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Lawrence mayor reports on ‘State of the Township’ By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

In Lawrence Township, it’s not the three R’s that count. It’s the three P’s of people, planet and profit that mean the most. That was the message Mayor Christopher Bobbitt delivered in his “State of the Township” remarks at the Lawrence chapter of the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mayor’s Breakfast last week. The “people” are the township employees and the residents they serve, Bobbitt said. After years of doing more with less, the Township Council has added another police officer and additional em-

ployees in various departments. The second “p” is planet, according to Bobbitt, Lawrence is one of a handful of towns that offers a curbside organic waste collection program. The township has earned top marks from Sustainable Jersey and the mayor wants to capitalize on it by continuing to encourage more walking, biking and recycling. The municipal buildings have undergone an energy audit to qualify for energy efficiency upgrades through the state’s Clean Energy Program, and Sustainable Lawrence is reaching out to the business community to take advantage of similar measures. A state program would pay for up to

70 percent of the cost of improvements, Bobbitt said. The third “p” - profit - is key. The township depends on property taxes to help pay for the services residents have come to expect, the mayor said. The bottom line, he said, is the bottom line, a strong ratables base. Fortunately, Lawrence is an attractive community for businesses, from A to Z, or Amalfi’s to Z Farm, Bobbitt said, adding it is a town that is on the move to become a more sustainable community that supports its small businesses and its corporate businesses. One of those corporate businesses is Bristol-Myers Squibb

Co., which recently moved into a new office building on Princeton Pike at Lewisville Road. Its main campus on Route 206 will be expanded, Bobbitt said. “Like many of our businesses in town, BMS is a wonderful corporate partner that works with many of our nonprofits in town,” the mayor said. One of those nonprofit organizations is the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, which is a 20-plus mile biking and pedestrian path that connects Lawrence and Hopewell townships. The Village of Lawrenceville continues to attract visitors to patronize its many thriving restaurants, Bobbitt said. Down the

road in the Eldridge Park neighborhood, steps are being taken to clean up the former Pit Stop building on Route 206/Lawrence Road. Hopping across town to the Lawrence Shopping Center on Brunswick Pike, its new owners are going to update the facade and bring in new tenants, Bobbitt said. Cooper Pest Control has moved into a former movie theater/fitness gym, and a former furniture store is now home to a company that makes and sells high-end dance costumes, he said. The Quaker Bridge Mall and the Mercer Mall have added more buildings for new tenants. Near-

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Township council bestows honors on local police By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Ten Lawrence Township police officers were honored by the township council Tuesday night for their accomplishments — from stopping burglary sprees to helping solve shooting incidents — during the past year. The awards — the Chief’s Achievement Award for Police Officer of the Year, the Police Achievement Award and the Commendable Service Award — are given to Lawrence police officers every year during National Police Week, which is May 1319. “As we celebrate the accomplishments of several of our officers, let’s not forget those officers across this country who have died while keeping their communities safe,” Chief of Police Mark Ubry said, noting that May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Turning to the awards, Police Officer Ryan Dunn was given a special honor when Ubry announced that he had received the Chief’s Achievement Award for Police Officer of the Year. “This award is given to an officer who best exemplifies the high professional standards of the Lawrence Township Police Department and has consistently performed assigned duties in an exemplary manner throughout the course of the calendar year,” Ubry said. Dunn, who began his career as a police dispatcher in 2007 and became a police officer in 2012, was nominated by his supervisor “for his dedication, drive, competence, willingness to help, strong leadership skills and overwhelming positive presence,” according to the township council proclamation honoring him. Turning to the other award winners, Ubry announced Detective Kevin Reading was given the Police Achievement Award, which is awarded to a police officer “for performing an outstanding act that enhances the Police Department’s mission and furthers its goals and brings credit to the Police Department.” Since Reading was assigned to the Mercer County Shooting Response Team in 2015, he has been involved in more than 300 shooting investigations, including serving as the lead investigator in 37 criminal attempted homicides. Of those 37 cases, 18 were cleared with the arrest of 26 suspects, Ubry said.

five firearms, which have been matched to shootings that occurred in Trenton, Ubry said. During search warrants related to the arrests, Reading recovered illegal narcotics. One investigation led to the recovery of 2,750 bags of heroin which had been laced with fentanyl, which is deadly. Eight other police officers were given Commendable Service awards for their actions. The police officers caught burglars, found a missing teenager and determined who was driving the car that struck and killed a gas attendant at the QuickChek convenience store at the Brunswick Circle. Ubry outlined the circumstances that led to Officer James Gorski being awarded a Commendable Service Award. He was honored for catching two burglars, after noticing a suspicious car at a closed business on Princeton Avenue at 2 a.m. Oct. 12, 2017. Officer Gorski saw a man breaking into the Five Points Check Cashing business. The man saw the officer and fled on foot. An accomplice, who was hiding in the parked car, was taken into custody by Officer Gorski. Police officers searched the neighborhood and caught the second burglar. Officer Robert Janoski earned a Commendable Service Award for catching two men who had broken into parked cars after he was sent to investigate a car that was being driven on Birchwood Knoll with its lights turned off May 23, 2017. When he arrived, Officer Janoski discovered a parked car with an active alarm. He saw several suspects flee on foot into a wooded area. Officer Janoski caught two of the men and recovered items that had been stolen from several cars. Two additional suspects were caught, following an investigation by the detective bureau. In all, the four suspects were charged with burglary and theft for breaking into seven parked cars, Ubry said. Sgt. Richard Laird and Officers Dylan McClister and Steve Austin were given Commendable Service awards for catching two men who were charged with breaking into 10 parked cars. This is McClister’s third Commendable Service Award and Laird’s second Commendable Service Award, Ubry said. McClister was on patrol Sept. See POLICE, Page 5A

Photos by Scott Jacobs

Leaps and bounds Lawrence HIgh School’s boys and girls track teams competed in the Mercer County Track and Field Championships on May 12. The team took 12th place in the overall team standings. Khalin Hemingway (above) competed in the 100 Hurdles Finals with a time of 14.71. Michael O’Rourke (right) competes in the 1600 Meter Run Finals with a time of 4:56:53.

Lawrence Township Memorial Day parade will step off on May 26 By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade is set to kick off at 10 a.m. May 26, honoring the memories of American military servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives in battle. Commander Andrew Tunnard, who served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves from 1989 to 2012, has been tapped to be the grand marshal for the parade. Tunnard is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Before the parade, Lawrence Township veterans have been invited to attend a meet-and-greet at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot at Lawrence High School, said Nancy Bergen, the superintendent of recreation. “We would like them to take part in the parade. When you listen to the veterans, you realize what Memorial Day is all about, the pride and the sacrifices they made for everyone else,” Bergen said. The parade will step off from the parking lot at the high school. The parade route takes the marchers onto Princeton Pike and then Darrah Lane, Birchwood Knoll

and Berwyn Place, where it ends in Veterans Park. At the park, the Memorial Day essay winners will be announced and a Memorial Day service will be held, featuring a keynote speech by Tunnard, a wreath laying at the memorial and music by the Lawrence Community Band. Among the groups taking part in the parade will be the color guards from the Lawrence Township Police Department and branches of the U.S. military. The Central Jersey Military Motor Pool will bring historic military vehicles and members of

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Friends of the Lawrence Library May Book Sale, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Preview night is May 11, 6-8:30 p.m. Admission for preview night cost $5, $20 for booksellers. For more information, go to www. mcl.org or call 609-9896920.

winery, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville. Music by Darla & Rich. Enjoy live music and wine tastings. During these events, 24 varieties of Terhune Orchards wine are available by the glass and light fare is available. No cover charge. Wine tasting is $7 per person. For more information, go to terhuneorchards.com or call 609-924-2310.

