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Residents voice concern over future of EMS By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

An uncertain future for the Hillsborough Emergency Management Squad drew the ire of residents on Tuesday night, as officials sought to calm the rhetoric surrounding a potential replacement for the squad in the near future. For more than two hours during the most recent township committee meeting, the governing body listened to the concerns of numerous residents who came out on Valentine’s Day to support the private, non-profit EMS service. Since 1955, Hillsborough’s EMS squad grew from a small or-

ganization to one of the largest in the region. According to their website, the squad has since earned a number of accolades, including being named the “Public EMS Provider of the Year” in 2004 and 2009 by the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services. Last December, officials submitted a public request for bids from companies in the area to handle the emergency medical services of the township. Though Hillsborough EMS (HEMS) had an opportunity to submit a bid, officials said the municipality received a single bid from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.

“[HEMS] had the opportunity just like any organization to submit a proposal and for some reason, they decided not to,” Township Attorney William Willard said. “They could have decided how they could meet the requirements or set alternatives they didn’t do it.“ According to Committeeman Frank DelCore, the impetus behind the move stemmed from a number of issues. “There are a number of issues that warranted us to look at how the service is provided and determine a better way,” he said. Among those concerns was what consulting firm Fitch and Associates described in a Septem-

ber 2014 study commissioned by the township as an “unsustainable” situation with Hillsborough EMS. As a non-profit organization, HEMS receives approximately $300,000 from the township per year. They are also supplied with several vehicles from the township. In addition, officials said the township contributes an additional $105,000, the maximum allowable amount, in financial contributions. In the 2014 report, the consulting firm concluded that HEMS’ “non-profit business model subsidized by the township without accountability [was] not working,”

citing more than 50 recommendations needed to right the ship. Of those recommendations, HEMS Chief David Gwin said there were numerous errors associated with the findings and responded to each item. Ultimately, the reported stated that “outsourcing EMS may be the best option” moving forward. Fitch and Associates provides management services for Robert Wood Johnson’s University Hospital’s Mobile Health Service (EMS). That relationship was mentioned in a footnote on the report and was reportedly disclosed to township officials before the study was ordered. See EMS, Page 5A

Officials discuss drug sweep at local high school By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

Days after law enforcement agencies from throughout the state converged on Hillsborough High School for a random sweep for illicit drugs, district officials discussed the multi-agency operation with the public. For a majority of the Hillsborough Township Board of Education’s meeting on Monday, Hillsborough Police Chief Darren Powell and Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor W. Brian Stack shared information and fielded questions from the public regarding the Feb. 3 search. “Our commitment to keeping drugs out of the high school is to make that point unequivocal ... in order to keep our children healthy and safe,” Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff said. At approximately 7:45 a.m. that Friday morning, 50 personnel and 13 drug detection dogs from throughout the state were brought into the high school to conduct a sweep of the building. Officers, canine units and investigators from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, the New Jersey State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bound Brook Police Department, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office and Hazlet Police Department were involved in the search. Police said the search included

student vehicles parked at the school, as well as hallway lockers and nine randomly selected classrooms. Due to regulations regarding the use of drug-sniffing dogs in a school setting, students in those classrooms were removed from the room with their bags and backpacks left behind. Barring those disruptions, the police chief said the operation was largely done with minimal disruption to the high school’s learning environment, while also sending a clear message to the high school’s student body. “These activities are primarily a deterrent to keep kids from bringing drugs into the school,” Powell said. During the search, officials said the dogs gave two positive indications that they had found narcotics in a locker and a vehicle. Despite reports on various social media outlets that multiple arrests were made at the school as a result of the search, Powell said no drugs were found on school property, though he said he fully expected to. Some parents, in response, questioned the success of the search. Stack again assured that the measure was meant more to discourage students from bringing drugs to school in the first place. “I don’t think [the number of arrests is] necessarily the way to measure the success of a dog sweep,” he said. One common refrain that kept

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Pajama party Last month, Hillsborough Elementary School hosted its 28th annual pajama PICTO night. The Hillsborough Education Association was on hand collecting food donations and providing entertainment for the kids who attended. All donations went to the Hillsborough Food Panty. coming up during the discussion was the question of why these sweeps were so infrequent. According to Stack, there had been less than 10 such sweeps throughout Somerset County over the last 15 years. In Hillsborough, Powell recalled three such sweeps at the high school since he joined the police department in 1994. Of those three sweeps, only one arrest took place. A major reason why the sweeps are so infrequent is the amount of effort needed to coordinate a proper search team from various municipalities. That being said, Powell posited

that the drug sweeps were not enough to address the issue of drug use among teenagers. “I don’t think a [k-9 sweep] is as effective a deterrent as drug education for the kids,” he said. “You can completely keep everything out of the schools, but it’s not going to change what they do when they leave school grounds and they’re off on the weekends doing their own thing.” Along with the occasional search, the police department provides one full-time school resource officer at the high school. Hillsborough High School Principal Karen Binger said the

district also works to educate its students on the dangers of drug use through its curriculum and onsite counselors that help students deal with drug-related issues. “Throughout the year, we run an assortment of assemblies for different grade levels that talk about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Our health classes ... also target this issue,” she said. “We try to cover as many bases as we possibly can to keep our children healthy.” Mike Reilly, a local parent and owner of Hillsborough Funeral Home, said he’s personally seen See SWEEP, Page 5A

District approves addendum to teachers’ contract By Andrew Martins Managing Editor

A last minute hitch in what was supposed to be the finalization of negotiations between the Hillsborough Township Board of Education and the Hillsborough Education Association has since been smoothed over, after district officials passed an addendum to the existing contract. During the school board’s school board meeting, members

unanimously approved a change to the newly minted contract for teachers and professionals within the district. “The HEA took exception to the board’s interpretation of a negotiated change in the contract ... regarding the school calendar,” board member Thomas Kinst said. “The board accepts and affirms the HEA’s position.” According to the amendment, the district’s school year will feature a five day extension for

school nurses so they can conduct their intake for special needs students and medications prior to the start of a new year. When the contract was ratified during the Jan. 30 board meeting, representatives with the HEA said the document did not properly account for those pro-rata days. Instead, HEA President Henry Goodhue contested, the wording potentially served as “an opening to bring the staff in prior to the start of their contracts.”

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In Hillsborough, teachers’ contracts state that they will work from September 1 to June 30 on any given year. With the addendum in place, those five extra days will be added for the district’s nurses outside of their normal contracts and will not affect other HEA members. The issue of interpretation for both parties proved to be so contentious that the HEA refused to officially sign the contract until See CONTRACT, Page 3A

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Sat. Feb. 18 — The Indoor Winter Farmers Market of Hillsborough believes in the importance of supporting our local food sources and businesses year round. We desire to make local, sustainably grown food available to all in our community. We seek to develop a market consisting of local farms and artisans that not only provide quality goods to our general population but also enables families enrolled in the food bank program to be better served and nutritionally educated. The market aims to: provide community outreach through education, engage our community with their local food system, give farmers and local artisans a

winter outlet for their products and provide assistance to the Hillsborough food pantry. The market will be held inside of the Peter J. Biondi Building, located at 379 South Branch Road on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other dates include March 18 and April 15. The market is in partnership with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ headquartered on River Rd in Hillsborough as well as the Hillsborough Township Agricultural Advisory Committee. More details can be found on the Facebook page or online at www.KennetteProductions.com.

D&R Canal walking tour Sat. Feb. 25 - D&R

Canal Watch guided 5.6mile walk between Griggstown and East Millstone with 3.5-mile option. Meet 10 a.m. at the Griggstown Causeway, Franklin Township. For further information, contact Pamela V’Combe at 609-635- 2783 or pjvcombe@gmail.com.

Kindergarten registration Tues. Feb. 28 and Wed. March 1 - Hillsborough Township Public Schools will hold kindergarten registration for the 2017-2018 school year on February 28 and March 1. Registration will take place during the morning at each elementary school and in the evening by appointment only at the Board of Education conference room located in the Hillsborough Municipal Building (379 S. Branch

Rd.). To schedule an evening registration appointment, please contact your designated elementary school. Each elementary school’s registration details, as well as the registration packet, are available on the district website, www.htps.us. Those who are unsure of their zoned elementary school may contact the district’s Transportation Department at 908-431-6600, prompt 6 for details. All children who reside in Hillsborough and were born on or before October 1, 2012, are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year. Parents may also register their kindergarten-aged child for the Children at Play (CAP) Program lottery during kindergarten registration. For additional information regarding the CAP Program, please visit www.htps.us/CAP.

Job seekers success group Wed. March 1 - The Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties is offering a Job Seekers Success Group for active job seekers who are unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change. The next group will be held on Wednesday, March 1 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at JFS, 150-A West High Street, Somerville. The topic for this session is “What to Do when you Can’t Do What you Used to Do” presented David Schuchman, IT Management Consultant, Princeton Technology Advisors, LLC. This group is offered free of charge and is open to the entire community. To regis-

ter or for more information about Career Counseling Services, please contact Elise Prezant at 908-7257799, ext. 108 or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org.

Documentary screening Wed. March 1 - The public is invited to a free film screening of the award-winning documentary, Race to Nowhere, Wednesday, March 1, from 6-9 p.m., at Raritan Valley Community College. The event, which is being presented by the College’s Humanities, Social Science and Education Department in partnership with The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs, the RVCC Foundation and the RVCC Education Club, will be held in the Conference Center at the College’s Branchburg campus. The provocative documentary highlights the pressures of American school children to succeed. The evening will include a discussion about the film topic, as well as special recognition of RVCC education alumni who now teach in local school districts. For additional information about the program, contact Associate Professor Kimberly Schirner at kimberly.schirner@raritanval.ed u or 908-526- 1200, ext. 8286.

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Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s program will be held Friday, March 10, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar at 6 p.m. will be followed by a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person. Advance reservations are required by Feb. 24; no reservations will be taken at the door. For a reservation form or more information, contact commission member Marti Kalko at 908-3857948, Papayak@aol.com or visit http://bit.ly/2017WomenDinner to print the form.

March Madness and music

Sat. April 1 - Join the Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties for a March Madness & Music event in support of JFS’ children, family and older adult services. March Madness & Music will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. Highlights of this community wide event include Final Four Semi-Final Games on big screen TVs, a Main Event DJ, door prizes, Pop-A-Shot Games and photo booths. Refreshments include beer, wine, game time food, snacks and soda (Kosher dietary laws observed). Tickets purchased in advance are $36/person (includes 2 beer/wine tickets). A table for eight can be reserved in advance for $260 (includes 2 beer/wine tickets per person). Tickets can also be purchased at the door. To register for this fun event contact JFS at www.JewishFamilySvc.org, 908-7257799 or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.

Author reading at library

Sat. April 8 - You’ve heard about the one that got away. But have you ever heard the one about the monster pike named “Grendel’s Mother”? Or the ones about a ghostly fisherman that resembles a heron, a demon scarecrow that terrorized a town, or an angler who See CALENDAR, Page 2A

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Contract Continued from Page 1A steps were made to address the issue. Though Kinst initially disagreed with the HEA’s interpretation and suggested that their signatures were not needed for the contract’s acceptance by the state, he said the addendum was drafted and discussed as soon as Jan. 31. With both parties now in agreement, the contract marks the end of an often contentious 14 month negotiation process. “While it is disappoint-

ing that an addendum was even required, we are satisfied that the original language has been restored and the board’s attempt to unilaterally change the school calendar was thwarted,” Goodhue said. With the calendar issue squared away, the new three-year contract will cover the period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019. The contract includes pay increases for each salary step, as well as increases to longevity pay. Under the new contract, salaries for all employees

under the contract will go up by 2.65 percent for the 2016-17 school year and 2.5 percent in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years. The contract also covered health benefits for fulltime, part-time and long-term substitutes. For the first year, employees will continue with their current health care contribution system, since it will be the fourth year of its implementation. During the second year of the contract, however, contributions for certificated and non-certificated

Calendar Continued from Page 2A reeled in…a corpse? A lifetime of fishing the waterways in and around Hillsborough has filled the creel of resident author Mathew V. Spano with stories and insights enough to fill a book. And that’s just what he has done. Join him for an afternoon of mythical poems and tall tales from his new book Hellgrammite (Blast Press, 2016), as well as insights into the very real issues of habitat protection, wildlife exploitation, endangered species and nature education. Following the presentation, the author will sell and sign books with all proceeds going to student scholarships.

