Timothy Quinn said in pointing to recent changes to the federal tax code that limit the deduction on state and local taxes as an example. People this week were lining up inside the municipal building to get into the tax collector’s office to pre-pay their property taxes for 2018, to claim the full deduction on their

federal income taxes. Meantime, Jacobson’s decision — whenever she finally issues it — will have implications for the town in general, in terms of residential housing growth, and the school district in particular, in terms of more students. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane and the school board, seeing enrollment grow and projected to grow further still, are planning to have a facilities referendum in 2018 that would have financial implications, in the near and long terms, for the community. The district is considering opening a new school, buying property and fixing up other schools, including a three-story addition at Princeton High School. “So I think, again, it’s incumbent upon the town to manage the growth of the community in a way

that allows the schools to be able to educate children who are domiciled in Princeton,” said Quinn, a former BOE member. In 2018, Princeton will begin the sixth year of consolidation — a marriage of two communities held up as a model for others to follow, even though no other towns in New Jersey have followed suit. “I think everything’s going along pretty much as planned,” said Council President and acting Mayor Jenny Crumiller in adding that officials have been a little slower in melding ordinances from the old borough and the old township. Yet there is also some uncertainty among the governing body. Incumbent council members Heather H. Howard and Lance Liverman have not said, publicly, whether or not they intend to run for re-election in 2018.

Howard said after Wednesday’s council meeting that she would make up her mind in January, while Liverman, traveling out of the state, said in a text message that he is “still deciding.” “Everybody’s focused on celebrating the holidays,” said Howard in deflecting a question about her political future. In the meantime, two new members of the governing body, Leticia Fraga and David Cohen, are due to take office in January, and represent a gradual turnover on the council. Veteran members Bernard P. Miller and Jo S. Butler are leaving, which means that half the six-member council will have one year of experience or less. The coming year also will usher in new leadership to the state. Gov.elect Phil Murphy, a Democrat, will replace two-term Republican Gov.

Chris Christie, on Jan.16. “Phil Murphy, when he was a candidate, said that he would stand up to (President Donald) Trump, that he would have our backs,” Quinn said. “And I’m waiting to see, exactly, what that means.” Asked if she wanted to see the new governor and the Legislature undo the 2percent-property tax cap, Crumiller said: “Locally, we always stay within in it, but I think it’s better to give more control over the municipalities.” In terms of other decisions that lay ahead, Crumiller said without elaborating that the town “probably” would make “some changes” to its parking system. She said the town also would build a “cold storage” facility, for its public works vehicles and equipment to shield them from the elements, either in 2018 or 2019.

School officials look to renew relationship with Cranbury By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The future of the sendreceive relationship that Cranbury and Princeton have had since 1991 and the possible later starting time at Princeton High School are just some of the issues that decision-makers in both communities will be confronting early in 2018. Their current 10-yeardeal is due to expire at the end of the 2019/20 school year, but the two sides plan to discuss a renewal well before then. “We have talked about beginning that process at some point in the new year,” Princeton Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Wednesday by email. For her part, Cranbury Chief School Administrator and Principal Susan L. Genco said Wednesday that in January, the Cranbury school board would send a “formal letter of intent to renew” the relationship.

“There is no set timetable for this process,” she said by email. “The Cranbury Board of Education looks forward to working collaboratively with the Princeton Board of Education to move the contract process along timely.” “It’s economically advantageous to our budget, and it’s also good for the community, and so we’d like to just see if we can cement that relationship even further,” Princeton school board President Patrick Sullivan said Wednesday in wanting to address the issue about the renewal “sooner rather than later.” He said he wants to put the “issue to bed and make a commitment.” The topic of Cranbury has been a point of contention in some corners of Princeton, where enrollment growth is leading officials on that side of Route 1 to plan for a facilities bond referendum that is expected to include, among other things, a

three-story addition at the overcrowded high school. At the moment, the school is above capacity, with enrollment projected to reach 1,825 students by 2025. But enrollment is not a reason that Princeton could use to end its relationship with Cranbury, based on state rules governing the arrangement. Princeton officials have pointed to the tuition revenue — for the 2016/17 school year, the figure totaled $4.8 million for 280 Cranbury students — it would lose by ending the relationship with Cranbury. “If you look at some of the websites where people post opinions and messages and things, there are a lot of people in Princeton who suggest that if they needed to solve an overcrowding problem, all they have to do is kick out the Cranbury kids,” Cranbury Township Committeeman and incoming Mayor Glenn R. Johnson said in November. “But the problem is that these folks are

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not particularly well-informed about the financial aspect of the situation.” “I’ve spoken in public many times about the Cranbury sending relationship being one that’s valuable both from an economic point of view and a community point of view,” Sullivan said. “The Cranbury School District and Princeton public schools have enjoyed a twenty-six-year- partnership in which all students have thrived,” Genco said. “I am confident that stu-

dents will continue to be the first ones considered in all conversations moving forward.” Those discussions come with Princeton looking to move back the starting time of the high school, from the current 7:50 a.m. to potentially 8:35 a.m. or some other time, in a move aimed at giving students more time to sleep. “They’re still in discussions about when the start time will be,” said Cranbury board member Eve-

lyn Spann, also the district’s representative on the Princeton school board. Cranbury officials have said the change would drive up their transportation costs to bus students, with that district needing to know what Princeton intends to do, at the latest, by the third week of January. Cochrane said there would be a decision by Jan. 21, noting “both districts need to build budgets and put transportation contracts out for bid.”

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Clean, plentiful water is New Jersey’s lifeblood STATE WE’RE IN

By Michele S. Byers

This article is the second installment of Water bodies that don’t meet the stana three-part series, “It’s Elemental: Air, dards of the Clean Water Act are considered Water and Earth in The State We’re In.” impaired. Unfortunately, in spite of overall gains in water quality over the last few Much is over-hyped lately, but there’s no decades, New Jersey is seeing a trend toexaggerating the importance of abundant ward the degradation of previously non-imclean water. Quite simply, it’s critical to our paired waters. health, environment and economy. Rivers, streams and other water bodies Unlike some states where water is scarce, are frequently polluted by stormwater New Jersey is defined by water. We’re bor- runoff containing motor oil, road salt, lawn dered by the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson River, fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals. Delaware River and Delaware Bay, and have Industrial spills and overflow from sewer an almost uncountable number of rivers, systems also contribute. streams, lakes, wetlands, marshes, bays and Groundwater in our underground estuaries. aquifers can be contaminated by faulty sepWith nearly 9 million residents, a thriv- tic systems and chemicals; and saltwater ining agricultural industry and many water-de- trusion occurs when aquifers near the ocean pendent businesses, the Garden State’s clean are over-pumped. water needs are enormous. But so are the threats. Water Supply According to studies by the NJ DepartIn spite of healthy rainfall and generally ment of Environmental Protection, the U.S. abundant water, there is no guarantee that Geological Survey and others, New Jersey’s New Jersey will have enough for residents, water quality and quantity have problems. farmers, businesses and industries - and nature. Clean Water Last spring, the state updated the New The United States has had clean water Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan, the regulations for decades, beginning with the first update in 21 years. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of Although the plan projects that New Jer1948. Sweeping amendments were adopted sey will have enough water to meet needs in 1972, resulting in the Clean Water Act. into the foreseeable future, this prediction The law is administered by the U.S. Envi- depends on increasing water efficiency ronmental Protection Agency, in coordina- through conservation and reuse, addressing tion with state governments. deteriorating infrastructure and mainte-

nance issues, and pursuing key water supply projects. The plan found that some areas of New Jersey already use tens of millions of gallons more water per day than the capacity of their watersheds to recharge, and that other parts of the state will likely experience deficits in the near future. Four of the state’s 20 “Watershed Management Areas” are identified as stressed, and 11 more would become stressed if all authorized water withdrawal permits were fully utilized.

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water protections, including Flood Hazard Act rules, freshwater wetlands rules, Water Quality Management Planning rules, groundwater standards, water allocation rules, and septic density rules. Fortunately, our new governor-elect has pledged stronger environmental protections. All New Jerseyans can help by urging the new governor and the state Legislature to make clean water a priority:• Reverse rollbacks in clean water rules and regulations by the previous administration; • Address lead in drinking water; • Revise, update and repropose the draft Water Supply Plan; • Prevent the adoption of proposed freshwater wetlands rules; • Prepare and adopt plans to remedy surface water quality issues. For more information, read the Clean Water section of Environmental Agenda ‘18: New Jersey’s Conservation Roadmap, at h t t p s : / / w w w. n j l c v. o r g / s i t e s / d e fault/files/news/Environmental Agenda%2718.pdf. Environmental Agenda ‘18 is collaboration between the NJ League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and 30 environmental groups, including New Jersey Conservation Foundation. If you have thoughts about New Jersey’s water that you would like to share, contact me at info@njconservation.org. And to learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org.

Much of New Jersey’s water infrastructure is old and obsolete, and repairing it is costly. Most concerning are the combined sewage and wastewater systems in 21 of New Jersey’s older cities. These systems often back up during heavy rains, dumping raw sewage into rivers and backyards and posing serious threats to public health. Old lead pipes often contaminate drinking water, creating a major public health threat. Many water systems in New Jersey have exceeded federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards for lead, including those serving schools and hospitals. This state we’re in needs to do more to protect clean water, use it efficiently, and treat and discharge it sustainably. Michele S. Byers is executive director of Over the past eight years, the outgoing the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in administration in Trenton weakened vital Morristown.