Sun., May 20 & May 27

Fiction Writing Workshop. 10 a.m. to noon. Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. As part of the library’s 2018 “The Business of Writing” series, in May the workshop will examine famous writers’ biographies and write our own. This is a precursor to developing a website. Please bring an example you like to share with the group. Registration suggested. Call 609989-6920 or email lawprogs@mcl.org.

Enjoy live music and wine tastings during the Winery Sunday Music on Sundays in May from 1-4 p.m. at Terhune Orchards. Local musicians ranging in styles from country and bluegrass to jazz and rock will perform. During these events fourteen varieties of Terhune Orchards wine are available by the glass and light fare is available. No cover charge. Wine tasting is $7 per person. The Winery Sunday Music Series Schedule is as follows: May 20 – Darla & Rich; May 27 – James Popik.

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ters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Try out your acting chops (or indulge your secret passion) playing one of the great characters from dramatic literature or contemporary comedy — without the threat of performing in front of a live audience. Library staff will “cast” and read a play aloud, around a table, as actors and production teams typically do at the first rehearsal of a play. Registration suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or email lawprogs@mcl.org.

Tues., May 22

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Read and Pick, Farm Animals, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville. Read and Pick, is an innovative, educational program that combines a hands-on activity and listening to a story highlighting that aspect of farming. Children (ages preschool to 8 years) gather around a storyteller to listen to a two stories about fruits, vegetables, pollinators or farming equipment. Then the children participate in fun crafts or pick the fruit or vegetables they just learned

Lawrence Station Road, according to the mayor. Two hotels are in the works, Bobbitt said. The Hilton Garden Inn is under construction at the Princeton Pike Corporate Center, and the Sleepy Hollow Motel on Brunswick Pike is slated to be demolished so an extended-stay hotel can be built in its place. Circling back to the

Princeton Pike Corporate Center on Princeton Pike, Bobbitt said there is land earmarked for the development of a combination of market rate housing and low- and moderate-income housing at the rear of the office park. Affordable housing also may be built at the Quaker Bridge Mall and the Lawrence Shopping

about, take a tractor ride or interact with the animals in our barnyard. Registration is required: go to terhuneorchards.com/read-picksign-up or call 609-9242310.

Thurs., May 24

The Barbarian World: Prehistoric Society in Northern and Western Europe, 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Peter Bogucki, an associate dean for undergraduate affairs of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University, will give a lecture illustrated with images of important sites and finds, along with maps and timelines, to tell the story of ancient Europe known from archaeology. For more information, go to www.mcl.org or call 609989-6920.

Sun., May 27

Winery Sunday Music, 1-4 p.m., Terhune Orchards winery, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville. Music by James Popik. Enjoy live music and wine tastings. During these events,

Center, based on an overlay that would permit residential uses in a commercial zone. “Another desire of mine is to look at sites throughout the township that have been under-performing for years, sites where businesses just can’t seem to get going, or sites that no one ever thinks about leasing,” the mayor said.

24 varieties of Terhune Orchards wine are available by the glass and light fare is available. No cover charge. Wine tasting is $7 per person. For more information, go to terhuneorchards.com or call 609-924-2310.

Sat., June 9 & Tues., June 12

Registration is now open for the Princeton Festival’s popular Music That Tells a Story, a free introduction to opera that includes an interactive workshop led by professional singer and educator Dr. Rochelle Ellis plus admission to a fullystaged performance of the Puccini favorite Madama Butterfly. More information and an online enrollment form is available at https://princetonfestival. o rg / e v e n t / 2 0 1 8 - o p e r a workshop-music-tells-story/. Participants have a choice of workshop sessions: Princeton on June 6 at 6:30 p.m.; Trenton on June 9 at 10 a.m.; or Lawrenceville on June 12 at 6:30 p.m. The opera performance takes place at McCarter Theatre in Princeton on June 14 at 7 p.m.

Sun., June 10

Wrapping up his remarks, Bobbitt said he hoped the attendees would have a better understanding of what is happening in Lawrence and also understand the township is on the move to become a more sustainable community that supports its business community.

The HomeFront “Rock & Roll for Hope” 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk, rain or shine, will benefit HomeFront’s summer camp and year-round children’s enrichment programming for local homeless and atrisk kids. Register to run or walk at 9 a.m., the ETS Campus, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, or preregister at homefrontnj.org. There will be live music and a “rock star” costume contest. Games, food and awards will also be featured.

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Fridays in June Save the date for summer fun at Terhune Orchards. In June, the Sunset Sips & Sounds series will return on Friday evenings from 5-8 p.m. The series continues all summer through Labor Day. Start those summer weekends off right with a glass of wine, light fare and local music. June Sunset Sips & Sounds Schedule: June 1 – Jerry Steele June 8 – James Popik June 15 – Victor Tarassov June 22 – Michaela McClain

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Lawrence Township historian retires after 12 years By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

meticulous researcher who was responsible for creating the Lawrence Township historical archives, he said. “I have been more about public presentations. I’m a story teller. To come up with the narrative to tell a story is very interesting to me. History is a story and people want to understand the drama, the human elements of why a decision was made,” he said. Waters did not major in history, not that it is a requirement to serve as the township historian. Instead, he professes to be “more of a journalist by trade.” He was a broadcast journalist, on air and in management, before switching to niche publishing in New York City. It was the constant moving from one city to another during his broadcast journalism career that sparked his interest in history, Waters said. “I tried to learn about the place where I was working and that’s how I

Part story teller, part researcher - that is how Dennis Waters sums up his approach to serving as Lawrence Township’s official historian. But all that is in the past now for Waters, who recently resigned as the historian after 12 years in the post. His successor is Brooke Hunter, who teaches history at Rider University. “Everyone brings their own style to the job and everybody has things they leave behind. I see myself as one of a long line of township historians. You build on what has been done” by each prior township historian, Waters said. He said Robert Immordino, a former township historian, focused on celebrations and initiated the annual Col. Edward Hand historic march. Winona Nash, another former township historian, was a

got interested in history,” he said. “When I worked in Pittsburgh, I tried to learn about the geography, the ethnic groups and the locations of the steel mills so it would not seem like I had just been dropped into Pittsburgh.” The approach of “getting to know the community” where he lived carried over when he and his family moved to Lawrence Township in 1990, Waters said. Moving to a new community triggered his interest in the township’s history. It was that interest in digging into his new hometown’s history which resulted in a series of popular lectures in which he tried to tell people about Lawrence Township and its long history. Those lectures ranged from the story of public education in Lawrence, to the history of Route 206/ The King’s Highway, to the town’s transformation from farming community to a

suburb, and the tale behind the AT&T pole farm on Cold Soil Road. “To really get the larger community involved in the history of the town is challenging, because the history of the town is the history of the white men who lived here for centuries,” Waters said. “Immigrants are a big part of the town today, but they don’t have as much of a connection with it. How do you make 300 years of Lawrence’s history relevant to people who were not born in this country, and who have lived in Lawrence for 10 or 20 years?” he said. “That 300 years of history has helped to make Lawrence what it is. People who are new to Lawrence should be able to tap into that, to understand the place where they live. I would love to see more effort being made in terms of that kind of engagement,” he said. On the flip side, Waters