Run Around The Park Sun. April 23 - Come enjoy Hillsborough’s newest fun run at the Ann Van Middlesworth Park. The fourth annual Run Around the Park is a non-

competitive, recreational, three-mile fun run/walk. Walkers are welcome. This race is open to all ages, with check-in time starting at 8 a.m. and the race kicking off at 9 a.m. Sign up as an individual, or get a group of friends together and come as a team. After the run, join us for breakfast and music. Preregistration is required: Adults - $25, children under 12 - $20.

Summer Basketball Camp The Dan Schantz Basketball Camp has announced the camp dates for this summer. Once again, the camp will be held at Mary, Mother of God, in Hillsborough. The camp, in its eleventh season, will be directed by Dan Schantz, former Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth. There will be three sessions offered this summer: Week #1: June 26th -

30th, is open to girls in grades 5 through 8 (as of September 2017) Week #2: July 10th 14th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 Week #3: July 24th 28th, is open to boys in grades 5 through 8 This camp will focus on the fundamentals of basketball and will include contests, games, prizes, lectures and drills. All campers will participate in three full court games per day and receive a camp T-shirt. For a camp brochure, or more information, please contact Dan Schantz at s c h a n t z b b a l l camp@gmail.com, or call 908-334-3771.

staff will be different. According to the district, certificated staff will contribute 20 percent to their benefits, while non-certificated staff will contributed based on tier four of the state mandated Chapter 78 payment structure. That method will vary based on salary, typically ranging anywhere from five percent to 35 percent, though there will be a cap at 20 percent. During the third year, certificated staff will contribute to 21 percent of their health benefits and non-certificated staff will stay at tier four with a cap at 21 percent.

Earlier this year, the district went private with their health insurance, which means that health benefits provided by the district also include dental and vision coverage. Changes to long-term substitute stipends and benefits were also included in the contract. Previously, long-term subs were paid at the same rate as teachers on the tenure track were paid at the first step of the salary guide. The new contract features a per-diem rate and health benefits that is separate from full-time teachers. Coach stipends were

also given a boost based on

the size of their respective

programs. The district also

added 10 class advisers at

Hillsborough High School

and a bursar position at Hillsborough

Middle

School. Those positions will come with a stipend.

In addition, the contract

formally codified language

from prior agreements or rulings with regard to sick leave banking in order to get in line with the state’s maximum allowed amount.

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Volunteerism benefits students

By Susan Alaimo

Student volunteerism is a highly esteemed quality Volunteerism is alive and well among young people in New Jersey, which comes in very handy when it’s time to apply for college admission. Students who have not yet become engaged in “giving back” can likely find an activity of interest on the Jersey Cares website which features activities to suit almost any personality. Pet Playground offers the opportunity to work at cat adoption events. Earth Keeper volunteers work to beautify parks, gardens and green spaces through New Jersey. Chess for Success helpers teach children higher-level thinking and social skills through this challenging game. Students’ commitment to volunteerism is not only good for their communities, but it is also a great boost to their college applications. Although SAT scores and G.P.A. are still the two most important criteria impacting college acceptances and scholarship awards, community service is of growing importance. DoSomething.org, one of the largest U.S. organizations helping teens get involved in causes they care about, released a study tying volunteerism to college admissions. The results indicate that admissions officers place a high value on a student’s long-term commitment to a cause or organization. Consistency is the priority, as colleges prefer students who support one cause over a period of time, demonstrating commitment and perseverance. Colleges favor students with a history of volunteerism with the hope that their commitment will enrich the college community, where there are limitless opportunities for involvement. Rutgers University hosts about 50 student organizations that focus on community service initiatives in areas including affordable housing, animal care, mental health advocacy, and international and social justice. The College of New Jersey offers between 50 to 100 percent tuition scholarships to students who make a substantial commitment to volunteerism by becoming Bonner Community Scholars. These students choose to focus on one area of service, such as hunger, homelessness, the environment, juvenile justice, immigrant services, or urban education, and provide 300 hours of meaningful service over the course of a year, combining service with their academic experiences. Admissions officers used to consider it a bonus to find community service work listed on a college application. Now it’s an expectation, with extra points for demonstrated levels of commitment and initiative.

Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of SAT Smart in Hillsborough that has offered PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation courses as well as private tutoring by IVYLeague educated instructors for more than 20 years. Visit www.SATsmart.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Recent Lance vote a boon to big oil companies To the Editor: I was very troubled to learn that Congressman Leonard Lance (R-District 7), voted for H.J.Res.38, which allows coal mining companies to discard their refuse, including dangerous heavy metals like selenium, mercury and arsenic, into streams in the United States. I really do not under-

THE STATE WE’RE IN

What do you see when you look at a tree? Perhaps you notice its age and wonder what events occurred in its lifetime. Maybe you think about the nesting birds it harbors or what value it would bring as lumber. You might admire the elegance of its branches and feel inspired by its beauty. But did you ever think of a tree as a social being with the capacity to communicate with - and help - other trees? Peter Wohlleben, author of the new book The Hidden Life of Trees, makes the case that trees are “unique individuals” that feel pain, learn from experience, make decisions, exchange information and nurse sick and injured brethren trees. A German forester, Wohlleben studied research by scientists from around the world and concluded that humans are wrong in assuming trees lack intelligence because they don’t have brains. Trees, he points out, live their lives “in the slow lane” … on a completely different time scale from humans. One of the world’s oldest trees is a spruce in Sweden believed to be more than 9,500 years old, or 115 times longer than the average human lifetime. Even relatively young trees 100 years old are older than most people! In his book, Wohlleben uses humanfriendly descriptions to explain the science of tree lives. He describes tree friendships, the “language” that trees use to communicate, and how being part of a community a forest - helps trees live longer. Wohlleben tells of stumbling upon a circular patch of “strange-looking mossy stones” in a preserve of beech trees. Upon investigation, he discovered that they weren’t stones at all, but the ancient remnants of a tree stump. When he scraped away some bark, he was amazed to find a greenish layer underneath, meaning the wood was still alive. But how could it survive without leaves?

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“It must be getting assistance from neighboring trees, specifically from their roots,” he concluded. “Scientists investigating similar situations have discovered that assistance may either be delivered remotely by fungal networks around the root tips - which facilitate nutrient exchange between trees - or the roots themselves may be interconnected.” One thing was clear to Wohlleben: the surrounding beeches were pumping sugar to the stump remains to keep it alive. He believes this is an example of trees helping each other through a social network, which he dubs the “wood wide web.” His research further found that trees not only share food with their own species, but sometimes nourish other species. Why would trees help other trees, which are competitors for sunlight and water? “The reasons are the same as for human communities: there are advantages to working together,” Wohlleben wrote. “On its own, a tree cannot establish a consistent local climate. It is at the mercy of wind and weather. But together, many trees create an ecosystem that moderates extremes of heat and cold, stores a great deal of water and generates a great deal of humidity. And in this protected environment, trees can live to be very old.” If every tree were looking out only for itself, he notes, most would never reach old age. Regular fatalities would result in many large gaps in the tree canopy, making it easier for storms to penetrate the forest and uproot even more trees. Unseen by humans, the author said, trees communicate information to each other, even warning about danger. Wohlleben tells about umbrella thorn acacia trees in Africa favored by giraffes. Once giraffes start nibbling, the acacias pump a toxic substance into their leaves to repel the animals. But that’s not all: the trees also emit a “warning gas” that tells

neighboring acacia trees to start producing the same toxins. The giraffes seem to know this, Wohlleben said, and don’t bother stopping at nearby trees; they proceed to acacias too far away to have been forewarned. Trees don’t rely exclusively on airborne scent to communicate. Wohlleben cites a study showing that trees also warn each other by sending chemical signals through the fungal networks around the root tips. Electrical impulses transmitted through roots are yet another way trees send “news bulletins” to each other. Trees also have a sense of taste and can tell what insect predators are munching their leaves. “The saliva of each (insect) species is different, and trees can match the saliva to the insect,” wrote Wohlleben. The tree then releases the precise pheromones needed to summon beneficial predators. For example, elms and pines can summon small parasitic wasps that lay their eggs inside caterpillars, killing them. Read Wohlleben’s book, and you’ll never look at trees the same way again! It may even inspire you to become a tree hugger, an old phrase now with new meaning. To learn more about the book, check out author interviews at the Yale Environment 360 website at http://e360.yale.edu/features/ are_trees_sentient_peter_wohll eben and on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/watch? v=1djibBPOfto. Hug a tree today! And to learn about preserving New Jersey’s forests and open space, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.

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to poison our waterways, would he vote for it? In fact, H.R.861 was introduced recently to completely terminate the Environmental Protection Agency. Will Congressman Lance also vote for this bill? I fervently hope not. If these votes trouble you also, please call Congressman Lance’s office and let your voice be heard.

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stand any rationale that would justify voting for permitting such pollution to occur. Here in Somerset County, there are dozens of streams and waterways, and protecting them, and the environment in general, is paramount. If there were coal mining companies in Somerset County, would Congressman Lance have supported this resolution? Imagine our children playing near such contaminated streams. In the future, if there is a similar house resolution that allows other companies in New Jersey

The names, addresses and telephone numbers of elected officials representing Hillsborough residents at the state and federal levels follow: U.S. Senate Sen. Robert Menendez (D), Gateway 1, 11th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102; 973-6453030. Washington office: 502 Hart Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-4744. Web page: menendez.senate.gov Sen. Corey Booker (D), Gateway 1, 1143 Raymond Plaza West, Suite 2300 Newark, 07102; (973) 639-8700. Washington office: 141 Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510; (202) 224-3224. Web page: booker.senate.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Leonard Lance (R): 361 Route 31 (Countryside Plaza, Unit 1400), Flemington, N.J. 08822. The phone is 908-788-6900 and the fax is 908-788-2869. In Westfield: 425 North Ave. East, 07090. The phone is 908-518-7733 and the fax is 908-518-7751 . On Capitol Hill: 133 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515. The phone is 202-225-5361 and the fax is 202225-9460. His website is lance.house.gov. Governor Gov. Chris Christie (R), 609-292-6000;

P.O. Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625. Web page: www.state.nj.us/governor State Senate, District 16 Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R), 908-526-3600; District office: 36 E. Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876. State Assembly, District 16 Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli (R), 908-450-7064, District Office: 50 Division St., Suite 200, Somerville 08876. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D), Suite 170, 23 Orchard Road, Skillman, N.J. 08558, AsmZwicker@njleg.org. 609-4543147. Asm. Zwicker on Facebook@AndrewZwicker.

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The Hillsborough Library’s schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Starting this year, the Hillsborough library will be open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m. throughout the year except for the following dates: April 16, May 14, May 28, June 18, Sept. 3. Somerset County Library System of New Jersey has announced operating hours for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 20: SCLSNJ’s Bridgewater Library branch will be open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; SCLSNJ’s Hillsborough and Warren Township Library branches will be open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; all other SCLSNJ library branches will be closed. The library is looking for reliable teen volunteers to help out at various programs. Community service hours will be awarded to all volunteers at the end of the school year for their attendance and space is limited. Volunteer Opportunity: Reading Buddy - February 18, 1:50 p.m. - 4 p.m. Volunteer Opportunity: Reading Buddy - February 25, 1:50 p.m. - 4 p.m. For the month of February, view the collections of Survana Nagaraju and Emma Turner.

Visit SCLSNJ.org or call 908-369-2200 for information or to register. Program dates and times are subject to change. All programs are free and registration is required unless otherwise indicated.

low whose constant companion is a six-foot tall invisible rabbit named Harvey in this classic comedy. Thurs. Feb. 24, 1-3 p.m. • Nonfiction Book Discussion - The book selection is “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Tues. Feb. 28, 10-11 a.m. • Introduction to SelfPublishing, Part 3: Essential Tools & Websites for SelfPublished Authors - Robert Helmbrecht, Adult Services Librarian at SCLSNJ Hillsborough Library, presents Part 3 of 3-part series on how to take advantage of social media and reviewing some of the best online tools devoted to publishing. Tues. Feb. 28, 7-8:30 p.m.