MERCER COUNTY NOTES Veteran ID cards available

U.S. Military veterans residing in Mercer County should now obtain their county photo identification card that also designates their status as a veteran. The low cost identification card is available to all Mercer County veterans in acknowledgement for their service rendered to the United States of America. Outside of this weeklong period, veterans would pay a special reduced fee of $10, half the normal price for an ID card, which makes now the perfect time for veterans to pick up one for free as Veterans Day approaches. There are several benefits for the ID cards which have an increased expiration period of 10 years and include the book and page that indicate where a veteran’s honorable discharge is recorded in the County Clerk’s Office. Also, the ID cards that indicate a veteran’s status have additional benefits as many local retailers now offer discounts to veterans. A booklet of participating vendors and retailers in Mercer can be obtained by anyone who visits to receive their Vet ID card. The requirements for a Mercer County ID card are: must be a Mercer County resident for at least six months; must produce the following: A valid birth certificate with a raised seal, a United State’s passport, or a naturalization certificate, a valid NJ motor vehicle license or voter registration card or, lease agreement. To have their U.S. military veteran status designated on the ID card, veterans must also produce (or have registered) their DD-214 discharge papers with the County Clerk’s Office. Moreover, the recording of a veteran’s DD-214 form is free of charge to all honorably discharged Mercer County veterans. A Certificate of Release - Discharge from Active Duty, or DD 214 form for short, is generally issued when a service member is honorably discharged from active military duty. The document contains information normally needed to verify military service for benefits, retirement, employment, and membership in veterans’ organizations. Veterans can receive their photo ID card by visiting the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 240 W State Street, 7th floor, in Trenton. The clerk’s office is open from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on how to obtain a Mercer County photo identification card, call 609-278-7108 or visit www.mercercounty.org.

Home energy assistance available to eligible residents Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is reminding residents that assistance is available for energy costs for those who qualify. The county’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), offered in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, allows individuals meeting various income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance and energy-related home repairs. LIHEAP is designed to help low-income families and individuals meet home heating and medically necessary cooling costs. This year, the application started Oct. 2, 2017, and runs through April 30, 2018. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. An eligibility chart can be found on the Mercer County website at https://goo.gl/Lj6jCY. Clients may register at the McDade Administration Building, Room 106, 640 South Broad St., Trenton, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays until 6:30 p.m. through April 30, 2018. Clients also may be served during specific hours at County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. County Connection hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon by appointment only, and Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome during the Saturday hours.

Park Commission to conduct deer management programs The Mercer County Park Commission will conduct a deer management program at Baldpate Mountain on select days through Feb. 10, 2018. This program is a method for reducing the overabundant deer herd in the greater Hopewell Valley area. The Baldpate Mountain Deer Management Program is open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. The deer management program is open for permit and winter bow, six-day firearm, permit shotgun and permit muzzleloader hunting. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 min-

utes after sunset. The park will be closed to the public Wednesday through Saturday. The park will remain open for public use on Monday and Tuesday, when only bow hunting will be permitted. Each entrance and trailhead to Baldpate Mountain will be posted with a large bright orange “closed” sign as a reminder to the public that the program is taking place. The deer management program complies with all of the hunting regulations set by the State; in addition, the Park Commission has adopted County rules for the program. All hunting must be done from an elevated tree stand; hunters are not permitted to hunt from the ground. There is no shooting across park trails. The Park Commission will also conduct a deer management program at Mercer Meadows from now through Feb. 17, 2018. The Mercer Meadows Deer Management Program is open only to participants who have applied and been accepted to the program. Mercer Meadows will be open to hunting on a limited number of days during both the Permit Bow and Winter Bow seasons, and will remain open to the public during the program. Hunting will take place Monday through Saturday, from 30 minutes prior to sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, with no hunting taking place on Dec. 25. Entrances to the park will be posted with bright yellow signs to notify park users of the hunting program. The Park Commission is asking park users to kindly keep their recreating to the finished gravel paths, the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and Maidenhead Trail. The Park Commission will conduct a Pilot Hunt in Curlis Woods. Maps of the hunting boundaries are available on the Park Commission website. The deer management program complies with all hunting regulations set by the state; in addition, the Park Commission has adopted County rules for the program. All hunting must be done from an elevated tree stand; hunters are not permitted to hunt from the ground. There is no shooting across park trails. Interested parties should visit www.mercercountyparks.org/activities/deer-management or call (609) 3030706 for program rules and regulations, application and zone maps for hunting. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, in person or via mail at the Historic Hunt House 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington N.J. 08534.

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Winter class registration now open at YWCA Registration is open for winter classes and activities at YWCA Princeton. The new semester starts just after the New Year with several program choices for all ages. The Young Wonders Child Development Center has some remaining openings for those wishing to enroll their children in January. The center has two convenient locations, in Princeton and Hamilton. Before School Programs and After School Programs are open for registration as well. YWCA Princeton provides state licensed programs in the following schools. Lawrence Township Ben Franklin Elementary, Eldridge Park Elementary, Lawrence Intermediate, Lawrenceville Elementary, and Slackwood Elementary. Princeton Regional Community Park, Johnson Park, and Riverside. English as a Second Language(ESL) program offers specialized classes such as Conversation, Listening Skills, Life Skills, Beginning and Advanced Reading, and Grammar. Free

HSE and Citizen Prep classes are also available to the public. Classes are held in Princeton. Additionaly, Basic ESL and HSE/GED prep classes are available at YWCA Princeton’s facility in Trenton. Adapted Art, Continuing Piano, Poetry Workshop, Book Clubs, Newcomer’s, and Taekwondo are just some of the additional offerings the Winter. YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center, open year-round, has a number of valuable support groups and wellness classes available for breast cancer survivors. Aquatics lessons and lap swims are also available for residents of West Windsor and Plainsboro. American Red Cross Learn-toSwim, Lifeguarding, and Water Safety Instruction, Teen Swim, Lap Swim are some of the classes available this Winter. With an indoor heated pool, this provides an opportunity to develop critical swim skills before the summer season. Classes are offered at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. For a complete list of classes and to register online, go to HYPERLINK “http://www.ywcaprinceton.org” www.ywcaprinceSee BRIEFS, Page 5

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A real time historical tour of the Battle of Princeton, led by military historian William P. Tatum III, PhD, will be conducted from 6:45 to 9:30 a.m. Meet at the Clarke House, 500 Mercer St., in Princeton. Dr. Tatum will be joined by other re-enactors of various Congressional regiments to show us exactly where, when, and why events unfolded that chilly morning in 1777. We will experience the battle, minute by minute, at the same time of day, and in similar weather conditions. Learn how the Battle of Princeton, as it occurred, was not at all what Washington was expecting. Learn from where the Continental Line approached the battle. Learn how these momentous events transpired and were the culmination of the Ten Crucial Days Cam-

paign that changed history. For more details, contact info@theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.org or call 609389-5657.

Wed., Jan. 10 Sierra Club Lecture: “Now’s The Hour to Repower” at 6:30 p.m. at Mercer County Community College Student Center/Welcome Center - Room SC 104, first floor.Pizza at 6 p.m. To bring in the New Year, 2018, Doug O’Malley, Executive Director, of Environment New Jersey, will discuss the implications of the new Federal Tax Act on renewables, and what New Jersey needs to do under the Murphy Administration to push forward with 100 percent renewables, including building-up solar and wind, while moving away from petroleum-based fuels and nuclear. Easy parking close to

building. Use the Hughes Drive entrance - parking is straight ahead at the Student Center. Security arm to parking will be up. Follow Sierra signs to room. Sponsored by the Sierra Club NJ - Central Group, and Cosponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action. Please RSVP to: Kipatthesierraclub@gmail.com. Students welcome. Free.

Thurs., Jan. 11 The Montgomery Woman’s Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Otto Kaufman Community Center where Bob Denby, a representative from The Seeing Eye, will present a program titled “Pennies for Puppies/Dollars for Dogs.” Bob will be bringing his dog in training with him The club will also be holding a “fund raiser” Jan. 19 at the Star Diner in Hillsborough. A coupon needs to

be presented when you pay your check. These are available from any Club member, at many local establishments or by emaili n g Janelavoie@outlook.com. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. In addition MWC members, as part of the New Jersey State Federation of Woman’s Clubs, are participating in the State Project “Prevent Child Abuse” by providing funds and knitted or crocheted infant hats. Members will also be involved in the Day of Service project titled “Going to the Dogs” providing products to support organizations that train service dogs for Disabled Veterans; Patriots Paws and Service Dogs of America. Each month, following speakers and discussions on topics such as health and wellness, family issues or ways to assist women and

families, children’s services and animal welfare a brief business meeting is held and lite refreshments are served. The Montgomery Woman’s Club welcomes new members. For more information please contact a vice-President of Membership: Beth Desai (908) 9203 8 4 3 , beth.desai@gmail.com or Ella Furlong (609) 4668728, efurlong@bridgewayseniorcare.com. The Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance will hold its regular meetings in 2018 on the first Thursday of the month at noon in the Main conference room of Monument Hall, One Monument Drive, Princeton, New Jersey, except as noted: Jan. 11, (second Thursday instead of first Thursday), Feb. 8, March 8, April 5, May 3, June 7, no meetings in July or August, Sept. 13 (second Thursday

instead of first Thursday), Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Dec. 6.

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New Year’s Peace Gathering from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Princeton University Chapel. This 28th annual event hosted by the PeaceWeavers, a nonprofit educational group, is part concert, peace ceremony, inspirational talk and drum circle focused on greater well-being for individuals, families and the Earth. Bring drums or other rhythm instruments to send out the vibration of peace and love around the planet. This gathering is co-sponsored by many area businesses and families focused on wellness, peace and sustainability. Suggested donation is $15 per adult; kids are free. For more info: pw@peaceweavers.com or call 607-776-4060.