said, “we would not understand the culture of the 1700s. It’s a culture that does not exist today. There was a deep religiosity in the early settlers’ lives. The more secular, suburban life today would be alien to them.” Nevertheless, Waters is proud of what he has accomplished - the annual bus tour of Lawrence Township for fourth-graders at Lawrence Intermediate School and the lecture about the AT&T pole farm, in particular. The story behind the AT&T pole farm, which is part of today’s Mercer Meadows Pole Farm county park on Cold Soil Road at Keefe Road, has been his most popular lecture, Waters said. The so-called pole farm was AT&T’s international short-wave radio transmission facility, full of pole-mounted antennas, between 1929 and 1975. “The AT&T talk has had a lasting impact. It is a lecture I have given many

times. People are interested in it. The talk is the basis for the interpretive signs Mercer County put up in the park,” he said. Waters said his favorite part of being the township historian was the contact with people. Following a lecture, someone would invariably pop up with new information, or show up with an object that could be put in the township archives, he said. “I would love to see Lawrence have some kind of history museum, a place where you could go to look at things. A museum is first on my wish list. The closest thing we have to a museum is the timeline on the wall at Town Hall. It’s a starting point,” he said. “There is a Lawrence history community and a New Jersey history community. Overall, being the township historian has been a very broadening experience for me.”

Visitors of all ages get in touch with nature during festival By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Xavier’s grandmother, Bonnie Lynne, said she did not know what to expect, but she was pleasantly surprised by what she discovered at the nature center. She learned about the Mother Nature Festival in the newspaper. Lynne and her family have lived in Lawrence for many years, and she is familiar with southern Lawrence Township, but she had never visited the nature center and did not know about it. And that is exactly why the Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center and Sustainable Lawrence hosted the Mother Nature Festival to bring awareness of the Lawrence Nature Center to those who do not know about it. “This is the jewel of Lawrence Township. We have this wonderful nature center to enjoy in south Lawrence,” Township Councilman Michael Powers said at the festival. Lawrence Township bought the Rinck House and an adjacent 37-acre parcel that makes up the Lawrence Nature Center many years ago so the property would not be de-

When 6-year-old Xavier Jusino was asked what he liked most about the Mother Nature Festival that was held at the Lawrence Nature Center on May 13, he was quick to say, “definitely not the bugs.” He wrinkled his nose at the thought of the dried bug display, part of the exhibit put together by the Mercer County Master Gardeners. The group had set up shop on a table on the grounds of the nature center, Drexel Avenue, Lawrence Township. What Xavier did like was the catapult, made of popsickle sticks, rubber bands and a spoon. WAGS Robotics of West Windsor, made up of Girl Scouts from West Windsor and Plainsboro, had set up a display to encourage recycling, among other things. That’s where Xavier discovered the catapult. “Fourth time’s the charm,” Xavier said as he finally mastered the art of loading a small cotton ball onto the spoon and launching it so it landed inside a targeted box.

veloped for housing, Powers said. Meanwhile, visitors to the festival stopped at tables set up by the New Jersey Mycological Association (that’s mushrooms, for the uninitiated), as well as the Garden Gate Garden Club and Happy Herpetology. At Sonja Michaluk’s Happy Herpetology table, visitors could learn about reptiles and amphibians frogs, turtles and snakes. She reached in a glass fish tank and pulled out a baby northern ring neck snake to show to some children. Next to the fish tank there was a glass jar that was the temporary home of a tadpole, or baby frog. One of the most popular exhibits was Eyes of the Wild, which is an exotic animal rescue group that brings some of its animals to show children and their parents. Most of the animals were acquired from people who thought they would make good pets, but who later discovered it was not such a good idea. Travis Gale of Eyes of the Wild brought along several exotic animals - a porcupine from the rain forests

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of Central and South Amer- is much smaller than a kan- small clearing at the nature ica, an alligator, a wallaby, garoo, which grows to be center. They placed index and a Burmese albino py- about 6 feet tall. A kanga- cards with short messages thon. roo can hop 30 to 40 feet, about Wethe on one of the Gale explained that por- but a wallaby can only hop trees - “Warm and intelligent,” “Barbara Wethe cupines, such as Charlie, about 10 feet, he said. do not shoot their quills to Lawrence Nature Center equals a good friend” and injure other animals or peo- supporters took time out to- “Barbara loved sharing her ple. Instead, a predator who ward the end of the festival love of nature.” And although the tries to attack the porcupine to honor the late Barbara D. ends up with many sharp Wethe, who volunteered at weather had been cloudy quills embedded in its skin the nature center for many and cool all day, the sun if it touches the porcupine. years. She died late last broke through the clouds as Wethe’s friends put the The children were fas- year. cinated by Matilda, the The supporters, many finishing touches, the inwallaby, and the 4-month- of whom were friendly dividual tributes to her, on old baby she carried in her with Wethe, planted three the evergreen tree planted pouch. Gale00256889.0217.03x10.18.BeckerNose&Sinus.indd said a wallaby tiny evergreen trees in a in her memory.

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3,000 birds and counting for ‘bluebird grandfather’ Bluebirds have been a symbol of happiness for thousands of years and across many cultures. With their brilliant blue plumage and flash of red on the breast, these year-round New Jersey residents are breathtaking. But the last century hasn’t been the happiest time for these small thrushes, which historically nested in hollow tree cavities. The Eastern bluebird was once common up and down the East Coast, especially in open habitat with little understory and sparse ground cover. But its population plunged from the 1930s through the 1970s due to habitat loss, pesticides and competition from aggressive nonnative birds like European starlings and house sparrows. Luckily for bluebirds, dedicated citizen scientists like Nels Anderson of Indian Mills, Burlington County - dubbed the “Bluebird Whisperer” of the Pine Barrens – are aiding their comeback. For more than 20 years, Nels has maintained a bluebird trail, or series of nesting boxes, on public open space. He started in 1999 in Wharton State Forest, and in 2007 expanded into the Franklin Parker Preserve in Chatsworth. “I’ve just always liked bluebirds,” says Nels, a retired

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engineer who is a founder and board member of the New Jersey Bluebird Society. Nels now watches over 150 boxes, and checks them weekly during the March to September nesting season. During his rounds – which take two days a week - he peeks inside each box and logs his observations. Over the years, Nels has learned a lot about bluebirds: their habits, the hazards they face, and how to build and place nest boxes for optimal results … that is, many chicks. He keeps detailed records of his two decades of monitoring bluebird boxes. Nels constructs his own wooden nest boxes, using a template he’s honed over the years. Bluebirds, it turns out, are very much like Goldilocks in that they need conditions that are just right. The houses, Nels explains, must have an opening large enough to allow bluebirds to get in but small enough to exclude larger birds. The boxes must keep out rain yet have enough air circulation so the babies don’t overheat on scorching summer days. Boxes must be mounted on poles with predator guards to keep out snakes, raccoons and other critters. But the boxes can’t be too near trees, or flying squirrels will try to glide in. Despite the custom design, other birds also like the boxes. Tree swallows and chickadees, especially, battle fiercely with bluebirds over the boxes. “Sometimes they’ll just build over each other’s nests,” Nels said. During his weekly visits, Nels politely taps on each box and makes a “shh-shh” whispering sound to warn adult birds of his presence so they can leave. If a box contains a bluebird, tree swallow or chickadee nest, he’ll log the number of eggs or hatchlings. If snakes, mice, ants, wasps or other uninvited guests have taken up residence, he’ll evict them. Like many species, bluebirds have good years and bad. Sometimes parasites or viruses keep the number of fledglings down. Or early hatchlings may fail because of unusually cold weather that reduces insect food sources. But Nels’ efforts have been very successful: He has helped fledge more than 3,000 baby bluebirds! “I’m a bluebird grandfather, and I’ve got 3,000 grandchildren. It’s tough at Christmas when they all get a dollar!” he jokes.