• English Conversation Group - Practice speaking English in a casual setting. Basic English skills required. Hosted by The Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. Mon. Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. and Wed. Feb. 22 and March 1 at 10 a.m. • Introduction to Gmail An introduction to using Google’s free email service, Gmail. Wed. Feb. 22, 23:30 p.m. • Personal Finance DeMystified: Foundations of Investing - This informative presentation will discuss the basics of investing, including understanding risk versus reward, the impact of asset allocation, and the influence of inflation. Presented by Richard Albanese of Edward Jones as part of their commitment to financial literacy and community service. Wed. Feb. 22, 7-8 p.m. • From Jazz to Soul with Jazz Singer Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Duo Jazz/Soul vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Rhonda Denét is hailed as a virtuoso that lends her flair to every song she sings. Her repertoire covers the gamut ranging from the American Songbook to Top 40 radio. Thurs. Feb. 23, 7-8 p.m. • Hillsborough Library Writers Group - Join us for the monthly meeting of the Hillsborough Library Writers’ Group. Thurs. Feb. 23, 7-8:30 p.m. • Afternoon Movie “Harvey”, starring James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, a good-natured fel-

• Family Movie: “The BFG” (Ages 7+) - Join us for the Disney movie “The BFG”, directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated PG, 117 minutes long. Sat. Feb. 18, 2 p.m. • Reading Buddy (Grades 1-4) - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a Reading Buddy Volunteer. Each child will be given a 15-minute time slot. Sat. Feb. 18, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. • Online Catalog Training (Grades 3-8) - Let a Librarian demystify the online catalog. Parents, learn sideby-side with your children some tricks to conduct a successful search. Students, bring your library card and district-issued Chromebook and practice borrowing eBooks and audiobooks.

Mon. Feb. 20, 2-2:45 p.m. • Neshanic Garden Club: Flower Show Preparation (Grades 1-4) - Create something fun with the members of the Neshanic Garden Club. Tues. Feb. 21, 4-4:45 p.m. • Public Speaking & Leadership Skills Workshop (Grades 5-8) - The Hillsborough High School Loudspeakers Club will be hosting workshops for 5th8th graders on one of the most important skills any future leader needs to develop: Public Speaking. Tues. Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. • Movin’ Munchkins (Ages 3-6) - Creative movement program for the child and parent/caregiver. Wed. Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. • Kidz Art Zone: Jim Dine Hearts (Grades K-4) Budding artists can have fun creating masterpieces with their friends. Thurs. Feb. 23, 4-4:45 p.m. • Academy Awards for Kids (Ages 2-6) - SCLSNJ Hillsborough Library is rolling out the red carpet. Come join us as we celebrate the Academy Awards with crafts and an Oscarwinning Cartoon Festival on the BIG screen. Fri. Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m. • Reading Buddy (Grades 1-4) - Your child will increase their love of reading while reading aloud with a Reading Buddy Volunteer. Each child will be given a 15-minute time slot. Fri. Feb. 24, 2-4 p.m. • First Roots Music (Newborn to 36 months) Ms. Jenni, a Kindermusik educator and owner of First Roots Music Studio, presents an entertaining music

Carl Suraci said the issue was that of long-term viability. “This is not a cost issue. It’s a sustainability issue,” he said. Earlier this year, the HEMS reported that the squad saw a fourth consecutive year where there was an uptick in the number of service calls it received. Last year, according to call volume data collected by the EMS squad, there were 3,501 calls for service in 2016. That number shows a slight increase from the 3,357 calls in 2015, but a marked spike in calls since the 3,002 calls in

2011. Of its 75 members, the EMS squad employs 20 full-time and part-time crew during the day, 30 per-diem members and 25 volunteers. Volunteers cover the township’s night shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., while the career staff operates during the day. According to officials, Robert Wood Johnson’s staff would replace the paid crews. Chief among the concerns brought up by residents was the potential impact replacing HEMS with Robert Wood Johnson would have on response times.

“Robert Wood Johnson is in New Brunswick. It would take 45 minutes for an ambulance to get here,” resident and Board of Education member Judy Haas, who described HEMS as a part of the fabric of the community, said. Throughout the night, multiple references were made to Robert Wood Johnson’s bid response, which residents said called for at least one ambulance in the township during service hours. According to the bid, however, the hospital committed to supplying two ambulances to the township on

Reilly said he and his fellow parents needed to get their “head out of the sand ... and start owning it,” citing a need for families to discuss the issue and seek help when they need it.

To that end, the business owner offered to anonymously provide 100 athome drug tests to residents. “Stop waiting until you have to call me for help,” Reilly said. “I’m getting

tired of conducting funerals due to drug overdose. It’s real, it’s in our neighborhood, it’s Hillsborough. The sweep came up with nothing, but that doesn’t mean we’re drug free.”

Adult programs (registration required):

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class that helps your child develop language, literacy, social and listening skills in a fun, nurturing, familyfriendly setting. Mon. Feb. 27, 10-10:45 a.m. • Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Grades K-4) - Each registered child will get ten special minutes practicing reading skills with “Dewey,” our stuffed library dog. Mon. Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. • Math Matters (Ages 36) - Stop by for some stories and STEM activities that will get our math brains working. Tues. Feb. 28, 1010:45 a.m. • Project Spark Presents: Scratch (Grades 5-8) - Sign up for this five week class to learn computer programming with Scratch, a free, online, drag-and-drop coding language. Each week builds on the previous one. Please bring your own laptop or Chromebook if you have one. Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 6-7 p.m. • “Read Across the Library” Day (All ages) - In celebration of Read Across America Day, library staff will be available to read children stories in the youth services room, creating impromptu storytimes. Thurs. March 2, 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. • Stuffed Animal Sleepover Party (All ages) - Drop off your stuffed animal friend (not your favorite friend) at the Library on Friday. You will create a name tag for your stuffed animal and tuck them in for the night. Come back on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. to pick them up. You will see

pictures of what they did and do a sleepover-related craft. Fri. March 3 - Drop Off from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to Sat. March 4 - Pick Up & Storytime/Craft at 10 a.m.

a 24-hour basis, with two additional ambulances stationed on the municipality’s northern northern and western borders as backups. Additionally, the bid cites “13 ambulances available within Somerset and Middlesex counties” as additional resources. Though some concerns were raised as to whether volunteers would want to continue devoting their time to the township if they were just going to serve as backup, officials said the bid also calls for cooperation with existing volunteers, as well as the volunteer, non-profit Hills-

borough Rescue Squad.

Library resources

Writing Center - Stop by for help with writing assignments from our teen volunteers. Grades 5-12. Tuesday through Thursday: 6-8 p.m. Program Closed: April 11-13, April 27 Homework Help Center - Kids who need homework assistance can meet with a teen volunteer after school for help on a variety of subjects. Grades 3-12. Monday and Thursday: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 4:30-8:30 p.m. Program Closed: March 20-23, April 10-13, April 27 Divide & Conquer with Cassie - A 100 percent free math tutoring service at the Hillsborough Public Library, provided by Cassie, a senior at Hillsborough High School. Math tutoring will be offered in half-hour slots for students in grades 1-8 and in math classes up to Algebra I. Limit 2 sessions per month. Mondays & Wednesdays: 4-6 p.m. Program Closed: April 10 & April 12 Book A Librarian - Get personalized help with the online catalog, databases, research questions, storytime plans, locating materials, library apps and readers’ advisory. Parents, children and teens can request an appointment at the Youth Services desk by filling out a simple form. All ages.

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DelCore said the township gave HEMS two years to address those recommendations. After not reaching a satisfactory result, township officials opted to seek public bids for the service. In response to the bidding process, an online petition created over the weekend garnered more than 1,000 signatures of residents allegedly looking to keep HEMS operating. Though supporters of the EMS organization accused the committee of taking these steps solely as a cost-saving measure, Mayor

Having now received the bid from Robert Wood

Johnson, the township has

less than 60 days to come to a determination whether to accept the hospital’s offer. Committeeman Douglas

Tomson said that regardless

of the outcome, he and his

fellow committee members

live in the township as well and want the best EMS possible.

“The decision should be based on what’s best for the township,” he said.

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what drugs have done to youths and their families. “I’m getting pretty tired of conducting funerals due to drug overdose,” he said.

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MANVILLE SENIOR CORNER

The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next meeting is March 9. Membership is open to anyone age 50 and older, residents and non-residents.Registration for recreation department exercise activities for seniors can be done at the library as well as the recreation department. Just pay at the facility when you register. All classes are at the Community Room in the Library. Senior chair yoga with Carrie is scheduled on Fridays from Jan. 6 to March 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee is $20. Senior chair aerobics classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from Jan. 4 to March 29 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $15.

The adult walking program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. The program will run until April 2017. Participants will meet at Manville High School. There is a $15 entry fee and reservations are being taken at the Manville Recreation Department during normal office hours. Senior low-impact chair aerobics are on Tuesdays from Jan. 3 to March 28 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $7.50. Senior Zumba Gold classes will be held on Thursdays, Jan. 5 to March 30 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Registration fee is $7.50. Movie and a buffet will continue on announced dates. Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue to be collected be-

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fore each meeting. Remember to bring one item per member to help stock the Food Bank. The executive board will continue to hold its meetings on the Thursday prior to the regular meeting. Recreation events Atlantic City — The bus normally leaves at 9 a.m. from the VFW parking lot the third Wednesday of each month for Caesar’s. The next trip to Atlantic City will be Wednesday, March 15. The cost is $35, of which $30 will be returned. Thursday, March 30 — Trip to the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Penn. Bus leaves from the Manville VFW at 10 a.m. The cost is $30, with $20 back and $5 for food. Contact Josephine Pschar at 908-722-0156. — Gerry Klimowich

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908-369-3880 for details. Free exercise classes for all ability levels are available to all Hillsborough seniors in the municipal building Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes — right where we hold our meetings. Certified instructors lead classes. Free transportation is available. Call 908-369-3880 for details. — Chickie Haines Call 908-874-3231

Obituaries

Sonya Anne Martin Sonya Anne Martin, a lifelong resident of Somerset County, graduated from .ORTH 0LAINlELD (IGH School and with honors from Douglass College. 3HE MAJORED IN (ISTORY AND did post graduate work in social studies education. Mrs. Martin was employed for 33 years as a Teacher of !MERICAN (ISTORY IN THE 3COTCH 0LAINS &ANWOOD 3CHOOL DISTRICT AND RETIRED IN 3HE RESIDED IN (ILLSBOROUGH Township from 1976. She was Past President of the 3COTCH 0LAINS &ANWOOD %DUCATION !SSOCIATION FOR FOUR years and represented the Teachers and Aides as a Chief .EGOTIATOR AND 0ROFESSIONAL 2IGHTS AND 2ESPONSIBILITIES #HAIRPERSON 3HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE .EW *ERSEY 2ETIRED %DUCATION !SSOCIATION Mrs. Martin was elected and served two terms on the (ILLSBOROUGH 4OWNSHIP #OMMITTEE FROM While Committeewoman, she served as Liaison to the Police Department Recreation and Parks Commissions and Open Space Committee. She was instrumental in THE PRESERVATION OF OVER ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND SPEARHEADED THE (ILLSBOROUGH ,IBRARY AND MUNICIPAL expansion project while on the Township Committee. -RS -ARTIN ALSO SERVED MANY YEARS AS 6ICE 0RESIDENT OF THE (ILLSBOROUGH ,IBRARY !DVISORY "OARD AND AS A MEMBER OF THE -UNICIPAL !LLIANCE 3HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE .* 3ENATE AND !SSEMBLY AND RECEIVED AWARDS FROM THE (ILLSBOROUGH 2ESCUE 3QUAD AND %-3 AND 2ECREATION #OMMISSION 3HE RECEIVED THE %LEANOR 2OOSEVELT !WARD FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE 3OMERSET #OUNTY &EDERATION OF $EMOCRATIC 7OMEN -RS -ARTIN WAS A MEMBER OF THE 3OMERSET County Democratic Committee and served as an elected Democratic Committeewoman representing districts 13, AND IN (ILLSBOROUGH 3HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE (ILLSBOROUGH $EMOCRATIC #LUB 7ITH A PASSION FOR POLITICS -RS -ARTIN WILL BE REMEMBERED AND REVERED FOR HER INDOMITABLE SPIRIT AND ARDENT LEADERSHIP FOR YEARS TO COME 0ROUD TO BE !MERICAN SHE ADORED HER HOME STATE OF .EW *ERSEY AS WELL AS LIVING IN (ILLSBOROUGH 4OWNSHIP ! PILLAR OF SOCIETY IN HER COMMUNITY SHE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO lGHTING FOR the rights of others and advocating for those without a voice. She was a moral compass and mentor to many, and her generosity and support of her friends and family to realize their hopes and dreams was unparalleled. She WAS A DISTINGUISHED AND PRINCIPLED WOMAN INmUENTIAL QUICK WITTED WELL READ AND AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE arts and many charities. -RS -ARTIN WAS PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS (AIG AND !LICE +OUMJIAN AND HER BELOVED HUSBAND #LARENCE , -ARTIN *R 3HE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN "RIAN -ARTIN *ACQUELINE +EVIN -ARTIN +IMBERLY (ARRIS 2ONALD AND 3TACY -ARTIN AND GRANDCHILDREN "RIAN -ARTIN *R #HAYLA 4IFFANI -ARTIN #HANTE -ARTIN *ASMINE -ARTIN AND -YLES (ARRIS 3HE ALSO LEAVES HER SISTERS -ARGARET 9ACOUBIAN *EANETTE +OUMJIAN AND !RLENE #HAPMAN 3TANLEY NEPHEW 'EORGE 3 9ACOUBIAN *R %RICA NIECE +IM 9ACOUBIAN BROTHER IN LAW (ARRY -ARTIN +IM SISTER IN LAW ,ENORE 7ILLIAMS AND MANY OTHER NIECES AND nephews. The family encourages her friends and community MEMBERS TO PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO 3ONYA BY SHARING STORIES PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF HER ON HILLSBOROUGHFUNERALHOME com. $ONATIONS IN LIEU OF mOWERS CAN BE MADE TO #ATHEDRAL )NTERNATIONAL -ADISON !VE 0ERTH !MBOY .* 3OCIETY FOR /RPHANED !RMENIAN 2ELIEF 3/!2 . 2ADNOR #HESTER 2D 3UITE & 2ADNOR 0! OR -AKE ! 7ISH .EW *ERSEY 3AMUEL *OSEPHINE 0LUMER 7ISHING 0LACE 0ERRINEVILLE 2D -ONROE 4OWNSHIP .* &UNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS 6ISITATION FROM 0- AT (ILLSBOROUGH &UNERAL (OME ON &RIDAY &EBRUARY TH &UNERAL SERVICES BEGIN AT !- ON 3ATURDAY &EBRUARY TH AT (ILLSBOROUGH &UNERAL (OME FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE BURIAL SERVICES AT THE &AIRVIEW #EMETERY IN 7ESTlELD &OR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HILLSBOROUGHFUNERALHOME COM