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PSRC’s Evergreen Forum spring courses announced

The Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Evergreen Forum is ready to present its much-anticipated list of spring classes, offering 28 courses in a wide range of subjects. Did you know that America’s major revolutionary leaders were not happy with the results of the Revolution? (“America’s Revolutionary Tempest”) Did you ever ponder “The Artistic Life of Birds”? Is foreign policy your cup of tea? (“Great Decisions 2018”) Does the history of Princeton intrigue you? (“A Journey of Proud and Contributing African Americans in Princeton”). This is just a sampling of the courses being offered to the community this spring through the Evergreen Forum. You might choose a class in science (“Cos-

mology,” “Topics in Human Evolution”), the arts (“Appreciating Opera,” Japanese Art”), current affairs (“America in the 2000s”), literature (“Miss Brooks: Gwendolyn Brooks”, “Moby Dick”), or the social sciences (“Making Sense of the Economy,” “Building Acceptance of Diversity”), among many others. A singularly popular program of PSRC, the Evergreen Forum is a continuing education series of daytime courses for interested adults. Evergreen instructors are experienced teachers, often former professors at local colleges and universities, and experts in a variety of professions. Most courses, which begin this semester on Feb. 26, meet once a week for two hours for six to eight weeks. Many classes are held at PSRC’s Suzanne Patterson Building, â⇔¨45 Stockton Street, Princeton; others take place at Monument Hall, at the Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville, the Jewish Center of Princeton, the Princeton University Art Museum, and the Municipal Building at 400 Witherspoon Street. Fees are $85 for six-to-eight-week courses and $60 for shorter courses. Financial assistance is available to those for whom the fee is a hardship; contact Susan Hoskins, Ex-

ecutive Director of PSRC, to apply. Although some Evergreen courses are lecture-oriented, many are discussion-based, and therefore can accommodate a smaller number of students. Due to the popularity of The Evergreen Forum, oversubscribed courses will be decided by lottery on January 30th. Participants will be notified of their status by phone, email, or mail. Complete course information, including reading assignments, class participation, and required texts, is currently available online, and will also be made available to students before classes begin. The Evergreen Forum is an affiliate of the Road Scholar Institute Network under the auspices of PSRC, a 501(c)(3) organization. Courses are open to all adult residents of Princeton and its neighboring communities. Registration is now open online at www.theevergreenforum.org. For more information, â⇔¨please contact: Abigail Meletti, Evergreen Forum program coordinator: ameletti@princetonsenior.org, or by phone at 609-924-7108.

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members. He said he would like to add 20 more volunteers to supplement a membership at a time when it is hard to find volunteers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the position now where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of great support from the membership,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of ideas toward recruitment for the department, which is one thing

The building contains 24 apartments, and is one of several buildings in the Griggs Farm development, near the Princeton-Montgomery Township border. that we need to do to move this forward as an all-volunteer department.â&#x20AC;? Asked about the possibility of Princeton ever having a paid fire department, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the very distant future, if the town does continue to develop to the extent that it has been, we will have to talk to the town about what the options are. But at this moment, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely not there yet.â&#x20AC;?

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Continued from Page 1 District) said the fire was a tragedy that â&#x20AC;&#x153;possibly could have been preventedâ&#x20AC;? if there had been sprinklers in the multi-family building. Sprinklers are required in all college dormitories, after a fire killed three stu-

dents in a Seton Hall University dormitory in 2000. The building did not have sprinklers, but had complied with all other fire codes in effect when it was built. As a result of that fire, New Jersey requires all college dormitories to have sprinklers.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where high-density structures are concerned, we need to consider the best kind of policy with respect to sprinkler systems,â&#x20AC;? Ciattarelli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to be careful not to take an overly simplistic approach. There are a great many two- , three- and

four-family houses throughout New Jersey for which sprinklers would not be feasible,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;High-density structures, such as this one, however, are a different animal, requiring urgent attention as to how to prevent fires and loss of life,â&#x20AC;? Ciatterelli said.

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Marcia H. Stillman, 84 PINCETONâ&#x20AC;ŚMarcia H. Stillman, 84, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born in Perth Amboy, Mrs. Stillman was a former resident of Edison and Metuchen. She was a graduate of Douglass College and Seton Hall University where she earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in library science. Mrs. Stillman was a librarian for the Woodbridge Board of Education many years before retiring. She served as a hospital volunteer, with the Metuchen Civil Rights Commission and was active in the League of Women Voters. She is survived by her husband Jack M. Stillman, a daughter and son-in-law Laurie Stillman and Robert Rosofsky, a son and daughter â&#x20AC;&#x201C;in- law Dr. Richard and Jeannie Stillman, four grandchildren Anna Rosofsky, Kaytlena, Gabriel and Jordan Stillman, several cousins including Dr. Arthur and Minnie Zack and the Rosenblum cousins. Funeral services were held on Wednesday (December 27) and burial was at Beth Israel Cemetery. Arrangements by Orlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ewing Chapel,1534 Pennington Road, Ewing.

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Robert Jerome Gettelfinger Robert Jerome Gettelfinger, decorated WWII veteran and beloved father of Dennis, Nancy, Teri and Geoff, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2017 after a recent period of declining health. Robert was born October 23, 1921 in New Albany, Indiana to the late Raymond P. and Margaret S. Gettelfinger. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Doris M. Gettelfinger, sister, Jane F. Block and brothers, John B., Daniel J. and Raymond P. Gettelfinger. Surviving family members include his children, Dennis, Nancy, Teri and Geoff, brother, Ralph, sister, Mary and five grandchildren. During WWII Robert served honorably with the Army Air Corps in the Burma/China theater, and was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as the Legion of Merit. He went on as a career officer to serve in the U.S. Air Force for 27 years, retiring with the rank of Colonel in the Strategic Air Command. Robert then began a 2nd career with Educational Testing Service, Princeton NJ in Computer Operations. He retired in 1988 and moved with Doris to Charlotte, NC to live closer to his family. As an active, lifetime member of the Catholic Church, Robert served as a Deacon for over 30 years, first at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Princeton, NJ and then St. Gabrielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Charlotte, NC. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. CST on January 30 2017, at St. Bernard Catholic Church 7600 Hwy 337 NW, Depauw, IN with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 2:00-8:00 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m.Saturday at Swarens Funeral Home, 1405 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey, IN. Robert was a devoted father and husband; he was dearly loved and admired by his family. Dad, you are gone but never forgotten; your spirit lives within us now & forever in the way that you taught us, through example. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love is like an island in lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ocean vast and wideâ&#x20AC;?

George Fox, 78 George Fox, 78, of Princeton, died on December 12, 2017 as a result of melanoma. Throughout his yearlong endeavor to beat the odds, he continued to lead his life with characteristic courage, dignity and resolve. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Towson High School and the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he earned an MBA from the Wharton School. In 1961 he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Figge Fox, and served as an artillery ofďŹ cer in Nuremberg, Germany. They lived in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before moving to Princeton in 1981. George worked for IBM, and by the end of his 30year career he had consulted to telecommunications ďŹ rms in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Rio de Janeiro, Canada, and New Zealand. In retirement he continued his favorite pursuit -- computer programming -- as a charter member of CyLogix (later Keane). He provided application services for Morgan Stanley. Upon his second retirement, he volunteered to support Republican candidates in state and local races and represented the Princeton Municipal Republican Committee at the county level. George was active in faith communities wherever he lived. In the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s he helped to establish a mission church, Redeemer Moravian, in southwest Philadelphia. At Princeton United Methodist Church he helped launch the Stephen Ministry, a program that offers one-to-one Christian care to those going through tough times. Ever the optimist, he was a lifelong Eagles fan. He read widely and devoted himself wholeheartedly to a succession of learning opportunities. George loved â&#x20AC;&#x153;messing about with boats;â&#x20AC;? and in his 30s spent weekends and summers at the family home near Annapolis, cruising the Chesapeake in a 24-foot sailboat. Always a jogger, he turned to mountain climbing in his 40s and, with his brother, he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1989. Slowed down by a heart attack and triple bypass surgery -- and, later, Stage III cancer -- he took up golf, joined the CyLogix golf league and delighted in winning the company tournament. Among his core values were intelligence, integrity, and the value of investing in superior equipment to get a job done right. Sought out for his advice, George navigated difďŹ cult situations with ease and clarity. He could light up a room with his smile and his warmth. Devoted to family, he took immense, but quiet, pride in the accomplishments of his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, George DeGruchy Fox and Cina Eleanor Willis Fox, and his stepmother, Elizabeth Waring Fox. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Figge Fox; two brothers (William Willis Fox MD of Narberth, PA and David DeGruchy Fox of Old Greenwich, CT); and three children -- Elizabeth Fox Dodge (Jed) of Rochester, NY; George Fox Jr. (Karolyn) of Northville, MI, and Susannah Fox (Eric Halperin) of Washington, DC, plus eight grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be Saturday, December 30, at 3 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church (www. PrincetonUMC.org ). Contributions in his memory may be made to the Pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discretionary Fund (to help those in emergency need) at Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton NJ 08542.

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HomeFront volunteer epitomizes hope and faith By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Mandy Holanda knows what it is like to live in a motel, and it is not fun. There is no bedroom that you can call your own, or a living room or a kitchen. “Growing up, there were times when my parents were going through hard times and we were getting help from the government. Losing a home and having to live in a motel is scary,” said Holanda, who lives in Montgomery Township. Holanda has vivid memories of those days, and that’s why she volunteers at HomeFront. The Lawrence Township-based nonprofit organization helps the homeless and the working poor. In the two years that Holanda has been volunteering at HomeFront, she has helped to set up a medical clinic. She also helped to create an exercise program for the clients who live at HomeFront’s Family Preservation Center in Hopewell Township.