For example, 2008 and 2013 were banner years at Franklin Parker Preserve, with over 100 bluebird chicks fledged each year from the 60 boxes. Conversely, 2015 and 2016 were down years at the Preserve, with only 23 and 27 bluebird chicks fledged. The Franklin Parker Preserve is co-owned and managed by New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Bluebird populations are now considered stable by NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife. Thanks to the efforts of volunteer citizen scientists like Nels, their decline has been halted and their population is on a slow but encouraging upswing. Nels is not the only foster bluebird grandparent in New Jersey. Bluebird trails are maintained and monitored in several other counties, and additional citizen scientists are always needed. So are volunteers for other nest box projects, like the one working to restore declining populations of the American kestrel, our smallest falcon, which is now threatened in New Jersey. The online e-bird portal, where citizen scientists report sightings, shows that bluebirds have been spotted all over New Jersey. Concentrations appear to be higher in the western part of the state, where there are more open fields. To see where bluebirds have been sighted, go to https://ebird.org/map/ and enter Eastern bluebird in the species search box. Citizen scientists provide an invaluable service to the research world by collecting data that would otherwise go unreported. In addition to reporting bird sighting, various citizen scientists also keep track of weather, plant blooming times, rare animal species, migrations, light pollution, invasive species and many, many other things! To learn more about bluebirds and how to assist their recovery in New Jersey, visit the New Jersey Bluebird Society website at www.njbluebirdsociety.org. To learn about citizen science projects, go to www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/citizen-science-projects/. And for information about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org. Michele S. Byers is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in Morristown.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Welcome back, Lawrence Ledger To the editor: I wanted to let you know that as a Lawrenceville resident, it’s nice to see the return of the Lawrence Ledger, and I appreciate the effort being made to provide original coverage of Lawrenceville news and events. I subscribed to the previous version for decades before it discontinued and during those years I found it to be a valued source of information about my community. I was offended when they tried after discontinuation of the Lawrence Ledger to palm off the Princeton Packet as

a substitute. I now actually look forward to getting it and seeing the primary focus on Lawrenceville, as well as the return of a slimmed down but still enjoyable TimeOff. I’m rooting for your new publication to succeed. Gene Truncellito Lawrenceville Letters to the editor can be sent to amartins@ centraljersey.com. Submissions should be kept to a 500 word maximum. The weekly deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. every Tuesday.

Wife of captive student in Iran calls on the president for help By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The wife of an imprisoned Princeton University graduate student has appealed to President Donald Trump to secure his release from Iran, where his supporters said he is serving a lengthy prison term after being convicted of false espionage charges. Hua Qu, speaking at a May 11 rally on campus in support of her husband, Xiyue Wang, read from her letter to the president in which she asked for his help. In her remarks, she noted that earlier in the week, three Americans were released from being held in North Korea. “I really hope President Trump can achieve a similar breakthrough in my husband’s situation,” Qu said as onlookers held candles. “I sincerely hope he can achieve my husband’s release swiftly.” She said her husband, a native of China who is an American citizen, is “losing hope” and being mistreated. She said she fears for his safety and touched on how it is getting “harder and harder” for their 5-year-old son to remember his father. She said she hopes to see her husband, who has been held for nearly two years, this summer. Wang, 39, was in Iran in 2016 conducting research for his doctoral dissertation and had received permission from government authorities for that purpose. He was arrested in August of that year and later charged with two counts of espionage, according to Princeton University, where he is a graduate student in the history department. Wang was convicted by a court of the offenses, charges his supporters said are false, and sentenced to 10 years in the Evin prison. In 2017 an appeals court upheld his conviction, graduate school dean Sarah-Jane Leslie told the crowd. She said university officials and others are working on Wang’s behalf.

“We continue to work, day by day, to secure his release and to support his family,” she said. “And this work will not cease until he is home.” Leslie was one of eight speakers at a 33-minute rally, held in the early evening. A photo of Wang smiling with his wife and now 5-year-old son rested on an easel on the speaker’s platform. “We are here … to urge our representatives in Washington to do all they can to bring Wang home to us and to his family,” said Jane Manners, a graduate student in the history department. “I don’t need to tell you he is suffering tremendously, as is his family.” U.S. Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), who sits on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and other committees, is among those pushing for Wang’s release. Smith said “one thing we can’t do is lose hope” and raised the prospect of having a Congressional hearing on Wang’s case. “When we make it a priority in our diplomacy, when we prudently and in a Solomon-like fashion use sanctions in a way that are most likely to achieve a positive outcome, we can see the release of prisoners who are being unjustly incarcerated,” Smith said. “It is a matter of when, and not if, that he will be released.” Smith appealed directly to new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to raise Wang’s case with him. A May 10 letter from Smith to Pompeo read, in part, that “we must exhaust all avenues to secure Mr. Wang’s prompt release and reunite this family.” Mayor Liz Lempert spoke at the rally to offer support from the town and said, “This is a horrible, unjust, unspeakable ordeal, and it violates everything our community holds dear. As a community, we completely stand with you. We support you and we are here for you during this dark and difficult time.”

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MERCER COUNTY NOTES County campaign combats mental illness stigma

Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes has announced a yearlong campaign by his administration to combat stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and to support those who are impacted. Mercer County launched the “Stigma Free Mercer” May 1, the start of Mental Health Awareness Month, when county employees gathered to sign a pledge calling for increased awareness and greater understanding of mental illness and addiction, with a promise to work to eliminate stigma and discrimination within the community. “Mercer County recognizes the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction,” Mr. Hughes said. “Stigma is a misperception about people that leads to discrimination and other negative consequences. We intend to raise awareness about the impact of stigma on those experiencing a mental illness, as well as the impact on their families and other people in their lives, with the goal of making Mercer County a stigma-free community.” Hughes said the public is invited to join the campaign by filling out the short pledge form posted on the Mercer County website. He also encourages the county’s 12 municipalities to adopt resolutions declaring their commitment to increasing awareness and understanding of mental illnesses and reducing stigma and discrimination. Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States, according to the World Health Organization. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year and nearly 1 in 25 adults in the U.S. lives with a serious mental illness, while approximately 1 in 5 teens ages 13 to 18 experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. “Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being,” Mr. Hughes said, “but often people suffer in silence because the world responds negatively to those with a mental health issue. Our response to those experiencing a mental illness must be sensitive, informed and respectful. It must create an environment for hope and healing, and it must address blame and stigma.” The County of Mercer, through the Department of Human Services and its Division of Mental Health, funds and supports numerous local mental health agencies to provide help for those with mental health challenges. For more information, call the Mercer County Division of Mental Health at 609-989-6529 or go to www.mercercounty.org/departments/human-services.