SPORTS 7A

Friday, February 17, 2017

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Wrestling team hard to pin with talented roster By Justin Feil Correspondent

Michael Dooley already has a top-three finish at the Somerset County Tournament, and if he can repeat that feat at the District 18 tournament, he can seal his first trip to the Region 5 championships. “I feel good,� said the Hillsborough High School junior. “A little nervous but that comes with it. I’m just ready to wrestle. I don’t care who I have, I’m just going to go out there and win.� Seedings were expected out late Wednesday night after the Hillsborough Beacon’s deadline, but Dooley has positioned himself well this season. He comes into the district tournament that will be held Saturday at Hillsborough High School with a 25-4 record, and he feels better about his chances this year to earn one of the top three places in each weight class that will advance to regions. “The only difference between last year and this year is I’m not going in just coming back from an injury,� Dooley said. “I feel a little better about that. My confidence level is at about the same point as last year.� Dooley placed fourth last year at 160 pounds even though he was coming off a shoulder injury. He eventually also hurt his other shoulder, and his time off hurt his chances to advance last year. “It definitely did,� Dooley recalled. “I was out two or three weeks. I went to districts and I was gassed going into the first period of my first match. I still made it to semis, but it was a lot tougher.� Dooley has come back this year stronger and improved. He’s moved up a couple weight classes again. His bracket at 182 pounds is one of the tougher ones in the district. That will pose a challenge, but Dooley is hoping that his regular season has him ready. “The only thing it really set me up to do was give me a lot of confidence going in,� Dooley said. “It also helped me work on my moves, everything on neutral, I worked on top a lot which helped. That’ll really help me in districts when I face the better kids. I’ll remember the things I did in neutral and on top. The stuff I did then is going to carry over to districts now.� Dooley only wishes that he had run into a few tougher foes during the regular season. The districts will be a collection of the best. “I would have rather wrestled better kids and beat them than just beating kids that I was a lot better than,� Dooley said. “It’s going to be a real test to see what I’ve really got.�

Dooley is one of a handful of Hillsborough wrestlers with a realistic chance to advance from districts. Anthony Donnadio, the SCT champion at 126 pounds after being seeded third, and Dooley’s partner in the wrestling room, 160-pounder Kevin Faulkner, along with Ray O’Callahan, who just returned to the lineup, are the Raiders’ best chances of reaching the region meet. “Those three have the best shot because of the consistency they’ve shown all year,� said Hillsborough head coach Ron Dolenti. “I think Anthony Donnadio is wrestling the best right now, technique wise and intensity wise. Faulkner has shown the most consistency. Dooley has definitely been a leader on the mat.� Dolenti said the “sleeper� on the team was Ray O’Callaghan, who wrestled two matches over the weekend. “I could have [Dolenti] in the conversation for consistency,� Dolenti said. “He’s wrestling at ‘38 and technique wise, he and Dooley are similar. They’re ankle pickers. They ride hard up top. Both of them are pretty solid pinners.� When Dolenti injured his knee, however, the coach wondered how long it would take for him to get back on the mat. “When he came back, [Dolenti] was ready to go five or seven days before they expected. He was hungry to get a few matches in there before the postseason,� O’Callaghan said. “He may be a little farther down the bracket because he lost some points while he was out, but he’s the sleeper that could slip through if he gets the right matchup. My best case scenario is to see the four of them in the finals.� Those four have been the most consistent winners for the Raiders, who have five team wins in an injury-plagued year that thinned their numbers. “One of the things that I’ve been extremely proud of is their perseverance through a difficult year,� Dolenti said. “We had injuries, we had youth, we had guys that were starting in the lineup for the first time, we had changes in and out. The biggest thing was some of the injury bugs that I had.� The district tournament is a chance to head into the offseason on a high note, and for some wrestlers to extend their year. Dolenti also sees the possibility for Christian Monyer and Emilio Guerrero Nieto to place in the top three if they get the right draw and wrestle well. They will be looking to represent Hillsborough well after an up and down regular season. “Their spirits have been good,� Dolenti said. “It’s not like we have gone into the room, and even though sometimes we’re practicing with 14-15 guys because of the guys we had out with injuries. . . Practicing with those amount of guys, you’d think morale would be low. I haven’t seen a dip in morale. I’ve seen a lot of our young guys that have been staying at it and optimistic

about what they can work on in the offseason going through a full strength and conditioning program I have set up and am ready to roll out in March.� Dolenti is excited to be a part of Hillsborough hosting the district tournament in his first season as head coach. He has been impressed by the efforts to enable it to run smoothly. “It’s a big labor intensive type thing,� Dolenti said. “It just goes to show the amount of people that support the program locally that are involved or volunteer. It’s a true testament to the dedication and support that the community and people have given to the program. As a first-year guy, I’m very thankful the event is in place.� Dooley is one of the experienced wrestlers that is hoping he can extend his season on those familiar Hillsborough mats. He has been to the district tournament before and knows what to expect. “I started as a freshman, so the experience is there,� he said. “I know what I’m going into right away from the past two seasons. That helps a lot. I’m confident, but I’m mainly focused on my one goal, which is to win.� Dooley has moved up each year, from 132 as a freshman to 160 last year to 182 now. He worked hard to position himself this year. “It was a bit of a growth spurt, but I trained a lot, lifted a lot,� Dooley said. “I was focusing on getting bigger and faster, and the weight just came.� As he’s moved up, he’s also added to his skill level. It’s helped to have a solid wrestling partner in Faulkner. The two have been relentless in the practice room, even breaking a mirror on a wall in a practice session over the Christmas break in a heated practice bout. Dooley’s improvements have made him a more dangerous wrestler. “Technique wise, I was always good on neutral, but I just kept attacking,� Dooley said. “I felt I was never really that good on top in previous years. I think I did a lot better on top. Thanks to my practice partner for that, Kevin Faulkner, because he was good on bottom, so he pushed me to do better when I was on top. It’s obviously helped because look at all the pins I have now.� Their focus in the past week is to push each other to get through their district. They have worked since last year to get to the point where they can compete for one of the top three spots, and they lead their team’s chances to represent the Raiders at regions. Said Dooley: “We mainly do have that higher expectation because we all have that same mentality where we go in wanting to win.�

POLICE BLOTTER

The Hillsborough Township Police Department reported the following incidents from Jan. 14 through Feb. 4, 2016. The charges are no more than an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. —A 29 year-old Hillsborough man was taken into police custody for possession of drug paraphernalia on Jan. 14. Zacharia Martinez was stopped on Route 206 after an officer noticed that his vehicle’s inspection sticker was no longer valid. As a re-

sult, he was also charged with Failure to Inspect. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —An East Brookside Lane resident reported on Jan. 15 that someone had broken into his locked vehicle the previous night. According to police, someone had smashed the vehicle’s window open and taken a GPS unit and an iPod from inside. The value of the items was approximately $460. —Robert Felegi, 58, of Phillipsburg, was arrested

on Jan. 16 for possession of marijuana after he was stopped in his vehicle on Zion Road. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and speeding. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Lucas Gardner, 37, of Hillsborough, was arrested for shoplifting at the ShopRite on Route 206 on Jan. 20. According to police, he exited the store with two hand baskets filled with

over the counter medication and then attempted to flee on foot when confronted by an employee. The value of the stolen items was $948. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Lauren Dyer, 40, of Hillsborough, was taken into police custody on Jan. 24 for DWI after she was involved in a two-car crash on Route 206. Police said Ms. Dyer’s blood alcohol content was still pending laboratory analysis. She was also charged with careless driving, possessing an open

Legal Notices BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough that the organization meeting for the year 2018 shall be held on January 8, 2018, at 7:30 PM. Offered by: Mr. Potter Seconded by: Ms. Fender Unanimous approval I, Karen Sowden, Secretary to the Health Department hereby certify that the above resolution is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough at the January 9, 2017 meeting. In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough this 10th day of January 2017. Karen Sowden Health Department Secretary

Legal Notices PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION AND C VARIANCES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Danielle Levatino (the “Applicant�) has filed an application with the Planning Board of the Township of Hillsborough pertaining to certain property known as 621 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, located in the R Zone and identified as Block: 205.05; Lot: 45 on the official tax maps of the Borough of Hillsborough (the “Property�). As part of its application, the Applicant proposes to subdivide the existing lot into two (2) lots consistent with the purpose of the Residential Zone to allow the subdivided lot to be developed with similar use. In connection with this application, the Applicant seeks subdivision approval, and to the extent required, a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) from: (i) minimum lot width at setback in the R Zone for both lots and (ii) such further relief, variances, waivers, or exceptions as may be necessary so as to permit the use of the Property as proposed by this application. A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for March 2, 2017 at 7:00PM at the meeting of the Township of Hillsborough Planning Board, which is held at the Courtroom of the Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, at which time any interested person or persons may have an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by an attorney, and present any statement and/or evidence they may have with respect to this application.

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Legal Notices Hillsborough Township Board of Health Resolution RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 2017 SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough that the following is established as a schedule of regular public meetings of the Board of Health to be held during 2017. DATE

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MEETINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE – CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM DATE AND TIME. In accordance with the dictate of the Open Meetings Act a copy of this resolution shall be immediately: A.

Posted on the Township Hall Bulletin Board and shall remain posted for 2017.

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Be mailed to the Hillsborough Beacon, the Somerset Publisher, the Courier News and the Star Ledger newspapers.

Offered by: Mr. Potter Seconded by: Ms. Fender Unanimous approval I, Karen Sowden, secretary to the Health Department hereby certify that the above resolution is a true & correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough at the January 9, 2017 meeting. In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and afďŹ xed the seal of the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough this 10th day of January 2017. Karen Sowden Health Department Secretary HB, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $61.84

container of alcohol in a vehicle and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle. She was processed and released pending a court appearance. —An Oak Terrace resident reported that his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight. A pocket knife and audio ear buds were stolen. The total value of the theft was $110. —Faustino Vasquez, 18, of Hillsborough, was arrested for possession of marijuana after he was stopped on Jan. 24 in his vehicle on New Amwell Road. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and delaying traffic. He was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Chanae Cabble, 25, of Hillsborough, was taken into custody on Feb. 1 after she was stopped in her vehi-

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cle on Triangle Road. According to police, she was found in possession of marijuana and charged as such. She was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, driving with a suspended license and failure to maintain her vehicle’s lamps. She was processed and released pending a court appearance. —Anthony Montana, 38, of Belvidere, was arrested on Feb. 4 for shoplifting at the Kohl’s store on Route 206. Police said he left the store with sneakers that he concealed on his person. The value of the shoes was $75. He was processed and released pending a court appearance.