The Family Preservation Center, which is located near the Mercer County Airport, provides housing for 38 families. It gives them access to childcare, job training and other services to help them get back on their feet. Holanda worked as a nurse in an outpatient facility, but stopped working to raise a family. After her daughters grew older - ages 24, 23 and 17 - she decided she wanted to find a way to contribute to society. “I was trying to find somewhere that I could help make a difference,” Holanda said. She began by volunteering at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. While making sure that no one was going hungry was personally satisfying, she felt the need to do something more. But it was only after making several trips to HomeFront’s warehouse in Lawrence Township to donate unneeded household items that Holanda discovered HomeFront - and a way for her to meet the need

to contribute. The Montgomery Township resident toured HomeFront’s headquarters, and was shown the warehouse chock full of furniture and household goods. She also toured the food pantry, whose shelves are not always full. Since it was around Thanksgiving, Holanda put out a call to her friends to fill baskets for the holiday and to her surprise, she was able to fill 28 Thanksgiving baskets so 28 families could enjoy a holiday meal. “I thought that was fantastic,” Holanda said. The next step was to ask her friends to help provide toys and games for HomeFront clients’ Christmas celebration - which they did. Holanda was hooked. Using her nursing background, Holanda helped to start the health clinic at the Family Preservation Center. She soon began to talk to the women about nutrition which foods are good and which ones are not - and nutrition’s impact on health. “Then I thought, ‘What

if I start an exercise class?’ I thought they needed to learn how the body works,” Holanda said. And HomeFront’s weekly exercise class was born. The exercise routine varies, according to the participants’ age, she said. They do a little stretching and then work out with weights to the best of their ability. They also do some dancing, and wrap up the session with meditation. “At first, they were a little embarrassed. I joke with them, and we do fun things in a group. I absolutely love it. I seem them smiling, and it takes them away from their struggles. They can have some laughter for an hour,” Holanda said. Drawing on her own family’s struggle when she was young, Holanda said, she can relate to the women. They seem to sense that they have someone they can trust in “Miss Mandy,” as they refer to her. Courtesy photo For more information about HomeFront, visit Mandy Holanda volunteers with HomeFront to help the homeless and working poor. www.homefrontnj.org.

Interstate 95 being re-designated in New Jersey By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Interstate 95 in Mercer County is being “re-designated” in a step requiring New Jersey to spend around $1.2 million to install new road signs reflecting the change to I-295, the Christie administration said last week. Seven interchanges in New Jersey will be renumbered — the old exit numbers will be displayed temporarily — and new mile markers will be installed, the state Depart-

ment of Transportation said. Due to the name change and construction of a new interchange, officials said seven New Jersey interchanges and four Pennsylvania interchanges will get new exit numbers. Additionally, four exits on I-195 in Hamilton will be renumbered to match existing mileposts. “It’s everything from mile markers because as the road becomes 295, the mile markers will have to match up with the 295 mile markers,” DOT spokesman Steve Schapiro said Friday.

The I-95 exits for Princeton Pike (exit 8), Route 206 (exit 7), Federal City Road (exit 5), Route 31 (exit 4), Scotch Road (exit 3), Route 579 (exit 2) and Route 29 (exit 1) on the affected section of I-95 will become exits 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75 and 76 on I-295, respectively. Affected Pennsylvania exits on I-95 for Taylorsville Road (exit 51), Route 332 (exit 49), Route 1 (exit 46) and Route 1 Business (exit 44) will be known as exits 10, 8, 5 and 3 on the new section of I-

295, respectively. The current I-195 exits for I-295 southbound (exit 60A), I-295 northbound (exit 60B), Route 206 southbound (1A) and Route 206 northbound (1B) will be changed to 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, respectively. Work is scheduled to move in three phases beginning in January and ending in August, the state said. GPS companies also have been notified, Schapiro said. The first phase of the project will be the of replacing signs in New Jersey

and is scheduled to take place between January 2018 and March 2018, starting with existing I-95 Interchange 8/Princeton Pike and moving west toward the Delaware River. The second phase, which will start in the spring 2018, will replace signs on both sides of the Delaware River within the Scudders Fall Bridge project limits (former I-95 Exit 1 in New Jersey and Exits 51 and 49 in Pennsylvania), while the third phase will replace signs at the remaining interchanges in Penn-

sylvania through the new interchange in Bristol. The final phase will begin in late spring 2018. The changes affect a stretch of I-95 north of Philadelphia; parts of the highway in Pennsylvania also are being renamed I295. The changes, mandated by Congress, come as a new interchange is being built in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and will connect I-95 with the I-276/Pennsylvania Turnpike, which then links up with the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 6 through an extension road.

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RESULTS Bob James Invitational Montgomery High’s Abrianna Barrett won the 55meter hurdles in 9.0 seconds and the high jump (5-feet, 2inches) in the girls’ meet at the Bob James Invitational, which was sponsored by Princeton High School and held Dec. 20 at Jadwin Gym. The Cougars’ Sarah Witt finished third in the 400 meters and teammate Peyton Schnackenberg was third in the shot put. For the Princeton girls, Charlotte Gilmore placed third in the 1,600 meters and Chloe Taylor finished third in the 800 meters. In the boys’ meet, Montgomery’s Ryan Cashman won the 200-meter dash in 22.87 seconds and also finished second in the 55-meter dash. The Cougars’ Jason Knight placed second in the high jump, while Austin Fan was third in the 800 meters. Lucas Liu came in second in the pole vault and Hossein Zolfaghari was third in the pole vault. Princeton’s Acasio Pinheiro claimed first in the 800 meters in 2:02.87. Nicholas Delaney finished third in the 1,600 meters, Matthew Perello was third in the 200 meters, Jack Whetstone end in third in the 400 meters, and Paul Brennan finished third in the shot put.

Princeton U hoops The Princeton University men’s basketball team won two of its three games in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, which was played in Honolulu. After opening the tournament with a 69-67 loss to Middle Tennessee State, the Tigers bounced back to defeat Akron, 64-62, and Hawaii, 77-63. In the victory over Hawaii, Devin Cannady led Princeton with 28 points. Amir Bell hit for 16 points in the victory over Akron. Princeton, which is 7-7 on the season, will play at Penn on Jan. 5. The Princeton women’s basketball team is 9-3 after winning both of its games in the Gator Holiday Classic in Florida. The Tigers topped St. Joseph’s, 63-54, in their opening game before defeating Chattanooga, 59-49. Bella Alarie connected on 21 points in the triumph over St. Joe’s and 16 points in the victory over Chattanooga. The Tigers will play as the host to UMBC in a 4 p.m. game on Saturday at Jadwin Gym.

UPCOMING Princeton U ice hockey The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team will be the host to No. 1 ranked St. Cloud on Friday and Saturday at Baker Rink. Both games begin at 7 p.m. The Tigers are 6-7-1 on the season and last played on Dec. 9, when they dropped a 4-3 overtime decision at Arizona State. Ryan Kuffner scored two goals in the loss for Princeton. The Princeton women’s ice hockey team is also home this weekend. The Tigers will play Boston University on Saturday (3 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.) at Baker Rink. Princeton is 4-9-3 on the season and has been off since Dec. 9, when they dropped a 3-1 decision at Quinnipiac. Sharon Frankel scored the goal in the loss.

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The Montgomery High boys' tennis team holds up the Tournament of Champions championship trophy that the squad earned with a 5-0 victory over Newark Academy, completing an unbeaten season for the Cougars.

The Top 10 stories of 2017 By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Like every year, 2017 was filled with outstanding athletic achievements by the teams and athletes in the Princeton Packet coverage area. There were numerous team and individual championships won at the scholastic and collegiate levels. While the accomplishments were many, we’ve narrowed the top 10 down to the biggest achievements. They are presented in reverse order from No. 10 right up to the No. 1 moment of the year. 10. Doubling their pleasure: The Hun School softball team has won plenty of titles over the course of Kathy Quirk’s long career as head coach. But in 2017, the Raiders finally achieved the elusive championship double, winning both the state Prep A and Mid-Atlantic Prep League championships. After claiming the MAPL title by going 5-0 in league play, the Raiders won the Prep title with a 70 victory over Blair Academy. Alanna Pearson struck out nine and pitched a shutout, while also delivering a pair of hits and driving in a run in the triumph. Senior catcher Julie Fassl and freshman shortstop Gigi Venizelos provided the spark to help the balanced Raiders to a pair of championships. 9. A big leap forward: In just its fourth season as a varsity program, the Princeton High girls’ volleyball team is now a two-time league champion and earned its first trip to the Group IV state tournament quarterfinals.

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Myles Stephens helped the Princeton University men's basketball team to a 14-0 record in the Ivy League, a championship in the first Ivy League tournament, and a berth in the NCAA tournament. Princeton finished 31-2 on the season, winning its second straight West Jersey Interscholastic Volleyball League title. One year earlier, Princeton had qualified for the state tournament and lost to Clifton in the opening round. This time around, the Little Tigers won state matches against East Orange Campus and Monroe before falling to Westfield in the quarterfinals. Seniors Rachel Cheng, Anna Cao, Sara Vigiano, Sydney Rubin and Tia Giblin helped transform the program from one filled with novice players to one that has now won two straight WJIVL titles and has established itself as one of the state’s finest.

8. To be the best, beat the best: The Montgomery High boys’ lacrosse team plays in perhaps the state’s toughest conference — facing many of New Jersey’s top programs in the Skyland Conference. Competing against strong programs all spring prepared the Cougars for a run through the state tournament that resulted in a Group IV state championship. The state title was the program’s second after having won the Group III championship in 2007.Montgomery captured the South Jersey, Group IV title with a 16-8 victory over Lenape as Niko Ipeker scored eight goals and Kyle Marripodi added five goals and two assists. Montgomery fol-

lowed that impressive result with a 7-5 victory against Ridgewood in the Group IV state final as Dan Engles led the way with three goals. Montgomery, which finished with a 17-6 record, would fall in the quarterfinals of the Tournament of Champions, 9-4, to the Pingry School. Jared Reinson was selected as the New Jersey Player of the Year by the state’s high school coaches. 7. Re-writing the record book: The Princeton University football team has had its share of prolific passers over the course of its history. But no quarterback has ever put together the type of season Chad Kanoff did this past fall. The senior broke the Princeton and Ivy League records for passing yards in a season with 3,474. He also set Princeton and Ivy records for passing completion percentage in a season as he connected on 73.2 percent of his passes. His passing efficiency mark of 168.4 set a new Princeton record, while he also set a school record with his 29 touchdown passes. Kanoff completed a school-record 284 of his 388 passes this season, throwing for over 400 yards in three games and over 300 yards in eight games. Kanoff won the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League’s Offensive Player of the Year. For his career, he threw for 7,510 yards, breaking Doug Butler’s school record. His 655 career completions also set a Princeton record. 6. Jumping for joy: Montgomery High sophomore Abrianna Barrett saved her best performance of the season for last, clearing 5-