County recognizes Older Americans Month

Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes asks that county residents join in the national celebration of Older

Americans Month in May by honoring and recognizing older adults for the contributions they make to our families, communities and society. This year’s theme, “Engage at Any Age,” emphasizes that one is never too old to take part in activities that can enrich one’s physical, mental and emotional well-being. It also celebrates the many ways in which older adults make a difference in our communities. Additionally, the Mercer County Library System has scores of monthly programs, many aimed at older and retired citizens. Explore Mercer County Library adult programs at the library. The Mercer County Office on Aging funds numerous services that help older adults live with dignity in their communities, Mr. Hughes noted, including homedelivered meals, caregiver support programs, nutrition counseling and education, transportation, socialization and recreation, and much more. In addition, the Mercer County Council on Aging, an advisory body made up of county residents, provides valuable insight regarding the needs of older adults, and assists in the planning and development of senior programming. Hughes encourages older adults to reach out to their local senior centers and inquire as to what activities are scheduled celebrating Older Americans Month. He also reminds residents that local hospital systems have yearround programming geared toward issues that support older adults, those living with disabilities and their caregivers. For more information about programs and services available in Mercer County, contact the Mercer County Office on Aging at 609-989-6661.

Low-Income Energy Assistance deadline extended

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Mercer County has been extended to May 31, 2018. Offered in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, LIHEAP allows individuals meeting various income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance and energyrelated home repairs. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. An eligibility chart can be found on the Mercer County website. Clients may register at the McDade Administration Building, Room 106, 640 South Broad St., Trenton, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays until 6:30 p.m. through May 31. For more information, contact Home Energy Assistance at 609989-6858 or 609-989-6959.

Police Continued from Page 1A 22, 2017 around 5 a.m. when he saw two people near a parked car on Smithfield Avenue. They fled when they saw the police car. Laird and additional police officers responded to the area to search for the men. Laird saw one of the men and tried to apprehend him, but the man fled. Austin joined the foot chase, and between the three officers — Laird, Austin and McClister — the man was caught. The second suspect was located a few hours later. Detective Todd Caruso received a Commendable Service Award — the second one in his career — for his role in catching the man who robbed the Pasmel gas station on Brunswick Pike at Texas Avenue, and who

Teen Arts Festival

The 2018 Mercer County Teen Arts Festival will be held Friday, May 18, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the campus of Mercer County Community College in West Windsor. The Teen Arts Festival is a comprehensive arts education program open to all Mercer County public, private, parochial and home-school students in middle and high school, grades 6 through 12, ages 13 to 19. The festival, under the direction of the Division of Culture & Heritage, spotlights the work of hundreds of Mercer County teen artists and involves scores of volunteers and more than 40 professionals serving as critics. The festival will move to the gymnasium in the event of rain. Teen Arts is an opportunity for young artists to develop the perceptual, intellectual and technical skills to create works of art. The focus of the festival is not on competition but participation in performance seminars, classes and workshops in art, dance, drama, vocal and instrumental music, film and creative writing. Visitors can view visual art pieces that are currently on display outside the gallery on the second floor of the Communications Building.

Nature Center plans monthly Scout days

The Tulpehaking Nature Center will open its doors for Cub and Girl Scouts through June. Ambitious Scouts looking to fulfill their badge requirements can do so through fun, hands-on activities provided by the Park Commission. The last Cub Scout programs will be offered June 2. Girl Scout programs will be offered May 19 and June 3. All programs will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.; participants are encouraged to bring a snack. Workshops cost $8 per Scout for county residents and $10 per Scout for non-county residents. All materials will be provided by the nature center staff with the exception of the badge. Registration is required; email Brian Boyer at tnc@ mercercounty.org or call 609-888-3218. To register online, visit the calendar page at www.mercercountyparks. org. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Ave., Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.

Parade struck the attendant during the June 4, 2017 incident. The suspect robbed the gas station of $850 in cash and $1,200 worth of cigarettes, Chief Ubry said. With only surveillance footage to work with, Caruso identified the man as an Edison resident. He was subsequently arrested and charged with robbery and theft. Detective Dan Gladney was given a Commendable Service Award — his fifth one, Chief Ubry said — for his investigation into a hit-and-run accident that turned deadly at the QuickChek convenience store at the Brunswick Circle on Feb. 19 of this year. Gladney was the lead investigator in the incident, during which a gas attendant was struck and killed as he tried to stop a driver who had struck another

car in the parking lot. The detective’s work resulted in identifying the driver within three days. He was arrested within two weeks. Officer Bruce Miller received his second Commendable Service Award for locating a teenager who had been reported missing in Staten Island, N.Y. since August 2017. The case involved several law enforcement agencies in New York and New Jersey. The case, which involved aggravated assault and sexual assault, was solved after Miller stopped a car for a minor equipment violation March 30 of this year. He recognized one of the car’s occupants as the missing 15-year-old, and contacted detectives. The girl was reunited with her family, Ubry said.

Continued from Page 1A the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps will march. The Lawrence High School Red Scare marching band will take part, along with the marching band from Princeton University. The Washington Memorial Pipe Band will participate, Courtesy photo

Parklet returns The Arts Council of Princeton announces the installation of its next Princeton Parklet, returning to its debut location at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street this week. The public is invited to the Opening Celebration on Saturday, June 9 at 1 p.m. on Witherspoon Street in front of Small World Coffee.

too. Marchers include the Lawrence High School football team, the Lawrence Little League, the Lawrence Lacrosse Club and the Lawrence Junior Cardinal Football and Cheerleaders. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will march, plus

the Lawrence Senior Center and the Slackwood Elementary School and St. Ann’s School PTO. The annual Memorial Day parade is co-sponsored by Lawrence Township, American Legion Post 414, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3022, and the 112th Field Artillery Association.

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Painfully Funny Christopher Durang’s ‘Turning Off the Morning News’ makes its world premiere at McCarter Theatre

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COVER STORY Painfully Funny. Christopher Durang’s ‘Turning Off the Morning News’ makes its world premiere at McCarter Theatre.

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ON THE COVER: The cast of Christopher Durang’s newest play has driven into McCarter Theatre. See Page 3 for a review of “Turning Off the Morning News.” Photo by T. Charles Erickson