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This notice has been circulated in accordance with the requirements of law, and in compliance with regulations of the Township of Hillsborough Planning Board. David J. Singer, Esq. Vella, Singer& Associates, P.C. 105 Raider Blvd, Suite 201 Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844 HB, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $36.27 Fee: $15.00

Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION BA-16-11 Dated: February 9, 2017 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: In compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey adopted January 14, 1976, as amended and supplemented, notice is hereby served upon you to the effect that Global Enterprise, LLC has filed an application with the Township of Hillsborough Board of Adjustment so as to permit a fence along the northern boundary of property located at 424 Route 206 within the TC-Town Center District. The applicant requests the following “C� variances: a) a variance from the provisions of Township Ordinance 118.113.5G(15)(b) as the fence extends past the front most portion of the building; and b) a variance from the provisions of Township Ordinance 118.113.5G(15)(d) which requires that a fence more than 50 feet in length have a change in plane, height material, or material texture, or significant landscaping. In view of the fact the approvals listed above require notice pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, notice is hereby provided that I have made application to the Hillsborough Township Board of Adjustment for an approval to permit the conditions outlined above and request that this application be deemed amended to include, and the Board grant, any additional approvals, variances, waivers or exceptions determined to be necessary or which may develop during the review, processing and hearing of this application. Any person or persons affected by said project will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on the application to be held on March 1, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, Hillsborough Township, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey. The application is available for public inspection at the Planning Board Office in the Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mark A. Wetter, Esq., Radom & Wetter, 245 Route 22 West, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 / 908-707-1500 Attorneys for the Applicant, Global Enterprises, LLC HB, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $36.27 Aff: $15.00

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“American Son� continues at George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, through Feb. 26. For tickets and information, go to www.georgestreetplayhouse.org or call 732-246-7717 .

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Taking on the Challenge Kirill Gerstein will perform Liszt, Brahms, Bach, and Beethoven at McCarter

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ast year, pianist Kirill Gerstein released an acclaimed recording of Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, and he will perform selections from those etudes during his Feb. 27 concert at McCarter Theatre in Princeton. It promises to be a special experience, as the Liszt solo piano pieces, first published in 1852, are considered one of the great challenges in the piano repertoire. When asked what makes the works so challenging, Gerstein says “Everything.” “Every pianistic difficulty that has been imagined by Liszt is in there,” he says. “Taken together as a cycle . . . it’s the pianistic equivalent of climbing a mountain, it’s one of the pinnacles of our repertoire. There are numerous, enormous, physical challenges, and the idea is that you have to surmount them, but that is not the ultimate goal. What has to come is the virtuosity in some way . . . and one can get to interpreting the musical content behind the pieces. But that’s obviously difficult.” Gerstein, the sixth recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award, presented to a pianist every four years, will open his concert with Bach’s Four Duets, followed by Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 2, Beethoven’s Pianos Sontas No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1,and Op. 27, No. 2 (the Moonlight Sonata), and then the Liszt etudes. Brahms’ second sonata is actually the first one he wrote, but it was the composer’s second published sonata. “Brahms kind of was in the process of becoming a great composer,” Gerstein says

Kirill Gerstein says listening to classical music is rewarding for audiences. of Brahms when he was working on the second sonata, “so there are places that are wonderfully rough or unpolished sometimes. But he was so incredibly talented, so youthful and energetic, but it’s also interesting to hear that at the age of 18, 19, when he wrote this piece, how many devices and sounds are already what what we associate with later, mature Brahms.” Of the Bach works that will open the concert, Gerstein says their being called “duets” often leads people to think they are played by two musicians, which isn’t the case. “The idea is that it’s four rather short dialogues between two voices, which are obviously played, in this case, by two hands of one person,” Gerstein says. The Moonlight Sonata is sure to be fa-

miliar to many people in the audience, indeed Gerstein says it doesn’t need an introduction. He adds, though, that Beethoven never named it “Moonlight.” “And perhaps it’s not about the moonlight,” Mr. Gerstein says. “In fact, there is a more interesting story, or version, about the first movement especially. If you look at Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni,’ when Don Giovanni kills the father, as he is dying after he is stabbed, there is this music Mozart writes, and the style of that is quite related to the material of the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata. And obviously, Beethoven knew the piece, it’s in a different key but there is a relation. It is somewhat of an homage to Mozart and funeral music.” He adds that there is a connection between Beethoven, who closes the first half

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of the concert, and Liszt, whose works make up the second half. One of Beethoven’s most important students was Carl Czerny, who went on to became a noted piano teacher, and Liszt was one of his most famous students. “In fact, he was a great musician, an excellent composer and a very important teacher,” Gerstein says of Czerny. “His most important, most renowned student was Franz Liszt, so there is a very direct connection from Beethoven to Liszt.” When asked if the Liszt works are challenging for listeners, Gerstein says that listeners have to be open to the music. He finds the music itself a “manifestation of the better side of human nature.” “I don’t think it’s challenging, but it’s not effortless,” he says. “but effortless is not the best game available to us. I think one reaps wonderful rewards with contact from art. “It’s a subject I think about a lot: Why is music relevant and why is classical music relevant? It’s old, written by dead, mostly white males. That’s true but I think some of the reasons I just named are some of the reasons why I think this music is valid, and why art and culture is vital and is crucially important as ever. Perhaps more when the world at large is, I think we can fairly say, in turmoil.”

Kirill Gerstein will perform at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$42; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

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Anjappar Indian Bar & Grill Bold and brave flavors at the dining space at the Clarion Hotel Palmer Inn

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he location of Anjappar has not been auspicious for its predecessors, although Charley Brown’s had a good run there years ago. But I have hopes for this most recent establishment, open since early last year, thanks to the very flavorful Indian food. Tucked into the corner of a Clarion Hotel Palmer Inn, the décor is very nice with rich reds and earth tones, a generous bar area, and a private function room. All combine to provide comfortable spaces for dining, networking, and business or family events. This is the basic layout and décor of Anjappar’s more recent predecessors, BT Bistro and Pure Restaurant & Lounge, and it serves well here, too. The dining room is to the left of the entrance and offers a stretch of banquette seating on the left, tables for four are located down the middle. To the right are a couple of recessed tables behind a gold-striped curtain for privacy. The whole place was hushed during my mid-week early evening visit, although a pair of men showed up not long after my friend and I were seated. The host aimed to seat them at the banquette table right next to us but they gently re-directed him to a spot one table over and we all had a chuckle over it. Overall, our service was really quite nice, accommodating and attentive. I ordered a signature drink, the Garden Martini, made with Hendricks’s gin, apple juice, cucumber and elderflower liqueur. It was potent and refreshing although it should have been colder. (Same with our water until we requested ice.) Anjappar restaurants were founded in Chennai, India decades ago, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The region is known for spicy and highly aromatic dishes and crepe-like dosas. The U.S. restaurants are franchised extensions of the chain; there are area branches in Manhattan and North Brunswick. Throughout our meal, my friend and I were gratified that what was supposed to be spicy actually was, which is not always the case when Indian restaurants serve westerners. The menu has several varieties of deep-fried “65” dishes — mushroom 65, paneer 65, on through chicken, prawn, fish, plus the Gobi (cauliflower) 65 we opted for. The origin of these dishes is not really clear although many sources say the dish was first served in 1965 in a Chennai hotel. The featured ingredient is coated with a robust mixture of ginger, cayenne, mustard powder and vinegar, before being flash fried and served with a wedge of lemon or lime, and sliced onion. Our Gobi 65, garnished with onion, spiralized vegetables, and a lime wedge, was excellent, we ate every brick red floret with relish, loving the intense spiciness — and that was rated just one chili pepper on the menu. The lime was the perfect foil, but we mostly bypassed the spicy red

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Apppetizers at Anjappar include the Gobi 65 and the chicken-based Kozhi Milagu Varuval. sauce on the side. Our other appetizer, Kozhi Milagu Varuval (boneless chicken with spices), was rated two chilis, although it didn’t seem as spicy as the Gobi 65. My opinion might have changed, however, had I eaten any of the several nearly whole red chilis in the dish. Think of this dish as Indian pulled chicken; it was a generous serving of soft shredded (but still chunky) meat that probably would have been great folded into some naan had we ordered bread (we stuck with rice instead). It was moist and flavorful, and some of the generous serving provided most of a dinner at home a couple of nights later. We ordered entrées of shrimp and goat. Coconut prawn curry was more tomato than coconut, but full of flavor although not particularly spicy (no chili peppers on menu). When I see the word “prawn,” I expect something larger than the small shrimp in this dish, but it was still good. In fact, I later learned that the difference between prawns and shrimp is more one of gill structure than size. When I ordered the mildly spicy — one chili pepper — mutton (really goat) Biriyani our waiter warned us about bones, which didn’t deter us. But in the end, the meat was

boneless except for one little piece I found in my leftovers at home. There were, however, plentiful pieces of whole spices, so I chewed carefully. The dish was topped with a hard-boiled egg, a typical touch in Chettinad cuisine, and served with oniony yogurt raita and a small dish of “gravy.” I used the raita more with the coconut prawn curry, however. I restrained myself from ordering bread, knowing there would be more than enough food as it was. The menu offers basic tandoor breads plus a selection of dosas and thali meal platters. (I think of the latter as the Indian version of bento boxes.) Our prawn curry did come with rice, but it was not long-grained basmati, and was without any spices. The menu is divided into many sections with extensive options for both carnivores and vegetarians. Another night I’d be curious to try one of their chef’s signature winebased dishes, maybe the lobster Lababdar with red wine sauce or the lamb Lass Mass with white wine sauce. We held off dessert for another visit when we didn’t fill up on appetizers, but it will take numerous visits to explore this gutsy cuisine which, thankfully, hasn’t been toned down too much for western tastes.

Anjappar Indian Bar & Grill 3499 Route 1 S. (GPS: 29 Emmons Drive) West Windsor 609-285-2141 www.anjapparusa.com Rating: Good Ambience: Rich contemporary décor and attentive staff combine with south Indian cuisine that packs a welcome punch. Prices: Soups/Starters: $3.45-$11.95; Curries/Entrées: $6.95-$22.95. Hours: Open daily for lunch and dinner Essentials: Major credit cards accepted; full liquor license; wheelchair accessible; reservations suggested for larger parties. (Rating includes the overall experience, including food and service, and range from Fair to Excellent. Reviews are conducted anonymously.) Faith Bahadurian blogs at njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice

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“Charles Francis Chan, Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery,” Marie and Edward Matthews ‘53 Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. Satirical fantasia on Asian America that comically challenges racial stereotypes, written by Charles Francis Chan, Jr. Directed by faculty member Peter Kim and featuring Princeton senior Kathy Zhao, Feb. 1718, 8 p.m. (Feb. 17 performance will be American Sign Language-interpreted.) Tickets cost $17, $15 seniors/students. Advanced tickets cost $12, $11 seniors/students; arts.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. “Beyond the Oak Trees,” Crossroads Theatre Company, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. World premiere of play by Kisha Bundridge about the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, merging past and present along the Underground Railroad, through Feb. 26, $25-$55; crossroadstheatrecompany.org; 732-545-8100. “American Son,” George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Christopher Demos-Brown’s play about a mother and her estranged husband who go to the police station after their son, Jamal, has been pulled over and no explanation is forthcoming, through Feb.26; www.georgestreetplayhouse.org; 732-246-7717. “Boeing, Boeing” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Comedy set in the 1960s about Bernard who has an apartment in Paris and is engaged to three beautiful stewardesses, Feb. 17-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-5703333. “Rumors,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Neil Simon comedy about glamorous guests who arrive at a dinner party, and find out their host is absent, March 10-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Murder on the Orient Express,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery by Ken Ludwig, March 14 through April 2; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT The Peking Acrobats, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Troupe of gymnasts, cyclists, jugglers, acrobats, and tumblers. Accompanied by live music, The Peking Acrobats transform 2000-year-old traditions into a modern kaleidoscope of movement, defying laws of body mechanics and physics in a program geared toward family audiences, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., $25-$52; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “A Year with Frog and Toad,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Based on the children’s books by Arnold Lobel, this musical follows two friends — the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad — through the year, March 4, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$35; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. DANCE Balé Folclórico da Bahia, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Brazil’s only professional folk dance company will perform a program titled “Bahia of All Colors,” which includes Afro-Brazilian. Note: this performance may contain nudity, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25$58; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Twyla Tharp 50th Anniversary Tour, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Company of 12 dancers celebrating Tharp as one of the most inventive and innovative choreographers in the history of American dance, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30-$75; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

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Richardson Chamber Players, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Program of English works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Bridge, Gerald Finzi, John McCabe, Benjamin Britten, and Edward Elgar, Feb. 19, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $5 students; princetonuniversityconcerts.org. The Princeton Singers, Princeton University Art Museum on the campus of Princeton University. Concert titled “As the Lily Among the Thorns.” Works from the Song of Songs by Brumel, Palestrina and Billings open this exploration of sacred music. Performed in the Medieval Gallery of the Princeton University Art Museum, Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15; www.princetonsingers.org. Westminster Conservatory Annual Showcase, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of

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associated with Trenton. “Rustic Regional Windsor Chairs” includes a collection of early Windsor chairs loaned by private collectors. “Please be Seated” displays the work of contemporary area furniture designers and the diversity of styles and materials they use. “On These Walls” is a display of contemporary painting, highlights the role furniture plays in our lives and our homes, through March 12. Opening reception with artists, Jan. 22, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-3 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. Willem de Kooning Drawn and Painted,” through March 19; 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; 609-2583788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interviews with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stage vulnerability, and documenting a great American musical legend, through May 21, 2017. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144.