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Carter happy to be back with PHS wrestling By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Even as Takahi Carter spent last year away from the Princeton High wrestling team, he never doubted he would return to the mat this year as a senior. “I missed it,” said Carter, who picked up a victory by a pin at heavyweight on Dec. 20 as Princeton topped West WindsorPlainsboro North, 46-24. “It was a lot of fun and I wanted to come back. I have a great coach (Rashone Johnson). He’s always been like another father figure to me. I look up to him and I respect him. He’s been one of the most influential people in my life. It was a great feeling to get a win.” Princeton jumped to a 40-0 lead in the match against WW-P North, which was its opening dual

match of the season. The Little Tigers had competed in the TCNJ Pride Tournament at Robbinsville on Dec. 16 to open the season, finishing eighth as a team. The victory for Carter against WW-P North was the first of his career that did not come by forfeit. He wrestled for the Little Tigers as a freshman and a sophomore before deciding to take last season off. But he is back this year and hoping to make an impact on the mat. “He wrestled two years ago and did not wrestle last year and then he came back now,” Johnson said. “It felt good for him to get a win. That kid has come a long way since his freshman year. He is one of our only two seniors. The other senior is Rienaldo Zephirin at 145. Rienaldo is going to be solid for us. He was solid last year and he’s looked good so far this

year.” Carter is happy to be back with his wrestling teammates after not wrestling last season. His triumph on Dec. 20 was a long time coming as he is finally getting his shot at the varsity level. “I knew I was coming back,” Carter said. “There was no way I would miss my senior year and not wrestle. I was doing a lot of heavy workouts and I was in the weight room the whole offseason. When I wasn’t working out for football I was working out for wrestling. “I worked out all summer and all through the winter the previous winter just to keep my body in shape and to get strong enough to wrestle. I am just hoping to do the best I possibly can and get as many wins out of my senior year as possible. I have been wrestling

since I was pretty young. I wrestled in middle school and have always liked wrestling.” “We’re just trying to stay healthy and get through the beginning of the season,” Johnson said. “We had a good day at the TCNJ Pride Tournament at Robbinsville. (Daniel) Monahan and Alec Bobchin won. Bobchin was the outstanding wrestler at the tournament. Chris Sockler, the freshman, was fourth at 120 and Dominic (Riendeau-Krause) was sixth at 132.” In the result over WW-P North, the Little Tigers picked up three victories via forfeit and earned triumphs on the mat from Eric Song, Riendeau-Krause, Bobchin, Zephirin and Carter. RiendeauKrause won by a decision, 13-3, while the other four PHS wrestlers all recorded pins.

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Top 10 Continued from Page 8 feet, 10-inches to finish first in the high jump at the Meet of Champions this past June. Barrett went into the MOC with a seed height of 5-4, but cleared a jump six inches higher to capture the gold medal at the state’s biggest track meet. Barrett and Tierra Hooker of Timber Creek each cleared 5-10, with Barrett earning the top spot by clearing on just her second attempt. Barrett won the MOC high jump title after successful winter season that saw her finish second at the MOC behind Courtney Campbell of South Brunswick. 5. Back-to-back made easy: Winning two championships in the same season is never easy. Winning two championships in the same season and then repeating and winning those titles again the next year is the sort of thing dynasties are made of. The Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse team made it two straight years of winning the state Prep B and Mercer County Tournament titles when the squad successfully defended its crowns this past spring. Rich D’Andrea’s squad repeated as MCT champion with a 9-5 victory over Princeton in the championship game. Elon Tuckman scored three goals and assisted on three others to lead the scoring in the victory. The Panthers then added another state Prep B title when they topped Rutgers Prep, 11-2, in the championship game to repeat the championship double. Tuckman scored four goals and Will Brossman added three in the victory for the Pan-

thers, who finished the season with a 14-2 record.

4. Sustained success: The Princeton High boys’ soccer team comes into every season with the same goal—to play for championships. This past season the Little Tigers got their chance to play for a title on more than one occasion. First, Princeton captured its first Central Jersey, Group IV title by defeating Hunterdon Central, 1-0, on an overtime goal by Andrew Beamer. On its way to the title, Princeton defeated Middletown South, Long Branch and Monroe before the victgory over topseeded Hunterdon Central, which was the defending Group IV state champion. After defeating WashingCourtesy photo ton Township, 1-0, in the Group IV state semifinals, the Little Tigers fell to Kearny in the Group IV Six Hun School scholar-athletes committed on Dec. 20 to play NCAA Division I football next year. In the front row state final, 3-1. (left to right) are: Jordan Morris (University of Delaware); Ben Wild (Lafayette College); and Bobby Haskins (Univer-

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3. Hare is no tortoise: After a junior year as a solid No. 2 runner behind Alex Roth, Princeton High’s Will Hare staked his claim as one of the top runners in New Jersey with an exceptional senior season on the crosscountry course. The University of Pennsylvania-bound Hare hit the ground runner and never let up on his one to one of the best seasons ever for a PHS runner. Hare finished first at the Mercer County meet, helping the Little Tigers to a team title by covering the course in 15:46 at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. Two weeks later on the same course, Hare finished first in 15:39 to help Princeton to the team championship in the Central Jersey, Group IV meet. In the state Group IV meet at

sity of Virginia). In the back row are: Preston Parsons (Princeton University); Patrick Holly (Harvard University); Josh Szott (Colgate University); and Hun head coach Todd Smith. Four of the players signed National Letters of Intent. Holly and Parsons have been accepted and have committed to play, though Ivy League recruits do not sign NLI. Holmdel Park, Hare once again finished first, covering the course in 16:01 and helping Princeton to a secondplace finish behind Kingsway. Hare then went on to finish fourth at the Meet of Champions, which was also held at Holmdel Park, finishing in 15:55. The Little Tiger senior wasn’t finished with his outstanding season after the MOC, finishing fourth at the Nike Northeast Regional meet to qualify for the Nike Nationals, which were held in Portland, Ore. Hare finished 103rd at the national meet. 2. Picture perfect: The 2016-17 season saw the Princeton University men’s

basketball team reach perfection in the Ivy League. The Tigers went through the Ivy League regular season with a 14-0 record, which in every season prior to last year would have earned them a berth in the NCAA tournament. But before heading to the tournament, the Tigers needed to win the first Ivy League Tournament title, which they did with victories over Penn and Yale at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The perfect mark earned Princeton a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament and a first-round matchup with Notre Dame in Buffalo, N.Y. The Tigers, who entered the game with a 19game winning streak, gave

the Fighting Irish everything they could handle before falling, 60-58. 1. Courting success: It was quite a year for Montgomery High tennis coach Raheel Saleem, who nearly saw his boys’ and girls’ tennis teams pull off a rare Tournament of Champions sweep. In the spring, the Cougar boys finished 22-0 and capped off their season with a 5-0 win over Newark Academy in the Tournament of Champions state final. The Cougars won the Group IV title with a 5-0 victory over Livingston. That crown came after Montgomery slipped past West WindsorPlainsboro South, 3-2, to

win the Central Jersey, Group IV title. Earlier in the season, Montgomery swept all five flights to win the Somerset County Tournament title. The Cougars’ James Hopper and Chris Guo won the state doubles title, while Vishnu Joshi reached the finals of the state singles tournament. In the fall, the Montgomery girls won the Central Jersey, Group IV and state Group IV championships before falling to Holmdel, 3-2, in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions. The Cougars beat Watchung Hills to win the Group IV title after having defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the Central Jersey sectional final.

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DANCING IN THE STREETS 'West Side Story' is one of the great American musicals, and PinnWorth Productions is bringing it to Kelsey By Anthony Stoeckert Tara Keelen is playing Maria and Mason Kugelman is Tony in PinnWorth Productions’ “West Side Story,” opening at Kelsey Theatre, Jan. 5.

he Sharks and the Jets are at it again, and this time the turf is the Kelsey Theatre stage. PinnWorth Productions will welcome 2018 with one of the most beloved musicals of all time, “West Side Story,” running for three weekends, Jan. 5-21. The show is a New York City-set adaption of “Romeo and Juliet,” with a gang rivalry standing in for the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Its songs feature a legendary score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The show’s book was written by Arthur Laurents. “West Side Story” centers around the rivalry between the white gang, the Jets, and the Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks, as they fight for control of their neighborhood. As the battle heads toward its boiling point, Tony, a former Jet and best friend of the gang’s leader Riff, falls in love with Maria, sister of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks. “West Side Story” opened on Broadway in 1957, and ran for almost two years. It won two Tonys, for Jerome Robbins’ choreography and Oliver Smith’s scenic design, and lost Best Musical to “The Music Man.” Following a national tour, it returned to Broadway in 1960, running for about eight months. Three Broadway revivals followed, most recently, a 2009 staging, directed by Laurents. That version included the Sharks singing songs in Spanish, but PinnWorth will be presenting the original version because of rights issues. The movie adaptation, released in 1961, starred Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer and Rita Moreno reprising her Broadway role as Anita, Maria’s friend and Bernardo’s girlfriend. It was a box office smash and won 10 Oscars, the most of any movie musical, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Moreno, and Best Supporting Actor for George Chakiris as Bernardo. LouJ Stalsworth, PinnWorth’s artistic director and the director of the show, says he has tried before to secure the rights to “West Side Story,” and wants to direct it simply because “it's beautiful.” “What do you say after it’s beautiful? At that point

Playing the members of the Jet gang are (from left) David Williamson, Evan Krug, and Matthew Snyder.

we’re gilding the lily,” Stalsworth says. “The music! My gosh, you listen to it and you are moved. And of course, it all goes back to the root work, ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ I do like Shakespeare, I react to it. So here I have beautiful music, a Shakespearean love story, an iconic show and it was time for PinnWorth to do it.” The show has several legendary songs — “Maria,” “Tonight,” and “America,” among them. One of the actors singing those songs is Mason Kugelman, who’s playing Tony. And this production is serving as a sort of second chance for the actor. “I have loved ‘West Side Story’ my entire life,” Kugelman says. “I did it over the summer at the Count Basie, but during that run of the show, I had laryngitis and I also had an infection, so I wasn’t able to give the show 100 percent. I want to be able to sing the way I can sing, and now I can sing this role.” For Kugelman, the best of “West Side Story” is the music. “Even though I love the story, for this particular telling of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ I think the music really

makes you feel the connection between the two,” he says. “The music is what makes you feel the entire show.” Among his favorite songs to sing is the Quintet, based on “Tonight,” which features the Jets, Sharks, and Tony and Maria. “It’s the only time I get to be on stage with everyone,” Kugelman says. He does get to sing often with Tara Keelen, who is playing Maria. Kugelman says there was a connection between the two of them from the start. “I’m really happy because I felt this connection, it was this instant connection,” he says of singing with Keelen. “We sang the ending of ‘Tonight’ for the callback and there was this kind of instant connection where we knew what we were going to say without saying it.” Other actors in the show include Lorraine C. Perri as Anita; Evan Krug as Riff; and Kevin Albanese as Bernardo.