Human beings have been praying to God for thousands of years and now Bucks County Playhouse is giving the Almighty a chance to let us know what’s on his mind. David Javerbaum’s comedy “An Act of God” sees the title character (played by Harry Bouvy) return to Earth to offer an updated version of the Ten Commandments. He is joined by two archangels: Michael (Ashley D. Kelley) and Gabriel (Joe Kinosian). Over the course of the show, God shares insights into omniscience, which doesn’t mean he knows everything; it means he’s capable of knowing everything, but he chooses what he wants to know. For example, in the ’80s, he decided to stay ignorant as to who shot JR until the episode of “Dallas” aired. “When it turned out to be his mistress/sister-in-law, that was a bit of a letdown I thought,” God says. “‘The Sixth Sense,’ though, that I did not see coming.” He also talks about celebrities (he understands them, they’re his chosen people) and sports (when backup wide receivers point to him after scoring a touchdown, that cheapens his brand). “I only, on extremely rare occasions, influence the outcome of sporting events, to affect the spread,” God says. “An Act of God” has had two limited Broadway runs, one starring Jim Parsons in 2015, the other with Sean Hayes in 2016, and it’s now headed to the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania, May 18 through June 16. Bouvy got the part because of his prior work with Tracy Brigden, who’s directing “An Act of God.” They had worked together on a staging of Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at City Theater Company in Pittsburgh. Bouvy played Vanya, a character who late in the play has a long, five-page monologue. That made him a good fit for God, who spends most of the show talking to the audience. “I’m sort of familiar with the art form itself, of standing and talking for a good hour

and 15 minutes,” Bouvy says. “Although this is not actually a one-man show, and I think its important for people to know that. There are two other people who play the archangels Gabriel and Michael in the play. I will not be alone the whole time, which actually I’m very relieved about.” The Bible says man was created in God’s image and Bouvy says the play follows that idea. “He has faults; He has problems; He has desires and wishes and dreams of his own,” Bouvy says. “That’s part of the play that I think is really interesting, it’s not just one series of jokes — which I kind of worried that it was — that it was more or less a standup routine, but it’s not.” He suggests audiences come to the show with an open mind and allow themselves to laugh at this human idea of who God is. “He realizes things about himself in the end, which is what I think most good theater and good drama does,” Bouvy says. “People leave changed; the audience leaves changed and the characters leave changed. If the character is the same at the end of a play as they are at the beginning of the play, then what has really happened? We want to see characters who have a problem of some kind — in the theater — and we want to see how they solve that problem.” One idea of the play is taking Bible stories and various religions and highlighting how they all work together, in a humorous way. As Bouvy talks about that, he starts to say it’s possible someone of faith could be offended by “An Act of God,” but he changes that thought. “I’d rather modify that by saying a person of faith, who has no sense of humor, might be offended by certain things in the play.”

“An Act of God” will be performed at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania, May 18 through June 16. Tickets cost $40-$75; www.buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121.

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‘Turning Off the Morning News’ at McCarter

hristopher Durang’s “Turning Off the Morning News” takes place in a world that doesn’t seem quite real. The fantastic set by Beowulf Boritt features colorful homes and green carpet that looks like artificial turf. At center is the façade of a house, which rotates, setting the scene for living rooms in neighboring houses, where most of the action takes place. Surrounding the larger house are smaller homes of bright colors, creating the illusion of a neighborhood, with a bright sky projected behind. It’s all framed by a wall with an opening shaped like a pre-HD television. This unreal and sunny place is the setting for a story about a very real issue — gun violence. That this play is outrageously funny and powerful is a testament to Durang and one of the best casts you’re going to see on a stage this year. Jimmy (John Pankow) is angry at the world and promising to shoot people at the mall, or shoot his wife, Polly (Kristine Nielsen), and their son, Timmy (Nicholas Podany). He wants his family to decide, and Polly finally chooses her husband go shoot people at the mall. He puts on a pig mask and leaves with a sack of rifles. Polly isn’t worried much, she doesn’t think Jimmy will go through it. And besides, she has a lot to worry about, including her potted plant, which she often can’t find, even when it’s front of her. Timmy has his own problem: He’s getting bullied at school. Polly’s solution, that he be home schooled, isn’t much of a help. Meanwhile, new neighbors Clifford (Robert Sella) and Salena (Rachel Nicks) are adjusting to their new lives. They’re both recently single, but they aren’t a couple. Clifford has a new job as an assistant editor at a local newspaper and he’s obsessed with the news - and the bad things in the world. Salena is trying to connect with her neighbors and decides to meet some moms at the bus stop, which may come off as weird since she doesn’t have kids. But she strikes up a friendship with Rosalind (Jenn Harris), who wears a pillowcase on her head because of her basal sores and Mohs surgery, the sun is stronger than it used to be, you see. Somehow, this all leads to one of the most uncomfortable cocktail parties in the history of cocktail parties. Polly, Jimmy and Timmy arrive at Salena and Clifford’s home, and things go so badly they leave and walk back in, so they can start over. Then things get worse. Race and alcoholism are mentioned, and conflicts build on one another. By the time Jimmy threatens to kill Polly, Salena is lost. “I’m not sure what to do,” she says.

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From left: Nicholas Podany, Robert Sella, Kristine Nielsen, Jenn Harris and Rachel Nicks in Christopher Durang’s “Turning Off the Morning News” at McCarter Theatre. It’s a hard play to describe, but it’s easy to notice how good it is. It’s also a gift from Durang to Nielsen, who is a regular in Durang’s plays (including in the Tony-winning “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”, which also had its world premiere at McCarter). Nielsen returns the gift with a breathtaking performance. Polly is flighty, talks non-stop, forgets things - even her son’s name - but there’s an edge beneath her attempts to stay optimistic. As Jimmy, Pankow is a force, he’s filled with rage but his deadliest weapon may be his bluntness. During that party, every time Jimmy opened his mouth, I braced myself; waiting for the next inappropriate statement that would make this horrible situation worse (in a good way). Harris steals scenes with her pillowcase and other antics. Podany, Sella and Nicks play more grounded characters, who have relatable problems. Timmy is trying to survive high school, and Salena and Clifford are trying to survive the ends of their marriages. Both Salena and and Rosalind lost their husbands to former girlfriends they reconnected with on Facebook. That’s what Facebook is

for, Rosalind notes, it’s a time machine where 40-yearolds can go back to high school. “I didn’t think of blaming Facebook. I thought of blaming my husband,” Salena shoots back. Those realistic jokes are balanced with meta humor, such as Polly pointing out Timmy looks 17 or 18 because they didn’t want to cast a real 13-year-old. Beneath all the outrageous behavior and jokes is a statement about gun violence. Nielsen’s brilliance comes through because Polly’s ignoring her husband’s threat is scary, even as scenes are funny. It’s hard to miss the symbolism behind a character ignoring the threat of violence that’s right under her nose. Eventually a price is paid, and the power of that moment stops your breath. Even more powerful is the possibility of hope that life can go on, and we have what it takes to survive.

“Turning Off the Morning News” continues at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, through June 3; www.mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.

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Continued from Page 5B of the desert a town comes to life. The Saloon doors swing open to reveal a motley cast of individuals, each with a tale to tell. A gathering and meeting place, it quickly becomes the theater of all stories, May 11, 7:30 p.m., May 12, 3 p.m. $25-$60; www. mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “Sylvia,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. A.R. Gurney’s romantic comedy about marriage… and a dog. Empty nesters Greg and Kate have moved back to Manhattan after years in the suburbs. As Kate tells Greg: “The dog phase of my life is definitely over.” But life has a way of giving you what you think you don’t want. Greg finds Sylvia, a street-smart Labradoodle, and brings her home, through May 20. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. “Act of God,” Bucks County Playhouse 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Comedy by David Javerbaum in