M&M Stage Productions will perform the classic French farce “Boeing, Boeing” at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Feb. 17-26. The show follows Bernard, who leads the good life with an apartment in Paris and three fiances who don’t know about each other. But turbulence is ahead as a new, speedy jet throws off Bernard’s schedule and a friend comes to visit. Performances are scheduled for Fridays and Stuart Country Day School’s Considine Gallery, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton. “Of Shape and Space” feacost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students. For more inturing works by Jeaninne Honstein and Lauri Matisse. The formation, go to www.kelseytheatre.net or call 609exhibit explores the spatial relationship between human fig570-3333. ures on the canvas and the sculpted forms of painted vessels and urns. The human figures suggest living vessels while Princeton University. Westminster Conservatory will pres- the artistic rendering of colorful urns creates warmth and ent its annual showcase featuring Westminster Community liveliness, through Feb. 21. The gallery is open Mondays ensembles and students, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when school is in session. $10 seniors/students; www.princeton.edu/utickets; 609-258- www.stuartschool.org; 609-921-2330. 9220. Artwork by Professor Zuimeng Cao, Plainsboro PubKirill Gerstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, lic Library, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. Zuimeng Cao will Princeton. Gilmore Artist winning pianist will perform a present reproductions of his traditional Chinese paintings. program of Liszt, Brahms and more, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. $25- Having grown up in the highlands of northeast China, Mr. $42; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Cao focuses on the natural environment he observed for years,depicting landscapes, ice and snow, flora and fauna, JAZZ, ROCK, POP, ETC. and portraits, through Feb. 23. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 609-275- 2897. The Jamcrackers, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Gourgaud Gallery, Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., CranWalnut Lane, Princeton. Princeton Folk Music Society pres- bury. “Art from The Trenton Community A-Team.” The Trenents an evening of folk, blues, ballads, gospel, and dance ton Community A-TEAM supports, develops, and promotes tunes with the Jamcrackers, a trio with deep roots in New self-taught, local artists because art can be transformative York’s Adirondack region, Feb. 17, 8:15 p.m. Admission by reframing the artist’s connectedness to self and others costs $20, $15 members, $10 students, $5 children; and by enhancing community pride, through Feb. 24. www.princetonfolk.org; 609-799-0944. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed Feb. 20), Feb. 19, Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Mintel and his quarWest Windsor Arts Council Faculty Student Show, tet will perform a night of music for entire family, featuring Princeton Junction Firehouse, 952 Alexander Road, West original songs by Mintel, music by jazz legend Dave Windsor. Show featuring more than 40 pieces of art by stuBrubeck, Blue Rondo a la Turk, their own version of Paul dents of all ages at the West Windsor Arts Council alongDesmond’s “Take Five,” and jazz renditions of such classic side the works of their teachers, through Feb. 24. Hours: TV show themes as “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Mission Impos- Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 609-716sible,” “The Munsters,” “All in the Family” and many oth- 1931. ers, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25; “Looking,” Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke www.buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. Center, Rider University, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, Joey Alexander Trio, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Lawrenceville. Exhibit of works by Allen Fitzpatrick, a Place, Princeton. Jazz concert led by 13-year-old piano member of the faculty at The Lawrenceville School. The prodigy Joey Alexander, March 2, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25- worksfocus on the still life and landscape from direct ob$52; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. servation, through Feb. 26. visitwww.rider.edu/arts. Storytellers Cabaret, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie “Lyrical,” Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Trenton vocalist Tom Chiola and Artworks by gallery members accompanied by song lyrics George Sinkler on piano perform American jazz standards and poems, through March 5. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m.inspired by the rhythms of Africa. Interwoven with the mu- 6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. sical performance are tales from Africa, told by members of Brodsky Gallery, Chauncey Conference Center, ETS, the Garden State Storytellers League. Refreshments and 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. “From The Garden to the adult beverages will be served, March 3, 7-9:30 p.m. $30 at Sea” featuring 28 paintings by Janet Purcell. Ms. Purcell’s door (if available), $25 advance; www.ellarslie.org. award-winning paintings are in private and public collecThe Chieftains, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, tions including Princeton University’s Center For InformaPrinceton. Legendary Irish band is celebrating its 55th an- tion Technology Policy and Capital Health Systems, Mercer, niversary tour, March 3, 8 p.m. $30-$70; mccarter.org; 609- through March 8; www.janpurcellart.com. 258-2787. “Philip Pearlstein: A Legacy of Influence,” Taplin Gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Group Trenton City Museum, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie exhibition featuring figure painter Pearlstein and those he at Cadwalader Park, Trenton. “Furniture as Art,” four ex- has influenced through his career as an artist and educahibits in one highlighting the items that bring comfort and tor. Visitors can expect original works from artists Philip beauty to our lives. “Furniture from the Permanent Col- Pearlstein, Janet Fish, Stephen Lorber, Charles David Viera, lection” features furniture from the collection of the Tren- Altoon Sultan, Tony Phillips, George Nick, Lorraine Shemesh, and Thomas Corey, through March 25. Gallery ton Museum Society - antique furniture made in and

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talk with Philip Pearlstein, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. “Identity,” Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School Art Gallery, 650 Great Road, Princeton. Composed of work created by Princeton Day School students in all three divisions, the exhibit centers around individual identities and the diversity of the PDS community, through March. 8. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when school is in session; www.pds.org. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. Members exhibit, allowing the gallery’s members to display photographs of their choosing with no overriding them. The members are Martha Weintraub, Charles Miller , Charlie Gross, John Clarke, Larry Parsons, Rhoda Kassof-Isaac, Alice Grebanier and Martin Schwartz, through March 12. Hours: SatSun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8611. Art Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and Spine, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200, Princeton. “Mandala.” Paintings and prints featuring mandalas from four regional artists are brought together in this exhibit. Associated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures where, consecrated and purposed for ritual, the mandala is understood to be the abode of the deity, through March 31. www.arttimestwo.com; 609-203-4622. “A Grounds For Sculpture History: The Land in Pictures and Words,” Lakefront Gallery, located in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Works by members of the Princeton Photography Club tell the story of how the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds became Grounds For Sculpture, beginning in 1984 when the Atlantic Foundation purchased 12 acres of the old fairgrounds property adjacent to the Seward Johnson Atelier, through April 2. www.princetonphotoclub.org/LakefrontGallery.html; 732-422-3676. “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Exhibit includes “Mystery and Magic — New Jersey’s Pinelands” featuring a decade of photographs by Albert Horner. Artists Priscilla Snow Algava, William Dix, Karen McLean, Dallas Piotrowski, Michelle Post and Ray Yeager highlight gifts from nature, through April 7. Opening reception, March 3, 5-7 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.

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ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville. Oscar-nominated animated shorts. Note, the last film in the series, “Peter Brandy and Cigarettes,” is not appropriate for children. A parental guidance warning will be presented before this short, which will close the program. All other films are acceptable for kids, Feb. 17, 9:15 p.m., Feb. 18, 8:15 p.m. Oscar-nominated live action shorts, Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. Oscar-nominated documentary shorts part one, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. Oscar-nominated documentary shorts part two, Feb. 19, 8:40 p.m. “The Last Laugh,” plus meet director Ferne Pearlstein and supper club. The film is a documentary covering whether it’s acceptable to use the Holocaust as the basis for comedy, Feb. 18, 6 p.m., $15, $60 for supper club; “Mifune: The Last Samuri,” documentary about legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, Feb. 24-26; “Of Mind and Music,” musicfilled drama exploring the challenged of memory loss, Feb. 24-26; acmescreeningroom.org. New Jersey Film Festival, Voorhees Hall, Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick. “In the Mood for Love,” period drama set in 1962 Hong Kong about two

Albert Horner’s “Mullica Bend Basin” is among the works on view in the exhibit “Nature’s Healing Gifts” at the D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservtion Place, Princeton, through April 7. An opening reception is scheduled for March 3, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.drgreenway.org or call 609-924-4646. young couples who rent adjacent rooms in a crowded tenament, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. (free); 2017 United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival, celebrating its 29th year, the festival will feature works by independent filmmakers from around the world, Feb. 18-19, 7 p.m. www.njfilmfest.com; 848-932-8482. Buster Keaton shorts, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Screening of Buster Keaton’s classic comedic silent short films with live musical accompaniment. Music is by Not-So-Silent-Cinema, composed by its music director, Brendan Cooney, Feb. 18, 2, 4 p.m. $25, $15 children 4-12; bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121.

COMEDY Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton. Wellie Jackson, Feb. 25-26; catcharisingstar.com; 609-9878018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Yannis Pappas, Feb. 17-18, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. $22. Bret Ernst, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24-25, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; Sunday Night Live with Talent and Friends, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., $25; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Country Dance, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $9; February Fling for experienced English dancers, Feb. 25 (afternoon and evening sessions, admission by registration only); Family Dance with Mixed-Aged Dance Band, Feb. 26, 3-5 p.m., $5 ($15 per family); www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

MISCELLANY Maple sugaring program, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road off Route 29, Hopewell Township. (GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township.) Visitors can join the work and fun by helping farmers in the sugar bush, sugarhouse and farmhouse kitchen, where many hands are needed to ensure that syrup-drenched pancakes are on the table for tasting. Sap collecting, firewood cutting,

syrup making, butter making, flour milling and pancake making are scheduled throughout the day, Feb. 18, 25; www.mercercountyparks.org; 609-737-3299. Historical and Architectural Tours of Cranbury, Meet at the Cranbury Museum at 4 Park Place East off Main Street, Feb. 19, March 5, 2 p.m. Contribution of $7 to the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society is suggested. richardcmoods@gmail.com; 609-819-1359. Writing Checks, Signing Petitions, and Protest Marches: Is That All There Is? Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Sam Daley-Harris will guide the audience around the pitfalls and on a path to making a profound difference on issues like getting money out of politics, climate change, ending global and domestic poverty, and ending mass incarceration, Feb. 22, noon to 1:30 p.m. www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529. Build a Bee Abode workshop, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Ave., Hamilton. Join the fight against declining bee populations by taking part in a Build a Bee Abode workshop. Participants will be provided with the knowledge and materials to create a bee-utiful bee home, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to noon. Registration is required: email natureprograms@mercercounty.org or call 609-888-3218. Author David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and historical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing Historic Park, David Price will present to the patrons of the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War for Independence.” Copies of his book will be available through the Friends of the Lawrence Library for sale and signing, March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. Ash Borer: Treatment Options for Homewoenrs, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will host the program Emerald Ash Borer: Treatment Options for Homeowners. The dreaded emerald ash borer is in the community and thousands of ash trees are now under threat. Pam Zipse, Outreach Coordinator of the Rutgers Urban Forestry Program of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station and Nicholas Polanin, Agricultural Agent for Somerset County, will discuss options including a mechanism for evaluating the costs of treatment versus removal, March 16, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or email lawprogs@mcl.org.

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PACKET PICKS Feb. 18 Concert and party in Bordentown XTC tribute band Peter Pumpkinhead will perform during a concert at Hope Hose Humane Firehouse, 150 W. Burlington St., Bordentown, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Also performing are the Cucumbers. DJ Randy Now will perform New Wave ‘80s music in between sets and after the concert until 11:15 p.m. The concert is presented by Randy Now’s Man Cave. The store also will host a record release party and meet-and-greet autograph signing for the vinyl release of Smart Remarks’ “Foreign Fields 1982-1984,” Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. The event will include an acoustic concert at 9 p.m. Randy Now’s Man Cave is located at 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. For more information, go to www.mancavenj.com or call 609-424-3766.