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HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT By Anthony Stoeckert

Get Out for New Year’s

ew Year’s Eve is the night to reflect and say goodbye to 2017 while heading into 2018 with the optimism of a new start, good fortune, health and bettering ourselves with resolutions we’ll forget by February. It’s a holiday that often involves parties, but you also can take in a show, or enjoy a festive dinner out, to make the most of the evening. If you’re looking to do something a little different this year on Dec. 31, there are lots of options. New Year’s marks the end of the holiday season, and it’s also the last night to see some of the Christmas-themed shows being performed at area theaters. Because New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday, performances this year are matinees, making a show a great option for a family outing on a day that is largely designed around drinking.

McCarter Theatre will perform a 1 p.m. matinee of its annual production of “A Christmas Carol” on Dec. 31. The acclaimed version of Charles Dickens’ story is a Princeton tradition, and features Scrooge, ghosts, and a rousing party at Fezziwig’s. For tickets and information, go to www.mccarter.org or call 609-874-2159.

Bucks County Playhouse is presenting a different take on “A Christmas Carol.” “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Playhouse Christmas Show” features five actors telling the story of Scrooge and the ghosts who teach him a lesson. It’s filled with laughs and also packs an emotional wallop. It’s short, running under 90 minutes, making it a perfect introduction to theater for kids. The New Year’s Eve performance starts at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, go to www.bcptheater.org or call 215-862-2121.

The State Theatre has its own New Year’s Eve tradition with its annual “Salute to Vienna” concert. Inspired by the famed New Year’s concerts in Vienna, the performance features operetta, ballroom dance, ballet and, of course, waltz with singers, dancers and a full symphony orchestra. The concert begins at 6 p.m., in time for a dinner out before ringing in 2018. The Strauss Symphony of America will provide the music with singers Micaela Oeste (soprano), Tilmann Unger (Tenor) and dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine and International Champion Ballroom Dancers. Tickets cost $55-$125 and are available at www.stnj.org or by calling 732-246-7469. Villagers Theatre in Somerset is presenting a “Memories of Motown” concert with two shows, a show-only performance at 7 p.m. and a 9:30 p.m. performance featuring the show, buffet and party. Admission for the 7 p.m. performance costs $25. Admission for the second show costs $65 and includes a buffet featuring fried and roasted chicken, string beans, collard greens, mac and cheese, vegetable lasagna, desserts, beverages,coffee and tea, and a champagne toast at midnight. The theater is located at 475 DeMott Lane in Somerset. For reservations, call 732-8732710. Salt Creek Grille in Plainsboro will mark New Year’s with an alla carte menu, served from 4-10 p.m. Entrees include wild mushroom pappardelle, made with butternut squash, roasted beets, pappardelle, truffled cream sauce and mesquite-grilled baby back ribs. Festive desserts will include an eggnog creme brulee, made with custard and caramelized sugar. There will also be a live band and cover of $25 after 9 p.m. The music of one of the greatest singers of all time will

be heard when The Rrazz Room presents “Simply Barbra! An Elegant New Year’s Soiree,” beginning at 8 p.m. Steven Brinberg’s show offers seasonal tunes and beloved Streisand classics. Brinberg has been portraying the legendary superstar for over a decade all over the world. The Rrazz Room is located at 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Tickets cost $45-$60. For more information, go to www.therrazzroom.com or call 1-888-5961027. The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey will perform its annual New Year’s Eve concert at Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, beginning at 8 p.m. The program will feature Paul Dukas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” and “Tango” from the movie “Scent of a Woman” as arranged by John Williams and with violin soloist Meichen Barnes. The evening’s festivities will be hosted by WWFM radio personality David Osenberg. Tickets cost $40-$75; www.capitalphilharmonic.org; 215893-1999.

Comedy lovers have two shows to head to as they say goodbye to 2017. Princeton Catch a Rising Star will present a show with co-headliners Kevin Brown (Dot-Com on “30 Rock”) and Mike Marino. A gala ball will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the show.The club is located at the Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center Drive in West Windsor. For information on pricing and dinner options, go to www.catcharisingstar.com or call 609-987-8018.

The Stress Factory comedy club in New Brunswick will present its New Year’s Extravaganza with Bret Ernst and Vinnie Brand. There will be a 7:30 p.m. show, costing $59 and a 10:30 p.m., costing $109. For more information, go to www.stressfactory.com or call 732-545-4242.

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HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-874-8181): Father Figures (reserved recliners) (R) Fri.-Mon. 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40; Tues.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:20, 8. Downsizing (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45; Tues.Thurs. 1:45, 4:45, 7:45. Pitch Perfect 3 (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05; Tues.-Thurs. 2:50, 5:15, 7:40. The Greatest Showman (reserved recliners) (PG) Fri.-Mon. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Tues.-Thurs. 2:45, 5:15, 7:45. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Tues.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7. Ferdinand (PG) Fri.-Mon. 12, 2:35,

5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Tues.-Thurs. 2:35, 5:10, 7:45. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (reserved recliners) (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:45, 4:05, 7:25, 10:45; Tues.-Thurs. 4:05, 7:25. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:20, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:40, 10:20; Tues.-Thurs. 3:40, 5:20, 7. All the Money in the World (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35; Tues.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:35, 7:35. Coco (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 12:05, 2:40; Tues.-Thurs. 2:40. MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-924-7444): I, Tonya (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Tues.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10. Darkest Hour (PG13) Fri.-Mon. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Tues.Thurs. 1:30, 4:15, 7. Wonder Wheel (PG13) Fri.-Thurs. 4:45 p.m. The Shape of Water (R) Fri.-Mon. 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45;

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Stalsworth has high praise for his Tony and Maria, comparing them to the cast of PinnWorth’s acclaimed 2016 production of “Miss Saigon.” That show’s cast included Lianah Sta Ana, who played Kim, and was then cast as an alternate for the same part in the current Broadway revival of “Miss Saigon.” “These voices actually blend more beautifully than did our ‘Saigon’ leads,” Stalsworth says. “They are outstanding.” Stalwsworth says the audition process for “West Side Story” was long because so many people want to do it. After the initial auditions, there were callbacks where eight performers were up for Maria and four competing for Tony. Music director Francois Suhr rotated the actors to team up different Marias and Tonys. “With Tara and Mason, the first time they paired up, you got that thrilling magical build when you know the harmonies are

perfect, they do what harmonies are supposed to do, they physically move you, they give you a chill,” Stalsworth says. “The two of them sang and the all the creative heads in the room, they made eye contact, they kind of nodded. We continued to give everyone their opportunity to shine, dazzle and have a fair shot. But the two of them, their voices matched.” He also knew they were right for Kelsey, where, he says, the audience expectation is high in regard to singing. “At that moment,” Stalsworth says, “we knew we had our show.” “West Side Story” will be performed at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Jan. 5-21. Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-5703333.

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PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): Darkest Hour (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1, 4, 7, 9:35; Sun.-Mon. 1, 4, 7; Tues.-Wed. 2:15, 5:15, 8; Thurs. 2:15, 8. The Shape of Water (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sun.-Mon. 12:45, 3:45, 6:45; Tues.-Thurs. 2, 5, 8. International Cinema Series: Slack Bay (NR) Thurs. 5:30 p.m.

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“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. 31; 11 a.m., 2 p.m. bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121. “West Side Story,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. PinnWorth Productions presents classic musical inspired by “Romeo and Juliet.” The Sharks and the Jets are preparing to do battle over their small piece of New York’s Upper West Side, while star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria are on a collision course toward tragedy. Famed score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, Jan. 5-21. Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “42nd Street,” Music Mountain Theatre, Route 1483 Route 179, Lambertville. Show biz musical favorite about Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer who comes to New York with stars in her eyes. Broadway director Julian Marsh, gives her a spot in the chorus a show whose star gets injured, giving Peggy her shot at stardom. Featuring the songs “We’re in the Money” and “Lullaby of Broadway,” Jan. 5-21. Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m., 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Tickets cost $22; www.musicmountaintheatre.org; 609-3973337.

MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Choral Reading of Gilbert & Sullivan, Trial by Jury & Cox and Box. Members of the community gathered together for the common and joyful enterprise of making music, to sing through for their own pleasure the great works in choral literature, with chorus, orchestra, and soloists as the works require. The meetings are informal readings in which any musically interested person may join the chorus, Jan. 7, choir rehearsal at 3 p.m., reading at 4 p.m. Admission for guests costs $10; www.princetonol.com.

JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Tommy Conwell, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Acoustic concert, Jan. 6, 9:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. show is sold out.) $15; www.mancavenj.com; 609-424-3766. Mammas Marmalade, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. Classic bluegrass instrumentation (banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass) and acoustic music, ranging from the blues to Old Time, from gypsy jazz to bluegrass, Jan. 6, 8 p.m. www.hopewelltheater.com; 609466-1964.

MUSEUMS

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

lections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.