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THINGS TO DO Continued from Page 7B formances are Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $8; www. musicmountaintheatre.org. “The Cat in the Hat,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. From the moment his oversized, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that they are in for an adventure like no other. Based on the Dr. Seuss book, presented by Theatreworks USA and Two Beans Productions, June 2, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. $12, $10 children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC The Princeton Singers, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton. Concert titled “Make Our Garden Grow,” featuring repertoire from British cathedrals to Broadway; Stanford, Bernstein, Sondheim and more, May 19, 8 p.m. $25-$70; www.princetonsingers.org. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus. World premiere of composer Saad Haddad’s “Risala,” a PSO co-commission, and award-winning soloist Ilya Kaler onstage for Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto

in D Major, Op. 77. The program also will include Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, May 20, 4 p.m. $35-$85; www.princetonsymphony.org; 609 497-0020. JAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider, 91 University Place, Princeton. Saxophone player Joshua Redman will be joined by percussionist Satoshi Takeishi and bassist Scott Colley for a collaboration with the string quartet, Brooklyn Rider, May 18, 8 p.m. $25-$60; www.mccarter. org; 609-258-2787. Roy Book Binder, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Repertoire includes blues, country tunes, bluegrass, folk, and popular songs that originated in Tin Pan Alley. Presented by The Princeton Folk Music Society, May 18, 8:15 p.m. $20, $10 students younger than 22, $5 children; www.princetonfolk.org; 609-7990944. Arlo Guthrie - The Re-Generation Tour, 91 University Place, Princeton. Guthrie and members of his family are singing Arlo Guthri’s songs, and also the songs of his father, Woody Guthrie, May 19, 8 p.m. $46-$60; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. The Blawenburg Band, Hopewell Valley Central High School Performing Arts Center, 259 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington. Founded in 1890, the Blawen-

burg Band continues a tradition that began when towns depended on their own people for live musical entertainment. The group is one of the oldest community bands in the state and among the most active, May 20, 3 p.m. Free; www.blawenburgband.org. Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Pink Martini’s “little orchestra” draws inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and ’50s and crosses genres to make an eclectic, modern sound. Their arrangements of Latin music, jazz, cabaret and cinema scores come together in a sound that defies categorization, May 22, 7:30 p.m. $82.50-$90.50; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Rhiannon Giddens, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the band Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. She will be joined by special guests Jake Blount and Tatiana Hargreaves, May 23, 7:30 p.m. $25-$48; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. American roots music, their performance of Ungar’s composition, “Ashokan Farewell,” became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns’ “The Civil War,” May 25, 8 p.m. hopewelltheater.com.

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Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. “Walking Distance” by Dave Burwell. Photographic series by Burwell of images he made within walking distance of his Princeton home; “Notions” photographs by students of a the photography class at Princeton Day School, through May 20. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8511. Taplin Gallery at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. “Interwoven Stories International.” 3-hole fabric pages, stitched with memories, places, and people, speaking to the generosity, diversity, spirit, commitment and creativity of a community. Diana Weymar developed Interwoven Stories as 2016 Artist-in-Residence at the Arts Council of Princeton. She returns to curate more than 250 pages from Princeton, The Peddie School, the Nantucket Stitching Gam, the Zen Hospice Project (San Francisco), Open Space Art (Damascus, Syria), Build Peace (Columbia), the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma), Yarns/NoDominion Theatre (Jersey City), and Trans Tipping Point Project (Victoria, BC), through June 23. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609924-8777. The Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main St., Cranbury. Exhibit of works by members of the New York City United Federation of Teachers Painting Class exhibit. The UFT Painting Class began in 2010 at the Monmouth County Library, through June 29; www.cranburyartscouncil. org. See THINGS TO DO, Page 9B

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Continued from Page 8B Plainsboro Library Gallery, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. “Serenity and Splendor,” photographs of Iceland by Susan Kessler, through May 23; Exhibit of hand-painted and fired ceramic tile art by central Jersey artist Adrian Nicoara. The exhibit will include original portraits, landscapes, and still life, as well as interpretations of classical art; it will also include decorative tiles and plates. Most of the work is created on 6 inch tiles, arranged in groupings that measure 12 inches to 36 inches. They are edged in copper, and assembled in hand-made wooden frames with inlaid fabrics or papers, which serve to enhance the

tiles within, May 26 through June 20. Opening reception, June 3, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 609-275-2897.

COMEDY Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Joey Diaz, May 18-19; www.stressfactory.com; Open mic night, May 23, 8 p.m., $5; Craig Robinson, May 24, 7:30 p.m., May 25-26, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $32-$37; www. stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242. Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Paul Virzi, May 18-19; Mike Eagan, May

26; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. The RRazz Room, The Clarion Inn & Suites, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Julia Scotti from “America’s Got Talent,” June 2, 8 p.m. $25; therrazzroom.com; 888-596-1027.

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Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Saturday English Country Dance, May 12, 8-11 p.m. (instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $11; Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, May 16, 8-10:30 p.m., $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

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Florio’s new book is a message of hope Former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio is used to taking punches — physically and verbally. In the 1950s in Brooklyn, NY, before he entered politics, Florio was an amateur boxer. And when he embraced a career in public service as an elected official (as a state assemblyman, a congressman, and a governor from 1990 to 1994), he continued to take punches in the form of written and spoken words from those who disagreed with his positions on such issues as an assault rifle ban, budget cuts, tax increases, and a host of environmental reforms. With the publication of his autobiography “Standing on Principle,” Florio, now a practicing attorney and university professor, is using his words to communicate his passionate fight in the past and present to improve the present and future lives of others. In the governor’s words, “the issues that were important to me at the beginning of my public life are just as relevant and challenging today as they were nearly 50 years ago.” Full disclosure, I have been an unabashed Florio fan, a source of only positive words, both before and after I had him as a public policy professor in graduate school at the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers University. Thrown into the mix of Florio’s words is Princeton resident Rick Sinding, the editor of Florio’s autobiography. Sinding has had a lifetime of experience in the world of words, including having been the senior communications consultant for New Jersey Future; former managing editor of The Princeton Packet (nine years after I held the position); journalism professor at Rutgers University; and assistant commissioner for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. As Florio’s editor, Sinding was a word organizer, researcher, and at times translator/clarifier, helping the governor produce what I think is a crucially important and optimistic book. It tells an inspiring story of a successful New Jersey politician who was motivated by the greater good rather than self good. He had no fear of absorbing the punches of negative public opinion. As former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, Princeton University Class of ’65, writes in the book’s forward, Governor Florio “cared … about good government. . . . He always thought about the long term, a very rare political trait.”

Princeton resident Rick Sinding edited Jim Florio’s new book, “Standing on Principle.” “The book is about the major public issue and battles of my life,” Florio said. “First as an elected public office holder for nearly a quarter-century, and subsequently as a teacher for nearly the same length of time at the college level. . . . I hope this book . . . serves as a lesson, not only for my grandchildren but also for the many students who passed through my classrooms and seminars over the years.” As one of the many students who passed through his classroom, I hope this book serves as a lesson for my grandchildren and the millions of other young and old people in this state and nation. Florio, at his book launch at Rutgers University in April (“Standing on Principle” was published in cooperation with the Center on the American Governor, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University), acknowledged that he lacks, and always has lacked, the “easy conversational, schmoozing” qualities associated with being a politician. As a self-described “dedicated policy wonk,” he succeeded in his quest for political leadership by disciplined and hard work, plus substantive, well-researched, fact-