Feb. 22 Talking politics at Princeton library Sam Daley-Harris will lead a talk titled “Writing Checks, Signing Petitions, and Protest Marches: Is That All There Is?” noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. Has this election left you hungry to have a bigger voice in our democracy? Are you frustrated by the options you see: writing more checks, signing more petitions, and joining more protests or counter-protests? Are you wondering if that’s all there is? In this talk, DaleyHarris shows that there’s actually much more. He will guide the audience around the pitfalls and on a path to making a profound difference on issues like getting money out of politics, climate change, ending global and domestic poverty, and ending mass incarceration. Sam Daley-Harris founded the anti-poverty lobby RESULTS in 1980, co-founded the Microcredit Summit Campaign in 1995, and founded the Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation (CCET) in 2012. He is the author of “Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break between People and Government.” The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Feb. 23 Black Maria Film Festival at Lewis Center The visual arts program of the Lewis Center for the Arts will present the Black Maria Film Festival, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at the James M. Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. The renowned internationally touring festival brings nine short films to Princeton for screening. The screenings will be introduced by Festival Director Jane Steuerwald. An annual juried competition of short works in all genres, the festival is a project of the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium, which also showcases the New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival and the Global Insights Collection, an archive of films focusing on the environment, people with disabilities, international issues, and films with themes of social justice. Following the Festival’s annual premiere in February, it travels over the next 12 months across the U.S. and abroad. Admission is free. For more information, go to arts.princeton.edu.

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Pam Hersh

Their Home is Their Castle It should be the script for a modern-day children’s story — a combination of “The Little Engine that Could (Do It Right)” and the “House that Joanne and Dean Built (and Connected It to the Community).” Once upon a time in the summer of 2009, Princetonians Joanne Farrugia and Dean Smith, the prince and princess proprietors of the magical JaZams toy “castle store” (so dubbed by my granddaughter) on Palmer Square, moved into their castle residence at 17 Maclean St. They fell in love with the Maclean Street house after spending many days and nights hanging out there with friends who used to own it. Joanne and Dean met these friends through a midwife who delivered the babies of both women on the same night. The moms and dads and babies became great friends. Joanne and Dean always loved the Maclean Street home of their friends, and they especially loved the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, with its diversity, unpretentious and caring residents, modest scale of the residences, and the history. They looked for houses in the neighborhood but nothing was as perfect as that Maclean Street house. Then one day the friends said they were considering a move to a different part of Princeton, but would move only if Joanne and Dean would become the new owners of this very special house. And abracadabra, it happened. The plot thickened, however, when Joanne and Dean determined they required a wee bit more room in their home. It needed: a tower, mostly to serve as a children’s library to house all the books Joanne had collected during the course of 20 years of selling books in her store; a bathroom; and a kitchen/hanging-out space with a higher ceiling. Enter the knight whose shining armor was in the form of construction tools — Princeton builder George Akers of Material Design Build. He was renowned for renovations respecting the history and “soul” of the structures he had renovated in the area for the past 20 years. Joanne and Dean exchanged ideas and plans with George for three and a half years, while the couple saved their pennies. Finally, they were ready to move forward with making their dream house even dreamier. George and Joanne and Dean partnered this past summer with Princeton architect Steven Cohen. The result was an ending about as happy as anyone could imagine. Without any government mandates — all

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George Akers at the site of a home on Maclean Street he’s renovating. this took place prior to the passage of new historic district zoning for the Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood — the renovated house respected everyone: the neighbors, the history, the look and feel of the neighborhood, and the spirit of the mid -19th-century home (built sometime between 1820 and 1860). George’s magic was derived from a special potion, called structural empathy. He listened to rather than talked at his client, while researching and revering the DNA of the structure under his charge. “‘Dream big, build small’ was emblazoned on a T-shirt we bought at Small World Coffee many years ago… You could say that was the basis for our design,” Joanne said. “We also always knew we wanted to keep our yard as big as possible, as we love to grow food and flowers, and have room to play tag… This all started because the ceiling in our kitchen was just over 6 feet tall. When friends would come over we would say our house was built for little people. The doorframe leading into the kitchen was about 5 feet, 8 inches from the floor. We love to cook and have gatherings at our house, and everybody would inevitably end up in the kitchen. Needless to say, there were lots of bumped heads. Now we have a kitchen with a height of 9 feet, and, as George

says, it feels very adult.” They made conscious decisions about keeping the design more traditional with touches of a modern feel. “I love modern,” said Dean, but everyone believed that the top priority was to keep the integrity of the original house and its sense of place in the neighborhood. In the jargon of builders and architects, the goal was to keep the house “within the local vernacular.” According to George’s research, the building was post-and-beam construction from about 1860. He determined the history of the wood throughout the house, the type of tree, where it was milled, and how it was cut. George, who at one point in his life was studying to be a botanist, grew professionally in a different direction, while retaining his connection to organic materials. His passion is restoration — particularly by recycling old wood and doors from other jobs. The floor in the Maclean Street castle is made from old bleachers (numbers and grip tape still attached) from a school in Ohio. One of the closets was built of old doors repurposed from a house in Kingston. George connected with another builder, Charlie Yedlin, who was demolishing the former SAVE animal shelter on Herrontown Road. The floorboards in the SAVE house were saved and have found residence in the ceiling panels and interior mill work of the Maclean Street house. The old walls and old windows in the Maclean Street house were torn down to create a better-insulated house with much higher energy efficiency. The old beams and two-by-fours were recycled back in the house. “I love creative reuse,” George said. “Sure, at times it can be a challenge, but the reward is great and the reason why I am still at it after many years.” That modest budget tested the commitment of Joanne and Dean to buy local. “We maybe spent a little more money trying to support all the local lumber yards, tile shops and appliance stores in our area to keep money in our local communities,” Joanne said. “But it all comes down to choices,” Dean said. “And for us, as reflected by how we run our business, we choose what is best for the community… the benefits over the long-term are priceless.” George is pushing for completion of the project by the end of the month, after which Joanne, Dean, their 9-year-old son Felix, and their rescue dog, Lucky, intend to live in their castle happily ever after.

Rich Fisher

The fabric of life at Pennington Quilt Works Spring begins March 20, but we all know there is plenty of frigid night air looming beyond that date. And what better way to endure these remaining frosty evenings than by snuggling under a nice, cozy quilt that seemingly provides protection from the whole world? What really adds to the experience is when the quilt was made by the same person it is draped over. That’s where Pennington Quilt Works comes in handy. Located at 7 Tree Farm Road on Route 31 South, Pennington, Quilt Works features 4,000 bolts of fabric from between 20 to 30 different manufacturers, along with all the notions and equipment necessary for quilting. For those who don’t know how to quilt, classes are offered throughout each month. Upon mastering the art, quilters can take pride in what they have done and also have a darn nice comforter to wrap themselves in. Making a quilt can take anywhere from a weekend to, well, a long time, depending on the size and how elaborate the pattern is. “There are studies that show people who sew, which is what you’re basically doing in quilting, have lower blood pressure,” said Jan Crane, owner of Pennington Quilt Works. “They stay active longer, their minds stay active longer. It does include all your senses. You have to think, you have to produce something. Sometimes people get all like, ‘Ooh, I don’t know how I’m going to do all this.’ You just tell them ‘Enjoy the process, that’s what it’s for.’” Crane has been helping people enjoy it for over 20 years, as her original store opened in the Pennytown Complex in 1996 before moving to her current site in February, 2006. During the past two decades, the owner has prided herself on the affable, informative service provided by her staff. “I think we’ve proven . . . that we are a very friendly, welcoming community,” she said. “You can come in

here at any level with any kind of interest and we will help you develop that interest. Both in terms of the supplies we help you find, the learning end of it, and the community part of it.” A south Jersey native, Crane grew up in Williamstown, and graduated from Montclair State with a degree in home economics. Upon graduation, she worked in New York City, teaching homemaking skills to the blind. “They were all people who lost their sight later in life so they just needed to re-establish how to do things for themselves,” Crane said. “It really helped me to drill down into what people needed and what was really helpful to them.” From there, she taught home economics in north Jersey but discovered she liked teaching adults more than teenagers. She went into retail and was a manager and assistant buyer for Bamberger’s. Jan left the business world to raise a family and, while doing so, began looking for a hobby. “A bunch of us from my son’s nursery school started getting together and quilting together,” she said. “We were in this group, our kids were little, they would play together and we would quilt. I became enamored with quilting, with the fabric, the whole construction of it.” When her two sons started school full time, Crane decided to live out a dream of owning a store in which she could sell, teach and create. Having lived in Pennington and knowing numerous members of the burgeoning Hopewell Valley Quilt Guild, she saw potential in opening a quilting shop. It debuted in Pennytown and her first employee was Arlene Stilson, a friend of hers from the nursery school days who is still on staff today. “We just started taking it step by step,” Crane said. “We had maybe 500 to 800 bolts of fabric and a little bit of notions and books and things. Little by little we grew. Arlene and I basically made it up as we went along.

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Pennington Quilt Works owner Jan Crane (left) and employee Arlene Stilson. “I had some retail background from Bambergers, I knew some retail basics. I studied, I bought books and every day we said ‘OK, what can we do today?’ I’ve always been the fabric buyer; I just love fabric, that’s one of my main jobs. Arlene started taking care of all the notions. She’s always done a really great job of keeping that all filled in and finding new things.” Jan started with a 900-square-foot store that increased to 1,700 square feet when she annexed a vacated store next door. Even that space became too small and, coupled with the slow deterioration of the Pennytown complex; she decided it was time to re-locate. Pennington Quilt Works became the first merchant to sign a lease in the brand-new Tree Farm Village. It’s a fun place to visit, with fabrics jumping out of every wall. “Most of the fabric I buy is from fabric reps who come to the store,” Crane said. “Most of it is not made in the U.S., it’s made all over the world and imported here. There’s not really a permanent fabric market here like they have with other products. Twice a year they have a quilt market; one in Houston every fall and a rotating market in the spring. It’s a concentrated look at everything new, so I love doing that. The inventory includes Bernina

sewing machines, as the company approached Crane about being a dealer when she moved into her new space. “I had always sewn on Berninas so I jumped at the chance,” she said. “I have 14 to 16 different ones on the floor and at least one of the best selling ones in the back to sell.” But the main attraction is fabric. Aside from selling bolts and notions separately, Pennington Quilt Works also offers kits to reproduce sample quilts the shop has on display. The kits feature the same fabric as the samples, cut in yards and put in a package with the notions that go with it. And if you don’t know what to do with a kit, you can always learn by taking one of the numerous classes for any level of experience. A complete calendar appears on the store’s website, nationally renowned quilters often serve as guest speakers. The classes provide a communal feel for quilters, which is one of two true joys Crane feels a person can get from quilting. “Number one is the fabric,” Crane said. “People just love choosing and working with the fabric. Then you get to use your creative juices in how you put those fabrics together. It’s a very rewarding thing to take these stacks of fabric. I know people kind of laugh that you cut them up and put them back together again, but you put them back together again in an interesting way. It’s just very satisfying to do that and make something else out of it. “Also, there’s a community about it as well. When people come and take classes here, they could do it on their own, but it’s more fun to do it with someone else. It’s like any club or any hobby. You would meet with people and talk about the coins that you found, or whatever. Here you talk about the hobby, and it’s quilts.” Pennington Quilt Works is at 7 Tree Farm Road, Pennington. For more, go to www.penningtonquilts.com or call 609-737-4321.

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Dr. Lisa S. Motavalli, M.D.