GALLERIES

All Aboard for Art Linda Bradshaw’s watercolor of the Hopewell Train Station is on view in the exhibit “The Artists At The Station,” at the Hopewell Valley Bistro and Inn through Jan. 15. The exhibit features works by a group of artists who meet at the station to practice their art. They work on individual projects Tuesday mornings. All artists who wish to work in an open studio environment are welcome. The Hopewell Valley Bistro and Inn is located at 15 E. Broad St., Hopewell. For information, go to www.hopewellvalleybistro.com or call 609-466-9889. For information on the Artists At The Station group, email artistsatthestation@gmail.com. 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; “Rouge: Michael Kenna,” photographs by Kenna of the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, 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. The artworks on paper include several sophisticated processes: collagraphs and digital prints, shaped paintings on paper, watercolor collages, very fine graphite drawings, etching, and mixed media, through Jan. 14; “Trenton’s Christmas Past,” 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. Hours: Wed.Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Festival of Trees” holiday tradition sees the museum’s galleries, hallways and porches decorated by local businesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations, through Jan. 7; “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private col-

D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. “Feather & Flight: Juried Exhibit,” celebrating birds, as well as highlighting conservation’s significant role in supporting crucial travel patterns for the 4,000 species that migrate, through Feb. 9; Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. “Memories,” featuring works by lla Podolsky, Joseph Zogorski, Gail Bracegirdle and Debbie Pisacreta. The images apture each artist’s memory of a location, scene or life moment, through Dec. 31. “Naturally Inspired,” 4x4 winter group exhibition. Works by Bill Jersey, Maxine Shore, Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk showcasing the great outdoors, Jan. 4-Feb. 4. Opening reception, Jan. 7, 1-4 p.m. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. Artist Ken Wilkie exhibiting his collection of cartoons, including holiday cards he has created over 35 years, through Jan. 3. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fri.Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-275-2897. Princeton University School of Architecture, Princeton University Campus, “ARE WE HUMAN? The Design of the Species: 2 seconds, 2 days, 2 years, 200 years, 200,000 years.” The installation is designed by Andres Jaque and the Office for Political Innovation, an international practice that explores material politics at the intersection of design, research and activism. The entire School of Architecture will be filled with a dense collage of overlapping works by architects, artists, designers, scientists, filmmakers, research groups and think tanks. The effect is a kaleidoscope of artistic, technical, philosophical, theoretical and ethical reflection on the intimate relation between “design” and “human.” It is the first time the exhibition will be shown in the United States, through Jan. 5. soa.princeton.edu/arewehuman. Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. “The Red Dot 10x10 Fundraising Exhibition.” Showcasing more than 200 Trenton-area artists creating works on 10-by-10-inch canvases. Professional and novice artists created works in oil, acrylic, mixed media, photography, pastel, watercolor and more, through Jan. 9; Inaugural Members Show, through Jan. 9. For more information, go to artworkstrenton.org or call 609-394-9436. Hopewell Valley Bistro and Inn, 5 East Broad St., Hopewell. “The Artists At The Station,” groups show of artists who together at the Hopewell train station to practice their art, through Jan. 15; www.hopewellvalleybistro.com; 609-466-9889.

AUDITIONS

Capital Singers of Trenton is a 100 voice choir founded in 2006. Rehearsals are held twice a month on Sunday evening at Sacred Heart Church, 343 South Broad Street, Trenton. The choir is currently welcoming singers of all voice parts, particularly tenors and basses. For more information, or to schedule a placement hearing, go to www.capitalsingers.org or call 609-434-CST1. Voices Chorale is an auditioned, semi-professional community chorus with members from central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Richard Tang Yuk, Voices Chorale’s Artistic Director, is seeking altos, tenors and basses. Rehearsals are held Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell. Upcoming performances are scheduled in Princeton, March 4 and April 29. For information and to schedule an audition, please email: richardtangyuk@gmail.com. To learn more about the Chorale, please go to www.voiceschorale.org.

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PACKET PICKS Dec. 30 Noon Year’s Eve at Princeton library The Princeton Public Library will host a Noon Years Eve at the library, located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Too young to stay up until midnight? Join the library for a celebration the day before New Year’s Eve for a countdown to noon. There will be music, dancing and crafts. For children ages 3 and up. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Hogmanay celebration at Trent House The Trent House Museum in Trenton will present a Hogmanay celebration of the Scottish New Year, beginning at 1 p.m. Bagpipers will perform outside. George Washington will discuss his time in Trenton. There also will be choral music, hot mulled cider, eggnog and Scottish snacks. The museum is located at 15 Market St., Trenton. For more information, go to www.williamtrenthouse.org or call 609-989-0087.

Jan. 1 First day hike in Kingston Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will host a “First Day” hike, noon to 2 p.m. The hike will will begin and end at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. The hike will be an easy 1.5mile loop through the Mapleton Preserve. For more information, go to www.fpnl.org or call 609683-0483.

Jan. 4 Film screening at Lawrence library The Lawrence library will present a screening of the 2016 Chinese film, “Soul on a String,” beginning at 6 p.m. as part of its “Foreign and Independent Films at Your Library” series. After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a deer, Taibei, a solitary Tibetan cowboy, embarks on a mission: to bring it back to the holy Mountain of Buddha’s Handprint. Pursued by black market traders who seek the priceless artifact for themselves, as well as two brothers seeking vengeance for the long-ago death of their father, Taibei's journey will be a long and difficult one. The film is not rated and will be shown in Tibetan with English subtitles. The library is located at 2751 Brunswick Pike in Lawrence. To register, call 609-989-6920.

Battle talk at Historical Society The Historical Society of Princeton will host local author Larry Kidder for a lecture in conjunction with the anniversary of the Battle of Princeton, beginning at 7 p.m. The story of Trenton in the American Revolution is more than just the two battles that led to the Battle of Princeton. The town played several military and political roles throughout the war and became a crossroads of the Revolution. Author Larry Kidder will examine those roles and how the stories of Trenton and Princeton were closely entwined throughout the war for independence. Copies of the book, “Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783,” will be available for purchase ($34), with proceeds benefitting the Historical Society of Princeton and the Princeton Battlefield Society. Admission is free. To make a reservation, go to www.princetonhistory.org, or call 609-921-6748, ext. 102.

LOOSE ENDS

Pam Hersh

Here’s to a fun new year Anne Reeves wants to see people put down their phones, connect with each other, and enjoy the experience Has anyone noticed what I have dubbed the “Giving Bench” outside of the headquarters building of Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts? For the past couple of weeks, coinciding with the holiday season, a person (or persons) has been leaving all sorts of stuff on the bench — clothes, milk, bread. Anyone can take whatever he or she would like. I have no idea who is doing this, and I would never divulge even if I did know. I do know that the Giving Bench reflects the creative and giving spirit of my longtime friend Anne Reeves whose heart and soul is the foundation of the Arts Council of Princeton, where she served as its director for 24 years from 1983 until 2004. The Giving Bench inspired me not only to contribute to the stash on the bench, but also to make Reeves the community personality recipient of my annual endof-year question: “In one word, tell me how you would like to describe Princeton in 2018.” With that characteristic twinkle in her eye and lilt in her voice, she said “fun.” “We need to be ambassadors of fun,” Reeves said. “It strikes me as though people nowadays seem be having a lot less fun in their daily lives. All it takes is to simply look up from their phones and tablets, look around at their surroundings, look people in the eye and greet them with a smile. That would be a big start. Not all fun has to be about possessions and orchestrated activities,” said Anne, who in her role as the arts council’s founding director has been associated, ironically, with some of the community’s most orchestrated events. She noted, however, that the events in which she was involved were born out of creativity, and thus had an element of surprise and quirkiness, “just plain fun,” she said. Earlier this year, the Arts Council of Princeton celebrated its 50th birthday and used the occasion to celebrate Anne’s contribution to the organization. Even though the arts council was born in 1967, Reeves was the “founding director,” because the organization had no full-time director when it was first established. Her stamp on the community arts scene was characterized by her creative and whimsical approach to the world around her, and her refusal to put the kibosh on any creative idea, born out of passion. Although Reeves and the Arts Council are so closely identified with the spring season, thanks to the Communiversity town/gown arts and entertainment festival, I more often think of her during the Christmas/New Year’s season. I worked closely with Reeves on two traditions that no longer are part of the Princeton scene —the Princeton Borough Merchants window decoration contest and Curtain Calls, the

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Anne Reeves (second from right), pictured at the Arts Council of Princeton’s 2016 Dining by Design event. Also pictured, from left, are Veronica OlivaresWeber, Marlyn Zucosky, andSarah Collum Hatfield. community New Year’s Eve party that brought the town and gown communities together to ring out the hold and ring in the new. Reeves and I were part of group of downtown aficionados that also included then Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, Historical Society of Princeton Director Gail Stern (sadly deceased), and other town personalities who rotated in and out of the group. We walked the Central Business District from Moore Street to Bayard Lane and down Witherspoon Street to Paul Robeson Place and judged the window decorations in several different categories. “As judges, we often were freezing cold, we agonized, we debated, but we laughed and had fun,” said Reeves, a resident of Princeton since the mid 1960s. Curtain Calls was a non-alcoholic town/gown New Year’s Eve festival that went on for a number of “magical” years. “There was nothing like ringing in the New Year with your friends and neighbors who you knew and those who you just met, Reeves said. “It was complicated and exhausting to implement, we never could have done it without the incredible skills of the coordinator Anne Brener [now executive director of the Princeton Adult School]. There were all sorts of challenges, but it the end it was so rewarding — and fun.” She also reminisced about her close friend and soul mate in fun, the now

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Anne Reeves with a work of robotic art at the Arts Council of Princeton’s 2016 Pinot to Picasso fundraiser. deceased and former Princeton Borough Mayor Barbara Sigmund. “We remember Barbara for more than her ‘accomplishments.’ We see her smile, hear her laugh, and recall her irrepressible sense of humor,” Reeves said. Anne Reeves and Barbara Sigmund’s definition of fun has little connection to self-indulgence, but rather more to do with a relentless crusade to help others. She mentioned specifically a few of her favorite fun initiatives, such as: ‘Hats For the Homeless,’ when students on campus got together to laugh, de-stress, and knit hats that then are taken to those in need; and the HomeFront partnership that for years has been bringing the children of local

homeless families to the Arts Council each week for a variety of arts experiences and mentoring. Another interest of hers is the Petey Greene Program, which supplements education in correctional institutions by preparing volunteers, primarily college students, to provide free, quality tutoring and related programming to support the academic achievement of incarcerated people. “I am also obsessed with . . . the prison system and the Petey Greene Program, where university students provide companionship and tutoring for prisoners,” Reeves said. “It truly is a learning experience in both directions.” So, let’s toast to a 2018 filled with fun — a la Anne Reeves.