based arguments. Sinding was tasked with creating a cohesive book, meaningful to both an academic and non-academic audience. Working from a series of transcribed interviews between experts on Jersey politics and policy and from his own conversations with the governor, Sinding did the research to find the background information to put the various issues into the proper context. He was particularly meticulous in checking every single fact, so the book would be a reliable historical account of the issues that mean so much to the governor. Sinding concluded that he never could rely on one newspaper article or report to validate a fact. “I always looked for two, even three, confirmations,” he said. “I felt a responsibility to make sure that this book would be an accurate historical record and live up to the governor’s very high ‘policy wonk’ standards.” Governor Florio, who celebrates his 81st birthday in August, is as insistent upon the validity of his facts as he is about staying in shape, Sinding said. “He walks four miles every day with weights . . . conscious of the fact he is slowing down, but determined to maintain his stamina.” The governor approached the presentation of “his issues,” Sinding said, with the same determination and focus that he approaches his physical well being. Florio may be a hard-charging fighter, Sinding said, but was terrific to work with because “Jim is a great listener,” Sinding said. “The listening is part of his persona. As governor, he always wanted to hear what everyone in the room had to say. And he would respect what each person had to contribute. . . . He was very eager to hear my opinion, recognized that writing was my particular area of expertise, and he genuinely wanted to know what I thought on an issue. “His style was particularly gratifying to me, because I always have felt that the key to the best journalism is listening, finding the voice of the interviewee, and letting the conversation between interviewer and interviewee just flow.” The author and editor considered every section/chapter a discrete story — beginning, middle, end, with each chapSee LOOSE ENDS, Page 11B

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ter having a punch line, with the last chapter being more of a sermon, according to Sinding. One chapter is dedicated to Florio’s wife, Lucinda, who wrote her story about her connection to Governor Florio in her own words, even though his opinion about his wife was made very clear in the book. “This book is also about the people who were dedi-

cated and committed to my ideas and supported me in the causes I have fought for — many from the beginning to the end of my career, and many who urged me for years to tell my side of the story,” the governor wrote in the book’s preface. “None is more important than my wife Lucinda, who literally changed my life.” Since this is my column, I get the last word — a big thank you to Governor Flo-

rio and his word manager Rick Sinding for giving me a textbook on political behavior that has punch, punch lines and moves me to hope rather than despair for the future of ethical principled behavior among elected officials. Florio will be speaking about his book at the Princeton Public Library on June 20, 2018. Exact time to be determined. For more information, go to www. princetonlibrary.org.

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MONTGOMERY TWP. $560,000 Enjoy the lifestyle of Cherry Valley`s Clubside homes. This 2 BR & loft is spacious & bright. Located on a culde-sac. (Web ID 3450666)

Rana Bernhard 908-874-8100 Hillsborough Office

PENNINGTON $617,999 You will instantly fall in love with this 4 BR, 3 1/2 BA Colonial located at the end of a wooded cul-de-sac. (Web ID 1004479749)

Mary Lynn Robertson 609-448-1400 East Windsor Office

RANDOLPH $385,000 3 BR & 2 full BA, Kit & breakfast rm, Hdwd fls on 1st fl, WB Fp, partly fin basement, attic and 1-car garage. (Web ID 1824427)

Amrita Kangle 609-799-3500 Princeton Junction Office

WILLIAMSTOWN $359,999 Take a look at this gorgeous well-maintained, 4 bedroom Harding Model in the Ridings Subdivision in Gloucester County. (Web ID 7175455)

Eric Roney 609-448-1400 East Windsor Office

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5 Olivia Road. Exquisite Yorkshire model in highly desired Washington Estates, Robbinsville Twp School District. This meticulously maintained 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home sits on over 1 acre of luscious, professional landscaping and has all of the upgrades you have been looking for. Hardwood floors throughout. Dream kitchen feat stainless steel appliances, cherry cabinets, granite counter tops & Bosch 5 burner stove. Azek deck overlooking the large, fenced in yard. Master suite featuring double walk in closets, soaking tub, double vanity and separate water closet. Fully finished basement. Central vacuum, alarm system, sprinkler system are just a few of the many upgrades. Make your appt today!

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1931 Nottingham Way. 3,300 sq ft office building for sale on over a half acre lot. Located on the corner of Nottingham Way and Klockner Road. Great location on a busy intersection with high car traffic count and a 1/2 mile from Route 295. Main floor consists of 3 office spaces, conference room, reception and waiting area and a copy room. Second floor consists of mostly open floor plan. 2 zone newer HVAC. All gas heat. Private, parking lot plus 2 handicap spaces with outdoor spotlights. Building is ADA compliant. 200 amp electric panel has been updated, complete fire alarm and security system. Basement has had waterproofing system installed and exterior walk out bilco doors. Pylon sign out front.

Florence

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216 E Front St. Great location to open an office. First floor is currently set up for any type of medical office use. 5 patient exam rooms, a break room, a waiting room with patient window, fireplace and large bay window. Patient check out area with counter. Separate patient and employee bathrooms, file room, front and rear entrance, storage room and professional office for physician. Can easily be used for any type of office space including a chiropractor, accupuncturist, physical therapist, massage therapist, attorney, accountant, insurance agent. Lots of car traffic on Front St. Building has newer windows, commercial heater was recently rebuilt and oil tank removed. There are 2 full apartments with private entrances, updated and fully leased. This building could be easily converted back to a single family home or possible 3rd apartment on first floor with township approval.

Cranbury

$625,000 55 N.Main St.

Great building with prime location in the heart of historic Cranbury. Charming town w/great mix of Retail stores & restaurants. 3,000 sq ft of retail. There are 2 additional flrs that could be converted to 2 nice size apartments. Property has 5 parking spots attached to an off street additional parking lot. Business has been operating for 25 plus years. Seller has township approvals for restaurant & apartments.

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. West Amwell, NJ. Zoned Neighborhood Commercial and Sourlands Conservation District. Ideal for a religious institution as well as a commercial building/corporate office. Priced to sell, call today to arrange a showing.

. Lawrence Township, NJ. An 18,516± SF retail, commercial venue building with two stories, plus a mezzanine available for lease. Offers easy access to I-95, I-295 and Route 206.

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. Hamilton, NJ. A 14,500± SF adult day care and medical office building available for lease. A truly perfect building for Adult Daycare or any type of senior community center.

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. Bordentown, NJ An 11,000 ± SF shopping center with one (1) store totaling 1,309± SF available for lease. Easy access to Route 130 and Interstates 95, 195, 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike.

ATTRACTIVE OFFICE CONDOMINIUM West Windsor, NJ. On highly desirable Alexander Road Convenient to major transportation including Route 1, Route 130 and NJ Transit. HIGH VISBILITY Bordentown, NJ. A Class “A” 78,500+SF office building available for lease. Brand new building in a campus like setting with wellappointed landscaping ready to be built out to meet your exact specifications. OFFICE/RETAIL Space available for lease in Lambertville. 1,800+ SF of newly renovated space. Offers highway visibility on the site of the New Theatre. Call for details. VACANT LAND North Hanover Twp. 13+ acres commercially zoned land. Road frontage on all 4 sides. Site has 2 corners. Call for Details. CLOSE PROXIMITY Somerville Township, NJ. A 3,619+ office building available for sale. Ideal as an investment property or for an owner/ located in highly desirable Somerville Borough. DAYCARE Hamilton, NJ. A quarter century operation. Newly installed playground; facility in A-1 condition. Excellent financials; buy or lease real estate. Call for details! AUTOMOTIVE Hamilton, NJ. A 1,033 + SF two bay auto repair service station for sale. Ideal location for many uses. Close to Interstate 295 and Route 1. Richardson Commercial Realtors 609-586-1000

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