Heart Attack: Know the Warning Signs

February is American Heart Month, a month-long celebration of heart health and a yearly reminder to show your heart some love. It is also a good time to make sure you know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack so you can be prepared to call 911 in case one strikes. Because when it comes to treating a heart attack time is of the essence. At University Medical Center of Princeton, a special team of board-certified physicians, specialists and nurses provides prompt, quality care to heart attack patients, including critical life-saving treatments such as emergency angioplasty and therapeutic hypothermia. Every 43 seconds A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is suddenly blocked and the heart cannot get enough oxygen. If blood flow is not restored quickly, the heart muscle begins to die and the heart is permanently damaged. Most blockages are caused by clots that are a result of plaque buildup in the arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis. The risk for a heart attack increases with age. Other risk factors include family his-

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tory, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, an unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and high blood sugar. Chest pain or discomfort most common symptom Not all heart attacks are as crushing and dramatic as the ones you see on TV or in the movies. Often symptoms are subtler, making it important to know your body and to seek medical treatment if something just does not feel right. The most common signs of a heart attack include: Pain or discomfort in the center or left side of the chest. It can feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. It can also feel like heartburn or indigestion and be mild or severe. Shortness of breath. This could be the only symptom of a heart attack or it could occur before or along with chest pain or discomfort. Shortness of breath may be described as feeling as if you ran a marathon even when you are at rest or engaging in light physical activity. Upper body discomfort. You may feel pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, shoulders, neck, jaw or upper part of

the stomach, above the belly button. Other signs of a heart attack include breaking out into a cold sweat, nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness and fatigue. A note for women As with men, the most common symptom for women experiencing a heart attack is chest pain or discomfort. However, it is important to note that women are more likely to experience other symptoms even in the absence of chest discomfort. For instance, women are more likely to have shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, and back or jaw pain. Often these symptoms are subtle, and women may not even recognize they are having a heart attack, attributing the signs to something else. Regardless of whether you are woman or a man, if you experience signs of a heart attack call 911. Do not drive to the hospital yourself. Emergency medical workers can begin treatment in the ambulance and alert hospital staff prior to your arrival. Love your heart Lowering your risk factors is the best way to guard against a heart attack. Have a discussion with your doctor, find out your numbers and what you can do to lower your

risk. Your numbers to know include: • Total cholesterol • LDL (bad cholesterol) • HDL (good cholesterol) • Triglycerides • Blood pressure • Fasting blood sugar • Body mass index In addition: • Don’t smoke, and avoid second hand smoke • Eat a healthy diet that is low in saturated fat, trans fat and sodium • Get at least 15 minutes of moderateintensity physical activity a week • Maintain a healthy weight • See your doctor for regular checkups To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org, or call 888-742-7496. Lisa S. Motavalli, M.D., F.A.C.C. is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is a member of the medical staff of University Medical Center of Princeton.

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Shop Talk is a weekly notebook covering the latest deals and events happening in the area’s stores and businesses. To submit an item, email rfisher@centraljersey.com, and enter “Item for Shop Talk” in the subject field. This week’s items are as follows: Imbue Creative has moved its headquarters into the circa 1860 Italian Revival building at 71 N. Main St., Lambertville, after spending over six months restoring it. The branding and marketing agency was founded in 2004 in New Hope, Pennsylvania and then expanded to a 1,000-square foot office in Ewing in 2013. After outgrowing that space, Imbue took the opportunity to move back to its Delaware River roots, tripling its space to 3,100-square feet in the former Holcombe Hall in Lambertville. Imbue brings a team of creative executives, designers, illustrators, and account managers to their new home in Lambertville. According to the Lambertville Historical Society, Imbue Creative’s new home served as a theater for traveling minstrels and operas, and as a public event space during the Victorian Era. Lambertville High School held its graduation ceremony on the upper floors in 1884, and various merchants sold groceries, oysters, and dry goods on the first floor. *** To celebrate National Margarita Day on Feb. 22, Bahama Breeze in MarketFair will kick off its Viva la ‘Rita celebration by offering the restaurant’s classic margarita for $2.22 all day. “Who doesn’t love margaritas?” said John Wilkerson, president of Bahama Breeze. “Our guests are already looking forward to tastes and sounds of spring. Viva la ‘Rita is just one of the many ways we deliver the Caribbean escape vibe our guests love — year-round.” For more information, go to www.bahamabreeze.com.

*** Valentine’s Day is still in the air at Gentle Healing Spa and Salon in Cranbury this weekend. Enjoy your choice of two different fragrances with your services: “Heavenly Dark Chocolate” or “Falling In Love” (a sweet, sensual fragrance), with which you will feel surrounded by love. Enjoy a romantic martini cocktail by the fireplace in the elegant sitting room with each of this month’s specials, which include: Romantic pedicure: This will have you dancing the night away as you enjoy a martini during the service ($50). Merci (thank you): Be thankful for your body and enjoy a 30-minute scrub followed by a 30-minute massage ($99). Je T’Adore (I adore you): A one-hour massage followed by a one-hour pedicure. Enjoy combining your fragrances for a delectable experience ($139). Ma Belle (My Beautiful): A 30-minute body scrub followed by a 1-hour massage. Fragrances may be combined ($139). Mon Cherie (My sweetheart): Invite a loved one to enjoy a quiet hour as you both relax with side-by-side one-hour massages ($189). Je T’Aime (I love you): Spend some quality time with your love in Gentle Healing’s private suite retreat for two. Begin with fragrant side-byside candlelit Jacuzzi baths, followed by side-byside massages. Finish with romantic martini cocktails and chocolates on the couch by the fireplac *** Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar in Princeton’s Palmer Square has a number of weekly specials, including: Monday “Lite” Drafts (bar/lounge only, 4 p.m. to closing), offering 32-ounce domestic personal pitchers of Coors Light, Bud Light or

Miller Light for $8. “Tapped Out” Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. Three selected craft drafts tapped every Tuesday. A beer board and Bavarian pretzel combo with pimento cheese dip is offered at $15. Wine Wednesday, starting at 8 p.m. Select wines by the glass for $5. Wine flights for $11.95

Beat the Clock Thursday, starting at 8 p.m. Discounted select drafts with the “clock” starting at 8 p.m. Flashback Friday in the bar and lounge only, 8 p.m. to closing, offers Pabst Blue Ribbon or Narragansett Tallboys for $4, house Long Island Ice Teas, 2 for $10.

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Greater Philadelphia Home Sales Show Slight Increase for January of 2017 Compared to January 2016

Home sales in the Greater Philadelphia 12-county region increased slightly by January 2017 HomExpert Market Report© Additional Findings: 4.7 percent in January of 2017, compared to January of 2016. There were 4,946 Lehigh Valley and ABE properties sold compared to this time last year, at 4,726; and in January of 2015 • Homes sales in the Lehigh Valley saw a drop by 12.0 percent with 498 sold properties sold totaled 3,959. According to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox in Jan. 2016 and 438 sold in Jan. 2017. Average days on the market dropped & Roach, REALTORS® HomExpert Market Report, this data shows a continuing by 13.2 percent, from 91 days in Jan. 2016 to 79 days in Jan. 2017. Median recovery in the market with a steady increase in properties sold over a three-year sale price remained almost the same at $165,000 in Jan. 2016 to $164,950 in period year-to-date. Jan.2017. Average days on the market showed a decrease 12.7 percent, from 71 Inventory remains low across the 12-county Greater Philadelphia region, compared in Jan. 2016 to 62 in Jan. 2017. to January 2016 it is down by 16.2 percent, from 42,946 in 2016 to 35,998 in 2017. • Berks County posted an increase in properties sold by 13.5 percent, going from “Inventory has dropped considerably compared to this time last year, along with 275 in Jan. 2016 to 312 in Jan. 2017. Median price for Jan. 2016 increased dropping median prices, this is a good time to sell and buy,” said Steve Storti, by 10.3 percent, from $134,900 in Jan. 2016 to $48,750 in Jan. 2017. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® chief marketing The average days on the market decreased by 13.2 percent, from 91 days in officer. Last year at this time the median price was $205,000, which was a jump Jan. 2016 to 79 days in Jan. 2017. from the Jan. 2015 median of $198, 216, compared to 2017 median price sitting at $200,000, 2.4 percent decrease. • In the Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton area total home sales decreased by 19.3 percent from last Jan. from 187 sold in Jan. 2106 to 151 sold in Jan. 2017. Median Philadelphia County is showing the highest percent decrease in monthly inventory price saw an increase from $99,900 in Jan. 2016 to $124,000 in Jan. 2017, a 24.1 by -24.4 percent (7,095 in Jan. 2017 down from 9,384 in Jan. 2016), followed by percent rise. Homes stayed on the market an average of 58 days in Jan. 2017, Delaware County (2,800, -2.7 percent down from 3,678 in Jan. 2016) and then down from 64 days in the Jan. 2016, a 9.4 percent decrease. Bucks County (2,864, down 23.5 percent from 3,746 in Jan. 2016). In New Jersey, Mercer County shows the largest decrease in inventory at -15.4 percent, with 1,894 New Jersey in Jan. 2017 compared to 2,238 for Jan. 2016. Burlington County is at a 10.0 percent • For Jan. 2017, Atlantic County saw an increase of properties sold by 6.7 percent decrease, with 3,441 in Jan. 2017 compared to 3,822 in Jan. 2016, and Salem County from this time last year, from 225 to 240. Average number of days on the market showed a 9.6 percent decrease with 690 in Jan. 2017 compared to 763 in Jan. 2016. saw a huge decline, by 36.8 percent, from 174 days in Jan. 2016 to 110 days Total number of homes sold in the 12-county region increased by 4.7 percent, in 2017. Atlantic County median home prices decreased in Jan. 2017 by 16.9 with 4,726 homes sold in 2016 compared to 4,946 in 2017. Chester County showed percent from $160,000 in Jan. 2016, to $132,950 this Jan. the highest increase of number of homes sold with a 9.1 percent increase (420 sold • Cape May County home sales saw a decrease by 4.9 percent, from 185 in Jan. 2017 from 385 sold in Jan. 2016), followed by Bucks County home sales properties sold in Jan. 2016, to 176 sold in Jan. 2017. Median home sale increasing from 461 in Jan. 2016 to 482 in Jan. 2017, a 4.6 percent increase and prices dropped by 11.3 percent from $355,000 in Jan. 2016 to $314,950 in Jan. Delaware County had 397 homes sold in Jan. 2016 and 409 homes sold in Jan. 2017, 2017. a 3.0 percent increase. New Jersey Counties showed a steady increase in properties sold across the board, with Salem County at a 22.9 percent increase (35 homes sold Delaware in Jan. 2016 and 43 homes sold in Jan. 2017), followed by Camden County showing • Kent County’s number of properties sold increased by 21.9 percent, from 114 a 16.6 percent increase (404 sold in Jan. 2016 and 471 in Jan. 2017). in Jan. 2016 to 139 in Jan. 2017. Median sale prices were down by 1.7 percent, from $193,236 in Jan. 2016 to $189,900 in Jan. 2017. Average days on market The overall median sale price is down 2,4 percent from this time last year, increased by 16.7 percent, from 78 days in Jan. 2016 to 91 days in Jan. 2017. going from $205,000 in 2016 to $200,000. Chester County posted the highest Monthly average inventory remained the same at 1,415 properties and properties median sale price in Jan. 2017 at $296,945, which is down by 2.6 percent from 2016 under contract saw an increase of 29.9 percent from 137 in Jan. 2016 to 178 in at $305,000, followed by Bucks County ($275,000, +1.1 percent) and Montgomery Jan. 2017. County showing $259,900 in Jan. 2017, a 6.6 percent increase from Jan. 2016’s $245,000. Delaware and Philadelphia Counties also had increases in the median sale • New Castle County had a 7.8 percent increase in properties sold, from 386 in price, at 6.7 percent and 6.6 percent respectively. Jan. 2016 to 416 in 2017. Median price decreased 1.7 percent, from $211,500 in Jan. 2016 to $207,950 in 2017. Average days on the market increased 2.7 percent In New Jersey’s five counties the median decreased by 5.7 percent overall, from 73 in Jan. 2016 to 75 in Jan. 2017 and monthly average inventory saw a from $175,000 in Jan. 2016 to $165,000 this Jan. Salem County showed an increase decline of 9.8 percent from 3,089 in Jan. 2016 to 2,786 in Jan. 2017. in the median sale price, jumping from $122,000 in Jan. 2016 to $131,000 in Jan. 2017, a 7.4 percent increase, and Burlington County also showed a slight increase of About HomExpert Data© 1.4 percent, from $179,500 in Jan. 2016 to $181,950 in Jan. 2017. The HomExpert Report is an exclusive product of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®’ Research Division. Findings are compiled using the company’s exclusive HomExpert Data, which analyzes TREND Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data and provides the timeliest information available in the industry. The HomExpert Market Report offers exclusive analysis of real estate activity regionally, by county, MLS area or zip code across the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach service area. About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/Trident Group Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® has nearly 4,500 sales associates in 65 offices serving the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Trident Group is comprised of Trident Mortgage Company, Trident Insurance Agency and Trident Land Transfer Company and offers access to mortgage financing, settlement services, and homeowners and title insurance. For more information go to www.foxroach.com.

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