Mark Rosman

Freehold resident seeks life-changing transplant A serious medical issue has made life a challenge for Lynn Kava of Freehold Township, but she has maintained a positive outlook as she searches for a living kidney donor. Kava, 54, was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2010. Biopsies performed in 2010 and 2013 led to a diagnosis of interstitial nephritis, i.e., an inflammation of the spaces between renal tubules. The inflammation was caused by an auto immune disease known as Sarcoidosis, which is a multi-system disease that causes inflammation of the body and inflammation of the tubules. In 2014, a decreasing level of kidney function put Kava on a regimen of dialysis that requires her go for the procedure three evenings a week for

two hours and 45 minutes each session. Today, she has one kidney that is non-functioning and one kidney that functions at 14 percent. For the past two years, Kava, who is a 1981 graduate of East Brunswick High School, has actively been seeking a living kidney donor. For a variety of reasons, no one in her family is a suitable match. Kava, who works part-time as a school bus aide, is reaching out and attempting to network with anyone who may be able to provide her with a kidney that could mean a healthier life and the end of the dialysis treatments. She said a paired kidney exchange program offers the prospect of widening the net for a potential donor. “I was in denial for awhile,” Kava said, recalling the time when the is-

sues manifested themselves. “I managed to stay off dialysis for three years. I don’t want to be on dialysis for the rest of my life. I’m going to be 55. I want to live my life.” A kidney donor can be male or female, of any ethnicity, and within a wide age range, according to Kava, who has become well educated about issues that affect her health. She said an individual who donates a kidney to her would undergo a laproscopic procedure, while she would undergo major surgery to complete the transplant. Kava and I share one thing in common, as I, too, have dealt with a kidney issue for a number of years, although nowhere near the level she deals with every day. Her search for the person who can provide her with

the gift of a healthier life hits close to home for me. Anyone who would like to reach out to Kava may email me at news@thenewstranscript.com and I will forward those responses to her. Somewhere out there, the person Kava is searching for is waiting to be identified. It would mean everything to her to find that person and to make the connection that would be the lifechanging moment she is trying so hard to find. Mark Rosman is a managing editor with Newspaper Media Group. He may be reached by email at news@thenewstranscript.com.

Rotary College Possibilities Night at TCNJ The six Rotary Clubs of Mercer County are hosting a free “Rotary College Possibilities Night” at The College of New Jerseys Brower Student Center, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, Jan. 11, 7-9 p.m. The event for high school students and their parents will include the participation of the following schools: TCNJ, Rider, Mercer County Community College, Stockton University,

and Mercer County Technical School. Presenters will include Kevin Wong, a Princeton University graduate and co-founder of PrepMaven; Give Something Back financial aid and mentoring; Janssen Pharmaceutical; Don Betterton, founder of Bettertoton College Planning; Bill Carter, consultant on the financial aid form; United Way; Andrew Miglione, director of client services from NJ Higher

Education Student Assistance Authority; and Rotary, the largest civic organization in the world. The six local Rotary Clubs each provide scholarships. The event also will include presentations on “The Importance of Seeking Higher Education Opportunities” and “College Planning, Options and Admissions” (in five parts). Tables will be outside the hall with

scholarship applications and financial aid information and applications for local colleges and trade schools. There also will be experts available to answers questions and assist in other areas of the college admissions process. A full house is expected. To register, go to http://community.tcnj.edu/2018RotaryCollegePossibilitiesN ight.

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Catching Barrett’s esophagus early can help prevent cancer

Almost everyone experiences a little acid reflux every now and then. But when acid reflux is frequent or chronic, it can contribute to more serious digestive disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett’s esophagus. At University Medical Center of Princeton’s Center for Digestive Health, patients have access to high-quality screening, testing and treatment for common and complex gastrointestinal conditions, including GERD and Barrett’s esophagus. What is Barrett’s esophagus? In simplest terms, Barrett’s esophagus is a precancerous condition that is often associated with GERD. In patients with Barrett’s esophagus, the cells in the esophagus change and are replaced by a different type of tissue similar to the lining of the intestine. If left undiagnosed and untreated, these changes may lead to esophageal cancer. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that Barrett’s esophagus affects between 1.6 to 6.8 percent of Americans. Are you at risk? The biggest risk factor for Barrett’s esophagus is GERD, a condition in which the contents of the stomach flow backward into the esophagus. Over time, stomach acid can harm the esophageal lining and cause damage to the cells. As many as 64 million people living in the United

States have GERD, and up to 15 percent of them will develop Barrett’s esophagus, according to the NIH. Barrett’s esophagus is also more likely to affect men, Caucasians, and individuals over age 50. Obesity, smoking and family history are also risk factors. How do you know if you have Barrett’s esophagus? Barrett’s esophagus does not cause any symptoms, but GERD does. The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn, a burning sensation deep in your chest. Other common signs of GERD include: • Problems swallowing or painful swallowing • Sore, raw throat or hoarse voice • Feeling that food is stuck in your throat • Frequent sour or bitter taste of acid, especially when lying down • Burping acid into the mouth • Feeling of choking that may wake you up Doctors can diagnose Barrett’s esophagus through images provided by an upper endoscopy. During an endoscopy, a slender, flexible tube carrying a light and video camera is passed down the throat into the esophagus. The patient is briefly sedated and normally feels nothing during the five-minute procedure. Endoscopy is typically recommended for patients who have been taking medication over an extended period of time to control GERD or who have persistent or recurrent heartburn.

vanced diagnostic and treatment techniques for GERD and Barrett’s esophagus including: • Wireless esophageal pH monitoring and impedance pH testing for GERD. • High resolution esophageal manometry measuring function of the lower-esophageal sphincter and muscles of the esophagus. • Stetta therapy, a miniCan Barrett’s esophagus mally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency abbe prevented? You can lower your risk lation to stimulate and the lower for Barrett’s esophagus by strengthen esophageal sphincter, propreventing GERD. Limiting the amount of fatty food you eat, and eating small, frequent meals rather than the traditional three big meals a day can help prevent GERD. Doctors also advise against certain food and drinks that can make GERD worse, such as greasy food, chocolate, coffee, spicy food, tomatoes and alcohol. A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and vitamins has also been found to decrease the chances of developing Barrett’s esophagus. dergo radiofrequency ablation remain free of Barrett’s esophagus for at least five years. Radiofrequency ablation has also been shown to prevent esophageal cancer in high-risk patients. Additionally, your doctor may recommend acidsuppressing medications called proton pump inhibitors to prevent further damage.

Dr. Anish A. Sheth How is Barrett’s esophagus treated? Treatment for Barrett’s esophagus is based on the level of severity. Patients with more advanced disease who have evidence of dysplasia on biopsy will move directly to treatment. Most patients, however, do not have dysplasia and will be followed with periodic endoscopy and biopsy. For high-risk patients, a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure called radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, uses radio waves to heat and destroy diseased cells from the esophagus before they become cancerous. This outpatient procedure requires moderate sedation and typically takes 15 to 20 minutes. Patients may experience mild chest discomfort for a few days after the procedure, but there are few other side effects. In most patients, the diseased tissue is replaced by healthy esophageal tissue within three to four weeks time. Studies show that the majority of patients who un-

Talk to your doctor Because Barrett’s esophagus can be diagnosed only by a gastroenterologist, it is best to seek medical advice if you have the risk factors or suffer from GERD. Talk to your doctor, and review your medical and family history. Your doctor may recommend screening for Barrett’s esophagus. Early detection and treatment can prevent the disease from progressing, and allow you to live a fuller and healthier life. The Esophageal Program at UMCP provides ad-

viding long-term relief from GERD. • Radiofrequency ablation to remove precancerous cells from the esophagus. To learn more about UMCP’s Center for Digestive Health or to make an appointment, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 609-853-7272.

Anish Sheth, M.D., is board certified in gastroenterology. He is Chief of Gastroenterology at UMCP and Co-Medical Director of the UMCP Center for Digestive Health.

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. Where did you grow up? A. I am a New Jersey resident my whole life. Born in Red Bank and raised in Middletown, after college my wife and I moved to central New Jersey where we have been for almost 40 years.

. What do you like most about living in this area? A. There is something for everyone in the greater Princeton area. Personally, I enjoy the outdoors (hiking, fishing, kayaking, biking, golfing). Mercer County’s commitment to the space devoted to parks, trails and waterways make for an exceptional quality of life people who enjoy outdoor activities.

. What is your specialty in real estate? A. Several years ago I earned the SRES® (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation. Baby boomers like me often are dealing not only their own futures regarding planning for retirement and real estate needs, but that of

their parents and children. The SRES course provided me with all of the tools to help me help seniors who are not sure where to begin. While “aging in place” is preferred, there may come a time when it is no longer a choice. In many cases baby boomers have parents and children with special needs. I have an excellent network of professionals in place to help them make the best choices.

. What separates you from your competition? A. My marketing communications background and skills enable me to better position and present my clients properties and help define where the prospective buyers will be coming from, thus maximizing how every marketing dollar is spent to target prospective buyers. On the buy side, I am very straight with my clients about the pros and cons of properties they are considering.

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. What is the most challenging/gratifying aspect of what you do? A. Helping people who need the most help. Firsttime home buyers and Seniors seem to have the most needs. First time home buyers have many questions every step of the way, and I am happy to lead them. Seniors often do not have a spouse or children living locally to help with a move, so you become family. Trust is a huge part of any transaction, especially when you are dealing with Seniors.

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